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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1276, 29 June 1886, Page 2

The weights for the Melbourne Oup and the New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase are published in this issue. In the former race the New Zealand horses are fairly well treated and in the latter the hitherto moderate, Victor, with lOst 91b is abont the best in.

At the meeting of the Christchurch City Council last evening “ Major ” Barrett of the Salvation Army applied for a remission of rates on the new barracks of the Army. The application was referred the Finance Committee.

A lecture on Land Nationalisation, will be delivered ih the Orange Hall tbis evening, at 8 o’clock by the Bov D. MoNiooll. The San Francisco mail is expected to reach Christchurch this afternoon and should be distributed in Ashburton this evening. The Christchurch "Press" says ln addil. ion to the good news lately cabled from Home respecting the advance in the price of wool, another evidence of the return to good times in Canterbury is the fact that a large local business, comparatively recently established in Christchurch is already capable of extension, and increasing space has to be provided for its natural expansion. The spacious warehouse of the Drapery Importing Co. in Cashel-st. is already proving too small for the requirements of the Company’s business, and we note that extensive additions and alterations are about to be carried out j and the building nearly doubled its present dimensions. The new portion will be added to the back of, and in a direct line with, the present warehouse, towards Lichfield street, forming a very substantial addition when finished. The ereetion of this additional ware, house room will doubtless necessitate the re-arrangement of departments, and greatly add to the general convenience of shareholders and the public generally. Last night there was again a good attendance, at the Glassblowing Exhibition and as prizes had been offered for the two best and the two worst conundrums, a brisk competition was the result, though it must be confessed some of the conundrums were of a most atrocious description. The one adjudged the best was as I follows:—“ Why is Mr Woodroffe like a man with a bad cold ?—The one knows he blows; the other blows his nose.” The following I received the second place in order of merit “ What is the difference between Mr Woodroffa’s Glassblowing Exhibition and the volcanic eruptions in the North Island ?” One has blown to make ornaments, and the other has blown to break ornaments (the pink and white terraces).” The Dunedin City Council has settled Mr Irwin’s claim, through the death of his wife, by the blasting accident, for £ISOO. Soma new claims are understood to have arisen. The Chairman of the Dunedin Chamber o:

Commerce stated in the course of an address he delivered on Wednesday last that the recent rise in the price of wool, estimated at 2d a pound, would add £700,000 to the wealth of this colony. The “ chair of state,” which the Borough Council a short time ago decided to procure for the use of the Mayor, has arrived, and was last evening, before the hour of meeting, an object of admiration by councillors. The chair was constructed by Messrs King and Co., of Christchurch, and is a very handsome one.

At the meeting of the Borough Council last evening a telegram was [read from Mr W. 0 Walker, M.H.R., acknowledging receipt oj the Council’s resolution with regard to the constitution of Ashburton County and Borough as a separate district for the purposes of charitable aid. Mr Walker said he would

inform the Council of any steps which might be necessary on their .part to accomplish the end in view. The Council decided, if Mr Walker thought it necessary, to draw up a petition, which, in the present feeling of the

district, is sure to be largely signed. A novel pedestrian contest came off in Lancaster Park, Christchurch, yesterday afternoon. It was a 100 yards race, for £4O, between J. Harris, the well-known bookmaker and Mr A. G. Clarke, a late arrival from home. Both men were in a state of flesh the very reverse of that supposed to be necessary for such encounters. Clarke weighed 17 stone, and his opponent 15 stone. Clarke

beat Harris by half a yard. Time—l2Jseo, On Sunday last, at St Mary’s, Geraldine, the Rev Father Keane, who is compelled to

leave the district on account ofjill-health, was

presented by his congregation with an ad

dress and a purse of sovereigns;

Oar telegrams this evening announce the death of Mr W. Barniooat, one of the masters of the Wellington College, under very painful circumstances. The deceased gentleman was a son of the Hon. W. J. Barniooat, M.L.G., and attained considerable distinction at the Nelson College, where he was first a painstaking student and then a popular and successful teacher. Several of Mr Barniooat’s schoolfellows and acquaintances are now resident in this district, and we feel sure they will join a very large eirole of friends in deploring the untimely end of an amiable gentleman and accomplished scholar. At a meeting of the Committee of the Ashburton Coursing Club held at the Central Hotel last evening, it was resolved, in consequence of the Judge, Mr D. M. Boss, being unable to attend earlier, to postpone the next coursing meeteng until July 8* Nomination and draw, July 6.