The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1887. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1520, 30 March 1887, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1887. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the R.M Court this morning before M r E. Alcorn, J. P., William Ryan was charged with stealing certain olothes, the property of Julian Jaokson, of Mount Hutt, from Bowse's Hotel, at Methven. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and asked to be dealt with, but as no information as to the value of the clothes had been received, the police applied for a remand till Monday, which was granted.

An exchange remarks that Brazil has a population of thirteen millions, and if once a trade with tbat country were opened up nearly the wholo dairy produce of New Zealand could be exported thither. South America Is m faot one of the future markets for New Zealand dairy produoe.

It is a terribly suggestive incident which G. E. Sims mentions recently as having ocourred m a South London infant sohool. The teacher was • explaining the parable of the Prodigal Son. "All his olothca are gono," said she ; " what must he do for food ?" The question was promptly answered by a little girl of three and a-hnlf, drawing, too evidently on her own sad experience: " Why pawn hit little gal's boots and rings."

The Now Plymouth " Own " of the " Lyttelton Times " telegraphs that Major Atkinson has gone to reside permanently at Nelson, owing to Mrs Atkinson's ill health. It if rumoured m New Plymouth that, at the noxi election, he will stand for Nelßon, and that Mr Bryoe will offer himself for Egmont.

The " Napier Daily Telegraph " of the 23rd inst. has the following :— When the train wan about to start from Woodville last night for Nepier, a man kept oalling out, but no notion was taken of him. At last the Minister for Publio Works was attraoted by his persistenoy, and he walked up to the carriage to receive an order for a cup of tea. Mr Richard - Bon filled the order by getting a cup of tea, received half-a-crown from the man, took baok the empty oup, and handed the man his ohange. It is not everyone who can say that he has had his refreshment served by a Minister, and then failed to tip tho waiter.

Mr Joshua Harding, M.1.G.E., writing to his father m New Zealand from tho Fort of Antifagasta, m Chili, states (says the " Lyttelton Times ") that there is an attempt being made to got op a oompany for the pnrpoae of importing frozen meat and other provisions from New Zealand. Thore is a considerable mining population. Some 5000 navvies are at work m the neighborhood oonstruoting a railway to the head waters of the Amazon. The district is known as the " desert," and, as may be supposed, raises no agricultural or pastoral products. The trade of the port | is chiefly m silver and copper ore, Boda, and borax.

Negotiations are stated, upon very good authority, to be m progress for simultaneous and united aotion on the part of tho French, German, and Belgian Governments m view Of certain Socialist eventualities, as it is felt they have a common interest m combating a common danger.

Recently a man, a German by birth, walked from central Germany through Russia and Bokhara, hoading straight for India, where ho hoped to find permanent employment. Without any assistance (whatever he had arrived at the Afghan frontior. The man being provided with food and clotheß went on hiß way rejoicing, confident that he will reaoh his destination.

In the obituary notice of Mrs Henry Wood it is stated that her novels aro more popular (i.e., sell better) m tho Australasian colonies

than thoso of any other author, Oharleß Diokens oxoeptod. " Eaßt Lynne " (of which more than 141,000 oopies have been disposed of at six shillings) wan Mrs Wood's moßt suocossful work. Three dramalio versions of this novel are extant, and it is played every night m Borne quarter of the globe, yet the author never received a copper for tho use of her story.

"Boutin on Piles."— Why suffer Tiles? Immediate relief and completo oure guarantcod. ABk for "Rough on Piles." Unto oure for itohing, protruding, bleoding, or an? form of Piles.

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A noticeable feature m connection with the opening of tho Woodville eeotion of the Wellington-Napier Bailway was the entire absence of spirituous liquors at the banquet.

The Sootoh members of the House of Comtnonß have decided to take action m favor of Home Rule lor Sootland.

Lord Doneraile, of Doneraile Court, County ' ork, recently met with a serious mishap. His lordship bad a pet fox, whioh he domesticated six years ago. On Friday, 14th Jan., he went for a drive, taking the animal with him. It suddenly made a snap at Lord Doneraile's hand and pierced the flesh through the glovo. It also bit the coachman m the hand and foot. On the Sunday following the animal died, and a post mortem examination showed that it waß Buffering from rabies. Lord Doneraile and his coachman proceeded to Paris to submit themselves to treatment on M. Pasteur's Bystem.

The Masterton correspondent of the " Post" sayß :— Dr Beard was sent for m hot baste at midnight to attend a* boarding-house-keeper named Neilsen and thirty railway navvies at Ekotahuna, who had been taken very ill an hour after dinner, and were supposed to be poisoned. After a ride m the dark of thirty miles the dootor found the patients pale and anxious, looking as if jast recorering from a bad attaok of seasickness. On enquiring it was found that a packet of washing powder had been used m a plum pudding instead of baking powder. Neilsen and hia navvies have had their stomachs cleansed and are now eonvalesoeni.

Mr Duncan Wright's meetings at Fleming, ton were largely attended on Sunday. In the afternoon the ohuroh, whioh holds 150, was comfortably filled. The evening was dark and wet hut the attendance was not muoh afleoted. On Monday evening there was a similar gathering, and the interest was fully sustained, On thiß, whioh was the last night of the mission, the text papers sent m by tho young people mounted up to twenty.nine. After Mr Wright's closing appeal, the minister and some of the members of the congregation being called upon briefly addressed the meeting, after whioh it slowly dispersed, many coming forward to take farewell of Mr Wright.

Numbers of ladies belonging to the first families m Franoe are studying painting with great assiduity and with encouraging sucoeßS, ia the .ateliers of the more famous Parisian artists. M. Gabanel is the instructor of the Duoheese de Lujnes, who is said to exool as a cblorist. Mmes de la Eochcfouoauld, Deoazea, and de Dampierie reoeived' their teaching from the late M. Lalauae ; and Mile Claire Oanrobert, the daughter of the Marshal, is a pupil of M. Jullian. Never before.it ia said, was there so muoh emulation m the acquisition of the arts of design among women of high rank and sooial standing.

The. Christohuroh Executive Committee of the Jubilee [Committee met yoßterday and agreed to discuss the various proposals for a statue, aged and infirm; home, etc, before deciding on any of them.

The North Canterbury Hospital Board has adopted estimatesjfor the ensuing year. For ordinary expenditure £6950 is required ; for permanent work and furnishing new buildings £1651 ; amount to be contributed by looal bodies £3829.

Sir Julius VogelJ arrived at Ohrißtohuroh from Wellington yesterday.

The gigantio pumpkin referred to by us ia a reoent issue has beenjmade the medium, by an enterprising draper, of attracting purchasers for his wares. To eaoh buyer of goods of a certain value will be given one or more tickota, whioh will gentHle him to a chance of obtaining one of a number of prizes to be given to the lucky individuals who make tha moat successful guesses as to the number of matured seeds the monster gourd contains. Ovor 150 prizeß are announced to be given. Further particulars may be found on reference to our advertising columns.

The following good story is told by " Oivis " m the Otago " Witness " :— Lord Shaftesbury was an uncompromising opponent of Ritualism. On one oooasion he was denouncing at a publio meeting the ritualistic enormities of the Roy. Mr Bennet, of Frotne, and expressing his preference for apostolio simplicity m worship. "I WO uld rather walk with LydiaJ by the river side," ho exolaimed, " than go with Mr Bennot to ohuroh." " Bet yer life yer would, guv'ner 1" shouted a workman from the orowd, following up the interruption with a derisive and tmmelodious "Ha, ha, ha!" It is doubtful if the great philanthropist, who was somewhat dofioient m humour.Jeaw or was capable of seeing the point of the remark.