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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1302, 10 July 1884, Page 2

Mr Wason called a meeting at the -•ads Sohoolhouse last evening, but at hour appointed for the delivery of his a ddress our representative was the only e lector present, and as that gentleman had enjoyed several previous opportunities to benefit by the exposition of the candidate's political views there was little oppositionto a suggestion, emanating from the convener, that the meeting should be abandoned, Mr Wason advertises that ho will address the electors at Lismore this evening.

Mr W. C. Walker addressed a largely attended meeting of electors at Greenstreet last evening. MrL. E. Oorsbie occupied the chair, and briefly introduced the candidate. Mr Walker was very favorably received, and before referring to the political questions with which he has dealt at his previous meetings, h said that he very much regretted the ungenerous remarks made by Mr £. Jackson at Mathven on Monday evening. Mr Walker thought that the clique which Mr Jackson had referred to with such bitterness was objectionable to his (Mr Walker’s) opponents on account of its numbers. The many influential friends which he posse scd were as representative of the country as the town. He was gratified to feel assured that Mr Wason was in no way responsible for the remarks of his injudicious friends, and he (Mr Walker) was confident th it IVI • Wason would conduct the contest in a manner consistent with his reputation. Mr Walker was loudly applauded upon resuming his and in reply to a question said that ne would favor all the banks having an opportunity to tender for the Government account. The candidate s. replies to other questions have already been published. Mr Isaac Sargent proposed a hearty vote of thanks and confidence in Mr Walker as a fit and proper person to represent the electorate of Ashburton in the House of Representatives. Mr Wm. Sutherland seconded the proposition, which on being put to the meeting was carried, with only one dissentient. Mr Walker thanked the meeting for the compliment, and proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman, which was carried by acclamation. The Ashburton hounds will meet at Rakaia on Saturday at 2 p m., to hunt over a part of Mr Lyttelton’s property.

Sour stomach, bad breath, indigestion, and headache easily cured by Hop Bitters. [Advt.] . 2 Kidney and urinary troubles arc universal, and the only safe ami sure cure is Hop Bitters, Rely on it. Read.—[Advt.] 2

Catarrh of the Bladder.—Stinging irritation, inflammation, all kidney and similar complaints, cured by “ Buchu-paiba.” The N.Z. Drug Co., General Agents, 3 Indigestion and Liver Complaints.—For these lomplaints Baxter’s Compound Quinine Pills have proved a specific, acting powerfully on the liver and mildly on the stomach. Sold everywhere, or post free from J. Baxter, Chemist, Christchurch, for 19 or 44 stamps. Money wanted —We notice by our advertising columns that one of the large drapery and clothing firms of Christchurch are in urgent need of L 3,500. Jn order'to secure the amount before the 30th of July they have decided to sacrifice their entire stock, supplying all comers at wholesale price. We should advise all fiiends wishing to make the most of the little money at their disposal to lose no time in visiting H. E, May and Co., of the Hall. — Advt.] “ German Syrup.”—No other medicine in the world was ever given such a test of its curative qualities as Boschee’s German Syrup. 1 n 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 thrfn. The result has been that Druggists in every town and village in civilised countries are recommending it to their customers. Go to your Druggist and ask what they know about it. Sample Bottles 6d. Regular size 3s. 6d. Three doses will relieve any case,—[Advt.]

A Gospel Temperance Mission meeting was held at the Town Hall last evening. Mr D. H. Brown occupied the chair, and the attendance was not large. The Chairman in explaining the objects of the meeting, said that he thought a man who perioriically gave way to intemperance should not enjoy the same political privileges as a sober, well conducted man. The Hon. John Bright had some years ago advocated closing the public houses on polling days, so that the suggestion was not a new one or so absurd as some interested people chose to contend. Mr G. W. Andreas, during an address of soma length, said that the time of the present contest for Parliamentary honors was a very opportune one for the temperance portion of the community to place their views before the public. Mr 0. M. Gray, of Christchurch, had devoted much time and labor to the collection of statistics in reference to the drink question, and the accuracy of his figures might- be relied upon. Mr Gray had told them that the expenditure upon drink within the colony amounted to,- about L 5 per head -f the population. Mr Andrews referred to the poverty, crimes and general distress which he thought might be attributed to drink, and asked his audience if it was not time that they attempted some legislation to lessen the evil. Mr Sawle urged the electors to support only those cai.didates who would exert sherasalves to suppress the liquor traffic. Ha said that the impression that the traffic w<a necessary for the purpose of revenue was a fallacy. Mr Bach man said that he could not as an intelligent elector disfranchise himself by declining 'to vote for a good statesman who might not be quite sound upon the liquor question, but he thoroughly concurred with the remarks of the previous speakers iu respect to the necessity for battling against the evil. It transpiie i during the evening that no decision had been arrived at as to the course to be taken by the temperance party in the coming election. A number of Sankey’a hymns were rendered by a choir during the evening, Mrs Kingston presiding at the organ.

Mr Ives 3 will address the electors of Wakanui at the Ashburton Towrf Hall on Saturday evening. Further particulars of his country meetings will be found _ in another column. The Executive and Political Committee of t e Auckland Orange Society ask candidates to oppose grants to denominational schools; to reduce grants to orphan homes connected with any religious body when the cost of such homes is in excess of Government institutions ; to ma main the present subdivision of the City electorates; and to support nominated immigration, only one-half of the immigrants to be English and the other half in proportion of three Scotch and four rish. Robert Reece, of the Salvation Army, robbed*a fellow lodger in an Auckland boarding-house of a deposit receipt for LIBO and a quantity of jewellery. At a meeting of the Longbeach District School Committee held in the Main School on Monday, there were present — Mr J. Grigg, Chairman ; and Messrs Bell, Donaldson, ouston, and Shearer. The mister’s reports of both main and side school was of a very satisfactory character, showing an increase of four on on the roll at the main schoo 1 , while the attendance was on the whole fairly regular. It was resolved to have a midwinter holiday for a fortnight, to commence on the 9th inst. After transacting other routine business, and passing some accounts for payment, the meeting closed. Judge Fenton has published a lengthy paper giving an historical narrative of the course of legislation in relation to native, lands, and propounding a plan of his own f->r remedying the abuses of the present system of purchasing native lands. «The Auckland City Council have purchased Edoecumb’s Western Spring estate at L 10,700, to guard the purity of the ci y water su ply. At the Wellington Supreme Court yesterday Thomas J. Glew was acquitted on a charge of perjury. Charles Henry Monckton, who .vas found guilty of making false epreaentations under the Marriage Act, was brought up for sentence. His Honor said Prisoner ; the scandal which your trial has exposed, to view is one which must make even a hardened profligate blush to have occasioned. At the present moment you are justly an object of contempt and disgust. The act of which you have been found guilty may, in some cases, be almost a venial offence; but you stand convicted of having made a lying declaration to advance a vile purpose—T call it a vile purpose because the marriage was, under the circumstances, nothing else but a dis-uding kind of prostitution. he institution of marriage is the corner-stone of society, and you have vilified and degraded it in a way almost unheard of, and I feel bound by severe punishment to vindicate the laws which protect it. The sentence is that you be kept to imprisonment ..with hard labor for a period of two years.” Alice Lynch, who pleaded guilty to a similar offence, was further remanded for sentence until to-morrow, his Honor taking time to consider some remarks made by accused’s counsel in her favor.

Mr J. Fulton, w.H.R., has forwarded to the Otago University LlO5 (one half of hia honorarium) to form the nucleus of a scholarship.

The Otago University Council have agreed to recommend the Presbyterian synod to found a chair of natural philosophy. A case of soma importance was decided in the Invercargill Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The licensed Ttades Protection Association charged John Kingsland with illegally sitting gon the Licensing Bench of the city wards, while he was interested as mortgagee in a country hotel. The counsel for the defence contended among other things that the Act only provided for the prevention of interested parties taking/a seat on the Bench of the district in which he was interested in publichouse property. For the complainant it was urged in the case of the city Wards such an interpretation would permit a man to bo elected who owned an hotel on the other side of the street. Finally the charge wa i dismissed, on the technical ground that compainant had failed to prove that the house in which defendant was said to be interested was licensed.

At a largely-attended meeting at Nelson of shareholders of the Champion Copper Company the following resolutions were carried:—(l) A special .resolution—- “ That 7,538 unallotted shares be offered to the shareholders, pro rata to their interest, at par, and failing the whole of the shares being taken up by the shareholders, the balance be offered to the public.” (2) “That this meeting sanctions the purchase of the United Company’s mine by che directors of this company upon the terms ofiared, viz., L 6,000 upon terms, or L 5,300 if the mahey can be paid within three mouths from closing the transaction ; the purchase to be subject to the unallotted shares being subsoribed. ” Considerable discussion took place over the sec md resolution, but it was carried by a largo majority.

What is believed to have been an attempt at.suicide was brought to light at Wellington yesterday. About 9 o’clock a veterinary surgeon named Seanfori was discovered in a comatose state, and on Dr Uawson’a services bo.ng brought into requisition he found that the man was su - taring from the effects of a heavy dose of laudanum. The sufferer was tsken into the surgery, and on toe stomach pump being applied a quantity of poifon wa, emoved. He was soon out'of danger and was removed to the Police station.