DAILY MEMORANDA.

IfiETIKGf 5 , /MUNIMENT? 2 , Etc Thursday, October 7 L.O.L—MeUing in the A-iange Hall at 8 o’clock Ft id ay, October 8 ramatio S< c'eiy —Meeting in Oddfellows Hall at 8 o’clock Monday, October 11 Oddfellows’ Hall—Standard Comedy Com pany at 8 Fbiday, October 15 TVurn Hall—Scotch Concert at 8 o’clock Mo'-day, Cct.ber 28 •trough Council, at Borough Council ? OhamberßAkT 7.30 Friday, November 5 Ashburton County Council—At Council - Chambers, 11 a. m. Saturday, Novimbbr 6 Wakanui Road Board— Monthly meeting at the Board’s office, Moore street, at 11 a.m.

RAILWAY TIME TABLE.

Trains Arrive at Ashburton— From Christ hnroh and the North, at 10.15 a.m. (express), 1.35 p.m., and 7.10 p.m. From Timaru, 10.45 a.m. From Dunedin and South, 5.27 non. (express). From Mount Somers, 10.5 **Tbains Leave Ashburton— For Christ *ihuroh and North, at 7.10 a.m., 10.55 a.m., and 5.37 p.m. (express). For Danedm ana Booth, 10.25 a.m. (express). For Timaru, 4-45 p.m. For Mount Somers, 5.5 p.m

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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MAIL NOTICES.

Malls close at the Ashburton Post Office follows: — For Christchurch and North at 6 a.m 0.30 a-m., and 5 p.m., daily. For Chertsey Rakaia, &c., at 10.30 a.m tod 6 p.m. daily. For Dunedin,Tinwald, Winslow, Hmds, Joldstream, Rangitata, Oran, TV inchester, «od Geraldine, at 10 a. m. daily. For Tetnuka, at 10 a.iii. and 4.30 p.m db|Qy. , for Timam and South, at 10 a. ju. , and 130 p.m., daily. For Greenstreet, on Wednesdays and turdays, at 10.45 a. m. For Wakanui, Elgin, '’"aview, Seafield, nd Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and »turdavs, at 6.30 a.m. For Mount Somers, dally at 4.30 p.m Fop Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Mon dm and Thursdays, at 4.30 p.m. For Ashton, Waterton and Longbeach, 4.30 p.m. daily. For Flamingtoa, on Mondays, Wednes days, and Fridays, at 4.30 p. m Fop Rowlands, on Tuesdays and Frl at 10.30 a.m. Mai 1b arrive at the Ashburton Post l£om Christchurch and Rakaia at 10.15 .m., 4.35 p.m., and 7.20 p.ra. From Chertsey, &c. at 10.15 t and •35 p.m daily. From Dunedin and Intermediate places B.3 tt am. doily. »crOtu Tcrauka andTiinaraat 10.40 a.m p 5 30 p.m daily. , , From Greenstreet, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10 a. m. Brom Mount Somers, daily at 10.5 * From Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Wed aesdays and Saturdays, at 10.5 a.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long biaehat 10 a. m. daily. From Rowlands, on Tuesdays and hr! days, at 2.30 p.m. From Flemington on Tuesdays, Thun, days, and Saturdays, at 10a.m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas Et Prevalebit. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1880. EDUCATION.

The annual reports of the Inspectors of the State Schools ot the colony con tain much that is instructive, and by those interested in the cause of Educa tion in the North Canterbury District that of Mr Edge, particularly, will be found worthy of perusal. This report is on the whole, reasonably satisfactory. It appears that there has been during the past year a material increase in the number of children on the school rolls, and also in the percentage of roll number present at examinations. Very little improvement, however, has mani fested itself in the regularity of attend ance. In some instances there has been a falling off in this particular, owing to the prevalence of sickness among the children. Many children, chiefly in country districts, have been kept at home for long intervals during seed time and harvest to assist their parents in farming operations, and taking into consideration the low prices of produce during the list few years Mr Edge does not see how this is to be obviated. He says : “Many persons sc-m to think that in discriminate compulsion is the only true remedy for irregularity in the attendance of children at school; but I confess that I do not clearly see this. Of course, in places where children are, owing to the wilful negligence, selfish indefference, or ineffectual control, of their parents, allowed month after month to absent themselves from school, compulsion is, in the interests of the children themselves and of society at large, an absolute necessity. In agricultural districts, however, the putting into force of the compulsory clauses of the Education Act will always be a|delicate question, and one which will require the greatest care in handling. I know something of the opinions of parents throughout the district, and I am greatly afraid that enforced school attendance will not prove either popular or effective. In some few schools that I examined during the year the low average daily attendance of the scholars was un doubtedly due in a great measure to the indolence or incompetency of the teachers in charge. There is not the slightest doubt that the indifferent quality of the inrtruction and ibe general inefficiency of the school management cause many children to take a thorough dislike to school, and make their parents negligent about sending them One very objectionable feature in the attendance is that it is not sufficiently consecutive; and I have beard many thoroughly efficient teachers complain bitterly of this. It is quite out of the question to produce satisfactory results in the higher stan-. dards in schools where the attendance is broken. It is difficult enough to get through the work of each standard in the year, without having to be continually going over back work with those chil dren who absent themselves from the most trivial causes. I find, on looking throngh the duplicate schedules, that on the average about one day out of three was lost from school attendance in the case of fully one-third of the children presented for examination in standards in country schools during the year just passed.” The cleanliness and neatness of most of the schools is favorably reported on, as are also the order and discipline. As a general rule, Mr Edge thinks the pupils are tractable and amenable to discipline, and that most cases of disorder are traceable to bad organisation, inefficient teaching, or to want of experience on the part of the teachers in defecting and correcting faults. An excellent suggestion is made by Mr Edge and that is that in each school the teachers should quarterly conduct an examina tion on the work gone over during the preceding three months, somewhat on the lines of the annual examination. It is well known that many failures to pass standards aie due to nervousness on the part of the pupils and not to in efficiency, and were Mr Edge’s sugges tion to be acted on children would become familiarised with the mode of conducting examinations and would be less nervous and more self-possessed

when that on the year’s work took | place. With regard to the announce ment made some years ago that it was intended to set apart a portion of the Normal School building as a “ model countiy school,” Mr Edge repro duces in his report for this year a paragraph in that made by him in 1880. It is as follows :—“ I am convinced that the establish ment of such a school would be of the greatest benefit, not only to the students, or, at least, to those of them who intend to seek employment in small country schools, but also to those teachers already so employed who have not had the advantage of any special training for their work. Should such a school be established there are very few untrained teachers in my portion of the district who would not gladly avail themselves of the opportunity of attend ing it; and I have not the slightest doubt that the experience gained by such attendance for even a fortnight would be of more real assistance to them in the discharge of their duties than two years’ lecturing on school management ” Mr Edge sees no reason to alter the opinion he then expressed, and he says he is quite sure that had the suggestion he then made been carried out, it would have effected ere this a very beneficial change in the con dition of small country schools, and that, too, at a trifling cost. The re port then proceeds to deal exhaustively and in detail with the subjects taught, and from the opinion expressed regard ing almost all of these by Mr Edge and also by Mr Wood in another report, it cannot be said that entirely satisfac - tory results have been achieved. The matter is an impoitant one, which is de serving of much more attention than it has received, and as space will not per mit us to deal with it as fully as it deserves in this issue, we propose in the course of a few days to again return to this subject.

SWIMMING BATHS.

Tho neoeesi'y of swimming baths re garded in a sanitary light, and as a means whereby all may have an oppottun.ty of acq liring a valuable and health-giving art, will, wo think, be admitted on all} hands; and facilities in this direction shoald have bsen provided in Ashburton years ago. Private enterprise has never taken the matter op, possibly because there does not seem a probability of such an under taking proving sufficiently remunerative to justify the outlay. It has, therefore, devolved on the Borough Council T. un dertake tho work and, about this season, for several years past, the saojact hai come before the Council but has always, with unfailing regularity, been shelved, short ness of funds being the all-cogent reason This year the matter went so far that a Ccmmittee—appointed m>cy months ago —at the last meeting of the Council brought up a report dealing exhaustively with the various sites proposed as suit able, but the matter again dropped, and for the old cause. A correspondent, whose letter appeared in our last issue, takes exception to the decision arrived at) but with the msagre information then be fore it, as to ways and moans, we do not see )hat the Council would have been justified in taking any other course. To carryout the work moans an addition to tho present overdraft, and as the ratepayers have expressed no decided opinion the Council did not care to incur such a large responsibility, espcially in view of tho fact that much urgent werk within tho Borough remains yet tr be done. If the ratepayers desire awimmidg baths lot them take action with a view to making their wish known and the matter will remain on the shelf no longer. Wo would rUigoat that a meeting be held in order to test public feeling, end if it can then bo shown that the ratepayers are prepared to sanction the necessary expen diture it is to be hoped no time will be lost, lut that the work will bo put in baud at once so that the baths may be in uie this season

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At Maronan, yesterday morning, a man named David Finlay attempted suicide by cutting his throat with a pocket knife. He partially severed his windpipe, but the large arteries were avoided. Information was promptly conveyed to the police asd Drs Ross and Tweed went out to Maronan and attended to Finlay’s injuries. It is thought he will recover.

Sergeant Felton, of Ashburton, has gone to Timaru to fill the post occupied by Inspector Broham, during the latter’s %tay in Christ church in connection with the Hall case. Sergeant Gilbert, of Waimate, will act for Sergeant Felton here daring his absence.

The Parliament of New South Wales has been in session just a year. It likes the amusement and seems quite well inclined to keep it up. A fortnight ago it did another sitting o! 30 hours at a stretch. This was on the question of new railway lines. The Opposition stonewalled some of the proposed li.oes. At 7 o’clock in the morning the Speaker retired from his chair fatigued. Right on the House sat, enjoying itself, till 10 o’clock next evening. No very rowdy scenes occurred. Mr Dibbs insinuated that Mr Wisdom was a drunkard, and Mr Wisdom that his honorable friend was a perjurer and a forger, but after some trouble the Speaker prevailed upon both gentlemen to withdraw the words. Nobody knows when the session will come to an end. It seems quite likely to emulate Tennyson’s brook and go on for ever.

There were a number of empty carriages on the express train this morning. They are intended for the reception of the witnesses in the Hall case—of whom there are no less than sixty-one—who will proceed to Christchurch this evening. The best medicine known is SANDER and SONS’ EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Teat its eminently powerful effect in coughs, colds, influenza, ifco. —the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testi mony. His Majesty the King of Italy, and medical syndicates all over the globe, are its patrons. Head the official reports that accompany each bottle. We have no occa sion to offer rewards in proof of the genuine ness of our references. The official reports of medical clinics and universities, the official communication of tho Consul-General for Italy at Melbourne ; the diploma awarded at the lu terna'ional Exhibition, Amsterdam—all these are authentic documents, and, as such, not open to doubt. We add here an epitome of on* of the various cases treated by Siegen, M.D. Professor, etc. : Burning of the right hand through the explosion of a small oil stove. The epidermis on the volar and palmer side of the hand of the thirty-year-old patient was completely separated and lifted up as far as the joint of the hand. The likewise lifted nails were banging loose, and half of the phalanx of the middle finger was coaled. The wounds thus contracted healed in three weeks under daily applications of Eucalypti Extract dress ing. The patient has retained the full use of her baud.[Advt,

At the B.M. Court this morning, before Mr It, Alcorn, J.P., a first offender for dunkencesa was fined 6s and coats, with the usual alternative.

The County Council advertises that the water in all the water races between the Ashburton and Bangitata rivers, with the exception of 3 and T and branches, will be shut oft for four days from Tuesday, October 19, in order to allow of cleansing. The water in the races between the Ashburton and Kakaia rivers will not be shut oil, but land owners are requested to make a special over haul during the current month.

The ordinary the Ashton School Committee was held on Monday evening. Present—Messrs G. Gilmour (Chairman), T. Taylor, J. Shearer, J. Crosson, J. Bell. J. Croy, and M. Croy. ' A circular was read from the Board of Education stating that the Department would in future grant no money for school repairs. Correspondence was read from Inspector in reply to questions regard ing school management, and considered satisfactory. A long discussion took place with reference to the position of affairs between the Master and the Committee. It was considerd advisable to ask the Master to resign, and, should he not do so, to forward a petition to the Board of Education asking for his dismissal. Accounts having been passed for payment, the Committee adjourned. Last year the numbers of cattle and sheep in the United Kingdom were respectively, in round numbers, ten millions and thirty mil lions. At the same timelhe flocks and herds of British North and Australasia alone numbered nearly seventeen million cattle and eighty-two million sheep. The Wesleyan Church Choir, under Mr James Gamble’s leadership, have a number of Jubilee Melodies in rehearsal to be sung at intervals during the lecture on “ Frederick Douglas ” next Monday night. We under stand that tickets for the entertainment are being rapidly disposed of, and there is every probability of a large audience assembling to listen to Mr Isitt’s popular lecture, with the natural of .the Sunday School funds being materially augmented. A rat while attempting to escape from human enemies in the electric light station in Beading, Pa., a few weeks ago, jumped directly from the floor into one of the brushes, and was thrown back to the ground. He laid motionless, apparently and certainly dead, but without even a hair turned. One of the employes was sent with a shovel to gather it up, but as soon as the shovel touched it the rat fell to dust with a little cloud of particles raising from the place where the body had seemingly lain. There was no ves tige of hair, flesh, or bones remaining. Qlt is a curious thing that no one ever tries to find the South Pole. It would be just as valuable to us when we found it as the North Pole possibly could be. Besides the climate down south is so much warmer than in the north that the search ought to be conducted with less outlay in the matter of clothing. This great scientific statement may be doubted, but as no one has been at either po’e we may defy contradiction.

Accounts are given in German technical journals oi some interesting experiments which have been made, and it would appear with success, in the emyloyment ot paper in piano construction. The case is made en tirely of paper, as a substitute for wood, the material being so compressed as to he sus ceptible of tho high polish which is required for such instruments. As described, the color is a creamy white; the tonejis reported to be characterised by sweetness rather than loudness—the sound emitted, unlike the short broken note of the ordinary piano, being soft, full, and slightly continuous, somewhat resembling that of the organ. This modistication of tone, which must be considered an attractive feature, is attri buted to the evenness of texture of the com pressed paper. We know Hop Bitters are above and beyond all as a'nutritious tonic and curative. Genuine made by Am. Co. Read thoroughly the

SUPREME COURT.

Auckland, Otober 7.

0. Flarcourt late mine manager at ibe Thames, was sentenced at the Supreme Court this morning to twelve months hard labor for embezz'ement to which he pleaded guilty. Harry Williams for larceny of pig iron received six months hard labor.

Christchurch, October 6

At the Supreme Court to-day, Fred. Percy Hunt was convicted of an Indecent assault upon a girl eight years of age, and sentence was deferred. George Brow,i, for unlawfully wounding, was a-mtenced to aix months’ hard labor. He stabbed a young mm with a pocket knife. James Castles, for violent assault, was sentenced to twelve months’ hard labor. Christchurch, October 7.

Justice Johnstn has decided to com municate with his b 1 other Judges before sentencing Hunt, found guilty of indecent assau't, as he donbted whether the case con’d cime under (he First ('Sender's Act, John Hatwell was found gu lty o' po;j iry, sentence deferred.

ADDINGTON LIVESTOCK MARKET.

The Addington Yards yesterday were not largely supplied with fat stock, and of store stock ihere was a numerous entry. Buyers mustered pretty strongly. Cattle.—The supply of fat cattle was somewhat limited, and a large proportion consisted of North Island beef. Prices rather higher than at last week’s sale, and the entry was cleared without any diffimlty. Good steers sold at from £9 to £il 10a, ml cows up to £8 17 s 6d, Beef may be qnot-'d ft from 22s to 24i per 100 b A large number of store cattle come forward AU lines of good young slock, especially three-year-old s'eers, were in strong demand, every lot of the latter being sold Lo sof old in ferior cows cert linly suffered a dragging trade in comparison with belter descrip tions, and brought low prites. Sheep—Of fat sheep there was but a moderate entry, and with few exceptions the quality was indifferent. The sale opened at prices ab )ut on a level with last week’s quotations, but after the first halt hour there was a marked improve ment in the competition, which increased as the auction progressed, until at the close there was a rise of from Is to 2s jer head for anything like decent lines of cross-bred mutton abov ■ opening rates. Prime cross-bred wethers sold at from 15s 6d to 18s, and in a few instances at a little more. Cross-bred ewes sold up to 17s 6d, and shorn cross-bred brought from 11a to 12s 91. Average merinos realised from 10a to 12a. Primecros:-bred wether mutton sold on an average at 3J er lb, Btcoud-clata lines and merino a shade lower. There was an increased supply of fat lambs, and in const quence values were lower, ranging from 5j to 10s, St ire sheep, of which t .ere was a fairly large entry, sold at about on a par with recent quotations. The improvement which has been noticeable for some few weeks past was pretty well maintained, though there was no further advance.

Pigs.—There was but a small entry. The few porkers on offer sold fairly well, and we noticed a good dem iid for small sized stores much bet er than for larger sorts. Porkers sold at from 15s to 245, email stores from 6i to 7s.

ITEMS FROM OUR EXCHANGES

A TL’N>KL STORY. Passengers on the Wairarapa line (says the Wanganui Herald) generally complain of the Rimutaka tunnels, bat one of the travol'ere on Saturday evening held a different opinion; He was a young man ali the way from Christchurch who was wending his way towards Woodville accompanied by his newly-wedded bride. The sea voyage had created a disagreeable hiatus in the honeymoon, and “spoons”' undismayed by the flavor of mal de more accepted the opportunity of th» first tunnel on the hill to imprint a doz-n kisses on the lips of his fair young paitner. They were still hugging and mugging when the train suddenly emerged into daylight, and the couple blushed crimson when their ears met the boisterous laughter of their fellow passengers. “ Disagreeable things tunnels are ?” sug gested the son of a Wellington confec tioner, offering Benedict a few omversa tion lollies. “ Just a trifle too short ” was the reply, and there was another roar from the passengers.Jß a Canadi an scandal.

The Ameliaut correspondent of the Dunedin Evening Star writes:—A story comes across the border that implicates certain members of the Dominion Cabinet in a most disgraceful scandal. The story told, is that the Kxcutive Department in Ottawa Is a centre of systematic im mora'lty, and is made such by the chiefs, wf.o have tilled up the ranks of employees with women cboe n more for their physi cal ohtrmi and easy virtue than for their clerical qualifications. The allegations are male openly by at least one pfominent Canadian politician, and are corrobon'ed by Ottawa newspapers of good standing The story in its details is horribly filthy and if true should lesult in a comp ete revolution in political affiira and the summary punishment of the- offending officials. If fa'se, Its invention and cir culation are an outrage against the Ministry of Canada and of common decency. Whether it ba true or false, it indicates that Government matters in Ottawa are rotten. The Canadian people owe it to themselves that the affair should be probed to the bottom.

TE WHITI-ISM. Somewhat disheartening accounts were given hy some of the Maori missionaries who attended the recent session of the - v elllnginn Diocesan Synod (says the Poverty Bay Herald) of the deplorable extent to which Te Whitl’a Influence still prevails among the natives of the West Coast of this island. One European missionary to the Maor's stated that his proffered ministr Uiona were in some cases received with open scorn and contempt, the idea, that “ Pakeha ” preaching or praying cotrtd be of any value being re jected with the utmost derision. One missionary expressed the opinion that “Te Wbitilsm was worse than Hauhauism," and said that a very bitter pre vailed since the last disturbance, on the charge of inciting which Te Whitl has now been senticed. STAGE v PULPIT. An American actor named Harrison has amused himself during the past two seasons by keeping an exceedingly alert eye upon the clergy. He has a sears of scrap b oks in which are pasted the re cords of every indiscretion of a clergyman la any part of the country. Whenever a minister indulges in one of the time honored and once popular tirades against the morality of the ttige, Mr Harrison takes his scrap books out from the bottom of his trunk, and answers him in a letter that is stocked with facts, names, dates, and cutting references. A number of clergyman are at present in gaol, and their offence?, fog t .or wtb all details of t ie r c i-nos, usually lend such weight to the letter that efhctaall/ silences the minister. This is a peculiar form of sport, but Mr Harrison says it is unqualifiedly entertaining.

HOARDING.THE BLUE

A few yeara age a temperance advocate visited Napier and held nightly meetings for the conversion of all comers. One day a master at the dl -trict school heard a distu banco In one of the claaes, and a youngster complained that he hid been pricked by the next boy while trying ti pin a piece of blue riobon to his coat. “ Where did you get that ribbon frem?” demanded tha teaeher. “ Please sir I have been to the meetings.” “ How many ribbons have you go? ? ’ The boy pulled out of hie pocket no leas than thirteen, and explained that at every meeting he had received one when he went up wth others at an invitation of the lecturer The b>y has not been wearing a blue ribbon since, but perhaps he may get his stock renewed now that Mr Burnet; is here.

DERMATINB A new substance has been patented □nder the name of Dermatlne. It is in tended to be a substitute for leather, ln diarubber, Ac, la nearly all the cirenm s'anoes where those substances are now used. Deiimtina is claimed to stand more friction than either leather or indiarubber, that it is not ailec'ed by ch mges of temperature, climate, or moisture, that neither oil nor the strongest-acids have any Inflation upon It. Darmatiue belting is being maunfactured for agricultural machinery, dredging, and all outdoor work, on account of its withstanding changer of temperature and moisture. A London Company has been formed to work the patent. A SLEPY HOLLOW. A a old account (says sn English ex change) is given of a village within eeven miles of Plymouth, England, with a popu lation of nearly a thusand. Newspapers are not delivered till thirty-four hours after they are printed, and the delivery of litters is of a very meagre kind. This ob'iges the inhabitants to resort to all sorts of shifts to obtsin “a bit of news.” Interesting items are scribbled on pieces rf paper by those who travel from Ply mouth to Yoalmpton, and these are pushed under the doors of leading inhabitants, who communicate the contents to their neighbors. The vicar, who receive* £489 a year, has long been pracfcally past active work, and was not particularly active when he had health and strength. Services are conducted in a fashion on Sunday mornings and afternoons, yet they are of such a kind that few beyond the vicar’s householders attend. The vicar knows so little of his parishioners that quite recently he directed that s me oiothing should be sent from a local charity to a man whom he had burled four years ago. LAUGHIYG IN THE POLPIT. Said Mr C , a Presbyterian minister of some notoriety “I never laughed in the pulpit but on one occasion, and that came near procuring my dismissal from the ministry. About one of the first discourses that I was called to deliver, subsequent to my ordination, after read ing my text and opening ray subject, my attention was directed to a young man with a very foppish dress and a head of exceedingly red hair In a p>w, im mediately behind this young gentleman, sat an urchin, who must have beeu urged on his devilry by the evil one himself, fpr I do not conceive the youngster thought of the jest he was playing tfi on the spruce dandy in ftont of him. Tae boy held his forefinger towards the hair of the young man about as long as a blacksmith would hold a wire rod in the fi'e, then placed it on his knee, and commenced pounding his finger, in iml ta’ion ■f a smith pounding a nail. The whole thing was so ludicrous that I laughed ; the only time I disgraced the pulpit with anything like mirth.”

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

round Drowsed. Gisboene, October 17. e’derly man, named Jno Ficlayaon who hss been missing for a week, was found drowned in the river this morning. Tne t eoeiied is well known and respected. He is known tobe possessed of considerable means. He has property here and down Sou‘h. It is supposed he committed suicide and he has been in a despondent state for soma t : ma past. He lived by himaiif in a house. £3 in notes were i found on the table covered by a billy. Sheep Conference. Wellington October 7, The Sheep Conference at Sydney is now considering regulations for dealing with foreign sheep and cattle, and expect to finish on Friday. Mr McKenzie was riot allowed to vote. first Offenders Probation; The case of Peat, who was acquitted on a charge of larceny as a bailee without a stain on his character, has drawn atten tion to the face that there is no provision in the First Offenders Probation Act for extending Its advantages to men wfco hare previously been honorably acquitted. Proposed Release. At the Cabinet meeting it was decided to recommend Government to sanction the release of P. K. Watty, undergoing sen tence of five years for forgery, on January Ist, when he will have served about half time. Watty has shown exemplary con duct la gaol where he has rendered con siderable assistance to the authorities. Scab. The flacks on the Clarence runs In the Kaikoura district taken over by the Government und-r the Scab Act are coming in clean. Five or six thousand sheep have recently been dipped. Suicide. Blenheim, October 7- Daniel Wilson, a settler in the Upper Peloras Valley and member of the Road Board, shot himself in the fort-head to day. Presents Siam, J. M. Hutcheson, J. P., was presented yesterday, his seventieth birthday, with an illammated address and a purse of 50 sovb, in recognition of his services. He is the oldest membrr and the senior elder of the Presbyterian church. fire. Dunedin, October 7. A five-roomed house in Rothesay owned by R. Bolton, was destroyed. Insurance £l5O in the South Bri l ish,

STARTLING ALLEGATION.

THE TIMARU EXHUMATION.

REPORTED TRACES OF ANTIMONY. L"et night the Allowing teWram was received >y the Timani Heaald and the Frets from their Wellington Correspon dents : A rumour was current last night, and is published m the New Zealand Times this morning, that the examination of Captain Cain’s remains haa disclosed large traces of antimony. I find on enquiry to day that this is perfectly true. I have it on authority that the results of the ezamina.* tio j ? r d the analysis of the remains are pcs lively startling in their character and in tha clearness of the proof affordad that the unfortunate Captain Ciin perished from tha effects of antimonial poisoning. Antimony was detected in every portion of the bf dy- in the brain, the viscera, and sll tha organa, and this not in mere traces but in large quantities (speakingof coarea comparatively) ; in Let as it has been expressed to me the r miins “ are literally saturated with antimmy.” The tests have been carefully and thoroughly made, and have been absolutely conclusive in their resuVs. . The poisonous mineral was in such abundance and in amount ro much more than sufficient to have affected the fell purpose of the poisoner (whoever the person may be), that a very slight investigation would have furnished con vincing proof of the can eof death. As it is this is no longer open to the faintest doubt, and any question which remains to be determined is by whom the poison was administered.

Regarding the above the Press Auocla tion agent at Christchurch despatched tha following A statement was published here this evening from the Wellington correspon dent of the Telegraph newspaper to the effect that a rumor was cun»nt in Wel lington last night, and appeared in the New Zealand Times this morning, that the examination of Captain Cain’s remains had dis posed large traces of anti mony. The correspondent says he has it on authority that “ antimony was de ected la every portion of the body, In the brain, the viceta, and all the organs, and this not in mere traces but in large quantities (speaking, of course, compara tive! f.) In fact, as it has been expressed to me, the remains are literally saturated with antimony. Mr Martin, the Crown Prosecutor here, and Inspector Pender profess themselves in ignorance of the matter, and a message from the Star’s Wellington correspondent says nothing special is known by the Government or has been published in Wellington.

The following ‘addition telegram, wa cent to his pfcper by the correspondent of rhe Press

Finding that the Justice Department had still no information relative to the examination of Captain Cain’s remains I applied to the Defence Deparment to which the police belong, as X was assured •hat eo far the matter Is in the bands of the police. Tha Minister for Defence st once informed me, without any hesitation or restraint, that the rumor which I tele grsphed to you l»st night was quite true, and Captiin Cain’s remains were found to be “ absolutely saturated with antimony,” which war found in all the organa, brain and viscera, and that there seemed no doubt that death was caused by antimo ulal poisoning. Various reports are, how ever, in circulation, me being that although antimony was administered to the deceased the cause of death was dropsy, to which another version adds that the patient being weakened by drepay death was accelerated by the administration of antimony. I am unable to state at this ■“■age what will be the theory set uo by sny prosecution that may be undertaken, but the Defence Minister’s statement was perfectly plain and nnaiistakeable.

We have received the following tele grams from the Press Association on the subject.

Dunedin, October 6, Id conception with the analysis of Capt. Gain’s remains, all who tcok put in or witnessed the analysis were pat on their hooo cot to divulge anything in coonec* tion therewith until the proper time came. Any number of tumors have been current sicca it took place, but none of these have any definite authority. Some persons say the result was divulged to them under a t ledge of secrecy, but, though there may be good reason to suppose such may be the case, it ia evi dent that statements made by them under these circumstances that antimony waa discovered are scarcely sufficiently reliable to te trusted. Professor Ogston distinctly declines to say yea or nay on the subject, and the Attorney-Senecal instructed mil others not to divulge anything until In structed. Wellington, October 6. A rumor waa published by a paper here to-day that traces of antimony had been found in Cap!aln Gain's body. f'he of Jas't'ce, however, know nothing at present about i , and up to •

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1886



Wanted. TTJANTED by young Indy, Situation \v an Governess to young children, or useful companion Address, “Nora,” office of this paper. 10744 WANTED Known that Wm. Patching will start re-dressing Oilskins for the coming winter season from Ist October. 10745 WANTED— General Servant. Good wages to a competent one. Mes Brown, Canterbury Mills. 10+78S WANTED Known—That Ladies re 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 suit all classes of purchaser!?—Jas. McGregor, Tancred street. JOHN BROWN at Harpei’s Ferry and other Siirrng Incidents connected with the Abolition of Slavery. Monday Night’s Lecture at Wesleyan <-hurnh. 795 Aald Lang Syne, by ilka ansi’ the fi aao a CALEDONIAN SOCIETY’S iIOUSC. CONCEPT, OOT. 15.



TTCTANTED Known—The Tacky Jar * V of Peas will be opened and counted on the 11th of next month, when £2O in prizes will be given away. Every purchaser to the amount of 10s has a chance. Don’t delay—be in time. Hayes and Co., Arcade. JDST OPENED—Choice assortment rf New Spring Dress Stuffs, Prints, Millenry, etc. he cheapest House in town for first class goods. Presents to the value of 2s in the £. Dressmaking on the premises, H. C. Seqbrs, Mel ford House. Special Advertisements. WANTED KNOWN THAT MRS STRIPLING HAS REMOVED from old premises in Burnett street (next to the Arcade), to the PANAMA BOARDING-HOUSE, TANCUED STREET (Lately occupied by Mr Lucas). 8"537 The bhoys from the Emerald Isle. AT SCOTCH CONCERT, <>CT. 15 SERVANTS WANTED. QEVEN 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 ffice. A. W, RANDELL, FRUITERER, Ac., Town Hall, Ashburton. CENTRAL. HOTEL, JW, McRAE 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 Shilli.' G. Horses and Buggies to lot on hire at prices to meet the times. For the convenience of travpllers hansom cab wiil meet all trains. Trees Trees Trees THE undersigned has FOR SALE all kinds of



FRUIT AND FOREST TREES, Pinna Insignia, Auatriaca, Maririma, and Macrocarpa, by tena of thousands; other kinds in proportion. All kinds of cabbage plants, etc, on sale All orders by post or' otherwise shall receive my best attention. N.B.—Gentlemen's Gardena tastefully laid out All kinds of planting done by contract. JAMES PORTER, CLIFTON NURSERY, 4 75 Alienton, Ashburton. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY The new goods for the WINTER SEASON NOW OPENED OUT. The Stock is. THE LARGEST & BEST SELECTED IN THE T< ‘WN, And the variety of Style and Patterns in Men’s, Youths’, and Boys’ Clothing leaves nothing to be desired. Thousands of Men’s and Boys Suits, newest styles. Trousers and Trousers and Vests manufactured of New Zealand Tweeds. Every garment warranted shrunk Overcoats, Waterproof Coats and I eggi-gs in great variety Hats, compris : ng every new style worn Children’s Jersey Suits, Children’s Men of-War Suits Ger l ” emeu's Hosiery, Scarves; Oxford .iegntta and White Shirts Rugs, Portmanteaus, and Travelling Bags The celebrated WERTHEIM SEWING MACHINE. Time Payments. N. 53 CLO r BING FACTORY, East Stbbkt MACPHERSON, SAMPSON, & CO Auctioneers, valuators, STOCK LAND, AUD GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS, Will bold their regular WEEKLY SAL.E of Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Poultry, Produce, and Sundries, at the CENTRAL AUCTION MART, Havelock street, EVERY SATURDAY, at 12 o’clock sharp Special Sales conducted when required on very easy terms. Agents for— Mutual Life Assurance Society of Victoria, Limited.



A hauler’ pipers an’ a’ an’ a’. •AT SCOTCH CONCERT, OCT. 15. BEATTIE & COMPANY, Criterion House, - 201, 203, 205, High street, CHRISTCHURCH. We have the pleasure to advise our Customers and the residents generally la the Ashburton District that we have ow received very large Shipments of NEWEST DRAPERY GOODS the Present Season. The advantages which we possess in being able to bay in Jje Best British Markets, and the thorough experience of cur buyer, enables' ns to supply all Goods under OUR CASH SYSTEM of business AT LOWEST P°lo ES. We endeavour tcglve our Customer® beat value procar b le, whatever Prices hey may wish to pu chase Gceds at, and Stock '9 so LARGO AND WELL-ASSORTED bat the most varied wants can be sup plied. We append a list of oor Depart ments, in each of which an Immense Variety of meet Novel and Fashionable will be found DRESS DEPARTMENT ’ HOSIERY DEPARTMENT MANTLE DEPARTMENT DRESSMAKINGDEPARTMENT MILLINERY DEPARTMENT DReSS DEPARTMENT. HOSIERY DEPARTMENT MANTLE DERAHTMENT DRESSM AKIN millinery department CLOTHING DEPARTMENT UNDERCLOTHING DEPARTMENT TAILORING DEPARTMENT HOUSEHODL FJRNISHING Manotaoturb from various Mills Including BANKETS, FLANNELS & TWEEDS or ASHBURTON MANUFACTURE. Cl ASH SVBTBM AND CASH PRICES. LACK, BEATTIE &CO. GENERAL DRAPERY WARE- TAILORS PREBMAKEBS w WLILLN BY.



The Equitable Fire Insurance Associa tion of New Zealand. Messrs Booth, Macdonald, and Co., Christchurch. P. McNeave’s Patent Footrot Appli cation. For Sale -2 Second-hand Spring Traps (nearly new) 1 Superior Second-hand Dogcart (almost new) 1 Blacksmith’s Patent Portable Forge Quantity Superior Hurdles Several Properties to Let or for Sale. MAOPHKRSON, SAMPSON & CO., £3593 Auctioneers



Victoria House. D I MA N T & COE ABE still offering every inducement to purchasers willing to continue their favors. Our SPF.ING CONSIGNMENTS of Press Stuffs, Fancy and Manchester Goods, Ha s, Men’s, Youths’, and Boys’ Clothing, are now to hand, and of remarkable value and variety. DIMANT AND COE, GENERAL DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, &0., Corner East and Tancred streets, Ashburton.



Special advertisements. v. R. IN THE SUPREME COURT OP BANKRUPTCY THIS HAY GL L. Beath & Co. yjflLL offer the STOCK-IN-TRADE THOMAS JACOBS, DRAPER AND CLOTHIER Late of High street, Christchurch, and Akaroa, AT A DISCOUNT Also, the STOCK in the BANKRUPT ESTATE of SIMPSON AND HARPER, WOOLLENDRAPERS, AT A DISCOUNT OF or 10 s IN THE £ 6 s 8 D. IS THE £



TOTAL VALUE - £2310 0 8 O’ Unprecedented Bargains. Stock Sheets in course of publication. The above are two of the Cleanest Stocks over offered in Christchurch, Simpson and Harper having been in busi ness only four months, whilst the largest portion of Thomas Jacob’s Stock was purchased by him this winter. PUBLIC NOTICE. E E mIT Y A L OF THE Ashburton Branch of the Business OF H. J. WOOD AND CO. (Late T. F. Farley) TO FRIEDLANDERS’ BUILDINGS ON THE Ist OCTOBER NEXT. WE beg to advise our valued cus tomers, the commercial and general public of Ashburton and district, (bat wo have leased from Messrs Friedla'.der Bros, the large commodious shop next the corner in their new buildings We shall remove to FRIEDLANDBRS’ BUILDINGS on the Ist OCTOBER, 1880, and our Stock will be largely increased with NEW DIRECT SHIPMENTS OF BOOKS, STATIONERY, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, And NEvV MUSIC.



Several Hundred Volumes and a Large Quantity of Cheap Reading to be Sold at very Low Prices during the next few days. H. J. WOOD & CO. Booksellers, Stationers, Printers, and Bookbinders, Importers of Pianos, Organs, and all kinds of Musical Instruments and Music, STATIONERS’ HALL Great Sale Extraordinary. Oliß & ALOOKIST On the Opening of the SPRING TRADE, BEG to announce to their customers and the public generally lhat_ they have now opened up the greater portion of their Direct Importations fortho Season All the LATEST NOVELTIES in DRESS MATERIALS, including the new Glow-worm, Kyrle, and Canvas Cloths, and the newest things out in Printed Sateen, Oatmeal, and Zephyr Cloths. In Ladies’ and Children’s Straw Hats Bonnets, Flowers, &c., we are now show ing the largest and most attractive stock ever seen in Ashburton. We desire especially to call the attention of everyone to a SPECIAL PURCHASE of a SET of SAMPLES, representing the stock of one of the largest wholesale houses in England. In th : s stock there are no less than 2242 different articles, comprising Costumes, Mantles, Ulsters, Children’s Dresses, &c , Pelisses, Ladies’ and Maids’ Corsets, Tunics, Aprons, Hats and Bonnets, Fur Gapes, Underclothing, Qailts, Towels, Toilets, Boys’ Suits of all kinds, Men’s Suita and Overcoats, Wool Shawls, &c Many of these articles are of a style and quality suitable for a wealthy city traue, and never before seen in Ashburton.



At the price we have purchased these goods we are enabled to SELL them at LANDED COST, and have a fuirprofit. hut saving over 50 per cent to the purchaser. Together with these goods, that are, without fear of contradiction, Hie cheapest lot ever sold in Canterbury, we have decided to reduce the whole of our stock lo prices to correspond. (ST This SPECIAL SALE will commence On SATURDAY NEXT, 18th inst Orr & Alcorn. 9646



ROYAL SALEYARDS, MoORE-STliliET. DUNCAN & ORAWSHAW, Auctioneers, Licensed Lend B.okera, Stock, Estate, mid General Commission Agents, Accountant, Valuators, &a. Regular auction sales every SATURDAY at 12 o’clock, of Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Poultry, Produce, and Merchandise. Straight up and down treatment, and prompt settlement guaranteed. Special sales conducted as required ' Transfers, Mortgages, Leases, and such like documents prepared under the Land Transfer Act. Agents for the Victoria Insurance Co., Limited, 9*560 DUNCAN & ORAWSHAW WAKANUI ROAD DISTRICT. ROAD PROPOSED TO BE CLOSED. I HER' BY 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 coin mences at the 'southernmost corner of R.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. 1710 R COUGHS, COLD s*, 5 *, Bronchitis j Asthma, Coryza, Influenza, Con sumption, &c, T7~ AY’S COMPOUND OF LINSEED, I \ Aniseed, Senega, Squill, Tola, &e 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’6 TIC PILLS, a specific In Neuralgia, Face-ache, &c. Con tains Quinine, Iron, &o. COAGULINE.— Cement for Broken Articles, Sold Everywhere. Solo Makers ;—KAY BROS , Stock port, England,