The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1885.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1491, 18 March 1885, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1885.

Yesterday—St Patrick’s day—was celebrated by the children attending the Catholic Schools In an appropriate manner. They assembled in their schools at 9.30 a.m., and soon after marched to the church where mass was celebrated by the Rev Father Ohastagnon. After mass the sisters sang “ All hail to St. Patrick ” in a very pleasing and impressive manner. At H. 30 the children returned to I heir respective schoolrooms to partake of the good things provided for them by Father Ohastagnon and to which, it is unnecessary to remark, the juveniles did ample justice. Having satisfied themselves with buns, lemonade, and other good things provided by their generous pastor, they spent an hour in innocent amusements and then returned to their homes, looking forward with pleasant anticipations to tue neat celebration of St. Patrick’s day.

Messrs Miles and Co. (agent, Mr Geo. Jameson) advertise an important sale of sheep to be held by them at the Ram and Ewe Fair on 2(>th mutant.

A deputation of unemployed waited oh Sir J ulius Vogel in Christchurch yesterday afternoon. The Colonial Treasurer assured them that New Zealand, as a whole, was fairly prosperous, and it was a mistake to imagine the harvest had been a total failure. Ho promised the Mayor a donation of L 25 towards any fund Mr Hulbert might raise towards the relief of private distress.

In . a cricket match, Banks v Insurance Go's, played in Christchurch yesterday, Mr 0, Strange, playing for the former, made 220; this is the highest individual score yet compiled in the colony. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning, Messrs Bullock and Williamson, J.P.’s, dealt with the following offenders : —A first offender for having been drunk in East street, was fined 5s and costs, with the alternative of 12 hours.—Another first offender for having been drunk at the railway station, was charged under the 20th section of the Public Works Act, and fined 20s, with the alternative of 48 hours’. —Thomas Ctandly was charged with having been drunk and riding furiously in hast street. From the evidence adduced, it appeared that the accused had, while intoxicated, galloped a horse he was riding down East street as far as the Ashburton Hotel, when he fell off and was rendered insensible. On the advice of Dr Koss he was removed to the hospital, where he regained consciousness and exhibited unmistakeable indication of intoxication. The accused said that his horse had bolted with him and fallen thereby stunning him. He had no recollection of anything that occurred between the time of the accident and the hour at which he recovered consciousness, but he was sure that previous to the accident he had only taken two glasses of beer. The accused was fined lUa for drunkenness and 20s for furious' riding, with the usual alternative. A first offender for having been drunk in Last street, yesterday, was fined 10s and coats, with the alternative of 24 hours’ imprisonment. Patrick O’Connor was charged with having bean drunk and with having employed obscene language. Constable Beddek deposed that he had arrested the accused last night, fl e had violently resisted and used very obscene language. Sergeant Felton asked the Bench before dealing with the accused to hear the evidence by which he proposed to support an application for a prohibition order against him. Sergeant Felton. Constaoks Neil, Beddek, and Latimer gave evidence as to the drunken habits of the accused and of the deplorable condition of his family. A prohibition order, extending over the whole of the County for twelve months, was granted against the accused, and he was fined 10s and costa, with the alternative of twenty-four hours’ imprisonment fur drunkenness. The charge of having used obscene language was dismissed, the Bench pointing out that the accused might have been aggravated by being arrested on his own premises. On the application of Sergeant Felton an order was made to hand the money found on accused to his wife. —John Bradley was charged with having been drunk and with having indecently exposed himself on the Ashburton bridge last evening. The evidence of the bridge-keeper and Constable Latimer, which showed the conduct oi the accused to have been most having been taken, a sentence of 14 days’ imprisonment was inflicted.

Volunteers the new Fire Brigade are lequested to meet at the Borough Council Chambers to-morrow, at 7.30 p. m.

An important advertisement referring to the sale of a portion of the famous Gladfield Estate, Southland, appears in our advertising columns. An extended notice of this valuable property will appear in an early issue. In the meantime we have a number of plans and other information which we shall be pleased to place at the disposal of intending purchasers.

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August Flower.—The most miserable beings in the world are those suffering from dyspepsia and liver complaint. More than 75 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, heartburn, waterbrash, gnawing and burning pains at the pit of the stomach, yellow skin, coated longue 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 valuab e 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,

James Macfarlane, of Ashburton, took part in the Boatman’s pedestrian handicap at Boatman’s yesterday, but was not successful. Macfarlane started from scratch in the three events —IOO, 200, and 440yds. The handicap was won by Uoaro, and Byan was second, they each having received 10yds, 15yds and 30yds start, at the respective distune s A match between Macfarlane and the well-known pedestrian MfiLaughlan, to run £ mile, has been arranged to take place for L 25 aside within six weeks. Sheehan was again before the Auckland Police Court to-day, when Sergeant Danvy, of the Koyal Irish Constabulary, gave evidence and the deposition of witnesses previously taken before a Magistrate in Ireland were, read. One of the witnesses, a boy, in his deposition swore that he saw Sheehan and his brother-in-law, Brown, place the bodies in a cart and take them to the well in which they were found. A peculiar case came before Judge Williams in Dunedin yesterday. A Chinaman named Cboy is in gaol tor six. months for failing to comply with a Magistrate’s order for the maintenance of an illegiti-

mate child. He says the first be heard of the affair was his summary arrest and imprisonment, and it appears that the original summons was served upon the wrong Chinaman. There are grave doubts whether there are any means of getting XjO Choy out of goal, as the possibility of such a case seems never to have been contemplated by our lawmakers

The length of our School Committee

report compels us to exclude leading matter, unimportant telegrams and minor local news from this issue. The steamship Elderslie arrived at O.unaru to day. Messrs Murdoch and Rose, of Wellington, are the successful tenderers for the erection of the Industrial Exhibition

bui dings. We have received a letter from “ Capt. Smith,” of the Salvation Army, contradicting a report that appeared in our Monday’s issue in reference to the appearance of a “soldier” at the R. M. Court The letter will appear to-morrow. One stormy morning while a party of Scots was crossing from Arran to Ardosava, one of their number was observed by his companions to be sitting at the side of th« boat with a very woebegone expression on his fa-e, and evidently suffering severely from sea sickness On seeing this one of the travellers approached him, and said, kindly—“ Are you sick, Geordie ?” “ My gudeness !” said Geordie, evidently in disgust, “d’ye think I’m doing it for fun ?” Hop Ritters gives good digestion, active liver, good circulation and buoyant spirits. Get the only genuine American’s Go’s. Re id. Flies and Bugs. —Beetles, insects, roadies ants, bed-bugs, rats, mice, gophers, jack-rab bits, cleared out by “ Rough on Rats.” The N.Z. Drug Co., General Agents. 3