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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1739, 13 January 1888, Page 2

Two young ladies Bold kießes at a church bazaar at Ngarimwahia the other day at sixpence oacb, with a reduction for taking a quantity. Business was extremely brisk.

It is enoouraging to learn from the report just issued by the directors of convict prisons that the number of convicts m British gaols has considerably decreased of late years. In 1885 >the number was 9154; m 1886, 8379; and m 1887, 7835. '

A Sydney paper ohaft'a Sir Henry Parkes for appointing to the Legislative Oounoil a Mr John Davies, 0.M.G., because he cannot epell January 1 He was asked m the witness box to spell the word, and had to give up the task after several attempts.

Says the Marlborough •♦ Times " :— Th« Awatere Babbit Board has reoeived notice of the arrival of 285 stoats and weasels, being the first instalment of 1000 ordered by tho board. They will be divided amongst the station owners m the distriot, and the proportion will be onej of these animals to 2000 Bheep, Eva : " I suppose those extremely nice* looking young men are the students, or housesurgeons, or something?" Maud: "No doubt. Do you know, Eva, I feel I should very muoh like to be a hospital nurse?" Eva: "How strarjgel Why, the very same idea has just occurred to me." The Chinese Government have just set the Western nations an example of political morality. They have returned to the United .States. Treasury a large portion ■of the indemnity for the outrages committed on Chinese Hying m the State of California, because it waß found on investigation that several of the olaims had been duplicated. The Yankees didn't duplioate the Alabama claims, but a large proportion of the award has never been ..claimed to this hour ; yet Oouein Jonathan has quietly pocketed the money. , - . ' ' An elegantly drejiead lady- requested to. Bee some Valenoiennea lace, but withdrew with* out making any purchase. She had, however, been observed by one of the shopmen to Blip ' a piece of the goods under her shawl. On reaohing tho door of her house she was accosted by a messenger, who handed her a small parcel and a letter thus worded :— "Madam, I am afraid the fifteen yards of lace which you selected m my shop will not be sufficient to trim your dress ; I therefore take the liberty of sending you a second piece of the same pattern. I beg to bo in* formed whether you accept it." The signature was that of the master of the establishment. It is needleßs to say that tho lady was only too glad to escape by prompt payment of the whole. "Buchu-Paiba."— Quick, complete cure, all annoying kidney, bladder, and urinary diseases. At chemists and druggists. Kempthorne, Proaaer and Co., Agents, Christohurob. 1

7>*« Pritchard. — Mr Orisp applied for ooataia this oa«e. — Order accordingly'

gife Hugh Smith, deceased,— Mr Olayf pa applied for an order for probate to th& exoatoru np.qaed. In thq will. -r Order accordingly. This cctfl^lote^ the bu||qei»!|ftnd the