LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1876, 25 June 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

- " ♦ " Inquirer " has not sent his name with hia communioation. Mr Henry Kedwood, " the father of the New Zealand Turf," is amongst the strongest opponents of the totalisator. 5& The " Southland Times " thinks it would have been cheaper to have bought the Hon. Mr Oliver a new rig out instead of granting a special train to bring on his delayed luggage. A horse which was impounded at Gore last week was knooked down to the only and con. sequently the highest bidder at 6d. The animal had seen a good deal of service. An owner is wanted for a paoket addressed to Miss Sloan, Ouill, Galloway, Scotland, which has been returned to the looal Post Office through the Dead Letter Offioe. Further information may be obtained on application to the Postmaster. The " Westport Times " Bays :— The totalisator received a Boarifying m the Borough Counoiljon Wednesday evening. The members almost unanimously condemned; the " infernal machine " as a curse to the community, and resolved to co-operate towards its abolition. In the House on Friday m the disouesion on the Customs Duties Bill Mr Buxton, speaking from experience, said he liked the better olass of Colonial manufactured barbed wire better than the imported, and he believed the increased {duty on barbed wire would be a benefit to the farmers, A shipper of horses to Oaloutta has reoeived a oable message to the effect that the Govern, ment there have reduced the price they give for horses by about £5 a head. At the present rate of exchange, therefore, this means that for suitable horses the price the Government would give is about £45 10s, Messrs Dalgleish and Co., the owners of Newmarket, and Mr MoGeorga, owner of Raven, the two dogs left m the Consolation Stake at the coursing meeting at the Levels ! on Thursday, have agreed to divide the stake, and the dogs, therefore, did not meet as intended. I In his address some time ago, on the study of English literature, Mr John Morley stated that the average issue of novels m English libraries was about 70 per oent. of the whole . In Sootland they have a better average m respect to prose fiction. The Aberdeen report shows that the percentage of novels issued there is 56. In his sermon yesterday afternoon to the Masonic fraternity, the Rev Mr Scott m speak, ing of Charity, and when it should commence, mentioned that there were many who would cry out about Che protection of native industries, and yet while they would not support the looal tradesmen to the extent of a few shillings they would spend pounds on Japanese curios. During their first day's practice on Mitoham Common the Australian Eleven nearly Buoceeded iv killing a little sohool-girl, m giving a young lady a severe blow on the hand, m almoßt smashing the windows of a house, and m frightening the horse of a mounted -pulioerhan into fits. Nevertheless their play (especially the bowling) pleased the cogw scenti On Wednesday night Borne despicable individual took advantage of a window being broken m the Oamaru Hospital, to enter the building and steal the contribution box. The box wrb nailed to the wall, but the thief managed to wrench it away, and taking it outside tore the lid off, and abstracted the contents. The empty box was found among the trees m the gronnds. At the K. M. Court this morning, before Mr B. Aloorn, J. P., and Mr A. Harrison, J. P., a respectable farmer was charged with riotous ' conduct while drunk m a licensee house, viz., the Eoyal Hotel, and was fined 10s and costs. — Henry Cashmere was charged with the larcency of a ohair, value 6s, the property of V r . Redmond, the licensed of the Central Hotel. The aooused was found coming out of the hotel between 12 anl 1 on Sunday morning with the chair m his possession. The lioensee of the hotel stated that ho had given no 'permission to anyone to take the ohair. Cashmere said that he bought tho ohair from a person at the hotel about three weeks ago, but forgot to take it away till the night m question. The Bench could not believe the Btory told by the aooused and ordered him to be imprisoned for seven days, The circuit quarterly meeting of the Ashburton Wesleyan Churoh .officials held at Mr H. M. Jones' house last Friday night was well attended, the Boy J. N. Buttle presiding ; the Rev J. T. Burrows was also present. Consequent on ministerial removal expenses and renovating the parsonage, the disburse* nienjis were greatly m excess of the receipts, but it was anticipated that, with the active co-operation of each sooiety of the circuit, the Chairman's scheme for reduoing the debt would be successful. Jt was found that increased means of " loflqmotjon '? were required m order that the work of the cirouit might be more effectively carried on, and fresh arrangements were consequently deoided , on. The question of " What can be done to promote the work of God ? " waa spoken to by several members, Borne of whom were of opinion that with the amount of machinery jjj operation, and labor expended, the visible results were disproportionately small, while others did not take suob a pessimist view of the situation. The conversation on this topics was carried on m an excellent spirit, and while opinions were diverse, the suggestions advanoed for securing a hjghor spiritual tone, and for promoting aggressive work, were decidedly profitable. A proposal to unite with other ohurches m a series of mission servioes was favorably entertained, and left with the ministers to arrange. Yesterday afternoon the Masons of Ash. burton attended Divine Servioe at St. Stephen's Church. The brethren assembled at the Hall, m Tanored street, at two o'olook, when the R.W.M. of the Thistle Lodge explained the objeot for which they had been called together tbat day. The members of -the three looal Lodges, with visiting brethren, to the number of about sixty marched m possession to St. Stephen's Churoh. A very eloquent and impressive sermon was preached by the Rev E. A. Saott, who took his text from St. Matthew m., v 1 and .2. Allusion was largely made to the objeot and aims of Masonry, and the preacher made a reference to the many i Ulu^trio^q and good men who had belonged 1 to the fraternity; and whqao noble lives would, he trusted; b'eexamples for the guidance of all members of the order. - Feeling allusion was made to the death of the Empefeor Frederick of Germany, who had been a dis< iinguigbed member of the craft. He thanked the brethren fpv paying assembled m suoh numbers for the further an dp of ' suoh a lajjd?,ble objeot as they were thore to' assist, and or the trust and confidence they had plaoed m bj m m giving to him the administration of the fund Cor the sipk and needy m Ashburton and vioinity. Hymns of an appropriate nature were suns, and Bro H. A. Gates presided, at the organ. There was a very good congregation present, and the collection amounted to £'/ 10s. Affor the conclusion of the servioe the brethren marched hack to, the Hall where the podges were closed' in due fqrnj. J£&4?ii?g'o Oouqijt Lozenges cures Coughs, , Asthma, and Bronohftjs. testimony states that no other medicine m so efleotual m the cure of theea dangerous maladies. Qa& Lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bedtime ensures rest. For relieving difficulty of reathing they are invaluable. They oontain m opium or any violent drug. Sold by all b.om|gts,|Jn tjue Ja Jds ftnd ft 0d each,

An article on tbo Divorce Bill appears on our fourth page as well as other interesting items. We understand that the looal Hunt Olub have m contemplation the getting up of a steeplechase meeting, and a good programme ia likely to be arranged. Messrs Friedlander Bros, wish to call the attention of the public to the alteration of the time of Mr Charles Turner's sale of furniture at Bakaia on Thursday, the 28th instant. Owing to the length of the catalogue the sale will begin at 11 o'clock instead of 12 o'clock. The Bakaia school boys journed to Dunsandel on Saturday last and there played a friendly game of football with the scholars of the looal sohool, whioh resulted m a win for the visitors by twenty points to one. The soore oonsisted of one potted goal, five goals from tries, and two tries, to one try. The Bakaia boys played well together, passing and dribbling remarkably well, whtle the Dunsandel boys, although individually stronger, lacked combination. At the Bink on Saturday night there was a very large attendance, the announcement of a ladies' race being the great attraction. At the last moment there could only be found three young ladies who were willing to make a publio exhibition of their skating powersMiss Shury, a girl of twelve, proved to be the winner, winning by about half a lap with a handio&p of two laps. Miss Permain was undoubtedly the best skater, but Bhe failed to work off the handioap allowed to the winner. The competitors were oareful not to put on too great a paoe, and therefore no casualty happened m negotiating the oozners, as was the case m the gentlemen's half mile race. The winner was heartily applauded. The carnival for Wednesday is the chief conversation of rinkers, and for the succesß of thiß muoh labor is being bestowed by the ladies upon their vestments for the oooasion. The monthly meeting of tho Flemington Gospel Temperanoe Society and Band of Hope was held on Friday evening last when the sohoolroom was well filled, additional seats being provided. The Bey. A. Blake oooupied the chair, when songs were given by the Misses Gairnoross and Meharry, Messrs James and Henry Osborne and J. Dunn. Beadings were given by Messrs Harding, Wheeler, Addis, Dakers, and B. Gilmour. A very pleasing feature of the evening waß a dialogue given by two boys, James Lewis and Daniel Gairnoross, and another by two little girls, Ruth Harding and Lizzie Dunn. Several songs were also sung by all from Hoyle's Jbook and Mr Harding presided at the harmonium. The Seoretary announced that the next meeting to be held that night four weeks would likely partake of the charaoter of a Booial gathering, and a very enjoyable meeting was brought to a close by the benediotion.