SHIPPING.

PORT OP LYTTELTON. Arrived. Yesterday. Castle Holme, barque, from Melbourne. To-day. , , Penguin, s.s., from Wellington. Sailed. Yesterday. Jane Douglas, s.s., for Kaikoura, Wel lington, and Foxton. Go-Ahead, s.s., forTimaru. .■ To-day, Himalaya, barque, for London. . SHIPPING* TELEGRAMS- Auckland, Yesterday. Armed Atlantic, from Napier; Myrtle, ; fi6m Friendly' Isles. • ' ‘ ■ Wellington, Yesterday. Arcived—Te Anau, from the South; Penguin;:from the North; Charles Edr ward, from Nelson and the West Coast, s: Sailed—Te Anau, for Auckland, via the Ud Coast .Timaru, Yesterday.; Arrived —Wanganui, from Hokitika. Sailed.—George Noble, for Auckland ;. Edith Reid, for Wellington. Port Chalmers, Yesterday. Arrived —Taiaroa, from Northern ports; Christine, from Hamburg;' Stella, C,G.s., from the North. >'' ■ :

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails clbid aifibi AshbtfiAfriFoM Office as follows : , For Christdhurch and North at 5.30 ai.m. 10 a.m., ands p.m.,,daily. . , Foi* ChirSey Rakaiav '<!&•» at 10a-ta and sp.m-, daily. . . , For Duhedhr, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Bangitata, Orari, Winchester, and <SsMlne t ®OAni. daily.' For Temuka, atGa.m., and,lo a.m., daily. Foy'Tifnaru and South, at 6 ,a.m., ,10 *.m./anaA2sp.ia.,daily. J For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Smn&i, and Ashbirtdh ■ Gbtge; ■ •D Tuesdays and Fridays, afr 10. 30 a. m. For ASftotf/Waterton ‘ and Lbngbeach, at A3O p.m. daily! r ‘‘[ - 1 ’ • ,! E%itt,' Seafielfl, New ]»nd, and Kyle; On r Tuesday, Tliuradays, and Saturdays, at ’6 & M«l« arrive' -’at- the Ashburton Fbst Office— ’ V From Christchurch and Rakaia at 10.25 a.m., A35p.m., and 7.50 p.m. ' From Chertsey, &c. at 10 f 25 a.m. and 4.36 p.m. daily. ; - ! From Dunedin and intermediate places at 5.35 p.m.‘ daily. • • From Tethuka and Timarn at 10.15 a.m,- 5.85 p.m./and 8.16 p.mJdally/ - From ■ Greenstreet; - Ashburton Forks, Mount* Somers, and Ashburtoh Gorge on Wednesdays aid Saturdays at 3p.m; ’■ ] From! Ashton, Waterton, > and Long beachab'lo a.m.daily. * - r *■_ From Elgin, Wakanui, Seafield, New land, aid Kyldv on Tuesdays; Thursdays, and Saturdays; at 4 p. m. , <; : W. St. G. Douglas, >: Postmaster..

DAILY MEMORANDA.

' AUCTION SALES. Tuesday, May 10. 1 J. T. Ford and Co., at-the Ashburton Yards—Sheep. > i- June L . ._; _ Mr. Alfred Harrison, at his'.rooms —Town Property; IS.-p’clock., , .. Friday, June 3. “ , llatsitt/'Cdxy lmd Live and Dead Stock, &c.; 12 o’clock.' Saturday,, June A , , H. and Go. , kt 1 their rooms, Cashel street Freehold Farm ; 2 o’clock. > 1 ' ... Thursday, June ,9. J. T. Ford atid Co;, - on the Jiretriisea of Mr f ®arle, - ‘ Wakamii— Valuable * Farrii, Livp And Dead Stock, &c.; 12 d*cfobk.; Saturday; Junr - 11. ; ’ J. T. Ilford tend Co:, at’ Wakknai—Live ana Dead Stock, &a; 11 o’clock, f '- :) g '-" *’ ■’* ' ’ ' meetings, amusements, &c ; ‘To-night, Saturday, May 28. Caledonian Society; Meeting of Directors, Qufll’B Commercial Hotel, at 7 p.m. Monday, May 30. ; Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers; >t 7; o'clock. Upper Ashburton Road' Board- I—Meeting 1 —Meeting to elect five new members, at the Road Board Office, at 10 a. m; 1 ■ ,:i Wednesday, June 1. County;’Council, at : the County Council Chambers, at 11 o’clock. ■ - Monday, June 6. Newland School Committee Monthly meeting. Meeting; to elect Committee for the Waka nui ■ Library, in the Wakanui School room. “ TuBeDAY, June 7. Ashbiiftoh Permanent Building and In vestment Society, .Monthly Meeting, from 6.30 tb'B.3o p.m. Wednesday, June 8. Masonic Concert; Masonic Hall, 8 p.m. Thursday, June 9..., Mount Hott Road Board, Monthly Meet ing. “ 1 J,J/ ..„>■".? j-1 Saturday, June 11. Ashburton School Teachers’ Association, Borough School, 2 p-m. ■ : _ j

TRAVEĹERS' GUIDE.

Trains Leave: Ashburton for Christ church and intermediate stations at 6 a.m, > ,10.30 a.m., and (Express) 6.48 p.m. Trains Leave Ashburton . fob Tmaru and South, at 7 a.m.,10.36 a.m. (Ex preas), p.m,—-the. latter- pro-. ceedjßg no farther, than Timaru. Tbaink . , A&piyz at Ashburton, ; from at. 10 24 a. m. (Express),, 4.35p.m., and 7.50 p.m. Trains Abjsxyb. Abhrueton from, Timabu and South af 10.15a.m., 5.34 p.m., (Express), and. 8.15 p-m.

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

All orders for insertion of advertise-, ments must be written legibly on the face of the advertisement. When no order is given the advertisement will be, inserted until countermanded, and. charged accord ingly.;,; i All notices ,of Birth?, Marriages, or Deaths must be accompanied by, tjie sig nature of the sender, as k .guarantee of good faith. All and bupiness letters to be addressed .The. Manager.; .literary •eommuriications, should be . to The Editor. _

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1881. The Hinds School Suspension.

r TOWN EDITION." , at 4.10 p.m. ]

“ Where there’s at will there’s a way,” says the' proverb, and /this, to our, mind, is applicable, to. the fiasco ,in connection withnthe suspension by the Hinds’School Committee efithe master of that school. From start ,to firiiSb thfe behaviour of the tathef of the boy Gibsori," whb’ ’also’ holds the' exalted position pf Chairman on that August body, dfie School • Committee, haS betrayed a of malevolence against the defepdant in ttieAbton.ihfch cafrtd belfore the criminal jurisdiction of the loca( Bench’, eftrid the afterwards, lm.' ide/ehded aodused- at \ investigation' held by the Gornmittde. --• ,Mr { di%ott: was evidently d'eteririfped;- if pbssibie,; to pbtdiri 6f tWe ,‘9ffi,ciai who had incurred!ljj(s ifiridi he,, has spared ho pain?, to accomplish *l4l j desire.) 'l The. ■ 1 ridiculous < >Rnd.: trhrnped up character ' df' ithe charge ylpch came before “the Resident, ‘.6ou'&,i rinddy 'blear parent the 1 spirit ( actuatiog'fthe '■ Wfovß-l ment ? and had the finding thte Court been other than it was,-Mr Chichester would possibly be now Seeking “ fresh fields and'pastpre? ji’eW” ; /Thi?;/hew-, ever, impossible on the face of the

evidence, and the dismissal of five charge would, we had thought, ter minate the matter. The boy deserved the castigation he received, for “ spare the rod and spoil the Lfed, he not been checked in his pj.l^cTl\/^psVt(|p ’ prevarication, a serious imury,j?|o lira future career would have The liar is a person hel4‘.ts . by every one, yet Mr Gißson upholds I his son in this especial accomplish ment. Finding himself beaten at his own weapons, he has recourse to a power plagcd. in his hands, for., the welfare of the whple school —vjz., jis, fchwman Qt’lhh CojnghtjkT-and ; with- The, a 4, fresh mitigation. Mr Wood, the R.M. at Ashburton, in-Mr Gibson’s mind, has provedhipvselfipcapable to;take in hand, the matter, therefore Mr Gibson will ( not: in this ne'wljt'Constituted court 01 wise- Vcres,/but will also sit as- presiding judge.' Very pretty indeed,syetinev&v 'theless mosv disgraceful. The result is the suspension* by' these dutKorities 'of the' master; pending the Education -‘ijodrd’s decision, and The COnSefqheAt l closing of the school during ,the (; inter-. vening, period „lt is ;not the: tnhsler' who yill sufieii for the'Bqapd’s action is easily/presold. iiv so pitiable an in stance of autocracy of the worst type. •He will receive a holiday at the expense of the country, the children will _ be come back/ai'd-during hisabsehce, and the'district will lose all, and gain no thing, owing to the obslreperousness of. this ( ni.ysdif my “ sisters; snd couSijps, and aunts,” Committee.# We do'noi: Relieve in,such wilfuL -bungling. , The of the charmer,” and placed them selves in'tt -most ridiculous position. We do hot doubt the Education Board will point out to them the error of their ways, at any rate, they will fully deserve any drubbing they may receive. , „, rt;

Murderous Assault.—Manfred Wood all, a barman at the Waverley Hotel, Auckland, received-a' letter‘frdnf a Mrs Maher with whom he had formed ap ac- r quaintance, ’that her husband Tdft Aroha’ yesterday morning, and asking him at might to heif residence, a two housfo in Upper Queen ’street. '• He did! sOparid afterfdoi’iVeW^fbh 1 in' tlie sitting-room; ; Gdodall entered the bedroom which was unlighted, when - the husband sprang out rtjcosa. and, com menced'a murderous -assault bn Goodall with,the leg of a chair. A clespqrate strug £l:e bushed, both'nlth'ffallihg’through a glass door, and Maher endeavouring to throw Goodall over the balcony into Jthe, street; Goodajjll’s cries of murder help And’he was rescued. His nose" was bitten through, Im/hands and face were cut with glass, and he was otherwise injured)? " ‘ - •' Football Club.—A meeting of the focal Football' Club is called for on Mon day evening, toj consider- challenges. Tenders Required.— Mr Roskruge, of Chertsey, invites tenders for sowing and harypiying, rartioulare, of w,hiph, he found elsewhere.' ' 1,1 ■ • [ iRHOTOUHAjpHY? Professor DcLorce intimate's thkfc he ia shortly to leave Ash burton, and reminds the public that good and. cheap! photos arettb be obtained at his studio.

—Messcb H. Matson and ,Cq. ,se},l .by agption. a,fprm of 168 acres, .in this’ district,by -bi-cler'-df the’ -'Supreme Fleming ton. —Mr Cape-Williamson, •for’sortie time pkstiachoolmaaterf at/ Nbw< .lands,..has been. flppoiotod»to,?tjiei ptjst.iof master to the -Ffejmiqgticstf pohtwL: moj ? .. Tenders. Accepted* —/The u tender of Messrs .Sealy Rros,h4B been/accepted for planting , cattle yajcd;®tq,.’and; that of P.. Sullivan for .Water supply-tanks..; ~ JPolitxpal. —rM.r iT; i S. ; .Westop; finding he is O.n. a Southland/electoralfroll, has consented to become a candidate to repre t sent >Ree£ ton in the' General - Assembly* f Disposal op Business.—Mr.-A.. Q., Aitjosm notifies that r disposed of jbii hjsin,eh?ii»- JCpM Jlanger, who will carry on :tbC;busuie§san,futuce, , , .., .. , 'SfhE OE’SiiEiA. —Messrs Fcfrd and Crt. , ; 'nr ,6ohjurtdtion, with Messrs Friedlander ;Bfos.’, hold •a’hblh.’cif shdb|> ; on.Tdebdas* ‘nextjjti' the'Cpuhty .Tfhfds.. Afloat an 6 Ashore.’ Dramatic Club performed this drama last evening -- at the Tdwn 1 Hall, to -a 1 good house; I Thb various characters wore wed represented by f ‘ rieariy 'tlie same.•a'mateuts' Who;took 1 part -in l the ipiede Gist winter. oGdnsider ablb’.arnUAeMent' Was afforded'by: Billy and) Hal Oakford, r and ! the audience ‘ seenled. - pleased with’' thd ■ perfortninbe); on/.- tlia. "whole. (I We should suggest, however, that membbrb should their respec tivb parts more-'accuratelyf so that the, prompter’s voice may be less audible in rthe future, as-everyjjword was heard in ‘the gailely. I) Mr Udurke’s scenery was shown to advantage, .and great credit on 1 him 'for his' artistic skill. ! Mr Morris.' played the ) musical : accompani ments,, - and., altpgefhpr .pipe** ( .went fairly smooth. . f ' -‘ -i . ' Bench and ’ I. N. Watt took Eis seat dn tliQ Bench yesterday as Resi dent-Magistrate at Oamaru, and was welcomed by thet bar; wbo: hoped that thw same,.cordial relationship.: which- had existed between the members of the bar and .Mr Packer would,;continue, to exist- 1 between themselves Stud Mr n Watt. ~ Mr, Watt-suitably replied to - the expressions. ,of welcome from bar.; ! • . / ; Newlands. —A School Commit tee meet ing wak’hQld'on Wednesday last,/ ahd>tho. business under consideration was the elec tion ofia'niember-of the,; Committee',.- and some correspondence frolrv the Board of J34 uca *> on -“M- r Wi Parker was elected' k member of-the Committee in the, place of Mr E. Watkins, resigned;’ A ; trrtrtolur tian regretting the rasignatichf f of;! Mr ' Williamson, as sohoolmaster. waseanried. It was rosolvecbtoiadVertisetforraf.;master,’ . and sewing mistress, aftcii! Which the ‘meetingadjourned. ■ ;{

Much Ado About Nothing. —At the coroner’s inquest which took place at Havelock on Thursday on the [body of a man named Daniel Lee, who; was alleged to have died from .the effects of wounds inflicted on hint 1 in; February last by a woman with: whom he was cohabitiiigjthb jury returned a verdict bf M Death from Natural.Gauges.

The Raven Disqualification.—W. have received .from, Mr S.‘ Saunders a cbjhmunlcatioh eorebctiiig Uh k^ror* which', crept into our isSUe of )ast bveiling ini ‘ttfci' report of the Ashburtßh - ’ 'Steeplechases/' In it in regard to the Raven disqualifica tion oiiri reporter dvas i miaiufbrraed! as! ilsfie person lodging th& being teld thtit, the same: >vas : , made by I the prp -prfetog;<?f iWhy ..Mr Saundm’# jpoih reots .this., , AYp: T hf^ye ;U ßince iftscqybiAned that Mu ihe ppr?pn , lpdg}pg She prptos,f T((r Lim a kb<.thdi : amende *By !r a ; typography error the ownership of Wliy Not 'and ,dekcrip%p;/Of ;thq )h9s??!:>ycrq read;“Mr g.-Saundera’ b ItAhbiifp liaye teen why. $$ f l -..-,;/ f...,:/...., ~v ;i „

CABLE NEWS.

' ‘’age'nW^’, ' The 'Quarrellifl^. 7 . u ~t «i London,..May;-2,6* * 1 Recent news from Ireland states that a want Of harmony, isl apparent iirxdhe

working of the Land League. Discord has shpwn irself in open dissen&ftj|s betweffl several of the leading mem bers. . vf’ s|Ra<l -League -Np t vyft hst an ding '■ ' ; Uienufperous attests tifhich havp'LeetxHnkde in Iceland • i ' % ‘ ‘ '

tjfntdertlfe Coerits(|n A|*t, tj|§ p'^wet;-.pf A c^|h^to ‘lnrbugffout the !r coun'try. v Meetings under its auspices are still held in agita tion of the land question, and it is rumored that the Government, in con ■sequence,intendsto instruct the¥iGeroy ito prohibit allmeetings of-the League W irelknd. * ' '*' ; - s ' ' *• j The Turko-Greek Convention,-' -iiid settlement of the frontier difficulty having been concluded, the Right Hon. Mf .Goschen, Ambassador '- Extraor dP* nary to the Porte, is now London. His successor, Earl'Duffenri, tvjll leave St. Petersburg shortly for Constantinople. y i; ‘ S’ i j Consols. * Co'hsbls, remain' at to2'^.- , ; 1 ' .i:; : T 7 , itate pf Discount. , The, bank rateiof,,discount,is un-.. • changed per cent, . and' the 1 mar ket fafe-at.• : |f ■ v , 1 ’ . Reserve of Wealth. The total .researyp/.; in notes, and bullion in the Bank of England is' Lr 5,400,000. .ruiii ?l> ■; ,;>:<■ I ; I New Securities. Ndw ; Zealand'' Fou’r-and-a-half ’ ber, Cent. 1879-1904 Loan, has further ! advanced,land; fcQ-clay is quoted -ftt. 103.4; Five per Cent. 10.40 Loan*, is <urir; i changed at 105; and Five ipqf Cqift., 18S9 Loan, 104, ex dividend. The Markets. The markets for Australian and New Zealand bread stuffed f and,. Austrian, talldw, show no 'changeTn' piices. ' ; Selected transparent kauri gum is 5 quoted ;lpi 0...35. per y cwt, being an advance of Lr. 0 Woof Auctions.' 1 • ’ At the wool sales to day 7,700 bales were offered, making a total of 133,900 ' bales catalogued since the opening. There* wai ’ h/good 1 deniand for thd varibus lots offered. The total num t of bales withdrawn from the sale * 'siricp; Opening is now *7,060; tv., The Recent Steamboat Accident. _Later intelligence has been received ?rom Canada concerning the steamboat accident which occurred near London, in the Province of Ontario, to the effect? ;that! two' 1 hundred . and 'forty f T corpjses have already been recovered;*.h ; . Renewal of Treaties, • , Negotiations ’' have ’ be tween the Frigiish'rind' French Govern-' / menjts'for a renewal of the-treaties of 1866 and aß73'<forlregulating the inter nationahoonimerce-ofthetwo Countries.; : Th el treaties will, under existing . merits, terminate in October next, 1 unless their renewal or extension be agreed-upon. • -d- • d

; ; , ; ,AMSJIRA:U,AN..... > fiW [per rbutbr’s AGENCY.] • il ‘ , 2 .., Pq*Uier. .•>. No' particulars, have the interview which’ tobk place day bet wen -the'’ Premier -and theGbver fhjjr. It is believed, liovvever, that Mr Berry’s chief jobject was.to ascertain his Excellency’s views as to the dissolution of Parliament ? ini ,the event of. the, Refdrp\]silhMi&|d ' i,’ 1 •

Eow He got out of it. , Sydney, To-day, j

In the action for libel brought by- Mr ; Gipps, -the - hydraulic - engineer, against Mr Wither^,^he- i la i pleaded the privilege tne alleged in’ /his rtocketbook within the precints of the AsseSlßly.ffihW plaiptiff 'ihas been , ; 1 -. symtmhy; |Jie * r “ , f Ah enfliusiastic nieeting was held at the Masonic Haflfast evening/at w'hich jtf |vas the wliold of the' "of the ‘ 'BiHleiln costs fit the .repent lißel action.-. ;-A large Amount ibas heen), suh?crtbed, by all classes of-’flie corppiyni,ty. soi- The Markets.

Oats jfrip quoted at 3s 3d. , Patna rice is qubted' Af ‘LtS’ per ton. Sugar CgHpany’s’■N'o; i ; 'pieces, per tori L 36:

NEZEALAND

[ap£ PRESS , •. j i.' Suicide ;;3 ' ” Auckland, To-day. ‘ Captain-WriglA, ifbrmerly Consul at the Bay . of irSands, committed suicide on February?l9th, at the Marshall Islands, by shooting hfmaelf ithrbrtgh’ the 1 temple with a revolver. He Rad ..beam,in (good health and spirits, and spoke cheerfully ,o|> going home to America. , Labor Vessel Wrecked. ' The barque Hawin, a hißerjyesselj *,hqK. longing to the Hawaian Government, was wrbckodliat) Tarawa,! - Jiingswell Group.l No lives were lost. A Nasty Accldeni:. : . . Andre f. spt^ler.atWaiteikei, was thrown Irom his horse, and had his ’hosejcompletely smashed, by the penetra tion bf a stake. ;i Very Possible. ; ; , lr , . Professor Basel mayor’s satehef, contain nig L2O and, ■ joyellery,. whiqh --wa?, ,tkh en , from the Theatre', . Jjteyal.'lwh qighf, -yap, recovered fyy thfi ap hour, pr,, two frqmia, woman,wlxo ; yvas at the theatre, and wnbsmd .the .satchel without ah she, took it to keep till claimed. iNo Proof, r, .; 1 > • ' ; .■ 1 ■ i . Dunkdxn, To-day ' t At Robert Gollafn.'fo t r i qriunnal. assault, was discharged, the bench dis believing the prosecutrix’s accoqnt. Other informations wet o Withdrawn/' 1 ’ 1 ;

ALLEGED SWINDLING AT THE RACES.

At : -the- ReHlcl.e«t ■ Magistrate’s Court [this | unixning, d' "-Before Mr Nugent ’ Wbbcl, R.M., John Goldburg . iwasj •bharged with being an incorrigible ‘rogue witlpn/ the. iptent 1 and, meaning] of, ’tkb“Yagrant Act',• IpTtVforithatjh?, on the igthday of June, 1879, at Ashburton afore said, | wp?i. duly convicted ofgambling /With .false dice, and sentenced to three (tfgontW imprisonment, with hard labor ; ,{indi thej 27th day/of-May; unlkwfully play at a pretended game of. with a box and fifteen balls in a ,ip.ubli 3 .Tiiytvild steeplechases, to secto| 7, clause 4, of 'the aamo vagrapey. .ii '-i 1 ; , r Felton conducted the prose ;cution,!an4 jVsy[.J4w*iaflt« the ;accused»!r.v‘KT * noino'H : J«» •«">' . 1,1 ' J > Thp following evidence was taken : H. : Sergeant Felton deponed—Ye&terday.,

steeplechases. I arrived ahMf?f§"tifolock, there anuftt o'clock. I call out “ Ewm I layyeven I iffe black and ‘epr, ’and on the white?” 1 did not cffteli what odds Q« the table .m-, front of him !sis ■ the ' ’There was a ■'shilling di£sti«*fipf thp,squares|aud two 'ofl; another. ' ®* had the box ;pi;bdUmdiiD’efore hbpr ["The int&lfeW Sijuares of, ! cliffei%it colors,Ftwo being’black, two rcd,pmd ohe white. ] I went tip to him and asked Kira what he was doing, and he replied “ play ing Sergeant, its perfectly fail - .” il r , iJr«*Q§op r pbjeptedwto.vtho. accused's observations previous to his being charged • being given in evidence. , ■ His Worship noted the objection. s ]”WithWs cofitmucd I said give' tne the arid lot me see. It contained the seven red, seven black, and one while ball produced,tried the balls and found vihat they'were of j sizes, the red being the smallest (all of one size) the black'"ffioTieXt and the white

the; largest.. here explaned that by means pf a shifting door to the box co\’«rii)g the,hole t.hrough which the balls were allowed to drop the accused could Coritrdl the jilay] /the positiHn -of the fame indicating the size of the ball’in the orifice.] I handed 1 the accused "into the custody, of •constabledSeill, telling him he was ■ arrested^ ■■ under‘’the- Vagrant 'Act 1 and charged with 1 Iplaying a' false gahie.' [The Sergeant here requested the ruling of the Bench regarding the admission of evidence asto a former conviction.]- Mr Branson objected very strongly to such a course of proceedaro. ■■ > i! ' •

- The Bench decided to hear the facts o: the case first. • ■'

:; :Gr6Ss-examined by Mr Branson—l believe-the land on which the same was played was; Mr Garter’s. - i Ttwas ■ not a ■ strdetf afoad, or a high way.? ’ ■ ■ '|tyfyßrans(pi,gu;bpiit!ied under these cir cumstances the case must fall to the ground, the information being worded as that the game was played in a pubb’c piace ; but,.the act specified, that, .it must bo a street j a]rp{id|a4high?|y ) of ip, public ana open'place. His Worship decided the case should be proceeded with., , He was not prepared: to dismiss the case in the.face of previous convictions under |;he Act. , _ n ; ■ •,■• - v , 1 Withers continued—l know the‘land |>s in the occupation of Mr Carter. I cannot say if it is Crown property, hut to the best of my belief it is Mr Carter’s. No rthing beyond.vyhat I havpstated.qcctp'iied. ; I saw the public enter by a gateway lead ing from the road, and races were run for public money. There was a booth on the ground for dispensing licensed liquors-,, and a refreshment b.opth, A ;grpnd [stand:,, lor the use of the,,publip to “view r< .the;,, faces from, and a portion of the ground' , fepceff off pa p.raee-cqurse...,;; j;; >q ■•] ?Rober£ Neill I am a , constable siatibfted at Ashbuftori: I Va& off dutyi in plain clothes 'at . the/. Ti nival d f Steeple:-c chpsps pt l about .a , quarter, t.p, yesterday afternoon. I saw the accused* Iplaying .at a’game'bf clianceu.i . There were., a pumper of tables and wheels at wqrk on., the ' ground'. He shifted ,ffis .table;, from whefe l'fifst’sffw Hfin to bppositaj .the- Grpn.d s Stand .where! ..the > tbiggesfe, croyvd , wps. He, sfar,tedy;.-,• playing directly Tic ] liad fixed his r saying, ! “'fi vffri l H ! lay ; ’ 'etch 1 ' ‘ I ; p»ay g 12 to lon the white.” I saw him play,.;

' seven or eight games. . I saw nipney on". the;table'on edcn Itrrie! ‘ a mait , a;paftnejr. pffacdus'eiTsj: who took f a mtprqst; ‘bind was' tvirining,'as was also another mattj ■neat the'COtneriiof ,^Ke,: talfte. u ‘ : When! ,^jVnaUe4 T r (Sergeant .Felton) pre : ; Viotis' td* your cbfriitig - tip/ t J had been ; ■ watching OaccWed : , for ’2t) imihlito37' ' On* 1 ..the,.fray, .sta^p-.a'pbnse^ skid, “ You might. square the matter witli£ - ‘ ffrA Sergerifft ; t '<l , ’d ybir LlOr than a lawyer L2. ” Mr Branson :. That shows his utter want of appreciation. Witness continued : I told him hp could '• fo it WNM to '4<T 'rifithhne. 1 found, on searching accused, Ll 7 odd and o pack of false cards t i. Mr Branson objected to such evidence being.admitted. . This, had nothing, to do with the case. iniThe BertMihvetrulbd thfehhjfeb'tidnv !! , ; // WitppEgj cpnj.jp u,a4 ,»• .tojxian&a. 'pair of dice. ' , r „y. ,*> Wjri , Mr Branson poihl’e&’buV'tJidt wat' dras i found, ip thp.ppsßesai9n pf.- th 9 accnpedihß;4 nothing.to do,with thecqse at point. . H, frahprejndiiiing fhe'Benclb' and' wfU 'ton-* f t tia.Ty.-ito i'then spirits ,?Abtl'df Parliament. , V v ;d<; d -T. jo Evidence continued : .A bag containing, 1 the cburiteffc and ifriothbc set of bards'.“ *•’ ‘ .. ■;Bergekht). r Eelton'requested' to be pet mi ttqd to slip w ho\y the cards • were t ,false, r and give evidence of the previous cohviq ! 'tipn; ‘' ‘" r ! : ,l ° _ ‘ His* • Worship > decided >to : admit: isuqht evidence. -ti'. - Sergeant Felton said : On the 3rd May, • ' IS??, the accused, was avtefctbd at 1 the . Ashburton r Hotoj. v -a .Oj i: ; . r Mr Branson pointed put that, the cop- Yictibri rritist bh jiroVcd' by- V’efcbftß -' ■ •’ Deponent.continued : He was arrested for gambling with false dice. His leg i was-.brokon/ i durjng..th3 arrest-:;. ; Hp was, ' brought before IVtr Mellish c pn tlje Uth of ■ •July 'folldwihgi arid' cPWHbted - And 1 ' shri- ; ' tendedrtat threobmonths'’'; jmprisomnent ,My ,Mellish that opty far hif . liaa*his' leg broken," lie woulfl have, peon , sentenced to 12 months. j«< ,J > ;; ;To Mr Branson,:■ J; cpftduct.9c( I tIW.P ro - .. secutiop., I did not see th,e reebrd. ,pf the convictibri. !•' 'dnfy-heatd ’ Bentehce : passed. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr Branson, forithe;dofence, contended _thJtHh'e,;ihfoimatibhJlvaa' faulty in that it specified that thp, offence was committed r in a -public pl/ibeiiistead of in ail Opfeff-and • public place as required mid or the word ing of the Act.' The defendant also could not;be”convicted, of playing, in, a, public . place, for the ground wis the'privafe pro*' ‘ perty*of‘Mr Carter, and therefore,, not similar to a racecourse vested; in 'trustees, , 1 by the Grovcrnineht. oh behalf bf', Wife public.- ' Ho T|ubted frbrntlie 1 Au'slrdlliin, Juries Report, vol. ’6, the decision in the;' case pf Morgan y; pri'appeal p ■ ihb deferidarit having hcbH ! ,• ‘the Petty' Sessions, Barnsdalc, under the r - Public Offences Statute, 1865, Hop 265/' Sec. 26, : pf using'thfektenirig' atid ihshlt-;,;; ihg words and behanour’ih' a public'place towards the complainant,'the app’eaTbeing i made ;on the ground'that a room in ifin'vVas hbt a-public place; As fol!6Ws- ! :‘ ■ -—Mr Just ice'Barry in Swan v. McNinnan ] the justices thought that the bar of a i public house could not, under any. circjum- ] 'stances, be a public place. This court - ] held - that ( it was not proved to have 1 Mm’ij 'so # ‘. it m%|t be so , under - ' some circumstances.' A pub- i SRfc Jiohse is riot' alptlblic;place \ riyfthin- t]ie meaning; of.this a dpar distinction between a public .place .t and-'i>, place pf public BpSQ£t- A i!qo#i in ( T .a publip or private house may be either c according to circumstances. If a Court c .were- held ■ in, ,a.,public house thq -room jc inb whiqh it- was held would pc PfßribUo s place,, if after that purpose had been t served an auction qale wcre held in the 0 same loom, 1 it would then be a place of t public resort. A public place is a place l] wheroiajl jb)\e ppbjip/.ayq ( al) o 'vp4 ll < >1 apd, yamas? |at any hour of the twenty- a four- There is an obvious distinc- p

tiqia,.,, IjptyopjKv• ,( w4r ,j fifr 21 *£U which the public j: maw | rpaorf for pai&MM oenaimhours only. pWe+and although it had been called a thore,;|sruq,pretence; that /dt;wa?i tPivW..tJ»u ;^nae ; ip, whlAl\,:dho !; word;. IjOh o ?PWSb' f Wi< ,ia. dpqv.. ppt< a “ times. It SKfflt* fibwoftseW*

resort. All the cases are reconcilable*! [Case v. Storey, L. R. 4, Ex. 419; SkinndW v. Usher, L.R. 7, E.B. 423.] The factS

in each differ.” Appeal allowed, v.itSi] costs. r . ~ ; His Worship reserved, decision 'sll P-m- ''"4 J % USj His Worship, on the Court'j-esoiaing,-, said —This case is brought U after 7 of section 4 of the which provides that “ any pttjSßrk.pSjrin®' or betting in any street, road, highway, or any other open or public place, shall bo deemed a rogue and vagabond.” The question raised by Mr Branson is that the - Ashburton Steeplechase course was not a public place, being the property of Messrs r Wilkin and Carter,'and was merely lent for the occasion j and au'SKoritrS'’'“land“'reading" Mr. justice Barry’s interpretation' of Hie term,

“ public place,” as given in A.J.R., vol. 5 page IGS, in the .appeal case Of Morgan v. Smallman, and the other cases cited in the same _c sea, I can comp, to no conclusion 7 / but' ’ that the steeplechase course was not .a.public place, biit merely a place of public resort., The prisoner is, dischArgecr. * *'

MR RICHMOND AT NELSON.

1 • fBV‘’TfeLEGB.AtfH.]'" • : ■ . Nelson, To-day. ‘ .’.The Hon. J. C. Richmond, addressed a 'large meeting of electors last night. ' Allqcliog.tO'-hi? CWCCr prior to his late ab- ' sence from the colony/lie ; Said/those who kncw/hjin formerly, would not find him substantially changed. Although he had been ranked#s/ aq .he'* did 'without TegfetV as the vividihterefit thkeii 'in local'affairs no longer existed. ’ Provincial Cqun cils hddi exercised a sdrt of official-audit on fhe colonial (finances. ' Referring to their ! original > cob'slAbutioH/ he blamed ! Sir G. Grey for endowing the provinces with the Land Fund, which-was thA patrimony of' the colony, au'diSh George Grey Should have given at-thfe opportunity to construct raiH’ayiiwifflioiitincurring the btaWthfeft'cff foreign rdebt.: Ho considered the Land Tax, and abolitioh of primogeniture a safe guard-'against the monopoly of large'-es-' ; ;tales.- 'He favored a’capitation allowance ff J volunteers, but ■ insisted on efficiency. 1 As far as was possible] consistent with the treaty ■ the ■ immigration of Chinese should be‘restricted; He blamed the Grey Government 'for continuing, ex penditure When the credit of -the], colony !Was at stake, and a. financial. Catastrophe; was, or.ly avoided hy this free use of the cable. Mr Richmprjd referred to jtlib acl -1 mirable service tlie'ri rendered' by Sir J. r , ’(Vogel. He appeared favorable to the - Tax, and said he was a Socialist, -and was glad to see that all the essential . points of the Chartist programme had ". been carried out here, where all classes L must work together for common good. Iz ffhought if J the ' railways Were r ‘properly Sfarmed, they would pay interest on cost, 7 ,and /m money squandered on other works. 'He advocated a scheme of general as s-* lauranee to provide against poverty, so that L Ithe aged and infirm should not be obliged to “seek relief pf beggars.. He m» in, %\ or , ! of tivo* Nelsofr Compromise 1 ‘system' of t .education, and would support a reduction b ?of Customs duties. A vote of thanks and tx was passed.

SHOCKING RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

t* •* - - ■ i' .• • , -■ ■ V, , : 1 .TBLEORAVH.J 1 .! ' 1 ,* i . , . .Ppnedik, Tp-day, - A ! riiitnTiafnbd ‘ Thoihks Bell rids 'killed' t -on Thursday night on the railway. Jinp -' close to the city. He was time-keeper a‘t i-Jthe Government work-shops, and was "'evidently ; walking: aiong the line home- when.the train overtook him and Sniangled ''festfully." One' leg 1 was Jr “altogether off/andgone .was: only hanging by shreds. The body was only recognised t ,as that of Bell by. a letter ; in,, his pocket. According" to the facts 'as yet disclosed, I up- blame can be attached to anyone, j- I|bth the crossing keepers were at theid , "posld, -Dayid ( engine ‘driver, 3 states that'he whistled at Anderson’s,Bay road; aridagain While 3 Oceah Beach road. He does not recollect > sound;pg v the whistle ~»$ thp r^pot-wherb the deceased was found.. He did not see :• hnyone on th©linb, n arid lhd !: first ihtirria ; ,tion he got of any obstruction was some thing touching the brake. He then s ’silrckened speed until he reached Kensing ton platform. From enquiries made late • in thp evening, it appears that it was not 1‘ the ' WaJtqpj. Bark .trjiiny-but. that jrhiqht f arrives |n jbusedin*abou/jsi:£o)clock from | rMosgiel, VliTch ran'over the ’ deceased, r. Gri j |thq i of the-Moegiel.train's, ’ellgipe a quantity of‘ human' hair was ■.[ tfbund.! ,; 'A-pool of blood washlsb noticed , on.the Dunedin side of the place whore tlie'blody was found, implying that it must bleedings at:thia spot fpr a,'con i sidfirable tima iliefdraiiUi'ai. dragged in .the .direction of Kensington crossing. The 'pVobabiltities jqre ,1-ha.t,, dpPeased /Was: i 1 knocked down by the train coming in frpm, Mosgiel,, and then run- over rapd 'dragged for so.me.djstance hy the ’’ PSimj train. rSparrow,. the,;didver.of the. Mosgiel train,'. lipWeyer,, did not,, uptice, anything unusual pn Ip 3 , jpumpy.. ( deceased was fifty years bf age, and was a married man, and leaves a. family of ■ 'Seven children; 'Hte'ivife says that'he left' • hfllPe to take a walk at about four o’clock. He had noibeen'fo tvofk that dayV been:up all thb night •-attefrtdihg 1 > to his children 1 , 'ith'b dbivp With the measles? ,"'Evidently «afe' ; the time’ pf thie -accideht ! -be'iiHS'‘ retrirnlng' hoTne by way i 6f‘ the railitay line, as hfeMved at the way workshops. *' ; ‘ 1 r ‘: v \ !iJ

THE CONVICT BUTLER.

. r , The; j‘ . notorious, Dunedin; . orinuqsL ' Biftlor, who sometime transferees! to gaol for safer custody, "has been ] olice more displaying his blood thirsty propensities. This time his design Svas tb take the life of a fellow prisoner .with Tftirig,' whose'; cell 1 Min, the ‘close vicinity of'thaf'df ahd 'for some' ' time previpug te , .waa ' unfriendly feeling existing between’them. .'lt is .‘stated that,. rpplyingj to- so|nethjng ,that Sutler had’said to Irving, the' latter .retorted, “ ; Alt,.<you would like; te| temp-; . hawkl me, I suppose,” a remark which Butler doubtless fplt, keenly in connection* > with his trial for the murder of the Dewar 1 family in Dunedin. He is said to have ] .answered Irving savagely, *J Yes, I 1 would.” Butler was >■. in the ' printing department of the gaol at Lyttel- 1 ton, ijnd after these words had occurred 1 between hintaelf and Irving, '-beds said to * harjfe endeavored ito mbtain the use of a kiiire.from one of the other prisoners or workmen iu itlie " printing (Office,; making* •* the excuse that h® i wanted; h sharp‘dhe* With which to pare his corne.. So' did 1 not succeed in this, however, and after 1 jbeing; locked iupin his cell on Wednesday he . must have set to work very determinedly to arm himself with as 1 deadly a weapon as the scanty furniture c I of* Ids prison apartment contained. He s succeeded during the. night in wrenching i the leg off the little‘table in' fho ceil, and j on Thursday morning he got an oppor- t tonity A hatred a heavy 1 blew, on the back of his s 'head,! whilst. I at'tljiujde. He was, of course, at once seized t by tli£ warders, and put out-of power of c .doing farther harm. The gaol surgeon, t Dr Rouse, aU^nded. .the, ii prisoner, and, thV.iisningr justices! have. h been i consulted with reference to the a propel restriction of his liberty as a felon. His h (fay: Why of prison punishment fourteen n villainous act has brought upon him. o days’! solitary add •. thide -h months in irons. — Press. n

UNKNOWN

r i ■>* * — We j ha! o me' fra desm en in Ashburton who upid{Qs)|sand $»“ art ” of advertising, ! but I ijue|&n wither any of them ever jmanagcd-^mutAnjbther such an artistic recently appearing jin a S& T ellingtffictournal. It is so very tall in I cannot refrain from ashing you to publish it for the edification of your numerous advertising friends ; “ Messrs Dwan and Co. will sell by public auction 40 carcasses of mutton, artistically glaili-lit'an' TScp'erf ‘ pose of human food.- iij each lot.” , T Can *ahy ’of our Ho cal 'knights -of' ? tne lumamercomewithia.A'fiooQy^ihu^awMKzsn

.-vA .vo;i';'s .amsaoltaj;/ Since the castigation I received a-shott time since at the hands of aeorrespondept» of yours, f lhave given? ecclesiastics ularl partaining ,to them n pretty widy ; j in my weekly , jottings,. anft ( mow«. m ’ / mentioning a decided bull ’ perpetrated'by J one of the cloth at a recent entertainment, trust I may do tio violehceßo4h r AleelilifcS i fr of any hyper-aehaitiVa corredpSndent. ;n Jnn,’>; speaking cf our , foir.'isisteicai: (and , the 'tetaperance question, the rev. gentleman Said:: , “ I apn -suwfy -if r T typihion was 'asked, every womay in this ” room would’ ’stand 'up to ' d man;”’’ - ■ If this had been part' of sin afterndihner speech, I should have made some al lowance ; but /being ai teetotal.lnfringe e/; v. . forming a supplement,Templar tea ( and bun scuffle—well—one does’nt know what to thinh.,l f>.r, s an

\ ! 1 :, W J , f., , ••• ; ■ A very ir terestmg supphmeitt' whs * f efcently issued by an agricultural monthly. It- took the fdrm'of a requisition to' 1 debtors to come land square up the baHhC® i 'agaiihst their. names. It ,wm . headed to Monthly,” fOir the' - 1 posej of fringing itsenclosure in the ■ journal under 1 the' 1 Stamp ‘Act. _ The i monthly din’t have a local drawing atten tionito the T ’c'6nteh‘tsi'uo|'their dUppl&nOti; J litre some journals I could mention. -

That was a tragic wind upjto 16cal a day or two ago—“ Fowl'clvraers beware ' Talking ; df foMa temirids me ' of a story related by- afi^eifd' bf ’mine some year? ago, when od. fho;, sameness of r(| At the 1 time he was residing iri ' Oamatu ‘pi" ft.,' private«*houae, and road,” or rather.of the .table;, was mqtton.. John, that'waS Ins name, got firecioi this''* system of mutton for six days out of every week, .and Sundays ; in fact, he complained that he "boiiid’never pass’-a drove of shedji 1 they bleated at him, W a. most accusative manner, and wak 1 seriously ’ considering aboiit a chaugh- df’residence, ‘tVh'eify'bn goin^.home, oner.-week ? , .fable ready _hdd. for dinner- and the, agt sectfng J or a' tn»'‘ attention of his companion at arms—i.e., fclloW hoarders. John - waited till the mistress . had> "left; the r00m,.,,/ffhenr he could longer,/ and; ejaculated,/ “ Well, ; blpwjed ! What thecrpatiori. is tHp cause of this ? ; 14-.-fowl! / A rpast dreaming! Punch and see if 1 am.’l Sam didn’t operate' oil I him,'’hut assumed him, with’ 1 a ; grim while, 'that/it* > was hd chimera of his brain. On being further ‘queslibnecf to'the causi of this chaDgfc of;:.diebj Jie freplifei}''?. l ihoiwaveryas follows : —“ W-ell-you seo-the- - bla fun (bos? jof the lost all pis fowls, 1 ..bari three, .Itoip'iHtelfteo roost last flight 3. sqroqbpjiy.padgeid ’enjy supppse, and sq, to, make sure,jtjhey,wo»’t get ajny more, he’s going. to_ give us fowl whilb thej.haUuce .ppu h «nfe- Then, look put for muttpn agpin. ”f ;; - r. I

• r; :~rrr- a r ' i.': s Wp had nn able leotura *on hydropathy,, ? in thiaitownakipithis wpek..! I.,wenf t and; 1 the gejitlemap. advocated ■ ft, system; sgrhjpild > he .water curn,”nV^te,.ia > I took it, was tp r awt ,thb .. • which Ashburtonians usually enjoy about r ' this time of .the year.,. To, jupga from. > whatjl experienced bf the climate of tne ° Y Plains two yearSC agp, * X should say'that e any mpn who stands.up, .to. advocate the t “ coin ” water cure to an Ashburton B iAidibnce in 'mid-winter raust'be a bold e one, j without he tempers- the subject - slighily with . ,tbj fhe AeAnlia# 1 ■ ‘ ‘ j eSbctfe*rlsintTng to thw civlcr i digniltaries,: of :AbhbuEtori :hy rtha .Long* r/ - watej-beech-ton “ Geyapr/’ ;:■'; '_) t T^p ;^^: ; l - seAbut who are fond of children, and, (( .. »! personally:, I have Uttle.-^esn^ct ■ man who is entirely *, i.the ypiirig ' J a Benedict for a Humber of years,’’ bijt ,ju; !T I still childless, is, or imagines he is,’ a ’ ’. devoted worshipper of what Longfellow t tbq; I 'diving IfteMMi 4 ’ ']EjS4M t a variety of circumatapfles,,' combined '< • with his own ingenuity, he has soared to ! a position where he kaea little sweat,in i- ibis efforts to obtain:brelwX(and thri‘iiiitter 1 too), i Finding the time hang heavily on i Ms hands,,, and being filled r with philan -1 , throriic ir»p llses.yhe odea |itt»este& , >.. to hig fertile mind that, as, in the order <sf things) •’ r he/-had jbeeri' defaied»*6lile f>/ i. btanches.of hia.own, B ?®k;oilt,- i some stray bairn upon whom ‘ he could o • bestow his suberabriridahce !l o‘f affefetidiij ‘ ; ‘ ‘bring'it up in the moat. approvedofashidh,: -- and tlupV.leave footpri^t^.^nijtha.^sands. of time. 1 ’ Unfortunately,. l^ e ‘vpr ‘ a “ firm belietef iri cMtef r iind J hhlng exceed ingly: fastidious,; this ‘idipsynanay goveroi :; weightecj his organ of; affection, and sqniq , time elapsed before a cfiila of the requisite 4 qualifications passed muster. However) 1 - ’ cifcumstancea placed,:id Skewear’a, wajr.;»ic.i little cherub who possessed every non tp 'grace the home of an aristbefat— “ln fact,” as the humane individual ex pressed it,: “ quite a;,superitar ma’am.” His cup was full. Already, in imagihatioDj thelittlq prattler was toddling; < over the floors creating ; fun, andmaking-i'.! mischief. Castles) were fnjife fin; Hie, air) i i as to the njche which the future scion oft the hbuse was to occupy in thei tempte ntunt •Faqie', and : a pjacid smile ./crept ‘ over ' 'Skewer’s uanMly - sombre countenance. - But it was a day dream. The prepossess ing appearance /of Toddle? ; JvM., ais%imr>*r pressed” itself upon ofchefs vHi</'hiid Iftfle faith upon Skewer’s qualifications for teaching .the young idea how to shoot, 1 and the vision vanished with as, niugh‘ \i rapidity as it had appeared, It has hepp / said that the highway to a uripopbrar., place ia)paved with good intentibris;',* sentimeilt which I have ho ;‘,‘ dispute; but when a good)' impulse [%_ t ‘ ‘ nipped in the bud in the iharineß refbWed J to, it would, be uncharitable tbVsrigpos.^ 101 ) 1 that a believer jn’ °r signed to 'l^Hkdie.‘' : jSf« r ; ■ stoaylnot' think one’ihari’s child'ai' g&od! : h«° * laribthkA' ,t Ahyh’ow', the- tfb&tf vvrah l!@yd' r ' ■Set Skewer is—May his b© litth ojiMj” )a'* ,J whgjpih'expression l recently attached to a marriage notice.. j / :.t y f, ■ -r ;> { JO ■' The disposing of what is left of our poor , humanity, after .shufflipg off -this mortql coil hjak ’nrpto,; timg immetooml l t », ’,, snbjedt’Sf ke& - tp man%iq*aoaSid ‘ • it is rehiark thkt t ') process' of embalming,' 1 cremation) ;,br! % tombing havp been .adopted, Bh'efp hfta been k : Certain mteohnt' of reipect showri by'the living towards their dead. ‘ tor reasons wmoa commend themselves ; to thosa'Whb Jutve the sahitabyiwbll-liellig H 1 of communities at heart, cremation is cer tainly j worthy of consideration, oespeqiaUy in thickly-populated localities.- One would hardlg hav6 thought,' howle/et) thah'hubh li 'i a course would be suggested in the thinly (peqpled .towiiahip of Ashburteaj bnt.'iVhen' I i iudividualejwho by jcooatanit contact with _j mundane fliatters, >ari9 spi Icstitd theifitnessi.ium of thing#;, as. : to, converti .thejs-bnok -yards VIO -hito a cemetery, it;Wovdd:eoem khatothoroi a might] be even more absurd Buggestioa®. fiUiU

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1881.



Balanoeof Short Fire Wood unsold at auction; sUp, will bo SOLD CHEAP, for ca»h,te order to clear it. ■ •" l? ’ ’ ’ 7 ALPHEUS HATES. PRIjIS#REPLIES of to hand. : ,t. . 6QBa, guitPER ANl} CONTACTOR STREET, AsBLBXTRXON. -K'i'JfJl'l r --'> ' 1 ' - ■ - 1 Mana.iriraßarad and Estimates given Tonne s* may tie arranged. ; . . . ; ,-409^ l “ p JSfmW(sisi«‘ i: And, &EB.ISQFiELP; W2&:\.- Which £hey are, SeJ^WSI nisi, ■■ ,cj:i •Mtauii' wljiri



Wanted. WANTED AjJVIAI Useful. Qf#lL’s I Bia Generally ivbel. 918 a WANTED— A strong active GIRL, .to wash and do the kitchen work of a farm house. (4). . Re ferences required. Wagesijgood to a suit able person, i Also; a BOY, for milkipg, and t<?‘ aaakc'Kipself' generally useful,' about 16. Apply; “ Farm,” Post Office, Kaiapoi. 014 a WANTED— An APPRENTICE to the Cabinetmaking. Apply J. Meech, Burnett street. 909 a T WANTED—A General SERVANT, VV where tyro children,are kept. Ap ply, Office of this Paper. , 840 a WANTED A PARTNER, with small capital, to farm . an unim proved freehold. For particulars apply to W. H. Gtmdry,- or W.B;, Box No. .1, P 0., Ashburton. 801 a VA/ANTED EVERBODY to know that W . DORSE COVERS can be bought, for ,i?s 6d (former price, 255), at, S. Stephens’, Saddler, Tinwald. 726 a WANTED KNOWN—That W. Fekgie’s EXPRESS runs to and from Tinwald Twice Daily. Goods con veyed at most reasonable rates. 1 Orders left at Jephson’s Store, Tinwald, of W Patching’s,' Ashburton, will be promptly attended to; ■ ' ' 760 a WANTED KNOWN—That Miss V erhaliL, is now showing her Winter Stock' b’f Millinery, Drapery &c. Stay ahd • Corset Manufacturer, Dressmaking done on Premises, Colombo (street, opposite Cookham House. 630 a WANTED KNOWN—That; F John ' Moison (late in the employ of Mr Nealas) has opened < business in Fowler’s Buildings, Tancred street, where all descriptions of i Boots and Shoes can be made to order. Having had large ex perience both at Home and in the colonies, ji'M. feels confidence in soliciting a share of public support. . .758 a TT TAN TED 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. Male and Female Servants -of all classes provided. Em-; ployefs 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, .Special Advertisements. W. H. SPACEMANS Offices ire now in Canterbury Chambers, Here ford street, Christchurch, next Miles ihd Co., having REMOVED, from Messrs Wynn, Williams, and Deiooii’s. 335 a rjl HE' NE W ZEAL AN D< Clothing. Factory. ; ‘1 ASHBURTbN BRANCH. A LL work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” bear the truth of this adage in mind, Frederick Clark, OF EAST STREET, HAIRDR E S S E R, Has lust imported a quantity of VEL AND AMUSING GAMES srewith to while away the dragging rs of .winter nights. They meet the iiirements of both old and young, and ude playing cards, “ squeezero,” &c.; 33 and draught men and boards, back imon, dominoes, go-bang, race game, o. &c., &c. hose having favorite Authors should, prevent disappointment, make > their ctions from his large stock of NEWEST VELS at their earliest convenience. l ! HE SMOKER’S FRIEND is FO., to preserve (he right to, thft> title h« just imported the following Brands fOB AGCO ;—Nail Rod, Vanity Fair, iy TWist, Twist, did., &c. CIGARS CIGARETTES; Havanna and Cuban, •it j.'Fair 'Pigwettes, &c., Ac., and a. ;e‘ selection of novelties in PIPE ‘ ft,!? ■ ■ 1 FLOODED OUT. ’.C. .was. floooded .oftlt by the-heavy; is on Saturday, and' Moiidayj [ thq damage sone is .. irreparable*! at is he to do ? ' 'She the Council- for sages 1 No 1 no ! Sell the damaged ds at the best, prices obtainable, -and "ANOTHER* NEW STOCK. This ft it ;he will-do. • Those who COME RjuY wjilhh«TQf°re, secure the BEST lireutlng, SnicVii?gV MvG' Shahipooing (ohfMontgomery’s Buddings, 720 a



Special Advertisements. BOYS’ AND\; : CLorniNG; WE: liave, on.. account of, _ holding toodarghia'Stdck, . ' Reduced mb Pbiobs of our BqV's’ and Youths’ Tweed Suits and Overcoats. Intending pur chasers will save money by giving us a call. EVERE XT B ROS., Havelock street. 822 a PHOTOGRAPHY;*— ‘Portraits-areJiOMSr being taken by the New Ins tan j. taneous Gelatine Emulsion Process at HENRY’S PORTRAIT ROOMS,; fun ders’ Buildings, East street, Ashburton. - ' 1 : . . , 6 911 a EID '& GRAY’S NEW ZEALAND-, .. v AMERICAN Grain Brill, 1■• ■ ■ 15,' 16, and 1 17 Coulters,’ • ! ‘‘ ; With all latest Improvements, and of. best " Material and Workmanship. ASHBURTON BRANCH: 1 ’ Cameron street. 898 a Sr OTIOE TO FARMERS.. TherUhdersignediiCan SUPPLY Prime r Samples of SEED WHEAT on favorable te,rnb. . ( , Vi «; 1 ;; P. CUNNINGHAM & CO., 870 a ; ' • - Ashburton. m John Meech, PRACTICAL CABINETMAKER, UPHOLSTERER, &c., B WRNE ! T T STREET, ; , ; Opposite Abe Mail Office. Cheapest .Housein Town for, New and Secondhand Furniture. All kinds of Furniture repaired pr c*;- : . , , changed, : ~ • j,,. GOOD-PRICE dIVEN tOK 'SECOND HAND. FURNITURE. ' ' 819 ENCOURAGE LbCAL ■E NT ER- Hi PRISE, & KEEP THE MONEY . IN THE PLACE.i '■ r -D WANTED —10,000 customers to Pur chase 100,000 Envelopes and upwards (just arrived)) 1)000, 76 ©; 9d-per 1,000, for Cash. " ‘ 4 ' * v : Pianos. T T Pianosy Harmoniums, add i American Organs for sale on deferred payments, from 30s per month. ■: ; H. M. JONES, Stationer and 'BobicsEtiiEß, East street and Barinf Square. 3C5a ;i ’■ ■.; —i i■ ■; t-r O. Carstens & Gc>. ; ,j (Late Weston’s), : PROSPECT BUILDINGS, : ; C. Tobacconist, fancy goods, AND STATIONERY. ,' !' ; 111 MeerschaUih Pipes, G.'B.D. Pipes »• Nailrod, Twist, and Vanity Fair ’ Tobacco 1 . A nice assortment of Accordions, Con certinas, Flutes, Violins, ).Mppth Organs, and Toys of every description, direct from Honie. j :■ ; Shaving aniir Shampooing. EAST STREET ASHBURTON! ’ ‘ t . - ”■ 527 a* 1 *VTOTICE 'to FARMERSAND OTHERS IN THE DISTRICTS I OF ASHBURTON AND RAK^IA ‘ On and- after this date' 6ur BUSINESS in the above districts will be under thep MANAGEMENT of Mr William Holine. P. CUNNINGHAM .tOO., • Grain Merchants.' Christchurch, May 3, 1881. 717« r I ’ ; ....'j li: ; |, j , , . ■ P HO 1 T 0 'G 'R A f H; Y; Wahtdd everybody to know that this 1 is my LAST \VEEK hi Ashburton, 'add all who wish to have a really GOOD and CHEA P PORTRAIT not to mips this op portunity, very seldom met with. 1 Phdto’s taken' in the new uranium procfcss Warranted not to fade. Any House or Farm Photographed within ,ten miles from Ashburton. 1 1 * .* ► ' PROFESSOR, DE LORIE, 919 a ' ' ' ' r" ■' ‘ Photographer.