LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1583, 13 June 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

♦ An English surgeon says the people who ass rocking-chairs the most get deaf the i soonest. Booking also hurts the eyes and makes people near-sighted. The Soltan of Morocco recently punished one of his subjeots, who presisted m smoking m \Iolatio» of the recent decree prohibiting ' the use of tobacco, by having his lips cut off. Mr Lassar, the Russian Agent m Centra} Asia, who same into prominence m conneo_ lion with the Afghanistan boundary question has bsen appointed Russian Consul at Liverpool. Benjamin Bnurtleff, at Chicago, recently sold a piece of land m that oity for £27,000 which he bought m 1859 for £160. A large number of Mormon saints are on their way to Cassa Grande, Chihuahua, the Bite of their new colony m Mexioo. Beport from Borne has it that six or seven miles of untrodden oataoombs have been die* covered under tha Eternal City. The use of opium, morphine, cooaine, and narcotics generally by persons of delicate organisations is alarmingly .large ia Now York city. . A Frenph meohanio named Fhimon, after serving hie five years m the artillery, has taken a patent for a new mitrailleuse (says an exchange). Hfl claims for the weapon— and the firßt experiments give weight to the assertions — thatjwhen the projeotile strikes it takea fire, breaks the obstacle, then continuing its course throws out a certain number of balls m proportion to its size, and the same number ia sant out at the same time backward and forward. In the final explosion it launches 120 balls. If the explosion fails the projectile oan never be eiamined by an enemy. An attempt would produce frightful slaughter. The inventor alone has tha secret of safely handling and opening it. Thousands die annually from some form of kidney disease that might have been prevented by a timely use of Hop Bitters. Bead HouiOWay's Pi_oß. — Changes of temperature and weather frequently upset persons who are most careful of their health, and particular m their diet. These corrective, purifying, and gentle aperient pills are the best remedy for all defeotive aotion of the digestive organs. They augment the appetite, strengthen the stomaoh, oorreot biliousness, and carry off all that is noxious from the system. Holloway's Fills are composed of rare balsams, unmixed with baser matter, and on that aooount are peculiarly well' adapted for the young, delicate, and aged. As this peerless medicine has gained fame m the past, so it will preserve it m the future by. its renovating and invigorating qualities, aacWhe mpoßPibility oi jfe doiog bura.

An inspection parade of the Ashburton Rifles and Guards was held m the Drill-shed on Friday evening! Both companies mastered m strong force. The parade was inspeoted by-Col. Bailey, who was attended by Major Douglas and Captain Fooks. Col. Bailey said he was very pleased with the master and appearance of the men. Another inspeotion takes place on Tuesday evening, at whioh a good muster is particularly requested. We understand absentees from the last inspection have been, very properly, fined m accordance with the regulations. The question of purchasing a steam fire engine for the borough will be discussed at to-night's meeting of the Borough Council. On Sunday afternoon next, at 3 o'olook, a special Masonio Jubilee service will be held' m St. Stephen's Church, Ashburton, at whioh it is expected a majority, if not the whole, of the Masons m the district will attend m regalia. The offerings upon this oooasion will be devoted entirely towards ' the ..relief ' of worthy cases of distress m the district. During the session six Bills were dropped or otherwise disposed of m the Legislative Counoil and eixty-seven m the House, of which two were private Bills; The following passed both Houses :— Public Apts— -Banks and Bankers Aot Amendment; Building Sooieties Aot Amendment;' Cambridge and Hastings Boroughs; Chattels Securities Act, 1882, Amendment; Counties Aot Amendment! Electoral Aot Amendment ; Infants' Guardian and Contracts; Interpretation Act Amendment; Kermadeo Islands ; Mining Aot, 1886* Amendments. (No. 2); Post Office Aot, 1881, Amendment; Public. Revenues j Bepresontation; Ward Conservation of Bights ; Westland and Gcey.Education Boards Act Continuance, Private Aot — Wellington Gas Company (Limited) Extension. Local Acts—Reclamation within the Harbor of Wellington ; Syden* ham Borough Counoil Empowering. It is rumoured m the Melbourne Law Courts (says the •• DailyiTelegraph ") that an aotion for damages is shortly to be brought against the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company under the following ciroumstanoes :— Recently a gentleman got on to a dummy ca r at the Spencer-street station, and when going down the decline m that street he dropped his stick. The oar was travelling pretty Bwiltly at the time, yet he attempted to jump off to catch his stiok. The guard seeing this, and knowing the danger of suoh a course of aotion m order to save him, seized him by the wrist,' but the impetus of the car and the force of the man's attempted jump were such that the wrist of the latter was broken m the attempt of the guard to preserve him from being either killed or maimed. And now it is said that the man intends Buing the company for damages, on the ground that if their Bervant— the guardhad loft him alone Jie would have esoaped injury. The Army has lost the services of a gallans soldier m Col Luke O'Connor, V.O. Colone O'Coonor is already flf ty-six years of age, and therefore had but two years to run, so he eleoted to retire on a pension of £420 and the rank of major-general. To the Royal Welsh Fusiliers the name of O'Connor will ever be dear as that of thejman who, though severely wounded, saved the colors of the regiment at Alma, and, regardless of oonsequenoes to. himself, oarried them out of action. It was a noble aot of heroism, fittingly rewarded by a commission and the Victoria Cross. Luke O'Connor lived to do what m our Army is quite exceptional — command m the regiment the ranks of whioh he entered as a private ; and he Tacated his command m June, 1885, carrying with him into retirement the admiration and kindly wishes of everybody who had ever known him during his long and honorable regimental career. The Wellington people are very angry about the huge telegraph poles now being ereoted, as spoiling the beauty of the .city f Are they becoming (esthetic ? No hospital needed patients that use American Hop Bitters, as cure so speedily at home. See and believe SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.—In protection of the world-wide fame our manufacture has acquired all over the globe, we publish the following :— Hazard, M.D., Professor of General Pathology and Diseases of the Mind and Nervous System, cays m an editorial published m the " Clinical Record : "—"We have examined half-a-dozen specimens of different manufactures ; the preparation of Sander and Sons was the only one that proved to be reliable and corresponding to scientific tests." Another ooncootion called " Refined Extract of Euolalptus " has made its appearance 1 since. This produot stands, according to Dr Owen, foremost m causing injurious effects. That gentleman communicates at a meeting of the Medioal Society of Victoria, that a ohild living at Fitzroy became most seriously indisposed through its use. In another case a lady state? on the strength of statutory declaration that she suffered cruelly from the effects of the same concoction. To guard the high reputation of our manufacture we feel warranted m exposing the above facts, and desire the publio to exercise care and precaution when buying. SANDPR and SONS— [Advt.j