DIARY

Moonlight Evenings.

The Moon at 3 days old shines till about 8 o'clook. The Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o'olook. The Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly 1 o'olook m the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from sundown till about 4 iD 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 shineß till morning. The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and shines till sunrise.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1887. CABINET MAKING.

There can be no doubt lhat Major Atkinson will experience very great difficulty m forming a Ministry from his own parly m the House, and he has expressly stated that he will not submit to a coalition Government on any consideration. He has summoned to his aid Sir F. Whitakerand by the time Parliament meets the two old colleagues will have discussed the situation from every point of view. The Major having declared that m the depressed state of the colony five should be the number of Ministers composing any future Cabinet during the continuation of the depression lightens his task m a slight degree. There can be no ques tion we imagine that Sir John Hall will be the first whose co-operation he will 6eek. That the Hon J. Mitchelson will be offered his old portfolio of com missioner of Public Works and Rail ways is almost a certainty, and it will ! never do to leave Mr Scobie McKenzie out if only his radical views on the subject of Retrenchment be not con sidered, by Major Atkinson, as a bar to his holding office. We do not antici pate this, however, for no one knows better, and lhat from personal ex perience too, than Major Atkinson what a wonderfully •' tempering " effect the sweets of office have upon the views enunciated before those sweets have been tasted. We shall therefore expect to see Mr Scobie McKenzie duly sworn m as one of the five to which the Major has committed him self. So far we have accounted for four out of the five vacancies, and the matter seems simple and easy enough. But who is to be selected for the fifth ? Here is where the difficulty comes m. There are at the present time pretty well on to a score of eager expectants. About half the House is composed of new members, the great majority of whom have sought election owing to their being thoroughly convinced that at such a critical juncture as the present, the country will require their services m the administration of its affairs. But what about the old members who for years have given loyal service among the rank and file? Not one of them to be promoted ? Are Messrs Pyke, Barron, G. F. Richardson, Fisher, Fulton, Fergus, Newman, Beetham, Moat, Pearson, Hislop and Peacock to be passed by, and one of the " new hands " to be promoted over their heads? These are questions which the Major will have some difficulty m solving satisfactorily, for many of the disappointed ones will immediately go over to the Opposition. We admit, and to a certain extent, admire Major Atkinson's astuteness and cleverness, but still we think that he will find this Cabinet-making job a harder nut to crach than he can manage with his present aoDliances.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

♦_ On Sunday the Rev Father Ohaetagnon will celebrate Mass at Methven at 10.30 a.m., and Vespers at Aahburton at 7 p.m. Notwithstanding the inclement weather and the soft state of the roads, there was a fair muster at last night's inspection parade. Phe Eifles, under Captain Dolman, numbered 44, and t-He Guards 36, under Oapt Sparrow. Owing to the wet state of the drillshed floor, whioh is of clay, .Major Douglas dismissed the men immediately after the inspection, detaining only those who were required for •'aiming and position drill." We are im formed that tenders will at once be called for much needed repairs to the butts, etc., Oapt. and Adjutant Fooks having kindly Under taken to draw up specifications and carry the matter through. At the B. M. Court this morning, before Mr E. Aloorn, J.P., Benjamin Barr was brought up charged with the larceny of a leg of pork, some bread and betf, and a pound of candles, the property of John Grigg, of Longbeach. The accused was remanded till to-morrow. By an announcement m this issue it will be seen that the annual fpublio meeting m the interests of Wesleyan "Home Missions will be held at the Cameron street Church to-morrow evening. "The deputation will consist of Revs W. Bouse and Bond, both of whioh ministers are pleaeing speakers, aud the former, whose experience among the natives of the North Island is of an extensive character, may be e'xpeoted to give some telling incidents con neoted with the moral and religious status of our aboriginal neighbors. Mr E, Herring, Alford Station, writes : —Heavy falls of hail and snow commenced on the morning of the Ist inst. Snow fell throughout Sunday, _the 2nd, the wind from the S.W. being bitterly cold. At night the average depth of snow was 15 inches. Rain fell m squalls on the 3rd ; the recorded rain, fall for the three days ia 3-1 inohes. Rainfall during September at Alford Forest, 6*58 inches ; at Alford Station, 4-70 inches. At Ohristchurch on Tuesday two^milkmen were convicted of Bellingj adulterated milk. One, whose milk contained skim milk and was 8 per cent, deficient m cream, was fined 403, The other, who sold milk containing 10 per cent, of water and 20 per cent, skim milk, was fined 80s According to a [London paper of a recent date a noted doctor of that city enlarges upon his successful treatment of cancerous ■ tumor with calcium carbonate m the form of oalcined oyster shells. Two cases are cited m whioh epeedy and permanent cures by the above specific have been effeoted. The mode of administration is a fewfgrains a day, taken m warmjvater or tea. An unexpected incident occurred m Picca dilly as the Queen passed a certain house on ! her eastward way. One of the invited guests, a famous songstress, sang with immenne force and sphit the Jubilee song, "Long live "Victoria," the chorus being taken up by the other visitors, and whon an encore was demanded and the vooalist complied, out. aiders joined m the strain, andjjhundreds of voiceß swelled the sound. *» God save the Queen," was afterwards sung by a renowned tenor from a baloony m the same house. The divorce case Dorn v Dorn and Nicolson, heard m Sydney, has come to a conclusion. The Dorns were at one time residing m Christ ohurch, and the hearing t of the oaGe excited considerable interest. A peculiar feature of the case was that during the greater portion of the period within which the alleged acts of infidelity were committed the petitioner was imprisoned m Darlinghurst gaol for the non« paymont of his wife's costs, m a euit -for judicial separation brought;against him. The caso for the petitioner was (hat the co-respon dent, a solicitor, who had previously been engaged by Dorn professionally, caußed his wife to leave her home, and took an active part m the legal proceedings which resulted m his imprisonment. The jury found for the petitionor on every issue, and awarded £1000 damages from the co-respondent. The progress whioh the United States have made m the last generation, that is since the Civil War, has ' t been m some respeots un paralleled m the history of the world. Some recently published statistics show that since the year 1865 her population has incceaaed 69 per cent., her hay crop 106 per oent., her cotton crop 194 percent., her grain crop 256 per cent., and her, production of pig iron 385 per cent. '. American match manufacturers say that the improvements to be looked for m matohes will conoern quality^ratherfthan; cheapness. &. match that., will resist water is muoh to be desired ; also a safety, non-poisonous match that can be lighted without the box ; a match that will give out a pleasant perfume i; 3 desired, and, last, a matoh of some matter other than wood, but which must be as cheap* Borne curiosities m the way of matohes have been made of sandal and cedar wood, and perfumed with camphor. They were very expensive. Some of these Japanese paper matohes burn with a delicate scintilation and without odour ; but they are also expensive. Lord Huntly has addressed a letter to the " Times " from Vancouver, dated July 3, Btat" ing that a paper published m London on May 13 was delivered to him on the morning o* the 20th June at Yokohama and arrived at Vancouver on July 3. He returned the paper ! to London stating that he believed it would arrive m the shortest time of anything having made the oirouit of the globe undtr the British flag. The oirouit was made m 69 days. The committee appointed by the Looa Government Board (London) to inquire into the efficacy of M. Pasteur's treatment for the prevention of hydrophobia have delivered their report. It is a unanimous and complete expression of confidence m the system, and it goes bo far as to assert that rabies and hydro phobia might, m the opinion of the commit, tee, be stamped out altogether, both m animals and man, if suitable measures could be stringently enforced. The committee consisted of Sir James Pagot, Sir Joseph Lister, Sir H. Roscoe, Professorißurdon San r derson, Dr Quain, Dr Lander Brunton, D Fleming, with Professor Horsley as secretary. Three members of tho committee visited Paris to witness Pasteur's proceedings, and since their return Professor Horsley has carried out a series of control experiments, whioh, with the evidenoe previously carried, have con vinced the committee of the value and effioaoy of M. Pasteur's syßtem. The Lords have had under consideration a bill whioh is intended to render compulsory the abatement of smoke m the metropolis by the burning of parafin refuse, petroleum, or anthracite fuel, m place of bituminous coals. A select committee of the House of Commons has prepared a report on this subject. "Rough on Corns." — Ask for Wells' " Rough on Corns." Quick relief, complete, permanent cure. Corns, warta, bunions. At ohemists and druggists. 4 Keating 's Cough Lozenges cure Coughs, Asthma, Bronohitis. Medical testimony states that no other medicine is so effectual m the cure of these dangerous maladies. One Lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bedtime ensures rest. 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THE PREMIER'S DEFEAT.

Dunedin, Ootober 4 The children of tho District High School, Port Chalmers, have prepared an address to Sirß. Stout rogretting his de foat, and asking him, for tho sake of "young New Zealand," to reconsider liis decision not to allow himself to be r3 turned for another constituency.

ASHBURTON LIVE STOCK MARKET

Mr E. G. Stavoley (for the New Zea land Loan and Mercantile Agency Com pany, Limited) reports on Ashburton sale, on 4th inst : -Owing to the recent very severe weather, both entrias and attend ance were far below the average. In fact business was quite nominal, and very few transactions took place. Good crossbred hoggets made 83, mixed crossbrods 6s 9J, fat lambs 4a aod 63. Fat cowa and heifers, £4 10s to £6 63. Tho demand for all stock was weak.

THE LITTLE RIVER MURDER.

Regarding thn murder, of which, we published a bri f telegram last evening, the following txtra was issued by tbe " Akaroa Mail " :- " About 10 o'clov k od Monday ci ;ht a murder was committed at Little River on the verandah o£ the Lake Fcrsyth Arms Hotel. It appears that a party of three Russian Finns, working at Mr Coop's sawmill, went to the hotel about 9 o'clock Mr MoNae, the late proprietor^ was bidding good-bye to hi* friends, and there was a good deal of joviality, b ngs being sung a-jd bo od . The men carve m and stood there while a song was being sung, and then all three went into the dining room where they had Borne refreshments by themselves, Two of thorren had words. The men'B namea are n^t kDown, but there is one much 1 igger than the other two, and it was suid that it was the bigger mnn was quarrelling with ODe of the small ones, while the other held aloof. After a time, however, the quarrel E69med to ceaae. George Robinsou, a hall-caste, having gone m to pacify them, they went out together at 10 minutes to 10 by the front door on to the verandah, JNo noise appears to have been heard, but a short time afterwards a imn named Leon, on going out, Baw a man lying on the verandah, as he thought, dead drunk, and the big Finn Btanding a short distance off, ready for going away. Leon ppoke to the Finn about leaving his mate, saying that it was not the right thing to leave hia mate there drunk. The Finn replied m his own totigue, as Leon understood him to mean to the effect that his mate was all right where he was Leon then went m, but shortly after went out aguin with a man named Kay, and a lad named Lichens. Hicueus lit a match, looked at the auppoHed drunken man, and holding it t > hid fa:e noticed it was ghastly white. There w.»a a general exclamation that he was dead, and then they noticed blood on the clothes. Looking further they fonnd thelclothoa were m plaois saturated with blood from dreadful ataba, one of which appeared to be right m the heart ml the other m the entrails, bdlow tbja nave!. They then ran m and gave the alarm, and it was ascertained that the mm was dead. George Robinson then at onoa saddled his horae, and started m pursuit of the big Finn, and overtook him some 200 yards from the Hotel. He went up to him with a bottle saying, *• Maio have a drink," and threw the man qnick'y, being afraid of hia knife, and bound him with a Btrap. The others coming np be was taken to the look-up. Geor^a Robin son In the meanwhile wa3 afcer the other Finn, whom he founi between Joblm's Btore and Ooopa Mill. This man cairn baok quietly also and they were b >th looked up. Constable Ryan w»3 <*way but they were safely looked op after their pocnetsboing nearohod and their aoats taken from them. Nothing waa found on them but some matohes and tobacco. There was a little koife— quite incapable of giving the ataba — found on the smaller man, and there was a Blight wound on the right hand of the bigger man, but this might have been caused by his filling on the ground. It waa at once deoidtd to com municate with Akaroa. The telegraph office called Akaroa, but without avail, and then there waa a difficulty m getting horaes, It was gettiug on for 3 a.m. when yonng Mr Uicheoa got away with news, and he reaohod .aliaroa between 6 and 7 a.m , and at once informed the polioe, who aent Constable Crockett off to the .River.' The body w&b left where it waa till the arrival of the constable. The inquest will be held at noon to-morrow.

INHUMAN TREATMENT.

Dunedin, Oo!ober 4 A aerioua case of child-beating was heard at the Police 0 'urt to-day, Augusta Mirgnret Powell being charged with wounding, assaulting and ill-treating Violet PoweU, A neighbor deposed to being called m on three separate occasions when the child was m a fit. ~ She was Bhown marks on the body which were Bald to be the results of falling. A boy of fourteen said that while looking through the fencu he saw the child being made to walk by being thrashed with a strap, «nd when she felt down she wab thrashed to make her get up. Dr Mmm said he had firat seen the child on the 18th September, and was informed that it had had a fit the day before, but was then better. There was a email mark on Its noso and upperjip e.iid to have been caused by a fall wfcea In a fit. Witness considered that waa quite possible,- and as the child waa better no farther treat ment was required. On Saturday he was called again, and observed blue and black < marks on the child's face Oi asking tho cause he was told it waa a fall the child bad had the day before. Seeing bruises on the other Bide of the face he doubted that statement, There were black marka all over the child's body, more especially on the left side on the arm, lep, and thigh. He aaked the oause of the mark?, and acoused said eho had had I to beat the child owing to dirty habiti. She said that acme of the marks on the tLijh were done by hor, but the other marks Bhe could not account for. Witness did not notice any marks on the head, I ut it was so marked all over that It waa hard to find a place where there waa no mark. Had seen the child again tbi-i morning, and found the left fore-arm had been fraotured at no distant date. Blows would produce the marks he saw. The eff:Ct of these Injuries was that the ohi'd was extremely nervous, Very probably the beatings were tha cause of the fits. Oroßa-examined — Other causes alone might account for the fit?. The arm might have been broken by 0. fall against some hard Bubstance, bat for this injury there was no grievous bodily harm. The child was well nourished and fed. Mr Donniston, for the defence, contended that the only " grievous bodily harm " sustained by the child was the fraoture of the arm, and there wag no evidence to show that this waa caused by the aooused, nor to Bhow any direot violence on. her part, nor to show that sho had aoy i 1- will towards the child, or any desiro to do it an injury, She openly called m neighbors and voluntarily stripped tho child for their inspection. A reprimand or fine would meeo tho case The bench found that tha child had been very grossly ill-treated, and would fine the accused £5, and order her to fiud sureties, herself m £20 and another iv the earue sum for her conduct for aix montho. Inepsctcr Weldon Bpplied for cost 3 which were granted.

SUPREME COURT.

Wellington, Ootober 5 At the Supreme Court, Tyter, on two charges of breaking and entering, got 3 years penal servitude on each charge, to run concurrently.

THE POLITICAL CRISIS.

♦ — : New Plymouth, Octobar 5. The Hrtwea arrived last night feotu Manakau with the Northern members. A. special train left here thia morning fop Wellington, iakins? the following mem bers:—Sir F. J. Whitaker, Hoa W. Swan sea find P. Dignan, fcir lMfeur'ce O'Rorke, Meßßra Hobbß, Moss, Haralin, Wbi'.e, Goldie, E. Tiompaon. Monk, Lawry, laiwhanga, Fraser, Moat, Withe), R. Thompson, Peacock, batnuel, and Mac ch^nt, M.H.R.'s. Wellington, Octobsr 5. The meeting of the Opposition cannot be held to-day, and has been postponed til) to-morrow or Friday. Major Atkinson to-day is closeted with such raembor.B of the Opposition oa are here, but the proceedings are private. He \ will make a statement to the House to morrow, and ask for an adjournment till 7.30 on Tuesday. He Bfcates that the replies he baa received from various members o£ the party with whom ho has communicated are extremely satisfactory, and the Opposition fully approve of the course adopted of calling a meeting for oonßultation before anything definite iB dove,

SPORTING.

NAPIER J.C. SPRING MEETING.

Napier, October 4. The Jockey Club's spring meeting com menced to- day. The weather was cold and showery. Only 600 people were present. The following are the re ults : — Frf.b Handicap, of 100 soys ; 1 mile and a distance, Mr Donnelly's eh m Pearl, 6yrs, 9at... 1 Mr Johnston's b g Orwell, aged, 7at 41b 2 Mr Hill's b b Strenuouj, syrs, Bst 51b 3 The Shah, Rivulet, and Ponawa also started. Won by half a length. '1 ixe - 2minß sscc3, Dividends— £2 and £3 33. Maiden Hurdle Race, of 60 sov3 ; weight for age ; about 3 miles. Mr Arrow's b g Chemist, aged, 12et 31bs 1 Mr Menteath's b g Premium, syrß, Ilßt 12lb ! 2 Mr Dennett's b g Clyde, syrs, list 21bs 3 Arawa and i! lying Jib also started. Won after a close finish. — imins 29sec Dividends— £lo 2a and £10 3a. llawke's Bay Guineas, of 300 soys, with a sweepstake of 10 soys for accep.ora added; distance 1 mile. Mr Stead's b c Maxim, by Musket — Realisation, Bat lOlbs (Huxtable) 1 Mr ElliVa br f Lady Florin, by Musket —Florin, Bst 51b ... (Clifford) 2 Mr Chaafe's b f Bangle, by Musket — Locket, Bdt 81b ... (Sutherland) 3 Waterfall and Orator also started. Won by four ieng hs Lady Florin was the favorite. Time - lmin 57«ecs, Dividend— £3 Ba. Selling Race, of 50 soys ; l£ miles, Mr Hill's b g Deceiver, 6yrs, 7at 81bs 1 MeBBrB Stock and Conroy's. b m Kitty 'J otara, 3yrs, 7at 2.bs * , 2 Mr Johrjston'H b g Orwoll, aged, 7st 81b 3 Partner, Waraiia, Psyche, and Expelled also started. Won by a head. Flyisg Handicap, of 100 bovb ; bix furlongs. Maxim, Bst 21b 1 Bangle, 7st lllb 2 Pearl, Oat 31b 3 Forester, Turquoise, and Whisper also started Won easily. " Time — I'min 20s«ca^ ----- -_ — Dividend— £l 2s.

CAUGHT AT LAST

* Me Silas Harding ia a well-known citizen of Geelong, aud be has made hJB name equally fc well-known In the law courts by a Beries of aotious m which he has sought with marked penistenco to avoid payment of the land tax. The Land Tax Act came Into operation m October, 1877, and Mr Harding, as the owner of large landed property m the Western District, became liable thereunder. It is a notorious fact that m many instances the incidence of the tax has bean evaded by a distribution of the estate In such a manner as to bring eaoh part within the limit of the exemption, though, as a whole, the property would have been sub jected to the Impost. As long as these transactions were bona fide— that is to say, the parting was absolute, and not a mere collusive sham — the land- tax registrar was bound to recognise them, and remove the property from the register if below the limit. In Mr Hard ing's case, how ever, the registrar has not been satisfied on this point. His opinion was that the alleged sales were Bhame, and that though Mr Harding had nominally parted with his property to an extbnt which would entitle him to avoid the tax, he still re mained the real owner. r Jhe registrar continued, therefore, to retain the property on the register, while Mr Hard ing strove atrenuoesly through the law courts to oompsl Its removal. The litigation hos extended over yearß, but Mr Justice William's derision on Monday is the final act of the drama on the civil Bide. The judgment is remarkable for its outspokenness. Mr Justice Williams does not seek to conceal his opinion thai a fraud haß been attempted upon the j Slate, and has fceen supported by un blußhing perjury. It ia unnecessary for our purpose to follow the case throughout all ita Intricate winding, smd to trace out the one alleged Bale after another by which it was sought to avoid payment of the tax Imposed by the law. In all the oioea the registrar refased go recognise < he legitimacy of the eales, and In all Mr Justice Williams has upheld his action. It is with the strictures of the learned Judge upon Mr Karding that, we are principally concerned. Seldom, indeed, is a litigant so Bcathingly condemned. According to Mr Justice Williams, Mr Silas Harding has been guilty both of perjury and fraud. These are crimes against the Ocmmcnwoalth, and public opinion will demand that these chatges shall be investigated m a proper manner. Mr Harding is a wealthy man, but this is not a country whore offence's gilded hand oan shove by justice. After the explicit statements of the Judge, the Attorney- General has no other ooursa open to him than to take action. — Melbourne "Tele graph."

DISASTROUS FIRE.

Invbroargill, October 5. McOallum and CoY sawmill was destroyed by fire this moroing. Nothing was saved. There was no insurance. It was an old established business, and numbers are thrown out of work. Later The loss through the fire at McOallam and Go's sawmill is estimated at £2000. The flames had a good hold before being noticed by the nightwatchman. He ran for assistance, but the fire spread rapidly and the buildings speedily were destroyed, only a small part of the plant being saved.. Tha mill stood just outside the town boundary, and as the Fire Brigade have instructions not to attend fires beyond the boundary, the bell was not rung, nor did the Brigade turn out. The members on duty at the station were asked to assist, but refused pending instructions. If they had gone the engine could have been worked within the town boundary, as only a paddock intervened between it and the mill ; water was plentiful, and a good deal of property would probably hare been saved. The captain of the Brigade states that the Council bad previously objected to their attending outside fires* Tne reason is that suburban boroughs do not contribute to the maintenance of the Brigade :

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

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ILLNESS OF THE AMEER.

Calcutta, Octobei 3; It is again reported from Afghanistan that the Ameer is seriously ill.

THE SAMOAN AFFAIR.

New Yoek, October 3, Mr Bayard, Secretary of State, re ferring to the action of Germany m Samoa, expresses the opinion that interference on the part of tbe United States Government would be unwar ranted, unless its interest m those islands were molested.

ITALY AND AUSTRIA.

Beblin, October 4 Signor Crispi, the Italian Premier, left Friedrichsruhe yesterday for Vienoa. It is generally believed his visit to that city is for the purpose of having aa interview with Count Kalnoky, the Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs.

THE SUGAR BOUNTIES.

London, October 3. A demonstration attended by several thousand working men was helci m Hyde Park to day to protest against the system of the sugar bounties. Re solutions were adopted demanding the imposition of countervailing duties.

LONDON MARKETS.

Consols are unchanged at loifg. • New Zealand inscribed stick, ex dividend, is quoted at ;£o,B ios. The market rate remains at $% per cent, or }£ below the Bank rate. Colonial breadstuff's and tallow are without quotable alteration m value. At the wool sales, to-day, i 0,200 bales were offered. The market is steady, but there was not an active demand.

A USTRALIAN.

[ROUTER'S TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT.]

SPEAKER.

Melbourne, Ootober 4; The Hon. _W. H. Davies has beeii elected Speaker of the Legislative As sembly m the room of Mr Peter Lalor (resigned), by a majority of one.

THREE SHILLINGS A WEEK.

i < • Truth " eays: -The ' Kuby ' match boxes of Bryant and May cost the company 2£d per 144 boxes The women who make them have to find paste, hemp, and firing for drying purposes. They can gain, if skilful, f d per hour, or less than lOd for twelve hours' work. If they work eight hours per diem, and take a holiday on Sundays, they would realise the hand some salary of 3s per week. The company pays its shareholders above 20 per cent, dividend, 'ihia seems to me hirdly a fair division between those who toil and those who do not

HIGH CHURCH

The highest church lv Europe, according to tho Bandner Tagblatt, ia the pilgrimage chapel of St Maria de Ktteit, above Salox, In the cantoo of G-aubuaden. It lies 243 1 metres above the sea level — nearly 8000 ft high above the forest, neat the limits of perpetual snow. It ia only open during the summer time of that region — or. aa the folk thereabouts reckon, from St John the Baptist's Day to St Michael* Day — and is used cnly by the Alp herds, who remain there through the aummer with their cows and goats, and ocoationally by hunters m s^aroh of the chamois and marmot. All the Inhabitants of Salnx climb up thither on Midsummer Day to assist at the first mass and hear the first sermon of the year, and there is also a orowdedcongregatloh on Michaelmas Day, at the last service of the year. From time to time a few stray pilgrims from the Graubunden Oberland and the Tyrol fini their way there. The second highest church probably In Europe, that of Monitein, also open only m the summer, belongi to Graubunden,

THE COLONEL HUGHES HALLETT CASE

In connection with the charges reoently brought against Colonel Hughea-Hallett, MF, by the "Pall Mall Gazstte," the following extract from the writer of Social Gossip from Home m the " Melbourne Argus," dated Jane 18, will be of interest ; —'•Colonel Hughes-Hallett ia the only man on record who has won fortune and fame by amateur acting and nothing else. As a slim and haadnome hone artillery man, he played ' young lovera Mn garrison theatricals, and on one of these oocaaiom attracted the admiration of a rich and lovely widow. Lady Selwyn, widow of a Lord Justice of Appeal. They married, but m a few years their union was dis solved by death, and the beau sabreur found himself m the si range position of father t > foar youcg families. The lady had originally married a widower with • family, the Rev. Dr Daprs, vector of Richmond. She and he had a family, and after his death she married Lord Justice Selwyn, by whom she had another family; and then she married Hughes- Hallett, by whom she had a third family ia addition to the step-children of her original family. The greatly afflicted widower, however, managed to Bhunt the whole four families on to other relations, and iv oourse of time his fine acting and handsome person won him a second wife — this time an American heiress of vast wealth and mature charms, and by the aid of her money and his own elocationary powers, developed on the amatear stage, he won a seat ia tie House for Rochester, and has proved himself a speaker of the firat quality. Ilia position from the first has been exceptional, and he is At this moment the hero of the House, not only »a the bearleader of Baffalo Bill, but as the Baviour of tbe Government — who, but for a4O-mlnute's spin of impromptu aloquenoe would have beau defeated m he;c first division, lv committee, on the Coercion Bill,"

THE ABHBUBTOB GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1687



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Statutory Declaration.— l, Fraz Baabe, Ironbark, Sandhurst, iuthe colony of Viotoria, Australia, do solemnly and sincerely deolara that on the 25th June; 1877, my son Alfred, six years of age, was accidentally hurt with an axe on the knee. lat onoe took all pains to secure medical assistance. However, m spite of all efforts, on the 27th August, 1877, the opinion was given by Dr Maogillivray that an amputation of the injured limb had become imperative, m order to save life. At this junoture I called on Messrs Sander and Sons, proouring some of their Extract of the Eucalyptus Globulus, and by the application of the same I had the satisfaction of seeing ray son within a fortnight out of all danger, and to-day he is reoovered. I may just add j that it was when the crisis had been reached that the Extraot referred to was first applied. And I make this solemn declaration, etc., — ' Franz Raabe. Declared at Sandhurst, m the ( Colony of Viotoria, Australia, this seventeenth ' day of 'October, one thousand eight hundred < aud seventy-seven, before me, Morita Cohu, *



Wanted I XJAETED— A General Servant. Apply YV at once to Mrs Colyeb, Havelock Street. 10 25 WANTED Apprentices to the Dress- making. Apply Mrs Kennedy and Miss Cameron, East street. 10 21 T^TICE Selection of Ornaments just J^j opened up, from 6d each to 30s per pair. — H M. Jones. * WANTED several apprentices to the Die66making. Apply at once John Cke akd Co. 10 20 OMB MIBSIONB. — Annual Public Meeting at Wesley an Church TO- MORROW (Thureday) NIGHT, at 7 30. Speakers, Revs W. liowse and Bond. 10 22 FOU SALE—A lot of Empty Coses, i cheap.— H. O. Segeks, Melford House. VX/ ANTKD known that HAVES & CO ** have Large fctocka on hand. Fol further particulars see new advertisemen m this issue. WANTED Known.— .Melford Housa is the Cheapest m town to buy first- class Drapery and Millinery. — H. O. Segeks. PRINTS, Prints. — Just opened a splen- did RBBoitment o£ Prints, Ginghams, Zephjrs, &c. Great variety to chooße from.— H. C Eegkbs, Melford House. 11 ANTED CASH— Moir's Oatmeal, VY 251bs, 2s 9d ; Ling Fisb, 5d ; Dried Apples 4d ; 21b Tins Best Honey, lOd : Vestas, 5d per doz.; Sperm Candles, 5d ; Tin Fruits, Is ; Cutting do. Is 6d. — Jambs McGregOb, Tancred Street, opposite Arcade. S^7 ANTED KNOWN — Oleographs VV Scenery, and Catholic Subjects Catholic Cards, good variety m tterepe Novelties m Penwiperß, Crewel Wools and Silks, Knitting Cotton, Colored Crotchet Cotton, Trtinafer,?, Tinsel Kails, &c, &c, at jlbs Manuibe's Fancy ltepository, Saunders* Buildings.



yHE PRECISE COLONIAL COMPAN " ' ?;terbupy branch. • *~\ '*■■.'■■' '"' .' ' • /" • V'-Vi" '>':«' i...j"'.:^ -,v M*\W^< S\ :tarm? • - ■ ' :: '- Capital 1 1000,00 i.-'.-.;... t'.'. .. . •. .: . *•. j -*" v ili'-n i L- ■ kJt i FIRE AND MARINK RISKS, ALSO RISKS ON GROWING CROPS \CCEPTED AT THF. LOWIST CURRENT RATES. George Jameson, AOBST, ASH BURTON ■ ——____ _____ — — ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE, ASHBTTBTON. OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS ESTABLISHMENT IS NOW OPEN WITH A FIRST-CLASS STOCK OF EVERY KIND OF BOOTS, SHOES, AND SLIPPEKS p^ REQUIRED BY THE PUBLIC, And no matter what PBIOE BOOT you require THE ZEALANDIA .BOOT STOKE Can supply it. nnHE Ladies' Department contains a Grand assortment of Wslkingftnd Eventag X Shoes, from the beßt makers, Including Otto Herz, and Pinet, of Parlp. Ladles oheep, neat fitting, hard wearing Balmorals, Button and Elaatlo Sides, House Boots »nd Slippers. The Gentlemen's goods. We are prepared to supply Fine Hand Sewn Boots, both English and German makes, and we shall always keep a Large Stack of the celebrated ZEALANDIA brand. This particular make has the finpst reparation m the colonies. They have gained highest honors at all tho Exhibitions, and at the recant Colonial and Indian Exhibition they were pronounced the finest m the whole Exhibition. We epeoitlly invite the Farmers and otheta to buy this Bcand, and we GUARANTEE that every pair will fir, well, and give good wear. For downright hard wear they are unequalled m New Zealand. In Boy's and Girl's Boots. In addition to the regular linos we have the following specialities, designed for School and rough wear : — "THE PABAGON," almost Indestructible, " THE INDESTRUCTIBLE TOE, and the "DEPENDABLE SCHOOL BOOT." No other Fi.m can make these Lines, a. they are our Registered Specialities. The ZSALANDI4 BOOT STORE will be found, both In Quality and Price, equal to aty Establishment m Doncdin cr Ohriatcburch, A first class Staff of Workmen will be kept for Bepaire, and do matter where you bay, or have bought your Boots, they will be cheerfully repaired. THE ZEALANDIA BOOT STOEE, EAST STREET, (Next SOMERSET HOTEL* James Lamb, Manager. fPicklocd and Undrill, FORNITUBEY. . U^ACTURERS, UPHOLSTERERS, jSSBB|| JL:. CABINETMAKERS, TTAVE Large nd Varied STOCKS ON HAND of AUSTRIAN XX »od AMERICAN CHAIRS, Iron and Wood Bedsteads, Pier Toilet Glasses, Mattresses and Pallineses, Couches, I'erambulatoro, Toilet Ware. ' MATS AND 9ENERAL FURNITURE OF ALL SORTS, ALL NEW GOOD 3. Any cfccripti.n of HOUSE FURNITURE made to order on the Premises at Prices to suit the times. Note* tho address — J TANORED STREET, OPPOSITE UNION BANK, I' , l yM To Meet the Times. W. DAVIS, Cabinetmaker, &c. fHI ENDS to SKLL FURNITURE of all kinds at Prices NEVER BEFORE X HEARD OF. Note the Address— FURNITURE JW ANUFACTORY, EAST STEEET SOUTH, ABHBURTON. , M ALBEKT ROBERTS BAS FOE SALE.— CIiOVEES,— .WJaiTJS, COWGEASS, ALBYKE, and TEEFOIL. RYEGBASS, COCKSFOOT, and KAPJS. Golden Tares, Cape Barley, SEED; PEAS/SEED OATb (various kinde), CRUSHED BEANS PLOUGHSHARES; COOPER'S SHEEP DIP, Ackrcwlfcdged to be TBE BjGST IN EHE MAEKET. Alfred Harrison, ashbueton woollen \COTIONEEtt, AND ESTATF, MANUFACTUEING COMPY AGENT AND VALUATOR. (LIMITED.) f SATURDAY BAU.IIS o'clock sh.r,. DEPOSITS j — Horeea, Cattle, Pigs, Produce -.. „,,.„,.- , , „ , »nd Merobandise. T> E< ?FT?, D ! , a lar J e or 8m T all Bam » ot X\) tho following Rates of Intereßt ?— FOR SAL E x P er cent *' xe^ ' or Months. Seven per cent if fixed for 12 months Farming Implements, and Vehicles — — of all kinds constantly m Yards H. SEMPLE, on view for Pa'e. O^oG Secretary. i Clearing Sales held m Town or T TAVING taken over the Grocery and > Country aa required, and most XX. Hartbenware Departments of tbe liberal terms arranged with both Bi aineiss of the late Firm of ORR and Buyers and Sollors. A LCORN, I wfll continue thoße Branohea Rentß collected, and the business of of the Bußlneas m the came Shop for the abßenteoß managed with caro, pruaent. I have regular Shipments of Valuation made of Properties or Mer- GLASS AND BARTBEN WARE, chandiae on easy terms. Co mlng forward from the Manufacturers, i Advances mode instantly on Goods 'wh iob enables me to SELL at a PBIOE I delivered at the Stores for Sale. ! th>ufc defieß competition. Aft nr for the Norwich Union Fire In- j J > nton d, as formerly, makiog TEA my euranoe Oompony. | B P' clality. Agent for the| 0 OFFEE ground da ,, on the Prem j flßß , MTOTOAL LIFE ASSOOIATIOH O, |Q o al , ly oomblned with Oheapnew will AUSTRALASIA \ be my Motto. ALFRED HARBISON, 1 0*09 ROBERT ALOOBN* ,



F. Ferriman. FORD'S PATENT Scour and Lnng-Worm Mixture FOR SHEEP. A perfect cure fcr Scour and Lang-Worm (which results fiom Scour). JOSEPH FORD, Ealing, Patentee. F, FEEEIMAN, ASHBURTON. SLESINGER'S Rheumatic Balsam. THE greatest discovery ever yet made for the relief of human sufferers from Mus- cular or Nervous Affec ion is SLBSINGER'S RHEUMATIC BALSAM. Of all the advertised remedies and all the prescriptions from tbe medical faculty for the cure of Rheumatism, Rheumatic Gout, Scia- tica, Tic Douloureux, Neuralgia, Lumbago, Strains oj- Sprains, Chilblains, or pains of any sort fro n the above affections, none have been so successful and effectual as aLESINGER'S RHEUMATIC BALSAM. And why ? you will aslr. Because there is no nonsense about it. You are not asked to swallow so many pills or so many spoonfuls of mixture or draughts, 2, 3, or 4 times a day, or every ether day; or to use hot, cold, shower, or Turkish Baths ; or to take or avoid this, that, or the other food ; or to drink only such »nd such fluid, and not to drink anything else; or to t'ke such and such exercise, etc., etc No ! Slesinger's Rheumatic Balsam jequires no such stipulation ! Eat and drink according to your own good sen c, and if you only use tha Balsam as directed on each bottle, m one day, and even m less time, or After one or two applications, you are relieved from your pain and sufferings, and you will bless the inventer of the Balsam. Furthermore, you are not asked to repeat the dose, that »s to say, to luy another bottle or another box of pills. No 1 nothing of the sort is wanted. One bottle, although small m appearance, but large m its effect, is qu'te sufficient m the worst of cases, and often rrora SO to 100 drops, according to the surface of the complaint, is sufficient for a cure. CERTIFICATE. Moray Place. Dunedin. Mr Slesbgei, V.S., Hope Street. Dear Sir,- I have much pleasure m report- ing to you thai, after having used your Rheu- matic Balsam m cases of Neuralgia, Acute, and Chronic Rheumatics, 1 have found it really a useful remedy. I have, therefore, no hesitation m recom- mending the same for the above-mentioned cases. — Yours, etc., C. N. Reimer, Surgeon. F. FERRIMAN, AGENT i l ' - • FOB SORE THROATS AND CHEST AFFECTION USE Slesinger's Congb Syrnp! Manufactured by Mr Slesinger for Forty years. T?°R_p afants or Adults suftering from Sore A.. .Tnroat, .Colds, Ccughs, pain m the Chest, Laryngitis, Bronchitis or Affections of the Lungs, . r for Hooping Cough it is a most eaectual reme y. Tt contains no rarcotic, and therefore may be usedby Children and Adults. F. FERRIMAN, AGENT. IMPORTANT TO HORSE PRO. PRIETORS. *pHE following Certificate has been received A by Mr S, Slesinger, Veterinary Surgeon :— * " Wellington City Tramways, ..»# o " Wellington, 23rd May, 1887. "Ma Samuel Slesinger, V.S.; Dunedin. " Dear Sir,— l have, as you are doubtless aware, used your Horse Medicines for the last three or four years, and have found them Tery valuable In my opinion your Colic Drinks, Worm Powders, and Hoof Oil cannot be surpassed. " I have great pleasure m recommending your medicines to all horse proprietors. " Enclosed please find order for| 18 dozen assorted medicines. " I am, dear sir, M Yours faithfully/ v "S. Smith, Manager." F. FERRIMAN, AGENT. EVERY MAN CAN BE HIS OWN HOR«E DOCTOR, By using SLESINGER'S PREPARATIONS, As detailed below, ♦ FOR HORSES: I THE Colic or Gripe Drink. —Horses are ' very liable to Colic or Gripe, and, if eglected, this complaint may m a few hours erminate m inflammation, strangulation, ! iympanitis, and death. This Colic Draught will give relief m less than two hours, and often within ten minutes. The Embrocation.— For the treatment of Cuts, Wounds, Bruises from Saddle, Girths, or Harness, Sore Shoulders, Strains, Spr?in», Rheumatism, Winjgalls, Swellings, etc. If either of these injuries or complaints be ne- glected for a few hours, they may take weeks to cure. The Condition Powders.— For restoring and keeping the Horse m good health, relieving Hide-bound, Surfeit, Mange, Grease, and Skin Eruptions, correcting a diseased state of the Stomach, Bowels, Kidney*. Bladder Liver, e'c. ' The Worm Powders.— The Horse is very subject to Worms, frequently unsuspected by the owner. Thousands of Horses die for the want of these Powders, and the owner is none the' wiser for it ; and, unless a p<ist mortem examination is ma J e, does not know that his Horse suffered from these reptiles. On all occasions, wheu the animal is poor, m low condition, hide-bound, or occasionally passing a worm, give one of tnese Powders night and naonung, as directed on each tin. Toe Blister Ointment is super'or to any other. After using it, he hair returns to its SaturaJ color, and, unlike any other no blemish is left. ' The Hoof Oils.— The chief cause of Lame- Bess m Horses is some injury or defect m the Foot, which may cause 11 flammation of the Foot, and bring on other diseases, such as 'nflammation of the Bowels, Kidneys, Lungs Theie Oils, if used m time, wjII prevent or cure brittle Hoofs, Sandcracks, Contrac- tion, Quittor, Canker, Corns, Thrush rr Frush, Narrow Heck, Hoof-bound, Navicttlar Joint Disease, etc., all of which the hone is subject to, and is liable to fall and endanger the life of his rider. 1 his may be avoided by using this Oil d=>ily, or two or three times a week. The G>ease Ointment— For the cure of T^ et ,, C^ own Scabs ' Kat-tail, Mallenders and feaUenders, or any Skin Eruption. DOG MfcDICINES : The Distemper Powders are a Perfect Cure and may also be given m other ailments. The Mange Ointments.— May be used fos the Sfange or any other Inflammatory Diseases of the SI- in m the Horse or Dog. It may be mixed with four times its quantity of Neatifoot Oil* being eas'er of application By keeping a supply on hand, whLch costs ' but very "tt'e, you can cure yous Horses, yourself iv. aiout the aid of a Veterinary Sur- geon. N.B.— Age does not affect the strength or quality of either medicine. A f3" All .the medicines are sold by F. FERRIMAN, EAST STREET,. ASHBURTON, Sole Agent, {