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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1004, 20 November 1883, Page 2

Topia, a native chief of Murimutu, has telegraphed to the Government that he has withdrawn all opposition to the survey now proceeding under Mr Ilochfort.

Mr John Jackson has been re-elected Mayor of Timaru without opposition. tajThe total returns of collections at Christchurch on Charity Sunday amounted to L 444 ; last year it was L4BL On Friday the Waikuku flour mill, occupied by Mr Djw, was destroyed by fire. It was insured for L3OO on the stock and L4OO on the plar.t, but in what office is not stated. The cause of the fire is unknown.

Colonel Roberts has pulled down the meeting whare at Parihaka, where the Waikatos have been in the habit of assembling, because they refused to go away when bidden. They stayed three nights, although they only had permission to remain one.

Several test cas:B under the Volunteer regulations were heard at the Napier R. M. Court yesterday. The defendants were summoned for not attending the drills which were advertised in the news papers and notified on parade. Fines were imposed in all cases. The National Mortgage and Agency Company have received the following telegram from their London office:—“The frozen sheep ex British King arrived in fair order, and sold at an average of s£d over head, inclusive of half carcases.” A “ Salvation” public wedding took place in the Wellington barracks yesterday, when “ Captain” J. W. Colley was married to “Lieutenant” Elizabeth Edwards, who has recently arrived from England. The Hon J. Bryce is still at Te Awamutu. He has had an interview with Rewi on native affairs. Rewi desires to postpone the discussion of the question till the arrival of Wahanui, who is coming down to Alexandra. The Native Minister is reticent as to his plans and movements.

At the Police Court this morning, before Mr Baddeley, R. M., a first offender was fined ss, and a prohibition order to extend over the whole county was taken out against Charles Smith. Mary Holborough, brought up on remand, was sent to gaol for three months, under the Vagrancy Act.

The barque India went ashore at Hokianga on Sunday, and is fast breaking up. It is owned by Mr Thomas Henderson, jun., Auckland. The Colonial has a policy of L 265 on the cargo of timber. The balance of the cargo is believed to be insured in Sydney in the Southern Insurance Company. The India is a wooden barque of 202 tons, built at New Brunswick in 1853.

According to the Herald a case of a rather exceptional nature is likely to be heard at the sitting of the Supreme Court in Timaru next month. From what we can learn, the defendant lost a number of fowls of a particular breed, and suspected a neighbor of appropriating them. He obtained a search warrant and visited the plaintiff’s (his neighbor) premises, but without finding his lost property. The latter has now served him with a writ for L2OO damages, for maliciously, etc., damaging his character and business, etc. At a meeting of the Committee of the Canterbury Jockey Club last night a letter from R. Derritt was read asking that his previous employers, Messrs Robinson and Lance, might be called upon to give leasons for his summary dismissal just before the recent races. The Committee decided the matter was not within their jurisdiction, therefore they could not interfere. The Secretary read a report showing that the receipts at the gates amounted to over L3OO more than last year.

The first annual meeting of the South Canterbury Refrigerating Company was held at Timaru yesterday. The meeting was well attended. Nine permanent Directors were elected. The number of shares applied for to date is 3,328. A site of fifty-seven acres close to the railway line, about one mile north of Timaru and having a>sea frontage, has been determined on for permanent works. The price is L4O per acre. The total cost of land, buildings, machinery and erection is estimated at L 12,000. Our Mayfield correspondent writes : We have had a deal of wet weather up in this district lately. It started last Tuesday, and we have not had a tine day since. Residents herb returning from the Ashburton Show, found that the roads were swimming with water, and every day since we have nearly been flooded out. On Sunday there was such a heavy hailstorm that nobody could go out in it, the hailstones being as large as common marbles, and now (Monday) it is raining very heavily, and has been all day, there being every appearance of it keeping on. It is so cold and the ground is so full of water that crops and things won’t grow. The Willmott Company have evidently not outstayed their welcome in Ashburton as was shown by the crowded house at the Town Hall last evening, in spite of the bad weather. “ Struck Oil ”is a piece so well known that it is unnecessary to speak of it in detail. Mr Wilkinson as the kindhearted Dutchman, John Stofel, acted with a comic force and displayed a power which few who had only seen him in low comedy parts would have credited him with possessing. In the last act, especially, he sank his own individuality in the character he was playing, and his acting as the madman shewed many touches of true and subtle art. Miss Amy Johns ably seconded Mr Wilkinson in his efforts to amuse the audience, the Dutch accent being well assumed and the songs allotted to Lisette were so admirably sung as to be accorded an encore in more than one instance. With the exception ot the part of Deacon Skinnor, played with much unction by Mr K. W. Rede, the piece, does not offer much scope for the display of histrionic talent in regard to the minor characters, and it will suffice to say that the manner the drama was put on the stage by the company was deserving of praise, and the audience testified by their frequent applause that they were satisfied. To-night will be the last of the season, and the entertainment chosen will be Pinero’s comedy of “Imprudence," a piece which from all accounts is well worth seeing, and should draw a good house.

The following amusing letter by a lady appears in one of the daily American papers :—“ lam a milliner, and I have m%de between 1,500d01s and 2,500J01s a year in my business for some time past. I married four years ago. My husband is kind and good-looking, but he never learned a trade, had no profession, and could not average 500dols a year. I loved him, however, but I saw it would not do to depend on him, so I kept on with my business. After a lime I think he got a little lazy, and as we were both away during the day we could not keep house, and got sick of boarding. Finally I proposed that he should keep house, and I would run the business and find the money. We have now lived very happy in this way for two years. My husband rises and builds the fire, gets breakfast, and I leave at 7.45 for my place of business. He does the washing and ironing and the cleaning, and I do not know of any woman who can beat him. He is as neat as wax, and can cook equal to anyone in town. It may be an isolated case, but I think the time has now come when women who have husbands to support should make them do the work; otherwise they are luxuries we must do without.” We observe the lady does not say anything about the baby. Perhaps there were no children in that household. Her pattern husband might find it in his heart to do the washing and cooking, but. it is mighty likely even he would have kicked at minding the baby.