SHIPPING.

PORT OP LYTTELTON. Arrived. Yesterday. Tui, 8.8., from Wellington, via Kai koura. To-day. 'Wanaka, a.a., from Wellington. Sailed. Y ESTBBDAY. Grafton, a.a., for Wellington, Nelson, and West Coast ports. Tui, 5.8., for Amnri Boat Harbor. Courier, ketch for Motonau. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s sßangitikei leaves for London on Satur day. In connection with the Pacific Mail Steamship Company’s line, wool will be to New York via San Francisco uFa'pehhyper pounds or via Panama at three farthings. To San Francisco only; the rate is a halfpenny. The next steamer leaves herecoh tne 3rd prox.' ' fin J SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ! gn.v n ' —->——' '■ fii i,: v, Auckland, Yesterday, nj Lily for Chatham Islands, Tawoa tor Fiji Peerless for Sydney., : U ~' J " “ WiijijicxoK, Yesterday. Hdfoea frbtn the South. Melhuish, barque, for N&wcsstle./o i

MAIL NOTICES.

gj*| '. { j f* I'';!', .Mfilsoloseatthe AshburtonPost Office fflWk ! &£ ; a*»d 5 pirn., daily. s f Por Oherteey Rakaia, &a , at 10.30 a.m. i&lclIP pJni ; 1 daily; ; ’ . • : ' iljForDnnediiijTinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Qbldatre&m; Rangitata. Orari, Winchester, and ; Geraldjne, at 10 a.m. daily. _ at 6.30 a.m. and 10 a.m., Yimaiju 1 and South, at 6,30 a.m., 10 l K ffiv'ahd i 4:3o.p.in.i daily. ' _. ' t) :For : GreOnstreet,, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge, Tuesdays and Fridays, at 10.30 a. m. n For Ashton, Watertor Mid Longbeach, pip. daily. - ■ , IJ Fbr Fleming ton, on Mondays, Wednes dhykftnd Fridays, at 430 p. m. •‘-'For 'Wakanui, Elgin, Seafield, New lattd, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6.80 a.m.

r ! sipils arrive at the Ashburton Post yfficfrr* ■ From Christchurch and Rakaia at 10.25 4m., 440 p.m., and 7.50 p.m. -JFrom Chertsey, &c. at 10.25 a.m. and 440 pi. in. .daily. j From Dunedin and intermediate places at; 6-35 p.m. daily. iProm Temuka andTimaru at lO.oOam. E’SOp. m., and 8.15 p,n». daily. ; Ftom Greenstreet, Ashburton Porks, Mount Soulera, and Ashburton Gorge on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 3 p.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long beach at 10 am. daily. . From* Flemington on Tuesdays, Tnurs days, and Saturdays, at 10 am. 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 19. Mr. T. Bullock, at his Rooms, East street —Valuable Suburban Properties ; 2.30 o’clock. Mr T. Bullock, at the Bazaar—Horses ; L 30 p.m. Monday, November 21. X T. Fprd and Co., at the residence of Cooped Bro E.— The whole of their 'Plantll o’clock, y■ i; i : Tuesday, November 22. Matson,; Cox and Co,, at the. Tinwald -.Yards—Stock.. AMUSEMENTS, &c ;3 ‘ , To-night, ■ 1 Thursday', November 24. Mr Purnell—Address to Wakanui, Eleot- Barrhill School, 8 p; m, Thistle * Lodge-Monthly Meeting, 7.30 ■I; j: ■ Tuesday, November 22. Mi Purnell—Address to Wakanui Elect ors, Powr Hall, 7.80 p.m. '■ 7 ; Wednesday, November 23. Comjty 1 Council Anndiland Special Meeting ;ll>mi . :TbU»BDAY, NOVEMBER 24 Concert- and Bail, Wakanui Schoolroom. Monday,, November 28. ; , s Council cStnbers,at'7 b'clqojil Tuesday, December 6. Building and In-: vestment Society*;. Monthly Meeting, from 6.30 to 8.30-psm. ■ -nnP, Wedmesday, December 7.. County Council, at: the County Council- : Chambers,.at 11 o’ilOolt. • • ’’ : . .Thursday, December 8. MeeVbig 'of Ratepayers, Road Board Office, Methveni 3 p.m: . Wakanui Road Board—Monthly Meeting, Boadl Board'Office, Moore street L. O.L -—MonthlyMeeting, Templar Hall

TRAVELLERS' GUIDE.

Xkaxksi LkaVb Ajotbubton tob Chmst church and intermediate stations at 7.5 11a.m., and (Express)s,4B p.m. <v*tv« Lx ave Ashburton rob Timard and Sooth, at 6.55 a.m., 10.36 a.m. (Express).and 4.80 p.m.—the latter pro ceeding no farther than Timaru. iHttnta* Arrive at Ashburton from Christchurch at 10 24 a.m, (Express), 4.40p.m-, and 7.45 p.m. TS>ir?ra Arrive at Asi-wbton from TrijAßU* ,and South at 10.50 a.m-, 5.34 p.m. (Express), and 8.15 p.m.

TOWN EDITION. [lssued at 430 p.m. j

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas, et Prevalebit. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1881.

News by the Mail. — A quantity of in teresting news, to hand by the ’.Frisco mail, appears in this issue. They Evidently Believe In It.— Thirty-two Auckland men, including firms, subscribed for 70,000 sh-rcs of Li each in the Thames Valley and Kotorua railway project.

Glad Tidings. —Mr P. P. O’Roily, having thought better yet, has decided to contest the Wakanui seat after all. We understand that Mr O’Reilly’s only reason for so abruptly withdrawing from the contest before was then a strong pro bability of a brush with the “ black fel lows ” eventuating.

An Unruly Character.—At the Police Court this morning Gaorge Wilson was charged with drunkenness. Con stable Smart deposed to arresting the man last night at Harper’s Boarding house, where he had been behaving him self in a very violent manner, having thrown a tomahawk at Mrs Harper, which fortunately missed her. Wilson was remanded until to-morrow, when he will probably be further remanded in order that he may be medically examined, some doubts being entertained as to his sanity.

They Want Bringing to the Scratch. —Active proceedings are about to be taken by the Property Tax Department, Wellington, against all who have neglected to reply to the circulars recently issued requiring returns under the Acts of last session. Some 4,000 circulars were issued, and only about 1,600 replies have been received. Fancy Fair in a Paddock. —A. fancy fair held in a paddock has been the latest attraction at Fielding. The weather was glorious, the ladies bewitching, their cos tumes in keeping with the affair, and the whole thing passed off with great eclat. The idea of holding a fancy fair in the open air is a very good one, and might be imitated elsewhere with advantage now that the summer weather has set in. A Protest. —The Press special, wiring from Wellington under yesterday’s date, says :—ln reference to the Property As sessment Amendment Act passed last session, a very strong representation has been made to the Government by the sheep farmers in different parts of the colony to the effect that under the new system wool on the sheeps’ backs will be taxed twice over, as the sheep were valued last year in wool aud now the wool has to be valued separately. It is contended that this would more than make up for the farthing nominally remitted on the Pro perty tax by imposing doub’e taxation on one article. The question has been sub mitted for the opinion of the proper officers which is as follows :—“ Wool is not taxed double ; the only alteration in the Act in respect to wool is the date upon which sheep are to be valued. The Amendment Act provides that the date of valuation shall be as on the Ist October, whereas by the Act of 1879 the Ist of April was the date. All that is now re quired from sheep owners is the addi tional value between the date of the first statement of value and the Ist of October. In very many cases sheep were returned at 5s each, and owners claimed a reduc tion as a liability for advances obtained against their wool because it was out of the colony.”

The Milbubn Creek Scandal. —The report of Mr Solomons, Commissioner appointed to enquire into the Milburn Creek scandal, has been laid before the New South Wales Assembly. It shows the three trustees, Messrs Baker, late Minister for Mines, Waddell and Mathe son received L 4,500 of the money voted by Parliament as compensation to the Company, which they appropriated to themselves without the knowledge of the shareholders. The evidence shows that Mr Garrett, M.P., was a principal party to the collusory transaction, by which in consideration of his helping the Company as a member of the Assembly to obtain their compensation, he was to receive 2000 of the Company’s shares, and a gold watch and chain, valued at LIOO, from Waddell, one of the trustees. The report adds that Messrs Garrett, Waddell, and Russell were guilty of bribery and cor ruption. The matter was brought before the House, the gallaries being densely crowded on the occasion, and the charges against the parties implicated were fully investigated. Mr Baker strongly pro tested against the proceedings, as being “ partial, unmanly, unfair, and un-Eng ligh.” Sir H. Parkes moved—“ That Mr Baker be expelled from’the House. ” The motion was carried by 71 to 2. Mr Baker’s seat was accordingly declared vacant.

Thb President's Murderer. Ser geant Mason, one of the soldiers of the regular army detailed to guard Guiteau, attempted to shoot him while on duty. Guiteau was standing at the cell window when Mason shot at him with his rifle from outside the gaol. The ball passed within a few inches of Guiteau's head and lodged in the cell wall. Mason, who has bean in the service nineteen years, and bears an excellent character, gave himself up to the captain, saying : —“ I fired the shot, captain. I intended to kill the scoundrel. I did not enlist to guard an assassin.” He was arrested. Guiteau, terribly frightened, was found writhing on the floor of the cell, uttering leud prayers. He refused to stand erect or lie on his cot, but remained huddled up in the remotest corner till removed to an other cell. The captain of Sergeant Mason’s company says that Mason had been ill several days with chills, and had taken a great deal of strong medicine, which he believed bad affected his mind. A. Walking Automaton. —After a year of patient labor, a veiy ingenious automa ton, says the Sydney Henld, has just been completed by Mr Hornburg, of Sydney. Its specialty is that it walks— walks in the same style, and with much the same motion, as a human being does. The place occupied by lungs, heart, and other indispensable organs as the human frame are represented in Frankenstein— Mr Hornburg’s creation—by machinery; and the rattling and gasping sounds which emanate from him would be anything but reassuring if they followed the exertion of gentle walking when undertaken by an ordinary person. Frankenstein is about 5 feet 6 inches high; his motive-power is steam, supplied to him' by means of a horizontal tube, on which one hand rests. This tube is connected at one end with a tall upright exhaust-pipe, into which the steam from a little engine close by passes. As the automaton man moves, an eccentric in the hip revolves, and lever action bends the knee, raises the toes from the ground, and throws the foot forward. Then the foot drops, and the other one repeats the action, the imitation of walking being very pood. A Musical Ghost. —The season is ap proaching when ghost stories are usually received with more than ordinary relish. A “ creepy crawly ” story comes from Scotland, the land of “ wraiths ” and “second-sight.” Lord Airlie, while on a tour through the Western States of America, was seized with sickness, to which he ultimately succumbed. But the strangest part of the story is that Lady Airlie, far away in distant Scotland, was acquainted with the sad fact the same night. At the dead of night the lady was awakened by the ghostly beating of a drum, the usual sign, it seems, of the ap proaching death of a member of the family. Too well the lady knew the im port of that weird drum solo, and she was fully prepared to receive the intelligence, which reached her in due course, that her husband was no more.

CRICKET.

ASHBURTON V. BOROUGH. The first of a series of matches between the Ashburton end Borough Cricket Clubs was opened up last night on the Domain ground. Mr G. W. Andrews captained the Ashburton men, Mr J. Hosk’ng acting in a like capacity for the Borough team. It was unfortunate that sufficient members were not in attendance to complete the respective elevens, but notwithstanding

this drawback an enjoyable gane wa •* played, the field being made up from auxiliaries from the opposite side. The light during the evening was very bad, and this, combined with the long grasi which luxuriates around the wicket, was detrimental alike to batsmen and field. As will be seen by the detailed score, the Borough men succumbed when only 28 runs had been obtained, of which Hosking contributed a well-earned The trundling of G. Andrews for the Ash* burton Club was very effective ; but with one or two exceptions, the fielding on both sides showed that mu h practice is needed before anything like proficiency can be obtained. When time was called, the Ashburton men had totalled up the respective score of 35, for three wickets. The brothers Fooks, who will take up the batting this evening, were well set, and seemed inseparable. The following are the scores : Borough Club—lst Innings. Hosking J., bG. Andrews 9 Andrews, L. F., bG. Andrews ... 2 Davis, o Andrewes, bG. Andrews ... 0 M‘Donald,b G. Andrews 5 Johnston, bG. Andrews 3 Davision, cR. Hodder ... ... 0 Amos, b G. Andrews 2 Henderson, b Shury 0 Dixon, b G. Andrews 1 Martin, G., not out 9 Byes 9 Total 28 AsfieoßTON Club—lst Innings. Andrews, G., run out ... 3 Foots, A., not out 17 Hodder, R., b Hosking 0 Andrews, A., c Hosking, b Amos ... 2 Fooks, E., not out 6 Fooks, J., Hodder, Reg. I To Bat Rich | Shury } Byes 6 Wide 1 Total ... 35

PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON.

[by telegraph.]

Christchurch, To-day.

At the Christchurch Police Court this morning, Lotti Wilmot was charged with using abusive language to Mr G. N. Moon, Secretaiy of the Papanui Town Hall Company, and with assault ing Mr Moon with a supple-jack The facts of the case were that Madame Wilmot was going to lecture at the Papanui Hall at 7 o’clock, and a great many visitors arrived from Christchurch by tram to hear her. Some dissatisfaction was expressed by the visitors at the lecture not at once commncing, as they were anxious to to get back to Christchurch by the return tram. Seeing the people wait ing, Lotti went to Mr Moon and asked him to give her the key of the hall. The Secretary said she should have it at 8 o’clock, and not before, whereupon madame became semewhat abusive, and finally administered a little gentle cor rection to Mr Moon with a supple-jack. Having heard the evidence the Bench inflicted fines of one shilling for the abusive language and L 5 for the assault with the stick, and ordered the defen dant to pay the costs in both cases, amounting to L 5 10s, the total amount demanded of Lotti being Lions.

COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

The following are the official results of he polling yesterday:— ASHBURTON RIDING. Saleyards. Longbeach. Tl. Winter ... 279 59 338 Friedlander... 252 22 274 Grigg ... 141 132 273 O’Reilly ... 4 1 5 Twelve informal votes were recorded. UPPER ASHBURTON RIDING. Greenstreet. Maronan. Tl. Bullock ... 150 14 164 Wright ... 87 29 116 Harper ... 65 11 96 Two votes were informal. MOUNT SOMERS RIDING. Mount Somers Alford Forest Tl. W 0. Walker 69 21 90 D. Cameron 34 49 83 A. E. Peache 48 6 54

Messrs Winter and Friedlander were therefore returned for Ashburton ; Messrs Bullock and Wright for Upper Ashbur ton ; and for Mount Somers Messrs W. C. Waker and. Cameron MOUNT HUTT AND SOUTH RAKAIA. Messrs Julian Jackson and John Lambie were returned unopposed. Mr O’Reilly withdrew some days ago from the contest, but this does not seem to have been generally known, as five votes were recorded for him yesterday.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(Per s.s. Alhambra, via the Bluff.) Melbourne, Nov. 9. The case Smith v. Iffla occupied the Supreme Court several days, and excited a good deal of interest. The plaintiff, a shopkeeper on Emerald Hill, sued defen dant, a doctor, for LI ,030 damages for signing a certificate under which he was committed as a lunatic. Smith was jealous of his wife, and accused her of improper conduct with neighbors. A mass of evi dence was adduced on both sides, the plaintiff's case being that the wife wanted the husband out of the way, having pre viously asked for a separation. Smith was confined some time, but was eventually released. None of the medical witnesses would swear that he was insane. The jury gave a verdict for L 520. The stakes paid over at the Spring Meeting amounted to L 12,654. The Maribyrnong Plate was worth LI,815; the Melbourne Cup, L 1,805. The book makers won largely throughout the meet ing. One owns to L 25,000. Claims amounting to over L 45.000 by the fifteen sufferers in the Jolimont rail way accident will be referred to juries. This does not include the widows of the four men killed.

LATE EUROPEAN NEWS.

[Per s.s. Alhambra, via the Bluee.] JjOndon, Nov. 1. The Standard announces this morning that important changes in the constitution of the Cabinet are impending. Mr Glad stone, whose health is far from satisfac tory, contemplates resigning office as Chancellor of the Exchequer, and is even meditating the advisability of closing his political career and retiring into private life. A terrible tragedy occurred recently at Carlisle, a nurse girl, only 14 years of age, having murdered an infant entrusted to her care by her mistress, under circum stances of peculiar atrocity. The girl has been tried for murder at the Carlisle As sizes just concluded, and was found guilty. The Judge passed sentence of death ; but the extreme penalty of the law will not be carried into effect. Another plot against the Emperor of Russia has been discovered. The object being to destroy by fire the palace and fortress of Gatschina, situated 30 miles south-west of St. Petersburg. Notwith standing the extreme precautions taken there to secure the safety of the building, the conspiracy was not discovered until the precautions were nearly completed for carrying the „plot into operation. Five Nihilists ’’concerned in the affair have been arrested and lodged in prison.

The success of the recent Australian shipment of frozen meat has excited the attention of American shippers. A pro ject is being started for the establishment of a shop in Leadenhall Market for the sale of beef sent from America, with the view of enabling the public to purchase meat direct.

Rinderpest is causing serious havoc amongst the cattle of Norfolk, and farmers have suffered heavily. Precau tions are being taken to prevent the spread of the epidemic. Arrangements have been made for the establishment of a new lino of sailing vessels to Australia. This action has been taken in consequence of a combina tion formed amongst shipowners at pre sent engaged in the trade to raise the rate of freight. Four leading shipowners and brokers have agreed to start a new line, which will be called the Alliance Line, and their vessels will sail from Lon don to Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney. The first ship will be dispatched early in December, and subsequently vessels will leave at regular monthly intervals. In the United States, the sympathy ex pressed with Ireland has rapidly dimin ished of late, and subscriptions to the Land League have shown a decided falling off.

The number of persons arrested in Ireland for seditious conduct and now con fined in gaol amounts to 244. A manifesto has been issued by Joseph Egan, Treasurer of the Irish Land League, urging the tenants to remain true to the policy of the League, and refuse to pay any rent while their leader is imprisoned. The Anti-Vivisection Society has taken steps for the prosecution of Dr Perrier, a well-known experimentalist and dis coverer, for conducting experiments on living animals without obtaining a license for the purpose, under the Anti-Vivisec tion Act. A Nihilist laboratory for the manufac ture of explosives has been discovered in St Petersburg, and seized by the Russian police. A man, who is believed to be insane, was arrested yesterday at the White House, Washington, the official residence of the President of the United States. The in truder carried arms. The first train passed through St Gothard Tunnel to-day. The tunnel con nects the railways that meet at Zurich on the Swiss side of the Alps with those of Italy, of which Milan is the centre. Its length is about eleven miles, and the tunnel has a unfform height of rather more than 9£ft, and a width of from 25 to 26£ft. The train occupied 50 minutes traversing the tunnel.

THE ROW WITH THE MAORIS.

[by telegraph.] Pun oarehu, To-day. The native prisoners, men, women, and children, to the number of 52, left Fort Holiest on, Pungarehu, at 5 o’clock yester day morning for Opunake, 14 miles away, there to await the steamer which is to convey them to Wanganui. The Con stabulary say that the Maoris will return to Parihaka the first opportunity they get. Mr Parris arrived from New Plymouth yesterday morning, and immediately pro ceeded to Parihaka. Should he _be successful in identifying any alien tribes who have assembled there, they will be arrested. The natives are making pre parations for the meeting to-day. It is not known who will address the assem blage, as the principal chiefs are in custody. The stockade to the west of Parihaka is now almost completed. After the arrest of the Ngatiawa natives had been completed the men were dis missed, and nothing further was done during the afternoon.

Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! The Canterbury and Marlborough con tingents have just marched for Opunake. They embark to-morrow. The Mounted Rifles who escorted the prisoners to Opunake yesterday returned last night.

CABLE NEWS

LATEST FROM EUROPE [per reutbr’s agency.] Monetary and Commercial- London, Nov. 15. Consols have advanced to icojHi; there are no other changes to report in the money market or in the markets for Colonial breadstuff's and tallow. Selected transparent kauri gum is at Ln ios. Promoted. It is announced that W. J. Tendell, one of the Assistant Secretarys of the Local Government Board, is appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Natal. Sir Evelyn Wood, the present Governor of the colony, will return to England at the end of December. Resigned. Berlin, Nov. 15. Count de St. Va'Mere, French Am bassador to Germany, has resigned his post. Another Resignation. St. Petersburg, Nov. 15. General Ghanzy, Ambassador o France to the Russian Court, has re signed, and will shortly return to Paris The Ministerial Programme. Paris, Nov. 15. In the Chamber of Deputies to-day, M. Gambetta in a long and important address, set forth the Ministerial pro gramme for the session, and explained at length the views of the new Go vernment. In the course of his speech he referred especially to the necessity of introducing gradual reforms, the importance of extending the commerce of the nation by the aid of Treaties of Commerce, and the necessity of maintaining peace both at home and abroad. The Stars and Stripes and the Union Jack. Washing ion, Nov. 16. The Hon. L. S. Sackville West, the new British Minister to the United States, presented himself to-day to the President at White House. General Arthur, in receiving Mr West, stated that he would do his utmost to increase the present harmony and good-will which existed between England and America.

A USTRALI AN

[PER REUTER'S AGENCY.] Oats. Melbourne, To-day. New Zealand feeding oats are quoted at 3s yd, and milling sorts at 3s rod. Tall Shooting. Sydney, Yesterday. The Intercolonial rifle match to day was won by the New South Wales team, with a score of 1,091 points. Victoria scored 1,061, and Queensland 1,009. Arrived. Arrived this morning, Pacific Com pany’s steamship Australia, from San Francisco, via Auckland.

TELEGRAMS.

[per press association.] Rolling Up. Auckland, To-day. Over 700 names have been added to the city and suburban Electoral Rolls during the past few weeks. ‘‘When the Enterprising Burglar is a-Burgling.’' The house of the Rev. Mr Williams was “ burgled ” yesterday, and L 23 in money, besides jewellery and plate, was stolen. Killed by a Tree. Wellington, To-day. Henry Kilminster, a farmer at Karori, was killed by a tree which he was felling falling on him. Local Industries for Ever. A meeting of persons interested in pro moting local industries and the protection of certain trades was held last night. Mr R, Stout attended by invitation, and ex plained the work : ng of similar societies in the South. A committee was appointed to draw up resolutions to be submitted to a future meeting. The Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal opened to-day. All the Judges were present. Mr Bell ap plied ex parte in Grey mouth and Black, on behalf of Greymouth, to have an ap peal from a decision of Mr Justice Gillies set down for hearing after the adjourn ment. The Court took time to consider how this could be done.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1881.



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Wanted. TTTANTED, a respectable GIRL, about W 13 or 14, for the country, to look after two children. A comfortable home. Also, a General SERVANT for the town. Apply L. F. AurmaswES, Registry Office, East street, Ashburton. 128 d "ANTED a good General SER VANT. Apply to Mrs Qundry, East Belt. 117 d WANTED— TWO Strong LADS for the Coach-building trade. Apply, Elz Bros. , Wills street. 95d WANTED at once, FURNISHED APARTMENTS —Two Bedrooms and Sitting-room—with BOARD, for two Gentlemen and a Lady. Apply Guar dian Office. 127 d WANTED— Everybody to see Ready Money Richard’s advertisement. 119 d WANTED— TENDERS for the sup ply of One Hundred Tons of FLOUR. Best, guaranteed for cash on delivery and proof of quality. Tenders to close on the 1st 1 December, 1881. R. Lancaster, Ashburton. 76d TTTANTED to Rent—Twenty Acres of VV ; English grass with water, hear the township of Ashburton. Apply, Offioe of this Paper. ; " ' 69d ANTED KNOWN. —SPRING AND SUMMER MILLINERY. MISS VERRALL is now Showing her First Display of Spring Millinery. Co lombo street (opposite Cookham House.) 827 c "TTTANTED 1 ‘KNOWN—That Robert W Elston, Burnett street, Ashburton, having procured the Newest Apparatus, is prepared to SWEEP CHIMNEYS at very low rates. Any orders left at the Town Hall will receive prompt attention. 760 c "TTTANTED KNOWN.—Just received yy a consignment of “Novelties,” tbgi 'her with new, rare and generally esteemed varieties of Flower Seeds, annual and perennial, in addition to those cata logued. Those of my customers who have not had their orders for Garibaldi Bulba, Carnations, Ac., will oblige by calling for he same. A very fine stock of bedding out Plants will be ready in September and October. W. Gimblett, Colombo street, Christchurch. SSOc



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H. MESSENGER, OP 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, At 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 lor, in the very best possible style. HE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN. PRICE ONE PENNY. PUBLISHED EVERY BVEHiYO, Advertisers are reminded that Tbb Ashcurton Guardian was the FIRST DAILY PAPER published between Christchurch and Timaru, and com mands a LARGER CIRCULATION throughout the County of Ashburton tham any other other Journal. Licensing act, issi, on sale at .s', Office of this Paper. (Price, 2s 6d. W. H. MESSENGER, 9870 Purveyor.



Special Advertisements. NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COM PANY-LIMITED). AN AGENCY has this day been OPENED at Ashburton, with Mr Waiter B. Moss in charge. TEMPORARY OFFICE — CORNER OF WEST AND HAVE LOCK STREETS. JOHN COOKE, Manager. Christchurch, October 1, 1881. 7S2c 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* EW SUPPLIES. Stationery, Books. MEMORANDUM AND ACCOUNT BOOKS, TOYS, FANCY GOODS, MUSIC, &c. Just received —A large 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. 365 a



mHE GUARDIAN i» on every Tea J- TaKle in Ashburton. D. M O N K’ S IT * ORIENTAL BILLIARD AND REFRESHMENT SALOON 13 NOW OPEN DAILY. Tables by Alcook 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. TO TOWN SUBSCRIBERS. Mb Ch ables Bodkk is authorised to COLLECT Subscription Accounts due to Guardian, and his receipt will be a suffi cient discharge. ANF OUNCEMENT. Christmas Story. As a special attraction for Christmas, the Proprietor of the Ashburton Guardian offers a Prize of Three Guineas for the best 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 sward will be made unless more than three stories are submitted. (6) Rejected MSS. cannot be re turned. N.B.—All MSS. must be sent in on or I before December 20. Any manuscript I coming to hand after date will be ineli gible. Ashburton registry office, For Male an* 1 Female Servants. All orders for Servants by letter or otherwise receive prompt attention. L. F. AND RE WES, Labor Agent, East Street, 7600 Ashburton. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S CARDS. A beautiful assortment to hand in time for the mail, which arrives Home before Christmas. —L. F. Andkewgs, Bookseller and Stationer, East street, Ashburton. 672c* EDUCATION Act, 1877, Debtors and Creditors Act, and Amend ment Acts, Forest Trees Planting Encouragement Act, 1871, to be had at the Guardian Office, nest Matson, Cox and Co.’s, West street. O T 1 C E . The SHOWROOM is NOW OPEN at Evergtt Bros.’, Havelock street, Ashbur ton, in which Mbs Everett will be pleased to execute all orders entrusted to her care with despatch and stylo. All the Millinery, Flowers, Feathers, etc., QUITE NEW. NOVELTIES IN NEW SUMMER DRAPERY EVERETT .B R O b., HAVELOCK STREET. 20



County Council. —The annual meeting of the County Council will be held on the 23rd inst. for election of Chairman for ensuing year.



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L,.te Advfc/wheaiet - J3. AKANUI ELECTION. Those interested in RETURNING Mr J. C. WASON, as MEMBER for Waka nui, will please MEET in Mr Joseph Clark’s Office, East street, on TUES DAY next, at 8 p.m., for the purpose of forming a Committee. 130 d O FRANCIS PHILIP O’REILLY, ESQUIRE. We the undersigned Electors of Waka nuni, recognising your ability and feeling assured that you have the best interests of this district and the colony at heart, respectfully request that you will allow yourself to be placed in nomination for a seat in the General Assembly for the Wakanui Electorate. Sdigned : R. Friedlander J. Stanley Bruce W. H. Zouch Francis F, Mayo Sam. Saunders James Hampton Hugo Friedlander W. H. Gundry Edward Saunders H. J. Weeks And others. To Messrs Joseph Megson, Thomas Painter, Robert J. Foley, and other gentlemen signing the requisition. Gentlemen,- -Having reconsidered my determination herein, I have come finally to the conclusion that I shall woo the virgin constituency of Wakonui, and I can only say that I shall make love like an Irishman. I commence the campaign on Saturday next, at 8 p.m., at the Town Hall, Ashburton. Yours faithfully, 129 d F. P. O’REILLY. iyj-R F. P. O’REILLY will ADDRESS the ELECTORS of Wakanui on SATURDAY, the 19th, at 8 o’clock, at the Town Hall, Ashburton. COUNTY COUNCIL. GENERAL ELECTION. I hereby Give notice that the following VOTES were POLLED by the respective Candidates at the uadermenlioned booths on the 16th November, 1881.



ETOINQ OF ASHBURTON'. HENRY THOMAS WINTER— Saleyarda booth ... ... ... 279 Longbeach Road Board booth ... 59 Total 338 HUGO FRTEBLANDER— Saleyards booth ... ... ... 252 Longbeach Road Board booth ... 22 Total 274 JOHN GRIGG— Saleyards booth ... ... ... 141 Longbeach Road Board booth ... 132 Total 273 FRANCIS P. O’REILLY— Saleyards booth ... ... ... 4 Longbeach Road Board booth ... 1 Total 5 Informal votes... ... ... ... 12



RIDING OF UPPER ASHBURTON. THOMAS BOLLOCK— Greenstreet, booth ... ... ... 150 Maronan booth .. 14 Total ... ... ... ... 164 EDWARD GEORGE WRIGHT— Greenstreet booth ... ... ... 87 Maronan booth 29 Total 116 CHARLES JOHN HARPER— Greenstreet booth ... ... ... 65 Maronan booth 11 Total ... ... ... ... 76 Informal votes... ... ... ... 2 RIDING OF MOUNT SOMERS. WILLIAM CAMPBELL WALKER— Mount Somers Road Board booth ... 69 Alford Forest Main School ... ... 21 Total ... ... ... ... 90 DCNCAN CAMERON— Mount Somers Road Board booth ... 34 Alford Forest Main School 49 Total 83 ALFRED EDWARD PEACHE— Mount Somers Road Board booth ... 48 Alford Forest Main School ... ... 6 Total . ••• ••• 54 And I declare the following Candidates to be duly elected for their several Rid ings, viz.: — .... For the Riding of Ashburton— Henry Thomas Winter and Hugo Frieolander. For the Riding of Upper Ashburton— Thomas Bollock and Edward George Wright. For the Riding of Mount Somers— William Campbell Walker and Duncan Cameron. And I also declare Messrs J olian Jackson and John Lambie to be duly elected without opposition for the Riding of Mount Hutt and South Rakaia respec tively. CHARLES BRADDELL, County Returning Officer.



Meetings. - Y * Thistle lodge, 627., 5.0., ash burton. The Regular MONTHLY MEETING of the above Lodge will be held THIS (Thursday) EVENING, at the Masonic Hall, Tancred street, at 7.30 p.m. Visit ing Brethren invited. By order of the W.M. F. GAUARODGER, J 22d Hon. Sec. M R E. G. WEIGHT requests the ELECTORS of ASHBURTON to meet him on MONDAY nest, at 8 p.m., in the Town Hall. , 116 d Ashburton count y COUNCIL. ANNUAL MEETING. In accordance with Clauses 54 and 67, of “ The Counties Act, 1.876,” the ANNUAL MEETING of the Ashburton County Council will take place on WED NESDAY, the 23rd instant, at the hour’of noon, to ELECT one of its Members to be CHAIRMAN of the County, as ated in Clause 64 of the above Act. By order. F. MAINWARING, Clerk. Ashburton, November 16,1881. 126 d SPARROW CLUB. A MEETING of the above will be held at Somerset Hotel, THIS (Thursday) EVENING, November 17. at 8 o’clock. JOHN R. BLAND, 90d Sec. pro ixm. -ityrOUNT HUTT ROAD BOARD. NOTICE. A PUBLIC MEETING of RATE PAYERS will be held in the Office ot the Board at Methven, on THURSDAY, the Bth day of December, at 3 p.m., to con sider the advisability of bringing the dis trict under the Local Elections Act, 1874. W. B. COMPTON, Overseer. Methven, Nov. 14,1881. 108 d ELECTION Mr C. W. Purnell Will, by request, deliver a ' > 1 POLITICAL ADDRESS . IN TUB ! . TOWN HALL, RAKAIA, ON U ’ SATURDAY, 19th NOVEMBER, At 7.30 p.m. 93d ’ AKANUI ELEC T I ON. > Mr C. W. Purnell [ Will Address the ELECTORS at the , TOWN HALL, ASHBURTON,' ON TUESDAY, 22ND NOVEMBER, at 8 p.m. 113 d ELECTION. Mr C. W. Purnell i Requests the Electors to meet him at the : undermentioned places— BARRHILL, ' AT Tfiß ScHCO/iHOCTSB,. • ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1881, At 8 p.m. WILLOWBY, At thb Sohoolhousb, . , ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER, 25, 1881, At 7.30 p.m. 9760 ; Amusements. AN ENTERTAINMENT /\ Will be given in the ; WAKANUI SCHOOLROOM, ON THURSDAY EVENING, the 24TH [ Inst., Consisting of Concert, Supper, and Ball. Proceeds to be devoted to the School' Children’s Prize Fund. Tickets—Ss 6d each, may be had of 1 any member of the School Committee ; or 1 Mr W. Patching, Tentmaker, East Ashburton. GEORGE W. LEADLEY, 92d Chairman School Committee. 1 Tenders.



FRESH TENDERS are invited from competent persons for making the VAT.IT VTION of .the Borough and com piling the ROLL for the year 1882, in terms of the Rating Act, 1876. A Deposit of a sum equal to 20 per cent, of the amount mentioned, must accom pany each tender. Tenders to be sent to the undersigned,, not later than 12 o’clock noon, on MON DAY, the 24th Nov., 1881. O BUILDE RS. TENDERS will be received until THURSDAY, 24th instant, for the- ERECTION of a Seven-roomed COTTAGE in Wills street. ' Plans and Specifications can be seen, at Mr A. Orr’s, draper, East street. Lowest or any tender not necessarily CHARLES BRADDELL, Town Clerk. Borough Council Office, 14th Nov., 1881. 107 d accepted. 121 d



Public Notices. IST o E. All Persons indebted to the late partnership of Drs Trevor and Rosa are requested to PAY their Accounts ,at ONCE, to prevent legal proceedings being taken against them. W. H. ZOUCET. Ashburton, Oct. 27, 1881. 988 c N o The undersigned will in future CLOSE their respective establishments at 8 p.m., Saturdays excepted; and on Sundays will open from 2 to 3 p.m., and 8 tiR 9 p.m. J. M. CAMBRIDGE 942 c CHARLES NEATE. £5 Reward.* THE above Reward will be paid to any one giving information that will lead to the conviction of the person or persons who LAID POISON between East and West streets on THURSDAY last. W. H. ZOUCH. UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. Notice is hereby given that all UNPAID. RATES after the Ist day of December will be SUED FOR without further notice. ROBT. D. PULLAR, 33d Clerk,