LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1789, 14 March 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Messrs G. W. Andrews and B. Bird were to-day nominated for the vaoancy on the Borough Council.

Mr H. M. Jonea has removed from the premises formerly occupied by him to the shop lately erected next to the Somerset Hotel. The shop is very commodious, and Mr Jonea is adding to his already large stook of stationery, fanoy ware, etc. A department is specially devoted to muaio, thero being a large assortment of pianos, organs, brass, and other instruments. Fanoy glassware, toys, etc, are displayed m great number and variety, and we understand that Mr Jones intends devoting more attention to the bookselling lino than m the past. The gas fitting arrangements at tho shop, which are very complete, were carried out by Mr Hardley.

In an article m tho " Fortnightly Review " Senor Castelar, the distinguished Spanish statesman, expresses tha opinion that tha forfeiture of all right to temporal power will be orowning glory of the Roman Ghuroh m this century. The Europe of the future is, Bays the writer, going to resolve iiself into a unmber of republios more illustrious than that of anoiont Greece. In the new order tho Popes will bo respeotod for their spiritual prerogatives, apart from temporal considerations.

Lungworm is making havoo amongst some of the flocks on the east coast of the North Itiind. The " Wairarapa Star " sayß that on one run about 7000 sheep have died during the last few months.

A cheap 3a 6d edition of Mrs Henry Wood's novels has been initiated with the publication of " East Lynne," of which it is stated no less than 40,000 copies have been sold m Great Britain alone. The type and printing of the new issue are all that could be wished, the neat red binding being specially attractive.

News comes from County Donegal, Ireland, that an extensive aohemo of land purchase is now m course of being effected on the Abercorn estate; Some weeks ago the Duke intimated to his tenantry m Donegal that ho was prepared to sell nearly 300 holdings. The offer was responded to, and the transaction now only requires the ratification of the Land Commissioners.

Lady burglars arc the latest development id England. At Pookham the othor day a Misa Jane Harding, described as " rom distingue and remarkably well dressed was committed for trial upon evidonoo dearly implicating her m fully half-a-dozen de* liberate burglaries. In one case she calmly broke into an elderly solicitor's villa, and robbed him of plate, money, and a pair of gaiters. The old fellow was so staggered by the proceeding that he had no nerve to remonstrate, much less give the alarm.

Tho Minister for Publio Works and the Colonial Scoretary arrived m Ohristohuroh yesterday and received a deputation from the Knights of Labor who asked if Government would re-oonsider their determination lo finish the fortifications at Lyttelton by prison labour, and if, m the event of Governmon6 refusing to do bo, they would find remunerative and Buitable employment near Christchurch for the unemployed. Mr Mitchelson promised to telegraph to the Minister of Defence on tho first question, and to make enquiry as to what works were suitable for the unemployed. Government were determined to undertake no relief works m the vicinity of towns.

The first shipment of butter to England by the Auokland Freezing Company resulted m a lose.

In aid of the poor, stands have been started m Brooklyn, New York, where half a pint of coffee, with milk and sugar, and a slice of bread, oan be bought for one cent.

The centenary of La Perouae, who never returned from a voyaye of disoovery m the seas of Japan, undertaken by him m Ootober, 1787, will be celebrated this year by the French Geographical Sooiety.

Pleuro-pneumonia has made an unwelcome appearance among the cattle m Aberdeenshire. The soene of the outbreak is the parish of Piishgo, where, however, bII due precautions have been taken to prevent the spread of infeolion.

The speaking telephone has been successfully used m ministering to fever patients without running the risk of infeotion. A telephone is fixed at the bed of the patient and within reach, so that the patient can talk to friends or visitors m other rooms of the house, or listen to a book read.

A slight Napoleonio demonstration took place on January 9th on the oooasion of the celebration of the annual Mass at Saint Augustine for the repose of the soul of Napoleon 111, It took the shape of an eagle surmounting the staff of a tricolor flag oarried by a few zealots along the boulevards. It was, however, incontinently captured by the police and oarried off to the look-up. Alsa, for the glories of Imperialism.

Beßides the determination shown of late by the' orofterß to Bubmit no longer to the unreasonable hardships of their condition, the increase of political power conferred upon them by the Eleotoral Aofc of 1885, makes them more formidable The number of voters m the Highlands haa been inoreased largely by this Aot, and, m the event of a general eleotion, they are oapable of ezeroiaing an important influence. Thia may add to the anxiety that exists m some quarters to see an effective system of emigration established for their benefit.

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