The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1887. CORONERS AND THE PRESS.

An Auckland telegram, which appears elsewhere, informs us that at an inquest held at Hamilton, m the Waikato dis trict, " the Coroner refused admission to the press." The only reason he gave was that it was not the custom m his district to allow reporters to be present. The jury, however, declined to proceed with the inquest unless reporters were admitted. The press were then per mitted to remain. This is not tht first time this sort of thing has occurred of late, and it would be well to put a step to it. We know of no subject on' which the feelings of the masses are more seisi tive than the matter of coroners' in quests, and their innate love of fair pliy prompts them to demand that all such enquiries shall be open and above-board. Nothing will satisfy them that leaves! any room — even the least — for doubt or suspicion m such matters. /This. U ! especially the case now "when the number of the jury has bsen so greatly reduced. Under such circumstances, if the press be excluded and the public left m the dark as to lhe real facts of the case, what is there to prevent a suspicion m the minds of the people that the jury may have been packed, or a verdict contrary to the evidence adduced returned, m order to screen some person having influential friends

We cannot state, and have not the means at hand of ascertaining,, whether under; existing legislation it is provided that these enquiries should be held m open Court or otherwise. If it be not, the scraner the Act be repealed the better, for other wise we can see cases where the administration of justice may be seriously interfered with. Even m the present case, supposing the repre sentatives of the press had stood*upon their dignity and refused to take on, sufferance that which they claimed as their right — refused to enter the Court when told that the Coroner had been graciously pleased to ptnnit them to be present, and the jury sternly refused to proceed with the inquest unless the press were present, what would be the upshot Provision should be made, if it do not already exist, that such enquiries shall be conducted m open Court, and if such provision do exist, a smart rap on the knuckles administered to all such jacks-in-office, offending m lhe same way as the Coroner m question, would probably have a beneficial effect, if accompanied by an admonition from the Minister of Justice to conform to the law m future.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A correspondent of the "Poverty Bay Herald " etrongly urges that the name of the district should be ohanged. The "Tirparu Herald" asserts that fi number of inquests are held m order to enable coroners to pocket the, fees. During the past fortnight there has been an increase of cases of scarlet fever m Auokland. Three were reported yesterday to the Sanitary Inspector, as also one of the typhoid. The whole of them are m the Ponsonby Ward. Monday's Thames " Advertiser " says:— Twenty years ago yesterday, the shipping agents, Messrs Butt and Anderson, advertised 11 that the fast and powerful p.B. Enterprise No. 2, Captain Scon, master, would leave Queen-street wharf, Auokland, on her first trip for the new goldfieldß at the Thames." The Union Company have received a oable message stating that the new steamer Pukaki sailed from London on the 22nd inst. The steamer has been built for the coal trade between Greymouth and Melbourne. House and land property ia wonderfully cheap at Nelson. We have heard of a seven roomed house with twenty-five acres of land* some few miles out of Nelson, being let for £20 a' year, while the produce from tho orohard brought £30 per annum. "Rough on Itcu."~" Rough on Itoh" cures skin humors, eruptions, ring worm, tetter, salt rheum, frosted feet, chilblain!, itob, ivy poison barber's itoh. 3

The New Zealand Shipping Company have received the following cable message from thoir London office, dated Bth August, 1887 : — R.M.S. Rimutaka arrived all well at Plymouth ; meat m good condition. Waipa has sailod for Dunedin.

The " roar of retrenchment," remarks the "Taranaki Herald," is producing unex pected results. The Hon Mr Tola told hia late! constituency the other evening that Ministers Bee their way to reduce the Education vote by £40,000.

The General Post Office hae m London alone 250 miles of pipes, containing 10,212 mileß of underground wire. In faot, all the great trunk lines are out of danger of stoppage from storms, and there ere now 215 offices m London served wholly by buried wires.

The Straßburg Library, burnt m the siege during the war of 1878, has again grown to a considerable extent. It now comprises more than 600,000 volumes. Last year 21,936 volumes were added, 18,872 of these being presents.

Diphtheria has made its appearance at Kaiapoi, where two deaths of children took place last week. The epidemio is believed to bo due to the recent floods.

A letter from Las Andes, a Chilean Ultra. Cordillera province adjoining the Argentine Republic, Bays that 30,000 persons have sue oumbed to cholera.

Daring the recent Nihilist scare m Bussia no lesa than 45 per cent, ot the whole of the letters passing through the Russian post were opened. Thia calculation does not include the correspondence of a large olaas of sußpeetß whose letters are always opened as a matter of course.

In the Flowery Land the petals of the mag nolia are converted into fritters, whiob are said to be very agreeable to the taste.

Children are beooming very preoooious now a-days. •• Ma, where was I when you married papa ? "Why, young as I am, I could have picked out a better man."

It seems hardly creditable says an exchange that anyone who haß himaelf Jlived m the Jubilee year of Queen Victoria's raign should be the grandson of a man who lived for twelve years under Charles 11. Yet this waß actually the oase with the late Capt Maude. Hia grandfather was born m 1673; hia lather, the first Lord Hawarden, m 1729 ; ana he himself m 1798. Thuß three generations have covered 213 years, or an average of 71 years to a generation, and have lived under ten sovereigns.

John Willis Smith, " herbalist [phyeioian," was arreßted m Sydney, on the 24th ult., on suspicion of having caused the death of a young woman, Cissy Bradshaw, by adminis taring some noxious drug. Probably this arrest has led to the disclosures re unregis. lered medical practitioners.

The Eiffel Tower, which is to be the grea* attraction of the Paris Exhibition of 1889, is already being attaoked m the French law oourts, The Oountesse dePoyne and Madame Boumet Aubertot have both asked for injo no tions againat the ereotion ot the tower, on the plea that it will destroy the view from their windows and damage thoir property for a oon« giderable time,

The cultivation of wheat m Brazil on an extensive scale is a question now (occupying the attention of agriculturists m that empire.

. A bow-legged man was standing before the Itove wanning himself. A small boy watched him latently lor a while, and then broke out : "Saying, mister, you're a-warpin."

Commercial matters eeem to be m a very low way m Auckland just now. The " Evening Bell " says :— •• There are dark rumours m the commercial world of Auckland. Soma half-a-dozen prominent firms are reported to be oa the verge of tumbling, and all sorts o* Bbiftß ana devices are being resorted to to stave oH the dreaded and apparently inevit able collapse. We do not mention names, tomauee it wodfti bejinfair to do so on mere rumour, but the fact tbTar~tln>i».*thinea wa being talked about is very significant. It jooba as if times were going to be worse before they are better."

A young maßher walking up and down the platform of a railway station m Scotland with a companion who had come to see him oil, observed two handsome girls enter a first-class oarriage. "Look here," he said to his com panion, who did not pay muoh attention to hia flreag, •• I'll get into that same compartment, and I tell you what I want you to do. When tae train is about to start, you come up and touch your hat, and Bay to me, ' My lord, th« gins and dogs are m the tan.' " His com panion Bmiled assent, but said he doubted if ha could do it with the proper air of a noble nan's servant. The masher took his seat vith a [lordly air m the. same oarriage with the young ladies, whose interest ho wished to woite. The moment arrived and lhe train began to move, when his companion came up to the carriage window. ."Hey, Jock," he tbouted, "tell your master to be sure and send thae breeks 0' mine by Saturday 1 "

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, August 10. Detective Herbert, who waß sent to bring to Auoklaod the aolloitor Forwood for larceny as a bailee, returned from Melbourne yesterday. It appears that the joarnuy to Auckland at the presant seaaon of the year, m Fotwood s state of health, would prove bssttdous, If not fatal. The oase is thus at a standstill till his health permits of the voyage. CHhKTOHUBCH, AugU)t 10. At a meeting of the Charitable Aid Board, held this afternoon, a deputation consisting of Mr Hulbert and Ciptain Garala, waited on the Board with refer «nce to the Memorial Home, and requested them to take over the money, about £1600, wLioh had been collected by the Jubilee Committee, apply to Government for snbsidy, and carry out the building In aco.rdanoe|with the wish of the subscribers. The Boaed aooepted the money with thanks and dtolded to endeavov to meet their wishes as fully as possible. At an inquest on the girl Laasen who tbraw herself from the Waimakarirl bridge, it was prored that she bad been low spirited for some time and that insanity was hereditary injher family. A verdict of "suicide while temporarily ioH&no" was returned.

OiMAfc, August 10. The Livingstone railway line was opened to-day. An excursion traiu with a number of exourißionisti went to T»karahi, whert the visitors wen hospitably entertained by the Messrs McMaster, the owners of the estate at the terminus of the lino,

CORONERS AND THE PRESS.

Auckland, Angnet 10. At tbe itqaest on the body of the girl Olara Windsor, who died suddenly At Hamilton, Mr Searanoke, the Oorcner, refused admiealoa to the Press. He gave as bis reason that it was not the custom m his district to allow reporters to.be present. The jary declined to proceed with the inqa.Bt unless reporters were admitted. The Press were then permitted to remain. A. verdict from " Death from apoplexy due to natural causes" was eventually returned.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

(SPECIAL TO MISB ASSOCIATION.

THE FERRY-BOULANGER DUEL

London, August 9 In consequence of M. Ferry's re fusal to fire more than one shot, General Boulanger taunts him with cowardice./

THE CRISIS IN HAWAII

The Consul-General warns the Hawaiian authorities that naval pres sure will be brought to bear if the Government repudiate the loan bor rowed m England.

MELBOURNE EXHIBITION.

The Grosvenor Gallery collection of pictures will be on view for six months m Melbourne, and will then be exhi bited m Sydney and Adelaide and Ntew Zealand. The Prince of Wales presides at a meeting of the British Exhibition Commission on Saturday.

NEW HEBRIDES.

Sir J. Fergusson stated m the Com mons that England had not consented to make the evacuation of the New Hebrides contingent on the agreement to neutralise the Suez Canal. Two despatches had recently been exchanged between France and England on the subject,

THE MARKETS.

New English wheat at Mark Lane sales averaged 3*sto3sS} old do, is lower.

The French, Russian, Hungarian and German crops are m a satisfactory condition. American and Indian are expected to be deficient.

SHIPPING.

San Fkancisoo. Angoat 9. The Zealandia arrived on the 7th inst., at noon, from Auckland.

[RBUTER'S TELEGRAMS— COPTBiaHT.]

PRINCE FERDINAND.

Vienna, Aognßt 10 Prince Ferdinand left Ebenthal last evening for Sofia.

NEW LETTER RATES.

London, Angaet 9. Mr Forman, of the Imperial Postal Department, reports from Rome that the Italian postal officials have agreed to a transit rate of 480 centimes per kilogramme for letters and postcards and 32 Y2 centimes for printed matter, the minimnm guaranteed being 625,000 francs annually under the Convention for two years from January next. It was further arranged that the Italian quota be increased if France obtained a quota above six francs.

THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.

koNDON, Auguat 10. The Cabinet are now considering the question of formally proclaiming the National League, and probably will arrive at a decision on the point at to morrow's meeting.

UNKNOWN

Paris, Aogasfc 9 The official journal to-day announces that Mr Egerton, Secretary of the British Legation, had an interview yes terday with M . Flourens, Minister of Foreign Affairs, m which he asked that a date should be nam?d within which the French forces would evacuate the New Hebrides. M. Flourens stated he was unable to reply precisely so long as the intentions of England with regard to Egypt and the proposed neutralisation of the Sues Canal re mained undisclosed.

AUSTRALIAN.

[REtrTER'B TELEGRAMS — GOPYBIQHT.J

TELEPHONE PURCHASE.

Melbourne, August 9. The purchase of the Telephone Company's business by the Govern ment has been completed, the price agreed upon befng

REDUCTION OF INTEREST ON DEPOSITS.

The Associated Banksto-day decided to reduce the rate of Interest on fixed deposits by 1 per cent.

SHIPPING.

'Arrived — Tarawera, s.s., from the Bluff, this morning.

Sydney. August 10. Sailed— A laraeda, for San Francisco via Auckland.

THE N.S.W. PARLIAMENT.

Parliament meets on the 20th prox.

ELECTRICITY AND EARTH QUAKES.

The following facts have been made the subject of a very oarefol inveatiga tion by the French military authorities, and there appears to be no doubt as to their absolute correctness : - On February 28, daring the continuation of the disas trous earthquakes m the Riviera, a soldier m the fort of Tete-te-Ghien at Nice was engaged m working a telegraph instru ment communicating with another part of the town. At this moment the third earthquake of the morning took place ; thla was the least violent of the three great ahooki. The Boldler was thrown from his seat and received a severe eleotrio shook through both arms and aoroai his chest. It was some minutes before he recovered the power to move and he remained inthe hospital for the root of the day. The important queation now arises (aayi the " Electrioan ") whether the electric phenomenon is the cause or an effect 9 In the light of the recent experiments of Professor Milne m Japan, it will be seen that an earth catront may always be looked for as the result oi an earthquake, though when we consider the eiormous amount of eleotrio energy which mast have been m play m order to knoci down a man through what was practioaly a abunt-oirduit of com paratively enormous reeistacce, it is impossible to deny that the electric force may as wfli bare been the cause as the result of /ho dutarfc«noe. as3)ieat _ aJ

MAGISTERIAL

ASHBURTON-THUR3DIY,

(Before Mr John Oilivier, R.M. and Mr D. Thomas, J. P.)

DISCHARGED. Peter Kennedy and Harauel Rosewarne were brought up charged with breaking into the houee of P. Grace at Maronan, and stealing therefrom goods to the value of 20a. — The police did rob adduce any evidenoe and the accused were discharged. UNREGiaritRED DOG. J, H. Dalgetty was fined 20a fo<r having been the owner of an unregistered dog. CIVIL CASE W. Rowae v Hewett claim £7 12a 63. Me Wilding for plaintiff,— Judgment by default for amount olaimedand coats. Baylis v R. Hicks claim £6 J7s Bd,— Judgment by default for the amount claimed and coats. Meaolam v Ballanoe claim £7 Us Id. Mr Wildmg for Plaintiff, Mr Outhbertfeou for defendant.— ln this caße the plaintiff, a threshing machine proprietor, m April! last agreed to thresh certain barley and grass seed for the defendant. The com | mon rate for threshing grass seed the ; plaintiff alleged was £1 an hour ; but ! he agreed to 4§i a bushel ehou'd the seed !be very good . The seed, pUintiff alleged, was not good, and he maintained that with the rate at 4£i ha would ba at a lobs. He therefore claimed the rate of £1 an hour. — The defendant admitted the olaim m reference to the barley and said that as regarded the gra?a seed the plaintiff had given him the option of paying by the hour or per bushel. De fendant agreed to pay by the bushel and he had paid an amount into Court sufficient to cover 4Jd per bushel on the amount threshed. — Evidence having been taken judgment was given for plaintiff for the amount claimed— £3 2s 3d m excess of the sjra piid into Ojnrt. Pocock v Hellingß and Cox ol* im £6.— ] Mr Outhbartson appeared for the plaintiff and Mo Purnell for the defendants. Evidence having been led, the Court gave judgment for £4 10s. The Court then r.>se.

THE LANGWORTHY CASE

[keuteb's telegrams— copyright.]

(Received Aagaat 11, 11,40 a.m.)

In the Langwovthy |case damages have been awarded to Mrs Langworthy by consent. Mr Langworthj apologised to the Court aad pays damages forth with.

FIJI NEWS

Auckland, Angaat 11. F.jt news had been received per Wainui, to sth Augaßt, * • H M. S. Nelson arrived at Snva on the 2nd and Stringor on the 4th. They were to leave yesterday 10th. Dr Eokston, of the German war ship Adler, died m the Suva hospital from dlabet s on the 4h. The brigaotine Gayaelle, 150 days from London, with Sjlo lighthouse on board, arrired July 23rd. The Sugar Company's Ba mill 1b taming out 200 tons of sugar per Heck and the prospect ie encouraging. A general and enihasfastfo movement Is m progres for annexation to Victoria. Meetings have been held at Sava, Levuka and Rewa. Unanimous resolutions were arrived at m each case to petition the Victorian Parliament for approval and co operation. Strong co-operative Com mittee? are to be formed m Melbourne and London.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

New Rifles. Wanganui, August 11. The Hon. Mr Ballance has arranged with Captain Sommetville that the New Zealand R fb Associate n are to have 350 of the new Remington-Lee riftas, now ou the way from 'Frisco. The weaponß will be issued to members only, and Oaptain Sommervllle wishes all member* intending to take part m the Oamaru meeting to apply jat once, . The Defence Minister 1b I nor ui&iLTu^^zu&^i**^h^sau^Qi the rifles during the meeting but coMißSaii are attached to his offar, which will have to be complied with. Two hundred rounds of ammunition per rifle will be ißsued and will have to be paid for. Those wishing to join the Aesooiation must do so at once, and give a guarantee that they will enter for the Oamaru meeting, the guarantees to come through officers commanding districts.

Alleged Misappropriation. Wellington, August 11, A warrant was issued at the instance of James Oattell charging W. R. Waters with misappropriating one hundred pouuds m his capacity of servant of the City Advance Company*

Football Match. The weather has cleared op and ft will be a fine d*y tor the football match, but the ground is not m very good condition. The remainder of the Cinterd*y team arrived this morniog. Toey ace favoritea. Remanded. ; Blenheim, Augmt 11, A young man named William TurnbulJ was brought np at the ;R,M. Court this morning on a charge of assault with intent to commit a rape on a young girl sixteen years of age. After the girl bad identified him the aoouaed was remanded till Saturday. Deputation. DONEDIN, A.UgUBt 11. I A deputation from the New Zealand Alliance waited upon Ministers yesterday ascertaining their views on prohibition. Sir J alias Yogel sympathised with the objects, bnt reminded the deputation that the revenue had suffered to a great extent and temperance advoo»tes Bhould tell their people not to objeot to a little extra taxation. As to compensation, he felt it might be necessary iv bo me cases to give it; Mr Larnaoh said if an Act authorising prohibition became law no compensation should bo allowed if existing licenses were cancelled. Under the present law I they must give compensation. People at the ballot-box ought to have a right to declare whether or not the liquor traffio m thoir districts should cease.

The Blue Spur Claim. London capitalists have offered to lake the Blue Spur olalms at the price originally offered.

Agaew m Trouble. William Agoew, who has been per sistently Interfering witb members of Parliament, was to-day bound over to keep the peace for 12 months, for niing provoking language to Mr Dennlaton, solicitor. w . t Arrested. William Connell has been arrested at Sydney under the Destitute Fenons Amendment Aot for desertion of his wife and family. Constable Grqickshanks bis been sent to bring him over. Bobbery. Intercargim, Augaet 11. Two young men, Arthur Harvey and Herbert Anderson, sona of well known and respeoted citfcans, were arrested on a charge of robbing with violence. The cage waß remanded. They had been drinking with a sailor whom they decoyed into a back etreet. Harvey knocked him down and held him down white Anderson went through h(s pockets. Harvey was previously oonvicted of larceny and let put under ,the Probationers Act. He violated the conditions and had to serve the remainder of the term. He is believed to be the only one who han broken his probation m the colony

WHAT CAME OF A DROP OF SOLDER

As is generally understood, automatic maohi'nefy has within the ppst few years come to ahuoßt entirely supersede manual labor m making oa^B, which are ÜB3d m enormous quantities for preserving fruit, vegetables, fi<h, meats, etc. In one of these maohines the longitudinal Reams of the cans are soldered at the rate of fii'.y per minute, the bodies passing along m a continuous stream, so to speak. There is left a very email surplus of solder on the cans thus soldered. From the outside of the ran it was easy to devise means to wipe this off, but it was not so easy t ) see how the inaide could be wiped- Of course it would not do to stop the progress of the stream of cans; the possible eaviDg by wipiog off the Inside of fche joint was only a drop of colder, to a can, something almost without value, The solder used when the work was done by machinery was le:s than when the work waa done by hand, and to nine hundred and ninety-nine men In a thousand the matter would be looked upon as worth no consideration.

The thousandth man was a workman m the employ of a firtn using one ef these machines. He Wan evidently Im pressed with the idea that this little drop of solder had nob received due consideration, and he devised an- in genious arrangement for wiping the inside of tbe Beam without m any. way interfering wicb. the other operations. It la interesting to note what this amounted to. One of theie machines will solder 30.GC0 cans p3r day, and from aotual obaetvation the multiplioa tion of the insfgnifioant drop of solder by 30,000 represents a saving of fifteen dollarn a day on every machine m use. The last time the writer had the pleasure of meeting the inventor and meohanioal head of the large company manufacturing this machinery be drew from his pooket a nugget of solder. There was nothing particularly handsome about it, but :'U represanted the saving m " raw material" on a certain number of cans, and he seemed to prize it higher than he would have p'izad a diamond of the same Bias; Be talked entnusiaßtloally of the man who devised a means of saving— not a million or ten dollars— 'but' a single drop of solder, worth perhaps fourteen cents a pound.

The sequel of this imperfect narrative is by no means the least interesting par oo it. 'Jhe workman referred to was; 6a oonraged to p.Uarit his little arrangement and the parlies m intefeot agreed to, pay him a haudsome royalty for it. From tha number of machlo* s already m osh he is assured of aome thousands of dollars of royalty, and from those likely to come into Q9B this will be swelled to a very handiomo flam,

tefcThe laafc clause of this/entirely ti-ttthful atDiy should be* the moral. -IW'pm t<£ think aa yon work.

THE FLOODS IN VICTORIA.

Wiring on 2nd last., the Shepparton oorreapohdent of the . flTelegraph " re potted:—The Goulbburne river this morn ing bad a registered height of 3 Ut. above summer level— the highest recorded during the last six years, being within sffe ot the 1870 flood marks Last night the water was just level with the banks. Daring the night the - river rose very rapidly, and this morning had completely submerged the oountry between Bhepp>r ton end Mooroopna. Traffic was completely stopped. N. t Darby, cordial manufacturer, when returning home from Mooroopna last night ha I the misfortune to. break his traceß when half way across." THif horaea were extrloated and brocght home, leaving the vehicle standing In 3ft of water. It was intended to this morning and fetch the-' vehiole home. Seeing the riv r bo high he obtained a boat, and after 'some diffionlty reaphed the spot, and found the vehicle safe, -but almost submerged, about twelve Inches showing above the water. On his tray back, when near the Broken river, he reaoo^d a swagman from a perilous posi tion. The man stated that, when going to sleep last night, the water was about Gin below the river bank.' Early this morning he woke up and found himself In the waiter, with all hope of com pletely cut off; and bat for the timely assistance of Mr Darby, ke belives he -«o m ld < ,ha.ve~i>««talnly perished from ex hatittlon. This "moTuiQg & onmber of cattle that bad^tantfyba^^saSfo^ j n tha open conutt/^bsfwWifSheppaiion %*£ Mooroopna were observed making toward! Sheppaitoa bridge, aiJtk aon[ *9 fears were entertained that they wotfldgek Into the river, whioh is at presenvSfidjfiaable, After a tiraa; and apparently with don-" — siderable difficulty, owing to the numerous creeks end swamps through whioh the current 1b rushing with great forca, they all reached the bridge safely. Several men are m attendance day and night at Shepparton bridge, which is closed, keep ing the piles clear of debris, which during the night came down In large qiartitfea. This morning, about day light, the watchman at the bridge heard plantive cries proceeding from some distance down ; the rlver 4 and at once repotted the matter to . the police. Ser geant Graham and Constable filattery immediately obtained a boat, and together with Messrs Bryant and Shiel, brewers, went t) the resoue. Nearing the spot from where the cries were issuing, six awagman were observed perched with their belongings upon some logs, m no little amount of danger, owing to othor logs that were floating about. They stated that when sitting down to rest last night they thought they were safe, but the river rising rapidly, they were unable to escape, and had to seek refuge bb described. It was reported to the police this morning that two Chinese gardeners at Broken, river had taken refuge m treee. The police prooeeded to the spot and found the Celestials as described, m an awfully perilous con T dition, having been there since 2 a.m. When rescued they were m a very ex hausted state. Their garden is about 6ft under wator, the top of a tilted cart and house being the only mark to show were the garden is. A man named Reynolds brought information at noon to-day that ■" two selectors of Pine Lodge, nine miles From Shepparton, on Broken river, were Burrounded by the floods, and when last seen were on the top of a chimney. As sistance m the shape of a boat wsb im mediately sent. The river is still rising, and this evening registered 32ct 6in above summer level, having risen 18ln during the day. Fortunately, no loss of life is reported, but considerable damage is done to property. The weather to-day and yesterday has been beautifully fine. Tho river will have to rise Bft before any damage is done iv the town.

THE ABHBUBTOa GUARDIAN, THFBBDAY, AUGUST 11 1887



Statutory Declaration— l, Franz Baaba Ironbark, Sandhurst, iv the colony of iotoria, Australia, d» solemly and sincerely eclart that on the 25th June, 1877, my son A fred, six years of age, was accidentally hurt with an axe on the knee. I at once took all pains to Beoure medical assistance. However, m spite of all efforts, on the 27th Auguti, 1877 I the opinion was given by Dr Maogillivray that an amputation of the injured limb had beoonw imperative, m order to save life. At this juncture I oalled on Messrs Sander and Sons, procuring some of their Extract of the Eu- calyptus Globulus, and by' the application ol the same J had the satisfaction of seeing my son within a fortnight out or all danger, and to-day he is recovered. I may just add that it was when the crisis had been reaohed that the Extraot referred to was first applied. An» I make this solemn declaration, etc.,— Franz Eaabe. Declared at Sandhurst, m the colony of Viotona, Australia, this seventeenth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven before me, Mori* (John, J.tV-J



Bo&lowas's Pills.— With darkening days and changing temperatures the digestion becomes impaired, the liver disordered, and the mind deßpondent, unless the oause of the irregularity be expelled from the blood and body by suoh an alterative as theaa Pills. They directly attaok the source of the evil, thrust out all impurities from the circulation, restore the distempered organs to their natural slate, and correct all defective or contaminated secretions. Suoh an easy means of instituting health, strength, and oheerfulness should be applied by all whose stomachs are weak, whose minda are much harassed, or whose brains are overworked." Holloway'a ia essen- tially a blood tempering medicine, whereby its influence reaches the remotest fibre of the frame and effeots a universal good, .^am*



Wanted* T OST Lady's Shoe; Finder please Jj return to parcel boy at Akdbew Übr's TTTTANTED a Tenant for a six-roomed V v House and 8 Acres of Land m Ashburton, — Apply J. C. Duncan. 848 "TTrANTED to Purchase line of Cheap V V Feed Oats, Oaten Sheaf Chafi and Straw Chaff. — J. O. DuNOAy. ' WANTED Known— Oar Great Sale is now on, come and jadge for yourselres. —H. C. Shores, Melford House. WANTED Known -Ashburton Wool J(arn, reduced to 2s 3d the Bundle, all Colors. — Obb «to Alcokn's, Dissolution Sale. "AJMJB-D to dear oat — Boys' Tweed Salts, from 6s 6d. Mens 1 Suits, from 21a. At Dissolution Sale, Obr and Alcorn's. XA? ANTED known that HAVES & CO. * v have Large Stocks on hand. For further particulars see now advertisement m this ißsue. WANTED Known — Dressmaking, superior style and fit at reduced price during sale. Obk AND Aloobn's. WANTED KNOWN — Contractors, Ploughmen, Carters, and the Pub- lic are requested to read carefully Mit- chell and Turner's new advertisement m this paper. The Goods are now opened np, and first comers will find the best bargains. "TTTANTED Known— Final Clearing YV Sale of the balance of oar Win- tor Drapery. Ihis being oar Clearing ont Sale, Goods will be Cheap for Cash only — H. O. Segebs. BJfllford House 11/ ANTED CASH— Moir's Oatmeal Yf 251bs, 2s 9d ; Ling Fish, 5d ; Dried Apples 4d j 2lb Tins Best Honey, 10d ; Vestas, 5d per doz.; Sperm Candles, 5d ; Tin Fruits, Is ; Cutting do. Is Gd.— James McGregor, Tancred Street, opposite Arcade. WANTJKD Known.— Ladies' Black Cloth Mantles we are selling at 3s 6d and 5s 6d. The wholesale prices of these goods were 10s lid and 13a 6d. (Just opened. Come and Becure one.) — About 300 Ladies' and Maids' Jackets and ' Ulsters, newest kinds, at ridiculous prices. Great Cash Sale, Melford House. ANTED KNOWN — Oleographs, Scenery, and Catholic Rubjects, Catholic Cards, good variety m Scraps, Novelties m Penwipers, Crewel Wools and Silks, Knitting Cotton, Colored Crotchet ! Cotton, Transfers, Tinsel Bails, &c, &c. % at Abb Manhibe's Fancy Repository, Saund9rs' Buildings.



rpHE PBS Ml ER COLONIAL COMPANY OANTERBISPY BRANCH. " .sTABUf^ED 1355 Capital 1 1,000,00 t/>. ...•■/5i/ /',:. v , a .•:■;/ i/ , t •$:/.?,■ r;;cjL*Chj FIRE AND MARIHE RISKS, ALS') RISKS ON GROWING CROPS ACCEPTED AT THE LOW IST CURRENT RATES. George Jameson, AOKNT, ASHBURTON FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! THE WHOLE OF THE SALVAGE STOCK OF TBE Timaru Woollen Factory Has been bought by an Aehbnrton Hrm for CASH, MITOHEuL and TURNEB having made the above purchase, will offer the whole BTOdK to the ABhbarton and Rungitata Electoiß, and their WiTes and Families, at each prfeea m can only be believed by a personal interview with the firm, and an inspection of the goods tnemselves. Now has come chacce for EYBKYONB to encourage NEW ZEALAND INDUSTRIES, And that too, with benefit to themselres al*o» The ab«re Grand Lot of GOODS will be unpacked aad open for BALE on THTJBSDi NEXT, when enr Windows will show what marvellous BARGAINS can be had m TWEEDS, FLANNELS, RUGS, MAUDS, BLANKETS, SUITS, CLOTHING, &c, &c, All throngh the FIRB FIEND at Timara. Quotations are misleading, COME I BEE ! 1 and be CONVINCED. MITCHELIT& TUBKEK, TANCRED STREET. NOBILITY OF LIFE. Who best can suffer, Best can do«— Milton. The Victorian Reign is unparalleled m the History of Great Empiree for its Purity, Goodness, and Greatness. What alone enables us to draw a just moral from the tale of Life ? Were I asked what best dignifies the present and conßecrates the p»st ; what alone enables as to draw a just moral from the Tah ot Life ; what sheds the purest light upon our reason ; what given the firmest .strength to our religion : what »s best fitted to soften the. heart of man and elevate his Bonl,~l would answer with Lasiueo, it is Experience.— Lord Lytton. k TERRIBLE SURGICAL OPERATION. A FATAL MISTAKE. 'The "Cleveland (Ohio) Press, " of February 23,-,!, 1883, published an account of a fatal /■.^f 1 °P era n tl o n whl <f «««* a great commotion among medical men throughout the whole country , Dr T hayer, the most emmci.t surgeon m Cleveland, pronounc-ng it scandalous. ll^fX I 1 f ? t "?, S l l en . s ? ffen . n e f or many years from some disease which hud JSl^V r nfnT n f fh J- tl »? Physitaans m attendance. The disease commenced with a ttett T T™ ) the digestion, with a poor appetite, followed by a peculiar indescribable distress m the stomach, a feeling hat has been de cribed as a faint "all ? one " sensation, a rimoUi'Tv C r°nfl nS r abOU , t . thC tCet ' Ca " Smg a - d " a S re «We taste. Ihihensation was Aot Z?Zf™& fOO , d ' ) . b " t ' on *he contrary, it was increased. After a v hi c the hands and feet became cold and sticky-a cold persp.ration 7 here was a constant tired a-;d languid fee!ing. Ihen followed a dreadful nervousness, with gloomy foreboding?. Finally the patient was unable to retain any food whatever, and there was constant pain m the abdomen All S?S : IS- hS Tc mg - tO /i lYe t ehef \ and a , c ? nsuI J ta «°n was held, when it was deddei that the pa len had a cancer m the stomach, and m order to save the oatieni's life m nnrrifmn was justifiable. Accordingly, on the 22nd of February,^^tiS p-rfo^e^ SJ KJ J«!S« ° f D^ T^ kker f"» V* Perrier.^r Arm?, Dr Gordon, P Dr Capne^d Dr HaUiweU, of the Police Board, lhe operation consisted m layine open the cavity of the o^or^^^ from the effects of a surgical operation that cught n.vi tc^have beeS^performed If thfs woman cou'd have taken the proper remedy, viz., bought one of penormea. v mis PERBIMAN'S MARVELLOUS STEAM WASHING MACHINES, itf^c^^ cont i n ) ia i s . tra^ 0I » h« enfeebled and weakly condition, brought about by a ALBERT EOBERTS BAS FOE SALE,— Clovers,— BED, WHITE, COWGEASS, ALSIKE, ami TREFOIL, RYEGRASS, COCKSFOOT, and RAPE. Golden Tares, Cape Barley, SEED PEAS, SEED OATfe (various kinds), CRUSHED BEANS PLOUGH BHABES. COOPER'S SHEEP DIP; Acknowledged to bo THE BEST IN THE MARKET. *



TO WORKING MEN. MRS TIMMO, . PBOPRIBTBBSS OF THE WATERLOO BOARDINGaOUSB, Tailored Street, Ashbartoo, BEGS respeolfally to inform the general poblio, particularly the wotking classes, that she baa reduced ths rates for Board and Lodging as under: — Board and Lodging, per week, 16s to 17s Dinners only, per week 4s Board only, per vreek ... ... 10s The oooking is done by Mr Tlmmo, whoae repotation as a first-olass chtj remains crasallied, A capital table, and meals at all hours. 7 69 George Jameson Drain Pipes. 4 LL SIZES— From 3 to 15 ißohes— A With BENDS ELBOWS AND JUNCTION And also F(3E BRICKS FOB SALE BY GEORGE JAMESON, SHBURTOW Faiifleld. THREE THO"USAND ACEES OR THEREABOUTS, IN BLOCKS OF 200 to 1000 Acres, TO LET FOE CEOPPING. mENDERS are Invited op to 31st August JL next, for the right to grow one Tarnip Orop and one Gtain Orop on the Fatrfield Estate, adjoining the Ashbarton Township. The land has not been nnder crop for seven years. Entry for Ploughing will be given on lit October next. Pirns of the Estate may be seen, and particulars obtained, on application to ME GEOEGE JAMESON ASHBURTON. 6t105 CLOVER SEED. TUST landed, ex steamer « Kaikoura, 1 Qj my first shipment for the season of EED CLOTEE, COW GEASS, WHITE CLOYEE, ALSYKE. These Seeds have been carefully selected | and are the best obtainable. I I HAVE ALSO~IN STOCK— Machine-dressed Byegrass and Cocks- foot, also Linseed, Peas, Barley, Oats, Wheat, Potatoes^and all kinds of STATION AND FARM STORES, George Jameson, ASHBUETON. T. Bullock. FOR SALE. TvOtJBLE-SEATED American Waggon. Apply to ■ m T. BULLOOK. FOR SALE. A Strongly Butlt 4-Whesled covered Waggon, suitable for a Hawker. T. BOLLOCK. ______ of Harrows, new, price £3 sa. T. BULLOCK TINWALD. TO LET— A Cottage near the School, i Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO LET — 5-Poomod llouko m Cameron Street, opposite the Wesle) an Church, I Apply to . T. BULLOOK. ~TCT LET. ~7 I 4 ACRES between Mbs Caster's resi. dencp, and Mr Pbaly'b Nnraery, being Lots 19Q, 210 211, 212, on Tinwald plau. For foil particulars apply to . T. BULLOCK. A FARM of 1280 ACBES m the Rangitata District, to Let, at a low Tlental, with a Purchasing Clause. It is all Fenced and divided into 7 Paddocke, part cultivated and laid down m English Grasses, the remainder m tussok. There IB a 10-Roomed Houee erected on the Property, Stable and other Buildings. For fall particulars apply to 7+98 T. BULLOCK. O>y -1 f\S TOWN SECTION 260, 3u I JLV Tinwald, near the Railway Station for sale at the above price. Peraor s desirous of qualifying themselves for a vote at lhe forthcoming election this offers them an opportunity. . T, BULLOCK. ■pOLET.— Dwellinßhonae, together with .L small b : able, Moore's Road, near the Presbyterian Manse. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO LET,— At a low rental, Property m Tancred Street, recently m the oconpation of Mr Dolman, on which i erected >bop, Stable, etc,— Apply to . T. BULLOCK FOR BALE,— Central Site, being part of TS 177, containing One-eighth of an Acre, having a frontage of 33 fee on Burnett Street, and adjoining the ' Mail" Office. Very liberal terms of payment will be accepted. — Apply to _ T. BULLOCK. TINWALD. TO LET— A Four-rccmed House with Shop, adjoining Mr HeeeUine'a pro- party, and near the Railway Station. A Ig»v rental will be accepted. T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE RUKAL Section 27429, containing 118 acres, '2 roods, m its native state, about 3 miles from Ashburton. fronting the main South Road. Apply to T. BULLOCg. NOT having sold by auction on Saturday RS. 25334, containing 100 acrep, AVakonui Road Board District, f am prepared to receive offerß for came. Very liberal terms of payment. T. BULLOCK. T,O LET op for Bale a Farm of 233 acres near WSlerton, Loßgbeach P.oad Board District. There is a dwelling- house of 6 rooms erected on the property also Granary, Stable, &o. Aoply to T. BUW-OOK. f