LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1351, 25 September 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Messrs Mitchell and Richards, of Wanganui, have (sara the Chronicle) just completed a £9,000 order for tinned meats for Batavia. The last portion of the order was forwarded by the Stormbird recently to Wellington for transhipment to Sydney. “ Trial by Jury ’’ is being put in rehearsal by the Orchestral Society. Yesterday’s sitting of the R.M. Court was the longest ever held here, the Court sitting continuously for fifteen hours with the exoeption of two brief adjournment. The habitues of the spectators portion of the Court stuck to their posts bravely, and when the Court rose at 2 a.m. this morning many of those who bad come in at 10 o’clock on the previous day were still to the fore looking as fresh as paint.

The Herald understands that the Timaru Harbor Board have been served with a writ for the sum of £IO,OOO by Shaw, Savill and Co., as damages in connection with the wreck of the ship Lyttelton in Timaru Harbor.

Sir Julius Vogel has withdrawn bis application for a new trial in the case against the

Evening Press.

Mr Thomas McKay, of Willowby, has handed to us, for the Old Men’s Home, the sum of 7s poundage of horses impounded by him on bis own property for trespass. Mr McKay states that he has no desire to make money out of his neighbors, but is compelled to protect himself from annoyance. He could have charged mileage had he been so disposed, but in the first instance made the smallest possible charge, and has given that to the charity above named.

Our Hinds correspondent has evidently been misinformed in stating that the local hotelkeeper is about to remove owing to the dulness of trade. We have Mr Oliver’s own authority for stating that he has no such intention. Mr Oliver is somewhat annoyed that the statement should have been made, and we have much pleasure in acceding to his request to correct it.

The usual weekly meeting of the Ashburton Musical and Dramatic Society was hold at the Oddfellows' Hall last evening. It was resolved to produce a pantomime at Christmas. Af er the transaction of routine business, a rehearsal was held of the pieces to be performed on the race nights. It was resolved that the usual “ coffee supper ” should be held at the Oddfellows’ Hall on Friday night.

The Press learns from a correspondent that the travelling vendor of flower bulbs has been about again. He talked well and rolled out a string of names with much volubility. Its informant agreed to take a bulb of the “ azure blue ” and would give him cent per cent interest with the price, ss, if the vendor would call for the cash when the plant was in bloom, and provided it was true to name. It is needless to say that the handsome offer was declined.

Twenty-one essays have been sent in to compete for the prizes, £lO and £6, offered by the Selwyn County Council for the best essays on the subject of dealing with the small birds nuisance.