LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1809, 7 April 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

In future the Ashburton Post and Telegraph Office will be open every evening from 7 till 8 o'clock as formerly, and Sundays from 5 till 5.30 p m.

At the R.M. Court this morning, before Mr R. Aloorn and Mr D. Thomas, J.P.s, John Duffy was charged with the laroeny of a pair of boots, the property of John Moison, and of the value of 235. The aocused pleaded guilty. He asked to be dealt with lightly as he would not have taken the boots if he had not had a " drop of beer," and he was willing to pay the price of them. He had only been m the country six weeks.— John Moison said that the accused came to his shop on Thursday to buy a pair of boots. On tbe following day he came m to borrow some money to go oat to his work, and after he had gone witness missed the boots produoad.— Charles Eyal said that accused sold the boots to him for 8s. — Constable Smart gave evidence as to the arrest of the accused.— The Bench said they would take a lenient view of the matter as it was a first charge. The aocused would be imprisoned for seven days. — The accused said he would pay for the boots when he came out of gaol.

A low estimate puts the number of persons supported by all the forms of employment furnished by eleotricity at 5,000,000.

Tho courting of tho aboriginals of Australia consisted simply m knocking the woman of his preference down with a club and carrying her off. This form of wooing was bb elßca, oious as brief, and was certainly commendable on the sooro of eoonomy. It is generally believed that the Polar bear, oannot be tamed. Last autumn, however, a

Norwegian Bkipper brought one of these beara

with him from the Arctic Sea to Tromso, and it has become quite tame. Tho bear plays like a dog with the crew of the vessel, and follows its master everywhere. It is nearly full grown.

p is stated that flax of excellent quality grows m abundanoe m Chili, and that the native government has jußt offered free passes and good grants of land to 20 Irish families who are experts m the dressing and •preparation of the flax. Should the natives become aq<£uaint/sd with the proper manipulaj tion of the ftbro, this indußj,ry promises to * develop into a large .and important ope jn the t Beat future,

An Inspeotion Parade of the Rifles and Guards will bo held at the Drillshed on

Tuesday evening next, at seven p.m. A full muster is requested.

The installation of the W.M. and investi" tare of officers of the Somerset Lodge, No. 1811, 8.C., took place last evening at the Masonio Hall, P.M. Bro Braddell m the chair, the Wardens chairs being ocoupied by P.M.'s A; Curtis and J. Scaly of the sister Lodges. The W.M.s of South Rakaia, St. John's, and Thistle Lodges attended with a number o brethren. I.P.M. Bro Diinant sent a letter of greeting, and apologised for his unavoidable absence. P.M. Bro Felton, the W.M, eleot, was installed by P.M. Bro Braddell. The newly-elected W.M. then invested the following officers for the ensuing year :— S.W., Bro J. Jb. Brown ; J.W., Bro Paul ; Treasurer, Bro Pattman; Secretary, Bro Colyer; S.D.> Bro C. W. Baker ; J.D. , Bro G. F. Soott ; Stewards, Broa J. Canning and Matthews; 1.G., Bro W. Anderson ; Tyler, Bro R. Cullen ; Direotor of Ceremonies, Bro H, J. Jones. The ceremony of installation, performed by Bro Braddell, and assisted by Bro O. Hawson, W.M. St. John's Lodge, was conduoted m an impressive manner. The Lodge having been closed, the brethren adjourned to the refeotory, where the usual loyal and Masonio toasts were duly honored.

At a meeting of the Canterbury Land Board on Friday the following land sales were made, and perpetual leases and deferred payment Hoenßes granted:— Gash sales — Sections 85812 and ,35813, each 50a, Pudding Hill, to William Power; seotion 21, Reserve 1371, 94a 3r 26p, Hinds, to Margaret B. Baxter ; section 11, Reserve 1381, 195a Or 33p, Hinds, to the same purohaser. On deferred payment conditions:— Seotion 35820, 50a, Ashburton Forks, to Patrick Connelly. On perpetual leases :— Section 37, Reserve 350, Hinds, 114a 3r lip, to W. H. Shillito; seotion 35810 i Hinds, 38a 2r 17p, to Thomas B. Drennan ; seotion 50, Reserve 350, Hinds, 112a 28p, to Hugh Rainey; seotion 35803, 41a 3p, and seotion 35804, 47a 2r 30p, Pudding Hill, to William Middleton ; Beotions 35975—6—7—8, each 50a, and seotion 35799, 47a lr, Pudding Hill, to James Maofarlano; seotion 35780> 49 a 3r 32p, Mayfield North, to Murdooh Rae ; seotion 35801, 34a lr lOp, and section 35802, 34a 2r 18p, Pudding Hill, to David Quinn ; seotion 35790, 50a, South Hinds, to Franois A. Saunders ; seotion 35808, 42a 8r sp, and seotion 35809, 50a, Hinds, to Peter Graoe; Beotion 35800, 20a 2r 27p, Pudding Hill, to H. O. Hanson ; seotions 35768 and 9, eaoh 50a, at Mayfield South, to Samuel Gibson ; seotions 35817 and 35818, eaoh 50a, Pudding Hill, to Michael F. MoAvsy.

Mistress : " Didn't the maoaroni oome from the grocer's, Bridget?" Bridget: "Vis, mum, but oi sent it back. Ivery wan ay thim stims was «mpty,"

The death rate among the Liberians on the Panama Canal has been over 30 per cent* since last April. The Liberian Government will stop further immigration to the Isthmus.

So intense is the oold m Canada that the spray from Niagara was frozen, forming a complete ice bridge m front of the Falls over whioh people have passed.

A London druggist has hit the popular taste for good bargains. In his window he displays a card that reads — " Come m and get 12 emetios for one shilling." j In a part of South Wales, where inundations are frequent, a board is raised on a post with this inscription :— " Take notioe, that when this board is under water the road is impassable." The Spanish Government has given orders to English houses for camp equipage and hospital and other stores for a foroe of 25,000 men. ...... Italy is still the land of song. v ' There arß no less than 87 opera companies, oomposed of Italians exclusively m existence. Of these 61 are singing m different parts oi the peninsula, and 26 are engaged m foreign countries, " Truth " hears that there have been acrimonious disoussions about the speoial trains whioh were bo freely supplied last year to the royal visitors from abroad. The Queen will not pay for them, and the Treasury absolutely refuse to oontribute a penny. The guests never thought of " planking down " their railway fares, and it will probably end m the respeotive companies having to write off their claims as a bad debt.

A Wesleyan Sisterhood has just been established m the West End of London m eonneotion with the speoial mission of the Connexion to wealthier olasses of the oapital. It oonsists of 12 young ladies, the daughters of leading Wesleyans, who wear a distinctive dress, though they take no vows, and oan at any time leave Katharine House, the quarters of the little community. Thoir specia l funotion is sufficiently indioated by their name of Sisters of the Poor.

The portrait of the Prinoe of Wales whioh the great painter Angeli has been executing for the Noble's Club at Buda-Pesth is now finished. It is an admirable likeness. The pose of the figure and the carriage of the head aro full of dignity ; m faot, the whole picture teems with life and spirit. The Prinoe id represented wearing the uniform of his Eaglish Hussar Regiment, with the green and red riband of the Hungarian Order of St. Stephen.

One of the greatest of women philanthro. pists and about whom society knows little or nothing is Mrs Elizabeth Thompson, of Boston. Her income is about fifty thousand dollars a year, whioh she receives quarterly, and it is said that she is often penniless before the end of the quarter. She has no children, has no house or home, does not keep a carriage, never goes to the theatre, never read but two novels m her life, and never possessed but one velvet dress. She spends her time and money m charity, and that without identifying herself with the objects of her generosity.

The polioe have laid hands on a thieves' institute m Paris, worked on similar lines to M. Fagin's. To M. Tardieu, the police commissary of Belleville, is due the oredit of hunting down ths gang. The associates were submitted to the strictest discipline. Eaoh member was entitled every morning to a loan from the common fund. The captain I and five of his men are m gaol. Over thirty pharges of theft and burglary have up to the present beep brought against them. The Artful Dodger of the gang was but sixteen years old, and some of his associatca were aged from twelve to thirteen, of whom two have eaoh been taken up over twenty-five times. HolliOway's Ointment and Piias. — As winter advances and the weather becomes more and more inolement and trying tho I earliest evidences of ill-health must be immediately oheoked and removed, or a slight illness may result m a serious malady. Relaxed and sore throat, quinsey, influenza, chronic cough, bronchitis, and most other pulmonary affeotionß will be relieved by rubbing this cooliog Ointment into the Bkin as nearly as practicable to the seat of mischief. This treatment, simple yet effective, is admirably adapted for the removal of these diseases ' during infanoy and youth. Old asthmatic invalids will derive marvellous relief from the use of Holloway's remedies, whioh have wonderfully relieved many suoh sufferers, and re-established health after every ptlj&r Pjoana hgd Biguftily Jailed •