SHIPPING.

POET OP LYTTELTON. Arrived. Saturday. Aspasia, schooner, from Pelorus’Sound. Yesterday. Abernyte, barque, from London. Bio Lose, brig from Port Chalmers. Sailed. Saturday. Penguin, s.a., for Wellington. Dunedin*, schooner, for Invercargill. Mataura barque for London. Yesterday. Spec, schooner, for Pelorus Sound. JanUett, ketch, for Okain’s Bay. Ocean Bird, ketch, for Anahau. tqm»PTOQ TELEGRAMS. Tesiaru, Yesterday. SailedTr-Maxmion, for Kaipara; Go- Ahead, for, the South, .: . Port Chalmers, Saturday. Sailed—Zior, schooner, for Napier. Bluet, Saturday. The Rotorua sailed this, morning. She vras detained, owing to a heavy westerly ■ gale. , : ' .. :

COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian Office, j-. - - Monday afternoon. Mr Alfred Harrison reports of his Saturday’s sale as follows —Under bill of sale I disposed of four horses and a quantity of implements at fair prices, especially the implements. A large number of - draughts and hacks were entered, and purchasers were found for about half the entries, at moderate rates, as times 20. Pigs were well represented and sold aSfjflfows 7at 5s 9d, sat Cs 6d, 7 at Bs, lat 18s 6d, 6 at 19s 6d, 2 at 24s lat 30s. Fowls, 2s to 2s 8d per pair ; ducks, 3slod per pair; turkeys, 8s to 10a per pair.' ' DP plough, Blythe, L 7 ; DP plough, Reid and Gray, L 9; harrows L 4 and L4:6s; also drays, harness, and other etcetras, at fair prices. Chick wheat sold at from la to 2s per bushel, according to sample, there being a large quantity to dispose' of,' of; various, qualities ; barley, Is 6d to Is 9d per bushel; carrots, 45s per ton ; potatoes. Hue derwent, L 3 to L 3 16s per ton; for kidneys there is little demand; onions, fd to Id per lb ; flour, 11s 6d per bag ; cheese,'4d per lb ; bacon, 6d per lb; hams, 8d par lb ; pork in carcass, 3|d per lb ; veal, 4Jd per lb ; lard, 4d per lb ; tea, 19s 6d to 21s per 121 b box; empty sacks, good, 5s per doz. A quantity of sundries were; also disposed of at fair pikes. Messrs J. T. Ford and Co., in conjunc tion with Messrs Friedlander Bros., beg to report :—That at the clearing sale of Mr H. Moffat’s dead and live stocK, at Wakanni; on the 26th instant, the at tendance was a very good one, the bidding very spirited, and the prices realised, considering the present state of the market, very good'. Weappend alist of the principal items ill machinery. We disposed in one lino of an 8-h.p. traction engine, by Brown and May, together with combine and elevator, and two - traction waggons, for L 650, two'4-h.p. engines, by Clayton and Shuttlewofth and Brown and May, were sold at L7O and L 55 respectively, steam chaff-cutters at LSO and L 45, and one small one at LlO 10s; Peering reaper and binder at L 22105, DP ploughs L9iand'Lll; farm drays, from L4,L 7, L 9, and Ll 5 ; town carts, Lll and L 22 ; dog cart, LLB, and all other items in this nlnaa atrfoir prices. Twenty-seven horses sold fairly well, at following prices For draughts, from Ll 5 to L 26, inferior, from LS. lfts to Ll4hacks, Ll 5 to Ll 7. A very large quantity second hand sacks sold at from 3s 6d to 4s 7d per doz. We may also mention that the mill property will bAofferedat our sale rooms, Christ church,on Saturday, June' 11th, where we shall be: glad .to see.intending purchasers.

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at ; the Chief Post 'Office,'lor the following- places (subject to the- heces ary alterations) as under : ' ■ Tuesday, May 31. For- Napier 1 , Gisborne, and Auckland, per Taiaroa, at-3 p.m.; late fee letters, guards 'rtm, 4 p. m. train. For Otago and Australian Colonies, per Albion, at 1.40 p.m.; late fee letters;at 2 p.m.; guard’s van 2:30 p.m. ; train. ' For Northern Ports, per Wanaka, at 3.20 p.m.; late fee letters, 3.30 p.m.; guard’s van,- 4 p.m. train. j Saturday, June 18. Forthd United Kingdom, via San Fran cisco, Continents of Europe and America, West Sandwich Islands, Northern Ports el New Zealand, &c., per Wanaka, as follows Ordinary letters at 6.30 p .m. ; late fee at 7 p.m. ; books and newspapers, at 6 p.m. ; money orders, at 3 p.m.' : ; registered letters at 5 p.m. ; guard’s van, 8.30 p in, train. Mails dose at the Ashburton Post Office, as follows: For Christohurchalid North at 5.30 a. m. 10 a.nt,. and 5 p.m!', daily. For-Ghertsey Rakaia, &a, at 10a.m. and 5 p.m. duly. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Gersddine, at 10 a. m. daily. For Temuka, at 6 a.m. and 10 a.m., daily. For Timaru and South, at 6 a.m., 10 a.m., and 420 p.m,, daily. For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge, ttn Tuesdays and Fridays, at 10.30 a. m. For Ashton, Waterton and Longbeach, at 4.30 p.m. daily. For Wakanui, Elgin, Seafield, New land, and Kyle, on Tuesdays,* Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6 a.m. Mails; arrive at the Ashburton Post Office— ■ From Christchurch and Rakaia at 10.25 a.m,, 435 p.m., and 7.50 p.m. From Chertsey, &c. at 10.25 a.m. and 435 p.m. daily. From Dunedin and intermediate places it 5.36 p.m. daily. From Temuka and Timaru at 10.15 a.m. 5.35 p.m., and 8.15 p.m. daily. Greenstreet, . Ashburton Forks, Mount ; Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 3 p.m. FromiAfthtoa, Waterton, and Long oeach as; Jo[ a.xn. daily. From. Elgin, Wakanui, Seafield,: New land, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, md Saturdays, at 4 p. m.

For Northern Ports, per Wanaka, at 3.20 p.m.; late fee letters, 3.30 p.m.; guard’s van,- 4 p.m. train. j Saturday, June 18.

For Hid United Kingdom, via San Fran cisco, Continents of Europe and America, West Indies, Sandwich Islands, Northern Ports el New Zealand, &c., per Wanaka, as follows Ordinary letters at 6.30 p .m. ; late fee .letters; at 7 p.m. ; books and newspapers, at 6 p.m. ; money orders, at 3 p.m.' : ; registered letters at 5 p.m. ; guard’s van, 8.30 p.m. train.

Mails dose at the Ashburton Post Office, as follows: For Christohurch alid North at 5.30 a. m. 10 a.m.,. and 5 p.m!', daily. For-Ghertsey Rakaia, &a, at 10a.m. and 5 p.m. duly. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Gersddine, at 10 sum. daily. For Temuka, at 6 a.m. and 10 a.m., daily. For Timaru and South, at 6 a.m., 10 a.m., and 420 p.m,, daily. For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge, ttn Tuesdays and Fridays, at 10.30 a. m. For Ashton, Waterton and Longbeach, at 4.30 p.m. daily. For Wsikanui, Elgin, Seafield, New land, and Kyle, on Tuesdays,* Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6 a.m.

Mails; arrive at the Ashburton Post Office— . Prom Christchurch and Rakaia at 10.25 a.in,, 4.35 p.m., and 7.50 p.m. From Chertsey, &c. at 10.25 a.m. and 435 p.m. daily. From Dunedin and intermediate places at 5.36 p.m. daily. From Temuka and Timaru at 10.15 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. FromiAfthtou, Waterton, and Long beach atToa.m. daily. From. Elgin, Wakanui, Seafield,: New land, amlKyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 4 p. m. W. St. G. Douglas, ■ ,V, • . * . Postmaster.

TRAVELLERS’ GUIDE.

Peaiks Leave Ashburton fob Christ-, ohhboh and intermediate stations at 6 a.m.y 10.30 a.m., and (Express) 5.48 p.m.* • TbadiS Leave AsHBtjRTON. fob Timaru and -South, at 7 a. m. , 10.86 a.m. (Ex pres»),and 460 pJm.—the latter pro ceedingno farther than Timaru. Tbainb o‘Abbive at Ashburton from OHHttoOHUBte at 10 24 a. m. (Express), 435p.m., and 7-50 p.m. TBAnr* 11 ABMVB AT ASHRUETON FROM TniABU- and SotfrH at 10.16 a.m., 5:34 p.m.£(Sxpr«w),Andß.15p.m, ■ Tir AS TED KNOW N— That W. W Fbbqie’s EXPRESS runs to;andr from Tinyajd Twice Daily.. Goods con veyed iitrfltppt rates';..■ Qrderis left at Jephson’s Store, Tinwald, or .W*u Patching's, 'P rorn P% attended tefcteuxT -JidiSL ?60a

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUOTIQ^SAim- To-MdEROwjV; •- . Tuesday, May 10. ; • - J. T. "Ford and Co.V at the' Ashburton Yards—-Sheep. > Wednesday, June 1. Mr. Alfred Harrison, at his rooms—Town Property*; 12 o’clock. ■ . ■ Friday, June 3. Matson, Cox, and Co.—Farms, Live and Dead Stock, &c.; 12 o’clock. Saturday, June 4. H. Matson and Co., at their rooms, Cashel street Freehold Farm; 2 o’clock. Thursday, June 9, J. T. Ford and Co. , on the premises, of Mr Earle, Wakanni— Valuable Farm, Live and Dead Stock, &c.; 12 o clock. Saturday, June 11. J. T. Ford and Co., at Wakanui—Live and Dead Stock, &a; 11 o’clock. MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, <&c To-night, Monday, May 30. Borough Council,, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7 o’clock. Upper Ashburton Road Board —Meeting to elect five new members, at the Road Board Office, at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 1. County Council, at the County Council Chambers, at 11 o’clock. Monday, June 6. Newland School Committee Monthly meeting. _ Meeting to elect Committee for the Waka nui Library, in the Wakanui School room. Tuesday, June 7. Ashburton Permanent Building and In vestment Society, Monthly Meeting,- from 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Wednesday, June 8. Masonic Concert, Masonic Hall, 8 p.m. Thursday, June 9. Mount Hutt Road Board, Monthly Meet ing. Saturday, June 11. Ashburton School Teachers’ Association, Borough School, 2 p.m.

Special Advertisements. George St. Hill, JgUILDER AND CONTR^p|€)R’: Burnett street, '?■ Plans prepared and Estimates at the lowest rate& ’ Terms as may be arranged. OOAL ! ODALM COALM F The undersigned ’ have ’just received 4 largo supply of , . . , v ,.M-a-/. 'REST NEWCASTLE - And SPRINGF-lIvLD-GOAL.- Which they are iSelling at lowest current rates. M ATSONjCOX, ■A; Co., . ■ 902 a • 11 stieeL inwaMianrninin

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

All orders for insertion ,of advertise ments inust 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. '/ , • ■' :'■/ V '’ U' ■' v i. All notices of : Births,’ Marriages* 5 or Deaths' must be; accompanied by the sig nature of the sender, as a guarantee of good’faith; ■ All advertisements and business letters to be addressed The Manager ; literary communications should : be addressed l do: The Editor. 1

■ TOWN EDITION () {lssued at 5.10 p.m. ]

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas Et Prevalebit. MONDAY, MAY 30, 1881.

County Council. —An ordinary meet ing of this body will take place cbu 'Wedr. neaday next. Pre -Sessional. —Mr .Montgomery-’.is. “ billed ” to address .the Akarqa electors this evening. • -n—■ Amateur Dramatic Clue,— -A meeting, of this" Club is convened for Thnrsciay evening, at the usual place. Borough Council. —This evening, an ordinary meeting of the members of tbe * Ashburton 'Borough ''Council ; will ' take 1 place; : 1 i 1 j . • ■ ■■. ■ Naughty John. —A Dunedin contem porary relates the fact,that a,, drunken Chinaman was recently* sehn in Princeb4 street.

Musical.—Our readers are referred to Mr H, J. Weeks’ notification re price list at his music establishment, Cameron street westj appearing elsewhere. \/ t Tend Elis. —Particulars ’of tenders required by ;the Mount Somers Road Board and the South Rakaia Road Board are published in the present-issue. Labok Exchange.—An announcement to farmers, : stationholders, and house holders requiring servants* and servants requiring situations, will be round in our advertising columns. Out of Session.—Mr- Fitzgerald met the Reef ton electors on Saturday evening, . and was isvelhreceivecl, there being a large : niiniber present. - The usual vote of con fidence .was carried. - The Rangitata BkibofeJ—The follow ing telegram on the above subject has > been received by th’e'Clbrk to the County Council from the Under Secretary of Public Works', viz.-:^-J f *lt i i» intended to ! place the Rangitata bridge under the con trol of the Ashburton County. Ihe formal, documents will be. ,sent to, j yt>,U) : shortly by posh ”, ■ . .p. ; ■ •;; ■ < f: 1 Christchurch R,.j£...Coßßir.i-rAtJJife, Court to-day. R. Richardson, for attempt , ing to commit suicide by taking strychnine, was committed .for trial, i Ahoy named John Shea, charged with firing;-?*.pistol in a public street, :waa, ; dismissed, with a cau tion. The evidence wag; to the e'ftect that the bullet from the pistol passed between itwo men. who Wefe, walking ;.aloug,-.the street together. New —Mr T. S. * (WestjAi ha4->fe4J<sl4 n i address to the Reefton electorg,, ift.w.iiich he.says hg ( will 1 fotfowmb, party blindly, ! but 'act fairly' to 1 ■ both Mdes ' the .House. He will sup port; blithe 'harbor AvdriMsl at! <‘<3*eyU moqtii, .and the’East'anil, West Coast rail ways,'feforih in pirocddtfre'df'Courts, and will he liberal . and progressive in all matters of- CblbniaU concern.He Ifevors the presefit feectilttr 'system r of’ education! ! Sx ' GttTbA r Rp TusifELV.-*~Dhe total-com pletidrt'bUlthb 1 St. Gothard; tunnel -wSll very likely take place mext July ; the rail-* way is to bb opened ’ in. July,' 1882. ofEhec mail-bags are even noW‘ 1 eartiedi througln the tunnel by messengers when rough weather prevails upon-the mountain. Ar ■ rangemenfs will be inadotoillurninate the whole tunnel by electric light; Dislpyal/ty, “Thosp officially engaged at the!*GWetnment,offices, Timaru, are exceptionally Ipyal. ,Qp last, although' every business -place Mn'ith'e town which'could iraise a bjti <ff bunting was iQrnamonted therewith .in, honor, of ’ Her Majesty’s. 02nd' 'birtHdKl I ,' tile Go : vcrnment, Bnilfiing* were conspicuous by 1 their ignoring of this accepted rule. The reason - could not have been that they had'no " flag to fly.'nAVhjr then *this"disv .respect? - : ■' ■ ./ ' 'a, \/ Journalistic Troubles.—The plant of the Inverdl Heraid has, been eciEediby th?.-' proprietor' o£.the luverell T,im,es : for cqsfs, in the late libel action, /Bond v< yopk,.; 'The friends of the, latter,; ; with|n., six hours, ordered a complete new plant, wthich v/aS;dispatched the samp, (dn-y-; [ In the meantime, arrangements were made to prMtiithe Herald at Glen Innps, tjn order that the copyright ;of the paper . might be: preservecj, Thus the the plant, ’is in Bond, and the Herald, for the time is Godk-ed.r^rSuUetin,, < . I Proficiency' Difficult; , of, .Okj-ain-! ment.- —Every >; advertisement, : wjiwjlf. appears in leading London: papers , short-hand cleric is alleged ,fo elicit (from TOO to 200 replies, phonography,. become of late a branch of education very generally pursued, while the number of really qualified phonographers is every where small gin fact,, the head jof/q dy , partmont in London said that’for verbatim' reports he had blit bne Assistant—qfiite l a young , plicitly. •; 'hh.i-; ; - •■m.ii:.-. 5 Back;' .Frqm .apftjq, ■Templar, schooner, has fe’turped to Dim-" fedin from, the scope of tile' Tatarua wreck. .Ttyere waA a'wery -heaVy ’Aea ali’dhe l time l she* Was there,' and Abb' had hbf%batß - washed away.' : A''diger'Weft t : times, but was unsuccessful in doing any thing.' • The captSinistates'that hA gasped, gight over the wreck; IWhiCll iis in three different parts, and.frqm spqndings be'- fimfe i fjopiq jfqfK, : ivater.AU;Jrou 9 di¥r- '.tin stqndihg, m- ) 'getbus,iap4;ppqy:©p±^lpn^th;ng ; l%,?vpik r , Mail .of Art amusing mistake made by, a chief in i ithff distfipt.fiM*' J and . VbitiwWMr ' complaifits'i ,p to bAappljed E [ ah ! d f . be/taken internally. Scfmfeh'bHWt'Hb 1 oii%b K . things, eatm&l tile. aWd HThttW ' on the cod iivtm dm ‘“The distingpished ( “ Rangatiia” bjisfMnchbeon serious mMgiviiiga, aef * “to tllU' Cr ( pakoha Q ‘ K ‘ Tind'.haa. depiclbu to lev naturelike its courfiF 1

PoliticalJForeshadowino. —Mr Henry Clark is of a candidate for Bruce seat, at the next election. V The Pabarua Enquiry.—The decision of enquiry is not expected ter :be •!^dnpsday,; i Capjtain jMoGJojytaii'j not liavihg returned from. Lyttcdortf ■' ■- ticENHENG CouKT.y-Iti will, be seen by appearing,dlsewherb that the' sitting of the Licensing Commissionera for the Ashburton district has been post poned from Tuesday, the 7th, to Friday, the 10th inst. The Man Goldberg.—The man Gold berg, rMhobODu Safeiwday was. recreated on 3f charge of vagrancy immediately follow ing, Kis.Uberation on the charge of swindling, was brought before the It. M. that evening l aSa r lS!jsfa:d3ect t ® Tb-molrir#; In Bankruptcy. —Mr Frederick Pavitfc has. received the appointment of trustee in; the estate of William Paterson, farmer, Hinds, a debtor ; and Francis Le Breton, 1 farmer, Seafield, and has accepted the I same. / ' r

Reserving of Consideration. A writer in a Southern paper protests against the cruelty occasioned by the use of phosherous for rabbit poisoning,' the in agony.if or four days before they die. * New Weekly In Ohristohuec h. — The proprietotf of the Christchurch Telegraph has started,a'-tlireepenhy weekly in con nection 1 therewith under the ititle of the Canterbury Standard. The first issue made, its appearance on Saturday last. Retrenching.— -The Dunedin Corpora tion are in difficulties, and have recently amalgamated the offices of Town Clerk and' City Treasurer, thereby effecting a saving of L 550 a year. l ' They liave also re duced the City Surveyor’s salary by L9O pel" annum. J 'Promising Very. —The Dunedin Even ing Star, speaking of the new 'publication by Mr Ivess, the Wairarajxt, Stfcr, says : ..—“lts editorial columns are controlled by Mr A. W. Hogg, formerly of Dunedin, ,7Wd fancy that the Wairarapians will have lively times of it ere long. Pedestrianism, talking .matched! s-: .tancei seven mile's,-for 1i36 a-side,‘ has -been iarranged to come off on June 16th, .-at Timaru, ,• between John Laurie and 'Henry Lambert, both of that place. EcH I ■. Tiitß Changes All Things.—Toe foreign demand for black walnut timber' is very large. Agents for English manu facturers have recently been through ilowa, Indiana, and Missouri for the pur pose pf buyiugThis wood, which a quarter of a century ago was but little appreciated for apy purpose. .Circulars. —We have to acknowledge the' fedeiptaof Ja ,circular ifrom Messrs Haxton apd with.; photographs of thei'ri flexible harrows; also one from Messrs Kell, Meats, and Co. of their patent, drills; through Messrs Poyntz and Go. who arc tiro local agents fo both firms.

Important Discovery. —Mr Alexander Adams, one of the technical officers of the Post Office Telegraphic Department, Eng land, has the existence of elec tric tides in telegraphic circuits.- By. long •continued and careful observations he has determined distinct variations of strength in those : earth currents,., which,are in variably present 0.11. all,,telegraph wires, following the different diurnal positions of the moon with respect'to the earth. Caledonian Society. —A meeting of the Directors of this Society was held on Saturday evening, : at the' Commercial Hotel. ; It,, was, resolved to present Dr Stewart, the President of the Society, with an address, arid to' give ' him a

banquet on Wednesday next, at -the Somerset Hotel, on the occasion of .his leaving the district.' After J passitig a number l of accounts, and transacting

other routine . business, the - , meetidg ad jourried. ( . . . Runaway.A 'horsd 1 attached ' to an '(Wpross wagon took fright this morning, jbfifc opposite Mr Joseph Clark’s office, ’and bolted at a terrific pace down East street and then.turned the But-nett street corner jbelow Shearman’s and went into Mcßad’A’yard,‘where The vehicle' came into contact with the gatepost. This brought the animal to a standstill but mot: before the wagon was greatly smashed. Mr Morgan is the owner of the express, as he has just started in business his loss is a severe one. •’ - -.c > MbRTimNC-—The speqiaj cqrrespon-; dent of tb©: Ljticlfon Times telegraphs as .follows The report of Captain Hume, who was .recently; appointed .lusppcfcqr ;qf ,GftQls, is liancts of the ,Government. The IpurjScjft I of' 1 Hume’s recom mendatiohahasnot 'leaked 1 oufcj but I have authority that the report is of such 3,11 iKitferahe character that Ministers bkire j undjgi* oobsidefatibn the' desirability of .liaving-it- re-wribleUi by another person before printing, or of .referring it back to ICagtain Hqme.' The report has been me as ! unique in fcaligraphy, Bjihlling, ghammar. ; > ■ i! ' Police Jnews. —This morning, at the Police Coutt, before Robert Alcorn, Esq. , J. P. f the«f|)ll6wing‘ cases. wefo .heard: —■ John, Jottea, who ;mqde his ap pearance before the Court, charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct, was mulcted fnhtho sum of 5s or twenty-four •hours’ imprisonment, A first offender was 'fined:in a Similar qmquntj .Gleorgu Grimble,. for creatpjS a disturbance,, in. a licensed' house, was finiid lOsy brj in ' default,' twenty - fpur hours. Thomas O’Brien, who {on (Saturday evening, having been refused admission to the Royal Hotel, had gonojji for a little amusement in the ■windpw-sffiashingiline, was fined ,20s and costs 10s, or the alternative of one week’s imprisonment. . : A Strange Story. — A contemporary says In Dusky Bay (Otago), close to the* i shore, beneath the clear calm water may be plainly seen,the form ', of a large sfiip of foreign build. There she 1 ieA at'.the bottom of the saa,- under the Shadow of the towering forest-clad moun tains. No one knows how she came there, but she is. of po, English or modern make, Ail'd someone who was adventurous enough to dive down and examine her, says she is made of teak, a wood much used by the 'Japanese or Chinese, and this must be the ease, or she would have decayed long ago,' for teak will last for centuries and the old ship; still looks firm and sound in her ocean gravel ' The Maoris have' a legend about her.' They say that their grand fathers told them that in their childhood ond jmorning, a Targe ship sailed into !Duskjf'Bay,-and when close' to the shore she Suddenly sunk and disappeared, that the Crew swam off and lived for some time on a small island, And there, one by one, they died, but who they were, or , where thSyjcame from none can say. From this storjf. it is plain that there .have been -yisitqrs to New Zealand of whom we know mpthing, and who have left no other record .qt'fheir visit than the ship which brought theni to these shores.

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE-

, [FEB; RFUTjKR’S; AGENCY.] i '■! ' Gambetta, ; :;

‘ ■ Paris, May 28. , , r Mf .Gimbetta made a speech to-day,! an tlfe course of which he counselled a pacific,goUcy )vf order, and. ( j}eflce were necessary for the well being 70f/ t France, mi should be rigidly' rfflairitainAd.-ibiiM iL.rx’l ..//"-7w >.U>- U c: ■ 7,,w { Fighting ■ ! ; place i followers of Ameer Abdul Rahamap'/ ' and Ayoub Khan. The latteri ii re* auM airJ

Irregular Expenditure?b In tuft House of a a [uestio'n was .. put to the Ifnder-Eecre- ® ary,, of State fqr the Colonies regarding £ nformation which has trarispired as to v :ertain expenditure incurred?by the t Preasurer and Controller of the revenue i nl^,Western Australia., without , due a LUthofity. In, reply,' Mr Grant Duff ;aid that the circumstances connected j vith the unauthorised payments had >een under the consideration of the government, and instructions.would be sent to the Governor of the colony with i View to prevent any future irregulari ties in the expenditure of public money , oy-the Treasurer. ] Commercial. i Consols have declined to t New Zealand securities are unchanged. Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, has advanced to 495, and New Zealand to 455. Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, remains at 33s 6d. The total quantity of wheat afloat forfhe United Kingdom is ’2, 040, 000 quarters. Australian best mutton tallow has advanced do 37s ; best beef remains at 34s 6d. The Wool Sales. At the wool auction to-day 9,000 bales were offered. The tone of the sale was strong. Inferior and faulty wools of all kinds were less depressed, and there was more enquiry for cross bred and scoured sorts. London, May 28 At the wool sales to-day, 8,900 bales were'offered. The tone of the. auction was firm. Trickett. • - Trickett and Kelly, his trainer, have started for New York. AUSTRALIAN. [PKH REUTEb’s AGENCY.] Shipping. Adelaide, To-daj’. Arrived—Orient Company’s steam ship Chimborazo, from Plymouth. An Honor Declined. " ' Brisbane, May 28. It has transpired that his Honor Chief Justice Lilley has intimated :to his Excellency the Governor, his desire to decline the honor of Knighthood which had been conferred upon him. An, Search, , .Melbourne,.. May .28.; I The Victorian Government steamer,, Victoria has returned from the for the barque Cambria, 'which left;. Mauritius on March 15th for Launces ton, No sign of the missing vessel has' been seen. - NEW ZEALAND • [per PRESS ASSOCIATION.] ; : Fire. , 1 Auckland, To-day. An outhouse connected with a house 1 * occupied by Mr Leon Deveuport was des troyed by. 6re, caused by the explosion of gas which lie was in the .habit of manufac-,' turlng. ‘ His loss is L4O, and he is unin sured. ■ Forgery. , , i Tijiaru, To-day. ■■ At the Magistrate’s Court this morning,; John Quinn, ■ a laboring man, who got, three, months, .some time back for per 'sdhatmg a detective, was charged with‘ ■forging the name of O.' N. Ofbell, the* manager of the Levell’s station, to a" cheque for L 44. He was committed for trial. A Past Run. . , Dunedin,., To-day.-1; Messrs Cargill, Gibbs, ’ add Co. have been advised of the arrival Home on the ,2Gth, inpt. of the Canterbury, from Port Chalmers, after a splendid passage of C 8 days. Dismissal. . The. result of the enquiry/intp, the, aoqi dqnt near 1 Andersoq’s, Bay roadj-.on the. Queen’s’ Birthday,'is that the pdintsman’is dismissed. At the .inquest on -Bell a Ver- 1 ' diet of accidentally killed was Returned,, with* a'rider urging'the foVa city ■ morgue.-- »■ '■ !->'■ ■ ■ ■

AFFAIRS IN IRELAND

; ; : -... ..., Serious Riots. \

The Land League. 1 [by cable.] ' . , ' ' ' Ldknosr, M<iy'2B. ; News is to hand from Ireland, that serious riots have occurred at Michels ton,, in County Cork. 12,000 (sic) peasants assembled there to oppose -the ser vice: of writs for ejectment of some tenants. Upon the police arriving on the scene fighting of a very severe character took place. After much blood shed on both sideA the rioters'were dis persed, and the evictions: of .the; tenants; were finally completed. The Irish Land League is daily - increas ing its agitation throughout the country, and is showing signs that it will oppose any attempt to prohibit its meetings.

FIRE IN J CHRISTCHURCH

At 5.20 this morning a fire broke out in one of four newly rerected and unoccupied houses belonging to W. Brice, situate in Oxford terrace. The Brigade were quickly on the spot, and the tire extinguished. It is estimated that the damage done is about LIOO. The four houses were insured for L2OO in the Royal office. The police arrested a man named John Brown, alias Henry Duncan, who was seen about the premises when the fire broke out. THE LEVANTING SWEEPSTAKE , PROMOTER , . : 1 . ■ [by telegraph.-] Auckland, To-da y A youug man named Carlton, who arrived by the mail steamer and went on to Sydney, , related to Mr Fisher, of the. Occidental Hotel, an account of a conver sation he had at San Francisco with North, the Wellington levanter, shortly after the former’s: arrival there by the last mail boat He said the first Sunday he was at,’Frisco, he visited -Woodward’s jGardens, ,in order to seg some sports going on, and was surprised to perceive 1 North' there in company with a man :liamed Street;:'who runs a large saloon. He went up aqd shook- hands with diim. ( After interchanging the »umal cbmmon .place remarks, ; North enquired what was thought of him in New Zealand, when i Garlton replied : that 'he had’ completely ruined, the sweepstakes busi ness-there now. North appeared to be very jocular, .and he several times remarked in a tone of great glee— u Didn’t F give them a start, I intended some day to do it V’ ■ 'He professed ’ his •wiliingiifeis' -to pay anyone whom he should drop across; and said his wife and family were .onehuudr.ed ipilekiup tlie !counfcryp‘and: ,that helfad cleared-put.,of Wellington with Wd that ho' wds'ihen-on his way to the Gape. LHe intended, however, in : going- through the States, to lecture on thp i ©if it f consequences-.©£> ft atjdV ilr4; 1 disastrous results dntailednponyounjiptaeh' 1 hfS-tiAW Weatfielsa fori sweeps.: . Hoi draw » attehtidh . slightly fto. the pock-marked a^ie&ilibelciMila fdce,iaiid m:explatiatfdii LI

llaiuu tiiiib on rtjciuiuui' uuiiuuuu uo wont ashore and interviewed the King, and got gloriously drunk with him, and caught small pox, which was raging there at the time. He was put in. a pesthouse and kept confined there for a month. He bade Carlton good-bye, after desiring him to tell his New Zealand friends that he intended coming back and giving them, another turn some day. >

ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

♦ [by telegraph.] Auckland, To-day. ThpJP.M.s.s. Zealandia arrived at 6.30 last night. She left San-Francisco on the Sch, stopped off Honolulu oh the 15th. She had no freight for Honolulu, and stopped about three miles off the port to land passengers and mails. ... Smallpox is no longer considered an epidemic there. Only a few spasmodic cases occurred at intervals among the natives. The other islands, in the group are said to be entirely free from the disease. The death-rate had been decreasing rapidly for some weeks prior i.o the Zealandia’s visit. Last Satur day' evening a brilliant comet was observed by those on board. Passengers for New Zealand Madame Gartlin and friend, Mrs 11. Stark, Mr and Mrs T. Larkins and five children, Mrs Jones and Porter.

Summary of News- • The new Victoria University, at Man chester, has resolved to grant degrees without demanding a knowledge of Latin and Greek:- This is causing a sensation' among the old pedagogues. ■. An investigation : into Lord Beaoons field’s affairs shows that Hugheuden was mortgaged, and be died poor. The-Pacific railway scheme is floated. The London Boys' Illustrated News, issued under the, editorship of Mayne Reid, sold 125,000 copies the first day. The Tusselly smelting works, at Somer set, has failed for ■ LCO,OOO. Sutter,-tin Englishman, for some time correspondent to the Daily Telegraph, is seized by brigands in Turkey, who threaten to murder him unless L 150,000 ransom be paid, i The money not being forthcoming, the British Ambassador has. informed the Porte that it will, hold it responsible for Sutter’s safety anti payment of money. Hand bills in ' London J offer L3OO re ward for Biamarckte letter to Granville, instructing the Government to prosecute in FreiheltVcase.

Mr Archibald 1 Forbes, the war corres pondent, is'in’San Francisdo, intending to go to Australia by the Zealandia ; but his health being precarious, the doctors have advised him against the voyage, and he will probably return to Europe. Outrages in the West of Ireland are increasing. . A daughter of Smith O’Brien wrote such a vivid description of the horrors of the immigrant ship, that the subject will be brought before the House of Commons. In the division of the Irish members over the Land Bill, O’Connor Power and A. M. Sullivan, who favor the Bill, have seceded front Mr Parnell, in consequence of his advice to abstain from voting

c - ■ The proclamation of the city of Dublin under the Coercion Act is caused by the >• discovery of a Fenian conspiracy. - A Lancashire fantily named Seddoh ■ have • inherited four millions sterling, ,• which hiys in Chancery since, 185?. r ( -• A monetary conference in Paris of the ■ Ipadingj European Powers has; Reserved L entire itideperice of action. A'■ Nihilist manifesto says Thq ■ -Executive Committee has informed the ' Emperor that the only means of returning ’’ to the path of peaceful development' lies i -in an appeal to the : people. Judging by the execution of the .supreme power, he ' had elected to ajjpSal 1 to'the hangmanl” “So be it?.”

Two hundred persons were jnj ured m the riots against the Jews" in Russia. There have been similar outrages in the Vest of Pru'gsit. ' ” Twelve thousand Russian convicts are to be sent to Siberia. . - ,

arfcs't ' lias caused a' general satisfaction.

The Russian' peasantsrin the Baltic proi vinces are restless-and uneasy. , , ~ ’ 1 Leonard’s boiler' and' engine works in London have been burned.

; L ])fr Carlyle’s niece protests that Froude’s publication of her uncle’s remi niscences was contrary to his instructions,

i More pyramids have been opened, en closing ftjrabs .of Egyptian ' Kings of the fifth dyfiasfy, iind Containing raany.Avtitr ings, giving specific account of the re ligiousiOeliefs.in that! age.-, r ' . - I .’ ■ r Tlie steamer - Faraday has.commenced layihg 'theneiv Atlantic cable," from' Teh xarice to the Cape. This cable will be finished this summer.

The Chinese andjoroy have ar rived at the TyneVtd'ifian bix stdel turret vessels built there for China. Archbishop- Groke, formerly of Auck land,had to apologise in writing to Arch bishop M‘Cabe," of Dublin, by his! superior’s orders,, for. attacking AT Gabo’s Lenten letter. rf 1 -i

Lord Lonsdale has purchased a steamer of 1,000 tons burthen, ’• ino order -to at: tempt to reach the Pole by the East Coast of Greenland. • - , • .

Within the twent}'-eight clays'ending April 30th, fifteen .hundred, cases.of small poxhave been refused admission to the ■ London Hospital,,because they worn full. During the same period two hundred and ninety-seven persons died in their own houses, and there are now pyer one thousand cases of siqall-pox in the hos pitals. The, epidemic has increased in virulence ten per cent. The Grand Duke. Nicholas is found guilty of complicity, in the Nihilists’ plot, ,and is sentenced to imprisonment for life. The Russian police endeavored to extort a confession from a female Nihilist by starvation, but failed. The Anti-Jewish petition in Germany, sent to Bismarck, consists of twenty-six volumes, comprising 14,000 sheets and 255,000:, signatures, including noblemen and retired officers.

25,000 immigrants left Hamburg for America in the first three months of this year. The Berlin Courier is confiscated for re producing a Parisian article approving of the murder of the Czar.

The American expeditipn has sailed in search of the Polar yacht Jeanette Sitting Bull has finally refused to sur render.

The trouble is beginning , between Americans and Mexicans. A brief battle took place, and several were killed. At a fire at a box factory at Green Point several panic-stricken workmen were killed.

The Victoria, steamship, has arrived at Frisco, from London, with several cases of small-pox.; The authorities gave'‘the thousand passengers on board the altema (tj\je of being vaccinated or going into quarantine. The Duke of Sutherland and the Mar quis of Stafford, for the English railroad directors, are visiting the United States to study the American railway system. Extensive frauds' have been discovered in connection with letting the Government mail routes.,, The conspiratorshave, been arrested. 1 '

Widespread , losses fropi freshens bays occurred in the Mississippi "Valley. " 1

A man has commenced a forty days’ fast trader medical supervision.

Chblera has, .appeared -in Ne\y- Groat fears are!entertaitied .of its ispeekd- 1 ing, owing to the uncleanliness of the city.' j : ri iiri'i'r! X* /, ft V!I 0‘ 1 ''The improved property in San Francisco has, caused an unsatisfied demand for 'labori

A horse disease in Chicago interrupts .thditraffic.

Catholic priest in Pen uSydmhiivr'Claim stft having performed niracle|, including the restoring of a girl ;o life, j i • The fasting woman in Tona has died ifter being forty-seven days without food. It is intended to Import 10,000 French laborers hi order to extend the Rio Grand railway. / - iFoster, a student of theology, has been shot while attempting a burglary. The crop reports in California exceed those of the previous year. Destructive storms have occurred in Nova Scotia and Buinaventura. New Granada has been - - 1 fire. . The - loss is pne million dollars.- 15,000 people are homeless. - ,k 11 J / . New elements of confusion have arisen in Reru. It is thought tlie \Chniah8 r JKilt ’ settle matters by annexation'* 6i the* f country. , , X ’V~ =========£= ig

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the,. . opinions expressed by onr correspondents.'’ . ■■■’ ■' : k-. 1 vi ..it;; ouf.-hn;;''!

THE KENNEDYS

To THE EDITOK. Sir, —Those of your readers Who' havW'- read the paragraph in your paper relating- tri to the sad calamity in which throe ,-of/the younger portion of the Kennedy family lost their lives, will, I am a f t / sense of deep regret. Inhere are many who can well remember their first visit to Canterbury, when the young man and the two young ladies spoken of were' aspirfhg f ’ to public favor j : as a boy; no one ■ could • be. more promising; his rendering of “ Hulling hard,” and other popular-aongs, ; was pleasing indeed ; and little Kate in her Imitation of the" Captain and‘ His whiskers,” as also the sweet pathetic sing- v > inar, ; together with her , brother, of “ When ye gan aWa' Jkmle;”- wasatreat of f ' no .mean order, and testified to the great amount of care beipgLesfcowed upontheir.- - youthful training. The “iCaller M of 'Mr Kennedy, when once heard, could not ' easily bo forgotten. As a talented and popular family it is veijr sel dom that we have such amongst uh , three’ of them should,; in the primer iofv! i( life, have mettheirfate in such a dreadful- \f. I way, no one can help regretting. It Way;; ■' perhaps, not be out of place in remarking '' - 1 that at, the time I speak of, and during the!/'* professional Iptay in . were the guests'off thedate 'Dr -Campbiel^w who, with his entire family, perished in that ill-fated . ever-to-be|remembere(L Tararua.—lam, &c., <■■■■.' G.G.

A STRANGE BED.

• ' (i Continued ' rzaWK>, - r, ‘ After the J ‘first 2 mile, B ‘’’fa f G& m chkngedno words and die muffled beat of thb horses’ hoofs on the snow and tbe msh of the ftnpetuous stream only jsouhds to be heard.' 'I rode ; qn’ t ‘ like bnh in a dream, seeing ndtliitig 1 but 1 the .picture of the deserted. bpdj } room, which seemed to have photo graphed itself on my brain. WHafhad a happened there since I left it f ' Wh’kt “ J might »be happening at »-ibisejw«eQ6r»» moment ? . £.s. we,, ’ hear ' despairing scream-rftope towards uf on the night breeze ; oAceOllf|hfcifetl) I? did lieaf it, and so strong vas the liUiHi : sion that I involuntarily drew rein: .and listened, but, except for the . rush of lyatec > the b&tf 'df thi J 8 .. hoofs, all ’silenj: befor^.' 1 length,we came in sight of tfte hpuse/^— >Jv , a picture of rustic tranqpdlxty,.! with, its i snowfeovered ; • roof . and 1 picturesque H >■: gables.-- ;; The “ best room ” ■ dn/t’he • 1 ” side feeing us as -wh J Approached. With f breathless anxiety I strained my eyes in search of th'e light. >My I hfekrt? gavi b a wild throb, and , then sank-Lthe window .was dark ! ~, ,j .<?< n - ‘ XWlate!’ I. gasped, pointing, to it ■ * hjo, ho,’ : said ybung' : Eafdly; * thd ; 1 light is still burning. Loqk.agaiq.’.. Lookingfmbte dioskly) I haw .tbit hev.L was MgKt:J^there.-w^,A:.fe^lp ; gUra!Hjer <: i • a dim uncertain ray, which ;shovyqd me that the wjndpw. was jftill, : ppen. f Bpt r ; even ai’XlQqkeftjijt fficjtpred,--fmleOr - ;an 4 vanished. .mb! - By Mr . .-lEardlyV .dfrectioife't "#«.■««• slackened' sour pace 1 I'd A” walk a& ! 'We T approached, iff order iibt to f and, alighting at the gate of the ydfd, I ''" two of us —young Eardly and the watch’-" man—Wen* round to guard 1 the iffdhV " / door, while Mr Eardly* the-’constable, J and myself entered the yard. ■ I Knew there: was a ladder ipr ! the stable, and had suggested that we .should enter the house, through the windowf by,.Which I had X£ft’;, taken .by; , surprise, the .men .would, have ,no .time , fbr resistance, and die Only 1 exit being guarded, no chance 6f escape. ; “ The Judder was brought ouf and placed against the walk I; ascended first, Mr Eardly and the.chief constable following—all three armed. . , ‘ We’ll take’em alive, if we can, sir, if ‘ its all the same to you,’ the latter’ whispered to me as.we ascended, as if ' 1 he were speaking of some dangerouk - J wild beasts.'“l’d give give,fifty, pounds-, to see the vilhans “swing To get in at the window was a'sdme what more difficult matter than to get out of if; I accomplished it, however, 1: f * safely and quietly, and motioneft to the ( others to keep hack for a, moment.'X'he ;;, room was silent, chilly, and profoundly dark. The candle’had-only just ex-: < - pired.; the wick still smouldered. I

stood for a minute was

not the faintest sound without or withitu ' the house 3 and then a strange instinct - for which I have never Seen able tq* 3 account led me straight to the bed. What I expected to tjouch, when I . put ray hand out in the darkness,,. J. do not know; what I did touch was a woman’s dress and an icy-cold band.- ‘A light! Show, a light, here -for ■ heaven’s sake ! 1 .1 exclaimed, in a I!i hoarse whisper. ' , ' ; ■ • Mr .Eardly, who carried a ■ dark . , lantern,, dreyr- back the slide, and turned; ’ j.., the brilliant circle of light full on to . the: f bed—full on to.the face and figUre'of* Joyce, who lay there as I had sefenher in imagination, silen%' ahd ! MdtioiiWssV with closed eyes and white parted lips, ' arid ho, life ip r 4 colorless features than- in those of a f statue h;>| ; , p i . « .rr,. .. ,'v The pillows were undisturbed ; there- i were ; no «igns of a . recent struggle.* , ; What did' it- toean ? ’ In were,; I understo9d.it ..It meanf’that/'’’ 1 after j I left hehouse]vfh«t Her master chamber,., she ,had crept back, ,tq , this ~ room} and had deliberately laid*herself ' down* upon thf /r Jjed. i tq Ji fromjwhich she Had rescued me. ‘ She is alive; ’.she ha® only faihtedJ’P T whispered Mr Eardly, putting his hand ME het* : heart* < broke "V ■ - He hastily cbikpa|9d and wejstened,wW ot a sound of stealthy footsteps ascen«Sg.TO~i!

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, MAY 80, 1881.



Hayes’ rjl IMB E R YARDS. Balance of Short Firewood unsold at auction sale will be SOLD CHEAP, for cash, in order to clear it. ALPHEUS HAYES. FRESH SUPPLIES of TIMBER, &c., to hand. 608 a jyj-R W. Jd. SPACEMAN’S Offices are now in Canterbury Chambers, Here ford street, Christchurch, next Miles and Co., having REMOVED from Messrs Wynn, Williams, and Deacon’s. 335 a (i A LL work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” consequently, bear ing the truth of this adage in mind, Frederick Clark, OF EAST STREET, HAIRDRESSER, Has just imported a quantity of NOVEL AND AMUSING GAMES wherewith to while away the dragging hours of winter nights. They meet the requirements of both old and young, and include playing cards, “ squeezero,” &c.; chess and draught men and boards, .back gammon, dominoes, go-bang, race game, lotto, &c., &c. Those having favorite Authors should, to prevent disappointment, make their selections from bis large stock of NEWEST NOVELS at their earliest convenience. THE SMOKER’S FRIEND is F.C., and to preserve thfe right to this title he has just imported the following Brands of TOBACCO Nail Rod, Vanity Fair, Ruby Twist, Twist, &c., &c. CIGARS and CIGARETTES: Havanna and Cuban, Vanity'Fair Cigarettes, &c., «&c., and a' large t selection of novelties in PIPE WARE. * FLOODED OUT. , ; , P.C. was floobded out by the heayy. I rains ion Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and |the damage done is • irreparably* : Whac is he to do ? Sue the Council for damages? No ! no ! Sell the damaged it the bett i prices obtainable, and S MOTHER /NBjW ISTQCK., s Tips is 10 will .’dp, ’ Those who CQME Y wilt therefore secure the BEST AINS. .EDS UHOT-MJl'.' ' U hfikting, Shaving, and Shampooing , Montgomery’s Buildings. 720 a



WANTED— A GenOftfF Good wages given. X Aj-ipy to'Ll F. Andrewes., Ashburton Office, East street sooth. 921 a 'fTT'ANTED PURCHASERS for W HEIFERS near calving. Apply to Tiiiwald. ‘ < 925 a WANTED— MEN to sort 'and pick up potatoes after plough. State price. Apply, E. B. Peabce, Office of this Paper. TTtTANTED—Competent MAN to clean W an( i overhaul a steam engine. Apply at once, E. B. Pearce. WANTED— A strong active GIRL, to wash and do the kitchen work of alarm house. Family small (4). lie-' ferencea required. Wages good to a suit able* person. Also, a BOY, for milking, and to make himself generally useful, about 16. Apply, “ Farm,”' Post Office; Kaiapoi. 014 a WANTED— A General' SERVANT, where two children are kept. , Ap ply, Office of this Paper. ; 840 a TV7ANTED EVERBODY to know that VV fIORSE COVERS can be bought for 17s 6d (former price, 255), at S. Stephens’, Saddler, Tinwald. 726 a WANTED Purchasers for Pianos, Organs, Violins, &c. 1 Brinsmead Piano (second-hand), 45g5.; 1 Broadwood Pianette (do), £2B, cheap.;, 1 Smith Organ, powerful, 6 stops, £36; 1 Mason and Hamlin Organ,; 5 stops, £3O ; 2 Violins; Bows, and Cases, £5 5s and £6. H. J. Weeks, Teacher of Music, Camerop Street West. Dresden Model Pianos to arrive.' 931 a TYT ANTED KNOWN—That John W Moison (late in the employ of Mr Nealas) has opened business in Fowler’s Buildings, T an cred street, where all descriptions of Boots and Shoes can be made to order. Having had large ex perience both at Home and in the colonies, J. M. feels confidence-in soliciting a share of public support. 758 a Wf ANTED KNOWN. Ashburton V\ REGISTRY OFFICE for Male and Female Servants. — L, F. Andrewes begs to inform the public of Ashburton and surrounding : districts that he has opened the aboVe. Male and Female Servants of all classes provided. Em ployers requiring servants, and all persons with good recommendations, who are in want of situations, are requested to : apply to L. F. Andrewes, Labor Agent, Book seller, and Stationer, East street, South. Special Advertisements. BOYS' AND YOUTHS CLOTHING. WE have, on account of holding too large a Stock, Reduced the Prices of our Boys’ and Youths’ Tweed Suits and Overcoats. Intending pur chasers will save money by giving us a call. EVERE T T BROS., Havelock street. 822 a R EID & GRAY’S NEW ZEALAND- A MERIC AN Grain D rill, 15, 16, and 17 Coulters, With all latest Improvements, and of best Material and "Workmanship. ASHBURTON BRANCH : Cameron street. 893 a OTICE TO FARMERS. - The Undersigned can SUPPLY Prime ' I ,'F . Samples ofSEED WHEAT on favorable terms. ... ~ i G 1 P. CUNNINGHAM ;*/e6. ; ,VS" 870 a ' 1 1 Ashburfon.



John Mcech, PRACTICAL CABINETMAKER^ UPHOLSTERER, &c., B U'R N E T T‘' S T R EE T, » Opposite the Mail Office. Cheapest , House in Town for New and i Secondhand Furniture. All kinds of Furniture repaired or ox changed. V ' ' ' GOOD PRICE GIVEN FpR SECOND HAND FURNITURE- Si 9



Encourage loga£, ent^r- PEISE, & KEEP THE MONEY , IN THE PLACE. WANTED —10,000 customers to Pur chase 100,000 Envelopes and upwards (just arrived). 1,000, 7s 6d ; 6,000, OS 9d per 1,000, for Cash. Pianos. Pianos, Harmoniums, and -American Organs for sale on deferred; from 30s per month. ■ . I'*:': H. M. JONES, ;.p Stationer 1 and Bookseller, ‘ East street and Barinv Square. 365 a



O. Carstens & Co., (Late Weston’s), PROSPECT BUILDINGS, Tobacconist, fancy goods, . AND STATIONERY. ' Meerschaum Pipes, G.B.D. Pipes Sailrod, Twist, arid Vahity Rur ‘ Tobacco A nice assortment of Accordions, Con certinas, Flutes, Violins Mouth Organa, and Toys of evpity description, direct rrdm Home. ■. ‘ '.! </ Haircutting, Shaving,,: and Shampooing, EAST STREET ASHBURTON..,./ - j I- ‘s27a* OTICE TO FARMERS AND OTHERS IN THE DISTRICTS OP ASHBURTON AND RAKAIA On and after this date oiir ijUSINEfsS, in the above districts will Be unde? the MANAGEMENT of Mr WieliamHopke. . i ~ p. CUNNINGHAM •& CO., ; 11 ; ’ : ‘Grain Merchant?; : i Christchtrrch, May 3, 1881. 71Tv H 0 T ‘or/;a i.;,i } Wanted everybody tp kppw thatftjiis is my'LAST WEEN in Ashburton, and all w „ RTRATT not to mi* this op portunity seldom PKdtois 1 taken in the new' process warranted not to fade. —Any House or Farm Photographed ,! within .ten, miles fru “ Mjmn. .1 919 a I Photographer. |