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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1887. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tbe annual general meeting of the Ashburton Woollen Company will be held shortly, when the yearly statement of made I up to 30th September, will be submitted. We understand that the accounts will prove Batißfaotory/vall interested. The sooifft gathering promoted by tbe Ash- , burton Volunteer Fire Brigade came of m . the Oddfellows' Hall last evening, and was , a great suooesa. The Committee who had 1 the .affair m hand must have worked very ' energetically ; the patronage of the Volunteer Officers, the County and Borough Councils was secured, and tiokets sold m all directions. '• As a result of the entertainment there should be a substantial Bum to tbe credit ot the fund for whidh it was organised, viz., for the 1 purpose of defraying the expenses of a team I to the next Fire Brigade Demonstration. An exoellent programme had been provided, and the proceedings were of the usual enjoyable character associated with these gatherings. Musioal selections were given by Miss Henry, Mrs Williams, and Miss Gilford; Messrs Dolman, Gates, Stevenson, P. Williams, and Kaeen ; Mr Potter contributed a reading, and the Lagmhor Highlanders gave a reel and a Bailor's hornpipe. Capt G. F. Scott made an efficient M.O. for the dancing. In the coming season breeders of horses m the Ashburton, Methven and Bakaia districts, will have the opportunity of scouring the services of the thoroughbred horse Liverpool, as a Bire. He is a dark chestnut, a grand looking horse, standing over 16 hands, by King of Clubs— ldalia. He is a half brother of Sir Modred, and won the Welcomo Stakes at Ghristoburoh m 1883 ; ran seoond m the Middle Park Stakes to Lady Evelyn, and third m the Derby to Blask Bose and Fusilier. Farmers and others will do well to give him a good look over before making their arrangements. At the R.M. Court, South Bakaia, on Monday, before Mr J. Ollivier, KM., John Thompson was charged with allowing 9 head of cattle to be at large on the roads; — Defendant pleaded guilty as far as 6 were concerned. — G. Shellook, poundkeeper, gave evidence to the offeot that defendant's son had endeavored to get the cattle away when they were being driven to the pound. — Defendant, sworn, said he cultivated two oores of ground ; the cattle on the road were not all his. — The Bench remarked that tbe system of men allowing cattle to be at large was bad and very dangerous to the publio. It must be put a stop to, and it was a pity another information had not been laid for rescuing the cattle. In future heavy fines for such of anceß would be inflioted. Fined 40s, and costs 17a 6d.— John Daly, for tethering a horse on the road was fined 10s, and costs, 7s. " Rough on Piles." — Why Buffer piles ? Immediate relieif and complete oure uarenteed. Ask for "Rough on Piles." Sure cure for itching, protruding bleeding, or any form of piles. | 3 Statutory Declaration.— l, Fraz Raabe. Ironbark, Sandhurst, m the oolony of Victoria, Australia, do solemnly and sincerely deolare that on the 25th June; 1877, my son Alfred, six years of age, was accidentally hurt with an axe on the knee. lat onoe took all pains to seoure medical assistance. However, m spite of all efforts, on the 27th August, 1877, the opinion waß given by Dr Maogillivray that an amputation of the injured limb had become imperative, m order to save life. At this junoture I oalled on Messrs Sander and 1 Sons, proouring some of their Extraot of the 1 Eucalyptus Globulus, and by the application ] of the same I had the satisfaction of seeing 1 my aon within a fortnight out of all danger, , and to-day he is recovered. 1 may just add . that it was when the crisis had been reached that the Extraot referred to was first applied. And I make this solemn declaration, etc., — Franz Raabe. Declared at Sandhurst, m the Colony of Victoria, Australia, this seventeenth ' day of Ootober, one thousand eight hundred and seventy.sevon, before me, Morilz Cohn, I J.P. [ADTX,] I «

On Tuesday evening a meeting to consider I the advisability, or otherwise, of holding sports and races m the Domain on Boxing Day, was celd m the Library, South Rakaia. The attendance was very good, and Mr V. A. Pyke occupied the chair. He reported a oredit balance of £25 19s 3d. It was derided to have a day's amusement similar to the one last year. A committee, as follows, was elected: — Messrs Primmer, Makeig, Roun- _ tree, Doig, Mulligan, Russell, H. Harrison, y Pinohmay, Howell, Cambridge, Buchanan, rj Bruce, 0. W. Turner, Cbilds, Dowling, Ireland, J. Turner, and W. Cox, with power to add to the members ; Mr E. S. Coster was eleoted President ; Messrs Allan and TJpton, ] Vice-Presidents ; starter, Mr D. J. Holmes ; r judge, Mr Lyttelton ; olerk of scales, Mr Ireland; clerk of oourse, Mr Primmer. Judges of athletics, Meßsra Holmes, J. Turner, and Socretan ; starter, Mr 0. A. C. Hardy ; trea- ■, surer, Mr V. A. Pyke; Secretary, Mr L. . Oxley. It was resolved to ongage tHo Town 1 Hall for dancing purposes m the evening. } A number of suggestions were made to the Committee, who will meet on Friday evening, ' to arrange a programme, to be submitted to a general meeting, to be held on Tuesday evening next. There seems every prospect, weather permitting, of a good day's amuse- • ment for all. A number of alterations have 1 been made to the course and Domain generally, which should add greatly to the success of the meeting. One of the latest novelties m London enterItainments was that of a marvellous troop of performing Arab horses, whioh are said to be suoh highly educated animals as to understand everything that is said to them, and moreover, distinguish colors, march, countermarch, fight, and dance. They perform, it is said, a series of evolutions extending over two hours m time, untrammelled by harness, and entirely m response to the word of command. Miss Florence Macnaghton, of Runkerry, House, Bushmills, North of Ireland, has just performed a swimming feat under very peouliar circumstances. Seeking to persuade a local fisherman to become temperate, the latter promised to do bo provided that Miss Macnaghton undertook to swim the bay • between Blaokrook and Port Ballantrae, a dißtanoe of about one mile. The young lady t accepted the challenge, and accomplished the undertaking m thirty-nine minutes, with ' the result that the fisherman donned the blue f ribbon. The "Timaru Herald" states that on 1 Saturday evening two boys, aged eight and B six respectively, were arrested by Detective Kirby on a charge of placing an obstruction • on the railway line m the outting at Timaru. • The obstruction consisted of an iron plate, whioh was placed on the rail and supported 1. on either side by brioks, whioh the boys took down m an old oarpet bag. Happily tbe flange of the engine wheel out the plate, or n there would aßßuredly have been a serious accident. The following is an extract from a letter ■ dated New Guinea, August 13th, from Mr W. ' A. Sayer to Baron Von Mueller, of Melbourne : — " I have clandestinely sown some ,£ sorghum, okra, and maize, also some plums and raddishes, m the Native gardens. I " have also sown some ironbark pumpkins where the cucumbers were found, as it is on t the track to the gardens belonging to the village. We expeot to reach Mount Obree by tha end of the month. Happily, the threat = of the Kokoela Natives to kill ns was not put into exeoution, and they are now carry. - ing for us. We have twenty different tribes with us, who were, only a few months before, at war with eaoh other. The bringing! i* of suoh a number of tribes together is, I U suppose, a thing unheard of before m New c Guinea." '• The '» Evening Herald " tells the following 0 yarn about the elections : — •« One candidate, m a Southland constituency, was promised 1- by eaoh of the jsix men who constituted the v entire number to be found m a certain dißtriot s that he should have their votes. Only one d was given m the particular locality, and y eaoh of tho six privately expressed his regret r at the duplicity of the other five m not s fulfilling their promises as he had done. >t Ultimately, the oandidate met all bix together, 1 and informed them that they were all liars, c since he, the candidate, had given the one 8 vote for himself." 1 A Russian engineer olaims to have dis--1 covered a process of reducing petroleum to. the form of orystals, which may be easily and 6 safely transported to any distanoe, and then '* then reconverted into liquid form. ' Says the •• Manawatu Herald " : — The . frozen meat trade has a shady side. We . know one farmer m the distriot who drew five shillings per head on 100 wethers. He received a flattering letter as to the quality of the meat, but received account sales showing a balance on the wrong side of £9. And still he is pledged to fill up more spaoe this eason. HHollowat's Pills.— Teaohings of Experi--1 ence. — The united testimony of thousands, extending over more than forty years, most ' strongly recommends these Pills as the boat • purifers, the mildest aperients, and the surest ' restoratives. They never prove delusive, or give merely . temporary relief, but attaok all ailments of the stomaoh, lungs, heart, head, and bowels m the only safe and legitimate way, by depurating the blood, and so eradicating those impurities which are the source and constituent of almost "every disease. Their medioinal eifioaoy is wonderful m removing enfeebled constitutions. Their aotion embraces all that is desirable m a household medioine. They expel every noxious and effete matter ; and thus the strength is nurtured and the energies stimulated I

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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1686, 13 October 1887, Page 2

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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1887. LOCAL AND GENERAL. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1686, 13 October 1887, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1887. LOCAL AND GENERAL. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1686, 13 October 1887, Page 2

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