The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1883.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 992, 11 July 1883, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1883.

A meeting of the Ashburton Select Quadrille Assembly takes place this evening at the Oddfellows’ Hall, Wills street. The Sustentation Fund Committee of the Otago Presbyterian Church have declared a dividend to ministers of LIOB 14s as the half-year’s salary.

The New Zealand Insurance Company declare an interim dividend at the rate of 3s per share for the half year ending May 31st.

The pottery employees of Milton hare made a fair start. A loan of LIOO was placed at their dispossl by local residents, which has enabled them to get their first kiln of ware ready, which contains about L2OO worth, and they have a second kiln ready for firing. At the Police Court this morning J. McOonnel, an old offender, for being drunk, was fined ss; and L Williams, with various aliases, who was brought up as a loafer and vagabond, was sent to Addington for seven days, Mr Alcorn, J. P., was on the Bench.

At a meeting held yesterday at Dunedin of the merchants and importers who lost goods in the Railway shed fire, a legal opinion was received to the effect that the Government might be held bable for the value of goods destroyed. It was decided to take action by means of a test case for a small amount.

The ordinary meeting of the Rinking Club takes place this evening at the Town Hall. Members are requested by advertisement in another column to “ roll up” punctually, as the entries for the forthcoming tournament will be taken by the Secretary. We hear that the Club intend giving a ball during the first week in August, as a wind up for the season. The inquest on the body of the man George Long, who commit red suicide at Mount Somers yesterday, will be held at Mr Hood’s Hotel, Mount Somers, tomorrow at 11 a. m. A rumor is abroad that that the deceased had been “ jilted ” by his sweetheart, and hence the cause for the rash act. From the nature of the wound on the body, the deceased evidently had determined on instant death, as the full charge of the gun went through his heart.

At the Dunedin Police Court yesterday, two men working in a mill at the Water of Leith, were charged with spearing trout. They swore positively they had not done so, but Mr Deans, Manager of the Acclimatisation Society, and Ranger Burt, swore they had seen them in the act, and they produced the trout. The Magistrate said his experience of Ranger Burt in previous cases was that he was a credible witness, and he fined tho defendants 50s each, with costs. The Coromadel correspond of the Wellington Post wires as follows ; —“ Reports coming in from out-districts tell of the lamentable destruction of roads and bridges. In some parts there are great chasms a hundred feet deep across the road, as if caused by an earthquake. A man at Cabbage Bay was jammed between lo»s, and four of his ribs were broken. He is in a precarious state. At Whangapoua 2,000 logs came down one creek and carried away a bush house with 20 men in it. The occupants had a narrow escape. At Kennedy Bay hundreds of logs wore carried out to sea. The total damage to roads and bridges in Coromandel is eatimatedl at least L 12,000. '1 he mailman is missing from Kennedy Bay. He was duo on Saturday, and has not arrived yet.”

Yesterday Walter Gibson, the lessee of the Warden and Tyler runs, was charged at jKaikoura with being the owner of 40,000 infected sheep. The offence was admitted. Evidence showed that defendant had only been in possession twenty months, but had almost stamped out the disease in the time. One flock of 30,000 was quite clean, the remainder nearly so. The infected' portion was scabbed by sheep straying from Crown lands of an inaccessible nature to man. The Sheep Inspector admitted that the defendant had done his utmost to clean the run. One shepherd had lost his life through the efforts put forth to clean the sheep. The Bench, in giving judgment, said they must inflict the minimum penalty of 3d per sheep—a fine amounting to LSOO, but promised to recommend the Minister of Justice to make a partial remission of the fine.

At the meeting of the Christchurch Presbytery yesterday, a petition, signed by a number of residents of Lauristoh, was read s-ating that they were prepared to subscribe L4O towards the stipend of a minister. It was resolved that the Revs Beattie and Dinwiddie should visit the district, and report upon the feeling of the residents in regard to the proposal to remove the services from Rangitata to Lauriston. A telegram was also read from the Committee of the Rangitata district, signed by Mr Dooherty, stating that he was instructed to ask the Presbytery to defer the consideration of the Rev Mr McLellan’s request in regard to the Lauriston district, and to ask Mr McLellan to call a meeting of the congregation on the 15th. The Rev Mr McLellan was requested to call the meeting. The Secretary of the Auckland Rugby Union Football Association has received the following letter from Mr Fletcher, of the Sydney Rugby Union Sydney, 4th July, 1883.—Sir, — I have ' our favor of the 18th June, and hear with pleasure the wishes of your Committee. On the rece pt of your telegram 1 held a meeting of my Commit ee, and we found, as the Ground Committee had decided not to allow football after July, owing to preparation for cricket, the only dates open would be the 21st and 28th July, the two Saturdays being al’.-important days with u-. The same terms were offered Dunedin, the only Saturdays available being July 21st and the 28th The terms offered were all the gate money taken, less ground charges and ad vertising. It is late in the season now, and I regret we cannot name any other dates later on than that given. Tuere is only one ground where we can make a charge after this month. The whole field is to be topdressed. We have been expecting for some weeks to hear from the Dunedin Union, and the Ground Committee kept their fixtures open for a long time, to enable them to arrange dates with them. I have not even the satisfaction of a line from anyone on the matter, and the visit of a New Zealand team was given up. Your telegram raised a faint hope, as we find steamers will suit.” Mr Fletcher then offered to arrange all business matters.

Hop Bitters does rot exhaust and destroy, but restores, cures, and makes new. Look up. —[Advt.] 3 Rough on Rats.”—Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies, ants, bed-bugs, beetles, insects, skunks, jack-rabbits, gophers. 7'Ad. Druggists. Moses, Moss and Co., Sydney, General Agents. 2 Wanted Known—-That J. Meech is importing all his own goods, which enables him to sell cheaper than any other furnishing house in Ashburton. He has every class of furniture to suit all parties, from the kitchen to the drawing-room. All kinds of cutlery, crockeryware, fenders and fire-irons, iron beadsteads, carpets, table cloths, matting, and druggetting. A variety of tinware and other cooking utensils, etc. A splendid lot of Vienna chairs in walnut and maple. Feathers, flock, horsehair, and wool for furniture and mattrasses —in fact every article for house furnishing. Owing to facilities afforded to him, enables him to sell cheaper than if in East street. Furniture exchanged, and parties selling out will find that he gives the highest price for furniture. All kinds of furniture repaired; practical workmen kept. Agent for the celebrated Dunedin blind-maker. Spring window rollers kept in stock. Carvings and turnery sold to the trade,—J. MEECH. Note the address, next Bullock’s Arcade.— [Advt.]