LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1359, 1 October 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is reported that negotiations are in progress ng the present fleet of saner efrigerated meat from Hew ea»end’

A p ivate telegram was yesterday received in Christchurch from Melbourne, to the effect that there is a very large increase in the rate of freight for wool from Australia to London.

It is said that steamer rates for the next tew 1 weeks are fixed at Id and IJd per lb. For the annual horse parade, under the auspices of the Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association, which will take place to-morrow, the following entries have been received :—Draughts, 3 ; thoroughbreds, 5 ; carriage and hackneys, 2; total, 10. This shows a falling off on last year, when the numbers were :—Draughts, 7; thoroughbreds, 6 ; carriage and hackneys, 2; total, 15. ITbe Hampstead School Committee meets this evening.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the

Wakanui Road Board will be held to-morrow. A meeting of the subscribers to the Wakanui Library was held in the Main School on Tuesday, Mr J. Brown in the chair. The Chairman stated that the funds amounted to over £2O, and it was decided to expend £l2 in books immediately. It is to be hoped that this addition to the Library will revive the interest in it, for it appears that for some

time past the number of subscribers has been very small.

Since Cyprus came under British rule the sevenue has been steadily increasing, and instead of being unhealthy, as it was at one time said to be, the island is now a reoog nised sanitarium for British troops, and its Government a model for Eastern rulers. The following receipt for preserving butter, which is said to give it a better taste than any other method, is worth keeping. Take twelve pounds of good butter and add the following ingredients, thoroughly powdered;— Three ounces of saltpetre, three ounces o fine loaf or best moist sugar, and six ounces of common salt. Put the batter into a large basin, and with your hands mix well with the above preparations until the whole is incorporated ; pack it into a small tub or woodeu jar, then tie down very close, and let it stand in a cool, dry place. It should not bo opened for six weeks or two months, when it will be fit for use, end present a rich marrowy flavor and fine color. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Hakatere Town Board was held at the Board’s offices, Hampstead, last evening. Present—Messrs F. T. Mayo (Chairman), Hunt, Fawcett, and Orr. The Chairman reported the substance of an interview he had hod with the Mayor of Ashburton in regard to the recent fire within the town district. The Works Committee were empowered to arrange for a team to do necessary work. It was decided that the police be communicated with in order that Clause 13 of the Dog Registration Act might be put in force. The Clerk was instructed to procure the necessary rate notice and receipt books. It was resolved to request the Poundkeepor to impound all stock found wandering at largo in the district. The Bylaws Committee submitted their report and the bylaws as drawn up by them were adopted. The Clerk was instructed to write to the County Council regarding water backed up at the bridge over Creek crossing S.E. Belt, and also regarding the state of plantation on Milton Road. After the transaction of routine business the Board ad-

journed. The chemical experiments, with a view to ascertain if poison of any sort is to be found among the portions of the body of the late Captain Cain which were taken to Dunedin for that purpose, were, we understand, commenced on Thursday, and it is expected that the result will be made known to-morrow. The German army is arranging a celebration in honor of the forthcoming ninetieth birthday of the Emperor, which is intended to be fully worthy of the occasion. It is proposed then to form a union of the officers of the entire army corps and found a philanthropic military institution in honor of the Emperor. The Emperor will be ninety years old if he lives until March 22nd, 1887.

Another case of atrocious cruelty to an animal came before the Resident Magistrate this morning. About 11 s.m. Trooper Berner arrested a man named James Daly living at Trevorton, on the charge of working a horse while in an unfit condition. The horse was about the most miserable looking specimen of its tribe that it has ever been our lot to witness. On its back was an old sore about nine inches long and about three broad while the near foreleg was in a shocking condition. A witness, who appeared for the defendant, stated that the horse was in a fit condition to work, but on being cross-examined admitted that he had not seen the animal. Ha was taken outside the Court and shown the horse, and on again entering the witness box said it was undoubtedly unfit for work. The Magistrate inflicted a fine of £lO and costs, with the alternative of two months’ imprisonment with hard labor. He stated that were it not for the fact of Daly having a large family he would have sent him to gaol without the option of a fine. On the application of the police an ordsr was made that the horse should be destroyed.

Letters were received from places beyond the colony for the following persons during the month of August, and are now lying at the Ashburton Post office: —J. G. Greene, Emil Jansen, F. Bossenberg, and Rev E. P. Coffey. The best known remedy is SANDER and SONS’ EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its eminent powerful effects in coughs, cold, influenza, etc. —the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. Ilia Majesty tho King of Italy, and medical syndicates all over the globe are its patrons. Read tho official reports that accompany each bottle. We have no occasion to offer rewards in proof of the genuineness of our references. The official reports of (medical clinics and universiiies, the official communication of the Consul-General for Italy at Melbourne; the diploma awarded International Exhibition, Amsterdam all these are authentic documents, and, as such, not open to doubt. We add here epitome of one of the various cases treated by Siegen, M.D., Professor, etc.: Burning of the right hand through the explosion of a small oil stove. The epirdermis on the volar and palmer side of the hand of the thirty-year-old patient was completely separated and lifted up as far as the joint of the hand. The likewise lifted nails were hanging loose, and half of the phalanx of the nail ol the middle finger was coaled. The wounds thus contracted healed in three weeks under daily applications of Eucalypti Extract dressing The patient has etainod the full use of band.—(Advt,