COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian Office, Wednesday afternoon,

Messrs Friedlander Bros., in conjunction with Messrs R. Wilkin and Co., per Mr F. C. Tabart, auctioneer, report upon the live stock market for week ending Wednesday, February *sth, as follows Owing to the heavy rain on Tuesday the yards were only mode-ately sup plied with sCck, and the attendance of buyers being also on a somewhat limited scale caused a dull and dragging market. In fat sheep the first six pens were pas ;ed in; crossbred wethers and ewes made 12s sd, crossbred ewes us ; 4-tooth store merino ewes in poor condition made6syd; a line of 1,500 merino wethers were offered but owing to the absence of buyers they were withdrawn. In cattle, of which there was only about a dozen head yarded, resulted, to anything but spirited biddings.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES. Thursday, February 26. Messrs Matson, Cox and Co., at Tatter Ball’s —Horses, Implements, etc.

MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS. Etc. Wednesday, February 26 Orange Hall—Star of the East, 1.0.G.T. at 730 :

Thursday, February 26. Grand Demonstration and Sports, in the Sports Ground, East belt. Costume Cricket Match in the Domain Friday, February 27. IlhburtOQ County Council —At Council Chambers, 11 a,m. Ashburton District licensing Committee —Meeting in the Courthouse at noon Borough Licensing District—Meeting in the Courthouse at noon ; Sunday, March I Primitive Methodist Church—Anniver sary Services Monday, March 2. Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7.30 Primitive Methodist Church—Public Tea, at 6 o’clock

Tuesday, March S. Tinirald School Committee Monthly Meeting in the Schoolroom Friday, March 6. Lonbgeach Road Board at Road Board Office.

Saturday, March 7. Afskanul Road Board, at Road Board office, Moore street, at 10.30 a. m. Tuesday, March 10. Ashburton School Committee —Monthly Meeting, in the Schoolroom, at 7.30

BIRTH.

White —On 25th February, at Larkbeare, Winter’s road, the wife of J. Franklin White, of twins—son (stillborn) and daughter.

The Ashburto Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1885

In last evening’s issue a typographical error occurred in an advertisement an nouncing the meeting of the Mount Somers Licensing Committee. The first meeting was set down for Monday, 22nd March, it should have been Monday, 2nd March.

The first meeting of the newly-elected Lyttelton Harbor Board was held yester day, and on the motion of Mr 0. W. Tur ner, seconded by the Hon E. Richardson, Mr E. G. Wright was elected chairman of the Board for the ensuing year. From our telegrams it will be seen that the Wellington Racing Club propose hold ing a race meeting on May 1 and 2 next. We understand that the Secretary of the Ashburton Club has telegraphed to the Wellington Club, pointing out that the proposed meeting would clash with the local fixture. The Excursion Sports Committee will meet at Messrs Matson, Cox, and Co.’s office this evenieg at 8 o’clock. A proposal made by Mr Westenra at the Lyttelton Harbor Board meeting yes terday, to grant the use of the Board’s tug to take the Timaru excursionists round the harbor was lost. The Lyttelton Orphanage Band have offered their services to the Sports Ground Entertainment Committee to-morrow gratuitously, and the Railway Department has agreed to oonvey the performers to Ashbnrton and back free of charge. At a meeting of the Selwyn County Council yesterday, it was reported that thirty-three acres of barley at Chaney’s corner, on the northern railway line, had been entirely stripped of grain by sparrows. Other crops on the same farm are much damaged, and the owner’s loss is about 2,300 bushels. 1 76 inches of rain fell in Christchurch during the 24 hours’ ending 9 a. m. yester day .

The General Assembly of the Presby terian Church terminated in Christchurch yesterday. The dispute between the cst. Andrew’s Church and the Christ church Presbytery was amicably settled by a conference between the latter and a Committee of the Asa'emb y. The Assem bly gave a deliverance against “ dancing and other questionable entertainments ” to raise funds for church purposes. The Canterbury Jockey Club Com mittee have disqualified the rider Watts and the horse Marmion for two years. While delivering an inaugural address recently in connection with the Scottish Geographical Society, Cord Roseberry said ; —As the struggle for teiritory went on, Great Britain could have no wish for selfish annexation. She was already com mitted to wardship and protection of an empire such as the world had never yet seen, and never could see again. If Great Britain was true to herself she could have no wish for farther annexation, because not merely had she this empire, but the very extensive empire was constantly leading her on to further and absolutely necessary annexation. Daring the exis tence of this very Government, which was a Government wholly and principally op posed to the extension of our burdens, we had been compelled to annex a great part of the explored and the unexplored con tinent of New Guinea, and wa might yet be compelled to do more in that way. He therefore said that our interest as an an nexationist Power was vary small indeed, because we could not wish to annex. It was not our duty to annex; it was our duty to consolidate ; and it was further our duty to watch over and encourage, and foster by every means in our power, the peaceful extension of commerce and civilisation.

The Star of the East Lodge, 1.0.6. T., will meet at the Orange Hall this evening at 7.30.

“ Anglo-Australian ” in the European Mail of January 9 says : —“ Apropos of New Zealand mutton, I heard rather a good story the other day. A friend of mine, an old Canterbury colonist, instructs his butcher to supply him with New Zaa mutton whenever he has a very good con signment to select from. The other day this gentleman was entertaining some friends at dinner, and among these were several from Canterbury, who particularly enjoyed liberal helpings from off a fine saddle of mutton. That, they said, was not New Zealand. My friend thought not, too, and remarked that it was pro bably a fine specimen from the South Downs. This dictum his guests fully accepted, observing that in Canterbury they had never found such a full and deli ct us flavour in even the beat mutton. Well, as may bo easily inferred it snbso quently turned out that this saddle did come off a New Zealand sheep, and the obvious inference is that the dry freezing process actually makes New Zea and mut ton, when off the finest sheep, actually better on arriving in this country that it would be if eaten where bred, while it fully equals, and perhaps surpasses, the very choicest product of our English pas tures.

That husband of mine is three times the man he was before he began using “ Wells Health Renewcr.” Druggists. The N.Z Drug Co., General Agents, 2 “ Buchu-Paiba.” —Quick, complete cure, all annoying kidney, bladder, and urinary diseases. Druggists. The N.Z. Drug Co.. General Agents. 8

The removal of weeds from the planta

tionin Baring Square, ref rred to in last night’s issue, was commenced this morn ing. The work in the Resident Magis trate's Court grounds will be completed this evening.

To-morrow the Dunedin Cup, one of the most important handicaps in the New Zealand racing calendar, wi'l be run at Foibury. The following are the results anticipated by the principal sporting writers :—Sir Lauocelot (New Zealand Referee) —Vanguard, 1 ; Wapiti, 2 ; Lady Emma, 3. Senax (Press)—Lady Emma and Wapiti. Ac'sem (Lyttelton Times) Wapiti, 1; Vanguard, 2 , Lady Emma, 3. Mr Oscar Wilde, speaking at Glasgow recently on “ Dress,” said that a Lanca shire mill-girl with a shawl over her shoulders and wearing dags knew more about dress than a fashionable London lady recently returned from Paris, be cause in the former case there was com fort, while in the latter there was discom fort. He was Bad" to see in newspapers

that such and such a color was to be the fashion. Color was viewed by an artist as a piano by a musician. It was a combi nation of the one and the harmony of the other that made beauty. What would people say if a musical paper stated that B flat was to be the fashionable note next winter ? Mr Hugo Friedlander, J.P., presided at the Resident Magistiate’a Court this, morning, and fined Thomas GafiVey for drunkenness 20s and costs, with the alter native of three days’ Jimprisonment. A first offender was cautioned and dis charged. A number of Ashburton sportsmen left for Dunedin by the express this morning to attend the race meeting to be held there to-morrow, Friday, and Saturday. A special night train will leave Ashburtan for Dunedin at 10.60 to-night. We learn by telegram from the Secre tary of the Geraldine Racing Club that in consequence of the Ashburton Club’s race me sting clashing with that of Geral dine, the Committee of the southern Club met yesterday and determined to extend their time for receiving nominations until 17>h March. We hope this is only pre liminary to an alteration being made in the date of the meeting. At a parade of the Ashburton Rifle Volunteers held in Messrs Scott and New man’s bazaar last night, 3 sergeants, 3 corporals, and 11 privates gave in their names as volunteers for service in the Soudan. Probably others will come for ward if required, and in addition to the above an Ashburton resident who served

in the British Armv during the Crimean campaign and Indian mutiny has inti mated his willingness to join Captain Hamersley’a contingent. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court this afternoon, before his Worship the Mayor and Mr R. Alcorn, J.P., Bernard Laughlan, an inmate of the Old Men’s Home, was, on the certificates of Drs Leahy and Trevor, committed to the Lunatic Asylum at Sunnysi e. We need hardly remind our readers that to-morrow the railway vxcurs’o 0 will take place from Christchurch and Timaru to Ashburton. The visitors will to pro vided with a variety of amusements both in the Public Domain and the Sports Ground. The details of at tract! ana to be pro vided on the Sports Ground have already been fully advertised, and should prove sufficiently various and diverting to please all tastes. The piece de resistance we pre sume will be the Baby Show, which has already caused no small amount of com ment, and in soma cases, we believe, speculation. The prize-list, contributed very generously by the drapers and other tradesmen of the town, is a very full one, and should draw a considerable number of entries. \nother feature will be the serial performances of the Roselle Bros, To those of the Ashburton public who attended the entertainments provided soms little time ago by the Public Library Committee, we nted say nothing of the excellence of these performances, but to those who have not been so fortunate as to see the Roselle Bros, wo can sincerely say that their performances are alone worth the admission money In addition there will be the Fancy Costume Cricket Match, wherein the City Fathers will pit themselves "gainst the j ally tars of H. M.S. Pinafore. Last, but not least, we mention the programme of races drawn up by the Committee, and for which the handsome trophies on view in Mr Clark’s window for the last few days have been provided by the Mayor and Committee. The Bicycle Races will be a new feature in Ashburton sports, and when we mention that several of the Christchurch cracks have entered, we shall expect these races to draw. It will perhaps be well to explain that the “ fearfully and wonderfully made ” structures all round the course are intended for the obstacle race, the fun of which must be seen to be appreciated. With fine weather, of which at the time we write there is every pros pect, we fully anticipate a crowded at tendance at the Sports Ground, East Belt, and from the variety of entertain ment provided by theenergeticCommittee no one should go away disappointed In addition to the sports on the Athletic Sports Ground, entertainment will be provided in the Domain, the main features of which will be the duck hunt, boating and plunging of the tidal wave into the cataract or boifing flood, whatever this

may mean. A lady in Coseytown discovered a mouse in the family flour barrel. She summoned her husband and told him to get the gun and call the dog and station himself near the scene of the onslaught. Getting 1 up on a high chair, she com menced punching the flour barrel with a pole. The poor mouse soon made its ap pearance and started across the floor, the dog-,immediately in pursuit. In the ex citement the man fired the gun, killing the dog, and the lady fainted and fell off the chair. The man, thinking she was dead and fearing arrest for murder, cleared out, and has not been heard of since. The mouse escaped. The Dunedin Evening herald some flays

ago published some interesting figures re lating to last year’s bankruptcies through out the colony. According to the state ments of the debtors who sought the pro tection of the Act, their liabilities

amounted to 1.206,246 10» lOd, while at their own valuation their assets repre sented in round numbers L 200,000. From these figures it would appear that the larger portion of the debtors were solvent, bnt in realising the estates the receipts

of the assignees only amounted to L21,65fi la 2d, and from this sum the costs of liquidation have to be deducted. At the end of the year the assignees held undivided funds to the am mat of L 631 8j 2d.

Another unfortunate. —Again we must draw the attention of our readers to the fact that a ,£2,4.24 stock of Clothing and General Dra pery, in the estate of Dennis O’Connell, tra ding in Lyttelton and Cristchurch, now bank rupt, was purchased by H. E. May & Co., of the Hall, High street, for £954, ,or only a little over one-third of its value. H. E. M. and Co. are now selling it at half (he marked price, which surely ought to secure a speedy clearance. “ German Syrup.”—No other medicine in

the world was ever given such a test of its curative qualities as Boschee’s German Syrup. I n three years two million four hundred thou sand small bottles of this medicine were dis tributed free of charge by Druggists in the United States of America to those addicted with Consumption, Asthma, Croup, severe Coughs, Pneumonia and other diseases of the throat and lungs, giving the afflicted undeniable proof that German Syrup will cure them. The re sult has been that Druggists in every town and village in civilised countries are recommending it to their customers. Go to your Druggist and ask what they know about it. Sample Bottles 6d. Regular size 3s. 6d. Three doses will relieve any ease,— [Advt.J

Lord Vernon, speaking to his tenants at the dinner following the rent audit at Poynton recently, said that in Derbyshire he now farmed 300 acres, and could pro duce from tha‘ land on an average LI,OOO worth of milk per annum at 7d per gal lon. fle certainly could not see his way clear to reduce the rent of his land whilst it was let at the present comparatively low figure. If they thought it would be better for them, he would start a dairy at Poynton such as he had established at Sudbury. Theta, during the last six mouths, LIO,OOO worth of milk had been bought from the farmers, and this money had been turned over without any loss. At Sudbury, with 1,294 acres and a rental of L2 786, L 4.838 had been paid to the farmers for milk, so that the difference between these two sums (L 2,052) had gone into the pockets of the fanners. He was quite sure that if land at Poynton, let at 30s per - acre, could not be made to pay, there must be something radically wrong somewhere—either they had bad cows or else not enough according to the land rented, or something of that kind — and he should always be glad to have a chat with any of them on such matters. In his opinion one of the first and princi pal reasons why farming did not pay was that very few farmers paid any attention to keeping their accounts in a systematic manner; and without wishing as a land lord to become possessed of any know ledge that would be distasteful to a tenant he (Lord Vernon) would say that he would gladly send a clerk to any of his tenants who were wishful to be put in the way of keeping their books in a busi ness-like manner. If this impertant matter were looked after, many bad debts would be avoided, and farmers would find that the time thus employed was a great saving to them. The gold-seekers of Nevada have found a new use for the barn-door fowl, vice pick and shovel sold out. It is no uncommon sight, so the story goes on to relate, to see men and women on their way to the gold region, each carrying a hen under one arm and a basket of chickens on the other. Their destination reached, these hens are

picketed, and being already hungry they begin to scratch and eat, and after three or four days’ honest toil they are killed unceremoniously, and their craws exa mined for gold dust. As much as eight dollars has been found in one craw. The first cost of the hen is, of course, a matter for consideration, but it is said that a young man with a turn for invention has discovered a method of extracting the gold from the hen’s craw without damaging the hen. We have not yet heard of his taking out a patent for it. —Pall Mall'Budget. In the Nineteenth Century for January Lord Bury, who is a practical cyclist, con tributes a capital article on cycling and cyclists. The maj :>r portion of the con tribution is taken up with an account of the organisation and working of the Na tional Cyclists’ Union and the Cyclists’ Touring Club ; but Lord Bury does not forget to enlarge upon the usefulness of cycling. He tells us that the tricycle has established itself as a necessary of daily life. The number of country homes where it is to be found is very great, and rapidly increasing, Even the butler rides off on h<s tricycle to visit tradesmen or friends in the neighboring town, or some active ycuog footman is only too delighted to swe the groom the trouble of saddling a horse, and will bring back an answering note in less time than would be occupied by a mounted mssaenger. In the estab lishment of hard-worked professional men it is very welcome. To country doctors especially it has been found a boon. Clergymen use them for their rounds. A pianoforte tuner rides pleasantly from one house to another ; a weary tramp used to behislot. A music mas ter records with glee his gain in health, time, and shoe-leather since he took to the tricycle. Another rider travels from farm to farm selling yeast to the farmers’ wives. It is now by no means uncommon to see, in- the neigh borhood of towns, mechanics making their way home from their work on a bicycle. In the country district that Lord Bury knows best agricultural laborers live far away from their work, and ride morning and evening to and fro. In the neighbor hood of towns, plasterers, glaziers, and carpenters, with their tool baskets at their backs, may be seen at the close of work hours making their way through the sub urbs to their country homes. In Coven try, and in many other towns, tricycles are almost exclusively employed to carry messages, and workman habitually ride home in the dinner hour. Lord Bury dues useful service to road repair, aud he thinks that now the N.C. U. have decided to look into the matter good will result. Lord Bury as president of the N.O. U. was successful in settling the Parks ques tion, and no doubt he will now look after the roads. It may be interesting to note that bis lordship is a fine specimen of a tricycliat, as he is over six feet, and weighs nearly 15 stone.

The Bad and Worthless are never imitated or counterfeited. This is es pecially true of a family medicine, and it ,is positive proof that the remedy imitated is of the highest value. As soon as it has been tested and proved by the whole world that Hop Bitters was the purest, best, and most valuable family medicine on earth, many imitations sprung up and began to steal the notices in which the press and the people of the country had expressed the merits of 11. 8., and in way trying to induce sudering invalids

tp use their stuff instead, expecting to make money on the credit ano. s cod name of H. B. Many others started nostrums put up in simi lar style to H, B. ; jvitb variously devised names in which the word ,f Hop ” or “Hops ” were used in a way to induce people to believe they were the same as Hop Bitters. All such pretended remedies or cures, no matter what their style or name is, and especially those with the word “Hop” or “Hops” in their name or in any way connected with them or their name, are imitations or counterfeits, Bgjyare of them. Touch none of them. Use nothing bi>t genuine American Hop Bitters,, with a ounch or cluster of green Hops on the white label, and Dr Soule’s name blown in the glass. Trust nothing else. Druggists and chemists are warned against dealing in imita tions «.r counterfeits.

SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE.

Auckland, Last Night,

A deputation from the Chamber of Commerce waited upon the Colonial Trea surer to-day with regard to the San Fran cisco mail service. It was pointed out that the fast steamers left on Saturdays, and there would be a material gain in time if the mails were despatched by them instead of by Thursday’s boat, as at pre sent. Sic Julius replied that one great difficulty in the way of the proposed change was the invincible objections which persons at Hume had to mails closing on Saturday evening. Beside, the saving of time even at present would not amoqqt to much, and he saw no rea son why, in the regular course of compo j tion, Thursday boats should j*ot yery soon outrival Saturday ones in point of speed. The deputation suggested it would be ad visable to shorten the length of the Pacific voyage by leaving out Honolulu as a port of call. Sir Julius Vogel expressed the opinion that if steamers did not call at Honolulu, New Zealand would require to have an additional sum of L20.00Q to wards subsidy, to make up for loss of traffic entaile ion the company- He was favorable to (he steamers catling at Samoa and Tonga as well The whole subject was under consideration of the Govern ment.

MR WILFRED BLUNT AND THE SOUDAN DIFFICULTY.

A representative of the Fall Mall Ga zette, during the latter part of December, had an interview with Mr Wilfred Blunt when that gentleman is reported to have said :

My personal relations with General Gordon began during the Egyptian war, he wrote to me from the Cape ex pressing his warm and generous sympathy with the cause of Arabi, and this was fol lowed by further letters during the ex citing days of the patriot’s trial. In one of these he wrote:—“l sincerely hope you can recover the L 4,000 you spent on' Arab!. I will give L 5 a year till you are repaid. It would bo a pleasure to do It.” I have had a dozen more interesting letters from General Gordon written at this time ; and on his return to England I had the great pleasure of making his ac quaintance. I mention this to show why 1 have taken so strong a personal interest in his subsequent career. The jlast con versation I ever had with him was about the Soudan, but at that time he had no thought of returning. I was in India un-

fortunately when be started on his last desperate mission; and his friend, Captain Brocklehurst, has since assured me that he asked repeatedly for me during the days which preceded his departure. He thoughf, and rightly, that I could have given him information with regard to the modern state of Egypt—for since he has been there great changes had occurred— and I cannot too much regret that I was not at hand. I could at least have given him this warning, that Tewfik had for feited for ever the esteem of honest men either in Egypt or Soadan, and that to identify himself with so discredited a cause could only ruin his hopes. I wrote to him in this sense when I heard of his having gone ; but it was too late, and 1 am ignorant s ill whether my letter ever reached him. At Alexandria he was un fortunately waylaid by Sic Evelyn Baring and Nubar, and took the unfortunate step of accepting the Khedive’s mandate. All the ruin of hia plan of peace may be traced to this

I may as well explain why the Soudanese were specially angered at General Gordon’s appearance at Khartoum as Tewfik Pasha’s envoy. Their quarrel with Tewfik dated from his re-appointment of Riaz, their bitterest enemy, as Minister, and from his having arrested, after Tel-el-Kebir, their sweat religious chief at Oairo, Sheykh el Aleysh, the chief of the Malekite sect, which is their own. This venerable man was thrown by Biaz in prison and there, died, not without suspicion of poison, in the early days of the restoration; and the Soudanese have always laid the crime at Tewfik’s door. It is only too likely to be a just suspicion, for El Aleysh bad signed the fetwa deposing Tewfik when he joined Beauchamp Seymour after the bom bardment ; and when the rest of the re ligious aheykhs had made their peace with the restored tdgime the old man had proudly refused. In any case, General Gordon’s chance of making peace in the .Soudan was gone from the day he entered the Khedive’s doors.

On my return to England in March I found all the world turned upside down on account of the General’s danger, and I saw Brocklehurst and others of his friends who had a plan of rescuing him by a pri vate armed expedition of their own; and I was invited, as one of Gordon’s friends, to join the enterprise. But it is clear that with the principles I hold I could, not do this; for, much as I loved Gordon, I loved freedom and justice better, and I refused to be a party to any act of vio lence against the Arabs. I promised my friends, however, to assist, if ever it should be in my power, in peaceful nego tiations, and I set at once to work to open a way to these. The resa t was my letter to Mr Gladstone, who knows me well enough to be sure that 1 would not talk at random on a matter of such import ance, and who therefore did not despise my offer. It was frustrated partly by the war section of the Cabinet, partly by Sir Evelyn Baring, who returned to England while the matter was under discussion, and there my pact in the matter ended. Since then I have been at Constantinople, where 1 have cleared my mind on many subjects, and formed jaster views of the Sultan’s character, ideas, and influence. Things have immensely changed in thfi empire in the last three years and Abdul Hamid has gained a moral ascendency he did not in his earlier years possess. He is now absolute at Constantinople, as no Sultan ever was, and the range of his in fluence has been vastly extended. You distrust him, you say. Ida not Abdul Hamid respects the religious law, and in that lies all virtue in a Mohommedan Prince.

You ask me about my plan for making peace in the Soudan. It rests first upon the identity of the Mahdi’s cause with Arabi’s. Many of my Egyptian friends, or, at any rate, of the friends of my friends, are in Mohammad Ahmed's ranks, t am myself well known by name to their leader, and my having stood by the Egyp tians in their evil days will serve me now. They know that I am not a mere agent of the Foreign Office, ready to trick and cajole them ; that I really wish their wel fare, and that I have no personal object. In the second place, I count upon the Sultan’s countenance of my efforts in the causa of peace, Mabommedan independ ence, and the maintenance of his caliphal right, I know him to be sincere in his desire to act as the loyal Prince of all the Faithful; and I believe he knows me as a siaceiv|fnend to Islam, I feel little doubt, therefore, of his hearty co-operation in a humane cause. The Sultan v.ishes peace. He wishes good will with all men and with England. There is no reason why he should refuse his sanction to my efforts. I dare, therefore, to affirm that, starting from London with a commission to treat, I could reach Constantinople in five days;

that I should be honored with an imme diate audience at the Palace, and that, fortified with the Saltan’s approval and co-operation, could without further delay proceed to the Mahdi’s camp. My parti cular route I think 1 had not better toll you ; but word has already, I believe, been sent to prepare me an escort to a certain point, and should the representa tions of the Peace Association win Mr Gladstone’s approval I feel no anxiety as to the result. The journey would pro bably have little danger, and at the pre sent season of the year little inconveni ence. Later, with the hot weather, all would be made tenfold more tedious. You ask me about time. 1 say Lord Wolseley cannot reach Khartoum before March. I could reach it by the middle of February—at least, such is the calcu lation of those on whom 1 rely. There must, however, be an understanding whether it is to bo peace or war 5 and J will have no tricks played like the battles of Teb and Tamanieb in the moment of treating. I quite (understand that were it all plain sailing with the expedition I shoqld have no chance at all of being listened to. But it is not a case of plain sailing, and I am of opinion the twiddle of February will see things not very much different with the army from what they are at present. Let Wolseley collect his forces till then at Eorti. The interval will not be wasted if it is spent in negotia tion.

CRICKET.

ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA.

[bedisk’s TELEGRAMS—COPYRIGHT. ] Sydnby, Yesterday.

The cricket match was resumed and concluded to-day. The Englishmen in their second innings were only able to pat 207 together, and tbe'Oombioed Anstra lian team were thus victorious by 7 runs. In the visitors’ second inniuga the contributors were—Bates, c, 31; Flowers, b, 56; Maurice Read, c. 56.

CANTERBURY v. OTAGO.

This match was concluded yesterday, and resulted in a victory for Otago by four runs and two wickets. The follow ing are the scores ; Canterbury—2nd innings. Million, c Carson, b Austin ... ... 10 W. Cotterill, c Carson, b Frith ... ... 9 Wilding, c Carson, b Frith ... ... 23 Wheatley, b Frith... ... 4 Denham, run out 5 Barnes, c and b Austin ... ... •» Washer, c Cotterill (sub), b Austin ... 31 Dunlop, not out ... ... ... ..." 22 H. Cotterill, b Austin ... o Page, run out . ... ... 3 McMurray, b Austin ... ... ~ o Byes ... ... 4 Leg Bye ... ... 'l Wide , .... ... 1 Total ... ... ... ... 132 Total for first innings ... 164 Grand total ... ... 29S . Otago—2nd Innings. Harris, c Barnes, b Dunlop ... ... 6 Beck c Denham, b Wilding ... ... 5 Dixon, cMcMu ray, b Wheatley... ... 26 Boddington, c Denham, (b Dunlop ... O T. Austin, b Wheatley 16 Collinson, b Dunlop 13 Parker, not out 54 McGregor, c Bames, b Dunlop ... ... o Carson,, c Denham, b Dunlop O Drabble, notout ... 4 Wides .;. a No balls .... 3 Total for eight wickets ... ... 129 First innings ... * ..i ... tyr Grand total ... ... 300

THE SOUDAN CAMPAIGN.

[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS—COPYRIGHT.] (Received January 25,130 p.m.) London, February 24.

At a meeting of the, Natiopa!,;Eifle Association held to-day, the Duke of Cambridge presided, and in the cooiee of his speech expressed a hope that later the Government may find It possible to utilise the offers made by other colonies than New South Wales of troops for the Sou dan.

[per press association.] Auckland, Last-Night. Mr A. D. Bennett’s office was besieged by applicants this morning desiring their names to be placed on the roll of his pro posed free naval contingent. Among them were several ex-naval officers with moat excellent discharges from the Royal Navy, and one with special certificates on torpedo and big gunnery and marine mine work.

Mr G. Hazell, late roush-ridin/ Ser geant-Major in Her Majesty’s service, and - - now of the riding school on the New hi orth road, has communicated with'the Minister of Defence, offering if required his own services and the use of his riding school for instruction of a cavalry troop in mounted and dismounted drill, sword carbine, and lance exercises, f&e of all charge, if it is determined to send such a force to the Soudan.

Auckland, To-day. Sailed—Tarawera for Sydney, with 1765 cases of preserved meat, valued at L 2,142, foe the Sydney Government, for the ase of troops for the Sondan. Dunedin, Last Night. Messrs F. Fulton, J. Jordan, and W. Lowcay waited on the Premier in refer* ence to the proposal to raise a force here for service in the Soudan. They sub* mitted to the Premier that a hundred men could probably be got together, and asked, should their services be accepted, that the Government should assist the movement by giving free railway trans portation and providing arms. The : Premier promised to brine the matter be*. L fore his colleagues at Wellington next, week and to forward an answer.

SPORTING

HAWKE’S BAT JO. AUTUMN *.

MEETING.

Napibb, Last Night . The following acceptances were re ceived to-night for the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club’s Autumn meeting Napisb Handicap, 600 so vs. st lb it lh Leonora ... $ 7 Pearl ... 7 0 Tigredia ... 712 Billy ..; 618 Fusilier ... 7 6 Pasha ... 618 Ugly Buck 7 5 Laird ... 612 Forerunner 7 6 Clogs ... 6 8 Libeller ... 7 4 Mangohane § 0 Railway Stakes Handicap, 150 sots, Ascot ... 8 3 Talebearer... 7 4 Tigredia ... 8 2 Slave ... 7 4 Fusilier ... 7 9 Christina ... 7 3 Ugly Buck... 7 8 Pasha ' ... 7 0 Forerunner 7 7 Clogs - ... 6 8 Pearl ... 7 6 Smeroooh... 6 5 Billy ... 7 5 Waewaitika 6 4 Handicap Hobbles, 150 sovs. Maccaroni ' 11 8 Hurricane... .9 0 Pastime ... 10 12 Faugh a Bat* - Denbigh ... 10 4 lagh ... 9 0

Handicap Ho Maccaroni ' 11 8 Pastime ... 10 12 Denbigh ... 10 4 Messenger 9 0

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

Okutbr's tuxobaus—ooPTßiairr. ] Monetary and Commercial. London, February 23* Consols have declined to 98# {sie). The market rate, of discount has fallen t0 .3f6 per cent., and is now $4 below minimum Bank rate. New Zealand securities are unchanged. Colonial breadstuff’s continue at last quotation?, viz.—Adelaide wheat,' 365; New Up land, 28s to 345 ; Adelaide flour, ?S», all ex store. Australian tallow—aver age quality beef, 335; mutton, 345.

The Enabling Bill. Earl Derby, Colonial Secretary, will shortly introduce an Enabling Bill for Australasian federation in the House of Lords.

The Prince of Wales. London, February 84. The Prince of Wales will visit Ire land in April. ■ -

Proposed Vote of Osnsure In the House qf Commons last night Sir Stafford Northcote proposed a vote of censure on the Government; motion set forth that the Minbtaial policy in connection with the Soudan proved resultless, and his speech urged that it wg§ imperative a stable Govern ment should be established .m that country.. Mr Gladstone in reply warmly eulogised the late General Gordon, and pointed out that treason alone prevented ils rescue. He demanded ’ that the House should have confience in the policy of the Government. The debate continued to a late hour, when it was adjourned,

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1885.



Wanted. TrT7~ANTED Known—Before buying Yy Dress Materials, Ulsters, Jackets, Dolmans, Millinery, etc , call and inspect our stock. The cheapest first-class Drapery and Millinery Establishment in Ashburton —H. 0. Regers, ealys’ Buildings, East Street. ANTED —A competent Laundress W for Weaterfield. No objection to widow with one child. Apply E. Cook son, Wills street. 2 274 \\J ANTED Known— w e rtheira Sew -1 ing Machines can be had on Time Payments at tho New Zealand Clothing Factory’s Branch, East street, Ashburton 2 276 W ANTED Known Mangling done Mrs Mauhike, North-east Belt. 2 263 Glorious news. Andrew Orr will give away on Saturday 100 pairs men’s boots at 6a 9d ; 60 pairs can vas slippers jit 2a 6d ; 30 pairs cricketing boots at 6a 6d ; 100 pairs Kaiapoi trousers at 11a 6d —every article at half-price. 2 237



Excursion Day Gala QPORTS GROUND, EAST BELT. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26. COSTUME CRICKET MATCH. Borough Council v. H.M.S Pinafore. ROSELLE BROTHERS IN XHE;B DOUBLE, DUPLICATE, & FLYING TRAPEZE & ROMAN BINGS ACTS. BABY~SHOW. Class I.—Faltret Baby under 18 months (weight for age) Class 2.—Best Twins under 18 months Class 3.—Beat Dressed Baby under 18



months Glass 4 Prettiest Baby under 18 months Class s.—Beat all round Baby under G months Glass 6.—Best all round Baby under 12 months Glass 7.—Best Baby in the Show Entrance free Babies to be in lent not later tfan 2 p.m. Show to open'at 2.30 p,m. Splendid prizes, the chief one being 4-wbeeled Perambulator, value 13 3*. HIGHLAND DANCING. I—Highland Fling ■ 2—Seauntreus 3 Foursome ! eel 4 Gillie Galium (sword dance) N.R—The prizes will consist of Bal moral and Tam o’Shanter Bonnets and Bronze and Hes-fier Hose ; also hand* some “ Quaich " for best dancer. SPORTS. Value of prizes. s ' '•*' First. Second. 1— yds (hep) Flat Baca , ... ... £1 1 £0 10 6 2 mile Bicycle Race 3 3 110 3 mile(hcp)Fiatßace 110 015 0 <4—Jfiggand Spoon Race 010 0 5 0 B'ASingle Wc men ’a Race (workboz given by Mr F. Clark) ... 1 10 (workbox given by Mr Patching 6,—5-mile Bicycle Race Mayor's Cup ... 6 6 111 7—Obstacle Race ... 110 010 6 Tug-of-war, open to all comers 3 0 Entry to Tug-of-war, Is per man ; •11 other races, Is. Tog-of-war teams to consist of not more than ten men. Post entries for all events except Bicycle Races. Competitors not allowed to wear spiked thoea. All protests must be lodged with the Secretary within half an hour after event, and Committee's decision to be final. Dancing on the green at intervals during the day. Grenada open at 12.30. Sports to begin at Ip.m. Admission,.ls. Children free. JOHN A. CAYGILL, J. MAOLFAN DUNN, 2 269 Hon Secretaries, 0 10 6 to



Groceries CHEAPER THAN EVER AT james McGregor’s, Tanc&ed Street. Sugars—English Cut Loaf, 5d per lb Best White Crystal, 3£d per lb Best Snowdrop, 4d per lb (Reductions by the mat) . Teas, Is 3d, Is 6d, 2a, 2s 6d, and 2s 9d Box Tea from 12s 6d per box Canterbury Cakes, lOd each. Rice, 3d Mixed Biscuits, 6d Lunch Biscuits, 3d Currants, 61 Raisins, 7d Hew Figs, Is per. box Best Sago, 3d Hew Muscatels, Is 6d Oysters, 6d Cairn's Marmalade, 8d Peacock’s Jams, 6sd Herrings, 7d Keillor's Marmalade, 9d Salmon, 8d Cheese, 6d per lb English Pickle s, 8d Other articles equally cheap. JAMES MoGREGOR, Tapered Street. 12 2342 VALENTINES. VALENT INKS—A Very Artistic Assortment. Inspection Invited. CHEAP STATIONERY. Superfine notepaper ... 5s per ream Cream-laid envelopes ... 6s per 1000 • Foolscap, exceptional value Is per quire b S. Books by various authors, and some of the latest editions. , . Toyaand Fancy Goods incredibly che&p, to clear out surplus stock. Sevan, STATIONER, BOOKSELLER, &o. SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, (Next Shop to Quill's So tel)



ANTED 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£ i, Towels 3£d, 36 inch Oik-1 >th 9J, Calicoes Is 41. GLORIOUS NEWS—Monster Clear ing Sale:—Ladies’ Kid Boots 6*6d, Girls’, Infants Is, Men’s Elastic side, 8s 6d, Men’s Watertights 9s Gd, Blucher Boots 6s 6d, Canvas Slippers 2s 6J. A. T)E7 ANTED Known—Fresh Flounders » » are daily despatched direct from our own boat, now fishing at Labe 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, O. Pack, East street, Ashburton. 11 2151 WANTED KNOWN— Robert Elston, Bill Poster, Theatpioal Aobnt, etc., Town Hall, Ashburton. Theatrical companies and others visiting Ashburton should communicate with the above. Orders by post or telegram promptly attended to. 760 WT ANTED Known—Boots 1 Boots 1 V\ That Hayes and Co. are Clearing a few desperate lines of Boots, etc., to wit, Ladies’ Leather, 4s Gd; Men’s Shooters, Pegged, 10a; Men’s Elastic sides, 9s, and a lot of odd lines that must Amdrkw Orb’s Cheap Sale 2 185 Obb’s Cheap Sale. 2 186 be cleared at once. 7 1278



WANTED Known Removed. — Jones and Bradshaw, Corn and Chaff DhaLrs, 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 and '■ badshaw. SOMETHING worth knowing.—F. F. CLAYTON, Practical Tailor, pro fessed Coat and Habit Maker, is next Jones and Bradshaw’s, East street. F. F. C. 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 1962 WANTED Known—o. Hawkin’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, 10s 3d; Women’s Strong Lace Boots, 8a 6d ; Leather Elastic, 9s 6d; Children's all reduced from la pet pair. Motto—“ Small Pro fits and Quick Returns.” 0. boot and Shoemaker. 12 2393



Special Advertisements. TO PATIENTS. Dr. sohwabzbach, m.d., Specialist on Diseases of the Eye, Ear and Throat, Clarendon Hotel, Christ church. Hours—from 10 to 1. The Doctor will remain until about the middle of March, and will accept no serious cases for treatment at the end of his stay.



Dimant and Coe, A EE authorised LOCAL AGENTS for Singer’s SEWING M A- OfIINES, and are prepared to receive PAYMENTS and afford all information in connection therewith. Treadle and Hand Machines on Time Payments. A supply cf Machine extras on hand. CORNER EAST AND TANCRED STREETS, ASHBURTON. „ 11 2181



Cornsacks. OKA BALES of CORNSACKS to arrive ex ship Atlantigue (now due), size 48 x 26£, 2f. Apply, at once, to HAYES & CO., I 1 Arcade, Ashburton.



T| 10 my readers and the reading public. I Just to hand.—New Books.—Black Poodle, by Anstey ; Our Old .Nobility ; The Cuckoo Clock, by Mrs Moleswortb ; 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 Rexde; Good Stories of Man and other Animals, by Charles Reade; Yesteged, by Geo F. Gumming; 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 Lympocium; Bos well’s Life of Johnson ; Magna Charta Stories; Taming Down without Banting ; Money and Mechanism of Exchange, b) S. Jevons; John BLuldsworth’s Chief Mate; My Watch Below, by W. 0. Rus sel; The Wonder of Nature; Death Shot, by Reed; How to live upon la per Week; Stories of Waterloo; Secrets of Success ; How 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, Plunders’ Buildings, Ashbueton.



Special Advertisements. SELLING OFF FANCY GOODS, TOYS, BOOKS, STATIONARY, «fec. Musk be sold—even if at a loss YALENTINUO aleniineO To Suit everybody at prices that cannot be beaten. An dr ewes Bros., Booksellers, Stationers, Ac., Ashburton.



NOTICE TO CONSUMERS OF COAL. HE undersigned are now landing, ex B.Q OnUfvvUf vUO Best N ewcastle Coal 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. MAOPHERSON, FILMER AND CO. SAWMILLERS, TIMBER, COAL, AND FIREWOOD MERCHANTS. East street, Ashburton. s.s Hauroto, the Imported for the season (late A. Hayes),



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



Davis’s gURPLUS STOCK OF FURNITURE Now Belling off at HALF-PRICE. Must be sold to make room for NEW STOCK. Parties about to Furnish will SAVE 50 Per Cent. BY PUOHASING AT W. DAVIS’S FURNITURE WAREHOUSE, EAST STREET SOUTH, Ashburton 9 1729



EBKUiRY LIST, Women’s Lisle Gloves, 4-buttons, 4Jd. 47 Men’s Tweed Sac Suita, 27s 6d, now 17s 6d. 37 Boys’ and Youths’ Trouser Suits, 20s, now 12s 6d. 34 Pairs Men’s Trousers and Vests, a Bargain, 10s lid. Small Boys’ Tunic Suits, cheap, 6s lid. 50 Dozen Men’s Socks, B*d. 75 Dozen Men's Merino Socks, B|d. Men’s Hard Felt Hats, Now Goods, 6s 6d, now la lid. 200 Dozen Turkey Bed Handkerchiefs, 3|d. H. E. May & Co., THE HALL.



Victoria House. Season sale commencing on January 16xh, & continuing FOR FIVE WEEKS ONLY. REMARKABLE REALITIES*! GLARING REDUCTIONS !! For Convincing proof and Special Prices See Windows'll Dimant and Coe, READY-MONEY DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, &v., In premises lately occupied by Orr and Co., Coro East and Tanored stca ASHBURTON,



Special Advertisements. IN otice ! AIST E D KNOWN. To the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding districts, that ft. J. F. Lublow, Has just opened up a first-class assortment of West of England Coatings and tweeds, and plso a large assortment of colonial and Scotch Tweeds, His large and varied stock can not be surpassed in the town. ] ORDERS WILL RECEIVE EVERY DUE ATTENTION. hlr G. J. P. L's abilities as a tradesman do not need any fur ther comment. Do not forget address TANORED STREET, Ashburton. Terms Strictey Cash. 5784



Tic-Doloureux, Toothache, or any other neuralgic pain spcediiy yields to Baxter’s Anti- Neuralgic Pills. “ Rough on Rats,” —Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies, ■vnts, beetles, insect-, skunks, jack rabbits, gophers. Druggists, The N.Z, O L.g Co,, General Agents, 3



j The railways of the United States have a debt of LX,300,000,000. The system of compulsory military ser vice has driven 90,000 young men out of Prussia during the last si* years. The weakest woman, smallest child, and sickest invalid, can use Hep Bitters with safety and great good. See.—[Advt.] “ My mother drove the paralysis and neura lgia all out of her system with Hop Bitters. —Ed, Oswego Sun, See.—JAdvt.J