SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. Arrived- Yesterday, Malay, barque, from Wellington. Ringarooma, a.s., from Auckland. Kangaroo, b.b., from Westport. Sailed. Yesterday. Orest of the Wave, schooner, for Wel lington. Clematis, ketch, for Pelorus Sound. Prosperity, brigantine, for Greymouth. Ringarooma, s. s., for Southern ports and Melbourne. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Wellington, Yesterday. Arrived Wakatipu, from Sydney ; Wallabi, from Greymouth. Cleared —Saucy Lass, schooner, for Lyttelton. Dunedin, Yesterday. Arrived— Beautiful Star and Merks worth, from Westport. Timabu, Yesterday. Sailed —Waitaki, for Dunedin.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES Saturday, Junk 17. MrT. Bullock, at the Bazaar—Horses ; 1.30 p.m.

MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, <&c I Friday, June 16. Masonic Concert —Masonic Hall, Tan cred street; 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 4. ashburton Permanent Building and In vestment Society, Monthly Meeting, £rom 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Wednesday, July 5. County Council, at the County Council Chambers, at II o'clock. . , Thursday, July 6. t Wakanui Road Board —Monthly Meeting, Road Board Office, Moore street

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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1882. The Two Candidates.

TOWN EDITION. [lssued at 4.40 p. m. j

On Friday next the electors of Wakanui will again have an opportunity of deciding between the two candidates who are before them for their suffrages for the electorate. The electors have to choose between a true Liberal and a man who lays hold of the term —as he would of any other which might hap pen to be popular at the time, and which he thinks will serve his purpose —and endeavors to palm himself off as a Liberal, in order to gratify his ambi tion. We trust the real electors of Wakanui are able to distinguish be tween the characters of the two men, and that they will make the expression of their opinions sufficiently explicit when they go to the ballot-boxes on Friday next. Mr Ivess has sought to gain the confidence of the electors by making promises which he knows full well it is not in his power to fulfil. If we thought that Mr Ivess would be able to accomplish one tithe of what he has so glibly promised the electors then we should say to them— “ Elect him by all means.” But we have met these “ promising” politicians before, and never yet have we found one to care a straw for his promises after the electors had trusted him to the utmost by placing him over the heads of better men than himself, who scorned to win confidence by making lavish promises, which they knew they could never perform. Mr Ivess reminds us of a Northern politician who earned the sobriquet of “ Promising John,” and we think the Radical candidate for Waka nui might not inappropriately be termed “ Promising Joe.” We are sure that if an elector of Wakanui were now to ask Mr Ivess if he did not think

Wakanui should have a greater share of the Sun’s rays that it now enjoys, tha gentleman would unhesitatingly answe. —“ Yes ; and if I am returned to Par liament I will at once bring in a Bill with that object !” And if he did, it would be no more absurd or false than many of his promises during the pre sent and past contests. But supposing that the two men were equal in point of political honesty and trustworthiness, even then Mr Saunders enjoys a great advantage over his op ponent. He is a man of un doubted ability, one of the best speakers in the House—albeit not what is termed “ a talkerbut when he has anything to say he can say it in such a manner as will command the attention of his hearers, instead of covering him self with ridicule—and he has played a prominent and creditable part in the affairs of the country for nigh half a century. We have seen quite enough during the brief time the present Par liament has been in session to cause us to discard a mere suckling in politics for a man of Mr Saunders’ experience We have only to look at the compara tive failures of the members for Christ church South and Dunedin East, of both of whom great things were | expected—and not without reason, for both are undoubtedly able men in their respective walks of life ; but they, no more than Mr Ivess, belong to that gifted but uncommon class, heaven-born statesmen, and hence their lamentable failure politically. We mention these two gentlemen as being, perhaps, the two new members of the present Parliament who were likely to

win for themselves laurels in debate, and to be of some practical use in the councils of the representative body to which the people had elevated them. If two such men as these have turned out comparative failures in the House, what may we expect from a man of Mr Ivess’s calibre —a man not possessed of sufficient ability to make his mark in local government; and yet the electors of Wakanui are asked to “ give him a chance” in the wider field of colonial politics, over the head of a man who has been tried and has not been found wanting. When the electors heard Mr Ivess with the utmost nonchalance proceed off hand to settle the question of law re form, surely it must have struck them that he was promising far more than any man —be he ever so talented—was

able to perform. But law reform and the constitution of the Upper House are lofty subjects in which Mr Ivess fairly revels, for he can go on general ising to his heart’s content ; but not once during his labored oratorical efforts has he thought it necessary to descend to the practical—that is alto gether beyond him. His opponent, in marked contrast, has eschewed the lofty flights and sounding periods of Mr Ivess, and has pointed out the remedy for some of the many errors in our system of government. Again, Mr Ivess has always taken credit to himself for high personal courage. But how has he behaved during this campaign ? Instead of coming out on the public platform and meeting his opponent like a man, face to face, he has shielded himself behind the columns of an obscure thrice-a-week sheet, and from his vantage ground has hurled the most base and groundless charges at a man who is as far above himself in every way, as the summit of Mount Cook is above the sea’s level. We should think that after this contest Mr Ivess will not have the hardihood to assert that he is never afraid to meet a poli tical opponent face to face. We have reason to know that some of the high minded among his supporters are dis gusted at the pusillanimity displayed by Mr Ivess, after his repeated boasts that he was never afraid of what any man could say against him. His recent conduct has given the he in the most emphatic manner to thal boast. If there was but the one ques

tion of Freetrade and Protection be tween the candidates that would be quite sufficient to decide between them. Mr Saunders is a staunch Freetrader, and has the courage of his opinions on that subject as on every other. He does not one moment tell his hearers that he is a Freetrader and the next say that he in favor of an import duty of from 15 to 30 per cent, on imported goods. And that is just what Mr Ivess told his hearers at one of his meetings, and we challenge him to deny it. It is true that this astute gentleman soon discovered what a nauseous pill he had sought to administer to the farming in terest of Wakanui, and, with character istic ingenuity, sought to wriggle out of the position as best he could. One day last week'we witnessed the amusing spec tacle of one of his supporters, through the medium of his paper, trying to provf> that Protection would be the salvation of a country, and in tne same issue of the same journal another ot his humble servants announcing that Mr Ivess was not a Protectionist, or at least not a very pronounced one. He, according to his apologist, would only tax those imports which could profit ably be manufactured here. But we all know what that statement is worth. The Protectionist is as insatiable as the horse leech, and once commit the country to the pernicious system, and the Protectionist’s cry will be “ give, give.” There will be no end to his demands, once let the thin edge of the wedge be introduced into our fiscal policy. We say — and we have little doubt that the farming interest of Wakanui is at one with us—that if for nothing else but his Protectionist proclivities, Mr Ivess should be rejected on Friday next, in favor of the Freetrader. But Mr Ivess, in his greed for the honor and the emoluments of the M. H.R.-ship has made a determined attempt to virtually disfranchise the farming interest of the electorate which he seeks to represent. As we recently took occasion to point out, Mr Ivess has rendered his elec tion almost a certainty, unless the farmers and other bona fide electors of Wakanui are true to themselves on Friday next, and go to the poll as one man, determined to resent the miser able trick by which their would-be friend has sought to stultify the votes of those who would not bow down and worship him, and minister to his vanity by hailing him as their political saviour. No matter how desirable a can didate he might be in other respects, such an attempt as Mr Ivess has made to take the election out of the hands of

; those who by every moral right ought to decide it, should condemn him in the ; eyes of every thinking man. A man : capable of such a piece of political chicanery as that we so recently ex ■ posed is certainly not a fit man to be come a law-maker. In short, we do not know of one single qualification possessed by Mr Ivess which would make him a desirable representative, and we think we have pointed out quite enough to show the undesirable character of the politician—heaven save the mark—who is so anxious to serve his country—and annex the. hono- The electors will no doubt re sent the intrusion of priestly influence in the contest, and in self-protection will meet block vote with block vote. We know it is undesirable that the re ligious element should be introduced into an election contest, but where the head of the Church issues such a mani festo as that of Bishop Moran, there is nothing for it but to fight him with his own weapons, however much we may deprecate such a course. There is an other section of the community which the smooth-tongued Radical imagines he has completely won over to his cause. We allude to the Civil Servants. We are not quite so sure of all those votes going to the “ working man’s friend.” On the contrary, we give the Civil Servants credit for ordinary per spicacity, and, giving them that credit, it would be an insult to their reasoning faculties to suppose for a moment that they are gulled by Mr Ivess and his fine talk about “ a fair day’s wage for a fair day’s work.” We should like to think, for the sake of a couple of work ing men, that Mr Ivess practices what he°preaches. A very little example is worth whole columns of precept. To

:ome more particularly to the railway unployees. Do they for a moment magine that a man who has not the noral courage to come forward md meet his political opponent m the public platform is the nan to stand up in his place in the House and insist that the big wigs of :he Civil Service shall bear their share af any retrenchment that may be found accessary; do they imagine that he is :he man to stand up and Ooldly advo cate a large reduction in the salary of the Speaker of that House which lie is addressing ? That is a task which re quires no little moral courage to per form. Well, Mr Saunders had the manliness to do all this. Fully cogni sant of the dreadful straits to which the colony had been reduced by the criminal recklessness of the Grey Ministry, he saw that the only way to stave off national bankruptcy and place the finances of the colony on a sure basis was to vigorously apply the pruning knife to both high and low, and, to his credit be it said, he stood up in the House before those men whose yearly emoluments he proposed to reduce and insisted that not only the working men—“ the busy workers,” as he termed them —should suffer, but the drones also should feel the keen edge of the knife. Do the working men ever think that their tub-thumping

demagogue would have had like courage ? We give them credit for better sense. Let them look at the position he took up with regard to the Borough retrenchment. How the salaries of the Town Clerk and other officials were to be cut down by this great political economist. A committee was appointed, of which our Joseph Hume was made chairman. The mountain labored and brought forth a mouse, and we have not seen any evidence of that retrenchment so far as regards the salaries of the higher officials to this day. The prime mover knew at the time, as well as we did, that he never intended to touch the salaries of anyone in power; but he thought he migh, by making a fuss about it, gain some little political capital, and so he he got the com mittee, and the sole result was an abortive report. Looking at the matter fromanyslandpoint we may, we think Mr Ivess, in counting so confidently on the votes of the Civil Servants, and thinking those possessing them are no better than “ dumb, driven cattle,” to be cajoled at his sweet will, is counting his chickens before the incubatory process is quite complete. We opine the Civil Servants are quite capable of thinking for themselves —and we believe they are sufficientlyalive to the importance of the question so soon to be decided to care fully weigh the effect of their votes. Let them not be led away by slanders and glib promises, but let them ponder over the matter for themselves. An attempt has been made during the present contest to show that the party who so loyally supported Mr Wason, and landed him at the head of the poll on the glh of December last, are not nearly so enthusiastic with regard to Mr Saunders’ candidature. This is merely “a weak invention of the enemy.” Those gentlemen who banded themselves together to pre vent the return of a reckless Communist in December are working with just as much enthusiasm in the same cause now. We know how the party of the Radical candidate—terri fied almost out of their wits at having to confront a man like Mr Saunders — sought by every means in their power to cause a split in the camp of the Constitutionalists; and we also know how abortive that, like many other of their little dodges, has proved in alie nating support from Mr Saunders. The party of law and order is as much opposed to Communism now as they were when they supported Mr Wason, and it only remains for the same body of the electors—the bone and sinew ot the country —(a class, by the way, which Mr Ivess’s paper, some short time since, said were of little use in a young country, in fact the country was better without them—but there was no election on the tapis then) —to second their efforts, which we trust and believe they will, and silence, at least for a time, a man who would ruin the country by a Protective tariff; who would deny the electors the privilege of saying who shall represent them, and would help to place on the Ministerial benches a set of men whom the colony is at present so happily rid of. The parties in the present House are very evenly balanced, and a single vote may turn the scale. That being the case, we are sure we are not asking too much of the electors of Wakanui when we ask them to attach due importance to the exercise of their privileges on Friday next, and weigh well the position of affairs before they put the pencil to their ballot-papers.

Perfectly Unnecessary “Precautions."

Precautionary. - Mr Ivess will address the electors the night before the election in Mr Bullock’s large auction room, the use of the premises being kindly granted to him by the public-spirited proprietor. The use of the Town II ill for the night in question was ten dered for, and Mr Saunders’ committee sent in the highest tender. Mr Ivess's views are already well known to the electors, but then ugly and lying rumors may be circulated at the last moment to damage his candidature. He has taken the necessary precaution to be in a position to publicly answer all charges which may be levelled against him.

The above paragraph appeared in a recent issue of Mr Ivess’s paper, and its publication was a clever idea, for which Mr Ivess is entitled to consider able credit. The intimation that this staunch ally of the working man, this “ untried ” politician, who is going to redress all the wrongs of the ’orny ’anded, if he only gets the chance, “ has taken the necessary precaution ’ to obtain a hearing on Thursday even-’ ing, may very possibly mislead the public (as it was undoubtedly in tended to) without a like explanation. Many readers might infer from Mr Ivess’ paragraph, that the use of the Town Hall had been obtained by his opponent lor the night before the elec tion by underhand or unfair means, and that Mr Ivess had been left out in the cold, without a chance of vindicating himself from the “charges that might be levelled against him.” Hence the “precaution.” But what are the facts of the case ? The hall was wanted, as a matter of course, by both candidates, and the Town Hall Company resolved, as the fairest means of settling the diffi culty, to invite tenders for its use on Thursday night,' Mr Saunders’ tender being higher than that of Mr Ivess was,

of course accepted ; but yet anxious, as they have been all along, to see fair play, Mr Saunders’ committee, very generously as we think, sent the fol lowing proposal to the rival camp : “Seeing that the committee of both candidates are desirous of securing the Ashburton Town Hall on the evening betore the polling, so that the candi date may make a final appearance to the electors of Wakanui, We propose that both committees shall conjointly engage the hall for the purpose, the right of priority of speaking to be de cided by the candidates themselves (at the said meeting.”) The reply received was, that Mr Ivess’ committee “ firmly but respectfully begged to inform ” Mr Saunder’s committee, that they “ in tended to hold aloof altogether ” from their proceedings. Thus the public will see that Mr Saunders’ committee of fered Mr Ivess the opportunity of con-

tradicting, if correct, in the fullest pos sible manner, any statement to which he might object. What could be fairer than that the rival candidates should stand on the same platform and address

the same audience ? Mr Saunders, at any rate, was prepared to do so. Mr Ivess as we have seen was not —and he probably had very excellent reasons Lr declining.

Police. —There was no business at the Court this merning.

New Telegraph Office. —A telegraph office has been opened at Te Aroha, County Piako.

Quaiffb’s Mills. —An announcement by Mr Edward Quaiffe, miller, will be found elsewhere.

The Rink. —The ordinary meeting of the rinkists for practice takes place at the Town Hall to-night. ■ Another Mem. —A notifica tion by Mrs Hodge to the ladies of Ash burton will be found elsewhere. A Donation From His Excellency.— The Governor has forwarded a cheque for L2O towards the Timaru wreck relief fund.

Australian Mails. Mails for the Australian Colonies and the United King dom, per Ringarooma, close at the Bluff on Saturday, ISth inst., at noon. Wakancji Election. —Mr Saunders’ Committee are particularly re guested to meet at the Central Committee Rooms to-morrow evening, at 7 o’clock, prior to the public meeting. The Financial Statement. The Press special, wiring from Wellington last night, says General disappointment was felt at the announcement that Major Atkinson was too ill to deliver his Finan cial Statement. I regret to learn that he is very unwell to-night, and it is doubtful when he will be fit to undertake the task. Evangelistic Service. —There was a good attendance at the Town Hall last night on the occasion of holding an evan gelistic service, in continuance of a series commenced immediately after Mrs Hamp- Hon’s visit to Ashburton. The Rev. D. Gordon, of Temuka, gave a very impres sive address, which was listened to with keen attention throughout. It was an nounced during the evening that to-rnor row week the Rev. B. Best, of Christ church, would conduct the service. Masonic Concert. — The concert which takes place on Friday evening promises to be most successful. We have been favored with a copy of the programme, and from the number and variety of the items, and the well-known ability of the performers, a great musical treat will be in store for those who purpose attending. Several rehearsals have been held, but owing to the HaU being engaged to-mor row evening we are desired to state that the usual rehearsal will be held this evening instead.

The Oxford Tragedy —An inquest was held yesterday at the Oxford Hotel on tjia bodies of John Horne and John Grenfell, the former of whom was killed by the latter on Monday. Nothing fresh transpired, further than we have already published The jury returned a verdict as follows:—“We find that deceased, John Horne, came by his death from a blow from an adze given by John Gren fell, who afterwards drowned himself, and that the said John Grenfell was at the same time suffering under a fit of temporary insanity.”

Timarh Criminal Session. —The Su preme Court Criminal sessions opened yes terday before Mr Justice Williams, who remarked on the lightness of the calendar. The Grand Jury returned true bills in all cases. Charles Heatley, a lad of sixteen, pleaded guilty to stealing a horse, saddle, and bridle on February last. Sentence deferred. Edward Ford pleaded guilty to stealing a purse and L 3 10s from the person of James Molloy in March last. Ford was caught in the act of cobbing Molloy, who was drunk. Sentence de ferred. Thomas Christie, who has a string of aliases, pleaded guilty to forging and uttering a cheque for Ll 5 in Febru ary, 1881. Christie cleared out and evaded the police till captured for • a similar offence committed in Oamaru, fur which ho is now undergoing sentence. Sentence deferred. John Sullivan, a boy of thirteen, pleaded guilty to placing stones on the railway line in January last. He was sentenced to seven days’ imprison ment. John Thomas Healey pleaded not guilty to a charge of forging and uttering a cheque for L4O. Acquitted. On another charge of forging ani uttering a promissory note for Ll2 10s, in the name of a farmer, a second jury found him guilty of uttering but not of forgery. The defence was that he got the docu ments from other people. Mark Bishop was charged with assault with intent upon a girl under twelve years, and was found guilty of a common assault arid was sen tenced to twelve months’ hard labor. J. T. Healey was indicted on a third charge of forgery and uttering, and pleaded guilty to uttering. The Crown Prosecutor accepted the plea and offered no evidence as to the forgery. The same prisoner was then indicted on three other cases.

BOROUGH SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

The ordinary monthly meeting of tlie above was held last evening at the sohool honse. Present—Messrs St. Hill (Chair man), Williamson, Boyle, and J. Ward (secretary). chairman’s statement.

The Chairman reported that since last meeting the desks in all the rooms had boon screwed down, but that owing to the wet weather, the repairs to the roof had been held over for the present. The Committee would have to arrange about the approaching holidays. HEAD master’s REPORT.

This report was read as follows : “ Since your last meeting we have had both changes, in and an addition to our staff, and I am very happy to be able to convey to you my great satisfaction at the result of these changes. It has been the source of vexation to mo since I came here to see the manner in which some of the classes were superintended in their respective rooms, and I have often felt that any arrangements or suggestions of mine wer; almost worthless unless there was a thorough determination on the part of the other teachers to fullil their duties faithfully, and the ability to do so. In our lately appointed mistress I believe we have secured one who possesses both these qualities in a marked degree, and it is ex tremely pleasing to me to note the change that has been brought about in her room

since she tcok charge, and to see how much more steady and earnest the children are since her arrival amongst

them, and I am quite convinced that aa she becomes better known she will he still more appreciated. In our assistant master I believe you have made a good selection. Aa far as I can see, he is tho roughly conversant with his work, and goes about it with a steady and syste matic determination that I very much ad mire. He is a great help to me in many ways, and although so short a time here, has the boys completely under his control —a state of things which only those who

are responsible for the instruction and conduct of a large number of children can fully appreciate. An additional pupil teacher (Miss Emma Bean) has fuby realised my expectations. She can con trol and instruct a class better than some who have had greater experience, and I hope her career as a teacher will be a credit to the school in which she first ful filled the duties of her profession. As regards the other pupil teachers, the ma jority are doing well, and all, I suppose, are doing their best. lam glad to he able to say that their home work is very satisfactorily prepared, and there is per fect punctuality in their attendance at lessons. Subjoined is a record of their answering since Ist May. We have had one regular holiday since my last report, and three half-holdays on account of the severity of the weather. The school was kept open last week, with the exception of two half-days, although our numbers were only about one sixth of the regular attendance. There are some cases when holidays are essentially necessary, and when it is for the good of the school that’ they should be granted, and I must say . that my ideas are completely in accord-. , ance with those of our Chairman with re ference to the circumstances that should warrant a holiday. Although colds are prevalent, and long walks on bad roads have been the means of keeping children at home, the attendance is keeping np. : very fairly, our average attendance fat' the month in the upper school being

195 8, and in the infant department, 119 7; total, 315 5. Average on rolls : Upper school, 279; infant school, 185 total, 464 1 beg to draw your attention to the inadequate supply of maps with which we are furnished, and also to other matters mentioned in my secondary re port to the Chairman. I append a list of the irregular attenders in some of the classes, and leave it with you to try and effect some improvement in their attend ance, as children who are in the habit of coming about half time gain very little when they are present. I am quite satisfied that with our present teachers the school will soon take the position it ought to ho’d among the schools of Canter- ' bury.” MAPS. The secretary was instructed to write to the Board of Education, applying for the maps wanted, and also pulleys and fixings for same as in use in some other schools, so that the maps may be lowered and raised at pleasure. IRREGULAR ATTENDANCE. It was resolved with reference to the irregular attendance referred to in the head master’s report that the secretary should write to the parents of the children mentioned, and point out to them that unless the evil is remedied the committee will be compelled to enforce the compul sory clauses of the Act. RESIGNATION. Mr T. R. Hodder wrote, tendering his resignation on account of leaving the dis trict. The resignation was accepted, and on the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr Williamson, Mr Weymouth Roberts was nominated for the vacancy, which the Committee has the power to fill at once. VISITING COMMITTEE. Messrs A. and J. Orr wore appointed a visiting committee for the month. SCHOOL BOOKS. It was resolved that the master be re quested to furnish a monthly return of books sold to scholars. MIDWINTER HOLIDAYS. The midwinter holidays, which corn mince at the end of the present month, were fixed at three weeks, and the mid summer holidays at five weeks. The Committee then adjourned.

MR SAUNDERS AT PENDARVES.

About sixty electors met Mr Saandera last night in the new School at Pendarves, Mr Rule occupying the chair. After speaking about an hour on general public matters, he invited questions. Mr Purnell, as an elector of the dis trict, wished to ask the candidate a ques tion, but before doing so, would, with the permission of the meeting, explain why having determined not to contest the Wakanui seat on the present occasion, he had resolved to support Mr Saunders. They would all agree that whoever the future member for Wakanui might be, he ■ should be a man of decided views, so that they might be able to form a pretty ac curate idea beforehand as to what course he was likely to follow in the Assembly. Now, Mr Ivess was a man whose views were both extreme and unsettled. When he first came before the electors he did so as an advocate of a “bursting-up tax ” —in fact, there was to be a general “ burst up ” all round if Mr Ivess were elected, ... although what was to come afterwards Mr Ivess did not condescend to say. (Laughter.) These violent views, how ever, seemed to tickle the unthinking por tion of the community, although the sober-minded naturally saw through such nonsense Mr'lvess perceived that this cirdinal feature of his programme did not meet with the approval of thoughtful per sons, and had accordingly abandoned it, and, taking a leaf out of Mr Saunders’ book, advocated a tax upon unimproved arable land, which was a very harmless measure, and radically different from the bursting-up . process. Then, too, Mr Ivess possessed faults of temper, and a want of self-command, which rendered him unfit to be a member of the House of Representatives. On the other hand, even Mr Saunders’ enemies would admit that his views were fixed and that his long political career enabled them to judge with certainty what his line of conduct would be in the Assembly. The term “ Liberal ” had been much abused during the last few months, but there could be no doubt that his actions had proved Mr Saunders to bo a genuine “ Liberal ” of the old English type. The working men of the constituency had also been freely appealed to. Now ho (Mr Purnell) thought it was a mistake for a candidate to appeal to the suffrages of any particular class, since a member ought to be sent to represent all classes of the community. Still, if the working men did want a representative of their particular interests, Mr Saunders was the man who they ought to support, since, in days gone by, when the colony was really governed by a moneyed oligarchy, and when it was not quite so safe to advocate their cause as it was now, Mr Saunders had consistently sup ported the rights and interests of tho working classes. Since, therefore, he had fought their battles and borne the heat and burden of the day on their behalf, it would be something approaching ingrati tude on their part if tho working men of Wakanui rejected Mr Saunders in favor of a man like Mr Ivess, who had never done anything for them, and could only make promises, which every practi cal politician knew could never be per formed. It was no figure of speech to say that the eyes of tho whole colony were directed to the present contest. Nobody s outside the district cared whether Mr Ivess was elected or not, but Mr Saun ders’absence from the House had made a gap there, and if he were defeated it would seriously discourage all public men . ; who had hitherto maintained the interests

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1882.



!R BOOTS. WINTER BOOTS. 0. HAWKINS. Bootmaker, East street, Ashburton, andTinwald, baa just received a large assortment of Strong and Useful Boots for this season of the year, ■which he is selling at Christchurch prices. 'BERT FLOUR STORES. 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 he Intends offering, on Lowest Possible Terms, the following goods Flour, Bran, Sharps Oats, Barley Chaff, etc., etc. J. QUAIFFE 699 e H. BOWERS, Resident Manager.



s I o z d AUTUMN. | The First New 1882. | Portion of the Goads WINTER. for this Season, comprising over twenty eases are now opened up. The Boys’ and Youths’ Clothing is especially recommended, - and Parents rod Guardians will find it advantageous to make an early selection. The Stock of Men’s Clothing is simply aoperb, and the variety of Hats, Hoiaery, Blankets, Flannels, and Shirtings second to none in New Zealand. Agents rob the Celebrated Webthbim Machines. Ashburton Branch: . W. SPARROW, r£ o s. I A N Great Variety. The Celebrated Brinsmeads, Ibach, tard, Saucer, Shaller. Boud, Bonisch. ORGANS. Smith, Parlor, and Church, —16gs. to AOgs. Second-hand Pianos, Organs, harmo ‘mns, —£8 10s to £45. HE MOST MARVELLOUS MUSICAL INSTRUMENT OF THE AGE IS THE Orguinette, y Her Majesty’s Royal Letters Patent. A child can perform on it, either Ope tio. Dance, or Sacred Music, after one rs instruction. DEFERRED "PAYMENTS, Violins, English and German Ooncer s, Acsordians, Brass Instruments, &c. SHBURTON MUSIC SALOON, Tanobed street. J. WEEKS (Agent for Begg and Co). Herr Otto Schweees (celebrated tuner) “ be here shortly. 693 d



iVPPORT LOCAL INDUSTRY John Meech, SINETMAKER & UPHOLSTERER, Ito invite his friends to inspect his ■ stock of New and Second-hand Fur ■xw/e; consisting of MDrawing-room and Bedroom Suites JOhiffoniers EBookOaees liWardrobes eats of Drawers rash Stands fobd ftnd Iron Bedsteads Jptpj Cradles ■ ■ iwaamhulators V.everything required in household Pairing at the very lowest prices, tieal .workmen kept for all kinds of lip-. vliJ Brnitaro bought, and high prices &leht, on weekly and monthly B- * ‘JOHN MEECH, “! iff jfr » * r, B T B I 3 1f«fl Office.



Wanted WANTED A good General SER VANT. Good wages. Apply, Central Hotel, Ashburton. 725 e ANTED to LET—Town and Subur ban SECTIONS, from one rood to fifteen acres. Apply to Charles Brad sell, Ashburton. 706 e ANTED KNOWN—Portraits, Por traits, la per dozen, Is per dozen. Taken and finished in ten minutes at the American ■ Gem Scudio (Opposite Mail Office). Positively the Last Week here. 721 e WANTED KNOWN —That the best place to get Short Firewood and the best Coals (delivered) is from Hayes’ Coal and Wood Yard, East street. 6b9e ANTED 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 ANTED 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 18s per week ; BOARD only, 13s. Meals at all



Special Advertisements- T O FARMERS. ROBERTS, PAXTON & CO. ABB CASH PURCHASERS OP 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. 300



Andre we s jbjros. (Late L. F. Andrewbs), BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS, AND NEWS-AGENTS, East street South, Ashspeton. School-books and Stationery of Every Description. School Committees sup plied. Hymn and Prayer-books of Every Kind. Children’s Picture and Story Books. American Novelties, just arrived. Journals, Magazines, and Home Papeia every Mail. A large assortment of Maori Photographs, including Te Whiti and other Chiefs. N.B.—All orders attended to without delay. 334 e



GL Adams & Co., PR ACTIO AL ENGLISH. WATCH MAKERS, JEWELLERS, AND IMPORTERS, HIGH STREET (Next W. J. Fishers), Chuistchuhch. Rotherham’s English Lever Watches, guaranteed genuine, capped and jewelled, £5 10s to £lO 10s. American Waltham Lever Watches, of world-wide 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 45a. Every Watch is Examined, Timed, and Guaranteed for Two Tears. A splendid assortment of the Newest Patterns in Gold and Silver Jewellery. Novelties in Gsbenstone. 471 e Jj|- E W GOAL YARD. 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, 468 e East street, Ashburton. THE NEW ZEALAND GRAIN AGENCY AND MERCANTILE COMPANY, LIMITED. OKA AAA TO LEND, in sums of £50,000 £ 300 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 farmers on most favorable terms. They have For Sale at Lowest Rates— FEED OATS CHICK WHEAT FLOUR, BRAN. & SHARPS CEMENT. WILLIAM" HORNE, 518 e Agent. O. Carstens & Co., (Late Weston’s), PROSPECT BUILDINGS, Tobacconist, fancy goods AND STATIONERY. Meerschaum Pipes, G.B.D. Pipes Nail rod, Twist, and Vanity Fair Tobacco A nice assortment of Accordions, Coa certinas, Flutes, Violins, Mouth Organs, and Toys of every description, direct from Home. Haircutting, Shaving and Shampooing. EAST STREET~ASHBURTON. 257 a



Special Advertisements. AKANUI ELECTION. ELECTORS! INDEPENDENT AND TRUE LIBERAL ELECTORS! Remember, YOUR BEST FRIEND IS Alfred Saunders. Ho will Address you at the TOWN HALL, ON THURSDAY (To-Morrow) EVENING, AT EIGHT O’CLOCK. Farmers! REMEMBER your Man, and don’t be decived. Attend this Meet ing in large numbers, and Ques tion your Candidate with your well-known probity.



Artizans! REMEMBER an Old and Tried Public (servant, and give him Your Support, as ho deserves it. Working Men! REMEMBER the Man who stood up for Wages men, and not the Drones.



Special Advertisements. o T l O B. ASHBURTON COAL AND FIREWOOD DEPOT (Late of Montgomery and Co., Limited), HAS COMMENCED BUSINESS as above, next to Mr Jos. Clar.i’s Office, in WEST STREET, and hopes, by civility and attention, to merit a fair share of public support. Agent for the Springfield Goal Co. Coal, Firewood, Posts, Rails, Stakes, &c. Orders taken for Bricks, Cement, Lime, Timber, Ac. Oats, Bran, Chaff, Chicken Wheat, &c. B. S. Bean Note the .'ddross NEXT MR JOSEPH CLARK'S, WEST STREET. ISle



SCHOOL BOOKS. SCHOOL STATIONERY. SCHOOL COMMITTEES SUPPLIED. Foolscap from IGs par Ream, Cash. Envelopes ~ Os Cd per 1,000 ~ Note 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. Stationer and Bookseller, 293 d



AKE 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 : Next Harrison’s Auction Rooms. EVERETT BROS. L 1 DIYUO. j Havelock street,