LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1419, 29 November 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The attention of the members of Lodge

Somerset, No. 1811, E.C , is called to a notice whioh appears among to-day’s advertisements. A fairly large number of people left Ashburton this morning for Christchurch by the cheap excursion train. At the conclusion of his sermon yesterday morning the Kov D. McNicoll, who had been preaching on the subject of “Revivals,” intimated that the Rev J. S. Smalley would visit Ashburton early in January, and conduct a mission from the 2nd to 11th of that month. Mr Smalley is at present in Christohuroh engaged in evangelistic work, and from the records published in the daily papers appears to be labouring with remarkable success.

In the report of the wool sales held by Messrs Friedlander Bros, on Friday, the following items did not appear correctly : H 2, halfbred ewes, 3 bales, 7|d; AD merino wethers, 2 bales, 7Jd; J reversed’ second cross hoggets, 2 bales, 7d; HUU conjoined should have been HW conjoined ; HS locks, 2 bags, 2Jd. At the R.M. Court this morning, before Mr R. Alcorn, J.P., and Mr W. J. Steward, J.P., Thomas Richards, charged with drunkenness, was, in consideration of having been locked up since Saturday night, discharged with a caution, but, for having resisted the police in the execution of their duty, was fined 20s and costs, with the alternative of seven days’ imprisonment.

An agency of the New Zealand Government Life Insurance Department baa been established at the Post Office, Rlethven. We understand that the property submitted on Saturday, by Mr J. T. Ford, on account of Mr I. R. C. C. Graham, did not find a purchaser. A bona fide bid of £9 per acre for the whole was the best oiler received, but this being slightly under the vendor’s reserve the property was withdrawn. The Evening Herald, learns, on what appears to be good authority, that it is contemplated to start a first-olass morning paper in Dunedin ere long. A number of intelligent gentlemen are taking an interest in the praject, and the best literary talent available is to be secured.

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A local paper says that there are only two of tho deferred payment set tiers in Hawkes Bay who are in arrears with their rent. Go from home to learn news says the proverb, and for illustration we find it stated in the Wellington Post that “It is currently reported in Canterbury that since his conviction Thomas Hall has freely admitted his guilt in the attempt on hia wife’s life.” A syndicate of Paris and Berlin bankers has subscribed £24,000,000 to carry out a scheme, sanctioned by the Sultan, tor a network of railways, to connect the Black Sea with the Persian Gulf, under the direction of the Austrian engineer Pressel. The Otago Daily Times records that the father of Mr David Sinclair (acting Mayor of Oamaru) celebrated his golden wedding on Wednesday. The couple, who are aged 75 and 72 respectively, have five sons and four daughters living, and their children and grandchilren number over 50. The local Garrison Band serenaded the aged couple.