LOCAL AND GENERAL.
This is a very obliging and aooommodating world at times regarding money. When a man wants a little it offers no objection — it lets him want. «• Papa, wher^s Atoms ? " 4I Atoms ? I don't know, my boy, You mean Athens, probably." "No, I mean Atoms— the plage? where everything is blown to." v Professional gamblers havo a great many superstitions. One of the most practical is that if they deal the cards themselves they, have a much better chance to win. The line kilns, erected by Mr A. E. Peaobe, at Mount Somers, will be opened on Monday at 1 p.m. A lunch will be (provided and Mr Peaohe will extend a welcome to as many of the public as will attend. Mr Assheton-Smith, of Vaynol Park,' Ban-' gor, has just .remitted the whole of one-half; year's ront to the tenants on his estates m North Walea, Tbo gonoossion means about In Sydney a verdict of manslaughter has been returned against the boy Jaokson, who shot his companion, M'Taggart, with a gun m pure carelessness, whilst returning from a a shooting excursion. They have no conundrums m Germany. If you were to ask a native when a dog's tail was not a dog's tail, or when a door was not a door, he would bit you with a hoe and then take you to the woods. "Little boy," said an old lady, "ia your father a Christian ? Does he fear the Lord ? " " I guess he does," replied the little boy. " I know when he started for Church last Sunday he took faia gun with him."—" N.Y. Sua." Professor PoeJ, of St. Petersburg, has found | fifty per. cent, of petroleum m the cod liver oil sold by one druggist, the adulterated article having the taste, smell and appearance of the genuine. Mineral oil is also frequently found m olive oil. There is a Christian Chapel at RoundJHill, a goldfield m Southland occupied by Chinese. It is the only building there m European style. The missionary who built it has left ( the district, a? a hopeless case, but he provided bloawn tetietit, whogaanly duty for a Jong [time past has been to yisit the ohapej once a week to wind uj) the olooh. . Viscount Canterbury ha» strnok a luorative employment. He dines out with persons of inferior social standing and reoeives a big fee for so doing. Another peer m reduoed oiroumstanoes has beoome a drummer, for a large piano firm; so says Labouohere who print* a great .many things that are not Truth.
At the regular monthly meeting of the Mount Somers School Committee Mr Thomas Hix was eleoted a member of the Committee m place of Mr Edson, resigned, A clergyman is leoturing on " The model husband." "He may mean well," says the editor of the local paper, " but we dislike to be talked about m suoh a public manner." There are atf&pod many people who are absolutely Bura that they could make an undying literary reputation for themselves if they oould only think of something to say. It will be noticed by an advertisement m another column that a special race takes plaoe at the Rink to-night between three local gentlemen, and as they have only had the skates on three times before, do doubt there will be a great deal of fun before the finish. Dollis Hill, the home of Lord Aberdeen, at whioh Mr Gladstone is a frequent guest, enjoys — or otherwise — the fame of being the last place whioh Jack Shephard robbed. He murdered the old lady to whom it belonged, and for that oriniewas hanged. There is a great revival m shipbuilding at Home.. This year over 2,000,000 tona have been placed m the shipbuilders' hands on the Clyde, and 112,000 on the Wear. The Tyne, Hartlepool, and Tees yards have similarly good prospects, they having scoured between them upwards of 100 steam • is. The strongest man m the .world has arrived m London, and has given a specimen of his strength by lifting half-a-ton and breaking any Btones put before him. Hia name is Kornisky and he is a native of Bohemia. As a quartz crusher he would be invaluable—in fact a company might be got up about him, A Committee meeting of the Ashburton Racing Olub was held on Tuesday evening. An application was received from the Hunt Club for the use of the course for their Annual 3teepleohases, whioh was granted on the usual terms. The Ground Committee were empowered to deal with the letting of the course for grazing. After transaction of routine business the meeting adjourned. At Mount j Somers yesterday morning a little one-roomed house,, the property of Mr Price, was burnt to the ground. It appears that the former proprietor of the plaoe, Mr D. Forbes, had slept there during the night, and on going to the township left every thing secure as he thought. It is oonjeotured that some dry goree, whioh lay close k to the fire* place, caught a spark and set the building m flames. ; At a general meeting of the Ashburton Rifles, held on Tuesday night, a resolution oonveying the condolence of the members with Mr W.Jeff a, "who recently met with a severe accident at the Rifle Range, was unanimously passed, and the sum of £3 3s was voted out of the funds of the Company as a mark of their sympathy. Mr Jeffs desires, through us, to return his thanks for this expression of sympathy with him m his misfortune. A Christohuroh paper says that a number of influential eleotors of the Ashley district have telegraphed to the Hon W. Rolleston, asking him to become a oandidate for the vacant seat. It is stated that, should Mr Rolleston refuse, it is intended to request the Hon John Bryoe to oome forward as a oandidate. The horrors of penal servitude may be gathered from the number of suicides that take place among its victims, and those of the most determined kind. More than onoe, m default of all other means of escape from hie misery, a oonviot has produced suffocation by turning his tongue backward — one of the most difficult as well as the ghastliest efforts of misdirected self-control. Referring to Dr Elam, the latest Auckland benefactor, the " Herald " states that he has been resident m the district for 25 years, but he has never practised his profession sinoe his arrival m Auokland. He was a native of Leeds, Yorkshire, England, and was a married man, but bis wife died threejor four yeara ago. He had no children, and was 65 years of age when he died. He was a gentleman of oonsiderablo ' means, and having no to leave his wealth to, he has bequeathed it for the benefit of his adopted home for founding a Sohool of Art and Design. At (a meeting of the South Canterbury Jockey Club on Wednesday night the totaliBator question wag considered on a telegram from the Legislative Council. It was resolved — " That this Olub is m favor of a tax of 1 per cent on totalisators, the proceeds to be devotel to the oharitable institutions of the distriot jn wbiph the races are held, and that this Committee agrees to the ' probable ' recommendations .of -the Committee of the Legislative Council as to the amount of Btafees to be given at raae meetings, with the addition that Clubs giving less than £100 per day added money be debarred from using the machine*" Jn reality the stakes proposals do not a#eot the 5.Q.J.0., as they give over £1200 per year now.and i{ they hold a Bteple? flhase meeting, £1000 per annum. A oorre pondent at Hinds says ;— A most successful entertainment m connection with the Wesleyan Sunday Sohool Band of Hope, was held m. the ohuroh at Hinds on 27th June. a The entertainment consisted of songs, recitations, etc., at the close of which three new members were enrolled, and six penons donned the blue ribbon. — We are expeoting gpeat things at Hinds, our little churoh is already becoming tpo small, the end is to be knookod out shortly, an'qf twelve fept added t$ the building. The friends, both m Ashburton and Hinds distriot, have responded mo3t nobly to our call for assistance, for whioh we ace devoutly thankful. Any additional help they feel disposed to give' by assisting us to get a* library for the Sunday sohool, or harmonium for the same, will be gratefully received and acknowledged. The correspondent of a Southern content', porary states that the break m the oables cannot well be explained by any of the causes suggested- A third of the distance from Port Darwin has a depth of 100 fathomn, -the remainder is between 1000 and 2000 fathoms pjght up tg $b,e south point of Java at Banjoewangfc. As the bveak fn both oables is between 800 and 900 miles from Bort Darwin, it has taken place at such a depth as to make intentional severanoe most improbable. The point is also put of the line of volcanic eruptions, and eruptions jn deep oaeana are almost unknown. According to Bartholomew's chart, whioh gives this cable route, the point' of rupture is south of the island of Sumba, op Sandalwood Island, on one line and north of that island on the other. If both oables have been sound until now— a feature not quite certain,— the simultaneous break at so great a depth as over 10Q0 fathomg BtJlji remains unexplained, The "North Britain Mail" states that Messrs Wilson and Mathieson, of Glasgow, have manufactured a gigantio umbrella for a King m the district of Opobo, on the West Ooa3t of Afrioa, 21 feet m diameter, It {s roofed with 10,800 feet of straw woven m Italy, and oan shelter, from 25 to 30 individuals. The strawjhaa been sewn together to form the cover by the girls of the establishment — a feat accomplished for the first time m this country. The umbrella is lined inside with scarlet and white cloth, and at each gore is a beautiful silk tassel. The dome, or top, is also made of woven straw, surmounted by a gold gilt knob. It takes four ipe'p'to'unfgld andraige tho umbrella upon its telescope handle, 2ifeeii'long. Altogether jit is a handsome Blruoture,' and muafi be dearly priced by tqe sable' potentate into whose possession it will pass. £jix smaller umbrellas of damaak and brocaded Pflk for his minor ohiefs are also seen m the ware, house of the firm. The.'preaent Emperor of Germany is essentially a soldier, and has given a military training to his own sons. For example, whenever he visits them, bis eldest, aged six, baa been HOhoolad to give the word of command, whereupon the two 'ecoall/or brothers, aged four and five, range themselveß beside him, and all give the father a soldierly salute. The other day the then Crown Prince was working, when his i attention was drawn to the f aot that the I sentries outai!se hjs room were presenting arms > repeatedly m an inexplicable way— a thing which soldiers, be it explained, do m such a peremptory and vehement manner ■ thai the action pan be fyeard fo a considerable distance. He was pulled at thjs, went out, , and discovered that his little coys tfere having some fun passing up and down the corridor enjoying the pleasure of being saluted, The Crown Prince said: "I must, teach you that, aenttiea don't oxist foe little princes, but prjnoea for gentries." He then oalled for a cane; apd m the presence of the sentries gave the tiny 'follows a /sharp beating. It ought to added that this inoidenf of 'a onatfa# education is muoh admired m Berlin 1 , ' ■> m. v Rough on Itch."—" Rough on Itch,' .cures akin .humor^, eruptions, ring worm tetter, salt rheum, frosted feet, chilblains, jtofy iyy poieon, batfjer# itoh, j^p
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1885, 5 July 1888, Page 2
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