DAILY MEMORANDA.

MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS Etc Friday, ( ctober. 15 Town Hal!—Scotch Co> cert at 8 o’clock Monday, October 18 Borough Council, at. Borough Council Chamber* 730 Tuesday, October 19 Dramatic S< C‘e:y—Meeting in Oddfellows Rail at 8 o’chck Friday, November 5 Ashburton County Council—At Council Chambers, 11 a.vn. Saturday, November 6 Wakanni Head Board—Monthly meeting at the Board’s office, Moore street, at 11 a.m.

RAILWAY TIME TABLE

Tbaikb Arrive at Ashburton— From Christ hurch and the North, at 10.15 a.m. (express), 4.35 p.m., and 7.10 p.m. From Timaru, 10.45 a.ta.‘ From Dunedin and South, 5,27 s.m. (express). From Mount Somers, 10.5 R.m Trains Leave Ashburton —For Christ church and North, at 7.10 a.m., 10.55 a.m., and 5.37 p.m. (express). For Dunedin and South, 10.25 a.m. (express). For Timaru, 4-45 p.m. For Mount Somers, 6.5 p.m

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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MAIL NOTICES.

IVUUa close at the Aahbnrton Post Office follows: — For Christchurch and North at 6 a.m 0.30 a, m., and 5 p.m., daily. For Chertsey Rakaia, &c., at 10.30 a.m and 5 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hmds, CJoldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, %nd Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily, ForTemuka, at 10 a.ra. and 4.30 p.m Snily. for Timara and South, at 10 a.m., and 130 p.m., daily. , For Greenstreet, on Wednesdays and turdaya, at 10.45 a.m. For Wakanul, Elgin, Seaview, Seabeld, nd Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, end »tardaya, at 6.30 a,in. For Mount Somers, daily at 4.30 p.m For Mayfield and Euapuna, on Mon days and Thursdays, at 4.30 p.m. For Ashton, Waterton and Longbeach, 4.30 p.m. daily. For Fiemington, on Mondays, Wed ties days, and Fridays, at 4.30 p.m. For Newlanda, on Tuesdays and b'« at 10.30 a.m. Malls arrive at the \shhurmj. t From Christchurch and Rakaia at UK If. .m., 4,35 p.m., and 7.2 u p m. From Chertsey, &o. at 10.15 £ and 36 p.m. daily. From Dunedin *ad intermediate i daily. -Fro»x ioraaka and Timaru at i>>. 4' a.n. O 5 30 p. m daily. , From Greenstreet, Wednesdays anc Saturdays, at 10 *.m. From Mount Somers, (lady at 10.5 ■ TTT Prom Mayfield and Rntpnna. on W e aesdays rf-trsuays, at 10.5 •• ■ - From Ashton. VVjuertnn, and Lon Batch at id m. d-oiy. . Prom Me-vlands, on Tuesdays and days at j. 10 p.m. Kl-raiugloo ou Tuesdays, ihnt days, and Saturdays, at 10a.m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas Et Prevalebit. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1886. FARMERS’ PROSPECTS.

In view of the tact that there is this year a very much larger breadth of land under cereal crop, particularly wheat, than was the case last season, there is no question of nearly so vital an interest to every class in the community as that of the rates which grain is likely to command at next harvest. If only we are favored with good growing and ripening weather, and if there be a good yield and a safe ingathering, it will only need that there should be a good pay ing price to lift us all out of our difficulties and to bring back the sunshine of prosperity. There are a good many “ ifs ” in the case it is true, but, so far, the weathei promises well, and the brairding crops are looking healthy and vigorous, and there being thus every ground for hope as v to the work to he performed by the clerk of the weather, let us glance for a moment at the other “ if,” that as to the probable price, which depends upon other than local conditions. Victoria and South Australia report encouraging harvest prospects, and it appears likely that they will have a large surplus for export, hence we must look mainly to the Old World as our market, and this being so it being so it becomes of tne greatest possible interest to enquire what will be the probable state of things as regards supply and demand and the con sequent probability as to the prices being good or bad. To begin with, it would appear from a recent paper on the subject, published in the Melbourne Argus, ' that the produce of wheat in the United King dom itself is likely this year to show a deficiency as compared with the previous year of no less than sixteen million bushels, and that Great Britain will require to import not less than 136, possibly as much as 160, million bushels. France, too, it is calculated will need from 41 to 54 millions and Italy, too, will be an importer. The supplies from Hungary, Germany and India are expected to be considerably below the average, and the exports of Russia will not, it is anticipated, ex ceed those of last year. Hence there would appear to be every reason to be lieve that the two conditions which make for high prices will both exist at Home viz., largeness of de mand and shortness of supply. That is excellent news for New Zealand, and we are glad to see that the correct ness of this anticipation is borne out by no less an authority than the Economist which, in a recent article on “ Wheat Supplies and Prices,” has the following very interesting and (from a New Zea land point of view) encouraging remarks:—“Unless India exports more freely than in the past year—and the quantity was the largest yet sent out of the country —it is not easy to see whence European requirements will be supplied. No doubt the supply will be faithcoining somehow, but not, we think, without some greater tempt ation in the way of price than is now offered. The South American crop is believed to have been greater than that of last year; but Australasia this year has no wheat worth mentioning to spare, and Egypt is said to be practi cally out of the export trade for the lime being. The United Kingdom alone will require to import between 19 and 20 million quarters to supply the consumptive demands of the popul tion for the coming cereal year, and some other European countries will require to import considerable quantities. On the whole, then, we arc disposed to believe that the general belief in a higher range of values for wheat during the coming year than i.urlng the last, apd perhaps than for some time previously, is well founded.”

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The New Zealand loan which was placed on the London market on the 6th inst. is quoted at one per cent premium. Mr Lowther Broad has been appointed District Judge for the districts of Timaru and Oamaru, Ashburton, Otago Goldfields, and Western Otago, vice Mr Justice Ward. The Caledonian Society’s annual concert will take place in the Town Hall this evening. A rnofd attractive programme has been pre pared, and from the success that has attended former conceits of this society, there seems little doubt that that of to-night will be greeted with a crowded house. A ball will be held at the conclusion of the entertainment.

The Mikado has ordered the English language to be taught in the public schools in Japan. A beautiful flab, supposed by experts to be a Californian salmon, was accidentally caught in a net in Inglia Bay, Kaikoura, on Monday. Later news, however, states that it proves to be a trout which had been down to the sea.

Mails for the Australian colonies only close at Auckland, per Mararoa, immediately after a!rival, which is expected to-morrow. The house of Krupp is stated to have com pleted a cannon 46ft. Sin. in length, weighing 125 J tons, and having a calibre of 16in. Th e monster has been turned out to the order of the Italian Government.

Lieutenants Restell, of the Ashburton Guards, and Dolman, of the Ashburton Rifles, are gazette! captains. The London correspondent of a con temporary writes :—Prince Napoleon Louis Bonaparte, who is making a tour round the world, has already got half way through the United Stales. He expects to reach San Francisco in about six weeks, and may skil for New Zealand by the October mail steamer.

A special meeting of the Tinwald Town Board was held on Wednesday night when all the members were present. Tenders were opened for haulage of shingle from river bed on to South Eoad, and that of James Skilling at 6Jd per yard accepted. A settle ment was made with contractor for filling approaches to bridge. An approximate statement of assets and liabilities was ordered to be prepared for next meeting with a view to striking a rate for the present financial year. It was resolved that the Board should put in crossings to private property when applied for, half the cost to be charged to the applicants. It was also resolved that specifications should be pre pared and tenders invited for putting in these aulverts as required. In the case of any person making application for a culvert exceeding contract price, it was decided that the extra cost should be defrayed by him in addition to the half cost of tendered price. Notice of motion was given for next meet ing “ That the County Poundkeeper be authorised to impound from the whole of the Tinwald Town District.” The Board then adjourned. A Wellington exchange says Spiritualistic circles in Wellington, and we are told there are many, will be interested to learn that Eglinton, who has recently returned to London from Kussia, contemplates visiting New Zealand early next year. A Loudon correspondent states that his “materialisa tions aro described even by sceptics as a most fearsome and awe-inspiring exhibition.” An English paper states that the land, owners of six counties have agreed to pro hibit the export of stoats and weasels to Now Zealand or elsewhere. It has been found that the balance of nature has been seriously disturbed by the great decrease in the number of those vermin, and that rats have enormously increased.

A San Francisco merchant named Cassin, has subscribed the sum of £2O towards purchasing and presenting a magnificent emerald stone to Mr Gladstone, as a mark of the high esteem with which the Irish race regard an Englishman who baa a heart and mind worthy the highest type of cosmopolitan manhood. 'T'X?

A meeting of householders in the Fleming ton school district was held at the schoolroom last evening for the purpose of electing a committee. Mr W. Harding was voted to the chair, and explained that in consequence of the householders of the district having failed to elect a committee at the proper time the Board of Education had directed that the present meeting should be called, and nominations were taken and an election held, which resulted in the following gentle, men being chosen as committeemen : Messrs Smith, Harding, Houston, Brabble, Holland, Antrobus, and Ede. At a meeting of the newly elected committee, subsequently held, Mr Smith was appointed chairman, Mr Harding secretary, and it was resolved that meetings should be held on the first Wednes day in each month at 8 p.m. The Eurojiean Mail thinks it certainly speaks somewhat in favor of the reasonable idea that New Zealand is not in so depressed a state as is represented in some quarters— possibly for financial purposes —to know that (he Canterbury Club at Christchurch has sent to England for a cook, offering wages at £75 for the first year, and £IOO for the second an i following years. Tho London Timnt remarks :—Tho climate oi New Zealand is almost notorious for its salubrity. I:s average death rate, about 10 per 1000, is probably the lowest in tho world, while its average birth rate, about 38 per 1000, indicates that tho colony must soon be independent of immigration; there is one town, indeed said to be so extravagantly healthy that when a man wants to die he has to move elsewhere.

Tho Palmerston and 11 'aikouaiti Tim*.i states that accounts from the Hampden dig gings arc by no means encouraging, the average earnings per man engaged on the ground being somewhat under what may fairly be considered as a fair wage, or to rank them as tho poor man’s diggings. There are a number of men working on the ground who seem determined to thoroughly satisfy them selves as to results before abandoning the field as hopeless.

That furred tongue, bad tasting mouth and miserable feeling, say you need American Co.’s Hop Bitters. ead and believe.

Wo clip the following important testimonial from the J/iamirra Mercury (N.S.W.), on the 30th of March. It needs no comment: —Mr Loveday, of the Bullia Mountain, writes to us that after suffering for four years with aoute gravel, ho has experienced almost complete relief by using Sander and Sons’ Eucalypti Extract. He says seeing tha said Extract ad vertised in the Illawarra Mercury his intense suffering induced him to obtain a bottle of the medicine from Mr Hosking, chemist, of this town; and that the use of it gave him great relief at once. Ho states that between the 10th March instant, when ha obtained the first bolt e of the extract, and on the 19th, the use of that medicine continued to afford him relief, to which he had been a stranger for four years. Mr Loveday writes also that he has found the Eucalypti Extract a cure of rheumatism as well as gravel. He requests us to pub ish this information through the Mercury. We have much pleasure in com plying with Mr Loveday’s request, whose word cannot be doubted, and who can have no object in view other than a pure desire to benefit suffering humanity.”—(Advt).

MAGISTERIAL.

ASH BURTON-FRIDAY.

[Beforo Mr H. 0. S Biddeley, R.M.] CIVIL CASRS Ashburton Pubiiahiog Company v Davis, claim £2 7s 6d. JudL’meiU for plaintiff by default for the amount claimed and costa. Rosa v Toomov, claim £1 la.—Mr Purnell for plaintiff J. Curtis, collecter for Dr Ross, gave evidence The defen dant disputed the amount. He admitted sending for Dr Ross, but said that when the Dr was about half-way on rftad he met him and t Id him that his services were not required. Judgment for plaintiff for amount claimed and coals.— The defendant left the Court protesting that he would not pay the amount. Bayliss v Buchanan, claim £1 Is 4d.— Judgment for plaintiff for amount claimed and coats Zander and Co. v Fox. claim £2 Hs9d. —Judgme't for plaintiffs by default for the amount claimed and coats. The Court t »n roso

THE GREAT BARRIER MURDER

STATr Mifi'vT OF PENN. [REUTER’S TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT ] Melbourne, October 14 The prisoners Penn and L)bz ; o Graham arrived at Sydney to day from Kempsey. They were brought up at the Police Jourt, the former charged with murder at Barrier Island, and the girl with being an accessory after the fact. Prisoners were remanded until the 26th Inst. Penn made a statement that Lizze Graham was on board the cutter at the time the murder was committed. She was, however, unaware of the object of the trip till the! return to the vessel, when she was detained aboard against her will.

THE STARK PURCHASE.

Tho following evidence with regard to this property, which cost the Government some £17,000, was riven before the Com misstn yesterday ny Mr Henry Ashton, laid agent Hi hado’Ulnaly sold the Stark pn perty to Stark in 1881, 28 acres a 1 £6O an a;re, and seven Sect!" a on the opposhe side of the road to Sta-k’s at £45 an acre. Subsequently laud, house, and outbuildings wei?" offered f>r £3OOO, quarter c ist The offer ws in Strrkshanl writ n>/. This offer included and for £?500; one-fourrh cash, balance at three years at 5 per cent. ; and a third proposal Stark made to him for sale was for the house and 20 acres for £SOOO Ho could not sell at those prices, and Stark withheld the offers from him in 1884 or the begin niug of 1885 -lark subsequently -sked him to g > to Regs to get 'he nego tiations concluded with him at £25 0 for ten acres. Witn'S< believed tieu Stark would have taken £4OOO, as ho wanted the money. Between 1883 and 1885 property narl depreciated, aud was at its highest When ba offered it in 1883 at £SOOO The price which St irk "aid to him f t 25 acre' originally was £ISOO ; the whole coat of the pmoH-ty to Stark, with improvements, was £3500

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, October 14,

George F. Wa-ker was arrested on tha R to ahaua prior to her departure i -r ♦ h ' S'>nth, charged with emb zzling £lB, the m 'ey 3 of In incumbent of the Ej lao 1 alian c’ inch c ncert. In 'he >uptime Cm t to-day, Arthur D Bennett, -coountant, charged with perjurv in regard t> the endorsement on a p onma iry note in Robert Fczroy Bol ton’s estate was acquitted. Thu Judge expressed regret tbit he should have l een suojectod to the inconvenience of a trial, and animadverted strongly on certain evidence given for the prosecution Wanganui, <>ctob r 14

In the P upnma Court to d >y, the case of he National Mutual Life Insurance Company v Lundon, the canvas er for the Government Insurance, ws com menced Tne c'aim is for £2 00 for alleged slander ms statements made *7 Lundon in t ying m get business, to the 1 fLct that the National Mutual was not sound and must soon come to grief at the rate it was paying for new business, and further, that it took lives without medical examination. M* Chapman of Wellington, for plaintiff, and Mr Barni coat of W.an. anui, for defendant. Evi dence to mldda > adjournment was wholly for the plaintiff", and generally oortobora tive of the statement made in the claim. Blenheim, October 14.

A fatal accident occurred' this evening to a man named Robert Aron, grazing fa rmer, in the Awatere district, about twenty five miles from Blenhe m, He was driving home in a dray, and when about a mile from town fell from the v-'hicle and the wheel pa;sed over his ohesr. Death ensued before the arrival of a medical man. Dunedin, October 14. The police in the Dunedin district sub scrib d and presented a purse of sovereigns t; Inspector Weldon, who goes Home on have of absence

CORN EXCHANGE

Tho following is the Corn Exchange report for tho week ending Friday, 15th October :

T mre has been a total absence of life or speculation in grain and produce, and with the exception of wheat it is exceedingly difficult o effect a aula, co sequent y it is a hard matter to give a correct quota ion as between buyer and seller The auction on Wednesday, which was well attended, was chiefly noticeable by the to’al indifference on tho part of buyers to operate. Wheat,— Values for this cereal maintain last quotations, especially for prime milling lines of Pearl which is in short supp y ; local millets being the chief operators with an occasion'd order from the north. Quotations are : Prime Tuscan and Pearl. 4s 5d ; Hunters’ 4s 4d ; second quality, from 4s to 4s 3d ; and chick wheat, 3s Q d to 3a lid. Oats —Have few transactions to record. Holders ask 2s 3d to 2s 4d for short feed, but buyers say they have no orders. Prime milling are lightly held, and are worth 2s od. Danish and Tartars have no enquiries

Barley.—Tho malting season is pretty well passed, and the primest malting samples have been nearly all taken up Malting parcels now on offer a'e worth from 2s 6d to 2s 9d. Feed is quiet at 2s 4d to 2a 5d Beans and Peas.—No business to note.

Rye Grass and Cocksfoot have a very flat market The former has a downward tendency, and the latter has no buyers, but a few lines aro being shipped on owners’ account We quote machine dressed rye grass at 5s to 5s 3d : farmers’ parcels. 3s 9d to 4s 3d ; heavy cocksfoot, -id to 4id. Potatoes have no buyers, and holders are compel! d to ship ou their own account to Sydney where the market is anything but favourable to shippers. Small 'ots for local uso are selling at 23s 6d at country stations Dairy Produce. —Butter is falling, and tho demand from outside is nominal Cheese has a fair trade. Enquiry at last week’s quotations.

The above prices (potatoes excepted) are for delivery f ,o.b. Lyttelton.

CRICKET

We are glad to learn that the Ashbmton Cricket CJub h>ve beni fortunate eneugb, though 'be oourte 5 of the Directors <f the Spor's Co, to obtain tne use of their i»r( u id for tile sea on at a rental wi’bio the m-ann of the Club. The ground is in g;fi.,d fielding c>ndiiioa, and though it may besomewhat bumpy m the dry woatb r yet with the cocoanuc matting pi-oh on it, there ought to be a splendid wicket, and w> hope that there will be a good muster, with the attraction of iawa tennis beside, for non crickete 8. d’he S crcary is in correspondence with some of the Christchurch and other outside Ciuba wi h the view of getting some of their teams to pay a visit to Ashburton during the season, when, no doubt, the Aahburtonites will render a good account of themselves.

The Club will play a match on the “ Sports ground ” next Saturday, play to commence at 2 p. m. All members and intending members are invited to roll op.

CHRISTCHURCH HORSE MARKET.

Mess's H Matson and Co report under date 14 h ins :—The most noticeable feaiu-e of the horse sales for some little ime past has been the scarcity of supply, and -ilthough the demand is per aus not particularly extensive or keen, yet it is a fac that the entry of good serviceable sound draught horses has at last fallen below requirements. Of course just now every agriculturist la busy with his spring work, either in the sowing of bis grain crops, which have been so long delayed, or else la preparation for roots. And this no doubt accounts in a great measure for the limited number of ho ses coming for ward. On the other hand, it must be admitted that prices are not very en couraging. Still, the stock in the country have also been much reduced by the late • x anslva shipments toSvdney. At our sale on Saturday between 50 and 6 j ho-ses only were catalogued, of which but fe« went out unsold. Good farm horses brought £ls to £lB, £2O and £23; aged sorts, £lO to £l2 ; the better class • f hack and light harness hoists—none special offering—£-2 to £l2 10s ; ordinary descriptions, £7 to £lo

TIN WALD STOCK SALE.

Messrs Miles and Oo report of the sale on Tuesday, 12ih Inst ; —A fairly large eatry of sheep moft ! y stores. Prices aboat equal to former rates. Our entry oom ptLed about 3000, and sold as.follows— Eat crossbred ewes, account H *n J 'hn McLean, 13a 61 ; fat cro-ahrrd ewes. 11a 6 i ; firet c'Oss hoggets, 8» 3d; cull merino hog ets, 5a ; crossbred hogges, 7s Gd ; first, cross h 'geo f s, 8s 3d ; ewes aid lambs at 5s each, > to .

Messrs H. Matson and Co report : At tho Tmw.ald on Tuesday we varded 3000 ah-eo and 140 ca tie, for Messrs O. G. H.iwdon, S. Brown. G. J Shirp, Jas Somorv-lla, R. Ad itn- W J Wilson J. B-mnie, A. McLe'd, ti Hu*- son, D. Jic'sson, AnueU Bros , H. W. Parsons, A. Grant, H. McElred, A. Davidson, S A- dorses, ,f <1 . a : 'd others, vz„ 38 fat sheep at 11s 8d do 10* fid, 140 crossbred hoggets at 8s 10', 68 at 7s, 21 merinos at 7« 7t, 134 merino ewes and wethers at Hs 6d, 50 hogge'S at 9s, 149 t'vs-tonth crossbreds at 3a 41, 41 at 9’. 200 two and four-tooth cross bred* a 8 9, 117 crossbred hoggets at 8 101 120 merino hoggets at 3i 3d, 247 D >wn do 6s 41, 191 cross red hoggets at 7- Gd, 22 d<> ‘.t 4i Id. 86 s*o and four, toi th 7s dd, 100 crossbred e vea and 1 mbs a - 12s 7d, 185 crossbred lio ; g-ts at 7s 4 67 rorsb;'ed hoggets at 13 . 91, me. >to In ctttli the sale cannot be quoted bs satLfao'ory. A few warm days wi 1 soon alter the deninnd

THE GREAT EARTH QUAKE.

The following details i f the great earth quakes la Ireece and America, of which brief accounts have received by coble, are compiled from English papers received at the Bluff, and are telegraphed by the Press Association ; A earthquake in the Western Province* of Greece, on the night of the 27th August, caused widespread destruction of property and the loss of over 390 lives, the greatest number of victims beiog at the town of Phlllatra. Strong shocks were also felt at the same time in the neighboring island of Zante and in Egypt This commotion has been followed bv a still more severe one In the United States which was visited on the evr-n’ng of the 31st by an earthquake among the most ex tensive in area and the swiftest in motion on record, ranch surpassing In t Is respect the earthquake of 1884. It ex tended from the Atlantic, west to n maha, sonth of Mobile, and north to Detroit, and was most seve-e at Charleston, South Carolina, In other parts It was not so . distract!ve, but can ted great alarm at Washington, Rich mond, and Atlanta, Augusta, Louisville, Indianapolis, Pittsburg, Cleveland, Chi cago and Memphis. Most of the Now England States escaped. The earthquake consisted of several shocks exceeding a minute In dura'lon, and except at Charlestons seem ta have been noiseless. Charleston was laid in rnins, and three fourths of tho city will have to be rebuilt. A hundred people were killed and many more Injured. When the fi*st shock came people rushed terrified Into the streets from the houses, theatres, and public meetings, and camped out all night in the open air. Loud subterranean rumblings and successive shocks took pLce, and the crash >f falling houses on all sides pro duced a fearful scene. Firps broke out in many places among the debris of ruined houses. Almost the entire population are homeless, and two-thirds of the dwellings have bo n rendered uninhabitab’e The damage is estimated at 8,000,000 dollars. The gasworks are destroyed, >-nd the city la thus left in darkness at night. On the evening »f the 31st, earthquake shocks were also fait In Smyrna, while a volcanic eruption burst forth from a reak »t the eastern end of the island of Galita, off tho Tunisian c -a-t. Finally shocks h ve occurred throughout Southern Italy and Malaga, slightly da oaging several buildings, bu‘ cm-onw no loos of life.

PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF NORFORK ISLAND.

According to the correspondent of the Neio Zealand Herald there is a feeling among h portion at least of the inhabi tants of Norfo> k Island that it should bo annexed by New Zealand instead of New South Wales, The Hetald says:—“lt is ony 600 miles from New Zealand, and it Is 900 mdea from the nearest coast of Aus tralia ai d 1100 miles from Sydney ; and as it is beyond the lolieg of east longi tude, which is the legitimate limit of the jurisdiction of New South Wales, and as it comes no natuarally into the jurisdiction of New Zealand, it is really ii oumbent on the Government, if there is any chance of obtaining it, to take steps to have ibis charming little island and its interesting inhabitants made one with us. If we still Indulge the asp’ration of seeing New Zealand the centre of an oceanic con federation, Norfolk Island should cer tainly be included as a counterpoise on tf e west to Fiji, Navigators, and the rest, aud would be much more naturally administered from the island colony, with wh>oh it has so close commercial and religions relations.

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

An Indicaant An tig*.

Wellington, October 15. Be’ore dischar« n; t e common jury his morning Jude- - Richmond said.— 1 Gent em n before cl charging yon I have a word to say to yen. I say ic, you will qoite understand, deliberately in sorrow, net anger. It is my deliberate opinion that in the criminal sittings yon have been just attending the result has been that the Juries have been made fools of, the court has been degraded, deeply de graded, and that crime has been en couraged,” Scab. The Colonial Secretary has received news that the second master on the Clarence runs shows the sheep to be elesn. The final muster * 111 be shortly made, in cluding every animal in the infected dis tricts. Scab will then be eradcated in t e last place where it lingers in the south and the island will be virtually cleaned. Accldsatal death. Blenheim, October 16. The verd : ct at th* inquest on Robert Aroa, killed by the wheel or a dray pass ing over his chest., via accidental death.

SPORTING

CAULFIELD CUP.

[EKUTEB’s TELEGRAMS—COPYRIGHT.] Melbourne, October 14. The following is the latest betting PD the Caulfield Gup;— 9 to 2 against Silvennine 8 1 Little John 8-1 Recall 9 1 ■■ ■ ■ Britisher 10 1 Ben Bolt 10 1 Boolka 15 1 The Levite.

FROM OUR EXCHANGES

THE FRENCH IST THE NEW J HEBRIDES. '

The French troops in tbe-£few Hebrides are being decimated by feVer.- Referring to this, the Neo Caledofßen says that the disease is ‘ the deadly auxiliary of the Protestant missionaries.” We eannot pretend to each an acquaintance with the ways of Providence as our French con temporary, but if this is really the case, it strikes ns it would be wise for the French to givrfup 'ha contest while they have any men left, for it is evident that the straggle is of such an nnequal character that they mas* be defeated sooner or later —Brace Herald NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. The Wanganui Herald writing of rail way misiuauagemonc, says : —The falling off m the railwaj return* is only what we might have expected from the system pursued, which is highly oa’cnlcated to cramp traffic and to curtail receipts. It is no use expecting figs to grow upon thorns, and Mr Maxwell has been a sad thorn ia the Sash of tho>e who h>ve had io avail the nselvea of the New Zialund railways in th ir business. Mi. -te s are power less, it seems, ti re*o»m the rallwsy grievance, and we suppose it will ge oa uti edrersni until the country takes a firm f-ts -d and insists on a better system being int oduotd We we-e in hopes, whan the Hoo E. Kichirdson accepted the office of -Uniater of Hallways, tbat a change for ihe Letter would speedily be mooted, but those hopes, so far, have not been ful filled, nor do they seam likely to be just yet awhi'e. He seems 1 1 have quite given up the idea of establishing Railway Boards of Management, and to have fallen under the influence of the autocrat of the New Zealand Railways, whose rule has caused the lines to fall off In their receipts, until matters begin to wear sn aosst sfactory aspect.

NEW BUILDINGS IN WELLINGTON. The new buildings to be erected la Wel lington during next sutmer will go far to remove he depre sion in trade which exists at present. The sums voted by Parliament are: - For new printing offices, £13,000; new tire-proof Library to pre serve the records of the colony, £590 ; Geological Museum, £BOO ; painting the G 'vernment buildings, £900; the Fine Arts Society are about to build an Art Gallery ; the Hospital is to have another wing added, to cost £2OOO ; an Insurance Company is about to build a huge hotel and office ; the College Government are trying to raise money to build a Girl's High School; a number of private and villa residences are also spoken of, as there ought to be a vast improvement In trade, not merelyfor the advantage of builders and contractors, but for all other branches of trade. SALVATION ARMY FASTING. The London correspondent of a Liver pool paper writes as follows in regard to the 1 sad straits in which “ General ” Booth finds himself:—l hear that the financial position of the Salvation Army is much more serious than is generally imagined. Recent a camions have wea kened the receipts and the desperate step just taken by ‘•General” Booth to re cruit the funds shows the imminence of the danger which threatens the army. A ukase has been issued ordering the members of the army during a week in September to abstain partially or totally from certain indu'g-*nciea, each as eating, drinking, and smoking, and to forward the sums thereby saved to the general’s headquarters. No doubt if every mem ber of the army subscribes the price of, say, seven dinners to “ General " 800 h, there will be a prompt increase in the funds; but human n.ture is human nature, and fasting very often is followed by waste and riot. If “ Genera; ” Booth has to resort to tbia method, we are withiu measurable distance of the collapse of the movement, A NOVEL B QUEST. Professor Morlot. who for some years filled the chair of geoh gy in the Academy of Lausanne, left a curious will, which amused many of his countrymen, and occasioned some embarrassment to his executors. One of the conditions was that hia head should still be useful to science afrer his death, and he directed that it should be preserved in tbe museum at Berne, with his name legibly engraved on. the sVnll, so as to prevent it ever being mistaken fo any other. This condition was in due course, complied with, and the skull of the once active thinker, inscribed as desired, may new be seen in the anatomical department of the collection at Berne. x A OURIuUS CASE. A curious case is t empying the atten tion of the Amstgericht at Berlin. At ihe first representation of ‘ Lorelely ” at the German Theatre, a lawyer named H bought of P,. a personal friend, place which the latter had taken in the front row of the stalls; but finding he coaid not very we,l see what was taking place on Che stage, he sued the vendor for the price of the ticket. Before deciding on the plaint, the judge visited the theatre himself, occupied the seat in question, found it to be badly placed both for tee ing aud hearing, and gave judgment for the plaintiff The defendant has taken the matter to a higher Oonrt, and if J}e fails to reverse the decision, will proceed against the mauagement Sboqlff the j udgment ba confirmed, it is “anticipated that theatrical at umgera will bo compelled to guarantee every parson paying for ad mission a place from which he can both Mtjand beat the performance, ,

THE ASHBURTON (iUAHWArx, FRIDA*,- OCTOBER 16,

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W anted. V RANTED Known —Thai Ladiea re- Vt quirir.g Nursing w.ll find every accommodation at Mbs Woodward’s, Allendale House, Cox Street, Allenton. t 9689 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 McGrfgor, Tam-red street. \\: ant ED Tenders for Ploughing V v ami Harro w ing 159 Acres —E. M. Goodwin, Craeroft.— 13th Oct,, 188 b 843 fAURNITURE— To meet the times, W D 'VIS. Cabinetmaker, Fast street, Ashburton, is now selling Furniture of all kinds cheap r than ever. < host i f Drawers £1 5s ; prin ' Couches, £1 5s Every other article fqu i'ly cheap. Ad new fu-niture at second-hand price. 804 JDST OPENED —Choice assortment of New Spring Dress N-tufls, Prints, Millenry, etc. 9he cheapest House in town for first class goods. Dressmaking on the premises. H. C. Segers, Mel ford House. -'Hoclaa Advertisements. WJE certify that we have counted the W Peas contained in a Glass Jar hitherto In the window of Messrs Hayes and Co., and we have found the number of Peas therein to be 21,970 (twenty-one thousand nine hundred and seventy.) J. 0. DUNOAN W. B. Ashburton, 11th October. 1886 10^824 ITT ANTED KNOWN V - THAT MRS STRIPLING HAS REMOVED from old premises in Burnett street (next to the Arcade) to the PANAMA BOARDING-HOUSE, TANCREO STREET (Lately occupied by Mr Lucas). 8°537 SERVANTS WANTED. QEVEN GENERAL SERVANTS and one COOK for Ashburton and suburbs. Also, one COOK ami one GENERAL SERVANT for the country. Apply to Mrs Randall’s Registry ffice. A. W. RANDELL, FRUITERER, Ac., Town Hsll. Ashburton. MRS MAN HI HE, GOODS WAREHOUSE, ; Saunders’ Buildings, East street. Ladies’ and Children’s Cl.it’ ing in great variety. Paper Patterns in stock and designed to order Special Lines in Aprons nd Pinafores. 9b‘24



Trees Trees f rees THE undersigned has FOR SALK all kinds of FRUIT AND FOREST TURKS, Pious Insignia, Austrians, Marinma, and Macrocarpa, hy tens of thousands; other kinds in proportion. All kinds of cabbage plants, etc, on sale All orders by post or otherwise shall receive my boat attention. N.B.—Gentlemen's Gardens tastefully laid out All kinds of planting done by contract. JAMES PORTER, CLIFTON NURSERY, 4 75 A Renton. Ashburton. A’body kens ye, oofi&ißSffi 'jUVAIA’s P NNYOY-L AND 1 STEEL PILLS FOR FEMALES quickly correct all irregularities, and relieve the '■‘istn-sring symptoms so pre valent wth the sex. Boxes Isljd and Is 9 1, of ail Chemists and Patent Medicine Vet d >rs rep .’’ed nly by The Lincoln -ml Midland C..unties Drug Co , Lincoln, >■ jig Dud Wholesale of all the Wholesale Re»-a'e of I mi' at ion 3. CENTRAL HOTEL. JW McR-AE having taken the above Hotel, solicits a share of patronage from the people of Ashburton and sur rounding districts Best Brands of Wine e Spirits and Beers. Good Stabling —Feeds, One Shilling. Horses and Baggios to let on hire at prices to meet the times. For the convenience of travellers hansom cab will meet all trains. NEW ZEALAND CLOTH IMG FACTORY mUB NEW GOODS FOR THE I ' WINTER SEASON ARE SOW OPENED OUT. The Stock is THE LARGEST & BEST SELECTED IN THE T 'WN, 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 Suits, newest styles. Trousers and Trousers and Vests manufactured of New Zealand Tweeds. Every garment warranted shrunk' Overcoats, Waterproof Coats and Leggings in great variety Hats, compris ng every new style worn Children’s Jersey Suits, Children’s Men of-War Suits emeu’s Hosiery, Scarves ; Oxford Aegatta and White Shirts Rugs, Portmanteaus, and Travelling Bogs The celebrated WERTHEIM SEWING MACHINE. Time Payments,



Fowersome and AugMsome reels. at TOWN HALL; Cl' 15- MUSIC. RS A. C. CLARIDG is prepared to _ receive PUPILS for PIANOFORTE and On GAN Terms on Application Cos street, Ashburton. 9668 B LACK, BEaTTIE & COMPANY, Criterion House, 201, 203, 205, High street, CHRISTCHU ROH. We have the pleasure to advise our Customers and the residents generally !o the Ashburton District that we have ow received very large • Shipments of NEWEST DRAPERY GOODS the Present Season. The advantages which we poe-ess in being able to buy in .he Beat British Markets, and the thorough experience of our buyer, enables ns to supply all Gooda uncer OUR CASH SYSTEM of business AT LOWEST P°lo ES. We endeavour toglva our Customers best value procur le, whatever Prices bey may wish to pu ch a,3a Goods at, and Stock is so LARGU AND WELL-ASSORTED Jsat the most varied want *, can be sup plied. We append a list of our Depart merits In each of which an immense Variety of meet Novel and Fashionable will be found DRESS DEPARTMENT HOSIERY DEPARTMENT ftANTLE DEPARTMENT dressmaking department MILLINERY DEPARTMENT DReSS DEPARTMENT HOSIERY DEPARTMENT M iNTLE DERAILMENT dressmaking department MILLINER Y AR.TM ENT CLOTHING DEPARTMENT UNDERCLOTHING DEPARTMENT TAI LORI NO DEP A RTMEN T BOU SK- H ODL F JRNISB ING tfiaNUFACTUKK from various Mills Jnclodinu OF ASH.io i TON MANUFACTURE. JaSH S.-riTKM ANt Til AHU pEIOKS. I.AG-K. Ur ai Me &ro. f ’ !> M. DHAPERV WARB AOL E T_JU_UI.S DRt-SM A iChBB ' w o MILLN BY,



K. 7, CLO r FING FACTOR?, East Strkkt MACPHEBSON, SAMPSON, & Cu , STOCK AND LAND SALESMEN, GRAIN MERCHANTS AND GENERAL, COMMISSION AGEnTS, ILL hold their regular WEEKLY SALE of a’l kinds of Stock, Produce, and Sundries, at the CENTRAL AUCTION MART every SATURDAY, at 12 o’clock sharp Special or Clearing Sales conducted when required Properties let or sold, rents col’ected; books and accounts audited, transfers mortgages, and leases prepared. Loans negotiated on very easy terms. To let for a tcm of about 14 years, at a rein rkahly low r otal, a splendid Cattle or Shr-ep Sun of 42.000 acres with plenty of water and good timber on the property F >R SALE— Blacksmith’s t’ortable Forgo 1 supenor second baud Dogcart, almost new Quantity of well made Hurdles boVcrai Properii.a ;>nd Houses on hand to let or for aale, +9593



Victoria House, D IMA N T & COE ARE still offering every inducement to purchasers willing to continue their favors. Onr SPRING CONSIGNMENTS of Press Stuffs, Fancy nnd Manchester Goods Hals, Men’s, Youths’, and Boys’ Clothing, are now to hand, and of remarkable value and variety. DIMANT AND COE, GENERAL DRAPER , CLOTHIERS, &c., Corner East and Tancred streets, Ashburton.



Special advertisements. IN THE SUPREME COURT OJF BANKRUPTCY this”day G. Lu Beath & Co. yyiLL offer the STOCK-IN-TRADE OF THOMAS JACOBS, DRAPER AND CLOTHIER Late of High street, Christchurch, and Akaroa, AT A DISCOUNT OF JLO 8 ’ HE £ Also, the STOCK in the BANKRUPT ESTATE of SIMPSON AND HARPER, WOOLLENDRAPEKS, AT A DISCOUNT OF IN THE TOTAL VALUE- 0 s 0 D Unprecedented Bargains. Stock Sheets in course of publication. The above are two of the Cleanest Stocks ever offered in Christchurch, Simpson and Harper having been in busi ness only four months, whilst the largest portion r f Thomas Jacob's Stock was purchased by him this winter. MORE BARGAINS. ORR & ALCORN HAVE now opened up ANOTHER LARGE L<)T of English Samples.



This Lot consists mainly of MEN’S TWEED SUITS, of all kinds OVERCO ATS, BOYS’ T WEED S J ITS Handsome TABLE COVERS, QUILTS CHILDREN’S DRESSES PELISSES and PINAFORES HOLLAND APRONS, &c. Tho first Lot, sold so quickly, that wo would recommend all who require any of the above to COME EARLY, as such Bargains in No v and Stylish Goods are not to bo had every day. BOOTS. BOOTS. Wo also beg to announce tho arrival of a Largo Parcel of LADIES’ AND CHILDREN’S BOOTS AND SHOES From the first English and French makers, Which we are Selling Very Cheap. Orr & Alcorn. ASHBURTON. 9646 REMOVAL OF THE ASHBURTON BRANCH OF H. J. WOOD AND CO. (Late T. F. Farley) to FRIEDLANUKR’S BUILDINGS, ITTE beg to advise our valued cus- VV tomers, the commercial and general public of Ashburton and sur rounding districts, that, having taken the lease of tho large and commodious pre mises, formerly the drapery establishment of Messrs Friedlaoder Bros., next the corn' r, we have opened there with a large and well-assorted stock of BOOKS, COMMERCIAL & GENERAL STATU >NERY, ACCOUNT BOOKS, &c., To which is be : ng added on the arrival of Gy, ry direct steamer the very latest NEW B -'OKS and NEW MUSIC out. Subscribers supplied with English, American, and Continental Newspapers and Magazines immediately on arrival of Mail.



Special attention is given to all orders for Bookbinding, Printing, Engraving, and Litli graphy Specimens on view. Special Discounts allowed to Library and School CVmmittees Catalogues and Lists on application WRITING, PRINTING, & WRAPPING PAPERS IN ANY QUANTITY. Any Book wanted which may be tem porarily out of slock will be immediately procured from our Christchurch Establish ment, the stock of which is one of the largest and best assorted in the colonies ; or from our London Agency by direct mail steamer- H. J. WOOD & CO. Booksellers, Stationers, Printers, and Bookbinders, STATIONERS’ HALL, ASHBURTON. Messrs SPENSLEY & CO. having ap pointed us their Agents for Ashburton and District, we have pleasure in calling atten tion to our large and well assorted stock of Sheet Music, comprising the latest and most popular Bongs, Dances, and Piano forte Solos. Teachers and others wdl lind a useful assortment of the most approved Methods and Studies for Pianoforte Prac tice and S nging Pianos by celebrated makers, which may be either purchas’d on the deferrt*,! payment spst-m or hired for any length of time. Violins. Cornets, Flutes, Accordions, Corcertinas, Har moniums, Organs, and Brass Instiumenta H. J. WOOD AND 00.



WA KANUI HOAD DISTRICT. ROAD PROPOSED TO BE CLOSED. I HER' BY give notice that in accord ance with section !)4 of the Public Works Act, 1882, tho Wakiuiui Road Board propose to close that Hoad in Wakanui Survey Dislrht which com mences at tho southernmost corner of R.S. 2GIGO, and extends north westerly to the Wakanui Creek, and that tho plan showing the said Road is open for public inspection at the Wakanui Road Board Office. TjlOR COUGHS, COLDS, Bronchitis P Asthma, Coryza, Influenza, Con sumption, &c. KAY’S COMPOUND OF LINSEED, Aniseed, Senega, Squill, Tolu, &c with Chlorodyne. KAY’S COMPOUND, a demulcent expectorant, for Goughs, Colds, and Cheat Complaints. KAY’S COMPOUND, for Couchs, ami Golds, is equally serviceable for Horses and Cattle. AY’S TIC PILLS, a specific in Neuralgia, Face-ache, <sc Con tains Qum n». Iron, &c. COAGUMNE. —Cement for Broken A rticles. Sols Everywhere. Sole Makers;—KAY BROS., Stock port, England, 9708 MURDOCH BRUCE, Chairman.



GEEAT SALE or Groceries, Teas, Sugars, &c. FOR ONE MONTH (Expiry of Lease). Andrew Orr HAS resolved to DISCONTINUE his GROCERY BUSINESS, Tancrcd street, and will hold a groat CLEARANCE SALE FOR ONE MONTH Every article must be cleared, no matter at whaf sacrifice, so as to effect a com plete clearance before 12th November, when premises must be vacated. ANDREW ORR. 833 COAL. COAL. COAL. WE are Now Landing SPLENDID NEWCASTLE CO' L, second only to Westport Coal for heating pro perties, but far more economical. Will be Sold at Lowest Rates, McCALLUM & CO., TIMBER MERCHANTS & IMPORTERS, East street. 10841



The Sydney Morning Herald is worth to its proprietor about £BO,OOO a year, or, say, £250 a day. The Melbourne Age, which is the next best Australian journa’istio property, is believed in newspaper circles to return £40,000 annually.



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