COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian Office, Friday afternoon. The following is the Christchurch Corn Ex change report for the week ending Friday, the 15th May, 1885; —The probable peaceful solu tion of the Russo-Afghan boundary question, together with later cables of a fall in the Eng lish wheat market, has had a tendency to weaken the local demand, at the same time we cannot quote a less figure than last week. Buyers seem more inclined not to purchase than offer lower figures than are now quoted, large percentage of whea- coming to hand still consists of second quality, for which there are only a limited number of buyers. Prime mill ing meets with a fair enquiry among local mill era. Oats remain at last quotations, with fair trade enquiries for good samples. Barley is in quite a normal state; no buyers, and sellers are tired of offering. Limited enquiries for shipping parcels is the only ‘(business doing. Bye grass seed meets with ready sale for clean samples ; while Cocksfoot has only a moderate enquiry for good lines, inferior is hard to quit. Beans and peas are very dull, Prussian Blues being the only kind that are saleable. The potato, price seems to have fairly settled down at 355, at the understood radius for immediate delivery, while 40s is offered for July require ments. The former price should certainly pay the grower best where they are not already in pit. Wheat: Milling, 2s 8d to 2s lod; second quality, 2s 2d to 2s fid ; chick wheat, is gd to 2s, f.o.b. Oats: Milling and bright short ■feed, is 8d to is gd ; inferior'and discolored feed, is 4d to is 6d, f.o.b. Barley; Malting, prime, 3s 6d to 3s gd ; second quality, 2 s gd to 3s; feed, is gd, Christchurch. Beans and peas; Former 2s 6d to 2s 8d ; latter 2s 3d to 2s fid, f.o.b. Grass seed: Farmers’ parcels, as fid to 3s 3d ; machine dressed, 3s gd to 4s, f.o.b. ; Cocksfoot, bright samples, 3ffd to 3}£d j discolored, 2d, f.0.b., Lyttelton. Pota toes : Derwents, 355, country stations. Dairy produce : Butter, gj£d to lod; cheese, 4d to 4#d. ’

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES. Satorday, May 16. Mr T. Bullock, at the Arcade, Burnett street—Live and Dead Stock Mr Alfred Harrison, at his Salerooms — Fruit and Sundries Tuesday, May 19 Messrs Matson, Cox and Oj. , at the Tinwald Saleyards—Stock Messrs Miles and Co., at the Tinwald Yards—Sheep The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, at the Tinwald Yards —Sheep MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Etc. Wednesday, May 20 Oddfellows’ Hall—Lecture, at 8 o’clock Orange Hall—Star of the East, 1.0.G.T,, meeting at 8 o’clock Thursday, May 21 Town Hall—Mr Giigg's Address to the Electors Friday, May 22 St Stephen’s Schoolroom —Concert, at 8 Monday, May 25, Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7-30 Arcade Chambers—Star of Ashburton, U.A.0.D., at 8 o’clock Friday, June 5 Ashburton County Council —At Council Chambers, 11a.m. Lonbgeach Road Board at Road Board Office. Saturday, June 6. Yakanul Road Board, at Road Board office, Moore street, at 10.30 a.m.

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MAIL NOTICES.

close at the Ashburton Post Office follows: For Christchurch and North at 6 a.m. 10.30 a.m., and 5 p.m,, daily. For Ghertsey R&kaia, &c., at 10.30 a.m, and 6 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily. For Temuka, at 6 a.m. and 10 a.m., For Tima.ru and South, at 6 a.m., 10 a.m., and 4.30 p.m., daily. For Greenstreet, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10.46 a.m. ForWakanui, Elgin, Seaview, Seafield, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6.30 a. m. For Mount Somers, daily at 4.30 p.m. For Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Mon days and Thursdays, at A3O p.m. For Ashtsn, Watertou and Longbeach, at 4.30 p.m. daily. For Flemington, on Mondays, Wednes days, and Fridays, at A3O p.m. For Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fri days at 10.30 a.m. Mniln arrive at the Ashburton Post •Mice— From Christchurch and Rakaia at 10.15 a. 4,35 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. From Chertsey, <fec. at 10.15 a. m. and 4.56 p.m. daily. From Dunedin and intermediate place? ftt 5.3° daily. Froiu Temuka and Timaru at 10.40 a. m. b. p.m., and 8 p.m. daily. From Greenatreet, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10 i. m. From Mount Somers, daily at 10,5 a.m. From Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Wed nesdays and Saturdays, at 10.5 a.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long beach at 10 a. m. daily. From Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fri days, at 2.30 p.m. From Flemington on Tuesdays, Thurs days, and Saturdays, at 10 a.m. From Elgin, Wakanui, Seafield, and Kyle on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sat urdays. at 4.45 p.m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1885.

We again remind those interested that the night classes (in connection with the Ashburton Caledonian Society will be resumed at the Borough School this even ing at 7 o’clock; A special meeting of the Wakanui Bead Board will be held to-morrow morn ing to elect a chairman for the ensuing year and to dispose of other routine busi ness.

A case of considerable interest was beard at the Resident Magistrate’s Court to-day. The Ashburton Cheese and Butter Factory Company sued Mr G. R. Wilkin, recently manager of the Ashburton branch of the New Zea land Loan and Mercantile Agency Com pany, for cabs alleged to be due upon shares held by the defendant in the Fac tory. For the defence it was contended that the shares had been applied for on the hona fide understanding that all the unallotted shares m the Factory would be taken up. The whole of the shares had not been so taken up, and the defendant submitted that he had not accepted the allotment. Mr Purnell appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr Crisp, with him Mr Branson, for the defendant. A report of the evidence taken appears in our magisterial column. The Sydney correspondent of the Neiv Zealand Referee has the following in re ference to Mr D. Hyland, a pedestrian and horse trainer, well known in this dis trict : —‘‘The ■ ynch Family of Ballringers were at West Maitland at latest ; so also was Professor Hyland, the horse tamer. Finding, however, that the novelty of training horses is on the wane, ha intro duced a new feature into his perform ances. He purchased a wild bullock, and after considerable difficulty succeeded in subduing the animal, and finally rode it found the ring amid great applause. ” Members of the Ashburton Guards are requested to attend drill in Mr T. H. Zouch’s grain store this evening at 7.30. We have received the following pre paid telegram from Wellington, which we publish as another illustration of the enterprise of the irrepressible insurance agent: —Mr George Thorne, junr. has been appointed manager for the Middle Island of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. The 25th annual report of the Society, just re ceived, shows unparalleled figures. The new policies issued lust year exceeded L 17,600,000, the surplus cash profit ex ceeded L2,839,0b0, and the assets exceed L 12,000,000. Every sportsman in Ashburton and dis trict will endorse the following remarks made by Sir Launoelot in the current number of th eN.Z. Referee :—I was glad to hear of Take Mias’ trainer, scoring a win, for though his name is certainly a suggestive one for a trainer or jockey, still he cannot be said to act up to it, and he is as painstaking and straightforward a fellow as there is about—just the sort of man, in fact, to suit a straight-goer like Take Miss’ owner, “ Mr A. Hathorn. ” At Geraldine, on Wednesday, before Mr H. C. 8 Baddeley, coroner, and a jury of eighteen, an inquest was held on the body of Hannah Trengrove. The evidence of Elizabeth jjßennett, who attended the deceased during her illness some six onoven weeks, showed that Charles Trengrove, the husband of the deceased, was of very intemperate habits, and on several occasions ill-treated her. On the 11th of May he struck her with bis closed fist on both sides of her head, pulled her hair and threw her out of the back door. From that time the deceased

became worse and tu..k to her bed, and

never left it till her death, with the e*« ception of one day about a fortnight ago. Ghe saw Trengrove kick hia wife on the leg. She was then in bed. He was on the door, and had shoes on at the time Another time he struck her on the head with bis fist because she did not find a bill. Ho also called her foul names. She had seen him beat her four times for cer tain during her illness Once he pulled her cat of bed by the arm, and punched her when on the floor on the head and body with his closed fist. Witness inter fered, but was put out and threatened. She reported the treatment to her mother. The deceased was supplied with delicacies by neighbors, but her husband ate or drank what was sent her himself. A few dayo before her death Trengrove behaved most shamefully to the deceased. [Much of the evidence is unfit for publication ] L’he evidence of two sisters and the m ther of deceased, and that of Drs Fish and Trevor having been taken, the jury re tired, and after half-an-hoar's consulta tion, gave the following verdict “ The jury, after having carefully considered the evidence given by witnesses, and also the law on the subject, find Charles Tren grove guilty of the murder of his late wife, Hannah Treng ove.” Out of eighteen jurors there two dissen tients from the above verdict —Th coroner then committed the prisoner lo the (Supreme Court at Ttmaru for lh murder of his late wife.—Tne accu* £ appeared greatly moved, and left theruum convulsed with weeping

QThe attention of country people is invited to W. C. D vvis’s Fruiteier’s Shop, next B ink o r ■Vew Zealand, where they eau obtain Cofti.e, Tea, Cocoa, Hot Pies and otlur refreshments at all hours. Private room for ladies.

Another unfortunate. —Again we must draw the attention of our readers to the fact that a £ 2,424 stock of Clothing and General Dra pery, in the estate of 1 tennis O’Connell, tra ding in Lyttelton and Cristchurch, now bank* nipt, was purchased by H. E. iVlav & Co., of the Hall, High street, for £9s4> 01 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 secure a speed clearance)

All the Hon. W Robinson's horses were scratched ior the New Zealand Oup yesterday. The New Zealand Shipping Company have received a cablegram stating that the B.M. S. Rimutaka will leave Plymouth on July 23rd, and make Auckland her first port of call. It has been decided to form a Company with a capital of L 8,500 in LI shares to construct a tramway from Christchurch to New Brighton. Authorities of more or lass weight - legal or otherwise—are frequently quoted in the Resident Magistrate’s Court with a view to throw some light, or perhaps some mystification, upon the litigation in hand. A question of the practice in reference to the preservation of minutes arose in the Court this afternoon, and a witness, a prominent member of the Borough Council, referring to a particular method of recording the transactions of meetings, said, “Why, that’s not done even in the Borough Council.” This con fident reference to municipal practice was

received with considerable merriment. The fifteenth annual gathering of the South Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club was concluded yesterday. Mr 0. H. Hamilton, of Christchurch, secured the Champion Cup. The Hon W. S. Peter has forwarded to Captain Douglas a cheque for three guineas as a life member’s subscription to the funds of the Ashburton Rifle Volun teers The hon gentleman’s letter ex presses good wishes for the future of the Corps. At theR.M. Court this afternoon, before Messrs T. Bullocir, H. Friedlander. and D. Williamson, J.P.’b, Matthew Keane was charged with the larceny pf a horse, the property of Mr S. Wright, and of a saddle, the property of Mr T. Walsh Prisoner pleaded not guilty to both charges. It appeared from the evidence adduced that the prisoner had taken the horse and saddle to Yaldhurst, where he sold the former to Mr H. D. Bradley.

The stolen property was traced by Detec tive O’Connor, who arrested the accused on Tuesday last. The evidence of De tective O'Connor, Messrs Wright, Brad ley, Jamieson, and Walsh having been taken, the accused was committed to take his trial at the next session of the Su preme Court. On the charge of stealing the saddle and bridle, the prisoner was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment with hard labor. August Flower,—The most miserabe 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 after 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.—FAdvt.

YESTERDAY’S LATE TELEGRAMS

Auckland Leigh Kiasling, aged 13, son of Mr T. Kiaaling, Registrar of Deeds, while out shooting at Tamaki river with another boy, was accidentally shot in the head. Death was instantaneous. A soiree to celebrate the opening of the new Baptist Tabernacle took place to night. The Rev Thomas Spurgeon pre sided. 1,200 were present, and over 20 clergymen of various denominations. Ic was announced the building would be opened on Sunday without a penny of debt. The cost was nearly L 12,000. The Church is one of the most elegant and commodious in the Colony, and telegraphic congratulations were received from the Southern Baptist Churches . New Plymouth. The state of affairs at Parihaka still continues unsatisfactory. Mr Parnell, on behalf of Government, offered the, natives the rent due to them from leases to Europeans, but the natives absolutely refused to take rents, saying if they did not get more money than the amount of fered, they would take their land back from Europeans. The natives show a determined opposition to settlers, trying to annoy them in every possible way. w hen native cattle trespass on the culti vated of Europeans, the natives, in stead of taking the cattle out through slip bars, deliberately demolish the fences, or cut down the ditch and bank, as the case may be, and take their cat'le away. This causes heavy loss to settlers, who see no w»y of obtaining redress Mr Ballanca is expected to arrive at Opunako to-night, when several deputa tions were to wait upon him. Wellington.

An action of a peculiar nature has been commenced in the Supreme Court by the parents of two boys, named Guthrie. It appears that on the morning of Good H'riday last the boys want, to the house of Mr Tatum, commission agent, with some hot-cross buns he had ordered from the baker. The hour was early, and in grop ing about the back of the premises in search of a receptacle for the buns, the youngsters made some noise, and Mr Tatum, under the impression that bur glars were about, fired off a revolver to scare them away. The parents are now saing Mr Tatum for LIOO damages for assault and injury to their sons’ nervous systems. u The election of the Hon R. Stout to be Fellow of Now Zealand University, has been approved by his Excellency. At the Appeal Court, the Crown case reserved, Regina v Buckley, who had been indicted for unlawfully resisting a bailiff while executing a writ of replevin, was taken. The question was, whether prisoner should have been indicted or dealt with for contempt. The Attorney- General appeared for the Crown, and Mr. Austin for the prisoner. Judgment was reserved. The next case was a Welling ton one, of po particular interest, and judgment was also reserved.

jN.yERCAHOILL. The test well to ascertain the possibility of an underground supply of water for the town of Invercargill has attained a depth of 78ft out of the 82ft contracted for. A stratum of quicksand has been reached, and the efforts of the contractors to go further have been futile, while there is a risk that the concrete casing will fall down to the stratum of gravel below, and shut off the supply of water from the quick

sand, which is equal to 93,000 gallons per day. The Borough Council to-night re solved that Messrs ■ obson and Son, of Christchurch, be asked to explain the apparent discrepancy in their report re lating to the well, they recommsnding the well to be sunk to the door of the quick sand, whereas the measurements given enter the quicksand about six inches only ; and asking, if the latter is correct, on what foundation they intended the cylinders to rest, and whether, in their opinion, putting the cylinders through the sand would shut out the supply of water

SIR JULIUS VOGEL AND THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.

The London correspondent of an Auck land paper writes as follows, under date March 26th :—The numerous financial ventures with which Sir Julius Vogel is concerned have somehow a knack of going wrong. Last week there was a stormy meeting of the Electric Light Power and Storage Company, at which your Premier’s name was most disrespectfully mentioned. It seems when Sir Julius Vogel was start ing for the colony he got the directors of this Electric Light Company to believe that he had immense influence in New Zealand, and could without any diffi culty whatever form a number of local companies, and sell concessions to them. In consideration of his carrying out this project, the directors agreed to pay him the munificent salary of ten guineas per day, with an extra LIOOO for expenses. Sir Julius was, as you

are aware, not eo successful as antici pated. In vain he sang to the colonial speculator. Only one solitary company 1 could be initiated, namely, the New Zea- 1 land, and this it seems, instead of benefit ing its parent the Australasian, has let it in for a loss of L 1,863. What specially riled the shareholders the other day, how ever, was the discovery that the directors had continued to pay V ogel’a salary long after his mission had obviously proved a failure, thereby entailing a further loss of L 4,255. To cap everything, Mr Ince, the solictor to the Australasian Company, casually let out that when Sir Julius so kindly undertook to carry through the purchase of the Sellon-Volckmar accumu

lator for them for L 5.000 he had secretly stipulated with the vendors for a oommia sion of 10 per cent, for himself. Truth animadverts strongly on these disclosures, and Labby expresses himself particularly glad that jour Premier has mustered up courage to prosecute the New Zealand Timei for quoting that nasty article from Money ; “ for,” says he, “when such matters are brought into a]court of law we hear interesting details.”

AN AMERICAN OPINION ON THE COLONIES’ OFFER OF TROOPS.

The spontaneous offers of the colonies to assist ibe Imperial Government in the Soudan campaign has drawn forth con siderable comment in the American press. The San Francisco Bulletin, in an article, the tone of which is also observable in those of other papers, wrote: —“The British Empire as such is only now be ginning to get into action. Indian troops were first brought on the scene during the trouble in Egypt. The Australian colonies have recently declared their willingness to assist the Mother Country. Canadian voyageurs have been employed in the movement up the Nile. To a compara tively recent date the British Govern ment preferred to do all its fighting with British troops. In this respect it followed in the footsteps of old Rome, which long disdained to rely on any but its own legionaries to protect its frontier or ex tend its boundaries. There is, of course, a distinction to bo observed between colonies and conquered territory. Of the former Rome had none, but of conquered territory and subject races more than enough. The development of the highest grandeur of the Roman Empire dates from when it begun to rely on its out lying provinces for military support, aud it was in this enabled to bring larger masses into the field than could possibly have been gathered up among the turbu lent commons of the Imperial O ty, by that time grown not only corrupt, but effeminate. But the period also marks the initial step in the decline of the empire. The vast masses on the outside called into action in the end fell on the ce itre of power in the Tiber and crushed it. But the analogy between Roma and England is not complete. The former was merely a

town on a email river. England, on the contrary, is a large island instinct with life and oi.ergy. If there is any parallel in hie tory, the decadence of the British Empire is not to be assumed from the fact that it manifests signs of getting into action. On the contrary, the poriod of its expan sion ought to be at hand, whether the on come centuries hence is to be identical with that of ite prototype or not. The English Empire to date was more of a phrase than anything else. There was no development of its enormous powers. It is only now beginning to harden into a potent fact. If all its parts get into ac tion, when one is menace 1, there must be considerable stir all over the world. The roll of its drum will not only be heard in the small group of islands off the coast of Europe, which constitute the head of the system, but throughout Central Asia, in the island continent of the South Pacific, in tha extremity of Africa, in British North America, in the West In dies, in the Mediterranean, in the Gulf of Georgia, as well as in the Gnlf of Mexico.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Sydney, May 8. The revenue still keeps up, and the re turns for the four months show nearly L 500,000 o w er the estimate. The Trea surer’s estimate for the year was nearly eight and a-half millions. The p ilot steamer has returned, bring ing no information respecting the boat’s crew of the Nightingale. It is feared that they are lost. The five seamen who brought the brigantine int > pert had a hard time, being in the midst of constant danger. All the defence preparations are now complete. The Massilia has completed her outfit as a cruiser, and the John Elder is undergoing alteration. The condition of the Botany dam, upon which the whole water supply of the city and suburbs depend, is creating some un easiness, as tbs rainfalls are fully 60 per cent Less than for this period of last year. All the inhabitants have been placed on short supply. Hain has bean threatening, but continues to hold off. A collision occurred off Newcastle be tween the steamers Woosung and Tenter den, neither being greatly injured. The Oerman frigate Stosch, has arrived, towing the q jrvette Maire, which recently struck on a reef am on g 3t the ialano's. She will be repaired at Brisbane.

The report of the Polynesian Commis- ; aionar shows that the recruiting system has been open to abuses, and as regards the recruits by the Clara, Lizzie, and Hopeful, discloses a record of treachery, kidnapping, and murder. Government have determined to return the whole of ! the islanders mentioned in the voyages enquired into, in which no leas than six vessels are concerned. Melbourne, May 8. The colony is to be appealed to for sub scriptions to the Gordon memorial. Hobart, May 8. Ninety-five of the hundred boxes of silmon ova received have turned out a splendid success. Three-fourths of the ova are alive and in excellent condition. ' Parliament is further prorogued to June 12.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT

ASHBURTON— To-dat.

(Before H. C. S. Baddeley, Esq., R.M,) DRUNKENNESS. A first offender was fined 6a and costa, with the usual alternative. CIVIL CASES. Britton v Hay, claim L 7 10a.—Mr Crisp for the plaintiff.—On the applica tion of Mr Crisp the case was adjourned for a week. • )rr and Alcorn v Goldsmith, claim Lll 8s 7d. —Judgment by default for the amount claimed and costs. Same v J. Reed, claim L 27 19s 81. —Mr Caygiil for the defendant. —Mr Caygill asked that the case might be ad journed till after next sitting »f the Dis trict Court, where the defendant would

bring a cross-action.—Mr Alcorn, one of the plaintiffs, objected to the adjournment and stated that the cross-action referred to by Mr Oaygill was a bogus one.—Mr Caygill, replying, said that he was ac quainted -with the character of the cross action, and had advised his client that it was good in law. The defendant admitted his liabilityinrespect to the present claim, but contended that the plaintiffs were in debted to him for goods amounting in

value to about L6o.—The Magistrate said he cou d not, without the consent of the plaintiffs, grant the adjournment applied for. Judgment was given for the amount claimed aud costs. Mulfprd v Graham, claim L 3 12s, judgment summons.—Mr Branson for the plaiutiff—An order was made for the payment of the amount within seven days; in default fourteen days’ imprisonment. Ashburton Cheese and Butter Factory Co. v G. R. Wilkin, claim L 7 16s 6d.— Mr Pilrnsll for the plaintiffs, Mr Crisp, with him Mr Branson, for the defendant.— Mr Purnell said that in December, 1883, a large number of shares in the Ashburton Cheese and Butter Factory Company wore unallotted. It was arranged that these shares should be taken up by the existing shareholders of the Company. The defen dant, a shareholder in the Company and one of the Directors, applied for a number of shares. His application was considered by the Directors, and the shares applied for allotted. HU name remained on the Share Register as the proprietor of the ■hares. Mr Purnell put in the certificate of corporation and a copy of the Com pany’s rales. W H. Gundry, Secretary t • the Company, produced the Sh*re Register, showing the shares held by the defendant and the amount of calls due upon them. He produced the Minute Book, containing copy of a re solution adopted by th a Directors on January 8, 1885, making a call of 10s per share, payable on Feb. 8, 1885, upon shares'allotted in December, 1883. Notice of this call was sent to the defendant.

The notice was returned with a written request to make application to H. H. Sucre tan, the transferee of the shares. The defendant had never repudiated his liability in respect to the shares.—To Mr Crisp ; The registered office of the Com pany was in Burnett street, Ashburton. J. Orr was Chairman of the Company. W. B. Moss, the first local manager of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company, had taken up shares in the Factory. The fi'St shares hold by the defendant were transferred from W. B. Moss, whom he succeeded as local manager of the Now Zealand Lo?n and Mercantile Company. Witness had been secretary to the Com pany since Dec. 1, 1884. One thousand shares of the value of L 5 each had been taken op in the Company. On Deo. 12, 1883, 254 shares in the Company were unallotted. 153 shares were still un allotted. About one-fourth of the ori ginal shareholders had not taken up-any of the new allotment Andrew Orr had applied for three of the new allotment j he originally held five. Witness could not say whether Poyntz, the late Secretary to the Company, had canvassed for applications fop the unallotted shares, —John Orr, Chairman of the Company, said the de fendant was a Director cf the Company on December 12, 18*3. He was very regular in his attendance at the meetings of Directors. Witness produced an appli cation by the defendant dated December 12, 1883. for seventeen additional shares in the Company. The form of applica tion was agreed to by the Directors. A number of other applications for shares ware sent in on December 12, 1883. The applications were considered by the Direc tors on March 3, 1884; the defendant was present during the consideration of ths applications. All? the shares applied for were allotted ; the defendant made no objection to the allotment. Witness first learnt that the defendant objected to the allotment from a letter received during the current year. The Directors regarded the applications as so much additional available capital; but for them the Company would have been wound up. In consequence of the applica tions several of the Directors became personally responsible to the Bank for further advances. The defendant was at the time aware of these facts, but made no protest. The call in respect to the new shares was not made till January, 1884, in consequence of a promise wit ness had made to the shareholders at the genera) meeting on December 12,1883, to the effect that no payment would be re quired for twelve months —-This con cluded the evidence for the plaintiffs, and Mr Crisp submitted that they must be non-suited. Be called the attention of the Bench to the notice of allotment of the shares. The notice was dated JJairch 3rd, 1884, and therefore more than a reasonable time had elapsed between the date of the application and its acceptance Counsel quoted from Linley the case of Carmichael v Matthews, and from Leak on Contracts and from other authorities in support of his contention. Counsel also quoted from the rules of the Company providing that notice must be giveu of the acceptance of shares and that all business to be transacted at a general meeting must be specified in the notice calling such meeting. No evidence had been given to show that a quorum of directors was present at the meeting at which the shares were allotted. —Mr Purnell, replying, submitted that the defendant having been present at the meeting at which the shares were allotted he could not now object to the allotment. Counsel quoted several authorities in support of his con tention. After a prolonged argument the Bench resolved to reserve the points raised by counsel. —Mr Crisp having stated the salient points of the defence, called the following evidence.—Q-. R. Wilkin, formerly manager of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company’s Ashburton branch, and now manager of the Waimate branch of the same Company, said he recollected a gene ral meeting of the shareholders of the Cheese and Butter Factory, held on Dec. 12, 1883 A discussion was held in re

ference to the unallotted shares, and it was ultimately resolved that they should be taken up pro rata by the shareholders. The record of the resolution in the Minute Book produced was correct. Witness made application for shares in accordance with the resolution, and was present at a meeting of the Directors of the Com pany held sometime later when the shares were allotted At the matt ing of Directors witness objected to the allotment, as the conditions of the resolution by the general meeting had not been conformed to. It was understood at th- «eaeral mpodng that each share holder should take au additional share for each three heid Witness objected as 1 his understanding hadinoc been observed; tiie shares had not been taken up pro rata. Witness had never signified his acceptance of the shares, nor had he attempted to transfer or otherwise deal with them. He had ecrod bte original sham (60) to

H. H. Secretan, bis successor in the man* agement of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Aoency Company’s Ashburton branch. Witness was still prepared to take up the additional shares if the other shareholders took up g tares pro rata —To Mr Purnell. There was nothing recorded in reference to the understanding that the shares should be taken ap , P l° a f^ ta ‘u T*. 8 generally ...... understood by the shareholders present that the allotted shares would all be taken j up. It was on this understanding alone that witness had applied for additional ' shares. Witness was aware at’the time 1 that several of the Directors were incur ring liabilities to the Bank bn the strength of the applications for now shares. He had never warned his brother I Directors that they might find themselves I in an awkward position if the unallotted I shares were not taken up. Ho considered !T ' I the notice he returned to the Secretary of , I the Company as a repudiation of his liability in respect to the new shares. He 1 had referred the Secretary to the present agent of the New Zealand Loan and Mer- I oantile Agency Company, as personally he I did not know whether the conditions of I the application had been observed or not.

Andrew Orr, a shareholder in the Com pany, said he was present at a general meeting held on Deo. 12, 1883. He had moved a resolution at that meaning j Q respect to taking up the unallotted shares in the Company. He did not think the resolution appearing in the Minute Book, purporting to have been moved by him, was worded as he proposed it- There was a considerable amount of discussion at the meeting, and it was stated by the Chairman that unless the shares were taken up he could not see how the

Company could continue its operations. Witness had ultimately moved that the shares should be taken up by the existing shareholders pro rata. Forms of applies* tion were distributed among those present at the meeting. Witness understood that unless all the shareholders took up shares pro rata those applied for would not be allotted.—To Mr Pur nell : Witness could not say he had a po sitive and distinct recollection of all that occurred at the general meeting. The meeting occupied several hours. He would swear the resolution in the Minute Book did not accurately record the resolu tion he intended to move. The object of the resolution was to enable the Company to continue its operations. Witness in-

tended to pay the calls upon his shares, although ue did not feel liable.— XL J. Paul, reporter for the Press, said he was present at a meeting of the shareholders of the Cheese and Batter Factory Com pany, in December, 1883 After consider able discussion it was resolved that the shares sold be taken up pro rata The resolution recorded in the Minute Book was of the same tenor as that adopted by the meeting. He did not remember the word “ present,” recorded in the Minute Book, being employed by A. Orr, the mover of the resolution [The Bench de clined to accept certain evidence tendered by Mr Crisp, intended to show the under*

standing prevailing amongst the share holders at the general meeting.]—To Mr Parnell: Witness had taken particular notice of the case, as he entertained a lively interest in this, one of the leading industries of this important agricultural district. —H. H. Secretan. manager of the Ashburton branch of tho iNew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, and one of the Directors of the Cheese and Batter Factory Company, said he waa elected a Director of the Company in suc cession to the defendant. He was at a

meeting of the Directors, held on January 8, 1885, when a call was made in respect to the new shares. Witness had objected to the call, and bad asked to have hie ob jection formally recorded. An application' Had previously bean made to the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company to give a promissory note at four months, for the total value of the shares in defendant’s name. Witness, on behalf of the Company, declined to give the promissory note.—To Mr Purnell: Witness was not present at the general meeting held on December i2, 1883. The fifty shares originally held by defendant had been transferred to witness.—This concluded the evidence for the defence, and the foil > wing rebutting evidence was called by Mr Purnell.—Hebert Alcorn said he was a shareholder in the Cheese and Butter Factory Company. Was pre sents! a general meeting held on Deo. 12, 1883. He seconded a resolution proposed by Mr Andrew Orr at that meeting. The resolution was correctly recorded in the Minute Book. The Chairman at that meeting said that if the shares were not taken up, the question of carrying on the Factory would have to be considered. Witness recognised his liability under the arrangements then made to take up further shares, w>.iob be bad done. -By Mr Crisp : Witness was quite sure that it was not understood that other share holders than those present at the meeting should take up shares. Would contra dict fif y other witnesses if they stated that those absent were not liaole for the additional shares. It was stated at the meeting that the Factory would go on now that the additional shares were taken up.—Joseph Clark, a Director of the Company, said he was present at the meeting of shareholders held on Decem ber 12, 1883. The minute produced was

the same, in fact contained the exact words of the resolution which was carried at the meeting. The defendant was pre sent and did not dissent from the resolu tion in any way,—By Mr Crisp : 8. 8, Havana, a director, was present at the director’s meeting and concurred in the allotment of shares.—What witness meant to say was that the resolution as written was in substance the same, but perhaps not the exact words used by the proposer. Witness was prepared to swear that the resolution was binding upon those pre sent. he shares were to be taken up in proportion of one additional share to every three then held.— Hugo Friadlander, Director of the Company, was present at the annual meetiug held on December 12, 1883, and was also present at the Direc tors' meeting when the additional shares applied for were allotted. The defendant was present, and did not object to the allotment as proposed by the mover of the resolution.—John Orr, Chairman of the Company, said he believed that every resolution was put to the meeting in writing. Witness could not swear as to the resolution before the rt t_ • i. ‘ ‘ _ _ •»« r •

Court, having been a written one, al though such an important resolqtion would hardly be put unless in writing. The defendant was present at the meeting of Directors and also the general meeting} when the shares were allotted. The minutes of both meetings were duly con firmed. The resolution fixing the number of shareholders and directors to form a quorum was also confirmed- Counsel having addressed the Bench at some length, judgment was reserved. The Court then adjourned.

MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS.

Wellington, Last Night. Rule 104 of the Regulations of the New Zealand Volunteer Force has been altered eo aa to read as follows:—“ Officers elected by Voiuntoe- Corps will, in the first place, receive actl .g appointments only. If any candidate tails to pass his examination in the above subjects within three months, Us acing appointment wilt lapse. Officers of Artillery Volunteers will be allowed three months extra to pass the required examiuationsj jfin subjects actually con. nected with that branch of the service. ** Captain Rodham is gazetted Mnjor of New Zealand Militia The following ap« pointmen's in the Militia are also gazetted; Lieut-Oolonei William ota < dy g New Zean land Volmjfo}«re 4 to ba £U\frCoMi|

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1885.



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Wanted. CTTANTED —Board and Lodging fora V * single gentleman in a quiet family. Apply by letter, to Q., office of this paper 5 753 WHAT I saw in America in 1880.— Popular Lecture on Wednesday next, Oddfellows’ Hall, at 7 30, by Rev. Jos. Berry, President of the Wesleyan Conference. 5 735 WANTED Known The undersigned is prepared to Drill Seed with Reid and Gray’s drill or sow with broadcast sower, on moat reasonable terms. Apply to Martin Griffin, Newlands. 5 730 LIFE among the Mormons.—Oddfel lows' Hall, Wednesday, 20th May. Admission—one shilling. Tickets every where. 5 736 WANTED Known—That T. Hoult 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. 5 711 WONDERFUL Fire Brigade Scene, as depicted by Rev. Jos. Berry on Wednesday next. To commence at 7 30. Proceeds in aid of Ashburton Wesleyan Church Building Funcs. 5 737 XXJ’ANTED Known—Before buying V V Dress Materials, Ulsters, 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 Street. /'TJ.BEAT Reductions for Cash at Jones and Bradshaw’s. Good oaten sheal chaff from 50s per ton, Is 6d 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. ANTED Known—Wertheim Sew- Vf ing Machines can be had on Time Payments at the New Zealand Clothing Factory’s Branch, East street, Ashburton. 2 276 CHIEESE Quarters, the City by Night, Farming in the West, Niagara, and other topics connected with America, will form part of Rev. Jos Berry’s lecture at the Oddfellows’ Hall on Wednesday, 20th May 5 738 Glorious news. andkew orr will give away on Saturday 100 pairs men’s boots at 6s 9d ; 60 pairs can vas slippers at 2s 6d ; 30 pairs cricketing boots at 6s 6d ; 100 pairs Kaiapoi trousers at Ils 6d—every article at half-price. 2 237 \WT ANTED Known—-Boots ! Boots 1 V v ' That Hates and Co. are Clearing a few desperate lines of Boots, etc., to I wit, Ladies’ Leather, 4s 6d; Men’s Shooters, Pegged, 10s; Men’s Elastic i sides, 9s, and a lot of odd lines that must be cleared at once. 7 1278 j TIT ANTED Known—Umbrellas at. Is VV lid, six doz Buttons for Is, China • Matting at 6d, Ladies’ Hose at 6d, Cor sets at 2s 3d, Shirting at 4£d, Towels 3£ d, 36-inch Oilcloth 9d, Camisoles Ir 4d. I Andrew Orr’s Cheap Sale 2 185 WANTED KNoWN—Robert Elston, Bill Poster, Theatrical Agent, etc., Town Hall, Ashburton. Theatrical companies and others visiting Ashburton [ should communicate with the above. , Orders by post or telegram promptly ( attended to. 760



Wanted. Special Advertisements. CXTANTED —Board and Lodging fora V * single gentleman in a quiet family. Apply by letter, to Q., office of this paper 5 753 WHAT I saw in America in 1880.— Popular Lecture on Wednesday next, Oddfellows’ Hall, at 7 30, by Rev. Jos. Berry, President of the Wesleyan Conference. 5 735 WANTED Known The undersigned is prepared to Drill Seed with Reid and Gray’s drill or sow with broadcast sower, on moat reasonable terms. Apply to Martin Griffin, Newlands. 5 730 LIFE among the Mormons.—Oddfel lows' Hall, Wednesday, 20th May. Admission—one shilling. Tickets every where. 5 736 WANTED Known—That T. Boult has commenced Bacon Curing, and having purchased a first-class sausage machine, he will be able to supply the wants of the inhabitants of Ashburton with a real good Pork Sausage. Fresh every day. Only good corn fed pigs bought. 5 711 WONDERFUL Fire Brigade Scene, as depicted by Rev. Jos. Berry on Wednesday next. To commence at 7 30. Proceeds in aid of Ashburton Wesleyan Church Building Funds. 5 737 XXJ’ANTED Known—Before buying V V Dress Materials, Ulsters, 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 Street. BEAT Reductions for Cash at Jones and Bradshaw’s. Good oaten sheal chaff from 50s per ton, Is 6d 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. XX7ANTED Known—Wertheim Sew- Vf ing Machines can be had on Time Payments at the New Zealand Clothing Factory’s Branch, East street, Ashburton. CHINESE Quarters, the City by Night, Farming in the West, Niagara, and other topics connected with America, will form part of Rev. Jos Berry’s lecture at the Oddfellows’ Hall on Wednesday, 20th May 5 738 Glorious news. andkew orr will give away on Saturday 100 pairs men’s boots at 6s 9d ; 60 pairs can vas slippers at 2s 6d ; 30 pairs cricketing boots at 6s 6d ; 100 pairs Kaiapoi trousers , at Ils 6d—every article at half-price. 1X7 ANTED Known—-Boots ! Boots 1 V v ' That Hates and Co. are Clearing a few desperate lines of Boots, etc., to wit, Ladies’ Leather, 4s 6d; Men’s Shooters, Pegged, 10s; Men’s Elastic sides, 9s, and a lot of odd lines that must be cleared at once. 7 1278 WANTED Known—Umbrellas at. Is lid, six doz Buttons for Is, China Matting at 6d, Ladies’ Hose at 6d, Cor sets at 2s 3d, Shirting at 4£d, Towels 3£ d, 36-inch Oilcloth 9d, Camisoles Ir 4d. Andrew Obr’s Cheap Sale 2 185 WANTED KNoWN —Robert Elston, Bill Poster, Theatrical Agent, etc., Town Hall, Ashburton. Theatrical companies and others visiting Ashburton should communicate with the above. Orders by post or telegram promptly attended to. 760 Special Advertisements. SELLING OFF FANCY GOODS, TOYS, BOOKS, STATION RY, &o. 1 Must be sold—even if at a loss ' To Sait everybody at prices that cannot be beaten. Andrewes Bros., Booksellers, Stationers, &0., Ashburton. fjpHE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE Fire Insurance Co. We have much pleasure in informing the public of Ashburton that Mes-rs WILDING, LEWIS & CAYGILL have been appointed AGENTS for the above Company in the Ashburton Dis trict. All risks taken at lowest current rates. ( LEWIS & GOULD, 3 328 General Agents for Canterbury. MACPHERSON, FILMER AND CO. (Late A. Hayes) TIMBER, COAL AND FIREWOOD MEROH ANTS, East street, Ashburton. STUDY your Interests, and get quota tions for every requisite for the Building Trade. Study your Comfort and try our PRIME NEWCASTLE COAL, Just landed, ex Candida, Doors, Sashes, Mouldings, Roofing Iron, Gates, Hurdles, &c. On Sale, in any quantities WE ARB PRODUCERS And can se 1 to suit the times W. H. 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TAILORING DEPARTMENT, All Tweeds well shrunk. Fit Guaianteed. Charges cannot be beaten. MEN’S CLOTHING To meet these hard times. Men’s Tweed Trousers—3s 9d, 5s lid, 7s fid, 10s fid Men’s Tweed Trouseia and Yest—7s lid, 10s fid, 12s 6d Men’s Tweed Suita—l7s 6d, 255, 30s Men’s Oil Coats, leather bound—lss 9d See our 21s O V?E R 0 O A T. A very special line. H. E. May & Co., THE HALL. RIVED. ARRIVED. NEW GOODS. Wholesale and Retail. Books by various authors Stationery in great variety Toys and Fancy Goods of every de scription Jewellery, Cutlery, Concertinas, Aooor diansv etc. Photo and Scrap Albums, la Tobacconist’s Sundries, etc. Specially low rates to Country Stores. “ Young Ladies’ Journal,” May number, Is 3d. E Bevan, SAUNDERS’ BUILDING, (Next Shop to Quill’s Hotel.)s 692 AGRICULTURAL Machine Shop, WAKANUI ROAD. CHARLES RAY Repairs Engines, Combines, Chaff-cutters, Reapers and Binders, and all classes of macninery. Special attention given to Bicycles, Tricycles and Sewing Machines. Lawn Mowers repaired, sharpened and adjusted. Model work. General repairs. 3 384 OTICE TO FARMERS. WOOD, SINCLAIR & CO., Millers and Grain Merchants, High street, Christchurch, Are Cash Purchasers of Wheat, Oats, Barley, Beans, Peas, Potatoes, Rye and Cocksfoot Grass Seeds at highest current rates. To farmers desirous of holding their grain we are prepared to offer special facilities for storage. In addition to our large brick granary we have erected a large iron warehouse. This, with the stores lately occupied by Messrs A. Moore and Co. and now leased to us, enables us to offer to farmers extra facilities for the storage and classification , of grain at nominal rates. j We are prepared to make liberal cash advances on grain sent in for storage, or will ship same under advance on grower’s account or otherwise, as may be arranged. 3 454 TJI H E NEW ZEAL ND Clothing Factory CONTRACTORS To f.ho New Zealand Government Rail- READ, MARK, LEARN AND INWARDLi DIGEST, and to accomplish the above feat, visit my estab lishment, and lighten your inward gloom I 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 Ibe ieve it was Lord Wolseley who said (he happens to be the most popular mar. of the day, and one must squeeze a littl. popularity into advertisements), “ A man who aspires to great heights should read incessantly, and never forget his news papers; ’ and I say the same 1 Read ! Read 1 Read I When both you and my self will be considerably benefited. Noi having room to give a detailed list of the contents of my shelves, I can only finish by saying—Come and see for yourselves, and if you are disappointed come again.— Nothing like Perseverance ! Thomas F. Farley’s, BOOKSELLER AND STATIONER, Sadndebs’ Buildings, East St., Ashbobton. ways. Post Offices, Volunteer Corps, &c. &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 the shortest notice. Head Offices and Factory— DOWLINO STREET, DUNEDIN. NOTE -Measures for all uniforms may no 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 Wairaate Reeftnn Waipawa Timaru Wellington Hastings Ashburton Masterton Gisborne Christchurch Wanganui Thames Lyttelton Hawera Auckland © GO s o w ‘S O © -iH > Fireside employment, amusement, & instruction FOB. WINTER EVENINGS. 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