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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 997, 17 July 1883, Page 2

Madams Lotti Wilmot will give a lecture in the Oddfellows’ Hall to-morrow evening. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Quadrille Assembly takes place to-night at the Oddfellows’ Hall, instead of Wednesday, as heretofore. Messrs 0. Redwood and Holmes, of Blenheim, left yesterday for Wellington by the last steamer for the purpose of ob • taining information relative to the establishment of a Meat Freezing Company.

We learn from a Wellington correspondent that Mr M. Price, the resident magistrate that was appointed soma time ago for Ashburton, has resigned, owing to failing health. Another gentleman will be appointed immediately. The criminal sessions of the Dunedin Supreme Court ended yesterday, when George W. Minter, for embezzlement from the New Zealand Insurance Company, was found guilty and sentenced to two years. This is his second trial this session, the first jury having disagreed. At the last session he was acquitted on a similar charge. , A meeting of the Western Fire Brigade was held last evening in the depot, there being a full attendance of members. It was announced by Fireman Dunn that he had taken steps in order to procure a performance in Ashburton in aid of the Fire Brigade funds •by the Ifi/tteltsm Times dramatic company, to take place about the middle of August.

At the Dunedin R.M. Court George Mcßride sued Joseph Osmond, Mayor of South Dunedin, for L2O, damages for assault and battery. This case arose out of the rowdy proceedings at the Borough Council meetings, and the alleged assault consisted in the plaintiff being removed by the police through defendant’s orders. After hearing a lot of evidence judgment was reserved. ' During the month of June no Chinese arrived in this colony, but 18 left. In the half year ended 30th ult., 19 Chinese arrived in New Zealand and 110 we t away In June 1,210 persons arrived in this colony, and 952 left; the balance in our favor being therefore 258. The respective arrivals were as follows :—Auckland, 218 ; Wellington, 445 ; Lyttelton, 4; Dunedin, 320 ; Invercargill, 220. The departures were :—From Auckland, 198; Wellington, 140; Wanganui, 2; Lyttelton, 3; Dunedin, 313; Invercargill, 290. A meeting of ladies was held at Auckland yesterday in connection with the women’s branch of the Gospel Temperance Mission, and was largely attended. Addresses were delivered by the ladies, and a petition was adopted for signature and presentation to the General Assembly, praying that it will pass into law a Local Option Extension Act that shall embody the power to vote by all women of this colony of mature age. A house to house

canvass with the petition commences tomorrow. A liberal collection was made, and donations promised and given towards defraying the expenses of carrying out the project. A large meeting of the Wairarapa Jockey Club was held at Carterton on Saturday. The date of the Spring Meeting was altered to the 2nd November, in order to follow the Pastoral Show day. A Committee was appointed to ascertain if it be practicable to connect Tauherenikau racecourse with Featherstone by tramway, and to reporr, on other eligible sites for a course nearer the railway line. The stewards decided that the spring programme should consist of six events ; the stakes, amounting to L3OO, including two steeplechases. The disqualification of Daniel Muller and the horse Pathfinder (late Joker) by the Dunstan and Dunedin Jockey Clubs was endorsed by the Wairarapa Jockey Club. The monthly meeting of the Mount Hutt Road Board wa's held on Friday, the 13th inst. Present—Messrs J. Jackson (chairman) McMillan, Morgan, Patton, and Coward. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. —The several Committees handed in their respective reports.—The Overseer’s report was road, and instruction* given to him to have the necessary repairs made to the several roads mentioned therein.—lt was resolved that a footpath be formed on the west side of the West Coast road, Methven, from Alford Forest road to Boyle street, on condition that the parties interested pay one half the estimated cost into this office.—After the transaction of other routine business and passing accounts to the amount of L 73 15s, the Board adjourned. The following have been selected to re-

present Wellington in the approaching football tournament: —Brown, Campbell, Cooper, Davy, Dumbell, Harvey, King, ET. Roberts, H. 0. Roberts, Clifford

Holmes, Young, Uonaldson, J.H. Smith, A. Thomson, Webb and Wood. Emergencies—Perry, Paulin ', Moore. —At a meeting of the reception committee last night it was decided to entertain the visiting football-rs at a ball and dinner. Messrs Kohnand Co., jewellers, intimated their intention of giving a handsome cup to the winning team. — J’he Otago football team is considered one of the strongest which ever took the field to represent that province. Taiaroa’s absence, owing to his broken collar bone, is greatly regretted, but he will go North to witness the game.

At a meeting of the Southland County Council on Friday, the engineer,stated that the cost of the works proposed in the various ridings amounted to L84,82J. The Council granted permission to the Tramway Company to ext-nd northwards from the present terminus ; rails to be laid so that the centre of the tramw y is to be over thirteen feet from the centre nf the road. Representatives from Invercargill and Lindhurst Road Boards asked the Council to take over both Boards, and, in support of their application, stated that the revenue of the Board was absorbed in working expenses, interest on loans, etc. The Council resolved that it could not take over the

Boards until they showed clean sheets,

In these dull times when there is “ nothing in the papers ” it is refreshing to come across a pleasant little paragraph like the following, which is published by' a London contemporary:—“You mist bo careful in your use of nitric acid,” said a professor of chemistry to his class, “ for, when benzoylnapt tylamid is treated with acid, two isomeric monitro benzoylnaphtylamide are formed, one yielding monononamidobemonoaphtylamide, the other akydrobenzodiamidonophalane, and an explosion is pretty sure to follow.” Doubtless, like a famous production by the late Artemus Ward, this is “ writ sarkastik,” but recent contributions to the literature of explosives have given us a number of words very closely resembling these polysyllabic periods. The average paper reader is expected to know, and, as a fact, does know a great deal, but it is unfair to heave such typographical tapeworms at him without a moment’s warning. At the Police Court this morning, before His Worship the Mayor and Mr T. Bullock, J.P., Archibald Clarke was fined 5s for being drunk, and for a similar offence Rosannah Hill, a very old offender, had to pay 10s, the penalty being mitigated because she had not been brought before the Bench for some months. Daniel Oairncross was brought up charged with the larceny of a coat valued at 10s, the property of Mr Wheeler, farmer, of Flemington, and for stealing a whip and driving-reins belonging to Mr Harding, manager of the Cheese and Butter Factory. It appeared from the evidence that the property was taken while Messrs Harding and Wheeler were in church, and when service was over they missed the things referred to. Constable Neill arrested the prisoner on a'fann near Winslow, and found the stolen property under the bedding of the accused. viairncross pleaded guiity, but said he had only acted as he had done “for a lark,” and the Bench rema ided him till Friday to allow of witnesses as to character being called.

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Wanted Known —That J. Mecch 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. Meecii. Note the address, next Bullock’s Arcade.— [Advt,]