Local and General.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXI, Issue 5528, 21 November 1901, Page 2

Local and General.

WEiTHEit Forecast! — Captain Edwin wires:—Wind moderate to Btrong between north and west) ani south we it; barometer rise ; sea moderate on coast, tides ordinary. A. Big Oatoh—Fishing in the Paraora on Saturday (says the Titn&ru Post) a eon of Mr George Moore, a lad of 15 or 16 years of age, established a record for a maiden attempt) at trout fiehing, landing no less than 72 fish in the af terncnn. Compensation foi» Accidents Aor—The Marton Advocate is informed that a wall known contractor has deotded to dispense with the sorviofig of all married labourers j owing to the working of the Compensation for Accidents Act. A Sporting Ofphb—The following advertisement appears in the Otago Daily Times of yesterday :—" I will undertake to make the passage between this country and Australia in an open boit for any aim ranging between £50 and £503. Anyone srialiing to take me on will kindly inquire of the Editor for my address." Tn* Dairying Industry.—One dairy factory in Taranaki district last year handled the milk of 95 suppliers, and exported butter rq4 cheees to the valua of £36,000, At the present time that faotory is producing a ton and a halt of butter a day, and at the height of the season the output will, i'o is expected, raach two torn. Hojwing Pigeons—The Timaru Herald chronicles a remarkable instance of the homing fauulty of the pigeon. Two months ago a uouple of pigeons were taken from j Fairlie to Napier in a box, and af cer having | been at the latter place a week were let out) of the box* The birds few off, and were nob seen again until Friday last, when they turned up at Falrlie. ' , Scotch Hkathbb—The secretary of the Punadio Burns Giub has received from tha editor of the Weekly Scotsman, Edinburgh, a box of heather, • gathered In Scotland by j Scotbtnen for their kinsmen in the colonies and foreign landed The heather has arrived in good condition, and it will be distributed to the * brither Scots' at the meeting of the j Club, Part of the heather, it may bs said, j has been gathered in Stirlingshire and parti from Kincortle Woods, Aberdeen. A Large Tblescoph—The Wanganui j Astronomical Society has cabled an order for a big equatorial telescope by Oalver, to be mounted on the elevated site in the centre of the town granted by the Borough Council. The instrument has a diameter of twenty and a half inches, weighs three and a h&H tons, and has twelve eye pieces. It is ddvnn by a powerful clock, and it ie balievad that it will be the largest telescope in the Auatrai lasian colonies, the one at Melbourne | Observatory excepted, The list price of the telescope ordered by the Wanganui Society j is £800 Fabmers and thb Workers Compensation Act—Commenting on the appeal of the Farmers' Union to exclude farm workerß from the operation of the Worker's Compensation for Accident Act, the Hon A Lee Smith said in the Council the other day :—"This appeal to keep these men out of the operation of the Act is utterly wrong, is unjust, is cruel, and, furthermore, ia detrimental, in my own opinion, to the interests of the farmers themselves, because the Act provides a cheap, expedient, and effective method of insuring themselves agoinst common law liability for accidents, and therefore I hope Parliament will nob agree to an amendment of the Acb in the direction suggested*" j Ons Effect ok the Tariff.—-Australians are beginning to find out that if they want a protective tariff they will have to pay for id, A paragraph in the Sydney Telegraph Btateß that the workmen in the employ of the Burwood Council, in anticipation of the Increased cost of living resulting from the Barton tariff, have petitioned the Aldermen ■ for a corresponding advance iv wages. Whije ■ the request is regarded as a very reasonable one, it has been temporarily hung up, pending the result o! the deliberations of the House $1 |Jepresentati.veß in Committee. The general Inclination of the Council appears to be in the <jli?eetjoD p | giying an increase. The Entjeid Council is aljjo to consider % proposal to increase the wages of their , d employees to meet the extra cost of living Lmposed by the tariff j

Dr Hunt br—The Improvement reported ' yesterday cf br Hunter continues today, , Sheep WoKRYiNa — A greyhound was ; caught in the act of sheep worrying at Mount Somers yesterday, and was promptly shot. The Membbr for Sklwtn—Mr C A o Hardy, MHR, states that the report of his intended resignation which appeared in the Dunedia Star, ie entirely without any foundation. Mr Hardy says that although it ia undoubtedly true he is very much disgusted with recent proceedings in Parliament he would not think of retiring from ths Se!wyn seat without first) consulting his friends on the subject. Fat Lambs-The market for f*t lambs for frecziog purposes opened at the Aldington saleyarda yesterday, when the pricea givan ranged from 11s 3d to 14s, and up to 14a 4d ' for a specially fiae line, The prices for average lines was about 12* to 133, The lambs mostly showed a want of finish, owing to the scarcity of feed, and were not up to the standard of other yearn, Last year the first lamb 3 sold in the Ad ding tors saleyards for freezing purposes made 13s to 14s 10d. New Evening Paper—Gossip In Wellington regarding the new evening paper which is to be started there is to the effect that it will be illustrated, and that there will be a certain amount of English money behind the undertaking, which will start with a o&pital of £40,000. Premisae have been obtained in Cuba street, the machinery and paper are on hand, and it is expected that the first issue will appear about the New Year. It is further reported that the new journalistic venture will be Seddonian in politics, A Plucky Lady Cyclist—The Yorkshire Road Club give a goM medal for a cycle ride of 170 miles in twelve hours over ! Yorkshire roads, pacemakers allowed, and ■ recently a medal was gained by Mrs John Bell, a Bradford lady, who covered 173| miles in the twelve hours* Mrs Bill was accompanied by her husband for ha'f the distance, and was pioed throughout by tan» dems and spare machines, but not one of the latter waa required, forty minutes were devoted to rest and refreshment) Nasty Accident—A young man earned Atkinson was brought in from Newlands this afternoon suffering from a severe cut in the leg, accidentally inflicted. Steps had been taken immediately after the accident to stop the loss of blood, bub be nevertheless lost a considerable quantity. He was t»ken to Mrs Mackay's hospital, where Dr Bolger I attended to him. (The Size of China—No more ebriking instance ot the enormous siz) of China can be given than the faob that the Roman Catholic missionaries in Shen-si, a remote ' inland province, have been able to carry on without- let or hindrance their spiritual functions. They happen to be men with a turn for ornithology. The museum at South Kensingtou has recently been the recipient of a case of birds collected by these ardent naturalists daring the continuance of the Boxer outbreak of last year, Obituary.—The many friends of Mr and Mrs Joseph Watson, of Willowby, will regret to learn that their second daughter, Lilian Ida Emily, died somewhat suddenly at St. Albana on Tuesday. Miss Watson had not been feeling very well, and her parents thinking a change would restore her to her usual health, sent her to Christchuroh about the beginning of the month for a holiday, The ohange did her good, and she seemed fully recovered, but was taken ill somewhat suddenly, and died before her father, who had been Bent for, could reach Ctuistohuroiu Mr and Mrs Watson are widely known and greatly respected in the district, and much sympathy will be fait for them in their sad bereavement, The funeral 1b announced to leave the sohoolhouse, Willowby, at one o'clock tomorrow for the Ashburton Cemetery Land for Salb.—Mr R N Bealey advertises ' Rakaia Mead,' north Rakaia, for sa!e ( The land consists of about 6220 acres, and is subdivided into 21 paddocks, well watered and fenoad. With the exception of 300 acres in turnips, it is all in English grass: The buildings are of a substantial nature, and iacluda woolshed, etc, and immediate possession can be given. The price is £4 per aore on terms or £3 103 per acre for oash, AU particulars any be obtained from Mr R N Bealey, Haldon, Hororata. A Oai tse of Baldness—A correspondent of the London Spectator tells a s tory to illustrate the earioas and out of the way knowledge about the cause of baldness possessed by some barbers. A young man who had lost all his hair came into a barber's shop. The hair had come off very suddenly, and for no apparent reason. The barber said, ' You have a cat!' * No,' he replied, *we have not a cat In fchQ honse.' * Then yon have a terrier that catches mice, and It comes in contact with your head 1' ' Yes,' aaid the man, ' I have ; and its favovrite saab h on the top of my arm chair, close to my head,' Ths old barber then explained thab his sadden baldness was a disease belonging to mice, and could be passed on to human beings by contact with an animal that) touched them. If the barber's facts were accurate they add a new terror to life. Catholic Literary Society—The usual number of membars were in attendance at the weekly meeting of the above Society, held last evening. One candidate for membership was nominated, and other routine business transacted. The members spent the remainder of ths evening in listening to a lecture, entitled * Controversial Expe rienoes,' by Mr J Moison, The lecture proved of a most interesting character, the numerous experiences quoted by the lecturer being listened to with rapt attention and Mr Moieon was frequently applauded throughout the proceedings, a very hearty vote of thanks was passed to the lecturer for his lecture, and an enjoyable evening^ entertainment was brought to a close in the usual manner Ths Peoples' Favorue—We notice that Mr X D Johnston has now landed his ship* ment of 1902 model Rudge Whitworbh Bicycles, and we would advise our readers to inspect some, as the Radge Whitworth ie recognised as the leading machine in the Old Country and in the colonies, and it is justly entitled to the familur name 'Britain's Best Bicycle.'