SHIPPING.

PORT OP LYTTELTON.

Ai rived. Yesterday. Maud Graham, from Timaru. To-day. Wairarapa, a.s., from Port Chalmers. ' T SAPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, Yesterday. Sailed —Te Anau, for the South. Dunedin, Yesterday. Sailed —Rotomahana, for Melbourne, via the Bluff,

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES Saturday, December 30. Matson, Cox/a’hd Co., at their Bazaar- Horses, Cows, PigsJ Poultry, Sundries, &c.; 11.30 a.m. Mi T. Bullock, at the Bazaar—Horses, 1 p,m. MV Alfred ‘ Harrison, at the yards— Horses, Pigs, Produce, &c.; 12 noon. Mr W. y, Alien, at his rooms, Burnett Pigs, Poult) General Produce, &c.; 11.30 a.m. Wednesday, January 3. J. T. Ford and Co., at the Homestead of Mr John Black, farmer, Wakanui— Contractor’s Plant; 11 a.m. •Tuesday, January 9. Matson, Cox and Co., at the Tinwald ■ Yvds —Stock. MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, &o To-morrow, ..... Friday* December 29. pfnwieraet Lodge, Monthly Meeting, in the Masonic Hall, Tancred street, 7.30. Monday, January 1. Ball—J.» Clark’s Grain Shed, Tinwald. Winslow Races and Sports. Wakanui Races and Sports, Contort apd Ball—Railway Goods Shed, .-^uethven. Tuesday, January 2. R'Shburton Permanent Building and In .yestmept Society, Monthly Meeting, 'ftom 6.30 to 8.30 p:m. Wednesday, January'3. County Council* At the County Council , Chambers,, at 11 o'clock. Summer Flpwer Show—Town Hall. j Thursday, January 4. L.O.L.—Monthly Meeting, Templar Hall. ,>_r Saturday, January 6. Wakanui Road Board—Monthly Meeting, ■ Road- Board Office, Moore street

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., but will be charged double rates. All notices of Births, Marriages, or Deaths must bo 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.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1882. An Apology for the Banks.

Whenever trade is bad we are certain to hear complaints from business men to the effect that the Banks are behav ing cruelly towards them in “ putting the screw on,” and insisting that either the overdrafts should be lessened or a higher rate of interest allowed. This feeling on the part of those who have ventured upon speculations which they know to be perfectly sound, although it is not possible to realise on them at a moment’s notice, is nothing but natural. But it is as well that the old saying “audi alteram parterri' should be kept in view, and we therefore intend to write a few words on an article written on the side of the banks, which is to be found in the current number of the Australian Insurance and Banking Review. The article in question is en titled “ Advance in the Banks’ Lend ing Rates Justified,” and the writer, after commenting upon what he con siders the unreasonableness of cus tomers resenting higher rates when the time is inopportune to the debtor, pro ceeds to point out why money is dearer at the present time. Without going too deeply into figures, which would bore, without convincing, our readers, we will simply content ourselves with summarising the conclusions arrived at. It is pointed out that while the amount of money borrowed from the public for the year ending Septem ber 30 was that for the final quarter only amounted to The note circulation is expanding, although there is a slight contraction to the extent of during the last three months. But when we come to the advances made by the Banks during the concluding quar ter of the year we find a striking con trast. It seems that during the twelve months there has been an increase in this department equal to 25 percent, and this is held to be more than suffi cient excuse lor curbing what is called ‘•the insatiableness of the requirements of borrowers.” The reason of this in crease is accounted for as follows : “ Every colony has been spreading its 'wings and essaying a bolder flight, and the percentage of increase is so great as to show that unusual influences have been at work. Speculations in stations, in suburban estates, in sugar lands has been extensive and persistent, and in some instances it will take a consider able time before existing advances can be wiped out, especially when the realisation of property bought with borrowed money is dependent on re-sale and not on profits of production.” We have italicised the last sentence, be cause we think that such an argument as that carries with it its own refuta tion. Surely reckless borrowing pre supposes equally reckless lending, and if money has been advanced on pro perty, profit on which is dependent upon its re-sale and not on its produc tiveness, the Banks have certainly been rash in advancing such large sums to mere speculators. The result of this is that bona fide merchants who have had recourse to their bankers for temporary accommodation find themselves, when there is a lull in trade, in a very awk ward position, through circumstances for which they can scarcely be held responsible. The truth seems to be that the Banks are only too ready to lend money when business is in a flourishing state, but no sooner does trade become dull than they begin to press hardly on their customers. From the bankers’ point of view the argument is simple enough. They say that the very existence of the institutions under their c6ntrol depends upon their putting on pressure at the present time, and the figures that are put forth, which are startling enough, show that this is true. We are told “that the Banks have already laid out more than the whole of their own capital and all that they have borrowed in the Australasian colonies, the inference being that they have come under obligation abroad, say in London, for the last named sum.” Here we have, at any rate, ample reason why the Banks should exercise caution in sdvancing money, but it is not easy to see why the necessity for this caution was not brought home to them before. There seems, however, to be no other course left open for the banks but to “put the screw on,” and little hope is held out that the time is near when a lowering of interest rates will be justified. We are told that the only sources from which help can come are these :—(1) “The successful negotiation of Aus tralasian loans in London.” (2) “ The forthcoming returns from our produc tion of wool, gold, wheat, and other products.” (3) “ The determination of British capital to the colonies, especially through the channel of

\ Jj r finance and mortgage compafl^'s —this, current only setting in our airectioh. when our rate of interest rises, as at present, above the nominal British rate.” There is little consolation in all this to the bond, fide trader, although from a purely business point of view the argument of the Banks is practically unanswerable. Still, the present tight ness of money will not be altogether an unmixed evil if it teaches people to speculate less rashly in the future in the expectation that the Banks will assist them to tide over bad times, while we have no doubt that the Banks themselves will appreciate the lesson taught them, and be more careful in advancing money.

R.M. Court. —There was a clean sheet at the Court to-day. Methvkn. —lt is intended to hold a concert and ball on New Year’s night at Methven, the proceeds to go to the Library Fund. Flower Show. --The inclemency of the weather has compelled the promoters of the Flower Show to postpone the opening of the Exhibition till Wednesday next.

The King of War Correspondents.— Archibald Forbes delivered his second lacture at Nelson on “ Kings and Princes I have met,” last evening, and was accor ded a most hearty reception. The Otaoo Harbor. —The Otago Har bor Board have decided .to send home the plans of their new engineer, Mr Barr, for bar improvements, to Sir John Coode for approval before taking any action upon them.

Outward ’Frisco Mail. Mails for the United Kingdom, America, etc., via San Francisco, will close at. the local post office to-morrow morning at ten o’clock. mails, closing at five o’clock, will be despatched by the express train.

A Narrow Escape. —The Govern ment domain at Auckland had a nar row escape of being burnt out on Wednes day. Some smokers threw a match in the undergrowth which blazed fiercely, and a quarter of an acre was destroyed before the fire was suppressed. Winslow Sports. —For the convenience of intending visitors to the Winslow Sports on New Year’s Day, the Railway Depart ment have made arrangements for a special train to leave Ashburton at 10.46 a. m. Full particul irs will be found in our ad vertising columns. Masonic Hall, Rakaia. —This hall was opened and used for the first time on Wednesday evening. All the members present expressed themselves delighted with the comfort and convenience sup plied. P. M. Hardy was accorded a hearty vote of thanks for the trouble he had taken in looking after the erection of the building. Sugar Repining Works. —Mr RJ’ie, representative of the Co onial Sugar Re fining Company, and Mr .'vluir, Engineer, have arrived at Auckland from Sydney and will commence immediately the construc tion of the Company’s refining works at Duck Creek, North Shore. The first in stalment of machinery is expected from England in eight months.

Oil on Troubled Waters. —The Tima ru Harbormaster went out yesterday in the steam tug Titan to test the efficacy of using oil on heavy seas. He proceeded some miles out, taking a life boat with him. The result of the experiment ex ceeded the most sanguine expectations, and fully satisfied all on board that the oil might be used to great advantage.

The Weather. —The bad weather that has been prevalent in Ashburton during the past few days has cleared off, and this morning the sun was shining brightly and the sky clear. We have not heard that the farmers in the neighborhood have suffered any great loss. Our Rakaia c®r respondent, writing yesterday, sajs : There was a very heavy rain all last night and to-day. The heavy crops are suffer ing as the wind is very strong and the ground thoroughly saturated. Should this continue, it wi 1 be a most serious thing for the farmers, large and small, in the district. There has been no such weather here for a long time, and there seems no prospect, of it clearing up.

Sunday School Gathering. The united annual gathering of Sabbath Schools on Sunday afternoon next will be larger than expected, the number of scholars and teachers in the district amounting to 828, and it is probable the majority will turn out, should the wea ther be favorable. The town schools will meet at their respective places at the usual hour, and march in procession as quickly as possible afterwards to the Town Hall. The children are to be all seated before the main doors are thrown open to visitors at 2.45, and the gallery is to be reserved for the mothers. The service is to commence a little before 3 and close at 4 o’clock. The Recent Sudden Death at Christchurch. —At the inquest held yes terd y on the body of the man who died suddenly in the lock-up at Christchurch, Dr Symea deposed that the post mortem examination made by him showed that deceased had died from chronic alco holism, accelerated by the foul air of the lock-up, which, in its lower part and the interstices of the flooring, is soaked with excreta, vomit, etc., and which is impos sible to clean except by burning. The witness added that he, after a visit, had been rendered very sick. In reply to Inspector Pender, he said he had invar iably found the lock-up scrupulously clean, and no trouble spared to render the cells as sweet and habitable as circum stances would permit ; but the construc tion of the old part of the lock-up was extremely defective. The ventilation should be improved, the cells should be twice as high and twice as numerous, and some arrangement adopted by which the floor could be effectually cleansed or re newed when soaked with t-xcrata. The jury found a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence.

The Effects of Christmas Cheer.— Madras street north, Christchurch, was on Wednesday evening the scene of a quar rel, the like of which seldom if ever 00 urs in that locality, and which is attri buted to the (insatiable thirst for intoxi cants. The parties concerned, say. the Telegraph, have until recently been living it is supposed, in amity and conjugal felicity, though the husband was a little addicted to yjartaking rather too heavily of the “cup that cheers” and does inebriate. However, tho neighbours were treated to a comedy which, if rehearsed no end of times, could not have been much better performed. The “ lord and master ” reached home some time before six, and had an altercation with his “ hotter half,” the ultimate result being that both came to rather high words, and a crowd was not long in gathering round tho premises. An eye witness said that the wife was badly abused by her husband, who chose his expressions from neither a W dker’s nor a Webster’s dictionary, and denounced the unfortunate woman in no measured terms. The son interfered, and told his father he wasn’t going to see his mother illused. This would appear to have aroused the old man’s temper, and he closed with his son. A scuffle ensued, out of which the son came with a hand covered with blood, which rumour said was occasioned by the use of a knife, but the facts which were subsequently elicited hardly boreoutthisassertion. Thisactedasa final to what might have been a serious quarrel ; the combatants retired to the house, and tho spectators sought their homes, meanwhile giving unreserved ex pression to their opinions on the fracas.

' ' “ The North NbsjZbaland Settler.” —A. copy of this periodical' for the cur rent rjionth, which his, attained its fifth number, comes tg ua.frbm Auckland. It is admirably got up, end contains a vast amount of information useful to farmers, gardeners, and all people following agri cultural pursuits. Cubese and Butter Factory. —A meeting of shareholders in the above Company was held this aft moon in the upper chamber of the Town Hall, but the business done was purely of a formal character, consisting of the confirming of a couple of amended by-laws, altered at the late annual meeting of the share holders.

rfoLLOWAY’s Pills. Liver Complaints.—The digestion cannot be long so seriously disordered without the de rangement being perceptible on the counten ance. These pills prevent bum unpleasant consequences ; they improve the appetite and with the increase of desire for food, they augment the powers of digestion and assimila tion in the stomach. Holloways Pills deal most satisfactorily with deranged or diseased conditions of the many organs engaged in ex tracting nourishment for our bodies from our various diets—as the liver, stomach, and bowels, over all of which they exercise the most salutary control. By resorting at an early stage of this malady to these purifiying and laxative Pills, the dyspeptic is speedily restored to health and strength, aiid his sallowness gradually va n ish es.—[Ad vt. ]

BOROUGH SCHOOL.

Distribution of Prizes and Treat.

The distribution of prizes to the Borough School children took place this morning at the schoolhouse. The large schoo room was crowded with children, whose happy young faces formed a pretty picture. Mr Dempsey, the head-master, was of course present, and with his staff of teachers kept the youngsters in order. This duty was, however, a light one, as better behaved children it would have been difficult to find anywhere. The prizes, including a number of handsomely bound volumes, were arranged on a table in the centre of the room. Mr G. H. St. Hill, Chairman of the School Committee, presided, and briefly addressed the young people, speaking in his usual happy style, and tendering them some very excellent advice. Ho then gave away the prizes accompanying each gift with a few kindly words of praise and encouragement. Mr Joseph Ward was also present. The following is the prize list :

Standard Y.—Edith Empson, 1; Isa bella Williamson, 2; Florence Williams, 3. Standard IV. Alex. Jameson, 1 Stella Henderson, 2 ; W. Mitchell, 3.

Standard 111. Broomfield, 1 ; Edith Pritchard, 2 ; Mary Williamson, 3. 2nd division.—Alex. Fer guson, 1 ; James Walker, 2 ; Lizzie Tar ton. 3.

Standard 11. —W. Kidd, 1 ; Maggie Tait, 2 ; W. Jamieson, 3. Standard I.—Bella Brown, 1 ; Percy Harris, 2 ; Elizabeth Empson, 3. Infant Department : Ist division. Kate Shaw, Maude Bean, Robin Millar,. Eliza Davis, Mary Ann Woolley, Maggie Neville, Georgina Shaw, Ada Felton, Augusta Woolley, James Mcßae, Andrew McCallum, J. Purchase, Fred Smith, Willie Stephens, Arthur Barrett, Roderick Mcßae. 2nd division. Blanche Fowks, Florence Tucker, Nellie Powrie, Maggie Lseson, Mary Rhodda, Edith Andrews, Mary Harris, Gertrude Hyde, Emily Toppin, Clara Leonard, Thomas Allen, Andrew Harris, James Scott, W. Parker, S, Crooks, Percy Prit chard, Leslie Macdonald, George Wilson, Albert Rook, Ernest Kidd. Sewing Department : Standard Y.— Florence Williams, 1 ; Maud Barrett, 2. Standard IV.—Alice Poole, 1 ; Edith Barrett, 2 ; Ethel Alcorn, highly com mended. Standard lll.—Edith Poole, 1; Lilly Ivess, highly commended. Stan dard If.—Ellen Woolley, 1. Standard I. —Alice Tasker, 1. Knitting prize, Ada Simmonds, 1. Special Prizes.—A “ Book of American pictures,” by ths Rev. Manning, was given by Mr St Hill, for best essay on the geography and history of America, to Isabella Williamson. MrJ. Ward also gave a nice prize, entitled the “ Bird-World,” by Giacommelli, for accuracy and neat ness in arithmetic, to Isanella William son. Mr Weeks presented a prize en titled “ Evening Hours,” by Lady Barker, for good conduct, io Agnes Woolley, in Standard 111. This prize was awarded on the unanimous veto of the scholars Mr Dempsey gave two prizes for the neatest exercises, which were awarded as follows ; —Florence Williams, 1 ; Ada Wilkie, 2. Mr Chichester, second master, also gave a prize for the neatest exercise book, ' which was awarded to Annie Bean. Mr Week’s prize for the best-conducted boy in school was awarded to Alick Jameson. For the best attend ance at school, prizes were awarded to Ethel Alcorn and Lucy Chapman. For best behaviour in Standard 1., Thomas Crooks won a prize.

Recitations.—The school was then cleared, of the children who were not com peting in the recitation classes. Amongst the older girls, eight competed, and the first prize was awarded to Stella Hender son. Only one boy competed, but. failed to take a prize. The competition with the remaining scholars was adjourned until another day

The children then assembled in the schoolroom, where a most sumptuous feast of sandwiches, cake and milk was provided for them. In the afternoon a large num ber of sports were gone through and prizes given, and all the children appeared to thoroughly enjoy themselves.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

SOUTH RAKAlA— Yesterday. (Before 0. Whitefoord, Esq., R. M.) Drunk and Disorderly. —J. Boswell was charged with being drunk and be having in a disorderly and disgraceful maimer at the South Rakaia Hotel. Ac cused pleaded guilty to the first charge, but denied the second. A tele mam was re ceived from Mr Ireland asking for the case to be adjourned, as ho had missed the train. —The request was not granted. —Robert Wilson gave eviden o to the effect that defendant came to tho bar in a mad state, and wanted to fight anyone. Ho had not had a drink in the house, and witness was ordered by the barman to put him out, as he had torn one man’s coat off, and in sulted everyone in the place.—Thomas Leap, barman at the hotel, stated that at about G o’clock in the morning Boswell came in and wanted to fight everyone, ho had him turned out, but he got in again at the back door, and commenced fight ing. There was a fight outside, and it was finished outside. Ho did not know that his (Boswell’s) jaw was broken till told of it afterwards. Witness denied striking the defendant. —Joseph Steward said he was passing and heard loud talk ing. On going inside ho found a lot of men fighting. The barman said—“ Give it the -, it only serves him right.”— The police stated that, defendant was a quiet and orderly man generally—The defendant stated that he had attended an Orange meeting the night before, and had kept up till daylight. —Tho Bench, taking into consideration the fact that defen dant had received injury, and his pre vious good conduct, fined him LI, and costs 7a 6d, Breach ok the Licensing Act, —J. C. Howell, licensee of the South Rakaia Hotel, was charged with permitting dis orderly conduct in his licensed house on tho 9th inst. Accused pleaded not guilty. —Tho charge arose out of the circum stances detailed in the last case, and the same witnesses were called for the prose- j

cution.—David Campbell, stated that he went to the hotel on the morning in ques tion, and Boswell came from behind the bar and went for one of the men who en tered with him. The blow was returned, and the barman then jumped over the bar and did nothing but look at th ' H ’it. [This witness was cautioned by the Joouch for giving impertinent answers ] He did not attempt to stop the fight. B 'swell struck him on the back of the head, and he left hearing quarrelling.—For the de fence : Thomas Leap, who had charge of the house on that morning, stated that he tried to stop the fight. He had received instructions from the landlord to call in the police in case of disturbance —R. Wilson stated that Boswell was taken to the dining-room, and there slept for twenty minutes after the first fight. Ho had not heard Leap make use of any bad language. The defendant was fined L 5 and costs, and the judgment ordered to be endorsed on his license.—Leap and Campbell asked for their expenses, but the Bench declined to allow them. CIVIL CASE. Morgan and Hibbs v. Goldsmith—There was no appearance of the defendant. Judgment was given for the amount claimed (L3l Is sd) and costs of Court.

MOUNT HUTT ROAD BOARD.

The above Board met on Thursday the 14th inst. Present —Messrs Cameron, McMillan, Alington, Orr, and the Chair man, Mr Julian Jackson. —The Overseer’s report was read, and it was resolved to give the contractor for shingling Barker’s road notice to push on with the work, so as to get the contract completed by the specified time. —Mr John Mann inter viewed the Board in reference to a right of-way through the late Mr Anderson’s property. It appeared that as this was a private affair between Mr McMillan and Messrs McKerrow and Mann, the Board declined to interfere.—The Chairman in formed the meeting that Mr McMillan and himself had gone over the proposed stormwater drainage line from Methven to Hfighbank with Mr Baxter, who would hand in his report to the County Council at their next meeting.—Tenders were opened for the formation of fbur miles of the Chertsay road, and 120 chains of the Lower Boundary road. Only two tenders were sent in ; one was informal, and the other considered too high.—Mr E. Chap man, of Drayton, wrote, complaining of the stock that was allowed to stray about the roads, and asked the Board to take the necessary steps to compel the owners to keep the stock on their own property. —lt was resolved to advertise for written applications from persons willing to act as ranger, applications to be sent in by next meeting,—Mr R. M. Morten wrote, en closing a cheque for land in road closed through Mr Anderson’s property. It was resolved to return Mr Morton’s cheque to him, as the Board did not recognise him in the matter. The County Council wrote, informing the Board that the cost of painting the posts at the ends of cul verts and the cost of keeping the fords in order would be paid by the Coun cil. A communication was freceived from the County Council, asking the Board to recommend a poundkeeper for the next year. It was resolved to advertise for a suitable person, the application to be in by Saturday the 23cd inst., the Chairman to select one and inform the Council of his selection.— A letter was read from Mr Back, traffic manager, in reply to a letter from the Board asking to have a read opened through the railway yard at Methven, stating that asasimilarapplication had been made by the Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Railway Company and refused, he could not grant the application.—A letter was read from M< E. G. Wright, Chairman of the Rangitata Road Board, requesting the Board to agree with them in recom mending the amalgamation of the several road boards in tho County, the whole to be worked under the County Council, as they consider it would be more economi cal. After carefully considering Mr Wright’s letter the Board were unanimous in condemning his proposal as unworkable, and passed the following resolution— “ That this Board does not see tho advan tage of merging the seven Boards into one, u jder the County Council, as proposed by the Rangitata Road Board, and coil-: aiders tho present system of local govern ment far more satisfactory a copy of the resolution to bs forwarded to the Rangitata Road Board.—A letter was read from Mr. John (-’rigg upon the proposed amalgamation of the several districts by the Rangitata Road Board, giving the Longbeach Board’s views upon the matter, and enclosing the Longbeach Board's reply to Mr Wright. It was resolved to write to Mr Grigg, and th -nk him for his letter, and to forward him a copy of thei resolution passed by this Board.—After passing accounts to the amount of LOO 2a Id, the Board adjourned till January 11th 1833.

THE ATTEMPTED MURDER AT AUCKLAND.

The following further particulars are to hand concerning the attempted murder at Auckland, referred lo in yesterday’s issue 1 ,—lt is now considered possible that the woman Olsen, brutally attacked by her husband with an axe, may recover; She has a terrible gash, four inches in length, under the left eye, and nine pieces of bone, deeply embedded, have been ex tracted. The cause of the assault was jealousy. She had a protection order from her husband. Hearing from one of the children that another man had been cohabiting with her, the husband went up on Wednesday night to effect a reconcilia tion. She declined his overtures, and he returned to his vessel. About three o’clock yesterday morning he went back to the house and effected an entrance. Th m, taking an .axe, he deliberately in flicted a blow with the sharp edge of the weapon on the side of the woman’s face. Olsen then left the house, and gave him self up to the police. He was brought up yesterday morning, and remanded for eight days Olsen is a Norwegian, and a seaman on the schooner Christina. The captain and crew stated that he was temperate and quiet. Elizabeth Olsen has been mar ried twice, her first husband, by whom she had several children, being named Brown. The match with Olsen has not been by any means a happy one, and quarrels led to the Bench granting the woman a protection order, and compelling the husband to pay LI per week towards her support. This happened five months ago, and as a natural consequence, the husband and wife have been living apart since then. He went to the house last night with the object of effecting a recon ciliation, but she refused his overtures, and declined to live with him again. Ho lay down on a sofa in the parlour, and she went into her bedroom, taking two of her children to sleep with her. At midnight he went out into the back yard, and is supposed then to have got hold of the axe which was in the yard. He is supposed to have attempted suicide at hia vessel, which was 100 yards distant, before or after, as the clothes he had been wearing were found wet on the deck of the schooner, and he had changed hia clothes. Mrs Olsen recovered con sciousness at the Hospital, and seems dis posed to talk of the assault. She says she was married in June last to Olsen, and that from the very day of the wedding up to the present time she had been bounced, bullied, and ill-treated by her husband. Mrs OJsen is a robust woman of 37 years of age. Dr Goldaborough visited her late last night at the Hospital. She is now somewhat better, and hopes are enter tained of her recovery. There is danger that erysipelas may set in, but the copious

flow of blood will render it lesßcifatnlr nent.

SIR JULIUS VOGEL.

[BY TELEGRAPH- ] * Wellington-, Yesterday. Sir Julius Yogel was entertained,, at luncheon to-day. About 250 persons, ip eluding a fair sprinking of ladies, tot down. The chair was occupied by the Mayor, having on his right Sir Julius Vogel, and on his le t his Excellehjbjy thd' Administrator of the Government, Sir James Prendergast. He was, also sup ported by the Colonial Treasurer, the Hon, Major Atkinson, Hon. W. Ril|eston, and the Speaker of the Legislative -r £)ouiicil, Sir William Fitzherbert.

The toast of “ His Excellency the Act ing Governor ” having been drunk andl reap nded to by Sir James Prendergast, t>ir William Fitzherbert proposed the health of “ Our Guest ” in a short speech* in the course of which he said that when Sir Julius Vogel arrived in thiVfcblbny (about 20 years ago, more or leas)'he ffaßi .friendless, and by his own indomitable energy won his 'way into Parliament', where he gave expression to opinir.nH ~r.bfct made the hair stand bn the heads 6f thoa£ who heard them. He had the courage of his opinions, and forced his way without having anybody but himself to thank for the position he bad now attained. (Cheers.) After paying a high tribute to Sir Julius’s indomitable’energy he con cluded by saying thaf if, anything were needed to demons* rate the mafctbi* mind'df' their guest, it was supplied in the 1 fact that every bit of the administration in New Zealand that had, occurred under whatever leadershipr had borne hiirim-, press. (Cheers.) .....

Sir Julius Vogel, on rising to aclrno#-' ledge the toast, was received witH ' |rfo longed enthusiastic cheers. He spoke for exactly half an, hour. He said if those present would place themselves in his position they would recognise that he was not able to say, as Sir William FitzHerlm| had done, that his task was an easy for he thought they-must; allow that public speaking was somewhat difficult when the feelings that one spok6 nndbr, so to-say, gushed up faster and in .greater volume than one was able, to find utter ance fpr. To come back here after his long absence, to have to make so hurried a visit at so short a notice, to be Teoaived* so kindly by such a gathering as tha .pre sent, and to hear the kind remarks made by Fir William Fitzherbert—all this over powered his feelings, and he cohid oili siy that it was a source.of extreme regret to him that he was only able to make so short a stay in Wellington. ' (Cheers.) Had it not been for a sudden illness with which he was stricken down in Melbourne; he would have made a much longer; Stay. (Renewed cheers.) They might well be lieve that as he had visited this colony!,' with which so much of his early life had been associated, arousing a recollection of all his former successes, trials, oaresi and anxieties of public life, the old feeling would naturally recur to .him again, like the warrior oh the war pa h, a feeling that he should like once more to. resume a position in public life in this colony. (Loud cheers.) He had not been many hours in New Zealand before he was offered, he ,t was going to say, two seats, but he ought. to. ; say (a reasonable prospect of .two seats, by gentlemen who were willing' to resign their positions in his favor. ,He bad some thought before he left Bngland of this contingency, and, recognising the weakness which sometimes led persons to wish for that which was not always wise for them, had taken care to guard against the fascination of renewing his acquain tance with public life in Now Zealand-by leaving at Home some very substantial hostages, in the shape of his .children. (Laughter.) Those familiar with public life could bear him out in saying t)fat there was a special fascination about it, though as against that fascination there was an equalextent of private sacrifice.; It was, however, very much to the credit of,,pub lic men in New Zealand that public , fife had never been, and he thought never would be in this colony, the rohd "to ’ pri vate advancement, beyond that - wmch came from regard such as that,, which he was receiving to-day and the knowledge of the appreciation entertained by one’s fel low colonists. (Cheers.) 'Though'there were frequently heated debates, dating which were used words which wore not perhaps uttered altogether with considera tion, it had rarely been the case, ' f .eveir, that impure motives had been Attributed to public men, and-he thought it was almost an axiom that, strength of founda tion of government depended upon .the estimation in which those who exercuied the power of governing werf held. (Cheers.) It was said that duty brought its own reward. He did not mean that sort of duty one had 1 1 pay through cus toms, or duty which was imposedcifpou unfortunate owners of property. (Laugh ter.) But one had ’ sometimes to wait a long time for theireward he alluded to, and Sir William had described to them how the highest positions in the land ware open to those who had - the courage to strive for them, and were open, moreover, to the humblest classes. They should not leave out of the governing power/that most important arm of it, the civil service. [Hear, hear.] Ha felt that he would have spoken incompletely on.rthe present occasion if he had'to: go away from .Wellington without expressing' tha sense of gratitude which, he, iti 'common with other public men of the colony, owed to the devoted service of the civil service, such, for example, the charge of department like those of railways, tele graphs, life insurance and the public trus tee, in which, if they were private Under takings, those who were in charge of them would receive salaries four or five times greater than those received by the civil servants. It was evident, therefore, that the Government as a rale, ’secured the services of its employes at very much less than the average cost paid for able men in private undertakings. [Hear, hear.] It was notorious that in Victoria, on the celebrated “ Black Thursday,” there were removed from the public service, without any ceremony whatever, many persons who now had reason to fpol grateful for the events of that day, which enabled them to arrive at fortunes and positions which many would doubtless have never otherwise attained. !.It was a matter for great gratification that the public works of the.'colony were admitted to have been so successful. From the standpoint of a visitor, he would like to say that the work of the future was by no means finished; that there was one subject which was as much a burning question of the present as of the past—immigration. .. visitor was constantly reminded as he travelled through the colony of . the want of population. In 1870 wo aspired to convert 250,000 persona into 500,050. We ought to be more ambitious now, and seek to convert that 600,000 into a million. (Loud cheers). He was pleased at the substantial progress made by Wellington during his absence, especially that the Wellington-Manawatu railway had been commenced. (Loud cheers.) Both Lady Vogel, whose absence on that occasion was keenly regretted by her, and himself would ever remember the kindness* that they had invariably experienced at* the hands of the people of Wellington,,where so many important years of their lives had been spent, and, whether in .Wellington or away from it—whether, in fact, in New Zealand or away from it—his hopes and exertions, humble as they might bo, would always be at he. command' of colonists—(loud cheers)—and he was 'still young, although he did hot look'it, and he could indulge the hope thit it might not be denied to him at some future tim^

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29,, 1882.



■ls Woihavenow IN STOCK and for sale, •x vessels from Kaipara, a large assort ment pf ; .DRESSED AND UNDRESSED " Timber, including sizes to suit all requirements of the Building Trade. WELL - SEASONED TIMBER for ilmneA and Cabinetmakers. _ r Alao„ ft;om Foxton, ex Awaroa and XVrbft Queen, Totaral Black Pine, of (he best quality to be obtained. TUCKER. RESTELL & CO.



John Meech, BU; RNE T T STREET, Ashburton, CABINETMAKER & UPHOLSTERER. ' above advertiser , begs to intimate to pumerous friends and customers that aa he'has > . ■;;: : HIS PREMISES He it firow in a position to execute all kinds of FURNITURE at prices to meet .J3QS.TIUES* ... Second-hand Furniture bought and ■ v First'Prize'awarded at the late A. and •P.Show. : J&Ksi ,l=t .• Showrooms—Next Bullock’s Arcade. ’ ‘ >T ~W«rkrihop—Next Wail tffice "F YOU WANT GOOD AND ■M '. a gTRONG FURNITURE, OiS- ct -■ GO TO AVIS’S OHEAR FURNITURE AND bed .T iDING MANUFACTORY, EAST. STREET 'SOUTH, ASHBURTON. ■7l VERY article Sold at Christchurch - J-i Prxoes arid guaranteed best of material and workmanship. v FUNERALS fnmror & OOMPDBTBI.Y FURNISHED] slO '■Li.TTTjniuji »i Milner Ashburton, ? n 0. M. JONES, Agent. PIPE i ORGANS.—Especially suitable for Churches. Far superior to any Sled Organ near the price for' richness and purity of tone,'volume) of sound, and durability tJf construction. ; Price—£l2o. REED ORGANS.- —By Smith and Go., Mason and Hariilin, Wood and Co., Esby and C 0. ,: New? England Company, and Olotigh and Warner,— from £l2 12s. V JE*3 A N»X) S, —Brinsmead and Sons, Brotidiriwd} Oollard and Collard, ErarJ, Bleyel and, others, Dresden Model, and 1 German and French manufacturers, wilh 11 latest improvements. PAYMENTS. JS4,XOWBOLZiSALtI AND RETAIL. ©l4



Wanted WANTED to Purchase—A good Car rier’s EXPRESS and HARNESS, apply W. E. Bond, Longbeach Coach. d 27 WANTED TENDERS—For CUT TING, STOCKING, and STACK ING 300 Acres Crop at Coldstream. Par ticulars can be obtained from Messrs Jameson and Roberts, Ashburton, or 0. H. DOWDING, d 27 Coldstream. WANTED KNOWN—That a BALL will be held in Mr Clark’s Grain Shed, Tinwald, on Now Year’s night Tickets, 2s 6d. The proceeds will be given to the Tinwald School Treat Fund. Doors open at 8 p.m. 23d TXT'ANTED KNOWN-That Robert V\ Elston, Burnett street, Ashbur ton, having procured the newest appara tus, is prepared to Sweep Chimneys at very low rates. Any orders left at the Town Hall will receive prompt attention. anted k n own. That BONEDUST, specially prepared for drilling with carrots, mangolds, etc., can be obtained from the undersigned. F. MAYO, Hampstead Bone Mills. WANTED KNOWN—The Leicester Boot Warehouse, Burnett street, is the cheapest shop in Ashburton for Boots and Shoes. Ladies Boots from 6s 6d per pair ; Ladies’ Prunella, 7s 6d per pair; great variety of Infants’, lid per pair ; Men’s Balmorals, 12s 6d per pair ; Men’s Bluchers, 8s 6d ; Men’s Shoes, 10s 6d; Boy’s strong nailed Laceups, 6s 6d. Repairs neatly executed. J. G. GREEN & CO., 20d • Burnett street. WANTED KNOWN —It is Mr Lan caster’s intention to extend his Bread Business, and he wishes his cus tomers to know he has secured Mr Thomas Hicks to manage that branch. A Cart will be run with Broad alone, independent of the other Two Carts, which will con tinue to run as before. The name of Mr Hicks will be a sufficient guarantee that, under his management, Bread of unex ceptionable quality will be turned out of the FREETRADE BAKERY, East street —R. Lancaster, Proprietor. 240 Special Advertisements. THE SCOTTISH IMPERIAL IN SURANCE COMPANY. Head Office: 151, West George street, Glasgow. Capital ... £1,000,000 FIRE RISKS taken at lowest current rates. Claims promptly settled here. W. R. BOYLE, n 7 Agent, Ashburton.



OHRISTMAS PRESENTS. JUST OPENED UP, A Large and Choice Selection of FANCY GOODS TOYS PRIZE BOOKS. &a., &0., &o. Andrewes Bros., BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS, &c. East street south, Ashburton. n!6 gAY E YOUR GRAIN AND PURCHASE Walter A. Wood’s TWINE REAPER AND BINDER, Which'obtained the FIRST PRIZE and GOLD MEDAL against all comers at the TRIAL held last season in Christ church, under the auaj ices of the Canter bury A. and P. Association. This Machine combines Lightness of Draught, Simplicity of Construction, Ease of Management, Durability, and with Quantity and Quality of Work. Ealing, 21st December, —To Messrs Poyntz and Co, —Gentlemen. —In an swer to your enquiry 1 might state that the Wood’s Twine Binder, works to my entire satisfaction,and may mention that during last season, I cut 154 acres of wheat during a strong wind with perfect ease, and produced good work. Yours truly, Henry Herne, manager for J. E, Ruddenkiau. Newlands, 22nd December, —Messrs Poyntz and Co., Ashburton.—l have this day completed cutting 25 acres of rye grass on my farm at Newlands, with a W. A. Wood’s Twine Binder, purchased from you last year, to my entire satisfaction. The crop is now lying on the ground, and speaks for itself. Anyone wishing to see the crop can do so on visiting my farm. Yours faithfully, Martin Griffin, FOR SALE— Second-hand GRASS-STRIPPER. FOR SALE— Second-hand McCormick REAPERS and BINDERS. FOR SALE— Four-horse DRAY. FOR SALE— A WAGONETTE, in capital order. FOR SALE— An Eight-horse-power ENGINE, by Clayton and Shuttle worth, in good order. FOR SALE COMBINE, by Marshall. ON SALE BINDER TWINE, WIRE, and OIL, at current rates, Poyntz & Co., AGENTS.



Special Advertisements. TBE MUTUAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, We are prepared t'> accept RISKS on Threshing Machines and Growing Cropa. RATE—2S per cent. LESS than any previous season. o2 T COKER, REST ELL & CO. [With an apology to Green’s Shade.] CHEAP HOOTS AND SHOES.—The BIG SHOP in East Street, Ash burton, has just been opened with an entirely NEW STOIC of English, Foreign, and CoTmial-m de BOOTS and SHOES, which will be sold at my usual LOW PRICES, which have given such satisfaction in Tinwald and else where. —O. HAWKINS, “ Munstek” Wakehousb, Ashburton ; also at Tm wald.



QOA L. COAL. COAL. We have now IN STOCK, ex Con ference, a large supply of the Old Lambton Coal. This is the BEST HOUSE COAL imported. 18n TUCKER, RESTELL & 00.



TO BLACKSMITHS, -iM BREW HRS, AND OTHERS. Just lauded, ex Mary Campbell, from Greymouth, a supply of the CELEBRATED Brunner Coal, The best procurable for blacksmith and steam purposes. n 27 TUCKER, RESTELL & CO.



n 'iHE BEST VALUE FOR READY JL MONEY IS THE MEN’S AND BOYS’ CLOTHING Manufactured BY TUB NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory, 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, Manager. b!9



SAMUELSON’S PRIZE SHEAF TWINE BINDER & HARVESTER THE NEW ZEALAND GRAIN AGENCY AND MERCANTILE COM PANY, LIMITED, Have landing, ex Marlborough, their first shipment of the bamuelson PRIZE TWINE BINDER AND HARVESTER. The Machines, which are now being fast sold, have many material improve ments on the one exhibited by Messrs Samuehon last season. Among others we may mention especially the NEW AND STRONG MAIN GEAR FRAME CHAIN LIFTING GEAR ON TRA VELLING WHEEL RAISING AND LOWERING GEAR FOR GRAIN WHEEL PATENT OILING ARRANGE MENTS FOR DRIVING-WHEEL IMPROVED SHIFTING REEL. These, combined with the lightness of draught, lowness of cut, simplicity of con struction, and strength of material, render the machine the most complete offered this season. The Binder is simple and easy to oper ate and automatic, making sheaves regular in size and with perfect separation and good shape, with secure knot. Messrs Samuelaon, in perfecting this machine, have avoided complication, and have carefully studied extreme simplicity and facility of adjustment. An expert from Messrs Samuelson’s Factory is now on the way out. and will arrive in New Zealand early in December, so as co be present to render his services during next harvest. Early application is necessary to avoid disappointment in securing a machine. G. G. STEAD, Managing Director. P. CUNNINGHAM, Consulting Director. W. HORNE, 12au Agent, Ashburton. gANTA CLAUS IS COMING. JEL M. Jones’ COMPLIMENTS TO ALL; And desires to call special attention to the following items, which have been 1 carefully selected for the coming Festive Season : BOOKS ! BOOKS ! ! REWARD, PRESENTATION, and PRIZE BOOKS. NEW VOLUMES— Boys’ Own Annual Girls’ Own Annual Chatterbox Child's Companion Infants’ Magazine, &c., &c. POETS— VARIOUS Authors ; Sir Walter Scott’s Works, new edition, complete. TOYS! TOYS!! TOYS! ! ! GREAT VARIETY—in Wood, Tin, China, and Indiarnbber. DOLLS ! DOLLS !! DOLLS !! ! ALL SIZ E'S —From one inch to two feet—in Wood, Rag, China, Composition, etc. FANCY GOODS ! FANCY GOODS ! A NICE SELECTION of the above, suitable for Christmas Presents and New Year Gifts. ALL the above Goods are offered at the LOWEST Possible Prices for CASH. A LIBERAL DISCOUNT allowed to schools on parcels of Toys, Books, etc. PIANOS. ORGANS, BRASS, and STRINGED INSTRUMENT ox DEFERRED PAYMENTS. H. M. JONES, BURNETT ST. & BARING SQUARE. 13d EDUCATION Act, 1877, Debtors and Creditors Act, and Amend ment Acts, Forest Trees Planting Encouragement Act, 1871, to be had at the Guaijdian Office, next Matson, Cox and Co.'s, W. *atreet.



Special Advertisements. S UMMER FLOWER SHOW. Owing to the inclemency of the, wither, this Show is POSTPONED froth To-mor row to WE ONE SDAY, January 3rd. Entries will be received up to 9 a. m. on January 3rd. d 29 S. E. POYNTZ,



Thomas Taylor, ■jgAKER AND CONFECTIONER, East street. WE DDI IS 0 CAKES To Order. Manufacturer of CIDER AND OTHER CORDIALS,