DAILY MEMORANDA

MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS Etc Thursday, November is Dramatic Society—Meeting in the Odd fallows’ Hall at 7 o’c'ock Friday, November 19 Doyal Ashburton Lodge—Meeting in the Oddfellows’ Hdl at 8 o’o ook Monday, November 29 borough Council, at Borough Connell Chambers at 7*30 Saturday, Dicbmrrr 4 Wakannl Road Board—Monthly meeting at the Board’s office, Moore street, at 11 a.m.

RAILWAY TIME TABLE

Tama Arrive at Ashburton— From Christ f hurch and the North, at 10.15 a.m. (express). 4.85 p.m., and 7.10 p.m. From Timaro, 19.45 a.m. From Dunedin and South, 5.27 PlT n, (express). From Mount Somers, 10.5 **?bains Leave Ashburton— For Christ- Ihnroh and North, at 7.10 a.m., 10.55 a.m., •Qd 6.37 p.m. (express). For Dunedin and South, 10.25 em. (express). For Timarn, 4.45 p.xn. For Mount Somers. 5.5 p.m

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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MAIL NOTICES.

yndia close at the Ashburton Post Office For°Christchurch and North at 6 a.m 6.30 a.m., and 5 p.m., daily. For Ohertsey Bakaia, &c., at 10.30 a. m ■ad 6 P-m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Oddstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, «nd Geraldine, at 10 a.m. dally. For Temuka, at 10 a.m. and 4.30 p m *for Timarn and South, at 10 a. sa., and £3O p.m., daily. , , For Greenstreet, on Wednesdays and ' turdsys, at 10.45 a.m. _ ~ For Wakanul, Elgin, Seaview, Seafield, nd Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and todays, at 6.30 a.m. For Mount Somers, daily at 4.30 p.m For Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Mon jays 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 4 30 p. m. For Newlands, on Tuesdays and t n at 10.30 a.m. fivtla arrive at the Ashburton Post vZZ Christchurch and Eakaia at 10. IB .an, 435 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. From Ohertsey, &c. at 10.16 * and ,36 p.m. daily. . From Dunedin and Intermediate places 6.30 %m. daily. »Fro»i Temuka and Timaru at 10.40 a. m p 6.30 p.m daily. _ , , From Greenstreet, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10 *.m. From Mount Somers, dally at 10. 0 ' From Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Wed aesdays and Saturdays, at 10.5 a.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long each at 10 a.m. daily. . From Newlands, on Tuesdays and r n days, at 8.30 p.m. From Flemington on Tuesdays, Thute. days, and Saturdays, at 10a.m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 17, 1886. NOTES.

As long as the world lasts there will, we suppose, be believers in the efficacy of dreams and the potency of some mysterious principle known as “ luck.” And as now and then it does, of course, turn out that the event dtearned of results in accordance with the dream the coincidence gets greatly talked Of and wondered at, while noth ing is heard or thought of the hundreds of cases in which the fact of the day exhibits no sort of correspondence with the vision of the night. Similarly, the sailor who carries about with him a charm and has had many hair-breadth escapes is apt to look upon his talisman and his safety in the light of cause and effect, altogether forgetful of the fact that hundreds who have carried about them similar spells against evil have nevertheless perished. Still, as we have said, it does now and then turn out that the dream proves true and th t the bearer of a luck-token turns out to be fortunate. For example, we are told that just before the last Metropolitan (Christchurch) race-meeting, a gentle man in Wellington dreamed that a certain horse would win a particular race, that he thereupon took steamer to Lyttelton, went to the racecourse, backed the horse of his dream and won his bets. Again, from “ the other side,” comes the following story of the last Caulfield Cup. “The race was won by Ben Bolt, by which his owners, 01 rather lessees pockeied They had leased the animat for a year for On the morning of the race one of the lessees received by post from a friend in Queensland a threepenny Dit with a hole in it—a lucky coin. This piece of money had belonged to two persons, each of whom had been shipwrecked and been saved from drowning. The coin was carefully attached to Ben Boll’s martingale and the horse won” Just so, but for all that we guess that that threepenny bit had nothing to do with the horse com ing in first, and the fact that the jockey had been laid £2OOO to nothing that he would not win, and therefore had the strongest possible incentive to ride with care and judgment had in all likelihood everything to do with the result. The coincidences of the dreams and the threepenny bit are curious enough no doubt, but they are only coincidences, after all. Talking of races reminds one that nowacays there are races at sea as well as on land, and a like interest to that which is taken at Home in the per formances iff the China clippers in the annual tea-races, is naturally taken by effonists in the performances of the great ocean-going boats, which form the link of communication between the colony and the Mother Country. And as the best on record is always getting [beaten it will not be long, at the rate we are going, before the mail time bet ween Auck'and and London is reduced to thirty days. Does anybody who reads this feel inclined to regard that as an Over-SangUiDV vi? w of the possibilities

of the near future ? If so, let him look up the record of the last homeward trip of the Alameda. The Alameda arrived at ’Frisco from Sydney on October 2, having made the passige in six hours | and a half over 23days and cou’d have clone the trip in less time than that but for the fact that she underwent six hours’ detention in Auckland. Her mails were sent forward on tho day of their arrival, caught the New York boat for Liverpool, and reached the latter port 32 days after despatch from Sydney. This is the smartest on record so far, but it is quite easy to believe that ere long the odd two days will be knocked off and the through trip made within the calendar month. Thanks to steam and to science New Zealand is practically as near to England to-day as was New York less than half a century ago. ■* We should much like to know what are the real facts about the Panama Canal. Is it, or is it not, going on satisfactorily, and is it or is it not to be finished within the next three or four years. Two diametrically opposite stories are to hand by the mail, just delivered from ’Frisco. The first of these—the version, dated from the Isthmus, October 12—represents that “ Very satisfactory progress is being made in excavating the canal. During July, 66,900 cubic metres of earth were removed. The average for 1886 will be 1,000,000 cubic metres per month. At the last general assembly of stock holders of the canal M. De Lesseps promised the excavation for 1886 should be 12,000,000 cubic metres; for 1887 double that amount, and for 1888 and the next year and one half year following 54,000,000 metres. This will make 90,000,000 metres ex tracted since 21st December 1885, which, added lo 12,000,000 extracted before that date, will complete 108,000,000 cubic metres, which the estimates for the work called for. The excavation will therefore be completed, it is believed, by July, 1889.” The second—an unofficial version, that of a certain Senor Santiago Tarrico, of the Peruvian navy—sets forth that the chiefs in charge of the Company’s works are devoting themselves mainly to enjoying life, living in gorgeously furnished houses, and indulging itr horses, carriages and palace-cars at the Company’s cost —that one man who deals in lurniture has made half a million dollars out of the Company in two years—that this is but a sample of the corruption existing in all ranks, and that unless a different set of men take hold of the work the canal will never be completed. There is, it must be admitted, a wide discrepancy between these two versions of the case and we reiterate that we should exceedingly like to know which is fact and which is fiction.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Messrs T. Sealy and A. Harrison are the only candidates nominated for the Mayoralty, An election will be held on tho 24th instant. The Ashburton Volunteers will be inspected to-morrow by Sir G. Whitmore. A half holiday has been proclaimed, and doubtless the public will attend in numbers to witness tho manoeuvres which will be gone through. Tho following players will represent the Ashburton Borough Cricket Club against the Ashburton Junior Cricket Club, on the former’s ground, to-morrow at one o’clock : Messrs Patching, Flower, E. Davies, W. J. Davis, G. Andrews, L. F. Andrewes, Peate, W, C. Davis, Amos, Webb, and Williams ; emer gencies, D. Leitch, T, Leitch, and L. Baker. Last evening as a man on horseback was leaving Mr A. Harrison’s saleyards the animal he was riding became startled at the Salvation Army band, which was leaving the barracks. The man was thrown, but from what we can learn was not seriously hurt. The New Zealand Bible, Tract, and Book Society has just opened a shop next door to Mr Bayiis, grocer, opposite the Railway Station, where, for the next few days the book and publications of this excellent Society can be obtained. The stock comprises a large variety of religious and moral literature and special advantages as to prices are offered. A sitting of the District Court will bo held to-morrow. The following is the cause list : —Ho James Tait, Thomas Hopper, John Coutts: applica’ions for orders of discharge (Mr CrlspL lie A. Dawson, junior, deceased l letters of adminis’ration (Mr Cuthbertson). The ordinary monthly meeting of the Hakatere Town Board was held on Monday evening Present—Messrs F. T, Mayo (Chair man), Fawcett, Orr, and Andrews. Mr W. B. Compton was appointed ranger and in spector of nuisanoes; the Chairman and Mr Andrews to arrange terms. Correspondence was read—(l) From the Colonial Secretary re award between Wakauui Road Board and Hakatere Town Board. (2) From Mr John Ollivier on the same subject. (3) From the Colonial Secretary stating that the change of name of the district to Hampstead had been gazetted. Au unanimous vote of thanks was accorded the Chairman for the energy and zeal he had displayed in connection with the question of settlement of accounts. Mr O. Braddell made an offer of a section for gravel pit purposes. The Board did not accept it. The Clerk was instructed to send out gorse notices, and the Board adjourned. A curious error appears in an issue of the Auckland Herald of a recent date. Speaking of the Canterbury A. and P. Association Show it says that the Ashburton Woollen Factory was recommended for a silver modal for a collection of ropes and twine I The Methven police constable has been transferred to Opunake for a few weeks. During his absence Constable Latimer, of Ashburton, will have charge of the Methven police station. A company is being formed in Mexico to work up the cactus plant The oil is to be used for lubricating purposes, the fibre for cordage, the leaf for paper, and the fruit for eating. The fruit is so juicy that it often takes the place for water, for both man and beast; and some years ago when the drought came over San Luis Potosi, thousands of cattle were saved by eating the fruit. An Ohio widow owned a large gravel bank which a certain railroad company was very anxious to secure. Several propositions were made and rejected, and the president finally sent his private secretary down with instruc tions to offer up to 14,000d015. The young man returned after a couple of days and, when asked how the business had turned out replied, “ I will accept your offer.” ” You ? ” “ Exaotly, I married the widow and own the bank.” An amusing and evidently not got-up incident occurred at the Eden Theatre in Brussels one night recently. After Burton, the conjuror, had performed one or two sleight of-hand tricks, he stated that he was prepared to make any lady or gentleman disappear whose suppression might be desired, when a men among the audience called out to him to wait a minute while be went and fetched his wife.

MAGISTERIAL.

APHV URTON—TO fi-D IY. [Before Mr O. C. S B ddeley, R.Mj CRUELTY TO HOKSB3 Edward Parish was oharg- d with wort - ing a horse in which vv.va nff-rnr from -iore ahoul ’era. The offence w;s not x serious do, and the lowest penalty, 20a, wat iefl cted. Peter Stewart wes charged with worl ing two lo'sea Buffeting from eose ah aiders —Ur Parnell appeared for the defendant.—This also was arm ill offence. The charge with regard ti one of the horse was dismissed, and on that in con • 1 c-ion w t'r the other, the lowest penalty, 20 1, was inActed KR' WORKS George Engle, Thomas Scott, and P. Q Miller, for «h m Mr Or s appeared, p’eaded guilty to a charge of letting off fireworks in a public place on the night > £ 6. A fine of 5s and costs in each caie wa* inflicted A LISPUTiD SPADE. Henry Earuabaw wm, charged on in formation with the larceny of a spade value 8a 6 1 the proparty of the Ashburton Borough Council Henry Spicer, the foreman of the Borough Council labor gang, said that he missed a spade from the doraa’n a few weeks ago. He had bought the spade from Messrs Orr and Alcorn, He llentlfied the one produced es that which had been lost. He recognised it by a hrnimer mark on the handle.—A. Maopheraou, shopman at Orr and Alcorn’s, deposed to selling some spades to the last witness. He identifi ,d the firm’s private mark on the one produced.—This was the case for the prosecution The defen dant called J. Sealy, who said that a few weeks ago lie sold Tarnahaw a spade similar to the one produced. It was one of a number that he (Mr Sealy) had pro cured from M tasra Orr acd Alcorn.—Tne Magistrate said there was no case and dismissed the information. The Court then ros ,

RANGITATA ROAD HOARD

Tie tnoi-ih y meeting of the Rangitata Boid B >aid was held ou Monday. Pre sent—All (ha members. THE BEGEM FLOOD. The Chairman, in hia statement, alluded to the damage which had been done by the (eoeit fi md in the Hinds to cuttings And fordi The most dangerous places he hau had repaired as soon as it was possible. —The Chairman’s action was approved. helmobe’s r>ad. The Chri man mentioned that a peti tion f om cert, in ratepayers supposed t.■ ba interested in keeping the road knnwn as Hem-re’’ pm, had been prcsemoa to the 0 uniy Council, praying that body not to allow the roi.'d to be c’oeei. Moved by Mr Burgess, seconded by Mr Doyle—“ That as no provision is made in the Public Works Act for any petition for or against the closing of roads after a vote of ratepayers hat been t_ken, the County Council be respro'fully requested to carry out the wishes of the ratepayers as expressed at the meeting hold fur that porprse.”—Carried. TENDER) The tender cf J. H. Cariton, Mount Somers, was accepted for forming the portion of the Mayfield-Rangitata road. GRAVEL PITS Resolved that gravel pi's bo applied for a mile apart, on all roads running through Crown lands. Resolved to recommerd the exchange of a gravel reserve No 1955 for one at the corner of R. 6. 27195, Maronan estate. PAYMB9IS. Accounts amounting to £35 7s 9J were passed for payment. Exchange op roads Mr Peter brought up the qmstion of exchange of roads The Chairman to write again t> the t hief Surveyor concerning the matter. RATE. Resolved that a ra e of £-1 be struck at the next meeting of the Board T(iE SMALL BIHD3 NUISANCE The board agreed to give Is per hun dred to supp’ement the Is 6 1 per hundred given by the County Council for head and eggs of small birds taken within the n ad district. The Burd then adjourned.

MOSGIEL WOOLLEN FACTORY

Dunedin, November 16 The M isftiel Woollen Factory Company held 'heir annual meeting tf-day and de o’arcd a dividend of ten per cent, as utua'. The Chai roan, in Ids remarks, -aid that, comparing tho ’as", year’s profit with pre vious years, there was a fal ing 1 ff of £6OOO, but if they took the average of tho last four yean tho deficiency was only £ISOC With regard to the prospec’s of the Omipsi y ho did not think there was, any reason for alarm or apprehension as to any severe struggle coming on ; at the same time they could not shu’ their eyes to the fact that competition was get.ing very severe, New Zealand, North and South, was pr. tty web furnished with mills and the establishment of so many must make ke' n competition. However, as he had always pointed out, the allowances which had always be :n made for deprecia tion must place them on a firm footing, and in such a position sn lo more than compote w!>h new mtU< The new Mosgiel Company had spent from £ 100,020 to £105,000, und 'hay were standing at aviae of £3O 000 'e> s than ihat. The mn of £76 000 had been spent on plant mid £25 6 0 written off. He had not the slightaat doubt that tmy would bo able to exist fairly well, but won d like to Indicate whst the Directors were prepared to do iu the event of it being considered desirable, 'teeing the ample provision which had been nude to deprtciai n he thought .hey would be jas itiei in appropriating sums from the reserve fund for a year or tw> for depreciation, waiting down the reserve fund, and securing a reduction of the r cunerr aooacnt iu that way.

SPORTING.

D-J.C. SPRING MEETING. Dunedin, November 16- Tho following weights were declared to-night for the Dunedin Jockey Club Spring meeting : bI’BIJTG dANDICAP,of 80 BOVS. at lb st lb Rublna ... 9 4 Evertou Lad 7 5 dpade Guinea 9 0 Factory Girl 7 2 Hermitage... 810 -St Ives ... 6 7 Tit Bit ... 8 7 La Rose ... 6 7 Ike... ... 8 3 ivlokoia ... 6 7 Talebearer... 8 I Riccarton ... 6 5 Jack ... 8 0 The Baker... 6 0 Puck 7 11 Jealousy ... 6 0 Vinaigrette 7 7 Huhdle Race, 70 sovs. st lb at lb Peter Oabeck 11 12 Aroha ... 912 Master Agnes 11 12 Wild 80y... 9 0 Bordorman II 10 May Boy ... 810 Moody ... 10 10 Dnuluce ... 810 Trapper ... 10 8 Camzou ... 8 7 Garibaldi ... 10 8 Ss Andrews Handicap, of 300 sovs’ st lb st lb itubina ... 812 Puck ... 710 -pade Guinea 810 Everton Lad 7 2 Hermitage... 8 7 Wild Raks 7 2 Tit Bic ... 8 2 St. Ives ... 6 0 Marion ... 8 2 La Rose ... 6 0 Talebearer... 7 12

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

A cckiind Nov mber 16 A phaso o ( trade U'ii nism bap ■ev .-'oped i The - 1 u.-kland Medu» Association has intfiei the Frienol Societies that after the !•?». of the medical attend nco feo wih be £1 idem'er per annorn. S' m- Socie i< «i re only ptying J2s 6). 'the Swfcies cm 'omputo resiarance, and combining io lm ort m-Hlc-l men under err,ent. G-nce Gr-hatn and a sister of Pcni, with an order fr< m Peon’s couusei \lr Napier, endeavored to get an int r view v'th Penn. Mr Keaton, ga der, l"odn--d to accede to the wishes of GraVatn. A number of Chinese bj the Tarawera had to pay the poT-ttx. Wellington, November 16,

The Minister of Public Works leives for Christchurch to-morrow on business oon jecced with tre Midland Railway. Ha wil be absaat a v eek.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Svdney, N vembar IQ. Several hundred men continue to be dailv fed at public expense G vernment are doing everything possible to find work for the men by creating special relief works The bodies of a man and woman were found yesterday at Black Wattle Bay. They are presumed to have fallen in whilst in a state of intoxication Memorials signed by 100 clergy and between 3000 and 4000 laity were recently presented to the Bench of Bishops, against the introduction of Kifualism into th' Church of England. The Bishops replied they are in fullest agreement with the memoialists. It is said the recent settling on the V. B.C Meeting was not altogether satis factory . Brisbane, Nor ember 10 Mr Andrew Goldie, New Guinea ex plorer, is reported to have died at Port Moresby from jungle fever. Native affairs on the coast of New Guinea are in a very una ttled state o*in > to the murder of Captain Craig and the crew of the Emily. 'J he ship Corolda arrived from London, and experienced terrible weather. All the boats were smashed or washed over board, and the main deck was started The damage is estimated at £ISOO.

ASHBURTON LIVE STOCK MARKET

Mr E. G. Stavoley (for the New Zoaland Loan and Mercantile Company, Limited) reports on the 'linwa’d sale, on 16;h inst; A fu'l entry < £ stock to hand, about 8000 sheep neini' penned, an i of these he m j ri y were in wool. The attendance '.v<s larxe, hut the sale w s without a'lim.tion, and pricet generally lower than those lately ruling. F t shorn mixed crossbreds made 61 41 to Kh 6d ; fat shorn ewes, 8s ; fat woohy cross breds, 12s G' ; forward shorn two-tooth crossbreds, 5s 21; s'ora do, 4} 3d : email heegets, unshorn 5j 21 and 5i 9J ; mod urn do, 6.a 61 and 7i 6d ; superior do, 10s 4d ; aged ewes, in the wool, with moderate percentage, 6i Id ; shorn do, 2j 4d, counting all.

THE CAIN CASE.

The Christchurch correspondent of the Daily Times aritis as follows about the Cun asf —I heard in T‘mani that the ctpital offence will he most difficult to prove A chemist’s seas* ant named Btewart u wanted fr'm -tusrra’i» to give evidence, but it is unknown whether his testimony wll be of ary value. He was manager for Mia Watkins at the t me of Captain Caf ’a death; but, strange to say, the poison book he k-pt has disappeared altogether None of the other chemists ■applied any poison at that time to Hal!, and the poli o cannot discover any tnca of any purchase. There cut be no doubt about antimony having been discovered la large quantities in Captain Cun’s body. Toe bladder was wed p eietvsd, ai d in the urine antimony was found in largo quantities. Mrs Newton, his other et -pdaughtor, was with him frequently, and is to be brought over from Melbourne to give evidence. Neither lawyers or police are very sanguine that sufficient evidence can now be gathered to convict of the capital offence. When Halt’s effects were sold several batches of love letters were discovered in a priva'e drawer in the safe carefully locked up, They were of a most endearing character, an 1 were from three separa'eyoung ladies. They were destroyed by the purchaser of the safe. Mrs Hall has gone on a visit to Sir John Hall, who has shown her great sympathy in h=>r trying position

REBUKING THE BAR.

Mrs Livingston. of New York city, re covered 25,000d015, in the Courts about a year ago front a rich tnan who had done her a wrong Now she naturally com plains because her lawyers have taken 23 Of Oiols cf this sum for their services. Three Milwaukee lawyers once pat In » bill of of 25,0001ol?. Judge Drummond tit once admi list red to these cormorants the following stern rebuke :—“ Gentlemen you consider yourselves good lawyers. How much more arc your services worth to your clients than mine to the people J sfou have 25,000 iols for sixty days se. vie ■> Could you n<'t be rc-tent, each of yot>, to take my pro rata for the same time ? These charges a e infamous They are such as men who are scoundrel and thieves at heart would make. This charge . f 12.000dol« is out down to 1200io!s ; those of 5000dols to 500dols, Repeat, such a price of rapine in this Court and I will disbar every one of you.”

THE MURDERER CAFFREY.

A. skipper of a coasting craft has fur nished an Auckland Star reporter with •<;mo particulars relating to Caff ey, the Barrier Island murderer. He says :■ “I shipped with Caffrey as an AB. in the Minister of Marino. We want to Frisco in her, and then worked oar passages to London, Thera I separated from 0 ff>ey and came back to AQcW an< L Caffrey worked his passage from London to Cal cutta, and from there to France, In France ho joined a circus—one of the biggest shows going. He was engaged as “ s»ilor.” I mean he was the general handy ram, mended the tints, and did other oJd jobs. He travelled right through France with that circus ! don’t know where he went after he left France, or what he did until he returned to Auckland." When questioned as to Oaflrey’s esrly history, the skipper said he did not know much, and proceeded as follows :—“ 1 know that Caffey was born near Oaohrmga, and that he was acquainted with the Barrier almost from infancy. When nine years of ago he w irked in a copper mine thsre, and he was there afterwards cutting firewood. 1 believe the first vessel he had charge of was the Catherine Barradale —the wreck of her is now lying in the Mechanic's Bay intake. He used to tun to VVi.lheka for firewood. C iff .'ey had also several other vessels. Ab >nt four years a>o he took the Tamaki Packet, and run between Tauranga and the Great Harrier, and cirried firewood from the T ylors’ pises. I always found Caffrey to be honest aod uptight, and a better man I hava never sailed with in all my life. How on earth he came to do what he did, the Lord alone knowp,” S me general oonvets* tion ensued, during which it was state! by the sailors’ present that a amount of money was being collected hero amongst l* e men on small craft to assist in providing the best possible defence for Caffrey.

THE EASTERN CRISIS.

[reuter’s TKLEORAVS- copyb ohi]

St Peteksbcbo, November J 6. Count Kadnoky’s speech to the Hungarian delegation in reference to the crisis in Eastern Europe is much icsented in Russia generally. It is interpreted as a menance to this country.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[keoter’s telegrams—copyright.] THE SOCIALISTS. London, November 18. The leaders of the Socialist organisa tion have notified Sir Charles Warren, the Chief Commissioner of Police, that there will be a great Socialist display in Trafalgar square on Sunday next. They have also forwarded a request to Lord Sati-bury that he should remain in town that day in order to receive a deputation of unemployed.

AUSTRALIAN.

[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS—COPYRIGHT ]

MELBOURNE MARKETS. Melbourne November 16. The Manager of the National Mort gage and Agency Company reports as follows on the local markets :—Wheat is quiet and firm at 5s to 5s id j barley, no improvement, 3s gd to 4s 3d ; New Zealand (feed sorts), difficult to sell, even at slight reduction, 23 nd to 3s 2d ; milling sorts are depressed at 3s 2d to 3s 3I; New Zealand oats, in bond, are neglected at 2s 3d to 2s 3d. A FALSE ALARM. Sydney, November 16 The steamer Ozone has been granted pratique, there being no infectious disease on board. The captain alone is suffering from intermittent fever. POLITICAL. Melbourne, November 17- In the Legislative Assembly last night a vote of want of confidence was negatived without division. GOLD FEVKR. Large numbers are leaving Mel bourne for the Teetnloa diggings.

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Vagrancy. Ai cklakd, November 17. Three lads, Wt li.m '.VBii:n, Thrums Wheel r, and Gecrgo Wa'ker, were at the Police Court to-day, to three months har I labor tor being found sleeping on the grounds cf the Girls’ High Soh 01. Submarine Mines. Wellington, November If The chip Tim ru, mw at the heats h»s a shipment of submarine mine ma'e.i.l for Government. Napiei’s Chief M giitrata. Napier, November 17 Mr H Swan waa to-day ie-.lec ed M»yor with ut opposition. Fi r e at Christchurch. CHEibTcaUKCH ovember 17. About 12 Lst night W. How/s errn stores, Cashel street, was gutted b> fire. The building, machinery and stock were all destroyed or sp died Insured for £2500 in the South British; reinsurances, Colonial, £250 ; Phce rx, £250; Now Zealand, 1500; Norwich Bnlon, £so'>; Australian s liianca, £250 ; London and Lancashire, £250. The Noit era office also has £2OO on the buiii g 'J he course of the fire is unknown. Alleged Forgery. Jamsa Henry Roberts was commitu d for cc.al to day on two charges of forging F. O. Murray’s ntm! to cheques f..r £6 14s and £5. Mayoral Elections. A Ayers, the pi«ient Mayer, and A. Louis; 0-> were nominated to-day as candi dates for the mayoralty. Summoned. Dunedin. November 17. Two well-known business men been gammon d for the 25th inst for breaches of the Proper y Aaaesimeit A?t in not send ing in returns. Tire. By the but sting of a kerosene lamp a house at North Fast Valley, owned and occupied by J .mea Jameson, was burned dwn The b< use ai d contents were ia« cured in the Pboe tix ffi e for £l7O. The Ar&vra- The Arawa arrived at Hobart at ten this morn ng

THE ASHBURTON (JDAKUIAJN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1886



MUSIC. r- s - nri KTnonD'TIi 1 receive PUPILS for PIANOFORTE and ORGAN Terms on Application Cox street, Ashburton. 96b ? 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- F WESTGATE & BATES, /From G. Elliott, Christchurch), IISHMONGERS AND POULTERERS uytster saloon, Tancred street, Ashburton. jj We are now receiving daily Fresh * * Fish of the best quality. 964 WAKANUI ROAD DISTRICT. ROAD PROPOSED TO BE CLOSED. [HEREBY give notice that in accord ance with section 94 of the P«hhc tforks Act, 1882, the Wakanui Road Joard propose to close that Foad id Yakanui Survey District which com nences at the southernmost corcer of £.S 26460, and extends north westerly to he Wakanui Creek, and that the p'an howing the said Road is open for public nspection at the Wakanui Road Board MURDOCH BRUC 15 ’, ,7flo Chairman rrtOß COUGHS, COLD 4, Bronchitis [j Asthma, Coryz*, Irflueiz», Con- COMPOUND OF lINSEKD. lx. Aoiseed, S-nega, Squill, Tolu, ith Chlorodyne, i untorocyne. , , . TRAY’S a 3- t xpec f orant, for Coughs, Colds, d Chest Ccmplaints. 7" AY’S COMPOUND, for Coughs, and Colds, is equally serviceablo for iraes and Cattle. T'AY’B TIC PILL* 3 , » specific in Neuralgia, Facc-ache, -Sc Con ns Quin no. Iron, &o. „ , —Cement for B'O.en j Articles, Sold Everywhere. Bole Makers :—KAY BROS , >- tock rt, England. WHITE, CARGILL, & CO., BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS, J. W, WHITE, Notary Public. TVTOTICK is hereby given »h*t the XN undersigned, Messrs White a>d O. (White Smithson, and Raymond), of Rmun, and John A- Caygill, of A.ch barton, have this day entered into Partnership as Barristers and Solicitors, at Ashburton, urdrr the style of ‘‘White, Oayglll and Co.” Mr J. W. White, will attend the sitings of the Courts at Ash borton. WHITE & CO.. JOBN A. CaYQILL. Money to lend in any sums on proved freehold sscuraty. Offices : Bnllock’a Arcade 10*803



Wanted. FURNITURE— To meet the times, W DAVIS, Cabinetmaker, Mast street, Ashburton, is now selling Furniture of all kinds chespr than ever. (best Drawers. £1 5s ; Sprint Couches, os Every other article rqni'ly cheap. A new furniture at second-hand price °U4 MUSIC tL I struments F ic; Goods and Stationery of every descrip tion -H. M. Jonks. . 7 ANTED KNOWN.— Washing »nd \V Mangling done either by the day »r dozen. Mangling 2d per dozen .—Mrs IfrviLL, North-nest Belt, Allenton. 880 W WANTED the Public to Inspect* grand assortment of New Season s Tea and Sugars of all grades, at prices to suit all classes of purchasers Jas McG regor, Tancred street. , JUST OPENED—Choice assortment of New Spring Dreae .'•tuffs, Prints, Millenry, etc. ihe cheaf eat House tn town for first class goods. Dressmaking on the premises. H. 0. Sbgkrs, Mel ford House. Srwsial Advertisements. \\T ANTED KNOWN VV THAT MRS STRIBLING HAS REMOVED from old premises in Burnett street (next to the Arcade) to the PANAMA BOAKDING-HOUbE, TANCRBD STREET (Lately occupied by Mr Lucaa). 8 537 Piano Tuner, mHE PIANO TUNER from Messrs 1 Ch. Begq & Co. is now at Ashburton Orders left with ALFRED HARRISON will be attended to. 11 70 mOWLE’S PENNY’'OY'L AND 1 STEEL PILLS FOR FEMALES quickly correct all irregularities, and relieve the distressing symptoms so pre valent with the sex. Boxes 1j l*d and Is 9d, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors, f repared only by The Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Co., Lincoln, England. Wholesale of all the Wholesale Houses. Beware of Imitations. MOUNT SOMERS COAL PIT. COAL CAN NOW BE HAD AT THE ABOVE PIT ♦ FOR PLIGHT SHILLINGS PER TON, Or in Ashburton at SEVENTEEN SHILLINGS PER TON, By the Truck. FOR CASH OjnLY. E. F. WRIGHT. MESSRS TUCKER AND RESTELL. Agents in Ashburton. 10°913 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 marcs at Is per week. Groomage fee, ss, payable at first service E. COOKSON, Proprietor, 9+736 Livery Stables, Ashburton. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY The new goods for the SUMMER SEASON ARE SOW OPENED OUT. The Stock is THE LARGEST & BEST SELECTED IN THE T<>WN, And the variety of Style and Patterns iu Men’s, Youths’, and Boys’ Clothing •eaves 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 T in great variety Hats, comprising every new style worn Children’s Jersey Suits, Children’s Men of-War Suits Gentlemen’s Hosiery, Scarves ; Oxford Uegatta and White Shirts Rugs, Portmanteaus, and Travelling Bogs The celebrated WERTHEIM SE'A ING MACHINE. Time Payments. N.Z CLO' BING FACTORY, East Strkkt MAOPHER r ON, SAMPSON, & CO , fcTOCK AND LAND SALESMEN. OR MS MERCHANTS AND GENERAL, COMMISSION AGENTS, IT) ILL hold their regular WEEKLY W SALE of al kinds of Stock, Produce, and Sundries, at the CENTRAL AUCTION MART every SATURDAY, at 12 o’clock sharp. Special or Clearing Sd .8 conducted when required. Properties let or sold, rents collected, books and accounts audited, transfers, mortgages, and leases prepared. Loans negotiated on very easy terms. To let for a te m of about 14 years, at a remarkably low rental, a splendid Cattle or Sheep Pun of 42 000 acres, with plenty of water and good timber on. the propel ty. FOR SALF— Blacksmith’s Portable Forge 1 superior second hand Dogcart, almost i new Quantity of well made Hurdles I beveral Properties and Houses on hand 1 to let or for sale. 9693



Victoria House. DIM ANT & COE ARE still offering every inducement to purchasers willing to continue thei favors. ~ Onr SPRING CONSIGNMENTS of Press Stuffs, Fancy and Manchester Goods Ha s, Men’s, Youths’, and Boys’ Clothing, are now to hand, and of remarkable value and variety. D3MANT AND COE, GINIBAL DRAPER'', CIOi'HIERS, <60., Corner East end Tancred streets, Ashburton.



Special advertisements. G.L Beath & Co. £IOOO 0 s 0 D Bth ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION at CHRISTMAS GIFTS Friday, November 12th. ON AND AFTER FRIDAY every Customer will re ceive a Ticket with each Purchase, entitling the holder to select any Present of the value stated on the ticket, which will amount to about one-eighth of the purchase money. G. L BBATH & CO., Argyle House, CASHEL STREET, CHRISTCHURCH. AND FARM AND STATION REQUISITES ORR & ALCORN IMPORTERS. 3^o REMOVAL OF THE ASHBURTON BRANCH OF H. J. WOOD AND CO. (Late T. F. Farley) to FRIEDLANDER’S BUILDINGS. TTJE beg to advise our valued cus- W tomers, the commercial and general public of Ashburton and sur rounding districts, that, having taken the lease of the large and commodious pre mises, formerly the drapery establishment of Messrs Friedlander Bros., next the com r, we have opened there with a large and wt 11-nsßorted stock of BOOKS, COMMERCIAL & GENERAL STATIONERY, ACCOUNT BOOKS. &c., To which is being added on the arrival of evriy direct steamer the very latest NEW B -'OKS and NEW MUSIC out. Subacrib >rs 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 C.-mmittees Catalogues and Lists on application WRITING. PRINTING. A WRAPPING PAPERS IN ANY QUANTITY Any Book wanted which may he tern porarily cut of stock 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 SPENBLEY & CO having ap pointed us their Agents for Ashbu ton and District, we have pleasue in calling atten tion to our large and well assorted stock of Sheet Music, comprising the latest and most popular Songs, Dances, and Piano forte Solos. Teachers and others will hnd 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 purchased on the deferred payment ajetmi or hired for any length of lira*. Cornets, Flutes, Accordions, Corcertmae, Har moniums, Organs, and Brass Instruments. F J. WOOP AND 00.



W. F. HANNAFORD, Compton’s Buildings, Mooro St eet, TINSMITH AND METAL-PLATE WORKER. WISHES to info m the public of Ashburton an! the surrounding districts that he keeps in stock or can MANUFACTURE TO ORDER all de scriptions of TINWARE for FARM 01 DAIRY purposes; also, all REPAIRS of any nature promptly executed in a skilful manner. All goods sold at lowest remunerative prices A Trial solicited HORSE-HAIR and BEESWAX bought in any quanti y forC tSH. 11 73 WILDING AND LEWIS, JJARBISTERS AND gOLICITORS. f. w iTd IN G, Notary Public. Officer: Next “Mail” Office, Burnett st., Ashburton. Mr Wilding will attend the sittings of the Ashburton Courts on Tuesday ano Fridays, and may be consulted personally on these days. The firm is now represented in Ash burton by Mr Clayton, an English Solicitor of considerable experience, who will be In daily attendance at the office to receive instructions and confer with clients. *IOBO9 COAL. COAL. COAL.- WE are Now Landing SPLENDID NEWCASTLE COAL, second only to Westport Coal for heating pro perties, but far more economical, Will be Sold at Lowest Rates. McCALLUM & CO., TIMBER MERCHANTS <b IMPORTERS, East street. 10841 IN THE ESTATE OF WILKIN AND CARTER. MR P, ~ TABART Will sell by Auction, Without Reserve, By order of the Mortgagee, MAYFIELD FARM, 302 AORES> Within half-mile of Winslow Railway Station, Sub divided into 7 paddocks. Ten acres Turnips, about 130 English Grass, 20 acres Oats, balance in Tuss'ck. On Section 26632 is a 7-ROOMED HOUSE and Soallery, which cost £6OO to build 3-stall Stable 2 Loose Duxes and Large I oft Fences in fair repair, Also, SYCAMORE FARM, 'tV ACRES, All In English Grass at WINSLOW, NEAR ASHBURTON, Within half a mile of the Winslow Rai’ way Btition, having a frontage on tht- Main South Road, and aco her on tht Longbeach Road ; adjoining the proper ties of Messrs Fro by, Grice, McLean, Morris, and the Ohatmoss Company. Sale at two o’clock AT IHB ROOMS OF MR CHARLES Cl ARK, Hereford street, Olristehuroh, (By permission, kindly lent for the occasion.) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2Cth, MR F. C. TABART, 10239 Auctioneer.



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FLOODS FROM UVOfcR GROUND —# . Belle Plaine, I>wa, Aug Si. —An ar tesian well four itches in diam-ter burst yesterday, when the depth of ISO feet had beer: reached in boring, and insia. 1 1 a volume of water was forced into the air to the distant of several hundred feet. This gradually increased in size end volume until a stream of water lolly 16 inches In diameter wis formed with an upward fc rce equal to the power of powder or dynamite. The water. In huge volumes, is spouting high in the air, and the supply seems Inexhaustible. Two rivers have been formed by this water burst, which are running through the town at the rate of i2 miles »n h< or and carrying everything before them. Houses aid lives are threatened by this pecnliar freak of na<nee, and the citizsna of th town are spalled at the danger, which they are powerless to overcome Finding it impossible to divert this damaging flood an attempt was made to > d»y to insert ixteen irch boiler iron lubes into the wel 1 , bat these were in stantly blown out and forced high In fbe air. The terrified peop'e then attempted to fill up the aperture. Fifteen car loads of stone were emptied into the well, bat these were instantly blown out and forced upwards as though propelled by the force of a bursting magazine of giant powder. Bags of sand were th* n hastily constructed and cast into the well, bat these too were bused into the air: The Northwestern railroad web ihen called upon for assistance and sent a large gang of man to the rescue. The bridge gang of the county was also called upon, but up to this evening no abatement in the fl iW of water was perceptible inji the rushing rivers formed by it were washhg the channel deeper and wider, while the basin formed by the immense yolnme of water was spreading over the low lands Ip the vicinity. ..... The mayor of Belle Plame ip hla last extremity telegraphed to Chicago for the best engineers that could be secured to come immediately to the spot and p;6 their skill and energy in attempting to stop tb»a perilous condition of ?Jf-ira. City Engineer Arlingstall, to wh m the matter was referred, at orce started to gad an englnser who would supply the demand and succeeded in inducing Kn gineer Morgan to ncdertike the minion. Messrs Arlingstall and Morgan were, however both of the opinion that bnt llitfe, if anything, can be done to stop the flaw o water, hat that It might be possil I' to direct the rive a te.to less daoge one drectioia and confine thtm to their preaixu channels Mr Morgan left for this city to-night and if mere assistance is necessary, A lingsiall will tend all that is This is ri g ried asm? of the IBOlti (toj uomenal treat a of na ure known*