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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIII, Issue 8725, 26 November 1913, Page 4

A line of fat lambs changed hands in the'Ealing district a few days ago at 18s per head.

;The United Friendly Societies of Timaru have decided to ' hold their annual picnic in the Ashburton Domain on THursday, January 29, 1914. Tho party'is estimated to comprise 1500' persons. ' '

A press Association message from Christchurch states that the General Labourers' Union''has.nominated Mr J. A. McCullough as the representative of the employees on the Arbitration Court bench. ....

A Tiinaru Press.Association^t^legram •states that, at:ii']heeting, Liberal citizens desired to offer the heartiest congratulations to ""Sip-, Joseph Ward,; andthe- Liberal Party ;on their magnificent resistance against an undemocratic •measure and the unparalleled interference with the right of free speech.-\

'■■ At the niGetirig' of the Ashburton County Coiincil.. to-day a letter was received; from the MinisteivJof Internal Affairs , enclosing a list of registering authorities arid distinguishing letters and' numerals allotted to each authority in the matter of motor-cars ancl cycles, . It was.agreed to.have the list printed for the information of ratepayers.' ;■ '..- :>'■■-.- . /. . , ' '„'..,

A Press Association * lilessage from j Christchurch states ;that,the Hospital Board declined to rescind the resolu-j tion refusing admission to patients from other districts to the consumption sanatorium. It was decided to call a conference of Canterbury bodies in reference to the question of the treatmentof fconsumption. ..,-.",»-•( •■-'>. .'■ ; V 4' : rqina'rkable fact in regard to the number'of motor-cars, and motor-cycles registered ,in Ashburton .County was brought to light in'l the chairman's j.annual -report., .at.,.the-.meeting to-day. ( During the "ye?ll' ended, November 12,: ! 1913, 454 motor velocipedes were registered; riialong a total of 836 ai present registered-f-whicli goes "to show "that during the-12 months a greater number of motors were registered than the total at any previous time..

,•(-.. The attempt to get commuted the death sentence passed upon Alfred Mortram Biddle, for the murder' of [ Rosanna Lilley, at. Mayfield, is being , freely discussed locally, but is not ; favoured, the large majority of peonje thinking that the . murderer should suffer-the extreme penalty for his [' crime. The Act says that the sheriff >. shall not carry out the death sentence until he has received an intimation of 1 the Governor's pleasure with respect thereto; and that he shall carry it,out i within seven, days after receiving notice 1 ;-tnat.;.the. Governor will not interfere " | with, the sentence. There is no time ! stated within which the execution shall "■ take place, but it is customary to allow, ! three or four weeks to elapse.;before the ' execution. , -.- ■' ",.-. :■ \^";'.: :^:{:' :':