The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1884.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1056, 22 January 1884, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1884.

Particulars in reference to tenders for threshing a quantity of grain at Dundas will be found in our advertising columns.

Owing to the inclemency of the weather the Druid Society’s entertainment has been postponed until Thursday evening next.

Judge Ward writes to the Duned ; n Star denying the paternity imputed, to him in regard to a young man at Auckland who met with an accident.

The Victorian Bowling team arrived at Dunedin by the Wairarapa. There are seventeen players in all. The match will be played on Thursday, four rinks of four players each being played. The Christchurch and Invercargill Bowling Clubs will send competitors. Yesterday at Auckland the Rev W. Tebbs made a presentation on behalf of Mias Walker, sister of the late Professor A. Walker, of a gold medal and framed portrait of her brother to Masters W. A. Maiefields and W. F. and P. L. Steward, who attempted to rescue him as well as Professor Tucker.

Sergeant Andrew Clark was brutally assaulted in Auckland by Michael Dugan, of the ship Turakina, while endeavoring to effect his arrest for a breach of the Seamen’s and Shipping Act. Dugan had to be placed in irons during the voyage. Two constables assisted Clark to take him to the lock-up. Miss Marie Bei Greenwood, a pupil ef Mias Pomeroy, made her debut last night »t the Auckland Opera House in “Romeo and Juliet” as Juliet, Miss Pomeroy playing Romeo. There was a L2lO house. Numbers were refused admission. Mies Greenwood fulfilled the expectations formed regarding her. The stage was strewn with bouquets. Miss Pomeroy predicts a brilliant future for her protege.

The second trial of William Pearce for the murder of the woman Hancock was held yesterday, at Dunedin, before Judge Williarjis and a jury. The same witnesses wore examined. The prisoner was again defended by Mr D. M. Stuart. The jury retired at 4.25 p.m., and after an hour returned into Court with a verdict of guilty, accompanied by a strong recommendation to mercy. His Honor said he would forward the recommendation to the advisers of the Crown, aud passed sentence of death.

North-west gales and heavy rains have lasted uninterruptedly at Wanganui for twenty four hours, and show no sign of abatement. The weather is bitterly cold, and gloomy accounts as to the effect upon growing crops come in on every side. The destruction to grain in some parts of the district, especially northwards and up the coast, is so great that farmers deem it useless to cut the wheat, but intend to turn cattle into the fields to consume it as fodder. The cry of the scarcity of labor is now changing into anxiety as to how laborers can be employed during autumn and winter.

At the Wesleyan Conference at Wellington reports of the Examination Committee were read by the Rev W. Williams. The papers of the following probationers were deemed satisfactory, and tb fy were passed in their several years :—Revs Parsonson, Pinfold, Slade, Garland, Jones, Griffiths, Wills, Marshall, and Maher. During the year three venerable ministers have died, the Revs John Hobbs, T. Buddie, and John Warren. Obituary notices of these were read by the Secretary, and testimony was borne by many of the ministers touching the personal worth and eminent services rendered by fchp departed to the cause of religion among both Europeans and the natives of the colony. The Free Methodist) Church Assembly closed its sittings at Auckland yesterday. Fraternal greetings were received from the Wesleyan Conference, and it was decided to reciprocate them. The final draft of the stations were passed as follows :—Addington, Rev R. Taylor; Auckland,' Rev S. Maofarlane ; Richmond, Rev J. White ; Christchurch, Rev O. Wor boys; Napier and Waipawa, Rev E. O. Perry; Oxford, Rev A. Peters ; Rangiors, Rev J. Watkin ; Reefton, Rev O. Penny ; Woodville, Rev J. W. Worboys ; Wellington, Rev H. B. Redstone ; Westport and Charleston, Rev J. J. Pendray. A District Committee was appointed to conduct the business during the year. A Committee of four was appointed to confer with the Committees of other churches re union.

Notwithstanding the extraordinary inclemency of the weather, about 100 gentlemen accepted the invitation of the New Zealand shipping Company, and sat down to a magnificent dinner in the saloon of the s.s. Aorangi at Wellington last night. Mr Murray-Aynsley, Chairman of the Company, occupied the chair, and the vice-chairs were filled by Messrs A. C. Wilson and John Anderson, of Christchurch, two of the Directors. The usual loyal toasts, followed by that of “ The Ministers,” proposed by the Chairman and responded to by the Hon the Premier, who, while recognising the existence of a depression in some parts of the colony, spoke most hopefully of its future -prospects, and recognised the enterprise of the Shipping Company as a proof of the confidence those best able to form an opinion had in its future. A number of other toasts were proposed. That weakness and lassitude so frequent in fast-growing children may be easily remedied by a few doses of Hop Bitters. Read,— Advt.]

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