LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 3081, 18 September 1893, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

£ requisition is in circulation, originating with th,e tempw^oe asking Sir Robert Stout to titani for Wellington. The question of taking precautions to p © jr.eat the'introduction'into Auckland of choVera or $t'ser infectious diseaa's by passengers or cargo h*s &H referred to the local Board of Hjealtfii

The ball to be given by the Caledonian j Society, on October 6, ia to be a fancy dress I gathering, although the regulations are not so strict that guests not in fancy dress will be excluded. On Satnrday, Sir George Whitmore presented to His Excellency the Governor, a petition from Auckland asking His Excellency not to assent to the Electoral Bill. The petition bore 3357 signatures. The annual social of the S' ar ot Ashburton Lodge of Druids, which is to come off on Wednesday next, promise? to be a very successful affair, and should the weather b. fine there will uo doubt be a large attendance. A woman named Eleanor Thornley, aged about sixty-five, was found dead on Friday night in Christchurch. The supposed cause of her* death is heart disease. Mrs Pallon, wife of a Bmall farmer at Brookside, was found dead in her house on Friday. The woman had apparently been dead two days. Bishop Julius on Friday night will give an addrqp in St Stephen's schoolroom, and I will also relate some of his experiences in England. Mrs Scott, wife of the late incumbent of this parish, will visit Ashburton next week, and on Tuesday will address the Girls' Friendly Society and on Thursday the Mothers' Union, both in St Stephen's schoolroom. At the police court to-day before Messrs A. Harrison and J. W. Sawle, Justices of the Peace, William Aulbury for having been drunk on Saturday in Kermode street was fined 103 and costs. J. Anderson a youth about 19, pleaded guilty to the larceny of a watch and chain at Rangitata, the property af F. X. Back, and was sentenced to imprisonment for twenty-eight days with hard labor. The Ashburton representatives in the football tournament held in Lancaster Park, ■ Christchuich, on Saturday were unsuccesiful. The team they had to meet was the Pirates and the match was exceedingly well contested, the time allowed having to be considerably extended before a score was made. Then Beck got over the line and scored for the Pirates, thus winning the game. The match was played through a heavy drizzle. An important and interesting case cornea 'up for decision before a special jury on Wednesday next at Tim am. The case is one brought by Mr Lublow against Messrs Dowding and Todhiinter, and is a claim for £3000 damages for interference with waterrights at Westerfield. Mr Stringer, Christchurch, and Mr Cuthbertson, Ashburton, appear for the plaintiff, and Messrs Fisher and Thomas for defendants. Jean Luie, a prominent witness in the famous Tichborne trial, was plaintiff in a case in the Supreme Court in Sydney the other day, and he stoutly adhered to his statement that he was the steward of the Japrey at the time that the survivors of the Bella were picked up. He professed to be by no means certain that the last had been heard of the " Claimant" in connection with the Tichborne estates. Professor Marshall-Hall has achieved another musical triumph in Melbourne. Last week he conducted a " Wagnerian " concert in the Town Hall with great Buccess; but he also shone as a composer. He has set Heats's "La Belle Dane Sans Merci" to mudc, and the ballad wo,s sung by Mi Stockwell. The effort was an ambitious one, but the critics agree that the composition is a complete success, pointing the way to future distinction for the professor as a musical composer. 0 i S-iturday afternoon a young marrieJ woman named Nellie Brooker, aged 25, wife of John Broker, Post Office letter carrier, residing at Revansstreat, Newton, Well rigton, committed suicide by hinging hcsself to a, beam under her house, which stands on high piles. She lef c a letter addressed to her husband declaring her love for him and their child, but said that the attitude of his people tjwards her rendered her life unhappy, and that she hid determined to die. We have been shown a very fine specimen of the bicycle manufacturer's art in a light roadster bicycle built to the order of Mr Alfred Piitchard by Messrs T. Boyd and Son, of Christchurch, and designed for road and track work. The machine is up to date, being fitted with 1893 Dunlop pneumatic tyres, and also with an interchangeable gear so that the rider can use either a sixty inch or sixty-five inch gear; runs like a top, and in finish will compare favorably wita the bsst English make 3. The machine is on view at Mr F. Ciark's tobacconist chop. In a country district of Victoria two caska of beer were seised recently and placed at the house of the local constable for safe keeping. The poline officer, on hi 3 return from a long ride, feeling hot and thirsty, was tempted to help himself to a pannikin of the liquor. He managed to stable his horse, and then fell downjinsensible, and was found lying in the stable in that condition by hie wife. The customs expert opened the cask from which the beer was taken and discovered six plugs of dark tobacco nailed to the head] On Friday afternoon a young man reported at the Timaru police station that a decomposed human foot in a long stocking was lying on the beach near the Freezing Works. A constable went out and brought the ghastly thing in. It was naturally supposed to be the relic of John Bowman and elderly man who was missed from Timaru in May last, and accordingly Mrs Bpwman was asked to look and see if she cauld identify the stocking, which was evidently horns knitted. Mr Bowan did so, and at once recognised the stocking as her own work, and as worn by her husbaud when he went massing. List Friday evening the Dpomore School was filled with an audience who highly appreciated the efforts of those forming Mr Broads company, promoting $he .country people's pops. A powerful accession was found in Mr Millar Izett, a gentleman from Christchurnh, who was invaluable both as a pianißfc and » bass singer, Mr Millar-Izefct was equally at home in songs requiring the possession of a good voice by the performer and in songs in whigh his sense of humor and power of mimicry are the chief requisites, and hiß every effort wa« vociferously en? cored. Ihe concert closed with a farce, and everybody went away in good humor. The company were entertained to supper before leaving for home. Mr James Brown has tabled the following notice of motion for the County Council's meeting on October 6 :—" (1) That with the 'view of avoiding the great inconvenience caused to ietti&is ty the stopping of their water supp'y when'moat needed, and without notice, the Caterb'ury "Mill >;preprietyrs ,be asked to give a water rigtit through their property for such an amount of water as is necessary to supply ;;he' water races depending OB tfoe.'-:waiter ,bVousht from tip river through their bpad works j the annuaj contribution by the Council to the proprietors to be £25 a yeai? »s hitherto. (2) Should a satisfactory reply be not received within fourteen days, or some guarantee given that they will not stop the water needed for the races esc.e^t by leave of the Council, the engineer be instructed ty call for tenders for the carrying out of the Winohmore scheme as recommended by a Committee of the Council in the month of Peoeinber lwt»