LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1824, 25 April 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Rev Father Binsfold will celebrate Mass at Rakaia on Sunday next at 11 a.m. The second of the series of Saturday Evening Conceits will be given at tho Oddfellows' Hall on Saturday evening next. The lecturer will be tho Rev E. A. Scott, and the chair will be taken by Dr Trevor. The annual honey product of North America is about one hundred million pounds, and its value is nearly fifteen million dollars. Tho annual wax product is about five hundred thousand poundc, and ita value is more than one hundred thousand dollars. There are about three hundred thousand persons keeping bees m North America. Nearsighted artist : "B Jove, there's a glorious subject ; just wait till I sketch it a beautiful amber and gold sunset with a white cloud slowly moving to the right. If I could get that on canvas as it should be, it would be worths fortune." Farmer's boy : " What yer talkin' about? That's my redheaded sister settin' over theroon a rock, and the cloud is the old white horse a-heating' grasß." — " Springfield Union " " Mind your stops " is a piece of advice which lawyers and business men generally need to be as careful to follow as does the cchool boy. A bill of eale was m dispute at Coventry the other day, wherein the ownerl ship of a pony was pettled by the lack of a comma. The document mnda mention of -" a pony trap, harness, etc" The property bejng claimed by the holder of the bill of sale, the pony was refused to him, and the judge sustained the refusal, inasmuch as there was no comma after pony. A shocking occurrence took place at the Palmerston North Police Station one day last week. A young man named Whibley was confined m a cell before being taken to the Wellington Asylum as a lunatic, and though hand-cuffed, he managed to gouge one of his eyeß out, (ho eyeball hanging right out when t his plight was discovered. Dr Macintyre did all he could to alleviate the poor fellow's sufferings, but the Bight of the injured eye is hopelessly destroyed. A young gentleman who went from Canterbury lately to Broken Hill has recently returned to Sydney, leaving the El Dorado with its silver mines on the ground of its being a perfect plague spot.. He states men are dying off quickly. They aro buried often without coffins about three feet below the surface. ■ There seem to be no sanitary regulations whatever, as sluah, slops, and garbage are thrown about indiscriminately, The place is J consequently a hot-bed of lever, J

An Ofcago paper has the following out at Southland : — " The correspondent of a Southland paper suggests that efforts should be made to induce the immigration of Icelanders. We fear the climate will be too severe for them."

A humane traveller lately ate up the whole of the provisions at a railway refreshment room, and as he walked away he triumphantly exclaimed, "Now, at all events, the next man that comes will get something fresh I "

The following paragraph is going the round of the English papers : — " An Onehunga (New Zealand) lawyer has discovered that ever so long ago one of his anoestors was a belted knight, and he has gone and stuok a ' Sir ' m front of his brass plate. Business has looked up wonderfully Binoe."

The following stakes have been paid over m connection with the Autumn Meeting of the Ashburton Racing Olub:— W. Russell, £115 18s; H. Coulter, £42 153; C. O'Connor, £38 ; H. James, £23 Isg ; M. and C. Hobb3, £23 153 ; H Taylor, £23 15s ; H. G. Pitt, £20 18s ; L, Markey, £20 18a ; M. Friedlander, £19 ; J. O. H. Grigg, £12 7a ; J. Young, £4 15s ; W. O. Rutherford, £4 15s ; J. Worner, £2 17s ; T. Gibson, £2 17s. Total, £356 53.

The Queen of the Belgians was driving through the Piaoe Royale at Brussels when she noticed a man violently beating a dog who was attempting to draw a heavily loaded barrow. Queen Marie at onoe stopped her carriage and despatched the footman to a gendarme, who brought the offender to the carriage, where he was sharply rebuked by her Majesty, after whioh he was taken m charge for oruelty, and the Queen drove off amidst cheers from the crowd whioh had colleoted. The Queen gave evidence against the man m oourt next day.

A conference of looal bodies m Christohuroh Drainage District was held on Tuesday afternoon to consider the financial position of the Drainage Board, which owes £6875 of sinking fund on loans. No provision has been made for the sinking fund for five years, and the Board wished to obtain the consent of the local bodies to their aeking Parliament for powers to impose an additional rate of Jd m the £. The conference refused to sanction the application for further rating powers, and suggested that the Board should endeavour to make arrangements for dispensing with the sinking fund. Probate has been granted m the estate of the late George Board, a very old resident of Sydney, and a large owner of city property. The value of his eßtate was deolared at £508,292. During the last few months of his life Mr Board was feeble m intellect, and one of his sons declared that he was kept a prisoner by the housekeeper, who denied his relatives access to him, and went the length of shooting at the eldest son when he forced his way into the house. The housekeeper, who was oriminally proceeded against, is now undergoing imprisonment for the latter offence. It is understood that the property has been divided among Mr Board's children.

Madame Carandini i& fortunate m the social and public advancement of her children. Her daughter, Lady Fanny Morland.has been doing much m the cause of charity at Bombay, where she is at present with her husband, Captain Sir Henry Morland. Captain Francis Carandini, brother of Lady Morland, and who is m the Bth King's Royal Irish Hussars, has been appointed adjutant of the Behar Light Horso, with the rank of major. Tho appointment is one much sought after, the Behar Light Horse being a regiment composed of gentlemen planters all splendidly mounted. The salary attached to the position is 820 rupees a month. A meeting of the residents was held m the Public School, Mayfield, on Monday, to take into consideration the advisability of requesting the Postmaster to remove the Post Office from the Blacksmith's House to the Public School as a more convenient place ; and further to ask the Poßtmaßter to grant the residents a tri-weekly mail instead of a bi-weekly mail as at present, to be delivered on arrival of the train. The residents of the district feel the great disadvantage of the present arrangement which ia caused by the letters lying all night at the mail carrier's residence, and not being delivered till lOiiJO a.m. the following day.

A congregation meeting of the • South Rakaia Presbyterian Church waa held last week, the Rev Mr West, Moderator m the phair. The object was to decide as to tho best means to be adopted for appointing a successor to the Rev R, Stewart, who is leaving the distriot, to take the oversight of the Woodville oharge, m the Hawke's Bay Presbytery. After full discussion, it was resolved to offer a stipend of £200 per annum and a manse, with a promise that if the times improve the stipend will be raised to the minimum of £250. Several of thoae present spoke m high terms of the Rev Mr Stewart's ministrations during the time he had been m Rakaia, and the reverend gentleman having suitably replied the meeting was olosed.

According to the " Chioago Herald," a man at Matteawan, N.Y. has a curioua watoh that was purchased some yeara ago m a pawnshop m Germany. It has never been wound up for the last eight or nine years since ha has had it, for two reasons. First, it does not wind with a key, nor is it a stem winder, nor is there any other meohnnical means to wind it. It winds itself simply by the motion of the body during the day. It has an hour and minute hand, also a second hand, is solid silver, and has an independent second hand that registers the number of hours it is wound. It also has a peculiar centrepieoe that, whon touched, places the hands baokr ward or forward at will. No manufacturer's namo can be found on the works or m the case. Tho only letters on tho works are " Perpetual Manometer.".

The annual masting of the Ashburton Club and M.S. A. was held on Monday ni\>ht. There was a Rood attondanco of members. The annual reports and balance sheet were read, whioh showed tho olub to bo m a vory satisfactory oondition. The various officers were elected, and vacancies on the committeo filled, and other business done, and the meeting adjourned. A smoke oonoert was held after the meeting to celebrate the anniversary of the Club, at whioh there was a large muster of members and their friends, sundry toasts were proposed and songs sung, and a very enjoyable time was spent. A pleasanffeature of the evening was the presentation to the Olub by Mr W. Sando of a handsome picture of the Queen, the framing of which is very artistic, and reflects great credit on Mr Sandoe's skill m this branch of work. A orown workod on the frame is a very fine specimen of handicraft. The thanks of the moeting were unanimously accorded to Mr Sandoe for his handsome gift, whioh will bo a very fitting adornment to the walls of the Club.

No hospital needed for palionts that uso American Co.'s Hop Bitters, as they cure so speedily at Home. See and belieye. SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT — Cure of Skin Diseases. Invercargill, N.Z., 3rd of July, 1880. Messrs Sander and Sons, Sundhurst,— Gent'emen, — Having suffered from eczema (a skin diseaao which ia very prevalent m this colony) for about nine years, I had consulted numerous medical men bore and m Australia, and had takon arsenic, strychnine, iodide of potwsium, eto., internally, and had used preparations of zinc and lead externally. In fact, I had tried all the remedies known to the faculty, and what between travelling, doctors', and druggists' bills, had spent a small fortune, almost, if not wholly, without results, except .to injure ] my constitution. ' During a recent visit to Hokitika I was recommended to try your Extract of Eucalyptas Globulus by a brothor who had experienced groat benefit from it m alleviating a very severe cold, and no less to my surprieo and satisfaction, I found tho disease which troubled me so long was conquered, and the skin resumed its normal condition. This was effected by the external use of loss thaa two two-ounce bottles. You are welcome to make any übo you please of this letter, and I subscribe myself— Youra, eto. (Signed), John H. likrr, Manager Uniou Bank of Australia Limited.— (Advt. 5