LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1410, 18 November 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The notice of shareholders in the Templar Hall Company is directed to a notification with reference to the uncalled capital. It is announced that Mr March will meet any persons who may be desirous of taking up land under the Village Special Settlement Regulations at the Courthouse, on Monday evening, in order to give any information that may be required. At a well-attended meeting of gentlemen held in Mr Zander’s rooms on Wednesday evening, it was decided to tender a oompli mentary benefit to Mr J. H. Brooks, to be given on the evening of December 16th — Anniversary Day. Mr A. H. Shury had a very successful time last evening with the rod and line, landing six fish of a total weight of 121 b 14oz. The respective weights were—2lb 4oz, 11b 12oz, 12oz, lib Boz, lib 4oz, and 41b 12oz. The fish were all caught neat the Ashburton bridge.; A cricket match will take plaoe next Saturday between the Ashburton Woollen Company and the Ashburton Cricket Club to commence at two o’clock sharp. The following are the respective teamsAshburton Cricket Club—Messrs Allan, G. W. Andrews, L. F. Andrewes, Chapman, Denshire, Kneen, Hawson, Moore, Strange, Wilkinson, and Wroughton; emergencies, Messrs Copkson and Stuart. Ashburton Woollen Company— Messrs H, Atkinson, J. Atkinson, Bunting, Walmesley, Wood, Fearoe, Fisher, Taylor, Sohoefield, Hoskins, and Hall; emergencies, Messrs Anger and Mackenzie. At the District Court this morning, before His Honor Judge Broad, orders of discharge were granted, upon the application of Mr Crisp, in the estates of Thomas Happer, John Coutts, and James Tait. Mr Cuthbertson applied for letters of administration in the estate of A. Dawson, the younger, deceased. Granted. The civil case set down for hearing to-morrow has been adjourned till January 4. The attendance of jurors and witnesses , engaged will not therefore be required. The Timaru Herald of this morning says : —The Rangitata river is still extraordinarily high, being totally impassable. The fords are all washed an ay, and the sheep bridge nnapproachable. A large amount of land has been washed away on the south shore, and it is probable that a meeting of landowners interested will be held on Saturday to decide some means of preventing further damage or a recurrence of the floods. The plan most in favour seems to be. the diverting of the river into the northern branch, which course will relieve the other stream of much of the superabundant water. This afternoon the Ashburton Volunteers were inspected by Colonel the Hon Sir G. S. Whitmore. A half-holiday was generally observed in town, and a large concourse of spectators assembled at the vacant piece of ground near the Orange Hall, where the various manoeuvres and evolutions were gone through. A detailed report is held over. Some of the natives on the west side of Cambridge Gulf are very tall (wiites a returned Kimberley digger); one has measured 6 feet 6 inches, while another who would not stay to be measured, towered over the other fellow and must have been quite 7 feet. In running away be crossed a clay pan, and left his track, with eignt feet between bis footprints. In the course of a sketch of the early history of Wellington the New Zealand Times says :—“ In 1839 aMr Hadfield, who had left England on account of ill-health, arrived at Waikanae, and for many years lived there and at Otaki. A few years later Bishop Salwyn, on one of his long tours through the land, called at Waikanae, and was pleased to find that the Rev Mr Hadfield was still alive and doing good work—though for the past four years bis friends had daily Expected to hear of his death. That dying man is to-day the spare but active bishop of Wellington.” The fall in the price of land in England is illustrated by the fact that a plot of land bought for £SOOO, or about £2O an acre, by the late Archbishop of York, has just been disposed of for a little over £4 an acre. Land indeed is now so cheap that cautious people on the look-out for good investments are beginning to look to it, in the belief that in a few years they will turn their money over again. A correspondent of the New Zealand Herald says The settlers in the rich district of Poverty Bay are not at all content with the name that is given to their locality. An Act was passed in 1885 which gives power to change the name of a district. There is a movement on foot to take advantage of the 12th section of that Act. I have not heard the name to be submitted for “ Poverty Bay.” I do not think it is yet decided, but the member representing the district assures me that the movement is a genuine one, and that the “ new baptism ” will take plaoe in a short time. According to the Avoca Free Frees hares are proving a greater scourge to the farmers at Cherrytree Creek, and generally throughout the parish of Rathscar, than the much and justly reviled rabbit. One settler states that he killed as mjny as six hares at one shot, and another assures us that his wheat fields look as if they had been over-run by a mob of sheep. Shire Councils are now offering bonuses for foxes, which are increasing and extending throughout the colony. Regulations for the establishment of Village Homesteads Special Settlement Associations appear in the Gazette. Each Association must contain not less than twelve members, and they may arrange with the Government for a block of land upon depositing ten. shillings on behalf of each member. On approval of the block the Government will carry out a survey. The land selected shall be held on perpetual lease for the first term of 30 years, and for subsequent terms, without the right of acquiring the freehold. The rental is to be based on the capital value of land, but not (less than an acre can be held, and no lease would ba issued until the first half-year’s rent is paid. No allotment is to be more than 60 acres. Married men will have preference. Each member of the association will be required to occupy his section, and to make permanent improvements, which re defined in the regulations, 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) for about nine years, I had consulted numerous medical men here and in Australia, and bad taken arsenic, strychnine, iodide of potassium, etc , internally, and had used preparations of zino and lead externally. In fact, I had tried all the , remedies known to the faculty, and what between travelling, doctors’ and druggists’ bills, had spent a small fortune, almost, 14 not wholly, without result*, except to injure my constitution. During a recent visit to Hokitika I wae| recommended to try your Extract Eucalyptus Globulus by a brother who had experienced great benefit from it in alleviating a very severe cold, and np less to my surprise than satisfaction, I found the disease which troubled me so lopg was conqm re <, and the skin resumed its normaloondition. This was effected by the external use of less than two two-ounce bottles. Yours, etc, Signed John H. K<v r, Manager Union Bank, ol Australia, Limited.— (Advt.)