LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1792, 17 March 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Bquad of the Ashburton Rifles left this morning for Gcraldino t£ J,ajjo part m tho bayonet competition at the local spopta.

A mistake has been made m the Christ? church papors m connootion with tho prices of admission to Miss Sberwin's Concert on Monday. These will be as published m this paper, viz., front beats 4s; stalls, Ss; back seats, 2s.

We are informed by tho Telegraph Department that communication is interrupted north of Wellington, and the Weat Coast lines are completely cut off. Very rough weather is being experienced up north.

A telegram to yesterday'B " Presß " says that Bit H. Atkinson has decided to leave shortly for Jhe Sovtfct tp deliver political addresses at Dunsdin and ppobjibly Christchurch. Date of departure has not' yet i?eyn fixed.

We learn from Geraldine that the Ashburton v ßifles team have scoured the first prize m the sword bayonet competition which took place there to-day m oonneotion with the St. Patrick's day sports. The annual toa meeting m connection with the Presbyterian Church, Wakanui, takes place on Wednesday week, the 28th instant. | Owing to the number of tiokets that have been sold, the Sons of St. Patrick have •decided to hold the ball on Monday night m the Storeroom opposite the Salvation Army Barracks, the Schoolroom being too small to accommodate the number who will probably be present. At the R.M. Court this morning, before Mr A. Harrison, J.P., a first offender for drunkenness was lined ss, with the usual alternative. A man named Kevin was admitted into the Hospital this morning from Longbeaoh. About a week ago while out m the country, being thristy, he drank some water that was not very clean. He became unwell soon after, and his illness increased so much as o necessitate his removal to the Hospital. An elderly man, named Thomas Jones, who was admitted to the Hospital some time ago with a broken leg, the result of a kick from a horse, haß had to have the limb amputated. He is m a very low state, and it is doubtful whether he can reoover. Members of the Primitive Methodist Ohuroh will be glad to learn that the Rev Mr Boothroyd haa arrived m Ashburton, and will take the service at Newlanda to-morrow morning and m the Ashburton Ohuroh m the evening. The Revd Wm. West, the popular Preßbyterian minister from Southbridge, will preach m the Aahburton Presbyterian Church on Sunday next, also on the following Sunday, the Revd Mr Beattie having exohanged pulpits with him for this period. During Miss Sherwin's visit to Dunedin she was the recipient of an address of weloome, signed on behalf of the oitizens by His Worship the Mayor and the City Olerk. It is beautifully printed m violet ink upon white satin, and bordered with a heavy silver fringe, and is indeed quite a work of art. The printing was executed at the establishment of Messrs Pergusson and Mitchell. At Oamaru Miss Sherwin was serenaded by the battalion band, and we understand that the lady will be welaomed to Ashburton by the Mayor and EOme of the Councillors. The down express train this morning was unable to cross the Rakaia Bridge m consequence of two of the piles having been washed away during the night, owing to the effects of yesterday's rains, The passengers and luggage were transferred to another train made up on the south side of the bridge, and prooeeded on their journey after a delay o twenty minutes. A curious proof of the fact that great ignorance Btill prevails, even m high quarters m Great Britain, with regard to colonial geography has been received by the Victorian Chief Secretary m a letter from the Town Olerk of London, who addresses him as •• The Hon Alfred Deakin, Chief Seoretary of the colony of Victoria, New South Wales." Yet another instance is afforded by the fact that the " Yorkshire Post " of Jan. 2nd speaks oi a gentleman, aged 101, who died at Sandhurst, m Now Zealand. These is a Sandhurst m this colony, it is true (it is a small township at the mouth of the Hakateramea river), but as no centenarian has died there recently, or, indeed, at any time, the Sandhurst referred to is doubtless Sandhurst, Viotoria. At a meeting on Thursday evening, m Dunedin, of the Protection League of Otago, Mr M'lntoah stated that he had taken part m the agitation m the early days of the Protection movement. Two-thirds of Southland would now vote for Protection, for the populs. tion was departing at suoh a rate as to oreate alarm. The struggle here was great, but; ij had been great m Victoria, and as it had been viotorious there so would it be m thi3 oolony, It was wonderful, he said, that Victoria m so short a time should produce £24,000,000 worth of goods annually, and Protection was the cause. He strongly urged the League to send an additional delegate. Dr Sohweinfurth has sent a letter to Berlin from Cairo (writes the " Pall Mall Gazette " of Jan. 17th) dated Dec. 30th, stating that the news of Stanley's having succeeded m reaohing Emm arrived m Cairo on Deo. 22nd. More definite intelligence wae expected there shortly. It is hoped that this may be of a nature to oonfim the report whioh is mentioned by Dr Sohweinfurth, but whiohi singular enough, has not hitherto been reoeived through any other channel. The earliest partnership mentioned m the Bible was Jerry Co. At a ball near Hot Springs, Ark., lately, a young lady, her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother danoed m the same set. Archbishop Redwood, Bishop Cowie, and Dr Graoe have been accredited delegates from the New Zealand University Senate to the Boulogne celebration, More than one million signatures have been attached to the women's jubilee petition to the Queen m favour of closing publio houses on Sunday.* A vigorous movement has been Btarted by German physicians to do away with the use of apothecaries' Latin, and m favour of using the vernacular m medioal prescriptions. The " Otago Daily Times " states that the duties on butter, cheese, bacon and hams imposed by the Now South Government have been revoked, and ceased as from Ist inst. In a period extending over 337 years only twioe did a son Bucoeed his father on the throne of Franoe. The comet can now be seen almost any morning when the sky is anyway dear. 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