LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1924, 21 August 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

i Bed tape its strangling settlement In Northern Wairarapa, Bays an exchange. Buih.falling is very brisk this winter m the Forty-mile Bush, aaya a Wairarapa paper. The Maoris near Hawera attribute the reoent eolipse of the moon to the death of Titokowaru, Sinking is a bigger mania than ever m Sydney, and suburban rinks are springing up like mushrooms' The timber mills along the PalmeratonWoodville line are all very busy at present executing orders for Sydney. The manager of the Nursery and Seed Depot, 97, Manchester Street, Ohristohuroh, has forwarded us a catalogue of hia eeeda for station, farm, and garden for 1888, In Russia there are a great many women doctors, and they have a large business. They do not have to overcome any national prejudices. The new wire gun at {Shoeburyness has thrown a 500-pound shell a diatanoe of twelve miles, the greatest distanoe ever ooverod by a oannon ball. Hawke's Bay ia Buid to be relatively the riohest provincial diatriot m the colony, and probably the most produotive of all' the pastoral districts of Australasia; The British Army authorities are pushing experiments m military cycling. A regular bioycle corps has been formed, with 120 men of whom eleven are officers. ' HThe best Remedy for Indigestion.—Norton's Camomile Pills are confidently recommended as a simple remedy for indigestion, which is < the cause of nearly all the diseases to which we are subject. Norton's Pills, with justice called the " natural strengthener of the human stomach," act as a powerful tonic and gentle aperient, are mild m their operation, and safe under auy circura* stances. Sold m bottles at is ijd, 2s qd us, by all medicine vendors throughout theworld. 9

I Beoent returns show the emigration from Ireland last year was 70,000, an inorease of 20,000 over the preoed : ng year. The population has dwindled to 4,750,000. Within the last few months three of the leading Dukea of Scotland. — Sutherland, Hamilton, and Argyll— have been almost at death's door, and have recovered. The " Petit Journal " of Paris recently appealed to Bismarck to restore Alsace and Lorraine to France, to kiss and make up and then both have a go at England. The membership of the Amerioan Club m London now numbers 320, and on reaching 500 it is hoped that the Committee will be able to take a fine club house m Piooadilly. The lecture by Roy J. N. Buttle on » The Maori Race," announced for this evening at the Wesleyan Churoh, is postponed owing to $he inolemenoy of the weather^ Mrs Emma L. Wentz was divorced with neatness and despatoh m a Chicago Court the other day. The only testimony she put m waß that her husband was m the Penitentiary. Mr I. R O. C. Graham has been successful m getting the Bignaturea of all the business men m Ashburton to a petition which he is about to forward to the looal members to have the matter of the market tickets brought under the notice of the Government, We have to acknowledge reoeipt of a monthly periodical entitled •• The Democrat ,'• edited and owned by William Saundera, and published m London, upholding free eduoation, eight hours' labor, taxation reform, Home Rule, and paid membera. Mr Frank Perrott left his homestead, Waikan, at 10 on Monday morning to walk round hia farm. Two swaggers found him at noon lying dead against a wire fenoe adjoining the north road on top of a long spur about three miles from Waikari and two miles from his homestead. Mr B. Hallenstein, says apropos of the ooean services •• I feal convinced direot fortnightly steamers adequately subsidised, on oondition to bring steerage passengers at £10 and oarry frozen meat, butter, and cheese at fixed low rates, would be best for the colony and assist true colonisation." The " Lyttelton Timeß " says:— As a result of the threatened strike of ooal-minerß m New South Wales, the prioe of Newcastle coal went up yesterday to 35s per ton ex ship at Lyttelton, a rise of 10b sinoe Monday last. Greymouth coal is the same prioe, i.e. 35a ex ship. Malvern coal ta also rising. Here are some curious calculations. Last year's drink bill amounted to £124,925,680. Weight of the amount m sovereigns, 978 tons. The height of a pillar if the sovereigns were placed faoe to faoe, 116 miles. Length of a ohain if the sovereigns were placed edae to edge, 1725 miles. Scots Ohuroh, Melbourne, has got hold of another heretio, who rivals the Bey C, Strong, and is quite as bad as Dr Salmond. The Rev Alex. Marshall, the new paßtor, has intimated m a sermon that he doesn't believe m a material hell, and that he does believe m ultimate universal salvation. He will probably be asked to explain. A oable. message appears m the "Australian Stft," dated London, July 26, whioh says :— The well known novelist, Eider Haggard, who reaently left England on a shooting expedition to Iceland has suffered shipwreck. From tha meagre accounts to hand it appears that the vessel beoame hemmed m by a large sea of drifting ice, whioh stove m her side and caused her to founder. Several lives were lost, but among those saved was Mr Haggard. The «• Press " says :—lt is currently reported that the Committee of Investigation, appointed by the last genoral meeting of the shareholders of the Bank of New Zealand, have submitted an interim report to the Direotors, m whioh it is recommended that, m consequence of the great expansion of the Bank's business of late years, during whioh time the oapital has remained stationary, the capital of the Bank be inoreaaed by half a million sterling. AooordiDg to news from the west ooaßfc of Africa there have been some human saorifloes m oonsequenoe of the death of a son of the King of Gaand Jaok. Selected victims were obliged to drink " sass water," a poisonous liquid, and were then pitched into the surf on the seashore. When the rollers dashed them ashore men, women, and children cut at them with knives until they were dead. The chief of the tribe fliea the Britiah flag, and the oaptain of a trading Teasel remonstrated with him m vain. An Amerioan correspondent states that his country has started a new puzzle, oalled the 49 blizzard puzzle. Like the 15 puzzle, whioh every- one remembers here, thiß is one made up m small wooden blocks, eaoh numbered. There are 49 of them m all, and the point to be gained is to arrange them m eaoh a way ;that they will count 175 sixteen timeß aoross the square box m whioh they are arranged. There are Beveral thousand ways to fail m an attempt to solve the puzzle, and only one way to Bolve it. The concert and danoe whioh should have been held m July m aid of the South Bakaia Library funds were unavoidably postponed. The date now fixed is Friday, August 24th, and a very aatiafaotory programme has been arranged. Several new voices will be heard for the first time m Bakaia, and those fond of music Bhould not miss the opportunity of being present. After the concert there will be a danoe for whioh good music will be provided, and everything done for the comfort and enjoyment of those present, The weekly meeting of the Dawn of Peace Lodge, No. 164, 1.0. G.T., was held on Friday evening. There were about forty members and visitors prepent, Bro A. Mulford, V.T., m the absence of the C.T., oooupied the ohair. The usual routine business was dißposed of, after whioh three candidates were initiated. Songs and readings were given by Sisters Andrews and Underbill, and Bros G. Andrews, Dalley, Mulford, and Pauling. The Lodge was cloaed m the usual manner by the C.T. The annual conoert and danoe m aid of the Methven Library Fonda was held on Friday, 17th inst. In spite of a very damp evening there was a large and appreciative audience, and thanks to the kind assistance of ladies and gentlemen from Ashbarton, Lauritston, and other places a oapital programme was provided. The Sootoh reels and dances by the Laghmor party were enthusiastically received. The oonoert lasted till about 11 p.m., and the room was then cleared for danoiog, whioh waa kept ap till about 4.30 a.m. The grosa receipts were about £19, Dealing with tha possibilities of fortifying animal life against attaoka of disease by intelligent treatment, a writer m the " North British Agriculturist " states that he knew a pieoe of meadow land whioh infeoted all sheep put upon it with liver-rot. One year it was fenced down the centre and sheep put on both divisions ; one of the lotß getticg nothing but the natural pasture ; the other lot getting blooks of salt to Hok. Ths result was that the sheep whioh had access to the spit were free from fluke when killed, while those on the other aide of the fence were so muoh infested with the disease that they would not have survived the winter.