DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES. Monoat, July 13 Me*srs Matson, Cox and Co, At Spring field—Live and Dead Stock Tuesday, July 14 Mmmin Matson, Cox and Olj at the Tlnwald Saleyards—Stock MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Etc. ■Monday, July 13 Star of Ashburton, L.O.L. Annual Dinner in the Orange Ball Ashburton Choral Society—Meeting in St Stephen’s Schoolroom, at 8 o’clock Tuesday. July 14 Ashburton Guards—Meeting at Mr T. H. Zouoh’s grain store, at 7 o’clock Wednesday, July 15 Orange Hall—Star of the East, LO.G.T., meeting at 8 o’clock Oddfellows’ Hall—Quadrille Assembly, at 8 o’clock Town Hall—Meeting of Householders, at 8 o’clock Friday, July 17 Orange Hall—Parliamentary Union, at 8 o’clock Monday, July 20 Arcade > Chambers—Star of Ashburton, U.A.0.D., at 8 o’clock Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7.30 Friday, August 7 Ashburton County Council—At Council Chambers, 11a.m.

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MAIL NOTICES.

close at the Ashburton Post Office follows:—

For Christchurch and North at 6 a.m. 10.130 a.m., and 5 p.m., daily. For Chertsey Rakaia, &c., at 10.30 a.m. •nd & p.m. daily. For 3?imedin,Tmwald, Winslow, Hind'-, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Wine ha*-, ter, •od Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily. '■foT Temuka, at 6 a.m. and 10 a.m., For Timwu and South, at 6 a.m., 10 *.m., and 430 p.xu., daily. For Greenstreot, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10.46 a.m. For Wakanui, Elgin, Seaview, Seafield, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6.30 a.m. For Mount Somers, daily at 430 p.m. For Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Mon days and Thursdays, at 4.30 p.m. Fot Ashtsn, Waterton and Longbeach, at 4.30 p.m. daily. For Remington, on Mondays, vvednes iays, and Fridays, at 430 p.m. For Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fri days at 10.30 a.nu arrive at the Ashburton Post 4ffioe— From Christchurch and Eakaia at 10.15 a.m., 436 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. From Chertsey, &o. at 10.15 a.m. and 436 p.ml daily. From Dunedhrand intermediate places at 5.3' 1 ' m daily. Front Temuka and Timaru at 10.40 a. m. &.30 p.m., and 8 p.m. daily. , Rom Greenstreet, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10 a.m. From Mount Somers, daily at 10.5 a>m. Rom Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Wed nesdays and Saturdays, at 10.6 a.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long beach at ,10 a.m. daily. From Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fri ays, at 2.30 p.m._ From Flemlngton on Tuesdays, Thurs days, and Sathrdyas, at 10a.m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. MONDAY, JULY 13, 1885 Law Practitioners Act.

We have no predilection for lawyers; ; indeed we sympathise to some extent with the popular antipathy to the legal profession, and have grown to regard ' its followers rather as necessary evils than as desirable factors in our social and commercial systems. Still, we have risen from a perusal of the Hansard report of the debate upon Sir George , Grey’s Law Practitioners Act, which took place in the House of Representa tives on June 24, without any concordance i with those members of the House who desire to open the profession of the law to “ every male person of good moral character,” without let or hind rance. The first part of the Bill, pro viding for a somewhat less exacting ex amination of candidates for admission to the profession, is open to the objec tion that the supporters of the measme failed to strengthen their arguments by showing that the present examination did not preclude gentlemen of very ordinary attainments filling honorable, and lucrative positions in the profes sion. Mr Mackenzie, the member for Mount Ida, established this fact by an i amusing and pointed anecdote which is worth repeating. “ When I was tra velling my district some time ago at St. i Bathans,” said Mr Mackenzie, “ a com pany of miners came to me with a legal ; opinion in writing; they asked me to translate it into English, because they could not do so themselves. The paper would read in half-a-dozen differ ent ways, but you could not possibly 1 tell which was the correct meaning. I turned it upside down and inside out, and could make nothing of it myself. The individual who wrote it was a member of a firm of lawyers in Dune din, and a leading opponent of this Bill. It would be hignly improper to mention any names, and I am not going to do it. I was wrong in saying that I could not make any of it out. There was one short sentence at the bottom of the page in clear and vigorous English, demanding a fee of two guineas.” Now, if the study required to pass the examination which Sir George Grey proposes to abolish, is not suffi cient to give the student a rudimentary knowledge of English syntax, its severity in other respects is not likely to exclude any desirable acquisitions from the ranks of the profession. But it is the third and concluding clause of the Bill to which we take most excep tion, and which, we feel sure, would if adopted, prove a most dangerous inno vation, It proposes that “ Every male person of good moral character may manage, prosecute, and defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in law whatsoever, civil or criminal, on behalf of any party to such action, suit, or other proceeding aforesaid, if such per son shall be so specially authorised by such person in writing, or by personal nomination openly in the Court in which such proceeding may be pend ing.” We repeat that, in our opinion, such an innovation would be most per nicious in its results. It would open our courts of law to every plausible quack and blatant demagogue that chose to enter, and we have no hesi tation in saying that the victims would be forthcoming to maintain these legal parasites, and that from the ranks of the poor and ignorant. Had we doubted this latter fact the arguments employed in the House by supporters of the Bill would have confirmed our apprehension. One member says— “ There is no greater evil at the present moment than the cast of the law another says—“ The public need no protection in this matter a third adds quences of throwing the profession open to the world.” With the last contention we heartily agree. By all means let the profession be, as it is now, open to the world, but subject to the reasonable conditions imposed by the present Act. From the contention that the public need no protection in this matter we strongly dissent. While admitting, as perforce me must, that under existing restrictions persons without any trans cendent virtues are admitted to the profession, we feel sure the removal of those restrictions would result in our Courts being inundated by the class o( advocates we have already indicated. We cannot over-estimate the danger of 1 permitting men in impecunious circum- t stance, men who have failed in every , other walk of life, to practise as advo- < cates. Not only would it in 1 more frequent miscarriages of justice, but it would multiply litigation, as a large majority of the clients who seek

the advice of a lawyer are satisfied, that their cases are good ones, and it is often the duty and practice of respon sible solicitors to dissuade their clients from proceeding with bad ones. It is not reasonable to suppose that a needy, irresponsible man, knowing that many of his fellow practitioners were prepared to tender different ad vice, would recommend the discontinu ance of an action that promised to prove lucrative to the ‘•profession” and to himself in particular. We do not affirm that every needy man is a dis honest one, but want and opportunity are undoubtedly the principal incen tive to crime. Those persons who contend that litigants will readily dis tinguish between a good and a bad advocate, display considerable ignor ance of the public power of discrimina tion, There would be little more dan ger in opening the profession of medi cine to any person “of good moral character,” yet, »e venture to think, even Sir George Grey would hesitate to entrust his life to the greatest moralist were he not a qualified practitioner. Tha lawyer seldom has the care of life, but he is daily entrusted with matters of the gravest importance; he holds a trust for the public, and it is most im portant that his reputation should be above suspicion. Any legislation which would lower the status of the legal pro fession we should regard as a calamity, and we trust «ur legislators will not allow themselves to be carried away by a popular sentiment for which we have already admitted some sympathy. The fact is, Sir George Grey’s bill is a retrograde measure and opposed to the spirit of the times. The tendency in other countries is to make the entrance to the different professions more difficult —not more easy. The public generally is becoming better educated, and a correspondingly higher standard of education is required from professional men. In England, a man could for merly become a barrister without pass ing any examination at all; now he has to pass a stringent one, while the soli citors’ examination has also been made stricter. In some parts of the United States, where the rules as to the ad mission of legal practitioners have been lax, the most disastrous consequences to the public interests have ensued, and vigorous efforts are now being made to bring about a better state of things by rendering admission to the bar less facile. The question at issue in this matter is simply whether it is or is not for the public benefit that lawyers should be educated men, with a com petent knowledge of their profession ? When the public fairly grasps this fact, which has hitherto been concealed amidst a cloud of angry declamations from men who think it would be to their personal advantage that Sir George Grey’s bill should become law, we sus pect it will give but one answer to the question.

The Ashburton hounds met at Somer ton, Rakaia, on Saturday, and notwith standing the wet condition of the ground, the small field of followers enjoyed a pleasant afternoon’s sport. Nominations for the third meeting of the Ashburton Coursing Club must be nado to the Secretary, Mr P. L K Hill, by 9 p.m. to-morrow. “ What would you do when first em ployed to bring an action ? asked an ex aminer of a young candidate for the legal profession. “ Ask for money on account,” was the prompt reply. He passed. The election of Mr Joseph Ivess, as M. H.R. for Wakanui, is gazetted. A sale of blood stock was held at Tat tersall’a, Christchurch, on Saturday after coon, before a large attendance, and the following lots were disposed of; —Account of Mr G. Bate Patrician, 60gs ; The Painter 22Jga.; If So, 20gs. Account of Vlr S. Higgott —Chestnut gelding, XOga. Account of Mr J. H. Lunn—Rally, 32ga. Account ofagentleman—Melbourne, 20gs. We are gratified to learn that the ready assistance consistently rendered by Mr and Mrs Branson to music in Ashburton ia about to receive some alight acknow ledgment. On Friday, July 23, a com plimentary concert will be given to these popular and talented musicians, and we may safely predict there will be a crowded house to do honor to a lady and gentleman who have contributed so much towards the success of our local entertainments. On Saturday evening, Mr Wiggins, of Sumner, gave an exhibition of dissolving views at the Town Hall, in aid of the St. Stephen’s organ fund. There was a very fair attendance, and a number of the views were well received.

We have received a sample of locally manufactured ink from Mr Kamnitzar, chemist, of East street. The fluid is of good color and substance and equal to any of the imported inks we have tried.

The annual dinner of the Ashburton L.0.L., No 23, will be held at the Orange Hall this evening. A general meeting of members of the Ashburton Choral Society will be held in the St Stephen’s Schoolroom this evening at 8 o'clock to consider the advisableuess of winding up the Society. We have already expressed regret that the apathy of members should have compelled the management to contemplate this step, and we hope, before it ia too late, there will be a revival of interest in the Society’s affaire. It ia stated that a writ has been issued against the proprietors of the Evening Press, of Wellington, at the suit of Dr Stewart, on account of an article which appeared in that paper, commenting on the recent hospital enquiry here. The amount of damages sued for is L2,0G0. A story of Sydney Smith, one of the many which never grow old, has it that he was once looking through the hot house of a lady whe was very proud of her flowers, and used, not very accurately a profusion of botanical names ‘ 'Madam,” said he, “ have you the Septennis psori asis ?” “No,” said she, “1 had it lat winter and gave it to the Archbishop of Canterbury ; it came out beautifully in the spring.” {Septennis psoriasis is the medical name of the itch.)

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YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Auckland. Tha Harbour Board is meditating a new l>an for providing wharf and abed accom modation and other harbor works ade quate to the requirements of tha port. A native gir], aged thirteen, hanged herself. Oswald Hertzog, on a charge of defraud ing the Colonial Insurance Company with alleged proof of loss, has been sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment. Wellington. The football match at Newton yester day afternoon, between the Poneke (Wel lington) Club and the Prince Albert ] ( Colson) Club, was won by the former by two goals and two fries to nil The ground was very sloppy, though the weather was fine. The attendance was poor ft KLSON. An enquiry as *o the loss of the brigan tine Helena was opened yesterday, but adjourned till Monday. Tha steamer Lady Barkley proceeded out to the Spit last night, but found the vessel embedded in the sand and waterlogged. At high water the tide was flowing over her deck. | The Corporation recently invited ten ders for earth work, it being thought these would afford work for unemployed. The tenders are now in, and the lowest are more than 20 per cent, above the Engineer’s estimate. The Acting-Manager remarked that it was evident that there were no unemployed here who can swing a pick, Timard. At a Committee meeting of the Agri cultural Association on Saturday the Secretary reported that be had received L 416 12s as subscriptions towards reduc ing the Bank overdraft (some L 600). Several lists have yet tc come in, and it is anticipated that over LSOO will be sub scribed. It was resolved that family tickets be issued without extra charge, provided 100 new members be secured on these terms. A strong Committee was appointed to revise the catalogue and re port to a meeting on August Bth. It was remarked daring the meeting that the Show would be held this year on tha old ground, Waiiti road. Dunedin. The Star says it is contemplated by the principal iron factories in Dunedin if Bradshaw’s clause passes to dismiss from their employ all young persona under eighteen years. One reason is that whereas under the recent arrangements ♦he Saturday holiday is made up by all hands working an extra half-h mr on Mon day, under Bradshaw’s clause that arrange ment is impossible. Mr Cotton’s horses were offered by auction yesterday. Adamant was sold to Mr Allison for LSO; Little John was passed in at LAO ; Mahomet brought Lls ; Lizzie (trotter) Ll2. Bluff. The Manapouri, Logan, left Melbourne on the 7th at 6 p.m,, arriving at Hobart on the 9th instant at 6 30 a.m., and at the Bluff at 6 p.m to day Passengers for Lyttelton—Mr and Mrs Davidson, Masters Davidson (4), Miss Davidson and Miss Bro wn.

EUROPEAN ITEMS.

London, July 1. A meeting of the debenture holders of ihe New Zealand Agricultural Company, Limited, was hold yesterday, when they consented to the payment of the deben tures coming due being postponed fer five years. London, July 2. An assurance has been received from Russia that her intentions are pacific not withstanding that she has sent reinforce ments to the Afghan frontier. London, July 3. A Royal Commission is to be appointed to enquire into the causes of the depressed state of trade in the United Kingdom. London, July 6 The appeal case in the Privy Council, Cotton v the United Insurance Company, has bean decided. The Adelaide full Court held that the Company were liable for the amount of insurance against risk contracted oy Cotton, as their agent, on part of the cargo of the Duke of Suther land, a vessel lost oh the voyage from New Zealand to England. The Privy Council find in Cotton’s favor. London, July 6. The Chinese authorities are alamed at the evident designs which Russia has upon Corea, and a fleer has been despatched to protect the place. Rnssian troops are massing in the vicinity of Vladivostok.

TAURANGA ELECTION.

Tadbanoa, Yesterday The following is the result of the elec tion forTauranga Grace * ... 565 Kelly ... ..T ... 539 Majority for Grace ... 26

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible lor the opinions expressed by our correspondents.

Sib, —By reading a letter in your valuable paper on Friday last, signed “ Fireman," my attention was drawn to Cr Thomas’s motion at the last meeting of the Borough Council, viz., “ That the members of the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade be made honorary members of the Public Library.” The Mayor se conded the motion proforma, and said he thought the Council, in justice to the ratepayers, could not grant the request The motion was negatived without further discussion. Now, as a ratepayer, I for one would not think it an injustice to give our worthy firemen the use of a few books for services rendered. (Ashburton has been lucky not to want the servic- s of our Fire Brigade for active service, but there are practices every week or fortnight, to which a fireman need attend to prepare himself for active service, and we do not know how soon we, as ratepayers, may hear the firebell ting in the dead of night. We, as ratepayers, look through the win • dow, and see that the fire is in the next street and turn into bed again knowing that we have a Fire Brigade in the town. Leo them turn out, it is too cold for us ! Next morning we see by the papers that what might have been a larpe fire was, through the efficiency of the Fire Brigade, after a few hours’ bard work, stayed. This the firemen do tor us, and then our worthy Mayor says in justice to the ratepayers he cannot allow them the use of a few books to read— a concession that would not cost the ratepayers one iota. 1 think if Cr I homas should bring the same notice be fore the Borough Council at its next meet ing, he will have the goad wishes of every right thinking ratepayer. I think our Fire Brigade is a body of men that should be more encouraged. I would ask our Gonna illora and ratepayers to read what “ Jottings from Ashburton” wrote to the Canterbury Times a week back, and then judge as to our Fire Brigade being wor hy 1 or not of becoming honorary members of 1 the Puolio cibrary. Trusting you will 1 give this, my first letter to a public print, * a place in your valuable paper, j I am, etc, 1 A Ratepayer. 1

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To the Editor

MR B. THOMAS IN REPLY.

To the Editor. Sib, —“ Junius’s ” reply appearing in your last night’s issue is, to say the least of it, a very rambling, disjointed epistle and not worthy of a successful represen tative of the Sixth Standard. I note that in it the name of Mr Thomas appears jnst 20 times, “Junius” apparently being afraid to trust himself to pronouns for fear of accident. He triumphantly asks me can I answer the problems correctly. 1 reply, yes, with one exception. That one question I proved conclusively to myself during our School Committee meeting, could not possibly be answered correctly by any one, hence my challenge put to the 'ommitteemen and afterwards at the public meeting. My contention is, first, that one of the sums was wrongly stated on *he blackboard, and, second, one of thorn was ambiguous, and I now tell Mr Junius that his answer, via L 660, is not the correct one to the question as stated on the blackboard, the word and being used instead of or —making it an abaordity. There were six questions pat, and tiro of them are disposed of in this way. How can any one expect even a fair pass to be obtained. If all the remaining questions had been answered correctly the percen tage would only have amounted to 66$ per cent., which, in the opinion of many Inspectors, would not be enough. “Junius” is a very yonag man, and lacks experience of what will prove useful to him or anyone else in their every day life, but I had left the Uni versity before he was born, and since that time, although for ten years I never had less than 2,000 men working for me, the rules from which these problems were taken have never been used by me ; but as Junius apparently doubts my ability to cypher, I invite him to try me in ques tions of every day practice, and I have no doubt he will be forced t» accept a back seat very quickly. As a ratepayer, I pro test against against our money being squandered in any such manner as “ Junius ” advocates. If the Government teach children reading, writing, geo graphy, grammar, history and arithmetic, as far as decimal fractions, I think they will then have discharged all their duties under the present Education Act. “ Junius” is ungenerous when he says I lay a serious charge against the teaching staff, etc. Ido nothing of the sort I say that it is the system I object to, and not the teachers. If “ Junius ” has any more time to write on this subject I would pre fer his signing his own name for the future. I am, etc. D. Thomas. July IT

ANOTHER NAIL.

To the Editor. With much regret 1 noticed in your paper letters signed “ Hugo Friedlander ” and reply by “ Joseph Ivess. ” As I under stood the election was over, I should have thought the letter writing was over also. In the recent election I was a supporter of Mr Joseph Ivess, and I considered him honorable and truthful in his statements, bat am very sorry to see bis reply to the letter of Mr Hugo Friedlander, as I did not for one moment think Mr Hugo Friedlander’s statement correct. I was at the Town Hall, and beard the question put by Mr D. Thomas, the reply was that Mr Ivess lost his LSO. Now, he (Mr Ivess) brings a witness forward to tell us that he has told an nntrath. Now, I publicly state that if at any fnture time Mr Ivess should come for ward I cannot give him my support (which I am sure was of material assistance to him in the recent election) unless he clears himself of the untruth he has been proved guilty of. At the first opportunity I shall be pleased to call on Mr Ivess and ask him for an explanation; in the meantime I mast apologise for troubling yon, and hope you will insert this letter. I am, etc., Wakanui Elector

THE ASHBURTON WOOLLEN FAC TORY COMPANY AND THE HON. MEMBER FOR tfAKANUI. To xh* Editor. Sir, —With yoar permission I shall reply to Mr Ivess’s “ explanation ;” and, so that the matter should be pot more clearly before your readers I would ask you to reprint Mr Ivess’s letter along with my reply. AN EXPLANATION. Requested by Mr Joseph Ivess, we publish the following letters : To the Editor. Sir, —I had hoped that, after the termina tion of the contest for Wakanui, all acrimony and bad feeling that might have been engen dered would have ceased, and in returning thanks I gave expression to what I sincerely felt in flie matter. Judge then with what as tonishment and disgust 1 found in your columns, under the signature •* Hugo Friedlander,” another wanton and unprovoked attack upon me, the object being to throw distrust upon my veracity, and to injure me in the estimation of those who, by their support, had just shown their confidence in my trustworthiness and firm belief in my personal honor. Ist —l regret very much that Mr Iveas does not practice what he preaches. “Acri mony and bad feelings ” are well known to be among his many failings. Mr Ivess in the first place, without the slightest provocation, attacks the Direc tors of the Ashburton Woollen Factory Company, and to crown his unmanly action deliberately makes a false state ment with no other view than Injuring the said Directors in the eyes of the pub lic. As one of the “ Directors,” and not as “Hugo Friedlander,” I took np the de fence, and clearly enough showed that Mr Ivess’s remarks rehis loss of LSO were not true. This defence of mins Mr Ivess is pleased to call “ another wanton and nn- I provoked attack upon him by Hugo Fried lander.” Considering that I only wrote in self-defence, and that almost the very last words Mr Ivess spoke after the de claration of the poll were a direct attack upon my firm, it is rather amusing to read our MH.B.'s utterances about his sin cerity to forget the past, and about the wanton and unprovoked attack by me upon him. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones, Mr Ivess. I have simply to re-assert that I took ten Lj shares in the Ashburton Woollen Factory, upon which I paid up in calls the whole of the money for which I was liable, viz., LSO. Hav ing no confidence whatever in the manner in which the affairs of the company were being managed, I parted with my shares to Mr Ernest Alfred Garnett, of Christchurch ; aad I apprehend that as the only question at issue if my having ever he d shares, there can be little doubt that, through my want of confidence in the management, I sold my shares to Mr E. A. Garnett for L2O, thus the loss to me was re duced to L3O, the loss to him being L2O, but that fact does not prove that the Lso was not originally invested by me, and lost as I stated. 2nd—This la another attempt to shuffle out of the true of facta. Mr Iveas meet distinctly stated in reply to Mr Thomas that he (Mr Iveas) had irrecoverably lost L6O by the -Vshburton Woollen Factory Company {vide copy of Mr Ivess’a revised and largely distributed speech). Bat what io we fiud now—That he (Mr Iveas) did oot lose 1.50 ; that for reasons of their >vn, Mr Iveas and Mr E.' A. Garnett, as oer copy of transfer at foot hereof, put a iotitious sum in the transfer, thus giving he shares a fictitious value, and thus wil ully deceiving the Directors and those nterested in the Woollen Company as to he real value of the transaction. After this “ honorable ” piece of business, I shall allow Mr Ivess's supporters to judge for themselves as to bis trustworthiness and personal honor of the past and in the future I am fortunate in having been detained for the last two days, owing to no steamer leaving, in Christchurch, during ray progress to Wel lington, or a contradiction to the slander being circulated behind my back could not have been publihsed UU the middle of next week* ,

3rd—l am rather glad that Mr Inn had an opportunity to reply to oj “ wan ton and unprovoked (!) attack upon him ” at once Hit reply, however, reminds me very much of an answer Constable Neill gave in the Magistrate’s Court to wwell- * known vagabond when asked by him *' why he didn’t. arrest him before.” “ Well I thought,” Constable Null re plied, “you would keep.” I think Mr If ess’s reply would have kept also. is to having slandered the hon member, I think Me lireeft peet career is too well known to ham bom satisfied with such a lame explanation as he made to my last letter. If there had been one iota of “ slander ” contained therein he would have gloried in the chance to go far mo (as he has done against others) fo* libel No One, how ever, knows better than Mr Ivess that my letter contained no “ slander,” but only the real truth. But then the troth la not always welcome. In conclusion I trust that a still larger mea sure of good fortune will be extended to me in. the future in always having Hugo Friedlaader, and such as he, for my political opponents. I am, etc., Joseph Ivess. P.S.—Hugo Friedlander was Chairman of

the Company at that time. 4: h i also trust to have the good for tune some day to be Mr Joseph Iveaa'a real poll ical opponent in a general elec tion, when I have no doubt 1 shall again (as I did in a former contest with him) give a good account of mysslt In oonolnsion, I think that lb Iveas’s “explanation’ only more clearly shows how void of all truthfulness be is, how wilfully he misquotes others, and how nnblnshingly he aaaarta having committed a deception upon the public in general and the Directors and those mote directly interested in the Ashburton Woollen Factory Company in particular. No* doubt Mr Ivess feels rather disgusted at my having so soon after his victory ex posed him. Were he a man he would have at once admitted his error; but. the hon member for Wakauui does not pos sess any one of those sterling qualities which would entitle him to that distinc tion —he does not even possess the least particle of shame, as he blandly asserts that he has not lost LSO, bnt onlyLSO ; thus reducing hia LSO lie by L2O. I am qnite prepared to overlook Mr Iveas’s bad breeding when he speaks of me as Huso Fribdlxhbbb. Ashburton, July 13, 1885. Copy of Transfer. THE ASBURTON WOOLLEN FACTORY COMPANY, LIMITED. STAMP. Transfer No. ... I, Joseph Ivess, of Ashburton, X Si in consideration of the sum of : St Fifty Pounds paid to me by • : Ernet Alfred Garnett, of Christ • : church, do hereby transfer to the : ; said Ernest Alfred Garnett Ten : Shares numbered 1004 to 1013 j : in the Ashburton Woollen Com o, | pany. Limited, standing in my 3 : name In the Books (of the said £ : Company.. To hold unto the g, §* said Ernest Alfred Garnett, his u r 3 executors, administrators, and i 3 "3 assigns, subject to the Regula jg tions of the Company, and to the u 3 several conditions on which I " ‘S. hold the same at the time of the Cj execution hereof. And I, the § _ said Kmest Alfred Garnett, do i 2 hereby agree to take the said p* Shares subject to the regulations and conditions aforesaid. As witness our hands the rath day of February, 1884. Register No. (Signature of) Joseph Ivess, Seller. Register No. (Signature of) E. A. Garnett, Buyer. Buyer’s name in fall Ernest Alfred Garnett, Occupation (if any) Tobacconist, Address in full, Cashel street, Christchurch.

I Witness to } (Signature) I Seller’s > Stephen E. Poyntz, I sgnature ) (Address) Ashburton. I Witness to 1 (Signature) I Buyer’s > T. A. Staub, I signature ) Chris tchurch- I DIRECTIONS. I The signature ot the Seller and Buyer muse I each be separately witnessed. The Share I Certificate must be sent in with each Trans- I fer, and the first consecutive numbers in each. I Certificate must be inserted here, as the num-, I bers of the shares transferred. In the event' I ,of a balance remaining, a fresh Certificate I will be issued to the seller. The name, I occupation, and address of the buyer must I be given in full. ANOTHER SUGGESTION FOB THE CUBE. I To thk Editor. ' I Sib, —I had hoped that my reoeot sag* I gestioa to “Anxious One ” would hare I induced him to drop ambiguities, ingle I jocularities and purile frivolities, and give I oommonsenae a show, bnt reflection urges I me not to expect impossibilities. I ‘, Anxious One ” states be is familiar with the gentleman who Is given to the use of the phrase cacotthes scribmdi. Allow me to assure him that his insinuations are ~ inaccurate, and the identity mistaken. His abortive attempt at jocularity—to wit “it is just as easy to spot a law—a—yer 51 —is, perhaps, less appropriate than a joke of mine might be upon his own expression, being no other than him—l— liar. I would not for a moment presume to dispute the qualification of “Anxious One " as a judge of insanity, nor would I I attempt to assign a reason for his desire Ito view others through spectacles to mkteh. I do not profess my ability to discover the author of his works, nor to Identify an individual by his written sentiments, bnt upon this occasion if I were to suggest that “Anxious One ” might be a person, “partial to Latin displays and possessing a cranium which has evidently been shaved very often” it is just possible that the missing link would be complete, lam, eta. Another Anxious Onb who has AWAITED THK Laugh.

CABLE NEWS.

A TEST FROM EUROPE. (BIDIEK’s TBLBBRAMS—OOrTKIOHT. 2 Federation. Loudon, July 10. The discussion on the Colonial Fe deration Enabling Bill did not take ptaee when the second reading was moved, but it is reserved until the mea sure shall have reached the Committee stage. Sir R. Herbert* Permanent Under-Secretary for the Colonies, has informed the various Agents-General that Government intend to move the omission of the proviso allowing any colony quitting the Federal Union to repeal Acts referring to itself that may have teen passed by the Federal Council during the time that such colony was a member of the Union. Oingaraatim Tifitonv | The election of a member of Parlia ment for North Lincolnshire in the place of Mr Rowland Winn, who has been elevated to the Peerage, took place to-day, and resulted in the return of the Conservative candidate, Hr Atkinson, who defeated Sir Henry Thompson, the Literal Candidate, by a larger majority than that polled by Mr Winn at the last election. ~ Wheat and tfntfeoii. The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is *,330*000 quar-

THE ASHHtIRTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, JULY 13. 18*5.



Miss Steane, fJIBAOHER OF MUSIC. Terms—One Guinea per quarter in advance. A young girl required as daily pupil to assist hi school work, in return for gratis lessons. Tancred street. 7 11* nOS Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, P Aptrtima, Coryza, Influenza, Con* sumption, etc. KAf’S Compound of Linseed, Ani seed, Senega, Squill, Tolu, etc with Chlcrodyne. Jjj*'‘AY’S Compound, a demulcent ex _____ pectorant, for Coughs, Colds and Chest Complaints. TT'AT’S Compound, for Goughs and lx Colds, is equally serviceable for Horses and Cattle. vTT'AY’S Tic Pills, a specific in Neu- IV rtdgia. Face Ache, etc. Corttaiiu Quinine. Iron, etc. eOAGDLTNE Cement for Broken Articles. Sold everywhere. Sole makers— KAY BROS., J 101- Stockport, England, H. J. Wood & Co., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ; STATIONERS, IKrect Importers of Books, Magazines, Newspapers and Fancy Goods, Engravers, Lithographers, Printers and Bookbinders. "WXTJJ have much pleasure in informing r W onr valued customers and the public generally that we have opened a Branch - of our well-known Cbristoharch badness Temporary premises and office in the Town Hall Buildings, Ashburton, nndei the management of Mr L F. Audrewes Cate Andrewea Bros). Orders for Books*, Magazines and Aewspap*-rs i.-? received by Mr Andrewes and executed promptly from our Christchurch stock, , which is the largest of it kind in the Colony. - Stores and Schools supplied at our Wholesale Prices. JBitimates given for Printing and Book - binding, H. J. WOOD & 00., . Stationers* Hall, High /Itreet, and 9 Cathedral Square, Christchurch; and Town Hail, Ashburton. -■> Having purchased the Stockfof Books, ShtloDWl and Fancy Goods from the Asaignee In the estate of Mr L F. ; V " v ‘mUmc, we propose holding a Clearing jguae, and a quantity of other flock at Less than Half Cost fourteen days. . froth papers from 2d per quire; Music Toys at «ny pncc^tu ■NB m not dlsposi d of in this i/ibold.tar A o ® ooo * - ‘‘ '‘*feo paid to Mr L. F, for the Assignee. H. J. WOOD « 00.



Waited WANTED —A respectable Girl. Ap- >y, Mrs J. Tasker, Hast street. 7 17 WANTED —To Hire or Purchase a Goat. Apply, B - . Kbxiu)land«r TIT ANTED Known—That I am selling » V Yenus nail road, 5a 6d per lb; Yenns navy twist, 5s 6d per lb ; Venus twist, 5s 6d per lb.— F. Clark, Hair dresser and Tobacconist, East street. WANTED Known—That I am selling GBD’s and other pipes at greatly reduced prices.— F. Clark, Hairdresser and Tobacconist, East street. 7 98 TTS7 ANTED Known—Th«t T have a very ’ » large assortment of GBD’s, Meer schaum and other pipes, in cases, at greatly reduced prices.—F Clark, Hair dresser and Tobacconist, East street. 7 99



TT7ANTED Known—l am selling large • » boxes of Bryant a and May’s vestas at 8d per box.—F. Clark, Hairdresser and Tobacconist, East street. 7 100 WANTED Known —24 men’s sac coats, 12s Cd; 16 youths’ sac suits, 21s 6d ; 100 men’s Kaiapoi trousers, 11s 6d ; Brussels carpets at 3a lid.— Andrew Orb’s cheap sale. 7 95 WANTED Known—Ladies’ hose 6d, girl’s 4d par pair; 12 doz dress button, Is ; towels, 4d ; stays, Is lid ; fur caps, Is. A. Ore’s cheap sale. 645 WANTED inown—Jones and Brad shaw are offering a superior blend of Nelson, Moate and Co’s Tea, at 2<)s per box ; Flour, 18s per sack ; Chaff, 36s per ton ; Wheat, seconds and crushed, equally cheap, for Cash. WANTED Known—Boys’ cloth tom o’shanters, Is 6d ; boys and girls’ boots, 3s 9d ; men's boots, 6s 9d; women’s kid, 6s ; men’s hats, Is lid ; braces, Is ; men’s Kaiapoi trousers, 11s 9d per pair. A. Orb's cheap sale. 6 46 W ANTED Known—Fingering wool, 2s 6d per ib ; black cashmere, Is 4d ; white calico, 2s lid per doz; ribbons, 4d per yard ; four-button silk gloves, Is ; new flowers, 3d per spray ; ladies' ulsters, 6s 6d; umbrellas, Is lid each. A. Orb’s cheap sale. 6 47 WANTED Known that JR. Lancaster’s Pork Sausages at 6d per lb excels any other in the Canterbury province. Cash buyer of bacon pigs. K. Lancaster Ready-money Meat Mart, Bullock’s Ar cade. 6 774 WANTED Known—We are offering our whole stock of first-class Dra pery, Millinery, Jackets, etc, at greatly reduced prices to clear out stock before moving into new premises, if you want good value for your money give us a trial. Dress Stuffs, B£d and 1s (under wholesale prices). H. C. Segues, East street.



Known—That Hayes and * * Co. has bought 1009 yards superior Velveteen, all shades, from Is; dress goods grand value, worth 2s, now Is; ladies’ jackets, cost 25s 6d, now 4s 6d ; hats and bonnets half-price ; winceys, 1 yard wide, 6d ; ladies’ ulsters, 2s lid. 657 ANTED Known—That T. Moult has commenced Bacon Curing, and having purchased a first-class sausage machine, be 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. \ XT’ ANTED Known— ertheim aew- V f ing Machines can be had on Time Payments at the New Zealand Clothing Factory’s Branch, East street, Ashburton. 5 711 2 276 Special Advertisements.



gUPPORT LOCAL EXCELLENCE, T. A. GATES’S SPECIALITIES C The Cinder Sifter T I and E N Office Cabinet. N Once used E B A place always in R A for favor; will S 0 everything ever give x and utmost E S everything satisfaction. C I in its 4) I P own ® F T place F Inventor E O and sole maker - K Tc A. (tATBS, Cabinet s- Picture-frame Makes, PET STRfciE.. DO you want cheap Pipes? Then go to R. SEVAN Do you want cheap Books 2 Well, pay a vuit to R. BhVAN Is it cheap Stationery you want? Get it from R, BEVAN Do you want cheap i'oys and Fancy Goods? Go to R. BEVAN Do you want cheap Cutlery ? Well, why don’t yon visit R. BEVAN Do you want cheap Jewel lery in Sterling silver or Plated goods? Goto R. BEVAN Do you want cheap ccordi ana or cheap Concertinas? Well, give a call to R. BEVAN There is a very large Stock of NEW G-tODs to be sold wholesale and retail, and If you want anything in this line really cheap yon should call and see R. SEVAN BOOKSELLER, STATIviNER, Etc,* Saunders’ Building, (The next shop to Quid’s Hotel ) SPECIAL ANNODiiOUMEiST. o MU£IC, PIANOS, AMERICAN ORGANS, Etc, T. F. FARLEY AGENT FOR SALE OP ABOVE, All instruments can be bought on the deferred payment system, from 30s pei mouth. Ali instruments guaranteed to be the manufacture of the firm whose name is upon the instrument. Price from £35. Harmoniums and Organs from £lO 10s, Thomas F. Farley, BOOKSELLER, STATIONER AND MUSIC AGENT, Saunders’ Buildings, East St., Ashburton.



ipsa ia 1 Advertisements' Groceries CHEAPER THAN EVER AT james McGregor’s, Canobbd Street (opposite the Arcade) Best White Crystal Sugar, 3d per lb by the mat Best English Cat Loaf Sugar, 44d pec lb Box Tea, from 12s 6d pec box A grand assortment of new tin Fish— Herrings in Shrimp, Tomato or Tennel Sauce ; Kippered, Spiced or Devil’d Herrings; Dlgby Chicks or Findon Haddocks, at Is per tin Fresh Herrings, 7d. Best Oysters, 6d Muir’s Oatmeal, 3s 9d per bag Salmon, 8d Best Cutting Brand, 9d Mackerel, lOd Sardines, 6d Full sizes new Figs, 9d per box Cadbury’s Cocoa, Is per tin Fry’s Cocoa, tin or packet, Is 6d per lb Biscuits, 3d Cheese, 6d Best Rice, Sago and Tapioca, 3d per lb JAMES MoGREGOR, Tancred Street. 12 2342 Extraordinary Sale 07 A WAREHOUSEMAN’S *STOCK OF SILKS, VELVETEENS, CRETONNES, CASHMERE MITTS, &c. Colored Silka Bought at 70 per cent discount. Do you realise what this means, viz that I silks 5s yard coat us Is 6d ?



.. Bought at i dis- I count, and will bo Colored Velveteens I offered to the public Costume Tweeds ... ! at London prices. Knockabout Tweeds | Goods in the usual Black Goods ... I way costing say 2/6 | the yard, we only paid 1/8 for. .. Bought also at dis -1 count, which will Cretonnes .. Skirtings .. Silesias Men’s Moles Cashmere Mitts Infants’ Polkas enable us to sell at „ [less than invoice ~ f price. It is a won . I derful reduction on regular safe goods J of every da> demand . ) 114 doz, bought at . j 40 per cent discount (Bought at 60 per cent discount, 10/9 Goods for 3/9 } Bought at 76 per cent discount, and sold at 6Jd. —Full sized cotton shirts } Bought at 90 per cent discount, and sold at 9d for 12doz or Id the oox. All perfectly New Goods. The Purchase only effected last week. The whole will be shown on Tables in the Centre of the Shop, and not in any way mixed with our ordinary Stock, SALE NOW ON. H. E. May & Co., THE HALL, CHRISTCHURCH. COAL. COAL, COAL. Tucker and Rested, WEST STREET, ASHBURTON. have just received from Newcastle »» per Barque WILLIE McLAREN and Steamer HAUROTO Coal of superior quality, guaranteed from THE WALLSEND MINE. We can therefore si fely recommend this to our customers. Further supplies now being discharged. Ex barques ISLAND CITY and DeYENPORT, which arrived in Lyttelton yesterday with cargoes from NEWCASTLE. This being good fresh Coal, and specially bought to suit this market, should give every satisfaction, and we hope therefore to receive a continuance of orders. In reference to the above, we have made arrangements for regular MONTHLY SHIPMENTS so as to be able to execute orders with despatch.



First-class SHORT BLACK PINE FIREWOOD, From Mr Alpheus Hayes’s Bush, Waimate. HARTLEY COAL COMPANY’S Celebrated NATIVE COAL. 6 20 r£l H E NEW ZEAL N D Clothing Factory CONTRACTORS To '*'3 New Zealand Government Rail ways, Post Offices, Volunteer Corps, &0. &o. &o. Are now prepared to enter into contracts for the supply of NAVAL AND MILITARY UNIFORMS in any quantities, the organisation of the Factory being specially adapted for turning out large supplies in the most inexpensive and expeditious manner, ARMY AND NAVY CONTRACTORS Estimates and drawings supplied on notice. Head Offices and Factory— DOWLINo STREET, DUNEDIN. NOTE—Measures for all uniforms may be entrusted to the Manager of the N.Z. Clothing Factory branches in the follow ing centres, viz:— Dunedin Nelson Palmerston N. Invercargill Hokitika New Plymouth Oamaru Greymouth Napier Waimate Reefton Waipawa Timaru Wellington Hastings Ashburton Masterton Gisborne Christchurch Wanganui Thames Lyttelton Hawera Auckland



Victoria House. FIRESIDE EMPLOYMENT, AMUSEMENT, & INSTRUCTION FOR WINTER EVENINGS. NOW SHOWING—A Splendid Assortment of Fine Art Goods and Traced Work in Slippers, Cosies, Antimacassars, Tidies, Ladies’ and Children’s Aprons, Brackets, Drapes, Splaikers, Nightdress Bags. A Nice Seiet tion of Crewel and Washing Silks, Ingrain Cottons, Berlin Fingerings, Transfer Patterns, Designs for Jross Stitch woric, &c. Also—A Nice Variety of Homespuns, Ladies’ and Children’s Ulsters, Jackets, Gloves, etc,, and a few Parcels of Manufacturers’ t mples in Men’s, Youths’, and Boys' Cloth ing, bonght at 20 per cent under the regular prices, and offered accordingly. . Dimant and Coe. GENERAL DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, &o. t Sait «n 4 Twwrwl BUMt»uA»hb«rtoa Victoria House,



Special Advertisements. I o o COALS L s E are now landing, ex s.a. Haurofco, FRESH SUPPLY OF PRIME NEWCASTLE COAL Vud we beg to inform our customers and he public that, in consequence of our ■•applies coming to hand regularly per Steamer, we purchase the very beat Coal obtainable. We also take this oppor tunity of acknowledging the many expres sions of satisfaction evinced by our clients in our endeavours to meet their wants, and the speedy clearance of lots already effected in the past is evidence to us that our efforts to supply FIRST-CLASS COAL are abundantly appreciated. THE BROOKFIELD NATIVE COAL And our Waimate SHORT, BLACK PINE WOOD ALWAYS IN STOCK BUILDING DEPARTMENT. We supply TIMBER direct from our Mills in any quantities ; orders can be executed, as usual, from our Yards, which are now replete with every requisite for the Trade. We have now in Stock and constantly arriving Red, White and Black Pine, Totara, Kauri, and V.D.L. Timber, also Doors, Sashes, Roofing Iron, Mouldings, Cement. Lime, Bricks, Pickets, Failings, Posts, Stakes, Hurdles, etc., etc., etc. MACPHERSON, FILMER & Co., (Late A. Hayes), 6 82