LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1679, 5 October 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

♦_ On Sunday the Rev Father Ohaetagnon will celebrate Mass at Methven at 10.30 a.m., and Vespers at Aahburton at 7 p.m. Notwithstanding the inclement weather and the soft state of the roads, there was a fair muster at last night's inspection parade. Phe Eifles, under Captain Dolman, numbered 44, and t-He Guards 36, under Oapt Sparrow. Owing to the wet state of the drillshed floor, whioh is of clay, .Major Douglas dismissed the men immediately after the inspection, detaining only those who were required for •'aiming and position drill." We are imformed that tenders will at once be called for much needed repairs to the butts, etc., Oapt. and Adjutant Fooks having kindly Undertaken to draw up specifications and carry the matter through. At the B. M. Court this morning, before Mr E. Aloorn, J.P., Benjamin Barr was brought up charged with the larceny of a leg of pork, some bread and betf, and a pound of candles, the property of John Grigg, of Longbeach. The accused was remanded till to-morrow. By an announcement m this issue it will be seen that the annual fpublio meeting m the interests of Wesleyan "Home Missions will be held at the Cameron street Church to-morrow evening. "The deputation will consist of Revs W. Bouse and Bond, both of whioh ministers are pleaeing speakers, aud the former, whose experience among the natives of the North Island is of an extensive character, may be e'xpeoted to give some telling incidents conneoted with the moral and religious status of our aboriginal neighbors. Mr E, Herring, Alford Station, writes : —Heavy falls of hail and snow commenced on the morning of the Ist inst. Snow fell throughout Sunday, _the 2nd, the wind from the S.W. being bitterly cold. At night the average depth of snow was 15 inches. Rain fell m squalls on the 3rd ; the recorded rain, fall for the three days ia 3-1 inohes. Rainfall during September at Alford Forest, 6*58 inches ; at Alford Station, 4-70 inches. At Ohristchurch on Tuesday two^milkmen were convicted of Bellingj adulterated milk. One, whose milk contained skim milk and was 8 per cent, deficient m cream, was fined 403, The other, who sold milk containing 10 per cent, of water and 20 per cent, skim milk, was fined 80s According to a [London paper of a recent date a noted doctor of that city enlarges upon his successful treatment of cancerous ■ tumor with calcium carbonate m the form of oalcined oyster shells. Two cases are cited m whioh epeedy and permanent cures by the above specific have been effeoted. The mode of administration is a fewfgrains a day, taken m warmjvater or tea. An unexpected incident occurred m Piccadilly as the Queen passed a certain house on ! her eastward way. One of the invited guests, a famous songstress, sang with immenne force and sphit the Jubilee song, "Long live "Victoria," the chorus being taken up by the other visitors, and whon an encore was demanded and the vooalist complied, out. aiders joined m the strain, andjjhundreds of voiceß swelled the sound. *» God save the Queen," was afterwards sung by a renowned tenor from a baloony m the same house. The divorce case Dorn v Dorn and Nicolson, heard m Sydney, has come to a conclusion. The Dorns were at one time residing m Christohurch, and the hearing t of the oaGe excited considerable interest. A peculiar feature of the case was that during the greater portion of the period within which the alleged acts of infidelity were committed the petitioner was imprisoned m Darlinghurst gaol for the non« paymont of his wife's costs, m a euit -for judicial separation brought;against him. The caso for the petitioner was (hat the co-respon-dent, a solicitor, who had previously been engaged by Dorn professionally, caußed his wife to leave her home, and took an active part m the legal proceedings which resulted m his imprisonment. The jury found for the petitionor on every issue, and awarded £1000 damages from the co-respondent. The progress whioh the United States have made m the last generation, that is since the Civil War, has ' t been m some respeots unparalleled m the history of the world. Some recently published statistics show that since the year 1865 her population has incceaaed 69 per cent., her hay crop 106 per oent., her cotton crop 194 percent., her grain crop 256 per cent., and her, production of pig iron 385 per cent. '. American match manufacturers say that the improvements to be looked for m matohes will conoern quality^ratherfthan; cheapness. &. match that., will resist water is muoh to be desired ; also a safety, non-poisonous match that can be lighted without the box ; a match that will give out a pleasant perfume i; 3 desired, and, last, a matoh of some matter other than wood, but which must be as cheap* Borne curiosities m the way of matohes have been made of sandal and cedar wood, and perfumed with camphor. They were very expensive. Some of these Japanese paper matohes burn with a delicate scintilation and without odour ; but they are also expensive. Lord Huntly has addressed a letter to the " Times " from Vancouver, dated July 3, Btat" ing that a paper published m London on May 13 was delivered to him on the morning o* the 20th June at Yokohama and arrived at Vancouver on July 3. He returned the paper ! to London stating that he believed it would arrive m the shortest time of anything having made the oirouit of the globe undtr the British flag. The oirouit was made m 69 days. The committee appointed by the Looa Government Board (London) to inquire into the efficacy of M. Pasteur's treatment for the prevention of hydrophobia have delivered their report. It is a unanimous and complete expression of confidence m the system, and it goes bo far as to assert that rabies and hydrophobia might, m the opinion of the commit, tee, be stamped out altogether, both m animals and man, if suitable measures could be stringently enforced. The committee consisted of Sir James Pagot, Sir Joseph Lister, Sir H. Roscoe, Professorißurdon San r derson, Dr Quain, Dr Lander Brunton, D Fleming, with Professor Horsley as secretary. Three members of tho committee visited Paris to witness Pasteur's proceedings, and since their return Professor Horsley has carried out a series of control experiments, whioh, with the evidenoe previously carried, have convinced the committee of the value and effioaoy of M. Pasteur's syßtem. The Lords have had under consideration a bill whioh is intended to render compulsory the abatement of smoke m the metropolis by the burning of parafin refuse, petroleum, or anthracite fuel, m place of bituminous coals. A select committee of the House of Commons has prepared a report on this subject. "Rough on Corns." — Ask for Wells' " Rough on Corns." Quick relief, complete, permanent cure. Corns, warta, bunions. At ohemists and druggists. 4 Keating 's Cough Lozenges cure Coughs, Asthma, Bronohitis. Medical testimony states that no other medicine is so effectual m the cure of these dangerous maladies. One Lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bedtime ensures rest. 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