SHIPPING.

yii >■ ' -- >■ Arrived. ■ Yesterday. Hawea, 8.8., from Port Chalmers. 'ilina Jane, ketch, from Ls Boos Bay. liimiet, ketch, from Pigeon Bay. Tarawara, as., from Sydney via Auck- V-<l»nd'andway ports. Sailed. . . Yesterday. ■ Hawea, a.a, for Wellington and North, g.,• Tarawera, as., for Melbourne via .Sonth. Wakatipu, aa, for Wellington and ,i 2&& 19 *..*. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. , AncEDAKD, Yesterday. Arrived—Saxon, from Borotonga. Sailed—j Fairy Queen, for Rarotonga.; ZeMandifsfgrSan’Prancisco., Wellington, Yesterday. ; Arrived—Endeavor,' schooner,: from Timaru. u--r „ Sailed—Oreti, ; for, Waitara and New Plymouth. Dunedin, Yesterday. . I< Ajfrived—Natal Queen, from Hobart for Fiji via the

COMMERCIAL.

T 'l f tr. -r < Ashburton Guardian Office, - Wednesday Evening. -The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile -*Agency Company,/ Limited (per Mr E; G. Staveley, auctioneer), report as follows on • -Tinwaldsale under date 22nd May:—Sheep: -A r" all » r market. than usual, with only a ‘''moderate demand, several pens of fat sheep being, retamed unsold. -Dy dint of persuasion, * 'most of the stores were quitted, ‘' prices ruling at about the average of the last 'tWd 1 ‘tiles, as our 'quotations denote. Fat -Crtfesbreds Bs, 10s, and 13s ipd; Ss Sd ; 'stores, crossbred ewes, 7s 9d ; Avethers, lis ad ; lambs,6s6d ; merino ewes,. iEs9d^'3s / 9d, 4S'7d; wethers, 3s 4d, 6s Bd, 7s ffitli—Pigs Very few to hand, but all good - [Bpifs.Packers brought 35s ; bacon pigs, 56s AdL - No; demand for breeding sows.—Cattle : number yarded and a capital enquiry. (Stained .for beef, which, however, realised 1 most variable values. Of the. -majority the quality was good, enough to please the most Mstidfods. Faf bullocks sold at L$ s s * L 6 7s 6d, <! L6 ios ; ‘cows and heifers, L 4 Js, L 6 15s, 1.7 10s, L 8 10s A line of good grown steers. In., forward ' Condition and thriving order, brought(LAysS6d, ! while afew dairy cows and young stock were cleared at prices equivalent tortnir last record. Young steers, 18 months ■

DAILY MEMORANDA.

->AtJGTION SALES Saturday, May, 26. Mr IK Bullock, at the Arcade—Town Stock,etc., at 1 o’clock. M» -Alfred-Harrison, at his Booms—Land, 3Ctottsigo,otc, at 2„o’clbck. Friday, Juwb L Matson, Cpx and Co., at Waterton farm, Live and Dead Stock ; at 12 41000. • ’ ■■ THURSDAY, June 7. - Demand Co., at Waterton—Town -"Sections, Farm, Live and Dead Stock, ,<dSb., atfll O'clock sharp. Fbidat, June 8. Robert Wilkin and Co., at the Tinwald Sale Tarda—Surplus Stock, Farm Im plements, etc, AMUSEMENTS, &o r Tuesday, Mat 22. Tea aod Pnblio Meeting Wesleyan „Chui!ch t M6. 30. p. m. Patlic Meeting re storm water, at Town Hall, South Bakaia, at 7.30 p m. Wednesday, May 23. Horticultural Society—Adjourned Annual rMeeting, at the Arcade Chambers, at . B n-m. * ' Monday, Mat 28. Borough Council, at Borough Council ohambers,(at 7 o’clock.: Upper Ashburton Hoad Board District— General election of members’; nomina tffijSldgiSTth/ polling 7 day 7th day of June. ? ; S|OKDAT,:.JUHE A AshbturtQn. Licensing Borough ,Ju na 4th. - V, :., ykiii^s^)ite SI >AY, June 6. Thjftlrilti Magistrate's Court, Ashburton— meeting for Ashbur ' It i-x I .-v --i : ' .1' I ■ V.'11.( . - , *'

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit. WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1883. Floriculture.

A new arrival in the colonies cannot fail to be struck by one feature in our country life which offers a strong con trast to that of England. Go where you will outside the] larger cities in Great Britain and the eye will be glad dened with the sight of carefully culti vated flower gardens, affording a plea sant relief to the monotony of the landscape. This love for the floral beauties of nature is in nowise confined to the higher and middle classes of society, for the humblest cottar prizes his small patch of ground with its well tended rosebushes, geraniums, and stocks, quite as much as the wealthy landowner does his vast conserva tories and ornamental lawns. If the question were asked as to why the average New Zealander cares little or nothing for these things,The answer would probably be that the life we live here is too busy for us to waste time on such matters, and yet we venture to say that a taste for floriculture would go a good way in removing the vulgarity of thought and speech that un doubtedly exists in this part of the world. We do not mean to assert that a sensibility to the external beauties of nature, such as is shown by a love for flowers, is altogether wanting in the colony. There are a number of horti cultural societies in New Zealand, and some of the members of these display considerable enthusiasm. But this en thusiasm is principally confined to a very few, and the whole burden of working the societies is thrown upon these, while the majority fancy all that is required of them is an annual sub scription and some slight interest when periodical shows are held. Now, as we take it, the object of the institutions re ferred to is not limited to the arranging of exhibitions, but they desire also to promote a healthy inrerest in the art of floriculture. Here in Ashburton we

have a Horticultural Society, and so far as the display of beautiful plants at the various shows is con<~ rned, we have every reason to be proud of the work done. Still we have only to consult the catalogues to see that if the number of the exhibits is large, there are compara tively few exhibitors; and the fact that the meetings of the Society have fre quently been postponed, owing to the small attendance, is evidence that only one or two members concern them selves with the practical business of the association. Then, again, one has but to take a stroll on the outskirts of the town to become aware of the scar city of flower gardens in this district, people appearing to prefer rank grass growing up to their doorsteps, while the expenditure of a very little money would turn an eyesore into a delight. This apathy is not creditable to us, and the Horticultural Society should at tempt to do something to improve the popular taste in this direction. The members certainly want rousing up, and we hope that at the meeting to be held this evening some of the more enthusiastic of them will move in the matter.

Five candidates have been nominated for the Borough auditorship, and a poll will be taken on the Ist prox.

We would remind those interested that the draws in connection with to-morrow’s coursing meeting take place at the Somer set Hotel to-night.

Major Wilson, of the Waikato, an old settler, died from cancer of the jaw, hav ing sunk under the operation of the doc tors for its removal.

We are pleased to learn that the Go vernment has decided to go on im mediately with the extension of the Mount Somers Railway, which has been too long delayed. A reference to our ad vertising columns will show that tenders are called for the work.

We have received a copy of the “ Vol unteer Manual,” just issued from the Go vernment press. It is a handy little volume, well printed and strongly bound, and its contents give full particulars con cerning squad, company, musketry drill, rifle exorcise, etc. The book is compiled from the latest publications, and should be in the hands of every volunteer. Copies can be obtained at the office of this paper. The funeral of Major Withers took place yesterday, military honors being accorded. The volunteers mustered well, and, with the spectators, 2000 to 3000 persons were present. The coffin was placed on a gun carriage, which was drawn by a detachment of Waiuku Cavalry on foot, under Captain Hamlin, M.H.R. Captain Wildman, Lieut. Potts, and Adjutant Grant represented the Thames Volunteers. A number of the old 65th Bengal Tigers followed in the procession. The force was commanded by Captain Leroy, of the Naval Artillery. Bishop Cowie officiated at the grave. An official inquiry was held yesterday by the Auckland Collector of Customs and Captain Fraser, Nautical Assessor, as to the abandonment of the schooner May Agatha, the crew of which were picked up by the ship.Rangitikei. The evidence of Robert Owens, master of the May Agatha, showed that the vessel was dismasted, and as she had 2£ tons of dynamite on board, there was risk of explosion. She could not float twenty-four hours after abandonment, and was insured for L 2,000 in the Port Madock Insurance Company, and was valued at L 2,500. The master could not tell the value of the cargo. The owner was John Roberts, of Port Ma dook, ship builder. Thoa. Francis Mil man (master of the ship Rangitikei), Hsnry Evans (mate), and Augustus Bart lett (an A.B. of the May Agatha) also gave evidence corroborative of that given by the master of the schooner. The crew of the last vessel, except the mate (Henry Evans), being ail single men, have de cided to remain and try their luck in New Zealand. The mate, being married, is anxious to return Home, and with that object in view is trying to obtain a pas sage by either the Mataura or some other vessel leaving early for London. “ /Hgles,” in the Australasian, says A Sydney litterateur, I am told, reaching his rooms very late one night (having ad mitted himself with a latch-key) found the house in darkness, a id no lucifers where he sought them. He had an article to write, felt brim-full of brilliant ideas, and groped about in every likely, and many unlikely places, in the hope of ob taining a light, but in vain. He had re moved his boots in the hall, so as not to disturb the household, and in his stockinged feet desperately explored to touch eveiy piece of furniture in or on which Fate, in the shape of the parlormaid, might have mislaid the tnatches. Just as he was about abandoning the search, his ears caught the sound of passing footsteps. “Surely,” he mentally said, “ this late wayfarer may peradven ture, supply me with a match !” Has tening to the front door, he found that the wayfarer was about twenty paces down the street; yet, in his shoeless con dition, he gave chase. The stranger suddenly became aware that a man was rapidly and noiselessly approaching him, gave vent to a yell of terror, and made off at the rate of fourteen miles an hour, dropping en route an excellent umbrella and barrister’s bag, of which the sole con tents were a pound of sausages. Next day’s evening journals contained para graphs headed, “Robbery with Violence,” and one of them an editoral, advocating the lash for the garotter. At a Blue Ribbon demonstration at Wel lington on Saturday last, Sir William Fox made an interesting, facetious, and characteristic speech, which he described as intended to “touch them up with a few matters of fact on the drink ques tion.” Seeing so many empty seats, he a-ked where ware the professed members of the various temperance societies in Wellington—they who were fond of wear ing medals, and sashes, and blue ribbons when inside their Lodge-rooms with the door locked, but who were so wonderfully shy in showing their colors outside 1 Sir William had walked the whole length of the main street in Wellington without seeing a single blue ribbon as a profession of teetotal faith. Nay, he had seen just one blue ribbon champion—in a tram car. It was not to the credit of the large number of temperance professors in the city that they did so little to set a bold Christian example to others, by wearing the blue ribbon emblem on their coats, as he did, where it would be a dainty little adornment, and on those other garments worn by lady members of the temperance faith. Sir William said he felt ashamed of so much bashfulness in a good cause. How different was it in the Old Country, where this blue-ribbon disease had infected all ranks of society, and seemed as catching as the smallpox or cholera morbus ! (Laughter.) A tem perance sentiment had taken possession of Great Britain ; yet here, in the Empire City of Wellington, they could get only a thinly-attended meeting on a Saturday night. He had addressed an audience of 6,000 persons oh the temperance question in the Free Trade Hall at Manchester; but now be had to tell a small meeting of temperance friends in Wellington that they were too slack in the good cause; that it was their duty to show the.r colors and thereby encou age others to array themselves on the right side in this uni versal war against the drinking customs of society. •

Mr Isles, manager of the South Pacific Petroleum Company, has returned to.Gis borne from the works. He repprti* the bore down on Friday 160 ft, going well through soft sandstone. The use of pipes has been resumed. The shares (contri buting) are tight at 4s; paid up shares are quoted at 8s 6d. This is a description given by the New Zealand Times of a gentleman well-known in this district: —“ Mr Bowron, who has just been appointed by .Government to give instruction in the starting of cheese and dairy factories wherever required in the colony, is a young man of consider able intelligence, who has had experience in the wholesale butter trade in England, and came to this colony three years ago.” We do not know if Mr Bowron will feel flattered at being called a “ young ” man, but it would be interesting to learn at what particular age our contemporary considers that youth departs. For our selves, we have for some time drawn the line at several years before sixty. A fatal railway accident is reported from Invercargill It appears that while uncoupling a waggon which was being shunted on to Buxton’s siding on the Northern line, on Saturday, a young man named John Tomlinson got thrown down in such a way that a boot was torn from oft one foot, and one of his knees was severely jammed. The injury, at the Hospital, was found to be severe, the joint being laid open and much lacerated. The guard being at the time engaged at the points on the opposite side of the line, so as to let the trucks through, could not see what Tomlinson was doing, and was unaware of the accident in time to take steps to prevent it. On Monday after noon it was found necessary to amputate the leg at the thigh, and Tomlinson, whose condition was critical from the first, gradually sank and died the same night. An inquest is probable. “ Yoltigeur,” writing in this morning’s Timaru Herald of the Grand Na ional Meeting, which takes place to-morrow, says:—“l was on the course yesterday, and fancy the going will be semewhat holding. It was deeper than I expected to find it, and at the end of four miles it will be a case of ‘ bellows to mend,’ and want of condition will tell its tale. The fences are pretty well known, and cannot by any means be called too big for aspir ants to Grand National honors. The sod wall (you could not call it a bank) has been removed, and a niceish gorse fence substituted. The stone wall opposite the stand remains, and a very nice fair wall it is—about 4ft Sin. There is only one innovation —a park-paling fence with a sft ditch on the taking off side—an impor tation from Melbourne, I believe. The fence is a goodish height, but it is a bad color for the horses to see ; still, if a horse stands off well and does not gat too close under it, there is nothing in it. It is a fair hunting obstacle, but may to morrow bo productive of a little refusing on the part of horses and jocks not accustomed to such impediments. The cap rail of the second fence from home is more like a telegraph wire, and should be replaced by another. On the whole the course has evidently been laid out with great pains, and although it will be rather heavy going, there is nothing that I can see to stop a horse of the class we look for to morrow.” It will be seen from our ad vertising columns that the Railway De partment has made special arrangements for visitors to Timaru from Ashburton. Holloway’s Pills.— The sudden changes, frequent fogs, and pervading dampness sorely impede the vital functions and conduce to ill health. The remedy for these disasters lies in some purifying medicine, like these Pills, which is competent to grapple with the mis chief at its source, and stamp it out without fretting the nerves or weakening the systeml Holloway’s Pills extract from the blood al, noxious matters, regulate the action of every disordered organ, stimulate the liver and kidneys, and relax the bowels. In curing chest complaints these Pills are remarkable effective, especially when aided by friction ol the Ointment on its walls. This double treat ment will ensure a certain, steady, and bene ficent progress, and sound health will soon be re-established.—Advt.

APPEAL COURT.

In the Court of Appeal at Wellington yesterday, the case of Wilkin v. the Minister of Public Works was concluded before their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr Justice Williams and Mr Justice Gillies. The Court ordered that the award which formed the subject; of the motion be amended by striking out the amount of costs. It was further ordered that the costs of the motion be taxed according to the usual scale and paid by the respondent to the claimant Wilkin. The case of Thomas Rooney (plaintiff) v. the Union Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand and others (defendants) was then taken. Mr Joynt appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Har per for the defendants. A verdict had been found for the plaintiff for LSOO on the 16th Dec. last. The defendants then set down a motion for a rule nisi for a new trial within fourteen days, but instead of obtaining such a rule took out a rule extending the time. The defendants having subsequently more than fourteen days after the trial obtained a rule nisi for a new trial, the plaintiff moved to set it aside, oh the ground that it had not been obtained within fourteen days, and that the order extending the time had been obtained ex parte. The rule nisi was as follows:—Ordered that the de fendants show cause why an order made in this action on 22nd December last, extending the time for the defendants to move for a new trial, should not be rescinded, and all subsequent proceedings set aside, on the grounds that no notice was given to the plaintiff of the defend ants’ intention to apply for the order, for the application was made - and the order granted ex parte, and that the granting of the order was given to the prejudice of the plaintiff’s rights. It seemed to his Honor Judge Johnston, before whom the matter came in banco, that the question raised by the rule was of sufficient im portance to warrant its removal to the Court of Appeal, and this was accordingly done.

Mr Harper, for the defendants, now showed cause.

His Honor the Chief Justice, in deliver ing judgment, said —“ lam bound to say 1 regret the conclusion at which I am forced to arrive, and that is, that the order extending the time to move was an order which could not be made ex parte. It may he, and no doubt it is, true, that the defendant moved only for a rule nisi, and that an order extending the time to move w is granted instead, but he accepted the order, and I think that order seeing that the operation of the rule of 1877 was to suspend execution was an order which could only be made on notice. That was not done, and the Court ought not to have made the order. Nor should the defendant have accepted it. It has been a well recognised practice in this district, and I believe in others, that the distinc tion between formally making a motion for a new trial and getting it postponed, or for moving to extend time, is this, ihat the execution is stayed by extension and not by postponement. The next question is whether this order, having been granted and acted upon, and having been acted upon so far that it was sewed upon the plaintiff, we can treat the rule nisi as standing upon any other basis than of this order. True, the rule is drawn up with out any reference to the order, but I, nevertheless, think that, as there is no suggestion that the rule nisi was gsantfid on any other ground, we should be justi fied iu assuming that it was made under this order extending the time to move. That being so, I say, and say it with re gret, that the rule nisi was improperly ob tained, and must be set aside.

Mr Justice Gillios —I entirely concur ,with His Honor the Chief Justice. It Seems simply a technical question, and as the procedure under which it has occurred is now repealed, and it can’t affect the future procedure nor become precedent, there is no necessity for me to give the reasons for my opinions at length. Mr Justice Williams—l agree . with what has been already said by the other members of the Court.

Plaintiff’s rule allowed, with costs. J>e fendant’s rule discharged, with costs, px? cept the costs of argument of the rule.

MEETING AT SOUTH RAKAIA.

On Tuesday evening a public meeting was held in the Town Hall to consider the desirability of proposing a scheme for carrying off the storm wa' -r in the South Rakaia and Mount Hunt Road Board districts. Mr O. N. Mackie took the chair, and at considerable lengthy told those present what had been done in the matter. An engineer, with Mr Baxter, the County Engineer, had reported on one proposed scheme, and it was found that the cost would be too great for the district to bear. Another scheme was proposed to carry the water into the Rakaia river at Highbank, and Mr Baxter had reported on this scheme, and was not in favor of carrying it out. The object that evening was to adopt a scheme and to discuss the manner in which the amount required should be raised. Mr Julian Jackson, Chairman of the Mount Hutt Road Board, said that this evening he represented the Mount Hutt residents, and he was fully aware of the importance of the matter before the meeting. He did not consider the last flood so large as others, but he felt sure that in future much keavier floods would be experienced, on account of the. numer ous fences and other improvements. All that has been done in the district hitherto has been to turn some of the storm water into the Ashburton river, and the late flood in that river spoke for itself that the river had enough to do in flood time. He would move the following resolution — “That this meeting is of opinion that some scheme for disposing of the storm water that from time to time passes down the Rakaia-Ashburton Plains is desir able.” -

The motion was carried by a large majority. Mr Jackson then produced plana and estimates of a scheme by Mr Flockton to shoot the water into the Rakaia at High bank, carrying the water along the road from Methven to the river, and thus cut ting off the water. The place where the water was proposed to be discharged was 225 ft above the river-bed. The cost of carrying out this scheme would be about LI,OOO, including embankment and the large concrete shoot. The' Mount Hutt Road Board considered that if this scheme had been carried out the money would have been wasted. The plans and esti mates were sent to Mr Baxter to 'report upon. Mr Caleb Tucker said he would like to ask Mr Jackson to consider whether he could not add to his resolution to cake some of the storm water from the South Rakaia township. Mr Jackson stated that his idea was for a general scheme between the two rivers.

Mr Baxter read his report on Mr Flock ton’s scheme, which had been laid before the Council, and explained the why he considered the scheme would not answer. He considered that not one-half of the water would be diverted. He thought a scheme would cost L 6.700. After seeing the effects of the last flood, he was sure that the scheme proposed by the Mount Hutt Board would be of very little service to the district. In his opinion, it was a very defective scheme, and the expenses of repairs, etc., would be very great. Mr Lyttelton asked if Mr Baxter would explain how he proposed to confine the water to the old dry creeks. Mr Baxter said he felt sure that if these creeks were kept sown down in grass and fenced in, there would ba no difficulty in holding the water in its natural course. A discussion followed, in which it was stated that large areas of land_ were covered by flood water, and occupied by residents, and several gentlemen spoke in favor of a scheme. Mr Coster said when the Road Boards consulted on the matter the coat was to be L 3,000, and now it would be L 7,000, and he thought that a committee consist ing of members of both districts should be appointed at this meeting to consider how the money should be raised, the best scheme, and what proportion the Road Boards and County Council should pay, and also what private individuals, through whose property the water ran, should con tribute, and to report at a future meet ing. Mr Allan proposed, and Mr Holmes seconded, that the following be appointed, with power to add to their number— Messrs 0. N. Mackie, J. Jackson, J. C. Wason, and White. The motion was carried unanimously.

Mr Tucker asked the Chairman if it would not be advisable for the meeting to request the County Council to send their Engineer to report on the beat method of draining the township of South Rikaia. He thought the township was entitled to something, as water races and other works had been made all over the district, and the township had nothing done. Mr Shellock seconded the resolution, and it was carried.

It was decided that Mr Mackie should forward a copy of the resolution to the Cmnty Council. A vote of thanks to the Chairman con cluded the meeting.

WESLEYAN MEETING.

' A very successful and pleasant meeting was held at t>e Wesleyan Church last evening. The proceedings consisted of a tea and public meeting afterwards. About 150 partook of a tea, which was of a very agreeable nature, if the demolition of viands in a brief space of time is to be taken as an argument in favor of their quality. The speakers were the Revs. Beattie, Nixon, and Standage. Mr John Orr occupied the chair. The chair man having made the usual remarks which follow the undertaking of that position, called upon the Rev. 0. H. Standage for a report. The report which was submitted explained that this meet ing was the first of a similar nature which the Wesleyan Methodists intended to hold at this season yearly, with a view to effect a yearly reduction on the mortgage debts on the church properties. At pre sent the fixed debts were LI,OOO, and the speaker had the pleasure of announcing that the list was not quite complete, but sub oriptions had already been collected, and a few more might be reasonably expected to be available, so th it the required LIOO was virtually subscribed. There would be, therefore, no collection on the present occasion—no appeal for money. Mr Beattie, the next speaker, an nounced his intention of speaking on religion as it related to the Church, the family and the individual. The rev. gentleman spoke with his usual care and sound judgment. After remarks of a hortatory character, the speaker made reference to the claims of the Scriptures, quoting Sir Walter Scott's lines Within this awful volume lies The mystery of mysteries. Happiest thejr of human race, To whom their God has given grace To read, to fear, to hope, to pray, To lift the latch, to force the way; But better had they ne’er been born Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.

In would like for his part that toKUrch 'debts should Ibe treated, as he believed the only cure for toothache, which was, he said, to “ out with, them.";' 1 ! Mr Nixon, followed with a spirited ad dress on “ yreshness..” The speaker ex pressed his 'pleasUreAt meeting his Wes- ! dfeyah friends, and * announced hia all-con suming desire to see men converted.. Mr Badhaßan-followed-tntKlib'rief speech, in which he referred casually .to the his tory of the'past trouble or the Ashburton Church, and_ congratulated the,_meeting dpoh the aoiiijd-Condition of the ohurohs finance. The history of the success of the , Ashburton Church the speaker believed to be thoroughly reflected in the words qf Scripture, “ They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion, which can'- 1 not be removed, but abidelh for ever.” The speaker concluded by as serting his belief in the complete veracity of the Scriptures, and urged his rema» ks upon the consideration of the youth of the audience. '■ Mr H. M. Jones proposed the usual complimentary resolutions in favor of the speakers, the ladies, and the choir, which were carried by acclamation. The choir during the evening gave a few Anthems. The minister of the Church having pronounced the benediction, the meeting separated, after a very profitable and successful gathering.

CABLE NEWS.

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[reuter's telegrams— copyright.] Betting on the Derby. London, May 21. The following is the latest betting on' the Derby to be run on Wednesday next:—Galliard, 100 to 30; The; Prince, 4to i ; Saint Blaise, Sto r ; Goldfield, 6to 1; Beau Brummel and; Ladislas, 10 to 1. The Governorship of Canada. It is reported that the Marquis of Lansdowne will succeed the’ Marqujs of Lome as Governor General of (janada. London, May 22. The announcement that the Marquis of Lome was about to be succeeded as Governor-General of Canada by the Marquis of Lansdowne,; is officially confirmed. The Trisco Mail Service. . Slay 21. Mr Creighton, who is agent for the New Zealand- Government, has been negotiating for the renewal of the Pacific mail service, and has completed ar rangements with the United Statics* Go vernment for the continuation of the service, and has expressed himself con fident that the New Zealand Govern ment will ratify his action. [Received May 23, 12.40 p.m.] Monetary and Commercial. London, May 21. Consols have declined $4, and are now quoted at New Zealand securities remain at last quotations, viz.;—s per cent., 10-40.; Loan, 106 5 per cent. 1889 Loan, ex div.; 4j4per cent. 1879-1904 Loan, 102 ; 4 per cent., inscribed stock, 102 %. Colonial breadstuff's continue quiet but firm, at the following prices : —Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, 50s ; New Zealand ditto, 55s to 58s 6d, Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, is at 345.; Australian tallow: Best beef, 41s; best mutton, 435. The. market! Con tinues dull. London Wool Sales. At •theTwophi sales:, bales were offered, and the present prices were firmly maintained. [Received May 2Sj 2 p. m. J The War in the Soudan. . ALEXANDBUj May 22.“ Intelligence is to hand from the Sou dan stating, that since the defeat of the rebels at the beginning of ’this month, the Egyptian troops have followed up their victory, and several influential: chiefs of El Mahdi’s forces have'sub mitted to their pursuers. The Czar. i ! J Moscow May 22. The Czar made a State, entry into the Kremlin Palace to-day. A gor geous procession has been organised, and four miles of streets were traversed. The whole line of route was thronged with people, and, the houses, and ;public buildings were gaily decorated. His Majesty was received with great enthu siasm. ■■ 1: '' ■ : ■ *?■

AUSTRALIAN

.. - 1 -' r~z " ■ ■ ■ ..j.* ! _ [REUTER’S TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT.J The Markets. • Melbourne, yesterday. The Melbourne Manager of the National Mortgage and - Agency ComP pany of New Zealand, Limited, reports of the local grain market as follows : Wheat is* quiet at gs id to 5s 2d; malting barley is weaker at 5 s 6d to 6s. The market for New Zealand oats is steady; feeding sorts are quoted at 3s to 3s 3d; milling ditto, 3s 3d to 3s 5d ; New ‘Zealand oats, under bond, 2s 4d to 2s Bd. Hurricane in Samoa. News has been received here that a destructive hurricane and earthquake occurred at the Samoa on March 24th (sic). Many vessels were totally wrecked, and two deaths occurred from drowning. Shipping. Arrived Messageries steamship Natal, from Marseilles, last evening; the Orient steamship John Elder, from Plymouth, April 7th, this evening, Sydney, Yesterday. Arrived, yesterday—Waihora, from Auckland. The Tramway Difficulty. The Government have decided not to stop the running of steam tramways, pending Parliamentary action in the matter. A Bill has been prepared to legalise the use of steam motors. [Received May 23, 12.40 p.m.] Undesirable Colonists. Melbourne, To-day. The Premier, Mr James Service, has telegraphed to the Agent-General, in structing him to protest to the Imperial Government against the proposed de portation of Phoenix Park informers to Australia.

TELEGRAMS.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] A Copyright Case. Wellington, To-day. In the Appeal Court this morning judgment was given in-the case of Wright y. Wise, Caffin and Co. This was an appeal from a judgment given in the Wel lington Supreme Court, which granted an injunction against the appellant (the doj, fendant in the Court below) for ing or selling in the colony a work en titled “ Wright’s Australian and Amerf

mm Commercial Directory and Gazetteer,” which, it was alleged, consisted mainly of material from a work beloriKing to plain tiffs. The appeal was dismissed with cost. Acquitted. Westport, To-day. At his second trial in the District Court yesterday, W. J. McLeod was acquitted on a charge of larceny'of partnership pro perty. • : ■ The Omapere. The Mahinapua put a hawser to the Omapere last night, and would mostiikely have got her off, but the warp parted at the critical moment. The Omapere is now in a slightly better position. No damage has been done to her, excepting some strain to the machinery in, the : .en gine'room. More Immigrants. Dunedin, To-day. ; , 3?he . Caroline, with immigrants', in • at the Heads ;. all well.

A ball will take place at the new Odd fellows’ Hall this evening. The Farmer’s Coursing Club meeting was concluded yesterday. Messrs ’Del gleish’s Bonny Briar and Dead Shot divided the Derby, and Mr James Rhid’s Solway won the All-aged Stakes. ' An attempt was mado at Oamaru yester day afternoon to float the schooner. Frien dship, but it proved fruitless. She went down the skids all right, bat when she left them she struck on thV shingle apd stuck there, all efforts to g6t her afloat bein'unavailing. , . A Arm of Dunedin land agents,, haying been in communication with the Minister of Lands as te whether the leases tobe issued to tenderers at the forthcoming perpetual leasing sale would contain any stipulation as to the mode of cultivation, etc., have received a reply thi^iheitgfll lations will contain nothing übff provided for in the Act. . . V < i ; The first general meeting of shareholders of the New Zealand Stud Company, was held at Auckland yesterday, the Hon. Thomas Russell presiding. A. statement was made by the Chairman in reference to the Company’s affairs that they were now breeding stock of a class superior ,to anything in the Southern hemisphere, and sales were being made daily. The retiring directors, the Hon. Thomas Rus sell, Major Walmsley, and Mr Joseph Bennett were unanimously re-elected. At. a meeting of the members of Friendly Societies at Nelson—the Odd fellows, Foresters, and Rechabitos taking part.—it was decided to ask : the Hob; Major Atkinson the folio wing questions:— 1. Is there any absolute necessity existing at present warranting Hhe establishment of a scheme of National Insurance 1 2. What is the necessity 1 3. If, as you say, crime through drink is the cause of poverty, could not Customs duties oil intoxicating ilquors be 'devoted" to the maintenance of hospitals and ; charitable ; aid, Ac., and the balance, if any, Invested for the future benefit of those, institu tions? 4. Will Major Atkinson embp^y. :in 'his scheme a clause exempting all p®*^ : sent' and future members of Friendly ’ Societies from contributing to_a Govern-, i meat scheme, providing that sufficient provision be made in the Societies’ laws and Friendly Societies Act to make mem bership continuous f 5. Will Major At kinson define the classes ’alluded -to for which the State would be required; to make ' certain provision on account i of those classes which cannot pay 1 Why are buttons placed on the baek.of a coat? The tailors say that they areT there to “mark the waist.” But why) should the waist be marked ? ' As a matter of fact, the only reason for the existence of those two buttons is that they .-area. survival from the time when they were of use, when men buttoned back the long flaps of their coats in order to walk mote freely, or found them useful in sustaining : the sword belt. We have no flaps now, we wear no swords now ; then why keep the buttons ? Another rudimentary may be found at. the end* of the There is always a cuff marked, genenslfjT. by- a double row of stitches,' which, pe?r J forms no useful service, unless it is to w- • mind ns that our grandfathers had facings to their sleeves, and that the little button* ] which still appear at the end were of- retfl use when the sleeve was tight at the wrist. - Another inevitable feature.of;the;obatiis I the collar. . In old times this collar was <)f ' some service. It was large, and turned up well iri inclement weather. In order A to allow of its buttoning. properiy*round - the neck, a nick was necessary. Rut though wo hardly ever think of turning, up an ordinary coat collar, and find it qf little use if we do, we still preserve both it/ and the nick as survivals. The stovepipe*" * hat, too, is only the carcase on which our ancestors were wont to display ribbons and knots and other gauds. In itself Ik i*, ■ both) ugly and uncomfortable. Then we wear absurd neckties that do not tie, end . pins that do not pin. v ' -

THE ASHBURTON GOARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, MAY, 23, 1883.



— “ THE ROYAL OP LIFE : or, Aims and and Happiness,” illus trated/with.-Steel. Engravings, in differ- ARp» a,beautiful selection of OAROS. Ahoebwes Bros. , Bobnufen and * Stationers, East street South, Ashburton; 77 KNOWN—Every : descrip (ion of Plain and Fanoy Printing executed on the-shortest notice,- at the Guardian Office', next Matson, Oox, and Co.'s, West street ANT B D K N OWN. That;BoNEDUST,spooially prepared fer driUingTrith carrots, mangolds, etc., can bsifc&tained from the undersigned. P. MAYO, Hampstead Bone Mills. I AMj. purchaser ■ a * '• ** '* OF BRIGHT MILLING * OflitSj * IN ANY, QUANTITY. ; ALBERT ROBERTS, 763 ivtc[ a:— ' Money ! Money!! mro, EQUITABLE INVESTMENT l OF NEW ZEALAND, limited, are prepared, through their agent, J. 0. Dun'Jan, East street, to LEND MONEY on Ashburton approved free hold or leasehold property, repayable by either monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, -or yearly instalments, or for a fixed period. The Company- ore also open to DIS COUNT BILLS, ‘ r 883 J. 0. DUNCAN, Agent, East street. TT YOU WANT GOOD AND L STRONG FURNITURE, GO TO BAYIS’S 1 1 imSAP FURNITURE AND BED DING MANUFACTORY, EASI.’ -S®-BEET SOUTH, ASHBURTON; , i ■■ * ,Y article Sold at Christohoieb .guaranteed bed; of and workmanship. XHBULPIiT £ OOMKJITIg.Y FPBHTSHEB



Wanted WANTED —Two and Three-roomed HOUSES TO LET. Daily de mand. —S. E. Potntz. 1196 WANTED Known—Now showing, a splendid assortment of Winter Dress Materials, Ulsters, Jackets, Dolmans, etc. Everything marked with a small profit. H. 0. Segbbs, Compton’s Build ings, Moore Street (opposite Friedlander Bros,’) H 64: WANTED Known— Green & Co. have the Largest and Cheapest Stock of Boots and Shoes in Ashburton. J. G. Green & Co., Liecester Boot Warehouse, N.B.—Don’t forget the Corner Shop in East and Burnett Streets. 1169 WANTED Known That Messrs. Green & Co. have Removed into the Corner Shop, lately occupied by G. J. Martin, Butcher. 1170 VXTANTED KNOWN. —Special direct W consignment Table Cutlery, Spoons and Forks, astonishingly low from Little Dost Pan. WANTED KNOWN —Bankrupt Es tate W. H. Ronayne, Stationery, and Fancy Goods, very superior class, awfully cheap. — Little Dust Pan, Satur day. ■ fTTANTED KNOWN— Hates and •W Co. have a lot of EMPTY OASES for sale? Arcade Shops. aul2 ■XTTaNTED KNOWN—That Robert V\ Elston, Burnett street, Ashbur ton, having procured the newest appara tus, is prepared te Sweep Chimneys at very low rates. Any orders left at the Town Hall will receive prompt attention. Terms cash. 7600 Special Advertisements. H. M. Jones’ *0 COUNT BOOKS. NEW VOLUMES— Boys’Own Annual Girls’ Own Annual Chatterbox Child’s Companion Infants’ Magazine, &0., &c. POETS— VARIOUS Authors; Sir Walter Scott’s Works, new edition, complete. TOYS ! TOYS !! TOYS !!! GREAT. VARIETY—in Wood, Tin, China, GOOD BUSINESS Envelopes. SIX SHILLINGS PER THOUSAND CASH. A Bargain. Good Second-hand PIANETT a, £2O. FANCY GOODS ! FANCY GOODS ! A NICE SELECTION of the above now in stock. ALL the above Goods are offered at the LOWEST Possible Prices for CASH. A LIBERAL DISCOUNT allowed to schools on parcels of Toys, Books, etc. i SECOND-HAND Pianos,. In good order, £ls, £2O, 22 10s, 25. H. M. JONES, BURNETT ST. & BARING SQUARE. 13d gPORT I N G. I have just received my season’s stock of Guns of every description, and respectfully invite an inspection. ' Double Breech-loaders from L 5 6s. : Double and Single Muzzle-loaders at all prices. 1 Decoy Ducks. 1 Duck Calls. 1 Game Bags. Cartridge Belts and Bags. Field Glasses. Loading Machines, etc., etc. New Season’s POWDER, Ciirtis and Harvey’s, and Pigou, Wilkes and Lawrence’s—very best quality* Newcastle Chilled Shot, all sizes. Cartridges, Cartridge Cases, Wads. And every shooting requisite. Being the largest importer of Guns and and Ammunition in New Zealand, and every Gun being made to my own order, intending purchasers cannot do better than communicate with me. THOS. G. ROWLEY, 630 Gunsmith, Timaru. yTR LAURENCE OXLEY has been Vi Appointed Agent for the Ashbur tn Guardian at South Rakaia. AND FOR SALE The UNDERSIGNED have received instructions from the Owner to SELL BY PRIVATE TREATY, All that COMPACT BLOCK OF LAND ' on the Acton Station ESTATE, SOUTH RAKAIA, Being SECTIONS 31757, 31758, and 31759, Containing 1099 ACRES. The block has been SPECIALLY SELECTED by the Proprietor, and is thoroughly adapted for farming purposes, the adjoin ing sections having this season grown some of the HEAVIEST CROPS ON THE PLAINS. Only a small instalment on the pur chase is required to be paid, the balance to remain on mortgage at 6£ per cent, for a term of years as may be agreed on. We have also FOR SALE an Improved Farm Containing 1026 ACRES. Situated close to Ealing Rilway Station, and well watered. Fur further particulars apply to THE NEW ZEALAND GRAIN AGENCY AND MERCANTILE COM PANY, LIMITED. Christchurch or Ashburton. 12au R OBINSON AND TOWNSHEND ARB CASH BUYERS OF WHEAT i OATS BARLEY GRASS SEED Agents for A. Moore & Co, ROBINSON AND TOWNSHEND, Havelock street. 229



Special Advertisements. THK NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory HAVE spared no effort to place before the public a MOST COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF NEW WINTER MANUFACTURES Comprising all the latest styles in MEN’S & BOY’S CLOTHING Manufactured from the best qualities and newest Designs in COLONIAL, SCOTCH, BRITISH, AND CONTINENTAL TWEEDS. The, large and increased trade has en abled the Proprietary to offer their cus tomers still further advantages than hitherto, and THIS SEASON’S GOODS, upon inspection, will be found CHEAPER THAN EVER. A SINGLE GARMENT AT WHOLESALE PRICE. SHIRTS, HATS, HOSIERY, and every requisite at Wholesale Prices. Nineteen Branches now open in New Zealand. Agents for the Unrivalled WERTSEIM SEWING MACHINE 5 Ashburton Branch : BAST STREET. n PECIAL NOTICE. TO THE INHABITANTS OF ASH BURTON AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS, ft. B. West and Co., MUSIC AND PIANOFORTE WAREHOUSEMEN, Princes street, Dunedin Have great pleasure in announcing that it is their intention to cater for the Music loving population of Ashburton in such a manier as has never before been at tempted. Messrs G, R. West & Co. are the Largest Direct Importers of PIANOS, ORGANS, HARMONIUMS, BRASS, WIND, AND STRINGED INSTRUMENTS In the Colony, and a large and varied stock of the above can always be found. Mr G. R. West, being at present in England, is shipping direct to Dunedin all the latest novelties in MUSIC ! MUSIC !! MUSIC 1! ! And the firm respectfully solicit a call from their friends, teachers, and the public in general to inspect their magnifi cent stock of Music, personally selected. d 14 J AM A CASH PUR CHASER, AT HIGHEST MARKET RATES, of WHEAT OATS GRASS SEED BARLEY Farmers wishing to SHIP OS THE! OWN AC COUNT can get information as to Cost, Freight, etc., by applying to JOSEPH CLARK, 267 Ashburton & Tinwald. TATIONBRY OF EVERY DE SCRIPTION. Account Books Ink—from small to largest jars School Books—School Committees sup plied at lowest rates Latest Novelties in all kinds of Fancy Goods, Toys, &o. All the Home Journals, Magazines, and Papers by every mail. Subscribers wanted for any Magazine or Paper published. Andrewes Bros., BOOKSELLERS, STATIONER'!, &c., East street South Ashburton. n!5



For continii'iiion of reading matter see fourth page, ry • TOWN EDITION. \ Issued at 430 p.»*.J ' l: , ‘ New Advertisements. IjTOUND, in East street—A Lady’s f! RING. Owner can hare same by applying to Mr J. G. Restell. 1216 SHBURTON QUADRILLE ASSEMBLY. A Select Dance Will be held in the . ODDFELLOWS’ HALL, THIS (WEDNESDAY) EVENING. Dancing to commence at 7.30 p.pa. fdmrp.,, 1207 By order of the Committee. C. Ryel, Q Y S T E R SALOON. Fresh and Smoked FISH always on hand. Toa and Coffee at all hours. Also, Fried Fish. Note the address—Will* street, next Ceokson’s Stables. 1213 HETT ROAD BOARD. APPLICATIONS from Persons willing ; to undertake the duties of Working i Overseer to the above Board are invited to be sent to the Chairman before noon of. Bbh June, with testimonials, and stating remuneration required. .Schedule of duties supplied by Chairman. jdlian jaokson* ; 1210 Chairman. IN BANKRUPTCY. IN the Distr ct Court of Ashburton, Holden at Ashburton. . In the matter of the Debtors and Credi* tors Act, 1876, the several Acta, amending the same, and.of the ■ bankruptcy of FREDERICK WILLIAM QUAIFE, of South , Rakaia, candle manufacturer, a-,; debtor. . « Notice is hereby given that the above-,, named debtor will at the next sitting of, , the abovenamed Honorable Court, held,,,; at the expiration of 10 clear days after the,.., • publication hereof, or as soon thereafter counsel Can be heard, apply totheaboye- r/ , named Honorable Court fot an order 0f...., discharge under the said acta. J ; n 5 t) IFDated this 23rd day of May, 1883. . 1 0. W. PURNELL, 1215 Solicitor for the said Debtor.