LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XII, Issue 2404, 13 July 1891, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mi- ("J. H. Moore writes to the " Lyttelton Times " that the statement that he is asking £5 an acre for the Glen mark estate is unfounded and incorrect. The Mariposa with the English mails of June 13 left San Francisco on June 26, one day late. The Monowai with the colonial mails of June 20 arrived at San Francisco on July 9, the contract date. Owners of hush land m the Wellington district are making preparations for heavy bush felling diu'hi^ the coming season, so that there is a probability of plenty of work for the ablebodiecl and wilhjjg of the unemployed. A labor dispute is proceeding'in Marton, where a wealthy saddler has discharged two of his employees becauso it is alleged they would nob live at a boardinghouse rented from him and allow him to stop the "tucker bill" ffOjj) fheir wages. A niother mjd tUijjghter, driving from \ roung to Uug»ric, New ftputfy 'Wales, to visit relations, spent a night m the bu^li 1 through stress of weather, A few clays after j arrival at their destination they both died ! within ten minutes of each other, the result of exposure. In the first ten days of the session of 1390 when there were ninety-five members, only seventy pages of "Hansard" were filled, but during the first ten days of this session with seventy-five members, there has been talk enough to fill about 250 pages of that interesting publication. Oh Friday night a fire occurred, which totally destroyed a six-roomed wooden cottage situated iv Worcester street, Linwood. The house belonged to Mr J. Lee, who with his wife was at Thnaru," 'Jt'he house was occupied by a young man named (Godfrey,', who was absent at the time of the firCj and is unable to account for its cause. • The Fire Brigade proceeded to the scene, I but eculd not save anything from the want o fwater. Two firemen received bnriis at I the fire and one of them was ajlse badjy hurt . by* fall. ' '

Tbe Victorian Parliament were told m the Governor's Speech that they would be asked to give the franchise to women. The Trades Hall people object. They " are not going to allow the missis to have a vote.',' By the vote of the people pf Ballarat East taken on June 26, the number of hotels m that borough is to be reduced from sixtyfight, the present number, to tweuty-esight. One thousand six hundrcl and fort}' votes were polled on tbe roll of 358Sj and the majority for the reduction was 844 i Q.ieenslauders go great lengths to get water for their stock. A bore was recently completed at Bowen Downs to a depth of 1374 feet, when the water spurted out at (he rate of a million gallons a day. Richmond Downs Station got a supply of 1^ million gallons ,a day, of beautiful water, at «JBfeet. "It is good to be an Indian prince," and a story conies from Paris that a unique bed has lately been despatchedl to India for the use of one of those potentates. As described, its canopy is supported by four automatic female figures that wave fans to cool the air, while the mattress is a huge nnibical box, which plays operatic airs and selections when lain upon. What an awful idea. English is to be the language of the Pacific. The "King of Tonga, m his speech at the opening of the Tongan Parliament, said : — "Special attention will be given to the teaching of English, since it appears to me that the work of tne 'Government cannot be properly carried on, nor education be successful, unless the language- of the country with which we are most brought m contact is first learned." Mr P. Cunningham, of Christchurch, supplies the following figures m connection with the frozen meat trade frenv July 1, 1890, to June 30, 1891 :—1,500,000 carcases of mutton have been shipped ; 358,000 carcases of lamb, and 1,012,0001bs beef ; the toUl weight being 133,000,0001b5, and the estimated cash money value frozen, f.0.b., over £1,300,000. The" increase m the weight of shipments over the previous twelve months is 12,000,0001b5. The Forest Department of New South Wales, under the authority of the Government, is about to issue a work on the forest fi«.ra of that colony. This will illustrate and describe m a popular manner the principal trees and shrubs indigenous to New South Wales, giving the botanical names with their synonyms, the vernacular and aboriginal names, the territorial and general geographical distribution, and a popular description of appearance, sexes, characteristics and habitats of each plant, as well as a full botanical technical, description. The illustrations are to be colored, and the flowers will be shown of the natural size, and fruits and barks will also be pictured by a special artist. It seems that New Zealanders who are 3teady, industrious, and capable, are preferred so the native-born Australian, m Australia, on whom clinrite influence have commenced to tell. They are found to be-more energetic, and more respectable and obedient m carrying out the orders of their employers. It is said that the sames rule applies even to women, the New Zealand girl being preferred to the native born, and m the Federal Coffee Palaces, large restaurants, first-class hotels it is stated that waitresses and domestics are principally from Dunedin and tasmania. It was a Scotchwoman who said that the butcher of her town only killed half a beast at a time. It was a Dutchman who said that a pig had no marks on its ears except a short tail. It was a British Magistrate who, being told by a vagabond that he was not married, responded, " That's a good thing for your wife!" It was an American lecturer who solemnly said one evening, "Parents, you may have children, or, it not. j-oiir daughters may have." An action lias been brought m the Supreme Court, at Christchurch, and will probably engage the attention of Mr Justice Denniston and a jury at the August feit tings, m which the administrators of the estate of the late John Beatty Greason claim to recover the sum of -£1000. from the New Zealand Accident In niranoe Company upon two accident policies of £500 each held by the deceased. Amongst other defences the defendants plead that the deceased did not meet with his death m accordance with the conditions of the assurance, and that notice of the death was not given as required by the terms of the policies. At a meeting of the committee of the Timaru Agricultural and Pastoral Association on Saturday afternoon resolutions were pa serl protesting against the land tax proposals, recommending a reduction of the term of quarantine of stock, approving the proposed alteration m the management of Lincoln Agricultural College, agreeing to co-opsrate m obtaining reductions of rail and steam bo it rates on show stock, recommending putting m fores *he law relating to earmarking sheep, that stock rangers be appointed to each county, and two veterinary surgeons to each island, and that the railway rates oil sheep, especially store sheep, should be reduced. The body of a male child just born was discovered on Saturday afternoon, on the premises at North Belt, Christ-church, tucu? pied by Mr Amos, a tinsmith. IJis daughter Mary Jane, aged 22, was found ill m bed, having been confined recently. The child's body was removed to the police depot, where an inquest began this morning. Mr Pender stated that the girl had confessed to Dr Ovenden that she was the mother of the child. The inquest was adjourned till Friday ; meanwhile the girl was removed to the hospital for attention, Drs Ovenden and Mears having made a post mortem examination found that the child had breathed, but had not been properly treated, the umbilical cord having been broken. Returning from the hunt on Friday, Mrs Merewether's mount shied violently and unseated his rider, who fell heavily on her head. Dr Leahy, who was riding m her company, at once attended her, and found that she had been severely bruised about the forehead, and;that one of her hands had been sprained. Itwasaverybadfall,and there is reason for congratulation that Mrs Mere wether escaped more serious injury. As it is, she will be confined to the house for some time. Miss ' Shury was thrown from the carriage m which she was chiving, by a horseman coming m collision with it, through shying at a heap of traction engine ashes, and Mr Bucteric's, juur., got a nasty fall.. Altogether the meet was.'productive of an unusually uumerqus and severe cpop of accidents, This morning Constable Smart's presence of mind and prompt action were the means of saving the life of a little girl at the railway station. As the train from Christchur;:h was coining up to the platform at 10.45 a little girl, about ten or twelve year? old, a passenger from beyond Rakaia, attempted to get off the carriage before tho train stopped. Such a proceeding is always a stupid one, but still more so when attempted backwards, as this young person did. As soon as her feet touched the asphalt she fell down helples'siyl %c .vfa,s n;st falling over the edge of the platform witft Iwx head towards the revolving wheels, and but an i'uch 'qv l.vyo from them, when tbfc, Constable reached out a long arm, seized her by the skirts ami whipped her up to the asphalt, unhurt but very much frightened. Another moment and her head would have been crushed to pieces. The escape was about as narrow as I £ould well be, and the girl certainly owes i)&v life to Oons^jble Smart's promptness. 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