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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Orange ball to hava been held last night, was postponed, on account of the in* clement weather. Eight homer pigeons were lot go from Oamaru the other day for Chriatohurph, tad seven of them did the distance — 152 milpa — m 3 hours 8 minutes. The total British consumption of all tea for the year 1887 was 180$ million lbs, against 177 million lbs m 1886, an increase i of 3£ million lbs. Owing to the inclemency of tho f weather 1 last evening the United Communion Service, ! whioh was to have been held m the Wesloyan Ohuroh, has been adjourned until Monday evening. William Smith, of Wellington, describing himself as a tailor, wrote to the "Evening Preßß " the other day as follows :— " Sir,— lt is with pleasure that I inform you that my wife, Minnie Smith, of Brown street, off Adelaide road, gave birth at J. 2 o'ol.ook on the 18th inst. to two girls and one boy, apd I a^a glad to add that they are all well." This ninth part of a man seems to have been remarkably proud of his achievement. Holloway's Piii&s.— Enfd^blod Existence. — This medicine embraces every ajtjtrjbute required m a general and domostio remedy. It overturns the foundations of disease laid by defective fopd and impure air. In obstructions or congestions of the liver, lungs, bowels, or any other organs, these fills are especially serviceable and eminently fluaaessj. ful. Thoy should be kept m readiness m every family, being a medicine of incomparable utility for young persons, especially those of feeble constitutions. They never cause pain or irritate the most sensitive nerves 0? most tender bowels. Holloway's Fills are the best known purifiers of the blood, tho most active promoters of absorption and seorerion, whereby all poisonous and obnoxious particles l removed from both Bolide and fluid tf

Four jurymen were called to decided a oaae m the District Oonrt, Oaraaru, tho other day, and all rejoiced m the name of Allen. Three of them had the baptismal name of John. The coincidence is perhaps unique. Mary Holliday, now lying under sentence of death at Armley Gaol for having wilfully murdered her illegitimate daughter, aged eleven, is found to be enceinte. Her exeoution will, therefore, be postponed. The nettle ig cultivated m Germany, ita fibre having proved valuable for a variety of textible fabnos. In Dresden a thread is pro* duoed from it bo fine that a length of sixty miles weighs only two and a-half pounds. There were 380 vessels, of 594,000 tons gross, under construction m the United Kingdom at the oloae of the first quarter of the ' year. This compares with 327 vessels of : 440,000 tons of the same period of 1887. Tho farmers of the United States planted last year, 78,000,000 acres of corn, or an area aB large aa Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Oonnootiout, the whole of New York and New Jersey. A West Virginia editor, who made a tour of Maine, to personally investigate the working of the prohibiiion law, says that liquor ia openly sold at hotel bars and m many aaloons. . Pope Leo has assented to the protection of Oatholios by the French m Syria, Palestine, and m other countries of the Levant, m exohange for Frenoh oonoeEsiona m regard to internal religious polioy m France. The •• London Times," m referring to tho Chinese question, states that the oolonies find themselves m a difficulty not unlike that of the old magioian who called up the devil, and was unable afterwardß to get rid of him. Mrs Margaret Fosse, of New Orleans, reoently celebrated her 100 th birthday by cooking her breakfast and walking to church. She is the widyw of Louis Fosse, who served under Napoleon at Moscow. As to the average yield of gold, Queensland is first witb loz 14dwt ; South Afrioa takes the seoond place with loz ; New Zealand comes third with 17dwt; next, New South Wales with 14dwt j and laatly, Viotoria with 9dwt per ton.

Mr Justice Kay, m the Chanoery Division deoided an aotion which occupied several days m hearing. The plaintiffs claimed a patent m steel plates for the Boles and heels of boots, and it was stated that m 1879 twelve million plates were Bold, and m 1887 the number reaohed one hundred and forty-three millions, and that the profits on the sales since 1876 realised a quarter of a million of money. At the Land Board meeting on Thursday aeotions 31 and 32, reserve 1381, 80 aoree, Rangitata, were granted to P. Lownie, for cash ; seotion 28, reserve 1381, 139 acres, eeotion 43, reserve 1371, 181 aores, and seotion 45, reserve 1371, 209 aores, to same purchaser on perpetual lease. Section 33, reserve 1381, 40 aores, was granted to Albert ■ Priddle, also on perpetual lease, at Rangitata ; eeotion 28, reserve 349, 50 aorea, Orari, was sold on deferred payment to Adam Rae. ! The newest engineering soheme is one for constructing a bridge aoroßS the English | channel. An iron or steel bridge so oonstruoted and supported by piles is said to be quite within tho range of possibilities. It is believed, besides, that the fears of the English people who prevented theoonstruotion of the proposed tunnel would not extend to the present proposal. But it is not easy to Bee why it should be easier to invade the country through a tunnel than over a bridge. The one could oertainly be as readily flooded as the other could be out down. Another association between the violet and Bonaparte family has been revealed. It , seemß*the Empress Josephine was wont to preserve and beautify her complexion by bathing her face daily m a basin of milk poured boiling on a quantity of violet blossoms. All the fine ladies of the fashionable world are said to be engaged m following the Empress's example, and this aooounta for the Bcaroity m publio places of those bouquets that used to be so persistently thrust m the faoe of every passenger. But as to whether the surface of the female oountenanoe divine shows, or need bliow a finer tint or texture jmust be left to the judgment of the connoisseur. The purchase of milk, mean* time, becomes a außpioioua matter.

The true nature of the so-called " Sugar Bounties " is not quite correctly understood. It is not a " bounty " at all, but a " drawback. Imported sugar is subject to a duty, just as tobacco and tea are, consequently there is also a duty on augar manufactured m the country. Now, m order to facilitate the collection of this duty, it was calculated upon the beet as it went into the refinery, for it was known at the time how much sugar a ton of beet would produce. Sinoe then, how r eVer, by improvements m the machinery, twioe the quantity of sugar is extraotod from the beet than formerly, but the method of calculating the duty remains the same. Therefpre, when the sugar is extraoted " drawback " is claimed, and the manufaptuer obtains .from the Government (even against its will) a profit equal to the atnpunt of duty which has been paid upon it.

The " Telegraph " says: Jonathan Robert's prison clothes whioh-wore discovered near the Port Levy road wero taken possession of by Constable MoCormiok, who had them codvoyed to the gaol at Lyttelton, where Warder Russell identified them as those worn by Jonathan Robertß during his time on Ripa Island. The clothes were found at a spot within ten chains of Port Levy road, and about a mile from Mr Gardener's station, Purau. The trousers, wet and mildewed, were under a rook, on the top of which $7aa Roberts' waistcoat, perfeotly dry. This rook'is out of sight of Ripa Island, and Roberts obuid have safely changed himself behind it. But there is another theory. He might have niada straight up the Burau Valley and changed at some other place, and the olothes taken back' to tho rook m order to blind the police. It would also appear as if the escaped convict had had Borne assistance on the day he broke gaol, and it has. been shown ot late that his friend are not a few.

The weekly session of the Dawn of Peace Lodge, 1.0.G-.T., was held m the Templar Hall, last evening. Considering the very jnglement state of the weather there was a good attendance. The minutes of the last meeting Were read and confirmed. An invitation from the Helpmate division,' Sons of Temperance, to attend an open meeting on Monday, August 6th, was aooepted with thanks. Several other patters were dealt with,.after'wbioh the nomination and eleolion of officera for tho ensuing terniji was proopoded with, reßulting as follows;— W.O.T., B'ro'T. M. Jones; W.V.T., Bro A. Mulford; W.S., Sister Andrews (re-elected) ; W.P.S., Bro R. 3awle; W.T., Bro G. Andrews ; W. 0., Sister C. Andrews; W.M;, Bro Washington; 1.G., Bro Vf. Andrews; 0.G., Bro Taylor. The Oomfoittea appuqiad to make preparations for oelebrating the arinivevu&iy pf the Lodge reported that everything connected with it was well advanced, and that it was expected : a yery suoijessful anniversary would result. ' A £rst-.olasß programme bad been prepared, consisting of vocal and instrumental selections by the best looal talent. $to &£. Jones returned thanks for his election to the .chair, and assured the Lodge of his intention to do bis utmost fca adyanre the oauße. In another column is adyortised- the anmyersary tea and oonoert to be held on Thursday next. I August 2nd. ' . '

Owing to the rough state of the weather the football matoh between the Ashburton Club and the Woollen Factory was postponed to next Saturday. At the R.M. Court this morning, before Mr D. Thomas, J.P., two men, who had not been before the Court for a long time, were charged with drunkenness. They were treated as first offenders and fined ss. General Crook, the famous Indian fighter Btands 6ft m his stockings, and is as straight as an arrow. He has been 36 years m the service, and knows his business thoroughly When on the war-path General Crook wears an old canvas suit, said to be worth 1d01. '25 cents. He rides at the head of his column on a mule, with a rifle aoross his arm. The " Press " says :— We learn that the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company has leoeived advioe of the shipment, per Bayley of the new refrigerator ordered last summer. The Bayley is due here early m August, and as the contractor for supplying the new boilers is making good progress with them, it is expeoted that the whole oi the new plant will be m position ready for work by the {latter end of October. The freezing capacity of the Belfast works will then be probably 1500 sheep per day, with a storage oapaoity of about 30,000 carcasses. We understand that it is anticipated that the new machinery will conduce to still further eaonomy m working, and consequently the Direotors are contemplating another reduotion m the freezing charges, whioh are already the lowest m New Zealand.

The best Remedy for Indigestion. — Norton's Camomile Pills are confidently reoommended as a simple remedy for indiges tion, whioh is the oause of nearly all the diseases to whioh wj are subject. Norton's Pills, with justice oalled the "natural strengthener of the human stomach," act as a powerful tonic and gentle aperient, are mild m their operation, and safe under any oiroumstanoes. Sold m bottles at Is I^3, 2s 9d, 11s, by all Medioine Vendors throughout he world;

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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1904, 28 July 1888, Page 2

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LOCAL AND GENERAL. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1904, 28 July 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1904, 28 July 1888, Page 2

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