QUEENSLAND ITEMS.

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

QUEENSLAND ITEMS.

(From our Cobbbsfondent )

Bockhampton May 30.

I eipeot by this time*, Jack Frost la making himself felt m Ashburton, and shat white moralnga are no nneotnmon things whan yon jump oat of bed about 6 a.m. In Rockhampton, frost is a rarity, although at the same time, you feel it pretty oold ; bat it amuses me to see some of the old identities wrapped op with a muffler and two shirts, or orylng oat like a Chinaman, " two oo&tie cold." I notice m the columns of the "Mail," an article, where the editor was reokonIng np the profits aooraing from the exportation of fcalt, bat I think if the merohants of Ashburton were to tend a cargo of hams, baoon, and potatoes, to Rookhamptlon they wonld not lose any* thing by the venture The raling prices (retail) for bams and baoon, (NZ.) are Is 8d and la 6d per lb, for potatoes £9 to £10 per ton, and not ao very | good either. The Central Qaseosland Graziers and Farmers annual show wbb held io Gracemere on the 24th May. The exhibits m horses and especially Clydesdales, were very poor, compared with the draught entires of Ashburton, you wonld think they were no bigger than donkeys. In OiUle, the exhibits wero better; the animals that took the pclzai, were well deserving of them. Mr E, Oross, a gentleman who takes a great amount of interest m the rearing and man»gemeat of oatUe, was the principal exhibitor and prize. taker. la sheep, there were only three exhibits, and the prizes fell to the looal batcher. The same remarks apply to pig«i as to sheep. I mast really nay that the sheep and pigs were as poor specimens as ever were seen, when jon take it into consideration that they were there for show.

The arrangemenis made for celebrating the Jubilee of Her Majesty In Rockhampton were formulated on Wednesday, when a report of the proposed proceedings was submitted to the Jubilee Committee and the delegates from the various Ftiendly Sooletles, and adopted after various amendments had been made. What is proposed is to hold . a school treat on agigantlo soale, with a prooeision m whioh all the Friendly and Benefit Societies, clergy, military, eto, shall take part. The procession will march to the Show Grounds, where speeches will be delivered, commemoration medals presented, and sports, eto, indulged m. There was some talk of not having fanda enough for a fire- works display, tut I trust sufficient funds will be forthcoming for this purpose, or that tbe Committee will recommend a general illumination.

Tbe Volunteers had a grand turn out on the Qieea'a Birthday, m the shape of •portfl, prize firing, etc.. The drill of the Scottish Volontem on the following

Monday evening was marked by some lntoe?ting proceedings. Major Steveuson Rnd other gentlemen were present, and during the evenfn* tbe cxatrp'e, net by Mr Pattlson a short time ago, m donating £50 to the ooi"p8, was made the au ! jeot of suggestive comment. It is believed the klKs for this corps will bo np m I'm? for the Jubilee. Referring to Mr Pattison's donation, It was to be given to the corps if they oould muster a> certain onmbrr of men with : n a given time, which they did, and they got the money. A woman named Ann Law, the licensee of tbe Qaeen'd Hotel, Westwood, Q.O.R. was fined £2 for being absent from the hotel, fora longer period than seven days, without leave. **he v»aa living m a cottage 300 yards away, and had given the management to some one else. The dingoes— a wild Bpeciej of if g — are playi'g havcc among the goats just now, Several of cur beit milkers have got k lied. The Government gave a reward cf £1 for every dingo's noalp, and •orao people made a good thing oat of it ; but lately the authorities have gone m for retrenchment and so they reduced tho reward to sa, which will hardly p*y for Btrjchnine, for out of every ten you poison, you may only get one. The cold weather having now set m, it has driven all our venomous irneotß and reptiles (o their long winter sleep, so that now you e>n walk about at night with safety, and have a good night's resit safe from those tormenting "deils" the mo quitoes. lam, etc.,

SANDY Mo SA.B.