The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Et Veritas Et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1889. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2286, 21 November 1889, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Et Veritas Et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1889. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The next Ohertsey Bale ia fixed for Monday, 0 , December 9th. 0 ! The fitßt Ashburton Wool Sale of the season N takes plaoe on Friday, 29 ;h inßtant, m the a Orauge Hall. Mr Wakefield's new book is intituled " New ti Zealand After Fifty Years." It is published n by Cassoll, and 00,, London. b A Belgian litterateur has announoed hi i * intention of driving from Brussels to Paris m a little phaeton drawn by two dogs. Q It is stated that Mrs Langlry, m less than 0 six years, has amassed over £60,000, the h greater part of whioh money has been invested ft m landed property m the United States. c The anniversary sermons of the Newlands " Primitive Methodist Ohuroh will be preached * on Sunday, Deo. Ist, by the Rev W. S. Potter, * and the tea meeting takes place on the even- 8 ing of the following day. t A novel diamond nocklaoe is being made m , Paris for the wife of an American millionaire. Instead of being mounted m the ordinary , fashion, the gems are pieroed and strung like * pearls. „ A coloured woman at Johannesberg, South i Afrioa, has been condemned, for an assault on j another ooloured woman, to oarry a saok and c gather street refuse for six weeks, wearing a t fool's oap all the time. t The adjourned annual meeting of the j County Stock and Saleyards 00. to reaeive | the Directors' report and balance sheet, eleot \ an auditor, and transact general business is appointed for Wednesday, Deoember 11, at 5.30 p.m. m the Arcade Chambers,. ( Aooording to the "Taranaki Herald'a oor- ; respondent they have a sensational novelty i at Oakura m the shape of a " haunted house," where the ghost of a former oocupant has taken it into its head " to walk the night," and has frightened two young men from living there. , The ohok of the Ashburton Primitive Methodist Ohuroh (assisted by several instrumentalists) will give tho Service of Song, entitled "Tho Pathway of Life," and an entertainment consisting of " Jubilee Songs," and other pieoes, m the Seafiold Sohoolroom, ; on Wednceday evening. 1 The Dunedin correspondent of the " Press* ' says that it is absolutely impossible that the Exhibition can be m anything like ship-shap by Tuesday next, bub with a view to makinge • bb good a display as possible, work will bo ■ carried on right through the night for the i remainder of the week. Written tenders for the lease of each of the ' railway refreshment-rooms, inoluding that at I Aehburton, for three year?, from Ist January t next, are invited by the Commissioners and • must be delivered at their Office, m Wellington, m writing by noon of Monday, Deo. 9th, \ Telegraphio tenders will not be received. The Chief Commissioner of Grown Land 1 for Canterbury invites tenders for the leas c 1 for seven yearß, for grazing purposes only, o 1 > Reserve No. 2765, 59 acres, situated m th r bed of the Bouth branoh of the Aehbutton river, to the south-west of the junotion of th ■> Ashburton Forks and Hussey's Boads, and 2 n miles from Greocstreet P.O. The upse rental is £1 93 6d. 1 Mr Lewis Lewis, a KentißO gentleman, was actually 75 years old when he determined to b end his days m Australia. That whb thirty 2 years ago, and the old man has just departed m this life at Bendigo, a place near the - Viotorian town of Sandhurst. Mr Lewis belonged to a long-living raoe, his father, indeed, being a still older man than himself 'p when he died, having seen 107 summers - come and go, — Home paper. ' The Sultan of Zanzibar, who ia aocepted by a useful political fiotion as sovereign of I- East Central Africa, has (3ays Public f Opinion) ceded the island of Lamu and the 9 islets near it, which command the entrance to - a fine harbour, together with the neighbouring territories on the mainland, including Witu, to the British East African Company, i< which thus reigns over a very long stretoh ot ooaut. Witu also gives the oonlrol of , important routes into the interior. The weekly sessions of the Star of the East Lodge, 1.0. G.T., was held m the Templar Hall last evening, Bro T, Scott presiding. One now mamber was initiated into the Order - and the routine business haying beep disposed of the usual recreation of the Lodge toot the form of a pound night, a number of f paroels being disposed of whioh oaused muoh ' amusement. Subsequently the Lodge went into harmony and was olosed m due form bt 9.40. The training of dogs for military purposes ia being proooeded with aotively m the [ Austrian army, and satisfactory results have '» been obtained by some regiments garrisoned m Bosnia, One of these soldier dogs the other day carried a messag9 over a djatanoe of eight mileß jn an hour and five miuuteß: According to instructions issued by the War ? office m Yiennu, the beßt breeds for warlike occupations are pointers, cheep dogs, and poodles. Bloodhounds are too expensive for i . ordinary military duties, and are employed m Bosnia only for the pursuit of brigands. The dogs are trained to oarry messages and ' ammunition, to guard places and depots, and l> to perform outpost duty. -, The Premier (Sir H. A. Atkinson) m 2 acknowledging receipt of a complimentary . ticket to the Wellington opera-house on the occasion of the Irish delegates' address wrote to say that, while be did not think he would be justified m attending, m view of his official position and the fact that largo numbers of c settlers m New Zealand do not conour m his views on the question, he himself entirely agreed with the resolution to be moved, as he is fully convinced that not only is Home a Rule required, m justioe to the Irish people, '• but also aa the first great step towards the 'i federation of the British Empire m lasting form. ? We remind our readers that Frank Lincoln 0 appears at the Oddfellows' Hall to r morrow evening for one night only, He is without Q doubt the cleverest entertainer m his own J: partioular line who has visited the oolonies, v and if it be true that " laughter makeß the c heart grow young," then assuredly all who go • to hear him and see him will be all the t younger hearted for it for Lincoln and laughter • are interchangeable terms. The best of it is that exoruoiatingly funny as he is, there is nothing m all that he says or does to whioh the most fastidious can take exoeption. Within the last few months the Ashburton branoh of tbe Salvation Army have effected considerable improvements, both internally onu externally, m the premises m which their evicts are held. During the present week several friertaS from Christohurch have been visiting the Hills district for the purpose of raising funds for tup completion of the purchase of the building, ana last njgh); a tea meeting was held for the same objcot; There was a numerous attendance at tho tea, which . was considerably augmented at the after meeting, The prppeeds Bhould be substantial, g A funny incident occurred the of.her day jn t connection with the Anglican Diocesan Synod. . Bayß a writer m the " Dunedin Herald.' After the opening sorvioe the enterprising reporter went round seeking whom he might dovour, and asked two of thoso who had taken part m the service what tho text was. They-er-um-well, [they m fact hadn't exaotty lfl noticed 1 Oh, no matter, all tho parsons had rolled up m foroo, and some of them who had nothing to do but to lißten would eaßily tell him. The reporter interviewed a party of these dignitaries, and briefly — not one of them could tell him the text 1 A correspondent who takes a lively interest ■ m the flax trade, although not now engaged : ' m it informs ua (" South', and Timea ") that 1 intelligence has reached him that several capitalists m Melbourne are turning their attention to the manufacture of corn sacks ; and wool packs m this colony from the tow of New Zealand hemp ; also tho coarser kinds of , twice, so widely used, from the prepared fibre, It is said that th a data oblleoted are highly encouraging, and the projectors only await fuitbor adyioeß from Caloutta and I Dundee, when matter may bp OMflo|ed lo I tike a practical turn. This (the corves? Ipondent says) would prove $ Rrsat boon to the flax dießsew, as they oould "thereby get rid of their tow pff hand, and a large quantity >. of the pMg&MS fibfe wpyld also be used m tbe gwio»ji --'" .■;",., ...

The Key Father Ohastagnon will oelehrate j ' Mas 3 at Eakaia on Sunday noxt at 10.30. 1 Vo-pera at Ashburton at the usual hour, Tapmania, following the example of Victoria, ia going to roatriot the license allowed to lawyora iv oross-eiamining witnessea. A Giaborne newspaper has suggested that Mr Bo.lleston should be asbod to stand for tho East Coast seat, vaoated by Mr Graham. Thomas Reilly, who was exeouted at Wagga on the 6th inst., for the murder m cold blood of Christian Eppal, a drover, was a cousin of Ned and Dan Kelly, the bushrangers, his mother being a sißter of the Kellys' mother. Our Rakaia correspondent writes: — Some: time during Tuesday night a most cruel and malicious act was committed m the township by some dastardly tjoward. Mr Thompson was the owner of a very nioe bull, and early on Wednesday morning when going to milk his cows he discovered that some one hads completely severed tho sinewß of the animal' oil hind leg. Tne instrument used must have been a Bharp knife or gorse knife. Mr Street who has had considerable experienoe among oattle was sent for but oould do no good, and the bull had to be destroyed. . It is to be hoped that the polioe will be able to lay hands on the culprit and that he will get his deserts,^ The monthly meeting of the Flemington Gospel Temperance Sooiety was held on Friday evening. There waß a large attendance, and the meeting was a hearty one. The Rev A. Blake took the chair, and m addressing the meeting mentioned the amount of imported Roods that would be equal m value to the New Zealand drink bill. He also mentioned the artiolea and produce exported that would equal m value two and a half millions — the amount spent m drink. Readings were given by Mr R. Maxwell and Mrs Jobn Osborne ; a reoitation by Mr Mazwell ; a stirring address by Mr Watkins, and songs whioh were heartily applauded by Miss Stewart, Messrs J. Dunn, R. Gilmour, James Osborne, and W. Dakers. A dialogue whioh was very warmly reoeived was given by Misses A. Lewis, and A. Mebarry, and Master J. Lewis, members of the Tinwald Band of Hope. The same office-bearers and committee were appointed as the previous year, with the addition of the name of Mr Watkins. Writing of the baby Bhow— the seoond or third m that city — held m Auokland the other day under the management of Mr Maooabe, tbe humorist, and Mr Buller, the correspondent of the " Otago Daily Times," says "it proved a great sucoess, every arrangement being made whioh forethought oould suggest. The show cf infantile " blood and beauty " was m all respects satisfactory, and the champion prize baby carried off the 25-guinea prize handß down against all comers. The Thames people felt bound to keep up the oredit of their distriot, and arranged to send up a Bet of triplets, but there being no competitive entries the triplets lost the trip to Auokland. One good lady exhibited a boy 16 months old m one sootion, and then carried eff the 10-guinea prize for twins, with a pair 23 months 3 weeks old, who were only the survivors of a set of triplets. Messrs Maooabe and Buller shortly prooeed southwards and intend holding a baby show m Ohristohuroh and probably one m Danedin about Christmas. In an artiole on "What English People Read," m the September number of "The Fortnightly Review," Mr Gattie says that no fewer than 346,000 copies of "The Myßtery of a Hansom Cab" have been sold m England m the course of the last 18 months, and 147,000 oopies of '• Madame Midas ; " and the company whioh published them had, m the course of one year and a quarter sold nearly 600,000 of those and other similar books. "Scarcely lesa remarkable," the writer adds, " are the statistics made public not long since at Bristol, from whioh it nppearo that 350,000 oopies of " Called Back " have been sold, and that upwards of 1,000,000 Bhilliug volumes of the kind have been issued during tho last four or five years." He goes on to say : " When we refleot that the population ef the United Kingdom is not much more than 35,000,000, the proportion of readers represented by the figures I have given is sutQoiontly astonishing. The '• Woodville Examiner " Bays :— Mrs Scully, wife of Major Soully, who was formerly Inspector of Police for Hawke's Bay, is confined m a workhouse at Plymouth, England. It appears she left New Zealand about a year ngo m company with two priests. Their intention waa to proceed to Rio. When they pot there the fever was raging, and the prioata rofused to allow her to land, but pant her on to England. On the steamer reaching PJymouth Mrs Scully wos penniless, and, being an aged woman, was unable to earn her living and had to go to the workhouse. She has now written to her friends m Napier for money to bring her baok. Her husband is supposed to be m Auckland. The case is a atrange one and shows the vicissitudes of life. In the colony Mrs Soully, if not living m the greatest domestic happiness, had at all events all that she could reasonably desire, and it is a hard change for her to be herded m an English workhouse, with all the accompaniments of poverty and wretchedness. SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.—In protection ef the worldwide fame our manufacture has aoquired all over tho globe, we publish the following : — Hazard, M.D., Professor of General Pathology and Diseases of the Mind and Nervous System, says m an editorial published m the " Clinioal Record : " — " We have examinod half-a-dozen specimens of different manufactures; the preparation of Sander and Sons was the only pne that proved to be reliable and corresponding to soientifio tests." Another conoootion called " Refined Extraot of Euoalyptus " has made its appearance slnoe. This produot stands, aooording to Dr Owen, foremost m causing injurious effects That gentleman communicates, at & meoting of the Medical Sooiety of Viotoria, that a child living at Fitzroy beoame most seriously indisposed through its use. In another case a lady tates on the strength of statutory declaration hat she suffered cruelly from the effects of the same ooncootion. To guard the high reputation of our manufacture we feel warranted m exposing the above facts, and ' desire the publio to exercise care and preoau* tion when buying, SANDER 'and SONS — Advt. 7