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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1016, 4 December 1883, Page 2

The outward English mail, via San Francisco will close at Ashburton on Saturday morciug The tender of Messrs Muir and Reid for the new schoolroom in connection with St. Stephen’s Church has been accepted. Two foreign sailors who left the May Queen in the port of Nelson, on a raft a week ago, were apprehended yesterday in Aniseed Valley. They had been out 01 the hills since landing. They were sent to gaol till the ship sails. ilu New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following telegram, date I London, 33th Nov., 1883 :—Mut on tallow : Fine qualities are in good demand at 42s 6d per cwt. Beef tallow: Market unchanged. The explosion at the Owake Powder Mills on Thursday did abovt L2OO worth of damage, the whole building being demolished, and some of the lighter machinery damaged. The explosion is attributed to a fire which was started near the mill by men engaged in the bush felling timber. It is expected work wdl be resumed in three weeks. The Boys’ High School will play an eleven of the County Club to-morrow on the ground of the latter, play to begin at 2 30° sharp. The County team will be chosen from the following : —L F. Andrewes, J. Fooks,JJ. A. Caygill, Makeig, Polhill, Wroughton, Quinlan, Simpson, Davis, C. R. Andrewes, Amos, Crisp, and . others. A narrow escape from a serious accident occurred to-day. The iwo horse i attached ti an omnibus which was about i to convey the Willmott Company to Methven this morning, bolted from the r yard of Quill’s Hotel aud ran down Bast street. Mr Mcßae was thrown off the box, but we are glad to say did not sus- : tain any serious injury, and the animals were brought to a standstill by coming > into collision with a trap belonging to Mr i John Ashton, which was standing oppol site the Union Bank. The cross ba • of ihe omnibus was broken, I ut the horses were not hurt. At the Mataura yesterday morning a fire broke out on the premises used by Mr 1 E. Steele for the manufacture of rabbit exterminators. Mr from the building badly burnt, but his son, a boy of ten, was rescued in an unconscious : state by a neighbour. The building was destroyed. Mr Steele and the boy are so much injured as to be unable to state how the fire origina ed. There was a slight accident at Dunedin on the Roa'yn tramway lino list evening Tne man driving gripped the rope too 1 quickly, and the car jumped off the axletree. He then tried to put a brake on, but it did not act, and the car began going down the hill at a fast rate. The passengers jumped off, but another driver who happened to be on the car rushed to the gripper and got hold of the rope. One passenger fell and got a slight cat. At the inquest on the man Young, at Dunedin, a verdict ot “ Suicide while insane ” was returned. The dead was evi. dently premeditated, as the deceased loft a letter explaining about the owners of articles of jewellery left in his shop for repair, and also a letter addresse I to tins reporter of the Otago Daily Times The jury added that no blame was attachable to Mr Cunningham, who was deceased’s uncle, and father of the girl alluded to. The garden fete which takes place tomorrow week in aid of St. Stephen’s Sunday School Building Fund promises to be a great success. A number of stalls for the sale of fruit, produce, and needlework, etc., will ba on the ground. Lawn tennis, croquet, 'and other amusements will be provided, and a fine art exhibition will take place in the parsonage. We are requested to invito the lo in of any works of art or vertu for the exhibition from those of our readers who are willing to contribute towards the success of the gathering. During the evening a display of fireworks will also take place. Our readers will be glad to learn that the piano fur the Old Men’s Home is at length wholly paid for. A cheque for LI 17s 9d, part proceeds of the recent ciicket match, made up the amount required. We congratulate Mr and Mrs Harris who originated the idea of obtaining the instrument, that the purchase of the instrument has been completed before their departure for the North Island. It is suggested that the proceeds of future entertainments should be devoted to replenishing the libraty at the Home, or to furnishing the inmates with any luxuries of which they may be in need. It might be well to consult the inmates on the subject. Holloways Ointment and Pills.— Notable Facts. —Intense heat augments the annoyances of skin disease and encourages the development of febrile disorders; therefore they should, as they can, be remove by these detergent and purifying preparations. In stomach complaints, liver affections, pains, and spasms of the bowels, Holloway’s ungent well rubbed over the affected part immediately gives the greatest ease, prevents congestion and inflammation, checks the threatening diarrhoea and averts incipient cholera. The poorer inhabitants in large cities will find these remedies to be their best friends when any pestilence rages, or when from unknown Causes eruptions, boils, abscesses, or ulcerations point out the presence of taints or impurities within the system, and call for instant and effective curative medicines.— i [Advt.j i

At the Police Court this morning before Messrs R. Alcorn and T. Bullock, J. P. V, James Goughian was again remanded, as no communication had been received from Mr March regarding the accused being re-admitted to the Old Men’s Home. —A charge brought against Alfred Harris for neglecting to bury a horse at Winslow was dismissed, as it was not shown tint the animal was in the possess'.on of the accused.—For allowing a cow to stray at large, > n offender was fined ss, and the Court then adjourned. The last performance of the Willmott Company hero drew a good house last night, and praise is due for the manner in which “ Blow for Blow ” was performed. The play has much of the pathetic to interest, and of the comic to amuse, and all the characters wore well represented. Miss Crawford in the dual role of the two twin sisters acted with force and spirit, and Miss Amy Johns was equally successful as Kitty Wobbler. Miss Lawrence was s en at her best in Ibo small part of Lady Linden, and Miss Wyatt did what little she had to do as M s Moulsey well. Mr Wilkinson created hearty laughter as ths vulgar but g mdhearted Charley the audience insisting in recalling him in the second act. Mr Alexander pleased those present by his rendering of John Drummond, the villain of the piece, and Mr Teece and Mr Rede were satisfactory in the respective parts of Dr Grace and Sir Harry Linden. The Company play to night at Methvan, their subsequent destination being the West Coast.