DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALKS. Satdbdat, June 6. Hz T. Bullock, at the Arcade, Burnett street —Live and Dead Stock Hr Alfred Harrison, at hia Salerooms — Live and Dead Stock Tuesday, June 9 Hf*— Matson, Cox and C>., at the Ashburton Baleyards—Stock

MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Etc. Thursday, Junk 4 ■Orange Lodge—Regular Monthly meeting in the New Orange Hail; 7.30 p. m. Presbyterian Church—Service of Song, “ Minnift,” at 8 o'clock HethTen Schoolroom —Mr W. 0. Walker s address to the electors Friday, Junk 6 Ashburton County Council —At Council Chambers, 11 a.m. , Lenbgeacb Road Board at Road Board Office. Saturday, Junk 6. tfakanui Road Board, at Road Board office, Moore street, at 10.30 a.m. Monday, Junk 8. A wade Chambers—Star of Ashburton, U.A.0.D., at 8 o’clock Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, v 7 80 .

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1885. Waimea Election.

What little the House of Represeo tatives lost by the elevation of Mr Joseph Shephard to the Legislative Council it has hardly recovered by the election of Mr John Kerr. Like most other similar contests within the Nelson Provincial District, that of yesterday has been looked forward to with the keenest interest by those immediately engaged, and although the number of candidates—six —rather distorted the principles of popular representation, we must accept Mr Kerr as the choice of a fair proportion, if not of a major ity, of the electors of Waitnea. The peculiarities of the successful candi date are so widely known that it would be superfluous, even if unobjectionable in other ways, to discuss them here; but it is not uninteresting nor unin structive to notice the advocacy em ployed by his friends during the recent canvass. Mr Kerr’s party candidly admitted that their favorite was inno cent of even the most rudimentary knowledge of politics, and confessed that he exhibited no striking proclivity for the acquisition of that knowledge. “But,” they confidently asked, “ has he not imported the best horses ever intro duced to the colony? Has he not made a large fortune? Did he not, during Messrs Stout and Larnach’s visit to Nelson, drive the Ministers through the Wai meas at his own cost ?” Such is the record of the new member, and his opponents, although it may not have impressed them with the parliamentary claims of the candidate, were com pelled to admit it. The honor done to Mr Shephard and the success at tained yesterday by Mr Kerr bring vividly to our recollection the recent visit of the Premier to Nelson, when Mr Kerr first betrayed his political aspirations. A modern geography de scribes Nelson—of which Waimea is practically a part—as “a thriving manu factoring town on the west coast of New Zealand.” We question whether this description will convey to the casual reader an accurate idea of the garden of New Zealand. It certainly does not harmonise with the pleasing impression we retain of the natural beauty, social attractions and business somnolence of the picturesque city. Much more provocation of remini sconces of that favored spot is a re view of the incidents of the ministerial visit we have already referred to. We can readily picture the corporation, from the occupant of the Mayoral chair io the less majestic but equally essential city scavenger, and Messrs Shephard and Kerr assisting at the disembarka tion of the Premier and the Minister of Mines. We can see in our mind’s eye the triumphal procession to the princi pal hotel of the city, where with Mr Kerr on their right, and Mr Shephard on their left, the august visitors partook of a sumptuous repast served with a solemnity most destructive to appetite. We can follow their drive through the Waimea at the expense of Mr Kerr, and while deprecating the act we can barely refrain from congratulating the gentleman concerned upon the cem plele success of plans probably con cocted during that memorable excur sion. A constituency that tolerated Mr Shephard so long will not be diffi cult to satisfy, but the status of the House of Representatives will be little raised by the accession of Mr Kerr to a seat within its walls,

As the Canterbury Chamber of Com merce Committee have decided not to send a delegate to Sam<>a by the Janet Niooll on her first trip, the Canterbury Industrial Association resolved last night to send one, with the assistance of the commercial community. Mr T. Pavitt has been selected for the purpose, and a telegram to that effect was sent to Sir Julius Vogel to-day. Messrs Tamati Parata, Tane Tikau, and Hoani Paratene were the three candidates nominated at Kaiapoi yesterday, from whom a member will be elected to repre sent the southern Maori constituency in the House of Representatives. The poll ing will take place on Wednesday next.

The furred tongue, bad ta miserable feeling, says you Co.’s llo|\ Bitters. Read ar Julies and Bugs.—Beetles ants, bed-bugs, rats, mice, g 1 bits, cleared out by “ Rough N.Z. Drug Co„ General Age August Flower.—-The beings in the world arc thos dyspepsia and liver complain! per cent of the people are affl two diseases and their effect stomach, sick headache, habi palpitation of the heart, heart 1 gnawing and burning pains a stomach, yellow skin, coated

The usual weekly gathering of t e Rimnng 0 un takes place this evening in the Town Hall.

A private trial of Messrs Thomas Braddell and Ray's new street watering and fire extinguishing machine took place this afternoon in Peter street with emi nently satisfactory results. We have received a sample of copying ink manufactured by Mr A. Kamnitzer o’ this town. Tt appears well adapted for commercial and other purposes, and is quite free from that thick substance which iR so noticeable in the imported article The annual meeting of the *Methven Racing Club, advertised to take place last evening, was postponed n account of the unavoidable absence of the Cnairman and Secretary.

At the R. M. Court this morning, be fore Mr Thomas Bullock, J.P., William Sharp for having been drunk in East street yesterday, was fined 20s and costs, with the alternative of forty-eight hours’ imprisonment. —John Scrlmgeour was charged with having been drunk at Math ven yesterday. Mr Branson appeared for the accused and pleaded guilty. Sergeant Felton said a prohibition order was issued against the accused about six months’ ago. Constable Black gave evidence as to the condition of accused. The accused

aras fined 20s and costs with the alterna

tive of twenty-four hours’ imprisonment. In inflicting the penalty the Magistrate said he would mmh like to ascertain who had supplied the accused with drink, and he wished the accused to understand that

if he appeared before the Court again charged with a similar offence, he would probably be imprisoned without the option of a fine. Joseph Spencer and William Collins, two A.B.’s of the ship Sonkar, were con victed at the Lyttelton R. M. Court yes terday of broaching cargo, and sentenced to six months’ hard labor each. It ap peared that owing to their nefarious prac tices on the voyage uut the ship had a narrow escape from being burnt at sea They explored the hold with naked lights, and once left a candle burning on a case of candles, which was one of nearly 300 such oases,, placed just above a large quantify of spirits. The lighted candle burnt down npd charred the case on which it stood, but fortunately the fire did not spread. Five children in a family at Sydenham were taken violently ill on Wednesday night after partaking of a meal of new bread, butter, cheese and tea. They were attended by Dr Thomas, and are all con sidered out of danger. It is supposed that some bf the food might be poisoned, and the police are enquiring into the matter.

\ meeting of Mr R. T. Booth’s Recep tion Committee is called for to-morrow evening. A fail attendance is requested as a scheme for the better carrying on of temperance work during the winter months, both in town and country, will be propounded. Several successful meet ings, with the same object, have already been held in the country districts. The usual monthly meeting of the

Loyal Orange Lodge will be held at the • >range Hall, Barnett street, this evening.

The Committee of the Ashburton Guards met at the Arcade last evening, and

selected a suitable uniform to recommend to a general meeting of the Company. A letter was read from Adjutant-Newall, notifying the acceptance of the Company as an honorary corps. It is probable

the members will be sworn in in the course of a few days- * a meeting of Mr Grigg’s election Com mittee and supporters will be held in the Upper Room of the Town Hall this evening at 7.30 to choose a candi4ate for the vacant seat for Wakanui.

We again remind our readers of the service of song to take place at the Pres byterian Church this evening; also of Mr W. O. Walker’s address at Methven.

There being no quorum at the annual meeting of the Licensing Committee of the Ashburton district to-day, it was ad journed till Thursday, June ll—Messrs Grigg (chairman) and Thomas were atone present. There was no business before the Upper Ashburton Licensing Com mittee. The Ashburton hounds met yesterday at Mr Gerald Coward’s, Methven. Shortly after noon a fair number of sportsmen congregated at the rendezvous, and a move was made in the direction of Mr Doherty’s plantations. A hare was soon found, but'after a slow run of about fifteen minutes over stiffly enclosed country was lost. A very strong nor’- west wind pre vented the hounds making anything of a number of other hares found in the plan tation where the first waa lost, and a move waa made to Mr Allington’s property. Here a good hare was soon forced away, and gave the field a capital gallop of about three miles, when failing scent brought the hounds to a standstill, and the wind having very much increased a move waa made for Mr Coward’s residence, where the visitors were entertained most hospi tably by the genial proprietor and his friends. Mo<t of the fences crossed during the day were usually big, and the presence of wire occasioned a number of falls. The fluid numbered about forty. Mrs Upton was again out, and rode with her usual elegance and courage, but ap peared to have some difficulty with a re fractory hunter Among the gentlemen p esent we noticed Messrs Upton, R. J. Hart, Coward, J McLean, H. McLean, Helmore, Reese, Gr vham, G. H. Ailing ton, J. Jackson, 0. P. Aynsley, G. Ayns ley, A. Aynsley, Price, Sawle and others always holding prominent places. A Sporting agriculturalist, mounted on a barebacked massive Olydsdala, was always in the van, setting an excellent example to sportsmen with more pretentious ap pliances. . n American exchange says : The

belief that war is imminent between Eng

land and Russia excites comment of a widely varying character among the people and the papers of the countries now looking on. One great London journal thinks war would have a bene ficial effect on England’s trade, but such a sentiment, in our opinion, is far from correct, for while there would be tem porary stimulation, there must come a severe reaction. The cost of the war would be enormous. The cost of prepara tions already under way will be great, and all this must bo paid by England. If England promptly whips Rus i» and secures a large war indemnity, there will still remain an enormous war debt which must bo wiped out with English money. At this writing there is no oer tainty about the outlook. Of late years the great nations of Europe have relied upon extensive preparations fur war to produce the desired effect upon others who threatened the peace of the conti nent. America could not fail to benefit in nearly every line of industry, ehmild a war occur between England and Russia. We believe that in the near future there will be war. but it will be averted fur the present Very etroug influence for peace can be brought to bear by Germany ai d Austria, but we have less confidence in their good offices th«n if England should unite with either to avert war between the other and Russia. In such a situation wo should expect a peaceful solution. Tic-Doloureux, Toothache, or any other neuralgic pain speediiy yields to Baxter’s Anti- Neuralgic Pills.

A other unfortunate.—Again we must draw the attention of our readers to the fact that a ,£2,424 stock of Clothing and General Dra pery, in the estate of Deipiis O’Connell, tra ding in Lyttelton and Cristchurch, now bank* rupt, yias f purchased by H.' E.'MXy & Co., of the Hall, High street, - for j£9S4. or only q little over one-third of its value. 11. E. M. and Co. are now selling it at half the marked price, which surely ought to seenre a speed clearance*

WAIMEA ELECTION

Nelson, Last Night. The total results <-f the Waimea elec-

tion, which has oiused great excitement,, show Kerr to have a majority of three. The numbers are ; Kerr 253 Franklyn ... ... ... 250 White 95 Deneeker 92 Wastney 60 Piper 33 Mr Kerr is a Government aupporlor.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Sydney, May 29.

The water famine is the great and par ticular topic. All sorts of schemes are suggested for bringing water into Sydney, but none appear possible. Henry Hudson, of Hudson Bros, has a scheme for utilising the works already in progress and bring ing water from the Pheasant’s Nest, at a cost not exceeding LOO,OOO. The supply is getting gradually smaller, and very great inconvenience is being experienced. Sick ness is still vary prevalent, owing, it is believed, in great measure to impure water.

Archbishop Moran complained recently that ha declined an invitation to Govern ment House on tte Queen’s birthday be cause he would give precedence to Bishop Barry. It appears that no such condition was ever made, but that the Archbishop sent his Secretary to ask where he was to sit, and at once raised the question of precedence. At the annual Consular dinner last night Mr Dailey made a good speech. Nahe’s patent blast furnace for copper smelting is likely soon to be applied in connection with the Nelson copper mines. It will probably soon be used in connec tion with one of the great copper mines in this colony. Seven men had sentence of death passed upon them fur a criminal assault on a woman seventy-two years of age. There is to be a grand demonstration on the return of the contingent about the 18th of June.

Colonel Sanltain has been deputed by the New Zealand Government to offer the congratulations of that colony. Business continues dull.

John Bennett, who was recently Injured by a buggy accident when coming from Brush Farm, ia slightly improving. Brisbane, May 29. Parliament will (probably meet on the 7th July.

Melbourne, May 29.

The libel action Walker v Manager of the Daily Telegraph is proceeding. The plaintiff, who waa a reporter on the Age, accompanied an expedition to New Guinea. The Telegraph charged the plaintiff with inhumanity in dealing with the natives, end suppressing the particulars of the out rages in his report.

NATIVE LAND BILL.

Wellington, Last Night.

The Native Land Settlement Bill to be presented to Parliament is now completed, and will be distributed shortly The Bill provides means by which] istive lands can be disposed of either by sale or lease, under the laud laws of the colony, after they have passed through the Native Land Oourt. Owners of t. block cf land will have power to appoint from among them selves if they are eight or more in num ber, a committee consisting of seven r ar sons, who will have the ri ht to deal with lands, subject to certain powers of control on the part of owners. If the number is seven or less, then owners themselves will have the powers of a committee. The Boards will be constituted for certain de fined districts, and will have power up in the recommendation of the committee to take land and nse it for settlement pur poses in a way similar to the operations of the Waste Lands Boards. The Com missioners of these Boards will have large powers entrusts t to them, but always subject on one hand to the recommenda tion of the Committee of owners, and on the other hand to the regulations of the Governor in Council bringing into force land laws under which the land will be administered. Expedition is now being used in putting the lands through the Native Lauds Courts, with the view to bringing them speedily under the opera tion of the Bill when passed.

YESTERDAY’S LATE TELEGRAMS.

Thames.

Mr Fraser, M.H.R. for the Thames, addressed a large meeting of his constitu ents to-night and received a unanimous vote of confidence.

Auckland.

Mr ffm. Kelly, the unsuccessful candi date at the late Tmranga election has in structed Messrs Hesketh and Richmond to proceed by petition against the return of Mr Sheehan, on the ground of corrupt practices. Numerous allegations of breaches of the Act wi-1 be made

Colonel H mltain left by the Manapouri to represent New Zealand at the welcome to the New South Wales contingent on their return from Soudan..

At a meeting of the Auckland Presby tery the following resolution was carried unanimously : “ That the Presbytery have reason to believe i hat the Rev T. W. Dunn has not availed himself of the leave granted by the Presbytery on the Ist February for six months to visit Scotland, but that he is in New Zealand-” It was resolved to adjourn till the first Wednes day in July, and that in the event of the Clerk finding Dunn is still in New Zea land, he be instructed to cite Dunn to ap pear at the said meeting in July.

Wellington. Booth’s temperance mission opens to morrow night. The balance-sheet of Island Bay Park Company shows a credit of L2lB. The Wellington Racing Club has de cided to hold a Steeplechase Meeting on (he 18 h July. Stakes amounting to L 415 will be distributed; Donbdin. At the Land Board, after hearing counsel's opinion, J. McKenzie, M. EL R.,

mov d—“ That the Commissioner submit a case to the Judge for his opinion re the

Uemnore run ” He said he did so because the Hoard's solicitor was also solicitor for

It, Campbell and Sous, and though he would oast no reflection on him, of course he could not serve two masters, it was

minted out that. Judge Williams was a

member of the University Council who held the run, and after some ouguestl.m that the name <>f some oilier Judge be added to the motion, it was finally decided to take their counsel's opinion and pro oit-l no further. Notice of motion \va« given at the Aoollmalisailoo society that, if p eslb'e, e iamola be introduced into Otago, and that l>r llaaat bo asked to use bis influ ence in getting them on his approaching visit home.

At the meeting of the Land Hoard the

i|Uimlion of the Heomore Run came up again, Mr Haggilt submitting an opinion that the Hoard had no power to enter into an inquiry owing to the run beiug a University endowment, and oven if they had the power to hold it, and they found the Land Acta wore being evaded, they could do nothing by way of forfeiture.

"SCUPPERING" AT SUAKIM.

Toe spe-ial correspondent of the Daily Telegraph at Su.kim, in a letter dated March 12, and published on Tuesday, says:—“ Scuppered” is a word which I had never met with till I came to Snakim, and its horrible significance is a new ex* p rience to British troops. To be “scup pered ” means here to be hacked to pieces in your tent while a veep flow the Hadendowas do it, nobody Out they theoi ae ves o s tell, l 'Ut night after they come in'<o the middle of rut camp, stab and hack a tew soldiers, and go oat ag tin a. athlea* Some limes they creep in five al reast past our sentries ; somet mes they come right up to our tents half a mile within the line of redoubts and pickets, and bring camels and horses with them. But, whatever the audacity of their en trance, the impunity of their departure is the same. Our guards tarn out; bugles sound the alarm, signals flash, rifles are let off, a gunboat fires overhead into black space—but next morning there are only our own mutilated and dead in evidence of the assassins’ {pretence. The Hacendo was have left none behind them, or had none to leave. It is horrible in the highest degree this mono tony of midnight murder, and depress ing beyond language to find our headquarters staff apparently so un teachable by experience The front of our camp is considerably over three miles in stretch, while the relative positions of the tents have been arranged, apparently, solely for the convenience of Osman Digna’s hysenaa. The standing order for the immediate entrenchment of all linea was not enforced, and the time and manner for defending their regiments was left to the discretion of their respective colonels, the result having proved so in adequate that if it ware not for the hideous consequences it would bo a surd- Our sleeping soldiers lie virtually at the mercy of the enemy, and in the Hadendowas’ inexplicable forbearance the country has much to bo very grateful for. They have iefrained from slaughter with a self-denial that in such foes is positively heroic. The Goldstreama slept two nights with nothing between them and the stealthy murderous spears of the Soudanese ; till the day be fore yesterday the headquarters staff went to bed without even an earthwork to pro tect them from the snake like attack of the enemy. Yet the Hadendowaa were content with an odd soldier or two here and there. With the lives of their gene rals and their staffs in their hand they went instead into the tents of privates. Our sentries cannot see these savages. Once past our pickets the redoubts cannot fire on them. On the sand their feet fall without a sound. Tha nights ate of extraordinary darkness; moreover, they are exports in all the treacheries of warfare. Silent aa shadows, they are terribly swift in mas sacre and the ground they travel over is murderous beyond description. Crawling along on all fours, they traverse the space between them and their victims with all tha patient caution of wild beasts stalking pray. They reach the doomed tent. Fu( the sake of the sea breeze the doorway is open, and the next instant the murderer is standing by the sleeping soldier’s side. Ho feels a hand passing over his body, and stans. A cry is rising to his lips, it is strangled in his throat by a groan of pain, and before the gallant fellow can even warn his comrades the fierce spear is driven home through his body, the heavy two-handed sword has fallen across him. But the tent is alar med. There is no time to lose ! Slashing this way and thr t, the murderers stab and hack with the fury of fiends, and <heu as the camp starts to its feet in clamour they are off. It is a horrible episode, yet of nightly occurence. “Mur der ! murder!” I heard the word ring out last night from the Ordnance camp and then cams a cry—the bitter cry of a man suddenly overtaken by the agony of death. A shot, and then another, and another. Then a confusion of mufflsd sounds. Then silanes. • I was only 400 yards away. A party of Hadendowas had either crept straight across the camp, or, passing along the rear, had traversed its complete length, crossing twice on their way the electric light thrown by the Dolphin, had reached without being observed the farthest batch of tents from their starting point, the nearest to the town. Behind them, only 100 yards off, was Quarantine Island, with its camp; nearer still lay our shipping, with the gunboats close inshore, com manding one line of the retreat, the whole of the British troops intercepting the other. Behind them was the sea; on their left the town; yet such is the confidence inspired by nightly success and impunity, that the assassins did act hesi tate to creep even into such a desperate position as this. And their work was desperate and terribly complete. Of the whole of the occupants of the tents—24 in all—only two escaped their spears and swords, while the murderers retreated ap parently unharmed. As they went back rifles were wildly emptied after them, and the Oarysfort fired volleys into the dark. Bat there was no trace of blood. Inside the tents the sight was dreadful—blood everywhere, and the men lying about in in all directions wounded and groaning. The correspondent says the Indian con tingent refused to lie in their tents and be stabbed and hacked about, so they have traced a ditch along their front; and when the Hadendowas came up last night to assassinate them they found the whole line manned, and got well peppered for their pains, leaving, at any rate, one corpse in acknowledgment of the reception they got. Scuppering, says the corres pondent In con slusioe, is quite an excep tional form of danger, and should have been met a week ago by exceptional pre I cautions.

MAJOR ATKINSON AT OAKARU.

(By Tklkgrath.) New Plymouth, To-day. _ Major Atkinson addressed his consti tuent* at Oakaru on Tuesday night. Speaking on native affairs he said the Native Minister appeared to be ooming back to the old flour and sugar policy. Taking away the A. O s from Pungarehu caused the natives to believe in Te Whiti mure than over, for it helped to bring true his prophecies, tie thought that Pun garehn should hare been the last A.O. station which should have been broken up. The natives had full confidence in Mr Bryce, but found Mr Ballanoe's word not to be retied on. If the Native Minis-

ter said “1 will do this," the Maoris re plied, "No ; you must do that." A vote of confidence was unanimously passed. Major Atkinson met a number of the Want Coast settlers at Kohotu at noon

estsrday in order to discus-* the state of iai ivs affairs in the district Mr Mills

(tale of Canterbury) opeued the proceed ings by stating that he hoped he would receive better treatment than from Mr Ballanoe. If he had been the greateat reprobate under the aun he oould not have been treated with greater dis respect. He than related how the na tives in the past interfered with the settlers. Major Atkinson said he entirely failed to understand the motives Mr Ballanoe had in removing the Con stabulary. His onjeot should be to weaken Te Whiti’s influence, but their removal from Parihaka apparently increased it. Major Atkinson promised to use bis <nflu enoe to get equitable administration ef the to the ifinropoan and Maori, One policeman was evidently insufficient. He thought the meeting might expect an ad ditional force. Major Atkinson was well; received and thanked by the Settlers for I his courtesy tq thfofe I

DARING BANK ROBBERY.

Milb>uk»*, festerday. A moat daring robbery was committed this morniQt; aboai ten o’clock at Simp son’s road bra-ioh of the National Bank of \ustrslasia, which had closed yesterday afternoon wi h no money on the premises* On arrival of Humphries the manager of t,he branch, accompanied by Bradahew his oierk, from the chief establishment, r>eanog LI ,000, joth were attacked by tbro-j msaked men. t*o of whom presented re-olvers, whilnt the third brandished a crowbar. Humpk-ie* and Bradehav were overawed by the mddenness of the attack dOj threatening manner of the robbers. Both officials were knocked down and their bands securely strapped behind their aacks The manager's revolver was than t.ken from hie person, and the robbers decamped with LI,OOO, leaving the victims lying helpless on the ground. Humphries and Bradshaw subsequently were released by a passer-by. Informa tion of the robbery was immediataly given to the police. The nombers of the notes stolen an not know!. Latar' in formation statu that the total »m«ict taken by the robbers from the Simpson’s, road Bank officials is LI ,155, of which L 955 wu In notes, LIOO in gold, and the balance in silver. No clue baa yet been discovered to the identify of the robbers.. Tha numbers of the notu cannot ba be ascertained.

(Morn's tblbokjllcb—ooptwsht.) (Received Jane 4, 1 p.m.) Mklbourmi, To-dsy. Farther particulars published regarding the Simpson’s road Bank robbery show that theaffair was prepared and carried into execntion. Tha robbers effected an entrance into tha building through the windows, and awaited the arrival of the manager and assistant inside the Bank. The attack was so sadden that resistance wu impos sible on the part of Hi# victims, who wece gagged and bound hand and foot, and under tbs table when eventually dis covered; The total proceeds of the rob bery amount to LI, 166.

NIGHT ALARM.

Dunedin, Last Night Ths sight alarm to teat tha celerity with which tha Yolontaara would tarn oat in a auddea emergency cama off at 10.901 Tha signal was the firing of two gnu and tha ringing of the city and anborbas fire bells. Within a very few minutes that*., was * very large master at the Garrison Hall. The Port Ohalmers .men ware brought to town in a special train, and there mi. an immense turn-out of people. The parade returns handed in showed thatßß4 Volun teers paraded, not very for short of the* full strength. In tha country districts 219 Volunteers turned out at their ra sp active railway stations.

LICENSING.

(Br Telegraph.) Auckland, To-day. The City Bast Licensing Committee re newed the licenses for one bar in each hotel only, and ordered the removal of all partitions in ban. The Arch Hi Com mittee renewed all licenses in their dis trict, but intimated that if elected next year they would close all licensed houses. Blenheim, To-day. The Blenheim Licensing Committee have renewed all licenses to eleven o’clock. Notwithstanding the strong opposition of the police, who urged that the town not being sufficiently lighted would tend to increase erime, the Committee granted ail application to extinguish hotel lamps St midnight. The Committee were divided in opinion about the matter, but - the' Chairman announced that a majority eon- 1 sidered that even assuming Blenheim t» be insufficiently lighted, it was thaduty of the Borough Connoil and not of Hie publicans to light it.

Dunkdih, To-day. The Dunedin Licensing Committee re fused to allow the transfer of the Immw of the Australasian Hotel to the Levia than, as it is built on Church property. They took away the license of one house, and reduced the license of Wain's Hotel to ten o’clock.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondent* .

“ HE SMALL BIRD NUISANCE."

To the Editor.

Si k, —Hearing that the Oodnty Council are not going to take any steps to abate the small bird nuisance tM« year, beoanae the poisoned wheat was so unsuccessful " last year, I should be much obliged If yea would allow me through your mSdims, to remind them of the very great success which attended the undertaking the pre- ' ▼ions year, 1883. The farmers were . unanimous in pronouncing it to be a great and unqualified success; the birds were found dead in hundreds on the roads and in the fields, and the poisoned grain was :, proved to have done its work effectually. 1 trust that the interests of the farmers will not be forgotten this year, and that the County Council will, as the sowing... has commenced, giro the contract at' once to the successful tenderer of 1883, and thereby be assured of a similar result. —I am, etc., Thb Pabxbb’s Fjuxhd. June 4th, 1885.

MOUNT SOMERS ROAD BOARD DISTRICT.

To the Editor.

Sib, —As an old ratepayer of this dis trict I was immensely pleased to read Mr Herring’s remarks on the management of this Board at the public meeting, because there is no doubt that the rates have been iuoraasiug lately in a moat alarming manner The unsatisfactory state of thair finances ie, 1 believe, more the result of extravagance committed in the past than the present. Comparison was made with the mansgemant of the Geraldine Hoad Board, but that Board has had its affairs conducted by men of great prn enoo and economy;—and they never wonld have in curred such unnecessary expenditure ae erecting costly bridges over streams such as the south branch and Tayler’a branch of the Ashburton river, where good ford* were always obtainable, and the traffic but very moderate. Nor would they have laid out so much money ea a road to Al ford Forest in a wrong direction, going ae it does to ene aide of the Bush of to the middle, where the forest was still nnbnrnt and not worked out. I am aware it. was the Council erected the bridges in question, but tha Road Board could aaeifrs have demanded thair shara of tha l lm| ~ fund from tha County Connell, tha sama as the vieraldina and other Boards did* by which mesas they wonld have saaßMd a good permanent rand to fall back OB daring bad times.

1 observe that Mr Herring was doubt ful of receiving support at the election of members, which has just taken place. Perhaps he was correct in his views, for the avenge ratepayer or elector prefers » smart schemer, or one who votes steadily for prolose expenditure. Now, Ufe Herring is an honest and prudent KngHall man, and nothing more; and lor these reasons would stand hot small chutes oi oldctim* Hqwi be is to defend himself against the exorbitant ntea now levied in this district, is still a question, which affects both him and many others. There is at this moment before the County Council • petition lor the separation of a Hoad Pis

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1885.



Wanted WANTED —A correepi Guardian, at Mi Apply to the Manager. TJ|7 AN TED Booth’s R * * mittee to meet at the To-morrow at 8 p. m. WANTED Known that 1 Pork Sausages at ( any other in the Canter' Cash buyer of bacon pigs. Ready-money Meat Mart, cade. WAITED Known —Th is prepared to Drill f and Gray’s drill or sow sower, on most reasonable to Martin Griffin, Newls WANTED Known— tj has commenced 1 and having purchased a fin machine, he will be able wants of the inhabitants of a real good Pork Sausage, day. Only good corn fodjj 'TTTANTED Known—: Yt Dress Materials, t Dolmans, Millinery, etc , i onr stock. The cheapest fir and Millinery Establishing —H. 0. i?EGEBS, ealys’ 1 t- treat. WANTED inown—J SHAW are offering *>f Nelson, Moato and Cc nn* Vinr • TTlnntv IRsi nm



IffiS KENNEDY & MISS CAMERON, M DRESSMAKERS, Compton’s Buildings, Moore street, Ashburton. NB. Registry Office for Female Ser vant*. .Igg- 7 TOWLE’S pennyroyal and steel pills for qniokly correct all irregulan ties and relieve the distressing symptoms so prevalent with the sex. Boxes Is 1W and 2s 9d. of all chemists. Prepared only by E T. Towle, chemist, Nottingham, Eng land. Wholesale of all the wholesale houses.—Beware of imitations. I Ashburton permanen BUILDING & INVESTMENT SOCIETY. The above Society pays Interest atth rate of per cent, per annum for De at Call, 5 per cent, per annum fo> three months, and 6 per cent, per annum if fixed for 6 months or over. WaRD Manager. Office Arcade Chambers, Burnett street SHBURTON COAL AND EBRBWOOD DEPOT,



R. S. BEAN la now landing (ex Sunbeam) A SPLENDID SAMPLE OP NEWCASTLE COAL. A trial solicited. R. S. Bean, WKSXSTBBBT. 6 1147 ASHBURTON COUNTY STOCK AND SALETARDS COMPANY {Limxtkd), la prepared to Dip* Sheep iN large or small lota at the following asale of charges: — For the first 600 sheep, one penny each For the second 500 cheep, one hair penny each Forthe second 1,000 sheep, one farthing each For flocks of over 2,000 special arrange ments will be made. The material need will be charged for In addition to the above. GEORGE JAMESON, Secretary.



War WITH RUSSIA.-At the pre- Beot juncture It would be difficult for any one exe-pt a prophet of the conk to say whether or not the present negotiations between England and Bnaaia will lead to a genial European war, or whether they will end in smoke. The absence of full information as to what Is transpiring between the two countries may indicate that the political breeze is blowing harmlessly past; or, it may be the awful silence which generally precedes a storm. In either case, we ought to be prepared for the worst. If a general war breaks out the price of nearly every article of commerce will rise. Among other commodities, wool and labor will go up. How. is the time, therefore, to lay in a stock of clothing, before the gmeral ad vance begins. In ord*»r that we may not be caught napping we have just purchased a Splendid Assortment of Winter Tweeds and ether matetaila necessary to a well equipped tailoring establishment, which wa are prepared to offer at unusually low prices fqjf cash. Regarding style and fit, it Is almost needless" for os to repeat what everbody knows, viz, that by our soien tifiemode of cutting, and the care exer cieedby ns in fitting the figure, a mis-fit u an impossibility.— Ojuighkab Ann Co., Merchant Tailors. Tapered street.



Special Advertisements. pOMESTIO PATTERN DEPOT. DRAPER AND DRESS MAKER, Bart Sibbbt, near Lancaster's butchery. Ladies’ Dresses and Underclothing made at the shortest notice. REGISTRY OFFICE For Female Servants. 7 1413 AGENT FOR MADAME WEIGEL’S PATTERNS, HAS now on hand a nice assortment of crewel wools, silks, filoselle, flossette, lace, braids, transfer patterns, new designs, crash, oatmeal and satin cloths for art needlework, five o’clock tea cloths, embroidery frames, etc. THE LITTLE SHOP, East street, {Next Mr Ranger’s, baker). 6 760 Trees, frees. Treej. HE undersigned has for sale all kinds of Fruit and Forest TREES, Pious Insignia, Macrocar pa, by tens of thou sands. Other kinds in proportion. Prices extremely moderate. N.B.—All orders by post or left at the Office of this paper will be attended to with despatch. JAMES PORTER, CLIFTON NURSERY, Allenton, Ashburton. 6 701 Mrs Hodge, ■ Mrs Adams,



RRIYED. ARRIVED. new goods. Wholesale and Retail. Books by various authors Stationery in gieat variety Toys and Fancy Goods of every de scription Jewellery, Cutlery, Concertinas, Ac r* dianv, etc. Photo and Scrap Albums, Is Tobacconist’s Sundries, etc. Specially low rates to Country Stores. “ The O d Flag" (music and wor. s), by Vincent Pyke ; at published price. SAUNDbRS’ BUILDING, (Next Shop to Quill’s Hotel.)s 692 K Bevan,



GKIOULTURAt Machine Shop, WAKAJNDI ROAD. charges RAY Repairs Engines, Combines, Chaff-cutters, Reapers and Binders, and all classes of macninery. Special attention given to Bicycles, Tricycles and Sewing Machines. Lawn Mowers repaired, sharpened and adjusted. Model work. General repairs. 3 4



OF PARTNERSHIP. Tn consequence of the firm of J. ynnemr & Co., of Ashburton, Furniture Dealers, having been dissolved, end in order to facilitate a settlement between JOHN MKECH (who takes over the bosiness) and his retiring partner, a CHEAP SALE will commence from to day, of the whole of the stock of well wafinrd fomitnre of all kinds, ironmon gery, crockery, etc., will be cleared oat at HAUVPRICE. All debts owing most forthwith be paid ioJ, 0. DUNCAN. ag® nt * or *® JfEECfi j either of whose re^P tB will b <o sufficient discharge.' Funerals conducted at extremely mode



Read, mark, learn and INWARDLY DIGEST, and to accomplish the above feat, visit my estab lishment, and lighten your inward gloom by appeasing your appetite for the beauti ful by inspecting the most delightfully ARTISTIC EASTER CARDS 1 ever imported into Ashburton (direct from Home). You are then at liberty to in spect the contents of a large case of books personally selected, and just received. Ibe ieve it was Lord Wolseley who said (he happens to be the most popular man of the day, and one must squeeze a little popularity into advertisements), “ A man who aspires to great heights should read incessantly, and never forget his news-1 papers; 1 ’ and I say the same 1 Read ! Read 1 Read 1 When both you and my self will be considerably benefited. Not | having room to give a detailed list of the contents of my shelves, I can only finish by saying—Come and see for yourselves, and if you are disappointed come again.— Nothing like Perseverance! Thomas F. Farley’s, BOOKSELLER AND STATIONER, Saujtdbes’ Buildings, East Sr., ASHBUfiIoN.



Special Advertisements. rpHE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE Fire Insurance Co. We have much pleasure in informing the public of Ashburton that Me 688 WILDING, LEWIS & CAfGILL have bean appointed AGENTS for the above Company in the Ashburton Dis trict. All risks taken at lowest current rates. LEWIS & GOOLD, 3 328 General Agents for Canterbury.



MAOPHERSON, FILMER AND 00. (Late A. Hayea) TIMBER, COAL AND FIREWOOD MEROH ANTS, Bast street, Ashburton. STUDY your Interests, and get'quota tiona for every requisite for the Building Trade. Study yonr Comfort and try onr PRIME NEWCASTLE COAL, Just landed, ex Candida. Doors, Sashes, Mouldings, Roofing Iron, Gates, Hurdles, &c. On Sale, in any quantities. fi* WE ARE PRODUCERS -•* And can sell to suit the times. W. H. COLLINS, Manager.



gTUDY THE FOLLOWING Quotations . AND BEFRIEND YOURSELF b. <3. All Wool Welsh Fannel, very heavy, suitable for men’s shirts 0 9J Saxony Union Flannel, fine, suit able for babies’ 0 8| Scarlet Saxony Flannel ... ... 08f Grey Calico, per yard 0 2 Slate Silesia, per yard 0 2# Heavy Brown Holland, per yard 0 4£ Forfar, for aprons, per yard ... 0 51 One Yard Wide Forfar, per yard 0 7i Cotton Tick, per yard 0 4| Turkey Red, per yard 0 5$ Heavy Twill Cretonne; this is well worth 15... 0 8J Reversible Cretonne, usually sold for Is, per yard 0 9| All Wool Crimean Shirting ... 13 Warm Wincey Shirting 0 4| Union Crimean Shirting... ' ... 0 7| White Blankets, suitable for chil dren’s beds, per pair ... ... 7 11 No. 2 Quality White Blankets, per pair 9 6 No 3 Quality White Blankets, per pair ... 12 9 Double-bed Size, per pair ... 13 • 9 Extra Large Blankets, per pair ... 19 6



See our 2ta and 25s BIANKETS They will really astonish yon. TAILORING DEPARTMENT. All Tweeds well shrunk. Fit Guaranteed. Charges cannot be beaten. MEN'S CLOTHING To meet these hard times. Men’s Tweed Trousers—3s 9d, 5s lid, 7s 6d, 10s 6d Men’s f weed Trousers and Vest—7s lid, 10s 6d, 12s 6i Men’s Tweed Suits—l7s 6d, 265, 30s Men’s Oil Coats, leather bound—lss 9d See our 21s O VJB R 0 O A T. A very special line. H. E. May & Co., THE HALL.



OTIOB TO FARMERS, WOOD, SINCLAIR & 00., Millers and Grain Merchants, High street, Christchurch, Are Cash Purchasers of Wheat, Oats, Barley, Beans, Peas, Potatoes, Rye and Cocksfoot Grass Seeds at highest current rates. To farmers desirous of holding their gr»in we are prepared to offer special facilities for storage. In addition to our large brick granary we hare erected a large iron warehouse. This, with the stores lately occupied by Messrs A. Moore and Co. and now leased to us, enables ns to offer to farmers extra facilities for the storage and classification of grain at nominal rates. We ate prepared to make liberal cash advances on grain sent in for storage, or will ship same under advance on grower’s account or otherwise, as may be arranged. 3 451 rjTI H B NEW Z EAL ND Clothing Factory CONTRACTORS To New Zealand Government Rail* ways. Post Offices, Volunteer Corps, &o. &o. <So. Are now prepared to enter into contracts for the supply of NAVAL AND MILITARY UNIFORMS in any quantities, the organisation of the Factory being specially adapted for turning out large supplies in the most inexpensive and expeditious manner. ARMY AND NAVY CONTRACTORS Estimates and drawings supplied on the shorte’t notice. Head Offices and Factory— DOWLING STREET, DUNEDIN. NOTE—Measures for all uniforms may bo entrusted to the Manager of the N.Z. Clothing Factory branches in the follow ing centres, vis:— Dunedin Nelson Palmerston N. Invercargill Hokitika New Plymouth Oamaru Greymouth Napier Waimate Reeftun Waipawa Timaru Wellington Hastings Ashburton Man ter ton Gisborne Christchurch Wanganui Thames Lyttelton Hawera Auckland



Victoria Hot lIRESIDE EMPLOYMENT, AMUSEMENT, & INSTRUCTION FOK WINTER EVENINGS. S NOW SHOWING—A Splendid Assortment of Fine Art Goods and ” Traced Work in Slippers, Cosies, Antimacassars, Tidies, Ladies’ and Children's Aprons, Brackets, Diapes, Splaikers, nightdress A Nice 'election of Crewel and Washing Silks, Ingrain Berlin Fingerings. Transfer Patterns, Designs for 3ross Cottons, . * * Also—A Nice Variety of Homespuns, Ladies’ Stitch wora, -Tuckets, Gloves, etc,, and a few Parcels and Children’s Ulsters, _ Men’s, Youths’, and Boys’ Cloth of Manufacturers’ amples m '“«ular prices, offered ing, bought at 20 per cent under the accordingly, —_ Dimant and Coe. GENERAL DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, &0., m Bart rad Tutored Streets, Ashburton, | Victoria Hoast



Special Advertisements. Groceries ' CHEAPER THAN EVER } JAMES McGREGOR’S, | lancked Street (opposite the Arcade), i Best White Crystal Sugar, 3d per lb by Best English Out Loaf Sugar, 4£d per lb Box Tea, from 12« 6d per box A grand assortment of new tin Fish— Herrings in Shrimp, Tomato or Tonnel Sauce Kippered, Spmod or Devil’d He’ ; Oigby »'hicks or Fin-ion Haddocks, at Is per tin Fresh Herrings, 7d. Best Oysters, 6d Muir’s Oatmeal, 3s 9d per bag Salmon, 8d Best Cutting Brand, 9d Mackerel, lOd Sardines, 6d Full sizes new Figs, 9d per box Cadbury’s Cocoa, Is per tin Fry’s Cocoa, tin or packet, Is Cd per lb Biscuits, 3d Cheese, 6d Best Rice, Sago and Tapioca, 3d per lb James mogregor, • Tanored Street. 12 2842 ÜBLIO ANNOUNCEMENT. OPENED MONDAY, 27th APRIL, 1885. MESSRS BAYLIB A CO. (late of Orr and Aloorn), have Commenced Busi ness as Family On cers and Tea Dealers, in Saunders’ Buildings, next to Mr Far ley’s, Bookseller, on above date. Messrs B. and Go. beg to announce to the public of Ashburton and District, that as they Buy for Cash and in the cheapest markets, they are in a position to Sell at the lowest possible prices, and trust by punctuality and despatch to receive a fair share of the public patronage. the mat 4 584 BAYLIS & CO



Catarrh ok thr Bladder,—Stinging .rriution, inflammation, all kidney and similar complaints, cured by “ Buchu-paiba.” Thy N Z, Drug Co., General Agents. 3 Weals’ "Rough on Corns.”—Ask for Wells’ “Rough on Corns.” Quick relief complete, permanent cure. Corns, waris bunions. The N.Z. Drug Co., General