The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1883.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1064, 3 October 1883, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1883.

The Rev Mr Bogg, the well-known Free Church Minister of Scotland, is dead. He was for fifty-five years connected with the Ministry. At the Police Court this morning a man named Henry Walmer, alias Harry Smith was brought up charged with bestiality,, at Methvcn. He was remanded till Tuesday next;

gThe Roys were arraigned yesterday morning, and pleaded not guilty,. but all the Crown witnesses not being in attendance, the trial was adjourned till Thursday.

IH Henry Graham has laid an information against Captain Smith, of the Salvation Army, for assaulted battery at Titnaru on Sunday. The feeling against the proceedings of the Army is increasing in intensity every day owing to their attempts to adopt a high handed stylo of proceedings.

The first session of the thirteenth Synod of the Diocese of Canterbury opened at Christchurch yesterday. The Diocesan Choral Association hold their first festival on November 15th. Twenty two choirs, numbering three hundred voices, have joined, and will take part in the festival,: which will be held in the Cathedral.

The monthly meeting of the Rakaia School Committee was held on Monday. Present--Messrs Hardy (Chairman), Oxley, Cox, and Howell. The master reported that the average fer the month was slightly lower than generally, no doubt owing to the bad weather. He asked for a bell to. be erected on the school. It was decided to ask the Central Board if they would arrange for a bell being put up. The master was instructed to lay out L 3 in bats for the boys’ cricket. The Rakaia Cricket Club was granted the use of the schoolground for practice after school hours, providing that any damage to the property be made good at the Club’s expense. The Central Board wrote, stating that until Government informed them what money would he granted they could not allot any fixed sum yet. The meeting then adjourned.

The shareholders of Lankey Oyeek Cement Mining Co, Reeftoifc met 1 ' at Dunedin yesterday to receive the report of Mr Trayes, the expert sent over to report npon the concern. He reported that from the prospects, the thinness of the cement, and the nature of the ground, it was not payable as far as the drives had reached. In answer to the question, what is your private opinion of the claim ? he said he thought it was no goofi. Mr H. Bastings, a shareholder, said that anything more monstrous than this Lankey Creek proceedings had never taken place on the face ot the earth in connection with mining speculation. He indulged in some very strong remarks about the West Coast people generally, and about the way in which the Dunedinites had been bitten.

A meeting of parents and guardians of children attending the Canterbury Boys’ High School, yesterday passed resolutions condemning the conduct of the Board of Governors as contrary to the. best interests of the school, an-i proposing that a memorial to the Minister of Education be drawn up and signed by all interested in the welfare of the school, praying him to take such steps as may be necessary to alter the constitution of the governing body, so that it may be elective and represent the public, instead of selfelected, as at present. It was finally resolved—“ That in the opinion of this meeting Mr Miller has been treated by the Board of Governors with great injustice; that we fully sympathise with him in his present position; and that the parents and guardians of boys attending the High School be invited to sign an address and present a testimonial to him prior to his retirement. ” The first meeting of the new-constituted Domain Board was held in the County Council offices tlvs afternoon, there being present the following members :Dr Trevor, and Messrs W. 0. Walker, H. T. Winter, T, Bullock, G. H. St Hill, and the Mayor. Mr 'Walker, in moving that Dr Trevor be elected Chairman, spoke in highly eulogistic terms of that gentleman’s energy in the past, and he was sure it would be an advantage if he retained the position. Dr Trevor, in accepting the office, said that he certainly intended to retire, but in view of what had been said he could not refuse to serve again. On the motion of Mr Bullock it was resolved that a Committee consisting of the Mayor, Dr Trevor, Mr St Hill, and the mover be appointed for the purpose of drawing up bydaWs. It was also decided that the same Committee should draw up a report on the probable income and expenditure of the Board, The elate of meeting was fixed for the last Tuesday of each month at 10.30 a. m.

A branch of the Canterbury Temperance Union was formed in Ashburton a short time ago, under very favorable prospects, and good support is promised, from churches and societies of the town. The officers of the branch are :—President, Mr D. H. Brown ; Vice-Presidents, Revs Scott, Standage, Beattie and Nixon; Secretary, Mr G. W. Andrews ; Treasurer, Mr A, Orr ; with a good Working Committee. The objects of the Union are to influence elections favorable to temperance, holding public temperance meetings, getting Licensing Act properly enforced, especially in preventing prohibited men from getting drink, and houses from selling after hours. Last evening a Committee meeting was held in the Wesleyan Church vestry, the President in the chair. Rules were adopted for the general working of the branch. Letters were read from Chertsey and Flemington asking for temperance meetings to be held, and it was agreed that deputations should attend at each place—Flemington on Oct. 11th, and Chertsey on Oct. 19th. Verbal applications were also received from several other places, and the Committee decided to attend to them as soon as possible.