SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. Arrived. Saturday. IpPeDguin, b.b , from Manukau and way ports. Yesterday. Annie Hill, brigamine. from Bluff. . Sailed- * Saturday. Coptic, s. s., for Napier. Timaru, s.s., for Westport. Penguin, 8.8., for Wellington. Wareatea, a. s., for Westport. Kestrel, ketch, for Pelorus Sound. Annie Wilson, schooner, for Kaipara. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, Saturday. Arrived—Cheviot, from Mauritius. Wellington, Yesterday. Arrived— Wakatipu, from Svdney. Dunedin Yesterday. Sailed Ringarooma, for Sydney via Auckland. , r , , Port Chalmers, Yesterday. Arrived, on Saturday—Frederick Bas till, from Kaipara; Taiaroa, from Timaru; Beautiful Star, from Oamaro. On Sunday —Star of the South, from Greymouth. Sailed, on Saturday—Ringarooma, for Auckland ; Lizzie, for Invercargill; Wa naka, for Lyttelton. ' Bluff, Yesterday. Arrived —Manapouri, from Melbourne.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

auction sales. Tuesday, December 9. Messrs Matson, Cox and Cl, at the Ashburton Saleyards—Stock Friday, December 12 Mr Tbos. Bullock, at G, A. Vincent’s shop Moore street—Bankrupt Stock

MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Etc, Monday, Dbcembe : 8 Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7. _ . ~. , , Choral Society—Meeting m St Stephen s Schoolroom, at 8 o’clock Tuesday, December 9 Oddfellows’ Dali—Entertainment, at 8 o’clock Wednesday, December 10 Town Hall—Pollard’s Juvenile Opera Company, at 8 o’clock Friday, Decevber 12 Chertsey Schoolroom— Entertainment and Dace, at 8 o’o 00k T* FSDAY, DBCEMBE I 16 St Church —Garden Party in the Parsonage grounds Wednesday, December 17 Orange Hall—Temperance Lecture, at 8 o’clock Friday, December 26. Sports Ground —Ashburton Caledonian Society’s Annual Sports Loyal Orange Lodge— Concert and Ball in the Town Hall Friday, January 9 /Pakanui Road Board, at Hoad Board office, Moore street, at 10.30 a.m. Saturday, January 3. isnburton County Council—At Council Chambers, 11 a. ni. .

MAIL NOTICES.

Mail* close at the Ashburton Post Office follows: — , For Christchurch and North at Ga.ni. 10.30 a.m., and 5 p.m., daily. For Ohertseyßakaia, &c., at 10.30 a.m. *nd 6 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10 a. m. daily. 'fat Temuka, at 6 a.m. and 10 a.m,, For Tima/u and South, at 0 a.m., 10 a.m., ancL4-S0 p. m., daily. For Greenstreet and Ashburton Forks, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10.45 For Wakanui, Elgin, Seaview, Seafield, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6.30 am. For Jlount Somers, on Tuesdays and aturdays, at 6 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. For Mayfield, on Tuesdays and Satur iays, at 6 a-ni. For Abhtca, Waterton and Longbeach, at 4.60 p.m. daily. For Flemington, on Mondays, Wednes _ ■Says, and Fridays, at 4.30 p. tn. For Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fri days at 10.80 a>m. UTailn arrive at the Ashburton Post Office— From Christchurch and Rakaia at 10.15 *.xn,, 4.35 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. - From Ohertsey, &c. at 10.15 a.m. and i. 35 p.m. daily. From Dunedin and intermediate places at 5.3? "\m. daily. Front Temuka and Timaru at 10.40 a. m. B.dO p.m., and 8 p.m. daily. From Greenstreet and Ashburton Forks, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10 jLIXU From Mount Somers, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, at 10.5 a.m. and 8.15 p.m. From Mayfield, on Tuesdays and Satur days, at 10.6 a.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long, beach at 10 a.m. daily. Fiom Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fri days, at 2.30 p.m. From Flemington on Tuesdays, Thurs days, and Saturdays, at 10 a.m. From Elgin, Wakanui, Seafield, and Kyle on Tuesdays, Thmsdays, and Sat urdays. at 4 p.m.

BIRTH.

Barnard —On December 7th, at Princess ' street, Ashburton, the wife of 0. T. Barnard, of a son.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1884. Federation and Annexation.

The memorandum on the Federation and Annexation question which Sir Julius Vogel has forwarded to the Agent-General is a State paper in every way worthy of its author. Its circula tion in England at the time when the Imperial Parliament is about to con sider the Enabling Bill, brought forward by Lord Derby, should have a salutary effect, inasmuch as it will serve to en lighten Home politicians as to what the colonies really think about the matter, and in spite of the inordinate amount of talk which has been indulged in at Conferences and elsewhere, it must be confessed that such enlighten ment is sadly wanted. The Colon! il Treasurer treats of the question under four heads, viz.;—(a) The Annexation or establishment of a protectorate over New Guinea and other islands; {b) a contribution by the colony to the cost of a High Commissioner and his staff in special relation to New Guinea; ( c) the question of any of the islands in the South Seas being used for the reception of convicts; (d) the proposal to establish a Federal Council. With regard to the first of these, it is pointed out that the recent annexation of New Guinea is only of paramount importance to Queensland, none of the other Australasian colonies having re ceived any direct benefit from the es-

tablishment of a British protectorate over the island. For ourselves, it may be said that we gel actually no return for our contribution towards the sup port of ,the Commissionership, but it must not be supposed we have incurred the liability from purely Quixotic motives. Indeed, the policy of annexa tion, it carried out at all, must be worked on the give and take principle,

and the planting of the Royal Standard upon the shores of New Guinea will necessaiily have to be followed up by a similar ceremony in other islands of the South Pacific. Sir Julius Vogel refers in his memorandum to the Tonga and Samoa groups as posses sions which it would be to the advantage of this colony to annex, and as both Victoria and New South Wales have, as a matter of course, deter mined to take their share in this acquirement of new territory, it is easily seen that we have embarked on a scheme which will speedily grow to vast dimensions. Whether we are jus tified in incurring these heavy pros pective responsibilities is extremely questionable, and we doubt if Earl Derby would have consented to the initiation of the South Sea annexation policy had he recognised whither it will lead us. Another point empha sised by the Treasurer, which did not receive the attention it deserved at the Sydney Conference, is the necessity for those islands that may be annexed being made to form part of a constitu tional colony, instead of being placed under the control of a Commis-

sioner. Had it been realised that the annexation of New Guinea would simply mean the establishment of an other Crown colony in the Pacific, -we scarcely think that even Queensland would have shown herself so anxious about the matter. The Treasurer hav ing dealt with this part of the question, goes on to refer to the amount which this New Guinea experiment will cost New Zealand. This he puts down in round numbers at La,500 per annum, but it must not be lost sight of that this will either be greatly increased in the future, or we must let this annexa tion policy stop where it is and submit to continue Iff pay for something from which we derive not the smallest bene fit. Of the two evils it is difficult to say which is the worst, although Sir Julius is probably right when he states that things having gone so far, this colony could hardly afford to stand outside of the Australian combination. As amat-

ter of fact, the only point that has much concerned people on this side of the equator in connection with Annexation is the deportation of her lowest criminals by France to the Pacific Islands. This is a clear danger to the colonies, and the ' protests made from time to time have been amply j ustified. The lone in some instances has been rather bumptious, ancl the rebuke of the Treasurer contained in the fol lowing sentence is not altogether un deserved :—“ No representation on the subject can be too strong, but it is to be doubted if it is not better calculated to aid the British Government in their negotiations that the representations should be made to them direct rather than fulminated in a manner calculated to arouse the pride of a great nation. It should be as easy,” Sir Julius goes on to say, “to show to France—from which country the danger is appre hended —that in the interests of her own posssesions in the Pacific, and of the large trade that must grow up between them and the colonies, it would be to her own advantage to seek some other part of the world as a home for her criminal population.’- Evidence is not wanting to show that France is realis ing the fact that it would not be wise to run counter to our wishes in this / matter, and the cause for alarm, which in their enthusiasm the people more than probably exaggerated, may be said to have ceased to exist.

Sir Julius Vogel writes at some length upon the proposal for a Federal Council, but what he says need npt

detain us long. It may indeed be summed up in the opinion that any proposal in the direction of Colonial Federation in Australasia is premature. That the idea should have been con sidered feasible by English politicians shows an ignorance of the condition of affairs in tins part of the world which is positively collossal. What would be the effect of the establishment of a Federal Council is so plainly and suc cinctly put by the Treasurer, that we cannot do better than quote his own words. He says : —“ Really, all comes back to this point, that as long as the colonies are not federated, so long as each is self-governed, and the Govern ment of each responsible to the local Legislature, it will be impossible for such Government to do justice to its responsibility and yet allow part of the powers it ought to exercise to be exercised by others. There would be a constant struggle between each colony and the Federal Council. The Imperial - Government would espouse the rights of the Council, who decline to receive separate representations, and

;here would be coolness and want o:

friendly understanding between the colonies and the Colonial Office.” The truth of this is so self-evident that we think the authorities in England cannot fail, when they read Sir Julius’s memorandum, to see that colonists do not care in the slightest degree whether or not the Federation Enabling Bill passes, as it will be very many years before any of the Australasian colon ies will dream of using the power which it is intended to entrust them with.

A rumot having gained currency that the Tinwald Town Board would attempt to exclude the press from their sitting on Saturday, a strong party of journalists presented themselves at the Temperance Hall, the place of meeting, shortly before seven o’clock on that evening. The doors were found closed, but in response to a vigorous summons executed upon the barricade, the caietiker unbarred the en trance and discovered the gentleman who has gained some notoriety through a facetious notice by the “ biggest daily ia the colony ” in solitary possession of the Council chamber. On the appearance of the intruders bearing unmistakeable in dications of their nefarious avocation, the gentleman hurriedly secured some scat tered papers and left the hall. The re presentatives of the press shared the occu pancy of the building for an hour and a half with two garrulous ratepayers with iews decidedly antagonistic to town boards, and a silent stranger, making merry with farcical criticism of the em bryonic alderman and their municipality. At half past eight four members of the Board entered the hall, and to the evident discomfiture of the humorists recognised the silent stranger as their colleague. A pressman, the author of the Board’s recent fame, suggested to the Chairman that an hour and a half having elapsed beyond the time appointed for the meeting, it could not then legally take place, but the Chairman replied that provision had bean made to meet factious fault-finding by fixing no hour for the meeting. The BoaJtd then proceeded to business, a report of which appears in another place. The rainfall at Ohertsey for the month ending Nov. 30th was 457 inches. For the week ending Dec. 6th, 3.70 inches.

The two men concerned in the Nen thorne tragedy, Crowley, were brought up at Outram on Saturday, charged with the murder of William Mel drum. The case was adjourned pending the inquest This was held in the after noon. The medical evidence showed that death had resulted from bleeding from the knife wounds. In cross-examina tion by Mr Denniston, Dr McOaw said that if proper applicancea had been at hand an hour after the occurrence, the man’s life could probably have been saved. White and Fitzgerald, who ia still at large, were boarders with Mel drum. Evidence was given by Mrs Mel drum and some navvies as to hearing re marks daring the quarrel by one or other of the three men that they would kill Meldrum, and if they had a knife they would cut his throat. They were all in drink Fitzgerald was known on the works as Garrett. It ia not known exactly how the row began. It seems that a woman named Burke was in Outram a day or two before, and com plained that Meldrum had cut her on the head, and was heard to say that she would get “ some of the boys to go for Meldrum." Fitzgerald made the remark during the Monday evening when a num ber of man were playing cards in Mel drum’s, th ,t he was Irish, and meant to have a row. The jury re turned a verdict of “ Wilful murder” against the three men. Word has been received by the police of Fitzgerald having been seen at a place called Clark’s Flat. He left Nenthorn with tbe avowed intention of going to Dunedin to tell the police all about the affair and give himself up but evidently change 1 his mind on the road. Mr Maddorn, agent for Messrs Ren wi _-k, Ketmley and Co. has shown us a very handy little instrument called the “ Musical Casket,” which has just been received from America. As a musical uovelty it certainly ia worth seeing. Any number of tunes can be played by simply turning a handle and replenishing the rolls of music, which can be obtained ad lib .

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council will be held this even ing.

The half yearly meeting of the Ashbur ton Racing Club will be held at the Club’s room at eight o’clock to-morrow evening.

The Waring Taylor cases were again before the Wellington Magistrate’s Court on Saturday. The accused surrendered to his bail on various charges of fraud pre-

ferred against him, but in accordance with an understanding arrived at when the matter was previously before the Court, none of the case! were gone int >, an ad-- journment till Tuesday being obtained. Accused was admitted to bail.

The usual monthly sitting of the Ash burton District Court has been adjoui ned from Wednesday, 10th inst., to Friday, i2tli inst., at 11 a m. We know that there is nothing on earth equal to Hop Bitters as a family medicine. Look for. —[ Advt. ] Catarrh oe rat Bladder.—Stinging

.rotation, inflammation, all kidney and similar complaints, cured by “ Buchu-paiba.” The N.Z. Drug Co., General Agents. 3

Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, etc., are quickly cured by using Baxter’s !, Lung Preserver/’ This old-established me;licine is pleasant to

the palate, and highly extolled by members of the medical and clerical profession. Read ad vertisement.

Christmas presents free of charge.—Last year we are informed that over 9,000 presents were given away during December and the early part of January by H, E. May Sc Co., The Hall, Christchurch. This year they are doing the same, and this is how they do it : Every customer is presented with u ticket equal to 10 per cent, on the amount spent by them, so that if you spend Lio you can choose anything up to l.i, if L 5 is spent a ros present ryill be giytm, if L 3 a 6s present, if a 2s presehCbut if you’ only spend One Shilling you will gat ’something; And every time you come duri g this month of December and up to January the 6th you will get a pre sent. If you do not wish to spend a lot of money in one day’s shopping you can get )our tickets for what you have spent, and so on each time you come, and then get one really handsome tiling equal in value to all the tickets 1 you hoId.— JADVT.j j

The Government are taking into con sideration every precaution with the view of preventing the introduction of smallpox into the colony. The question of quaran tining all vessels arriving from New South Wales was discussed, but the Union Com pany having reported that the most min ute examination was made of all passen gers leaving Austaalia by their steamers and also that medical officers were carried on board *he steamers, it is understood that the present regulations will not be disturbed The Government are advised by the health authorities in Sydney that every endeavor is being made there to stamp out the disease, and that the locali ties where any new cases are reported are at once quarantined.

The whole of the men arrested in con nection with the illicit distillation of whiskey at Porirua have now been, re leased, the claims of the Crown, amount ing to about L6OO, having been satisfied.

The Hon. Mr Tola has received a tele gram from the Native Minister, stating that Kawhia is included in the Kingite territory, in which the sale of drink will bo prohibited, and has so informed the temperance deputation which waited on him.

A twelve hours’ walking match at Wel lington between Crofts and OPettingell, was won by the former by nine miles. The distance covered by the winner was sixty-seven miles. John G. Watkin, a well-known builder and contractor, has been arrested in Christchurch by Detective Neil, charged with forging and uttering a promissory note on the Bank of New Zealand for L2l 19s lid, purporting to be signed by John Bennetts, storeman at Taylor and Co’s. A gallant rescue occurred at the River Avon yesterday afternoon, when a boy named Nelson, 15 years old, though un able to swim, jumped in and saved the life of a little girl named Scandrett, seven years old, who fell off Montreal street bridge into deep water. Herman Hempton who was sentenced some 18 months ago to eight years’ im prisonment for several forgeries, died in the Christchurch Hospital on Saturday night from heart disease. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning, before Mr Baddeley, R.M., two first offenders were charged with drunkenness. One unfortunate,, still suf fering from the effects of hie debauch, was remanded for seven days to receive medical treatment, and the other was fined 5s and costs, with the usual alterna tive.

The War Office authorities (says the St. James’s Gazette ) seem at last to have solved one of the most intricate problems of the day. For some time past there has been an almost universal call from the thirsty public for some kind of alcoholic drink which may be imbioed without producing the terrible moral and physical effects attributed to spirituous liquors. Attempts have from time to ti e been made to introduce drinks alleged to meet this requirement; but they have, as a rule, been utter failures, owing to the absence of any exhilarating properties in these substitutes for stimulants. It re mained for the royal victualling-yard at Deptford to find something exactly suited to the exigencies of the situation. The chief stimulant for ordinary use among the men engaged in the Nile flotilla, it ia stated, will be rum, which ia being sent out in large quantities from Deptford, but not in a condition, to which objection could be taken by the most enthusiastic apostle of total abstinence. By a special process the heavy portion of the alcohol is got rid of, and that of lighter specific gravity is re ained, thereby rendering the rum “ light and exhilarating instead of stupefying and intoxicating." The scientific treatment to which the rum is subjected removes, it ia alleged, with the heavy spirit all its irritating properties, and renders the troops who drink it “ cheerful without being excited and quarrelsome.” The Argils explains how the lock-out in the Melbourne boot trade has occurred. A few months ago the Bootmakers’ Union deci led to have the eight hours’ system, combined with piecework, introduced into the trade, and also to make it compulsory that all work should be done on the em ployers’ premise?. The masters were ac cordingly acquainted with the decision arrived at, and though some opposition was offered by them to the proposed change, the system came into operation on the 17th ultimo. Since then, however, the manufacturers have found that the alteration did not work well, especially the restriction that the boots should be made up and finished within the of their factories. They discussed the pro priety of abandoning the change and re verting to the old style of working, and the outcome of their deliberations was the following circular, which was signed by nearly all the leading masters : “ That we will revert to the old system of giving work to be done outside each respsctivo establishment, if deemed necessary, on and after November 17. Noi to engage any hands from each other’s factories on and after this date, unless the work men produce a written discharge signed

by their former employers. from and after this date to refuse to allow on the premises of the undersigned any officers of the Operative Union seeking to address or in any way influence our employees ; also, in the event of our employees wish ing to bring any matter connected with their interests under notice, to decline to receive as their representative any person not of their o.vn number.” The opera tives answered with the following resolu tions :—“ That we adhere strictly to the resolution of having all work done on the

employers’ premises. That all disputes be settled by the officers of the Union, as before. That all overtime be strictly pro hibited. That no member be allowed to take a certificate of discharge, nor work in a factory where a certificate is demanded. That a levy of 15 per cent per week on the gross earnings of alt members be struck for the purpose of carrying on any strike that may arise.” Tfie strike actu ally began a fortnight ago, the employees of a Richmond factory having gone out, owing to a foreman wanting to jgive work out. August Flower. —The most miserable beings in the world are those suffering from dyspepsia and liver complaint. More than /£ per cent of the people are afflicted with these two diseases and their effects; such as sour stomach, sick headache, habitual costiveness, palpitation of the heart, heart burn, waterbrash, gnawing and burning pains at the pit of the stomach, yellow skin, coated tongue and dis agreeable taste in the mouth, coming up of food after eating, low spirits, etc. Go to your druggist and get a bottle of august flower. This valuable medicine has cured thousands and thousands of sufferers, and is known in all civilised countries. Two doses will relieve you. It costs only 3s Cd a bottle. Simple bottles, 6d.—[Aqvt, Flies and Bugs, —Beetles, insects, roaches, ants, bed-bugs, rats, mice, gophers, jack-rab bits, cleared out by “ Rough on Rats,” The N.Z. Drug Co,, General Agents. 3

Holloways Ointment and Pills.— Notable Facts.—lntense heat augments the annoyances of skin disease and encourages the development of febrile disorders; therefore they should, as they can, be remove by these detergent and purifying preparations.- In stomach complaints, liver affections, pains, and spasms of the bowels, Holloway’s ungent well rubbed over the affected part immediately gives the greatest ease, prevents congestion and in flammation, checks the threatening diarrhoea and averts incipient chohra. The poorer

inhabitants in large cities will find these remedies to be their best friends when any pestilence rages, or when from unknown causes eruptions, boils, abscesses, or ulcerations point out the presence of taints or impurities within the system, and call for instant and effective curative medicines. — [Advt.J

An entertainment is announced to take place in the Ghertsey Schoolroom on Friday evening next, in aid of the local cricket club. In addition to the Ghertsey vocal and instrumental talent, which is of no mean order, Mr and Miss Gates, of Ashburton, will assist. On Wednesday evening Pollard’s Lilli putian Opera Bouffe Company will com mence a short season iri the Town Hall.

On Wednesday they will open with “ The Little Duke,” and will follow on Thurs day and Friday with “ Les Cloches de Corneville ” and “ The Princess of Trebi zoncle’’ respectively. These productions will doubtless prove a real treat to the musical people of Ashburton, and the prices having been reduced to popular rates, crowded houses will probably wel come them.

The annual entertainment which is given by the pupils of the Borough School in aid of the treat fund, takes place at the Oddfellows’ Hall to-morrow evening. As a highly attractive programme has been arranged there will no doubt be a large attendance. The Hall Committee have very generously given its use gratis, so that the expenses will be very small. We are requested to state that admission will be by tickets only, and these may be ob tained at the door.

“ The Diary of Carlyle ”is printed. In it Carlyle calls Mr Gladstone “ a represen tative of the multitudinous cants of the age, and in his religious, social, moral, and political life, one of the contempti blest men I ever looked upon, a spectral kind of a phantasm cf a man, incapable of seeing, veritably, any fact whatever. ” In the Diary Mr Carlyle narrates an inter view he had w\th Queen Victoria, saying that the Queen was very gracious, pretty in demeanor throughout, rose greatly in his esteem, and did not fail in any point. At the end ot his Memoirs there is a letter from Lord Beaconsfield (then Mr Disraeli), in which the latter offers to Carlyle a baronetcy and the Grand Cross of the I Bath, and mentions that Tennyson had been offered a baronetcy. Carlyle refused both of the honors in a courteous reply. The Ashburton Band have consented to be present at the garden party at St Stephen’s Parsonage, to be held on Tuesday, the 16th instant. We have a'ao been requested to. stale that in case of wet weather the tea meeting will be hel d in the schoolroom. When the new Courthouse was erected and the grounds laid out, it was evidently the intention of the Government that the exterior of this necessary evil should be made as attractive as possible. But for some time the grounds, which might at little expense be made an ornament to the town, have been allowed to run to waste, until it is now difficult to distin guish any marks of cultivation. We hope the proper officer will at once make the necessary representations to the head of his department, when we have no doubt the small sura required for the restoration of the plantation will be provided. The Bad and Worthless

are never imitated or counterfeited. This is es pecially true of a family medicine, and it k 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 make money on the credit and good name of H. B. Many others started nostrums put up in simi lar style to H. 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 pretended 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 counterfeits.

TINWALD TOWN BOARD.

The Tinwald Town Board met at the Temperance Hall, Tinwald, on Saturday evening. Present Messrs Shearer (chairman), Reid, Innis, Houston and Bickerstaff. MINUTES. The minutes of the inaugural meeting of the Board were read and confirmed. CLERK. The Chairman reported that he had received two tenders, which he submitted to the meeting, for the execution of the official work appertaining to the Board. It was resolved to accept Mr 0. Jeph son’s tender at L2O per annum, and that gentleman was appointed Clerk for the year 1885. KXET MEETING. A prolonged discussion, mainly sus tained by the representatives of the press, ensued in respect to the date on which the next meeting of the Board should be hold, and ultimately Friday, 26ih inst., was fixed. CONCLUSION. In reply to a question from the re porters’ table, the Chairman announced that the business was concluded, and the Board was left sitting.

EUROPEAN ITEMS.

London, November 25. Mr Gladstone, in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon, answered a question put by Mr O’Connor with regard to the Federal Council Enabling Bill. He said that it would be impossible to pass the Bill during the autumn session. November 27. A banquet was given' last night to Sir J. A. Macdonald, Premier of Canada, who attended the recent Conference re the proposed federation of the British empire. In the course of his remarks .Sir J. A. Macdonald said that he objected to fede ration in pact, although he was in favor of the federation of the empire. Earl Derby said that before any definite step could be takeq it would be necessary to obtain the views of the whole of the colonies on the question of the federation of the em pire. It is rumored that Sir William Drum mond JervoU is shortly to replace Lord Augustus Loftus, Governor of New South Wales.

December 2,

The proposal of the German Colonial Society that the Government shall subsi dise a service of mail steamers between Germany and the capitals of the Austra-

lian colonics has been referred to the Committee of the Reichstag for inquiry and report. Bismarck objects to the proposal on the ground that the scheme is one of a purely commercial character.

The Austrian authorities have inti mated that if Branca carries out her pro posal to increase the duty on imported cereals, Austria will retaliate. Replying to Earl Carnarvon in the House of Lords last night, Earl Derby deni sd that the Government was hesita-

ting or dallying with the Australian Fede ral Council Enabling Bill. The Govern ment, he said, were pledged to introduce and pass the Bill, and he hoped that the Governments of New South Wales and New Zealand would modify the attitude they had assumed in the matter.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Melbourne, December 3. The bootmakers’ dispute with employers continues. About 1,400 men are out of work. The point of the dispute is the sweating system, or the practice of giving work to be done at home, which opera tives are desirous of preventing. Num bers of other! trader are contributing to the support of the men on strike. At the annual conversazione of Scots Church, the Rev Mr Strong was present, and received an enthusiastic welcome. Nothing was said as to his future move ments. • _

Information is to hand that Mr Butter wprth, the English architect who designed the Melbourne Anglican Cathedral, has resigned the position, and work has been consequently again stopped. The Post-office is engaged preparing postal notes, which come into operation on the Ist January. Adelaide, December 3. Another fire, supposed to be the work of an incendiary, took place on Monday morning. A German named Stohr was arrested on a charge of causing a great fire in Bundle street. The prisoner was found near the premises. He has already been the first to report fires on six differ ent occasions. The police had no conclu sive evidence, and the prisoner was re manded for a week.

H.M.S. Nelson returned hero on Tues day from New Guinea. Saturday, 27th December, has been proclaimed a public holiday. Christman holidays will thus be extended from Wed nesday nightjto Monday morning. _ Messrs Stuart and Dailey continue to improve in health. The date of the former’s departure for New Zealand has not yet been fixed. The Minister of Works has decided to call for tenders in the colony for twenty locomotives. < The Crown Street Public School, which was attended by a thousand children, has been closed in consequence of the small pox. Sydney, December 2. The smallpox outbreak is caus'ng muon uneasiness. Within 48 hours no lass than 11 cases were reported and 57 persona • were quarantined. The oases are mostly about Surrey Hills, two in Elisabeth street and one at Lockhart. The present outbreak was occasioned by tbe illness of a young child named Cohen, who was attended by aDr Donovan. He failed to report tbe case, and all the other oases were subsequently traced to this. The child had been ill for some time, and was getting well. Dr Donovan, who is to' bo prosecuted, most strenuously denies that any of the cises he had been attending are smallpox at all. The authorities are taking all the necessary precautions. One public school where children have been attending has been closed. There are now more than a dozen oases in quar antine. Since |tbe prorogation ofParliament politics have been very quiet. Active preparations are being made to bring the new Laud Bill into operation at the be ginning of the year. t The municipal elections, which took place yesterday, resulted in the defeat of John Davis, who seeks to re-enter pablio life. # A woman near Jerildetie chopped off the head of her child, and then hanged herself. She is supposed to have been insane.

Remonyi, the violinist, has been vary successful in Sydney. Business continues very dull. Brisbane, December 2. A number of Ohinamen reported tbe finding of gold at the head of the John* ston river. The trial of Bernard Williams, lately boatswain of the labor -schooner Hopeful on a charge of murdering a Polynesian seaman, has commenced.

SPORTING.

MARLBOROUGH CUP. [by telegraph.] Blenheim, To-day. The following nominations have been received for the Marlborough Ouf. Marquis Erebus (lack Jack) Refrigerator Fay Capsize vlocha Black Rose Swordsman

TIMARU RACING CLUB. The following are the acceptances for the Timaru Racing Club’s meeting on the 16th December:— Handicap Hurdles. Mr Jefferson’s Ormidale Mr Armitage’s Black Doctor Mr De Renzy’a Maroon Mr Hobbs’s Moody Mr Agnew’a Doctor. Counties Handicap. Mr Ward’s Full Hand Mr Burgess’s Scaltheen Mr Matthews’s lonic Mr Quill’s Princess Royal Mr Clancy’s All-Fouta Mr Simmons’s Naylor Mr Beattie’s Furtrader Mr Dooley's Barnaby Mr Hobbs's Jackdaw Mr Denoon’s Yinoo Mr Agnew’s Florence. Anniversary Elate. Mr Jefferson’s Ormidale Mr Ward’s Full Hand Mr Reeves’ Pirate Mr De Renzy’s Maroon Mr Studholme's Viking Mr O’Rorke’s Old Maid of Brin MrF. Lambert’s Satirist—Little Nell filly Mr Denoon’s Yinco Mr Storey’s Queen Bee Mr Agnew’s Doctor. Handicap Trot. Mr Denoon’s Black Angel Mr Murphy’s Fanny Mr Collins’ Perfect Lady Mr WederelTs Guardsmaq Mr Cook’s Mrs Ret Mr Cqok’s Cabby Mr John’s Marvel. Two-Ybar-Old Stages. Mr Bqyle’s Vanity Fair Mr Lambert’s Satirist—Little Nell filly Mr Hobbs’ Talisman—Zoe filly

D.J.O. AUTUMN MEETING.

The following handicaps have been declared for the Dunedin Autumn races;— Hurdles Handicap, of 100 aovs. st lb et lb The Lad ... 12 5 Lihwood ... 910 Borderman II 10 Holmsdale... 9 2 Ravens wood 10 12 Littlejohn 9 3 MaatetAgnes 10 5 Glenara ... 9 2 Trapper ... 10 2 Conundrum 9 0 Rocket ... 10 2 Gang Awa... 8 7 Moody ... 10 2 Makorata ... 8 ? Marmion ... 9 12 Dunedin Cup, of 1,000 soys. Welcome Jack 9 9 Capt. Webster 7 2 Tasman ... 9 4 Eskatoa ... 7 3 Vanguard... 9 3 Tim Whiffler 7 0 Oudeis ... 812 Minerva ... 7 0 Lady Emma 8 9 Adamant ... 618 July ... 8 7 Lady Evelyn 612 Johnny Water King 6 12 Faulkner 8 5 The Poet ... 612 Nonsense ... 8 4 Wapiti ... 610 Salvage ... 8 4 Sirßedevere 6 10' Turquoise... 8 3 Charm ... 610 Sou’-wester 8 2 Clogs ... 6 7 Black Bose 8 0 Take Miss... 6 7 Taiaroa ... 710 Hazard ... 6 5 Ne'.son ... 7 9 Beeswing ... 6 6‘ Trenton ... 7 9 Leon ... 6 6 Fusilier ... 7 7 Mokoia ... 6 0 Liverpool ... 7 6 Carlton ... 6 0 Ike 7 4 Statesman... 6 0 Mstanaka... 7 4 Sir Garnet... 0 Q Necklace ... 7 2

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1884.



Wanted. WANTED —A good General Servant. Apply, Mrs M. Feiedlander. Kolmar. 12 2269 Known—House and Shop W with every convenience, in Bur nett sheet, next to Bullock’s Arcade, to let, cheap. Apply Meech afd Co. 12 2233 IYT ANTED Known— H. O. Seders’ is y y the Cheapest House in town for First-class Drapery and Millinery. Every thing marked with a smalt profit. Sealy’s Buildings, Fast street. WANTED Known—A. Orr is selling (V for cash at the following reduced prices ;—Tea, rare value, per box 14? 6d ; tea, per lb Is 3d, extra quality ; L. B. sugar, per lb 3d ; currants, per lb s£d ; raisins, per lb 6d ; tapioca, per lb 33, fine white ; sago, par lb 3d ; sperms, per lb 7d; sauce, per bottle 6d : rice, beat Japan, 3d 11 2066 WANTED Known White crystal Sugar, 3-£d ; Kerosene, 7s 3i a tin 501 b Flour, 4a 9d ; Oysters, 6d ; Salmon 8d; Biscuits. 3d ; a good family tea 1s 6d. J. McGregor, Tancred street. WANTED Known —Fresh Flounder are daily despatched direct from our own boat, now fishing at Late Elles mere. Delivery guaranteed within eight hours from time of catching. Ail orders received at my shop will be immediately executed on arrival of the train. W.<‘. Page, East street, Ashburton. 11 2151 WANTED KNOWN— Robert Elston, Bill Pooler, 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 fTTANTED Known—Boots ! Boots 1 1 V\ That Hayes and Co. are Clearing a few desperate lines of Boots, etc., to s wit, Ladies’ Leather, 4s 6d; Men’s Shooters, Pegged, 10s; Men’s Elastic sides, 9s, and a lot of odd lines that must 3 be cleared at once. 7 1272 YIT ANTED Known—Ttat Jones and a W Bradshaw, next Mr Lancaster’s butchers shop, East street, are now offer ing Pig Feed, Chick Wheat, Horse Feed, d etc., etc., etc., cheaper and of a better class than any other in the town. All goods delivered free of charge in town, n 4 752 SOMETHING worth knowing.—F. F. CLAYTON, Practical Tailor, pro fessed Coat and Habit Maker, is next Jones and Bradshaw’s, East street. F. F. n 0. is too well known as a master of his profession to need further comment. One n trial will prove it Gentlemen’s own ma terial made up ; repairs and alterations carefully attended to. 10 1952 d * WANTED Known—The undersigned beg to notify to their customers il and the public generally that they have Removed into the premises adjoining Mr ■ Taylor, Baker, East street. By strict attention to business and making a good article, they hope to merit the continu -8 ance of public patronage. Fowee and McEwbn, Bootmakers, East street, Ash ’• burton. 10 1973 •• lIJaiCTJUnMBPW!— ga—BBBBOB—— I. Special Advertisements.



Strawberries, Strawberries, STRAWBERRIES, • And other Fruit for sale, wholesale an retail, price moderate, B. BROOMFIELD, Kent Nursery, Allenton. 12 2242



NEW BOOKS. NEW FANCY GOODS. NEW STATIONERY. NEW TOYS. PRIZE BOOKS, Exo. QHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR CARDS of N3.V Zealand Scenery. A beautiful assortment of goods suitable for presents. Andrewes Bros., Booksellers, Stationers, &g., EAST STREET, SOUTH, Ashburton.



Rotherham watches Fran £5 10a. aATGHMAKERS ' jfesBSMSSSBSSBSS^S^. tjEWEUERS, Sv A. Tapper, TIMBER MERCHANT, &c., Haa decided to SEiiii Oft His Large Stock of TIMBER BUILDING MATERIALS GALVANISED IRON . FENCING WIRE BUILDERS IRONMONGERY, at greatly Reduced Prices, Ae he is retiring from business, therefore any Reasonable offer ■WILL NOT BE REFUSED. Stock must be chared off b j December 31st. A lit* DEBTS OWING prior to Ist DECEMBER mast be paid by 15th Inat. or legal £tep» * or their recovery will be taken. • H. W. BARRETT, f 1(97 Manager.



g T U D Y ECONOMY AND SUPPORT LOCAL INDUSTRY BIT USING Native Coal, Which can be had at the yards of the undersigned. MAOPHERSON, FILMER AND CO. (late A. Hayes), TIMBER, COAL, & WOOD MERCHANTS, New books i new books i ! EW BOOKS! and CHRISTMAS CARDS Now in. Popular Encyclopedia (14 vols); Colo nies and Dependencies, by T. S, Cotton ; Local Government, by M. D. Chalmers ; Treasury of Sciences, Biographical, Work shop Appliances, Systematic Mineralogy, ifilectricity and Magnetism, Strength o Material ; Yaniiy Fair, by Thackery ; The Newcomes ; English Men of Letters— Baoon, Oowper, Dicxens, Defoe ; Journal ,of the Plague Year, Plays from Molidre, The Prince Micharelii; Pedigree of Man, by Hoeckol ; India, the Law and the People, by Caird ; Gilbert on Banking ; The Assomtnoir, by Jb.mile Zola ; Medi eval History, by Chambers; Cassell’s Family Magazine, Irish Pleasantry and Fun, English Scenery (6 vols), Countries of the World (6 vols), Peoples of the World (4 vols). All Round the World (2 vols), The Book of Health, Family Phy sician ; Animal Life, by Wright ; The Technical Educator, Popular Educator, Men of the Time, Family Herald (half year vol), How the Poor Live. Thomas F. Farley, BOOKSELLER, ASHBURTON.



Special Advertisements. Dim ant and Coe, A BE authorised LOCAL AGENTS for Singer’s SEWING M A OHINES, and are prepared to receive PAYMENTS and afford all information in connection therewith. Treadle and Hand Machines on Time Payments. A supply of Machine extras on hand. CORNER EAST AND TANORBD STREETS, ASHBURTON. 11 2181 NEW TWEEDS ! SUMMER. SUITS. Perfect Fit NEW TWEEDS ! SUMMER SUITS. Guaranteed in the latest or any style that may be . required. Craighead & Co., MERCHANT TAILORS, E have much pleasure in announcing to our friends and patrons, and all who may feel interested in the general ogress of our times that we have just coived a splendid assortment of Tweeds, Coatings, Serges, etc., etc., of the best quality and latest designs—suitable for the season we are now entering. All Goods Supplied at LOWEST CASH PRICES. CRAIGHEAD & CO.,



25 Branches Now Open 25 THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory Are now Showing NEWEST STYLES in SPRING Jfc SUMMER CLOTHING, Manufactured from the renowned Wear Resisting MOSGIEL TWEEDS, The fit and workmanship of every gar ment is undoubtedly -unsurpassed, while the large production and increased busi ness enables the proprietors to offer special advantages as to price. Men’s, Bojs’ and Children’s Clothing in every variety at Wholesale Prices. Shirts, Hats, Hosiery, Blankets, Rugs, Portmanteaux, and every requisite at WHOLESALE PRICES. Note the address NEW ZEiLAND CLOTHING FACTORY, EAST STREET, Ashburton 25 Branches Now Open 25



DAVIS’S Cheap Clearing Sale NOW ON! £ b. d. Bedroom furnished complete for 6 6 0 Cheat of 6 drawers, for ... 2 0 0 Suites in Leather, for ... ... 14 0 0 Suites in Hair, for 14 0 0 Every other article equally cheap. Must be Sold to make room for our CONSTANT MANUFACTURE OP FURNITURE of all kinds. W. DAVIS, Cabinet-maker and Upholsterer, EAST STREET SOUL 1 , Ashburton 9 1729



COMMENCING TO-DAY, CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. FREE GIFTS TO ALL, CHOOSE FROM £IOOO WORTH. LAST Year $ we gave, during December and the early part of January, 9210 Presents. This year we have even a larger selec tion, and intend, from to-day, giving every Customer a Ticket equal >o ten per cent onthemoncy spent; so that if you spend LlO you can choose anything up to LI; if L 5 is spent, a 10s present will be given ; if L 3, a 6s present ; if LI, a 2a present; but if you only spend Ore Shilling you will got something. And every time you come during this month of De cember and up to January Gth, you will get a present. If you do not wish to spend a lot of money in one day’s shop ping, you can get ycur tickets for what you have spent, and so on each time you come, and then get one really handsoo e thing, equal in value to all the tickets you hold. .If you want a pretty hat, bon net, useful dress, or anything in house furnishing, we leell confi dent you will save per cent by shopping with us, besides getting a present equal to one shilling in every ten, each time you come. H. E, May & Co



1884. Victoria House. 1885. gPfiING ANL SUMMER SEASON. Feints, Press Stuffs, Gostdjmfs, Trimmings, Fancy Ties', 5 ', Hosiery, Millinery, Men’s, Boys’, and Youths’ Clothing, Shirts (assorted), Hats, &c., Ac., Of newest designs, super-excellent makes, and durability, selected and offered for the especial purpose of well and worthily recommending Victoria House as pre-eminent for variety, quality, liberality, and ipcotpparable value. Ladies’, Men’s, and Children’s BOOTS, &0., at “ call again ” price?. Patterns of Rosljn, Mosgeil, and Kaiapoi TWE ,DS received weekly, from which Men’s Youths’, and Boys’ Garments are promptly made to measure, fit, finish, and fashion perfect. Charges strictly reasonable. Dimant and Coe. Ready-Money Drapers, Clothiers, &c, East and Tanored streets, in premises lately occupied by Orr and Co. i



Special. Advertisements. Christmas Carnival AND FANCY BAZAAR Will bs opened on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6tii, 1884. SIXPEN NY~& SHILLING TABLES, Also, a TABLE of VARIETIES from ONE PENNY to FOURPENOE. Admission—F REE. K. Bevan, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, (Next Shop to Qaill’a Hotel.)



Take Hop Bitters three times a day, and you will.have no doctors’ bills to pay. See.— Advt.] Wells’ “Rough on Corns.”—Ask for Wells’ “ Rough on Corns.” Quick re'iaf, complete, permanent cure. Corns, warts bunions. The N.Z. Drug Co., General Agents, 3