LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1760, 7 February 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

■ "•» " ■- The attention of those interested is direoted to a notification m onr advertising oolomna from Messrs Dimant and Goe, and havint reference to that firm's intention of retiring from baainesi m Ashburton. This morning before Meseri It. Aloorn and W. J. Steward, J.P.'b, Charles Bnshell was brought up on remand on a charge of lunacy. The medioal oortiftoates of Drs Treror and Tweed showed that Baehell, who ii a young man of about 22 years of ago, and has bean living a loose life, wai incapable of taking oare of himself, and was a fit subject for treatment at the Asylum. It was shown that he came to tbia distriot about ten days ago, and «as brought m to the police by a resident at Lauriston. In answer to enquiry both dootors stated that though Buihell was alleged to hare been drinking, they did not attribute bin state of mind to that oiroum. aUnoe only. Ordered to ba aent to Sunnyside Asylum. The Borough Counoil, it appears, is going apply the pruning knife to ita expenses with a vigorous hand. Of oourie the Counoil'i servants are going to be retrenohed, and with a view to building up a more economical offioo, the Town Clerk and Engineer have notice of the termination of their engage, menls, tho idoa of the Retrenchment Com. mittee, wo are told, being that as the Oounci 1 " cannot afford to pay two large salaries, the offices of olerk and engineor might be combined m one person at a good Balary, or if two officers be appointed eaoh will havo time ! to undertako private work," it having been resolved that m future the Council's office houra will ba from nine a.m. to one p.m. For norao time past the Council has been making 1 wry faces at the two seta of Brigade expenses whioh have to be paid every time a fire alarm is given, and it h&s new bean determined that no more expense on bohalf of the Western Brigado will be p»id. The Council hat an idea that the amalgamation of the two Brigades might be brought about, and a strong corps formed at only half the present cost to the Borough. A resident m Southland, writing to » relative m Manaia on the 220 d Jan., says :— " I saw m the papers Bometime ago that the cheese from Manaia Faotory had brought the highest prioe m the London market." Thia will be of interest to the Flemington and Longbeaoh distriot as tho manager of the Manaia Dairy Faotory, Mr E. Antrobus, pasted a considerable time with Mr Harding as a cadet at the Flomington Faotory. The three days preceding Jannarjr 19 we'.te t «y not m Queniraaa. At Tbargomindanl m the western interior, the thermometer' registered 116 en January 16, 115 on January X 7, and 117 On January 18, m th« shade ; two deatlie occurred from heat apoplexy. Olonourry, m the north-western interior, reported 116 m the shade. A young lady named Eliza Nioholla baa died at Williamstown from eating camphor The dootor who attended the girl said aha was suffering from the effects of somo drug. It then cam« to light that she had been m the habit of taking oataphor, thinking it was as good as medicine. The habit has been a longstanding one. Young Banker, a noted Clydesdale sire, the property of Mr Donaldson, died at Oamarn a fow days ago. Young Banker was imported from Scotland by tho Hon Matthew Holmes, and bis progeny bas fetched very high prices, Scene.— A Schoolroom. Governess: Ton are a perfect dunce, Sophia, and ought to b$ ashamed of yourself not to be able to tell me where the Magna Oharta was signed. Now, answer me this instant. When was it signed? Sophia (shrinking from the upraised ruler) { Please, governess, it—it was signed at the bottom of the page. " Alioo," tho half-cremated widow, of the late lamontcd "Jumbo," has just had her ashos sifted, and the yield is startling. No fewer than 800 ponny pieces, ft part of a pocket-knife, four oane ferrules, a piece of lead pipe, and a number of pebbles were among the undigested contents of Inelephant's stompph. Tbio occurred at gummerlon, plarendpj County, 8.C.-.-SO the ♦• Cincinnati Enquirer ' asserts :— A oolored girl had boen placed jn i eoflin ready for burial. Near the eemetory i noise was heard proceeding from the ooffia On its being oponed the girl was found alive with a new born babe sharing hor narrron bod. " Both," cays the " Enquirer," •• arc doing woll." Tho " Advocate " say a that the farmers m tho ltangitikei district aro threatened with a new pest. Mr llobort Johnston bad a most promising crop of wheat, but the «• post " wai making «uoh havoo with it that he turned his cattle into it. On examination of the otalks it was found thnt they bad been out off near jtho roots. Clinging to the stalks was a cbryenlfi jili#ut the «iat of a grain of ryt. The chryßaJiH is of a d^ bjrown color, and when put under tho gla« Jt"jpofcfl"'H|jj £hg shell of a snail. Mr Siooly his forward samples to Dr Hector, with a request that h« would Bupply a report as to what the •• pesl •» is and what is the boat remedy for it. Nona of. too /armors m this distriot have seen any. thing like it belpflv, The "Marlborough Express.'/ sayji thet there ;b great aotivity m the flax industry throughout Marlborongh just now. The raw material U m go*d &&s&%s, and we believe an excellent price is obtained /or dfegeed fibre, of which there is a Boarcity m ths market. New mills are jn course of erection at Waihopai, where Mr Bell has a plentiful supply of green stuff. The flax on Mr Watla' run will also be put through this mil). At Birob Hill tho onwlfon of sheds and machinery, under the fiuperintendanae of Mr John Floming, ia well m hand, and operatfona will commence at an early date. All tbo otbar mills m the variouu parts of the distriot art m full swing, working night and day, and things look healthy for tboas intittflfliuft fn the industry. Wm^' Hqui JSifciiiijC-.-Tf gr# y reß e oret {o original oolor alegSint r dr f eaßto|(, |ftftep» *b 4 J|>eaptip«s. or t^reae'e. S A Tonia sfteboraliva, Blo^i hair 6omin| #I t' ; •treo|tlj«j», C ]#»Bi«», irt»li *9^ " j '■ ..