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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1741, 16 January 1888, Page 2

The annual general meeting of the Caledonian Sooiety called for Saturday night last has been postponed for a week. A man named Charles Wegal was admitted into the Hospital from South Rakaia on Thursday last, suffering from sunstroke. He died yesterday. The woman Mrs Dalzell recovered conBOiousneeß on Saturday last, for the first time since the tragio occurrence, m which she was the chief aotor, m the Bakaia river on December 29. She is to all appearance as yet perfectly oblivious of the dreadful affair, and does not Beem to realise anything m her position — whera she is, or why. Since her recovery she has had several fits, probably epileptio, and it is said that she is subject to these fits. At the B.M. Court this morning, before Mr H. Friedlander, J.P., and Mr D. Thomas, J P., William Wiloox, Bobert Mahone and Archibald Clark were charged with fighting. Clark appeared m Court minus his ooat and Test, and all (he aooosed bore manifest signs of having sustained " punishment." Constable Fitzgerald gave evidenoe to the efteot that hearing a row behind the Commercial Hotel, about haif-paet eight on Saturday evening, he proceeded to the spot and found Mahont and Wiloox engaged m a fierce pugilistic encounter. Clark was lying on the ground completely knooked out of time, and » young man named Martin was standing by ready to give his prostrate enemy more, should the latter riße. The constable " run m " three of the men, but he oould not readily take a fourth, bo Martin managed to effeot his esoape, but an information has been laid against him, which he will have to answer on Thursday next. From the statements of the men themselveß it appears that Clark and Martin started fighting, and an attempt was made to separate them.. The role of peacemakers did not appear to eit easily on either Wilcox or Martin, and they came to blows over the matter themselves.- The three men were taken to the lock-up, but Wilcox waa let out on bail, the other two, however, remaining m duranoe vile till this morning. Wilcox is very deaf, and, moreover, suffers from an impediment m his Bpeesh, whioh made it somewhat difficult to understand his version of the affair.-— The Bench discharged the acoused with a caution, not infliotiog any heavier punishment beoause two of them had been looked up for some time, and the other had done bis beßt to establish peace. Mr G. Gabites, of Timaru, has just returned from a visit to England, and has given the result of his observations to a "Timaru Herald' 1 representative. Asked " How is New Zealand spoken of at Home?" he said : "It is very highly thought of. People are very favorable to New Zealand as a field for emigration, and 4 great deal of interest is expressed m the progress of the Panama Canal, which people think would be of immense benefit to New Zealand, bringing her within 21 days cf England. New Zealand frozen mutton is very muoh thought of; it is most highly esteemed, but unfortunately t> good deal of inferior stuff from the Biver Plate and else* where is Bold as New Zealand mutton. New Zealand lamb is particularly m favor. This proves to mo that the New Zealand companies ought to have their own agencies and retail shops and seoure to the people at Home a certain supply of real New Zealand mutton." A meeting of 3000 Poles held m Poson has protested against the order of the Government abolishing {the teaching of the Polish language. It is stated that a majority of the membera of the House of Commons is m favor of extending the franchise to women, and that hopes are entertained of a measure to that effaot being passed next soEsion. The privi. lege will only be extended to female householders.

An extraordinary affair is reported from tbe Island of Lewis. It appears that for some time there has been a feeling there that the orofters and cottars of the Lochs district meditated a raid on the deer forest of Park, with the intention of slaughtering all the deer, the outrage being meant as a reprisal on the proprietrix, Lady Matheson, who reiußed them more land. On November 22 news readied Stornoway that the campaign had begun, large numbers of people, principally cottars, having proceeded to the forest armed with guns and provisioned for a camp-out. It is stated that a regular " deer drive " took place, and that a great number were killed. Some two years ago we ('• Evening Post ") recorded the faot that a man had met with his death by Bhaving off a heavy growth of beard. A similar oaae, we are given to understand, has lately occurred m this city. Cn Christmas Day a man shaved off his beard and whiskers, and by doing so caught cold, whioh led to pleurisy, causing his death. An American newspaper observes of a member of Congress for a certain distriat m Illinois " that he is so tall that when he addresses the people, instead of mounting a stump, as is usual m the West, they have to dig a hole for him to stand m I " Another paper belonging to the opposition, politely observed that " they dig a hole for him, not because he is tall, but because he never feels at home except when he is up to his ohm m dirt."

The following example is given of governmental wisdom by the "Southland Times " :— The other day a well-known company m Inveroargill received from} their Fiji office a trial consignment of peanuts, of which the present Belling value is just 2sd per Ib, duty paid ; but before putting them into consumption the company had to pass Customs entries, never dreaming that there would be any duty to pay— seeing they are not grown m this colony. On consulting the tariff, however, it was discovered that 2d per lb duty would have to be paid, thus leaving the consignor a halfpenny per lb with which to pay freight and charges from Fiji, not to say anything of cost of growing and picking — and yet members of Faliament talk of foßtering the " island trade."

Some bix months ago a married lady of Virginia was admitted to the asylum a raving maniac. She had to be tied to prevent her doing harm to herself and others until death ended her sufferings about six weeks ago. A short time before her death she gave birth to a female ohild wbioh weighed one pound. It was taken charge of by one of the attend, ants, and has been carefully nursed since. ft riows weighs about a pound and a half and |s reasonably healthy, The father, who is poor and bap a large family pi children, has notified the superintendent that he wjll take the infant to bis bouse. Hollowa?'s Pills.— Weakening weather.— The sultry summer days strain the nerves of the feeble and deorepit, and disease may eventuate unless some restorative, suoh as these purifying Pills, be found to correct the i disordering tendenoy, Hollowsy's medioine gives potenoy to the nervous system, whioh is the gouroe of all vital movements, and presides over every action which maintains the growth and well-being of the body. Mo one oan over estimate the necessity of keeping the nerves well Btrung, or the ease with which these Pills accomplish that end. 'They ' are 'the roost unfailing antidotes to indigestion, • irregular circulation, palpitation,' eiok headache, and cbßtivenesß, and have therefore attained the li^e^filevn^^eit-rfp^-ttioff, ••