LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 3167, 30 December 1893, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The second wool sale of the seuon will be held in the Orange Hall on Tuesday, January 30, 1894. The"Rangitikei Advocate" says :—We understand that Mr Ivess, the proprietor of the " Paraekarctu Express," has almost completed negotiations for the sale of his paper. The steamer Tenterden, which ran on a reef off Port MacDonnell, is practically a total wveck, and the cargo is being removed. The Tenterden is a coistal trader, owned in Melbourne and had no passengers, Port MacDonnell is situated just under Gaps Northnmberland, on which there is a powerful light. The captain is stated to have mistaken Mount Schanok for Mount Gam. bier. These are two extinct vo'canio oones nine miles apart. Mrs Yates, the Mayor of Onehunga, is evidently a woman of grit. A special meeting of the Onehunga Borough Council was 'held for the purpose of electing a Town Clerk: Before proceeding with the business, the Mayor, Mrs Yate», took exception to the presence of Messrs Rowe and Hill, who I had resigned their seat*. These gentlemen, thereupon, stated that they remained in office until such time as their successors wer? appoint The Mayor replied that 1 she ruled' diferent)y,'an£ would nop UJi)V7 any business to be transacted while these gentlemen remained to vote. T,he Council adjourned to January 8, by which time thejr 9iJ«Se§fOr« will ¥ »PPoiatw*' I

The deficit in the Chicago City Treasury' amounts to three million dollars. The monthly meeting of the Tinwald Town Board was held on Friday in the Templar Hall. There was very little business and what was done was of quite a routine nature. Accounts were pissed amounting to £18 2s sd. Presbyterians will be pleased to learn that the Rev G, B. Inglis has sufficiently recovered from the throat weakness that has troubled him for the past three weeks as to feel able to conduct both services in the church to-morrow as well as the Wakanui , service. ! Mr H. J. Barton, Mr Fillis'a press repre- | seutative, was in Ashburton yesterday and to-day, to complete arrangements for the company's performance here on Friday next, and left for Christchurch this afternoon. At the R.M. Court, Bakaia, on Friday, before Mr C. A. VVray, R.M., Kichard Kemp was charged on information with the larceny as a bailee of a considerable number of sheep belonging to the New Zealand Lind Mercantile Agency Company. Mr Fisher appeared for the prosecutor, and Mr Deacon for accused. No evidence was takm, and Mr Deacon applied to have the case adjourned. There being no opposition the Bench granted an adjournment to Christchurch for Friday, January 5. Dr Gunn, of Futuna, New Hebrides, one' of the Presbyterian missionaries, will address ; a public meeting in the Presbyterian Church next Tuesday evening at 7.33. The Doctor has been resident fur ten yean on the islands, and has a thrilling story to tell of the triumphs of Christianity among fierce and degraded natives. He is a modest man and can be depended on to speak the plain unvarnished truth. We understand that he , is an old college companion of the Rev Mr ' Inglis, and he steps off here to renew old acquaintance. With the prospects of good fields and fine weather the race meeting at Tinwald should be a success. No expense has been spared to make the outing pleasant and enjoyable. The grounds being surrounded with good , plantations ani having a minature lake in i the centre, which is also planted round the ' edges, always proves an enticement to the ! public to have parties there on New Year's Day. We are given to undertand that although the first race is advertised to start at 12.30 p.m., a start will not be made, until the arrival of the express. An alteration has been made in the arrangements for the funeral of the late Bishop Harper. The funeral will take place on Yon day, the first part of the service being held in the Cathedral at 3-30 p.m. The body will be brought to the Cathedral on Sunday after morning service and ' remain there until the interment on Monday. Those who wish to pay the last tribute of respect to the deceased Bishop will be admitted to the Cathedral by the north door on Sunday afternoon between the hours of 2.30 and 5 pm. The Engineers will parade at 230 p.m. on Monday at the Cathedral to keep the grounds, and the College Rifles will parade at the Barbadoes street Cemetery for the same duty at 3 p.m. The " Wellington Post" referring to the apparent indifference to New Zetland's interests in not arranging to senda representative to the Reciprocity Conference in Canada. It says "that, if profitable interchange of comcLodities can, by Customs modification, be established between Australia and Canada, then still more profitable trade could, in like manner, be developed between New Zealand and Canada. Wo are," it contends, " nearer (he Dominion than is Australia, and could cempete on more than equal terms with of tha Australian Colonies in all that Canada would require from this side of the globe. We would also require from Canada the same products as Australia!. If it will pay Canada and Vicom, or New South Wales, to establish intimate trade relations with each other, it will pay New Zealand still better to do so." The annual bachelors' ball was held at Longbeach on Friday evening in the granary, kindly lent by Sir Grigg, and was again a decided success. The granary had been nicely decorated for the occasion, and presented quite a gay appearance. There was a very large attendance and the floor teing in good order, and the arrangements of the committee perfect, a most enjoyable evening was spent. A piano had been lent by Mr Grigg, and the music was supplied by Gates' band. Refreshments were dispensed by Mrs Cobb, and Mr J. Fletcher was also indespensable in that department. Mr J. Soal acted as M.C. The following visitors were present: —Mr and Mrs J. C N. Grigg and the Misses Grigg, Mr and Mrs Standish, Mrs G. A. M. Buckley, Mr Besewfck (Christchurch), Mr H. Hutton, Mr and Mrs Deardon, Mrs Boon, Miss Elli3, Mr Boss, Mr V. Hutton, »nd Mrs Baldwin. A meeting of the Executive Board of the (Shearers' and Labourers' Union was held at Waimite oa Wednesday evening to further consider a web sheep case. Mr. O'Brien stated that the Union representative made every endeavour to bring about an amicable settlement between the manager and twenty eight shearer?, but in the face of complete evidence, the manager threatened to sue the men for breach of contract, and also refused to ply them for the work done. The General Secretary also showed the numbers of bales of wool alleged to be wet sent from other stations, and it was resolved that the statement should be sent to any j insurance agents intercitei. It was decided that represen'atives should take notice of the number of every wet bale leaving » station and forward it to the head office of the Union.. After deciding to immediately sue the manager of the station previously referred to for wages due, and warning members of the Union to keep away pa ding a satis factory t>etttement, the proceedings terminate 1. The Palmer-Beaumont Company are advertised to give a concert on Thursday next in the Oddfellow*' Hall. This company requires no recommendation at our hands. Miss Palmer nx Carandini is one of the best sopranos Australia has ever produced, and Miss Maggie Stirling is a ruing mezzosoprano, but one already known to- fame. Mr Annes Beaumont, a tenor who, has been at the top of his profession for the last twenty-five years, and his voice, now in the Indian summer of its sweetness, h;s all the added charms that experience, long and careful training, constant practice, and the management of it that only a true artist is mister of can give ; while Mr A. H. Gee is a baritone I we do not hear the like of every day. With the Company travels Mr John Lemmone, a master of the flute, an instrument with which an amateur can nuke himself the most disagreeable person in creation, but, in the hands of a master, is a thing of beauty and a joy for ever. It cannot be said the flute is a neglected instrument, because nearly ever musician is more or less a " tootler " on it, bufc not one in a hundred of those who play ifc make it other than an instrument of torture to the listener; but the harp is a neglected instrument and that because so few can do anything at all with it, MrW. % Barker, however, cm play the harp it> perfection; and with a company made up of the names abovp-nientioried a treat should be in store for lover's of really good njUßfe.