LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1401, 8 November 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

To-morrow, being the anniversary of H.B.H. the Prince of Wales’ birthday, will be observed as a holiday by the Post and Telegraph Department. The office will, however, be open from 9 till 10 a.m. and from 7 till 8 a.m., and mails will be despatched by the early trains. The annual election for Mayor will be held on Nov. 24. Nominations close on Nov. 17. It is amnounoed that the Biversdale Estate has been withdrawn from sale for the present, but will be sold absolutely in March, 1887. An excursion train to Christchurch from the South passed through Ashburton early yesterday morning. It was poorly patronised, but ordinary trains during the last day or two have been well filled. A letter which has been received in Ashburton from Kimberley has been placed at onr disposal. It will appear in to-morrow’s issue. Miss Bitohooek announces, by advertisement, that she has removed to Friedlander’s Buildings, Burnett street. Messrs H. Zander and Co. have been appointed sub-agents for the Sun Fire Insurance Company. A notification appears in the Gazette that the Governor has changed the name of the Hakatere Town District to Hampstead. We understand that Colonel Sir George Whitmore will inspect the Ashburton Bifles and Guards at their drill-shed on the afternoon of Thursday, 18th inst. As this will be the " annual muster parade,’’ absence from which entails serious penalties, there will no doubt be a lull attendance of both corps. It is notified in the Gazette that hares within the county of Ashburton have ceased to be affected by the Animals Protection Act, and may be killed as vermin. Children who are allowed to go barefooted, says the Lancet , enjoy most perfect immunity from the danger of cold by accidental chilling of the feet; and they are altogether healthier and happier than those who, in obedience to usages of social life, have their lower extremities permanently invalided, and so to say, carefully swathed and put away in rigid oases. About eighty members of the Ashburton Rifles and Guards paraded at the Post Office on Sunday morning for the purpose of attending divine worship. After a few preliminary movements, the two companies were marched to the Wesleyan Chucb, headed by the Band under Bandmaster Hosken. Captains Dolman and Bestell were in command of the Bifles and Guards respectively, the whole being under Major Douglas. Captain and Adjutant Fooks was also present. The service was conducted by the Bevd. Jos. Berry, who delivered a most impressive and interesting address on the true Christian life. The Wairarapa Star states that quite a number of residents of Masterton have within the last few weeks had their arms covered with sores and swollen, it is believed, through blood poisoning, caused by the bite of a spider of a very poisonous kind. The following with regard to an old Ashburtonite is clipped from the Wairarapa Star :—“ Mr George St. Hill, formerly of Ashburton, where he carried on most satisfactorily a large number of extensive building contracts, having made a tour of Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and New South Wales, has taken up his residence in Cole street, Masterton, and may also be found at Eketahuna. We know Mr St. Hill intimately, and we can recommend him as one of the most reliable and competent contractors and tradesmen in the colony. He has an abundance of splendid qualities, and the district, we think, is fortunate in having suoh an active, energetic, thoroughly honest, and upright addition to its population. We have no doubt that Mr St. Hill, when ho becomes known, will be surrounded by patrons.” At Christchurch, or Saturday afternoon, a woman named Qilligan was knocked down by trucks that were being shunted in the railway yard. She was severely injured, her bands being crushed, and her bead badly hurt. She was "trespassing” when the accident occurred. At St. Paul’s Cathedral, Wellington, on the 7th inst, Mr H. Adam, son of Mr B. Adam, of St. Enoch’s, Beaufort, Victoria, was married to Jessie, eldest daughter of the late William Sefton Moorhouse. As instancing a curious coincidence in names it may be mentioned that a recent issue of a Sydney paper contained the following :—“ Mrs Houston Hall, of Pott’s Point, has issued invitations for a dance on Oct. 25. The trial of gorse cutters entered for Mr John Dean’s £lO 10s Cup, under the auspices ot the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association,, took place on Saturday morning at the farm of Mr John Overton, Prebbleton. The machines completing, and which have been entered for the show, were J. W. Oliver’s, Greenstreet, Ashburton, three horses; P. and D. Duncan, Christchurch, three horses . and E. Reece and Co., Christchurch, two horses. The fences selected were all that could be desired for a fair trial of such machines. They consisted of gorse two years old, the ground was level up to the base of the fences. The cup was unanimiously awarded to Mr Oliver’s machine, which did splendid work with revolving knives. The time required for altering from side to top out was one minute. Messrs F. and D. Duncan’s machine also did good work, and was highly commended. Messrs E. Beeoe’s machine broke down before the judges could form any opinion of its capabilities. The improvements in the machines as compared with those exhibited in previous years was very markeh. The machines are now of real practical utility. The judges were Messrs A. Webster, G, Ferguson and W. B. Xve. SANDER and SONS’ EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. —Cure of Skin Diseases. Invercargill, N.Z., 3rd of July, 1880- Messrs Sander and Sons, Sandhurst:—Gentlemen.—Having suffered from eczema (a skin disease which is very prevalent in this colony) lor about nins years, I had consulted numerous medical men here and in Australia, and had taken arsenic, strychnine, iodide of potassium, eto , internally, and had used preparations of zinc and lead externally. In fact, I bad tried all the remedies known to the faculty, and what between travelling, doctors’ and druggists’ bills, had spent a small fortune, almost, if not wholly, without result’, except to injure my constitution. During a recent visit to Hokitika I was recommended to try your Extract Eucalyptus Globulus by a, brother who bad experienced great benefit from it in alleviating a very severe cold, and no less to my surprise than satisfaction, I found the disease which troubled me so long was conquered, and the skin resumed its normal condition. ‘This was effected by the external use of less than two two-ounoe bottles. Yours, etc., Signed John H. Kerr, Manager Union Bank pf Australia, J^uflited.—(Advt.)