LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1829, 30 April 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The football inatoh, Englishmen v. Otago, played at Dunedin on Saturday, resulted m a viotory for the former by 8 points to 3. At a late festive gathering the following toast was given : " Tbe Press, the Pulpit, the Pettieoa's, the three ruling powers of the day. The first spreads knowledge, the second spreads morals, and the third spreads considerably. " Sir jilted Lawßon, speaking at Edinburgh the fljyier day, said that m Ireland at the prefioit time the way to get into the House of Commons was to get into prison ; and the way to get into the House of Lords was to get into a brewery, It is Btated (says the " Marlborough Daily Times") that the Hon. W. Clifford has purchased the Marlborough Meat Preserving Company's Works, with the immediate view of prosecuting (he rabbit-preserving industry, i whioh, Mr Clifford thinks is capable of great extension. The local option poll for Heathoote, the only Ohristohuroh district m whioh there was a fight between the temperance party and the advooates of an increase of licenses took place on Friday, but the result was not made known till the next day. The numbers were 81 for an increase, 139 against. The Master of the Aqhburton Home wishes to acknowledge, with thanks, the reoeipt of fruit and vegetables from St. Stephen's Ohuroh, per Bey E. A. Scott; parcel of clothing from a friend; illustrated papers from Mr Purchase. He desires us to Btate that second hand clothing for the use of tbe inmates will be thankfully reoeived. At the Alford Forest on Monday, 23rd April, at the housholders' meeting a resolution was passed " that the Sohool Committee act also for the Library Committee." Mr H. Knight being re-elected ohairman for the ensuing year. It wbb decided to expend the funds m hand m additional books of a useful kind. The " Dairyman " says that the use of brine among butter is muoh more popular than it used to be. It is now used by many m washing butter, and some salt their butter only by brining it. If brine is used m washing and fresh water is not subsequently used, brine salting will make the butter as salt as it ought to be, or aa most people like it; The Ohristohuroh police have ferreted out what appears to be an organised gang of thieves. Deteotivea T. Neill and O'Connor have arrested thne young men, Gilbert and Walter French and Gosling, on a charge of stealing several articles, and a man named Connor and Mrs French for receiving. A large and miscellaneous collection of articles waa found m possession of the woman. Levi Kohl, the 12-year-old son of a farmer of Elk township, Perm., m going home from Sunday Sohool reoently, passed through a piece of woods said to be haunted by the ghoßt of a man who was murdered there years ago. Three boys, his playmates, for a joke hid there and groaned, and, when the boy ran, ohased him, yelling. When young Kohl got home he went into convulsions and died m great agony m a few days. A Vienna correspondent telegraphs :— A bankrupt appeared here m court who, m the oourße of the proceedings, declared that his baokbone ran fromjbis chin downwards, and that his chest was situated where other people generally have their backs. He furthermore stated that the London Anatomical Sooioty had purohased his body for a considerable sum, and that the amount was to be paid at his death to his heirs. The deaths m the Wesleyan ministry m Great Britain for the past year number thirty-eight, which is larger than haa been the case for some years past. Together the asjes give a total of 2660 years, or an everage of three soore years and ten to eaoh deceased minister. The longevity i 3 surprising considering the wear and tear of the itinerancy, and especially the heavy and increasing demands made upon ministers m large towns. At an inquest m a country district m Auokland the other day the following story camo to light The wife, some four score years of age, had diod suddenly, and the inquest brought out these faots :— That eight years before the old dame had died she had consented to her husband going through the form of marriage with another woman, and that the two wives had lived m harmony m the same house ever afterwards. The husband ahd'Tvlfe No. 2 had nuraed wife No. 1 m her last illness, and appear to have been kind to her. Burglars seldom receive more than 20 per cent, of the value of their booty from the buyers to whom they dispose of it, if it happens to be m any other form than coin. A ten-pound bank of England note will bring but two pounds from a buyer, while £100 worth of plate would be worth £15 to £20 to the thief who would risk years of liberty m obtaining it ; and so on of all other valuables. If the stories told by oriminals oan be credited, many men of apparently stainless oharaoter m the commercial world owe most of their wealth to direot dealings with professional thieves. The second of a Beries of Temperance Saturday Night Sixpenny Entertainments was held m the Oddfellows' Hall on Saturday evening. There waa a moderate attendance, and the entertainment passed off successfully. The chair was occupied by Dr Trevor. An appropriate leoture was delivered by the Rev E. A. Scott, who was attentively listened to. A pianoforte selection was nicely rendered by Miss Orr ; Mrs Gamble, and Messrs Kneen and Woods contributed songs, and Mr KingBton and Miss Wildsmith a duet. Several glees were sung by Mr Kingston and party, and Messrs Hardley and Jessop gave reoitations. The weekly session of the Dawn of Peace Lodge, No 164, 1.0. G.T., was held on* Friday evening last, m the Arcade Chambers. There was full attendance of members and visitors. The routine business having been disposed of, a paper on " Social Influence," by Bro J. W. Hardley, was read, for whioh ho received a vote of thanks. The nomination and election of officers for the May- J uly quarter resulted aa follows :— W.C.T., Bro G. W. Andrews (re-elected) ; W.U.T., Bro J. Dalley ; W.S., Sister C. Andrews (re-elected) ; W.F.S., Bro Kerr ; W.T., Bro G. W. Andrews ; WO , Siater Dalley ; W.M., Bro Pauling ; J.G., Bro Uadrill. During the past quarter twentyfour new members were made, the Lodge peing at present m a very good position. -The ceremony of installing the officers will be gone through on Friday evening next by the D.G.0.T., Bro'Hardley. ' ' The annual meeting of the parishioners pf all Saints, Methven, postponed from April 14, wus held m the church on Friday. Present Bey H. Collins (Chairman), Meßßrs E. Chapman, G. H. Alington, W. Ullyatt, W. Morgan, John Hibbs, W. Wrathall, and W. Bowse. Mr Chapman submitted the statement of accounts for tbe past year, whioh showed a i oredit balance of £2 lGs Bd, while there were outstanding accounts amounting to about £11. The original debt of £200 on the ohuroh will be liquidated at the present rate of payment m January 16Q0. The accounts having been passed, the following were nominated to aot as ohuroh officers, viz. ;— Jpssps jOhanman and Morgan, wardens { Messrs ilirißtop'. i Batty, Ullyatt, John Hibbs, Jonathan Hibbs, and Wrathall, vestrymen. Votes of thanks were given to Messrs Chapman and Alington, fay readers, to Mrs Lyons and Mrs Bowse for cleanjng £he pljuroh, and to the organist and ; bellringpr. The best medicine known is SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRAC?.' Tost it? eminent powerful effects m eoughß, oolds, influenza, eto,-^-the relief js instantaneous, Thousands give the most gratifying teßtf mony, His Majesty the King of Italy, and medical syndicates all over the globe, are its patrons. Read the official reports that acoompany eaoh bottle. We have no occasion to offer rewards |n pwof of £hp genuineness of our references. The offioial reports of. olinics and universities, tho offtoial OQmmumoatjojj of the Consul-Genpral for Italy ut. Melbourne; th# diploma awarded International Exhibition, Amsterdam— all these are authentic dpoumenta, and, as such, not open to doubt. We add here epitome of one of the various oases treated by Siegen, M.D., Professor, oto .: Burning of the right hand through the exploßion of a sroojl oil stove. The epidermis on the yolar and palmer s^do of the hand of the thirty-year-old patient was completely separated and lifted up as f ar as the joint '6jl the hand, The likewise lifted nails were hanging loose, and hajf of the phalanx of the nail of the middle #i?ger wag coaled. The wounds thus oontraoted healed m three weeks under daily applications of Eucalyptio Extract dressing. Tho pationfc haa retained the full use of her hand.- (Advt.) J,

At Port Chalmers on Saturday Albert Gusti, I eight years old, fell down a olifi under Obser- \ vation Point, about 200 ft, and sustained fracture of the skull and other injuries. No hopeß are entertained of his recovery. The Seoretary of the Tradesmen's Racing Olub has received intimation that tickets at excursion fares— viz., 6s firat-olass and 4s 6d Recond — will be issued from Ohrißtchuroh to ABhburton on the day of the Club's Meeting, May 10th. The " Gazette " contains an intimation revoking notice of classification of Pastoral Land m the Canterbury Distnot. Run 438, Class 111., Ashburton, containing 600 acres, and bounded on the north-east by the Alford Forest, on the south- east, south, and southwest by purchased lands, and on the northwest by Alford Bush Reserve and a line drawn from the south-east corner of Rural Seotion 29637. Among ihe sections withdrawn from classification is also Run 401, Class 111., 245 aores, Sootions 35,919 and 35,948 on the Anama Downs. The following inoident may tend to throw some light on the growing juvenile depravity m our community, says the " Wellington Press." A lady was walking behind two little boys recently, when she heard one say to the other : " It's your turn to prig to-night." The other replied, "Yes, I know, but I don't think he's got anything m his tin (? till)." To this the first made answer : "Oh yes he has. I saw him put a pound m to-day." This is a true Bill, and the only pity is that it was not a male adult who overheard the conversation, and could have followed the t young thieves. Kbatino's Coooh Lozenges oare Coughs, Asthma, Bronchitis. Medioal testimony states that no other medicine is so effeotual m the cure of these dangerous maladies. One Lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bedtime ensures rest. For relieving difficulty of breathing they are invaluable. They contain no opium or any. violent drug. Sold by all chemists, m tins, ljd and 23 9d eaoh. •