The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1888. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1962, 5 October 1888, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1888. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Eleotrio slaughtering of oattle has proved successful m St. Petersburg, death being iDßtanlanooua. ....

It m asserted tbat thumbscrews are applied to the prisoners at Havana, m order to extort confessions. The Russians have bought more than ten thoueand American pianoa m the past ten years, and the demand is inereoging constantly. A considerable portion of the Roman wall of London baa been unearthed during the exoavationa for the new post office m Aidersgate street. Curate to old man who is boating his donkey : " Fie, fie, my good friend I Do you know wbat bapponod to Balaam once ? " Old man : " Eeß, sure, zur — tha same as happened to me, zur— aa ass spoke to him." Bißhop Ryle's advice to women is this :— " Don't trouble about politics. Stick to your proper work— you havo plenty of troubles of your own— and men will Btick to theirs." The d ; als of the Westminster olook aro 22* ft m diameter, and contain 400 square feet eaob. The minute marks are 14 inches apart. Tbo only largor dial m tho world m m Mechlin Church, and is 40ft wide. The minute hands of the Westminster olook are partly counterpoised outßide, making their total letgth 14ft. The dividing up of Afrioa increases eaoh year, and has reoeived additional impetus einoe Germany began operation four months ago. "The Statesman's Year Book " shows that up to the close of 1887 Franoe hap eeoured 700,000 Bquare miles, Germany 845,400, Great Britain 429.183. Portugal 697,335, Spain 163,876, and Turkey 408673, or a total of 2,744,667. A rather singular incident ooourred at the R. M. Court y eßterday. A witness who had been eubpeonaed to give evidence m a certain oaae failed to respond to his name when called. Thereupon another subpaona was issued and served upon the recalcitrant witness, who was m town during the day. Ho failed, however, j to reßpond to the second injunotion, and the Magistrate ordered the isauo of a summons for the appearance of the witness at the next week's Bitting of the Court, to show cause for his disobedience. The possibility of the' transplantation of tissue from one human subject to another, from the lower animals to man, and even from man to the lower animals, has been repeatedly demonstrated. John Hunter translated tho spur of a cook to its comb, where, under the influence of a more abundant blood

supply, it flourished exceedingly. A tooth has also been mado to grow m tho comb of a cook ; and freshly-drawn teeth have been transplanted from one human jaw to the

other, Pyrodeno is a new liquid whioh render* wood, textile fabrics, paper, and suoh inflammable materials firo-proof. The liquid is mado of all ooloura, so as to bo used as a substitute for paint ; and it is said to rendar houses and other out-buildings firo-proof. Washablo water paints called " aquol " are aIBO produced by the samt inventor, and they oan be applied direct to metal work. They contain no oil, and may bo washed with water, while on the other hand, they do not blister m the heat of the bud. The paint is stated to be not more ezpon<sive than ordinary paint. The following paragraph from tho " Diamond Advertiser" is significant of a gruesome aspsot of life at the South Afrioan fields:— "Wo learn tbat only eleven dead bodies of natives have to far this month boon found lying about m different parts of tha township and mining aroaa. Usually between thirty to forty natives, oftentimes more, lose their livoa every month through drink and exposure, and their bodies aro removed from the streets and byways by the police authorities to the mortuary at Dv Toit's Pan; so thero has boon a marked falling off this month, One cause of this better state of things is attributed to the ecaroity of native labor at present. " The bkst 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 strcngthencr of the human stomach," act as a ppwerfu} tonic and gentle aperient, arc mild m tbeir operation, a*d safe ifnder auy circum, stances. Sold ia bottles at is i§d, 2s gd J 4s, by all medicine vendors throughout the.

The South Canterbury Battalion will be 1 called on to turn out for a general parade on the 16th Deo., the anniversary of the province The place of assembly will be Titnaru. It is proposed to have a sham fight beside other I interesting work. Tho offioer commanding tho district requests volunteorß not to make any private arrangements for that day, bat to turn out to the parade to a man. The naval inspection parade of the ABhburton Volunteers will be on Tuesday, the Dth in'st., at 7 p.m. At the Rink de Paris noit Thursday there will be a one milo handiaap race open to all skaters. Most of tho best rinkere are already entered, and iUJs expected that the racing will bo very good. On the 18th inßt. the raoo for the championship of the district will be run, the winner taking tho oup valuod five guineas. The cup, whioh was obtained from the establishment of Mr Murray, jowellor, East Btreet, is of solid silver and of chaste design. It will be on view to-morrow m Mr Murray's shop window. A Sheffield ourate, m the ooura of a visitation, found himself m tho midst of a heated religious controversy between two old women, who were endeavouring to settle some knotty point of everyday casuistry by quoting texts of Boripturo one againßt the other. " Why," ho said, by way of diverting them from a point which threatened to beoomo more than aoademio, " When do you suppose the Bible was written?" "An, sir, I don't know replied one, " I suppose it oame m with the Acts of Parliament." " Nay 1 " triumphantly retorted the other, *' you ought to be ashamed of yourself. To think you didn't know bb how the Bible wae writ long afore the world was made i "

The number of deaths from consumption is steadily decreasing, probably owing to the greater skill with whioh it ia troated nowadays. Thoußanda of people, however, fanoy they are m danger of consumption when they are not ao. Many a man and many a woman, too, hae worried him or herself into illness through fear of this arch enemy. It ia some* thing like heart dißeaae ; for every one person who really has got it, ton people are afraid they have, whan probably if they understood their own oases better they would know that the symptoms were due to soroa other oause. Often a man whose life might be very happy embitters it by continual apprehensions of maladies whioh are threatened only m his imaginationj The Boyal Ark of Friendship Lodge, 8.A.0.8., met as usual on Wednesday evening last at the Lodge room, Boyal Hotel, Moore street, when abont thirty Buffa attended. Tbo Sitting Primo, before investing hie BUOCesßor reviewed the work done by the Lodge, and congratulated the brothers on its flourishing state, both as to funds and m membership, and urged upon them the oarrying out of the Order's greatest object, viv, philanthropy. He then invested the new Primo m his ohair, and after duly appointing tho various offioera tho Lodge went into L.H., whan the evening passed muoh too quiokly. As the Lodge haß grown ao rapidly m membership it has bean decided to further increase the usual fee, for the purpose of still further increasing the funds. A meeting of the ABhburton Hospital Board was held thiß morning. Present : Messra W. 0. Walker (chairman), A. Harrison, H. Friedlander, and Scaly. Accounts were passed for paymont. A report from Mr R. Bird on repairs neoeseary at Hospital waß read and approved. Among other matters Mr Bird Btated that there were two or three oraoks m the wall recently built at the baok of the fever ward, probably caused by the earthquake, &a be notioed the concrete foundation had been broken, and there was not sufficient weight above to havo caused it. The matter, however, was not serious. It was reHolved that the fence be painted and repaired, and the spouting and alatea on the building, where defective, attended to. The matter of having the oraoks m wall m fever ward looked to was left m the hands of the Chairman.

A mooting was held at South Rakaia last evening at Howoll's Hotel for the purpose of forming a Oriokot Club. There was a fair attendance and Mr Hardy was voted to the ohair. It was resolved to form a Olub, to be called "Tho South Rakaia Cricket Olub." Mr D. Q. Holmea was appointed President, ond Mr Lyttolton Captain. The following were appointed a Committee: — Mesßrß Seoretan, Hardy, Hughes, Dixon, Blyth, Dowling, and Onley,- Mr Dl»i>n »«i uolaoUjd._ to ixat RB. Seoretnry and Treasurer. The subscription waa fixed at 5a per member. It wan deoidod that Mr Seoretan should chooeo some new materials, and the Seoretary was requested to endeavour to arrange a match with Dunsandel for the 13th. The Olub promises to be a aucoees and will be if members praotioe regularly. A well attended moating of ratepayers m tbo Mount Hutt district was held on tho 4th innt. to reooivo tho report of E. Dobson Eaq. 0.E., on the aoheme of tnrning the storm water from the upper part of the district into tho Rakaia river. Tbo report having been read, it was, aftor Borne diaoußßiop, roßolvod tbat tho Aehburton County Counoil be asked, Ist, to ascertain tho names of those ownera of land damaged dirootly by the storm water proposed to be diverted. 2nd, to form a drainage district baaed entirely on that information, whioh should be rated to pay the interest, eto, on the cost of some efficient plan of drainago. 3rd, to determine to what extent those m tho lino of country not ! benefited by Ruoh a scheme should contribute yearly towards the expense m consequonoe of the expeoted improved state of the roads and consequently of a smallor rato for repairs. It was resolved to send Mr Dobson's report and copies of tho resolutions to tho Oounty Oouncil. The urat mooting of the nowly-oleoted Hampetead Town Board wan held last evening. Present — Messrs Fawoett, Orr, Andrews, Clark, Hunt, and Elliot. Mr Fawcett was eleoted Chairman. Mr Orr was appointed Treasurer, and authorised to make financial arrangements with the Board's Bank. Meesra Andrews, Elliot,, and Hunt were appointed Works Committee. It was resolved that no shingle should bo sold from the Board's pit for the present. Some holes on tho South Road were ordered to be filled with Bhingle. A petition was received from ratepayers for work to bo done on the south end of Trovor'a Road. The Works Committee were direoted to report on the matter. An application waa received for the formation of William street. This blbo was referred to the Works Committee. It was resolved that tho present arrangement m regard to office bo oontinuod for three months, tho Works Committee to report as to the adviaablenesa of oooupying or lotting tho Board's oottage. It waa resolved to striko a rate of Jd m the £ at tbo noxt mooting of tho Board. The Clark waa instructed to sue for all arrears of rates. A unanimous vote of

thanks waa ordoted to bo oonvoyed to Mr Mayo for his past sorvicoa m oonnootion \vith tho ;Board. Acoountß wore passed for pay* ment and tho mooting adjournod.

The dosing meeting fpr this session of the Aehburton Presbyterian Musical and Literary Society was held last evening m the ohurob, the Rev A. M. Beattid m the ohair. Tho attendanoo was vory satisfactory, a large number of friends of somo of tho members boing present by invitation. The first portion of the evening was devotod to the portfolio, a number of subjects for dißouasion having been arranged. These woro read out by the Chairman, and members chose a subjoot and were allowed live minutcß to addroßD the audience upou it. Refreshments, bountifully provided by a Committee of young ladies and ' bachelors, woro then handed round to all prosont, and some time devotod to conversation and eooial intercourse. The eooond part of the proooeJingo was m tho form of a concert, opened by a vory well rondorod aelootion by Mr and Miss Siramonda on first and Hooond violin and Mr ICneon on tho piano. Mr Pauling song, •' Tho Emigrant," without acoompanimont ; Misses Boyle, duet, " Steal away to Jesus ; " Mr Mayo violin solo, " Home, ewoot homo," with variations ; Mr Minnia a recitation from Sir Walter Soott ; "The British Lion," Mr IJugh Orftißhoad ; Mrs O. M. Brooke song " Somobody'n darling ; " Miss Orr a piano solo " See saw ; " Mies Steel song " When tho roses come again," tho young lady having to ropoat the last verse m roßponßO to a very decided enooro ; vooal duet, Mesßrs E. and W. Oraighoad, "Drive dull care away ; " aong «• Tho four Maries " by Miss Loggbtt. The Chairman mado a few romarks regarding the sossion and ito close, and a hearty vote of tbanke, on the motion of Mr Arthur, wbb given to all those who had so kindly assisted the memberß m their efforts during the session, and particularly on that I evening. The meeting, whioh throughout, I was one of the most uucooaeful and pleasant held by tbe'sobjoty was then otasecl by (he ' hjßtdjfltioq by tfal CWIOHQ,