LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1900, 24 July 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is rumoured tbat a man lived for twenty- \ nine years m Pioton. He died at last. In the Melbourne Exhibition, among others, is the following legend : " Victoria Welcomes 1 all Nations,"— the Chinese for instanoe. ** The " Freeman's Journal " says that Balfour i 3 to be moved higher up to make room for Lord R. Churchill. The majority of newspaper writers have taken Dr Salmond's side m " The Reign of Grace " controversy and " Pollex " of the " New Zealand Herald " is the latest. It iB interesting to note m view of the faot that the Land Boards are to be retained, that the cost of these bodies to the oolony for the last financial year was £2047 3s 9d. The Government are giving Harry Hayr, of the Tourist Agenoy m Auokland, a subsidy to enable him to divert some of the exhibition tourists from Melbourne to New Zealand. We have been requested to oall attention to the unavoidable postponement of the oonoert and dance whioh had been arranged , to be held at Rakaia on Friday evening next lin aid of the Library fund. The date for [ the oonoert is not yet fixed. Under the Post Office (Foreign Paroels) Bill introduced by the Premier, it is intended to apply the Customs Aot to all foreign paroels sent^ through the post, thus enabling the punishment of offenders and the seizure of contraband enolosures. ! Whenever a .prospeotiDg party returns with 1 empty pookets and empty tucker-bags, the newsman's report always ends with, " but it lis believed that there is every reason to hope that sooner or later a payable field will be found." I One singular feature m the new rush to Mahakipawa diggings, near Nelson, is that very few miners return,. and even those who I do are universal m the opinion that good gold will be obtained, but that it will require some heavy work to get it.

At a reoent meeting of the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce, Mr James Ashoroft, Offioial Assignee m Bankruptcy for Otago aud Southland, stated that oredit system m those districts was exceedingly loose and unsatisfactory. TheiPope has written to the Emperor of Brazil stating that of all his jubilee gifts none gave him more pleasure than the abolition of Blavery m Brazil, because it had been accomplished m his name, and on the oooasion of hiß jubilee. An eolipse of the moon ooourred last evening. The eolipse was nearly a total one, almost the whole of the moon's diso being obsoured about six o'olook m the evening. . As the sky was beautifully dear those who were abroad at the time had a fine view of the sp9otaole. Private letters received from old colonists by the last English mail confirm the reports of the systematic and organised efforts made m London to " bear " New Zealand securities, m order to damage the new loan, and enable the schemers to make handsome profits when the market should resume its tone. — " Post." Napier is m a bad way 1 Mr T. W. Olover, of the New Zealand Alliance, sums it up thus t— " Muoh oannot be said of Napier. It seems to be a hard plaoe to move againßt the drink, the traffic seems to be mixed up with everything m the town, even the very churches, although the olergy are, many of them, brave and true." Howe, the inventor of the sewing maohine, derived the princely fortune of £10,000 a year from his chief invention; from their mechanical improvements the celebrated Wheeler and Wilson are reputed to have derived for many years an inoome of £20,000 while the originator of the Singer Bewing maohine left at his deoease nearly £3,000,000 sterling. The United Canterbury Couraing Club intend holding a meeting at Laghaior on Tuesday, August 7th, when tho Lagmhor Cup for all agea, inoluding puppies, at £2 2s eaoh, and the Ashburton Sapling Stakes for saplings at £1 5s each will be run off. The entries and draw are fixed for Saturday, August 4th. The ooursing we might remind owners will be on the day before the looal Hunc Club races.

Mr H. Reynolds, of Cambridge, Waikato, has made some excellent silage from maize. Heout about 20 tons per acre. The green maize was staoked, tramped well down, covered, and well weighed down with bags of sand. It cured excellently, except a portion for a few inches outside, whioh is somewhat weather beaten. The oattle since they have been fed with it, are exceedingly fond of it, and will leave any other food for the silage. Mr Reynolds is perfeotly satisfied that by taking trouble m staoking up grass and other green feed m the summer season, settlers could have at their command an enormous supply of the best food for dairy cattle in' the winter time.

A new olause has been given notice of by the Hon. Mr Fergus m the Jostioea of the Peace Aot Amendment Bill. It is by no means an unoommon thing for people to set the criminal law m motion simply to bring a person back without any intention cf proceeding further, and the olause provides that when any person ia arrested and brought before a court for any offenoe, and the complainant or informant fails to give evidenoe m support of the oharge, the court may order the complainant or the person on whose behalf the information was laid on the defendant to pay all expenses inourred m making the arrest and bringing the person oharged before the court. The new clause has been drawn at the suggestion of the Under-secretary for Justice.

The London oorrespondent of the " Irißh Times " says :— lt was hinted aorne time ago that one of the Royal Princes had fallen m Ipve with a lady not only of less exalted d.egree, but of British birth, and the misplaced tenderness had oaused muoh anxiety m circles very near the throne; Proni the pecuniary point it is almoßt' a case of Cinderella, the pretty aristocrat being absolutely tans dot. Prince George, like a true British Bailor, does not mind the monetary matter but hja Royal relatives regard tbe business with more worldly eyes, and have adopted suoh measures to part tho pair that the lady has loßt her health, a oonsequenoe which aggravates the bitterness with whioh her father, one of the proudest, if also one of the poorest, of our nobility, has resented what he haa declared m a letter on the subjeot to be the insult inflicted upon him and his. It ia further averred that the young Prince steadfastly refuses to tear the image from his heart,

We learn from the " Post " of Thursday's date that a pleasing incident m the life of the late Befiata Kawepo, whose' will is now being Contested m the Supreme Court, was related by JVJr J. P. Hamlin, who residea in* Hawke's Bay. Mr Hamlin, m the oourse of his evidenoe, stated t^a,t the late oljief was a very honorable, straightforward man, and as an instance the witness related something whioh had come uuder his notice. He said that sonje years ago Benata had undertaken to sell to a Mr Beamish a block of land containing 4390 aores for £480. The land was put through the Court, and the purohase was m oourse of completion when Mr Russell, brother of Capfc Russell, offered Ranata £1 per aore, equivalent to £4390 for the block. Renata, Mr Hamlin explained, was very angry at this, and said, " What do they take me for? My word is as good as bond," and Mr Beamish got the land for £3910 less than Mr Russell had offered.

A homcepathic doctor m Auckland says his average of deaths from typhoid fever has only been 2-5 per oent. A girl at Lepperton, Taranaki, haa broken an arm five times by slipping and falling to the ground. The oonoert to-night m St Stephen's Sohoolroom will begin at 8 p.m. punctually, and the doors will be open at 7*30 p.m. Performers are requested to meet m the small room at the back of the Sohool. Moat of the industries of Germany are m operation on Sunday. In some factories the workmen after they become too old to work receive full pay, and m others half-pay, the rest of their lives. Talk about retrenching the police (says an exchange) 1 The New Zealand foroe is at present the only one m the world m whioh the members have to provide their uniforms out of their own pay. The "Leader" referring to the Spirits of Wine Distillation Bill tries to make out that " New Zealand is not a wine produoing , country." __ Of oourse to produce wine anywhere, is, m its opinion, a bad industry, but we should like any other oountry better adapted for viticulture. As will be seen from an advertisment m this issue. the management of the Rink have deoided to have a orioket matoh m the Hall on Wednesday evening. Some fourteen skaters will take part, and the audience need have no fear of being hit with the ball, for only a soft one will bs used upon the oooasion. There is some talk of getting up a lawn tennis tournament, but m the meantime the orioket match is the all engrossing topic A very successful tea and service of song, brought the anniversary servioes of the Baptist Sunday Sohool to a olose last evening. The tea, provided by the ladies and teaohers, reflected great credit on their management, and was partaken of by aboat 200 persons. The service of song entitled the "Babies m the Basket" went with muoh smoothness throughout, the children particularly showing well m their bolos and recitations. The Pastor, Mr Sawle, oooupied the chair, and the oonneotive readings were given by Mr H. O. Flower. Mrs Clayton, who had spent muoh time and labour ih making woollen goods for sale, drove a brisk trade during the afternoon, and the prooeeds of the sales are to be devoted to the Baptist Missionary Soaiety. Votes of thenks to all helpers brought a very enjoyable meeting to a olose.

Our Mount Somers correspondent writes: —On Thursday next, after the Presbyterian servioe, a meeting of parents will be held m the Mount Somers Sohoolroom m order to consider the future management of our Sunday Sohool. The former Superintendent of that little, but thriving, institution is about to le_ve our district on account of bad health. On Sunday he bade an affeotionate farewell to - his pupils and colleagues, who expressed m faeling terms their regret at losing his valuable servioes. He leaves us accompanied by our best wishes for his future welfare.— The splendid weather we have of late enjoyed here has at last broken up, |and we must now be prepared to faoe rain and wind for a while. Only a few days ago apple trees m full bloom oould be seen here, one belonging to Mr R. Jones being literally covered with bloom; but now the snow, is slowly but steadily creeping to the lower levels, and will soon reabh us. Just now it ia raining very hard, but the temperature is as miljd aa m spring, and Fahrenheit's thermometer shows 49 "degrees at 7 p.m. The Buxton Lime Kilns seem to be well patronised. Every day some vehicle or the other passes freighted with their produots.

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