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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1063, 2 October 1883, Page 2

Maligner has been scratched for the Derby and the New Zealand Oup at the C.J.C. Metropolitan meeting. We understand that a requisition is being signed in the town to Mr Harrison, asking him to allow himrelf to be nominated for Mayor.

At the Plumpton Ground Company’s meeting, the balance from the Waterloo meeting was shown to be Ll5O, which was considered satisfactory. Experiments made, with distilled oil of the Southern Cross Company showed the specific gravity to be 800, and the flashing point 146 degrees Fahrenheit. A young man named James Hammond-, engaged as clerk in Messrs W. and G. Turnbull and Co.’s store at Wellington, has been arrested on a charge of forging the signature of 'Nicholas Reid, the manager of the firm, to a cheque for L2O.

The Government steamer Hinemoa left Wellington yesterday afternoon for*Kawhia, with a detachment of Armed Constabulary. She calls at Opunake for the purpose of taking on board a number of the Armed Constabulary from there. Rowdyism in connection with the Salvation Army meetings still continues at Oamaru. Oh Sunday night A lad was arrested for throwing a stone through the window of the Hall in which the services are conducted.

ohe following letters from places be* yond the colony were received at, the Ashburton Post office during the month of August and remained unclaimed on Ist October:—John Daly, J. M> Hosking (3), H. Hegerty, Mias Jennie McPherson.

The Bishops'of New South Wales and the priests of the diocese of Sydney have requested Bishop Redwood, of Wellington, to allow himself to be nominated to the See rendered vacant by the. death of the late Archbishop Vaughan. The only business brought before the Resident Magistrate at the Court this morning consisted of two charges of breaches of the Borough by-laws, Edward Bartlett and J. W. Mcßae being each fined 5s for allowing cattle to stray at large. At the Borough Council last evening, before commencing business, his Worship the Mayor suggested that the power to add to their number given to the Committee elected at the previous meeting for the purpose of collecting evidence to place before the Mount Somers Railway Commission should be exercised. This was agreed to, and the fc Rowing gentlemen were appointed in addition to the members of the Council ; —Messrs J. Ivess, H. Friedlander, A. Roberts, G. Jameson, J. Clark, J. Tucker and D. Thomas, It was decided to hold the first m eting of the Committee on Friday next at two o’clock.

During a discussion on the advisability of erecting a building for the caretaker of the Fire Brigade, at the Borough Council last evening, Cr Harrison pointed out that economy had been a good deal talked about, and he recognised that it was urgently needed. In this matter he would instance a fact which he thought Councillors had not given sufficient attention to, viz, that while the Bank overdraft stood at L9OO they had it to pay 9 per cent for the accommodation, but the whole of the improvements on the Alford Forest road were beingoarried out with money for which 10 per cent was paid. He gave it as his opinion that the works he referred to were not so urgently needed as to justify this,' and he thought that those who showed themselves so particular about the overdraft would do well to economise in the direction he had intimated.

A grand military funeral, that of Mete Kingi, took place in the Mission Cemetery, Putiki, yesterday afternoon in the presence of 5,000 spectators and 1,100 Maoris from all parts of the North Island. The pall-bearers were twelve chiefs of high rank, including Major Kemp, Wi Parata and Renatu, of Hawke’s Bay. The Native Minister, the Mayor of Wanganui, the Under-Secretary, and other officials were present, and a crowd of Europeans and Maoris followed the coffin from the pah to the grave. About 230 Volunteers were present, under the command of Major Stapp, and fired three volleys over the grave. The burial service of the Church of England was read by the Rev. T. S. Grace and three Maori clergymen. The day was fine and warm, and was observed as a close public holiday. Mr Grace delivered a short address at the grave—first in Maori and then in English—referring to Mete Kingi's friendship and services to thoj Pakeha and his loyal support to the Government. After the funeral Mr Bryce inspected the Wanganui and warmly complimented "them on their efficiency, appearance and numbers.

Our Rakaia correspondent writes :—On Sunday a party of three men (farm laborers) took a trip to the sea beach below the township of Kyle, and one of the number named Thomas Corkhill, as telegraphed to you yesterday, was drowned whilst bathing. The sea was moderately rough after the southerly wind experienced lately, and consequently the breakers were heavy. Corkhill, who' would insist on bathing, was soon in trouble, and one of his mates (McPherson) seeing this, pluckily went in to try and save him. However, Corkhill called out that he w uld drown him if he came near, and this caused McPherson to retreat to dry land. Again he bravely made an attempt to save his mate, but was so exhausted with the force of the breakers that it was with-difficulty he was rescued from a watery grave himself. No trace of the body has yet been found, and in all probability never will be. The deceased must have been mad or drunk, as he never made the least attempt to swim back. It seems that for some time past he had been challenging his mate that hd would show him how to go through the breakers and at last got a goed start and was off and drowned. Poor fellow !

The New York Herald of August Bth contains the following anent the SullivanSlade match The achievements cf the previous night afforded food for reflection to the wise men of fistiedom. Why had Slade, big as he was, been knocked out of time in three rou ds, and by what methods bad he been led to hope for success in his prospective matches? The whole matter was explained to a reporter by Harry Montague, his manager. “The size of it is this,” said he, “ Slade is a man wonderfully endowed by nature. He has had little art, and seems in no hurry to acquire it. But were he to act as he had been told, he would develop marvellously. He has been an incubus on our hands. He is lazy. That’s the whole trouble. He won’t train. X have time and again urged him to walk, to ride, to do something to harden his muscles and put him iashape for the ordeal he had to pass through, but he never minded me. He was utterly heedless of my advice. ; Sometimes he swam. These South Sea Islanders seem to think water their element just as much as land, and .they freely take to it. He would swim miles, but he would not walk them. Ihe result was he came before the public in a condition far inferior to bis opponent.” “ And was fairly licked,” supplemented Jem Mace. “ Yes, he was," said Harry Montague. “We make no bones about it. Our man was beaten out and out, throughout the whole exhibition. Mr Sullivan acted like a gentleman. He took no undue advantage, and his conduct towards his opponent was kindly whenever opportunity offered. His backer i? Mr Mace. He was not a bit startled.' On the contrary, he was agreeably surprised. He believed Slade was game. When hie saw him pick himself up after Sullivan’s sledge-hammer blows, and plant himself on the platform to get more punishment, he felt that he was right. I mil admit that I did not have so much hope. When I saw Slade landed, Mace asked me what I thought of him. ‘ That Newfoundland pup V said I. ‘ The same,’ said he, * and X intend to make a dog of him.’ He has done so. Slade for the first time in bis life, has received a lesson.” „

Several new advertisements of entires to stand in the Ashburton district appear, in this issue.

In our advertising columns will be found a notification re tenders for the Longbeach Road Board, the time for receiving which is extended to the 15 th.