LOCAL AND GENERAL.
T'o-d iy being the anniversary of the foundation of the province was generally observed as a holiday. St. Stephen’s Garden Par y took place this afternoon. A report is held over till tomorrow. A special train, laden with excursionists, bound from Christchurch to Timaru, passed through Ashburton shortly before 10 o’clock this morning. The Bank of New Zealand has paid two and a half millions in dividends during the last quarter of a century. In the list of nominations tor the Tinwald races, Mr Porter’s horse, Pat, which had been entered for the Trot, was aocidantally omitted. At an evening party Dumley was introduced to a young lady, and, after a remark about the weather, he said,'gallantly, “And have I really the pleasure of meeting the beautiful Mias Smith, whose praises are being sounded by everybody?” “Oh, no, Mr Dumley,” the lady replied; “the beautiful Miss Smith to whom you refer is a cousin of mine.” “ Oh, that’s it! Well, I thought i there must be a mistake somewhere,” said | the gallant Dumley, 1
The Timaru Garrison Band gave a very enjoyable open nirperfonnanco this morning in Baring Square. Mr Sidney Wolf, R.A.M., acte I as conductor, a position lie faultlessly fulfilled, and the following programme was carried out under bis baton, with very great credit to the performers:—!, Cyn'hia Quadrilles; 2, Glee, “ Hull Apollo,” Round; 3, Waltz, “Fairy Voices,” Crime ; 4, March, “La Caravan," Msc/t; 5, Kyrie, “Twelfth Ma s,” Mozart-, 6, Selection, “ String of Diamonds ” ; 7, Slide Trombone Solo, “ The White Squall,” well played by Mr J. Cameron; 8, Selections, “Bohemian Girl,” Dalfo J National Anthem. “ Twilight Shadows,” a very dreamy waltz, had been set down for the ninth number in the programme announced by us, but time did not permit of its being played. There was a fairly large attendance of the public, and the various pieces were listened to attentively, applause being frequent. The items most to our fancy were the waltz, “Fairy Voices,” “La Caravan ” march, and the selections from Haifa's opeta, “I dreamt that I dwelt,” being played with artistic skill. The Band, now reckoned to be the “ third best ” in the colony, has showed considerable improvement under Mr Wolf’s skilful management, and when the new instruments arrive from Homo expected in January—the premier bandsmen at Invercargill will have to look seriously to their laurels.
The correspondent of a Christchurch paper says:—“ Professor Black has been subpoenaed as a witness for the defence in the murder case against Thomas Hall. His evidence as to the analysis of the late Captain Qain is of an important nature. The case is likely to bo concluded on Friday. In the Camera Magazine a very curious phenomenon, in connection with photography, is recorded by the person who observed it. He took a portrait of a child apparently in full health and a clear skin. The negative picture showed the face to be thiekly covered with spots duo to prickly heat. “ The camera had seen and photographed the eye.” Another case of a somewhat similar kind is also recorded where a child showed spots on his portrait which were invisible on his face a fortnight previous to an attack of smallpox. It is suggested that these cases might point to a new method of medical diagnosis.
A Bonanza farmer near Gardiner, D. T, has just finished threshing 60,000 bushels of wheat, 8,000 bushels of barley, and 12,000 bushels of oats, all of which was raised on his farm.
The arsenals of Germany, England, and Italy are direoting»a!l energies to the conversion of their small arms into magazine rifles. The Germans are sanguine that their new weapon will prove to be the most startling and effective manual implement of modem warfare, and will form the basis of future experimenting in the science of closerange gunnery.
A curious phenomenon has occurred at Chimapla, in the State of Mexico. Within a few days past tremendous subterranann reports were heard, though at the time the meteorological conditions were perfect, there being no unusual aspect of the sky nor the slightest rain. The people of the town wore filled with alarm, and an investigation was made, by which it was discovered that a high hill in the vicinity had been completely divided into two parts by some powerful force.
The question of taxing bachelors has again risen in France, A petition to that effect has been seat to the Chamber of Deputies. It says that in Paris alone there are nearly ha f a million, whereas the number of marked men is not more than 379,000. We are reminded that the tax, singular as it might seem, has already existed in several countries. The French Convention adopted it. So did the old Republics. In Sparta the women were allowed to drag bachelors into the Temple of Hercules, and give them a sound thrashing. Plato condemned them to a fine. Rome made them pay a round sum, Camillus went further, and forced them to marry the widows of citizens killed in defending the country. The petitioners say the tax ought to be doubly welcome—first, because it will increase the declining population by inducing bachelors to marry ; aud, secondly, because it will help to make up the growing deficit in the Budget.
News was recently brought from Puerto Cortez, Gautemola, of an attempt to poison the President by two brothers, druggists., T"ey prepared a poison and gave it to a servant of the President, with 2,000d015. as a bribe to administer it, but the servant proved faithful, and handed over to his master both the money and the poison. The druggists were arrested and put to death.
SANDER AND SONS’ EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. —In protection of the world-wide fame our manufacture has acquired all over the globe, we publish the following : —Hazard, M.D., Professor of General Pathology and Diseases of the Mind and Nervous System, says in an editorial published in the Clinical lit-cord :—“ We have examined half-a-dozen specimens of different manufactures; the preparation of Sander and Sons’ was the only one that proved to be reliable and corresponding to scientific tests.” Another concoction called “ Refined Extract of Eucalyptus,” has made its appearance since. This product stands, according to Dr Owen, foremost in causing injurious effects. That gentleman communicates at a meeting of the Medical Society of Victoria, that a child living at Fitzroy became most seriously indisposed through its use. In another case a lady states on the strength of statutory declaration that she suffered cruelly from the effects of the same concoction. To guard the high reputation of our manufacture we feel warranted in exposing the above facts, and desire the public to exercise care and precaution when buying. SANDER AND SONS. —(Advt.)
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1433, 16 December 1886, Page 2
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