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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1268, 31 May 1884, Page 2

The collections to-morrow at St. Stephen’s Church will be given as usual on Whitsunday to the Melanesian Mis sion.

The third sixpenny entertainment in connection with St. Stephen’s Church, will bo given next Tuesday, in the schoolroom, at 8 p. m.

A private meeting of Sir Julius Vogel’s supporters was called at the library this morning, but was adjourned until this afternoon. The requisition addressed to Sir Julius is being very largely and influentially signed. As will be seen in an advertisement appearing in another column, those gentlemen who are willing to serve on a committee for the purpose of securing the election of Mr Purnell are requested to meet on Monday evening at Montgomery’s buildings. Tic-Doloureux, Toothache, or any other neuralgic pain speedily yields tg Baxter’s AntiNeuralgic Pills. will be paid for any case that Hop bitters will not cure or help. Doubt not. See. —[Advt.] Remember that a little Hop Bitters saves big doctor’s bills, and cures when all else fail. Read.—[Advt.] Gorged Livers, Bilious conditions, constipation, piles, dyspepsia, headache, cured by “ Wells’ May Apple Pills.” $d and is boxes at druggists. The N.Z. Drug Co,, General Agents. 2 The Bad and Worthless are never imitated or counterfeited. This is especially true of a family medicine, and it is positive proof that the remedy imitated is of the highest value. As soon as it has been tested and proved by the whole world that Hop Bitters was the purest, best, and most valuable family medicine on earth, many imitations sprung up and began to steal the notices in which the press and the people of the country had expressed the merits of H. 8., and in every way trying to induce suffering invalids to use their stuft instead, expecting to maVe money on the credit and good name of H. B Many others started nostrums put up in simi lar style to H. 8., with variously devised names in which the word “ Hop ” or ‘‘Hops ’’ were used in a way to induce people to believe they were the same as Hop Bitters. All such pretended remedies or cures, no matter what their style or name h, and especially those with the word “Hop” or ‘Hops” in their name or in any way connected with them or their name, are imitations or counterfeits. Beware of them. Touch none of them. Use nothing but genuine American Hop Bitters, with a bunch or cluster of green Hops on the \v> ; te labgl, and Dr boule’s name blown in th glass. Trust nothing else. Druggists and / i ch .mists are warned against dealing in im U- j tions or counterfeit” 1

The quarterly inspection of the Ashburton Volunteers will take place on Monday next.

We have received the first number of the New Zealand Referee, a journal devoted co sport, music and drama, which it is proposed to publish in Christchurch each Friday morning. The copy before us bears some indications of being a first issue, but we have no doubt that the promises held out by the management in an article which they style “ Our preliminary canter,” will bo amply discharged. The racing department is under the direction of the well-known turf scribe “ Sir Lancelot,” which makes it the more remarkable that one or two trifling misstatements occur in this section. For instance we are told in two places that previous to his recent marked success at the Auckland meeting, the well-known jockey Wattie had not ridden a winner in a jumping race. Amongst other successes wo recollect Wattie winning the Ashburton Hurdle Race on Grey Momus in 1877, beating Mousetrap, Lonohand and others. “ Robin Hood’s ” consultation upon the Grand National and Birthday Handicap, resulted as follows : —Birthday Handicap, Ist, L 260 7s 4d, by a well-known commercial traveller for a Christchurch leather warehouse ; 2nd, Ll3O 3a Bd, an employee at one of the Christchurch hoiels ; 3rd, L 65 Is lOd, a photographer at Westport. Grand National—lst, Ll3O 3s Bd, to a fa mer at Waikari ; 2nd, L 65 Is lOd, a Christchurch firm of saddlers. The other prizes were distributed throughout the colony. “ Robin, Hood ” has now open a “ novelty ” of 2,00(7 shares on the Waterloo Cup. We regret to learn that yesterday afternoon Mrs Gibson, of Wakanui, while driving home, met with an accident. She was thrown out of her buggy, and sustained some injury. Whan taken home Dr Rosa was sent for to attend her, who found that although ne bones were broken Mrs Gibson’s injuries were of rather a severe character.

Messrs Dalgety and Co, yesterday received a cablegram from London advising them that the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s chartered steamer Coptic, a sister ship to the lonic and Doric, sailed from Plymouth on the 28th i-tSt. for Port Chalmers direct. Bho is a full cargo ship, and has 183 passengers. No news of Mr Pilliet’s resignation of his seat for Stanmore has yet been received in Wellington. If it reaches the Speaker before the meeting of Parliament it is most likely that that gentleman will not take any action with regard to it, as the session is so clo*e at hand, and that he will leave the House to issue the writ.

Yesterday morning a large crowd of the unemployed workmen of Dunedin assembled in the Octagon for the purpose of holding a public meeting, and it was decided that the proceedings should bo adjourned till this morning, when his Worship the Mayor would be interviewed. The Mayor has forwarded the following telegram to the Premier “ Hon Maj >r Atkinson, Wellington.—Considerable agitation here on part of unemployed- Upwards of 150 gathered at Town Hall this morning ; still larger meeting will be held to-morrow. From own personal observation, believe there is much real distress. Urgently ask that you will set apart work for them at once. —W. P. Street, Mayor." Stone showing payable, gold clearly is being brought down to Ross from Cedar Creek quartz reefs. The excitement continues. An engineer sent down from Reefton visited the reefs. He stayed there examining them for several dav*, and has publi-hed favorable reports. Ho says there is a well-defined reef, carrying gold in such quantities as will warrant a trial. There wai a rush yesterday for new leases.

The result of the Intercolonial archery match, Adelaide v Canterbury, is an easy victory for the former, namely, Adelaide, 1,677 points ; Canterbury, 880. The umpires were Sir John Morphett and Canon Stanford. Adelaide had a selection of scorers from 125 members, and Canterbury from but 24. It has transpired that at the recent conference between the Christchurch City Council and the members for the City, the latter were entrusted with a Bill which it is intended to bring before Parliament during the coming session, and the object of which is to make the Managing Board for the Public Library, the Museum and the Scheol of Technical Science an elective body. The Bill will provide for members of this governing body being elected by the Borough and County .Councils within the provincial district of Canterbury. Writing of Mr E, 6. Wright, the late member for Ashburton, the Auckland Herald remarks “ This much, however, we may say, that most members of the i House will regret the absence of the late member for Ashburton. Ho had proved himself an intelligent and painstaking representative, and as a rule held very decided opinions on any subjects to which he had given attention. It will be recollected that two sessions ago he took an active part in endeavoring to arrest the erection of the breakwater at New Plymouth, on the ground that it would prove a useless There is no reason to doubt the sincerity with which he held this opinion, though events are now proving that it was not well founoed. During the recess after the session of 1882 he was offered a seat in the Ministry, but after conferring with the members of the Cabinet ha declined joining them unless he received the portfolio of Minister, of Public Works. It was a source of sincere regret to the Ministry that Mr Wright felt constrained to decline their offer, but they respected the motives which swayed him. His practical knowledge of all Rinds of public works led him to conclude that it was only in this department that he could render them or the country any special service ; and, as considerations of etiquette made it inexpedient at the time to allot that department to him, he did not feel called on to accept another post for which he had no peculiar qualification. The ambition to be a Minister, no matter of what department, had no attraction for him, and his declinature of the honour for the reasons assigned won for him the esteem of the Cabinet as well as of all those acquainted with him. Ashburton may hive many representatives before it hag one who will stand better with the House than the gentleman who has just placed his resignation in the Speaker’sjiands.’’

German Syrup.”—No other medicine m 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 that Druggists in every town and village i* civilised countries are recommending it to their customers. Go to your Druggist arid ask what they know about it. Sample Bottles 6d. Regular size 3s. 6d. Three doses will relieve any case.—[Advt.] Hollovvav’s Pills, —The chiefest wonder of modern times,—This incomparable medicine increases the appetite, strengthens the stomach, cleanses the liver, corrects biliousness, prevents flatulency, purifes the system, invigorates the nerves, and re-instates sound health. The enormous demand for these Pills throughout the globe astonishes everybody, and a single trial convinces the most sceptical that no medicine equals Holloway’s Pills, in, its ability to remove all complaints incidental to the human race They are a blessing to the afflicted, and a boon to all that labour under internal or external disease. The purification of the blood, removal of all restraint from the secretive organs, and gentle aperitive action arc the prolific sources or the extensive curative range of Holloway’s Pills, Advt.] i I