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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 853, 27 January 1883, Page 2

Sporting. —lt is reported that Messrs Mason and Tallance have purchased Louie, the present favorite for the Cup.— The privileges for the Wellington Summer Meeting realised L 426. Wesleyan. —The Wesleyan Conference has completed its second reading of the stations. < The following alterations have been made: —Ponsonby, Rev. Carr;, Upper Thames, Rev. Mr Marshall ; Cambridge, Rev. Mr Dewsbury ; Te Awamutu, Rev. Mr Dean ; Wairoa, Rev. J Wills ; Gisborne, Rev. Mr Penfold; Huj> Rev. Mr Garlick ; Napier, Revs. Le’* 3 and Jones ; St. Albans, Revs. Morley-id Garland ; V/oodend, Rev. Mr Hudon ; Temuka, Rev. Mr Wills ; Lawrence Rdf. Mr Law. The third and final pading takes place on Thursday next. The Longhdrst Case. —The Wellington correspondent of the Press felegrap^a: —I understand the case of Gi° r g o Long-

hurat will most likely be considered in Cabinet on Monday next, ard should the decision be favorable to thi prisoner, his case will be settled at Tuesday's Executive meeting. I believe Judjres’ opinions are adverse to him. The chances as to his fate are pretty equally balanced, but I think it likely that, in view of the strong popular feelings elicited and the grave doubts which surround the case, he will probably be released, especially as even if guilty he has already undergone severe punishment. Concert. —Peope of musical taste in Ashburton could net have been aware of the treat in store lor them in the Town Hall, or there would certainly have been a larger attendance at the concert given by tho Christ church Cathedral Choir last evening. The first item in the programme was the glee “ Now the Bright M .rning Star,” given by the choir with excellent effect, the voices being well balanced. Mr Dixon then sang “ Good - night, Beloved,” with great expression. This gentleman possesses a very sympathetic voice, pure in tone, and well under control. “ Discord, dire Sister,” was rendered with precision by the elder members of the choir, and “ The Fishermen’s

Good-night,” which followed, was loudly applauded, as it deserved. Mr Izard was successful in his contribution, a musical setting of the Laureate’s “ Beggar Maid,” but undoubtedly the gem of the first part, and indeed of tho evening, was the trio “Oh, Memory,” by Masters Woodward and Cane and Mr Dixon. Tho fresh young voices of the boys harmonised admirably, and the manner in which they sang the music showed that they had been well trained. The trio was loudly encored, nor would the audience be satisfied! until it was repeated. A solo from Mr Merton, who possesses a bass voice of considerable range, and a glee by the choir, concluded the first portion of the programme. In the second pa’t the items calling for .special attention were “ The Banks of Allan Water,” charmingly sung by Master Cane, and emphatically encored ; “When the Tide comes in,” by Mr Dixon, and Mendelssohn’s beautiful duet “ Greeting,” by Masters Cane and Woodward. By singling out these uum.bers for special approval it must not be imagined that the rest of the concert was not up to a very high standard, and those who can appreciate part singing could not fail to be thoroughly satisfied with last night’s performance. To Mr Wells is due the credit for the "excellent training the choir has received, and he may well be proud of them. It is doubtful if a better concert of its kind has ever been heard in A&hburton, and we trust that the comparatively small attendance of last night will not prevent the choir paying another visit to this town before long.

TeLEG TO METRVBN'.*fMr Wright,. R., has received’ a telegram from Mrjiay, Secretary of the Postal and Telei Department at Wellington, expressisgret at the delay ’ in the opening e telegraph line to Methven, and addhat it is hoped that the office will be able to the public next week.

Bafti-Au announcement appears in anothlumn, with reference to the formatic a Baptist Church in Ashburton. Tisual services take place tomorrow the Templar Hall, rnd on Mondayt a meeting will be held in the upper r<of the Town Hall, at 8 o’clock. The Re Spencer will preach on Sunday ancbide at the meeting on Monday.

The ]en Meat Trade. —The profits of tlozen meat trade are (says the St. Jai Gazette) known to be very large, Ithe business is not without serioust. chiefly duo perhaps to bad packingimperfect freezing at the port of embtion —irregularities, however, which irally become more rare with experie But there is one very serious risk to oh the trade is, and apparently always be, exposed, namely, a breakdown ho refrigerating machinery on board s That this clanger is not an imamnpne is shown by a case that occurred iin the last v, cek. One of the largest 1 best New Zealand shipments (per suship Marsala) consisting of 8,000 pe carcases from the best runs in the col, came to grief for this reason. The niinery went wrong during the voyage the Red 5 Sea, and the whole of the tm valued at over L 5,000 had, to bo throw»verboard. A fow months ago a similaecident occurred on board one of the finsteamers of the Orient lino. In that innce, however, the results were rot so lastrous, as the vessel was on her outwarvoyage ; but she had to put into Plymoi and land the whole of her fresh stores. ’

A Go Record. —We have often observed .ys the North Otago Times) statements Australian papers regarding the weight f wool shorn from individual sheep, sh statements invariably showing the pow of particular breeds of sheep to developaavy fleeces. It is rarely, however, th a better record can be shown than th of the manager of Rugged Ridges stion. Two years ago Mr Gunion purchasefrem the Hon. R. Campbell six merino ms from his flock at Otekaike. As hogjjs the wool from these rams averaged re;urn of 14s each. The second year of‘hewing, the fleeces averaged 201bs, ancths year they average the unprecedentj veights of 261bs 13ozs each. Of the aixans one reached 33lbs, two of them 301 t each, the remainder making up the avea;e of 261bs 13ozs. The rams were shorn at Timaru two years ago as extra exhith, and were purchased by Mr Gunion forliigged Ridges station. The facts mentmed go to prove that there must be southing inherently good in the qudityof tin sheep, or in the manner in which they lave been kept, to develop such magnifcent fleeces. Perhaps both catses operate to so grand a result. We ■na; mention that the rams were bred by tliaHon. R. Campbell, at Otekaike.

A Maori 'Welcome. —As Tawhiao’s cortey neared the Onepuhi bridge yesterday, tys Saturday’s Hangitikei Advocate, a verjoretty spectacle was presented, as well aian unusual one fo» these parts. All ts Natives of that pah, and the visitor from other pahs who kad assembled tedo him honor, advanced to the end oJ the bridge to meet him. Men, ■ women and children were cothed in the gayest colors, though ths clothing was of the icantiest description, the women an d children waving c lored handkerchiefs and the men keepiig up a fusilade with riflfs, double-barrelld guns and old muskets They then receled to the end of the fridge and advanoedagain, dancing a “ we’come ” dance and shging a song of welcone, their shapely limis glittering in the sin as they went throigh the evolution? end contortions,incidmt to all their d mess. But the exhiliratirg effect of the “ hi«vi mai ” was more lhan counterbalanced by the tangi whicl ensued when once Tawhiao was itiaide thair pah. For nearly an hour there were weeping and wailing, the water flowing copiously from eyes, noa*, and mouth, and this not only in the care of the women and children, but grown-ip men found tears for the occasion.

A New Use for Tasmania. —The potental usefulness of the Australian colonic to the Indian Empire is about to beccno more generally recognised, says the lome News, and a very commendable • Agitation is on foot to make Tasmania a sanatorium for the troops serving in India. The wonder is that some schema of the kind was not undertaken long ago. ' ’The Indian hill stations have their drawbacks. They have been more than once visited by epidemics, they are not always easy of access, the climate is not always above reproach, and the expense of keeping them up is often very great. Tasmania, on the other hand, is one of the healthiest places in the world. It can easily be reached from Bombay, and the length of the sea voyage will be very greatly diminished by the addition of a high class of swift steamers. Moreover, Bombay can be

reached rapidly, and with but little difficulty, from almost alLparts of India, and the ameliorating effects of change would be immediately operative upon embarkation The mere voyage indeed, which would repla-e a tedious land journey to the hills, would be productive of good. Ihere is also the undoubted advantage that the journey to Tasmania and back would be much shorter than te Europe. Hence there would he far less delay in the return of the invalided to duty, while the general cost of living in Tasmania is low enough to keep down all expenses. Prejudice and reactionary practices may still militate against the general adoption of colonial sanatoriums, but the latter are certain to make their way in the long run. A Chapter of Accidents. —Our Raka;a correspondent writes : —On Thursday evening about 5 p.m. there was a narrow escipe of a very serious accident near Lyndhurst. A man was driving a three-horse team in a dray with a single line, from what could be seen, when tho Methven train pas od him, and the horses took fright and bolted. In swerving to the near-side they got into the water-race,

which at this point runs alongside the road. The telegraph poles are also erected on the road as well the railway. After travelling some little distance, the man endeavored to pilot his team between the road fence and the telegraph poles, but could not quite manage it ; consequently the off-wheel of the dray came in contact with one of the poles and upset the whole concern. Fortunately no injury resulted to the driver, and as there happened to be others on the road behind him, he received assistance in patting right his turnout. In most cases between Rakaia and Methven the telegraph poles are erected soma two feet from the fence, but in some instances they are as much as nine, ten, or eleven feet on the road, and after deducting the width taken by the Rakaia and Methven Railway, there is but little spare room on the road. It is but of little use now for a man driving on the road at dark to endeavor to steer his way alongside the fence, else in all probability he will come to grief. The Telegraph Department may have some very good reason for erecting the line in the position it is, but why it could not be put nearer the fence outsiders cannof tell. The roa4 is not of the best, and on some partion of it there i * the railway, the water-race, and the line of telegraph poles.—On Thursday afternoon Mr Wilkinson, of Chertsey, farmer, had a fall which resulted in tho breaking of a rib. The patient was, attended by Dr Partridge, of Rakaia, and is now progressing favorably.

An A nnohncement. —lnanother column will be found an invitation to our readers io 'visit Mr Robert Walker’s Glass and lOhina Warehpuse, Christchurch. His stock is exceedingly choice as well as being large, and we would recommend those who wish to select to give him a call.

Eleoiiucixy is Life. —Prof. Parker, who, with his sister, has lately startedbusiness in Christchurch as medical galvanist, desires it to be known that in electricity, the most wondrous power in nature, we have at once a means of overcoming very many painful afflictions, and of speedily, bringing health, happiness, and vital energy to the sufferer. His advertisement appears in the present issue. The Czar’s Coronation —The mystery about the'Czar’s coronation increases. It is now asserted that although he was not crowned during his recent visit to Moscow, he was anointed with the holy oil, in order that the succession of his son to the throne, in case of his own death, may not be questioned. The anointing with oil symbolises the Divine sanction, and title fact of the . ceremony having been performei has been set forth in a protocol and deposited in the State archives. The story seems probable enough, but it is liable to be set aside in favor of some other when occasion arises. The imposing public ceremony is now fixed for May next. An Indignant Protest. —Lady Florence

Dixie, in a letter to a Dublin paper, asks that the surplus fund of the Land League should be given to relieve the great distress in Ireland. She says “It is monstrous, it is abominable, that this money should be withheld when, properly applied, it could be used to ward off the suffering and terrors of famine. In God’s name, for what are they hugging this L 32,000 ? Why do they not coma forward with it and relieve distress 1 It was oubacribed for this purpose years ago, and to that purpose it should be applied. If it is not, its retention is nothing more nor less than a gross misappropriation, and the death and misery of hundreds will lie at the door of the Land League.’'

A New Disease in Sheep.— The Lake County correspondent of a Dunedin contemporary writes ;—“ A new and fatal disease has been discovered among the sheep on Mr Boyes’s run, the loss from which has been considerable. . The sheep attacked show a strange decadence in the legs, which soon become discolored, shortly after which death ensues. Various reasons are given as to the cause, but all are merely speculative ; neither has it as yet been proved that the disease is infectious, and it is hoped that it is only a temporary affection induced by a prolonged change of food and habitat, and that it will disappear when the sheep, after shearing time, are taken back to the localities to which they are accustomed.”

Alleged Cruelty to a Horse. —The Nelson Magistrate’s Court was occupied a Ion" time yesterday in hearing a charge preferred by William Murcott against Joseph Busch for maliciously wounding a horse. The parties were neighboring settlers in Aniseed Valley, and an old feud appears to exist between them. Muroott having given notice of mustering sheep, both proceeded to work, and Muicott charges that whilst he was riding in advance Busch drew a sheath knife and stabbed his horse. He made no charge at at the time, he says from fear, but asserts he saw Busch patting the knife away. A veterinary, surgeon deposed that the wound could have been produced as described, or by the horse turning and striking a sharp projecting rock. Ultimately Busch was committed for trial at the next Supreme Court sittings.

Suicide. —A case of suicide is reported from Nelson. It appears that a man named John Fuller, about forty-eight years of age, gave information two days ago that he had been assaulted and considerably knocked about by a man named Thompson, and he also laid an information that Thompson had threatened “ to do ” for him unless he paid L 4, the value of a dog belonging to Thompson, and which he had shot for worrying sheep. On Fuller being found dead it was thought that Thompson had carried out his threat, and it is stated now that Thompson has fled in fear. However, the whole circumstances conclusively show that Fuller

shot himself. He left home at five o’clock yesterday morning to look after cows, taking with him a gun. Later in the morning his wife became alarmed, and sent her niece in search. The girl ultimately found Fuller in a clump of Manuka shot dead. A careful inspection of the ground showed no trace of a straggle, and it is evident Fuller laid down with his gun under one arm, having first tied a piece of .flax to the trigger, and having passed the flax round tho stock, he then placed the gun to the centre of his forehead and • pulled the flax. Death followed without a struggle, and a quantity of the brain was found on the grass below the wound. Holloways Ointment and Pills.—, Diseases of the Bowels.—A remedy, which has been tested and proved in a thousand different ways, capable of eradicting poisonous taints from ulcers and healing them up, merits a trial of its capacity for extracting the internal corruptions from the bowels. On rubbing Holloway’s Ointment repeatedly on the abdomen a rash appears, and as it thickens the alvine irritability subsides. Acting as a derivative, this unguent draws to the surface, releases the tender intestines from all acrid matters, and prevents inflammation, dysentery, and piles, for which blistering was the oldfashioned, though successful treatment, now from its painfulness fallen into disuse, the discovery of this Ointment having proclaimed a remedy possessing equally derivative, yet. perfectly painless powers.—[Advt. ]