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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1068, 8 October 1883, Page 2

The Waireka Dairy Factory, near Oamaru, which will commence operations ir» a few days, will give 4£d per gallon for milk, a price equal to Is per lb for butter. A Volunteer review will be held at Oamaru on the Prince of Wales’ Birthday, in which the Timaru and Temuka Companies are expected to take part. At the Auckland Board of Education the question of sending scholarship holders to the Canterbury College of Agriculture was brought up. The Chairman pointed out several legal difficulties in the way of sending scholarship holders from Auckland to Canterbury. He moved that the Department of Education be communicate! with to see whether they would have any objections to holders of the Auckland district scholarships attending the Canterbury Agricultural College if they desire to do so. The motion was Agreed to. Purify the blood, cleanse the stomach, and sweeten the breath with Hop Bitters. Read

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There is to be a contest for the seat in the County Council rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr E. G. Wright, Messrs O. J. Harper and Hugo Friedlander having announced themselves as candidates.

The interprovincial chess match closed on Saturday at midnight, the result being three games to Wellington, three to Christchurch, and four undecided. These will be referred to Mr David Hay, of Dunedin, who will award ttie victory.

As an inducement for members to attend the meeting of the Horticultural Society on Wednesday next, Mr G. T. Smith jhas kindly offered a prize of a guinea for the beat collection of cut blooms, 40 varieties, exhibited on that evening. Mr Smith intends reading a paper to the meeting. Messrs Cruickshank and Co, of Auckland, have received from the Shaw Saville and Albion Co a cablegram stating, in reference to the new steamers they are now bnilding, that the power of the vessels has been considerably increased, and that they will be faster than anything that has yet been in these waters. A meeting of gentlemen was held at Christchurch on Saturday night to consider the advisability of forming a Kennel Club, to improve the breed of dogs and arrange for the publication of a dog stud book. AP.er some discussion, the meeting adjourned till Thursday without determining anything definite. The usual monthly meeting of the Waterton Library Committee took place on Friday, there being present Messrs J. Davis (chairman), Taylor, Moses, Soall and Mager. It was stated that considerable improvements had been carried out in the library and a good stock of books procured. A number of accounts were passed for payment, and some routine business having been transacted the meeting adjourned. , At a Committee meeting of the Borough Cricket Club held on Friday evening challenges for matches ware accepted from following Clubs ;—From the Ashburton 0.0. for a two days’ match on the Domain ground on the 24th and 31st instant, and from the Methven Club to be. played at Ashburton on the 27th inst. Challenges have also been sent to the United Canterbury, Geraldine and the Rakaia Clubs. Thirteen more members were elected to the Club.

On Wednesday last Mr D. Brown, the master of the Waterton Main School, gave a treat to his pupils. The tea was prepared t and superintended by Mias Grigg and Miss Dawkins (the schoolmistress), and the little ones thoroughly enjoyed the good things provided fur their delectation. Each of the children received a gift, which it need scarcely be said was thoroughly appreciated* The occasion of the treat was Mr Brown’s birthday, and those who were present were unanimous in declaring their wish that this was an event happening every day instead of only a year.

Our Waterton correspondent writes. — We have been blessed with fine weather lately, and last week the crops and the grass have felt the benefit of it. Indeed, good weather was very much needed, as the farmers could not finish putting in the remainder of their crops. Now that they have them in, they will ba busy with their rollers, which are much needed. The crops are looking very promising just now. Shearing has commenced, but the lambing is not finished yet, nor will it before to end of this month. Most of our farmers have been successful with their lambing, and the sheep pro looking well. A batch of inebriates were brought up at the Court this morning before Mr R. Alcorn, J.P. Alexander Thomas, Wm. McDermott, and G. Wright were each fined 10i, with the usual alternative ; and H. Howard was ordered to pay ss. _ A man named John Talbot was charged with having committed a robbery, from the person of Archibald Smart, at Methven. Evidence was given to the effect that two men held Smart down while the prisoner took a watch valued at 1.5 and a purse containing LI 14s fid from the pockets of the victim. The case was remanded till to-morrow.

A meeting of the Winslow Concert and Ball Committee was held in the schoolroom on the 27th ult., the members present being Messrs Harris, Wilson, Lbrett, Grace, Batson, Johnson and Martin (chairman). The minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted. An account for lighting ball-room was rendered which caused considerable discussion, all pretent taking par -. It terminated in Mr Martin leaving the chair. He was asked by several members to retain his position until the business was completed, but without avail. Mr Johnson was then voted to the chair and business went on. Accounts to the. amount of L 6 14s 2d were passed for payment; and on the motion of Mr Wilson the remainder, viz, L1416s 10d was voted to the incidental fund of the Winslow school. Another meeting was held at Mr Harris’s Hotel on Saturday. Pretfent—Messrs Grace, Wilson, Duncan, Rainey, Johnson, and Batson. Mr Harris in the chair. Minutes of previous meeting were read and adopted. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr John Grigg for the use of his ahfd, and also to Mr Harris for his action in securing the use of shed. A vote of thanks was passed to the ladies and gentlemen who volunteered their services at the concert, also to the ladies of the district for supplying the good things, also to the gentleman for j supplying the timber for stage, etc. The Eon. Treasurer stated the money was all in. It was resolved that the Secretary supply the press with full particulars of meetings.

The twenty-four hours’ walking match, Scott v. Edwards, closed at ten o’clock on Saturday night, in the presence of about 3,000 people. After the starting on Friday night Edwards maintained a slight lead till five on Saturday morning, when he put on the pace with the view of tiring Scott out, but the latter responded most gamely, and at 7 a. in, had .actually got a lead of two miles. Edwards from that time till noon frequently left the track for several minutes at a time, whilst Scott at noon had been off only six minutes altogether, and the scores then were — Scott, 71 miles; Edwards, 63 miles 15 laps. Scott then, by the advice of his trainer and backer, Austin, took a spell of an hour and three-quarters, though it is understood that he was against this course himself. At 3p. m. the scores stood—Scott, 79 miles 9 laps ; Edwards, 76 miles 8 laps. There were only short retiiements afterwards, principally by Edwards, until at 8 p.m. Scott was leading by 0 miles. Ed words’ chance of winning was of course gone, but he walked the time out, scoring 104 miles 6 laps, while Scott did exactly 111 miles, the latter having been off the track altogether about two hours. In terms of the challengd Austin has to name a man to compete with Edwards in a forty-eight hours’ match at the end of this week, aild it is un erstood he will name Scott. The performance of Scott, who is a stripling of about twenty years of age, is considered remarkably good, as had he pleased he could have done 120 miles.

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