LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1636, 15 August 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A meeting 0! Mr Walker's supporters is advertised to be held m the Lodge Boom, Oddfellowa' Hall, Ashburton, to-morrow evening, at eight o'olock. A special meeting of the Chertsey Library Committee was held m the Library room or Saturday evening. Present— Messrs Wella (Chairman), H. Childs, T. Childs, Gunn, Ward, Stringfellow, Downie, and Todd (Seoretary.) After the transaction of ordinary routine business, it was resolved at an early date to hold an entertainment on behalf of the funds of the institution, suoh entertainment to consist of a concert and danoe. The prioe of admission having been considered and fixed, Messrs Gunn, Downie, Wells, T. Ohilds, H. Childs, and Ward were appointed a sub-committee to see to the matter being properly carried out. The meeting then ad. journed after the oustomary compliment to tho chair, Our Mount Sotners correspondent writes : — Great excitement was oaused here through the sudden disappearance of a young shoe* maker, W. Smitherim. It appears that he rose early on Tuesday and went out to ohop wood. This was the last seen of him m Mount Somers. On Thursday, his father, a resident, we believe, of Ashburton, arrived here, m order to make enquiries into this strange affair. All search, however, remained fruitless, and the usual conjectures were freely made everywhere. On Saturday night Sergeant Felton and Constablo Smart, of the Ashburton police force, arrived per train, and began on Sunday morn* ing a striot search of the neighborhood, being assisted by a large number of mounted volunteers from Springburn and Mount Somers. Later m the day news was broaght that the young man had mada his way m the first place to May Held and then to Geraldine. The reason for his strange conduct did not transpire. Our Mount Somors correspondent says :— During Babbath service two mischievous boys started a fire m a paddock adjacent to the school ground. As the wind blew m strong gusts, a person who accidentally deteoted the fire, tried to put it out, but finding it to gain ground, was obliged to call several gentlemen of the congregation to his assistance. By their help a dangerous conflagration was averted. There is no doubt that the hedge and the school plantations would have been Bwept away. A resolution of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales to give free railway passes to es-mambers, has led to those gentlemen being hunted up. One individual who used to help m making his country's laws, is now, it was ascertained, filling the distinguished position of gatekeeper on the Great Northern Kailway. The Hon. E. Biohardson stated at Christchuroh reoently that the Government had made m the colony bridge work costing £120,000, 67 railway carriages, 41 brake vans, 1719 waggons, which, together with other rolling Rtock, built or building, would fosj £225,000. He strongly advooated the forma, tion of an Industrial f Association and the holding of local exhibitions m all centres of population. On Sunday at the B.C. Cathedral m Wellington the Bey Father McNamara announced that the solemn ceremony of the investiture of Arohbishop Bedwood with the pallium (the insignia of oflico of Arohbishop) will take j place on Sunday the 28th of August. Tho ceremonial will be most impressive, and it is probable that it will be [attended by all the New Zealand bishops to whom invitations have been issued. At a Wesleyan tea meeting m Auckland the Bey Mr Carew told the following :— ♦' On one occasion m a street m one of the cities at Home a boy Bwallowed a sixpence. A number of people gathered round him, and were very solicitous as to the lad's welfare, fearing might hurt him. A pedestrian coming up enquired was the matter. On being told, he pointed to a Methodist- chapel, saying : — ' Take him m there, they will got it out of him if anyone can.' " Mr Carew's story produoed considerable laughter, even although it was somewhat hard on the persuasion, but " truth is mighty " and instinotively recommends itself to the candid mind. Farents do not use vile drugs or nostrums m your families, but use pure Hop Bitters made only by American Co. See and read. HOLLOWAV'B PILLS AND OINTMENT.— Some occupations tend to the development of certain diseases, and those who. toil as miners are particularly liable to rheumatism, lumbago, and other allied complaints. On the goldlields aud copper mines Holloway's remedies have been largely patronized by the workers to their very great advantage, and they can be confidently recommended as invaluable remedies for inward congestion, spasms, and cramps m the bowels, and all those conditions of the lungs and liver to whioh those who work underground or m impure atmospheres are so peoulisrly liable. For cuts, bruises, sprains, and stiffened joints, the action of Hollopay's Ointment is eminently healing aud soothing, and a supply should always be at hand ia c#geoi qeed

Mr Purnell, candidate for the Ashburton constituency, is announced to address the fl leotors of Tinwald on Thursday next, at 8 p.m., at the Templ&r Hall. The sleepers and rails on the Mount Somera tramway are being rapidly laid down. The earthwork of the Mount Somera and Springburn railway has now advanced as far as the latter place* Under favorable ciroumatances this work should be finished by the middle of October. At Windsor just now no lesi than four secretaries are kept busily employed acknowledging m set terms the Jubilee presents forwarded to Her Majesty. Some of them are both beautiful and valuable, others mere indications of the Benders' vanity. What for example, is one to think of the Ma} or of a certain up-country town m New South Wales whose Jubilee gift to the Queen has taken the form of an album containing portraits of himself, his wife, and his brother councillors I Nominations for the vaoancy m the Borough Counoil, caused by the resignation of Or I Roberts, close on Wednesday. So far the only candidate nominated is Mr G. Cateß. The usual Government Inspection Parade of the Ashburton Volunteers will be held on Tuesday evening at 7.30, drill order. A good attendance is particularly requested. At the R.M. Court this morning a first offender was fined 5s and oosts for drunkenness. Another first offender was fined 20s for having been drunk while m charge of a horse, and a charge of profane language against him was withdrawn. A very pleasant evening was spent by the Ashburton Hallway employees, thir wives and families on Saturday evening m the Orange Hall, the oocasion being a sooial promoted by the members of the Traffic Department. Proceedings commenced at a few minutes past eight p.m. with a solo by MiBS Fowke, a young performer of great merit, Mr Arthur, the genial station master, gave a Bhort and humorous address which tickled the fancy of the young men and maidens and amused the elder members of the party not a little. Dancing, interspersed with songs by Messrs Fowke, Smith and Barrett, and a humorous reading by Mr Potter, whiled away the hours most pleasantly. Tea and coffee, with light refreshments, were provided and done justice to by the merry party, and a liberal supply of lollies, biscuits and fruit made happy the hearts of the youngsters. Mr R. Barrett aoted as M.C., and the Misßes Dick and Pass provided the danoe musio m a veiy able manner, Mra Smith was most assiduous at the tea table and earned the thanks of the ladies for the bounties dispensed. Altogether the affair was a most pronounoed suooess, and the company disperßed shortly before midnight. The continued prosperity of Viotoria is attested by the liberality which the directors oi pubiio companies m the present season of half-yearly meetings find themselves justified m practising when fixing the amountß of their dividends. This has been exemplified on several oooaßions within the past few days* and two companies at their general meetings gratified their bhareholders with a substanjially increased return on the capital invested. The Commercial Bank held its forty-first half-yearly' meeting, and raised the dividend from 12J per oent to 14 per cent. The second company whioh made its proprietors rejoioe was Terry's West End Brewery Company, Limited, whioh (with dividend and bonus combined) distributed a dividend of 17$ per oent. The Royal Agricultural Society of South Australia are m favour of opening the South Australian ports for the importation of foreign stock. The ' Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, now preparing m Sydney, will| be a big thing. The value of orders already received for the oomplete work represents £451,500. lodide of potassium relieves headache arising from cold m the head. Two grains are to be dissolved m a glass of water, and this to be taken m little sips during half-an-hour. TheOamaru •' Mail " stateß that a Christ•hurch hairdresser being asked for a subscription towards the Volunteer Cadet Corps said he would out the hair of SO of them free. When the new Government Printing Office is oompleted, it will be lighted by eleotrioity* The maohinery for the purpose is to be Beat for shortly. It is expeoted that the Govern* ment Buildings will also be lighted by the same illuminant on the arrival of the maohinery. It is said that the Roman Catholics of Wellington have m contemplation the starting of a newspaper m this city. Iha paper would of course be an exponent of the views held by that body, News of Stanley has boon received. On June 18th he was alive. As this is the latest intelligence regarding the intrepid leader of the expedition for the relief of Emm Bey whioh has come to hand, it satisfactorily disposes of the reports current a short time ago that he had been shot m an engagement with the natives. Ellis Newton, • the American Auctioneer,'' was a passenger by the Tarawera, whioh left the Bluff for Melbourne yesterday. He olaims to have netted £4000 clear profit as the result of his New Zealand tour, extending over barely six months. The Paris correspondent of the " London Daily Telegraph "is of opinion that a coup (V ctat is rapidly approaching, and that General Bonlanger it likely to repeat Napoleon's trick of 1852. There are not many businesses which can Bwallow up money faster than newspapers* The " Evening Globe," a paper started m Sydney just about two years ago, has ceased publication, and £20,000 has been sunk m it It is stated that the offer for the Mammoth claim, Karangahape, by an English syndicate has been accepted by the owners. At a meeting of the Thames County Counoil, resolutiong were adopted regarding inducements for the i introduction of English capital for the prospecting and working of mines m tbo country* Blaok walnut is said to be getting very Boarce m the Old Country, but picture- frames are now made of paper and colored like walnut, and are so perfect that no one oould detect them without cutting them. Paper pulp, glue, linseed oil, and carbonate of lime, or whiting are mixed together and heated into A thiok oream, which on being allowed to 000 l is run into moulds and hardened. The Napier "Telegraph" says '—lt i s ourrently reported— though there has been no Press telegram on the subjeot— that an Auckland firm of fcecdemen, etc, have failed for £27,030, the Bank of New Zealand being a creditor for £16,309. A big jeweller is also reported to have failed as well as a number of others for large amounts. The Rev H. Van Staveren, speaking at the meeting of the Wellington Benevolent Trustaeu, stated that the old men who are being boarded at Barry's Restaurant are living like lighting cooks, and occasionally complain when eggs instead of sausages are provided for breakfast. * It is a curious faot that Ireland with % population of nearly 0,000,000, has fewer criminals m prison than ban Scotland] with leu than 4,000,000.