DAILY MEMORANDA.

MEETING'S, AMUSEMENTS, Etc M ND*Y, SEPTEMBER 27 XTA.O D — Meeeting iu the Arcade Cham bers 8 o’c’ock Drama’ ic 8 c : e»y—Meeting in Oddfellows Hail at 8 o’chck Fpiday, October 1 Aaftburtcn County Council —At Connell Chambers, 11 a.m. Saturday, October 2 Wakanui Hoad Board—Monthly meeting at the Board’s office, Moore street, at 11 a.m. Monday, October 4 Borough Council, at Borough Connell Chambers at 7.30

RAILWAY TIME TABLE.

Trains Abrits at Ashburton —From Christ burch and '.he North, at 10.15 a.m. (express), 4.85 p.m., and 7.10 p.m. From Timaru, 10.45 a.m. From Dunedin and South, 5.27 c.m. (express). From Mount Somers, 10.5 Train; Leave Ashburton— For Christ church ind 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, 5.5 p.m.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at the Ashburton Post Office follows: — For Christchurch and North at 6 a.m 0,30 a.m., and 5 p.m., daily. For Chertsey Rakaia, <fec., at 10.30 a. n* and 6 p.m. daily. _. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Urnas, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orarl, Winchester, »nd Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily. For Temuka, at 10 a.m. and 4.30 p-m daily* For Tlma.-n and South, at 10 a. m., and 130 p.m., daily. For Giveustrest, on Weanosdays and tnrdav*, at 10.45 a. m. For Wakanni, Elgin, Seavicw, Seafield, nd Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and •turdava, at 6. SO a,m. For riouat Somers, daily at 4.30 p.m For Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Mon dftva and Thursdays, at 4.30 p.m. For Ashton, Waterton and Longboach, 4.30 p.m. daily. For Fle-nington, on Mondays, Wednes days, and Fridaya, at 4.30 p.m. For Newlands, on Tuesdays and hrl at 10.30 &.m. Mails arrive at the Ashburton Post From Christchurch and Rakaia at 10.15 .m., 4.35 p.m., and 7.20 p.rm From Chertsey, &o- at 10.16 t ana -35 p.m. daily. From Dunedin and intermediate places B.3'''>.m. daily, cV ra-a Cemaka and Timaru at 10.40 a. m p 5 30 p. m daily. . From Greenstreet, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10 J.m. Prom Mount Somers, daily at 10.6 A.m. , From Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Wed oesdaya and Saturdays, at 10.6 a.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long each at 10 a.m. daily. , From Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fn vs, at 2.30 p.m. From Flemingtoa on Tuesdays, Thnn> aya, and Saturdays, at 10a.m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1886. PICKLED POTENTATES.

When the professional embalmers employed by the Court of ancient Egypt to preserve the remains of their dead monarchs wrapped the corpse of each successive Pharaoh in bandages saturated with aromatic and antiseptic oils and spices, they probably had no idea that after the lapse of nearly four thousand years the features thus hidden away from view would again be looked upon in the light of day. And yet this is exactly what took place at Boulak on the ist of June last in the presence of the Khedive, Mukhtar Pasha, Sir Henry Drummond-VVolfi, and a number of savants and high officials. The story as told in files by the mail is an exceedingly interesting one, bringing as it does before us with vivid reality events and personages whose personalities and performances are of a period so tar away in the remote past as to being rather to tradition than to history. It appears that two mummies recently found at Deir-el- Bahari, which were unrolled from their cerements on the occ -sion r ferred to, have proved to be the bodies, in re markably excellent preservation, of the Kings Rameses II and 111. These distinguished monarchs, we are told, flourished somewhere about 3500 years ago, not very far from the lime of Moses, and the former, (Rameses II) “ is identified by Egyptologists with the Sesostris of the Greek historians. He reigned sixty-seven years, and extended his conquests to Ethiopia (the Soudan of those times), Syria, and Asia Minor. Rock inscriptions which are yet pre served near Beyrout attest his tiiumphs in Syria. He covered Egypt with temples and palaces, and was a great constructor of canals. Tradition re cords that he anticipated M. de Lesseps in the idea of con necting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean by f waterway, though he never sncceeded in carrying out bis project. The Third Rameses came to the throne about a century after his second predecessor of the name, and the exodus of two reigns. He was a conqueror likewise, but he achieved less illustrious victoiies, though he is said to have exceeded Rameses II in the pomp and splendor with which he was accustomed to surround himself.” The mummy of the second Rameses was the first examined, and that it really was that of that particular Pharaoh was shown by’inscriptions in black ink on the wooden lid of the coffin, which inscrip tions were attestations to the identity of the body, signed by the high priests of the period, so plainly set forth and so easily decipherable that there was no difference of opinion as to their signification among the learned authori ties present. Fold after fold of the wrappings, wound about the remains with so much care and skill thousands of years ago, wa» removed, and in about a quarter of an hour the features of the famous Sesostris were disclosed to the gaze of the onlookers. And so well had the embalmers discharged their duty, so completely had they succeeded in their task, that the body was found after all this lapse of centuries to be in sufficient!) good preservation to enable all this to be known of the distinguished dead—“ The body was that of an old man, for Sesostris had nearly completed a cen tury of life when he ceased to reign, but of an old man still hale and hearty. His head, which was rather small in proportion to the size of the body, was quite bald on the crown, but the hair was abundant at the nape of the neck —white, no doubt, when the old King died, but turned to a bright yellow by the unguents employed by the embal mers. The King had small eyes, and a long slender nose, prominent cheek bones, thick lips, and his ears were pierced for earrings. The Biblical history of Joseph’s sojourn in Egypt, which be longs to a date not very far removed from the reign of Sesostris, informs us that when sent for to appear before Pharaoh he shaved himself, and it is of course, well known that the Egyp tians were devotees of the barber’s art. The face of the mummy shows that

the beard and moustache had been! carefully shaven during life, but the hair had grown both on the upper lip and on the chin either during the King’s last illness, or possibly, as M. Maspero suggests, after his death. The skin was jofa dull yellow color siren ked with black. Judging from his physiognomy I King Rameses 11. was by no means an intellectual person. The animal pro pensities probably predominated, but he was evidently a high-spirited and obstinate man, and had an air of sove reign majesty which still shines forth through the grotesque surroundings of the embalming.” Of the other mummy, which was at first erroneously supposed to be that of Nofritari, wife of King Ahmes I, but which was indubitably proved to be that of Rameses 111. the last of his line, we are told that “ the face was found to be smothered with tar to such an extent that the features could not at first be clearly tiaced but a day or two later it was possible to make them out. The body proved to be not so well preserved as that of Rameses 11., but M. Maspero has not hesitated to reconstruct his character from the physiognomy. He was a smaller and less vigorous man than his prede cessor, but without doubt more in tellectual.” The M. Maspero here referred to is Director-General of Excavations and Antiquities in Egypt, and it is from an official paper from his pen that the following amongst other particulars are obtained. Researches of this kind are of the greatest possible interest, and the success which has at tended antiquarian skill in the case referredto leads to th t hope that further investigations may help to throw very valuable light on long forgotten pages of the world’s history.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Messrs Mitchell and Richards, of Wan ganui, have (sara the Chronicle) just com pleted a £9,000 order for tinned meats for Batavia. The last portion of the order was forwarded by the Stormbird recently to Wel lington for transhipment to Sydney. “ Trial by Jury ’’ is being put in rehearsal by the Orchestral Society. Yesterday’s sitting of the R.M. Court was the longest ever held here, the Court sitting continuously for fifteen hours with the exoep tion of two brief adjournment. The habitues of the spectators portion of the Court stuck to their posts bravely, and when the Court rose at 2 a.m. this morning many of those who bad come in at 10 o’clock on the previous day were still to the fore looking as fresh as paint.

The Herald understands that the Timaru Harbor Board have been served with a writ for the sum of £IO,OOO by Shaw, Savill and Co., as damages in connection with the wreck of the ship Lyttelton in Timaru Harbor.

Sir Julius Vogel has withdrawn bis appli cation for a new trial in the case against the

Evening Press.

Mr Thomas McKay, of Willowby, has handed to us, for the Old Men’s Home, the sum of 7s poundage of horses impounded by him on bis own property for trespass. Mr McKay states that he has no desire to make money out of his neighbors, but is compelled to protect himself from annoyance. He could have charged mileage had he been so dis posed, but in the first instance made the smallest possible charge, and has given that to the charity above named.

Our Hinds correspondent has evidently been misinformed in stating that the local hotelkeeper is about to remove owing to the dulness of trade. We have Mr Oliver’s own authority for stating that he has no such intention. Mr Oliver is somewhat annoyed that the statement should have been made, and we have much pleasure in acceding to his request to correct it.

The usual weekly meeting of the Ashburton Musical and Dramatic Society was hold at the Oddfellows' Hall last evening. It was resolved to produce a pantomime at Christmas. Af er the transaction of routine business, a rehearsal was held of the pieces to be performed on the race nights. It was resolved that the usual “ coffee supper ” should be held at the Oddfellows’ Hall on Friday night.

The Press learns from a correspondent that the travelling vendor of flower bulbs has been about again. He talked well and rolled out a string of names with much volubility. Its informant agreed to take a bulb of the “ azure blue ” and would give him cent per cent interest with the price, ss, if the vendor would call for the cash when the plant was in bloom, and provided it was true to name. It is needless to say that the handsome offer was declined.

Twenty-one essays have been sent in to compete for the prizes, £lO and £6, offered by the Selwyn County Council for the best essays on the subject of dealing with the small birds nuisance.

THE MARKETS.

I.ON DON

[RF.UTER’s TELFO-jams COrYHIGHT ] L »D >n, September 21. At the colonial wool auctions to-day 14,300 bales were offered. The tone of the market continues strong. Three per cent Consols are quoted at 100%. The Bank rate remains at 3 per cent and the market rate at 2per cent. New Zealand Five per cent 10.40 loan, 101 ; Four and a-Half per cent 5.30 loan, New Zealand Four per cent Inscribed Stock, 98%. Soptember 2?. Wool—At to-day’s sales 13 000 bales were offered. Market was strong. New Zealand securities remain un changed. N.Z. prime mutton is from 4%d to 4 J 4d. Australian beef tallow, 23s 6d; mut ton tallow, 265. SYDNEY. Sydney, Sep f . 23 Themeat market remains unchanged Beef, 32s per xoolbs; mutton, per lb. September 24. New Zealand wheat, 43 3d per bushel; oats, 23 6d; miize, 333 d per s6lbs; Sugar Company’s No 1 pieces, per ton.

WRECKS AT THE BLUFF

Invrsc skuiliL, September 24 The tug tried to get the Kekeno off to day but was uns'icoersM. Dunedin September 24 T ie insurances on the Maid of Otago were on cargo—Union, £340 ; Standard, £240; National, £224; Equitable, £llO ; Victoria, £110; United, £65; New Zealand, £250 ; total, £1245. There were no Insurances on the hull.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondent-.

A COMPLAINT FROM HAMPSTEAD.

TO THB EDITOR. I Sir.—Will you allow me spice in your valuable pipes; to make a ptote.it against the action cf the 0 >unty Council. Thoj seem to act on the principle of taking all that it ia possible to take from some of their suburban ratepayers and then totally ignoring them. To begin at the beginning, the Borough of Ashbu ton contributes nothing to the County funds as a Borough, hot they wint a water supply. The Count? immediately grant them s m’ thousands of pounds to lay pipes, which have been a grand asset for the Borough Council. As two town districts are now in exist moe on the borders of the B rough both working hard to get their numerous streets in something like order, their ratepayers mostly working men, do they say “ Now this grant spent amongst our ratepayers will ba a great help «o them, we are just gathering in another rate from them, and they should have a helping hand, especially as it costs us nothing ?” No, sir, the ratepayers are passed over. Too Mayor is interviewed, and the non-ratepayer is to get the benefit. I do not blame the Borough or its Coun cillors ; if they can get assistance cheaply so much the better for them. But it does seem very unfair. No. 1 Ward asks for a water supply or assistance to get one. The answer is •‘if you are prepared to pay, you may gat it,” And we are paying rates. After a

time No. 1 approaches this fair-dealing Council, askmg for assistance to build a bridge over the Wakanui Creek, a bridge over which thousands of sheep and cattle pass from all parts of the County. “No funds available" is the answer. But, almost at the s;me time a pound for pound grant is given for a library erected in the Borough. Is this just he t The bridge is more of a County work than the library. And now I see by yonr paper that » grant of£loo is given to the to find work for the unemployed. What' does this mean on the part of the Council 1 VVe are supposed to have a re ‘ presentativa on that bod/, but perhaps f we are too smsli fir his notice. It would 3 be well to remember at the next election . to ask a question or two of candidates By the by, perhaps elections have some thing to do with matters By insetting ‘ this you will confer a favor on Yours, etc , Ratepatbr Hampstead September 24, 1886.

ZENANA WORK IN INDIA.

An event tookplnce lately in our good town of whicI'-, 1 '-, owing to pressure on our apace, we were not able to lake the notice it deserved It was the visit of tsro Indian Missionaries, and it »ays something for their powers of endurance, (when we boar In mind ihat they have been thirty years at work in that tropical climate,; that, they left Calcutta in April, had to return to their post in December, and lecture through Australia and New Zea land in the meantime, daring one of our severest winters The Rev Mr Kerry is the general Secretary of the English Baptist Mission iu India, and, seeing that Miss Arnold, one of hia staff, pro ceeded him about eighteen months ago, it would appear that our Baptist friends in the clonies are resolved to get en rapport with the work of their missionary efforts in that vast sis er colony. Mrs Kerry, in her remarks, confined herself to the spread of education among the female?. It being thought unlucky for women to be able to read, and their domestic duties being few, time hangs heavy on their hands. White time honored customs have been broken through by the education of girls, the mothers, aunts, and grand-mothars, rt ached by Zenana woik. This kind of labor is uudertaken la the hottest part of the daj ; two ladies drive to a certain point in the city, and then proceed to walk from hoo?e to house, They interest the women, who live in a part cf the house by themselves the Zsaana —(hence the name of the work), by showing them speci mens of English female handiwork and, having succeeded in this, they try to teach them to read. The daughter of Alpfiouae Lacrt iz, Mrs Mullens, commenced her labors in 1850. The work is now carried on systematically by trained agents, native females, ( f different grades. Reference was made to the Free Church of Scotland instution as turning out native girls who had succeeded in passing examinations at the University. Some of these carried on the study of medicine, and qualified for female doctors. There are now hundreds of native Christian women employed in doing a most useful necessary work, as tea’hers, doctors or Bible women, and they are as a class self denying in their labors.

We most notice separately Mr Kerry’s branch of the subject; meantime, we think it must be evident that the. eleva tion of India cannot be accomplished without an educated female agency to reach the millions of native ladies, whose iivoi, through the customs peculiar to the country, are, to a large extent, a burden to them. Their cause was pled, among others, by the late F. R. Haver-ml :

“Oh I for a clarion voice to reach and stir their nest With the story of sisters' woes, gathering day by day, Over the Indian homes—sepulchres rather than rest — Till they rouse in the strength of the Lord, and roll the stone away. Sisters I and yet they lie, not by the side of the road, But hidden in loathsome caves, in crushed and quivering throngs; Down-trodden, degraded, and dark, beneath the invisible load Of centuries, echoing groans, black with inherited wrongs."

Sutter, the immolation of women with thoir deceased husbands, has indeed been abol shed. This is one of the blessings of English rule in India. Still tse system of child marriage and polygamy presses hard on the female ja t of the populasion, and the poor widow undergoes a social martyrdom, which is to some <o terrible that they seek to escape from it by suicide. The helpless, hopeless, despairing condi tion of our Hindoo sisters has aroused to action Christian women in England and America, Germany and Swi'zarland. In addition to the European and natire workers may also be mentioned such honorary missionaries as Mias Tucker (A..L.0.E.), Miss Ansley, Mias Reade and Mies Lowe, It would seem that the great heirt of Ghris'endom is to«oh«d and stirred on behalf of its heathen sisters ; and that it is none too soon is apparent from the consideration, that the first step in the elevation of a people is the improve ment of the home and the home can never be improved while the wife- and mother is litttle better than a dredge and slave. In any eSnt to raise Ida among the scale of nations, attention must be given to the improvement of the condition of women Hindoo women were not always down-trodden. Pre vious tithe Mahometan invasion Isarnii g was much valued among tiem, and a poem, the production of a poitesa of t a day, is still sung In the country. Wi h the irrnption of the Mahometans, tho seclusion and degradation of women be came gradually ihe custom of the con quered race. The British are now in turn the conquerors, and it will be the proud distinction of their supremacy, th-t ■ i!f denying women, themselves e'evated by Christianity, should help to raise the daughters of ludia, the brightest jewel in the crown of Its impress.

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON—FRIDAY.

[Before Mr H. 0. S. Baddeley, R.M]

The following evidence was taken in the case Cheese and Butter Factory Co v Osborne, claim £6, after we went to press yoatir lay:—

»* On resuming Mr White called William < 11 Is, who said : Was present at a meet- < g of Cheese and Butter Factory Com- i pany December 12, 1883 Heard a 1 resolution moved by Mr Orr (Mr Parne ll 1 objected to any farther evidence on this > point. A written contract in the shape i of an application by defendant to < take up shares had been handed in_ to i the Ooort. Mr White said he was going - to adduce evidence to show that the i defendant had been induced by misrepre sentations to take up shares. After argument Mr White proposed to call Mr Orr, the mover of the resolution, the Magistrate reserving bis decision as to the i admissability of the evidence till the con elusion of the case.) Andrew Orr said ; He was at a meeting of the Company in December, 1883. Witness saw the reso lotion purporting to be proposed by him in the minutes of that meeting He did not think the resolution .moved by him had any reference to the shareholders present. He explained the object he had In moving the resolution. He said the Chairman had stated that if all the share holders would take op thennallotted shares pro rata, the Company would be able to carry on, but If they did not do so the matter wonld fall to the ground —By Mr Parnell : Witness did not hear any state ment made that any resolution passed at the meeting would not bind any of the absent shareholders ; but he bad no doubt such a statement was made. Witness was not very certain as to what the words of the resolution were. Witness was one of the applicants for shares, and had paid. By the Bench ; When the resolution was put to the meeting he did not think the words “ shareholders present ” were mentioned; ho was not quite certain.— D. H. Brown said that he was at the meeting In December, 1883 A resolution was passed to the effjot “ that all the shareholders take up the unallotted shares pro rata ” In pursuance of that he made application for three shares. Witness did not alter the document, but made | an addition to it (Mr White: What was your object in making the addition. Witness : Well it saved me £ls laughter.) By Mr Purnell : Something was said at the meeting about the .shareholders present being unable to hind those absent from the meeting. Witness did "ot know if Mr Ort’s resolu tion was altered in consequence. Witness thought Mr Orr’s resolution wan in writ ing, and although Id did not bind those present it was understood at the meeting tha* the directors and Secretary would see the other shareholders as soon as possible and endeavor to get them to take up shares.—By Mr White : The purport of what was said at the meeting was that none of the shareholders were to be liable unless the whole of the nnalloted share* were taken up, and witness’ application for shares was made on that understand ing.—William Wills was present at the meeting in December 1883. Heard the resolution proposed by Mr Andrew Orr ; Us purport was that the shareholders were to take up the whole of the unaMotted shares pro rata Heard the Chairman put the motion to the meeting. Witness took up sharei on the understanding that the terms cf tha resolution won’d be adhered to. Had a conversation with Mr Tucker about the shares in tha Arcade on the Saturday before tha date fixed lor hearing objections. He said ho had seen the whole affair about the unallotted shares was a swindle from the start. Witness said he did not intend to pay for his.— Witness was cross-examined by Mr Pur nf 11 at some length.—David Thomas heard the resolution proposed by Mr A. Orr, It was to the effect that shares be taken up pro rata. It was contemplated that the shares should be taken np by the directors and such of the shareholders as were agreeable. It was decided that unless the whole of the un allotted shares were taken op there would be no liability on account of those taken np, J, Paul waa present at the meet ing in 1883 in his capacity as reporter for the Press. Ho reported the reaolut ; on pa««ed word for ward. It was as follows : “That the shareho’ders take np prorata the remaining 256 shares.”—A, J. Houston, Alfred Grey. Samuel Holland, Jnbn Cowan, James Heron, and W B. Andorson gave evidence. —J. G. Restoll, recalled by Mr White, said he did not know whether all the unallotted shares were taken np nor the number of share holders in the Company.—Mr Purnell called rebu'fnsr evidence aa follows : John Orr, Chairman of the Ashburton Cheese and Butter Factory Company in 1883, aald the resolution recorded In the minutes with reference to unallotted shares was the one he pot to the meet ing. He believed the resolution proposed by Mr A. Orr was in wrltbg, and he believed that from the time it was moved to the time it vas carried it was altered more than once. Witness was Chairman of the Company in 1884. The ruinates of the 1883 meeting were confirmed in the usual manner. At the meeting in quesMon witness made the remark that if the whole of the unallotted shares were not taken up it would rest with the Directors whether the Company would continue operations. He did not tall the meeting that if tha whole number cf un allotted shares were not taken nn those who had taken up shares would not be liable. All the unallotted shares were not taken up; if thov had been it wonld not have affected Mr Osborne. The Directors became liable for a large sum of money, and they had paid off out of their own pockets a good number of lia bilities. With regard to the set-off, the witness said that nearly the whole of one season's make of cheese was sent to London. From the price which wa* being obtained the Company could not afford to pay more than 3d per gallon for milk, and a deputation of farmers was notified to that effect, nnlfifs the company got a reduction in the freight charges, when the farmers would get the benefit. The price of cheese became so low in the London market that after that season the o- - m pany sent no more cheese Home, and therefore the proposed reduction came to nothing. Mr Osborne never made any claim on the Company for the extra id. —Witness was cross-examined by Mr White and re examined by Mr Parnell at aome length —Robert Alcorn waa a resent at a meeting on December 13, 1883 He remembered Mr A. Orr pro posing a mo'ion, which witness seconded. The resolution in the minute book con tained the purport of the one witness seconded, but he could not say if it was couched la the exact terms. Mr J. Orr did not sav at the meeting that if the whole of the shares were not taken np, no one would be liable. Ho said it

would rest with the Directors, if the who<o of the shares were not taken up, to de L ermine whether the Company should be carried on. Witness was par ticular in helping Mr A. Orr to draw out the resolution before he seconded It.— Joseph Clark said that the resolution appearing in the Company’s minute book was that passed at the meeting of the Oompmy held on December 13, 1883 H Friedlsnder gave similar evidence. — This was ell the evidence —Counsel on j both sides having add eased tb® Court | at great length, Mr H. Frled’acdar was 1 asked several questions regarding a ' balance sheet of the Oomnany which had been put in by Mr White.—Toe j Magistrate reserved his decision ■ till October J. *

Gba .ij r. 0 le—dam, £s.—Mr Or|-o r p’ai"* ff. Mr Osy-iq for defendant. 'see urned until Tuesday At 8 p,m the Court adjourned till 9. On resuming' the following business mi ransieted Cheese ard Batter Factory v. Houston. -Case adjourned f> r a fortnight Milne v Henry, daim £i7- 'Mr OtygiU or plaintiff, Mr White for defendant, fhls was a esse in which the plaintiff I'aimed under section 139 of the Licensing tct the r ß oovsry of £57, money which t was alleged had been lost while In ;he house of the defendant, who fa an lotolkeeper. It was alleged that the lock if the room to which the plaintiff was ihown was ia a defective condition, in jonsfquonce of which in the morning the slain till found his money was gone.— lames Milne, lessee of the Mount Semen soal mine, said: Remembered Feb. 5. Was at Christchurch tlut day. Got £69 LOi 6d that day. Settled a small aoeonnt in Chris'church, and left by the 4.15 p.m. train for Ashburton, arriving here in the - evening. Went to Mr Henry’s Ashburton Hotel, where ha stayed that evening. Walked abrnt town, and went to bed •bout 10 pm. Witness had £57 In notee and 9s 2d In small change when ha went to bed. There were two beds ia the , room. When witness was shown to the room a bed was pointed oat as the one to be occupied by him. On witness enquir ing be was told a man named Bntlec occupied the other bed. When witness endeavored to secure the door until Bntler oune he found the lock was defective. Took the money from his trousers* pocket, and put it in b!s inside coat pocket, putting his coat and waistcoat between the two 'mattresses of bla bed* Woke up twice in the night, feeling all right, but when he woke a third flowlM felt very unwell. He soon got tiU right, and went to sleep. When he got up In the morning and looked for his coat be raw that it bad been shifted, and on searching for his money be found It bad gone. There was nothing noticeable about the room except that the window which bad beeneloced when witness went to bed was down when he got op in )he morning. Was sure the window was shut whan he went to bed. Went outside and saw • man named O’Grady. Told him of the loss, and at bis suggestion cared up the landlord and acquainted him of it. Also informed the*Sergeant of Police; The police went to the house with witness, but did not find the money, nor had it been found since. Would a rear he had the money before he went to bad. denoted it before he put the light out. It was gone in the morning. There ware other people staying ia the bouse. Cross-examined by Mr White : Counted the monty because he was not sore to e pound how much he bad. To'd Henry he would go for the police He replied that he could. The reason wbj the presort proceedings were not taken earlier was because witness was unable to get a capable man to look after the coal mine and serve his easterner?. Had advertised for one. Had a man now. Spoke to the lawyer a long time before. It might be about the beginning of'March. There was a roan who travelled in Ifas train with witness from Christchurch. He went with witness to Henry’s hotel. They had tea together, and afterwards walked as far as the Somerset, bat did not go ia. They turned and walked back together This traveller slept at Henry’a that night. Did not ask him nor did ha ask witness to sleep in the same room. Believed he slept in another room open ing off the same passage. He left by an early train next morning. Witness want up to the bedroom with the police, and showed them where be had placed bis clothes. Had placed the coat and wustcoat under the mattress about a foot from *h* head of th i bed. Too coat would reach nearly across the bed There was another baa on the opposite side of the room, and 'here would be a space of about two feat between them. Was a pretty heavy sleeper, but did n -t rest well when away from home. Heard no noise in the room during tio night. Did not feel anyone turning him over in the night The box of the lock of the door of the room waa off. Was not sura whether there waa a latch, but wes positive there wts no plena for the latch to catch into. Discovered this before ha went to bed. The lights were not out at the time, and other per sons were up in the house Did not ask for another room whan he discovered the lock was defective. But for the fact that he was expecting Batter to come ia woald have placed the washstand against tha door. Miss Henry did not tell witness ha could have another rocm. The window could not be opened from outside without a ladder. A person opening it from in side would have to stand within a foot of witness’s head when in bed. Heard no noise In the night. Did not feel tick till ha woke the third time. The sickness went off In five or ten minutes. Believed he told some persons that he thought he had been chi 'reformed. Might have said that he believed he had been drugged, but did not recollect having done so. Went to see the traveller at the Bail way Station next morning, because everyone had suspicions of him. Iha landlord sug gested to witness to do so. Saw the tra veller on the train, and ha said be was sorry to bear of witness’s loea, and hoped it would be found out. Did not sap anything to the traveller because be (witness) had left the matter in the hands of the police. S.w the. policemen at the Railway Station before ape*king to the traveller, and the policeman said he had found out who the traveller waa. Recollected saying to Henry on his (witness’*) return from the station that the traveller had gone by the train, and that he (witness) believed he was concerned in it. Oould net say whether be had not also said that he believed th# traveller had hia (witness's) money with him. Thought Henry had eaid “ Surety you will have him arrested if yon have a suspicion that ha baa your, money. ” Did not recollect saying to Henry—but might have said— •* Ido not think X trill bother about it, the traveller ia away, and it will be hard to prove it now.” Paid Henry Si for tea, bed, and breakfast, apd left bidding him g ß od-by in a friendly way. Did not tee Henry again until the 13ch May on Ashburton racecourse. Never showed his money to anyone after he Ireceived it in Christchurch. Neither Henry, nor anyone in hia bouse, nor any one in Ashburton, could possibly know that he (witness) had any money about him. It was loose in bis pocket. Did not know the traveller’s name. Talked with him in the train, but said nothing about the money. The traveller did net know that witness bad it. Was not aware that anyone else slept in the same room. When ha (witness) got up in the morning the other bed was nodia inched. Re-examined : Had never seen the traveller before. No arrangement was made to stop at the earns hotel till after they got to Ashburton. Had no liquor in Christchurch, no spirit* or beer or in Ashburton. Had some ginger beer at Christchurch and tsa at Ashburton.

Had some suspicion of the traveller whoa he went to the station In the morning, and it was in const fuence of what the policeman said that he took no atone towards having the traveller arrested. To the Magistrate : Did not treat the travel ler during the day. Did not lay any in formation against him, because he (wit ness had spoken to the police. His suspicions of the traveller were removed by what ha heard from the poloe fnaed to shake hands with Henry whan be met him on the racecourse, because he (witness) thought be was the cense of the less of the money. He told O’Grady that he bad auapioion that Uenry was the min that robbed him —- Sergeant Felton said that on February 6, about 6 15 a m., the last witness o*m® **

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1886



Wanted. WANTED to LET 4-roomed House and Half Acre of Land ; low rental; or to sell on very eass terms —H. M, Jones. 9671 ANTED TENDERS for ROLLING 300 ACRES of CROP on Ardlui. Tenders bo in by noon on September 3£, addressed to A. J. Reid, Sonth Raktiia. 9697 WANTED FEED for 200 Crossbred Hoggets for a month or six weeks. Apply Ms sger, Alford Station. 9708 OARD AND RESIDENCE.— Superior Accommodation for two or three gentlemen. Apply to A. K,, effiee of this paper. Terms, £1 5i per we»k. 9 709 WANTp.I; Known — Thai Lisctlea re quiring Nursing will find every accommodation at Mrs Woodwards, Alleniale Bouse, Cox Street, Allenton +9689 W NTED the Public to inspect a grand assortment of New Season’s Tea and Sugars of all grade?, at prices to suit all classes of purchasers.—Jas, McGregor, Tancred street. WANTED Known—The lucky J»r of Peas will be opened and counted on the 11th of next month, when £2O in prizes will be given away. Every purchaser to the amonnt of 10s has a chance. Don’t delay—bo in time. Hates and Co., Arcade. 6ST OPENED—Choice assortment of New Spring Dress btuffs, Prints, Millenty, etc I he cheapest House in town for first class goods. Presents to the value of 2s in the £. Dressmaking on the premises. H. 0. Seoers, Mel ford House.



KIMBERLEY GOLDFIELDS. Fatly Seed Potatoes Good Derwent Potatoes Sonnd Oinious, and quantity of Apples by the case. J. CANNING, FRUITERER AND CONFECTIONER East street, Ashburton. jgLACK, BEATTIE & COMPANY, Criterion House, 201, 203, 205, High street, CHRISTCHURCH. We have the pleasure to advise our Customers and the residents generally !n the Ashburton District that we have ow received very large Shipments of NEWEST DRAPERY GOODS the Present Season. The advantage* which we possess in being able to buy in .he Best British Markets, and the thorough experience of cur buyer, enables us to supply all Goods under our cash systbm of business AT LOWEST P°l 0E S We endeavour t< give our Customers beat value prooci * b le, whatever Price* hey may wish to pa ch a3o Goods at, and Stock bo _ LARGE: AND WELL-ASSORTED bat the most var ed wants can be sup plied. We append a list of our Depart ments, in each of which an Immense Variety of most Novel and Fashionable will be found DRESS DEPARTMENT HOSIERY DEPARTMENT MANTLE DEPARTMENT DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT MILLINERY DEPARTMENT DReSS DEPARTMENT HOSIERY DEPARTMENT MANTLE DEPARTMENT DEES SM akin (Tldepartmbnt MILLIN ERY ~DE P ARTM ENT CLOTHING DEPARTMENT UNDERCLOTHING DEPARTMENT TAILORING DEPARTMENT HOUSEHODL FURNISHING Makofacture from various Mills Including LANKETS, FLANNELS & TWEEDS OF ASHBURTON MANUFACTURE. Oash System and Cash Peioks. LACK. BEATTIE &CO. GENERAL DBAPERY WARE HOUSE TAILORS, DRESSMAKER *w«» MILLN RY.



WANTED KNOWN—Long looked for come at last. ' r - Huult, having commenced bacon caring, he 1» able to supply a real good Pork Sausage at 6d per lb at the Factory, Moore at. Ashburton. Pigs cured in any quantity dried, smoked and delivered home at One Penny per lb. T. Hoult. 7 ’l7 Special Advertisements. MUSIC/ MRS A. C. CLARID6E is prepared to receive PUPILS for PIANOFORTE and ORGAN Terms on Application Cox street, Ashburton. 9668 ANTED KNOWN THAT MRS STRIBLING HAS REMOVED from old premises in Burnett street (next to the Arcade) to the , PANAMA BOARDING-HOUSE, TANCRKD STREET (Lately occupied by Mr Lucas). BCS378 C S37 SERVANTS WANTED. SEVEN GENERAL SERVANTS and one COOK for Ashburton and suburbs. Also, one COOK and one GENERAL SERVANT for the country. Apply to Mrs Randall’s Registry ffioo. A. W. BANDRLL, FRUITERER, Ac., Town Gall, Ashburton. CENTRAL. HOTEL JW. MoRAE 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, Oke Shilling, Horses and Buggies to let on hire at prices to meet the times. For the convenience of travellers hansom cab will meat s'l trains. Trees Trees Trees THE undersigned has FOR SALE all kinds of FRUIT AND FOREST TREES, Finns Insignia, Austriaca, Maritime, and Macrocarpa, by tens of thousands; other kinds in proportion. All kinds of cabbage plants, etc, on sale All orders by post or otherwise shall receive my beat attention. N.B.—Gentlemen’s Gardens tastefully laid out All kinds of planting done by contract. _ JAMES PORTER, OLIFTON NURSERY, 4 75 Allenton. Ashburton.



NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY The new goods for the WINTER SEASON ARE SOW 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’ Suits, newest styles. Trousers and Trousers and Vests manufactured of New Zealand Tweeds. Every garment warranted shrunk Overcoats, Waterproof Coats and I in great variety Hats, compris ng every new stylo worn Children’s Jersey Suits, Children’s Men of-War Suits Ger'‘emeu's Hosiery, Scarves; Oxford Regatta and White Shirts Rngs, Portmanteaus, and Travelling Bags Tire celebrated WERTHKIM SEWING MACHINE. Time Payments. N.Z CLO r HING FACTORY, East Street MACPHERSON, SAMPSON, & CO Auctioneers, valuators, STOCK LAND, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS, Will hold their reg ular WEEKLY SALE of Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Poultry, Produce, and Sundries, at the CENTRAL AUCTION MART, Havelock street, EVERY SATURDAY, at 12 o’clock sharp Special Sales conducted when required on very easy terms. Agents for— Mutual Life Assurance Society of Victoria. Limited. The Equitable Fire Insurance Associa tion of New Zealand. Messrs Booth., Macdonald, and Co. 9 Christchurch. P. McNeave’s Patent Footrot Appli cation. For Sale 2 Second-hand Spring Traps (nearly new) 1 Superior Second-hand Dogcart (almost new-) 1 Blacksmith’s Patent Portable Forge Quantity Superior Hurdles Several Properties to Let Or for Sale. MACPHERSON, SAMPSON & CO., J 9583 Auctioneer!



Victoria House. RE-OBG AN IS ATI ON OF BUSINESS. REDUCING STOCK RETIRING from the FANCY DRESS, HATS, and MANTLE BPARTMENTS of the trade. PHENOMENAL VALUE now being given, and tT be obtained until AU GUST 20th NEXT. DIMANT AND COE, GENERAL DRAPER’S, CLOTHIERS, &c., East and Tancred streets, Ashburton.



Special advertisements. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BANKRUPTCY THIS DAY GL L. Beath & 00. offer the STOCK-IN-TRADE THOMAS JACOBS, DRAPER AND CLOTHIER Late of High street, Christchurch, and Akaroa. AT A DISCOUNT Also, the STOCK in the BANKRUPT ESTATE of SIMPSON AND HARPER, WOOLLENDRAPERS, AT A DISCOUNT or or io 8 IN THE £ 6 s 8’ D. IN THE £



TOTAL VALUE £22IO O 8 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 < f Thomas Jacob’s Stock was purchased by him this winter. PUBLIC NOTICE. R E M~O~ Y A L or THB Ashburton Branch of the Business OF H. J. WOOD AND CO. (Late T. F. Farley) FRIEDLAHDERS’ BUILDINGS ON THE Ist OCTOBER NEXT. WE beg to advise our valued cus tomers, the commercial and general public of Ashbnrton and district, that we have leased from Messrs Friedlar.der Bros, the largo commodious simp next the corner in their new buildings We shall remove to FBIEDLANDERS’ BUILDINGS on the Ist OCTOBER, 1886, and our Stock will be la-gely increased with NEW DIRECT SHIPMENTS or BOOKS, STATIONERY, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, And NEW MUSIC. Several Hundred Volnmes and a Large Quantity of Cheap Beading to be Sold at very Low Prices during ths next few days. H. J. WOOD & CO. Booksellers, Stationers, Printers, and Bookbinders, Importers of Pianos, Organs, and all kinds of Mnsical Instruments and Music, STATIONERS’ HALL Great Sale Extraordinary. ORE & ALCORN On the Opening of the SPRING TRADE, BEG to announce to their customers and the public generally that they have now opened up the greater portion of their Direct Importations for the Season All the LATEST NOVELTIES in DRE-S MATERIALS, ine'nding the new Glow-worm, Kyrle, and Canvas Cloths, and the newest thing* out in Printed Sateen, Oatmeal, and Zephyr Cloths



In Ladies’ and Children’s Straw Hats- Bonn-ts, Flowers, &c., wo are now show ins the largest and most attractive stock ever seen in Ashburton. We desire especially to call the attont'oa of everyone to a SPECIAL PURCHASE of a SET of SAMPLES, representing the stock of one of the largest wholesale honses in England. In til's stock there are no less than 2243 different articles, comprising Costumes, Mantles, Ulsters, Children’s Dresses, &c , Pelisses, Ladies’ and Maids’ Corsets, Tunics, Aprons, Hats and Bonnets, Fur Capes, Underclothing, Qailts, Towels, Toilets, Boys’ Suits of all kinds, Men’s Suits and Overcoats, Wool Shawls, &c Many of these articles are of a style and quality suitable for a wealthy city trade, and never before seen in Ashburton At the price we have purchased these goods we are enabled to BELL them at LANDED COST, and have a fairprofit, but saving over 50 per cent to the purchaser. Together with these goods, that are, without fear of contradiction, the cheapest lot ever sold in Canterbury, we have decided to reduce the whole of onr stock to prices to correspond. This SPECIAL SALE will commence On SATURDAY NEXT, 18th inst. Orr & Alcorn. 9646 I



ROYAL S\LEY<? Moohe-stube: DUNCAN & CRi Auctioneers, Licensed Li Stock, Estate, and Commission Ag< Accountants, Yalua Regular auction SATURDAY at. 1 Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Pou aad Merchandise. Straight up and down 1 prompt settlement guarant Special sales conducted i Transfers, Mortgages, gnch like documents prep Land Transfer Ac". Agents for the Victoria Limited. »*560 DUNCAN *o] TIMBER. TIMBER. WB are now receiving 1 Mills FRESH SUPPLIES OE BUILDING TIM Consisting of Red am Scantling, T G. I Lining, PlainandDi boards. A Large Stock of Kc.url bei'g stored in sheds h mediate use.