DAILY MEMORANDA

MEETING 3, A MUHEM ..NT Ere Monday, November 29 Boronch Council, at Borough Connoil Chaml-cr* at 7.30 Tuesday, November 30 Thistle Lodge—lnstallation cf Officers in the Grange Hall at 7.30 Saturday, December 4 Wafeand Hoad Board—Monthly meeting at the Board’s t ffice, Moore street, at 11 a.m. Friday, December 9 Ashbu tou K»cing 01 nb—Annual Bso< Meeting

RAILWAY TIME TABLE

Trains Arrive at Ashburton —From Christ (bnroh and the North, at 10.15 a.m. (express), 4M p.m., and 7.10 p.m. From Timaro, 10.45 a.m. From Dunedin and South, 5.27 ym. (express). From Mount Somers, 10.6 * Trains Leave Ashburton —For Christ church and North, at 7.10 a.m., 10.55 a.m., and 5.37 p.m. (express). For Dunedin and South, 10.25 a.m. (express). For Timaru, 4-46 p.m. For Mount Somers, 5.5 p.m

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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MAIL NOTICES.

M«dla close at the Ashburton Post Office follows: — For Christchurch and North at 6 a. m i. 30 a. 111., and 5 p.m., daily. For Ohertseyßakaia, Ac., at 10.30 a.m fnd 6 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, tnd Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily. For Temuka, at 10 sum. and 4.30 p.m doily. for Timaru and South, at 10 a.m., and A 30 p.m., daily. For Greenatreet, on Wednesdays and tnrdsys, at 10.45 a.m. For Wakanul, Elgin, Seavlew, Seafield, id Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and tnrdays, at 6.30 a.m. For Mount Somers, daily at 4.30 p.m For Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Mon days and Thursdays, at 4.30 p.m. For Ashton, Waterton and Longhead), 4.30 p.m. dally. For Flemingtcn, on Mondays, Wednes i«ys, and Fridays, at 4.30 p. in. For Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fri at 10.30 a.m. iw«.n« arrive at tho Ashburton Post ffice— From Christchurch and Rakaia st 10.15 •m., 4.35 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. From Ohertsey, &c. at 10.15 i and ,35 p.m. daily. From Dunedin and intermediate places daily, - From Temuka and Timaru at 10.40 a. m p 5 30 p. m daily. From Greenatreet. W ednesdays and Saturdays, at 10 m. From Mount Somers, daily at 10.5 . m. From Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Wetl aesdays and Saturdays, at 10.5 a.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long each at 10 a.m. daily. From Newlands, on Tuesdays and Frf days, at 2.30 p.m. From Flemington on Tuesdays, Thuro days, and Saturdays, at 10a.m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1886. ASHBURTON WOOL SALES.

The very satisfactory results attend ing the first series ot wool sales for the season of 1886, held in Ashburton on Friday last, are exceedingly gratifying and prove that the anticipations of our merchants when these local sales were last year initiated were soundly based. For it is evident that the permanency of the system of local wool sales is now firmly established and that ere long all the wool grown in the district, other than that destined for export beyond seas, will be disposed of in the local market instead of as formerly being forwarded to Christchurch. The sales on Friday attracted as large an attend ance of foreign buyers as could have been gathered together in the Cathedral City, and the prices obtained as a natural consequence are fully as good as could have been obtained there, while the grower obtains the manifest advantage of saving the freight to Christchurch and, besides this, has an opportunity of himself witnessing the sale of his own clip without the expense and loss of time incurred in a journey to the metropolis. Then as regards our local merchants, the com missions earned will form no despicable addition to the season’s business and will represent so much money retained in the town for local expenditure which otherwise would iiave gone to enrich the chief city. From every point of view then the results of Friday’s sales are most encouraging and pleasing, while the prices obtained and the reenness of the competition afford promise of even better things in the near future. Not the least pleasing feature, however, still remains to be noticed, and that is that a very con siderable proportion of the wool was purchased by the Ashburton Woollen Factory and is destined to find its way to the open market in the shape of manufactured goods, inasmuch as the community doubtly benefits when its own local manufacturing industries are able to work up the product of its pastoral industries. We would we could see more of this sort of thing in New Zealand, for herein lies the true method of laying deep and firm the foundations ot a lasting prosperity.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The attention of the members of Lodge

Somerset, No. 1811, E.C , is called to a notice whioh appears among to-day’s advertisements. A fairly large number of people left Ashbur ton this morning for Christchurch by the cheap excursion train. At the conclusion of his sermon yesterday morning the Kov D. McNicoll, who had been preaching on the subject of “Revivals,” intimated that the Rev J. S. Smalley would visit Ashburton early in January, and conduct a mission from the 2nd to 11th of that month. Mr Smalley is at present in Christ ohuroh engaged in evangelistic work, and from the records published in the daily papers appears to be labouring with remark able success.

In the report of the wool sales held by Messrs Friedlander Bros, on Friday, the following items did not appear correctly : H 2, halfbred ewes, 3 bales, 7|d; AD merino wethers, 2 bales, 7Jd; J reversed’ second cross hoggets, 2 bales, 7d; HUU con joined should have been HW conjoined ; HS locks, 2 bags, 2Jd. At the R.M. Court this morning, before Mr R. Alcorn, J.P., and Mr W. J. Steward, J.P., Thomas Richards, charged with drunken ness, was, in consideration of having been locked up since Saturday night, discharged with a caution, but, for having resisted the police in the execution of their duty, was fined 20s and costs, with the alternative of seven days’ imprisonment.

An agency of the New Zealand Government Life Insurance Department baa been esta blished at the Post Office, Rlethven. We understand that the property submitted on Saturday, by Mr J. T. Ford, on account of Mr I. R. C. C. Graham, did not find a purchaser. A bona fide bid of £9 per acre for the whole was the best oiler received, but this being slightly under the vendor’s reserve the property was withdrawn. The Evening Herald, learns, on what appears to be good authority, that it is con templated to start a first-olass morning paper in Dunedin ere long. A number of intelligent gentlemen are taking an interest in the pra ject, and the best literary talent available is to be secured.

Certainly the most effective Medicine in the world is SANDER and SONS’ EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its eminent powerful effec's in Coughs, Colds, Influenza, &o.; the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. Read this certificate ; “ 21th 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 flammation on the bone of the leg, which came on after a severe attack of low fever, I was attended by Dr J. Boyd, who had made strenuous efforts to save my leg, but without 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, and the Extract had not been applied more than an hour when I began to feel greatly relieved. After applying the Extract every four hours for nine or ten days I was out of all danger. I would persuade all who may be affected with any such .disease to give the Eucalypti Extract a trial, and 1 am convinced that they will find it the most wonderful of medicines. —Yours, &0., E. J. Curnow Wattle ; set, Sandhurst,”—(Advt.) I

A local paper says that there are only two of tho deferred payment set tiers in Hawkes Bay who are in arrears with their rent. Go from home to learn news says the proverb, and for illustration we find it stated in the Wellington Post that “It is currently reported in Canterbury that since his convic tion Thomas Hall has freely admitted his guilt in the attempt on hia wife’s life.” A syndicate of Paris and Berlin bankers has subscribed £24,000,000 to carry out a scheme, sanctioned by the Sultan, tor a net work of railways, to connect the Black Sea with the Persian Gulf, under the direction of the Austrian engineer Pressel. The Otago Daily Times records that the father of Mr David Sinclair (acting Mayor of Oamaru) celebrated his golden wedding on Wednesday. The couple, who are aged 75 and 72 respectively, have five sons and four daughters living, and their children and grand chilren number over 50. The local Garrison Band serenaded the aged couple.

CRICKET

AUSTRALIANS Y. CANTERBURY Christchurch, November 27. The attendance at the match to-day amounted at one time to 3500. The weather was warm and the wicket good The chief item of interest in connection with the play was the collapse of the Australians in the early part of their inn ings. Seven Wickets were down for 38 at the luncheon adjournment. Blackhun and Mcllwraith played determined y, and though the latter got an occasional pulled they added 60 rn ■», and had saved tho follow on when Wilding levelled BUckham’a wickets. The same bowler took Spofl >rlh with the first bail. Tho Canterbri' y’s fielding was v ry good. In Canterbury's second innings Wi'd ing was wed set when he was given out leg before wicket. Barnes played good cricket for his runs, an Fowko was play ing well when the w okefc keeper caught him •if the last ball of the day. Should the rest of the lucd mm make a stand, tho game, which will be continued on n fourth day (Tuesday), ah mid prove a decidedly cl so o.e The match so far has been very interesting. At present as the gime st-ndi Cant, rbury are 123 runs to the eord, and have ten wickets to fall Following are the scores : Australians-First Innings. Phillips, n Firth 0 Evans, thrown nut by B. J, Cotterill, . b Firth 3 Garrett, b Dunlop 15 Palmer, b Dunlop I Trumbb-, b Dunlop 3 Jarvis, b Firth 5 Jones, c Milton, b Dunlop 3 Bruce, b Dunlop 7 Mcllwraith, not out ... ... ... £6 Blaokham, b Wilding ... ... ... 32 Sp ff>rth, b Wilding ... ... ... 0 Leg-byes 3 Bye 1 r otal ... ... ... ... 99 Cant p.burv.—‘■econo innings, W. J. Cotterill, c Trumbe, b Garret t 0 Orawshaw, b Garrett ... ... ... 2 Wilding, Ibw ... ... ... ... 14 Ba l ties, not out ... ... ... 16 Whoat'ey, et Jarvis, b Palmer ... 1 Dunlop, st Jarvis, b Palmer ... ... 0 Ashh-.', b Garrett ... ... ... 8 Fuwke, c Jarvis, b Palmer ... ... 8 Leg-byes ... ... ... ... 2 Total for 7 wiokits 50

TO-DAY’S PLAY,

Chbistcucrch, November 29

Million partnered Barnes at tho com mencement of play, but was caught behind the wicket by parvis, off Garret-, after making e. single E Cot ertil, who replaced him, was clean bowled by Palmer without adding to (ho score —sl—9—o, Harman sue ceded, and did b ritar. Huns cam'» off more freely, and at 12 45 the sou.e was 67. Harman male 21 by steady, careful cricket and was bowled by Garrett—lo wictets down for 83. Rsyner, after making 5, met a similar fate—ll for 89. Mathias replaced him, making 2 before lunch, when the score stood at 92

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, November ‘ 7

Mr Fisher, licensee 6f the Albion Hotel BUimnored for being absent from his 1.0 el f ir morn than fourteen days without leave of the Committee, whs charged wi h op polnting a man named Downing to carry on bis business in tis absence without leave fc m the Committee, and Downing was charged with selling I’quor without a license F<om statements by Downing to the Chairman of the Licensing C ramitt* e i> iippi ar he -hud been )n charge from lost June, Fisher living in the country, keep ing a roi no in the hotel, and coming in once a ve' k. The p .lice applying for the cancel'atiou of t e license, ve there is no fine under the Act, the case was an j timed to Saturday Five of the female’ attendants at the asylum have withdrawn their resignations. Ur M cpi egi r is satisfied that the threat etiid deadlock'ls now over. A new regula tion is rt> w be tig prepared, which will render repetition of such an occurrence almost imp“»a:ble. 'A’rllingt n, November 27 ■ At 'he a qittrv into she striking of the Hsur iki.t hi- cp. till rate of J. Cooper, mate, war t-u pended fur a m nth, t-nd not that of Captain Harvey, as previously tele graphed. Qkeymouth, November 27. Messrs ai.d Gard'uer arrived last tf'g'-.t, an 1 -ha o mncillo s, met them. A meeting was hold last nk'htiea public re ception ai a banquet on Monday night A largo crowd is excPO'ed.

UNKNOWN

Alfred Iv upn owns probably the largest business establishment in t e world (he. works w tgin the town of Essen covet m' re (ban 500 ncres. He employs nearly 20,000 men. wh", with their fnmi ; e>, make nearly 70,000 persons supported by iiy tho factory. Krupp owns 547 iron mires In Germany and four ocean ateameis Over the works run 42 miles of railway, working 28 engines and ,883 trucks. There are t 9 horses and 491 wagvons. There are also 40 miles of telegraph wires, with 35 stations and 55 Morse apparatus.

HOUSE MARKET.

Mr T, Bullock reports for the week ending Saturday, November 27th:—17 horses were brought forward for the day’s sale, amongst which were a number of useful medium draughts, and althou h at the commencement of the sale biddings were rather slow, as the sale proceeded they became animated, and proved one of the best sales for sometime past. As a proof of this the whole (17) of the day’s entry were sold, excepting one at the following prices, viz : - Medium drarghts, of a light description, 4 and 5 years old, £l6, £l6 10« ; do, 7 years old, £l2 to £ls ; aged, £9 to £9 10s; do, do, of a good stamp, £l3 There were no really Srsfccjass draughts entered Hacks and ight harness horses. £5 5s to £9 16a, according to desciiptiqn : inferior, £2 15s to £3 10s Sundries, on account of Grove Farm Estate:—Dray and Frame, £7 2s 6d ; tip £3; grass mower, £5 ; corn crusher, £2 10g; pats, 7s 6d per sack (about 4 bushels)

SPORTING

WEiLIMI ltd MEETING. The following results wore telegraphed after wo went to pres* on urday : HUTI’ PARK tPKINO HANDICAP. ?'unio n ... ... ... 1 Wairiri 2 Rivulet ... ... ... 3 Pasha, Admintstmto", Charmer, and Normuiby a'ao run. A grand race ; wop by a length, i ime—2tnin 4>sec. To ali eator dividend— £3 7). OKAND STAND HANDICAP. Forester ... ... ... 1 Pasha ... ... ... 2 Gis iri 3 Won by a head after a desperate struggle. Time—lniin 47aeo. Totalisator dividend— £4 6s.

D.J.C. SPRING MEETING.

The following events were decided on Saturday after those published by db:— The Handicap Tkot, of 120 sovs, was won by Duchess (13aeos), with Wanderon (35 tecs) 2, Na row Guage (search) 3. Time—Bmin Sdseo. Livid nd —£14. The Felling Race, of 40 sovs, was won by Mr But or’a Mizarka, Melville second, and Bagshot third. Divdmd —£61456 d. The winner was bought in by the owner for £34 Spring Handicap, of 80 sovs; 1 mile. Messrs riobb’s J mk, Bst (Sharp) ... 1 Mr Goodman’s Apropos. Bri 31b ... 2 Mr O’Brien’» Rubina, 9st 4 b ... 3 Four others ran. Won on tho post, after an excellent rao". Time— Imin 47-oci. Divld-n l £l2 7< 6d The Hack Race was won by Gaiety, paying a dividend of £2 8s 61, Mokoia seco"«l. Swcetbnar third £4941 was put through the totalisator during the day.

THE CAIN CASE.

Telegraphing on f-huunDy to the Lyttel ton Times the Timvu corre->potident of that j 'tiros! a y-: —Tnoin as Hill arrived Here to-day by riia -orth express train, and the morb d on iosuy of the pnbl'o to see bi n drew a ;-nnravu‘> crowd to the aii- v a> tirion Wfi>n he got <>ut of th -csrra'o ho travelled in, »r>d alighted on the pi 1 1 form of th ' staton. 'he police kept tho o-owot bark, aud ho was at once pUoad in a vehicle su'd taken to the gaol. In reg rd to the charge of murder wh ch la to he preferred against him at the KesHent Magistrate's Onuit on M»>n diy, some evidence was rcoidenatliy dtr ooverod hy Mr William Ginn, a chemist residing in this own. ') h ) dtioovory was male In this w*y: A person went into his shop to boy some kind of poison, and Mr Gunn tobi him that he would rather no sell it; th’ra was -no 1 ! a bo her, selling poison, as there were certain forms t > be signed, a- d a respec ah‘e whites* hai ro he procured to show th ri all was correct He ala ■ > a'd 10 h a c istomer, “ L "otc her.-,” taki g up his sale of poisons book, “ Fee, this wt'l inform you of the neces sary fo; rns to be go no hr inch if yon want to pa-chase poison ” Mr Gunn then opened theb>ok, and the fi-st thing h-> saw entered in it w.B t'-s sale of two dr-chins rf trrtar nnu 1 ic t 1 Thomas Hall, in the to iiith of May, 1885 Tlris die- Covery is most remarkab'e. as Mr Gunn searched the book over <nd ove- But the w y it escaped his notice was that the writ ntf la so vorr small eni indistinct, that unles* the entry is looked at in t' o cleaiest light, and with the closest EC'Utmy, it could not be seen. Mr Gunn at once communicated with the police in the mritor, THE MAGISTERIAL ENQUIRY- Timaru November 29 Hall was brought up charged with the murder r f Captai i Grin to day Mr White prosecuted, and Mr Perry defended Mr W ite, having opened tho case shortly, called Arthur Stedram, who reputed the evidence given in tho previous ease as to the financial position if prisoner’s firm. Nothing new w;s o’icited from this wit ness. H. 8. Black, Manager of Ihe National Bank and G A. Wilson, clerk to Hall and Masson, gave format evidence. Both these witnesses and Stedman iden tified Hall’s handwriting in the poison book . The evidence of Davidson, Insurance Agent, and Knubley, Solicitor, was an exact repetition of what these witnesses said in ths Supreme C-'Uvt and brought tho case up to tho lunche m adjournment Mr Knubly continued his evidence but m thing new was elecited. FLe G:en repealed in i ffjot what he said at the inquest.

MAORI SUPERSTITION.

The Advocate says that about 150 Na tves fr m theHpper Rangitikei district hav>, during the pari week or so, left for In'and Patea on a c iru tn mission. It appears H at there is a certain prominent Maori in that di«iri.it, who is supposed to be gifte I with powers similar to those claimed by the winches of oM. It is a'leged hy the Maoris that th a norcerer, about XT months ape, “ bewitched ” the w fe of H. emsiw, ihe well-km wa Maori ctih f, and the' her :. e-c- nt dece-se was a result of the sp >l's exetoised by him. The ob ject nf the m s ratvm of the Maoris from ’h's dll net is to pmure fatisfac tior. fr'm 'he weilder nf the magic wand, “hose n«o <* wn believe, is Te An. The journey which the 150 uaoris have under taken is a 1 exceedingly mtlse-nie one nnd l : will ori-t thorn a good d al of money, to a y not hi ig cf >ho woee f labor in withdrawing th m {■< m heir cultivations. It seems p isb’o t : a t this riage, when the various Christian dennnainat oas have done so much to ny to Ct-risHnni-e the Maoris, tho htrhs'ou* old Native stipet st tlons should arili hold so much away over their mi”ds, even in districts ties the centres of civilt a'ion.

SOUTH CANTERBURY REFRIGE RATING COMPANY.

The onuual general meeting of the shareholding rf rhe South C'uterbury Kefrlgerating Company was held on Satur day. The report c ngratulated the share holders upon the unqualified success that had attenoed th-ir first yea' - of so ive'oper ations. The net profit, after providing £lOll 15a 4d for the last ytar’s dtficienci £54 16s 8d for the si c >nd year’s consribu tion towards the extinguishment of pre liminary txpenses, and £9OO 8s for depre ciation of machinery, buildings, and etc , amounted to £570 8i Id, which it was re commended should bo carried forward to next year. The Directors considered it more prudent to adopt this o urao rather than declare a dividend which would in terfere with the pretent working capital. The nutpber of carcases fr am at the works and shipped during the year was sheep, 54,753 ; lambs, 6579 ; tot.d 61,331. The question of the rale of freight occu pied much of the attention of Directors, t he directors bad engaged space at l|d for 3 I,EDO carcasses, and 11,000 carcases by the Oprwa at lil per lb, making their total arrangemenls for the summer months 35,400. The Directors had hoped to re port that the whole arrangements mads for shipping would include loading moat at Timaru, but regretted that the uufor lunate loss of the Lyttelton pievented the completion of this arrangement. The Opstya was the only ship engaged to load at Timaru in January next The re mainder will ri quire to bo loaded at Lyt telton. The rep >rt and balance sheet were adopted; l

A YEAR'S SALVATION ARMY WORK IN LONDON.

The annual report of the Salvation tro.y’s operations in London has been issued, fom which it appears that there are about eight thousand ‘soldiers’ ex clusive of those in the training hems, wo'kiog in ’he rmtropolis, and it is c'vmeJ that du i g the year ended Apr!- 30 Ji last 10 0 0 souls were saved The wo’k in has been very sue essful, although 'he have F’ ceived very rou h treatment The report states : ‘Our lapse*’ dresses have been torn from their bodies ; our girl officers have had to lead their corps to victory with bl*ok eyes ; and fur her on says :‘ At Romford, 'he fo c s of earth and hell have uni'ed to overthrow the corps. We are driven to the streets, where, until a few weeks ago, kicks and cuffs were as common as “Hallelujahs” among Salvationists. Our good old friend, the big drum, is a perfect auxiliary to oar work ’ Daring the year about three hundred soldiers entered the Olapton Training Home, Ths balance sheet shows that for this year tie London income from all sources was £5951 Of this £3492 was oolleced by the 1 >cal divisi ns, and the whole sum, leas 30s, paid from headquarters for the rent, of buildings. The remainder of. the income was spent in salaries, printing travelling expens s, rates and taxes, etc. —Pall Mall Gazette.

THE LIFE HISTORY OF A PAPUAN SAVAGE.

The Rev Gtorge Brown, the well-known mhsicna’y, re-d an interesing paper before the BrhLh Assoclat on at Birming ham, in which he described the life bistort of a native of Now Britain, an island in the Polynesian group, about torty miles north-east of New Guinea. He commenced with the birth of the examo’e child, and »aid that when a child was born to the Papuan people who occupied this island a warm banana leaf wa? wr pped around his body, and he was fed wi h the expressed juice f the c< ca-nit, and left ever after wards to be “ dressed in p <re sunshine.” (Lauglve ) He described the children’s game of •h' people and the iniiiat on ■ f il o b iy as he giew up into certain secret rit p, and the ceremonies at the w on? feasts, especially on nis marriage, and the feast when h > was taught to curse his enenres; Oo the oc-ssion of bis marriag thero was : n interch •nge of goods and a dlstinc' paytneir- for the wife Presents were also given by the »'>m -n to the br'd and by the men to the husband, and after a broom had been given to the former, and a spear to the Utter, a st ck was aiv--n to the mvp. 'ihe spear maun- that the husha'd was 'o protect bis wife, and th - broom th rt with it 'he w fe was to do her household work, and sti k—“ here’s the stick wi'h which to whack her if she does not ” (Laughter.) At h* time of death the cries of the friends of the decoas-d were very piteous and touching. The dead pnraoo was cried to to o >rae back, wan esp seated wbh for hav ng left his friends, was intr.’a'ed to say how his friends had - flooded him, and so on, the mourners seeming to be speaking in th v--ry presence t» ’ho spirit, of the d -.'d p-rson. The more th y tudied the life and character <f here peop’e the more would it he found that there was more p >etry and common sense in their ideas than they wore give > credit f or. They ha 1 intuitive pjrcoptiona of good and bad, right and wrong, ar;o ding to t-'-eir light*. Many of the things which his hearers would call good t ! ey also celled good but they had t>o definite idea of a future state nor of punishment except for one offender, the niggardly man. When an old man came near death he was placed upon a litter nd carried around to see the old scenes srad which he had parsed his life—his canoe, the sea, and all the old familiar subjects, and then he was taken back to wa t his time. After death he was plac d in a chair and tvken into fte public square, wth his weapons by his side, and before him *ha peop’e placed offerings of their valuable goo is and mo >ey. The idea was that the spirit was orar, but was ah ut to go, and that he must be provided for his journey, and here they found something like the Greek practice of placing a coin in the hands of the dead to pay the ferryman.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.

Concerning the dia lay of implements made by Messrs Reid and Gray a* the Otaco A and P Show, the Daadtn Star says:—Stand No. 1, first on the right hand as one enters by the main gate, la occupied by Messrs Reid and 'dray The exhibits of th : a firm are scarcely so numerous as last year, when they had an lot of goods out of stock in view of the Wellington Exhibition that had been held just previously ; bat the assortment is a complete one, and comprises much ! hat will Interest country folk We may mention that three-fourths of the imple ments shown in th's collection were taken at haphazard from tne genera) a <>ck, and were not specially “ got up ” with pain and petty for this show. It will be ob served that th ■ Clayton and Shuttleworth 'hrerhlng mid eeen in motion is dilvon with a patent lit-b-j inted leather belt that is, we ere informed, coming into general use in England, being in demand i nn 800 ’Hitt of Its slrengthiand fL-xibiJiy | s'ngie-furrow lever pi ugh tha r will at tract attention has been designed special y o complete wth the American sulky plough, and testimonials as to its efficiency Have been received from as a»»y Queensland, from which colony several orders h*ve recently been reo ived. An other specialty in this collection is a force feed broadcast sower with turnip canisters and chsin barrows, for w ich it is c'aimed that, owing to the altered mechanism there is absolutely no possibility of the machine i gettorg choked or sowing irregu'arly, no matter how inattentive the driver may be. This -mp'ement is now In its th-rd season ; but the appliance referred to is new. The doubli-drill turnip and manure-sower has not been shown previous y. Its specially 1 tVit both the rollers are driving rollers, which is considered an improvement on having the machine driven from one r Her. The guano can be put in to any‘depth required, and the seed is sown behind the guano and can be nut in lighter. Atten tion may be directed to a set of disc harrows and seed-sower, which, though made as a combination machine, can be converted into two separate ones wi.hout difficulty. The novelty about this imple meot is that a particularly strong sp ndle has been fitted in—one that is stiff e ongh to carry the harrows with only two bear ings, one at each end. This simplifi-s the «ffatr. The doing away wi'h bushes be tween the discs is a distinct advantage, as hose bushes are apt to gather a lot of dirt snd obstruct the progress of the machine. The chaff-cutter and bagger on cir iage is fitted with a patent brake, so adjuatad that the risk of spilling the chaff when taking (ff the bag la reduced to a minimum. The manufacturers claim that this implement will do as much work as any of the doable baggers. To show the satisfaction these machines are giving, it may be mentioned that the firm have disposed of no less than fifty during the past eighteen months, two of them having gone to Victoria. The reaper and binder shown is one for twine-binding, and Is certainly a model of strength and convenience.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[reoxer’s TELEGRAMS—COPYRIGHT.] LONDON MARKETS. London, November 26. Consols remain at 102. New Zealand securities.—Four per cent Inscribed Stock have advanced ids, and are now at 97 ; five per cent, 10 40 remain at per cent, 99^. Colonial breadstuff's are steady at last quotations. Ex store Adelaide wheat, 36s 6d; New Zealand, 303 to 365; Adelaide flour, 25s 6d. The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,600,000 quarters, 90,000 less than last week. Tallow—Australian, average quality beef, 26s 6d; mutton, 30s. THE NEW HEBRIDES. London, November 27* The Agent-General of Victoria bad an interview to-day with Sir Robert Herbert, Permanent Under Secretary for the Colonies, and on behalf of his Government asked that the Agents- General might be kept informed as to diplomatic correspondence between the British and French Governments re lative to the New Hebrides and trans portation of recidivistes to New Cale donia. He also requested information as to the British proposals regarding the New Hebrides, and that the ob jections which had been raised by the French Government to these proposals should be imparted to the Agents- General before a settlement between the two Governments should be finally concluded. Sir R. Herbert stated that he would refer the matter to Mr Stan hope, who, he believed, would accede to Sir G. Berry’s request. THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR- M. de Stael, Russian Ambassador, has left London for St. Petersburg* ALLEGED INTIMIDATION. Mr John Dillon, M.P. for Mayo, has been summoned to appear before the Court of Queen’s Bench, Dublin, to answer a charge of intimidation in recent public speeches. NATIONALIST MEETING* I ondon, November 27. A Nationalist meeting which was to hjve been held at Sligo has been pro hibited by the auihorities. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. The Imperial Parliament has been summoned to meet on January 13. I’he business to be discussed is the question of the negotiations between England and China, with a view to the cession of Port Hamilton, in the Corea, to China, and to England retaining her hold of the Corean Straits.

AUSTRALIAN.

[rf.DTER’s TELEOKAMS—COPYRIGHT.]

COLLISION. Sydney, November 28.

A collision occurred last night off the town of Keama between the ships Angerona and Orongi. The vessels were both considerably damaged, and compelled to return to port to-day, but no lives were lost.

THE MOUNT RENNIE OUTRAGE.

The trial of the prisoners implicated in the Mount Rennie outrage was con cluded yesterday. Hill, Duffy, New man, Donnelan, Martin, Boyle, Miles, Read and Keegan were found guilty and sentenced to death; the other prisoners were acquitted.

CHIEF JUSTICE.

Sydney. November 19.

The pesition of Chief Justice has been offered to and accepted by tho Hon F. M. Darley, Q.C.

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Cattle Attacked by a Ferret Auckland, November 29 Wbile a drove of cattle was proceeding along the Ohaupan Road at Waikato the other day, a ferret raized one animal by the nose, and, on beingehaken ot. showed fight to the cattle dog and was killed. The Unemployed. The Hon. Mr Toie, LLpt, Homo (In spect' r of Prisons), and Mr Matthew Burnett (temperance lecturer), were passengers by the s'eamer for Tannak to-day. Bef re leaving, the Minister of Justice amhor aed a number of on employed to be taken oo at the Mount Eden works. These are now fußy manned, and.men are still seeking work from the District Engineer.

Dismissed. W*iii>OTON, November 29; The charge of assault by Goldsmith, commission agent, against Q. Fisher, M.HiR , was dismissed by the Bench as trivial, and no which ought never to have, been brought into Court Drowned. Dunedin, November 29. William Sinclair, a recent arrival from Ctpetown, wa* drowned while bathing in the Taieri river on Saturday night. Ma'heson who.was bathing with him, waa resented in an exhausted condition. The deceased was a a ngle man vnd bad no relations in the colony.

A GALLANT SIKH.

Sir Frederick Roberts told the other day at bimla a story of a deed which, bad it occurred in P oman history, would have made the hero of it immortal, and yet la English story it has no place, and the doer of it has received neither reward □or fame. His name possibly has been forgotten ‘‘unhonored and unsung." But here is the story of the deed, sa told by the present Commtnder-in-Ohief of India, au eye-witness of the scone;— “,At the relief of Lucknow when a heavy fire from the loop-holed walls was making havoc in the ranks of the storming party of the Sikanierbagh, a young Sikh, of the 4th Pun jmb Infantry, passed bis arm through toe wicket of the gate and endeavored to draw back the bolt with which it w.»a barred. A swocdont from within nearly severed bis hand from the wrist; nothing dannted, he withdrew the njared arm and thnrst in the other one. This shared the fate of the first, bat net before the bolt had been drawn, and the gallant Sikh bad the satisfaction of seeing his comrades stream through the gate way, which by bis determined bravery had been opened for them There was no difficulty (says Broad Arrow ) in de fining the boundary line between courage and hero : sm hero, but no Victorian Cross wss granted ; the roles of the Order did not recognise an exceptional case of • native soldier. The story, however, will now find a place in England’s m lltary history kinongst other bright deeds that the world “ will not willingly let die,"

THE ASHBUBTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, NOVEMBEB 29, 1886.'



MRS MANHIRE, Fancy goods warehouse, Saunders’ Buildings, East street. Ladies’ and Children’s Clothing in great variety. Paper Patterns in stock and designed to order Special Lines in Aprons and Pinafores. 9624 MUSIC. MBS A. C. CLARIDGE is prepared to receive PDPILS for PIANOFORTE and ORGAN Terms on Application Cox street, Ashburton. . 9668 ' WESTGATE & BATES, (From G. Elliott, Christchurch), EISHMONGERS AND POULTERERS oitster saloon, Tancred street, Ashburton. N.B.—We are now receiving daily Fresh Fish of the best quality. 964 WiKANUI ROAD DISTRICT. ROAD PROPOSED TO BE CLOSED. IHERi 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 com mences at the southernmost corcer of B.S 26460, and extends north westerly to file Wakanui Creek, and that the plan showing the said Road is open for public inspection at the Wakanui Road Board Office. , MURDOCH BRUCF, 9708 Chairman. For coughs, colds, bronchi s Asthma, Coryza, Influenza, Con sumption, Ac. KAY’S COMPOUND OF LINSEED, Aniseed, Senega, Squill, Tolu, &c with Chlorodyre. KAY’S COMPOUND, a demulcent expectorant, for Coughs, Colds, »nd Chest Complaints. KAY’S COMPOUND, for Coughs, and Colds, is equally serviceable for Horses and Cattle. KAY’ 3 TIC PILLS, a specific in Face-ache, Ac. Con tains Qu n m , Iron, &c. COROUTINE. —Cement for Broken Articles. Sold Everywhere. Sole Makers:—KAY BROS., Stock ort, England. WILDING AND LEWIS, JgAEEISTERS AND gOIILTTORS. F. W iTD IN G, j otaky Public. Offices: Next “M»il” Office, Burnett at., Ashburton. Mr WtLDi-a will attend the sittings < f the Aanbur oa onrts on Tuesday and Fridays, and may be consulted personally on these days. The firm ia now represented in Ash barton by Mr Clayton, an English Bo’ioitor.of oons'd rable experience, who ■wilt be in daily attendance at the < ffice to receive instructions and cod f « th lienta. *IOBO



Wanted. 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 ; Spring Conches, £1 5s Every other article rqua'ly cheap. AH new furniture at second-hand price 804 \\J ANTED KNOWN.— Washing and W .dangling done either by the day or dozen. Mangling 2d per dozen. — Mrs NevILL, North-west Belt, Allenton. 880 WANTED known that W. Baylis has a Quantity of Potatoes ior sale cheap ; quality guaranteed. Also, a prime lot of Bacon and Hams. WNTED the Public to inspect s grand assortment of New Season’s Tea and Sugars of all grades, at prices to suit all classes of purchasers —J as. McGregor, Tencred street Jl. ST OPENED—Choice assortment of New Spring Dress Muffs, Prints, Millenry, etc I he cheapest House in town for first class goods. Dressmaking on the premises. H. 0. Sbqkrs, Mel ford House. Special C HAWKINS, Bootmaker, Tinwald, has just received a good assortment of BOOTS AND SHOP S for the Summer Season, all of which will be sold at prices not to be rubbed out in Ashburti n. Early call solicited. 11°96 Triangle Bakeiy CUSTOMERS are informed that Mr B.yant being no lon;er in my employ, he is not authorised to receive any money on my account. B. MORRIS, 11*184 Westerfield. Wanted known THAT MRS STRIBLING HAS REMOVED from old premises in Burnett street (next to the Arcade), to the PANAMA BOARDING-HOUSE. TANORKH STREET (Lately occupied by Mr Lucas). 8°537 CAUTION TO POACHERS. IN consequence of so much Poaching of Trout from the Lagtnhor Creeks I hereby give notice that anyone found so dointr will be prosecuted 5 and further, that a reward of £2O will be paid to any person who will give such information as shall lead to the conviction of such offenders. DONALD McLEAN, 11*36 Lagmhor; CENTRAL HOTEL. JW. MoRAE having taken the above , Hotel, solicits a share of patronage from the people of Ashburton and sur i rounding districts Best Brands of Wine’s Spirits and Beers. 5 Good Stabling —Foods, One Shilli.no. Horses and Bcggsos to let. on h ire at 1 prices to meet the times. For the convenience of travellers ; hansom cab will meet ail trains. 1 rpo ’ And -JL STAND THIS SEASON AT ASHBURTON, Travel the t-urrounding 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 padd-cks for marcs at la per week Groomage fee, ss, payable at first service E. COOKSON, Proprietor, 9J735 Livery Stables, Asbburtn. MOUNT SOMERS COAL PIT. COAL CAN NOW BE HAD AT THE ABOVE PIH ♦ TOR |JIGHT SHILLINGS PER TON, Or in Ashburton at SEVENTEEN SHILLINGS PER TON, By the Truck. FOB CASH OrvLY. E. F. WRIGHT. MESSRS TUCKER AND RESTELL, Agents in Ashburton. 91*301 i NS W 7, 1 ] EALAND CLOTHING FACTORY The new goods for the ‘ SUMMER SEASON are NOW OPENED OUT. j The Stock is i THE LARGEST & BEST SELECTED 1 IN THE T' <WN, r And the variety of Style and Patterns in r Men’s, Youths’, and Boys’Clothing leaves nothing to be desired. Thousands of Men’s and Boys Suits, newest styles. Trousers and Trousers and Vesta manufactured of New Zealand Tweeds. Every garment warranted shrunk p Overcoats, Waterproof Coats and Leggings I in great variety t Hats, compris ng every new style worn o Children's Jersey Suits, Children’s Men- n of-War Suits fi Gentlsmeo’s Hosiery, Scarves ; Oxford a -iegatta and White Shirts ]\ Rugs, Portmanteaus, and Travelling Bags ti The celebrated WEKTHEIM SEWING tl MACHINE. Time Payments. a E CUAHiNG FACTORY, n East Str«st,



Victoria House. HOLIDAY SEASON, 1886-87 SECOND annual GIFT DISTRIBUTION, comprising elegant Works of Art, in Bohemian and Bulgarian Puinied Vases, Glass Water Jugs, and Crystal Flower Stands, Ac GIFT COUPONS now being isaned to Purchasers DIM ANT AND COE, GPNFRAL DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, &0., Corner East and Tancred streets, Ashburton.



Special advertisements. G. L Beath & Co. £IOOO o 8 0 D Oth ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTMAS GIFTS Friday, November 12th. b /"'vN AND AFTER FRIDAY r V / 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 r money. B - G. L. BEATH & CO, t Argyle House, CASHEL STREET, CHRISTCHURCH. 7 f I O r, y n h AND FARM AND STATION REQUISITES ORR & ALCORN IMPORTERS. REMOVAL OF THW ASHBURTON BRANCH OP H. J. WOOD AND CO. (Late T. F. Parley) to FRIEDLANDER’S BUILDINGS. WE beg to advise our valued cus tomers, the commercial and general public of Ashburton and sur rounding districts, that, having taken the j lease of tho large and commodious pre mises, formerly the drapery establishment of Messrs Fried lander Bros., next the corner, wo have opened there with a large and well-assorted stock of BOOKS, COMMERCIAL <fc GENERAL STATIONERY, ACCOUNT BOOKS, &c,, To which is being added on the arrival of ev ry direct steamer the very latest NEW B -IOKH 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 Lithograph}' Specimens on view. Spec'al Discounts allowed to Library and School Committees Catalogues and Lists on application WRITING. PRINTING, & WRAPPING PAPERS IN ANY QUANTITY. Any Book wanted which may he tem porarily cut of stock will be immediately procured from our Christchurch Establish ment, the stock of which is one of the largest and best assorted in the colonies ; or from our London Agency by direct I mail steamer. H. J. WOOD & GO. Booksellers, Stationers, Printers, and Bookbinders, STATIONERS’ HALL, ASHBURTON i-Measrs SPENSLEY & CO. having ap po ntod us their Agents for Ashbu ton and D» >rict, we have pleasure in calling atten tion to our largo and well assorted stock of Sheet Music, comprising the latest and most popular Songs, Dances, and Piano forte Solos. Teachers and others will find a useful assortment of the most approved 1 Methods and Studies for Pianoforte Prao- 1 tice and S nging. Pianos by celebrated ! makers, which may be either purchased on j the deferred payment system or hired for ] any length of time. Violins, Cornets, Flutes, Accordions, Concertinas, Har moniums, Organs, and Brass Instruments j P J. WOOD AND 00.



0 STAND THIS Stf A|S ON, NETHERBY FARM, ASHBURTON, And visit the surrounding neighborhood, The Thoroughbred Stallion Johnny Faulkner. Pedigree : He is by St. Albans, out of Impudence, by Peter Wilkins, out of Prudence by Jersey, out of Black Sail by Wanderer, out of Fairy (imp.) (For tabulated pedigree see cards ) Terms : £lO 10s for thoroughbred mares, £5 5s for half-bred mares. Also, the Thoroughbred Stallion By Messenger, out of Kate O'Shane, Will stand at Netherby Farm, and travel be districts of Ashburton, Methven, Mount Somers, and Alford Forest. Terms , £3 10 ; guarantees, £6 ss. Season, Ist January, 1887. Guarantees, Ist Ju y, 1887, AT Rouser, 0635 L MARKET, Proprietr t



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