COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian Office, Friday afternoon. The following is the Christchurch Corn Ex change report for the week ending Friday, the 29th May, 1885;—Few transactions have taken place during'the past week owing to the holi days. Prices remain much the_ same, with the exception of potatoes, which, in consequence of a drop in the Sydney market, have slightly receded here. Large quantities of wheat are still coming forward on growers’ account, most of which, unfortunately, is going into store. Really prime parcels find buyers for local con sumption and intercolonial orders, but outside this there is scarcely anything doing. Oats are much the same as last week, there being only a medium demand for infer or or dis colored samples, while there is a fair enquiry for really good, bright and heavy milling. Bar ley is still quiet, and very few parcels have chanced hands. There is fair enquiry for clean farmers’ parcels of rye grass for spnng sowing A keen demand exists for Prussian Blue peas, while beans are almost neglected. Quotations are as follows Wheat—Prim; milling, 2s 8d to 2s lod; second quality, 2s 2d to 2s 6d; fowls’ wheat, is 9d to 2s f.o.b. Oats—Heavy bright feed and milling, is 8d to is lod; in ferior and discolored, is 4d to Is 6d f.o.b. Barley—Good malting, 3s 6d to 3s gd; second class, 2s gd to 3s 3d; feed, is gd to 2s Christ church. Grass Seed—Clean farmers’ parcels, 2s gd to 3s 3d; machine dressed, 4s to 4s 3d f.o.b. Peas—Prussian Blue, true to name, 3 s 6d; feed, 2s 4d to 2s 6d f.o.b. Beans, 2s 6d to 2s'yd f.o.b.' Potatoes, 32s 6d to 35 s . at country stations within twelve miles of Christ church. Dairy Produce —Butter, to lod; cheese, to f.o.b.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES. Saturday, May 30. Messrs Matson, Cox and Co., at Tatter sail’s —Live and Dead Stock Mr Alfred Harrison, at his Salerooms—

Sundries Mr T. Bullock, at the Arcade, Burnett street —Live and Dead Stock Tuesday, June 2 Messrs Matson, Cox and Ox, at the Ashburton Saleyards—Stock

MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Etc. Friday. May 29 Town Hall- Mr R. T. Booth, Temperance lecturer, at 7 30 Somerset Lodge—Monthly Meeting, in the Masonic Hall, at 7-30 Thursday, June 4 Orange Lodge—Regular Monthly meeting in the New Orange Hall; 7.30 p.m. Friday, June 5 Ashburton County Council— At Council Chambers, 11 a. m. Lonbgeach Road Board at Road Board Office.

Saturday, June 6. tfakanui Road Board, at Road Board office, Moore street, at 10.30 a.m. Monday, June 8. Arcade Chambers—Star of Ashburton, U.A.0.D., at 8 o’clock Borough Council, at Borough Council • Chambers, at 7.30 _____

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails clobb at the Ashburton Post Office follows: — For Christchurch and North at 6 a.m. 10.30 a.m., and 5 p.m., daily. For Chertseyßakaia, &c., at 10.30 a.m. end 5 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily. .Vor Tomuka, at 6 a.m. and 10 a.m., for Tima/u and South, at 6 a.m., 10 *.m., and 4.30 p.m., daily. For Greenstreet, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10.45 a.m. - For Wakanui, Elgin, Seaview, beanela, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6.30 a. m. For ilount Somers, daily at 4.30 p.m. For Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Mon days and Thursdays, at 4.30 p.ir For Ashtcn, Waterton and jLcmgbeach, at 4.30 p.m. daily. For Flemington, on Mondays, Wednes (Jays, and Fridays, at 4 30 p. m. For Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fri days at 10.30 a.m.

M»ila arrive at the Ashburton Pott '1 <fico—- » From Christchurch and Rakaia at 10.16 a,m., 4.35 p.m., and 7.20 p.m._ From Ohertseyj &c. at 10. lo a.m. and i. 35 p.m. daily. From Dunedin and intermediate placet at 5.3° ~\m. daily. From Temuka and Timaru at 10.40 a. in. j».do p.m., and 8 p.m. daily. From Greenstreet, ednesdays and Saturdays, at 10 i. m. From Mount Somers, daily at 10.5 a.m. From Mayfield and Ruipuna, on Wec nesdays and Saturdays, at 10.6 a.m. From Ashton, "Waterton, and Dong beach at 10 a.m. daily. . . From New lands, on Tuesdays and Fn iays, 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, Thursdays, and Sat urlays, at 4,45 p.m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit. FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1885. Credit.

One of the most disastrous and evi dent effects of the borrowing policy of New Zealand is the stoicism it has pro duced in the private debtor. The public and apparent private indebtedness of the colony have for some years occa sioned considerable apprehension to many of our most able political finan ciers ; but it is another burden, the in visible indebtedness of the colony, to which we wish to direct attention and suggest a possible remedy. Individuals who have accumulated capital, who have more than they can conveniently employ, are disposed to lend part, or the whole, of it to others, expecting in return a certain stipulated premium or interest for its use ; and on the other hand there are always individuals to be met with disposed to borrow, in order to extend their business beyond the limits to which they can carry it by means of their own capital. The most common method, however, of making a loan, the only method to which it is our intention to refer just now, is by selling commodities on credit. When this method is adopted between the manufacturer or importer and the re tailer, with proper regard to the position and stability of the last, it has obvious advantages. It enables the retailer to enter upon profitable transactions which, if obliged to pay ready money, he would be compelled to forego, and the manufacturer or importer, notwithstanding he has occasion tor the money, is enabled by the facility offered by colonial Banks of negotia ting bills of good repute, to give the re quisite credit without disabling his own resources. Credit given to individuals engaged in business, who intend to em ploy the capital they acquire in indus trious pursuits is a necessary incident of trade by which capital finds its way into those channels in which it is most likely to be profitably employed. But the indiscriminate credit given by shop keepers and tradesmen, in their eager ness to secure customers, confers no real benefit upon the persons acccm modated, and is productive of very pernicious results. A very small minority of the residents in this dis trict, of the residents in the colony for that matter, think of paying ready money for anything ; nine-tenths of the community are in the of anticipating their incomes, a practice which is fostered by the readiness of 1 almost every tradesman to give credit to the necessitous and even to the d s honest buyer. This system tempts very many, and sometimes the most j well-to-do individuals, to overstep their means; it is undoubtedly the most fruitful source of bankruptcy, insol- ' vency, and bad faith, and j to- j luces far more that half the ( icart-burnings, scandals, and fraid- s hat disturb colonial society. Refer I ing to this subject, Dr Johnston ! f las truly observed that “ he that once a >wes more than he can pay, is often f )blit.ed to bribe his creditor to patience c. 3V increasing his debt. Worse and ! j worse, commodities at a higher and c ligher price are forced upon him ; he 1 y 9 impoverished by compulsive traffic j 1 c

and at last overwhelmed in the com mon receptacle? of misery by debts which, without his consent, were ac; cumulated on his head.” To counter*' balance the losses they sustain by the credit system, tradesmen are obliged to advance the price of their goods to a most exorbitant height ; so that those who are able, and who really intend, to pay the debts they contract are com pelled to pay those of the insolvent and dishonest purchasers maintained by the present system. The remedy for this state of things, we shall be told, is within the reach of the se’ler ; he need not dispose of his goods except for cash or its equivalent. But while the present keen competition prevails, while the indolence of opulent persons disinclines them to satisfy every small debt when it is contracted, while the Government provides such complete machinery for the recovery of small debts, we cannot expect the trades men to effect the reform. We cannot lessen the competition nor can we remove the tardiness of wealthy purchasers, but we could take away the power to sue for any debt, except for wages, under a giyen sum, say L2O or LSO. Such a reform would teach the tradesmen to exercise more discretion in granting credit, would tend to render the pur chaser more prudent and considerate, and would make the contraction of debts for small sums, without the means of paying them, at once difficult and disgraceful. Any person taking the trouble to analyse the civil business brought before our Resident Magis trate’s Court will find that at least seven-eighths of the cases involve sums of less than Lio, The suggestion that these small cases should be relegated to another Court, that additional facili ties should be provided for the speedy recovery of small debts, has much to recommend it while the present sys tem is persisted in ; but it is, we think, beginning at the wrong end; or rather, it is attempting to obviate the influ ence of one abuse by instituting an other. It would be far better to do away with the circumstances that sug gest the formation of petty local Courts, than to provide additional tribunals. Our object should be rather to prevent the contraction of small debts than to furnish means for their collection. Nothing will ever deter those who ought not to obtain credit from taking it while in their power; but those who give it may be made to exercise greater discretion, and thus do much to anni hilate that spurious, undiscriminaling species of credit that is as readily granted to the spendthrift and the pro digal as to the frugal and industrious individual.

This afternoon we received a cable gram from London to the following effect: —“ Tenders are invited on be half of the New Zealand Government for a loan of Li 5,000,000, at 4 per cent. The minimum fixed on is Tenders close June 4.” We have had the message repeated, but the Tele graph Department still persist in the extraordinary figures we have quoted. However, there can be no doubt the correct amount is Li,500,000 (a million and a half), the amount authorised by Parliament, and the minimum price L 97 xos. The following tabulated statement shows the comparative re sults of the three instalments of the L 3,000,000 loan, the last placed on the London market; — Date of » , Minimum Price issue. Amount ‘ price. obtained.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Somerset Lodge, E. 0., will be held in the Masonic Hall, Tancred street, this even ing at 7.30. The Lodge Choir will be present.

The usual monthly meeting of the Tin wald Town Board will be held at the Temperance Hall, Tinwald, this evening. We are pleased to learn that the pre liminary arrangements connected with the establishment of the new Woollen Fac tory Company have been completed, and the undertaking placed on a very satisfac tory basis. The Bank of Australasia hare been appointed bankers to the Com pany, and the capital subscribed is suffi cient to ensure the commencement of operations, which is only delayed for a supply of raw material. A very strong directorate has been secured, and the success of this long delayed industry i* bow assured The North Otago Times states that Mr Booth promised, if health permitted him, to return to Oamaru if possible in a twelve months’ time, and hold a fort night’s mission. The failure in Mr Booth’s health is attributed in a great measure to the state the Oamaru Public Sail was in on Sunday afternoon and evening. The ventilation of the building is defective and in addition the gaapipes were leaking or were also defective. Mr Booth will not now visit Timaru, Temuka and Ashburton, but proceeds to Christ church, where he awaits a steamer pro ceeding to Wellington, at which place he gives addresses. Counsel for the New Zealand Rifle Association have filed a statement , £ de fence in the action brought against them by Lieutenant Parnell of Wanganui. The statement contains a general denial of plaintiff's claim, inasmuch as the decisio i of the Executive Committee being final the plaintiff could not question it. A moat remarkable wedding (says the Evening Post ) has just been celebrated in Wellington. The bride is a good-looking woman of under 30 years of age, who has just taken to herself a fourth husband, her throe previous spouses being all alive, and yet she is not now amenable to a charge of bigamy. When a girl she mar ried her first husband, and afterwards dis covered that he had a previous wife living. Leaving him she married No. 2, a single man, but after living with him some time they separated, and although the marriage was a good one, she risked a prosecution and contracted jja third mar riage, also with a bachelor Husband No. 2 obtained a divorce, and marriage the third being of course invalid, the parties after a time separated. Now a fourth husband has led the much-married woman to the altar. August Flower. —The most miserable jeings in the world are those suffering from iyspepsia and liver complaint. More than 75 }_-r cent of the people are afflicted with these ,vo diseases and their effects ; such as sour i omacli, sick headache, habitual costiveness, 1 ulpitation of the heart, heart burn, waterbrasti, I [nawing and burning pains at the pit of the I tomach, yellow skin, coated tongue and dis- i greeable taste in the mouth, coining up of i ood after eating, low spirits, etc. Go to your 1 [ruggist and get a bottle of august flower. ' 7his valuable medicine has cured thousands t nd thousands of sufferers, and is known in all c ivilised countries. Two doses will relieve t ou. It costs only 3s fid a bottle. Sample f ottlcs, fid,—[Advt. [

The Local Option poll for the Ash'our ton Borough Licensing District has been in progress to-day, but has attracted very little attention. We have repeatedly had occasion to notice displays of meat at our local but cheries, but we hare never seen afmore attractive show than that filling Mr Taskers shop to-day. An entertainment, organised by Miss Steane, was given at the .Old Men’s Homo last evening, and the programme appeared to be much appreciated by the inmates. Unfortunately, several vocalists who had promised to assist did not appear, and consequently the programme was not so long or varied as contemplated. The benevolent regard Mias Stoane has always shown for the needy and helpless has won for her the respect of the community, but we shouln be gald to seeher efforts more heartily supported by the musical talent of Surely many of our gifted amateurs could devote an occasional even ing to this charitable purpose, and al though they may not be surrounded by all the circumstances of a public per formance, nor have the bast of appliances, they will always find a lenient and appre ciative audience.

Judgment in the case Ashburton Cheese and Butter Factory Company v Wilkin has beer, deferred until Friday, Juno 5. The concluding act of the Colston v Honeywood fiasco was enacted at the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning, when Mrs Shaw, a lodging-house keeper, obtained a judgment against the faithless lover for the board and lodging of his fiancee-

After considering the determination of the Postmaster-General that the mails by the direct steamers should leave Lyttel ton every fourth Sunday, the Harbor Board resolved yesterday that unless under special circumstances of emergency, neither the Harbor Board’s pilot,,, staff, nor the steam-tug will be made available to take steamers out on Sundays. The Board also resolved to support the action taken by other Harbor Boards to have an alteration made in the Harbors Act so that the Government should be required to pay wharfage on material imported by them.

The Home authorities made the serious mistake of sending twenty-five thousand blankets to the troops in the Soudan in stead of sheets. The temperature was then 75 degrees at night. There was a large attendance of visitors at the meeting of the Debating Club held in the Orange Hall latt evening. The question discussed was, “ Is the foreign policy of Mr Gladstone worthy of sup port 1” Mr David Thomas presided. Mr D. H. Brown «.opening in the affirmative, took a cursory view of the foreign policy pursued by the Gladstone Government ; he highly commended the Alabama settlement, and claimed that

Mr Gladstone’s pacific but firm attitude had contributed much to the happiness of the world, and a ded much to the prestige of the British Empire. Mr W. B. Moss moved as an amendment—“ That the foreign policy of Mr Gladstone has been inimical to British interests ” Mr

Moss condemned the “Peace at any price

policy," which he affirmed had been fol lowed by the Gladstone Government They had sacrificed national prestige, na tional honor and national interests in their timorous efforts to maintain peace with the groat Powers of Europe, but they had not hesitated to assault the Boors, the Zulus, the Egyptians and the Soudanese. Mr J. A. Oaygill defended the policy of the Government. He was surprised at the insignificance of the bill of indictment made out by the other side, and con tended that it had been “ peace with honor,” not “ peace at any price,” sought by Mr Gladstone. The man who obstinately refused to make any conces sion to his neighbors was always a dis agreeable individual and usually came off worst in the long run.—Mr Dimant severely criticised the action ot the Go vernment in respect to the New Guinea annexation, the surrender of the Cameron settlement, and the Egyptian and Soudan campaigns. He quoted from Mr Glad stone’s speeches to show that that states mm bad not discharged his own under takings —Mr Robertson briefly expressed his confidence in the Government.—Mr Farley criticised the readiness of the Go vernment to arbitrate with powerful nations, and their hasty attacks upon weak and ignorant savages. —Mr Hogg

s?oka enthusiastically of the high mora! and intellectual aims of Mr Gladstone,

He eulogised his services in the interests of Great Britain and of humanity, and claimed for him the moral support of every true friend of the Empire.—Mr E. Fooks, in perhaps the most logical and best conceived address of the evening, reviewed the addresses of those who had preceded him, and Mr Moss and Mr Brown having replied, a vote of the audience was taken, resulting in the amendment being carried by 32 to 22. The following is an estimate of the losses sustained in New South Wales by the drought of last year, as given by Ms Abbot, Minister of Mines for that colony. Comoaring the figures at the beginning of 1885 with those at the be ginning of 1834, a decrease was shown of 10.000 horses, 232,003 cattle, and 5.800.000 sheep. Comparing these with the probable increase at the rate of ordin ary seasons, and adding the effect upon the wool clip, the Minister estimates that the colony was poorer by L 4,500,000 ster ling than it would have been but for the drought. The first annual report on the Sailors'

Home was presented to the Lyttelton Har bor Board by the Chairman of the Sailors’ Home Committee, Mr B G. Wright, yes terday, and shows that during the thirteen months the'institution has been open, 440 seamen have been accommodated there ; the expenditure has been 1.892, and the receipts leave a debit balance of L 173. Mr L. Harper, M H.R. for Avon, ad dressed his constituents at Papanui last night. He avowed himself a supporter of the Ministry, as long as they adhe.ed to the policy they had enunciated when taking office. He received a vote of con fidence.

Notwithstanding some diaappointmen

felt at Mr Booth’s inabi ity to be present at the Town Hall to-night, it will be gratit fying to many of our readers to learn that the Rev F. W. Isitt, of Christchurch, has consented to fill the breach, and will give an address entitled “Pathos and Humor,” in their particular bearing on the temper ance question. As is well known Mr Isitt is the popular President of the Christchurch Youug Men’s Christian Association, and as an elocutionist he is reputed to excel. An excellent choir, composed of representatives from the various churches, will render selections during the evening, and we understand the arrangements made by the Committee at their meeting last Friday will be ad hered to as far as possible. The vigor of youth given to the aged and infirm by using Hop Bitters made by Ameri» can Co. Try it. Read. Holloways Ointment and Pills.— Notable Facts. —Intense 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 cholera. The poorer inhabitants in large cities will find these remedies to jbe 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 wi'hin the system, and call for instant and effective curative medicines, — [Advhj

The railway returns for the financial \ year ended the 31nt of March have boon I published, and these show that the total revenue therafrom was L 1,045,712, as compared with that of the previous year of L 961,304: being an increase of LB4 408. The expenditure for the year just ended was L 69 >,026, as compared with L 655.990 for 1883 84, showing an excess of L 34,036. Deducting the excess of expenditure from the increase in the revenue, wa have a net inc-ease in the year’s workings of our railways of L 50.373. Considering the indifferent management that exists on some of the lines, it is really wonderful that the rail ways show such a satisfactory result as L 50,000 increase on 1883-84’s workings. Mr W. Norrish announces by adver tisement >n this issue that he intends to open a bakery on Monday next, and to sell bread atJ4£d the four pound loaf. Slowly, but surely, the consumer is reap ing some benefit from the present low price of wheat. A Sydney evening journal says :

“ From New Zealand wo learn that Mr Robinson has shipped the racehorse Van guard, and another racehorse in the steamer Wikatipu, for Sydney, en route for England, to take part in the Livorpo 1 aud Manchester race meetings !”

In view of Mr Grigg’s announcement that he would be willing to vacate his seat in the House of Representatives in favor of another gentleman, a number of the electors about Chertsey have determined to take him at his word, and are about to requ : sition Mr Joseph Ivess to stand for election to the seat, “ Are we too late ?” was the first ques tion which the Australian soldiers put when they reached Suaxim. With a little variation in the emphasis, what a world of sarcasm do those words contain. No doubt the thoughts of the men were in tent only on the one idea, that they were going at last to stand shoulder to shoulder with Engliah,and Indian fellow-subjects, and to fight for the Queen and the coun try they love so well ; but one can ima gine how differently the same question, but with slight variations by different and eager querists, must have sounded to those in whose ears the burden of “ Too late !” had been sounding for so many months. “Are tee too late 1 ?” one man would exclaim, emphasising the word “ we,” as though he would add, “ we , who started at a moment’s notice, who would brook no refusal from Lord Darby, and, byour promptitude, forced from him an unwilling,consent to our departure?” “ Are we too late?” might another ask ; “are we, after all our baste? Lord Derby hinted as much when he declined the offer of our Victorian and South Aus tralian neighbors, but wa cannot believe that such a fate would attend us.” “Are we too late !” another would ask ; “ it is

not our fault that we were not here months ago; we are late, because we trusted England to have finished the whole campaign twelve months ago ; but are|we too late to be of any use at all ?” Such are the changes which were unintention ally rung up.m the words of that eager L|U6s ion, “ Are we too late ?” and hearty and thankful were the cheers that went up when these Australian citizens heard that their highest aspirations were to be gratified, and that they were to have the

opportunity of risking their life’s blood in defence of the honor of their Queen and country. The annual meeting of the Ashburton Rinking Club was held last evening at the Town Hall. Owing to several counter attractions the attendance was not a large one, and after an hour’s rinking the election of officers was proceeded with, wh'ch resulted as follows :—President, Mr T. Bullock; Vice-Presidents, Mr J. Clark and Dr Ross ; Hon Secretary and Treasurer, Mr R. Hamburger; Floor

Manager, Mr L. Hamburger ; Committee.

Messrs F. Field, K. Zander, A. Kay, F. Pollhill, B. and Morgan. It was decided to hold the meetings at tke Town Hall, and the subscription was fixed at the same amount as last year. The next rink will taka place on Thursday,

Jane 4. Another unfortunate.—Again we must draw the attention of our readers to the fact that a

stock of Clothing and General Dra pery, in the estate of Dennis O’Connell, tra ding in Lyttelton and Cristchurch, now bank rupt, was purchased by H. E. May & Co., of the Hall, High street, for ,£954, or only a little over one-third of its value. H. E. M. and Co. are now selling it at half the marked price, which surely ought to secnre a speed clearance.

3 " “staying” Power. —lk will beinterest -3 ing to athletes, and to all who value the ,{ power of physical endurance, to know I that at “ home ” and in the sister colonies 3 an article has of lata years come into general use, which is very strongly re -1 commended as being an exceedingly plea r aant beverage, and which yet imparts, in 3 an unusually large degree, what is expres -3 sively known as “ staying power,”—in other words, nutriment and strength. We refer to Cadbury’s “ Cocoa Essence.” e

A BILL TRANSACTION.

Invercargill, Last night, j At the District Court to-day Judge Ward j gave judgment In Hamilton v- Reads, in which, owing to the peculiar features the case presented, HisJHonor decided to re serve judgment until this Court j. >'he claim was for Ll7l, amount of ver dict given ®in thecase of Hamilton v Organ and Co. The money recoverad 3 was paid to Reads as solicitor for plaintiff, , and by him handed to IVfcArdell, manager of the Loan and Mercantile Agency Com pany, on consideration that McArdell would accept a bill of L2OB due by plain tiff to the National Mortgage Company. ‘ Hamilton asserted that the money was handed by Reade toSMoArdell without his ’ consent, and sued to recover the amount. His Honor gave judgment for defendant without costs. Mr Matthews stated?that since hearing the case at the last sitting, Me ArdeH's bill had matured and defen dant had issued a writ upon it in the Sc prame Court. He had issued a writ for the full L2oi, and j udgment was obtained against him. Reade'said he had taken proceedings to protect himself in the event of the present action going against him He did not l intend to proceed further on the bill. His Honor sail Roads had already proceeded on/the bill. He had sworn in the witness-box that he had paid the money over to McArdell to release the '.bill, and yet 'had issued a writ and obtained judgment for the amount it re presented. Had the Court known of the circumstances, judgment would have been against defendant. Unfortunately, judg ment could not now be reversed. Mr Finn said it was a matter which be con sidered by the Law Society. Reade gave his assurance that he had not the slightest intention of proceeding further with his i action. His Honor said Reade had no right to proceed on the bill. Not only . should the matter be considered by the ( Law Society, but it should also be brought , before a Judge! of the Suprene Court, j Reade : I am quite willing, your Honor, that my conduct should be investigated ] by a Judge of the Supreme Court. His , Honor : It probably will be, Mr Reade. s It is fortunate for you that judgment was t given before I knew this, or it would have t been against you Mr Matthews could r consider whether he would appeal. The ( evidence taken at the hearing, pfusfthe deLn Jane’s admission that he had taken action on the bill, would justify a verdict c for the plaintiff. h

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT

ASHBURTON— To-day.

'Before H. 0. S. Baddeley, Esq., R.M,)

CIVIL OASES. Wilding, Oaygill, and Lewis v J. Mager, claim L2l 4a, judgment sum mons. The evidence of J, A# Oaygill having been taken, an order was'made for the payment of the sum by monthly in stalments of L2 ; in default two months’ imprisonment Ferriman v Tally, claim Llo. Mr Purnell for the plaintiff.— Judgment by default for the amount claimed and costs.

Purnell v Munro, claim L 3 6t 6d, judgment summons.—There was no ap pearance of the defendant, and an order was made for the payment of the amount within a week ; in default three weeks im prisonment. Upper Ashburton Road Board v Wil kinson, claim L2 15s lOd for rates.—O. Jephson, Clerk to the Board, said the name of the defendant appeared on the b ate Book as occupier of land liable for rates. The defendant said he bad never owned or occupied land in the Ashburton County. On the application of the plain tiff the case was withdrawn, it having transpired that the summons had been served on the wrong person. Tapper v George Parkin, jnnr, claim L 6 6s sd. Judgment by default lor the amount claimed and costa. A. Orr v Hodgson, claim LI 10s.— No appearance of either party; case struck out. Jenson v Graham, claim LI 10s.— Mr Wilding for plaintiff. Mr Wilding having concluded his opening address, the defendant offered to pay Ll into Court. The offer was accepted and the rase withdrawn. Jepson v Ede, claim L 5 19s. —Mr Wilding for the plaintiff ; Mr Branson for the defendant, —Peter Jepson, the plaintiff, testified to the accuracy of the claim.—To Mr Branson : Witness had purchased a horse from defendant at L 9 10s, and removed the horse at the time of the purchase. The horse had not been fed by the defendant. —B. Kde,the de fendant, said he had agreed to saU a horse to the plaintiff ’cost price, viz. L 9 10s original purchase money, Ll 10s breaking in, and 10s for bringing from Ashburton. Plaintiff had been working for | witness, and had a horse with him which was fed by witness. —To Mr Wild ing : At the time of the settlement with the plaintiff no claim had (been made for the beep of the horse. It was an omission on the part of witness’s son. The plaintiff did not use the horse in the service of witness.—Aithur, Ede, - ’ a .son of the de fendant, said his father had sold the horse to plaintiff for Lll 10s.—Judgment .for the amount claimed and costs. Shaw v Hooeywood, claim L3,i7s A 6d.— Mr Branson for plaintiff—Annie Shaw, the plaintiff, said the defendant had arranged with her to hoard and lodge Miss Colston. The amount now claimed was incurred, and had not been paid,— Judgment by default for the amount claimed aud costs. application ef Mr Branson immediate execution was granted. The Court then rose.

YESTERDAY’S LATE TELEGRAMS

At the Court of Enquiry held as to the collision of the Maogregor and the Wel lington, judgment was deferred to Friday next, when an enquiry will be hold re the collision of the G-areloch and the Herald.

Hugh Hast Lusk, solicitor, has become bankrupt. His statement showed liabili ties JL3.937. The assets, including book debts, L 657, are estimated to yield L 75. The Homs correspondent of the Serald states that shortly after the sailing of the Ksik mra from London in March, it was discovered that a tradesman of Gam bride had eloped with a girl in her teens, leaving Kia wife and eleven children. He was recognised on board by a sailor and a passenger, who communicated with his wife’s friends. The guilty pair are be lieved to have landed at Auckland, and justice is on their trail. At the annual meeting of the Auckland Fibre Company the report read stated the net profit was L 677, which had bsen carried forward, making the balance at credit of profit and loss L 1,497. J. MoO. Clark and C. B. Stone were re-elected directors. Boulton, the prisoner who recently at tempted suicide at Mount Eden Gaol by opening an artery, made another attempt since by strangling, and has been.com mitted to the Lunatic Asylum. Wellington. At the Government Insurance meeting last night, Sir Julius Vogel stated jt was the intention to do away with the indus trial branch of the institution, and an other step that had been decided on was to increase the rates of premiums to new policy-holders. The latter course has been adopted on the strong recommenda tion of their actuarian advisers. As yet no clue has been found to the perpetratois of the jewellery robbery. The value of the goods stolen is now esti mated at LBOO. Ministers were in Cabinet the whole afternoon. Most of the principal mea sures to be presented to Parliament by Ministers are now complete. The following gentlemen are gazatted Superintendents of Quarantine Stations : —H. S. McKellar, Wellington; Thot. Hill, Auckland ; Alexander Rose, Lyttel ton ; and James Hackworth, Dunedin. A telegram received in town to-day re cords the total destruction by fire this morning of Prosser’s Hotel, Opunske. The insurances are as follow :—On the building—National Company, LSOO Now Zealand Company, L 500; Equitable,- L 260 ; United, i. 250 On the stock and furniture—Victoria Company, L6OG. No particulars are yet to hand as to how the fire originated. Nelson. A man named William H. Lloyd was brought over from Oollingwood in the steamer to-day, and was at onoa to the hospital. Ten minutes after admission he died. The cause of death was heart disease. He was about 50 years old, and had been a miner in the Oollingwood dis trict about 26 years. Gbetmoujch. Marriott Shaard, a coal miner, was billed instantaneously la the Brunner nine this evening. A truck of coal and itone fell on him. He was 30 years of ige, and he leaves a widow and seven jhildren. Dunedin. An inquest was held to-day on a child ive years old, who was supposed to have lied from negligence of the parents, bat he medical evidence disclosed nothing >eyood the fact of the child having been ery weak and suffering from wasting liseaaes. The jury considered the parents Fere deserving of great censure for not irocuring medical advice. At the Police Court to-day, ten boys, anting in age from seven to ton years, rare charged with stealing H2lbs of rai ins. The parents were ordered to chai se them. 'The father of one suggested jat the parents should have bean sum toned—they would be having babies in ourt next. Invbsoaboill. At the District Court to-day, the appll ktion of the Official Assignee to annul a ill of sale and mortgage lor {<2,136, van by F. R- White, hoteUeeper, of r inton, to T. Surman within four weeks sequestration, was granted. His Honor id he believed Surman intended to act •notably in the matter, and was unaware the position of White, who owed large mo tootbwowiltotiK

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, ERIDAY, MAY 29, 1885.



188 3 . Jan. 10 7Tl.ooo.ooo £98 10 0 7 II 1884. Jan. ir 1,000,000 98 10 0 99 2 0 1885. .98 s 7 Jan. 9 1,000,000 97 10 0



WAR WITH RUSSIA.—At the pre sent juncture it would be difficult for any one except a prophet of the highest rank to say whether or not the present negotiations between England and Russia will lead to a general 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, wo 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. Now is- the time, therefore, to lay in a stock of clothing, before the general ad vance begins. In order that we may not be caught napping we have just purchased a Splendid Assortment of Winter Tweeds and other materials necessary to a well eqnipped tailoring establishment, which we are prepared to offer at unusually low rices for cash. Regarding style and fit, is almost needless for us to repeat what everybody knows, viz , that by our scien tific mode of cutting, and the care exer lised by ns in fitting the figure, a mis-fit is an impossibility.—Craighead and 00., Merchant Tailors, Tancred •** > «et. A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, A UOTIONEER, STOCK & ESTATE AGENT. WEEKLY SALE every SATURDAY, at 12 o’clock. Horses, Cows, Poultry, Figs, and Merchandise. AGENT TOR THE NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. FOR SALE—One treble-furrow plough, by Reid and Gray; one double arrow plough, by Duncan. at.WBED HARRISON. FOR SALE-—One full-trichord Piano, - nearly ne« ; a very fiae|inslrument On view at Rooms. „ ALFRED HARP ISON. iIOR SALE— Billiard Table, size three -1 quarter, 12ft by 4|ft. Nearly new, perfect order. Complete. HIK SALE—ii Spring Cart, new; 1 Spring C»»t, in good order; 2 übie Ini row*-Ploughs, good ALFRED HARRISON.



Wanted. ANTED —A good General- Servant Apply, office of this paper. 5 847 WANTED, immediately— A young . M&n to assist in bakehouse, etc Apply, Cookson’s Stables, Ashburton. WANTED —Situation a« General Ser- ; vant, by a respectable girl, has a good knowledge of cooking. Apply, office of this paper. 5 8.12 ' WANTED — A correspondent for the Guardian, at Mount Somers. Apply to the Manager. TTT ANTED Known —That W. Norrish vv opens the Free Trade Bakery, East street, Ashburton, on Monday, June 1. Bread and flour not to be equalled, either m price or quality. Cush prices—4lb loaf, 4^d; 601 b very best flour, sa. Families waited on daily. 5 856 WANTED Known that R. Lancaster’s Pork Sausages at 6 per lb excels my other in the Canterbury province. Cash buyer of bacon pigs. B-. Lancaster Ready-money Meat Mart, Bullock’s Ar cade. 5 774 ANTED Known The undersigned is prepared to Drill Seed with Reid and Gray’s drill or sow with broadcast sower, on most reasonable terms. Apply to Martin Griffin, Newlands. 5 730 WANTED Known—That T. Boult has commenced Bacon Curing, and having purchased a first-class sausage machine, he will be able to supply the wants of the inhabitants of Ashburton with a real good Pork Sausage. Fresh every day. Only good corn fed pigs bought . "ITTANTED Known—Before buying VV Dress Materials, Dlsters, Jackets, Dolmans, Millinery, etc , call and inspect our stock. The cheapest first-class Drapery and Millinery Establishment in Ashburton — H. C. Seobrs, ealys’ Buildings, East - treat. ANTED (inown —Jones and Brad shaw are offering a superior blend if Nelson, Moate and Co’s Tea, at 20s per box ; Flour, 18s per sack ; Chaff, 35s per ton ; Wheat, seconds and crushed, equally cheap, for Cash. \%T ANTED Known—Wertheim Kew- Vf ing Machines can be had on Time Payments at the New Zealand Clothing Factory’s Branch, East street, Ashburton. TOiT" ANTED Known—Boots ! Boots 1 V V That Hayes and Co. are Clearing a few desperate lines of Boots, etc., to wit. Ladies’ Leather, 4s 6d; Men’s Shooters, Pegged, 10s ; Men’s Elastic sides, Ss, and a lot of odd lines that must be cleared at once. 7 1278 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 2 276 attended to. 760



Special Advertisements. PATT EBN DEPOT. Mrs Hodge, DRAPER AND DRESSMAKER, East Street, near Lancaster's butchery. Ladies’ Dresses and Underclothing made at the shortest notice. REGISTRY OFFICE For Female Servants. 7 1413 Trees. Trees. Treej. /■fIHE undersigned has for sale all kinds |_ of Fruit and Forest TREES, Pinna Insignis, Macrocarpa, 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. JAMBS PORTER, CLIFTON NURSERY, Allenton, Ashburton. 5 701 RIY ED. ARRIVED. new goods. Wholesale and Retail. Books by various authors Stationery in great variety Toys and Fancy Goods of every de scription Jewellery, Cutlery, Concertinas, Accor dians, etc. Photo and Scrap Albums, Is Tobacconist’s Sundries, etc. Specially low rates to Country Stores. “ The Old Flag” (music and words), by Vincent Pyke ; at published price. K Bevan, SAJNDuRS’ BUILDING, (Next Shop to Quill’s Hotel. )s 692 GRIOULTURAL Machine Shop, WAKANDI ROAD. CHARLES 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. 3 384



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 ! ever imported into Ashburton (direct from Horae). You are then at liberty to in spect the contents of a large case of books personally selected, and just received. I believe 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 papers;” and I say the same 1 Read ! Read ! Read 1 When both you and my self will be considerably benefited. Not having room to give a detailed list o' 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, Saundbks’ Buildings, East St., Ashbubton.



Special Advertisements. pHE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE Fire Insurance Co. We have much pleasure in informing hepublic of Ashburton that He sks WILDING, LEWIS «fe OA TO ILL lave neon appointed AGENTS for the ibove Company in the Ashburton Die ;rict. All risk* taken at lowest current rates, LEWIS & GOULD, J 328 General Agents for Canterbury. MACPHERSON, FILMER AND CO. (Late A. Hayes) TIMBER, COAL AND FIREWOOD MBROH ANTS, East street, Ashburton. STUDY your Interests, and get quota tions for every requisite for the Building Trade. Study your Comfort and try onr PRIME NEWCASTLE COAL, Just landed, ex Candida. Doors, Sashes, Mouldings, Roofing Iron, Gates, Hurdles, &c. On Sale, in any quantities. jSST- WE ARE PRODUCERS And can sell to suit the times W. H. COLLINS, Manager.



gTUDY THIS FOLLOWING Quotations AND BEFRIEND YOURSELF a. d. All Wool Welah Fannel, very heavy, suitable for men’s shirts 0 9f Saxony Union Flannel, fine, suit able for babies’ wear ... ... 0 8f Scarlet Saxony Flannel ... ... 0 8f Grey Calico, per yard 0 2 Slate Silesia, per yard 0 2f Heavy Brown Holland, per yard 0 4£ Forfar, for aprons, per yard ... 0 5^ 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 8^ Reversible Cretonne, usually sold for Is, per yard... 0 9f All Wool Crimean Shirting ... 1 3 Warm Wincey Shirting ... ... 04| Union Crimean Shirting ... ... 0 7f 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 2ts and 25s BLA.NKBTS They will really astonish you. 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 fid Men’s Tweed Trousers and Test—7s lid, 10s 6d, 12s Gd Men’s Tweed Suits—l7s 6d, 255, 30a Men’s Oil Coats, leather bound—lsa 9d See our 21s O Y; E R 0 O A T. A very special line. H. E. May & Co,, THE HALL.



OTICE TO FARMERS. WOOD, SINCLAIR & CO., 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 grain we are prepared to offer special facilities for storage. In addition to our large brick granary we have erected a large iron warehouse. This, with the stores lately occupied by Messrs A. Moore and Co. and now leased to us, enables us to offer to farmers extra facilities for the storage and classification of grain at nominal rates. We are 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. 3 454 'JIHE NEW Z EAL ND Clothing Factory CONTRACTORS To New Zealand Government Rail ways, Post Offices, Volunteer Corps, &c. &c. <Vc. 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 moat inexpensive and expeditious manner. ARMY AND NAVY CONTRACTORS Estimates and drawings supplied on the shorten notice. Head Offices and Factory— DOWLING STREET, DUNEDIN. NOTE -Measures for all uniforms may Do encrusted to the Manager of the N.Z. Clothing Factory branches in the follow ing centres, viz:— Dunedin Nelson Palmerston N. Invercargill Hokitika New Plymouth Uamaru Grey mouth Napier Waimate Reefton Waipawa Timaru Wellington Hastings Ashburton Master ton Gisborne Christchurch Wanganui Thames Lyttelton Hawora Auckland



victoria Mouse, tTMRESIDE EMPLOYMENT, AMUSEMENT, & INSTRUCTION ' FOR WINTER EVENINGS. NOW SHOWING—A Splendid Assortment of Pine Art Goods and Traced Work in Slippers, Cosies, ntimacaasars, Tidies, Radios’ and Children’s Aprons, Bracke's. D'apos, Splaikers, Nightdress Bags. A Nice "’sitetion of Ciewoi and Washing ailks, Ingrain Cottons, Berlin Fingerings Tr.o sfer Patterns, Designs for Jrosa Stitch work, &o Also—A Nu« Variety of Homespuns, Ladies’ and Childien’e Ulsters, Jackets. Gloves, etc., and a few Parcels of Manufacturers’ amples in Men’s, Youths’, and Boys’ Cloth ing, bought at 20 par cent under the regular prices, and offered accordingly. Dimant and Coe. GENERAL DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, &o. East and lancred Streets, Ashburton,



Special Advertisements. Groceries CHEAPER THAN EVER AT JAMES McGREGOR’S, Tancrkd Street (opposite the Arcade). Beat White Crystal Sugar, 3d per lb by the mat Best English Cut Loaf Sugar, 4£d per lb Box Tea, from 12s 6d per box A grand assortment of new tin Fish— Herrings in Shrimp, Tomato or Tennel Sauce ; Kippered, Spiced or Devil’d Herrings; Digby Chicks or Findon Haddocks, at Is per tin Fresh Herrings, 7d. Best Oysters, 6d Moir’s Oatmeal, 3s 9d per bag Salmon, 8d Best Cutting Brand, 9d Mackerel, lOd Sardines, 6d Full sizes now Figs, 9d per box Cadbury’s Cocoa, la per tin Fry’s Cocoa, tin or packet, Is fid per lb Biscuits, 3d Cheese, 6d Best Rico, Sago and Tapioca, 3d per lb JAMES McGREGOR, Tancred Street 12 2342 rB iHE ASHBURTON COUNTY J. STOCK AND SALEYARDS COMPANY (Limited), Is prepared to Dip Sheep IN large or small lots at the following scale of charges : For the first 600 sheep, one penny each For the second 500 sheep, one half penny each For,thoaecond 1,000 sheep, one farthing each For flocks of over 2,000 special arrange ments will be made. The material used will be charged for in addition to the above. GEORGE JAMESON, Secretary.



B. MORRIS being the first to RE DUCE the Price of BREAD in Ashbur ton, takes this opportunity of thanking his customers for past favors, and has now the pleasure of informing them that prompt monthly customers are waited upon at CASH prices, viz., 41b .Loaf sd, Also, that Gristing of farmers’ lots is re ceived at the Triangle Bakery, for the Westerfield Flour Mills. B. MORRIS, MILLER, WESTERFIELD. 5 712



ÜBLIO ANNOUNCEMENT. OPENED MONDAY, 27th APRIL, 1885. MESSRS BAYLIS Sr. CO. (late of Orr and Alcorn), have Commenced Busi ness as Family Orocers and Tea Dealers, in Saunders' Buildings, next to Mr Far ley’s, Bookseller, on above date. Messrs B. and Co. 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 ttust byt punctuality and despatch to receive a fair share of the public patronage. 4 584 BAYLIS & 00.



Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, etc., are quickly 1 cured by using Baxter’s “ Lung Preserver.’. Ibis old-established medicine is pleasant to . Ihe palate, and highly extolled by members of the medical and clerical profession. Readjad ol vertisemeat. •I