DAILY MEMORANDA

MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS Exo Tuesday, N ovembkk 23 Ashbmton Rifles—Meeting in the Drill shed OA Wednesday, November 24 Dramatic Society— Meeting in the Odd fellowa’ Hall at 7 “’Cock Monday, November -9 trough Council, at Borough Oonnoil Ch Him her i» at 7.30 Saturday, Decrmbe* 4 Wakanal Hoad B rrd—Monthly mating at the Board’s office, Moore street, at 11 am. -

RAILWAY TIME TABLE

Trains Arrive at Ashburton— From Ghrist hurTand the North, at 10.16 «.m.i(express), 4.35 p.m., and 7.10 p.m. From Tim ’ 19 45 a.m. From Dunedin and South, 5.27 ».m. (express). From Mount Somers, 10.5 ““Trains Leave Abhbijbtoh— For Christ ahnroh and North, at 7.10 a.m., 10.55 a.m., j£d 5.37 p.m. ( ex P' esß )- / or F 0 U r n Timaw South, 10.25 a.m. (express). .For limaru, •45 p.m. For Mount Somers, 0.5 p.m.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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MAIL NOTICES.

close at the Ashburton Post Office Tor Christchurch and North at 6 a.m 0.30 a.m., and 6 p.m., daily. For Chertsey Rabaia, &c., at 10.30 a. n *ad 5 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, winsiow, Hmrts, Coldstream, Ranaitara, Orari, Winchester, «nd Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily. For Temuka, at 10 a.m. and 4.30 p.m Timero and South, at 10 a.in,, and ISO p.m., daily. , , For Greenstreet, on Weanesdays and turdaya, at 10.45 a. m. For Wakanul, -Elgin, Seaview, Seafield, nd Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and turdays, at 6.30 a.m. For Mount Somers, dally at 4.30 p.m For Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Mon days and Thursdays, at 4.30 p.m. For Ashton, Watartou and Long beach, 4.30 p.m- daily. Wor Flemington, on Mondays, W ednes Uys, and Fridays, at 4.30 p. in. For Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fn at 10.30 a.m. Mails arrive at the Ashburton iv.*t From Christchurch and Rakaia at 10.16 ,m., 4.35 p,m., and 7.20 p.m. From Ohertsey, &c. at 10.15 t and ,36 p.m. daily. From Dunedin and Intermediate places B.S n 'T.m. daily. From Temuka and Timaru at 10.40 a. m p 5.30 p.m daily. From Greenstreet, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10 a.m. From Mount Somers, dally at 10.5 • m. From Mayfield and Rnapuna, on Wed oesdays and Saturdays, at 10.5 a.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long each at 10 a. m. daily. , _ , 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, NOVEMBER 22, 1886. THE NEW CONSERVATIVE POLICY.

The immense advance which has been made within the past few years in the Liberalism is evidenced by the fact that the real old-fashioned Tory has, like the dodo, absolutely I ceased to exist, and we may go further I and say that the old-fashioned Conser- I vative is also evidently on the way to I become extinct in his turn. For while I Whigs and Tories have long given place Ito Liberals and Conservatives, these I last in their turn are now fast disap pearing and giving place to Radicals j and Liberals respectively. For the Con- I servatives of yesterday are assuredly the j Liberals of to-day, and those who are in favor of more radical j reforms than they are prepared to j demand must be Radicals indeed, j Ihe truth of these remarks is abun- I dantly shown by the very remarkable J manifesto of the present Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Randolph j Churchill, as set forth in his address at a meeting at Dartford on the and j October last. From this we learn that I his Government will propose legislative J measures with a view to enable agricultural laborers to acquire small J freeholds of their own, for extending I the principle of local government in I England, Scotland, and Wales, as well I as in Ireland, for liberalising education, for the sale of glebes, and, if necessary, j to deal with the present unfair system of railway rates, and that economy Jin expenditure and the reduction of J taxation will also be among the J aims of the Conservative party. These J are the very sentiments of true j Liberalism, the chief planks of a Liberal I policy, and the Daily News may well j say that “ the Government are going to J do next year nearly all that the Liberals j have been striving to do for half-a- I dozen sessions.” The only difference I between the principles of the two great I political parties at Home, and that j which justifies the retention by the j party which acknowledges the lead of J Lord Salisbury and Lord Randolph | Churchill, of the name of Conservatives lis their determination to uphold the J integrity of the Empire, and to maintain j the influence of England in the Councils lof the nations. The Liberals have J always been disposed to regard the j colonies as rather encumbrances than j otherwise, and as regards European I affairs have been inclined to waive all I considerations other than the interests j of the British bondholder and those of J the Manchester school, caring little or I nothing for the maintenance of the I national prestige, and were it not for j the reforms in domestic and internal j policy which formed articles of their j creed would have had to yield the reins j of power long before last general elec- I tion. And now that the Conservatives, I under Lord Randolph’s leadership, have adopted as items of their policy all the reforms which the Liberals have proposed, while at the same time pre pared boldly to maintain the integrity and dignity of the Empire, they have gone far towards destroying the very ! raison d'etre of the Liberals as a party, and should attract to their banners men of all shades of opinion other than the deepest tints of blue and red, in other words, all but the downright Tory or the ultra-Radical. The broad and en lightened policy which is now put forth as the Conservative creed must appeal to the sympathies of the masses of the people, and if it be loyally pursued and vigorously carried out will deserve and secure for the present Administration a long lease of power.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr J. E. March will be in attendance at the Courthouse this evening in order to explain the conditions under which Village Settlement Land may be taken up. A public meeting will be held in the Town hall to-morrow evening when the candidates for the Mayoralty will have an opportunity of expressing their views on municipal affairs. Ten of the Ashburton unemployed were this morning sent down to work on the Wakamii Protective Works in place of some of the Christchurch man who have been removed. The Christchurch men, who are at present engaged on the portion of -the South Road, running through the Tinwald town district, will be kept at that work for another fortnight. Mr Donald McLean, Lagmhor, warns persons poaching trout in the creeks on that estate that they will be prosecuted for so doing, and further offers a reward of £2O for the conviction of such offenders. A correspondent of a contemporary points out that the undergraduate course of Muß Annie Forbes ia unique in the annals of the Otago University, and, for a lady, is without a parallel. Going to the University as dux of the Girls’ High School in 1883, she gained the first junior scholarship of the New Zealand University for that year, and her college course of nine classes show six first class certificates and three seconds. Six times she has been dux of her class, and as many times she has received prizes. A.cablegram represents William Beach as saying, daring an amicable meeting with Edward Hanlan at the Cambridge Music Hall, London, that he had made £IO,OOO during his brief career as a sculler, and he proposed on his return to Australia to devote himself to his farm, holding himself, how ever, in readiness to accommodate anyone who might undertake to wrest the champion |blp front him on the Parramatta,

1 A meeting of the Mount Somers Sports Managing Committee was held on Monday, the 15th inst. Present—Messrs Potts, Johnston, Wright, Cooper, Hood, and Peaohe; Mr Peaohe in the chair. It was resolved that the annual sports be held under the Canterbury Jockey Club rules. The programme for the horse races was then arranged, and it was re solved that the Chairman and Secretary be empowered to arrange further details. Mr O t Morrison was added to the Managing Com. mittee, and the next meeting of the latter was fixed for Saturday, November 27th. At Christchurch early on Saturday aftter noon the boiler of a tramway engine exploded, fortunately without injuring anyone. The engine with oar attached was standing on the Ferry Road line near the Heathoote bridge. The driver bad just left, and was a dozen yards away. The car which was empty was partially wrecked. The Marlborough Express has the follow ing The confidence which the lower animals repose in their enemy man in the hour of danger received a curious illustration on Saturday last. Just as the thunderstorm was approaching, a common wild duck, followed by ten young ones, was seen to come up the bank of the Omaka river and march delibe rately into Messrs Earll and McKenzie’s yard, where they took refuge in the office till the storm was over. The ducklings wore easily captured, but the mother bird flew away. It continued to hover about the neighborhood lor some time until the young ones returned to the edge of the water, whereupon it joy fully alighted and swam away down stream. The reasoning powers of the old duck com posed (as all reason must be) either of instinct, which is simply the inherited reason of the past, or of experiences derived from observa tion, led her to know that whatever might be her fate, the young birds were safe in the hands of man. The London correspondent of the Dunedin Evening Star learns that Mr Gordon Baillie has perfected arrangements enabling 2000 more crofters to emigrate to Otago. The half-yearly accounts of the Wellington City Council shows a balance of £2OOO of revenue over expenditure. The Tasmanian Salmon Commission re ports that the last experiment in placing salmo salar in the waters of that colony will probably prove successful. The Southland Times says that, although not yet much of a nuisance, there can be no doubt that the dreaded oodlin moth has found its way into that district. The Home correspondent of an exchange says that the post-card system is to be ex tended to the Australasian colonies at an early date. Mr Raikea and his coadjutors are busy considering the difficulties in the way, and have every hope of being able to surmount them. The last session of the Parliament of New South Wales is said to have produced the largest and most sensational " Hansard ” and the smallest statute-book ever contributed by a legislative body to the literature of any Country. The Wanganui Herald says that at the ' drillhall there a few nights ago a major and I adjutant went through the drill with the books in their hands 1 They differed from the drill-instructor, and after each movement , the men were halted, and the order given I “ stand easy,” while the officers discussed the point. Certainly the most effective Medicine in the world is SANDER and SONS’ EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its eminent powerful , effects in Coughs, Colds, Influenza, &o.; the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the moat gratifying testimony. Read this certificate:—“24th April, 1885. Messrs Sander and Sons, —It is with the greatest of pleasure that I testify to the excellence of your Eucalypti Extract. Having had in- 1 {lamination on the bone of the leg, which 1 came on after a severe attack ot low fever, I i was attended by Dr J. Boyd, who had made ' strenuous eSorts to save my leg, but without I success. He then found it necessary to amputate my limb. Having heard in the , meantime of the wonderful cures worked by ( the Eucalypti Extract, I obtained a bottle, j and the Extract bad not been applied more than an hour when I began to feel greatly relieved. After applying the Extract every 1 four hours for nine or ten days I was out of 1 all danger. I would persuade all who may * be affected with any suob disease to give the I Eucalypti Extract a trial, and I am convinced that they will find it the most wonderful of 1 medicines.—Yours, &0., E. J. Cnrnow, Wattle < street, Sandhurst.”—(Advt.) ,

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, November 20. At the police court to-day, Thomas Bowden was ordered to pay £6O for the main'enance of his son at Kohimarama I'idu't'id School for four and a h-lf yaais. Fur thirteen years he had a child ui the Charitable Institution the n,mo of Kd«dn ! <owon, the real name hema • .'.barlea Bowden, and never dla closed his parentage of the boy or saw the child. Biwdan has a freehold pro perly and 9s a day. Wellington, November 20

The pr’zj of twenty-five guineas offered by the Dir.cforiof the .National Mutual Li'e A.'S; ciatim of AnstraUri* for the Inn-t essoy ou “Thrift,” has been awarded by the fl n Major Atkinson to ■ho Rev Paul W. Fairc ! ougb, of Timaru.

THE WELLINGTON MYSTERY

Wellington, November 18. Rumours w-r- current in town yester day to the eff ct that a woman had been rece vod in the Wellington Hosphal w th hur; s similar t > those sustained by the man Andrew-, who died recently It was sai 1 that t:iey had been sustained at about the same time and in the same h uae. The supposition that the two cases are connected turns out to he incorrect. It appears t-hat the patient now in the Hos pital is a domestic servant named Margaret Grirasrono, a ed thirty, who was employed at Smith’s Ponrua Hotel. Porirna. She ate'es that one evening last week a gust of wind blow the wiidow blinds of her bedroom against a caudle, and while she was extinguishing the hlszs the aletve of her dross caught fire, and her right arm was burnt from the elbow to the top shoulder, Her injarlts are not serious. Her statement is corrobrated by others who were at the hot 1. and it is disbelieved that she has any connection yvitli the Andrews affur

SPORTING.

D.J. J SPRING MEETING. Dunedin, November 21. The following acceptances were made on Saturday for the D J.C. Spring meeting : Hurdle Race, of 70 sovs, at lb st lb Master Agnes 11 12 Wild boy ... 9 0 PeterOabeok 11 12 Dunluce ... 810 Trapper ... 10 8 Oanezou ... 8 7 Spring Dandioap, of 80 aovs. Rubina ... 9 4 Factory Girl... 7 2 Ike 8 3 Lange ... 6 7 Apropos ... 8 3 St Ives ... 6 7 Talebearer ... 8 1 Mokoia ... 6 5 Jack 8 0 Rlcoarton ... 6 5 Puck ... 7 11 Tne Baker ... 6 0 Vinaigrette... 7 7 Jealousy ... 6 0 St Andrew's Handicap, of 300 sovs. Hermitage ... 8 71 La Rose ... 6 0 Marion ... 8 21 St Ives I ... 6 0 Pack 7 101

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not, hold oursnves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.

THE CAIN CASE.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir, —I read with considerable interest your article in the Guardian re the inquest on the Lite Capt. Cain Your rem rks may justly bo termed multum in parvo. The public is greatly indebted t the press for the Hall case being investigated into, and no doubt will consider it a disgraceful miscarriage of justice pro viding the case is quashed. With all due respect to the Coroner, I must say that I did not appro • o of the summing up He stated that poison was found upon Hall when arrested for the attempted poisoning of his wife, but none after the deatli of Gapt. Gain Hall was never arrested for Cain’s death ; therefore no investigation took place the Coroner further stated that Mrs Hall and her sister would be the only parties benefited by the death of Cain. If Mrs Hall was benefited, would not her hus qand also be benefited ?—I am, &0., Honest r. Wakanui Road, Nov 20.

LATE CABLE NEWS

[“ AGE ” SPECIALS.]

[By telegraph from the Bluff]

London, November 9.

It is reported that agents of the Kasdan Government are actively employed m en deavouring tr raise disorder among the people in lluitohuk and other towns in Bulgaria, General Kiulhars has de manded the release of the ringleaders of the insurrections, which recently took place, but the Regency has declined t< eomply with the demand. It is under stood that the Russian Generals, Ignatiiff and Gourko, are the only candidates for the Bulgarian throne who will be accep table to Russia Mr Gladstone, has written in reply to the note of the Bulgarian de puties, appealing for assistance against the agressions of Russia. Mr Gladstone states that he entertains the hope that the Czir will maintain the noble policy ad< p’iid by his father with regard to Bul garia- He further remarks that he has not a tumped hitherto to interfere in the crisis which has arisen because ha is con lid, nt that the Maiq is of .Salisbury in the course which he has pursued with relation to the matter, fai hfully repre sented the sentiment of the people of England. November 10. The speeches delivered at the annua l banquet given by the Lord Mayor of Loudon in Guildhall last evening were of an exceedingly interes ing character. The Marquis <f Salisbury, as Prime Minister In rep ying to the toast of tha Ministry, made a vigorous speech, iu which he referred in a very ontipoken manner to the leading questions at present engaging the attention of the Great Powers. He statrd that pff»irs in relation to Irish and Egyptian quesiions were ajauming a more satisfactory aspect Referring to the Eastern crisis, he declared that some Bulgarian officers had been : el,auched by means of foreign gold and iid need lead themselves to the plot for kidaappi g Prince Alexander. England, ne said, crab! not be considered to have /’.u isolev. u duty to perform in maintaining ,oe oelia v-eaiy whilst the Powers mainly c ncierned in preventing any i .fraction of its provision remain apathetic, but whenever England was directly .nonacei she would trust to her own right arm anc ask no advice or assistance from other Puwars. The speech of the Prime Miniate evoked enthusiastic manifesta tions ot ..pprovaS from the assembled company and the press are unanimously warmly commending tha views expressed, it is predicted that the deliverance will greatly strengthen the hands of Aussria in ihe present crisis. Sir A. Ha uilton, eirst L;-rd of the Admiralty, deliv Te l a speech on the occasion, in which he declared that the British navy was superior to the combined fleets of the three n : xt. greatest naval powers ofEurope Mr Smith, Secretary for War, also spoke, and dun.-g h’s remarks expressed relUnce epon assistance being freely offered by the colon e s in cam of England becoming involved 1" w«r Mr of South Australia, has been presented with a silver inkstand by the members of the Commercial Exchange, established in connection with the Exhi bition Mr D Tallorman has given a banquet for the purpose of displaying to English connoisseurs the quality of Austialian wines.

Some difference of opinion exists among some members of the < ommittee appointed by the Prince of Wales to settle the pre liminary arrangements in connection with the proposed Imperial Jubilee Institute. A section of the Committee is in favor of effecting a compromis) w th the London Chamber of Commerce, who had decided upon establishing an Imperial Commercial viuseum, to be conducted on business principles. It ia contemplated the com promise will have the eff ct of widening the basis of the Jubilee Institute, and rendering a Commercial Museum unneces sary . The Puke of Cambridge has consented to accompany the deputation which is shortly to wait upon Lord K. Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to ask for an increased subsidy by the Imperial Government towards the Jubilee Exhibi tion 10 be held at Adelaide next year. The election of PruicoVValdemar of Den. mark, as ruler of Bulgaria, was unanimous ly agreed t > by the S- brange. It was eon sidered hope'era to again elect Prince Alexander, the deposed ruler, who would have been undoubtedly restored to bis position if It had been considered that the P iwcrs would have sanctioned such a course. A a meeting of directors of the Bank of South Australia, held t■ -day, a resolu ti <n ai.tuorising he continuance of advances o real nit-ues was confirmed. The Times n an article dealing whh the paper recently re'd by Sir G. Berrv, ihe'Agent-Geoerai of Victoria, before the Colonial Institute, ex,ir >Bses some doubts as to whether the Colonies will endorse the oi inion that before any schema of Imperii) Federation can be effected Eng land shou d recognise the affairs of Bul garia and tiroece as secondary to the in terests of her col oi' S. The sole tion of Prmce Waldemar, of D nmark, by the Subrange, to the throne f Bulgaria, hasn' t given satisfaction to the Jzar of Bus da, who has not only re tided :o entirely ignote the election of the Prince but has nominated Ptlnoe IS ioholas, tf Mingrelia, a pro vinca of Asiatic Russia, 'or the post. Prince Nicholas holds a 1 iommieaion in the Russian army and is jlosely attached to the Czar. November 14 The appointment of Mr S r ew 11 who I ’eoently resigned the position of C i » f ] fualice of Victoria, to the post of Lieu- i enant-Governor of the colony has been < ;az9tted. I The British manufacturers are dismayed < I the progress made by the colonieg, and i earing that a permanent exhibition of \ olon al manufactures and products may t erioualy affect >helr trade now insist that i British exhibits shall be accepted and 1 ilaced on view at the Imperial Jubilee I nstTuts It is considered probable that t his demand will to be concsded 1 hem, particularlyas the representatives ojE f hree principal colonies, namely. Sir i Berry, SirS. Samuel, and Sir A, Bligh, p uring a conference between the Mansion t louse Cowmitte and the Agenta-Geueral, £ upported the claim of the British manu- f toturers despite the strcngly urged op- c oaitioa of Sit J. F. Garrick, Sir Dllloa v ie{l ; and the Boa A. Douglas, c

CRICKET

A match was played on Saturday la ;t between the Ashburton Wool'eu Comnany and the Aehb .rton Cricket (Tub. The .dub’s hovrlers proved to* destructive f i their opponents, who nevertheless play* d u losing « one with v ood spirit. Pol ow ing are the scores :

Ashburton Woollen Company. H Fisher, b G Andrews 7 0. Wood, hG. Andre s 2 J W. Walniesley, b G Andrews ... 2 A. Bunting, b i- Andrews... ... 0 H. Atkinson, h Q. Andrews ... ... 4 T. Hall, e Andrews, b Wroughton ... 4 H. Solu-efield, b Al an 0 F. Taylor t> Allan 0 G Pearce, b Allan 0 G. Hoskins. not out 3 F. Anger, b Allan 5 Byes 5, wides 3 8 Total 30

Ashburton Cricket Club. G. W. Andrews, c Wood, b Walmealey 14 C Strange, run out 39 C. Wroughton, b Wahnesley 7 W. Allan, b Schoefield 9 J. Crawshaw, b Schoefie’d 66 L F. Andrewes, run out 24 0. Hawson, b Waltnesley 21 Wilkinson, c Wahnesley, b Schoefield 2 Burfoot, c Wood, b Walmealey ... 1 BGckbnrn, b Walmealey 1 Stuart, not out ... ... ... ... 29 Byes 23, wide 1, no ball 1 ... 25 Total 238

ENGLISHMEN V N.S. WaLES.

[REUTER S TELEGRAMS—COPYRIGHT ] Sydney, Novemoer 2d

The match between the Bog tsh cricketers and eleven of New South Wales was resumed and concluded to-day. The weather was fine and the attendance of the public large. The visitors, with no wickets down and four runa up, continued their second innings, which closed for a total of ninety-eight. Following are the scores : - Barlow, o ... 16 Shrewsbury, c 4 Barnes, Ibw ... 7 Read, b 24 Sootton, o ... ... ... 21 Bates, b ... ... ... 0 Gunn, b 8 Briggs, b 0 Lohmann, sti 1 Sherwm, b 1 Flowers, not out 12 Sundries 4 Total 98 The bowling of the Home team was excellent, being dead on the wickets. The New South Wales team, wanting sixty-two runs to win on the Second innings, obtained the lequired number with the loss of only fear wickets, thus winning the match by six wickets. Fol lowing are the highest scores :—Banner man, caught, 2d ; Moses, not oat, 31.

AUSTRALIANS Y OTAGO.

Spoffarth, Bonner and Scott are not with the Australian team. W, Oaraon is unable to play for Otago. The weather is beautiful.

INTERESTING EXTRACTS.

TOE MARCH OF IMPROVEMENT. The Corporation of the City of London, says the City Press, has. daring th>- ]«st entury, expended on public Improvement no less a anm than £10,000.000 a. number of open spicks, within the last f<>w vei's, no ably Epp ng Forest and Burnham Beeches, have been acquired at h co t i.v*r £3'0,000, while n artisans dwellings n o e t lan £IOO,OOO have been spent since 1064. THE QUSEN AND LORD BEACONs- FIELD. The relations between Her end her favordelPrlme Mln'a ; or, Lord > e cons field were always a stT>j -3t of sarca-ti: remark, and a good maoy stories are re lated about hia lordship’s remarkable con descension to the Queen The latest of these comes from a Liverpool j lurnahst— wh by the way, j* also a member for a He fch constituency. Lord t'e -oomfie d, see r rim; to ids authority, is reported t<> h»ve 'old Her Majesty that when ho was In w nt of literary cm sola ion ’here w r> otdy three books he could read—the Bi- ie. Shakespeare, and Her Majesty’s W..rki ! GENERAL GORDON’S BIBLE.

In one of the great picture galler'es at Windsor Castle are several precinct caskets among ether exquisite objeca de vertu The Queen entered one d .y with a small book in her hand, end asked the keeper of these treasures which was the most rare and valuable of all the caskets. He showed her o e made of pure rock crystal, ornamented with gold and enamel. In this casket the Queen placets the small book—General Gordon’s pocket Bible, annotated and marked by his own hand, and in this precious casket will remain this most precious relic of one of England’s greatest heroes. PHOTOGRAPHY on the RACECOURSE. According to a Queensland exchange this is bow they are going to tell when a dead heat is run at the race metings ;—. Toe Queensland Turf 0 ub have engaged the services of a photographer, who will take his lens in front of the Judge's box, opposite the winning post, so as to take an iostaneous photograph of the horse or horses first past the post As they pass the jndge presses a spring, who»e action exposes aod re covers the lens in a frac tion of a second, and the photograph thus obtained will set at rest all doubts and questions as to dead beat verdicts, which rarely give satisfaction.

O v LY A DEAO DOG. The New Zealand Herald has the folio nr - 1 In,?, Tee saurian sensation has reached Huotly. On Saturday the whole populace were thrown into a state of excitement by the report that the monster was coming down the river. Every available boat was immediately got ready and manned, and a harpoon was improvised. The banks wet a crowded with spectators ex pecting to witness the capture of the amphibious larrikin, “ the greater num ber,” says the veracious local chronicler, of the men from the mines being present” Sure anough som<-tniog was seen fl sting down the river, and w-iS orompily harpooned and dragged ash ru. Bat—the truth must be written— it proved to be, not n saurian but a large dead dog. Thus enterprises of great pith and moment oft come to a moat lame and Impotent conclusion. A CASE OF CLAIRVOYANCE The Lyttelton Times is responsible for the following account of an extroardinary prophetic dream. A Jady in Christchurch, a Mrs Walker, had, a few weeks ago, a dream, in which she saw an absent brother, to whom she was much attached, dying on a bed, round which were several men and a woman. Her brother’s head was bound with white bandages, which appeared much blood stained The room in which the scene occurred appeared to be a small one, and rudely famished. Next morning she told her husband about the dream, and that she believed her brother must be seriously ill < r injured, for the dream had had a dep easing' vffoct upon her., He, however, only pooh poohed the notion. Bat this week’s Australian mall broqght the news fretp Queensland that her brother was dead, from the effects of a cot on the head, , caused by a fall down a well which ha was assisting to sink. He wag engaged - on • iheep station In the Inferior of tut ■

o' *ny. At his death, wh ch occurred the day following hie fall, there where aent his wife, a shepherd, and two ter web sinkers. The letter, in short, how out the description of the dream ajMirataly.

THE EASTERN CRISIS

IKKTUBU'B TELEGRAMS—-COPYRIGHT.]

Sofia, November 18.

General K miliars is understood to •be seeking a motive for a rupture with the Regency to enable him to return to Russia.

November Id.

General Kaulbars has intimated to 'he Regency his intention of leaving Bulgaria to-day unless the Prefect and Commandant at Filibe are dismissed, owing to the arrest of one of the Russian Consular servants.

November aa

In consequence of the non-com* pliance of the Regency with the request of Russia that the prefect and com mandant at Philipopolis be dismissed, owing to the arrest of one of the Russian Consular servants, General Kaulbars and the different Russian Consuls throughout Bulgaria and Roumelia have left their posts. ’The Russian subjects have been placed under the protection of the French Consuls.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

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THE SOCIALISTS. London, November 18. Extraordinary safeguards are being taken by the authorities to prevent dis turbance arising out of the Socialist meeting in Trafalgar square on Sunday. A considerable force of infantry and artillery is to be in readiness for any emergency. November 19. Lord Salisbury has written a letter, stating that he is unable to receive the proposed deputation of unemployed from the Socialists. November 20. The statement that extraordinary military preparations were being made 'relative to the Socialistic meeting which is to be held in Trafalgar square to-morrow (Sunday) is authoritatively denied. MINISTERIAL CHANGES. London, November 18. The Timts to-day publishes a report that Sir R. Hamilton, Under-Secretary for Ireland, will shortly be removed from Dublin Castle, owing to his Nationalistic tendencies. November 19. It is announced that Sir R. Hamil ton will resign his Under-Secretaryship at the end of the month. Mr Balfour, Secretary of State for Scotland, has been appointed a mem ber of the Cabinet. London, November 20. It is announced that Sir R. Hamil ton, Under Secretary for Ireland, has been appointed to succeed Sir G. S. Strahan as Governor of Tasmania. THE RENT QUESTION. Five hundred tenants on Lord Clan ncarde’s estate, Galway, have refused to pay rents. IMPERIAL INSTITUTE. London. November 18. It is understood that the site of the Imperial Jubilee Institute will be either at Whitehall or Westminister. London. November 19 At a meeting of the Colonial Agents- General to-day a communication was received from the Prince of Wales, stating that the Committee had decided against the ic-opening of the Colonial Exhibition, and against the dispersal of the exhibits there. It was further an nounced that the foundation of the Imperial Institute would be laid next

year. London, November 20. The statement published by the Times as to the site, area, and cost of the Imperial Institute is without foundation. THE CARRIAGE OF MAILS. London, November 19. The Times to-day published a para graph stating that the Cunard and While Star Steamship Companies have declined the proposal made by the Postmaster-General that they should undertake the conveyance of mails be tween Queenstown and America twice weekly, at the rate of 3s per lb for letters and 3d per lb for newspapers. The reasons assigned for the refusal are that the Post Office wishes to re serve the right to make a third des patch weekly by any steamer leaving other ports of the United Kingdom. ThL is understood to refer to the North German Lloyd’s line from

Southampton. The Cunard and White Star Companies urge that the convey ance of mails, with passengers, under contract compels them to incur loss during the slack season, and they are prepared to conduct an efficient service or none at all. It is further an nounced that unless satisfactory arrangements are concluded by 30th instant, the Cunard and White Star boats will cease to call at Queenstown, consequently neither will be available for the conveyance of mails to and from America.

LONDON MARKETS. The total quantity of wheal afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,690,000 quarters. Adelaide wheat is 36s 6d; New Zealand wheat, lowest 30s; highest 365; Adelaide flour, ex store, 3 5s 6d. New Zealand mutton 4}{d per lb. Australian beef tallow 355 6d } mutton tallow 28s fid. Consols loi^d. New Zealand securities—Five pet cent. 10 40 loan, Half per cent. 530 loan, per cent, inscribed stock, 96 }4. SOCIALIST DEMONSTRATION. London, November 21.' The Socialist demonstration, as pre viously arranged, took place in Trafal gar Square this afternoon. ‘Fully 50,000 persons were present This usual Socialist resolutions were passed, and the proceedings passed off without disturbanpe. THE RIMUTAKA. The N.Z. Shipping Qo. r § xiqjqt#ka left Plymouth yesterday afternoon for Auckland calling at the Cape of Good Hope. „ j

THE ASHBURTON OUARDiAN, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1886



SHEARING*. SHEARING Commences at CLENT HILLS on MONDAY, DECEMBER 6th, 1886 MOUNT POSSESSION shed to follow Per "“ ll °&OS HARR'SON. 126 MRS MANHIRB, 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. 96^4 WESTGATE & BATES, (From G. Elliott, Christchurch), iISHMONGERS AND POULTERERS oytster saloon, Tutored street, Ashburton. N.B. t We are now receiving daily Fresh Fish of the best quality. 964 F WAKANUI road district. ROAD PROPOSED TO BE CLOSED. I HER 1 BY give notice that in accord ance with section 94 of the Public Works Act, 1882, the Wakanui Koad Board propose to close that Hoad iu ’Wakanui Survey District which com mences at the southernmost corcer of H.S 26460, and extends north westerly to the Wakanui Creek, and that the plan showing the said Hoad is open for public inspectioa at the Wakanui Road Board Office. MURDOCH BRUCH'-, 9708 Chairman. FOR COUGHS, COLDS Bronchitis Asthma, Coryzs, Icfluerzs, Con sumption, <&c. tt-AY’ - COMPOUND OF LINSEED, 1% Aniseed, Senega, Squill, Tolu, &a with Ghlorodyne. KAY’S COMPOUND, a demulcent expectorant, for Coughs, Colds, and Cheat Complaints. KAY’S COMPOUND, foie Couahs, and Colds, is eqoally serviceable for Horses and Cattle. KAY’S TIG PILLS, a specific in Neuralgia, Face-ache, Ac. Con tains Quin ne, Iron, &o. ' COAGULINE. —Cement for Broken Articles, Sold Everywhere. Sole Makers KAY BROS , Siock ort, England, WILDING AND LEWIS, JgAREISTERS AND gOI-lUITORS. F. WILDING, Notary Public. Offices: Next “Mail” Office, Burnett st., Ashburton. Mr Wil bug will attend the sittings I of the Ashburton Courts on Tuesday and ( 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 tbe office to receive instructions and confer with I Beats. *IOBO9



Wanted. FURNITURE —To meet the times, W. DAVIS, Cabinetmaker, East street, Ashburton, is row selling Furniture of all kinds cheaper than ever. Chest of Drawers, £1 5s ; Spring Couches, £1 5s Every other article equally cheap. AH new furniture at second-hand price. 804 WANTED KNOWN.— Washing and jdangling done either by the day or dozen. Mangling 2d per dozen. —Mrs Nkvill, North-west Belt, Allenton. 880 WNTED the Public to inspect a grand assortment of New Season s Tea and Sugars of all grades, at prices* to suit all classes of purchasers.* —Jas McGregor. Tancred street. V)|T ANTED KNOWN.—That Mr R. J \\ Gee is no longer authorised to receive orders, or transact any other bu iuess on my beha*f. —Fred. Smith, Photographer, Ashburton, 11°35 JtST OPENED—Choice assortment i f New Spring Dress stuffs, Prints, Millenry, etc. *he cheapest House in town for first class goods. Dressmaking on the premises. H. C. Segebs, Mel ford House. HAWKINS, Bootmaker, Tinwald, has just received a good assortment of'BOOTS AND SHOES for the Summer Season, all of which will be told at prices not to be rubbed out in Ashburton. Early call solicited 11°99 Special Advertisements. WANTED. OO SHEARERS, 2 Fleece RoPers, 4 Fleece Picktrs, an-.i odd hands, on TUESDAY, November 30th. ’ C. G TRIPP, Orari Gorge, Woodbury. 21st November, i 886. H 199 W' ANTED 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°537 VILLAGE SPECIAL SETTLEMENTS. MR J. E. MARCH will he glad to meet Working Men, who may be desirous of taking up Land under the Village Homestead Special Settlements Conditions, at the Courthouse, Ashburton, on MON DAY next, the 22nd inst., at 8 p.m., when he will exp'ain the Regulations under which the Land may be takei up. Christchurch, No/ember 17th, 1886. 11 113 CENTRAL HOTEL. JW. MoRAE having taken the above , Hotel, solicits a share of patronage from the people of Ashburton and sur rounding districts Best Brands of Wine’s Spirits and Beers. Good Stabling— Feeds, Oku Shilling. Horses and Buggies to let on hire at prices to meet the times. Per the convenience of travellers hansom cab will meet a trains. 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 paddocks for mares at Is per week Groomnge fee, ss, payable at first service, E. COOKSON, Proprietor, 9J736 Livery Stables, Ashburton . MOUNT SOMERS COAL PIT. COAL CAN NOW BE HAD AT THE ABOVE PIT ♦ FOE ££IGHT SHILLINGS PER Or in Ashburton at SEVENTEEN SHILLINGS PER By the Truck. FOR CASH OjnLY. E. F. WRIGHT. ] MESSRS TUCKER AND RESTBIJL. 1 Agents In Ashburton. a 0 C 913 j f I ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY £ NEW GOODS FOR THE A SUMMER SEASON ABE NOW OPENED OUT. p The Stock is n 'HE LARGEST & BEST SELECTED 1; IN THE TOWN, o Lnd the variety of Style and Patterns In Men’s, Youths’, and Boys’Clothing •oaves nothing to be desired. 'housands of Men’s and Boys Suits, newest styles. Trousers and Trousers i and Vests manufactured of New Zealand Tweeds. Every garment warranted shrunk pi vercoats, Waterproof Coats and Leggings D in great variety ti !ats, compris ng every new style worn oi hildron’s Jersey Suita, Children’s Men- m of-War Suits f 0 entlemen’s Hosiery, Scarves; Oxford a uegatta and White Shirts M ngs. Portmanteaus, and Travelling Bags ti in he celebrated WERTHEIM SEWING tli •M &.CHINE. Time Payments. at —f: N. 55, CLOTHING FACTORY, m East Stbeet, JEW r aE TON, j 1 ( TON, ‘ 1



Victoria House. D I M AN T & COE 4 BE still offering every inducement to purchasers willing to continue thei A 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 removable value and variety. DIMANT AND COE, GENERAL DRAPERS, CIOmiERS, &c., Corner East and Tancred streets, Ashburton.



Special advertisements. G. L. Beath & Co. £IOOO 0 8 0 D stb ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION CUT CHEISTIAS GIFTS Friday, November Zth. 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. BEATH & CO, Argyle House, CASHEL STREET, CHRISTCHURCH. cce AND FARM AND STATION REQUISITES ORR & ALCORN IMPORTERS. REMOVAL OP THE ASHBURTON BRANCH OP , H. J. WOOD AND CO. (Late T. P. Farley) to FRIBDLANDBR’S BUILDINGS. WE beg to advise our valued cus tomers, the commercial and general public of Ashburton and sur ounding districts, that, having taken the sase of the large and commodious pre mises, formerly the drapery establishment f Messrs Friedlander Bros., next the om> j r, we have opened there with a large nd well-assorted stock of 500 KS, COMMERCIAL & GENERAL STATIONERY, ACCOUNT BOOKS, &c., ’o which is being added on the arrival of very direct steamer the very latest NEW WOKS and NEW MUSIC out. Subscribers supplied with English, ituerican, and Continental Newspapers nd Magazines immediately on arrival of tail. Special attention Is given to all orders nr Bookbinding, Printing, Engraving, and lithography Specimens on view. Special Discounts allowed to Library and chool Committees. Catalogues and Lists a application WRITING, PRINTING. & WRAPPING PAPERS IN ANY QUANTITY. Any Book wanted which may be tem i orarily out of stock will bo immediately , rocured from our Christchurch Establish- , lent, the stock of which is one of the rgest and best assorted in the colonies : from our London Agency by direct 1 ail steamer. . I. J. WOOD & CO. ; Booksellers, Stationers, Printers, and ( Bookbinders, STATIONERS’ HALL, ASHBURTON. | Messrs SPENSLEY & GO. having ap- < tinted us their Agents for Ashburton and < istrict, we have pleasure in calling atten- t m to our large and well assorted stock j Sheet Music, comprising the latest and ost popular Songs, Dances, and Piano rte Solos. Teachers and others will find e useful assortment of the most approved I athods and Studies for Pianoforte Prao- I :e and Singing. Pianos by celebrated j| Beers, which may be either purchased on _ a deferred payment system or hired for f y length of time. Violins, Comets, utes, Accordions, Corcertiaae, Har- * miucas, Organs, and Brass Instruments. v FJ. WOOD AND 00, .f



W. F. HANNAFOED, Compton’s Buildings, Moore Stieet, TINSMITH AND METAL-PLATE WORKER, IA'IBHFS to info-m the public of M Ashburton an the surrounding districts that he keeps in stock or can MANUFACTURE TO ORDER all de scriptions of TINWARE for FARM or DA'RY purposes; also, all REPAIRS of any nature promptly executed in a skilful manner. All got ds sold at lowest remunerative prices ATu al solicited. HORSE-HAIR and BEESWAX bought in any quanti j forCiSH. 11 73 coal! coal. COAL. WE are Now Landing SPLENDID NEWCASTLE COAL, second only to Westport Coal for beating pro j perties, but far more economical. . I Will be Sold at Lowest Rates. MoCALLUM & CO., TIMBER MERCHANTS & IMPORTERS, East street. 10841