The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1884.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1261, 23 May 1884, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1884.

The Ashburton Hounds will meet at Corwar, Barrhill, to-morrow, Mr J. 0. Wason having kindly invited the club to hunt over hia property, Mr John Evans Brown addressed the St Albans electors last evening, and received a vato of confidence. He did not pledge himself to support a vote of want of confidence.

At the meeting of the Debating Society this evening the subject for discussion will be “ Vegetarianism,” Mr Craighead introducing the question, and Mr Oaygill replying on the other side. The Railway Department will run a special train to-morrow evening from Dunedin to Christchurch, starting from the former place at 8.20 p.m., and arriving at its destination at 7.30 on Sunday morning. The train will be due at Ashburton at about 5 a.m.

As we anticipated, the electors of Ashburton have determined that Mr J. C. Wason shall not have a walk-over for the seat rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr Wright, In response to a request on the part of a large number of influential residents, Mr C.. W. Purnell has come forward as a candidate, and he announces that he will set forth his poli'ica views at an early dale.

Foot racing appears to be very fashionable in Ashburton just now, probably on account of several local men having entered for the Oamaru sports, and yesterday afternoon still -another contest took place between Kenny and Betts. The course was on the road fronting Beecher's Central Hotel, the distance being 100 yards, and the stake Ll 5 a-side. Both men started at scratch, but owing to some jostling only a short distance had been run when the two men fell, _ Kenny regaining hia legs first and coming in a winner. Some quarrelling took place on arriving at the post, and it seemed as if the issue was to be decided by a stand up fight, but fortunately the friends of the pedestrians interfere !, and it was resolved to run the match again. Kenny won the final heat easily and the men shook hands, evidently parting the best of friends. | The New Zealand Shipping Company have received the following cable mesaaoe : “London, May 20th: British Queen, s.s., left Plymouth, May 15th, for Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and Wellington. Doric, s.s., sailed from Cape of Good Hope on May 19 th. Messrs Miles and Co. report the following wool sales telegram, dated ijondon, 21st May WOR,Is 2d ; R with R reversed at side over Mt Nesaing, Is l£d; J and RR, Is Id ; High Peak; Is. The Springfield Colliery last week finished boring operations with the diamond drill, and have put down two bores at some distance from the present shaft, one to a depth of 300, and the about 650 feet. They passed through four workable seams of coal, varying from 3ft to s£ft in thickness. The lowest, at 545 feet, shows that the coal, though not bituminous, is superior to that now worked.

A six roomed house at St. Albans was destroyed by fire last night. It belonged to Frederick Brown of Opawa, and was formerly occupied by Stewart, a nurseryman, but now empty. It is believed to be insured, but the amount or office could not be ascertained. A house was also burned at Addington yesterday morning. It was insured in the .London and Liverpool for L2OO, and in the National for L 175

The New Zealand ropresenUtiva football team played a match at Wellington against a local fifteen yesterday afternoon. The weather, which had been extremely boisterous until one o’clock yesterday afternoon, then cleared up, but the Newtown park was in a very sloppy condition. Two spells of twenty-five minutes each were played, and for the first the team had the wind in their favor. To individualise the play of either team would be a matter of great difficulty, as shortly after commencing play it was difficulty to identify the players The representative team won the game by two goals to love. Ten minutes after the first spell Ryan had a pot at goal, which resulted successfully. From this until nearly half time the game was even, but here Allan made a desperate effott to cross their opponents’ line, but being unsuccess, ul he passed to Taiaroa, who in turn passed to Dumbeli. The latter had a pot at goal, but the leather fell short, and the local half-back mulling it Robertson who had followed up secured the ball, and touched behind the g al line. The kick was entrusted to Ryan, who placed another goal to the credit jof his side. The second spell was a hard fought one, but no further score was made. ’ For the representative team Taiaroa, Ryan, Allan, and Robertson wetethe most prominent, while for the local fifteen Campbell, Cooper and King did the hardest work. The team left for Sydney at six o’clock, and were esccrted to the wharf by members of the various clubs, who expressed the hope that the New Zealand representatives would be successful in the sister colony. Writs at the suit of Geo. Thorne, jun., against the Commissioner of Insurance, were served yesterday morning. The exact amount claimed is L 4.000 for a breach of contract, and L 409 for commission, alleged to be due. Mr Shaw, who is acting for the plaintiff, has retained the services of Sir Fredk. Whitaker, of Auckland, and Mr James Smith, of Dunedin Captain Colbeck, who for some time represented Maraden, left Auckland yesterday by the Rotomahana, for Wellington, to take passage by the Aorangi for England. Captain Colbeck will remain for some time at Home, and will probably form a settlement for New Zealand, and will take steps for the establishment of a Woollen Factory at Auckland, Captain Colbeck was interviewed by a deputation of Rodney electors, who invited him to contest the seat with Mr Seymour George at the approaching election. Captain Colbeck said he could not definitely make up his mind on the point then, but he would leave h>B English address, and place himself in ihe hands of his friends Robust andjblooming health in Hop Bitters, and no family can afford to be without them. Read.—[Advt.] Thick Heads, heavy stomachs, bilious conditions—Wells’ May Apple Pills—anti-bilious-cathartic. 5d and is. The N.Z. Drug Co., General Agents. , 1 The Bad and Worthless

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