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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1830, 2 May 1888, Page 2

DIARY. Moona ' Sun Sun Moon Moon age at April-May Rises. Sets. Rises Seta, noonday M ti pm. a.m. •*• 30 Monday .. 6.53 5.1 832 10.55 18 T I 1 Tuesday .. 6.54 4.59 0.33 11.58 19 8 Wednesday.. 6.56 4.58 10,36 p.m. 30 8 Thundoy .. e.s7 467 11.40 0«l II c j * * l- u ™ 4 Friday.. .. 1.88 456 a.m. 2.12 Jj » B Saturday ... f1.59 4.58 0.41 2.45 2» r< 8 Sunday .. 7.0 458 1.42 312 24 0 | Moonlight Evenings, d The Moon at 3 days old shinea till about 8 o'clock. ? The Moon at 6 days old ehinea till about t half-past 10 o'clock. _ 2 The Moon at 8 days old Bhinea till nearly j; 1 o'clock m the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from ? sundown till about 4 m the morning. !~ The Moon at 15 days old is full, and shines all night. " The Moonat 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and shines till morning, I The Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 \ a.m. and shines till morning. \ The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. / and shines till morning r . The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. i and shines till sunrise. ] THE ASHBURTON GUAEDIAN. , From and after the 30th November, 1886, the , j terms of Subscription to this journal will be 3 as follows, viz. : — ] IP PAID IN ADVANCE ! , Per Quarter.. 6s 6d, by post, 9s 6d . , Half-year 12s 6d, by post, 18s 6d . „ Year .. 24s Od, by post, 37s Od IF BOOKED] Per Quarter.. 7s 6d, by post, 10a 9d ' „ Half-year 15s Od, by post, 21s 6d i „ Tear „ 30s Od, by post, 43s Od ■ Birth, Marriage, and Death Notioes, if paid for at the time of insertion, 2s 6d eaoh (stamps may be sent «s payment) ; if booked, 4s eaoh. Announcements of Births, Deaths and Marriages sent for publication from the oountrj 1 districts require to be verified by the signatnro of the person sending the notioe.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

He who is false to present duty breaks a thread m tbe loom, and will find a flaw when he may have forgotten the cause. Peter Laing, tho Elgin centenarian, was entertained m celebration of bis 104 th birthday recently. Peter sang several songs. Owing to an agitation by the burgesses, the New Plymouth Borough Council has agreed to reduoe the rates by a shilling m the pound, and now propose a 2s 9d rate, whioh inoludes water supply and charitable aid. Mr W. D. Holt, a prominent citizen m Liverpool, died from effects caused by having his head uncovered at a funeral. Before dying he made a speoial request that all who were about his graave should keep their hats oa. Arrangements have been made by the Railway Department to allow visitors to Christohuroh on Saturday next and Wednesday, the 9th instant, to witness the football match, England v Canterbury. Full particulars of the arrangement appear m our advertising columns. The following is a list of letters received at the Ashburton Post Office, from places beyond tho oolony, during tho month of March, &t?d remaining unclaimed on May lst, 1888 > — George Bates, J. Burrows, junr., Tbos. Dunn, 0. Fleron. John Rumsey, Henry Blade, and Mrs J. Sturgeon. IK As an example of the evil effeots of the cumulative vote at School Committee elections, an Oamaru correspondent oites a case where the Secretary of a Sohool Committee, who reoeived a cheque to pay the caretaker, failed to hand Jt over until com. polled to do so j yet this Bame person, though really guilty of embezzlement, was returned as a member of the committee, " thanks to canvassing and tbe cumulative vote." No good health with thin impure blood, * Hop Bitters make rioh blood, good health and strength. Aawriwm oo< 'S te genuine.