LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1370, 14 October 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We have received a copy of the Statutes passed last session from the Government printer.

The Caledonian Society’s annual concert will be held in tho Town Hall to-morrow evenin

The Ashburton Borough School Committee, at the suggestion of one of the members (Mr Elston), has decided to have the photographs of the pupils entitled to first-class attendance certificates affixed to the cards. The second-class certificates will have illuminated borders, and the cards will in after years form very pleasing souvenirs of the school days of the recipients. An open Lodge meeting of Lodge Star of the East, 1.0.G.T., took place last evening in the Orange Hall, when there was a large attendance of brethren and friends. The chair was occupied byfMr J. W. Sawlo, who opened the proceedings by a very earnest address upon the advantages of Good Templory, which was listened to with great interest and attention. An excellent programme, consisting of songs, readings, and recitations, was then entered upon, the various items eliciting frequent and welldeserved applause, Mrs Flowers, Miss Steele, and Messrs Flowers, Colyer, Martin, and Potter rendering excellent service. Mrs Tippets presided very skilfully at the piano, and during the interval tea and coffee, provided by the Lodge, were dispensed for the refreshment of the audience. Altogether a very pleasant evening was spent, and after a vote of thanks to all the friends who had assisted, proposed by Bro. A. Cook, D.D., the proceedings were brought to a close by the singing of the National Anthem. The programme of the annual fmeeting of the Tinwald Racing Club is published elsewhere. It comprises nine events, the prizes to be given totalling £l2O- The three principal items are the Tinwald Cup, a handicap of 30 suvs, a Handicap Hurdle Kaoe of 15 sovs, and a Novel Hurdle Race of 20 sovs. Nominations on Saturday, December 11th ; weights, Satur. day, 18th ; acceptances, Tuesday, December 28lh.

A meeting of the Ohertsoy District School Committee was held in the Schoolroom on the evening of October 12. The members present were Messrs Childs (Chair), Downie, Copeland, Cnilraan, and Wells. The report of Messrs Childs and Downie re repairs to the spouting of the school premises was received; The gopiUmen in question had given the necesary orders for the repairs to be done; their action was deemed satisfactory. A note was received from the caretaker who offered to reduce her annual charge for keeping the school in order by 25 per cent. This was accordingly agreed to. It was Jresolved to get out subscription lists and collect funds for the school children’s prize fund, and that a dance be got up in connection therewith, the same to take place on Wednesday, November 3. Messrs Childa and Wells w'erc authorished to attend to the matter. As a seat on the Committee had become vacant, through Mr McDowell’s removal to Rakaia, Mr Harry Ilorsnall was elected to fill the vacancy. The meeting than

adjourned. We clip the following important testimonial from the llhuvarra .Virrvri/ (N S.W.), on the dOth of March. It needs no comment :—Mr Loveday, of the Bullia Mountain, writes to us that after suffering for four years with acute gravel, he has experienced almost complete relief by using Sander and Sons’ Eucalypti Extract. He says seeing tha said Extract advertised in the Illaivurm Mercury his intense suffering induced him to obtain a bottle of the medicine from Mr Hosking, chemist, of this town, and that the use of it gave him great relief at once. He states that between the 10th March instant, when he obtained the first bottle of the extract, and on the 19th, the use of that medicine continued to afford him relief, to which he had been a stranger for four years. Mr Loveday writes also that he has found the Eucalypti Extract a cure of rheumatism as well as gravel. He requests us to pub’ish this information through tha Mrrcvnj. We have much pleasure in complying with Mr Loveday’? request, whose word cannot be doubted, and who can have no object in view other than a pure desire to benefit Buffering humanity.”— (Am').

The New Zealand Loan and Merca itili Agency Company, Limited, has just received the following cablegram from London, dated 12th October, 1886:—Wheat—The market is dull. Victorian is worth 355; New Zealand average 33s 6d, and New Zealand long-berried 34s 6d per 4961 b Tallow—The market has a hardening tendency. Good mutton is worth 20s 6d, and good beef 23s per ewt. Leather —Market unchanged. Frozen Meat—Market quiet. New Zealand mutton weighing 631 b and 701 b per carcase is worth 41d per lb ; New Zealand beef per lb. Intending exhibitors at the Timaru A. and P. Association’s Show are reminded that entries fot sheep, cattle, and pigs close on Saturday ; all other entries on Tuesday.

Mr Alan Scott has returned to Christchurch after a number of lengthy interviews with the authorities on the subject of the Midland Railway, in order to get the contract drawn up in accordance with the Act of last session. Everything will then be ready for the start. The Christchurch Meat Freezing Company at a meeting yesterday declined to amalgamate with Nelson Bros, of Napier and London, and decided to keep the company in existence. The principal shareholders expressed confidence that the occasion for starting operations would soon present itself. The Canterbury Cricket Association has decided to play with twenty-two men against the Australians, and declined to agree to the suggestions from the Wellington Association for a representative New Zealand team to play the Australians, or to hold a North Island match versus South Island match.

That furred tongue, bad tasting mouth and miserable feeling, say you need American Co.’s Hop Bitters. Read and believe.