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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1069, 9 October 1883, Page 2

Professor Fraser will lecture this evening at the Oddfellows’ Hall. The following tenders were received for the flood channel bridge at the Bakaia Gorge :—Accepted, Henry Baulbz, Dunedin, L 2,102; declined, Jas. Butt, Kaiapoi, L 2,190. St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Dunedin, being about to become vacant by the departure of the Rev. Mr Byng to Australia, Bishop Neville and others are suggesting it should be turned into a Cathedral. A meeting will be held to • I night to consider the question. Mr J. F. Redmond delivered a lecture last night in the Auckland Theatre Royal on “ Home Rule.” There was a large attendance, and the proceedings were orderly. He said his brother would probably lecture in Auckland on passing through en route for Sydney. A branch Land League was farmed, and subscrip-

tion lists opened. Scott, who won the walking match in Dunedin, was presented with what purported to be the stakes—the amount of which was not stated—at the Princess Theatre last night. Edwards also came forward and made a few remarks, to the effect that he had been beaten on his merits, and was man enough to own it; that he had held Scott too cheap, and had been affected by slight indisposition, and that he considered no man south of the Line could beat Scott for twenty-four hours.

A number of country publicans were summoned at the Qamaru Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday on charges of selling adulterated liquor. Professor Black had made au analysis of the liquors sold by the publicans, and found that they contained a considerable quantity of tannin. The defendants’ solicitor had, however, obtained a number of samples of liquor from out of the Bond, and these, on being analysed by Professor Black, were found to be as much adulterated as the samples obtained from the publicans. The cases were therefore dismissed, the evidence showing no knowledge of adulteration on the part of the publicans. A deputation from the Waihemo County waited on the Hon Mr Dick; yesterday about rabbits. It included Messrs J. McKenzie and M. S. Fish, M.H.R.’s, and Mr Stout. The principal complaint was that small settlers cleared their land but were overrun by rabbits from the larger estates and runs, and hints of favoritsm on the part of inspectors were made. It was suggested that Counties should have the control of administration on the rabbit question, and Mr Stout thought a law might be passed giving a man the right to sue a neighbor when he was injured by rabbits coming off his neighbor’s land. The Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry commenced their annual week’s training at Timaru yesterday, under Cavalry Instructor Captain Dundas. There were about forty present, but more are expected to come in. Captain Wright, of Timaru, and Surgeon Chapman, of Lopston, were the officers present, also the officers of the Southland Hussars. Yesterday three hard drills one on foot, two in the saddle —were gone through with a fair degree of efficiency, somewhat retarded by a few of the men being recent recruits. A feature of one field drill was the ambulance department, under the management of Surgeon Chapman. The men will be under strict military discipline all the week.

Ruke and Tahuna, sons of Aropeta, the Murimotu malcontent chief, were charged at Wanganui yesterday with assaulting Mr Thorpe, surveyor. Mr Thorpe had no direct corroborative evidence> and both defendants positively denied the offence. Mr Ward, R. M., said the evidence was very conflicting, and he could not say that he was satisfied that the offence had been committed. The charge was dis-

i missed. His Worship cautioned the Murimotu natives that the Native Land Court surveyors must not be interfered with)' by order of Kemp’s council or in any other way, and said that in the next case of obstruction the full penalty of L 59 would be imposed. Two Putiki natives, Wairaina and Weteora, nephews of the late Mete Kingi, were charged with .forcible entry into certain premises. The evidence showed they had ejected the bailiff put in by the trustee in bankruptcy of the lessee of the land, which was part of the native reserve. The defendants dragged the bailiff out of the house, carried him across a paddock, dropped him over a gate into a road, and threw his blankets after him. Mr Ward K.M., committed the defendants for trial at the Supreme Court, and liberated them on their own recognisances. A meeting of the Chertsey 'Public Library Committee took place in the Library room on the evening of Saturday, the 6th inst. Present Messrs Todd, Gray, Childs, Wilkinson, Downie, and Patterson. The Secretary (Mr Todd) intimated to the Committee that a communication I had been received from the Under-Seore- I tary for Lands, stating that the site I selected by the Committee for a Library I site would be surveyed in a few days. The opinion was cordially expressed that I the representative for the district is deser- I ving of great credit for his energetic advocacy of the claims of the Committee upon the Government. The various sub-com-mittees appointed at a former meeting to further the interests of the forthcoming I entertainment then handed in their re- I ports. From them it appeared that a I highly successful gathering may be antici- I pated. All the best local talent and many friends from a distance have promised assistance. A screaming farce will be 1 played by a party of Rakaia amateurs ; I Messrs Bussell and Todd will contribute I a couple of dfiets of high class selections I for cornet; and Mesdamea Tomkins, Bruce, and Lambie, in conjunction with Messrs Loudon, Lambie, West, Wilkinson, Gray, and Mangham (sen. and jun.) will help, vocally and instcumentally, I to make the meeting a success. The dance music will be entrusted to Messrs I Lambie and Loudon, of Kyle. Thick Heads, heavy stomachs, bilious con- I ditions—Wells’ May Apple Pills—anti-bilious- I 1 cathartic. 5d and is. Moses, Moss and Co., 1 1 Sydney, General Agents. I I 1