SHIPPING.

PORT OP LYTTELTON. Arrived. Yesterday. Emerald, ketch, from Foxton. Aspaeia, schooner from Foxton. Mary Eng, schooner, from Havelock. Forest Queen, ketch, from Napier.

To-day. Arawata, s.a., from Wellington. Penguin, s. a , from Port Chalmers. Sailed. Yesterday.

Albion, as., for Auckland, via way ports. St. Hilda, S.B.J for Wellington. To-day.

Arawata, s.s., for Melbourne, via the South. ,

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, Yesterday. Arrived —Fanny Thornton, from Lyt telton. . _ , , Wellington, Yesterday. Arrived—Annie Melhuish, barque, from Newcastle; Unicorn, barque, from Glas gow, with 16 passengers. Sailed—Waitaki, for Picton and Nelson. Port Chalmers, Yesterday. Sailed—Wild Deer, for London. Port Chalmers, To-day. Arrived—Rotomahana, s.s., from Mel bourne, via the Bluff. ■

COMMERCIAL.

London Seed Trade-

Messrs John Shaw and Sons, of 37 Mark Lane, London, E.C. .report, through their agent (Leonard W. Blake, of Christ church), that during the fortnight ending ept. 23 the firm tone mentioned in their last report as prevailing on the market still continued, and all varieties of seeds were very strongly held. ihe transac tions in red clover seed had not been large, but where business had been done, the prices paid were all in favor of the seller. Samples of the new crop from Hungary, France, and the United States were arriving, but the high prices asked for the last-named prevented business. Advices from Canada state that con siderable damage has been done to the new crop, both, by the drought and the maggot. White clover was tending up wards ; supplies of the new seed were very scanty, and there can he little doubt that the range of values must he con siderably higher than last season. Some people Were predicting an absolute dearth as the season advanced, hut this is not supported by facts. Alsyke continued firm ; new Italian rye-grass easier. Perennial rye-grass was coming to market freely, but the high prices asked pre vented business. Canary again dearer, but hemp more reasonahlg I_______ 1 ________ —i _

MAIL NOTICES.

Maila close at the Ashburton Post Office as follows: — For Christchurch and North at 6.30 a. m. T 0.30 a.in., and 5 p.m., daily. For Chertseyßakaia, &0., at 10.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily. For Temuka, at 6.30 a.m. and 10 am., daily. For Timaru and South, at 6.30 a.m. 9 10 a.m., and 4.30 p.m., daily. For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge, on Tuesdays and Fridays, at 10.30 a.m. For Ashton, Waterton and Longbeach, at 4.30 p.m. daily. For Flemington, on Mondays, Wednes days, and Fridays, at 4.30 p. m. For Wakanui, Elgin, Seafield, New land, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6.30 a. m.

Mails arrive at the Ashburton Post Prom Christchurch and Pakaia at 10.25 a.m., 4.40 p.m., and 7.50 p.m. Prom Chertsey, &c. at 10.25 a.m. and 4.40 p.m. daily. From Dunedin and intermediate places at 5.35 p.m. daily. Prom Temuka and Timaru at 10. oO a. m. 5.35 p.m., and 8.15 p.m. daily. From Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 3 p.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long beach at 10 a. m. daily. From Flemington on Tuesdays, Thurs days, and Saturdays, at 10 a. m. From Elgin, Wakanui, Seafield, New and, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 4 p.m. W. St. G. Douglas, Postmaster

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES. Saturday, November 12. Mr Alfred Harrison, at his rooms, Pottery and Earthenware. Tuesday, November 15. Matson, Cox and Co., at the Ashburton Yards—Stock.

Monday, November 21. J. T. Ford and Co., at the residence of Cooper Bros. The whole of their Plant; 11 o’clock.

MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, &c To-night, Tuesday, November 8. Mr Ivess—Address to Wakanui Electors, Tinwald Temperance Hall, 8 p.m. Saturday, November 12. , Mr Wason—Address to Wakanui Elect ors, Kyle School, 7.30 p.m. Monday, November 14 Lecture on Cheese and Butter Factories, Town Hall, 8 p.m. Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7 o’clock. Mr Purnell—Address to Wakanui Elect ors, Kyle School, 7.30 p.m. Tuesday, December 6. Ashburton Permanent Building and In vestment Society, Monthly Meeting, from 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Wednesday, December 7. County Council, at the County Council Chambers, at 11 o’clock. Thursday, December 8. Wakanui Hoad Board—Monthly Meeting, Hoad Board Office, Moore street L.O.L.—Monthly Meeting, Templar Hall.

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- All notices of Births, Marriages, or Deaths must be accompanied by the sig nature of the sender, as a guarantee of good fait I '. All advertisements and business letters to be addressed The Manager ; literary communications should be addressed to The Editor.

TOWN EDITION. [lssued at 4.50p.m.j

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas, et Prevalebit. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1881. Denominational Education.

There is one subject of great public importance with regard to which the large number of candidates for the ensuing election seem quite at sea, and flounder about, not knowing which way to turn. They would like to say the correct thing about it, and to appear self-consistent, but Mrs Grundy and the proprieties will not allow them to be anything of the sort. The subject to which we refer is State Education, and more particularly State Education in its religious aspect. It is considered a sort of axiom that the State ought to undertake the education of the masses, and that that education ought to be “ free, secular, and compulsory.” To this, however, the Protestant clergy of various denominations have tacked on the addendum that the education must not be “ Godless,” and that “ provision must be made for the reading of the Bible in the schools.” Very possibly it must; but these advocates of the much admired “ free, secular, and com pulsory system” don’t seem to see that as soon as the Bible is read in schools they become, to all intents and pur poses, denominational and not secular. How can the instruction be entirely secular when the Bible is read con stantly ? It is a contradiction in terms to make so foolish a statement. What these advocates of a piebald system of public instruction really mean but do not like to confess, is that they are in favor of a denominational system of education, but one of such a kind as that Protestant schools can take advan tage of it and yet that Roman Catholic schools shall be excluded from the benefit of Government grants. This is most objectionable, and con trary to that fair play and religious liberty which we are in the habit of boasting of, as being specially the property of the Briton, and most of all the colonial Briton. To the genuine Roman Catholic, it is a matter of con science that religion should be a necessary accompaniment to secular teaching, and the reading of the Bible, particularly the reading of the Pro testant version of the Bible by a layman, without note or comment, is not re ligious teaching. On the other hand, there are some of the Protestant sects— notably the Presbyterians and Wesleyan Methodists—who object as a matter of conscience to all State grants for what they consider false religious teaching. There is the hitch, and our candidates who so glibly profess their faith in a free, secular, and compulsory system of public instruction, and also in the reading of the Bible in schools, and also in perfect religious liberty, and equality of all sects in the eye of the law, do not throw out the slightest hint as to the way in which they get over the difficulty. There is a way, but it is one which has not hitherto found much favor with the public mind. It is that the whole question of religious teaching should be ignored by the Government as a matter outside of its province, and that absolute power should be left in the hands of each committee to decide what kind of religious teaching there should be in its particular schools, how much of it and at what times, and that the State grants should be made ac cording to the number of children who can pass the Inspector’s examination in the usual items of secular knowledge. Under this method no one sect or de nomination could obtain an unfair advantage over any other. Proficiency in secular knowledge, and that alone, would determine the amount of the State grants. Perhaps, however, its perfect fairness to all, and complete adaption for securing the best educa cational results, are not by any means the objects which the educational wire pullers of the colony would like to see attained. If they cannot deal a double blow to the secularists on the one hand, and to the Roman Catholics on the other, the best educational results are not deemed by many people to be of much account.

Sons and Daughters of Tbmpehancb. —A full report of the tea meeting and entertainment which took place at the Templar Hall last night, under the auspices of the above Society, will be found on our first page.

Ohebsb and B utte rP a cto ry Lectures. —The Willowby schoolhouse not being available for the 16th instant, the dates of Mr Bowron’s lectures have had to be altered as follows :—Ashburton Forks, 16th; Willowby, 18th inst.

A Confectioner in Court.— For intro ducing his bootmaker to his youthful as sistant’s tailor, or, in other words, for kicking him out of his shop, Mr J. E. Bashford, confectioner, was summoned by the youth at the Christchurch Police Court yesterday. The man of tarts said the boy was very “ cheeky ” and well merited his punishment. The juvenile did not seem to have quite made up his mind in Court as to whether he was hurt or not by the application of Mr Bashford’s boot, but he objected to receiving more kicks than halfpence. His Worship said the case was a trumpery one, and inflicted a flue of Is and costs.

Sale Adjourned. —The sale of Messrs Cooper Brothers’ plant, etc., advertised for Tuesday, 16th, has been postponed until Monday, 21st inst. Excess of Zeal. —The Dunedin police intend taking proceedings under the Gaming and Lotteries Act in connection with the use of the totalisator in the southern city on the Y.R.O. Spring Meeting.

Off to the Races. —The trains from the South passed through Ashburton last night and to-day crammed with holiday makers off to Christchurch for the Show and Races. The Cathedral City was not very full yesterday, but visitors from all parts have been rolling up to-day, and the town is filling fast.

Re-commenced. —Mr W. T. Davison notifies that he has re-commenced business at the Town Hall, in the premises lately occupied by Mr J. R. Mooar.

Pierced by a Snag. —The little steamer Wallabi ran into a snag near Wanganui yesterday, which pierced one of her plates, and it is feared that she will become a wreck.

New Zealand Pottery. The New Zealand Pottery and Glass Company (Dunedin) has received from Government a bonus of L 250 for the first LI,OOO worth of household pottery manufactured in New Zealand.

A Promising Claim. —Quite a sensation has been caused in Reef ton and its neigh borhood by the find made in the Golden Point mine on Thursday. Shares have gone up nearly one hundred per cent, in value.

Why He Wept. —A swagger who was charged at the R.M. Court this morning with purloining about a dozen and a half of saveloys from a butcher’s shop, had a wonderful escape. The evidence appeared pretty conclusive, but the accused indig nantly denied the theft, and, leaning over the dock, allowed his pent-up feel ings free vent. To be in the dock at all was bad enough, but to stand there be fore his fellow-men suspected of making free with about three pounds of sausages was too much, and so he wept. His Worship appeared to pity the unhappy man, and told him he might go. Joy fully the accused murmured his thanks, and made himself scarce with as much ex pedition as possible. Ihe English Cricketers. —Owing to some disagreement about money matters, it seems doubtful whether New Zealand will be included in the programme of the English cricketers. The team left Not tingham for the Antipodes on Sept. 17, and were “ seen off” by train on the first stage of their journey by some thousands of spectators. At the last moment some changes in the team were made, and the eleven now on its way is consequently composed as follows A. Shaw (captain), J. Selby, and W. Scotton (Nottingham), T. Emmett, G. Ulyett, W, Bates, and E. Peate (Yorkshire), R. G. Barlow and R. Pilling (Lancashire), W. Midwinter [Gloucestershire), and James Lillywhite (Sussex). Shrewsbury, who was detained on account of ill-health, subsequently left for Melbourne direct. Art Union of London. —The Ashbur ton subscribers will be glad to learn that their valuable engravings have been re ceived by the local honorary secretary, and that they have arrived from London in very good order. It may be remem bered that Mr J. Tucker won the highest prize coming to New Zealand this year, which is in addition to the engraving he chose. It is an oil painting entitled “ ’Twas a raw day of Autumn’s bleak beginning,” by A. Wardle, and which the Society purchased for him for Ll 5. This picture is now on its way out. The pre sentation work for next year will be a set of five engravings, from the remarkable series of paintings by Mr Frith, R.A., “The Road to Ruin.” This series illus trates in a powerful manner the down ward course of one for whom the tempta tions of the gaming-table and the race course have proved too strong. Affairs at Punoarehu. —The special of the Lyttelton Times, wiring from Pun garehu yesterday, says:—“A bad gale has been raging all day, but the Volunteers seem to put up with all discomforts in a most cheerful spirit. They have a bad commissariat, and worse shelter, and are to be complimented on the way they take their hardships. The new camps at Pari haka are perfect seas of mud. It is quite impossible to do anything. The Maoris are all in their whares, and, with the ex ception of the sentries, no men are to be seen at the camp. It is understood that the next move will be to tear down the fence round the Maori cultivations, and then clear the Natives out of Parihaka. ”

An Aristocratic Vagrant. —A strange character ended her existence lately in the Melbourne gaol says the Melbourne Herald Blanche Whittoski, a woman about 40 years of age, was a highly accomplished linguist and pianiste. She belonged to a good family in England, and as governess to one of the aristocratic families, she made the “grand tour.” She afterwards came out to Australia as governess to the family of one of the colonial Governors, but for the last few years she fell, and became addicted to drink. Ever since she has continually come in contact with the police, and served numerous sentences for vagrancy. On the 16th May she was again sent to gaol for six months.

Sydney Libelled. — Mr Crook, late of Dewsbury, England, but now, of Sydney, N.S. Wales, thus writes of the colonials : “ A word on the colonials—the white people born and reared out here. They are lazy, dirty, drunken, and deceitful. The drunkenness out here, both of men and women, is something frightful, and the immorality and vice appalling. It is a common thing to see a woman laid on the roadside drunk and incapable, unconscious to everything around. Young and old, there are hundreds of them. People can' get drunk all daymen Sundays at the taverns. The law compels the front doors to be shut, but side doors are open. It is estimated that L 19,000 are spent every week in Sydney for drink. ” Change Without Relief. —No great benefit can be reasonably expected from a change which does not involve complete or very considerable relief. Busy men go away with cares on their minds and wonder thsy are not the better for their holiday. They do not perceive that they fail to release the mind from its tension. Unless a man can leave his troubles at home it is little use for him to go abroad What generally happens is an augmenta tion of anxiety. There is the feeling that something has been left undone before setting out, or a harassing misgiving that all will not go well during his absence. Feelings like these spoil the best holiday, and deprive it of its power to replenish the exhausted stock of energy. Another mistake made is to preserve_ close com munication with a place of business during the period of nominal relaxation. If letters and business papers are passing between the absentee and the scene of his accustomed labor, it is impossible that his mental faculties can enjoy that perfect relief which is essential to their recupera tion. Better, if need be, shorten the time of absence, so that it may be com plete while it lasts. The body is so closely associated with or so entirely per vaded by the mind, snd so immediately under its influence through the nervous system, that even physical improvement is impossible, except to the least emo tional and most stolid of temperaments, unless the change obtained during a holi day tour, involves and includes perfect relief from mental tension. To secure this relief should be one of the objects kept principally in view by the working members of a population which labors shisfly with its brains.— Lancet. i

Cricket. —-We learn from a Christ church paper that the following will play for the M.C.C. against Ashburton, on the ground of the former, on Friday next :—Messrs W. H. A tack, H. Page, J. F. Fairhurst, E. Thomas, W. H. Lodge, C. Strange, P. Philpott, E. Bell, A. Dunbar, F. Pavitt, and A. N. Other, The match will begin at half-past 10 o’clock.

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[peu reuteb’s agency.] Nothing New. London, Nov. 3. There are no changes to report in the money or produce markets. Safe at Home. Arrived —Ship Merope from Lyttel ton.

Too Much To Do. London, Nov. 7.

Owing to the enormous amount of business which continues to be brought before the Land Commissioners in Ireland, Government has been com pelled to appoint several additional Sub-Commissioners to hold Courts for dealing with the great pressure of work.

Austria and Italy. Vienna, Nov. 7.

In the Lower House of the Austrian Reichstag to-day, Baron de Kallay, Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, made a statement to the effect that the recent visit of King Humbert of Italy to Vienna was made entirely at His Majesty’s own instigation. “ Austria,” the Under-Secretary added, “ had nothing to ask and nothing to fear from Italy.”

AUSTRALIAN.

[per reuter’s agency.] Shipping for New Zealand. Melbourne, Yesterday.

Mauritius advices report that at latest dates 813 tons had sailed and 1070 tons were loading for New Zea land ports.

TELEGRAMS.

[per press association.] The Outward Mails. Auckland, To-day. The Zealandia, with outward ’Frisco mails, has arrived at the Heads. Fatal Accident. Mr Morgan and his step-son, W. McDonald, were drowned yesterday, by the capsising of a boat at Whangarei Heads.

Fire. A twelve-roomed house, occupied by Stone, in Symonds street, has been burned down. The inmates escaped by jumping from the window. The fire originated in the kitchen, but the cause is unknown. Dr Honeyman’s house, w’hich is adjacent, was saved by great exertion of the Fire Brigade. Stone’s house is insured for LBOO in the Colonial, and the furniture for L2OO in the Standard. Affairs at the Front. Pungarehc, Po-day. The weather has now cleared up. The men in the different camps are engaged putting their things in shipshape order, after the boisterous weather of yesterday. Nothing fresh has transpired at Parihaka. Early this morning a notice was posted in the pah calling on the five tribes and other visitors who have assembled there to disperse, and leave for their respective hapus. Messrs Bryce and Rolleston left this camp at 6 o’clock this morning for Parihaka. The prisoners are still here. Hiroki is kept in a separate tent from Te Whiti and Tohu, and is bound down at night. There are only fifty men, in clusive of the Mounted Rifles, now stationed here. It is expected that some action will bo taken this morning. Seizure of Arms. The Armed Constabulary are now ran sacking the village, with the view of tak ing possession of any arms in the pah. About 250 stand of arms have been taken, the greater portion of which are fowling pieces. The natives are still squatting in marae, and take no notice of those who are making the search. Among the weapons taken are several old-fashioned rifles. Mr Rolleston could not tell me this morn ing where Te Whiti and the other pri soners would be sent. A quantity of powder and shot and cartridges have been taken possession of by the con stabulary. At the time of writing (11 a.m.) the search was nearly finished. The natives will not disperse, and are still squatting in the marae. The men now (noon) have been dismissed till 1 p.m. Wellington, To-day.

The special correspondent of the Press Association wires as follows :—Several natives whom I saw at Parihaka this morning are now passing through for their own hapus. The Constabulary are now searching the whares for arms. The hill in front of Parihaka is crowded with men witnessing the movements of the Armed Constabulary. Scarlet Fever.

Wellington, To-day,

Another case of scarlet fever has occurred at the College school, which has broken up, and the boarders have been sent home till the building has been thoroughly disinfected. A Judge on the Native Question. New Plymouth, To-day.

The Supreme Court was opened by his Honor Judge Gillies, who in addressing the Grand Jury said he would be wanting in his duty if he ignored the circum stances of the position of the district in which large bodies of armed men were assembled on active service ; and he took leave to remind them of the constitutional principle that the employment of an armed force was only justifiable either under the authority ot Parliament in re pelling armed agression, or in aid of the civil arm of the Law when that arm had proved powerless to enforce the law’s mandate. In any other case the use of an armed force was illegal and a menace to, if not an outrage upon, the liberties of the people. He entertained an earnest hope that the events of the last few days would have the result of maintaining peace and the permanent establishment of order within the district. Thomas Campbell, for horse-stealing, was sen tenced to 18 months; 'William Ralph Rose, for robbery, to two years ; William Hopkinson, for larceny, was acquitted, the Grand Jury finding no bill. In Coile v. Gibson Judge Gillies com mented more than once on the apparent eagerness of the police to convict prisoners of crime, and said their object should be to obtain justice, not convic tions.

SPORTING.

0. J. 0. METROPOLITAN MEETING. First Day— Toes day, Nov. 8. [by telegraph.] [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Christchurch, To-day. The Metropolitan Meeting commenced to-day. The weather is glorious, and the town cram full of visitors. Train after train of holiday-makers arrived on the ground at an early hour in the forenoon,

and visitors to this great annual sporting event have continued to pour in all day. The new grand stand and appointments are generally admired, with the exception, that, both ends being open, nor -w6Bt gales will sweep through from one end'to the other.

For the first event on the card, the Free Handicap, Sir George was the favorite, although Chancellor and Billingsgate were fancied by not a few. The sky now be came overcast, and, much to the disap pointment of the thousands of spectators, rain began to fall. The following were the results: — Free Handicap, a sweepstake of 3 sovs.

each, with 100 added. One mile. Mr Walters’ Billingsgate, 9st 71b (R. Derritt) 1 Mr H. Goodman’s Chancellor, Bst 21b (H. Thompson) 2 Mr G. F. Williams’ Talent, 7st 121 b (W, Clifford) 3

Sir George, On Dit, The Poet, Joker, Rawdon, Laertes, Duessa, and Farewell also ran.

Chancellor got the best of the start, with Talent and On Bit lying close on her quarters, Duessa and Farewell being com pletely out of it. At the bottom turn Talent Assumed the lead, and maintained it until the straight was reached ; Sir George, who was running for first place, now commenced whipping. At the rails Billingsgate commenced to come up, and forged gradually ahead, winning an ex cellent race by about half a length, Chancellor securing second place without much trouble ; Talent a good third. Time—'lmin. 4G£secs. The Derby Stakes —A sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, with 250 sovs added, for three-year-olds. Colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 61b. Second horse to save his stake. miles. Closed with 46 subs. Mr Westmacott’s The Dauphin, by Traducer —Maria Theresa, Bst 101 b (R. Ray) 1 Mr Walters’ b c by Yattendon— Peeress, Bst 101 b ... (Derritt) 2 Mr Hereford's Nonpariel, by Korari— No Name, Bst 101 b ... (Holt)' 3 Matakau, Hinemoa, and Diosma also started. Betting—2 to 1 against The Dauphin and Peeress colt; sto 2 Matakau.

A. splendid start was effected, the horses getting well away together. At Redwood’s corner the order was Matakau, Nonpareil, and The Dauphin. Opposite the Grand Stand Matakau still led, with The Dauphin on his quarters, hard held. At the next turn, The Dauphin went up to the front still lead ing on reaching the straight. Nearing the rails, the Peeress Colt, who had been lying fourth,come up with a rush, and a splendid race ensued between the pair. Ray now tried his level best to distance his competitor, and forged ahead, winning a good race by about two and a-half lengths, the Peeress Colt gaining at every stride at the finish, Nonpareil a good third. Time—2min 45sec (1). The winner was loudly cheered on re turning to the scale. The C.J.O. Handicap —A sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, with 500 sovs added. Second horse to receive 50 sovs from the stake; third horse to save his stake. 2 miles. Mr W. Robinson’s Grip, Bst 61b (Derritt) 1 Mr G. Fraser’s Louis D’or, 6st 31b (Sturge) 2 Sir Hercules Robinson’s Lady Emma, 7st 101 b (Clifford) 3

Le Loup, Volunteer, The Governor, and Hilda also ran. The start was de layed, owing to Hilda bolting, and going round the course before she could be pulled up. Eventually a wretched start was effected, Grip having all the best of it. Passing the Stand Grip led, with Mr Walters’ horse second, and Louis d’Or third, Louis d’Or then ran into second place. This order was maintained to the finish. Lady Emma came with a tremen dous rush, but was kept too long before making her final effort. Time—3min 45secs. WELCOME STAKES. Siesta ... 1 Vanguard ... ... ... 2 Amazon 3

THE CONJUGAL THERMOMETER.

A few months ago two journalists were in conversation at the opera. The one, M. de X., is a bachelor, the other, M. de Y., just married. “ Well,” said the one to the other, “ how do you get along with your new condition ?”

“Ah ! my dear X, there is nothing like being married. You cannot ima gine how happy I am. When lam at work my wife is at my side, and at the conclusion of each paragraph I embrace her. That is charming.” “Now I understand,” was the happy retort of X, “ why your sentences are so short.”

This conversation quickly spread through Paris. From that time forth the articles of Y. were consulted by the public as the thermometer of his con jugal felicity. During the two months the prose of Y. was disjointed and epi grammatic in shorter periods than are to be found in the earlier writings of Emile de Girardin. All the women grew jealous of Mme. Y. But gradu ally the periods elongated, and .at last Mme. Y. opened the journal edited by M. Y-, and casting a rapid glance over the article signed with his name, cried : “ What! but a single paragraphjin the whole article ! Poor woman. A divorce will most assuredly follow!”

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1881.



ASHBURTON Music Depot. JJ GRACE J. WEEKS (’Agent for 0. Bkoo "z Co.' HAS NOW ON VIEW. 1 Q PIANOS, & ORGANS, 1 Q AO 12 Guineas to 90 AO Brinsmead’s Pianos and Smith Organs, just imported, new styles. New Music. New Songs. Music Folios. Second-hand Pianos, L 25, L2B, L3O, L 35, and L 45, or let out by the month, on most reasonable terms. Second-hand Harmoniums, L 9 t 6 L3O. Just to hand—Dresden Model Pianos, English Organs, Mozart’s 12th Mass, Handel’s Messiah, Pinafore (full score). Temporary Dep6t—Tancred street (op posite J. R. Chapman’s). Violins, Flutes, Concertinas, Guitars, &C, 6930



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Special Advertisements. ATOH B S . Gr. Adams and Co., PRACTICAL ENGLISH WATCHMAKERS, High street (Next W. J. Fisher’s), 0 HR ISTCHURCH. The Celebrated American Waltham Levers, sterling silver cases, guaran teed genuine, f rom £3 10s Rotherham’s English Levers, capped and and jewelled, from £6 10s Good serviceable English Levers, capped and jewelled, by celebrated London maters, from £4 10s Ladies’ Watches, handsomely engraved, sterling silver cases, from £2 ss. Gold ditto ditto ditto, from £3 ss. A.n Elegant Assortment of Jewellery, new and cheap; everything marked in plain figures. SSDc



fjl H E NEW ZEALAND Clothing Eactory, noted throughout the Colony for the beat fitting and Genuine Well-made CLOTHING Of Every Description, are the LARGEST PRIZE-TAKERS At the Dunedin Industrial Exhibition, having been awarded FIRST ORDER OF MERIT, HIGHLY COMMENDED BY THE INTELLIGENT JORGES. One trial will prove the Superior Quality of all Products. A SINGLE GARMENT AT THE WHOLESALE PRICE. Branches at all the principal Towns. NEW SEASON’S GOODS NOW SHOWING. Ashburton,Retail Branch : East Street. W. SPARROW, 692 c Branch Manager. *CO AND ALSO HATS. HOSIERY, SHIRTS, RUGS, BLANKETS, TWEEDS, At Wholesale Prices. 173 -P OQ {x M W PM i ft



BOARD and RESIDENCE.—Mrs Pass, Wills street, has vacancies for two or three Gentlemen. Terms moderate. 46d John Meech, PRACTICAL CABINETMAKER, UPHOLSTERER, &0., BURNETT STREET Opposite the Mail Office. Easy Chairs, Couches, English and American Chairs, Single and Double Iron and Wood Bedsteads. All kinds of Carpeting, Matting, and Oilcloth. A large assortment of Repps and Cretonnes at lowest prices. Suites of Furniture from Ll 3 and upwards. All kinds of furniture re-covered and repaired at the very lowest prices. All work guaranteed and completed at the shortest notice. Furniture exchanged, and highest prices given for second-hand Furniture. Note the address—Cheapest House in Ashburton, opposite Mail Office, Burnett, street, 5160



Special Advertisements. NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MEUCANILE AGENCY COM PANY (LIMITED). AN AGENC3T has this day been OPENED at Ashburton, with Mr Walter B. Moss in charge. temporary OFFICE CORNER OF WEST AND HAVE LOCK STREETS. JOHN COOKE, Manager. Christchurch, October 1, 1881. 782 c HD, MONK’S . ORIENTAL BILLIARD AND REFRESHMENT SALOON is NOW OPEN DAILY. Tables by Alcock and Thurston of the highest quality. Carved in solid walnut. Come and see one of the FINEST BILLIARD SALOONS In the Colony. FLEMING’S BUILDINGS, TRIANGLE Next A, Wilson, Tobacconist, 825 c Christchurch. O. Carstens & Co., (Late Weston’s), PROSPECT BUILDINGS, Tobacconist, fancy goods, AND STATIONERY. Meerschaum Pipes, G.B.D. Pipes Nailrod, Twist, and Vanity Fair Tobacco A nice assortment of Accordions, Con certinas, Flutes, Violins, Mouth Organs, and Toys of every description, direct from Home. Haircutting, Shaving and Shampooing, EAST STREET ASHBURTON. 257a*



H. MESSENGER, or HIS LORDSHIP’S LARDER, In thanking his numerous country patrons, and the public generally, for past favors, begs to intimate that, having com pleted extensive alterations and improve ments, he is now in a position to offer them unequalled accommodation. The increased accommodation for Ladies is a special feature in the improve ments. W. H. M. also begs to add that in addi tion to the above he has made provision, from the First day of November next, to supply a want long felt in Christchurch, viz.:— A GRILLED CHOP OR STEAK, A t any hour of the day, which will be ac companied with a Glass of Bass’s cele brated Bottled Ale. FOR ONE SHILLING. Dinners, Banquets, Ball Suppers, Wedding Breakfasts, and Picnics pro vided for, in the very best possible style. W. H. MESSENGER, 987 c Purveyor.



A SB BURTON REGISTRY OFFICE, For Male and Female Servants. All orders for Servants by letter or otherwise receive prompt attention. L. F. ANDREWES, Labor Agent, East Street, 765 c Ashburton. IJIHE ACID CURE. F. COUTTS and SONS’ Guaranteed ACETIC ACID is a safe and sure remedy for Rheuma.iem, Neuralgia, Sore Throats, etc. May be obtained from Mackay Bros, Manchester street, South, Christ church, Wholesale and Retail, or from Mr Thomas Collins, Main South Road, Timaru. AN AGENT WANTED FOR ASH BURTON. 734 c



CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S CARDS. A beautiful assortment to hand in time for the mail, which arrives Home before Christmas,— L. F. Andkbwbs, Bookseller and Stationer, East street, Ashburton. 672c* ANF OUNCEMENT. Christmas Story. As a special attraction for Christmas, the Proprietor of the Ashburton Guardian offers a Prize of Three Guineas for the beat original Christmas Story, to be written by an author resident in the Asnburton County, and published in the columns of the Guardian. The story will be published in the columns of this journal, and the Pro prietor reserves to himself all right and privileges connected with its publication. A Committee of gentlemen will adjudge the M. S.S. and make the award, and due notice of their decision will ap pear in these columns. CONDITIONS. All competitors for the Prize will be required to comply with the following conditions : (1) The story must be written by a bona fide resident of the Ashburton County. (2) The number of words employed must not exceed 400 lines. (3) Competitors will be required to write on white paper only ; on one side of the paper only, and in a plain legible hand. No member of the staff of this journal will be allowed to compete. (4) All the MSS. must be addressed to the Editor, and may be signed with a non de plume, but the writer’s real name and address must be enclosed, not necessarily for publication. (5) No award will be made unless more than three stories are submitted. (6) Rejected MSS. cannot be re turned.



EW SUPPLIES Stationery, Books. MEMORANDUM AND ACCOUNT BOOKS, TOYS, FANCY GOODS, MUSIC, &o. Just received—A largo assortment of Christmas and New Year Cards. Letts’ Australian Diaries for 1882. Pianos, Harmoniums, and American Organs, by various makers, for sale, on deferred payments, from 7s 6d per week. H. M. JONES, Stationer and Bookseller, East street and Baring Square. Wednesday next being the Prince of Wales’ Birthday and a nublic holiday, The Guardian will NOT BE PUBLISHED on that day. TO TOWN SUBSCRIBERS. Mr Charles Bodrk is authorised to COLLECT Subscription Accounts due to Guardian, and his receipt will be a suffi cient discharge. 365 a O T I C E



Special Advertisements. OTI 0 E . The SHOWROOM is NOW OPEN at Everett Bros.’, Havelock street, Ashbur ton, in which Mbs Evgsgtt will be pleased to execute all orders entrusted to her care with despatch and style. All the Millinery, Florets, Feathers, etc., QUITE NEW. NOVELTIES IN NEW SUMMER DRAPERY EVERETT BROb., HAVELOCK STREET. 20



Thb N.Z. Grand National. —A meet ing of the A.8..C. was convened for this afternoon, at the Somerset Hotel, to consider the advisability of arranging for the next meeting of the N.Z. Grand National taking place at Ashburton. Owing to the late hour at which the meeting was held, we are unable to give the particulars of same, but we under stand there is a strong probability of this important race meeting being held here.



For continuation of reading matter see first page. ] Holloway’s Ointment and Pills.— Autumna Remedies.—Towards the fall of the year countless causes are at work to lower the lone of the nervous system, which will be fol lowed by ill-health unless proper means be employed to avert that evil. Holloway’s far* famed preparations supply a faultless remedy for both external and internal complaints connected with changes of season. All affections of the skin, roughness, _ blotches, pimples, superficial and deep-seated inflamma tions, erysipelas, rheumatic pains, and gouty pangs alike succumb to the exalted virtues of Holloway’s Ointment and Pills ; which will effect a happy revolution in the patient’s con dition, though the symptoms of his disorder are legion, and have obstinately withstood the best efforts of science to subdue them.—Adv



Lost. LOST, from near the Old Men’s a Bay Mare, branded HP conjoined on near shoulder. Finder rewarded on returning same to John Parham, Burnett street. 66d EDUCATION Act, 1877, Debtors and Creditors Act, and Amend ment Acts, Forest Trees Planting Encouragement Act, 1871, to be had at the Guardian Office, next Matson, Cox and Oo.’s, West street.



Meetings. T) ISTRIOT OF KYLE. ;i Mr Wason Requests the ELECTORS of WATT A. NCI to MEET HIM at the KYLE SCHOOLHOUSE, ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 188 L 9940 JQISTRIOT OF BARR HILL. Mr Wason Requests the ELECTORS of WAKA NUI to MEET BARR HILL SCHOOLHOUSE. MONDAY, ON NOVEMBER ) 14, 1881. -^993<S AK A N TJI ELEC TISjU-. w Mr C. W. Purnell Requests the Electors to meet bin* at the • undermentioned places— ;/ • , CHERTSEY, At the Sonooiflotrsß, ~; i f i - ON ' " MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14. TH, At 7.30 p.m. KYLE, At the ScnooiHODsa, ■ V on , WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER i6th, At 7.30 p.m. 976 e ELECTION. Mr Jogeph Ives®, Requests the r i ELECTORS TO MEET HIM At the undermentioned places : „ Tits wald — At the Temperance Hall, on November 8, at 8 p.m. : Flejungton—At the Schooloouse, on. ; Wednesday, November 9, at 8 p.m. Hindhope—At ; the Sohoolhoose, Thursday, November 10, at 8-p.m.- Barrhill —At,, , the Schoolhouse, 7 pn Friday, November 11, at 8 p.m.' " L '■/]



Lecttres. QHEESE & BUTTER FACTORIES A LECTURE will be by Mr Bowron, Practical Agriculturist, the following places - r r - Town Hall, Ashburton ... NovemberlA r Flemington School ... ' ; w ... , 15 ( „{ Ashburton Forks School. ’ 16 ‘ Wakanui School... ... 17 Willoughby School ... ',, .18 Each meeting at ,8 p.m- Willowby School not bbing available on the 16th inst., the DATES will be. CHANCED as follows WfllowbyjiSth, ’,,. inst. ; Ashburton Forks, 16th inst. At the close of each meeting, applies- ' tions for and deposits on shares will he received. ' ’ : By order of the Directors. S. E. POTNTZ, 42d Interim Secretary,.. : :To Let. ; rjl O L E T . Two Large and Oonvehiept SHQPSat Tinwald, lately in the occupation of'Mr S. Stephens, and adjoining Mr Heseltine,- Saddler. For particulars apply to / W. B. GDNDB-T, ; Aid Estate Agent, Ashburton. Tenders. TENDERS are invited for the EREC TION of a GRAIN STORE for Messrs P. Cunningham and Co.; labor only. Plans and specifications may be seen at our office, where tenders are to be sent in not later than ‘ noon on SATURDAY, Nov. 12,1881. FOOKS & SON, 24d ■ . ' Architects, && r*“s



rjl E N D E R S. Wanted—TENDERS for PLOUGHING and STGNEPICELNG from 100 tp ,400 Acres, between Hinds and Rangitata, R.S. 31599. Also, ‘ ; : 1 For2oo Chains Plough SOD FENCING, i. Stakes and 4 Wires. , ' Specfications to be seen at ’the office of the undersigned, and Tenders close on SATURDAY, 12th inst., at noon. i 15d MATSON, COX & GO. ; Ashburton borough coun. cm TENDERS are invited from competent-, persons for making the VALUATION | of the Borough, and -compiling the'' ROLL, for the year 1882,\in terms of the Rating Act, 1876. A deposit of a sum equal to twenty per , cent, of the amount'stated, must accom pany each tender. Tenders to. be sent to the undersigned, not later than 12 o’clock noon,’ on Mon day the 14th NOVEMBER, 1881. CHARLES BRADDELL, Town Clerk. Borough Council Office, 4th Nov., 1881. , ,39d A SHBURTON BOROUGH COUN- A OIL. TENDERS are invited .for the supply of Three Hundred (300) DOG COLLARS; also for : RE-BADGING shout 1 Ninety (90) of same. Tenders accompanied by a . guarantee deposit of £5, to be sent to the Town Clerk’s office, not later than 12 o’clock noon, on MONDAY, 14th inst. Full particulars on application. >: ‘ CHARLES BRADDELL, Town Clerk. i Borough Council Office, ; ;,i Ashburton, 4th Nov. 1881. 38d Railway Notices. ZEALAND RAILWAYS. PRINCE OF WALES’ BIRTHDAY, iBBr. All Ordinary Single Fare Tickets issued on Bth and 9th November will be available for return up to and including 10th. ' < W. M. HANNAY, Traffic Superintendent Traffic Superintendent’s Office,; Dunedin, October 31st, 1881. 6d



jst EW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. (Christchurch Section.) CHRISTCHURCH RACES—NOV. 8, 10, AND 11, AND AGRICULTURAL SHOW—NOV; 8 AND 9, 1881. On these dates, the evening train from I Christchurch to Ashburton will start at I 6.20 p.m., instead of 420 p m.* and the. connecting branch trains will each start' an hour later than usual, each train running one hour later than usual through out the journey. FAKES TO CHRISTCHURCH. Ordinary Single Fare Tickets to Christ church issued at Amberley, Dunedin, or Any intermediate station, on any day from 7th to 12th Nov. inclusive, will be available for return up to and including 14th Nov. Goods traffic will be entirely suspended on 9th Nov. FEED3L BACK, Traffic Manager. District Traffic Manager’s Office, - Christchurch, Nov. 2, 1881. 26d. mHB GUARDJAN -A Table in Ashburton. ,i.JO fit Rf ss&luoil'imi is-tui m'i —.il fi