DAILY MEMORANDA

MEETINGS, AMUSTOI-NTS Etc Monday, Decfmber 6 Oddfellows’ Hall—Reheat sal cf “False Colors” at 7 30 Tinwaid Temperance Hall—Meeting at 8 o’clock Tuesday, December 7 Ajhbnrton Building Society - Monthly payments due THRBSDAT, DFC3MBER 9 Ashburton Racing Club—Annual Race Meeting Oddfellows Hall—Alleyne-Wade Comedy Company at 8 o’clock Monday, December 13 Vorongh Council, at Borough Connell Chambers at 7.30

RAILWAY TIME TABLE

Tunis Abriyk at Ashbdbton— From Christ , fcnroh and the* North, at 10.15 a.m. (express), 4.86 p.m., and 7.10 p.m. From Timara, 10.45 a.m. From Dunedin and South, 5.27 (express). From Mount Somers, 10.5

Trains Leave Asiibdbton— For Ohnst abnroh and North, at 7.10 a.m., 10.55 a.m., and 6.37 p.m. (express). For Dunedin and South, 10.25 a.m. (express). Fcr Timarn, 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 For Christchurch and North at 6 a. m A3O a.m., and 5 p.m., daily. For Chertsey Rakaia, &c., at 10.30 a.m and 5 p.m. daily. mi , TT , , For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily. For Temuka, at 10 a.m. and 4.30 p m for Timaru and South, at 10 a. in., and £ 30 p.m., dally. _ , , For Greenstreet, on Wednesdays and

turdays, at 10.45 a. ns. ~ For Wakanul, Elgin, Seavlew, Seafield, id Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and turdays, at 6.30 a.m. For Slomit Somers, dally at 4.30 p.m For Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Mon days and Thursdays, at 4.30 p.m. For Ashton, Waterton and Longbeach, 4.30 p.m- daily. For Flemington, on Mondays, Wednes days, and Fridays, at 4.30 p.m. For Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fri at 10.30 a-m.

arrive at the Ashburton Post Christchurch and Rakaia at 10.15 , 4.36 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. From Chertsey, &o. at 10.15 a and ,3S p.m. daily. From Dunedin and Intermediate places 5.30 *i,m. daily. »Froni Temuka andTimaru at 10.40 a.m p 5.30 p.m daily. From Greenstreet, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10 ».m. n , From Mount Somers, daily at 10.5

‘ From Mayfield and Rnapnna, on Wed oesdayo and Saturdays, at 10.5 a.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long each at 10 a.m. dally. _ , From Newlands, on Tuesdays and Frl days, at 2.30 p.m. From Flemington on Tuesdays, Thun, days, and Saturdays, at 10a.m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1886. FRUIT-GROWING.

The very configuration of these islands, extending as they do over so many degrees of latitude, and thus possessing a wide range of temperature, together with their great variety of soils, afford opportunities for the production in perfection of fruits of all kinds, from those of the more temperate climates of Europe to those which flourish best in semi-tropical regions. It is, there fore, surprising that fruit-growing, as an industry, is not more extensively re sorted to, and that we continue to rely to a very large extent for our supplies of fruit upon importation from Tas mania and elsewhere. It is true there are fruit-farms in the colony, but they are few and far between, and there is, we believe, ample room for many more, for the industry is one which, properly manaeed, is capable of yield ing very handsome returns As evi dence of what may be achieved in this direction, the Auckland Bell prints in a recent issue a large amount of inter esting information culled from Cali fornian papers, and we avail ourselves of the results ot our contemporary’s in dustry for the benefit of our readers. As to what can be done in growing plums over in that State we read that a Mr R. C. de Nise picked from one tree, of the General Hand variety, the enormous crop of 873 pounds, and from 23 trees of the same variety a gross yield of 8000 pounds and that these netted in the market from 6s to 8s per xoolbs; while another grower has succeeded in raising a plum, variety unknown, girthing inches and weighing As to walnuts, it is said that land planted with walnut trees will, when these are in full bearing, nett £bo per acre, year after year. Of raspberry culture, we read of one grower who has two acres in these berries and obtains for them as high as isdols a chest, through the average price is 8 dols, 5° cer| t s> The crop amounts to about fifty chests to the acre and the cash result per acre is thus over £BO. Of grape-culture and its results, we are' told that two-year-old Trousseau vines in the vineyard of Mr John Harting at Anaheim last yielded four tons to the acre, and an instance is given ot another vigneron getting 33'lbs weight of Sultanas from one vine, at which rate •' the crop from one acre of three-year-old vines is worth reckoning the grapes at the low figure of £1 per ton.” Of growing grapes for raisins, we learn that “ the coming raisin-pack of Riverside is esti mated at 200,000 boxes, which will, it is calculated, yield a revenue of j£Bo,ooo from 1000 acres of vineyard, or an average of j£Bo per acre.” One grower is mentioned as getting five tons of raisins to the acre, and selling them at per ton. Then as to oranges, we read of 1500 boxes as the produce of five acres which “ means an income of about per acre,” again, as to figs, we are told of seventy-two bearing trees (iwelve-year-old), occupying three acres of ground, the fruit from which,' although the crop was only half gathered, had realised £6O, and the total proceeds for one year for the three acres £ estimated at £l2O, or

per acre. These facts are a suffi ien* answer to the question—“ Will frail farming pay ? ” at least so far as California is concerned, and we believe that equally sausfactory results would reward the enterprise of systematic 'iruit-farming in New Zealand. Wo know of one man at anyrate who lasi year sold no loss than four tons o) strawberries, sending them by rail to Dunedin, and that the proceeds of that one item alone were sufficient, or nearly so, to delray all his expenses for the vear. Of course we aie unable to go in for grape or orange-growing in Canter bury, as our climate is not warm enough, but these fruits, and figs also, flourish splendidly in the Bay of Islands district, and we are pleased to know that several Canterbury men have recently taken up land there with the object of follow ing up this industry. But in Canterbury apples, pears, plums, raspberries, currants, gosseberries etc, can be raised in perfection and profusion, and in apples alone there is ample room for profitable enterprise, while the establish ment of a jam factory on an extensive scale would enable a large extension of the cultivation of the sm tiler fruits. Instead of importing fruit, ar d jams and jellies, of any kind, New Zealand should be an extensive exporter of all these articles, and as our fruit can be sent Home in cool chambers in splendid condition, reaching the English markets at a time at which they cannot be sup plied with any home-grown fruit, there will always be a ready sale at good prices for all we can produce. Indeed, we believe that the fruit export of New Zealand will ere long reach very large proportions, and it is questionable whether we can turn our soil and climate to better account than in fruit cultivation.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The bazaar, which closed on Saturday evening, was, owing to counter attractions, not so largely patronised as might have been expected, but all who attended seemed remark ably well pleased, and the takings were about £SO. The Ohrismaa Tree presented a beauti ful and attractive sight when lit up with wax candles to the height of seven or eight feet; a bell rung on the stage announced the starting of the train, a steamer was on the move pro pelled by a screw, and the model of the Tabernacle was described to visitors. The ladies were kept pretty busy till about ten o’clock, shortly after which the bazaar, which was well arranged and well conducted, was closed. Friends wishing to purchase any of the goods remaining unsold can do so on application to Mr Blake, Tinwald.

An advertisement in this issue states that an exhibition of boxing will be given in the Templar Hall, this evening, by the champion heavy and light weights of New Zealand and the champion middle-weight of New South Wales.

At the R.M. Court this morning, before Mr T. Bullock, J.P., Thomas Richards, charged with having beeu drunk on Saturday night, was fined 20s and costs,

Mary Beechey, aged 60, died at Christ church an Saturday evening rather suddenly. She had been drinking heavily lately. On Friday night she slept out in her gorden. She was found about 3 a.m. on Fiiday, and was taken with fits shortly afterwards, and never recovered.

As showing how temperance principles are spreading the Chronicle mentions that Wan ganui has now its third successive teetotal Mayor. The jVrw Zealand Times says that poverty laems to be alarmingly on the increase in Wellington, and every day fresh cases of the most abject poverty are being brought to light.

The Auckland Bell has it, on reliable authority, that the defence of Cafirey, in the Supreme Court, has been arranged to be un dertaken by Mr O’Meagher, assisted by Mr Jackson Palmer.

On dit that on the occasion of Her Majesty’s Jubilee next year Prince Albert Victor is to be made a duke, and Prince Christian and Prince Henry of Battenberg at the same time will be made peers.

They have an Apple Farm Company up at Auckland, and at a general meeting of share holders the other day it was reported that the condition of the orchard is first-class, and gives promise of large and continuously in creasing yields. The shareholders present expressed their confident belief in the success of the Company’s operations. In a sensible letter on Bishop Oowie’s reply to the Auckland Orange Lodges, “ A Pro testant Minister ” says :—“ Let Protestants by all means defend their opinions, but let them always remember the following facta:— There are two sides to every story : Eomanists have used the stake, the faggot, and the rack —so have Protestants. Eomanists have per secuted to death for religious opinions—so have Protestants. Bomaubts have banished men from their native laud—so have Protestants. Eomanists have conspired against Govern ments —so have Protestants. In a word, there is hardly a charge against one that may not be brought against the other. Let each bury the hatchet, and in this new land cultivate that charity without which all else is as sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal.” A Home paper remarks that there are few more senseless anachronisms than a bishop’s signature. A peer’s has at any rate con ciseness and intelligibility, but I defy any one to explain coherently why a man on being raised to ;he episcopate should disguise his identity under such a mm de plume as “ Ed. Oantaur ” or “ Wil iam Sodor and Man.” I think, however, the climax of absurdity in this line appeared in the papers last week in the shape of an appeal for relief In the sufferers by a hurrioane at St. Vincent, signed “ H. Barbadoes and the Windward Islands."

No one can be sick if the stomach, blood, liver and kidneys are well. American Co.’s Hop Bitters keeps them well. Notice.

Statutory Declaration,—l, Franz Eaabo Ironbark, Sandhurst, in the colony of Vic toria, Australia, do solemnly and sincerely declare that on the 25th June, 1877, my son Alfred, six years .of age, was accidentally hurt with an axe on the knee. I at once took all pains to sequre jjaedioal assistance. However, in spite ot all efforts, on the 27th August, 1877, the opinion was given by Dr Macgilli vray than an amputation of the injured limb had become imperative, in order to save life. At this junction 1 called on Messrs Sander and Sons, procuring some of their Extract of tho Eucalyptus Globulus, and by the applica tion of the same I had the satisfaction of seeing my son within a fortnight out of all danger, to-day he is recovered. I may ust add that it was when the crisis had be> n reached that tho Extract referred to was first applied. And I make this solemn declaration, etc., —FranzEaabe. Declare! at Sandhurst, in the colony of Victoria, Australia, this seven teenth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven before me, Morits Oohn, J.P.—(Advt.)

WAKANUI ROAD BOARD.

The ordinary moi-tMy m-*e - ing of the tVidianui Road Board w»a he'd at th>

u«d’a office, Moore Si, .n f-aturdav. P e eot ; M »Hr* Bruce (Ohairmai.), Brown •do ant bib. OOURi-SP in'DENOB.

LelWa w i.-o r.-at - (!) Amn rT. n i‘t a Htiojr th't • hero o t 1 pr po ty. and asking if the Boar : w utd a'low him guffioi-ot pater 'o- e hr dge- I' wis res >lved to ackmwl-due the lei tor, and t ■ J'of >rm Mr Pi t, 'h t he was not a ratepayer, the B ■ ■•'•.i con'd not ento-tain his request. (2) Fom *h- Qountj Council slating ’hat it ha ! d cidod to oon'ioue the <uh<idy to Road Boirdi of In 61 por 100 for heads and of small bird*.—lt was resolved, on the motion of Mr rown, to supplement the County OonnoO’e grant to the extent of 1b per 100 and to communicate with School Committees on the matter. SURVEYOR'S H'POET.

The Purveyor’s report was read as follows:—River road: Nothing further has been done to “his road since last meet ing, owing to the river se'ting In at the sonth end of tbo hank • it is «Iho scaring the bank at ap' lot Burn. 1 3 ' r.h■•in a f r'ht ,r down-in fact -hi* wi*-» i- jus a' fe dge of theroa''. Wo »hou <1 -si ilia: according to the aapi or. at. pre*o n t, it, wou'd bo Inadv 'ttb'e *o do anything to the road, and it would be as w«ll to consider the qu'-stion of opining another r >ad f‘>r cattle': in that J cvhty We are of opinion thr the bulva-k should bo ex’ended, and other we<k placs pro tected; end probably the Board wonH feel ite’ined io oonrribnte something to wards this, as there is no doubt that, should the river come over the fla r , it would do considerable damage o the roads. We are not at present aware what action the Oou ty Council will t ake ; we might suggest that a conference of the C unoil’e Committee and the members representing the ward on the Board might lead to beneficial results (2) Seaside road; The clearing away of the fence on this road, which Mrs Gibs n promia°d to have done some time ago, is not yet com pleted, though ample time has been given. —(3) Ploughing roads on pUios: The work has been completed in a Lit manner; the miintenanoe man Is still engaged doing this »mk—(4) Corbett’s road : The ford on file road has been made.—(s) A'akanui School road . The drain, near

the junction of this road and the river road, has beco tie considerably sited np, and should bu cleared nu‘. We hwe hud an offer to have the work done for 30 1, which we think reasonable

Clause 1. —la regard to this quea'lon the following notions wen proposed by Mr Brown, seconded b. - Mr Cole, and carried : “That on acc unt of tie great damage d ns to the Beach road, and the inconvenience which some of the ratepayers are pot to, it has be came absolutely necessary that they be provided w h some more con venient road th*n they have at. pre sent”-" That this Board is of opinion tha* arffic ent land abend ■ e taken, under the Public Works Act, from Mr W. Jame son fo* the purpose of m king a ro*d In the sho test way pissibl so aa to connect the road between sections 7188 and 17166 with Wilson’s road "—“That the Purveyor be instructed to have a plan of the road proposed t<> be taken for ft public road prepared, and such notification 1 * given as are required r o be given by 8‘ Ctiou 10 of the Public W -rks Act,” Clause 2—Mr Cole moved “ Thct the Purveyor be ios meed to have the fence removed without delay ” Seconded hy Mr Lill, and carried, Mr Brown dissent ing Clause s—'t was resolved to have the yrork done DEPfTATION. Mr Harr'son ap 1 ed for a remission of rates on port'on o f hi* p oper f y in conse quence of wo'd- he had done to the road. The Bn rd could n t see it* wayto grant Mr Bar iaou’s request Mr Thomas app’ied for permission to lay a small pip? across Beach road oppo site his property Permission was granted, subj ct to the work being dona to the Serve or’s ap proval. CORSE ON ROADS. The Surveyor was au’hor red to put men on to cl oar gorse tff roads opposhe properties, the owners or occupiers of which had faded to have the work done after the the fourteen days spe ’fiid by the notice T -’oh which they had b-en served had e.mpsed WIRE It was reported that some of the wire on reserve ut Wakanul had been taken a way.—The Su was inst-ucted to enquire Into the matter, aid, if found necessary, report to the police. GRASS SEED. The Surveyor was authorised to sell grass seed growing on roads if application were made. TENDER. The Tender of N, Htzgerald for work on Fairfield road at 8f for metalling and It fid per chain reforming was accepted. The Board then adjourned

LATE CABLE NEWS.

[“ AGE ’’ SPECIALS.]

[By telegraph from the Bluff]

London, November 23

It is annouoo d t.hst the report that the French Government are taking steps to largely increase their armament is un founded and that no such action is con templated. November 24

Intelligence haa been received that the Pussier- Government is c xhlHnng a esTe to remove the strained feeling which has existed for some time pa-t between Kussia and China and to secure the friend-hip of -he latter empire It. is announced that Rossian office s atV adivost -ok have been ordered Vi do all in their p -w-r tow-nd* nibivaii--" (im-ooh'n relations w th China.

Hi Daily Telegraph states shat the e is no f- o dat-on f me rep -ft. t but Prince Hnbin'ohe, -he German mhanaador at Paris, had warned M. de Freyon et that the prop i-al to increase the French armamen would b-- regarded by Germany as equivalent to a deolara ion of war. November 25

Efforts are being madejto - esu ct.t« the Land and Pastoral C- mpany of South Australia, which it was rec n'!y reported was to be placet in voluntary liquidation. Sir Samuel Davenport h-»s had au inter view with the Directors of the Company, at which be exp a’ned the position and prospects of the colony, and the Directors now entertain sanguine hopes of the future prosperity of the en erpriee. It is rumored hat the German Govern ment oontemoiate att- orptirg to me li»te between Rus-ia and Bulgaria and bring abouc a pacific settlement of the present dispute. November 26.

The Hon J. Bosistn has arranged for tie affiliation of the Melbourne Art SOHOOU with the South K-nsington Museum’s School of Art.

The man. Drew, who ns. arrested In Sydney in July last, a't.r a sensational chase, during which th,. accused attempted to make his way out of the harbor in a yacht haa beet tried on tho charge upon which he was arrested, viz—era ezzling a largo sum of in meyjfrom a firm of solici tors in Norwich and he has beeu sentenced to ten years imprisonment Sir Frederick Abel haa been app doted organising secretary to the Imperial Jubilee Institute. November 28. A considerable amount of surprise has been occasioned in diplomatic circles by the official muounceueat of the fact that the Sultan of Turkey baa conferred

t'lp honor of a h>"h mili ary decoration Hi on General Kuloars, the special H'iss'fin ambassvl -r in Bulgaria, wv> has v sited O>n tmtinople w nl-a en route *o 'i Peteriburgh for the purpo-e of report 'll to Die Ozir up m the condition of ff.irs if! the Ba'kioa States,

More than ordinary »o'ivi'y is being i-sp ayeii hy dyn«m : tero in Vm-Hm wi-h 'ie mmeliate ifrn t that 1 ’’D hh Ti, maa. tr.e 1 ader of the m>v mint, ha leeti d .nosed owing to a want of ac iv-.t\ vtuch te h«s latterly shown in theafliirs f the organisation.

“ALL AT SEA.”

It will be obucived that, the Mallaby Comedy Company, who p rformed here In “ Thu Great Pink Pearl ” and “ Castt ” recently, havi left Mr M .:laby in conse quence of his informing them that he could no longer continue K s tout owing to want of funds. Miss Florence Wade, Mr Henry Alleyne, Mr Harry Power, and others of the Company, ace announced to appear here on the two race nights in “ All at Bta ” *nd “ The Beds.” “ All at 3e. ” is ea<.entia!ly a light laughable play, i here i - a crotchety o:d anc'e, the -‘■••n. Por Oholnehy (Mr Henry Giey ) whi> has .» niece Qusen'e ( lissF mice Wale) li vng » Kto-mg ibu with hor mo her, sad on no account allowed to see any of the opp eite sex utile,s ’he uncle give, his consent. Of course Qjeeaio does see the other sex, and has a pletb-ra of odmirera. Am og others, an adv-aturona Irishman (Mr Harry Power) who prett oda to be a sec -nd Mozart, and a young clerk of the Admiralty, Allan irmitage(Mt Beautnont) with whom she is realty in love, Tha first Act is taken up ith receiving her admirers, and hoodwinking her avuncular

relative, wn 1. pat off in. t ack by a very ingenious contrivance of Qaesnie. set 3 takes p’.ca on t oard the twin .teamb >at “Calais Douvres” where Queenie (pursue i by the amorous Irish man), her mother. Peter, and moat of 'he other characters meet. How the old gentleman—ao»«e as :o matrimony—gets entangled t <roa h the wiles of a fair Ameron (Vli-a By«r), how he so far forg'ts his stiffness as to undertake to esc rt her to a oal masque at Bou ogne, how the aes passage is tuh of ooutretemps fir most of tae paaamgers, must, as novelists say, be seen t > be understood Act 3 shows uj a fh e at the Boulogne Gardens, where fancy dr.sses, suppers, music, and dancing prevail Queenie treats the company to an imitation of the K* e Van ban style of danomg. The Irishman gets up a tree in a dual sense, and, io pursuing Qoeeuie, meets someone who proves one too many for him, and spoils bis matrimonial scheme. The gtl ant Peter takes too muco champagne a d gets into several very awkward P' b tions, out of which he is rescued by Q teeuie, conditi > ally upon his promis ing to reco,,ni«e the man of her choice.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Adckland, Di-cember 5.

The body of a woman, fi ty yeas of age, was found fl ating iff the Queen street wb rf this morning in an advanced state of deo->iuposi.ion. It has not yet beeu identifi :d.

Waipawa, December 4.

A man named L> Haroid Micbaelson, sub-agent in the Government Insurance and Deputy-Registrar of Bn the, Deaths, and Marriages, took a whole b i d “ Rough on Rats” prison at one o’clock Saturday afternoon, and in spite of im mmedtate medical ot endsnee he died at six o’c>ock the same evening. There i* no doubt i hat it is a case of suicide, and financial embarassmeuts are believ d to be the cause.

Wfllinoton, December 5

It is stated that ih- h urs of the Givil servants will shortly De x r o ded, and that Lorn January Id 'be c.erks wil be require ! ;o ..L.-uid fu m 9 «.m to 5 p.m , with an boor for luu ;h

CRICKET

[P*K PRKSS ASSOCIATION.]

AUSTRALIANS v. HAWKE’S BAY Napibb, December 4.

At this match to-day, Hawke’s Bay Twenty-Two v “be Australian F.leven, the w.-ather wag magnificent, and there wb a Wgo attendance of the public. The local men went in first and made 92, the folding of the visitors being too good to alio* of a l»rge score. The vi-hews playing one mm short, m>de 115. Garrett was the highest scorer with 31 The bowling and ficl'ing of the local teim was good The vlsltoia were enter tamed at a dinner at the conclusion of match. THE AUCKLAND MATCH. Auckland, December 4. An alteration ha- been made in the Auckland Twenty-Two against the Aus tralians, Beard having met with an acci dent and A. M. O’Connell being unable t > obtain leave. Thsir places will pro bably be filled by J. R. Reid and T. Richards. Auckland, December 6. The Australian Cricketers arrived at 8 am. and t e match c mmenoed at 12.15 on the Domain ground. The w-'ather is bright and warm and the wicket dry and hard. Garrett won the tr>«s and sent, his men to the wick t, Jones and Palmer facing the bowling of Meldrum and Gould. At 120 Aus tralians score stood at 40 for three wems.

SPORTING.

ASHBURTON BPuING MEETING.

Acceptances for the above mast be lodged with the Sccretarv, Mr 0. O, Fooks, !>ot Liter than 0 p m. this evening. Several improvements have been effected at the racecourse Asu >stantial awumg b»s b.ea erected over the grand stand, which will add materially to the comfort of those using 't. The coarse has ben feno- d in, and many other improvements carried out.

C JO. SUMMED MEETING. The following weights have been de clared : Midsummer Hurd e Race Handicap ;

RISE IN WHEAT.

We learn from th - Press <hv‘ « privat c*b'6 message fr<im London received in Ohris cburoh yestt-rdsy contains the fol lowing inte' igence:—•* The English wheat market i. 8- per quarter higher all round Vdelai’io. 37< 6d ; October Oa’ifornian oirgoe-j, 36i 6i; November do, 375.

SEA LIONS FROM THE AUCKLAND ISLES.

Recently Captain Fairchild, of the Q.S- Hineinoa, br mght over from the Auck land I .lands fou- «ea lions which he had captured there. These are now to be sent Home (we p eauuaa for some Zoological c ld 'tio: ) and with them some fifty cases of’n z n iiah for theirconsumption on the voyage. Writing about the teats in ques tion, the Ifelson Colonist says Their peculiar |snd .awkward movements jhave caused some surprise, but the agility with which they have caught fish thrown to them has caused greater. We learn that a seven foot shark was caught near the French Pass, and was handed over to he eea Hods, when the smal'er of these held b ck, alio'rinse the largest the honor of deling wi'h his sharkship With hla powerful t-eth the sea lion seiztd the v ilture of the deep, which ta tarn a»'emp ed to urn hts tail with terrible tffrot, but its assailant dodged the blow, and t hen seised the shark by the throat, and killed It almost Inataady. The y u ger of the sea lions show signs that that they might be easily tamed.

THE GOLD AND DIAMONDS OF SOUTH AFRICA.

{Wellington Press.)

We do not often hear much of Sooth Africa; bat things are moving along there, nevertheless. The diamond mines at Kimberley have yielded in less than 20 years, nearly five tons’ weight of diamonds, of the gross value of £40,003 000 Tha mines support a population of 30,000, amo .g whom about £2,000 000 a year is distributed for labor, machinery and material employed in working The share holder. receive over £1 000 000 a year in dividend.. There seems to be a great likelihood now of gold runni g diamonds close. An Immense goldfield, r.f wonder ful richness, has been discovered during 'ha present year at De Kaap In the South African Republic, and th U'h the diffi cultie. of access and other drawbacks are cons derable, about £750,000 of British capital has already been invested in tha development of the mines. The value of gold actually exported in eight months from the first di covery of the field was £>22 000. or about 16 per cent, on the wh le capital invested ; an enormous re turn, considering the inevitable loss at starting and also considering that probably as much gold is retained in the country as has been exported There is no alluvial digging and no “poor men’s ground,” but al> la quar z reefing on a systematic method by water power and machinery of one sort or another. In some of the mines the results are not only very splendid but very curb ua. At one a pot, l wo 0 <rnish miners n»m d Thr tr.a. found a shining substance on the surface by mere accident, and, sinking a shaft there on spec, brought up stnff wh’ch, wbr>n cru-hed with a “doily,” yielded from ?5 to 100 oz. of gold per ton. After clearing £2O) a week by their own labor wi h this rude contrivance for a time, th- y sold the mme fur £60,000 to a company, who have since done famously with it. At B'ay’a Quarrv, two ope set 1- n c ashed 7 0 tons .of quartz and got 8i za to tQe too, or about £ 0,000 worth of gold ; and only than discovered that the tailtrge, which they had saved c attained 4 oza to the ton. This wss dee to the presence of sulphate of iron, which c>v 'S the gold with a thin coating and p vo-ta the quicksilver on he copper pistes fr > i it. There we eno m an< of dealing eff dually with this diffi ca ty on the field, and a quantity of tha (.re has open »ent o London for scientific treatment The De K*ap Goldfield Is not in British territory, but partly in tne South Africa > Republic and partly in the native terrln ry of f weziland. The way to it, h'twevor. is by Cape Town or Natal, and practically it Is in British hands. There are two towns on the goldfield; Barberton and Eureka, each containing over 2000 prop e, and growing rapidly ; and tbe p e can be no doubt that as things are going now thete will soon be ao Urge a British populati 1 others that the political question will settle itself In a very simple m -uner. Tip climate for nine months in the year is heabhy enough, though hot; but ir 'he months of Febtuary, March and Ap r d the lower levels are malarial and fever has to be taken into account. Al together, however, th° Da Kaap Child field, though not a Paradise is favorably situated in ail essential respects ; and there is little doubt that it Is destined to give South Africa a great lift, and even to make itself more widely felt by imparting a fresh im pulse to British trade.

A PHENOMENAL ARTESIAN FLOW.

We published the other day an account of an extraordinary outburst of water from an artesian bore in the town of Belle Plaine, lowa, D.S. A.. Later papers ive the history of the overflow as fo lowe On Monday August 3rd. William We r and sons began boring an artesian wo 1 at the Intersection of Beech and Washington street*. The contract called fur a well with three-inch cuing, and a flow was guaranteed. The con tractors bored a two-inch hole and theorised that the flow of water through It would wash it out clean so that they could sink a tbree-lnch casing. Thurs day they struck water at a depth of 186 feet, at which time they had about sixty feet of three-inch casing down, and the water arose with strong force twelve feet ♦bove the surface in a solid three inch stream, plainly showing the strongest fl w yet struck. Friday morning the flow was under control, but during the after noon, In the st'empt to force a three-inch tube into a two inch hole, the water broke loose and wore away a sufficient space out side the tubing to allow the water to boll on* around the pipes st ho surface. At sundown on Friday a stream of water, a foot in diameter, was ponring out. At 8 SO the city authorities were appealed to to take control and give relief from im pending danger ; already mmy lots and houses were m .re or lets flooded. At 9 p m. a gang of men were set at work, the Mayor and Council personally superin tmding them nnttl nearly morning. All expedients that could be pat In practice were tried, but the water oonid not be controlled. Saturday morrlng Engineer Paimer proposed that a fifteen-inch tub ing should bo driven down to the bine, clay beli ved to bo about fifty feet, and y thus confining the water the outside fl iw could be stopped and then the water In the tubing controlled. This proved unavailing, and the flow continued to increase. The hole had increased to the slz of a barrel and the water was babling up four feet above the surface, th-ow ng out immense quantities of sand, it le ist 500 car loads bad been brought up by the flow, and the gang of men were kept constantly at work day and night shovelling it away. Channels had been dag for an outlet to the lowa river, and this channel had double the volume of the river at that point. There are seven other wells at Belle Plaine, but they have all ceased flowing since the out burst of iha last one Tho ci'-izans have grave apprehensions of the outcome. Jt was impossible at the time to estimate the damage. The southern ptrt of the town was more or leas flooded and cellars were filled with water. At latest eoooapts no relief bed been procured*

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1886



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MRS MANHIRE, EA NC Y GOODS W AREHOUSE, Saunders’ Buildings, Bast street. Ladies* and Children’s Clothing in great variety. Paper Patterns in stock and designed to order Special Lines in Aprons and Pinafores.



MUSIC. and ORGAN Terms on Applmatmn Cox street, Ashburton. t)bba WESTGATE & BATES, (From G. Elliott, Christchurch), Fishmongers and poulterers oyt.'Ter Saloon, Tancked sthbet, Ashburton. - jj g We are now receiving daily Fresh Fish of the best quality- 964 EOB COUGHS, Fkon cvi Asthma, Coryza, Influenza, Co TXATS COMPOUND OF LINSEED, fV Aniseed, Senega, Squill, Tolu, &c with Chlorodyne. , KAY’S COMPOUND, a demulcent expectorant, for Coughs, Colds, and Chest Complaints. KAY’S COMPOUND, for Couchs, and Colds, is equally serviceable for Dorses and Cattle. KAY’S TIC PILLS, a specific In Neuralgia, Face-ache, <Sc. Con tains Quin no, Iron, &c. , _ , COAGULINB.— Cement for Broken Articles, Sold Everywhere. Sole Makers :—KAY BROS., Stock ort, England.



NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORf JJIHB new goods for SUMMER SEASON ABE NOW OPENED OUT. THE 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, neSest styles. Trousers and Trouser* and Vests manufactured of New Zealand Tweed?. Every garment w&FT&Dtod shrunk T Overcoats, Waterproof Coats am. in great variety Hats, comprising every newstyle worn Children’s Jersey Suits, Childrens Men of-War Saits , Gentlemen’s Hosiery, Scarves; Oxford Regatta and White Shirts Bngs, Portmanteaus, and Travelling Bags The celebrated WERTHEIM SOWING MACHINE. Time Payments. N.Z, CLOTHING FACTORY, East Stssjct,



Wanted. "CTTANTE') —10 Shearers at once. E. YV M. Goodwin, Cracroft. 12 W WANTED— A girl, about 14 to mind two children. Apply at this offioe. WANTED— A boy who can milk, and make himself generally useful. Apply Guardian Office. 12 18 WANTED— A General Servant; re ference required. Apply to Mrs Bawdkll. 12 WANTED —Teams for breaking up and crres-ploughing. Appl 0. Stkacbbt. Maronan. 12X26 11/ANTED KNOWN.—Washing end YV .dangli.ig done either b> the day or dozen. Mangling 2d per dozen. —Mrs Nevill, North-* est Belt, Allenton. 880



tir AN i'KD K'uW ■. -'I hat from tnl» VV date I have reduced j -ints of beef and Mutton a halfpenny per lb J*mes Tasker. I 2 * 14 WNTED the Publio to Inspect a grand assortment of New Season’s Tea and Sugars of all grades, at prices to sutt all classes of purchasers—J as McGregor, Tancred street. I^URNITUKE —To meet the times, W. DaVIS, Cabinetmaker, Hast street, Ashburton, is now selling Furniture of all kinds cheap r than ever. t best of Drawers £1 6s ; Couches, £1 5s Every other article rqa i'ly cheap. AH new furniture at aecord-hand price 804 JUST uPENED—Choice assortment of New Spring Dress tuffs, Prints, Millenry, etc he cheapest House in town for first class goods. Dressmaking on the premises. H. C. Segkrs, Mel ford House.



I ]fe - ANTED known that J Heseltine W Saiidler, tfc., Burnett. sir-et, Ashburton, and at ' imvald, is 'ELLINIi SA' DLIiRY CHKAPt R THAN EVEIi Large to select from. Reaper and Binder Canvasses marie and repaired at lowest prices. Cash paid for Horsehair in any qu ntity. hole the address - Next Bullock’s Arcade, Burnett street, Ashburton. 12J1



SpecL&j Advertisements. C HAWKINS, Bootmaker, Tinwald baa just received a good assortment of'BOOTS hND SHOKS for the Summer Season, all of which will be eo.d at piices not to be rubbed out in Ashburton. Early call solicited. WANTED KNOWN THAT MRS STRIBLING HAS REMOVED from old premises in Burnett street (next to the Arcade), to the PANAMA BUAUDING-HOUSE, TaNCREh street (Lately occupied by Mr Lucas). 8 C 637 THE ASHBURTON WOOLLEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY Is prepared to PURCHASE for CASH, SHEEPSKINS and all kinds of WOOL, in large or small quantities. 12^2 WILDING AND LEWIS, jgARRI3 r i ERS AND gOIIUITOBS. p. WILDING, Notaby Public. Offices: Next “Mail” Office, Burnett st., Ashburton. Mr Wilding will attend the sittings of the Ashburton f'ourta on Tuesday and Fridays, end may be consulted personally on these days. The firm la now represented in Ash burton by Mb Clayton, an English Solicitor of considerable experience, who will be in daily attendance at the office to receive instructions and con er w<th tents. " *IOBO



W. r. HAOTAFOED, (Burnett street, oppesbe “ vlail” Office) TINSMITH AND METAL-PLATE WORKER, tVTSHFS to info m ibe public of *V Ashburton an the sun minding districts that he keeps in stock or can MANUFACTURE r lO <»KI'ER all de scriptions of TINWARE for HARM or DA RY purposes; also, all REPAIRS of any nature promptly executed in a skilful manner. All go ds sold at lowest remunerative prices ATr al solicited H RSE-HAlßand BEESWAX bought in any quanti j



TO STAND THIS SEASON AT ASHBURTON, And Travel the 'un-om ding 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 padducks for mares at Is per week. Groomage fee, ss, payable at first service. E. COOKSON, Proprietor, 9J736 Livery Stables, Asbburtn.



MOUNT SOMERS COAL PIT. COAL CAN NOW BE HAD AT THE ABoVE pit ♦ FOB jgJQHT SHILLINGS PER TON, Or in Ashburton at SEVENTH N SHILLINGS PER TON, By ii? Tvuck * FOR CASH OjnLY. E. F. WRIGHT. MKSSR-: TI CKER AND RESTEI L Agents in Ashburton. o*3l



Victoria House. HOLIDAY SEASON, 1886-87 SECOND aKNT’aL HI FT DISTRIBUTION, comprising elegant Works of Art, in Bohemian and Bulgarian Pain ed Vases, Glass Water Jugs, and Crystal Flower Staio s. Ac GIFT COUPONS now being issued to Purchasers. DIMANT AND COE, GFNERAL DRAPER CIGI'HIBRS, &c., Corner East and Tancred streets, Ashburton.



Special advertisements. ft, L. Beath & Co. £IOOO 0 8 0 D sth ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION or CHEISTMAS GIFTS Friday, November 12th. ON AND AFTER FRIDAY every Customer will re ceive a Ticket with each Pv.chase, entitling the holder to select any Present of the value stated on the ticket, wlvch will amount to about one-eighth of the purchase money. G. L. BEATH & CO. Argyle House, CASHEL STREET, CHRISTCHURCH



FOR JReliable Goods AT MODERATE PRICES, ORR & ALCORN ARB U napproachable. THE PREMIER STOCKS or ASHBURTON. DRAPERY, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES. CARPETS (NEW DESIGNS.)



REMOVAL OF THE ASHBURTON BRANCH OF H. J. WOOD AND CO. (Late T. F. Farley) to FRIEDLANDER’S BUILDINGS. WE beg to advise our valued cus 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 corn 1 r, we have opened there with a large and well-assorted stock of BOOKS, COMMERCIAL & GENERAL STATI ONERY, ACCOUNT BOOKS, &c,, To which is being added on the arrival of ev.-ry direct steamer the very latest NEW B -'OKS and NEW MUSIC out. Subscribers supplied with English, American, and Continental Newspapers and Magazines immediately on arrival of Mail.



Special attention is given to all orders for Bookbinding, Printing, Engraving, and Lith graphy Specimens on view. Ppecial Discounts allowed to Library and School G mmittees Catalogues and Lists on application WHITING, PRINTING, & WRAPPING PAPERS IN ANY QUANTITY. Any Book wanted which may be tern 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 stei mer. H. J. WOOD & CO. Booksellers, Stationers, Printers, and Bookbinders, STATIONERS - HALL, ASHBURTON. Messrs SPENSLEY & CO. having ap po nted us their Agents for Ashbu ton and Ditrict, 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 So.os. Teachers and others will find a useful assortment of the most approved Methods and Studies for Pianoforte Prac tice and S ngiug Pianos by celebrated ••takers, which may be either purchased on the d e r;: red Payment system or hired for any length or .‘"no. Violins. Cornets, Flutes, Accordions, Cox "? rt * uao > mouiums. and Brass Instruments F J. WOOD AND 00. |



THE DISTRICT RAILWAYS PUR CHASING ACT,- 1885, AND AMENDMENT! ACT. THE RAKVIA AND ASHBURTON FORKS R IL'VaY DISTRICT. NOTICE is hereby given under Ibe provisions of the District Railways Run basing Act, 1885, and the District Railways Purchasing Act, IHBS, Extension and Amendment Act 1886, that it is my intention to m ko, on the 4th Decemhei, a rate on oil Prope ty within the RaUai i and Ashbu• ton Forks Railway District as d' fined in G zette of 17th October, 1878, page 14!5, for the year ending 31st March, 1886, as follows : 29,311 A rate of of a penny in the 100,000 pound on all land comprised in the first class. 26,054 A rate of of a penny in the 100,000 pound on all land comprised in the second class. 19 541 A rate of of a penny in the 100,000 pound on all land comprised in the third class. 13.027 A rate of of a penny in the 100 000 pound on ad land comprised in the fourth class. That such Rate will be payable to the Postmaster at Rakaia on the lltl December next, and that the Rate B <>l will ce open for inspection ut the Fob’ Office, Rakaia, between the hours of i a.m. and 4 j>.m. daily from the 15th tc the 30th November, b.-th inclusive. J SPBRREY, Property Tax Commissioner. Wellington, 12th November, 1886, 11 86



0 STAND THIS S 111 A S ON, NETHERBY FARM, ASHBURTON, And visit the surrounding neighborhood, The Thoroughbred Stallion Johnny Faulkner. Pedigree : He is by St. Albans, out of Impudence, by Peter Wilkins, out of Prudence by Jersey, out of Hack Sail by Wanderer, out o' Fairy (imp.) (For tabulated pedigree see cards ) Terms : £lO 10s for thoroughbred mares. £5 6s for half-bred mares. Also, the Thoroughbred Stallion By Messenger, out of Kate O’Shane, Will stand at Netheiby Farm, and travel he districts of Ashburton, Methvon, Mount Somers, and Alford Forest Terms ; £3 10 ; guarantees, £5 ss. Reason, Ist January, 1887. Guarantees, Ist Ju'y, 1887. AT Rouser, 9635 L MARKF.Y, Propriotr *



Kidnapping Kings appears to be becoming quite the rage. Not content with the Prince Alexander exploit it appears that it was con templated to capture bis neighbor King Milan of Servia, an extensive conspiracy with that object having just been discovered and fras; tratedj