Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1898. Local and General.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XX, Issue 4476, 23 April 1898, Page 2

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1898. Local and General.

A REPORT of a school examination appear^ on the first page ; the full report of the adjourned meeting of the County Council will be found on the fourth page. The Price of Land. — Messrs Friedlander Bros , Limited, to-day sold at auction the 'arm of the late Mr Henry Bennett, oontaining 146 acre?, at Wakanui, at £20 10s per acre, to Mr Bam Thomas, of Wakanui. The County Council and Ibsigaton. — The formal notices calling meetings of ratepayers m the Rsngitata and Ruapuna districts to consider the proposals to borrow for the purpose of parrying out irrigation schemes are published m pur advertising columns. St. George's Day. -!-The Banks were closed to-day, as ib is Sfc, George's I)ay. It is sad to have to chronicle that several hard words were uttered by farmers m consequence. But Eurely m these patriotic times we should not begrudge honoring the patron saint of England. The Pacific Cable. —The Government has had a further communication from the Premier of South Australia with respect to ft proposed Commission respecting the Oape of {Good Hope cable, bub haa decided to adhere to iU former decision m favour of the Pacific route. MOWNT MAGDALA.-rThe U&W W'Pg Of the Mount Magdala, which ia the one to the westward of the former block, has been completed. An addition haß also been made to the chape), and sundry other arrangements carried out which will add greatly to the convenience of the resident nuns and the efficiency of the working of the institution. •' Toilers and Spoilebs."— Mr John Vale, organising agent of the Victorian Alliance, is adverbised to speak at the Orange Hall, on Thursday night next. Mr Vale visits Ashburton under the auspioes of the local Prohibition League, and the Bubjeot chosen is ono upon which Mr Vale will doubtless be heard to advantage. It may foe noted that folks who are antagonistic to Prohibition principles are cordially invited to be present,

Rapid Telegraphy. — A cablegram wasli deapatched to London by Reuter'a Telegram Agency at Uhriatchuroh at 6.15 p.m. on the 21ab insb., and a reply to it was handed to ( the sender at 10 o'clock on the morning of the 22nd, the reply being received exictly 15§ hou'B after the original message was despatched from this town. This of course includes the time occupied m delievering the j message to a private address m London and 1 also m this city, < Presumptive Evidence. — " The large , number of people who Jwent m and out of ( the hotel led me to presume that there was ( a breach of the Licensing Act going on," was the answer of a witness to Colonel Hume at the Police Commission yesterday. Colonel Hume suggested that they might have been , attending a prayer meeting, and, besides, he ' did not think the witness would convict the proprietor or the polios on presumptive evidence. The witness admitted the soundness of the Colonel's position, bub held to his own belief. Land Board. — At the meeting of the Land Board on Thursday the transfer of Lob 11, Highbank settlement, from A. Millar to J. Hursb was approved. Proposals submitted by the Wakanui, Anama, and Mount Hutt Road Boards for the expenditure of thirds vWere approved. Mr J. Downie'a leader for Reserve 2997, Ohertsey, was accepted. T. E. Dorward was granted temporary occupation of forfeited sections near Rangitata. (Dhe South Rakaia Road Board wrote again with reference to the sand drift on sections at the eastern end ot the township, and it was resolved to authorise the Board to blind the road fences as suggested, and to notify the licensee to keep stook off the sandhills. Football. — At a meeting of the Senior and Junior Football Clubs, held m the Arcade Chambers last evening, the question of amalgamation was proposed and carried after a little discussion. The full report will appear m our Monday's issue. At .the annual general meeting of the Rakaia Football Club the following officers were elected :— Patron— Mr J C Wason, M'H.R. ; President — Mr D G Holmes; Vice-Presidents — Messrs Blackley, Craighead, Davison, Hardy, Dixon, May, A D Mollraith, J Thompson, Dr Cordner, and Rev J Holland ; Captain — A Santy ; Vice-Captain — M Withell ; Secretary- G Hardy ; Treasurer — H Mill ; Committee — Messrs W Davison, J Davison, J Harvey, W Harvey, and W Lambie ; Selection Committee— G Hardy, J Hardy, and A Santy. It was decided to open the season with a match, teams selected by the captain and viee-oaptain, on Wednesday, April 27, 1898. In order to make room for the builders to complete the alterations we have resolved to greatly reduce our stock. We have therefore culled a large quantity of our Tweeds and Worsteds, etc., to clear at the following reductions :— Men's suits to measure, usual price 90s, now 70s ; Men's trousers, usual price 255, now 15s 6d ; etc. We have also pleasure m notifying that we have just been appointed agents for the famouß "British Monarch ' " Waverley " andEolipse-Humber Bicycles (both gents' and ladies'), which we are now Belling with all the " up-to-date " improvements at the lowest cash prices, or on the most liberal terms to suit the convenience of our customers. (Every machine guaranteed). — Craighead and , Bebryman, tho leading Tailors and Outfitters.