News in Brief

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXII, Issue 6700, 18 October 1905, Page 2

News in Brief

Excursion fares and train arrangements for the Timaru Show are advertised in this issue.

The Defence Minister has decided to increase the capitation to school cadets from 5s to 73 6d per annum.

About 350 men are now engaged on the Midland Kailway line. Work has gone past Broken River and Sloven's Creek, and the entrances to the tunnels are being opened up. '

Messrs Friedlander 8r03., Ltd., will offor at their West Street rooms on Saturday, October 28th, on account of Me Thomas Addis, his 301 acre farm at Hinds.

Wireless communication has been established between the Eiffel Tower, Chalons, Verdun, Saint Menehould, and the eastern frontier of France.

During September £192 7s 7d was ex" pended on the Aehburton Old Men's Home.

The " Westminster Gazette," referring to a cable from Mr Seddon, rejoicing in the prow'e'Be of the New Zealand footballers, aaks if this ia really quite the sort of thing for a Premier to cable about.

Experiments with a steerable balloon showed that it was possible to use it for reconnoitering between TouJ and Nancy (fourteen miles distance). The balloon travelled at a speed. Qf 22 miles an hour.

On Friday (Trafalgar Day) fcbe afternoon train from Cnrietohurch for Ashburton and Methven will start at 5 pm, and arrive at Ashburton at 8.10 p.m, and at Methven at 8.45 p.m. :

"The council of the New Zealand Amateur Athletio Association has granted applications for reinstatement by Patrick McNeil (Methven),

Messrs D&lgety and Co., Limited, in conjunction with Mr F. Ferriman, will conduct a clearing sale at Lauriston on Friday, Oct. 27th, on account of Messrs Gilmer Bros., who have sold their farm.

Major General Hutton's new book, dealing with military subjects, insists on the adoption in Australia of the militia system as the only possible solution of the national military problem.

A striking series of coincidences in cqnnection with the Dunlop Kpad Ka^ce, run on' Sept ember 30, induced several Warrnambool young, men to back W. B. Hawley, the winner of the event. The distance was 165 miles, Hawloy's number was 165, his weight was 1651b, aud ihe value of the prize money wae .fi-I^.