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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1047, 11 January 1884, Page 2

Mother Swan's Worm Svrup —lnfallible, tasteless, harmless, cathartic ; for feverishness, restlessness, worms, constipation. Is at druggists. Moses, Moss and Co., Sydney, General Agents.

The body of Jacobs, drowned at Lake Ellesmere on New Year’s Day, was found yesterday with all the clothes on. The Hon W. Holleatoi-, Mr Jaa McKerrow, and Mr W. L. Bailer, have been elected Governors of the New Zealand Institute.

The law as to the employment of barmaids after 11 p. m. is said to be generally and openly violated in Auckland. Some girls are kept employed till midnight.

The Electric Circus arrived here this afternoon, and will give a performance to-night. As the circus is so well known here, and was so successful at its previous visit, there will no doubt be a good house. A Christchurch Regatta Oiub was formed last night, and promises to be well supported. It proposes to take the place of the Heathcote regatta. The first regatta under the new Club will be hold on February 23rd. Four thousand pounds worth of shares in the New Zealand Tobacco Growing and Manufacturing Company have been subscribed in Auckland. The Company will have 280 tons of leaf in p.ogress of manufacture by April next. A hurdle foot race has been arranged to take place on the Sports Ground on the afternoon of the 24th inst., between Messrs James McFarlane, of Ashburton, and Walter Prebble, of Prebbleton, for LlO a side. The distance will be a quarter of a mile over eight flights of hurdles. A man named David Lucy is reported to have died very suddenly on a gum field some miles above Henderson, near Auckland. Symptoms of poisoning were observed, but no suspicion of foul play. An inquest is to be held to-day. A special meeting of the Dunedin Harbor Board was held yesterday, for the purpose of confirming the resolution to increase the import dues 50 per cent.; but, owing to the absence of several members, the business was postponed. A tender for L 5436 10a was accepted for the extension of wharfage at Dunedin by4oofc. Mr J. W. Murdoch, lately R.M. at Palmerston, died very suddenly yesterday morning. He was at breakfast, and suddenly fell across the table and died before a medical man could be procured. He was aged eighty-five, but was active for his years, and was knocking about the township oil Wednesday in good health. Count Bologna Strickland, a young Maltese nobleman, who arrived at Auckland by the Rotomahana from Sydney, left for the Lake Country last evening. He intends making a tour south, to enquire as the advisability of forming a Maltese special settlement. With the Mayor, ho yesterday visited the Sugar Works,and theCaliiope Dock at Auckland.

A rush has set in to Larrikin’s Creek, Upper Mohikinu’, where Carson and party obtained theirgold. All the men employed on the harbor works have left, and also some from coal mine , besides other laborers. The g ouud is pegged ou; iu each side of the prospector’s claim. The new ground is situated 21 miles up the river from the beach, tea miles of which is very rough travelling. The Gisborne Resident Magistrate’s Couit was occupied all Wednesday in hearing a charge of alleged rape preferred against Richard Greenaway, baker, on Mary Walker, a shopwoman where he worked. The offence was alleged to have been committed while the woman was insensible through a fall from a horse. The case was dismissed without calling on the defence.

The following additional subjects of examination for admission as barristers are gazetted, signed by the whole of the Judges, iu pursuance of The Law Practitioners Act 1882 Amendment Act 1883. It is prescribed that persons who have taken the deg ee of Bachelor of Laws, as mentioned in the said Act, shall be required to answer questions proposed for candidates for admission as barristers in subjects 8 and 9 of Rules and Regulations under the Law Practitioners Act 1882.

Tne largest trout yet captured in the Ashburton Domain was caught last night by Mr Joa. Miles. This specimen of the finny tribe turned the scale at 3lb 2£oz, and when it is remembered that only a few years back the creek where so many disciples of Izaak Walton spent a considerable number of hours’ enjoyment, was but a dry gully, the efforts of those gentlemen who took steps to place the trout in the domain must certainly be looked upon as remarkably successful.

A batch of larrikins received a lesson in the Waimate Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning. It was proved that they had visited a farmhouse at Makikihi at 2 a.m. New Year’s Day, kicked up a tremendous row, hurled stones on the roof and through the windows, doing damage to the amount of L2. The farmer remonstrated, and was called outside and knocked down, and struck several times. The offenders, four in number, were fined in a maximum penalty of L 5, with the alternative of a month’s imprisonment, the Resident Magistrate stating that the Bench was determined to put down the nuisance of larcikinisui. A t the meeting of the Gisborne shareholders of the South Pacific Petroleum Company, it was resolved to urge the Sydney Board of Directors to supply plant for sinking a second bore. Ths meeting expressed regret that the Southern Cross Company had not lent them a borer when their own manager had broken his leg. The bore is down 367 ft. The Southern Cross bore is 48fift and a barrel of oil is got eaih time it is pumped out. The American borer says the quality of oil is extremely superior. The Southern Cross Company have begun a second bore two miles from the other. 1,140 shares (forfeited in the Southern* Cross Petroleum Co were sold at Christchurch yesterday at 4s.

Various deputations watted on the Minister of Public Works in Auckland on Wednesday re works in that district. In reference to the Panmure Road Board, Government had no money to spend on it, but would place a sum on the Estimates for it if the Minister could see his way. He promised, if the cost of the deepening of the channel near Onehunga wharf did not exceed L2OO. to have it done, and said he would look into the question of tariffs at the wharf, which were levied by the Government. As to lighting the beacons at the Manu ! <au Heads, he hoped the Minister of xMarine would reconsider his decision, so as to let steamers cross the bar at night. Replying to a tion re works north of Auckland, the Minister promised to have the balance of last year’s vote handed over to the Councils to expend. He thought the Main North road should be a colonial road, and the Northern Trunk line should go through the centre of the colony.

These old people whose blood has become thin and steps feeble are praising Hop Bitters for the good they have done them. See.— [Advt.] Flies and Bugs.—Beetles, insects, roaches, ants, bed-bugs, rats, mice, gophers, jack-rab-bits, cleared out by “ Rough on Rats.” Moses, Moss and Co., General Agents, Sydney

“ German Syrui>.”—No other medicine in the world was ever given such a test of its curative qualities as Boschee’s German Syrup. In three years two million four hundred thousand small bottles of this medicine were distributed free of charge by Druggists in the United States of America to those afflicted with Consumption, Asthma, Croup, severe Coughs, Pneumonia and other diseases of the throat and lungs, giving the afflicted undeniable proof that German Syrup will cure them. The result has been tha,t Druggists in every town and village in civilised .countries are recommending it tq fheir customers. Go lb your Druggist and ask what they know aboqt in. Sample Bottles 6d. Regular size 3s. 6d. Three doses will relieve any case.— [Ad vr.] !

At the performance of “ Mother Goose” pantomime at Wellington, cn Wednesday night, Mrs Stanfield, who represents Mother Goose, had a nasty fall in the transformation scene through a trap carrying away.. Fortunately she escaped with but few bruises. That Ashburton is no longer to be passed by by first-class theatrical companies is proved by the promised visit of the Polks on Monday and Tuesday next. Since they have come to New Zealand, both Mr and Mrs Polk have drawn crowded houses, and our readers may anticipate a treat of no common kind. Mr Polk is a comedian of the Charles Matthew’s school, and whenever ho is on the stage laughter reigns supreme, while Mrs Polk both as an actress and singer takes high rank. Of course the chief interest is centred in the “stars,” but the company supporting them contains several names of note. “ Good wine needs no bush,” and we are su a the Ashburton people will show their appreciation of the vimt by crowding the Oddfellows’ Hall on both evenings.

A large concourse of people assembled last evening to witness the open air entertainment given by Mr Alexander, the Australian Blondin. Punctually at eight o’clock the performer made his appe trance and walked up the incline to the horizontal rope, amid loud cheers. There can be no doubt that Mr Alexander is an accomplished rope-walker, and he appeared to be as much at home while making his way from pole to pole as if he was on terra firma. All the most difficult feats we are accustomed to see done by funambulists, such as sitting on a chair in front of a table, lying down and standing on his head on the rope, and walking with his feet in baskets, were gone through with great ease and manifest confidence. In the second part Mr Alexander danced a Highland fling to the evident amusement and astonishment of the onlookers, who applauded lustily. The Excelsior Band was in attendance, and played several selections, while a quantity of red fire which was burned added considerably to the effect. We are sorry to say, however, that the collection was by no means commensurate with the attendance, and on opening the boxes more buttons than coins were found to be there. Such c-n----temptible conduct deserves condemnation, for if people are so mean as to refuse to pay for what they get in the way of amusement, they should have the decency not to act in this way. Mr Alexander gives another exhibition of his skill tonight, and we hope he will have more success.

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