The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas, e Praevalebit. WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1883.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 998, 18 July 1883, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas, e Praevalebit. WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1883.

Among the witnesses to be examined before the Dunedin Gaol Commission are the Hons Messrs Dick and Conolly, and Mr Macandrew.

The master of the Ashburton Home desires to acknowledge with thanks, the receipt of a box (14 lbs) of tobacco for the inmates, from Mr F. Clark, tobacconist, East street.

A proclamation in the Supplementary Gazette, issued last night, declares Fiji to be an infected place under the Public Health Act. The diseases it is infected with are mentioned as small pox, cholera, and measles.

A private cablegram received in Timaru from London states that the Privy Council has given judgment for the plaintiffs in the appeal case of the National Bank of New Zealand v. C. D. R. Ward, a claim of LI,OOO.

It may interest our local coursing men to learn that although the important stake at their recent meeting fell to an outsider, Mr B. Thompson, the winning dog “ Duchess of Connaught ” was bred in Ashburton by Messrs Saunders and Walker.

For the benefit of those who have not been able to solve the conundrum asked in our issue of Monday, we have been requested to publish the following answer. —Because the Tennants in that street are governed by a Pope, ministered to by a priest, and watched over by a Saint.

The Committee of the Ashburton County Hunt Club met at Quill’s Hotel yesterday afternoon. Present Messrs M. Stitt (in the chair). Crisp, Cargill, Hutchison, Martin, Hunt and Saunders. After considering ways and means, it was resolved to accept Mr J. Smith’s offer to hunt the hounds twice a week during August, and if sufficient inducement offers, once a week during September, At the meeting of the Auckland Rugby Union Football Association last night, it was resolved that the Auckland team proceed South on the 16th August, playing Christchurch on the 25th August, Dunedin on the Ist September, Wellington on the Bth September. The dates are subject to alteration, but those proposed are most suitable. The men go into training at once for the selection of a team. Owing to the Christchurch insurance Association having given instructions to the Companies at Timaru to charge 80s per ca.it on the grain per ship Rangitikei, now loading inside the breakwater there, merchants and o hers are combining to guarantee the risk themselves, and not to insure the cargo at all in insurance offices. L 4,000 has already been guaranteed by ten persons, and the balance was expected to be made up to-day. A very pleasant quarter’s instruction in the Tinwald singing class was brought to a close on Monday evening, after which a meeting of the class was held. The conductor, Mr J. S. Savage of Ashburton, complimented the members present upon the progress made, and encouraged them to proceed with their studies in a few well chosen remarks. Mr Wallace then read the balance-sheet, which was satisfactory. Messrs Shearer, Weir and others strongly recommended that the Tinwald singing class should be continued, and it was unanimously agreed to continue same at the former subscription. The members appeared to take a lively Interest in the affair, and after a Committee had been elected and also a treasurer, the meeting separated, votes of thanks being accorded to the promoters of the class. Our local correspondent writes : —At a meeting of the Mount Somers Mutual Improvement Class, held in the Library on Saturday night, a very interesting subject was discussed, viz., Wool-growing v Grain-growing. Mr Williams advocated the former, and Mr Hood the latter. Each party was to start with LI,OOO capital, and try which could realise the largest annual income. Mr Hood had rather a difficult task as ha was not allowed to grow anything but grain—and he confined himself to the subj ct, showing to his thinking and according to his figures he had the best of it; but Mr Williams had a good array of figures to show he could realise a nice little maintenance from sheep without so much risk; When put to the meeting the votes were epial, so it was left an open question. The subject for the next meeting (on the 28th July) is to be a debate on the Legislative Council—whether it should be elected or nominated. Mr Williams is to advocate election, and Mr Easton nomination.

The draw for the Waterloo Cup took place at the Shades hotel last evening, an extraordinary amount of interest in the event being manifested. The running commenced to-day at 11 o’clock on the Plumpton Ground, and the meeting is expected to be concluded on Friday. For the Cup there were 54 dogs to run, the favorite last night being Mr Boyd Thomson’s bitch Queen o’ Scots, who was quoted at 100 to 6. The following report of the Pacific Islands Annexation Committee was read in the House yesterday :—The Committee to whom was referred the consideration of the question of the Pacific Islands annexation have the honor to recommend the House to approve the steps taken up to this time by the Government, in conjunction with other of the Australian colonies, to promote the establishment, of British rule in certain Islands in the Pacific, and consider that it is the duty of the British Government, existing circumstances, to take steps for the establishment of its rule over all the Islands in the Pacific which are not already occupied or under the protectorate of foreign power, and that on annexation of any islands taking place, care should be taken that provision be made for preserving the undisputable rights of the inhabitants ; also that in the event of the British Government making it one of their conditions of establishing its authority over any islands in the Pacific, it is hereby recommended that New Zealand, jointly with the colonies of Australia, [should contribute its fair proportion of the necessary expense, calculated on the basis of the European populations of the British colonies now comprised in Australasia, provided that the amount of such proportionate expenditure when ascertained dees not exceed the means at the disposal of New Zealand. The Committee have also the honor to recommend that the Confederation and Annexation Bill, with the amendment proposed by the Committee, be passed by the House, and that the papers named in the schedule laid by the Colonial Treasurer before the Committee relating to the annexation of lands in the Pacific, together with such other papers relating to the subject as the Government can supply, be printed for the information of Parliament. More health, sunshine, and joy in Hop Bitters than in all other remedies. Observe. — [Advt.] 4 “ Rough on Rats.* —Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies, ants, bed-bugs, beetles, insects, skunks, jack-rabbits, gophers. Druggists. Moses, Moss and Co., Sydney, General Agents. 2 Wanted Known —That J. Mejch 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.] ____________