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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1056, 24 September 1883, Page 2

The New Zealand Shipping Company advises the arrival at Bio Janiero of th'o Catalonia on the 20th. Her frozen meat is reported in good condition. Mete Kingi, a well-known chief, andformerly M.H.R., died at Putiki on Saturday, from hernia. Hia age is believed to have been about seventy. Application has been made to the Government on behalf of his family for a public funeral. The installation of the officers of the Ashburton Royal Arch Chapter takes place this evening, at the Masonic Hall. The M.E.Z. desires us to state that visiting Companions will be most heartily welcome. The usual banquet will be held at Bro. Hill’s, Somerset Hotel, after the installation. A meeting of the Oherlaey Public Library Committee was held in the Library room on the evening of Saturday last. Present—Messrs Todd, Gray, Childs, and Patterson. After several matters of routine business had been attended to, it was resolved to hold a concert and dance in aid of the funds of the institution on the evening of Friday, Oct 12th. The various details in connection with the meeting were partially arranged, and the names of probable performers suggested to the Committee. The meeting then adjourned till Saturday the 29th. It was resolved at the Southland Frozen Meat Company’s meeting on Saturday to increase the capital from LIO,OOO to L 20,000 in 4,000 shares of LB. It was also decided that 1,000 shares' only be offered for application at present, those applied for be f ore the Slat October to be issued at par, but after that date at a premium to be fixed by the directors. This action has been taken in consequence of the demand for shares, and the increased interest in the company’s operations.

The Hon. Frederick Whitaker on Saturday afternoon tendered to the Governor his resignation as Premier, owing to private business requiring his attention. The resignation was accepted by His Excellency, who thereupon sent for Major Atkinson, and intrusted him with the duty of forming a new Cabinet. Major Atkinson undertook the task, and will to-day submit the names of: hia proposed colleagues to His Excellency for approval. Mr Whitaker left for Auckland in the Hinemoa yesterday morning. An interprovinoial chess match by telegraph, Wellington began on Saturday night, the players being, for Wellington:—Benbow (captain), W, F. Barraud, Whittem, Didsbury, Holland, Archer, Wright, Searle, Collins, and Mclntyre. For Christchurch:— fiookham (captain), Jacobson, Moore, Wood, Horwodd, Willis, Peez, Smith, Cuddon, and Scott,' The'Christchurch players met at /Warner’s f. Commercial Hotel, which was connected with the telegraph wires?for the occasion. The, match will be continued on several Saturdays, ;■ At a meeting of Invercargill citizens on Saturday night in reference to the action of the Railway Department in refusing to allow railway waggons on the Invercargill jetty on grounds that the rails are insufficient and the curve too sharp, the following resolutions were passed : —“ That the sudden stoppage of the trade through the action of the department in prohibiting Government trucks from passing over Invercargill jetty materially injures the town and district ; that no valid reasons had been given for such action, and that if any exist the Harbor Board have not been given time or opportunity to remove the objection ; the action of the department is consequently inexplicable, and appears on the face of it to be an arbitrary and uncalled-for act affecting an important portion of the population of the colony.” The two youngsters named Wright and King who were brought up on Friday, charged with housebreaking, were again before the Court this morning. The evidence showed that they had entered the house of Mr Jamieson, a farmer residing at Wakanui, and taken away a consider able number of miscellaneous articles. Constable Neill testified to having arrested the boys, upon whom he found several things which wore identified as the property of Mr Jamieson, and yesterday Wright disclosed some more of the stolen goods. Both youths, whose antecedents proved them to be very badly disposed boys and well-nigh incorrigible, owned to having committed the robbery, and Mr Baddoley sentenced them to twenty-foiu hours’ imprisonment, with the addition of a whipping to be administered privately. He also committed them to an Industrial School for a period of fiye years. Hop Bitters strengthens, builds up and cures continually, from the first dose. Be sure and see.—[Advt.] Thick Heads, heavy stomachs, bilious conditions—Wells’ May Apple Pills—anti-bilious-cathartic. 5d and rs. Moses, Moss and Co,, 1 Sydney, General Agents. 1 1

A squad of the Ashburton Rides visited the rifle range on Saturday under the command of Oolor-Sergeant Hayes. Private James Loitcb was again first with 71 points for 28 shots, the ranges being two, three, five and six hundred yards. The annual meeting of the Ashburton Cricket Club takes place to morrow at Messrs Matson, Cox and Co.’s offices at 7.30 p. m. As the sea-on will probably be an interesting one it is hoped all cricketers will attend.

The church parade of the Ashburton volunteers which took place yesterday morning attracted a good deal of attention, there being a large crowd of people at the Post Office, where the men mustered. Previous "to starting the band played a number of selections, and about half-past ten the ranks were formed and the volunteers marched to church under the command of Captain Douglas. • The service was conducted by the Rev E. A. Scott, who delivered an eloquent and appropriate sermon. After the morning service, which commenced -at ten o’clock instead of at the usual hour, at the Christchurch Cathedral yesterday, Mr Walter Stanley Bean, who has on several occasions assisted in the services at St. Stephen’s Church, was ordained to the ministry. The ceremony, which was most impressive, was performed by his Lordship the Primate,* assisted by the Very Rev. the Dean, Canon Cotterill, and the Revs. E. H. Elton and W. Harper. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Walter Harper, who took for his text Rnm. xi., 13—“ For I expect to yon, Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the Apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office.” - ...

Mr Baddeley gave his decision this morning in regard to the charge brought against Mr Quill for having committed a breach of the Licensing Act r the evidence in which case was heard last week. The Magistrate said that he had carefu ly considered the contention raised by the learned, counsel, and after studying the lease he came to the conclusion that Mr Quill had no control over the billiardroom. The lease was granted prior to the present Act coming into force, and the conditions were very explicit on the question he had referred to. The r evidence showed that there was no -attempt on the part of Mr Quill to evade the Act, and the report of the Inspector was thoroughly satisfactory, a fact which was especially gratifying, inasmuch 'as the opinion' offered by Sergeant .Felton was quite gratuitous. The case would.be dismissed, but at the same time the Magistrate advised Mr Crisp to bring, the matter before the Licensing Committee, so that that body might clearly understand that the premises for which Mr Quill held a license did not under the present circumstances includo'the billiard-room. A requisition to Mr D. Williamson, asking him to-stand for the mayoralty appears elsewhere. , _ > • The usual meeting of the Debating Society will be held this evening.