BANKRUPTCY CASES. Re Timothy Murphy, Daniel lynch, and others.— Application f«>r discharge. Mr. Purnell appeared in support of the application, which was granted. Re George Kelly.—Application for dis charge. Mr. Purnell moved for tlxe order, which was granted. Re Richard Morgan.—Application fox discharge. Mr. Purnell moved for the order, which was granted. Re James M‘Kenzie. —Mr Purnell applied for an order for payment of costs. Order granted. Re Reuben Kite.—Application -for (fexpointment of a trustee re George Allen rS&gned. Mr. O’Reilly appeared in support of tlxe appointment of E. Pavitt. Application granted. Re Thomas Dxidson.— Mr ‘O’Reilly ap plied for an order for payment of costs. Mr. Purnell opposed. Application ad journed till next sitting of the Court. Re Thomas Dudson. —Application for an order of inspection under clause 197 of the Act. Mr. O’Reilly, in support of application, stated that bankrupt wished to inspect the trustee’s books, and was entitled by the Act to do so. Mr. Purnell opposed, as his cliexxt had no time to file affidavits. His Honor said the bankrupt was en titled to the inspection under section 19. lie James Daly—Application re moneys in bankrupt’s estate held by the Baxxk of New Zealand. Mr. O’Reilly for tlxe application ; Mr. Harris against. His Honor said if the demand were made for tlxe money, and the Bank refused, ox-der would be ixxade against it with costs next Court day.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

ASHBURTON— Friday, Jan. IG. (Before Mr. F. Guinness, R.M.) SAUNDERS V. FKIEDLANDER—INTER PLEADER CASE. His Worship gave judgment in this case, and held that as the present firm had not taken the place of the former, Win. Saunders’ trustee, who should have joined in the summons, must take the place of Samuel Saunders in the case. Mr. O’Reilly argued that costs should not be allowed, as the bailiff had with drawn his warrant. The interpleader was dismissed with costs. A warm discussion here ensued be tween Messrs. Branson and O’Reilly, and some very courteous compliments were passed. Mr. O’Reilly formally complained of the conduct of the bailiffin the transaction. THE LOST HORSE CASE. M'Farlane v. Lake. —His Worship con sidered it was the intention of Lake to give another horse in exchange for the one lost. He conld'not consider the evidence of Lake reliable, while that of Boland was given in a very straightforward manner. He would therefore give judgment for plaintiff foi LIG and costs. _ ; An argument ensued as to witnesses’ expenses, and his Worship decided that, no matter whether a witness was sub poenaed or not, he would grant him costs if he were a material witness, which he con sidered Sol and was. AMENDED SUMMONSES. Acland, Campbell and Co. v. M'Cut cheon. —Claim L2 3s. 4d. Mr. Crisp, for defendant, applied for a nonsuit on the ground that the names of the partners were not properly described. Nonsuit was granted without costs. Mr. Campbell, one of the partners, said he had often known summonses to be .^mended. Joyce, as an “ amicus curiae, said “was aware that such alterations were frequently made. I Mr. Crisp said he had advised his client not to appear, as the previous rulings on similar cases had been against the amend , ing of summonses in this respect. His Worship admitted that his previous rnlings had not been correct, but he would point out that his course had always been to arrive at an equitable decision, and he thought in this case he could grant the amendment of the summons. Mr. Crisp said it would be unfair to his client, as he advised him not to attend Court that day. His Worship then said he would not grant a nonsuit, and the case would lie adjourned, with costs, till next Court day. THE GRAND STAND CASE AGAIN. Struthers v. Jameson. Claim, Ll 5. Mr. Joyce for plaintiff; Mr. Branson ior defendant. Thos. Struthers, sworn, deponed to having paid to Mr. Jameson Ll 5 for cer tain rights on the race course in Novem ber last. Mr. Branson pointed out the payment was for an interest in land, and that he would claim a nonsuit. He contended that any contract made should have been in writing. Mr. Joyce argued that the contention was frivolous. There had been a failure of consideration on the part of defendant, and all his client asked was for a return of the money paid. The receipt for the Llo was then pro duced. Struthers’ evidence was continued — I paid Mr. Jameson the money, and went to the ground next day. I was put oft* by Messrs Friedlander and Wilkie. Have applied to Mr Jameson for the money, and he said he would be happy to do so if • the Jockey Club allowed him. I re ceived about L2 5s at the gates and stand, and I paid about L2 for wages, and the .tickets I have still to pay for. By Mr. Branson— l bought the rights at •the Bazaar from Mr. Campbell. Don’t know' who he was acting for. I was pre sent at the beginning of the sale. Don’t know if he was selling for someone else. I have since heard he sold them for the 'Jockey Club. Mr. Campbell told me to pay the money to Mr. Jameson. I don’t know that Mi\ Jameson is Acland, Camp bell and Co. ’s agent. I paid Mr. Jameson. 1 had no other agreement with him beyond the receipt produced. I recollect in the previous case his Worship decided that the Club were justified in turning me off the course. I can’t swear he said it was on the ground that I had not carried out my part of the contract. _ . George Jameson deponed to receiving the Ll 5 in question, and had since paid it to the Jockey Club. I paid it, since the last action, to Mr. Wilkie. Plaintiff served me with a notice not to pay. By Mr. Branson—l am not a member of the firm of Acland, Campbell, and Co. I am their agent. James Wilkie deponed to the moneys received afier plaintiff was turned out. Mr. Branson argued that Mr. Jameson could not be looked upon as being re sponsible for the amount, as he had made no agreement with plaintiff’, and the amount produced in Court was simply an acknowledgment of the receipt of Ll 5 on account of the auctioneers as their clerk or agent. He claimed a verdict for de fendant. Joyce pointed out that the case was actually between the Race Club and Struthers, but it could only be brought against Mr. Jameson. His Worship considered the test ofSthe case was—Could Struthers have compelled Jameson to cany out the contract. He thought not, and Jameson was only agent for ■ the auctioneers. The Racing Club were clearly entitled to the payment, and Jameson had no control over the money and had paid it to the club. The verdict would be for defendant. An argument between counsel here ensued, after which Mr. Joyce claimed a nonsuit. His Worship then granted a nonsuit with costs 21s.

Mr. Branson applied for all costs in previous cases to be paid before further litigation ensued. His Worship refused the application. A BIG GROG SCORE. Shearman v. Knight.—Mr. Branson for plaintiff, Mr. Joyce for defendant, who objected to Mr. Branson appearing in the case, as he had previously acted in the same case for the defendant. Mi*. Branson denied the allegation, and explained that he knew nothing of the previous case, as he only heard of it when the evidence was given in Court, and it took place fully two years ago. Mr. Joyce cited authorities to uphold his contention. Mr. Branson said the first case u as for goods sold and delivered, and the present one was for deceit. The action was a distinct one, and ho appeared really for the licensed victuallers of Ashburton. After further discussion, James Knight, deponed that he con sulted Mr. Branson in a private room, and instructed him in the case. By the Court—l gave Mr. Branson the summons and told him I had been sued by Mr. Shearman, and asked him to appear for me. Mr. Branson then applied for his partner, Mr. Purnell, to be sent for. Mr. Joyce objected to Mr. Branson making any such application. He would not object to Mr. Shearman applying for Mr. Purnell’s services, and this was ac cordingly done. Mr. Purnell stated the action was one of deceit. In 1877 defendant was Inspec- : tor of Railways in this district. In that capacity he asked Shearman to supply men working on the railway to the extent of Is. 6d. per day each. Similar arrange ments had previously been made with Shearman by Mr. Warner, the former Inspector. The amount claimed was L 46 15s. When the account was forwarded to Mr. Lowe, the Resident Engineer, he re pudiated it, and Knight was officially censured for giving the order for the goods. A case was brought for the goods delivered, and the plaintiff was nonsuited on the ground that Knight was not an agent for the General Government. Mr. Joyce took preliminary objections —(1) That no particulars of the items of damages sustained were given ; and (2) that a principal should have been sued before this action was taken. R. W. Shearman deponed—l know de fendant. He was inspector of permanent way on the railway in course of construc tion in 1877. In July, 1877, ho saw me in a private lobby in the hotel. He brought the ganger in, and instructed mo to supply stimulants to the men, as they were working in the water. He told me that he had received instructions from Mr. Lowe not to allow them to exceed Is. fid. per day. I had previously had simi lar instructions from Mr. Warner (Mr. Lowe’s predecessor). I received payment of accounts by cheque from the General Government for refreshments ordered by Mx-. Warner. The goods having been supplied I sent the bill to Mr. Knight. He brought it back and said 1 ought to send it to Mr. Lowe. The value of the goods sold was L4G 15s. The book the entries were originally made in was burnt. The book in Court is a true statement of the goods supplied. When Mr. Knight brought the account back to mo be did not dispute the account but told me to make it out in Mr. Lowe’s name. I did so. The letter produced is signed by Mr. Menzies, and encloses one from Mi*. Lowe, stating that lie did not recognise the claim against the Government, and would not pass it, and had censured the inspector. I took an action against Mr. Knight for the amount and was nonsuited. By Mr. Joyce—The order given by Mr. Knight was a verbal one. If the men had asked for jam tarts they could have had them to the extent of Is. 6d. per day. Mr. Knight led me to understand the}' were working in water. I don’t know the particulars of what was supplied, the book in Court was made up September or October 1877. Bread and cheese were often sent instead of drink. I supplied the goods sometimes, and the barman sometimes. I have not taken any action against the Government for the amount due. I know* the empties were always returned, and that is a proof the full bottles went away. J. Henry Lowe deponed—l am En gineer of the Government railways. I did not authorise Knight to order re freshments for men working on the rail ways. I received an account from Knight. I afterwards censured him for allowing refreshments to be served. I re fused to pass the account. By Mr. Joyce —On certain occasions men working in water have been allowed refreshments. I have no recollection of giving permission to Knight on this oc casion to supply refreshments. I in variably give permission in writing. When I first got the account I sent for Knight, who denied having given the order, and said it was M‘Tcague the ganger who gave it, and he has repeated the assertion several times. He also said he had assumed authority to order the goods. Had the account been L 5 or LlO I would perhaps ha"c passed it, but still would have censured him. I sent the account back to Knight, with instructions to him to get the money from the per sons who had contracted the debt. Mr. Joyce, fur the defence, called James Knight, who stated he was in spector under Mr. Lowe, and had been on the railways over 15 years. In June, 1877, he was engaged turning a stream in the Ashburton. Mr. Lowe gave the order to do it. In Mr. Lowe’s office Mr. Guth bert was present, and said it would be advisable to give the men something to drink whilst they were working in the water, and Mx*. Lowe replied, “ Yes, as long as it is not abused.” I then gave the ganger orders to let the men have two nips a day, and told Mr. Shearman to supply it. I never saw or used any of the liquor supplied. I would not have given the order except with Mr. Lowe’s consent. I have had both written and verbal orders in such cases. Mr. Lowe and myself have not got along very well together. By Mr. Purnell—l recollect Mi*. Lowe coming into my office and complaining of tlxe amount of the bill. I x'ecolleot x*c ceiviug a letter of censure, telling me that the men must pay the account. I did not lay the blame on the ganger, but said the ganger had taken the goods away, and I had given the order for them, Thomas B. Bain, sworn, deponed he was clerk to Mr. Knight in 1877. Recol lect Mr. Lowe bringing in Shearman’s ac count and saying, “ I never intended any thing of tb.is sort.” We reckoned up the first "account, and made it to be about a shilling a day for each man on the work. I have asked Mr. Lowe to give permis sion for drinks, and he has given verbal permission frequently. By Mr. Purnell —The amount of re freshments authorised by Mx*. Lowe was LlO to L2O on his verbal orders. I have been spoken to by Mr. Lowe, anti am not now under him. Mr. Lowe, recalled, said he had no re collection of such an interview as described by Knight. My practice as to giving orders for drink is to do so in writing. By Mr. Joyce—l believe the evidence of the last two witnesses to be false as to the alleged interview wi tlx Mr. Cuthbert. Mr. Joyce submitted that the action must fail, as there was tlxe direct evidence of tlxe defendant against tlxe negative evidence of Mi*. Lowe, There should have been an official investigation and the scandal to tlxe Public Works Department saved. He quoted authorities to show that Knight had acted in good faith in giving the order, and moreover the order should have been in writing being over LlO in value. Mr. Purnell said the case was one of misrepresentation on the part of defen

dant. The fact of Mx*. Cuthbert not having been called by defendant was very significant. His Worship said he would give judg ment on Tuesday next.

THE DISTRESS IN IRELAND.

(From the Ashburton Herald.) We ax*e glad to observe that the Mayor has convened a special meeting of the Town Council to consider what steps can bo taken in the Borough and County to aid the movement for relieving the distress in Ireland, which latest advices sh»w has now assumed alarming magnitude. Our cablegrams every day tell us of the steady increase of the disti’ess, and how impera tive is the necessity for aid. As a grace ful set-off wc hear also, from every part of Her Majesty’s dominions, of efforts being made by our fellow-subjects to collect funds for behoof of the suffering ones, so that ixx some measure at least the ter rible consequences of absolute want may be averted. Now Zealand has not been directly appealed to, so far as we have heard, but the stroxxg feelings of her warm heart require not to be jogged by the con ventionality of an appeal ixx so many words. The bare fact that there are hun dreds of human beings in Ireland who want bread is sufficient for her, and as a result we expect to find that before ixext week has well commenced meetings will have been held, lists opened, axxd every conceivable agency set to work throughout the colony to collect money in aid of our afflicted countrymen. The Briton in his benevolence never stops to consider who are those whose want he is relieving— sufficiexxt for his Christian heart is it that women and children hunger. He poured out his money lavishly in aid of the In dian famine two years ago ; he aided China : he sent his help to the victims of the “Christian” war between Russia and the Turk ; and now he will be equally open-handed, wc arc sure, when the suf fering ones ax*e fellow Christians, ruled by tlxe same Queen, who claim the same country, and serve the same God. Ireland has now axxd again been in judicious in hex* agitations, and not very measured sometimes in the texans she has applied to the empire of which she is a part; but thanks to the strong leaven of loyalty that is within her border's she has been saved from tlxe tunxxoil of what must at best have been, at any time, but a short lived civil wax*. With hunger stinging her manhood, and the wail of starving little ones ringing in her people’s ears, the most loyal Englishman can fox*give his Irish brother if, stung to madness, he should plunge into dangerous tumults again. Now is the time for England to show her sister that she has : her wel fai’c at heart, by manfully helping her in her gx*eat trouble, and now is the time when the loyalty, the humanity, and the Christianity of New Zealand ax*e required to show themselves. The starving ones are our own kindred, our own country men, and we are called on now by the symbol of that faith which is theirs and ours to aid to the utmost of our power*. It is not simply a graceful sentiment of kindness that ought to actuate us, but a solemn duty is laid upon us as subjects of Victoria, and countrymen of England, and already signs are not wanting that nobly will that duty be performed. So far as ibis district is concerned, we feel the cry of Ireland’s distress will raise axx enthusiasm in giving that will xxot be excelled in intensity by that of any other English speaking community.

WIFE DESERTERS.

During the last session of Parliament Government gave the colony to under stand that in tlxe recess they would direct their attention to tlxe subject of deserted wives and families, with a view to im proving the facilities of tlxe police for ap px*ehending and punishing absconding husbands and fathers. Groat difficulty attends this question, inasmuch as any fine inflicted, if paid, is only so nxxiclx money taken out of the pockets of the families already poor enough, and im prisonment of tlxe unnatural husband and father docs not supply the deserted ones with a breadwinner, while it prevexxta them profitixxg by any possible repentance on the part of the culprit, ox* willingness to resume his proper positioxx, until a sentence, more or less sevex*e, accoxaling to the magnitude of his offence, has been served out. In what direction Government means lo work with a view to helping the police thex*e is no ixxdication given, but we hope they will be able to devise such measures for dealing with wife desertion as will have a deterrexxt effect upoix the many cowardly men in this colony who arc guilty of it. The queatioxx is a larger one than it seems on the surface, for the number of cases that come xmdex* the notice of the Magistrate’s Courts, and the various charitable insti tutions throughout the colony, do not by any means show' tlxe limit of tlxe number of desertions. Hundreds, if not thou sands, of cases occur of which the public bear nothing as a public, and ilxo poor de served wives and children show' more court age andface the world more manfully than the cowardly poltroons who felt the trouble of working for their families’ bread too irksome fox* their precious muscle, and fled to escape a duty they voluntarily assumed, axxd which the law punishes them fox* xxot fulfilling, but seenxs powerless to compel them to discharge. Hundreds of cases occur in which the husband and father leaves his wife and family to the texxder mercy of the world, and in his gross selfishness takes it fox* granted that some means will be found by a charitable public to supply them withbread. Not all these come before the Magistrates or the charities, the brave women choos ing rather to make a strong effort to earn their own and their childrens’ daily bread, than to depeixd on the charity of the public ; and the observant nxaxx may easily discover instances in which the deserted family have had reason to rejoice over tlxe absconsioxx of the chicken heax’ted xxiixxxy or the lazy loafer whose positioxx of father was a curse to the children to whom he gave paternity. What Government will mostly have to consider will be some means of providing for the wives and families left destitute by the desertion of the fathei*. At present when the deserter is caught there are, we should say, ample means for putting him in prison, but ixoixe beyoxxd that for making him contribute to his children’s support. It is easy to put a defaulter in prison, it xxxiglxt be easy also to make it lawfxxl fox* the magistrate to order* the defaultex*’s punishment with the lash, and the cat-o’- nine tails perhaps might be as effectual a prevexxtative of wife desertion as it is of garotte robbery, for the brutal axxd cowax*dly can always be made amenable to reason through their hide. But while the man is in prison his children have to fixxd their living somehow, and if they fail, and they not infrequently do, then they become a burden on public charity. We cannot think of any means of making the man’s labor in prison px*o fitable to the children, but when he is able to pay a fine, that might fairly be handed over to them. We fancy it is ixo use in flicting a fiixe upon men of this descrip tion, but perhaps were a plan adopted of giving these character's a chance of going back honestly to their families oix finding security that they would pay a stated suixx weekly towards their children’s support, and failing to find these securities, be liable to a year or two years in gaol, perhaps wife desertion would be found to decrease to a great extent. It has to be borne in mind' that only men commit this crime who are base cowards at heart, and fear of severe punishment always weighs with such worthless people. It is with this in view that we would re

commend the cat-o’-nine tails in extx*eme cases, fully assured that, as soon as pro bable wife deserters knew that they x-isk the skin of their backs by their cowardly 1; nlting, so soon would they think twice before they set out on a new single-blessed ness of their own.

{SATURDAY, JAJNUAKY 17, 1881).



Waiting for the Harvest.— The township at present contains a very large number of men in search of employment. It will, however, he fully a fortnight before harvest opcx’ations are in full swing. The banks of the river present the appearance of a new* rush, there being fifty or sixty tents pitched there ; and boarding-house keepers have their hands and houses pretty well tilled.



Auction Sales, THIS DAY, SATURDAY, 17th JANUARY. Messrs, acland, Campbell, & CO. will hold their usual FORTNIGHTLY SALE OF HORSES AX THE BAZAAR IN BURNETT STREET, On the above date, And will offer at the same time Tj SAMUELSON'S REAPING JL MACHINE (Equal to new), 2 DRAYS And some really useful Draught Horses. Sale, at 12 o’clock. ACLAND, CAMPBELL, & CO., 405 g Auctioneers. PRINCE ALBERT DINING ROOMS, (Close to Railway Station.) A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR AN ENTERPRISING MAN. On SATURDAY, the 17th inst. At 12 o’clock. AT THE EXCHANGE, CHRIST CHURCH. MR. J. L. WILSON lias received in structions from the owner to sell by Auction That fine New Block Building, known as the PRINCE ALBERT DINING ROOMS, Containing 40 rooms, WELL FURNISHED And WELL FITTED FOR A PRIVATE HOTEL. Terms easy. Also, 192 ACRES LAND, AT WAKANUI, UNDER CROP. J. L. WILSON, 931a—370g Auctioneer. TATTERSALL’S. TO CONTRACTORS, FARMERS, AND OTHERS. PRELIMINARY NOTICE OF OUR IMPORTANT SALE OF 23 HORSES, 19 DRAINS, CONTRACTORS’ PLANT, HARNESS, &c. Messrs h. matson & co. have received instructions from Messrs Lake and Beard, in consequence of having completed their contract on the Ash burton Forks Railway, to hold a SPECIAL CLEARING SALE of die above at TATTERSALL’S, ON THURSDAY NEXT, JAN. 22, At 12 noon. Further particulars in future ad vertisements or on application to the Auctioneers. Of the above it will be suf ficient to say that, from a personal in spection, we can vouch for the horses being of an exceptionally good stamp, and in the pink of condition. They have been selected by the owners regardless of expense, and have every one been regu larly at work. The drays, harness, &c., are in good condition, and the whole will be put in the market for absolute sale. THURSDAY, JAN. 22. H. MATSON & CO.. 388 a Auctioneers. Lost and Found. IJOUND, at the Ashburton Forks, near ’ the Spread Eagle, a Dark Chestnut MARE ; white streak down the forehead, branded (k< on the off shoulder.) If not claimed within seven days will be im pounded. Apply office of this paper. Jan. 10, 1880.' 379 g Impounding Notice. IMPOUNDED.— January G, 1 Light Bay Gelding, blaze in face, two white hind feet, white spot on nose; January 8, 8 head Horned Cattle, year lings, branded like C on hip, like U on rump ; January 9, 1 Light Bay Gelding, two white hind feet, star on forehead ; 1 Lhdit Bay Gelding, one wince hind foot. If not released on or before January 23rd, 25th, and 20th, will be sold to de fray expenses. WILLIAM PRICE, 40.°.g Poundkeeper. Tenders. TENDERS. Tenders wanted for stock ing, LOADING, and STACKING 800 acres crop on Hart’s Run, and 500 acres on Longbeach, also TYING about I 280 acres oats. Tenders to be sent to the undersigned not later than TUESDAY, January 20th. Contractors will have the privilege of goinw with the threshing machines. JOSEPH CLARK, 743 g Tinwald. THRESHING. TENDERS are invited for THRESH ING 5000 acres of Grain. Specification can be seen at the office of 3GOg SAUNDERS BROTHERS. To Let. TO LET. SIX-ROOMED COTTAGE near the North Town Belt. Apply, 176 SAUNDERS BROS. CHE Undersigned has the following L Properties TO DBT, with a purchas ig clause, or for sale on Liberal Terms of 'ayment: — ACRES unimproved Land, about 2i miles north of the Ashburton Township. Acres improved Farm, first-class land and well watered, situated on Longbeach. ACRES partly improved and situated about three miles from the township. ACRES near the above, unim provc d. ACRES partly improved, near Winslow. THOMAS BULLOCK. 67 50



Wanted,



WANTED, by a young person, a SITUATION as Housemaid or Nurse. Apply M.M., Office of this paper. 397 a ANTED, TENDERS for the entire HARVESTING of 1000 Acres on the Laghmor Estate, of which quantity 400 Acres have to be tied by hand. Ten ders will be received up to SATURDAY, 24th instant. For particulars apply' to 399 g DONALD M'LEAN. SHEEP. WANTED— To PURCHASE 5000 Sound Mouthed Merinos or Cross breds, in lots. Apply to SAUNDERS BROS. 313 Ashburton. WANTED- STOCK for GRAZING. Good stream of water running through the paddock. Terms liberal. Full particulars on application to G. COX, 351 g Wakanui. WANTED KNOWN, that Envelopes and Notepaper can be obtained, wholesale or retail, at unusually low rates at the “ Herald ” Office, East-street North. 642 I Meetings. ASHBURTON RACING CLUB. GENERAL MEETING. A GENERAL MEETING of the Ash burton Racing Club will be held at Quill’s Hotel on SATURDAY EVENING, at 8 p.m. sharp. Business : Ist. To consider the Treasurer’s balance-sheet. 2nd. To take into consideration the leasing of the course. JAMES WILKIE, 929a-3S5g Hon. Sec, MOUNT SOMERS ROAD BOARD. MEETING. rpIIE ADJOURNED MEETING o f Ratepayers will be held in the Schoolroom, Mount Somers, on MON DAY", 19th inst., at 12 o’clock noon. By order, JAMES FRASER, 353 g Clerk, Gazette in Bankruptcy. V. 3% R. rnHB ASHBURTON GUARDIAN § (County Agricultural and Sporting Recorder) is a GAZETTE for all Notices under The Debtors and Creditors Acts. In the District Court of Christ church, Holden at Ashburton, IN THE MATTER OF The Debtors and Creditors Art, 1876, The Debtors and Creditors’ Act, 1876, Amendment Act, 1878, and of the bankruptcy of GEORGE THOMP SON, of Mount Somers, Contractor, a Debtor. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Creditors of the above named Debtor having failed to elect or appoint a Creditors’ Trustee of the estate of the said Debtor, I have this clay appointed William Richardson Boyle, Esq., oi Ashburton, a Certificated Ac countant in Bankruptcy to be the Trustee of the said Estate, and that; the said William Richardson Boyle has this day signified to me in writing his acceptance of the said office. Dated this 16th day of January. 1880. . C. CAVENDISH HURRELL, Cletk of the above Court. Branson & Purnell, Solicitors for the Debtor. t*39S G In the District Court oe Christchurch, Holden at Ashburton. IN THE MATTER OF The Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876, The Debtors and Creditors Act, 1576, Amendment Act, 1878, and of the bankruptcy of GEORGE THOMPSON, ol Mount Somers, contractor, a debtor. I HEREBY summon a meeting of the credi tors of the above-named debtor, to be held at the offices of Messrs. Branson and Burnell, solicitors, in East Street, Ashburton, on WEDNESDAY, the 21st day of January instant, at twelve o’clock noon, to consider the intended application by the said debtor for an order of immediate discharge. Dated this 16th day of January, 18S0. WILLIAM RICHARDSON BOYLE, Trustee. Branson and Purnell, Solicitors for the debtor. b396g In the District Court of Christ church, Holden at Ashburton. IN THE MATTER OF the Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876 The Delators and Creditors Act, Amend ment Act, 1878, and of the Bank ruptcy of THOMAS WILLIAMS, of Tin wait l . Carpenter. AT a Meeting of the Creditors o f the above-named bankrupt, held on the 12th inst, John Waller, of Christchurch, merchant, was appointed Trustee, and has duly appointed the said Trusteeship. Dated this 16th day of January, 1880. C. CAVENDISH HURRELL, Clerk District Court. F. P.O’Reilly, Solicitor for the Debtor. 3980 llpi. Public Notices. CULLEN, GENERAL CARRIER .CV. and FORWARDING AGENT, Burnett street, Ashburton. Trains at tended daily, and all orders promptly at tended to. 4CO« LONGBEACH ROAD BOARD. JIIHE VALUATION LIST for the JL LONGBEACH ROAD DISTRICT will be open for inspection at the Road Board Office, Longbeacb Road, till FEB RUARY 15th, 1880, and all OBJEC TIONS thereto must be left at the Road Board Office, Longbeach, on or before the 15th February, 1880, addressed to the Assessment Court ; and a Copy of every such objection must be left at the Road Board Office Longbeacb not less than Seven Days before the next sitting of the said Court. WILLIAM CUTHBERT, Clerk to the Longbeach 401 g Road Board. WAKANUI ROAD BOARD. THE VALUATION LIST for the WAKANUI ROAD DISTRICT will be open for inspection at the Road Board Office, Ashburton, till FEBRUARY 15th, 1880, and all OBJECTIONS thereto must be left at the Road Board Office, Ashbur ton, on or before the 15th February, 1880, addressed to the Assessment Court ; and a Copy of every such objection must be left at the Road Board Office, Ashbur ton not less than Seven Days before the next sitting of the said Court. O. E. FOOKS & SON, Surveyors to the Wakanui 4,Q2g Road Board.



Public Notices. MOUNT SOMERS ROAD BOARD. rnHE VALUATION LIST for the JL MOUNT SOMERS ROAD DIS TRICT will be open for inspection at MR. J. HOOD’S, Mount Somers, till FKBRUARY 15th, ISSO, and all OB JECTIONS thereto must be loft at the Roan Board Office, Mount Somers, on or before the 15fh February, 1880, ad dressed to the Assessment Court; and a Copy of every such Objection must be left at the Road Board Office, Mount Somers, not less than Seven Days before the next sitting of the said Court. JAMES FRASER, Clerk to the Mount Somers 404 g Road Board. ASHBURTON AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. A REAPER and BINDER CON TEST will be held under the auspices of the above association, on or about the 20th JANUARY. The exact date will appear in a future advertise ments. GEORGE JAMESON, 380 g Secretary. V. R. IN THE ASSIGNED ESTATE OF MASSON & CO., BAKERS, TINWALD. ALL DEBTS due this Estate will now be SUED FOR without further application. By order of the Trustee, W. R. BOYLE, 391 g Moore Street. Y. R. IN THE ASSIGNED ESTATE OF MESSRS. HOOPER, AITKEN & CO., STOREKEEPERS, ASHBURTON. ALL DEBTS due to the above Estate, if not paid to me on or before the 31st instant, will be SUED FOR without further. notice. By order of the Trustees. W. R BOYLE, 392 g Moore. Street. MOUNT SOMERS ROAD BOARD. CONTRACTORS and others having CLAIMS against the Mount Somers Road Board arc requested to FORWARD THEM before MONDAY, January 19th. By order, JAMES FRASER, 352 g Clerk. CAUTION. ANY Person found removing Timber from the swamps in the Hinds, part of the Laghmor Estate, or trespassing thereon, after this date, will bo PRO SECUTED. DONALD M‘LEAN. January 10th, 1880. 381 G THE EDUCATION BOARD OF THE DISTRICT OF NORTH CANTER BURY. ELECTION OF COMMITTEE. niHE Board, in pursuance of power in j that behalf conferred by “The Education Act, 1877,” (section 03) hereby directs-that a Public Meeting of the house holders in every school district through out tho Education District of North Can terbury to be held on MONDAY, the twenty-sixth day of January, one thou sand eight hundred and eighty, at seven o’clock in the evening, for the election in each district of seven householders (sec tion 03) to form the Committee for such district for the year ending with the fourth Monday in January next year. The place of meeting shall be the schoolhouse in each district which is pro vided with a schoolhouse, and this is understood to mean the main schoolhouse in any district which has more than one school. In the districts in which schools are not yet built, the places of meeting shall be as follows : Aylesbury —House of Mr. William Bladder. Cambridge—House of Mr. Joseph Megson. Flemington—Wheatstone Hotel. Kirwee —Kirwee Hotel. Lob urn North—House of Mr. J. A. Cunningham. The Board further directs that the first meeting of each School Committee he held in the place appointed for the elec tion, and immediately after the election upon the same evening. Tho Board requests the Chairman of each public meeting to make to the Board, immediately after the election, a return of the names of the several householders elected to form the Committee, and re commends that each Chairman of Com mittee report his own election as soon as possible. J. Y. COLBORNE YEBL, Secretary. Christchurch, 9th Jan., 1830. 377 g FRANCIS PHILIP O’REILLY, Barrister, Solicitor, & Conveyancer, TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON, Next Messrs. Orr and Co.’s. 302 g SPECIAL NOTICE. JpROFESSOR WALLENBURG, Oculist. Aurist, and Specialist (From Europe.) May he consulted upon all Diseases of the Eye, Ear, and Throat, Deafness, Noises in the Head, Defective Sight, Cataracts, Amaurosis, Opthalmia, Gutta- Serena, Loss of the Eyelashes, Inflamma tion, and all Diseases of the Eye, Ear, and Throat, treated upon new and scien tific principles. PROFESSOR WALLENBURG. WILL ARRIVE IN ASHBURI ON, MONDAY, 19th JANUARY, 1880, And may ho Consulted at his Consulting Rooms at MR. THOS. QUILL’S COMMERCIAL HOTEL, For TEN 10 DAYS’ ONLY. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. Blindness and Deafness. (“ Oamaru Mail,” Dec. 15.) Professor Walleuburg is still kept busy with patients. We on Saturday received a visit from two persons upon whom he had operated. Their names are Mr. Nicholas Power and Mr. Janies McGrath, both of Waimate. The first-mentioned had been deaf in one ear for 14 years. On Wednesday last he visited the doctor, and obtained some relief. On Thursday lie was perfectly cured, a grass seed and an accumulation of skin which had gat thered around it having been extracted. He told ns that he could hear better with the ear that had been operated upon than he could with the other. The last men-



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tionod visited the doctor at the same time. He was slightly deaf in the left and totally deaf in the right ear. A growth having been extracted from the right ear, ho entirely recovered his hearing. Ho told us that he could hear his own voice— a thing that ho had not done for 16 years. The case of Mr. Alexander Aitchison is worth chronicling. Ho had been totally deaf in one ear for four years and slightly affected in the other. He is now perfectly restored, and was so gratified that he to day introduced .a suffering friend to the doctor. Mr. Aitchison tells us that he could only hear his watch ticking hy means of the diseased ear by pressing it tightly to it. Now, he can hear it at a distance of a foot, although his ear is stopped with wadding. (“Oamaru Mail,” Dec. 16.) To the Editor. Sir, —About Professor Wallenburg and his cures. lam glad that in previous issues you have called attention to the work and remarkable success of the Pro fessor in a few days of his residence in this town. I only just wish to say that I can confirm the truthfulness of several of the cases mentioned by you, for I have seen the patients myself. I would like to urge upon the people of Oamaru and neighborhood the importance of having any affection of thoso parts of the body which ho specially treats attended to at once, or when he has gone they will regret that they did not avail themselves of his skill. Such men as ho are a blessing to humanity. Hoping this may lead to the relief of some sufferer or sufferers, I am, &c., Chas. E. Barley. (“ Oamaru Mail,” Dec. 22.) Mr, James Gibson, a shepherd employed at Station Peak, called upon us this morn ing, and requested us to bear testimony to the fact that he has been cured of almost total deafness hy Professor Wallenburg. He had boon more or less deaf for 30 years, but for the last 20 years his hearing had been getting gradually worse. Ten days ago Mr. Gibscn placed himself under the treatment of the Professor, and has so far recovered that he experiences no diffi culty in hearing ordinary conversation. At the same time Professor Wallenburg introduced to us Mr. William MtKenzle, of Kakanui. Ho had been so deaf for 13 years that he had been unable to hear ordinary sounds. On Saturday last he became a patient of the Professor’s, and obtained immediate relief. His hearing is now as perfect as could be desired.^ (“ Oamaru Mail,” Dec. 29.) To the Editor. Sir, —Permit me through your paper to direct the attention of the public to the following. At the request of a member of my con gregation, unable to pay, and suffering with eyes nearly blind and inflamed many years, I applied to Professor Wallenburg for advice and treatment gratis.. He, wiib generosity .and kindness readily granted the favor. I made the applica tion because I had learned from other clergymen that the professor is ever ready to give his services to the poor when asked to do so by any person on whose honesty he can rely on being assured that no deception is being practised on him. This person was under the care of several medical men, but without any beneficial result. Professor Wallenburg has had the case under treatment for about ten days, and now the eyes are perfectly well, and the person is likely to bo able to earn his livelihood, to the great delight of all his friends, whose lasting gratitude Pro fessor Wallenburg lias earned. I know of my knowledge three others who beiie fitted very much by the treatment of the worthy Professor. I write this letter without the request of any one ; but I consider it a duty owing to the Professor’s kindnesss ; and I recommend thoso suffering in eye or oar to apply to him whilst they have the present favorable opportunity. I hereby tender my best thanks to Professor Wallenburg for his charity to the poor.—l am, &c., Wm. Coleman, Roman Catholic Clergyman. The Eye and Ear.—Professor Wallen burg is effecting some raarmellous cures in cases of blindness and deafness. At his invitation we visited the consulting rooms at the Albion Hotel, yesterday morning, when we conversed with two or three out of a total of about thirty patients present. The first case brought under notice was that of James Robertson, of Morton Mains, who was suffering from heavy films in both eyes. He assured us that for the past six years he had suffered acutely, and during for years of that period he had been under medical treat ment without receiving any benefit —in fact he went from had to worse. Placing himself under Professor Wallenburg’s treatment hespcedly came round, and yesterday could distinctly see a hair at the ordinary reading distance. Richard At kinson, of Invercargill, who had been treated in Dunedin and Melbourne for impaired eye-sight, als bore testimony to the Professor’s skill. He had been totally blind of one eye, the other being consider ably affected, but could now distinguish the time on a clock a couple of chains off. Mrs. W. Jerrett, of Riverton, was the next patient introduced. She stated that she had been suffering from deafness for the last six years, and during that time her husband had expended something like Ll6O in endeavoring to effect a cure. Under Px-ofessor Wallenburg’s treatment she had so far recovered her hearing that she could without difficulty hear a watch ticking. H. N Bates was the next patient consulted ; he had been totally deaf of one oar for fourteen years, the deafness arising from an attack of scarlet fever. In England his case was regarded as a hopeless one, and this was the more serious since the remaining car was com mencing to sympathise with the affected one. He had only been under the Profes sor’s treatment a few days, and could now hear perfectly well. Constable Buchanan also states that the occulist has succeeded id curing him of partial deafnes. These are a few patients indiscriminately singled out from the patients in the consulting room, and they certainly go to show that the Professor is thoroughly up to his busi ness. At present he has 75 patients under treatment. We would strongly urge all who are afflicted with blindness or deafness to pay this oculist a visit, and at once, since his stay here is limited. - “ Southland Times,” Nov. 25, 1879. (From “ North Otago Times,” Oamaru, Dec. 18, 1879.) Thei’e would seem to be some founda tion for the merits claimed for Professor Wallenburg’s treatment of diseases of the eye and ear, if wo may judge by the re sults of several cases that have fallen under our notice. These are the days of discoveries, and possibly the Professor may have come across some special remedy for the disease of the eye and ear, or he may only be an intelligent, sharp sighted man, better able than the generality of his fellows to see where the evil he would cure is best to he grappled with. At any rate, several long-standing cases which have only been under his treatment for a week are already be ginning to show good signs of total cure, and are really worthy of some notice by an impartial observer. The first of these is that of James Beale, who was formerly of the Cape Mounted Rifles, and lost the sight of one eye 14 years ago in Africa, and who was treated in vain by several army doctors when there, and by some medical practitioners in Weymouth, Eng land. About a week ago he came to the Professor totally blind with one eye, and partially so with the other, which had begun to suffer in sympathy. He is now able to road, small print with either eye,



Public'Notices. and in a few days, judging faom ap pearances, will be completely cured. Another case is that of a son of Andrew Mel drum, a baker, of Oamaru. This boy, who has been partially blind for several years, and has been operated upon and treated without any beneficial effect by several New Zealand professional men, applied to the Professor about a week ago, and can now begin to see again very fairly, and is to all intents and purposes perfectly cured. Mrs. Kenahan’s case is an interesting one, both for the rapidity and the completeness of the cure: of a most painful and seemingly hopeless malady. Tins lady, when she applied to the Professor, was afflicted hy the most violent inflammation of the right eye, which was swollen as big as an egg, and continually discharging an offensive mat ter. She was in great agony, and had not slept fur more than a week. The sight was completely gone, and worse than all, the other eye beginning to show signs of suffering from a like disorder. Sago medicos, who had attended her from the commencement of the com plaint with a slight inflammation caused by a cold, began to beg her to "make up her mind to lose both eyes, as no cure could be found. However, she is doing well now, at all events, wi.'h the swelling reduced, and the sight, partially restored in the one eye, and the other as well as ever it was. George Gordon, a man of 79 years of age, who was almost entirely deaf but a few days ago, can now hear words spoken in a low voice from the other side of'the room, while the two children of Mr. Townsend, who have suffered from deaf ness for a long time, can now hear the tick of a watch. These cases are cer tainly interesting, as effectual cures of old standing diseases, after some of them have defied all the skill of the general practitioner, and whether the cure is due to the remedy or the matter of treat ment it is equally worthy of praise. Timaru has contributed its quota of tes timonials to the skill in eye and ear cases of Professor Wallenburg. Since his ar rival here, a few days ago, his consulting rooms at the Grosvenor Hotel have been beseiged with patients. An idea of the number of cases treated may be formed when we mention that on visiting his apartments about 9 o’clock this morning we found them thronged. From 6 a.m. he had been, busily at work, and during the three hours upwards of fifty cases had been treated. The best guarantee of the specialist’s success is that the living wit nesses are both numerous and well known. During our visit, which only lasted a few minutes, several cases of restored vision were introduced to our notice. One was the son of the landlord of the Masonic hotel, at St. Andrews, whose right eye, through the stab of a penknife, was rendered totally blind about three weeks ago. Medical advice was sought, and the lad was ordered to be confined in a dark room ; but the Professor, without subject ing him to any ordeal of the kind, or .any painful operation restored his sight in the short space of twenty-four hours. Theladcan now read the finest type with his injured organ. Another boy named Edgier, from Temuka, has his sight in process of perfect restoration, after groping his way in the dark and suffering from cataract for the last three years. He received the attention of several surgeons, but after one or two consultations he is now so far recovered that he can read with but slight difficulty, and the Professor assures us that in a few days he will be able to see perfectly. Ohiarini’s Circus has contributed two cases, the patients, one of whom is one of the most accomplished of the lady performers, re maining behind for the purpose of under going Professor Wallenburg’s treatment. Henry Kent, a young man who tells us he has been nearly blind from his infancy, after a six months’ sojourn in the St. George’s Hospital, London, without ob taining relief, demonstrated the efficacy of the Professor’s treatment, by reading an extract from the “ Otago Daily Times ” in our presence. Lastly two or three cases of chronic deafness were brought under our attention which hy dint of steaming, syringing, and operating, had been effectually overcome. The sceptical who are apt to run away with the idea that every specialist is a charlatan, need only pay a visit to the Professor’s consult ing rooms, and their impressions will be at once removed. —“South Canterbury Times,” Saturday, Januaiy 10th, 1880. 932a—376



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