LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1704, 5 November 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I #■ Through an error on the part of the Seoretary of the A. and P. Association, m oopying the catalogue for the printers, the ally entered m Glass 71 by Mr Small, was stated to hare been bred by that gentleman, whereas the filly was reaUy bred by Mr G. Grice, and waß purchased by Mr Small. "Sir Andrew Le Fleming will give an exhibition of his skill, as a horae.tamer, m the Aroade this evening. The Chriatohuroh papers speak m high terms of Sir Andrew's fikill, and there will doubtless be a large at. tendance to witness his method of subduing wild or vioious animals. We understand that;Mr T. Bullock and Mr R. Campbell contemplate contesting the seat m the County Oounoiifor the Upper Ashburton Biding. Mr H. Priedlander ib another can: didate mentioned for this seat. For the Ashburton Riding, whioh returns two members, Mesßra E. G. Wright and John Grigg contemplate Btanding. We beg to call attention to the advertisement of the Canterbury Mills roller flour, whioh ia now being paoked m handy sizes to suit the wants of the smallest families. The requisition to Mr Alfred Harrison to contest the Mayoralty is being numerously signed. In oonneotiou with this matter we were yesterday shown a telegram from Weilington from Mr T. Scaly, the present oooupant of the Mayoral chair, m whioh he says that he has not consented to stand, and asks that the statement that he had so oonsented be contradicted. A requisition urging Mr Scaly to stand is being freely signed and he will probably give a definite answer on his return from Wellington. Mr E.F.Wright, propietor of the Mount Somers aoal mine has received an order from the Woollen Faotory to supply that instilution for a year with Mount Somera coal. The tramway now being opened Mr Wright is advantageously situated m regard to exeouting orders for his ooal. Full partioulars may be obtained from an advertisement whioh appears elsewhere. Intimation having been given by Colonel Bailey that the proposed field-day cannot take plaoe on the Prinoe of Wales' Birthday (Wednesday next), a Bpeoial full-dress parad9 of the Aahburton Rifles, Guards, and Cadets, has been ordered for 10.30 a.m. on that day. Absentees will be liable to fines as for ordinary inspection parades, and a large muster ib therefore expeoted. We learn that the Union S.S. Company intends to put the s.s Takapuna into service again m a few weeks. It is intended that she shall take the place of the Wanaka m the Mannkau-Lyttelton service, and if after a fair trial the traffic justifies, Bhe will remain permanently on the route. A fragment of the first London Bridge has been dug up from the shores of the Thames at Botolph'a Wharf. This pile waß found twenty feet below the surface, and must be quite eight centuries old, as Stowe tells us that the bridge was built m the reign of William the Conqueror. Hewn out of Btout English oak, the pile is still solid and trustworthy, though blaokenod and saturated by Thames water and mud. Apparently it was an oblong, not a square pole, one side being broken away. ■ The " Tuapeka Times " reports that Pringle and Co.'b dredge, which was working on the Molyneux at Miller's F at, sank at her moor, ings on Sunday af'ernoon very unexpectedly. The loss whioh the shareholders sustain by theaooident is serious, there being about £80 worth of gold on board at the time, and there is no hope of recovering this. " The geysera m the vioinity of Whakare. warewa, Rotorua, are reported to have been very active buritig the early part of last week. A fresh outbreak occurred olose under the native bouses at the Creek orosßing, whioh threw up to a great height immense volumes of blaok liquid mud. Another one, called Wairoa, broke out In a magnificent column, ejeoting masses of stone, water, and steam to a height of over 100 feet, continuing to play with varying aotivity for nearly two hours. The sight was indeed grand, and one never to be forgotten. Otto Shreiber, a corporal m the German army, apparently has no blood. Knives and daggerß oau be run through his body without harming him m the least. A committee of distinguished surgeons say they cannot explain the miraole. Sohreiber will exhibit him« self m Berlin, London, Paris, and Amerioa when his time m the army iB out, A new dairy machine haß beon invented and put on the Home market at £28. It is a oentrifugal drier for taking all butter milk and other moisture out of the freshly churned butter. The butter fresh from the churn, and while still m the granular state, is put, 161ba at a time, m a canvas bag. Bag ana butter are placed m a perforated cylinder and whirled at 700 or 800 turns a minute, with the result that every drop of moisture is driven out m about four minutes, It is interesting to learn m view of the talk about doing away with the San Fanoisoo mail service, that during the past year it has been oarried on at a profit to the colony. The not profit of the San Francisco mail service, for the year 1888, was £2496 13s 2d, and the estimated profit of tho eervice m 1885 was £422 12s 4d. The coßfc to the colony of the direct Bteam service m 1886 was £11,070 9 s Bel, and the estimated cost of the service for 1885 was £6552 12s 6d. The Roman soldiers who built suoh wonderful roaas, and oarried o, weight of armour and luggage that would orusb the average farm hand, lived on coarse brown bread and sour wine. They were temperate m diel, and regular and constant m exercise. The Spanish peasant works every day, and danoes half the night, yet eats only his blaok bread, onion, and watermelon. The Smyrna porter eats only a little fruit and some olives, yet he walks off with his load of a hundred pounds. The ooolie feeds on rice, is more aotive and oan endure more than the negro fed on fat meat. The heavy work of the world is not done by men who eat the greatest quantities. Moderation m diot soems to bo the prerequisite of endurance, Ee&tiog's Powder d«Btrojs bothmoths, fleas beetles, and all other inaeots, while quits harmless to domestic animals. In exterminating beat! tht nooses of this powder is I extraordinary, tis perfeotly clean m appli- { oation. Sso the article.' ou purchase ie Beating's, ts imitations are noxious and ieeffectutl. Sold ia tier, ft!, U, aad 3s 6d < )&flh by t oheraiit |gg i