SHIPPING.

POET OP LYTTELTON. Arrived. TKSXt-KDAT. Ringarooma, a.s., from Auckland and way forts. Wariaka, a b. , from Port Chalmers. ' 'Colleen, barque, from Wellington. .• . Sailed. Yesterday. Mawhera, s.s., for Wellington. . Waaoka, fo.- Manukau and way _____ i-.ii , • x Onyx, barque; for Newcastle. Ringarooma, a.s., for Melbourne, via South and Hobart. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, Yesterday. Arrived ■—Wentmore, from Newcastle; Botomahana, from Sydney. Sailed—Waihora, for Sydney ; Roto rua, for the South. Wellington, Yesterday. Sailed—Go-Ahead, for Lyttelton and Dunedin. Timakd, Yesterdaj. Arrived Aquila, from Newcastle; Spray, from Stewart’s Island ; Taiaroa, fromthaßouth. * for Ditriqdin. JJI > ' OUN*hIN,' Yesterday. Arrived—Te Anau, from the Bluff; Jeeaie Nicol, fro)n Newcastle. Sailed—Northern Star, for Sydney ; Gleaner, for Kaipa*-a ; Hauroto, for Syd ney.

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Ashburton Guardian Office, Wednesday Afternoon. . Messrs Friedlander Bros, in conjunction with. Messrs JR. Wilkin suid. Co (pgr-Mr F. C.r JakciionedryJeporK on the-live stock' market for the weekending May 2otb, as fol lows rAt the Ashburton, yards on Tuesday, the attendance of farmers, dealers and others, was small, inconsequence of; the.bad state of th£ We*ftfer, y and from the same ' reason pro bably, the qntries were, much smaller than, n&al’fb? these and vciy little business eventuated in sheep or cattle. Prices in fat sheep and good ■ £ conditioned stores were almost equal to late sales, but some lines of old mouthed ewes .went for boiling -do wn at low rales,’ < We'quote for mutton,'2d to per . lb. Beef, from r6s to 18- per roolb. Store cattle are a drug in the market at present, the low prices ruling for fat stock not encouraging graziezsdicvpatr their grass into beef this season. , ' AsbbtWoirLive Stock Market.—Mr E’ G. Staveley (for the New Zealand Loan and Go*,, rLimited), reports udder'dale 20th May as‘follows:—Sheep: Only a moderate,-number came forward,artd there wasa paucity of buyers, which, consider ing the indetpent state of the weather, is not to be ■rfofidered at; ‘ Vfcry' little enquiry was manifested and business was limited' at our > .quotations Fat crossbred ewes, 12s; merino wethers, 7s 3d; ewes, 4s 3d; crossbred lambs, 6s rod, 8s t 2d and 8s 8d; aged merino ew«s, Jl» 9d to'3s 3d;■ store crossbred wethers, 12s rod.—Pigs : Slips made 12s 6d.—Cattle : Very fetv tovihandi<anc£’for stores' little or no - demand existed. Fat cows and heifers brought ' from -L4 to LA; forward bullocks, L 5 10s; cows in milk, L 5 a piece. Young stock were ' Messrs Matson, C»x and Co. report upon the live May srst, as follows:—On Tuesday at the Ash burton Yards t we hold out usual weekly sale of sheep, cattle. The attenda -ce of fanners, dKilers and, others, owing to the inctiiifair Vteather, was very- poor." The cata logue fob the day’s business in sheep was a fair one, but in pigs and cattle the entry was a smaller one than we have seen for a long time past In hit sheep the entry consisted mostly of fat crossbred ewes with a few merino wethers, and realised prices fully equal to late be«j*"i&‘ra" rys "per zooms.' we sold on account of Messrs H, T r Smith, A. Jackson, W. HJ Macftrlanh; Somerville, E. Ross, Alexander, John Grigg, W. Saunders, D. Buckley, P. Daly, James Wilson, H. McCos kerie, T. Hurley, J. C. Bell and others the fol ' —jm iui EiuaaurcCT''-sueep 13s. 3', 56" crossbred ,fat;ibeep< 12s, 28 ditto its 6d, 97 crossbred ewes 13s, 127 crossbred lambs Bs.2d, irj,«-t«rth.iptpsgbrcdsi mixed taxes'‘ 12s rod, T4l"crossbred ewe lambs very small 4s 4d, 144 lamhs; 6s 4d, 150 merino wethers sound mouth 6s, 105 ditto 6s 3d) 166 merino ewes fair mouths 4s 4d, 344 ditto 3s 6d, 68 pld merino wethers 25 3d, 363 merino wethers 4s fd.' In cattle—2 fat steers L 5 Ss each, 2 fat eifeps L 6, T fat cow £7, 5-calves 12s, etc.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

Saturday, Mat 24 MHPhbS; Bullbot,iit‘ths Arcade, Burnett street—Town Properties and Sundries Messrs Matson, Cox Co., at ! Tatter sail’s—Live and Dead Stock Tuesday, -May 27. Matson, Cox and Co., at the Tinwtdd Ualeyax«|«-r-Stook. t <_j -; jr *;f ;*. MffIETISGS. AMUSEMENTS, Etc. , Dlrts/fWIB ‘EtisNinO. 1 ■ : ■ ? ' .Town Hall—Comic Operetta Company, at Ip.m. I- '■ Monday, Max 26. Lo.6.T.—AnniVersary Tea Meeting in St ' Stephen’s Schoolroom, at 6 p.m. Berough Council, at borough Council Chambers, at17.i0.1 1 . Satubday, May 31. Town Hjrilr-DathQlic Church Bazaar Fbidat, June 6, 'Ashburton ’ County Council—At Council Chambers, 11 a. m. Satobdxt, Ju?js|7 Wakanui Road Board, at Road Board office, Moore

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1884.

In connection with the Grand National Steeplechases to be held on the Christ church racecourse oh Monday next, a special train, through from Tiraaru, will leave Ashburton at P. 40 a m. and arrive in Christchurch at 12.30 p.m. ‘ The ordi nary 10.55 am. train from Ashburton will not run, and the evening train from Christchurch will start at 4 50 p.m. and bo 35 minutes later than usual through out the j lurney, Saturday return ticcets will be issued to Christchurch on 23rd, 24th and 26th instant, and will bo avail able for return up to and including the 31st ivst.

The Committee of the Ashburton Fac ing Club met at the Club’s room, last evening.. Present —-Messrs Crisp (in the chair), Quill, Purnell, Saunders and Thomas. Mr A. Fooks wa'ted on the • ommittee and reported upon the damage sustained by the buildings of the Club during the recent gale. Mr Quill offered a training track to the Club, and it was determined to leave this and the neces sary repairs to the buildings for discussion at a meeting of the Committee to be hold on Friday next. The adjourned meeting of the parish ioners of South Rakaia was held yester day afternoon in the Library. Owing to the rough weather the number assembled was small. The Rev. Mr Chambers oc cupied the chair. The total subsorip lions collected during the past year amounted to L 174, and the offertories to L9O, the total income derived from all sources being L 315 10s. This was considered good, bei >g about L 47 in excess of the amount available the previous year. Mr Y. A. Pyke was appointed parishiobers’ chu chwarden, and Mr E. Chapman, of Drayton, minister’s churchwarden. The fallowing gentlemen were appointed ves trymen —Messrs Holmes, Coster, Lyttel ton, Davies, Oxley, W. Wilkinson, G. H. Allington, 0. S. Allington, Mo gan, and Collins. It was proposed by Mr Alli.ng tonj seconded by Mr Lyttelton, and car ried—“ That a hearty vote ef thinks be passed to the Ray. Mr Scott, of Ashbur ton. and the other gentlemen who had so kindly offered to collect, funds for the erection of a new church at Methven. Correspondence was read from the Yen. Archdeacon Harris, Rev. E A. Scott and Mr A. C. Williams re parish matters generally. After some considerable dis cussion on the subject of the Methven Church being destroyed by the late gale, Mr Hardy proposed—“ That in the opin ion of this parish, the church now standinga t Sherwood should he moved to Methven." Seconded by Mr Coster, and carried. A committee consisting of the following was then appointed to confer with the church property trustees on the matter:—Messrs G. H. Allington, Hardy, Chapman, and Chambers. On the motion of Mr Dixon, seconded by Mr Chambers, a hearty vote of thanks was passed to Messrs Robinson and Howell for painting St. Mark’s Church, Rakaia, The moating then .djourned. A two-horse team belonging to Mr Bish op, of Waterton, bolted from Messrs Tucker and Restell's yard this afternoon, with a partly loaded dray, and when oppo site Anderson’s saddler’s shop in East street, collided with a buggy belonging te Mr Thomas Brankin. The force of the collision overturned the buggy, and its only occupant, a little boy, narrowly escaped being severely hurt. Fortunately he reco ved only a few scratches on the face and hands, beyond the fright. The buggy, which looked like a new one, was completely wreaked and had to be carted sway to a wheelwright’s shop. The team was stooped just before going on the bridge, and no further damage was done. The inclemency of the weather which prevailed last evening was quite sufficient reason to account for the rather meagre attendance at the Town Hall last evening, when Miss Carry Nelson made her first appearance in .Ashburton. The entertain ment consisted of farces, recitations and step dancing, and of its kind was furly good. In the first piece Miss Nelson and Mr McFadyen played a married couple at loggerhe »ds with one another concerning some trifle, and they managed to make the audience laugh. The dialogue was certainly not very brilliant, and one or two doubles entendres, or what were taken as such by a section of the audience, wouid have been better omitted. Mias Nelson introduce i several songs which were appreciated, although the lady was suffering from the effects of a cold and consequently could not do herself justice, Mr McFadyen’s recitations showed con siderable power both «f pathos and humor, but ho seemed 'uc ined to be a little too noisy at times. Miss Lottie introduced some clever stop dancing, and she also took part in the final comedietta. The company is worthy of support, and given better weather this evening there should be an improvement in the attend ance.

Dyspepsia, biliousness, nervousness and nWserableness all cured with Hop Bitters. Sec —[ A DVT.] Robust and blooming health in Hop Bitters, and no family can afford to be without them. Read.— [Advt.]

Holloways Ointment and Tills,— 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 inadequate to remove. Holloway’s Pills 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 andt puier, instead of permitting it to fall into tha poor and watery state so fatal to many laboring under chronic ulcerations,—[Advt.] i

During the hearing of the inquest on the Spread Eagle fire last evening, the question of fining defaulting jurors cropped up, and Mr Baddeley mentioned that the Act left him no alternative but to infbot a penalty unless the person sum monod on a jury attended and gave a satisfactory excuse. Mr Wilding pointed out what was the custom in the Supreme Court, and the Resident Magistrate inti mated that he would follow the rule which obtained there. It would be well, therefore, for those who are summoned on juries to notice that their absence will render them liable to a considerable tine. Yesterday it appears that one resident did not answer to his name, but hearing of what Mr Baddeley had said he attended immediately after the inquest was con cluded, and his excuse being considered satisfactory, the penalty in this instance was, wo understand, remitted. The second of the series of sixpenny entertainments given last evening in the St. Stephen’s schoolroom was sparsely attended, owing no doubt to the rainy weather. An account of so few people being present, the programme that had been arranged was not gone through in its entirety, aud after two or three items had been given the audience separated. The next of the series will be held a fort night hence, when it. is to be hoped the elements will prove more propitious Messrs Friedlander Bros’ grain drying kiln in West street was completed to-day. The apparatus was designed by Mr Stephen Potter, and has been erected under that gentleman’s supervision. It consists of a brick floor 66ft by 20ft, at one end of which there are four furnaces which heat 27 flues running immediately under the brick floor to the chimney situated at the otljer end. By this means the temperature can be regulated from 90 to 1500 degrees, and from 2000 to 3000 bushels of grain can be dried daily. The furnaces are so constructed that they will practically consume anything, and half a ton of coal would be the outside daily con sumption when the kiln is worked to its full capacity.

Mr F Perriraan has an announcement in ohr advertising columns, which will be found interesting to agriculturalists. Yesterday a man in the employ of Mr S. Brown was loft in charge of that gentleman’s horse and buggy at Mr Blair’s yard, Trevorton. Wishing to give the animal a feed the man removed the blinkers from the horse, which imme diately bolted. It proceeded along the town belt tor some distance and then turned up Havelock street and eventually ran into Messrs Baker and Brown’s yaid, where it was secured. The buggy and harness were considerably damaged. At a meeting of the Standing Com mittee of the Ashburton Sigh School Board held yesterday, Messrs Fooks and Son submitted plans for the proposed girls’ school, which wero approved of by the Committee, and tenders will at once be invited for its erection \n advertisement requesting p .rents of intending pupils to communicate with the Secretary of the Board appears in another column. Mr MoNall, manager of the Bank of Australasia at Dunedin, will be trans ferred to a a appointment in the same Bank in Australia, and his place will be filled by Mr Stanton, who has been an in specting officer in Australia. Mr Stewart, manager of the National Bank, is leaving the service.

At the Dunedin Police Court yesterday a publican was charged with failing to admit a consiable without unnecessa>y delay. Mr Carew dismissed the case, holding that the Act requires tlfat a con stable must intimate by sufficient 1 ords that he demands to enter for the purpose of preventing or detecting a violation of the provisions of the Act. The skeleton found on the banks ot the Clutha river was quite unrecognisable, and has been buried without an inquest.

The fire at ‘the Kaitangata coal mine was not so serious as at first thought It was only in the flue, and not in the work ings. Work will be resumed at the end of the week.

The : warrant against Symthe, the de faulting Bank clerk, accused of embezz ling moneys from the Bank of Australia, Auckland, has been withdrawn by the Bank, as h.o in dying of consumption at Melbourne. It will be remembered Sergeant Belford went to Melbourne for Smythe, but returned without the pri soner, owing to the difficulties of extra dition. •

The 1 particulars of the throat-cutting case wh ch occurred et Hume’s private asylum, Waikari, near Dunedin, show that the maniac who did the deed was very dangerous. He came from Canter bury, and Me Hume has written to his friends that he must be removed, as he does not wish to have any inmate who is so dangerous. The man is a religious maniac. Ha had the razor concealed in a bat box wbh a false bottom, and no less than seven other razors hare been found in his trunks. He slipped down stairs from his own room to the other patient’s, and some persons at'the dinner noticing the door open, went to see what was the matter. When they got into the room the maniac was -kneeing at the side of the bed of the other. He had a razor in his hand, but he had simply given the man’s throat a slight scratch. He had his head covered, as if he was praying. The man attacked was weak, and had been in bed a length of time. The matter was reported to the Inspector of Asylums in Dunedin, Mr J. B. Bradshaw, It occurred last Sunday fortnight.

It is stated that H.M.S. Nelson, Com modore Erskine, will shortly visit Wei Itngton.

The natives who assembled at Parihaka for the usual monthly meeting have quietly dispersed to their various homes. A very narrow escape from drowning occurred in the Timaru roadstead yester day. About noon four men of the barque Auriga, lying in the roadstead, put off from the breakwater. After going some distance they attempted to hoist sail, but the halyards gave way. One of the men then climbed the mast, and the boat capsized, rolling over and over several times Eventually ail four ware picked up by a boat from the schooner Spray, two seamen being in an almost exhausted condition. All are now doing well.

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are never imitated or counterfeited. This is es pecially true of a family medicine, and it is positive proof that the remedy imitated is of the highest value. As soon as it has been tested and proved by the whole world that Hop Bitters was the purest, best, and most valuable family medicine on earth, many imitations sprung up and began to steal the notices in which the press and the people of the country had expressed the merits of H. 8., and in every way trying to induce suffering invalids to use their stuff instead, expecting to ma*-e money on the credit and good name of H. B. Many others started nostrums put up in simi lar style to 11. B, with variously devised names in which the word “ Hop ” or ’‘Hops ” were used in a way to induce people to believe they were the same as Hop Bitters. All such pretended remedies or cures, no matter what their style or name is, and cspecial'y those with the word “Hop” or Hops ”in their name or in any way connected with them or their name, are imitations or counterfeits. Be ware of them. Touch none of them. Use nothing but genuine American Hop Bitters, with a bunch or cluster of green Hops on the w> ke label, and Dr .Soule’s name blown in lb glass. Trust nothing else. Druggists and ch ~nists are warned against dealing jn im ta> lions or counterfeit"

DISASTROUS WRECK IN THE FIJIS.

Ihe Fiji Times of the 14th inst. gives the following particulars of the wreck of the Syria:—Considerable commotion was caused in town on Monday shortly after noon when it was known that a boat had arrived from the coolie ship Syria, then lying stranded in the neighborhood of Nasalai Point. At first it was stated the scene of the disaster was Astrolabe Reef, bnt on enquiry the following facts were elicited:—The Syria, a full rigged iron ship (of 1,140 tons, Benson master, left Calcutta on the 12th March with 480 coolies on board, bound for Fiji. Her passage was very good and a fortunate one. On Sunday her course was shaped for Suva, and as the night closed in the wind and sea rose, but all was supposed to be going well until about 8.30 o’clock, when breakers were seen to the leeward. An attempt was at once made to put the ship about, but she was then within the influence of the swell, and soon struck heavily and was carried up past the edge of the reef A very heavy sea was then running, which broke bodily over her, smashing in all her boats save one, and sweeping the decks. On sounding the car penter found four feet of water in the hold, and it was plainly to be seen the case of the vessel was hopeless. About 11.30 o’clock the only sound boat was lowered, and her mate, engineer, carpenter, and another European, with three Lasoar r sailors, were despatched to Levuka to re port the disaster and to procure assist ance. With great difficulty they managed to get about five miles through shoals on a falling tide, and there had tu anchor for the night. In the morning they saw the main mast had gone by the board. They then continued their journey, and reached Levuka a little after noon. As soon as the disaster was reported steam was got up on board the Union Steamship Com pany’s Penguin, which was fortunately at the wharf, but some delay was occasioned in sending her off, as no one cared to as sume the responsibility of giving orders,, and it was not until five o'clock that the steamer left, with Captain Cooks, Harbor Master, and Captain Barrocks on board, to see what it w»a possible to do in the way of rendering assistance. The Pen guin returned to port rbout three o’clock yesterday, and the following is the narra tive of her trip :—lt was dark when the vessel reached the neighborhood of where the wreck was supposed to be lying, and nothing could be seen of her, and the Penguin ran down to Suva with the news, and arrived there about midnight. It was then soon known that the news had reached there before her. The s. s. Thistle, which left Levuka early in the morning, arrived in Suva about 8.30 p.m., aud re ported a wreck on the shore, and Dr Shaw, chief med’cal-officer of the Syria, had managed to get on shore, and had made his way to Suva for assistance. At the time the Penguin arrived preparations were almost completed for a start. The s e. Clyde had steam up, boats and punts had been collected, and.boats having been added from the Penguin the steamer with the lot in tow left to go up inside the reef. About 12.30 the Thistle was load ing stores for Nukutau for coolies who were to be taken to that island. The Penguin left again for the wreck at 6.30 next morning, and found the stranded vessel on thq extreme point of Nasalai reef, about 20 miles from Suva, and 30 from Levuka. Had she been two cables’ length further out she would have gone all clear. The Penguin arrived abreast of her about 8.15. The foremast and fore topmast were then alone standing, with the foresail loose and set, apparently to help to drive the wreck higher and higher up. She lay on the edge of the reef in a fearful sea, which was breaking over her mast head. It was utterly impossible for the steamer to approach her, and even to go too close in. A s the Penguin left her foremast went by the board, and only the bare hull remained, and that showed signs of giving way amidships. About twenty-five or thirty passengers came to the weather side, and seemed to gaze on the passing steamer, but no sign to attract the attention was noticed. The wreck lay about three and aha f miles off the shore, but for three hundred yards inside her position was a seething and boiling surf, which none but a stout boat could make way through Between this and the shore it was com paratively still water, and jsbout half a mile from the vessel several canoes and one boat were lying, apparently to pick up anyone who might get through the surf. The Clyde, with her boats and punts, were passed off Nukulaabout seven o’clock. The breeze was strong, and she appeared to be getting along very slowly. After the Penguin had passed the wreck about two miles, Capt. Cromarty, grieved that he could be of no direct assistance, and only anxious to devise any means of aiding, decided to run back to Nukulau to see if he could tow up any smalt steamer or boat. When he got. back to Nukulau, the Clyde with her boat* was gone, apparently, through the back water, and the only vessel to be seen was the p.s. Cakobau.' This was signalled, and shortly after she appeared to come out and followed the Penguin, and then steamed back, and again got abreast of the wreck. About noon the tide bad fallen considerably, but in the meantime the wresk had parted amidships just aft the fore-rigging. The fore part lay at an obtuse*angle to the after part. There was a yawning rent visible in her side where her plates had collapsed, and not a soul could be seen on the wreck though all glasses on the steamer were turned to her so long as hops remained of distinguish ing anyone. The Clyde and her boats were net in view, and could not have got up in time, and the canoes and boats which had been seen before had now dis appeared It is impossible to say what the loss of life, if any, there may have been. The only thing of which those on board the Penguin are certain is that there was no one on the wreck when they passed at noon. Those saved ware on shore, and it can be buj: hoped in spite of the most grave misgivings that all have reached there in safety.

[by telegraph.] . Auckland, To-day, Later advices regarding the wreck of the Syria at Fiji state that all but three of th a Lascar ere v are missing, also 70 coolies. The vessel broke in two on the morning of the 13th.

THE SPREAD EAGLE INQUEST.

The following evidence was taken in < this case yesterday after we went to i press : Joseph Baldwin, continuing, said that tbera was a washstand and looking-glass i in each room. The washstands were made of kauri and were worth about 25s ' per pair, i t., table and washstand. Some of the toilet sets were good, and were worth about 15s each for the beat of them. There was a piece of carpet in each room. Could not say what the value of each room was. The bedding had been in use for sme time. There were about six jars of spirits and several cases of wine in the bar at the time of the fire. The list of stock (produced) was a correct one. There was a number of things saved, including a piano, some, chairs, matting and other things. By Mr Wilding ; The commercial was not the largest roam'. The dining-room was the largest and waa covered with platting, and no ae of it was saved. This' room was 18 i 14.. The new stock was brought in by Mr Tisph. There were two rooms upstairs and one downstairs with doable beds in each. I here were nine teen beds in all, three of which were large double wooden* bedsteads. He thought that L 8 would furnish each of the bed rooms. He (witness) could do it for L 7. Rad been a valuator and had a good deal of experience in hotels. Would be willing to replace the whole of the furniture lost for L 350. The furniture was new, and it would perhaps be worth—up at the hotel —about L3OO. Did not include the car riage in the L 350 valuated. Had acted for Mr Tisch as bailiff Kept up good latge fires in some of the rooms. Had never had the ohimneye swept, as he had only been there about three months. One of the chimneys was very foul. Waa sitting reading a paper in the bar at the time the fire broke out. When he went out the fire had obtained too great a hold to put it under. Alfred Harrison, auctioneer and valu ator, said that he had valued the goods at the Spread Eagle Hotel when they were taken over from Tisch by "Vinson. Could not recall particulars of his valuation. Was at the hotel about five months ago, and thought it fairly well furnished. H« went up under instructions to sell for rent, and was quite satisfied that there was sufficient there for that purpose. To Mr Wilding: Went into the dining room, bar, and kitchen, but did nut go upstairs. If the furniture had been sold by auction on the spot it is doubtful if they would have reached one-half their value. ,

To the Jury: Was satisfied that the goods were value for the rent, even if sold at the hotel.

B. Hughes, accountant, resident in Ashburton, said that he had been trustee in L. T. Washer’s estate. Witness toek an inventory of the goods in the Spread Fagle Hotel at that time, which he now produced. He valued the furniture in the house at L 137 14s lOd. There were thirteen bedrooms furnished in a very inferior style. He valued the in each at about L2. Valued five prints at 10s the lot. Some of them were two feet square. Placed no value upon the few books he saw. Valued a large table at L 3.

To Mr Wilding: This valuation occu pied a whole day. Had no experience as a valuator. Washer had suggested that witness should make the valuation. Washer gave no reason for making this suggestion. He valued the goods at what he considered they would realise if sold. He was guided in some cases by Washer’s opinion. There was a bill of sale over all Washer’s goods to the Standard Brewery Company. As trustee in the estate wit ness sold to Titch any interest he had' in the lease and license ; nothing else. The consideration was one pound. Bad not received a penny more from Tisoh. Harrison paid him the pound on account of Tisch Tisch had hinted that ha would give witness a bribe of L 5 if as trustee he wo ild withdraw the goods from sale. He applied to Tisoh in Christchurch for the poind, biit did not receive it. To the Jury : Witness considered that there were not sufficient goods at the hotel to satisfy the claim for rent and the hill of sale, and consequently took no further trouble about the property. He went to Tisoh’s house on the occasion re ferred to to threaten him. Andrew Wood said that he bad been employed with h's wife at the Spread Eagle. He described the furniture, but did not know its value. There was very little business done at the house. Some days they did not take Is, on others L2 or L 3. . The business had fallen off very much during recent years. The chimneys appeared sound. He had not been up them te see if they were clean. Sergeant Felten: Had inspected the Spread Eagle Hotel every year since. It was built, nine or ten years ago. It was never well furnished, but it was con sidered sufficiently so • for the class of people frequenting It. Some of the fur niture there last year was the same as was there nine years ago. The hotel was the worst furnished public 'house in the dis trict. Witness had read the claim made by Tisoh on the Insurance Com pany, and it was not true. He claims for twenty bedrooms, but there were only twelve rooms for the public, con taining sixteen beds. The servants’ bed room and a private bedroom witness had not inspscted, and Tisch claimed L 8 for each room, but witness estimated them at L2 to L2 10s each. In witness’s opinion UOO was the outside value of everything in the house. Had had twenty-one years’ experience in inspecting public houses, and had also had large experience in wholesale and retail houses, and knew the value of goods. ' When the hotel was first built there was a good deal of business done, and the house was enlarged. With in the last year or so there has not been sufficient business for a Iran to make a Urine, even if he had the place rent free. The house was of very slight construction." When Tisch was licensee his sitting ro m and bedroom were well furnished, and there were also articles of value in other rooms, but lately there was no more furniture than to barely meet re quirements.

To Mr Wilding; Inspected the house last June, but could not say the exact date, but the time of the visit was about a quarter to one. Returned to Ashbur ton next day about six o’clock, having stayed at Mount Somers, which was about eight miles from Tisch’s hotel. Went into all the rooms except two. Had not seen good furniture at the Spread Eagle for two or three w ears. Witness then enumerated a number of ornaments that were missing, but could not say if any thing had been removed since Vinson took th i hotel. Considered the price paid by Vinson, L4OO, exorbitant! Tisch had sent in a notice for another license, and witness intended to oppose it on the grounds that the house was not required. Did not know that Wood wished to have the hotel until to day. Robert Neill, constable, deposed that on April 29th he wont to the Spread Eagle Hotel, whan he found it had been burnt to the ground. Examined the chimneys next morning and found them perfectly sound. Baldwin was present and painted out the chimney where the fire was sup posed to have originated, and witness said •he could see no flaw. Several things were saved, the same as had been stated by previous witnesses. The house was well enough furnished for the trade it was doing. When Tiach was landlord tbs trade was fair, but latterly it bad been bad. Since Tiach left there had hardly betn a man in the occupation of the hotel capable of holding a license. In the first place too much was charged for liquor, and in the second you could not get valg* for your money.

To Mr Wilding: Did n-t get at the top of the chimney, bat simply looked st the uuts.de. Baldwin and other men present assisted witness in making investigations. To the Police : In the closet at the back of the house there was a clean white shirt, a collar, a tie and a hat, which were claimed, by Baldwin, who said he had put them there to keep them dean. Richard Lawrence said he wi« cook at a thrashing machine at Methveo. Was at the Spread Bagle Hotel about February and was standing in front of the bar, and witness rsmarked that it hsd a bam*Hkw appearance, and that it was a*pity that it waa not blown cown or bnmt down. Baldwin answered to the effect that possibly had Tisch known it might have served his (witness’s) purpose to do so,

To Mr Wilding : The conversation with Baldwin iraa simply bar talk, and witness attached ne meaning to it. The coal used was lignite and a change Jof wind might easily have caused the aahss to blow into the house and set the place on fire. ' ii-.X-IV

This closed the evidence of the police, and Mr Wilding said that all he had to say was to ask his Worship to point out to the jury that they had to decide how; ,tho fire originated. He had not brou~ examined on the subject of which waa a matter for another Court to decide.

His Worship then summed up briefly and the jury retired. After an absence of about 20 minutes they returned a ver dict to the effect that the Spread Eagle Hotel was burnt down on the -29th-April, and although the cironmatancea were of a auspicious nature there was not anfident evidenoeto attach the blame to any par ticular individual. ‘ :

The Court rose at 843 p. urn % ■ :- t

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIANS!* ENGLAND [renter’s TELEOBAHS—OOPVRIOHT.] tOKDOH, May I®. ! ThoAuatraUan cricketers Oommsaped the third cricket natch te-day., They met an eleven of thoCounty'of Surrey. The weather. was splondid.and Kennington Onlvu whom a great interest was taken in the game. The visitors want in firjt, and the innings closed for a-total of 195. McDon nell, c 37, and Scott, c.?l, being the highest scorers. . Tke Qome team then went. to the wickets,, and theirjnning*. ended for 97 nmi, 1 ' towerda' whloff s Me» > Aokroyd was highest 'contributor For the Australians Spofforth and Boyle, bawled splendidly, the forther takrdg fear wickets for 20 runs and Boyle four for JO.

SPORTING

FUHPTOHJUKK BMBt The following is the handicap for the Two Mile Teot. ; : - Major ... scr j Rodger ...'26see Miriam ... scr .Novice ... SOseo Kate- ... s'co Maggie ... 30«e0,- Houser ... lOscc Old Bob Bid- Jimmy. ... lOseo - ley. . ... SOsec^ Spot (Baon- ; .’Jerry . ...» 35seo ton’s) ISseo Daisy *•1 '’36ioc Spot(Smith’s) 15soc Oasss Tete ... 35Mb Warrior ... 15sao Qog 40see Formosa ... 20seo Acceptance* close at 8 p.m., Thursday, May 22nd. DU NE-DIN BIRTHDAY MEETING. ■ [by tblbobam. ]•' . Dunrdiit, To-day. The public having decided to hold ji,. holiday oh Monday, the Jockey Club will have.a third day’s racing. Rocket has been scratched for the Hurdles. /

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves respondhlajpt; the ‘ . opinions expressed by our correspondents.. ..

POLITICS AND BUSINESS.

To THE EDITOR . ', : ■ | Sir, —A letter appeared in journal last evening from the pen of Mr Hugo Fried - lander, in which the writer infers ttytt Hr Ivess’advised me to send to -Akaroa for; cheese. Mr Ivess did nothingeftheabrt., I have sold the Akaroa product eversinee* I started, but as I purchased through a . Christchurch firm I could not always de pend on the. quality ; I .therefore deter-, mined to deal direct with the producer, and asked Hr Ivess to give me the name of a first-class maker in Akaroa. He mentioned. Hr ■ Checkley. I oommuhl- u . cated with •ihat gentleman, andfheresalfi ■: has been satisfactory. Ido not see that' any, decent obliging man could have witht . held the information asked for, even if hi were a director of the Plemington ’ Ohee* ■ Factory. It ia ! my duty to state that M*-. v. Ivess expressed surprise and rpgret that ! did not prefer the Faotoryx Cheese. At for myself, I reeognise as much as anyone the advisibleness ofsup porting local industry ; but I was under' the impression that Akaroa was in New. ZesUnd—aye, even in Canterbury, aincK barely sixty miles,' as the crow flies, from- East, street,—l am, etc,, > •* ;< *sl Ashburton Grouse. J Ashburton, May 21. . ..

COUNTY COUNCIL AND ROAD BOARDS.

To the Editor. Sir, —Will you kindly insert the fol lowing statement of the Wakanui Boat Board’s expenditure, etc,, for the last three years. Mr Walker in your hut night’s issue bad evidently hot the coned figures of expenditure and expenses, ai far as this Board is concerned, when hj drew his statement comparing tbs'- working of the Council and the Boards I think in justice to the Boards he shouli have taken the three years. 1881. ; : b -- Expenditure ... ... ... 2140 3 5 Expenses, ;£3so 5s 4d,'less com- ' mission on rates collected, £B9 13s *.» ... ... 260 12 4 Percentage ... ... ... 12 o o 1882. Expenditure ... ... ... 1834 o n Expenses, £441 19s lid, less commission on rates and rents, £jj 12s 6d 364 '9 S Percentage 19 ®-. 1883. Expenditure 104* 0 ♦ Expenses, £269 3s pd, less com mission on rates and rents, £87103 18* *3 9 Percentage (an avenge of i6}4 per cent, for 3 years) ... *7 10 0 Under expenses I include dork, aurveyor, 5 rate collector, legal feos, brokof*’ fcss, office expenses, rates on Board • perty, advertising, printing and inciden tal. Expense of collecting rates has bash deducted, as the collection of revsnasi I* should not be charged against the' expen diture on public works, especially in tlx* case, when the Boards have had to exist on rates, whereas the Couspil bu not .till; the last year struck a rate.—l am, Francis T. M4TO, ; Chairman Wakanui Road Board, i,.

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[ukotkr'r T SLSO RAMS —COPT HIGH T. ] Monetary wd £ 0 N “®® r j^, lii , Consols remain at New Zea land securities at last quotations, viz., Five per cent. 10-40 Loan, 104 ; Kvc percent. 1889 Loan, 102 ex civj Four and a linlf per cent. 1879-3094 : *oan, xo2#; Foqr per cent, dfei

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1884.



BEST BaWtefrgt»mp? Man;ifaotor;ir in N&r -Zealand, —Maihps of any size j and for any purpose made by Leonard Pom, Gunsmith, andten years practical Sewing Machinist. Mathematical, Musi cal InstrQffisnhf, Electric Batteries, and Musical Boxes, etc., repaired.' 138 Glou cester. ■ street, ./opposite Theatre Royal, Christchurch. 5 960 V I. N E Brother oam’s ENGLISH LEVERS from £5 10s. Genuine Waltham Levers, from £3 10s. All watohesguaranteedtWOyears. Special attention to repairs, which are guaranteed twelmmonths: G. ADAMS & CO, Practical English Watchmakers, 246 High street, Christchurch, if. v .Opposite City Hotel.' 5 959 Nonofc“ ! J-‘A.v Persson ‘'CABINETMAKER, 1 * . UPHOLSTERER & shop-fitter;’ ’ Wakanui Road, (pear Post Office), Begs to thank his 1 easterners for past favors and to announce that he is now - prepared to execute orders for all classes of suites of furniture in tapestry, repp, velvet, leather and horse hair, and to suit •very one Furniture uphulsteted and polished. Mattresses te-made and car ! pets re-laid. People from the country will do well to pay J. A. P.’s establish ment a visit before purchasing elsewhere. All work entrusted to him will be faith - fully carried «wt, and his priors will defy •ompelition. Agent for Walter Gee's Venetian Blinds J. B. Mansfield, Monumental Mason •.v ■ FOHSICALS CONDUCTED ON MASOKA LX TBBMB. iii& : '



Wanted Anniversary Star of the East X Lodge, No. 62. WANTED —A respectable Youth as an Apprentice. Hayes and Co. 5 98b tiTANTRO Known Co.mfortabla VV Lodgings for one or two boarders. Apply, Guardian office. 5 988 YJS7AN IED —Boy to milk and make »• himself useful. Apply J. H. Raine, Maronan, Hinds. 0 92i WANTED —A General Servant; one that can cook well. Apply to Mrs G. Jameson, Tanered street. 59 > 1 WANTED —Tenders to Feed off 149 acres Turnips. Particulars apply, John Dotlb, Upper Rangitata. 6 788 WANTED— A good general Servant, none but a thoroughly experienced j girl need apply. A boy is kept. Enquire this office. 5 976 WANTED Tenders for Raising, ' Sorting and putting in bags, 5 to ■8 tons of potatoes. Tenders to be in by Thursday, May 22. Apply, “ X,” Post. Office, Ashburton. 6 979 ! Wf ANTED, immediately Every one VV to read Hates an» Co.'s adver thement. 4 748 'I'IOKETS, Is 6d, may be had ©very-, .I. where- TTTANTED—Every one that was unsuc- W cessful in Hates and Co ’s art union to read advertisement. 4 749 : , — THE Anniversary Tea Meeting will be held in the Church of England Schoolroom on Monday, May 26th. WANTED to purchase Good Lard in any quantify ; alse, Sound, Small Pickling Onions. Apply, #*. E. Potntz, Novelty Emporium and Proviaien Store. 5 768 f-pEA on the Table at 6 p. m. WANTED Known—Best Rice, 3d ; Sago, 4d; Tapioca, 5d ; Flemington Factory Cheese, 6|d por lb.—J. Me’ Gregor, street, opposite the Arcade. . ' 4 640 MAY 26, Temperance cheer at the Church of England School, WANTED Known—The cheapest house in town to buy Millinery, Dolmans, Jackets, Dress Stuffs, etc., is H. C. Segers’s, Sealy's buildings, East street. First-class goods marked with a small profit. New goods now open. 2 234 MAY 26, the oldest Lodge in Ashbur ton will eat, drink and be merry. \\J ANTED KNOWN — Robert Elston, VV Bill Poster, Theatrical Agent, etc., Town Hall, Ashburton. Theatrical companies and others visiting Ashburton should communicate with the above. Orders by post or telegram promptly attended to. 760 c / OOD Tea at the Good Templar enter \Jf tainment. '• WANTED Known —For sale cheap, a Three and Four-Roomed House, Half Acre .of Land ; two frontages,- situated on East Belt, near Wakanui road.. Terms easy. Also, 8 Acres in English grass, with county water race through it. Apply W. C. Davis, next Oddfellows’ Ball, Ashburton. 6 765 jGLi O D SON Good Speakers, G S \TTANTED Known—That Jones and VV Bradshaw, next Mr Lancaster’s batchers shop. East street, are now offer ing Pig Feed, Chick Wheat, Horse Feed, etc,, etc., etc., cheaper and of a better class than any other in the town. All goods delivered free ef charge in town. 4 752



WANTED —The public who are in want of Boots to inspect our win dow before purchasing elsewhere. As far asßtyle and cheapness we are determined not to be excelled. Boots for everyone, and at any price. Large stock of women’s best prunellas from 7s 6d ; men’s half sole and heeling, 4s' 6d ; women s do, 3a 6d ; girl’s do, 2s 6d. Nokes, Leicester Boot Warehouse, Burnett street. 12 1107 VETERINARY SHOEING FORGE. WANTED Known— W. T. Kingston (late with.J. R. Steel, Blacksmith) begs to announce to the public of Ash burton and surrounding district that he has commenced business in a new shop erected oh the Wakanui troad, next 0. Ray, Engineer- Millwright, etc. (nearly opposite Central Hotel), and trusts to re ceive a fair share of public patronage. All shoeing done in his usual style, and guaranteed the best workmanship. Re pairs neatly executed. Estimates given for builders’ ironwork. 3 652 ' Special Advertisements. Roberts, paxton & co. ARB | CASH PURCHASERS OF WHEkT BEANS BARLEY PEiS OATS COCKSFOOT • ’ • ’ ■ • - AND ■ RYE GRASS SEED. They supply farmers with the best quality Large Cornsacks, at the lowest market rates, and will ma'ce liberal Gash Advances against Grain placed in their hands for shipment to London or else where. ROBERTS, PAXTON & Co. Lite P. Cunningham and Go’s offices, Corner of Manchester and Lichfield Sts.. Christchurch. 3 623



Meech and Co. O not, aa a nile, care to blow about the Excellence of their Goods, but when they find that they can offer induce ments which no other house in Ashburton can possibly do, ‘they feel justified in rushing ihto prin t to let the general public kn w that they will be studying their own interests by purchasing from the-makers. MEECH AND CO., CABINET MAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS. au.) , ocfj.f BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON. UNDERTAKERS, &0., &e., <feo.



Being supplied with tho latest improved Machinery, they are able to turn out Fur niture, &c., in all the newest designs, and at prices which defy competition. Farmers and ethers wishing to make their homes comfortable should pay this Firm,a visit, and they vyill find that MBEOH AND GO. can supply every Household, requisite at prices which, to meet the times, will really surprise them. Brackets and all other k nds Cutting done f or the trade, 376



Special Advertisement j^TATIONERY, Commercial, Plain, and Fancy. ACCOUNT BOOKS PRIZE BOOKS SCHOOL BOOKS & REQUISITES (Sch«ol 4 Committeea supplied) TOYS & FANCY GOODS. Andrewes Bros., Esegama.Hßß, Sxau©nkrs, &0.,| ASHBURTON.



J-MPORTANT The undersigned is now landing PRIMS NEWCASTLE COAL for household purposes. iAlso en hand, BEST NATIVE COAL AND BLACK PIN* FIREWOOD. Building Timber at Prices to suit the Times. ALPHEUS HAYES, Coal and Timber Merchant. WILLIAM COLLINS, Manager.



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 TARIETY OP FASHION ABLE GARMENTS, Manufactured from sound and reliable New Zealand Tweeds. The well-known reputation enjoyed bj the Firm of Selling a GENUINE ARTICLE AT WHOLESALE PRICE Has resulted in an increase of Business' during the past season, ann they can now boast of having Twenty-one Retail Branches in New Zealand, thus enabling them to increase the Factory produce, economising both msterjal and labor, ann ensuring to their patrons a further benefit in the shape of a still . Lower Rate of Wholesale Price SHIRTS, UNDERCLOTHING, HATS & CAPS, PORTMANTEAUS, And every requisite at Wholesale Price. Ashburton Branch : BAST STREET.



GRAIN SEASON 1884. rnHtf NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND i- MERCANTILE AGENCY COM PANY (LIMITED). Capital £3,000,000. Reserve Fond £210,000. AAKA IA, THBRTSBY, AND METH YEN AGENCIES. Me 0. W. TURNER, the Company’s Local Agent, will be in regular attend ance at CHERTSEY: ON TUESDAYS, from 11 a.m. till 2 p.m. METHVEN: ON THURSDAYS, from 12 till 4 p.m. RAKAIA: At alltimes during the week. Every - information as to Coat and Arrangements for SHIPPING GRAI can be obtained on application to C. W. Turner, ' AGENT, . 2 858 Rakaia, Chertsey, and Methven. |F YOU WANT GOOD AND STRONG FURNITURE, GO TO DAVIS’S JHBAP FURNITURE AND BED „ DING MANUFACTORY, BAST STREET SO UT H, ASHBURTON. tjIVEP<Y article Sold at Christchurch Peiobs and - .iaranteed best of ■material and workmanship. FUNERALS CHEAPLY & COMPLETELY FDKNTS/tBD r EOR SALE—A Compact Farm, con taining 130 acres, sub-divided into four paddocks by substantial well watered, and within an easy distance of a school. F. FBRRIMaN. JMPORTANT TO AGRICULTURISTS DEATH TO THE BIRDS. The Undersigned has just received a consignment of DOWN'S FARMERS’ FRIEND FOB PREVENTING THE SMUT IN WHEAT, BARLEY, OATS, &c., The Ravages of the Slug, Grub, and Wire Worm, and the incursion of Birds and Vermin. It will also promote the Germination and Growth of the Seed, and increase the produce of the Crop equal to a change of seed. 1 K Tin is sufficient for Seventy-two Bushels of Seed, which can he dressed I and fit to sow in aquarter of an hour, , and is easier and drier for the drill at , the tin* of sowing than any other plan. , In using it no Lime or Brine is required, j F. FERRIMAN. j



Sp cial Advertisment. N apology. Vv a promised some time ago to supplj the public with full particulars of our new stock of winter goods ; but since a closer examination has been made, we 6nd the variety bo much greater than we antici pated that with tlu limited space at our command such a course would be im practicable. W e may, however, state that : OUH SUPPLV OF ; : FANCY COATINGS • : and : : TWEEDS • ■ From tfjb Home Markets j - : SU PASSES : : Anything We Hate : : Hitherto Received. • ■!,- To encourage Colonial Manufactures, and assist in keeping Colonial wealth Vithin the colony as far as that can be done by the efforts of a single firm, we have received a fine selection of TWEEDS from Kaiapoi and Oatnaru ; also a splen did assortment of MOcGIEL TWEEDS, manufactured only for the bespoke trade. As these goods have been awarded highest honors at the Sydney and Melbourne Ex hibitions, they require no further recom mendation at our hands. m The success which we have already achieved in Ashburton, and the reputation we now enjoy for accurately fitting the human figure, will be a sufficient gua.r3.ll - that style, fit, and other essentials can always b» relied on. CRAIGHEAD AND CO., CLOTHIERS, TANCRBD STREET, ASHBURTON.



Gorged Livers, Bilious conditions, consti pation, piles, dyspepsia, headache, cured by “ Wells’ May Apple Pills.” 5d and Is boxes at druggists. The N.Z. Drug Co., General Agents. 2 The Bad and Worthless are never imitated or counterfeited . This is es pecially true of a family medicine, and it is positive proof that the remedy imitated is of the highest value. As soon as it has been tested and proved by the whole world that Hop Bitters was the purest, best, and most valuable family medicine on earth, many imitations sprung up and began to steal the notices in which the press and the people of the country had expressed the merits of 11. 8., and in I t very way trying to induce sneering invalids to u-c their stuff instead, expecting to make money on the credit and good name of H. B. Many others started nostrums put up in simi lar style to 11, 8., with variously devised names in which the word “ Hop ” or “Hops ” were used in a way to induce people to believe they were the same as Hop Bitters, All such pre*ended remedies or cures, no matter what their style or name is, and especially those with the word “Hop” or ‘.‘Hops” in their name or in any way connected with them or their name, are imitations or counterfeits. Beware of them. Touch none of them. Use nothing but genuine American Hop Bitters, with a bunch or cluster of green Hops on the white label, and Dr Soule’s name blown in the glass. Trust nothing else. Druggists and chemists are warned against dealing in imita tions or counterfeit*.