SHIPPING.

PORT OP LYTTELTON. .. < > Arrived. Yesterday. Wakatu, a. a , from Kaikoura and Wel lington. ', ■ Grafton, a.a., from Wellington and West Coast. _ Deronport, barque, from Auckland. Sailed. Yesterday. Manapoari, a.s., for Auckland and way . ports. / Gtaftou;«.B.,for Timaru. Wakatu, a.a., for Kaikoura and Wel lington. ■ ■ ■ SHIPPINQfITELEGBAMS. Auckland, Yesterday. Sailed—Neptune, for Newcastle. Wellington, Yesterday. Arrived Hawea, from the North; Hauroto, s s , from the South. Sailed —Mahinapua, for the West Coast; G. M. Tucker, for Newcastle; Hawea, for Lyttelton ; Haaroto, for Sydney. ——■

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALE?. ’ Tuesday, July 22. Matson, Cox and Co., at the Tinwald - Baleyards—Stock. MEISTINOS; AMUSEMENTS, - Etc. ■‘MdNbAYj July 21. Borough Council,* at Borough Council Chambers, ,at 7-30. 1 Town Hall—Mr Walker’s Address to the Ashburton It lectors Friday, August 1. Ashburton County Council—At Council Chambers, 11a.m. Saturday, August 2. Wakanui Road Board, at Road Board office, Moore street, at 10.30 a. m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas Et Prevalebit. SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1884. An Unholy Alliance.

There are one or two incidents in connection with the present electoral campaign in this county which will not be readily forgotten by the inhabitants of this part of the colony. Not the least noticeable of these is the strange, we might almost say unholy, alliance that has been proved to exist between Messrs Wason and Ivess. At the last general election these two gentlemen were opponents for the same seat, and the policies they advocated were as far asunder as the poles. No contest was fought with more intense acrimony than was that between the two candi dates for Wakanui during the election of iBBi, for Mr Ivess if not the man to spoil an uncivil thing by saying it civilly, when he has an end to serve. That mighty engine the Mail was em ployed to crush one who was then termed the nominee of the squatters, and as people are afflicted with very short memories in times of excitement such as we are now passing through, the electors will easily pardon us for quoting the following extract from the issue of our local contemporary of Dec. 6th, 1881 : A pertinent question for the electors of Wakanui to ask is, what position did Mr Wason occupy during the three years he sat for Coleridge in the House of Representatives? Well, in the first place, he was allied to the squatters, and he was always found voting on the side which favored his own class, that was only natural. He would have been un faithful to his trust had he not endeavored to further the interests of those who virtually sent him to Parliament. Those interests were identical with his own, but they were not the interests of the mass of colonists. . . No member’s vote was more safe on the Conserva tive side. . . In Parliament, Mr Wason was always regarded as belonging to the ex treme Tory section of the House. . . Let an Impounding Bill, a Fencing Bill, or any measure involving a clash of interests between the small settler and the squatter, come before the House of Representatives, and you will see on which side Mr WASON will cast his vote.

. .. People who are acquainted with die proceedings of Parliament during the period Mr Wason sat in the House will smile when they learn that he has turned a friend of the -mall settler. They will say that it is purely an election trick.” So far for the Mail's opinion of Mr Wason in 1881, and it must be ad mitted that the latter was quite as for cible in his language when dealing with his then opponent, as we find in a re port published by our contemporary on the same day as the- extract given above, the subjoined account of what took place at a meeting:

Mr Wason objected to certain newspaper criticism which contained false statements. He referred to a statement in the Ashburton Mail that he was a nominee of the squatters and the land monopolists. He w s not the nominee of anybody —never had, nor ever would he. 'I he report of the meeting at Rakaia in the Mail contains false statements. ' It was a downright, wicked, and lie that he had been cheered a’ Kemp’s by his supporters after the disorderly meeting on Saturday. We have given both the accusation and the denial, and our readers can take them for what they are worth, but the fact that two men who were so utterly opposed Jess than three years ago should now be found in hand and glove companionship is so curious that it seems worth while to hazard an ex planation of it. Hatred is a stronger passion than love, and it is a common enmity that has caused Mr Wason and Mr Ivess to so closely ally themselves that we actually find the former nomi nating the latter as a “ fit and proper person ” to represent the Wakanui con stituency. It is well known that during the last Parliament Mr Ivess lost no opportunity of throwing discredit upon the late member for Ashburton, and although the same feeling on the part of Mr Wason was evoked at a later date it is evidently no whit less intense. Perhaps the growth of this recently-formed friendship can best be described in a dramatic shape. In the first act we find Mr Wason, taking pity on the ignorance of the people of Ashburton, coming down to the Town Hall and lecturing on general politics. Whether his large Parliamen tary experience justified him in taking the role of Mentor we leave an open question, but before the evening was over the cat was let out of the bag. In reply to a question, Mr Wason de clared his intention to contest the Ash burton seat at the next general election, thus setting the mind of the then mem ber for Wakanui at rest with the assurance that at the next contest he would not be called upon to meet one whom he had every reason to con sider his strongest antagonist. The plot of the drarpa, or shall we call it a farce, so far was a little too obvious, and the situation at the end of the first act had evidently been premedi tated, but still the next movement was watched for with some interest. W e need not recapitulate .the Vogel epi sode, except to point out that the Mail kept studiously silent about the afjtair, and probably we shall not be far wrong in surmising that Mr Ivess was not dis posed to place implicit trust in Mr Wason’s promise, and at any rate would not open his mouth until after the nomination for Ashburton, had taken place. This was the situation on Monday last, when the news leaked out that there was not after all going to be a walk-over for Wakanui. Ihen did the Mail pour forth the vials of his wrath upon the head of Mr Waiker, who was denounced as the nominee of the squatting interest, whose return would be a danger to the State. In fact, mutatis mutandis , precisely the same accusations were brought against Mr Walker as had been levelled at his present opponent, when the latter was fighting Mr Ivess for the Wakanui seat three years ago. What, faith, we would ask, can be placed in the honesty of such support as this —a support that is evidently governed by personal motives? The “ last scene of all that ends this strange eventful history ” took place on Tuesday when Mr Wason nomi nated Mr Iyess for the Wakanui seat. It would be a delicate psychological problem to decide which of these tyyo candidates in their inmost hearts felt the most contempt for the other when they, metaphorically, embraced at the Saleyards on Tuesday last -the man who accused his opponent in iBBi of being a mere tool of the squatters, or that other who denounced the accusa tion as a malicious lie. We leave our readers to work out the solution as they will, but we feel pretty sure that they will come to the conclusion that there is a good deal of humbug going about at election times in New Zea>> ! land,

The temperance electors are specially requested by advertisement in another column to visit the Templar Hall to hear the report of the Union Temperance deputation re the Ashburton and Wakanui elections.

The following electoral committees will meet this evening :—Mr Walker’s at 7 o’clock; Mr Grigg’s at 7.30; and M.r Iveas’s at 8 o’clock. The anniversary temperance service in connection with St Stephen’s Church will be held-to-morrow at 630 p.m. We regret to hear that the Yen. Archdeacon Harris is in poor health just now, but he hopes to be able to preach at the above service.

Mr Iv<3ss, the lata member for Waka nui, met a section of the Wakanui elec tors at Chertsey last evening. There were about thirty-five individuals present, and Mr T, W. Wilkinson occupied the cnair, and bespoke a patient hearing for the candidate. His address was merely a stereotyped reproduction of his speech delivered at other places. After the ad dress questions of more or less interest to the constituency were put to Mr Ivess hj Messrs Rule, Todd, McDonald, Wilkin son, Manghatn, Russell, and Newlyn, and elicited what appeared to be satis factory answers from the candidate. A vote of confidence in Mr Ivess and of thanks to the chair closed the proceed ings.

At the Police Court this morning a well-to-do farmer was charged with having been drunk in a railway carriage, anda assaulting a fellow passenger, who de clined to provide the offender with pipe and tobacco. For the first offence the Mayor inflicted a fine of 20a and for the assault L 4, halt th' second penalty to be awarded to the victim of the assault. There was a very good attendance at the meeting of the Ashburton Debating iSocioty last evening, when the question for discussion was the reletive merits of candidates for Ashburton in the General Assembly. Mr Oaygill opened in favor of Mr Wason, and Mr Robertson for Mr Walker, and speeches were also made by Messrs Thomas, Fooks, Hogg, rown, Latnbie, and Shaw. The debate was, taken altogether, a spirited one, and at the con clusion a vote was taken, which resubed in an equal number being held up for each candidate, the Chairman giving his casting vote for Mr Wason. The Secretary, however, informs us that one of the hands held up for Mr Wason belonged to a non member of the Society, so that in ac cordance with the rales, Mr Walker’s supporters obtained the majority. Gur lo al correspondent writes:

After service on Sunday last, at Chertsey, the Rev. A. M. Beattie announced to the congregation that there was now a pros pect of the Presbyterians—who are a numerous and influential body in the dis trict—participating in a share of the ser vices of a regular clergyman of their own sect. This is a consummation much to be desired ; and it is certain that if anevrnest and energetic pastor be appointed hy the Presbytery to labor, say from Rakaia as a centre, with Chertsey and the other embryo townships round about as out posts, he will meet with all adequate support. The Chertsey people interested should combine in committee, with the least possible delay, to ascertain what money support they can raise towards the scheme.

The question was raised at the Auck land City Council of declaring a public holiday on polling day, but the matter dropped. The Mayor said it ratepayers wished it he would declare a holiday. At a meeting of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, a letter from Mr Maxwell, General Manager of Railways was read in reply to enquiries previously made by the Chamber re charges on the New Zealand railways. The letter was oo unsatisfac tory that it was decided to defer con sideration, and in the meantime a com mittee was appointed as a deputation io wait upon the Minister for Public Works, and draw his attention to the very un satisfactory reply. In a case brought against the Roslyn Tram Company for injuries sustained by Mrs Lindsay through falling out of the car by reason of its starting before she was properly seated, judgment was given for £6 and costs. The Otago Harbor Board have still 49 of the unomployid engaged. There was a misconception regarding the system of dealing with country pro duce on the Otago railways. No privi leges are withdrawn, the department only trying to avoid double handling. ■Sir George Maurice O’Rorke has been re-elected Chairman of the University College Council.

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METEOROLOGICAL READINGS.

NOTES FROM RAKAIA.

[From our own Correspondent.] Now thit a gentleman has come for ward to oppose Mr Ivess for the Wakanui seat some little excitement is running in this township and district. Mr Ivess addi eased the electors in the Town Hall on Thursday evening and received a vote of thanks and confidence as already re ported, and last night Mr Oigg came forward an' l met with the appreciation he deserves, a vote of thanks being almost unanimously carried. The manner in. which this gentleman answered the ques tions put to him, in spite of the annoy ances caused by Mr Ivess’s supporters, is worthy of notice. To show the ability of the late member’s supporters one of them brought up a motion to the effect that Mr Grigg was unfit to represent the district before a single question had been put to him.

" What with election matters, sporting events and being a little absent-minded it is rather astonishing what some will do. The other day a resident, well known to the township, procured a copy of the Lyttelton Times, and after reading all the latest (?) news, turned to the advertise ments and found under the heading “ wanted,” applications for the billets of headmaster and mistress for the district school. Thinking this mast be a hoax, after calling the attention of several gentlemen to the matter and enquiring why the present teachers should be dis pensed wich, ho came across the Chair man, who pointed out to him that he had been reading a Times of September 4th, 1879. One scarcely knows whether to put this down to too much sporting, elec tioneering, or the dulness of business in the township. For some considerable time there has been some little excitement and life here owing to the largo sale advertised by the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., of stock, implements, furniture, etc, in the estates of McKerrow and Co and the 'late John Mann. The number of hands employed in collecting, cataloguing, and arranging ths items for sale was consider able and the attendance at the sale large. The heavy rain on Wednesday night made the ground sloppy, and the manage ment could certainly not be called good, some of the stock advertised for sale not being on the ground. One attender com ing from south of Dunedin thought he should have his expanses paid, as there were only soma 35 horses instead of 150, as advertised. The auctioneer’s ■ defence was no doubt true, but stock should not be advertised unless cer tain to be on the ground. Some of the shares and articles sold went cheap, others above their value, the sheep sold remarkably well. On the second day the sale, I should imagine, was a great success everything going at its full value, and in many oases over the mark. Owing to the lateness of the hour the furniture coula not be put up, and will be submitted-on the last Monday in this month, of which due notice will bo given to the public. On the first day of the sale a most dis graceful fight occurred on the ground, between two residents of Newtown, in the absence of the police at lunch. Had it not been for the timely interference of Mr 0. Harper, J.P., no doubt a general fight would have resulted. writing about Rakaia it would perhaps be as well to mention that an other inconvenience has again occurred through the Resident Magistrate not ap pearing he”e on the day appointed (that gentleman being detained up North),-and no J.P. being piesent. Many coming from considerable distances on Court busme.sa found that their time—which meant money—was lost, and they had to come again, and pay the expenses them ( selves. Our nearest JP. li'6B some four miles t way, the next six, and it is high , time that one was appointed nearer to the township, who would be of great benefit to many in all resT'ects

NOTES FROM METHVEN.

* [ From our owjst Oo rrespon'de vt. J The Methven Amateur Minstrels, as sisted by a number-of gentlemen from .Ashburton aud Bakai i made their dehM in the schoolroom! M-nhven, on Friday evening, with an entertainment on behalf of the pianoforte fund. As the object of the entertainment may appear am biguous to some of your reiders, 1 may state that two of our leading townspeople bought a piano for the use of the com munity, the purchasers to bo repaid by the proceeds of entertainments, etc. Our newly started Minstrels have every rea son to be gratified with the support they received on Friday, and the audience should be as well satisfied with the enter tainment. The _ first part of the programme consisted of a chorus oy the whole troupe, local jokes, and conundrums, especially relating to elec tioneering matters, from Messrs John son, Bonos, and Pompey, after which Captain J. West marched his awkward squad on to tha stage and put them through a series of military manoeuvres, evidently to their own satisfaction and to the amusement of the public. After an interval of ten minutes, Mr West gave a stump speech in favor of Good Templar ism, but from his frequent references to his beer can it was evident that ho did not practice what he preached. Where everyone exerted themselves to please the audience, it would be invidious to particularise any of our local talent, still our visitors, Messrs Di maut, Cullen and Andrewes, of Ashbur ton, and Mr Barrett of Rakaia, deserve more than a passing notice for the valu able assistance they rendered to our newly established local minstrels. Mr J. Jack son, Chairman of the Road Board, pre sided, and his smiling countenance was a sufficient guarantee for peace and quiet ness. After the entertainment the room was cleared for dancing, and the lads and lassies of Methven kept this part of the entertainment up until an early hour of the morning. Mr Carter played the accom paniments and contributed much to the success of the gathering. The Bad and Worthless are never imitated or counterfeited. This is es pecially true of a family medicine, and it of positive proof that the remedy imitated is is the highest value. As soon as it has been tested and proved by the whole world that Hop Bitters was the purest, best, aud 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, Ik, and in every way trying to induce suffering invalids to use their stuff instead, expecting to mat e 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 ” vyere used in a way to induce people to believe they were the same “I s Hop Bitters. .All such ; pretended remedies dr curbs, np matter wljat their style or name is, and especially those with the word “Hop” or “Hops” in their ] Ijame or in any way connected with them or j their name, are invitations dr counterfeits. Be- ( ware of t))em. Touch none of them. Use f nothing but genuine American HOp Bitters, with a bunch or cluster of green Hops on the ' wl ; te label, and Df scale's name blown in 1 th glass! Trust nothing else. Druggists and ( ch,mists are warned against dealing in imta 1 ions or counterfeit? 1

MR J. GRIGG AT SOUTH RAKAIA.

Mr Grigg addressed the electors at Rakaia last evening. The Town Hall was well filled, but a very large propor-

tion of the audience were of the larrikin class.

Mr Coster took the chair and intro duced the speaker, and hoped that a fair hearing would bo given. The speech was of a very similar nature to those previously given at the different centres. Before any questions were put to the candidate one of Mr Ivess’s strong sup porters handed up a resolution to the effect that Mr Grigg was not a suitable man to represent the district ; he had to retire amidst groans and hisses. Replying to questions Mr Grigg said:— ‘ I am in favor of having the West Coast railway. We can have it made by a syn dicate if suitable terms are agreed to by the Government. I think the people generally are not fully aware of the impor tance of making this railway, but I am sure it would be of great service to the West Coast and this portion of Canterbury in particular. The cost of living on the West Coast would be reduced some 40 per cent, The laborer would be the first to benefit from the construction of the line, and next the producers.”—Replying to further questions, Mr Grigg said he would certainly be in favor of taking away the free passes on the railways from the labor gang if the Government is meant. —If elected he would certainly represent one portion of the district as well as another, it was with that object that he had come forward.—He was certainly not a nominee of the Bank of New Zealand. He thought that institution, if it interfered in the contest at all, would have sought a more, pliable representative. He had not been, and never would be, the tool of any one. He would not support a coalition between Major Atkinson and Sir George Grey.— He would not be in favor of putting a duty on coal from other countries. —He would not tax the many for the benefit of the few.—Female suffrage was quite right in municipal districts, A woman should have a leg al right to vote there, but not at elections for the House of Representa tives. The best of women would not ask for that vote. —He was not in favor of further borrowing to any extent for a Government to spend the money as it liked, but would be in favor >■£ borrowing with reasonable safeguards for any special work required.—[A gentleman from near Lauriston here caused a good deal of con fusion by insisting on being heard, and had to be requested to sit down or be turned out. He thought the latter the best plan and took his seat.} —He would dou le the tax on all useless curs, but would let shepherds keep, say, two dogs at half the present rate. —He was not in favor of running Sunday trains. He con sidered that all workmen were entitled to their Sunday’s rest.—He would be in favor of making a railway to Sodtown if that would sweep away all the sod towns from

New Zealand.—Two acres of land was not enough for a man, he would let him have 50 or 100 acre son easy terms.—He was in favor of taxing sheep once, b-t

not twice. Do not tax them first as property and then as sheep.— not knowing the locality of > bin’s Ford, he could not say if a bridge was required. That was a matter for the County Councils to take up, and if it was found desirable in the general interests of the districts it should be butit. I

Mr L. Mangham proposed a hearty

vote of thanks to Mr Grigg for his ad dress and to the honest and clear manner in which he had answered their questions. This was seconded by Mr Lyttelton. An amendment proposed by Mr Murphy that Mr Grigg is not a proper person to repre sent the district, was seconded by Mr MoAnnulty. Only five hands were hel d up for the amendment, and the resolution was carried almost unanimously. Three cheers were then given for the candidate, and after passing the usual vote of thanks to the Chairman the meet ing closed.

MR.GRIGG AT THE TOWN HALL.

At the invitation of Mr John Grigg, a large number of farmers and others met that gentleman at the Town Hall this afternoon to hear his views upon the political questions of the day. Mr D. Williamson, the Mayor, presided, and said that the importance of the sub ject was sufficient excuse for calling them together at a busy time of the day. fie would not detain them, however, by a speech of his own. Mr Grigg was received w th applause, and said he had been very much encour aged by the reception which he had received since his determination to contest the ' seat. At ' his Rakaia meeting last night, this had been particularly noticeable, and of the five hands held up then in opposition to him, the owner of at least one had since declared his determination, to support him (Mr Grigg). Referring to an article which had appeared in the Ashburton Mail of this morning, and parts of which he thought he might take as his test, without troubling them to listen to the whole of it, Mr Grigg said his policy, private and public, had not been to lock up vast areas of agricul tural land, but he must confess to having expended time and money in reducing a large impenetrable swamp into a local ity which could support a large number of h ippy and prosperous people. It was the policy propounded by Sir George Grey which had resulted in largo blocks of laadjjeing locked up beyond the reach of enterprising agriculturists. It was a true specimen of a Liberal who had nothing, to give it away in the manner re ferred to by his text as a Liberal policy. He (Mr Grigg) would be as liberal as any man in the colony in making provision to enable the settlers and their children to occupy the land upon liberal terms, but he would not consent to the estate of the people, being thrown to whomever the Govern ment might choose to import from the streets of London. As regarded the clap trap offered to his farming friends that the property tax penalised their horses and plant, ho oilled their attention to the fact that they had exemption up to LSOO, which would amply protect their stock-in trade, and the land tax which the so c Hod Liberals proposed to introduce would weigh upon every acre of land they possessed, and the resi dents in towns, tradesmen and pro fessional men in good circumstances would [ escape much of the taxation they now contributed to tho revenue. This diffi cu'ty his opponents suggested should be met by an income tax, but this would result in the farmer first paying a tax upon his land and then a tax upon the result from the land. Mr Grigg then referred at some length to the report appearing in the Mail of his answers to questions at his Rakaia meeting, pointing out the deliberate mauner in which he had been misrepresented. As an accu rate report of Mr Grigg’a Rakaia meeting appears in another column, we not follow his remarks, which were received with repeated applause, in reference to our morning contemporary’s characteristic account. One accusation had been made that he (Mr Grigg) would interfere with their religious liberty . This was another wil(ul miljinterpretaUoi} of an answer be had made to a question in reference to the blasphemy laws. He wo aid give every one perfect religious liberty, but he still said that he would bo favorable to put soma check upon the blasphemy which some degraded people used so in diacriminatelv. Mr Grigg invited ques tions and resumed his seat amidst ap plause,

Mr Grigg, rising again, said that he had omitted to refer to a mistake which he made in bis first address, and which had been noticed in a letter to th q Lyffaf ton Ttmes, appearing that morning. H« must confess that his figures, which he had received from what ho regarded as a reliable source, were not qnite accurate, but the principle was the same and his argument was not affected. Replying to questions. Mr Grigg said that he thought that the honorarium was certainly an unearned increment.— Je would certainly offer the Borough Fite Brigade the same privileges as those an* joyed by the Volunteers. ' He .thought the public spirit and value of xtae Fin Brigades deserved some substantial re cognition. Mr G. Lesdley proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Mr Grigg for his address. This was seconded by Mr B. Hughes, who said that Mr Iveaa. had remarked at the nomination that he coaid' stand on his own bottom. He (Mr Hughes) thought that would be just about the place that he (Mr Iveas) would stand on the polling day. (Laughter and applause.) The vote was very heartily carried amidst loud applause, and a similar com pliment to the Chairman terminated the proceedings. Between 300 and 400 persons had as sembled in ilia Uall during Mr Qrigg’s address.

PARLIAMENTARY NOMINATIONS

The following nominations are to hand : Auckland. Auckland W. —J. Dargaville, W. Swanson . Auckland East—Sir George Grey Auckland North—Thompson, Newman Rodney—N. Wilson, Moat Franklin North— * Major Harris, W. F. Buckland Bay of islands— * R. Hobbs, Gannon McKenzie Waitemata * W. J. Hurst, Farnall East Coast— * E. S. Locke, W. L. Rees F. W. Porter, A. Graham Marsden—E. Mltchelson Tauranga— * G. B. Morris, W. Kelly Parnell —Seymour George, *F. J. Moss, Fitzgerald > Thames—W. J. Speight, Wm. Fraser > Newton —J. T. Peacock, C. leLautour ; J. Garrard i Eden—J. A. Tole, O’Neil, Aitken Waipa—Major Jackson, Edward Lake ■ Waikato—J. B. Whyte 1 Mannkau — > Coromandel— i Franklin South—* E. Hamlin I Waipawa— * W. O. Smith, Thomas ; Tanner i Taranaki Egmont— * Major Atkinson, A. Fantham * New Plymouth—* T. Kelly,E. M. Smith : O. Samuel. C. Brown ; Taranaki— * R. Trimble, T. Baylay, J, 1 Oolesby t . 1 Hawke’s Bay. | Napier—J. P, Ormond, J. Sheehan ; Hawke’s Bay— * F. Sutton, Capt. Russell, ' Arthur Desmond Wellington. 1 Wairarapa North —* G. Beetham, W. W. 1 MoArdell i Wairarapa South—H. Bunny, W. O. Buahanan - Waitotara —John Bryce, OoL McDonnell r Wellington South —George Fisher, *W. | Hutchison Ta Aro— * 0 . J. Johnston, F. H. Fraser, J. O’Shea, £. Shaw, J. H. Shaw 1 Thorndon— * Dr Newman ' Hutt— * T. Mason, H S Fitzherbert Wanganui—John Ballance, * W. H. Watt,. ■ G. Hutchison f- Foxton— * J. G. Wilson, C. B. Izard, J. 1 R. Brown Manawatu— . Rangitikei Robert Bruce, * John Stevsns ■ Nelson. Motueka— * R. Hursthouae, 0. Kerr Buller— * J. Munro, E. O’Connor . Nelson— * H. A. Levestam, J. Piper Inangahua—R. H. J. Reeves, A. Men teath k Waimea —* J. Shephafd, J. Wastney t ■" t 3 Marlborough*. 3 Picton—E. T. Conoily, W. 11. Eyes Wairau —*H. Dodson, J. Ward ’ Cheviot —J. D. Lance, W. Gibson, G. M. Adams i 3 Canterbury. 1 Lyttelton—H. Allwright, S, R. Webb, E. M. Oliasold \ St. Albans—F. J. Garrick, J. Jebson, T. I Cooper i Christchurch South— * J. Holmes, T. B. Joynt [ Christchurch North—Sir Julias Vogel, Crewes Wakanui— * J. Iveas, J. Grigg, P. McGuire j Selwyn— * E. Wakefield . Coleridge—* D. M. McMillan, J. Jetton, ' A. Tosswill, C. Fraser Akaroa —* W. Montgomery, F. A. Ansen Lincoln —A.Saundars, * A.P.O’Callaghan Stanmore —D. Reese, J. G. Ruddenldau, G. Dorney, W. H. Filliet, J. I Crewes, O. Wansey Geraldine —W. Rolleston, A. Cox, G, Bolton, P. Franks ’ Avon—L. Harper, W. Dunlop, J. A, Williams Waiinate —* W. J. Steward, W. J. Black, A. Hayes | Gladstone —* J. H. Sutter, J. W. Toomey, | D. Anderson, G. Morris Timaru— * R. Turnbull, E. G. Kerr Sydenham—* W. White, J; L, Scott Heathoote —* J. L. Coster, W. H. Wynn- Williams Kaiapoi—* Hon E. Richardson Ashburton —W. 0. Walker, J. 0. Wason, S. 0. Jolly, I. R. 0. 0. Graham Ashley —* W. F. Pearson, P. Duncan i Westland. ; Hokitika—G. Sevan, C. Clarke, *G. G, Fitzgerald Greymouth— * J. R. Petrie, A. R, Guin ness Kumara— * R. J. Seddon, Edwin Blake Otago. Caversham— * William Barron Roslyn— * J. Bathgate, A. H. Rosa Dunedin Central— * T. Bracken, J. B.' Bradshaw, J. G. S. Grant Dunedin West— * T. Dick, Jas. Gore, W; D. Stewart Dunedin South— * H. S.Fish Dunedin East—* M. W. Green, R. Stout Tuapeka *J. 0. Brown, F. Oudaille Mount Ida McKenzie, Ewing Hokonui T, J. Lumsden, 0. Cowan, F, S. Canning, J. Hobbs Waitaki—D. Sutherland, *T. Duncan, T. Ferens Invercargill—* H., Feld wick, Q. Lumsden Wakatipu— * T. Fergus, S. N. Brown, J. T. Hornsby Taieri—F. Fulton, W. Oarncross, W. Wathen Waikouaiti—* James Green, J. 0. Back load, J, Arkle ’ ‘“■ "' H Awarua— * J. P. Joyce, J. L. McDonald, J. N.‘ Mitchell, A. Kinross, T. Hodgkinson Peninsula— * W. J. M. jLarnach, O. JT. Hodge, James Wells Port Chalmers—* Jas. Maoandrow Bruce —* J. McDonald, H. Driver PL Gillies _ ‘ M^taura —* F. W, McKenzie, Gy F. ‘Richardson Moeraki— * J. McKenzie, C. Haynqs , ■; Dunstan— * V. Pyke Camara— * S. E Ghrimski, F. _ W. 0, Grant (Lord Reidbavdn) ’ ' l Qiutha— * J- W. Thomson Wallace —Dr Hodgkinson, D. H. Hint. M. Hayes T ♦Sat iu I'vot Fatliapiwtk

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, JUDY 19, 1881.



♦- The following are the meteorological reading a at Alford Elation for the week ending Friday, July 18,1884. Date. Min. Max. Observations. Tu'y 12 23° 70.5 0 Fine „ 13 21.5 60 Fine „ H 24 64 Fine ; N. VV. wind ,, 15 18 81 Fine ,, l6 13 37 Du'l 17 30 65 Dull „ 18 23 69 1 P ine



BEST Rubber -Stamp Manufactory _m ’ New Zealand.— Stamps of any size and for any purpose made by Leonard Pozzi, Gunsmith, and ten years practical Sewing Machinist. Mathematical, Musi cal? TiMlramerits, Electric Batteries, and Musical Boxes, etc., repaired. 138 Glou cester - Street, opposite Theatre Royal, Christchurch. . ■ 9 0 Stationery, Account Books, Presents, &c. &. M. JONES, East Street. 11 123 Coal Mud Firewood. Ai TAPPER, T>EQS to say that he has added COAL AND FIBE AOOD to his Timber and Iron Business, and is now Landing a consignment of Newcastle COAL, and is open to receive orders for the samb. J, 0. DUNCAN, Manager. Oyfioe : Old Bank of New Zealand. . 6 1193 R SIDNEY WOLF, From the Royal Academy of Music, London, PROFESSOR OF SIEGING . AND PIANOFORTE, Cox Street, Ashburton. M Singing Class for Ladies and Gentlemen »t the Oddfeilows’ Hall every Thursday evening, at 8 o’clock Terms—One Gninea per quarter. ' 4 090 TT J 0 T O R I A HOUSE. PERI®DICA L SALE. SURPRISING REALITIES, Foe Five Weeks Only. SHILLING TABLE ' ; sr BONDERS. Dimant and Coe, Ready-Money Drapers! Clothiers, Ac. East and Tancebd Streets, Ashbttrton. 6289 T^TOTICE.— Having disposed of my I \ business,’ consisting'of my Timber Yards at Timaru, Ashburton and Wood lands ; my Sawmills' at . Mabel Bush, Southland and Stewart’s Island ; also the brigantine Lady Mabel and the schooner Spray, to Messrs Maopbersou, Filmer and Co., I beg to solicit for them the same patronage that has been go' liberally be stowed in the past.—ALPHEUS H AYES. We, the Undersigned, beg to inform the public that we have purchased the shove Business, and that in future no thing will be wanting on our part to give •very satisfaction, < and trust that by promptly attending to Orders and guaran teeing the quality of Materials supplied, we ahall get a continuance of the patron age so liberally bestowed on our predeces sor. The Business will in future be car ried on at the above places under the style of MAOPHERSON, FILMER AND CO. W, H. COLLINS, Manager, • Ashburton. Special Teems and Special Prices will be allowed to PURCHASERS OF PIANOS ; VBOX. ■ 1 £SO UPWARDS 808 THE NEXT TWO MONTHS One of the Finest Stocks (second to none) in the Colony to select from. 200 PIANOS TO SELECT FROM BY VARIOUS MAKERS, including ail the principal and Oontinen* ■ tal manufacturers, r ’ Brinsmead and Sons, Erard, Collard and Collard, Broadwood, Lipp and Sohn, Flayel* Bord, the Leipziger model, Dres den model and many others. Milner & Thompson H. M, JONES, Agent, A&wiho*, m



•Wanted V/C7ANTKD —A Girl to assist house * V wnrlr. . Slflerr at home. Addlv* , work. Sleep*; at home. Apply, Gdar'dian Office. .7 1380 WAIST ED —Situation as General Ser vant or Cook. Apply Office of this Paper , WANTED - Immediately, everyone to call and see H ates and Co. ’s Wonderful Bargains. 7 1271 WANTED —All Temperance Electors to attend at the Templar Hall, on Monday next, at 7.30 p.m. sharp, to hear the report of deputation on candidates for Ashburton and Wakanui seats. Guo. W. Andrews, Secretary. 7 1373 WANTED Known—Flemington Fac tory Cheese, Best White Sago, 4d ; Tapioca, 5d ; Bis cuits, 4d ; White Crystal Sugar, 4£d. — J. McGregor’s, Tancred street, opposite the Arcade. 4 640 WANTED TO SELL —A three and four-roomed Cottages on Fast Town Belt, two frontages, and half-acre of land ; terras easy. For particulars apply to J. Ward and Son, or W. 0. Davis, Wills street. . 7 1315 NEW JOURNALS. Young Ladies' Journal for July, Bow Bells, Lon don Journal, Family Herald, Family Reader (monthly), Cassell’s Magazine, etc., etc. — Andkkwbs Bros., Booksellers, Stationers, etc., East street south, Ash burton. 7 1367 WANTED Known— Orr and Co’s, Stock-Taking Sale is now on. Drapery Stock to be Reduced £3,000 in a month. 200 yard reels, l£d ; 400 yard machine reels, 3d ; needles, per packet, 2d ; average tape, Ijd ; 1 oz packet pins, 2d ; silk reels, 2d; mend ings, Id ; crochet reels, 2£d. 7 1353 ANTED Known—2 Button black j T kid (doves. Is lid per pair; colored kid gloves ; 2s lid ; Horrock’s long cloth, 3s lid per dozen ; heavy blue serge,, Is 3d ; good strong heavy flannel, 9d, at Ore and Go’s. Cheap Sale. 7 1354 WANTED Economical housekeepers to take immediate advantage of the Bargains now offered in all departments. Boots we are selling cheaper than any other house. — Ore and Co’s. Cheap Sale. 7 1355 and TT/ANTED —Purchasers of Boys’ »» Men’s Clothing to specially member that out famed Colonial Made Clothing (equal to bespoke) has got to be Cleared out at enormous Reductions, we’ll do it as we want the cash. —Orr and Co’s Cheap Sale. " 7 1356 VT o'ANTED Known—The Ladies and VV Gentlemen of Ashburton can have their clothing dyed any color, also damask curtains and feathers beautifully done. For further particulars, apply to ' An dkewes Bros, Stationers. 7 1275 ANDREW ORB’S cheap sale of Drapery, Cloth and Boots is now going on. Come early and secure bar gains. 7 1245 WJ 'ANTED Known—Bargainsin Boots and Shoes. Come and judge for yourselves. One lot of Women’s Boots, slightly soiled, 4s lid, reduced from 10s 6d! : 7 1246 WANTED Known—Will clear several Trucks of Women’s Kid Boots at 7s 6d, foim r price 11s 6d to 12s 6d. 7 1247 ANDREW ORR is selling Girls’ Kid Boo's for 3s lOd, worth 7s fid ; Maids’ 1 and 2 Kid Boots ss, 9a fid ; Men’s Shooters, 10a 9d, w orth 16s fid. 7 1248 WANTED Known—A splendid line of heavy Overcoats at 37s 6d ; Kaiapoi Tweed Trousers 12s 9i ; all wool Crimean Shirts, 3a lid ; Men’s Black Felt Hats 2a lid—at A. Ore’s Cheap Sale. 7 12*9 WANTED Known Colored French Merinos, Is fid worth 3s ; Costume Cloths, B£d and 13jd, worth Is and Is 9d. If you want a Dress coma and see them before they are all sold. H. C. ft eg eh. s, Sealy’s New Buildings, East street. 6 1222 WANTED Kn >wn—lf you want good value for your money, go to H. C. Segers, and you will bay- first-class Drapery and Millinery greatly reduced to meet the times. Sealy’s Buildings, East street, 6 1221 VT7"ANTED Known—Bo< V\ That Hayes and Co. are Clearing a few desperate lines of Boots, etc., to wit, Ladies’ Leather, 4s fid; Men’s Shooters, Pegged, 10s; Men’s Elastic sides, 9s, and a lot of odd lines that must be cleared at once. 7 1272 WANTED KNOWN — Robert Elston, 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. 7600 WANTED at once, 500 customers. Hayes and Co. having bought 500 pairs of sample boots are determined to clear them at startling prices. Chil dren’s E.S., Is per pair; ladies’ kidß.S. ,3s lid per pair. H. Co. have also a grand lot of boys’.and men’s boots at prices that will astonish all. 4 749 VTT ANTED Known—. That Jones and VV Bradshaw, next Mr Lancaster’s butchers shop, East street, are now offer ing Pig Feed, Chick Wheat, Horse Feed, et-., etc , etc., cheaper and of a better class than any other in the town. All goods delivered free of charge in town. 4 762 W' ANTED—The public who are in want of Boots to inspect our win dow before purchasing elsewhere. As far as style 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 fid ; men’s half sole and heeling, 4s fid ; women s do, 3s Cd ; girl’s do, 2s fid, Nokes, Leicester Boot Warehouse, Burnett street. 12 1107 Special Advertisements. E W BOOKS NOW IN English Poetesses, Young Ireland (by Duffey), Greater Britain (by Sir C. Dilka), Essays by George Elliot, Life and Times of the Right Hon. John Bright, Life of the Right Bon. W. E, Gladstone, the Book of Health, the Family Physician, Greater London, Buckles' History of Civilisation in Englund, Chambers’ Medieval History, Life and Works of St. Paul (beautifully illustrated), the Treasure Island, Saunders’ Domestic Birds, Cutting Tools, Linear Drawing, the Present Truth (by Spurgeon), Great Names in European History, British Scenery (in 6 vols), Countries of the World (fi vols), Scottish Life and Character, Scottish Characteris tics, the Denominational Reason Why, Trade Manuals, Lost Israel JTound, Works by W. Clarke Russel, A Short History Our Own Times (by McCarthy), the Land and the Book, Brighter Britain, Druggists General Receipt Book, Highland Clear ances, the Gun: Its Development, Life of Garibaldi, Memoir of W. and R. Chambers, Gilbert on Banking. Thomas F. Farley, BOOKSELLER & STATIONER, Saunders’ Buildings, East St., Ashburton



Special Advertisements. yIOLINS.— Boys’ and girls’ Violins, from Home, moderate prices. Lessons. Old and new violins bought and sold.—B. J. Weeks, Tancred street Rubber stamps made. 6 1173 away. A PRESENT TO EVERY PURCHASER OF 2s 6d WORTH and UPWARDS. We are now Selling our Stock of BOOKS, STATIONERY, FANCY GOODS, TOYS, &c., &a, AT A • Great Sacrifice For Cash. Aiidrewes Bros., Booksellers, Stationers, &c., East Street South, Ashburton. ENGINE ROTHERHAM’S ENGLISH LEVERS from £5 10s. Genuine Waltham Lovers, from £3 10s. All watches guaranteed two years. Special attention to repairs, which are guaranteed twelve months. G. ADAMS & CO, Practical English Watchmakers, 246 High street, Christchurch, Opposite City Hotel. 5 959 CALL AT ONCE AND SEE FOR YOURSELVES. Superfine Note Paper, Is 6d per 5 quires. Repped Note Paper, 6a per packet. Cream Laid Envelopes, 3d per packet. Fine Court-Shaped, 4d per packet. Foolscap, unequalled value, Is per quire. PLEASE OBSERVE ! !—Books offered at London published prices. Toys and Fancy Goods of every description. E. Bevan, Stationer, Bookseller, etc., Saunders’s Buildings, 6 1206 Next shop to Quill’s Hotel. J. BALLANTYNE & CO., HAVE now OPENED UP Extensive Shipmen's of NEW WINTER DRAPERY. A large Choice and Magnificent assort ment in all the Departments, bought under Special Advantages from the manufacturers. All GOODS Marked LOW PRICES, as their rule is to CLEAR OUT THE STOCK EVERY SEASON. J. B. and Co. are Manufacturers of MENS’ YOUTHS’, and BOYS’ CLOTH ING, an industry which they have lately commenced on the premises, and which has proved a great success, the cut and workmanship of all garments being under special inspection. Also, MANUFACTURERS OF HATS AND CAPS of every description. Is off every £ Discount for Cash. DUNSTABLE HOUSE, Christchurch. 5 1008 INTER SEASON. THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory Are now Showing NEW MANUFACTURES FOR THIS SEASON. A Splendid Variety of Garments manu factured from the CEIEBRATED MO3GIEL TWEEDS. Patrons are specially requested to inspect this season’s OVERCOATS, SAC SUITS, TROUSERS, TROUSERS & VESTS, And our Grand Variety of CHILDREN’S and BOY’S CLOTHING. Every Description of Hosiery, Hats, Shirts, etc., AT WHOLESALE PRICES, A SINGLE GARMENT AT WHOLE SALE PRICE. 23 BRANCHES NOW OPEN. Ashburton Branch : EAST STREET. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY ANTED IN TWENTY-FOUR DAYS— £B,SG 0. Money is wonderfully scarce, but the above amount WE MUST HAVE, and in order to secure it by the time required we have reduced THE WHOLE OF OUR LARGE AND VARIED STOCK, So that now anyone can buy A SINGLE ARTICLE AT "WHOLESALE PRICE. JUST FANCY!—A yard of Flannel or Calico, a pair of Blankets or Stock ings, a suit for man or boy, a yard of tweed, a hat, bonnet, or any single article of underclothing at the usual WHOLESALE PRICE. So be wise ; study your own interest, and shop during the next TWENTY FOUR DAYS at H. E. May & Co., THE HALL, CHRISTCHURCH. 6 UO4