SHIPPING.

Wellington, To-day. —Sailed, s.s, Taia roa, with southern portion of the San Erancisco mail, at 11.30. Passengers— Mina Anderson, Mesdames Smith and child, Murphy, Percival, and Holmes; Captains Logan and and Cameron ; and Messrs. Monkman, Morgan, Willis, Dal laston, Watt, Murphy, Andrews, and Broomwell.

MAIT 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, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily. • For Temuka, at 6 a.m. and 10 a.in., 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, ©n Tuesdays and Fridays, at 10.30 a.m. For Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach, at 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 10.25 a.m., 435 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. 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. W. St. G. Douglas, Postmaster.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES. Friday, October 22. Alfred Harrison, at 12 o’clock, on the pcemises, behind East Belt, Furniture and effects, Harmonium. Saturday, October 23. Quill and Co., at their Mart, Saunders’ Buildings, and Yards adjoining—Furni ture, Horses, Pigs, Poultry, Book - Debts..--12 o’clock. Alfred Harrison, Consignment of Station ery. MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, &c. To-morrow, Thursday, October 21. Meeting of Committee, Agricultural and Pastoral Association, at Shearman’s Hotel, at 3 p.m Amateur Dramatic Club, Town Hall, at 8 sharp. Thistle Lodge, 5.0., Monthly Meeting, Masonic Hall. Friday, October 22. Caledonian Society, Meeting of members, 7.30 p.m. Concert, Kyle Schoolroom, 8 p.m.

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The Ashburton Guardian. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1880. Parcels by Post to England.

In the heat of the Parliamentary session small matters are apt to be overlooked, the time of the representa tives of the people and of the people themselves being occupied with atten tion to the hurly-burly of politics. The press, too, devotes most of its attention to the doings in Wellington, while the chosen of the people are there con gregated, and as a consequence it is in the recess that little matters are raked up and attended to. One of those little matters —but to many people a very important one—has once again come to the surface, now that journalists have lime to look it up, and think over it. This matter is the in stitution of a parcel post between this colony and England. Such a post has already been established within the colony by the relaxation of the postal regulations so as to admit of small articles being sent by pattern post in New Zealand. The only restriction on the inland parcel post is that the article sent be not more than slbs. in weight, 2 feet in length, and 1 foot deep or wide. For all practical pur poses this arrangement is quite suffi cient within the colony, and the only thing to be desired is that it be ex tended to include the Old County. There are hundreds of people out here who would be only too glad to avail themselves of such a convenience as a parcel post to England, and were it in stituted, mail day would mean to two thirds of the population a sort of monthly celebration of a birthday, or a Christmas that was to be looked for every four weeks, so great would be the interchange of little things between the colonists and the friends at Home. But the restrictions laid upon the send ing of small parcels Home are so great that before they can reach their destina tion a sum equivalent to or even greater than their value has been paid upon them by the sender. Neither steam nor sailing vessels to England care to cultivate this sort of trade, because of the trouble it would entail in the delivery, and letter rates are so high as to preclude the thought of making use of the Post Office in this way frequently, and only bona fide trade samples can be sent by pattern post to England. In connection with this matter, the follow ing illustration is given by a Wellington contemporary, th a Post :—A Wellington gentleman the other day wanted to send Home a small article, weighing about a pound and a quarter, as a specimen of Colonial industry. Not being in trade, he could not conscientiously say it was a trade sample, and therefore it could not be sent through the post except on paying the letter rate, which in this instance would have come to a sove reign—more than the value of the article. Application at a steamboat office revealed the interesting but hardly consoling fact that the parcel could be sent Home through their agency for the sum of one guinea and a half. Weighed down by the incubus of his unlucky purchase—which was rapidly assuming more and more the nature of a white elephant, seeing that it was of no use to him unless he could get it to his correspondent in England— the unfortunate Wellingtonian next inquired whether he could send it to England by sailing vessel, and found that he could do so at a cost of ten shillings and sixpence. In considering the feasibility of sending it by steamer or sailing vessel he had to bear in mind the fact that unless the source of all his anxieties were packed in a hermetically-sealed zinc case, it would in all probability be ruined by the damp, while except the box was made impregnably strong into the bargain, it would most likely be smashed to a mummy on the voyage. Moreover, after all these precautions, there was no guarantee that the article, being so small, would not be lost in in the vast heterogeneous jumble usually comprised in a vessel’s cargo.” Now, this could all be avoided by the institu tion of a parcel post, which we are sure, as we have already said, would be largely taken advantage of. There are a great many little things that people would like to send Home, and there are a great many little things that their friends would like to send out, and the interchange would unquestionably take place, but for the trouble that is now entailed upon the senders. It would be as bright a feather in the Postmaster-General’s cap as was the penny post in Rowland Hill’s, if the Hon. John Hall were able to institute this mode of communication with friends at Home; and we cannot for a moment doubt that a largely in creased postal revenue would follow its adoption.

Unregistered Dogs.—As the absence of a stamped collar from a dog’s neck is taken to mean that the animal has not paid his quota of taxation, owners of dogs who have paid their fee should be careful to see that the animals wear their badges, as trouble may result therefrom. Notwithstanding the recent poisoning, when so many dogs became carrion, there are still a fair number left, and a fair number, too, that have put in the nine months of the current year that hare already gone without having been licensed. There is to be a field day shortly, and defaulters had better beware.

The Fire Brigade.—The new helmets, officers’ badges, whistles, hatchets, &c., for the Fire Brigade have arrived, and are now on view in Mr. J. Dolman’s win dow. When the corps turn out in their new fixings they will have quite an im posing appearance. Amongst the new fixings is a set of the new patent control ling nozzles, the possession of which en ables the branchman to vary at will the volume of water he throws from his hose, and, if he wishes, to discharge the jet in spray upon a burning building. The meeting flag has been flying at the fire station to-day, in intimation of a meeting to-night for practice. There is every likelihood that the Brigade’s request for a pump at the fire station will be granted by the Council.

Overhanging Boughs.—We wonder if the Inspector of Nuisances meant to un earth a joke at the expense of the resi dents in the Borough, when he asked the Council for instructions as to how he should act in regard to burgesses, whose greenery is so luxuriant as to overhang the fences and trench upon the footpaths. We should fancy the man would be a painstaking student who could discover a dozen boughs in this almost treeless Borough, that were luxuriant enough to spread themselves over a garden fence. We reckon it will be a long time before the Council finds it necessary to use the force of the by-laws to compel the pur chase of a pruning knife for the protection of footpaths from encroachments of this kind, and the only offensive overgrowth we saw last year in any of the footpaths was a line of some six feet high thistles, which the owner of the section. said was a very good fence as well as an excellent shelter for his goat.

Town Hall Company.—The requisite number'of shareholders of the Town Hall Company to form a quorum attended the extraordinary meeting in the upper room of the hall last night. Mr. Bullock was Chairman, and read the advertisement calling the meeting. The first item of business was to consider the advisableness or otherwise of increasing the nominal value of shares, and the Chairman stated that this course was suggested with a view to offering a better security to the v lender of LI,COO which the directors considered it advisable to raise, for the purpose of taking up some urgent bills and for other purposes. The loan at present on the building absorbed interest at the rate of 10 per cent., and this they all knew was far more than money was worth at the the present time. The hall now brought in an income that ought to pay a dividend if the interest paid on borrowed money were lessened, and there was nothing standing in the way of a dividend with good management. Recent alterations in the hall would obviate the necessity of any great outlay for a considerable length of time. After some discussion, a resolu tion was passed to increase the nominal value of the shares to L 4 each, the Chairman assuring the meeting that there would bo no neces sity to increase the Company’s paid up capital. The next item of business was consideration of the advisableness or otherwise of reducing the quorum of shareholders necessary to be present at meetings before business can be trans acted. At present, the articles of associa tion made no provision for any special number to form a quorum, and therefore the Company had to fall back upon the Act to supply a number. The ratio pro vided by the Act found fourteen to be the number of the Ashburton Town Hall Company’s quorum, but this was too large a number to he conveniently rounded up in Ashburton, hence the decision of the Directors to reduce it. The subject was well canvassed by the meeting, not a few shareholders thinking that with the in creased powers of calling up capital given to the Directors by the resolution just passed, it was injudicious to reduce the quorum, and enable a general meeting to be got with a small number of share holders. An amendment to allow the matter to stand as at present was lost by 7 to 5, but as that was not a majority of two-thirds of those present no action could be taken, and the quorum remains at fourteen. Several additional and amended clauses to regulate the election and retirement of Directors of the Com pany, &c., were then passed as amend ments on the articles of association, and the meeting adjourned.

Entertainment at Sk afield. —The want of a harmonium for use at the church services held in the Seafield school-room has been long felt, and several friends in the district decided to make an effort to supply the deficiency. To help raise the necessary funds an entertainment was arranged for, for which an attractive pro gramme was compiled, and the date of performance was fixed for last night. The weather was certainly not of the driest, and the dampness prevented many friends from Ashburton, who would have been present, from putting, in an appearance. It was, perhaps, as well they stayed away, as the sckool-room was taxed to its very utmost to hold all the people from the surrounding district who attended, and whoso contributions for tickets put the harmonium fund L 7 or L 8 to the good. The performance opened at eight o’clock precisely with a piano duet played most admirably by Mrs. Denshire and Mr. Kearne, a gentleman only newly arrived from England. This was followed by a song by Mrs. Wix, “Alas, those chimes,” to which Mrs. Denshire played the piano accompaniment, and the singer was loudly applauded. Then Mrs. Denshire, who possesses a sweet soprano voice, and highly cultivated, favored the audience with the divine song “Alice,” which she had to repeat in response to a vociferous encore. The glee “ Where art thou beam of light,” was the next item, in which Mr. and Mrs. Denshire and Mr, and Mrs. Wix took part, with Mr. Kearne accom panying. “ Look at the Clock,” was the subject of a recitation given by Mr. Wix, which drew forth applause that lasted for a long time. A cornet solo, by Mr. Foster, was well received indeed, as it deserved to be, and was followed by a Pickwick reading by Mr. Parsons. Mr. A. Parsons then gave the lively Scotch song “ Green grow the rashes, 0,” and was encored. An instrumental quartette of flute, cornet, euphonium, and piano followed, very effectively played by Messrs. H and A. Parsons, Foster and Kearne, closed the musical portion of the entertainment. After an inter val of twenty minutes, the farce of “ the Whitebait at Greenwich ” was given, in which Messrs. Wix, Denshire, and Field, and Mrs Denshire and Miss Saunders sus tained the characters. The stage was of course somewhat contracted, but the piece went off with great success, and the fun it caused was a sight to see. Sapper pro vided by Mesdames Richardson, Hard wick, and Jones, was partaken of by the visitors, and then a dance took place in the schoolroom. The promoters of the entertainment deserve the thanks of the district for providing a night’s amusement of a superior class, and we hear so highly was the performance appreciated that it is desired to be repeated, •

Te White—The Maori prophet has been bitten by a dog, and is very ill.

Suicide. —A well known farmer at Oamaru, named M‘Mill an, hanged himself yesterday, but the act cannot as yet be ac counted for. A Condition.—Strauss’s band at the Exhibition is short of twenty men. The conductor is prepared to engage English speaking players, if they are any good, and will fit his spare uniforms !

The Palmerston Illicit Distillation Cases. —The three men and one woman who have been convicted of distilling spirits at Palmerston on the 28th Septem ber last, have been sentenced, with one exception, to a fine of L2OO each or twelve months in prison. The exception was the man Power who pleaded guilty, and gave evidence against his colleagues. He was discharged. The convicts have ap pealed. Cartain Jackson Barry.—This worthy has at last succeeded in' delivering his lecture in Christchurch without being rotten-egged, but the audience had some rare sport notwithstanding, and they wound up by singing in chorus “ For he’s a-jolly good fellow,” and giving Barry three cheers ! The old fellow is to deliver an open air address in Cathedral Square, to tell the working men how New Zealand is misrepresented at Home.

The Channels.—We understand that the Borough Works Committee have made special arrangements for seeing to the state of the street channels. Mr. Smith, one of the working staff, has had the care

of the channels handed over to him, and it will be his duty three times a week to go over them with a broom, removing all gravel and other accumulations, s» that the flow may be kept sweet and uninter rupted. The channelling contracts in the upper part of the town are progresssing favorably.

Mushrooms.—A San Fraheisco news paper, envious of the statement that a British mushroom forced its way through about twelve inches of concrete and a layer of asphalte in the London Post Office, says :—“ Yes, mushrooms are kinder piercing ; and that reminds us that one time we built a house in Monterey on a flat were the boys and girls used to get whole baskets of mushrooms. The first rainy weather that came just lifted that house eight feet off the ground in one night, and the next morning there it stood propped up on mushrooms, and the grocer and the butcher had to hand their orders in with a ten foot pole.” Hard Lines.—Judge Harvey took his farewell of the Bench at Invercargill yesterday. He said:—“l retire with great regret from the Bench. 1 may say that it is a blow to me, as I shall have to take up the cudgels once more and start again in the practice of my profession. Whether I may succeed in it or not is entirely in the womb of time, but after being away from practice for so many years I will necessarily start again under great disadvantage. In this matter I cannot help feeling that I have not been treated with that consideration with which an officer of my standing ought to bo treated and is entitled to receive. It may be that some other arrangements may yet be made. I hope I may again appear among you, but 1 do not at present see much probability of that.”

Frozen Meat.—The measure of success which attended the shipment of frozen meat from Sydney and Melbourne to London, by the Strathleven has induced another venture of a similar character, but on a larger scale, to be made from Mel bourne alone. The present undertaking is under the auspices of the Australian Frozen Meat Export Company, who are losing no time in endeavoring to push their enterprise to a successful issue. The Frozen Meat Company has secured the services of the German steamer ifrotos, which is owned by the Flenshourg Steam Navigation Company, a corporation formed at that port in 1869, and which now has eleven steamships afloat. The Protos is well adapted for carrying a trade, and having water ballast tanks conveniently arranged, she can suit her trim to rivers like the Yarra, or to bar harbors. The refrigerating machinery is being got ready, and will he fitted into the steamer as speedily as possible. The carcases will be frozen at the company’s works at Footscray, before they are placed in the chamber on boerd the steamer. The Company ship 250 tons of frozen meat per Protos on the 31st. The meat consists of seven thousand carcasses of sheep, and a quantity of beef. 'a'

Holloway’s Pills. —At the change of seasons many persons feel oppressed without knowing why they are so—-they are aware something within them is wrong, though they cannot detect the defected organ. A few doses of these powerfully purifying and eminently cooling Pills will restore regularity to every part of the system —will cast out all impurities lurking in the frame, and will throroughly expel the last traces of disorder, however obscure its cause. With Holloway’s medicine belief is insured without risk : erroneous action is rectified without disturbing natural regularity, health is re-mstated, and with it return the cheerful feelings which unmistakably tell the invalid that all within is right again.

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE

’ (Per Reuter's Agency 4 ) Fall in New Zealand dtock.

London, October 6. New Zealand Securities are falling, to day’s quotations being—s per cent. 10- 40 loan, 1021 ; 5 per cent. 1889 loan, 1021, ; 4th per cent. 1879-1904 loan, 94f (?). Trickett and Hanlon. There is a good deal of interest being taken in the forthcoming race between Trickett and Hanlon, and the latter is the favourite in the betting, at 6 to 4 on him. The Irish Outrage s. Agarian outrages continue to occur fre quently in various parts of Ireland. One of a serious nature was committed to-day near Bantry. A landlord was driving into that town in a carriage, when he was fired at by a party of men. The shots missed the intended victim, but the coach man was shot dead in his seat. Exchequer Bonds. London, Oct. 19. A petition has been presented to Go vernment by a number of brokers and agents urging the conversion of registered exchequer bonds to encourage small in vestors and trustees. The Dulcigno Question. Constantinople, Oct. 18. The delegates appointed by the Powers and Turkey to arrange for the cession of Dulcigno have met at Cettinge, in Monte negro, and have commenced their deli berations. The Basutos get Another Defeat. Capetown, Oct. 18. A telegram has been received announc ing another defeat of the Basutos. The latter had invested Mafeling in largo force, when the Cape Mounted Rifles, under Carrington, made a desperate attack on them, and succeeded in completely dis persing them, Afghan Intelligence. Calcutta, Oct. 18. News has been received from Afghanis tan that, in accordance with instructions from India, Kurrum Valley has been evacuated by the troops which were stationed there. Intelligence also comes to hand that caravans are daily arriving at Candahar from Herat, the road between the two cities having been opened.

AUSTRALIAN. (Per Reuter's Agency.) The 1 Treasury Bonds. Melbourne, Oct. 19. The subscriptions for the Treasury bonds amount to L 2,000,000. Allot ments will be announced to-morrow. The highest tenderer is the Bank of New South Wales. The Exhibition. After due consideration it has been decided not to open the Exhibition at night. Shipping. Sailed —Ringarooma for the Bluff. The Melbourne Cup. Melbourne Oct. 20. Mata's price for the Cup is now 100 to 6. Re-instatement of Dismissed Officials. Murray Smith intends in the Assembly to challenge the action of Goverment in regard to the re-instatement of certain dismissed officials.

NEW ZEALAND (Per Presss Asoociation.) A German Warship. Auckland, Oct. 20 Arrived—Jenie, German warship, from the Islands. Stud Sale. The Auckland Stud Company have sold the pure Clydesdale entire, Prince Arthur, to some Opotiki settlers. Auckland Harbor. The Harbor Board have received a numerously signed petition in favor of establishing a fish-market, which has been referred to the Working Committee. The question of constructing a dock of sufficient accommodation for the largest vessel, was discussed by the Harbor Board and referred to the Works Com mittee. Two offers of sites have been received at Calliope Point. The cost of interest and to provide a sinking fund is variously estimated at from two to six shillings extra per ton to importers. Synodical. The Diocesan Synod have agreed to place all Sunday Schools and the appointment of teachers under the control of ministers of parishes ; also to refer disagreements between clergymen and vestries to a standing committee. A motion that all ay office-bearers should be communicants, was rejected. Chinese Gamblers, Dunedin, Oct. 20. A number of informations against the Chinese for fan-fan playing at Lawrence have been dismissed. The Astronomer, Mr. Proctor, in concluding his series of lectures, announced his intention of re turning to Dunedin and delivering two more lectures on “ Comets.” Fire. A three-roomed cottage in South Dun edin, belonging to Thomas Healey, was burned down last night. It was insured for £2OO, but in which office is not known.

Mr. Saunders, M.H.R. at Kaikoura.

[per press association special wire.] Wellington, Oct. 19.

Mr. Saunders addressed a largely attended meeting of his constituents at Kaikoura to-night. He said that though he had been elected on the Grey ticket, yet when he enquired into matters he found Sir George Grey’s protestations of practising rigid economy and working reforms amounted to mere moonshine, and that, instead of practising what he preached, he was actually engaged in most extravagant and iniquitous practices. He (Mr. Saunders) had, in changing sides, not changed opinions. Evil had been done to the colony by Sir G. Grey and Messrs. Sheehan and Macandrew. Ex travagant as former Governments had been, none had approached the Grey Government. He did not say that money had never been spent so uselessly, but certainly never for such vile purposes as had been done by the late Government. They might vulgarly bo called three R’s and three F’s. Sir G. Grey surrounded himself with two men destitute of prin ciple and three devoid of brains for his purposes. He had to have three men, who at least bore the character of being honest, but he did not think they knew how the money was being spent. Sir G. Grey squandered money for the purpose of rewarding his friends and favorites; Mr. Macandrew to satisfy toadies; and Mr. Sheehan to satisfy self-indulgence. Though his expendi ture was not in some instances so damaging to the country as that of his colleagues, it was less credit able to himself. It showed the fallacy of the idea that Mr. Sheehan was even honest as a public man, as ho was de serted by his friends. He thought that the crushing debt that the colony was now groaning under, and likely to con tinue under for a century, had been brought about by the reckless extrava gance of the late Government, and that was sufficient reason for his withdrawing his allegiance to them, and supporting the Hall Government. He did not believe altogether in Major Atkinson’s policy. In the early days he had been prejudiced against Mr. Hall, but he believed that there was not a more honorable, consci entious, hard-working man than the present Premier, who, although he worked like a slave at small matters, yet did not grasp larger subjects as he should. Mr. Bryce was a good common-sense man, of strictly honorable principles and truth. There was ud£' a more intelligent, hard working man than Mr. Rolleston, who, although he was somewhat eccentric and made mistakes in judgment, was honest. The Minister for Public Works was the weakest man in the Government. Mr. S. thought horses, milch cows, sheep up to a thousand, and agricultural imple ments, should be exempted from taxation. It was highly necessary that agriculturists ■should be freed from all possible taxation if the country was to be extricated from its present position. He told the Treasurer that if this was not done there would soon be no one in the country to tax. He took an extremely gloomy view of the financial position of the colony and although he did not wish to appear an alarmist, he feared they might have to repudiate debts, and the country would be brought into disgrace, and colonists afraid to show their faces among honest men. The following resolution was un animously carried —“ This meeting desires to thank Mr. Saunders for his address, and the great service rendered to the colony as Chairman of the Civil Service Commission and in the House of Repre sentatives, and assures him that he pos sesses the entire confidence of the electors.”

The Sailors’ Champion.

Mr. Plimsoll, when he consented to stand as the Liberal candidate for Liver pool, issued the following address, in which he said: —“I am not ashamed to say that I am here as a candidate because Mrs. Plimsoll wishes it, for it is a hard thing for a man to do (who can choose) to leave his wife so weak that she has to be lifted in and out of bed, and when her only chance of life is in the immediate adoption of an almost desperate risk. Many men, however, have to perform a harder task than mine. How many brave, patient, and hard-working men are compelled every day to leave our ports, leaving their wives in some cases on a dying bed, in others in trembling antici pation of the dark hour of a woman’s agony, compelled to go, I say, by the

stern necessity of providing for their families the shelter and food they cannot do without, knowing that if they come not back the dear ones they have left at home will be cast upon the cold charity of the world, and also knowing that their ships are in some cases so deeply loaded, in others in such bad condition, in others that their own number is so insufficient for safety, that in the event of a storm they will be in deadly peril of their lives ! People of Liverpool, you know that this is true of some at least of the ships which leave our ports. I only seek that the hard and reckless shipowner (of whom there are some) shall be made to take the same care of the lives of his men as is now taken by every respectable ship owner.”

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1880.



Special Advertisements. > ■ THE.. BEST VALUE FOB 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 fitted. The Goods are all marked in plain figures. The system of 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 : EAST STREET. WM. SPARROW, ©loc Manager. MR. CAYGILL, of Walker street, Christchurch, is AUTHORISED to CANVASS for Advertisements for The Ashburton Guardian. WANTED KNOWN —That Money can be saved by purchasing your Sta iaonery and Account Books, for cash, at the “ Guardian ” Wholesale Stationery Depdt, Saunders’ Buildings, near Rail way Station. THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN. in the Country are Particularly requested to communicate with the Publishers if their papers are not properly addressed. The number of Sub scribers has increased so rapidly that un less great care is taken in giving orders as to address and how to be sent, the papers may be left at the wtong place. All orders Will receive prompt attention. METHYEN AGENCY. MORGAN and BIBBS, General Store keepers, Methven, are authorised agents for the Ashburton Guardian. Subscribers will please get their papers from the agents in future. Orders en trusted to them will receive prompt attention. WASTE PAPER for Sale, 3d. perlb. at the Guardian Office.



“ Company, Attention !”—The rifle corps parades to-night for general inspec tion. The San Francisco Mail. —The Tai aroa, [with the Southern portion of the San Francisco mail left Wellington at 11.30 to-day. The mail may be expected in Ashburton to-morrow. Ore & Co. —The tender of Orr and Co. for the stock-in-trade of John Fraser and Co., at Mount Somers has been accepted, so that another cheap sale of bankrupt stock may be looked for. Trouble Aheap. —The Deputy Pro perty Tax Commissioners throughout the colony have been instructed to sRe for penalties under the Property Assessment Act for neglect to forward returns. The Tussocks. —A considerable number of owners of unoccupied sections have cleared off the tussock growth, and have burned the heaps. Where this clearance has been effected the sections present quite a refreshing appearance to the eye, being green, fresh and meadow like. But there is still a large extent of uncleared land within the township, the owners of which give no sign of starting the tussock harvest.



Wanted. ANTED, respectable young GIRL, from 12 to 14, to assist in kitchen work. Apply Mrs Pass, Wills street, close to railway. 350 Wm. ANTED TO LET—A Four-roomed HOUSE in Wills street. Apply, Cookson. 342 WANTED. JgOARD and LODGING, in a Private Family. Address, stating terms, “ R-F.” Guardian Office. 349 ANTED KNOWN—If the owner of Two Volumes, which were left at the office of this paper, about twelve months since, for the purpose of being bound, does not claim the same at once, they will be sold. 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. 908 c—2B6 g To Let. LAND TO LET FOR CROPPING. ACRES of really good LAND in lit/vf one or m ore lots. JAMESON & ROBERTS, 335 Ashburton. Meetings. X THISTLE LODGE, 627 S.C., ASHBURTON. THE Regular MONTHLY MEETING of this Lodge will be held TO MORROW Evening at the Masonic'Hall, Tancred street. All Brethren are requested to attend. By order of the R. W. M. G. GAUKRODGER, 351 Hon. Sec. ASHBURTON AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. A GENERAL COMMITTEE MEET ING will be held at Shearman’s Hotel on THURSDAY NEXT, October 21st, at 3 p. in. GEO. JAMESON, 336 Secretary. CALEDONIAN SOCIETY. A MEETING of the Members of the Caledonian Society will be held in Quill’s Hotel, on FRIDAY Evening, at 7.30. Business : To consider the question of Buying Land for the Society’s Annual Sports. J. MACLEAN DUNN, . 354 Hon. Sec. Tenders UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. fIIENDERS are invited for the following i WORKS : No. 88.—Forming 40 chains, more or less. Cross Road opposite Mr. E. Corbett’s, Alford Forest Road. No. 89.—Picking stones oft' Hinds Road towards Westerfield (about six miles). No. 90.—Picking stones off Road on same estate (about 3 h miles). Tenders, addressed to the Chairman, to be sent in not later than MONDAY, 25th inst., at noon. For Specifications, etc., apply to ROBT. D. PULLAR, 299 a Clerk. Saunders Bros, SAUNDERS BROS., MIDLERS, GRAIN MERCHANTS, AND COMMISSION AGENTS, ASHBURTON. AGENTS FOR THE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE C O MP ANY, AND THE NATIONAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OP AUSTRALASIA [(LIMITED). 321 VOLUNTEER ACT and AMEND MENTS on sale at the office of this paper. FORMS PRINTED “To Let” and ‘ ‘ For Sale ” —can be obtained at the Guardian Office,



Alfred Harrison. FRIDAY, 22nd OCTOBER, 12 o’clock. ALFRED HARRISON has been favored with instructions from Mr. James to sell by Public Auction, on the premises (the brick house just behind the East Town Belt), the whole of his FURNITURE AND EFFECTS, Comprising Chairs, Tables, Bedsteads and Bedding, Chest Drawers, Sofa, Linen, Crockery, Kitchen Utensils, etc , etc. Also, A really Good HARMONIUM. Without reserve. ALFRED HARRISON, 323 Auctioneer. HARRISON will Sell a large Consignment of STATIONERY, &c., on SATURDAY. Full particulars To-mor row. 353 Gazette in Bankruptcy. Y. R. In the District Court of Christchurch, Holden at Ashburton. IN THE MATTER OF the Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876, the several Acts amending the same, and of the bankruptcy of GEORGE HORACE JOHN WEEKS, and CHARLES DIXON, both of Ashburton, and carrying on business there together in co-partnership, as Printers and Pub lishers under the style or firm of Wcek= and Dixon, debtors. THIS IS TO NOTIFY that at the adjourned first meeting of the Creditors of the above-named debtors, James Mac Lean Dunn, of Ashburton, Journalist, was duly elected creditors’ trustee of the estate and effects of the above-named debtors, and that the said trustee has duly signified to me in writing his acceptance of the said office. Dated this 20th day of October, 1880. C. CAVENDISH HURRELL, Clerk of the above Court. Branson and Purnell, Solicitors for the debtors. 348 Public Notices I HEREBY authorise D. Henderson to COLLECT all Accounts due'iu my Estate, and his receipt will be sufficient for all monies received. 347 F. DOHERTY. UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. A LL RATES and Arrears of Rates DUE -la- to the above Board, are now payable to me at my residence, Tinwald. By order of the Board. JOHN C. BELL. October 13th, 1880. 352 ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. ASHBURTON POUND. IVTOTICE is hereby given that W. J3I Price has been re-appointed Pound keeper until further notice. By order, F. M AINWARING, Clerk. Ashburton, October 18, 1880. 334 ALL DEBTS due to Ashburton Herald and Guardian business must be Paid to Mr. S. E. Poyntz, 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. ASHBURTON AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. rjjHE ANNUAL SHOW OF STOCK, PRODUCE, IMPLEMENTS, &c., WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, 16th NOYEMBER. Entries must be made with the Secretary not later than Tuesday, 9th November. Members will oblige by forwarding their Subscriptions at an early date. GEORGE JAMESON, 326 Secretary. ASHBURTON WOOL - SCOURING WORKS. WOOL, LOCKS, and Pieces scoured at lowest current rates. 316 CYRUS HOMERSHAM. The national mutual life ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRAL ASIA (LIMITED). Established 1869. Actuary and Secretary —J. M. Templeton, F. I. A. The MOST LIBERAL and EQUIT ABLE OFFICE for Life Assurance in the Australasian Colonies. The best office for young men. Profits divided every three years. Offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Wellington, and Hobart Town. The New Zealand Branch—A LOCAL INSTITUTION, investing all moneys in the colony. Resident Secretary Thomas Swain, Temple Chambers, Featherston street, Wellington. Agent for the County of Ashburton — S. SAUNDERS (of the firm of Saunders Bros.), Ashburton. Note the name—The National Mutual. 169-218cr THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY (LIMITED). WOOL SEASON—IBBO-1881. SPECIAL NOTICE TO SHEEP FARMERS. THE Company makes LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES on WOOL entrusted to its care for sale in the Loudon market. This being one of the leading depart ments of the Company’s business, and an expert and practical staff being employed by its London House especially to.superin tend the classification, valuation, and dis posal of wool consignments, growers may rely upon their clips being carefully handled and placed to the best advan tage. Further information may be obtained upon application at the Company’s office, Cathedral Square, Christchurch. 2830 BRANSON & PURNELL, BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS EAST STREET, 394



Matson Cox,, and Co. Matson, Cox & Co., STOCK AND ESTATE AGENTS, LAND & MONEY BROKERS, AUCTIONEERS AND COMMISSION AGENTS, ASHBURTON. Their business will include the manage ment of Estates,- Investment and Pro curation of Money, Valuation of Pro perties, Stock, &c., and General Agency. They will hold throughout the District Public Auction Sales of Land, Live and Dead Stock; also on Market Days at Ashburton and Tinwald, Eat and Store Stock. They are also prepared to make Liberal Cash Advances on Properties, Stock, Wool, &c., placed in their hands for sale. MATSON, COX, & CO., Agents for Robey & Co.’s CELEBRATED THRESHING MACHINES * - 44a T. Bullock. fjpHE Undersigned begs to intimate to former constituents and settlers generally that he has RETURNED TO BUSINESS AS Auctioneer, Estate, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT In the premises, EAST STREET, And at the BAZA A R, BURNETT STREET, Formerly occupied by him. Weekly Sales of PROPERTIES, MERCHANDISE, ETC., Will be held as formerly, ALSO, SALE of HORSES AT THE HORSE BAZAAR, BURNETT STREET, and intends holding periodical sales of Wool and Grain During the ensuing season. Will also attend the usual Fortnightly Stock. Sales AT TINWALD, AND AT THE COUNTY SALEYARDS, When opened. 934 c T. BULLOCK FOR SALE—CHEAP. FOUR SECTIONS in one block—viz., 502, 5G3, 610, 511, situated in Tin wald. Small deposit cash : balance by instalments. For sale or to let, with a PURCHASING CLAUSE, 439 Acres, all fenced, and partly improved situated in Wakanui " 266 „ A compact Farm, all fenced, well-watered, and partly in English Grass. Improve ments consist of a comfortable. Five-roomed Cottage, Stable, Stockyard, Ac., &c. 220 „ All fenced, partly improved and well-watered. 360 ~ All fenced, and a portion of it in English Grass. 50 ~ Near the above, will be sold very cheap. 65 ~ About Three Miles from the Town of Ashburton. 150 „ Near the above, and adjoining Mr. George Aston’s 290 „ About Six Miles from Ash burton. • TOWN PROPERTIES. That Valuable TOWN SECTION, 159, Tancred Street, will be Sold very - cheap, and on easy terms. 539, (part of) £ of an acre, terms same as above. 341, Kermode Street. 77 M • 37, (Lot) Mayo’s Block. 78, (Lot) with Dwelling-house of Sevens Rooms, near the Parsonage, East Town Belt. TO LET, A Four-roomed COTTAGE, situated on the North Town Belt, opposite the High School Site. Commodious BOARDING-HOUSE in East Street. Shop and Office in East Street. That convenient SHOP, situated in the Triangle, Wakanui road. 671c-186g T. BULLOCK. For Sale. Poyntz & Co. HAVE FOR SALE, on advantageous and easy terms of payment, the following TOWN AND SUBURBAN . PROPERTIES:— A good five-roomed House, on quarter acre of land, within three or four chains of the East Town Belt. :• A splendid six-roomed House, with a good lawn and well laid-out flower garden, fronting on East Belt and close to the Wakanui Road. _ A compact four-roomed House, with one acre of land, well fenced. Three quarters of an acre laid down as a paddock. A nice four-roomed House on half acre of land near the Gas Works, well finished throughout. Town Sections, 742, 743, 465, 466, 467. Town Section 711 upon which is erected a capital four-roomed House fitted with every convenience. A two-roomed House, with outbuild ings, on a quarter acre, well fenced and planted, on N.E. Belt.