LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1788, 13 March 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr C. W. Turner, Bakaia, ia gazetted to the Commission of the Peace.

We draw the attention of all lovere of music to the announcement that Miss Amy Sherwin, the " Australian Queen of Song," supported by an iCuglish Quartette Opera Compaiy, will appear for oue night only at the O.dfoilow-*' Hall, A6hburton, on Monday eveuiug, ihu 19ih iust., on which ocoaßion, we have no doubt, we shall have to chronicle an overflowing houße. The Dunediu papera are unanimous m describing Miss Sherwin's Binging aa BUperb, fully endorsing the warmly favorable notices of the Amerioan press, which speaks of her voice as " a delicious ■oprano, pure and full, a voice with a heart m it, wiih roal violin quality of tone, yet large," and of her use of it aa " always m excellent taste," and as " marked with exquisite tenderness, depth, and delicacy of feeling," and, when required, " with dramatic force." London and Scottish journals are equally complimentary. Mias Fischer, Mr Stockwoli, and Mr Sfierwin, by whom she is supported, are also said io be finished vocalists, and Mr Leramonb'S flute-playing is described as exceptionally good. Altogether there is no doubt whatever that the public of this district have a great mucical treat m store. Plan of the hall can be eeon at Mr Jones', (bookse ler), East 6troe^, where tickets may be obtained.

It is stated now that there waß not a word of truth m the statement that the Prince of Wales met Sullivan the Pugilist. It; was pure invention on the part of a London correspondent to a New York paper, and then it found its way back to England. The very place where the meeting was said to have occured has no existence— the St, James's Barracks.

Two little sißtera had a piece of black material given them with which to make dresses for their dolls. They were found soon after performing funeral rites m the garden, and explained--" You see, wo was 'bliged to bury one dollio before we oould put our other one into mousing."

Tho drought from which Tasmania is Buffering is the worst known m that colony for the last quarter of a century.

Henry Varlty, evangelist, aecond only to Moody In popularity, baa jußt arrived m Melbourne. He Btayß there.it ia thought, permanently. At Boola Boolka a'ation, S.A., 250,000 rnbbita have been destroyed m one month. The men employed numbered 209, and woro paid 3d per rabbit.

The "N. Z. Herald " eaya that it is something pitiable to see the ravages of ihecodlin moth m at me of tho orchards m the suburbs of Auckland. Tbe other day, on a visit to Lake Takapuna, one of the settlers pointed out apple trees m one of the orchards which would bo worth £50 a piece (sio) but owing to the ravages of 'hiaorohard pest, the fruit was lying around the base of tho trees m buahol loadß, riddled by the moths.

Horße mange is reported to be spreading at an unaccountable rate m Q jeensland.

It is reponed that a valuable discovery of platinum hag been made m the Esk district, Queensland.

It is now stated that Parliament will assf-mblo not later than the laßt week ia April. Tho " New Zea'and Herald " regrets "to see so many men, tha flower of our artisans, leaving for Australia. Too Sydney steamora are weekly taking a number of them."

The •• Wanganui Herald " understands that the Bryce Testimonial Fund has exceeded m amount the proportion that the promoters anticipated an the oommenooment, and steps are to be taken for iia disposal outasdo tho original intention.

The " Woodville Examiner " reports that a valuable deposit of na ural plaster of Paris m almoßf a pure sate has beon discovered m the Umutoroa Block. It has been reported on by Dr Skty, who states that after being heated to 6nch a dt'gree aa to drive off the 8u phnrous compound it contains it leaves the pure plaster. The right of working the deposit has been secured by a party of Danevirko settlers.

The "Auotland Bell" thinks that the Chinese bid fair to solve the federation problem for us m a very summary fashion. It saya " Already the cry • Tho Ghine3e must go ' haß ceased to be a party one over the water ; but the colonies, though they recognise tho urgency of tho case, are hampered by the treaty obligations of Eng'and, and can only aofc m dtfianaa of the Imperial authority," and aßks, " How lon(jcan Ibis state of things

continue ? " From the " Turf Reoord " it appoara there are 200 race meetings m the colony, and as over 70 of those extend over two or three daya, there are thus races for every day m the year if no two were ho d on one day. The number of horßoa which ran at those meetings was 2547.

There ia not a single farm vacant m Cheßhiro. For a farm which reoently became vacant there were 30 applicants.

11 Uncle John," said little Emily, «• do you know that a baby that was fed on elephant's milk gained twenty pounds m one week.'s «' Nonsense 1 impossible!" exclaimed nnole John ; and then asked, •• whose baby was it ? " "It was the elophant'B baby," repliod little Emily.

London haa been growing for centuries, and is now growing at such a rate that it adds to itself a population as great as that of Norwich every year, or, cay, 750,000 every ten yeara. If it goea on m this way for another century, it will contain 11,000,000 of people.

When the squadron waa at Auckland reoently on one day a sailor waa delivering a religious address at the Tabernacle, another waa holding forth at the Salvation Army Barracks, a third was addressing a meeting at a mission house, and m one of the streets a fourth waa preaohing a sermon, a mate leading the paalmody.

The " Dunedin Evening Herald " of the 9th ioat. says:— "A striking illustration of the great depreciation m vn'ue that property has undergone was given at a meeting 0! creditors, this afternoon, by the Hon W. H. Reynolds, who stated that at one time he baa been cffered £18,500 for a property of 114 aorea at North-East Harbor, and the offer was declined. He was at the present time looking out for n patok&set lot the same property, and he could not get £3000 for it. Mr Pearson, of South Australia, has sold four of the original blocks m the Mount McDonnell ruby minea for £200,000.

London cable advices state ihat <he Copper Syudioate's profit on the year's transactions will be £16,000,000. They deolare that the fear of over production ia unfounded.

A crop of barley on Ifr. D Fraser'a property at lUrgitikei threshed oat no less ihan 80 bushels to the acre.

"Rough on Catabru" corrects offensive odors at once. Complete cure of worst chronic cases ; aleo unpqualed as gargle for diphtheria, sore hroat, foul bruath. 4