LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1917, 13 August 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At Eketahuna, there are four hotels, and a population of about 100 adults, 40 of whom are teetotallers. - °

In a leader on " Cow's Grease," the " Wellington Press " urges that there should be an official testing and branding of butter at the ports of export. About a hundred Inveroargillitea will " do* the Melbourne Exhibition next week, and are endeavoring to arrange with the U.S.S. Company for oheaper fareß. In the Warialda district, during the month of June, 8212 kangaroos, 28,253 sorub wallaby, 5653 rock wallaby, 1583 padimellons, and 94 dogs were destroyed. The Press of the Colony almost unani' mously condemn the proposal to add Major Campbell to the list of pensioners who are supposed to adorn the Legislative Council. How is this for high ? There were married at |Kumara lately a couple whose united heights were 12ft 2in. The bridegroom who was so evenly matohed is a member of the Oreytown police.

The Pukekohe (Auokland) sattlera have adopted a resolution urging on the Government the neoessity of makiDg considerable reductions m the public expenditure, as the increasing taxation has beooma unbearable.

The Upper Ashburton Road Board give I notice of rate. 1

An Aberdonian recently bought a horse by photography, thus literally getting the carte before the horse.

Messrs Clark Bros, are sending a number of horses and Ayrshire cattle to Australia. The horses are intended for the Melbourne market, but if time allows of it Messrs Clark will be exhibitors at the Sydney show.

At the inqueßt on the body of William Bates, who was killed on the Lyttelton Rail* way on Friday, the jury found a verdict of I' Death by misadventure." No blame was imputed to anyone.

It having been pointed out to the Direotors of the Caledonian Sooiety that the holding of their oonoerfc and that on behalf of the Convent m the same month would interfere considerably with each other, they have decided to postpone the Bcotoh conoert till about September 19th.

The following is a list of aocepted tenders for Hospital supplies for the year oommenoing Ist September, 1888 : — H. Zander, groceries and medioal comforts ; W. Bryant, bread; MoOallum and Co., fuel; drugs, O. M. Brooke ; interments, T. A. Gates ; meat, Eule and Co. ; Fish, G. Gates ; milk, W. Greenslade,

It is no more the function of the merchant to get profit for himself than it is a teacher's to get his stipend. The stipend is a due and necessary adjunot, but not the object of his life, if he is a true teacher, any more than his fee, or honorarium, is the objeot of life to a true physioian. Each has a work to do irrespective of fee— to be done at any ooat. All of which sounds very strange, the only real strangeness m the matter being, nevertheless, that it should sound so.—" Buskin."

Aocording to an Auokland contemporary two girls residing m Auckland of about the respective ages of 20 and 22, took to tight laoing a short time ago. They were both strong and healthy young women, and entered into a kind of sisterly rivalry as to which could produce the smallest waist. The winner just paid for sucoess with her life. She died about a fortnight ago. Her sister is dying now, and persists m not following the advioe of a dootor she consulted to abandon tight lacing.

The amount whioh the Borough Council deoided would have to be raised by subscription outside the Council before a steam fire engine could be purchased, may now be said to be oolleoted. This morning Mr A. Boberts had got m the whole of the £130, with the exoeption of one subscription of £2 2s. The Fire Insurance Association have promised £70 towards the purchase of the engine, thus making up the amount of £200. Something definite, m the way of proouring the engine, may now be looked for at the meeting of the Council on Monday night.

There was great exoitement m Napier on Monday on learning the result of the great Maori will case, and there was apparently a large amount of sympathy felt for Mr Broughton, the plaintiff. A Napier paper says: — The feeling of sympathy with Mr William Brouhgton, whioh has been so freely expressed m town to-day, is having a very tangible outcome. We understand that £5 debentures are to be issued m order to defray the ooßts of an appeal against the judgment, which so much disappointed the general publio of Hawkeß Bay."

The following ladies and gentlemen have kindly consented to take part m the oonoert to be given to-morrow evening m St Stephen's Sohoolroom m aid of the Benevolent Fund of the Young Women's Christian Temperance Union :— lnstrumentalists : Miss Kidd, Mr Kneen, Mr and Miss Simmonds, Miss and Master Orr, and Misß Murray. Vocalists: Mrs Brooke, Mrs Crisp, Miss Kidd, Mr and Mrs Gamble, and Messrs Brooking, Sims and Kneen. The bad weather has interfered a good deal with the disposal of tickets, but the object of the concert together with the names of the performers should ensure a large audience. The oonoert will begin at 8 p.m

A Napier paper says :— What is amusement ? The question was raised at the Education Board meeting, owing to the receipt of a oiroular from the Minister of Eduoationi objeoting to Jaohool buildings being used for amusements. One member wished the build ings to be ueed for eduoational purposes, while another thought public meetings should be allowed. Another member suggested that potitioal meetings should be classed under the heading of amusements. One defeated oandidate turned to another who was m the same position at the last election, and BBked if a politioal meeting was amusement. "It might be to the publio," was tho cautious reply.

A Napier paper says :— A young lady who has had ,& remarkable soholastio experience, is now staying with her friends at the Masonic Hotel. Her name is Miss J. Prosser. At ten years of age she won a half-scholar-ship valued at £20 ; at eleven she was third m a scholarship examination and won £40 ; at twelve she was first m a similar examination, and won £80; at fourteen she won another first valued at £80 ; and at eighteen years of age she was seoond m a University examination, and received £45 a year for three years. These sums make m all £355, not at all a bad total. It may also be mentioned that she had won £5 worth of books prior to her tenth year m various examinations.

A terrible sequel to the duel fought at Jjima, Mexico, by two girlß, is reported. The hergjpes f r of the affray were, it will be remembered, Sarah Bolton and Mary le Moore. The oause of the fight was a dispute as to the affections of a young cow-boy. The result of the affair was that Miss le Moore received a bullet m the ishoulder. From this she soon recovered. She, however, nursed a deadly hate against her opponent. This she gratified a week ago. She went olosely veiled to the house of her rival, and patiently awaited for her at the gate. When she appeared she ooolly sljot hpr dead withopt giving her a ohanoe of defending herself. 4 revolver was, curiously enough found on the person of the murdered woman. The fearful tragedy has caused the greatest' sensation m a distriot habituated to violence and disorder.

Aa industrial banquet was held' on Saturday evening at the prillshed, Wellington, at whioh "about a thousand perBons were present. Mr T. Kennedy Macdonald, President of the Industrial Association, oooupied the ohair, supported on the right by Sir Maurice O'Borke, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Sir G. Whitmore, 'M.L.C., and on the left by the Hon. G. Fisher, Minister of Education, and Sir John Hall. The whole of the food provided was of colonial manufacture or preparation, and was presented to the Banquet Committee by the producers and manufacturers m different parts of the colony. A lengthy toast list was gone through. Mr Lance M.H.8., responded on behalf of the pastoral interests, and Mr Walker, M.H.R., for the agricultural interests. Both speakers referred to the absurdity of haying no department of agriculture represented by a Minister seeing that the pastoral and agricultural pursuits were really the baokbone of the colony.

The "Dunedin Herald" says:— Mr Gladstone is a wonderful man; We all know it ; but every month seems to bring m additional proof ithat the assertion rests on no shibboleth of fetish wprshjp, but upon a great fact, $jx very important speephes jn a fortnight is perhaps not marvellous for the G,O,M. though he will soon be m his eightieth year ; ncr is it really surprising that the staunoh old Churchman should find time m the midst of the parliamentary session to play with the goda of Olympus and write a learned and powerful indiotment of the heresies of Mrs Humphrey Ward's heterodox hero " Robert Elsmere. V But it oertainly takes one's breath away to find him enteripg into the lists on behalf of Christianity m an Amerioan magazine against (of all men 1) Colonel ' : ( Bob " Jngersoll. It is a fact, no'n,e the less, and Mr Gladstone^ paper will be found m the last available number of the ••' Jjforth Amerjoap Review."