The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit THURSDAY, OCTOBER. 17, 1889. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2255, 17 October 1889, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit THURSDAY, OCTOBER. 17, 1889. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

♦ lg( The plain on;] fancy drees Carnival takes ! ol place at he link to-night. Music by the le ' Borough Brasa Band duriug the evening. 1 B The London Kennel Club has decided to let 1 no dogg, born after thia month, that have out j ears, enter their shown. I * A despatch from Odessa says that war I h olauses have been added to nearly all Russian I t private commeroial agreements. I I Two billion dollars are invested m dairying I I m the United States, more than the value of I £ that country's banking and commercial m- I t terests aombined. i Belgium, of all nations, has the greatest I j density of population, the largest diversity of I , oooupaiions, the most uniform distribution of I wealth, and the minimum of pauperism. I j Intending purchasers are requested to note j that the sale by Mr Bullock of furniture, eio, I at the residenoe of Mr W. H. Kneen, to- I morrow, will commence »t 1 p.m., instead of I 11 a.m. aa originally advertised, m error. I The British naval authorities believe they I have Beoured plateß absolutely impenetrable by missiles fired from any gun at presont ] invented. A plate ten inohoa thiok is being \ cast for experimental purposes. I Two violins which belonged to Alard have J recently been sold, a Stradivarius for £2000, 1 and a Stainer for £260. A third violin, by I Giarneriua. was left by will to the Paris [ Oonseivatoire. I A mania for monograms now pervades London. They figure everywhere — on window curtains, portieres, oarriage rugs, furniture, and drinking glasses, and even on jewellery. Lady Lawyer : " I demand the disoharge of my client, your Honor." Counsel for plaintiff : " May I aßk upon what ground ? " Lady lawyer ; " Well - because. Truth hears that peremptory orders have been sent to India forbidding the presentation of ooßtly gifts to Prinoe Albert Viator during his approaohing tour, by the native Prinoes. The New Zealand Clothing Faotory announoes by advertisement m this issue that the manager of the Ashburton branoh (Mr Webber) has just returned from Dunedin with a supply of new goods of wbion they invite the public inspection. The Eiffel Tower has had a ohanoe to prove itself of praotioal value. A barge having become disabled on the Seine by night, the eleotrio light was turned on the river, and the sailors were enab'cd to save both themselves and the oargo. Paris is following the example of London, and is about to build an underground railway line. The railway will be seven miles long, although only four miles of it will be completely underground ; the rest will go through outtinga and by viaduots. An immense eleotrio light plant is now being oonatruoted on the banks of the Thames river, London, whioh v/ill generate enough eleotrioity on the incandescent system to supply nearly fifty thousand lights for the oity of London. Mr Charles Louisson, at present Deputy Grand Master of the Canterbury distriot, Soottish Constitution, and mayor of Christonurob, has been unanimously oleoted Grand Master, vice the Rev James Hill removed to Anokland, this being m aocordanoe with the wishes of the subordinate lodges m the distriot. The petition goes forward next mail. A praotioal memorial ia beiog raised to the late Sir Frederiok Ouselpy, At a reoent meeting of the committee and friends of St Miohael's College, Tenbury — an inntitution founded and largely supported by the deceased baronet — it was resolved that the memorial should take the form of an endowment to the extent of £10,000. Amerioan continent was settled about 650 years after the deluge; ihat the different tribes that sprang up were m constant oom' munioation, sharing alike m its high oivilisa* tion, and that they not only used stone but tdblß of metal. There nre living within a few miles of Madison (U.S.A.) two coloured men who have la'e'y changed from the sable hue of the Afrioan race to that of the white. The young negro first cart Off his dusky skic, and when the tranemogrifi(Htion was complete became as white as any one. His father is now undergoing the same shedding process. This is aotual fact, and the quondam ooloured citizens are seen on the Btreeta nearly overy week, A new patent torpedo launoh, designed by Mr Eagan, engineer, of Wellington, New Zealand, was classed No. 2 at the recent naval review off Portsmouth, and wbb highly commended by Lord Charles Bereeford and offioers of the Admiralty. The launch travelled 22 knots an hour, and manoeuvred around the German squadron, and esoorted it to the Isle of Wight. Mr Eagan ia now posted at Chatham with his torpedo boat, The total cost of the Paris Exhibition amounts officially to £1,720,000, but when to this is added the various amounts expended by the Frenoh Ministerial Departments from the funds plaoed at their disposal for the purpose of entertaining forpign guests, and for other individual outlays, and those by foreign Governments and individual exhibitore, the total, according to a rough eßtimate of the department of Publio Works, oannot fall short of £6,000,000. A bibliopegiat is a bibliophile with a speoial regard for book bindings. A bibliotaph is a book miser. A bibliopole is a bookseller for bibliophiles. A biblioklept iB a stealer of valuable books. Mr Lennox, who would not let Presoott see bis Mexican manuscripts, was a bibliotaph, and Sam Pepya was a biblioklept. BibliolaUy is the worHhip of bocks. If you oan't get a book returned, write and tell your friend thnt he is a " biblioklept "—it will snrpriee him not a little, and depend on it you will get the book back at onoe, that is unless he has lent it to someone elße, The oriokot match Married v Hingle was not played yesterday, but sides were chosen by A Fookß and L. F. Andrewes, and after a very enjoyable game the mat oh resulted m a win for the latter'a side by 48 rune. The scores were as follows : — Foots' side : Ist inningß, 66, A. Pritohard 18, F. Mainwaring 11 not out, and A. Fooks 10 being the highea soorers ; Andrewes' side : Ist innings, 114, J Boyle not out 25, J. Sawle 19, O. Dixon 13, Alf. Prjtohard 15, and H. Flower 12, being the highest Bcorer. j . The following will represent the Asbburton dab m the matoh against tho Rakaia Club on the Domain ground on Saturday next, viz., Messrs Strange, Har. greaves, M. Jameson, C. Lowe, C. G Soou, Dixon, A. Fooks, J. Sawle, T. Sawle, Den. shire and G. W. Andrews. Emergencies, W. I Simpson tod F. Mainwaring. Piay will start at one o/olook after t£e arrival of express from Ghristohuroh. Iliokards' English and Irish Comedy 00. were aociordod a bumper house at the Oddfellows' Hall last ovening, and provided for their ' patrons an oxoellcnt bill of fare. Thiaoom- ' prised a very ninueing farcical comedy, I nntilled " Ma-inlaw " m which Mr lliokarda I displayed wonderful volatility m the olmrnoteru of Fred Neville, OlaroocoFiizfaddlo and Flash Jimmy and was admirably supported by the other members of tho company. A delineativo song, "Tho Bridge" was givon with filing dramatio effecf, and the soenio, 11 On Guard," was also a good bit of aoting • and einging. JV/ i.qp Marion Constant's l skipping rope dance was olever ' and pretty, and was duseryedly onoorcd. c "The Midgets," a cortof puppet show, was a 'J first-rate performanoo, and tho finale of this * part, the " Cat song," %as exoruoiatingly funny. Miss Ada Dolroy proved herself an * accomplished and graoeful danseuso. Mr James Bell gave a capital oharaotor Bkotoh an the " Discharged Horticulturist," m whioh ho was ably aesisted by Mi'bs Delroy. He also gave an extraordinarily olever performance with the bones, and an equally good nigger representation with comio banjo song. "Put " find "Ella" m the obaraoter of "Tho Murphys " also deserre a meed *f praise. The brothers Lopez (two of the Spanish students) -p with mandoline and guitar discoursed aome -^ ohC?,oe 91UB10, pd a very amusing faroe, •di " T'othnr PummyV ; cogoluded a first-rate Igt biil of fare. air piphflifde 'iv thinking the audience for their patronage, gafft he hoped ( to re-visit Ashburton at no distance date, f® Tb« QOBQjsaoy left fcn.OocJßtoljurgh l^fy, {G