LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1396, 2 November 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We acknowledge, with thanks, receipt of the Union Steamship Company’s time-tables for the current month. The entries for this year’s Metropolitan Show amount to 1069, or 199 less than last year. The numbers are : —Sheep, 237; cattle* 111 ; horses, 92 ; other exhibits, 721. An error occurs in the prize list of the recent Agricultural Show, the name of the owner of the dog which took first prize as best collie being W. Pick instead of Birch, as printed. Letters addressed as under were received at the Ashburton Post office, from places beyond the colony, during the month of September and remained unclaimed on 31st October, 1886 L. A. Shadwell, Esq ,MrJ. Y. Ward, and Mr Joseph Mcllroy. Messrs Friedlander Bros, will hold their first wool sale for this season on or about the 19th instant, and are prepared to make advances on clips placed in their hands for sale. An Auckland paper writes:—The whole inventive genius of Auckland has been focussed on the invention of a gigantic lizard trap for some days past, and we understand that the machine that has been speciallyprepared as a result is a perfect masterpiece of subtlety and skill. The Waikato Saurian’* dissipated and unprincipled career is evidently about to close.

The monthly social gathering in connection with the Ashburton Musical and Dramatic Association will be held in the Oddfellows Hall on Thursday evening at 8 p.m. At the E.M. Court this morning, before Mr E. Alcorn, J.P., a first offender for drunkenness was fined 5s and costs with the usual alternative. The significant information comes by cable that Russian spies have been discovered making an inpeotion of the pass to the north, east of Cabul, which forms one of the easiest routes from the Oxus into Afghanistan. There is evidently mischief brewing. Our telegrams inform us that the Hon Mr Ballance leaves Wellington [next week to pay his promised visit to this island. The inquest on the remains of the late Captain Cain will take place on Thursday. An immense eel was speared at Temuka on Saturday. It measured sft Tin long, ITinches in girth and weighed 281 b. The Bazaar in aid of the funds of the Presbyterian Church, Tinwald, which has been long looked forward to, having been announced as in contemplation some time in March will, we observe, take place on the 3rd and 4th of next month. It will be held in Ashburton. An entirely new vegetable is being introduced by a great French firm which is exciting some interest. It is called ohoro-gi, and is a native of northern Africa. It belongs to the mint family (botanical name Staohys affins.) Its fleshy roots or tubers only are eaten, dressed like string beans or fried like fritters, and are said also to make an excellent pickle. The member for Moeraki says the statement that he is to be called to the Legislative Council is incorrectThe Wellington Post understands that Miss Houston is at present a guest at Bishopscourt, in Christchurch, where she is staying at the invitation of the estimable Primate of New Zealand, whose son, the Ven. Archdeacon Harper, is Incumbent of Timaru. After a long discussion the Borough Council last evening resolved to avail itself of the provisions of the Local Bodies Loans Act, and apply to Government for a loan of £2500. The original proposal was that the Council should make application for £3OOO, about half of which was to be devoted towards paying off the overdraft, and the remainder towards works specified. Crs Williamson, Harrison, and Reid deprecated the principle of borrowing, and were therefore antagonistic to the proposal. It was pointed out by the Mayor and Cr Thomas that the interest on the money proposed to be borrowed would be only 5 per cent, against 8J per cent, paid at present on the overdraft. The other Councillors were favorable to borrowing sufficient to pay off the Council’s present liabilities, and thus gain the advantage of paying a lower rate of interest. It appeared that the liabilities amount to over £2OOO including overdraft, and amount remaining unpaid on traffic bridge and pound, and a proposal fixing the amount to be borrowed at £2500 was carried on the casting vote of the Mayor, after a number of other amendments had been advanced and lost. The best medicine known is Sander and Sons’ Eucalypti Extract. Teat its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza &a —the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. Hia Majesty the King of Italy and medical syndicates all over the globe are its patrons. Read the official reports that accompany each bottle. Mosler, M.D., Prof. University, Greifswald, reports: The Eucalypti Extract proved magnificently successful in very severecontusions, bruises, sprains, wounds, scaldinga broken ribs, and limbs. (Mod. Journel, Nov., 1881). In diseases of the kidneys, either active congestion or suppression, (uroomia) or albuminuria, dropsy, lithiasis, nothing will equal in its action Eucalypti extract. Doses, sto 8 drops. Mosler, M.IX, Prof. University Greifswald, reports :—Diphtheria. Tonsils continually coherent presenting ulcers with white exudats. Cured in 14 days. Surgical Clinic of Prof. MTntyre, College of Physicians and Surgeons, St Louis—Soirrhus of Breast— Excision. Eucalypti Extract employed. No welling, heat, or discoloration. Cured in 14 ays— [AdvtO