LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIII, Issue 2739, 6 August 1892, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Members of the Druid's Lodge are reminded that a special meeting of the lodge will be held m the Temper Hall on Monday evening. Railway arrangements m connection with the Grand National meeting atLhistchurch, next Thursday and Saturday, are advertised. A cheap excursion will be ran on Thursday. At Chrislchuroh, Geoige Wbitfield, lettercarrier, was committed for trial yesterday on a charge of stealing two letters entrusted to him for delivery. The criminal sitting will open on Monday. The poll for the Westport borough drainage loan of L4OOO, under the Loans to Local Bodies Act was taken on Friday and resulted m the proposal being carried by 78 votes. Two youths, Louis Spedding and Henry Campbell, who were arrested at Dunedin charged with stealing two bicycles the property of Christchurch residents, were committed for trial at Christchurch yesterday. At a meeting of the South Rakaia Road Board called for Thursday evening, there were present Messrs Coster, Stringfellow, and Richards. After passing the pay-sheet, the meeting adjourned till Thursday, August 11 At a meeting of poultry exhibitors held at Wellington, yesterday, it wa« decided to form a New Zealand Poultry Association. Annual championship exhibitions will be held at a different centre each year. Samuel Lamer, aged fifty, manager of the Scandinavian Water Race* St Bathans Dunedin, was found drowned m the dam. It is supposed he fell off the staging. He leaves a widow and six children. The Ashburton Football Club have received an answer from the Tiniaru Club to the effect that they will be pleased to meet the Ashburton team on Saturday, August 20. A real good game should be the result of this match. There will be a meeting of the Committee this evening at eight o'clock. A deputation of unemployed waited on the Mayor of Christchurch yesterday, and stated they wanted work, as many of their num- ! ber were starving, and there were 300 unemployed on the books of the Labor Bureau. The Mayor promised to communicate with Minister of Labor on the matter, and see if anything can be done for them. Mr W. Cunningham Smith, manager cf the Butnside Refrigerating Works, who was fined Is and costs m connection with the non-registration of the works, telegraphed to the Hon Mr Ward on the matter, aid has received a reply to the effect that it was never intended that freezing works should come under the factory Act* and at ifc was the intention of the Government to consider the question. Three brothers, named Mataon, who are labourers by occupation, recently arrived m Melbourne with LlB6, their joint savings. On a recent Saturday they met a man who m a most plausible manner introduced the brothers to two other men, the result being that the Matsons were victimised of all their money under the representation of taking shares m a most profitable business enterprise. In the Supreme Court, Dunedin on Friday, the rule nisi calling upon the gaoler to show cause why Kennedy Wylie, who waH arrested for not paying costs m a fecent divorce case, was argued. It appeared a second warant had been issued and Mr Justice Williams discharged the rule pointing out that if the Deputy Registrar found that the first warrant was defective, he was entitled to issue a second, because he was only oqMptytyg with the order of the court, which' fa's rto issftfJ ft V*licl warrant. Later on a "baiikruplicy prclel" y/as made, that it be referred to the Registrar to report pn supetje? for L 2500 to allow Wylie to obtain his release, During the hearing it transpired that the costs m the divorce action amounted to LBOO. Holloway's Pills.—The Great Nead.— The blood is the life, and on its parity our health as well as our existence depends. These Pills throughly cleanse the vital fluid from all contaminations, »ud by that raea«s strengthen and invigorate the whole system/healthily stimulate sluggish organs, repress over-excited apti^ and establish order of circulation andfceetfetion throughout every part of the body. The balsamic nature: of HollowayV Pills exercises n^aryellous power m giving tone to debilite*§d and nervous' Constitutions. These Pills mlffim »W obstructions; both m the bowels" anflT els4wh.er<j, ,^d are, oil £b,at a3<!ouat, much sought' afteV' MprOTfOting regu'arity of action m young; fomajk* and <?e??c^ ePP r F'l 10 a, re .jpinptyuy wi>4, pf fey? IMv smp s^w betoßJeify :

'I ht: second social gathering m connection with St Stephens Church, *jll be held )p the Church Schoolroom on evening next at 7.30 p.m. " • Mr E E. Tasker swept the board of prises for golden-pencilled Hamburgs, and took » woond prize for Bilyer pencilled at the Timaru poultry show yesterday, * Mr. Wright has given notice to move at the next meeting of the County Council—'' That the resolution passed on ' June 3 stating that all accounts bo pai'fl fco thej general account be rescinded, and that the water charges now being collected be paid to their respective district account?, and that the different balance of the water supply accountsberectified at the half-yearly balancing on Septemb r 30 next Scene—Sdleyards of well-known Ashburton auctioneer ;; time -midday, Saturday. Famous prohibition leetliter (Is it the proper term ?) endeavouring to convert noted Tinwuld sport, while a local' brother' is similarly engaged with farmer of the old school. A crowd admiring and amused, | surround the disputants and m various ways encourage them to ' go it,' and they do go it for the best part of an hour. Meantime, the auctioneer with a savage glare iv his eye, tries to keep the regular routine business going, and moves about from lot to lot, knocking each down to a few who follow him with a-n eye to a nibble, with a viciousness truly appalling. As the play comes to an end enthusiastic teetotaller cries, " three cheers forprohibition.V The noted sport eyes him * with scorn and growls—. " You're a pretty fellow, to hooray. Why don't you pay me the two . quid you owe me ?" " . *?2