DAILY MEMORANDA

MEETINGS, AMUSEM-NTS Etc Thursday, jSovsmbbr 25 Oddfellows’ Hall—The Great Pink Pebtl at 8 o’clock Friday, November 26 Bramatic Society— Meeting in the Odd fellows’ Hall at 7 o’clock Monday, November 29 Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers at 7.30 Saturday, December 4 Wakanui Road Board—Monthly meeting at the Board’s office, Moore street, at II a.m. .

RAILWAY TIME TABLE

Xbaiss ABBmt at Ashbobtok— From Christ hnroh and the North, at 10.15 a.m. (express), 4.86 p.m., and 7.10 p.m. From Timaru, 10.46 a.m. From Dunedin and South, 5.27 p in. (express). From Mount Somers, 10.5 *"™bainb Leave Ashburton —For Ohrist rtmroh and North, at 7.10 a.m., 10.55 a.m., and 6.87 p.m. (express). For Dunedin and South, 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.

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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1886. THE CAIN CASE.

Several of our contemporaries have been, as we think veiy properly, taking the Government to task, for dilatoriness in connection with the Cain case, and urging, as we did the other day, that no time should be lost in setting afoot a Magisterial enquiry with a view if pos sible to bringing to justice the perpetra tor or perpetrators of what was un doubtedly a foul murder, coolly planned and deliberately executed. Th tTimatu Herald is one of the most outspoken, and hints that the future evidence re cently alluded to in our telegrams as having cropped up since the Coroner’s inquest is probably connected with the discovery that “a person who is now in South Canterbury was, during a visit to England, entrusted with a box for Thomas Hall,” the inference from which statement is obviously that among the contents of the box was a supply of those deleterious articles which, in one case at anyrate, Hall has been proved to have employed fo such evil purpose. If so the missing link in the chain of evidence will have been supplied, and the charge will pro bably be sheeted home to the offender. 'But even if there be nothing at all in this story of the box from England, the evidence taken before the Coroner is, as the Wellington Post truly says, in itself sufficient to “establish a case of the very strongest suspicion, if nothing more, against one person,” and the public will have, learned with much satisfaction from the telegram pub lished yesterday that it has been deter mined to place that person upon his trial. For, as the Herald very correctly points out, the evidence given by Mrs Ostler was in itself such as to afford ample reason for pushing the in vestigation farther, that lady, it will be remembered, having sworn that on a certain occasion she saw Hall go to a sideboard and supply Captain Cain with some liquor in a tumbler, and that a few minutes afterwards Captain Cain was taken violently ill, his symptoms being those which, it is well known, would be produced by the kind of poison afterwards discovered in his body. But whether or not the enquiry now about to be commenced result in sufficient evi dence being forthcoming to establish the charge against Hall, there can be no doubt whatever that the Govern ment has acted rightly in setting afoot an investigation before the proper authority, as it is at any rate of the highest importance to make sure of the evidence already known “to be avail able, Had any of the witnesses examined before the Coroner died or left the colony before farther proceedings had been taken, the loss of their evidence would have been irremediable. We agree with the Herald in the opinion that “ had Captain Cain been poisoned in London instead of Timaru, the person suspected of the crime on such a mass of testimony would long before this have been charged before a stipendary Magistrate, no matter whaf the verdict of the Coroner’s jury might Ijave be.en ? ” and we confess we cannot understand \(/hy so much delay lias been suffered to occur. But the right step has now been taken, and we are confident we only express the unanimous feeling of the public io intimating our satisfaction

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

that the authorities have at length determined upon placing the suspected penen upon his trial. If Hall can be Auckland November 25 shown to be innocent of this terrible „ Among the likeiy o.ndidates for return ;f ;* tor the Maori .blectoral Dis'rio are— charge, or if it can be shown tha.the Wahanui) Sydn6y TaiwhaogA, T« Wheoro, murder of Captain Cain might have Mi c ii ae i Hoard T a pna (Oiaki), Matai Pare been committed by some other person, (Waikato Hoads) he will be entitled to and will receive A; th«aa ual meeting of the Pitvjntion his acquittal, but if, on the other hand, of Oruely to Auboala {Society, the he can be shown to have been guiby accounts shewed a difie‘i: of £32 IGs. '!wo of that foul crime assuredly it is to the ovations h.,d been Kmp. and there were interests of society that he should suffer prosecutions and 12 e nv.ctioos . , , • . . * • Rewi and hie people n*ve fc*uyn the Bue the penalty which the law imposes. Rib -, oa through Mr Mauhew Bavneit'a _ ; ! persua ive eloqu»»:c^

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Major Gudgeon has telegraphed to Sergeant Felton that he will hold a two hours’ sitting at the police station, Ashburton, in order to hear any local claim's there may be by old soldiers.

At the R.M. Court this morning it was stated by a defendant in a civil case that the plaiutiS had made himself gloriously drunk with the contents of a jar of yeast. The Australian cricketers passed through Ashburton by the express last evening cn route to Christchurch.

The programme drawn up by the Ashbur ton and Tinwald Racing Clubs have been approved by the C J.O. A meeting of those interested in the Wakanui Sports was held in the Main School on Thursday evening. The balance-sheet, showing that the funds amounted to about £lO, was read and adopted. Those present expressed themselves dissatisfied with the lack of interest taken in the matter ; and, to allow others to come forward to carry on the sports, which certainly ought not to be dis continued, they resolved to take no farther steps, but to adjourn nine die. During last autumn the codlin moth made great havoc amongst the pear and apple crop in several northern fruit growing districts, notably the Thames and its vicinity. The Auebltnd Herald's correspondent at Thames wires stating that it is generally conceded that the peach crop this year will be a failure, but per contra the oodlin moth has not yet been seen this season.

An ordinary solution of gum camphor in whisky is said to be a permanent and excellent sympathetic ink. The writing must be done very rapidly, as the first letters of a word have disappeared by the the time the last are written. Dipping the paper in water brings it out distinctly, and it becomes invisible again when the paper is dried. It can be brought out repeatedly without affecting its vividness.

The Canterbury Farmers’ Co-operative Association (Timaru) has realised a profit of £IBOO 13s 9d on the transactions of the past year. A dividend of 7 per cent, has been declared, and a bonus granted to the officers of 5 per cent, on their salaries. The sales of wool and grain show an increase for the year of about 30 per cent., the figures being £37,493 against £24,897 for the previous year.

Mr B. N. Taylor, M.HR. for Sydenham, addressed his constituents last night, and received a vote of thanks and confidence.

Majors Gudgeon and Crowe, the Old Soldiers’ Land •-.■lairaa Commissioners, w. re occupied at Christchurch yesterday the whole of the day investigating claims. About ninety claims have been investigated, and the commissioners left this morning for Timaru, At the quarterly meeting of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce yesterday, the presi dent, Mr J. Gould, in his address referred to the faot that although there was a market at Fiji for our produce, very little is sent there. The Fiji butter, cheese, hams, and bacon, all come from Europe, and potatoes, beer, and horse feed from Sydney. Yet they could all be supplied cheaper from New Zea land. The committee had not seen their way to contribute the sum asked for the proposed wool and grain show. As it had been suggested that it would be advantageous to the mercantile community, and extend the usefulness of the chamber if exchange meet ings were held, he moved in that direction. It was resolved that it was desirable that ex change meetings be held daily. Droitwitch Church, which is one of the oldest in England, ia to be pulled down, as a recent subsidence in the ground has caused the building to become undermined. This is the effect of the pumping for brine, which • as so seriously depressed the soil in and about Droitwitch. The fine old tower of the church is of quite unknown age. It escaped the great fire of 1293, which destroyed most of the body of the structure.

THE MALLABY COMEDY COMPANY

THE GREAT PINK PEARL. This very compact and well-balanced com pany opened at the Oddfellows’ Hall last night, to an excellent house, in the new and popular comedy “ The Great Pink Pearl,” which went remarkably well. As we gave the plot on Wednesday, it is not necessary to repeat it here, but we may say that it was well-dressed, and the most was made of its many comical situations. Mr Harry Power’s Gorraani was a first-rate representation, and Mr Henry Alleyne as Prince Pennikoff, and Miss Florence Wade as the Princess obtained and deserved the plaudits of the audience for the very capital rendering they gave of somewhet difficult rides, Mr Mallaby’s Anthony Sheen was, perhaps, a trifle on the broad side, but was generally a very good piece of acting. All the minor parts were well filled, and at the close of the second act and again at the falVof the curtain the performers were greeted with hearty demonstrations of applause- CASTE. To night the company will appear in Robertson’s " Caste,” being, we think, the first representation of this popular play in Ashburton, at any ra'e for some years, which, to judge from the notices given by Southern papers, is well worth going to see. The South Canterbury Times writing of the piece, as presented at Timaru by (he Mallaby Com pany on Tuesday last, says '” The Company deserves considerable commendation. The Polly Ecoles of Miss Florence Wade was full of fun and spirit, and she entered thoroughly into the abandon of the part. Miss Jennie Gwynne, as Esther Eccles, displayed decided ability and proved fully equal to what was demanded from her. Her aoting when she discovered that her drunken reprobate of a father had stolen her chi ! d’a coral to procure liquor was especially striking, and throughout she had the sympathies of the audience entirely with her. Miss Medway, as the supercilious, hard hearted Marquise scored a decided success. The gooles of Mr Alleyne was an admirable impersonation of a very unpleasant character, although hia make-up seemed to ua to be somewhat exaggerated. Little fault, however, could be found with his acting, the various phases of the nature of the working man’s agitator being cleverly depicted. Captain Hawtree was carefully and intelligently played by Mr Rodney, whose affected drawl and stiff action showed the conventional stage swell.’ to the life. Mr Harry Power deserves warm praise for an admirable impersonation of Sam Gerridge, a part that 0s him like a glpve. Me was thoroughly natural and kept the audience in a state oi constant rnerri* Want.”

SCANDAL IN HIGH LIFE.

London, .November 16

Sire l ii 'BB efforts have been made by the hi«bf»t parsonages in the land to hash up the Oatrbsll divoroa case, in which Lady OvnbeU anl Sir Oolin Cirabell, brother of the Marquis of Lome are principal. As the efforts of those of the Royal blood have failed to secure the qmetua of the affair it is consHered that the friends of the parlies will be unlikely to Buccaet, and it is therefore ex p'oied th.it whhin a fortoiaht from the present lime London will be flooded »iih particulars •, f one of Uie most r. vol b g social scandals of the present generation. A perua d of counsel’s brief shows thit Lady Colin Cambell is charged with having committed adultery with the Duk * of Marlborough in London, Paris, Pur fleet, and Somerset. Her Ladyship is also charged with having committed adultery with Captain -haw and Colonel But er in her own hnua->, with Dr B ri, the venerable family physician in London and othrr places, and with some unknown person on April 18 h, 1883. The co respondents have each fiLd a denial of the charges. Her Ladyship bad filed her peti non for divorce two days before Sir Oolin 0 trpbell msdehischargeaagainsther. The grounds of her petition are, according to h t al'egrtion q that Sir 0 din Campbell had been guilty of adultery with maid servants in their household The wit nesses w 1 Include the Duke of Argyle, the M-rqnis i f Lome, and Lady Mile*.

KIMBERLEY

We have been shown a letter wh’ch has been received from Mr J, W. Hardley, who left Ashburton some months ago for K'tnberley. lo is dated “ Black Elvire Camp, September 13ih,” and the writer says ; “It took including stoppages, etc., 35 days to reach here We were the fifth *esm from the Til mph to arrive. There rra a 1 >t of teams on the w y yet : several hive turned back, end a g oja many are aching off directly they sr ive in camp, I have been over to McPhee’a gully, the ‘headquarters’ of gold in this p»rt, and have seen what things are like there. Soma men are d ins we 1, by which I mem making about 30t a day The great drawback hire is the scare ty of water A lot era doing what they call ‘ dry hlowinu,’ carrying what is lolt about three miles, and panning it off. Some are making 3 or 4 dwts a day, and soma make a btt more, but it is patchy One fellow made an ounce in a day. hhere are a lot here not making enough to buy a hit of tucker.” The writer gives au emusin des ription of the sc «iie that tak -s p! cr on ih-> occasion of a bullock being killed. He says that after the animal has been knocked down it is o npped up m d sold “ bones tat, and ever* thing ” at the rale of Is per lb. Mr Hardioy stales tl a he inte da going to ihe l»t.ns ; r-.h which h>s sat in to a place about 25 miles from that at which he is at Th-y are drybl wing there too, and have to carry water fix miles. He says that when he first wen to MoPh oe’a ha wash«d several dishes, »fi found gold in every one, but not In payable quantities. lie is, how.-ve-, sanguine of being able t>stta in h ; s next let er th it ho is doin. some go d. He gives a let <-f the prices charged for pm v aloes Torse seem to be fsirly reason able, bu' he states that in con?;queic- o the cessation <>f cl -aring sales by nigger* leaving the field piic a are rising Mr Hardley thinks the climate very good. The golulioid embraces a large tract of oouutiy. and there are about 2000 people on it. The Longbaaoh men had not come in at the dale of his writing, but they wore expected in about a week. He goes n to say: “I do not know what s< rt of mws you are getting from this part of the world. Put it be good or bad, you cannot believe one word, for I hsve i.eVT h'.ard a ch contradictory siatame is In all my life. Although there is nothing ■ f an exciti g character here I do not think there is any reason to be dis couraged. 1 A DIFFERENT STATEMENT. Wellington, November 26. The Kentish Lass has arrived from Cambridge Golf, bringing 28 returned diggers from Kimberley. The m-rj >rily are Wellington men. Their univerisai opinion : sthat Kimbcrey is a failure

RISE IN WHEAT.

Tiie following goid nows fo • f irmars is contained in a private telegram received in Christchurch from Loud n on Thursday, and pul l shed in to-day’s Press :— ‘ A decided advance has taken place during the last few days in the price of wheat Californian cargoes are now quoted .at 33s Tne market is strong with an upward tendency. ’! he rise is caused prii cipaily by the knowledge of small -tooka being held ”

SOMETHING LIKE A BAZAAR.

* The Hebrew community of Dunedin have been showing the other churches how to get up a Bazaar in first-class style and have indeed diet meed ad competitors i.l (billing. The stall-holders are dressed in Shakspoarian costumes and at ths open ing while ceremony was performed by Sir Vogel, rays the Otago Daily Times, “ a corps of tiny vide:tea tooa up positions round the had, and the lilliputian army mode it' appearance o astonish and de light ihe sp c.ato 9 Th ■ army tn siate i of !G little ghis dressed as sailors, and 70 boys in the uniform of life guards. The appearance of the litt e soldiers was all that could be desird ; they looked sma t and dashing enough, their beadin' was i>ood- and their drill admirable They were led by Mr J Moss (a e dux of th.i High School) and went through a number of military evolutions with marvellous precision. This exhibition alone was worth m-ire than the price of admission to the b ztar. and the applause clearly showed mat such wai the opinion of the spectator*.”

SCHOOL BUILDINGS

Wfilisgton, November 25. The following circular from the Edu cation Department was read at a meeting of the Board of Education to-day :—“I am instructed to inform you that a sum of about £46,000, voted for public school buildings, will lie distributed to Education B ards at the beginning o' next ye ir, in proportion to population, at the rate of one shilling and six-tenths of a shilling for each person, as follows; -Aiie ; -lani, £9746 4s lOd ; Hawke’s Bay, £2391 la 7d ; Tara aki 19 ,’4 14s 7d ; Wanganui £2600 8a Wellington, £4067 5s 7d ; Mar boron, h, £766 19s 2d; Kelso-, £2079 8a lid; Westland, £Bl3 8s 6d ; ’ Oitli Canter bury. £8032 14s 7d ; routh Canterbury, £1843 18a 7d ; Otago, £9739 2s 7d ; Southland, £3132 ; total, £45,835 4s. There ’• authority for applying a further sum of about £4OO to the same purpose, but this cannot be distributed till April. It will be divided in sucli a way as to give some advantage to the smaller dis tricts.—(Signed) E. O. Gibbes, for the Secretary.”

HEAVY FINES

Dunedin, November 25

pirsona were charged at the Po'lce Court with failing to send ia re torts under the -’roperty Assessment Act J+m*s Broadfcot and George Atkinson were fined £5 aud 00-ts »uu treble ihe amount of tha tax. J >hn Boon offered as a defence that the property he hsd had passed into the hands of the mortgagee three years ago, and he had not a pound in the w >rld now. The asms fi ,e was in flicted. Robert Adams, on giving evidence that he had been absent from the colony was allowed to escape, Joseph Braith wabc, bookseller, was next charged. He swore that, to the best of hia belief, the return had been sept in. As the Magis trate considered there was an absence of wilfuinass the case was dismissed. Tho next charge was against Findlay and Co and the manager stated that no forms had been sent to the company, Soma enve lopes addressed to the former public officer of the Company had reached the Com pany, but as he had left their employ the envelopes were not opened. A fine of £lO an I coala was icfl’oted, as the excuse of ignorance of a law could not be held as a justification. It was stated that a fine of treble duty would amount to £7ol, but the C 'maaistioner is expected to grant a remission.

THE CAIN CASE.

The Timarn correspondent of the Press telegraphed that the following information has been laid by Inspector Broham against Thomas Hall, now in prison under life sentence.

“ That Thomas Hall did, on the 28th January, 1883, at Tlmaru, Wilfully, maliciously, and of ma ice aforethought, kill and murder oi'o Henry Cain.” The enquiry will commence on Monday morning at 11 o’clock, and after seven or nine witnesses have given evidence, an adjournment will be asked for eight days, and futth-r rrmands will from time to tl no be requested until all tho evidence required ia übtiire 1. Among new wit nesses will he Mrs Newton, one of the daughters of th) late Captain Cain, and who is now, t is understood, resident in S; dney.

The Timaru Herald of this morning states th t in addition to the evidence which was given at the Coroner’s inqu s , the case will be strengthened by testimony ah wing that tbe prisoner purchased a c nsidershie quantity of antimony In 'l’lm'rn a< me tune before Captisn Cain’s death. , _

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN. [llEUXEll’s Xr-LEOSAMS COPYRIGHT.] A SATISFACTORY ANNOUNCE MENT. London. November 23. It is officially notified that the foot and mouth disease has ceased in Eng land.

BRIGHTON ELECTION.

A vacancy occurred in the representa tion of Brighton in the House of Commi ns owing to the death of the senior Conservative member, Mr David Smith, The seat will be contested by Mr Trevelyan, Secretary for Scotland in Mr Gladstone’s last administration, against the Conservative candidate.

THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE,

The Prince of Wales has assented to the closing of the Exhibition, and the dispersion of the exhibits intended for the Institute. He advises that the permanent buildings of the Institute should be located at Kensington, also that the Institute should embrace a separate representation of the manu factures and the resources of Great Britain and the colonies and India. He proposes that the building shall in clude a library, general hall, and offices for Agents-General.

THE CROFTERS.

The Marquis of Lome has con sulted Sir J. F. Garrick as to whether it was possible to acquire land for the settlement of the crofters in Queens land, and whether his Government Would be prepared to assist in sending them and grant homesteads. BISHOP MOORHOUSE’S SUCCESSOR. The Rev. Dr. Goe will be formally installed as Bishop of Melbourne on February 24th. T onpon, November 24 The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Manchester will conse crate the Rev F. F. Goe. THE GERMAN ARMY. It is considered likely that Prince Bismarck will propose an increase in the German army of 41,000 men. AMERIC \N MAILS. Some outcry has been occasioned in Ireland relative to the transfer of the carriage of the American mails to the German Lloyd’s Company from South ampton, which is argued has been done because it is cheaper than the old route A U ST~R AL I A N. [BK.UTJBR’s TELEO ;IA VIS COPYRIGHT ] ALBERT PARK BANK ROBBERY Melbourne, November 25 The two brothers who stuck up the National Bank of Australia at Albert Park were brought up at the Police Court to-day and remanded for a week. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WHEAT CROP. Adelaide, November 26. The South Australian wheat crop is estimated to yield seven bushels per »cre.

THE WOOL MARKETS.

The New Zealand Loan and Mer cantile Agency Company held their usual weekly sale this afternoon, and offered an important catalogue, com prising 4800 bales. The attendance of buyers was large and competition brisk. The market shows air improve ment on last week, very full values being obtained. Greasy wool sold up to scoured, lor which there was a tood demand, realised washed fl-ece of the Western District clip was the feature of the sale, and fetched i6%d.

THE ASYLUM DISPUTE.

AiCKLiMu, ovember 25,

Dr Macgregor, Inspector- General of Bo>pi!a?s and Asylums, went out to day to the Asylum, and, as a result of investi gation, discharged the storekeeper on -he spot, and telephoned to Superintendent Thomsen to sand a constable to take an account and dsliyery of the stores and liquors fur> ished to the Asylum, which was done. Six warders, declining to with draw their re?»gnat : ooß, were discharged. As there are numerous applications for vac-mr. poeiti< ns, thero will be no difficulty in getting nv->r iha mbroalio. •

INTERESTING EXTRACTS.

SPURIOUS JEWELS

A Paris ji.ieler has iat-ly been sen tenced to tiX monih’a imprisonment foi bleaching yellow Cape diamonds white and relbng them I as pare white diamonds. Pearls, on the contrary, have been made black by dipping them into ritrate of silver.

THE HARVEST IN SCOTLAND. Now (hit the harvest is just about finished in Scotland, an eatima a has been prepared of tr e values of c-real and root cri ts. Thr total value • f the harvest of 1886 is set down ;st £23 040 123, Fat sum re; resetting the standing crops. Turnips are averaged at £B, and p : tatoea at £ls imperial acre. REPORTKH F JUDGE. A week or two ago a Melbourne District Court met ial went up 10 the reporter’s b 'X aud said to one of the eosibes : “His Honor desires ms to ftite that be la very moeh dusitkfied w ch the report which appeared in your paper this morning-” “ Te’l His Honor,” said tho reporter in a voice 1 ul rn mh to be heard all over, the court that ‘J am very much disattefied with the judgment ha gave yea’erday.” His Honor snorted. GE'E-AL GRAST’d MONGMENT. New York is busy discutsiag designs for a monument to be erso ed to the lets General Grant. Out < f twelve already submitted, one is mode entirely of glaai. It is in tho form of time cy’indr cal temples, one within the o.her, the top most point surmounted by a silver angel; while the in- erniost ttmp’e woo’d contain a brnrzj aiUuto of the General. Others a e of larger dime-'sloas and c st, the m jet expensive being reckoned at £40,000. THE ARMY OF FRANCE. The following are the latest figures of the string! hof the French army. They are taken from the book, “ Avaut laßvai le,” which was published recently by the “ Patriotic L- ague,” and has been a sort of nn' d-ya’ wonder in Paris. There are rightoen corps d’armeo, com prising 450 batiallions of infantry, 153 squadrons o : calv-tery, and 321 bateriea. T>e to si Iff ctive fores is said to be: Ofli ■or», 18 738; men, 671,?93; hordes, 200,092 ; guns, 1 945 ; carriages, 33 754. APT FIOaL BUTTER. Mr Hudson, the big<eso hot erman in London, describes buttorine as “ hea t’ y, tsa y. and t,u r tious,” rn ‘ dfo’.arrs that rhe of such articles upon the ma-kat “ has be-m 11 keep the price of butter down f urps! co or fivepeoce a pound at least.” He adds that “the competition if bu- terine has been very aivareiy felt by producers of the lower class of Irish batter, foe this reason, tint the genuine art'ola inferior in apoearaai-e and in taste to the manufactured." A SWIFT TORPEDO-BOAT. We seem (asya Truth ) to nave got one torpedo-boat, at any ra f e which is a phenomenon ia speed—ffir the present, lb is vessel, which has just been built by Messrs Thomycroft, did an experimental run the other day from Portsmouth to Bournemouth pier, a dis ance cf thlrty aix miles. On the run oat, with a good tide, she did the first twenty-four miles in the hour, aud the whole distance in an hoar and thirty eight minutes. The re turn j turnav against the tide and with a strong head-wind, wss done in an hour and fifty a x minutes. For a sea-trip this beats anything hitherto accomplished. MASTER AND MAN. The following story is told cf tbe In dividual who has long officiated as the gardener at the Preudeutal mansln at Washington, President Cleveland had heard rumors that the gardener was drunk and uncivil to visitors at the White House, so one bright morning ha sum moned him into his presence to receive his d'smissal. “Jemmy,” said the Pre sident, “ I hear bid stories about you. It is asid von are consUctly drunk and un civil to'vis t irs." Jemmy was puzzed for s p--ply. At last he said. “Mr President, bedad I hear much worse stories about you, but do you think I believe them I No, by the powers, I know they are all lies. ages of famous ladies. Le Figaro has the following :— A very indiscreet contjmporsry has published a tsble setting forth the ages of the moat fam'us i .dies of ‘ho period, many of whom, wo are pretty certain, will not feel fiatt-red by this at:ent on. We are thus informed t'.at our oivine Harah (Bern hardt) Is 42 years ol Rosa Bonhenr. 63; \l>s> Braddon. th« cel brat d novelist, 43; the ex k'moreat Eug uie, 60;. Christina jlsson and Adelina Patti. 43; Outdo, 45; Mrs B'ssnr. 3-1: and the redoubtable Mrs Wei on, 48. And what of the “faded Jenny Lind, 64; Pauline Lucca, 46; Arabella Goddard, 47; the genUe Florence Nk>h ingalj, 66. The eldest of these surviving celebrities is Marlrmc de Gssparin, who is 77 years of age.

!TTK ASHBURTON (i DAJBOIAiv, tf, ID.vf, NOVEMBER 20. 1388



MRS MANHIRE, Fancy goods warehouse, Saunders’ Buildings, East street. Ladies’ and Children’s Clothing in great variety- Paper Patterns in stock and designed to * order Special Lines in Aprons nnd Pinafores. MUSIC, MR3 A. C. CLARIDGE is prepared to receive PUPILS for PIANOFORTE and ORGAN Terms on Application Cox atreet, Ashburton. Bbb ° P WESTGATE & BATES, fTrom G Elliott, Christchurch), IISHMONGEBS AND POULTERERS ottster saloon, Tanchbd street, Ashbueton. N.B.— ■We are now receiving daily Fresh Fish of the best quality. 964 WAKANUI ROAD DISTRICT. ROAD PROPOSED TO BE CLOSED. T HERT BY give notice that in accord | ance with section 9-4 of the Public Works Act, 1882, the Wakanui Road Board propose to close that Road in Wakanui Survey District which com mences at the southernmost corcer of K.S 26460, and extends north westerly to the Wakanui Creek, and that the plan showing the said Road is open for public inspection at the Wakanui Road Board *>ffice. MURDOCH BRUCE, 5708 Chairman. FOR COUGHS, COLD 5 . Asthma, Coryza, It-flaerza, Con ■nmption, &c. XT AY'S COMPOUND OF LINSEED, ■ X Aniseed, S- nega, Squill, Tolu, &c with Chlorodyne. KAY’S COMPOUND, a demulcent expectorant, for Coughs, Colds, sod Cheat Complaints. KAY’S COMPOUND, for Coughs, ard Colds, is equally serviceable for Horses and Cattle. KAY’S TIC PILLS, a specific in Neuralgia, Face-ache, he. Con tains Qofn’ne, Iron, &c. COAGULINE. —Cement for Broken Articles, Sold Everywhere. Sole Makers:—KAY BROS,, Stock ort, England, WILDING AND LEWIS, AND gOl ICHORS. F. WILDING, js> otary Public. daces: Next “Mall” Office, Burnett st., Ashburton. Mr WiLDi'-o will attend the sittings of the Ashburton ' carts on Tuesday and Fridays, and may be consulted personally on. these darys. * The firm is now represented in Ash burton by Mb Clayton, an English Solicitor of considerable experience, who Js© in daily attendance at the office instructions and confer with *IOBO



Wanted. UTANTSDa 00 AT in mlk Apply VV to Hugo Frieolandb a 11 156 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. FURNITURE —To meet the times, W DAVIS, Cabinetmaker, East street, Ashburton, is now selling Furniture of all kinds cheaper than ever. Chest of Drawers. £1 5s ; - Couches, £1 5s Every other article equally cheap. AH new fu~nuure at second-hand price 804 Vt/ANTED KNOWN.—Washing and V\ Mangling done either by the day or dozen. Mangling 2d per dozen. —Mrs Nevill, North-west Belt, AHenton. 880 WANTED known that W. Bay lie has a Quantity of Potatoes for sale cheap ; quality guaranteed. Also, a prime lot of Bacon and Hams. IT 164 JUST OPENED—Choice assortment of New Spring Dress t' tuffs, Prints, Millenry, etc '■ he cheapest House in town for first class goods. Dressmaking on the premises. H. O. Seokbs, Mel ford House. Special Advertisements. WANTED KNOWN THAT MRS STRIBLING HAS REMOVED from old premises in Burnett street (next to the Arcade), to the PANAMA BOARDING-HOUSE, TAKCREDSTREET (Lately occupied by Mr Lucas). 8°537 ASHBURTON 0 UN'TY COUNCIL. NOTICE is hereby given that for the repair of Head Works, Pudding Bill, water will be shut off E Race and all its branches (the races situated between Chertsey and Eakaia) from 29:h Novem ber to 3rd December inclusive, and occupiers on these lines of races ore requested to give special attention to the overhaul of their races during that period. By order. William Baxter, County Engineer. Ashburton, November 18, 1886. CAUTION TO POACHE US. IN consequence of so much Poaching of Trout from the Laeml.or Creeks I hereby give notice that anyone found so doing will bo prosecuted ; and further, that a reward of £2O will bo paid to any person who will give such informition as shall lead to the conviction of such offenders DONALD McLEAN, 11 «36 T agmbor; CENTRAL HOTEL., JW. McRAE having taken the above # Hotel, solicit* a share of patronage from the people of Ashburton and sur rounding districts Best Brands of Wine’s Spirits and Boers. Good Stabling— Foods, One Shilling. Horses and Beanies to let on hire at prices to meet the times For the convenience of travellers hansom cab will meet aH trains. 'V —i-i 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, tho property of one owner. First class paddocks for marcs at Is per week. Groomage fee, ss, payable at first service E. COOKSON, Proprietor, 9+733 Livery Stables, Ashburt n. MOUNT SOMERS COAL PIT. COAL CAN NOW BE HAD AT THE AB jVE PIT. ♦ FOR SHILLINGS PER TON, Or in Ashburton at SEVENTEEN SHILLINGS PER TON, By tho Truck. FOR CASH OinLY. E. F. WRIGHT. MESSRS TUCKER AND RESTELL, Agents in Ashburton. 10*913 NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY The new goods for the SUMMER SEASON ARE .SOW OPENED OUT. The Stock is THE LARGEST & BEST SELECTED IN THE T 1 WN, And the, variety of Stylo and Patterns in Men’s, Youths', and Boys’Clothing leaves nothing to be desired. Thousands of Men’s and Boys Suits, newest styles. Trousers and Trousers and Vests manufactured of New Zealand Tweeds. Every garment warranted shrunk Overcoats, Waterproof Coats and Leggings in great variety Hats, compris'ng every now style worn Children's Jersey Suits, Children’s Men of-War Suits Gentlemen’s Hosier}', Scarves ; Oxford -iegatta and White Shirts Ruga, Portmanteaus, and Travelling Bogs The celebrated WSRTHEIM SEWING MACIiIhE. Time Payments. N.Z. GUY DING FACTORY, East Street,



Victoria House. HOLIDAY SEASON, 1886-87 SECOND ANNUAL GIFT DISTRIBUTION, comprising elegant Works of Art, in Bohemian and Bulgarian Painted Vases, Glass Water Jugs, and Crystal BTower Stands, &c GIFT COUPONS now being issued (o Purchasers. DIMANT AND COE, GENERAL DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, Ac., Corner East and Tancred streets, Ashburton.



Special advertisements. G. L. Beath & Co. £IOOO 0 s 0 D sth ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTMAS GIFTS Friday, November 12th. ON AND AFTER FRIDAY every Customer will re ceive a Ticket witlr each Purchase, entitling the bo'der 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. AND FARM AND STATION REQUISITES ORR & ALCORN IMPORTERS. REMOVAL OF THE ASHBURTON BRANCH OF H. J. WOOD AND CO. (La ( e T. F. Farley) to FRIEDLANDER’S BUILDINGS. VTTE beg to advise our valued cue- VV tomers, tiro commercial and general public of Ashburton and sur rounding districts, that, having taken the lease of the large and commodious pre mises, formerly the drapery establishment of Messrs Friedlander Bros., next the corner, wo have opened there with a large and well-assorted stock of BOOKS, COMMERCIAL &' GENERAL STATIONERY, ACCOUNT BOOKS, &c., To which is being added on the arrival of every direct steamer the very latest NEW B .'OKH and NEW MUSIC out. Subscribers supplied with English, American, and Continental Newspapers and Magazines immediately on arrival of Mail. Special attention is given to all orders for Bookbinding, Printing, Engraving, and Lithography Specimens on view. Special Discounts allowed to Library and School 0. nunittees Catalogues and Lists on application WRITING, PRINTING. & WRAPPING PAPERS IN ANY QUANTITY. Any Book wanted which may he tern porarily cut of stock will be immediately procured from our Christchurch Establish ment, the stock of which is ouo of the largest and best assorted in the colonies ; or from our London Agency by direct mail stemier. H. J. WOOD & CO. Booksellers, Stationers, Printers, and Bookbinders. STATIONERS’ HALL, ASHBURTON. iMeasrs SPENSLEY & CO. having ap po nted us their Agents for Ashhu ton and Di trict, we have pleasu e in calling atten tion to our large and w„ell assorted stock of Sheet Music, comprising the latest and most popular Songs, Dances, and Piano forte Solos. Teachers and others will find a useful assortment of the most approved Methods and Studies for Pianoforte Prac tice and S nging. Pianos by celebrated makers, which may be either pnrchas a d on the deferred payment system or hired for any length of time. Violins, Cornets, Flutes, Accordions, Corcertinas, Har moniums, Organs, and Brass Instruments F J. WOOD AND 00.



mO STAND THIS SEASON X at NRTHERBY FARM, ASHBURTON, And visit the surrounding neighborhood, The Thoroughbred Stallion Johnxiy Faulkner, Pedigree : He is by St. Albans, out of Impudence, by Peter Wilkins, out of Prudence by Jersey, out of Black Sail by Wanderer, out of Fairy (imp.) (For tabulated pedigree see cards ) Terms : £lO 10a for thoroughbred mares. £5 5s for half-bred mares. Also, the Thoroughbred Stallion Rouser, By Messenger, out of Kate O'Shaho, Will stand at Netherby Farm, and travel he districts of Ashburton, Methven, Mount Somers, and Alford Forest. Terms ; £3 10 ; guarantees, £5 6s Season, Ist January, 1887. Guarantees, Ist Ju.y, 1887, T* MARKET, 9635 Propriotr s THE DISTRICT RAILWAYS PUR CHASING ACT, 1885, AND AMENDMENT ACT. THE RAKAIA AND ASHBURTON FORKS RAILWAY DISTRICT. *VTOTICE is hereby given under the I\| provisions of the District Railways Purchasing Act, 1885, and the District Railways Purchasing Act, 1885, Extension and Amendment Act 1886, that it is my intention to mike, on the 4th December, a rate on all Property within the Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Railway District, as defined in G-rzette of 17th October, 1878, page 1415, for the year ending 31st March, 1886, as follows : 29,311 A rate of of a penny in the 100,000 pound on all laud comprised in the first class 26,054 A rate of • of a penny in the 100,000 pound on all land comprised in the s?cond 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 all land comprised in the fourth class. That such Rate will bo payable to the Postmaster at Rakaia on the 11th December next, and that the Rate B <ok will be open for inspection at the Post Office, Rakaia, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 i .in. daily from the 15th to the 30lh November, b th inclusive. J. SBERREY, Property Tax Commissioner. Wellington, 12th November, 1886. II 86



(JHllIvSTOii KCH flO'i.'E MARKET Messrs H Maieou and Co. report as follow* ; -At Tt-toersall’a cd Saturday !»*■ our emr es for .he day comptiseo 78 horses, chltfly of a ,ight and second rut class, good draught stock being somewhat counpioa' us by their absence. With regard to trade, we cannot say much as to its vitality, i e., for >he class offering, in fact for all. descriptions of stork the want of an outside market or an increased locrl demand is being badly felt t'f our total entry between 30 and 40 head changed hands, though at c 'taparatively low valuos, rargir g from £lO to £ls for plough horses, useful hacks at about the same rates ; inferior sorts to £7 and £B.



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ASHBURTO' stock sales. The New Zealand 10m and Mercantile Agency Company imUed reports :—At the ishburt'n ha 1 yards on the 23rd inat. ah ut 35- 0 sheep and an average entry of cattle fosmei tee day’s offerings. The sale was dull all through, and in several cse= ebe;-p vvare w'thdr.*wn. Fat shorn we?h«rs u»»da 7a 4d to S' 6d ; fat mixed cross 1 reds in the w 01,o 1 ,10 s 6d ; shorn crossbred ewes, aged, with 100 per cent of lambs, 4s 51; do in the wool, wlih 93 per cent of lambs, 6a Id ; mixed croat | breds in the wool, 7s 10 ; shorn hoggetr forward c ondition, 4i Id and 5s 31; •mall wjolly do 4r 3d ; aped merino ewes in the wool with 70 per cent of lambs, 2s lid; frt cows, £4 15» to £6 10s; forward budocks, £6. Messrs Miles and Co. report as follows: —A fa r entry cf stock of all descriptions, and a somewhat improved demand for same, " e sold fat mixed crossbreds at 8s to 10* 61 ; fat lambs at 5a ; haifbred ho. g- ta 1 1 10s 6d ; crossbred do, 7a ; two-tooth do. 4 Id to 5; 3d; merino ewes, with 7 i per cent Lmba at foot, at 23 lid ; croeabred do, with 86 per cent lambs ar. foot, 5)41; ewes and lambs, fit end fit 3d j fat itesr*, £4l7 a Wto 'M