LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1843, 17 May 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

rai'Uoulars ot rceoi-vcß not asxdo fov Educational Purposes m the Canterbury 'Dißtnot appear on our fourth pogo, Tho iuformalion is taken from a roturti furnisbocl by tho Government on tho motion of Major Sto ward f^Tho Melbourne comuiprmclent of tho "Daily Times" says:— "Tho Molbouruo exhibition abatna not n jj'- m its promise of being a brilliant success. Now South Wa.os is making groat preparations for a good display, and Tasmania, 1 hough it has only juat awoke to tho necoßßlty of doing soraothing, intends <o bo woll reprcspnted. We hear very littlo so far of what Now Zoaland is doing, but she will do herself great injustice if she does not oconpy a prominent plnoo. There wob a feeling for sonio timo that tho venture was going to hang /iro a little, but Ihig ia quits dispelled. Ao tho timo for the opening approaches it is morn and raoro upparont tha ) tho exhibition will bo a nia<;niiiueul nuccoss If for nothing cltio than to hot.r Iho rnusioa entertainment* mid uco tho collection 0 painting?, Molbourno v/ill bo well worth a visit. Tho Govci'Mincmt nro providing money with a most Juvish luuid, and no ono now doubta tbo rcßiilr. Ii may he prophesied 1 that noxl Melbourne Cup timo will bog tho motropolis fuller than over it hag bean m the

Joseph Orabtreo, a laborer, at Spreydon ) died suddenly yesterday morning. ( A quantity o£ war material for Port Lyttolton is being landed there. Mr and Mrs Fqley appear this evening m the OJUfellowa' Hall m a programme of a very varied oharactor. Wages at Broken Hill are £3 a week to good minors, and to labourers 40s. Board ia I 'So 3 a-week. Tho Patea chief, Tauroo, who was friendly to the Europeans during the war with the "natives, died a few evenings ago. A new coalfield has been struck at Mount Torlossc, on land belonging to the Midland Railway Company, The coal is said to be of good quality, A Mastorton tradesman gave a solioitor £40 worth of debts to collect. Ho gathered £11, and oh&rged h\s client £13 Is for doing so. . - * ■At South Dunedin the Salvation Army have been turned out of a hall that they have used for a couple of years, m order that it may be converted into a skating rink. Tho Rev Francis Anderson, M.A., who has boon assistant to the Roy Dt Strong for the last two years, has been appointed lecturer on logic and mental philo3ophy at the University of Sydney. Sir -Wilfred Lawson, speaking at Edinburgh tho other night, said that m Ireland at the pres3nt time the way to get into prison ; and the way to get into the House of Lords Waa to get into a brewery. At the annual dinner of tho Australian Natives Association m Melbourne, a number oE young men kopt their seats while the toast of " The Queen " was being irunk. * The spirit of Republicanism seems abroad m Viotoria. A sohool teacher, who had been telling the story of David, ended with " and all this happened over three thousand yeara ago ! " A little cherub, its blue eyes opening wide with wonder, said after a moment's thought : «' Oh, dear, sir, what a memory you have got 1 " " Paul Pry " writes : — " Given concessions to certain influential mnmbera of Parliament for their districts, are thoir votes thereby largely influenced ? and what about the districts that have no influential members wbo can control the powers that ba ? Is not the system a vicious one ? " A farmer's wife living up among tho New England hills had a longing all her life to see a hippopotamus. A circus and menagerie visited a neighboring town, and she harnessed up her old horse and eaperly jogged over the rough roads. When she stood m front of the cage where the huge beast was confined, all Bhe said was, "My 1 ain't he plain." ; Tho " Press " says considerable activity is displayed just now as regards the removal of certain goods from bond m anticipation of the Financial Statement. Ay an illustratian of this it may be stated that one firm alone, Messrs Nelson, Moato, and Co., have paid during the present month over £4000 to clear tea from bond valued at from £25,000 to £30,000. A wag who was a notorious punster arranged to pay hia grocer, whoso np.rae was Barry, once m three months ; but tho grocer on one occasion, being hard pressed for monay, sent m his bill prematurely, whereupon the wag indigantly said : " Why, here's a mull, Berry 1 You have sent m your bill, Berry, before it was due, Berry. Your father, the elder Berry, would not havo been suoh a goose, Berry; bus you need not look blaok, Berry, for I don't oare a straw, Berry and I shan't pay you till the end of the quar:er, Berry." It will be seen from our telegrams that the Tarnnaki Football Team "was successful m scoring the first win over the English Team. They must havo been a better team than tha Englishmen oalculat9d on maeting. The locul paper repnrtod the other day that tho probables met 18 possibles at Hawera on tho 7th i:?s'p.nt, and, though playing but 13 men, they boat their opponeta by 17 points to a try. Tlig average weight of the team is a little over 32at 41b3, and it is reckoned 25 per cent, better than the team whioh beat Auckland last season. Tho usual meeting of tho Siar of the East Ljdge, I 0.G.T., was held m tho Arcade (Jhunibcra last evening. There was a good attendance. . One .new member was proposed and one* initiated. ,_A long discussion took place about celebrating the fourteenth anniversary o£ tho Lodge and the ou'.come of it was the appointment of a largo Committee to carry out all arrangements m connection with the same. The W.C.T then presented Bro John Mullaney with a very handsome time piece, on behalf of the members, as a token of their esteem and to mark tho occasion of hi 3 marriage. Bro Mullaney replied thanking the brethren for their kindnens. An invitation from tho Dawn of Pence Lodge; to bo prcsont at thoir Lodge meeting on May 25th was acoeptod, and the Lodge closed m the usual manner. A St. Lcuis despatch, m a San Francisco paper, says :— " iuaxwoll's attorney received ii despatch on April 2nd announcing that tho United States Supremo Court had refused tho petition for a rehearing of the murder case. Jlo^ wi'l bo sentenced at onco by tho States Supremo Court. Maxwell has* not yofc learned of i hia last step. It is understood that his law.yeiß will bring all possible influence to bear upon Ihe Governor to induce him to cominu'.e tho sentence. Tho impression seems to bn, however, that executive clemenoy isout of the question. Samuel W. Brooks, father of Hugh M. Brooks, alias W. H. Maxwell, under sentence of death for the murder of Prollur, has written a long and touching nppeal to tho Amorioan people to help him and euve his ton from the gallows. Quito a largo audionce, both juvenile and adult. aHseniblod last evening at tho Wegloyau Church, and the entertainment afforded warranted a still more numerous gathering. More than ordinary caro had evidently been bestowed on the preparation of each item, the programmo being oarried out moßtlsuocessfully. Vooal and instrumental music, reading, dialogues, and recitations were tho prominent featuros of tho entertainment, while the address of Rev J. N. Buttle, m which he dealt, with somo of the statistics of the liquor tratlie, was highly instructive. Tho Hand of Hope connootod with the Wesleyan Church, m Ashb rton, has always manifested a s'urdy existence, and with the help of kindred spirits which tho popular Secretary, Mr F. H. Steel, appears to have gathered round him, the institution will probably havo a yet more successful career. Tho unemployed difficulty is becoming prominent again m Chrißtohuroh, and at a meeting there yestorduy one Bpoakor, m tho courso of his remarks, stated that there were £30 applications for work, and there was great need for expediting the arrangements. The proposed High Peaks Relief Works had brought tho Government fuce to face with a difficulty the seriousness of which thoy little anticipated. Ho understood the work proposed would, when commenood, givo employment to 200 men. In that caso ho asked what was to bo dono with tho remaining 630 ? Thoy would need some assistance In Dunedin also tho unemployed are onco more to tho front, and on Wednesday a deputation waitod on the Mayor, and, after reprosonting their case to him, ho forwarded a telegram to the Premier slating that a number of married men of good character, mostly with largo families, woro- ou tho verge of starvation through want of work, That indigestion or stomach gas at night, pvovenling rest and sleop, will disappear by ÜBing Amorioan Co.'fl Hop Bittors. SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. — In protection of the worldwide famo our manufacture has acquired all over the globe, wo publish tho following ; — Hazard, M.D., Professor of General Pathology aud Diseases of the Mind and Nervous System, says m en editorial published m tho " Clinical Record : " — " Wo have examined half-a-dozon spooimens of different manufactures; tho preparation of Sander and Sons was the only ono that proved to bo reliable and corresponding to eoientifio tests." Another concoction called " Refined Extract of Eucalyptus " has made its appearanoe since. This product stands, according to Dr Owen, foremost m causing injurious effects. That gentleman communicates, at a meeting of tho Medical Society of Victoria, that r child living ai Fitzioy becamo most seriously indisposod lnrough its use. Iv anothor case a lady stales on the strength of statutory declaration that she suffered cruelly from tho effects of tho tamo concootion. To guard tho high reputation of our manufaoturo we feel warranted m exposing tho above facts, and desiro tho public to exercise caro and procautio when buying SANDER and SONS.— (Adv;,) 8