SHIPPING.

POET OF LYTTELTON. Arrived. Yesterday. Beautiful Star. b.b., from Dunedin* via OamarD. Sailed. Saturday. Wanaka, aa, for Wellington. Fleetwing, schooner, for Auckland. Cleopatra, brigantine, for Groymouth. Examiner, barque, for Brisbane. Spec, schooner, for Patea. SHEPPINO TELEGRAMS. Auckland, Yesterday. ' The Oity of Sydney arrived at 3 p.m. ffliA loft San Francisco on Juno 4th, and mivod nt Honolulu on Juue 12th j Bailed the same day, landing passengers and milii only, and holding no communication with the shore. The steamer will probably leave to-night for Sydney. ■ Timaru, Yesterday. Arrived— Erato, barque, from Adelaide ; Sailed —Pareora, ship, for London; Annie Bow, for Newcastle.

COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian Office, t Monday afternoon. Mr Alfred Harrison reports for the week as follows On Wednesday, June Said,!held a sale of trees ; fruit, forest, shrubs; etc., the whole selling at fair prices. On Saturday, June 25th, at my weekly sale, there was a large number of - entries-in draughts and hacks, the larger proportion of which sold at prices from 00s to'll9 ss. Very few really good atranbh draught* have of late been entered, but when they are, in nearly every case, a fail market value is obtainable. Cows •dld.&om L 3 toL6 2s fid; pigs, Sat Ba6d, Sat 16s 6d ;2 at 18s; fowls, 2s 9d to 4s Vd per pair ; ducks, 4s 3d geese, 9s 6d to f U»; turkeys, 12s; implements and harness sold fairly well; potatoes, 50a pet ton ; carrots, 30b per ton ; onions, Id per lb; peas (inferior), Is 6d per bushel; rye, la 6d per bushel; barley, Is fid per bushel wheat, : Suds, la fid to 2s per bushel ; ,flour, per 2001bs, 20a ; oats, 2s nor bushel; .cheese 4d per lb ; pork, in carcase, 105, 144, and 1871bs, 3d to BJd per lib.: bacon fid per lb; hams 8i yerlo. A large quantity of furniture mid sundries found a good market, every line being disposed of. r . London Seed Trade. • ■' Messrs John Shaw and Sons, of 37, Mark lane, London, B. 0., report through their agent,' Mr Leonard W. Blake, of Christchurch,. that, there was a good de mand for all sorts of agricultural seeds during the fortnight ending May 6th, by which date, though, the season was Virtually over. ■ Stocks, as predicted in previous reports; were left almost un precsdently low, more particularly of Kngtiah red cow grass, alsyke, and white clover. Fine qualities of and white diver were .almost exhausted, in .conse fitiedpß, of .which at rise of fully 10s and ‘Ba djSr i ßwt respectively had taken place. Perennial, rye, , grass had been ffili ,ia .good.. demand at enhanced sroe|t / Lucerne . was very scarce; and dearer. 1 The. sale for bird seeds limned extremely meagre. __

MAIL NOTICES.

MaSs.c&oee aij.the Chief Post Office for thefbllo wing places (subject to the neces* gary alterations) as under ■''' 'StiDmrj fviii 16. jPor the tJuited Kingdom, via SanFran e&ieo. Continents of Europe and America, What Indies, Sandwich Islands, Northern Ports of New Zealand, &c., per Wanaka, Sifplldws: —Ordinary letters at 6.30 p.m. ; te fee' ‘at 7 p.m. ; boohs and newspapers, at 6 p.m.; money orders, at 8 p.m. j registered letters at 5 p.m. ; gbaTd*S van,8.30 p.m.. train. T.jj'ut . f ‘.'Tr. —

DAILY MEMORANDA.

; ■ . -AUCTION SALES. t:. • . "WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29. Mr Alfred Harrison, at his rooms— .’Treen; 'l2 o’clock. " ‘‘ Thursday, June 30. Sbtt6n. Coz 1 and Co., at the Tinwald u Fat Cattle; 12 o’clock. - Jl7 f/ii.'r'-; Feiuay, July 1. Maison, Cox,..and C 0.,; at their salerooms t Farms. Satubday, July 9. Wt Bullock, at hu Rooms, East street J Town and Suburban Pro ~ Forties. ‘'TttESTiNGS, Amusements, &o r ' u-T/.V To-Nioht, \,r/p. Monday, June 27. Ashburton. Road Board—Monthly Borough Council, at Borough Council fUhambers, at 7 o’clock. To-mosrow, Tuesday, Jumt 28. St. John’s Lodge, Somerset Hall, Tan ;crpdstreet. : 1 ‘ ‘ Thursday, June 30. Oon£0& to J. Savage,; Town Hall, 8 V. p.‘ia. r \ ..Monday, Jurr i. "School Committee Monthly : t h ■ J : : - 1 • :

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas, et PrevalEbit. MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1881.

TOWN EDITION. [lssued at 5.30 p.m.]

Earthquake. —A smart shock of earth quake was felt in Ashburton yesterday morning at 5.25. No damage was done. Reid and Gray’s Ploughs. —We find that these makers’ double-furrow plough took the champion prize for the best work in the field at the Waikouaiti Ploughing Match, held last week, beating all other competitors. Appointment. —We learn that Mr W. H. Puddicombe has been appointed Post master at Mount Somers, and the Post Office of that district wtll henceforth be at the store of the above gentleman. Proposed New Theatre. —We under stand that Mr T. Quill proposes, if suffi cient inducement is offered, to build, on the site of the shop burnt down last week, a brick theatre, capable of holding 900 persons. Ploughing Match. —Our readers are reminded that the meeting of the Associa tion will be held to-morrow, for the pur pose of considering the details in connec tion with the proposed ploughing match in Ashburton.

Auction Sale.— On Saturday Mr T. Bullock sold by auction, at his rooms, East street, a number of pictures and a miscellaneous lot of furniture. There was a fair attendance, and pretty good prices ware realised. The Late Fire in Peter Street.— The insurances on Mr Ruxton’s stock and furniture are as follows :—L3OO in the Transatlantic, and Ll5O in the Standard offices. He estimates his loss at between L7OO and LBOO. In reference to the other insurances which were stated in Satur day’s issue, we find that one of them only applied to other private property belong ing to Mr Ruxton, and in no way covered his goods or furniture in the shop that was burnt. The information given us that two ether insurances of L2OO each had been effected on Mr Ruxton’s furni ture and stock is therefore incorrect. Masonic. The installation of the officers of St. John’s Lodge takes place to-morrow night, at the Masonic Hall. The D.D.G.M. Bro. Thomson will per form the ceremony, and it is hoped there will be a large attendance of brethren from the sister lodges. At the conclu sion, the usual banquet provided by the officers of the Lodge will be held in the Hall, and visiting brethren and others are cordially invited. Football. —Amatch between the boys of the Ashburton High School and those of the Timaru High School was played last Saturday, at Timaru. The visitors could make very little show against their older and heavier opponents, who scored five goals and twelve touchdowns against nil. The ground was in very bad order, being excessively wet. Jones, Cole, Campbell, and Tate played well for Timaru, and Hodder, Curtis, Felton, Pavitt, and the brothers Itting did their level best to prevent the inevitable defeat. After the match, the visitors were entertained by their opponents at a good luncheon given at the Royal Hotel.

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[per rbutbb’s agency.] Monetary and Commercial. London, June 24

Three per cent consols have fallen yi, and are quoted to-day at New Zealand 5 per cent. 10.40 loan, 105; New Zealand 5 per cent. 1889 | loan, 105 ; New Zealand per • cent. 1879-1904 loan, 103. Wheat has risen is 6d; Adelaide, ex ware house, is quoted at 50s ; New Zealand 475 ; Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, ; remains at 345. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is I 1,040,000 quarters. Australian tallow, 1 has risen is per cwt; best beef is quoted ; at 35s 6d; best mutton, 37s 6d. Best 1 Scotch pig iron, No. 1, f.0.b., in Clyde has risen to 48s 6d per ton. At the wool auction to-day, 7,800 bales were catalogued. There was a , firm and active demand. London, June 25. 1 At the wool sale to-day 7,100 bales were offered. A firm demand wa&again experienced. Proposed Restoration opCyprum In the House of Commons to-d|y a question was put to thjgpPremier Jjlith regard to the positiajjf affajis in Eastern Europe, andJPlong anjp ani-. mated debate ensu&Mwith j«rd t£ the fiterSr into during the ialmdßA»!lmis|ratioa.. in the whjjarthe Ifflms»r Cyprus tyajlFpiaced im|er jHTOule as a guarantee for cJrain fe&rms to beygdmed out $$ thetgorte in Asiatic f the RadkaLjMcrabers strongly urged that thepSrov&tion should be can- Sight Hon. W. E. Glad jgSone, in re ply £ reviewed and justified i? ‘the attacks he fed formerly made upon the Conservative policy, but he stated that it was quite impossible for the British Government to restore Cyprus to Turkish misrule. He added, how ever, that Lord Dufferin, the present British Ambassador to the Porte, had been instructed to endeavor, as far as possible, to expedite reform in Armenia. Renewal of the Anglo-French Com mercial Treaty. In consequence of the slow progress which has hitherto been made in the negotiations for a renewal of the com mercial treaties of iB6O and 1873 be tween France and England, the French Government has agreed to prolong the existing treaties which would otherwise terminate in October next for a further period of three months. French Duties on British Goods. There is at the present time much agitation in commercial circles through out England against the proposed in tention of the French Government to increase the duties imposed on British goods. The determination delays ne gotiations for a renewal of Anglo- French commercial treaties, and public feeling is against their renewal without a reduction of French import duties, which are increasing daily. Attack on the Spanish Colonists in Algeria. Paris, June 24. Intelligence has been received of a terrible occurrence in Algeria. A large body of native Arabs made an over whelming attack on the Spanish colo nists resident at Saida. The latter could offer but feeble resistence, and were completely overcome, over 100 being killed and 400 taken prisoners, ; the majority being seriously, wounded. Proposed Reduction in Russian Amy. St. Petersburg, June 26. It is currently reported in political 1 circles here that General Ignatieff, * Minister of the Interior, will shortly 1 propose that a, considerable decrease \ should be made in the military forces ( of Russia. The reductions to be pro- 6 posed will, it is stated, allow of a saving t

of several millions of roubles in array expenditure.

AUSTRALIAN.

[per rbdter’s agency.] The Sorata. Melbourne, June 25. The steamship Sorata sailed hence to-day for Sydney, from which port she will resume her running in the Orient line.

TELEGRAMS.

[per press association.] j Gaylan’a Circus. Auckland. June 25. , Private letters received by the last mail state that Gaylan’s Colossal Circus, now doing splendid business in America, leaves in September for this colony and Australia in a specially chartered steamer. The circus is said to be even larger and more complete than Cole’s, and it has associated with it part of Barnum’s celebrated museum of curiosities, as well as valauble menageries of animals. The chartered steamer will carry the circus from place to place, the season being a limited one. Attempted Suicide. Collerick, the telegraph operator, who attempted suicide at Whangaroa, got two bottles of chlorodyne, but these were found on him and and taken away from him. He was to be brought down to be committed to the asylum. He says he is determined to commit suicide. Robbery of £4OO. A robbery of L4OO has taken place from the Kauro hotel, Whangarei. Inquest. At an inquest oh' the body of Mary Galvan, found' drowned in the harbor, an open verdict" was returned. Her husband was killed at Epsom some years ago. Quarantined Passengers. . , The Customs launch has left Motuekihi to release the quarantined passengers. Demand for Healthy Teachers. The Board of Education rejected a motion that candidates for employment as teachers should produce medical certifi cates. The Eowena. New Plymouth, Saturday. The steamer Rowena still lies on the South Spit, Waitara. The owner will proceed to Auckland to get appliances for launching her. Death of Dr Skae. Wellington, Saturday. Dr Skae, Inspector of Lunatic Asylums, who has been suffering from an attack of erysipelas, died to-day. He leaves a wife and large family. Heavy Snow. Greymouth, Yesterday. A cold wave swept over Greymouth last night. It was raining about eight o’clock, when a sudden chill took place, and a sharp hailstorm followed for some time. About half-past eight it began to snow heavily in large flakes, and con tinued till about 11.30, when about three inches of snow covered the roofs of the houses and other exposed places. It set in cold about 1 o’clock, and in the ing the snow which had fallen in the night was frozen hard. Accidents. An accident occurred at a quarry yes terday to a large steam derrick. One _of the wheels was stripped of cogs, which flew in every direction, the driver escaping by a miracle. There was also another accident while drying some glycerine, which exploded, but without doing any damage. Snow. Dunedin, Yesterday. Two inches of snow foil last night. Otago Declines. Dunedin, To.day. The Otago Rugby Union decline to par ticipate in the proposed football tour through Australia. Committed. William Casey has been committed for trial for the larceny of a watch. Compensation Wanted. ' -It- is understood that another large case of compensation is instituted against the Corporation in 'connection with the Silver stream water race. Sporting. The committee of the Dunedin Jockey Club offered the Forbury Park Company L 26,000 for the racecourse, but no definite agreement was come to, as the company are asking L 30,000. The Jockey Club agreed to let the offer stand for six months, pending the company accepting it.

SEVERE EARTHQUAKE

[by telegraph.] Wellington, Yesterday. A most severe shock of earthquake was felt here at 5.22 this morning. The direction was E. to N., and the vibration continued for some time, a smaller shock being experienced about 6.30 a.m. The ipho&bsreated the greatest excitement in ftowfi, all the brick buildings in the Been examined, but no per gfflbible damage to any has occurred. In or two chimneys were thrown down. The Government offices also suffered, large pieces of plaster haying fallen, and in one office the mantelpiece was carried away. The ceilings of the new police station were also cracked, and in the upper storey several large pieces of plaster fell. Wellington, To-day, No serious damage is reported from the earthquake, although in some large ware houses some light glassware suffered. The shock was felt at Otaki at 5.25, but no damage was done. At the Lower Hutt four chimneys at Mr Biddiford’s house were knocked down. Palmerston North, Yesterday. A terrible shock of earthquake was ex perienced here this morning at 6.25, which was followed by five or six slight shocks. A considerable amount of damage was done. Nine chimneys out of ten have been carried away, and several windows have been broken. Great excitement prevails in town. Large parties are visiting the ruins, and the Maoris are greatly excited. It is reported that Fox ton also suffered severely. Gbbymouth, Yesterday. At a quarter past 5 this morning there were three sharp shocks of earthquake. Some people say that they felt a shock last night shortly after 10 o’clock, but that is not so well verified. New Plymouth, To-day. A smart shock of earthquake, lasting about half a minute, was felt yesterday morning at 5.16. Carterton, To-day. A very severe earthquake occurred at 5.20 yesterday morning. Several chimneys are down, windows broken, and glass ware destroyed, especially the latter in the hotels, but nothing serious. Fbathbbstone, To-day. A very severe shock of earthquake oc curred at a quarter past 5 yesterday morn ing. Old settlers say that it is the heaviest felt since 1864. Blenheim, To-day. A rather severe shock of earthquake was experienced yesterday at about 5.20 a.m., and lasted fully a minute; no damage was done. Makton, To-day. A severe shock of earthquake was ex perienced all through the district on Sunday morning at 5.20 ; no damage was done liere, but a largo number of chimneys were knocked down at Bulls and Feilding. Wanganui, To-day. A very severe shock of earthquake was !elt at 5.23 a.m. on Sunday, and con liderable damage is dene to chimneys and n stores where there was any glassware md crockery. The brick houses in Yanganui have stood all right. It was the everest shook felt for many years, and everal other slight shocks have been felt ince.

NEWS BY THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

’Per s.s. City of Sydney, at Auckland.] General Summary. One thousand six hundred oases of small pox are now in the London hospitals, and the epidemic is increasing rapidly. Dempsey, a farmer, who took land from which a tenant had been evicted in Galway, was killed from behind a hedge. Prince Leopold, by the conferment of the Dukedom of Albany, will take a seat in the House of Lords. It is understood that he intends to take an active part in debate.

The conviction of Herr Most, editor of the Freiheit was based expressly on his distinct recommendation that the present Emperors of Russia and Germany should be assassinated.

The London Daily News (Radical) says that the condition of Ireland gives cause for greater anxiety from day to day. “ We seem,” it says, to bo coming nearer ano nearer insurrectionary outDreaks and serious collisions between the soldiers and the people. The Conservative hatred of Ireland is so great that they openly ex press a wish for war, so that the Irish may be bayoneted into submission. According to the recent census the popu lation of London is 3,815,571. Shocks of earthquake at Mount Vesuvius have been followed by strong eruptions. Streams of lava are flowing down the north-east side of the mountain.

All the cattle by the steamer Phoenician, recently arrived at Glasgow from Boston, were found to bo affected by the foot and mouth disease. They were slaughtered and the carcases boiled down.

Urchiling, the violinist, is a passenger by steamer to # the colonies. He will stop in New Zealand. The Lord Chancellor expresses the opinion that the revised Testament can not be read in the English Church until it has been' recommended or authorised by some sufficient public authority. Thirty houses and some schools have been burned in the East End of London. Count Von Entenberg, the German Minister of the Interior, is dead. General Grant has been successful in all his railway projects in England. The Glasgow Plato was won by Spurs, Cheveuse second, The Gervan third. The Acorn Stakes were won by Incognito. Bend ’Or won the Epsom Gold Cup, beating Robert the Devil. Scobell, the winner of the Bpsom Grand Prize, will run at the Grand Prix of Paris on the 12th.

All efforts to stop the spread of small pox in Sandwich appear to be unavailing. At last advices there were 99 patients in the Small-pox Hospital. Princess Louise, under the advice of her physicians, will not leave London for Canada till July. A Turkish frigate, with 1,000 troops, has left Suda Bay for Tripoli with a ransom of 45,000 dollars to pay the brigands for the.release of the Englishman Suter.

Immigration from the South of Ireland has decreased 25 per cent. Lord Granville announced in the House of Lords that the Turko-Greek Conven tion had been signed. Merlier’s flour mills, near Port Movin, Ireland, were burned on the 24th ; loss, L 20,000. The works of Hodgson, McMaster and Co., druggists and oil refiners, Dublin, were burned ; damages, L 50.000.

Henry Tates Thomson, elected to Par liament for Preston, is proprietor of the Fall Mall Gazette.

Earl Shrewsbury, it is said, will marry Mrs Munday, with whom he eloped recently. A public appeal is made for subscrip tions to the Carlyle fund. It is said to be a difficult job to raise subscrip tions since the publication of the “ Reminiscences.”

Emmett, the actor, who was unable to fill an engagement in London owing to drink, was locked in a lunatic ward of the workhouse.

A Bill has passed the House of Com mons to protect newspapers from wanton libels in the exercise of their public functions.

Trickett, the oarsman, has left London for Saratoga. Mr John Bright recently spoke in favor of the wholesale emigration of Irish to the United States. He thinks that if a free passage were offered probably all, or certainly half, the population would find its way to America, and to their deliver ance from poverty and suffering. The French Government has admitted officially that the searching of the British schooner at Tunis was the result of a misunderstanding, and such a thing would not occur again. Cabinet rumors are to the effect that Mr Gladstone retires to the House of Lords at the end of the session with the title of Earl of Oxford. He would prefer the title of Earl Liverpool had not a- pre decessor in the premiership borne it. During the present session Mr Childers will become Chancellor.

The Marquis of Lome proposes to resign the Governor-Generalship of Canada.

The proposition for licensing the sale of drink in railway carriages had been withdrawn under strong party pressure. The survivors from the sloop of war Dottrell have arrived in England. No explanation is given as to the cause of the explosion. The Newmarket Stakes were won by Monarch, Reverberation second, Tristan third. The race for the Selling Plate was won by Lord Sidmouth, Trefoil second, Dangale third. The following are the details of the County Clare riot on 3rd June. Eighty policemen proceeded to Bodyke to assist in evicting a tenant. Bodyke is a small village between Scariff and Tulla, where some troops are at present garrisoned. While proceeding to the place of assembly in small parties, the police were attacked in detail by the people. Under command of the County inspector, the police were conveyed from Ensus by ambulance, and on the way a hive of bees were let loose, and attacking the horses with their stings the beasts were maddened and became un manageable. One of them dashed him self against the wagon and was killed. Mounted orderlies were dispatched for military assistance to Tulla. Meantime the police force proceeded to the house whence the tenant was to be evicted. It was situated on a hill, and as they ascended it they were attacked by armed men, who, from the cover of fences on both sides of the road, poured a galling fire in the ranks of the constabulary. The latter deployed in skirmishing order and returned the fire, killing one man and wounding several. The police reached the house and broke in the front door. The rioters rushed through the back door, but several were arrested. Some who attacked the police from the fence covers were also arrested. Possession was taken of the house, and its occupants were cleared out. While returning with their prisoners, the police were again fired upon and one of the horses killed. The mounted men who were dispatched for the military had to run the gauntlet, a determined effort being made to prevent them reaching Tulla. However, they rode into the town despite all obstacle*. The Standard says—“ The success of Iroquois did not seem to be popular, and all the cheering was for the jeokey, Archer.” There was great excitement in New York on the victory in the Derby. Iroquois has been heavily backed. 1$ is stated at Newport that Lorillard wins two millions of dollars on the event. The horse will be one .of the most prominent at Ascot and Goodwood races.

Vice- Admiral Ranciere de Nowry is dead. Van Railt, the Dutch diamond mer chant, has failed, with 8,000,000 accept ances, mostly held by Parisians, whp bought them without the guarantee of endorsers.

A manufactory of explosive bombs has been discovered near Mantraure.

The Paris authorities refuse to remove, the prohibition on the import of American pork. An at tempt was made in the Chamber of Deputies to substitute lay nurses in the Paris Hospitals for members of religions sisterhoods.

Bismarck submitted to the Reichstag, on May 30, a memorial based on reports from the German minister at Pekin, re recommending the adoption of measures for the maintenance and the eztending of the Goman export trade to Eastern Ana, Australia, and the South Sea Islands. The memorial complains that Germany “ outstripped in these regions, by England, France, > and America. It proposes the establishment of commission houses for the export trade, and banks to facilitate pecuniary remittances, > and: a line of steamers to China, Australia, and the South Sea Islands, and urges the grant of a State subsidy to the projected steamer line.

Bismarck’s annexation designs were suc cessfully resisted by and that city has been left in possession of its coveted free port privileges. Midhat Pacha declares that the story of the murder of Abdul Aziz is a false hood. He says that Abdul committed suicide.

American machinery will in future be admitted in France at the six francs tariff, the same as the English.-' . A large quan tity is at Havre awaiting entry tinder the new arrangement.

The persecution of the Jews in Russia continues, particularly at Odessa and Ovel. Railway workmen have pillaged their houses, , i . - '

The Turkish budget shows a deficiency of L 4.000.000. De Lesseps has a concession from the Greek Government to cat a canal through the Isthmus of Corinth. , Princess Stephanie, recently'married to Prince Rudolph of Austria, is so ill that the public entry into Prague had to be dis pensed with. M. Seguin, correspondent of the Paris Telegraph, has been killed by Arabs in Biga, Algeria. The murderers were ar rested and shot. A Brazilian Commissioner is in New York to get 3,000 coolies for the planters in that country. Mr Lbrillard won 12,000d015. on Iro quois’ success in the Derby. He gave Archer, the jockey, 6,000d015. The health of Mr Dillon, the Irish agi tator, is suffering by confinement. The participators in the Marseilles de monstration favoring the pardon of Hessy Helfnan, the Nihlist, have been sentenced to imprisonment and fined. A hailstorm in New York on June Ist destroyed the grain and fruit. The Mendelssohn Quintette Club of five accomplished musicians will visit New Zealand and Australia by this steamer. The United States Polar will be dispatched from John’s, New foundland, on July 4th, for Lady Prank-, lin’s Sound, and also to find the where* abouts of the Arctic exploration yacht, Janette. Josephine Downe, one time a celebrated prima donna, died suddenly in San Fran cisco on June Ist. The Pacific Mail Steamship" Company has consented to make such changes in the sailing hours of the steamers leaving San Francisco for Australia and China as will secure the prompt despatch of the mail. It is reported that gold in paying quan tity has been discovered . at Cape Gom merell,-British Columbia. An attempt was made to kill Judge Gildessilver, .at New York, by a man named Yandewater. Commodore Shufieldt, of the U.S.N., has gone to China, ostensibly to carry out the ratified Chinese treaties. His real mission, however, is said to be to open if possible the porta of Corea to the world. Earthquake shocks have been felt in New Hampshire. It was given in evidence recently that Lint’s American Union telegraphs cost 10,000,000d01., and based on their earn ings were worth 20,000,0Q0d0L A yeung lady, named Ida Poster, San

Francisco, daughter of Peter 8., Foster, deceased, of the Morning Call, haring quarrelled/with her lover, took strychnine, and died ih his presence. Stupendous frauds have been unearthed in the letting of contracts for the mail routes. The- has been plundered to-the tune of millions. C/ompetition between'the Atlantic Cable Companies promises to reduce the tariff to Is a word.

Boston is moving to have a World’s Fair in 1885.

The Lilliputian Commodore Nutt died of Bright’s disease on May 26th. The American barque Acadia has been seized and and held by the authorities at the Port of Merida, Mexico. A United States man-of-war has been sent to inves tigate. The United States war steamer Alliance has been ordered to cruise in search of the Arctic exploring vessel Jeannette between Greenland, Iceland, and the coast of Nor way. The Duke of Sutherland has arrived in San Francisco. The entire revised New Testament was published in the New York Times and Tribune on May 22nd. The work meets with general favor among the clergy, but a few. condemned it.

Frontier ruffianism is becoming rampant in Colorado. The stages are robbed in open day, and the outlying settlements are being plundered. The circulation of the American silver dollars is practically stopping, and moat of the silver has found its way back to the Treasury vaults. Coinage, however, at the rate of 2,000,000 dols. per month goes on. Ewart’s plan, so far as the monetary conference in Paris is concerned, is likely to prove a failure. The Duke of Athol is on his way to Califoriiia. The excursion steamer Victoria col lapsed on the river Thames near Ontario on May 24th, and nearly two hundred persons were drowned. Many leading citizens of the town of London were among the lost. The excursion was in honour of the Queen’s birtbyday. The disaster was so sudden, that but two-thirds of those on the over-crowded boat had a chance to escape. She collapsed almost in a moment like an eggshell, and became a total wreck, level to the water’s edge. The. Victoria was an old boat, but her machinery had been re paired during the present spring, and on her trial trip everything appeared to workisatisfactorily. The trip on the 24th was the first business one for the season. She had 600 bassengers on board, and the accident is said to be due to the fact that when she heeled a little on leaving her landing place, the passengers grew _ al armed, aud rushed in a body to the side, and so broke her up. At the official in quiry into the cause of the disaster, the evidence of Mr Menally, steamboat inspec tor was taken. Heconsidered that the boat’s machinery was all right and well managed, and the engineer,Roberta, a skilled man, one of the best of his ohms. W. F.< Adams testified that he helped to rebuild the Victoria, and noticed points in her upper planking not caulked. He considered that when she collapsed she was full of water from leakage.

FIRE POLICE.

A meeting of the members ef this bo^y. was held at the Someoet Hotel onSafair day afternoon. Present Mesne R. Friedlander (Captain), 0. P. Ooz, Qeo. Jameson, A. Shury, W. H. Gtmdty, G. • St. Hill, T. R. Hodder, F. Pavitt, A. Curtis, EL Stephenson, and W. EL Zouch. The chairman said that the meeting had been called for the purpose of consider ing what steps can be taken to supply various parts of the town with tanks, in order to have a constant supply of water in case of fire. And also to consider the advisability of raising funds for the pur chase of a steam fire engine,.to interview the Borough Council and Fire Association for grants towards such purposes. Mr C. P. Ooz said that it was patent to everyone that an increased water supply was necessary in various parts of the town, and that the present scheme was in no way adequate for the proposes of fire pre vention in the Borough. If the inhabi tants would bestir themselves, hs'was sure that the Fire Association would contri bute most liberally towards the coat of erecting cisterns or tanks sufficiently large to hold enough water to keep two engines going. Substantial assistance would, he felt sure, be forthcoming, if the Insurance Companie’s saw that something could be done to prevent a repetition of what occurred at the last ' two fires, with'regard to the proper work ing of the fire engine. ‘He.would move that a memorial letter he written to the ■■ Borough Council asking that three or more concrete tanks be pot down opposite the most important blocks in the town, to . hold gallons, to be in readiness before a fire has broken oat, and that the undersigned agents of the various insur ance companies and members of the' Fits, Police pledge themselves to use their best endeavors to secure support and contribu tions from their respectwp- companies, if efficient means are by the Coun cil to enable the Fire Brigade to-he of real use in a case of emergency. Mr George Jameson seconded the reso lution, and said he quite agreed with Mr Ooz that there existed the necessity for a better supply of water being obtainable at fires in the centre of- the town. He thought that had Quill’s Hotel caught fire on Friday there could have boon no possibility of saving it owing to there being no quantity of water ready. Mr St Hill said that he could not agree with the previous speakers. He was sum that the sumpatQup’aoorner was sufficient for three engmes, and that plenty of-water was obtainable when the water was let into the side channels. Owing to the outfall drain" being made the water was not allowed to go into the ride channels, > but in a few days it would be allowed to flow without intermission,: and then it ■ would be found that plenty of water for every purpose would be supplied, wher ever sumps were placed. /They knew perfectly well that the Borough Council had no money, and if they waitediuntil 1 the Fire Brigades Bill was passed the in surance companies would have to gsy to wards the cost of increased watorsupply ' to the Brigade. ' • ■ : >, Mr Peyntz asked whether the sqmpi 1 were made so as to supply sufficient water ’ in case of a fire for working-*: steam fire ‘ engine. < Mr St. Hill said that there quite > enough water in the samp at -QnOl'sL Hotel, and they could, not- pump it ont 1 fast enough the other evening. ' Mr Gundry agreed with Mr St. Hill, and thought that it would be better to ' procure a steam fire engine, and the 1 Council should be. asked to: contribute I towards the same. ’ , - .

Mr T. R. Hodder said it was decidedly, necessary to have some tanks or cisterns made to hold a good supply ofwatoc. Fully L 20.000 worth of property «u m jeopardy last Friday night, and only through great exertion with the private hose and buckets, eta, the fire was pre vented from doing any further damage. The Chairman thought there was plenty of wafer in; the sump "as soon as It reached it, but means were requiaitoto keep always a supply available. M Mr Stephenson said that there was quite enough water in the side channels to keep four engines going. ;(■ He would sug gest that tha key of the reservoir be kept at some place close to it, so thrt .watmr.oan.; be turned on at once. . Mr Sk Hill moved as an amendment* Mr Shury seconded—“ That it is desir able that immediate, efforts ,be made to provide a steam fire engine for the use of the Borough,-and instead©! concrete tanks, the, Borough Council’s attention should be called to the fact that it iS desirable that the west side of the. railway should be protected in ease- of foe.

A considerable discussion ensued as to whether the sumps were sufficient or not in case of fire. The amendment was then put, fire voting for it and six against. The resolution was then carried. Mr Cox thought that some arrangement could be made with the railway people to keep the key of the reservoir and so let on the water quickly in case of fire. Ho thought that the Brigade had worked well, but there was something wrong with the whole system. He thought-that Mr St Hill had misunderstood his meaning, and his resolution was merely to Show that a supply of water was always requited, in case of fire. It had been proved that in two instances already fires had occurred and no water was obtainable, and so long as tbi» state of things existed they ooqid not expect merchants or the Fire Assoew* tion to assist by increased grants. The place might be all burned down before the Fire Brigade Bill became law. They must do something at once, as there were no sumps, in his opinion, sufficient to supply a steam fire engine. Mr Si Hill said there was more than enough water for supplying a steam fire engine. If the merchants and the Asso ciation would show their liberality to a better degree than they had done they would have ample means to prevent fin spreading. Mr Cox said that the Association had not been so liberal as they might, have been, but could not be asked lor more until they were assured a totter jystem was proposed to be adopted in ■ this town. Mr Oundry mtfved, Mr Saunders se conded —“ That this meeting is of opinion that the present fire engine is auite inade quate to the requirements for the suppres sion of fire in the Borough of Ashburton, and that the attention of the: Council and the Fire Association be ballad- to the matter, and that the members of the Fire Police pledge themselves to use theirbest endeavors to provide a steam firoipigihe. Carried.

Mr Poynts moved and Mr Goodly seconded —“ That it be a recommendation to the Borough Countil to take stepefbc canvassing the town for the purpose of collecting subscriptionsfor tbepnrobase. of a steam fire engine.” Gamed. Mr Poyntz said he would like to know how muohthe insurance companies doing business in Ashburton would contribute towards a steam engine. His own com pany were prepared to give Llolos. - Mr Sundry thought that the Associa tion would give liberally, if they saw that the public came , forward in the now spirit. Mr Hodder was of opinion that before much money was expended on tasks, a high pressure system of water supply should be tried. He would also sanest that a proper call' Or whistle should'be supped to the captain or lieutenant of the Fire Polios, in order to got his men together at the fire. Mr Shuxy suggested that two or more small force pumpe, mounted on wheels, v and capable of .throwing A stream of a quarter of an inch at aosjde, and that can be couplsd on te the ordinary pomp pipes in eaeb yard, bo obtained. Bach raould

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1881.



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WANTED KNOWN—That Miss Vbrrali is now showing her Winter Stock of Millinery, Drapery &c. Stay and Corset Manufacturer. Dressmaking done on Premises, Colombo street, opposite Oookham House. jjgQa Special Advertisements. DR. MACBEAN STEWART of Ashburton, Has Commenced the Practice of his Pro fession in Christchurch. Temporary Residence—The House ori ginally occupied by the late Dr Camp bell in COLOMBO STREET, Next Vincent’s Brewery, Christchurch. 119 c George St. Hill, •gUILDER AND CONTRACTOR, Burnett street, Ashburton. Plans prepared and Estimates given at the lowest rates. Terms as may be arranged. 409 a R BID & GRAYS NEW ZEALAND AMERICAN Grain Drill, 15, 16, and 17 Coulters, With all latest Improvements, and of best Material and Workmanship. ASHBURTON BRANCH Cameron street. 898 a The best value for ready MONEY is the MEN’S AND BOYS’ CLOTHING Manufactured by THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory, Which can be purchased at theii Retail Branches all over New Zealaid. A SINGLE WHO THOUSANDS OF DISCB|I ’CUSTOMERS , Testify thM the New Garmephrare Best SRMENT AT THE ALE PRICE i YalueMWc | s T Jm T E ?• jfjf J® SPARROW 7® t 3. M ” Mams Carstens (Late ftr EC OY OB Pit JS Pipes, um Vamt Fair bacco ent of Accordiois, Con Violins, Mouth Jrgans, very description, dirct from and Home. g, Shaving and Shanjpoomg. BAST STREET ASHBUR!3N. 527a* ** A LL work and no play males Jack J\ a dull hoy,” consequently, bear ing the truth of this adage in mil Frederick Cl OF BAST STREET, H A I R D R E S S SR, Has just imported a quanti jr of NOVEL AND AMUSING GAMES wherewith to while away the Iragging hours of winter nights. They ueet the requirements of both old and yo mg, and include playing cards, “ squeeze o,” &c.; chess and draught men and boai Is, back gammon, dominoes, go-bang, n;e game, lotto, &c., &o. Those having favorite Author should, to prevent disappointment, ma e their selections from his large stock of NEWEST NOVELS at their earliest convex ence. THE SMOKER’S FRIEND » P.C;, and to preserve the right to this title he. has just imported the following Brands of TOBACCO :—Nail Rod, Vani y Fair, Ruby Twisty Twist, &0., &c. ([GARS and CIGARETTES: Havanna anc Cuban, Vanity Fair Cigarettes, &0., &c, and a large selection of novelties in PIPE WARE. ■ Jjaircutting, Shoving, and Shampooing Saloon, Montgomerys Buildings. \ 720 a



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“ That portable stove saves half the fuel,’ said an ironmonger.—“ Fail thin, I’ll take two of thim, and nave it all,” rev plied his customer.