SHIPPING.

PORT OP LYTTELTON. Arrived. Y ESTERDAT. Mary King, sahooner, from Kaipara. Go-Ahaad, s.s., from Timaru. Sailed. Saturday. Borealis, brigantine, for Auckland. Agnes Jessie, barquentine, for Auck land. Manipouri, 8.5., for Wellington. Albion, s.s.,for Wellington. To-day. St. Kilda, e.s., for Wanganui. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, To-day. Arrived—Vangnan, barque, from Lon don ; Taiaroa, s.s., from Fiji.

COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian Office, Monday Afternoon. Mr T. Bullock reports, for the week ending June 17th : —Horse Market —At the Bazaar, Burnett street, on Saturday, finer horses were entered for sale than for some time past. There was a very good attendance, and for good uselul farm horses the biddings were spirited, in fact there were again several buyers for more than were entered, lint for inferior draughts the biddings were languid. The same remark applies to hacks and light harness horses ; out of the total number entered, viz., 11, I disposed of 7. Medium draughts, Ll 4 103 to L2B ; infeiior draughts, Lio 5s and Li I; 3 yearling colls, at L 5 each; 2 cows, each £4 10s and 1.5 respectively. Imple ments, etc —Dcuble-furrow plough, Lio; ditto, L 8 15s; spring trap and harness, L 9; tip dray, L 7 5s ; roller, harness, etc., at satis rac tory prices. sco bushels oats, at 3s 3d per bushel. Landed property —During the week I have sold Mr W. Hampton's farm, nearTin wald, containing 56 acres, at 1-9 15s per acre, cash, Mr Joseph Ward being the purchaser. Mr Alfred Harrison reports his weekly sale as follows : —Saturday, June 17th —Several draughts and hacks were sold to satisfaction of owners. Pigs sold much better this week. Fowls, is 6d to 23 6d ; ducks. 3s 6d to 4s 6d; turkeys, 5s to 7s 6d each ; 2 cows, L 3 and Ls. Implements —Double-furrow plough, 1. 12; light cart, Ll 5 10s ; seed sower, Ll 3. Pro duce—Potatoes, 50s to 603 per ton ; carrots, 40s ; chicken wheat, 2s to 3s 6d per bushel ; oats, 3s 3d per bushel; cheese, ?d; onions, id ; apples, 10s to lis per case ; carcase pork, 3d- Harness and sundries sold well, the at tendance being very large, though the sale had to be delayed in starting, in consequence of im portant revelations by the Returning Officer.

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at the Ashburton Post Office as follows: — For Christchurch and North at 6.30 a. m. 10.30 a. m., and sp. m., daily. For OhertseyPakaia, &c., at 10.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tlnwald, Winslow, Hinds, ojldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily. For Temuka, at 6.30 a.m. and 10 a.m., ally. For Timaru and South, at 6.30 a.m., 10 *.m., and' 430 p.m., daily. For Greenstroet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge, on Tuesdays and Fridays, at 10.30 a m. For Ashton, Waterton and Longbeach, »t 430 p.m. daily. For Flemington, on Mondays, Wednes thiys, and Fridays, at 4 30 p. in. For Wakanui, Elgin, Seafield, New land, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6,30 a.m. Mails arrive at the Ashburton Post Office — From Christchurch and Pakaia at 10.25 *.m., 440 p.m., and 7.50 p.m. From Chertsey, &o. at 10.25 a,m. and 440 p.m. daily. From Dunedin and intermediate places at 5.36 p.m. daily. From Temuka and Timaru at 10.50 a. m. 6.35 p.m., and 8.15 p.m. daily. From Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and r Ashburton Gorge on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 3 p.m. Prom Ashton, Waterton, and Long beach at 10 a.m. daily. From Flemington on Tuesdays, Thurs days, and Saturdays, at 10 a. m. From Elgin, Wakanui, Seafield, Now and, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 4 p.m. |W. St. G. Douglas, Postmaster

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES J Saturday, June 24. Mr T. Bullock, at ths Bazaar—Horses ; 1.30 p.m. Saturday, July 3. Mr. T. Bullock, at his rooms, East street —Landed Property ; 1 o’clock. MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Ac Monday, June 26. Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7 o’clock. Tuesday, July 4. Ashburton Permanent Building and In vestment Society, Monthly Meeting, from 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Wednesday, July 5. County Council, at the County Council Chambers, at 11 o'clock. Thursday, July 6. Wakanui Road Board—Monthly Meeting, Road Board Office, Moore street

TRAVELLERS’ GUIDE.

Trains Leave Ashburton for Christ ■ church and intermediate stations at 7.10 a.m., H a.m., and (Express) 5.40 p.m. Trains Leave Ashburton for Timaru and South, at C. 50 a.m., 10.32 a.m. ■ (Express), and 4.45 p. m. —the latter pro ceeding no farther than Timaru. rains Arrive at Ashburton from ' Christchurch at 10 20 a.m. (Express), 4.35 p.m., and 7.50 p.m. Trains Arrive at Ashburton from Timaru and South at 10.45 a.m., 5.23 p.m. (Express), and 8.10 p.m.

BIRTHS.

Branson. —On 18th June, 1882, at Ash burton, the wife of Charles 13. M. Branson, of a son. White. —On 18th June, at the East Town Belt, the wife of J. Franklin White, of a sou.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas, et Prevalebit. MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1882. The Protection of Telegrams Bill.

TOWN EDITION. [lssued at 1.40 p.m. j

The Bill introduced into the House of Representatives by Mr Feldwick, the member for Invercargill, will be hailed by newspaper proprietors as a small instalment of a measure which should have passed into law long ago, and we hope the Bill will find a place on the Statute book. We say this isonlya “small instalment” of that justice which should be meted out to newspaper proprietors who are sufficiently enterprising to go to great expense in placing before the readers of their journals the latest news from all parts of the world, because the Bill before us makes no provision lor “ copyrighting ” New Zealand tele grams, but only those messages received from places outside the colony. We ourselves have suffered in the past from a journal whose proprietary either would not or could not go to the expense of purchasing interprovincial telegrams, and have frequently held over tele graphic items on the night immediately preceding the publication of the sheet referred to, in order to prevent the piracy of news which the proprietor of this journal had sufficient enterprise to procure. But we suppose we must be thankful for small mercies, and accept the measure now before the House, as an earnest desire on the part of the Legislature to protect the property of newspaper proprietors, as they would the property of any other class in the community, and we hope that next session will see an extension to the provisions of the Bill in the shape of making it unlawful for an unscrupu lous newspaper to “crib” even interpro vincial telegrams from journals which are able to go to the expense of procuring them at the earliest possible moment.

Father Larkin’s Trial. —We pub lished a letter in last Thursday’s issue in reference to a rumor which was currently circulated in this town, signed by an “ Elector,” asking whether there was any truth in connecting Mr Ivess’name with that of Father Larkin in his trial on the West Coast, and whether Mr Ivess turnsd Queen’s evidence. We believe the letter in question was not written with a view to injure Mr Ivess in the eyes of his fellow townsmen, but to got the truth or otherwise of the rumor. We feel quite satisfied that Mr Ivess has completely refuted the statement that ho had any connection with the affair at all, after reading his reply to the queries at Mr Bullock’s rooms on Thursday evening. With such a denial before us, it is but just to acknowledge our regret that any letter apparently reflecting in way upon Mr Ivess in this matter shoo'd have appeared in our columns. The Tinwald Church Concert.—Wo are desired to state that Mr Joseph Ward was the chairman at the concert at Tin wald, and not the Ilev. E. A. Scott as stated in onr report. The mistake was made through the wrong information being given to our reporter.

Police Court. —At the local Court this morning, the only delinquent was Henry Dudley, who was charged with being drunk anti and making use of obscene language. Mr Tl. Alcorn, who was on the Bench, sentenced Dudley to twenty-four hours’ imprisonment, with hard labor, at the same time administering a severe reprimand to the offender, who appears to bo an incorrigible individual.

Accident. —We regret to learn that a serious accident befell Mr Cuthbert, sur veyor to the Longbeach Road Board, on Friday evening last. He was returning with Mrs Cuthbert from the Masonic con cert, and when near Tinwald his horse shied and bolted, and threw Mr Cuthbert violently to the ground, causing a com pound fracture of one of his legs. Wo have not heard any further particulars be yond the fact that the unfortunate gentle man is progressing as well as can be ex pected. Football —A scratch match was played on Saturday last on the Domain ground, and despite a heavy nor’-wester blowing at the time, a most enjoyable game was played. We noticed several new faces who will no doubt bo acquisitions to the local club, particularly Messrs Winter, Hussey, Jackson, and Hart, the three former being remarkably good forwards, while the latter player is indefatigable be hind the scrimmages, and shows good speed. Owing to the late inclement weather, our local “ kickista ” have had very little practice, but as the match Against the East Christchurch Club takes place on Saturday rext, wo would suggest that every convenient day be taken advan tage of for practice. Hitherto, the Ash burton Club has shown up very respect ably in its matches, and if we are to judge by the form displayed on Saturday, the members have not quite lost their know ledge of the game. All members are re quested to be on the ground for practice at a quarter to four on Wednesday after noon.

Too Bad of the Comet. —Says a Press Association item from Wellington:— “ The comet reported to have been seen in other parts of the colony has not been seen here.”

Garibaldi. —A meeting of Italians has been held at Wellington to express their admiration for the late General Garibaldi. It is probable that an Italian working men’s club will be formed in the Empire City.

A New Shipping Company. —Owing to the difficulty that has been experienced for the past month or two in getting pro duce away from the port of Oamaru, through the scarcity of vessels, there is a talk of forming a shipping company to trade between Oamaru and other ports. Aquatic. —Hearn has accepted a chal lenge to row Reynold, of Sydney, for LIOO, and adds that he will allow him L 25 ex penses to come to Wellington. Hearn also states that there are no skiffs in Wel lington. .Reynolds should bring two with' him from Sydney, and Hearn will toss for choice.

Oats and Potatoes. — A telegram has reached the Daily Times from Sydney staling that New Zealand producers are foolish to glut that market with oats and potatoes, misled by market reports. The telegram adds that a quantity of good oats was withdrawn from sale at 2s 8d per bushel.

Off the Line. —On Saturday morning the train from Rollcston to Springfield ran off the line at Aylesbury. The line was blocked for several hours, and the engine was seriously dam aged. The cause of the mishap is supposed to have been something wrong with the points at the junction of the main line and the siding.

The Ei.ectp.io Light in Lyttelton Harbor —On Saturday night the electric light was used in lieu of the ordinary gas light with great success. The light was kept burning until after the departure of the Union Company’s s.s. Albion for the North, and was duly appreciated by the passengers, who loudly cheered as the steamer moved off.

Gun Accident. — A Fortrose telegram brings word that a young gentleman named Slater, recently from home, who was on a visit to Mr E. S. Yernon, of Toitois station, has been discovered lying dead beside a creek in the bush. Ho had been out shooting, and his gun had evi dently discharged itself, as the top of the young man’s head was blown clean off. Woodstock.— Cormick and party, at the Woodstock rush, washed up on Satur day, and obtained twenty-two ounces of gold as a result from forty loads of wash dirt. A number of other claims will

wash, up immediately, they having been waiting for water. The rush (says a tele gram) is extending daily, and there are about twelve hundred men on the field. The Defaulter Shepherd. The Timaru Herald of to-day states that at a meeting of the creditors of the absconded debtor, J. M. Shepherd, held a day or two ago, it was resolved to boar the ex-

pense of sending a detective after him, news of his landing in California having been received. In pursuance of that decision Detective Kirby left Timaru on Saturday, to catch the outgoing San Fran cisco mail steamer at Auckland. One Way of “ Escaping. ” —Rather a serious accident occurred in George street, Dunedin, on Saturday night, whilst a fire escape was being tried. Two firemen wore coming down from the top storey of a drapery warehouse, when the rope broke, and the two men fell through the verandah on to the pavement. Two boys named Finlayson were struck by the men as they landed, and were stunned. One remained unconscious all night, but neither is seriously injured. The firemen escaped with a few bruises. Serious Accident. Yesterday morning (says the Press) about twenty minutes past ter o’clock, Charles Makanini, hair dresser and tobacconist of Colombo street Christchurch, was driving a horse in a buggy along Colombo street, near the Bank of New Zealand, when the horse made a sudden turn, and ran the buggy against a footbridge, the result of which was that Makanini was thrown violently against a teLgraph post, receiving a severe scalp wound on the right temple. The sufferer was at once removed to the hospital.

Flogging Jodas Iscariot's Effigy.— This year the old Good Friday custom of flogging an efhgy of Judas Iscariot was, after a lapse of two years, duly celebrated in the London docks by the crews of three Portugese and Maltese vessels. The effigy of the traitor, hewn out of a block of timber, was carried by cho’en members of the crew round the quarter deck and hanged from the yard arm, and each man chanted his vituperation as he lashed the figure with knotted ropes. The scourging over, Judas was cut down, thrown upon the deck, spat upon, cursed, and kicked to the galley fire, where ho was burned into a charred mass, and then hurled into the water, after which the sailors went in procession to church. Low Dresses. —On the evening dress of the season, which is cut lower than ever. Truth remarks—“ To such an extent has the lowness of the bodice been carried that some ladies cannot consent to appear in what, with its utter absence of sleeves, can wnly bo called ‘ a triumph of nudity,’ and so they use little lace fichus to supple ment the incomplete dress sent home by the modiste. Other ladies, again, indulge to the fullest extreme. It is by no moans uncommon to see the opening of a dross reach almost to the waist in front and quite to the waist at the back. This is the pointed stylo. We think it is a very pointed style. The old rounded bodices, having no sleeves, seem to recede more and more. The square bodices, some times open only in front, sometimes both back and front, seem to be all square, and no bodice. Then there is a new evening bodice, called ceil du roi, which is fastened at the threat, but spreads open widely be low.” Tenth adds, all these varieties are cut so excessively low that even a spray of flowers is often not only an ornament, but, serving as a veil, is positively a charity. Figaro delicately observes that you cannot speak about a ball dress from the waste upwards, because there isn’t anything to speak of.

The Ladies Woke the . Some recent discoveries of manuscript have thrown a remarkable light upon the gela tions of husband and wife in ancient Egypt, and the Times has devoted a large amount of space to publishing translations of the most striking among these docu ments Summing up the inferences drawn from a study of those treasures, it says : “ Whether relating to affairs concerning the living or affairs concerning the dead, they present a vivid picture of tho social life of the people of Egypt under the Ptole mies; audit h certainly not too much to say that it is a picture to which no pendant can be found in the history of any other highly-civilised race, whether ancient or modern. In it wo behold a world in which tho balance of domestic power is reversed. The woman owns all and rules nil ; the man is a helpless dependent; and both belong to the priest. A more insig nificant and pitiable object than the Egyptian paterfamilias can hardly be con ceived. As a child he was the property of his mother ; as a married man he was the pensioner of his wife; as a corpse he belonged to his Choachyte, who could sell him, mortgage him, or will him away at pleasure. Born or unborn, married or single, living or dead, ho was never his own property or his own master. To speak of him as a man and a citizen would be a figurative expression. He was a marketable investment, like a horso or a piece of land, or a Government annuity.”

Servant Gluts.—A novel speculation has been gone into by two Geelong men with a view of lessening the evil. They propose shipping several leads of servants to Melbourne, under fixed engagements. It is stated that the females in Germany exceed the males by 1,000,000 ; that the servants are of an excellent class ; and that the average wages do not exceed L 7 per annum with board.

Library Committee. — A committee meeting was held on Saturday evening last at Mr Ward’s office. Present— Messrs Ward, Douglas, Lechner, St. Hill, and Scott. The Secretary produced a list of subscriptions showing that a sum of LIOO had already been promised to the building fund. The complete plans were laid before the committee, and it was de cided to authorise the architect to call for tenders, to be sent in by the next monthly meeting.

The Evils of Drink. —The United Kingdom Alliance News publishes a supple ment to its ordinary number, with the heading, “Fruits of the Liquor Traffic,” and is a list of the drink horrors reported in the newspapers of the last week of the old year and the first week of the new, as having come before the Bench. A con siderable number never come before the notice of the police, so that the list does not give a full idea of the evil done. The list "extends over fourteen pages of the paper, three columns in each page, and comprise homicides, manslaughter, and murders, suicides, attempted suicides, stabbing, cutting, and wounding, prema ture sudden or violent deaths, rowdyism, and violent assaults, assaults on police men, cruelty to children, assaults on women, and women drunk.

The Pope as a FArmer.—How many people are there (asks ’Land) who know that the Pope is a farmer ? Such is the fact, however, and there is reason to be lieve that His Holiness makes a very good thing of it. Leo. XHI. “ goes in,” how ever, neither for the growing of cereals nor the raising of stock, but for the breeding of fish. The lagoons of Com acchio are thus turned to profitable use. Eels are the staple, several tons of cooked eels arc sent from the lagoons every Lent. The fish come up in immense shoals from the Adriatic, and are fed in the lagoons on other fish provided for them, until they are nicely fattened, when they are killed and cooked in a vast kitchen. The laborers on these water farms dwell in barracks built on an island. This is yet another instance of the strange use to which land may be put. Jumbo in New York.— Jumbo is the universal topic in New York. The news papers devote columns to him, and each contains the following advertisement, dis played in the biggest type “ The Colossus of elephants is now hero—Jumbo. The people of two hemispheres excited over the purchase. Just arrived from the Zoologic d Gardens, costing thirty thou sand '"dollars. The mighty monarch of boasts landed amidst the enthusiastic

shouts of half a million of people 1 All England against his departure. All America bound to have him. Brought here against the regrets of Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales, and despite the inj unctions of the land and the voice of united Europe. Ridden upon by the Queen and Roj'al Family and by over a million children; its loss mourned by every child in Great Britain. Now on exhibition with the greatest show on earth.” Sixteen horses dragged, and two elephants occasionally pushed, the box containing Jumbo from the dock to the gardens during the night without ac cident.

Indian Tradition. The following strange tradition prevails among the American Indians. The Indians say that when the Great Spirit mado the earth he also made three men, all of whom were fair complexioned, and after making them he led them to the margin of a small lake and bade them leap in and wash. One obeyed, and came out of the water purer and fairer than before ; the second hesitated a moment, during which time the water, agitated by the first, had become muddled, and when he bathed he came up copper-colored ; the third did not leap in till the water had become black with mud, and he came out darkest of the three. Then the Great Spit it laid before them three packages, and, out of pity for his misfortune in color, gave the black man the first choice. He took hold of each of the packages, and, having felt the weight, chose the heaviest ; the copper-colored man then chose the next heaviest, leaving the white man the light est. When the packages were opened the first was found to contain spades, hoes, and all the implements of labor; the second enwrapped hunting, fishing, and warlike apparatus; the third gave the white man pen, inks, and paper —the engines of the mind, the means of mental improvement, the social link of humanity, the foundation of the white man’s super iority.

A Little Heroine. —A lady, in Lon don, writing to a friend in Auckland rela tive to the foundering of the ship Fame noth on the coast of Cornwall, makes the following reference to the courage and presence of mind of a litJe girl, who was a passenger on board the vessel at the time of the disaster :—We quote : "Throe of Shaw and Savill’s clerks were on the ship at the time of the accident, and they cannot say enough in little Pearl s praise. They say they never saw anyone behave better in a time of danger. The poor child was from six o’clock on Saturday night till seven o’clock on Sunday even ing without a morsel to eat, as the ship foundered just as the people were going to breakfast. One of the clerks came to enquire after her a day or two after, and he told mo, amongst other things, that some man put a biscuit in Pearls hand, and said, ‘Eat that, you poor little thing,’ but she replied, ‘ No, thank you, I’ll wait and see if I am to be drowned first We all feel proud of the child’s pluck. Some of the women, and even the men, quite lost their heads, and had to be taken from the sinking vessel by main force.” [The child, Pearl, spoke of is Miss Little, seven years old, the daughter of Captain Little, 8.N., and granddaughter of Mrs Hamlin, Epsom.]

New Zealand’s Volunteers. —The re port of the Volunteer Board, says the Wellington correspondent of a Northern contemporary, has been forestalled by the summary of the Board’s recommenda tions, which was telegiaphed a week or two ago. The Board further recommend, however, that the present volunteer force should be disbanded from h date to be fixed by proclamation, and that the new system should come into force on January Ist, 1833. They advise that only such a strength should bo kept up as in a state of thorough efficiency will be sufficient for the duties which they may be called on to perform in support of naval defences, and in preventing landing fiom an enemy’s crusier at the chief harbors. But this smaller force must be efficient, and effic iency can only bo attained by an increased expenditure. The Board proposes that the “ first line ” should consist of 2042 artillery and rifles (including officers), with 530 cavalry, or 2572 in all, to bo located at the chief ports. The second line to number 1827 of artillery. It is proposed to strike out the battery at Invercargill, and to have an extra one at Auckland, be cause of the defective communication by rail, while the South Island p"rts could assist one another. It is estimated that the cost per volunteer under the new system will be about L 3 18s 9d per head infantry, L 4 Is lOd artillery, L 5 4s lid cavalry. This reduces the total cost by one half. The Board advise that future volunteer estimates bo kept separate from those for the constabulary. The total estimated cost for the first year will be L 28,500; second, L 19,381.

Turned Out By Machinery,— Having inspected the enterprising Mr Lancaster’s premises in East street one day last week, we had a look at the steam sausage and small goods manufactory. Mr Lancaster evidently believes that '* cleanliness is next to Godliness,” for his new machinery enables the small goods to be turned out with a rapidity and freedom from contact with fingers that should insure for him even a larger share of patronage than already falls to his share. “One Corpse, Johnston.” Some strange announcements occasionally find their way into the shipping column of a newspaper. Recently the words that constitute the heading of this paragraph appeared in the export list of a steamer from the Bluff to Melbourne, which, we now learn, conveyed en route to Adelaide the remains of Captain Johnston, who was intimately associated with the de velopment of South Australia’s river navigation. He died on the 29th ult. at Queensland, whither he had gone for the benefit of his health. Lucky Archibald. —The Melbourne correspondent of the Timaru Herald writes : —“ Mr Archibald Forbes has been feted ad nauseam in this city, and on Saturday night an assembly of the snobo cracy, calling themselves literary men. but who in reality are mere reporters, held a banquet in his honor. Mr Forbes must have been somewhat amused at the whole proceeding. Mr Lalor, tne Speaker of our Assembly, made the hit of the even ing. * The Press ’ was proposed before Parliament, and Mr Lalor said he was not surprised at it, as it was said the press had “ bossed ” the present and the late Minis try.” A CRtJEL Sentence. —Mr Hardcastie, the erratic R. M. of Wellington, has been giving another extraordinary sentence. An apparently respectable young man named Moxham was charged with embezzling the paltry sum of 2s 3d, the property of his employer, a milk seller at Wellington. The prosecutor ad mitted that there had been laxity in keep ing the accounts between himself and the accused. The magistrate, however, con victed the prisoner and sentenced him to a month’s imprisonment with hard labor ! By what rule does Mr Hardcastie mea sure his sentences ? Sometimes they are absurdly light and at other times cruelly severe. Mr Hardcastie does not appear to us to be precisely “ the right man in the right place.”

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[per bedter’s agbncv.] Wool Sales. London, June 15. At to-day’s wool auction, a firm mar ket was again experienced. 7,000 bales were catalogued. Seizure of Arms. The police to-day effected a seizure, at Clerkenwell, of a large quantity of arms, which were known to have been intended for shipment to Ireland. The Khedive’s Ministry. Ragheb {sic) Pasha has been en trusted by the Khedive with the forma tion of a new Ministry. ■ Aquatic. London, June 16. The sculling match, Largan versus Pearce, for LIOO a side, was rowed on the Thames to-day, and was won easily by the former. The Cuzco- The Orient steamship Cuzco, which left Melbourne on May Ist, arrived at Plymouth to-day. Her cargo of frozen meat is reported to be in excellent con dition. Monetary and the Markets. Consols remain at rooex div. New Zealand securities are unchanged. Adelaide wheat, ex store, remains at 51s; Now Zealand ditto has declined to 50s ; Adelaide flour, ex store, 355. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 2,020,000 quarters, being 10,000 quarters less than the quantity last week. At the wool sale to-day 12,000 bales were offered. A firm and active demand was again ex perienced. The Irish Repression Bill. London, June 17. Great efforts are being made to push the Irish Repression Bill through Par liament, and its provisions are being daily discussed in the House of Com mons. Seven clauses of the measure have now been adopted in committee. The Channel Squadron. Malta, June 16. The English Channel Squadron has arrived here to reinforce the Mediter ranean Squadron, now at Alexandria. Several British transports are also here, and are embarking troops in view of possible contingencies in Egypt. The Sultan won’t come to Terms. Constantinople, June 17. Further communications have passed between the Ambassadors and the Porte with regard to the European Confer ence, which it has been proposed to hold for the settlement of the Egyptian crisis. The Saltan, however, persists in his refusal to meet the views of the Powers, despite their recommendations. The Panic Increasing. Alexandria, June 16. The panic amongst Europeans in this country is increasing, and the exodus continues. A large number of those ■who have left their homes have gone aboard merchantmen and warships of their countries now in port. Alexandria, June 17. It has transpired that the Khedive, acting at the instance of Germany and Austria, is endeavoring to form a new Ministry, in which Arabi Pasha is in cluded. Accommodation Wanted.

Intelligence has been received that in consequence of the inadequacy of accommodation provided by the vessels now in port, all European States are sending ships here to embark their subjects. Telegrams are to hand stating that active preparations are proceeding at the chief European ports in the Mediterranean for the immediate despatch of several vessels with ample accommodation. The greatest excite ment and alarm prevails among the Europeans here. A General Exodus. Cairo, June 17. The panic among the Europeans is hourly increasing. All the foreign Banks and shops in the city have been closed. Great alarm is manifested by the Europeans at the hostile demeanor of the native population, and a general exodus of the former to Alexandria is taking place.

AUSTRALIAN.

[per reuter’s agency.] A Barque in Distress. Melbourne, June 17. The American barque Blackwallj

t 190 tons, timber laden, from Burrards Inlet to Melbourne, was found in dk; tress, and has been brought for safety into Waratah Bay. She was dismasted) and making water. Political. Melbourne, To-day. It has transpired that informal ne gotiations have been opened between the supporters of the Government and Mr Francis, with a view to an under standing being arrived at in regard to the Budget proposal. An interview is known to have taker, place between Mr Francis and Sir Bryan O’Loghlan in reference to the position of affairs.

TELEGRAMS.

[per PRESS ASSOCIATION, j Making a Home for Themselves* Auckland, To-day* Five longsentenced persons have been sent to Wellington per s.s. Oreti to assidt in the construction of the new gaoL Among them are the notorious Fredt Plummer, sentenced to ten years’ im prisonment for burglary and sending threatening letters, and W. S. Bolton, sentenced to ten years imprisonment for forgery and horse stealing. Drowned. The captain of the Mendoza reports that a seaman named John Taragram fell overboard and was drowned during the voyage. The Contagious Diseases Apt. His Worship the Mayor hks given notice of his intention to move in the direction of bringing the Contagious Diseases into force. H.M. s.s Nelson. H.M. s.s. Nelson arrived off tho Great Barrier on Saturday and engaged in gun practice. She has not yet come into har bor. Something New. Wellington, Td-day. Large crowds of people visited the Maniponri last evening to witness the dis play of the electric light. Shipwreck and Loss of Life. Gisborne,. To-day. A native policeman arrived last night from the East Cape, reporting the total loss of the ketch Jessie, loaded for this port with timber. All hands were. lost. The vessel was insured for 1400. The timber remained in the hold of the vessel, which was driven ashore a few miles north of the East Cape. Tried to Throw Him Overboard. Wanganui, To-dsy.

Two seamen, named Boyd and Red mond, assaulted Captain Pope, on Board the steamer Tui, in the Wanganui river, on Saturday night, and tried to throw him overboard. They wore brought up at the It. M. Court this morning and re* manded. Censured. The assessors gave judgment in re the collision of the schooner E. and U. Cameron, of Lyttelton, and the steamer Clyde, trading to Patea, blaming both captains, and censuring Captain Ronner of the steamer. The certificates to be re turned and costs paid equally by each captains. Fire at Tomahawk. Dunedin, To-day. A seven-roomed house at Tomahawk, occupied by Mrs Coombie, was burned to the ground The building was insured in the New Zealand, and the furniture in ,the National, for LIOO Arrested on Suspicion. On the arrival of the cutter Jane, the police arrested Charles - .Everett- and Daniel Moore on suspicion of being con cerned in an hotel robbery at Invercargill. L3l were found on them.

SUICIDE FROM JEALOUSY.

[by xelbgeaph.] Auckland, To-day. A terrible tragedy occurred in Chapel s treet this morning. A mill hand named Henry Foreman, aged 22, and who has been married only seven weeks, took down his carbine and threatened to shoot his wife. She ran out of the house, but had not gone ma ny yards before she heard a shot. Foreman was found dead, with a large hole over the region of the heart Jealousy is assigned as the cause of the terrible act. Mrs Foreman is enciente. The deceased was a member of the Naval Brigade.

A WOMAN IN MAN’S CLOTHES.

A peculiar case came on for hearing before the Melbourne City Bench re cently, A fine looking woman named Etty Kilduf, about 40 years of age, who appeared before the Court attired in full masculine costume, was charged with insulting behaviour in a public place. From her stalwart physique and masculine manner it was difficult at first to realise that she was a woman masquerading in male attire. From the evidence of Constable Connelly it ap peared that the prisoner was perambu lating in the neighborhood of King street, in the apparel she then wore, about one o’clock in the morning, and on his accosting her she endeavoured to elude his scrutiny, but a certain awkwardness in her manner confirmed the suspicion he had previously enter tained that she belonged to the opposite sex, and he accordingly arrested her, and removed her to the watch-house. On being questioned by the Bench she stated that she was the wife of a cabman residing in Colling wood, adding that she had attired her self in masculine costume for the pur pose of watching her husband, whom she suspected of conjugal infidelity. She seemed to be keenly sensitive of the delicate position in which her (oolish conduct had placed her, and expressed her sorrow for the silly man ner in which she had acted. Mr Hill, the city missionary, corroborated the woman’s statement. The Bench took a lenient view of the escapade, and allowed the woman to go to her home, whither she was removed in a cab.

STEEPLECHASING WITH A VENGEANCE.

The Rangitikei-Marton steeplechases on June 3rd were hollow affairs. Ac cording to the Advocate the jumps were so far away from the stand that it was impossible to see them, and for fully five minutes at a time no one could see where the horses were. When the horses came in after the Handicap they were so “completely done that the pro verbial “ kick your hat as fast ” was well exemplified. There was a pro digious water jump— 24 feet long and 5 feet deep—which proved a regular teaser to all the horses. In the Handi cap, Champion, on Sunray, was the first to make a dash at it, and fell, . getting a ducking. He, however, crawled up the bank, wrung the water out of his eyes, and exclaimed, “Where

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1882.



MR L. H. WILKINS is authorised to CANVASS and COLLECT AC COUNTS on behalf of The Ashburton Guardian. IP ~7tf~ PI A N O S. Great Variety. The Colebiated Brinsmeads, Ibach, Ersrd, Baucer, Shaller. Bond, Ronisch. ORGANS. Smith, Parlor, and Church,—lsgs. to Second-hand Pianos, Organs, harmo fllllTHß IQs tO £4:o* THE MOST MARVELLOUS MUSICAL INSTRUMENT OF THE AGE IS THE Orguinette, By Her. Majesty’s Royal Letters Patent. : r ,- Achild can perform on it, either Ope .ratio. Dance, or Sacred Music, after one hbnr’a instruction. . ...DEFERRED PAYMENTS. -sc'Violins, EnnHsh and German Concern Aocordiana, Brass Instruments, &c. MUSIC SALOON, ■' ■ -Ta»QRBD StREBT., <Agent forßegg and Co). ‘«^Qttm» s ßoHWiißßß (celebrated.tuner) > here shortly. f



Wanted ANTED KNOWN—That the best place to get Short Firewood and the best Coals (delivered) is from Hayes’ Coal and Wood Yard, East street. Gl>9e 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 WANTED Known—The late Proprie tress of the A 1 Restaurant has Removed to those new and commodious premises of Mr Quill’s, Wills street, now called the London Dining Rooms, ad joining Elz Bros., Coach Builders, and to cope with dull times she is now offering BOARD and LODGING at IBs per week ; BOARD only, 13s. Meals at all hours. 653 e



Special Advertisements. GL Adams & Co., ACTIO AL ENGLISH WATCH [ MAKERS, JEWELLERS, AND IMPORTERS, HIGH STREET (Next W, J. Fisher s), Oh ristch cjhch. Rotherham’s English Lever Watches, guaranteed genuine, capped and jewelled, £5 10s to £lO 10s. American Waltham Lever Watches, of world-wide celebrity, English Hall-marked cases, £3 10s to £5 10s? N.B.—-See that the words “ Wal tham, Mass.” are engraved on the works. None are genuine without. Ladies’ Watches, in gold or silver cases, from 455. Every Watch is Examined, Timed, and Guaranteed for Two Years. A splendid assortment of the Newest Patterns in Gold and Silver Jewellery. Novelties in Greenstone. 471 e



E W COAL Y A 11 D. Coals. Coals. Coals. The Undersigned desires to intimate to his Customers and the Public generally that he has OPENED IN THE COAL TRADE, in conjunction with his present TIMBER and FIREWOOD BUSINESS, and has now on Stock and to Arrive, a large supply of the best Newcastle Coals, (From the Old Lambton Mine), which will be delivered to Customers to any part of the Town and Suburbs at the LOWEST POSSIBLE RATES. ALPHEUS HAYES, Timber and Coal Merchant, 4.680 East street, Ashburton.



SCHOOL BOOKS. SCHOOL STATIONERY. SCHOOL COMMITTEES SUPPLIED. Foolscap from ICs per Ream, Cash. Envelopes ~ Gs Gd per 1,000 ~ Noto Paper, Five Quires, Is „ A GOOD ASSORTMENT of Ledgers, Cash, Day Books, and Ledger Books IN STOCK. Toys Fancy Goods, Crewel Wools, &c. H. M. Jones. Stahoner and Bookseller, 293 d



*i..v 'ms gUPPORT LOCAL INDUSTRY". John Meech, CABINETMAKER & UPHOLSTERER, Begs to invite his friends to inspect his large stock of New and Second-liand Fur niture, consisting of Drawing-room and Bedroom Suites Chiffoniers Book Cases Wardrobes Chests of Drawers Tables Wash Stands Wood and Iron Bedsteads Cota, Cradles Perambulators And everything required in household urnisln'ng at the very lowest prices. Practical workmen kept for all kinds of repairs. Furniture bought, and high prices given. Furniture lent, on weekly and monthly payments JOHN MEECH, Burnetx stbbe Opposite the Mail Office.



£jANTERBURY MUSIC DEPOT. ASHBURTON BRANCH. Milner & Thompson Desire to inform the residents of Ash urton and surrounding districts that they have appointed Mb 13. M. JONES their sole Agent for this district, and invite nspection of the Instruments, Music, &c. now displayed in the SHOW ROOM above Mr Jones’ Shop. PIANOS by all the best makers— Broadwood, Collard and Collard, Erard, Pleyel, Bord, Challen and Sons, Aacher burg, Lipp and Sohn, Chappell, Ronisch, Bechstein, Kapp, and others. Solo Agent for John Brinsraead’s Gold Medal Pianos. Specialities Our Dresden Model Pianos, which took First Award of Merit at the Ashburton Exhibition, from £35 to £55. Harmoniums and Organs, from £7 10s to £SO. ORGANS, ORGANS. Organs now on Sale at Ll2 12s, A perfect Gem, L 25. PIANOS. PIANOS. New Stock, just opened up. The above Instruments can be pur chased on Deferred Payment from 20s per month. Orders, for Toning executed by a first-nta- «ofessional. Pianos on Hire. ' 707 c



Special Advertisements. ■yyiNTER BOOTS. WINTER BOOTS. 0. HAWKINS, Bootmaker, East street, Ashburton, and Tinwald, has just received a large assortment of Strong and Useful Boots for this season of the year, which he is selling at Christchurch prices. 998 e O. Carstens & Co., (Late Weston’s), PROSPECT BUILDINGS, Tobacconist, fancy goods AND STATIONERY. Meerschaum Pipes, G.B. D. Pipes Nailrod, Twist, and Vanity Fan Tobacco A nice assortment of Accordions, Con certinas, Flutes, Violins, Mouth Or pins, and Toys of every description, direct from Home. Saircutting, Shaving and Shampooing.



EAST STREET ASHBnRTON. 257 a 11 HE NEW ZEALAND GRAIN AGENCY AND MERCANTILE COMPANY, LIMITED. nrn AAA to LEND, in sums of £oo,ooo £3OO And upwards, on the security of Freehold Property, at Lowest Current Rates. ADVANCES to FARMERS are also made on Growing CROPS of Grain ; and also on Growing Clips of WOOL. Seed Wheat, Oats, and Barley supplied to fanners on most favorable terms. They have For Sale at FEED OATS CHICK WHEAT FLOUR, BRAN & CEMENT. Lowest Rates— SHARPS WILLIAM HORNE, 518 e Agent. g g 3 a H H o q 1-3 P u o A UTUMN. 1882. WINTER. The First Portion of the New Goods for this Season, comprising over twenty cases are now opened up. The Boys’ and Youths’ Clothing is especially recommended, and Parents and Guardians will find it advantageous to make an early selection. The Stock of Men’s Clothing is simply superb, and the variety of Hats, Hoisery, Blankets, Flannels, and Shirtings second to none in New Zealand. Agents for the Celebrated Wertiieim Machines. Ashburton Branch:



FLOUR STORES. East street. J. QUAIFFE Begs to inform the Residents and Farmers of Ashburton and vicinity that he has taken the Premises lately in the occupation of Mr Henry Bowers, Miller, where ho intends offering the following goods : Flour, by the sack „ 501 b Sharps, per bag Bran ~ Oats, per bushel Oaten Sheaf Ohaff, per ton ... £1 2 0 ...066 ...0 6 6 ...050 ...0 3 4 ...4 5 0 CASH. Ashburton. 732 e



O T 1 0 E. ASHBURTON COAL AND FIREWOOD DEPOT E. S. Bean (Late of Montgomery and Co., Limited), HAS COMMENCED BUSINESS ns above, next to Mr Jos. Clark’s Office, in WEST STREET, and hopes, by civility and attention, to merit a fair share of public support. Agent for the Springfield Coal Co. Coal, Fire wood, Posts, Rails, Stakes, Ac. Orders taken for Bricks, Cement, Lime, Timber, Ac. Oats, Bran, Chaff, Chicken Wheat, Ac. Note the ddress— NEXT MR JOSEPH CLARK’S, WEST STREET. 181 e



rp O FAR MER S . ROBERTS, PAXTON & CO. ARB CASH PURCHASERS OF WHEAT BARLEY OATS GRASS SEED AT HIGHEST MARKET RATES. ADVANCES ON GROWING CROPS. The Undersigned are prepared to make liberal Cash Advances against Growing Crops during the ensuing Season. ROBERTS, PAXTON & CO. Offices ; Manchester street, Christchurch, two doors south of Messrs P. Cunningham and Co.’s. 30e THE GUARDIAN is published every evening, giving every day ■ s, up to the hour of going to press. This is better than buying a sixpenny weekly. CASH RECEIPTS Printed at “The Guardian office.



Special Advertisements. rjl AK E NOTICE. Everett Brothers Are still in Ashburton, and are SELLING AS CHEAP AS EVER. Special : CALICOES FLANNELS WINCEYS, and DRESS STUFFS. Bargains in LADIES’ ULSTERS, COSTUMES, and WINTER SKIRTS. We have still a Large Stock of MEN’S SHIRTS, HATS, HOSIERY, &c. Note the address : EVERETT BROS., Havelock street, Next Harrison’s Auction Rooms.



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