Local and General.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume X, Issue 954, 21 October 1891, Page 2

Local and General.

Blall at, Killinchy on Friday evening. TpEiA»nual Meeting of the Temperano© ; , Socijety takes place tonight. ..:•■.•; Special train; arrangements for the' ■ EUefcrnere A. &P. Society's show appear . m our advertising ool'hiqob. ■ ■ The Ganlfield Cup was won by G'riaroo Forest King was second, Olonard third. ' Thefavourite, Bungabuh, was hopelessly out of it, finishing tenth. A publican, who was summoned m Liverpool for serving shrunken people^ declared that' n working man could drink 20 pints of beer without being made drunk.' Sir Heskt Parkeb has tendered the resignation of the Government to the Earl of Jersey, who has summoned Mr Dibbs, leader of the Opposition, to undertake the task of forming a new Ministry. Hbbh Bebel, a Socialist leader speaking at the Congress of German Socialists at Erfurt, admitted that the views of his party havo ben moderated owing to economic conditions, and hecause it was impossible) at i resent to urge their demand by force, or bring on a popular rising with ■ny chance of success ;; A shoemaker of Glntz. Austria, for retaining his R(>Bt at a public meeting while cheers wero b'Mng given for the Emperor, was recently sentenced to two months' imprisonment. Tho judge told the prisoner that he might hive escaped ." with a lighter s^n^nce lias he not aggravated his original o<fence ( when accusftd . of dißloyalty, ; by phcinr his thumb to his nose and wigglinghis finders. , '' ■ . A doctor m Mftlbournp, Mclnprney by ; name, claims to|'hnv*j dißCivcrprl n cure . for influenza He BayH that it Ins preyed infallible m every case whor<» i" Ii ! >s s > far been tried. It consists of doses of onesixteenth to one-twentieth of a prom of ' perchloride of mercury m dislilled water every two hour?, until the normal" tern- • poraturo .is rogainol, Th n ordinary tonics. •

We are requested to draw lhea"t>uti'>n oP our readera to the alteration m tli« » f'ato rf nalH of th« propr-rty m t)w nm-i^.n. i>n i.f Mr Patrick Wnlsh by h»i N. Z. L. & M. Co Instead of ih« 23r«l i-ist iih pr« vinunlv ndv»rli« «1, ili« mil« will tuk« place on Ootoder 30th the datu of ihe n )xt *Lefißton sale. The Privy Council I. in had fully ho fore it (he Imperial Act nml^r wh ; ch Hih comvioM»n of. ihtt Ruv Dr M'Leod. m K\dney to tlireo years' impiisoniut-nt for bigamy was quneherl, and tlie Co-moil oxpresaes (he opiuion that no jurisdiction lies whore bigamy was committed m v foreign country. The Methodist Conference closed its sittings through the great continued disorder arising ont of the offensive remarks of Mr J. H. Atkinson, M. P., for Boston, England. Mr Atkinson ia 1 1>» utttn.btfr who i-hortly hefor« the prorogation ot the British Parliament wan suspended for a woek for disre.-p^ct to the Sf euker. We would remind our readers of the Sale of Work whiofi will j < held at the Loeston Pariah Room to-night. In addition to the Ht nils of plain and fancy work n pleasant evening's amusement, m the shape of u.usic and parlour games, will be provided. A riiiiill uiJmisn'cn fee, six p' nee, will be charged m the evening; m the afternoon there will bo no charge. Caubine, nays a .Volbourno telegram, has entirely broken down r.ivl will never raco ogam. For tho horse's sake, it is perhaps as well. The grandest horse that ever carried a rider, south of the line, if not m Iho whole world, deserves to retire upon his laurels, and as his ownor showed no inclination to withdraw him from the turf voluntarily, his < nforccd retirement ia matter for congratulation, Tf over horso deserved rest, it is Carbine. The Rev F.C. Inwood, of New Brigh- ' ton, who exchanged service* with Mr Whitehouse on Sunday last, preached m Ihe evening m AH Saint's Church to a largo ccncregatl n. The sermon was listened to m rapt attenuon and wi.s much appreciated by a'l present. The ppalms were nicely chanted by tho (hoir under Mr J. Yates, Mr C. Stacßhouso presiding at the organ. Mr Inwood expressed his pleasure ut tho heartiness of the service. During the twelve months en.ling 31 ?t March last, there were no less than 35 marine casualties on tho coast of New Zealand. OF. these, three were total wrecks. 13 lives were lost m New Zealand waters ; 108 m vep»els sailing from the colony. . Of these the majority were men of the Kakanui, Marlborough, Dnnedin, Kentish Lass and Rainbow, which vessels are supposed to have foundered at sea with all hands. A general meeting of the Brookside Lawn Tennis Clnb was held on Frioay evening when the following officers were elected for the year:— Patrons, Sir John Hall and Mr IJ.Overton ; President, Mr Charles Withell • Vice-President, Messrs H, Weehbourne and A. Chamberlain ; Hon Treasurer, Miss Mai ia Waei»bourne ; Hon Secretary, Rev J. <}. Chapman ; Committee, Mrs Cole, Miases Dury and Withell, Mossre Colo, Washbourne and Withell. The balancesheet was submitted and passed. Rules wore drafted. It was reported that the court would be ready for play m about a fortnight. Mr ßdskjn does not liae bicycling- He writes: 'I not only object, but am quiie prepared to spend all my best ' bad language' m reprobation of bi-(ri-and.-4-5-6 or 7 cycles, and evory other contrivance and invention for superseding human feet on God's ground- To walk, to run, to leap, and to dan':o are the virtues of the human body, and neither to stride on stilts, wriggle on wheels, or dangle on ropes, and nothing ie the training of the human mind with the body will ever i supersede the appointed God's ways of • Blow walking and hard working.' In another column will be found an advertisement of the agricultural machinery turned out by tho well-known old firm of Walter A. Wood and Co. Tho travelling representative, the genial « Mac '—nine out of ten of hib friends don't know him by any other name— is m the district, and tho district is awaking to the fact. An expert from the Head Office is also here, and farmers whose machines need repairs phould communicate with him at once. Mr. C. H. Willis, the local agent, will be glad to take orders for repairs, extras, or anything else connected with the firm's business. Mr Tim Healy, M.P., threatens to make startling disclosures m reference, to the conference at Boulogne betw. en Messrs Parnell end O'Brien. Mr O'Brien m a letter to iho Freeman's Journal says that at the Boulogne conference the Parnellites consented first to himself taking the leadership ( f the party. He publishes a letter of thanks from Mr Parnell for the manner m which I c had earned on the negotiations on the subject. Mr T Harrington, Secretary of the Irish National League, challenges Mr O'Brien to produce documents confirming the statement. A meeting of the Southoridge Cricket kClub was held m tho Royal Hotel on . Saturday evening, Dr Withers presiding It was unanimously decided to make strenuous efforts to rehabilitate tho Club this seasoL, and the names of some thirty active members wero handed m. The treasurer was not present, but it is underetood that tho Clnb has n»i pecuniary as*otp, and no liabilities. Nets, pads *nd other materials are m good order, nnd but few new tools will bo wanted. The subscription was fixed at half a-crowp, and a sub •ommicteo was appointed to oorleiuour to procure a good ground. The meeting was thfin adjourned until Thursday evening * ripxt, to await the sub-committee's report. A meeting of the Ellesmere Caledonian Society waa hold on Monday evening m the Royal Hotel. Mr R. Webster presided Borne eighteen i r tweDty members being present. A letter from the honorary secretary of the N. Z. A. A. A. waa read, m which doubt waa expressed as to the probability of any members of the Association taking part m the sports,, the dis--lance from Chrißtchurch being so /reat. -^The Committee brought up the programme for the sports, which was identical with that of last year with the addition of a 120 yards hurdle raco. There are 27 • vents on the card.. The programme was ji loplbd. It was decided to engage the I3ufnham Band if possib'e, atd the secretary was instiucted to apply to Mr Graham for tin l'>an of his paddock for tho sports. The providing of tents, etc, and ihe dis jiohil of tho bomhs nnd privileges wrse Jeft to the committee. Four now members were elected und the meeting terminated.

The long-talked of draughts tmirnainpnf bfltwoen Hip Killinohy and Dunuundel dubs, chinh off on T'iurnduv ov^ointr lust m tliß Public Hull, UuriHundel Thorn were nlwn playnra on each Hidn. Play hegdn tit 8 o'clock and il was past t«n l>eforo Ihe last pmiie uus fiuinlied. M'lir result whh an f-asy v^ i ti 'or ilie DtuiHisnriel Club. The Killinohy leani was ns^istcl by playorH from Lueston nnl Irwtll. Hi i mo very gfood piny wan bli"wn by ton viyjiinjr leum, bnt no doubt ih« dofoat by such a btrong club will not damp llieii urdour, but infuso more now lifo und energy into the Kil'inchy Club. At the close of tfio gnino refro?hmentn were pro vided by tho ladios of the disttiot.