RAILWAY TIME TABLE

Tbains Arrive at Ashbdrton— From Christ ohuroh and the North, at 10.15 a.m. (expreaa), 4.35 p.m., and 7.10 p.m. From Timaru, 10.45 a.m. From Duneain and South, 5.27 p.m. (express). From Mount Homers, 10.5 a.™ TaitNß Leave Abhborton — For Christ chnroh and North, at 7.10 a.m., 10.55 a.m., and 6.37 p.m. (express). For Dunedin.dnd Swtb, 10.25 a.m. (express). For Timaru, 4.45 p.m. For Mount Somers, 5.5 p.m.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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MAIL NOTICES.

Malls close at tho Ashburton Post Office follows : — For Ohrlstohurch and North at 6 a.in 0. 30 a. m. , and 5 p.m., daily. For Ohertsey Rakala, &0., at 10.30 a.m tnd 5 p.m. daily. For Dunedln,Tinwald. Wlnslow, Hinds, OoltUtre&m, Rangitata, Orarl, Winohester, rod Geraldine, at 10 »,m. daily. For Temuka, at 10 \,m. and 4.30 p.m **Ily. /Tor Tlmara and South, at 10 a./n., and f 30 p.m., dally. For Greenstreet and Aehburton Forks, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10.30 a.m. For Wakanul, Elgin, Seaview, Seafield, id Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and turdays, at 6.30 a.m. For Mount Somers, daily at 4.30 p.m For Mayfiold and Ruapuna, on Mon days and Thursdays, at 4.30 p.m. For Aflhion, Waterton and Longbeach,

4.30 p.m. daily. For Flemington, on Mondayi, Wednos Uyjj, and Fridays, at 4. 30 p. m. For Newlands, on Tnoadaya and Fri at 10.30 a.m.

Mails arrive at the^ Ashburton Post ffioe— Jtom Ohrlstchuroh and Rakaia at 10. 15 m., 4.35 p.m., and 7.20 p. m. FromChertsey &o. at 10.15 t and ,35 p.m. daily. From Dunedin *ad Intermediate places 6.3? %m. daily. ?FrOi»i Temuka an Timaru at 10.40 a.m p 5. 50 p.m daily. From Greenstreet and Ashburkon Forke, Wednesdays and Stturdayß, at 4 45 p m. From Wakanul, Elgin, Sea view, Sea field and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 5 p. m. from Mount Somers, daily at 10.5 . to. From Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Wed oesdays and Saturdays, at 10.5 a.m. From Ashton, Watorton, and Long at 10 a.m. daily, From Newlands, on Tuesdays and Frl

at 2.30 p.m. From Flemington on Tuo3dayß, Thurb days, and Saturdays, at 10a.m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1887. MAORI PROGRESS.

There is no more satisfactory evi dence of the complete change which has come over the Native mind during the past two or three years than is to be found m the attitude of the erst while followers of Tawhiao and Te Whiti, as towards the Government of the colony and as towards the Pakeha and his laws. Only a few years ago that large portion of the North Island, known as the King Country, was jealously closed to Europeans, and to cross the line of the aukati — the for bidden boundary — was to run the risk of being summarily put to death. To day numbers of tourists and others travel through the self-same territory without let or hindrance of any kind, and the Queen's writ can run from end to end of it. A part of this very country has indeed been donated to the colony for a public park, and will shortly be administered by a Trust, composed of representatives of both races. Again, Parihaka has ceased to be a centre of festering discontent and incipient re bellion, even the immediate following of Te Whiti having begun to see the benefit of accepting the privileges accorded by the laws of the pakeha, and being now busy m getting their tribal lands passed through the Lands Court, and themselves placed m the position of individual land owners. Nay, Te Whiti himself appears to be at last convinced that the old commu nistic system of ownership is a mistake, and has been prevailed upon by his own hqpu to allow of the sub division of its lands among the members, and the investiture of each with a title to his own separate holding. In every direction this sort of thing is going on, and we learn from an interesting article m the " Wanganui Herald," which is reprinted m txtenso m another column of this issue, that at the first sittings of the Native Land Court m connection with the West Coast confiscated lands, which have just teiminated, over 100 subdivisions of allocations on the reserves were made and over 200 applications far cuccession orders dealt with. Alto gether it is abundantly clear that the Native policy of isolation has completely broken down, and has been finallyaban doned, and henceforth the race enters upon an entirely new era m which its progress will vie with that of the Euro* peaa population of the colony;

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The foundation Btono of the Burns Statue m Dunedin will bo laid to-morrow.

A London firm has sont an order to a Victorian firm of yignerons for 60,000 gallons of wine. < In the fifty years of tho Queen's reign the numbers under her sway have increased from 1 126,000,000 to 252,000,000, It ia reported that tho Queen intends to purohaso cortain of the French Crown jewels ' whioh are to be sold Bhortly m Paris, A German editor has been sentenced to , six weeks 1 imprisonment for having pub- j lished the report of the alleged attaok of the Czar upon the German military attach^. Is anybody waiting on you ? said a polite draper to a girl from the country. " Yes, sir," said the blushing damsel ; " that's my feller outßido. He wouldn't come m." The black ex-Queon of Asßab, now visiting Europe, refused tho aid of doctors during a recent indisposition, on the ground that it was against Afrioan etiquette for white hands to touch her. The Mount DOr Company at Ross still maintains its high producing power. At the lasl washing 255 ounces were obtained, valued at £978 7s 6d. The directors have deolared another dividend of one shilling per share. Mrs Luoy Tempest, of England, has left her money to the Battersoa Home for lost dogs, on condition that the dogß should fast on eaoh anniversary of her death m order that there may be a good howl to remind people. , With regard to the proposed deviation of the route of the Midland Railway, we (" Press ") are informed that Mr Wilson, Engineer-in* Chief to the Company, aooompanied by Mr A. Soott and Mr J. Dobson, Surveyor of the Oxford Road Board, made an inspection a few days apo of tho proposed deviation. It : was found by Mr Wilson that, although that part of the route through the Oxford district from Sheflield via View Hill, Mount Wilson, and the Black Hill would be comparatively oasy and inexpensive, yet the works ou the upper part of the deviation would be so heavy, .. and of such a costly nature, as to render the adoption of this route entirely .out of the question.

The steamer Maori a few days ago brought over fifty-two cases of star antimony from Endeavour Inlet to Wellington. Tha ketch Agnes is also loading antimony there. The antimony is to be sent Homo by the Doric. A " sweet girl graduate " wrote the follow ing on the fly-leaf of her text-book on moral science : — " If there should bo another flood, for refuge hither fly; though, all the world Bhould be submerged, this book would still be dry." We have to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt from the Postmaßter Ashburton 0 a nicely bound little book for the pocket, giving the timetables of the ocean mai services for 1887.

The advance agent for the " Fun on the Bristol " Company waa m Ashburton yester day preparing tho way for tho first ap pearanoo of his principals. The company are advertised " for two nights only," their initial porforance to bo given to-morrow even ing m the Oddfollows' Hall. Genial Johnny Hall is the business manager, and among the artists, who have all received flattering notices from our contemporaries, are tho Permans, Qua. Lynob, Miss Laura lloborts, Harry Smith, Miss Topsy Venn, and the Australian Yokes Family. " Popular prices " for admission have been fixed, and tho com pany will no doubt be favored with big houses. Tho insurance (£200) on crop belonging to Mr Colin Campbell, of Lismore, whioh was destroyod by lire on the 17th March was duly paid over by the agent for the United Insuranoo Company, Mr Albert Roberts, to-day. This is very commendable prom titude.

A special meeting of the South Eakaia Road Board was held on Monday. Present — Messrs Ojster (chairman), Allan, and Tuoker. A ralo of one farthing m the pound was struck for tho year ending 31st March, 1887, payable m one sum on the Ist April. Messrs Coster and Tuoker wero appointed to sign the rate book. The tender of It. J. Dunn (£18) was accepted for walling up and fenoing m a gravel reserve. Shareholders m tho Ashburton Woollon Company are reminded, by advertisement, of tho general mooting to be held on Thursday, 81st March, for the purpose of electing two direotora and transacting other business. The jubilee fete at Elderslie, near Oamaru, was attended by about 4000 persons. On the return journey thero was quite a chapter of aooidentß. The excursionists rußhod the train, and two women narrowly escaped being crushed. A little girl named Gledhill fell on

tho couplings and was only dragged away m

time to prevent the train running over her. Ab it was one wheel passed over her toes, crushing them badly. On passing Enfield a lad fell oil and was picked up insensible. He was soveroly bruised about the face and head and waa oarried home on a stretohor. At the steep inoline noar Lome the train stuck and had to bo taken up m sections, and altogether it took eighty minutes to make the eight mile run from Eldorslie to Oamaru.

Wo understand from the agent for the property, Mr J. 0. Duncan, that the dwelling houso m Cameron street wcßt, whioh waß destroyed by flro on Saturday last, was in sured m the Now Zealand office for £200.

A man name! Douglas John Parsonage,

formerly, m the Telegraph Department at Wellington and Blenhoira, but latoly boota at the Mauonio Hotel, Napier, won a £IGO dividend m the totaliaator at the Jookey Club's Mining Mooting, and since then he had gone on periodical bursts. Tho last of these ended m dclii mm trcmana, and he was lodged m gaol ponding medical examination. On Wednesday night he became very violent, knocking his head against the wall with such forco that ho died from hiß aelf-infliotod in juries. When tho brain ia wearied, tho nervos unstrung, the muscles weak, use Hop Bitters as made by American Co. Bead Sour stomaoh, bad breath, indigestion, and hoadaobe easily cured by Hopjßilters. Take nono but American. The beat medicine known ia SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTIIAOT. Tost its ominont poworful effoota m coughs, colds, influenza, otc.,— tho relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the moßt gratifying testi mony. His Majesty tho King of Italy, and medical syndicates all over the globe are its patrons. Bead tho official reports that aooompany each bottlo. Mosler, M.D., Prof. University, Greifswald, reports :— Tho Euca lypti Extract proved magnificently successful m vory severe contusions, bruises, sprains, wounds, Bcaldings, brokon ribs, and limbs. (Mod. Journal, Nov. 1881). In diseases of tho kidneys, either activo congestion or suppression, (urcoinia) or albuminuria, dropsy, lithiasis, nothing will equal m its aotion Eucalypti Extract. Doses, sto 8 drops. Mosler, M.D., Prof. University, Greifswalcl, reports :— Diphtheria. Tonsils continually coherent presenting ulcers with white exudats. Cured mll days. Surgical Clinic of Prof. M'lntyre, College of Physicians and Surgeons, St. Louis— Scirrhuß of Breast- Excision. Eucalypti Extract employed. No Dwelling, heflt, or disooloration. Cured m H days.— [AclvtfJ

THE TERRIBLE COLLIERY EXPLOSION

FURTHER DETAILS. [lIRUTBII's TBLEORAM*— COPYRIGHT.] Svdnky, MVch 24. Later accounts from Bulli state that there is no hope of saving the buried men. It is believed there are about eigh'y -five m the mine, the most of whom are married and have families. The search party found eighteen other bodies, some greatly mutilated. The cause of the explosion is yet unknown. Safety lamps were used m jthe gaseous part of the mine. The j cause was probably an accident or neg ligence. A number of bodies have been found which were not disfigured by the ex plosion. They were clasped m each other's arms, and had evidently died from suffocation. Heartrending scenes took place at the mouth of the tunnel as the bodies were brought up and identified. Van loads of coffins have already been conveyed to the mine. Steps are being taken to provide for the widows and families of sufferers. Later. The Bulli mine is situated about a mile and a half from the township of Bulli. The mouth of the mine is almost filled by women and children, who are anxiously watching the operations which are being carried on to recover the bodies.

It is impossible at present to fully explore the workings, as hundreds of tons of rock have beea dislodged by the explosion.

Many of the bodies of the miners have been driven several yards from the place where they were working, their limbs being broken and shattered.

Nearly all the bodies bear evidence of burning.

A most depressing gloom has been thrown over the whole township by the accident.

The latest news from Bulli reports that so far thirty-five bodies have been recovered.

The Government will give assistance to the sufferers by the explosion.

MAGISTERIAL.

SOUTH RAKAIA-THURBDAY

(Before MrH.C S Baddeley, R.M ) CIVIL OASES C Clark v E. Osborne, claim £2 10a for work done. — Judgment for tho amount claimed and costs 16s Hudson v Osborno, claim £2 10s for work done. — Judgment tor the amount claimed and costs IG3. DRUNKENNESS. A first offonder was fined 10s and costs for drunkenness. BREACH OF LICENSING ACT. E Mead was charged with supplying beer to one Street who was under a prohibition order. The offence wan admitted, but defendant thought the beer vrae for another person or lie would not have got it. — 'I to Mugistrato made some strong remarks about the difficulty of getting a conviction, and said that ho had warned tho publicans that he would inflict a severe penalty the first chance ho got. Defendant would be fined £5 and costß lie. ASHBURTON— FRIDAY. (Before Mr H. O. B Btddeley R.M.) OIVIL CASES Anderson v Gordon, claim £60. — Judg ment for plaintiff. Lancaster v Helling!, calm £4 Is Id. — Judgment for plaintiff. Jimeson v F. Clayton, claim £i. — Judgment tor plaintiff. I Sprott Bros, v. Rule, claim £50 — Mr ! Wilding for plainUffa, Mr Purnoll for defendant. — The psrtioß to the action are farmers residing at Pendarves, and hay ing adjoining properties. The plaintiffs alleged, that sheep belonging to the de fendant had broken through the fence dividing the t*o properties and tres passed on a 130 acre paddock of oats m stook. It . was alleged that the sheep had greatly demsgod the oats, and the plaintiff claimed to recover the sum of £50 the amount of damages whioh they averred they bai sustained. The de fendant had paid the sum of £10 and £3 63 into Court. — A large number of witnesses for each side were called and their examination occupied considerable time. — Counsel addressed the Court, re* viewing the — The. Magistrate gave judgment for £20 over the amount paid into Court, [Left Sitting]

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[rEUTER's TELEQRAM3— COPYRIGHT.]

LONDON MARKETS.

London, M%roh 23. At the wool sale to-day a firmer tone prevailed. The catalogue comprised 9800 bales.

CITY OF SYDNEY LOAN.

Tenders for the City of Sydney loan, were opened to-day, and were found to amount to .£523,000, Tenders for 3s will receive 38 per cent, above that m full.

BANQUET TO K.C.M.G's.

It is announced that the Colonial Office intends to give a banquet on the 23rd April next (St George's Day), to which Knights and Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George will be invited. The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge will be present.

(SPECIAL TO PIIESS ASSOCIATION J

UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.

The betting on the University boat race is 1 1 to Bon Cambridge.

FRESH GOLD DISCOVERY.

Intelligence has been received from British Columbia of the discovery of an extraordinarily rich goldfield.

EMPEROR WILLIAM'S BIRTH DAY.

A feature of the birthday festivities at Berlin yesterday as a torchlight procession m which 4000 students took part. There was a magnificent illumi nation m the capital, and the universal sympathy with the aged Kaiser from all quarters of Europe has excited special attention.

TROUBLE IN AFGHANISTAN.

The Governor of Turkestan is incit ing the Khans to a closer alliance with Russia, promising them high offices m the event of war with India. News from Afghanistan is watched with considerable anxiety. It is re ported on good authority that Russian emissaries are displaying considerable activity m Cabul and other pans of the country. Their object is suspected to be to foroept <» rising.

INTERPHOVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, March 24. A Oourh of Enquiry into the charges against O»l'>.r-Sen>t. Power, for insubor dination, commences to-morrow afternoon. Tho Inquiry will bu conducted m tha Drill -Shod with dosed doors. Alfred Greonway, solicitor, was sen tenced to a month'a imprisonment, with hard labor for public Indecency. Wangangi, March 24. i Tha data fixed for Mr Balance's meet ing was found to be inconvenient, and has been altered to Tuesday. April sth. Napibr, March 24. Th 9 Premier addresses a meeting at Walpawa to-morrow evening. Dunbdin, March 24. A poundkeeper, cturged at the Police Court to-day with wrongfully impounding cuttle, and miking exoassive oharges, was ordered to pay £4 4i (>d levied with £4 15 1 costs.

Tha congregation of First Church appoir likely to go m for an organ now, as at the meeting to-night a motion was carried to issue voting papers to the con - gregation.

DECADENCE OF TE WHITIISM.

(Wanganni Herald March 24)

The mana of the eratsvhl'o prophet Te Whiti lisa all but departed, and his duped followers are finding out how foolish they have been m pinning their faith to the extravagant promises and predictions of the Parihaka seer. The natives who, acting under his advice, refused to recog nise the N.L Court, or to get their pities individualised, have woke up to the faot that others are not so blind m their belief m Te Whlti, and took advantage of the prophet's dupes' absence to get their own names inserted m the certificates of title to the exolmion of those of the absent followers of Te Whiti. This has given rise to much discontent and has helped to weaken the prophet's h rid on natives belonging to parts of the country at some little distance from Ptuihaka. The first Bittlogs of N.L. Court m connection with the West Coast confiscated lands have lately terminated, and with gra^fying success, vb a correspondent informs m that over 200 applications for BUCO?B3ion orders were made and heard, and that fully 100 eubiivisona of allocations on the Reserves were made* The Court was presided over by Judge Wi'son, and sat at different plaoes m the vicinity of the cot {heated territory. Te Whici tried to prevent his followers atteuding theae sittings, but they wisely iuraed a de»f ear to his arguments aid pleading*, and got their shares m the roturned rue.ia allocated to them irstoad u f standing aloof and being left landless aB Te Whiti wanted theoa to. Tha old communistic plan of granting reserves m one or more large blocks has been departed from and titles individualised. This will give ench native a direct stake m the peace of the country, and prevent a few from holding the land, whilst tho many engage m acts of lawless ness, such as the late cmeute near Manaia, for which Te Whiti was held responsible and punished. That his sojourn m tho Terrace Gaol at Wellington did him good is plain, as he has been cautious not to ir.clte Irs followers to illegal nots sicce bis release, and is held to bail for his future behaviour by the faot that the fines inflicted on him and his dupes have been let uucollooted, and will not be asked for, so long as the persons against whoso names they were recorded remain peaceable snd oroerly.

The great cau-e of want and disease among the Dfctivi-s lisa been their commn ntßtic habits These are gradually giving way, and the natives gettiog more oivi Used. We are glad to notice that Te Whiti even sees the evilß of communism and has agreed to apportion individual areas to those who belong to his hapn, so that each may cultivate hia own land and have his own property to deal with. The present Native Minister has striven hard to bring the natives to a knowledge nf the folly of communistic habits, and done all m his power to get them to adopt the viitaes of civilisation,, and to di ßoard its vices. They are following his advice more and more, and aB they see the great bonefi s they derive from the ohajigo they are not siow to impress upon thetr relativeß and friotids the wisdom cf fol lowing their example. The consequence is that the natives all along this coast are settling down, and r-a soon as they got their titles individualised nill indus triously occupy therasolves m cultivating their holdings. For years they have neglected their cultivations and lived from hind to mouth, bat they are beginning to see the folly of their past ways, and the strong inducements thero are for a complete change m their habits. When all the confiscated lands dot aoart by the Commissioner, Sir William Fox, for the oae and cooupation of the West Coaßt natives are sub-divided and allocated to their individual claimants, there will be a largo increase m the natural products of the dis'.rict, an the land is of tho very best, and will, when care fully oultiva'ed, give a splendid return for any labor expended on if. Much of it will grow cereals of the finest quality m great profusion, and make rich pas turea when laid down m grass after cropping; eveu m its natural Btate it will fatten more stock than nlnetenths of the land elsewhero m the colony This very richness of the soil has made tho natives there warlike and j Pilous, as they have for generations had to fijht for their land, and looked upon everyone outside their own lines as enemies, who would only be too glad of an excuse to wrest their land from them. Te Whiti preached '• peace" to them and to some extent did good, as be kept them m hand at a time when an opposite dootrine would have been » disastrous one for the colony. Had he followed up his wise " peace " teachings by advising his followers to settle down nnd work, he would hare been a grand friend and guide to his people. His latter day vagaries, however, have ultarly spoiled hiß reputation, and left him a soured and negleoted prophet, who will Boon lack a single follower, judging by present indications. Ho has outlived his mana and fallen from his high estate, a not unfrrquent thing for such as ho, if wo can believe the pages of ancient and modorn history. Hid be been troated aB an ordinary prisoner when first arrested by the Atkinson Government, the after troubles would have been averted and Te Whiti-ism dead and buried by this time. As it is, it is moribund, and will Boon oeaso to exert a dlsturbiug influence m the Native mind, whioh will be more conoernod with tho atts of peace and industry m .futuro than they have been. "The Potato is cookod," and bo 1b Te Whiti-lem. They have both been laid open and found unsound at the core,"

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

STONEWALLING IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. A special telegram to the Press Association gives a full account of an extraordinary stonewalling scene m the House of Commons on the night of •the 21st and morning of the 22nd inst. The House sat continuously until half-past one p.m. on the 22nd, when the obstructionists finding they were playing a loosing game at length yielded. The stonewall was set up on the Civil Service Estimates, but every vote was eventually passed.

SUDDEN DEATH.

A caso of sudden death occurred At Alford Forest on Wednesday. Two men, named James Wilson and Samuel Kerr, who huve betm "knocking about" the Alford Forest Hotel Blnce the 11th of this mrn'h, had an altercation regarding the quantity of timber which would be required to roof a house then m coarse of erection at tho township. Wilson took exception to Kirr'a calculation and the result was a fight. This did not last long, as the landlord took Kerr away and Wilson immediately went to bed. The next morniog (Wednesday) the man was all right at seven o'clook, but two or three hours later it was noticed there was some* thing the matter with him and fay twelve o'clock he wai dead; The circumstance was reported to the police, and Samuel Kerr wsb arrested on a charge of the manslaughter of his mate and lodged In the Methven look-up. Tho inquest was held last evening. I 1 : was originally iutend9d to have held it at 3 o'oteok m the afternoon fefore Mr Baddeley, Coroner, but as there was no train from Rakaia that gentleman could not attend at that time. As it was found a Justice could not be procured, Me Baddeloy waß again telegraphed to asking him to come by the evening train, whloh reaches Methven about half past eight. Immediately on his arrival the inquest was held at tho Canterbury Hotel, before a jury of six, of whom Mr D. Qainn was ohosen foreman.

The first witness who was called wm Samuel Ksrr.

As the witness had been arrested, oharged with the manslaughter of hift mate, he was duly cautioned not to give evidence which might criminate himself.

He sated that he waa a laborer, living at Alford Forest, and that he had known the deceased, who, for the last year hai been abuut Alford Station, for fire years. Last Friday week witneaa, m company with the deoeased, went to the afford Forest Hotal, kept by Samael Thoaipaon. Sometimes, they drank there, having a few glasses of bear. Witness never got t|je woroe of liquor ; he ooald not lay whether the deceased did or not ; witness did not notioa him. Wit* ÜBB3 was never very bad from liquor while at the Alford Forest Hotel , He had been drinking a little evjry day for several days and he felt a little the'worse for It. Wilson, when he went to the hotel, had between £6 and £7. Last Sunday morning Wilson went to Alford Station m order to get some monoy and on his return ha told witness that he hid got £2 Wilson eeemed to be sober when he came back, but he got pretty bad, witness supposed, from the cff/ctß of drink. Witness re mained sober that night. Witness was " pretty fair " on Monday ; he was getting all right from the iffaots or dri.rt, Wil sou was under the influence of liquor on Monday and he took more liquor on that day. Witness was sober enough to speak of this. On Tuesday witneßa kept right np till nightime. At nightime he 'had a few glasses of beer— about four. Witneiß remambared having a quarrel with the deceased that night. It waa v as far m witness recollected, between 8 and 9. They were talking about tome work. Deceased gave witness a calculation to make, which he did as well at he could. 4 Witness asked if it was right, and the deceased replied that it was cot. On witneaa reiterating his opinion that it waa right, deoeased again said that it wasn't. Deceased than jumped up m lighting attitude and told witness to 11 put up his guna." Witness said " No. I am not going to fight," whan deceased replied that witness would have to, at the name time striking witness on the left jaw. Witneßa retreated a little and deceased came at him again. Witness then struok him twice on the face — the left cheekbone witness thought. The deceased caught witness round tho waist and putting nil head against witness's stomach .tiied to throw him. Deceased pulled at witness and pulled him on top of him, and witness gob away. Witness then said that the/ would ha?e no mere of it and deoeased a<read. At this ntage Thompson, the publican, appeared at the door and said that ho wanted witness to go to the stable with him, Witness went and on his titan found that decaaaed had gone to bed. Witness saw him. He called witness into his room and aaid that he " hoped he wm not vexed.' I, waa all over now." Wit« ncsa replied that it was deceased's fault or there would have been nothing of it. Deoeaeed aaid he would " give m." They then shook hands and witness went to bed, It would bo about ten minutes to ten o'clock when wltnetra left him. In the worning witness saw the deoeased again. H!a bedroom door was half open, and wltuess saw him as he passed. He seemed to bo sleeping. About half an hour before this witness heard him speak to Thompson. Something to the effeoh of the following words " All's right, old boy, I'll be down directly-" Witness was not sure of the exact words. Thompson wont to Methven, and soon after he had left, his wifo asked witness to see if Wilson was ooroiog down to breakfast Witness went up and saw Wilson, who seemed to ho f »et asleep. Witness oarao downstairs again and told Mrs Thompson that deceased had batter be allowed to sleep on. Sometime after this Mrs Thompson and witne3B went upstairs. Thedeoaased then looked like as if he were breathing heavier and he wbs beginning to shake hit arm* " Wilneßß said to Mrs Thompson that he thought the deoeased was going In a fit or had the " horrors ou him," and he (witness) nuggestzd that they should go downstairs and get Mr Tinch to tee hlnit Tiach came up and Baid that the deceased seemed aa it he wrb going into a fit; After* wards a man named Faion, a bailiff, and Tiech went up to deceased's room, and oa their coming down Tisoh made a remark to the effect that the deoeaned seemed to he much tha same. Subsequently Mrs Thompson nnd witness again went up and found the deceased breathing then muoh the same aa previously, but he wrs shak ing more— both his arms and legs shaking. Tnis was about a quarter to twelve, and about half an hour afterwards witneis, by Mrs Thompson's request, again went up. Ho opened the door of the deoeftted's room and saw that he was lying motion loss. Witness then went downstairs ani told Tidch t) go up and have a look at Wilson because witness thought h« waa dead. Ttsch weut up and came dowa shortly afterwards and Baid that the man was dead. Witness proceeded to Methven and reported tho circumstance to the police. Archie McOormtck was present* Witness did not throw tho deoeaeed. They had alwAyn baen good friends. They had been mates during the last harvest. About fire weeks ago deceased began bleeding at the nose and he told the men, at the camp that his h-tad reeled and he: fell, He got np and fall the second time,; He again got up, but before he had walked^ a chain he fell, the sensation coming on him and he laid down. In reply to a question suggested by Dr Trevor, the witness s*id that he did not sea the deceased vomit on the morning of his death. By the jury : It was m consequence o£ the "whisky" that the deceased &n<s witness had the quarrel. It was m the bar of the hotel that the a flair took plaeev Deceased struck witness first cad witness only struck him m eel f defence » They never had any previous ouarre). The. publican was not present when the row took place. The firat time the deceased; raa noticed to be ill waa about nine o'clook. In the morning, and he waa found dead about three hoars afterwards. Regarding information being conveyed to tho police, Thompson asked the mailman to take* tidings. After waiting norae time for a poJicoman witness went. The idea of witness's going wai his own and Tboaan eob'i jointly,

THE ASHJBUBTOfI GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1887:



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From the Official Asuignee m Bankruptcy, District of Ashburton, Canterbury, N.Z MotKorundmn for Mr Andrew Orr, i Ashburton. Deak. Fik, - fie Alexander Smith, I -\ have tho plcnauru to inform j 011 that your Canh Tender for tho Stock m tlio above Estate is Accopted m terms of the Condor, i Yours truly, * J. U. BELL, ] Deputy Ofticiul Asdgnoe. 1 THE above DRAPEKY STOCK having boon Purchased at a BIG DIS- COUNr off the FII>ST COST, is Now on Sale, AND MOST BE CLEARED During tub Next Three Weeks, as a Large Shipment OF UEW GOODS EX DORIO, JUST TO HAND. COME AT ONCE AND SEC QBE THE GREATEST BARGAINS EVER OFFERED IN ASIII3URTOIS T . All Classes of Goods Greatly Reduced. ANDREW ORR. * SPORTING. GUNS. GUNS. GUNS. SINGLE and DOUBLE-BEE EC H and MUZZLE-LOADING Guns now landing and m Stock ; the Greatest Variety ever shown m Ashburton. CALL EARLY AND INSPECT OUR STOCK. PltlUliS VEHY LoW. QUALITY NOT TO BE BEATEN. c 1 A L S 0 .— Powder, Shot, Caps, Car'ridgep, Cart- ridge Cnaes, and all Requisites for ►Sporting Purposes AT EQUALLY LOW PRICES. orr&Tlcorn, IMPOETEBS.



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