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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1414, 12 May 1886, Page 2

“ Clvis ” in the “Otago Witness” says ; —As all the world knows the Commander-in chief of the Colonial Forces is not a man of weight in a corporeal sense. To Kooti of that ilk will bear me out when I say that he is a “ man of parts, ” but in Inches he is like the apostle of the Gentiles, wofuily deficient. Iu the tomahawking days, when the plucky little “ kurnol ” was on the war path with the aforesaid, Te Kooti In the foreground, Ida costume was a Crimean shirt and an ancient pair of moleskins, guileless of soap, “ a single garment at wholesale price. ” Now ho is clothed in resplendent apparel—not purple and fine linon, but scarlet and gold—a gorgeous uniform built to his own linos in Laris. The quantity of gold-leaf is out of all proportion to the quantity of humanity. Such at least was the conclusion come to by the digger who saw ths Commander* m chief at a review. After feasting his eyes on the golden prospect, ho turned to his mate and said, “By Jovo, Bill, ho will go ton ounces to the ton I" —

Wo have to acknowledge the receipt of a pamphlet (by Mr James 8011, Palmerston North), entitled “ A Farmer’s views on Land Nationalisation and the Working of the Now Zealand Laud Act.”

In view of a strong feeling that the holding of a demonstration in connection with the assignment of the Midland Railway contract should be postponded, the Mayor of Christchurch has decided that ho will not, for the present, proceed with the arrangements.

A petition addressed to the North Canterbury Board of Education, praying for the formation of Allantoa into a separate school district is being extensively signed. xno autumn race mooting of the Ashburton ilaoing Club will commence to-morrow. The course is in excellent order, and the arrangements of the Club precise to be as perfect as usual. His Worship the Mayor has proclaimed half holidays, aud lino weather should attract a very largo attendance.

St Loon’s Circus gave a second performance in Ashburton last evening. There was again a good attendance, although the first seats were hardly so well filled as on Monday evening. The programme was quite equal to that of the previous evening, and several items were received with warm applause. The Circus will appear in Eakaia this evening.

Mr P. Cotton, of Christchurch will hold an important sale of thoroughbred horses, hunters and young stock at the Commercial Hotel yards to-morrow. The catalogue comprises Archduke, Princess lloyal, Itoseneath, Shepherdess, and other racehorses well known in this district, and the hunters and youog stock arc of a very superior character. The sale will commence at 10.30 a.m. and will bo continued on Friday morning. At a meeting ot the Christchurch Presbytery, held yest srday a resolution was passed thanking the Premier for his courteous and exhaustive reply to the memorials of the Auckland and Christchurch Presbyteries re the New Hebrides, A committee was appointed to consider the subject.

It has often been asked, “ What's in a name?” That there is a very great deal in a name was, we think, satisfactorily demonstrated at the public meeting held last evening to settle the denomination ot the new Town District of Hakatere. That title was rejected, but so also were the others proposed aiid two or three suggestions as to a means of selecting a name. After some two hours spent in this manner, it was decided to request the Town Board, to be shortly elected, to choose a name.

Tho racehorse Nelson returned to Welling' ton by the Wakatipu on Sunday.

The Ashburton Hounds met at Methven yesterday at 11 a.m. The pack threw oil in the immediate neighborhood of the township, and at once settled down to a strong hare, which gave them a splendid run of thirty minutes, almost without a check. The run ended in a kill, and among the large field up at the finish the following were prominent • Mrs House, Messrs Upton (3), Alington, Bowycr, Mcrcwcthcr, Hart, Holmoro, House, Chapman (2), Coward, Jackson, Aynsloy, Bailey, Cunningham, Davis, Elmsley, Winter, Cameron, Pixloy, Hayward, MoWilliam, and Patton. Several shorter runs followed, and a most enjoyable afternoon was concluded by the visitors partaking of refreshments at the residence of Messrs Alington and Bowyor.