The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit. FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1883.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1012, 3 August 1883, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit. FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1883.

The Geraldine hounds meet at the Coldstream homestead, Hinds, on Tuesday next, at 12 e’clock. The Rev Mr Calder, of the Thames, has accepted the incumbency of All Saints, Ponaonby. The Rev Mr Gibson, of the Wesleyan Church, has applied to enter the Episcopalian Church. Our prize list of the Poultry Show pub. lished in this issue does not include the special awards, which will bo given tomorrow. Specimens of auriferous quartz were exhibited at Auckland yesterday, and are alleged to have been found in the Wade district. The reef is three feet wide. An apprentice on board the Oxford at Wellington has been attacked by typhoid fever. The immigrants who have been kept isolated from patients, and shown no disease, are to be released to-day. At a meeting of the sub-committee of the Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association, appointed to revise the catalogue, held last evening, several additions to the.premium catalogue were made.

The recently appointed Magistrate rnr Ashburton, Mv Baih'eley, an - ; 1 >-a f.r. l.yttdtou from Nelson yesterday by the l‘olf'rca. and wan expected hero by this afternoon's t-o.iii.

Professor H. San .pie, who-has earned very high praises fo.‘ his ability aaa horse tamer, announces his intention of giving a lecture in the Oddfellows’ Hall on Thursday next. In the North Island the Press without exception ipoke in enthusiastic terms of the Professor’s skill, which is reported to be marvellous.

The Ashburton hounJs have returned from Dunedin, and rhty will hunt this district twice a week daring the present month. The first meet is arranged to take place to-morrow afternoon, at 2.45., opposite the hospital. 4. general meeting of the Hunt Club will be held at Quill’s Hotel to-morrow evening, at 8 o’clock. A man named Drury went on the spree with a companion named Carnes. The former changed a LlO note in a hotel, and on leaving Barnes asked him to count it. He did so, when Barnes snatched it and ran off. Afterwards he was captured, but he had in the meantime planted the money. He was brought up and remanded. We regret to have to chronicle an accident which occurred on Wednesday to Mr H. J. Jones, of the firm of Jones and Bradshaw, of Tinwald. The gentlemen in question was in hia store, and ■ somehow managed to slip, with the result that the small bone of one of his legs broke. The limb was set, and the patient is doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances, hut it will probably be some time before he will be able to get about. The Bank returns for the quarter ending the 30th Jutie, 1813, were:—Tdtal liabilities, L 9,906,769 17s ; total assets, L 17,788,078 6s. Liabilities-Deposits, Government, L 502,704 3s 6d; bearing ill'- 5 terest, L 4.843.537 17s 6d; not bearing interest, L3,484,23116s 2d; notes in circulation, L1,004,43119s 2d; Bills iacircdlatiou, L 44.837 6s 6dj balances due to other Banks,* t? 6,026 Is lOd. Assets—Coin* L1,805,08i 6s 3d ; bullion, L130,9”5 8$ sd; notes and bills discounted, L 4,883,263 12s 6d; Government securities, L80,000'; good debts due, L 10,026,291 8s ; other securities, L 912,467 10s lOd. Some anxiety is felt for the safety of the barque Kilmeny, which left Wellington in ballast for Newcastle on the sth of May last. Captain Holm, of the barque Malay, states that when he left Newcastle on the 15th July, there was no sign of her, and she was then 72 days out from Wellington. Levin and Co, who acted as agents fet her when at Wellington, have heard nothing of her since she left. The Kilmeny is owned by Kerr, Newton and Co, of Glagow, and is an iron Barque of 792 tons not register, built in 1877. Captain Royan was officer in command when she left Wellington.

The business at the R.M. Court did not occupy Mr Beswick long this morning. A batch of inebriates were brought up, three of them being first offenders, and were accordingly fined 55,, while William Munroe, for being drunk when in charge of a dtay, had to pay 40s- A man named Henry Ba’dwin was charged with stealing a saddle and bridle, the property of Oh »s. Lmi-hel, of Alford Forest road. The rccuced accounted for his being in possession of the property by saying that he hid bought the sr.-idle of a man at Mr Harrison’s salerooms, and although the Bench said that there were some slight grounds of suspicion, the prisoner’s tale was not an improbable one, and he would therefore bo discharged. One or two civil cases were on the list, but they were either adjourned *r settled out of Court. A peculiar base was heard in the Magistrate’s Court at Wellington yesterday. James Ryan-waa charged with being unlawfully at large, haying been sentenced to four years”‘penal servitude. Mr Shaw appeared for accused. It appears that accused had earned remission of his sentence at Mount Cook prison, and had got his good, service money and was discharged, but to comply with’ the usual rule lie was put on board a steamer to be sent to Lyttelton, from whence he came, but he absconded from the steamer, as his wife and family were In Wellington. Mr Shaw said the gaoler at Mount Cook prison would arrest the man the moment He was discharge 1 from Court. The accused (who was crying bitterly) had had his good conduct remission cancelled, so that he would have to complete his sentence, which meant another twelve months in Mount Cook prison, through his having been discharged from legal custody half a day too soon. Mr Shaw said that such a thin ; should be done was abominable. The accused was then diacharged. On leaving the Court, the prisoner was re-arrested, and will ..have to undergo twelve months’ imprisonment at Mount Cook prison. h A meeting was held at Howell’s Hotel, South Rakaia, on Thursday evening, to consider the advisability of forming a brass band in the district. About fifteen intending members put in an appearance, and Mr Russell, of the Ghertsey Hotel, wai voted to the chair. The chairman, at considerable length, explained the best way of commencing, and read a number of rules which were in use in various bands of which he had been & member. It was decided that the entrance fee should be one pound. Arrangements were made for using the Oddfellows’ Hall as a practice room. A number of subscriptions were promised in the room, and the following were appointed a Committee to canvass for outside support;— Messrs Bruce, Black, Primmer and Chamberlain. Messrs Hardy and Howell undertook to act as trustees for the band property. Mr Edwin Clark wa« appointed secretary, and a sub-committee was appointed to draw up ruies for the conduct of the Society, to be submitted to another general meeting in a fortnight from date. Mr Russell undertook to act as bandmaster, and as this gentleman’s skill and ability are so well known in connection with the Christchurch City and other bands, there is little doubt that a better selection could not have been made, he being so very energetic in this kind of work. It is to be hoped that the Society will stick|together and work hard, that in a little time this quiet little settlement may be enlivened with sweet strains.

Wanted parties about to furnish to know that J. Meech 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, Marhic 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 workmen kept in all its branches. Agent for the celebrated Venetian Blind Makers, Dunedin. Carvings and Turnery of every kind. All kinds of furniture exchanged and highest price given for furniture. Note the address—Next Bullock’s Arcade, A.hburlon,

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