LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2245, 5 October 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In a looal with regard to the appointment of a cathedral chapter m yesterday's issue the plaoe was wrongly given aa Nelson, inijtead of Napier, In England agrioulture supports 13.2 per cent of the population ; m Scotland 14 per ' cent ; m Ireland, 49.5 per oent. An agnostio is one who thinks that he knows all about everything, and that other people know nothing about anything. i A littlo saltpetre or carbonate of coda mixed with the water m whioh flowera are placed will keep them fresh for two weeks. The Shah has resolved to leave his little boy behind him to be eduoated m England, probably at Eton and Oxford. _ * m »y not be generally known that the Prinoe Consort left half a million of money, all of whioh went to the Queen. She never proved her hueband'a will. He who courts and runs away May live to court another day ; But he who courts and will not wed May find himself m oourt instead. From the late statistics the number of Chinese m Australasia is estimated to be 57,000, New South Wales has 10,800 and Victoria 12,564. i An ezohange remarks that there are half-a---1 dozen land companies m New Zealand who own no less than one million aorea of land, whioh has an unimproved value of #2,186,654 and the fotftl value of all the improvements made on this land ia only £150,000. The provisions of the Criminal Evidenoo Act were brought into force for tho first lime m the Residem Magistrate's Oourt, Wellington, on the 30th ult. A man named Oummings was being tried for using obsoene language. The difficulty was, however, that the aooused. while professing effusive wiliingnesß to swear to everything, appeared to think that some triok was being worked upon him by the astute Sergeant-Major Morioe. Eventually he went into the box, was sworn, and gave evidence to such efleot that tho Bench oonvioted him without further ado. "Buaiu.Piuu"~»Qaiolr, oomplete oure a annoying Kidney, Bladd er and Urin» j Diseases At chew i its and drug gist». Ke m tboroe, Promr »nd Qq., Agiatp Chriptyhy g '

The Venerable Arohdeaoon Lingard will )roaoh at all the services at St. Stephen's Uhuroh to-morrow. Tho Olerk of the Oourt will be m atton3anoe at the Courthouse, Balcaia, on Monday From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mr J. J. Kinsey, Seoretary of the Oauter- 1 bury Committee of the New Zealand Ezhibi- , tion, will viait Ashburton on Monday after* j noon, to make final arrangements respecting the looal exhibits. He will meet those interested at the Mayor's office. 1 The privileges m connection with the Ash- ; burton Spring Baoe Meeting were sold by auction to-day by Mr A. Harrison, as follows ; — Bar and lunoheon room under grand stand, £10 10a a day, Mrs Butler ; Bar under new shijling stand, £12 a day, Mies Butler ; Oonfeotioner'a Booth under now shilling stand, £3 10* a day, Mrs Rangor ; Bight of Sporte, 12a 6d a day, Mr W. O. Pago : Horse Yards, 10a a day, Mr Moody. The right to obarge admission to the new Shilling Stand was Dot Bold Total amount of Bale, £51 ss. A " Wsnganuiite " writes thus from Auokland: — " You have no idea of tho • rotten ' state of this plaoe. Everybody seema to be m ' queer Btreet.' I thought things were bad on the coast, but if it were not for the gum trade, Auckland would bo up a tree. I bear there ia to be a battle royal at the next meeting of the Bank of New Zealand shareholders, and that a strong effort will be made to oarry a motion for attaoking some of the late directors. Whether carried or not, there will, I think, be some very dirty linen washed." ■Applause m a plaoe of worship is bo uncommon that when it does ooour it may be takon as betokening Bpeoial enthußiaßm. In one of the WotlingtonJ.ohurahea last Sunday, the olergyman waa preaohing from the text " Blessed are the peacemakers," but, to illustrate his opinion that m order to ensure peace it was sometimes neoeaaary to make a display of strength, he cited the experience of the London dook strikers, aa a case m point. Then he went on to draw an eff eotive comparison between the earnings of labourers In London and those m the oolony, and bo worked upon the feelioga of the congregation that at length an emphatio "Hear, hear" from one worshipper resounded through the building m endorsement of one of the sentiments he expressed. The novel incident rather startled moat of those present. The oonoert advertised to be held m tho Chertsey schoolroom last evening came off m due course, and should at least be a financial success aa the room was orowded with visitors from all parts of the district. The musical bill of fare laid before the audience was mainly supplied by amateurs who kindly came all the way from Aahburton to render servioe on the occasion, Songs were rendered by the Misbob Barrett, Le^geit, Butler and Permain, and Messrs Jameson, Lane, Blakoley, Grubb, Stevenßon and Williama, It need hardly be said that the efforts of these amateur vooalists to please the audienoe were on the whole Buooessfult Mr Parsons acted as obairman, and the usual danoe terminated the proceedings, the mueio for whioh was supplied by the Visitors supplemented by lot§T efforts. The various missionary sooietiea m the region of the great flood, have had their hands full distributing relief to the millions of Buffering Chinese. Dr Nevina, of the Amerioan Presbyterian Misiion, under date April 19tb, reported (he enrolment of 170,000 persona on their relief rolls, and the English Baptist Mission had on their roll over 250,000. The latest news from the famine region is that the Chinese Government baa oome m with abundant means, supplying the people liberally m the very plaoea where the missionaries had been furnishing relief bo long. It certainly looks aa though the Government were jealous of the good deeds of the foreigners, and were now trying after having been so lamentably wanting m their duty daring the winter to snatch the praise ( wbioh is due to ethers.

The " Press " reports that upwards of 2000 persons, ohiefly ladies, attonded the coffee supper, hold on Thursday evening m tho Tuatn street Hall, m connection with "Mr G. T. Sullivan's" mission. MrO. B. Baiter occupied the chair. Mr Sullivan gave an tddresß, wbioh was followed by speeohos by Messrs AUender, Marsh, and Hutton. Mr Hutton, on behalf of the subscribers, presented him with an address and a purse of sovor. eigns, and he also reoeived a ootnmunion servioe, the gift of a lady friend, Mr Thos. Plaiated presented Mr 3ullivan with a petition signed by 1250 penons, asking him to remain m Ohristohuroh. Mr Sullivan suitably acknowledged the gifts, and>was understood to express his desire to make bis home m Ohristohurch. During the evening Mr Sullivan Bang several eeleotiom.

The "Napier Newa"of Saturday flays:-- --" It is said that Makaore, who was hanged thia morning, was dead before the rope was pat round his nook. He seemed almoßt paralysed with fear at his approaching fate, and when he stood on the gallows not one of his musolea appeared to move; Such oisea have happened before." The •' Horald " Bays that at the formal inquest ou the body of Makaore, the jury wished 10 add two riders to their verdiot. One was to tho efleot that it wbb inadvisable to oootinue oapital punish, ment for murder, and the other to the effoot that all oriminala sentenced to death should be exeouted m a central town, as executions m email communities were demoralising, The Ooroner said that m relation to the fleet idea, the question was one that Bhould be brought under the notioe of members of the Souse, and he could aooept no rider of the bind. IJe promised to forward the oth.er recommendation to the proper quarter. We are requested to oall attention to the annual semoea m connection with the Wesleyan Home Mission, announced m another column. Once a year an appeal is made to all the congregations throughout the oolony for assistance m oarrying on this important department of ohuroh work. From this fund assistance is given to the Maori and Scandinavian Missions, bsaides help to dependent ojrouits and home mission stations. The coat of training young men both for the Native and European Ministry is obiefly pro. vided by this fund. The #cv J. J. Lewfy ff ora Ohristohuroh, comes to Aohburton as the Oonferenoe deputation, and from pulpit and platform will urge the claims of misßjon work m this colony. The income of the fund for the year 1888 from all sourooa was £3697, and the expenditure £2607, thus showing that Waw Zealand Wusleyana are determined to 1..."" **•• tradi'lonal oharaotor of their maintain **.. - *i, llMh ohuroh as a missionary „....