The Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit THURSDAY. JANUARY 2, 1890 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2318, 2 January 1890, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit THURSDAY. JANUARY 2, 1890 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In the B.M. Court this morning, before Major Steward, J.P., a first offender for drunkenness was cautioned and discharged.

Political offenders in Brazil are being tried under martial law, and members of the aristocracy are now menaced,

The Payne family of vocalists and instrumentalists are about to re-vioit New Zealand and will give ABhburton a call.

The revenue of Fiji for the nine months ended 30th September last was £42,966 and the expenditure during the same period £35,262.

A lady teaoher at Hawke'a Bay recently got married to another teaoher, and now both husband and wife receive house allowance, and the regulations do not provide for putting an end to the anomaly.

A widow named Poulaillon has just died at Toulouse who was born on Maroh 2, 1783, On the 14th of July last the Prefect of the Haute Garonne and the Mayor of Toulouse presented her with a bouquet and eoiae money as a survivor of the Revolution.

Last year Algeria suffered greatly from swarms of loousta. The damage done by these insects is officially estimated at juat a million sterling. The looal Government has made energetic preparations to fight against this plague in future.

A project has been submitted to the Marseilles Munioipal Ooanoil by a private citizen for the ereotion of a tower 320 feet high on the summit of the hill known as Notre-Dame-de-10-Garde, It is proposed to introduce an observatory and to cap the tower with a beacon which wyuld projsot its r^ja over the gulf and the city.

There is talk of having the luminous fountains that have delighted millions of visitors on the Ohamp-de-Mars, perpetuated all the rear round for the special benefit of the Parisians on some of the publio Equares nf the city, notably on the Place-de-la Concorde. Negotiations are Bftid to be going on with the English, owing to the patent.

Harvesting is now in full foroe in New South Wales, Immense yields of wheat are expected, nor in any save the few localities affected! by runt will the cropo be below the highest averages of past years. The fruit orops are rather light, and caterpillars are doing so much damage to the vines that February may bring but a small yield of grapes, Tobacco has suffered conBiderably, and there are other faults, but the year, taken as a whole, has been one of the baet known in the colony.

The oldest knight of the Order of the Iron Gross, founded in the war against Napoleon in 1813.1814, Lieutenant General (retired) Augusta Stockman, died at Dessau at the age of ninety-six. The deceased General enjoyed the special favour of Kaiser Wilhelml, and his Majesty often talked over old times with bis contemporary. General Stockman had only lost his wife four days previously to bis own death. With her he had lived an extremely happy life, whioh bad lasted for sixty-fivo years.

The Abbe Kedier de la Villate, almoner at the oonvent of the Sisters of S> Joseph, Paiis, was 'assassinated the other day about five o'olook in the evening by a man who had called to see him. The Abbe was poignarded in three plaoes and died of his wounds the following day. The murderer was arrested at fcae railway station when on the point of taking the midnight train for Orleans. He gave his addrssa as Alphonso Lambert, baker, aged 25, residing at Orleans, and stated that he had come to Toulouse with the fixed intention of slaying the Abbe, unless he would hand over a certain cum of money.

An aooident occurred at five o'olook in the morning the other day on the Paris-Oologne express train thrcagb the breaking of a kerosine lamp. Instantly the carriage was in flames, but the Bhrieks of the passengers could not be heard owing to the speed at whioh ihe train wan travelling. In the Bleeping carriage lour ladies, the Countess Alvear da Benitet and Mmc Qaintanas and her daughters. Mmc de Benitet rushed along the passage of the oar in order to reach the alarm signal, but she was unable to do bo, being almo3t stifled with the smoke, After the passengers had experienced a few minutes inexpressible anguish .the train stopped, and they alighted. It was found that all their luggage containing wearing apparel had been burned, and tnat Mmc de Beuitet had lost a bag containing jewellery and a large sum of money.

The " Napier News " remarks:—The Earl of Banfurly, the latest aristooratio personage who has set out for New Zealand, is a young man of 32 years of age. His full name is John Mark Uobter Knox, his family seat Dungannon Jfarb, Dungannon. He is a Tory. The Financial Reform Almanac supplies the following details of the Knox family:—His Lordsblp appears to have had nop^y for himHelf as yet, but a swarm of Knoxes are in every branch of State employ, 60 relatives and oonneotions haviDg held over 99 appointments, and drawn more than £900,400. One great uncle held the eineoure Weighmastership of Butter, from whioh, and the pension for its abolition, he got over £ r 0,000. Twelve of his Irish tenants had their rents reduced 23 per cent by the Irish Lands Court.

The annual Christmas gathering of the parishioners of Wnterton was held on Tuesday evening at the Schoolroom; there was the usual crowded attendance. Tables were provided by Mrs StanSish and the Misses Grigg, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Cowan, and Mrs Heron, For the concert a oapital programme wbb prepared by Mr J. O. N. Grigg* Songs were contributed by the Misses Hutton (quests at LoDgbeaoh), Mr and Mrs Brooke, Mr D. Thomas, Mr J. Fooks, Mr Brooking (from ABhburton), Mr J. Osborne (from Willowby), and by Mr and Mrs Lusoombe, Mrs Cobb, and Miss Chalmers (from Longbeaoh). Mra Douglas (from Ashburton) played the overture and most of the aooompanimente. The euoorea were numerous, The Rev R. F. Garbstt conveyed the thanks of the ohurch officers to those who had provided the enter, tainment in suitable term 3, and the proceedings terminated with the National Anthemn,

The Ceylon papers aonounoe the death of an elephant named Bella, whioh had served the Public Works Department for over 65 years, and worked in various parts of the island, under different circumstances, for an unknown period. Oiiginally, Sella belonged to the last of the Kings of Kandy, and was one of about 100 elephants whioh passed to the British Government in 1815, when the island came under British ruie. It was supposed that Sella wgb 15 years of age at this time, but this is surmise. His two friends with whioh he usually worked, and which fell to the Government at the bi mv time, died 25 years ago. In 1890 it was decided to sell all (he elephants belonging to the Publio Works Department, and SelU was sold to a well-known resident of Colombo, M. de Soysa. The animal was a tusker, very dooile, and worked steadily all his life. He aided in several operations for the capture of wild elephants, but became totally blind about three years ago. Notwithstanding this, he continued to work at the plough until within a short time of bis daath,

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Yesterday, Mr Oaldwoll, agent for the Australian Mutual Provident Association, was killed by being thrown out of a trap while driving from Ohristohuroh to Kaiapoi. Mr W. S. Maltby, trick and fancy bioyciist, who will appear at the Oddfellows' Hall tonight and to-morrow night, arrived in Ashburton by tbe express train to-day. Before the performance this evening Mr Maltby will lead a procession ot looal oyolieta through the town, himself, riding a single wheel, and starting from the Union Bank at 7 o'olook. The programme announced for to-night inoludeß many novel performances, such as balanoing on tables and chairs, and various feats on a single wheel. Mdlle Emilia, a lady cyclist, will contribute a number of items.

The " Wanganui Herald " hears " that the novel with which Sir JuUub Vogel'e name has been several Limes oonneotcd, was written by a lady resident at Ghristohurcb, Who fox years lived in Wanganui, and who is well known between there and Hawera. It will be published in London on or about 25 .h January, and has already oreated some impression in leading publishing oiroles. We hear alßo that it is a psychological Btudy based on the Hall poisoning case, and that it is characterised by a depth of reasoning power and a brillianoy ot conception and delineation which are almost oertain to make it one of the books of the season."

The following New Year's greeting has been issued by the railway employees:— •' New Zealand Kailways, Ist Jan. 1890. The officers of tha Wellington Railway Station wish you a first-class journey over tho lines of the coming year. With zeal as driver, integrity as guard, goodfellowship to ease the friction of the reverse curves, and with tin caution signal displayed, may you safely travel along the narrow gauge track to fortune, the liead light of whioh station we all make 'special efforts to attain, as being the point to where W8 had taken a single ticket, when we may mvitch off our carriage from the train, and retire as respeotable • old buffers.* And with line clear, may you, without being derailed or shunted, into the siding tot cripples to undergo repairs, finally arrive in good order and condition at the Great Terminus."

Sister Marie Therese, prioress of the 3isters of Charity, now serving in Tonquin, may be styled the Florence Nightingale of Franae. She was lately deoorated by the General commanding the troops in Tonquin, who gava some particulars .of her remarkable career. When she was barely 25 she was wounded at Balaclava. At Magenta Bhe again received a wound while on duty in the forefront of the sYenoh army; She accompanied French soldiers to Syria, China, and Mexioo. In the Franco-German war she was grievously wounded at Beiohshofon, while attending the Cuirasaiera who fell in that memorable charge. At a later stage of the same campaign Bhe distinguished herself by seizing a bomb whioh fell into an ambulance, and oarrying it away eighty yards when it burst, seriously injuring herjalone. She had Boaroely recovered from the efieots of thia injury when Bhe volunteered for servioe in Tonquin, where she is still engaged in her noble work.