The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1889. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2268, 31 October 1889, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1889. LOCAL AND GENERAL

t [ Frank Lincoln's se&Bon of seven nights m Auokland, ia said to have realised £462, Last yoar 135G pooplo died of delirium tromons m England. Nearly all tho idols now worshipped m India aro of English manufacture. Whon woro thoro only two vowels ? — ln the daya of No-a before U and I were born. Wo Bee by the " Lyttelton Times " that Mr E. 0. Latter, who has held the post of Offioial ABBignee m Canterbury for several yßars, has rosignod that office. Tho firat train over tho Knoxville-Gumber-land gap m Amorioa ran oil tho line. Of its 60 passengers three were lulled and 41 injured. Sir William Jervois, late Governor of Now Zealand, has taken Guffnells, near Lyndhurßt, whero, says '• The Hawk," he and Lady Jervois and family will spend the winter. A Nurßery Story. — Papa — " Do you know, Cissie, that nurse haa brought you another little brother ?" Gsisie — •• No 1 How nioo 1 | But let me run and tell mamma 1 '* Anothor oiroular will shortly be issued by | tho Colonial Secretary's Department rostrioting tho use of tho totaliaator to thoßO olubs which have complied with the regulations of the oombinod racing olubs. Newoastlo shows a oonviotion for drunkenness annually for each ilfty-tvio of its population ; Liverpool ia disgraced by one m forty. Norwioh ia the least drunken oity m England, and has only ono conviction m 987 of the population. The women of Brisbane are leading tho vac m a new system of oharitablo bogging, h number of well-known ladies took oharge o: the hospital collection boxes. They bad th< courage and endurance to sit besido them ir the public thoroughfare an entire day, and b] this means £800 were realised. It ib said that Milwaukee oeoma like t foreign land to a native American. A drivi through the streets is like a drive through i German oity. Moat of the signß are m German and a person unacquainted with the Germai tongue has some difficulty m finding his wa; about. The dramatised version of Mrs Hodgson Burnett 'b oharmtng atory "Little Lori Fauntleroy " has been produced at tbi Prinaess Theatre, Melbourne, and it is sail that the large audienoe who witnessed i went away delighted, pronouncing it one o the most beautiful dramaß yet suun m tha oity. The " Akaroa Mail " states that Mr J. 1 Knight, of Laveriak'a Bay haa had a. extraordinary lambinp. He has a Hook c 950 oross-bred ewes, all told, and at dookin 'ailed no lesc than 1300 lambs. Besides thi 50 or 60 at least wore not yarded, so at th lowest estimate 950 ewes produaed 135 lambs ! The Post and Telegraph Department ha deoided to observe Monday, 11th Novemboi as a holiday m honor of H.B.H. the Prino of Wales Birthday. Tho looal Post an Telegraph Office will therefore be dosed o that day exoept from 9 till 10 o'olook m th morning and from 7 till 8 m the evening Mails will bo despatched and reoeived by tb early morning trains. We are pleased to learn from the " Post that Mr Turnbull, M.H.E., who has bee many weeks past a patient m the Wellingto Hospital, m oonsequenoe of his having had t undergo a serious and painful operation, an whose condition h»B been the oause of gret anxiety to bis friends, is now rapidly m proving. He will probably be able to lea\ the Hospital within the next week or bo. The " Waimato Times " roportß that a ohil of Mr George Morton, Waibao, diod froi poison on Saturday evening. It appears tfc little girl, who was only one year and olove monthn old, wept to tho stable and got hoi of a bottle m wbioh a mixture was kept f< oloaning the brass mounting of tho names find dronk some of tho oontonts, from tt effects of which Bhe died as above stated. The dowry an Asiatio beggar onoe gave h daughter consisted of two freehold house the rooms of wbioh were entirely filled wit dry pieoes of broad. These bogging orus worn sold for feeding cattle, and realised considerable sum. Dr O. J. Wills instance *hia m a paper on Central Asian travel, i "-• » that begging is a good trade m tt

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E The Malvorn corro^^^ '**££ writes:-" From accounts »A ""h-XJI dents m the baok country between . nDr ! D tr field and Bealoy the present is considered v? bo the moat prolific lambing season of any for several years past. Tho number of lambs notioeablo on the runo gives hopes of a large peroontage to onoourngo tbe squatters, who for three or foar seasons have not been tbe favorites of fortune.

A horrible Btory oomos from Keneley, New South Wales. It is stated that a man nami'd GriftUhH, who had been an inmato of the M'Leay District Hospital, was buried m tho oemetory, end the gravediggers affirm that when filling m the grave they heard a tapping m the ooffin. They roopened tho gravo, took out the ooffin and opened it, and found the grave olothing all torn and other signs of a struggle. Medical authorities state positively tbat the man was dead when buried.

Three fine specimens of the native trout (sooalled) of New Zealand, now a rare fish, tbe largest l^lb, havo been added to the many important varieties, whioh may be seen at the Opawa fish bleeding establishment. Although spotted like a trout, tho general appoaranoo of these native fish is quite distinct from any of the trout Bpociea, and it is probably a "galaxia." Their flesh is doßoribed as of snowy whiteness and deliojoua eating.

The regular weekly sessions of the Star of tho East Ljtlge, No. 62, 1.0. G.T., was held m the Templar Hall last evening, Bro Soott, O.T. presiding. Fully one hundred members were present including visitors. Three candidates were proposed for membership and one was initiated into tho Order. Routino business and Gonmittee reports having been disposed of, tho Lodge proceeded to the election of offioors for the ensuing quarter whioh oooupied most of tho evening, bo keenly wore most of tho offices contested. The Lodge was closed m due form by the O.T. at 10.46.

We loam on Rood authority (aaya the " Wanganui Herald ") that the buaineflß of the New Zealand Shipping Oompany for tho past year has proved vory satisfactory. Aftor paying interest- on the debenture stock and all expenses, Ihe not earnings of the company amount to £90,000— sufficient to pay a high rato of interest on the capital ; but the profit? will bo devotod, m aooordanoo with a detorraination of tho directors expressed at the last meeting to pay off a dofioienoy due to tho improper charging of expenses to capital.

Tho •• Lyttolton Times '' ooptainß tho fo,\V>wing good newa for woolgrowera ;— 4 private *"*-tor from Melbourne, from a gontlor man qunHßoa to judge, Blatoa that the English and Continental" bu'J"" there are bo greedy for wool thie season that prices obtained aro on a level with thoso ruling at the recent London Balne. One large English buyer, a Yorkßhiromnn of course, has puoh large orders that ho states he oould take tho whole Australian clip of tho particular sort he requires, and not being able to seoure all bo wants thoro, intends to extend bis oommiaeion to Now Zealand. This is indeed cheering nows for our woolgrowors, and they are to be oongratulatod upon their bright prospects.

Hollow ay's Pills — Health or Wealth. — No fane person would hesitate an instant m the choice between these two conditions. Now is the reason to s'.cure the former oiihcr by restoring or confirming it. These Pills expel all impurities fiom ihe system which fogs, foul v.ip'.urs, and variable temperatures engendered during win'cr; this medicine also nets most wholesomely upon the skin by dh'go'ging the liver o( Us accumulated bile, and by exciting the kidneys to more energetic action ; it increases the appetite for food and strengthens the dnestivc process. The stomach »nd »\ iver « witn which most disorders originate, arc fully under the control of these regenerative Fills, winch #ct very kindly yet most efficiently on th" tend Vest bowei^.

Dbaf Forty Ykahb Tho d-acili fcion of a simple remedy, by which a oinpiote euro of rie*;i.c-n ail n"ifl a a m thn hca: of dO yoarB 1 fltanding haß jußt been effoobjo, will" be senb i free to &ny ono wbo appZicjj to (T< H, {Qobol* ' bod, 176, wUHwa pV°^|

PfitiuHtirio lins a population of übuir. 500,000 J )f whom 35,000 are Jcwa. 1 Oounaol: What is tho plnintiff's attitude j as to this question ? Witness : Rooumbent. Lies about it constantly. Bobby : My papa's rioher'n yourn. Tommy ; Don't oaro, mino knows more ; mamma told | him yesterday be knew too muob. ' Loo XIII., although 78 yoara old, worka harder than any European sovereign. Ho rises between four and live m Bummer, and between five and Biz m winter. Mrs Ursula Hall died at.Syraouse, N.Y., August 11, aged 95 years. She was a member of the historio Wadaworth family of Oonnqotiout. She was danoed on the knee of Washington during a call that general made upon her grandfather m 1709, [ A very ingenious invention m soalos is one that gives the weight and oaloulatos the oob of the artiole weighed at the oame time. The Boales oan bo set to give a reply to any question of weight and price, howevor varied the figures and fraotions may bo. The Shah of jPorsia was bo impressed with tho musio of the bagpipes m Scotland, that he sent an ordor for a sot to an Edinburgh firm, and for a competent player to be sent to his Majesty's oapital. It is reported that he took loßßons m the Highland fling while m Scotland. i i \ 3 ) f 1 3 1 , 3 a a a \ t t i n if g s c 0 ,a t, c d n o J. c ii n n ;o a It Ire Id m 10 n Id >r a, 10 is B, ,h ts a is IS le

The " Chicago Tribune " notes that on a recent Sunday able sermons were proaohod on such subjeots as " Tbe Perils of Immigration," "ltum'B Everlasting Ouree," "The Dolan Double Tragedy,'' " From Turkey to Japan," " Tho Gamblor's Trap," " Tho Male Gosßip," "Orientiul Deßpotißm,""Unoonvioted Felons," * ' Influence of Heredity on Beligiouß Training " and " What I saw m Moxioo." And it wonders why no sermons on Biblical topics were preaobed. The two younger Prinoeaseß of Wale*) " 'Toria " and " Harry," as they are afleotionl ately called m tho family circle, are muob 0 the same mind as thuir married sister, and say that they qroatly profer Englishmen to the representatives of any other nation. Now, ; therefore, that tho standard of revolt againßl a perpetual polioy of German unions baa boon I raised, ii ia not improbable that the example of tho Duohoas of Fife will be followed by the Prinoosseß Victoria and Maud. Elizabeth Lyeka is tho most famous ohi! 0 " m the Gorman Empire. All Berlin calls upo n her booausu sho ia big. Although but eleve n years old she i.s six and a-half feet tall an^ weighs about 3UO pounds. For the last tw° years she has grown over a foot a year. He r smile ia said to bo very " fetohing," while to* dinner she thinks nothing of eating two pounds of pork. She is oontent to play with her dolls and paper puzzles when not on exhibition for the benefit of the Ljßka family. Wo oall the attention of our readers* especially thoße who are lovers of Scottish balladß and of that prince of instruments the violin, to tho entertainment to be given to-morrow evening by Mr A. Purveo and M Alexander Boath m tbe Orange Hall. Mr Purves 1 capital " Twa Hourß at Hamu " needs no recommendation, bat &b Mr Beath ie not 80 well kuown here, it may be as well to men* tion that ho was, until reoontly, leader of the South Yarra Orchestra, Melbourne, and ha> performed before thousands m the prinoipal theatres m that oity. He was at Killinoby last evening, and wo hear tbat hia playing was of a very high order. Altogether then a most exoellent entertainment may be looked forward to. Tho dress worn by tbe Empress Frederiok of Germany on her late visit to the Queoo, which ia the dreeß of a German widow, is very pioturesque, though simple and severe. Tbe gown, whioh is a long plain one, and covered entirely by orapo, is only relieved by two bands of white lawn, whioh go down from the nook of the gown m front to tbe fset. Tbe widow's cap is blaok and worn m a atifl point, whioh oumea down low on the forehead, and to which is fastened a Jong blaok veil, falling almost to tbe feet behind. Tho three Princesses wear the aamo deep veil and oap, without the white bands, wbiab are the distinctive widow's drees. Sinoe the arrival of the Empress Frederiok at Windsor tho mourning worn by the royal family and household is m aooordanoo with German oustom ; and where while crape oaps have beon worn hitherto by Home of the ladies, blaok oaps are now the fashion, tho only person adhering to tbe English white oap being the Queen. We dip tho following important tostimoniol from tho " Illawarra Moroury " (N.8.W.) of the 30th March. It needs no oommont : — " Mr John Loveday, of tho Bulli Mountain, wr\,cp to us that aftor suilering for four years whn aouto gravel, he has experienced almost complete reliot by using Sander and Sons' Euoalypti Extraot. Ho says seeing the said Extract advertised m tho 'Illawarra Meroury,' his intense Buffering induced him to obtain a bottle of tbe medioine from Mr Hosking, obemißt, of this town, and that tbo übo of it gave him great rolief at onoo. He atates that between the 10th March instant, when he obtained the first bottlo of the extraot, and tho 19tb, the use of that medicine continued to afford him relief, to whioh he had been a stranger for four years. Mr Lovoday writes alno that bo has found the Euoalypti Extraot a cure for rheumatism as \sell as gravel. He requests ua tp publish this information through the 'Meroury, 1 Wo havo muob. pleasure m ooraplying with Mr Loyeday's request, wnoßo word cannot be doubted, and who oan have no objeot m view other than a pure deaire to benefit suffering humanity," — (Advt, 3