Local and General.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XI, Issue 1104, 10 December 1892, Page 2

Local and General.

— ~~- A BLACK whale, 60ft long, has bnen I stranded on the beach about 10 mijaa I south of New Plymouth, I

Tffg Tiegtalativa Ootinoil of Adelaide has rejected the Conciliation Bill. NaWshftH been reneivad m Southbridge that ur L. V. Desborough, who w«8 well known m the Blleamere district has juet 'lied m India. The two young lads thit fo'l f.om trees while birdneHting nt Timaru aujut a week ago are still very il'. One oE them baa not yet recovered consciousness. Dr Da Renzio, late surgeon at the Chri«tchnrch Hospiu I liaa left lha colony for England, m order to make himself Kcquainted with the lateat phases m medical science. A. young man named "iVillhm Mnrrin, ng*<l 25, whilst ploying cricket near Roxburgh, Otago, on TueHday, was struck on the head wih the ball, an 1 died the following day. A WOMAN n-imed Emily Pyk*, for stealing an umbrella at th« Ohristchurch Railway Station on Tuesday, was sentence! *r> three months imprisonment with hard labour. Ten prize Linooln hoggets, bred by M* h. McHardy, c£ Hawkea Bay, have benn wold to >'onh Island breeders for 400 fttmießo. The fleeces taken fnvn theHt* noimais turned the scale at f-ora 291 ba to 34! bd each. A meeting of the rnernbern <>f St J Am's Church Lee«ton was lnld on Monday evening. The Rev Staploa Hamilton occupied th» chair. It was decided to hold the annnil picnic on Dec. 29, m tha groon 1 kindly of fered ny Mr Charles Withe'i, mar the Froo^eide Mill. Messrs F. Jameson, R 8 Cook and Deal were electe.l to oarry out the nooassary arrangements. A BRRVIOB of sons? entitled ' Rnln nnd Rescue ' h't's bee organised by tha Miorie* of Taunmtu, assisted by. some Paheka friends, nnd will be given m Seuthbridfifj nn the 28tl< inst.. and other plaoes, the date of which wi'l be seen on reference to our advertiwing columns. The ohjpot is a very laudable one, viz. f to raise funds to purchase an orpan for the pretty little Tautnutu Church. Now thai influenza hsg made Us appearance acain the public should know Ihs cheapest and mdsfef£°otive remedy, dolemane and Sons Eucalypti Extract as a preventive and care is unrivalled. It has been proved beyond a doubt when the influenza wan raging last year, where the Eucalypti Extract was freely used the disease was never contracted during: the late Influenza Epidemic. We could not rapply the demand. — Cameron and Co , Agents for Southbridge. A meeting of the EUesmere Licensing Committee was held r-n Wednesday; present— Mr F.Overton (Chairnen), Messrs G. H. Waby »nd J. Barnett. One application was received to confirm the temporary transfer from Mr H. F. Britton, Poynl jJotel Son'hbridfire, to Mr Rowland Parker Hill. The police reporf be ; n; favourable the application Was granted. Mr J. Barnett drew the Committee's at-, tention to Mr J. Blackler not closing hn booth at the last Agricultural and Patto r a : Sho*r punctually a' spm, TheChaiiman, also the police officer, Bairt they did not see anything served alter the a;p>inted j hour. The usual meeting of No. 2 Parole Star F.O L. was held m the Orange Hall «n Tuesday, the W.P. Sister Penfold m iliß chair. After the usubl routine butsinees had been dealt with, the Secretary rend the Balance Sheet, which showed tha Longje to be m a good financial position. Past President Sister Penfo'd installed the following officers — W.P., Sister Morrison r D.P., Sister Wilson ; Tr asu'rer, SiVer Penfold : Secretary, Sister Woods ; Chaplain SiVer Qraco ; t.G. Sister Richards ; First Comrnitteewoman, Sister McMillan ; InStrucior, Bro Til'eysbort, (r -e'ec:a<i) A vote of thanKa was pa^ad to the ins'alling afficere, after which the Lodge was closed by thenewlj elected W.P. m due form. Health — The New Method shows how much can be done without drugs by the secrets of flashing:, massage, exercise, diet deopbreathin£,etc. Flushing is that all is m a now famous secrot pamphlet ; but hera, bepides that there are other important principles, aud Five times the matter at le^a money, and no pledge of necreey. Of the original work by Dr Forest, the New York ' World remarked :— " The book isa model of lucidity and compression. It willunrtonbtedly create a 1 evolution m the treatment of prevalent diseases. It is the most practicable, sensible aod instrnc'ive little book ever published on a medical topic." The mw, greatly enlarged edition just published m Chriitchurch, is edited by W. Corrie Johnson, 160, Tuara street, iook, limp, 12s ; hoards, 14^ : or with syringes included, 16j 61 up to 245. Advt. The nsual monthly meeting of the Doyleaton Sohool Committee was heli on Tuesday last. Present — Messrs Rannie (Chairman), Kissel, Mouldey, Foster, Werner and Rigby. The minutes were read aod confirmed. The master's reDort showed an average attendance of 114, with «he ro'l Dumber at 131. A balance of £8, efter paying all expenses, resulted from the concert, and the master wa* authorised to select tne prizes. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to the teachers Miss fngram and Mr S. C. Owen for so successfully conducting the concert, an well as to all thihe friends who assisted. As the hot weather was approanhina; it was decided to prosecute the work of finithios the swimming bath without delay. A Committee was formed for this purpose, consisting of Messrs Werner, Mouldey and Rennie It was resolved that the Chairman convene a, meeting of the other Chairmen of the schools m the Ellestnero district to consider whether the compulsory clauses could not be rigidly enforced, as m the ten schools m the district there wa3 no lesv an average of 218 children that are kept at home eaoh d»>y m the week.