SHIPPING.

Auckland, To-day,

Arrived—Glenlora, from London, 82 days from port to port. She brings 30 passengers.

COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton Retail List.

The Christchurch Corn Exchange.

The following is the report for the week end ing Friday, the 22nd inst:— There is little or no business to report upon during the past week. Any transactions taking place are of such a character as to have no effect on prices. Meantime the weather con tinues most favorable. The cn»ps in all parts of the country are looking extremely well, and everything bids fair for a good harvest. Wheat.- First-class milling is still a saleable article, although prices are in no way affected ; for this 4s to 4s 3d ; second quality, 3s to 3s 6d ; chick wheat, is gd to 2s gd per bushel. Oats.—Good stout milling : A fair demand exists for this quality at from is 6d to is 8d ; feed samples, is 3d to is 4d ; inferior feed, is to is 2d per bushel. Barley.—There is hardly any dusiness doing, nothing but the choicest samples meeting with any attention. Prices remain at last week’s quotations. Prime malting, 2s 8d to 3s 3d per bushel; second quality, 2s 3d to 2s fid ; feed grain, is 6d to is gd. Grass Seed.—The demand is falling off. A few orders remain unexecuted. Heavy, well cleaned farmers’ parcels are saleable at from 2s fid to 2s gd; town dressed, 3s to 3s 3d ; badly cleaned light seed, is gd to 2s 4d per bushel. Potatoes.—There arc no orders in the mar ket, and the demand is, as nearly as possible, nil. An orders coming to hand could be executed at from 12s fid to 15s at country stations within a radius of seven miles from Christchurch, sacks extra. Cheese and Butter. - 4d to for the for mer, S'A to 6d for the latter.

Auctioneers’ Report.

Messrs. H. Matson and Co. report on the live stock market, iyc., for the week ending Thursday, October 28th, 1880, as follows : For yesterday’s weekly sale there was again a very small supply of both fat and store sheep, in fact the smallest market of the season. An .average attendance of the trade was present, and with the exception of one or two small lines all the mutton was quitted, though with out any perceptible advance on last week’s rates. Crossbred sheep in the wool brought as high as 17s 6d ; shorn, to 12s fid ; lis being about the average, or equal to 3d and a shade over 2d per lb. respectively. Considering the very limited supply, the tone of the market was not as brisk nor competition as keen as might have been expected, but as regards clearance and price there was no cause for complaint on the part of owners. Store sheep are unchanged. Last week considerably more fat lambs were sent to hand than could be placed almost at any price. Ssveral average lots were sold at 9s. ' This week there was not more than one-fourth the number penned, and the few lines were quickly taken up at an advance of is to is 6d per head upon second class. Beef made a small entry, not more than So or 90 head being yarded, chiefly of good quality. A brisk competition was maintained throughout the sale, and scarcely a line was turned out unsold. Prices generally were marked by an advance of 103 to 15s per head over last week’s rates, and a very satisfactory sale may be recorded. There is an extensive inquiry and large demand for fresh conditioned store cattle, more particularly two to three year-old lines. The market yesterday was thinly supplied, but the bulk were of the class previously mentioned, and with one or two buyers from the Peninsula, neatly every lot changed owners at improved prices. Trade was quick, and a considerable amount of busi ness done. We would warn owners against anticipating a continuance of the present com paratively high price of mutton, for although the abundance of feed in the country will for a time prevent anything like a serious glut of sheep, yet the completion of shearing must send large lines into the market which had been previously kepi back for the season’s clip. The totals yarded for the day comprised 3518 sheep, 344 head of cattle, and 58 pigs, of which our entry included 9 2 4 sheep, 176 head of cattle, and 43 pigs, for Messrs. H. T. Smith, and others. Canterbury Horse Market.—On Saturday last our weekly horse =ale at TattersalTs com prised a large entry of really first class stock. Over 120 horses of various descriptions were catalogued forauction, more than half the number being draught and plough horses. There was an average attendance, and although the en quiry was not so good for heavy horses as on the previous week, a fair proportion were placed at prices bearing out our late quotations. The sale* was the largest we have held in TattersalTs for some months. Previous to the commencement of the horse sale, we held our weekly auction of dairy stock at the rear of Tattersall’s, facing Hereford street. About 25 head of cattle were yarded, and, with the exception of two or three head, all sold at good prices. Our next sale will be held on Satur day, at 10 o’clock. We wish to draw the at tion of parties requiring good light harness horses to a line of between 20 and 30 head, which we shall offer next Saturday at Tatter salTs, from the Longbeach estate. They are young, sound, good active sorts, mostly by Spot and Caledon, and all broken to harness. Countiy Sales.—At the Tinwald sale yards on Tuesday, we held our usual fortnightly sale of live slock, &c. There was a numerous at tendance of farmers, and the prices obtained were satisfactory. We sold about 100 head of cattle, 240 hoggets, and 60 fat shorn sheep, as follows ;—Calves, from 30s to 39s each ; year lings, L2 5s to L2 i 2s fid ; eighteen months to z /? years old cattle, at from L3to L 5 15s each ; cows at from L2 10s to L 9 15s each. In sheep'we cleared our entry, viz., 60 shorn fat wethers, at 10s, and 240 hoggets, in wool, at from 12s 2d to 12s fid each.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES. To-morrow, Saturday, October 30. Alfred Harrison, Sciopticon Lantern and Set of Slides. Monday, November 1. Alfred Harrison, at Mount Somers—Sale of Bankrupt Stock. Eleven o’clock. Tuesday, November 2. T. Bullock, on the homestead of Mr. George Lea Farm, House, .' Farm Stock, Furniture, &c. MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, &c. To-Night, Friday, October 21;. Somerset Lodge, Monthly Meeting, in the Masonic Hall, Tancred street, 7.30, Parishioners of St. Andrews, Tiuwald, i» the Yestry, at 7 o’clock. To-morrow, Saturday, October 30. Ashburton Cricket Club, County Council offices, General Meeting, at 7.30 p.m. Meeting at Railway Hotel, Winslow, re erection of saleyards, at 7 p.m. Monday, November, 1. Borough Council, at Borough -Council Chambers, at 7 o’clock. Tuesday, November 2. Amateur Dramatic Club, Rakaia Town Hall, at 8 sharp. Wednesday, November 3. County Council, at the County Council Chambers, at 11 o’clock. Horticultural Society, Monthly Meeting, at Mr. Jacobson’s office, at 8 o’clock.

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The Ashburton Guardian. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1880. Prison Labor.

TOWN EDITION. [lssued-at 5 p.m.]

During the agitation that was recently made by the unemployed, when big meetings were held all over the colony, it was frequently said by the men that they had to compete with prison labor, inasmuch as many public bodies in the vicinity of gaols enjoyed the benefit of the free labor of the convicts, and the work done by the red-jackets was just so much money taken out of the pockets of hard-working, honest, and law-abiding men, who would otherwise have been engaged upon the work. Government have now removed this grievance, and we may expect to hear that public bodies which have hitherto gone in for convict labor will throw their work open to contract. The Wellington Post, published at the seat of Government, has the following on the subject: notably in Canterbury, have hitherto enjoyed the great advantage of gratuitous prison labor for their public works. In justice to the free laborers, who found employment so scarce, and to the rest of the colony who contri buted towards the cost of the prison maintenance, it has been decided that in future local bodies, instead of being allowed the use of prison labor gratis, in fact at the expense of the whole colony, shall pay for it at the rate of 25 per cent, under the current scale of wages, prison labor being valued at about so much less than free labor in respect of the results given. It is quite clear that so long as local bodies could get their work done without having to pay for it they would not be likely to em ploy free laborers whom they would have to pay, and so the unfortunate un employed were unable to obtain work because they had so formidable a com petitor in gratuitous convict labor. Under the new arrangement, although the rate of pay demanded by the Go vernment for prison labor is nominally 25 per cent. less than current wages, the work produced is admittedly so far inferior as to compensate fully for the difference. The result is that the two classes of labor will compete on equal terms, and it now appears that one local body, at any rate, refuses to em ploy prison labor, even at 25 per cent, under current rates. If this example is followed by other bodies we believe that the Government have in view cer tain works on which the convict labor can be utilised without in any way entering into competition with the or diary wages class of workmen.”

William Tozer.

[By Tomahawk.]

Many thousands in the colonies have expressed admiration for the spurious courage of Ned Kelly. If there be any such admirers amongst the readers of this journal we would introduce to them William Tozer, aged nine years, and less than three feet high in his boots. On the 27th September last, William Tozer, our hero, and Joseph Tozer, his brother, aged eleven years, were charged before the R.M. at Timaru with the high crime and misdemeanor of “ doing wilful damage to and upon a certain can.” They were convicted and sentenced to five years in the In dustrial School at Burnham. Tie record says the parents are of indifferent character —the father a drunkard, and the mother of weak mind; and the latter fact is remarkable, as the mothers of great men are invariably of superior intellect. William Tozer and his brother can neither read nor write. Indeed, they do not know the alphabet, nor that there, is a God, nor do they know right from wrong, except what instinct would teach them. The elder Tozer has inherited his mother’s infirmity, and is of weak mind. On the 28th September they arrived at the Industrial school. Mr. Maddison, the master, gave them the best of everything, so as to make a good impression on their minds through their stomachs, and herein he agrees with Napoleon the Great, who con

sidered that down the throat was the true road to the human heart. However, after the lapse of three days, the Masters Tozer disappeared, and they were captured at the Rakaia and brought back to the Industrial School. On the following night they broke through a window, then into the store room, and helped themselves to a suit of clothes each. They then proceeded to perform a delicate surgical operation on fifty ram lambs, the property of a neighboring farmer, who caught them in the act and brought them back to Burnham again. William Tozer was now in such a helpless state from his falls and the scratches of the “ Irish men ” that he had to be carried about by his schoolfellows. But notwithstand ing the disadvantages to locomotion, William and his brother disappeared the same night. They were captured and brought up before Mr. Guinness and committed to Burnham School again. The gigantic Constable Smart, who is eminently suited for the grena dier company of the Faugh-a-Ballagh boys took them in the train. The writer had the honor of travelling in the same train with the heroic William Tozer. Three miles this side of Dun sandel, William was observed to give the wink to his brother, and they stole out on the platform, and sat one on each side of the train. Mr. Smart was just putting his hand on one of them to bring him in, when they both jumped off, and after describing several very clever somersaults, arrived on term firma. There was no means of communicating with the guard, and, consequently, the train went on. The two “ mites,” or “ nuts” as Smart called them, were observed standing together laughing at the train, and the last we saw of them was, that they were evidently holding a council of war on thtir position. Certainly, no blame could be attached to the con stable —for who would dream of those children leaping off a train at full speed. Reader, next time you travel, see what you would think of it. Smart left the train at the next station, and went after the “nuts.” On our return journey from Christchurch, we saw William Tozer at the Rakaia, the centre of a wondering crowd; but he sat with all the stolid indifference of an Indian. It appeared that the result of their council of war was that they should go in for reprisals on the enemy, and accordingly they placed a wheelbarrow (which they for the occasion), and some ■stones, dn the line. William was asked why he did this. He replied, because the constable was in the train. He apparently had come to the conclusion that every train carried Constable Smart. “ Were you hurt when you jumped off the train ?” some one in quired. “ Not I,” said William Tozer. Considering the way in which this little mite has been dragged up, we think his mode of making war on constables should create more wonder than anger; but the Railway Department are very angry and are prosecuting William Tozer. He was remanded this morn ing for eight days. It appears to the writer that New Zealand is too small for William Tozer. Could he not be sent Home, and brought up for the army or navy. When he displays such readiness of resource and undaunted courage at nine years of age, it is pretty evident that, with opportunity, he might one day

Read his history in a nation’s eyes. William is evidently bent on war, and if he were put in the way of exercising his eminent talent legally in the Im army or navy it would probably save the “ Britain of the South ” from a “ Tozer gang ” in the future. Besides, when we do repudiate we might have an opportunity of “setting off” the great General or Admiral Tozer against the few miserable millions the English make such a fuss about, and which we have had the honor of borrowing from them at a high rate of interest, and the devil’s our commission, etc.

Another advantage, and not the least, would be that William Tozer would be 16,000 miles away from free, com pulsory, and secular education.

“ Only a Fireman.” —To-morrow.

A Biggish Trout. —A trout measuring 34 inches long, and weighing 12£ pounds, w.as caught in the Avon last night.

Rakaia — “ Josephine.” —The Amateur Dramatic Club are to give “Josephine” and “ Nan, the Good-for-Nothing” at Rakaia, on Tuesday next. Money. —ln their trade report for the week Messrs. H. Matson and Co. state that “ money continues easy, and the rates for mortgages are gradually lowering. Credit appears to be sound.” The Apple. —“ The History and Uses of the Apple ” is the subject of a paper to be read by Mr G. T. Smith, at the Horti cultural Society’s monthly meeting on Wednesday evening next. Caledonian Society. —A meeting of the Directors of the Caledonian Society to adopt the programme of the sports meet ing on Boxing Day, will be held in Quill’s Hotel on Saturday evening at 7 o’clock. The Race Meeting. —The attention of sporting men is directed to an alteration in the programme of the annual meeting of the Racing Club. The Farmers’ Plate of 30 sovs. has been restricted to district horses only. The Railway Bridges. —Fresh by laws and regulations, under which the Ashburton, the Waitaki, and the Rakaia bridges will be opened for ordinary traffic, ai’e published in the Gazette.

Astronomical Views. —At Mr. Harri son’s usual weekly sale to-morrow, a sciopticon, with a complete set of astro nomical diagrams and a number of other useful articles, will be submitted to the hammer. Having in view the probable visit from Mr. Proctor at an early date, there should be some keen competition for the above novelty, which is a very in structive piece of mechanism in its way.

Swindling the Savings Bank,—To day, at the R.M. Court, Christchurch, John Chute Nelegan, alias John Walsh, was committed for trial for making a false declaration for the purpose of obtaining money deposited by one John Walsh, at the Post Office Savings Bank. When arrested a number of pieces of paper were found in prisoner’s possession. When put together they proved to be a deposit receipt which he had obtained possession of instead of the real John Walsh. Destruction op Trees in the Domain. : u_Wf3 (Would refer our readers to an ad vertisement which appears in this issue with regard to the Domain. The care taker informs us that after receiving orders'yesterday he caught two offenders — one in the evening and one at night. They were'released, but after this date there will be no letting off. . We would also remind parents to caution their children when going into the Domain not to touch any thing, as, however hard it may appear, they will have to be taken to the Police Court. There will also he other parties on the lookout besides the caretaker.

The Maori Prisoners Act. —A proc lamation in the Gazette extends the Maori Prisoners Act, 1880, for three months. Closed Ports. —The ports of Wanga rei, Tauranga, Havelock, Kaikoura, and Akaroa have been closed as ports of entry. The Agent-General. —At a Cabinet Council, held yesterday afternoon, it was decided that Sir F. D. Bell, the new Agent-General should leave for England in December.

Dismissed. —The officer commanding the Volunteers in the Nelson district has received instructions from the Defence Office to summarily dismiss a sergeant in the Waimea Rifle corps for repeated ab sence from parades.

Broaching Cargo. —Three sailors who had thirsted during the voyage of the Jessie Readman, and had assuaged their thirst by the not uncommon method of broaching cargo, were to-day sent to prison by the Christchurch R.M. —W. Wyatt for twelve months, and H. M'Kinnon and J. Leslie for six months each.

The Kyeburn Murderer. —The pri soner Ah Lee was visited at the Dunedin gaol yesterday morning by Bishop Neville, who was accompanied by Mr. C. C. Kettle and Mr Albert Leung Chung, interpreter. The condemned man continues to assert his innocence of the murder. The Bishop is taking steps on the convict’s behalf to endeavor to obtain a respite of the sen tence of death until further inquiries can be made.

1.0.G.T. —The Unity Degree Temple met last night in the Templar Hall. There was a good muster of members. Several motions were passed to he placed on the business sheet of the Grand Lodge. A motion to hold the meetings of the Temple at Tinwald in future was lost. The day of meeting was changed to every alternate Tuesday, and in consequence of the 9th of November being a holiday, the next meeting will be held on Tuesday, Novem ber 16th, in the second degree.

Dangerrous Accident at Wakanui. — To-day, a man named John Harvey, while working at Mr. Edwin Thomas’s threshing machine at Wakanui, met with a very serious accident. He was taking some stuff up to the top of the machine, when he tripped, his foot catching in the drum, and getting crushed, bones and flesh, to a jelly. The timely aid of Mr. Kennedy, who was near, prevented Harvey from being killed outright, and a sudden pull by Mr. Kennedy brought his body clear of the machinery. Mr. Kennedy extemporised a bandage with his scarf, just below the knee, and stopped the excessive flow of blood from the wound. No time was lost, and the wounded man was immediately brought into town to Dr. Stewart, who, seeing the serious nature of t’he injury ordered the wounded man’s removal to the Hospital. There Drs Trevor and Stewart so far dressed the limb, and afterwards held a consultation, the result of which, we believe, is that amputation will bo necessary. An Electrician.— Mr. Smith, prac tical machinist, has started business in Mr. Steele’s premises, Burnett street, west, where he is prepared to undertake making of electric bells, medical coils, &c. Mr. Smith showed our reporter several tools made entirely by himself, notably a bow drill of 5-16th of an inch dimensions, which appeared to work with uncommon ease and accuracy. He intends perfecting a machine for cutting tobacco, applicable for use in families or hotels. The machine would be self-feeding, and worked after the manner of a hand sewing machine. He is also prepared to erect galvanic batteries and apparatus in private houses at a small cost, thereby saving the loss and damage entailed by portable batteries. Ho purposes being at Mr Steele’s place for a few days once a month. The repairing of sewing machines is a great feature with Mr. Smith, and from the number under going repair at our visit we should predict a pretty good run on the establishment by the Ashburton ladies. Altogether we arc pleased to see so enterprising and practical a man in our midst.

Government Aiding a District Rail way.—The Government have offered the promoters of the Wellington-Poxton Rail way Company to hand over the whole of the work already done on the Wadestown section, including the survey, levelling cuttings, earthworks, tunnelling culverts, &c., also the rails, iron bridge, and rolling stock already procured for this line, and now in hand; also the land acquired from private owners for the lino to pass through; also to complete the survey of the line to Foxton; to acquire for the promoters the land needed for the passage of the line beyond the point to which it has been secured; also to accord them permission to deposit in the bay, between Pipitea and Kaiwarra, the spoil earth excavated from various cuttings, and grant them a certain area of land thus reclaimed. All this is to be given free of expense, but subject to a guarantee that the promoters will actually carry out their part of the arrange ments, and complete the line as proposed from Wellington to Foxton, the question of a Government guarantee of a certain per centage on the cost of the work, and of the application of funds received from the sale of land along the route of the railway to recoup its cost, or rather to purchase it on behalf of the Government, being left to Parliament to consider.

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

(Per Renter’s Agency.) Steam.

London, Oct. 26.

Messrs. Money Wigram and Go’s, steamer Northumberland sailed from Plymouth yesterday for Australia. Money. October 27. Three per cent Oonsols 99£. Adelaide wheat, per 4%1b5., ex warehouse, 48s. 6d.; Five per Gent. New Zealand 10.40 Loan, LlOl ; Five per Cent. New Zealand 1889 Loan, LlOl 10s. Another Land League Arrested. London, Oct. 28. R. D. Walsh, a prominent member of the Irish Land League, has been arrested, and together with Mr. Parnell’s private secretary, will be charged with intimida tion. The Elements. Severe storms, with heavy rain, have been experienced in many parts of Eng land, and a large extent of low-lying country is flooded. A Complete Understanding. Vienna, Oct. 28. Baron D. Hamerle, Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs, made a speech to-day in the course of which he said that a com plete understanding existed betwen his Government and that of Germany in re gard to the policy to be pursued in the south-east of Europe, and they would act in common for the settlement of questions now pending Not Confirmed. Calcutta, Oct. 28. No : confirmatory intelligence has been received regarding the reported anarchy in Cab ul and the murder of the Ameer. The postal service between Cabul and the frontier has failed for a week, and no despatches have been received during that me.

AUSTRALIAN.

{Per Reuter's Agency.) The Cup. Melbourne, Oct. 28. Mata’ is now first favorite for the Cup Mr. Lang’s Avernus has been scratched.

Ned Kelly. The trial of Ned Kelly has commenced, further postponement having been re fused.

NEW ZEALAND

(Per Press Asoociation.) Rival Targets. Auckland, To-day. The first of a series of rifie matches to test the relative merits of existing sights and targets, compared with Soall’s system of white sights and black targets, at the rifle range yesterday, was in favor of the latter. Wants Looking Up. No entries have been received by the local secretary for the wool exhibits at the Melbourne Exhibition. An Unseaworthy Tub. Dunedin, To-day. The notorious case of the ship Clara Hargraves is under consideration by a Committee of the Chamber of Commerce. The Harbor Board yesterday resolved to forward a remonstrance to Government, protesting against their action in allowing the vessel to proceed to sea. Mr. Mackay, shipbuilder, and Captain Thomson, unite in saying the ship was in a most unsea worthy state. The latter said Govern ment supported him till now. Similar to Adelaide Neilson’s. At Palmerston an inquest was held touching the sudden death of Deborah Forrester, a domestic. The medical evi dence said death was caused by internal hemorrhage, the case being similar to Adelaide Neilson’s. Naked, and he Clothed Himself At the City Court Henry Schewensky was charged with stealing a large quantity of wearing apparel from the ship Durham. A portion of the articles was found at his dwelling. He was remanded for a week.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1880.



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Holloway's Pills. —A certain cure for Headaches, Bile, Loss of Appetite, and Low ness of Spirit.—These Pills can be taken with out danger from wet or cold, and require no interruption from business or pleasure. They act mildly on the bowels, strengthen the stomach, and promote a healthy action of the liver, whereby they purify the blood, cleanse the skin, brace the nerves, and invigorate the whole system. They effect a truly wonderful change in a debilitated constitution, as they create a healthy appetite, correct indigestion, remove bile, giddiness, headache, and palpita tion of the heart. Plain directions for the use of this medicine, at once so mild and efficacious, are affixed to each box.



Wanted. WANTED, a BLACKSMITH, must bo a good Shoer. Apply to Robert Patton, Blacksmith, Mount Somers. 413 \\T ANTED—A HOUSEMAID for the YV Country; good wages. Apply, office of this paper. 388 WANTED KNOWN. SOMERSET LIVERY AND BAIT STABLES. JW. M‘RAE begs to inform the , public that he has taken the above Stables from Mr. Bossenborg, and is making extensive repairs. Buggies and saddle horses on hire. Lowest prices and best attention. 908c—286a Board and Residence. A GENTLEMAN can be accommodated in a private family with BOARD and RESIDENCE, and in a very central position. Apply “C.H.,” office of this paper. 424 Money. MONEY TO LEND. Trust moneys—£2,ooo, £4OO, and £250. These sums are now ready for investment on real security, at current rates of interest. F. P. O’REILLY, 899c-226a Solicitor, Tancred street. Gazette in Bankruptcy. Y. R. ■^"OTICE —The Ashburton Guardian is a Gazette for all notices under the Debtors and Creditors -A He Y. R. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CHRISTCHURCH, HOLDEN AT ASHBURTON. In the matter of the Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876, and the several Acts amending the same, and in the bankruptcy of JAMES GIBSON and FRANK STEPHEN DUNFORD, trading together in co-partnership in the County of Ashburton as contrac tors, under the style or firm of Gibson and Dunford, debtors. 'KTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 11l the above-named debtors have this day filed in the above Court a declaration of their inability to meet their engagements with their Creditors. The first meeting of Creditors will be held at the District Court, Ashburton, on WEDNESDAY, the 3rd day of November, next at 11 o’clock in the forenoon. Dated this 29th day of October, 1880. C. CAVENDISH HURRELL, Clerk of the Court. E. G. Crisp, Solicitor for Debtors. 426 V. R. In the District Court of Christchurch, Holden at Ashburton. In the Bankruptcy of SAMUEL HOL LAND, of Waterton, Farmer, a debtor. In the Bankruptcy of CHARLES JAMES TRUCKLE, of the town of Ashbur ton, Boardinghouse-keeper, a debtor. In the Bankruptcy of JAMES WARD, of the town of Ashburton, Butcher, a debtor. -VTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at the first sitting of the above Honorable Court held after the expiration of ten clear days from this date, application will be made on behalf of each of the above-named debtors for an order of dis charge. Dated this 29th day of October, 1880. EDWARD G. CRISP, Solicitor for each of the above-named Debtors. 427 IN BANKRUPTCY. In the Estate of ALEXANDER S, FORBES, Mount Somers, Con tractor, a Debtor. , -VTOTICE —All persons having any J3I Claim against the estate of the aboveliamed debtor are requested to forward the same, duly proved, at once to the undersigned. THOMAS QUILL, Trustee. Ashburton, 26th October, 1880. 409 CASH RECEIPTS Printed at Guardian” office. The



Lost. LOST, between Burnett and Moore streets, a piece of GREENSTONE, mounted. Anyone returning the same to Mr. 0. Carstens, East street, will be re warded. 418 ; LOST, on Saturday last, between Quinn’s shop and the bridge, a , WHIP. Anyone bringing the same to ] the office of this Paper will be rewarded, and anyone keeping it after this date will be prosecuted. 406 Meetings. 41 SOMERSET LODGE. THE Regular Monthly Meeting of this Lodge will be held on FRIDAY EVENING at 7-30., in the Hall, Tancred Street. Visiting Brethren invited. CLUB. A GENERAL MEETING of members of the above Club will be held in the County Council Offices on SATUR DAY, October 30th, at 7.30 p.m. Business : Election of Vice-Captain, Committee man, and other important business. A. A. FOOKS, 425 Hon. Sec. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. mHE usual MONTHLY MEETING X of the above will be held at Mr. Jacobson’s office on WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3rd, instead of Tuesday, at 8 p.m., when Mr. G. T. Smith will read a paper. Subject : History and uses of the apple. S. E. POYNTZ, 410 Hon. Sec. Amusements. r|T OW N HALL, RAKA IA. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1880. THE ASHBURTON AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB Will give a grand performance of that sparkling musical comedy Josephine ; OK THE CHILD OF THE REGIMENT, And the laughable farce of Nan, THE GOOD-FOR-NOTHING. Pull particulars see posters and handbills. Admission 3s. and 2s. Doors open at 7.30; overture at 7.45; commence at 8 p.m. A full Orchestra. 420 Tenders ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. fJpENDERS are invited for : 1. Cartage of Cement from Methven Railway SttUatffT to Pudding Hill. 2. Cartage and Sand. StoecificatMms can be seen at County Council J3*ffice, Ashburton, and Tenders to bcfo>emt in by 10 a m. on Saturday, 30th October, By order, WILLIAM BAXTER, 379 County Engineer. UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. TENDERS are invited for the RE PAIRS and MAINTENANCE of all the Roads in this district for a term of three years ; each ward to be tendered for separately. Written tenders, endorsed, are to be sent in, addressed to the Chairman/not later than noon of MONDAY, the 29th day of November. The Clerk will be at the office every Thursday of each week, from nine to twelve o’clock a.m., to give the general conditions and specifications of the work. ROBT. D. PULLAR, Clerk and Surveyor to the Board. Road Board Office, Westerfield, Oct. 27, 1880. 408 TENDERS. mENDERS WANTED, at once, for X PLOUGHING, HARROWING, and ROLLING 400 Acres of Tussock Land for Turnips, on Westerfield Estate. Tenders to be opened at Westerfield on the 30th October. The whole of the work to be finished by the 20th December (or as may be agreed on). Breadth of furrow, 10 inches ; depth, 4 inches. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. For particulars, apply at the Station. 385 D. OLIVER. Public Notices V. R. PUBLIC NOTICE. LICENSING ACT, 1873, AND LICENS ING ACT, 1873, AMENDMENT ACT, 1874. JVTOTICE is hereby given that, in pur suance of the above Acts a quar terly meeting of the Licensing Commis sioners for the Districts of -Ashburton, Rakaia, and Mount Somers, will be held in the Resident Magistrate’s Courthouse, Ashburton, on TUESDAY, the 7th day of December next, at noon, for the purpose of considering all applications under the provisions of the aforesaid Acts. C, CAVENDISH HURRELL, Clerk, of the Court, Resident Magistrate’s Court, Ashburton, October 28, 1880. 423 dB2O Penalty. OWING to the continual DESTRUC TION of TREES and FENCES in the Ashburton Domain, The Public Domains Act will be strictly enforced from this date. October 29,1880. 422 ASHBURTON AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. rp H E ANNUAL SHOW OF STOCK, PRODUCE, IMPLEMENTS, . &0., WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, 16xh NOVEMBER. ■ Entries must be made with the Secretary I not later than Tuesday, 9th November. - Members will oblige by forwarding their Subscriptions at an early date. GEORGE JAMESON, 1 326 : Secretary. 1



Alfred Harrison. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, ALFRED HARRISON has been in structed to sell by public auction, at his rooms, Havelock street, on the above date, a first-class SCIOPTIOAN LAN TERN, and one set of Ten Moving Dia grams upon astronomy, all quite new and complete. 390 GREAT SALE OF Bankrupt Stock AT MOUNT SOMERS. MONDAY, NOVEMBER i. ELEVEN O’CLOCK. ALFRED HARRISON has been favoured with instructions from Messrs. Orr and Co. to sell BY PUBLIC AUCTION, AT MOUNT SOMERS, 1 he whole of the STOCK-I N-T R A D E OF MESSRS. JOHN FRASER & CO. Consisting of— GROCERIES ; Teas, Sugars, Coffees, Jams, Candles, Tobacco, etc. ! etc. ! ! etc. ! ! ! DRAPERIES : Clothing, Boots, Shoes, , Carpets, Blankets, Dress Stuffs, etc. ! etc. ! ! ! IRONMONGERIES : Carpenters’ Tools, Spades, Shovels, Locks. Also, an enormous quantity of valuable and useful Goods too multitudinous to particularise. This Sale is worthy of special attention, seeing that the whole stock is in excellent order, and having been purchased by the successful tenderers at a low figure will be disposed of WITHOUT RESERVE. MONDAY, IST NOVEMBER, And following days, until cleared. ALFRED HARRISON, 376 Auctioneer. T. Bullock. rpHE Undersigned begs to intimate to former constituents and settlers generally that he has RETURNED TO BUSINESS AS b Auctioneer, Estate, > AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT In the premises, EAST STREET, t And at the BAZAAR, 7 \ BURNETT STREET, Formerly occupied by him. Weekly Sales OF [ PROPERTIES, MERCHANDISE, c ETC., Will be held as formerly, ALSO, ' SALE of HORSES r AT THE > HORSE BAZAAR, BURNETT STREET, and intends holding periodical sales of Wool and Grain 5 - During the ensuing season. ' Will also attend the usual Fortnightly Stock. Sales L : TINWALD, AND AT ' THE COUNTY SALEYARDS When opened. ! 934 c T. BULLOCK FOR SALE—CHEAP. FOUR SECTIONS in one block—viz., 502, 5C3, 510, 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 Wabanui 266 ~ A compact Farm, all fenced, well-watered, and partly in English Grass. Improve ments consist of a comfortable Five-roomed Cottage, Stable, Stockyard, &c., &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 37, (Lot) Mayo’s Block. 78, (Lot) with Dwelling-house of Seven 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 fn the Triangle, Wakanui road. 571c-186g T. BULLOCK. BALL PROGRAMME CARDS in very neat styles, with Pencils and Ribbons, printed at the Guardian Office, East street, near Railway Station.



Quill and 00. To STATION-HOLDERS, LANDED PROPRIETORS, FARMERS, CATTLE - DEALERS, AND THE RESIDENTS IN ASH BURTON AND SURROUND ING DISTRICTS. Messrs. Quill & Co., AUCTIONEERS, STOCK, LAND, & ESTATE AGENTS, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, Ashburton,' BEG to announce to landed proprietors, farmers, cattle?,, dealers; and residents in, Ashburton and\ the surrounding districts, that they have COMMENCED BUSINESS in the above line ; and, from their long experience in the various departments, feel assured .that r all commissions', en trusted to them will be conducted satis factorily to their patrons. •. . ; H Sales will be held as required, at the - Salerooms and Yards in Ashburton, or .■ any part of the district. They will also hold a Regular Sale of stock, LAND, FARM PRODUCE' -- FURNITURE, and ... GENERAL MERCHANDISE, at their Rooms, every Saturday, partied*' ; Jars of which will be duly advertised. : The interest and the support of sellers and buyers are respectfully solicited. Cash Advances made on all classes of Goods placed in their hands for sale. For particulars of Sales please ; see * ) advertisements. A NUMBER of FIRST-CLASS TOWN and SUBURBAN SECTIONS on hand for private treaty, on YERT EASY TERMS. Colonial - made Sauces. QUILL & CO. are the Ashburtoii Agents for Carew & Co.’s Dunedin-made WORCESTERSHIRE and TOMATO J SAUCES—articles that are superior to anything that can be imported from any part of the world, and are sold in New Zealand, the site of their manufacture, at a price with which no foreign maker or colonial importer can compete. Wholesale —Tomato Sauce, 265. per .i case of two dozen pints. . . Worcestershire Sauce, 30s. per case of two dozen pints, and 325. per case of four ; dozen half-pints. ; ; : -.i Quill & Co., Auctioneers, ” r S> UNDE ES’ BU IL DTH GS, : , ; ; Ashburton. . 3330-995c* ’.‘ -r. : ■ -J :.; T .dt />|,;