The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1883.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1095, 8 November 1883, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1883.

To-morrow being H. R. H. the Prince of Wales’ Birthday, the Guakdiax will not be published. The Public Works Department have accepted a local tender for the erection of a new goods shed at Dunedin, in place of that destroyed by tire, for L 6,835. The Dunedin Presbytery yesterday passed a resolution regretting the death of the Rev Dr Begg, of Scotland, and expressing appreciation of his worth. At Oamaru on Tuesday last a child named Holmes poisoned itself by sucking the heads off matches. At an inquest a verdict of accidental death was returned. The entries for the Oamaru Agr’coltural Show this year number 703—49 more than last year. All the important classes show a substantial increase in the number of entries.

Mr P. Maguire, of Wakanui, brought to this office this mo ning a very fine sample of growing wheat and barley, averaging 3ft iong, which is fully out in ear, and apparently a splendid crop for this season, which is extremely backward.

It is understood that the Union Shipping Company have been advised that they are entitled to salvage in connection with the services rendered by the steamer Rotorua in towing the barque Cabarfeidh off Barrett’s reef, and acting on this advice they have sent in a claim against the captain and owners for LSOO.

The branches of the various Banks in Ashburton will be closed to morrow, the Prince of Wales’ Birthday and on Wednesday next, the Show Day, as whole holidays. On Thursday and Friday the 15th and 16th insts., race days, the Banks will also close from twelve noon each day.

We have received to-day a copy of a pamphlet published in Auckland by “Torpedo,” entitled the “ The Electric Universe.” As we have had no time to look through it, we are unable to speak as to its merits or demerits. Mr Weston, an old Ashburtonite, is the accredited agent, and will no doubt call upon most of our residen'-s with copies of the work. The following is the jlist of cases set down for the next sitting of the District Court which takes place on Saturday next before his Honor Judge Ward G. Parkin, order of discharge, E. G. Crisp solicitor ; S. J. Bright, order of discharge, C. W. Purnell solicitor; Franz Schrader, application for letter of administration, F. Wilding solicitor ; application for probate of will of H. V. Chichester, F. Wilding solicitor.

At the B.M. Court this morning before H. C. S. Baddeley, Esq., R.M., Jno, E. Knuston, eight years of age, was brought Up pharged with stealing LSfrom Anthony Dobbs, of Methvon. The boy pleaded guilty and was committed to Burnham for seven years, his fatter, who lives at Sydenham (near Christchurch), to pay five shillings per week towards his support. 'I he civil case, Tanner v Lancaster, claim L 5 Bs, was struck out. A meeting of the Longbeach District School Committee was held in the main school <m Monday Jast. Present—Messrs Croy. Donaldson, Hous on apd Shearer, Mr Oroy in the chair. The master’s report for the main school for the proceeding mouth showed an average attendance of 50, and the number on the roll 61, which was considered satisfactory. The master of the side school reported a small increase and that some children attends I with fair regularity, others very irregular the average being only 33 - 8 out of a total of 51. The sewing mistress of the side school tendered her resignation, which was accepted. It was resolved to get tae necessary repairs done to the master’s house at the main school, also some repairs to side school. After passing some accounts for payment the Committee ad? journed to the 19th inst., then to hold a special meeting to arrange about prizes and treat for children.

Holloway's Pills. —Weary of Life.— Derangement of the liver is one of the most dangerous of diseases, and the most prolific source of those melancholy forebodings which arc worse than death itself. A few doses of these noted Pills act magically in dispelling low spirits, and repelling the covert attacks made on the nerves by excessive heat, impure atmospheres, over-indulgence, or exhausting excitement. The most shattered constitution may derive benefit from Holloway’s Pills, which will regulate disordered action, brace the nerves, increase the energy of the intellectual faculties, and revive the failing memory. By attentively studying the instructions for taking these Pills, and explicitly putting them in practice, the most desponding will soon ffeeb confident of a perfect recovery.—[Advf

Mr Rich.-rd Laiahley, solicitor, has resigned the Chairmanship of f ha Auckland Board of Education, in order to visit America, England and the Continent. He goes credential led by the Government to report on the various educational systems of the countries he may visit.

The following team will represent the Borough Cricket Club in their match against the Geraldine Club to-morrow at Geraldine, viz .—Messrs Crocker, G. W. Andrews, Prebble, L. F. Andrewes, Rober;son, Simpson, Quain, Fooks, Amos, Marsh, Purchase, and Davis. The above members are requested to meat at the railway station in time for the 6.50 a.m. train for the South.

The total entries received by Mr Geo. Jameson, the Secretary for the Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association are—Sheep, 80 ; cattle, 25 ; horse’, 97 ; pigs, 6 ; dogs, 20 ; poult y, 11 ; implements, 94 ; produce, 23 ; New Zealand manufactures, 5 ; extra exhibits, 54; wool, 4 ; -total, 428. As compared with the I’st year, there is a falling off in the number of entries of 96. As this falling off is principally in the poultry, pigs, and extra exhibits it will not affect the Show in the least, as it is considered that the quality this year is far superior to any yet held in Ashburton.

“ In the beginning of last season,” says the World of September 12, a lady was seen in drawing-rooms, ihe reputed wealth of whom made not a few mouths water and chained to her side a young nobleman who had previously met with a marked absence of good fortune in his swoop upon the heiresses of the Pacific Slope. Ihe ladv was intelligent, no longer in her first youth, and of mixed parentage, her mother having -been a New Zealand Maori, married by her father when ho gave up whaling and took to beach combing and the acquisition of land in the islands. So well did Barney’Khodes prosper that this daughter has L 40.000 a-year. She got throiiLdi her short experience of London in safely, went back to New Zealand, and has just given her hand to a local young man—the son of a late

Bishop of Napier.” The anniversary of the Wakanui Wesleyan Church was celebrated with the usual tea and public meeting in the Wakanui schoolroom last evening. The tea was partaken of by a largo number of persons, a goodly propoition being visitors from Ashburton, who arrived from their long drive with keen appetites, and were well able to thoroughly appreciate the really excellent tea provided for them. \fter tea an adjournment was made to the church where the annual meeting was held, Mr D. H. Brown occupying the chair. Mr G. W. Leadley read the annual report which was considered satisfactory. The meeting was also addressed by the Revs J. Nixon and C. H Standage and Mr J. E. Buchanan. A choir from Ashburton contributed a number of musical selections, which were highly appreciated by those present. The usual votes of thanks being proposed and carried the meeting closed. Some time ago it was stated that the young man named J. C. Smyth, employed as a clerk in the Auckland branch of the Bank of Australasia, had levanted, the

bank thereby losing a considerable sum. Information was given to the police, and Sergeant Bulford was despatched to Melbourne, whither he had gone, to bring him back. Sergeant Bulford has written to Superintendent Thomson, stating that Smyth is still in custody, but that his solicitor had made an application to he Supreme Court of Victoria that he be brought up under a writ of habeas corpus and tried there. The Chief Justice, to whom the application was made, has ruled the application cannot be heard except by a full Bench, which does not meet till the 21sb inst. Mr Fischer, accused’s counsel, holds that as Smyth went to Melbourne in the employ of the bank, he is not a fugitive, and cannot be brought under the provisions of the Fugitives Offenders Act.

Auckland bookmakers pay away about L 4,000 over Martini-Henry’s double vie tory. Colonel Fraser, of the Thames, lands between L 1,500 and L 1,600, th; Secretary of the Auckland Stud Company wins LSOO, and other employees of the Company lesser amounts. When the news of Martini’s victory in the Cup reached the Northern Club the members were at Jdinner. Araongs thost present were Major Walmsley managing director of the Kew Zealand Pedigree Stock Company, and Mis Worship the Mayor, who is one of the largest shareholders in the Company. The former having received the warm congratulations of those present the Mayor invited all hands to drink the health of Musket’s brilliant son, and the toast was quaffed in bumpers. Major Walmsley, in responding, said he believed Martini-Henry’s performances would be equalled by a colt now in the possession of the Company, by Musket—Onyx.