LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1800, 27 March 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

— o Nominations for the Ashburton Bacing Club's Autuma Meeting olose this evening at nine o'olock. It will be seen by advertisement that Canon Holland, of Christchuroh, will lecture on " Manliness of Oharaoter," m the Oddfellows' Hall, on Easier Monday. • We are requested to remind members that the Ashburton Caledonian Sooiety's first 11 Ingleside " will bo held m the Oddfellows' Hall to-morrow night, at 7.30 p.m., and that the current season's tickets (price 10s 6d as heretofore) can be had of the Secretary, of any of the Directors, or at the doors, and the refreshments will be provided as m former years. Mr John Orr met with a nasty acoidont shortly after one o'clock this afternoon. He was riding homo to lunoh, and when between Messrs Friedlander Bros, and Messrs Matson and Co.'s grain stores m Burnett street, his horse was startled by some loose straw that was being blown about by the high wind. Mr Orr was thrown and was out a good deal about the face, and considerably shaken, though, fortunately, no bones were broken. Dr Tweed, whose residenoe is olose at hand, dressed the outs, and Mr Orr was driven to his home. As several drays were returning' home to Wakanui to-day, after having brought loads of grain into the town, the horses attached to one bolted, and the driver was thrown out on the road, falling on his head. The wheel of the dray very nearly passed over him, just missing him by a few inches. He was picked up partly stunned, but was able, m a short time, to continue hi& journey. Temperance clergymen, lawyers, ladies, and dootors use American Oo.'s Hop Bitters, as they do not intoxicate, but restore brain and nerve waste. Heating's Powder destroys both moths, fleas beetles, and all other insects, while quite harmless to domestic animals. In extermi. nating boetlos^the success of this powder is extraordinary. It is perfectly olean m application. See the article you purchase is Keating 'a as imitations are noxious and ineffectual. Sold m tine, Gd, Ib, and 2s 6d sgpb, by all benaist^

A meeting of the Committee of the Ashburton Tradesmen's Baoing Olub was held last evening. Five new members were elected. The dato of the Eaoe Meeting of the Olub was fixed for Thursday, May 10th. The Salvation Army have just been holding their anniversary services m connection with the commencement of their work m this town. Those were brought to a satisfactory conclusion on Monday evening by a tea meeting and harvest thanksgiving. The hall was decorated with the fruits and vegetables of the season. The oorps waa reinforced on Sunday by Captain and Mrs Bobinson, from Chrißtchurch. The tea meeting was well patronised, and the after meeting was addressed by the Bey Mr Boothroyd (Primitive Methodist), Mr Alexander (publisher " New Zealand Methodist "), Mr Buxton M.H.8., Mr Sawle (Baptist), and Bey D. McNiooll (Wesleyan). The financial results of the services were good, and an auotion sale will be held to dispose of he surplus goods. The usual devotional exercises brought the services to a close. Despite the inolement weather there waa a very fair attendance at the quarterly sum. moned meeting of the Helpmate Division, Sons and Daughters of Temperanoe, held at Gamble's Booms last evening. The chair was oooupied by. the W.P., Bro Collins. Propositions for one benefit and two honorary members were received, and it is expected that five candidates will oome forward for initiation at the next fortnightly meeting. Various matters of interest to the Society received careful atteution, and the business of the evening was got through m a very expeditious way. The reoeipts showed a decided increase, and satisfaction was expressed at the energetic and thorough manner m which the offioers^had worked to plaoe the Division on a sound footing. As an evidence of the healthiness of its members it was reported that {since the Division was established (eighteen months ago) only £2 had been expended* m six pay, and on that ocoalion the member was inoapaoitited through an accident. As [the name implies all members are total abstainers, and th<3 advantages derived from small quarterly contributions are suoh as to commend the Society to all temperanoe folk who are desirous of getting liberal relief during sickness, medical attendance for themselves and families, with a substantial funeral donation. It is interesting to note that the death rate of the Sons of Temperanoe is only 4J per cent, against Jl per cent, m other friendly aooietiea not based on total abstinence principle. The Bixth annual meeting of the Canter bury Frozen Meat and Dairy Produce ExporJ Company was held a few days ago. A dividend of 10 per cent, was declared, and £96 12s 3d oarried to the credit of the profit and loss account. The young King of Spain was one year old on the 18th June. The tailors' guild of Madrid respectfully asked permission of Queen Christina to present his juvenile majesty with his first uniform. The Queen Begent cheerfully gave her assent, and now the tailors are busy cutting out and making up a Buit of the finest cloth manufactured. It is elaborately trimmed with real gold lace and magnificently ornamented. The question of rank arose, and was submitted 1 to the Queen. On his first birthday the King) who was enrolled m the army from his birth> was to be promoted. In the Spanish army the offioera wear the insignia of rank on the sleeve, hence it is necessary for the tailors to know his degree of rank. A tiny sword, a veritable baby sword, with a hilt of gold that is said to be a masterpiece of the jeweller's art, goeß with this remarkable uniform, v The " N.Z. Herald," after quoting Adelaide prwg <wwKo«iond flour 'and EHoije paid in' Auckland, says : — "Our manufacturers should produce their fine flour at the rate of £6 3s 4d— or, say, £6 ss— per ton, and as they sell at £11 53 per ton, we have the startling result of a profit of £5 per ton, or at ths rate of 80 per cent, profit on the aotual enst of production. This is really so extraordinary that wejput it forward with some diffidence, but the margin is bo very large that we are prepared to submit to great reductions and yet have a result remaining that requires explanation. Can it be possible that our manufacturers of flour are exacting a profit of anything approaohing to 80 p"er cent', on the milling of wheat ? If bo, what kind of encouragement does this give to our struggling farmers, who are almost driven from the growth of oereala m despair by the low price obtainable for their wheat ? We ask it more m sorrow than m anger : Can these things be?" i The mad King of Bavaria now passes his days m paring potatoes. During an exceptionally severe period of , cold weather early last month 40 sentinels on the Bussran frontier were frozen to death. It is stated that a London firm has received an order from the Bussian Govern, ment for a fleet of balloons for war purposes. I Eaoh balloon is to carry a oar which ,'will aooomodate six men, and will cost with appurtenances, £500. The balloons are being made of a preparation of asbestos, and they will be filled with rarefied air. AJralher interesting innovation m danoing parties has been made lately m Paris. It consists m arranging the iadieß who take part m cotillons acoording to the colors of dresses. Harmonious tints aro thus evolved, and unexpected vagaries of color become manifest to the eye of the artist. In a diversified party the effect is often novel and startling. It is | said the fashion comes from Vienna. i A private letter from Allahabad, India, to a resident m Canterbury, say 3 : — " We have had some fine cheese imported here from New Zaaland, equal to any English Stilton. You must have good pasture to produoe such oheeso." The "Advertiser" says that Mr Walter Sully, who was on a visit to the Thames a few weeks ago, was the subject of a most pleasant surprise on his return to Silverton. Upon j hia arrival there he was naturally jubilant at being the lucky reoipient of a cheque for £16,000, being the amount of dividends he waa entitled to, and which had accumulated during his absence,