SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Arrived. Yesterday. Rangitiki, ship, 1,227 tons, from Lon don. , .

Sailed. Yesterday. Crest of the Wave, schocner, for Grey mouth. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, Yesterday. Arrived—Zealandia, from Sydney. Sailed—Zealandia, for San Francisco ; Columbia, schooner, for Napier. - Wellington, Yesterday. Arrived —Grafton and Charles Edward, from Nelson ; Albion, from the South. Sailed Rakaia, ship, for London ; Albion, s.s., for Auckland, via the East Coast ; Charles Edward, for West Coast. Port Chalmers, Yesterday. Arrived —St. Kilda, s.s., from the North ; Rotorua, a.s., from Melbourne, via the Bluff; Taiaroa. s.s., from the North ; Wakatipu, s.s., from Sydney, via the Coast.

Sailed—Loougana, barque, for Hobart Town ; Mozart, brig, for Guam ; Arden tihny, barque, for Oamaru ; Star of the South for the West Coast, via Oamaru. Sydney, To-day. Arrived—Union Co;’s s.s. Tararua, ftom Auckland.

Melbourne, Yesterday. Arrived —Ringarooma, s.s., from the Bluff.

COMMERCIAL.

The English Markets.

The following is ’Messrs, Miles Bros, and Co.’s colonial produce report, dated London, October 22 :

Wool.—There is little change to report since our last advices. Not much business has been done, but there have been some private sales, which, though small, gave indications of some what greater activity in the Home manufactur ing districts. Continental consumption con tinues normal, but the demand from that quarter is slightly easier. The Antwerp series of sales of River Plate wools opened on the 19th instant with a numerous attendance of buyers, but the competition was not very brisk. The new arrivals for November comprise : Sydney, 6,050 bales ; Port Philip, 8,301 bales; Adelaide, 1,941 bales; Swan River, 211 bales; Van Dieman’s Land, 314 bales ; New Zealand, 11,494 bales; Cape, 31,026 bales; total, 59,337 bales. There will also lie 35,000 hales in addition, which were held over from last sales. It is expected that there will be about 120,000 bales on hand by the time the next sales commence.

Wheat and Flour.—Winter seems to have set in early, heavy snow having fallen through out Great Britain—a very .unusual circum stance at so early a period. Since our last, slight reaction in values has taken place in the wheat market, but it is in so sensitive a condition that prices vary almost every market day, and on the whole prices keep steadily to previous quotations. Shipments from Atlantic ports to the Continent are on a large scale, owing to the deficient harvest in Germany and Russia, and the failure of rye. English wheat comes forward more freely, but samples are generally inferior in quality, im ports of New Zealand wheat have been smaller than was expected, and fine parcels meet with ready sale, while inferior are difficut to move. Oats sell slowly at previous rates. Flout in fair demand, and wc'hcar that increased ship-, ments a~e likely to come forward from Aus tralia. Victor!,inwheat is worth 48s to 51s ; New Zealand, long berried, 48s to 53 s > fair average, 46s to 48s ; and inferior, 41 s to 45 s per 4961 b. Australian flour, superfine, 34s to 355; New Zealand, 31s to 34s per 280 IR Oats, fine, 28s to 34s ; and common feed, 24s to 27s per imperial quarter. Tallow and Hides.—The tallow market has been steady since our last advices. The stock in importers’ hands is now only about 7,400 casks, the amounts disposed of at late sales having been laige. To-day’s sales passed off with good demand. Beef advanced 6d per cwt.; mutton sold very irregularly'; the former realised 32s 6d to 33s 6d, and the latter 33s 6d to 36s per cwt. There have been no sales of hides since our last reports; next auctions are fixed for 28th instant. Bank rate, percent.

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at the Chief Post Office, Christchurch, for the following places (subject to necessary alterations) as under:—

Thursday, December 9.

Fur Fiji, per Rotorua, at 1.50 p.m. ; late, fee letters, at 2.10 p.m. For Northern Ports, pier Rotorua, at 1.50 p.m. ; late fee letters, at 2.10 p m. ; guard’s van, 2.40 p.m. train. Friday, December 10.

For Cape Town, per barque Bells, at 11,15 a.m. ; late fee letters, 11.30 a.m. ; guard’s van, 3.2>h00n train. For Northern Ports and Australian Colonies, per Wakatipu, at 1.50 p. m. ; late fee letters, at 2.10 p.m. ; guard’s van, 2.40 p.m. train. Monday, December 13.

For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, per s.s. Durham (for specially addressed correspondence only) :—Ordi nary letters, at .11 a.m. ; books and news papers, at 11 a.m. ; money orders, at 10 a.m. ; registered letters, at 10 a.m. ; late fee letters, at 11.20 a.m.; guard’s van, 12 noon train.

Wednesday, December 15. For the United Kingdom, via Brindisi (for specially addressed correspondence only), Continent of Europe, Point de dalle, India, the East, Aden, Mauritius, Natal, Cape of Good Hope, Suez, the Mediterranean Ports, Australian Colonies, &c.: —Ordinary letters at 7 a. m. ; books and newspapers at 0 a.m. ; registered letters at 5 p.m. cm Tuesday, December 14th ; money orders at 4 p.m. on Tues day, December 14. Date fee letters may be posted in the travelling Post Office van attached to the express train on Wednes day, loth December.

The next mail for the United Kingdom, via San Francisco, will close at the Chief Post Office, Christchurch, on Saturday, Ist January, 1881.

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 liakaia. &c., at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily. For Temuka, at G a.m. and 10 a.m., daily. For Timavu and South, at C 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 m. For Ashton, Waterton and Longbeach, lit 4.30 p. m. daily. For Wakanui, Elgin, and Seafield, on Tuesdays and Fridays, at 6 a.m. Mails arrive at the Ashburton Post Office — . . From Christchurch and Rakaia at 10.20 а. m., 4.35 p.m., and 7.50 p.m. From Chertsey, &c. at 10.25 a.m. daily. From Dunedin and intermediate places at 5.35 p.m, daily. Fr«m Temuka and Timaru at 10.15 a.m. б. 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 arid Fridays at 2.30 p.m. W. St, G, Douglas, postmaster.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES. To-morrow;- Thursday, December 9. Mr. T. Bullock, at the Prince Albert Boarding-house Furniture. Twelve o’clock. Saturday, December 11. Quill and Co., at their Rooms—Sale of Privileges, Caledonian Spcirts. wV Mr. T. Bullock, at his Rooms, East street - T.S. 1209, corner of Cameron and Winter street. Two o’clock. Monday, December, 13. Mr. T. Bullock, at Winslow—Cattle, Sheep, Horses, Pigs, Ac. One o’clock. MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Ac. To-Nioht, Wednesday, December 8. Agricultural and Pastoral Association, Meeting of Members, at 7.30 p.m., re Railway Tariff. Concert and Ball, opening of the new ball, Tinwald. Concert to commence at 8 o’clock. To-morrow, Thursday, December 9. Ashburton Library, Quarterly Meeting of Members, at 7 p.m. Public Meeting, Wakanui Schoolroom, at 7.30 p.m., re Railway Tariff.

Monday, December 13. Meeting of Milkmen, at Mr. Harrison’s

Auction Boom, at 7 p.m. Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7 o’clock. Tuesday, December 14. Amateur Dramatic Club, Town Hall, at S sharp.

TOWN ED1T848638 [lssued at 5 p.m.]ION. The Ashburton Guardian.

The Ashburton Guardian. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1880.

The Railway Tariff. --To-night a meeting of the members of the Agri cultural and Pastoral Association is to be held in the Town Hall, to consider the railway tariff. Imported Stock.— By the Rangitikei, which arrived at Lyttelton yesterday, Mr. John Carter, Tinwald, receives a splendid thoroughbred mare, Stud Queen, She is iu excellent condition, is rising four years old, is by King Lad out of Marcho tas, and was bred by the Earl of Zetland.

The Dunedin Cup.—Ashburton resi dents who take an interest in racing matters —and their name is legion—will have an opportunity of speculating their spare half sovereigns bn the Dunedin Cup in a consultation now being engineered by our enterprising neighbor, Mr. Quill. In tending subscribers can obtain the scrip from various agents in the districts The Licensing Bench.—Yesterday the Licensing Commissioners, comprising Messrs. Cox, Ward, and Winter sat in the Court-house. The transfer of license from George Wilcox, Wheatsheaf Hotel, to James Escot was confirmed. The case of the Barrhill Hotel was considered. Last sitting day, the house was reported out of repair, and unsuitable in consequence, but the licensee was allowed till next quarter day to make such alterations and repairs as would satisfy the police. Yesterday Sergeant Felton reported that the repairs had been made, And the house would be suitable for another eighteen months'or so. By that time probably a new house will be erected. ■ The Bench continued Mr. Macfarlane’a license.

Milk —A meeting of milkmen is to be hold in Mr. Harrison’s Auction Room on Monday, to consider matters important to dairymen. The Beer Stamps. —lt apparently takes some time for people to get familiar ised with what is required of; them under a new law. A number of Wellington hotelkeepers. are_to be prosecuted for not defacing the'beep■■stamps on their barrels.

Privileges for Sale.— Messrs. Quill and Co. announce that they will dispose of the privileges in connection with the trotting races which are to bo held on the racecourse on Dec. Hi. The sale will take place "at the firm’s auction rooms mi Saturday next, at noon, and if Mr. Quill can, by his eloquence, draw bids as well as he,did for the Racing Club, wo.will expect to see some big prizes given for the meet ing.

New T emplar Lodge. To-morrow evening a now Templar Lodge is to be opened in the Templar Hall by the Dis trict-Deputy, Mr. R. Elston. There are fully thirty members on the rolls of the new Lodge", some bid and some new Templars, and the branch starts under very fair auspices. An invitation to all brethren and sisters to be present is given, especially Third Degree Templars.

The New Beetle. —The little red beetle which has been doing so much damage to the turnips in the Oust district, has been shown to Dr. Haast, who says that it is “ a very common beetle, which is often prevalent in hot, dry summers. It does not come out of the bush any more than other beetles.” He classifies it as belonging to the group Melolonthiibe Pyronota festiva, or the Rose beetle. At any rate it is a very festive little insect when it attacks a crop of turnips, as can be seen on the Moeraki Downs on many properties, and though it has been seen before in that neighborhood; it has never done the amount of damage it is doing this year. — Times. South Rakaia School Committee. — This Committee held its ordinary monthly meeting on Tuesday. Present—Messrs. C. Tucker (chairman), J. N. Sharp, W. Cox, G. Shtllock, and W. Hartnell. The master’s report was read. The chairman read some correspondence which had passed between himself and Mr A. Making, chairman of the committee for 1879, relat ing to the financial affairs in connection with the children’s treat that year. The report of the recent examination of the school by Mr. Edge was read, showing that on the day of examination 93 chil dren were present. Presented for exami nation, 48; passed, 27; per centage, sfi. It was decided that the next meeting of the committee take place on the second Tuesday in January instead of the first Tuesday. The chairman recommended that the school be closed for five weeks at Christmas, breaking up on Friday, 17th inst. Sundry accounts were passed for payment, and the committee adjourned. Ashburton Fire Brigade. —The usual monthly meeting of the Brigade was hold at the Borough Council offices last night. The attendance of members was the largest on record. Captain Wilkie occupied the chair. A letter was read from the secre tary of the Tiinaru Fire Brigade, inviting a detachment of the Ashburton men to attend at the competition which was arranged for on the 27th inst. The secre tary was instructed to reply that the invi tation would have to be declined, as the local Brigade had made arrangements to hold a demonstration here on that day. The captain reported that he had, at the request of the Borough Council, held an inquiry as to the alleged uncourtoous language used b.y Lieutenant Dolman to the directors of. the Town Hall, and a reply had been forwarded to bis Worship the Mayor. Lieutenant Dolman stated that the pump which had been erected on the Brigade’s site was utterly useless. Ho further said that Messrs. Everett B - os. had made a handsome present of a quan tity of fireworks to him for the demon stration. The secretary was instructed to acknowledge the gift and to thank Messrs. Everett Bros, for their generosity. The committee reported the business done by them during the past month, and among other matters stated that they, had been fortunate in securing the assistance of all the talented musicians, vocalists; Ac., in the Caledonian Society, that a firm in Ashburton had kindly placed their store at the disnosal ot the Brigade for the night, that* Mr. Quill had kindly offered the use of one of his pianos, and that several ladies and gentlemen of great ability had also consented to assist. The reports were adopted. A vote of thanks and Confidence was passed to officers and committee for the action they had taken in various'matters during the past mouth, and the same members were re-elected on the committee. The meeting then ad journed. We are informed that the pro gramme of the sports will bo issued this week, and we are led to believe that the show will be something above the average of local entertainments, a display of some very superior fireworks and a torchlight procession being among the features, in dependent of the concert. . . _ ; A Burial Scandal.— The Birmingham Bail if Post says :—We regret to learn that the first difficulty in connection with the Burials Act lias occurred in this neigh bourhood The circumstances are that a collier at Nctherton died from the effects of injuries received while at work, and his friends, who are Baptists, desired their minister to conduct Hie funeral. The clergyman, Mr. Marriott, was applied to for leave, but he was absent from home, and his curate offered to write to hnn on the subject, and did write, and received the necessary permission for the burial to take place on Sunday. Arrangements were consequently made, but on Saturday, notice was received that the vicar had withdrawn his consent. It was now too late to give formal notice, and so the arrangements as previously made were adhered to. A painful scene consequently occurred at the churchyard, the curate, the Rev. M. Crowthor, meeting the funeral procession, and insisting upon conducting the service. To avoid scandal, the friends of the deceased allowed this, but the Baptist minister, the Rev. Mr. Millington, endeavoured to add some words of prayer and of comfort. The curate forbid him to do so, but finally the clergyman retired into the church, and Mr. Millington concluded the service. How a Skillful Swimmer May Easily be Drowned. —We read frequently of the drowning of good swimmers, who sud denly sink in the water without any apparent cause. The common explana tion of such an accident is that the swim mer is seized with cramp ; but an English naval officer offers a different solution of the phenomenon. He bases his theory on his own experience. His ship was lying for a long time off Aden haHjor, and it was the practice of cricketing parties to swim from the vessel to the shore in the evening, having their clothes sent in a small boat. Of course there was a race to see who would get to the beach first. The writer, after a sharp struggle for the lead, opened his month to breathe, and some of the spray flying in the wind got into his throat and took the passage down the trachea. “1 could neither,”, ho says, : ‘get any breath in nor out, and I soon began to feel I was dying on the , top of the water. There must have been a dozen men close to me, but I could not speak, much less call to them. I went on swimming for the shore. In about five seconds my senses began to leave me. I ceased swimming, and ihy legs went down, and, luckily for mo, they touched the bottom. - A violent jump helped me to cough up the drop of water. I staggered on shore, and fell quite exhausted bn the beach, much to the surprise of all the men with me.” It ■is the opinion of the gentleman that many fatal accidents to swimmers are due simply to a drop of water in the windpipe.

A Narrow Escape. The Victoria Brewery, at Oamaru, had a narrow escape from burning yesterday, owing to some shavings having caught fire and set the building in a blaze. The fire was,, how ever, caught in time and extinguished.

New Establishment. —Mr. H. M. Carson, who for a lengthened peribd has been one of Messrs. Orr and'Co. ’3 7 sales; men, has taken the shop recently in the occupation of Mr. Birtwell, and intends opening to-morrow with a complete stock of tlie fruits of the season, fancy goods, &c., intending to carry on a fruit and Italian, warehouse.. There are -few. persons in Ashburton who have no experience in some -way‘or otheij df/Mr< Carson’s oblig-, ing disposition,, and we hope a long and “prosperous' carcbtr’lies’'befbre liiniTn his 1 new ventfuyp.: Cricket.— A match is to be played in the Domain on Salurday noxt, between the Prebbleton Cricket'Club and oho Ashbur ton Cricket Club. The visitors will arrive by the first time from Christchurch, and the game will ' commence immediately after. The following is the team selected to play for the Ashburton Cricket Club : Messrs. Denshire, Hodder, Wix, Andrews, Mayo, Main waring, Marsh, A. Fdbks, Groves, Martin, Sluiry.' Emergencies—: Strangman, Lccknor, Poyntz, H. Crisp. Any of the above who are mutable to piny, are requested to inform the secre tary, so that their places 'may bo im mediately tilled np.

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

(Per Benin's Agency.) Commercial.., London, Dec. G. Three per cent. Consols, lOlif ; Ade laide wheat, per 4961b5., ex warehouse, 51s. The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,940,000 quarters. Adelaide flour, per 2801 bs., ex warehouse, 3Gs.; New Zealand, ex ship, 355.; five per cent New Zealand, 10-40 Loan, LlO3 ; New Zealand 1889 Loan, LlO7 ; four and a half per cent. New Zea land 187 G-1904 Loan, L9G 155.; best Scotch pig iron, No. 1,; f.o.b. in Clyde, 625. 6d.; galvanised iron, LI7.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Per Renter's Agency. ) New Zealand Oats.

Melbourne, Dec. 7. New Zealand oats, feeding, 2s. Gd. per bushel ; milling qualities, 2s. 9d. per bushel. A Tough Case. Sydney, To-day. In the divorce suit Dibbs v. Dibbs, the jury could not come to an agreement, and therefore were discharged without giving a verdict. .... Death of Trickett’s Coach. Obituary—James Punch, the well known publican and oarsman, who took Trickett to England in 187 G, when the latter defeated Saddler. Deceased was 40 years of age.

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per P ress Asooeiation.) No Lawyers. Auckland, To-day.

Private advices from Taupo report that the natives refuse the services of : the lawyers, and the proceedings of the Land Court are interrupted. The New Regime. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey have been ap pointed master and matron of the In dustrial Homo. ’ Another Railway. It is stated hero that the Works , De partment have accepted the tender for the extension of the Bay of Islands rail way. Ti e amount is about L 25,000. Poor and Distressed. Wellington, To-day, There are at present 375 persona in re ceipt of relief from the Benevolent In stitution. Sale of a Run. Dunedin, To-day. Bellamy station has been sold for L 17,000, "to Mr. Samuel Henry. Sudden Death. Charles Howard, expressman, has died suddenly at Havelock. Ho had been earning a precarious livelihood there. Wiping Out. Government has decided on paying off all the unemployed on the Middle Island works before harvest. Therefore the recently adopted reduced scale of Wages will not come into force.

LATE CABLE NEWS.

(Per Zealandia at Ancldond).

London, Nov. 29.

The Hop Bitters Company con tributes Li,ooo towards ibe stakes in the Hanlan v. Laycock race, in conse quence of which Hanlan has agreed to row for Lsoo. Dec. 1.

Mr. Cal lan, convicted of libelling Mr. Sullivan, has had bis sentence postponed, with a view of his apolgis ing. Constantinople, Nov. 30.

The Turkish Government have ad dressed a communication to the Euro pean Powers, invoking their mediation to settle the frontier difficulty with Greece.

THE IRISH LAND LEAGUERS.

An Extraordinary Scene,

For the last week (says an Irish paper) the following placard has been posted in Claremorris and some adjoining parishes:—“Hold the harvest. Last spring 2,000-mcn collected at Ballintuffy to so w the Laud League farms. The crops are now ripe, and again the same men are called upon to'reap them. At his post, then, every man. Come without fear and show your pluck, and that you arc ’ determined to keep your crops. Brin" your scythes and hooks, and let every man who has a horse and cart bring them also to carry away in triumph the fruits of labour, free of rent and taxes. The day is coming when every man’s crop shall be free. Tothe front, then, on next Tuesday, the 14th inst., .men of Clare morris and Giillen. Noble women and brave peasant girls come you also, and help to bind up the first sheaves of corn free of rent and taxes that have been reaped in Ireland. The land for the people ! ' The. crops for the people !' ‘ Hold the harvest ! God save Ireland 1 ” A bout seven o’clock on Wednesday morning a drag, in which was seated' the -members of the Claremorris Brass Band, stopped at the Presbytery Chapel for the Rev. James Corbett, C. C., and then at the Ansborough Hotel for Mr. Redpath, the American correspondent,-and Mr. J. P. Quinn, the Land League- representative. The drag-was driven through’ the streets of the town. A large number of cars followed, and the cavalcade went through the streets towards Ballintuffy, four-miles from Claremorris. On the way.the .party overtook dozens of carts and largo num bers of men on foot carrying scythes and sickles. M ore than an acre' of the Land League oats, as they arc called here, had already been cut.. About a hundred men,: women, and young children were em ployed cutting and blading the oats. Tfie arrival of the Rev. Mr. Corbett was received with loud arid long-continued

cheering by the reapers and binders. Men and women arrived until there were five or/six hundred persons present, each of whom- walked. Women apologised for the absjehbe.pt their husbands by; saying they were in Ebglaiid rinti ” Miv Redpath a&isteff in > .the sheaves’to the cdfls, wljich them ;tb;Clarei»orris in|j£ifevy;3ibursi| A|j&r,|dle jwbrk Jja&beeri Jicld. '?rhe Cwbetis w'as -moved to the “ chair,” which was composed of a stock of Joats. —The Rev. Mr. 'Corbett praised the people for having exhibited such a spirit of independence in coming qo- the xlofencecirffthe riglits s sb.f^theil?-mv^ class. r : .He explained .some circuinsjapqesi connected ’ivith Hlia.'holdings, ■ aiid 1 - thin* received with loud cheers for “the stars, and stripes.”—Mr. Redpath praised the'- patriot priest who had brought out his people last spring and planted qats^Jipder; the very shadow of British bayonets; ' He described British rule in Ireland as “ the most tyrannical Government .bm the face 'blithe earth. ” He contrasted, in sarcastic terms, the conduct of the “ barefooted ladies” before him, who cheerfully worked for their country, with tlier con duct of the Qo cen, who gave only one day’s wages to the starving poor: lof Ire land. Landlordism in Ireland must die if the,lrish >verc over fo bo a-happy, con tented, and prosperous people.—At the conclusion of the speech, cheers were given for the American Republic, A large number of carts were employed all day in carrying the oats to Claremorris.. When the work was done, the lai'gost drag, containing the band, followed by a long string of outside cars, and a number of'carts loaded with oats, moved back to Claremorris. On passing the residence of a landlord, some one shouted, “Death to landlords.” The band struck up .with the “ Dead March ” in Saul, amid great ap plause. On the seat of the drag was a president of a branch of the Land League, carrying in his amis a sheaf of . the. oats. Every man in the cars wore .an .ear. of, the corn in his hat, and the women and children wore similarly decorated. . On arriving at the outskirts of the town, the band struck up “See the Conquering Hero comes,” and the streets were thickly lined with men, .women, and children.

Ejection of Maoris.

Napier, Dec. 7

A Supreme Court writ in the case of the Omaranui block, owned by Air. Sutton, but which, be has been deprived of by the Maoris for the last ten years, was served to-day by the Sheriff. An officer and a party of eight went to serve the writ, and on arrival at the pah it was found that all the men were absent, and from what subsequently transpired, it appeared that they had determined to leave only women and deerepid men, in the belief that the Europeans would not use force to eject them. The bailiff and his assistants waited all day trying to. find some of the men, but unsuccessfully, and at last, having failed in repeated efforts to get the women to leave peaceably, they were obliged to use force. The women declared that they would rather die than give up their land, and tennted the Europeans with sending a war party against defenceless women and children. A sudden fancy took them, and they began to strip, declaring that they would be removed, naked, and when at last they were .carried out, shuffling and screaming, the wore only chemises. Possession was them for-, maliy given to Mr. Sutton. Very soon the women seemed and asked Mr. Sutton to send them conveyances to carry them to Tareha’s pah, and this was done. Tareha was acquainted with the proceedings, and acknowledged that the orders of the Supreme Court must be obeyed. Three men were then .left in possession, the' remainder returning to town. All seemed satisfactorily settled, when two hours later a native policeman and eight Maoris, went and removed the : men in possession. They stated that Captain Preece,, the native agent, and Mr. Hamlin had informed them that the ejectment had been carried out by the oiders of Mr. Sutton, and not of the Supreme Court.' 'Though they would' yield to Court, they would not yield to Mr. Sutton. Tins agreed with the statements made by the women, to,the effect that Capt. Preece had fold them that the Native Minister had instructed him to inform them that Mr. Sutton was the author of the proceedings. If this be so, a great victory over Maori trespassers on Euro pean land has been lost. All assistance; was refused.to the sheriff, and he was left to act; pit his own responsibility,; which seems to bear out the assertions of the Maoris.

On the Growth of Sugar-beet in New Zealand.

(New Zealand■ Herald )

The following is the concluding portion of the paper by Dr. Curl on the above important subject, read at the meet ing of the Auckland Institute, on the 25th October :

Upon examining my notes of the profit made by farmers in France, Germany, and elsewhere, I find they are much Jarger than my highest figures, and better than all, instead of being a very temporary, ad vantage to the farmer to' cultivate beet root it is a great gain to him, besides what ho acquires directly from the sale of the beet-root, as it is a well proved fact that the fields improve eacli year under beet culture, and that after the beet-root comes off, the land will grow a bettor crop of wheat or other corn than it would before these roots were : grown. In fact the beet crop is an excellent preparation and pre paratory crop for wheat or other corn ; and in addition to the roots sold, the green tops of the beet cam be fed to cattle or live stock as well, and then the manure' applied to the land with the beet crop, and the working this gets so prepares the soil for the subsequent cropping,- that a beet crop in rotation enables the farmer to grow more wheat in a series of years than he could without the beet was grown on his land. Again, iu many parts of Germany- and France when the farmer sends a load of beets to the factory he brings back a return load of the expressed beet, pulp from which the sugar lias' been' .extracted, and with this lie feeds cattle, or other live stock, thus' adding food for his animals, and letting them turn it into manure for his fields, so that while'feed ing the leaves and pulp back to his cattle he only‘removes the sugar.which the beets made while growing upon his land, ‘and as the sugar is composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, obtained principally from the atniospherc in the shape of rain. and. car bonic acid,.the soil is ..hot exhausted by the beets being grown upon the lands, and judicious applications of manures, in addition to the leaves and pulp, more than keep up the fertility of. the soil 1 ,,t0 the condition it held before the beets were cultivated ; while the preparation of the land, and culture of the beet-root, and the profit mad© .therefroiti;enables/more laborers to be kept all the year round upon each farm, and at better wages, and yet be remuneratively employed, than would be possible without the beet cul ture.. .But, leaving the farmers for the prefent,; \yhfl; would grGW-ftliclibectjdaid'

turning, to those who would manufacture it into sugar. The larger the capital invested in boot sugar manufacture to a certain amount— supposing the, management .to be equally good- in each instance—the greater the profit,;and the'better altogether for all more perfect machinery and mpre-certaini results can;: be to, or - tfldompany €6nld start arid work a factory and make sugar for a yearfrom a capital of L 25,000, yet it would be far wiser and better in everyway to have a capital of L 70,000, or, if possible, LlOO,ooo,.which would^pay 'slims.*' But as thprgi would be no difficulty in •raising the sum in Europe for such a pur .peso,;-if:^itJie. dkectory f an.d what, it should be, it would be well to have the larger sum invested. But, taking L 75,000 as the capital of a coihpany, le£ us see ; what similar enter prises return as'profits for such a capital in other places. , • Capital, L 75,000, . L50,0t)0 of which .would ,be ,expended upon building, and machinery, and plant generally, and 1,25,000 to be reserved,.or.spent .upon a year’s working expenses^' In France and Lcrmany the average cost of producing a weight of sugar, if calculated in English weight and money, is equal, to from to 2cl.' per pound, ■varying according to the perfection of the factory, plant, Ac., or about LIS per ton. A factory furnished with a plant like this proposed could easily work up and convert into sugar. 30,000 tons of bebt-root, and from these, if the beet yielded at the rate of about & per cent of crystallised sugar, or a total equal to 2,392 tons of crystal lised sugar, which .would'cost L 43.056 to produce, blit would, if sold at L 36 per ton, leave a profit for sale of sugar of ■L43,05G. ■ There would then be left from this quantity of beet 800 tons of molasses, which if sold at L2 per ton would amount to LI6OO ; and therewould bo about 5,700 tons of beet pulp, which, if sold at 10s. per ton to the farmers or dairymen, or to any keeping live stock, would amount to L 2,850 ; being, a total of L47,806‘ for the year’s operations, 11111011 would.be a profit of over CO per cent, upon the whole of the capital. ' ' But large as these profits.are, calculated upon the data furnised by factories work ing in France and Germany, they would be exceeded here, as they are based upon an average of less sugar in the beet than would be found here, for we might cer tainly calculate for 11|- per cent of sugar hi our beet-roots, whereas the preceding figures are calculated for only 10 per cent as a total, and 8 per cent as sugar extracted and crystallised. But even if they were much worse, and :instead ;_of showing a profit .of GO per cent, if mis management arid a less percentage of sugar, and sold at a lower price, even then the-profits must be very large, and must altogether 1 depend upon the man agement of the factory. But, whatever may be thought of the exact amount of the profits that would accrue, there can be no doubt that large profits, would be made, as is proved by the rapid way in which this industry ; has spread on the Continent of Europe, and the enormous wealth that has been de veloped thereby, not oiily amongst manu facturers, but amongst the farmers, and others who are engaged and interested in the beet industry. In 1850, in France, an area equal to 87,000 British acres was under beet cul ture, and fifteen years afterwards this area under beet culture increased to over 300.000, and it has been increasing at a very rapid rate ever since. . In fact, the production of beet-root sugar has doubled in France every ten years. In Germany they arc more' than doubling their production of sugar every ten years. In 1850, in Germany, they made 53,000 tons of beet sugar, and in 18G5 they made 187,000 tons. In 1867 France made 220,900 tons of beet sugar, and has as rapidly increased ever since. In Austria they have over 200. beet sugar manufactories, and are always in creasing the number. The increase of this industry is also equally rapid .in Holland,. Belgium, Sweden, Poland, and Russia. In the year 1866 there was produced in the whole worldjthis quantity-—2,320,000 tons of sugar froni the beet, -the maple, the cane, the palm, the date. Out of this quantity there was more than ono-fourth manufactured from the beet-root, namely,, 638,500 tons, of which France produced 216.000, Germany 190,000, Austria 80.000, Russia 80,000, "Belgium 40,000, Poland and Sweden together 25,000, and Holland 7,500. ' . In the year ended, 1866, in France, the returns from the beet harvest in that country were as follows, reduced into English moneyßeet sugar, LG,250,000 ; spirit distilled from beet, LI,350,000; potash from refuse of beet, L 500,000 ; exhausted pulp sold at factories, LI,.000,000; total, L 9,200,000, in addi tion to which there were the leaves fer tile cattle to feed upon. In that year there were over 100,000 hands engaged in the sugar factories, and over 26,000 in the beet distilleries. Lands leased by the farmers to grow’ the beet-roots aveiaged 200: francs per hectare —over L 3 per acre English. The growers of the.beet-root consider, that it thrives best in a temperate climate, with sufficient, but not too great mois ture ; a moderate amount of sun, but not too hot ; as all this root should grow underground to contain the largest amount of silgar, in a soil not too dry or too hard, it follows that this climate would ad mirably suit it.

Whenever it has once been fairly tried it is never given up, but always increases. 'The laborers’ wages rise, the fanner gets richer, the manufacturer becomes wealthy. The money that would have gone out of these countries, for cane sugar, .is now kept in and not wasted for what they can themselves produce, and are we to be more reckless and wasteful, than they, and send our thousands of pounds every year out of the colony for what we can produce so well here 1 Are our commercial men such incapables that thoy'wiU allow this wealth to slip past them without in augurating an industry that would benefit them and all concerned ? Are our farmers so obtuse that what a Frenchman, a German, a Swede, a Russian, a, Hol lander, an Austrian, or a Pole bah do, and i imprdvib' ! his farm with, and have a conatant-nnd steady income therefrom, that our farmers cannot do the same ? Are they ’so much behind the other nations that they cannot or will not adapt themselves to a new culture that is no more difficult than the old, and that is in no * -way speculative, as most other nations have seized upon it, and are always going more 'fully; into it, finding it so profitable and worthy l 0f ; 'attention ? Surely the men who - ! have-snade New Zealand their home, and have settled upon uhese fertile lands, and where the climate is so suitable to the beet culiire, that it developes more sugar than in other places, will-not much longer refrain from tins magnificent industry that .will ’make their families well off, and render them more prosperous each year, enabling them l to employ-more labor, more machinery, and more'highly cultivate and always keep limproving tlieir.farms,; ;and making their lands more valuable, while they are. estab- 1 fishing an industry that will make them more, independent of corn .and meatgrow ing: each year, but; will enable them if they cliddse, to gfbV more wheat aiid meat to the acre than they can now possibly do, by reason of the improvement that this woidd efiect ’ m' the tillage ; hiid'’improve ment of these lands, while they will he keeping the money .in the country that is how being sent out in hundreds of thousands to purchase the sugar and spirits that are now draining, the money kiutof-the'-colbhy. 1 '•> i a ' - ->■

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1880.



Special Advertisements. THE BEST VALUE, FOR READY MONEY IS THE MEN’S) CLOTHING (AND BOYS’) MANUFACTURE I) BY mHE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING J_ FACTORY, which can bo purchased at their Retail Branches, now established all over New Zealand. The Garments are thoroughly shrunk. The Fit and Styler.are perfect. The Workmanship i? 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 fitted. The Goods are all marked in plain figures. The system of business is to exchange every article that docs not give satis faction. And, in addition to all these advantages, you can purchase A SINGLE GARMENT AT THE WHOLESALE PRICE. p#- 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 : EAST STREET. WM SPARROW, 910 Manager. 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*



IVTEW FRUIT AND ITALIAN WAREHOUSE (Second door from Orr and Co’s.), EAST STREET. H. M. CARSON (Late of Orr it Co s.) Wishes to inform She people of Ashbur ton and district that lie intends Opening on THURSDAY, 9th inst., with a choice selection of Fruits and Fancy Goods, and will sell at such reasonable prices as will be within the reach of all.' He will have constant supplies of Choice Fruits from Melbourne and Sydney, as the season advances, and his motto will be Pro Bono Puhl'wo. 11. M. CARSON. December 8, 1880. 707 JUST RECEIVED. A Becherche Assortment of CHRIST MAS and NEW YEAR CARDS ; also, nice selection of TOYS, ALBUMS, and FANCY GOODS, suitable for the Christmas season. H. M. J ONES, STATIONER, East Street and Baring Square. A largo stock of STATIONERY to



Wanted. ANTED,—A HOUSEMAID,— WANTED— By a young respectable woman, a SITUATION as HOUSE*: MAID or WAITRESS in a plbtel. Country preferred. ..687 WANTE D —A Young Woman as GENERAL SERVANT for a country hotel. Apply, Office of this Paper. ' CCS KNOWN,-That HENRY’S VV PORTRAIT ROOMS, Saunders’ 'Buildings,' East f street, -Ashburton, are open DAILY, from 9 a. in. till 6, ,p.m. J Portraits taken in any weather. Great Reduction in Price. GOG WANTED KNOWN—That a Church VV of England minister’s wife writes that she saves Ten Shillings a Fortnight by, using Harper Twelvetrees’ Villa Washer, Wringer, and Mangier, com bined ; and, although slid permits no rubbing, the clothes are beautifully white, and much cleaner than when done by hand, while the saving in mending has been astonishing. Sold by J. HERN, Range Maker and Importer, corner of Manchester and Tuam streets, Christ- WANTED KNOWN. SOMERSET LIVERY AND BAIT STABLES. JW. M‘RAE begs to,inform the , public that he has taken the \bove Stables from Mr. Bossenberg, and is making extensive repairs. Buggi.es and saddle horses on hire. Lowest prices and best attention. Apply, Quill’s Commercial V GBB Hotel. church ; Price—£9 10s, 700 908c—2860



•\l[7 anted KNOWN VV from England—C -J ust arrived -Christmas, Now Year, and Birthday Cards. New Zealand Illustrated Annual, Young Ladies’Jour nal, and Bow Bells, Is. 6d. each. Family Herald and Family Reader, Is. each, and all other Magazines supplied at Christ church Prices. Colonial and European Newspapers, School Books, Stationery, &c. A visit solicited. L. F. Andkewes, East street, near Lancaster’s Butchery. 527



Meetings. Ashburton agricultural & PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. A GENERAL MEETING of MEM BERS will be held at the Town Hall, Ashburton, THIS (Wednesday) EVEN ING, December 8, at half-past Seven o’clock, to consider the question of the Railway Tariff. GEORGE JAMESON. CBS Secretary. N O TICE TO DAIRYMEN, A MEETING of MILKMEN will be held in Mr. Harrison’s Auction room, Havelock street, on MONDAY Evening next, at 7 o’clock, when matters of im portance will be discussed. 704 WILLIAM BARTLETT. EW TEMPLAR LODGE, A NEW LODGE.is to be OPENED on THURSDAY Evening (to-morrow), the Institution Ceremony taking place at S p.m.j in the Templar Hall. The Charter Members are specially requested to be present at that hour, and all Good Templars are invited, Third Degree Mem bers more particularly., 709 : ROBERT ELSTON, D.D. Amusements. npiHE KELLYS ! THE KELLYS ! ! JL : THE KELLYS !!! Doming, Coming, Coming ! Glorious success in Christchurch ! Over 100 Life-size Views ■Of the Kelly, Outlaws. Hundreds of other Views of the principal Cities of the World, including the Glasgow- Riots. Admission—One Shilling’; and a Pre sent to every Visitor.- ■■ ,404 Lost. £1 lie ward. LOST, from Wakanui, on Monday, November Ist, One Chestnut HACK, branded HD on the left shoulder, with hollow r back. Last seen in the direction of Barrhill. —Anyone returning him to Fkiedlanuer Bros, will receive the above Reward. . 487



Tenders. gOUTH RAKAIAROAD DISTRICT, TENDERS will be received up to noon on THURSDAY, the 16th December for— Forming Four Miles and a-quarter of . : 'l '. the Threc-chain Reserve road.' Tenders to be endorsed, and addressed to the Chairman. Specifications can be seen at the Board Office, South Rakaia. A. MAEEIG, 690 Clerk to the Board. Public Notices. (JTRAYED on to the premises of the undersigned, a BLACK PIG. If not churned within seven days, and ex penses paid, will bo; sold to defray ex penses. J. GORDON, Butcher. 703 Beward. 11HE above reward will be given to any person who will give information that will lead to the conviction of the party or parties who cut down the Trees on Ash burton Farm. Any person found trespass ing on the said Farm will be prosecuted. HAY. T. SMITH, Ashburton Farm, December 7th, 1880. 708'



I BURNISHED APARTMENTS for a ’ Lady and Gentleman, with atten dance ; or Board and Residence for Two Single Gentlemen. References required. Address, Box 42, Post Office, Ashburton. • G 99 NOTICE. "fVTEIGHBORING Farmers will please lij ■ take notice, that the WOOL BRAND on the Westerfield Sheep is now CHANGED from C.R. to two bars, with dot oh each side, •//. 695 D. oliyer.;: ; ;• , ~ n°t ice - ALL DEBTS owing to C. G. Hawdon, of Westerfield (who has left for England);- are requested to be PAID at. once to : D. OLIVER, On the Station. 6th, TBBO. • ■ ' ' 696 rpHE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN. SUBSCRIBERS, either in Town ]oi Country; who may have reason to com plain of any Irregularity in the Delivery: of the Guardian, are requested to com municate with; the undersigned, when immediate attention will be paid to such complaints. DO you Want the News of the Day -' Read the ' Ashburton ■ Guardian, Price, One Penny. ■ ;;



> Public Notices. FRE3& VACCINATION EVERY : SATURDAY AFTERNOON, from Two to Three, sT'Cambridge's Medical Hall, East street. " 6®® ALL D E RTS duo to Ashburton Herald -and Guardian business must be i Paid to Mr. S. E, Potnxz, on behalf of the Assignees, at the Guardian Office, East street, Ashburton, and his receipt alone will bo a sufficient discharge. S. SAUNDERS, J-MRORTANT i TO, FARMERS. Osborne H^vestiug' . Machinery. , , Osborne Harvester and'Binderj'to bmd with both string arid l wire,. price' 5 L7O. Ditto . ditto, with iron road jwrheel* and patent lifting apparatus, . price L 75. , ■■ " ; ' String attachments to fit on old wire Binders, price LG.lOs. N. B. —No charge for fitting if sent to our store. Osborne No. 6 Side Delivery Reapers - and Mowers. * Osborne No. 6 , Tilter or Back Delivery Reapers arid Mowers. Osborne No. 5 Mowers. . EXTRAS FOR ALL THE ABOVE MACHINES KEPT IN STOCK. Sole Agents in New Zealand— ROBERT WILKIN & CO;, New Zealand Wool Stores, 624 Christchurch.



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fIIHEODORE B. JACOBSEN AND j_ O. PEEZ, ARCHITECTS. :■-> r f * 5 | , HEREFORD STREET, WEST, CHRISTCHURCH. 571 Agricultural Liens- Undersigned are open to receive I applications for CASH ADVANCES on Growing Crops. 610 P. CUNNINGHAM & CO.



Wool Season, 1880-1881. THE Undersigned are prepared to make LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES (Free of Commission) on all WOOL placed in their hands for SALEinthe London or Continental Markets. We are offering special inducements- to. . shippers -of wool to" our London Agents, - having made arrangements whereby the wool will receive such an- amount of attention prior to sale that farmers, can , calculato upon exceptionally good'prices being procured. Insurances on 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 Christchurch,. Hotels. New Restaurant, ; MORTON’S HOTEK: I :l A High street, Christchurch. a EOR G E W« COLLI NSO N, (From Carle’s) ■Proprietor. Luncheon from Twelve o’clock. ; 67^ E AIL W A Y H 0 T, E L;», r , /. SpUTH RAHjilA^ - ' ;:Ji\ ■'] FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATION for BOARDERS and TRAVELLERS. Good Stable and Paddocks. Wines and Spirits of Best Brands/ ' ' J. S. COMPTON, 647 - Proprietor.



PO R | TIT IN E OR T -VV IKE FOR I s* v? a l i n s; N V A LIDS. rpHOS. QUILL begs to inform the inhabitants.of Ashburton.and ■ ■ district that he can supply them with PORT WINE OF THE FINEST QUALITY (suitable for Invalids), as shipped direct by ,v - • -Warre Brothers, of London, one I of the oldest houses in the Opojrtp .Trade. ••-.:•■;;-■,■•■ n y Note Address— ' •; 1 QUIL L ’ S WHOLESALE BOTTLING STORES, . Commercial Hotel, (Near Railway -Station), . Ashburton. 751<i-336c Boarding House, &c. Board and’ .. week, at S. Corrigan's, Tinwald. ,■ - r NEW ‘) PROPRIETOR. r S 8 X tS CENTRAL TEMPERANCE* HOTEL,- r -Havelock Street. THE ; undersigned having 7 taken the _ W above Hotel; ho£es by:;strict tion to to merit a • fait " share of * Public patronage. , i •„; - ■ ;■■ > Board; and Lodging,? ,LI; per ; ,week;. j Meals and Beds,' Is. ' G E 0-R G'B ‘W A T-T S-. 1 :< PROPRIETOR. 644 c