SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. Arrived. Saturday. Wanganui, ship, from London. Wanaka, a.a., from Mauakau and way ports Takapuna, a.a., from Manakau and way porta. Kangaroo, a.a., from Westport. Mary Ellen, schooner, from Welling ton. UKV-. Yesterday. Wakatipu, a.a., from Port Chalmers. Kestrel,.ketch, from Oatlin’a river. Sailed. Saturday. Clematis, ketch, from Pelorus Sound. v Iris, barque, for Newcastle. Orowaiti, s.a., for Westport. lonic, a. s., for London. Pelican, brigantine, for Kaipara. Comet, ketch, for Havelock. Alert, schooner, for Pelorus Sound. Kangaroo, a.a., for Westport. Takapuna, as., for Wellington. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, Saturday. Sailed-— Ganymede, for Timaru, to load for London; Otaki, for London. Timaru, Yesterday. Arrived—Huon Belle, from Gatlin’s tiver; Yovng Dick, from Hobart. .f Dunedin, Yesterday. Arrived, yesterday—Star of the South, from Greymouth. Sailed Wakatipu, for Sydney, via Wellington.

COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian Office, Monday afternoon,

Mr T, Bullock reports of the Horse Market for the week ending Saturday, Nov. 24th : There was about an average attendance, and a large entry of horses, viz 37, but one of the dullest sales I have experienced for some months past. For all description of horses the biddings were extremely languid. There were a number of useful light draughts, also some ,3-ycar.old colts for which there appeared to be really no buyers, and only half-a-dozen out #f the total entry of-37' -changed hands. Hacks and light harness horses, L 6 5s to L 9 inferior draughts, L 6 to L7.—Landed Proper ties : During the week I have sold lot 3 01 ■with small cottage thereon, part of R.S. 5,800, known as Mrs McLean’s block for the sum of L9S, and T.S. 339, Kermode street, for LSO.

Allred Harrison reports his weekly sale as follows;—Saturday, November 24th.—Horses duIL Cows not very bright, but all entries changed fairly well—Pigs are still very high, all pens were cleared and more would have found ready purchasers. —Calves sold well. Fowls : 2s to 3s per pair; ducks, 3s 3d to 4s per pairr-f Produce : Potatoes, s®® 1® ton; chickwheat, 2s to 3s per bushel; oats, is 6d to is 8d per bushel. —Tea : 21s. Harness and sundries sold fairly well. There was a large attendance, and business was a little more brisk, but entries did not come forward as pro mised, which greatly interfered with the sale, which was much curtailed in consequence. During the week I sold a cottage and section on East Town Belt, the property of Robert Welsh, for LIOO. Also a team of 4 draught geldings at Lag • per head.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALE 8. ITuesdat, November 27. Mr Alfred Harrison, at his Rooms — Furniture and Effects

Tuesday, November 27. Matson, Cox and Co.,.at the Ashburton Baleyar da—Stock. ■ Saturday, December 1. Mr T. Bullock, at the Arcade, Barnett street—Town and Rural Sections

MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Etc. Monday, November 26. BoroagE Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7-30. Wednesday, Novembeb 28. Ashburton County Council—tt Council Chambers, 11 a m. Saturday, December 1. Wakanui Road Board, at Road Board office, Moore street, at 10.30 a-m. Wednesday, December 5. Town Hall—Concert by the Orchestral Society

.Friday, December 7. Longbeach- Road Board, at Bead Board office, Longbeach

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at the Ashburton Post Office follows: —

For Christchurch and North at 6 a. m 10.30 a.m., and 5 p.m., daily. For Chertsey Rakaia, &c., at 10.3,0 a.m. and 5 _p.m, daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitsta, Orari, Winchester and Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily. For Temuka, at 6 a.m. and 10 a. m.

For Tima.'U and South, at*6 a.m., 10 a.m., and 4.30 p.m., daily. For Greenstreet and Ashburton Forks, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3.30 p.m. - For Mount . Somers, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, at 6 a.m.and 4.30 p.m. For Mayfield, on Tuesdays and Satur days, at 6 a.m. For Ashton, Waterton and Longbeach, «t 4.30p.m. daily. For Flemington, an Mondays, Wednes days, afid iFridaya, at 4.30 p. m. For Wakanui, Elgin, Seaview, Seafield, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6.30 a.m. For Newlanda, oh Tuesdays and Fri days at 10,30 a.m. ■

Mails,- Arrive at the Ashburton Post Office—

From Christchurch and Rakaia at 10.15 ».m-, 4.35 p.in., and 7.20 p.m. From Chertsey, &c. at 10.16 a.m. and 4.35 p.ip. daily. From Dunedin and intermediate places at 5.30 p.m. daily. From Temuka and Timaru at 10.40 a.m. 5.30 p.m., and 8 p.m. daily. From Qreenstreet and Ashburton Forks, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10 a.m.

1 From Mount Somers, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, at 10.5 a.ra. and 8.16 p.m. From Mayfield, on Tuesdays and Satur days, at 10.5 a.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long beach at'lo Lm. daily.

From Elgin, Wakanui, Seafield, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, »nd Sat urdays, lat 4 p; in. From Newlands, on Tiiesdays and Fri days, at 9.30 a. m. Front Flemington on Tuesdays, Thurs days, and Saturdays, at 10 a.m.

BIRTH.

Painter —At Ashton, on November 26th, the wife of Thomas Painter, of a son.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1883. The Soudan Slaughter.

Although we have as yet net received any trustworthy intelligence confirming the news of the disaster to the Egyptian troops in the Soudan, there is unfor tunately but little room to hope that the extent of the terrible calamity has been exaggerated. It is reported that Gene ral Hicks allowed himself to be treache rously drawn into an ambuscade, where he was placed entirely at the mercy of the vast horde of rebels, being unable to use his guns. Should this turn out to be true, then assuredly a grievous military blunder must have been made, and the blot on the memory of the late Commander-in-Chief will not easily be removed. So far as can be judged from the necessarily meagre accounts to hand, the mistake made by Sir George Colley in his memorable cam paign in South Africa has been repeated, and when it is realised that British offi cers will allow themselves to be out-manoe uvred by savages, people will begin to question whether the art of war is as clearly understood in the present day as it was in the pash This expedition to the Soudan was, as we know, tho roughly equipped, and its success was supposed to be certain, but yet we find that the General commanding the forces permitted himself to be entrapped and his array to be annihilated. If there is one de partment in which modern armies are supposed to excel it is that more cer tain means are provided for discovering the exact strength and position of an enemy. In the Franco-Prussian War it was to the completeness of their intelli gence department that the victors owed no small share of their success. Not a movement was made by the French forces which the great Von Moltke was left in ignorance of, and he was thereby enabled to so dispose his army as to make victory well nigh sure. The question that, will be naturall/asked in connection with this Soudan affair is, Did General Hicks take sufficient pre caution to determine the position and strength of El Mahdi ? and the result appears to leave us no alternative but to answer this in the negative. We all know with what care Lord Wolseley advanced in the campaign against Arabi Pasha— a care which many people thought was unnecessary, but which the event amply justified. The theory of modern warfare is to leave nothing to chance, and although this has. removed the romance formerly attaching to the soldier’s profession and has made such brilliant enterprises as the conquest ofScir.de by Sir Charles Napier impossible, we have the con solation of knowing that all these elaborate preparations which allow no point to remain unprotected have in the long run the advantage of prevent ing unnecessary shedding of blood. There seems to be no other conclusion to come to than that the Soudan dis aster was the result of a blunder on the part of General Hicks, who could not have been drawn into an ambush had he taken the necessary care to find out at least approximately what was the strength of his opponent’s forces. Nor does it appear that the reverse which has attended the Egyptian Army will end here. The fanatics, flushed with victory, are reported to be rapidly ad vancing upon Khartoum, where the dif ferent garrisons of the Soudan are massing. It is impossible to imagine to what length these savages will carry their excesses, and we should not be surprised to receive news before long quite as terrible as that which reached us on Saturday. The question is now, What will England do in the present crisis ? If it be a fact that Sir Evelyn Baring has recommended the abandonment of the Soudan and the cessation of hostili ties in that country, and in doing so has acted with the sanction of the Im perial authorities, we think that such a decision will be generally condemned. When Great Britain took Egypt under her control, it was with the intention of placing the affairs of that country upon a firm basis, and this can scarcely be done while a serious rebellion like that of El Mahdi is allowed to be success ful. To throw up the sponge simply at a first reverse, however serious it may be, is opposed to the natural instincts of Englishmen, and the fact that the task of setting matters straight in Egypt has proved at the outset to be more difficult than was anticipated is no rea son why it should be abandoned. Once allow such savages as those who com pose the army of the False Prophet to realise that they are the stronger party, and, nobody can foretell what may be the end. Should the event prove that England has delivered Egypt from Arabi Pasha, only to leave her to the mercy of a fanatic even more dangerous, that unhappv country will find that her last state is infinitely worse than her first.

The space applied for in the Christ church Industrial Exhibition is now 23,000 ft. Applications must be in by December Ist. A new Bowling Club (the Canterbury) was opened at Christchurch on Saturday with a large attendance of members and several friendly matches were played with the old Club (tho Christchurch). An inquest was held to-day by the coroner, Dr Trevor, and a jury, of whom Mr John Beecher was chosen foreman, upon the body of Isabella Florence Rich mond, aged four and a-half months, the daughter of Mr Thomas Richmond, of the Triangle. The evidence showed that the deceased was sleeping with an elder sister on Saturday night, and the latter noticing symptons of illness informed the mother, who immediately sent for the doctor. Before he arrived, however, the child had expired. Dr Ross made a post mortem examination, and his opinion was that the child died from natural causes, and a verdict was returned accordingly.

A revolt is current in Q leenstown (Oiagn) that diamonds have baen dis covered at Earnslaw, hut no reliable in formation on the subject is yet obtain able.

The only case brought before Mr Bad deley at the R. M. Court on Friday was that of Harrison v, Fergussnn, a claim of L2l 4s for goods supplied. There was no

appearance of the defendant, and judg ment was given for the amount claimed, with coats 28 3.

The new co le of cricket rules contains one providing that no appeal shall be made to the umpire after any cessation of play. The addition has been no doubt suggested by an amusing piece of sharp practice which was much talked of in cricket circles not long ago. It happened that on the first day of a match a bowler and a batsman on opposite sides were staying in a country house, and after dinner were talking over the day’s cricket. "I am very glad,” said the latter, “ that you did not appeal when you bowled the last ball to-day, for I believe I was leg before the wicket.” The bowler raid nothing, but at the beginning of the game next morning, and before a ball was bowled, inquired of the umpire, ‘* How’s that?” ‘‘How is what?” said the um pi:o. “ The last ball bowled yesterday,” was the. rejoinder. “ Out,” aa dth ) um pire. who remembered the leg before wicket, and out the unlucky batsman had to go, determined to be in future less confiding over his wine The Duke of Westminster has published to the world a valuable and practical suggestion for solving the difficult pro blem of obtaining a good class < f recruits for the army. The difficulty of obtaining good recruits for the army is one of the most preplexing problems with which our statesmen have to deal, and is raising seri ous misgivings as to the efficiency of our military establishment. The Duke’s sug gestion that the industrial school system might be made avalable for training boys for the army has one great merit in its favor. The proposed system of training would implant the military instinct thoroughly in the m'nds of the boys, and when their time came to pass into the ranks they would take more kindly to the military calling, and look upon it more favorably as a settled occupa tion, than many of the young fellows who leave civil employments and enlist for a short term of service. By training its soldiers in this way the State would secure their services for a lengthened period, and the authorities would be spared much of the worry attendant upon tho working of the short service, system. It is worth a trial, and the experiment might be made with but little cost and trouble.

Mr Edward Wallace, accountant to the Canterbury Board of Education, has been appointed Secretary to the Mutual Benefit Building and Investment Society. Some extraordinary results were ob tained during the recent general election in Queensland. The Brisbane Observer says :—“ At Thompson’s Creek, where the Opposition got a majority of twenty, only one man lives ; at Watsonville more votes were polled for the Opposition than there are voters in that district; at Lower Tait and California Creek the Opposition state that there was more polling for the Government than there are voters. Great excitement occurred at Harberton owing to the fifty votes polled at Halpin’s and 180 at California Gully. It is stated there are not fifty voters in both places together.” On the same subject the Brisbane correspondent of the Sydney Morning Herald writes. “ Two returns from outside places filled nearly everybody with amazement. From being in a minority the two Government candidates vaulted over the heads of their opponents. At California Gully and Halpin’s Mr Hamilton polled 230 votes and Mr Cooper 223, while Mr Hill polled only 31 and Mr Campbell 16. It is said by telegraphists in the electorate that there are not 100 voters anywhere near tlie two polling-places ; so how the large number of ballot papers found their way there is a profound .mystery. It is a mystery about which more will be heard. It is said that both sides have pursued resurrection and personation tactics; but it is simple truth to say that both parties in Brisbane are staggered by the turn things took when California Gully and Halpin’s reported results.” Two Dunedin High School Boys, boarders at the rectory, named Lane, from Oamaru, and t ovegrove, from Timaru, went sea-fowl nesting on a rock off Ocean Beach about four railei from town on Saturday afternoon. The tide was low, and they had not very far to swim to the rock. After amusing themselves for some time they attempted to swim ashore, but one of them taking cramp they returned. In the meantime the tide having risen con-

siderably, it became evident to some of their companions, who had remained on shore, that, the boys could not get off. A good deal of excitement sprang up on the situation being made known, and some sixty persons, amongst whom were Inspec tor Weldon, several members of the police force, and Dr Brown, congregated on the beach to render what assistance they could. A telegram was sent to Port Chalmers, and the harbor-master des patched the steamer Plucky to rescue the lads. After some hours’ steaming the vicinity of the rocks was reached by the boat, but owing to the darkness nothing could be done. Fires were lighted as a signal to the steamer, and also to show the lads that steps w.ere being taken for their recovery, and at half-past three in the morning Messrs Whelan, who has on several occasions been instrumental in waving life in Dunedin ; Miller, a very old resident in the district ; Ainsly, of Mosgiel, and a young gentleman whose name is not known, swam out to the rock with ropes. The water was one seething mass of foam, and after reaching a point of the reef, two of the swimmers had to go through a channel where there was a very swift current to land. They found the boys sheltered in a cave, and with the aid of the ropes brought them ashore. Beyond a few bruises, and suffering a little from exhaustion, having been naked on the rocks for twelve hours, they were not a great deal the worse for their ad venture. There was a good deal of re joicing and cheering when they were safely landed, and a proposition mooted on the spot to present the brave fellows who so pluckily went to their rescue with some public mark of the appreciation of their valor is likely to be more heard of. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning Neil Campbell was brought up, on remand, charged under the Vagrancy Act with having no lawful visible means of support, and Mr Baddeley decided that he should be sent back to the Old Men’s Home.

The usual monthly meeting of the Upper Ashburton Road Board was held at Tinwald to-day. Present—Messrs Har per, Friedlander, Stitt, and Sargent. Mr Harper was voted to the chair. The minutes of the preceding meeting vere read and confirmed. The Clerk’s report was received, and the various items dis posed of. JBe fords across Ashburton rivor the matter was left with Messrs Stitt, Sargent and the Surveyor to deal with and get plana out by next meeting, as also the matter of the scour on the Winchmoro rod. The Surveyor was instructed to take proceedings against those persona who alhn. to encroach on the Ra .. - - .1;: Mr Friedlander moved, V; - ■ ?-•- couded —that the road in 'J; o: dedicate.! to the Queen lv . o 1 i.i the Board. Carried. Mr T .rJ'a -i conjunction with the Survey.-sr ■'■•■'rr- - pointed to attend to the -T ~ ' . - fences on roads in Allonton ,vi- ' . lander moved, Mr Stitt sec cd.J .. . was carried—That the Government be written to, praying that • ..•>• t, be given to the Registrar .... k |- iw effect that no title be re| i> ■ «..■ .. . with the dedication of roauc- ;n flu v Ashburton Road Board I'e-tric. Ho* Majesty without previous . -u Ro>rd being obtained.— LT.e renor.r o. W. Argyle for the mainß ■ : rd; in the whole district was i r 1 - ’ IvT per annum. The tender ‘ Quiy ley for the formation of V u osd at 5s per chain was also .tcivpivd. Ac counts were passed, and ■no Board »*.» Journed.

NOTES ON FARMING OF BEATIONS

[by OUR SPECIAL JU i;i ; i List Summer I had th« ■■■< - 1 porting to the numerous • ■: tail i journal the statistics of tb c > i in the Ashburton County, »,his year 1 j purpose bringing before the public a brief | sketch of how the differ -;;r 0.-cr.-- lo k, 1 and also an account of far.i;'- - ..j.ierz.ticms | generally now taking phice ai the dif- j ferent districts of the -uaty. On \ Saturday last I commend-! my rambles la j the Wakanui and Siv.iicia d>f>Gists, j Wakanui being one of . i.ugbst hay i producing parts of the ' . .* natnr- i aly looked for some hrav ’ i low. after | the wet spring and in • orv lent growing weather v - i;.-« «•:? i lately, but I was i.= - a e- G . ’ to find vary few paddock? closed for ’■ and those very light, ther? G -vr - i tom to the swarth. Insmvl ’>'■ T - i|; “A, i average of two tons or nrt re to tb ■ ■ i those who have any are or -y orp, . one ton or thirty hundredeveiynt m outside. The reason f. r Liu.-! -partial < failure and falling off in the hay crop is, ; I may say, threefold. First!. :h-t muoun! of hay consumed in tb‘> j small, and does not pay < pri-Iu" * sufficiently well for his that ■. ‘i i- mb'.- . secondly, the very large avarage yield of grain last year induced many farmers to break up their pastures and grow more corn this year; and lastly, the feed on the grazing land ran very short before the last rain, and the owners of flocks were obliged to turn their sheep into the fields which had before been reserved for hay. The vari ous fields of growing crops look re markably well, and promise if possible to yield the agricultural interest a larger average of bushels per acre than last year. I noticed a great number of ploughs at work in these districts prepiring the land for turnips for the winter feed. Ihe lambing time has been very good here, and an average of 85 per cent may be quoted, notwithstanding the loss of many of the early lambs by the severity of the weather. I was informed by Mr J. Brown that he has lately suffered consider ably from that fatal disease, the bronchial worms, having lost 15 per cent of his hog gets. His neighbors hive suffered even more than he has, notably, Mrs Gibson who has lost a very great number. This disease only attacks hoggets, and the bet ter bred they are the more fatal it is. In mentioning the grain crops I must not forget to allude to the small bird nui sance, which seems to have been greatly reduced through the effects of the poi» aoned grain distributed by the County Council, thousands having in some in stances been destroyed by it. This, to gether with the rewards for heads and eggs, is greatly reducing their ranks

THE PROPOSED SWISS SETTLE MENT.

By the last mail from Europe, Mr H. Crispe, Mauku, received a letter from Mr Ernest Eugster, the promoter of the Swiss settlement near Pukekohe, to be named Helvetia. The letter is dated Speicher, August 24. In the course of his letter, Mr Eugster says ; —“ 1 was extremely pleased to hear from a dear Vienna friend of mine, that Dr F. fvon Hochstetter, to whom he spoke about my Helvetia enterprise, well recollected your place, and the kind reception he met with amongst you, but I was amused to learn that this old visitor of New Zealand had tried hard, without success, to recollect or find out in his. old diaries and maps, Pukekohe, the

chief place on the railway line between Auckland and Hamilton, then only a howling wilderness, now such a thriving important village, even a town before tong. Many a great change would that noble explorer of yore now find if he could once more revisit the New Zealand of the present day. And the future New |Zealand, what will that be ? Grander still, let us hope. I am glad to be able to state that my project is favorably received here by my countrymen, although I find that New Zealand is rather too far away for them to emigrate to. However I expect to

be enabled to dispel many of their er roneous ideas and prejudices by the

lecture about New Zealand which I am going to deliver some of these approach ing long evenings. As to myself, lam resolved to return to my future field of labor in your neighborhood early next year, accompanied at least by half-a dozen young industrious assistants, and a few settler families. On our success

it will then greatly depend whether more will follow later on. Should our railway scheme at last be adopted and the line constructed, I would soon get sufficient settlers among my country men, they being so accustomed to have it close to their doors. Consequently lam very anxious to learn of any new progress that may be achieved in this important matter, and I would be under great obligations to you if you would be kind enough to inform me of any fresh steps that may be taken in this vital question. I for one have now such a good opinion of New Zea land as a whole, and of the Auckland district in particular, that I really long for the time when I can pitch ray tent among you, and take an active part in the welfare of your charming colony. The young men, too, whom I have en gaged already, are anxious to start for

their new field of labor. They are a nice lot of good, steady youths with, and for whom to work and toil will her come a pleasure, not a hardship for me, the more so as 1 am fully convinced that any earnest attempt of ours to per form our duty towards ourselves and

those around us, is bound to meet with the hearty approval, appreciation, and co-operation of the industrious, kind hearted pioneers with whom a kind Providence seems to have surrounded our future home at Helvetia. I was very sorry not to find any traces of New Zealand and her productions either at the London Fisheries Exhibition, or at the York show (where, for instance, Canada was excellently advertised) nor at the most interesting Amsterdam Ex hibition.”

t■. r -j j :.‘tt *' -■ .L ■ v— - u | The • -OS’UOn of V 1- y.-ri'i' v-v-a ! ■••"osent day may ira-.- »i.= .nsco ; Kr : , ana it i- pos- 1 .. .... h., uiry iv-.-c ; -’"'.n a ; cl ;:is m-omc to Wy • ’■'vu:. • : . . ; !r: ( hroUe,lit Cut Jr: i lhe Iv.ducu .Ttr-v v-v-vly ii- j 11 i l;y lie i v V. K ■> • - .v-w : ■S ,l lUOli; ; -I ’v; V tii,. ; dribrn ciuCti.,; ov vvor-tins * :: in ; .. , ■' Vi |! " i;e is engaged u?» no;. mcnlhs of the yo:r.*; I:-.- nr:; o> acUcaey I’lir \\ i-de ..-f s; ** i > !'■.. '\.;''nuT. anti .v.niircn to mmsdf. H ■ doer nor, mi • ovdtna-v nircw = '' : ".'- ,; i-v.-h above pi'O or d' v c:; hu. l ' - ;>. ...:v " non in: bar miisurcd the i-.iv.v.r.f o- h’« Ha-r. or v vii tan i/,il a -ronric icciUiOS t-n ids suhient sruisfaci‘.:;rv Vo himscb, cr on the work he has to perform becomes laigr :I routine. The Eogitsh dr;.;, niay have as largo an income, but hie. he uas to wo ,- ic much harder lor iv, and >*e is butclenec w,l l the super vision of undergrade?!i?s •'•'om which a s< etch piofe«?r>r >.« obsoiucely free. The Ui ore‘so, in the mo J erir “college’ of the Manchester cr Ihraii ogham type ns ! „ ,<i t.ost vr T. '• “ U f'eedoii!, but h. eas nor -•oany tv urge an Income. Trr oi a u;.0;.,n profoccn. nt;. ,i; -.v .• s-e. to be com pared "VV fK: ;■ t.v'lt’y stli.CeSSil!i ■r. Vi C'T rpedi vb :0 Vi, .but V!S j pc-ilion sutuics turn power and .-ocial . tnriJsraiiu.’ at least '..nuii to theirs. ; • is his uissru'- - his appointment | 1 ; of calucfx . when ho be , :.v vs ..-ia or his n.e.-dth huis. a y no ' .a.: despicable pension, added to his : >.r. savings d'.;ric« yeais of activity, 1 ■. elicve-:. I’’ deckbiing d;-vs of what his j f'.Oitinr/nKr?'. slylr “ worn; ■ui *' ' Ji i h,- duos nr. clioor-e to *. ro ia- himse’u ovwo s- the vnU-- >_■;

nal additions to his income or ms re putation, or both, by engaging in liter ary or other work. The medical pro fessors notoriously consider their college earnings as only “the basis” of their incomes, while the names of lay pro fessors attached to each of the four Nor thern Universities who hare distinguished themselves either in general literature or as specialists are happily so numer ous at this time, that it would be in vidious to mention any of them. It is, however, the social agreeableness of the Scotch professor’s life that makes it so enviable. Even in these days of intel lectual centralisation in London, a Northern University town is a very pleasant place to live in ; and its pro fessors may spend half the year in Lon don, if they choose. It is the profes sors that perpetuate the old literary traditions of Edinburgh. It is the pro fessors that uphold the supremacy of sweetness and light, amid the hurry #nd strain of commercial life in Glasgow and Aberdeen. The wealthy and sagacious Scotch burghers appreciate their professors, who are, as a rule, of themselves, if not of “ the people ” in a still humbler and more' demo cratic sense. No Scotch dinner of the more ambitious sort in a University town is considered complete, unless at least two professors are present at it. Then what town could a scholar, pro vided he had fair remuneration for his labor, prefer to St Andrew’s, Dean Stanley’s “ mine own St Andrew’s ?” It has long been the Oxford of Scot land ; only some forty miles from Edin burgh, it will soon .become the East bourne of the North as well. Even a quarter of a century ago, a gazetteer said that “ its excellent educational estab lishments and convenience as a water ing place make it an eligible residence for a highly respectable population.” Now, what with the bay and the board ing-schools of St Andrew’s, its golf and its gossip, its “ links ” and its learn ing, its modern “ salubrity ” on week days, and its mediaeval solemnity, tempered by the polished prettinesses of the Rev. “A. K. H. B.” on Sun days, this “ highly respectable popula tion ” is becoming a highly refined and even fashionable one of the best marine order. The professors of the Univer sity contribute to it just that academic aroma which is required to make the charm of the whole firm and good. The boast that in Scotland there is one Uni versity to every million of the popula tion, whilst in Germany there is one to every two millions, and in England there is one to every six millions, may in the future, as m the past, be war ranted by reliable statistics. But Scots men must expect that the gates of their professional paradise will be the more eagerly assailed by outsiders, the more its charms become known.

THE SOUDAN WAR.

[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS. —COPYRIGHT.]

London, Nov. 23.

Orders have been forwarded to Ad miral Sir William Hewitt, commanding the naval squadron East Indies, to pro ceed without delay with H.M.S. Eury alus and other vessels of his fleet to the Red Sea, with the view of affording British support to Egyptian interests in that locality. The Admiralty have moreover issued orders for gunboats now in the Mediterranean to proceed to the Red Sea, as re-inforcements to the Indian Squadron. London, Nov 24. Consequent on the recent annihila-

tion of the Egyptian army in Soudan, the British Gopernment decide to post pone evacuation of Cairo and the with drawal of a portion of the British troops now in Egypt for the present, in accordance with the advice of Major Sir Evelyn Baring, the British Diplo matic Agent in Egypt.

Alexandria, Nov. 24. Considerable anxiety is being felt for

the safety of the Egyptian garrisons in Soudan. According to -the latest in telligence all available troops were being concentrated at Sennar and Khartoum, and taking up defensive positions in view of a probable attack by the followers of El-Mahdi.

THE WAR IN TONQUIN.

[bBOXBR’s TELEGRAMS —COPVKIGHT.] Hong Kong. Nov. 24.

Intelligence to hand from Canton shows that-active preparations in view of an outbreak of war with France are being made without cessation in that city, and that the Imperial troops are now being massed there. The threaten ing altitude of the natives towards European residents has not in any way subsided. T; tj. j ■ .umpired that re! * ;..a T do •n f i'li't eva: voter «rXi-t ..01 the : : -o . vr. and 'hi . Il ! ack i \ .•'■‘.a v:-r. that a treaty, tiie terms 1 j >st' are however known, has/'. - I’ve;’ between the two-j, I nations. It >s now considered that the '. I outbreak oi active hostilities between \ ' r-niT-' and Chins is inevitable; and \ ■ diet tne •«■;«« <!•:'■:.rrvtlon of war will ■ i v,ot dr del a :or any length of time. • bind from Tonquin state -; ; thru dv. 'Minev* troops have already. ♦. i ;t:.sumrd die idensive, and that a force •three u-, nd strong attacked the J-Vruch ; v-H a. 11- '•■ianong (sic), but retired /■ so eu nows’ fighting, i Groat ai x.\ . 1 a firm at the serious aspect of affair.- - is .elt tv Europeans ini' China.

SPORTING.

: « . I THfi W KLI-INGTO NT OUt. i jllX XSI,V.GHAPH.}. Wr I. tisGxon, To-day. The following weights were declared to* day fur iho Weill -g ■ 1, Oup at ib

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[RBUTER> TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT,] The Frozen Meat Trade. London, Nov. 23 The first portion of the cargo of mut ton, ex steamship Doric from New Zea land, was placed in the market this morning, and realised fivepence farthing per pound.

Arrest of a Socialist. The police to-day effected the arrest at Vauxhall of a German Socialist named Wolf, who had been tinder sur veillance for some time in consequence of suspicious movements on his part In his possession when arrested were two infernal machines, which were at once seized and destroyed. The pri soner is supposed to have had in view the destruction of the Gerraar Em bassy, Carlton House terrace, . the official residence of Count Munster, the German Ambassador, - Monetary and Commercial. Consols to-day are quoted at which is a decline of New Zealand securities remain at last quotations, viz:—Five per cent. 1889 Loan, 104; Five per cent, xo-40 Loan, j J Four and a half per cent. 1879-1904 Loan, gg}( ; Four percent inscribed ’ stock, Colonial breadstuffs continue steady at the following prices, . ex store; —Adelaide wheat, per 49<5lbs, - 46s 6d ; New Zealand ditto, 38s 6d to 44s 6d, according to quality. Adelaide !:A flour, per aSolbs, 325. The total quan tity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom to-day is returned at 1,850,000 quarters, being an increase of 100,000 quarters during the week. Australian tallow is improving, prices having tp-day advanced 6d per cwt. Best beef is now quoted at 38s 6d, and best mutton at 39s 6d per cwt.

Wool:Sale& At to-day’s auction the catalogue in cluded 10,600 bales ; a firm and active demand was experienced. The sale programme has been curtailed by four days, and the series will now close on Saturday, December Bth, instead of Wednesday, 12th, as was at first ifixed. The Bishop of Sydney. London, The ordination of Dr Barry, Bishop elect of Sydney, has been announced to take place at Westminster Abbey on New Year’s Day. His Lordship sails for Australia in February. Spain and Germany. Madrid, Nov. 24. Prince Frederick William, Crown Prince of Germany, arrived here to-day on a visit to King Alfonso. His Royal Highness met with a cordial reception along the route to the Palace. South African Affairs. Durban, Not. 23. Intelligence is to hand from Zulu land that complete anarchy prevails in. the northern districts, owing to the dis affected slate of the native tribes in that locality and the frequent hostilities which occur between various rival chief tains.

TELEGRAMS.

[per press association.] Arrival of Immigrants. Auckland, To-day. The Triumph (Captain Bratterton)[from London via Hobart has arrived. She has 322 immigrants, 25 second and 128 steer age [passengers on board. The distribu tion of the immigrants statute adulta is;— u Auckland, 178 ; Napier, 47£; Welling ton, ; Westland, (J; Canterbury, 8; Nelson,!. Four deaths (infants) and one !r«r birth occurred on the passage, which | occupied 61 days. Six seamen dpserted ~.; t! at the Cape and thirteen at Hobart. Sba . has six stowaways on boaid, and has a cargo for Wellington, Dunedin and Christ* church.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1883.



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-pvOMESTIO PATTERN DEPOT. MRS HODoB, Dressmaker, TANORED ST. (opposite the Arcade), Bags to intimate to the Ladies of Ashbur ton and neighbourhood that she has Winter Dress Materials that can be dis posed of exceedingly cheap. Ladies Dresses and Underclothing made at the shortest notice. |teglstry Office lor Domestic Servants. ,/t! „ ...



Wanted. WANTED— A. GIRL about 15. Apply Mrs H. 0. Segbrs, East street. 11 938 WANTED Known—That Hayes and Co. have about 196 pairs of Ladies’ Cashmere Boots, splendid value, at 3a 6d. WAN TED TENDERS for CUT TING GRASS in the Domain, and Carling and Stacking the same. Ten ders to be sent in not later than MON DAY next. JAMES TASKER, 11 937 Butcher, East street. WY ANTED KNOWN—That Robert V\ Elston, Burnett street, Ashbur ton having procured the newest appara tus, is prepared to Sweep Chimneys at very low rates. 'Any orders left at the Town Hall will receive prompt attention. Terms cash. 7600 WANTED Known—That in conse quence of the rapid increase of business, John Moi-.on, Impermeable Bootmaker, has been compelled to get a large stock of Boots of a superior quality in the town in order to meets the demands of his customers, and those who may pur chase from him will find no deception as to price or quality. As J. M. has gained the public trust in the past by doing best work and fit, combined with neatness and style, he intends even to make greater exertions in the future, Fowler’s Build ings, Tancred street (opposite Arcade), Ashburton. 7 207 WANTED KNOWN—That Mr Dan Lea’s Gymnasium is the only place for real, amusement ; admittance free. Every kind of amusement to be ob tained on the premises calculated to please the general public—. American Bowls, Skittles, Shooting, Boxing, Fencing, Horizontal Bar, Trapeze, etc. Temper ance Drinks, Cigars, etc. Tickets — monthly 2s 6d, for use of Horizontal Bar, Trapeze, Single-sticks, Dumb-bells, Indian Clubs, etc. Dan Lea is always at his post to give lesions in Boxing, lesson £1 per or according co arrangement. 1344



Special Advertisements. 8- TOP THAT COUGH! PONT DELAY.—How can you stop it? Where, s the Remedy. Bennington’s PhUTORAL OXYMEL OF GARBA GE 'N or IRISH MOSS (registered), can produce more evidence of real merit than any other article for the purpose. Sold everywhere, —G, Bonnington, Christchurch.



B R R Y. Our Circulating LIBRARY is now re duced to Four Shillings per quarter (pay able in advance;. Andrewes Bros., BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS, &0., East Street South. 77



M UST BE SOLD. In consequence of being overstocked, and in order to make room for a lot of NEW GOODS to arrive shortly, we are now selling off at A GREAT REDUCTION. Andrewes Bros., IMPORTERS OF BOOKS, STATION ERY, FANCY GOODS, TOYS, &0., | East street South, Ashburton. n!5



NEW SPRING GOODS OW Showing in every department. 5 PEE CENT. DISCOUNT Upon usual prices allowed to purchasers of parcels amount ing to 10s and upwards. Diinant and Coe, Ready Money DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, Etc., East Street, Ashburton, ? 9528



INTENDING PURCHASERS OF CLOTHING FOB THE SPRING AND SUMMER SEASON Should Visit the NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory’s BRANCH, Where they can select from the LARGEST YARIET ? OF FASHION ABLE GARMENTS, Manufactured from sound and reliable New Zealand Tweeds. The well-known reputation enjoyed by the Firm of Selling a GENUINE ARTICLE At WHOLESALE PRICE Has resulted in an increase of Business during the past season, and they can now boast of having Twenty ■ One Retail Branches in New Zealand, thus enabling them to increase the Factory produce, economising both material and labor, and ensuring to their patrons a further benefit in the shape of a still Lower Rate oe Wholesale Prices. SHIRTS, UNDERCLOTHING, HATS A CAPS, PORTMANTEAUS, And every requisite -at Wholesale Price,



F YOU WANT GOOD AND STRONG FURNITURE, GO -fm TO DAVIS’S CHEAP, FURNITURE AND RED DING MANUFACTORY, EAST STREET SOUTH, ASHBURTON. tjTYERY article Sold at Christchurch Prices and j, iiranteed bes. of naterial and workmanship. ~~ FUNERALS CHEAPLY & COMPLETELY FURNISHED



Special Advertisements. INTRODUCTION OF THE PARCEL SYSTEM, Fashion F*>vsb, Cashel street, Ch>. ,»tchurch. Great success has been achieved in the Old Country by the introduction of the “Numbered Parcel System,” for the supply ard purchase of useful household drapery, thou.-ands of parcels being for warded to the order of distune customers upon the distinct understanding that any article not proving satisfactory to the pur chaser, the money in all cases to bo re turned. This system is now being intro duced by E. (J. Brown & Co., FASHION HOUSE, Christch drch. The splendid stock of General Drapery in all departments has been purchased by E. C. Brown and Co., from the Trustees in the Estate of the late firm of Craig and Smyth, at a very large discount off cost for cash. Thus articles sold under coat price leave a geod margin of profit for the vendor, while giving unsurpassed value to the purchaser. In all parcels we stake our reputation on the values, and, as suggested above, re turn the money in all cases where the article is not satisfactory. Our No. 1,20 s Dress Parcel, contains — Worth £ a. d.



1 dress piece (12 yds) any shade, French costume cloth ... 018 6 l£ good velveteen to match dress 0 5 6 3 yds silesia, for linings ... 0 1 10 2 doz new oxydised buttons, to match ... ... ... ... 0 16 1 pair warm lined fur-top spring cuff gloves ... ... ... 0 2 6 £1 9 10 Our No. 2,30 s household parcel, contains— Worth 1 pair good medium size blan kets ... ... _ ... ... 10 0 1 good honeycomb quilt... ... 012 G 8 yds good wincey 0 5 0 1 pair good strong corsets, any size ... ... ... ... 0 5 0 £2 2 6 Our No. 3, dress parcel for £2, contains — Worth 1 dress piece (10 yds) celebrated Empress black velveteen ... 1 7 6 3 yds good silesia for lining ... 0 2 0 2 doz new style oxydised buttons 0 16 1 handsome striped winter skirt 0 9 6 1 durable silk umbrella, paragon frame ... ... ... ... 0 8 0 1 choice silk chenille scarf ... 0 3 11 £2 12 5 | Our No. 4, Ladies’ parcel for £2, contains ° r th 1 dress piece (12 yds) French check costume cloth ... ... 1 1 0 3 yds silesia lining for same. ... 0 2 0 2 doz choice buttons, to match dress 9 1 ® 1 good warm Ladies’ tweed ulster 0 17 6 1 black quilted alpaca skirt ... 010 0 1 white or colored wool wrap ... 0 5 6 1 pair lisle lined fur-top spring cuff gloves ... ... ... 0 2 0 £2 19 6 Our No. 5, household parcel for £2 10s, contains — Worth 1 pair large size good witney blankets 1 10 6 1 nice large size good honeycomb quilt ... ... ... ••• 014 6 1 pair good heavy white sheets 0 9 6 6 good value honeycomb towels 0 4 0 6 yds heavy Welsh flannel ... 0 8 0 £3 6 6 Our No. 6, family parcel for £3, contains— Usual price 12 yds super Roalyn flannel (pure wool) ... ... ... . ... 018 0 24 yds splendid white calico, heavy make 0 13 0 24 yds good strong brown or grey wincey 0 14 0 6 yds tartan plaid ... ... 06 6 6 yds good brown holland ... 0 4 6 12 yds hemp carpet, dark stripe 0 0 6 pair Girls’ or Women’s warm winter hose ... ... ... 0 7 6 4 large unbleached Turkish towels 0 4 9



£3 15 3 Our No. ,7, mourning parcel for £2 10b, contains— Worth 10 yds good black French cash mere 1 6 2 yds 4x4 celebrated rainproof crape 0 9 6 1 good black alpaca or sateen Bkirt 0 14 6 2 pairs Ladies’ black hose ... 0 3 0 1 pair Ladies' two-button choice black kid gloves 0 4 C £ doz Ladies’ cambric handker chiefs, in fancy box ... ... 0 5 G £2 19 6 Our No. 8, furnishing parcel for £lO, contains— Worth £5 5 8 Our No. 2, wedding parcel for £lO, contains— A very complete trousseau. Our No. 9, Ladies’ (half-price) parcel for L 5, contains— Usual price 1 Ladies’ handsome mantle ... 2 17 8 1 Ladies’ beautiful real sable muff and collarette 4 10 0 1 Ladies’ quilted satin skirt ... 1 0 0 1 fashionable tweed ulster, in leading shades ... 1 10 0 £9 17 6 A problem whereby Ladies may stay at home and order their drapery in perfect confidence Just try one parcel and see what you will save. Remember—Cash returned at ones for any article returned in good condition. Samples post free on application to any part of New Zealand. In ordering any of these parcels, it is sufficient to quote number and name of parcel only. P. 0.0. made payable to E 0. BROWN & CO., Fashion House, Christchurch. 1362



Special Advertisements. Reward Books, Presents, Prizes, Toys, Dolls, &c. H. M. J O N B S, East street. 11 877



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