SHIPPING.

FORT OP LYTTELTON. Arrived. Yesterday. Mahinapua, s.s., from Nelson. To-day. Taiaroa, s.s., from Wellington. Omapere, 8.5., from Oamaru. Wakatipu, s.s., from Wellington. Sailed' - Yesterday. Antelope, cutter, for Akaroa. Croydon Lass, schooner, for Waitapu. ' Cleopatra, brigantine, for Greymouth. : Mary Campbell, brigantine for Grey mouth. , Mahinapua, s.s., for Dunedin. ■ Maud Graham, -schooner, for New Plymouth. : SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ’ Wellington, Yesterday. Arrived—TaiarOa, from the North ; Arawata, from Melbourne, via the South Tui, from Kaikoura and Lyttelton. * ' Sailed —Spec, schooner, for Havelock; Pile, brigantine, for Kaipara ; Arawata, for Sydney, via the East Coast. Dunedin, Yesterday. Arrived —Gleaner, from Greymouth ; Wsnaka, from the North.

COMMERCIAL.

+ ■ The following is the Christchurch Corn Ex change report for the week ending Friday evening, the 24th inst. Business in the grain trade during the week has been only of a no minal character, with little or no alteration to record in values.—Wheat: , Prime milling quality, holders are asking front 4s 4d to 4s 6d per bushel; with but few inquiries; second quality, 3s lod to 4s; screenings and chick wheat, 3s 3d to 3s yd.—Oats : Local demand continues fairly good, with no change to report in values. For good short milling a slight ad vance may be recorded ; feed quality, 3 s 3d to 3s 4d. —Barley: There is no inquiry at pre sent for malting; feed quality, 3s 4d to 3s 6d per bushel. —Potatoes No business doing, prices nominal.--Cheese and Butter : The for mer, old Bd, new, 6d ; the latter to perlb. Messrs J. T. Ford and Co., report :—At Tiiiwald,"on Tuesday we held our usual sale; and had a very fair catalogue; both sheep and cattle sold equal to our recent report.

DAILY MEMORANDA .

AUCTION SALKS • , Mono \y,. November 27. F. Guineas and Ob. , at Mr Fooler’s Store, ' Cheftsey—Stock-in-trade of a general House, Furniture, Book Debts, 'and Sundries 5 11 a.m. .... , Tuesday,November 28. Matson, Cox and Co.,'at the Ashburton Yards— Stock. R Wilkin and Co., at the, Canterbury Wool Stores —Wool Sale; 11 a. in. ' ThOuSdAY, NOYEMfi er SO. Mr Alfred Harrison, at the VVakanui Mill —Horses, Cattle,, Implements, Ac.; 11. 30 a. m. : Saturday, December 2. Matson, OOx, and Co., at Tattersall’a, . Burnett . street -r- Produce, &c.; 11 o’clock Landed Property ; 2 o’clock. Mr. T. Bullock, at the Bazaar, Biirnett street—Landed Property ; 1 o’clock.. MrT. Bullock, at the Bazaar—Horses ;

1.30 p.m. . Mr Alfred: :: Harmon, at the yards— Horses, Pigs, Produce,- <fec..;. 12 noon. Mr W. F. Alien, at nia rooms, Barnett street—Horses, Pigs, Poulti General Produce, Ac.; 11.30 a.m. Friday, December 8. R; Wilkin And Co., at the’ Ashburton’ County Saleyards—Bo Horses. ‘* '

MEETING®, AMUSEMENTS, &o . , To-Night, Saturday, November 25. Dramatic Entertainment —Town Hall, 8 p.m. : Monday, November 27. , Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7 o’clock. , Wednesday, November 29. County. Council, at the County Council Chambers,' at 11 o’clock. Entertainment and Ball—Elgin District School, 8 p.m. Saturday, December 2.

Wakanui Road Board—Monthly Meeting, Road Board Office, Moore street - Tuesday, December 5. ashburton Permanent Building and In vestment Society, Monthly Meeting, from 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. ,

Saturday, December 16. Grand Temperance Demonstration—Ath letic Sports, Tea Meeting, and Conceit.■ , Friday, December 29. , | Somerset Lodge, Monthly Meeting, n the Masonic Hall, Tahcred street, 7.30. . Monday, January 1. Winslow Races and Sports.

TRAVELLERS’ GUIDE.

Trains Leave Ashburton fob Christ church and intermediate stations 7.10 a-m.,- 10.55 a.m.,;and (Express) 6.39 p.m. Trains Leave Ashburton fob Tim arc and South, at 6.50 a.m., 10.25 a.m. . (Express), and 4.45 p. m. —the latter pro ' ceeding no farther than Timaru. Trains Arrive at Ashburton from Christchurch: at 10 20 a.m. (Express), 4.35 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. Trains Arrive at Ashburton from Timaru and South at 10.45 a.m., 5.28

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas, et Prevalebit. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25. 1882. Migrating Cricket Teams.

The Australian Eleven cricketers, as we have lately heard, have arrived at Auckland on their return home, and have been duly feted and applauded for their successful efforts in the Home country. On the other hand a strong eleven of English gentlemen cricketers has come and played two matches, one at Adelaide and one at Melbourne. In a few days the Auckland eleven will be in Ashburton, and it is stated that another Auckland eleven, nearly as good as the first, is about to start on a trip through all the principal towns in the North Island. It is clear that migrating cricket teams have now be come such thoroughly acclimatised in stitutions that it will soon be almost as difficult for an outsider to describe all the travelling cricket teams in the colony as it is for a non-racing man to recollect the pedigrees of the principal race horses. There are some persons who contend already that too much at tention is given in the papers to the re porting of the doings of these people— the cricketers, not the race horses. We doubt if there is much force in the ob jection, except indeed that sometimes Reuter’s agents, with the copious want of intelligence common among many of them, give details of unimportant scores, etc., when the space would be better occupied with important items of public news better worth recording. On the whole, however, there is no cause to be dissatisfied with the great interest taken in cricket wherever a British community exists. The game has become a favorite test for athletic excellence and physical training. And not without reason. There is no other game known which in so high a degree calls into play the best powers of a robust physical manhood, and to some extent even moral training. Speed, strength, ceaseless activity, endurance, discipline, courage, patience, and cool judgment are all requisite to make a .first-class cricketer. Let any one who doubts try how far in the course of a year or two he can get towards making himself, we will not say a Spofforth, a Blackham, or a Murdoch, but even a cricketer of much local note anywhere. To arraign cricket, indeed, is to do what the great Edmund Burke said he always declined to do, namely, to draw a bill of indictment against a whole nation. There was some amusement and chaffing lately in Christchurch, at the expense of the worthy Dean of Christchurch, on account of his pro posed enterprise, since carried into effect, of reclaiming larrikins by accus toming them to spend more of their time in cricket and other athletic sports. Yet after all the Dean was at bottom in the right; there could not be nearly so much time or inclination for larrikinism if boys and young men generally were more thoroughly engaged in some athletic sport they took an interest in, and so in default of this, large numbers spend their spare time and cash at public-house bars, drinking beer or whisky which they don’t want, and then trying to make other people feel as uncomfortable as they do them selves. We are aware that there are some few persons of a morbid disposi tion, and apparently of sickly bodies, like Mr Wilkie. Collins, the novelist, who in his “ Man and Wife,” endeavors to pourtray a sporting young man who goes in for rowing, pedestrianism, swimming, etc., and is an incarnation of all that is low, brutal and blackguardly, but the writer has obviously drawn a perfectly unreal portraiture, to which he would in vain attempt to find a counter-part in real life. It does not follow that because a mm has a strong arm he must of necessity commit a murder, or that be cause a man has powerful and active legs he must employ them by jumping on his wife’s body. On the other hand, the tables might easily be turned on Mr Wilkie Collins, and a lazy, dissi pated young man, or, for that matter, young woman, might be pictured by a fruitful novelist as not taking part in any athletic sport, but lying in bed until noon every day and reading Mr Collins’ novels without getting much good out of them. VVe have known real samples of young persons of that stamp. We don’t think cricket can. be be abolished, and we are sure it is not desirable. On the contrary, we should' prefer to see it played with as high a degree of perfection here as in Aus tralia. One great obstacle to this at present is the illiberal and niggardly manner in which both our Government and our local public bodies have treated cricket clubs with regard to obtaining suitable pieces of ground for play, or subsidising them for improvements on lands not vested. In Victoria and New South Wales nothing is easier than for any decent cricket club to get the ex clusive use of a few acres of ground, to be held by trustees in perpetuity for that particular club. In New Zealand scarcely anything is more difficult than such an acquisition. About the only feasible plan for securing a suitable cricket ground is to buy it, and many, perhaps most of the clubs, are too poor to do that. While there is this diffi culty generalry prevalent New Zealand must expect to take a decidedly back seat as compared with any of the Au stralian colonies in the matter of cricket.

Sporting,— We are informed, on good authority, that a match has been arranged between the well-known horses Agent and Oomet forL3oo aside. Very groat interest seems to be taken in the match, which, wo believe, will be run off within a mouth from date;

r Mount Somers Road B6ard.—The Mount Somers Road Board invite appli cations for Clerk. ,

A Startling Discovery. —Ye : terd i y forenoon a chemist in Tay street, Inver cargill, discpvered that a hole 1 had been burned in the wall of his shop near the ground, as if materials had been placed against it and had burned out, leading to the belief that incendiaries had been at work.

Memoranda. —Shearing commences at Lagmhor on the Ist December. —Rates due to the Upper Ashburton Road Board are to -be paid to Mr Jephson at his office, Tinwald. Attention is directed to an announcement of Messrs Vincent and Dow, painters, glaziers, and paperhangers, near Royal Hotel.

Suicide in a Prison Cell. — A laborer named John Gordon, who was arrested yesterday afternoon in Dunedin on a charge of stealing a watch and chain from an hotel, committed suicide in the pri-on cell by cutting his thro it with a pen-knife. He expired shortly after being discovered. He had b>eu searched, but the penknife must have been secreted purposely.

The Case op George Longhurst. —At the Wellington Appeal Court yesterdiy the case of Regina v. Adams w<s argued. The Court took lime to consider its judg ment in the case, and if the decision is in favor of the Crown, the judges will sit on Monday, at 11 a.m., in their Supreme Court jurisdiction, to hear the motion for a new trial in the same case ; but if not, the new trial willfbe unnecessary. Indecent Assault. —Benjamin Cleary was charged at the Christchurch Magis trate’s Court yesterday with an indecent assault on a little child seven years of age. The little girl was the only witness against the man, and deposed that he had induced her to go with him to an empty, house near Ward’s Brewery on September 18th last. Accused said he could prove an alibi, and was rem nded to enable him to do so.

Resident Magistrate’s Court. —Yes- terday, before Mr Beswick, R.M.. T. Watson, for being drunk and disorderly in a public place, was fined 10s and for assaulting the police m the execution of their duty was fined 40s. For using ob scene language the same accused was also fined 40s, or 14 days’ imprisonment. S., Hill, for being' drunk. and using obscene language, w\s fined 50s, or three days. G. Barker, for alleged larceny of a swag, was discharged.—This morning, before his Worship the Mayor, J. Johnson, for in decent exposure, was fined 10s. James Mitchell, for being drunk whilst in charge of a horse, was fined ss, and a similar fine was inflicted upon William Bishop for being drunk in a licensed house.

Important Sales. —Attention is di rected to the announcement by Mr Alfred Harrison of an important sale at Waka nui Mill on Thursday, 30th inat at 11.30 a m Mr Moffalt is go.ug to Southland, and has instructed Mr Harrison to dispose of the whole of his stock, implements, draught horses, hacks, cattle, furniture, crops, etc. All the lots will be'sold with out reserve. Lunch will be served at at 11 o’clock, directly after which the sale will take place.—Messrs Frank Guinness and Co., auctioneers, of Christchurch, notify a big sale of drapery, ironmongery, groceries, etc., the property of Mr Fowler, storekeeper, Chertsey, who is retiring from business. The sale will be held at the store on Monday 27th inst., at 11 sharp.—Mr Thomas Bullock notifies some important sales of town and suburban properties. —Messrs Matson, Cox and Co. notify a fine farm for sale at the Ashbur ton Forks.

A.R.C. Spring Meeting.— Owing to pressure on our space we were compelled to crowd out a great deal of very inter esting mutter yesterday, and to cut down our report of the second day’s racing to the bare results of the meeting, which, taken altogether, was one of the most en joyable ever held at Ashburton. Two events were run off after we went to press, the Consolation Race, which was won by Winnie, a complete boil-over for the backers of the favorites, and »n which the totalisator gave the handsome dividend of Ll 6 7s each (the biggest of the day), and the Selling Hack Race, which was won by Sandy, beating Steel Dust by a head. This was also a most exciting race. The dividend given by the totalisator was L 6 Is. The beaut,ful weather attracted a large attendance on both days, and tlie meeting passed off without a hitch of any kind. Messrs Hobbs and. Goodwin put about L 2,500 through th.ir totalisator for the two days. The Native Difficulty. —The “own correspondent” of the Press at Wellington wires under last nights date :—I under-’ stand that the latest authentic intelligence received from the King country repre sents the natives as increasingly and almost feverishly anxious for soma defi nite arrangement with the Government, but there is still a considerable division of opinion, which may take time to over come. However, the general opinion seems to be that matters are now in a better train for a permanent peaceful satisfactory settlement of a long-standing difficulty than at any previous period. It is rumored that an amnesty will shortly be proclaimed as regards the various prominent insurgent loaders in the last rebellion, with a view to removing such obstacles as may be erected by their fears of being apprehended and tried for past offences. Mr Bryce has a strong force of Constabulary in the north, who have been gradually and quietly accumulated, in order to push on the Rotorua roadwork. They will be h indy in case their services should be needed at any time, but this is looked on as highly improbable. The present appearance being in favor of the early and final breaking up of Kingism, and of a struggle among the Maoris who shall be the first to secure the coveted ad vantages derivable from the advance of civilization.

The Wilmott Combination. This company performed “ East Lynne ” to one of the best houses ever experienced in Ashburton on Thursday night, and all acquitted themselves mist creditably. After the performance the hall was cleared for the ball which was a great success, about 120 persons being present, who danced to the very excellent music pro vided for the occasion. Mr Davison was the caterer for the refreshments. Last night Tom Taylor’s celebrated drama “ The Tioket-of-leave Man ” jvas placed upon the boards, Mr Hesford enacting the part of Bob Brierley, the Lancaster lad ; Mr Wilkinson, that of the rascally old Jew, Melter Moss ; Mr Herman, that of Jim Dalton ; and Mr Wilmott was Hawkshaw the detective. Miss Louise Crawford made a very pleasing May Ed wards, and Miss Amy Nelson scored a big success as the garrulous but kind hearted Mrs Willoughby ; while Miss \my Johns was quite in her element as the impudent young scapegrace Sam Wil loughby. Amongst the minor characters a word of praise must be awarded to Mr Simmonds for his impersonation of Mr Maltby, the publican and proprietor of the cerebrated “ Rotunda Gardens.” Mr Hesford is more at home in “ character” parts than in those like Bob Br.erley, but he is such a good all-round actor that he can accommodate himself to anything. M ■ Wilkinson was capital as Melter Moss, and Mr Herman successful as his accom plice, the unscrupulous Jim Dalton. Mr Wilmott must have been in the detective force, wo should say, from the manner in which he enacted the character of the lynx-eyed Hawkshaw, and his clever arrest of the twin scoundrels of the piece was greeted with loud and long applause. To-night “ The Young Widow” will be presented, to be followed by a burlesque —a most attractive bill.

Geralding C^ub.—-The,follow ing nominations of‘sires for'the Sire Pro | duco Stakes, 1886,' lias been received : .Tangier, Trump Card, Hornby, Guy Fawkes, Apremont, Daniel OTlouke.. ’

Otago Bible and Book Society. - -Mj?. J. R. McDonald, travelling agent for tl)e : Otago Bible and Book Society,, has tem porarily opened in Saunders’ Buildilfgs with a choice assortment of books, periodi cals, cards, etc. As Mr McDonald’s stay is short, no time should be lost in paying him a visit.

Errata.—ln our report of the Show dinner, Mr Bullock was made to say that lie hoped “200 per cent, of the Land Fund would be returned to the county.” The correct amount, is twenty .per cent. Inanother portion of the report Mr Pilbrow is reported as having said that “ wheat straw ” crops were taken oT the lahid year after year. It should be “ white straw ” crops, which include all kinds of cereal?.

Auckland v. Ashburton. —The fifteen to represent the County of Ashburton in the cricket match against Auckland will b; selected from the following twenty names, who are requested to turn up punctually every evening at five o’clock f r practice :—Denshire, Simpson, Wild ing, Reeves, Maude, Jephson, Thomas, Curtis, Pixley, Castelli, Geo. Andrews, Hosking, A. IBooks, Strachey, Raine, S. Saunders, Fish, Hart, Buchanan, and Grant.

Ashrurton High School Scholar ships —According to the report re ceived from the examiner, the Rev. James Cumnvng, M. A., Adam McLennan, of the Hinds school,-and Hugh G. Wake, of the Ashton school, have been declared the successful candidates for the scholarships restricted to pupils of the primary schools ■of the County ; while EdgarS. Buchanan, of the High School, has proved the suc cessful competitor in the examination open to other than pupils of the said primary schools. Wesleyan —The new Wesleyan Church at Wakanui is to be opened to-morrow, the services—afternoon and evening— being conducted by the Rev. W. Keall. On Tuesday next the' indispensable tea meeting connected withe such events will take pla. e. The after meeting will be ad dressed by several ministers and other gentlemen, among the latter being Mr Bovvrou, of “cheese and butter” fame. The Rev. W. Keall will preach at the Oameron street church to-morrow morn ing, and Mr J. E. Buchanan will conduct the service in the evening.

The Auckland Horse Whipping Case. —Frank Cornwall, a Samoan trader, for horsewhipping Mr 0. C. McMillan, mer chant, got twenty-four hours’ imprison ment with hard labor, at the Auckland Police Court yesterday. The magistrate said as the whipping was intended to de grade the complainant, Cornwall could not complain of being in turn degraded by imprisonment. He thought the case one in which a pecuniary penalty would not meet the ends of justice. Not only had it been shown that assault was committed, but also it was apparently committed with out justification. A Sad Ending --Mrs Smith, a married woman, who has been leading a drunken dissolute life of late, was found dead yes terday at Groymouth. The cause was drink. The house was quite destitute of furniture. Tne husband of deceased had left her some time ago on account of her bad habits. At the inquest on the body of Mrs Smith, the verdict was, .died from alcoholic poison. It appeared from the evidence that the house was not fit for hnman habitation. The rain was coming through the ceiling, and the walls were wet, the paper rotten, and the whole house wretchedly dirty. There was no food nor any of the comforts of life in the place. Theatrical Advertisements. The

following pointed notice appeared in a late issue of the Murrumharm Signal: — “ Notice to showmen.—From this date all theatrical advertisements will be charged double rates ; and, unless the companies are favorably known to us, the money will have to be put down in advance. Para graphs concerning the merits of entertain ments will have to be paid for at the rate of three shillings an inch. This is purely a business notice. When the public want to go to a show it must put down its money for a start, When a show wants to go into this paper it will for the future commence by putting down the coin. We trust respectable journals in other towns will copy this notice into their columns, and faithfully stick to its terms.” Mysterious Fires. —At two o’clock yesterday morning a fire was discovered in a room at the rear of the drapery ware house known as Waterloo House, Esk street, Invercargill. It was discovered in time, and extinguished without much trouble. The fire was on an odd-looking stretcher sort of frame, extending from the window into a room, on which woven fabrics h.»d been heaped. The room had not been occupied for some time. The origin of the fire is involved in mystery. —iA ten-roomed wooden house at Timaru, the property of Mr Bundersen, coal mer chant, was burnt down about three o’clock yesterday morning. There is no clue as the origin of it. Bundersen was the only man sleeping on the premises at the time. The insurances are in the Union, 1,300 on the furniture, and L 250 on the building ; National, L 250 on the building.

rfoLLOWAY’s Pills. Liver Complaints.—The digestion cannot be lorig So seriously disordered without'the''de rangement being perceptible on the counten ance. These pills prevent both 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 purifying and laxative Pills, the dyspeptic is speedily restored to health and strength, and his sallowness gradually vanishes.—[Advt.]

THE JEWELLERY ROBBERY ON BOARD THE WELLINGTON.

Some interesting disclosures came out yesterday, at the Auckland Police Court, touching the late jewellery robbery from the steamer Wellington. It appears that a Mr Scott, of the firm of Scott Bros., Wellington, was a pas senger by the steamer. This gentle man carried among his luggage, which was stowed in the forchold of the ves sel, a small tin box, containing a sample of jewellery amounting in value to about Li,ooo. Various articles, comprising watches, brooches, bracelets, earrings, etc., were packed in morocco leather cases, laid carefully in the box, and the latter was fixed outside with two patent locks, while for additional security two leather straps were bound round the outside. This valuable package was shipped along with the rest of the Auckland luggage in the forehold, to which the crew had access, but it was not supposed any of them were ac quainted with the fact of its presence. Scott’s luggage was removed in due course, and under the impression that all the packages were sent to the Albert Hotel, it was not until Tuesday morn ing the owner went to get some of the jewellery, out of his room, and, upon investigation, he there found the box had been broken open. One of the' locks was broken off entirely, and the other had the appearance of having!

been qiiped key, An exami nation «wed t|hafe|ully\i:hree parts of were and that various desertions was misaCngfrand the empty mprocco cases which evidently; contained the?'' "Nicies lay. shewh.about the bottom of me box, alon| with a few-brooches, earrings, bracelets, etc., which had either been overlooked or. not cared, for- by. the plunderers. Scott was then fully .aware of thagreat'loss he had sustained — that fully - L 6.50 worth of jewellery shipped on the steamer had been extracted, and there were grave suspicions that the robbery had been perpetrated while on the steamer. Mr Scott lost no time in apprising the police of his loss, and on the nth inst. two men, one a member of the crew of the Wellington, and the other a bushman, were arrested. The whole of the steamer’s crew maintain the utmost secrecy as to what transpired during the voyage up, and it is stated the men entered into a compact to say, “ They knew nothing about it,” and that “ They should not split upon one another.” This of course made the task' of tracing the robbery ex-

tremely difficult, and the police were at their wits end to get a clue. A diver was procured, and searched all about the vessel as she lay in port, but with out discovering anything. On Monday last the police got a clue, and pro ceeded to a place in Ponsonby, and there discovered about one-third of the missing articles buried deeply under ground, and so well hidden were they that although the same ground had been carefully examined previously, no trace nt the valuables had been discovered. The jewellery had actually to be dug out, and when this operation was com pleted the police were in possession of

i 7 watches, 28 gold brooches, 36 gold lockets, 28 pairs of gold ear-rings, 12 gold keeper rings, 13 gold watch keys, diamond bracelets worth L2B 15s 2jl, diamond rings valued at L3O, the total value being over L200.' This collec tion was not found all in one place, but buried in two distinct holes, and seeing that larger lots were still missing, it was evident that a skillfully laid plan of burying the jewellery in different places had been adopted. Again the police, with the assistance of information from an outside source, made a search under a house in Dobson street,, and found more of the stolen goods. In this case the articles were not buried under the ground, but carefully hidden by other articles being placed so as to impede the view of any intruder. - There ,were found several bracelets, brooches, rings, etc., to the value of Ll 5, which were

taken in charge by the police, and placed in safe keeping 'along with the L2OO lot previously discovered. In this manner of the jewellery was discovered and identified, while nearly L4OO worth is still missing. The whole of the afcove men were brought up yesterday at the Auckland Police Court, and the evidence partly heard, and the accused remanded till Tuesday. Bail was refused.

CRICKET.

BOROUGH CLUB v. ASHBURTON CLUB. A match between the above' Clubs was played on the Domain ground on Thurs day last, when, as will be seen from the appended scores, the Ashburton Club ob tained a victory over the opposing team:— Borough Club. — lst Innings.

THE AUCKLAND CRICKETERS.

[BY TELEGKAPH.j Dunedj n, To-day. The Auckland Eleven commenced a match with a team composed of members of the Dunedin Suburban Association yesterday. The Dunedin men. went, in first and put 57 together for their first innings, the Aucklanders following on and scoring 150 for theirs. The Dun edinites commenced their second innings, and when time was called had scored 9 for the loss of one wicket. To-day a thick drizzling rain fell during the forenoon, and play was postponed in consequence till one o’clock. It was-then still raining. Otago went in, with one wicket down for nine runs in their second innings, and 87 to get to save defeat in one innings. Harris, the not-out man of yesterday, was not on the ground, and Leith took his place, with Skitch, the other not-out. Lankham and Gill again bo .vied for Auckland. Bach man got a single, when Gill, who was bowling with great pace, picked off Leith’s bales. 2—l—ll. Harris, not out yesterday, came in next, and after several run.- had been added, Skitch was given goat leg be- I

fore wicket; ' Ivena took hia place, but after getting a single was bowled by Lank* ham, 4—1—19. The weather by this time was fine, and the disadvantages of a greasy ball not so much felt by the bowlers. Harris, after playing a grand innings for 23, was caught by Gill, off. Harris has now five wickets down for 32. Holgate and Parker played successive maidens very steadily, then the latter began to score slowly, but rashly lifted one of Lankham’s into Barton’s hands at mid on, 6—5—37. At the lunch adjourn ment Otago. ha 4 .put 39 together for 6 wickets.

FEMALE PUGILISTS.

A brutal scene took place behind the Corporation gasworks, Middles* borough, , JEngland, recently. Iwo women who reside in Captain Cook’s Yard quarrelled as to which was the best pugilist, and they agreed to fight for the supremacy. There was a large attendance of men and women at the time specified, who formed a ring. The conditions of the fight were that ‘ there was to be no pulling of hair, kicking, or scratching, but that the affair was to be a fair and square display of fisti cuffs. The women stripped to the waist, divested themselves of their ear rings, and finger-rings,- and after shaking hands in regular pugilistic fashion, the encounter commenced; At the first round both women buried their hands in each other’s hair, and at the conclusion of the ninth round—the various rounds being timed , by a man—both had succeeded in blacking each other’s eyes, and their faces were covered with bruises. At

the conclusion of the fight the victorious female went up to the other woman and asked her to acknowledge that she was the best woman. This was readily done, and the fight terminated. There were no police present, and the victori ous party moved, off home amid a crowd of her admirers. A second fight between women occurred in Albert road, shortly after noon, and in this in stance one woman caused blood to flow pretty freely from her antagonist’s nose.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.

THE WEEKLY HALF-HOLIDAY.

To the Editor. Sir, —The people of Wellington and Hawera seem to think a weekly half holiday a good thing, inasmuch as it has been adopted in both places, and I see Oamaru has just followed suit. Thera are many, in Ashburton who also think it a good thing, and the question may fairly be asked—Why not institute the weekly halt - holiday here? I remember the matter was ventilated some time ago in the columns of the Guardian, but for some reason or reasons nothing was done. If it were to benefit employees only I could understand why apathy, and per haps something worse, might be shewn by employers; but the latter certainly need as much as the former the regularly re burring half-day, in which to recruit their mehtal and physical energies, and I can not imagine one valid reasen why Ashbur ton should not follow the example set by other places. It is at once acknowledged that business would not suffer in the least, an 1 no existing arrangements as to hours of commencing or closing need be inter fered with, only let al) agree to dose say at twelve on every Wednesday or Thurs day, and when this has been properly ad vertised farmers in the surrounding dis tricts, and the general purchasing public, will fall into the new line really enough. —I am, etc., J. 0. Ashburton, 25th Nov.

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[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT.] Wool. London, Nov. 22. At the wool sale to-day 9,000 bales were offered. The market was rather weaker for all except fine qualities. Shipping,. Arrived—Orient steamship Cotopaxi, from Melbourne (October 10th); ship Crusader, from Lyttelton (August 2tst) Wild Deer, from Port, Chalmers (Aug, 3 IS O* The Archbishop’s Health. London Nov. 23. The latest bulletin announces that Dr Tail, Archbishop of Canterbury, is now rapidly sinking, and but little hope can be entertained of his recovery. • ; From Lyttelton. Arrived—Ship Selim from LyttelWn (August 15 th). Parliamentary. The election for the vacancy in the representation of Preston in the House of Commons took place to-day, and re sulted in the return of Mr Tomlinson, who defeated Mr Lanbury. The seat for Wigan, which has been vacant owing to the suspension of the writs, is now about to be filled, a fresh writ having been issued. His Successor. It is announced that Sir William Robinson, Governor of Western Aus tralia, has been appointed Governor of South Australia, vice Sir William Jer vois.

The Egyptian Government Objects. Intelligence is to hand regarding the cession of the Bay of Tajurran to a French traveller, M. Soleittet. Accord ing to the latest reports the Egyptian Government objects to the cession, claiming the right to the Bay and its surrounding country, [Received Nov. 25, 1.30 p.m.] Money and the Markets. Consols have advanced to The Bank rate remains at 5, and the market rate of discount at 4 per cent. The Bank reserve is Li 0,500,000, being L. 700,000 more than last week. New Zealand securities remain at the follow ing quoatations : —5 per cent. 10-40 loan,

104, exdiv; 4per cent. 1879-1904 loan, iozji- Colonial breadstuff's are unchanged at 49s 6d for Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse; 443 to 47s for New Zealand wheat ex warehouse ; and 34s for Adelaide flour ex ware house. Australian tallow : —Best beef, 425; best mutton, 43s 6d. There is a good demand for Australian hides at full prices. At the wool sales to-day 7,700 bales were catalogued. The market continues dull. 2,500 bales have been withdrawn from sale since the opening of the series. [Received Nov. 25, 2.15 p.m.] The One-Million Loan. London, Nov. 24, Evening. Tenders for the 4 per cent, one-- million loan for South Australia were opened to-day. The total amount offered was found to be L 5 74,000, the tenders averaging Lgg*4. Tenders will be invited at par for the unallotted balance of 1.426,000.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER J 5, 18822.



L. F. Andrewes, b Jephson 13 — Robinson, c J. Fooks, b Maude ... 7 D. Amos, c Maude, b E. Fooks 8 Johnson, b Maude 0 Groves,,b Maude , ... ... G Hoskings, c and b Maude 3 Marsh, b Pixley ... : ... 25 C. R. Andrewes, b Pixley 3 G. W. Andrews, c Hogg, b Maude... 40 A. Andrewes, b Maude 0 Davis, not out 2 Extras 6 Total 113 , , • , . Borough Club. —2nd Innings. 0 Amos, b J. Fooks. b Maude... L. F. Andrewes, c Maude, b Pixley 0 Davis, c E. Fooks, b Pixley 0 G. Andrews, run out ... 11 Johnson, b Maude ... 1 A. Andrews, b Maude 2 Robinson, b Maude ... ... ... 0 Marsh, b Maude ... ... ... : 2 Hosking, run out 0 Groves, not out ... 2 0. R. Andrewes, c Fish, b Pixley ... 3 Extras ... ... ... ... 2 Total ... ■ ... ... 23 Grand total 136 ; Ashburton* Club.— 1st Innings. A. Fooks, c Johnson, b Hosking ... 3 Maude, b G. W. Andrews ... ..* 0 Jephson, c Robinson, b G. VV. Andrews ... 0 Buchanan, b G. W. Andrews 10 Pixley, b G. W. Andrews 1 E. Fooks, b Hosking 0 Fish, not out ... ... 15 J. Fooks, c G. VV. Andrews, b Hosk- . .. ing 0 Ho<™, b G. W. Andrews ..." 1 Jotfes, b G. W. Andrews ... . 9 Fleming, b G. VV. Andrews „. 0 Extras 6 Total 54 2nd Innings. Fish, run out. ... 1 Jones, run out... Jephson, b Hosking ... 9 3 Pixley, b Hosking ... ...i 0 Maude, b Hosking ... 15 Buchanan, c Johnson, b G. VV. Andrews 3 A. Fooks, not out 36 Hogg, not out ... 14 E. Fooks V Fleming J- to bat J. Fooks J Extras ... ... .... ••• 9 Total ... ... 90



r OME, HOME!—Chriat , mas and New Years’ CARDS for posting to friends in Europe. The newest designs in great variety. Andkewes Bros., Bookseller*, Stationers, etc., East street south, Ashburton. PE DIAL NOTICE. S Old Lambton Coal. We are NOW LANDING, ex Conference, from Newcastle, 600 1 0 B 8 600 Of the above first-class Coal. nlB TUCKER, RESTELL, & CO. ATCH MAKERS ...» ItEW ELLERS, fsi iCH CH—GHa m 1“.; ■Tlie Celebrated American Waltham ’ ? yatohes, in • sterling hunting cases, froth £3 10s. N.B.—None genuine unless oii raved ;t * WaUbam, Mass." oh movement. - • Rotherham’s'Celebrated English Lavers, An ii! Whtchaii ; Kxainined, Timed, and tsilftrtiiiteeidT*o Teat'S: ■ J •'*' J -



Wanted WANTED —A. Girl, about 13 or 14, as NURSE©]EL. Apply for address. Office of this Paper. n 24 WANTED —A few young ladies as APPRENTICES to the Dress making. Apply to A. Obk. n2O WANTED— By a middle-aged woman, •' a SITUATION as Housekeeper, or Servant of-all work. Understands dairy ;work. . Country situation preferred. Apply for address, Mrs Randbll, Town Hall/ ' n2l WANTED— MARRIED COUPLE. ; The man to be capable of any 'kind of farm wok, and the woman to take charge of the laundry and dairy. Apply '.any evening, to undersigned, at Trevor ton.— Dudley & Northey. n 22 WANTED TO LET A Three- Stalled STABLE, Harness Room, r Shed, and Loft above. Rent Low. J. |S. Savage, Painter, Peter street. An 26 WANTED EVERYBODY to know that Hayes and Co.’s is the Cheapest House in Town for CLOTHING and DRAPERY. an 12 WANTED —The Ladies of Ashburton to inspect rny Large and Well selected Stock of FANG Y STATIONERY, BOOKS, NEW MUSIC, Etc., all at Dunedin prices. GEO. F. HENRY, ■an" 5 Saunders’ Buildings. I TTE7ANT’ED KNOWN-That Robert 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. * 760 c WANTED KNOWN—It is Mr Lan caster’s intention to extend his Bread Business, and he wishes his cus tomers to know ho has secured Mr Thomas Hicka 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 Hicka will be a sufficient guara dee 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. mHE SCOTTISH IMPERIAL IN- J_ ■ SURANOE COMPANY. | Head Office: 151, West George street, : i • Glasgow. ' Capital ... £1,000,000 FIRE RISKS taken at lowest current rates. Claims promptly settled here. W. R. BOYLE, n 7 Agent, Ashburton. W E have now IN STOCK, ex Maud Graham, the undermentioned first class KAURI TIMBKR— -10.000 feet 6| x 14 T. and G. 25.000 „64 x I „ 10.000 „ 64x1 3.000 ~ 9in Shelving 2,500 „12 in ~ 1.000 ~ 16 in ~ 1.000 ~20 in ~ ( Also, 20,000 feet undressed KAURI, &ll6wing sizes:—



, R E A T SALE FURNITURE I FURNITURE! Furniture ! Also, a large quantity of NEW and SECOND-HAND PURNI TURE-CHEAP. All kinds of Turnery, Carving, &c. Bedroom and Drawing-room Suites. BURNETT STREET, Ashburton. Showrooms —Next Bullock’s Arcade . Workshop—Next Mail )(fice. OF A LARGE SALVAGE STOCK OF John Meech,



£F you want good and , STRONG FURNITURE, GO TO DAVIS’S CHEAP FURNITURE AND BED DING MANUFACTORY, EAS T STREET SOUTH, ASHBURTON, f 7l VERY article Sold at Christchurch Prices and guaranteed beat of material and workmanship. funerals CHEAPLY & COMPLETELY FURNISHED The Smith Organ, Made expreasly for churches, very strong and plain case, twenty stop', octave Couplers, grand swell, twenty-nine pedal notes of two registers (equal to fifty-eight notes), double exhausting bellows (to blow by hand for fall power, but a font lever can bo used for the soft organ'. Altogether a complete powerful church organ at a comparative small cost, and combining the stops and swells of the pipe organ costing four times the amount. Any ordinary player can use this organ. Guaranteed for five y ars. These organs are imported at special low prices for churches* and sol I on terms to suit Customers. Organs exchanged if not satisfactory. Further particulars from H. J. WEEKS, MUSIC SELLER, ASHBURTON, lor'ol Begg&Co. Importer a. slO



Special Advertisements. rjIRY THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory For every article of MEN’S, YOUTHS’ AND BOYS’ CLOTHING, SHIPPING AND TRAVELLING OUTFITS ; Also fox CHOICE NEW GOODS In EI/vTS, HOSIERY, SHIRTS, TIES, PORTMANTEAUX, BUGS, BLANKETS, &o. HIGHEST AWARD AND SPECIAL HONORARY MENTION At DUNEDIN INDUSTRIAL EXHI BITION ; Also, TWO PRIZE MEDALS AND SPECIAL CERTIFICATE Awarded at CHRISTCHURCH EXHIBITION. Seventeen Retail Brandies now open in the Colony. A SINGLE ARTICLE AT THE ' WHOLESALE PRICE. Ashburton Brandi: EAST STREET. W. SPARROW, Makaqkr. LETTS’ DIARIES, Office and Pocket, for 1883. _______ JOSEPH COOK’S LECTURE^ IBLEST CHURCH SERVICES and PRAYER-BOOKS. HYMNS (Ancient and Modern), Wes leyan and Presbyterian HYMN BOOKS. RICKETING MATERIAL— Gloves, Footballs, etc. FIR .SCREENS, Stove Ornaments, Jold and Silver Shavings.



ELOPUONES. MELOPHONES. The newest and most wonderful Musical Instrument before the public— far surpassing the Orguinette in Utility, Sweetness Tone, and Price. Any child can play it. THE PICTORIAL . HISTORY OF THE WORLD, just issued by the National Publishing Comi.any of America, Contains a vast amount of information, admirably printeo, profusely illustrated, and handsomely bound. Subscribers wanted. Account books— " Various Sizes and Descriptions. C H 0 0 L BOOKS And Requisites. Envelopes, Business, Official, and Fancy. Toys, fancy goods, crewel WOOLS. P~ lANOS, HARMON UMS, ORGANS AND MUSIC. JEL M. Jones, BURNETT ST. & BARING SQUARE. Bookbinding Executed in Abb TO FARMERS. THE NEW ZEALAND GRAIN AGENCY AND MERCANTILE COM PANY, LIMITED, Are supplying Bkanches.



Woolpacks, Full size aud three-quarters, at LOW RATES. LIBERAL Cash Advances ON GROWING CROPS, AND ON LARGE or SMALL CLIPS of WOOL, At LOW RATES of Interest. They are also Sole Agents for Messrs Samuelson and Sons’ new REAPER & TWINE BINDER. Mr Ernest Samuelson, during his recent visit to New Zealand, was present at most of rhe reaper and binder trials, and the experience he then gained has enabled his firm to incorporate the latest English and American improvements in the Machines they are sending us for next season. We ham every confidence in rtcornmending them as the most DURABLE, COMPLETE, & SIMPLE Machines yet manufactured. G. STEAD, Managing Director. P. CUNNINGHAM, Consulting Director. W r . HORNE, 12au Agent, Ashburton. CLEARING SALE. CHEAP BOOTS AND SHOES. C. HAWKINS Invites his friends and the public to in spect his large stock of Boots and Shoes, at sweeping prices, C. HAWKINS, Ashburton and TTnwald. N.B. —All Accounts owing to tho above must be settled at once. JUST RECEIVED —ex “Thorne” (from London) —a splendid selection of FANCY GOODS, comprising—Writing Desks and Cases, Workboxes (rosewood, walnut, and mahogany), Blotting Pads (papier mache), Fancy Inkstands, Photo graphic and Scrap Albums (at all prices), Purses, Portmonnaea, Ladies’ and Gents’ Spring Card Cases (pearl and Morocco leather), Pencil Cases, Stationery Racks, Ink (large and small jars), School Books, and Stationery of every description. A large stock of Criokeie’ V Materials of every kind. Children’s Balls, Dolls, Toys, &c. ANDREWES BROS., Booksellers, Stationers, &c. , East street south, Ashburton. n!5 Thomas Taylor, JJAKER AND CONFECTIONER, East street. WE DOING CAKES To Order. Manufacturer of CIDER AND OTHER CORDIALS, Wholesale and Retail. oil



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