LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1607, 12 July 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The first social gathering m St Stephen's Bohoolroom will bp hold on Thursday evening at 8 o'olook.

It will be remembered that at the last meeting of the Borongh Counoil a question was asked whetbar the Counoil bad power to impose a license faejon the itinerant salesmen popularly called "Cheap jaoks," for the privilege of disposing of their wareß within the preoinots of the Borough. It was pointed out (hat lately two or three of those perauaeivC'toahnered gentleman had driven a thriying business for a few days eaoh m the town, and had departed with good round sums of ABbburtqn oash, to the corresponding detriment of looal salesmen, Moreover, the "Choap jack" is one of thoso fortunate individuals whom munioipal rates and taxes trouble not, and therefore the Counoil agreed that it waß extremely desirable that something m the form of a license should be enforced. The Mayor; undertook to look into the matter. This he did, and at last night's meeting of tho Council ho reported that aftof a careful perusal of the Municipal Corporations and othor Aots likely to bear on the subject, he oould find nothing whioh contemplated etyob^ license fee, and therefore, if the Council wished to prooeed further, it would be nec«B» m]fi enao aby,la,w,

The question of procuring a steam fire engine for the Borough of Ashbnrton, came up at the meeting of the Counoil last night, when it wss shelved for the time being. Shortly after the last meeting of the Council the Mayor and Cr. Friedlander eaoh wrote to i the Fire Insurance Association asking what concessions it would be prepared to make m the event of the Borough deciding to procure I a steamer. The replies m each case were the same, and the Association, evidently, was careful not to commit itself to a definite promise as to the future. Under theso circumstances the Council deoided that it would not be justified m proceeding with the matter further at present. , | The proposal for establishing a Political ) Reform Association at Ashburton has been warmly taken up, and a publio meeting will ' be held m the oourse of a few days for the purpose of forming the Association and also | of disoussing political matters generally. The meeting will probably take place next Monday; : bat the precise date will be advertised. , . To-day's " Press " states that on Saturday i afternoon last a deputation, consisting of Mr John Ferguson and others, waited on Mr E. , G. Wright to request him to come forward as I a candidate for the Akaroa seat. Mr Wright said that he had that day made up his . mind to offer himself as a candidate for the r Avon, and was therefore unable to accede to c their request. Lately diphtheria has been somewhat pre- > valent m this district. Deaths have occurred * at Tinwald, and at least one other plaoo .' within the county, though ao far, there has 5 bun no report of the appearance of the a disuse within the Borough. The Council is however, apprehensive on this point and has * resolved to take the necessary steps to oon- „ Btitute itself a Board of Health. > b The New Plymouth Borough Counoil is taking action with a view to remedying what is considered a manifest injustice m the - Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act. [ This is that persona being the owners of . property ether than land or buildings esoapo f from the rate for oharitable purposes. The i Borough Counoil last night deoided to i communicate with the County Counoil with a ') view to acting m concert with theTaranaki 1000 l bodlts m an endeavor Jo- have the Aot amended. At the Borough Counoil last ntghi, the » Mayor said that m compliance with the request of the Ohristohuroh Committee he had] called a meeting of ladies to con . sidor the question of forming a local - local sub-oommittee m oonneotion with the Queen's Jubilee fund. Only one lady, c Mrs B. Friedlander, who was entitled, he . thought, to great credit for attending, was present, and the meeting therefore fell l through. Mrs Friedlandor had $ however,' * deoided to interview a number of other ladies > and take the necessary stepß to form a i Committee, and the Mayor had no doubt I she would be iucoagsful. | A correspondent of the '* Western Grazior j' ; thinks "It is about time some alteration was * made m the laws whioh allow a Queensland J. P., who is working for a roadside pub at * 20s a week and tuoker, to sign a warrant for the arrest of a respectable citizen." The Bey. 0. Shnttlewortb, a London ritualistic clergyman, ia an enthusiast on the aubjeot of dancing, giving free instructions m the rectory. The New Zealand Farmers' League has just put forward the following programme :— Advanoes by State to farmers at lowest. puuulblw Suiw*«Mi. •***«. l.:.» M t — — j. a. ■ n *• I . O •««win v*nr tf\ Aytftn&n 500 acres ; establishment of a State Bank of Issue ; land and income tax m place of a property tax ; local government and decentralisation ; reduction of railway rateß on produce. Neither wind, ale, porter or brandy has ever been manufactured m Japan. In order to remove ink-spots from paper, take a thick blotting-paper, steep it several times m a solution o! oxttto acid or oxolate ol potßßsium, and then dry it. If there is a Bpofc to be taken away while the spot is moist, apply the blotter whioh has been prepared m this fashion to it, and the ink will be entirely removed. The "Century" contains fac similes of photographs taken of the Pharaoh of the Exodus. What strikes one most is the ■triking resemblance the features, and m faot the whole head, bears to the most axistooratio and highly bred types of the present day. This must bo a hard nut for the apostlea of the development theory to crack. A cabman committed suicide m Paris under, very singular circumstances. Oh the table of his room where he< had strangled himself to death with his neokerohief, the polipe found a letter written m penoil. It was m an envelope addressed "To anyone." It was as follows:—" I leave this world beoause it pleases me to do bo. I have had enough of driving people about m this world. I am going to see if m the other world people drive differently; All I ask is that no fuss be made about me." Down m the Oamaru district a gentleman recently discoursed to some ohildren m one of the Sunday sohoola on " Preoious things," and m the course of his remarks he said the Bible was more precious than gold, He then, with the object, no doubt, of testing their Busoeptibility for Bible admonitions, asked them whioh they would prefer, the Bible or gold. All but one, who cried out for gold, eleoted to take the Bible. The little fellow who preferred gojd was asked afterwards by his father why he preferred gold, and tho answer was— "Why, if you have the gold, you can buy the Bible and have the change out." This is how a North Island paper refers to A possible leader of the new House: — "It was during the administration of Sir John Hall that about tho worst scandal that ever opeflrred m the hjetory of this oolony m connection with the Government took place, and from every point of view Sir John Hall is the most dangerous publio man that has ever had anything to do with its affairs. It was Sir John Hall who publicly declared that the people wero only fit tp be governed, not to govern, and bis whole political nature rests upon that extremoly narrow sentiment. He is) a Tory of Tories, and the advent to power of such a man must be resisted strenuously by the whole strength of the Liberal party m this country," A fretful mother and oross child indicates ill health, requiring only American Cob. Hop Bitters to remove See Halloway's Ointment and PiLts Notable Facts.— lntonso heat augments the annoyances of skin disease, and encourages the development of febrile disorders ; wherefore they should, as they may, be removed by heae deterrent and purifying preparations. In stomach oomplaints, liver affeotiono, pains and spasms of the bowels. Holloway 'a ointment well " rubbed, ovor the' afleoted part immediately givee the greatest ease, prevents congestion and inflammation, checks the threatening diarrbcoa and averts incipient cholera. The poorer inhabitant oi large cities will find these remedies to b,b their beatf rjend when, any poß,tilenoe ■rages., or" when ,- rom, unknown causes, eruptions, boils abscesses, or ulcerations betoken the presenoa Of. taints or mipunties yrjthm the system; and call fp,r in.fita.nt and effective ouratiye.