SHIPPING.

V , L - ♦ . PORT OP LYTTELTON. Arrived. Yesterday. Corby, ship, from Newcastle. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS k. Auckland, Yesterday. Arrived —Especulador, from Newcastle; Anthons, from Lyttelton; Caledonia, froxrPNrimidly^afldß; Arawata, from Sydney. _ .< Sailed—Ldbngana, for Hobart; Syren,' for Sydney Cross for Fiji. Yesterday. Tha-steamerltHawea, with the San Francisco, midi on board, left for Woiling ton dirwt at ten o’clock this morning. Wbeunoxon, Yesterday. ft'from Nelson and the Melbourne; Rhoderic Dhu, .from Whangaroa., ‘.. Sailed—Go-Ahead, for the North. t- ..... Sydney, Yesterday. Smied—'Wakftt&u,-B i . l s:, for Wellington.

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at the Chief Post Office for the foßmring’plaoes. (subject to the necea sary-Alttoationß) as under: — - .Thursday, Jtob 2. . v. For Allairoa and Otago, per Penguin; at 9.30 a.nu; late J fee letters, at 0.40 a,m.; guard’sypni IQjlOa-m train. For Northern Ports, per Rmgarooma, at 1.40/qxm. ;/,late fee? letters at 2 p.m.;; cruard o van, 2.30 p.m. train. . .H'rosiioaDAY/JtJSß.is,; - r- For the United Kingdom, via San Fran - Europe and America, West lndifes, Sandwich Islands, Northern Pbria of New Zealand, .&R, periWanaka, . wfoßows: —Ordinary letters at 6.30 p.tn._; pun.-; b«okß,.and newspapers, at 6 p.m. ; money orders, at 8 p.m. ;'4CegsUitered letters at 5 P* m -. 5 guard’s van, a3O p.m. train.. ~f'.iU 1A i£‘i ' 1 J i s,t the Ashburton Post Office, as fofitiws f"'' 4 * ■ , 1 1 For Ohria&lnircb' tald North 1 at 5.'30 a. m. 10 aStb.*, hbd S ‘p.m., daily.' - ' For Ohert?ej,.R»ksi»,; &c.« at , 1,0a.m. and 6 p.m ? .cfera;^ u ' ' ll , ' For Dtmfedin,- Tinwald, Winriow.Hinds, Coldstream; Boogitata; Orari, 'Winchester, andGerirdine,atloaim. daily. For Temuka/ at r 6 a, in., andlO a.m., daily. ■** - si - '• ‘ ‘ - For lltoaru-and South, at-6 a,m.> 10 A.m., anS*it2o*p.m., daily. 1 For Gfcenstreet, -Ashburton - Forks, Mount! SomerS, 10 khd Ashbdrton Gorge, - m Waterton and Longhead/, - * FfiP^akanni^ 1 , Elgin, Seafield, New land/sndKyle, on‘Tuesdays, Thursdays,- and Ut 6 a. m. .

arrive- at the : Asbburton- Post Offiod^^ iU; ** v Prom Christchurch and 1 Rakaia at 10.23 а. 4.35 p.m., and 7.50 p.m. Prom Ohertsey, &c. at 10.25 a.m. and 4.35 p.pfelteily. Fidik Dunedin and intermediate places at 6.39,p.nydaily. > ; ; From Temuka andTimaru at 10.15 a.m. б. p.m., and 8.16 p.m. daily. Prom Gregnstreet, ‘ Ashburton Forks, Moiiht ■ - and Ashburton Goige on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 3 p.m. Prom Ashton, Wdtorton, and Long . beaduat IGsimi daily. .■ : m Prom Elgin, Wakaftm, Seafield, New land, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and£atiirdays,nt4.p.mi.r, * W. St. G. Douglas, >■ . • > postmaster.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

’ £i auction 'sales: 1 ' . ' * ■■ r.o ThUKSD-iY, "“JUNK 2.“ ' . Mr. Alfred Harrison, -at, ; Match and Groves’ Bakery—Bakery Plant,, Fire wood, Horse, Harness, &o.; 1 o’clock. Fbiday, Junk 3. MafearifQox. and Co.—Farms, Live and ~S&raikY, Jmnt 4. H. ««<«>" anti Co., at' their rooms,; Cashel, etreet-r Freehold Farm ; 2 r"A :>‘i f ' *. .. Thtjesday. 'Junk 9. , , J. T. J l&»id and Co.,' on the premises of Mr’TS&rlsf, IjTakanui—Valuable. Farm, Live and Bead Stock,, &c.; 12 b*clockl - J. T. TFord and Co. ~at Vfakanm—Liye, aiM’jDead Stock, 11 Volpck. ; . ■.^ M^)^il!T^^frGS l ■ ,; y &c ), - ~^O-MOBEOW, * " Junk 2. Amateur.. Club, Meeting of Members, Town. Hall, 7.30 p.m. ■*" ‘ ■'■'* JFjapj&f JpiTß 3. • ' Lecture on ‘‘Free Thought;, m-the Kyle Schoolroom, atß p.m. Upper AshDmton; JEoad Board—Meeting to elect .five ‘nevf members, - at the Road . Board Office, at 10 a-m., . •; r 7 Monday,' 3unk 6, Newland; Bchobl. Committee Monthly meeting. Meeting to elect Committee for the Waka nui Library, the Wakanui School room. Tuesday, Jonb 7. Ashburton Permanent Building and In vestment j Society, Monthly Meeting, horn 6.30 to 8.30>p.m. -. ... Wbdhbsday, Junk, 8., Masoluo Concert, Masonic Hall, S p.m. Thubsda*, Jdnb 9. ;■ - Mount’Hutt' Road Board, Monthly Meet-

SAiTODAy, June XL. Ashmurtoh 'School .Teachers’ Association, • - : • Hloin)Ay i> JPNB 13. Borough "Council, at >, Borough Council ■ at 7 o’clock. ? JuilE 15, 1 ’ Tea Itoeihig and Entertainment, Fleming ' < toh'SkhooL, „ ' WtaanspAX, Jmx 6. r County Conncil, at tne-County Council . C4|ftS..at ! U,o’cl6ch.

TRAVELLERS’ GUIDE.

ISAV3! • ASHBtTBTON ‘ YOB CHBIST- intermediate stations at 6 , a * m *» and CE x P resa ) 5.48 SU IjEAY* 1 Abhbueton bob Timabu : pbvifB r ' at 7 a.m., 10,38 aim, (Ex press),'and ■ LBO pJm.—the latter pro ’ farther than Timaru. yAjadva AT ASHBtTBTOK’ FKOM I r ! -’ OkJOOToUoboh at 10 24 a,m.* (Express)/ “ ' and 17.50 p.m.; , '-Itounei Ikaam' ax' Ashbtjhton fbom 8% Sooth at 10,15 a.m., 5.34 ?” rv n.ifti. (Express), and’B.ls p.m, tk 'i . " ~

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1881.

TOWN EDITION.

to-day. . . -of'May,-23 births, 10 deaths, and 4 mar riages were registered in . the Ashburton district. n .,>r. j r -.yr A Sounding Title.—A C6-operative Society, under the,title of u land Supply Association, has been floated at Auckland, with, a capital of L2OiQQJ) >s jo LI shares.

• The San piail will probably reach Lyttelton at daylight to-morrow morning, in Ashburton and southern portion? will be 'brought onFby expreasftom Christchurch. ■grs(m,(from Dtlneditt jthdif/llhevJtepdm^ ■ Mri John .Stnarto Dgnedin, for two and three-quarter miles- of-the Ashburton mil-. way extension, has been accepted. The ‘amountis 1i1,842. i' I * 11 -‘J ((Presentation. —Mr W. Keswick, late l Sctihg' ! chief ITimaru, was presented yesterday, on the ere of his departure for Westport, with a purse of fifty bovereigii's, asl mark of esteera/qfi the parif df the citizens. * 1 * * / 'Brought Ba,qKv--The prisoner Ross, who, while * working in , the Dunedin BotaniCaliGafdehs'pn 'Mdpday/.dopned & warder’s coat and so escaped from ■ custody, - was 1 brought back to gaol about ■eight jO,’clock last night, , , r . f Jo'nhE wxhh.—We a'fe happy to be able to state that Judge Ward has so far recovered frpra his repent severe accident that ne Will I ‘xi all probability -Vd ‘able to ■■Cdurt tone ncltb at Ashburton on Mon day next. 4 Commercial, Mr ; Alfred Harrison held a sale of property at his rooms' this ■afterhbbh,.there 'being,bnt a poor attend ance. Only one lot was disposed of— vi£ Y* sedSoini in’ -Kerniode (tiafeet, fetching L? 3. Lots consisting of land with 1 ‘dwellhig houses thereon wera sub :nritsted) hut no satisfactory bjdg were, rm 'frews published issue at’ the requeaf; spmwialist cor respondent John Tyenhan, tM, Sputh Star Circle on t}i^-9t|]^wi B hed us to publicly thank all' those kind friends IWfep his _wife, and fatherless children. Tie also wished ns to say that ‘‘Those that giveth the Lord.”-—T. tdwiZlf'brothers, named Kolb, are sole Teddtees* ot- tKd'lf6rtiH(Se p /( ahio,nivting^td;i ihirteen-andia-balfimillion dollars, of the 'American ■ Kolb, who died some years ago. When the will of the i deceased 1 was. opened, I a great;/sepsatipn was canted'in'(the i Hriitedi States- by , sie. -fact'that thie thad.-heeifc, loiiginallyj 'alt Jew)- had'!'hpqweathed ifihlft .entire-property ,tb histwobrothers,, iwjioae;. bodies; of'tWo males came ashore at Otara bn Saturday. ■ One bf the bodies was that mtU man about Mt'llin, «5f medivjm build ; his clothing consisted of light- tweed, trousers, -woollen drawers, lace-up bbots Recently half soled. There was no property or papers found tin hired The other-was that of h sft Opn, ; and of build. ,It was entirely nafle;., tip to’ the present' time, seventy-one dll' re i covered. I tuoM

[ Boy,MtSSprG.—A son of Mr D. Evans, ofAYaterton, has been missing since Monday (night last. We ;Joarn tbatj/ tjie' •lad .had (Played, truant from school that J day,.arid his father becoming' acquainted ,pf, the ,sps proceeded tp f i ch|iatise die feft "pbe- hdpse for, a' few' seconds, going outsider to qbtaip^pi. switch Wbre A with tpijbrash, the hoy, and ph returhMg’ hfc waS ridwherfe to ‘hb found.' ’ He’waS'at'the time atoned jonly-in Jiis night apd-ia kgpd '9 years. Fears are entertained for Hia aa the, night,, w<m t (3arp: o and rainy. Search parties hayp been ‘out,’ but yitli-pp result.. 'i > • ■h\;tt± i-„iT 4- W&F®* is reported at that Mr iß,oss’ '.cattle'. { were- driy/Stt, across’, the |snu, Europeans ordered r nllfi i 1 AJr . the south confiscation . 'wveral parties,were tuynpd.'hjwjk hy,- the natives. ..Thp, piu^cipalcKims', of''the .Ngatimariiapdtb tribe, including- ( |Yangai' Bewi, Tuake, and Kapa have ’ been ordered - to, go into the intaaor^., Eewi, has been'ordered by Tawhaid’ to the Crown, (grant/ received /fVQfai .the Go vernpieu^jfpr.jhisf, merit at K.ihikihi,,io no mqre f pen-_ rind,tp p&y for all fencing 1 and gihVff sfeedririyrh by'Eurtiperiris' ion! hia land. There- some threats amongstXthrilriritiVfek ipfjjfdrifcipgli in' Mfi Tole ! sJcattle.fromjiNjgari|okniiff t . /< /. ImPOSIANE; (TOiFABMpRS. -r+Thfej^ollo Wt i ing letter, addressed to Mr O. Q. Stead mg’s Xyttdton “V* have purchased quite lately three duier dliSlud df vOufjoTl from .■ UllldtSQp StCioSj, 3r 'hWe l ' ,i! blßtf 9,f hiSihgt llJ it^' J&iend-'Of ihlnWj'ftidobtot/diMl giveuiimeidl very Simple ieoip# fdb> tekbing samplesj ' k»f' ‘ btnefettiirel ioiri aolphate 1 < o£-i coppriv and sulpfiMt££6fUro*£l'Llil iaHailfS phais-of .iribnathttt.'ds bdngia»ld> ifQr! i ■ph'ate of copper, the fbsmbwlbairigjt «baofr< 'One-tenth the. value of; Wie latter. Do you not thtlik-ltHdfi ec largely itttereSt4’d - 'iti thei'gfcwihßfiof;clean grain, cdildrido triiich^ood<byfgiving- some of youri l ».to this. .!ti'dU;p3*l .(ifd giving the grikt * inAbbsition that‘ ‘ V fbeihfe praotised by soiling l tbe;iuseieeß>/aftipl* t> 4nt place of the genuine thing.”

Wakanui Road Boaed. —An ordinary monthly meeting will be held to-morrowr. A Man of Many Parts.— What y a übiquitous life (says an exchange) ; the 1 , Qne me nwkhsih|s finilhh&p hti^otni^Ji; next ; actaf is counsplsifor th pay- .his buteoer’s }|>illJ found presiding atla football meeting, act ing asa delegate; at an intercolonial Ooh ference, or telling the horny-handed of Adelaide all about working men’s clubs. The Last of the Neys. —A painful sensation has been created by the dis- Ney, grandson of the xll-fated Marshal, in implying feifhei; s|xi<?ij3Q gun accident. ' His ’nktUe having been: dfaggeddntcfdhe- accompanying worry is attributed asjsbh’dr cause: In all other respects he was for dmnatoly situated. His widow is a con fection of the poet Heine.,,; -j*. r _ .gp®! A Famous Horse. | “-Dive Stock Record ” F- iB. Harper, of Midway, in/tnSS 1 Sis priced his famous stallfon' xerf roeck, nine years old, by imp daih Fanny Helton by Lexiitgteb; to a party wllid wished’ tqf. purchase tlie hot as,; at 75,000;d01a.'. ; . The; “-Rocord;”. > i‘l Some. of a &he, FngUsh; papers say ' thpt Mrj F.»tHtS6ttQn hasitefusod an. offpr;of f a i 10Q,00Q dbls, (for, thOi bay-horsel ; Istmomy, sixiyeats old,iby Sterling,- ddm-laola Bella,, by Stockwell. Between the two we'would much prefer Ten Broeck to Isonomy, as Ten Broeck is the ; .finest and grandest looking horse in the world, from the tip [of his nose >has done what no other horse ever did, and rprnith© tqrf, without, a: flaw or blemish, and is to-day as sound as a dollar. He has the fastest mile, Imin. S9|sep>v;iJ.thoiifastest; t.wo:- milos r .3min. 27|sec. ; the fastest three rpdop, ,/smi,n, 1 261300.,; and the fastest fouß ( ipiles,-7min. 15|sec. —the latter 3|sec. Faster "than any hoijse has ever run four miles. " Besides (this he breeds after himself ; his colts, now yeatlings, bear a striking likeness to him both in forrm |hape. We would regrdt”to''' sdo'such _a‘ horse-' leave Kentucky, as we firmly believe that

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

j• 7 jrfeß v 1 • ! '■ i - Further Arrests.. , , - London, May 30. Arrests'-* of suspected'persons and prominent agitators ‘Continue tb/be made .(Jaily in Ireland. Among those.ppw, in, k|i3to4y is. Mr.lCettle, one of the prin apalrnefHbei'^oP'ih i S r ßafi : d'L&dgbe; ! 1 The Wool Sales. 111 •' ;Ii i)

At-'-the l^d6li; ducHon- tb^ay 7 7,’Sod bales were offered. The tone of the sale ,was firni.. ■ : , ‘ , [[', ' u €SfcSois‘ !n ‘ffefnk!h ’at' 1 iovffi. :: New Zeala'fi'd- , 'Fi\te’' pet° Gdttt.* Lbari, ios 4- New i -Zedlfaridit.-Five!-;per ’iGefnt. iSßtyJu<m % rMos Jcßtey/ Zealand fFour and psr ; Cfnfc lt js7,9;J9fi4!' Loan,, ioi Commercial.

Adelaide whektyi&c warehouse^49k ; New_.; ( -45 s yAdelaido< f10uc,,., e^j, J^l; .^str j a-, liaii talibw, best Beef, per cwt., 34s 6d ; best mutton, 375. - 1 - • J The TarkoiQtfedk'GonventiOn. ’ * of; > tfartitlgfon I : I Secret' tary- qf:State for,]hnd‘^»-has addressed a. cotomupicatian. tp., i th^i:;^ /^ t iii c l Jfee. ejffect that ttiere is no foundation what ever for the statements recently pub lislied that the convention in'seftlemeht of jthe frontier difficulty with Turkey ha l mem.7* The latter, Lord’ Harangton states, has not, up to the present tipie, agreed to the terms of the Conveftliofi: - German Trade with Australia. ; j Berlin, May 30.

Prince kpiesented ’a mqmorgj, .that a Subvention be authorised to a line of stekmerapwifh a view to the of %(Srrtt(iny t ‘t&lia. ; v/.'vm aiinq OT.t : »?Ik>. .i;;i i -

AUSTRALIAN.

fp j ■AP^WPX.],;i 1 j rj-, v* -i .t-.* ■'!;! >• , To-day. ‘‘l? llbylthe Sfcz rfiail lliat 'CohVAibdßi'e 1 Wil son raisfed'to theferarik'of Rear- Admiral* 1 , Adj : f K disg&ssiori took place in pbelegis lative Gouncil lastTilg/it'bn the Reform Bill, but-the debate was finally ad- ! joilrne^ | ( Arrived Safely. 1 fez ! ;;.ii Therßarque, Cambria, ; \vh3.ph/ some anxieby felt, arrived here last Mauritius. ‘ //, • , FtaJihe despatch of business. ■( I £2 Sydney, To-day. ' parliament;.is, summoned to meet for thri despatch of business on thei gth. July. :

NEW ZEALAND

f , [per pkess association.] '/ r'' ; tiie: 0;i 1 ,i/ '- .... To-day. ; A fire occurred in'‘Graham street at a house occupied,,by -Mf Anderson, of -the Metropdluari Hofei,'' arid "did serious damage to a four-roomed wooden cottage 'adjoining, owned by Mrs Shepherd. The Fire Brigade was promptly- on.the spot. It Was insured in the Victorian 'office for

LgjOO.. - r ... ... ’.-nnh'A.L i ..Thfti.fiauadyon, j j;; .< ■. i. Reliable* irifonaation has been' received, that thflif dotaohed .squadron : will (visit Auckland, being! due' there ,on’, the- SBth Junbj.and will.remain at, least five days,; and then go to Fiji. Bcarlet Fever.' ;• r ■< ;, >'- f . - v .Thames,'Tri-'driy. * Much - w anted rain , is. now. r falling. -Scarlet fever is still prevalent; a child died last evening, -and was ordered to be buried at night. ' ‘ >

o' ! ; Thoughtful. -. , \ # ... r >'l Sir Julius Vogel haa(sent>a larga' conn tribqtmp. of, books, pamphlets, &c f , to,the I'JtllatnrisXVee Library; 1 paying all charges tophe Thameio /l r b :.. i la: T t ; Napier, To-day.,.., , The District School building at Kkikdra ■was totally destroyed by Cre r last .night.' ■M I wM irikube'd..foi*; L4OO in' .tHP poufli rJßritish, but the" risk ibas divided betWfekiv the fpqrteen offices forming,, phe, N a pier, [Jneurarice Association, whibh‘ lias 1 taken over all the Board’s schools in the dia? ■ I Wellington, To-day. ■o-j The (ftrggaftnfe.Jq *e ♦Appeal Court have been finkffi|d. anddhe Court adjourned until^lo^ Jwm» judg ment will be given. '.irja!jum«!-‘mD , p., ] Brief Sitting. of [Wellington, was elected chairman,.SlPiv. Mr Page, city treasurer, wft&>ppointddi. j .dCMHkgMo \tlr«wadiriatt«p‘ until Friday.

■ A Blow up. ';/■ \ At,. (Gear’s boiling-down -establishment, at Petoni, yesterday, the to ; |) of one of the vats filled With fat blew-jtiff, destroying the fobf of the building. - {Phe occurrence is attributed to a sudden contact with cold iron. . No person was injured;-. * Drowned.

t , Dunedin-,. T0-day. • A man named Peter McGuire is sup posed to have been drowned on Saturday night whilst crossing the Molyneaux, at Moa Flat. Important to Gamblers. One Knight has been commuted for fdr cheating at “ poker,” at Daw-,. Venc6. ! His counsel’s contention that no • such offence was - known to-4ho* daw -wtis over-ruled.- Births, Marriages, and Deaths. ..... To-day. JU DuMtlg May, $1 C marriages were regi4fet&d here.

TERRIBLE MASSACRE AT THE ISLANDS.

11 * ; .; if A Brutal Missiojuprjfo ;* j r i u . i, ; [f .!,m.wf : .;rr-i) Five Thousand Women aml i Children, ui'.-d*'- ,i-i; i Murdered.f -/J ln»;'r. ) l. . 1 8Y ~'XBLEGRAPiff.-)i.«;‘''3 AucklYnP, To-dayl ’ !

N,eivs via Fiji,..riecQrds :; a ,terrible massacre at Luye Islands. The Lon don SBciety^tias ’established a station there ,under a > Sandwich:; Islander ilamed Kabul. The natives at thesoutherq part of - the, came dissatisfied! with theiipissionairifesp demands* for i and Kabul preached a crusade against heretics, and, arming his followers, attacked the defenceless! An carnage 'almost iticVekife fttislied 5 f~ 5,000 women children were ruthlessly mas sactjed, apd,;;sh3dking() cboi-y mitted on the bodies, which were then pifetfofi -the >Kdach/ih!tidl actiktiu&itife material placed over them, which ■Kabul fired with his own hands. Kabul has since been taken to Hono lulu j f

GREAT FIRE AT TAURANGA.

-OiU •-■j’Ti' -.; *ji* > ■ • * Damages Bstiinateff' at ! ESO.iObo. 4^ .. ; VI iK 'VipTW . rf\ [by Telegraph.] . ■ ir ' TA'tjRANGA', I 'To-day.^ ■’A great fire bdeurfed hdrd last'nights r li? cdffiiiidricdd" at l in 7 K?r Ea *Lee f s ihot>- oh- thd-S^randi' k¥d help&M by* a Isbufhferiy breezej’ ways, : ahd in liodrs it'had'rdeared.* the 1 wlibl'e 1 the bfirMings*’ De'twd^ri^ 1 ‘ ' ahd' ; 1 ‘Hatriiltd^* 1 streetSJ ■ ‘ WhdH 1 MenkieS’ ‘ : hbt f dl T, ‘ wS

on fire, the flames flew 'dV'dir the (Other .side; iofi 'JHatringtOa stre^ .anfU caiight and.frpm thereat ; swept, Mr. lafge’jgrain stores' and the liistitutd. 51 - The Go’vdrrtme'hF ssoape; -Jas fins, was .yel oped .; ■. ip- * sparky, f . tapd , i jbW: n * I JS“ materials . coals wptq ,set on firei ih’ a Shed. The.timidities 1 burned doi\iP2 hfe—Rihd'des’, M'Kennys’/'lVirs ing’s Bonar’s, Lees Ellis’, Burrars’ Margie’s -Hotel,- -Bxy of-Plenty 'Times office, Wrigley’s, Chadwick’s, Jordan’s, which vejyj little is insured. The are in great force here, worked splendidly in trying to save the goods.

...... , !’![/ ’r-i'f ' When the fire prpke ,out the fiances, sotoii 'ehirelo|)e‘d ; ’ the wh'ojfe Shone pit 'ilfri. building, making I '^ to clo 1 anything tq check .the; pf),tbe jfl^mes. !JS The f^re .theipccuparits had little ''time tb ; sive ; 'anytliing., WHgley l, s grain store ‘arid \Vfere 1 saved.* ' The ‘ origin of- the? : fifeis-.uh j ; but. it is. supposed la, kerosirie. lapip., was lefjt .J?J?rning in the, and exploded jtye^^ds,- hanging abrive! ' , " ‘

WRECK OF A BARQUE.

.• :i * •: i- ‘ : v> HT< h). i •• • , . : , .(BY CABLE.)'., ) ft! ,:i - A telegram has been received from Woolongong, a seaport about sixty Erie's-soilth M iof j Sydhfey, 1 the ‘baVdiih • Quri'eri ■ df' Nalibris, 1 ■‘df‘thd White Star lifie, has beeri wrecked on' the 1 coast, a ; short distance' t6Xhe | ; niafih‘ of that place. The captain-arid all’ the' .crew, 1 except one seaman,; .have ■ been on the sand, and is expected to become a total wreck. She left London ,on February 25th, and was bound for Syd ney.!-!* r ; J/i-ii f.L

, Sydnev, To-day.. The'latest telfegrams frofn ' WboToh goog repqrt that the .eaptein and mate of the-barque Queen of Nations refuse to leave the.wreck. - 1 Xherr proceedings are-said to be extraordinary.

ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL.

An ordinary monthly was hbld tips morning, thb member?; in* 'atteiid!- ahee- being MCssts Wright'. Saurideri,^"Jackaonv Cameron, Bullopk, arid Costef; r ; 'J 1 0 ; ■ | ;• ' Thri Chairirian’s 1 stdtetriehtl! ftvaa'ia^’-'fol lows : —The ( surgeon, 'at‘ 'fbd;;hfc r^ial > has informed hlri that he is Wiling tb ‘ to act as : surgeon' threb-'raoritHS’‘lbn'gfrir : ' beyond.bin preaenkagreeinent on the same terms as now.—-I have made arrangements for signing thOj agreetpenj; by the raj^-, payers on that part of the South Ttakaia ‘ , Plains affected by the water supply, as -■ ,-placfed jh rny hands for execution. All despatch NvitTbc made’to' complete this basirieas. -UA. telegi’am. ftvuri'Vtiliti -U Sooretary fcw. -Eubliq Works, iritiriiating! it is the the- GavemmiritJ„ to ijtMifi tliOL^Jßangi ; tata 1 >tTaffic fridge under the control of.-.this Council, and that the formal dpoupient rtoj-that , effect - wjll, 7- ba j . shqrtilyj; wuli pe. pjacefi- p^qrq t jcmto : aay * A letter from the 'Ashburton Borough Coppell,, ( for settlement an account for expenses incurred by the Fire Brigade during the late fire, will be a subjeah /.for received! la'jietter from the Minister .Public Works, acknowledging your cqra a ioptbridge. inrqpnnection with itbriirailway bridal &verii tlie Hinds, and [Jtoffe* W«l^n ( the Government .pressing this matter. No fuither reply refieyireddYpmj/tbß (GpVWriH .*M»<W-;T#» eight, i ftiwlr report to you.

for an extension of his leave of absence/ was read, and the request acceded to. v, engineer’s report. This report, as follows, was read Ashburton and Rakaia Plaihs-Water —The earthwork of the Jftfetfiven-Cbertsey 1 ; line of water-race, which was let in tracts, and commenced a month-ago, finished. The total length of-Jthis Uge M; 30 miles chains. When. course of this race, I took levelSwer cowsidef able stretches of it, particularly tho?e portions on which it was necessary to make small deviations, in order to obtain a sufficient and tolerably uniform rate of fall, and the inclina such trouble or expense from scour on this line T gCfterklly;l T ih£ tgquiled near the course of (he “ dry creek,” and.at other places forces for each of thtf within a reasonable distance of stones suitable /... nUnliSn/v lliam 'PKa i*omriinrlaf nf InA

for pitching them, y of the will have small I3ftoges,Tdf which tendere will be laid before you to-day, the Council supplying Aelimber/ocpme 1£ ; I have had a a small concrete tank put in'at’Dromore, as a sample of thAdippiAg ta'qks fto;be at various.cross roads on that and,the other lines of,, racf s. s Thetoh you have acr- * cepted atLj tfe 8d per tapk, theCouncjl supply- 1 ,bpx culverts would be suitable for these .crossings, laid the full length-of the roads, at a depth just sufficient to permit of the surface Water PPssifg ;t»ver £ thej® without obstruction. . ;£p method would ; be the laying of glazed stoneware pipes, 15 td3tS ,inches diameter, in lieu of culverts ; butj these would be more expensive than tjwi other, MjdUMif mta, thcJ slteW' of.jTw race n ve % c ffl siderabl ? deptfe, ,rit'aha for scrae :aistanc6 on ( each siae, of coVer 'fw the j^^es J be\bw .ihe' ; riiitilral J levels of , the which are,'■for' thfe nibfcfpart; 1

2 fpt foweiitifeivthe' ••dflWii* , -Of»iOaaii • -KThfer would appear to be all the more necessary,-Us the traffic oninost of the jsites 'bf proposed)" crossingg seerjls,jlo: be, competed, not) iu,/tht[ centre, the sides of the roads. The culv%rts,^l^i%A9t;te ( jess ihan jnphjeS jtm 18 Urmheg,jfiOja^.to provide tor the increase of volume ot c yjsf in the' race itself during periods of ; hravy'rains* } and, for the J*asqn« stated 1 , 'adtiptioA* Of |o* :<Mfwfenv V/ 'T/Wvß, Stiubg the month, ‘ ltahtd ! -bEP tHe ’■llne"oP i the'Mfethven-Dromore J race, which is J ftueS'dri length, and the earthf«otKdfV®ds. ( ->s, A'Aon'- tracts are nofwf iin I fahhd. ( iAi''Stnall de viatibn r >iOf'/Mount>Mirditig' /'CiteOkJ 1 IneaiP Meth.Vi6li Jhas I Sheen 1 - irinorddrl fdt ; ipscape the pollution of the stream UriangfronC the too fcloset pibximityl oflhephlaughYethotiseJ.

Tehders wjlfcbei plitbed Ibefbre. you ;td-day for tbit* line' afaacs>m|Hse4uA. «Jp"pJan‘(next the Ashburton, fiver),; in three contracts. I have, shown oh-'-' the plan the proposed sites for special road crossings on this line, and I beg to 'ask the Council’s sanction of these, or any alteration they may decide on, so that the different contracts for the racemight be started at once. ...This is the ..last r ,qf. .the main lines authorised-Vi thin of the rateable district, as presently laid out, but the loop lines, B and D (also within that district), still remain to be made.'’“Th the interests-of several of the setters, it will appear that an alteration of the former to the extent shown by dotted lines on plah would be desirable, and I beg to lay this matter) pe%q< the forfgiefe ’dectfiogv I expect that *in a few days the owners interested in the water-race outside the!present rateable district, bn the Rakaia side of the plains, will have signed the ageeement asked for bk the, Cqimcil: ! which [ them on the joottiAg 'as 'thosfr witrnn'the said district, and, oh this being done, tenders might,shortly be,called,for ooe.or mo.Tesec As shown,on, the plan the length of, this race would Weiabout 39 i rtul&.* In l cohnfectionf with this, several works necessary to avert the storm water would have to be underlafceh hi thi stifle time. During last month there has been scarcely any! difference from; my last' record of .the amonhrof Sf the^'resF channel, ifropi M§|J|yen maii’s creek,-any loss arising from percolation at present, is from the springs, and surface water, which is nour towing^ flovk all'the winter into fiat' creek? it li ap parent, however, that the protection of the Jteelcarfckbrrirasa *Usr{eficial effect in .checking the .absprption whic' Hwad fJ hxr»j County,^alßyard^^l^ejf^ingjPf^^n closures prepared for plantation purposes has now been completed. Thk^<Sll6Wiih^actißnV^^aken u neqtion thei»mth r-rttdi r.Tfo't.j toUnni*. .Rakaia Plains Water Supply.—Moved by Mrj Wright, seconded by-r.-Mr Coster— ’ That, the paragraph ,j-e, box culverts for special crossings- be referred back to the Engineer for his reconsideration and for

■ estimates re detail foe. comparative cost of ■box a*dk)ipe culfelts /mean while*- h&yp i Culverts where necessary. and that his t iiAtpdtibh* '-hki' l cktled-kb We 111 <>{• [keeping; traffic of side-of roadhyir.twp three panels of fencing.” , ThejSPecial. Crossings, line A were —Tfie consideration of the deviation of lopp lines Eii and D 1 com pletion of the mam lines.—lt was re iittlyed—“That tenders be : invi,ted for K channel s6“B6on'' ‘ab u lMb 'sbttTtshi tisH the*" agreement,. and the.mat.ter of getting the , 1 signatures , ; b ! ehpreshed' *fdfwifo' f ahd esti i mates be furnished forworks ne'ceSSaryto _ divert the VJ st,dr{hJt^tdr ! ' iri bbhnebtibn; witjh such chhbhbl. M, ,J 1 l ’lf-'- t ; SALE vTliiSs PLA’NTtjtOV “ . : '"" The*report of the Committee appointed to ! undertake: 'tjifefhwbrk -wakmfceadoatid; adopted. i i ;'.2-jAjjcQtrNsg..-.-r' !l Trf:-,- 1 .'■ni The pay-sheet*' owVaringsmountS tobhe; extent o£*L743 ; 10a was r passed j fox. payment.] jV . I •. v.all-jviiU / i TARrmO pMDdEi M 0 i - - J The telegram published by its on Mon day J laSti'- teceived from l the ■} Under- i SecretAry for Public > Works, - notifying the intention of the Government-to place this work under the -control of 'the Council, 1 was read ; ,! and on the proposal of> Mr .Weight, seconded -by Mr-Bullookidt was Jesolved—“ That the County Engineer be instructed to proceed with the driving of the 6in. wrought-iron piles for the exten sion of the Rangitata road bridge, four piles to be driven in each pier for 40ft. tt&ansp in accordance d with the: design: ptgpaiedbyiMr.'HigganaQns”'!:- d ■ m-:w i

t , A MODEST BEQUEST. . Wiki' read^U-* “ I have the honor,, by direction ,of this Golmoil (^snWuVtoh 5 -'Bd/oughj to- ! hand you the,.,following .copy . of,. resolution passed at r tf' ihteßtihgt held* ‘the 1 -6th expended by the Fire Brigade at the late fire, as there is no doubt that the County Council’s buildings. -Were,ffifed through thq exertions of ™ 'Brigade. ’ I hope, that this reaspnable demand will be acceded tei i ,=Jfc' is hardly > necessary; to, ■r foint i ipujif ithjat ! the happing. iPi {the; iFire Brigade is a heavy burden upon tha. Borough,. frhioh jshopld in. ad .cases! of fite redeive a refund!of expenditure incurred: id ! BbSaddell, Town Clerk.” ~i; , : The application . evoked considerable: Surprise at the hands of several,, of. (the members, being evidentlyregarded in the light of a joke on the part of the Borough Council. Mr Bullock f%vor, ,6f the claim, of | the Brigade the Council’s property wobld.have been destroyed. .. . Mi bame»«h korrettdd Ml-Bullkch; J &htf ; stated that, these,, building were, saved Jolely by “the Brigade. The .Brigade had not exerted itself in the least in that direction, astsfeasa - .*™"'*' i; l It was resolved—" That the proposal be declined, as the Council has treated the Bqrough and Fire BrigadOlitparulhriindhe/ igiatter of votes for water supply and grants in'aid of the Brigade.”

A ■■|S:|Si ' A petition wqs road from several cattle dealep,; ftp., ohtbo West Ooast road, with refepDcdl'-io demarded on the West Co|i£road the Hokitika County Council, ind asTnpg the co-operation of the Ooutwa| in bmging the matter before the . GovernipMy- It was resolved —‘‘■That of the letter be sent % County Council, with a ‘‘'request that they will sup ply this Council with any statement refer ring to the subject of the present charges/” The petitioners to be informed of the same, -end , , VICE JIB WALKER. ' '""'"T # tqpjAhe temporary absence of the Ohairwiftw- . II ,|,H 11l Wallace County tKF — mOßPßttglnw fore thfc solved—“ Thattthdffeiitidn m&&lA byjß. the! Chairman for the-Gouncil, and be IA license O[y f Jdhii > & , own, .Wakamii. ' ~ , T acasii dthtiC JiiafTTi , i 'Jit wm resolved, ; && seaj be alsp that an insurance of IjoOOTwaffected , aiL The consideration of J -<He* Borough Council’s liability toward the msinten andobf theltdepitat ''

retiirn cdtlffiasWocship ithoiMayc*;! >, rj j-After the luncheon ..adjournment Mr TfaMWffiffifen-r .--»■■ T4Z»I .'.Tlufl WirHaliiM’i addptedi. i £i s&tadatl&A .theilDojmnjtteejjvr had decided to plant reservfejMS of peps, MQhhhlQMtLwad BoardsTß ioi acres},. 1114, acres; in, j^akaia' Road 1 BosLrd < ~j4iflttidt.' ‘ R J ahta|v* recommended that by means of a grantur aid to the-' Ashburtbii Dotnaib : ®BSSP aS. 3iv3 .attempt should-bn made.by ithe Council to establish^, a,^ni^ae^y : , i of . treiss! : migfeVi reserves aqd ratepayer* ;tw4iug,J%g)|Wta .bn sucli'terms; as mightjbie detetsn&al & dnjby 4he.oonn6iLyri:,f .. mjuie'qml limrtltong. , tt'ftlsd showed that the|Committe£ had

i plaintmg.a66o,BaeEmia«^j*«M w^S«^ in hlnrlrg nf 20 anrac, dig. — trij)uted 180,000 acres, o blocks; upper do. oa, *. 211,000, 6 b^RKO>i¥opß4A.P°“erß, for: teoderafogieaKiiyfeii^|cKmii^bjßf|d<;i; |s Required. .'• .HOTaUtIHdA , { > T (kSHBUETOW RAILWAY BSIDGX. a^ei|)eAdiiute »in connection Ask* V_ button > vbridjjejl anSlkfiriuK ft ft 1 considered it ji|-iairly w aeffiffl' r , ntniftU t i.M>ii liiiiii. hftffti fail prepared to aanyv WKTra nevYoTewiipjDQg #heTdepartment the cost vf' work already dohe, whichjmp /mfefedtly |£fe>«agdnlihe interests of that further ■frhat U 1 prepared to fMktf of maintaming the decking of the Ashbnr* , i thej woiik tuJw lfr' l hana r^! e6Mne(»ianjriffl* re-deckihg "hasheen cSfefhHy (^timatoi 1 * 1 by Mr liOW^ J <he >, Bn^rie^ :( fOT , n Railways, l atid ViU : atti6tifit td’ aboht' tbisp'" r! thJuifa*<a;fl6^ -^r«rti«^oiP?Uil#ays:^ n< f It was moved^^fWfglitaatebteldap 1 >and carried—“ That tbwCounty Council do pot cont&bgt&tovngrdg Aa coat'of the Ajh^urtoa Railway Bnd*e, and would refer the Ge|i#m“Manager tr/tS& the sth March- 18ro dn tHiaßubfect,.addses»etrto r theT Ministerftr Mibli?Wofks7 in which' | the Council undertook “tbl.build T -a neat J bridge frf V®bt<JML Canterbury Pro'Hriffiil l GOTwhthent to* wardstothe- i constrnetippijbEiatftde pcopontT i -cprjibinedi J ihridgej > ai* DCWas garni) ksdeUtpu the Government from all furthecii < charges/oonriectett. .witfiA thß.v<Mckihgqa£B .thej abridge, and/’-doiAßway t.-#Shrr tbeim ijwhose i »alarieß,t lit: Capitalised, represent about the grant, being supplemented by alike suih from tjm County,Cquncil .funds, r , would’ provider ah independent* bridge *fot/J roap traffic, greatly to'the^convenience of’ * the! public. i telegram wi"S A fTOm of . .thej South Rakaia Road Board, giving resolutions pateed-emrCseingfwOlingaesa f j of , taervJgoaMp to Vie* -* "the Road Board’s of itg effortftii* l upepingsupitlMs owntefte *c

! iJSSSSSMtSmiim*-- estimate rtf* dost of 1 fords, (half width q£;rp»d),j J^o? in. glazed pipes (full width of road). L 22; smalt"'bridged ' fencing) Ll 4. Bqx Culverts* 04 acwlfh(fBli;n;) width of road), Ll 4. mahno-I c < pe also.scated that about 80 crossings , r wouldfiie 1 required;- : • a »‘ r « ctnnJbxlqpßn'r ItriWaS resolved, in cross; <rpadbu'fwhe» x s’ ! materials for pitching is not obtainable, coricrete ,for<Js be ptade, fMsCordingvtd r!5 , Engineer’s estimate trabmittOTl,,jand Tor ' 1 ordinary, crossings, Barper; estimate* be adopSdV BeSbf; , of .Wick bitch, totariii >«• h'f n;- F• ••---o irtoui.jidaiot f The tenders .Face A, Nos!. x{ 2},TmaoVete accepted. ~ J : *'2i If Mr .Wright-intimated that he should be , . abdept M months, owing xo the sitting of Parka meht; and on his suggestion, the - Chair- . mau l Was i cormtiiiitedTraaanrer : during [ / thall-pafiodt f ij:\:i: b'itMLYilJk, FUS»' '* f’f

; T .;i! . OBMETKKT.I;; ;v.;.4Ui£ eJO'nr It was'rasblved that theDhairman ban. nil power to i reoommomh siteidotl: OemdteiytirJ Res9rvarecbmmeDdedbytJ£ylo..paopl» tannC Government for gazettingpin-poae»>v.!/j. oil i Thaineeting then adjourned: vr.ai s-tamt*; I j -•iu’.U’X in tioh'iioiiA. f>u:tMufnua wla av.-.-l 't .wo^telO,!», ,j same l * ii . were in attendance .eoJet je-jv/pf edi J* > The businessvWdC thd closing:.oftionr> roads in ..the Mount <.*'u . Hdtt district, and was adjourned tUT aftpr one bf fte jlanJ awky in Christchurch. - rj*.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1881.



f'aifud if m: K * . 1 N -'i,. ‘if* " ' ; m uyYwjßtax* Dmobbptiok, ■ ■ l^tnaNrffti£B*'>; li-jl ;'.«iv...1 ,!.«■{ TOi Wf! Ml^»,. , '-•*** ' J«»v*em



■ ' —— ' "ANTED —A '• General SERVANT, y f Good-wages given.-- Appy to L. F. Andrewes;- Ashburton Registry Ofhce, East atreet,.«outh,= ; 921 a W ttt ANTED—A General SERV ANT, W\ where two children are li ept. Ap ply,'Offich of this Paper. , / -840 a Wanted tenders for sixty Chains of SOD FENCING. Tenders close on SATURDAY night. Apply, S. Hahdlet, East street. 941 a XJS7ANTED EVERBODY to know that VV DORSE COVERS can be bought for 17s 6d--*(le»mW; > prioajr 255),-v>a<KSr, Stephens’, Saddles, ’ANTED PURCHASERS for HEIFERS near calving. ' Apply •to’ j. Stalker, Tinwald. 025 a ANTED A PARTNER, /with: bmalPcapital, to:farm: anttnitnr proved freehold; For particulars: apply to W. H. Guhdry, or W. 8., Box Nb. 1, P.O.'y 3 Ashburton.’ t ’ • 801 a 'iNTED . 'FNCWN—tThat Miss f - f . ' , ,VE»TiAii. J *ii» now 'showing, her Winter Stock of Millinery, Dkapery &cl ; , Stay and. j Dorset Manufacturer. Dressmaking done on Premises, Qplombp. street, opposite Cppkhaqi House. "30a WAHTED 'KNOWN—That W. Feboie’s EXPRESS tuna to and from Tinwald Twice Daily. .Goods con veyed at most jresspnable rstes. Coders left at Jephsop’s; Store, r Tmwald, or, W, Patching’s, will be promptly attended to. *1603. ■%TTANTEH Purchasers for PTahds/l VV Organs j ! Violins*’’ *&c. '' L Brinsmead 1 Piano (second-hand), ■ 46gs; 5 lßroadwodd : Pianette (do), £2B, cheap; 1 Smith Organ, powerful, 6 stops, £36 f , 1 Mason and Hamlin Organ, 6 stops, £3O ; 2 Violins, Bows, aqd Cases, £5 pa and £6. ; H. J. Weeks, Teacher of Music, Cameron Street West, h : s:! ' 11 ■' * 11 - Dresden; Model Pianos to arrive; f , 931 a s WANTED KNOWN— That John 1 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 perience both atHome and in the colonies, J. M., feels confidence in soliciting a share of public: support. ~ 768 a TTTANTED KNOWN. Ashburton V> REGISTRY" OFFICIf for Male and-Female Servants.—t, F-Andrewes begs to Inform the publicV of Ashburton and -Surrounding districts that he has opened ; the above. Mile' ; and Female Servants of all classes provided. Eip* ployersrequiring servants, and all persons '-With, good recommendations, who are in ;^ant-o£ -situations, are requested to apply ' "id ]j. F.'Andbewes, Labor Agent, Book : seller, and East street, South.



Special Advertisements. 't-L— rrri {•iJ ■ Hayes’ ’ Ijl IMB H R YAR Ds. Balance .of ShdH Firewdod unsold at auction sale will-be SOLD. CHEAP, for cash, in Order to clear it.,; 1 f ’ AXtPHEUS HAYES., FRESH SUPPLIES of TIMBER, &c., to hand. ■ 608 a George St. TTill ? i jgirtLpEß AND CONTRACTOR,. Buenett street, Ashburton. r. r--'' J Wans prepared and Estimates given jS: ‘ _ at the lowest, rates- , 1 ’ i ii; <vj •!x. Terms as may be arranged.' , K 409 a W. H. SPACEMAN’S Offices are now in Canterbury Here ford hfireet, Christehuroh, ,next Miles , and Co., having REMOVED from Messrs Wynn, Williams, and Deacdh’sl' . ‘335a



a E NE w Z E ALAND ClotMng Eactory. ASHBURTON BRANCH. filtui urUA«K.IA« »«' V,W *J IRhvening, giving every days news, ©to the hour ofgomg to press. This is bettor then baying * m*pmoy weekly



Special Ad^riiaements. George Trickett, o 6 t; m a k e r, begs .leave to thank lift customers and friends for the support, he has hitherto received in Ashburton; also, to inform them he has REMOVED to MOUNT SOMERS, where he hopes to receive a share of public patronage. All bespolco Orders made. 939 A "BOYS’ AND YPUTHS 'gEothino. op- hhve, /on 4 Account of ( , , holding too large a. Stojck, ~ - | Reduced, the, Pjrxces ;of ,‘. qiir > Boys’ and Youths’ ' I and Qvercoatv Intending puT- ' u' i Will save by giving '- r , - us a call. EVERETT BROS., Havelock street. 822 a



R iEID & IHnSW.-tiEAt&NDi ‘ AMERICAN Grain lyrill, i \ I ft, 16, and ContiE^ WijtEJLll'litflst Improvements, and of best - ! Material and Workmanship. Cameron street. 898 a OTICE TO FARMERS. d-The Uhiierßigrie^r can SUPPLY Prime Samples of SEED WHEAT on favorable terms. • f P. CUNNINGHAM & CO., 870 a Ashburton. ■: A.M f % \/ mi.ith aoi John Meech, . to!' T> RACTICAL (CABINETMAKER, X UPHOLSTERER, «fca, BURNET T' -vSiffi i'RxE'E ,Tr,i * Opposite the Mail Office. Cheapest IJouse ih Town for K r 1 Secondhand Furhfturef All kinds of Furniture repaired or ex -1 >; a changed. 1' } U >'i GOOD PRICE GIVEN FOR SECOND HAND FURNITURE. Biq



Encourage local e nt-e r- PRISE, & KEEP THE MONEY . , IN THE PLACE. , 6'ust'oWera to' Pur chase 100,000 Envelopes and upwards (just arrived). 1,000, 7s 6d ; OfOOtf, 0s 9d per 1,000, for Cash. Pianosv T 51 ° Pianos, Harmoniums,/land yiAmericat* Organs for .sale on deferred payments, frota 30s 1 A - { H. M. JONES, . , • Stationer and Bookseller, -' - 1 ' East , , st^t,-,and f Baring, Square.. . ' ui^V'iV,:i •' 365 a;



[ O.' CarstensT &. Co., ■I j (Late ' .Wesson's); ’ i PROSPECT: BUIDDINGS, • mOBACCONISt, FANCY- GOODS, lli AND STATIONERY. } Meerschaum pipes ... * Nailrod, ' Twisty and' vanity Fair \ | I Tobacco A nice assortment of Accordidjvsi- Cpa» jjeritinas, Flutes, Violins, Mouth'' Organs, and Tews bf- <Wery description,' direct froih .'■) Haircutting, Shaving and, Shampooing. ! EAST STREET ASHE'URTON. I' | <IA i:::; j .; 527a*



■ J OTIOE f 1?0 1 F ARMERS -AND* - 1 OTHERS "IN ; THE nBISTRICTSb OPASHBtJRTON ANHRAKAIAJj : j\r i;I OTHERS "IN ; THE nBISTRICTSb ;f“i OPASHfe.tTRT^R 1 ANT>RAKAIAh I On and after this date our BUSINESS ip the above districts will be, under th'e- MANAGEMENT of Mr WiLxJAM‘H6raste.i , ; ~P. CUNNINGHAM & CO;V* J - T;i i ; Grain Merchants. ~ Christchurch, May 3, 1881. r f, 717? , p H-. O' T 0 G RAP H' Y.' Wanted everybody to know that this is my LAST WEE& ; iri Ashburton; and all who wish to have a really.jGOOD.And CHEAP PORTRAIT not to miss thip op portunity, very seldom met with. Photo a taken in: . thei ;new .process warranted not to fade. ■Apy. or Farm Photographed within ten miles from,, Ashburton, uuunoji, - , . . . > r- r PROCESSOR DE LDRIE, ; '” ’ Phpitogiraphei;.;



a mg ALL work Andrio say melees jhok ,a A.. a dull boy,” consequently,, bear- B the truth of tftis adage'm '/ Frederick: Olarlc, OF EAST STREET, H/i4- iJiR>/P! Ri . $ S^Bißus* 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 botpold and young,' and include playing cards, “ squeezero,’,’ &c.; chess and draught men and : bdardS, 'back gammon, dominoes, go-barig," fAcegatnd,' lotto, &c., &&’ Those having favorite Authdre should, to prevent disappointment, make their selections from his large stpplcqf NEWEST NOVELS 5 At their-bArliest cdnvenfehce.a. THE SMOKER’S FRIENDis F«o.;,< and to preserve the rightito ; thisUAtJe; he; haa just- imported: the, following Brand?, of TOBACCO, Rodj. Vanity i Fair,j Ruby Twist, Twist, &c., &c. GIGARS, and CIGARETTES!: Havaunq, jand.C übaq, VUoity :Fair;t Cigarettes, isc,,,nnd a large selection of novelties in PIPE WARE. %|■f■ t . i r i Haircattirig, Shaving,' And Shampooing. Saloon, Montgomery’s Buildings. 720a*'



d 6 !! * 1 r '6 o a 11 i The undersi£h6& ! • just'tecpived’ a ( large supply or, BEST NEWCASTLE ’ ; ‘i And- SBR'IN{jFIEL£),, .Which they, arp felling at' lowest j cp^en^ MATS6N..C9X. .e ci.’; 1 |K)2a j-r I i MBts^s~2^ I . ..., , - a l, Stole * Afothverf; > ate") kuthoHaep agents for the AsmAmbsok Guardian. Subscribers will please get their papers from the agents, h* future. -, ,-Orders en trusted to - them , will .receive prompt I attention. - ’ «•* J"- ■■ * •> * W. H. ZOUOH, 1 Proprietor.



Late Advertisements. TX7 ANTED—An Elderly Person for the » » Country, to do general work ; two children in family. Widow, Apply Guardian Office. v '■>s UfW TENDERS are invited for EREC TION of a RESIDENCE, in Park street. Plans and specifications may be', seen at our office up till THURSDAY, June 9th, where tenders must be sent in not later than 5 p.m. on that date. _ The lowest or any tender not necessarily ac "943a PQOKS A SON. . , *■ t I Architects, «fec.v ! NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. T All -TAA inseitidii Jot advertised mentsmust be written legibly on the face of ? the adyertisemfc)|t* . |When no orderTs giveti thd adf dtMemtM -will be inserted untibcoiintermanded, and charged accord ingly* k ,IL. O wl y A Al]U notices- marriages, or gukrat good faith! '' 1 Allkdvertisehients khd tjdkindst letters* to be addressed The Manager; literary communicatidnS/ffiiould.'bo.-'aiddrdssadTtd The Erato®. nJI >0



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