LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1551, 6 May 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In the House yesterday Mr Ivess gave notioe to aßk the Defence Minister whether Sergeants of Polioe conducting police prose, cutions received similar salaries to Sergeants on street duty, and, if so, whether he will grant them an inorease of salary of sixpence per day. Mr Ivess also gave notice to introduco the Public Advances on Land Bill. In the House yesterday the Premier announced that the Government had deoided to abandon the Bepresentation Bill m itß present shape. Subsequently, a consultation was held with those members who had been instrumental m carrying cortain amendments, but no deoision wass arrived at. By an advertisement m this issue it will b° seen that Messrs Oir and Alcorn's drapery establishment will be olosed on Wednesday next for the purpose of re-marking stock for a clearing sale, previous to dissolving partnership. As the firm's stock is a large and varied one the sale will be an opportunity rarely met with for the public to get supplied with nearly every possible requirement. We clip the following important testimonial from the " Illawarra Mercury" (N.S.W.), on the 30th Maroh. It needs no comment :— " Mr John Loveday, of the Bulli Mountain, writes to us that after suffering for four years with aoute gravel, ha has experienced almost complete leliof by using Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extraot. He says, seeing the saifl Extraot advertised m the " Illawarra Mercury," his intense (suffering induced him to obtain a bottle of the medioinofrom Mr Hosking, chemist, of this town, and that the use of it gave him great relief at once. He states' that between tho 10th Maroh inßtant, when ho obtained tho first bottle of the oxtraot, and op the 19th, the use of that medioine continued to afford him relief, to which ho had been a stranger for four years, Mr Loveday writes also that ho has found the Eucalypti Extract a oure for rheumatism as well as gravel. He requests us to publish this information through the " Mercury." We have muoh pleasure m complying with Mr Loveday's request, whose word oannot be doubted, and who can have no objeot m view other than a pure desire to benefit suffering humanity."— (Apvi.) i

The Wesleyan Bazaar at the Orange Hall opened this afteonoon. The appearance of the room has been completely transformed, and 'the display of gqods pretty and useful. The bazaar, which will be open this evening, to-morrow, and Monday, will well repay a visiN At a meeting of the Ashburton Cemetery j Board, hold a few days ago, it waß resolved that the last annual balance-sheet should be published m each of the .local papers. The balance-sheet will be found m another column. | The Ashburton hounds met yesterday i at the Elgin School, and at the appointed time some forty equestrians had arrived, and tho weather being all that could be desired* there was;also a largo number of conveyances well filled with supporters of the hunt. The hounds threw off at Mr Hudson's, and aft er a short delay m finding a hare the paok at last viewed one away which made for the plains. After a run of about fifteen minutes at a rattling pace, pua# made for |the plao o started from, and tho hounds, appeared to have her, slightly beaten. A mob of sheep, however, getting between them and their quarry, and following it down the hedgo side, the Bcent was lost, and what promised to be a really good run was at an end. Mr Bowyer hied m all directions to pick up the scent again but without success. Nearly an hour was spent before another hare was found, but the followers were rewarded by their perseverance with a fine run of about 35 minutes, but no kill as the hare was lost m the plantations surrounding Mr Eight's house, on the Seafield Road. The fenoes were well kept and good jumps but m most cases the wire was high and it speaks well for the horaea'in the field when we are able to say there was one spill and that not a serioas one 1 Amongst the followers were :— Mr and Mrs Upton and their two boys Messrs Stitt, Winter, Hunt, Bunting, O'Gonnell, Harti Butterick, (8) Worner, Smith, Heseltine Miller, Healy, White, Norrish and A. Fooke, A meeting of the Ingleside Committee of the Caledonian Society was held last night at the Secretary's office, Mr W. H. Kneen occupied the chair, and there were also present Messrs Paul, Brown, Reid, Anderson, and Dunoan. It was resolved that the first ••Ingleside " be held m the Oddfellows' Hall, Ashburton, on Tuesday, the 17th inst., at 7.30 p.m. It was resolved that married members be allowed to take m with them at these meetings their wives and children only, and that single members be allowed admission only for one lady friend each m addition to themselves. After transacting some routine business the Committee adjourned. A stage rehearsal of "My Turn Next " and "Leave it to Me" will take piaoe at 7.30 this evening m the Oddfellows' Hall. At the County Council this morning a statement was made with regard to the election for the new Wakanui Biding. Messrs Wright and Grigg were nominated, but the latter gentleman retired. He bad allowed hfmself to be nominated while under .the impression that the eleotion was one for two Councillors, the Ashburton Biding, m consequence of recent arrangement, being entitled to that number of representatives, but when he became aware that the arrangement made would not come into force till November next he retired, not wishing to oppose Mr Wright's return. The first meeting of the South Bakaia Sohool Committee was held'in the Library on Wednesday evening. — Present Messrs— Pyke (Chairman), Oxley, Johnston, Stowart, Windsor, Broadbent and Turner. — The master's report was read as follows : — ln presentina this report permit me to express my .pleasure at the wisdom shown by the householders m the selection of your Committee. From personal knowledge of the members I feel oertain that they will work heartily with me for the good of the sohool. It is with confidence of assistance being rendered that I therefore appeal to them for their help m making the attendance more regular than it has been m the past. The incidental fund received by. your Committee, as well as a portion of the master's salary, is paid according to the average attendance. But independent of either of these considerations, the sucoess of a child's study depends bo much on regular consecutive lessons, and it is next to impossible for a pupil to pass a standard each year, who does not attend whenevers its health and the weather permit.— With the purpose of increasing the children's interest m sohool work 1 would respectfully suggest that prizes be promised to the children m each Standard for attendance during the ensuing nine months ; for the same end I wish to ask your Committee to have notices printed similar to last year, that parents ;may have due information if a child be absent. Appended is a list of absentees who have been away half the times the sohool has been open, and are not present to-day, with exouses when known. — The attendance fcr the past month has been 186*3 ; average for past month, 14G'l ; highest attendance 153'jmd number on roll, 223. After considerable disoussion, it was resolved that owing to want of want of funds no prizes would be given. Resolvedjto have the notices printed as asked for; also to pro* vide pens. — The Chairman and Mr Broadbent were appointed to look after the earthwork and shingle required. — A ciroular ie punishment was reoeived from the Education Board. — It was resolved that tho Chairman should apply for copies of the Eduoation Act, The Chairman's aotion in] obtaining a supply of fuel was approved of. The Hospital Sunday collections this year m London have yielded about £50,000, the largest amount ever collected. la Worcestershire, whore the wages of agricultural laborers average from 11s to 12s par **eek, the farmers declare their inability, m consequence of the low prioe of produoa, to' continue to pay that amount. A general deduotion has already been made m some districts to 10s, and m the Northern Division notice was given lately of a reduction of 2s per week. Owing to the very successful recruiting during the last three months commanding officers of the infantry battalions stationed at Aldcrshot have received orders to eliminate from the ranks all bad charaters and unpropromising recruits. Some thieves broke into a house at New-oastle-upon-Tyne during the absence of the family at church. On the return of the inmates they found written m ohalk on tho table the exhortation, " Watch, as well as pray I " A Glasgow correspondent states that purchases of horses have been made m Pollockshaws, ono of the surburbs of Glasgow, by agents of the German Government. From St. Asaph we learn that |Austrian and Prussian officers are purohusing horses at the North Wales fairs. "Bough on Bats."— Clears out rats, mioe roaches, m'es, ants, bed bugs, beetles, insects, skunks, jack rabbits, sparrows, goph . At ohemists and druggists. "Buchu-Paiba."— Quick, complete oure, all annoying kidney, bladder, and urinary diseases. At ohonaists and druggists. Kempthorno, oasor and Co., Agents, Ohristohuroh Obstructions of tho kidneys and attendant organs will provo lafral if not ronjovod by American Co.'s Hop Bitters. Head , Tho weakest woman, smallest child, and sickest invalid can use American Co.'s Hop BiUerp with safety and (groat good. See