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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1041, 6 September 1883, Page 2

At the Dunedin City Council elections this year the seats for all wards are uncontested, the retiring Councillors being re-elected in each. At the District Court to be ‘held here to-morrow,|Judge Ward will preside, after a prolonged absence. His Honor arrived at Lyttelton from the North yesterday, by the Ringarooma, he and Mrs Ward having spent sometime at the hot lakes. Messrs Dalgety and Co, of Dunedin, have received cable advices from America, stating that the growing tobacco crop has been seriously damaged, and that owing to the bad prospects of the crop, and the short supply of last season, the prices of the leaf has advanced six cents per lb in the States.

At the Invercargill Supreme Court yesterday, Henry Wilson, convicted of larceny, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, and Hugh Borland, for passing a valueless cheque, to t/vo years’ hard labor. Borland is at present undergoing a sentence on a previous charge of false pretences, and has six weeks to servo.

Notwithstanding the promise made some time ago by the Minister of Justice to the effect that the licenses for the Waterton and Wheatsheaf Hotels should be granted, the Ashburton Licensing Committee on Tuesday refused an application made by Mr Branson on behalf of Messrs Mager andjOliver. The reason of their decision was that a promise to validate their action was no authority for the Committee to act illegally. ~J f (C anterbury) v ;i . .j . npany tried at ... v "osterday dei - i j■,...i- defendants, l «). 1 ; ig i ■ 1 ind allowing | r 'i-.iu. 1- ■■ ists. Leave |v.Eg. >• an l-.> >.•■-. d the plead- ; u,'.; under on payment ~' -’osi-a. ; h. ij 7 iociii-t; 1 of the 30th u! ~ -nti!. ; lie ->■ -i wrought the 1,-. ' ;.ve I,c , ’ uton Recreai rt..u or.d •in;!” c 1 ■ ■ tions of the I • dhiic -. ii .. The follow- { ’»ig * ■*-. ’ • la Domain r ■” • Ikejr. J. E i T.-«>«-or. t l ,. I}. \.i . - . Winter, T. ! hiihock, W. G. : . si - , John Orr : .md tbo ..itayor •>. tugh. By a 5 3 range xr’print, t-ro ■ ' gives the riayor o' ’itir.;•” the Board, i v.i-j.w , * J’.o M iso.- < , ~ irton. M » )»•’ 01 it (>■ 1 oach district School O-.u.u;-'- : the main ■■juiol m Mj - ’ s following i” .nbt ra ;> ;rt > essra Oroy, | oid .11 1 =r.. ainter. Mr \ P.iuiter stv.. -- .u < • ; chair. - The r ’innutes of U.-i ■■ i-1- • ;• ig-were read j and c-onfirjpe., .- ■ r.; 1 were con--1 sldored.and tJu vn-vs-i < sr for the main | sfh 01, which ;i ~ r .1 ase of four. • children for 1 . s received. •; .di-vcrai a.u-o-i'. . v. .. id for payi moat, rnd olh”:* routhn- .ness having j I -on tr-£:j s-Lve;.’l- : • ;djourned. : say.--. und Times, i have ocoiq-h’d r- %■ in Parlia--1 tr.cni liM.tdv, a: 1 t ion Prevenstn ’-hi; '.vh’i - ; ”• htheLower .L'li-t' Is-’ ii” ,t ; ; , this class of traders to strict penal regulations. Loaves are to be sold only in specified weights, so as to be easily distinguished—namely, 2, 4,6, or 81b loaves. Each loaf must bear the baker’s initials as a brand. The penalty for a breach of these regulations is L 5, and all .penalties recovered are to be paid to the local authority. This amending Bill deals also with the inspection of liquors, though it was introduced only to amend a defect in the machinery for detecting adulteration of bread by selling it under weight. The necessity for some amandment was pointed out by honest bakers, who found that honest trading was handicapped by the ease with which loaves could be sold' under weight: < )ur reporter saw a “ 21b loaf ’’ weighed a few days ago, it being -soz under weight. This loaf came from 6ne qt the largest ; bakeries in Wellington; and the unfair, profit made at the rate of soz to |the 21b loaf would be very largi ou several thousand loaves per week. The heaviest fall of rain we have experienced in Ashburton for a long time occurred last night, and at the time 0! writing it shows no signs of abating. The river is rising, and from reports that reach us from other quarters a flood may be expected. Large pools of water are to be seen in different parts of the township, and| we hear that considerable damage has been done at Messrs Friedlander’s brickyards, owing to the overflow from the mill-race. The state of the channels on the West side of the railway line shows that they are not large enough to carry away the water when a heavy rain occurs. Our Rakaia correspondent writes:—“After a thorough good soaking of rain on Friday and Saturday last week, and Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, we have had a very heavy downpour from south-west since 7 p. m. on Wednesday, and at present there seems but little chance of its clearing. No doubt a heavy flood will be the result. Your correspondent has the pleasure of leaving his house by the back door and wetting over the fence, as there is nearly two feet of water between and gate. Very likely many others are in a similar predicament, but at present 1 have had no opportunity of looking round. There is about 7 or 8 inches of water in the Hatfield station yard this morning, gradually making its way to the Government line between here and Chertsey.” A telegram received from Christchurch to-day says :—“ The south-west storm which commenced last night continues unabated. An immense quantity of rain fell during the night. 'lhe streets are flooded, in many places the roadway and the footpaths in some parts being under water. The water lying on private properties is greater than has been.known for many years, and there is no appearance of the storm abating.’’

Owing 10 the inclemency of th ® weather the annual meeting of the Borough Club has been postponed until Wednesday next. A concert and entertainment will be held at Winslow to celebrate the opening oi the new school on September 14th, 10 .