DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES. Tuesday, February 10. Usuts Matson, Cox and C i. , at the Tinwald Saleyards—Stock Mr Thoa. Bullock, at the Tinwald Sale yards—Lease of Land

MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Etc. This Evening Town Hall—Walking Contest Monday, February 9 ishburton County Council—At Council Chambers, 11a.m. Tuesday, February 10. Town Hall—Mr Walker’s address to the Electors, at 8 o’clock Monday, February 16. Borough Council, at Borough Counci! Chambers, at 7.30 Tuesday, March 3. Tinwald School Committee Monthly Meeting in the Schoolroom Friday, Maich 6. Lonbgeach Road Board at Road Board Office.

Saturday, March 7. /Yakanni Road Board, at Road Board office, Moore street, at 10.30 a.m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1885. The Education Board’s Inspectors.

The breeze that has long ruffled the educational atmosphere of Ash burton has now extended its disturbing and, let us hope, its purifying influence to the whole of North CanterJartiry. Although the newspaper reports of the proceedings of the North Canterbury Board of Education are very meagre we gathef from them and from other reliable sources that Mr Dempsey’s reply to the Inspectors’ report on his school, produced some very strong ex pressions from Mr Saunders in refer ence to the Inspectors, which were ably endorsed by Mr Weston, and it was made perfectly evident that the great majority of the Board are now determined to test the reliability of their Inspectors before acting on their report.

Without expressing any general opin ion on the merits of Mr Dempsey’s. reply, we are compelled to admit that he has, as he says, “ dealt with facts ” and that the facts, without entirely exonerating Mr Dempsey or his staff, are most damaging to the Inspectors and most conclusive as to the little value or reliance that can be placed upon their reports, so far, at all events, as the Ashburton school is concerned. The incident of the broken and re moved desk at the Infant School was rather a small charge to bring against the headmaster in an Inspector’s report under any circumstances in support ot a very grave accusation ; but when it turns out to be altogether inaccurate, its introduction becomes petty and frivolous in the extreme and may very fairly be regarded as indicating a de sire to find fault or a readiness to accept charges upon a very small foundation. The very satisfactory reasons which the headmaster is able to give for his division of labor be tween the second and third masters complained of by the Inspectors, also points to a clear want of common official courtesy towards him. Nothing is more universally under-

stood than that before one official com plains of the conduct of another in any Civil Service, the party to be formally accused should first have every oppor tunity to offer any explanation in his power. Had this common act of fair ness been practised towards Mr Demp sey by the Inspectors in either of the cases referred to, they would not have weakened their report by accusations so easily refuted or explained. As the Inspectors will now be on their trial we will not say more except to add that the circumstances under which the report was produced are in themselves unsatisfactory. The inspec tion was made in October ; the report

is not produced until January. With such delay can we wonder at mistakes, even under ordinary circumstances ? But the circumstances were not ordinary. In the interval the Inspector primarily responsible for the district, and who presumably wrote the report, complains of illness or a weak head and obtains a

long leave of absence. To this we must add the very evident, the very unplea sant fact that no school, no teacher, and even no Committee, bows with respect to the Inspectors’ reports, and that the North Canterbury Board of Education itself has evidently but slight confidence in them.

Such a state of things points to something thoroughly rotten and de mands immediate and searching en quiry. The Inspectors are not merely the responsible reporters and witnesses,

they are the eyes and ears of the Board, and if they are not to be relied on, the Board itself becomes useless and even dangerous to the public. It is no doubt desirable tbit g school inspector

should possess some natural ability—a head that is not weak—and some amount of education and experience, but it is infinitely more indispensable that all he writes should be thoroughly reliable, that his assertions can always be sustained, that he should think twice before he accuses anyone, and that his accuracy and impartiality should be beyond all doubt. There is no blinking the fact that the North Canterbury Board of Kducation itself is not what it once was. Under the able secretaryship of Mr Habens it attained a high repute, which it has since been able to live on. When he was translated to a higher sphere, we fear that he did not leave his mantle behind him, and that we have since had no evidence of the same power and energy and force of character that dis tinguished all he did. Such men are not found every day, but our School Committees are now called upon to elect three members to the Board, and we must hope that they will appoint men likely to remove incompetent or unsatisfactory officers even at the cost of a good deal of exertion and perhaps not a little abuse.

A Peripatetic Magistrate.

A suggestive announcement has just appeared in the Gazette to the effect that Mr Baddeley has been appointed Resident Magistrate for the Akaroa district. This is in addition to his pre sent appointments. The Government, it appears, although they not long since made a preposterous increase in the fees of the Resident Magistrate’s Courts, have determined to retrench the expen diture upon these Courts in Canter bury, and, as usual, this particular part of Canterbury is selected as The corpus vile for the experiment. It seems an extraordinary thing that in places where but a fraction of the legal business done in the Ashburton district is transacted the magisterial arrangements are left undisturbed when these mistaken of economy seize the Department o 1 Justice, and that Ashburton should always be pitched upon to suffer. It

is easily to be seen that we are begin ning to drift into the old channel of things, when Ashburton was made a kind of orphanage to a somewhat larger centre of population ; and we were favored with a weekly visit from a Magis trate, when it suited him to make it, and when he desired, suitors had to wait his convenience ; when the business of the day was hurried through in unseemly haste lest the Magistrate should miss the train, or be unable to keep some private engagement during his few hours “stay in Ashburton.” Our present Resident Magistrate, for some unexplained rea son, lives in Christchurch instead of in Ashburton, which" one would naturally suppose would be his proper place of residence, and one can easily foresee that, while he is making his periodical visits to Akaroa and Little River, the business of the Ashburton Court will be left to look after itself, and that, what with one duty and another, we shall see very little of him in the future. The Gazette containing the notice of his new appointment has scarcely been published, and yet one of the effects of that appointment has already mani fested itself in Mr Baddeley’s absence from the Court yesterday, which neces sitated the Court cases being tried by the Justices. The business was light, it is true, the cause list having been arranged in anticipation of Mr Bad deley’s absence (quite regardless, how ever, of suitors’ interests); but we object on principle to the civil cases being de cided by the Justices. We assert most emphatically, and are convinced that the Justices themselves will agree with us that the civil business of the Court ought to be transacted by a Resident Magistrate. There are obvious reasons why the Justices should not be required to adjudicate upon such actions; nor do we think it fair to the commercial men of this town who happen to be upon the Commission of Peace that any large part of the criminal business of the Court should be thrust upon their shoulders. We do not know whether or not Mr Baddelev could do more work than he has hitherto been expected to perform. He has presided over the Resident Magistrate’s Courts at Ashburton, Rakaia, and Geraldine ; and lately he has been made Coroner of these districts. This would seem to be a fair amount of business for one Resident Magistrate to do satisfactorily; but at any rate, Mr Baddeley’s duties in the Ashburton district are so impor tant, that any other duties which may be cast upon him ought to be made entirely subsidiary to these ; and Ash burton, not Christchurch, should be his centre of operations.

At last Thursday’s meeting of the North Canterbury Board of Education a letter ' was read from the Ashburton School Committee, conveying the headmaster’s explanation of matters referred to in the Inspector’s report, and the Committed’s opinion that the report was unnecessarily sjvera- The headmaster’s explanation was read and discussed, in the course of which expression was given to a general desire for a change of Inspectors with Welling to and Dunedin.—Mr Cunningham depre cated the long delay that took place between the visits of the Inspectors and the receipt by the Board of their reports. —Mr Saunders had given the matter con siderable thought, and was of opinion that the Inspectors had failed to gain the respect of those among whom they worked. —Mr Weston considered that the Inspectors formed an important feature in the educational scheme, as the Board de pended entirely on their reports, which, if unreliable, were worse than useless. He moved —‘ ‘ That the explanation before the Board be referred to the Inspectors, in order that their view of it may be placed before the Board.” So long as it was possible for grave imputations to be made against inspectors, they were not likely to be respected. Should an imputation of so serious a character bff proved, the Board would be bound to at once dismiss the offender. (Hoar ) He was sorry to be obliged to speak in this way.—Mr Cun ningham seconded the motion, which was

carried. The local industries of Ashburton are grow ing apace. A visit to the principal workshops in this town will convince any of our readers that there is still a splendid future before us if we only patronise those of our enterprising townsmen who are-determined to do a legiti mate business with small profits. In Burnett street the workshops of Messrs Mecch and Co present a busy appearance, and having im proved machinery are able to turn out an ex cellent display of household furnishings equal ' to any in Canterbury. We anticipate a great demand ana a satisfactory profit for the manu facturers in return, lit hast street Messrs M. and Co. have also opened a show room, where is to be seen some very fine furniture suitable to all classes, and we believe at prices that must command a ready sale. Otir advice is— inspect Mecch and Co.’s stock for house fur nishings.

Nominations for the Great Autumn Handicap (2 sovs), the Easter Handicap (2 sovs), and the Christchurch Hurdles Handicap (1 sov), close at tue Canterbury Jockey Club's rooms at nine o’clock this evening.

The usual monthly sitting of the Ash biuton District Court will be held on Tuesday next. The following bankrupts will apply for their discharge : —J> hn Bcrimgeour. Suspended from last sitting of Court, (Mr Russell) —O. W. Ireland. Adjourned from last sitting. (Mr Bran son) : —George Alfred Violent. (MrCriap) i’homas Trevurza. (Mr Crisp).

A trial of tho Johnston string binder and harvester also took place in Gauk rodger’s paddock, Winter’s road, to day. The crop, which was a fairly heavy one, consisted of wheat and oats, and the ma chine did excellent work, those present being highly pleased with the result of the trial.

The Ashburton County Council will meet at 11 a. m. on Monday next. The inhabitants of the district of May field have determined upon erecting a very handsome very little Presbyterian Church in their district. Owing to the generous donation of 8 acres from Mr Twenty man as a site for the Church, and a sum of L3O from Mr Mouldey towards its erection, it is proposed to undertake the erection of the Church immediately

The size of the building will be 17ft by 19ft, and its situation in every way a most suitable one. Mr John Whiteiaw, of Christchurch, is the architect. We have referred a letter from “ D.E.’ to Mr William Harding, the manager of the Flemington Cheese Factory, and we have no doubt that gentleman will, with his usual courtesy, supply the information sought.

A gospel address will be delivered in the Arcade Chambers, to-morrow even ing, at 6.30. The return match between the Ashbur ton Cricket Club and the Geraldine Cricket Club will take place on the ground of the former on Wednesday next, play beginning at 11 am. sharp. The local team will be selected frcm the following: —Messrs L. F. Andrewes, G. Andrew, Caygill, Cox, Denshire, Fooks, A. Fooks, E., Leah}, Mackay, Ross, Scott, Secretan, Thomas and Wroughton. The Rev. Mr Gilbert, of Phillipstown, will preach at St. Stephen's Church to morrow morning and evening. The Railway Hotel at South Rakaia was discovered by the lessee, Mr S. Comp ton, to be on fire at 5 o’clock this morning. When the alarm was given the flames had secured such a hold of the premises that it was with the greatest difficulty Mr Compton secured the safety of his family. Two of the boarders were compelled to make their escape through a window, leaving their swags and wearing apparel behind them. The building was com pletely destroyed, and the only article of furniture saved was a piano. Mr Compton states that shortly after 10 o’clock last evening he inspected the premises, and left everything in its usual condition. It is snpposad that the flee originated in the kitchen, as it was in that pert of the house the flimes were first noticed. Constable Bourke, the officer in charge of the local Police station, states that he passed the hotel at half-past ten on the previons even ing and noticed nothing remarkable about the premises. The constable was on the ground a few minutes after the alarm was uiven. The insurances were—Furniture, L6OO in the National; building, LIOOO in the South British Office. Our Hakaia correspondent informs us that an inquiry will probably be held as to the origin of the fire. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning, before Messrs R. Alcorn and J. Iveas, J.P’s., W. J. Kirton was charged with vagrancy.—Mr H. Fried lander deposed that in response to a very pitiful appeal from the accused he had given him 10s to procure, as he stated, the necessaries of life.—Mr Crisp stated that the accused had represented to him that he was anxmus to obtain work, but re quired immediate relief. Witness gave him 30s, but the following day the ac cused returned and leported that he had been arrested and convicted of drunken ness under a misapprehension. Witness gave him half-a-orown and urged him to leave the neighborhood.—Mr R. Fried lander said that yesterday the accused had told him that he had walked from Dune din, and, hauing been compelled to drink from the water-races by the way, his health had suffered. He took a little brandy and port wine medicinally, and it resulted in his being locked up for drunkenness. Witness was about to give the accused monetary assistance, when one of the witness’s clerks informed him that he (the accused) had obtained money from Mr H. Friedlander on the previous day. Witness then threatened to have accused arrested for vagrancy, and the latter said he could not wound the Mayor’s feelings by offering to return the money to him, but would give it to the Hospital or some other charitabls institution. Mr S. Saunders said that the accused had applied to him for money, but had de clined an offer of an order to'receive tem porary board and lodging. The accused represented that he was thin skined and did not like to appear as a recipient of charity. Constable Latimer deposed that the accused was drunk when arrested. Sergeant Felton gave particulars of similar offences committed elsewhere by the accused, and the Bench, after commenting severely upon his conduct, ordered him to be imprisoned for three months with hard labor.

An exhibition of reapers and binders was held in the Ashburton Domain this afternoon, Mr James Tasker having kindly placed a crop of oats at the dis posal of the proprietors of the machines. There was a large number of farmers and others present, and the greatest in terest was displayed in the mechanism

and operations of the different machines.

The exhibition was not intended as a competion between the different makers but had merely been arranged to give the agriculturalists of the district' an oppor tunity to view the machines in active worir, and obtain any required informa tion in respect to them from the courteous and expert agents who accompanied the reapers. There were • six machines at work, the Howard (driven by Mr P. Cass, jun.), the Samuelson low level (driven by Mr Trevurza), the Champion (driven by Mr Leadley), the Wood (driven by Mr Beeirs), the Osborne (driven by Mr John Hunt), and Hornsby (driven by Mr Trolley). All the machines did really|ex cellent work, and each displayed some marked improvement upon those of last year. Oar detailed notice of the dif ferent machines is held over until next issue.

The boat grace between Hanlan and Clifford was to take place at Sydney this afternoon. The result will be posted out side our office immediately on receipt of the news.

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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 Dennis O’Conncl!, tra ding in Lyttelton and C) istchurch, now bank rupt, was purchased by H. E. May cc Co., of the Hall, High street, for £V)S4, or 01. 1> a little over one-third of its value. 11. E. M.

and Co. are now selling it at half ihe marked price, which sqrely ought to seenre a speedy clearance.

METEOROLOGICAL READINGS.

SALT OF LIFE.

(CONTRIBUTED TO THE “ ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.”) It is just about one hundred years ago since “ Salt of Life ” was taking the place that has since been succussively occupied by Morrison’s and Holloway’s pills, brandy and salt, tar water, cod liver oil, hop bitters, schnapps and sundry other “ certain cures.” Though many of these nostrums had a larger and more success ful career than Salt of Life, none of them have ever retired with such a laughable farce.

This wonderful remedy for all the ills that flesh ia heir to was first ‘ • discovered” by Baron Hirschen, and after being duly translated by him, was taken up by a grave and earnest Professor of Theology, holding a chair at the University of Halle. Fancy ing that his health bad been improved by its use, the grateful professor wrote three elaborate treatises on its astonishing virtues. Led away by his own eloquence, Professor Sender at last convinced himself that a drug that could change all disease into health and life might also possess the smaller virtueattributed to the philosophers stone and convert base metals into gold. With this conviction he placed a strong decoction of it on a stove ard kept it at a regular temperature for some days and nights. At last he was delighted by see ing that it contained some yellow metal, which on trial stood every test that proved it to be gold. Cautious and conscieneious, the professor repeated his experiments, but always with the same result. Thera could be no mistake about the gold. Then his tender conscience allowed that the in vention, which would make its author at once, the greatest and the richest man in the world was not his, but Baron Hir schen’s, the discoverer of the Salt of Life. The Baron was duly informed of the astounding wealth that awaited him, but the ungrateful man only sent back a con temptuous reply, advising the Professor to attend to his Chair of Theology and let things alone that he evidently did not understand.

The repulsed but enthusiastic Professor then sat down again with his pen and un veiled this additional virtue of the salts of life to the world. There was a universal de mand for the “ salts of life," every store in Germany had a pot of it, which was being kept at the steady temperature ne cessary to “ fecundate ” the wonderful drug, bur no oue succeeded except Vern ier, and his success was invariable. The Government took the matter up and first employed Klaproth, the most eminent chemist of his day. Of course bis first business was to analise the Salts of Life, which he contemp tuously declared to be nothing but Glauber’s salts and sulphrate of magnesia and utterly incapa le of pro du ;ing gold at any. temperature or under any circumstances, except when received frt>m Sender, who, of course, had au op portunity to put the gold in first. Sender was a theologian, an ortho dox and eminently conscientious man ; while Klaproth was only a chemist, and was, moreover, strongly suspected of being contaminated with French philo sophy, so that the faith of the sober Germans, of course, went with the pro fessor. Under these circumstances Piaproth was obliged to condescend to make another analysis in the presence of the Ministers of the King and other dis tinguished persons in Berlin. On this occasion there was a great variation in the result. The Salta of Life obtained from the shops produced as usual Glau ber’s salts and sulphrate of msgnesia, but the Salta of Lite obtained from Sender produced not gold but a kind of brass called Dutch metal. The Government, set the police to

work to investigate the mystery, and they soon discovered the following facts;—Sem ler had a faithful and strongly attached servant, who, seeing how much it would influence his master’s spirits and health and temper to be successful in his busy and anxious experiments, regularly pur chased gold leaf and crumbled it into the Salta of Life, whilst “ fecundating ” on the stove. But this servant was a pen sioner, and before the final trial came off he had to appear at a military muster. Before leaving he communicated his secret to hia wife, and left money with her to purchase gold leaf, and [keep up the de ception. But hia wife was of a forgetful turn of mind, and fond of brandy besides; and, finding that she could purchase Dutch metal for a very small part of the money that had been left her, she spent the balance in her favorite beverage, and put the Dutch metal into the theologian’s pot.

MINISTERS AT REEF TON.

Reefton, Yesterday. The Hon the Premier and the Minister of Mines were met twelve miles from Reefton last evening by a large Reception Committee from Reefton and escorted to Cronadun, when the Hon Mr Larnach proceeded to Reefton, and the Premier remained at Cronadun. The preparations at Reefton were on an elaborate scale The State School and other buildings were illuminated, a band of music and torchlight procession met the Minister of Mines, the line of march was ablaze with fireworks Reaching the hotel, three cheers were given for the Minister of Mines by the large crowd assembled, and the Hon Mr Larnach briefly acknow ledged the compliment. He apologised for the absence of the Premier, and hoped that hia visit to the dis trict would enable him to discharge tfya duties of his office with advantage to the mining interests and the colony generally. A large crowd blocked the street for seme time afterwards, and the band played in front of the hotel for half an hour, when the demonstration ended. This morning the Premier and the Minister of Mines, accompanied by the County Chairman and other visitors, proceeded to Boatman’s, and inspected the Welcome battery and the principal mines. After lunch the Premier addressed those assembled, and expressed himself highly pleased with the reception accorded them. He said that the importance of the mining'lndustry to the colony was not fully understod or ap preciated. After what had been brought under his notice justice would be done. The Hon Mr Larnach and Mr Seddon, M.H.R.’s, also addressed those present. Three cheers were given for the Premier, /;he Minister of Mines, and Messrs Seddon and Brennan, and the party then returned to Reefton. The Ministers will leave here for Greymonth on Sunday morning.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Melbourne, Jan. 31. A supplement to the Government Gazette contains » proclamation farther proroguing Parliament till the 13th March. Mr Griffiths, the Q ueensland Premier, retarhs to Queensland to-day, via Sydney. He expresses himself in enthusiastic terms on Colonial Federation, but does not apeak highly of the Imperial amendments to the Enabling Bill. On Thursday he had a long interview with Mr Service with regard to the Annexation question and the Enabling Bill. He also received deputations from the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce and representatives of the sugar industry. They urged that the institution of free trade would assist in welding the colonies together. Mr Griffiths agreed with the views, and promised to lay. the matter before the Cabinet. A serious fire occurred at Brunswick, the residence of the late Hon T. J. Sam* ner. The damage is estimated at LIO,OOO. The house and furniture were Insured in the Commercial and Onion Assurance Company to the extent of L 5 660. ™

From further particularsof the railway accident at Oootamundra to hand, it seems that the accident simply resulted from natural causes, owing to the enormous fall of rain in a few hours. Arrangements are being made to erect a temporary bridge over the gap. The question of damages has cropped up, and it is uncertain whether the New South Wales Govern ment are liable, also •whether those pas sengers booking in Victoria cannot sue •he Victorian Government. Uncertainty sti.l prevails as to the number of people miss ing from the train. The creek has been carefully searched for bodies, but only re sulted in finding some linen marked “ Fanny Nichols.”

Sydney. January 31. A deputation from the Geographical Society of New South Wales waited upon General Scatohley to-day in regard to the exploration of New Guinea. The mem* bers of the deputation asked General Scratchley if be was prepared to afford any facilities for carrying on the work of ex ploring New Guinea. General Scratch ley replied that ha was quite prepared to give every facility, bat declines any responsibility for the Society’s actions. The exploration should be of a purely private character, and all the people con nected with the expedition should be under the control of one leader. He thought the best time for starting wonld be April. Before starting, the expedition should make definite arrangements as to what they were going to do, and the exact object to be attained. It is under stood that the leadership of the expedi tion will be given to the Bey Mr Chal mers.

SPORTING.

WELLINGTON R.O. ANNUAL MEETING.

Wellington, Yesterday. The following are the results of the concluding events at yesterday’s meet ing : •-

Wellington Cop, 400 sovs; second horse to receive 25 sovs from the stakes. 2 miles Mr D. O’Brien’s Tasman, Oat 6lb (Derrett) 1 Captain Russell’s Tigredia, Bst 31b (Eudings) 2 Mr J. Pilbrow’s Sou’-Wester, Sat slb (Clifford) 3 The Poet, 7st 81b ; and Armourer, 6st 121 b, also ran, Minerva and Lady Eve lyn were scratched. At the start the betting was—Sou'- wester, even money ; 2 to 1 agaf Tig redia, 4 to 1 agst Tasman and the Poet,

From an excellent start the Poet went to the front, and on crossing the road led by a length from Armourer, Son’-Wester next, Tigredia fourth, with Tasman at her girths. Coming past the stand, and along the bottom turn by the river, Poet still led, Armourer half a length away, with Tasman and Son’-Wester next, and Tigredia bringing up the rear. After going a quarter of a mile Sou'-Wester left the ruck, and was soon alongside the Poet, Tasman then lying fourth, with Tigredia by his side. Here Annotarer fall away heated, and at the road Sou’-westes had wrested the lead from Poet, with Tigredia second, and Tasman, on the out side, third, As the straight was entered it appeared a moral for Sou’ -wester, but both Tasman .and - Tigredia challenged him, and the ran. home was one of the most desperate ever seen on the course. Tasman gradually drew away from Sou’- wester, and Tigredia coming fast also passed Mr Pilbrow’s horse, but was unable to catoli Derritt, who won with Tasman by a length in the good time of Smin 38sec, Sou’-wester a good third. Divi dend, inside (L2 shares). L 10; outside, L 4 14s.

Stewards’ Handicap, of 160 sovs ; miles. Mr D. O’Brien’s Kubina, flat (Derritt) 1 Mr Pilbrow’s Ugly Buck, 7st 31b (White) 3 Mr M. O’Brien’s Normanby, 6at 101 b (Holmes) 3 Ugly Buck led for a mile, when Rubina came up and won easily by a length. Time, 2min 42£sec. Dividend, LI 16s. Over LB,OOO was put through the to tali* sators.

The following acceptances were received last night for to-day’s races : Wellington Racing Club Handicap. st lb I st lb Tasman ... 10 01 The Poet ... 7 6 Sou’-weater 910 | Lady Evelyn 7 0 Administrator 8 8 | Hurdle Handicap. Maccaroni... 11 10 Berrington... 9 7 Linwood ... II 2 Speculation 9 0 Jim ... 10 5 Egmont '...90 Wideawake 10 0 Hoxr Park Star is. Rubina ... 9 8 Ugly Buck... 7 5 Sou’-wester 9 3 Lady Evelyn 7 4 Minerva ... 9 0 Rally ... 6 7 Admioistrat’r 8 12 Normanby... § 7 Railway Stases. Minerva 9 01 Lady Evelyn 7 6 Marion ... 7 8 I Ugiy Buck... 7 5 Slave ... 7 7 | Armourer ... 7 0

[bv telegraph] . Wellington, To-day. The attendance is again very large, and the weather glqrioaa. The Railway Stakes was a grand race, and ipaa iron by a length, Minerva being twoleogths away, third. Dividend—inside, L2 shares, Lg 10a ; outside. L 3 16a. Railway Stakes. Marion ... ... ... 1 Armourer ... ... ... ff Minerva ... ... ... JJ Hutx County Stakes. Giriri ... ... ... ... 1 Surrey... ... ... ... 2 Potaka... 3 It was a capital start, Giriri going to the front at the bottom of the course. Surrey went up to Giriri at the top, but near the road bend the latter bad the race well in hand and won comfortably bv a length, Potaka four lengths behind, third. Time, 2min 20-1 Sthseo. Divi dend, L2 11s. Hurr Park Stakes. Rubins . ... ... 1 Ugly Buck ... ... ...2 Lady Evelyn 3

DUNEDIN RACES.

[by telegraph.] Dunedin, To-day. There has been very little wagering on the Dunedin Oup during the week. Van* guard lias hardened, and any offer over 4 to 1 is eagerly accepted on the strength of his reported good gallop on Thursday. Captain Webster has advanced to twelves, Clogs, Post and FiwUier are fetUKked oefc

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1885.



The following are the meteorological readings at Alford Station for the week ending Friday, February 6, 1885: — Shade Date. Min. Max. Max. Observations. Jan. 31 50- 73- 140. Fine Feb. 1 S*- 70. 124. Fine ft 2 45- 69 139- Fine .. 3 54- 68. 117. Nor’-west showers .. 4 47- 71. 137- Fine. tt 5 45- 6 S . 126. Fine „ 6 45- 72. 144. Fine! Rainfall for January, 4.125 inches.



SKILFUL SURGICAL OPERATION. The American Ambassador at Vienna, Mr Kasson, has la ely forwarded to his Govern ment an interesting a count of a remarkable surg'caloperatio ! lately performed by Profes sor Billroth, of Vienna, which, wonderful to tell, consisted in the removal of a por ion of the human stomach, involving nearly one-third of the organ—and. strange to say, the pati nt recovered—the only surgical operation of the kind ever performed. The disease for which this opera ion was performed was cancer of the stomach, attended with the following symptoms; ■—The appetite is quite poor. There is a peculiar indescribable distress in the stomach, j a feeling that has been described as a faint ‘•allgone" sensation; a sticky slime collects! about the teeth, especially in t e morning, ac companied by an unpleasant taste. Food fails to satisfy this peculiar faint sensation ; but, on the contrary, it appears to aggravate the f cl ing. The eyes are sunken, tinged with yellow ; the hands and feet become cold and sticky—a cod perspiration. The sufferers feel tired all the time, and sleep does not seem to give rest. After a time the patient becomes nervous and irritable, gloomy, his mind filled with evil fore bodings. When rising suddenly from a recum bent position there is a dizziness, a whistling sensation, and he is obliged to grasp something firm to keep from falling. The bowels costive, the skin dry and hot at times ; the blood be cming thick and stagnant, and does not circu late p operly. After a time the patient spits 4p food soon after eating, sometimes in a sour and fermented condition, somet’mes sweetish to the taste. Oftentimes there is a palpitation of the heart, and the patient fears he may have heart diseise. Towards the last the patient is unable to retain any food whatever, as the opening in the intestines becomes close, or nearly so. Although this disease is indeed alarming, sufferers with the above-named symptoms should not feel nervous, for nine hundred and ninety-nine cases out of a thou sand ha- eno cancer, but simply dyspepsia, a disease easily removed if treated in a proper manner. The safest and best remedy for the disease is Seigel s Curative Syrup, a vegetable preparation so'd by all chemists and medicine vendors throughout the world, and by the pro prietors, J. White (fimiled), 17, Farring don road, london, E.C.; or the wholesale agents, Kcmpthorne, Prosser and Co.'s ew Zealand Drug Company (Limited), Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington, and Auck’and. This Syrup strikes at the very foundation of the disease, and drives it, root and branch, out of the system. St. Mary street, Peterborough, November 29th, 1881. Sir,- It gives ms great pleasure to inform you of the benefit I have received from t eigel's Syrup. I have been troubled for years with dyspepsia; but after a few doses of the Syrup, 1 found relief, and after tak ng two bottles of it I feel quite cured. I am. Sir, yours truly, William Brent. Mr A. J. White September 8 h, 1883. Dear Sir, —I find the sale of Seigel’s Syrup steadily increasing. All who have tried it speak very highly of its medicinal virtues : one customer describes it as a “ Godsend to dys peptic people.” I always recommend it with confidence. Faithfully yours, (Signed) Vin.ent A. Wills, Che i ist-dentist, Me-thyr Tylvil. To Mr A. J. White. Seigel’s Operating P l's are the best family physic that has ever been discovered. They cleanse the bowels from all irritating sub stances, and leave them in a healthy condition. They cure costiveness. Preston, September 21st, 1883. My Dear Sir, —Your Syrup and Pills are still very popular with my customers, many saying they are the bes: family medic nes pos sible. The other day a Customer came for two bottles of Syrup ;nd sail “Mother Seigel” had saved the life of his wife, and he added, “one of these bottles • am sending fifteen miles away to a friend who is very ill. 1 have much faith in it.” The sale keeps up wonderfully, in fact, one would fancy almost that the people we e be ginning to breakfast, dine, and sup on Mother Seigel’s Syrup, the demand is so constant and the satisfaction so great. I am, dear Sir, yours faithfully, (Signed) W. Bowker. To A. J. V Site, Esq. Spanish Town, Jamaica, West Indies, Oct. Z 4, 1882, Pear Sir.—l write to inform you that I have dtrived g eat benefit from “ Seigel’s Syrup.” For some years 1 have suffered from liver com plaint, with its many and varied concomitant evils, so that my life was a perpetual mis.ry. Twelve mojuhs ago I was induced to try Seigel’s Syrup, and although rather sceptical, having tried so many reputed infallible reme dies, I determined to give it at least a fair trial. In two or three days I felt considerably better and now at the end of twelve months (having continued taking it) I am glad to s y that J am a different being altogether, 11 is said of certain pens that they ■' come as a boon and a blessing to men” and I have no reason to doubt the truthfulness of the statement. 1 can say truly, however, that Seigel’s Syrup has come as a ‘ boon and a blessing ”to me. I have recommended it to several fellow-sufferers from this distressing complaint, and their testi mony is quite in accordance with my own. Gratitude lor the benefit I h ve derived from the excellent preparation, prompts me to fur nish you with this unsolicited testimonial. I am, dear Sir, Yours ever grate ully, (Signed) Carey B. Berry, Baptist Missionary. A. J.! White, Esq. Hensinghazn, Whitehaven, Cct. 16, 1882. Mr A. J. White. —Dear Sir, I was for gome time afflicted with piles, and .was advised to five Mother Seigel’s Syrup a trial, which I did. lam now happy to state that it has re stored me to complete health*—l remain, yours respectfully, 3 (Signed) John H. Lightfoot.



SELLING OFF FANCY GOODS, TOYS, BOOKS, STATIONIi BY, &v. Mast be sold— even if at a loss ADEN riNB jo To Salt averybody T at prices that cannot be beaten. Andrewes Bros., BoeKseiiEße, Stationkes, &c. , Ashburton. -



jDnnant and Coe, Abie authorised LOCAL AGBNTh . foe Singer's SEWING M A CIIINES, and are prepared to receive PAYMENTS and afford all information io connection therewith. Treadlpaud Hand Machines on Tim* Payment*. A'supply t.f Machine extras oa hand. CONNER «vST ANl> TA NOBED STASHBURTON. u nn



Wanted. WANTED, ja Man to Thatch Corn Stacks. Ewvakd G. Weight. 2 192 VITANTED A Cook for threshing V> machine. Apply to W, Roberts. Cox street. 2 198 WANT cD— Situation by a competent hand, to feed or drive a threshing machine. Apply to William Bradshaw, Tinwald. 2 200 WANTED Known—Found cn the Wakanui road, the Spring of a Carriage Lamp. Apply to W. C. Davis. Fruiterer. 2 206 ■tnrT - ANTED —Board and Lodging for a VV Girl, a ß e years, during the present term at the High School, Apply, stating terms, to Mr Herring, Alford House. 2 207 WANTED A Cook and Laundress ; must be competent and have good references. Apply, between 7 and 8 in the evening, to Mrs Hugo Fribdlander, Burnett street. 2 397 TTETANXED Known That persons wish- VV i n g to purchase Cheap Groceries would do well to look at J. McGregor's advertisment in another column. 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£-3, Towels 3id, 36 inch Oilcloth 9d, Calicoes Is Id. Audrew Orr’s Cheap Sale 2 185 GLORIOUS NEWd—Monster Clear ing Sale:—Ladies’ Kid Boots 6s 6d, Girls’, Infants Is, Men’s Elastic side, 8s 6d, Men’s Watertights 9s 63, jßlucher Boots 6a 6d, Canvas Slippers 2s Gd. A. Cheap Sale. 2 186



WANTED Known—That R. Lanoas ter starts the new sear entirely on his own account with, a very light handi cap, which will enable him to sell meat cheaper than ever. With quality, clean liness and civility combined—defies com petition. So rally round to the Ready- Money Mea* Mart, Bull ck’s 1 2 OTTANTED Known—Fresh Flounders • » are daily despatched direct from our own boat, now fishing at Lake Elles mere. Delivery guaranteed within eight hours from time of catching. All orders received at my shop will be immediately executed on arrival of the train. W. C. Paob, East street, Ashburton. 11 2151 \T7 ANTED Known—Boots ! Boots 1 YV That Hates and Co. are Clearing a few desperate lines of Boots, etc., to wit, Ladies’ Leather, 4s fid; 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 Removed.— Jones and Bradshaw, Corn and Chaff Deal, rs, have removed to the large premises in Havelock street near’y oppo site Mr A. Harrison’s auction rooms (lately occupied by Messrs Robinson and Townsend), where they will be better able to comply with the demands of their trade. Jones akd * radshaw. WANTED Known.—We are not to be beaten ! Good straw hats, 4£d, 6d, 91 ; black Cashmere, double width, is 3d; print costumes, 2a 9d ; white calico, 2s fid per doz; a lot of infanta’ white and colored satin and merino hats and hoods, Is to 3s 61—usual price, 4» fid to 12s fid. H. 0. bßoers, ; ealys’ Buildings, East btreet. WANTED KNOWN— Robert Elston, Bill Poster, Thbatpioal 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 SOMETHING worth knowing.—F. F. CLAYTON, Practical Tailor, pro fessed Coat and Habit Maker, is next Jones and Bradshaw’s, East street. F. F. G. is too well known as a master of his profession to need further comment. One trial will prove it. Gentlemen’s own ma terial made up ; repairs and alterations carefully attended to. 10 1952 WANTED Known—O. Hawkxn’s, of Tinwald, having decided to com pete with either Christchurch or Ashbur ton, in price and quality of Boots, will, Ist January, 1885, Sell for Cash Only, at the following reduced rates Men’s Harvest Bluchers, tips and nailed, 5s 9d; Shooter Boots, 10a 3d ; Women’s strong Lace Boots, 8s fid ; Leather Elastic, 9s fid; Children's all reduced from Is per pair. Motto—“ Small Pro fits and Quick Returns. ” C. Haw in’s, Soot and Shoemaker. 12 2393 WANTED Known—J. Meeoh Co., are still Selling On and not Selling Off at saleroom prices. J. M. and Co’s Furniture is made for use as well as ornament and not for auction salts. The best materials are used, being specially (elected, and combined with good workmanship, all goods are guaran teed of the beat quality, and at the very lowest prices. East and Burnett street, Ashburton. 12 23^2



Special Advertisements. Cornsacks. OKf) BALES of CORNSACKS to AItJXJ arr.ve ex ship Atlantigue (now due), s'ze 48 x 26£, 2|. Apply, at,once, to HAYES & CO., 1 1 Arcade, Ashburton. ' J lO my readers and the reading public. L Just to hand.—New Books.—Black Poodle, by Anstey ; Our Old Nobility ; The Cuckoo Clock, by Mrs Molesworth ; We Two, by Edna Doyal ; Poverty, by Platt; I Say No, by Wilkie Collins; John Bull’s Womankind, by author of John Bull and his Island; The Jilt, by Charles Retde; Good Stories of Man and other Animals, by Charles Reade; Vesteged, by Geo F, Camming; Pages in Waiting, by Edmund Yates; Notes on Ingersoll, by Rev L. A. Lambert, Roman Catholic Jesuit; My Own Child, by Florence Marryatt; Life, Opinions, and Table Talk of Dr Johnson; American Society Novels; Inspiration; A Clerical Lympucium; Bos well’s Life of Johnson ; Magna Charts Stories; Taming Down without Banting ; Money and Mechanism of Exchange, by S. Jevons; John Holdsworth’s Chief Mate; My Watch Below, by W. O, Rus sel; The Wonder of Nature; Death Shot, by Reed; How to live upon Is per Week; Stories of Waterloo; Secrets of Success ; blow to Read Character ; Christmas Number of Goodward’s Chrystal Stories ; Longman’s Magazine; The Book of the Beginnings, by R. H. Newton; Mistletoe Bough; 160 Illustrated London Graphics, latest copies, to be sold cheap at Thomas F. Farley’s, PRINTER, BOOKSELLER, AND STATIONER, Saundkes’ Bgildings, Ashbdeton.



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NOTICE TO CONSUMERS OF COAL. THE undersigned are now landing, ex 5.3 Hauroto, the B est N ewcastle Coal Imported for the season A TRIAL SOLICITED They have also added to their stocks of Building Materials the following lines, viz, V.D.L Timber and Palings Kauri Timber, Flooring and Lining Roofing Iron, Doors and Sashes Lime, Cement, Fencing Materials, Ac., And every requisite for the trade. MACPHERSON, FILMER AND CO. (late A. Hayes), SAWMILLERS, TIMBER. COAL, AND FIREWOOD MERCHANTS. East street, Ashburton.



25 Branches Now Open 25 THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory Are now Showing NEWEST STYLES in SPRING jfc SUMMER CLOTHING, Manufactured from the renowned Wear Resisting MOSQIEL TWEEDS The fit and workmanship of every gar ment is undoubtedly unsurpassed, while the large production and increased busi ness enables the proprietors to offer special advantages as to price. Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s Clothing in every variety at Wholesale Prices. Shirts, Hats, Hosiery, Blankets, Ruga, Portmanteaux, and every requisite at WHOLESALE PRICES. Note the address NEW ZB.VLAND CLOTHING FACTORY, EAST STREET, Ashburton 25 Branches Now Open 25



Davis’s gURPLUS STOCK OP FURNITURE Now selling off at HALF-PRICE^ Must be sold to make room for NEW STOCK, Parties about to Furnish will SAYE 50 Pbk, Cent. BY PUCHASING AT W. DAVIS’S FURNITURE WAREHOUSE, EAST STREET SOUTH, Ashburton 9 1729



V. R. B E DENNIS O’CONNELL, BANKRUPT, Of Manchester street, Christ church, and Lyttelton, CLOTHIER AND DRAPER. Marked price of Stock, £2,424 Actual Coat, £l,BlB Sold for £954, NOT7OE OF BANKRUPTCY. In Bankruptcy. In the Estate of Dennis O’Con nell, of Christchurch and Lyttel ton, Draper. Tenders are invited for the pur chase, either separately or other wise, of the stock, fittings, and hook debts of the business in Manchester street, Christchurch, and also in Lyttelton. The stock consists of clothing and general drapery, and is mostly new, the business having been carried on only since May last. It will be on view on and after Monday next, and the stock sheets can be inspected on the premises, Manchester street. Tenders will be received by the undersigned until 10 a.m. on Monday, Ist December. B, 0. LATTER, Official Assignee. Christchurch, 21at Nov., 1884. ACCEPTANCE OF TENDER. Official Assignee’s Office, December, 1884. Messrs H. E. May and Go., Gentlemen, —I have the plea sure to inform you that your tenders for the purchase of stocks in Christchurch and Lyttelton have been accepted, viz— Christchurch ... £1502 18 0 Lyttelton ... £315 7 0 £lBlB 5 0 At 10/6d in the £, being £954 9s. Yours faithfully, E. 0, LATTER. Official Assignee. Mr White will deliver the stocks. Notice of to the Public. This stock, which really repre sents a retail value of £2,424, was bought by us of the Official Assignee for £954, so that if we get one-half O’Connell’s price it will pay us handsomely, and that is all we want. We think you are convinced that our sales are thoroughly genuine, and always worth a visit, especially if saving money is an object SALE COMMENCES SATURDAY, January 10. Terms Cash—No discounts or abatements of any kind. H. E. May & Co



Victoria House. Season sale commencing on January icth, & continuing FOR FIVE WEEKS ONLY. REMARKABLE REALITIES! "GLARING REDUCTIONS ! I Convicciug proof aud Special Prices See Windows tiv Dimaut aud Coe, READY-MONEY DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, *o., Id presaieeo lately occupied by On and Co., Coro East and Tauctod streets, ASHBURTON,



Special Advertisements. I IMPORTANT op NOTICE Amalgamation* OR R & CO. AND ROBERT ALCORN. The business carried on for some years by John Orr, and known as Orr and Co., Importers of Hardware, Drapery and General Merchandise, and* that carried on by Robert Alcorn, as General Merchant, has been AMALGAMATED and will in future be carried on under the style of ORR & ALCORN, in the premises hitherto occupied by Orr and Co. The premises in Saunders's Buildims, occupied by Robert Alcorn, will for the present be kept open and where goods will be Sold at the Lowest Prices for Cash, but the Offices of the new fi'-m will be at Orr and Co’s Buildings on and after Monday, the 16th instant. The Motto of the new firm will be small profits, small advertisements, large stocks and a large turnover. John Okb] [Robert Alcorn ORR AND ALCORN, Importers of Hardware, Drapery and General Merchandise. 2 199



VALENTINES. v A L E N TINE S—A Very Artistic Assortment. Inspection Invited. CHE VP STATIONERY. Superfine notepaper ... 5s per ream Creim-laid envelopes ... 6s per 1000 Foolscap, exceptional value Is per quire BOOKS. Books by various authors, and some of the latest editions. Toys and Fancy Goods incredibly cheap, to clear out surplus stock. B. Bevan, STATIONER, BOOKSELLER, &c. SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, (Next Shop to Quill’s Hotel.)



I Catarrh of thr Bladdf.r.—Stinging .rotation, inflammation, all kidney and similar complaints, cured by ** Buchu-paiba, ” The N.Z. Drug Co,, General Agents. 3 Quiet nerve and balmy sleep in Hop Bitters for sleepless ladies and invalids. Notice.— Ao vr.] Flies and Bugs.—Beetles, insects, roaches, ants, bed-bugs, rats, mice, gophers, jack-rab bits, cleared out by “ Rough on Rats.” The N.Z, Prug Co., General Agents, 3