SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. Arrived. Yesterday. Arawata, s.s., from Melbourne, via South. Midlothian, ship, from Newcastle. To-day. Hawea, b.s. , from Wellington. Sailed. Yesterday. Arawata, s.s., for Sydney via North. . Cleopatra, brigantine, for Greymouth. To-day. France Cherie, for London. ■*- SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Wellington, Yesterday. Arrived —Aurora, from Kaipara ; Stormbird, from Kaikoura ; Hawea, from the North. Sailed—Mary King, for Kaikoura ; Taiaroa, for the North. Hokitika, Yesterdaj r . Sailed— Charles Edward, for Northern ports. „ Timaru, Yesterday. ' Arrived —Croydon Lass, from Grey mouth ; Prince Rupert, from Gatlin’s river. Port Chalmers, Yesterday. Arrived Penguin, from Northern Sydney, Yesterday. Sailed—Rotorua, for Auckland, yester day. ' Melbourne, Yesterday. I "'Arrived—Te Anau, from the Bluff.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES. Thursday, May 19. B, Wilkin and Co., at the Tinwald Yards —Horses, Farm Stock, Implements, Ac.; 12 o’cloak. Saturday, May 21. Mr, T. Bullock, at Mr Hayes’ Timber ; Yards —Timber ; 11 o’clock. Dan Henderson and Co., at their rooms, Saunders* .Buildings—Usual Weekly t Sale ; *l2 o’clock. ..; ; i . Monday, Mat 23. R,iWilkin and Co,, at The Grange, about two miles from Ashburton Farm .Stock, Implements, &c.; 11,30 o clock. F ' ’ Saturday, Mat 28. Mr. T. Bullock, at his Rooms, East street —■Valuable Town and Suburban Pro * perties. ' MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, &c. Monday, May IC. Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7 o’clock. '' Monday, May 30. Upper Ashburton Road Board —Meeting To elect five new members, at the Road Board Office, at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 1. County .Council, at the County Council ’ Chambers, at 11 o’clock. Monday, June 6. Newland School Committee Monthly , meeting. , J r •Tuesday, June 7. Ashburton Permanent Building and In vestment Society, Monthly Meeting, from 6.30 to 8.30 p. m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas Et Prevalebit SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1881.

TOWN EDITION. [lssued at 4.30 p.m.' |

Police News.—There was nothing at the Court to-day. Wanteds.—A general servant, and a person to adopt a child two months old.

Timber Sale.—Mr T. Bullock will hold an important sale of timber on Saturday next.

Awaiting Shipment.—The number of sa.ks of wheat awaiting shipment in Lyttelton amount to 250,000.

N.Z. Grand National.— Acceptances are due in the above events on Monday night.

Traffic through Lyttelton Tunnel. —The goods traffic through Lyttelton tunnel during year ending March Slat amounted to 496,087 tons. Quoit Match.—The match between the Ashburton and Rakaia Quoit Clubs fixed for yesterday did not take place in consequence of the inclemency of the weather.

Divorce Court.—ln addition to the cases set down foT hearing at this Court comprised in the list published by us on Thursday, there are the following : Campbell v. Campbell and Weston v. Weston.

Bricklayers’ Strike in Christchurch. —A difference has occurred between brick layers and the employers. The former demand a Saturday half-holiday, and on the refusal of the latter knocked off in a body at 1 p. m, to-day.

Special Service. —To-morrow, at the Wesleyan Church, a special service will be held in the evening referring to the death of the passengers on the Tararua. The collections at both services will be devoted to the fund now being raised for the relief of the families of the late Revs. Richardson and Armitage. Rough, Very. —The following adver tisement now appearing in one of the evening papers in Christchurch is rough on the shareholders in the late Telegraph Company ; ‘‘ Wanted, Purchaser .for undisputed claim of Ll 3 against Telegraph Newspaper Company. L 5 cash will be gladly taken. Address, G. D., Star Office.

Lusus Natural. —A slut of Mr J. M. Furze, butcher and baker, Dunsandel, says a contemporary, has given birth to a pup with two heads and three legs, but minus a tail. When it whines it is with both mouths at once, but the sounds pro duced are entirely different. This wonderiul freak of nature s alive and well.

R.M. Court. —Yesterday, after our representative left the Court, the follow ing cases were disposed of: —James Smith was charged by J. Price with the illegal rescue of sheep which were being driven to the pound. After hearing evidence, the Bench dismissed the case.— In the civil action of Parnham v. Mcßae, claim L 9, value of a dray which had been given to the plaintiff by Mr James Wilkie, and afterwards lent by him to defendant, who, instead of returning same to plaintiff, allowed Wilkie to obtain re-possession thereof, a jugdment for L 5 was given in favor of plaintiff, such verdict to be reduced to Is if the dray be returned within a week. Mr Branson appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Ireland for the defendant in this case.—Dally (Mr O’Reilly) v. Andrews (Mr Branson). Claim Ll2 7s Bd. The claim was for work and labor done, the defendant urging that through the incompetence and carelessness of the plaintiff, loss to the extent of L2O had been occasioned. Judgment was given by consent for L 5 and costs.—Saunders Bros. (Mr Purnell) v. Richardson (Mr O’Reilly). Claim L4l lOd, for threshing and money lent. Judgment for plaintiffs for L4013s 5d and costa.

Mount Hutt Road Board. —The usual monthly meeting of this Board was held on Thursday last, the 12th inst. Present —Messrs Pannett, M'Millan, Chapman, and the Chairman (Mr Julian Jackson). Correspondence was read from Mr C. S. Alington, applying for leave of absence. —Granted. From Messrs Matson, Cox, and Co., re an order given upon the Overseer by Messrs Risely and Co. in favor of Messrs Matson, Cox, and Co.— The Overseer was instructed to inform Messrs Matson, Cox, and Co. that the Board had passed a resolution at their first sitting not to accept any orders. From the County Council, re half cost of protective works at Pudding Hill stream —Half cost ordered to bo paid. From the same re electoral roll, informing the Board that the roll had been sent, and asking that it might be left open for in spection at the Board’s office. From Mr W. H. Barns, informing the Board that a very low place existed at the top end of the West Coast road, and that in wet weather it was very awkward for heavy loads,—lt was resolved to attend to the matter at once. From Mr Hugo Fried lander, applying to the Board for a grant in aid of the expenses incurred by the late Industrial Exhibition.—The Board con sidered that they had no legal right to grant the application. From the Rangi tikei County Council, re local government. —Ordered to be acknowledged. From Mr Hussey, requesting the Board to form a portion of Thompson’s track.—The Overseer was ordered to report upon the same. From Mr J. C. Wason, requesting the Board to take the necessary steps to close a road near Corwar. —The Overseer was instructed to inform Mr Wason that the necessary steps would be taken. Ten ders were opened for the formation of a portion of the Corwar cross-road, and that of James Daley accepted, at 7s per chain. Only one tender was sent in for the Broom Park drainage, and that was considered too high. After passing ac counts amounting to L 245 8s 4d, the Board adjourned till June 9th. I

The Population of Tauranga.—The census returns show the population of Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty to be 3399, being an increase of 71 per cent, since 1878. “No Man’s Land.” —It would .seem (says a northern contemporary) that Manawatu is politically a kind of “No man’s land,” for the number of candidates mentioned in connection with it is simply “ prodigious !” The latest addition to the roll is Mr Robert Stout, ex-Attorney- General, who will, so says rumor, contest the seat in the “ Liberal ’’ interest. We should not be surprised to hear of a candi date from Foxton and another from Palmerston.

1.0.G.T. —The Will and the Way Lodge of Good Templars at Tinwald held an open lodge meeting on Wednesday even ing last, there was a fair attendance, and all seemed to enjoy the capital songs, readings, recitations, &c., and the excel lent addresses and earnest appeals made to the non-abstainers to become members of the Order. The meeting closed at about ten o’clock by singing one of the Good Templar odes.

Tinwild Quadrille Assembly.—Las* night commenced the second season of the Tinwald Quadrille Assembly, in the Tinwald Temperance Hall, under a new management, and bids fair to be a great success. A large company assembled, and dancing was kept up to the strains of Messrs Nettleton and Brader’s band (violin and piano). A good number have become quarterly subscribers, and it is intended to hold a meeting every Friday evening throughout the winter.

Robbing the “ Observer.”-— A cash-box robbery took place last night at the Observer office, Auckland. The proprietor, Mr Rathbone, locked up the week’s tak ings, of which L 25 were in cheques, at 5.30 p. m., intending to bank it in the morning. On coming hack to the office after tea at G. 30 the front and hack door were found open. The cash-box had been taken out and prised open with a chisel belonging to the premises. The cheques were left, but L 44 in cash was stolen. Apparently it was done by someone who knew the run of the office, and the habits and movements of the proprietor. Nautical Enquiry. —The enquiry into the collision between the Boojum and Sir Donald closed at Napier last evening, after occupying two days. Those on board the Boojum declared that they were unable to see the Sir Donald until they were cast off from the wharf, and that they had no idea that another steamer was in the channel; but, on the other hand, two witnesses swore that they warned one of the 800 j urn’s crew she cast off, and that he replied, “ All right; there is no danger.” The amount of money involved in the question which will probably be raised, is about L 4,000, of which over L 3,000 represents cargo, and the rest damage to the Sir Donald. Wakanui Sparrow Club. -A meeting of this Club was held this afternoon at Quill’s Hotel. There was a good atten dance of members. Mr James Brennan was voted to the chair. The Secretary, Mr Jacobson, stated that he had written to various persons in reference to the best methods of poisoning the small birds, and a reply from Mr Cambridge, chemist, had been received, in which he agreed to poison the wheat at 13s per bushel. It was decided to confirm the resolution passed at a pre vious meeting, and accept Mr Cambridge’s offer. The members present then put theirnames down for the quantity of wheat required by each, and the names and sub scriptions of several new members were also taken, and other matters of impor tance discussed, after which the meeting adjourned. 1.0.0.F.jM. U.—The Loyal Ashburton Lodge of Odd Fellows held their usual fortnightly meeting last night, and there was a large attendance of brethren. The application from Waterton, with nearly thirty names attached, to open a new lodge there was read, and it was resolved to forward the same to the North Canter bury District Officers for them to deal with it. It was also resolved that the next meeting should be a summoned one, to consider the advisability of changing the place of meeting to Saunders’ Rooms, also to consider the mode of celebrating the next anniversary, and other matters. A fter two candidates were initiated and one proposed for membership, the lodge closed in the usual manner.

The Tararua Disaster. — A telegram from Wyndham, yesterday, says : —“ Six bodies were recovered to-day. That of John Barry was recognised by a pocket book, containing a bank draft for LBO. One body—having on the remains of blue serge trousers and vest, with buttons of the Union Steam Shipping Company, an open-face gold watch, and a gold locket with two hands elapsed, and underneath the words—“ Yours for ever,” is supposed to be that of the chief engineer, Munro. The bodies of W. R. Wilson and Roderick Walsh were identified by papers found upon them. No papers were on either of the other t two bodies, nor anything which could lead to their identification. The Dunedin police left the beach early this morning, and it is understood that both Inspector Buckley and Detective Tuohey follow them to-morrow. Up to the present time sixty-four bodies have been recovered. Should the body of Mr Ramsay be recovered, it will be removed by his friends. The roads here are cutting up very rapidly, making the jurney to and from the beach in the same day a matter of great difficulty. ” The enquiry was resumed at Dunedin to-day, Michaelclifft being the only witness examined.

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE [per redter’s agency.] The Tunisian Difficulty. Paris, May 12. Bartholmew St. Hillaire, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has made a further statement in the Chambers to-day as to the intention of the French Govern ment towards Tunis. He announced that it had been decided to demand substantial guarantees from the Bey that permanent quietude of Tunis and the Algerian frontier would be secured. He further made a complete disavowal of the belief which exists that the policy of the Government was directed towards the annexation cf Tunis by France. A Pew Miles Distant. The latest telegrams to hand report that the French troops are now only a few miles distant from the city of Tunis. Anti-Jewish Riots in Russia. St. Petersburg, May 12. Serious riots, arising out of the strong anti-Jewish feeling, have occurred at several towns in southern Russia. The conflicts have in some instances been most severe, and attended with much bloodshed. The Czar’s Proclamation. The Czar has issued a proclamation declaring his intention to maintain autocracy in Russia, and to use every endeavor to extirpate sedition from the country. More Fighting. London, May 10. The Standard to-day publishes a telegram from the Transvaal, stating that the troubles between the Boers and natives have culminated in open

hostility, fighting of a severe character having taken place between them. Monetary and Commericial. Consols are unchanged at 102 y%. The total reserve in notes and bullion in the bank of England is 1,15,250,000. The Bank rate remains at 2%, and the market rate of discount at 2 per cent. Five per cent. New Zealand 10-40 Loan, 104 jZ ; five per cent. New Zealand 18S9 Loan, 104, ex div.; four and-a-half per cent. New Zealand 1879-1904 Loan Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, 475; New Zea land wheat, 445; Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 335. Australian tallow — Best beef, 34s 6d, and best mutton, 36s per cwt. Mr Bradlaugh Protests. London, May 12. Mr Bradlaugh has written a letter to the Speaker of the House of Commons protesting against his expulsion, and de claring that the same is illegal, Mr Lawson has given notice in the House of Commons of a motion setting forth that the action of the Speaker in for bidding Mr Bradlaugh’s presence within the precincts of Parliament buildings is

illegal. AUSTRALIAN. [per reuteb’s agency.] The Markets. Adelaide, May 13. Wheat is unchanged at 4s 6d. Town flour remains at Lio 10s; country brands are quoted at L 9 15s to Lio. NEW ZEALAND [per press association.] Population of Auckland. Auckland, To-day. The additional census returns brings up the population of the provincial district to 104.000 Europeans, being an increase of 21.000 since the last census. The Maori population is 35,000. The population of the city and suburbs is 40,000. Pleasant Townsmen. There is no clue to the burglars who stole L4O from the Observer office. The existence of a band of professional house breakers is suspected. Population of Dunedin. Dunedin, To-day. The population of Dunedin and suburbs is 42,802, against 35,028 in 1878. Port Chalmers, 2,181, against 1,827 in 1878 ; shipping, 428, against G 32 in 1878. SALE OF RACE PRIVILEGES. * To-day Mr T. Bullock disposed of, by ; public auction, the privileges in connec tion with the forthcoming Steeplechase 1 Meeting, the following being the prices realised:— 1 Licensed booth (Mr S. Brown) ... £26 10 ; Refreshment do. (Mr J. Reid) ... 5 0 1 Gate fees (Messrs Lewis and Muir) 26 0 1 Right of sports (Mr Williams) ... 4 0 1 Cards (Mr M'Knight) 4 5 Total £O4 15 1 The right of games is exclusive of that ; to the working of the totalisator. COERE SPONDENCE. ; ♦ r We do not hold ourselves responsible for the ’ opinions expressed by our correspondents. [ THE LOSS OF THE TARARUA. To the Editor. 1 Sir, —It is my opinion that the loss of ' the Tararua was occasioned by a strong ' current running against her. It is evident the captain reckoned the vessel much further ahead than she really was, or he would not have altered his course I; from W.S.W. to W. The former course ' would have taken the vessel clear of all * reefs, and steamers are generally provided 1 with patent logs, which act in a similar 1 manner to a clock; they are towed astern ■ for any length of time, and when hauled in are supposed to point out the distance ‘ the vessel has gone. But supposing a ten 1 knot current is running, and the vessel. only holding her own, the log will point 1 out the rate the current is running and lead anyone in charge of a vessel to believe that she has sailed that distance. From many years’ experience lam aware that a current will deceive the best of nautical men. lam far from censuring anyone in command of the ill-fated vessel, but cannot avoid remarking that providing a cast of the lead had been taken, the accident might have been avoided, unless it was, as sapient revs, assert, a visita tion of Providence ; then neither courses, leads, or logs would have availed any thing.—l am, &c., Old Sailor. P. S.—l read vour paragraph headed “ Worth Trying,” and can assure you it answers admirably. I speak from ex perience, having tried it when ship wrecked on the coast of France, near Bologne, and convenient to the place whore the Amphitrite was wrecked, with 300 convicts on board, and a crew of 35 seamen. All perished with the exception of one sailor.

THANKS. To the Editor. Sir, — Allow me to tender, through your columns, my sincere thanks to the Fire Brigade and police and the many kind friends who assisted me in removing my furniture during the fire on Thursday night. Through their valuable aid I was in a position, if the house had gone, to save my household goods.—l am, &c., F. Mainwaeing. Ashburton, May 14, 1881. THE CENSUS. To the Editor. Sir, —I would wish to ask who is responsible for the collecting of the census papers in the Longbeach district. I have, and 1 believe many others have still those returns in their possession. I think, seeing the great expense the country incurs in collecting those very useful statistics, and also the not insig nificant fine which hangs over the heads of those not complying with the Census Act, it is a matter of more than ordinary importance. It is only but justice to the country at large that those returns when they come before the public should be as accurate as possible, and I also think there is sheer negligence on the part of any Sub-Enumerator who does not fulfil his duty in having those papers collected and placed before Go vernment long before this.—l am, Ac , G. Gilmodk. [We quite agree with our correspondent. The blame, if any, rests with the Govern ment in not having efficient collectors. Like many other matters, gross negligence on the part of many of their employees is seldom if over corrected.— Ed. &.]

JOTTINGS.

[By Sinecure.] A gentleman well known in this district —who is remarkable for his advanced ideas on the virtues of cold water and vegetables—had a visit from a young gentleman from one of the northern provinces. The said youth had been brought up on beverages of a totally different nature to those affected by his host —in fact, the family with which he claims kinship are reckoned the best judges of malt liquor around the diggings they at present prospect. Well, on the visit in question, the youth observed during dinner that his elderly host drank nothing but water ; but, being, like my? self, of a modest nature, he abstained from any remark. At tea time, however, the product of the pump was again the medium through which cheerfulness with out inebriation was imbibed, and the visitor’s curiosity could stand it no longer. “ Do you drink nothing but water Mr last thirty years,” was the reply. _ “My goodness gracious ! What a constitution you must have had!” exclained the astonished devotee of colonial industry.

Some good yarns are told of the well known driver of the overland coach to Hokitika. It is a custom for the before mentioned whip to wire over information to the Boniface of the swell pub the news of any distinguished passengers being en route, and due preparations are made for their arrival. Tommy had, not long ago, a Yankee pedlar of notions as a passenger, and he telegraphed to Boniface that James Gordon Bennett, of New York, was travelling in cog. Preparations of a vast nature were set on foot pending the arrival of so great a celebrity, and on the coach reaching the hostelry, landlord and waiters—white chokered and vested— were in readiness. The pedlar couldn’t understand so much attention, and after being “lionised” for an hour or two, calculated that the quarters would be too tarnation high for him, and he lounged to the bar, invited Boniface to ‘ ‘ change his breath,” paid his colonial Robert, picked up his carpet bag, and skedaddled. The landlord was the last to see the joke —and didn’t enjoy it, even then.

The “hatched, matched, and des patch ” column of newspapers is a source of much edification and amusement to my friend Barnacles, and he devours their contents with as much avidity as a child does the pages of a toy picture-book. B. is always full of suggestions as to how that particular portion of the paper should be compiled. In addition to the ordinary birth announcement, he suggests the in sertingof figures denoting whether No. 1,2, or otherwise. The marriage announce ments, he thinks, might be improved upon by giving the relative ages of bride and bridegroom, asheis confident such an addi tion would be a perfect treat to lady readers, and create much diversion. You can well imagine, then, with what gusto Barnacles showed me a wedding announcement in a Northern paper concluding with “No cake ;no cards ; nobody’s business fol lowing it up with a birth notice in a Southern journal, in which a grateful paterfamilias, after announcing to the world that the partner of his joys and sorrows had presented him with a sou and heir, concluded with—“ Both doing well; thanks to our local nurse, Mrs .” Grateful father ! Happy mother ! ! and thrice happy Mrs ! ! 1 in being so much appreciated, and, what is better still, getting a testimonial advertised on the cheap.

The interpretation placed upon Press telegraphic messages by members of the Fourth Estate are sometimes of a very ludicrous character. Lately during the delivery of evangelistic services by the Rev. 0. Pym, a telegram was despatched throughout the colony giving the item as follows “ The Rev. 0. Melville Pym has commenced a series of evangelical services in the New Zealand Insurance Company’s buildings. ” An energetic pressman down South trans mogrified it into the following : —“ The Rev. C. iPym, of Auckland, has com menced a series of evangelical services on behalf of the funds of the New Zealand Insurance Company. ” Rather rich this, and, coming at a time when fires were daily increasing in every township through out the colony, all the more to be relied on. How the shareholders would re gard it though, I can only conjecture.

Those printers get blamed for a great deal, but on whom will fall the onus of constituting the Grand National Steeple chase into a Wellington institution, as 1 noticed occurred in the Wanganui Chronicle of a recent date.

“ Where’s the Captain ?” “We can’t move till he comes,” &c., Ac., were the exclamations from a few of the firemen in a midland township, gathered around the engine on the occasion of a fire recently. Rather good having to detain the engine till the arrival of the com mander of the Brigade, and that, too, with a second-in-command —in name, at least— present. Suppose that commander had broken his leg en route, what would have been the course of action ? Call an extraordinary meeting of the Brigade, and elect another as Captain? The system in which dog raids are carried out may he gleaned from the fol lowing :—X was a well-known sporting character, and owner of several terrier dogs. When the fiat went forth to hunt up all defaulting dog owners, the com manding officer of the police, with an eye, to business, despatched a stalwart trooper direct to the residence of X. Unfortu nately, for the hopes of the law officer, and decidedly otherwise as regards X’s pocket, he had just previously changed his resi dence, having let his house to a friend, and consequently his tykes had accom panied him. For three days did the con stable remain “on guard,” in hopes of dropping on the dog owner, but without avail, and his superior officer in the mean time paid a visit to the Registrar to ascertain if X had effected registration. He hadn’t, and so the following day, espying him in the distance, the man-in-blue made sail, and soon overhauled him, when the fol lowing conversation took place : —M.1.8.: “ Gojd-day,X. Oh, how about your dogs? You haven’t registered them, and I’ve sent a man down to your place several times, but devil a dog can he discover. ” X : “ Oh, that’s easily explained. I’m not living there now, and my dogs are in So-and-so’s stable, behind the hotel where I stop. I registered them yesterday, though ! ”

MY QUEEN.

Our home was an old garbled iarm house that nestled in its embowering orchards on the side of one of the Clee Hills in Shropshire. The distant landscape I have heard my father compare to the fabled land of Beulah in Bunyan’s quaint old alle gory, which was his favorite work; and often, as I sat on his knee when a child, I wondered if the winged mes sengers who came to Christian would ever flutter over the hill-tops that en circled our beautiful home.* Those angels I always... fancied;. must iuv& rfe. sembled my .mother,., for; she. war.;mjr childish ideal of all that was gentle and lovely in mind and person. i r I was her only child, a shy, strange t , elfin-like sprite, and, from beirtg sueji, I had acquired an old-fashioned pre- 1- cocious manner which made- me stand I aloof from companions of my own age. I played my solitary games under the old apple-trees in the orchard, knowing, each of their gnarled grey trunks ‘by heart, as it were, and loving them as friends. A rippling stream was my mirror, and therein for hours, shoeless ! and stockingless, ! would paddle about in the warm summer weather.. I often ? caught a glimpse of my strange little face reflected in the sparkling water, but the only thing about it I can dis tinctly remember were a pair of grave dark eyes and a “ shock " of brovvn hair. :

The latticed window of my little, room looked out on to the tops of the apple-trees; and often in the springv; time I would nestle on the broad ledge*, and gaze down on the sweet pink and white profusion of bloom that decked my old favorites. ■ I never closed my eyes in happy* slumber at night without a gentle kiss from my mother’s dear lips upon ipy brown hair, for she always stole quietly, to my room to see that her only ; child was safe and warm in her riest, as happy and free from care as any bird in the orchard-trees without. - h. One night, when I was, about twelve years old, she did not come as usual; but my father came to me, and said that she was not able To see me that night, but that I should go id her inlhe: morning. He said no more, for he was a grave and undemonstrative man, and, though I loved him dearly, he was not., one to invite The confidence of a child,' 1 ’ even if his own ; so I- 'kissed him with- ‘ out another word, and turned to sleep. But I was uneasy about my mother, and I woke often at, the unusual sound of footsteps moving about the house, and subdued whispering voices. l At The ' , first streak of dawn I rose and .dressed ' and went to the door of my‘ mother's room, tapping for admittance. A strange woman with a kind face met me, and led me to ~|he.f . .gde,r mother’s bed, whereon she lay white,,as a snowflake. By her side was a sleep ing infant. ‘ Come here, May,’ she- whispered, faintly. ‘My child, Heaven has sent . you a little sister ; and you must jnaks $ me a promise, May, to take care of her as long as you and she live, and never let anyone harm her if you can help it.’ ' I answered as earnestly that I' would do so, and with all the fervor of a new , affection kissed my new-born sister, ~ The nurse banished me from the room, , and I saw my mother only once; again. That night I was roused from sleep by my father, who, with a pale' and agonised lace, told me my mother wished to see me, for she was very 'ill, and the doctor had said she could not live till morning. Stunned end . be-, wildered, I followed him timber bted^ ! ' side, where her last, fond kiss . was given ; and before the morning dawned on our home my little sister and I were x motherless. I

After the first agony of, childish grief had passed, I turned eagerly to my baby-sister, Lily, as she was named—; for, although my father’s sister was her nominal guardian and nurse, I wais Her ‘ most devoted attendant, and in her my ; ~ hungry and desolate little heart centred ; its warmest affections. No idol bad ever a more devoted worshipper, *and at her baby-shrine was offered thesacri- .0 fice of a love which grew and strengthened with her growth. y My mother’s last words were never forgotten, and I treasured them as" 8 ; sacred charge, never to be neglected. 1 ' When Lily grew beyond infancy, she . shared my room and my couch, and tp, , nurse and tend her was the most ex quisite pleasure of my life. I spent . hours with her in my favorite orchard,; f and crowned her baby-curls with the ! brightest flowers I could find ; and, when her innocent prattle could win a smile from my father’s sad face, I felt happy indeed. *My Queen M always rj called her, and no sovereign .'exercised « more absolute authority than .she, I , carried her down-stairs every morning, for, although she was four years Old, I feared her little feet might slip on the 11 polished oak staircase. One luckless morning I was coming down-stairs, with my darling in, my arms, when my foot slipped and I fell, clasping Lily tightly to my breast. For some moments I was unconscious, but when, as I recovered, and found my father bending over me, I attempted to rise, I found I could not do so, for my ankle was broken, I was a prisoner for some weeks, and when at last I was allowed to walk I found I was slightly j lame ; but Lily was safe —so I was con-

tent that it should be so. I often saw;, nly father’s eyes fill with tears. as they followed my halting steps; but when ! I • held ‘my Queen ’ to him she never failed to recall the smile to his lips. Cur Aunt Grizel stayed on,'and she taught Lily all she knew, for she was a well-educated woman for one iri ' her 1 class of life, and the little one would bring her tasks and con them - • over, and, with her coaxing, winning *' s ways, she would make me explain them to her, and teach her all i knew myself. As she grew towards womanhood she became more dainty and precise in her attire, and would ask me to make her : , many little adornments of dress.. For . her I crimped delicate frills of lace to, encircle her slender throat, knotted bows of pink ribbon for her white straw r bonnet, and netted long silk iriittdns- to ' cover her delicate hands*—-ana thrbugh the network her pure skin would gleam like polished ivory. ■ > 1 / .i ’> i 'iV ”/r Our pew in the old village church f was next to the Squire’s, and I often.: : followed the direction of the .young Squire’s glances as they wandered to my sister’s lovely face, surrounded with its ‘ wealth of sunny curls, which' wpUld ' rebel and escape Ip goldeh ptofuaon beyond her bonnet’s rigorous limits.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1881.



jYH-E NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory. ASHBURTON BRANCH. NOTE THE BRANCH ADDRESS— ' 1 East Street. W. SPARROW, 369a* Branch 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 A nice assortment of Accordions, Con certinas, Flutes, Violins, Mouth Organs, and Toys of every description, direct from Home. H&ircutting, Shaving and Shampooing. EAST STREET ASHBURTON. * 527a* a>vfe!£ John Meech, PRACTICAL CABINETMAKER, J UPHOLSTERER, &C.. 'UR N ITT STRE ET, Opposite the Mail Office. ri’.flL! 1 ~__ , leapeat House in Town for New and flecondhandForniture. 11 Mnds of Fumiture repaired or ex changed. OOD PRICE GIVEN FOR SECOND HAND FURNITURE. 819



Wanted. WANTED A general SERVANT. Apply to Mrs F. P. O’Reiij.y, Wakanui road. 780 a WANTED —Person to adopt a Child twd months old. Apply, Office of this Paper. 785 a ■\XTANTED —By a competent Young » » Man, home and colonial experience, SITUATION as Working Manager or Overseer on a farm. Good testimonials. Apply, J.T., care of Mr M'Coll, Cracroft, Ealing. 771 a ANTED at once—TENDERS for 60 chains (more or less) of WIRE FENCING (stakes and wire). Labor only. Apply, Office of this Paper, where the specifications may be seen. 780 a ANTED to PURCHASE—BONES, in any quantities. Apply, Mayo and Hunt, Beach road. 130 a WANTED KNOWN—That Miss Veer all is now showing her Winter Stock of Millinery, Drapery &c. Stay and Corset Manufacturer. Dressmaking done on Premises, Colombo street, opposite Cookham House. 630 a WANTED KNOWN—That W. Feegib’s EXPRESS runs to and from Tinwald Twice Daily. Goods con veyed at most reasonable rates. Orders left at Jephson’s Store, Tinwald, or W. Patching’s, Ashburton, will be promptly attended to, 760 a WANTED KNOWN—That the “ Crown Lands Guide ” (No. 3), New| Zealand Gatette, Parliamentary Papers, and all other Government Publi cations can be obtained by applying at Office of this Paper. WANTED KNOWN—That John Moison (late in the employ of Mr Nealas) has opened business in Fowler’s Buildings, Tancred street, where all descriptions of Boots and Shoes can be made to order. Having had large ex pel ience both at Home and in the colonies, J. M. feels confidence in soliciting a share of public support. 758 a XTTANTED— MRS PAULING begs to » » notify that she has taken that Commodious House in Moore street, nearly opposite the Presbyterian Manse, where she will be glad to ACCOMMO DATE PATIENTS requiring surgical or medical aid. Mrs Pauling has had very considerable experience as Ladies’ Nurse, both at Home and in New Zealand. 528 a VtTANTED KNOWN —That VV HENRY’S PORTRAIT ROOMS, Saunders’ Buildings, East street, Ash burton, are open DAILY, from 9 a. m. till 5 p.xn. Portraits taken in any weather. Great Reduction in Price. 101 a TTTANTED KNOWN. Ashburton V\ REGISTRY OFFICE for Male and Female Servants.—L. F. Andrewes begs to inform the public of Ashburton and surrounding districts that he has opened the above. JVlale and Female Ser"ants of all classes provided. Em ployers requiring servants, and all persons with good recommendations, who are in want of situations, are requested to apply to L. F. Andrewes, Labor Agent, Book seller, and Stationer, East street, South. 208 a WANTED THE GUARDIAN tolls your Wants for Is., cash.



Special Advertisements. ii A LL work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” consequently, bear ing the truth of this adage in mind, Frederick Clark, OF EAST STREET, HAIRDRESSER, Has just imported a quantity of NOVEL AND AMUSING GAMES wherewith to while away the dragging hours of winter nights. They meet the requirements of both old and young, and include playing cards, “ squeezero,” &c.; chess and draught men and boards, back gammon, dominoes, go-bang, race game, lotto, &c., &s. Those having favorite Authors should, to prevent disappointment, make their selections from his large stock of NEWEST NOVELS at their earliest convenience. THE SMOKER’S FRIEND is F.C., and to preserve the right to this title he has just imported the following Brands of TOBACCO ;—Nail Rod, Vanity Fair, Ruby Twist, Twist, &c., &c. CIGARS and CIGARETTES : Havanna and Cuban, Vanity Fair Cigarettes, &c., &c., and a large selection of novelties in PIPE WARE. FLOODED OUT. P.C. was floooded out by the heavy rains on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and the damage done is irreparable. What is he to do ? Sue the Council for damages 1 No ! no ! Sell the damaged goods at the best prices obtainable, and get ANOTHER NEW STOCK. This is what he will do. Those who COME EARLY will therefore secure the BEST BARGAINS. Haircutting, Shaving, and Shampooing Saloon, Montgomery’s Buildings. 720 a R W. H. SPACEMAN’S Offices



are now in Canterbury Chambers, Here ford street, Christchurch, next Miles and Co., having REMOVED from Messrs Wynn, Williams, and Deacon’s. 335 a OF REMOVAL. Daniel Fitzpatrick, BOOTMAKER, Begs to return bis sincere thanks to his friends, and to the general public, for their liberal support accorded to him since commencing business, and by paying every attention, and civility to his customers, he asks their continuance in future. Also that they may find him in future in East street, next Orr and Co. (late Trickett), with a well selected Stock of BOOTS and SHOES of every kind. Please note the Address^®* FAMILY BOOT & SHOE DEPOT, East stseut (Next Orr and Co). 711 a



OTICE TO FARMERS AND OTHERS IN THE DISTRICTS OF ASHBURTON AND RAKAIA On and after this date our BUSINESS in the above districts will be under the MANAGEMENT of Mr William Hoene. P. CUNNINGHAM & CO., Grain Merchants. Christchurch, May 3, 1881. 717 a Encourage local enter prise, & KEEP THE MONEY IN THE PLACE. WANTED—IO,OOO customers to Pur chase 100,000 Envelopes and upwards (just aebived). 1,000, 7s 6d ; 6,000, 6s Sd per 1,000, for Cash. Pianos, Harmoniums, and American Organs for sale on deferred payments, from 30s per month. H. M. JONES, Station eb and Booksei.leb, East street and Baring Square. THE GUARDIAN is published every evening, .giving every day’s news, up to the hour of going to press. This is better than buying a sixpenny weekly.



Special Advertisements. Ashburton borough council. It is hereby notified that the Council of the Borough of Ashburton did at a special meeting, held at the Borough Council Chambers, Burnett street, on the the 28th day of March, 1881, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, adopt the following proposed By-laws, amendments of existing ; By-laws, new Building Regulation, and amendments of existing Building Regula tions. A special meeting to confirm same will be held at the Council Chambers, ■ Burnett street, at 7 p.m. on MONDAY, May 2nd, 1881. NEW BY-LAW. \ In pursuance of Sections 202 and 203 of “ The Municipal Corporations’ Act 1876 ” and of all other powers enabling them , in this behalf the Council of the Borough k of Ashburton ordain as follows, that is to . say — In any case in which the Council shall I cause a footway on either side of any - street within the Borough to be partially j or wholly constructed of asphalt a pro , portion of the cost of so constructing such j footway shall be a charge upon the owners i and occupiers of the land and buildings ■ fronting thereon and the amount which 3 each such owner or occupier shall pay > under this By-law shall be as follows— f (a) Where the footway shall be partially ■ constructed of asphalt and the portion so constructed shall not exceed Four feet Six inches in’ breadth seven pence half * penny per foot for every foot in length of the frontage thereon of such lands or buildings. ? (b) Where the whole breadth of the Footway shall be so constructed one 0 shilling and three pence per foot for every foot in length of the frontage thereon of ’ such lands or buildings.



NEW BY-LAW IN PLACE OF BY LAW No. 54. If any cattle shall be found upon any land and such that there is no fence capable of confining such cattle whether upon the same land or any other dividing such first mentioned land from the streets whether public or private of the Borough or any of them without any person having charge of such cattle or the same being securely tethered upon such land so that they cannot trespass upon the adjoining streets the owner of such cattle shall for feit a sum not exceeding Twenty Shillings for every head of such cattle and the pro per Officer of the Council or any Constable may seize such cattle and place the same at some neighboring place of safe custody And if the penalty and costs imposed by the Justice or Justices hearing the case shall not be paid within the time limited in and by the order made by such Justice or Justices the said Justice or Justices may order such cattle to be sold and the money arising from the sale after deduct ing the said penalty and the costs awarded and the reasonable expenses to be esti mated and assessed by the said Justice or Justices of seizing keeping and selling the said cattle shall be paid if demanded within three months to the owner of the cattle and if not so demanded then to the Borough fund. And if the said money shall not be sufficient for all the purposes aforesaid the amount whereby the same falls short or if no such sale be ordered the whole of the said amount may be re covered from the said owner in like man ner as other penalties and sums adjudged or ordered to be paid by Justices are ordered to be recovered.



NEW BY-LAW IN PI,ACE OF BY LAW No. 57. 57. It shall not be lawful for any per son to drive any cattle not being in har ness or yoke through the streets of the Borough except between the hours of twelve o’clock midnight and seven o’clock in the morning unless with the sanction of the said Council signified by permit under the hand of the Town Cleric first had and obtained and any person offend ing against this By-law shall be guilty of an ofience Provided that Horses led by proper halters shall be deemed to bo “ in harness ” within the meaning of this By law. NEW BUILDING BY-LAW IN PLACE OF BUILDING BY-LAW No. 1. 1. All that part of the said Borough of Ashburton comprising the sections front ing on that part of East street lying be tween Kermode street and Peter street and hereinafter called “the said Land” shall be subject to the following Building Regulations : AMENDMENTS OF BUILDING REGULATIONS. Clause 6 of the Building Regulation is hereby repealed. In Regulation No. 7. The word “division” to be omitted and the word “ side ” substitutsd for it. In Regulation No. 8. The words “outside walls” to be omitted and the word “ side ” substituted for it. In Regulation No. 9. The words “outside walls” to bo omitted and the words “ side walls ” sub stituted for them. In Regulation No. 10. The words “ outside and division ” to be omitted and the word “aide” sub stituted for them. NEW BUILDING REGULATION. The following fees shall be payable to the Council as the charges of the Borough Engineer or Surveyor for examining plans for buildings to be erected within the Borough which may be submitted for his inspection.



Where the cost of the Building is from LIOO to L3OO ... ... 20 Where the cost of the Building is from L3OO to LSOO ... ... 30 Where the cost of the Building ex ceeds LSOO ... ... ... 40 Such fees will be recoverable from the person submitting the plans for inspection in an action of debt at the suit of the Town Clerk in any Court of competent jurisdiction. Dated this 28th day of March 1881. ■VTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that -J-’l these Alterations and Additions to By-laws have been Adopted and Con firmed by the Council of the Borough of Ashburton, and that the same will come into force on 23rd day of May, 1881. HUGO PRIEDLANDBR, Mayor. CHARLES BRADDELL, Town Clerk. Ashburton, 14th May, 1881. 791 a



Special Advertisements. Hayes’ rjl IMB E E YARDS. FIREWOOD ! FIREWOOD ! FIREWOOD ! The undersigned begs to intimate to his customers and others that he has made a very large REDUCTION in the PRICE of Firewood, and is now retailing the same at from Thirty Shillings per Cord, in large or small quantities. ALPHEUS HAYES, Timber Merchant, East street, Ashburton. Goßa Geo. Booth & Sons, TUAM AND ST. ASAPH STREETS, Christchurch, IMPORTERS of all kinds of AGRI CULTURAL IMPLEMENTS and MACHINES. Tillage Implements Food Preparing Machinery Dairy Machinery Harvesting and Threshing Machinery, &c., &c. Indents on the English and American Markets executed on the moat reasonable terms. Agent— FREDK. PAVITT, 783 a . Ashburton.



Fatal Accident. —A man named James Hedley, a carpenter, fell from a ladder while working at the extension of the Edinburgh Castle Hotel, Auckland, and died in a few hours. He leaves a wife and five children. At the inquest yester day, a verdict of “ Accidental Death” was returned. Attempt to Upset an Engine.—A telegram from Taranaki on Thursday says :— lntelligence has just reached town of an attempt made on Tuesday evening to throw a ballast-engine off the line between Elthani and Ngaire. A large stone was put upon the line, and, before the engine could be stopped, it had run against the obstruction wich' such force as to cause the iron-girders to bend almost double. No one was hurt.



Committed for Trial. —Thomas Simms has been committed on the charge of the attempted murder of Annie Carline, at Riverhead. Stuck Up. —The Christchurch coach, due at Hokitika, on Wednesday last, arrived on Thursday night, having been stuck up through the flooded state of the rivers. Holloway’s Pills.— Nervous Debility.— No part of the human machine requires more watching than the nervous system—upon it hangs health and life itself. These pills are the best regulators and strengthcners of the nerves, and the safest general purifiers. Nau sea, headache, giddiness, numbness, and men tal apathy yield to them. They dispatch in a summary manner those distressing dyspeptic symptoms, stomachic pains, .fulness at the pit of the stomach, abdominal distension, and over come both capricious appetites and confined bowels—the commonly accompanying signs of defective or deranged nervous power. Hollo way’s Pills are particularly recommended to persons of studious and sedentary habits, who gradually sink into a nervous and debilitated state, unless some such restorative be occa sionally taken.—[Advt.] ,