The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit. MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1885.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1544, 1 June 1885, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit. MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1885.

A cablegram we publish this evening

points to a pacific solution of the AngloRuasian difficulty. We are informed from London that an arrangement has been

come to between Great Britain and Russia

by which Merutachak and Zulfikar Pass will remain in possession of Afghanistan, and the work of the Boundary Commission will only include details of the delimitation, the main points having already been fixed From Wellington we learn that in consequence of the probabilities of continued peace the Government have oonsi erably curtailed their defence soh ernes.

Letters for John Cussell (2), Alexander Kane and Miss May Mcßae are lying unclaimed at the Ashburton Post Office, where they were received from places beyond the Colony during the month of April, 1885. The following are the Ashburton vital statistics for the month ot May:—Births, 36 ; marriages, 6 ; deaths, 5. Mr James Gudsell reports that water races D, D 4, 0 and 02 are dry. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court today, before Mr Thomas Bullock, J.P., James Langlan was charged with having been drunk and with having resisted Constable Latimer in the execution of his duty. Constable Latimer gave evidence as to the accused’s condition and conduct. The accused, when asked if he admitted the off noe, said “No, Sir; I did’nt mean no offence ; I only had four or five glasses to drink ” The accused was fined 20s and costs, with the alternative of 24 hours’ imprisonment, for drunkenness, and 40s and costs, with the alternative of 48 hours’ imprisonment, for resisting the police. The accused elected to accept the alternatives. We understand that a popular local

medical practitioner will appear at the Resident Magistrate’s Court on Friday, charged with a second breach of the Borough bye-laws in crossing the railway line at other than a walking pace. It is probable the case will be defended, and the validity of this vexatious bye-law determined.

Five of the United States, Maine, Ohio, Kansas, Vermont anc New Hampshire, have adopted Prohibition Laws, and they cling to them with increasing majorities In addition, the Temperance vote has become a factor in politics powerful enough to effect Presidential elections. The pro grass of the Temperance cause in the American Union is a great destiny, fraught with vast possibilities to the whole AngloSaxon race, which believes and acts on the theory that blood is stronger than water, i bis ia one of the signs of the times which nobody should pass over lightly. “ Phseton ” in the New Zealand Herald says :—Another important question which engaged the attention of the memners of the Canterbury Jockey Club, at their meeting on Tuesday last, was that of the blackmailing tactics pursued by certain horseowners over the Great Autumn Handicap, decided there last month. The matter was brought forward by Mr G. G. Stead, who, in the course of some spirited remarks, suggested that the rules of the Club should be so amended as to be able to deal with the gentry indulging in this class of business. The sentiments exprested by Mr Stead were, indeed, those of a true sportsman, and from their tenor, he has made it quite plain that there is at least one horse owner in Now Zealand who is prepared to stand up for the rights of the public, and can rise above those paltiy considerations that are unfortunately too paramount with the average racing man of the day. It will be remembered that in his remarks on this subject, “Senex” of the Canterbury Press, entirely threw in his lot with his horse owner, and because the holder of July in “Robin Hood's” big sweep, declined to be made a subject of blackmailing, he gloated over the withdrawal of that horse, and added “ for I dearly love to see a greedy man slated.” It will be interesting to notice what our venerable friend has new to say on the remarks made on this subject by Mr Stead on Tuesday last.

The furred tongue, bad tasting mouth and miserable feeling, says you need American Co.’s Hop Bitters. Read and believe.

Another unfortunate. —Again we must draw the attention of our readers to the fact that a .£2,424 stock of Clotoing and General Drapery, in the estate of Dennis O’Connell, trading in Lyttelton and Cristchjirch, nonV bank, rapt, was purchased by H. E. May Is G<x- °f the Hall, High street, for £954, or only a little over one-third of its value. H. E. M. and Co. are now selling it at half the marked price, which surely ought to seenre a speed clearance.

A number of unimportant intercolonial telegrams are crowded out of this issue. Last week Mr Walter Timms, of Watertnn, lost a stack of oats by fire The property was not insured. The annual meeting of the Ashburton Borough Licensing Committee was held at the Courthouse at noon to-day. Present —Messrs D. Thomas (chairman), T. S»aly, R. Alcorn and S. Saunders. The police reported favorably of all the licensed houses in the Borough, and specially commended the manner in which the Railway Refreshment Rooms were conducted by Mr Quill. The following re newals were granted:—J. F. Butler (Family Hotel), T. Quill (Commercial Hotel), M. A. Woodley (Ashburton Hotel), F. L. K. Hill (Somerset Hotel), W. Milner (Central Hotel) and W. Power (Royal Hotel), T. Quill (Railway Refreshment Rooms). The Committee "aid it had been reported to them that the fire escapes in several of the hotels were insufficient. Sergeant Felton replied chat all the houses were amply provided with means of escape in case of fire. The Chairman said it was within the knowledge of the Committee that hotels in the town systematically disregarded the hours for closing The Committee wished publicans to understand that I heir peccadilloes were noticed, and if persisted in the ten o’clock licenses would be reverted to aod strictly enforced.

A telegram was received from the Minister of Defence on Saturday evening intimating that the services of the Ashburton Guards had been accepted as an honorary reserve corps.” As the Guards did not offer their services as a reserve corps, but as an honorary corps, in other words as a corps standing on the same footing as an ordinary rifle corps except that it would not receive capitation al lowance, a telegram has been sent to the Government to-day stating that the Guards are not prepared to act as a reserve corps, and requesting that their services may be accepted as an honorary corps,

Mr W. 0. Walker, M.H.R. for Ashburton, has arranged to address his constituents at the schoolroom, Methven, on Thursday evening next. The Customs revenue received at Christchurch during the mouth of May amounted to L 13.609 The amount received during the corresponding month last year was Til i,409. The beet duty was Ls 96 and L 875 respectively. An impression has gained currency that in consequence of the ratepayers of the Upper Ashburton Licensing District having decided that no publican’s licenses shall be granted in their district, the booths on the racecourse cannot be licensed. This is incorrect; the vote does not preclude the issue of a conditional license under section 36 of the Licensing Act. This will answer a correspondent, “Temperance,” who has writ r en us in moat intemperate language in reference to the subject. It way relieve our correspondent’s feelings to stigmatise a body of gentlemen who have disinterestedly striven to provide public amusement as “common pothousekeepers,” but it will not advance the cause he so injudiciously advocates, nor will it affect the estimation with which the intelligent public regard the Committee of the Ashburton'Kacing Club. The Committee of the Ashburton Racing Club met at the Club’s room on Saturday evening. Dr Ross and Messrs M. Friedlander and Purnell were appointed a Committee to report upon the training track. It was resolved to hold the halfyearly general meeting of the Club on Tuesday, June 16th, at 8 p.m A letter was read from the I'inwald Race Committee reporting the disqualification -f the rider Ross and the horse Pippen ali <s Brovn Boy for ever, and of Jame Quigley, the owner of Pippen, for two years Mr fleseltine, the Secretary of the Tinwald Race Committee, and Mr James Quigley having been admitted to the meeting, a large amount of evidence ,was taken in respect to the running of Pippen in the Hack Selling Race at Tinwald, and after dis-ussion it was resolved —(I) That the disqualifications inflicted upon the horse Pippen alias Brown Boy and upon the ri >er Ross, by the Tinwald Racing Club be endorsed ; (2) that there is not sufficient evidence before the Committee to show that Mr James Quigley entered the horse Pippen as Brown Boy knowing him to be Pippen, and consequently the disqualification be not endorsed ; (3) that Mr James Quigley be censured for having entered a horse, not possessing the required qualification, as a district horse. The Secretary was directed to forward the foregoing resolutions to the Canterbury Jockey and to request the Metropolitan Club to endorse them.

Our telegrams to-day chronicle a number of fires in different parts of the colony; one of these, in Auckland, destroyed property to the value of L 30,000.

The following are the Ashburton Hospital returns for the month of May :—ln hospital on May 1, 10; admitted daring month, 6; discharged during month, 6; death, 1; remaining in hospital on May 31, 9.

The Grand Scherif of Mecca, the head of the Mahomedan religion, has declared the Mahdi an outlaw. One reason is that he caused the murder of General Gordon, for whom prayers has been offered at Mecca as a friend of Mahometans.

The returns of the number of sheep in the colony in the month of May, 1834, have recently been summarised in pre paration for the annual volume of statistics issued by the Registrar-General. The following are the figures, with contrast of the totals for 1883; - MERINO SHEEP. Males. Females. Totals. Tls, ISB3. 3.292,774 4.i73.00S 7.465782 7,315.232 LONGWOOL SHEEP. 429533 785-208 1,214.741 1,201,739 CROSSBRED SHE P. 1,977,646 3.320,351 5797,997 4.789.358 5.699,953 8,287,567 i 3.978.520 13,306,329 For May, 1882, the total number was 12,500,697, so that the present totrl shows an increase of 672,191 S'n.e the previous year, and of 1,477,923 during the two years.

At Alford Station yesterday morning the thermometer marked 18 degrees Fahrenheit or 14 degrees of frost, and this morning 19 degrees Fahre heit or 13 degrees of frost Thu rainfall at Alford for the month of May was 2 36 Lady Stewart has never lifted up her hea 1 since the news of her husband’s death was communicated to her. She had only been married eight years and was devoted to him. They havq two little boys.

“ Rough on Rats,” —Clears out rats, mic,, roaches, flies, -vats, b*d-bugs, beetles, insects, skunks, jack, rabbits, gophers. Druggists, The N.Z. ■ <-0.. General Agents. t 2

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