LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1597, 30 June 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The ÜBual Government inspection of the Ashburton Volunteerß'waß held on Tuesday evening, Major Douglas being inspeoting officer. The Rifles mustered 10, Captain Dolman, and the Guards 35, Captain Sparrow. The companies were exeroised m battalion drill by Major Douglas, and musketry instruction by Captain Dolman , and Sergfc.Major Hayes. We understand a new target for the use of the volunteers, arrived m Ashburton yesterday, and will be erected m a few days.

This ie how they do it at Horne :— A gentle, man crossing London bridge m a carriage at A footpaSe during a reoent fog, was aroused by a tap at the window. Tin glass was dim, and, thinking it might be a wayfarer seeking assistance, or a polioeman proffering it, he lowered his window and put his head out, whereupon his hat vanished, as two seconds later did the thief— in the fog.

B A fire, the origin of which was both unusual and extraordinary, did rauoh damage m New York harbor. A leaking oil pipe caused the oil to float on the water, and a passing boat set fire to tbe liquid. The -whole Burfaca of the water was Buddenly covered with flames, destrojing two piers.

An entertainment will be given this evening at the Old Men's Home by a few members of the St; Stephen's Choir and othera. The entertainment, whioh will be at 7.30 p.m., will be 'open to the publio without oharge, bat there will be a collection for providing the Home with illustrated papers.

The hounds meet on Saturday next, 2nd July, at the Ashburton County Saleyards, at Ip.m. The " Canterbury Times " publishes this week a " Coronation " number (price to nonsubscribers", ninepence) containing a very | handsome ohromo-lithograph of Her Majesty from a portrait whioh has been speoially painted for the occasion by Mr J. A. Vinter* Lithograpbio Artiat to the Queen, and which has reoeived Her Majesty's publio approval. The picture was painted to the order of Messrs W. Day and Bon, the well-known London lithographers, who have executed the , ohromo-lithograph above referred to. "Anglo-Australian," writing m the last issue of the " European Mail," remarks !— " I feel quite convinced, from sundry faota communicated to me by those who should know, that there ia really a great future for the fruit trade just opening between Australia and England. It is quite certain that so far all consignments have been well taken up, and indeed, m some rospeots, there seems more promise here than m mutton, Although the latter will assuredly grow m time/ A ohuroh guardian m Melbourne has been fine* for having allowed forms to be plaoed along the aisles of the ohuroh. One of the mysteries of the sea ia the disappearance of the Japanese man-of-war, the Unebi Khan. She and her crew of 200 men have totally disappeared without .leaving ft trace. As thiok as a big man's arm and as long as a tall man himself— suoh is the asparagus whioh the Russians have found growing wild m the steppes of Aohal-Tehiz, a recently annexed region of Central Asia. The Deacon's wife wanted to jot down the text, and leaning over to her scapegrace nephew, she whispered ; "Have you any cards about you ?" " You can't play* m church,' was the solemn, reproving answer, and the good woman was so flustrated that she forgot her text.

To prevent robbery for the. sake of ransom, the body of President Lincoln was buried m a secret gravo. The remains have just been removed and deposited m the same grave with those of his wife. On the coffin being opened, the body was found to be m excellent preservation, although death took place over 20 years ago. The " North Otago Times " says :— " Mr O. Gifford, second master of the Waitabi High School, is now a Master of Arts of Cambridge. Mr Gifford wob, if we remember rightly, 13th or 14th Wrangler of his year ( and took his B.A. degree before leaving St John's College. Some time ago he took the steps neoesary to enable him to proceed to his M.A. degree, of whioh he is now m due possession. Mr Gifford is to be congratulated on the receipt of this consummating mark of a distinguished scholastic career, which, begun m boyhood at the Oamaru Distriot High Sohool, culminated brilliantly at St John's Cambridge." Mr Gifford is a son of the Key Algernon Gifford, incumbent of Oamaru and a brother of Mrs Feter Williams of tfcis to<vn.

A demonstration m favor of Home Bole for Scotland took place at Dundee recently, about 3000 peisona being prcßent. Lady. Florence Dixie was tbe principal speaker. A resolution m favor of placing all matters specifically Scotob m tbe bands of Scotch people was adopted, and ordered to be forwarded to Lord Salisbury and Mr Gladstone. Talk about munioipal luxury 1 The Glasgow Corporation are spending £10,921 for a stair* case m the Town Hall. It will be made of veined marble and alabaster. When colonial ratepayers leel inolined to grumble at municipal extraraganoe, let them think of Glasgow, and be thankful.

"Straws show how the wind veers." In

Sydney the new Attorney-General of the Free

Trade Cabinet, Mr Wise, has had a narrow escape of defeat at the hands of Mr Traill,

who stood as the advooate of Protection. The seat was only Bayed to the Government by forty votes, and this is Free Trade Sydney, too 1 Verily a change has come over the spirit of their dream m that city this last twelve months, considering Mr Wise beat bis former opponent for the same seat by over 2000 votes.

HoiiLoway's Ointment and Pills.— Those who have given these remedies a fair trial freely admit that they inherently possess every pro} perty suitable for healing and removing eruptions, ulceratione, pileß, abscesses, sores, bad legs, gathered breasts, and all disorders of the 'glandular system. When carefully rubbed m, the Ointment relaxes the swollen musolea, diminishes inflammation, aßßuages pain, and even alleviates dangerous maladies which may have lasted for months, or even years,. Holloway's excellent preparations are eileotive singly, resistless m combination, and have been, recommended by grateful patients to- be resorted to as alteratives when all other means of regaining health have failed. Their aotion is temperate, not violent or reducing