The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1884.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1396, 4 December 1884, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1884.

The following is the Inspector’s report on the Chertsey District School: —Attendance.—Number on roll, 24 ; number present, 24 ; average last quarter, 22 ; average last week, 18 ; percentage of attendance to roll number, 100. Staff and distribution—Mr D. Todd, mister; Mrs Todd, sewing-mistress. Remits of examination in Standards. —Presented in Standard VI., 1; do V. ,1; do IV., 1; do TIL, 1 ; do, If. 8 ; do I, I—total, 14. Passed. —Standard VI , 0; V., 1; IV.) 1; 111., 1 ; 11., 8; I, I—total, 12. Not prepented to pass a higher Standard, 1; percentage passed, 86 r percentage of roll number presented, 58 ; below Standard L, 9. General remarks.—ln this small school all the Standards were attempted, and with two exceptions the children succeeded in what they undertook. The boy who failed in the Sixth Standard had not made more than half of the possible attendances. The answering of the younger children whose attendance was fairly regular during the year was on the whole good. The children generally did _hast in reading, spelling, and writing. The geography of the Second Standard was not good, the position of the continents and oceans not being known. The copy and exercise books throughout wore very neat and carefully written. Except that elementary science had not been taught, the prescribed course of instruction is followed. Reasonably good order is kept.—W. L. Edge, Inspector, Nov. 1884.

Mr D. M. Spedding sold by auction at Dunedin yesterday afternoon the gold mine and plant of the Cromwell Quartz Mining Company, situated at Bendigo, near Cromwell. The lot was started at LSOO, and, after some spirited bidding, was finally knocked down to Mr J. Mitchell, of Messrs Ferguason and Mitchell, for L 1,075. A great deal of interest was taken in this sale, the auction room being crowded. The Dunedin City Council, in reply to the Tramway Company s request for the extended term to enable them to substitute another mode of traction for horses, has agreed to grant another twenty-one years’ concession from the end of the present term. It is with deep regret and much sympathy for the lady’s bereaved friends that we have to record the death of Mrs Trevor, which occurred yesterday. The deceased lady has been resident in the district for many years, and in addition to winning the affection and esteem of a largo circle of intimate friends, has unostentatiously worked with unflagging zeal to alleviate the condition of the poor and the distressed. Many instances of her truly Christian charity arejwithin our own knowledge, and many others are reported to us by friends and recipients of her bounty, who delight to honor a life spent in good works. Recently Mrs Trevor has not enjoyed good health, and she has been compelled to abandon many of the social avocations in which for many years she occupied a place whjch Will long remain unfilled. The usual monthly meeting of the Tinwald (School Committee was held last evening. Present—Messrs Shearer (in the chair), Smith and Low. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The schoolmaster reported No. on the roll as follows;—lst Nov. 120; 29 h Nov., lid; average attendance for Nov., 8193; highest attendance, 101. The Christmas holidays were fixed from December 22nd, the school to re-open on February 2nd, 1885, the Secretary in the meantime to taka steps re the annual treat and prizes, and to call a special meeting to arrange matters. Leave of absence was granted the pupil teacher to attend the examination in Christchurch on December 17th. The Inspector’s yearly report was also received and consii ered satisfactory, a very fair percentage having passed in each Standard. Mr Edge makes the follo\ving remarks in his goner.il report : —“ Since the last examin- J ation there has been a very considerable j recreate in tne enrolment, and the regu- j

la) ity, when compared with what was formerly the orse, has certainly improved. The buildings and ground were in fair order, and considerable care appeared to bo taken of the furniture and apparatus. 'Taking all circumstances into consideration, the children presented in the higher Standards passed a fairly creditable examination, and with few exceptions the . children examined in the lower Standards ; of preparatory classes did very wall, their answering being full and : fairly accurate.” Several accounts were passed for payment and the meeting adjourned,

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In the Napier Supreme Court yesterday John Sylvester was charged with firing at Chambers, railway inspector, with intent to murder, and was found guilty, and sentenced to ton years’ penal servitude. Two men, one an ex-army officer, were acquitted on a charge of robbery from a dwelling-house near Tarawera The case was as clear as clay on prisoner’s own confession, but it transpired that confession was obtained by promise given by the arresting constable that if they showed where a watch was hidden they should be liberated. Without the information contained in the conftssion the charge cou’-d not have been proved, and the Judge told the jury to dismiss the confession from their minds.

The Now Zealand Shipping Company are endeavoring to make arrangemen a for regular visits to Auckland of their direct steamers, Auckland being made the first port of arrival alternately, or as often as trade and mail arrangements will permit. The General Committee of the New Zealand Industrial Exhibition comprise the names of all the members of the Legislature for the Wellington Provincial district, also the principal commercial gentlemen and manufacturers of the city.

About twelve gentlemen are as yet oui as candidates for seats on the Board o: the Government Insurance Association.

The Red Queen (Mokibinui) crushing is proceeding sutisfactorily. On Tuesday night a rich run of atone was struck. Six pounds weight of, quartz crushed yesterday gave loz 3dwts of gold. A large number of shares are held in Wellington. William Meldrum, a shanty keeper at Nenthorn, on the Otago Central line, was seriously assaulted at midnight on Monday by three men named Lawrence White, Thomas Crowley and Gerald Fitzgerald. Meldrum died during removal to *he Hospital. The last two men are in custody, and the police are looking for the other.

At a quarterly meeting of one of the Dunedin City Licensing Committees yesterday several applications to extend the hours from ten to twelve o’clock, as in the southern part of the city, were refused. Some excitement was occasioned in Dunedin on Tuesday evening by the members of the North Dunedin Rifles and the Salvation Array falling foul of one another when marching in opposite directions. The Army officers aver that the Rifles purposely dispersed their members, and have lodged a complaint with the officer in charge of the Volunteer distric . Tenders will be shortly called for seven miles of plate laying on the Wingatui section of the Otago Central Railway, starting from the Wingatui section. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. of New Zealand, Limited, have received the following cable from their London office, under date 2nd inst.:—“Wool market weak, with irregularity of nrlces. . Good merino greasy shows advance of £d on opening rates.” At a meeting of the Longbeach District School Committee, held in the main school on Monday, the following members were present Messrs James Croy (in the chair), Bell, Donaldson, and Houston. The masters’ reports for the past month were read. That from Mr Malcolm of the main school showed the number on the roll to be 76, or an increase of three, but owing to sickness the average attendance had been low, viz, only 40 for the month. Mr Bramley reported tho roll number as 46, and an average of 31 attending. Mr W. L. Edge forwarded the report of his recent examination at the main school, showing the following numbers : —56 present. ’ Standard Vl.—presented, 1; passed, 1. Standard V.—presented, 1 ; passed, 1. Standard IV.—presented, 7 ; passed, 5. Standard Hl.—presented 12 ; passed, 10. Standard ll.—presented, 10; passed, 10. Standard I.—presented, 7 ; passed, 7. Total presented in Standards, 38 ; passed, 34 ; faded, 4—or a total percentage of 89. Those who failed in Standard IV. had been very irregular in their attendance, through sickness and other causes, while those in Standard 111. are very young for their class Below Standard I. 18 were presented and passed. Mr Edge was pleased to say that the children at this school are being carefully and energetically taught an 1 show considerable improvement, and those in the lower Standards and preparatory classes under the care of Miss Dawkins are quite as satisfactory ‘as those of the previous year. The sewing, taught also by Mias uavrkins, was very creditable. At the aide school under Mr Bramley—Presented in Standard HI., 4 ; passed, 4. Presented in Standard 11., 7 ; passed 7. Presented in Standard I, 4 ; passed, 4. Presented balow Standard 1., and all passed, 20— total percentage, 100. The teaching at this school appears to be painstaking, accurate, and vigorous, and considering the backward state of most of the pupils, good progress has been made and the proficiency attained is very creditable. The reports were considered by the Committee to be most satisfactory, and they desired to congratulate the master and mistress, and thank them for the manner they had conducted the schools, and for the pains taken by them in bringing the schools to their present favorable condition. Same business of the usual routine naturs having been done, and the Christmas holidays fixed to close the school on the 24th inst. and ro-opan on the sth day of January, 1885, the meeting adjourned. A meeting of the Committee of the Ashburton Summer Races was held last evening at the Commercial Hotel, when there was a good attendance,?|jMr T. Quill occupying the chair. It was decided that the privileges in connection with the races, be offered at auction on Saturday, December 2Qth, by Mr Harri son. The Secretary was instructed to communicate with the Ashburton Brass Band, with the view of securing their aar-

vices on the race day, on the same terms

as last year. Mr Harrison resigned the offices of Treasurer and Clerk of the Scales, and MrT. Quill was elected to the former office and Mr Tasker to the latter. The other business transacted was of a routine character.

The privileges in connection with the Methven races and sports were sold by auction at Methven this afternoon. The

following prices were realised .-—Races : Publican’s booth (W, Rowse), LIS ; confectioner’s booth (W, C. Davidson), L 5 10s ; right of sports (W. J. Hussey), L 3 ; gates (R. Patton), L 10; cards (R. Patton), LI; total, L 34 10s. Sports : Publican’s booth (R. Patton), Lll ; confectioner’s booth (V. Rouse), L 5; right of sports (W. J. Hussey), L2 10s ; total, LlB 10s. We know that there is nothing on earth equal to Hop Bitters as a family medicine. Look for. —[Advt. j 11 Buchu-Paiua.”—Quick, complete cure, all annoying kidney, bladder, and urinary diseases. Druggists. The N.Z. Drug Co. General Agents. 2

Ghat husband of mine is three times the mao he was before he began using “ Wells Health Renewer.” Druggists. The N.Z Drug Co., General Agents. 2 Tic-Doloureux, Toothache, or any other neuralgic pain speediiy yields to Baxter’s AntiNeuralgic Pills. Holloway’s Pills, —The sudden changes, frequent fogs, and pervading dampness sorely impede the vital functions and conduce to ill health. The remedy for these disasters lies in some purifying medicine, like these Pills, which is competent to grapple with the mischief at its source, and stamp it out without fretting the nerves or weakening the system, Holloway’s Pills extract from the blood all noxious matteis, regulate the action of every disordered organ, stimulate the liver and kidneys, and relax the bq,vcls. In curing chest complaints these Pills are remarkable effective, especially when aided by friction of the Ointment on its walls. This double treat ment will ensure a certain, steady, and beneficent progress, and sound health will soon be re-establistied. —Advt.

Mr J. C. Wason passed through Ashburton by the express this morning en route for Dunedin, whore he intends to interview the Premier in respect to the Ashburton Forks Railway rate. It will be recollected that when the Bill introduced by the present Government empowering them to take over the various private lines was rejected by the Legislative Council a resolution was adopted by I the House of Representatives authorising the Ministry to make some interim arrangement with the companies pending the negotiations for the purchase of the lines. Dur ng the debate it was suggested that in the meantime the rates should not be sued for, and again that only two-fifths of the rates should be recoverable, and although no definite resolution was adopted on the subject, members left Wellington with the understanding that no harsh measures would be adopted towards the ratepayers. However, an advertisement has appeared intimating that rates will be sued for if remaining unpaid, and Mr Wason, who has long been the acknowledged representative of the dis- , affected ratepayers, has with commendable promptitude proceeded to head quarters, where we trust his public spirited enterprise will obtain an equally prompt removal of the grievance. At the annual district meeting of the Canterbury Wesleyan Church, held at Christchurch yesterday, the Ashburton Circuit asked for an additional preacher to bestationedat Ashburton. The Revs Standage, Rowse and Williams and Mr Jones sustained the request, which was unanimously recommended. The Judges of the Supreme Court have appointed Mr Seth Smith, District Judge at Auckland, Law Examiner, vice Mr Allan Holmes, resigned. A boy, the son of Mr Neave, had a wonderful escape from a fatal accident at Christchurch yesterday. He was driving across the railway at Montreal street when a shunting engine struck the cart, and smashed it, seriously injured the horse, and literally ballooned the boy, who fell down on the engine, and was carried

along for some chains before it was stopped. He was stunned, but not seriously hurt. The Presbytery of Christchurch have a

serious difference on with the congregation of St Andrew’s Church. At the last meeting of the Presbytery several members raised doubts as to the validity of the kirk session and the legality of the position of the present minister, the Rev W. Dinwiddie. A crowded meeting of the congregation was held last night and unanimously passed motions condemnatory of the Presbytery's action, and asking them to disavow the aspersion which they had allowed to pass unchallenged and thus tacitly confirmed. The quarterly meeting of the Ashburton Licensing Committee was held at noon yesterday. There were present Messrs Grigg (chairman), Dudley and McLean. Sergeant Felton reported favorably of the houses in the district. Mr Parnell applied for a confirmation of the temporary transfer of the license of the Hindhope Hotel from Ronald Montgomery to Thos. Richmond, which was granted. Fruit growers just now are complaining of an unprecedented visitation from green paraquets, birds even more mischievous than the English garden peats. We are informed that upwards of one hundred of these native trespasiers have been shot in a small garden duriag one day, and numerous smaller “ bags ” are reported As those birds display all the well-known sense and audacity of their species in defeating any protective measures placed between them and their luscious diet, they are likely to make serious raids upon ohorrios, currants and other frnita for which they have a particular predilection. It may be noted, although the advantage will hardly counterbalance the injury they effect, that Roquet of Paraquet is % dish of some merit.

Abraham Kulton, charged with drunkenness and being illegally on the premises of Mr O. Homersham, was this morning remanded by his Worship tee Mayor Until to-morrow. There was a good attendance at the Town Hall last evening, the occasion being the delivery of a gospel address by Dr A. H. Burton from England, The speech was earnest and el quent, and was listened to with great attention throughout. Letters of naturalisation have been ismed to David Zander, Rudolph Hamburger and JLudwig Hamburger, of Ashburton. “ Rough on Rats,” —Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies, ants, tw-J-bugs, beetles, insects, skunks, jack rabbits, gophers. Druggists, The N.Z. Drug Co., General Agents, 2