LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1895, 17 July 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At Hobart an agitation is going on for protection of colonial industries, especially agricultural produots. o According to Vanity Fair, the Czar is at times so inßane as to require the constant services of a guardian. A German sailor named Frederick Faust died suddenly at Lyttelton on Sunday evening. He had lately been an inmate of the Ohristchuroh Hospital. A meeting of the householders m the Ashburton Forks Distriot is oalled for Friday next "' to get an explanation from the Com- < mittee on sohool matters." . From the American newspapers directory reoently is3ued, it appears that the newspapers and periodicals of all kinds issued m the United States and Canada now number 16,310, a gain of 890 during the last twelve months and 7136 m ten years. A bill for " better securing the purity of beer" has been introduced m the British Parliament ly Mr Quilter, the member for South Suffolk. Its object is to enable the publio to distinguish between beer brewed from hops and barley malt and that composed of other ingredients.

The box plan for "Hans the Boatman " Company is filling up rapidly, and a large number of seats have been scoured m the best parts of the house. Everything so far promises a very successful season, and the Company, which is v really capital one, will not have muoh cause to regret giving ABhburton'a taste of its quality.

A Wairarapa paper states that Charles Mackenzie, an apprentice at Messrs Boss and Muir's coßohsmith's shop, had a curious experience on Tuesday morning. Whilst drilling some maohinery the sleeve of his shirt caught the revolving drill spindle Btud, and before he bad time to cry out, the whole of his garments were stripped off him, with the exoeption of his boots and sooka and a paper collar. He stood m speeohless astonishment, and it was some time before he realised his position, and .how miraculously he had esoaped injury.

In Viotoria, bs m other [English speaking communities, prosperity has induced an inoreased consumption of alooholio liquors. During the last financial year £45,121 18s 3d more duty was paid on imported spirits than m the year before, while on wine the increase was £3362 18s 7d ; and on beer and cider, £4920 14s. Some conception of the dimensions of the Viotorian annual drink bill may be arrived at by consideration of the fact that during the financial year just olosed the duties realised on all classes of intoxicants amounted to £767,593 17s sd.

The money and documents of value found m letters opened at the Dead Letter Office last year amounted to £2585 10s 1 Jd, distributed as follows: — 102 Post Office orders, £310 Os 8d ; 39 postal notes, £14 lls 6d ; 18 bank drafts, £952 7s 9d ; 76 oheques, £1043 14s 6d ? three dividend warrants, £8 13 6d ; two promissory notes, £115 19s 8d ; stamps, £8 Is 8d ; bank notes, £120 ; gold, £9 ; silver and [copper, £3 0 10£ d. There were also various articles of jewellery, three Waterbury watob.es, a paoket of gold dust, two packets of New Zealand diamonds, etc. The artioles were, of course, returned to the senders when practicable.

In a sermon on " Women's Influence " at Clntba lately, the Rev Mr Dodd referred to gambling m the following strain : And to bring home this Bubjeot of influence still more personally to ourselves, I must speak of the foul blot that is staining more or less the whole of our sooial life here m Balolutha. I mean that slippery passage leading down from the gaming-table to the ootnmon jail that fsshionabla link between immortality and crime, the spirit of gambling that has broken out like an open sore m our midst, bearing its usual fruitß of disgraoe and punishment— punishment to some, but disgrace to all— all m any way conneoted with it — aye, disgraoe to our whole community, for the poisonous taint of Buch a vioe spreads its slur over all of us.

A summoned meeting of the Loyal Ash* burton Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.U., waß held m the Lodge Boom, on Friday evening. There was an nnusual large attendance of members and visitors. After the correspondence was dealt with, and sick allowance and other accounts passed for payment, the eleotion of officers was proceeded with. The following were elected to fill the offices for ensuing term : — N.G., J, Keir; V.G., B. Baker; L.M , G. F. Soott; B.S. to V.G., A.Patterson; L.S. to N.G., J. MoOonnoohie t R.B. to V.G., 0. Muir; LS. to V.G., J.Rodda ; Guardian, 0. Grant ; Warden, J. Johns ; E.S., E, J. Fooks. The officers elect were installed into their respective ohairs by P.G. G, F. Soott, who rendered the ooremony m an impressive manner. Prov. G.M. G. F. Soott, on behalf of the Lodge, presentod P.G. J. Elliott with a handsomely framed P.G. 'a certificate of merit, and spoke m flattering terms of the effioient manner Bro Elliott had conduoted the business of the Lodge during his term of of oiHoe. P.G. Elliott suitably acknowledged. It was resolved that all members shall wear the regalia at the anniversary tea and social on July 20th. One candidate was initiated and one proposed for admission. Receipts, £89 16s lid ; expenditure, £8 15s.

The express train from the South had a very narrow escape from meeting with a aeriouß accident last night, The train was an hour and three,quartets' late m reaohing Ashburton, and there was considerable speculation m town as to the oauee. The delay, it appears was caused by a collision with a cow at the Hook, some miles south of Timaru, As gathered from the stores of passengers the affair was of a serious aspect. The cow jumped on to the line a fpp? yards on the south side of the bridge over the Hook river. The train was travelling at a good Bpeed, and rap right into the animal, cutting it m pieoes. The leading carriage was derailed by the shook, and was dragged over tbe Hook bridge, a structure some two chains m length before the train was stopped. The woodwork of the bridge bore evident traces of the rough passage the carriage experienced, and the feelings of the oooupanta — the members of " Hans the Boatman " Company — may be imagined. Tbe injured carriage was taken off and Jeft at Makikihi. Fortunately, the results were no mo,te serious than the delay of rather less than two" hbura, previously rpeptjoned, but it will be realised tlja't the ' tjfajri ex. perienofid a very providential escape, and that a terrible aooide^t was narrowly averted.

The Rink was again a centre of attraction last evening, and the numbers who thronged the floor caused suoh a buzz with the sound of their rollers that on approaohing the hall 1 it seemed as if Borne infant Tarawera were at work m the vioimty. Entering, it oould be seen thai great preparations had been made for the tf&i an# (Gap £krnivn.l, and there was a varied asßortmont of. 'hisadrgeaiU, J^rpo and small, original and oompilea. Huge puoliesp of Devonshire hats mingled with almost ' in* vjsjple jtnake-ups buried m the wearers' hair. £h,e Jadf es' hea.4 djroaseg # ere on t QO whole mush more elaborate than the gentlemen's, and among thpfle with very'pjol? hajjf wers noticed Mise Patflbing.wbp took the medal for the largest hat with a prop dignagiap Puofyesß of Devonshire head dress |rimi#ed jn elaborate style. Mies Guasie Shuiry, wbo was prize-taker for the most original hat, wore a neitly made tent fully rigged up on a wooden floor. Miss H. Bhury took honors for the, ej^aJJoßt hat, wearing a little Bailor hat trjmjn,e,d, pbput the size of a poroussion oap, Miss Craig had a w,&pdflrfnl make-up from a sugar bag, and Miss .Clark Had a pretty straw flap. Messrs jPoter yMlliams ans 'T}. If.. Brown judged the ladies' head dresses, abd their judgment, wjo belipve, was fully borne out by tho majority present, j^aetejr' £t. Curtis secured the prize for the emalletit, abd Mr Jameson for the largest gentleman's hat, while Mr Ernest Simpson was injudged to be the wearer of the most original, namely, a compound of half belltonper and a flp(jal orown, and composed entirely of playing oardp, §aye for the trimmi.ng round the '^oVd^r whj[oh .^ss of some material. ' '"^eadamqa if. Wjllianaa an 4 Mainwaring allocated .toe medals for tine genjtlemfip', and their yerdioc was unanimoqßly pnaQippi. gave an exhibition rf stjlt akating, dping thq a mile m good time. Tbo gink wj[U pa open aa usual to-day, and on Wednesday end Thursday "Hanßtbe Boatman's" Company will be m possession of the Hall, when they will produos for the first time m Ashburton their splendid play.

A meeting of persons interested m bowling* will be held at Mr D. Thomas' Offioes this 1 evening. • 1

A Government Inspection Parade of tho Ashburton Rifles and Guards is ordered for this evening at seven o'olock. It is understood that Staff-Sergt-Major Jones will be present.

At a meeting of the Ingleside Committee of the Caledonian Society, held at the Secretary's Offioe last Saturday evening, it was deoided that the next «♦ Ingleside " be held on Wednesday, Ist August.

The " Oamaru Mail " says :— lt is stated that, with a view to ascertaining the position of civil servants and their ability to stand reductions of salaries, a form has been cirou-| lated amongst them, to state their ages ; if married, how many children ; what rent they pay ; whether they keep a pig, cow, dog, or other animals; and whether they have to support any poor relations, and, if so, their number and ages This document has greatly annoyed the civil servants at the Seat of Government. We do not, however, see that there is any oauee for annoyance. Civil servants, it has been represented, are so situated that they are unable to Buffer any diminution of pay, and the objeot of the Government is, we suppose, to ascertain whether this be true or no f , m order that they may be able to deal with their case. Of oourse there is great sympathy with the Civil servants, and that is to be disoerned m the manner m which the report regarding the obnoxious form is worded. But our sympathy iB with the taxpayers.

With reference to the break m cable communication, which is said to have occurred m the vioinity of the voloano Tomboro, a contemporary supplies the f ollowing :— • • The aboye-mentioned volcano, which is m the Island of Sumbawa, supplies seismologists with an instance of one of the most violent voloanio disturbances on record. This was m 1815. On that occasion there was first a fearful whirlwind, whioh swept everything before it — houses, trees, cattle, and men being lifted up. Then came the eruption of Tom. boro, the outburst being so tremendous that, at a distance of 300 miles, m the Island of Java, the day was turned into profound darkness. The quaking of the ground was felt for a radius of 1000 miles, and navigation I was absolutely impeded by the floating masses of ashes and scoria. The fell disaster made a hecatomb m Sumbawa, where, of 12,000 inhabitants, only 26 were left alive. To give some idea of the voloanio forces of this part of the globe, it need only be mentioned that Java has nearly forty voloanio mountains."

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