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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1309, 21 July 1884, Page 2

Biliousiness, drowsiness, jaundice and rheumatism, Hop Bitters removes easily. Sec.— [Advt.] 3 Wells’ “Rough |on Corns.”—Ask for Wells’ “Rough on Corns.” Quick relief, complete, permanent cure. Corns, warts, bunions. • The N.Z. Drug Co., Genera Agents. I

Nominations for Puppy, Sapling, and All-Aged Stakes for the next meeting of the Ashburton Coursing Club, to commence at Lagmhor on 23rd inst., will be received this evening at the Somerset Hotel at 8 o’clock, after which the draw will take place. The trophies given by the President, Vice-President, and certain members of the Club are added to the stakes. The above stakes are only open to members of the Club. As this is the last meeting of the Club a good entry is expected.

At the Police Court this morning, before his Worship the Mayor, a man charged with habitual drunkenness was discharged. Patrick Monaghan, charged with assault with intent upon a married woman, was remanded until Thursday next. A fire occurred at Roxburgh, Ashburton Forks, on Saturday, by which the residence of Mr Piischel and its contents was totally destroyed. No one was in the house at the time, and the origin of the fire is unknown. The property was insured in the Colonial office—the building for L 350, and the furniture for LSOO. Shortly after three o’clock yesterday morning the premises ot Messrs Biz Bros, Wills street, were discovered to be on fire. The Fire Brigade, under the command of Captain J. 0. Dolman, was at the scene of the conflagration shortly after the alarm was given, and by energetic and well-directed efforts, supplemented by the assistance of some neighbors, succeeded in confining the fire to the premises in which it originated. Th® building was completely destroyed, and owing 10 its highly inflammable character and the rapidity with which it burnt it was found impossible to save more than two carts, a coach, and a few tools, the bulk of the stock and plant being consumed. The insurances are —in the North British and Mercantile Co, LIOO on the building and L3OO on the stock ; in the Victoria Co, LIOO. We would draw our readers’ special notice to the following clause in “the Regulation of Elections Act:—"29. The tieturning Officer, may, and if so required by any scrutineer, shall before allowing any person to vote, put to him the following questions : —(a) Are you the person whoso name appears as A.B. on the electoral roll now in force for the electoral district of —. (b) And in the case of a p <rson who proposes to vote in respect of a residential qualification “ Do you still reside in the electoral district of I—. (c) Hava you already voted ac the present election in the electoral district of ——. If any person shall knowingly or wilfully give a false answer to either of the above questions he shall be deemed guilty of an offence, and shall be liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds.

During the confusion that followed the alarm of fire at Messrs Elz Bros’ factory on .Sunday morning, some dishonest person took advantage of the circumstances to empty the meat safe at Mr Quill’s Commercial Hotel.

A football match was played on the Domain ground on Saturday after noon, between the Ashburton and Temuka Clubs. The Ashburton men had the best of it throughout, and were only prevented from scoring oftener through the back play of Roberta and Ciy ich. The game resulted in a victory for Ashburton by four points or two tries, secured by the Pauling Bros, to nil. The Ashburton Club will play All Comers on the Domain ground to-raorrow afternoon.

A general meeting of Masons is to be held on Wednesday evening next for the purpose of considering the desirability of forming a Masonic Hall Company.

We would call the attention of voters in the electorates of Ashburton and Wakanui to an advertisement in this issue giving very plain directions as to the use of their ballot pape r.

The meeting held by Mr S. C. Jolly in the .’own Hall was well-attended, and although the candidate was interrupted ao times, the best of good humor prevailed, The address contained the usual amount of statistics and a number of questions were asked, principally of a jocular cnaracter. Me Jolly said that he would undertake the management of the National Bank he advocated, and he would also be willing to lead the Opposition, should Mr Dargavilie, whom he considered superior to Sir George Grey, not take the position. A vote of confidence was proposed, and all present held up their bands, in some cases two, ao that there could be no doubt of the unanimity of the meeting. In response to a request of the chairman, the hat was passed round, and 35a was collected towards the candidate’s expenses. At Mr Swanson’s meeting at Auckland City West, in Bt James’ all,- furniture to the value of several pounds is stated to have been smashed through the rowdyism. Mr Dargavilie has published a letter expressing regret at Mr Swanson's not getting a fair hearing, and repudiating responsibility for what happened. It is stated that Mr Darcy Irvine, resident agent in Auckland for the Government Insurance Department, has been promoted to the position of Inspector of Agencies in that department, at a salary of LdUO per annum, Thera is no commission attached to the position. It is also understood that the Government have no intention of filling up the office of Superintendent of Agents, recently vacated by Mr George Thorne, jun.

A man arrested in Dunedin for drunkenness on Saturday night was removed to the Hospital on medical advice, where he died yesterday morning. He has been identified as John Burns, just arrived in town from the country. The Owake powder mill whs completely destroyed by an explosion.

* At the last Hospital Committee meeting the following tenders were accepted:— Orr and Go,, groceries; J. Cambridge, drugs, etc. ; A. Otr, medical comforts ; Tucker, Restell and Co., fuel; Friedlander Bros., bread; J. Johns, milk; R, Lancaster, meat.

Ifop Bitters.does not exhaust and destroy, but restores, cures, and makes new. Look up. —[Advt.J 3 Don’t Die in the House, —“Rough on Rats ” clears out rats, mice, beetles, roaches, bed-bugs, flies, ams, insects, njoles, jack? rabbits, gophers. The N.Z. Drug Co., General Age nts. 1

Tic-Doloureux, Toothache, or any other neuralgic pain speediiy yields to Baxter’s AntiNeuralgic Pills, 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 stuff instead, expecting to make money on the credit and good name of H. B. Many others started nostrums put up in similar style to H. 8., with variously devised names in which the word “ Plop ” or “Hops ” were used in a way to induce people to believe they were the same as Hop Bitters, All >uch pre'ended remedies or cures, no matter what their style or name is, and especially those with til® word “Plop” 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 oil the white label, and Dr Soule’s name blown in the glass.. Trust nothing else. Druggists and chemists are warned against dealing in imita lions or counterfeits/

EUROPEAN ITEMS. London, July 7. A Conference is to meet in 'London at the end of this month with the object of discussing the advisability of a general federation of the British Empire. Mr Forster will preside, and a number of other prominent members of Parliament have promised to be present. The -\gentsGeneral of the various Australian Colonies have also been invited to attend. London, July 9. The Agents-General for the Australian Colonies consider the reply of the Hon

Ashley to Mr Fowler to be valueless. The reply simply means that the Australian Colonies should pay the expenses of the High Commissioner and his staff instead of England, as at present. The Agents-General now understand that in appointing a High Commissioner Lord Derby distinctly repudiates all idea of establishing a protectorate or countenancing the annexation of New Guinea and adjacent Pacific Islands. The Marquis of Normanby, at the banquet given to him, expressed an opinion strongly opposed to the annexation of New Guinea,

Probate has been granted to the will of the 1 to Duke of Albany, the amount of his estate being sworn at .46,000. London, July 11. The Grand Duke of Hesse has obtained a divorce from his second wife, Madame Kolemina, who had been previously divorced from a former Secretary to the Russian Legation at Darmstadt. _ The Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice has refused to settle the list of contributories to the Oriental Bank Corporation before the vacation. A Com mittee has been appointed to assist the official liquidation. Reports have been received from Ceylon and Mauritius in favor of delay in realising the assets of the Bank. Mr Justice Ohitty considers that the call upon shareholders would be injurious at the present moment, but Mr Welton is pressing the matter, with a view of expediting the winding up of affairs.

London, July 13.

The Agenta-Genoral propose to withdraw the offer of L 15,000 guaranteed by the Australian colonies, unless a British protectorate is established over New Guinea. The question is now under discussion by the British Cabinet. London, July 15.

The Times of this morning supports the recommendation that Great Britain should exchange with France the Falkland Islands for New Caledonia, believing that the adoption of this course is the only method of preventing a recurrence of the irritation which exists over the recidivists question. The Times also condemns the apathy which Lord Darby has shown throughout this matter,

Cairo, July 2.

News has been received here to-day from Colonel Grenfell, commanding the troops which were despatched on May 31 to Wady Haifa and Korosko, reporting that they have arrived at those places, and are now oeouf ied in fortifying positions against a possible advance of the Mahdi on Upper Egypt. Foo Chow, July 10.

The second crop of this season's teas is estimated at under 90,000 chests. The quality of the present season’s second crop tea is gene ally very inferior.