Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1905. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume xxii, Issue 6699, 17 October 1905, Page 2

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1905. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Weather Forecast. — Captain Edwin wires a3 follows :— Strong winds to gale from between south and east and northeast; glass fall slowly, but rise after twelve hour a from now; raiD, probably heavy; rivers flooded after 16 hours.

River EEPOKT.--The Post Office river report is as follows:—The Selwyn, Rakaia, Ashburton (upper), Eangitata, and the Opihi are clear.

Wakanui Flour Mills—Mr T. Rollitt notifies that no griuding will be done at the Wakanui' Flour Mill after Monday, October 23rd, as the work of dismantling the mill for removal to Ashburton will commence on that day.

Anothkr Noxious Weed. —According to a notice in the carrent number of the Government "Gazette," winged thistle XCarduus pycnooephalus) has been brought under the provisions of "The Noxious Weeds Act, 1900."

Riches and Righteousness.—At last night's meeting, Dr. Torr said that, from his observations, this colony was equal to manufacturing beautiful churches but it was sadly lacking in the power to manufacture Christian workers. "It is hard/ he remarked, "to save souls in a church where there is a magnificent pipe organ and a grand choir ; wealthy churches are to be dreaded."

Sale of a Fakm.—Messrs Guinness and LeCren, Geraldine, report the sale of Mr R. H. Bissefc's tine grazing property at Kakahu, near Geraldine, to Mr C. Scott Thomson, of Mount Feol Station. The farm consists of 951 acres of mixed cropping and grazing land, and was a few years ago a part of Mr VV. P. Studbolme's run, the last of whiob, the Homestead block, has lately been sold to Mr Robertson, of Ashburton.

N.Z. Implements.— Speaking of the methods of constructing 1 agricultural implements, Mr J. Keir told the Farmers' Union Executive on Saturday that many of their New Zealand made tool 3 were stronger than imported articles. Instancing the case of ploughs, ha declared that the local manufacturers welded their work, but America did not always do so. A Canadian plough ho had seen had no welding at all, and in an American plough he found only one weld. "That/ 1 added Mr Keir, " wa3 a bad one. The biggest rubbish I have ever seen in ploughs came from America."

The Religious " Sundowmer."—" Do you wonder," asked Dr Torr at the Baring Square Church, " that a church has a bad time which is attended by religious sundowners." Designating 1 his text—'• Mo man has hired us,"—as the religious eundowner'3 texfc, the doctor spoke in terms far from complimentary of the Christians who from Ist January to 31st December attended church most regularly but failed to exert themselves in the slightest degree in any cburch work.

Concert at Hinds.-—The annual concert in connection with the Hinds school, was held on Friday evening. In spite of the boisterous character of the day, the evening proved sufficiently fine to" enable the function to be carried out, and there was a large attendance. The first part of the programme consisted of ■ songs, recitation?, dialogues, and physical drill by the scholars, and the pleasing way in vhich each item was rendered reflected great credit on the teachers. In the second p!irt of the programme, songs were given by Messrs D. Miller, V. Miiler, J. Brown, and Master Mervyn Miller, Misses Greer, Rennie, Morris ; a recitation was rendered by Mr Frizzelle, and a bagpipe selection by Mr A. Morris. Nearly every item was encored. The accompaniments were played by Miss Jones and Miss Greer. The only thing that tended to mar the proceedings was the action of a few youths, who persisted in making themselves ridiculous to the annoyance of the rest of the audience. Refreshments were handed round st the close. A ball was held after the concert.

An Angler's Experience.—An incident is recorded of the manner in which a devotee of angling the other afternoon received a practical baptism. Crossing a stream in the upper reaches of the Ashburton, the novice, discarding the wariness which should have characterised his movemeats, strode along as it leading a battalion to victory. Nemesis awaited him, and suddenly with a shriek for " help " he disappeared from view, a floating hat and a few bubbles marking the spot where he had descended into the waters encompassing embrace. He bobbed up to the surface quickly with disgruntled look, but it was not until his companion had recovered from an uncontrollable fit of hilarity at the other's misfortune that ho was able to render sufficient assistance to rescue him from his dilemma. While drying in the sun, the angler realised the force of the maxim that " still waters run deep."

The latest craza <?£ the housekeepers in Christchurch at preisept is " Painui "'iFluid. Only a cupful required to a boiler ,p£ white clothes to make them perfeotly' white and clean. No rubbing is required, a»d the olothes wear much longer with this process than when treated to tha washboard. 9

Messrs John Orr and Co. are selling over I fifty second-hand cycles, all in good order, and which must be cleared at once. The cycles are of all makes and sizes. Small deposits only need be made, and any reasonable term* can bo arranged.] 8