MEMORANDA.

MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Etc. Mohday, November 16 Boroagh Council, at Borough Couno'l Chambers, at 7-30 Totsday. November 17 Drill Shed~Vo’.unteer Parade Wednesday, November 18 Town Hall—lriah Concert, at 8 o’clock Wednesday, November 25 i«aVnrtnn County Council —At Connell

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MAIL NOTICES.

Mail., dose at the Ashburton Post Office follows; — For Christchurch and North at 6 a. in. 10.30 a.in., and 5 p.m., daily. For Ohertsey Rakaia, &0., at 10.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10 a-m. daily. For Temuks, at 10 a.m. and 4.30 pm. daily. pot Timaru and South, at 10 a. a., and 4.30 p.m., daily. .For Greenstreet, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10.45 a.m. For Wakanui, Elgin, Seaview, Seafield, nd Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6.80 a,m. For Mount Somers, daily at 430 p.m. For Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Mon days and Thursdays, at 430 p.m. For Ashton, Waterton and Longbeach, at 430 p.m. daily. For Flemington, on Mondays, Wednes days, and Fridays, at 430 p. m. For Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fri days at 10.80 a.m. Foa Hampstead at 9 a. m. daily.

Mtil. arrive at the Ashburton Pos-4 From Christchurch and Rakaia at 10.15 a.m.. 4.35 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. From Chertsey, &c. at 10.15 a.m. and 4.86 p.m. daily. , From Dunedin and intermediate place at 6.3^’i.m. daily. From Xemuka andTimaru at 10.40 a. i.. and 630 p.m daily. , , From Greenstreet, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10 a.m. Irom Mount Somers, daily at 10.5 From Mayfield and Ruapnna, on Wed oesdays and Saturdays, at 10.5a.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long baach at 10 a.m. daily. . _ , From Newlonds, on Tuesdays and Fn days, at 2.90 p.m. From Flemmgton on Tuesdays, Thun> days, and Saturdyas, at 10a.m. From Hampstead at 9.30 a.m. daily.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER, 14, 1885. Financial Jugglery.

“ Death hath ten thousand doors by which men take their exits,” and it is the same with Governments. Some have died of their stupidity, some of their cleverness, and some of a mere absence of vis viva\ the Stout-Vogel Government, we fear, will die of a mix ture of all the three causes. Disease, at all events, seems to be gaining upon them; you may see it day by day, much as you see a man growing more and more yellow with jaundice. We have a measure of respect for them, but what can one say about their avowal to raise the North Island Trunk Railway Loan and appropriate it to Public Worke generally. It was unwise, view it in any light you please, and they have evoked a storm about their ears which will effectually prevent them carrying

ouc tneir purpose, assuiuiug tucy ever meant to carry it out. Could they not have maintained a discreet reticence; said little and, to be the parrot, thought all the more? It would not be a deadly matter to do the thing Government proposed, but it cer tainly offers no cheerful outlook or indicates any high morality. Let us suppose a case: A.B. is a trusted man, and he has been appointed treasurer of several funds and societies. He has money belonging to the Salva tion Army, the Blue Ribbonites, and the Oddfellows. One day he finds that there are demands on the Salvation Army which its funds will not meet, and he makes up the deficit out of the Blue Ribbon fund, and when the latter is short he helps them from the Odd fellows. He has no dishonest intention in so doing, and it may come all right. Peter has often been robbed to pay Paul. But it may come all wrong, as it has done in many instances. The story is an old one, ever and anon ap pearing in new editions. Parliament, dreading misappropriation, has latterly been particular in attaching a schedule to each successive Loan Act, specifying the special works, with an estimate of their cost, on which the loan is to be expended. “ No doubt,” reply Sir Julius Vogel and Mr Stout (and it is pitiful and impressive to listen to them in any such vein)} “ but although tb«

money was thus ‘ear-marked’ it was often diverted from its destined pur pose.” In point of fact we are given to understand that this “ear-marking" was a polite fiction and meant nothing. And this is true enough in the past. The Atkinson Government meddled and muddled in an extraordinary way with the Public Works Fund. The Controller-General said that the Acts did not do what they intended to do, and seeing the money was all poured into one purse, he would not object to its expenditure on other purposes than those set forth in the schedules. Most excellent Controller, who does not con trol; who is most particular about a couple of pounds here and a five pound note there in the claim of some hard working and hard-up contractor or civil servant—the mint, the anise, and the cumin but permits the thousands and tens of thousands to go hither and thither as suits the political exigencies of the Government. And Sir Julius Vogel and Mr Stout have no better argument or defence for their proposal to misappropriate the million loan than the familiar “ You’re another.” We thought they were going to show us a more excellent way. The country did not mean to rid itself of tweedle-dum to put tweedle-dee in its place. There is no advantage in rep’acing the pot by the kettle, and the Canterbury members have solved their knotty problem of keeping the Government in and their measures out to small purpose if we are still to be in the reign of tricks and surprises of the usually shabby character.

We wish one of the many people who regard a Bub-editor’« life as one of luxurious ease, unruffled by the slightest worry, had stepped round to our office this afternoon. We should have handed him the manuscript telegram containing our summary of mail news and asked him to decipher it. What would be have made of the following:—“ln Montreal, Toronto, compulsory vaccination aod cone’emnation Riel to death are profoundly rare in Canada assaults and riots ate frequent 7 ” We have done our best with the message before us—some parts we have expunged as quite beyond our power of interpreta tion—but if any reader thinks he could do better the originals are at bis disposal. The excited passengers on board the Watrarapa on the occasion of the late fire had some ludicrous scenes presented to their eyes, which, in spite of the surround ing circumstances, excited their mirth considersbly. One gentleman appeared on deck, clothed in his nightshirt, reach ing to bis heels, showing he had not wasted much time in dressing, and which would have evoked the compassion of hla fellows, were it not that his costume was completed by having on his head a shining black belltopper. Mr Thomas Bullock, Chairman of the

Board of Directors of the Ashburton Gas Company, has furnished ns with the fol lowing figures in connection with the busi ness of otner Gas Companies*—Prices per thousand charged Christchurch, 10s ; Timaru, 14s 2d ; Ashburton, 15s. Divi dends—Christchurch, 10 par cent; Timaru, 15 per cent; Ashburton, 11 per cent. Space will not permit us to comment fur ther upon the soboect in this issue, but we may point out that, as we implied yester day, lower rates resulted in higher profits. The matter' shall occupy our attention again.

The postponed meeting of the Ashbur ton Borough Council will be held on Mon day evening. The adjourned meeting of J ustioes to fix a rota of attendances will be held at the Resident Magistrate’s Court on Mon day at noon. Rises in the price of wheat and oats are reported from Sydney. telegraph people killed a man the other day and he is still living. The FeUd • ing Star which published a touching obit uary notice of the individual referred to, says in its next issue:—We are glad to learn that the report circulated in Field ing as to the demise of Mr Louis Brown in Wellington was entirely without foun dation. Our authority appeared to be uu oubted, and the surrounding circum stances of the case led us to accept the information without the slightest suspicion of its inaccuracy. In fact the wording of a telegram from Mr Brown himself was the origin of the rumor. It was to this effect —“Come down at once expect under go operation.” The operator at this end wrote it—“ Come down at once expect under operation. The word “expect” was written so as to read “ expired,”

which explains the misconception. The fact of Mr Brown’s name being at the foot of the message was nit noticed until the first passion of grief had subsided A telegram received from Wellington this afternoon states The Rotorua will arrive here to-morrow afternoon, with the San Francisco mail, from Auckland. The mail will go South by the Waihora on Monday, at 10 a. m. The Rotorua leaves for Auckland, direct, to bring down the outward mail f or Aorangi. Mr J. 0. Buckland, M H. R, addressed his constituents at Waikonaid last night, and received a vote of thanks and confi dence. His remarks on Freetrade were most favorably received. As most of our readers are probably aware, members of the Ashburton < capi tal Board—Oounty and Borough Council lors—-are members of the United North Canterbury Charitable Aid Board. A meeting of this latter Board is summoned, we understand, for November 17, but as yet the Ashburton representatives have bad no official notice of the fixture. This morning Mr W. 0. Walker, Chairman of the County Council and local Hospital Board, caused the following telegram to be despatched to Mr J. E. March, of the Christchurch Charitable Aid Department; —“ By report Lyttelton Times November 6 Chairman stated United Charitable Board for North Canterbury was sum moned fur November 17 at 10.30 a.m. No official communication reached Ash burton members of Board. Can you ex plain Reply at once.— F. Mainwarino, secretary.” The reply received was as follows: “Members of District Board here have been officially notified from Wellington of meeting on Tuesday next at City Council Chambers at 10.30 am. I have wired to Wellington re your tele gram. —J E March ” The matter re quires, and will doubtless receive, investi gation.

This is what the gvme has been lowered to at last. Scene in country court. Grown Prosecutor: “Is the party who signed that receipt your father ?” Wit ness ; ‘Yes, hois.” 0.P.: “ What was his profession when he signed it V Wit ness (apparently much confused) : “ Your Honor, am 1 compelled to answer that question.” His Honor : “ Yes it’s a fair question and must be answered. Witness: “ Well, then, I am sorry to say ho was a member of Parliament.

Force of habit—-Gate is required in the formation of habit, seeing its important bearing on character. Many characters are spoiled through inattention to the most ordinary and simple matters Some drink tea and coffee from mere force of habit, “ because it is usual to do so,” regardless of the penalty oftentimes of nervousness and indigestion. Cadbury’s Cocoa Essence contains the refreshing properties of tqa and coffee, with additional advantages over those beverages, whilst it produoea non* of their iojurieue egwti,

A. company of amateurs, organised by Vfr Sidney Wolf, will play “The Post Boy,” and “ The Rough Diamond ” at the Oddfellow’s AM I on Race nights— December 10 and 11 next.

At the half-yearly examination of the New Zealand Ph»r(»aoy Board, James S WLaren ( Auckland), and William Barkiey (Christchurch), passed sucoessfu ly for registration as pharmaceutical chemists.

A labour agent brought under Mr Ballance’s notice before he left Auckland, a scheme for imparting 2000 domestic servants. The Minister said the question was a large one, and would receive due consideration.

There are certain things which Mr Stout ought not to have ommitted. Why, for instance, has he never yet given a satisfactory reason for deserting his party and his principles, and j oining a politi cian who is the exiict type of all that he used to denounce in such vigorous lan guage ; for sensitive to a degree, child ishly sensitive indeed, as the Premier la to criticism, no New Zealand politician was ever more unscrupulous in his manner of attacking an adversary. This is an other point in regard to which Mr Stout exhibits an almost incredible lack °f self knowledge. Again, the hon gentleman might have enlightened us as to reasons of his Government clinging so portinace ously to office after common decency to say, nothing of honor (an articie which they do not even pretend to possess), de manded their retirement. Mr Stout vir-

tually admitted the fact, but he was ominoujly silent in regard to the expla nation. . . . Wo are very much

mistaken if Mr Stout does not secretly curse the day when ho first put his neck in the same yoke with Sir Julius Vogel. We still, at any rate, cling to the belief that the honor and independence and dis interested patriotism of which the member for Dunedin East used to boast in his ante- Premier days were not all a mere pretence —that Mr Stout was originally destined to bo something better than Sir Julias Yagers man Friday. But he never fell so low as when ho rose to be Premier, — Southland Times

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning before His Worship the Mayor, and Mr T. Bullock, J.P , Horita Mon tague was charged with the larceny of a quantity of wearing apparel valued at 10s, the property of Isabella MoKie. The prisoner bad been arrested at Orari by Constable Remer. The accused pleaded guilty, and was ordered to be imprisoned for one calendar month. A correspondent of the Evening Bell, referring to the appointment of an organ ist calls a spade a spade in the following vigorous terms :—la it possible that the appointees knew the case 1 have called at tention t >, and in spite of that Knowledge appointed him to a position in their Ca thedral 1 1 cannot believe it, as to have done so is an insult to the manhood of every resident in the district, a disgrace to the whole Catholic Church and (a scandal on the Christian religion. Sow that I have brought the matter to their notice, 1 trust that they will make enquiries, with the result that the beast will be bundled neck and crop beyond the sacred precincts of the Cathedral. Lord Karnes, in a conversation with his gardener, one day, said, “George, the time will soon come when a man shall be able to carry the manure fur an acre of land in one of his waistcoat p ickets.” To which the gardener replied, “I believe it, sir, but he will be able to carry all the crop in the other pocket.” On Saturday shot and shell practice was engaged in at Fort Resolution, Auckland, the target being in the harbor, 1,600 yards distant. Three of the shots rico cheted to Koh marama Industrial School building, and two to the premises of Mr Biddle, settler. One was found in a cliff Providentially no one was hurt. Further practice was stopped The flight of the shot was over three miles. Colonel Lyon went to Investigate. The six shots were brought to Auckland. When Mr Bogan, master of the Industrial School, reported the affair, his statement was deemed incredible. At the Appeal Court, in the case of Ell v Harper (Christchurch), the appeal was refused The case Saunders v Cabot (Christchurch) was commenced yesterday, and will be resumed on Monday. The Governor and Lady Jervois leave Wellington for Christchurch on Wednes day next.

At a private meeting of shareholders of the National Insurance Company it was remlved to ask the Directors to declare a dividend out of reserve fund equal to the previous half-year, and a deputation was appointed to wait on the Directors before the general meeting. A pompous fellow was dining with a country family, when the lady of the house desired the servant to take away the dish containing the fowl, which word she pronounced fool, as is not uncommon in Scotland. “1 presume, madam, you

mean the fowl.” said the prig, in a re proving tone. “Very well, s*id the lady, a little nettled, “be it so. Take away the fowl,and let the fool remain.” A recently appointed J P. out West in

N S.W., who wrote to a neighbor shortly after the new list appeared, and in a friendly sort of way told him of the event ful circumstance, wound up by saying— “ Shud y<>u ever come before me in my Jewdishil cupasity, you can depend that i will deal with you as leaniently as pos sible. ”

A conference of representatives of all the Liberal Associations of Scotland was held in Glasgow on September 15, at which resolutions were adopted demanding mea sures for preventing Parliamentary ob struction, for a reform of the House of Lords, the extension of local government in the provinces, changes in the land laws, local option, and the disestablishment of the Scottish Oburch. Protests were made by some of the speakers against dividing the Liberal ranks by raising the disestab-

lishment question at this juncture. Messrs Hobbs and Goodwin passed the large sum of 14,261 so vs through their three totaliaators at the Metropolitan Race meeting yesterday, which brings the total for the meeting up to L 38.907, which is the largest amount yet passed through these instruments at a single meeting. “ In our country," said an Englishman, as he leaned back in his chair, “ before we marry we arrange to settle a certain sum upon the wife.” “Yes, I know,” replied the American, “ but with us it is after they are married that a certain . lass settle everything on the wife, and arrange to beat their creditors.” “ Haw, I see ; and bow do the creditors take it?” “They never find anything to take. ” No matter what your feeling or 'ailments— Americ n Co.’s Hop Bitters will do you good. Prove it and see

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

Holloways Ointment and Pills.— Outward Infirmities.—Before the discovery of these remedies many case of sores, ulcers, &c., were pronounced to be hopelessly incurable, because the treatment pursued tended to de stroy the strength it was incompetent to preserve, and to exasperate the symptoms it was inadequate to remove. Holloway’s Pills exert the most wholesome powers over the un healthy flesh or skin, without debarring the patient from fresh air and exercise, and thus the constitutional vigor is husbanded while the most malignant ulcers, abscesses, and skin iseases are in process of cure. Both Oint, inept and Piljs iqake the blood richer and piner, instead of permitting it to fall into that poor and watery state so fatal to man; shoring undtr Uroaic (Advt.l 1

We notice that an A«hburtoo lad, a son ofJiMr John Cochrane of Wakanui, piloted Billy to victory in the Flying Handicap at the Metropolitan Race Meeting yesterday.

Mr 0 Redwood has named the latest addition to his thorough bred stock “Small change," because he said, after experi ence at a church baziar, “ Nothing can go faster.” An editor says :—“ We have received a basket of tine grapes from our friend Smith, for which be will please accept our compliments some of them are nearly an inch in diameter.”

Aucklanders worked it pretty steep on Q. A. Sals. They showed him over their freezing works, and assured him they would never be satisfied till they had suc ceeded in placing a leg of frozen mutton on the table of each working mao in England at least once a wees:. The Auck land freezing works is, perhaps, the greatest wonder in the North Island ; a people who cannot supply their own needs in the mutton line, talking in the above grandiloquent style, wants some beating.

August Flower.— The most miserable beings in the world are those suffering from dyspepsia and liver complaint. More than 75 per cent of the people are afflicted with these two diseases and their effects; such as sour stomach, sick headache, habitual costiveness palpitation of the heart, heartburn, waterbrash gnawing and burning pains at the pit of the stomach, yellow skin, coated tongue and dis agreeable taste in the mouth, coming up of food alter eating, low spirits, etc. Go to your druggist and get a bottle of august flower. This valuable medicine has cured thousands and thousands of sufferers, and is known in all civilised countries. Two doses will relieve you. It costs only 3s 6d a bottle. Sample bottles. 6d.— fAnv-r.

METEOROLOGICAL READINGS.

The following are the meteorological readings at Alford Station for the week ending Friday, November 13, 1885:

SPORTING.

0.J.0. METROPOLITAN meeting. Third Day. The following races were decided after we went to press yesterday ;

Thr Metropolitan Handicap, a sweep stakes of 6 aova each, wita 300 sovs added; second horse to receive 60 aova, the third hoise 20 sovs from the stake, one mile and a half. Mr P. Martin’s ch m Pearl, by Bolton Green —Pearl Ash, 4yrs, 7at 91b (Woods) 1 Hon G. McLean’s hr m Lady Emms, aged, 7st 51b ... (Loughlin) 2 Mr J. Marshall’s b m Necklace, 4yrs, 7at 91b (Byers) 3 Mr P. F. Tanored’s r h Administrator 6yra, Sat slb ... ... (Vaile) 0 Hon W Reeve’s br h Maligner, syrs, 7stl3b (Brown) 0 Mr G. G Stead’s br h Lochiel, 4yrs, 7st 121 b (Jackson) 0 Mr J. Stephenson’s br h Captain Webster, syrs, 7st 101 b ... (Dyer) 0 Mr P. Butler’s bk h Talebearer, 4yrs, 7st 121 b (Monaghan) 0 Major N. George’s br h Wapiti, syra, 7st 31b (White) 0 Mr S. Higgott’s oh c Patrician, 3yrs, Oat 7lb (Dodd) 0 Mr D. O’Brien’s br f Tasmania, 3yrs, Oat 71b .. (Moore) 0 Mr A. Hathorne’s oh f Spade Guinea, 3yra, Oat slb ... ... (Clarke) 0 Mr A. Young’s ch g The Poet, aged, 65t... (Cochrane) 0 TTime, 2min 41j ea Totatlisator divi dends—lnside, L2 tickets, Lll 8a 6d . outside, L 5 18s. Selling Rack, of 100 sots ; for two year olds and upwards. Six furlongs. Mr P Butier’s b h Tim Whiffler, by Tim Whiffler (8) —Parachute, aged, 9st 21b (Butler) 1 Mr H. Piper’s b f Mirella, 2yrs, Oat 91b (Clark) 2 Mr G. G. Stead’s ch o Ravensoraig, 4yra, 9st lib (Rudings) 3 Mr E. Cutta’ br h Son’-wester, 6yrs, 9st 91b (Brown) 0 Mr R. Ray’s b h Leudogran, 6yrs, 9at 21b (Purdham) 0 Mr M. Sherwin’s b g Mokarakara, aged, 9at 21b (White) 0 Mr P. Butler’s ch h Charmer, 4yrs, 9at Kb (Stratford) 0 Mr P. Murphy’s br m Iris, 4yrs, Bst 31b (Loughlin) 0 Mr D. O’Brien’s br o Derwenter, 3yra, Bst 31b (Clifford) 0 Time, Imln 19 l-saee Totalisator dividends—inside, L 4 16a ; outside, L 4 la 6d. —-The winner was submitted to auc tion after the race, and fell to the bid of Mr Jefferson foe L7l

The Flying Handicap, a sweepstakes of 6 sots each, with 200 sovs added ; for three-year-olds and upwards; second horse to receive 50 sovs, and the third horse 20 sovs, from the stake. Five furlongs Mr H. Goodman’s b g Billy, by Oas sivelaunus, aged, 6st 121 b (Cochrane) 1 Mr H. Hammond's oh g Rocket, 6yrs, 7st ’ ... (Clark) 2 Mr J. Stephenson’s ch b Taiaroa, 6yrs, SstSlb (Boyle) 3 Major N. George’s oh h Nelson, syrs, Sat 51b ..« (Brown) 0 Mr P. Martin’s gr g Soudan 3yrs, Sit 21b ... (Clifford) 0 Mr P. Butler’s br h Fusilier, 4yrs, 7st 101 b (Stratford) 0 Mr H. Hereford's oh m Misadventure, 4yrs, 7st 91b (Dodd) 0 Mr G. G. Stead’s br m Marion, 4yrs, 7st 91b (White) 0 Mr A. Young’s oh m Minerva, 6yrs, 7st 71b (Vaile) 0 Mr W. Douglas’ b f Bonny Blink, 3yrs, 7st 31b ... ... (Woods) 0 Mr D. O’Brien's br f Tasmania, 3yrs, 6st 121 b (Moore) 0 Mr W. Weston's b g Conundrum, 6jrs, 6st (Miles) 0 Time, Imin 4sec. Dividends—inside, Lid 5s ; outside, Ll2 4s. Consolation Handicap, a sweepstakes of 1 sov each, witb 100 sovs added ; se cond horse, 20 sovs from the stake ; 1 mile. Mr P. F. Tancred’s r h Administrator, by The Premier—Princess Mary, 6 yrs, Bst 51b (Vaile) 1

flon W. Beeves’ b o Tiger Tim, 3yrs, 7st (White) 2 Mr K. H. Yatlance’s oh g Salvage, aged, 7st 41b (Jackson) 3 Mr S Higgott's ch o Patrician, 3yra, 7st (Dodd) 0 Ur P. Butler’s oh h Charmer, 4yrs, 6at 101 b (Holmes) 0 Mr J. Wild’s b m Athol Daisy, 6/rs, 6st (Webster) 0 Me W. Weston’s b g Conundrum, 6yrs, 6tt ... (Clark) 0 Time, 1 min 47} sec. Totalisator divi dends—lnside, L2 2s ; outs de, L2.

DIVORCE COURT.

Wellington, Last night. A suit for dissolution of marriage is about to engage the attention of the Divorce Oonrt in Wellington. The peti tioner is Mary Jane Wright, wife of Henry Charles Clark Wright, accountant, and abe jraya for divorce on the grounds of her iasband’a cruelty and adulte-y. The peti tion seta forth that the parties were mar ried at the Registry Office in Auckland on August 3, lo« J, the respondent being then employed as a commercial trarel.er .They resided in Auckland for some time, and then came to Wellington, where they have lived ever since. The issue of the mar riage bad been two children, Reginald Clark Wright, aged nine years, and Eliza beth Minnie Clark, aged three. During the years 1883,1844, and 1886 treated her with great nnkinduesa cruelty, and frequently used offensive language towards her and abused her. About the month of July, 1884, and at divers times between then and the month of June, 1885, he committed adultery with Mary Keeley, wife of Henry Thomas Keeley. fireman, and during July, August, September, and October, 1c.85, he said Mary Keeley frequently visited him at his house in Wellington, on which ocoasiona actr of adultery were committed. Peti tioner seeks for a dissolution of marriage and the custody of the chiloren. The case comes on for hearing at the next sitting of the Court. Pn ceedings in divorce have also been instituted by the wife of a well-known business man Id Wellington. Petitioner seeks for judicial seiparatiun on the ground of her husband’s cruelty. The case is that of Mulligan v Mulligan.

CORRESPONDENCE

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

DIRECT CABLE.

TO THK EdIXOB Sib, —I have thought over your foot* note to anonymous letter re direct cable, and knowing full well that war meat come and that the present cable is unprotected and ever working, I write to yon on~tae subject myself. Whereas if we bad oori cable through America, our ever neuUlf* 1 neighbors, we would save the cost a hun dred fold in time of war, and we could lay oar heads down to sleep in perfect safety, knowing full well that direct communica tion is the technical point of onr defence. I am, etc., George Cates.

SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

. (By Telsobaph.) Auckland, To-day. The San Francisco mail arrived at Auckland this morning.

Summary of News. San Feancisco, November 2. Owing to (he short crop in England, a large contract has been made by dealer* there for .Californian hops. There is great excitement in the New York Petroleum market owing to a strag gle between Wall Street and the Standard Oil Co. The New York Times thinks the Grant Memorial will be a failure. The Chinese cigar makers of San Fran cisco have struck against employment of white labor in the same establishment as themselves. Samuel Newton Broikes, supposed

father of Walter Lennox Maxwell, arrived at Sc Louis on 2&ad to see if the mar* derer is his son. Obina's determination to build railroads

has caused a sharp rise in Pacific nil stock. . The Irish agrarians of New York subscribed 50,000 dollars to the- Parliamentary Funds The Hudson river, New York, is swarm* log with salmon, as the result of experi ments made by the First Commissioner. H. Shaw, better known as “ Josh

Billings,” died in California on 14th. * Dr Theodore Banisus, for three yean

U. S. Consul at Ssmu, has returned to Washington, and brings a letter from King Malietoa protesting against Germany or any other nation attempting to annex; hia territory. Of 60 convicts who made a desperate break for liberty at Bush, Texas, on Octo ber 4, 35 escaped. The rest were shot by the Guards. The Apache hostilities have committed great outrages in Arizona. The troops appear powerless to oppose them. Apples are a drag in the American mar* ket this season. The owner of the Oenesta refused 20,000 dollars for the craft. Westwood, New Jersey, was destroyed by a tornado on October 6. The Postmaster-General is besieged with protests against the present arrangements for carrying the foreign mails and petitions praying for the immediate return to the old system. Doratier, the Republican candidate, was elected for Ohio, on October 13, by a majority of at least 16,000. The result will enante his election as U.S. Senator and the passage of a law regulating the liquor traffic. Compulsory vaccination and the oon-

damnation of Louis Biel to death are creating great trouble in Canada. Assaults and riots are frequent. The Ottawa neheriee have proved a faiinre and famine extends along the 'w entire coast. Several ships laden with 1 provisions have been despatched to relieve the unfortunates. A resolution by the Montreal Board of.

Health, calling upon the Central Board to close the churches on account of the small* pox epidemic, raised tremendous opposi tion amongst the Catholic clergy, who absolutely refused to comply with any order of this kind. A despatch from London of October 15 says the trouble between Burnish and the Government of India will probably lead to the annexation of 9 the former to India. The matter waa seriously discussed at the Indian Office at date, and it is generally believed that • sufficient force will be sent to Mandalay to depose King Theebsw and annex the country in order to prevent future com plications whenever the King wants to raise money to give a feast Lord Salisbury declared, on the 13th, that the French Government had dis avowed the action of the French Oonanl in Burmah. Advices from Askabad say that the English engineers at Herat are preparing for the construction of a railway to Gan dafaar.

Despatches of October 18 My Lord Salisbury had a long conference with M. Waddington, the French Minister, in re ference to the complication between Bor in ah, France and England. It is evident King '"heehaw is relying on France for assistance against England, but he is mistaken, as France offers no opposition to the British annexation of Upper Burmah, ot the protectorate over Mandalay, the capital of burmah. English soldiers in the .Indian army whose time of service has expired, have been ordered to remain in India until the settlement of the Burmah difficulty. r i he Indian Government’s ultimatum to Theebatr demands that the British envoy be given a fitting reception, and that ths action against the Bombay Trading Com pany be suspended till he has examined the disputed poims. In the meantime a combin' d military and naval force, nnm coring 10,000 men, has been fitted oak at Calcutta to proceed to Rangoon. Despatches of 19th say that Nyomyok. half brother of Tbwbaw, who far

THE ASHBURTON , GOARUIaN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, IHHS.



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CENTRAL AUCTION MAivT. THE undersigned begs to notify tha owing to the liberal support accorded bim since opening the above, he has much pleasure instating that he is still prepared to undertake sales of Horses, Cattle, Pigs, .etc, every Sstorday, at the lowest payable rates of commission. No entrance fees charged if sales are effected. My regular fu»1« at Bafcaia is held on the last Thurs day in each month. Sales in town and country undertaken on extremely favor able terms. The following properties are placed in my hands for sale or to let:— 80 Town sections in capital positions 3 Acres and 3-roomed cottage, Waka nulroad £-Acre, store and blacksmith's shop, Wakanui road 6-Bootned house, Treverton 6-Boomed house, Tanored street 4-Boomed house, Tancred street 4-Acre near Templar Hall J-Acre, Hampstead 20 Sores, Tinwald W. H. Zouch,



Auctioneer, Land, Estate and « omtnis rion Agent; Agent for the Victorian Mutual (life), and Phoenix (fire) offices TO TRAVEL this season the Thorough bred imported Horse Calstock. After this date the fees will be:—Ls 5 lor thoroughbreds; L2 10s for half-breds; guarantees, L 7 7s Good English gr ss paddocks free until Ist of January 1886 All ca-e but no responsibility. Groomage fees, sa, paid first service. Racing results prove that the deci aion of the judges at our show, held on the 30th of October, with repaid to our blood stock has been fully justified in the winner of the Melbourne Cup, the winner’s dam being got by Castle Bill, sire of out local horse Calstock. Good breeding thi*. Castle Hill is acknowledged to be the sire of the best horses over sticks in the Southern Hemisphere. HE REASON WHY 088 AND AIiCOBN’S Gigantic Drapery Sale is such an immense Success Because the sale is a genuine one, every article being reduced Because the reduction* are tremendous, i>> many cases being less than half price Because our prices are lower that any other bouse can compete with, onr objeot being the redoctien of the stock, irrespective of loss Because the redactions we have made are universal, and not on a few Spe cial Lines, for the purpose of catching the unwary onr stock is superior to others, being mostly direct importations, and is now being sold at less than wholesale prices To thoroughly understand and appreci ate the bargains now being offered, pur ebasers wouid require to call and inspec the stock. TOeMfcsin from quoting prices as un «WB tbs iquality is known prices are no sods. OaU-early acdrcall often at the Gigantic Sale At Orr and Alcorn’s



Wanted WAN iEli-Good general Servant. Highest wages. Apply Office of this Paper. 11 990 W ANTED Known.—Down again ! What, the price of wheat? No But the pi ice of meat Lamb, fore, quarters, 2s 6 ) ; hind-quarters, os 6d. Best sausages in the town, 5d per lb, at Baker and Go’s, London Butchery, Tan cred street. 11 971 WANTED Known—A really good White Crystal Sugar, 3d per lb; Dried Apples, 6d ; Ling Kish, tid ; Fresh Herrings, 7d ; Salmon, 8d ; Sago, 3d ; Tapioca, 3d : at J. McGregor's, Tsnored street. 11.936 | V\7 ANTED Known The Cheapest VV House in Town for first class Millinery and Drapery, H. 0. Sbqkks, East street. VX7ANTED Known—That Hates and » » Co. has bought 1009 yards superior Velveteen, all shades, from Is; dress goods grand value, worth 2s, now la; ladies’ jackets, cost 25s 6d, now 4s 6d ; bats and bonnets half-price ; winceys, 1 yard wide, fid ; ladies’ ulsters, 2» lid. 637 VJtT ANTED Known—That Messrs K. ■ » Allen and Co obtained First Prize for excellence of Flour at the Colonial Exhibition, ani W. Norbish is selling same. “ Golden Gem ” COlb ss, 4lb loat 4&d, cash prices. Freetrade Bakery, East street. 10 813



MPOR T A N ine 6an Francisco Mail leaves Ashburton iNorember 7th, and reaches London about December 18th, and all who wish to re member their Home friends had better apply to T. F. F ABL ICY, Bookseller, Stationer, Printer, and Newsagent, Saunders’ Buildings, Ashburton, FOR CHRISTMAS CARDS ! ohri6.tm.iS cards i i CHRISTMAS CARDS 1 ! 1 A splendid assortment is now open, and inspection is nbiicited. SCHOOL PRIZES— A large shipment having just coma to hand, cbool Committees are respect fully requested to muse an early selection. I'homas F. Farley, BOOKSELLER. ETC., Corner of Saunders’ Building, Ashburton



WANTED Known—That R. Lancas ter will cai fais family orders direct from the Freezing Chamber, in East street, on and after November 1, when his customers can rely on well-hung meat and tree from flyblows.—R. Lan caster, Ready-Money Meat Mart, Buc nett street, and {Somerset Butchery, hast street. 9 632 WANTED Known—To the Ladies of Ashburton and sunouudiug dis tricts and the public m general. Mr J. Molson, Impermeable Bootmaker, has re ceived a targe shipment of French, Eng lish and German ladies' shoes, button op and elastic sides, great choice, now for inspection, which J. Moiaou intends dis posing of at reasonable rates during the coming holidays. Mis own make always on hand or made to order. Repairing done with care and promptitude. Colo nial boots of all kinds. Next to the Club, iaucred street, Ashburton. 10 880 WANTED KNuWN— Robert Elston, Bill foster, Theatrical Agent, etc., Town Hall, Ashburton. Theatrical companies and others visiting Ashburton should communicate with the above. Orders by post or telegram promptly attended to 780 WANTED Known—Wertheim Sew ing Machines can behad on Time Payments at the New Zealand Clothing Factory's Branch, East street, Ashburton. 2 278 WANTED Known—That T. Mode has commenced Bacon Curing, and having purchased a first-class sausage machine, he will be able to supply the wants of the inhabitants of Ashburton with a real good Pork Sausage. Fresh every day. Only good corn fed pigs bought. 6 711



Special Advertisements. O T 1 0 E. SHEARING will commence on the Alford Estate on MON jAI, the 16th lUbt. A conveyance will leave the Victorian Stables at 3 p.m. on the 14th inat. II 977 E. HERRING.



fJ!HE THOROUGH BRED HORSE Perkin Warbeck 11, (By Perkin Warbeck—Mias Kate), Will Stand this Season at GEOYE FARM, TIN WALD (See Cards). For furtbe« particulars, apply to 9 626 E. GATES, Tiuwald



Special Advertisements. EjTOR Coughs, Colda, Bronchitis, ' Asthma, Coryza, Influenza, Con sumption, etc. KAI’S Compound of Linseed, Ani seed, Senega, Squill, Tolu, with Ohlrrodyne. KAY’S Compound, a demulcent ex pectorant, for Coughs, Colds and Chest Complaints. KAY’S Compound, for Coughs and Colds, is equally serviceable for Morses and Cattle. KAY’S Tic Pills, a specific in Neu ralgia, Face Ache, etc. Contains Quinine, Iron, etc. COAGCJLINB Cement for Broken Articles. Sold everywhere. Sole makers — KAY BROS., 101 Stocknort, England TOWLE’S pennyroyal and steel pills for females quickly correct all irregulari ties and relieve the distress ag symptoms so prevalent with the sex. Boxes Is and 2s 9d, of all chemists. Prepared only by 6. T. Towle, chemist, Nottingham, Eng land. Wholesale of all the wholesale houses.—Beware of imitations. 1 12



Trees. Trees. Treea. THE undersigned has for sale all kinds of Fruit and Forest TREES, Pinna Insignia (3s 6d per 100), Maorocarpa, by tens of thousands 6s per 100). Other kinds in proportion. N.B.—All orders by post or left at the Office of this paper will be attended to with despatch. JAMES PORTER, OtIPTON NURSERY, Allenton, Ashburton. 6 701



Extraordinary Sale or a WAREHOUSEMAN’S STOCK or SILKS, VELVETEENS, CRETONNES, CASHMERE MITTS, &o. Colored Silks Colored Velveteens Ooatame Tweeds ... Knockabout Tweeds Black Goods ... Bought at 70 per cent discount. Do yon realise what this means, viz that silks 6s yard cost us Is 6d 1 Bought at i dis count, and will be offered to the public at London prices. > Goods in the usual way costing say 2/6 the yard, we only paid 1/8 for. Bought also at £ dls- Oretonnes ... Skirtings ... Silesias Men’s Moles Cashmere Mitts Infants’ Polkas Blue Wool Repps. Cotton Shirts Men’s Dux Collars count, Which will enable ns to .sell at less than invoice price. It is a won derfnl reduction on regular safe goods of every da; demand }! 114 doz, bought at 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 6sd. —Pull sized cotton shirts. } Bought at 90 per cent discount, and sold at 9d for 12doz or Id the doz. 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.



IJI H B NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory CONTRACTORS To fha New Zealand Government Rail* ways, Poat Offices, Volunteer Corps, &c. &o. <So. Are now prepared to enter into contracts for the supply of NAVAL AND MILITARY UNIFORMS in any quantities, the organisation of the Factory being specially adapted for turning out large supplies In the I moat inexpensive and expeditious manner. ARMY AND NAVY CONTRACTORS Estimates and drawings supplied on the shortest notice. Head Offices and Factory— DOWLING STREET, DUNEDIN. NOTE -Measures for all uniforms may oe 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 >amaru Greymouth Napier Waimate Reefton Waipawa rimaru Wellington Hastings Ashburton Masterton Gisborne Christchurch Wanganui Thames Lyttelton Hawera Auckland



Victorian Steam Carriage Works. J. K. STEEL & SON WISH to intimate to the Public of Ashburton and surrounding districts that, having obtained STE*M POWER and other Machinery requisite for the carrying on tbeit work efficiently, are now in a position to meet the demands of the public with a first-class article at prices to suit the times. Every description of Carriages and Traps made, Painted and Repaired. Spring Traps from £2O. Whitechapels from £25. Buggies from £3O. P.S.—Special attention paid to Repainting and Retrimming. VICTORIAN STEAM IRON WORKS AND GENERAL SHOEING FORGE. J. R. S. & SON, while thanking the public for their past liberal support in this department, beg to intimate tha', having procured first-class Machinery, they are now In a p sition to undertake all kinds of Engineering work. Special attention is given to Turning, Boring and the Repairing of all kinds of Machinery, including Combines, Engines, Reaper and Binders, and every description of agricultural Implements. ESTIMATES given for Contractors and Builders Ironwork. HORSES CAREFULLY HOD—Draughts, 7s ; Hacks, 6s, 8 451



Victoria House. ATTENTION is directed to NEW and NEAT NOVELTIES now showing in Prints, Galateas, Uheck Mattings (a splendid stuff for general wear), shaded Plain, and figured Dress Stuffs. Sailor and Fancy Straw Hats. Trimmings, Laces, Cambrics, and Fancy Aprons ; Also, Men’s, Boy.*, and Youths* Clothing in English and Colonial Tweeds. Felt and Tweed Hats, Kto. p*' prices Lowers Than those which have gained for u« our present popularity. Five per cent Discount allowed on Cash Parcels Crewel and Washing Silk Transfers, Traced Goods, Eta Jjimant and Coe. GENERAL DRAPERS, CLOTHE'?, ftwt and Taneved streets Aaanu'voa



Special Advertisements. # NDON BUTCHERY. Takcbbd Street, Ashburton. W. Baker and Co., BUTCHERS, Beg to inform their customers, the public of Ashburton, and surrounding districts, that they are supplying the Primest Meat at Ohristohurch Prices FOR CASH ONLY. Lamb, fore-quarter ... 2s 6d Lamb, hind-quarter ... 3a 6d Roast Beef ... ... from 3d Corned Beef ... ... from 2id Mutton from Ijd Sausages ... ... from 4d Small Goods of every description at equally low rates. 11 970



Remember your loved ones AT HOME 1 Christmas Cards, CHRISTMAS CAROS IN' GREAT VARIETY. A well selected stock of GENERAL STATIONERY. 800 AS—Books snitable for School Prizes, etc. Every description of TOYS and FANCY GOODS. SPECIAL— Upon all large orders a very LIBERAL DISCOUNT R. Bevan, STATIONER BOOKSELLER, &0., (Next Shop to Quill’s Hotel) SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS,



SHB ETON GOAL AND FIREWOOD DEPOT. R. S. Bean Begs to inform the inhabitants of Ash burton that he still continued to deliver NEWCASTLE. WESTPORT, AND BROOKFIELD COAL at lowest rates. Firewood, Poet and Bails, Stakes, Etc., Potatoes Chaff, Oats, Bran, Sharps, Etc R. S. BEAN, 8 419 West street.



Digby Grand. THE Thoroughbred Horse DIGBY GRAND, by Traducer (imp.) out of Aglaia (imp.) will ataad in Ashburton on Tuesdays, and will travel the Tinwald, Winslow and Hinds districts on Wednes days. For further particulars apply to groom in charge, Tam O’bhanter Will stand at Longbeach. Mares grazed free until January 1. JOHN GRIGG, Proprietor. jpUBLIO NOTICE. MESSRS SPBNSLEY & 00., Music Warehousemen, CHRISTCHURCH, Have appointed T. F. Farley, Book* seller, Stationer and Printer, Ashburton, their Agent for the sale of Pianos, Harmoniums, American Organa, and have supplied him with a large stock of Sheet- Music, comprising the latest and most popular Songs, Duets, Piece Music, Dances, etc.; also, Violins, Cornets, Flutes, Accordians, Violin Bows, Oopoer,- tinas, etc. Pianos, American Organs and- Harmoniums sold upon deferred pay ments. Easy terms granted. A splendid stock now on view at T. F. Farley’s Music Warehouse, Saunders’s Buildings, Ashburton. More than 3,000 sheets of music now on hand. 8 288



/COUNTRY VISITORS TO CHRIST CHURCH Will find the three O’a— Comfort ! Cheapness 1! Convenience !!! • AT WALLACE’S Central Hotel, Corner of Gloucester and Colombo street. 10 677 A Night Porter Kept,



“Rough on Rats.”—Clears out rats, tnic. roaches, flies, mts, b*i-bugs, beetles, insects -.kunks, jack> rabbits, gophers. Druggists The N.Z. i > Co., General Agents. Now money is so scarce it behoves every one to be on the alert and endeavor to make there twenty shillings go as far as possible. One glance at H. IS. May and Co.’s advertise meat, which appears in our columns this even ing, should convince one and all that the pro prietors of The Hall, High street, Christ church, are determined to do their part. The E ricps quoted for the various items are, we be eve, lower than on any prer ius occasion, and | should induce all buyers ufDiap cy and Cloth I ingtogiv*