SHIPPING.

POST OF LYTTELTON. Arrived. Yesterday. , Kawatira, b. 8., from Westport. Notero, barque, from Newcastle. La France, barque, from Mauritius, via Dunedin. Sailed. Yesterday '‘Wakatipu, for Port Chalmers. Rotorua, s.s., for Wellington. Waibora, u, for Port Chalmers. Ada 0. Owen, brigantine, for Auck land. . , . Forest Queen, ketch, for Oamaru. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, Yesterday. Sailed—Southern Cross, for the South ; Atlantic, for Raratonga; Wanaka, for the South. Wellington, Yesterday. 'Arrived —Takapuna, from the South; barque Supreme, from Boston, via Lyttel ton, this afternoon. Sailed—Takapuna, for Taranaki. Qbbymouth, Yesterday. • Arrived—Grafton. Dunedin, To-day. Arrived—Coriolanua, from Calcutta. Bluff, Yesterday. Arrived—Te Anan, from Melbourne.

TRAVELLERS' GUIDE.

Trains Leave Ashburton for Christ church and intermediate stations at 7.10 a.m., 10.55 a.m., and (Express) 5.37 p.m.' _ ThaVnh Leave Ashburton for Tim arc and South, at 6.50 a.m., 10.25 a.m. (Express), and 4.45 p.m.—4he latter pro ceeding no farther than Tunaru. Trains Arrive at Ashburton from Christchurch at 10 16a.m. (Express), 4.85 p.m., and 7.16 p.m. Trains Arrive at Ashburton from Tdiaru and South at 10.40 a.m., 6.27 p.aa. (Express), and 8 n.m.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUOTIpN SALE S . Thursday, November 22. The N-Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, at'Mr Gale’s farm, Bankside —Live and- Dead Stock 1 ' Tuesday, November 27. Mr Alfred Harrison, at his Rooms— Furniture and Effects ■ Tuesday, November 27. Matson, Cox and Co., at the Ashburton r’Baleyaeda—Stock. MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Etc. Thm Evening. Town Hall— Wilmott’q Combination Com pany, at 7.30 p.m. Monday, November 26. Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7.80, Wednesday, November 28. Ashburton County Council—At Council Chambers, 11 a.m. ‘ 1 Saturday, December 1. Wakanui Road Board, at Road Board .office, Moore street, at 10.30 a.m. -- J Monday, December 3. Lengbeaoh Road Board, at Road Board office, Longbeach " WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6. Town Hall—Concert by the Orchestral Society

MAIL NOTICES.

Wftiln dose at the Ashburton Post Office follows: — For Christchurch and North at 6 a.tn 10.S0 a.m., and 5 p.m., daily. For Ohertsey Rakaia, &c., at 10.30 a.m. sndßp.m. daily. ' . , For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, . Coldstream. Bangitata, Orari, Winchester and Geraldine, at 10 a.m. dally. For Temuka, at 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. For Tim«sra and South, at 6 a.m., 10 a:nl.,' and 4. 80 p.m., daily. For Ghceenstreet and. Ashburton Forks, op: Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3.30 jjylUt For Mount Somers, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, at 6 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. For Mayfield, on Tuesdays and Satnr jays, at 6 a. mi For Ashton, Waterton and Longbeach, at4Boip.m. daily. For Flemington, on Mondays, Wednes days, and Fridays at 4 SO p. m. For Wakanui, Elgin, Seaview, Seafield, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6.30 a.m. For'Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fri days at 10.30 a.m. Mtili arrive at the Ashburton Post From Christchurch and Rakaia at 10.15 tan., 435 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. From Ohertsey, &c. at 10.15 a.m. and 435 p.m. 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 Greenatreet and Ashburton Forks, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10 4'm. '■ '■ '■■■■■■ From Mount Somers, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, at 10.5 a.m. and 8.15 p.m. From Mayfield, on Tuesdays and Satur dsys, at 10 % a.in. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long- Oeach at lO a.m.daily. From Elgin, Wakanui, Seafield, and Kyle, bn Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sat urdays, at 4 p.m. • From Howlands, on Tuesdays and Fri days, ato.3oa-m. ' From Flemington on Tuesdays, Thurs days, and Saturdays, at 10 a.m.

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

Advertisements for The Ashburton Guardian must bo sent in not later than 3 p.m., with the number ®f insertion, written plainly on the copy, otherwise they will be inserted until counter manded, and charged accordingly. Re place Advertisements must be supplied the day previous to that on which they are to bo inserted. Special notices can be received up to 3.30 p.m., but will be charged double rates. All notices of Births, Marriages,' or Deaths must be accompanied by the sig nature of the sender, as a guarantee of good faith. All advertisements and business lett -is to be addressed The Manager ; literary communications should be addressed to The Editor.

DEATH.

Zouch.—On Oct. 28th, after a short ill ness, at Goulburn, N.S.W., Captain Henry Zouch, late of H.M. 4th King’s Own Regiment, and Deputy-Inspector General of Police, in hia seventy-third year.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1883.

During the caretaker’s temporary ab sence from the Town Hall yesterday, some person or persona abstracted a pair of roller skates belonging to Mr Elston. A reward is offered, which be seen on re ferring to our advertising columns. Rewi has expressed himself to the Native Minister as favorable to the con struction of the trunk railway from Te Awamutu to Wellington, via Taupo. He is quite willing, on his part, to see the land surveyed and passed through the Court, but is strongly opposed to the sale of any portion of it. He is willing to see it leased on reasonable terms, but not sold.

At the meeting of the new Otago Har bor Board yesterday a motion was carried by nine to four to do away with perma nent committees, and deciding that all main questions of finance and works should be dealt with by the full Board, sub-committees being appointed to deal with matters of detail. The amount of the L 200.000 loan which will be available after paying all liabilities will be L 105.000.

At a meeting of the Wesleyan Sunday School Committee held last night, it was reported that the sum of L3l had been received as a result of the recent anniver sary services; the expenses connected therewith amounted to Ll 4 15s, leaving the very satisfactory balance of Ll 6 6s. The office-bearers for last year were re elected, and a Committee appointed to devise a scheme for raising funds to erect an infant school, a plan of which was laid before the meeting by the superintendent. Enquiries made regarding the letter alleged to have been written by the Maori members to the Aborigines’ Protection Society, have elicited the fact that it was written in Wellington during the session by a European named Maoßsth.. A copy of the letter has since been offered to the Press for publication at the modest price of twenty-five guineas, but did not meet with a purchaser, it was alleged the money was required by the Natives, but Major Te Wheoro denies having ever authorised anything of the kind, and fur ther wishes to contradict the statement cabled from London that the letter charged the New Zealand Government with preventing Tawhiao from visiting the Queen. At the R.M. Court this morning, three men named Charles Wedge, Thomas Mon tague and Joseph Williams were brought up charged with having been illegally on the premises of Thomas Quill. 1 hey were further charged with having been drunk and disorderly in a licensed house. They pleaded guilty and said in extenuation that they had taken too much liquor, and had gone into the stables, where they were found by Constable Smart, in mistake. Mr Baddeley sent Montague to prison for three days, as he had been before the Court before, and the others were each sentenced to two days’ incarceration. For being drunk they were each fined 20s, with the alternative of 4S hours’ impri sonment. W. B, Compton was brought up on remand, charged with having em bezzled the county funds, but Mr Purnell for the prosecution asked leave to with draw the charge, as he did not intend to offer any evidence. Leave was granted, and the prisoner discharged from custody. There is now no doubt (says the St. James’ Gazette) that President Arthur narrowly escaped capture during his recent visit to Montana. An informer has re vealed to the United States authorities that sixty-five armed and well-mounted men, led by five Indians, assembled at a small village on the frontier of Daootah and started thence for Yellowstone Park, with the intention of their lying in wait for the President and his escort. The conspirators were of opinion that if they could kidnap General Arthur, and carry him off into the fastnesses of the Rocky Mountains, they could safely defy the Government, and detain the prisoner until his friends or the Union, or both combined, should agree to ransom him ; and they would probably have succeeded in their scheme and obtained half a mil lion dollars for their prize if the Presi dent’s plan's had not been changed at the last moment. Troops were sent in pursuit of the desperadoes, but as soon as the members of the band realised that their expedition was destined to be fruitless they separated, and all traces of them were then speedily lost. A meeting of the Committee of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held at Christchurch yesterday afternoon, when Mr Haydon’a pro test against the School of Agricul ture and Mr Clarkson for the Lyttelton Times Company’s prize for bacon fur hand jide fanners, wore uphold, and the prize, therefore, will not bo awarded. A protest was received from Messrs Booth, Mac donald and Co. against Messrs P. and D. Duncan in the implement classes on the ground of alleged bias on the part of Mr Webster, one of tho judges, and also that Mr P. Duncan and Mr Webster had been examining tho exhibits of tho former on the morning of tho show before judging, and had also visited the werks of Messrs P. and Duncan to seo the exhibits intended for the show. In support of the protest two witnesses were examined. On the other side it was proved by several of the members of Committee that Mr Webster was not on the ground when he was said to be examining the exhibits, and Messrs P. and D. Duncan both emphatically denied the other alle gation. Under these circumstances, the Committee disallowed the protest, ex pressing regret that so serious a charge should have been made against one of the judges.

Thanks to gross carelessness on the part of a workman engaged on Messrs Orr and Co.’s new building in Eaa 1 ; street, Mr W Martin, clerk of the Court, was somewhat severely injured this afternoon. It appears that Mr Martin was passing when a chisel whizzed through the air and struck him on the leg, inflicting a deep cut. The chisel belongi d to a man working on the building, and it flew out of his hand with the result stated above. Dr Rosa fortu nately happened to be close at hand, and he sewed up and bandaged the injured limb, but it will be some time before Mr Martin will he able to walk comfortably.

Mothers with sickly, fretful, nursing children will cure the child, and benefit themselves by taking Hop Bitters daily. See. —[Advt.]

Thick Heads, heavy stomachs, bilious con ditions—Wells’ May Apple Pills—anti-bilious cathartic. Sd and is. Moses, Moss and Co., Sydney, General Agents. i Holloway s Ointment and Pills.— Diseases of the Bowels.—A remedy, which has been tested and proved in a thousand dif ferent ways, capable of eradicting poisonous taints from ulcers and healing them up, merits a trial of its capacity for extracting the interna! corruptions from the bowels. On rubbing Holloway’s Ointment repeatedly on the abdo men a rash appears, and as it thickens the alvine irritability subsides. Acting as a deri vative, this unguent draws to the surface, re leases the tender intestmes from all acrid mat ters, and prevents inflammation, dysentery, and piles, for which blistering was the old fashioned, though successful treatment, now from its painfulness fallen into disuse, the dis covery of this Ointment having proclaimed a remedy possessing equally derivative, yet. ner ectly painless powers.—[Advt.

THE WILLMOTT COMPANY.

There was another excellent attendance at the Town Hall last evening, when “Im prudence,” a comedy new to Ashburton playgoers, was given. The piece is an amusing one, being well constructed, and the dialogue at times brilliant, but the plot is wildly improbable, and the tone not very healthy. The scone of this farcical comedy is laid in a boarding house, where we find living together an Anglo- Indian named Ooxe Dalrymple and his daughter, an old sea officer, Oaptain Rattlefish, an idiotic personage called Parminter Blake with his silly wife, who is ready to accept attention from any body except her husband, George Castle ton, who must according to his uncle’s will marry by a certain date, and Baines Durant, an adventurer. The last-men tioned is a sort of private matrimonial agent, and he contracts with Castleton to get him a wife, the lady who is to take this position being Miss Dalrymple. Blake, however,- by the advice of Durant, spreads abroad a story to the effect that there is some flaw in his marriage, and Castleton, who fancies himself in love with Mrs Blake, sees in this a chance of marry ing the lady in question, and when Durant introduces him to Miss Dalrymple as a possible spouse she is re f used. Fur ther misunderstandings ensue, but every thing is disentangled before the curtain falls, Blake receiving back his wife with pro mises of reform, Castleton discovering that the lady whom he thought had jilted him is still true to her troth, and Durant marrying Miss Dalrymple. The main fault of the piece is that none of the characters are of a sort to find much sym pathy with an audience, but it must be confessed that the author has done his best with the very inferior materials he has provided himself with. A continual bustle is kept up during the three acta, and if some of the jests are a little broad and others not over new, they at any rate called forth the laughter of the audience. The acting throughout was fairly good. Miss Crawford’s style is perhaps a little heavy for a part like that of Mrs Blake, and she was scarcely seen at her best, but she acted intelligently, and judging by the applause that greeted her, gave general satisfaction. Miss Lawrence had an un grateful character to perform as the un womanly Miss Dalrymple, but she made as much as possible out of it, and the same may be said of Miss Johns in the minor part of Mrs Lazeriby, the lodging house keeper, Mr Rede was amusing as the idiotic Blake, and created roars of laughter by his amusing acting through out, and Mr Wilkinson was successful in the rather conventional character of the sea officer, Oaptain Rattlefish.' Mr Alex ander had an arduous part as Durant, and acquitted himself satisfactorily so far as acting was concerned, although it was evident that longer study would have made the impersonation better, as the voice of the prompter was heard more often than it should have been. It is only fair to say that Mr Alexander’s task was undertaken at very short notice, and under such circumstances shortcomings are easily forgiven. Mr Teeoe as Castle ton, a snpb of the first water, deserves praise for his careful acting, and Mr Her man was passable as the selfish Ooxe Dal rymple, 0.8. Taken as a whole the farce (for it is nothing else) was played briskly, and the humorous situations were faith fully realised, although the piece is not to be compared to “ Crutch and Toothpick,” which belongs to the same school. To night the Company will appear for the last time, circumstances having compelled Mr Willmott to forego his intended visit to Rakaia. “ Rip van Winkle” will be given, with Mr Wilkinson in the title role, a part in which he is said to especi ally excel.

OBITUARY.

The following obituary notice of one of the bast known officials in New South Wales, which we take from the Sydney Morning Herald, will be read with in terest by former residents in that colony. We may mention that the subject of the memoir was the uncle of Mr W. H. Zouch, of this town; —Captain Henry Zouch, Superintendent of Police for the southern district, and Deputy-Inapector- Geheral of Police, died on Sunday even ing, October 28. Captain Zouch was in the seventh-third year of his age, and his residence in this colony covers a long period of its history. He Was son of Colonel Zouch, commander of a British regiment during the American war of 1812-14. Colonel Zouch was for some time commandant at Quebec, in Canada, and it was there that the subject of this notice was born. When a young man ho went to England, and was educated in the military college at Sandhurst. In 1826 he obtained a commission as ensign in the Fourth or King’s Own Regiment, and after serving in several garrison towns in England he came out with a de tachment of his regiment in 1834—a time when the convict ships were guarded hither by detachments of troops. The head quarters of the regiment were then in Sydney, and Mr Zouch held the rank of lieutenant Shortly after his arrival in that year he was appointed to the first division of the military mounted police stationed at Bathurst. There were then three divisions, one at Bathurst, one at Goulburn, and one at Maitland. About this time Lieutenant Zouch was.' de spatched to the Bogan in search of - Mr Allan Cunningham, the well known botanist, who had lost himself from Sir Thomas Mitchell’s party while on a botanizing expedition. He succeeded in finding the remains of Mr Cunningham, the tablet to whose memory in the Bo tanic Gardens, Sydney, will be familiar to many colonists. On the Fourth Regiment leaving for India, Lieutenant Zouch sold out, and was for a considerable time out of the public service, being engaged in pastoral pursuits at Ashby, pear Bungen dore, which property he sold some years ago. On the discovery of gold at Ophir, and the consequent rush of population tb that neighborhood he received an appoint ment as Gold Commissioner at the Turon,

where he remabicd until 1853. He was then appointed Superintendent of the Mounted Patrol for the Western roads, which post he held but a short time, being transferred to the position of Superin tendent of the Mounted Patrol for the Southern roads. This position he held until the Mounted Patrol was a "alga mated with the general police under the Police Act of 1862. At that time Lieu tenant, or as he has long been universally known, Captain Zouch was appointed Superintendent of Police for the Southern district, which position he held up to the time of his death. Ha was the oldest of the Superintendents, and was some time ago appointed Deputy-Inspector General of Police. As such he several times during the absence of Mr Fosbery, ful filled the duties of Inspector-General. The following particulars of the de ceased are given in Ainsworth’s “ All Round the World”;—“The year 1835 was marked by the melancholy loss of Mr Cunningham, the colonial botanist. He was in company with Sir Thomas Mitchell on his way to explore the course of the River Darling. The expedition started from Buree on the 7th of April, and Mr Cunningham wandered from the party on the 17th of the same month near the head of the river Bogan. After an anxious search, continued for twelve days, during which the party halted, his horse was traced till found having still the saddle on and the bridle in its mouth. It appeared that Mr Cunningham, after losing his horse, had directed his own steps northward ; they were traced into the Bogan and westward along the bed of that river for twenty miles, and until they disappeared near a recent encampment of natives. There a small portion of the skirt of his coat was found, as also some fragments of a map which had been in his possession. There were two distinct tribes of natives in the Bogan, but the party was unable to learn anything of the unfortunate botanist’s fate from those with whom they had communicated. A party of police were sent ; from Sydney in December of the same year to endeavour to ascertain Mr Cunningham’s fate, and they 'learned from some natives that a white man had been murdered on the Bogan ; they then proceeded to a tribe of natives who were encamped on the borders of a small lake named Budda, and they made prisoners of three men who were pointed out as the murderers. The natives stated that about six moons since a white man came up to them on the Bogan, and made signs that he was hungry—that they gave him food ahd lodging for the night, but that the white man getting up frequently during the night excited suspicion, and they determined to destroy him, which determination they carried into effect the following morning. The officer in command of the police, Lieut. Zouch, then requested to be conducted to the spot on which the murder had taken place, which was at the distance of three days’ journey, at a place called Ourrin dine, where they po'nted out some bones, which they asserted to be those of a white man, and near to the spot were found a piece of a coat, and also remairis of a j manilla bat. Being thus satisfied of the truth of the statement made by the natives and of the spot where the melancholy event had occurred, Lieut. Zouch had all the remains collected and deposited in the ground, after which he raised a small mound over them, and barked some of the nearest trees, as being the only means in his power to mark the spot. ”

EUROPEAN ITEMS.

London, Nov. 8. The report that the French forces in Tonquin had occupied the towns of Son tay and Baoninh without opposition has proved to be unfounded. Anexplosionof firedamp, which occurred yesterday at Monkfieid Oolleries, Accring ton, Lancashire, resulted in the death of sixty miners. The remains of the late Sir William Morgan were interred to-day in Bedford shire. The cortege was a very large one, a number of colonial representative men being present. A banquet was given last night at the Langham Hotel to Mr James Mo Bain, one of the Victorian Executive Commissioners of the Amsterdam Exhibition, and a mem ber of the Victorian Legislative Council. The host was Mr Simon Fraser, late member of the Legislative Council for Rodney. The affair was most successful, several well-known Australian colonists being amongst the guests. A correspondent of the Stardard yester day had an interview with M. Jules Ferry, the French Premier, with a view to ob taining an authoritative intimation as to the course which France intends to pursue relative to INew Guinea and New Hoi ri des. M. Ferry denied that the French Government had any intention of inter fering with New Guinea. In reference to the New Hebrides he asserted that France was determined to maintain neutrality as to those islands, in accordance with the understanding arrived at with England some time ago. London, Nov. 11 The committee appointed to enquire into and report upon the beat means for the regulation of the labor traffic in the Western Pacific have sent in their report. The result of their enquiries and the nature of their recommendations have however transpired.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Melbourne, Nov. 13. A telegram from Oooktown announces that Geo. Morrison, who was despatched to New Guinea by tho Age, has been speared by hostile blacks, obliging him to postpone operationsfor sometime to come. The Prince of Wales’ birthday was cele brated in the usual manner by excursions, but in the afternoon torrents of rain came on, drenching the pleasure-seekers, and flooding the low-lying parts of the town. A woman was washed away in attempting to cress Elizabeth street, and was only rescued with difficulty. A cab and horse were washed about 20 yards, and the cab was smashed. A Ministerial picnic took place on Thurs day. H .M.’s V.S. Nelson took the p\rty a trip down the bay. Contrary to expectation, the Rodondo has been successfully floated, brought up and beached in Hobson’s Bay, where she will be docked and her injuries examined. Rain fell in torrents, with scarcely a break, from Friday till Sunday night, com pelling the Y.R.O. to postpone Saturday’s races. The meeting was held on Monday, when the weather was fine, but the course very heavy. A redistribution of Ministerial seats has been decided upon. Major Sargood is gazetted Minister for Defence ; Mr Deakin, Solicitor-General; Mr Gillies taking the portfolio of Works in addition to the Railways. Mr Sargood will have to seek re-election. The dinner of the Mayor on Friday was one of the most imposing ever held in this city. The Governors of Tasmania and South Australia, the Commodore of the squadron, members of the Government and Legislature and others were present. Sir Alfred Steven made an excellent speech, dwelling on his fifty years’ expe rience of Victoria. The Rev Charles Strong goes home by the Mesaageries steamer Salazie on Thurs day next. Verdi, the actor, filed his schedule yes terday. Liabilities, LI,013; assets, L 469; consisting of LI cash, and L 468 jewellery in pawn. • Further investigation into the cast) of Knowles, who confessed to the murder of Bates, the actor, in 1879, tends to the be lief that Knowles is a lunatic, and that his confession is groundless.

ST»NET,JSoy. ¥ I3., 1 .,. The Fire concluded, was very, proceeds will be about L 350. ;P; Disgraceful rioting occurred during the firemen’s procession on Friday night. Many valuable windows were broken by stone-throwing. Some leaders of the dis turbances were fined. The Balmain regatta on Friday was largely attended. The racing was good. E. Trickett beat Beach in the scullinp contest. ’ Brisbane, ■'Nov. 1 13. a A terrific storm occurred at Toowoom ba. On Sunday morning it was intensely hot; and in the afternoon a gale set in,- with terrific lightning and thunder. At four o’clock the storm culminated in a cyclone, of which Toowoomba ,was the centre. A vast amount of damage was done. The gasworks were destroyed, and the manager, Mr Martin Webber, buried under tons of masonry and killed. Geo. Moreton, a fireman of the same works, was seriously injured, and many buildings were demolished. Roofs were blown off, chimneys destroyed, and it is believed that much damage has been done outside the district.

BARON HUBNER INTERVIEWED.

[“ NSW*ZEALAND HERALD:”} Baron Hiibner, the distinguished states man and diplomatist, who has been visit ing New Zealand during the ‘last five weeks, left by the mail steamer last night. After a brief stay in Sydriey l He will visit India, and in all probability will return to New Zealand in-order to return to Europe by San Francisco. Baron Hiibner is one of those “ grand old men ”,of who ( m the world has lately had not a few," who have been active and energetic throughout a long life, and who in extreme bid age are endowed with great bodily health and vigor, and whose mental faculties exhibit no signs of decay, but on the contrary, are as acute and alert as ever. These men have at their command all the experience and knowledge of the world, which they have gained during their long career, and their intercourse with highly cultivated men. Baron Hiibner was born in 1811, so that he is 72 years of age, although no one would think so, viewing his up right figure, alert step, and clear grey eye. His active career, as. a .diplomatist commenced in 1853,' under(PriricbiHet ternich, and extended to 1867, when Tie was entrusted with the conduct of the negotiations; with the Holy See in refer ence to the* repudiation of the Concordat. His eventful career as a statesman has lately been detailed in our columns. Yes terday a representative of the Herald saw the Baron, and although he was busy making preparations for his departure for the mail steamer, he courteously and frankly statedu his opinion. He said : I have been about five weens in New Zea land, and I desire to acknowledge the courtesy and kindness which I have re ceived from all persona with whom I have come in contact. The Governor and the Premier have extended to me every assistance; and I have also to acknowledge the kindness of Colonel Header and Major Swindley, the latter of whom was - my most entertaining companion during my journey to the Lakes. What has struck me moat forcibly during my stay in. New Zealand has been the great progress that has been made in so short, a time. 1 have been much' astonished at this. And, of course, such rapid progress shows great capacities not only in the country, but in the people. The progress made in some parts of America is owing to the enormous influx of people, and to the development - of- particular localities. Your progress has been a remarkable event in the world’s history. As to your politics I have not been long enough in the country to form any opinion of value. You are a democratic, community, and from the nature of things could have been nothing else. [Barort Hiibner, we may remark, is one of the chief* of the clerical and aristocratic party sot-, the Austrian Empire.] There is no order of nobles here, and no reason for their existence. But absolute equality is a dream, ana can never be realised, so long as men have different Capacities. 1 You have ’perfect freedom of Government, but are loyal to the Empire, and itr is pact <o£ your greatness to be connected with so grand a maritime Empire as England. The scenery of New Zealand is fine and exceedingly varied. You have moun tains and plains, and every variety of country. Rotorua and Rotomahana are wonderful and unique places. Some spots remind ohffiof the.soanesrldepicted in Dante’s “Inferno.” To look at, it is like a dream. I went to the Island of Kawau with Sir George Grey, and there saw tree's and plants from many different regions, all growing—not as if dependent on any artificial shelter or protection— but, as if the place in which they grow was their natural habitat. That shows what a large variety of products may be cultivated in this climate. By the way, Sir George Grey is a remarkable man. It is strange that one who has been in these distant colonies for so many years of his life, should have preserved so inti mate an acquaintance with European politics, and with the prominent men of different counties. [A remark having been - "made about the present state of Europe.] Baron Hiibner said : At pre sent Europe is armed to the teeth ; but I see no immediate prospect of a war, nor do I regard such a thing as likely. Bis-: inarck displays sometimes an irritability as to France, but you must remember that France is an open crater. Her leading men, I believe, are op posed to war, and are anxious to pre vent a European contest, but the question is; how far they can exercise control.. There, is a firm alliance be tween Germany and Austria, and they will always be in favor of a peace policy.. You in thq colonies must desire peace in Europe, on account of the disturbance of commerce which war causes. In the event of a war; bet ween England and any oth.er maritime Power, your trade would be seriously imperilled. lam a member of the Upper Chamber ■ of,the Reiohstrath. We are not responsible to any constitu ency, as are the members of the Lower House, and we need no leave to absent ourselves, but still there are obligations to one’s friends and party. The reason why I think of coming back here to go to Europe by America is because of the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. Ido not mind the heat ; I can bear that very v. ell ; but the air is positively bad. The Suez Canal is the receptacle of a mass of drainage ; it is simply a common sewer, and there is no flow of water to carry off the impurities. Baron Hubner’s English is exceedingly good, being grammatical and precise. He speaks slowly, sometimes hesitating for the right word, but seldom failing to use the term which would be chosen ,by a well educated Englishman.

SPORTING.

D.J.O. RAGES. The weights for the Dunedin Oup have been declared as follows :—Welcome Jack, 9st 71b; Tasman, 9st slb ; Mata, Bst 121 b; Cheviot, Bat 10)b ; Vanguard,” Bsf 8lb; Nonsense, Bst 61b ; Lady Emma, Sat slb ; Salvage, Bst 51b; Turquoise,. ,Bat 31b,; Oudeis, Bst 2lb ; The Dauphin, ost 21b ; Theugo, Tat 13lb ; Tim Whiffler, 7st 131 b ; Siesta, 7it 101 b ; Johuuy Faulkner, Tat 101 b; Iris, 7stf 71b ; Sir Bedivere, 7st 71b ; Emit Bey, Tat 7ib; Hyacinth, 74t 41b; July, 7st, 4Jb; Hippodamia, 7st 21b; Minerva, Tat 21b; Envious, 6st 121 b ; Adamant, Oat 12lb ; The Poet, 6st 101 b ; Sou’-wester, 6st 101 b ; Matanaka, Ost 101 b ; The Jilt, Oat 91b ; Taiatoa, Oat

91b ; Hilarious, fist 71b ; Digby Grand, cure, 6st 71b ; Bangipo, 6st 51b ; Spinakef| 6st 51b; Leopold, fist 51b; Master Agnes, fist 51b; Otupapa, 6st 31b; Hazard, 6st 31b ; Poll, fist 3lb ; Trickster, 6st 3lb } Toko, 6st; Virginia gelding, 6st; Water Color, 6st; Onida, 5 1101 b ; Trinket, 6st 101 b.; Captain Webster, sst 81b; Stock flower, sst Btb ; Nseara, sst 81b. The following other weights have been declared•

Burdlb Handicap. Hercules, 12st 101 b ; Wild Boy, 10st 101 b; Johnny* Faulkner, lOst; Littlejohn, 9st :121b ; Rocket, 9st 101 b ; Ravenswood, 9at 71b ; 'Riccarton, 9st 71b; Double H)vent,.9st 61b; Why Not. 9st; Gang Awa’, Bst 121 b Karearea, Sat 10lb.

Publicans’ Handicap. —Tasman, 9st Blb ; Cheviot, Bst 131 b ; TanguardjSst IDlb; Nonsense, Sat 91b; Lady Enema, 8«t 71b; Salvage, Bst 71b; Turquoise, Bst slb; Tim WhiiHer, Bst; Emir Bey, 7st 101 b; July, 7sc 71b; Uippodamia, 7st 61b; Minerva, 7st 51b; Sou’-wester, fiat 13lb’; The Jilt, fist 131 b ; Rtibina, fist 13ib; Violin, fiat 9lb ; Digby Grand, fist 71b; Epicure, fist 61b ; Captain Webster, Sit 101 b. ‘ , • Stewards’ Purse Handicap. —Oheyipt, 10it 101 b ; Vanguard, lOst Blb ; Lafiy Kraraa, lOst 61b; Emir Bey; 9st 91b; Iris, ’9st 91 ; July, 9st 31b; Minerva, 9st; Sou'- wester, Bst 101 b; The Jilt, Bst 101 b; i Tai-‘ laroa, Bst 10lb; Violin, Bst 81b ; Epicure, ;Bst 51b ; Water Nymph, Bit slb ; Master Agnes, Bst slb ; Netherby, Bst tCaptaia Webster, 7st 101 b. The following acceptances and entries for the D.J.G. Spring Meeting were re ceived last night : ’ St Andrew’s Handicap—Lady .Emma, ; Turquoise, Hippodamia, Emir Boy, ■ mant, Taiaroa, The Jilt, Violin, Water Nymph, Blue Jacket. ’ Spring Handicap - Lady - podamia, Emir Ley, W.-tcr Nymyh, The Painter, Epicure, Odptaia Webttdr; Hurdle Race —Hercules, ild Boy, Melbourne, Little John, Sunlight, GAaA ; Awa’, Encore, Karearea. ♦ J Miidkn Plate— Don First King, If So, Nmara. - -

' (byTBLEGRAirii' ' •*’ ‘ DuNBDiN,ToJday. Lady Evelyn has been scratohedfor tall engagements.

OTAGO AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

[*r TBLBORXrU.] • Dunbdin, To-day. The seventh annual Show; in connection with the Otago A. and P. Association waa commenced at the Forbdfy Park race course to-day. The ‘ wretched whathto Which has prevailed lately gave anything but pleasant anticipations on - that'aeore, but fortunately the morning broke beau tifully fine, and throughout; the wholdof the day the: weather could' not possibly have * been better. 'The oaly drawback was that* the Water Which had collected out the ground had not entirely drained loff; but by to-morrow it will be entirely dryy It was feared that a large number of the entries would not be forthcoming, but this was not so, and the ground, allotted to tha Association Was found to be rather small for the proper placing of the exhi bits. —• • - - - -

CABLE NEWS.

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[rKUXJER’s TELEGRAMS —OOrTKI&HT. j , The Egyptian Garrison * In the course of a despatch 161 the Imperial Secretary of State 1 for Foreign Affairs, Major-General Sir Evelyn Bar ing, British Diplomatic Agent sul General in Egypt, states that a force of 3,000 infantry, with six guns, will be sufficient as a garrison for Alexandria, . and that the Egyptian Govemmentr'l lor timated its readiness to be answersbli for the maintenance of order in the" country at large. [Received Nov. 21, 11.20 a.m.] Monetary and Commercial London, Not. 19. Consols have declined ioi%£. New Zealand securities' remain at last quotations, viz Five per cent 10-40 Loan, 10554; Five perAieent. 1889 Loan, 104 ex div ; Four and a half per cent. 1879-1904 Loan, 99# ex div; Four, per cent. inscribed stock, 10054. The market for colonial breadstunb continues steady. Adelaide Wheat has further advanced by 6d per quarter, and to-day is quoted at 46s 6d, ex ; store. New Zealand wheat at '3Bs 6d to 44s 63, ex store, according to quality. Adelaide 'flour, remains at 325. Australiaa dull—best beef, 38s; bek mutton, 395. A Critical Position. • r, Alexandria, Nby. 20. News has been received here from the Soudan which has given currency . to the report that the Egyptian forces under Hicks Pasha operating > against the’ followers of El Mahdi, the false prophet, are short of provisions and surrounded by the enemy. " The posi tion of the Egyptian troops;is said to be critical. The Servian Rebels. . Belgrade, Nov. 20. , Three leaders in the recehTrebeUion in this country who were condemned to death have been shot. • [Received Nov. 21. 2.50 p.m.] ‘ Shipping.' -....■•'■i London, Nov. 20. Arrived at Plymouth yesterday—P. and O. steamship Rosetta, from Mel bourne (Sept. 25 th). , ; Her Majesty’s Health- An official statement has beep pub lished that the Queen’s health has greatly improved, that Her Majesty nearly recovered from the effects of the accident at Windsor Castle. in March last, and that she is now able to walk much better than has been the case for some time past French Politics. ■ Paris, Nov, 20. It is now announced that M. Ferry, the President of the Council ot Minis ters, has definitely assumed the (posi tion of Foreign Minister. - ’ - The Egyptian Rebellion. * . Alexandria, Nov. , 20.' The Khedive has given orders that a force of Bashi-Bazouks and some regi ments of black troops should proceed without delay to Souakim, the scenes of the recent defeat of the Egyptian regu lars by the rebel hill tribes. [Received Nov. 21, 2.15 p m.] Frozen Meat Trade. London, Nev. 2ft. The cargo of the s-s. Doric from New Zealand, consisting of LB,OOO, car cases of frozen sheep, arrived in good condition. ■' Obituary. The death is announced of Siemens, the well-knojwp. olcoki^engi neer, aged 60. - South African Affair*-\,, j - OAraTowN. Nov. aO. Intelligence, is to hand , from .JsTatal that Maokoroane, one, of the leading Zulu chieftains, has. asked that his terri tory and people may be placed under British rule.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1883.



THIS PAPER IS ON FILE findldnrtlilacOontneti for it and all othar nawipapan in PUnorbi caabe made on tho moat tarorable terms at tha ItUrattiml Kmptjur Agtaer, N. P. HUBBARD, Proprietor, MhOabtr of (to *«ww*ep ol Btok UmUr7«f(to W«rl4. Try YOU WANT GOOD AND STRONG FURNITURE, GO TO DAVIS’S OHEAP FURNITURE AND RED ... DING MANUFACTORY, east street south, ASHBURTON. fNYERY article Sold at Christchurch J-i pßiosiß and guaranteed bea. of and worKmanahip. “■ PUNE EA L S mini A OOMFLaXKLY a



Wanted. WANTED Known—That Hayes and 00. have about 196 pairs of Ladies’ Cashmere Boots, splendid value, at 3s 6d. WANTED, immediately A young GIEL who can milk. Apply at the Manse. 11 893 WANTED SHEARERS. Apply, W, H. Rule, Pendarves. 11 8-6 WANTED TO SELL a small Car penter’s Bench, with Screw, 1 Joiner’s Cramp, 1 Floor Cramp, and 2 first class Meat Safes. Apply, J. Moisos, Shoemaker, Tancred street. 11 907 WANTED A respectable young GIRL as apprentice to the Dress making, to assist in the housework in return for board and residence. Apply, Miss Kingsbuky. Dressmaker, Havelock street. H Wanted known —That robbbt Elston, Burnett street, Ashbur ton having procured the newest appara tus, is prepared to Sweep Chimneys at very low rales. Any orders left at the Town Hall will receive prompt attention. Terms cash. 760 c WANTED Known—That in conse quence of the rapid increase of business, John Moison, 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, ho 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 lessons in Boxing, lesson £1 per mon*h, or according to arrangement. 1344



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INTENDING PURCHASERS OF CLOTHING FOR THE SPRING AND SUMMER SEASON Should visit the NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory’s BRANCH, Where they can select from the LARGEST VARIETY 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 of Wholesale Prices. SHIRTS, UNDERCLOTHING, HATS & CAPS, PORTMANTEAUS, And every requisite at Wholesale Pries.



Special Advertisements. INTRODUCTION OF THE PARCEL SYSTEM. Fashion Eovse, Cashel street, OhtAtchurch. 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, thousands of parcels being for warded to the order of distant 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. G. Brown & Co., FASHION HOUSE, Christchurch. The splendid stock of General Drapery in all departments has been purchased by K. 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 c"st price leave a good 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 net satisfactory. Our No. 3,20 s Dress Parcel, contains — Worth £ s. d.



1 dress piece (12 yds) any shade, French, costume cloth ... 0 18 6 l£ good velveteen to match dress 0 5 6 3 yds silesia, for linings ... 0 I 10 2 doz new oxydised buttons, to match ... 016 1 pair warm lined fur-top spring cuff gloves 0 2 6 £1 910 Our No. 2,30 s household parcel, contains— Worth 1 pair good medium size blan kets ... ... 1 0 0 1 good honeycomb quilt... ... 012 6 8 yds good wincey 0 5 0 1 pair good strong corsets, any size ... ... ... ... 0 6 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— Worth 1 dress piece (12 yds) French check costume cloth 1 1 0 3 ydssilesia*lining for same ...0 2 0 2 doz choice buttons, to match dress ... 0 1 6 1 good warm Ladies’ tweed ulster 017 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 0 14 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 Roslyn flannel (pure wool) ... ... , ... . ... 018 0 24 yds splendid white calico, heavy make 0 13 0 24 yds good strong brown or grey wincey ... ... ... ... 014 0 6 yds tartan plaid ... ... 0 6 6 6 yds good brown holland ... 0 4 6 12 yds hemp carpet, dark stripe 0 7 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 10a, contains— Worth 10 yds good black French cash mere ... ... ... 1 6 2 yds 4x4 celebrated rainproof crape ... ... ... ... 09 6 1 good black alpaca or sateen skirt ... f. 014 6 2 pairs Ladies’ black hose ... 03 0 1 pair Ladies’ two-button choice black kid gloves 0 4 6 \ doz Ladies’ cambric handker chiefs, in fancy box ... ... 0 5 6 £2 19 6 Our No. 8, furnishing 4 parcel for £lO, contains— Worth 20 yds nice pattern good tapestry carpet 3 6 0 1 nice pattern hearthrug, to match 0 16 6 1 pair handsome lace curtains ... 0 14 6 X pair medium lace curtains ... 010 0 2 pair full size good white sheets 0 18 6 1 pair full size good witney blan kets ... ... ... ... 1 10 0 1 pair medium good witney blan kets ... ... ... ... 1 0 0 1 full size white honeycomb or toilet quilt 0 14 0 1 choice pattern wool tabiecover 0 16 6 2 white Turkish bath towels ... 0 3 0 6 white or unbleached honey comb towels ... ... ... 0 4 6 2 white antimacassars ... ... 0 2 0 2 white toilet covers 0 4 0 6 yds linen check glass cloth ... 0 6 0 3 superior white linen tablecloth 011 6 £ll 15 0 Our No. 1, wedding parcel for £4, contains— Worth 1 dress (12 yds) pretty shade in cashmere ... ... ... 1 17 6 2 yds pretty shade in satin, to match ... ... 0 13 6 1 dress (12 yds) good costume cloth 110 2 yds rich colored velveteen, to match ... 0 7 0 6 yds good silesia ... ... 0 6 0 3 doz buttons, to match dresses 0 2 0 8 yds braid, to match dresses ... 0 0 8 1 pair two-button first choice tinted or white kid gloves ... 0 5 0 8 Ladies’ linen collars 0 3 0 6 Ladies’ linen handkerchiefs ... 0 5 6 3 pairs Ladies’nice hose... ... 0 4 6 £5 5 8 Our No. 2, wedding parcel for £lO, contains— A very complete trousseau. Our No. 9, Ladies’ (half-price) parcel for L 6, contains— Usual price 1 Ladies’ handsome mantle ... 217 6 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... ... ... 110 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.C.O. made payable to E 0. BROWN & CO., Fashion House, Christchurch. 1362



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