LOCAL & GENERAL

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XXI, Issue 1065, 1 May 1890, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

. vThU date .for:.the-opening of-Earliament has,, according: to a Wellbgton been definitely fixed for the 19th June** -The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper .will be dispensed' at the- Presbyterian Church, Naseby, on Sabbath first, at 11 a.tn.- --:*- ."• TSe gymnasium,, appears id r be'*3jfreatly appreciated-', by the yxmffg men.ol tbetOwn, jixute alkrge number at;ten"dinge'vefy evefiLag. ■: ::A man named Ihomas.teQnard yfiara.oi. age, on Monday .morning,. by bangtog-Vhimself irqm. the Toof of an outhouse,- ;;" .... -""..,. ■ ' "La gkippe " has how got;»-good HbW. in the district, and a-large number of ;ge£ple are-down with it. We have not lieaM of any cases of-a serious character.- .";.--' i .:.- 1 ;: On Sunday afternoon r the~body/qf-&-Wn was found in the. .Beep. Stream RiVe'ft 1 It was recognised asthat of a rabbiter, employed 6n Rocklands Station, .who had recently-Been .drinking heavilyi'v News from Beetota, on. the. Qneehs&nd border,; states .that the flood* has been«followed. by- myriads ot. grasshoppers,'.which have eaten up all. the feed. -One.'svtorm covered the ground for an area of four'-ni'iles in lengthand a mile in width. They Completely darkened the_air. '. . ■"_ '" ;.":^

Joseph Thomas la:viEN,.an:erstwhile«esidentof Naseby, regarding whose whereabouts enquiries have been made for severaljndiiths, has at last been unearthed working at ajnill in Raituoa Valley, Marlborough.- . The:property to which he is heir and matters are. all- in trnxi;forthe trustee handing itoveritp.Mm.-s '.. ~2 ~^J -.--:. . : ;-* ."- 'AT'ihe banquet to-Mr. John Boberts'on "Friday night 1 he said that, though hehad abstained hitherto from seeking Parliamentary honors; his : «ervice's would shortly be at the disposal of any constituency "that might seek them -This is generally regarded as a declaration that it is-his intention to stand for either Dunedin or Taieri at the general election. •"

• The total quantity of gold exported from this colony from April 1, 1857, to" 31st March.,. 1890, is 11,653,968pz, x valued at £45,886,693. " During .the quarter ended '3lst March, .IS9O, Otagbproduced 21,7720z., of the value of £87,484. Maniqtoto's'contribution during that period was 254.80z., valued at £11,488, while Vincent County is credited with 57940z., valued at £23,276. It is a curious fact that King Humbert of Italy is nearer, to the throne of the United Kingdom, if the divine right of blood be recognised, than is Queen Victoria. Her Majesty's title, is derived from the beautiful daughter of James I, Elizabeth of Bohemia, whose daughter became the mother of George I, while the Italian sovereign's come 3 from James' son, Charles I, whose daughter, Henrietta Maria, married into the House of Savoy. Thus he has one generation more of English blood iu his veins than his royal cousin of England.

Mr: George Thomas, who tor many years resided at Kyehurn, was rather severely injured at Nenthorn on Friday morning.'* He was engaged blasting rock at Craig's mining claim, and after setting fire to the. fuse in the usual way he retired to "a short distance to await the explosion, but as it did not come off he went back to find out the Cause. Just as he got up to the rock the blast went off. Some of the flying stones hit him on the head, and he was knocked down and rendered insensible. He was attended to by" Mr. Thompson, chemist, who found that he had received two -deep cuts on the forehead, and that his left collar-bone had been broken. He is.now progressing favourably.—Since the above was in type, we learn that Mr." Thomas -has Boon taken to -the Dfuuedin h&spital. A ObvEßNMEXT'inspectiCn of Hie Naseby Rifles was-held in the new drill-shed on Saturday evening, But there was not avery large attendance. After inspection thecompany was put through some marching exercises, after which the nien were taken in hand by Lieut. Hosie and''given half-an-hour's instruction in the bayonet exercise. Before dismissal Captain Hickson addressed those present, and remarked : that-it was matter for congratulation that the- funds of the corps had at last sufficiently accumulated to justify the committee in ereeting the building in which they at present stood: The thanks of the members were due thes'committee, and particularly Lieut. Hosiej who had given much valuable time toward'superintending the erection of the hall and also placing in position the gymnastic apparatus. . There was again.a" very'popr-'turn-put of footballers on Saturday last,-but.those who did attend.were determined to have "a game of some description, and accordingly a number of the Junior Prospectors were invited to play, and sides were chosen, a very good, game resulting. A letter appears in another column of this issue, in which the writer takes the members of the Prospectors Club to task for not commencing to practise, and.suggests that a meeting should be held to consider the advisability of no longer carrying on under the existing state of affairs. "Professional," no doubt, takes too serious, a view of the matter, for we know there. is not the slightest intention of allowing the club to break up, the r"al reason of the poor attendance at practice being, we believe, the very warm weather that prevails ; but it is certainly time that players be>;an to' get into form, and it is to be hoped that on Saturday next.there will be such an attendance on the recreation reserve as will quite satisfy "professional' and those who, like him, take an interest in the club. Play will commence at three o'clock.

One great fact looms up in the near futureNot only the best brain, but the best pduca* ted brain must find its place on the farmThere is no dodging it. "To this complexion i must we come at last." The day has gone hy when merely imitative and routine.farming can bo snccessfnl. Such farming no longer pays. The successful farmer henceforth must have something like a scientific knowledge of soils, fertilizers, animals, and foods. He must know how to treat his soil and his stock, and how to feed both economically and so to secure the best result. Our agricultural colleges and experiment stations have not begun their work too soon. We must have educated and brainy farmers to run this basic industry. The growing emergencies of the hour demand it. They are becoming a necessity to mankind.' Such farmers will not desert their farms, but bring to their aid the highest practical knowledge of the hour, and make them produce as thev never produced before.—Exchange. - The last twe years' experience has (says the "Tuapeka Times") taught the farming community in the colony a valuable lesson in connection with borrowing, and, what is of most importance, they are likely to profit by it. Politicians of a certain class have been so long accustomed to look upon pledges to obtain expenditure for their districts as the safest means of winning elections that they cannot understand why the cry should no longer rouse enthusiasm. The truth is that, long before the politicians had realised the fact, the electors were being sldwly educated into habits of prudence and economy.. They were-forced into these habils during the depression, and when the opportunity presented itself, they insisted on thesame policy being adopted with regard to coloniulfyiance. They found the consequences to be .satisfactory in their own case, and they.nr.w have proof that when applied to the colony the results have also been encouraging. Everything points to the conclusion that after the next general election the party of 1 orrowing and subsidy-hunting will have practically 'disappeared. ..".-..