SHIPPING.

FORT OF LYTTELTON. Arrived. Yesterday. Grafton, b.b., from Wellington. Sailed. Yesterday Grafton, 8.8., for Oamaru. Wakatipu, 8.8., for Wellington and Sydney. .SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, Yesterday. Arrived—Saucy Kate, from Napier ; Endeavor, from Lyttelton ; Energy, from Oreymouth; Sarah Pile, from Grej mouth, at. Manukau. Sailed—Magellan Cloud, for Turn* ; Hermione, for Lyttelton. Wellington, Yesterday. Arrived Maud Graham, schooner, fiW Lyttelton ; Watatu, from Kaikoura and Lyttelton; Wavorley, from Patea and Nelson. Sailed—Wakatu, for Kaikoura ; Ringa rooma, for Melbourne, via South. Wellington, To-day. • Arrived, 10.30 a.m. Hauroto, from Dunedin, Yesterday, t Afrived—Superior and Gazelle, from the Mauritius; Seagull, from Manukau, _ ■ Sailed—-Taiaroa, for tho'North; Beauti ful Star, for Timaru. . • - ' Bluff, Yesterday. Arrived —Tarawera, from' Melbourne.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALE?. Friday, November 30. Mr Alfred Harrison, at his Rooms — Town Section Saturday, December 1. Mr T. Bullock, at the Arcade, Burnett street—Town and Rural Sections Tuesday, December 4. Matson, Cox and ; Co., at the ■ Ashburtoft Kaleyards— Stock. MBBTINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Wednesday,-November 28. Ashburton County Council —At Council Chambers* ill a. m. Saturday, December 1. Wakanul Road Board, at Road Board office; MoOre street, at 10.30 a m. ' Wednesday, December 5. Town Hall—Concert by the Orchestral Society Friday, December 7. Longbeach Road Board, at Ruad Board office, Longbeach Monday, December 10. Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7.30.

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at the Ashburton Post Office

follows j ForvOhristclmrch and North at 6s.ni. 10.30 a.m., ands p.nu, daily. For Ohertsey Rakaia, &C., at 10.30 a.m. and 5 J).m. daily. _ - . , Forl?»nedin;Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily. at 6 a.m., and 10 sum*,

For Timairu and South, at 6 a.m., 10 a.m., and 490 p.m., daily. For Greehstreet and Ashburton Forks, an Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3.30 nip. For tfount Somers, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, at 6 a.m. and 430 p.m. For Mayfield, on Tuesdays and Satur days, at 6 a.m. For Ashton i Waterton and Longbeach, at 430j>.mdaily. For Jdemington, on Mondays, Wednes days, and' Friday s, at43op.m. For Wakanni, £3gin, Seaview, Seafield, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6.30 a.m. For Newlaads, on Tuesdays and Fri days at 10.30 a. m.

Mails arrive at ’ the Ashburton Post Offloo— From Christchurch and Bakaia at 10.15 %.m., 435 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. •From Chertsey, &c, at 10.15 a. m. and 4.36/p;nu' 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 Qreenatreet and Ashburton Forks, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10 a. in. From'Mount Somers, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, at 10,5 sum. and 8.15 p.m. From Mayfield, on Tuesdays and Satur days, at 10.5 a.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long beach at 10 a. m. daily. From Elgin, Wakanui, Seafield, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sat urdays, at 4 p.m. From Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fri days, at 9.30 a.ra. From Flemington on Tuesdays, Thurs days, and Saturdays, at 10 a. m.

DEATH.

Brown —On Nov. 26th, Annie Laura, the eldest and beloved daughter of Charles and Sarah Brown, after a short and painful illness; aged 4 years. Deeply lamented by all who knew her.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1883.

Mr Bates’ race horse The Poet, went North by the Wakatipu yesterday. A circular from the Canterbury Cham ber of Commerce is being addressed to the Chambers throughout the colony sug gesting an annual conference, and inviting the eo-operation of each Chamber. Instructions have been issued by the Public Works Department to atop work on the Hindon section of the Otago Cen tral Railway, and 120 men have been discharged.

The mayoral election takes place to morrow, and as both candidates have been exerting themselves to gain a victory it is anticipated that there will be a close finish.

The gate money taken at the Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s Show on the first day was L2BO, and on the second day the receipts amounted to about L 270. The attendance on the second day of the Show would thus be about 6,000. Two political associations for the pro motion of financial reform and of the in terests of the south, upon the basis re commended by the Hon Mr Reynolds in a recent letter which appeared in the Otago Daily Times, are in course of for mation in Dunedin.

The body of William Thomas, a seaman of the Firth of Dornoch, which sailed re cently for London, was found floating in the Lyttelton Harbor yesterday morning. He had been reported as a deserter. It is supposed that whilst attempting to board his ship he fell, and fractured his skull against her side. Daniel Maydwell, of Papanui, bone manure manufacturer, has been com mitted for trial on a charge of obtaining money by false preteneea. The accused had obtained Ll 5 from the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company as an ad vance on five casks, alleged to be of tal low, but proving to be a yellow liquid with a foul smell, utterly useless and unsale able, extracted from bones. A cricket match will be played on the Domain ground to-morrow afternoon be tween the second eleven of the Borough Club and the High School. The follow ing will play for the Borough Club, viz Messrs Robertson, C. R. Andrewes, Davis, J. Fooka, Giles,| Patching, Marsh, Farley, Webb, Digby, and Yenablea. Emergencies—Elz, Groves, Hicks, and Davison. Play will commence at two o’clock sharp. The following resolution was passed at the quarterly meeting of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce hsld yesterday : “ That a telegram be sent to the Premier drawing his attention to the fact that the presence in Sydney of representatives of the various Australian Governments pre sents a favorable' opportunity for taking action in the matter of a reduction of the cost of cable messages, including the charge between New Zealand and Austra lia, with a view to a reduction being made in the cost of the same, and asking him to take such action.”

We have to acknowledge the receipt of the Southern Provinces Almanac forJlBB4, and must compliment the Lyttelton Times Company on the admirable manner in which this now well-known publication is got up. There is certainly a large quan tity of useful information contained in the volume, the directory, which is very com plete, being an especially notable feature. So far as a cursory glance through the almanac gives us power to judge, the con tents have been brought down to date, and we have no doubt that there will be a large demand for the volume not only throughout Canterbury, but also in Otago. The Hawaiians appear to be tolerably good judges of a woman’s smile. ■ A Honolulu paper, in describing such an affair, says “ Her rich red lips parted, and there flashed upon the landscape two rows of beautiful white teeth. Slowly her mouth opened wider and wider. Deeper grew the wrinkles in her bronze cheeks. Brighter danced the sunbeams in her eyes, until a stray ray, darting through the foliage of an overhanging bough, illuminated the deep cavern of her mouth, bringing into view the back of her head. Then seeing us gazing in tently upon her, she shut her jaws, and darkness fell upon the scene.” The honor of representing the rate payers on the Longbeach Road Board is evidently not much coveted, as the Re turning Officer for the extraordinary vacancy on that body, on arriving at Coldstream yesterday found that not a single ratepayer put in an appearance. Mr Foots therefore returned from his 50 mile ride in disgust, and with a keen appreciation of the want of public spirit in that part of the county. It may be that the Coldstream people have got all they want out of the Road Board, and consider that they have no longer any need of- a representative for that district. If our surmise be correct, the case may be regarded as unique. At the R.M. Court this morning, be fore Mr Baddeley, Isaac Armstrong was charged with being on the property of James Carlton, trespassing unlawfully in pursuit of game. The police prosecuted, and the accused did not appear. Carlton, who had sent a letter to the police stating that Armstrong had been seen on his land several times, when put in the box failed to prove anything, and his Worship called his attention to the fact that the charge he had previously made was a serious one, and should not have been brought merely upon hearsay. Win. McClymont, a con tractor at Mount Somers, deposed to having seen Armstrong coursing with some dogs on Carlton’s land on September 30th, and after hearing some further evi dence, Mr Baddeley said he considered the case proved, and would fine the defendant LlO with costs. Two further informations under the Animals Protec tion Act were dismissed. The only other business before the [Court was a by-law case, the defendant being fined 6s for allowing a horse to wander at large. ,

A piiv.ilc cablegram received at Auck land from Melbourne states that the Vic torian full Court of Appeal decided against the appeal of Smith, late a Bank clerk of Auckland, arrested in Melbourne on a charge of embezzlement The point raised by his counsel was that he was not a fugitive within the meaning of the Fugi tive Offenders Act.

The immigrants by the Triumph are of a superior class. The single women are favorably reported of. The married men are mostly skilled artisans and the laborers are few. These immigrants made no complaint, of any account, and landed in excellent health. None were allowed to land during her stay at Hobart. The Triumph expects to get away from Auck land in three or four days for the South. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Limited), Christchurch, have received the following London tele gram, dated November 24th, 1883 : Wool—Competition is increasing, and market is fi mer. Home buyers are pur chasing freely. Foreign buyers are not operating with spirit. Up to date 37,000 bates have been sold. Long staple meri no scoured, market firmer; crossbreds have advanced to Id per lb. The sale programme has been curtailed by three days.

Two foreign seamen belonging to the barque May Queen, which was lying at anchorage off Nelson, left their vessel during Sunday night on a raft constructed of two spars, each 10ft long, with a small hatch lashed across them. The men took with them a life-buoy. Yesterday morn ing the life-buoy was picked up under the cliffs, and the raft was found on the boulder bank, but neither of the men, whose names are Martin Olsen and Johann Bierman, have been seen or heard of. It is thought they reached land. At a meeting of the Canterbury College Board of Governors a letter was read from the Chancellor of Oxford Univer sity, asking if colonial colleges would wish to have similar privileges granted to them as were granted to affiliated collages in England, viz—that a graduate in honors could take his degree at Oxford after one year and eight months’ resi dence. The College Committee’s recom mendation ’that the letter be forwarded to the Chancellor of the New Zealand University was adopted. At the fortnightly meeting of the Stai of Ashburton Lodge, U.A.0.D., held last evening, Bro. Ward on behalf of the Lodge, presented Bro. Nathan with a past arch diploma, accompanying the gift with the assurance of the high esteem in which the services of the recipient were held. Bro. Nathan suitably responded. It was resolved to establish a benevolent fund in connection with the Lodge, and Bros. Shann, Higgins and Elston were appointed a Committee to carry out the details. One new member, Mr Mcßae, was elected and another was proposed. The remaining business was of a routine nature.

'J he Dunedin High School boys, Lane and Lovegrove, who spent Saturday night on the rocks off the Ocean Beach appeared yesterday to have quite recovered from their night’s outing. Being in a state of nudity, to afford themselves as much shelter as possible they stripped away a lot of guano from the front of the crevice where they spent the night, and piled it up with iceplants which grow on the is land on the top, and for some time they kept themselves warm, and amused them selves by throwing stones at the birds, the screeching of which kept them awake all night, and it was well that this was so, for it is doubtful whether they would have been found alive had sleep overtaken them. Lovegrove says that at one period Lane was unconscious, and he thumped him on the back until he could get him to talk. Neither will admit being the least frightened. During Jtheir stay on the island they saw the people on shore, and knew they would be rescued some time. At/the same time, however, they would not like to have the adventure re peated. Holloway’s Ointment and Pills.—Coughs, Influenza.—The soothing properties of these medicaments render them well worthy of trial in all diseases of the respiratory organs. In common colds and influenza the pills, taken internally, and the ointment rubbed over the chest and throat, are exceedingly efficacious. When influenza is epidemic, this- treatment is the easiest, safest, and surest. Holloway’s pills purify the blood, remove all obstacles to its free circulation through the lungs, relieve the over-gorged air tubes, and render respira tion free, without reducing the strength, irrita ting the nerves, or depressing the spirits ; such are the ready means of saving suffering when anyone is afflicted with colds, coughs, bron chitis, and other chest complaints, by which so many persons are seriously and permanently afflicted in most countries.

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary meeting of this Council was held last evening. Present —His Worship the Mayor, Crs Harrison, A. Orr, J. Orr, Bird, Leggett, and Scaly. mayor’s statement.

The Mayor stated that the debit balance at the Bank was L 1,047 12s sd. The amounts received since last meeting were —Rents of reserves, L2O ; sale of earth, L 5 ss; licenses, L 7 10s ; and rates, L 7 4s. He would urge upon the Council tho necessity of stringent economy, as their funds were limited, and the overdraft could not exceed the L 1,500 as already arranged. The valuation for the new rates would not be finished for some time, and they could not expect any rates before the end of March next. CORRESPONDENCE. From Mr Fooks in reference to a stair case for the Town Hall, which it is pro posed to be erected for egress in case of fire, and asking whether the Council would give permission to have the same erected.

Cr Sealy moved, and Or J. Crr se conded, that the matter be agreed to. From Mr J. E. March, asking the Mayor and the Engineer to meet the Go vernment Engineer and himself at the Old Men’s Home.

The Mayor stated that he had arranged to meet Mr March on the Tuesday follow ing. From Mr R. Alcorn, calling the atten tion of the Council to the state of the water channel on tho south side of Bur nett street, between Cass and Williamson streets. —Referred to Engineer. From the caretaker, resident in the Fire Brigade station, calling the attention of the Council to the state of the cottage which he occupied, and also to certain re pairs which were necessary. Or Harrison said that there was no shingle round the house, the pump was out of order, and there was no lock on the engine-house door. He would pro pose that a register grate be procured for the cottage, the pump be repaired, and some new locks and shingle be obtained. His Worship the Mayor seconded the resolution, which was carried unanim ously. LAPSED. His Worship reported that the ordinary meeting of the Works Committee lapsed for want of a quorum, Cr Orr and himself being the only members present. engineers’ report.

The following report was read “,The labor gang has been employed in lowering the Alford Forest road, filling in Cameron street, fencing in shingle pit in East street, forming footpath and lowering terrace on S.E. Town Belt, carting soil, cleaning out side channels, putting in culvert, etc. The work on the Alford Forest road will be finished in a few days. We have been requested to have the gravel pit at terrace on S.E. Belt, near Mr Gundry’s, to be filled.”

It was decided that a hole in front of Mrs Goo. Compton’s house be filled in,

the other por ions of the East Belt which required attention be left over for the present.

QUESTIONS. Cr Harrison asked whether anything had been done wi*h reference to the book which it was proposed by Cr Roberts to be kept showing the amount of money expended upon each street within the borough. Cr J. Orr asked whether it was intended to look after the plantation of trees on the North Belt, as the trees were in a bad state owing- to weeds. The Mayor moved that the weeds round each of the trees be removed and the manure from the Council stable be carted and put in. Cr Sealy seconded the motion, which was carried. THE RAILWAY SITES. The Mayor stated that several persons had had notice to quit from the railway reserves owing to breaking the conditions of their leases ; but some who were carry ing on similar business still remained on the sites. He would suggest that the Council again draw the attention of *he Government to the unfair way in which some of the leasees still remained on these sites. Mr J. Orr thought that all should be treated alike, and none shown more favor than others. Cr A. Orr suggested that the Council should confer with Mr Wright and ask him to bring the matter again before the Government. Cr Sealy said that every one of the lessees should be compelled to letnove their offices from these sites. It was resolved that the matter be again brought befoie the Government at once. VALUATOR. Itswas decided to accept the tender of Mr John Davison (L 23) for valuing the Borough. DOG COLLARS. It was decided to accept the tender of Mr Heseltine, for dog collars, at lid .each and re-badging collars. LICENSES. Several licenses were granted. ACCOUNTS. Accounts to the amount of L7O 37s 2d were passed for payment and the Council adjourned.

TOWN LANDS SALE.

To-day a very successful sale of Go vernment town sections was held at the Courthouse. Mr J. H. Baker, the Com missioner of Crown Lands, acted as auc tioneer, and was ably assisted by Mr Blakiston, the Receiver of Land Revenue. The average price realised on the sections, which are situated in the north-west pare of the town, was L 35 per section, which must be considered extremely satisfactory taking into consideration the present dul nersof the times. Yesterday a saleof Rakaia town sections vjas held, and the average price per section was LI4. The following are the purchasers and the prices of each section sold out of the lot offered in Ash burton to-day :

Several sections at the Hinds were offered to-day, but not a single bid was elicited.

THE CANTERBURY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

At the Canterbury Chamber of Com merce meeting yesterday, the President delivered an address to the following effect : —He said there was no great im provement in business, and little hope of a change for the better till the money was received from the late wool and grain sales. The imports to the province, how ever, had diminished, and lighter stocks could be worked with in consequence of the despatch with which they could bo re plenished by direct steamers. Another hopeful sign in money was that it was no longer locked up in land speculations, but was gradually coming back to legitimate uses. It was satisfactory to know that wool prices at Home were firm, and the competition of buyers active. The frozen mutton trade is a marked success, mean ing a considerable addition to the wealth of the country. Dp to date 158,906 car cases had been shipped from New Zea land, 43,987 being from Canterbury. As some set off to this, New Zealand wheat was low in price at Home for even the best samples, and there was little reason to expect any rise for some time. In Canterbury there was a prospect of an abundant if a late harvest, but farmers should turn their attention to raising stock. That this was being done was evi denced by the late Agricultural and Pas toral Show. There was every prospect of the approaching New Zealand Indus trial Exhibition reflecting credit on the industrial resources of the Province. Notwithstanding the depression it was noteworthy that joint stock companies were earning handsome dividends. Colo nial banka had been paying one seven and another fifteen per cent ; insurance com panies from seven to twenty per cent; two principal woollen factories, ten per cent; Christchurch breweries, one ten and the other fifteen per cent ; Christchurch Gas Company, sixteen per cent ; three Christchurch Building Societies, eight and five-eights, eleven and one-half, and thir teen and three-quarters per cent ; Union Steamship and New Zealand Shipping Company, nine and ten per cent respec tively ; National Mortgage Company, ten per cent; New Zealand Loan and Mer cantile Company, fifteen per cent. It was not nedeasary to enlarge on the advan tages of the New Zealand Shipping Com pany’s direct steam service. These had become patent to the mercantile com munity, and it was much to be desired that the Government be empowered to fairly subsidise the line. It had a good illustration of its value in the Doric’s last trip, in which she took home wool in time for the Nov. sales, and which otherwise would have liad to wait for the February ones. The Union Steamship Company were having a coastal steamer built with a refrigerating chamber for the conveying of frozen meat from one port to anotner. The President expressed a hope that the Bankruptcy Bill would prove useful. The reduction in the charge for telephones from Ll 7 10s to Ll2 was not sufficient. The address concluded with reference of

the ominous intelligence of the immediate probability of war between France and China, which would prove especially dis astrous to British and colonial interests.

EUROPEAN ITEMS.

London, Nov. 11.

Sir Arthur Gordon has retired, it is re ported, from the position of Her Majesty’s High Commissioner of the Western Pacific.

It lias been decided that the Crown Prince of Germany shall return the visit which the King of - pain recently made to Berlin. He leaves for Madrid this week. The Republican insurrectionists at Barce lona declare that if the Crown Prince carries out his intention they will hoot him on every occasion of his making a public appearance. The Crown Prince intends to disembark at Valencia. During the process of loading a vessel in the London Docks for Adelaide, it was discovered that a number of explosive de tonators was amongst a quantity of basil leather consigned by a Birmingham firm. An examination of the cargo of basils, and the manner in which it was shipped, has led to the belief that the presence of the explosives was probably accidental. The report that Mr Murray Smith, the Agent-General for Victoria, intended to resign his position is wholly without foundation.

Efforts are being made in England to form a scientific exploring party to pro ceed to New Guinea. The preliminary arrangements have already been made, and there is a fair prospect of the schema being carried to a successful issue. Mr John Pender, Chairman of the Eastern Telegraph Company (Limited), has notified that his Comany is prepared to reduce the cost of cable messages be between Australia and Europe, and vice versa, provided the Governments of the Australian Colonies enter into an agree ment to indemnify the Company against any loss arising from such reduction. The explosives which were found amongst the cargo intended for Adelaide prove to be burglar alarms. They were shipped by a Birmingham firm per steamer Kent.

The overtures for peace which the Hova authorities recently made to Ad miral Galliber, commander of the French forces in Madagascar, have been rejected. The French warships hare now com menced to bombard Foul Point.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Melbourne, Nov. 21 The departure of the Rev Mr Strong for England made the occasion for a demonstration. Hundreds of well-wishers and sympathisers went down to Williams town to see him off by the Salazie. Archbishop Goold has addressed a cir cular to the clergy in his jurisdiction imperatively prohibiting the use of Ro man Catholic schoolrooms for other than legitimate purposes, and instructing the priests to avoid identifying themselves with political movements and agitations. H.M.S. ISelson is in the Alfred Graving Dock, and, as usual, is attracting large numbers of sightseers. On Sunday over 6,000 people were aboard. The representatives of New Zealand, Tasmania and South Australia will be entertained by the Government at a luncheon on Monday. A horrible murder has occurred at Panmure, near Warrnainbool. The vic tim is Margaret Nolan, aged 10 years, who was sent on an errand and did not return. Search was made, and the body was found with the throat cut. The cir cumstances pointed to an outrage. A selector named Henry Morgan, who was the last person seen in the company of the girl, was arrested

Sydney, Nov 21.

A youth named Joseph Clarke was brought up charged with having raised an alarm of fire at the Theatre iloyal, caus ing a temporary panic. Ue was dis charged, as the case could not be proved. The magistrate, if the offence had been brought home, would have inflicted a very severe penalty. It has been decided to form a company at Parramatta, with a capital of L 20,000, for the purpose of preserving fruit. The Wolverine steamed twenty miles out to sea on Saturday, to afford the Naval Artillery practice at sea. Musketry and cutlass drill was gone through under Lieutenant Drake, late of the Nelson, the newly appointed instruc.or, after which there was heavy gun practice at 500 to 800 yards.

The final heat for the Krug Champagne trophy resulted in a victory for Fittes, the Melbourne sculler.

The building for the Intercolonial Ju venile Exhibition at Parramatta is to be opened on Dec. 1. The structure is rapidly approaching completion. Daniel fcimith, agent in Australia for the Tichborna Release Association, made an application to Justice Fawcett for the transfer of the lunatic Cresswell from Parramatta to London, to be identified as Arthur Orton. The case was postponed for a fortnight. Adelaide, Nov. 21.

Mr A. M. Giles, stationmaster at Shackles Creek, reports that of |those who left to search for Reedford’s party all ex cept himself and a black boy perished from thirst. The names of the five vic tims are:—Rees, Hussey, George Phillips, Arthur Phillips, and Constable Shirley. George Phillips has a brother, whose ad dress is Wando Vale, New Zealand. The party got into the scrub, and dropped one by one. Giles and the boy walked about 60 miles without food, and were tho roughly exhausted.

The Gawler Institute has been refused to Mr J. E. Redmond for lecture pur poses. The Redmonds contradict the statement of Archibald Forbes as to dis turbances arising from the loyal portion of the audience protesting against the lectures.

Coobtown, Nov. 20.

George Ernest Morrison, the Age special correspondent to New Guinea, has returned to Cooktown, after under going great hardships. He reports that he failed to cross the continent. He had to turn back when on the point of success. He pursued a north-easterly course from Port Moresby, and had almost reached the dividing range when the natives as sembled and showed signs of hostility. Attempts were made to conciliate them, but were useless, and Morrison was speared in two places. The party con sisted of only three white men, one of whom was useless from fright. The other man, Lyons, with great resolution, brought Morrison over a hundred miles to the coast. For eight days Morrison had no ,food, and Lyons none for nine days. Morrison’s wounds are now quite well.

THE USE OF CATS.

We (Timaru Herald) ciip the following startling advertisement from the South Australian Register : “CATS. CATS OATS. “ WANTED, 1,000 OATS, six months old and over. Price, 9d each, delivered next Monday, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. “ROBERT ON BROTHERS, “ Globe Hotel.” It seems that the developme t of the frozen meat trade has affected the local markets in South Australia even more than in New Zealand. A friend of ours who was in the cat line in London in a large way for many years, assures us that he never gave more than 6d, while sausages were selling at la 6d a pound, and a short pound at that. It is not easy to see therefore how it can pay Robertson Brothers to give 9d in Adelaide, where

small goods are sti'l far below Borne rates, notwithstanding the run on stock for export. The London cat, of coarse, is not nearly so well ribbed out as the colonial animal, a cockroach diet tending seriously to diminish the meat carrying capacity, however much it may ini* piove the fur. But oven a'lowing 21ba of meat, free from bona and sinew, purr cat, —which wo take to be an ex treme estimate—a wholesale price of 9d wou|d still leave but a bare margin of profit on the purrchase. It has been sug gested to us that Robertson Bros contem plate working these thousand cats cff on the boardets at the Globe Hotel, as hares; but we don’t think that theory will stand. A cat might easily personate a rabbit, under a judicious veil of onion sauce; but no one who has ever seen one un dressed for table, could possibly mistake it for a hare. To begin with, it is not half the size, and then the deficiency in the hind quarters would betray it ,m a moment, even if the difference in the shape and length of the ears had not already attracted attention. We feat some other explanation will need to be found.- The cat trade, however, is pro verbially mysterious. The public would be rather astonished, we venture to say, if the whole number of Cats annually disposed of under one form or another in the colonies could be shown in a tabby lated return.

THE SOUDAN WAR.

El Mahdi advancing on Khartoum.

{REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. —COPYRIGHT.] [Received Nov. 27, 1 30 p.m.] Cairo, Nov. 26.

Intelligence is to hand from Khar toum, a large town in Upper Nubia, that £1 Mahdi, with a great following, is now in close proxi .dty to that place, and has stopped all supplies from en tering. It is feared that the rebels are about to attack the town, and the popu lation, numbering nearly 50,000, are panic stricken, hundreds having already fled from their homes.

CABLE NEWS

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[eEOTBK’s T■'DKG HAMS —OOPYEX6HT.V Monetary and Commercial. London, Nov. 24

Consols have further fallen and are now quoted at New Zea land securities remain at last quotations. The wheat market continues steady. Adelaide wheat, ex store, 45s 6d ; New Zealand ditto, 38s 6d to 44s 6d per quarter. Adelaide flour, ex store, 32s per zSolb. Australian tallow—'best beef, 38s 6d; best mutton, 39s 6d per cwt.

The Wool Sales. The catalogue at to-day’s wool auc tion comprised 9,800 bales; the tone of the market continues firm. The Crown Prince in Spain. Madrid, Not. 23. Prince Frederick William of Ger many, who arrived here yesterday on a visit to King Alfonso, will remain, in this country for three weeks. The War in Madagascar. London, Nor. 26. ' Telegrams have reached here from Madagascar stating that active hostili- . ties have been resumed by the French fleet under Admiral Gallibar. Woke mar, a coast town, has been bombarded by the French warships. The principal buildings were burned, and a number of persons, among whom were five British subjects, were killed. The at tack was carried on with great severity, and the town shelled for several hours. A large amount of property, owned by neutral natives as well as by Hovas, was destroyed.

AUSTRALIAN.

[rEOTEb’s TELEGRAMS CO PYRIGHT. ] The Wool Sales. Melbourne, Yesterday. Messrs Goldsborough and Co., Limited, have published a telegram, dated London, Nov. 22nd, reporting that the wool market was then firm, and that a fair demand was being experi enced at the present series of colonial sales. Good crossbred wool was rather higher ; coarse crossbred was neglected and difficult of sale.

Signs of Improvement. The Hon. James Francis, who has been seriously ill for some days past, and whose condition on Saturday last was considered critical, is now improv ing in health.

Shipping. Arrived, this evening—The P. and O. steamship Rome, with the inward mails via Suez and Brindisi, dated London, Oct 19th.

The Annexation Delegates. The following delegates left to-night by special train for Sydney:—Repre sentatives for Victoria —Hon James Service, Hon Graham Berry, Hon J. B. Kerferd. South Australia—Hon J- C. Bray, Hon J. W. Downer. Western Australia—Hon M. Fraser. Tasmania —Hon W. R. Giblin, Hon N. J. Brown. New Zealand —Hon F. Whitaker, Hon H. A. Atkinson. The French Escapees. Sydney, Yesterday.

Five French escapees from New Caledonia coming to Sydney in a schooner which they had seized, suf fered great privations on the voyage from Noumea. Two others who started with them died before making the land.

TELEGRAMS.

[PBB PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Fatality. m , Grkymooth, To-day. James Mclvor was killed this morning in the Brunner mine. Illegitimacy. Dunedin, To-day. Mr Carew, at the City Court this morning, declined to send cases of illegiti macy to the Industrial School. If he granted all such applications that came before him the place would not be one third large enough. The Unemployed. A public meeting is to be held re the discharged employees on the Otago Gen* tral Railway.

IHB ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1883.



Sect’n Area. Purchaser. Price, 1002 A. 0 R. 1 p. 0 W. Maddern £ 25 1160 0 1 0 C. VV. Purnell 50 1054 0 1 0 D. Wilson 33 1055 0 1 0 D. Wilson 33 1056 0 1 0 A. Harrison 35 1057 0 1 0 C. W. Parnell 37 1163 0 1 0 W. Anderson 27 1164 0 1 0 W. Anderson 28 1165 0 1 0 J. Sheehan 27 1167 0 1 0 A. Butler 28 1168 0 1 0 A. Butler 30 1169 0 1 4 A. D. Austin 60 1170 0 1 16 A. Harrison 47 1171 0 0 32 A. Harrison 23 1173 0 0 3s C. G. Hawclon 36 1174 0 1 0 C. G. Hawdon 36 1176 0 1 0 W. Brown 29 1177 0 1 0 R. Moffatt 27 1178 0 1 0 J. Sheehan 27 1179 0 1 0 E. G. Crisp 29 1182 0 1 0 0. Hawdon 38 1183 0 1 0 J. Elliott 25 1184 0 1 0 G. Coates 26 1185 0 1 0 G. Coates 26 1186 0 1 0 A D. Austin 26 1213 0 1 0 S. Elliott 42 1216 0 1 0 J. Bradley 40 1216 0 1 0 G. Coates 43 1217 0 1 0 G. Coates 40 1218 0 1 0 J. Bradley 40 1224 0 1 0 T. Bullock 43 1239 0 1 0 J. McGregor 43 1240 0 1 0 A. Connelly 42



J)ALL ‘ PROGRAMME CARDS in J very neat styles, with Pencils and bboua, printed at the Guardian Office, W*rt street. STOP THAT COUGH 1 DON’T ; DELAY. —How can. you stop it? Where, a the Remedy. Bon ning ton’s PIfiCTOBAL OXYMEL OF CARRA GEEN or IRISH MOSS (registered), ean produce more evidence of real merit than any other article for the purpose. 501 d,., everywhere. —G, Bonnihgxon, Christchurch. w m tm** m ues Milner & Thompson Ashburton, H. M. JONES, Agent. PIPE ORGANS. —Especially suitable for Churches. Far superior to any Reed On (an near the price for richness and purity of tone, volume of sound, and duraDility of construction. Price—Ll2o. REED ORGANS. —By Smith and Co. , Munn and Hamlin, Wood and Co., Easby and Co., New England Company and Oloush and Warher~fromLl2 12a. / P I aNOS. Brinsmead and Sons, BreadJtood, Collard and Oollard, Brard, Pleyel and.bfchers- Dresden Model, and German and French manufacture, with test improvements. . ; J 6iMRRED payments RTSOUHAI.B An* Retjoe.



Wanted. WANTED TO LET, a comfortable 6-roomed COTTAGE, adjoining the Domain and close to the station; rent moderate. Apply, Geo. Jameson. 11 944 TTJANTBD A few good HORSE V T TE 4.MS, at once, for road work. Apply at JuBN Campbell’s, Mitcham. 11 943 WANTED Known—That Hayes and Co. have about 196 pairs of Ladies’ Cashmere Boots, splendid value, at 3s 6d. WASTED TENDERS for CUT TING GRASS in the Domain, and Carting and Stacking the same. Ten ders to be sent in not later than MON DAY next. JAMES T \SKER, 11 937 Butcher, East street. Wanted known —That Robert Elston, Burnett street, Ashbur- 1 ton having procured the newest appara tus, is prepared to Sweep Chimneys at very low rates. Any orders left at the Town Hall will receive prompt attention. . Terms cash. 760 c WANTED Known—That in conse quence of the rapid increase of business, John MoiiOn, Impermeable ; Bootmaker, has been compelled to get a Targe stock of Boots of a superior quality in the town in order to meets the demands : of his customers, and those who may pur chase from him will find no deception as to price or quality. As J. M. has gained the public trust in the past by doing best work and fit, combined with neatness and style, he intends even to make greater exertions in the future. Fowler’s Build ings, Tancred street (opposite Arcade), ! Ashburton. 7 207 WANTED KNOWN—That Mr Dan Lea’s Gymnasium is the only , place for real amusement ; admittance ifree. Every kind of amusement to be ob tained on the premises calculated to please the general public—American Bowls, Skittles, Shooting, Boxing, Fencing, Horizontal Bar, Trapeze, etc. Temper ance Drinks, Cigars, etc. Tickets— monthly 2s 6d, for use of Horizontal Bar, Trapeze, Single-sticks, Dumb-bells, Indian Clubs, etc. Dan Lea is always at his post to give lesions in Boxing, lesson £1 per mop*h, or according to arrangement. 1344



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



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



in ® a © Q O O O w * a o o o ’a rrt 3 p a o g ® H P “2 0. O c 8 a •c p. s O -r ---*IH -+=» O S p 73 Pi g | S cc C/) Ph « £ o y ft § M P P..S w 2 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 WHOLES AL E PRICE Has resulted in an increase of Business during the past season, and they can now boast of having Twenty - One Retail Branches i . 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 Price. Ashburton Branch : EAST STREET. I F YOU WANT GOOD AND STRONG FURNITURE, GO TO DAVIS’S OHEAP, FURNITURE AND BED DING MANUFACTORY, EAST STREET SOUTH, ASHBURTON. fjIVERY article Sold at Christchurch Prices and guaranteed bes. of material and workmanship. FUNERALS CHEAPLY & COMPLETELY FURNISHED



Special Advertisements. INTRODUCTION OF THE PARCEL SYSTEM. Fashion Fovse, Cashel street, Chk-.itcharch. 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 distanc 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. O. Brown & Co., FASHION HOUSE, Christchurch. The splendid stock of General Drapery in all departments has been purchased by E. C. Brown and Co., from the Trustees in the Estate of the late firm of Craig and Smyth, at a very large discount off cost for cash. Thus articles sold under c-'st price leave a geod margin of profit for the vendor, while giving unsurpassed value to the purchaser. In all parcels we stake our reputation on the values, and, as suggested above, re turn the money in all cases where the article is not satisfactory. Our No. 1,20 s Dress Parcel, contains — Worth | £ 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 sileaia, for linings ... 0 I 10 2 do* 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 a household parcel, contains — Worth 1 pair good medium size blan kets 10 0 1 goed honeycomb quilt... ... 0 12 6 8 yds good wincey ... ... 0 5 0 1 pair good strong corsets, any size ... ... ... ... 0 5 0 £2 2 6 Our No. 3, dress parcel for £2, contains — Worth 1 dress piece (10 yds) celebrated Empress black velveteen ... 1 7 6 3 yds good silesia for lining ... 0 2 0 2 doz new style oxydised buttons 0 16 1 handsome striped winter skirt 0 9 6 1 durable silk umbrella, paragon frame 0 8 0 1 choice silk chenille scarf ... 0 3 11 £2 12 5 Our No. 4, Ladies’ parcel for £2, contains 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 good warm Ladies’ tweed ulster 0 17 6 1 black quilted alpaca skirt ... 010 0 1 white or colored wool wrap ... 0 5 6 1 pair lisle lined fur-top spring cuff gloves 0 2 0



£2 19 6 Our No. 5, household parcel for £2 10s, contains — Worth 1 pair large size good witney blankets 1 10 6 1 nice large size good honeycomb quilt ... ... 014 6 1 pair good heavy while 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) . ... o 18 0 24 yds splendid white calico, heavy make ... ... ••• 013 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 lowols ... ... 0 4 9 £3 15 3 Our No. [7, mourning parcel for £2 10s, contains — Worth 10 yds good black French cash mere ... ... ... ... 1 0 2 yds 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 Ladies’ two-button choice black kid gloves 0 4 6 J doz Ladies’ cambric handker chiefs, in fancy box ... ... 0 5 6 £2 19 6 Our No. 8, furnishing .parcel for £lO, contains— Worth 20 yds nice pattern godd tapestry carpet 3 8 0 1 nice pattern hearthrug, to matoh ... 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 full size good witney blan kets ... ... * ... ... 110 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 tabiecover 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 0 11 6



£ll 16 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 ... ... 1 1 0 2 yds rich colored velveteen, to match 0 7 0 6 yds good sileaia ... ... 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 5 0 6 Ladies’ linen collars 0 3 0 6 Ladies’ linen handkerchiefs ... 0 6 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 5, 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 1 10 0



£9 17 6 A problem whereby Ladies may stay at home and order their drapery in perfect confidence Just try one parcel and sae what you will save. Remember—Cash returned at ones for any article returned in condition. Samples post free on application to any part of New Zealand. In ordering any of these parcels, it is sufficient to quote number and name of parcel only. P. 0.0. made payable to E 0. BROWN & 00., Fashion House, Christchurch, 1362



Special Advertisements. Reward Books, Presents, Prizes, Toys, Dolls, &c. H. M. JONES, East street. 11 877



[advertisement. ] TO THE EDITOR OF THE GUAR DIAN.—Sir,—I would like to point out to Mr Williamson’s supporters that by endeavoring to return him to office they are endorsing the antagonistic bearing he has shown towards our moat esteemed representative. Surely, Mr Editor, all (W)right thinking electors will do their duty to-morrow by voting for Councillor Harrison, who has served us well and truly for four years, and is con sequently entitled to every consideration at our hands.—Yours, etc., 11 948 Ratepayer.



>' o hospital needed for patients that use Hop Bitters, as they cure so speedily at home. See and believe.—[Advt.] No good health with thin, impure blood. Hop Bitters m ikes rich blood, good health and strength. Look up and read. —[AdVt.] Wells’ “ Rough on Corns.”—Ask for Wells’ " Rough on Corns.” Quick re lief, complete, permanent cure. Corns, warts, bunions. Moses, Moss and Co., Sydney, General Agents. v Flies and Bugs.—Beetles, insects, ranches, ants, bed-bugs, rats, mice, gophers, jack-rab* bits, cleared out by “ Rough on Rats.” Moses, Moss and Co., Sydney, General Agents, Mother Swan’sworm Syrup.—lnfallible, tasteless, harmless, cathartic; for feverishness* restlessness, worms, constipation, is. Moses, Moss and Co., Sydney, General Agents. 3