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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1040, 5 September 1883, Page 2

A first offender was fined ss, with the usual alternative, for drunkenness at the Police Court this morning. This was all the business that was transacted. At Port Chalmers, where licensed houses are all closed at ten instead of at midnight as formerly, the arrests for drunkenness have been eighteen during July and August, compared with thirtyseven during the same period of the previous year. The Rkkaia Football Club play a return match with the Ashburton Club on Saturday next on the local ground. A practice will take place to-ihorrow afternoon, when all who can are requested to turn up. A meeting will be held in the evening at Quill’s Hotel at 7.30 to pick the team and to arrange matters in connection with the match.

Those of our readers who are interested in phrenology are reminded that Professor Lio Medo intends giving a seance on Friday and Saturday evenings this week at the Oddfellows’ Hall. As an additional attraction the Professor will give prizes for the best developed head examined by him at the close of each of the phrenological discourses. He will also deliver two attractive readings, one from Macbeth and the other “ The death of little Nell.”

A Lyell telegram says that good stone has been struck by the United Alpine Company in the crosscut west from No. 4 level. The reef at present shows a thickness of 2ft to 3ft. It carries a good sample of coarse gold. The Croesus general cleaning up on Monday yielded 1730zs of retorted gold from 320 tons of stone. This return, though not up to expectations, is profitable. The police have been making careful investigation into the antecedents of the girl Angelique Therasae, whose case has attracted so much attention in Wellington recently. Chief Detective Brown proceeded South by theßingaroomayesterday afternoon for the purpose of making enquiries relative to the cloak which formed the subject of the case lately tried in the Resident Magistrate’s Court.

Mr Wright, M.H.R., has replied to the Chairman of the Otago Harbor telegrams as to his having said the Board s accounts were cooked, that he would gladly comply with the request, but the work of the session is practically over, He adds that the Board, as constituted under the new Act, will be the best court of inquiry into the Board’s accounts. Mr Rosa has replied urging that the data on which the charge was made should be supplied to the Government to inquire into during the recess. The Bluff Harbor Board at a special meeting yesterday, by a bare quorum, decided to accept a tender for a paddle tug at L 6,900, as received from Mr Darling, superintendent in Great Britain for the” Union Company, who has been acting as their agent. The cablegram is as follow,, ..—“ Paddle, L 6.900 ; twin screw, L 7,500; navigation, LBOO extra. Strongly recommend twin screw.” Messrs Sparrow and Co were the only colonial tenderers. Their offer for a paddle tug was LIO,OOO, and for a screw tug LB,OOO. The Board was divided ®n the subject, some members urging delay till next meeting. These, finding themselves in a minority, left the meeting. It is unknown what English firm has got the contract. The latest mare’s nest in connection with the supposed minerals in this part of the province is the alleged discovery of tin ore in the Mount Somers district. Some enterprising gentlemen of Ashburton, who no doubt thought they had got hold of a good thing, evidently imagined

that they had hit upon a sure means 01 making a rapid fortune. An old prospector "stated that evidences of the existence of tin had been found at Mount Somers, and a company was to be formed immediately to develope this new source of wealth. Precaution was taken, however, to submit the specimens to Professor Bickerton, and that authority having analysed them has given an opinion to the effect that there may be tin in the samples, but it does not amount to one per cent. We have not heard whether it is intended to send the specimens Home, or whether the enterprise will be forthwith abandoned as hopeless. The usual meeting of the Rakaia School Committee was held in the Library oi Monday evening. Present—Messrs Hardy (chairman), Oxley, Broadbent and Cox. The master reported that the average attendance for the past month was 111.6; the number on the roll, 166; highest attendance, 124. Permission was asked for to clear a portion of tussocks off so as to make another play-ground for the girls. The pumps were again out of order, and the late nor’-wester blew in one of the house windows. The attention of the Committee was drawn to the crowded state of the infants’ room, and also the want of accommodation in the main room where there was only room for eight more children. Mr Oxley moved that the report be adopted, and that the Chairman be instructed' to write to the central Board, and ask for an additional room to bo added to the school at the same time as the lavatory was put up. This was seconded by Mr Broadbent and carried. The Chairman’s action in giving the children a half holiday on the hunt day was approved. It was decided to call for tenders for cutting three square chains of tussocks and levelling, also that Mr Broadbent attend to the pumpsand blownin window. Owing to a mistake in the hour of meeting Messrs Howell and Kemble pnt in an appearance after the meeting had adjourned.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Horticultural Society takes place on Wednesday evening next instead of this evening. Mr F. Ferriman notifies an improved Woods Binder on sale for the season, particulars af which will be found on our fourth page. A concert and entertainment in aid of the Poultry Association funds is announced for Friday week. Messrs Matson, Cox and Co.’s list of properties and revised business notice appears in this issue.

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