RAILWAY TIME TABLE

Tw.^s Abbivb kT Ashbtibton— From Ohrist hnrch ana the North, at 10.15 a.m. (express), US p.m., ana 7.10 p.m. From Tmiaru, M4sa.ui. FromDuneain and South, 5.27 «jb. (express). From Mount Somers, 10.6 Lbavb Abhbubton— For Christ, lurch ana North, at 7.10 a.m., 10.65 a.m., M 5.87 P.m. (express). For Dunedm and sMmih, ,10.25 a.m. (express). For Timara, f^^-fSk. For Monnt Somers. 5.5 p.m

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

From and* after the 30th November, 1886. the litres of Subscription to this journal Will b» gi follows, viz. :— ; s , 1* pa» m m>vanok : Vet Quarter.. 6s 6d, fry post, 9a 6d .^Half-year 12s 6a, by post, 18a 6d '^Year .. 4s oa bj port, 37« 0d ~#k*i» ■■,-'■ w bookbh : ■ Wta jQnarter.. 7s 6a, by post, 10a 9a Wtjr Half-year 16b Oa, by post, 21s 6d .A* Year .. 3pa Od, by post, 43s Od &■ iirt Marriage, ana Death Notices, it paid !lji-.at the time of inßertion, 2b 6d eaoh jfeiiiliii may be sent as payment) ; n booked, »PHEBENT SUBSCRIBERS MA? SSw THEIR SUBSCRIPTIONS A 1 ? OLD RATES, X-innounoementi of Births, Deaths tni "liarria^es lent for publication from the country Atriota. reqoire (0 be t erified by the ugoa- W* ol tha perion tending the notioe.

MAIL NOTICES.

C? MWIb oloae at the Ariiburton Post Office follows: — , , „ For Ohristohnroh and North at 6 a.m $.30 a.m., and 5 p.m., daUy. Foß.Ohertseyßakala, &c, at 10.30 a.m f%Bds p.m. dally. w&Bof Dunedln,Tinwald, Wlnslow, Hinds, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, •*£id Geraldine, at 10 a,m. daily. • Temuka, at 10 \.m. and 4.30 p.m * for Tfanara and South, at 10 a. ta. , and 'ff 80 p.m., daily. For Greenstreet, on Wecfoeadaya and tnrdays, at 10.45 a.m. For Wakanul, Elgin, Seaview, Seaneld, id Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thurgdayi, wad g^turdayß, at 6.30 a.m. , #',Fo« Jlount Somera, daily at 4.30 p.m ••' For May field and Ruapuna, on M..n days' and Thursdays, at 4.30 p.m. For Ashton T Watartou and Lou^h^n, 4.30 p.m. dally. ■ ■ For Flemington, on taondaya, Wttdr-.Ki • iiya, and Fridays, at 4. 30 p.m. _ ' For Newlands, on Tuesdays and Frl at 10.30 a.m.

Mails arrive »t the Ashburton Poat £■-'•' ffioa— From Ohrlstchurch and Rakaia at 10.16 .m.' f 4.35 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. From Ohertsey <fco. at 10.15 % and ?6 p.m. daily. p'roio Ounedin*on Intorni^'^; 1 v>\- -t V •»' m. daily •"...«■ :.e-uoi«» an Pi .i'*i'ia +^ . ?t : • - 't 00 -•■. in •Jails 1 . >>uid Oreonatreot, emiewday* *o ' tturdays, at 10 t.m. r c;a Mount Somers, daily at 10.5 , m. From Mayfield and Rnapnna, on Wed a«td»y» »nd Saturdays, at 10.5 a.m. From Aahton, Waterton, and Loner Mch at 10 a. m. daily. From Newlandfl, on Tuesdays and Frl at 2.30 p.m. From Flemington on Tuesdays, Than iaya, and Saturdays, at 10a.m.

MARRIAGE.

CooKBON-Fowi.er. — On the 11th January, at n's Ohurch, Arthur Cookflon, late of Wakanui, to Agnes, fifth daughter of T. Fowler, of Af»hburton.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1887. BACKING HIS OPINION.

"Bet'cher a bob it is!" sounds ap propriate enough from the mouth of a hoodlum by way of a challenge to the experimentuw cruris for the final settle ment of a disputed question of pitch and toss, but there appears to us to be something ludicrously comical m a prominent statesman proposing to back his opinions, or rather say the sound ness of his argument m support of those opinions, by the stake ofa^io note. And yet that it would seem is what the Colonial Treasurer proposes. Some weeks ago, it will be remembered, Sir Julius Yogel delivered an address at the Lyceum, Dunedin, on the subject of Protection to Local Industries, and we arejree to say that, m our opinion, ne put the case from his point of view exceedingly well. It is not unnatural, therefore, that he should have felt disappointed at the severe criticism which that deliverance encountered, and we aie not surprised that he should have felt a little annoyed at the tone which, as towards himself, some of his critics adopted. But his proposal to confound his enemies by a wager of ;£io to nothing is surely the result of that annoyance, and has not been dictated by his calmer judgment. Indeed, the very remarks which preface his challenge, m which he writes " So important do I think it to come to close quarters and to get rid of all the rubbish of personal invective, dis tortion of argument, and copybook generalisation, that I am prepared to abide by the following off.;r " — indicate the correctness of our view that the challenge itself is the ouicome of tem porary and not wholly unjustifiable ir ritation. But the challenge is a mistake for all that — rather, we might say, bo cause of that. For although we have the highest of all authority that "an oath for confirmation is the end of all strife," there is no* authority either scrip tural or secular for the attestation of truth by the issue of a wager. And in deed the very terms of the challenge are such as to render the result were it taken up of very little value. It reads " If the Times or Star (or they may join together if they like) will on one column fairly represent my arguments and on another answer or refute them to the satisfaction of an impartial and compe tent judge, I will give ;£io to thaf worthy old institution, the Benevolent Institution of Duoedin." Now if the interminable Protection versus Freetradc controversy could be finally and abso tufcely settled by any such means it would be well worth while staking, not jQio, nor even but hundreds of thousands on the issue, as an authori tative and conclusive ascertainment of the value of the widoly differing theories on the subject would be cheap at almost any figure ; but the award of a judg--, however able and impartial, as j to the relative force of certain particular arguments advanced by Sir Julius Yogel and of certaii counter-arguments advanced by th? Dunedin Times and Star, will abso lutely prove nothing at all as to the relative merit 3 of a Freetrade and a Protective policy. For it is not, we presume, for a moment contended thai either Sir Julius Yogel has said all that can be said for the one or that the Times and Stat have said or will say all that can be said for the other, or thM either has stated the case m the best possible way. And if that be so, then, whether Sir Julius win or lose, the question as between Freetrader and Protectionists will still remain ab debatable as ever. Moreover, as is pointed out by a Dunedin exchange, if neither a Freetrader nor a Protectionist is to be the judge m this curious com petition how is it possible to find a capable judge at all — for surely every educated man has some opinion on the question, either one way or the other. The fact is, the whole business is a mistake and is another proof oi thjs old Latin proverb, Nemo morta- Uutil omnibifs horis sapit. Everybody, however wise, does a eilly thing some times, and Sir Julius 1 challenge is jus one of those silly things. No doub> he is by this time convinced of this, himself' Happily; he is not likely to

repeat ie, nor are our public men likely 1.0 be led away by the fascination of the precedent. Were it otherwise, we might oerhaps arrive at a state of things when he policy of the State would be decided by the ability of one set of politicians to " go a pound better " than the ; r opponents; and legislative and political proposals would be " pooled " on the principle of " a bob m and the winner shouts."

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At half-past two this afternoon a thermo meter placed by Mr B. Murray under his verandah registered 86. The running water m the side ohannel registered 88.

The first sod of the first saotion of the Midland Railway is to be turned, at the Brun nerton end, on the 24th inst., by the Minister for Publio Works.

The snooesa of aoelimatiats m regard to the humble bee is now complotely assured, that nsefal inseot being now very numerous m some localities. Yesterday m a garden a*: Treverton eight were aeon at one titne buav among the blossoras of a white climbing aolanum.

A ooinoifcnae m connection with Hall's trial is that it is net. dowa for hearing on his birthday— January 24th. Ho will be 39 years of age.

A little girl prettily defines a smile as " the whisper of a laugh."

The number of matches annually made is almost inconceivably great— soo,ooo,ooo o* boxes without ojnnting tho 40,000,000 or 50,000,000 of boxes of wax matches and 'usees.

Apropos of our recent article on the import* ance of Antarctic Exploration m connection with the possible oper ; ~ i-i of freah whale fisheries, we learn from \L>.ißtralasian. and South. American, of Deo. 11th, that reports just reoeived from the Arotio note that up to about the Ist of September only 150 whales had been taken againßt 250 during last year. Whales are hunted now for their bone, the oil being a secondary consideration. The freighting vessels which bring back the bones are the medium of communication with the fleet. No substitute has ever suoceeded m displacing ,whale-bone, whose cash value inoreases from year to year.

The Hattingt Star suggests that it would be easy enough to pay the debt of the colony by imposing a tax on beauty. There isn't a woman living m the colony who would not demand to be taxed.

The Wellington correspondent of tha Lyttel ton Times writes: — " Mr Ballance'e proposed measure for the appropriation of private estates for settlement purposes must have been fully disoussed by the Cabinet, for it is already, I am told, m the printer's bands, and will be circulated all over the colony before the House meets."

The North Otago Time* Bays : — Apparently there will soon be a scarcity of dairy cattle m this district. A short time ago we drew attention to the fact; that Messrs Fleming and Hedley had sold to a buyer at Gore 50 head of dairy cattle. We now learn that the same buyer has purchased another lot, numbering 74, through tha same firm, and these are to be sent south.

A centenarian widow is living m New town, Montgomeryshire, Mrs Rebeoea Grosvenor, has just kept her 162 nd birthday, and is m excellent health. Indeed, sha can read and thread her needle without spectacles. Another oentenari«.n, Mrs Elizabeth Drako, has jnst died m Manchester at the age of 103. She was bom m Shropshire, and Baw some foreign servioe with her husband, a trooper under the Duke of Wellington. Sailing from England m the old Bellerophon, Bhe was present at Waterloo, and assisted other soldier's wives m attending the wounded.

The Neiv Zealand Herald urges the import ance of cultivating perfume flowers for the purpose of extracting the essential oil. It sajs : — " Of the value of the yield per acre of various perfume plants, as published some time ago m the London, Journal of Horticul ture, we find m the list that, m countries adapted to their growth, the flowers from an acre of jasmine are worth £250 ; from an acre of rose tree, £65 ; flowers from a hundred orange trees, ten years old, growing on an aore, £50; from an aore of violets, €160 ; from an acre of geraniums, £80 ; from an aore of lavender, £300."

We olip the following important, testimonial from thei ttawarra Mercury, N.S.W., on the 30th March. It aeeds no comment : — " Mr John Loveday, of the Bulli Mountain, writes to us after suffering for four yeare with aoute gravel, he has experienced almost complete relief by using Sander and Sona' Euoahpti Extract. He says seeing the Baid Extraot advertised m the Illawarra Mercury, his in tense suffering induced him to obtain a bottle of the medicine from Mr Hosking, ohemist, of this town, and that the use of it gave him great relief at onoe. He states that between rhe 10th March instant, when he obtained the first bottle of the extraot, and on the 19th the use of that medicine continued to afford him relief, to which he had been a stranger for four years. Mr Loveday writes also that he haa found the Eucalypti Extract a oure fo rheumatism as well as gravel. He requests ua to publish this information through the Mercury. Wo have much pleasure m com plying with Mr Loveday'a request, whose word cannot be be doubted, and who can have no object m view other than a pure desire to be nefit suffering humanity." — (A.dvt).

CRICKET

ENGLAND V. AUSTRALIA. [aßmSß's TELEGRAMS— COPYRIGHT ] Sydney, January 11 The crloVot match waß resumed tr>-dny The Englishmen, who yeetarday m*de 4 without *oe loss of a wickot, and who r quired 52 runs to win, continued tha'r innings, nod made :he necessary runs for the lobs of one wicket ; thus winning the match wi h nine wickers to .spare. Fol lowing are the scores : — Barlow, 0 .- ... 3 Shrewsbury, not out ... 16 Barnes, not. out ... ... 33 Extras 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Stdnkt, January 4. The military authorities are actively engaged m carrying out the defenoe re commendations of ' the late Sir Peter

cratchley and Sir WIHUm Jarvois. Two 12 ton ganß were recen 1? mounted at New otxtle, and <>th'-rs of tho came dimensions ire expected to arrive shortly The revenae to v ns issued to-day show a deficiency of £745 200 on the estimated even a c for the year, but thiee or four hundred thousand of thia amount is due s arrears < f pastoral leases- Tbe deficit at the end of the finaucial year will amount t » t vo snd a h»lf millions. The greatest falling oft la m land sales and rail* way receipts.

A runnel betwoon Sydney and the North Sh -re, 1 mile 700 feat lone, costing £ »00,000, is pVjected The health of tie B ah >p of Newcastle) does not improve.

Brisb »ne, Jauuary 4.. Tvo children of a squatter natuod Poirley, at Araua, i?l>>d from tha vx pl alonof powder used for making tire-

INTESTING EXTBAOTS.

A.N EXTISOT AUSTRALIAN LION.' Sora'i remains of a long exiinot A us* t-alian lion, discovofed ia the Oives at Wellington, New South Wales, have l>eeu su>iinittel t.i Sir itioha'd Oven, and h a opinion Jafhatth) aiiaa^l wai h mtr upial li m, fully equ*l m size to the now exlating Af'io*a lion. Many years a. jo Profesa.ic Ovren, when ref«rriug to the 'irb'.voroua charao«iiatioa of the \mtra : an diptreodou, i>X)jre»sovt thd oonviotiou h*t some krg ■* carniv iroua aniraul must have be^u co- "xiateut him to keep h»i race m cheak, at)d th vt pr bally Hous hrn in"h»bi«'d Vustnlin. This hypo uosla h:.a now b^eti fully confirmed.

STANLEY AND THE CONGO.

Henry M. Stanley, the Afrloan ex plorer, who haa been lionising m New York for some week) past, received a den patoh from King Leopold, of Belgium, on December 13th, summoning him to retarn to Europe at once It appears that a bmd of Arabs under Bm Mahomed, em ■:• }Jdeaed by Stanley's absence, hav^ *;i'e:el fche free o)ayn -r&e *«vi ra»-

• (red th* sarnaion at St*uley Falls * n d ». pvory viitatre where ;hey f >nnd fanai'iea 'he ttnn wern kiileri -:ad ths *ivnm and children oarri d svny. Th • A.c»hs num oered 1500 mon Attempts had been m+d« to oheo* their m»n udio« ha* with i«t auooesa and tanloy'a uflieuoa w*« •equirwd. B<?n M*homed was formerly * t;ood friend with SUnley, and m 1876 accompanied him with a force of men m tva explorations for fifty dayß, under ooc >raot. In obedience to the Hummooa, Stanley Bailed for Belc;uim on 'h* 15th >Tia relief *xp»dttion will star* m Feb nary The Kgyptain Government contribute £10.000 owfttds the pxpe.n6e.

THE PRINCE OF MINGRELIA.

The Prince of SVI n^relia w^s bom m 1850 nnd is thecefnrfl now m hia thirfcy a^ven-h year. This P.liice ocmea of a very auciont ' 'aiicasim rto:), and pr >fe^s 8 thu orthodox Greek faith. He received his education m the corps of pages and the cavairv cadet sobool at St Pi'tarsbarg. and m 1870 received a commission m thd Cheva>Ur Guards. In 1877, with the rank of colonel, ha accompanied the Rußsiitn head-quarter* across the Danube, though •fithout t iking any dminguiahed part m the campUun. In 1875 he married a of Count Alder berg, the power ful hourtohold Minister of AlAx.mder 11., ttirongh whose influence h f > was invested wlh tbo lordsiup of on.mti rich Miygrellnn property whioh has reverted to the Oro-yoj but nis mtrrlfige ultimately proved an uohappy one, and for Feversl years, ie is ■aid, he h*s beau Brp*ratedB r p*rated from hla wife. The extrava^anoe of his w«d:ied life plunged him iuto debt, fr m which ha has never been able to extricate himself, and though a* ill retaining the raak of colonel he has long ceased any active onramund, It never tbuhsa aeems, eaya The Times correspondent, to be ihe i puii >n of tho Czvt* that this "Prince faineant ' would make a very o.ccile and submissive tuier of Bulgaria,

THE CAPE GOLDFIELDS.

Whatever may have been tie history of the gold districts at the Cape previously discovered, the large trao.-a of country recently prospected has (says a contem porary) c roiled an exd'emeno on accoa t of tho riohcees that u<U3t aoon demand the attraction of oapUaUsß at Borne and oourirtiaad their oo'.fi !e?ca O»pi*ali«ta on the diamond fi.-lds have fairly lost tbeir heads over it. There is already a large Shaw Exchange, which would aatoiuah some of the horns speculators, and th« business done would also sur oriae a few All this, it must he rem m bered, has been the work of a few mon-.ha. In that ttnio, wi'hin aHout 60 miles radius, there has bean a number of good payable propeciea fl ated. the capital ranging from £8000 to £2^o*ooo. " Bray's Golden Qi.rry" (SheUs) Orientals and Imperials — all new dis coveries — aro fr.rFmoat In the market, fetching £45, £20, and £1 respectively per share if £1 paid up Men who twelve "months ago were not worth a * fir^r," wh'ise costume consisted of the fl.nnel shirt and mulenkin trousers. &o , vsf erred to, ara to be met wi<h every day who are now able to write a cVque from £5000 to £20,000, and m many tustaact^B the old Hyle of c tuime it 'till iiilhe - ed t-i '"O far rb cos'amo- ?b con— corned, people here, as m m at; other 'i'gcinyß, no a'cmut attired, as Mir American cousins say, " Jujt as they darned please."

TERRIBLE BUFFS KINGS ON A SAFT.

The New York Times of November 4th contains the following account of the lomb of the barque Tresuurora with Beven han>B, and the subsequent rescue «if the remainda- of the crew, aix m number, >n an exhaisted co rlition, af er being five days ov a raft without food or shelter : — The Bcl'ooner Anna Hutcheson airived hHre yesterday having rescued a portion ot the crew of the £panibh barque Trosmrora, when cff tha Tortugus on Octobei 14th 'Che captain of the schooner stutes tl) >t at 2 p m. on that day a piece of wreckage, to which several persons appeared to be clinging, was sighted a short distance ahead. The schooner's course was quickly altered, and m a short time they were alongside the wreckage, dix men m the last stages of exhaustion were clinging tj tbe raft upon which t;iey floated ; two of them were d\ing and insensible. The clothing had been waahed from the lower portion of the lim' s of the six met, and their legs, hands, and feet were badly swollen " With much diffi culty they were lifted aboard the vessel, craving for food and water m panish and broken Eng ish. After sora^ horns they recovered strength, and stated that they were the survivors of the Spanish barque Tresaurora, which had foundered gix days previous! y, and that seven others of the crew went down with her. She was bound from Barcelona to ilavannah, and on October Bth w»s disabled m a hurricane, and foundered Kef ore they could adopf means to leave her. The second mate, cook, and five seamen went down with the vessel and never rose. Che captain, mate, and four seaman reached the surface after be ng carried down with the wreckage. They succeeded m reaching the top of the deckhouse, which was washed over board by tbe soa before the vessel sank. To this they clung for fiv9 days and nights I without a particle of food or a drop of fresh water. Several times they were waehed off the house, and with difficulty | reached it again. Sails were eeen, but at a distance. Tbe captain and mate became deliriius on the fourth day. When iescu* d, the men were unabie to move hands or feet.

ASHURTON LIVE STOCK MARKET

Mr E. G Staveley (for New Zealand Loan and Meroantiit) Agency v'ompmy, Limited) reparti on Tinw«ld eale ou 11th instant :— Only moderate entries of suck yarded, and little interest tak n m the sale Following are the principal transac tions :- Fat coar*. £4 *od £t l2< 6d ; dry do, £2 10s and £3 2s ; fit mixed orosa breds. 6a 6d ; f«t itK-rtuo ewes, *s Cd ; fat lambs, 3» 6d to 6-. 81; two tooth mixed lclfbraas, 3s ; mixed merinos m poor ooudlti n, la Id.

Mrs W. J Barton, a oouain of Ohaa. Dickens is said to bo living m New York undar very straitened cirounistanoeß. She tries to earn a living by selling cherry brandy, of wbioh beverage the New Yorkers are very fond. She bus a number of autogiaph letters of the great novelist iv her possession, whioh sho abso lately refuses to Bell, though handsome prices have been offered by collectors,

SENSATIONAL CHARGES AGAINST A MEDICAL MAN.

HE ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.

This mor-ing's Uh.istcharoh p^pera re port that there is great esci ement m that oity m onseque icj of ha arrest of Mn Bowern of at Alb-na, a«fl Dr Charles J^mes lluaaeli. a wellknown medioa man Mia temper/moe lecturer, on a charge of 'laving procured abortion. A brief ■tbjtraoi. of tha feflfnir, it will bo remem r>'rrtd, w»s tfietf-nnhed to ih yeatecdiiv. •The Lyttelton Times ive F the following par l-vi.H,-* t t»j« arri'S*. of the doct « :-- About 0 o'rwock yos'.eidsy morning Dei ct.v .s O Oounor and R. JNeill went to tha resideuce of Dp who had just fimshod his broakfsEt, ()a aeeiug ihem thd dootor oame to meet them at his front door, when Detective O'Connor informed him that they bad come to arrest him on » charge of having proourad abortion. Ho at onoe asked permission to be allowed" to go upstairs to arrange hia affairs, and to •nta a few letters to some friends, espeoi i-'y to a ra-dioal gentleman whom he wi«hed to tske o'isrie of h a oaae?. The . dertiv^s made no obj ocior, and acorn iianred Dc HmnM ap-Maim, wh-re he hsa a am^ll an gery. Tl^y re !n ,»inod with him wtule he bu^i d hsmn^lf m t;he noaan'-r he I,^l spokeu of, but fi-^ing that he was oooupyia? rathor am ,». ti ma> they began to p/fSB him to expedite mattera. He wai raaDiog to and fro, apparently greatly hurnod, when suddenly ha snatohed up a bjule of acouite aud swallowed its oontantß before he could he stopped. He -hen Miwd to eava the h u*e, telling fe^emthathe had t«Ven poiaon snd de <M*t a,; <hat o«wiihyd to die m hia own hnusu. Of c u«e. the de^otlvei lost no "•ne, but having handcuff <il him and plane him m 4 oab, hunlud him off to the U spit»i Him he wa<j a-, ouoa attended to by Dt-a S owart and Weateara, and the ater a.im nisiered hypodermic »Uy (by ij c : i under ih=» rkin) a dose of Rpomj^hi^. whioh Inatantaneouslf acted as au ometio, and eff dually dit charged from thrt stomach every atom of the poiaon. This. treatment male the patent very wdak, and at tbe time that hia presence was rrq lired at tha RasU dent MHgistrat3'B Court ha waa too pros •rate for my thought of removing him to b 9 cote taioed There ia, howe/er, m danger no* of any fatal effeot resulting from hia desperate act.

THE MAGISTERIAL ENQUIRY.

At tho Beflldant Magistrate's Court on Tuesday Mary Bowern .was charged with the c.ffence ab»ve indicated.

Coast iblaFieming deposed to the arrest of ac3usod, who denied the charge, and told a man who w*a la the house to co to Dr Ruasoll snd tell him to get her out of * of that. Aooused after urarda admitted - having written to Dr Huaaell when she found sho was eim'ntt He wrote back on a part of her own letter aaying ho would not do what eho wanted. She laid abe showed the letter to a woman named Mra North, who read it. Later la the night acensed gave witneea aa instrument saying that Dr Ruaaell had uaed it on her. Inspector Pendar eaid he was with Flewellyn and Detective O'Oonaor when they nrrested prisoner M>s Bowern after* warda sent for him (at 12.16 last night), sha eaid she wished to make a full con fession of what occurred. Witness cau tioned her In the usual way, and then took down her Btataraent m wr ting The In spector then read the confession, which stated that Mra Bowern had be*n sent to Dr Rassoll, an>i gave an acoount of the operations performed bj him m January, 1886. It is also atated that sho had made an ineffectual application to him recently to perform a similar thlhjr again, Mr Pender farther stated thatDr Ruaaell had beea a? rested that morning by Dateotlvei Noill and O'Connor. He managed before he was Becured to take poiuon, and had to be taken to the Hospital. He (Mr P«nder) would aek the Bench to adj »ura the case till the afternoon, *nd to grant a reonand with regard to Mrs Bowern for three days. Rn uuderetod that Mr Joyht was eoga ed by Dr Ruaaell. He would he p- epared with evidence m Dr Ruasell'a case m the nfie^aooti.

The Bench then adjourned the oasa as against Mr B Bowern till Friday next. At 2 p ra. the Oinrt was formally arij mrned until this morning.

fBT TELEOaAJH.I CHRitiToHUKOH, January 12 Dr w«s uot «r e U enough to ap. pear at tbe Police Court thi; morning, and was remanded ta to-morrow. A further charge was preferred against him of p-oouriog ab .rtlon oh K->te Fisher. A woman named Jvje Richards has been >»r?'e»t<>d for Abetting him. This ease was alto remanded ti Fn'rlAy

A CREMATORY FOR DOGS.

Oreraaion, it neeaia, bau been of neeßs auy re- rted to of ltto by the managers of tha> v ry humane institution, the Home for Lo*t aud Starving D g», at Batter«ea. xbe policy pursued by Charles Warren In his miat laudable deeire to stamp out hy drophobia has caused a great influx of doga into the borne, and to a considerable proportion of this orowd of applicants for shelter and promotion, it has unhappily been necessary to administer sooner or later a final quietus. Moat inconveniently for the Lißtituti-m, at this very time, the contractor at Eofield, to whom the dead bodies of doga have been previously con signed, has refused to take any more, the inhabitants of that parish having objected to the use of more than a certain amount of manure produced from deceased dogs. In theee ciroumßta" oe*, a crematory has been established at Batteraea, and Is m good woaking order. This nvilancho'y addition to the equipments of the e> tab liahmeDt is, however costly, and the committee appeal to the friends of dogß to assist, them m defraying the epeoial out lay to which they have b-en put.

THE MURDER OF THE CZAR'S A.D.O.

The facts connected with the murder of an aide-de-enrap by the Czar We at length become public m Europe, though the official? ot! the Russian Court made desperate efforts to htißh them up, and it sayß much for the Czar's power that they have been kept back as long as they have The occurrence is said to have taken place nearly three months ago, nnd the un fortnnata officer was Cooate de Reutom a near relative of whom residing In Switzer land haß published details of the affair. What really happened waß this. The Czar having, it was thought, left his apartments for the evening, the ill starred Comta de Keutern, who was on duty m the ante room lighted a cigar by way of relieving the monotony of the situation. He bad smoked one cigar, and had jnst lighted another wliHn the door of the ante room suddenly opened, and the Czar entered Knowing how autocratically particular Alexander 111 is ns to any breacu of Court etiquette, the Count hastily snatched the cigar from hie lipa with a view of throwing it down and putting hie foot on it, wlwn the Czar, noticing his aide-de-camp's suddea*con fusion, aud oatching sight of th < lighted end of the cigar, awl associating it with a burning fuse or some such lling, drew hia revolver and ehot the Count through the risjht lung. The unlucky officer was not k Hed on the sp t, but he died after great suffering m about two days.

Kidney oomplant, one of the most common ' and yet most neglected diseases of this country •. oau be readily cured by the use o! Hop Bitters. Be sure and get American make./- j3ce,

THE ASHJBUSTON OOAKJJLajn, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 18R7



TRY KIBKPATMCK'S NEW SEASON'S I JAM. SPECIAL NOTICE. T7- IRKPATRICK'S NEW SEASON'S XV JAM is made irom NELSON GttuWN FRUIT, and boiled within a few hours after the fruit has been gathered. It thus retains most of the natural flaror of the fresh fruit. KIRKPATRICK'S NEW SEASON'S JAM is the most delicious preserve m the market. ( Do not be persuaded to buy cheap and inferior bran Is of Jam, the remains of old stock, which must bn sold at any prio*, but ASK for KIRKPATBICK'B NEW SEASON JAM, and see that you get it THE BEST IS ALWAYS TftE CHEAPEST. Kirkpatriok's New Season Jam is the belt. I CAUTION. None is genrine ualesß our name is stamped on each tin, and has ouv registered Trade Mark (< Lord Nelson' on the label, S. Kirkpatrick & Co, MANUFACTURERS, NELSON, N.Z. 12 9



W. F. HANNAFOKD, (Burnett street, opposite " viail" Office) TINSMITH AND METAL-PLATE WORKER, WISHES to inform the publio' of Aahburton an « the surrounding districts tliut he keeps m stock or can MANUFACTUftB TO ORDER all de- Boriptions of TINWARE for FARM or DARY purposes; also, all REPAIRS of any nature promptly exeouted m a skilful manner. All goods lolrl at loweßt remunerative prices. A Trial solicited. HORSE-HAIR and BEESWAX bought m any quantity for CaSH. 11 73 PUBLIC NOTlCffi. IN retiring from the Tailoring Business ■o iong and successfully carried on by me under the style of Oraighead and Co., I beg most henrtlly to thank the many kiud friends and patrons who have &• lwerally supported me during the time I have resided m also to inform them and the public generally that 1 have disposed of my business to Mr Hugh 0. Oraighead, who comes to >; ew Z a and well recommended with over thirteen years praotioal experlenoe, and all the latest and newest ideal oonneoted with the trade. ALEXANDER GRAIGHEAD. Ashbnrton, January Ist, 1887 T)EFERRItfG to the above, I hay« XV much pleasure In intimating to the residents of Aehburtou and surrounding district that I have deoided to settle m AshburtoD, and hope by striot attention to business to merit the same favorable support which has been extended to my The Ashbarton Tweeds being quite equal, and m some respects euper.or to imported good*, I will support the looal industry as far as the requirements of bualneaa will permit. Fit, Sttlb, and Workmanship Guaranteed. HUGHO. CRAIGHEAD. Aahbarton, January Ist, 1887. 12 8 HUSBAND AND WIFE. Thb Husband. Dear wife, I am weury of seeing You ti.il every day for your bread, While I am a poor helpless being ; 'Tis often I wish I weio dead. Yon ne'er were accustomed to toiling, Your liandß were once white like the snow ; "While I watch you work night and morning Yonr movements se^m wearied and slow . The Wipe. Dear hnßband, give over yonr worry, My work se ms liie labor, I ween, But I am never compelled, dear, to harry Now I nse Feniman's Washing Machine. It light'-ns by two-thirds my labors. And makes all my garments bo clean, That onr clothes are the envy of neighbors Who adore Femman's Washing Machine TO THB WIVES AND MOTHERS OF ABHBURTON AND THB GENERAL PUBLIC OF HEW ZEALA.ND. In presenting to the pnblic of Ashbuiton the marvellous HTE *M WASHER, I believe I am confer -ing a boon of incalculable worth on every wife and mother m this beantifu' land, an whom that most important function of every household devolves, known (and hitherto dreaded) as washing clothes of every de- scription. By the use of this Maohino, this diataatofai- and slavish work is ettu-ely relieved of its. drudgery, anl maie a source of pleasurable exercise. The unequalled qualities which it possesnes of ttioroughly blf»ci ;e the clothes • giving them an unparUielsd whiteness, and it* harm'.e>s action upon delicate and colored fabrics, render it peculiarly uaefal and popular. Mhu saving qualities of tha Machine are quite m keeping with its other mvitotious features. Any person who will gi»e it a prac- tical test will be unquestionably convinced that from an ECJONOaIKJAL st ndpoint it is unsurpassed aid uneqialled The consump- tion of fuel iB materially reduced. The saving effected m thia ite-i alone will m ona year equal the price of the Maciine. Ab it only entails the consumption of two-thirds the amount of soap ued m the ordinary war of waßhing, this item of oc nomy is s^lf •evident to every person The greatest Biving, how- ever, is effected m the wear and tear of the clothes. Every intelligent individual knows that tin usn of the washboa>d wears tb.B varions fabrics more than anything else, and an tho marvellous Pte-m Washer rcn-era ita nss absolutely unnecessary, and thereby ob- viates almost c tirel> the nacsnty for " clothes mending," its saving qualities m thi* particular will be at once apparent and appro- dared. But all its savin - qualities of a financial character are eclipsed, and dwindle into insi»- nifV'ance, when we take into consideration thj frail, delicate, and weakly conditim of thousands of wives and mothers who are forced to tax their energies and waste their limited Btrengfch m Jiha old w»y of washing ; but who may, by the use of its magical pro- perties, do the work without any fatigue to their feeble bodies, and with infinite satisfac- tion and pleasure to their minds. Thia, moro than any deßire or expectation on the part ■ of the invi-nfcor to makn money out of the article, was the prime object he had m viow. From the marvellous reanlts obtained from, its nse, hewever, and the unbounded and enthusi- astic commendations from t^eryone having used it since its introduction to the public, as the annexed list of names of persons who have pnrchaFed tha machine and are willing to testify to its merits, will fally attest, the advertiser his deemed it wise, m ordir to place this incomparable article of household use more prominently before tho intelligent people of the district, to pive the po9tal address of a few of the buyers, m order that an unprejadiced and entirely impaitial opinion of its intiinsic value, may be readily obtained by an>ono desirous of getting snch iuformntion from actual users and purchiserß, who wiil un- doubtedly be best calculated to give a jutt estimate of its value. Mrs Herbert, Se*field Mr M. Bruce, Se-fleld Mr Collison, Seafleld Mr D. Koss, Lauriston Mr G-. T Marriott. Ashburton Mr T. Claridge, Athburton Mr W. Charlton, Anhburton Mr Bradbury, &*hbnrton Mr H. Hudson, Klfjin Mr J. Jjloyd, Nowtands Mr E. Thomas, Wnkanui Mr A. Frisby, Athburton Forks Mr 8. Chapman, Willowby Mr G. Orico, Willonrby Mr J. Williams, Willovby Mr J. Hearn. Enlmg Mr A. McLeod, Tinwald Mr W. Anderson. Flemingfcon. DIRECTIONS FOR USE. c teep the clothes over night, then wring them out. Boap all tho dirty parts wall. When the water is boiincf violently, which will at onco b • evident by heavy and foaming suds rising to tbe top of the m chine, take ont the clothes and pnt them at once into clean water (aB the dirt is lia ile to set, and difficult to remove if this is neglected). After this, riuse nnd pnt thorn m blue water. Prints and Ginghams, poap same as white clothes. Put th -m all m at once ; when watpr is boiling turn for five minutes. If water is not boiling, but very hot, turn eight minuter. Lace Curtains, wet >nd soap them . put them m a pillow slip ; tie them up. Turn for ten or fifteen minutes. Cold water will do for wett : ng all the above. Woollen Blankets. Wet m warm water Soap and pnt them m lojse When the water boils turn ten minutes. Uinse m warm water. Red tflann Is. Wet them m warm water; Whfn water is jußt ready to boil, turn for one minute Rinse m warm water, for white flannels tarn fa five minutes. Hose. Ladies' and Children's Hose, highly colored, must not be pufc into bojlincr water, but have good and hot. Turn one minute, if not highly colored torn five miintes. F.FEcRIMAN, Sole Agent, . Aehburton. FOR SALE, A Good WireMcOormiok BINDER. A secoad'band Wood's STRING.



Special advertlsementa. NOTICE TO THE LADIES OF ASHBDRTON. MBS PAULING haa REMOVED to WALTON COTTAGE, Green Lake, Hampstbad . X 45 Christmas Cards. CHRISTMAS AND~NEW YEAR CARDS AND PRESENTATION PRIZE BOOKS AND NE W GOODS Suitable for CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAS PRESENTS. H. J. WOOD AND CO. BOOKSELLEIRB & STATIONERS, (Late T. F. parley) FRIEDLANDER'c) BUILDINGS. IN our Newr Spason, 1886-7, Christmaß and New Year Cards, are inclnded the PHIZ W DE IGNS from the following celebrated publisUin ' firms of London Paris, Vienna, New York, and Boston : — Raphael Tuck and Sons Marcus . Ward and Co. Thomas de l<\ Rae and. Co. Hildesheimer and Faulkner John Walk* r and Co. Eyre and Spottiswoode Marion and Co. L PraDg and Co , Boston, U S. And Beveral other Publishers, Comprising SEVERAL THOUSAND PRIZE DESIGNS. We have received per s. s. Arawa and b.s Aorangi, ELEVBN CAS S Of NEW B OKS Specially ordered for the Christmas Reason, comprising the Latest Publica- tions of the renowned Publishers — Oaaßell and Co ; Thos. Nelson and Sons; Rout- ledge ; Warne ; Partridge ; Griffith, Farren, Okeden, and, Welch ; Marcos Ward and Co ; and severnl English and American firms. And SEVENTEEN CASES OF NEW GOODS, Specially selected by our Home / gents for the 1 hrintmns Season, Comprising Cabinets, Russian 1 eather Desks and Writing Case*, Photo. Albums m great variety of the m st elegant designs, Writing and Scrap Albums, New Zealand Fern Albums, Photo. Frames m silk plush and morocco, Workboxes and Desks Puses, C:ird Ca es, Pocket Books, and every description of Fancy (stationery. H.J.WOOD&CO. STATIONEKS' HALL, Friedlanders' Buildings, Ashburton. TO STAND THIS SEASON AT ASHBURTON, And Travel the Surrounding Districts, The Thoroughbred Horee, Kingfisher. For Pedigree see cards Terms— For One mare, £3 3s. A reduction will be made for threp or more maree, the property of one owner. First class padducks for mares at la per week. Groomage fee, ss, payable at first service. E. COOKSON, Proprietor, 9J736 Livery Stables, Ashbnrt*. WHITE, CAYGILL, & CO., BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS, J. W. WHITE, Notary Public. NOTICH3 i» hereby given that the underaigned, Messrs Whitb and o. (White Smithson, and Raymond), of I imaru, and John A. Ciyqill, of Aoh burton, have this day entered into Partnership as Barristers and Solicitors, »t Aahburton, under the style of "White, Oaygilland 0..." Mr J. W. White, will attend the sittings of the Courtß at Aoh- urton. WHITE & CO., JOHN A. OAYGILL. Money to lend m any inms on approved freehold security. Offices : Bui lock "a Arcade 10*803 WILDING AND LBWIB, O ARRISTEtiS AND QOIICITORS. F. W iTb ING, Kotaby Public. Offices: Next "Mail" Office, Burnett at., Ashburton. Mr Wildi">« will attend the sittings of the Ashbunon Courts on Tuesday and Fridays, and may be consulted personally on these days. The firm is now represented m Abli- burton by Mr Clayton, an English •Solicitor of considerable experience, who will be m daily attendance at the office >o receive instructions md conrer with clenta. *100 8 A CERTAIN CORE FOR BALDNSSS. HICKMAN'S Eclipse flair Producer. (Registered). PRlci7 4s. ANEW DISCOVERY for the «rowth of Hair on the Head and Face ; for removing and preventing Dandruff, and unresting the Fall of the Hair It cures any Disease of the Scalp, and causes new growth on the head after beiDg bald for years None genuine wi'hout the trado mark md signatuse-JOHN HfCKMAN. To be obtained at all Chemists.



Wanted. WANTED KNOWN.— Washing and Wangling done either by the day or down. Mangling 2d per dozen. — Address en application at "Guardian" Office. 880 TJIURNITURE— To meet the times, W. JJ . DAVIS, Cabinetmaker, East street, Ashburton, is now selling Furniture or'all kinds cheaper than ever. Chest 'of Drawers, £1 5s ; Sprina Couches, £1 5a Every other article equally cheap. AH new furniture at second-hand price. 804 WANTED known -Clearing Sale now on at Melford House.— H. E. Sbgbrs, East street. 1§35 WANTED CASH.— New Currants s£d ; Valencia", 6d ; Sultanas, 7d ; Elemes, 7d ; Muscatels, Is 6d ; L}l b boxes New Figs, 8d ; VVhito Sugar, 2Jd. Jas. McGibqor, opposite the Arcade. STOCKS replenished snee the recent heavy cotit ibutions levied by Santa Clans. The useful and ornamental m endleas variety. — H. M. JoNbs. VEJ ANTED 1 ENTERS for HARVTvT- ** IN-* about 60 Acres WHEAT. For particulars apply to 11 M\ C ON, 159 Near Smith's Gardens, Ashburton. WANTED KNOWN —Come and see the Great Bargains we are giving during our Clearing fc'ale.—H. C. Segers, Milford House. 121 VK/ ANTED TENDERS for STOOK ING W and FORKING 350 ACRKS (more or lets) of GRAIN, at Wakanni, for the undorsgnmJ Fur'her particulnrß at P. and D. Duncan's, Wuknnui Koad Writ en tcnHers to be posted not later thnn the 20th ibstant to 1j.56 (•} W LF.i'PlEy'. Special a dvertisements. ■ TEN SHI. LINGS REWARD. OTRAYED from Flemington, one bay J^ MARE, m go d condition ; a little pigeon-to d. *Ny one giving information to Bbn. Ede, Flemington, will receive the above reward 1 50 Bee Hives/ FOR SXLE'. a number of Bar-framed BEE HlVxiS, a a very ow price. GEO. JAME ON. IJ4O _, Ashburton IHAVE to give notice that the Partner- ship hitherto existing between Mr Wynn- Williams and myself has been dissolved, and I am now carrying on business on my own account m Jdereford street ChambeiH, opposite to Morten's Hereford Hotel. EDWD. E. DEACON, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, & NOTABY PUBLIC. I have MONrtY TO LEND m large and email sums at lowest rates of interest 1 51 EU*P R. DEACON. MOUNT SOMERS COAL PIT. COAL CAN NOW BE HAD AT THE ABOVE PIT FOX FjMGHT SHILLINGS PER TON, Or m Ashburton at SEVENTEEN SHILLINGS PER TON, By the Truck. FOR CASH OjnLY. E. F. WRIGHT. o°3l G. X Beath & Co. £1000 O B O D sth AMUAI DISTRIBUTION or CHEISTIAS GIFTS To-Day.' To-Day. To-Day ON AND AFTER TO-DAY. every Customer will re- ceive a Ticket -with each Purchase, entitling the holder to select any Present of the value stated on the ticket, which wih amount to about one-eighth of the purchase money. ft. L BEATH & CO, Argyle House, JABHEL STREET, OHRIfcTCHURCH.



Victoria House, HOLIDAY SEASON. 1886-87 SECOND ANNUAL GIFT DISTRIBUTION, comprising elegant Worka of Art m Bohemian and Bulgarian Painted Vases, Glass Water Jugs, and Crystal Flower Stau-ie. tVc GltfT COUPONS now being issued to Purchasers. DIMATS T T AND COE, GENERAL DRAPER •*, CLOTHIERS, &0., Corner East and Tancred streets, Ashburton. . SANTA CLATJS_IS COMING ! COMB, Inspect, aod Select frem the LARGEST STOOK of TOYS AND FANCY GOODS m the County, bought especially to commemorate the annual visit of the above distinguished visitor. Come and See the UNPARALLELED SHOW OF DOLLS, all sorts and sizes. GLASS and BASKETWARE, beautiful Plush Brackets; and Mirrors JAPANESE GOODS and NICK-NACKS of all descriptions. PRIZE and REWARD BOOKS LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. Schools Liberally dealt witk. COME EARLY TO AVOID THE CRUSH. H. M. "JONES



mO WLE'B P KNN Y P. OY * L AND X STEEL PILLS FOR FEMALES quickly correct all Irregularities, and relieve the distressing symptoms so pre- valent with the sex. Boxes 13 1 jd nnd Is id, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Tendors. Prepared only by The Lincoln And Midland Counties Druj? Co., Linooln, England. Wholesale of all the Wholesale Houses. Beware of Imitations. CAUTION TO POACHERS. IN consequence of so much Poaching of Trout from the Lajjmhor Creeks I kereby give notice that anyone found so doing will be prosecuted ; and further, that a reward of £20 will be paid to nny person who will give Bach information a* shall lead to the conviction of such tffenders, DONALD McLEAN, 11*36 Lagmhor; Twenty Yeara' Practical Experience In j.. London. CA. HARROW, Pianoforte Maker, •■'• 116, Cashel street, Obriatohuroh,. will VIBIT ASHBURTON on or about JANUARY 18th, to Tune and Repair Pianafortes Amoriow Organs Har- moulums, etc. Orders received by Messrs Wood and Co. Stationers and Music-sellers, Ashbnrton, and Messrs Sates and Son. 0 A. H. holds fiwt-cU*B Home and Colonial Testimonials. 12 1 126 FOR COUGHS, GOLD 3, Bronchitis. Asthma, Coryza, Influenza, Con •umption, &c. XT AY'^ COMPOUND OF LINBEFD, j\. Aniseed, Senega, Squill, Tolu, &c wi«b Ghlorodyne. KAY'S COMPOUND, a demulcent expec f orant, for Coughs, Colds, •mi Chest Complaints. KAY'S COMPOUND, for Coughs, and Colds, is eqaally serviceable fo- Horses and Cattle. KAY'S TIC PILLS, a specific In Neuralgia, Face-ache, &c. Con- tains Qivn n«, Iron, &o. CO \(iULINE.— Cement for Broker; A rticlen, SoW Everywhere. Sole M»kers:— KAY BROS., Stock- pnrt, England, fiEW ZEALAND OLOTQ G FACTORi* THE NEW GOODS FOR THK SUMMER SEASON ABE NOW OPENED OUT. The Stock is THE LARGEST & BEST SELECTED IN THE T' 'WN, And the variety of Style and Patterns i? Men's, Youths', and Boys' Clothing leaves nothing to be desired. Thousands of Men's and Boys Suit* . v newest styles. Trousers and Trcnsai . an'S Yeßts manufactured of Nev Zealand Tweede. Every garmen- warranted shrunk Dverppats, Waterproof Coats and Leggk~gi m great variety Hats, comprising every new style worn Children's Jersey Suits, Children's Men- of-War Suits Qentl omen's Hosiery, Scarves ; Oxforc Regatta and White Shirts Rugs, Portmanteaus, and Travelling Bin The oelebrated WKRTHEIM Bl£VVl^i MACHINE. Time Payments. HZ. CLOTHING FACTORY, East Stjuut