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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

» I Blaok notepaper, to be written upon m white ink, is the newest thing m stationery. The zebra threatens to become extinot Bhortly m its original home, Africa, owing to the inorease of immigration. A Berlin correspondent writes that Bismarck looks with foreboding upon bis death as the probable signal for preparation for war. Mr H. M'GuUooh, resident magistrate at Inveroargill, retires on his pension, after 30 years' servioe, and will settle m the Wanganui distridt. There is a spot m Siberia about thirty miles square where the ground has not thawed out for the last hundred years, and where it is frozen to a depth of sixty feet; There has been a marked deoadenae m the use of the Fronoh language at Montreal daring the last ten years. Formerly it was the prevalent tongue, but now the English predominates. The phylloxera has attacked the Grecian currant, Greece's great staple, threatening grave disaster to Greek finance, as the export 1 duty on the currant is one of the most important elements m the revenue. The Frenoh are now able to put m the field seven armies of a total strength of 1,300,000 men, equipped for a prolonged campaign, and supported by an ample reserve. This is five times the force that Napoleon 111 oould muster m 1870. Said Sir Edwin Arnold m bis Harvard , lecture:-" In India, with its 200,600,000 inhabitants, there never oooura a marriage of inclination. Yet there are more happy marriages m India, more happy homes, more pure domestic relations than m any other part of the world." The «' Irish Times' " London oorrospon. dent Bays : A London sandwich man who , was formerly an officer and a man of large property, but for some years past a placard bearer at a shilling a day, haß suaoeeded to an estate of £10,000 a year. The Master of the Old Men's Home wishes to acknowledge, with thankß, the receipt of five pairs of fowls from Mr Pattman, large oaka from Mr Grubb, and a plum pudding from Mrs Braddell, for the Christmas treat for the inmates. Mr Pilbrow had a very good day among the fish on the Ashburton one day last week, having landed 15 fish weighing 701 b. Mr O, Moss has also had a few good days he having landed 20 fish this week weighing 501 b. Mr Moss took 14 oi his with the fly. One of the worst results of the use of aloohol as a beverage is, aooording to the "Hospital," that it makes it useless as a drug. In some diseases alcohol is a valuable remedy, but m persons who are habituated to its use the system fails to respond to the stimulating aotion of the drag. A goodly assemblage of Royalties wa 8 gathered under the King of Denmark's roo' at Ffedensbcrg lately. There were three kings— of Sweden, Danmark, and Greece ; one Emperor, the Czar ; one Empress, the Czarina ; one Empress Dowager, the Empress Frederiok; one Queen, of Denmark; four heirs-apparent, of Sweden, Denmark, Bussia, aud Greeoe; and thirty five Prinoass and Princesses. This is a Yankee story from Now Hampshire : While a Frenoh girl was playing with a rope about her neok, m a Lake Village tenement^ house, the bai'lding was struck by lightning, and, as the story goes, the rope was destroyed by the eleotrio current, but the ohild esoaped uninjured, A month ago the same girl was struok, and thrown into a ditch by the locomotive of an express train, but waa not hurt. On Ohristmaa Day St. Mark's Church, South Bakaia, presented a very pleaßing ( picture, a number of ladies having taken great painß with the decorations. Services were oonduoted both morning and evening by the Rev H. Oolline. The congregations were small, although the weather was fine. . It is understood, Baya our correspondent, that some exchange servioes are to be held ere long, and if this is the case no doubt they Will be much appreciated. The White Star Minstrels gave psr^ formances at the Oddfellows' Hall on Boxing* night and last night. On the opening night there was an excellent house, but last evening a poor one. On both occasions a very varied programme was presented, inducting Christy Minstrel business, songs and double clog dance. The performances of a olever trained dog form quite a feature of the bdow. There was also some very fair ground tumbling and slaok wire walking, and a nigger farce completed the menu, that of last evening boing "The Skating Rink." The Minstrels appear for the last time this evening; An authentic oase of a young man having been buried alive oomes from the Commune of Rougsillion, m the department of the Vauoluse. The apparently deceased person was only twenty years of age, and had sucoumbed — aooording to the doctor who had delivered the burial certificate — after a short illnflßß. The parish grave digger, who also acted as undertaker, told his wife confidentially that after he had nailed down the coffia lid he heard the supposed dead man moan, and then knock violently against the boards of bis narrow prisoD, Instead of opening the coffin at once, the gravedigger went on with hiß lugubrious work, being afraid, as he said, to see the supposed dead man rise up out of his shroud* This terrible affair is now being investigated by the Juge d'lnstrnotion of Apt. Mr Frederick Maooabe assisted by Mdlle Minnia appear at Ashburton m their entertainment entitled " Begone dull Oare " and " The Maghs Statue " on Monday week, 6th January at the Oddfellows' Hall, Universal testimony admits Mr <Macoabe to be the first ventriloquist of the day, while aa a oharaater delineator he la unrivalled. The " London Daily Telegraph" says:--*' His musioal ac quirementa are such that he renders with excellent vocal effeot'the songs he has composed, and to which he supplies his own piano aooompaniment ; whilst m all the varied characters he assumes there is a distinctive dramatio power which enables him to endow the fleeting personages of the platform with all the completeness ol a finished embodimept on the stage." Of Mdlle Minnia a Melbourne contemporary writes: "She is one of the most fascinating actresses we have over seen and shows the perfection to wbiob the terpsiohorean art can be brought," A mdstjng of the Ashburton Cyoling Club pas held last evening to consider matters m connection with their approaohing sports meeting, The chair was occupied by the Captain, Mr H. H. Stephen?. The subject of the letter which had been written by the Seoretary to tha Borough Counoil, and whioh that body had declined to reoeive, was discussed, ft was deoided to withdraw the letter, several members expressing their regret at its want of courtesy. £t was resolved that owing to the incomplete state of the traolr m the Domain the Club oould not hold their New Year's Day's sports there, but deter* mined upon repairing their old traok, wbioh, it was stated, could be put m order at a small oosj:. B^pf vis expressed at the misfortune of the C<jb eh..; season m having twice to postpone their meeting, involving considerable iiaanoial loss to themselves. The; Seoretary was instructed to inform the Council' of the Club's deoision, and with a vote of thanks to the ohair the meeting dosed. The best mediojna is Sander and Sons 9 Eucalypti Extract. Test its eminent power ful effects m coughs, ooldß, influenza, etc — the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. His Majesty the King of Italy and medical syndicates all over the globe are its patrons. Read the official reports that accompany ea,oh bottle. > We have no ooc&sion to offer rewards m proof of the genuineness of our references. The offioial reports of medioal clinics and universities, the offioial communication of the GonsuUGeneral for Italy at Melbourne; the diploma awarded International Exhibitipn, Amsterdam— all these are authentio documents, and, as suoh, not open to doubt. Wo Add here epitome of one of the various cases efeated ad' the olinio oi Sohultz, M.D. Protestor 1 , e'fo.-^" O.B';, 24 years old ; congestional abscess on the (high. Inojsiona made 10 two places, Although Lister's dressing w&b ap? l^! ft 8 secretion beparae, two clays later, very copious, ariu ~ aa adopted a foetid decomposed character. The temperature rC"? enojprgoasly, m oonsequenoe the dressing i was < removed, apd jn jta place were made . curing the day-tjme repeated irrigations with Euoalypti Extraot. The offensive foster disappeared very soon, the fever abated within : a few days, and the patient recovered after ■ the lapse of several weeks. In this instanoe ' be must not lose sight of the fact that the s '■ latter treetrseat gaved the patient'a U(e.\— ( j

The late Henry Oharles Westover, ooaohman of the Prince of Wales, left a fortnne of about £10,000. The demand for fanoy artiolea m human skin leather is greater than the produot, and nn imitation is m the market. The « Taranaki Herald " of the 21sfc inst published on toned paper an admirable " Jubilee Supplement" illustrated with oapital engravings of New Plymouth reoreation Grounds, the town of New Plymouth, the. : Harbor, the Grand Stand on the raoe course, i and of the township of Waitara, besides a num. ; ber oi amusing sketohes appropriate to the Christmas season. . The annual treat to the Greensbreet publio , sohool ohildren was held yesterday m a nioe [ paddools kindly lent by Mr E , Ohuron. The pupils and parents were m full foroe, fully 160 being present during the day, all greatly | en jo j ing the sports provided by the sohool I committee. Theae included raoes, games, i and Mr Page's shooting gallery, the latter i being well patronised. Prizes for the various raoes and sports were liberally given by the I 1 committee, and refreshments ad lib were ; also provided by them, the chairman and i other members of the committee working hard i to promote the ohildren'f enjoyment. Everything passed off well aud a nance m the ( sohoolroom m the evening wound up the t day's prooeaclings, the room being orowded, | and the affair, aa usual, a great suaoesa, Me , W. O. Davis provided the refreshments, and . Mr H. Mayo the musio, and danoing was kept up till daylight on Saturday morning.

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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2316, 28 December 1889, Page 2

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LOCAL AND GENERAL. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2316, 28 December 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2316, 28 December 1889, Page 2

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