SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. Arrived. Yesterday. Orest of the Wave, schooner, from In vercargill. Neptune, brig, from Newcastle. To-dat. Wanaka, s. s., from Port Chalmers. Tui, s.s., from Wellington. Sailed. Yesterday. Island Lily, brigantine, for Chatham Islands. Elizabeth Conway, schooner, for DUr ville’s Island. To-day. Wanaka, s.s., for Wellington and the North. . SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, Yesterday. Arrived—Arawata from Sydney. She !hft Sydney on the 25th at sp. m., and ar rived at the Bay of Islands at ten o’clock last night. Sailed—Penguin, s.s., for Taurangaand the South. Port Chalmers, Yesterday. Arrived—Te Anau, from Melbourne, Via Hobart Town and Bluff ; Star of the South, s.s., from the West Coast. Dunedin, To-day. The John Elder sailed from Plymouth on Nov. 27, for Melbourne, with 303 passengers. * ■ Bluff, Yesterday. Sailed - Albion Company’s ship Wild Deer for London j s. s. Stella for the West Coast. Melbourne, To-day. Arrived—P. and O. Company’s Bok hara, with the inward Suez mail, dated London, Oct. 22. 1

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at the Ashburton Post Office, as follows : For Christchurch and North at 5.30 a. m. 10 a.m., and 5 p.m.., daily. For Chertsey Rakaia, &c., at 10 a.m. and 5 p. m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald,,Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Eangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily. For Temuka, at 6 a.m. and 10 a.m., daily. For Timaru and South, at 6 a.m., 10 a.m., and 4.20 p.m., daily. For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge, on Tuesdays and Fridays, at 10.30 a xn. For Ashton, Waterton and Longbeach, at 4.30 p.m. daily. For Wakanui, F.lgin, and Seafield, on Tuesdays and Fridays, at 6 am. Mails arrive at the Ashburton Post Office— : From Christchurch and Rakaia at 10.25 a.m., 4.35 p.m., and 7.50 p.m. From Chertsey, &c. at 10.25 a.,in. daily. From Dunedin and intermediate places at 5.35 p. m. daily. Frem Temuka and Timaru at 10.15 a.m. 5.35 p.m., and 8.15 p.m. daily. From Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 3 p.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long beach at 10 a.m. daily. From Wakanui, Elgin, and Seafield on Tuesdays and Fridays at 2.30 p.m.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES. ’ Saturday, December 4. Mr. T. .Bullock, at his Rooms, East street - Lot 28, Township of Trevorton, with three-roomed Dwelling-house. Two o’clock. Tuesday, December 7. Mr. T. Bullock, at the Prince Albert Boarding-house Furniture. Twelve o’clock. MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, &c. To-Night, Wednesday, December 1. Ashburton Town Hall Company, Meeting of Shareholders, Town Hall, at 8 p.m. Thursday, December 2. Public Meeting of Settlers in the Long beach District, re Railway Tariff, in the Waterton Library, at 7 p.m. Friday, December 3. Ashburton Racing Club, Meeting of Mem bers, at Quill’s Hotel, at 8 p.m. Wednesday, December 8. Local Industries Association, Monthly

Meeting. Concert and Ball, opening of the new hall, Tinwald. Concert to commence at 8 o’clock.

■ . Monday, December 13. . Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7 o’clock.

The Ashburton Guardian. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1880. Coroners’ Inquests.

TOWN EDITION. [lssued at sp.m. ]

We are always open to correction, and shall be glad to be shown that we are in error in stating our belief that the object of a coroner’s inquest is either to allay or to confirm suspicions of foul play, suicide, neglect, careless ness, &c., that may have arisen in con nection with the death of the subject of the inquest. The coroner’s inquest is a useful institution, but like many other good things, it can be abused, and become a cause of useless cost to the country, and a vexatious purpose less drain on the time of jurymen, and we contend that the institution of the inquest is being abused when jurymen are called together at asacrifice of their own time, to give a verdict that all connected with the affair knew was inevitable. The great majority of the inquests held in this district are of the character we have just referred to, and the result arrived at by the juries were mostly all confirmations of opinion as to the cases previously held by the police, and those who had any know ledge of the circumstances. An in quest was held yesterday. The man was kicked by a horse last week. He was brought into Ashburton to the Hospital, to have the injuries he sus tained attended to. He was attended by Dr. Trevor, the coroner for the dis trict, and the result of the kick was that the patient died. What necessity ex isted for an inquest, we are at a loss to know. From the man himself a know ledge of the circumstances could have been obtained; the coroner himself at tended the man, and we don’t suppose anybody was likely to charge the coro ner with maltreatment- anyhow, he would have been judge, of the charge, for he presided at the inquest; if a post mortem examination were neces sary at all, that might have been held first, and by the hospital doctor him self, without troubling twelve men to spend an afternoon hearing evidence about it that proved nothing except that the man’s bowels had been injured and he died. With a complete know ledge of how the man got his injury, and with the coroner for his medical attendant, we repeat that the holding of the inquest yesterday was an unneces sary proceeding altogether—a waste of the jurymen’s time who sat on it, and a waste of some five guineas of public money paid away in coroner’s fees, and for the expense of a post mortem ex amination performed by Dr. Ross, which only proved how hard a horse can kick. We have no strictures to pass on anyone in connection with these inquests, we presume the officers who arrange for holding them are only doing their duty, but we contend that this duty is overdone in too many cases, and that the law would be satisfied quite as well were one half of the in quests held in this district not held at all. To-day another inquest is being held at Chertsey on the body of an infant. From what we am learn about

this case there appearsjto be just as little raison for holding Jn inquest as| in M|phael| to fille^icextremg^ herejSall Tire privacy 'of a family’s domestic life must be before/fwelve men, wl»o be om of job, and a sorgbwysg moffier hy %eMfeelibgs out-* r aded..feyjh^^o her deac£ inntrif must bout by the surgeons to prove —■ghat everybody knows —that , the child wasn’t murdered. The only\ reason that appears to exist for holdhS|f this inquest is that, living a long way from town, no medical man could well be called to attend to the infant. But if an inquest is’to be held on every child who dies before a doctor reaches it, then we can only say that the profession of a doctor is a very good one for those who follow it, for the inference is, that unless you call in a medical man when you have sickness in your house, your dead will assuredly be hacked about prior to an inquest, and all the outrage to your feelings that such an ordeal means will have to be suffered. This Cherlsey inquest will entail an expense of about to Government, and thus some j£i3 or ■£l4 of public money will have been spent in two days, besides half a day of the time of twenty-four men, to prove— nothing ! In these days of retrenchment we commend this avenue of expenditure to the Hall Government as one that wants stopping by about one-half its width, both in the interests of public economy, the public from whom the jurymen are called, and the public who are liable at any moment to be sub jected to the legal indignity of a pur poseless inquest on their dead.

Methven Pound. —Mr. J. Fitzgerald has been temporarily appointed Pound keeper at Methven. Dynamite. —A lad had his thumb blown oft* yesterday at Auckland, by the explo sion of a dynamite cap ho held in his hand. The Mount Somers Railway. —We observe that, during the wool season, trains will be run on the Mount Somers line for the purpose of bringing down the clip, and arrangements have been made for a supply of wagons and covers.' High School. —The Board of Go" vernors of the Ashburton High Schoo 1 sit from eleven till four to-day, _ ex* amining the testimonials of thirty- S : x applicants for the position cf head master of the High School. After deliberation, five applicants were chosen, whose expenses to Ashburton the Board was prepared to pay, so that their attend ance personally on the 16tb. instant might be secured.

Maori Missions. —The Wesleyans in the Auckland district intend to supply the Maori stations with Maori ministers under European supervision, as soon as practicable.

The Volunteers. —Last night at the close of the usual parade, several candi dates for vacant non-commissioned officer ships were examined, and the appoint ments will be made shortly. The ad visableness of holding a church parade was also discussed, but consideration of the matter was deferred till next parade night.

The Dramatic Club. —Mrs. Thompson, whose valuable services to the Dramatic Club have been highly appreciated, is to receive a benefit on Tuesday evening next, when the “ Lady of Lyons ” is to be pro duced, with Mrs. Thompson (Lizzie Lizette) as Pauline, and Mr. H. C. Jacobson as Claude Melnotte. This is an excellent opportunity for Mrs. Thompson’s friends to rally round her. A New Light. —A new story on light is related by the Montreal Witness “ Colonel Parijana, of the Public Works Department at Ottawa has a patent new light for marine purposes, which on the score of economy throws Edison’s electric light inco the shade. Through some chemical process he produces an ever lasting light, which shines as many hours at night as it is exposed to the light in daytime. Once charged with the chemicals, a glass bowl can be placed on a buoy or a ship’s mast and will furnish a light. _He claims that it will last for ages, provided it is properly sealed, without re-charging.

Thomas Carlyle’s Wipe.— I The para graph we published, headed “ Carlyle with his dead,” appears to have been read with some interest, for a correspondent sends us the full epitaph written on Mrs. Carlyle’s tombstone, which is a small tablet of white marble. The following is the tribute to her memory which Carlyle caused to be written on the tablet : —“ In her bright existence she had more sorrows than are common, but also a soft invin cibility, a clearness of discernment, and a noble loyalty of heart wdiich are rare. For forty years she was the true and loving helpmate of her husband, and by act and word unweariedly forwarded him as none else could in all ot worth he did or attempted. She died at London, 21st April, 1866, suddenly snatched away from him, and the light of his life, as if gone out.”

A Fighting Parson. —The feelings of the Orangemen in Ireland are being strongly raised against the Land Leaguers. At a meeting near Gilford, County, Down, on Sept. 27, the Rev. R. R. Kane, M.A., made the following bellicose speech : —“lt may be necessary for us some day to start from Lifford and march through Tullybrit and Droraore, and Hillsborough, and Lis burn to Belfast, increasing as we go, and there, 200,000 strong, each man with a rifle in his hand, we could retrace our steps and go towards Dublin, and show to the whole world that if the game is to be a game of lead, then the Protestants of Ireland are ready to lake their part in that little game, and God defend the right. (Loud cheers.) I know what lam saying. I know the Protestants of Ireland, for I have been among them over the length and breadth of the land, and I say if it come to a game of lead we are the men who can play at that game, and the battle will be but a short one. ” A Much-enduring Girl.— The agony a lady must h<ve suffered who resides in Ballarat, and who has been made the subject of experimental surgery, may be imagined from the following extract from the'"(Star:—“ She had, some years ago, broken one of her collar-bones, which would not set without a portion of the bone being sawn off. This was done ; but even then the bones refused to knit, and then the other piece of bone had to be sawn, and yet they would not bind to gether except by drilling holes in the bones and fastening them by pieces of wire. The ends of the wire were not properly fastened, and after a little while forced themselves through the flesh ; her clothes catching on them, they had to be clipped. Still more pain and suffering. The wire commenced to corrode, and the flesh had once more, to be cut and the bone tampered with. A gathering had formed under it, and a silver pipe had to be inserted. The flesh was allowed to grow around it, and yet another operation had to be undergone before it could be extracted. The unfortunate girl is now very ill, and it is doubtful whether she will live much longer to undergo further agony. | Masonic. —Yesterday afternoon, Pai Master Bro. the Rev. James stalled theoffifiSJg n s£^ee®^it s^dga^fl WgffiafeTNo. 627, SIC., Masonic Halite- The officers installe#were —R.'P.M.j-Sro. W. Sparrowj#seputy Mastlt, Hio. fibJiPKenzie ; Bfo. Hfßritton ; b. B. Nel son ; J. W., Bro. D. Macfarlane ; S. D., )Bro. VV. Thompson ; J.D., Bro. J. Tail; 'Secretary, Bh6| G. Gaukrodger ; rreaaprejv Bro. T. S/iffth; i.G. , Bro. ' Shann ; Ttfer, Who. R. Cullen. The £OTemony M per^ffie^ fin the imj&sajfif Mf flutiesynna afrof-it had Jbeen performed, me suitably officers, and Proceeded to prisont, Lodge’s name, *a most gorgeouajewel of gold to the re tiring master, Bro. Quill. This he did in a complimentary speech, stating that it was no small honor for a mason to secure the esteem of his fellow craftsmen while occupying the position of master of a lodge, and the gift he now tendered to Bro. Quill was one of no mean value. The jewel is an exceedingly handsome one, worked by Messrs. Coates of Christchurch, and bears the following inscription :—Presented to P.M. Bro. Quill by the members of the Thistle Lodge, No. 627, S.C. as a mark of their esteem. Ashburton, Nov. 30, 1880. In the evening a very successful ball in connection with the installation was held in the Town Hall, at which some - eighty couples were present. The hall was beautifully decorated for the occasion, and the music was supplied by Mr. Schwatz, Christchurch, Bro. Thiele, Ash burton, being caterer, and giving the utmost satisfaction. Dancing was kept up till about four o’clock this morning.

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

{Per Reuter's Agency.) A Foul. London, Nov. 29. Thes culling match between Trickett and Ross came off to-day. The former won by four boat lengths, but, owing to foul ing, the match was ordered to be rowed over again. The Markets. London, Nov- 29. Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse/ 255.; Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 365.; New Zealand wheat, ship, 455. 6d. The other markets are unchanged. The Wool Sales. At the wool sales to-day 8,800 bales were offered, making a total of 41,700 catalogued, since the opening. . • The tone of the bidding to-day was irregular.. The Championship. Nov. 30. - Laycock and Hanlan have now agreed to pull a match for the championship and LSOO a-side.- . , Appointments. :■ - Shaw Le Fevre has been appointed Chief Commissioner for Public Works, in place of W. G. Adam, who has been ap pointed Governor of Madras. G. O. Trevelyan succeeds Shaw Le Fevre as. Secretary to the Admiralty.

Gaining Strength. Tho Land League agitation in Ireland continues to receive considerable support in many parts, and numbers of new mem bers are being enrolled. At Kildpart alone during the last few days over 1,000 persons have joined the League.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Per Reuter's Agency.) The Conference. Melbourne, Nov. 30. If the Conference re-asscmbles, other colonies will be invited to take part in the. deliberations. - . , , New Zealand Second. In the walking .tournament,* the; pedes-, trians are doing twelve hours daily. Swan, one of the New Zealand competitors, is second. Oats. Melbourne, To-day. . New Zealand feeding oats are quoted at 2s. Cd.; milling sorts, 2s. lid. More Murders by Islanders. Sydney, Nov. 29. Her Majesty’ schooner Sandfly has arrived from the Solomon group. She reports that the commander and ' five seamen were surprised and killed by the natives. Raising Funds ,, Nov. 30. The subscriptions have amounted to L 350 towards making up the stakes in the sculling match between Laycock and Hanlan for the championship of tho world. Impersonation. Four impersonators at the elections hrve been brought up at the Police Court and committed for trial.

NEW ZEALAND

(Per Press Asooeiation, ) Co-Operation. Auckland, To-day. Several local manufacturers nut last evening to consider the question of csta : Wishing a co-operative store for the sale, of their goods. The following were re presented ; —Cabinetmakers, portmanteau makers, fmetal workers, shoemakers, cordial manufacturers, varnish makers, brush makers, aud others. : A Brief Command. Lieutenant Bowen, who commanded H.M.S. Sandfly, and was killed, as re ported in Reuter’s telegrams, was ap pointed from H.M.S. Danae, while in .Auckland, to succeed Lieutenant Horne, appointed Sergeant-at-Arms. Recognised. The Auckland Tattersall’s Club has been recognised by the Racing Club. Gold. Gold has been struck bn Waitoki Creek, three miles north of Te Aroha. Fire. Wellington, To-day. 1 An unoccupied cottage, containing .five rooms, in Sussex square, owned by a man named Turner, a night-watchman, was destroyed by fire this morning. The origin of the fire is unknown. The build ing was insured in the South British for L6O. A stable behind the cottage was partially burnt. The insurance is un known. His Last Voyage. Invercargill, To-day. ■ Captain Copping, master of the Hobart, Town whaler Aladdin, whopvaa injured off the West Cape three weeks ago, died in the hospital yesterday.

SPORTING.

Dunedin Jockey Club Spring Meeting. (by telegraph.) Dunedin, To-day. Second Day. The weather to-day is showery, and the attendance rather poor. Hunters’ Stakes. Clarence ... ... ... 1 Kildare ... 2 Time—4 mins. 45 secs. ; President’s Handicap. Volunteer ... ... ... 1 Atlantic ... ... ... 2 Hilarious ... ... ... 3 Time—2 mins. 51 secs. ThaaSSellington Racing Club’s Spring £ Races- Wellington, Yesterday. Spring Handicap. Luna ... 1 Lonehand ... ... ... 2 Norseman ... ... ... 3 Danebury was scratched. Six started. Lonehand jumped away with the lead, Romeo and Angler quickly running up, with Norsfitoan, running stiffly, last. l round Romeo and Angler ■afißit fell back beaten. ,|suna|||p®allyb<y-ept up, and tackling the "’l&MeemJtlie rmraome, beat him at the post by ii short Jfiead. , Time —3 mins. 20 secs. \ Jf' Stakes. Angler... 1 Danebury ... ; ... ... 2 Miss Domett ... ... ... 3

LATE CABLE NEWS.

London, November 22. The farmers’ laborers in Ireland have recently commenced an agitation against the tenant farmers. They have declared them worse than the landlords. Mr. Parnell sought to appease the laborers, by promising them a share in the grass lands of Ireland when the Land League succeeds in abolishing landlordism. The law officers of the Crown are engaged in preparing an information to be filed against the office-bearers and prominent members of the ? Land League. It is stated that the trials in 1843, when the leaders in the rebel movement were indicted, will serve as a model for the prosecution. Mr. Forster has written a letter, stating that, though the first duty of a Government is to protect life and pro perty, protection should be afforded without prejudice to the safeguards to personal liberty, and exceptional legis lation on the land question should not be resorted to until the resources of constitutional power have been ex hausted.

A reward of £2OO has been offered for the apprehension and conviction of the persons who placed the packet of dynamite ; on the London r and North western, railway on the 12th of Sep tember. The advertisement gives a description of the person who procured a similar substance on the 2nd of Sep tember,’ and 'a'^^-i/w7<?;oftos v wTitinif;. An enquiry is proceeding before the Election Commission re elections at Chester, Naresborongh, Bandon, Gan bury,: Oxford; Gloucester, arid Boston. It is expected that there will be evi dence proving the grossest and most widespread bribery and corruption., at those places during the last election. Conservatives and Liberals are said/ to be equally guilty. v A meeting of the - Farmers’ Alliance has. been held in London,' under - the presidency of Mr. James Howard,; M.P., when a resolution was passed re

questing the Government to deal.im mediately with a law in the direction of securing to tenants their outlay, on improvements, and also with the abolition of the law for distress for rent, .

A Shanghai letter to the Times says that the Russian armaments are steadily increasing and’concentrating at Vladi vostock, in view of a possible rupture between Russia and China. The Rus'- sians now have an enormous force in the Pacific waters. Next spring they would-be able, if negotiations fail, to,pre sent an ultimatum to China.

: The German press exhibits some soreness with-regard to the treatment of German exhibitors at the Melbourne International Exhibition, and complain that all the best positions were assigned to other nationalities. •'

The Government is taking active measures to punish all endeavoring to intimidate landlords and : tenants who continue to pay rent. With regard to the case at Balluirobe, where a land lord was ostracised, and to whose asis tance a large body of soldiers and volunters were recently sent, a strict enquiry has been made in order to ascertain the names of the most active of the intimidatofs, and 100 arrests have been made inconsequence. The prisoners have been charged with the offence preparatory to their being placed on trial. ; . Laycock has issued a challenge to row Wallace Ross over the . champion course. for 200 or 500 a side. The London Sportsman, commenting on the performance of Laycock in the Hop Bitters contest, urges a match between Laycock and Hanlan for the Champion ship of the World.

Nov. 23;

The City of Glasgow Bank committee has resolved to retain the New Zealand land assets until the market is more favorable.

The Pall Mall Gazette contrasts the position of Victoria and New South Wales as two equally democratic com munities, and believes ; that Victoria continually falling behind will cause a speedy change of policy. . . ,r,... The fears which were? entertained some time ago that a collision would occur between the constabulary and peasantry have been realised. A strong party of police proceeded' yesterday to' Ballina, County Mayo, one of thecentfes of the Land League, for the purpose of arresting several prominent leaders whom the Government intended to prosecute for conspiracy and 'intimida tion. The people of the. town, on learning the intention .of the constables, assembled in lafge numbers, many . of, them being armed* and obstructed the police, in the execution of their duty. They refused to disperse when called upon, and attacked the police. A sanguinary encounter ensued, resulting in several police being seriously wounded. A large number of persons were finally arrested. Further dis turbances are apprehended, and every thing possible has been done to strengthen the police. A Capetown telegram says;—Further intelligence of a disquieting character was received, to-day, showing- that the hostilities of the native tribes. are ex tending, and assuming ..more .serious proportions. The Daly tribe, which has hitherto maintained a friendly attitude to the British Government, has now revolted and attacked the British Residency at Lorinda. - Failing a cap ture upon the first occasion, the attack was renewed with no better success. A gallant defence was made by those belonging to the Residency, and the enemy were repulsed. The situation generally is becoming serious, and it is now manifest that the colony must put forth its utmost strength to crush the hostile tribes.

A telegram from Constantinople re ceived to-day says : —The actual out break of hostilities took place on Mon day, when the Turkish troops under Dervish Pasha surrounded the town, and certain Albanians fired the first shots, and were replied to by the Turkish soldiers, without serious casual ties on either side. Dervish Pasha maintained the position which hedias taken up in the neighborhood of Dul cigno, and now awaits further instruc tions from bis Government.

A Cape Town cablegram, giving later intelligence from the seat of war, re ports that a great battle was fought on Saturday, November 13th, between a body of colonial troops, numbering 1,500, and an immense gathering of Basuto tribes, estimated at 5,000. They were known to have been concentrating for some time past, and all the available colonial troops were consequently con centrated to meet them. On the day mentioned, it ivas determined to make an attack bn the enemy, which was accordingly done. The Basutos made only a brief resistance before taking.tp flight. They were pursued by the cavalry for a considerable distance with great slaughter. Three hundred Basutos were killed, and the total loss on the colonial side was only six. November 24,,

The wish expressed by the sporting press of England to bring about a race between Trickett, Hanlan, and Lay cock has proved resultless. Hanlan asked for six weeks’ time; Laycock, being anxious to meet him, offered to defer his departure from England for that period, and Hanlan then made it a condition of the match that there should be a level bet of Li,ooo in ad dition to the usual stake of L2OO aside. Both Trickett and Laycock intend to meet him at Toronto next year.

[From a cablegram in another column, it will be seen that Laycock and Hanlan will shortly contest the championship].

Hanlan has started bn avisit to Paris.

: Messrs, Longmans and Co. have paid LiOjOoo for “ Endymion,” by Lord Beaconsfield. .*.» ••• T ‘ . The Times states that General Nicol son has been appointed ‘Governor of Tasmania. ...

•Prince Bismarck is unwell and unable to attend to his duties. . , . ii, Bombay, Nov. 5. Gandahar will be held by our troops during the coming winter. There is no dptlbt but that Government'jntenc|s to withdraw when it can 'be done * with urvVrto: cor-iirit,r tllA HPSCP nf A fob fl n IS-

Gandahar will be held by our troops during the coming winter. There is no dptlbt but that Governmqntjntenc|s to.;, withdraw when it can 'be done * with' some; security to the peace of Afghanis tan ; but, op oyr.-depav[uro would assuredly"endeavor to himself there, and consequently come luto collision with the Ameer ; and, in the event of the defeat of the latter, it would necessitate ; our . interference again.'’ 1 "- '' v ''

THE MURDER OF MISS DOBIE.

Wellington, Nov. 30. •; Captain Fairchild has been instructed to proceed at once toGpunake to con vey Tuahi from tl#ra to New Ply mouth, where he will ie tried at the next sitting of the slpjpne Court. hM:rJ Nay. |O. -} Rona and the gave strong evidence! JTuahi, were influenced by crime being committed ground. They thought thaiJif the prisoner wished tq kill a pallia he ought to J have gone to his own distnpf’lfcnd were 3 5 angry at.hi.n. ■ /. P-if’ Tuahi is the son of a Malri frtpwn as old Whari or Whara, liviilg here and Opunake. It is yd that his father is suspected of havii|| murdtrecb,. two sawyers in 1869. Tufhi’s lyqthjef is one of the handsomest wt>A4n, J and the murderer inherits bervg«&d looks and grand physique. No motives for the crime have yet been assigned. Opunake, Nov. 30.

Tuahi has made the following further confession of the murder I saw deceased coming. I tied my horse in the flax, and went towards her. She : gave me 6s. 4d. The threepenny piece and halfpenny referred to and. paid to Coffey is correct. I caught her with, my i;ight hand and stabbed her with.-myleft. I dragged her. to .a flax bush, and stabbed her again, and seeing that she still lived, I dragged her to another, and cut her throat, when life became extinct.”

The following is the murderer’s' letter to his friends;—" Salutations to : all who remain over there. Great is my love for you all at this time. You will not see me again. , I have given myself for food for the birds of heaven. This|isall. —The adieu —a song:—‘Love cannot turn me tp the house ; ..where is the fear. We, were apart in, the first sunny days; overtaken by sin, we all part.’ This is all.” ‘‘ To Tewharengarq—Let not your minds be troubled about me. I have sinned, murdered. On no account let the thought relurn-to me. Cry not at all; wish the Great Priest is the thought lor me. This is all to Tewharengaro. Come and see me and take away with you the horse. Whakaputa come by , yourself, let not the- others come with you; This is all. It is finished by your son, Tuhata, and written for me by Mr. Hursthouse.”* ;

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1880.



Special Advertisements. SI Eeward. LOST, from . Cotton’s Stables last Saturday night, a Brown HACK, with small head. Originally came from the Chertsey District. Anyone returning same to Mr. Cotton will receive the above reward. 655 THE BEST VALUE FOR READY MONEY IS THE MEN'S) CLOTHING (AND BOYS’) MANUFACTURED BY THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, which can be purchased at their Retail Branches, now established all over New Zealand. The Garments are thoroughly shrunk. The Fit and Style are perfect. The Workmanship is equal to bespoke. The Trimmings are of superior quality and strength. The Tweeds are of the very best descrip tion. The Stock is. the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. The tall, short, lean, and stout can be equally well litted. The Goods: are all marked in plain figures. The system r o£: business is to exchange every, article that does not give satis faction.! • = ■ And, in addition to all these advantages, you can purchase A SINGLE GARMENT ■ AT -THE • WHOLESALE PRICE. Mercery, Hats, Shirts, Ties, Scarfs, Bags, Portmanteaus, Rugs, and Blankets at Wholesale Prices. THOUSANDS OF DISCERNING CUSTOMERS Testify that the . New Zealand Clothing Factory’s Garments are the Very Best Value for Ready Money. Ashburton Branch : EA ST STRE ET . WM. SPARROW, 910 Manager.



Special Advertisements. O. Carstens & Co, (Late Weston’s), PROSPECT BUILDINGS, Tobacconist, fancy goods, AND STATIONERY. Meerschaum Pipes, G.B.D. Pipes Nailrod, Twist, and Vanity Fair Tobacco Musical Instruments, etc., etc. Haircutting, Shaving and Shampooing. EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. 520* WASTE PAPER for Sale, 3d. per b at the Guardian Office



Postal. Mails for the Australian colonies, per Rotohiahaha, will close at the Bluff on Friday next, at 11,30 a.m. ■,.,



WANTED, SITUATION as Plough man, -or to do general Farm work. —Apply, Office of this paper. 642 "ANTED, a respectable GIRL, 14 or 15 years of ago, to make herself generally useful. Apply, Office of this paper. . 622 'ANTED KNOWN, That HENRY’S PORTRAIT ROOMS,. Saunders’ Buildings, East street, Ashburton,, are open DAILY, from 9 a.in. till 5 p.m. Portraits taken in any weather./'’Great Reduction in Price. 606 WANTED KNOWN. SOMERSET LIVERY AND BAIT STABLES. JW. M'RAE begs to inform the , public that he has taken the above : Stables from Mr. Bossenberg, and is making extensive repairs. Buggies and saddle horses on hire. Lowest prices and best attention. 908c—2860 It /"ANTED KNOWN—Just arrived W I from England—Christmas, New Year, and Birthday Cards. New Zealand Illustrated Annual, Young Ladies’ Jour nal, and Bow Bells, Is. 6d. each. Family Herald and Family Header, Is. each, and all other Magazines supplied at Christ church Prices. Colonial and European Newspapers, School Books, Stationery,&c. A visit solicited, L. F. Anduewes, East street, near Lancaster’s Butchery. ’ 527 WANTED KNOWN—That Visiting Cards, plain or mourning, can be obtained printed in various styles, at the ‘‘Guardian ’’ .office; opposite the Railway Station. ■ ■ . ANTED —THE GUARDIAN tells your Wants for Is.—cash. Meetings- / J TO-NIGHT. —Ashburton Fire Brigade : —Wet Practice at 6.30. Full Dress. 661 JAMES WILKIE, Captain. ASHBURTON RACE CLUB. A MEETING of the above CLUB will will be held at QUILL’S HOTEL, on FRIDAY Evening next, December 3rd, at Eight o’clock.: Business : , I.—To, receive the Secretary’s Report and Treasurer’s Balance Sheet. , 2.—To consider the best means for improving the Course, and. other matters of importance. By order, JAMES WILKIE, 63l - ■ • Hon. Sec.



To-Day. Mount Somers Road Board, Monthly Meeting. Lost. '■ £1 Beward. LOST, from Wakanui, on Monday, November Ist, One Chestnut HACK, branded HD on the left shoulder, with hollow back. Last seen in the direction of Barrhill.—Anyone returning him to jFkiedlandee. Bros, will receive the above Reward. 487, Gazette in Bankruptcy. Y. ns. R. OTICE—-The Ashburton Guardian is a Gazette for all notices under the Debtors and Creditors,Act* THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN. ' ' FUBXISHEb EVERY AvENING. r PR I 0 E A DVERTISERS are reminded that the ASHBURTON-GUARDIAN commands the'LARGEST CIRCULA TION in the Borough and Suburbs, and the prices for , advertisements, .are . very reasonable.



Public Notices. N G e at'Bandas, ice 15s. per SHEARING will com IHoncwy, December 6t LOO. RS BROTHERS., ply, 657 RMERS. PORTANT TO estmg Osb ne ry a nd Bind with bo ‘icju L7O id wheel, apparatus, itte pate an i 75. ments price old att on 112 L 6 Jin in sent for cha Delivery Reapers store. Osborne 6„ and f; MmL and Mowers. sorne No. 5 Viewers. TRAS FOR ALL THE ABOVE MACHINES KEPT IN STOCK. Sole Agents in New Zealand — ROBERT WILKIN & CO., New Zealand Wool Stores, 624 Christchurch. McDougall’s Carbolic Sheep Dip IS the Best and Safest in the .Market. A. : true 'specific for Scab, > instaptly destroying Ticks, Lice, and all Insects, effectually cleansing and stipulating tip growth of the Fleece. ‘ Sold in 101 b. and 201 b. tins, and 501 b. kegs, by ROBERT WILKIN & CO., New Zealand Wool Stores, ’> 627 ; ' - - Christchurch.. ■’



Agricultural Liens. THE Undersigned- are open to receive applications for CASH ADVANCES on Growing Crops. 610 F. CUNNINGHAM & CO. Wool Season, 'IBBO4BBI. rnHE Undersigned are prepared to make 1 LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES (Free of Commission) on all WOOL placed in their hands for SALE in the London or Continental Markets. . v ; , T(j ( We'are offering special inducements 'tot shippers of wool to our London Agents, having made arrangements whereby the wool . will reqeive such an amount of. attention prior 1 to sale that farmers can; calculate upon- exceptionally good prices being procured,, , - . ,- r ; Insurances bii Clip can be effected from sheep’s back to London. Woolpacks supplied at most reasonable prices. ' .• ■ For further particulars apply to P.: CUNNINGHAM & CO. 611 r Christchurch.; ,[CARD,] :■ ; ; ;i>. mHEODORE B. JACOBSEN AND L O. PEEZ, - A R C H I T'E 0 T S. Note office— ;; HEREFORD STREET, .WEST, Christchurch. 571 M IL K ! MI L K !,. M I LK 1 M 1 R. MALCOLM MILLER intends after Ist December next, to SEtL MILK at 3d. PER QUART till further notice. 573 ALL DEBTS dire to Ashburton Herald and Guardian business must be Paid to Mr. S. E. Potntz, on behalf of the Assignees, at the Guardian Office, East street/ Ashburton, and his receipt alone will be a sufficient discharge. S. SAUNDERS, . For Self and Co-Assignees, r ASHBURTON GUARDIAN/ SUBSCRIBERS, either in Town or Country, who may have" reason to corn,- plain of any Irregularity in the Delivery of the Guardian, areC requested-16 com municate with the undersigned, when immediate'attention will be paid to subbt complaints. CHAS. DIXON. iiEor Sale. 5 V



p BAS S' S T;R I;P P EiR S. 'two SCOTTS’ grass strippers 'FOR SALE CHEAP. 658 , SAUNDERS BROTHERS. FOR SALE, BY TENDER. THE GOODWILL arid PLANT of a first-class. LIYERY STABLE, to-, gether with a Line of-Royal Mail Coaches in full running order. . Tenders are invited for the purchase, of a Coaching 1 and Livery Business, carrying the Royal Mails between the. Orari Rail-, way Station and' the; Waihi Biisli, f via Geraldihejtogether with all" necessary plant, including Two Cbaiches, capable; of carrying twenty-five passengers each ; Double and Single Buggies, Brakes, Twelve superior Horses,.Harness ji&C. r I ; There is an openhig for an enterprising man, seldom Ho be met with. The busi- : ness has been establisl ed'five years, and has been, and is, steadily, increasing. Satisfactory reasons given for. disposal. Tenders to close atNQQN op. DECEM-. BER 3ist] 1880, to be endorsed; “ Tenders for Coaching Business,” and forwarded to the undersigned, from whom all particu lars may be obtained. . ■ iPOYNTZ &,CO.j Ashburton ; Or, KENNEDY; &; DARTER, • Proprietors; 628 ; Geraldine! ■ Poyntz & Co. ' r i r HAYE FOR SALE,\ oh 'advantageous ; and easy terms of payment, the "following .'-I?.?; >i ■ •;< '• i, 1 ) i TOWN AND SUBURBAN • PROPERTIES j : y A good five-rooined House, on quarter • acre ofdahdj within - or foUr , chains of the East Town Belt.' 1 " i f,: A compact four-roomed House, with one acre of land, well fenced.] Three quarters of an acre laid down as a ■ r ■' paddbckc'l v.-inJl iaM p'W’i A nice four-roomed House; bnihalLacre i of land, near the Gas Works, well • finished throughout. Town Sections, 742, 743,-465, 466, 467. Town Section 711, upon which is erected r- j a capital four-roomed. House fitted. 11 . with’every]cpnv©nience. ’ f A twp-roqmqqjMoijse, cwilli,;; • ings, "on.a quarter acre, welt fenced ; and planted, on. N., E, Belt. - - MONEY* for investment,’ on approved security, fix sums of £6O and upwards, at current rites 595



WAKANUI ROAD DISTRICT,; I. mENDERS are invited for the following WORKS:— ; * M 32.—Boundary Road“-(Rakaia).— • Metalling from Side Drains, about Two Miles. ' ' ' }. No 33.Wakanui Township Road.—. ’ Forming, full width,--about . 100-'' Chains. No. 34. —Wakanui Township Road.— Metalling about 100 Chains. Plans and specifications can be seen at the Board’s Offices. Tenders'will be re ceived till 10 a. m. on THURSDAY, December 2nd, addressed to the Chair man, endorsed with number of contract, - . and accompanied with deposit equal to : ; i.T five per cent, on value of work. The lowest or any tender not neces* sanly ftccsptod. . » ■ - -v ; ; ; fooes & son, : 589 ' District Surveyors, x Consultations. -• 4 ,'T OTILLIAM. COLLINS’ CONSULT A- r t V TION No. 1 ‘ ? - - ■ ON THE t.T --.r % CHAMPION RACE, To’be run for in Melbourne on,the,lst , ’ Januaiiy, 188 L v Forty-nine Nominations. , 1,000 Consultora at 10s. Each* ; *■-- First.prize, £l4O ; second, £lO5 thirdf £75 ; starters and non-starters divided; £130; all net. In forwarding cheques, v I please add exchange. Two stamps needed, one for reply and one for result. To. be. , i drawn as pooh as filled. Dunedin Cup . Consultation to follow, for same' amount'. i; Address W.- Cotiiirs & Co., Auctioneers, StratHallan street, Timaru. ■' . 650 .



TTFRIEDLANDER’S consulta Jtl. , TION,. No. 1, • ■ - - OK THE ‘ ' ' : CHAMPION ,RAC.E ):!: .-. ; To be run for in Melbourne on January 1, K: 188 i. : FORTY-NINE NOMINATIONS: IOdO SUBSCRIBERS, AT.lOs. EACH. First Prize £l4o‘j Second Prize 105 Third Prize 75 >AII net Starters (divided) ... -65 ! :Non-starters (divided) ... 65J In forwarding cheques, please add ex change. . . Two stamps needed, one for reply'and one for result. To be drawn as;80on as filled;} cr t Address— FRIEDLANDE R, . ,„ r , Tobacconist, ? a g P.O. Box 117, Timabu.



J. L. FLEMING’S (5rRiND* ©ONSGETA-lioir, 'TSTo. V 1 ? ON THE LCWER HEATHCOTEI GUP, 1 To be run Dec. 27, 1880. 1000 Subscribers at lOs. each. First horse ..; i u..i. £l4O Second do. ... ... ... 90 Third do. ... , : 50 Starters and non-starters (divided) 220 li cheques.are sent, exchange. jnust,b«, Y added and stathps fbr reply and reahltJ i * A '' v J. L. FLEMING, Auctioneer, &c., , ' High street, Triangle, -j \ ' ’’ '' Wi 1 N.B.—Note the address. 612 J. L. FLEMING’S Gtrand Consultation, No. 3, ON : THE . • DUNEDIN CUP, 1881. Subscribers, at £1 each. .1 1 5.% First horse ... ...£750 ,- Second do. ... ... ... 600 Third do.. r ... -250 Other Starters (divided) s ... 500 Non-starters (divided) ... . .... 1000 If; cheques are sent; exchange’ must be added and stamps for reply and result. J. L. FLEMING, Auctioneer, &c., High street. Triangle, Christchurch. Nißi —Note change of address, 613 O N S U L T A T L O r N No. -in : ■' -on ■ ■■■■■■; DUNEDIN CUP, 1881. STAR PROBLEM. 2,000 MEMBERS AT £l. • ' F First .... • ... ... £BOO Second ... ... 400 . Third ... ... ... 200 ; Starters ... ... . ... .250, Non .Starters ... ... 350 .Total ... ... ...£2,000 39 Nominations. Address-STAR. PROBLEM, : , Carelof C. J. HARRIS, ( *• Star and Garter Hotel,’ ’ ■ 1 " Or, Box 10, P. 0., Oaraaru. No. 2 Consultation will be'opened im* mediately after No.-. 1 closest r. . , .



£SO prize: 1. A Special Prize of £SO will 'btr‘“'' awarded to any correspondent who ■ First ’' • - .places the first three horses in theirrela-- i! tive positionp in the Cup. •' " " " 2. Letters received each day will be kept distinct, and opened" after the race, in order of priority, as received, untiLwin.- f , ner is found. ’ ot. i ‘ 3. If the horses be correctly placed by rr Y . more than one person ,on the such persons to divide prize. Each letterV , - must have a 2d. stamp enclosed, or’not' f eligible for competition. Letters received 1 from November 22nd}T880> to February a : 23rd, 1881, inclusive. ’ ’ 4. A Committee of fifre to superintend their decision to be final.;’' ‘ . ■> /' ! C.'PRIZE, ■ -, 1 Care of C. J. HARRIS, ' " Star and Garter Hotel,, , . ' .602- ' TOr, Box 10, PlOi, Oamaru. ' Railway Notices.' ■! V. r NEW. ZEALAND - V j .'(Christchurch Section.Jr.c . tf* . 0* ■MOUNT SOMERS Ci V;^ TpkXJRIMr the' WOOL ’ J ft'- L a/ i piap,;will bej>la{:qdr.atr thpriprtaiaUC- r : to receive,,,qnd lqad-.twqqljAuto raihvay X wagonsy.. '^rangejnpntahavebbeenjiwad^■ ;ii for supply of wagops,and,sqven*fiJ:il4ivrui J Further infpnpajiiQn i from i the station .Ash burtojcu. >•< u i and Tiuwald,—oiv«the- port,or- at' tho-~ter—"r: ~ ■ ■ Tra^c-Manager..,,;; ~j Traffic Manager’s' office, *„ : .} r , r .t r.-.-i t>H ‘ Christchurch,' Nov. 29, : 1880 653