LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1463, 22 January 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mails for the United Kingdom, etc, viaß&n Franoisoo will olose at Ashburton on Friday next at 5 p.m. Money Orders should be obtained before 10 a.m. The Ashburton Rifles and Guards are ordered to parade at the Drill-shed on Monday evening, at 7 o'clock, for the Government Inspection. It is understood that Major Newall, Diatriot Adjutant, will be present, and as this parade will count as a daylight drill, members of both companies must be punotual* A rather unfortunate aooident ooourred at the Ashburton school treat yesterday. A lad named Boyle, who was taking part m the running high jump, slipped and fell, with the result that he broke hia arm near the wrist. He was taken by Mr M. Soott m his buggy to Dr Tweed, who promptly set the fraotured limb. The lad was removed to hia parents' house by Mr R. Elston. The Timarv, Herald says that Mr Joseph Ivess, M.H.R., has commenced an action to reoover £200 damages from the proprietor of the South Canterbury Times for certain statements which were oontained m an artiole published some weeks ago m that journal, and refle ted injuriously on Mr Ivesa m relation a transaction whioh ooourred during the last election. An apology waß asked for, but was withheld. Mr Wilding, the well-known Ohristohuroh barrister, is aoting for Mr Ivess, and the ease will probably be tried m Timaru on the 19th April. The treat m conneotion with the Ashburton Borough Sohool was held m one of Mr D. H. Brown's paddooks yesterday. The weather m the morning looked somewhat threatening, but the Committee deoided that the affair should take plaoe. The sequel proved that their deoision was a good one, for a more enjoyable day for a picnio could hardly be wished for. The attendance was very large, and the day was spent m games lof various descriptions. A " bun and treacle racket " oreated unbounded merriment. Mr Eneen (headmaster), Mr J. C. Dunban (the chairman of the Sohool Committee), and Messrs Siloook and Elston (members of the Committee) were indefatigable m furnishing amusement for the youngsters, while Mrs Eneen, Mißses Williamson, Barrett, Meyenburg, Bean and .Chapman, and Mr Lowe were kept -busy providing refreshments. Mr Duncan, Chairman of tho Committee, desires to express his thanks to Mrs MoLean Dunn, Messrs G. P. Soott, J. Miles, J. Hefford, J. Canning, R. Cullen, Vinton, and Tuoker and Restell for the assistance rendered by them. An authenticated story comes from the Highlands to the effect that a donkey recently died whioh was the property of Mr Ross, of Oromarty, m whose family it had been for 106 years. It oan be traoed back to the year 1779, when it passed into the hands of the then Bosb, of Cromarty ; though what was its age at the time no one oan say. From the beginning of November, 1884, till the end of May, 1885, no less than 70,000 boxes of flowers were sent away from ihe Nice Railway station, the value of the U'owera bsjn'g £}50,000. Germany is at present diligently endeavoring to cultivate, for tho manufacture of scents, etc., large quantities of roses, violete, lavender, and rosemary.

It is probable the Wybert-Reete Comedy Company will open m the Oddfellow' Hall on February 8. The Tiohborne Claimant's wife is now flinging at a local concert hall m New York m order to provide her unhappy husband with sustenance. An Auokland solioitor is said to have abioonded to Sydney* and left his oreditors lamenting. He owed a fellow member of the Bar £500. Winnie Johnson, a colored woman of Cincinnati, is said to be the largest repreeenUtive of her sex m the world. Although she is only five feet eight inohea tall Bhe weighs 733 pounds. The Otago Daily Times reports that Lady Jervois is very muoh improved m health, and that she is now able to leave her room. She ii still, however, weak, and will not be able to receive visitors for several days. The Grey Star remarks :—" The sensational atory of a big trea (rima) being disoovered near Lake Brunner 66ft m ciroum. atanoes, and the news of which has been telegraphed all over the colony, is otter bosh, There oertainly is a big tree m that direction, but its ciroumferenoe does not reach 22ft, which iia long way out of the 66£t business." The experiment is |being tried m a Pittsburg mill of making pig iron by the use of natural gas. The result is awaited with intense interest by many, as it is claimed that if the experiment is successful it will decrease the cost of making pig iron at least one-half, thus of course affeoting the iron trade enormously. It would also.it is olaimed, virtually ruin the coke trade m tht vioinity of Pittsburg. Aocordingto Mr 0. P. Smuts there are mora than 70,000,000 vines m the Cape Colony, covering about 20,000 aores of land, and yielding about 5,000,000 gallons of wine and 1,000,000 of brandy. In the ooast diatriots the yield is 160 gallons from 1000 vines of very superior quality. In the interior the yield is double, but the quality is not so good. The best medicine known is Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract. Test its eminen powerful effects m coughs, colds, influenza, etc.— the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. His Majesty the King of Italy and medical syndicates all over the globe are its patrons. Read the official reports that accompany eaoh bottle. We have no occasion to offer rewards m proof of the genuineness of our references. The official reports of medioal clinios and universities, the official communication of the Consul-General for Italy at Melbourne ; the diploma awarded International Exhibition, Amsterdam— all these are authentio doouments, and, as such, not open to doubt. We add here epitome of one of the various oases treated at the clinio of Sohultz, M.D-, Protenor, eto:-'«0.8., 2i years old; oongestional absoess on the thigh. Incisions made m two places. Although Lister's dressing was applied, the secretion became two dayß later, very copious, and had adopted a foetid, decomposed oharaoter. The temperature rose enormously. In consequenoe the dressing was removed, and on its place were made daring the daytime repeated irrigations with Euoalypi Extraot. The offensive footer disappeared very coon, the fever abated within a few days, and the patient reoove'red after the lap-e of several weeks. In this instanoe we must not Jose sighi of the fact that the latter treatment Bayed the patient's life— lAdvt.