The Ashburton Guardian. Manga Est Veritas et Prevalebit TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1885.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1434, 20 January 1885, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian. Manga Est Veritas et Prevalebit TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1885.

The following telegram received by Mr t Walker, M. H.R., at a late hour thta ( - afternoon has been handed to ua for pub- t lication “To W. C. Walker, Esq., t M H.H.— Rep'ying to your letter of 16th g instant, instructions have been given to t prepare c mtract for the extension of railway to Mount Somers township. (S gned.) Ed. Eichabdson, Minister for Public Works.” j The publication of the Borough Coun- { oil’s determination to adopt stringent • measures for the recovery of overdue rates and rents has had a beneficial effect. During the fortnight ending yesterday, L4l 7s 6d was paid on account of rates, 1 and L3l 5s on account of rents. The annual Sunday School treat in connection with St Stephen’s Church takes place to-morrow in the Parsonage grounds. The attention of our farming friends is directed to an advertisement from Messrs Friedlander Bros., which appears in another column The strained relations between the Ashburton Borough Council and the Ashburton Fire B igade appear to be rapidly approaching a climax. The Council has given the Brigade peremptory notice that unless they submit themselves to the authority of the Council they will be disbanded. We sincerely hope that this extreme measure will not be forced upon the Council. A letter from a local aspirant for mlneralogical eminence was read at the Borough Council meeting last night, soliciting an extension of time for the payment cf certain rent. The writer announced his iutention to “ undertake the calling of general prospector for metals and minerals,” that he had provided himself with what he “ considered necessary for a three or four months’ trip in the back country of the county,” intending “ to return and open in an entirely new line with the fruits of discovery " The mineralogist did not take a cheerful view of this colony’s future; he wrote —“It must be patent to all that without manufactures arising from our own raw material this place is doomed to poverty owing to changes in climate, trade and the markets ) of the world,” but added with exemplary determination, “my intention is to prosecute my searches as long as the temperature permits, barring accidents.” We wish our enterprising townsman a large measure of well deserved success. On Friday evening last an entertainment was given in the schoolroom, Mount Comers, to the children attending the public schoo’. In addition to the scholars there was a large attendance of parents and friends. A number of the children sang several hymns very creditably, accompanied by Mr Burrows on the violin, and 2 the rendering of the various items did great credit to Mr Burrows’ training. Mr Dillow attended and •* rendered much valuable assistance. A few of the school children recited in a pleasing manner. We are pleased to learn that his Worship the Mayor has not allowed 'his scheme for the erection of public swimming baths for Ashburton to fall to the ground He has repeated his promise to give it tangible shape at the earliest posj Bible moment. The Borough Building By-Laws were re erely handled at the Council meeting last evening. The Mayor thought some material amendments were necessary; Cr S'ealy expressed a conviction that no } building erected within the Borough, hot " excepting the Bank of New Zealand, had conformed to the by-laws. Or Harrison compared them to the Bankruptcy Act in that the proverbial coach and four mfghl be driven through both enactments, and Cr Nelson contented himself with significantly referring to a recent occasion on which ha had advocated the suspension of the much-abused clauses. Mr George Jameson, the newly-elected councillor, made the customary declaration and took his seat in the Borough Council last evening. The Mount Somers public school , reopened yesterday. We have been requested to publish the fo'lowing statement of receipts and expenditure in connection with thq Mount Somers Children’s “ Amusement Fund," viz :—Beceipta—Balance from last year, L 3 2a 91; collected by M. Patton, L2 8s Gd ; D. Patton, 12s 61; A. Brown, LI 7s 6d ; subscription Bon Mr Peter, LI ; J. B. Williamr, 10i ; half proceeds from concert less expenses, 8s 6d ; total,

L 9 9d. Ex:e: ditan—Books, L32s 3d 5 toys, L 3 17s lOd ; 13 lbs lollies, 9s 3d ; 2 lbs candles, 2s; balance, LI 18j 51 ; total, L 9 9s 7dOf the L 1317 appearing on the Borough rate list for 1884, L 1179 been collected, leaving L 137 7a still duo. Major Te Wheora arrived in Wellington from England by the lonic this morning. The lonic brought 12 saloon, 44 second, and 107 third class passengers, and 217 emigrants. The Minister for Public Works has been rem'nded of a promise he made some months ago to inspect the site of the proposed Moore si reet crossing. The Hon. E, {Richardson will find the Ashburton Borough Council a very respectful but, where the ratepayers interests are involved, distinctly an importunate body. The annual treat to the scholars attending the Mount Somers public school took place in Mr J. Hood’s paddock on Friday last. A liberal assortment of toys had been provided for the occasion, in the distribution of which the teacher was kindly assisted by Messrs W. Burrows, Carleton, Brown and Easton. The various athletic events were keenly contested by the children, and afforded considerable amusement to the parents and friends present. On behalf of the children the teacher desires to express thanks to Mr and Hrs Hood for the use of the paddock and for their kind assistance in connection with the refreshments, likewise to the ladies for the good things provided, and to Mr Dugald Macfarlane for his liberal present The outdoor amusements were terminated by three cheers for the teacher and School Committee.

The Christchurch hospital enquiry was concluded last night. A other unfortunate.—Again we must draw the attention of our readers to the fact that a ,£2,424 stock of Clothing and General Drapery, in the estate of Dennis O’Connell, trading in Lyttelton and Crislchurcb, now bankrupt, was purchased by It. E. May & Co., of the Hall, High street, for jC<)S 4, or only a little over one-third of its value. 11. E. M. and Co. are now selling it at half (lie marked price, which surely ought to secure a speedy clearance. Holloways Pilts.— NervousJDcbilily.— No part of the human machine requires more watching than the nervous system—upon it hangs health and life itself. These pills are the best regulators and strcnglhcncrs of the nerves, and the safest general purifiers. Nausea, headache, giddiness, numbness, and mental apathy yield to them. They dispatch in a summary manner those distressing dyspeptic symptoms, stomachic pains, fulness at the pit pf the stomach, abdominal distension, and overcome both capricious appetites and confined bowels— li)C commonly accompanying signs of defective or (J,erapg|Bd n/nyops power. 116110way’s Pills arc particularly rt'eoinmepded Ip persons of studious and sedentary habits, wlpi gradually sink into a nervinjs and debilitated slate, unless some Mich restorative he occa sionally taken.—[Advt.)

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We understand that Messrs C. P. Cox and S. Saunders have declined the Governor s nomination to the Board of the Ashburton High School. Their successors will be appointed in the course of a few days. A Conference between the Committees appointed by the Borough and County Councils was held this afternoon to discuss the construction of the Ashburton traffic bridge, and as will be seen from a report appearing in another column there is every probability of the work being undertaken at no distant date. No practice of the Choral Society was held last evening owing to the conductor Mr Sidney Wolf having met with a slight accident which prevented him from being in attendance.

A boat accident occurred at Lyttelton harbor this morning by which a man named Joseph King lost his life. The libel case Hussey v Turner was before the Supreme Court in Christchurch yesterday, and resulted in a verdict for the p’aintiff with damages LIOO. The proceedings excited considerable interest in Kakaia and Methven, where the parties

to the auit are well known. A man whose name is believed to be A. Townshend met wite a nasty accident this morning. He was riding on the top of Perk’s combine on his way to work, and when near the County S’aleyards e fell heavily on to the ground and Was rendered insensible. Dr Trevor, who was fortunately near at hand, kindly conveyed the man to the Hospital, where he now lies. Owing to his being drunk the exact nature of his injuries has not been ascertained, but they will not be very serious in all probability, though his nose has been bleeding profusely ever since he was picked up. Telegrams which we are compelled to hold over from this issue, advise that the sa. Victory has arrived in London; Karl Granville has finally agreed to the appointment of a mixed commission to adjudicate upon the claims of German subjects in JFiji ; the Dunedin Presbyterian Synod to-night will present the Rev W. Bannerman with a purse of 800 sovs; at the Duaedin Suburban School Conference a resolution was adopted urging amendments in the Education Act. The mall despatched from Lyttelton by the Tongariro on Saturday comprised 11,388 letters, t)76 books and 7,766 newspapers. The Hon. Jarpes White, the well-known Sydney sportsman, is at present in Dunedin, and intends making a tour of this colony. August Flower, —The most miserable beings in the world are those suffering from dyspepsia and liver complaint. More than 7£ per cent of the people are afflicted with these two diseases and their effects; such as sour stomach, sick headache, habitual costiveness, palpitation of the heart, heart burn, waterbrash, gnawing and burning pains at the pit-of the stomach, yellow skin, coated tongue and disagreeable taste in the mouth, coming up of food after eating, low spirits, etc. Go to your druggist and get a bottle of august flower. This valuable medicine has cured thousands and thousands of sufferers, and is known in all civilised countries. Two doses will relieve you. It costs only 3s 6d a bottle. Sample bottles, 6d.—[Advt.