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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1535, 8 May 1885, Page 2

Another 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, trar ding in Lyttelton and Cristchurch, now bankrupt, was purchased by H. E. May & Co., of the Hall, Jligh street, for £954, or only a little over one-third of its value. 11, E. M. and Co, are now selling it at half the marked price, which surely ought to seenre a speed clearance.

Mr Baddeley, R.M , delivered judgment in the case Betts v Horne this morning. The plaintiff waa non-suited and ordered to pay costa. The full text of the judgment appears iu our Magisterial report. An important meeting of the Committee of the Ashburton Racing Club will be hold this evening.

The usual monthly meeting of the Loyal Orange Lodge waa held at the Orange Hall, last evening It was decided to hold a special meeting of the Lodge on Thursday next, to make arrangements for the annual banquet and Church procession.

The following appears on the order board of the Ashburton Rifle Volunteers this morning:—“Company drill every Thursday at -7 p. m. Recruit drill on Tuesdays at 7.30 p m., and on Thursdays at 7p m. The following will date from to-day:—Private J. Stephens, to be Acting-Corporal. ” At the conclusion of the sitting of the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning, Mr Baddeley, R M., addressing Constable Black, of Methven, pointed out the desirableness of police officers abstain-

ing from indiscriminate discussion of cases in which they hid been engaged Constable Black might be filling a very difficult position, but it was unfortunate for him that in nearly every case he had brought before the Court an attempt was made to show a measure of impropriety on his part. Thi New Brighton races were held yesterday. The principal event, the New Brighton Beach Handicap of 30 sovs, was won by Mr J. T. Armstrong’s ch m Corrie Vick. A dividend of Lll3 8s waa paid on Sly Sam in the Open Handicap Trot.

About forty gentlemen have signified their intention to join the Ashburton Honorary Volunteer Corps, and a meeting will be held at the old Borough Council Chambers this evening to consider the progress of the movement. Applicants for admission to the corps must send in their names hy Saturday next, as it is proposed to communicate with theDefence Minister on Monday.

The Ashburton Hounds met at Winchmore yesterday. There was a good muster of members of the Club, and an excellent afternoon’s sport was enjoyed. After a period of comparative inactivity in the Soudan, we learn by cablegram today of a successful attack having bean made by the British troops on the Mahdites at Tabakool During the engagement Mr Lambio, the special correspondent of the Sydney Morning Herald waa killed.

The members of the Wesleyan Band of Hope gave an entertainment at the Old Men’s Home last evening. A programme of songs, readings, and recitations waa gone through in a very creditable manner, and the inmates of the institution appeared to ba highly pleased wiih the amusement provided for them. The energetic secretary of the Band, Mr F. Steel, conducted the arrangements with his usual BUCC3SB, and at the conclusion of the entertainment Mr Fox on behalf of the

inmates, thanked the company for their kind efforts.

The current number of the Referee has the following trenchant remarks in reference to the Grand National Steeplechase Club:—‘‘The Grand National Steeplechase Club’s officials seem altogether to be making a nice jumble of the arrangement- for their moating. First of all, May 25 is arranged as the date of running ; then, although this date has been fixed on for some months, there comes a cool request from the Mayor of Christchurch that the Grand National people will alter the date of the meet in conaa quenca of Government having decided that a grand volunteer demonstration shall be hold on that day. And lo and behold! the Grand National Stewards are weakkneed enough to give way, and, as the Lower Heathcote Racing Club have fixed their gathering for May 26, the Grand National reunion has to be relegated to the 27th Close on the heels of this announcement come the weights for the Grand National Handicap and Hurdle Race, and here there appears to ma to have been some beautiful bungling. Rule 42 of the N.ZG. N.S, Club rules reads : ‘ln all handicaps the lowest weight shall not be less than 10st, and when the highest weight accepting is under 12 it 7ib it shall be raised to that weight, and Ihe others In proportion.’ The highest weight accepting under the handicap now framed must bo leas than 12st 71b, seeing that the top weight, Ravenswood, only has 12st 31b, and I cannot see how the handicap as issued can legally be raised 4ib all round. Then, again, rule 43 decrees that ‘ no horse shall carry less than lOat in any race,’ and yet we find Azim given 9st 121 b, and Secretary 9st 51b in the Hurdle Handicap. The handicaps issued are full of glaring inconsistencies, such, fur instance, as Ravenswood giving Macaroni 10 b in the Grand National Handicap ; Scrutineer conceding Macaroni 61b m the same race ; and Borderman giving s!b to Macaroni, 21 b to Berrington, and 231 b to Azirn in the Hurdle Handicap. Acceptances are due on Tuesday. Herat of the present day, according to Colonel Grodekoff, a Russian writer, is as big as Tashkend ; that is, not less than 60,000 inhabitants By its buildings it ranks second to Meshed, in Central Asia, Its streets are crooked, narrow and dirty, ilia town is defended by a brick wall 24ft high, with a small ditch in front of it. At the fool of the tyall there are a number of houses, which are included in the city. The wall has no armament; nothing to remind one of a European fortified place, no isolated forts, or anything of the kind. In its actual state Herat is unable to defend itself from a European army. About one mile to the no th of the city there are commanding heights, from which the city can be shelled in no time—in fact, laid in ashes. In the centre of the city is an

artificial eminence A citadel is built on it • its walls are 24ft high. In front of the wall i? a dee*p ditch, full'of water, overgrown with tall reeds. ' The wall is very much ruined, and the buildings in the citadel are crowded-and clumsy. Its importance in the eyes of the Afghans must be gathered from the fact that, before the late war, the Afghans had 25

battalions disposed in and around the city, and only sent nine battalions away to the frontier of India, leaving 16 battalions and 40 guns there during the entire war. The bspeful influence of the modern cooking acadepay will penetrate the interior of our best householders in spite of all endeavors to return tp the gopd old fashioned cooking of our mothers. “That looks very nice, indeed,” remarked Mr Filzjoy to his bettor half as he uncovered the breakfast dish. “What is it?” “That

is the new cook’s speciality. Tripe smothered in crumbs of bread.” “Well, 1 should say eo,” eo ha made an unsuccess-

ful attempt to cut jt. “ It’s mighty tough.” “I don’t pee why." The cook had a diploma! She ought to be a good one.” “ Oh, that accounts for it. She’s fried the diploma.”

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Monday, May 25th, and Tuesday, May 26th, will be observed as Bank holidays. The Queen’s Birthday, a legal Bank holiday, tails upon Sunday, May 24, but the Bank and Bankers’ Act Amendment Act provides that Sunday shall not bo deemed a Bank holiday within the meaning of the Act, and further provides that when a holiday falls upon a Sunday the day next fo’iowing shall be observed as a Bank holiday, provid 'd that if such following day be also a Bank holiday the day next following such holiday which is not a Bank holiday shall also be observed as a Bank holiday. Consequently Monday, May 25 being Whit Monday, both Monday ana Tuesday, May 25 and 26 will be observed as holidays. We notice from the Nelson Colonist, of May 5, that Mr A. O. Aitken, lately of Ashburton, died at his residence, the Port, Nelson, on the 3rd of May. Mr Aitken, who was known two or three years ago in the Ashburton district as an extensive merchant, was only 27 years old at the time of his decease.

The celebrated model of the Strasburg clock will be exhibited in Ashburton during next week. At a meeting of the Ashburton Cours ing Club held last evening it was resolved to hold the next coursing, meeting on June 3, entries to close at 9 p.m. on June 1, when the draw will take p'ace. There will be a Puppy Stake for an un ; limited number of dogs at L2 2s each.

also an All-aged Stake for an unlimited number of dogs at L 3 3s each Judging from the success of the Club’s last meeting, the splendid running ground, the Laghmar estate, and the large number of hares, this should be one of the best fixtures in this district outside of Plumpton Park,

Mr R. T. Booth, the temperance lecturer, has definitely decided to visit Ashburton on the 29th inst. A meeting of the Committee appointed to arrange for his lecture will be held at the Templar Hall this evening. A special meeting of the Ashburton Borough Council was called for last evening to consider a letter received from the Colonial Treasurer in reference to the Municipal Corporation Act, but no quorum assembled. It is announced that General Sir Peter Lumsden has resigned owing to his discontent with ths action of England on the Afghan frontier question. We regret to state that Mr Charles Braddell, the popular Town Clerk, is suffering from a severe attack of asthma. Notwithstanding his indisposition, Mr Braddell, with characteristic energy and determination, continues to discharge the duties of hia office.

The proprietors of the London Standard have settled four guin as per week on Mrs Cameron, the molher of their late special correspondent who was killed in the Soudan. Count Vambery says “it would be simply a political suicide if the English Government shou'd give in to Russia in respect to her boundary claims, and her claims of territory east of Herat. To do this would place the key of India In the hands of England’s insatiable rival.” 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, 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.—f Aovt.