LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1635, 13 August 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Sir Julius Vogel's meeting announoed for Tuesday evening next has been postponed for a short time. Notioe of the altered date WSI be given m a few days.

A single woman, 25 years of age, living at 109, Gloucester Road, Regent's Park, died suddenly ono Sunday evening lately as she was leaving Park Chapel. At the inquest the house surgeon of the Northwest London Hospital, who had examined the body, said deceased was a woman who laced very tightly. In fact, Bhe could hardly breathe, and the lungs not being allowed free play, a blood vessel burst, producing syncope.

A shocking fatality occurred on June 2, at about three o'elook m Westminster Abbey. Whilst the laborers were engaged m fixing the scaffolding inside the Abbey, one of the men slipped and fell on to some iron railings underneath the scaffolding. The spikes of the railing pierced his body m several places; and wlien the man was found he was fastened to the ffptes. He Was immediately conveyed to the Westminster Hospital, and di«d at seven o'clock. The man, wuobg name is Unknown, is about thrirty years of age. He bad tramped from Manchester to London, and had taken shelter m tbe Strand Union at Edmonton, but afterwards had obtained work m the Abbey,

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On Thursday evening, a social gathering In connection with St Stephen's Cftiuroh was, by the kind permission of the School Committee, held m the Hampstead Schoolroom. The weather was vfery cold, and did something to losßen the attendance, which was nevertheless very fairly large. The musioal arrangements were not so good.as usual at the sooal grtherings, owing to some of the principal performers failing to be present. Several plees and songs were Bung, Miss Oates, and Messrs Fickford, Dimant; and Gates, beicg the soloists. Mr Gates' song was very warmly encored, as wore two reoitations, wpioh were excellently given hy Miss Shirtoliffe. Tea was handed round at 9 o'clock, and a very admirable tea it wss. It was supplied and served by Mesdames Bennett, Berry, Oaldicote, Halsell, Jeff, Mayo, Porter, Priohard and Scott. The provisions was very generous and muoh kindly attention was given to the wants of those present. At the conclusion, the Chairman, the Rev E. A.Scott, who had previously given a.desoription'of what he had seen m Naples, Pompei.and Borne, said that the gathering had been called together to inaugurate a new movement. He reminded them of the Hampsde&d Sunday School, it now numbered about 80 scholars, and said, that the Vestry and himself had come to the conclusion that the time had (now arrived to found ft SundSy evening service m the School room, which the Committee^had very kindly given for that purpose. Ik would be held at least during .the .winter months, and if the servioe should prove successful, asjhe ehought it would, it would become a permanent institution. He, himself, would seldom be able to be present, but he bad good helpers who, he knew, would conduct the service with Zealand ability. Mr Mayo had| undertaken the office of organist and Miss Shirtoliffe would render great/assistance with the singingMr George Jamieson, who was greatly interested m the suooeaa of the new plan, was unovoidably absent. A pleasant evening was then dosed by singing the doxology. The first of the new eerviooa will take place on Sunday, August 21st, at 7 p,m.

Last evening a social gathering, under the auspices of the Ashburton Band, was held m the Oddfellows' Hall. The weather was extremely inclement, but m m spite of this there was a very fair attendance. The programme, which had been arranged for the occasion, was a very enjoyable one. The Band contributed several selections, a song was given by Mr Simpson and a recitation by Mr Minnis. Meesrs Ryan and Cullen were innimitable m their character songs and dances, and had m every case to respond to a redemand. Musio was supplied by Messrs Wood and H. A. Gates and the members 0' the Band, and on the whole a most enjoyable evening was Bpent. Should the Band elect to hold another gathering, when the elements are more propitious, they may safely count on securing a orowed house.

3 A Boston philantropist and studerit of human nature has been experimenting m a direction. He bought a dozen cheap umbrel las, had a niokel plate inserted m each handle, on which were his address and the request that the^umbrella be returned, and on the first rainy day wont-out on the street and handed one to each umbrollaless woman that he met. All were returned within a week but one, and m plaoe of that came a note saying that it had been stolen, and the writer would pay for it. The next rainy day he handed the umbrellas to twelve unprotected men. He never saw but one of them again* and that was brought m by a friend, who said he had stolen it at a church festival.

In the fruit growing distriots m Kent the land still continues to fetch high prices, despite the agricultural depression, and is m demand by those who are largely engaged m tbe business. Several fruit orchards were disposed of by auction at Sittingbourne recently, one lot m a highly favoured district realised £380 an acre, while another was Bold for £250 per aore after a spirited competition.

On the New Yerk Central Road the buffet smoking cars of the " limited " train to the West are to be supplied with a bathroom, a bftrber shop, and two toiletfrooms, one devoted entirely to passengers. A library will be Attached. Canopies will cover the passengers going from car to oar, and the coaches will bs lighted with eleetrieity.

It is recorded of twenty Chinamen that they left Queensland the other day with 1525 sovereigns and 30 ounces of gold m their possession. Very muoh to their credit. It may be safely assumed that the same number of Europeans would not have been able to show such a result for the same time as the Chinamen bad been ocoupied. Tbe Europeans would have knocked it down and (enriched shanty keepers with therr labors.

The Cunarder Umbria, wires a New York correspondent, beat the record m her last laßt voyage from Queenstown, reaching there on Saturday m Gd 4hr 12min, or one hour less than the Etruria's best time. Tue runs each day wore :— Monday, 453 miles ; Tuesday, 470 ; Wednesday, 478 ; Thursday, 478 ; Friday, 474 ; Saturday, 481. The average speed was nearly 19 miles an hour. The weather was favorable.

The Pope has been enjoying the company at the Vatican of the Conjurer Bosoo, who was sent expressly from Vienna to entertain His Holiness. After witnessing two hours' sleight-of-hand work with great delight, the Pope congratulated the conjurer, and sent him to tbe hospital— that is, to entertain the sick — an honor for which Bosco was not prepared.

Edison, tbe famous electrician, |ta]k}ng about telephoning between Europe and America, said to a reportet :—" A discovery will have to be made. It is almost impossible to talk twenty miles by sea now. A man cannot talk over a wire from Broadway, New York, to Coney Island, and be heard with distinctness. It will be a long time before any good telephoning by sea will be done." The number of Chinamen at present m Queensland is estimated at 0602. The establishment of a school of minea is under the consideration of the Queensland Government. ,

3? A correspondent of the " Wanganui Herald " entreats all boys to spare the owl, aa it does much good by killing sparrows, larks, etc.