The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit. FRIDAY, JULY 1883.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1006, 27 July 1883, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit. FRIDAY, JULY 1883.

The following are the teams selected to play in the football match, Timaru v. Ashburton, at Timaru to - morrow : Timaru : Full-back— VV. Hughes ; halfback—Reid (capt.), Roberts; quarterbacks—F. Jones, Riohlaum, M. Shepherd; forwards—Lough, Marugay, -F. Smith, H. Smith, Wood, Shirtoliffe, flaylock, Campbell, and King. Ashburton; Fullback — B. Fooks; half-backs Coffey, Roberts, Jephson ; quarter-backs —_J. Fooks, A. Fooks; forwards—flugonin, Shury, Hepburn, Pauling, Fleming, Lechner, McHobie, Leitch, and Stewart, The local men are reminded that they will proceed South by the 6.50 (first) train to-merrow morning.

At the Oddfellows’ Hall this evening an elocutionary entertainment will be given by Mr H. Teece. As this gentleman has earned golden opinions down South, there will no doubt be a good attendance The natives at Takapu are obstructing Messrs Wilding and Ball, the owners of t.be sawmills there, and have felled a number of large trees across their tramway line.

The ordinary meeting of the Poultry Show Committee takes plare this evening at Mr Poyntz’s office. As the business is of importance it is hoped there will be a good attendance. Mr S. E. Poyntz has determined upon reducing his largo stack of prize poultry, and from an advertisement elsewhere it will be seen that poultry fanciers will have an opportunity shortly of obtaining some nnrelbred fowls, pigeons, and canaries. We may mention that Mr Poyntz obtained 17 prizes for his 19 exhibits at the Christchurch Show last week. No further information has been elicited concerning the alleged Canterbury diamonds, though the reticence of the shareholders of the Pioneer Diamond Company, combined with their application for a mineral lease of the land where the precious stones are alleged to have been found, would lead the public to infer that the Company.at any rate are sanguine as to the result of the teat undertaken through Mr Relay’s agency. The reported gold discovery at the Ninety-Mile Beach is creating a great deal of excitement in Ashburton just now, and a crowd 0/ people were to be seen to-day in East street, actively engaged in washing sand brought from the place where the precious metal is alleged to be. The opinions as to the quality of the sand appeared to he very diverse, but from what we could learn the most expert of the crowd declared that they saw distinct evidence of “color.” At the Old Men’s Home last evening a very pleasant evening’s entertainment was given by a number of ladies and gentlemen. The songs and readings were heartily appreciated by the inmates, more especially the singing of several jubilee hymns, which were given in excellent style by Miss Smart and Mr Brown. Among the items may be mentioned a couple of solos by Mr Harrison, which were loudly applauded. At the conclusion one of the inmates made a speech, thanking the performers for the entertainment, special mention being made of Mr and Mrs H. M, Jones, who were mainly instrumental in organising the affair.

An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Colonial Land Settlement Association was hold at Wellington yeste.day, when the following gentlemen were elected permanent directors, viz.: Messrs Patrick Butler (Reefton), Michael Corcoran (Coromandel), James Cooke (Wellington), John Sheehan, M.H.R., and J. B. Whyte, M.H.R. Resolutions were passed taking out the clauses relating to educational matters. A resolution proposed to limit the Company purchasing land for two years was negatived, and the Directors were authorised to carry out the clause relating to land purchases and settlement. It is understood the Company is negotiating for the purchase of land in the Tauranga district for the purpose of a special settlement.

Says the Wanganui Chronicle. —Justice may sometimes be slow, but it is the pride of a true-born Briton to believe that his favorite luxury is at any rate sure. Frederick Corkill indulged in the dangerous amusement of jumping off a train whilst in motion, jp long ago as June, 1882, and for this ne was summoned, and, failing to appear, was fined 10s, with the alternative of three days’ imprisonment. Corkill sought fresh fields and pastures new, but returned to Wanganui recently, m the fond belief that the law had either lost its memory or gone to sleep. His delusion was quickly removed by Constable Looney tapping him on the shoulder and inviting him to step up to the police station and talk matters over. Corkill came to the conclusion that a contribution of 10a would be of little service to the Colonial Treasurer, and, m a resigned and lamb-like frame of mind, went off to gaol. A meeting of Wellington licensed victuallers has been held for the purpose of forming themselves into a Wellington Licensed Victuallers’ Trade Association The Chairman explained that the object was protection to the trade, and already 45 publicans had decided to become members in the Society which it was proposed to form. The mistakes of the previous year would be avoided, and more extensive lines than had hitherto existed would be laid down, so as to make the organisation something like those of Great Britain, In that country licensed victuallers had a Soc ety which provided for the education of children, the maintenance of the indigent, the care of the poor, etc., and generally looked after the interests of the trade. In the new Society it was proposed to take a lesson from the failings of the past, and to establish an Association as soon as it was possible. .To make it this, it would be necessary to register the Society under the Friendly Society or Joint Stock Act, which wou d give it a legal standing and enable it to sue in a Court of law. The Society would thus become a corporate body. The proposal to form an Association was carried, and a Committee was formed to bring forward a report on vari ms matters. A meeting is to be held on Monday. The following re the British King’s cargo, is from a letter written by Mr W. S. Davidson, general manager of the New Zealand and Australian Land Company, to Mr T. Brydone, the colonial manager of the Company, dated June 13th : “ The British King’s cargo of frozen meat has been mismanaged in Christchurch, and a few more shipments of a similar kind will leave New Zealanders on a par with Australian shippers. Our parcel was right enough, and has sold at nearly 7d per lb, barring 22 sheep that are still missing ; but those consigned to the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. contain a large number in bad order. Many are green and tainted at the bone from being kept too long before freezing, and others are mildewed, and some have a sort of fungus growing over them. I attribute the whole evil to downright carelessness at Christchurch. I fancy the sheep showing mildew and fungus have either not been allowed to stand and cool before killing, or the carcases have not been properly -set, or had not the animal heat sufficiently thrown off before freezing, or they have been frozen too rapidly. The whole business only needs common sense and care, and adherence to the rules we have proved, to ensure a certainty in the business. I hope you will join with other sh ireholdera in the Christchurch Refrigerating Company to agitate against such mismanagement, the effects of which will soon injure the colony by spoiling a trade which needs all possible nursing. We cannot do too much to keep things up to the mark, and to maintain the character of our frozen meat, which until now has been first rate.” Wauled parties about to furnish to know that J. MEECU is selling all his goods at a sacrifice, being over-stocked and wanting the money. Drawing-room Suites from io los, Warranted ; Good Bed-room .Suites, remarkably low; Drawing-room: Fancy Walnut Tables, Japanese Tables, a splendid Inlaid Walnut Sideboard, Marble Slab, with Plate Glass back, to be sold cheap. Iron Bedsteads, Crockery-ware, and every requisite for house furnishing etc. Funerals conducted on the cheapest scale. Practical wor, men kept in all its branches. Agent for the celebrated Venetian Blind Makers, Dunedin. Carvings and Turnery of eveiy kind. All kinds of furniture exchanged and highest price given for furniture. Note the address— Next Bullock’s Arcade, Ashburton.