LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1580, 9 June 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the E.M. Court this morning, before Mr D. Thomas, J.P., William Henry Hawkins was charged with obtaining £10 from Mr M. Scott by means of false representations. The accused was remanded. The monttily meeting o« the Winslow Sohool Committee was held m the sohoolroom on Saturday, June 4th. Present— Messrs A. Wilson (ohairman), Drennan, Grace, Harris, Bellamy, Da\ls, and Mclvor. Qpme discussion arose about the children attending Ashburton on Jubilee day, the 20th Jane. The Committee were of opinion that owing to the whooping cough being so bad m the distriot the ohildren could not take part m the procejßion. The Committee, how* ever, decided to appoint Monday, 20th of June, a holiday, so that any parents wishing to take their children could do so. The master reported the average attendance for the month aa follows :— Boya, 12*6; girls, 13 8 ; ioll number, boys, 17 j girls, 20 ; total ; 87. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr Bellamy, that persona wanting the use of the schoolroom should pay for the hire to Mr Culverhouse, the master, before the key was given up. Tenders were then opened for the office of caretaker. There were three tenders, and that of Ellen Grace, at £6 12s 6d was accepted. The Chairman proposed a vote of thanks to Mrs Pye for the excellent manner m whioh she* had performed her oontract during the past twelve months. Seoondedby Mr Davis. The Ohairman was instructed to enquire as to the cost of a Bwing, and the meeting adjourned. The meet of the Ashburton hounds of yesterday at Mr George Graham's, Winoh. more road, proved one of the best afternoon's Bport of the season ; the first hare was found on the property of Mr E. G. Wright, towards Laureston, but only gave a short run, as it made for bare wire country, and the hounds were whipped off with some difficulty, the first three jumps being gorae with double wires, and only very few of the forty persons out oared to taokle them. After some delay a fine hare was found, and crossed the Lauriston road to Mr O'Grady's property, where she f luatted. Puss was thought to have been lost, but through Mr Bowyer's perseverance she was set going again, some half dozen horsemen negotiating two bare wire fenoeß m order to follow straight. The hare orossed on to the Winchmore Estate and took a circular course to nearly the Bame spot where firat found, and after about an hour's ohase was killed, some twenty of the followers being mat the death. The country was very good with the exception of the great amount of wire m some fences, it being several inohes above the gorse. Only two spills were observed during the day, neither at all serioua. All who are interested m the preservation of timber wiil be glad to hear of Professor Poleck'i discovery that timber whioh has been long immersed m water is thereby rendered free from liability to dry rot. He explains the fact by showing that water slowly dissolves alj the nutritious albuminoids, etc, out of the wood, and thus deprives the dry-rot fungus of its necessary food. Those who doubt the pre. sorvative aotion of water may try the following simple experiment, Take two portions Of sawdust from freshly-out timber, bury one m a damp place at once, but let the other be soaked for a week or two m an abundant quantity of fresh water. Afterwards, bury the latter m the same place as the former The first sample of sawdust will rot away m a few years, but the second will be found to suffer no change beyond a mere darkening of color. We understand that a special service m commemoration of the Jubilee of Her Majesty's accession will be held m St Stephen's Church I on Thursday evening the 23rd instant. The Venerable Archdeacon Harper, of Timaru, will bo tbe preacher. The Post Offioa {authorities at Berlin are ! making extensive experiments with a view of connecting the whole of the towns of Germany by telephone. Mr Beetham, sen., father of Mr George Beethara, M.H.R., has just painted m oils a splendid likeness of Sir Julius Yogel. Mr Beetham is now m his 70th year. A novel method of carrying money is resorted to by a Chinese vegetable vendor who does business m Wellington. John Lad occasion to pay six or soven shillings the other day to a tradesman m the city, whom he electrified by extracting the money from one of his ears. Thinking that there might he some sleight-of-hand business about the feat the tradesman expressed surprise at the unusual nature of the reoeptaole, whereupon the Celestial turned round and called atten. tion to several coins inside hn otLer ear. Tho Maori, who so proudly carries his cutty pipe suspended from the lobo of his ear, must now acknowledged that his yellow skinned brother has found a more praotioal use for the organ. Tho Wellington Woollen Company intend to try New South Wales as a market for their tweeds, and are having light tweeds manufactured to suit the climate. If the "Daily News " Odessa correspondent is right, Russian peasants must dearly love the military conscription; This gentleman vas present at the drilling of some young oonsaripts, whom he desoribea aa looking bo weak that hardly one of them would have been passed by an English regimental doctor. He saw them struok m the face, doubled up by blows m the ribs, kioked m the legs, and their feot trodden on by the iron heels of the corporals. Russia still seems to the be m V good old times," Aocording to Inspeotor Hendry'a report of twenty Southland sohoola, by far the highest percentages have been gained by uncertificated teaohers. The best of all was gained by a teacher who only obtained bis certificate at last examination. Prince Montleart, who died the other day, has left the whole of his fortune, estimated at 12,5d0,000d01, to the Queen of Italy. A colored servant sweeping out a baohelo -'s room found a sixpence on tbe carpet, whioh he carried to the owner, " You may keep it f(jr your honesty," said he. A short time after he missed his gold pencil-oaso, and enquired of his servant if he had seen it. "Yes sir," was the reply. " And what have you done with it?" "Kept it for my honeßty sir," Statutory Declaration.— l, Franz Eaaber Ironbark, Sandhurst, m the colony of Victoria, Australia, do solemnly and sinoerely deloare that on the Qsth June, 1877, my son Alfred, six years of age, was accidentally hurt with an axe on the knoe. I at once took all pains to seoure medical assistance. However, m spite of all efforts, on the 27th August, 1877, the opinion was given by Maegillivray that an amputation of the injured limb had beoome imperative m order to save life. At this juDoture I called on Messrs Sander and Sons, proouring some of their Extraot of the Eucalyptus Globulus, and by the application of the Bame I had the satisfaction of seeing my son within a fortnight out of all danger, and to-day he is recovered. I may just add that it was when the orisis had been reaohed that the Extraot referred to was first applibd. And I make this solemn declaration, etc. — Franz Baabe. Declared at Sandhurst, m the colony of Victoria, Australia, this seventeenth day of Ootober, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, before me, Moritz Cohn, J.P.~[Advt.]