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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1554, 16 July 1885, Page 2

We are indebted to the Hon Minister for Lands for the following prescription of a remedy for apple blight:—S’our pound sublimed sulphur, in au iron pot, with enough water to conveniently stir while boiling for twenty minutes; then add 111 b caustic potash (Greenbank Company's is the best), previously dissolved and whilst still hot, and as much colza or other vegetable oil as will make It like a thick paint. Then, when warm, with a large paint brush daub it for about the space of a foot round the butt of the stem of the tree. Bain will wash it into the roots, and the oil will tend to preserve its strength for years. “feTAYiNo” Power.— lt will be interest ing to athletes, and to all who value the power of physical endurance, to know that at “ home ” and in the sister colonies an article has of late years come into general use, which i<i very strongly recommended as being an exceedingly pleasant beverage, and which yet imparts, in an unusually large degree, what is expressively known as staying power,”—in other words, nutriment and strength We sof« to Cadbury's “ Cocoa Kmouco.’* ,

Our Rakaia correspondent haa sent ua A the following farther particulars of the case of drowning at the mouth of the Rakaia on Tuesday last:—On Tuesday a f ternoon Mr Philip Dolan, who lived on the south bank of the river Rakaia, close t to the sea, met with his death in a shock- s ing manner During the day he had bean ] engaged with his son, a lad some seven c years of age, hauling firewood from the spit running between the sea and the i lagoon. Between four and five o’clock i the father, noticing that the tide was I rising and likely to cover the spit at times, 1 told his boy to go on home and ho would ( follow as soon as ha secured another log. The boy walked on till he came to a slight rise in the shingle, and when he looked round he saw the horse struggling against a wave and his father up to his shoulders in the lagoon. The wave washed shingle and all away. The boy turned away, and when he could again look round there was no sign of his father, and not a sound could be heard except the roar of the sea. The horse managed to get out somehow and returned home. The deceased’s brother and some others crossed the river on Wednesday afternoon for the Southoridge side, as there is no doubt if the poor fellow was washed out to sea he would be cast up there. The police on receiving information of the sad accident at once proceeded to the scene. Deceased leaves a wile and two children. , Mails for the Australian Colonies, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe, via Melbourne, close at '.he Bluff, per Wairarapa, on Saturday next. This mail is due in Loudon on August 31. A return has been prepared showing the subsides to counties road for works dur- , ing the financial years 1882-6. The total sum amounts to L 1,005.142, of which the | North Island received L56L,153, and the South island L 446.099. Of the counties 1 Westland has received the largest sum—- ’ L 46,458 —while several counties have received nothing. Ashburton has received , L 5.203. Services in connection with the anni- ! vorsary of the Baptist Sunday School will ■ be conducted io the Oddfellows’ Hall by the Rev J. D. Gilmore on Sunday next, morning and evening. In the afternoon at 3 o’clock a Service of Sorg will be given r by the children.

At the Lyttelton Magistrate's Cour* yesterday, Ernest Buchholz was fined L2O for smuggling d£lbs of tobacco and 300 cigars from the steamer Glaucaa. Thomas Hough and William Percival were yesterday found guilty before the Supreme Court, Christchurch, of conspiracy, with intent to defraud the New Zealand Railway Department.

In giving judgment in a case yesterday, Me Beetham, K.M. at Christchurch, decided that the City Council could not recover under the Municipal Corporation net and amendments, for construction or repairs of any private street laid out before 1878.

Mr Grace, the newly-elected member for Tauranga, is the son of one of the earliest missionaries in the North Island, and by his election another name is added to the growing list of New Zealanders by birth who have been called to take an active part in the conduct of their country’s affairs. He will give to the present Ministry an independent support. It is currently reported that several bookmakers were heavy losers in connection with the recent Waterloo Cup. Having “backed” Waitaugi and Bordeaux and “ laid ” Ring wood for considerable amounts, several of the smaller fry have been compelled to defer payment. We regret to learn that several Ashburton winners have been compelled to accept compositions or allow extended time for payment. Malls for the United Kingdom, etc, via dan Francisco, will close at Ashburton on Saturday next. The Ashburton Hounds met at Laghmor this afternoon. There were large numbers of followers and spectators present, and a pleasant afternoon’s sport was enjoyed. Our full report is held over. During the recent want of confidence debate in t|ie House of Representatives, Mr G. Fisher, member for Wellington South, gave the following as the annual taxation per head (man, woman, and child) in the various British possessions : —Oapejof Good Hope, LI 4s 2d ; Canada, Li 6s 7,1; United Kingdom, L2 is 6d ; outh »ustralia, L2 5i Id; New =south Wales L2 7a 7d ; Victoria, L2lls 7d ; Tasmania, L 3 Is sd; Queensland, L 3 Ha Id ; New Zealand, L 3 18s 6d. Mr Fieher placed the United States (LI 6s 4d) among l the tiritiab possessions.

The usual weekly meeting of the Star of the East Lodge, No 62,1.0 G.T., was held last evening in the Orange Hall. Three members were proposed Bro K. Sando, of Timaru, visited the Lodge, and gave a short address on the progress of the templar work in the district under his jurisdiction, urging the members to greater zeal and activity. A very good programme has been prepared for the sixpenny entertainment in St Stephen’s schoolroom to morrow evening.

Sir George Grey has presented a petition signed by 21,000 persons to the House of Representatives, prayit.g for the imposition of a Land tax We may fairly conclude that the petitioners have very little land to tax

In consequence of tbe concert in connection with St Stephen’s Church, the sitting of the Ashburton Parliamentary Union advertised for to-morrow evening is further adjourned till Monday evening. Mr Steward’s School Committee’s Bill passed through Committee in the House of Representatives last night. On the motion of Mr Downie Stewart a clause was added, making the compulsory clause of the Education Act more workable.

The Wellington correspondent of our local contemporary says : -The member for Wakanui interviewed Sir Julius Vogel to-day, and pointed out to him that the Local Finance Bill would deprive the South Rakaia and Tinwald Boards from participating in the proposed subsidies, in consequence of those bodies not having yet struck a rate. riir Julius Vogel said that as rates had been levied by the County Council In the South Rakaia Road District, and by the Longbeach Road Board in the Tinwald district, he wss of opinion that he could make provision in the Bill for the payment of subsidies to

the County Council in proportion to the rates levied, to be expended by that body in the Tinwald and South Rakaia districts

—The correspondent of the Lyttelton Times says :—Mr Ivess offered incense to his constituents with the Rakaia Domain Board Empowering Bill. The public mooting held in the Town Hall last evening, to discuss matters in connection with the Borough School was largely attended. A fall report of tbe proceedings appears in another part of this issue. The Board of Education was to meet in Christchurch at 3 p m. to day, and we have arranged to have a summary of the business transacted telegraphed to this office this evening.

“ German Syrup.”—No other medicine n the world was ever given such a test of its curative qualities as Boschee’s German Syrup. In three years two million four hundred thou;ind small bottles of this medicine were distributed free of charge by Druggists in the United States of America to those afflicted with Consumption, Asthma, Croup, severe Coughs. Pneumonia and other diseases of the throat and lungs, giving the afflicted undeniable proof that German Syrup will cure them. The result has been that Druggists in every town i ud village in civilised countries are recommending it to their customers. Go to your Druggist and ask what they know about it. Sample Bottles 6d. Regular size js. fid. Three oki wti i«Ucve any case,—lAdvx.?