LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1608, 13 July 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The San Francisco mail closes at Ashburton on Friday next at 5 p.m. Money Orders must be taken out before iQ a.m. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Ashburton Sohool Committee was held last even, ing. Present— Messrs J. O. Dunoan (chairman), W. Craighead, Cook and Elaton. The Master reported that tbe average attendance for tbe past month was 276 The Chairman apologised for the absenoe of Messrs Dimant Sawle and Siloook.— Tho Master's report was read and adopted.— The matter of attending to Borne repairs m the fence round the playground was left m the hands of the .Visiting Committee.— ln view of the small attendance at the main sohool caused by the bad state of tho roads, it was resolved to again write to tho Board of Education nrging them to ereot a Bide school at Allenton.— The Chairman and Mr Dknant were appointed a Visiting Committee for the ensuing month, and after acoounii had been passed for payment the Committee adjourned. Wbub' Haib Balsam.— lf gray, restores to original color. An elegant dressing, softens end beautifies. No oil nor grease. A tonic restorative. Stops hair coming out, 6tresgtb«n.B, eliiaeee, heali joalp, 9

An exohange remarks that a most BUgges' tive resolution was recently proposed m the i Manchester Chamber of Commerce— the very t citadel of Freetrade. It was :— •• Having £ waited m vain for more than forty years for c other nations to follow England's Freetrade t example, this Chamber now agree that the i time has arrived for them to reconsider its c decision." The motion narrowly escaped being oarried. The voting was 21 for and 23 ] against. It may be taken for granted that 1 such a strong minority will not allow the \ subject to be dropped. When Maohester £ speaks out against Freetrade, it becomes Freetraders throughout the werld to listen < with respect, and not treat the subject as one < settled for all time. | < The "Times" of a recent date has an i artiole on " The Dynamite Party, Past and i Present." In it a tale of the fate of twenty- ' five of the " past " is given : — Seven 7 years, 1 two 20 years, sixteen life ; and two were de- ' stroyed m the attempt to blow up London Bridge. All the agents m America are known, as well as those m Ireland and Great Britain. The Tasmanian "Mail," of June 18th, states that Messrs Macfarlane Bros- and Co., agents at Hobart for the Union Shipping Company, have received cable advice from London that a shipment of apples by the s.s. Garonne was a complete success, the fruit Belling at 15s per case. This should be good news to the Canterbury fruit growers, as such a price would undoubtedly leave a good margin for profit. The '« Wellington Presß" states that New Zealand is soon to be possessed of a perfume farm. Mr Girling-Butoher, who is a speoiali3t m suoh matters, has made arrangements with Mr John Brooks of Churohill, Waikato, to start a farm of the kind mentioned on Mr Brooks' Estate. Mr Girling-Butoher is oonfident that Buooess will crown his efforts, as he believes the olimate is suitable for the production of the required bloomß, for whioh he oan find an unlimited market. " Yes, my hands are soft," said a dudisb and conceited young fellow the other night m a small company, as he admiringly looked at those useless appendages that had never done a day's work. "Do you know how I. do it ?" he exclaimed proudly. " I wear gloves on my hands every night to Bleep in.'» i "Do you sleep with your hat on also ?" asked a pert young woman. And the young fellow replied m a negative, and looked wonderingly becansed the company smiled. A curious story was told at the Manoheater Assizes whioh recalls the play soene m "Hamlet." A Birmingham clerk; who had com- . mitted forgeries to to the tune of £5000, went to a Manchester theatre to see '• The World." A deteotive whose suspicions had been aroused watohed him as the play prooeeded, and, after studying his movements, he was completely convinced that he was on the right trail ; m faot, as the deteotive stated m the witness- : box, " the play brought out the man," i A certain Australian youth, who, to the j world's surprise, some time ago married a , rich young widow of sixty-five, was asked tho \ orher day : " You don't mean to say you have | really separated from your wife ?" " Yes," was the reply. " Its quite true; Incompati- ■ , bility of temper. The money was right ( enough. My wife was— well, something of a ' , mortgage over the assets ; but what I could ' not stand was my eldeßt stepson trying to , punoh my head every morning. He was ' bigger than I was, and our tempers were > utterly incompatible. I knew he'd do it 3 sooner or later, so I left." 3 A telegram from Wellington to the "Timaru 5 Mail " gives it as an on dit that Mr Edward f Wakefield will shortly proceed to England. - The Waitara Freezing Works killed 270 - bullooks m one week lately. The proposal to form an Anglican sister- . hood is causing some exoitement at Hobart. f A publio meeting m Hotham, Victoria, has . declared m favor of the extension of the franchise to women. i Before the wedding day she was dear . and ha was her treasure, but afterwards Bhe } beoame dearer and he treasurer. i Greymouth has a lady canvasser for the > Government Insurance Department who re--5 joiees m the appropriate name of Smart. "Sir," said an irate little gentleman of * about four feet eleven inches to a six foot * man, "I would have you know, sir, that I | have been well brought up." "Poßßibly," 1 was the answer, " but you have not been * brought up far." The amount annually spent by the Euro s pean oountries to keep up their armies and * navies is £181,120,000. Tbe amount Bpent by Amerioa is about £8,000,000. Adding the cost for war debts and for armaments to- ' gather Europe pays £394,760,000, and America £18,000,000 per annum. . The " North Otago Times " has the foi- ; lowing :— " Mr W. F. Carnoross, of Mosgiel, , has been created a J.P., Mr Carnoross will be , remembered m Oamaru as one of the cleverest j corner men m an amateur negro minstrel troupe that has been seen here. His stump ' speeches were immense— and he is a supporter of the Government." Mr Carnoross is the proprietor of the " Taieri Advocate " and is a candidate for the Bruce constituency. A contemporary remarks that " A few yeaiß ago the ory throughout the country was— Keep the Ministry m and their polioy out* That cry was raised for Sir Booert Stout's sake. Now the ory is— Turn the Ministry out, but adhere to their polioy generally, at anyrate so far as Protection is concerned* That ory is raised for the purpose of getting rid of Sir Julius Yogel. Some want men wtthout their measures, and others measures without the men identified with them, but it is to be feared the majority know not what they want, and considering the state of confusion worse confounded into whioh both measures and men have got, it would be a wonder if they did." The number of unemployed on the Government relief works m the neighborhood of Sydney has been reduced from 4,000 to 3,750, of whom 300 are arrivals m the last fifteeen months from England. Victoria furnished 318, New Zealand 224, Bouth Australia 82, West Australia 12, Tasmania 35, Queensland 168, and Fiji 5. The Supply Bill of June passed by the Assembly inoluded £30,000 for the unemployed, and tbe sum of £138,405 has already been expended on relief works. The beßt medioine known is SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTBACT. Teßt its eminent powerful effects m coughs, colds, ' influenza, etc.— tbe relief is instantaneous. ' His Majesty the King of Italy, and medical syndicates all over the globe, aro its patrons. Bead the offioial reports that accompany eaob bottle. Mosler, M.D., Prof. University, Griefswald, reports :— The Euoalypti Extraot proved magnificently successful m very severe con- < tusions, bruises, Bprains, wounds, Bcaldings, 1 broken ribs, and limbs. (Med. Journal, t Nov., 1881}. In diseesea of the kidneys, i either active congestion or suppression c (uroomia), or albuminuria, dropsy, lithiasis, t nothing will equal m its action Eucalypti extraot. Doses, S to 8 drops. Mosler, M.D., ♦ Prof. University, Griefswald, reports :—Dipthoria. Tonsils continually coherent pre- ' aenting ulcers with white exudate, Cured iv J 14 days. Surgical Olinio of Prof. M'lntysa, * College of Physicians and Surgeons, St. Louis a — Soirrhus of Breast— Excision. Eucalypti I JjM _ t employed. No swelling, heat, or dis. c r ••' inl4.days.-t4pY.x.j .ii

The first of a series of six sooial gatherings ' m connection with St Stephen's Church will be held to-morrow evening m the Church Sohoolroore. During the evening a number of musical -selections will be given, the contributors inoludirjg two ladies who obanoe to be visiting Ashburton. During the evening a statement m connection with church affairs will be read by thelnoumbent's Churchwarden. Photographs and other articles of interest will be on view.' A light refreshment will be provided at 9 p.m. Admission is, as usual, sixpence. The second •« sooial " of the Ashburton Guards will be held on Friday night m the Oddfellows' Hall, commencing at 8 o'clook. Quite a novel feature will be tbe infantry sword exercise by members of the Company, and m addition vooal and instrumental music will be given by the best local talent, assisted by that well-known violinist, Mr R. Wood, of Timaru. The contest for the Waterloo Cup commenced this morning at Plumpton, but although the news of tbe results is awaited with considerable interest here the Press Association with characteristic negleot has failed to send us a single line. We have, however, made arrangements that will result m details of the succeeding days being supplied to us. The Registrar of Eleotors for Ashburton and Rangitata, wishes to inform the eleotors of these districts, that any person whose name does not appear on the printed rolls for Ash, burton and Wakanui, will require to make a fresh written application at onoe, if he wishe ß to vote at next election for either Rangitata or Ashburton. Any names that have been added to the late rolls m writing cannot be recognised m the compiling of the new rolls* The printed rolls were issued for Ashburtonjin 1884, and for Wakanui m 1885. The hounds meet on Saturday next, at 11 a.m., at Methven township,