LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1673, 27 September 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A very bucoosblol ball was held m the Lismore Schoolroom on Friday night last, about Bixty oouples being present, Mr B. Burgess acting efficiently as M.C.,and the refreshments being provided by Mr W. 0. Davis, of Ashburton, m bis usual well-known good style. The dancing was kept up till sis o'clook next morning, when the party broke up, all well pleased with the night's entertainment, A requisition is being got up asking that a Bpecial train be run on the occasion of the opening of the Mount Somera Tramway. The requisition is being extensively signed. It is expected that the tramway will be ready for opening m about a fortnight. It will be remembered that a few days ago the Mayor forwarded a petition of the unemployed to the Minister of Public Works with a reoommendation that the relief asked for, m the shape of work, be granted. A reply has been received from the Minister that the matter will be laid before a Cabinet meeting to be held this week. A ooncert is announced to be held m the Town Hall, Rakaia, on Thursday, September 29th, m aid of the fundß of St Mark's Churoh. A first-ola&a programme haß been prepared, and will be supplemented by several wellknown singers from Ashburton. It is rumored that an attempt will be made to upset the Rangitata election m connection with alleged inaccuraoy o the rolls. A sooial gathering m aid of the funds of the Ashburton Band will be held on Friday evening next m the Oddfellows Hall. A very attractive programme has been prepared, and this eooi&l promises to bo more than ordinarily successful. The Band is a very deserving institution and they merit a good credit balance as the result of the entertain, ment. The market for Ayrshire and Alderney cattle m New South Wales is not very brisk* The * Sydney Mail ' says ;— " The doubts oast upon the transactions of the last few years m the matter of pedigrees are exeroising a depressing effect on all sales of New Zealand lots. This is not as it should bo. There are many herds of Ayrshire stock m Now Zealand, and many stockownors whose statements are thoroughly reliable." A summoned quarterly mooting of the Loyal Ashburton Lodge, 1.0.0.F.M.U., was held m the Lodge room on Friday evening last. About fifty members were present, also oovoral visiting brothorH. After tho ordinary routine business was gone through and the correspondence disposed of, two candidates wore ballotted for and initiated into the Order. Four candidates were proposed for admission. During the past bix months the Lodge has made rapid progress, no fewer than thirty-one members having joined during that time. The Lodge now has 165 members on its books. The Lodge being opened for harmony, Beveral songs were rendered m excellent style, which greatly added to the pleasure of the evening. Receipts, £95 13s lid ; expenditure, £5 7b Od. After the horse parade on Saturday Mr Peter Williams, for Messrs Friedlander Bros., submitted by publio auction at their East street Horse Bazaar, on aocount of Mr Robert Gawta, the three-year-old entire "Johnny's Fancy," by Lord Salisbury, but he not reaching the owner's reserve wasj withdrawn, but has since bejen sold privately to. Mr Max Friedlander for £135. They also submitted, on account of Messrs Mundell and Co., tho five-year-old entire "Superior," but he was also withdrawn at 230 guineas. On account of John Grigg, Esq., the three -year- old Clydesdale entire colt " Diplomaoy " wbb also offered, and ran up to 140 guineas, but this not being up to vendor's value, he had to be passed, but the auctioneers' hope to report a sale, he being now under offer privately. They also Bold on account of various vendorß a number of unbroken light oolts and fillies and draught mares m foal, at very satisfactory {prices. A full report o these will appear m a future issue. It is not only at Cambridge m classics and at Dublin m eoienoe that ladies are distinguishing themselves. In the apparently less congenial department of cricket it appears that the fair sex is fast enoroaohing on man's prerogative. At Nottingham a lady bearing the appropriate name of Graoe, has been rivalling the achievements of W. E. G. by running up a soore of 217 off her own bat m one innings, against the really good bowling of four men. The earthquake of 1885, by whioh the Te Aro fiat was raised two feat, (Bays the " New Zealand Times ") an important subject of consideration m oonneotion with the lowwater mark along the foreshore. His Honor Mr Justice Biohmond remarked that the people of Wellington did not say muoh about the earthquake at the time it ooourred. Mr Travers agreed with his Honor m this, and added thatjthe only person who alluded to it the Legislature was Mr Robert Hart who, speaking on the question of the removal of the Boat of overnment, said Wellington ought to be the capital because it was a " rising settle* ment