ASHBURTON.
Yesterday morning a special meeting of the Council was held. Present—The Mayor, and Urt, Harmon, Bollock, Roberta, Parkin, Williamson, Ireie, St. Hill and Friedlander. After a preliminary speech by the outgoing Mayor, Mr Hugo Friedlander, champagne •as diepemed, Or. Bollosk proposing Mr H. Friedlander'* health. The toast iru duly honored 5 Mr ITriedlender then proposing the toaat of the Mayor-elect, Mr Donald Williamion. Other toasts were proposed. There is a general feeling of satiifaction afct&e manner in which the oatgoing Mayor discharged his duties, and it is confidently felt that he will have a worthy successor in the. newly installed Mayor, Mr Donald Williamson.
Electricity ii nor employed in the rectification of Inferior alcohol. She electricity generated by ft ToU&ie battery sad a dynamoelectric machine is passed through the alcohol ■o as to disengage the superfluous hydrogen, by this means best-root eJoohol, which is assail/ rery poor, can be made to yield 80 per cent, of spintt, to that obtained from the best malt.
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Press, Volume XXXVI, Issue 5083, 22 December 1881, Page 2
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