LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1889, 10 July 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Skates are now being made m Dunedin, Christchurob, and Gisborno. A property, valued at £2000 for property tax, sold the other day for &200. Twenty thousand aores of bush were felled m the Fielding distriot last season, « Billy " is the irreverent title given by a southern paper to the German Emperor. A small rush has set m to ground situated m the locality of Bradshaw'a Greek, Westport. It is the intention of the authorities at Tahiti to send a number of natives of both sexes to the Paris E^hibjtipn. " iiooon on lion," — " jßough on Itob, 1 cures akin humors, eruptions, ring worjpa tetter, salt rheum, frosted feet, chilblains, toh, ivy poifloa, barbers' iteh, s $<

The "Herd Laddie" hae played 42 69 games m New Zealand of which he has on 1 ? lost 7 and drawn 197. The Register Gsneral reports that during the past year he has registered some eight more religious scots. It is just within the bounds of probability that the Public Works Statement may be delivered on Friday next. The drive m the Maharabara copper mine is now m 156 feet, without outting the lode. Water is flowing freely, and it is impregnated with copper. The natives engaged recently m the construction of the Waipapa cutting, m the Hawke's Bay diatriot, discovered at a depth of about 10 feet a quantity of moa bones. Owing to a rise m price, " fungus " gathering is paying well just now m the Taranaki and Manawatu distriots, the Maoris being specially busy. Commenting on Mr Maxwell, the Railway Manager, the •• Post " Bayß :— " We have never heard him even accused of showing a . willingness to oblige anybody, or to prefer anybody's opinion to hie own."

Mr Withy has calculated that the Balaries of £150 paid by the Government amount to £366,000 m the aggregate, and those under £150, including wages men, lepresent a sum of £639,000, The committee of the Wellington Ladies' Ghrißtian Association have deoided to take up new work, whioh will be known as " Work m Aid." The objeot is to give needlework to those who are m want of employment. A large and well-known Continental firm addressed a letter, whioh was received at the Gißborne post-office, m the following quaint stylo:— W , Gisbourn, Melbourne, New South Wales, Australia. It may not be generally known (says the " Manawatu Herald ") that the pulp from the New Zealand flax strippers makes an excellent food for cattle. Cows m Nelson fed on this scuff are said to be " rolling fat." On Monday a lad of fifteen, named Henry Taylor, was committed for trial at Temuka for assaulting a girl of eleven on a lonely road m Waitohi district. He addmitted the oflenoe, and expressed sorrow for it. If the dootors m Colorado don't report oases of smallpox they are liable to a heavy fine and imprisonment, and if they do report them friends of the afflioted hunt for them with Bhotgane. A British Conßul reports that female labor is the secret of the great saooesa which the Germans have attained m the ready-made clothing trade. In Berlin oloak-makers earn from 8s to 9s a week ; beginnerß and less Bkilful hands average from 4s to ss. Notice of the eleotion for the Ashley diatriot is given to be held on Wednesday, July 25th, the nomination on Thursday, July 19 th. In addition to candidates already mentioned a requisition is being prepared for presentation to Mr R. Meredith, Oust. Mr John Ollivier is said alßo to be a likely oandidate. The " Damdin Herald " understands that the chief warders, at any rate m our colonial gaols, are henoeforth to wear swords. It would be difficult to invent a weapon more utterly unßuited to the use of warders than a three-foot sword. Only the very genius of militarism could have suggested such an absurdity.

Writing is very puzzling to savagea. In Bonth Amerioa, on one occasion, a native was sent by a missionary to a friend with a note and four loaves of bread. The native ate one on the way, and was amazed to find that the note disclosed his theft. On the next occasion that he was Bent with four loaves, he sat on the note while eating one of them. H On February 22nd the long looked-for opening of the Panama Canal through the Mmdi Hill, four miles from Colon, was finally accomplished. There is now a continuous waterway open from the sea at Colon to a point near Bojio station, on the Panama railroad, with a depth sufficient to float a 1000 ton vesqel, The length of the oaoal now finished is 12 miles. Babbit preserving appears to have met with greater suaoess m Marlborough than at Wood, villein Southland. The Marlborough works at present employ 54 hands and pay about jL'SOO weekly Su -vragoi*. The pVioe Daid for rabbits is 3s per dozen, and many station hglders find "that by making terms with rabbiters the rabbits are almost as profitable as sheep. The trappera are said .to average about £2 per week. It is stated; that the Home for Destitute Men reoonUy established m Chriatchuroh has up to the present provided bed and breakfast on an average for twenty men per day, all apparently m extreme destitution. One man

said he had tasted no food for four days,

Work has been found for several men. Any man not presenting himself when employment ie found js considered a bad case, and is debarred from receiving further assistance.

It is satisfactory to note that, notwithstanding the general slackness of trade, the oargo

traffic to and from Sydney and Melbourne has not been more brisk for some time than it is at presept. The Manapouri, which left Wellington for Sydney, via IJortjjern ports, was obliged to refuse over 100 tons cargo, and for several weeks past the oargo carrying accommodation of the steamers trading to Sydney and Melbourne have not been equal to the traffic

The refusal of the Hampstead Town Board to pay the expenses inourred by the Fire Brigade jo attending fires m their district? has drawn from tjbe "Borough Council a unanimous determinatipn that unless some arrangement as to these expenses i& come to the Brigade will not m future attend fires m Hampstead. It is not unlikely that the Counoil will oall upon the neighboring local bodies to bear Borne share of the maintenance of the Brigade.

The following is the division list on the caption for the third reading of the Customs Puti.es Bill .;— Ayes, 45— Atkinson, Ballance, Blake, Buxtonj CWdman, godson, Feldwick, Fergus, Fishpr, Fißh,' J?it6hett,T?r"aße'r, Goldie, Graham, Guinness, Hal}, Hislop, Hobbs, Hutchison, Jackson, Jones, Joyce, gelly, Kerr, Lance, La wry, Levestara, McGregor, Mitohelson, Moat, Monk, Moss, O'Gallaghan, Parata, Perceval, G. F. Biohardson, Seddon, W. J. Steward, W. D. Stewart, R. Thompson, T. Thompson, Turnbull, Valentine, Walker, Ward, l^oes, 2^— Allen, Anderson, Barron, Beethiam, BrUde, Buchanan, Duncan, Grimmond, JJamlin, lizard, Kf.' if.'^. Maokensle, Marohanfc, J, Mcjtensie, Mill's, Newman, Boss, ltussell, Smith, Stuflrt.-Menf|9aih, Taiwhanga, Wilson, Withy.

The hoardings m the borough are exten» sively plaoarded with posters of *' Hans the Ijoatman," and Mr Gunard, the advanoe .agent of the Company, is now m town arranging for th,e p^r odfiotjon of the piece, which will be run for two nighfa io the Oddfellows' U&\i on the 18th and lsth July. The Company has just finished a most supoeeaful season at Jnverflargilh and m I)unedin is winning golden opinions. Thfl iQompay play at Oamaru and Timaru on their way Morth. We shall shortly place before our readers an outline of the piece. The principal aotor is Mr Charles Arnold, who has, it may be said, created the character of " Hans." The piece is a new and original musioal oomedy-drama, and Messrs Brough afld Bouo/oault have so far hit the publio taste by introducing jit jnto New geaU^d,

SANDEB and SONS 1 EUCALYPTI EXERACT.~Cure of Skin Piseases, Jnverpar. gill, N.Z., 3rd of July, 1980, Messrs Sander and Sons, Sandhurst,- Gentlemen,— Saving suffered from eczema (a skin disease wbfoh is very prevalent m this colony) for about nine p&XB, I had consulted numerous medical men bars awd £n Australia, and had takon arsenlo, strychnine, iodide pf potassium, etc, internally, and had used preparations of zinc and load externally. In'faot, I had trjie.d a}} the remedies known to the faculty, and what between travelling, doctors', and druggists' bills, had spent a small fortune, almost, if not wholly, without results, except to injure my constitution. During a recent visit ?o Hokitika I wa? recommended to try your Extraot of Eucalyptno GHobulus by a brother who had experienced great benefit from it m alleviating a very Bevere cold, and so less to my surprise and satisfaction, I found the disease which troubled me so long was conquered, and the ekin resumed its normal condition. This was effected by (he external use of less than two two-ounce bottlee. You are welcome to make any use you please cf this letter, and I Bubsoribe myself —Yours, eta. (Sigaed), Jphn U. Herb, Manager Union tfankjW &uatrftjia j»ir/iited.— (Adtt.) 5