LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2301, 13 December 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

— — <^ — A salmon trout weighing 12£lb has been caught m the Hutt rivor near Wollington. In the Magistrate's Court this morning an inebriate waß brought before Major Steward, J.P., and discharged with a oaution. The total loss of oattlo from plcuropneuraonia m (he last three yeare ia England and Sootland has roaohed £152,802. It is stated that Mr Vanderbilt the Now York millionaire, is about to build the largoßt private ballroom, not alone m Amoiioa, but m the whole world. The Paris Jookey Oluh ;bas blackballed Baron Hirsob, and the big financier ia so disgusted with this lack of appreciation bo has determined to settle down m England. A Frcnoh captain of artillery has invented a recoiling projeotilo of whioh the Australian boomerang suggested to bim the idea, It strikes m the back the men plaoed behind a parapet. The Maoris say when koranis are unusually plentiful m spring, it is a Euro sign of a hot dry summer to follow. The Nelson natives are making this prediction, we learn, m view of the "extraordinary" quantity of flax flowers there. The London correspondent of the " New Zealand Herald " writes :—" Count Jouffray d'Abbana writes that the paintings of Maori soenes at the Paris Exhibition, sent by Mrs Gjjßbert Mair, have been greatly admired, and ate likely to be disposed of at high prices." Ago should not always be reckoned by years. Some men are old at forty ; others are young at eighty ; Von Moltke planned the Frenoh oampnign when ho waß morn than seventy ; and Palmerston at seventy was m his greatest vigour. Monday next (16th met) being the anniversary of the foundation of the Provinoe of Canterbury will be observed as a publio holiday. The looal events of the day will bo Si, Stephen's Churoh Garden Party at Mr Ferriman's (H'int'c) grounds, the Wakanui Sports, and a criokot matoh m the Domain. The " War Cry " has the following obnraoteriatio announooment :— " Our next issue will bo the great Xtnas number. The response to the appeal for contributions has been very encouraging, and a number of roal spicy New Zealand efforts may bo expected. The 16 pages will be cram full of real Salvation Army blood and fire matter, got up m the most attraotivo style, while the illustrations will be quite a feature." It has many times been suggeatod that the time has fully arrived for tho formation of a I Now Zoaland Jockey Club to be taken up, and < at the conference cf delegates hold at Dunodin tho matter reooived a good push forward by a recommendation that tbo various metropolitan olubs should appoint delegates to a conference) to be held at Wellington during tho m.-t Bosßion of Parliament, m order to diaousß 'ho | question. | John Jaoob Astor died worth 40,000,000 dollars after beginning on a salary of two dollars a week for boating furs m a damp collar. The 40,000,000 dollars left by him m 1849 has grown m forty years to 200,000,000 dollars. Tho Actors know tho value of money, and never waste or upend it uselessly. The habits of the eldest Aator woro as regular as a Dutoh clook. His only recreation was a game of oheokers ; his only beverago was a glass of ale after dinner. "The Short and Simple Annals of the Poor" record few more pathctio incidents than that of the man who, m ordor to comply with his wife's last wishes that she should be buried by the sido of her raothor, aotually whoelod her coffin on a handcart sovonty miles, from Scarborough to Thirsk, aooompanied by bis little boy. The gorgeous trappings of woe, batphmpnts and foathora, and wreaths and marblo monuments, all sink into insignificance by tho side of this pilgrimage of love and devotion. The " Tiraaru Horald " Bays that a curious inoident ooourred on Thursday morning m a flhop m that town wboro tho inmates oater for the comfort of the foot. A "lady" walked into the shop, 'apked for a oertain person, walked up to him, ana without a moment's warning walked into him, giving him a most unmeroiful thrashing with a stout whip Bhe oarried with the avowed intontion oi so using it. Then her name was "Walker" for she coolly walked away. It transpired that ehe had thrashed tho wrong party after (

A Blring of 186 oyoliflta rode through Jhrißtohuroh on Wodneeday evening m single ilo. Tho showery weather this morning induced ho Hampetead Bohool Oommittoe to post)ono tho children's treat till to-morrow when, f fino weather permit, it will be hold m the )ld Sports Grounds, if not, m tho Oddfellows' 1 lall. Tho preparations made will ensure 1 be children a great day if the weather be fine . o-morrow. An artesian well at Charleville, on the] (Varrogo, 520 miles woafc ol Brisbane, yielda) ' !j millions of gallons of wotor daily, a\ ( [uantity sufnoiont to irrigate 100 aores lin y loop. This single supply weald furnish i mough wator for irrigating a large area of lountry and support a splendid growth of lerbago. The balanoo sheot of tho Mount Morgan Company for tho six months ending the 30th if November has boon published. The profit md lohb acopunt shown that £109,573 has )ocn spent m management, and £525,003 said m dividends, loaving a balanoe of £53,573. Tho receipts arc made up of E14,512, the balanoo from the last half year ; ;old, 185,G010a. 13dwb., £613,403; oash for lundrioß, £58. Tho s.s. City of Romo'a onginea have m jylindors, throe of more than seven feet m liamoter, and thoy indioato 11,890 horsepower. The Etruria and Umbria eaoh have ihroo oylinders—two of nine feet and one of jix foot—and dovolop 14,321 horse-power. The City of New York and City of Paria oaoh have triple expansion engines of 20,000 oorao-power. Two vessels of the Italian navy have engines of 18,000 horee-power, and two have engines of 19,500 horae-power. The most wonderful engines yet designed, howaver, are t^oso of tho Sardegna, with twelve main cylinders, to develop 22,800 horse* power. The Dawn of Peaoe Lodge of Good Tomplara held its weekly session last evening m the Templar Hall, Bro A; Mulford, 0.T., being the presiding ofnoer. Bro Gideon Scott, S. J.T., after a few remarks about the Lodges ha had visited during his tour m the North Island, oonveyod fraternal greetings from the following Lodges: —Pioneer and Star (of Wellington); Jubilee (Palmorston North), and Phoonix (Maeterton), which were roooived with hearty applause. Songs by Sister Burns, Bros Poarson, MoGuinoss, and Riokette, and Teaoings by Broa T. and G. Soolt, brought an enjoyable evening to a olobo. The Lodge was dosed m duo form by the O.T. at 9.30 p.m* Prioco Luoien Bonaparte has Bucoeeded quite unexpectedly to a fortune of £30,000; The story of this windfall may be desoribed aa a romance. In 1824 Lord Dudley Ooutts Stuart, son of the first Marquis of Bute, and M.P. for Arundel at the time of the Reform Bill, married Christiana Alexandrine Egypta, daughter of Luoien Bonaparte, Prince of Oanino. Lord Dudley Stuart died m 1854, having survived the Princess seven years. For many years her only son, Mr Paul Amadoua Franois Goutte-Stuart, had led the life of a recluse m Brcmpton, unknown and almost forgotten. Ho reoently died, and a solicitor oalled one day at Norfolk terrace and informed Prinoe Luoien that his nephew, whom he had never seen, had bequeathed him all his property. The days of what old diggers used to call " heavy finds " have not yet passed away m New Zealand. From the Makakipawa [Mahakipawa] field comes the news of a great success having been achieved by three parties of diggers. In a single day the returns for one party were 82oz, for another 79oz, and a third got 47oz in two days. We are also told that there are indications of a large inoreaso. It is true that the ground from which these handsome returns have come is all taken up, but there is no reason to suppose that there are no other creeks in the colony equally as rich as that at Mahakipawa. Indeed the nows from that goldfield and from Puhipuhi and other places is of an inspiriting kind, and supplies strong proof that the mineral wealth of New Zealand is yet far from exhausted. —("Christchurch Telegraph.") Tho London correspondent of tho "New Zealand Herald," writing on 18th Ootober, contributes the following items. Mr Watorbouse has roturned from Viohy, much improved m health, and has takon a house for tho winter at Torquay. Mr Walter Turnbull, late of Wellington, undor tho advioo of his physioians, has gono on a two monthn' trip m the Mediterranean. Sir Fredoriok Wold has beon looking out for employment again, but ho baa received a quiet hint from the Colonial Oflloo thnt younger men must reonivo tbe lion's sbftro of tho appointments. Sir Georgo Bowen is making progress with bis book, whioh will probably bear the titlo of " Oorreßpondenco and Speeobos During tbo Aotivo I'art of My Life." Ho, however, does not soem to know when ho will bo ablo to got it finished. Mr T, HubboH has oponod an ofßoe m tho city." Tho cricket mat oh botwoon tho Oamoron street Wesley an Club and a mixed eleven of tbo Aahburton Club was played on tho Domain Ground on Wednesday, and resulted m a win on the first innings for tho former Club, although it would have been rnoro satiefaotory oould tho matoh havo beon played out. H. G. Flower (15 and 7) and T. Sawlo (24) batted well for the Ashburton team, and G. W. Andrews (25) for tho Oamoron streot Club, ho being the only playor on his sido who managod to reach double figures, the next highest sooro being Veety wiih 7 to hia oredit. For tho bowlers G. W. Andrews and Pauling did good Hervioo for the winners, and E. Davis and W. Eiddfor the Ashburton Club. Tbe scores were as follow : — Cameron street Club, firßt innings, 57 ; Asbburton Club, first innings, 85 ; sooond innings, 81. An untiling pedestrian is thus described m tho " Taranaki Herald " : —This gentleman ha 1) spont, we learn, no less than forty years of hij life m travelling almoßt entirely on foot, and with no other company than himself, hiß tent, and artists' requisites, over a large portion of the globe. Ho has twioo visited the Yollowetone regions —the scoond time subsequently to that dißtriot of hot springs being oponod up to travellers ; has sojourned with Indians m the wild North Wost; explored no inconsiderable part of Wyoming and Colorado ; and ponetralod as far north as tho si) ore jof Hudson's Bay. Mr Alexander has lately found his way baok to Now Zealand, wherftj twenty years ago, ho was a resident, and familiar with Taranaki provinoo, from South Afrioa, whero he has been tramping through Natal and tbe Karoo desort, among other spots. He will, m a short time, bo on his way, folded tent on his baok, to Welling, ton, whence, wo boliovo, he intends ffr proceed to Melbourno, and thon ultimatoly to South Amerioa, His tourr are profusely illustrated by water-colour slutoaoß taken by himself.