Local and General.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume X, Issue 945, 19 September 1891, Page 2

Local and General.

; Sib Maueice O'Robk^ is being requisitioned to stand for the: Waikato. '.. i The Rev J?. 0. In wood, Curate o£ Nsw ; Brighton, will preach at StJttmea' Gburoh tomorrow morning. . ; ■ ■ .'; A- u H I , Itjs reported that "Sir Ijbughrey wiH' i be a candidate for the Chrißtchurch seat vacated by Mr' Perceval. : . ''.".' '' '. i ,' ., ,. V,' '.', ;', An Indian colonel named Desmond has ; adcepted ihe 'challenge 6i ihe< thought ; reader Stuart Cumberland, for : £IOOQ , to demons ti ate the . r. existence of occult. ! powers.- i : ■ ■ .- .. ■ : ... -..-i ,i „-,:■ :•.■.. .-, Tbk Germ ad Government will prosecute the Berlin Punch, for publishing a course oarteon of the 'Holy Coat,' on the ground of wounding the sensibilities of Catholic subjects. ! i ' ': Teb Argm devotet a long article to the Bryce episode, in which H attributes blame to the Speaker, and declares that had he : ihown firmness in dealing with the ~<jueif tioß of privilege the'* whole qffaif; jtfoupa 1 have been avoided. Joi^'Dicks, *he\ late proprietor of the Walfliain Arms, Sydenham, was arrfstod on Wednesday on a charge of fraudulent bankruptcy. He was brought before the ! Bench on Thursday and remanded for aj w6ek.^' Bail w.as allo.wed. , '! A telegram from Greymov h, dated the 1 15th lost, saya. The Saddle tunnel neurReefton, on the Midland Railway line, was pierced this afternoon. Mr Reeß, the contractor, and Mr Bell, the Compauy'aj I engineer, walked through. ! | AfT the meeting of the Botrd of Education on Thursday; it wrh decided to erect j an addition to the S<>uthbridge S9hooli building?, and pending the oompletipii of the extension, the Committee weria' author | ised to hire a suitable room. His Lordship, Bishop Grimes was I welcomed back to Cliristohurch on Thursday in the most enthusiastic ma,qne^ by I both clergy and laity. He was presented with a purse of 665 sovereigns, and fith an exquisite f aid-stool. ' ■ , Thb Committee of Enquiry into the Canadian scandals finds that there hag been a conspiracy to defraud the ' Govern jment, and recommends the proseoution of the offenders. The House of 'Common-* will probably accept the report i Mr Abbott the Premier, has summonad 'a meeting of the Government supporters. ; A M9RBBL of scandal has been ?oing t\\t> rOundß in Berlin. It ; a'ppbarl'ifiln U'cerltain captain of the regiment of' the Red Hussurs, of whom the EmpeVor Williari) is the Colonel, is the proprietor' 1 <Vf -aGerman sporting paper. „"£he Captain h as disappeared, .taking with hiai tho bagatelle of 625,000 marks, which huh) had been confided to him ''for bats on horses. Among the victims figuie PrinCu Ernest of Schlsswig-Holatein and tli» Emperor William, each of whom had ~ truHted him with 80,000 roarka. HisyoU^g Majesty perhaps wished to follow in tho footsteps of his Uncle Beftie t «n4 ,ni&ke for hirasvlf a naffl^| '''. ' ;! " i

Tr b Onrainittee of the Elle&mere A «qd P Association, have allocated tl>e npectftl orizfin as nnder :^—^hi-pp, £17 17s ; hori»e«, £18 18s ; cattle, £7 7« ; pigH, £2 2s : ditiry . w»dqcfy£ls 15s ; grain, £3 3s ; ehoeinar 62 2s. largest number of points, £3 35. ; ' - i In an advertisement in another column, Mr Staples calls attention to his Jubilee paniixfQrtrte-fcprayißjEi A representative >f 'the Guardian recently witnessed a trial of the pamp in Christchurch, and reports that it thoroughly canoe up to the representation" of the maker. There is aleo a * Brine lojector * attachment which should prove of immense service t« farmern who kill their 'own . mutton i~ hot w) <thj».? 'The plica is reasonable, and the machine strongly and neatly made. In their official report on the loss of ! »Tfe Varquo Ellen i the Sydney Marino ' Board expresses the opiniOß that, the vessel was dangftf^psly les^y, node* manned and insufficiently provided with officers ; that she was improperly handled in the- --. iale and such, irregularity and want of lisciplme were' the consequence '- of the > incapacity of the officers through the efI 'ects, pf drink. Tha Board considers _^t , , .. «ras not r pru^at to send the barqae tq «e» ; , With such a heavy carj?o though the bWner i icted, well within the ; la^. ' „■■> -\ -.'■■■■■■■■. Thb ordinary meeting of the Irwell School Committee wai held on Monday wening last; present — Mr^ G. Heelop (Ohairman,) and Messrs M'Millati,' Divies, IMiller arid Overtbn ; The roaster's report stated the average attendance was thirtysix. It was resolved to ask tin Board to have the school buildings painted, as it is six years since they were last painted. It .was decided to ffiveone wiek's holiday after the examination, as the cUH<fren.had only one^ week at midwinte'. The /Chairr \ man stated that a coal-shed had been erected, and the fences bad been t .'jfea».T Several small matter* received^, »ttenti«D, :■ and the meeting elosed. I A national fund hng been' dp'enei'^or the relief of the sufferers by the.fl,Qoda in- , ISpain. Great ' loss of life and property •is reported from the Provinces of Valencia and Andalusia. Fifteen hundred periehed at Coneuegrt alone. Hundreds of mil«s of country are subaierged. AppaHinflj Rceoea are being witnessed in the -flooded districts. In one house a family of eleven were found clinging together after the iwater was subsided, This Queen has con • jtributed ten tbousaud dourss to the relief Ifund. The ?Gbvernment,isi utilising all iavailable funds to mitigate the distress jahaitrbops have been sent to bttry tbedeirf/ lT^i>! railway stations are besieged by refbgeas.^ THe ruin in the valley of ■, Armnr Ginllo is enormous. • -■•.: ■'.'. ■ '-■ .■'■ * .--i A Meeting having been called to' inJ- ■' . quire as to the deeicability of forming a 'JiVitnitf Cltrb at BVoOkside, a , ; ntfmW"'bf pferso'ns utteaded and a club Vfe' tottbefti I J&P- Grairigier was voted t& the ohiif,' 'Wfisa ' i Maria WfuAbourne was elected Secp«lar^> pro tem,iw'uh the following persona as a Committee: Mrs-Gol^ Mfsses Duty, Grain- : ger, Mesa's Washßourne, Cliapman. It is ■ p/opbßed fd ! leiy down an aaphalt :Oohrt; ;1 and in order to obtain the n-cessary funds i a concert and social will be held on the 9th October. The entrance fee f on ladies was fixed at 2b 6d ; gentlemen ss, for the I season. 1 i A unanimous meeting 'closed 1 with the expression that a long ftlt want j had aJOtidgthi b.eenisupplied:! ./ ;•;■. r . ! f ■/.;■■■ A 1 clo^ii'raafiy appliances have been in- : vented for the purpose of testing seeds, i many of'-Hiem-Very ingenious ana useful : in their way, but often rather complicated and expensive. The ordinary farmer need not wait for any of these. He has only to remember a few things that are ;abso-; lutely 'necessary. Moisture, heat, ' an<{ ; air are absolutely necsssary, and these" j can easily be etrjiplied. A small box containing a little sandy soil -kept fairly moist, and in. ,sprap. v^arm place, such aa the • sunny side^of^hejiofase'^Hjj^^ay^ana''' the i ki chen by ni^Kt'^ill'doantf WVfev day§ ! show whether ancJ going to grow, or bad, and not -worth having at a«y !^ prices fPiecies of Hunting papbf)drinTahael ' rna^itake the place ef soil, but require \ more attention (o keep moist. Thd>. right temperature for mdst seeds is Gsdeg Fah, I'h'ey moßt hot be sown deep, nearer the Surface. the hetteivM ;t . .¥ v/ v^