The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit. FRIDAY DECEMBER, 11, 1885.
At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before Mr D. Thomas, J.P., John Crawford was fined 10s and costs, with the alternative of 24 hours' imprisonment for drunkenness. —A first offender was fined 6s and costs with the alternative of 24 hours' imprisonment. The Hon W. S. Peter offers a reward of L6O for the c Uoovery of sheep stealers. The funeral of the wife of His Boaor Mr Justice Johnston to»k place in Christchurch yesterday afternoon, and wa a largely attended by the personal friends of the family, as well as by gentlemen connected with the legal profession. -The Minister of Justice was amongst the mourners. The fnneral service was con ducted by the Primate, ( assisted by th« Kev. 0. C. Bowen.
The second jury empsnnelled to hear the charge of at son against Bridget Campbell appeared in the Invercargill Court yesterday morning, and stated that they were unable to agree. _ They were then discharged, accused being admitted to bail and ordered to come up at the next sessions.
It is reported that Mr H. H. Lusk, solicitor, Captain Sinclair, and. Mr t isdale arethecbiel representatives of the syndicate formed to prosecute Cornwall’s claim to land held by M’Arthur and Co. in Samoa, am <nntinu to 200,000 acres. The syndicate intend to commence a suit in the Consular Court at Apia for recovery of the estimaied value of all produce, chiefly copia.taken from these plantations, roughly estimated at Ldo,ooo.
American Co.’s Hop Bitters strengthens, quilds up and cures continually, from the first dose. Be sure and sse August Flower. —The most miserable beings in the world arc 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, wateibrash 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 ogly 3s W • bottle- Sample bot*IeV64.~CA9VT,
Our enterprising fellow-townsman, Mr T. F. Farley, has purchased the stationery and book business lately conducted by Messrs H. J. Wood and Co., at the Town Hall premises, and an announce ment relating to the future carrying on of the concern appears in this issue. Mr David Scanoell is gazetted judge of the Native Land Court. The appoint ment of Mr Walter Do G. Reeves to the Agricultural and Forest Department is gazetted Mr F. J. Moss, M.H.R., has a dressed the electors of Parnell, and received a vote of confidence. He denounced further borrowing. The scale of fees and charges under “The Mortgage Debentures Act, 1885,”
is gazetted. The following notices are gazetted : “Gouda consigned for exhibition at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, to be held at Loudon in 1886, wilt be carried free on New Zetland railways, provided that they shall be so carried at the sola risk of consignors, and that each package shall be
consigned to the Secretary of the New Zealand Commissioner,Colonial and Indian Exhibition, at either Auckland, Wellington, Port Chalmers, or Lyttelton, and marked legibly, * For exhibition at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition,* and that loading and unloading shall be done at the expense of consignors. ” The annual show of the Southland Agricultural and Pastoral Association was opened yesterday. The weather wsa unfavorable and the attendance small. The Gazette notifies the appointment of O. W. Purnell as captain, and J. H. Clayton and W. H Gundry as lieutenants in the Ashburton Guards. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Bakaia, yesterday, before Mr H. O. S. Baddeley, B M., James Lemon, for having been drunk while in charge of a horse, was fined L 5 and costs, with the alternative of 14 days imprisonment.— Walter Love, for having been drunk in a railway train, was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment with hard labor, without the option of a fine. —Charles White was charged with stealing two tuba and other property from James Lemon, and the offence being proved hewaa sentenced to two months’ Imprisonment with hard labor. “ Sir Lanncelot ” in the Referee says:— I think two of the worst handicaps it has ever been my lot to clap eyes on are the Ashburton Oup and the CJ.C. Midsummer Handicap. The election to fill the vacancy in the Ashburton Borough Council, occasioned by the resignation of Mr John Orr, will take place on Wednesday next. An automatic match bolder and smoker now on exhibition at Mr W. Zander's, tobacconist’s shop will repay inspection. For some time past a few enterprising Wellington residents have been making arrangements for the establishment of a Fishing Company to take and cure fish for export m Pelorus Sounds and the waters in the neighborhood of Wellington. Their labors, so far, have been brought to a successful issue, and they will be in a position to commence active operations in a very short time. An English expert, Mr E B Somerset, has been brought from Home to superintend r operations, and he has already made the discovery that the water of Pelorus Sound abound with the true sardine. [ The Company’s works will b% situated , in Awakora (Guards Bsy), whSre they , nave obtained ten acre# ou perpetual ease Not only do the Company intend to cure fish, but they purpose undertaking the manufacture of fish manure from shark and other of the coarser fish which are to be found in the sounds opposite Wellington in great abundance. The bonus for the first 200 tons of cured fish exported from New Zealand amounts to LI,BOO, for the first 1,000 tons L 3.700, and during the next seven years the Government will be liable for a sum exceeding 1.2,900 for j bonuses on fish exports. The limit of the ) quantity on which bonuses can be paid during that period for the export of cured fish is 6,000 tons, and the amount payable on that quantity is L 29 100.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1349, 11 December 1885, Page 2
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