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

There waa no interest shown m the South ' Bakaia distriot with regard to the Boad Board ' matters on Tuesday, and therefore no eleotion. Messrß E. S. Coster and E. Mulligan, the re-( tiring members, were re-elected, and Mr Joseph Turner, of Rakaia, takes the place of Mr C. Tucker. A correspondent informs an Oamaru es change that Mr John Orr, of Kurow, has made what might be called the best Bhot on record. While out a few evenings Binoe Mr Orr killed three hares at one shot, and on another ocoasion recently he killed eight blue ducks at one shot. The Catholio Church is at the present time maintaining m Amerioa no less than fifty Indian schools, of which thirty-five supply board and clothing, as well as instruction. The total attendance at these eohools is between three and four thousand. The Government furnishes finanoial aid to this work, but. the teachers and management are altogether Catholic. The majority of the inlitructors are natives of France and Germany. Here is a snake story from Australia : — Recently Mrs D. Houghton was lying m bed with her baby, m her cottage at Benayeo, when a mouse ran over the counterpane, followed by a large blaok snake m hot pursuit. The young woman was rendered helpless by fear, but her mother, an old colonist of the 1839 period, came to the rescue, and soon sent the serpent to St. Patrick. In the window of a cottage m an English village the following notioe appears : — " I cure , a goose. My wife oures ganders." Tourists are always muoh puzzled at this strange statement, and invariably go m to find what it means. They are considerably astonished as well as amused when they learn that the author of the sign meant to say " I oure agues. My wife cures jaundioe." At a meeting of the Oamaru Farmers' Olub, Mr.Daßler, a member, stated that he had suffered a serious loss m poultry through I ferrets destroying them. Out of about 40 or I 50 fowls only about a dozen were left. The ferrets, to the number of some half dozen, had taken up their abode underneath the floor of a pig stye, and had on one ocoasion attacked his small ohildren, and were only prevented from injuring them through the dog attacking them m turn. Twenty Australian natives write from Melbourne to the Imperiophobist " Sydney Daily Telegraph " to assure that journal that the aim of the Australian Natives Assooiation is the establishment of a united Australian republic, willing to hold out the hand of friendship to men and women of every clime and belonging to every religion, but, of course, not including inferior races. The name of the association is shortly to be ohanged into, say, the Australian Democratic and Separation League. The " Napier Evening News " is reported to have ohanged hands again. Since its establishment, a few years ago, its proprietors have been many and its editors equally as numerous. Mr John Hardoastle, who has been one of the literary staff sinoe its inauguration, is reported to have received an appointment on the " South Canterbury Times." The new purohaser of the " Newß " is said to be a legal light from Dunedin. Mr Hardoastle, prior to leaving for Napier, held a good position on the " Timaru Herald." The sacred choral service of " The Brave Covenanters" passed off Buooessfully m the Oddfellows' Hall last evening. There was a fairly good and appreciative audienos present. The various choruses, .solos, duets, and quartettes were rendered m a style that showed good training. The oonneotive readings, whioh are full of thrilling interest, were effectively given by Mr Potter. The Baptist Choir deserves credit for the manner m which this concert was given, and we trust a better house will reward their effects upon any future oooasion. The newly formed South Canterbury Rugby Union has deoided to play a matoh with the . English fifteen, on their return from Australia, some time m August. Mr Lillywhite, the manager of the team, wished a guarantee of £50 before playing, and the Union has oloaed with his terms. Circulars have been sent out to all the Clubs m the Union to help to raise the guarantee, and success so far has been the result. The English team play their return matoh to-day with Otago, and tomorrow evening will pass through Ashburton - en route for Christohuroh, where they play on Saturday. At a meeting of the Edinburgh Photographio Sooiety the other day a description was given of the " vest pocket camera." Its main features are stated to consist m the facts than it oan be oarried m the waistcoat pocket and photographs of people oan be taken with it without their knowledge. The photographs oan be taken at the rate of Bis m half-a--minute. In these days of oonfliot at outdoor meetings suoh an apparatus is likely to oome into extensive use by the police, and it might also be advantageously used by unprotected females when travelling. It is to be feared it might also prove a powerful weapon m the bands of black-mailers. Many leading Hebrews made magnificent presents to the Pope on the occasion of his jubilee. Among these is San Andra, the great Rabbi of Vienna, commonly oalled the " Pope of the Jews," on account of his immense infiuenoe, who sent the Pope a fine oopy of the Talmud, over nine hundred years old. Tho head rabbi of Rome presented a oomplete medioine cheat, possibly to remind his Holiness tbat during the middle ages, and, indeed, up to the beginning of the present century, the Pope's doctor was invariably a Hebrew. A leading Hebrew banker presented one ot the finest miorosoopes ever made, said to be of his own invention, and to have cost him twenty years of labour to bring to perfection. The European settlers m New Caledonia Bre evincing alarm at the progress leprosy is making among the native tribes. The disease is said not to be indigenous to the island, but to have been introduced into its northern portion by a Chinaman who died there of it. It has now made serious inroads and has extended to other parts where, from two oases ten years ago, it has swelled to over one hundred, at present. An appeal is being made to the authorities to take measures for the prevention of the European populations beooming infeoted. The matter is, however, of wider interest than that which merely concerns New Caledonia, as frequent and easy communications with a leprous community ( might be a serious peril, for the Australian colonies. It also points out once more the dangers arising from Chinese immigration. After parade last evening the members of the Ashburton Rifles held a meeting m accordance with a requisition to the Captain to consider the advisability of holding an invitation sooial on the evening of the 24th May. In oonsequenoa of a looal whioh had appeared m that evening's issue of the " Guardian" stating that the Guards intended holding their first social the same evening, the (majority of those present did not favor the idea of holding theirs tha same evening, aa it would olash with the Guards. A Committee was appointed to consider the matter, and it was resolved " That a sooial be held, but m consequenoe of the Ashburton Guards holding one on the 24th May, that it be held on a date to fixed after the 24th (probably two or three weeks later)." It was also intimated that as many of the Rifles as could would attend the sooial of the Guards, m uniform. The best medicine is Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extraot. Test its eminent powerful effeots m coughs, colds, influenza, etc. — the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. His Majesty the King of Italy and medical syndicates all over tho globe are its patrons. Read the official reports that accompany each bottlo. We have no oooasion to offer rewards m proof of the genuineness of our references. The official reports of medical clinics md universities, the offioioial oommunioation of the Consul-General for Italy at Melbourne ; the diploma awarded International Exhibition, Amsterdam— all these are authentio documents, and, as suoh, not open to doubt. We add hero epitome of one of the various cases treated at the olinio of Sohultz, M.D,, Professor, eto.—' 4 C.8., 2£ faears old ; congestional absceßS on'the thigh. Inoisions i 3 made m two places. Although Lister**. ' dressing waa applied, the secretion became, two days later, very copious, and had adopted a foetid, deoompoßed charaoter. The temperature rose snormoaßry. In consequenoe the dressing was removed, and on ita plaoe were made during the day-time repeated irrigations with Extraot. The offensive foeter disappeared yery soon, the fever abated within a tew day?, ajj.d th(9 patient recovered after the lapse of several we'ejjs. In thi? instance we mußt not lose sight of the fact 'that the i latter tfgatment| saved the patient's life' '--, I (Ad?t-) |3 }