SHIPPING.

PORT OP LYTTELTON. Arrived. Y KSTERDAY Taiaroa, s.s., from Wellington, Picton, and Nelson. Ringarooma, s.s., from Melbourne, via Southern porta. Grafton, s.s., from Oamaru. Sailed. Testbed at. Emperor, brig, for Newcastle. : Taiaroa,.s.a., for Dunedin. Grafton', a.s., for Wellington snd West Coast ports. Ringarooma, s.s., for Wellington. . SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, Yesterday. Arrived—Bella Mary and Grassmere, from Newcastle.. ~ Sailed—Penguin, for,-Fiji; Omaha, for the Chatham Island; Saxon, for the Friendly Islands; - Manapouri, for Syd ney; Waihoxa, for the South., . Wellington, Ye terday. Arrived—Wanaka, from the South; Kennedy, from Nelson; Island Lily, brigantine, from Manukau. Sailed—Wanaka, for the North; Kora nui, J for Lyttelton; Maud Graham, schooner, for Lyttelton. Dunedin, Yesterday. Arrived—Rotorua, from the North; Qipapere, from the West Caast. ''failed —Enterprise, for Napier; Waira rapa, for Melbourne.

COMMIERCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian Office, ' 1- Friday afternoen. K Messrs Matson, Cox and Co. held their usual.weekly sale of cattle, sheep, pigs, etc., at the Ashburton yards on Tuesday, Novem ber 13th. The weather was very wet, and owing, to the Agricultural Show being held on the’ ground, many farmers anticipated tha sale would be: postponed to make room for the en tries-coming in, but notwithstanding these drawbacks, we disposed of almost all of the stockentered with us. The Winchmore sheep camcforward in the usual prime condition, and topped the market. In cattle, there was a v«y poor entry and the bidding slack. The following were the prices realised; —Fat cross bred woolly sheep, ißs; do do shorn, 14s; do do 'merino wethers, 9s gd; do do shorn hoggets, Qs 6d; store crossbred hoggets, 11s 6d; do do hoggets, ns lid; merino ewes and lambs, ios 6d; do do 1053 d and ns6d. -rrCatUe : Fat heifers, 1425, L 4 17s 6d, L 3 Ips; fat steqrs, L 6; springers, L 4 2s 6d to L 7. '' Messrs Miles and Co. report upon the live sock market for the week ending Thursday, November 15, as follows Addington—Con trary to the expectation that the fact of there haying been no market last week would be an inducement to owners to send forward fat stock in’ quantity, the numbers yarded were but limited, the quality being about the average. Notwithstanding the very small entry, prices aS H rule were'much- about recent rates. There was a very small attendance of the trade, and biddings, although somewhat brisker than of late, were' decidedly erratic, the best prices obtained' being for -Such stock as were sub mitted about, the middle of ,the sale. The totate; yarqed’/or the day were 5,562 sheep, 413 qattle, 62 pigs, of which pur entries were on account of Messrs Chapman Bros, M. Stud holme, Charles Withell, Walter Rutherford, P. C. Threlkeld, D. McGregor, Peter Grant, \V. - Clarkson. J. Haydon, C. Ensor, T. Robmsop,J. Lunn, J. Illingsworth and others. Our principal sales in fat crossbred sheep, on account qf Mr Studholme, were a splendid line of lat wethers at 17s to 18s ; account of C. Withell, wethers at 16s gd, 17s, 17s 6d to 18s 6d ; account Walter Rutherford, wethers at 20s; account P. C. Threlkeld, 16s gd; account W, B. Clarkson, wethers at 20s and merinos at 15s 6d to 16s; account Chapman Bros, 80 merino wethers at 15s 3d, crossbred ewes, shorn, at 15s. We quote shorn mutton at from 2’4d to 2#d, do in the wool from 3d to 3j£d per lb. Store sheep :’An average quan tity yarded, prices much about recent quota tions. ! Fat lambs : A fair entry of the usual quality, prices realised being from 7 s to 12s. Fat- cattle ; A fair entry. We quote beef at from 22s 6d to 25s per loolbs, according to quality.—Storecattle ; A fair entry. We see no alteration in values to quote.—Pigs : A moderate entry. Prices realised were fully equal to rccqnt rates.—On Saturday last we held a sale of pure bred stud rams, on account ol various clients, the whole of them being locklly bred and of a high-cl ass character. The attendance was large and the competition for the various lots exceedingly brisk, and we ven ture to say that the sale as a whole was the most, successful one of its kind which has ever been held- in! New Zealand. The first consign ment submitted to auction, was rams bred by Hon R. Campbell, Otekaike, the progeny of “ Golden Fleece,” a ram imported from Mr James Gibson’s flock at Bellevue, Tasmania. Mr Campbell for many years has been one of the largest and most successful exhibitors of mtriffo sheep at Christchurch, Timaru, Oamaru and Dunedin, and the fact that selec tions from his stud flocks were to be placed be fore the public, drew a large audience, and appreciative.

Th« following is the Christchurch Com Ex change report for the week ending Friday evening, 'the ifith histA slightly increased activity hasbeen experienced in the grain mar ket during the past week, “though still not on a very extensive scale.” For sound milling wheat there has been an improved demand, a fcwrparcels: having changed hands at current rates. In oats there is not much doing, holders being firm in refusing to entertain any price under their limits. Owing to the lateness of the season there is some difficulty in obtaining goodi sound potatoes consequently a slight advance in. price is being offered. —Wheat: Sound milling, 3s pd to 4s per bushel, de livered at Christchurch ; second quality, 3s 3d to 3s fid; chick wheat, is lod to 2s 3d per busheh-r-Oats : Prime milling, 2s id to 2s 2d per bushel, f.0.b.; bright short feed, is nd to 2s; inferior and discolored, is 8d to is lod per busheh— Barley : First-class malting, 4s to 45.3 d per bushel; second quality, 3s fid to 3s 8d j feed, is lid to 2s 2d per bushel.—Grass Seed ; Unaltered since previous quotations.— Potatoes27s fid to 30s at country stations. — Cheese and Butter ; to $d for the former, and fid to ?d for the latter. Kegs extra.

vj, > Tlis London Markets. The New Zealand Grain Agency and Mer cantile, Company, Limited, report of the London Markets, under date October 4, as fol lows Grain Market—Wheat: Heavy rains ha*ve delayed the harvest in the north, and some quantity of com being still in the fields in that part of the kingdom has sustained dam age.- But the question of our own crop has been completely lost sight of in the large and ahbirfe) important matter of the continuously heavy supplies of foreign. The arrivals of wheat and flour from abroad into London idboerdurihgl'the'past 19’,weeks have reached the enormous quantity of 2,082,727 qrs., this is sufficient of itself to account for the down ward tendency of our market. Australian wheat has declined is to is fid, New Zealand short berried fis to 2s. and Tuscans about is per qr., but the trade has been slow even at these reduced rates, for millers still possessing ,sqme';quaptity of stock and being now well ■ supplied with home-grown wheat, abstain from purchasing except for immediate requirements, • the impression amongst them being that prices f ‘ are not even yet at their lowest. We give par ’ ticulars of the arrivals in London and also those at the coast ports. Four cargoes of Australian have been disposed of, three going to Dublin, the price of one being reported as 4Ss fid. Five cargoes of New Zealand have been sold ranging from 41s fid U.K. price for the Conti ’ dent for a specially graded cargo all one quality to 39s fid and 40s U.K. ports. The c.i.f. trade is very dull at present. Flour—The value has declined fid to is per sack since our

latt.” ; Barley—We have had no supplies from the colonies. Oats—Some parcels have come „ to hand from New ,Zealand mostly out of con " ditlon. Fide' heavy quality in good order is worth 325,; but rpugh and discolored lots are difficult of sale at many shillings less money. Quotations are as follows :■ —Australian wheat, 46s to 47s per 49t>lbs ; do flour, 32s to 35s p r aSolbs; New Zealand wheat, Tuscan, 40s to 46s pet 4960)5} do wheat, short berried, 32s to 43s per 4961b?} do flour, 24s 1029 s per atolbs; do oats, 26s to 32s per 3841b5. Wool i|‘ The third series of Colonial Wool .Sales for this, year, which opened on the 21st August, closed yesterday. From the returns tno various selling brokers, it appears that,

including bought-in wools, about 57,000 bales are held over in first hands, 10,000 bales of which are Cape and Natals. The series has occupied 38 selling days, the quantity cata logued per diem averaging about 10,500 bales, or the same as in the June sales. The atten dance of buyers throughout has been a fairly good one, but at no time have the biddings been very spirited. At the commencement the French bought very sparingly, but towards the end their|purchases increased, and the foreign buyers are bstimated to have taken about 175.000 bales or half the quantity actually sold. From the opening it was evident that rates for all classes of wool would rule rather lower, and directly prices were established it was seen that Australian and New Zealand wools were from X'z to id lower than last sales, and for some descriptions, such as New South Wales and Queensland fleece washed and faulty scoureds, a reduction of 1 j£d per lb had often to be submitted to in order to effect sales. Crossbred wools opened j£d 10 id per lb lower than last sales, but during the latter part of the series they showed rather a hardening tendency. The fourth series of sales are fixed to commence on the 20th November, and will include, ,we understand, a good assortment of the new clip, which we hope will bring together a large attendance of foreign buyers. An nexed is a list of arrivals up to date for the fourth series New South Wales and Queens land, 12,566 bales; Victoria, 4,554 bales ; Tas mania, 542 bales; South Australia, 1,130 bales ; Western Australia, nil; New Zealand, 5,197 bales; Cape, Eastern District, 9,889 bales ; Cape, Western District, 638 bales ; Natal, 2,106 bales; —total, 36,622 bales. — Tallow : The market since our last report has been firm, and Australian has continued in good demand, the sales amounting to about 6.000 casks. Prices have been irregular and fluctuating, but on the average show little or no change, the value at present of good to very fine mutton being 41s 6d to 42s gd, and fair to fine beef tallow, 39s 6d to 41s 3d per cwt. Low hard export descriptions have been in great request at very full prices, but soft sorts are not wanted, and wet qualities are at the moment unsaleable. The imports during the month have been 7,299 casks, and the stock in first hands amounts to about 10,850 casks.— Frozen meat : The remainder of the meat per the s.s. lonic turned out equally as well as the first portions, and the same high prices were obtained up to the last, viz, to yd per lb. The arrivals since our last report have been the Opawa, bringing about 6,500 carcases, and the Mataura, with about 7,000. Some few of the sheep per the first named vessel turned out in very inferior condition, but the bulk, how ever, were delivered in tolerably good order, and the average price of the whole shipment was about 6d to d per lb. We have worse, however, to report of the Mataura, about half of the 7,000 carcases per this vessel having un fortunately proved to be bad and unfit for human food, and the whole shipment is more or less affected, the price obtained consequently being very poor. It appears that the sheep per the Mataura were slaughtered on_ shore, dressed, and taken on board, then put into the freezing room, and after being frozen stowed away, the kidneys not being removed. Over a month having been occupied in taking on board the large quantity shipped, and the chamber in the lower hold having been made much larger than on the previous voyage, it is quite likely that the machinery may have been ‘unequal to the double operation of properly freezing the sheep when put on board and Keep ing those loaded in a proper frozen condition. During loading it seems that on more than one occasion several valves had to be repaired, and while these were being put in order it is said that the temperature rose above freezing point, —Money: On the 13th ultimo the bank rate was lowered from 4 per cent to 3 yi per cent., and was further reduced on the 27th ultimo to 3 per cent., at which rate it at present stands.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALE - Saturday, November 17. Mr Thos. Bullock, at the Arcade, Burnett street—Pour-roomed Cottage. Mr T. Bullock, at the Arcade, Burnett street—Cottages and Land Tuesday, November 20. Matson, Cox and Co., at the Tinwald (kaleyards—Stock. MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Etc This Evening. Woodyear’a Circus and Equesquriculum, at 7.30 p.in. Monday, November 26. Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7.30. Wednesday, November 28. Ashburton County Council—At Council Chambers, 11a.m.

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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1883.

Several telegraph poles between Bank side and Rak.ua were struck by lightning yesterday afternoon, and destroyed. Judge Ward is improving in health, and is now out of danger. llis place will bo taken by Judge Hardcastle, of Wel lington. There were not so many people at the circus last evening as at the previous performance, but the various items of the programme were thoroughly ap preciated, the applause which greeted the equestrians and gymnasts leaving no doubt that the people were satisfied with the entertainment provided for them. Another performance will be given to night. Mr E. G. Wright has intimate ! to Mr St. Hill that his grounds at Windermere will be placed at the disposal of the Com mittee, for the purpose of thi childrens’ school treat this year. As in former years Mr Wright’s generous offer has been taken advautage of by large numbers of children and their parents for a pleasant day’s outing we may expect this year’s treat to be no exception to trie rule.

The first day’s show of the North Otago A. and P. Association was held yes terday. Daring the latter part of the day heavy rain fell. The attendance was fair, the show of stock was good and quite equal to any of the previous shows of the Association. The cups were taken by the following exhibitors : Thoroughbred horses, Mr Thos. Thompson ; Ayrshire cattle, Messrs A. and G. Macfarlane ; merinos, Mr W. A. Tesohemaker ; Leicea ters, Messrs H. and T. Little ; Lincolns, the Hon. M. Holmes ; dairy produce, Mrs J. Falconer; implements, Messrs Reid and Gray ; grain (growers only), Messrs Hall Bros.

The passengers by the overland coach from Christchurch to Hokitika report an accident on iho road about six miles this side of Springfield. Through the pin coming out the horses became discon nected and tried to get away. The driver was very cool, and tried hard to keep them in control. They swerved to one side of the road and up against a barbed wire fence, which the leaders cleared, the shaft horses being thrown down and dragged against the fence, and began to struggle and became entang ed in the wires. They were much cut about the legs. The passengers, by the aid of stones, broke the wires and releised the horses. Being foggy at the time the leaders could not be seen, but when the fog lifted shortly after, they were found about 300 yards away trying to get though the same fence, in which they were also entangled. They were released and after a delay of two and a-half hours the coach proceeded slowly to the next stage. The passengers raised a subscrip tion for the driver for his coolness and pluck. Mr Wilmott has been luckier this visit than he was when he brought his compang to Ashburton last, the Town Hall beiny crowded last evening in every part. The pieces chosen were Halliday’s amusing comedy “ Checkmate,” and the burlesque of“ Lurline.” In the former, Miss Amy Johns and Mr Wilkinson as two servants who attempt to ape the ways of their bet ters were very funny, and Miss Lizzie Lawrence and Mr Alexander were satis factory as Miss Charlotte Ruaae and Sir Kverton Toffee. The burlesque also went well, encores being frequent. Miss Craw ford as Sir Rupert, and Miss Amy Johns in the title role , being particularly success ful, while Mr Wilkinson was quite in his element as the Senechal, his comic antics creating much merriment. The company will appear again this evening, the piece chosen being a comedy never before played here, entitled “ Crutch and Tooth pick,” by George R. Sims. Wherever this has been performed it has achieved a success, and the fact that it obtained a phenomenal run when first produced in London is proof of its excellence. As a satire of the modern swell, it is said to be very successful in hitting off his foibles, and both the situations and dialogue are spoken of as brimming over with wit. Considering how popular is this company we expect to see a crowded house to wit ness this novelty. Rather a remarkable youth named John Rose, fifteen years of age, was brought up at the Wanganui Police Court yesterday morning, on three separate charges, of setting fire to a gorse fence ; breaking in to the school at Fordell, and d ung con siderable damage ; and stealing a pair of boots from a house at Fordell, all on Sun day morning last, to all of which he pleaded guilty. He is the son of a most respectable settler of Wanganui. It ap pears that on Saturday night he com menced operations by ringing up all the people in one ,of the streets, afterwards going to the Rev Williams’ place and borrowing or stealing a horse. Mounted on this, and wearing a pair of blue spec tacles, got on credit earlier in the evening at a local jeweller’s, he rode up to the fire bell, which he pulled heavily, and then made off into the country districts as far as Fordell. Here he broke into a blacksmith’s shop and stole a clock, which he hid away in the cokehouse, and then went into a place of worship, taking on the Interior of the harmonium and dis-. secting it. He next knocked a farmer up in the middle of the night to find his way to Hellier’s house ; directly he had gone in again setting fire to his gorse fence. He then went to a house and stole a pair of boots, which he afterwards threw away, going to the local school, into which he got through the window. He poured ink all over the tables and into the clock, scratching the maps and doing other damage. Ho has the reputation of having committed similar acts in the past. The Bench remanded him fur a week for medical examination. It is not generally believed that anything but pure mischief prompted his actions. Why be sick .and ailing when Hop Bitters will surely cure you? Read and know.— Advt,]

Norah Falvoy, a servant at the Crown Hotel, Tcmuka, w-js noticed by another servant at 11.15 on Wednesday night to have something the matter with her. An alarm was at once raised, and Dr Camp bell sent f..r, who, on arrival, found that she had taken poison. Efforts were made for several hours to nullify the effect of the poison, but without success, the girl dying at 7.30 the next morning, 'i ho de ceased, who remained sensible until the last, it is stated, admitted taking the poison owing to an unfortunate connection with .1 young man. In the n media to'-alisator cases yester day at the Police Court, Mr Solomon, counsel £._>r the defence, intimated that he had changed his mind, and would not now call any witnesses for the defence. Re argued at some length in mitigation of the fine, and he gave an assurance, after the opinion expressed by the Court, that so far as Mr Barnett was concerned, ha would in no way be concerned in future with any place which could come within the meaning of a cunm m gaming house, no matter under what denomination it might be termed. As a prosecu tion of the kind against a Club was a new one he hoped that his Worship would make the fine a small one. Uis >'• orship said ; Th -re is no doubt that the Legislature makes it a serious offence, and the accused having been once con victed before, I must inflict a very sub stantial penalty. I will not inflict im prisonment without the option of a fine, because it may be as Mr Solomon says, and very likely is, that there are other persons who are concerned in the matter, and it would be rather hard that only one should he got at, but if a penalty is in flicted the punishment will fall on all of them. The accused is fined LSO and c sts, or in de'ault two months’ imprison ment. Mr Haggitt asked for a ruling whether the moneys found on the persons in the gaming room should bo forfeited, but his Worship determined to leave the matter entirely with the prosecution. The follow ing defendants then pleaded guilty to the charge of assembling in a gaming house without lawful excuse : —Messrs Schoot, J. Wilson, Oo’darnid, Maidment, McKay, Parsons, Kilmartin, Wright, Knowles, Scoones, Clisby, Cohen and Rutledge. These wore each fined 20i and costs. Two other defendants who had only gone in to see friends were discharged, being ad monished that in future they should be careful where they went, even to see a friend.

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Holloway s Ointment and Pills.— Outward Infirmities.—Before the discovery of these remedies many case of sores, ulcers, &c., were pronounced to be hopelessly incurable, because the treatment pursued tended to de stroy the strength it was incompetent to preserve, and to exasperate the symptoms it was inadecjuate to remove. Holloway’s Piljs exert the most wholesome powers over the un healthy flesh or skin, without debarring the patient from fresh air and exercise, and thus the constitutional vigor is husbanded while the most malignant ulcers, abscesses, and skin diseases are in process of cure. Both Oint ment and Pills make the blood richer and pmer, instead of permitting it to fall into that poor and watery state so fatal to many laboring under chronic ulcerations —[Advt.]

THE SOUTHLAND STORM.

The following is the statement of the man titone, who was with Mr Crisp when the latter was killed by lightning : —About 4.20 p m. we were standing in the shelter shed at Ellis road, waiting for the out going train. Mr Crisp was standing about 4ft inside the doorway, with his face to the south. I was close to him, but facing flic other way. T-ere had b?en numerous flashes of lightning, then a lull, when suddenly I felt a sensation as if my knees were drawn towards the head, a cloud came over my eyes, and I remember no more till I found myself trying to rise. My hands were cramped with a tingling sensation, and discolored. I called out to Mr Crisp, who was lying on his back about six feet away. I went close to him and in a few seconds he said, “Stone, I’m a dead man.’’ Another man who was in the building, got up and ran away and hid himself in a partially built house, but some ladies and children were huddled up in a corner, apparently stupefied by the shock. Mr Crisp was afterwards removed to the Hospital, but was then quite dead. Yesterday the news reached Inverc.»r : gill of two deaths having occurred from lightning at Forest Hill. Two daughters Kirlpatrick, settler, aged ten and eight years, were overtaken by a storm, and took refuge in a stable wnere some men had preceded them. The eldest girl st od in a doorway when the flash came and struck her, death being instantane ous. The other occupants escaped with a scorching, but the horse and dog were destroyed. At North Forest Hill, in the same district, a boy named McGregor, aged about fifteen years, was looking out of the door at the storm, when ha was struck to the ground and never spoke again. In another quarter six telegraph poles were shattered. Later particulars state that the rumors re deaths from lightning were well founded, although details were incorrect. It appears that when the storm was at its height Mr Turnbull, a farmer, two girls named Kilpatrick, on their way home fjorh school, and Mr Fraser, a farmer, took refuge in a barn of the latter in Forest Hill. They had uofc been long ihere when lightning struck the house, killing the eldest gild, aged twelve, and paralysing Fraser’s lower extremities and prostrating the other two. About three miles further east the son of Alex. Mac gregor, farmer, went to the door about

the same time with a hammer in his hand and was struck dead. He was a youth of fourteen years. Several persons in the town state that they felt a scorching sen sation while exposed to the storm. Mr Stem-, who was with Crisp when he was killed, had a very narrow escape, and is much shaken. The weather is still un settled and sultry.

JENSEN’S SYSTEM OF POTATO CULTIVATION.

A correspondent of the NB. Agri culturalist soys'. —Last year Mr Jensen’s pamphlet regarding his system of high moulding potatoes was brought before the East Lothian Agricultural Club at the July meeting, and it was agreed to make experiment with one of Mr Jen sen’s protection ploughs, which was sent over from Copenhagen for the pur pose. The results of these experiments were in two cases so satisfactory that the occupants of the farms intend to cultivate nearly their entire crop this year on the same system. Now as this system of high moulding is only in its infancy here, a few explanations and further trials are required. All prac tical farmers know how important it is to have the earthing up of potatoes thoroughly well done, and to se cure, as far as possible, a good tid for doing so. What Mr Jensen recommends bears a thoroughly practical stamp in its every aspect. After hoeing and deep grubbing, he advises a flat mould ing of about four or five inches high, and then to make the high moulding before the potatoes are met in the drills, so as not to injure the stems. Mr Jensen’s instructions last year were to delay the high moulding until disease spots appeared on the leaves. This ]

year a series of experiments are being made in different countries to ascertain the best stage of growth at which to complete the high moulding. Two sets of these experiments are being made in Fast Lothian and one in the neighbor hood of Glasgow. The moulding is to be made at intervals of a fortnight, from July ist to September 15th, and drills in different divisions of the experimen tal plots are to be treated according to ihe usual practice of the district where the experiments are made. In short, the experiments are arranged to give as perfect a test as possible of the value of high moulding, and to ascer tain the best stage of growth for earth ing up potatoes, so as to ensure protec tion from disease, besides the possibility of increasing the crop. In all the ex periments made by Mr Jensenj he found it necessary to have a covering of 4 inches of earth on the uppermost pota toes, so as to ensure complete protec tion from disease. An ordinary mould ing plough will not throw up a mould to do this. Mr Jensen’s protection plough has moulds constructed for the purpose; but anyone can easily make a trial, by earthing up a few drills with a spade or hand hoe. Some farmers will assert that this high moulding will diminish the produce, and it is with the view of thoroughly testing this that these experiments of earthing up at various stages are being made. One thing is certain, that Mr Jensen has proved over and over again, and others along with him, that high moulding, if properly performed, will reduce the amount of potato disease in the very worst seasons to almost nil; and surely such an important subject well deserves the attention of every one interested in the land produce of our country.

SPORTING.

SPRING RACE MEETING. First Day. President, E. G. Wright; Vice-President, W. C. Walker; Stewards, C, H. Dowding, H. Friediander, John Grigg, T. Leahy, W. G. Ross, W. Saunders and H. T. Winter; Judge, Matthew Stitt; Hon. Treasurer, C. C. Fooks; Clerk of the Course, W. B. Den shire; Clerk of the Scales, H. Friediander ; Starter, David Thomas; Handicappers (open races), E. G. Griffiths, (district races), E. G. Crisp, C. C. Fooks, T. Leahy and M. Stitt.

The following events were decided after we went to press yesterday : Ladies’ Pdkse, of 40sova ; welter weights for age ; gentlemen riders ; entrance, 3 sovs; miles. District horses only. Mr A. Mathorn’s ch g Comet,' syrs, list 41b ... ... (Mr J. Corbett) 1 Mr T. Quill’s b m Lady Florence, aged, list (Mr J. Smith) 2

Mr F. Lewis’s b h Digby Grand, 4yrs, list (Mr D. O'Brien) 3 Mr W. P. Glaridge’s b m Fairwater, aged, list... ... ... (Owner) 0

MrF. McOafferty’s b g ISimrod, 4yrs, list (Mr Knight) 0 Betting—2 to 1 agst Comet and Digby Grand ;4to 1 Lady Florence. Scout was scratched. The lot were got away to a fair start, Lady Florence going off with the lead, followed by Digby Grand with Comet tnird, Nimrod and Fairwater bringing up the rear. This order was maintained until the back cf the course was reached, when Comet came up, and on rounding the turn the three leaders could have been covered with a blanket, the two other horses being hopelessly beaten. Half a mile from homo Lady Florence fell back slightly, and Comet challenged Digby Grand, and after racing neck and neck the former went away and won as he liked, Lady Florence coming fast at the finish and robbing Digby Grand of fecond place. The totalisator showed 370 investors, 105 on the winner, dividend L 3 2. Thb Post Stakes (Handicap), of 15 sovs; nomination, 1 sov, to be made to the Secretary immediately after the Ladies’ Purse is run ; acceptance, free, to be notified within ten minutes of declara tion of weights ; Imile. District horses

only. Mr X. Quill’s Roseneath 1 Mr T. Quill’s Lady Florence 2 Mr H, Brimhle’s Polly 3 Idalia, King Philip, Eclipse and Jennie also ran. This race was run in the rain, and the issue was never in doubt, Rose neath coming away from her companions when called upon, and winning easily with plenty in hand.

Second Day. The weather for the second day’s racing was in every way equal to that of yester day. The attendance of the public was good, though it was scarcely to be expected that so many would ba present as on the Cup day. The usual booths and games on the course are doing a thriving busi ness, but there is very little straight out betting, though some money is being wagered in doubles and trebles. Before the racing commenced notices were posted that Barbary and Why Not were scratched for the hurdles, and Johnny Faulkner for the R.C. Handicap. The last-mentioned horse has been purchased by Mr T. Quili from Dan O’Brien for L 175. Melbourne was sold, after the Hurdles, to Mr M. H. Smith for a satisfactory price. The first race commenced punctually at one o’clock. H indicap Hurdle Race, of 60 sovs; over eight flights of hurdles, about 3ft Gin high ; nomination, 2 sovs ; accept ance, 2 sovs; two miles. Mr J. Kenyon’s b g Wildboy, aged, 10st (J. Cotton) 1 Mr D. O’Brien’s brg Melbourne, aged, 9at 101 b (Wood) 2 Mr .B. Haughton’s b g Hercules, Gyrs... ... ... ...(Lyford) 3 Mr H, Goodman’s b g Sunlight, aged, 9st 101 b (T. Cotton) 0 Betting—s to 4 agst Hercules and Mel bourne; 5 to 2 Wildboy; 5 to 1 Sunlight. Barbary (list) ' and Why Not (lOat 91b) were scratched. The field were got away at the first attempt to a good start, Her cules going away, but unfortunately for his chance of winning ran round the first hurdle. Melbourne then assumed the lead, Wildboy close up aud Sunlight some lengths to the rear. These three safely negotiated the next obstacle, but Her cules who was a longjway behind knocked the hurdle, down in getting over. Passing the stand Melbourne and Wildboy were still together, Sunlight about 200 yards behind. This order was maintained round the course, and turning into the straight Wiidboy improved his lead and although Melbourne was ridden hard he failed to get within four lengths of Wildboy, who came in an easy winner. Neither Hercules nor Sunlight were placed, although the former materially improved his position at the finish. The totalisator regijtored 382 investors, 88 on the winner, dividend L 3 18a.

Racing Club Handicap, of 75 so vs; nomination, 2 sovs; acceptance, 2 sovs; If miles. Mr P. Butler’s br h Emir Bey, syrs 7si 91fc (including 21b overweight) (Butler) 1 Mr A. Hathorn’s ch g Comat, syrs, 6st 41b (White) 2 Mr H. Goodman’s ch g Violin, syrs, 7st 51b ... (Sharp) 3 Mr P. McEvedy’s b g Trumpeter, syrs, fist 101 b ... ... ... (Watson) 0 Mr G. G. Stead’s b c Sir Bedivere, 3yrs, Bst 11b (Watt.e) 0

Batting-6 to 4 on Violin; 3 to 1 on ;he field. Johnny Faulkner and Digby

Grand were scratched. Sir Bedivero showed some bad temper when making his preliminary canter and starting kick ing vigorously, Wattie having to apply the whip before the colt was quieted. He pursued the sa e tactics at the start, wi’h the consequence that he was left behind at the post. The others got away well, Emir Bey taking a strong lead, Comet and Violin following, with Trumpeter fourth. This order was kept till round ng the turn at the back of the course, where Comet was laying on the leader’s quarters, and coming up the straight the two were racing together, and it seemed on the cards that the winner of the Ladies’ Purse yesterday was going to repeat his victory. About 200 yards from home White bad the whip out, but was unable to reach Emir Bey, who passed the post three quarters of a length ahead, the favorite ; being a bad third. Time—2min j The totalisator showed 403 investors, 70 j on the winner, dividend L 5 Bs. County Plate Handicap, of 40 sovs ; j nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov ; mites. District horses only. Mr A. Hathorn’a ch m Shepherdess, aged, 7stl b (Brown) 1 Mr F Lewis’s b h Digby Grand, 4yrs, 84 7>b (Endings) 2 Mr W. B. Colton blk m Brenda, 6yrs, 7st 11b ... ... (White) 3 Mr T. Quill’s b m Lady Florence, aged, 84 3lb (Elliott) 0 Mr EL Brimble’s b m Polly, 6yrs, 7st 131 b (Sturgess) 0 Mr F. Bozenberg’s b c Scout, Syrs, 7st 5Mb (including 12Mb overweight) (Williams) 0 Marchioness Neil and Rosoneath were scratched. Betting Even on Digby Grand. After Polly had taken a gallop on her own account, the horses got away well together, Shepherdess and Digby Grand going to the front. At the back of ihe course the horses spread out in single file, the two horses mentioned being first, and Lady Florence, Brenda and Polly following in that order. Bounding the turn home Brenda supplemented Lady Florence, and the favorite ran up to Shepherdess’s quarters, and coming up the straight the whip was out to both the leaders. The favorite, however, did not respond, and in spite of the excellent riding of Rudings, Shepherdess was landed a winner by ah >ut half a length. Brenda was a bad! third, just beating Lady Florence, Polly being next and Scout last. Time—2min 15£sec. There were 438 in the totalisator, being on the win ner, dividend H 0 7s. Flying Handicap, of 50 sovs; nomina tion, 1 sov ; acceptance, 2 sovs ; f mile. Mr R. Bryan’s ch m Lady Dagworth, 4yrs, Cat 12lb, including 21b over-’ weight (W. White) 1 Mr T. Quill’s b m Miss King filly, 4yrs, Bst ... ... ... (Wattie) 2 Mr John Carter’s ch m Marchioness 1 Neil, 4yw, Bst (Rudings) 8 Mr P. McEvedy’s b g Trumpeter, syrs, 7st 71b (Williams) 0 I Miss King filly showed some bad tem per at the post, and when the horses were let away it was to a decidedly bad start. Marchioness Neil rushed to the front, fol -1 lowed by Lady Dagworth, who was closely attended by the Miss King filly, ( Trumpeter bringing up the rear. Lady ’ Dagworth challenged the Marchioness on 1 rounding the home turn, and passed her , at the rails, a slashing race ensuing up 1 the straight, all the horses being under the whip. At a hundred yards ■ from the post the Cassivelaunus filly came 1 v.ith a tremendous rush, overhauled the Marchioness, and at the finish was only about a head behind Lady Dagworth. 1 Had the race been ten yards longer, or had Miss King filly not lost some six lengths at the start she would undoubtedly have won. The totalisator had 279 investors, 29 on the winner. DUNEDIN SPRING SPRING.

Tha following are the handicaps de clared for the Spring Meeting : St Andrew’s Handicap, mile and a half—Tasman, 9st 91b; Lady fioma, Bst 81b; Turquoise, Bst 71b; Tim Whiffler, Sat 31b; Theuge, 7st 101 b; Hippodamia, 7at 71b; Emir Bey, 7st 41b; Sir Bedevero, 7st 31b; Adamant, 6st 91b; Taiaroa, 6st 51b; The Jjlt, 6at s!b; Yioliu, 6st 41b; Water Nymph, 6st 4lb; Epicure, 6st 21b; Blue Jacket, sst 101 b; Captain Webster, 6at 71b. Spring Handicap, one mile— Lady Emma, 9st; Theuge, Bst 21b; Johnny Faulkner, Sat 21b; Bippodamia, 7a1131b; Emir Boy, 7st 111 b; Taiaroa, 7st 2lb; Water Nymph, 7st 21b; Epicure, 7st; Molly Bawo, Oat 31b; Painter, Oat; Cap tain Webster, sst 101 b; Lady Evelyn, Sat 101 b.

Hurdle Race —Hercules, 12st 101 b; Wild Boy, 10st 41b; Melbourne, 10at 21b; Milo, 9st 101 b; Little John, 9st 8lb; Roc ket, Bst Sib; Sunlight, 9st; Gang Awa, 8a 101 b; Encore, Sst 71b; Ardor, Bst 71b; Karearera, Sst 71b.

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' [REUTER’S I (CLEG a AMS—COPYRIGHT. ] ’ Monetary and Commercial. London, Nov. 13. I Consols, loifa. The market rate of • discount has fallen to and is now L fi below the Bank rate. New Zealand ' securities, colonial breadstuff's and 1 tallow remain at yesterday’s quotations. The Wool Market. The wool market is firm, and prices for crossbreds are a half-penny to a penny higher than at the close of sales last month. The arrivals to date for the next auctions, commencing on Tuesday, the 20th inst, are 90,000 bales. The total probable amount to be offered, including the bales left over . from the last series, is r 50,000. A Sea Race. A race has been arranged, from Ply mouth to Queensland, between the yacht Vestal and the ship Northern Monarch. The vessels will sail on the 24th inst. The Servian Rebellion. Belgrade, Nov. 14. An official announcement was made here to-day to the effect that the recent rising at Scernareka has now been quelled and order restored. South African Affairs. Durban, Nov. 14. Cetewayo, who has been the guest of Mr Osborne, British Commissioner in Zululand, has surrendered to the Im* perial authorities, and will shortly pro ceed to Capetown. It is announced that the British troops now stationed on the Zulu frontier are about to be with drawn. Revolt in Egypt. Cairo, Nov. 14, It is reported that another detach ment of the Egyptian troops, which was stationed at Suakim, a seaport in the Red Sea, and the scene of a mas sacre of Egyptian troops fay the Hill men on the 29th ult., has been attacked and routed with heavy loss by the rebels. Russia and Germany. Berlin, Nov. 14. M. de Giers, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, arrived here to-day. In the course of an interview between his Excellency and Prince Bismarck, M. de Giers took occasion to affirm the

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1888.



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1 dress piece (12 yds) any shade, ! French costume cloth ... 0 18 6 IJ> good velveteen to match dress 0 5 6 3 yds silesia, for linings ... 0 1 10 2 doz new oxydised buttons, to match ... ... ... ... 0 16 1 pair warm lined fur-top spring cuff gloves ... ... ... 0 2 6 £1 9 10 Our No. 2,30 s household parcel, contains— Worth 1 pair good medium size blan kets ... ... _ ... ... 10 0 1 good honeycomb quilt... ... 012 6 8 yds good wincey ... ... 05 0 1 pair good strong corsets, any size ... ... ... ...0 5 0 £2 2 6 Our No. 3, dress parcel for £2, contains — Worth 1 dress piece (10 yds) celebrated Impress 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 yds silesia lining for same ... 0 2 0 2 doz choice buttons, to match dress ... ... ••• ... 0 1 6 1 wood 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. 5, household parcel for £2 10s, contains— Worth



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