RAILWAY TIMETABLE

Tbains Arrivk at Ashburton — From Ghrint. f hurch and the North, at 10.15 a.m. (expr.-vs), 4.35 p.m., and 7.10 p.m. From Tiuwru, 19.45 a.m. From Dunedin and South, 5.27 a.m. (express). From Mount Homers, 10.5 ».m . i TRAINS Lkavr Abhrurtos— For Christ huroh and North, at 7.10 a.m., 10.55 a.m., an 5.37 p.m. (express). For Dunodin and i-3outh, 10.25 a.m. (express). For Timaru, ' p.m. For Mount Somers, 5.5 p.m

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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MAIL NOTICES.

Malls done at the Aahburton Foot Office follows : — For Ohriatchnrch and North at 6 a.m 0.30 a.m., and 5 p.m., daily. For Ohertaey Rakala, &0. , at 10.30 a.m »nd 5 p.m. daily. For Uunedin,Tinwald, Wmalow, Hinds, Ooldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Wincheßtor, %nd Geraldine, at 10 »,m. daily. For Temuka, at 10 i.m. and 4.30 p.m JiAlly. for Tlmara and South, at 10 a.m., and f 80 p.m., daily. For Groenstreet and Ashburton Forks, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10.30 a.m. For Wakanul, Elgin, Soavlew, Seafield, id Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and turdays, at 6.30 a.ra. For Sfount Somers, dally at 4.30 p.m For Mayßold and Ruapuna, on Mon day a and Tharalayn, at 4.30 p.m. For Anhton, Waterton and Longbeach, 4.30 p.m. daily. For Flemington, on Mondays, Wednes Uya, and Fridays, at 4.30 p. ra. For Newlanda, on Tuesdays and Frl at 10.30 sum. Mails arrive at the^ Aahburton Poet ffioe — Aom Ohrlatchurch and Rakala at 10.15 m., 4.35 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. FromOhertßey &o. at 10.15 t and ,35 p.m. daily. From Dunedin •ad intermediate placeD b. - *>.m. daily. ■r I tctx> Tfmuia an Timaru at 10.40 a.m p 5. 50 p.m daily. From Greenstreot and Aahburton Fork?, Wednoadnvp and at 4 45 p.m. From Wakanuf, Elgin, Seaview, Sea field and Kyle, on Tueadayj, Thursdays, and Saturday*, at 5 p.m. Prcsn Mount Somera, dally at 10.5 k m. From May field and Ruapuna, on Wed oesdaya and Saturdays, at 10.5 a.m. From Aahton, Waterton, and Long at 10 a.m. daily. From Newlanda, on Tuesdays and Fri at 2.30 p.m. From Flemington on Tuesdays, Thurb days, and Saturdays, at 10a.m.

DEATH.

&!c!?ae —Oa February 12'h, Konaotli infant .so<i of J, W. Mcßae, aged three months.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1887. THE FUTURE OF THE PACIFIC ARCHIPELAGOES.

In an article, under the above head ing, which appears m the January number of the Australasian and South Amcrkan % reference is made to an alleged " diplomatic agreement between England and Germany as to the dis position of the various island groups m the Pacific " according to which it 19 supposed that the Powers named have mutually arranged for the " divi sion of the ocean into two parts, each taking one and retaining sole right to the acquisition of such territory therein as may not be already possessed by or un der the" dominion of some other nation." If it be true that such an understand ing has been arrived at, it is somewhat curious that no word of it should have reached us from Home, and that the first intelligence should come through an American channel, while it ia on the face of it improbable that France would be altogether left out of con sidaration m the case of any inter national convention of the sort. That some agreement on the, subject which would map out the spheres cf influence of all parties interested ia very desirable admits of no doubt, and indeed the necessity for it becomes daily more apparent. The writer ot the article to which reference has . been made is most concerned for the interests of America and Australasia, and his remarks upon this head are so in teresting as to be well worth repro ducing. He says : — " There are thirty two distinct groups of islands m the Pacific, besides some separate islands. New Guinea, m the Western Pacific, is under three European pro tectorates. Holland has possession of 112,350 square miles; Germany has 68,390 square miles; Great Britain has a protectorate over 86,800 square miles, making a total now m the possession of those three Powers ot 267,540 square miles. Of the scat tered groups Great Britain really con trols nine, France six, Germany five, Spain three, and the remainder are "independent," with the greedy eye of some great Power on them. This classification of islands m the Pacific may be of interest just now. There can be no question but what the lapse of a few years will witness the completion of a great highway^of some kind between jhe^Atlaritic and^ Pacific pceans, v ancJ: thjs'will 6JL course brujg 'all > acinlc .Islands^ j^^erj . muci^^clo'ser^ > * with Powsrs . |h*n > ever before. .Nev,ejP:befprfr' ; nas "this island' world assumed such an importance m the eyes of European Powers as at present. Every great maritime nation is now looking out for •' coaling stations" m the Pacific. In nearly all euch cases the coaling station ripens sooner or later into a protectorate, and that ripens finally into unqualified posses sion. The rivalry at present is between the Germans and the English. The former has secured by far the best part of the trade m the Pacific islands, England just now is interested m the future prospect of steamship lineß by way of the Panama Canal, /vnd also m other lines m Pacific waters, with a terminus at Victoria, or wherever the Canadian Pacific Railroad shal{ have its Final terminus. Spain is not reach ing out at present for larger possessions, but will cling tenaciously to all the island territory that has thus far been acquired m the Pacific , . . . . France, Germany, Spain and Russia $re establishing protectorates m all parts of the Pacific, and eventually the two former will each control a con tinuous chain of coaling stations and fortified depots and trading posts ex tending almost around the world. America and Australasia, as deeply interested m the question of supremacy m the Pacific as any European Power, alone stand alooi and remain inactive, and yet the one would be practically isolated should the stations above re terred to pass into inimical hands, and the other is rapidly Icjsing, through their systematic absorption by other powers, profitable fields for the extension of its commerce, and neither offers a protest. Australia sees the Admiralty Islands, New Ireland, New Britain, New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands, and part of New Guinea given over to foreign rule, while the United States toys with the renewal of a treaty that has built up a profitable-trade with us with the Ha.waii.in Islands, and pan alone maintain our future influence m them, as opposed to that of Great Britain. As commercial stations, the former are of the greatest importance to Australasia, while to us the Sandwich Islands constitute an advanced post on the mercantile highway between the United Stales and Polynesia." There is much m the foregoing that is well worthy of the attention of Australasian as well as American statesmen, as the apathetic indifference with which the whole subject of the Pacific Islands is treated to-day will assuredly have to be paid for m the shape of the most un pleasaut complications at a not very distant to-morrow.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In our leader of Satqrday we wrote " When they who woav the oaßsook also tear the sword they always govern with a high hand," but the sentence was turned into nonsense m print by snbatituting the word " fear " for the word " bear." At a special meeting of thf A^tjhbtVfttn Oonnty Coupcfl thjß morning, and at wbioh Meisra YJf. C. \Valker (oh.airtqan), D, McLean, B. G. fright, and E. B. Oo«te; i(?e?% y^Beflt^ Mr fe. Q(. Wright wfia o^eptod thQ Ociupoa'B representative oq the LjttgHoq Harbor Board. ; The raoehorseß Spade Guinea, Vinaigrette, and Toddy Yaillo paassd through Ashburton. this morning to fulfil tho\r engaaamenti at the pun.pdjn. Raoe mooting. The deoreaee of the onerohant marine of the world m 1886, at compared with 1885, m sailing tgbiolb is, according to the Bureau Veritae of Frnce, 1146 Yessel§ a^d. ?(ifi,Bttl tone. The Ir^oreftaa m steam V 153 and m Unnage'iß4,4sß. At Napiar, on Saturday, a laborer named Robert Bllingham was fined £3 and 7s oostq, and required to tind a Bu^ely m the buuj of £'4m to keop the peaoe for six monthß, on a charge of having oruelly beaten his little daughter, oged throe yearg,

The Blue Bpur olaimholders have settled thi que»tion of ■raalgamaiinß, and Mr J. O. Brown goei home by the next San Francisco mail steamer to float a company. Ho expeotp to ba absent twelve months, bnt will not resign his Beat m Parliament. A oorreipondent of the Christchuroh Press writes advocating the removal (and replaoe menfc with trees of another species) of the magnificent willows whioh adorn the banks of the Avon. He iayi that some soientiflo experiments lately carried out m America htv« proved that an average rize willow •xbnl»i »even and a half tons of water daring eaoh twenty-four honri of its growing tim«, and attribute! to this cause the fogginen of Ohriitohuroh durrng the winter Boseon. A Bcotohwoman who died nf. Glenorohy, aged 117 years, is said to h&vo only paned •ne night out of the parish of her birth, and was never either on • steamboat or m a railway carriage. A woman who has just celebrated her 100 th birthday, near Ather ■tone, h»s been a widow for half * oentcry. and has lived m her present house for 86 years. Mr Farrah, of Te Kae, sent tha following note to the Auckland Herald, under date 18th January :— " Ai a relia from the < vasty deep,' the »nolosed came ashore on tha Par cngarenga beach to-day, and was picked op by a Maori. It was enclosed m a bottle tightly corked." The following is tba inaorip. tion on tbs piece of paper m the bottla : — " If this should be found, the Sovereign of tha Bess is lost. Caffrey, aaptain ; Perm, mata ; girl Graham, aook." A boy was lont to itty with some relatives because thara waß ioma apprehansioa of *n earthquake m his part of tha oountry. After a few weeks hia friends, ia desperation, telegraphed to his parents, " Take baok tha boy and land along the earthquake." In 1878 there were about 8000 convicts m New Caledonia— a total whioh has sinoe been swelled by tha arrival of reotdivistes to 20,000. The lowest sentenea for transportation is for seven yean. After that aaoh man hai to Berva for seven years more ai a libere under surveillanoe. Goal m immema quantities has been die covered m Henderson and Smith counties Texas. In the formar oounty ona vein is twenty feet m diameter and only thirty feet below the surface. In Smith oounty it was disoovered m less Amount but its quality is excellent. A French engineer has obtained a conoea. sion from the Persian Government to con ■truot a railway from Teheran to Shab dolazma, a distance of four miles, whioh is designed to be the entering wedga for an extensive railway system. The capital with which the railway is to ba built is ohiefly Russian. Tolegraph time from New York to Oaloutta, India, provided no undue delays pcour, iß.Teii than fifteen minutos. I]roni-NeV'Y6rlJ Stock Exchange to Jhe London Stock Bcfard ever; ■clay ' meaaa'geß. ; era. »e^Ar^>' < th^j^ijns^ received -inside, threp. trjinu^-inlb^^e^^^^ andfltnswer, all manner t»f Trial«diotlohßare invoked upon the hoad of the blameless operator, The Press reports that on Saturday after ■oon a boy, about five yean old, fell ofl the boat stage, Dampier's Bay, into deep water. A youth named W. Wylie instantly jumped, m and brought the obild out tafefy, apyajentlv 1 nothing the worse for his daoking. Kidney and urinary oomplaints of all kinds permanently cured with Hop Bitters. Genuine made by American Co. Read Statutory Declaration— l, Frana Raabe, Ironbark, Sandhurst, m the colony of Victoria, Australia, do solemnly and sincerely declare that or* the 2&th June, 1877, my son Alfred, b<x years of a.ge, waa accidentally ■ hurt with an axe on the knee. lat once took all pains to seoure medical assistance. However, m spite of all efforts, on the 27th August, 1877, the opinion was given by Di MacgiHiviay that an amputation of tha injured Umb had beoome imperative, m order to save lifo. At this junofcura I oalled on Mesars Bander and Sonß,>proou«ng some ol Iheir Extract of the B,ucaly ; ptuß Qlobulos, and by the application of. the Bame I had the satisfaction of seeing jay eon within a fort night out of all danger, and to-day he is recovered. I may juat add that it was when the orisia had been reaohed that the Extraot referred to was first applied. And I make thii solemn declaration, etc. — Franz Raabe Declared at Sandhurst, m the colony of Victoria, Australia, this seventeenth day of Ootober, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-aaven before me, Morits Cohn. J.P.— (Advt.)

MAGISTERIAL.

ABHBURTON— MONDAY. (Before Mr H. 0. S. lUadeley. R.M. , and MrD. Thomas, J. P.) DRUNKBNNESS. Four flret offenders were fined for this offence Daniel Daviß was charged wi,fch haTiog been drunk and with having been guity of riotous conduct m the Somerset Hotel. —The aconeed had been dealt with for a similar offence on Friday. It appeared that the accused had asked another person to " ahout," and a refusal being given had atmck him, A fine of £5 aod Costa, with tha alternative of 2« days' imprisonment was inflicted. .John Garry, who on a former occasion when brought before tb,e Court had made profuße proraiees of amendmont, was charged with drunkenness. A fine of 20s aqd. costs wbb inflioted. The charge against Jamea Leary of drunkenness was further remanded fora week, the man's] arm, which was hurt when he waa arrested, not yet having healed, A NUISANCE. Joseph Ward, fop whom Ssr Crisp appeared, was ch.ar.ged with having allowed part of q d^ad beast to reman on promises at Hampßtead belonging to him, and adjacent to a public place. — Constable Homer eaid that m oon«e -quonce of complaints he went to the defendant's plaoe, and found portion of a dead Least at the piggery, the tfenoh" arising from which waß very had. The neighbors made grea,t oomplamte, stating that the? had to keep their doors closed. —It waa pleaded on behalf of the de fendant that a abort time ago thr.es of hie cowa were poisoned with tutu, Ihev wore properly cut up and the off.*! and skin removed, and the ca v rswei) giVen, to his pigs. A^u unua^al spelt of d^.y weather, taking pla^o a nuisance wag cau;e<^ \\sA it not been for the Ijoat, \\q defendant alleged, the matte? would, nover have boon heard. <^.-~fhe B «oh having oom mep^ed w oaso & fine of 20a and costs was imposed. WANTING SUPrOIVf. Christopher Harrild, a strong looking man, who said he was 61 years of age, applied undor the Destitute Persons Act for an order to be made against his two eonß and three daughters.— Mr Crisp appeared for the defence. —The complain ant utterly failed to prove that was a destitute person, and it was furthermore shown that one of tho sons had offered to prov\d« him with a home, but the family objected to supply him with, money. — Tho Bench diaininoed, th,e infor mation, and m so dqiry; commented very strongly on i duo.t of the complainant xx bv^nging such an unwarrantable o^se, [t was a pity the police we^o b,ound to ay the inforiaatic,^ suob, a matter, as weie \t not so tVio co^t would; very pro- full pfl the pomplaiftaQt^ f

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, Febriury 12 At a ra noting of the Industrial Associa tion * suggestion was thrown out and vnniily uspoused ihn* a paid lecturer b* •MiK».g;«d to travel through the country Uttncto of the Province and preach an tjv&ueel of Protection. Some of the sneaker* wern also m favor of intro« duolncj th» subject of the protection of iooal industries to the attention of the Trades Union. Wbllinoton. February 1? Sir William Fltzherberfc leaves Welling ton on Monday by the Mtiraroa to oatoh the P. and 0. •tesmer at Melbourne. BLENfiwiM, F©brn»ry 12. It Is stated that Mr George Hendernon, ex- V»ayor of Blonheitn, will be a candidate for a Ohristcharoh seat at the next genera) election. The Mariboron^h sheep furmersiatend to petition the Government t > deolare the district oleaa ander the Sheep Ao^ as there is an entire abseneo of scab. Wisiport, February 12. Oaptala Widerstrnm, of the ■chooaer Mary Wadely, just arrived from N»pi»»r, reports that on Fabruary 9, Oouraugi Point bearing five milps e»Bt, he saw a large number of beautiful waterspouts, ad had to get out of their fooun. A* fimt they appeared like ft dot, gradually increasing m b'bi, the clouds revolving round at a tremendous rat* from right to left, m a oitcla. The water could be seen continually ascending In brilliant stripes, forming a most lovely network In a great pillar right to the ocean. At the surface of the sea the water was boiling and smokiog, sending up white spray m all directions. The waterspouts disappeared at Boniet.

INTERESTING EXTRACTS

SERVED DIM RIGHT. The SlUamwe Quarditn says that the other day a party of girls were spendiog the dny at New Brighton, and having their bathing Co3tumei with them, they Indulged m a dip While enjoying thorn selves onn of the opposite sex appeared on the soene, and apparently thinking it would be g'»od fun to keep the girls out to sea, stood close to the edge of the water The fair ones did not mind this much at firat, but at laat thtakin* it was gutting minotonou», they put their heads to gether to device some plan, they then made a rush at the jouh, dragging him right into the breakers When released he had learned a lesson, as his hair, pockets, cloth 's, etc , were filled with sa^d and water, and h« had the appearance more of a drowned rat than a Christ ohu eh " masher."

DESECRATING A GRAVE.

An extraordinary caso of profanation of a grave has occurred at Howdan, Fas' 44 Calais. On tfie lqth July: the' "lU^ daughter,, of .a':f^t(i^^l^-^iifi^JO^, Tteraotbet^Bject^y^ /^gim^g of November ' IU TL ,£$ repaired to the unr*. and VBißtaace of another daughter, thirteen years of age, emptied the grave, foJSd open the coffin, to* the Sarring. frS the decompoßtag body, and then filled m the earth utjajn. The woman has been taken into custody.

A PLUCKY RESCUE.

The Napier Evening News of Friday oontains the following :— Yesterday aft >r. noon at Waipukurau a sensational incident oconrred, Jaat as tha 440 freight train raa into the stition ». ohild was observed on the line. Tht» engine driver at once shut off the sie*m, clapped on the brakes, and leaping from the engine, succeeded m reßoning the child from a fearfal death, the cowcatcher had actually struok the little one when it was dragged from the rails, and there can be no doubt that to Mr Davis, the driver, is dus the cedit of saving the oMld's Ufa, Those who wit nessed the affair speak m high terraa of praiße of Mr Davis, nnd assure ub that the engine was only twenty or flirty yards away when the child was first noticed and that great promptitude and presence of mind wai diepayed by the eneine driver. We compliment Mr Davis upon hia brave act, and triwfc ii «tll reoeive fitting recognition.

SHARKS BY THE THOUSAND.

What • tru'y delightful bathing place must Oorio Bay, Qeriong, be. During a reoent visit of Captain Mandeville, Vio toriau Inspector of Fisheries, to test the truth of the wonderful yarns told with regard to the immense quantities of sharks oaaght there, he went out one day fully equippedi and prepared to catch some, but the result of the very first haal was almost miraculous.. When the first net waa hauled m it was found to contain 8540 sharks. Altogether, five boats whioh were out that day oap ured 83 0 sharks, 2050 soldiers, and 100 leather jicke'a. Captain Prioe formally superintended tbe counting, which was done by three men and ocoupled three hours The sharks were only about a foot long and quite young. It would bo imagined that such little things would not be ablo to do any damage, but Captain Mandeville states that they are able to bite their more peaceful friends moat unmercifully. He has m his possession tho head of a mullet b. spring a mark, which is evidently tbe bite of one of those young sharks. He says there Is no doubt that the bay Is a huge spawning ground for sharks.

A KEROSENE DRUNKARD.

Atlanta, Galveston, has a kerosene oil drunkard (s»ys the Detroit Adw-tistr) H«nry J. Burrows drinks a gallon of kerosene oil, taking a ha'f.pint of the oil at oqe swallow. He nays that he hat bought the oil for drinking purposes, anH oontnmed about half-a-gallon a we"'* this wny. When about 16 yearj t>f*ace he and tiro other boys wen/, a Ca * ' hunt, and they were Ut la the wood? for three weeks. Burrow, became separated f<o» Mb friend., aa d had nothlug to «ai, and oould find uo water u» v v ? ,' mall boltl ° of kerosene oil whioh had been brought aloDg to kindle firea, and from tioae. <;o time wcufci take a small mouthful io alleviate hla thirst. Before he w&s rescued, he had swallow* d the entire contents of the bottla. T r had an exhilarating effect upon him, and thp taste y?as pleaaant When he return.,* home he Bamplfcd the kerosene oil e-^rv d*y or two, and In a few month* J7. drinking it regu'arly In small do'.^l j t noomedto have no injurious b^^^rl hia pweats did nothing to stop. tha &%£ While m the array he Vottd regular foraging excursion* f orh , B dt||l| f and while others secured buttermilk ouffieuid whUkey, Wai ways obtained a fal supply ofhh ,oved kerosene. One! and healmo-fc went orauy, and suffered all rl n r "S * d *«^«a with the tr«m.ana. He was sent to a hospital and recovered immediately aH W being allowed to aw«) ojt a cap of kerosene. Burrows now drinks nearly a half.«»Uon of oil a week, and he Dees only the very best. His health is Perfectly good, his appetite never fcifc, and he has not known organio a fealtng of exhilaration, fcQ d burns him as it PMsej f«vru hii throat ju«t about ai maqh w>iikey won d ordinary people.

To wstqjo perra and.brain wasts, nothing «^Q»lB fiop Bitters. Bolieve this and taka ftone but Amerioau Co.'c, Bee.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[rSUTEb's TELEGRAMS — COPYRIGHT.]

RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

Hono Kono Fobraary 11. A large Russian naval squadron is now being assembled m Japanese waters.

THE ROMAN CATHOLICS IN CHINA.

Romb. February 12. The Vatican will shortly despatch to Pekin a convention for the purpose of assuring complete liberty and security to the Roman Catholic population m China,

IRISH AFFAIRS.

London, Ftbrairf 11. In the House of Commons to-day, the debate on Mr ParnelFs amendment to the Addressln-Reply, denying that : disorder existed m Ireland m the districts where rents had been suitably reduced, was resumed and concluded.. * Being put to a division the amend ment was rejected by a majority of io<s m a full House. The voting was as. follows : — Ayes, 246; noes, 352.

GERMANY AND CHINA.

Berlin, February 19. It is understood that a secret treaty has been concluded between Germany and China.

A DENIAL.

Pakib, February 12. The statement that French general officers and troops had been re-called from Algeria is denied.

THE BULGARIAN DIFFICULTY:

Constantinople, February 12 Preliminary negotiations betweero Kiamal Pasha and the Bulgarian; representatives, relating to the. settle ment of the Bulgarian difficulty, hare hitherto been without result M. Zankoff. having insisted on extreme conditi^; ng notably that neither a Russian G; tfOera i* a Russian Minister of W'^ ' nor i Russian Ambassador sb* l^ partake m the negotiations, ' F

THE BURMESE WAR.

«, . a«Aj»ooon. February 12. wews tx9\ |3 Cen rece i ve d f rom Upper h*"? that Iswaba » one of the rebel C /fti has refused to accept the pro ::js%a%.. recently made, calling on all *f irtjbels^ to surrender, offering pardon F ( <tqiUotQ who do so before February 16. i v^e'M- engaged destroying a village of ! : tlie :/ Burmese who are friendly to the ' British, and organising an attack on the t British ganison at Woontho.

, [special to rasas association.]

RUSSIA CALLING OUT HER RESERVES.

The Russian authorities have sura* ' moned a hundred thousand men from the reserves, to undergo drill and other cxerciseß.

MAKING A PRETEXT.

A petition is being organised asking the Czar to subjugate the Christian provinces of Eastern Europe still under, the Turkish yoke. Thousands of/ people are signing the document.

PREPARING FOR EVEN TUALITIES.

, Enormous quantities of wheat have i been exported from Odessa, iff antici pation of a blockade.

OBJECTION WITHDRAWN.

France Has withdrawn her opposi* tion to the abolition of fixed labor m Egypt.

A MODEST FUNERAL.

The remains of the late Archbishop Vaughan were interred at Belmont Priory on Tuesday. Little ceremony waft observed, the whole cost of the obsequies being under ten pounds. It is hoped that the friends of the: deceased prelate will subscribe to erect: a suitable monument over the remains;. The Rev C. J. Vaugban and Mr Reginald Vaughan were among those; present.

A CONSPIRACY DETECTED.

London, February 11. An extensive conspiracy has by tn detected m the Russian nul ; "wrv schools. Mxy

WHO'S AFRAID

Count Munter, Gerraaa 'Ambassador at Paris, has assured ' aJTwSSS? Minister 'of Foreign AT _£• £?""£

A MINISTERIAL QUARREL.

M, Flourer s objected to General Boulanger s& jding an aide-de-camp on , a f s fj ret "jy iion to the Russian Minister € v* Known to the other members k k ' abinet ; and tne Ministers have ha<? a v £ o leot quarrel m conse quence,

JOINED THE MAJORITY.

i ' London, February 10. i f Obituary.— The Duke of Lein&ter, i and the Rev Richard Young, a well known Sydney clergyman.

AUSTRALIAN.

1 y oßUtbb's tkleobahs— oorraioHT.)

CONFERENCE DELEGATES.

Sydney, February Is, Sir P. Jennings and Mr Wisdom, J< legates to the Colonial Conference^ lie aye by the Chiraborazo next week.

THE NEW SOUTH WALES ELECTIONS.

Eleven supporters of the new J Ministry were elected yesterday, mating •*a total of 60 Ministerialists and 13 Oppositionists who have been returned fto the Legislative Assembly. In addressing a meeting at Walbead yesterday, Sir Henry Parkes was hooted fey the populace, and had to obtain jgufice protection. 1 ——•*•■••

A SEIZURE.

The Right Hon W. B. Dalley waa wowed with an apoplectic fit on Friday ■sight. He is now better, but perfect *est has been ordeied by bis medical I advisers.

THE WEATHER.

-A. severe easterlyfgtle is at presto* blfnwngofifthe coast. |

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1887



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Advorfcteerasntg. I HE underci{?nod have Just Received 1 FRESH SUPPLIES OF NEWCASTLE COAL . WE3TPORT COAL V.D.L. TIMBER V.D.L. PALINGS BULED AND RA.W OIL CASTOR OIL WHITE AND RED LEAD AMERICAN LOCKS HOUSE VARNISH SCRIM WIRE NETTING WIRB NAILS FENCING WIRE (Barb) FENCING WIBE (Plain) INSPECTION INVITED. McCallum and Co., TIMBER, IRON, AND COAL MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS & IMPORTERS CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR. GIFTS. GIFTS. GIFTS. THE Undersigned baa JOST LANDED, and opened op, a LARGE ASSORTMENT of CHPISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PRESENTS, Viz., Dolls of every description Toys m great variety Work Boxes Floral and Musical Albums Brackets and Ornaments Christmas, New Year, and Birthday Cardß m great variety* CRICKETING AND LAWN TENNIS MATERIALS, &c, &c. FISBING TACKLE, &g. Special reductions made to School Committees and buyers of large parcels. N.B.— Large and New Stock of PIPES and TOBACCONIST WARES m great variety. WILHELM~ZAOT)ER, TOBACCONIST & HAIRDRESSER EASr STREET ASHBURTON mm V -**-'. ■■■"'* I H^^H#r2 " I - MARVELLOUS Steam Washer. A WASHING "MACHINE AND BOILER IN ONE. Saves Labor, Time, Hcaltty and Money. Everybody does their own washing now. A child fourteen years of age can wash fifteen shiits m twenty m nutcs. Hundreds of Ladies are buying the Marvellous Steam Washer. THE Marvellous Steam Washer it a sqnare boiler inside of which revolves a hollow wooden cylinder that holds your clothes. Pour into the boiler wa'er to the depth of 3 inches. When the water boils you have steam, then revolve yonr wheel for 16minntes, ycur clothes are then ready for ringing. Bteam has done yonr work, for steam is many timeß mure powerful than wafer. The of tener clothes arc washed with this machine tho whiter they get. Instead of the back breaking, hard rubbinc, and finger-bleeding operation of the scmi-barbarou^ washboard, nil the while inhaling tho < fflavia of the washtub, you have a gentle and healthy exercipo, giving a rotary mntion to 16 shirts at once, instead of rubbing on a naiall part or one. Instead of being bent over the unhealthy fnmcß of a washtub. you aro using a rotary boilor with but a little more steam than an ordinary tea-kettle boiling. Instead of boiling and scrubbing hard for Roveral hours over 16 shirts, you wash them all m 15 minutes. With tbis machine an ordinary family's washing can be done m 2 to 3 hours, and the clothes all on the line, wbfoh is often a greut advantage m drying thn clothes ; and dinner can bo got ready as on ony other day. As a health preserver it i* of the greatest impoitanco, as tho Bteam will thoroughly kill all germs of disease that might bo m any clothes, wlrch is euro to be m theme of the sick or consumptive It i? well- known by everyone of common Qbnso that washing clothes m the old way is the hardest of all work done by women, and m time gives iheumatitm, swollen joints, drnwn-up fingers, nnd other evils, but by using the marvellous Steam Washer tho terrors of wash-day are over. Bead a few of the many testimonials received : — " The Steam Woßhor I bought 3 weekß back is a jrroat success and'Avorks well.— Arthur P'uißijy, Batwcll Farm, Willowby, November Vh.d, tßßi}," '"'lhe Wuphev woike well, leavea tho clotheo v beautiful colour, and doc-3 not it iuro them. — Mub Chabi.ton, December 16th, 188G " •'My wifo roquceto mc to utate that the Machine we bon&ht from you is a perfect success. Tho work that uaid to tako Bor 9 hours to do is now completed m 2 hours and a half, the work being done with very little labour. The Steam Wathor works better than wai expocted, both for washtog and heating the m Ik for'c)f«epe niakpg. I\, is r> groat boon, and well worth the money. — Henry Huxson. Elgin.' " The Machine I bought haa given every satisfaction, and does all you alleged it would. My wifo £Avb it raves hard labour and the cloihca, the rubbing board with it is never used nor needed, and m the invention of the Bteam Washer you have conferred a great boon ou the domestic circle, and its übo will beccme nnivor^al n. a Boon. p,g jta mpr-ts are appreciate -I— -Risv. ,}', KennoH," •' Jji reply to your card,*we find the. Washer a raost ijseful ' and ldbour-e^ying machine. There js "nothing eaual to it in' the washing ljno. 1% is all you cla}m for jt, and onr wqm.en f plica w^uld not bo without it. Ef on a dalioato female can do n large washing m half a day. I cannot speak too highly of it. — Mns Dr. Hick by." Mr Barroll, SjH.-^Tjje Washjng Machine t*nsfc was purchased from you aftor trial ha* proved to give full satisfaction, and can bo honestly recommended to every househ >ld as a great ; saving m time and labour. — Mrs Qhab Connelly, Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, near ' Auckland." As ill larger demand erpeotgd thqn mv luko licit ijt buyers ohowod, /toia what tho ladles tell me 'of tlio promises their hnf binds have made them, " You shall have one of Fqrriman's Marvellous Wnohing Machines aftor harvest." F. FERRIMAN, (Joje Agent, Ae^burioa,



Special advertisements. FAVARD AND BLAYxV PAPER SIXTY rears of great success proclaim its superiority m the treatment of Violent OoJda, Irritation of the Chest, Aching, Spiains, Sprains, Bores, Scads, Corns, Buniom, fcoft Corn; 3 , ftc. This medicine, the property of which hns been established n»ore than half a cent.ury by thousands of cares, is of an invalu- able use m many inflammatory diseases against j which there nre not roauy effi aclous remedies, and iB therefore justly considered by a gre it number of our most eminent physicians as the most active and least irritating agent m the bove affections, Ii order to avoid counterfeiting, Messrs Payard and Blayn's eisjnature has to be required oa every roll of paper and on the box. Wholesale 30, Bno Soiut-Merri, Paris (France), and Bold by all Chemists In the Colonies. VALENTINES! VALENTINES!! Now Stock of Valentines just received per s.s. •'Coptic " from London. Com- prising a variety of the newest and most beautiful designs. Now ready for seleo- tion, and at very low priceß. Also,— COMIC VALENTINES In Great Variety. Cheap. NEW GOODS Just opened out. PHOTO Frames, Fire Screens, Writing Desks, Work Poxes, Photo Albums, Scrap Albums, Writiog Albums, Docu- ment Baskets, Letter Clips, Inkstands, Pen Knives, and every description of Fancy and Commercial Stationery. Wo have ulao a largo Ptock of Brown Wrapping Paper. Grocers' Grey Bags, also Confectionery and Fruit Bags. N"w Books and New Music by every mail steamer, Subscribers supplied with English, American, and Continental Newspapers and Magazines immediately on arrival of mail Special attention is given to all orders for Bo' kbinding, Printinir, Engraving, and Lithography. Specimens on view. Special Discounts allowed to Library aLd School Committees. Catalogues and Li«ta on application. Any Book wan ed which may be tem- porarily out of Btock will bt immediatelj procured from our Christchury b Establish*' mont, the stock of^whioh'. 18^ one of the* largoKt and best astfoVfced Jtt" "We, colon ies.j. or from our LohdoV Agency by > dirjeot^ .mail ■ ete'amer. ' . - ' '■'. '■■'*■■ . ■• " j; ;' r^r^ y^" " -.;_ " k jr JJOM alec*! BookeoUeTH, Stationers, Printers, .and : ' Bookbinders, BTATIONERS^_HALL,_ AB_H BURTON. A CERTAIN CURE FOR BALDNESS. HICKMAN'S Eclipse Hair Producer. (Registered). PRICE, 4s. . ANEW DISCOVERY for the growth of Hair on the Head and Face ; for removing and preventing Dandruff, and arresting the Fall of the Hair It cures any Dißeoso of the Scalp, and causes new growth on the liead after being bald for years None genuine without the trade mark md signature— JOHN HfCKMAN To be obtained at all Chemists. WHITE, CAYGILL, & CO., BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS, J. W. WHITE, Notary Public. JS^OTIOR is hereby given that the -*■* undersigned, Messrs White and o. (White. JSmithson, and Raymond), of Timaru, Bnd John A. CiYaiM,, of Ash- burton, have this day entered Into Partnership as Barristers and Solicitors, at Aehburton, under the style of "White, Caygill and Oo." Mr J. W. White, will attend the sittings of the Court* at Aih- urtan. | WHITE & CO., JOHN A. OAYGILL. Money to lend m any sums on approved freehold security. Offices : Ballook'a Arcade 10*803 WILDING AND LEWIS, •QARRISTERS AND QOLICITORS. F. WILDING, Notary Puii^to. Oflicoe: Next "Mail" Office, Burnett st., Aohburton. Mr Wilding will attend the sittings of the AohburLon Courts on Tuesday and Fridays, and may be consulted personally v these days. The firm is now represented m Ash- burton by Mit ChA-nocf, An English Solicitor of consfdtrablo experience, who will be Id daily attendance at the office to receive infccruotlou3 md confer with dento^ »100 8 NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTOR if THE NEW irOODg FOB THE SUMMER SEASON AKK NOW OPENED OUT. The Stock is THIS LARGEST & BEST SELECTED IN THE TOWN, And the variety of Stylo and Patterns m Mon'a, Youths', and Bovb' Clothing Joayoa n/^hing to be <)esjre<l. Thousands of Men's and Boya Suits, neweut styles. Trousers and TrouserH and Voetn inanufactufod of Npw Zealand Tweeds. Every garment warranted shrunk Jvercoats, Waterproof Coats and Leggings m great variety Hals, comprig'ng ovory new style worn Jorsey Suits, Children's Men- of-War Suits Gentlamen'e Hosiery, Scarvea ; Oxford Regatta and White Shirts Hug», Portinaptpaiiß, and Travelling Bugs 'hf celebrated WERTHEIM SEWING MACHINE. Time Payment* N V- OLO r j HING FA( 'I OH >T.



Wanted. WANTED Known— For cheap drapery go to H. 0. Fegbrs 1 Genuine 0 ear Ing Sale. Fresh barg*i.)B just opened. Mcl ford House, East street. 1~5" UMS, PLTBIS, PLUMS— PIums m any quantity, for preserving, at A. W. Randell's, Town. Hall II ; ANTED a respectable Girl to do VV Housework. Apply Mrs Truckle, Prince Albert Boardinghouso. TT7ANTED a good General Bervant fo. VV the country. Apply to M» Ar W. Kan dell, Town Hall. ViT ANTED OABH.— New Currant W s^d ; Valencia", 6d ; Sultanas, 7d ; Elernos, 7d ; Muaoatele, Is 6d ; l_rl*» boxes New Figs, 8d ; White Sugar, 2sd. Jas. MoGbkgor, opposite the Arcade. I \T ANTED TENDERS for Equity of W Four Brick Shops and Dwel ings, situated on Section 187 Havelock street, Aehburton. For particulars upply to Jas. W. Baker, Myross, near Jnvercn gill, where tenders vrill be received to March 3rd, 1887. 2 35 WANTED.— Applications for Steward to the Aohburton Club. Particu- lars from the undersigned, to whom applications with references enclosed must be sent m not later than spm on WEDNKSDAY, February 16th.— G. F Scott, President. 2 11 WANTED.— Applications for Secretary to the Asliburton Club. Particulars from the undersigned. Applications to be sent m tome before 5 p.m. on WEDNES- DAY, February lGih.— Q. F. Scott, President. 2 12 FURNITURE— To meet the times, W. DAVIS, Cabinetmaker, East street, Ashburton, ia now selling Furniture of all kinds choapsr than over. Chest of Drawers, £1 5b ; Spring Couches, £1 5s Every other article equally cheap. All new furniture at second-hand price. 804 Special Advertisements. OENTBAIi HOTEL. JW. McRAE having taken the above , Hotel, solicits a share of patronage from the people of Ashbarton and sur- ronnding distriots Boat Brands of Wine's Spirits and Beorß. Good Stabling — Foods, Onic Shilli>o. Horses and Bngyioa to lot on hire • prices to meet the tiniea. For the convenlonoa of travollera hansom nab will meet all trainn. MOUNT BOWELS ROAD BOARD PU'BLTCLY NOTIFY that the BRIDGES iv the ount Somers Koad rietrict are NOT SAFE for TR A CTION ENGI N EB ., t<t jjro^fcr '•*** any one aßing then* date -will do so at their own risk,' . ; . .- , A' JiJ^PJAOHF!;^' ' .tfebruary 8, 1887. >&■£■ ■ -• - . "-'.j^'. WAKANUI ROAD DIBTKI-ST. I^UBLIO NOTICE is hereby given that it is the inf eutton of the Wakanul Hoad Board to Stop the Road rann'ng between Sections 171G6 and 7188, Wakanui Survey District, and exchange the Road so Stopped for a new Road aloni? the south-western boundary of Section 8241, Wakanui Survey District.. Plans of the road are on view at the Board's office. FOOKS AND SON, 2 CO ' District Surveyors. W. F. HANNAFORD, (Burnett street, opposite " Mail" Office) TINSMITH AND METAL-PLATE WORKER, WISHES to infom the public of Asliburton ant the surrounding districts thnt he keeps m stock or can MANUFACTURE TO ORDER all de- scriptions of TINWARE for FAKM.or DAIRY purposes ; also, all REPAIRS of any nature promptly executed m a wkilfu manner. All goods sold at lowest remunerative prices. A Twai. solicited HCRSE-HAlKand BEESWAX bough m any quantij forOASH. 1 GREAT ANNUAL SALE OF SURPLUS STOCK 0? DRAPERY, CLOTHING, and BOOTS, Commencing Saturday, Jan. 22. GREATEST BARGAINS Ever offered iv Aehburton. ■ FORJPRICES BEE HANDBILLS, ANDREW ORB



Victoria House. IN Oonpequenoe of Requisite Alterations to Premises, which will afford greater f aoilltit a for conducti g our rapidly increasing business, it has been found necessary to Greatly Reduce our fctock within -h) t\oxt few weeks. I arge «nd liberal deductions are now made m every Department Holders of Glassware <J if fc Coupons are requested to present the same as early as convenient to enable the Gift Distribution to be satisfactorily closed. DIMANT~Tt COE, GENERAL DRAPER?, CLOTHIERS, &c, East and Tancred streets, Ashburton.



I NOTICE TO THE - LADIES OF I : , v ASHBDRTON, H/TBS PAULING has REMOVED to jyjL WALTON COTTAGE, Green Lane, Hampstead. 145 moWLE'S PENNY HOY^L AND JL STEEL PILLS FOR FEMALES quickly correot all irregularities, and relieve the distressing symptoms bo pro- /alent with the sex. Boxeß 13 lid and Is 9d, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine VendorH, I reparod only by The Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug 00. , Lincoln, England. Wholesale of all the Wholesale Houses. Beware of Imitations. MRS MANHIRS, FANCY GOODS WAREHOUSE, Saundkhs' Buildings, East street. FANCY STATIONERY, Toyß, and ChriatmaH Prenentß.in variety. Christmas Curds, &c, &c. Ladies' and Children's Pinafores and Aprons, <Sc , Ac. 9624 CAUTION TO POACHERS. £N consequence of so much Poaching cf Trout from the La^ml.or Creeks I hereby give notice that anyone found so I doing will be prosecuted ; and further, ■ that a reward or! £20 will bo paid to any I person who will give such information ■ ft" jhall lead to the conviction of such ■ ■' enders. ■ DONALD McLEAN, ■ 11°3S Lagmhor; I TRY I KIKETATKICK'S I NEW SEASON'S I JAM. I SPECIAL NOTICE. ■ -%T IRKPATRICK'S NEW SEASON'S M |\ JAM m made from NELSON ■ OUuWN FRUIT, and boiled within a H few houro after the fruit ha 3 boon H gathered It thus retains mpst of the H natural flavor of the fresh fruit. I KIRKPATItfCK'S NEW SEASON'S H JAM ib the niOKt dolicioua preserve m H the market, Do not be persuaded to buy cheap and ■I inferior brands of Jam, the remains of old stock, which ruust be 6old at any price, ■ but ASK for KIRKPATBICK'S NEW ■ SEASON JAM, and sea that you get it I THE BEST IS ALWAYS TBE ■ CHEAPEST. Kirkpatrick'B Now Season ■ Jim is the best. I CAUTION. None is genuine unless our name is J| etamped on each tin, and has our ■ registered Trade Mark "Lord Nelson. od the label ■ S. Kirkpatrick & Co. ■ MANUFACTUEEES, H NELSON, NZ, ' 12