DAILY MEMORANDA.

MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS Etc Thursday, October 21 Ashburton Club—Meeting at 8 o’clock Friday, October 22 Dramatic Society— Meeting in Oddfellows Hall at 8 o’clock Saturday, October 23 Town Hall—Wesleyan Bazaar Thursday, October 28 Oddfellows’ Hall—Trial by Jury at 8 o’clock Friday, Oct, bbr 29 . shburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association —Annual Show Monday, November 1 -Uorough Council, at Borough Council v Chambers at 7.30 Friday, November 5 Ashburton County Council—At Council Chambers, 11 a. m. Saturday, November 6 Wakannl Boad B >srd—Monthly meeting the Board’s office, Moore street, at 11 a.m. ■

RAILWAY TIME TABLE

Trains Arrive at Ashburton—From Christ huroh and the North, at 10.15 a.m. (express), 4.35 p.m., and 7.10 p.m. From Timaru, 10.45 a.m. From Dunedin and South, 5.27 tun. (express). From Mount Somers, 10.5 Leave Ashburton —For Christ •huroh and North, at 7.10 a.m., 10.55 a.m., and 5.87 p.m. (express). For Dunedin and South, 10.25 a.m. (express). For Timaru, 4-45 pan. For Mount Somers, 5.5 p.m

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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MAIL NOTICES.

mv<lb dose 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, &0., at 10.30 a. m sad 5 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, gddstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, md Geraldine, at 10 a.m, daily. For Temuka, at 10 a.m. and 4.30 p.m tally. TorTimarn and South, at 10 a. m., and i 30 p.m., daily. For Greenstreet, on Wednesdays and ; turdays, at 10.45 a.nt. { j For Wakanui, Elgin, Seaview, Seafield, nd Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and •turdays, at 6.30 a.ro. For Mount Somers, daily at 4,30 p.m For Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Mon days and Thursdays, at 4.30 p.m. For Ashton, Waterton and Longbeach, 4i30 p.m. daily. For Blauungton, on Mondays, Wednes iaya, and Fridays, at 4.30p.m. ' For Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fri at 10.30 a.m.

Mall* arrive at the Ashburton Post From Christchurch and Ratals at 10.15 4.35 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. From Ohertsey, &c. at 10.15 s and ,35 p.m. daily. Ffcom Dunedin and Intermediate places B.3 ft n.m. daily. ; FrOu* Temuka andTimarn at 10.40 a. m p 6.30 p.m da ly. From Greenstreet, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10 a.m. from Mount Somers, daily at 10.5 . m. From Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Wed ndsdays and Saturdays, at 10.5 a.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long Ofach at 10 a.m. daily. * From Newlanda, on Tuesdays and Fri days, at 2.30 p.m. •Jftrom Flemington on Tuesdays, Thun> days, and Saturdays, at 10a.m.

BIRTH.

Earnsiiavv.—On October 21st, the wife of 11. Earnshaw, Hampstead, of a son.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1886. A MISSING INSTITUTION.

Although Ashburton possesses almost every institution and organisation to be found in the sister towns of the colony, there is one very marked deficiency —we have no Horticultural Society, consequently no Fruit and Flower Shows. Years ago there was such a society, but for some reason or other it has ceased to be, and the Flower Show is a thing of the past. Surely this is a matter very greatly to be re gretted, for we do not know of a pleasanter thing than to witness the bringing together from time to time of the choicest of the fruits and loveliest of the flowers which our orchards, our gardens, and our greenhouses produce in so rich abundance. Not only at Christchurch, at Dunedin, at Oamaru, and at Timaru, but in Rangiora, in Geraldine, in Waimate, and a host ol places which rank after Ashburton in size and population Shows are held every year—twice a year in some cases, i.e.y in spring and autumn—and very beautiful spectacles those Shows pre sent, and it is a thousand pities, nay, it is a disgrace to our horticulturists, that we should not vie with our neighbours, in this matter. There are many well kept gardens in and around the town— indeed Ashburton compares very favorably with most colonial towns in this respect —and our soil is so generous and our climate so genial, that we could easily hold our own in point of size, weight, and quality of fruit, and in perfectness and beauty of foliage and bloom with any other district in the Island. And independently of the pleasure afforded to the public by the opportunity of inspecting the choice products of the garden and greenhouse, many useful hints and much valuable information are to be gathered at such exhibitions by professional as well as amateur horticulturists, while the spirit of emulation which they produce has a widespread beneficial effect in awaken ing interest in the most natural, the most innocent, and one of the most useful of all pursuits, that of horticul ture. That awakened interest has its effect in beautifying the surroundings of many a home, and so enhancing the attractiveness of the town, which is but an aggregate of homes, and thus has a distinct tendency to improve the value of property. Again the Flower Show brings the ladies together, and the draper loses nothing it is certain by the multiplication of opportunities for an innocent rivalry in the display of tasteful costume —and where is that rivalry more conspicuous than at the Flower Show ? It is not difficult, therefore, to make out a case for the revival of Flower Shows from’the most utilitarian and business point of view, so that independently of aesthetic considerations the sooner we make a move in that direction the better. But there can be no show without an organisation, and there can be no proper organisation until steps are taken to resuscitate the Horticultural Society. Who will set about this ? Surely among our gardeners, amateur and professional, there are some who wiil take the hint. There is plenty of lime to form a Society and to hold a Show this season, if only the matter be taken up promptly and carried out vigorously. We feel certain that there are numbers of people in Ashburton who would be glad to help forward such a movement, and we heartily hope that it will be initiated without delay.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning, before Mr D. Thomas, J.P., two first offenders for drunkenness were fined 5s and costs, with the usual alternative. The Master of the Ashburton Home desires to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of a parcel of clothing from Messrs Mitchell and Turner and a number of hats from Mr A. Orr for the use of the inmates.

It is proposed to iorm a Rifle Cadet Corps in Ashburton. We understand that Major Douglas is prepared to take the names of boys whose ages are between thirteen and seventeen, andjwho are willing to join. Similar corps have been formed at Timaru, Temuka, and Eaiapoi, and there is no doubt that a very smart company might bo formed in Ashburton.

Mr Ferriman, agent for the Walter A. Wood’s harvester, draws our attention to the fact that this machine took the first prize gold medal at the great intornational trial of sheaf binders at the Cornice Agrioole, at Epernay, France, on the Bth July last. The second prize was awarded to the Albaret, a French machine, the third to a McCormick, the fourth to an Osborne, the fifth to a Hornsby, and the sixth to a Howard. There were Jeight prizes in all. The crop was ryo, badly down and tangled.

The beat medioine known is Sander and Sons’ Eucalypti Extract. Test its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza &a —the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. His Majesty the King of Italy and medical syndicates all over the globe are its patrons. Ksad the official reports that accompany each bottle. We have no occasion to offer rewards in proof of the genuineness of our references. The official reports of medical clinics and universities, the official communication of the Consul-General for Italy at Melbourne; the diploma awarded International Exhibition, Amsterdam—all these are authentic docu ments, and, as such, not open to doubt. We add here epitome of one of the various oases treated at the clinic of Schultz, M.D., Pro fessor, etc: —“ 0.8., 24 years old; oon gestional abscess on the thigh. Incisions made in two places. Although Lister’s dressing was applied, the secretion became, two days later, very copious, and had adopted a foetid, decomposed character. The temperature arose enormously. In conse quence the dressing was removed, and on its place were made daring the daytime repeated irrigations with Eucalypti Extract. The offensive foeter disappeared yery soon, the fever abated within a few days, and the patient recovered after the lapse of several weeks. In this instance we must not lose sight of the fact that the latter treatment saved the patient’s life,"—[Advt.j

It is contemplated to hold a concert in con nection with the Ashburton Debating Society at an early date.

By the courtesy of Messrs Wood and Co., East street, we are in receipt of eopies of “ The Hunters’ Polka,” “ The Rakaia Valse,” and “ The Waimakariri Valse,” by F.Russell, Christchurch, and published by Spensley and Oo ,of the Cathedral' city. The music is of a bright, sparkling character, and the move ments simple and easy. The publishers' part has been exceedingly creditably performed, the frontispieces being excellent—comprising a hunting scene, and views of the Rakaia and Waimakariri gorges and the railway bridges. The illustrations are really works of art.

Another tunnel under the Thames, at Blaokwall, is proposed. A woman in Massachussets is suspected of having poisoned 100 persons during the last four years.

Somebody says thatjteetb are like verbs in that they are regular, irregular, and defective. A lady whose husband left a big balance in the bank before he quitted Sydney to "do the season ” in England, was told, on going to the bank the other day, that her account was overdrawn. Turning over her cheque book she replied that could not be, she bad “ plenty of leaves left.” The Wellington correspondent of the Lyttelton Times sayslt is reported here that the Attorney-General has gone to Dunedin in connection with the analysis of the remains of Captain Cain, and with a view of deciding whether a charge of mnrder should be preferred against Hall. Two Mormon Elders in the Wairarapa report that they have made 40 Maori converts, and an equal number of European proselytes. The special correspondent at Wellington of a Christchurch paper says : —News comes from Nelson that, on Monday last, some children of very tender age were playing in Brook street, when one little fellow became greatly enraged with his playmate, and in the heat of passion raised an axe and struck the other on the head. The child struck was so badly injured that its life is in danger, and it is feared that, in the event of its life being spared, the poor child’s mind will be perma nently affected. This incident was not re ported by the Press Association. It is reported in Paris that the Empress Eugenie has left the bulk of her large fortune to the Princess Beatrice. The Empress has out off a large number of the allowances which she has been the habit of making to her adherents in Paris. A few years ago it was impossible to go to the post office there without meeting with someone waiting to cash a post office order from Chislehust, and so numerous were these contributions that printed slips were used for the remittances. But the Empress has awakened to the fact that the Imperial cause in France is almost hopeless, and she has rivised her “ secret service ” list. The utilisation of the crater of Mount Eden, in [Auckland, as a water reservoir (for which work a tender has been accepted by the City Council) is characterised by the Auckland Bell as a tempting of Providence. It says events have come to pass since the idea was first proposed which, to say the least, have shown that water finding entrance i by a fissure into an extinct or slumbering volcano is all that is required to awaken its dormant energies, and it desires to place on record its protest against its work. For close confinement, want of air, seden tary habits, and brain and nerve tire, trust in Hop Bitters (American Go’s.,’) Bead

THE HALL CASE

Wellington October 21. Frobably Inspector Brohain will be asked to give an explanation why he did not lay an information against Hall when the particulars of the poisoning were first reported to him by Dr Mclntyre.

SETTLEMENT OF THE LANDS

Wellington, October 21

The Minister for Lands will visit Otago and Canterbury in a fortnight on business connected with the, settlement of the land. Uhe visit will extend over three weeks.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Wellington, October 20.

The Colonial Treasurer and the Public Trustee have agreed to largely modify the regulations under which the Native Reserves on the West Coast are ad ministered, This change has taken place at the i-uggeation of the Native Minis'er, who during his last visit to the West Coast discovered that to a large extent the discontent among the Natives was due to the unsatisfactory administering of the lauds under the existing regula tions.

District Judge Bread passed through Wellington to-;iay en route for Chrls'- ohurch, to take his first Circuit Sittings in Canterbury, Otago, and Southland.

The steamer Uinemoa is tc be des patched to .ha scene of ihe wreck of the steamer Lyttelton near the French Pass, to ascertain whether it obstructs naviga tion, and it s> Captain Fairchild wilt t.ka stops to remove it. A telegram, received from Mr Sutter by ffie Postmaster-General, is to the effect that the Government of Now South Wales will aid in resisting an increase in the present cable tariff, but strongly urges Now Zealand to grant a subsidy on condition that the rate is lowered to 5i per ten words f r general messages, and 3d a word for Press telegrams. No further coalmen ettioua have been ro oeived from the Cable Company. By a nvstake' in tlie precis of the Local Bodies Loan Acts reeeut y issued by the Treasury, the sum of £301)0 was put down as the limit allowed to Town Boards instead of £BOO

It is iu co templation to alter the day of the departure of the San Francisco mail steamer from this end. -Tbe Auck land Chamber cf Commerce and the Sydney Government are being consulted on the matter. It is thought that if the steamers left Wellington on Saturday, and Auckland on Monday, they would make sure of the mail catching the fast steamer which leaves New York every Saturday. The alteration would make the through service to Lon on both quicker and more regular. an Inquest was field to-day into the circumstances under a house at Wainuiomata was found on fire ou Sep tember 28th. The evidence showed it had been occupied by Shaw, who was not on good terms with the owner Woods, and had received notice to quit. Ho had at various times removed his property from the house, and was seen there on the day of the fire, and goin? from it in the morning af;er a tire of shavings and paper had been lighted in various parts of the house, which only escaped destruc tion through the walla being too damp to barn. One witness testified that Shaw had charged him not to let slip a word about ihe fire or it would condemn him The jury returned a verdict of incen diarism against some person, unknown. None of Shaw’s properly remained in the house at the time of the fire, = ”

Ihe Philosophical Institute a resolution -'to-night asking thq ' Govern ment to direct the attention of the Forestry Department to the tree pests in tne colony.

THE GREAT BARRIER MURDER.

[rktder's telegrams—copyright.] Sydney, October 20,

Geffrey, Penn, and Lizzie Graham, charged with the Great Barrier mnrder, were again brought op at the Police Court, and were remanded,[to Auckland.

[By telegraph from Auckland.] Kempsby, October 11

Penn, who was implicated with Oaffrey in the mnrder at Great Barrier Island, was arrested by Senior Constab’e Mo Letland yesterday evening, within two miles of Maoleay Bar, and the girl Graham with him. Ponu and the girl were lodged in the Kempaey lock-up. When Penn was charged by McLelland with wilful murder, he replied that the charge should be “ Implication in the crime.” At the Police Station, Kempaey, this afternoon Henry Albert Penn was brought up before Captain Davies, B. M., and Mr G. Sutherland, J.P. Despite his three months’ adventures at sea and bis five weeks’ traversing of the desolate coast, the prisoner looked respectable. His deep set black eyes and pleasant face stamp him as a man who is capable of bett r things than mnrder. Inspector Harrison conducted the prosecution. Senior Constable McLelland, of Trial Bay, deposed to having arrested prisoner about six o’clock the previous night about two miles from Macleay Heads, on the Arakoon side. When McLelland first approached him Penn went to meet him, and said he had eome from a wreck. Mol.jliand asked what wreck, and pri soner replied “ The Sovereign of the Seas.” This was a volunta-y statement. A female was with Penn, Witness then told prisoner that he would arrest him for the murder of Robert Taylor ou Grest Barrier Island in New Zealand. Prisoner said “ I was there and implicated in the murder.” The constable asked him if he had any firearms, and Penn handed to him a nickel sliver British bulldog revolver loaded in all the chambers. This was produced in Court. The girl with Penn was carrying a single barrel fowling piece unloaded. In a swag, which Penn acknowledged was his, witness found a powder flask and shot, also two bullets and seme caps whlob exactly fitted the fowllrg piece. Shortly after arriving at the police station at Arakoon Senior Con stable McLelland charged Penn that In conjunction with John Oaffrey he did murder Robert Taylor on Great Barrier Idftnd, New Zealand, on June 19th last. Penn repeated that he was there, and was implicated in the murder. After a few words had passed Penn asked if Oaffrey had been arrested. Witness told him he had, and he believed he had con fess id to the murder. Witness was iff plain clothes at the time, but previous to arresting Penn be told him he was a con stable The girl, when arrested, gave her name as Q-aoe Graham, but afterwards gave her name as Oleary. Captain Davies asked prisoners if they wished to put any questions, but prisoners declined to ques tion witness. They were remanded to Sydney. The girl Is to give important evidence against the other prisoners. She is eigh teen vests of age, and belongs to Napier, New Zealand. She is rather good looking and has a clear complexion, and wears her hair out off at her eyebrows. Penn looked dejected this morning. He is twentyfive years of age; He told the police that be and Lizzie had been living under a tent near Crescent Head for five weeks, Wh-n they first touched the coast they landed near Port Stephens and saw some men on the beaoh. Caffrey then, in reply to ques ti n*, stid that their vessel was a fishing craft. Pr m that time until they were arrested Penn and Lizzie did not see a single person until Sunday fortnight, when they saw one of the Port Slaoquarrie police riding along the beach. Sydney, October 14

Cafffoy’fl two companions on board the cutter Sovereign of the Seas after the confession of the murder of Taylor arrived In Sydney this morning by the Clarence and Richmond River Navigation Com pany’s b.b. Queen of iho South. Penn »as leg-ironed and handcuffed. Prisoners were brought down in charge of a couple of mounted constables. They were conveyed at once to the Water Police Look-up, and charged before Captain Fisher, D.P. M., Penn with the murder of Robert Taylor, and Grace Graham on a charge of being an accessory after the fact. On the appli cation of the police, both prisoners were remanded until Monday next. Penn Is ft young fellow, of medium height, and in manner and appearance -more like a criminal than Caffrey. He is exceedingly communicative and apparently most anxioas to unburden himself of everything concerning the tragedy In which ho Is implicated. The girl Graham is only eighteen years of age and appears to be little troubled by the charge rhat is hang ing over her. After the remand was granted in her case she smiled and chatted away freely with those near her, avoiding, however any reference to her experience. She Is of rather proposing appearance,and her frank face, youth and good spirits make It difficult to realise that she has recently gone through weeks of hardship, which would have told a serious tale on the health of most women.

Penn states that the girl Graham had been living with him on board the cutter for some time prior 1 1 the murder. On tbs day It was committed Caffrey and him elf went ashore to Taylor’s place. He was in the doorway of Taylor’s honse when Caffrey shot Taylor. Pean acknow ledges he was carrying a revolver at the time, hut. in explanation says that it was his habit always to have a revolver on him. The girl was left on board the cutter while they went ashore, and was totally unaware of the object of their trip until some time after their return when they told her what had happened. On learning it and being told that they intended to make away from this coast In consequence she hard to be lauded, but nnder the circumstances they , decided t > tike her with them. As already stated by Caffrey Penn says they tried to reach .the American coast where they ex pected they could be safe from discovery, but mee ing with five or s’x severe gales, and the ontter becoming in such a leaky condition as to Inspire them with fears for safety, they eventually tamed back and succeeded in fetching the New South Wales coast. Penn confirmed Caffrey’s statement that they cime as far

south as Sydney, but finding too many craft about went northwards again in hope of effecting a landing on the Queensland cisat. Whether they were afterwards wrecked, or landed and wrecked the cutter afterwards, Penn did not say, but according to his account he and Caffrey commenced to quarrel almost immediately alter they set sail over the girl, Caffrey, on the principle that dead people tell no tales, wanted to shoot Grace Graham, but p enn, between whom and the girl there appeared to exist a strong affection, ob jected, and saved her. After this the dread of murder being ever present, Penn a-'d the girl came to an arrangement by which one of them always remained awake whilst the other slept, Penn thronghont the voyage keeping his revolver loaded ready to use in the event of any cruelty on the part of Caffrey. After they landed near Bellringer River Caffrey, Penn, and the girl camped together for a fortnight The same quarrels about the girl, which had taken place uninter ruptedly on board were continued on shore Caffrey arguing that it was necessary for their safety that she should be pnt out of the way At last on the fourteenth day, Caffrey asked Peon to go for a walk w th him as he had something particular to talk to him about. Penn made afTlila mind that Geffrey's ohly object was' to get him away from the girl into the bush and there shoot him, and on that aoooottt

refused to ft‘r from where he was.j Bigh words followed, which culminated In Geffrey parting company from them. It was the intention of Penn and the girl to get married as soon as they could possibly manage it. John Caffrey, the Barrier Island mur. derer, arrived in Sydn°y on the 10ih Inst by the Clarence and Richmond Company’s steamer Noraki. Notwithstanding the fact that there was no intimation in the press when Caffrey would arrrive, the news got bruited about, and thousands assembled outside the wharf gats', hun dreds on the tops of numerous roots, and even in the rigging of vessels lying In the immediate vicinity. After the vessel came alongside a posse of water police went on board, and no time was lost In bringing Caffrey ashore Be was strongly manacled, both by the hands aid ankles. When outside the’ gates the police bad some difficulty In keeping the crowd back. The polisa conveyance, an open two- Wheeled dog-cart, was waiting and into this he was immediately hoisted, as having the shackles on he could not freely raise bis bands. The driver had a difficulty in piloting his way through the surging mass of people, and on the road from the wharf repeated groans were given by l,he people. Caffrey evidently felt bis position very keenly, and he evi dently did not care about the thousands of eyes focussed on him. Ha pulled bis slouched wideawake bat as far over his face as it was possible to go, and also bent his body iowardly, so as to hide himself as much as possible from the public gaze. A large crowd followed the vehicle to the Police Court, where he was du’y arraigned cn the capital charge* The arrangment, however, was merely of a formal character, and be waa remanded pending tho neces sary extraditicn papers from ISew Zealand, From one of his captors it is learned that Caffrey has been most quiet and submis sive, and has occasioned not much trouble whatever. He waa of course watched continuously on the way down from Kempsey, and Reynolds had little or no sleep for over three days and nights on account of the unremitting guard ha kept over the prisoner. It waa the intention of the Inspector-General to have sent Caffrey to New Zealand under escort to morrow, but the news of Penn’s arrest having arrived it waa decided to forward a cable message requesting the New Zea land authorities to forward a sufficient escort for both prisoners.

RECIPROCITY

Christchurch, October 20,

lu answer to another letter from the Woolgrowers Association, Sir J. Vogel writes that with a view of obtaining reciprocal concessions between the United States and the colonies in reference to the duties on wool and kerosene, the Government should act either through the British Ambassador, or better, obtain authority from the Q teen to negotiate directly with the Uni ed States by means of delegates.

THE EASTERN CRISIS.

Loudon, October 19 England in conjunction with other Great Powers has assured the Russian Government they do not favor the return of Prince Alexander to Bulgaria, nor approve of his re-election to the throne of that country.

Sovit, October 19,

Gadban Effendi, the Turkish special envoy, has arrived here with the object of bringing about a reconciliation between Bulgaria and Russia. It is understood he supports the demands of the Russian Government in connection with the future government of this country.

COLONIAL DEFENCE

Wellington, October 80.

The Colonial Treasurer’s memo is from the Treasury point of view. He considers t‘ie question has passed into one of urgent financial and political importance in New Zealand and the neighboring colonies. When war was threatened, the New Zealand Government were willing to recommend an annual payment of £20,000 as h war broke out New Zealand was marked as an inviting spot for the operations of cruisers. To this the Admiral has shown no inclination to respond, but evidently Is amused at the Australasian colonies assuming liability to wards the naval defence of the Empire. Two broad Issues are presented— the first: Whether the Colonial Governments can acquiesce in the Imperial Government confess dly leaving that portion of the Empire insufficiently protected, and using the fact as a means of negotiating for a pecuniary contribution. The second : Whether the group of colonies should con sent to contribute to the naval forces, wad if so, In what terms. The Treasurer is unable to agree that the Australasian colonies should be left without adequate support, and cordially agrees that the/ colonies in common with other Brlt ah dominions should contribute to the cost of the naval forces of the Empire; He thinks the mother country, India, the constitutional colonies, and Crown colonies should contribute on en estab lished basis, and should have a fairly proportionate r presentation in a Federal Parliament, the basts of contribution to be on three-fold conditions, of property, population, and trade, and subject to a periodical adjustment. This should place the naval forces on a footing to render Great Britain thu constituted indifferent to complications and diasentions of Foreign Powers The Treasurer thinks the colony should not commit itself to a wider scheme which is not equally applied to all parts of the Empire.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Sydney. October 14

Sir Hf Parkea’ want of confidence motion after two nighta’ debate, waa de feated by £8 to 34 An amen dment had been moved by Mr Abbot in favor of a judicious system of retrenchment in the public expenditure and farther taxation. This was agreed to. The debate gener ally was well abstained, but one episode occurred which led tu a scene. Mr Burke, one of the members for Tsmworth, stated that some remark of Mr Abigail’s was a d d He, and in making an apology re peated the obnoxions epithet. He sul> sequently made an ample apology. A large number of guests are now in Syd ney for the Municipal Jubilee Gathering. At the recaption at the Town Hall, one of the beat speeches was made by the Mayor of Wellington, The Mayor of Auckland also spoke. Yesterday the guests were taken round the harbor, and afterwards etatertalned at a banquet at Onbarlta, Paramatta river. The Mayor of Wellington was amongst thoas who responded.

Brisbane, October 14. Mr Palmer has given notice of a motion declaring that, in view of the im possibility of obtaining a substantial re duction in the cable rates to Europe from the present Gable Company, Gov verment bs empowered to join with one or more of the other colonies in a sub sidy to a Gable Cjmpany for the con struction of a deep sea cable to Europe.

Hews has been received at Oooktowa of an outrage by the New Guinea natives on the steamboat Koredo, font people being killed and two wounded, whilst the vessel was lying in one of the New Guinea harbors. The vessel was surrounded by native boats, and the natives, without warning, seized the captain and speared him and some others. The boatswain, who waa armed, made a gallant resistance, killed one native ' and wounded two others. The rest then fled,

CURIOUS ANCIENT STATUTES.

, If any alehouse-keeper shall sell less than a full quart for a penny, or of the small ale two quarts for one penny, ha shall forfeit for every such offence the sum of 20a— ‘ Ist James 1., chap. 9.’ The king commandeth that from hence forth neither fairs nor markets be kept in churchyards, for the honor of the Church. —‘ 13th Edward I , stat 2, chap 6.’ All persons above the age of seven years shall wear upon Sabbath and Holy days, upon their heads, a cap of wool, knit, thlcked, and dressed In England, upon pain to forfeit for every day not wearing. 3s 4i —* 13th Elizabeth, chap 19/ Whosoever shall by preaching, teaching, writing, or open speech notify that eating fish, or forbearing of flesh, la of any necessity for saving the soul of man be punished, as spreaders of falsa news are, and ought to be.— ‘ sth Elisabeth, chap 5, sec 40.’ No person shall put to sale any pins, bat only such as shall be double-headed, and have their heads soldered fast to the shank, and well smoothed, the shank well shaven, the point well and round filed and sharpened.—34th and 36th Henry Till, chap 6.* And tt is ordained and enacted that no manner of person under the estate of • lord shall wear any gown or man tell unless it bee of such length, that hee being upright, it shall cover hie buttocks upon pain of forfeit 20s.— ‘ 22ad Edward IV. c. I.’

FROM OUR EXCHANGES

THE BRITISH APPLE CROP. The crop of apples in Great Britain aver ages 85,000 tons, valued at £lO per ton; about twelve million gallons of cider are yearly. The production of cider in France averages 200 million gallons. The orchards of Great Britain cover 180,000 acres; an with forty good apple trees will produce 1300 gallons of cider. Great Britain imports 900,000 barrels of apples yearly from the United States and Canada.

LAVENDER CULTIVATION IN ENGLAND.* In the neighdorhood of Hitchen and other places in England, an endmoos quantity of lavender is grown. The lavender is propa* gated by parting the plants (tearing thorn asunder, so that each piece has a little bit of root) in the month of November. They are put out in rows about 18in apart, likes cabbages, in a well-manured light soil. They must be kept clean from weeds,by hnai»». The first year they produce bat little KirvW this increases in quantity to the third or f° u rth year, when the produce begins to diminish. It is; therefore, usual to maim fresh plantations every three - or lour years. The demand for lavender is so great that its cultivation in Australia and New ought to prove remunerative.

THE ANGORA GOAT. The average yield per goat in Asia Minor is about ,31b. This includes, one-year-old k<ds and poor bred animals. The fleece of the buck loses fineness with age, and shears from 5 to 91b ; the female fleece is finer, from 3 to The fleece of the ewes and kids is in special request for the more delicate fabrics of ladies’ wear. At the Cape of Good Hope, where the goats are properly oared for, and to which colony only the purest bred animals are now exported, the yield is greater, being from 5 to 61b, including cross breds. The yield entirely depends upon the choice in the first instance of pore-bred, heavy-wooOed animals, and the care bestowed upon them afterwards. There are many choice goats in Asia Minor whose fleeces will weigh from 12 to IBlb. The Cape fanners have found that the breeding of Angora goats is remunerative at even the low prises they have lately obtained for their mohair, notwithstanding the fabniohs prices paid for some of the stnd rams and ewes exported to the Cape from Asia Minor.

PROCEEDS OP COLONIAL FARMING. Farming is supposed to be a paying occupa tion, and no doubt under good management the land is capable of producing a fair interest on the money expended in its purchase. But there are times when it is extremely diffimit to make farming pay, and the following figures which are taken from official returns shew that this is the ease. The Minister of Mines, in opening the Conference which ii now sitting in Sydney, said that he found that the value of horses, cattle, and sheep in the various colonies was estimated at £78,984,871, And that the gross income which they produce Is estimated at £33,669,973, The capital value of land, improvements, and plant, with the stock added, represented £359,000,000. By calculating the interest which this sum represents on the capital, we . find that the average proceeds of farming in : the colonies may : be pit -down at twelve pec cent, gross. The net income is very much less, and can only be arrived at by dadaatlng the actual cost of working', &&, and this differs .with different managers.— Warpanxt PRESERVING PENCE POSTS. Barking the poets—charring them—end dipping in coal tar, are very common and popular processes, but as unwise as they an common. Take post for post of tits same quality of wood and put info the same Hnjf of soil, the one with the bark on, and foe Other with bark off; those with foe Baric on will last considerably longer thtq those peeled. Again, charring the wood does not make the post last longer, bnt rather otherwise. Charcoal, it is true, is almost iudeetrnatibla ; bnt the wood of a post cannot be all charred, and the charring only dissipates foe resin in the wood, and cracks the surface to allow foe water and air to reach the inner uncharted layers and destroy them. Goal tar, again, rather Aggravates rot than preserves wood; almost aoy other appliance is better coal tar for the purpose. Tilm« washing is a help; tar is good. Grease, or oil of any kind, or turpentine, assists in preserving paling posts and exposed wood of any kind. The best of any land, however. Is foal of creosote, or oil of tar.

PLEURO-PNEUMONIA. Speaking at a meeting of the File (Scotland) Farmers’ Club, Professor W&lley said that there could be no hereditary tendency in pleuro. Hereditary tendency could only come into force where there was some disease capable of being transmitted from mother to offspring. Having had considerable experience In one of the largest cattle districts of Great Britain, he could honestly say that he never yet saw a newly-born calf with the slightest trace of pleuro about it With as little truth could pleuro' be attributed to climatic influ ences ; for the fact was.it was their own fault that pleuro had not been got rid of long ago. He maintained it was dne to want of energy and vigor in carrying out the suppressive measures—to an absolute su pin ess In refer ence to all preventive measures from disease; for it due attention were paid to theea measures, he was prepared to say that , then would, be no pleuro in this country in twslve months. They bad succeeded in extermina ting it in the Netherlands, and why should they not do so in Great Britain? Professor Wailey said there was no proof that on inoculated animal while under the fever of pleuro was the cause of infecting others. AGRICULTURE AND POPULATION. The series of tables setting forth the im ports of grain and flour into the United King dom, the average price of ohm, butcher’s meat, wool, and other agricultural produce in the years 1681-2-3-4-5, cannot be mid to be attractive reading, but the facts which they embody ore very valuable as bearing upon the growth of population in relation to agri culture. The total imports of grain and flour for the five years named show a material increase for the first three yean, namely, from 126,635,563 cwt in 1881 to 150,763,140 owt in 1883. Then a sudden fall to 110,600,056 owt in 1884, and a revival in 1885 to 144,012,463 owt. Oaring the same period wheat fell from an avenge of 45s 4d per imperial quarter to 32s lOd, the lowest at which it has stood since 1828, to which tbs return gqes book, and probably’tire lowest on record since the banning of the century. Beasts of the third class (large prime) also fell from 5s 2Jd per stone of Sib. rfnfcing the offal, to 4s llsd, the highest point reached being 5s BJd in 1883. Mutton (Southdown) fell from 6s 7d to 5s 6£d, having reached in 1883 7s IJd, English wool fail Iran Is l}d to 10|d, Australian wool from Is 2Jd to UM, and South African from Is 3d to 9M. Butter fell from £3 6 IJd per owt to £4l6s B£d, and cheese from £2l7s per owt to £3 4b 4|d.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1886



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 ffioe. A. W, EANDELL, FRUITERER, &0., Town Hall, Ashburton. WAKANUI ROAD DISTRICT. ROAD PROPOSED TO BE CLOSED. IHERFBY give notice that in accord ance with section 94 of the Public Works Act, 1882, the Wakanui Road Board propose to close that Road in Wakanui Survey District which com mences at the southernmost corcer of K.S. 26460, and extends north westerly to the Wakanui Creek, and that the plan showing the said Road is open for public inspection at the Wakanui Road Board Office. MURDOCH BRUCE, 9708 Chairman. FOR COUGHS, COLD-?, Bronchitis Asihma, Coryza, Influenza, Con sumption, &c. KAY’S COMPOUND OF LINSEED, Aniseed, Senega, Squill, Tola, &c with Chlorodyne. KAY’S COMPOUND, a demulcent expectorant, for Coughs, Colds, and Chest Complaints. KAY’S COMPOUND, for Coughs, and Colds, is equally serviceable for [ Horses and Cattle. KAY’S TIC PILLS, a specific in Neuralgia, Face-ache, Con tains Quinine, Iron, &o. CO AGULINE.—Cement for Broken Articles, Sold Everywhere. Sole Makers KAY BROS., Stock port, England, GREAT SALE or Groceries, Teas, Sugars, &c. FOR ONE MONTH (Expiry of Lease). Andrew Orr HAS resolved to DISCONTINUE his GROCERY 'BUSINESS, Tancred ■treet, and will hold a great CLEARANCE SALE FOR ONE MONTH Every article must be cleared, no matter at what sacrifice, so as to effect a com plete clearance before 12th November, when premises must be vaca-ed. ANDREW ORR. 833



Wanted. A CCORDIANS, Concertinas, Mouth i \ Organa, Flutes, Violins, Oorneta, Brass Whistles, Yiolin.Stringa. Music, fl- M. Jones. YXJ'ANTED Known—That Ladies re- Y f quiring Nursing will find every accommodation at Mrs Woodward’s, Allendale House, Cox Street, Allenton. +9689



WANTED the Public to Inspect a grand assortment of New Season’s Tea and Sugars of all grades, at prices to adit all classes of purchasers, — Jas. McGregor, Tancred street. FURNITURE— To meet the times, W. DAVIS, Cabinetmaker, East street, Ashburton, is now selling Furniture of all kiuds cheaper than ever. Chest of Drawers, £1 5s ; Spring Couches, £1 5s Every other article equally cheap. All new furniture at second-hand price. 804 JUST OPENED —Choice assortment of Now Spring Dress Stuffs, Prints, Millenry, etc. Ihe cheapest House in town for first class goods. Dressmaking on the premises. H. 0. Segkrs, Mel ford House. Special Advertisements. MUSIC. MRS A, c. CLARIDGE is prepared to receive PUPILS for PIANOFORTE and ORGAN Terms on Application Cox street, Ashburton. 9668 WE certify that we have counted the 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. DUNCAN W. B. MOSS. Ashburton, 11th October. 1886. 10J824 MRS MANHIRE, Fancy goods warehouse, Saunders’ Buildings, East street. Ladies’ and Children’s Clothing in great variety. Paper Patterns in stock and designed to order Special Lines in Aprons and Pinafores. 9624 WANTED KNOWN that MRS STRIBLING HAS REMOVED from old premises in Burnett street (next to the Arcade), to the PANAMA BOARDING-HOUSE, TANCRED STREET (Lately occupied by Mr Lucas). 8 C 537



Trees Trees Trees HE undersigned has FOR SALE all FRUIT AND FOREST TREES, Pinas 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, CLIFTON NURSERY, 4 75 Allenton, Ashburton. TOWLE’S PENNYROYAL AND STEEL PILLS FOR FEMALES quickly correct all irregularities, and relieve the distressing symptoms so pre valent with the sex. Boxes Is lsd and Is 9d, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors, Prepared only by The Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Co., Lincoln, England. Wholesale of all the Wholesale Houses. Beware of Imitations. kinds of



CENTRAL HOTEL. JW. MoHAE having taken the above , Hotel, solicits a share of patronage from the people of Ashburton and sur rounding districts. Best Brands of Wine’s Spirits and Beers. Good Stabling—Feeds, One Shilling. Horses and Buggies to let on hire at prices to meet the times. For the convenience of travellers hansom cab will meet all trains.



SEW ZEALiND CLOTHING FACTORY The new goods for the WINTER SEASON AKB NOW OPENED OUT. The Stock is THE LARGEST & BEST SELECTED IN THE TOWN, And the variety of Style and Patterns in Men’s, Youths’, and Boys’ Clothing leaves nothing to be desired. Thousands of Men’s and Boys 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 Ger Yemen’s Hosiery, Scarves ; Oxford Jegatta and White Shirts Rugs, Portmanteaus, and Travelling Bags The celebrated WERTHEIM SEWING MACHINE. Time Payments. N.Z CLOCKING FACTORY, East Stbket j



MAOPHERSON, SAMPSON, & CO., STOCK AND LAND SALESMEN, GRAIN MERCHANTS AND GENERAL, COMMISSION AGENTS, IT) ILL hold their regular WEEKLY VV 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, rente collected, books and accounts audited, transfers, mortgages, and leases prepared. Loans negotiated on very easy terras. To let for a term of about 14 years, at a remarkably low rental, a splendid Cattle or Sheep Run of 42,000 acres, with plenty of water and good timber on the property FOR SAL* 1 — Blacksmith’s Portable Forge 1 superior second-hand Dogcart, almost new Quantity of well made Hurdles Several Properties and Houses on hand to let or for sale. +9593



Victoria House. DIM ANT & COE AEE still offering every inducement to purchasers willing to continue thei favors. Our SPUING CONSIGNMENTS of Dress Stuffs, Fancy and Manchester Goods Ha's, Men’s, Youths’, and Boys’ Clothing, are now to hand, and of remarkable value and variety. DIMANT AND COE, GENERAL DRAPERS, OLOPHIERS, &c., Corner East and Tancred streeis, Ashburton.



Special advertisements. v. R. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BANKRUPTCY THIS T>AJY‘ G. L. Beath & Co. yyiLL offer the STOCK-IN-TRADE OF THOMAS JACOBS, DRAPER AND CLOTHIIER Late of High street, Christchurch, and Akaroa, AT A DISCOUNT OF IN THE Also, the STOCK in the BANKRUPT ESTATE of SIMPSON AND HARPER, WOOLLENDRAPERS, AT A DISCOUNT OF gD. IN THE jg TOTAL VALUE £22IO O 8 0 D Unprecedented Bargains. Stock Sheet® 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 cf Thomas Jacob’s Stock was purchased by him this winter.



MORE BARGAINS. ORR & ALCORN HAVE now opened up ANOTHER LARGE LOT of English Samples, This Lot consists mainly of MEN’S TWEED SUITS, of all kinds OVERCOATS, BOYS’TWEED SUITS Handsome TABLE COVERS, QUILTS | CHILDREN’S DRESSES j PELISSES and PINAFORES HOLLAND APRONS, &c. The first Lot sold bo quickly, that we would recommend all who require any of the above to COME EARLY, as such Bargains in Now and Stylish Goods are not to be had every day. BOOTS. BOOTS. We also beg to announce the arrival of a Large 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. Farlpy) to FRIKDLANDER’S BUILDINGS. ITTE 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 corner, we have opened there with a large and well-assorted stock of BOOKS, COMMERCIAL & GENERAL STATIONERY, ACCOUNT BOOKS, &c., To which is being added on the arrival of every direct steamer the very latest NEW BWOKS 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 Lithography. Specimens on view. Special Discounts allowed to Library and School Committees Catalogues and Lists on application WRITING, PRINTING, & WRAPPING PAPERS IN ANY QUANTITY. Any Book wanted which may be tem porarily out 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 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 Songs, Dances, and Piano forte Solos. Teachers and others will find 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 system or hired for any length of time. Violins, Cornets, Flutes, Accordions, Corcertinas, Har moniums. Organs, and Brass Instruments. H. J. WOOD AND 00.



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 Kates. McCALLUM & CO., TIMBER MERCHANTS * IMPORTERS, East street. 10841