DAILY MEMORANDA

MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS Etc Monday, December 13 Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers at 7.30 Wednesday, December 15. Oddfellows’ Hall—Borough School Con cert at 8 o’clocl^, Thursday, December 16 Hunt’s Gardens— Annual Garden Party in connection with St Stephen's Church Monday. December 27 LO,L. —Annual Concert and Ball Friday, December 31 Oddfellows’ Hall—“ False Colors" at 8 o’clock

BAILWAY TIME TABLE

T bains Arrive at Ashburton —From Ohriat huroh and the North, at 10.15 a.m. (express), 4.85 p.m., and 7.10 p.m. From Timaru, 10.45 a.tn. From Dunedin and South, 6.27 d.m. (express). From Mount Somers, 10.6 Trains Leave Ashburton— For Ohrist ahnrcb and North, at 7.10 a.m*. 10.55 a.m.. and 6.37 p.m. (express). For Dunedin and South, 10.25 a.m. (express). For Timaru, 4 p.m. For Mount Somers, 5.5 p.m

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

prom and after the 30th November, 1886, the terms o£ Subscription to this journal will be as follows, viz.:— IE PAID IN ADVANCE: Per Quarter.. 6s 6d, by post, 9s 6d , Half-year 12s 6d, by post, 18a 6d „ Year .. 4s Od by post, 37s Od IE BOOKED : Per Quarter.. 7s 6d, by post, 10s 9d „ Half-year 15a od, by post, 21s 6d „ Year .. 30s od, by post, 43s Od Birt Marriage, and Death Notices, if paid for at the time of insertion, 2a _6d each (stamps may be sent as payment); if booked, 48 each. PRESENT SUBSCRIBERS MAT BENEW THFIR SUBSCRIPTIONS AT THE OLD RATES. Announcements of Births, Deaths and Marriages sent for publication from the country districts, require to be verified by the signa ture of tbs person sending the notice.

MAIL NOTICES.

close at the Ashburton Post Office follows: For Christchurch and North at 6 a.n 0.20 a.m., and 5 p.m., daily. For Chertsey Rakaia, &c,, at 10.30 a. m and 6 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinda + Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, «d Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily. FoxTemuka, at 10 a.m. and 430 p.m Wly. fox Tinuuru and South, at 10 a.in., and 430 p.m., daily. Fox Greenstreet, on Wednesdays and turdays, at 10.45 a.m. For Wakanul, Elgin, Sea view, Seafield, id Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and turdays, at 6.30 a. m. For Mount Somers, daily at 4.30 p.m For Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Mon days and Thursdays, at 4.30 p.m. For Ashton, Waterton and Longbeach, 430 p.m. daily. For Flemington, on Mondays, Wednes days, and Fridays, at 430 p.m. For Nowlands, on Tuesdays and Frl at 10.30 a.m.

Malls arrive at the Ashburton Post dice— From Christchurch and Rakaia at 10.15 .m., 4.3fi p.m., and 7.20 p.m. Frou Oan'tsey, Ac, at 10.15 ( and 35 p.m. daily. From Dunedin and intermediate places md. daily. •I rotu Temuka and Timaru at 10.40 a.m p 5 30 p.m daily. From Greenstreet, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10 a.m. From Mount Somers, daily at 10.5 , m. From Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Wed oesdays and Saturdays, at 10.5 a.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long each at 10 a.m. daily. From Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fri days, at 2.30 p.m. ' From Flemington on Tuesdays, Thort. days, and Saturdays, at 10a.m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1886. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A quantity of matter is crowded out of this issue. The Ashburton School Committee meets this evening. The San Francisco mail arrived in Auck. land yesterday. The Ashburton portion of the tmail will probably be delivered here to morrow. At the Resident "Magistrate’s Court this morning, a “ swagger ” named John Barritt for drunkenness was, in consideration of its being a first offence, discharged with a caution, but, for having made use of obscene language, he was ordered to be imprisoned lor forty eight hours. The adjourned cases under the Gaming and Lotteries Act against George Stevens and W. G. Seales were further adjourned. At the inquest to-day on the body of the little girl who was killed by a plank of timber falling on her, the Coroner and Jury expressed a hope that parents would take warning and keep their children away from places where buildings were in course of erection. Mr Brown, the contractor for the building at which the little girl was killed, stated that he found it|impossible to keep children away from the timber, although he had frequently warned them that some of them would sooner or later meet with an accident.

The a.a. Triumph which left New Zealand in September last for India with 216 horses on board arrived at Lyttelton yesterday. Of the 126 horses on board only 16 died, which is very good indeed, compared with the number some of the boats lost which arrived about the same time from the Australian ports. The horses which died belonged—ll to Mr Grigg, 4 to Mr Hawkins, and 1 to Mr Jarvis.

The church members in the district Of Longbeach have been working hard for some time past to get things ready for a bazaar to pay off their bank overdraft. This bazaar will be held on Easter Monday -, in aid of its funds. It is intended to bold a concert at Tinwald in the Temperance Hall about New Tear’s Eve. Many of the popular favorites are willing to give their assistance to make it a success and to present an attractive pro gramme.

In Wellington a child three years old, seated in a preambulator in a garden, was suddenly attacked by a black tom cat. The oat made a spring at the baby, fixing its claws in the baby’s dress, and by its manner, seemed as if it would tear it to pieces. Fortunately, a visitor was close by and pulled the baby out of the perambulator; but as the oat let go it turned on the other child and bit it in the wrist. Then, with eyes glaring, it turned round to make another spring, when a dog ran towards it barking, and drove it away. It was eventually caught and destroyed.

Lovers of first-class mnsio—and there are many in Ashburton—will be pleased to hear that the Timaru Garrison Band, under the able leadership of Mr Sidney Wolf, purpose giving an open-air performance on Thursday next in Baring Square, commencing at 11 a.m. The following excellent programme will be submitted 1. Quadrille, “ Cynthia ” ! 2. Dramatic Glee, “ Hail, Apollo,” Bound * 3. Waltz, “ Fairy Voices,” Crowe ; 4. March Oriental, “ La Caravan,” Asch ; 5. Kyrie and Gloria, “ Twelfth Mass,” Mozart; 6. Selection, ■“ String of Diamonds ” ; 7. Slide Trombone Solo, “ The White Squall ”; 8. Selections Irom “ The Bohemian Girl,” Balfe; 9. Waltz, “ Twilight Shadows.” No. 4, “La Caravan,” is a march descriptive of an Egyptian caravan passing througli the desert; it is first heard approaching in the distance, gradually gets nearer, passes, and then dies away again. We hope the good nature of the Southern bandsmen will be duly appreciated by Ashburton residents. The St Louis Globe-Democrat says : < Alpha Centaurii, the leading star in the Centaur, is the nearest star to the earth, so far as is known. Its distance is usually placed at from 20,000,000,000 to 29,000,000, 000,000 miles from the earth. A star called Sixty-one Cygni is classed as second in dis tance, being put at about 54,780,999,000,000 miles distant from our globe. Most of the stars, however, are millions of miles further away from us than these. Light travels about 196,000 miles in every second of time ; and yet with this inconceivably rapid velocity, it would take light about twelve years to traverse the space separating us from that star. From the greater portion of the stars light woold be many centuries in reaching ua. That is to say, in these particular instances the stars whioh we see arc not the stars as they exist to-night, but as they existed before Columbus sailed on his voyage of discovery, or even before the creation of Adam.”

SANDER AND SONS’ EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. —In protection of the world-wide fame our manufacture has acquired all over the globe, we publish the following : —Hazard, M.D., Professor of General Pathology and Diseases of the Mind and Nervous System, says in an editorial published in the Clinical Record :—“ We have examined half-a-dozen specimens of different manufactures; the preparation of Sander and Sons’ was the only one that proved to be reliable and corresponding to scientific tests.” Another concoction called “ Refined Extract of Eucalyptus,” has made its appearance since. This product stands, according to Dr Owen, foremost in causing injurious effects. That gentleman communicates at a meeting of the Medical Society of Victoria, that a child living at Fitzroy became most seriously indisposed through its use. In another case a lady states on the strength of statutory declaration that she suffered cruelly from the effects of the same concoction. To guard the high reputation of our manufacture we feel warranted in exposing the above facts, and desire the public to exercise care and pre caution when buying.— SANDER AND SONS.—(Advt.)

CRICKET

ENGLISHMEN Y NEW SOUTH wales. Sydvey D c mber 13 The ma'ch, :■ h»w-1 illt wbire’a team-v the Eleven of Now Snu'h was re sumed and oono’uded to—,i y The ome team who yesterday ss re i 14 without the loss of ft wicket, continued their innings, bui failed to make a sm c-s - fill stand against the English bovrlin , the last wicket fading for 107 runs. The principal scorers—Allen, caught, ‘ 30 ; Marr, caught, 23 ; Macdonald, caught. 25. The visitoro who r win the match, at e unpbahed this for the loss of one wicket, thus winning with nine wickets tn spare

MR BALLANCE IN ASHBURTON.

The Minister for Lands, accompanied by Mr McKerrnw (Chief -Surveyor), and Mr March, of the Lands and Immigration Department, arrived in Ashburton by the express train yesterday, and was met at 'be Hallway station by Mr W. O. Walker and IVLjor Steward, M.H. Iv.’a. In the afternoon he received several deputations at the County Council Chambers.

Mr Jfi. G, Wright, on behalf of a number of residents in the Mayfield dis trict, brought under the Minister’s notice the desirability of opening up land or settlement in small holdings on the village settlement system in that locality, indicating two areas us suitable for the purpose. One of these is situated about three mihs west ward of Mayfield, an I contains six or seven hundred acres, and is, we believe, a part of the run formerly held by the late Sir Cracroft Wilson. The other, bet *een one and two miles east of. May field, containing' about lOC'O acres, is a portion of Mr W. C Walker's run 11 was stated that the first mention'd is the better laid, and owing *o its being cutoff by private holdings and a plantation reserve (rom the inn of which it terms » par, it was antici ..uteri that no difficulty would be experienced in obtaining the consent ■ { the ieas-, s 10 Its being taken for Settlement pm poses. I , however, transpired that such c msent is n>t absolutely necessary, as ihe Governor ha» power to te- apart for village settlement purposes under section 166 of the Land Act such blocks or allot m’nts as he may think fit out of any Grown Lands. Mr Balia me promised that a Comaai-sioner should be tent to inspect the lauds in question, and report as to their suitability for the purpos and upon receipt of his report that ihe request of the intending settlers would be given effect to if possible, t‘iat 1, should the report bo a favorable one. Mr Walker and Mr Steward, in the temporary absence from the colony of the hon. member for Wakanui, then sub mitted to the Minister the case of Mr McOrory, of -South Kakaia, and others, who h-tve claims against the Crown under he Forest Trees Pl.miing Encouragement Act I was pointed cut that althou. h a vote had been passed last session for sitis fying the claims under that. A.O , Mr Vic rory, who claims to hsve plan ed an acre of land in a good and satisfactory manner, had been unable to obtain ati> remuneration in land or money, it beii g alleged by the Depadm- nt th t in some way the conditio-.s had not oeen complied with. Mr McOrory stated that he had asked to he Informed In whit particular-? non-compliance wth tr e regulations w.s adegod, but tad been unable to obtain the information ; also ihat he was wiling hat. the plantation should he inspect d and reported upon by any composent person.- Mr Balance pionrsed t at the matter should be enquired into, and Mr McOrory commun oated with on the subject. The same gan'leme", on behalf of Mr F. S. Tinwald, brought nnd r the Minis'er’s notice the fact hat Mr Shearer had applied to take up a section of 60 acres under perpetual lease at Dro' more, but that his application had been refused because ho is the holder of a half acre section at Tinwald.—-Mr Ba lance agreed that it was not the intention of the Act, or regulations is ued there under. that an application should f aH under such oircumetauoss, and he d rected tha- Mr Shearer be inform? d that his application c-n be granted. Messrs "Walker, Sony, Crisp, Fried- Under. and Qume. on behalf of. the 'shhurton .»co‘m->tiasti. n Society, then detailed the difficulties which had arisen between the local Society and the pa ent <ociefy in Christchurch, and asked that 'he boundaries of jurisdfet on of the local Society might be gszvted.—The matter was discussed at some length, and Mr Bsliance promised that. It should be looked into, and the local Society oommurica*ed with on the subject M- ssrs Shearer, C. Jephson, and Scott, members of the Tinwald Town Board, then interviewed the Minister with reference to the desirability of acquiring land in that district for village settlement purposes. They presented a memorial, sign d by a number of intending settlers, recommencing the acquiring by the Crown of a part of Mr Graham’s estate for the pnn ose indicated, stating that they beli ve 1 the owner would ho wild g to accept the Property Tax valuation with 10 per cent added —Mr Ballan.e said that while the Government was anxious to promote village settlement, it had no power under the law as it stood at present to purchase land without first obtaining 1 a resolution approving of such purchase by both ffouses. Th© clauses in the ct re'ntive to this matter were therefore practically inoperative, except in so far that they were an affirmation of the principle, and had drawn public attention I I the question. He thought that in any case intending settlers should provide a part of the purchase money, a'd enquired whether those who desired to take up this particular land would be prepared to paj r down, sav a fourth. —The deputation replied that they believed that this was the case —Mr Ballance said that h con templated making proposals to Paliament in that direction, and if the necessary powers were obtained next session such applications as the present could be dealt with on those lines ; blocks to bo purchased for associations of settlers, vhe would bo required to pay down one-fourth of the purchase money, and to ray an annual rental equal to he interest on the baance. —The deputation thvukid the Minister and withdrew.

Sobai quently, accompanied by Messrs Walker and Steward, the Ministerial par'y drove out to Tiawald, and in spected the land which was the subjot of the last named deputation. This morning the par;y proceeded to Mount Somers to visit the local coal mine, and on rt turning will take 'he evening train f r Timam, proceeding to Waimaie-by the last train on Wednesday.

HORSE MARKET.

Mr T. Bul’ock reports for the week ending Saturday, Dec. 11th Seventeen horses «ere entered for the day’s sale ■»n aco >;int of the Inclemency of the weather theie was only a moderate attend ance of farmers, and snly seven horses out of the day’s entry changed hands at the following figures, viz : Medium dr»ngh f s, of a fairly good stamp, £lB to £23 ditto, rather lighter, £1.7 ; aged, £lO 10s ; hacki. €5 5a t' £ll ; two-year o d colt, tight. £6 10a. Suirlries—Oats, 2* pe<- bn’hel Quantity of furniture, on account of the late Mr H. B<>y : e, brought fair prices.

ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

The ordinal-. for ni. ntly meet! g of the Ashburton Borough Council was held at the 0 unci'. Chambers, Baring -quare West, last evening. Presect : The Mayor and C .uncillors Thomas, Reid, Harrison, Tucker, Williamson, Bird, Sealy. MAYOU’S STVTIMENT The Mavur sod oi« oetut balance at the Bank w -£l-68 10 lid The amount which had b>.-en received since last meet ing wO/e : Llbiary account, £1 9= ; license-, £2 Bs ; Pound, on account of rent, £8 : ten’s of reserves, £27 12a 5d ; rates, 1880, £1 15< ; toial £4l la sd. The amount of rales remalolng un collected was £32 14s 6d, The library had been presented with a most valuable work on Natural Hiat< ry, by U ofessor Wihon. Mr Cyril J.'pnaon had pre sented the Museum with some Alford Fivoet diamonds, and Mr Oolyer, bark of sequoia, the giganr.io tree of 1 alifornla. cokrespondkno b: Letters were read (1) From the Colonial Secretary, acknowledging receipt of state m nt of result of Mayoral election. -(2) From Messrs A. and T Burt, asking quotation for pipes.—The Mayor stated that he had replied to the letter giving 'he information applied for. engineers’ report. 1 The Engineers reported as follows: Asphalt Footpath T-nc-ed street : The contractor has completed the length between Fait and Cass str *eta. He has taxi n pains wit<\ it, and finished it < ff in a creditable manner, consul- ring it ts, we u derstand, the first piece of asphalting ha has taken in hand. Some defective places in East street have been repaired. —He painting t tbrary Walls, S.W end : We have arranged to call for tenders at once for this work Will the Council autho ise the Works Committee to accept

a tender. —Fencing Library Reserve: We should be obliged if the 0 nncil won d de'ermine on a limit of cist before sub mitting d-si-ns. A plain substantial fence, s mlar to that round Baring Square West, with the addition <>f wires net ween the rail-, along the Havelock street frontage (ito chains) and the Buing Squa e fro cage of the section on which the Lbr.ry sands (1J chains), with gates, etc., the soi l being removed, so that the fence s' ou\d run on the level ■if tne footpath, aud an ordinary p -st and wire fence on the remainder of the fro' tiges (5£ chains) would cost alto geiher about c 25 —The labor gang has been engaged m executing sundry street rep lire, and -tome work o.i the Belt for the Hamp-ta'd own Board and have commenced re-forming part o f street near the Old Me* ’a Home ; also, in watering streets, attending o wa'er supply, etc LIBRARY WALLS. The Work- G-mmit e« was authorised to accepted a tender for ihe work men tioned in douse 2 of the Engineer’s report, r NCE, The qusat’on - f fence around the libray reserve it was resolved should remain in shsymon for the present. HUE BRI-lADE, It was res-Ived toat the sum of 2 s expenses inca-red bv th- F-re Brigade in orning out ns the occasion f the Western Fire Beb being rung by a nor’ wts er shou <i be p» so l for pivm-nt. WINTSK STREET In reply t a » qi.e-ti n by Coun cillor Thomas, wh asked why wo;k was being tone in Winter s'r-et when unformed streets wit-,in the Borough wer- in ne d of attention, the Mayor eai i the work ws a moist neccea fiary one, as the place in question was very d<neetois f r traffic.

Crs Bird and Williamson alio sp-ke directing attention to the necessity of the work, CHI'ISTMAS HOLIDAYS. It waa reso, .ed that ha Council's offices should be closed from Friday, Deo. 24th, till Monday, January 3-d. STREET LIGHTING. The Lighting Committee wore in structed to report as to the beat and most economical wsy of lighting the streets daring next y-*ar. HOSPITAL BOARD. In consequence of the term -f office of the present Mayor, Mr K. Friedlandar, drawing to a cl ise, it was resolved that the Incoming Mayor, in conjunction with Or Harri on, should represent the

Borough Council on the the Bcapital Board RESERVE. The matter of denting with the reserve held by the late Mr R Wilkin was left io the hands of the Reserves Committee with power tc art LEAVE OP ABSENCE. Cr Thomas ob.ained two months’ leave of absence. V'LKDICTORY. As the present was the last occasion on which he would preside at the Conuoil meetings, the Mayor expressed his thanks for the consideration and kindly feeling with wh'ch he h*d always been treated by Councillors. He also paid a high comoliraant to the Town Cle k, Mr C Braddell, for the able as istanoa he had always w llingly rendered. Cr Wdllamson expressed him»-clf in erms of prsise in i-egsrd to the se-vice aff r ed t'.esjj B .rough by the Mayor. He h pod the Connell would not lose the benefit of the Mayor’s experience s.d advice. He proposed a motion recording the i igh appreci.a ion in which the Conn ed held the May r’s s-rvices. Cr Bird -econded the in tion. He also bore testimony to the efficient manner in wnich the Mayor had fulfilled hi- duties, and t-u t-d that although he was re'iriog from the Moyoral chair he would not leave the Council.

The motion was put to the meeting by Or Williamson, and carried wit aoclama’i'>n. The Mavor briefly returned thanks for the c impliment ted him. He said that if it was the desire of the burgesses and the Council -hat he should "ffes himself for election to the vacancy which would shor y be caused o- the Council, he would accede to their wish. (Hoar, hear.) LICENSES. The fi'llow'iig i'Cjm*es were granted : Kero-ene, Ore a--d Alcorn ; carriage, J. Htff-.rd ; driver, J Brff rd. PAYMENTS Accounts amounting to £72 2s lid were pas-ed for payment and the Council adjourned.

MAIL NEWS.

GENERAL SUMMARY. London, November 21. The Council of the Social Democratic Federation sent a letter to the Marquis of Salisbury on the 16th November demand ing that be should receive a delegation of the unemployed workmen on Sunday, the 22ud Inst, and for that purpose that he should forego hia usual practice of going into the country on Saturday Sunday was selected, because the delegates were compelled tj spend all their time on other days of the week seeking work. The Right Bon Beery Ch.plin, M.P , li a epeeoh on November 14th to the tenants, farmers, and laborers of Lincoln shire, proposed Protection as remedy for the present depression in English agriculture at d manufactures. The London Local Government Board, in its reply to a Utter recently add eased to it by the Social Democratic Federation, calling attention to an alleged increase of paapers, says U'o percentage of pauperism in • tciober, 1886, was two to 1000 of the population, white in the same month of 1808 the percentage was 42 to every 1000 Lord Charles Beresfotd baa offered to find and command a volunteer crew to man a ship to be attacked by torpedoes. He has no faith in the torpedo system

The Birmingham Gasworks and 5000 tons of cot-e were destroyed by fire on No'ember 11'h.

A pr z ■ fi 0 t for £IOO and the champion ship took piece at Burlington, Middlesex, on November Hth. One of the com batants was killed.

Ward, the Socialist, who was arrested in Trafalgar square on Lord Major s Day f>- disturb' o / -he peace, was fined 10s on Noverabr 12h.

The Vatican denies that dlp'ornaf'c re lations have been established with Eng land.

Advices were received ft Plymouth on November 14th that the Chinese steam shi , Tatokuman was horned while running under pre-sure in a gale off Nayagatn, and that ninety-six persons who were on board perished, including the officers, who wort Englishmen. Lord Lon*dale, whose name has been connected with the actress VioletOameron, and for whom he was acting as manager in Nl ew Fork, left for London hurriedly on October 29ih, called thither by business troubles and strikes at his coal mine.

The Vatican is about to issue an Ency clical letter condemning and stigmatising the Italian Government. The river Po and Adige overflowed on the 10th November and submerged the country along their course. At Albanea, at 1 igh water, it dislodged the railway bridge whi e the train was passing, p e oipitating the cars and passengers into the river. Five persons were drowned. It is said three Italian ironclads have been ordered to join the British fleet at Malta.

Great distress amongst the unemployed in Germany during the pre ent winter is predicted by the Dcmtsig Zeitting - Trade according to this paper Is paralysed. Hampton Court Palace was set on fire on November the 15'h by the bursting of a lamp. The fire started in apar 1 merits shutting on the tennis c >urt. All were destroyed. • The report of the Vliddleaboro’ Oh«m ber of fonmeros, made on the 19th, shows that British steel ra Is are driving German rolls out of 'he ma'ket.

Th" Lo'd Mayor propo»es a ’ ’ommlsaion of I qn'ry into »h« prevailing distress, with a view f aff rding rell-f daring the coming w nter. A met tin 4 of British anarchists has been called to assemble in Cleveland Hall, London, on Nov inter 23cd to pro test against the action of the Chicago Court, which tried and se r t3nced th anarchists’ colleagues. The Hon Aaberon Hsrbert. brother of the Earl of Carnarvon, will probab > presl ie. Tjord Randolph OhurohUl created a tremendous sensation bv denouncing the Lmdon O rporation. He told the mem be-s that although being in coit'ol of the metropolis they repr sented in fact but-a small fra”ion of population, and inti mated that the best solution of the metropolitan government d fficulty would be the traorfa r of ther powe to a central representative b' dy.. Toia 'a eors'de-ed anotbe- move by Lord Churchill to push himmlf forward a- the expense of the Prime Miots'cr,

Th' National 0 invention of Irish N=»- tlona’ists hdd at Liv rp >ol or. Nov-mber ♦he 7 h is reported t' have been large as to numbers and imposing in influence Mr John Dillon, M.P , reports that mmv of 'he 1-rgest land! uda have re cently rhnwn a riirposi'i n to act far more reasonably than in 188*1, a ! thongh a number ’f them refu-e a reduction and p-esa tenanis tor rent. Soma mem ers of the Parnell party are slso pushing their tenants rera traelea*ly. Among these are Sir Jos-ph N«ale McK" -na. member for S"" ! h Mmaghan, a-d Wm. J Corbett M P fo- the Fast Dlvis’ou of the county of Wicklow These Par- DdllteS; and -cores of ernaller landlords o p the same oa-'y, are servi-ig writs. a>d evicting whole.-a’e, the resistance to which is growing stronger and stronger in all par’s of Ireland The coutem lated dismissal of Sir Rob ire ttami’tm fom the Permanent Under-Seo r et\ryshlp of Ireland because of his known Home Rale views has created some stir in Irish circles, and it is thought that trouble will ensue in Ire land if this panose be carried into effect. The Court <■( Q icon's Bench was crowded on November 17th by fashion able and distinguished people to witness the trial of the second action for libel brought against Lord Chief Justice Coleridge by his son-in-law, Adams. Adams declared th't the Lord Chief Justice wrote a letter, explaining to certain personal friends why he opposed the marriage of his daughter Mildred to Adams and in the letter it is alleged the plaintiff endeavored to obtain his daughter’s by compromising her so that she wou ; d be cnmpe led to marry him. The publication of this libel, Adams contended, consisted in showing the letter to Lord Melbourne the Lord High Chancellor, and to the Earl of Iddeslelgh, who were indn-ed to act as referees In the other action for libel, based on th" Lord Chief Justice’s letter to bis daughter, endeavoring to dissuade her fr <m marrying the plaintiff by making severe attacks on his personal character. It is now said that the story of the murder of Count Deventern by the Osar in a moment of passion, or while appre hending fear from him, has not the slightest foundation, but is a He from b»- ginn’iir to end. No such person as the Count existed in the Czar’s household.

AMERICAN SUMMARY. San Fb an cisco, November 22. Jessie U. Lord, editor of the Scientific American, was found dead extended <>v*i bin wife’s grave in Old North Cemetery, Hartford Conn ,on November 10th. Be had shot himself with a revolver. Judgment for 2,00d,00 1 dols has been friveo by the United S >tes Supreme Court against ’he United S’atea in favor of the Chastal (I idlan) nation, and in sei'lemenr of the I diana’ claims. Tremendous storms have neen experi enced on the Great Northern Lakes, in volving many shipwrecks and much loss of life. It was onrren*’v r- n oted in Detroit on November 20ihth*ithe aw ■ a conspiracy on foot in murder Mi n il Uavi'.t, because of his opposition to the extreme measures proposed by the O’Don van Robba l iah faction.

The Northern Pacific Railway la nego * iaiing the purcnaae of the Oregon Navigation Company’s Paget Sound Si wmeri*. with a view to offering greater competition to the Canadian railroad people for the control of Victorian, British Columbia and Poget Sound trade Mr Jus'ico Gillies, of New Zealand ncromp mied by his daughter, Itft San Franc'RC > for Europe, via Chicago and New York, on November sih. A syndicate of Canadian residents in Minnesota have acqu ,ted a tit e to about 50 000,000 acres of pine timber In the north-western pa-t of th>t tate, and is arranging to “ gobble up” the rest of (he vmt timber belt in the north slope, in cladipg about one-ha f of the entire State. The Rev Henry Ward Beecher, the popular Ameri an preacher, returned on October 31st in better health than in temper with English people. The Ply month Church divine was not wanted In the Old Country where his orthodoxy was challenged on all bauds A fight between J >bn L, Snlllvan, the Boston “s’ogger," and the American chamoion, Paddy Ryan,|took place at the Pavilion, San Francisco, on Saturday night, November 13th. Ryan was defeated in three rounds. < he only interesting part ponnected with the encounto is *hat the contestants shave 10,000 or 12 000 dollars gate mouey, Beforp visiting Aus tralia Sullivan will g» to England. The condemned 'anarchia s of Chicago are respited till March next. New York working men have|:akan their favor] .. - i .Jl

There '■ a scheme afloat among some restless spirits in Texas and Ariz to invade three north-western States of Mexmo and lower California, and establish what they call a S icUliat Repnblic .The movement grows out of the recent Catting trouble at El B»?co Anxiety is felt in Chicago that anarch• ists may take measure to daduge the city There are dark hints of bl -wing down the water towe- with dynamite, and firing the city in several places at the same time. Henry George, the defeated candidate for the New York Mayoralty on the social reform ticket, has been severely criticised in a pis’oral letter by Archbishop Ooongan Be is preparing a reply, bat confesses himself somewhat stag mred by being SO heavily aat npon by the Church. A convention of Catholic priests belong ing to the Arch d’ocese of New York, as— - gambled in the city on the 17th* The priuo pal business was to consider the growing tendency of married people to divorce and to take measures to counteract it. The Turkish Government is poshing the factories of Hartford,,Conn., with orders for war material. Mr Greenhaum, latelyComul at Samoa arrived at 'Frisco, from Apia, on October 30th, by the Mariposa He states h e re signation as Arne man Oonsni was given in consequence of an agreement between England, the United States, and Germany to wi hdraw their Oonsals-Gknetal from the islands. Mr Greeobanm will repre sent Hawaii at Samoa The Monarch Steamship Company, of New York, are building an enormous steamer for the Japan and China trade, with a view of diverting it from San Fran cisco and bringing it direct to New York. Ben Most, the anarchist, has written a letter in opposition to Henry George and George's movement. He denounces the author of “Progress and Poverty” as a mere mercenary who has doomed himself bv Ms book.

The steamer leaving San Francisco for the col mieson >h» 16 h proximo willcarry to A ckhiid 2,500,000 fish eggs from the Un :t ed Statea.

T be question of negotiating • treaty between Canada and tbe Sandwich Islands i- an ier consideration by the Dominion O'-vrr’imant.

The Canada and Pacific Railway bridge, spanning the St Lawrence at Laohine, was fioixhed on November 12th, It has twelve piers bnilt in the water 18ft to 35ft deep, a 7* mile current. 1 idi a 0 < mee ings were held at St J hn and F -de-ickton, N 8., on Novem ber 15th, consequent npon the decision o F the <> minion Government to make Portland. Maine, the terminal p «t of •he ocean mail service. It is the opinion of in Montreal that neither Hali fax nor ?t John’s can compete with Port land.

i’hi f Engineer Menooal, of the United States Navy, has lost faith in the Panama Ca-al. As yet tbe work has been at tached only on twenty-three of the sever.-ty five kilom t'e- ompislng the Canal prop r. Ha tbit ks it better to abandon the route a id start a new canal a r - some rther p-df-t.

Despatches of N vemt e - 18th state that he Co'umb aa ‘onset at ew York, Senr.r Calderon, has received information that the work o > the canal had practically stopped, and that th«re was trouble be rw- en the Con raotors and the Canal Com pany in regard to payments for the work performed.

The Legis’stiva Connell of^Jamaica baa passed a r. eolation asking that the islands he permitted to make arrangements with the fTnFea it-s or Canada on some basis of r.-cipr-iclty. in order that the sugar pro ducers may find a favorable outlet nearer home.

SPORTING.

TRADESMEN’S RACING CLUB. At an adjourned meeting of the members of the Tradesmen’s Racing Club, held at the C mmerclal Hotel last evening, It was resolved to hold the next races of the Club on March 3 on the Ashburton Racing Glob’s coarse A enmities was appointed to draft a programme.

ASHBURTON CATHOLIC BOY'S SCHOOL.

This school wa> examined on Decembe* 7 h by the Rev Father Ohervier .and Mr McCabe, a teacher of success and ability. The following la the report of Iho exam'nors : No; on roll 48 I fan’s... ... ... ... ... 19 Preparing for Standard I ... ... 6 Present In Standards ... «(• 31 Present at examination ... ... 48 Teacher, Mr Gil boy. KKSXTX.T OF T.I \MISATIOK IK BTAKDABDS. v. iv. m. ii. i. Presented 1 3 5 6 8 Passed 1 3 4 6 6 Percentage of passes. 95. OEHBBAX. BEMABES. The pnpi'x p esa ted in the Standards have acquitted themselves well. The arithmo’io was very good. The writing and rpellinv were above ’he average. The reading, with few exceptions, was good and fairly intelligent, while the geography and other subjects, such «a map drawing, history, etc, rh >w fair average ability. The children w*re very neat in their appearance tnt orderly; their general bearing wis independent, with an absence of boldness rarely met with now a-days In schools. ‘ihe order and discipline were all that c-old be desired. Indeed, the t >ae of the school throughout wss in dicative of the capacity and fitness of the teacher f >r the responsible position which he occupies. Whil t congratulating the Rkv F« h*r Chas’aga n and hia teachers on the efficiency of the children attending the school, i secular knowledge, we moat not forget to compliment the Rev Father on the excellent religions training the pupils, one and all, gave evidence of. Their probe ency in general knowledge, and more especially in the Christian Doc'rine is s m thing of which the prieat and his p-op’.e may jn* ly feel proud. J. 0. Gbebvibr ) ™ . James Me’abb } ExMah,e ”

A WOMAN KILLS A PANTHER

A huge dan-colored panther, which for several weeks terrorised the people about Bouse’s Grove, eight mites from Tolono, 111, was billed recently by a woman who there y saved the lives of her two little girls. t’ho plucky woman was Mrs Mont* calm, who was on her way from Indian Territory to her former home, near Cleve land . Some years ago she and her fans* went west, where ihe latter waa killed. Left with two children, the woman loaded her goods on a waggoi and started on the long journey to her Ohio Home*. She reached Boose's Grove yesterday, and Mrs M mtoalm stopped and began to get dinner. The children wandered off into - the bash, and when the mother called them to dinner she got no answer. Fear* in ’ something was wrong, she took hei rifle from the waggon and started for the wood near by. Before going fat e mov ing branch of a tree attracted her atten tion, and on going nearer she discovered a large panther preparing to spring on her children, who were lying asleep at the foot of a tree. Mrs Montcalm drew a bead on the pan’her, and shot it through the body. JaniOn Fabert and D. W# Smith, wto were attracted by the shot, offered to help her remove the pelt, bat she performed the work herself, and took the pelt with her when she resumed her journey. Fabert and Smith had pre viously shot at the animal without eSSsob

THE ASHBUBTON GUARDIAN, TUESDAY DECEMBER 14, 1886



C HAWKINS, Bootmaker, Tinwald , has just received a good assortment of BOOTS ND SHOTS for the Summer Season, all of which will be so d at piiees not to be rubbed out in Ashburn n. 1 arly calleolicited 11°96 MRS MANHIRE, Fancy goods warehouse, Saunders’ Buildings, East street. Ladies' and Children’s Clothing in great variety. Paper Patterns in stock and designed to order Special Lines in Aprons and Pinafores. 9624 WANTED KNOWN THAT MRS STBIBLING HAS REMOVED from old premises in Burnett street (next to the Arcade), to the PANAMA BOARDING-HOUSE, TAN ORE r> STREET (Lately occupied by Mr Lucas). 8°537 EOB COUGHS, COLDS, Bronchitis. Asthma, Coryza, Influenza, Con sumptionj &c, . KAY’S COMPOUND OF LINSEED, Aniseed, Senega, Squill, Tola, &c with Chlorodyne. KAY’S COMPOUND, a demulcent expectorant, for Coughs, Colds, and Chest Complaints. KAY’S COMPOUND, for Coughs, and Golds, is equally serviceable foe Horses and Cattle. KAY’S TIC PILLS, a specific in Neuralgia, Face-ache, &c. Con tains Qnin ne, Iron, &c. COAGULINE. —Cement for Broken Articles. Sold Everywhere. Sole Makers :—KAY BROS., Stock ort, England,



HEW ZEALAND CLOTH IQ FACTORY The new goods fob the SUMMER SEASON. AKE NOW OPENED OUT. The Stock is THE LARGEST & BEST SELECTED IN THE TOWN, And the variety of Style and Patterns in Men’s, Youths’, and Boys’ Clothing leaves nothing to be desired. Thousands of Men’s and Boys Suite, newest styles. Trousers and Trousers and Vests manufactured of New Zealand Tweeds. Every garment warranted shrunk Overcoats, Waterproof Goats and Leggings in great variety Hats, compris ng every new style worn Children’s-Jersey Suits, Children’s Men bf-War Suita Gentlemen’s Hosiery, Scarves; Oxford Regatta and White Shirts Bugs, Portmanteaus, and travelling Bags The celebrated WERTHEIM SEWING MACHINE. Time Payments. NiZ, CLOTHING FACTORY, Bast Stuxet,



Wanted. rXTANTED Known—A room to let W for meeting?. App'y Mrs ! ' iT an- I hire, Saunders’ Buildings \IT ANTED KNOWN.—Washing and VV jlangling done either by the day or dozen. Mangling 2d per dozen.— Address on application at “ Guardian ” Office. 880 FURNITURE —To meet the times, W. DAVIS, Cabinetmaker, East street, Ashburton, is now selling Furniture of all kinds cheap r than . ever. Chest of Drawers. £1 5s ; Couches, £1 5s Every other article equally cheap. All new fu-niture at second-hand price 804 JUST OPENED—Choice assortment of New Spring Dress -tuffs, Prints, Millenry, etc he cheapest House in town for first class goods. Dressmaking on the premises. M. C. Skgbrs, Mel ford House. W NTED the Public to Inspect a grand assortment of New Season’s Tea and Sugars of all grades, at prices to suit all classes of purchasers.—Jas. McGregor, Tanored street. yx 7 ANTED b- own—DfNCAN AND W CB tWr HvW have removed to lho ; r new premises, Fancied street, end of Arcade, where tl ey will conduct tloir next sale on Saturday, 18th inst 12§70 WANTED by a steady man situation as Groom. Thoroughly accus tomed to horses and town and country work. Good references can bo riven. Address Guardian office. 12°71 ya 7 ANTED known that J Heseltine W Saddler, <£c , .Burnett street, Ashburton, and at Jinwald, is SELLING SAI DLERY CHEAPER THAN EVEK. Large Stock to select from. Reaper and Binder Canvasses made and repaired at lowest prices. Cash paid for Horsehair in any quantity. Note the address Next Bullock’s Arcade, Burnett street, Ashburton. 12J1



special Advertisements, MUSIC. MRS A. C. CLARIDGE is prepared to receire PDPILS fpr PIANOFORTE and ORGAN Terms on Application Cox street, Ashburton. 9668



W. F. HANNAFOEF, (Burnett street, opposite “ Viail” Office) TINSMITH AND METAL-PLATE WORKER, IT7ISHES to info m the public of M Ashburton an the surrounding districts that he keeps in stock or can MANUFACTURE TO ORDER all de scriptions of TINWARE for FARM or DAIRY purposes; also, all REPAIRS of any nature promptly executed in a skilful manner. All goods sold at lowest remunerative prices A Tbal solicited H ! RSE-HAlßand BEESWAX bought in any quanti j for C Stl. 11 73



TO STAND THIS SEASON AT ASHBURTON, And Travel the Surrounding Districts, The Thoroughbred Horse, Kingfisher. For Pedigree see cards Terms—For one mare, £3 3s. A reduction will be made for three or more mares, the property of one owner. First class padd cks for mares at la per week Groomage fee, ss, payable at first service E. COOKPON, Proprietor, 9J736 Livery Stables, Ashburtn. WILDING AND LEWIS, ARBITERS ANi. gOIIOITORS. F. WILDING, Notary Public. Offices: Next “Mail” Office, Burnett at., Ashburton. Mr WiLnr a will attend the sittings of the Ashburton ' ourta on Tuesday and Fridays, and may be consulted personally op these days. The firm is now represented in Ash burton by Mr Clayton, an English Solicitor of cons’drrable experience, who will be in daily attendance at the office to receive instructions and confer with ients. *IOO 8 WHITE, CAYGILL, & CO., BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS, J, W. WHITE, Notary Public. OTICE is hereby given that the -*-* undersigned, Messrs White and O. (White Smithson, and Raymond), of I'imaru, and John A. Cayqill, of Ash burton, have this day entered into Partnership as Barristers and Solicitors, at Ashburton, under the style of “While, Caygill and C 0,.” Mr J. W. White, will attend the sittings of the Courts at Ash urtcn.



WHITE & CO.. JOHN A. OAYGILL. Money to lend in any stuns on approved freehold security. Offices : Bullock’s Arcade 10*803 MOUNT SOMERS COAL PIT. COAL CAN NOW BE HAD AT THE AB jVE PIT ♦ FOR JgIGHT SHILLINGS PER TON, Or in Ashburton at SEVENTEEN SHILLINGS PER T N, By the Truck. FuK CASH Oi\ LY. E. F. WRIGHT. MESSRS TI CKER AND RESTELL, . Agent* in Aahbortou. ; o*3l



Victoria House. HOLIDAY SEASON, 1886-87 SECOND ANNUAL GIFT DISTRIBUTION, comprising elegant Works of Art, in Bohemian and Bulgarian Painted Vases, Glass Water Jugs, and Crystal Flower Stands, Arc GIFT COUPONS now being issued fo Purchasers. DIMANT AND COE, GENERAL DRAPER'S CLOTHIERS, &0., Corner Bast and Tancred streets, Ashburton.



Special advertisements. FOR .Reliable Goods AT MODERATE PRICES, OUR & ALCORN ARE U napproachable. THE PREMIER STOCKS OF ASHBURTON. DRAPERY, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES. CARPETS (NEW DESIGNS.) Christmas Cards. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS AND PRESENTATION PRIZE BOOKS AND NEW GOODS Suitable for CHRISTMAS A NEW TEAR PRESENTS.



H. J- WOOD AND CO. BOOKSELLERS & STATIONERS, (Late T. F. Farley) FRIEDLANDER’S BUILDINGS. IN our New Season, 1886-7. Christmas and New Year Cards, are included the PRIZE DE-IGNS from the following celebrated publishin' firms of London Paris, Vienna, New York, and Boston : Raphael Tuck and Sons Marcus Ward and Co. Thomas do la Rue and Co. Hildesheimer and Faulkner John Walker and Co. Eyre and Spottiswoode Marion and Co. L Prang and Co , Boston, U. S. And several other Publishers, Comprising SEVERAL THOUSAND PRIZE DESIGNS.



We have received per s.s. Arawa and b.b Aorangi, ELEVEN CAS' S OF NEW BOOKS Specially ordered for the Christmas Season, comprising the Latest Publica tions of the renowned Publishers—Cassell and Co ; Thos. Nelson and Sons ; Rout ledge ; Warne ; Partridge ; Griffith, Farren, Okeden, and, Welch ; Marcus Ward and < o ; and several English and American firms. And SEVENTEEN C\*ES OF NEW GOODS, Specially selected by our Home Agents for the t hristmas Season, Comprising Cabinets, Russan Leather Desks and Writing Case*, Photo. Alburns in great variety of the m st elegant designs, Writing and Scrap Albums, New Zealand Fern Albums, Photo. Frames in sil k plush and morocco, Workboxes and Desks Purses, C*nl Pocket Books, and every description of Fancy Stationery.



H. J. WOOD & CO. STATIONERS’ HALL, Friedlanders’ Buildings, Ashburton. Gr. L. 13 eat lx & Go. £IOOO 0 s 0 D sth ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTMAS GIFTS To-Day. To-Day. To-Day ON AND AFTER TO-DAY every Customer will re ceive a Ticket with each Purchase, entitling the holder to select any Present of the value stated cn the ticket, which will amount to about one-eighth of the purchase money. G. L. HEATH & CO, Argyle House, CASHEL SI'REET, CHRISTCHURCH,



0 STAND THIS SEASON, NETHERBY FARM, ASHBURTON, And visit the surrounding neighborhood, The Thoroughbred Stallion Johnny Faulkner. Pedigree ; He is by St. Albans, out of Impudence, by Peter Wilkins, out of Prudence by Jersey, out of Black Sail by Wanderer, out ol Fairy (imp.) (For tabulated pedigree see cards ) Terms : £lO 10s for thoroughbred mares. £5 5s for half-bred mares. Also, the Thoroughbred Stallion By Messenger, out of Kate O’Shane, Will stand at Netherby Farm, and travel he districts of Ashburton, Methven, Mount Somers, and Alford Forest. Terms . £3 10 ; guarantees, £5 ss. Season, Ist January, 1887. Guarantees, Ist Juy, 1887, AT Rouser, 9635 L MARKET, Propriotr r



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