SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. Arrived. Yesterday. Beautiful Star, s.s., from Westport. To-day. Hawea, s.s., from Wellington, with balance of ’Friso mail. Sailed. Yesterday. Comet, ketch, for Pictnn. Penguin, s.s., for Wellington. Beautiful Star, ss.,for Dunedin. Reliance, ketch, for Greymouth. Santa Cruz, ketch, for Kaipara. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, Saturday. Arrived —Lizzie Guy, from Oamaru ; Venus, from Napier; Eliza Mary, from Timaru. Wellington, Saturday. Arrived—Wallace, from Nelson and Wanganui; Kennedy, from Nelson. Sailed —Wallace, for Nelson. Timaru, Saturday. Arrived —Grafton, from Lyttelton. Port Chalmers, Saturday. Sailed, yesterday, Auckland, ship, for London, with a full cargo of wool, skins, and grain.

COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian Office, Monday afternoon. Mr Alfred Harrison reports his weekly Bale as follows :—Saturday, Jan. 14: A number of draughts and hacks were entered, but in most cases owners’ re serves were too high; however, a fair proportion changed hands to the satisfac tion of owners. A large number of pigs were penned, every lot being sold at a slight improvement on last week’s prices. Produce. —New potatoes, Id per lb ; wheat, 2s 6dper bushel ; barley, 2a per bushel ; cheese, 4d per lb. A large quantity of harness, furniture, and effects and sundries sold well, the attendance at the sale being very good for this season of the year.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES. To-morrow, Tuesday, January 17. Mr Alfred Harrison, at Everett Bros,’— Drapery and Clothing ; 12 o’clock. Matson, Cox and Co., at the Tinwald Yards —Stock. MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, &c Friday, January 20. Bazaar, in aid of Catholic Church Build ing Fund. Monday, January, 23. Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7 o’clock. Wednesday, February 1. Anliateur Dramatic Club, Town Hall, 8 iLm. Oo'mty Council, at the County Council Chambers, at 11 o’clock. I Thursday, February 2. Wiikanui Road Board —Monthly Meeting, Road Board Office, Moore street Tuesday, February 7. Ashburton Permanent Building and ln i/estment Society, Monthly Meeting, firom 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. _____

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

Advertisements for The Ashburton Guardian must be sent in not later than 3 p.m., with the number of insertions written plainly on the copy, otherwise they will be inserted until counter manded, and charged accordingly. Re place Advertisements must be supplied the day previous to that on which they are to be inserted.

Special notices can be received up to 3.30 p.m. for insertion over the Leader, but will be charged double rates. All notices of Births, Marriages, 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 to The Editor.

BIRTH.

Stronach. —On the 13th inst., at her mother’s residence, Tancred street, the wife of W. G. Stronach, of Ben Oh on Station, of a daughter.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas Et Prevalebit. MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1882.

TOWN EDITION.

[lssued at 430 p.m. j

The Timaru Resident Magistracy.— Mr Joseph Beswick has been appointed Resident Magistrate of Timaru. But who is coming to preside over our Court ?

Railway Arrangements for the Cricket Match.— The railway arrange ments in connection with the visit of the English Eleven to Christchurch will be found elsewhere.

Bazaar. —A bazaar in aid of the Catho lic Church Building Fund will be held in the Town Hall on January 20th, 21st, and 22nd. The bazaar will be opened by his Worship the Mayor.

Police Court.— There was no business at the Police Court this morning. The near approach of the harvest has appar ently caused quite an exodus of rowdy characters from the town. The drunken season is now over until after harvest, when there may be expected to be a little more money about. The English Eleven at Dunedin. — The match between the Otago men and the English Eleven concluded on Satur day afternoon, the Englishmen securing an easy victory, as had been anticipated. The totals of the scores made were as fol lows : —Otago Eighteen, Ist innings, 84 ; 2nd do., 74 ; Grand total, 158. All Eng land Eleven, Ist innings, 156 ; 2nd do. (for six wickets) 54 ; Grand total, 210.

The Ashburton Library.— Mr W. St. G. Douglas writes to us:—“l have just noticed a paragraph in the Guardian of the 13th inst, advising that a subscribers’ suggestion book be kept in the Library reading-room. Such a book has laid on the reading-room table for some years, but only a small number of entries have been made in it.” We are afraid that there is not so much public interest taken in our Library as there ought to he. Christchurch Exhibition.— Owing ito circumstances over which the promoters have “no control,” the opening of the above has been deferred till Easter Mon day, April 10th. The delay arises in con sequence of a cablegram received by Mr Twopeny yesterday afternoon from Lon don, stating that, owing to a large portion of the English exhibits not being able to leave by the last Orient steamer, they cannot possibly arrive hero till the end of March.

A Big Crop of Wheat.— This morn ing’s Press says “Mr Peter Muir, of Springston, noted for the magnificent crops of wheat ho grows, is now cutting a crop which surpasses all his previous pro ductions. The crop stands between six and seven feet high, the ears are from four to six inches long and number from sixty to 100 grains in each ear. This is one of the finest crops ever grown in the district, and competent judges estimate the average yield at from sixty to seventy bushels per acre. The English Eleven at Christ church. —The following have been chosen by the selection committee of the Canter bury Cricket Association to play against the English Eleven at Christchurch on Friday, Saturday, and Monday, January 20, 21, and 23:—Messrs D. Ashby, W. H. Atack, E. .J. Cotterill, W. J. Cotterill, A. Chapman, H. Edser, B. T. A. Fuller, E. Fowler, J. Fowler, J. Fowke, J. Ha.’rt land, A. Longden, W. E. Leach (captain), W. V. Millton, W. P. Reeves, C. Strange, G. Watson. F. Wilding. Emergencies; J. D. Fairhurst, P. Philpot. Umpire : R. T. M'Donnell Cost of the Colonies. — A Parliamen tary return has been issued of the cost of the several colonies of the Empire to the British Exchequer between 1869-70 and 1879-80. The net expenditure during that period for civil and other services was L 2,285,310 ; and for military services, L 26,406,189. In 1879-80, the net tdtal for army purposes was 1,6.413 ?j!8, exclusive of L 30,646, the amount by which the receipts from Ceylon exceeded the expenditure. The sums allowed for military services during the year mentioned were : —Gibralter, L 387.196 ; Malt p 1.391,666 ; Cyprus, L 74.020; Mauritius, 47,001; Bermuda, L 182,327 ; St. Helena, L 23.501 ; Hong Kong, L 80.856; South Africa, L 4,842,291; Jamaica, L 72,760; Bahamas, L7.G24 ; Honduras. L 10.313 ; West Indies, L 104.622 ; Nova Scotia, L 147.492 ; West Coast of Africa, L 42.546 ; Straits Settle ments, LI 8,506 ; and the Western A‘us tralias, L 11,174. j A Classical Washerwoman. —There is a party of the name of Margaret Clark, at Wanganui, and she is a laundress. There is also a solicitor there named Andrew Duncan, who has taken advantage of Margaret’s services to have his washing done. The fair creature appears to have gone to Mr Duncan’s office to “ dun ” him, and thereupon a storm ensued, out of which Margaret preferred an assault case against the lawyer. The case went against the Washtub, and thereupon the laundress airs her grievances in a letter to the Herald. The style may be judged from the heading, which is, " Fiat Justitia Ruat Coelnm,” and the body of the letter contains several other high flown quotations and phrases in “ furrin” languages. Possibly Madame Clark is a blue stocking, who is at present down in the world. The theory is not a probable one, however. It is more likely that some one else has written the letter and she has signed it. Latin at the washtub is’rather incongruous. .-.J

Elz Bros.’ Coach Factory.—Anotifica ion by this firm appears elsewhere. Tenders. —Tenders are invited by Mr T. Bird for the erection of a cottage. Dramatic Club. —The next rehearsal jf the above takes place to-morrow at 1. 30 p.m. sharp. May Bank Works. —Attention is called to Mr F. S. Shearer’s advertisement in another column. Borough Valuation List. —Mr C. Braddell, Town Clerk, notifies that the valuation list for the Borough of Ashbur ton for 1832 is now open for inspection. Upper Ashburton Road District. —Mr R. D. Pullar, Clerk to Upper Ashburton Road Board, notifies that the valuation list for the several sub-divisions of the road district for 1882 is now open for inspection.

Mount Somers Road Board. —Mr C. J. W. Cookson, Clerk to the Mount Somers Road Board notifies that the valuation list for the district is open for inspection at tho Road Board Office Mount Somers. The Compliments of the Season. —A woman named Alice Wagg (decidedly an appropriate name) was ordered to be im prisoned for seven days by the Central Police Bench at Sydney, for having used bad language, and then with heartiness wished the magistrates “ A merry Christ mas and happy -New Year.” Underground Rail. —No line in Eng land carries the same number of passen gers, or carries them so cheaply and pays so largo a dividend, as the Underground Railroad of London. The passengers last year numbered 110,000,000. Several of the underground and overground railways carry workmen twelve miles a day for a pen ly, thus enabling them to enjoy cheap houses and country air.

A Bitter Disappointment. —There was great consternation at the Wanganui Hospital on Christmas Day. A local paper says, Mr Lingard, the brewer, very kindly presented the establishment with sixteen gallons of beer, in order to help the patients to a jovial Christmas dinner. During Saturday night one of the inmates, by name John Kiltie, softly awoke from his slumbers, made his way to the beer keg, drunk as much as made him drunk for the next twenty-four hours, and allowed the remainder to trickle gently on the floor. Thanks to this enterprising prospector, the patients on Christmas morning were unable to participate in Mr Lingard’s bounty, and the name of John Kiltie is not held by them in particular veneration.

A Queer Calling. There is no end to the strange trades of modern life. One of the oddest is surely that of the obscure and ingenious individual whom for want of a recognised professional title we may call the' caterer in newspaper cuttings. The caterer’s business is to collect all the notices of pictures which appear in all the London and provincial papers, to cut them up, and to travel round with the snips to the different artists they concern, who are invited to buy for the modest sum of 6d a snip. If the beginner has a proper interest in seeing his or her name in print the sympathising agent for “ artistic cor respondence ” will persuade him to a standing order, and fora small yearly sum he will become possessed of all the plea sant or unpleasant nothings which con cern him in the press. A calculation of the profits of this curious business can only end in perplexity. How many six pences does a Times Academy notice cut up into ? How many separate criticisms does a successful picture encounter in a year 1 How many artists care to buy up their reviews 1 A Savings Bank Fraud. —ln a case tried at Maidstone Assizes, in England, in which a solicitor stole a deposit book belonging to a comrade, forged his signa ture, and obtained L2O which he had placed in the Post office Savings Bank, counsel for the Treasury denied the liability of the Post Office to pay the amount to the actual depositor, but suggested that the Postmaster-General might depart from this rule owing to the hardship of the present case. Lord Coleridge said the depositor’s claim should be one of right, and not of grace, and he expressed his astonishment that a regula tion should have been made which placed the Government in a different position from that of a bank, which had to make good any amount obtained by forgery.

The Gaming and Lotteries Act.— Speaking of the above Act before the Oamaru Bench the other day, Mr O’Mea gher said the Act was clearly an infringe ment of the liberties of the subject, and one worthy of Nicholas the First of Russia, Melikoff, or Tgnatieff. Liberty was the exercise of all their rights natural and political—rights secured to them and their posterity by a real representation of the people. The passing of the Act must fill the minds of all reasonable men with a fear of despotism that left no hope to the people of preserving themselves and theii children from chains, but in common con federacy for common safety. There should be a common confederation of the people of the colony to have the Act repealed, and he hoped that during the next session it would be swept away from the statute book of the country. A Baby Show. —According to a contem porary, Nelson has long been celebrated for its pretty girls, and it seems anxious to acquire a fame for beautiful babies. On New Year’s Day a baby show was held there and twenty-five proud mothers brought their darlings forward. No less than°nine prizes were given, and even these did not suffice to reward the merits of the Nelson babies. The Judges must have had a task almost as difficult as that of Paris when called upon to decide between the claims of the rival goddesses on Mount Ida. Prizes could not be be stowed on all the babies, and so the judges 'decided that the sixteen that were not awarded prizes should be accorded “ hononble mention.” The prize baby was a “ thing of beauty ” by the name of Johnson, and its age was six months. Wo trust that when it grows up it will not bo too conceited. To have won first prize at a baby show in Nelson is certainly a proud distinction, and ought to be a strong recommendation to a young man amongst the ladies.

Save Us prom Our Friends. —A curi ous incident happened in Marion recently. For some time past (says the JRangitikei Advocate ) a Maori chief of considerable consequence has been confined to his bed, and the other morning he took a sudden change very much for the worse. His friends, think ing he was sure to die, determined to make ready for the final contingency. They told a pakeha friend that the chief was dead, and enquired where they could procure a coffin. They were directed to the establishment of Mr Mewett, and having arrived there told their errand and explained that the coffin must be lined with zinc, because they wished to convey the body to Napier. The undertaker asked for the measurements of the “ corpse,” and these not being forthcom ing he proceeded to the place'where it was, in order that he miaht make sure of the dimensions, since to make a u misfit” in a zinc-lined coffin would be rather a serious matter. Arrived at the chief’s residence, he was rather startled to find that the “ body” which he had gone to measure was still a living body. The Maori friends explained that one part of the chief was dead, and they thought the jrest would be by the time the coffin had •been got ready. They insisted on Mr Mewett’s making the coffin, and he has carried out their instructions. Mr Mac intosh has prepared the breastplate with the usual inscription, even the a date being filled in.

A Penny Thackeray. —The latest novelty in the publishing line in London is a penny edition of the works of the author of “ Vanity Fair. ”

Harvest Prospects About Oamaru. — Harvesting is in full swing around Oamaru. The yield is likely to be better than was expected owing to the drought. Something like forty bushels are expected. At Papakaio and Hakateremea good yields will be obtained. Holloway’s Pills. —Health or Wealth.— No sane person would hesitate an instant in'* the choice between these two conditions. Now is the season to secure the former either by restoring or confirming it. These Pills ex pel all impurities from the system which fogs, foul vapours, and variable temperatures en gender during winter ; this medicine also acts most wholesomely upon the skin by disgorging the liver of its accumulated b-le, and by ex citing the kidneys to more energetic action ;it increases the appetite for food and strengthens the digestive process. The stomach and liver, which most disorders originate, are fully under the control of these regenerative Pills, which act very kindly yet most efficiently on the tenderest bowels. —[Advt. 1

CABLE NEWS

LATtST FROM EUROPE. [per reuter’s agency.] The Sultan Stands Upon His Dignity- Constantinople, Jan. 13. The Sultan has issued a circular note to the Powers, setting forth that his rights in Egypt are founded upon an Imperial firman, and urging that foreigners have therefore no right to in terfere in the affairs of the Regency. His Majesty further demands an ex planation of the joint note recently sent by England and France to the Khedive guaranteeing to maintain order in his Kingdom.

AUSTRALIAN.

[per reuter’s agency.] Shipping. Melbourne, Yesterday. Sailed—This afternoon, the Union Co.’s steamship Alhambra, for the Bluff. Nothing New. No fresh intelligence has been re ceived to-day from the Quarantine Station. Necessary Precautions. Adelaide, Yesterday. Necessary precautionary measures are being taken in view of an outbreak of small pox among the Garonne’s pas sengers at the Quarantine Station. Another Cargo of New Chums. Arrived—The steamship Northum berland, from London November i6th.

TELEGRAMS.

[per press association.] The Governor’s Return. Wellington, To-day. His Excellency the Governor has re turned from his visit through the Wai rarapa district. Don’t Like It. Christchurch, To-day. A number of residents in the vicinity of Cramner Square are signing a petition against the International Exhibition being held in that locality. The time for re ceiving entries for the Exhibition is ex tended to February 10th. Otago v. Canterbury. Dunedin, To-day. The following players have been selected for practice for the Otago v. Can terbury match Spring, Crawshaw, Col linson, Haskell, Cooke, Wyincks, Cargill, Clark, Rose, Rattray, Dixon, Davenport, W. Frith, C. Frith, Mitchell, Austin, and Harris.

FATAL ACCIDENT.

This morning, about nine o’clock, a little child, the son of Mrs Woolley, of Wakanui, fell into the creek and was drowned. From what we could learn the unfortunate little fellow, who was between two and three years of age, was playing on the bank of the creek and fell in, and before the body was recovered it had been carried down the stream about 400 or 500 yards, the spot where he was taken out being near Mr Lemon’s property. His parents were away at the time of the fatal oc currence, his mother being on a sick bed in Ashburton. Medical assistance was at once summoned, and every effort made by those present to restore animation, but without success. An inquest on the body will be held to morrow, at 1.30 p.m., probably in Ashburton, as there would be great difficulty in getting a jury together in the neighborhood of the scene of the accident.

WOOLLEN FACTORY MEETING.

A meeting of the Provisional Directors in the Ashburton Woollen Factory Com pany was held at noon to-day. Present— Messrs Bullock (in the chair), Anderson, W. H. Horne, Joseph Clark, J. Ward, R. Mclntyre, S. Saunders. R. Fried landor, C. Braddell, C. E. Fooks, W. H. Zouch, and S. E. Poyntz. The Secretary read a letter which he had received from England by the last mail, in reply to one which he had sent to the European Mail, in reference to start ing a factory, as follows:—“ 49 South street, Huddersfield, England, November 2, 1881. To Mr Stephen E. Poyntz, sec retary Industrial Association, New Zea land. Dear Sir, —I have just received your letter to the British Trade Journal, dated August 26. 1881, speaking very highly of your country as a manufactur ing centre, etc., better in - fact than America, and calling upon skilled artisans and capitalists to come over to you. You give instances of proof of what you say by quoting the Mosgiel in Otago and the Kaiapoi in Canterbury, both woollen mills and doing a good business. I have lately been reading a book on New Zea land, and those mills are mentioned in those places, and 1 am very much im pressed, what with this book and your letter to the British Trade Journal, to come over; but I cannot come till Febru ary or March, 1882, and I thought I would write you on this subject, and also ask you a few questions to give you an idea who I am and what is my avocation. Woollen mills and manufacturing is my avocation in all its departments, save that I am not so well up in weaving and de signing as the other departments, and this happens in this way—l have been of late years in the yarn trade, that is making all classes of yarn for manufacturers, both at home and abroad. So that is the only reason why this part is not so fully de veloped as the other. I have just sold my plant of machinery (sets) and 4 pairs of self-acting mules, and it will take me till February or March next year before I can get my affairs settled and ready either to go abroad or do something else. My reason for selling out is that trade is so bad here and the prospects worse. I may be able to bring out a little capital, but how much I cannot just now say, but I shall not be able to bring out any machinery of my own. I am a young man—thirty-six years, of moderate education, and thoroughly master of my business. I have a wife' and one child, five years old. My oha

racter will bear the s f rictest scrutiny, and I have been and ana member of the Methodist Church fo; upwards of twenty two years, and very n sspectably connected. My object in writing to you is to ask you that for such a person is there an opening, or could I depend on an engagement directly after land ng ? Could Ibo helped with mom y to commence a place of my own at a jiven rate of interest? Is the climate hot or moderately so ? Can hands be got to work ; or how ? Could water power he got; or would it require steam ? I s hall be glad to hear from you as soon as i ever possible, and if your reply be favorable, and all is well here, I will come at once. As to the situa tion and position which I would be able to take, would be manager over the carding and spinningandprejparation departments, or, if required, would take the general management throughout; or, as I said before, to commence for myself, if I could be assisted. Upon an arrangement, I could bring out with me some workmen who were in my employ, who I know would go out with' me if desired ; but only on these conditions—that an engage ment would take place at once, when they left their present situations, lam well acquainted with all the leading makers of machinery in this part of the country. •Better makers are not to be found in the whole United Kingdom of Great Britain, and if thought necessary could execute any orders in this direction given to me while here. It would be practical non sense to bring over second-rate machinery to New Zealand, as the best would come at the same price an the worst, so far as freight is concerned. I simply name these things, just in passing, and to put you in mind in case anything should turn up in this direction and want immediate attention, which, upon an engagement, I would attend to. — l am, &c., : William; Haigh. ” The Chairman stated that the first business of the meeting would be to ap point a Committee to draw up a prospectus. The following gentlemen were ap pointed :—Messrs Saunders, Bullock, A. Orr, J. Clark, and S. E. T>oyntz. Mr E. G. Crisp was appointed solicitor pro. tern, the Union Bank of Australia (Limited) the bank of the Company, and Mr S. E. Poyntz Secretary. The following gentlemen were appointed to inspect the machinery now finder offer to the Directors on Thursday next : Messrs W. E. Leach, Thos.i Bullock, Wood, and Kemp. 1

It was decided that Mess rs W. H. Horne’s and Joseph Ward’s ‘names be added to the list of Provisional Directors.

The meeting then adjourned, and the Committee arranged to meet .at 5 p.m. this evening to draft the prospectus.

WRECK OP THE CITY OF CASH MERE AT TIMARU.

Timaru, Yesterday.

The ship City of Cashmere has be come all but a total wreck here. Yes terday afternoon the pin of the shackle of her anchor came out, and before a second anchor was let go she had drifted a mile into the breakers. There was not much sea running al; first, and the steam launch Lillie Denham went to her rescue, having oh board Captain Ross, of the City of Cashmere, who was ashore at the time the; pin came out. The Harbor Master, Captain Mills, had previously got on board, and every effort was made to, save the vessel, but it being low tide she got further and further in. She Struck the beach about five miles from Timaru about midnight, and the Rocket Bri gade succeeded in getting th e crew and officers, numbering nineteen, also the Harbor Master and another gentleman, on shore safely in less than an hour. Captain Ross was the last man to leave the ship, the Harbor Master (Captain Mills) seeing all on shore! before he would leave Ross. The wreck is the result solely of the pin of the shackle coming out, and in no way due to the port. The City of Cashmere was a strongly-built iron vessel of 980 tons, owned in Glasgow. She has a quantity of wool, wheat and flour on board, and up to the present time this is'believed to be uninjured. It is well injured.

The Lyttelton Times’ spt cial, wiring from Timaru yesterday at out the dis aster, says;—The sea beat he avily on the beach this forenoon, and rolled the vessel so much that it shook the masts out of her. She is now l/ing almost high and dry on the beach, j The crew managed to get all their plothes and other personal property out of the vessel this afternoon. Thq hull is a good deal strained, and thjere is little hope of the vessel getting ,ofT. If she does not break up in thje night the cargo may be be got out c f her. She is an iron vessel, of 980 tonjs, owned in Scotland, and is said to be over eighteen years old. She is insured almost entirely in the New Zealand office, but part of the risk is certain to be re-insured. She had 486 bales wool, 246 sacks flour, and 4349 sacks of wheat on board. The whole of the cargo, excepting i,600 sacks of wheat, was shipped by Messrs Miles, Archer, and Co., and it is fully insured in the Union office. The 1,600 sacks of wheat belonged to Mr Morris, of Pleasant Point, and it is also insured in the South British. The wreck of this vessel is very mysterious, and a public enquiry into it will be held. Being the first direct wool ship of the season from Timaru, the people here regret the wreck very much. The scene of the wreck was visited by thousands of people to-day. Latest Particulars. [by telegraph.] Timaru, To-day. The City of Cashmere had on board 2,749 sacks wheat, 276 sacks flour, and 486 bales wool, shipped by Miles, Archer, and Co., and insured under an open policy in the Union ; and 1,600 sacks shipped jby J. L. Morns, insured for Li, 500 >n ithe South British. The masts went overboard yesterday after noon, except tl e lower mizzen, and that followed during the night. The vessel had a hole male in her bottom by a boulder during the afternoon, and now (2 p m.) it is n ported that a good deal of her port sid;, which is presented to the sea, is broken away. The officers and crew secured their effects at low tide yesterday, the vessel being then nearly clear of surf. The hull now lies high and dry, ipparently. The steamer Grafton, sen! for from Lyttelton, arrived an hour too late to do any thing. -

SHOCKING OUTRAGE AT KAIAPOI.

Hanging Too Good for the perpetrator.

Late on Friday night, the usually peaceful little |;ownship of Kaiapoi was thrown into a pemendous state of ex. citement by tne news that a little girl f only eight yea’s of age, the daughter of a well-known' and respectledresident

had been brutally assaulted. The child had been playing about outside its home, and was missed about 8 o’clock. A search was made, and the poor little girl was found about an hour afterwards lying amongst the flax bushes by the river side, in a semi unconscious state. An examination of the little one showed that she had re ceived several bruises about the head and face, and also that a most inhuman and brutal outrage had been committed upon her. She was at once conveyed home, and the rumor spread rapidly through the town, and a meeting was 1 at once held, at which over 100 people were present, to decide upon what steps should be taken. The excitement was very great, and any number of volunteers were ready to scour the country for the perpetrator of the dastardly act. The searchers were assisted by the evidence of some other girls, who had seen a man whom partially described, and who had, it appeared, attempted to induce others to go with him, under the pre text of showing him where dif ferent people lived. For a long time the search was a fruitless one, but about half-past twelve information reached Sergeant Gilbert that a man answering to the description of the ruf fian wanted had been seen going in the direction of Ohoka without a coat and with a black hat on. Mr Hurse, Ser geant Gilbert and Mr T. Wilson at once started in a buggy for the Ohoka, and from the information they con tinued to glean they proceeded to a house near the Mandeville Railway Station, where a man named William Hart resides. Hart was arrested, as from the description given, as well as the fact that his boots bore marks of river mud, similar to that in the neigh borhood of where the girl was found, and his trousers were wet and stained with blood, they were convinced that this was the man. In answer to ques tions by Mr Hurse and Sergeant Gil bert, the man gave some very evasive and contradictory statements, and ap peared surprised at being arrested. It appears that Hart has lived at this house for some time, as he had been working in the neighborhood uproot ing stumps. When the accused saw the buggy standing at his door and the little crowd of horsemen, he enquired in a bantering tone, whether they were after the Kelly gang ? The fellow whose name is William Hart, alias “ Bill, the Barman,” was employed at Shearman’s Hotel, in this town, about three years ago, as night porter. He has acted as barman at several hotels. Formerly he was neat and spruce in his appearance, and wore an air 'T general smartness. Now he is a very unkempt looking object. He is described as a man under the average height. He was cohabiting with a woman at the time of the assault, having lived with her for some time, and she, in a measure, assisted the arresting party, by identifying the hat that the Sergeant showed her as the one that he wore. During the whole of the proceedings and the journey to Kaiapoi he was silent, and he was locked up at 5 o’clock. The man had no doubt been drinking during the day. On Saturday afternoon he was brought up before Mr Whitefoord on the charge, and was formally remanded till to-day, but it is understood that a further remanded will be applied for till Wednesday to enable the police to collect evidence. Sergeant Gilbert has been assisted in this by Detective Neil, and several witnesses will be called in the case. This further delay will also enable the little girl to be present to give evidence. She is now progressing as favorably as possible under Dr Ovenden’s care. Great sympathy is felt for the poor parents in their sad trouble, while it would cer tainly go hard with the man who has been the cause of that trouble if he once got into the hands of the mob.

THE MURDER OF LIEUTENANT ROPER.

The following mysterious paragraph appears in a letter of the London cor respondent of a West of England paper; —“ A statement has reached me in reference to the late mysterious murder of Lieutenant Roper at Chatham Bar racks, which warrants me in saying that we are on the eve of a disclosure in respect to that tragic event which will throw into the shade the sensations and romantic crimes of the last quarter of a century. I must, for the present, content myself by saying that the per petrator of the deed is this moment considering with his friends whether he will avow his part in the transaction, and deliver himself up for trial or quit his position in society, and leave this country L>r ever.”

“ANYTHING IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE COLONIES.”

“ Expressly manufatcured for ex portation only ! ” Colonists should fight shy of any import bearing the above words, which mean, in most cases at least, that such goods would not obtain sale in the English markets, and that “ anything is good enough tor the colonies.” Reviewing the statistics of accidents on railways, an English authority says : —“No more shameless illustration of the way in which English manufacturers have been meeting com petition can be shown. Bad iron, ill worked steel, and scamped workman ship -these are the chief causes of the failures in tires, axles, and rails.” Re garding exports, generally, he goes on to say that only the most rubbishy articles are sent out to us, articles expressly manufactured at Home for the colonial market, and which would be wholly unsaleable in the places where they are produced. Pianos and furniture are very noteworthy instances, and also a quantity ofmiscellaneousgoods are “run ud by contract ” at Home, and sold in our large towns by auction. In the matter of food, again, w r e suffer severely. Wines, spirits, groceries, and almost everything that can be men tioned, are of a coarse, inferior quality, and, in some cases, are adulterated to so great a degree as to be positively dangerous to health. The outside of the package, bottle, or tin, is ex quisitely got up, bearing beautifu ly printed labels, in gold and other colors, and often stamped as a genuine article. The frauds of trade are so easily per petrated, and exposure so extremely difficult,, that dishonest manufacturers can carry on their nefarious practices with impunity. Nor do these remarks apply to British manufactured goods

only. If we look a little nearer home we shall find that the evil practices are carried on just as shamelessly. Take the common article which passes for Tasmanian jam. A writer, evidently well up in these matters says :—“ The markethere(Melbourne) is deluged with what is known as Tasmanian apple jam and combinations, in which the jam apple of Tasmania plays an important part. Does it ever occur to the consumer that this Tasmanian apple is really no apple at all, but a worthless, flavorless, species of melon that grows on any soil to an enormous size, and which is so common that it is only used in the country for pigs’ food ? Why, boiled turnips would be a far more wholesome and just as palatable an article as this artificial jam prepared from pie melons, acidulated with chemicals, flavored with lemon, and sweetened in the usual way. The worst of the matter is that such an article is not only destitute of nourish ment, but, owing to the chemicals em ployed, it is positively dangerous to health, and particularly so when ad ministered to children.”

THE CHANNEL TUNNEL.

The work of removing the machinery from the Abbot’s Cliff, leading to the shaft of Shakespeare’s Cliff in connec tion with the Channel Tunnel experi ments, is now complete, having occu pied upwards of two months, and boring operations will probably be commenced again immediately. The scheme is now in the hands of the South Eastern Railway Company, who, we understand, have entered into a contract for the drilling to be extended another mile. For the present the boring will be continued in the direc tion of Dover. Several workshops and sheds have been erected at the mouth o f the shaft, and a powerful engine has been fitted up for compressing the air with which to work the machinery and for ventilating purposes. The arrange ments are now much more complete than formerly, and are calculated greatly to expedite the work. The cut tings from the face of the chalk are carried to the rear of the engine by “cups,” and afterwards in an iron “ skiff” from the engine to the mouth of the shaft by means of pulleys attached to a chain which is worked by machinery.

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

An Elderly Wooer. At the Woolwiph Police Court re-, cently, James Taylor, aged 52, a laborer in Woolwich Arsenal, was charged be- i fore Mr Marsham with decoying and detaining Mary Ann Morell, aged ten and a half years. The child had been missing since Saturday morning last, and the police and the magistrates aided the mother and neighbors in the search until Thursday, when the little girl was found in the prisoner’s lodg ing, at 2, Glebe place, St. Mary street, Woolwich. The child’s mother said that she lived at 7, Station road, which is only a short distance from the prisoner’s lodging. On Saturday morn ing her daughter took a shilling and ran away from home. Witness searched in all directions, and on Thursday heard that she was with the prisoner. She knew him in consequence of his having lodged in the same house as herself, but he left in August last, and she never had much to say 10 him, as she did not like the look of him. Eliza Fisher said she occupied r the house in which the prisoner now lodged. He had only one room, where he had his meals and slept. She first saw the little one on Tuesday last, going into the prisoner’s room with some water, but ■ had now reason to believe that she had been there all the week. Seeing her again on Thursday, she inquired who she was and informed the mother. The prisoner was a widower and lived by himself. In answer to the prisoner, she said she believed that the little girl had visited him previously and had played with her children. Detective Sergeant Davis said he found the '

prisoner and the little girl together at the prisoner’s lodgings, where they were at tea together. Being charged with the abduction of the child, the prisoner said she came to him for protection against her mother’s cruelty. After the child had been medically inspected, the prisoner was told that he would be charged with a criminal offence. The little girl was then sworn, and said that her mother ill-used her, and on Satur day morning she stole a shilling from her and ran away. In the afternoon she went to Mr Taylor, because he had been kind to her and her brother, and he kept her in his room, but allowed her to go out, which she did two or three times. The prisoner was re manded for a week.

Mysterious Death on the Railway.

' At the City Coroner’s Court, Golden Lane, Barbican, the Deputy Coroner held an inquiry into the death of Mrs Mary Davidson, aged 35, who was found on the 16th instant on the North London Railway, not far from the Broad street station. Mr Davidson, husband of the deceased, said that he resided at No. 3, Fifth Avenue, Queen’s Park Estate, Harrow road, and was a solicitor’s clerk. He was about going into business, and on the 14th instant went with his wife to inspect the Red Lion Hotel, near to Maidenhead. Having approved of the house a de posit was paid. The following night they talked over the matter, and she said the price was too high. Shortly afterwards she left home, and he heard nothing of her till the following Friday, when he heard she was dead. She was perfectly sound of mind, and her death was a mystery to him. Sarah Mann, servant at 3, Fifth Avenue, Queen’s road, said she was in the employ of Mrs Phillips, the landlady of the house. The witness then gave evidence which tended to corroborate that of the hus band, and added that there had been no quarrelling or high words between deceased and her husband, as far as witness knew. John E. Connor. 128, Campbell road, Bow, a shunter in the service of the North London Railway, deposed that he found the body of the woman on the line, about a quarter of . a mile from Broad street station. She 1 was quite dead. By the Coroner; Did not think the deceased had been run over. City Police Constable 174 de, < posed to being called to the deceased, and upon her found between L 9 and ■ Lro in money, and a third class smgle . ticket from Willesden Junction to .J

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1882.



0. Carstens & Co., (Late Weston’s), PROSPECT BUILDINGS, fIIOBACOONIST, FANCY GOODS, 1. 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 Hime. Huiroutting, Shaving and Shampooing. EAST STREET ASHBURTON. JJIS LORDSHIP’S LARDER. THE ONLY ESTABLISHMENT IN THE WORLD WHERE A GRILLED CHOP OR STEAK, AND A GLASS OF BASS’ ENGLISH ALE, . Can be obtained | FOR ONE SHILLING. THE BEST MENU TO CHOOSE FROM i IN CHRISTCHUBCH. ‘Unequalled Accommodation for Ladies. Dinners, Banquets, Ball Suppers, Wedding Breakfasts, and Picnics pro vided for, in the very best possible style. 860 d W. H. MESSENGER, Purveyor. R 1 QANTERB . ASHBURTON 'BRANCH. DEPOT. Milner & Thompson Desire to inform the residents of Ash burton and surrounding districts that they bave appointed Mb H. M. JONES their sole Agent for this district, and invite Inspection of the Instruments, Music, &c., now displayed in the SHOW ROOM, above Mr Jones’ Shop. PIANOS by all the best makers— Broadwodd, Collard and Collard, Erard, Pleyel.-Bord, Challen and Sons, Ascher bnrg, liipp and Sohn, Chappell, Ronisch, Bechstein, Kapp, and others. Sole Agent for John Brinsmead’s Gold Medal Pianos. Specialities — Our Dresden Model Pianos, which look First Award of Merit •t the Exhibition, from £35 to £55. } Harmoniums and Organs, from £7 10s to m,, . Concertinas, Accordians Violins, Plates*,-' and all other kinds of Brass pnd Stfjnged Instruments on hand. Any a for Books, Music, or Instruments not in stock here can be supplied'from our Christchurch establish ment b« first train. Tbejjgjav# .Instruments can bo pur chase dnn Detebbed Payment from 20s i executed by a Pianos on Hiro^



Wante ? A MAN of good practical experience seeks an ENGAGEMENT. Is a good hand with all kinds of machinery, or would undertake to drive a McCormick Reaper and Binder; or anything a harvest field required. Address—“A. C.” care Mr W. Patching, Tentmaker, East street. 579 d WANTED, by a respectable young Lady, a SITUATION as Shop woman. Apply Office of this Paper. 592 d WANTE D—FLEECE-PICKERS, WOOL-ROLLERS, and a few ROUSE ABOUTS. 0. H. Dow ding, Manager. 599 d TTUANTED- A strong LAD, to learn V? the Coach Smithing business. Apply to Elz Bros. , Wills street. 581 d ■^^7" ANTED—TENDERS for CART ING a quantity of Wheat to Chertsey. Threshing to commence Ist February. Tenders to be sent in by 21st instant. 57Gd ROBERTS & WINTER. WANTED KNOWN—If you want to Grow a splendid crop of Turnips, Purchase some of Mayo’s Bonedust. —Address F. Mato, Hamstead Mills. WANTED KNOWN—That Robert 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 TfITANTED KNOWN—Every descrip tion of Plain and Fancy Pointing executed on the shortest notice, at the Guadian Office, next Matson, Cox, an d Co. ’s, West street. Special Advertisements. QATEN SHEAF CHAFF. £3 per Ton. AT THE ALBERT STEAM FLOUR MILLS. 590 d THE undersigned will be prepared, during the coming season, to supply the following articles at the lowest rates: — REAPERS and BINDERS EXTRAS for DO. BINDING WIRE CORN SACKS TURNIP and RAPE SEEDS PLOUGH SHARES And all kinds of Agricultural Imple ments.



FREDK. PAVITT, Corn Merchant, &c., Ashburton. Agent for John Anderson, Canterbury Foundry, Christchurch; Geo. Booth and Sons, Importers of Agricultural Imple ments, Christchurch; and Agent for the United Insurance Company. 150 d



Stationery. L LEDGERS, JOURNALS, DAY BOOKS, CASH BOOKS LETTER, INVOICE, and MEMO RANDUM BOOKS, in various sizes and bindings ENVELOPES, 6s 6d per 1,000, cash NOTE PAPER, Five Quires for Is, orw3 mMX7ai<^a ACCOUNT BOOKS made to order TOYS and FANCY GOODS in great variety. H, M. JONES, EAST ST. & BARING SQUARE. 293 d



HEAP BOOTS. CHEAP BOOTS. The Undersigned wishes to draw the attention of the public to his well-selected stock of BOOTS AND SHOES, which he is disposing of at a ridiculously low price for cash. All orders entrusted to him executed by the best of tradesmen on the premises. Repairs promptly attended to. Note the Address—C. HAWKINS, East street, Ashburton ; and Tinwald, 998 c



The best value for ready MONEY is THE MEN’S AND BOYS’ CLOTHING MANUFACTURED BY THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Eactory, Which can be purchased at their Retail Branches all over New Zealand. A SINGLE GARMENT AT THE WHOLESALE PRICE. Thousands of discerning customers testify that the New Zealand Clothing Factory’s Garments are the very best for ready money. Ashburton Branch : East Street. W. SPARROW, 692 c Branch Manager.



► 4. * John Meech, f)RACTTGAL CABINETMAKER, £ UPHOLSTERER, &c., B I K N ET T 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 nd 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 treet 316 c Christmas Presents AND NEW YEAR’S GIFTS. JUST Received, a Choice Assortment of Christmas and New Year Cards, Dolls, Humming Tops, and Shell Goods in great variety. Letts’ Diaries for 1882 ; Family Reader (div. 42); Boys’ Standard (new series) ; Latest Novelties in Pipes. F. CLARK, Hairdresser and Tobacconist, Montgomery’s Buildings. 319 d Licensing act, issi, on Sale at Office of this Paper. „ Price, 2u_6d



Special Advertisements. AVI N G ASHBURTON. GIVING UP BUSINESS. EVERETT BROS. Will on Saturday, December 3, commence A GREAT CLEARING SALE Of their new and well-selected Stock of GENERAL DRAPERY, And to effect a speedy clearance will, in addition to the already very low prices, offer, as an extra inducement, a DISCOUNT OF TEN PER CENT. The Shop To Let. The Fixtures, Fit tings, Ac., For Sale.