The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1888. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1862, 8 June 1888, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1888. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

# In oar leader yesterday on Licensing Committee Elections an omission. ooours. The first reading of the Bill took place m the House on May 16th, and the second on May 30th, eto. The last half dozen words were omitted. The Bill passed its second reading by a majority of 44 to 28, but it is just possible that m the present state of the House the third reading may not be reaohed for some time, if at all, and then the measure has to run the gauntlet m the Upper House. At Mosgiel, Taieri, out of a population of 200 there was not a siDgle arrest for drunkenness during the past year. Yesterday F. Brown and R, M. Griffiths were committed for trial ov a charge of steal* ing wheat .from the Harbour Board's sheds at Lyttelton. The New Zealand Clothing Factory have an announcement of special interest to the residents m the town and district. Their new stock of goods is well worthy of a dose inspection. It is announced that the French have arranged with the Chinese Government to lay down a railway to Chinese TurkestaD, and thence round to Yunnan and Szeohuen, reach* ing right on to Pekin. The capacity of the natural gaspipe lines reaohing Fittsburg is about 500,000,000 oubio feet every twenty-four hours. During the winter season, all this gas is consumed, while m the summer there is a surplus. At a sitting of the District Court yester#ay, an order was granted, on a creditor' petition, adjudging Alexander Proctor, late of Aehburton, but who is not at present resident within the colony, a bankrupt. Mr Caygill appeared for the petitioning creditor. It has been generally supposed that Africa was very scantily peopled, but it is now asserted that the Dark Continent contributes 13 per cent, to the population of the world ; while South America, one-third the size of Africa, contributes only 2 per cent. A Home for destitute men has been opened m Christohuroh by Mr T. Herrick, the objeot being to provide a bed and breakfast for men who would otherwise have to sleep m the park or under hedges. Several instances of this have occurred recently. A meeting was held under the presidency of the Mayor, for the purpose of obtaining subscribers to the Home. An Appeal Court, under the River Boards Act, to hear and determine objections against the classification of lands m the Wakanui River Distriot, was held at the Court House yesterday afternoon before Captain Wray. Messrs S, Brown, J5. Thomas, and T. Olephane, three of the obieotors, stated their tase.swhen the Court adjourned for a fortsight. In all there all about a dosen oaßes. Mr Furnell represents the majority of the objectors, and Mr C. O. Fooks, the classifier, appears for the Biver Board. The fortnightly meeting of the Band of Hope, m connection with the Tinwald Wesleyan Sunday School, was held m the T.tfmplar Hall, Tinwald, last evening. There was was a |lorge attendance, Mr John Caygill presiding. A yery lengthy programme, consisting of songs, duets, quartettes,, spngs by the ohildren, readings, and recitations were yery pleasingly rendered, Miss Bishop at the harmonium, Mr with olariqpett, and Mr Smith with flute rendering good assistance, a very successful evening being brought tP a oloee m the psual way. It is intended to have the inaugural meeting oo .June 80th, particulars of which will be given later on. . A meeting was heldjjin tbe Templar Hall, on Tuesday evening, under the auspices of the Women's Dhristian Temperance Union for the purpose of forming a Young Women's Branoh Union. There was a good attendance, pnd the meeting was most successful. The chair was oocugled by the President, Mrs Caweey. Mrs Carson, the Secretary, gave a very interesting aocount of the Buccess of the Young Women's branoh of Temperance work m other parts, and twenty-Beven young ladies gave m thir names as members of the Sooiety. Mrs Soott was eleoted superintendent of the newly formed branob. During the evening Me3dames B. Alcorn, Andrews, and Edwards gave short addresses, and songs Vjero contributed by Mrs Jones and Miss Carson, A tga was provided by the W.O.T.U, Lord Beidbaven, of Q/amav.u. who suooeeds to the title and estates of the late 1 Lord gea : field, has had a ohequered and eventful oaroe'r m this colony whioh does not often fall to the lot of jp. real live lord. It is stated he acted m some such capacity as bailiff at Oamaru, and generally was ho.fc afrajd of real hard work. When he fell heir to the t/tle of JLord fteicjbaye.n ho grew very popular and put up fpf Parliament at the elections of 1885 but was defeated, §inc# then be has 'lived pretty much m retirement. He is a thorough colonial. His Lordßnip was born m 18fcl t and married jn 1874 Anne, the daughter of Major George.Thotu&B Evans, of Clooneavjn', Otago, and has three sons and three daughters'. The late Earl gat m the House of Lordm $p Baron , Strathspey, and was also $. P. for Elgin and Nairnßhire ifm j§6s to 18/4, succeeding to the title ten yoare latjj)?* ff it were not that tho estatea are heavily §n.aum ; bered, they would be of enormoua value. Th,oy are nearly 400,000 aores m extent, and tbe annual rental is said to be dose on £80,000 Th forests &1o»e fijtend over 41,371 aorea; at £30 an acre, m 1850, their wood was valued at £1,211,130. Strathspey alone is espepfed to yield £50,000 a year m thirty years' tjmg from ita 19,315 aoreß. The encumbrances of the estate were stated m 1884 to amount to £800,000. Keating'* Cough IiOZENOEa ourea Coughs, Asthma, and Bronohitis, Medioal testimony stateß that no other medicine iti bo effeotual m the cure of these dangerous maladies. One Lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bedtime eneures relst. J?or jcelievjng difficulty of breathing they are invaluable. .They opntaln no opium or any violent drug. ' Sold by^U ' pbemietg, Id tjoe 1» Ifyi and 20 pd eiC h # |

The manufacture of corn brooms on the Ameri" oan principle is a thriving New Zealand indußtry. As yen tlw broom corn is all imported fr&jjj the United States, mostly from the Pacific coast, bat the manufacturers are trying hard to induoe farmers to grow it. The handles are made by the broom-makers. The Oattle Trust of Denver, 001 , has olosed a contract with the Frenoh Government to supply the French Army with 150,000 head of beef annually. The cattle will be all ranoh stock. Tbft price to be paid has not been made public. The shipments will be made to Cbioago, where the oattle will be slaughtered. Buenos Ayres, m the Argentine Republio, is now the largest city m South America, the census |of 1887 giving it a population of 430,000. The population of the entire country has increased 175 per cent, m the last twenty years, while that of the United States m the same (period of time has increased only 70 per cent. Fiji is anxious for reoiprooity and union with Victoria, and, though the latter wish will have to rest with the Imperial Government, the former is quite within the jurisdiction of the Victorian Parliament, if the parties ooncorned can come to terms with regard to details. Probably the ohief produot of the younger colony that would find a market m : fiotoria is sugar. California raisins have readied suoh perfeotion that they are now able to compete -successfully with the Spanish fruit. Already some of the present season's orop is m the market and presents a handsome appearance. Loose native Muscats are now paoked by maohinery, which enables the paokera to compete with the low-prioed manufacturers of Spain. One hundred and fifty horses which were m usa by the Frenoh cavalry during the late war m Tonkin were to be sold by auotion there. The War Department of Japan having reoeived information of this despatched an officer to the sale with instructions to buy suoh horses as he thought useful. They will be used m the improvement of the* Japanese breed. At the Palaoe Rink this evening the final heats for the half mile championship will be run off. The competitors are Messrs Earl and W. Zander, Clarke and Moss. With anything like success m getting round the corners Mr Karl Zander should win the trophy. There is sure to be a large attendance. We are pleased to hear Mr Ross, the manager, is able to leave his room, and will soon be m his place as director of the rink. The making of artificial flowers is an elegant branch of manufacture, though not usually ranked among the fine arts. The Italians were the first to bring it to a high state of perfection and it is now Buooessfully oarried ont both m England and France and m the United States of America, where it is taught m schools to young women. The value . of artificial flowers annually exported from France exceeds £40,000. The process of manufacture is lather intricate. To fihow how the money goes, the " Tapanui Courier " states that a debtor upon examination, told his creditors that he had no realisable assets and no offer to make. He admitted having reoeived about £17 m ofcßh for work done during the month of May. He had spent the bulk of it m filing. £5 5a had gone for costs, 15s for train fare, and he Bpent £1 a day when m Dunedin.— (Sensation) The rest he had given to his wile. He had no money left* The highest Frenoh oourts hold that a priest oannot marry. He violates indeed the Canon law, recognised by the Concordat. He incurs spiritual penalties, and forfeits the prerogatives attached to the priesthood, such as exemption from the military service, juries, etc Tn short, he beoomes a layman. Mayors can no longer refuse to celebrate the civil , marriage of a priest; bat, of course, no Roman Catholic marriage will be obtainable.' Father Hyaointhe, married at a London registry offioe, oan now, if he chooses, be i remarried by a Frenoh Mayor.