LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1485, 17 February 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Eev. Fathers Mulvihill and Moors, ' who are on a visit to the Rev. Father Ohastagnon, will officiate at tho Catholic J2.hurcb~»*» -a^*rirty—Tsrtne~li o'olook Mass and at Vesperß. Mr W. Sparrow, being the only candidate nominated to-day for tbe vacant seat m the Borough Council, was deolared duly elected. The ÜBual weekly meeting of the Star of the East Lodge, 1.0. G.T., was held at the Aroade Chambers last evening. There was a good attendance. The usual routine business was transacted. It was decided that the next meeting should be an " invitation " one. The Lodge then went into harmony, and a pleasant evening was spent. A conundrum contest took place, prizea being given respectively to the author of the conundrum adjudged tho best and to the most successful answerer. Both prizea were gained by Sister E. A. Manbire. The conundrum whioh gained the prize was " Why should our Lodges meet m the kitohen ? — Baoause the one holding the highest position ia only • cook (A. Cook)." At the R.M. Ooui't this morning, before Major Steward, J.P., and Mr T. Scaly, J.P., John Mitchell was fined 5b and oosta for drunkenness, and on a charge of obscene language was ordered to be imprisoned for four days; The Bench commented on the prevalence of the latter offence, several cases, they regretted, having come before them of late. They expressed the opinion that if men wore to maintain respectability when Bobtr they would not be likely to use such disgraoeful language if drunk. The telephone) has been ingeniously put into use m Belgium. Little bella are supplied and fitted to the beds of all who desire to rise early m the morning, but cannot do bo of their own aoaord. A oortain time is fixed and communicated to the central station, and at the precise moment agreed upon the current is turned on, and the bells commence to ring, and continue to do Iso until the slumberer awakens, leaves his couoh, and informs the head offico that he haa bad enough. The Midland Railway oontraot reaohed England on Saturday, and the decision of the Company may be expected any day. The moat important of the new provisions is one binding the Company to begin work at both ends as well as the middle, and aa this must necessarily lead to immediate financing, m order to provide funds, it is the only one which it is thought likely will require serious deliberation by the direotors. South Australia is now celebrating its jubilee, having been founded fifty years ago. In those fifty years its export have totalled £102,000,000. The first person who touohed land above high-water mark was a baby carried ashore by a sailor, who is still living at Adelaide, aged 83. California m 1885 Bhipp-d 400,000 boxes of raisins, and this year 750,000 boxes will be marketed. The State claim to be able to supply tho entire wants of the United States and with a quality equal to the produce of Spain. The wine product this year will equal 25,000,000 gullons. Of canned fruitß the pack will exceed 500,000 caßes. Kidney and urinary oomplaints of all kinds permanently cured with flop Bitters. Genuine made by American Go. Read Holloway'b Ointment and Pmiß.—Cougha, Influenza.— The soothing properties of these medioamonta render them well worthy of trial m all diseases of the respiratory organs. In common colds and influenza the Pilis, taken internally, and the Ointment rubbed over the chest and throat, are exceedingly eflicaciouß. When influenza is epidemic, this treatment is the easiest, safest, and surest. Holloway's Pills purify the blood, remove all obmaoles to iia iree circulation through the lunga, relieve the over-gorg< d itir-tubes, and render reupiration freo, wi.h. out recuoing the strength, irritating ho nerves, or depressing the spirits; Bucn are the ready meanu of escaping from Buffering when afflicted witb colds, coughs, bronobitiß, and other ohest complaints, by whioh the health of so many is seriously and i f ermaneotiy iojuieil iv moel q wateiii,

The Oamaru Mail says that negotiations betwoen the Government and the Harbor Board m referenoe to an advance of the necessary funds to start the repairs to the breakwater are progressing satisfactorily and that there is every likelihood of the Board making a start with the work shortly. During tin first two days of a recent fog m ! London the receipts r-f one gas company werp increased by £10,000. and it was shown tha* a fog of twenty-four hours' duration neces. sitated an inoreased supply of gas by the Gaß Light and Coke Company by 37 per cent., or over 35,000,000 feetl It is estimated that twenty-four hours' fog m London inoreases the consumption of ooala by one gas company alone to the extent of 3500 tons. The Argus asserts that to Mr R. E. N. Twopeny is due the credit of having suggested the idea of the Indian and Colonial Exhibition. In 1883 he not only impressed the idea on the Colonial Governments, but wrote to Sir |P. C. Owen, asking him to bring the suggestion under the notice of the Prince of Wales. To this day, tbe Argus ia informed, Mr Twopeny has received no reply to his letter, but some five months after he posted it the projeot was reported to have been mooted m London as if m perfect inde* pendence of Mr Twopeny'a looal agitation.