COMMERCIAL.

i Ashburton Guardian Office, Wednesday afternoon, j Messrs Matson, Cox and Co. report upon - the live stock market for the Ashburton district: —On Tuesday, at the Tinwald Yards, we held our usual weekly sale of sheep, cattle and f pigs. There was a fair entry of sheep, but the - attendance of buyers was very small, farmers 1 fw'ng all too busy looking after their crops to think of anything else. In cattle there was.a £ medium entry, and in fat cattle not hardly sufficient for tnde requirements. We quote . mutton at 2d per lb, beef ißs to 20s per loolb. In fat sheep fat merino wethers sold at bs 6d, Crossbred ewes 9 s tud, crossbred wethers 9® ] ltd to tos 6d, merino ewes 6s. In stores — ( broken mouth merino ewes 3s gd, fair mouths es 2d, almost the whole of this description of stock was turned out unsold. Fat leers L 6 r s . L 6. Fat heifers LS to L 5 tos 6d, yearlings ' Ll 14s.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

v AUCTION SALES. Wednesday, March 11 Mr Tbos. Bullock, at Mr Nixon’s resi dence, Tanc'ed street —Furniture Tuesday, March 17 Messrs Matson, Cox and 0)., at the Ashburton Saleyarda—Stock MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Exo. Wednesday, March 11 Orange Hall—Star of the East, 1.0.G.T., meeting at 8 o’clock Fowler’s Buildings, Tancred street—Meet ing, at 8 o’clock Western Fire Brigade-Meeting at the Engine station, at 7 o’clock Friday, March 13. Lonbgeaob Road Board at Road Board Office. . Saturday, March 14. A&borton Coursing Club—Meeting at the Somerset Hotel, at 7-30 Monday, March 16 Arcade Chambers —Star of Ashburton, U.A.0.D., at 8 o’clock Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7.30 Thursday, March 26 Tinwald Saleyarda—Annual Ram and Ewe Fair Friday, March 27. ishburton County Council—At Council Chambers, 11 a.m. Friday, April 3 Oddfellows’ Hall—Baptist Church Anni versary Tea Meeting Saturday, April 4 Afakanui Road Board, at Road Board ' office, Moore street, at 10.30 a.m. Tuesday, Apbil 14. Ashburton School Committee—Monthly Meeting, in the Schoolroom, at 7.30 MAIL NOTICES. RTailn close at the Ashburton Post Office follows: — For Christchurch and North at 6 a.m. 10.30 a.m., and 5 p.m., daily. For Chertsey Rakaia, &c., at 10.30 a.m. snd6 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10 a.tn. daily. if or Temuka, at 6 a.m, and 10 a.m., For and South, at 6 a. m., 10 *,m,, and 4.30 p.m., daily. For Greenstreet and Ashburton Porks, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10.45 A.m. For Wakanui, Elgin, Seaview, Seafield, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6.30 a. m. For Hohnt Somers, on Tuesdays and aturdays, at 6 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. For Mayfield, on Tuesdays and Satur days, at 6 a.m. For Ashton, Waterton and Longbeach, at 4,30 p.m. daily. For Remington, on Mondays, Wednes jjiys, and Fridays, at 4.30 p. m. For Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fri days at 10.30 a.m. Hfftilw arrive at the Ashburton Post ■)ffice— "From Christchurch and Rakaia at 10.16 a.m., 4.35 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. Jh’om Chertsey, Ac. at 10.15 a.m. and 4,35 p.m. daily. From Dunedin and intermediate places at Freni. Temuka and Timaru at 10.40 a. m. i .30 p.m., and 8 p.m. daily. From Greenstreet and Ashburton Forks, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10 *.xn. Bor Mount Somers and Ashburton Oorgi, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, at 6 a.m. and 4.30 p.m., and on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. From Mayfield, on Tuesdays and Satur days, at 10.5 a.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long beach at 10 a. m. daily. , . From Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fri days, at 2.30 p.m. From Flemington on Tuesdays, Thurs days, and Saturdays, at 10 a.m. From Elgin, Wakanui, Seafield, and Kyle on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sat urdays, at 4 p.m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Est Veritas et Prbvalebit WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1885.

At the Resident, Magistrate’s Court this morning, M>' H. 0. S. Baldeley, R.M., dealt wuh the following cases. Samuel Alexander, charged with having been drunk and having behaved in a riotous manner in the Somerset Hotel yesterday, was fined 60s and costs with the alternative of 14 days’ imprisonment. —The same offender was further charged with resisting Constable Smart in the ex ception of his duty, and was fined 40a and costs with the alternative of 5 days’ im prisonment.—A first offender for drunken ness was fined 5s and costs, with the alternative of 24 hours’ imprisonment. The annual meeting of the Ashburton Permanent Building and Investment So i oiety will be held at the Arcade Cham bers, Burnett street, on Wednesday, 25th March, at 3 p. m. The business which will come before the meeting is advertised in another part of this issue. The Rev. Father Chaatagnon will cele brate mass at Methven on Sunday next, at 10.30 a. m., and Vespers at Ashburton at 7p m, Tuesday next being the feast of St Patrick, mass will be celebrated at Ashburton at 10 a.m., and on Sunday 23rd inst. there will he mass at Rakaia The Ashhmton District School Com mittee have advertised their intention to enforce the compulsory clauses of the Education Act. It appears from their discussion in respect to this matter last night that a number of children are at present taken from school to assist in harvest operations. Mr Tucker stated that he knew of one case in which a wife had gone into the country to cook for her husband, engaged in harvest operations, and had been compelled to take her five children with her.

At the District Court this morning a witness found some difficulty in defining the condition of a man immediately pre ceding drunkenness. The witness sub mitted “state of jollification,” “not drunk,” and other well-known definitions of a partially “ foo ” man. but a novel and expressive suggestion by the Judge— “ slightly sober ” —was accepted with evi dent appreciation of its humor. At the District Court this morning the civil case Friedlander Bros v Coffey and Brick, was adjourned on the application of the counsel for the defendants. The application was opposed by counsel on the other side, and during the argument that fensued some particulars were ad duced which give promise of the case proving of more than ordiniry interest. It is now set down for hearing on Friday, April 10th.

Miss Janet Dick has been recommended to the North Canterbury Board of educa tion to fill the position on the staff of the Borough School vacated by Mr Gilfaoy. Mr Wa'ker, M. H. R., recently for warded a petition from a number of resi dences in this county to the Minister of Justice, pray inti that the sentence passed upon John Gilmour, a bankru, t. for fraudulent concealment of property from the Deputy Official Assijnee might be commuted. While in Wellington last week, Mr Walker made enquiries in re ference to the facts of the petition, and ascertained that the Cabinet had not yet had time to deal with it. It will be con sidered in the course of a few days. An appeal by William Rowse against the Resident Magistrate's decision in a recent case under the Licensing Act, oc cupied the District Court for some hours to-day. ahe evidence adduced was simi lar to that published in connection with the hearing in the lower Court, although two important witnesses for the prosecu tion were able to fix more precisely the hours at which they were supplied with liquor and left the house. The conviction in the lower Court was quashed. A re port appears in another column. The Ashburton District School Com mittee met at the Borough school last evening. After the disposal of the usual routine business the members resolved themselves into committee to consider a communication received from the Board of Education in respect to the headmaster. On resuming, the Chairman reported that the Committee had determined to coin cide with a resolution passed by the Board to the effect that the headmaster’s engage ment should be terminated by three months’ notice. We understand that the

proceedings in committee were of a most animated character, and that the ulti mate decision was not a unanimous one. A full report of the public proceedings appears elsewhere. In accordance with a request of His Worship the Mayor, the places of busi ness in Ashburton were closed between noon and 2 p.m. to-day as a mark of respect to the late General Gordon. Sir Julius Vogel arrived in Christchurch at noon to-day. In accordance with his express wish there was no public recep tion.

Messrs Hobbs and Goodwin, the popu lar totalisator proprietors, advertise the Globe Consultation Company in another column of this issue. We have no doubt that this new venture of the genial pro moters will be largely patronised. The experiments made during tfye past year in the cultivation of sugar beets for the new sugar factory at Lavenham, es tablished by Messrs Bolton and partners, seem to have fairly answered the anticipa tions formed. Professor A. H. Church, in his report to the company, points out that last year’s drought was against large crops, audyet on a large proportion of the farms the yield was about 12 tons per acre, while the average quantity of sugar in the roots nearly reached 13 per cent, corresponding to a production of 1£ tons of crystaliisable sugar per acre. Professor Church gives it as his opinion that under normal conditions sugar-beet must pay better than wheat at present prices, a matter which should receive the serious consideration of the agriculturist ; but it ia with this proviso, that growers must cease to treat sugar-beet as a fallow crop and devote the best land and all their care to its cultivation. The distressed farmer looking about for new openings for his energy should not overlook this one.— P.M. Budget.

Catarrh of thr Bladder. —Stinging .rritation, inflammation, all kidney and similar complaints, cured by “ Buchu-paiba. ” The N.Z. Drug Co., General Agents, 3

Coughs,' Colds, Bronchitis, etc., are quickly cured by using Baxter’s “ Lung Preserver.’ This old-established medicine is pleasant to the palate, and highly extolled by members of the medical and clerical profession. Read ad vertisement.

Another unfortunate.-—Again we must aV«IY the attention of our readers to the fact that a 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 or only a little over one-third of its value. H. E. M. and Co. are now selling it at half the marked price, which surely ought to secure a 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. In three years two million four hundred thou sand small bottles pf this medicine were dis tributed Jree of charge by Druggists in the United States of America to those afflicted with Consumption, Asthma, Croup, severe Coughs, Pneumonia and other diseases of the throat and lungs, giving the afflicted undeniable pjroot 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 if. Sample Bottles 6d. Regular size 3s, fid. Three doses will relieve any case.—[Aovt.J

The Australian Mutual Provident So-1 ciety have notified that they will not re- 1 quire members of the New South Wales J p Soudan contingent assured in their office, I J to pay increased premiums in consequence I a; of the war service.—This extraordinary 1 n liberality will doubtless prove an excellent I a advertisement of what promises shortly to become the first life office in the world. 1 A meeting of subscribers to the Western * Fire Brigade will meet at the engine-house I a this evening at 7 o’clock. 1 t The adjourned meeting of persons in- I 8 tercsted in the formation of a Working J * Men’s Club will be held at Fowler’s 1 ' buildings this evening at 8 o’clock. 1 The following extract from the result I of the Pupil Teachers’ Examination, 1 giving the positions occupied by the can- ] didates from the Ashburton Borough I School, was read at last night’s meeting of I the School Committee : J ASH BOUTON. 1

Flies and Bugs.—Beetles, insects, roaches, ants, bed-bugs, rats, mice, gophers, jack-rab bits, cleared out by “Rough on Rats.” The N.Z. Drug Co., General Agents. 3 Holloway’s Ointment and Pills.—Coughs, Influenza.—The soothing properties of these medicaments render them well worthy of trial in all diseases of the respiratory organs. In common colds and influenza the pills, taken internally, and the ointment rubbed over the chest and throat, are exceedingly efficacious. When influenza is epidemic, this treatment is the easiest, safest, and surest, llolloway t s pills purify the blood, remove all obstacles to its free circulation through the lungs, relieve the over-gorged air tubes, and render respira tion free, without reducing the strength, irrita ting the nerves, or depressing the spirits ; such are the ready means of saving suffering when anyone is afflicted with colds, coughs, bron chitis, and other chest complaints, by which so many persons are seriously and permanently afflicted in most countries.

ASHBURTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

i- The ordinary monthly meeting of the Ashburton School Committee was held at 8 t the Borough School last evening. Present a —Messrs D. Williamson (Chairman), W. c . H. Collins, J. Orr, S. W. Alcorn, J. rs Tucker, D. Thomas and A. Orr. J. BUSINESS DONE BY CHAIRMAN, h A report of the business done by the h Chairman since last meeting was read and j. approved of. le CORRESPONDENCE, h The following correspondence, most of , n whiohhad been dealt with by theOhairman, 5 . was read: —(1) From the North Canterbury Board of Education, requesting the Com mittee to advertise for a third master as ]: successor to Mr Gilboy.—(2) From the same, stating that it was within the dis- cretion of the Committee to close the school or not to enable the teachers to at- tend the annual meeting of the Teacher’s Institute. —(3) From the same, in re ference to school furniture.—(4) From ( same, stating that the Drill Instructor J had been requested to inspect the gymnasium apparatus at the Side J School. That the application for 1 another room at the side school would be , placed before the next meeting of the Board. (5) From Mr William Sterling, stating that he had resumed his duties as second master on the 16th February.—(6) ' From the Schoolmaster, newspaper, solicit ing a share of the Board’s advertising.— , 8 (7) From the Headmaster, in reference to l ’ school furniture, etc.—(B) From Mr G. “ Parkin, advising cost of fence.—(9) From * the North Canterbury Board of educa tion, authorising the erection of a divid h ing fence at the side school at a coat of s LII 45.—(10) From Mr George Parkin, - offering to erect the fence referred to in the preceding letter.—(ll) From Miss . Stewart, the mistress of the side school, e enclosing an application for allowance for r house' rent, and requesting that the same t should be forwarded to the North Can . terbury Board of Education.—(l2) From Messrs R. W. Walters and Co., advising j. that school furniture had been forwarded. . of Education enclosing result of pupil teachers examination as regapdedcandidai es \ from the Ashburton school —(14) From Mr James Smitheram, requesting that his J son, aged 18, who through illness was , unable to work, be admitted to the , school.—Request acceded to. - (15) From , Mr G. Greenfield, asking for particulars . of duties and remuneration of third master. [ masters’ report. The master's report was read as follows; , —“ I beg to submit my report on the School for the month ending 6th March as follows:—Attendance, Main, upper department, 167.6 ; infant, 119 3; side school, .111.7 ; total average attendance, 400.6; on roll, main, upper department, 244; infant, 189 ; side school, 162; total 1 number on rolls, 595; admissions and re movals, upper department, admitted, 16 ; J infant department, admitted, 15; side school, admitted, 18 ; total number ad- 1 mitted, 49; upper department, left, 12 ; infant department, left, 13 ; side school, 1 left, 5; total number struck of books, 30. A number of the above have removed be- 1 tween the two schools. The numbers are considerably lower on account of several 1 very severe days during the month. I am glad, however, to be able to report 6 that the attendance on such days has im proved very much lately, and 1 hope to ' I be able to speak still more favorably on this matter. Teachers—The teachers ap- I pear to working earnestly and effec tively, and are t aki °g consider- I able interest in their ipdjyjdijai cw^ 63 -” Mr Thomas remarked upon the small W average attendance compared With the t£ number of ohildreuon the roll. Hesaidtbat T it was evident a large number of parents 01 were still neglecting to send their children to school. In his opinion the (colonists of vi New Zealand were obtaining education Si for then children too cheaply ; they did Si not value the privilege. If they were B compelled to pay, parents would be care ful to receive value for their money. Several other members of the Commit tee remarked upon the small attendance, Bi but thought that a Dumber of children pc were temporarily kept at home to a?£ipt ; B; in harvest work. It was ultimately re solved that an advertisement should bo Cc inserted in the local papers, cautioning 00 parents in reference to the irregpla? attendance, and calling attention to the co provisions of the compulsory clauses of da the Act. ro

THIRD TEACHER. Two applications were received for the position of third teacher, and that of Miss Janet Dick, which was supported by very j satisfactory testimonials, was recoin- - mended to the Education Board for v acceptance. j TBEVORTON SIDE SCHOOL. . Mr Thomas reported that in company with Mr A. Orr he had inspected the side school, and had found that the addi tion of two desks to the room had con siderably relieved the overcrowded state of the school. However, another room was much required. He moved —“ That the attention of the Education Board bp called to the fact that additions are 1 urgently required to the Side School, as 1 Standards cannot be properly taught in i the same room.” I The motion was seconded by Mr A Orr I and carried. 1 VISITINB COMMITTEE. 1 Messrs S. W. Alcorn and .1. Tucker I were appointed to form the Visiting Com- I mittee for the ensuing month. Mr Thomas said that having been a I member of the last Visiting Committee he I had taken unusual care to ascertain the I condition of the school. He had ex- I amined the children in Standards, and 1 had been perfectly satisfied with the re- I suits. The children had made good pro- I gresa and the teaching was energetic and I effective. . I THE HEAD MASTER I A letter was raad from the North Can ' I terbury Board of Education, enclosing a ■ 1 copy of the Inspector’s comments upon . I the Headmaster’s reply to their report. . I The letter stated that the enclosure was I on no account to be made public. I The Chairman pointed out that in view j of the Board’s letter It would be neces -1 sary to go into committee to consider the I matter. I Mr Thomas essayed to make some re j marks before going into Committee, but I the Chairman intimated that the Oom " I mittee was formed, j On resuming, the Chairman reported I that the Committee had coincided with - the following resolution passed by the - I North Canterbury Board of Education, viz; I—“ After full consideration of the facts I detailed in the report of the Inspectors on ~ I the Ashburton District School and the I comments of the Headmaster thereon the " I Board has come to the conclusion that the j management of the school has been ser iously defective, and that the headmaster - j therefore be given three months notice of •, I the termination of his agreement; that • I this resolution be forwarded to the Com e I mittee in terms of clause 45 of the Edu- I cation Act.

The Committee then (11 p.m.) ad journed.

UNIVERSITY SENATE.

Auckland, Last Night,

At the sittings of the Senate of the New Zealand University Professor Cook was elected a Fellow. The examiners appointed to deal with the competition for the Bowen prize reported in favor cf the paper marked “ Omega,” and assigned second place to the paper marked “ Dcm Spiro Spero;” The former was found to be Margaret Lorimer. of Canterbury College. It was agreed to award her the prize, and to enter the writer of “Dum Spiro Spero” (Alfred A. Meek, of Canterbury College) upon the calendar of proxime access it. The subject set for competition was “ A comparative and historical review of the Constitutional relations of the British Colonies.’’ The Committee on affiliated institutions report to the Senate of the University that three of those institutions are not fulfiling the conditions of the affiliation, viv ;—St John’s College, Auckland ; Nel son College; and Bishopdale College, Nelson.

STARTLING ADVENTURE WITH A SHARK.

The Nelson Colonist has the following story to tell of a “ great sea shark, the monster of the deep For some time past several of these sea monsters have been cruising about the harbor, no doubt in search of any dainty morsel they may chance to pick up. Yes terday afternoon Joe Mallamo, a fisher man, was outside In his boat, when he fell in with a fine specimen of the man eater type, and endeavored to fix a har poon into it. Immediately on being struck the fish darted off at a rapid pace. Un fortunately Joe had forgotten to reckon with his host, and tied the rope with a running noose round, one of his lege, and before he knew where he was he found himself in the water, following in the wake of his prize. Fortunately, when about twenty fathoms of the rope had paid out, the harpoon came out of the fish, and Joe managed to make his boat again and get aboard. After cruising about for a couple of hours, Joe fell in again with this monster, and this time he tried a large iron hook, which the shark, nothing daunted by the ugly gash the harpoon had left in his back, eagerly seized, and after a desperate struggle Joe secured his fish. Its dimensions are as follows:—Length from nose to tip of tail, 14ft; fin, 3ft Gin ; across back from fin to fin; 9ft Gin; round girth, 3ft: width of mouth, 21in; teeth, 3in long.

NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIA TION.

■Wellington, Last Night. At the Rifle Association' to-day beauti ful weather was experienced, and good progress was made. The Wanganui match was completed, and the following are the prize- takers ; Wanganui Match (not to count for the belts) ; 200 and 503 yards ; seven shots at eacU distance. Open to all members of the Association. Snider rifles or carbines of Government pattern. Private Sangater (Waikari Rifles), 68, LlO.

Corporal McCarthy (Dunedin Guards), 57, L 7.

Horne (Wellington Navals), 67,

Private Harding (Blenheim Rifles), 56, L 5.

Corporal McKenzie (Wellington Artil lery), 56, L 5. Beaman Stitt (Wanganui Navals), 56, L 4.

JP. O. Murray (Dunedin Navals), 65,

Private W, Soper (Spring Creek Rifles), 55, L 3.

Private Baigent (Waimea Rifles), 54, L 3.

Lieutenant Rosa (Napier Artillery), 54, L 3.

Sergeant Barrical (Waiuku Cavalry) 54, r.o

■ Craig (Waiuku Cavalry), Sea mapQ France (Wellington iNavainy, tenant Smfth (Alexandra Cavalry), Trooper Strachan (Alexandra Cavalry), each 54, L2. Gunner Cato (Napier Artillery), Pri vate Barnett (Nelson City Rifles), Private Sterling (Auckland City Guards), P. Scanlon (Wellington Navals), Private Leigh (Auckland Guards) Lieutenant Kichardson (North Dunedin Rifles), each 53, LI.

Private Dormer (Awcklands Guard#), Lieutenant Wilton (Master! on Rifles),. Cor poral Grant (Oamaru Artillery), Private Lucas (Thames Rangers), each 52, LJ.. ‘ P, O. Tames (Wanganui Navals) and Corporal 4-aketeU (Maatertou Rifles) were counted out.

The Bay 2,00 and &OCy/3 , Counting for i>oth Belts, commenced jip'- day, and will be completed early to-mor row morning.

(By Telegraph.) Welling row, To-day. The weather is fine for shooting. The Hawke’s Bay match was completed at 11.30 a.m,, Lucas, of the Thames, winning with a fine score of 93 out of a possible 100. The following are also prize winners in this match ; Howe (Wellington) 88, L 7. Churton (Wanganui) 87, L 6. Bentley (Masterton) Bfi, L 5. lunmer (Masterton) 85, L 4. Newdick (Thames) 84, L 3 Sherwood (Christchurch) 84, L2. Howell (Taranaki) 84, L2. Jeffreys (Christchurch) 84, LI. Hutchison (Dunedin) 84, LI. Wratt (Waimea) 84. LI. Taylor (Auckland) 83, LI. Leouers (Wellington) 83, LI. Giblin (Nelson) 83, LI. Jack (Dunedin) 82, LI. Badger (Greymomh), 81, LI. Henderson (Auckland), Turner and Ballinger (Wellington), and Jones (Wai kari) courted out.

DISTRICT COURT.

ASHBURTON— To-day. (Before His Honor Judge Ward.) CIVIL CASE. Friedlander Bros v. Coffey and Brick, claim L 154 4s. —Mr Purnell for the plain tiffs, Mr Wilding for the defendants.— Mr Wilding applied for an adjournment on the ground that a material witness for the defence, Father Coffey, was not in atten dance. —Mr Purnell opposed the adjourn ment. He said that it was a matter of common report that Father Coffey had left in the steamer Tarawera for Australia. Father Coffey was required as a witness, but the other side had not shown that even in the event of an adjournment there was any probability of his attendance being secured. The application was evidently made to evade the effect of negligence on the other side ; they had omitted to file the statement of defence within the time specified by the rules of tfie Court. Mr WiHing stated the character of the evidence required from Father Coffey, la the event of an ad journment the defendants were prepared to give any security required, even to pay the amount, of the claini into Court.— Mr Purnell said that bis clients had a written acknowledgment that the promis sory note, t£e subject of the claim, was not paid—Mr Wilding said that he had the written acknowledgment of the plain tiffs that the promissory note was paid.— Daniel Brick, one of the defendants, was called to show that Father Coffey would be a material witness for the defence. He was examined at some length in reference to transactions between the plaintiffs and defendants.—His Honor said that the presence of Father Coffey would at least impart a considerable amount of liveliness to the case, and having regard to all the facts adduced, he would adjourn the case for one month ; the defendant to find security and pay costs.

APPEAL. W. Rowse, appellant, v H. W. Felton, Sergeant of Police, respondent. This was an appeal against the Resident Magistrate’s decision in a recent case under the Licen sing Act. Mr Wilding appeared for the applicant, Mr Crisp for the respondent.— Mr Crisp objected to the appeal which he submitted did not comply with section 248 of the Justices of the Peace Act. He further objected to the grounds of the appeal, which were not definitely stated as required by section 249 of the Act. The appeal should have been made under section 236. —Mr Wilding replied that the statement of appeal clearly conveyed the ground upon which it was ' made that the evidence upon 1 which the conviction was recorded was in* 1 sufficient.—Mr Crisp further submitted * that there could be no appeal against a 1 criminal conviction by a Resident Magis trate. Section 6of the Resident Magis- ' trato Act, 1867, provided that a Resident ! Magistrate should exercise the powers of two Justices of the Peace sitting together. * He contended, however, that while there might be an appeal against the conviction of two Justices, there could be no appeal 1 against that of a Resident Magistrate. * Mr Crisp further maintained that there could be no appeal under the Licensing 1 Act, 1881; he quoted section 170 of the ' Act in support of his contention. He also quoted section 199 of the Act, which he held debarred appeal.—Mr Wilding I replied that section 255 of the Justices of I

i the Peace Act would overcome any defi i oiency in the statement of the grounds of 1 appeal.—His Honor held that there could 1 be no doubt that the Act contemplated i appeals from the decisions of Resident Magistrates, The case would be re-heared. —Mr Crisp then led the evidence which had been taken in the Resident Magistrate’s Court in reference to the case. —Mr Wilding called evidence for the defence similar tn character to that already reported.—J. A. Caygill and S. Saunders deposed to certain discrepancies in the evi dence of Cooksley Bros.’ witnesses in sup port of the conviction,—Counsel having addressed the Court, the Judge said that he was of opinion that the conviction must be quashed. He felt confident that if the evidence taken before that Court had been available to the Resident Magis trate no conviction would have been re corded. The evidence of the Cooksley Brothers had been shown to be quite un reliable, and without that evidence there was absolutely nothing to support the charge. ' IN BANKRUPTCY—ORDERS POR DISCHARGE. Me Robert McKerrow.—Mir Purnell applied for the debtor’s order of discharge. —Order granted. Me Thomas Trevuraa.—Mr Crisp ap plied for the debtor’s order of discharge. This case had been adjourned from the I last sitting of the Court, that the debtor might explain why ho had not applied for the order earlier. The debtor was in attendance and said that funds had hitherto been of more value to him than the order of discharge.—Order granted. Me James Gudsell,—Mr Purnell ap plied for the debtor's order of discharge. —The Deputy Official Assignee stated that the debtor had given a mortgage over all his property to his sister on July, 1884, and filed on October 30th, 1884. The transaction had the appearance of having been intended to defeat the creditors. —lt transpired that the mort gage referred to had been registered in September, 1883.—Order granted, PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS. Me J. A. Persson.—Mr Purnell ap-

peared for the Deputy Official Assignee. In reply to Mr Purnell, the debtor said that he had been examined on oath at the first meeting of his creditors. He had signed the copy of evidence produced. The bankrupt's wife frequently wrote let ters and orders on his account. She had written the documents produced.—George Hedges, a basket manufacturer, of Timaru, said that In September last the bankrupt had ordered some goods from hiip. The bankrupt had promised to send cash for the purchases immediately they were supplied. The bankrupt had' never paid for the goods.—Andrew Orr said that he had had dealings with the bank rupt. Had lost confidence in him, and stopped his credit. .n his absence from the shop a note was received from bankrupt by one of the shop hands, ask ing tcv an ulster, for which cash would be paid on receipt. The Ul? ter was supplied. It would not have been supplied had wit ness bean in (the shop. Tfie article was worth L2 sa. It had'not beau paid for.- Mr Purnell said that ho had another" wi,t-

ness —Mr Hayes—who would give evi dence of goods having been o tained from him by bankrupt on a promise of cash payments, But this witness was no

then in Court. The bankrupt had been guilty of going about among the tradesmen get ting goods on the plea of paying cash on receipt and never paying at all, but filing a few days afterwards instead. He held that this conduct brought him under the penal clauses of the Act— W. J. Hayes, who now came into Court, said he was a draper in Ashburton. Three weeks before Persson filed he received an order from Persson for goods, on' the understanding, as stated on the written order, that they were to be paid for in cash. They were not paid for, and when ' he saw Persson on the subject the latter said he would send a cheque for the amount at four in the afternoon. On . this promise also supplied him with some ; ticking for mattresses, payment for which' was to be included in the cheqtie. Did not get the cheque and had not yet been paid. —J. 0. Bell, Deputy-Official Assignee, said that after filing the. bank rupt said he had L2 In his postoaibn,' Of this money Persson only paid him 10s, saying that he had paid his solicitor LI, and had used the other 10s jn, domestic expenses.—Mr Parnell said that the three cases—Hedges, Orr, and Hayes— were almost within the nature of obtaining - goods under false pretences, for the bank rupt must have known he was in no posi tion to pay cash for them, as he had pro- ■ raised.—His Worship recalled. J. 0. Bel), and asked the amount of Person's assets. Mr Bell said they amounted to L 49. -His Worship recalled the bankrupt, and point . ing out that he was accused of obtaining , goods on promises of cash payments and . not paying a penny.—Persson said that . ha gave the orders believing that he would be able to collect debts f owing to him to pay them. He wanted [ the ticking from Hayes to make a bed, for which he was to get paid at five o’clock, and he would have paid Hayes then. But [ the man who wanted the bed was not at 3 home, so that it was not sold.—His Honor , pointed out that his liabilities at this , time, were L3OO, and he had only Ll6O of { assets to pay with. His Honor said he j did not see his way to grant the order a asked for by Mr Purnell. On Mr Crisp’s . f application he would declare the ezaml -0 nation closed, and fix next Court day for a hearing an application for bankrupt’s dis , charge. j Be W. T. Davison.—The Deputy Offi -0 cial Assignee complained that the _ bankrupt was holding back L 5 from a the Assignee.—W. T. Davison said he had sold Lll worth of goods the day s before he filed. L 5 had gone to the (j solicitor, his wife had got L 5, and he had kept LI for his own use—Hia Worship _ said the examination would be adjourned LS till Davison’s wife came and told what she d had done with the L 5. ; e Be John Cairncroaa. Examination ie closed. d Be William Madiera.—Examination: l 0 closed ,t Be G. A. Vincent.—Order for costa , a granted. te Be Tate and Bohton.—Next Court day , e fixed for application for discharge.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Skdney, March 5. Parliament has been summoned to meet on March 17, to deal with military ques tions only. It is not anticipated that there will be much opposition. At an open air meeting of the laboring classes a vote of censure was passed on the Go- s vernment. There ie some opposition, but' the majority are in favor of the expedi tion. ~ . In a case which came before him in Chambers, Judge Fawcett said he would not ofier any opiniou on the action of the Government in sending the expedition, except from a legal stand-point; and to his mind it was quite clear that the Go- . vernor, before enlisting an army force, must have the authority of Parliament to enable him to do so, the Legislature alone fixing the number. There has been no further development of smallpox. The Ringarooma’s passen gers are still detained in quarantine. The hot weather has given way to re freshing showers. Brisbane, March 5. It is stated that Mr Henry Gordon, ■' member for South. Brisbane, has been offered the Postmaster-Generalship. A man at Townsville reported to the police that he shot two blacks in self defence. They had insulted his wife.

CABLE NEWS.

LATKST FROM EUROPE (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS—COPYRIGHT. ] Monetary and Commercial. London, March 9. Consols have advanced by to 98 New Zealand securities :—Five » per cent 10-40 loan, 102 ex div ; Four and a half per cent 1879-1904 loan, loiexdivj Four per cent inscribed ,1 stock, 99. Adelaide wheat, ex stone,... 365; Adelaide flour, 25s ; New Zea lann wheat, ex store, 28s to 345. Aus tralian tallow, average quality, 32s 6d for beef, 33s 6d for mutton. Satisfactory. London, March 10. Earl Granville publishes a letter an-' nouncing that friction with Germany., has ended, an amicable understanding having been arrived at with Count Herbert Bismarck in regard to the English Blue Book Pacific affairs. Count Bismarck has returned .to ;' Berlin.

North Borneo. In the House 'of uommons tp-day Lord Edmond Fitzmaurice, Political Secretary of the Foreign Office, in reply to a question, stated that the territory of North Borneo is not under British rule. The Dividing Line. The Pall Mall Gazette states it has been agreed that the eighth parallel shall be the boundaiy between English, and German annexations in New Guinea. Increase of the Amy. In the House of Commons to-day Lord Hartington ’ confirmed the an nouncement that the proposed increase in the British Array would consist of fifteen thousand men. (Received March 11, 1.20 p.m.) Released. London, March 10. Edmund Yates, proprietor of the. World, has been released from the Holloway Gaol. In the House of Lords to-day, Earl ' Granville in reply to questions, stated that the Government have no informa tion regarding the reported lowering of the . British flag at Victoria, en Cameron's River, by the Germans, and that he'was convinced that -Prince. Bis marck’s present attitude will prevent any trouble in West Africa.

AUSTRALIAN. (BBBIBB’s msOBiMS—COPTBIQHT.) ‘ Maxine War Biaki. Melbourne, Yesterday. At a meeting of representatives .of Marine Insurance Companies to-day, it was decided to provide for a war on future policies homewards and outwards with Great Britain''and the East, rates to be dependent upon Home advices. ' l! . Sailed* Sailed—Rojtomahaba, s.s., fof jtbe Bluff.'

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1885.



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Wanted. WAITED, for the country—A strong Girl. Apply, on Saturday, at Mrs Randall. Town Hall. 3 373 I WANTED - Dressmaker and Im provers. Apply, at once, to FeIEDLANDISR BEOS. 3 370 WANTED —A general Servant, must have {;ood references. Apply Mrs S. Saunders, North East Belt, Ashburton. , 3 361 ITT ANTED Known—Before buying \ y Dres» Materials, Dialers, Jackets, Dolmans, Millinery, etc , call and inspect our stock. The cheapest first-class Drapery and Millinery Establishment in Ashburton —H. C. Skgkrs, t ealys’ Buildings, East Street. WANTED Known—Wertheira Sew ing Machines can be had on Time Payments at the New Zealand Clothing Factory’s Branch, East street, Ashburton. WANTED Known—A Meeting of Subscribers to the Western Fire Brigade will be held at the Engine Station Wednesday, the 11th inst., at 7 pm. Election of Trustees. Charles Brad dell, Hon. Secretary. 3 347 TX7ANTED Known Mangling done. »V Mrs Manhirb, 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 ras slippers at 2s 6d ; SO pairs cricketing boots at 6s 6d ; 100 pairs Kaiapoi trousers at 11a 6d —every article at half-price. 2 237 WANTED Known—Boots 1 Boots 1 That Hates and Co. are Clearing a few desperate lines of Boots, etc., to wit, Ladies’ Leather, 4s 6d; Men’s Shooters, Pegged, 10s; Men’s Elastic sides, 9s, and a lot of odd lines that must be cleared at once. 7 1278 WANTED Known—Umbrellas at Is lid, six doz Buttons for Is, China Matting s 16d, Ladies’ Hose at 6d, Cor . sets at 2s 3d, Shirting at 4£ 1, Towels 3£d, 36-inch Oilcloth 9d, Calicoes Is 4d. Andrew Obr’s Cheap Sale. 2 185 . V\7ANTED Known —Fresh Flounders * v 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 f executed on arrival of the train, W. O. Page, East street, Ashburton. 11 2151 WANTED KNOWN— Robert Elston, Bill Poster, Theatrical Agent, etc., Town Hall, Ashburton. Theatrical companies and others visiting Ashburton should communicate with the above. ' Orders by post or telegram promptly attended to. 760 WANTED Known Removed.— Jones and Brads haw, Corn and > Chaff DeaUra, have removed to the large premises in Havelock street nearly oppo » site Mr A. Harrison’s auction rooms 1 (lately occupied by Messrs Robinson and Townsend), where they will be better able > to comply with the demands of their > trade. Jones and i eadshaw. , fTT ANTED Known —o. Hawkin’s, of [ w Tinwald, having decided to com pete with either Christchurch or Ashbur i ton, in price and quality of Boots, will, Ist January, 1886, Sell for Cash Only, at the following reduced rates: —Men’s Harvest Bluchers, tips and nailed, 6s , 9d; Shooter Boots, 10a 3d; Women’s Strong Lace Boots, 8a 6d ; Leather . Elastic, 9a 6d; Children’s all reduced from Is per pair. Motto—“ Small Pro fits and Quick Returns,” 0. HaW\ln’s, Boot and Shoemaker. 12 2393



Special Advertisements. Dimant and Coe, ARE authorised LOCAL AGENTS for Singer’s SEWING M A OHINES, and are prepared to receive PAYMENTS and afford all information in connection therewith. Treadle and Hand Machines on Time Payments. A supply of Machine estras on hand. CORNER EAST AND TANORED STREETS, ASHBURTON. 11 2181



E. Bevan, WHOLESALE & RETAIL STATIONER Bookseller, Toys and Fancy Goods Dealer. Ooncertinas, Accordians, Jewellery, Cut lery, Tobacconists’ Sundries, etc. Country Stores supplied at special rates. NOTICE: Young Ladies Journals at Is 3d. February Number to hand. Subscribers wanted. Note the address— SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, (Next Shop to Quill’s Hotel.)



Tiwfß J. IVE3S beg* to inform hie JYI debtors, and all persons desirous of transacting any business with him, that lie will be in attendance at his Office, Burnett street, every TUESDAY and SATURDAY. Office hours i 10 a. in. to 6 p.m. ? 188 Groceries CHEAPER THAN EVER AT JAMES McGREGOR’S, Tancred Street. English Cut -Loaf &d per lb Best White Crystal, S£d per lb Beat Snowdrop, 4d per lb {Reductions by the mat) Teas, la 3d, Is 6d, 2a, 2s 6d, and 2s 9d Box. Tea from 12s 6d per box Canterbury Cakes, 10d each. Rice, Sd Mixed Biscuits, 6d Lunch Biscuits, 3d j Ourrante, 6i Raisins, 7d New Pigs, 1* per bcx Best Sago, 3d , New:Muscatels, la fid Oysters, Sd Cairn’s Marmalade, 8d ' Peacock's Jams, 6|d Herrings, 7d ' Keillor’s Marmalade, 9d Salmon, 8d Cheese, 6d per lb English Pickles, 8d Other artielaa equally cheap. , JAMES McGREGOR, , Tancred Street. 12 2342 Caution. j SOME unscrupulous firms are trying to j force on the New Zealand people a , Nostrum, under the cloak that it is made . to the United States— , WHICH IS NOT TRUE. * Under this pretence they are trying to deceive the- Public and Incautious Pur chasers into the belief that they are the Genuine AMERICAN HOP BITTERS. We wish to warn all honest and unsus pecting people against this DECEPTION, and to call the attention once more to the facts that the Genuine American Co.’s BOP BITTERS V Are put Up iti Squre, Panelled, Amber- r colored Bottles, with White Label on one aide, printed in Black Letters, and Green Hop- Cluster; and, on the other side, Yellow Label, With Directions in Red Letters, in English and German, and the of “D# Soule” blown in every Bottle. This is the ouly form in which Genuine AMERICAN HOP RITTERS arc pub



mo my readers and the reading public. I Just to hand, —New Books.—Black Poodle, by Anstey ; Our Old Nobility ; I’he Cuckoo Clock, by Mrs Moles worth ; 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 Beade; Good stories of Man and other Animals, by Charles Reade; Yesteged, by 3eo. F. Oumming; Pages in Waiting, by Edmund Yates; Notes on Ingersoll, by Bev L. A. Lambert, Roman Catholic learnt; My Own Child, by Florence Rarryatt; Life, Opinions, and Table Talk if Dr Johnson; American Society Novels; inspiration; A Clerical Lympocium; Bos vell’s Life of Johnson ; Magna Charts Stories; Taming Down without Banting ; Roney and Mechanism of Exchange, by 5. Jevons; John Holdsworth’s Chief Rate; My Watch Relow, by W. C. Rus al; The Wonder of Nature; Death Shot, >y Reed; How to live upon Is per Week; Stories of Waterloo; Secrets of Success; low to Read Character,' Christmas lumber of Goodward’a Pbrystal Stories ; 1 /ongman’a Magazine; The Book of the I teginnings, by R. JtL Newton; Mistletoe Sough; 160 Illustrated London Graphics, \ itest copies, to be sold cheap at thomas F. Farley’s, PRINTER, BOOKSELLER, AND I STATIONER, , Saunders’ Buildings, Ashburton.



Special Advertisements. SELLING OFF FANCY GOODS,- TOYS, BOOKS, STATIONARY, &o. Must be sold—even if at a loss VALENTINE^ alentineO To Suit everybody at prices that cannot be beaten. Andrewes Bros., Booksellers, Stationers, &0., Ashburton.



NOTICE TO CONSUMERS OF COAL. THE undersigned are now landing, ex B.s Hauroto, the Best N ewcastle Coal Imported for the season A TRIAL SOLICITED They have also added to their stocks of Building Materials the following lines, viz, Y.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.



26 Branches Now Open 25 THE NEW” ZEALAND Clothing Factory Are now Showing NEWEST STYLES in SPRING & 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. Sh'jrts, 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 selling off at HALF-PRICE. Must be sold to make room for NEW STOCK. Parties about to Furnish will SAVE 50 Pbk Cent. BY PUOHASING W. DAVIS’S : FURNITURE WAREHOUSE, EAST STREET SOUTH,. Ashburton 9 1729:



jpKBRUARY LIST. Union White Shirting, Wincey Twilled Calico, Checks, a Bargain, 4|d. 6|d. Window Women’s Muslin for Short White Hose, Blinds, 2s tld ?£d. dozen. Unbleached Black Table Damask, Dress Fringes, Reduced to quarter price, lOjd. 6£d. Women’s Lisle Gloves, 4-buttons, 4|d. Scarlet - Dress Goods, Merino, all wool, A useful Lino for 3s 6d, reduced to House Dresses, Is lid. 4fd. Black Black "Velveteen, a great Lappet Lace, Bargain, for Ties, etc , 10fd. Id. Black American Persian Cords, Leathers, regular usually Is 6d, now price Is 3d, now 9|d. lOfd. , 60 Dozen ,p Men s Men’s Socks, Tweed feac Suits, K i j 27a 6d, now 17s 6d. ot, t> T j 75 Dozen 37 Boys and Men’s Merino Socks, Youths Trouser gsj Suits, 20s, now * 12a 6d ' Men’s Hard 34 Pairs Men’s SSnds Trousers and Vests, fia a Bargain, 10s lid. 6a now 1# lld * Small 200 Dozen H. E. May & Co., THE HALL.



Victoria House. • Season sale commencing on January igih, & continuing FOR FIVE WEEKS ONLY. REMARKABLE REALITIES I GLARING REDUCTIONS !! Convincing proof and Special Prices See Windows*®^ Dimant and|Coe, READY-MONEY DRAPERS, OLOTHIERS, <6o„ la premises lately occupied by Orr and 00., Corn b Eaat and Tanoied Stl# ASHBURTON.