LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1647, 27 August 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

[ A large number of electors m the Rangitata district have been urging Mr James Brown t of Wakanui, to oontest tho constituency. Mr Brown, not wishing any of the electors to commit themselves to him, without having first heard an expression of his views, has determined to addreßß a publio meeting upon the 1 political questions of the day, when, if the eleotors are satisfied with his views, he will be ready to seek their suffrages. The date on whioh Mr Brown will-speak has been fixed (or Thursday next.J It. is announced that Mrs Soott, of Christ* church, will conduct ft week's mission at Tinvrald, commencing ta-morrow, at 8 p.m., m the Templar Hall, and continuing on every evening during the week (except Wednesday) at 7.30 o'clock, dosing with a final service at Willowby on the morning of Sunday, 3rd September. A modest little telegram m our last issue tells us that an assay at the Thames School of Mines of Btone from the new find at Kikutua gave 136 ouncos of gold, and 2500 ounces of Bilver to the ton. We hope thore is no mistake m the figures, for m that case each ton of this gtone will be worth £1033, reckoning the gold at £3, and the silver at 5s per ounce } A notification m reference to the Somerset Lodge Bazaar appears m the advertising columns of this issue, and to which the atenttion of all lady-helpers m tha oause is direoted. Judging from the amount of support that has been aooorded by ladies resident m the district and other parts of the oolony, it may be predicted that the bazaar will be one of the most brilliant and successful affairs that Auhburton has yet witnessed. The Returning Offloers for the olectoral|diatriots of Rangitata and Ashburton, having received official notification of the issue of tbo writs, insert notioeß m this issue appointing Friday, 16th September, at noon, and the Courthouses, Qeraldine and AshbnrS ton respectively, as the time and places for reoeipt of nominations, Monday, 26th September, being the general eleotion day. The list of polling places will be found m the advertisements.

Hooper's Speciality Company, a Variety and Minstrel Troupe, whose performances are well spoken of by our Christohurch evening contemporary, the " Telegraph," !arg announced to open at the Oddfellow's Hall, for a short season of two nights, on Tuesday nezt. We should imagine, after the tremendous dose of politios whioh the. public have recently been taking, that this chance of varying the bill of fare will be eagerly availed of, especially as the rates of admission have been made to suit the times. The following further electoral appointments are notified : Mr Rolleston will speak at the Hinds on Monday nezt at 7.30 p.m., and on Tuesday at May field, at the same hour. Mr Buxton will speak at Wakanui on Monday evening at 8, and at Rakaia on Wednesday evening, also at 8 o'clock. Mr C. W. Purnell will apeak at Alford Forest on Monday, at Hampßtead on Wednesday, and at Greenstreet on Friday, all meetings at 8 ; and Mr Palmer will address the electors at Waterton on Tuesday, at Willowby on Wednesday, at the Hinds on Thursday, at Mayfield on Monday, September sth, and at Lismore on Tuesday, September 6th, hour not stated. Mr Walker will apeak at Greenstreet on Tteaday and at Lauriston on Friday next. The total number of persons killed by wild animals and [venomous snakes m the ten divisions of Bengal during the official year 1885-86 waß the highest m the last ten years, and amounted to 11,823. A London shopkeeper was recently fined under the new Aot of Parliament for keeping two of his girls at work for 97 hoars m a week— l 6 hours a day, jthat is, for six dajß running. The " Literary World "of Boston reviews ■ book of poems after [the following artistic manner :— •" The book has a cubio content of 117 inches ; it oontains 608 pages comprises (we take the author'sfword for it) 800 poems, and it weighs two pounds three ounoee— all for 8s with the portrait of the author thrown m." The " Argus " refering to the fact that the average net returns from New Zealand frozen mutton for a year was 8a Gd, states that Viotorian graziers obtained an average for over 100,000 sheep at 9s lid per head, so that while New Zealand mutton brought a higher price m London, the net result to the Viotorian shippers had been better than the New Zealand exporters. A respectable man m Sydney reoently got fourteen days for breaking a photographer's glass show case. The accused had left the hospital m a destitute state, and being unable I to find work, went to the Police Station m ft starving condition. He offered! to give himself up, but the sergeant told him he oould not be arrested unless he committed some Offence. The acoused then went away and broke the show case. A startling attempt at realism was made reoently m a church at Sicily. The Naples correspondent of the " Daily News " writes ; — The priest of Canioatta, a large town m the province of Girgenti, caused to appear beside him m the pulpit a young man whose face was blaokened, whose head was furnished with two large horns, and who had a long tail, from the end of whioh crackers went off. The priest informed his flook that this figure was the devil, and a great panio ensued. Women and children present at this unseemly comedy were injured m the crush to escape. The best medicine known is SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its eminent powerful effects m coughs, colds, influenza, etc— The relief ia instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testimony? His Majesty the King of Italy, and medicifo spndicates all over the globe, are its patrons Hoa*-ibo official reports that accompany eaca bottle. We have no occasion to offer tewardi) m proof of the genuineness of our references. The offioial reports of medioal clinics and universities, the official communication of the Consul-General for Italy at Melbourne ; th< diploma awarded International Eshibitior Amsterdam— aU these are authentic documents, and, as suoh, not open to doubt. W< add here epitome of one of the various case: treated by Siegen, M.D., -Professor, oto. Burning of the right hand through the ex plosion of a small oil stove. The epidermis on the volar and palmer side of the hand o the thirty-years-old patient was oompleteh separated and lifted up as far as the joint o the hand. The likewise lifted nails wen hanging loose, and half of the phalanx of th< nail of the middle finger was coaled. Th wounds thus contracted healed m three week under daily applications of Euoalypti Eitrac