DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES. Saturday, April 23 Mr Thos. Bullock, at the Arcade, Barnett street—Land, etc. Tuesday, Airit. Co Messrs Matson, Cox and Or, at the Ashburton Saleyarda—Stock MlppmOSi AMUSEMENTS, Etc. Monday, April 27. Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at' ? 30 - Arcade Chambers—Star of Ashburton, U.A.0.D., at 8 o’clock ■i Wednesday, April 29 Ashburton Racing Club—Autumn Meet- Oddfellows’ Hall—H.M.S. Pin&fore, at 8 o’clock Friday, May 1 ishburton County Council —At Council Chambers, 11 a.m. Lonbgeaoh Road Board at Road Board OfSBo;

Saturday, May 2. /Takanui Road Board, at Road Board office, Moore street, at 10.30 a.m.

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ANOTHER NATIVE TROUBLE.

(by telegraph.) Haweba, To-day. The Opuaaka correspondent of the Star writes that the settlers in the Parihaka district are becoming uneasy on account of the present proceedings of the natives, from the cottage owned by Plimmer, erected upon a deferred payment sec tion, natives removed the windows and doors, and have also taken down and re moved to P.«rihaka Pah the building owned by a farmer named Reynolds, which was formerly used as a billiard room and emtoen at the Panh tka camp. The reason given for th ; s action is stated to be on account of the credit to natives being stopped.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas Et Prevalbit, SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1885. Local Option..

Every ratepayer in this county will shortly have an opportunity to exercise the vote she or he enjoys under the local option clauses of “The Licensing Act, 1881.” The great colonial dis ciple of temperance —Sir William Fox —has extolled this permissive section of the Act as the keystone to social reform, but by the marked apathy dis played by other localities in respect to the vote we are led to doubt whether the clauses referred to with such evi dent satisfaction by their author, fairly represent the sentiment of the people. The permissive principle, (and local option is a step in that direction) ap pears the most suitable and effective form in which social legislation can be applied to the liquor traffic, but it is useless to attempt the enforcement of a law which is opposed to the pecuniary interests of a large and influential class of traders, unless the principle on which it is founded is abundantly sustained by the expression of public opinion. We do not go the whole length with our temperance friends in saying that the sale of intoxicating liquors is an evil of such magnitude that the well being of the state demands, and the conditions of the social compact war rant, its complete suppression, but we do advocate the most stringent license laws as a check upon the evils arising from the abuse of the trade. The temperance party have won some power which, if they wish to retain, they must exercise with moderation, in telligence and diligence. If they allow the local option clauses of the Licen sing Bill to become a dead letter they must sooner or later lose the power they have gained.

The Opposition.

Rumors of war have for a time diverted public attention from Colonial to European politic?, but as the next session of Parliament approaches, its probabilities cannot fail to excite some discussion. One remarkable feature of tbe position, one that has been re peatedly pointed to without so far eliciting any response, is the silence .of the Opposition, Were the Opposition able to unite their power, and work in concert against the progress of the measures upon the adoption of which Ministers somewhat bombastically assert they must stand or fall there is a probability of a measure of success attending such union as would seri ously imperil the position of the Go vernment. But leaderless and, disorgan ised and powerless for united action, the Opposition can offer only obstruction to the consummation of the Govern ment policy, so far as its proposals are concerned. Still it is well known that many supporters of the Stout-Vogel Ministry are only so on the principle that of two evils it is wisdom to choose the least, almost any administra tion being preferable, in their eyes, to one with Major Atkinson at its head, and made up of men who were aides de-camp in his last Ministry. The measures, too, of the present Cabinet are not in every way satisfactory to many who are nominal supporters of those who framed them; and there are those in the House who, while oppos ing any movement likely to culminate in a return to power of the men who previously held the reins of Govern ment, are not prepared to follow with blind faith wherever the men of to-day may lead. From such material it should not be difficult to organise a compact Opposition, and such an or ganisation is one of the greatest essen tials of constitutional government, as necessary to the well-being of the State, as it is salutary to the Ministry.

It, wilPba seen from a cablegram pub lished this evening that the New South Wales contingent, now in the Soudan, have volunteered for service :n India. This additional display of patriotism by the colonial force will bo as gratifying to their fellow-colonists as it will, wej trust, be acceptable to the British Govt mment. Objections to the burgess list will be heard and determined at the ordinary meeting of the Borough Council on Mon day next. The local Banks will be closed on Wed nesday and Thursday next, April 20 b and 30th, from noon each day, in conse quenco of the Ashburton Pacing Club’s , races.

.Skinny Men. —“ Wells’ Health Renewer restores health and vigor, cures dyspepsia, in potence, debility The N.Z. Drug Co, General Agents. 1 Another unfortunate.—Again we must draw the attention of our readers to the fact that a ,£2,424 stock of Clothing and General Dra pery, in the estate of Dennis O’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 ihe marked price, which surely ought to seenre a speedy clearance.

Nominations for the first meeting of the Ashburton Coursing Club, to be he,d on Monday and Tuesday next, must be made to the Secretary, Mr F. L. K. Hill, at the Somerset Hotel, by 9 o’clock this even ing, and the draw will take place immedi ately afterwards. The usual monthly meeting of the Tin wald Town Board was held at the Tem perance Hall, Tinwald, last evening. Present —Messrs Shearer, Reid, Bicker staff and Houston. The minutes of the last meeting having been confirmed, the following correspondence was read ;—l - the Southbridge Town Board, ask ing for a eopy of the Board’s By-Laws, and for information with respect to the management of Town Boards.—The Clerk was directed to reply.—2, From the Colonial Secretary, replying to an applica tion made by the Board .for an extension of time for tho preparation of the rate roll, and suggesting that clause 63 of the Rating Act, 1876, would meet the case The Clerk was directed to inspect the Act referred to and reply accordingly. —3. From the Upper Ashburton Road Board, requesting the Board to form Meloombe street as soon as possible, to give access to tho Main South road. —Referred to the Works Committee

to report to next meeting of the Board.— The Clerk reported that 52 dog collars had been sold, of which only 7 were for dogs owned by residents outside the dis trict. Mr Reid suggested that a date phould be fixed after which the owners of unregistered dogs should bo summoned. After discussion it was resolved to take proceedings against the owners of dogs unregistered on May 24, and to adver tise to that effect. It was resolved to call for tenders for re-decking the bridge near Mr Clark’s.—The Clerk reported that none of the persons to whom notice had been given with regard to gorse cutting had yet commenced the required work. The Clerk instructed to again com municate with the owners responsible for gorse cutiing and impress then with the importance of the work. Having autho rised the Chairman and Treasurer to pay certain accounts the Board adjourned. Mr E. N. Swainson, the Under-Secre tary injured by the explosion at Whitehall on Thursday, is a brother-in-law of Mr Beelham, R.M., of Christchurch. Mr Wallace, the Headmaster of the Tlnwald School, has been appointed Headmaster of the Southbridge School. The success attained by? Mr Wallace during his connection with the Tinwald School was appropriately acknowledged by the Committee last night at a special meeting reported in another part of this issue. Complaints have been made to us of the behavior of a small section of the audience at the Faust entertainment in the Town Hall, Rakaia, last evening. The offenders persisted in maintaining a conversion throughout the performance and interesting as the topic may have been to them, its discussion considerably interfered with the enjoyment of persons who bad paid admission to the hall for another purpose. At the R.M. Court, Christchurch, yes terday, a test case was heard in which Mr Douglas, one of the actors of the “ Silver King ’’ Company, sued Messrs McMahon the managers, for salary claimed for Friday night, April 10th, when the members of the company were in Christchurch and there* was no per formance. The management pleaded that they had been unable to arrange for the company to open that night, but it ap appeared that their season in Timaru had been concluded on the Wednesday night previous, an ! Mr Beotham, R. M., held that the managers were bound (under the agreement to pay for every night upon which they could reasonably be expected' to perform, and that, but for new calcu lations for which the actors were not re sponsible, a performance could have been held on the night in question. Judgment was given for the amount claimed and

costs. Mr Thomas Bullock, J.P., presided at the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning, and fined John Tondrae 20a and coats with the alternative of twenty-four hours’ imprisonment for drunkenness. A special meeting of the Tinwald School Committee was held last evening, to re ceive the resignation of' the Headmaster. Present—Messrs Clark (in the chair), Farland, Simpson, Heseltine, Schnidor and Smith (secret try) It was resolved to accept Mr Wallace’s resignation with regret ; also to record the following reso lution in the minutes, and to send a copy of the same to Mr Wallace, viz :—“ This Committee unanimously regret losing your services as Headmaster of the Tin wald District -'chool. The progress and tone of the school during the two and a half years you have had charge has been such as to give every satisfaction. We take this opportunity of expressing our high appreciation of your uniform courtesy and efficiency in the position you occupied in our district, and the great esteem in which you were held as a friend and neighbour. Your promotion to a more im portant school, while depriving us of your much-valued services, will, we trust, be promotive of your comfort and ad vancement " Several routine matters were arranged and the meeting adjourned. At Leeston yesterday a man named Thomas McCreedy attempted to c mrait suicide by cutting his throat. He wounded himself severely and was taken to the Christchurch Hospital where he lies in a precarious state. McCreedy had previously been in custody as a lunatic, but was discharged on Tuesday last. Daring a desultory discussion by the Tinwald Town Board last evening the Chairman stated that he had not heard more than two ratepayers express them selves in opposition to the proposed Ash burton Road Bridg6. Dr Grabham, the Inspector General of Hospitals and Lunatic Asylums, visited the Ashburton Hospital this morning. Dr Grabham, while strongly condemning the construction of the building, spoke most highly of the mansgement of the institution, and complimented the ste ward and matron upon the arrangements made for the care and comfort of the inmates.

The Faust family gave an entertainment at the Town Hall, Rakaia, last evening. There was a very fair'attendanoe, and (he clever and amua ng feats of the different members of the company were loudly applauded.

At an early hour this morning the old Post Office iq Market square, Christ church, a building well-knqwn to moat residents in this district, was destroyed by fire The building was erected more than 25 years ago, and for some time was used as a Corn iilachange. From the Tatter port of 1860 to 1879 it served as a post office, and has since been occupied as a cheap mtanrpnc and lodging house. Particulars of the fire appear in our t de graph c column?, Indigestion and Liver Complaints.—For these complaints Baxter’s Compound Quinine Pills have proved a specific, acting powerfully on the liver and mildly on the stomach. Sold everywhere, or post firee from J. Baxter, Chemist; Christchurch, for 19 or 44 stamps. ‘‘ German Syrup.”—No other medicine n the world was ever given such a test of its curative qualities as Boschcc’s German Syrup. In 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 afflicted with Consumption, Asthma, Croup, severe Coughs t Pneumonia and other diseases of the throa ( and lungs, giving the afflicted undeniable proo that German Syrup will cure them. The re sult has been that Druggists in every town and viliage in .civilised countries are recommending it to their customers. Qo to your Druggist and ask what they know about it. Sample Bottles fid. Regular size 3s. fid. Three (oses will relieve any case,—[Advt.]

Wednesday and Thursday next, the' days selected for the autumn meeting of the Ashburton Racing - Club, will be ob served as half holidays in Ashburtom from 12 noon. j At a meeting of the new vestry of St. o Stephen’s Church, the Incumbent was j; requested to call a meeting of the parishioners for the purpose of re-con sidering the financial position of the ‘ Church, and of devising means to place ® the same on a satisfactory basis. It is, * we understand, the wish of the vestry to J adopt some plan which will meet the views of those in favor, and of those opposed to the introduction of the old i pew rent system. The services at St Stephen’s Church 1 to-morrow will be of a harvest thanks giving character, A witness in a civil case at the R.M. Court yesterday must have been much impressed by the precision of the legal mind. Having stated that he saw, three years ago, one man pay another a one pound note, he was required in cross-ex amination to describe the color, bank of issue, and even more minute details id reference to the paper Failing to furnish these particulars most disagreeable insinu ations were made against the unfortunate witness, both by Counsel and Bench, and the case was determined upon his inabil ity to answer the questions. From the surrounding evidence we are disposed to fully concur with the decision of our worthy Magistrate, but we would ask that gentleman and the counsel employed in the case whether they could describe the color or bank of issue of any particular note they have paid away during the past twenty years, or whether they think it likely a witness who had already perjured himself would hesitate to describe with the greatest minuteness a note that had never existed. We are informed by telegram from Wellington to-day that the first-class , militia are to be called out immediately officers are appointed The militia will , include all married and single men between the ages of seventeen and thirty. The annual meeting of the Ashburton [ Debating Society was held in the Arcade . Chambers last evening. There was a fair attendance, and Mr Craighead, the Presi denc, occupied the chair. The Secretary I (Mr J. G. Robertson) read the balance sheet, showing that the liabilities had ■ been reduced to LI 17s lOd, which was * regarded as satisfactory. The balanee l sheet was adopted, and a vote of thanks , accorded to the retiring officers. Mr 1 Caygill gave no ice that at next meeting 3 he would move that the Society be re solved into a Parliamentary Union. The f following gentlemen were then elected e members :—Messrs Sim, Clark, Andrews, i Clayton and Flesher. The election of officers resulted as follows :—President, a Mr Caygill ; Vice-Presidents, Messrs 0 Moss, Jameson, and Thomas ; Secretary e and Treasurer, Mr E, Fooks ; Committee 7 —Messrs Craighead, Duncan, Hogg, s Robertson, and Farley. The srrange r ments for the first meeting on Frid iy, May 8, were left in the hands of the Committee.

Mata is scratched for all engagements at the forthcoming meeting of the Ash burton Racing Club. A meeting of householders will be held at the residence of Mr James Grosk'.e on Wednesday, May 6, to consider the boun dary of the proposed Rangitata school district, and to elect a School Committee for the said district. A correspondent has sent us the fol lowing extract from “Munger on Thrift —“ I do not propose in these pages to enter on a crusade against tobacco, but I I may remind you that the eye of the world is fixed on the tobacco habit with a very close gazs. The educators in Europe and America are agreed that it impairs mental energy ; life insurance s 'cietiea are shy of its peculiar pulse ; occulista say that it weakens the eyes ; physicians declare it to be a prolific pause of dyspepsia, and hence of other ills; the vital statistician finds in it an enemy of virility. It is asserted by the bading authorities in each department that it takes the spring out of the nerves, the firmness out of the muscles, the ring otlt of the voice ; that it renders the memory less retentive, the judgment less accurate, the conscience less quick, the sensibilities less acute, that it relaxes the will, and dulls every faculty of body, mmd, and moral nature, drop ping the entire mao down in the scale of his powers, and so is to be regarded as one of the wasters of society. Ido not under take to affirm all these propositions, but only to show how the social critics of the day are regarding the subject.’'

A diorama of the Soudan War and Nile Expedition will be exhibited in the Town Hall on Wednesday and Thursday even ings next. Our Southern exchanges speak very favorably of this show. A meeting of the Ashburton High School Board was held at the Coun'y Council Chambers yesterday afternoon, but the business transacted was of purely a routine character. Mr John Black, contractor has ie quested us to state that the fence removed by him from the entrance to the Beach road had been placed there by himself. At the inquest hold on the body of the late Mr John Bennett a witness said this fence had been removed by Mr Black, and chronicling this bare statement made ir. appear as if Mr Black were in some measure responsible for the accident, .•such was not the case, as Mr Black left the entrance to the road just as be found it. During the whole history of the Ash burton district, the road now known in Tinwald as Melcomba street, has been under the jurisdiction of the Upper Ash burton Road Board. While the said Street has owned allegiance to that body not a word was ever said by tho Board about forming it, or do.ng any other im portant work uppn it. So soon, however, as the Tinwald Town Board is in working order the Upper Ashburton makes a demand upon the Tinwald. City Fathers to proceed with the formation of the road the Board making the demand had for so many years neglected. .he matter caused some amusement at the Town Board meeting on Saturday evening anu-it was referred to the Works Com mittee to report upon. Holloway s Ointment and Pills.— Outward Infirmities.—Before the discovery of these remedies many case of sores, ulcers, &c., were pronounced to be hopelessly incurable, because the treatment pursued tended to de stroy the strength it was incompetent to preserve, and to exasperate the symptoms it was 1 inadequate to remove. Holloway’s Pills exert the most wholesome powers over the un healthy flesh or skin, without debarring the patient from fresh air and exercise, and thus the constitutional vigor is husbanded while the most malignant ulcers, abscesses, and skin iseases are in process of cure. Both Oint ment and Pills make the *blood richer and pmer, instead of permitting it to fall into that poor and watery state so fatal to many laboring under hronic ulcerations —[Advt.l i

WAR PREPARATIONS.

Welling ton, Last Night. The Volunteers are to be called out on Monday afternoon, when they will be en- , gaged in a sham fight and other Geld movements. The Defence Minister this afternoon had.along interview with Majors Rcclea and Butts, Colonel Reader, and Captains Humphreys and Hume on defence mat ters. The result of the discussion has not been made known. The Militia will probably be called out in a week. The guns for the defence of Wellington harbor will be in position next week. [By Telegraph.] Auckland, To-day. Applications for commissions in the militia are now being received. Wellington, To-day. The members of the permanent artillery and torpedo 0 >rps for Lyttelton and Port Chalmers, will leave here by the steamer Wanaka, to-morrow at noon. The con tingent for each port will number about 32 men, and those for Port Chalmers will be under the command of Major Goring, it is not finally decided who will command the Lyttelton detatchment, but probably it will be Major Gudgeon. The first-class militia are to be called out immediately officers are appointed. The militia will include all married and single men between the ages of seventeen and thirty. The Volunteers are to be called out for Monday, to repel a supposed lauding of a hostile force. The Government have accepted an offer of a corps 100 strong, comprising the yachting and rowing men of Wellington. A large number of officers in former militia wi>l be appointed on probation, but will have to pass an examination within a certain period. Dunedin, To-day. There was considerable enthusiasm at ' the meeting held last night to form an 1 Engineer Corps. Over 100 men volun teered and decided to ask the Defence Minister to consent to enrol 100.

THE RUSSO-AFGHAN DIFFICULTY

(hedter’s telegrams—copyright. ) London, April 24 In the House of Commons, Mr Gladstone announced that . Her Majesty’s Government is now engaged in negotiations of an extremely grave nature with Russia, and it was impos sible for him to make a statement to them at the present juncture. The Daily News says the only hope of peace - that is possible is in the conclusion of an agreement delimiting the frontier line of Afghanistan; and adds that the negotiations now an pro gress to that end are not of a hopeless nature.

Per Press Association. Wellington, Last night. Government have received no informa tion regarding the state of affairs between England and Russia. The Marine Underwriters’ Association received a cable message from London, stating, in effect, that diplomatic negotia tions between Russia and England had been broken off, and that it was therefore necessary to charge war risks-

YESTERDAY’S LATE TELEGRAMS

; Auckland. ; At a meeting of the Trades and Labor f Cornell to-night, the following resolution I was passed—“ That this Council sympa thises with the seamen’s strike in Sydney, i and will give every support for the fur j therance of the objects desired by the j New South Wales Union.” The Auck t land branch, on the arrival of the Zea a landia. if the dispute has not been ar a ranged, will sustain the action of the t Sydney Union. y Robert Proudergast, the Pokeno mur . derer, was sent this afternoon from Mount f Eden Gaol to the Lunatic at a Whau, by order of the Colonial Secretary. . It would, therefore, appear that he has t been reprieved. Prendergast was exa a rained as to his sanity by Drs Cootn and McMillan, under the instructions of Go } vernment, and they pronounced him in l sane. Fulton's tender for the Rotorua railway j contract is virtually accepted. Wanganui- A meeting was held to-day to discuss 1 the advisability of forming a Chamber of 7 Commerce There was a large attend ’ anca, all trades being represented. It 1 was unanimously decided to form a Cham ber. Wellington. 1 Mr Washington Norton, who made a 1 tour of New Zealand twenty years ago, is a passenger by the Coptic from Capetown. 1 He brings a speciality company, known i as “ Merry Makers,” and will probably begin a New Zealand tour in Dunedin or Invercargill 1 The Patent Slip Company recommend a dividend of 5 per cent, and the Public Hall Company of 7 per cent. Timaeu. Grain is coming into town in capital order, but little is doing in the way of transactions. Dunedin. The Chairman of the Waikouaiti County Council stated at a meeting that he had it on good authority that there was very little chance of more money being voted under the Roads and Bridges Construction Act. While proceeding to a fire, one of the hose reels capsized, falling on four of the firemen, who were rather severely injured. Mr Larnach returned to Dunedin to night, and is expected to remain here ten days. Balclutha, Mr Thomson, M.H. R., last night com pleted a course of four addresses to his constituents on different political subjects. At Clinton, the subject was the Past Ses sion ;at Wareapa, Finance; at Balclutha, Local Government; and at Puerua, Taxa tion. He was well received, and accorded a vote of thanks and confidence at each meeting. Invercaegill. At the Supreme Court to-day the case 1 of Jones v London and Lancashire Insur ance Company, a claim of L 227 on furni- , ture destroyed by tire, was decided in , favor of plaintiff for the full amount. The defendant Company pleaded that their * Invercargill agent had no authority to 1 make the agreement without reference to ] the Dunedin Office. He gave a-cover note I to plaintiff for thirty days, but the policy j was never executed. The furniture was r subsequently burnt, and the Company re pudiated, although they had not returned the premium. Mr Haggitt, for defend ants, was granted leave to argue a non suit point in Dunedin. s

METROLOGICAL READINGS

The following are the meteorological readings at Alford station for the week ending Friday, April 24. 1885:

COURSING

PLUMPTON PARE OOUESING . CLUB. The first meeting of the Plumptob Purkf, Coursing Club was concluded yesterday, with the followidg results:— OAKS. Second Roaud, Witch Hazel beat Flirt Miss Taylor best Bernice Snowflight beat Scotch Mist Speculation beat Maggie King Bergamot, a bye. ' Third Bound, Mias Taylor boat Witch Hazel . i Snowflight beat Bergamot. ' I Speculation a hyp. , ' Fourth Round. T ; Miss Taylor beat'Speculation * ’ : Snowflight a bye. Final. V' Mr S. Cooper’s r f b Snowflight, by Lancashire Lad—Miss Annie, *bsat Mr T. v Howe’s f b Miss Taylor, by Taraban— ■* Mis* B’dley, and won. Thd following are the results DERBY. Second Hound. Arawa beat Stoneleigh Figaro beat Plunger Cardinal beat Kilmore - Bendemere beat Adventurer Dauphin beat Obadiah, Third Round. Figaro beat Arawa Cardinal a bye, Dauphin dr Bendemere a bye. Fourth Honnd. Figaro beat Bendemere Cardinal a bye. Final. Mr J. McGausland’s bk w d Figaro, by Champagne Charley —Marigold, beat Messrs Courtenay Bros’s bk w d Cardinal by Taraban—Miss Ridley, and won, . . .Cup,.., Second Bound. Market Day beat Obstacle ; ; Bolero beat Forget-me-not, - Nancy Till beat Moselle Hercules beat Salamander Bohemian Girl best Isaac Waitangi beat Needle Symphony beat Princess Charlotte " Third Round. Market Day beat Bolero Her :ulea beat Nancy Till Waitangi beat Bohemian Girl Symphony a bye Fourth Round. Market Day beat Hercules Waitangi beat Symphony Final. Mr R. P. Hill’s w f b Waitangi;-by Orichope Linn Hinemoa, beat Mr A. Dalgleish’s r d Market Day, by Hock— -1 Skipping Girl, and won.

SPORTING

Auckland, Last Night

For the first meeting cf the Auckland. Coursing Club ou May 26, 55 entries have been received for the President’s (Mr A. E. Isaacs) Gold Cup and Plumpton Stakes. TOKOMAIRIRO RACES. Dunedin, Last Night. At the Tokomairiro races to-day, the President’s Handicap and Flying Handi cap were won by Captain Webster.* There was a narrow escape from a serious acci dent while the/ people were returning from the course. As. a trap, containing 16 passengers, was crossing the railway, the goods train from Dunedin just struck the hind wheels, and sent the passengers in the trap fifing out of it. Strange to say not one of them received a scratch. A collision between a buggy and a xab re sulted in the occupants of the buggy being rather hurt. ’ * * ! INVEROARGILL'RAOBS. . Invercaegill, Last Eight. ■ ■ The second day of the Invercargill Racing Club’s meeting was podrly'patron ised, and the sport was not of an ezoitlqg character. A private match was arranged, but a horse named Plunger bolted before a start was made, and threw his jockey, .a boy named Daniels, breaking his ribs. He was taken to the Hospital. Thera waa considerable dissatisfaction amongst the patrons of the totilisator in one event,; in which the horse May boy did not perinit his jockey to mount The horse was the favorite ; but a'ter half-an-hour wasted in an attempt to mount him, the race was run without him to the disgust, of.llia backers. Messrs Gault and Evans* Trtiaif peter, which was to have run'at the meet ing, slipped two fetlocks on Thursday; and has been shot.

CABLE NEWS.

>f LATEST FROM EUROPE-. [rrUTßr’s TKLEGBAMS —COPVEIOHT.I y Federation Enabling BilL 1 London, April 24 v The Colonial Federation Enabling * Bill was read a second time in the 1 House of Lords last night. ; The Dynamite Explosion, j In the House of Commons last . night, the Home Secretary, Sir W. Har. • court stated, in reference to theexplo -1 sion at the Admiralty, that, although JL: considerable quantity of dynamite had been placed in Mr Swainson’s rOom, s only slight damage occurred to the structure. (Received April 25, 11.80 a. m.) 1 Monetary and Commercial. : London, April g 3. - . Consols remain at 95 }&. The Bank rate remains at and the market rate at per cent. The total reserve 1 of notes and bullion in the Bank of England is Li 7,200,200, an increase ofLso©,ooo during the week. . The proportion to liabilities is Still 4S per cent. New Zealand securities remain at last quotations, viz—Five per cent. 10-40 loan, T.ooy 2 ; -Four and a half; percent. 1879-1904 loan, , Four ; pet cent, inscribed stock, nial breadstuffs and tallow unchanged. Volunteers. . London, April 24. The Australian Contingent, ' how . serving in the Soudan, have offered,.to . goto India should occasionarise<fqr their services. BospheraiEgyptien.” ' • ’* Basis; April S4> It is expected an amicable ment of th e 'BoSphere Bqyptim incidSht will be arriyed *at by the j, 1 Egyptian CoVernmepts, ‘‘ ’ "**■" M. Qiera. S? Pkxebsbueo, April 24. It is expected that M, Giers will shortly resign the portfolio of Minister of Foreign Affairs,

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1885.



Shade Date. Min. Max. Max. Observations, April 18 46. 68. 118. Fine ' I<5 SS- 67- 90; DtilT ' » 20 49* 69, III. Fine - *r - • y M 21 48. 66. 104. Fine 9 • > 22 46. -66..J 90. . -'.ufjj- . 2 3 43- 69. 120. Fine » 24 43- 73 II4.- Fine



WHAT IS THIS DISEASE THAT IS COMING UPON US ?



Like a thief at night it steals in upon ns un a wares. Many persons have pains about the chest and sides! and sometimes in the back. They feel dull and sleepy; the mouth has a bad taste, especially in the morning. A sort of sticky slime collects about the teeth. The appetite is poor. There is a feeling a heavy loa 1 on the stomach: sometimes a faint all-gone sensation at the pit of the stomach which food does not satisfy. The eyes are sunken, the hands and feet b come cold and feel clammy. After a while a cough sets in— at first dry, but after a few months is attended with a greenish colored expectoration. The afflicted one feels tired a'l the while, and sleep does not seem' to afford any rest. After a time becomes mrvoUs, irritable, and gloomy, and nas evil fore odi gs. There is a giddiness a sort of whirling sensation in the head when rising up suddenly. The bowe’s bcco- e cos tive; the skin is dry and hot at times; the blood becomes thick and stagnant; the whites of the eyes become tinged with yellow, the urine is scanty and high-colored, depositing a sediment after standing.. There is frequently a spitting up of the food, sometimes with a sour taste, and sometimes with a sweetish taste} this is f equrn ly attended with palpita tion of the heart; the vision becomes impaired with spots before the eyes; there is a feeling of great prostration and weakness. All of these symptoms are in turn present. It is thought that nearly phe-third of our population has this disease in some of its varied forms. It has been found that medical men have mistaken the nature of this disease. Some have treated t for a liver complaint, others for kidney disease, etc., etc, bm none of the various kinds of treatment have been attended with success, because the remedy should be such as to act harmoniously upon each one of these organs, and upon the stomach as well; for in Dyspepsia (for this is really what the disease is) all of these organs partake of this disease and require a. remedy that will act upon all at the same time. Seigel’s Curative -Syrup acts like afeharm in this class of complaints, giving almost immediate relief. The following letters from chemists of standing in the community where they live show in what estimation the „ aiticle is held. Wholesale agents, Kempthorne, Prosser anid Co.’s New- Zealand Drug Co. (limited),- Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington, and Auckland. • „,, _ John Archer, Harthill, near -‘-heffield I can confidently recommend it to all who rrry be suffering fom liver or stomach complaints, having the testimony of my customers, who have derived great benefit from the Syrup and P.lls. The sale is increasing wonderfully. Geo. A. Webb,. 141, York Street, Belfast:— I have sold a large quantity, and the parties have testified to its being what you represent it. J. S. Metcalfe, S', Highga'e, Kendal : r I have always great pleasure in recommending the Curative Syrup, for I have never known a case in which it has not relieved or cured, and I have sold many grosses. Kobt. G. Gould, 27, High Stieet, Andover; —I have always taken a great interest in your medicines, and I have recommended them, as 1 have found numerous cases of cure from their use. . ..., Robt. Laine, Melksham :—I can well re commend the Curative Syrup from having proved its efficacy for indigestion myself. Friockb'eim, Arbroath, Forfarshire, Sep 1 . 23, 1882. Dear Sir, —Last year I sent you a letter re commending'-Mother Seigel’s Synip. I have very much 1 pleasure in still bearing testimony to the very satistactory results of the famed Syrup and Plls. Most patent medicines die out with -me, but ■ Mother Seigel has had a steady sale ever since 1 commenced, and is still in as great demand as when I first began to sell the medicine. The cures which hive com under my notice are chiefly those of liver com plaint and‘general debility. A certaitf minister in my neighborhood says it is the only thing which has bt l efited him and restored him to his normal condition of health after being unable to preach for a. con siderable length of time. I could mention also a great many.other cases, but spaice would ' not allow. A-,near .friend of mine, who is very much addicted to- costiveness., or costipation, finds that Mother JScigeTs .Pills are the only pills which suit tis complaint. All other pills cause a reaction which is very annoying. Moth u’s Seigel’sPills do not leave a bad after effect. 1 have much pleasure in commending again to suffering humanity Mother Seigel’s medicines, which are no sham. If this letter is of any service can publish it. , - .Yours very truly, (Signed):- William S. Glass, s . , : - Chemist. A. J. White, Esq, Thomas Chapman. West Auckland; —I find that the trade steadily increases. _ I sell more of jour medicines than any other kind. . ; . ; N. Danpll, Clun, Salop;—All who buy it are pleased, and recommend it, Jos. Balkwill,, A.P.S., Kingsbridge:—The public seeirf to appreciate their great value. A. Armste-d, Market Strert, Dalton-in- Furness:—lt is needless for me to say that your valuable medicines have-great sale in this dis trict—greater, than any other 1 know of, giving great satisfaction. 15th August, 18S3. Dear Sir, —I write to tell you that Mr Hy. Hillier, of Yatesbury, Wilts, informs me that he suffered from a ’ severe form of indigestion for upwards of four years, and took no end of doctor’s medicine without the slightest benefit; and declares Mother Seidel’s Syrup which be get from me has saved his life. - Yours truly, I (Signed) N. Webb, ■ ■ Chemist, Cain. Mr White, 4 I. I 9 *9



Wv Fowke, MAKER, BB6S to inform his friends and the pnb%‘generally that he has started business on his omwooßßt. H# hopoa by striot attention toibuitoeM and making a good article, • U> secure a share of public patronage. Address-1! UKISETT STREET, Ju premises occupied by Mr J. Meech. 4 48$



Wanted. WAF TED—A little Girl to mind two . children. Apply Mbs McOregor, 1 Tancred street. 4 616 WANTED Known The latest war news will be seen in W. 0, Davis’s Fruiterers shop window this evening after 8 o’clock. 4 630 WANTED —A correspondent for the Guardian, at Mount Somers. Apply to the Manager. VS7 ANTED Written tenders for ** Ploughing and Harrowing, rolling, if required, about 80 acres Grass and Stubble Land. Tenders to be sent in on or before Saturday Next. F. M. Foster, Winslow. 4 631 WANTED —To purchase, from 2to 4 Acres of Land, within a radius of two miles from the Post Office, Apply ‘ : M,” Office of this Paper. 4 608 WANTED —An Assistant Mistress for the Side School, Hampstead; salary at present average about L7O per annum. Applications to be sent to the Chairman Ashburton School Committee by the 27th Instant. Charles Bkaddell, Clerk. 4 574 WANTED —Purchaser for a Piano, by Cramer ; very cheap ; in first-class order. Apply, B.F. 8., Hinds. 4 572 ■VFTANTED Known—Before buying V V Dress Materials, Ulsters, Jackets, Dolmans, Millinery, etc , call and inspect our stock. The cheapest first-class Drapery and Millinery Establishment in Ashburton — H. C. Segers, ealys’ Buildings, East i Street. /2J.REAT Reductions for Cash at Tones , 'A and Feadshaw’s. —Good oaten sheaf chaff from 50s per ton, Is 6d per bag ; • prime oat straw chaff 35s per ton, 9d per bag; new oatmeal 4s per bag; good ( cheese 5d per lb ; ffour, bran, sharps, and , ohickwheat at very cheap rates. 1 Tin r ANTED Known—Wertheim Sew- V \ ing Machines can be had on Time i Payments at the New Zealand Clothing Factory’s Branch, East street, Ashburton. , 2 276 GLORIOUS NEWS. Andrew Orr will give away on Saturday 100 ’ pairs men’s boots at 6s 9d ; 60 pairs can* : vas slippers at 2s 6d ; 30 pairs cricketing boots at'Gs 6d ; 100 pairs Kaiapoi trousers J at 11a 6d—every article at half-price. ; 2 237 i XT’ANTED Known-Boots ! Boots 1 t VV That Hayes and Co. are Clearing i a few desperate lines of Boots, etc., to ■ wit, Ladies’ Leather, 4s 6d; Men’s i Shooters, Pegged, 10s; Men’s Elastic ‘ sides, 9s, and a lot of odd lines that must | be cleared at once. 7 1278 j ITT ANTED Known—Umbrellas at is ; YV 11<?., six doz Buttons for Is, China 1 Matting at 6d, Ladies’ Hose at 6d, Cor -1 sets at 2s 3d, Shirting at 4£ 1, Towels 3£ d, 1 36-inch Oilcloth 9d, Camisoles 1c 4d. ■ Andrew Oer’s Cheap Sale 2 185 3 \IS7 ANTED KNuWN — Robert Elston, ; VY Bill Poster, Theatpxoal Agent, 1 etc., Town Hall, Ashburton. Theatrical [ companies and others visiting Ashburton L should communicate with the above. Orders by post or telegram promptly I attended to. 760



Special Advertisements. pOMSSTIO PATTERN DEPOT. Mrs Hodge, DRAPER AND DRESSMAKER, East Street, near Lancaster’s butchery. Ladies’ Dressesand Underclothing made at the shortest notice. REGISTRY OFFICE For Female Servants. 7 1413 SELLING OFF B’ANCY GOODS, TOYS, BOOKS, STATION RY, Ac. Must be sold - even if at a loss To Suit everybody at prices that cannot be beaten. Andrewes Bros., Booksellers, Stationers, Ac,, Ashburton. Canterbury Mills. fJIO FARMERS AND OTHERS. CORF SACKS, size and weights. At lowest current rates, 3 292 C. W, TURNER. Machine Shop, WAKANDI ROAD. CHARLES RAY Repairs Engines, Combines, Chaff-cutters, Reapers and Binders, and all classes of macninery. Special attention given to Bicycles, Tricycles and Sewing Machines. Lawn Mowers repaired, sharpened and adjusted. Model work. General repairs. 3 384



Read, makk, ljsakc* and INWARDLY DIGEST, and to accomplish the above feat, visit my estab lishment, and lighten your inward gloom by appeasing your appetite for the beauti ful by inspecting the most delightfully ARTISTIC EASTER CARDS ! ever imported into Ashburton (direct from Home). You are then at liberty to in spect the contents of a large case of books personally selected, and just received. Ibe ieve it was Lord Wolseley who said (be happens to be'the most popular man of the day, and’one must squeeze a little popularity into advertisements), “ A man who aspires to-great heights should read incessantly, and never forget his news papers;'' and I say the same ! Read ! Read ! Read 1 When both you and my self will be considerably benefited. Not having room to give a detailed list o? the contents of my shelves, I can only finish i by saying—Come and see for yourselves, I and if you are disappointed come again.— j Nothing like Perseverance 1



Thomas F. Farlev’s, %f / BOOKSELLER AND STaTIONER, Saunders’ Buildings, East St., Ashburton.



Special Advertisements. fJiHE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE Fire Insurance Co. We have much pleasure in informing the public of Ashburton that Mes=bs WILDING, LLWIS & CASTGILL have been appointed AGENTS for the above Company in the Ashburton Dis trict. All risks taken at lowest current rates. LEWIS & GOULD, 3 328 General Agents for Canterbury. Timber Timber rilO FARMERS and Others about to |_ Build—Buy your timber from the Producers at first cost and Save Money. To Housekeepers who wish to have the satisfaction of burning Good Coal — We are now landing, ex s.s. Tekapo, PRIME NEWCASTLE COAL, which will bo sold at Lowest Rates. | Every Requisite for the Building Trade kept in StocK, and Building supplied throughout. *** Farmers would do well to call and obtain quotations. ; MACPHERSON, FILMER AND CO. (late A. Hayes), 1 TIMBER, COAL & WOOD MERCH ANTS, East street, Ashburton. } ’ [ fjl H E NEW ZEALAND j Clothing Factory



CONTRACTORS o the New Zealand Government Rail ways, Post Offices, Volunteer Corps, &c- &c. &o. Are now prepared to enter into contracts for the supply of NAVAL AND MILITARY UNIFORMS in any quantities, the organisation of the Factory being specially adapted for turning out large supplies in the most inexpensive and expeditious manner. ARMY AND NAVY CONTRACTORS Estimates and drawings supplied on the shortest notice. Head Offices and Factory— DOWLING STREET, DUNEDIN. NOTE -Measures for all uniforms may bo entrusted to the Manager of the N.Z. Clothing Factory branches in the tollow ing centres, viz;— Dunedin Nelson Palmerston N. Invercargill Hokitika Now Plymouth Oatnaru Greymouth Napier Waimate Reefton Waipawa Timaru Wellington Hastings Ashburton Masterton Gisborne Christchurch Wanganui Thames Lyttelton Hawera Auckland OTICE TO FARMERS. WOOD, SINCLAIR & CO., Millers and Grain Merchants, High Street, Christchurch, Are Cash Purchasers of Wheat, Oats, Barley, Beans, Peas, Potatoes, Bye and Cocksfoot Grass Seeds at highest current rates. To farmers desirous of holding ■ their gr«in we are prepared to offer special facilities for storage. In addition to our large brick granary we have erected a large iron warehouse. This, with the stores lately occupied by Messrs A. Moore and Co. and now leased to us, enables us to offer to farmers extra facilities for the storage and classification of grain at nominal rates. We are prepared to make liberal cash advances on grain sent in for storage, or will ship same under advance on grower’s account or otherwise, as may be arranged. 3 454 TUMN AND WINTER H. E. May & Co,, Are now showing their NEW SEASON’S GOODS, Which are well worth your inspection. They comprise the Newest and Best of every kind of MILLINERY, DRAPERY, UNDER CLOTHING FOR INFANTS, GIRLS & LADIES. MERCERY. MEN’S, BOYS’, & YOUTHS’ COLONIAL, VICTORIAN, AND ENGLISH CLOTHING, At the Lowest Possible Cash Price. If you will trouble to think for a minute, we feel sure you will be convinced that the way our business is conducted must insure you the best pro curable for money. WE IMPORT DIRECT From the Beat Manufacturers WE SELL FOR CASH Avoiding all bad ■ debts WB BUY CHIEFLY FOR CASH, Securing all Cash Discounts Our Business is managed personally by I the proprietor in the moat economical way, thus saving the immense cost of an Extravagant Establishment with manager, . sub-manager and an expensive staff j therefore we will not allow any house or company to undersell us. bo if they should advertise or make a special lead oi draw of any particular article, wo will give you the same at their price or lower, guaranteeing, taking things all round, our Value will bo found by far the best. Country Orders sent by post will receive special attention, and be sent free of carriage (by rail) to ANY PART OF CANTERBURY. BL. E. May & Co., THE HALL.



Victoria House. Jjjj'EW SEASON’S ADVERTISEMENT & INTIMATION BE FINE Al GOODS, CREWEL SILKS, INGRAIN COTTONS, TRANFER PATTERNS, &c., To appear in our Next. DIM ANT & COE, General Drapers, Clothiers, <fco., East, and Tanored Streets, Ashburton*



Special Advertisements. Groceries CHEAPER THAN EYER AT JAMES McGREGOR’S, Tancbed Street, Sugars—English Cut Loaf- per lb Best White Crysta., per lb Best Snowdrop, 4d per lb (Reductions by the mat) Teas, Is 3d, Is 6d, 2s. 2s 6d, and 2s 9d Box Tea from 12s 6d pet box Canterbury Cakes, lOd each. Rice, Sd Mixed Biscuits, 6d Lunch Biscuits, 3d Currants, 61 . Raisins, 7d New Pigs, Is per box Best Sago, 3d New Muscatels, la 6d Oysters, 6d Cairn’s Marmalade, 8d Peacock’s Jams, 6£d Herrings, 7d Keiiler’s Marmalade, 9d Salmon, 8d Cheese, 6d per lb English Pickles, 8d Other articles equally cheap. JAMES McGREGOR, Tancred Street, 12 2342 Cadbury’s Cocoa. fJIHE PUREST AND BEST. Should be Used by Everyone, ON SALE AT ORR. AND ALCORN’S, Ashburton Agents. To Arrive, a Grand Assortment of Cadbury’s Fancy Goods, comprising— FANCY CHOCOLATES, CHOCOLATE CREAMS, Etc. ORR AND ALCORNS. 4 605



Balmy sleep, good digestion, rich blood, elastic step and cheerfulness in American Go.’s Hop Bitters. Read and believe. 1 Wells’ “Rojugh on Corns.”—Ask for Wells’ Rough oh Corns.” Quick relief 1 , complete, pernppent cure. Cops, warts, bunions, The N.Z. Drug Gq., General Agents, ? Don’t Die in the House. “Rouugh on Rats " dears out rats, mice, beetles, roaches, oedibugs, flies, ants, insects, moles, jack rabbits, gophers. The N.Z. Drug Co., General Agents, I j