SHIPPING.

: ?ORT OF LYTTELTON.

Arrived. 1,,! ■: > Ybsxbkdat. -tlOlio, schooner, from Waitapu. "(“Pelican,, brigantine, from Thames. —Otsmatia, ketch, from Pelorus Sound. 'Wyild Ware, schooner, from Pelorue Sound.

To-dat. Te Anau, from the North. Wanska, from the Sonth. Sailed. Ykstbbbat. Alert, schooner, for Wellington. udG.S., for Southern light '*WaEito7 s.a., for Kaikouraand Wel- s.a, for Wellington Mid Sydney. v;-/- .ju.rj.^uUorßiaT. lonic, for Dunedin. Kawatiri, for Westport.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. . Auckland, Yesterday. Arrived—City of Sydney, from Sydney; Rebecca Crowell apd Forest Queen, from Lyttelton; Camille,, from Dunedin; Kenilworth, from, Camara.. . Sailed —Orpheus, for Norfolk Island; Fawn, for Newcastle. Wbiunoton, Yesterday Arrived —Kangaroo, from ‘Westport; * Glean#r » , brigantine, from Greymouth. 2. Seilad«-Te; Anau, for Melbourne, via ?butk; Rotor ua,for Picton tcrNelson; Taiaroa, for Auckland, via the’-Kdit 1 Odast Wallace, for Nelson. ' Dunedin, Yesterday. ' Arrived—Eliza Firth and Mary Camp bell, fwm.Gtseymouth. . Sailed—Wanaka. for the North. «

COMMERCIAL.

.. . Ashburton Guardian Office, oDo .'..'n; «.• Tuesday afternoon. sdMessriMstson, Cox and Co. report on the U«e stock market for the Ashburton district endi j June 18th, as follows, ar&ohH+Ooi Tuesday , last w& held. = our usual weekly sale of live stock, etc r .,. at the Associa tion Yards at Ashburton,' when although there was a fair muster of farmers present, very little inclination to do business was evinced by them. {The sheep entered for' sale were hot of .the ,mcßt saleable class, and several lines had, to be ‘turned ‘out unsold, biddings hot reaching Oflvncrs’ ideas ofvirtues. Our entries for the &y were-ortkorou&t of Messrs Wilson, Smith, Brown, Hurley, Patterson, Leddy, Malhie- Campbell* etc., and our sales in %heep%iret---€rbssbred ewes and" wethers, 13s fid; broken mouth ewes, 4s 8d; crossbreds, 9s id; wethers,. 9s j; crossbreds, 13s 4d. In Cattle very; few sold, not, worth quoting; the same, remark - applies to pigs. The sale wus characterised bya total want of aJnimation, and ahy stock sold were quitted at JoUyZO - per. cent less than they would have Drought thtee months'ago. On Wednesday WMeUmn we held aiblearing sale - for Mr .•■McClymqnb' of Mount Somers,. of horses, wag £pns* harness, etc., etc. The. day was bitterly .eotl, a very small attendance' being the result J TKe horses catalogued were scarcely the de scription leisured,. being .most of them past: .mark,,and by auction the greatest difficulty ini 'obtaining a bid was experienced, a large num tWtwhbrses ‘being passed in. We succeeded, however, inpladng Several after the sale at fairly satisfactory .prices. Draughts from Ll2 to JjXl} light horses, L 5 log to L$ xos; harness, La to Ls'ias fid.' ■

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES litksoat, Jims 26. Ifatson, Cox and Co., at the Ashburton JfTkrii-^Stook. 1 SUSMMBNTS, &c TfSDNBSDAT, 20 JUSS. Dramatic Company in “Leah the Forsaken,” at 8 p.m. Gift Auction &nd Soiree at Methven ; 2 ; vj-i'i,j i.- Thuesdat, June 21. Tea and Entertainment’ at Elgin ; Tea at 6.Sop.m. Fbidat, Juitb 22. - BtU of W.M. >.rtfnd ■ Officers ;at 6 p m, apd;Mssonic Ball. .. .. ;• . Monday, June 25. Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers,' kt 7 o’clock. J

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1883. The Main Trunk Railway Commission.

Among the large batch of papers laid on the table of the House at the qpening of the present session of Par liament, not the least interesting is the report of the South Island Trunk -Line Railway Commission,; ■ The long delay that has occurred in the publication of this .-report has given rise to much; adverse comment on the part of the opponents of the present Government. Some months ago it leaked out that the Commission bad decided that it would be unwise to continue the Main Trunk line along the East Coast, and we were asked to believe that the result of their inquiry was kept back because the Ministry had come to the conclusion that such a railway should be constructed; It Was freely stated, indeed, that a direct compact had been entered into with the Hon W. Robinson, whq was said to possess some mysterious influence over the thd precise nature of which has never been explained, probably ' because it never had any real existence. There is, however, no use, in raking up these old accusations, which had their origin for the most part in party rancour. We have the report at last before us, and as the construction of an East Coast railway is, after careful weighing of evidence, emphatically condemned, it is not likely that the Government will support the project, Mr RosrNSON’s supposed influence nothwithstanding. The Commission state clearly enough the grounds ' of their decision. The report says“ ‘Economical^value of a railway’ means, we presume, its value as a work directly reproductive, and as giving promise within a reasonable time of a return sufficient to defray working expenses, together with some margin of profit to represent interest bn cost of construction, or indirectly as opening large areas of lands available and fit for settlement, or as giving, a facility of communication with a mar ket to a population already settled, and producing, or likely to produce, commodities which would serve, to. make the traffic for the line, or as affording facilities for a large passenger traffic not otherwise provided for.” This definition seems to us fair enough, and according to the premises here laid down the Commission declare that they “have not found any of those conditions actually existing, or likely to exist in the near future, in regard to the Central line, the East Coast line, or any other lines between Nelson or Pic ton and Christchurch.” This is a sweeping condemnation, and, as it ap pears to be supported by strong evi dence, a long time must elapse before the scheme of Sir Julius Vogel to join the two extremities of the South Island by railway is carried out. Taking each line seriatim , .the report says; that the route by way of the East Coast would not open up- any land suitable for settlement, as large tracts are ! ih the'; hands of private individuals, jyhile for a distance of eighty-two miles,oUt‘ of a total of one hundred and ferty-sjix,

I‘there is no prospect, owmg to 41? conjuration pud dbsiractet. Br .the Country, of any appreciable increase of population or produce, except per haps in the immediate neighborhood of the small settlement of Kaikoura.” What is Said about the Central line is slightly more favorable, as, though the distance would be greater, the cost of construction would be less, per mile being saved as compared with a railway via the East Coast. Then, too, a far greater amount of public land would be opened up, owing to the line going through the heart of the country, instead of along the sea-board; but .the fatal objection is raised that this land is so high as to be only fit for pastoral purposes. With the final sentence of the report we must confess we are rather puzzled. After reading what had gone, before, one would come to the conclusion that although both lines were condemned, the Central route was, if anything, the more feasible. The Commissioners, however, argue differ ently, as they favor the construction of the East Coast line in the on the plea that it is “ thirty eight miles shorter; that its summit level is 2,300 ft lower; that it passes through more Agricultural land, and that it promises bore satisfactory results.” This sounds strangely like an afterthought, and certainly does not dovetail with the asssertion that the available conntry is wholly in the hands of private land-owners, who would alone be benefited, while the shorter distance is no advantage, seeing that the cost of construction would be more. But still more curious is the fact that the Commission appear to have taken very little notice of what a large number of people consider the prin cipal feature of this question of a main trunk railway, namely, the advisability of deflecting the line to the westward. All the reference that we have to this is a curt remark to the effect that such a divergence is not considered ad visable, though we are not told upon what evidence this opinion is founded. Neither of the two routes specially re ported on has had many advocates in Canterbury, the divergence of the line in a westerly direction being generally recognisedvas the best raanner for con . tinning the main trunk line, nor has it been shown' that this is in any way im practicable. The Commissioners seem to have taken little or no evidence on this point, so that the representatives of this, proving m&y fairly ignore their re commendation in the matter, and concen trate their efforts in securing; the :.con tinuing of the main line in the direction that most people hold to be the -biost advantageous to this part of the colony.

Steps are being taken to develop the Cabbage Bay, Auckland coalfields. The next monthly meeting of the Ash burton County Council will take place on the 11th July, instead of on the firiit Wednesday in the month as usual. It is stated that, Mr. Thomas Hill, Col lector of Customs at Auckland,, who left by the Hinem*a, 4 will be temporarily stationed at Christchurch, being relieved by Mf Henry McKellar, of Wellington, at Auckland. 1 A man named Carlson, a seaman on board the Hawea, was charged at Nglson with wounding Mr Ross, second mate qf that vessel, with a.dog hook. ,He was re manded till-Thursday for the,return of: the steamer. • . > i }

- .The barque Conference, .from New castle, grounded om the point of the Boulder Bank, Nelson, while coming into! the harbor, but floated .off unassisted and; uninjured, and was berthed alongside the wharf.,• ■ • K. ■

A deputation representing the Thames Company met <he gold-j fields members, Messrs Sheehan and Cad-i many on Saturday*, re the affairs of that. Company. Mr Sheehan and Mr Cadman promised to- give the subject-their best attention in the House. ~ ( , a meeting of clergy, organists, and members of choirs, heldat Christchurch last fevering, therfe was an attendance of about 80, ,who resolved to establish a , Digoesan ,Choral Association, for. the. improvement of church mupic in-.the diocese, and.the promotion of ' jipiiy ajnong its.,several; choirs.; A committee to. draft its constitu tion was elected to report next Monday, : At a meeting of the Wellington Rugby Football Union oorresporidenoerelating to the proposed -visit of a New Zealand team to Sydney this season was toad, and after discussion the following resolution was carried:—“That the Secretary write to the Canterbury and Otago Unions, posing that a tournament be held in Wei- 1 ' lingtcn at an early, and that, pro vided Auckland: could not sepd a team tq compete with the Jeans £o visit Sydney; -it should be made up as follows, say, tfiree-fourtha.from players taking part in tournament, and rest from men chosen by Auckland Union.” , ; The Anglican ' clergy "bf A)ll Saints) phriah, JDunedin, have arranged ; to give religious instruction in two State schools every morning, ] beginning in July. Con siderable discussion haS been provoked by the ! separate action of the' Anglican body in connection with the recent movement for imparting religious education. The Rev. Dr Stuart (Presbyterian), the presi dent of Ministers’ Conference,, writes as follows *in yesterday morning's Herald “ For years I have cherished the idea that our Protestant churches held so'much of the faith in common that they could with a good conscience co-operate, in so divine a work as giving gospel lessens to the children of the community. -It is with pain I have found out that the ministers of the Anglican Communion have so littlb confidence in the Christian ministers who preach the gospel by their side, with as much intelligence and zeal as themselves, that they decline to join ih a work which is needed, and which cannot be efficiently done by the churches working under their Several banners. While regretting this, I hesitate to believe that the Anglican laity approve of a policy of isolation in times when irreligion and infidelity confront us in town and country;”

Writes the author of “Echoes from the House ” in the New Zealand Times :—A sort of railway shock was caused among Canterbury M.H.R.’s by the chilling re port issued on the Middle Island Railway extension. Some comfort, though not a great deal, may be drawn, by Wellington citizens, from the result of the Commis sioners’ inquiry as to the route for ex tending the main trunk railway from Canterbury to “some port in Cook Strait.” - Their report had been awaited with some anxiety, caused by the audac ious demand of a railway league in Can-' terbury for the diversion (“diversion” being a soft name for robbery) of the vote nassed last session for extending the Middle Jaland main line northward. The Commissioners,have ignored, with curious silence, the demand of the Canterbury League for diverting the .vote to a differ ent object, that of connecting Christ church with Hokitika. Not a'word is said on that sore topic in the report; biit .many bard wofda are already heard out- , side the report, and.when the full stream of. Canterbury leaguers reaches Welling-, ton next week, those three Commissioners may expect a hot blessing.

r lt ,will be seen by Reference to our ad vertising columns that the Ashburton bridge will be closed to-morrow night till the following morning. All the cases against John Purcell for selling water in casks to Auckland publi- t cans for whisky were dismissed, and'the prisoner discharged. At a meeting of the publicans, brewers, etc., at Dunedin last night, it was decided, to petition Parliament for a return to tbp nominated Licensing Benches. ' '■ * The Lyell murder case occupied the Nelson Supreme Dourt all day yesterday, and this morning there remained ten wit nesses to be examined for the prosecution. A service of song will be given in the Wesleyan Church to-morrow evening, entitled “ Bart’s Joy,” thetocoasion being the anniversary of the Temperance So ciety.

An experiment was made yesterday to try the effect of dynamite in the river-bed. It was thoroughly successful, a large body of earth being removed, and it is intended to repeat the experiment very soon ori a larger scale.

Considerable preparations have been made in the Town Ball for the dramatic season to commence to morrow evening. Miss Eloise Juno concludes her visit'to Christchurch to-night, when she will be accorded a benefit, and to-morrow the cbmpany come on to Ashburton. At the Police Court this morning, be fore Mr R. Alcorn, J.P., a youth named Alfred Smith alios Goodyear, was brought up charged with forging and uttering a cheque for L 5, which was presented to Mr J, Washer, of the Spread Eagle" Hotel. The accused was remanded till Friday next. ■

An interesting discussion took place at the Debatin ( Society’? meeting last even ing on the question as to who was the most important factor in modern govern ment, the poet, the warrior, or the states man. Several members took part, and it was decided on the voting that the states man bore off the palm. ,

The enquiry into the pecent goods shed fire at Dunedin was opened yesterday. The Coroner said—“ The main object of this inquiry is to discover, if possible, the pause, bu.i there are several collateral .pir cumstances which demand your investiga tion. I might instance the propriety of building erections of this sort in wpocf in stead of less.inflammable Materials,.brick, stone, or concrete,' and also the propriety of having these large buildings,uninsured. The fire was seen about , twenty minutes or half an hour, I believe, beforje the fire bell gave warning, an ( d this is a, matter that is deserving of your investigation. ’’ It will be continued to-morrow. i

A meeting of the Coursing Club was held at the Somerset Hotel yesterday evening, there being a. fair attendance of members. , Several matters in connection with the third meeting of the season, to take place on .the 11th of next month, were brought up for. discussion., It was resolved the entrance fee A|}r Aged Stakes should be three guineas, and for the Puppy Stakes two guineas: All the officers ware re-appointed with the exception of theflagsteward, Mr Tait being elected to fulfil that office. The increase in the entrance fees is expected to result in a’greater number of entries being re ceived from outside, districts, and the meet should be the most successful yet held by the Club.

; Mr E. H. Wilmot, assistant surveyor . -with a party of five men, recently made a • flying survey of the Hollyford Valley; | which is situated in the vicinity of Mar tin’s Bay. The report submitted by Mr ' Wilmot to Mr Arthur, aaya the Otago Daily Times, contains a general outline of ■ the character of the country the party . .traversed. An excursion was undertaken ■ to the head of the creek which flows into i the' Hollyfordj to ascertain whether or not there was a saddle or a pass leading to ‘ Milford Sound. For a distance of nearly two miles . the ascent was easy, but after this the travelling be : came.rough—“over a moraine composed of huge clean blocks of stone.” At the head of- this moraine there is a lake, about.-one mile and a quarter long by, half-a-mile wide, which Mr Wilmot' 1 christened * 4 Lake Adelaide.” This lake; ; is below bush level, and probably about; 3,001 ft or 3,100 ft above the sea.. The: height of the saddle {Mr Wilmot thinks); would be: considerably less than that of; Lake Harris saddle, and with the excep 1 tion of the precipice; just at the saddle' .there would seem tb .be no great.difficulty; in making a fair foot-track, if not a pack track, from the Hollyford to the Sound.; Q£ bourse such a track would be blocked for a considerable part of the year, by snow. As he believes this was the first time the practicability of any track to, the 1 Sounds had been demonstrated, it w;a* bis opinion that a potter route will probably be found higher up the HqUyford Valley,; or in from the head , of, the Eglinton.i Another small lake discovered by Mb ,WilmotM named “ Lake Rainbow.’’ •, At the R. M. Court Christchurch yester day, Jambs Swindel was accused of acting ■ as a solicitor of the Supreme Court with out being enrolled in accordance With the provisions l of the Law Practitioners AdtJ Mr Spackmau appeared to 11 prosecute on bahalf 1 of the Law Society; and called 1 - Wj H. Eyes, Deputy-Registrar of the Su preme Court, who produced the papers failed, in the bankruptcy of Thomas Bailey, of ifaldhurst. The declaration, was filed on May 8, and the four days statement} on May 12. Both were in, the defendant’s handwriting. Thomas Bailey said he knew accused, who had brought the necessary papers for bankruptcy to him in May last. ' Gave defendant L 5 alto gether, including money for stamps, Sw t pre4he four days atatement before Mr Raphael, solicitor, to whom defendant ,isook witfibstt for the purpose. Cross-ex amined ;jWduld not swear that I gave de fendant L 4. Re-examined: T6ok the papers to the Supreme Court by defendant’s direction. Before judg ment was given, a further charge of a similar nature was preferred against the defendant, in which he was accused of preparing the papers in the bankruptcy of Robert Ewing, in which the four days statement was sworn before Mr Watson. Defendant admitted that he had received a few shillings from persona who came to him to assist them through the bank ruptcy court. He complained that he had 1 been singled but from amongst peyeral others who did likewise, and pleaded that he had a large family to keep. If he ha I been cautioned to desist he should certainty not have continued, but he was not aware that he was break ing the law. He had only made use of certain forms which anyone could obtain, and had been obliged to do this in order to provide for his family, as he could not earn much at his trade (watchmaking). Mr Spackmain said that from an examination he had made of the papers in bankruptcy filed in the Supreme Court recently, he found that during the .last six months 31 per cent, of the declarations of insolvencies filed by persons of the laborer, artizan, and small shopkeeper class were done by the accused, and 70 per cent, of the de clarations filed by the above classes are done by irregular practitioners, and no. .solipitor’s name* appears on the papers. Hie Worship thought, the accused should ; have taken warning by 'the recent case .against Gilchrist. The Bench were sorry to have to deal heavily with the accused, but they felt that the cases could only be met qy imposing a fine of HO, in default one month’s imprisonment without ...hard labor. : Mr Spackman stated that the Law Society.had taken steps fo exercise a vigilant .watch over all. papers filed.'in Supreme Court, as they.,.were detprmiaed to put down this class of offence. i

, Sev&thousand l frozen mut ton (or|lift looWj which will! Tiie; confectioners of Uunedihihave agreed, to raise the price of confectionery. 4 -psual fortnightly meeting of the Church of England Temperance Society will be held this evening in the.Arcgdj} QhmbCTlf fit 1 7- 3d p! hi. proceedings -wijl be diversified with a scientific paper ion “ Flying machines ” from the v pen of McxGates, who wilL illu>‘ rate, his* subject with diagrams*, Thesemeetings are free to the public— The colonies are not bestirring them s Ives too soon in the matter of annexing the New Hebrides. A significant note has just been sounded in the XlXtne. Sidole, which publishes a long article extolling the climatgr soil, and other. the H«* Hebrides* benefits that would accrue to Prance from their acquisition. It winds up as follows: —“ And now, if it be asked why we are not masters of this archipelago that be* longs to no one—the islands, of course, are nobody’s—and why do we hesitate in taking possession of it ? I reply that the English would not show the same scruples if th6y 'were in our place. k? hks just informed us that they have annexed New Guinea. If we do not make haste, they will do the same-ihiing with regard to the New' Hebrides, and when that takes place we may as well .recognise as certain the fact of New Caledonia becoming an English colony. What a people are the English !” Our own correspondent writes :—At the usual fortnightly meeting of the Mount Somets MutUaJblmprivamant-olase? heffl in the library, there was only a moderate attendance. The President being absent, the debate 1 ‘‘ Wool j vr.ti JGhr&imgrowing ’’ was adjourned to the 30th of June. Not withstanding the rather small number present .tha>meeting:Wk& iMifyUni&esting. Mr Harvey read that beautiful poem “ The Cottar’s Saturday Night,” by Burak' and' beihgliT Itite arild. patriotic Scotchman, was able to read it very well indeed. Mr J. McLymont also read one of Burns’i Poemsi;o blit he could not master the Scotch pronunciation quite so well as the former. Mr Hood contri buted largely to the evening’s amusement by reading some very humorous extracts from Mark Twain’s “ Innocents’ Abroad.” Mr Hood read pieces^he 1 in a very pleasing manner, which gave great satisfaction, Mr Edson also read a piece ratHled iafr ’^tfi6hal‘jjyi^Untaiß. iW i; *' J! ’

Quiet nerve and balmy sleep in Hop Bitters, for sleepless ladies and invalids. Notice. | [Advt.] i •

Holloway’s Ointment and Pills.— Glad., Tidings.— Some have a tendency fd* rneuiftatfemT hnd ,f aw hhidughout the year borne down by its protracted torture. Let such sufferers bathe the afflicted parts with warm brinei-add/afterwards rub in this soothing Ointment. They will find it the best means of lessening their agony, and, assisted by Holloway’s iPUlsHbctsueefet ifcayi'df overcoming theif disease. More need notbes said than to request a few days’ trial of this safe and soothing .treatment, by which the disease will ultimately be completely swept away. Pains tthat would make a giant shudder are assuaged without difficulty by .Holloway’s easy and inexpehslveiremedies,' which' comfort by moderating the throbbing vessels and Gaini ng, the excitednerves.— Advt. r i . Wanted MefedhHs im porting all his own goods, which enables him to sell cheaper than any other furnishing house in Ashburton. ’He has'every to suit all parties, from the kitchen to the drawing-room. All kinds of cutlery, crockery ware, fenders and fira-icohs, iron beadsteads, carpets, table cloths, matting, and druggetting. A variety of tinware and other cooking uten sils, etc. A ; chairs in walnut and maple. Feathers, dock, horsehair, and wool for furniture and mattrasses—in fact every article fop- house furnishing. Owing to facilities afforded to him,'enables him to sell, cheaper than if in East street. Furniture ex changed, and parties selling out will find that he gives the highest price fbf furniture. All kinds of furniture repaired; practical, workmen kept, j Agent fot'lhe celebrated Donidih blind-maker. | Spring window rollers kept in stock. Carvings j and turnery sold to the trade.-‘-J. Meech, j Note the address, hexit Bullock’s Arcade,—; [Advt.] i

THE VALUE OF SMALL INVEN TIONS.

Inventors and those who invest in pafanlei may; be.(reihiadad«that Cthe/ ibbat | profitable inventions are often those- ofi ' small pretensions. An inventor need not| 1 be a Bessemer or an Edison t« make aj fortune. The New York Times enumer ates a number of patents on small things, 1 producingi greot' reaultia/ dnibhgst which! may be mentioned the “ Stylographic Pen,” now yielding an income of thousand ptifartdsf S-yearto the l proprie tors. Another pen for shading in; different colours produces twenty thou sand pounds'por an'nUnl'f stamps the same. The inventor of the gummed; newspaper wrapper is also a rich , man. j The robber* tijp/atJtheu&ili of yWo-pewbila affords the owner of the royalty ah independent fortune. The “ Drive Well’l was ah idea> ;of r Colonel;i Green,n jwhhsa troops during the war were in want of water. He conceived the notion of driving a two-inch tube into the ground until water was reached, and then attach-* ing a pump. This simple contrivance was patentedr J Uffcbi ; thSi tSapji-addftthe tens of thousands of farmers who have adopted it have been obliged to pay him a a moderate estimalb Of which is placed at six hundred thousand pounds. The spring window .shade yields an inoomepf twenty thousand ponnaa'a year,’ add’ a' ISrge forf tune has been reaped by a miner, who; ten years since, metal riyet or eyelet St each" end 6[ J ihe mouth ‘of coal and pants pockets to resist the strain caused., by?/the carriage of' pieces iof ore ‘and 1 heav/ tools. 'The inventor of 'the roller skate made over two hundred thou sand pounds by his invention. The gim let-pointed screw has involved more wealth than most silver mines, and the man who first thought of. putting copper tips to 'cmldrenV shoes is as firoll "offgas if his father had left him four hundred .thousand pounds < jn United bonds. Upwards of two thousand pounds a year is made by the inventor of the common needle threader.; . The favorite toy—the “Returned Ball”—a wooden ball with an elastic attached, pro duces-to . the patentee an income equal to ten thou and pounds a year, and an in come of no less than fifteen thousand pounds per annum is derived by the iri ventor of the “ Dancing Jim Crow.” To the. foregoing might be added thousands or patents’ fot trifling ‘bill Useful-'articles from which handsome incomes are derived, or for which large sums have been paid. Few inventions pay better than popular patented toys. The sale of the little wooden figure, “ John d}i]pjp,” has been incredibly large for many years, and ia very ingenious toy, known as the “ Wheel of Life,” is said, to have very speedily yielded upwards of one hundred thousand pounds profit to the inventor. Perhajja the moat successful rofi vmoderh toys has been the “ Chameleon' t top. ”,, The .pale has been enormous, and the profits navje been, greater than those of one of tfaje most valuable and. important inventions of modern Rtcbrd, ,> i - Ai O f I

IN THE LOBBY.

[from OUR PARLIAMENTARY COERESPON-j , - * i : I hear that Mr Montgomery will speajc at considerable length tp-day on the topics in the Governor’s ’ speech. Sir George Grey’s attitude to day is to be one of ex pectant readiness for a fling at anything that may crop up. ' i According to a late report, some of the Opposition members are saying the Go

vernmeuf are hbundCly their own Words to -introduce V-Bilt-thissession foi* re forming the Upper House. ( That Bill is to make the term of election-six years ; that constituencies are to be only two— so many members for the North . Island, and id many for the South Island, accord- ; ing {to > population.: Having '.<dnwn , the Bill in this way, those,> Opposition mem bers then pull it to pieces by showing how. = unworkable such large constituencies would be, how expensive they wquld.jbe to canvass,' aipd how a reformed 1 Upper House would thus be seoufed to wealthy squatters. (t A neW< political induatry-W being de veloped. The,memhCr.'fr Wellington, south has, 1 hear, taken a large house in the fioinity of ,the parliament BuildingkJ and ,'daring- the ~session -will acf, in .the capacity of a Legislative boardinghouse keeper. Hia house Tsexpec ted lo be the retort of ell thV«ltra-OpposUionist» ; wlrb needboardanddodgings whilethe session lasts. . 41*'ysi Mr Pilliet has telegraphed to Mr Feld wick, the Opposition Whip, asking himto move-that he be granted a few weehe 1 leave of absence. This is accepted by-the OpsstijDn as evidence that ®lii sPilhew is

CABLE NEWS.

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" [bKUTBB’s XKLBGRAMB —COPXKIGH^ J, < tß j... . The Sunderland Disaster. :■ *' . ' LoNDON. Jun^l^jfp The latest account of the catastfppjgs at;Sqpderland states that 190 children lost their lives, their ages being front four toi fourteen years. It has’bSen ascertained that the disaster -wasc by 1 closing of a swing from the building. ' s ' ! ’’ Massacre inßorneo. . A telegram has been received, h<®B reporting that the natives, butchered the whole staff of the Northt Borneo Trad* ing Company stationed oh- the ishthd/i ‘ The Governorship of Qneenshuiff. i ' IJ - ! It is ‘tuMdred !l that v ; ‘ 'R.iidhftftf O’Shannasy, . M.P. for Limprick,, has been appoihted to the ship of Queensland. ; -

■ Afr ThornC, frdirf sf*per TehrUafy) ; ’Fifth 1 of Forth Mafch); ChilPffw (abth'March) ■/ Curli, from. (aijdh Match) t r. . -noA austrapsaN; ** , [rbPTKß’s TELEGRAMS—OOPYBSffMT.V - 1 ' 1 Sir Henry Paries, , . SvDEEr/Xeifordav., It,*; is’ leaves ’! steamer Australia .oii,, | uly'. America,; where he will remain some time-before proceeding to. > England, and that he will be absenrfrdm the tolony abchlt eighteen mohtHs.; 1 is uhdefstopdj' that Sh Henry'svisit to Fnglahd; ,is on ' accouat t’.pfprivate pffairs. • , ,(> V;. !t 7-4 7 [Received June >19,,' 1; p, m,J , . . Tho Sugar Trade.. • ■(:, ,i . MKLBOtTRNB, 'sp-day. '

Mauritius advices to the; and. inst report the following clearances of sugar cargoes to-New Zealand edinj iso tons; Lyttelton, jiobons. The Work of r , . The Argus publishes the* forecast ’of the, /Ministerial ' measures : fo£ ap proaching , session.’, These stated to include a Bill for the . appointment of three Commissioners for themanage menti of Railways, and a Bill to hbolish official patyonage in public departments, states ’ that | f party: questions ( will be avoided by the Govemment. .The New Hebredes Annexation- Mr Service, the Premier, has>received ja telegrahu from. the Government ot ‘New Zealand, intimating the -latter’s intention to test in Parliament the question of sharing, .with the other cplpnies .the' expenses dt the* annexation the New Hebrides in the Pacific. v ' J >s i , ; The Suez Mail ... ,j. ; , ...- s ,/:■ Arrived at King deorge's Spuqdydast a eveqihg-rfcP. and O. Company’s ship Siam, with the inward Suez- mail, which: left London' on May*-1&•>' ■ t Shippings To-day. Arrived, last from Auckland. 1 ’’ ' Li

TELEGRAMS.

+ - [p*sr press Wanqandi, To-day. Mr McLevie, of Site Commercial Hotel, was brought up at the R M. Court this morning on a charge of selling a bottle of oeer on Sunday to a girl. 1 He jlleided guilty of the offence, but it' was against his orders, the beep -being served by-a .pew barmaid, to whom-; be had,- u net given orders. The Magistrate -theuminimum fine of SOs jdth .eoatfaJibe decision to be endorsed on his license. ~ nm.

Nelson, To-day. A fire broke oufc at 3 this morning in the stables of Griffin and Sons, Alton street. The fire .had obtained a good hold before the alarm was given,butjtrith a good supply, of water it was soon; got under. The stables and granary.were insured in the Colonial Office for LIOO. The contents were uninsured, and, the loss is estimated at>L2oo abovethainaurauce. A Light Calendar. , •. . TnrAau, To-day, Jt

The Supreme Court opened this .Ripen ing before Justice Johnston. There were three cases only in the criminal list, riz., arson, attempted rape, and placing stone* on the railway line. His Honor con gratulated the Grand Jury oh the unusual paucity of caass. True bills were returned in all cases. R. Innes, for wilfully burn ing a rye grass stick on the station, was sentenced to three years’ penal servitude. .

Fatality. , , ( : Dunedin, To-day. Mr Isaacs, belonging to the survey partyat Waikaia, wasthiownfrom hiaftorse on the Mandeville bridge and killed!. J Theßowdy Council. The South Dunedin Council had ~ano ther rowdy meeting last night, ’ calling for tHe interference of the police, who ar rested the ex-Mayor. The Mayor, Mr Osmond, left the Council Ohamber”uader police escort, the crowd following and hooting him, . .

. Tha London correspondent of the Afgua writing on April 20, says The Smith field salesmen are delighted with the New Zealand sheep: which have arrived in. the ship Dunedin, and pronounce them tp v bo the finest that haVe ever' been sent from the colonies. Theyare good-sized, bulky carcases, without superfluous fat. Dnlsßa the Australian companies, and especially the Sydney companies, exhibit' more care both in selecting their sheep and prepar ing them for shipment,it; is clear that they wul be surpassed by the New Zealanders. A cargo of fresh —not frozen, but forwarded in.a 'cool chamber—has just been rec'eivedlrpm f tna of the Russian Baltic ports. It drived in excellent condition after a voyage of four days. It ia stated that the meat cap be sold at a profit at 3£d. per lb,' .“If, so it will prove a most formidable competitor id the frozen meat.

TTTF, ASHBURTON GUARDIAN TUESDAY, .JUNJi 19, 1888.



r -YOU -WANT GOOD ANDj STRONG FURNITURE, Ma f i -GO k TO DAVIS ’ S FURNITURE- AND BED, DING MANUFACTORY, i-.IB.ART. , r STREET SOUTH, JIISRY. article: Sold at Christchurch PBJOB«i and guaranteed bes. of ej«S{terialaiid'Workmanship. FUNERALS |lttlf * OOIf&LBTSLY FUENISHBD «1 TJ T B D. SUBSCRIBERS i (rooms CfRCULATI NG LIBRARY ANDREWES BROS. , /Booksellers and ■ Stationers,.; East street South, Ashburton. 77 ,oo; v* r ; ‘A 5 - s PE 0I A L NO TI 0 E „TO THE INHABITANTS OF ASH a U BURTON AND SURROUNDING ■. DISTRICTS. TQr* B. West and Co., ~ MUSIC AND PIANOFORTE J : . warehousemen, eJ'-PsiKOBB' itbiii, Dunedin o;;.*? Have great pleasure in announcing that theirjntention to cater for the Music- of Ashburton in such a jta-tßWß3Sr., : as> has never before been at* tempted. ■ alMWfw G. R. West & Co. are the vflwrgest Direct Importers of * ORGANS, HARMONIUMS, BB£SS, WIND, AND INSTRUMENTS £>-14tobk of the at >We ten always be found. Mr G. R. West, being at present in - England, is shipping direct to Dunedin all . latost novelties in Mtft&M music m music m the ifirm respectfully solicit {a call friends, teachers, and the „ c i )#w «)»*in general to inspect their magnifi <*f Music, personally selected. d!4 ANTED Oek is selling ' all shades-Berlin Wool, 6d ; Finger* gd ( oet hank ; ;Prewel-£mbroidery «-■ B||Jt, iluihadea.' 2d per r skein ; Stays, " ’ ; 1417



Wanted WANTED Known Women’s Stock ings at 6d per pair; Children’s Socks, 2d ; Gloves at 6d ; Wool Jackets at Is 6d.— A. Oeb's Cheap Sale. 1416 WANTED TO LET—An 8-roomed HOUSE and Garden, in Burnett street east. Apply on the Premises, to Mr Rooney, Burnett street, Ashburton. 1378 WANTED KNOWN— Hates and Co. have a lot of EMPTY OASES for sale. Arcade Shops. aul2 WANTED KNOWN—That Robert 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. Terns cash. 760 c WANTED Known —That Mr Dan Lea has Opened his Gymnasium next to Harrison’s Auction Rooms. An inspection of his calisthenics of every description is invited. 1344 TTTANTED Known—lf you want to buy a Cheap Drapery Parcel, go to H. 0. Seqbbs, Compton’s Buildings, Moore street. Sale now on. Every article reduced. 1350 ANTED KNOWN. That BONEDUST, specially prepared for drilling with carrots, mangolds, etc., ah'be obtained from the undersigned. F. MAYO, Hampstead Bone Mills.



WANTED Known —A. Obe is now holding an extraordinary Oheap gale to clear out all surplus stock previous to stock taking. Goods greatly reduced. Special Advertisements. JAN D 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 31767, 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. Wo have also FOB SALE an Improved Farm Containing 1026 A o R E S. Situated close to Ealing Rilway Station, and well watered. For further particulars apply to THE NEW ZEALAND GRAIN AGENCY AND MERCANTILE COM PANY, LIMITED. Christchurch or Ashburton. 19au H. M. Jones AS NOW ON VIEW A FINE STOCK OF PIANOS, FROM £2O AND UPWARDS. A Magnificent Instrument by Lipp and Sohn, in walnut; also one by Sohwarch ton with TRANSPOSING KEY BOARD,. And others by English, German and French Manufacturers.



ORGANS. ORGANS. A good selection of these Instruments on hand from £l2 12s upwards, OK INSTRUMENTS TO OK 60 SELECT FROM. 6u, HARMONIUMS i HARMONIUMS. Aooordiaus, Violins, Banjos, Cornets, and all kinds of Brass and Stringed Instru ments. M PH 00 Lmost won- VT derful instro- 11 Ements of the day. T 1 Music by the yard. A child Hi can play it. Very cheap. Just the thing for those who cannot have a piano. s Pianos an hire and for sale at the lowest cash prices, and on TERMS to SUIT PURCHASERS. Agent for ; MILNER & THOMPSON. A Large Assortment of STATIONERY, BOOKS, TOYS, & FANCY GOODS. H. M. JONES, BURNETT ST. & BARING SQUARE. Ashburton. 13d T AM A CASH PUR CHASER, AT HIGHEST MARKET RATES, of WHEAT I g OATS -S GRASS SEED S Ji BARLEY S . | Farmers wishing to SHIP jj ON THBL3 OWN AC *3 COUNT can get information S O as Cost, Freight, etc., by applying to JOSEPH CLARK, 267 Ashburton & Tlnwald.



o OBINSON AND TOWNSHEISD ABE CASH BUYERS OP ; WHEAT OATS B\RLBY GRASS SEED Agents for A. Moore & Co. ROBINSON AND TOWNSHEND, Havelock street. 229 CARPETS. —Brussels Carpet at 3s lid; Kidder ditto at 2s lid ; Hemp Car pet at lOd; China Matting, BJd ; Floor Cloth from Is per yard. —A. Oss’s Cheap .Sale. 1416



Special Advertisements. INTRODUCTION OF THE PARCEL SYSTEM. Fashion House, Cashel street, Christchurch. 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 distune customers upon the distinct understanding that any article not proving satisfactory to the pur chaser, the money in all cases to be re turned. This system is now being intro duced by E. C. Brown & Co., FASHION HOUSE, Christchurch. The splendid stock of General Drapery in all departments has been purchased by E. C. Brown and Go., from the Trustees 1 in the Estate of the late firm of Craig and Smyth, at a very large discount off cost for cash. Thus articles sold under cost 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 not satisfactory. Our No. 1,20 s Dress Parcel, contains— Worth * £ «• 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 1 10 2 doz new oxydised buttons, to match 0 1 6 1 pair warm lined fur-top spring cuff gloves ... 0 2 8 £ 1 9 10 Our No. 2,30 a household parcel, contains— Worth 1 pair good medium size blan kets , 1 0 0 1 good honeycomb quilt... ... 0 12 6 8 yds good wincey 0 5 0 1 pair good strong corsets, any size 0 & 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 ozydised buttons 0 1 6 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 10 3 yds silesia lining for same ... 0 2 0 2 doz choice buttons, to hiatch dress 0 1 6 1 good warm Ladies’tweed ulster 0 17 6 1 black quilted alpaca skirt ... 010 0 1 white or colored wool wrap ... 0 6 6 1 pair lisle lined fur-top spring cuff gloves 0 2 0 £2 19 6 Our No. 6, household parcel for £2 10s, contains — Worth 1 pair large size good witney blankets 1 10 6 1 nice large size good honeycomb quilt ,i, 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 Roslyn flannel (pure wool) 0 18 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 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 10s, contains— Worth 10 yds good black French cash mere ... ... ... . ...12 6 2yds 4x4 celebrated rainproof : crape 0 9 6 ; 1, good black alpaca or sateen skirt ... ... 014 6 2 pairs Ladies’ black hose ... 0 3 0 1 pair L idles’ two-button choice ■ black kid gloves ... ... 0 4 6 \ doz Ladies’ cambric handker chiefs, in fancy box 0 6 6 £2 19 6 Our No. 8, furnishing 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 1 pair medium lace curtains ... 010 0 2 pair full size good white sheets 0 18 6 1 pair fall size good witney blan kets 1 10 0 1 pair medium" good witney blan kets ... ... ... ... 10 0 1 full size white honeycomb or toilet,quilt ... ; 0 14 0 1 choice pattern wool tablecover 0 15 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 1 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. Ipair two-button first choice tinted or white kid gloves ... 0 3 0 6 Ladies’ linen collars 0 3 0 6 Ladies’ linen handkerchiefs ... 0 5 6 3 pairs Ladies’ nice hose 0 4 6 £5 6 8 Our No. 2, wedding parcel for £lO, contains—■ A very complete trousseau. Our N'i. 9, Ladies’ (half-price) £arcel for L 5, contains— Usual price adies’ 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 1 10 0 A problem whereby Ladies may stay at home and order their drapery in perfect confidence. Just try one parcel and sea What you will save. Remember—Cash returned at once 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 duly. P.C.O. made payable to E O. BROWN & CO., Fashion House, Christchurch. ' 1052



Special Advertisements. STATIONERY OP EVERY DE SCRIPTION. Account Books Ink—fiom small to largest jars School Books—School Committees sup plied at lowest rates Latest Novelties in all kinds of Fancy Goods, Toys, Ac. All the Home Journals, Magazines, and Papers by every mail. Subscribers wanted for any Magazine or Paper published. Andrewes Bros., BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS, &c.-, East street South Ashburton. n!5 I AM CASH PURCHASER or BRIGHT MILLING Oats, IN ANY QUANTITY. ALBERT ROBERTS, 763 West street. Money ! Money!! THE EQUITABLE INVESTMENT COMPANY OP NEW ZEALAND, mited, are prepared, through their agent, VO. Donoan, 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 are also open to DIS COUNT BILLS. J. 0. DUNCAN, 883 Agent, East street. THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory HAV E spared no effort to place before the public a MOST OOMPLSTE ASSORTMENT



NEW WINTER MANUFACTURES Comprising oil 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 SINGI/E GARMENT AT WHOLESALE PRIOR. _ SHIRTS, HATS, HOSIERY, add every requisite at Wholesale Prices. Nineteen Branches now open in New Zealand, Agents for the Unrivalled WERTHEIM SEWING MACHINES Ashburton Branch : BAST STREET. MR LAURENCE QXLEY has bean Appointed Agent for the Ashbur ton Guarbian at South Rakaia.