COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian Office, Saturday afternoon,

Mr E. G. Staveley (for the New Zealand , Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited), reports on the produce markets for the "week ending Saturday, iSth April, as follows Wool: Reports from London con- 1 tinue unsatisfactory, and until the political horizon is cleared of the war clouds now loom ing so heavily, we fear the market must re- c main depressed to the, disadvantage of all : shippers and growers.— Sheepskins : Ihurs- c day’s auctions passed off with spirit, and a slight rally in prices was observable, especially in good green skins. We had a well assorted catalogue, which with private sales gave a | total for the week of 5,722 skins, at the fol- j lowing prices :—Factory,skins, 2s 8d to 2s i butchers’ crossbreds, is yd to 2s 8d ; butchers merinos, is 2d to 2s 3d; lambskins, is gd to 2s 7d ; country crossbreds, is lid to 3s id, 3 s 6d to 4s 4d ; country merinos, 2s 2d to 4s, 4s id to 4s sd.— Tallow and Fat: Supplies a-e now generally in good dry condition, and sed readily at to 2d per lb for rough fat. Well rendered tallow is worth 24; to 265. Hides: These were held over for another ■week. Trices are firm at late quotations. — Wheat; The bellicose cablegrams published during the, .week, couple I with the aunt unce ment o- a sharp rise in London (which this Company was the first to make), have com pletely unsettled the market. Growers are not now disposed- to quit at former rates, whilst buyers are not disposed to accede to the demands of holders pending more definite news regarding the, permanency or otherwise of the rise. Owing to these circumstances very little wheat has changed hands. Dam aged wheat, but dry and in condition for ship ment, is more saleable, and several lines have changed hands at an advance on former quo tations, bringing fates up to 2s 3d to 2s sd, f o.h. Damp wheat which will not carry is in plentiful shpply and selling at is lod to 2s Oats : Prime sorts have fair attention at is gd for short and is yd for long vari-ties. Dis colored arfd otherwise inferior are a drug at ’s 3d to is sd, fob.—Barley ; Some very prime samples have been on offer during the week, and though malsters are now well supplied, they have preferred to overbuy rather than lose them. .For ..such 3s ?d to 3s gd is now full value. Good medium quality is offering at 3s 3d to 3s 6d —Grass Seed : Rye grass his had but little attention, and until the opening of the spring trade we do not look lor much activity! There are buyers of farmers’ lots at 2s 6d to 2s gd, but machine dressed is neg lected. Cocksfoot is being forced on (la ma’ket in quantity, but owing to the scarcity of prime quality," good seed, commands 3%d ; discolored is passing into the hands of mer chants at 2d to 2>£d, according to quality and condition. —Dairy Produce : Butter is in fair request at 8d to but the quality must be good to command this price. Cheese is very difficult to quit at prices remunerative to maker*, and many a- e preparing for the Lon don marketed is full value for ordinary make, but small loaf commands to sd.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES. Tuesday, April 21 Messrs Matson, Cox and Oi., at the Tinwald Saleyarda—Stock Thursday, April 23 Messrs R. Wilkin and Co, on Mr Heron’s Farm, Flemington—Live and Dead Stock Friday, Aphil 24. Messrs Matson, Cox and Co., at Raupuna, near Mayfield—Live and Dead Stock Saturday, April 25 Mr Thos. Bullock, at the Arcade, Barnett street —Land, etc. MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Exo. Monday, April 20 St Stephen’s Church--Meeting of the Parishioners, at 7 30 Wednesday, Aphil 22 Wesleyan Church —Reception Soiree Oddfellows’ Hall—Madamo Pauline Rita and Mr John Radcliff, at 8 o’clock Monday, April 27. Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7.30 Arcade Chambers —Star of Ashburton, U.A.0.D., at 8 o’clock Wednesday, April 29 Ashburton Racing Club—Autumn Meet ing Friday, May 1 tsaburton County Council —At Council Chambers, 11 a.m. Lonbgeach Road Board at Road Board Office. Saturday, May 2. Yakanui Road Board, at Road Board office, Moore street, at 10.30 a.m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas Et Prevalebit. SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1885. The Board of Education and the School Committee.

The proceedings of the North Can terbury Board of Education last Thurs day were more than usually prolonged, important, and lively. A long report was read from the Inspector, describing with much detail the state of all the schools, etc. Mr Foster declined the appointment of Inspector, and the Board decided to advertise in New 1 Zealand and Australia. The Commit-, tee appointed to reply to the circular from the Minister of Education in reference to funds brought up a strong condemnation .of those absurd pro posals, which was made still stronger by a very piquant addition proposed by Mr Saunders and carried unanimously by the Board. Then came the strange contradictory action of the Rangiora School Committee, with a letter from the infatuated master * and the be wildered Committee. Mr Mont gomery was determined to fix the Committee to some line of action, and the Board unanimously adopted a course that would prevent the possibility ot their being called on to re-appoiot a master holding a high certificate of character from the very Committee that had individually condemned him. Then the whole Ashburton case came over again, brought up by an appar ently innocent request from the Ash burton Committee to advertise for a teacher. Mr Weston, who was absent when the Ashburton deputation waited on the Board in the interest of the teacher, took the opportunity to open the whole case. He contended that no advertisement should be inserted until after the promised examination had taken place in June next, which might lead to the re establishment of the master. He complained that Mr Dempsey’s character had been attacked and his prospects injured, and that possibly not from his fault, but from the fault of the Board’s own officers. Mr Saunders said the course proposed by Mr Weston would be unfair to the, Ashburton School, which might be left without a teacher. After all that had occurred he thought it doubtful if the Headmaster would continue in his present position or if it would be well for him to do so, even

if asked at the eleventh hour to accept a re-appointment. At any rale if the result of a future examination should reverse the decision of the Board or of the Ashburton Committee, the only proper way to give expression to that reversion and to publicly vindi cate the master would be by re-electing him from among the applicants for the position. We are inclined to adopt the view expressed by the last speaker. Vacillation in such matters is very far from kindness, and we regret this case should have been referred to by mem bers of the Board, as if it were in any respect a similar case to that of Ran giora, which they had just previously debated. No question has ever arisen reflecting on Mr Dempsey’s character; all parlies agree that his habits and his character are sans leptoche , and he has nothing to fear but much to gain by my public discussion on this subject. It is partly a question of discipline, but still more a question of combination af individuals and a re-arrangement of he staff. Nothing that has transpired .vould lead the Board to hesitate ibout the appointment of Mr Dempsey o another school. Eventually, the Board unanimously decided to allow idvertisements to be inserted by the Committee of the Ashburton school, mt not to finally elect any master until iter the forthcoming examination.

A- other unfortunate. —Again we must draw the attention of our readers to the fact that a ,£2,424. stock of Clotning 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 c\ 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 speedy clearance.

The Coptic arrived at Auckland from London this morning.

The following warning to sheep owners taken from the'Press will be of interest to stock-masters; —On Thursday, at ihe R.M Court, six persons were fined each LI for exposing for sale, at Addington Yards, sheep infested with lice. This was the second batch of convictions for the offence, and though on each occasion the Chief Inspector of Sheep did not press for heavy penalties, it may be as well for sheep owners to note that under the Act offenders are liable to be rather heavily fined.

The Grove Farm sale has now been de finitely fixed for April 30. The opening services of the Flemington Presbyterian Church will be held on Sun day, April 26, A tea and public meeting in connection with the church will be held at the Flemington schoolroom, on Wed nesday, April 29. Mr Booth’s mission to Ashburton has been postponed for a month. Owing to severe overwork Mr Booth will not be able to visit Ashburton until after his visit to Dunedin.

The local option polls for Christchurch city and suburbs closed yesterday. Very little interest was taken in the vote throughout, but the result in each case was against the increase of licenses. A special interest attaches to the “reception” soiree announced to take place at the Wesleyan Chursh next Wed nesday, inasmuch as one feature of it has relation to the increased ministerial agency to be employed in the Ashburton town and country. In common with sister denominations, our Wesleyan friends have felt for a long time that, notwith standing faithful and efficient lay help, the spiritual requirements of this exten sive county are but inadequately supplied. The Church officials having made re presentations to this effect to the recent Dunedin Conference, the Rev T. J Wallis, of Auckland, was appointed as a co-laborer with Rev D. While, we understand, there is little probability of Mr Wallis participating in Wednesday’s gathering, on account of his lengthened detention fat Nelson, yet the event is fraught with interest to all those h 'ving the religious well-being of the community at heart. As announced elsewhere Mr MoNicoll will preach his initial sermons in Ashburton to morrow. Messrs Matson, Cox and Co. advertise in this issue that by instructions from Mr W. 0. Wason, they will hold a clearing sale at Oorwar on Friday, May 1, of stock and farming plant. The Supreme Court criminal sessions in Christchurch concluded yesterday, when the adj mrned case against Nicholas Bassi, accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm on Antonio Jarvis, was gone into The prisoner was convicted and sentenced to two years’ hard labor. At Thursday’s meeting of the North Canterbury Beard of Education some cor respondence fiorn the Kaikoura School Committee was road, which revealed a great storm in a teapot in that district.— First of all the Committee condemned the Headmaster by a majority of one. Then forty-six out of seventy-three house holders condemned the majority of -he Committee and called on thorn to resign. Bm. at a second public meeting of about seventy, only twemy-one could be induced to vote, and on two very strongly worded resolutions they decided as ten for the macter and eleven ftr the Committee. Nothing is alleged against the master but inefficiency, and the Inspector’s last rep >rt dees not uphold that, so that the Board in the meantime has declined to dismiss the master. The privileges in connection with the Ashburton Racing Club’s Autumn Meet ing were sold by Mr T. Bullock at the Arcade this afternoon. The following prices were realised ; Publican’s booth (No. 1), Mr Hill, Ll2 ; publican’s bootn (No. 2), drs Butler, L4lj confectioner’s booth, Mr Davis, L 4 ; cards, 10s per doz, Mr Mcßae ; right of sports, L2 ss, Mr El-ton. The gates and stands were not offered, and will be retained by the Club Mr Booth continues his mission in Christchurch with great success. The number of pledges taken is 2,069, while 9,G10 persons have donned the blue ribbon The attendance at the Masonic Dress Concert given in the-Masonic Hail, Tail ored street, last evening, was not so large as the character of the performance merited, but the select audience appeared well pleased with the excellent programme presented for their entertainment. Mrs Hodge was unfortunately prevented by a severe cold from bearing her part in the programme, but this popular vocalist found an excellent substitute in Mrs Rose, a visitor to Ashburton from Dunedin, who very kindly consented to fill the vacancy. Mrs Rose has a powerful and highly trained voice, which she employs with great taste and effect. Her rendering of '‘The Summer Shower” at once estab lished her as the favorite of the evening, ! And her later contributions were received with marked favor. Mrs Crisp sang “ Loving Evermore” with great sweetness, and Miss Gates was successful with “It was a dream.” Miss Kidd gave “A voice that is still,” and it is almost super fluous to add won an enthusiastic encore, vliss -1. Barratt’s rendering of “Carrier John ” was a great treat, and this young lady made another distinct advance in popular favor. Misses Kidd and Barratt sang the duet “Santa Madre,” and we think the item was the ge n of the evening. Its repetition was irresistibly demanded. Miss Emma Orr, a moat promising pianist, and Miss Williamson were both eminently successful in their pianoforte selections. Mr H. A. Gates, who never fails to secure a cordial reception from an Ashburton audience, sang “Silver cup,” w/th his usual success. The same gentleman,

with Mr Pickford, contributed the duett “ All a well, 1 ' ftnd the item was received with well-merited applause. Me J G. Rose sang “ Ruby,” with pleasing effect, and Mr Harrison achieved a great sue cess with “Father's love.” Mr J. H. Clayton made his debut before an audience and acquitted himself most creditably. This genial gentleman wilt prove a dis-- tinct acquisition to our musical circ'es. Mr Thomasgaye “The warrior bold,” In his own happy manner, and the item was, as a matter of course, redemanded. The concerted pieces wont smoothlj and well, and constituted a favorable feature of the

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RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

ASHBCR i'ON—Yestbrday. (Before H. C. S. Baddoley, Esq., R.M.) Betts v Horne, claim L 33 13a. —Mr Wilding for plaintiff ; Mr Purnell for the defendant. This was a claim for the amount paid by plaintiff to defendant for a reaper and binder, alleged to have been guaranteed by the latter as in good order, but which subsequently proved unwork able: and for special damage and the value of extras required by the machine. The evidence in support of this claim was reported in yesterday’s issue. After we went to press the following evidence was taken : —William Horne, agent for the New Zealand Grain Agency Company, said in January last he saw plaintiff In his (witness’s) office relative to the purchase ! of a threshing machine. Witness had reason to believe that plaintiff had treated with him as agent for the Grain Agency, as plaintiff meditated buying a Sara uelson machine, for which the G'ain Agency Company were agents. Wit ness recommended plaintiff to Ray. who had two second hand machines for sale. Witness was certain that Coulter was not standing at the door during the interview. Beyond referring plaintiff to Ray witness had nothing to with the transaction at all. Witness never guaranteed the machines ; he would give no guarantee for second-hand machines. The Samuelson machine at Ray’s was his property ; the Deering be longed to Ray. Witness did not tee plaintiff again before the purchase of the machines was completed. On Feb. 7th plaintiff came into witness’s office for the purpose of purchasing a new machine, assigning as his reason that he had got a larger quantity of cutting to do was in his original contract. Plaintiff said he had taken the Deering into Ray’s for re pairs. Plaintiff never statedhisintention of returning the machine. On February 27 witness had conversation with plaintiff with reference to his account with the Grain Agency. Plaintiff said he thought that the L2O paid by him for the Deering should be deducted from the account, but witness ref us ad to agree to this, stat ing that plaintiff, if he had any grievance, should take proceedings against Ray. Witness distinctly denied ever having signified his willingness to assist plaintiff in Court. Witness received L3O for the Samuelson machine.—To Mr Wilding ; Witness gave LlO for the Samuelson machine at a sale held by Messrs Matson, Cox and Co. The Deering was bought by Hay with money lent him by witness. It was agreed that Ray should repay witness on his effecting a sale of the i eering. Witness authorised Ray to sell | the machine, and did not fix a minimum price. Witness could have sold both machines, subject to Ray’s approval. When these machines were sold witness received L3O and Ray Ll 5. Witness never to'd plaintiff to whom the machines belonged. He may have told him he had an interest in them, (f Ray had gu .ran teed the machines witness would have considered himself morally responsible. Witness had premised if possible to find the extras now claimed for—To Mr Par nell : .The money advanced to Ray was an ordinary loan ; witness had no lien on the machine. At t> pm. the case was adjourned till Friday next, April 24. Larceny. —Edward Martin was charged ; with the larceny of LlO from one William i Brown, of Methven. Owing to the late , ness of the hour, accused was remanded till this morning.

To-Day.

(Before Messrs T, Bullock and J. Ivesa, J.P’s.)

Drunkenness. —A first offender was fl ed 5a and coats, with the usual alterna tive.

Larceny. —Edward Martin, alias Ed ward Barter, was changed with having stolen about LlO from one Malcolm Brown.—The accused pleaded “Not guilty.”—Sergeant Felton asked permis sion to amend the charge by reducing the amount to L 5, to enable the justices to deal with it aumm-arily. The accused con sented to the alteration, and it was made —Malcolm Brown, a laborer, said he had received a cheque for Ll 4 2s 6d from Crould and Cameron. On Friday, April 10th, he cashed the cheque in Methven. He purchased some goods, including a purse into which he put his cash amount ing to about Ll2. Witness was drinking during the day in company with accused, and in the evening went to sleep. On waking he mis-ed his purse containing the money, and had reported the loss to the police. He had not afterwards seen the ac cu -ed until the latter was arrested. —Thoa. Charles said on Fr iday, April 10, he had seen the last witness and the accused to gether in Methven. The former was under the influence of drink, but the accused was sober. In the evening wit ness had seen the two men together at Rowse’a Hotel. Brown was lying in the bar of the hotel asleep, and witness saw accused put his band in Brown’s pocket. Witness had not since seen accused until his appearance in Jourt.—John Fitz gerald, barman at Patton’s Hotel, said he had seen Brown and the accused together; the latter, who had no money, appeared to be loafing upon the former. After Brown reported the loss of his money the accused appeared to have plenty and spent it freely. Detective Jones had re commended witness to keep his eye on the accused—Robert R. Jones, detective officer stationed at Christchurch, said on : Saturday last, from information received, he arrested the accused at Christchurch railway station. Witness searched the accused and found 5s 6d in silver in one of. hia pockets. Detective Neil fur ther searched the accused, and found -a half sovereign in his watch pocket Accused explaining he had held the half sovereign in nis hand while being searched. The accused was removed to the police station, when ho was again searched, and three LI notes found in a pocket let into hia singlet. The accused had been under police sur veillance in Christchurch some time ago, and witness had warned the Methven publicans of him. [When asked if he had any questions to ask Detect! e Jones, the accuse;! said, “ 1 think he told a few lies there."’] —The accused made a long state ment, alleging that the money found in his possession was hia own—Sergeant Felton said the accused had bean under police surveillance for some time. He had been previ uely suspected of larceny, and had several times been convicted of drun kenness,—The accused was ordered to be. imprisoned for six months with hard i labor-—The money found on the ac cused was returned to the complainant The Court then adjourned

YESTERDAY'S LATE TELEGRAMS

Auckland The certificate of Captain Helanders, of the Thomas Russell, was suspended for six months, and he has to pay the coats of the enquiry. There is no sign yet of the Hinemoa The Minister of Public Works has gone + o Kaipara. The Coptic arrived to-night from Lon don, via Hobart, all well. The police are still scouring the coun try for M‘Koivie. The prospectus is out of the Woollen Manufacturing Company, 100,000 shares of LI each, half only to be at present issued. Smith v Bond (House Surgeon of the Hospital), an action for LSOO damages for alleged maltreatment as a patient, re sulted in a verdict for defendant, with | costs. Wellington. The Harbor Board in Committee yesterday discussed the circumstances connected with the grounding of the Rua pehu last week. The Board eventually decided, as there had been no culpable negligence on the part of the pilot,, that his services should be retained, but it was resolved to caution him to be more care ful in future. It was also decided that the Board could not be held responsible, for loss sustained by the grounding of the steamer, the opinion of Mr Gully and [ others being to the effect that the duty of the Harbor Board was simply to provide I competent pilots.

Westport,

The Westport Coal Company intend re commencing work in their mine on Mon day next. Sixty new miners have been engaged in other parts o£ the colony to take the place of the men who struck work in December last. The first instalment of new hands arrived to-day. Dunedin.

The Hon George McLean will act as Governor at the opening of the Dunedin Mimic Parliament to morrow night. Invercargill, The house of 0. R Martin, saw miller at Forest Hill, was destroyed by fire with its contents on ) hursday forenoon. The house, which contained four rooms and a scullery, was insured for L4OO in the Na tional Office, which also held a policy of L3OO on the furniture. Martin is in Victoria. Sis wife says that she had put some wood on the hob to dry, and went to the dairy. She supposes the wood I ignitei and fell onlthe floor. When she returned she only had time to save the tablecover.

DIVORCE COURT.

■Wellington, Last Night

At the Divorce Court to-day the case Smith v Smith and Strike was heard Petitioner was a contractor residing in Wanganui, and was married to the re spondent, Alice Smith, in January, 1884. The parties reuded in Wanganui for sonae time, when, in consequence of something which took place, petitioner and his wife separated, the latrer coming to Welling ton, where she became acquainted with fj, A. Strike, co respondent, an aerated water manufacturer. Strike took her to his residence, and, intimated that he was going to Wanganui to get a divorce for Mrs Smith from her husband. Shortly after Strike lefc Wellington, and Mrs Smith appeared to have joined him at Masterton, and a day or two afterwards there appeared in a Wellington newspaper an advertisement inserted by Strike, to the effect that he had married Alice Dixon, that being respondent’s maiden name. Evidence was called to show that Mrs Smith resided with Strike for some time in the early part of the year, and upon the adultery being discovered, petitioner took proceedings and sought to recover damages. Strike, it appeared, then got respondent out of the house, and she went to another part of the colony at his expense. The only question for the jury to decide was really one of damages. The jury awarded petitioner LSO damages against co-respondent. The jugde granted a decree nisi. Counsel for co respondent obtained leave to move to have the verdict reversed, on the ground of insufficient evidence to prove he was aware respon dent was a married woman. The case of Waller v Waller was also heard. This was a wife’s petition for dis solution of marriage on the ground of the husband’s continued cruelty and adultery. The parties were manied in Wanganui in Oct., 1880. and after four months, Waller commenced iil-nsing his wife to such an extent that she was compelled to leave him. Later on a reconciliation was made, but with no better success, and finally Mrs Waller' left him altogether. Adultery, committed in Wellington, was clearly proved, and his Honor granted a decree nisi.

Wellington, To-day.

la the Divorce Court in the case of Monokton v Monckton, His Honor re fused with regret to grant a decree nisi. He considered the case of an unprece dented nature, but the present law gave him no option. Cruelty in the eyes of the law not having been proved he ex pressed a hope that the case would be the means of amending the Deceased Wife’s Sister Act, which deprived a woman of the remedy in such a case as the present. Dunedin, Last Night.

In the Divorce Court to-day, Judge Williams granted the petition for judicial separation by Catherine Hagan against Robert Hagan, of Waibouaiti, on the ground of cruelty. The alimony allowed to petitioner was 15s per week. The par ties had been married in 1869, and the ill-treatment began eight ye<ua ago.

ATTEMPTED MURDER.

(By Telegraph.) Auckland, To-day. McKelvie, who attempted to murder Steward on Thursday last, has not yet been captured. He was seen entering Titirangi bush, about 15 miles from here, last night. About a dozen constables are in pursuit. Later. News has just reached town that this morning Mounted Conatable Kelly and Detective Hughes caught sight of McKel vie near the old Whau Blockhouse, and pursued him McKelvie seeing capture inevitable shot himself with a revolver.

Further intelligence is to hand regard

ing McKolvie’a suicide. Detective Hughes and Mounted-Constable Kelly had been hunting for him all yesterday and last night. This morning they gut on his track and pursued him to the vicinity of an old blockhouse, about eight miles from here, but when they were within 150 yards of him he disappeared into some scrub, and immediately after they heard a shot fired. They subsequently found him quite dead with a bullet wound in his head. His body is now being brought to town.

THE RUSSO-AFGHAN DIFFICULTY

REUTER’S TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT. ) Melbourne, April 17.

The Government are in receipt of a telegram from the Agent-General to the effect that the political situation in England is still very menacing. (Received April 18, 12.30 p.m.) London, April 17. The belief that a peaceful settlement will be effected of the difficulty beween England and Russia in regard to the Afghan question is hourly increasing.

St. Petersburg, April 17. In the latest despatch to the Rus sian Government, General Komaroff reports that the Afghans evacuated all their posts on the frontier, and that the Russian troops remain stationery.

SPORTING

S.C.J. CLUB ANNUAL RAGES. The results of the following events were telegraphed after we went to press last evening:— Winter Oats Welter Handicap, of 50 Bovs, with a sweepstakes of 2 sots for second horse. One mile.

Mr P. Butler’s blk c Talebearer, by Albany —Tell-Tale, 3yrs, 9at 51b 1 Mr R. H. Vallance’s Sou’-wester, syrs, Sib (Endings) 2 Mr T. Quill’s b c Grand Duke, 3yrs, Bst (Dorretl) S

Administrator (lOst), and Borderman (9it 61b) also ran. Time—lmin 44aec. Totallaator divi* dends— L 3 la and L2 19s 6d. Selling Hack Hurdle Race, of 20 bote. One mile and a half. Mr Agnew's bg Unit, aged... (Dunn) 1 Totaliaator dividends—Ll 7s and LI 3s. Consolation Handi -ap, of 30 sots. One mile. t Mr S. (rentlemun’a b m Little Doll, syra, 6st ... ... ... (Dunn) 1 Messrs M, and 0. Hobbs’ b h Border-

man, syrs, 9st ... ... (Rudings) 2 Naylor also started, but after going a furlong bolted off the course. Tima—lmin 43sec., Totalisator dni denda—L9 6a 6d and L 6 loa.

From latest accounts, the jockey Hobbs is still insensible, and will probably re* main so for some days. Mazsngarb is now said to be suffering from compression of the brain, and became unconscious when taken home.

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE [rkutrb’s TSLKOHAMB—OOPTRIOUT.] Monetary and Commercial. London, April 16. Consols have risen 15s, and are now quoted at 95 %. The Bank rate of dis count remains at 3 per cent, but the market rate has been reduced ji, and is now per cent The Bank of Eng land weekly returns show a total re serve in notes and bullion of Li 6,700,000, an increase of Lso.ooo during the past week. The proportion of reserve to liabilities has risen to 48 per cent. New Zealand securities re mains at last quotations. '< Colonial breadstuff's—Adelaide wheat; ex store, 40s ; Adelaide flour, ex store, 275. New Zealand wheat, ex store,. 34s to 39". Tallow, Australian, average quality beef, 31s’ 6d 7 ditto mutton, 33 s -

Wool Sales

The tone of to-day’s sale was firm, with better demand for most descrip tions at about id higher than Vast sales. 9,200 bales were offered. Since the opening of the series, 31,000 bales have been withdrawn, out of a total of 232,000 catalogued.

AUSTRALIAN.

[reoxer’s telegrams—copyright.] TheiMarkets. Sydney, Yesterday. New Zealand wheat is selling here at 2s 3d; New Zealand oats, 2s 2d; maize, 3s 3d per 561 b. Sugar Cd.’s, No. 1 pieces, L 26.

L nsettled. / The dispute between the Pacific Mail Company and the Seamen’s Union still rem?ins unsettled. Defences. A Cabinet Council was held to-day, at which further measures were disr cussed for placing the defences for the Colony in a satisfactory condition. The Political Situation. Melbourne, Yesterday. Government are in receipt of a tele gram from the Agent-General to the effect that the political situation is still very menacing. Sentenced to. Death. The trial of the convict Barnes for the murder of the late J. B. Slack was concluded to-day. ■ Prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to death. The Wheat Market. Adelaide, Yesterday. , Wheat market quieter, prices ruling from 3s 8d to 3s qd. Flour—Town brands, L 8 5s to L 8 10s; country, ■Li 15s to Li 1 10s. Freights to Lon don —Steamers, 20s to 235; sailing vessels, 23s to 255. Shipping. Arrived —Messageries steamer Salazie from Marseilles. The Sugar Trade. Mauritius advices are to hand dated April 2. Messrs Ireland, Fraser and Co.’s circular gives the month’s en gagements for Christchurch as 200 tons, and Dunedin the same amount. Freights to Australia rule 30s to 335. The sugar crop has been to a large ex tent improved by recent rains.

TELEGRAMS.

[per press association.! Poisoned. Auckland, To-day. An autopsy of the body of Vaughan (not Horae) shows that he died from arsenical poisoning. The Hinemoa.

There are no signs of the Hinemoa yet.

The Defences.

Four of the Dig guns are now on North Head fortifications. A tender has been accepted for erecting torpedo shed and slip at Deyenport.

The Coptic. Arrived —The Coptic, Captain Hadley, ! rom London (February 20th). Teneriffa .March 6th), Capetown (March 22nd), Hobart (April 11th). AU the passengers all well, and the voyage has been unevent ful. She has 106 passengers for Kew Zealand and landed 50 at Hobart. .-She leaves on Tuesday for Wellington. The length of the passage exclusive of deten tion was 46£ days. Local Option. Wellington, To-day. The local option for the Thorndon Licensing district resulted in power being given to increase the hotels.in the ward. It was only carried by a majority of one. Suspicions Fire. A fire occurred this morning at four o’clock. A shed belonging to the Tram way Company, containing $ chaff-cutting, machinery was completely destroyed, the damage being between L4OO and LSOO. There was no insurance, and .the causa of the fire is unknown, the circumstances being suspicious. Volunteers. .■ . Blknheiji, To-day. War rumors have given ah- impetus to volunteering in Marlborough. The Bleni he:m Rifles are now at their full strength, and there are numerous applications to join Great success has attended the efforts to form a cavalry troop. Forty have already applied, and recruiting, is so , active that the full number will be. ob tained vary shortly. There is also' on foot a movement to establish a battery of artillery.

The Weather- Bain set in to-day, |after two months l dry weather, and is likely to continue

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1885.



AN ALARMING DISEASE AFFLICT ING A NUMEROUS CLASS. The dis ase commences with a slight de rangement ofthe stomach, but, if neglected, it in time involves the whole frame, embracing the kidneys, liver, pancreas, and, in fact the entire glandular system, and the afflicted drags out a miserable existence until death gives re lief from suffering. The disease is often mis taken for other complaints ; but if the reader will ask himself the following questions, he ■will be able to determine whether he himself is one of the afflicted;—Have I distress, pain, or difficulty in breathing after eating ? Is there a duH, heavy feeling attended by drowsiness? Have the eyes a yellow ti ge ? Does a thick, .ticky, mucous gather about the gums and teeth in the'mornings, accompanied by a dis agreeable taste ? Is the tongee coated ? Is there p'in in the side and back? Is there a ;ulne;s abiut the right side as if the liver were enlarging? Is there costiven ss? I there vertigo or dizz ness when rising suddenly from a horizontal position? Are the secretions from the kidne\s scanty and highly colored, with a, deposit after standing? os food fer ment soon after eating, accompanied by flatu lence or a b-lching o gas from the stomach ? Is there frequent palpitation of the heart ? These yariou symptoms may not be present at one time, but they torment the sufferer in turn as the dreadful disease progresses. If the ca=e be one of long standing, there will be a dry, hacking cough, attended after time by expec toration. In very advanced stages the skin assumes' a dirty brownish appearance, and the bands and feet ,are covered by a cold, sticky perspiration- As the liver and kidneys become more ahd mere diseased, rheumatic prin ap pears, and the usual treatment proves entirely unavailing against this latter agoni-ing dis order. ITie o igin of this malady is indigestion dyspepsia, andasmallqum ityofthepreper medicine; will remove the disease if taken in its incipiency. It is most important that the disease should be promptly and . properly treated in its first stages, when a little m‘ di cine will e ecta.cure, and even w en it has obtained a strong hold, the correct remedy should Be persevered in until eveiy vestige of the disease is eradicated, unt I the appetite has returned, and the digestive organs restored to a healthy condition; ' The surest and most effec tual remedy for ths distressing complaint is “Seig Ps Curative Syrup,” a veg table pre parati n sold by all chemists and medicine vendors throughout the world, and by the pro prietors, A, Ji White, Limited, 17, F rringclon road, London, E.C.; or the wholesale agents, Kempthorne, Prosser and Co.’s New Zealand Drug Company (Limited), Dunedi - ’, Chri-t ---church, ' Wellington, and Auckland. This Syrup strikes at the very foundation of the disease, and drives it, root and branch, out of the system. -■ Market Place Pocklington, York October 2nd 1882. Sir, —Being a sufferer for years with dyspep sia in ill its worst forms, and-after spending pound in medicines, 1 was at last persuaded to try Mother SeL.el’s Cur tive Syrap, and am thankful to say have derived more benefit from it than any other medicine I ever took, and would advise any one suffering from the same complaint to give it a trial, the results they would soon find out for themselves. If you like to make use of this testimonial you are quite at liberty to do so. Yours respectfully, (Signed) R. Turner.



Seigel’s Operating Pills a e the best family physic that has ever been disco vere*. They cleanse the bowels from all irritating sub stancees, and leave them in a healthy condt ion. They cure costiveness. St, Maty street, 1 eterborcugh, November 25th, 1881. Sir, —It gives me great pleas ure to inform you of the benefit I have received from Seigel’s Syrup. I have been troub ed for years with dyspepsia; but after a few doses of the Syrup I found relief, and after taking two bottles of it I feel quite tured. I am, Sir, yours truly, William Brent. Mr A. J. White, Hensingham, Whitehaven, Oct. 16, 1882. Mr A. J. White.—l'ear Sir, —I was for tome time afflicted with piles,: nd was advised to give Mother Seigd’s Syrup a trial, which I did. lam now happy to it te that it has e stored me to complete h alth.—l j emain, yours ; respectfully, ] (Signed) John 11. Lightf_ot. i Mr White.' i September Sth, 1883. j Pear Sir, —I find the sale of Seigel’s Syrup ( steadily increasing. All who have tried it speak j very highly of its medicinal virtues ; one cus tomer describes it as a “ Godsend to dyspeptic ■, people.” I always recommend it with confi- J dence. Faithfully yours, ' (Signed) Vincent A. Wilis,



Chemls',-Dentist, Merthyr Tydvi). To Mr A, J. White. Preston, Sept. 21st, 1883. My Dear Sir, —Your Syrup and 1 ills are Still very popular with n.y customers, many saying they are the best family medicines pos sib e. The other day a customer came for two bottlas of Syrup, and said “Mother Seigel’s had saved the; life' of his wife and he added, " one of these bottles I am sending fifteen miles away to a friend who is very ill. I have mueh faith in it” The sale keeps up wonderfully, in fact, one would fancy almost that the people were be ginning to breakfast, dine, and sup on Mother aeigel’s Syrup, the demand is so constant and the satisfaction so great.—l am, dear Sir, your faithfully, (Signed) W. Eowker. A.J. White, Esq. 3 |



Wanted. WANTED —A correspondent for the Guardian, at Mount Somers. Apply to the Manager. j WANTED —Purchaser for a Piano, by Cramer ; very cheap ; in first-class order. Apply, 5.F.8., Hinds. 4 672 WESLEYAN CHURCH—The Rev. D. I McNicoll, late of Blenheim, will conduct the Services at the Cameron .street Church, to-morrow, morning and evening. * 567 WANTED— An Assistant Mistress for the Ashton District School. Ap plications will be received up to the 25m instant, addressed Geo. Gii-mocr, Chair man, Ashton. TTf ANTED Known—Before buying W Dress Materials, Dlsters, Jackets, Dolmans, Millinery, etc , call and inspect our stock. The cheapest first-class Drapery and Millinery Establishment in Ashburton —H. C. Segers, ealys’ Buildings, East treet. -i RE AT Reductions for Cash at Jones vJT AND Fradshaw’s. —Good oaten sheaf chaff from 50s per ton, Is fid per bag ; prime oat straw chaff 35s per ton, 9d per bag; new oatmeal 4s per bag; good cheese 5d per lb ; ffour, bran, sharps, and chickwheat at very cheap rates. ¥T7"ANTED Known—Wertheim Sew \ \ ing Machines can be had on Time Payments at the New Zealand Clothing Factory’s Branch, East street, Ashburton. * 2 276 a LOB 10 US NEWS. Andrew Orr ' will give away on Saturday 100 ~airs men’s boots at fis 9d ; 60 pairs can vas slippers at 2s fid ; 30 pairs cricketing roots at fis fid ; 100 pairs Kaiapoi trousers at 11a fid —every article at half-price. 2 237 ANTED Known—Boots ! Boots 1 : That Hayes and Co. are Clearing a few desperate lines of Boots, etc., to j wit. Ladies’ Leather, 4s fid j Men’s f -hooters, Pegged, 10s; Men’s Elastic j ides, 9a, and a lot of odd lines that must , ~ie cleared at once. 7 1278 r \TTANTED Known—Umbrellas at Is y W lid, six doz Buttons for Is, China ; -iatting at fid, Ladies’ Hose at fid, Cor - sets at 2a 3d, Shirting at Towels 3£ d, 1 36 inch Oilcloth 9d, Camisoles Is 4d. r vndbew Orb’s Cheap Sale 2 185 e y 111 ANTED KNOWN—Robert Boston, o YV Bill Poster, Theatrical Agent, ' etc., Town Hall, Ashburton. Theatrical y companies and others visiting Ashburton should communicate with the above. - Orders by post or to&gram promptly attended to. 760 Special Advertisements.



Special Advertisements. HE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE Fire Insurance Co. We have much pleasure in informing the public of Ashburton that Messrs WILDING, LEWIS &OA If GILL i have been appointed AGENTS for the above Company in the Ashburton Dis trict. All risks taken at lowest current rates. 3 328 General Agents for Canterbury. Timber Timber TO FARMERS and Others about to Build—Buy your timber from the Producers at first cost and Save Money. To Housekeepers who wish to have the satisfaction of burning Good Coal— We are now landing, ex s.s. Tebapo, PRIME NEWCASTLE COAL, which will bo sold at ! Lowest Rates. [ Every Requisite for the Building Trade kept in Stock, and Building supplied - throughout. *** Farmers would do well to call and s obtain quotations. [ MACPHERSON, FILMER AND 00. 5 (late A. Hayes), TIMBER, COAL & WOOD 5 MERCHANTS, 25 Branches Now Open 25 1 THE NEW ZEALAND • Clothing Factory LEWIS & GOULD, East street, Ashburton. I 7 c Are now Showing NEWEST STYLES



Money. •M I ’/ SEVERAL sums of Money to Lend on freehold security, at current rates of interest. Principals only dealt with. 3 428 CHAS. W. PURNELL, DOMESTIC PATT ERN 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 SELLING OFF FANCY GOODS, TOYS, BOOKS, STATIONERY, &o. Must be sold—even if at a loss To Suit everybody at prices that cannot be beaten. Andrewes Bros., Booksellers, Stationers, &0., Ashburton. Canterbury Mills. rjlO FARMERS AND OTHERS. CORN SACKS, b. size and weights. At lowest current rates, 3 292 0, W. TURNER. i OKIUULTURAL \ Machine Shop, WAKANCI 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. 3 334



SPRING & SUMMER CLOTHING, Manufactured from the renowned Wear Resisting MOSGIEL TWEEDS The fit and workmanship of every gar ment is undoubtedly unsurpassed, while the large production and increased busi ness enables the proprietors to offer special advantages as to price. Men’s, Boys’ and Children's Clothing in every variety at Wholesale Prices. SL’rts, Hats, Hosiery, Blankets, Rugs, Portmanteaux, and every requisite at WHOLESALE PRICES. Note the address— SEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, EAST STREET, Ashburton 25 Branches Now Open 25 OTICE TO FARMERS, WOOD, SINCLAIR & CO., Millers and Grain Merchants, High street, Christchurch, Are Cash Purchasers of Wheat, Oats, Barley, Beans, Peas, Potatoes, Bye 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 ue, 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, aa may be arranged. 3 454



ADTDMN AND WINTER H. E. May & Co., Are now showing their NEW SEASON’S GOODS, Which are well worth yoUt inspection. They comprise the Newest and Best of every kind of MILLINERY, DRAPERY, UNDER CLOTHING FOR INFANTS, GIRLS & LADIES. MERCERY. MEN’S, BOYS’, & YOUTHS’ COLONIAL, VICTORIAN, AND ENGLISH CLOTHING, At the Lowest Possible Cash Price. If you will trouble to think for a minute, we feel sure you will be convinced that the way our business is conducted must insure you the best pro curable for money.



WE IMPORT DIRECT From the Beat Manufacturers WE SELL FOR CASH Avoiding all bad debts WE BUY CHIEFLY FOR CASH, Securing all Cash Discounts Our Business is managed personally by the proprietor in the most economical way, thus saving the immense cost of an Extravagant Establishment with manager, sub-manager and an expensive staff ; therefore we will not allow any house or company to undersell us. So if they should advertise or make a special lead or draw of any particular article, we will give you the same at their price or lower, guaranteeing, taking things all round, onr Value will be found by far the best. Country Orders sent by post will receive special attention, and be sent free of carriage (by rail) to ANY PART OF CANTERBURY. H. E. May & Co., the hall.



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 Home). 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 Wolaeley 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 hia news papers;” and I say the same ! Read ! Head ! Read ! When both you and my ielf will be considerably benefited. Not saving room to give a detailed list o' the soutents. of my shelves, I can only finish >y saying—Gome and see for yourselves, ind if you are disappointed come again,— Nothing like Perseverance ! riiomas P. Parley’s, | BOOK&ELISR AND STATIONER, / Saunders’ Buildings, East St., Ashburton. i



Victoria House. N EW SEASON’S ADVERTISEMENT & INTIMATION BE FINE GOODS, CREWEL SILKS, INGRAIN COTTONS, TRANFBR PATTERNS, &c., To appear in our Next. DIMANT & GOB, General Drapers, Olgthiers, &c., East and Tanored Streets, Ashburton.



Special Advertisements. Groceries CHEAPER THAN EVER AT JAMES McGREGOR’S, Tancked Street. Sugars—English Out Loaf. s<i per lb Best White Orysta., S£d per lb Best Snowdrop, 4d per lb (Reductions by the mat) Teas, la 3d, la 6d, 2a, 2a 6d, and 2s 9d Box Tea from 12a 6d per box Canterbury Oakes, lOd each. Rice, Sd Mixed Biscuits, 6d Lunch Biscuits, 3d j Currants, 6J Raiaina, 7d New Figa, Is per box Best Sago, 3d Hew Muscatels, Is 6d Oysters, 6d Cairn’s Marmalade, 8d Peacock’s Jams, 6£d Herrings, 7d Keiller’a Marmalade, 9d Salmon, 8d Cheese, 6d per lb English Pickles, 8d Other articles equally cheap. JAMES McGREGOR, Tancred Street 12 2342



Indigestion and . Liver Complaints.—For these Complaints Baxter’s Compound Quinine Pills have proved a specific, acting powerfully on the liver and mildly 1 oh the stomach. Sold everywhere, or post free from J. Baxter, Chemist, Christchurch, for 19 or 44 stamps.



Holloway’s Pills.—The chiefest wonder of modern times.—This incomparable medicine increases the appetite, strengthens the stomach, cleanses the liver, corrects biliousness, prevents flatulency, purifes the system, invigorates the nerves, and re-instates sound health. The enormous demand for these Pills throughout the globe astonishes everybody, and a single tria convinces the most sceptical that no medicine equals Holloway’s Pills in its ability to remove all complaints incidental to the human race, They are a.blessing to the afflicted,''indaboon {o al). that labour under internal or external disease. The purification ofthejblood, removal of all restraint front the secretive organs, and gentle aperitive action are the prolific sources or the extensive curative range of Holloway’s Pills. Advt,]