ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT.

«'O.A."--No. The matter was not "accidentally omitted." We thill be glad at »ny time to insert "locals" which have the least pretension to public interest or importance, or a* oalllng attention to an advertisement, but shall certainly decline to allow our local column to be made a medium for gratuitona advertising. — Pd.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1887. THE LAW OF DIVORCE.

Among the new Bills introduced during the present session is the "Divorce Extention and Amendment Bill," brought m by Mr Samuel. This is a measure which if it becomes law is calculated to afford relief m cases where relief is greatly needed, but is, unobtain able, under our existing legislation, as will be seen when we come to treat of the provisions of the new Bill. How many cases can each of our readers recall where owing to the husband's miscon duct the wtfe and children are com pelled to endure a life-long misery simply because present legislation fails to meet the case. How many men m this colony desert their wives and leave them to battle with the world to provid for the little ones, our charitable institu tions know to their cost. How many married men, again, are sent to prison to serve long sentences and here too the poor wife, deprived of the services of the ostensible or presumed " bread winner," is left, as m the former case, to struggle with the world, unable to marry again, should an eligible oppor tunity offer, simply because existing legislation prohibits her doing so while her nominal husband is alive. It is to remedy these defects that Mr Samuel has introduced his measure. The Bill is a short one, and provides that any married person may present a petition as at present for dissolution of marriage on any one or more of the following grounds : —

(i) That the respondent has, without just cause or excuse, wilfully deserted the petitioner, and, without any such cause or excuse, left him or her so de serted during three years or upwards continuously before the presentation of the petition.

(2) That the respondent, being the husband, has, by continued habits of drunkenness during two years and up wards before the presentation of the petition, habitually left his wife without the means of support or habitually been guilty of cruelty towards her ; or that the respondent, being the wife, has, by such habits for a like period, habitually neglected her domestic duties or rendered herself unfit to discharge them.

(3) That the respondent is and for not jess thao twelve woothi bofoic tbe

presentation of the petition has been imprisoned for some crime under sen tence, or a commuted sentence, for a term of seven years or upwards; or, being a husband, has, by frequent con victions for crime, habitually left his wife without the means of support. (4) That the respondent has within six months previously to the presenta tion of the petition been convicted of an assault upon the petitioner inflicting actual bodily harm, or of having attempted to murder the petitioner, or of having assaulted the petitioner with intent to inflict grevious bodily harm, or that the respondent has repeatedly during such period assaulted and cruelly beaten the petitioner.

(5) That the respondent, being the husband, has within six months before the presentation of the petition been guilty of adultery.

(6) That the respondent is incurably insane, and has been confined m a lunatic asylum within New Zealand for the space of not less than three years continuously before the presenta tion of the petition.

The Bill further provides that the petition may be dismissed or decree pronounced ; also that the Court may forbid the publication of evidence ; also that neither party may marry for three months after decree absolute.

We fear that the House wiil prove too conservative to allow the Bill to pass m its present form. This, we think, is to be regretted for it would prove a salutary check on many brutal husbands who think their poor victims have nothing to look for ward to but lifelong misery to the end of the chapter. Then again why should a woman be tied without a chance of escape to a felon sentenced to penal servitude for life or to a confirmed lunatic? If is quite time that the Knglish law of divorce were amended, and we think the Bill under notice is a step m the right direction.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A. orioket match will take place on Saturday, iho 12th inafc,, between teams representing the Ashburton and Christohuroh High Sohools. The game will commence at 11 a.m sharp on the Old Sports Ground. The following will reprwent the lootl team :— B. Curtis, E. Buchanan, A. Buchanan, McLennan, Foley, McNiooll, B. Low, A. Orr, N. Orr, Clark, and H. Curtis. Emergencies— A. Williams and Alfred Orr,

The " Wanganui Herald » states that the freight on cheese to be charged m future by the New Zealand Shipping Company will be 80s per ton m a ventilated part of the ship, and Id per Ib m the cool ohamber.

A dog bitten by a rattlesnake'at Nebraska, instead of dying, developed hydrophobia, and bit fourteen head of cattle, all of which died.

Messrs Reid and Son, of New oastle, supplied to order a quantity of plate presented at a cost o! £2500, by the coalowners of the north of England, to Sir Humphrey Davy, as a testimonial for the [invention of the safety lamp. The firm [had a desire to exhibit th» plata at the Newcastle Exhibition, and made application for the name. They then learned that the plate [had been sold to the Mint for its intrinsic value, and had been melted down. The plate was left to the Eoyal Society m 1868, and out of the proceeds 'of melting the sooiety obtained sufficient money to pay for the Davy medal awarded every year by the sooiety. On the face of it this Beems a curious disposition to make of plate sab- Bcribed for as a compliment, but it is probably the road thai a good many foundation stone trowels, leave taking salvers, and other re speotful heirlooms follow.

Some axoellent jumping appears ]to have taken place at the National Agricultural Show at Melbourne. The winner, a horse named Sponduliz, is desoribed as a compaot and powerful bay, which jumped with great vigor, and the finish is thus described :— The bar was now raised to the last hole m the post», and tha jump ai afterwards measured was 6ffc. Ofin. Spondulix, who throughout had never onca refused or made a mistaka, just "'touched tho bar with one of his fore hoofs, and it came down. Being* brought round again, he made another game effort, and cleared it amidst tha excited applauas of the spootators.

The Paris " Galignani's Messenger" saya that an accident m fencing similar to one at Havre, which had a fatal termination, has occurred m the barracks at Laval. Ore of the masters, named Torqust, was giving a lesson to iLieut Quillet when the button of the foil used by the latter broke off as he made a home thrust, and tht weapon pene trated the breast and right lung of M. Torqnet. The wounded man was removed to the hospital, casting up^blood from the mouth.

The many praotioal [admirers of the cause of the " Moun^MagdalaJMagdalen Asylum • will be glad to notice that Father Ginaty'a •Corti are every day meeting with great success. Lato'y the temporary reßidenoe of the sisters of the " Good Shepherd " was vißited by Mr Allan MoLean, who carefully inquired into the ejsfcem of reformation , pursued by the sisters m thtir labor of love towards the penitents. He seemed very much pleased jwith the working of tht institution, and gave substantial recognition of his satis faotion by inoreaßing the building fund, by handing Father Ginaty the generons donation of one hundred and ten guinea?— £111 109. The New South Wales Government ii reported to be arranging for a contraot m England for 32,000 tons of steal rails. Thirty-three thousand three hundred and aeventy-three bales of wool are bow afloat from Sydney for the January wool sales. Lord Dalrymple has arrived by the H.M.S. Auitral on a viiit to the colonies, and iB a guest of the Governor of South Australia. It is Btated that by reason of the shipping disputes at Adelaide at least 10,000 balsa of wool were diverted from that port to Sydney for shipment.

Just thirty.two years ago one of the merchant princes of Melbourne entered a little grocer's Bbop on the Toorak road and ordered a box of candles— neither gas nor keroaene were used m those days. The order oleared the obsequious shopkeeper out of his stock of •' Price's Compositeß," and he insisted on carrying the box himself to the plutocrat's house, a quarter of a mile away. To-day that little grooer is Sir Graham Berry, X C.M.0., Agant-General for Victoria ; and that merobant prince ia glad to do odd " oborei " for a crust of bread and a glass of ale.

"Bucho-Paiba."— Quick, complete care, all annoying kidney, -. bladder, and urigarj diseases. At chemists and druggists, Kemp, thorne, Proaßer and .Co., Agents, Ohrut ohuroh. 1

Keating'a Powder destroys bothmofchs, fleas beetles, and all other insects, while quit* harmless to dornestio animals. In extermi nating beetf the Buooesa of thie powder ia extraordinary, tis perf ootly clean ia appli. cation. See the article' ou purchase ia Heating's, as imitations are noxious and ineffectual. Sold m tine, 63, Is, and 9 6d tart) tya Qtomjat

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Thursday, November 10.

The Council met at 2 30 p.m. DECEASKD COUNCILLOR. SirFfderick Whitak r, iv ferring to the death ot the Hon Wi T*ko, to whose memory he paid a high tribute, moved, as a mark of reapeot, the adjournment of the Council to next day. Dr Grace supported the motion In a speech alluding to tha unswerving loyalty of deceased to the European settlers- The motion was agreed to, and the Council adjourned at 2 40 p.m.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House met nt 2 30 p.m. QUESTIONS.

Beplying to questions, it was stated that Crown Prosecutors were appointed by the Governor, and were paid by fees undf r certain regulations ; thai: It was proposed only to continue monetary assletance to Sohools of Mines at Thames and Beefton : that there was no intention of converting a Ministerial residence into a house for the Governor m order that the present Government house may be converted into a museum ; that Government would state their Intention with respect to the San Franoivco mail service before the end of the session ; that the Mines Act Amend ment Bill would be Introduced this session ; that there were fixed holidays for New Year'a Day aud Gyod Friday, that pay was not stopped on those days, and that guards and ofaere, who worked at all hours received a week's holiday extra, i OAMABTF HABBOR LOAN. The Oamiuu Har.or B <a:d Loan Bin passed through Committee with slight amendmert. WANKANUI HARBOR LOAN The Waoganui Harbor Loan BUI was oomn.ltted. Clause I was amended by striking out the whole of the Rangittkei County from the Wanganul Harbor Distriot In the olause — " Declaration of result of poll " Mr Menteath moved that the majority In favor of the loan should be , two thirds instead of three-fifths. The motion was lost on voices. The remaining clauses passed with slight amendment. BILLS rASSEP. The four Bi 1* whloh had been passed through committee, were reported. All of them passed through committee, were reported. All of them passed through their final Btsge3 except the Wanganul Harbor Bill, which waß ordered to stand over for a week. EDUCATION RK SERVE* Mr Steward moved the eecond reading of the Education Beaerves Settlement Bil> He mentioned that there were over a million aoras of land locked up In these reserves, whloh greatly retarded the settlement of the country. The Hon. Mr Rlobardson suggested that the Bill should be referred to the Waste Land Committee, The Government Land Bill would probably be found to contain very similar provisions. On this under standing the Bill was read a second time. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES, Sir George Grey moved the ueoond react ing of the Contagious Diseases Repeal Bi 1. After a brief debate, the Bill was thrown out by 62 to 26. CIOLD BUTT, Mr Seddon moved the second reading of the Gold Duty Reduction Bill, the nbjeot of whloh was to reduce the doty to 6d an ounce.

ELECTIVE CIOVBBNORS. Mr Joyce moved tne second reading of the Eleotlon of Governor Bill, explaining that, thought it had been brought m b> Sir George Grey, he had Intended to move In the came direction, and the latter had given way to him. He adduced Instances of prominent New Zealand legislators who, m former tfmoß had expressed themselves In favor of oar electing our own Governor. If power were given colonists oonld easily be found fit to occupy *be position. Sir Julius Yogel asked if the Govern ment did not intend to give an indication of opinion on the subject. The way m which they were letting important Bills go to their Beoond reading unnotfoed almoßt amounted to an abnegation of their positions. The Bill was a step m the direction o£ making New Zealand a re public, and ho did not think it was likely to be QBseuted to at home. There would be difficulty m deciding whether elective Qovernora or Parliament btst represented the feellDpß of the people They had had something of that sort when the provinces chose their own Superinten dents, and they all knew how much frlotion there waa between the latter and the Oounoila. Having again adverted to tba indifference of the Government on the subjeot, he moved that it be read that day nix montl i. Mr Fisher said that the Premier was unavoidably absent, or he would have spoken oia the Bill. Elective Governors would mean the possibility of the legisla ture of the oountry coming into coatict with them, and moreover, his loyalty to the Queen forbade him to support auoh a measure. A brisk debate followed, In whloh Mr Fish, Mr Talwhanga, Mr Stewart, Mr Reeves (Inangahua), Dr Efodgkinaoa, Mr Bruce, Mr t-eddon, Mr Lance, Mr Turn bull, Mr Allen, Dr Fhohett, Mr Steward, aod Mr Moss took part.

The Premier apologised for not being present m the House when the Bill oam« on. He regretted that a measure like this ahonld have been brought down m a special session suoh as the present, when they had so much to do. He would ask whether they had heard a single argument In favor of adopting the American system. Responsible Government had, m his opinion, been a great suooess In this and other colonies. Before making so great a ohange some reason ought to be given for It. Be ventured to say that not a single member of the Eouae had looked at the question from a practical point of view. He ahonld like to see th» Bid withdrawn, otherwise he would have to support the amendment.

Sir George Grey advocated the passing of the measure. This was the time to consider a change of bo naach moment. The country had never been so well governed as under the Provincial Super intendents, and it was well known that Bir Ju'iua Yogel and M.»jor Atkinson were the two arch conspirators who had swept those eleotive officers away. Amerioa had advanced to an enormous extent nnder the Byotem ot ohooslng Us own rulers, and he believed that New Zealand would advance still more rapid tv. The Govern ment had not met the question fairly, and the personal arguments adduced were uufur. Provincial Governments had been upset without giving any stable form of local salf-governmeot In their place, and he now pleaded with them to start again on a firm and settled basis.

Sir John Hall said that Sir George Grey might have pleased the ear with his eloquent apeeoh, bat he had not convinced the reason. It was not provincial iuitt tntions bat the energy and enterprise of the early settlers which had really done bo much to cevelop the resources of the country. If they wanted the real control of the Governor by the people it would be suicidal to elept the Governor, for he could not be got rid of until his term was up. So long ai he was appointed by the Imperial Government there would be aome control ower hint

Sir Jalim Vogd obtained leave to with* draw hit tmendment,

Mr Tahoar itlgmatlied the American political pyitim ai on* of bribery »nd

his own notice. If we eleoted our Governors an opening would be afforded for the aatna aort of thing h« re After some further diacu aton, In which Mr Mi'la. Mr Taylor, Mr Ward, Mr McKerz'e, Mr Anderson,- Mr Fulton, end Mr Buxton apoke, the motion waa loat by 55 to 29,

GOVJBRNMBNT BUBIWESS. In reply to a question, the Minis' er aaid that he proposed to take one of th« private meinbera' daya next week. Mr Seddoa proteared strongly against this being done at ao early a period. The Premier said he had no objaotloa to Bitting after Christmas if the House wluhed it. The House adjourned at 1 a.m.

CHRISTCHURCH A. AND P. SHOW.

Christohuroh, November 10. The agricultural show opened In the new show grounds on Thursday. There \m a fine display In all the olaiaee— some good a took, and a large and excellent display of Implement! »nd maohinery. The ohlef prize-takers In the classes given are as under :— Merino ahsep, fine oomb* ing, Messrs Watson and Shennan (Warren estate), and Messrs Mallock and Lance ; strong combing, Measra A. A, and R MoMaater, Mr W. 0. Nloholia, Messrs H. Wbarton and Company, and Mr D Rutherford ; English Leloeatera, Mr P. 0, Threlkeld, Mr J. Bonlfant, Mr J. Hay don ; Border Leieeaters, Measra H. R. and J. E. Parker, Hon M. Holmes ; ditto housed and clothed, New JSaaland and Australian land Company ; Llncolna, Mr C. Wlthell, Mr W. Marrla, Hon M. Holmes, and Mr T. Paahby ; ditto; housed and clothed, New Zealand aod Aua ralian Land Oomp<«ny, Hon M. Holmsa; Romney Marsh, Mr John Reid ; Ootawold, Mr Wlll'am Bo»g ; Sonthdowns, Mr H. J. Washbourne, Mr J. Deans, Mr 8. Garfortf, Mr P.O Thre'keld ; Shropshire Downß, M' J Grig* • Hampshire Downs, Mr M Friedlander ; fat sheep, Mr 8, Garforth, Mr L. White, and Mr E. D'Auvergne In shorthorn oat tie, Mr E, Menlove got firßt prize for beat bull of •ny age, and for three-year-old bull ; Mr J. Reid first prize for two-year-old and yearling bolls ; Mr J Deani for bull calves ; Mr J. Reid for beat cow or heifer, Mr J. Deans for beat milch oow and three-year-old heifer, and Mr J. Reid for two-year-old hnifer. In draught horses ! Mr John McKellar'a Victor took firat i prtea for bast entire, and Mv Moore's Early Morning second . Mr John Small's Vanquisher was firat among the tbree year-old entires, and Mr W. Boag'a Ohief of the Clan among the two-yesr-olda Mr Boag'i Flora MoDonald took firat priza aa best mare In foal or with foal at foot ; and Mr Jamea Austin's Princess Royal took firat and Bpecial prizes aa best three-year old filly. Mr John Boag'a Marohioness [ 11, took firat prize aa the best dry mare.

SPORTING.

0.J.0. METBOPOLITAN MEETING

THIRD DAY'S RAOISG. The following events came to hand after we went press : — Canterbury. Cor, of 600 bots ; 2£ miles Mr G. G. Stead's Maxim, 7st 6 b (Huxtable) 1 Major George's Nekon, 9st 61b (Brown) 2 Betting— -3 to lon Maxim. Maxim, on the inside, made the running at a tre men don b pnce for the first milt, with Nelßon at his quarters. Approaching , Ford's, Brown moved on the top weight, and he got a little nearer the colt, but the latter at once drew away again, and «vas a Itngth clear as they swept into the straight. Nelson was under the whip, but could not catch the leader, whe ran home an easy winner by tbree-quar ters of a length. Time— 4min Usec. Dividends— £l 7s and £1 10s. Metropolitan Handicap, of 300 soys ; Ik miles.

Mr G. G. Stead's Beresford, 7st (Huxtable) 1 Mr H. Goodman's Silvermark, 6st 121 b (Holmes) 2 Mr Webbs' Ruby, 7st 121 b ... (Legge) 3 Quibble, Moann, St. Glair, and Futrioian also starttd. Beresford was a strong favorite m the betting 1 . St Clair and Patrician * ere first away. Bereeford ran last to Ford's where he began to go up, and;. -was two lengths behind Patrician taming inte the straight. Huxtable now took the wbip out to the favorito, who, coming vary fast on, won by a length Time— 2min 31sec. Dividends— £2 4b and £1 16s. Sblliko Raob, of 100 cove ; 6 furlongs, Mr W. Dennett's Melville, Bst 111 b (Dodd) 1 Mr G. B. Btead's Chic, 7st 91b (Huxtable) 2 Mr P. Butler's Repose. Bst 71b (Clifford) 3 St. Agnes also started. Betting was even on Ohio, 2 tol Repose, 5 to 1 t*ie others. Chio jumped away m front, but fell i back, and Melville oarriad on the tunning to the turn into the straight where Repose and St Agnes challenged him. He shook them off, but Ohio came up, and a magnificent raca resulted In a dead heat, Repose three lengths away third. The time was not taken. The dead heat was ran off after the Flying Handioap. Mcl ville jumped off with the lend, waa never headed, and won eaiily by foar lengths. Time — lmln 7f leo. Dividends— Oa the race £5 13s 6d, and £6 B, and on the ran off £2 7s 6d and £1 19a

Fating Hanmoap, of 130 bovbj 5 V farloiga, Mr F. Tanored'a Forester, Sst 31b (Taile) I Hon G. MoLean's St Ives, Cat 111 b (Baddloombe) 2 Mr G. G. Stead's Rosary, 8»t 101 b (Huxtable) 3 Bard, Erin-go-Bragh, Reptse and Tornado alao started. Betting 6t04 on the Geld. Ruasley was the favorite. For stor went off with the lead from a fair Btait, was never headed, sod won easily by a length. Time — lmln 2| ?eo. Dividends— £3 10* »od £3 Ss. OonsolilTion Handicap, of 100 soya ; 1 mile. Stives ... ... ... ... „. 1 Ten started. Dividend!— £s l6s and £6 6a. Yeßtorday morning a report w as oarrent that the New Zealand Cap on the previous d*y had been ran at a wrong dietauce, and enqairiea left no doubt of the faot that the horees m the big handioap had been started at the four-farlong instead of the two-mile post. This made the raoe about sixty yards short, and a protest waa lodged by several owners interested In the matter. The rule of racing relied upon by the objeotors, reads— "lf the starter allow a start to take place m front of the starting-post, the start is void, and the horses must be started again, and the starter shall forfeit a sum not exceeding £60." The Stewards oon eldered the protest dnrlug the afternoon and determined to disallow it ; bat the ''Times" says it is possible something more may be heard o! this peoullar case In another direction.

" Bowsi »n Biiß."— Olsari out rats mica, roatheSj lies, ants, bed bugs, kettles, iaieots, skunkp, jaok-rabbitg ,sparrowa .gepherg At Qkttmii and dr«ggis(g JTo matter what your faeliogsjor sßoaeniß are, Amorioau Co.'b Hop JjUtrc Trill do you {pod. Pwye.it igd loaj

THE MIDLAND RAILWAY.

(FkOM OT7K OORREBfOHDENT.)

Wellington, November 11, The Midland Railway Committee oompieted their business this afternoon, and have prepared a report for preienta tion to the House to day. From what I can gather as to Its purport, It ia to the effect that the position of the colony under the new proposals would be better than under the original proposala of 1884 aven without the cqoceaalona. The giat of the report la thai everything - In tha way of land grants must be confined to the authorised area, without any cash euaranteaa or liabilities, and the colony* liability m limited to that.

CRICKET.

VfiRNON'S ELEVEN v ELEVEN OF VICTORIA.

[ksuibr's telegrams— copyright.]

Melbousnb, November 10. The looal Presß greatly eulogise the, fielding of Yernon'a Eleven, which during the ooarae of the matoh agalnat eleven of Viotorla, has frequently ellolted load applause froai the spectators; The crloket match Vernon's team ? Victoria was continued to-day. The viaitors' firat lnnlngi was oonoladed for 297 runs, the individual aoorei being—- Scoddart, f4 ; Abel, 6 ; Peal, 55 ; Bates 24 ; Read, 12 ; O'Brien, 27 ; Hawke, 20 ; Hawlio, 9; Wewton, 17; Beaumont} 4$ Attewell, not ont, 4.

SHAW AND L LLY WHITE'S TEAM.

BYDinsY f Notembmf 10. Heavy rain ha* fallen the whole of to-day, but m the event of the weathei breaking by to-morrow it has been deolded at once to oommenoe the match Shaw pod Lily white's eleven versus New Sooth Wales.

LIVELY COMPETITION.

Auckland, Novambet 10. Owing to the fact of the Auckland North Shore Ferry Company having re cently been established, and entering Into competition with the Devonport Steam Ferry, considerable rivalry exists between the two bodies. Yesterday botb companlra laid on steamero to run excursion trip* to Sfc Heller's Bay, a ahort dlstanoe down the harbor. The stsamers Eagle and Victoria respectively raced down to the bay, and on arrival thera a collislen Ira came Imminent as the Victoria tried t» run the Eagle aground. On returning to> the wharf tbe Eagle shot across the bow« of the Victoria, and only tha prompt aotion of the Captain of the latter averted a oollision. Thera were at this time 400 or 500 pecple on board the Vioterla* while the Eagle had 100 passengers. A. scene of great excitement ocanwed oa board both steamers, and four ladies oa the Victoria fainted, while some men on the Eagle ran as if to throw themselvta overboard. An enquiry is to ba held by the authorities.

WELLINGTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Wellington, November If. >

The Chamber of Commerce quarterly meeting was held to-night. The Com* mlttee on oredlt terms repotted that they/ were m communication with other towna on the snbjaot. The report of the Com mittee on bankruptcy law was received, and most of the suggestions, alterations, and additions agreed to. Amongst the) alterations suggested is one that, inordei to prevent a numerous class of small bankruptcies, clauses should be intro duced drawing a distinction between, traders and non- trad era, and providing that m case of non-traders •> debtoe should not be adjudicated a bankrupt oa his own petition or that of a oredttot until a meeting of his creditors ha* been called by the Official Assignee, and tha creditors have an opportunity of being heard before the Court. In the mean* time that the estate should vest In tha Aeaignee from the filing of the petition ; th»t In case of non-traders the Court should not grant adjudication unless satisfied that, taking into consideration the amount off liabilities and all tha niroumstances of the case, the debtor ought to be relieved of his liabilities, and the Court may ratify any arrangement, for composition agreed to between tha debtor and his creditors or order pay* ment and acoeptanoe of ouoh composition aa it is satisfied the debtoc may be ablft to pay, It was deoided to urge tha necessity for the earliest completion, of the railway between Falmerston and Woodville, and that no lima be lost la pushing on the Trunk line to Aaoklaud, consistent with the financial position of the colony, and extinguishing the Native) titloa to land m the neighborhood ot the line.

LORD MAYOR'S DAY.

SPEECH BY LORD SALISBURY.

[RBVTBR'S TELEQBAMB— OO?MI«HT,]

London, November 9.

At the Ministerial banquet at Guild hall this evening, Lord Salisbury announced that Government had just received intelligence from India stating that Ayoub Khan, the Afghan rebel, kad delivered himself prisoner to the Indian Government* At the municipal banquet at Guild hall to-night the Marquis of Salisbury, m replying to the toast of her Ma jesty's Ministers, referred to the sur render of Ayoub Khan as having re- moved a serious danger to the peace of Central Asia. The settlement of the Suez Canal question, and the arrange ment concluded for the evacuation of

the New Hebrides were of especial importance as removing a- thorn which had sprung up between England and France. His Lordship knew nothing to cause uneasiness regarding the peacs of Europe beyond the numerous armaments at present kept up by several Continental Powers, and ex pressed a belief that every ruler m the world was intensely anxious to maintaia peace, the only danger to which arises

from possible outbursts of popular passion. The policy of England, he declared, would be to maintain peace, adhere to existing treaties, uphold the present framework of Europe, and secure the autonomy of free nations. Lord Salisbury believed the Austrian and Italian Governments were m har mony with England, and that the sympachies of those Powers were deeply bound m aiming at the same objects. Dealing with the Irish question, his Lordship declared that her Majesty's Government were more determined than ever to subordinate everything to the enforcement of law and order m

Ireland, adding that a marked improre ment m the state of that country fyad get m since the Coercion Act had been put m operation, though up to the present time only slovf progress bad been made.

THB JISHBPBffON GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1887.



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IDIABY Moon's Sun Sun Moon Moon ago at Rises. Sets. Bices. Seta, noonday p.m. a.m. 5 Saturday ... 4.41 6.47 10.38 7.31 10 6 Sunday .. 4.40 6.48 11.29 818 20 7 Monday .. 4.30 6.40 » • 0.11 31 a-ra. 10.11 8 Inesday .. 4.38 6.60 0.15 11.16 S3 9 Wednesday.. 4.37 6.62 0.57 p.». 23 10 Thursday .. 4.6 6.53 1.36 0.29 24 11 Friday.. .. 4,35 654 2.10 1.34 25 , : |__ Moonlight Etenings. The Moon at 3 days old shines till about 8 o'olook. The Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o'olook. The Moon at 8 days old Bhines till nearly 1 o'olook m the morning. The Moon at 12 days old Bhines from sundown till about 4 m the morning. The Moon at 15 days old is full, and shines all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and shines till morning The Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 p.m. and shines till morning. - . The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. and shines til morning. The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and shines till sunrise.



Wanted QALVATION Army.- Monster Farewell £) Tea to Captain Field, previous to his departure 'or Blenheim, oq Monday next Tea from 6to 7. Great Mußical Battle at 8 o'clock. II 65 WANTED Known. —Just arrived, Three Cases of American Peram- bulators. To be sold oheap — Pickford AK> UndxHiL, Cabinetmakers, Tancred treet. 11 39 V[EP Pianos, fitted with Iron Frame, \S good Tone, strong Serviceable In- strument. Excellent value) £35. — H M. Jones. WANTED Everyone to see the ONE SHILLING box of choice Christ- mas and Yew Year Cards. Envelopes in- elnded.— H. C. Seqeks, Melford House. FOU SALE— A lot of Empty Cases, cheap.— H. O. Kegers, Melford House. _^_^ PRINTS, Prints.— Just opened a splen- did assortment of Prints, Ginghams, Zephjre, &c. Great variety to oboose from.-- H. O. Segebs, Melford House. WANTED known that HAVES & CO, have Large Stocks on hand. Fo> further particulars see new acivertisemen In this issue. ANTED CASH— Moir's Oatmeal 251b5,2s 9d ; Sperm Candles, 5d ; Coffee and Milk, la per (m; Ooooa and Milk, Is par tin ; Vestaa, 5d per doz ; Cornflour, 41 per lb ; tin Fruits, Is; Crockery, Ironmongery, etc. — At James MoGreqob's, Tanored Street, opposite Arcade. WANTED KNOWN — Oleographs Scenery, and Catholic Subjects Cathollo Cards, good variety m Scrape Novelties m Penwipers, Crewel Wools and Bilks, Knitting Cotton, Colored Crotchet Cotton, Transfers, Tinsel Balls, &c, &c. } at jlbs Manhibe'b Fancy Repository, Saundars' Buildings. WANTED Known.— For Sale, Blue Gum, Stringy Bark, Peppermint Gum, Red Gum, and Silver Wattle Tree Seeds, locally grown, and saved this Season ; also Turnip Seeds, just arrived, ex s.s Rimutaka. —J, Seal? and Co., Seedsmen, Eaet Street. llfGl WANTED Known— To the Ladies of Ashburton and surrounding dlafeciotu, that an experienced monthly Nurse Is desirous of engagement. Good references can be given, AddresB — Mrs Hill, Peter Street, ABhbnrton. 11 18 "TTTaNTKD Known— Wells sunk, with W pump and pipe found and fixed, from £2 10s upwards. All kinds of pumpß, Raog&s and house-smith work fixed or repaired. Chimneys swept and ranger cleaned, 3a. Registers Is 6d each All orders punctually attended to. Note address, B. Dudley, Moore street, Aeh- burtoot 11 22



STILL AHEAD OF ALL OTHERS,! AND THIS IS ENDOBSED BY THE BUYING PUBLIC. SALES FOR 1886, 45,557 MACHINES. TBI4 reoord stands nnparalled. It isflaid before tbe publlo as the beatjevldence of the merit of tbe WALTER A. WOOD BINDERS and REAP&KS. This exhibit of Sales showing at once their volume and their matvullous growth, has always had, and must continue to have, Bn irreiistable influence upon the judgment of the farmer m determining what make' of machine it Is practically and economically his Interest to owd* The best possible teat of the merit of machinery lsjopjaparleon. This is tbe test upon which we are satisfied to rest the claims of the WALTER A. WOOD HAR- VESTING MACHINES. Each year's addition to the record of sales contributes to the value of the test. It will be seen that more than 45,000 machines have been placed m tbe hands of the farmers during last season, and it Is everywhere known that these farmers nnite m tbe verdiot that the harvesters, binders, mowers and reapers that do tbe best work m the grain field acd hay field, that are most readily understood and operated by the driver, that are most easily drawn by the team, snd .that last the longest, are thote that bear the name of WALTER A. WOOD; a name wbichJtheße machines have loDg made familiar m all oivillsed parts of the world. DURABILITY OF THE WOOD MACHINES} Sales of repairs less than for any other Machines It Is a faot"attested by agents who sell them, and by farmers who nee them! that Wood's Machines requires far less repairs than any other machines In use. No j other harvesting machines are ss durable and free from breakages. F. FEBEIMAN, Ashburton, Agent. AGAIN VICTORIOUS 11 THE Latent Honors— first pr.ze— Gold Medal and 500 francs awarded to the Walter A. Wood Binder, after a three days' Government trial, at Melun, In France. McOormiok Wood-frame 2nd, HornsbySrd. The "Cultivator and Ooumry Gentleman" cays:— "The trial at Melun wbb a grand.sucoees. It was attended by the French Cabinet Minister of Agrionlture, and tbe Department Director, as well as irany other French Government offlolali. M, VatsilWre, lospector-General of Agriculture, having personal direction." The result baa been published m the leading American dailies — east— west- north and south — In the following cable despatch, which was clipped from the "New York Tribune," of 11th AugUßt, 1887:— "A Government Harvehter and Binder Oonteat was held near Melun, July 29, SO, 31, the most important European contest since 1885. The WALTER A. WOOD Machine received first prise— gold medal and 500 francs. iftcCormlck Wood-frame, second ; Hornsby, third. MoOormlok 8t«el-fj»nje Mtcbjne, and?Johaaton>, and Apkborel'e Machines, slso'competfld In he



MITCHELL & TURNER, inpHß "old established Drapers, Clothiers, and Outfitters, of Fowler's Buildings, JL Tanored street, have now on view and for sale at Marvellously Low Prices, THEIR NEW STOCK OF Spring and Summer Drapery: For Style, Quality, and Valve eansot be beaten m Asbbarton, CLOTHING" CLOTHING. COME AND SEE OUR Kaiapoi and 3 Ashburton Baits, from 47s 6d ; 100 pairs Kaiapoi Trousers fiom 108 6d ; 1 caee Colored Moles at 5s lid. Bcote all sorts and sizeß.- Bate, immense stock, Tweeds, Felt and Straw. Shirts, Underclothing, &c, &o. io Every Variety and all prices. Carpets, Linoleums, Oilolotbe, and Jbumißh- inps, KOW IS THE TIME TO PURCHASE, BEFORE SHOW DAT, Mitchell and Turner, 0 IS2 TANCRED STREET PICKFORD AND OTDRILL TjIURNITURE WAREHOUSE, CABINETMAKERS AND UNDERTAKERS, V TANCRED STREET, Opposite Union Bank. NEW GOODS.— Chairs of all kindß, Toilet Ware, Pier and Toilet Glasses, Mattresses and Palliases, Couches, Cheap Perambulators. FUBNITURB 10 ANT DESIGN Ma©E TO Ob»ER. Having procured a very Buperior HEARSE and MOURNING COACH, with Plumes and complete fittings, they are now prepared to undertake FUNERALS IN TOWN OR COUNTRY With Despatch and Economy, combined with reasonable charges, 11J51 THE MONARCH OF THE HARVEST FIELD, THE HORNSBY LIGHT-DBAUGHT STEEL SHEAF-BINDING HARVESTER THE SIMPLEST, THE STRONGEST, THEIMOBT RELIABLE, THE EASIEST TO MANAGE, and THE LIGHTEST IN DRAUGHT of any BINDER IN THE MARKET 1 THE HORNSBY HOLDS The Three [Largest Prizes ever offered m the World 1 And an nneqnalled record of Colonial Honors. R. BOBNBBY & SONS, LIMITED, constructed their first Sheaf Binder m 1875, and have cone on 6teadily improving them, profiting by every year's experience, and by the failure of other Machines, until they have now no hesitation m recommending their Binder as the most practical and perfeot Machine m the market. GEORGE JAMESON,: AGENT, ASHBURTON. <g*Farmers are invited to inspect carefully the Machine for the Coming Season, c the Show Grounds, Chriatchuroh. ANGLO- AIERICAN_STO DRILLS. FARMERS wishint? for the above MACHINES for use NEXT SEASON will oblige Sj by forwarding particulars of thoir OBD&RS before 30th November next, as only a limited number will be imported, A good supply of FITTINGS and EXTRAS always kept m stock, GEO. JAMESON, WEST STREET. Sole Agent^ior Ashburton District.



R: McCallum (LATE OF ORR AND ALCORN) AEOS most respeotfolly to inform the JJ inhabitants of Ashbarton and Sar- rmradtag District*, that he will open en SATORDAT, 16th INST, fhoro premises m Tancred Street, known m Fowler's Bandings, with & large and well Assorted Stock of GROCERIES of the best eicrrptlotw, at Lowest Prices State AtfPßESti,—' B. McCALLTJM, FAMILY GROCER, Next MITCHELL AND TURNER. 10 76 F2SHING SEASON. W. ZANDER HAS Just received and opened np his N«w Stock of ANGLBBB' GOODS, comprising Split Cane and ether Bodtf, tarioas prices, wife Minnow and Fly Tops, Ifles, Minnows, Lines, Hooks, Beels, Gat *cd Gat Lines, W.F. Stockings, Fishing Bags, and every requisite for the Fishing Season; Fishing Licenses for the Ash- tarton Connty can also be obtained from Mm. Alao m larger suppIy— CRICKET and LAWN TENNIS materials, Just opened np several cases of New TOBACCONIST WARES and FANCY GOODS, which will be sold at very low price*. Nora the Address :— W. ZANDEE, Halrdrenfng and Shaving Saloon. Billiard Boom with 2 flrst-oUuis Tables npstairs EAST STREET, ABHBUBTON. 9*70 LOW VITALITY. DB. CHUBOHILL'S Sttop o! Hypopntspkite of Lima' prescribed by the faculty for the cure of Consumption, Chronic Oongfc and Genera* Debility. TT contains two »f the principal m I gredients neceßßary for bnflaing np the Human Frame, and which are con- sidered deficient m the above complaints, vfa., Phosphorus and JJmt. It cannot be too highly recommended for Delicate Children. Dr. Ohnrcbjirs Compound ISyrnp of HYPOPHOSPH3TES Is real Brain Food, and i* cases of Muscular and Nervous Exhaustion has acquired a world-wide reputation. Eaoh bottle bears Dr, Churchill's signature. Prioe, 4£r. Prepared only by Swan, Chemist, 12, Rub OtßTXQLxoir^ Paris, TRY KIEKPATRICK'S JAM. CAUTION. *I^TONE isf geooine BBleßß*our name is! JiS stamped on each tin, and has our Registered TradeiMa-, ".Lord Nelson, j onthe,lßs«L j^g TRY KHtKPATEICK'B TOMATO SAUCE. THEmcflt deicionß fUrertag f or |Cold Meatß, Chops Steals, Soups, Graviqp, ASHBURTON WOOLLEN FACTOR! GO. ANDREW ORR BEOEIVED Firet Prize for the] Ash burton Woollen Factory Co's Goods c Annual Show for Tweeds, Blankets, Flannels, Fingerings, Bugs, &c. "Why send for Goods Manufactured elsewhere, when we have Frrat-cldHB G«ods aiftde Jtrp m the place, and abont £6000 Spent annually on wages, benefiting hundreds of people directly andjindirectly Support Local IndnstF, AND PURCHASE YOUK GOOBS BOM ANDREW ORR.