THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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DIARY

Moonlight Evenings.

The Moon at 3 days old shines till about 8 o'olook. The Moon at 6 days .old shines till about half-past 10 o'olook. The Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly 1 o'olook m the morning. The Moon at 12 "days old shineß from inndown till about 4 m tbe morning. Tbe Moon at 15 days old is full, and shines all night. Tbe Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and Bbines till morning Tbe Moon at 21 dayß old rises about 11 p.m. and Bbines till morning. Tbe Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. and shineß til morning. Tbe Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and shines till Bunriee.

MAIL NOTICES.

Malls close at tho Ashburton Poßt Office aa follows : — For Chrlstehnrch and North at 6 a.m li).£os.m., and 5 p.m., daily.' For Chertsey Rakaia, _c, at 10. 30 a.m and 6 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Ooldstresm, Rangitata, Orcrl, Winchester, tnd Cera dine, at 10 a.m. daily. For Temuka, at 10 . m. and 4 30 p.m. d.Dy. Tor Timaraand South, at 10 a._t., and 4 30 p.m., daily Fox Greens treet and Ashburton Forks, pn Weanesdayß and Saturdays, at 10.30 «.m. For Wakanui, Elgin, Seavlew, Seafield, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6.30 _m. For _____ Somers, dally at 4 30 p.m For Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Mon days and Thursdays at 430 p.m. For Ashton, Waterton and Longbeach, at 4.30 p.m. daily. For Flemington, on Mondays, Wednes days, and Fridays, at 4.30 p.m. For Newlandi, on Tuesdays and Fri days at 10.30 a-m. Maili arrive at the A&hburton Post O-ce — j From Ohristchurch and Budcala at 10.16 a. m., 4.35 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. , From Chertsey &o. at 10.15 cm. and 4 36 p.m. cully. From D í and intermediate placoß at's.f 0 p.m daily. Krotn Temuka and Timarn at 10.40 a. m. and 5. 50 p.m daily. From Greenstreet and Ashbnrton Forks, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 4 45 p.m. From Wakanui, Elgin, Seavlew, Sea* field and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, •nd Saturdays, at 5 p. m. From Monnt Somen, dally at 10.30 a.m. From Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Wed nesday ■ and Saturdays, at 10.5 a.m. From Aahton, Waterton, and Long beach at 10a.m. dally. From Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fr days at 2.30 p.m. i

BIRTH.

Scott— On Wednesday, 23rd Inst, the wlfa of Mark Scott, Tinwald, cf a daughter.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1887. LOCAL AND GENERAL

The £70,000 given to Queen Viotoria on her Jubilee will be devoted to tho training of nurses.

President Grevy, of France, was eighty years old on tho 14th ult. He received one thousand telegrams of congratulation.

An experiment was made by feeding fifty pigs on whey alone, and it was found that they consumed 2£ tons a day, m other words each pig drank his own weight m whey ; and advanced m valuo Od to 9d per week. Another who used meal m conjunction with whey estimates that each cow is worth 80s a year for pig-fatting. By the judicious übo of meal the pig is an important factor of the profit of a dairy business.

An extraordinary fraud has just been dis covered. A gentleman of German origin insured his life m an English Company for £20,000 m favor of his mistress. Ha then tried to pass himself off as dead, and obtained a body whioh was buried m his name. The company, on the faith of certificates, paid the money ; but suspicion was afterwards aroused, and inquiry led to the gentleman's arrest at Versailles. A French doctor, his son, and a ohemist are also oharged with being his accomplices.

Linanaur, a volcano on tbe eastern boundary of tho Chilian province of Antefogasta, has boen aeoended by Don Jose Santo Tioes, and undoubted evidonoo found that tho voloano was at one time inhabited. An inner road leads to the summit, acd Peruvian " tambos," bouses of a single room, with a low atone benoh, -till remain upon it. The bottom of the crater ia about a quarter of a mile aoross, and haa a pond 400 feet acreas m its centro. Around the pond are the remains of some thirty large stone houses and a large quant : ty of fuel, whioh must have beon carried there at least 400 years ago, but whether by the Peruvians or by their enemies, J the Calohagui Indians, cannot be known.

Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— A fre quent cause of gout and rheumatism is the inflammatory state of tbe blood, attended with bad digestion and goncral debility. A few doses oi the pills taken m time are an offeotual preventivo against gout and rheu matism. Anyone who has an attaok of either should use Holloway's Ointment also, the powerful action of whioh, oombined with the operation of the pills, must infallibly e_eot a oure. These pills act directly on tbe biood, whioh they purify and improve. Having once subdued the severity of these diseases, perseverance with the ointment, after oment ing the affected joints with warm brine, will spaedily relax all stiffness and prevent any permanent ontraotion.

We have been requested to state that tho Rev Father Chastagnon will celebrate Mass at Bakaia on Sunday next at half-past ton, and Vespers at Ashburton at the usual hour.

A concert will bo hold m the Oddfellows' Hall thia evening m aid of the Treat Fund of the Hampstead School.

The Robin Hood Combination gave their seoond performance m the Oddfellows' Hall last evening to an audience of about forty. The programme, whioh was an entire change from the previous evening, was gone through with great spirit, m spito of tho " beggarly array of empty boncb.es." It is a pity that tho Company did not receive more substantial support during their visit here. At the H.M. Court this morning Mary Mahony, suff eriug from lunacy, waa com mitted to the Sunuysido Asylum. Tho Bench was |occupiod by Messrs H. Friedlander and Thomas. In an article " Beat Butter " tbe " Sydney Mail" justly remarks:— Tho tost of butter is not its quality at tho momont of judging, a few days after it has been made, but its keoping proporties. it is quite possible for an inferior and expert maker to produoe an equally good toasting artiole when now, only that made by the former will not keep. In this lies tbe want of education. Training is wanted m every phase of tho process — fer mentation, acidity, mould, and, indeed, ihe entiro riponing prooess, as well as m the management of cattle, the selection of breed ing Btook, feeding, and the preparation of food, togotb.Gr with a knowledge of the best foods for production of milk, butter, and cheese respectively. The " Dunedin Herald " Bays : — Thore must surely bo something radically wrong m the management of our railways when suoh a state of things could exist as is indioated by the following clipping from the •' Tuapeka Times " : — " Quito a number of tenders were reoeived by Messrs James Smith and Sons, of Greenfiold, for the cartage of their wool clip to Dunedin. Tho one they aooepted gives a saving of Is Od a ton over sending by rail, and 10s a ton on return loading. Now tbat the freight has been reduced by Cd a bale, some arrangement may be made with the successful tenderer to abandon bis eon traot. During the past two years and nine months the amount of freight lost to the department from this station alone is _2500, the greater portion of thia produce having gone by road." Our contemporary also avers that while tho freight on a truok of chaff botween Gore and Dunodin is £2 10s, the oharge for a truck of wool iB £7 10s. Thore was so muoh soientiflo enthusiasm m Russia on the approach of tho eolipso of the sum that 115,000 glasses and 400,000 pamph lets wore sold m Mosoow alone. Forty-oight village sottlors at Pa hiatua, near Masterton, have sont a petition to Parlia ment asking that no attempt bo made to alter the tenure of their holdings, as they prefer perpetual lease to freehold. This is a praotical proof of the success of Villago Sottlomonts. The irrepressible Captain Barry sppoara to bo " storring " it m Viotoria, aa tho " Argua " of tho 1 ith inst. says ;— " Capt W. Juokson Barry, who is a colonist of lifty-oighl yoara' i standing, is announced to deliver a leoturo on hia colonial oxporionooa m tho Town Hall Suppor-room on Monday ovoning. It will bo under tho patronago of His Excollenoy tho Governor. i SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EX- < TRACT.— In protecion of tho world-wide i fame our nianufaoturo has acquired all ovor i theglobo, wo publish iho following :— Hazard, M.D., Professor of General Faihology and Diseases of the Mind and Nervous System, says m an editorial published m the " Clinioal ' ltecord " : — " We have examined half-a-dozen ' specimens of different manufactures ; the preparation of Sander and Sons was the only ' j one that proved to be voidable and correspond- ( ing to scientific tests." Another c. noootjpn ' called " Itetined Extraot of Eucalyptus " ha. < mado its appearance since. Tins produot I stands, according to Dr Owen, foromoat m causing injurious effeots. That gentleman 1 communicates at a meeting of the Medical Sooioty of Victoria, that a child living at < Fiizroy becdmo moat soriouply indisposed through its use. Iv another case a Ifedy ctateT / on tho strength of statutory deolaraticu thai, ' pho Buffered oruelly from tho effects Cf the ' samo ,o,oncooiion. To guard tho high roputa- * tiou of our' manujfaotujro we fool warranted ( m exposing tbe abovo facts, aud deeirs the publio to exercise precaution when buying--, f torn* *** mvriuty ■ w ~ |

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

A Big Smash. Blenbeim, November 25, A statement of aßseta and liabilities haß been filed m the est. te of J. McKet>_ie and Co. It Is tho largest bankruptcy recorded here for many years There are no secured oreditorb. Assets £11^2, £GOO being pne down f>r £1100 book debta. Deficiency £1929 12 i

POLITICAL NEWS.

(From our Correspondent.)

Wellington, November 25,

Half an hour after midnight the debate on the Midland Railway Committee's report ard draft contract was concluded, and after talkiDg throughout tho whole silting, the contract waa agreed to without a single amendment, the Government, however, undertaking to mako a fiw alterations m the Bohedulo to the BID, which will, of ouurao, embody tho draft

Major Atkinson wil', to-day, move th_ tho House at its rising adjourn till to-morrow, m order to tako the discus sic.n on tho motion tabled yesterday m reference to a revision of the tabled Members generally nro grumbling at the proposed arrangement), and older members remember Major Atkinson's old tajiff, taking things easy m tho early pnrt of tho seßsion and rushing through tho busioesß, working night and day for the last week or two.

To Knot! has telegraphed to the Nalive Minister that he will not visit Poverty Bay if Government desires that he shall

not do so, He furtber states tbat he was desirous of visiting the district to mako bis peace with tbe Natives and Europeans of tbe district

JUVENILE OFFENDERS

Auoklano. November 24

Twoboya namou Adoock and Ende, who were sen cnot-d recently befer iVir Biddeley, R. ML , to seven days imprison ment ond a fl "Kgb'g, w«re released from Mount B'ie'i G-iol to-day hy order of the Minister i,f Justice af.er being Inource rated for three dayß, and undergoing tbe fl 'gglog ordered. The boys had been found guilty of stealing fruit fn-m an orchard, but the sentence Imposed elicited much publlo discussion, and re presentations made to the Minister of Justice resulted In their release. Tho Rev J. H. Hill had an interview with a reporter, and stated that tbe method m V"gue here of doallnß with youih of the criminal or larrikin class Is a very bad ono. He favors the establishment of a reforma tory to which these lads Bhould be committed so that they should not be connected with the hurdened criminal class. Mr Hill has considerable know ledge of the working of gaols, and Bays tbe general tendency and eff^ot of our gaol system ia to manufacture, not to reform oiinunals.

CORN EXCHANGE.

Tho following is the Corn Exchange re port for tho woek ending _riday, the 25th ioet. : —

The weather haa In the moßt part been favorable to tbo farming interests Feed la prolific, and tho crops on tho high dry lands are looking all thnt could be desired, and are plying promiae of a favorable harvest. Crops m tho low heavy lands are not looking bo well, many plaoes hav ing perished m the early spring and have been renown, and are now backward and delicate. Hay crops promise to be heavy, and there ia sure to be plenty of fields put up f>r grass seeds, besides above the average quantity cf stripping, Wt eat la ottering pretty freely, but ■ales arc not plentiful. Hunter's how over, is more m demand among local buyers, and may now bo quoted equal m prloe to Tuscan and pearl, which we quote at _ j 41 ; aecond quality average from ld to 2d less. Chicken wheat Is In better demand, at 2s 8d to 2a 91,

Oais — Milling nave been quoted daring tho week at Is 10d, and short heavy feed at Is 8d to Is 9. wi h a quiet trade enquiry. Da. lab and other long descrip tions are ohhiiy aou fined to local orders at is 01 to In 7d.

Barley — We havo no saleß to note

Bk an.s ond Peas — Tho former have been nearly all shipped, and peas have only a moderate enquiry for seed purposes at 3s. Rye Grass — No business is being done, holdeis having no option than holding their at )cka over until autumn, the same remark applying to cocksfoot, whioh, how evor, is only held m vory small quan tities. '

Potatoes — Intercolonial orders aro being executed at 13a to 15s at country stations, belters are still moro plentiful than buyers

Daiky. Piiobuue— The butter markot is still glutted, thero being no export de mand. Prices are nominally 3d to 6d. Cheese id also dull and hard to quit at over 3d for prime linos. The abovo prices are thoso paid to farmers sal delivered f,o,b, Lyttelton, bttoke e^trf ,

THE FRENCH CRISIS

[übutbr's telegrams— copyright.]

Paris, November 23,

M. Brisson, who was summoned by the President and charged with tbe formation of the Ministry, has refused to undertake the task unless M. Grevy resigns.

M. Grevy has resolved to resign the Presidency, but will himself first form a Cabinet which will summon the Legis lature to elect a successor to him. Before retiring he will issue an address to the country denying his responsibility m any way for the home and foreign entanglements which he foresees, and declaring that his resignation is not a voluntary one, but simply due to it being impossible for him to continue to govern the country.

DUNEDIN A. AND P. SHOW.

Dunedin, November 24.

The Show was marred to a great extent by ruin showers, and th. attendance was not so good as otherwise. In thorough brod stallions, to everyone's surprise, Gorton was awarded Is', Rubezahl 2nd, and Le Loup 3rd. Hams and bacon, McDonald and Miller, T. Bates, and A M. Allan scored firsts ia a closely contested competition. The fresh and salt bu'tor wns exceptionally g>od. Firsts were •akeii by Mrs A M ckay, Mrs Thornton, vliss Nimiuo, und Mrd ilutchisou. *o clioese, the Henley Dairy Faotory won Ist prizo. The oxhinits of _hee.io wore rather poor. '1 ho Ohristchurch breeders, Itowe and Clarkson, swept the board of prizes for Berkshire pigs Allan took three, and Ularksou ojih Ist m other clussoe of pigs Lord Salisbury rakes Ist iv all ug.d draughts, beating British l_on and Laird of Kilbad. Gawn's Pride's Dar ing took Ist with foal at fo >t.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[ueutjbr's telegrams -copyaiaHT.]

CARRIAGE OF MAILS.

London, November 22

The steamship companies contend that m the agreement recently entered into for the carriage of mails to the colonies, no provision was made for carrying parcels by the Postmaster- General. Mr Cecil Raikes, tbe Postmaster- General, is trying to over come the difficulty.

THE MINERS' MEMBERS.

The Northumberland Miners' Union, which carried a resolution m September last refusing to continue the allowance to Mr Thos. Burt, M.P. for Morpeth, and Mr Chas. Fenwick, M.P. for Wansbeck, have now rescinded that resolution.

SUG AR BOUNTIES.

The Sugar Bounty Conference will commence its sitting on Thursday. The Anti-Bounty Society have decided to urge the abolition of drawbacks.

THE CROWN PRINCE.

Bkrlin, November 23,

His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince continues m wonderlul health and spirits ; his breathing is free and ability to swallow unimpaired.

REFORMS.

Received November 25, 1.10 p.m.)

London, November 24

The Marquis of Salisbury, speaking last evening at the Conservative Con ference now being held at Oxlord, urged that stringent reforms should at once be made m the procedure ot the House of Commons, and that a reform of the present system of local govern ment throughout the United Kingdom was required.

SHIPPING.

Mads ira, November 23.

The New Zealand Co.'s R.M.S. Aorangi, from New Zealand, November 20th, arrived here to-day, homeward bound. Her cargo oi frozen meat is m good condition.

AUSTRALIAN.

[KBDTKII'B TBLEGIUMB — COPYBIGHT.J

NAVAL DEFENCES.

Brisbane- iS'.veiut>er 24. Owing to the stonewalling tactics adopted by the opponents of the mea sure, a decision relative to the Naval Defence Bill is as far off as ever.

SAMOAN AFFAIRS.

Sydney, November 24

. TheNord-deutscherLloyd,l.G.M.SS. Lubeck , from. Tonga and Samoa, arrived here to-day. Island advices report that all is quiet, and matters have been restored to their former order at Tonga. The German squadron is still at Apia, where the American corvette is also lying looking alter American interests. A large number of Malietoa's followers have sworn al legiance to Tamasese. The American Consul continues to protest against the action of the German authorities m the Islands.

THE PROPOSED NEW NAME.

At yesterday's evening sitting of the Assembly a Bill authorising the name of the colony being changed to " Aus tralia " passed the first reading on a division by 58 votes to iS. Consider able opposition to the new name is manifested both m this and'^other colonies, and the proposal has been discussed by the Victorian, South Aus tralian, and Queensland Assemblies, the idea being generally ridiculed as an unwarrantable assumption of a federal name by a single colony. Melbourne, November 24. In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon Mr Dobson gave notice that to-morrow he will ask the Government if they will take steps to procure a joint address to the Queen from the two Houses of the Legislature protesting against the granting to any individual colony of the name " Australia."

NAVAL DEFENCES BILL.

(Received November 20, 1.10 p.m.

Mbibournh November 25. The Naval Defence Bill was passed unanimously through all its stages m the Council last evening, and will receive the Royal assent to-day.

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Thursday— November 24.

The Council met at 2 30 p.m.* seamen's franchise. The Public Petitions Committee re ported that they had no recommendation to make relative to the petition of a ismen who prayed to: an extension of the franchise. .FIRST READING. The Municipal UocuoraUoos Act Amendment Bill was r«ad a first time. SEGOND KKADINa. The Pharm >oy Act Amendment BUI waa read a second tirao, and referred to a Seleot Committee. The Gouucil at 3.5 p.m. adjiarnea to next day.

HOUSE OF REP RESENTATIVES.

Thuksdat— Notemibb 24. The House mot at 2 30 p id. OATHOLIO 80 H OL PETITIONS. The Speaker atated that the total Dumber of signatures of. Catholics asking for aid for their schools was 15,987. MELBOURNE EXHIBITION. I la answer to M.v Taylor the Colonial Secretary aald that Gorernmont proposed to pat a vote on the estimates for the representation of New Zealand at the Melbourne Exhibition. REVISION OF THE TARIFF. Tr.o Premier gave n tioe to move the following resolution : — " That the impera tive dumai-d by the colony thit thn publio expenditure should be brought withia the rove ue, and. the n resßity, m order to prevent soviuua embarrassment, that that bjei:t should i>e effe ted without delay, reuders it the first duty of the G vern ment to press o n the necessary fina*>ci'tl measures ; that the time to be devo'ed to these measures renders it impracticable to give sufficient consideration m the present soHsion to such, although revision of the Customs tariff is requ red, and therefore revision (should not be now attempted but should be undertaken during the recess, and submitted to Parliament at the begin ning of next session ." THE MIDLAND RAILWAY The Premier maved that the House agree wi h the report on the Midland Kail way. The Committee had gone to much trouble m an endeavor to put the contract into a reasonable form. He did not propose to go into (he general ques tion now, but would remaric that there were two points ti> which ho might direct their attention. The comp my asked for a guarantee of £1,250 000, or that a guarantee should be given that the Und would be worth that sum. The Committee reported that that guarantee should bo allowed within the area, but not outside of it. As to gold mining rights, the Go verciment had thought 750,0U0 acres, out of authorised area for gold mining pur poses, should bo allowed If the House agreed to the report Government would endeavor to get the contract made out and signed betore tho House rose, but if not he proposed that Government should be authorised to eater into negotiations with the company tor a revised contract. Mr Stewart suggested that provision should be inserted confining the Cjmpaoy to the authorised area In selecting land. Mr Ward would like to nee a clause in serted bo that In no olroumataaoes should the aam of £1,250,000 be made up by the colony if tho land B did not reach that value. The Premier, m reply to a question, ■aid he did not propose to take the clauses vßer'atlm. A long dieoucsion ensued upon this point, some of the speakers contending that the contract could only be ptoperly considered m that way, and others holding that, as tho work had been specially relegated to a Committee, they should ony now consider tho general principle. Mr Samuel spuko strongly against going into Committee. Though hitherto oppo sed to th work he believed it would be a calamity to the colony if tho railway were not now proceeded with. Major Steward raised a question as to whether any time would be fixed for the completion of the whole work. The Premier Bald that the time for finishing the wi>rk would be embodied m the new contract. He moved that the contract be conoidored paragraph by paragraph. St George Grey moved as an amend m-nt that the contract be considered m C mmlttee of the Whole They onght to treat it aa a Bill, and there should be no hurrying on lv a matter bffeotinn the tirthcighi. of cv ry peison m the colony, Dr (Ne« man expressed eurpiiße at the effir s o force this matter through. He I* slated th.it thpy were leally £omg to (jive a <*ay nearly 5 ol<o,ooo of acre*. Mr Keev^K (ox> Albnus) twittei Sir Gcur^o Grey with having looked up a large part of the *v uth Island by hia land regulations of 18. '3, and with now 6n deavouriug to prevent the rest being opened up. The honorable gentleman weß the irreconcilable, emmy of this railway, and had admitted that he hoped to see it thrown up. Ho deprecated going into Committee aa it would lead to Interminable diaausslou and perhaps m spoiling the contract altogether. Mr Seddon considered that mining in terests were not sufficiently conserved under the proposed contract. The debate was kept up to 5,30 p.m , at which time Mr Withey, MrHudtflngaon Mr Marohant, Mr Stewart, Mr Fulton, Mr Monk, Mr Moss, Mr Taiwhanga, Mr falwhnnga, Mr Grimmond, Mr Guinness, and Mr Allan had spoken, the last named la strong opp isitlon to ocoopting without alterations the oontraot drawn by the Committee. < The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. Mr Allen continued hia speech) He contended that it was still doubttul from clause 3 whether the colony would not be liable to make up any deficiency m the value of the land by a monetary payment, and if that doubt was not removed he would bo compelled to oppoao the whole scheme. He quottd tho opinion of the Solicitor-General In favor of his oonten tion. Sic Julius Yogel pointed out that both the past and present Governments were agreed upon the necessity of bringing this question to a satisfactory conclusion, and he thought it had better be dealt with by the fall House. Be complimented Mr Allen on his attack 00 tho railway, wherein he had made the most of a bad oa.ee. He detailed the v/holo history of tho undertaking to show that the con cessions proposed were reasonable, and that there waa nothing to fear on behalf of the colony. Neither m law nor m equity would the company have a claim 011 the colony. Mr Ward said that the company were getting half a million acres more land* 10 select from. He thought they had better drop the disoaeslon and get on with the clauses of the contract. Mr Leveßtam corrected tho Btatemont of Mr Allen aa to their being a ?rade of one m forty at the Nelson end. Mr Blair's report distinctly said that tho wurat grade was one m fifty. It was then decided on the voices to take the contract clause by olauße. Mr Allen propcaed to alter oiaase 2, Bub-seotion O, so - that 750,000 acres of land along the railway should be set opirt ior tho colony. The Premier hoped they would leave the olaußß as it Biood, which was alrea y ' Biiffioiently explicit on the pmnfc. Tho ] matter had ahe^dy bean foughc -out m 1 Committee • ' j Mr Allen withdrew hi) amendment. At Mr Suddon'a inatance the Premier ' protu'sid to embody In 'the ooutract the I dti'sor btioDjpf "niiairg huo," »a dotjucd 1 by UuJ MipTs At|£ • J

The olaueo then passed , Clause 3— Company inoy select farther land if original aroa does not oome up to the value of £1,250,000. Several members contended that tho olause did not provide against the colony being called on to make good any deficiency In money, and Mr Stewart moved an amendment m that direction, Mr Allen Bald that the Solloltor- General's opinion was that the clause as It stood did not render the colony safe, and they nncht to acoe t the amendment. The Pomier opposed the amendment, A long debate followed. Mr Kubbbll moved that the minutes of the Committee's proceedings He on the table. The motion was lost by 5< to 29. Toe Premier Bald that at this ianotara he wished to move that private business. take precedence next day, He also ttated that he proposed nexc day to ask the House (o sit on Saturday for the purpose of considering the motion related to thi tariff whioh ha had given notice of. After some disonaston the motion wm agreed to on the voices. Consideration of the Midland Bsilway question was then Keaumed. The Premier stated that tbe opinion of the Attorney-General was that the clause was sufficient to prevent thi company making any money claim on the oolony. The House divided. Ayes 34, noti 37« Me Stewart's amendment was therefore lost. A further amendment to restrict thai selection by the company to the extent " only " of snoh land then remaining, was lost by 48 to 28, and the olauie w«s pasted as draf cd. Olaasea down to 12 were passed without amendment. Clause 13, providing that the company should enter into contracts of not leii than £60,000 at each end of the line. Mr A.lleo moved an amendment to omit the contract at the . Nelson end. He urged that it was better that, the company should be allowed to oonoantrate Its energies at first on tbe line connecting the Kaat and Weat Coast. The Premier asked them to pass the clause as printed. Mr Russell thought the Springfield- Brunnerton section should be pushed along as fast as poisible. The amendment was rej soled by 60 to 16, and tho clause then passed. No further amendments were made fa the contract, but several were suggested relative to the conservation of mining righto, etc., which the Premier promised to take into consideration. The report of the Committee as a whole was put and agreed to. and the Home ad journed at 12.45 a.m.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

W llington, November 24, The experiment of lighting the streets by electricity, carried out by Mr Walter Priace, of Dunedin, was tried to-night, and proved very aucce^Bful. A glove fight between Murphy and Fake for €50 aside resulted io a win for the fjrmer. Jack Hall, light-weight otiampion of Australia, has challenged Murphy, and the la ter has accepted The Hon Q F. Hiohardsoa is gazetted Commissioner of State Forests. Mr T. Grace, of Can'erbury. has been appointed starter of the Wellington Kacing Club, ia.plaoe of Mr A. Young, who resigned, Chief Justice Prendergast and Mr Jus. tice Gillies are the jadges who will hear the petition of Mr Wi Pere against tho return of Mr James Carroll for the. Eastern Maori lJistrict. The New Zealand University Novem ber examinations for degrees, senior and Tinline ecuolarships and honors, which begun on Monday, the 14th, were C3n eluded yesterdtiy. Fourteen candidates applied to be exumined m Wellington, seven for the B A decree, two for M, A., four for uL.tf, one for IL.D. Hearn has received a cable message from Deeole, pr moter of the world's champion Bculling carnival, stating that the races have been postponed. Ounbdin, November 24. The Ofcago Protection League, while thankmg Mr Moss and other members for past actions for the cause, calls on Protec tionist members not to call the Hoaae to separate without the tariff revision being dealt with. Inveroabgul, November 24. Tlie Chamber of Commerce have re» bo ved to ask the Bluff Harbor Board not to increase tho shipping dues and cbarg s m oider to irmeabe revo lie, but to mako addi ionß to import and export charges on goods sufficieut to bring about an equili brium of revenue and expenditure. It is pointed out that thene charges, if increased as> p oposed, wi 1 btill be lower than thosa ac toe principal New Zealand ports.

THE MARKETS.

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London, November 23.

» At the opening of the colonial wool 3 sales yesterday there was a brisk com- B petition. The prices realised were 5 equal to the closing rates of the last series. Consols, 103^. * New Zealand securities are unaltered. The market rate is 3 per cent., and [ the Bank rate 4 per cent. i Breadstuff's and tallow are unchanged. At to-day's wool sales 11,400 bales . were catalogued, the market being 1 steady. At yesterday's sale 9000 bales 1 were catalogued. 1 The New Zealand Loan and Mer- " cantile Agency Company, Limited, has , received a cable message dated London, November 22nd, as follows : — Wool — The sales opened to-day fairly well at the level of last sales, except that the market for short staple merino scoured is easier. The . attendance of both Home and foreign buyers is good, and their competition fairly active. The sales comprise 134,000 bales. 10,000 bales have been sent 'direct to the manufacturing districts. "! Wheat—Market steady. New Zea land f.a.q. m granary has advanced js per 4961 b since last report. Melbourne, November 24. At the New Zealand Loan and Mer cantile Company's .usual weekly sale to day, a catalogue comprising 4650 bales was submitted to auction, . of which number 3930 were sold. There was no alteration m the prices realised, and good light-conditioned wools were very firm. Greasy merinos realised as much as n-^d; crcssbreds, io#d; washed wool, isd; scoured, i6-%d. -£>-___>_, 24. The Messageries - Maritimes s.s. Sydney, which arrived from Marseilles, via Mauritius, to-day, brings Mauritius advices to 9th November, under which date Messrs Ireland, Fraser, and Co. repurt as follows : — No improvement m the sugar crop. The yield is very disappointing, being estimated to reach 1 90,000 tons. The month's engage ments for New Zealand are ; — Dunedin, 200 tonsj Christchurch, 200 tons. Clearances to New Zealand for the month amount to 245 tons. Freights to Australia are quoted at 20s per toll, New* Zealand 265. Exchange on New Zealand, sixty days bank credits, 3^ per cent. The stock of sugar on hand is 27,000 tons, and exports to Nety ZealancJ this season nqarly 3999 t ?iw

THB ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1887.



I I i Moon's | Sun Snn Moon Moon age nt i RiECS.I Sets. Iliecs. Seta, uoondny j ; i I a.m. ■ p.m. W Saturday ...j 4.27 7.4 I 7.41 J11.2 3 2(V Sunday .. 4.26 7.5 | 8.1.1 11.51 1 21 Monday .. 4.25 7.7 9.1G ° ° 5 22 Tuesday ..! 4.24 7.8' |l(M8 0.32 6 2S Wednesday..! 4.23 7.9 11:<8 iuii. 7 2i Thursday .. 4.22 7.11 p.m. 1.0 8 0.47 I. C 25 Friday.. •■ 4.21 7.12 1 1.40 2.3 9_



l^uiet nerve and balmy sleep m Hop Bitters, for sleepless ladies and invalids, ■' American Co. make the genuine. Notioe. ■■■■■ Keating'B Powder destroys bothmoths, fleas beetles; and all other inseots, while quite harmless to domeatio animals. In extermi- nating beetl the buoobbb of tbie powder ia oit*aordinaty. It b perfectly olean iv a^pli- oatioh. Bee the article ou purdbas is Keating'B,' as imitations are noxious and ineffectual. Sold m tiqe, 6d, 18, and 2e 6d eaoh byalloUwiß



Wanted. — - — J h "Tl /"ANTED Tenders, for right to cut B VV grass m Bnring Square East and West. Particulars at Town Clerk's Office. 11 128 3 t TTTANTED Known.— That HAVES VV and CO. havo a splendid lot of White Embroidery Robes at 14s, worth I 2lB_; * FOR SALE— A lot of Empty Cases, * cheap.— H. C. Seoers, Melford Houso _ , — , — , . ■ \ PRINTS, Prints.— Just opened a Bplen- , did assortment of Prints, Ginghams, * Zephjrs, &c. Great variety to choose from. — H. C Seoers, Melford House. 1 WANTKD Everyono to see tho ONE SHILL'NG box of choice Christ- ' mas and Vow Year Cards. Envelopes m- ] eluded. — H. O. SEGEtta, Melford House. ; WANTED Known. —F_- Salo, Blue Gum, Stringy Bark, Peppermint ' Gum, Red Gum, and bilver Wattle Tree ' Seeds, locally grown, and caved this Season ; also Turnip Soods, just arrived, ; ex s.g Rimutaka.— J. Scaly and Co , Seedsmen, Eiet Street. HfOl WANTED OASH — Moir's Oatmeal 251b5,2s 6d ; Sperm Candles, 5d ; Ooffee and Milk, Is per tin; Cocoa and Milk, la per tin ; Vestas, 5d per doz ; Cornflour, 41 per Ib ; tin Fruits, Is ; Crookery, Ironmongery, etc. — At JAM_> McGregor's, Tancred Street, opposite Arcado. _i WANTED KNOWN — Oleograph* Scenery, and Catholic Subject Oathollo Cards, good variety m Scrap* Noveltieß m Ponwipers, Crowel Wools and Silks, Knitting Cotton, Colored Crotchet Cotton, Transfers, Tinsel Balls, _c, &c at .Aos Manhibe's Fancy Repository, Saunders' Buildings, ANTi-D Kn)wn— To the Ladies of Ashburton and surrounding I districts, that an experienced monthly Nurse is desirous of engagement. Good references oan be given. Address — Mrs Hill, Peter Street, ABhburton. 11 18 , TTTaNTED Known— Weda sunk, wnh W pump and pipe found and fixed, | troou £2 10a upwards. All klnda ol pumps, Ranges and houae-smith work fixed or repaired. Chimneys awept "and ranger oloa_el,3'. Roglotere la 6d each All orders punctually attended to. Note address, H. Dudley, Moore street, Ash- burton II 22



■"■WW**."*.' I. __..'." ■■,■". » U ' ALBERT ROBERTS HAS for sale,— . Clovers, — RED, WHITE, OOWGRASS, ALSYKE, and TREFOIL. J ; RYEGRASS, COCKSFOOT, and RAPE. Golden Tares, Cape Barley, 3EBD; PEAB, SEED OATb (various lindß), CRUSHED BEANS PLOUGH SHARES. COOPER'S SHEEP DIP, Acknowledged io be THE LEST IN THE MARKET -— —■ - ■-■-— ■ -■■ . ■■ i— ■ M — _-_—-*" PICKFORD AND UNDRILL FURNITURE WAREHOUSE, OAB'NKTMAK_RB AND UNDERTAKERS TANOKED STREET, Opposite Union Bank. NEW GOODS— Chairs of all kinds, Toilet Ware, Pier and Toilet Glasses Mattresses and Palliases, Couches, Choap Perambulatorß. Furniture to any Design Made to o__er. Having procured a very superior HEARSE and MOURNING COACH, with Plumes and complete fittinpa, they are now prepared to undertake FUNERALS IN TOWN OR COUNTRY With Despatch and Economy, combined with reasonable charges, 11J51 THE MONARCH OF THE HARVEST FIELD, THE HOBNSBY LIGHT-DBAUGHT STEEL SHEAF-BINDING HARVESTER THE SIMPLEST, THE STRONGEST, THE MOST RELIABLE, THE EASIKST TO MANAGE, and THE LIGHTEST IN DRAUGHT of any BINDER IN THE MARKET ! ™ HORNSBY —___ The Three Largeet Prizes ever offered m the AVorld 1 And an unequalled record of Colonial Honors. R. HOBNSBY & SONB, LIMITED, constructed their first Sheaf Binder m 1875, and have gone on fteadily improving them, profiting by every year's experionce, and by tbe failure of other Machines, until they havo now no hesitation m recommending their Binder as tbe most practical and perfect Machine m tho market. AMLO-AMERICAN S TO DRILLS. FARMERS wishing for the above MAO B INKS for uee NEXT SEASON will oblige |j by forwarding particulars of their OBDERS before 30th November next, as only, a limited number will be imported. A good supply of FITTIN GB and EXTRAS always kept m stock. GEO. JAMESON, WEST STREET, Sole Agent lor Ashburton District. STILL AHEAD OF ALL OTHERS,' ANP THIS IS ENDOBSED BY TTIE BUYING PUBLIC. SALES FOR 1886, 45,557 MACHINES, fTIBI* record stands nnparalled. It is laid before the public as the beat evidence _L of the merit of the WALTER A. WOOD BINDERS and REAPERS. This exhibit of .ales shewing at once their volume and their marvellous growth, has always bad, and moat continue to have, an irrei istnble inilaence upon tbe judgment of tbe farmer m determining what make of machine it Is prcctlcally and economically bis Interest to own. The beat possible test of tbe merit of machinery ler . omparlaon. This is the test npon whioh we aro satisfied to rest the clalmß of tho WALTER A. WOOD HAR- VESTING MACHINES. Eaoh year's addition to the record of sales contributes to the valuo of tbo teat. It will be seen that mora than 45,000 machines have been placed m tbe hands of tho farmers during last seaeon, and it Ib everywhere known that these farmers unite m the verdlot that the harvesters, binders, mowers and reapers that do tbo beat work m the grain field and hay field, that are most readily understood and operated by the driver, that are moßt easily drawn by the team, and tbat last tho longest, are those that bear tbe name of WALTER, __. WOOD, a name which these machine sjhave long made'famillar in"all|oivlliaed|parts of.the world. DURABILITY OF THE WOOD MACHINES] Sales of impairs leas than for any other Machines. It Is a fact attested by agents who sell them, and by farmers who use them, thai Wood's Machines requires far Ipbs repairs than any other maohlnes In uee. N« other harvesting machines are es durable and free from breakages, F. FFRRIMAN, Ash burton, Agent. aga. s victorious; THE latest Honore— first pr ; ze— Gold ££cdal and 500 francs awarded to the Watpr A. Wood Binder, after a three dayß' Oovernment trial, at Melun, m France. McCormlck Wood-frame 2nd, Horneby 3rd. The " Cultivator and Country Gentleman " *aya :•— " The trial at MoJun wss a grand success. It was attended by the French Cabinet Minister of Agriculture, and be Department Director, as well as jrpny other French Government officials. M assD'ore, Inppootor-General of Agriculture^ ha. log personal direction." ->y. Tho result has been published m the leeding _m_ rjpan dailies — east— weat— north and south — m the following cable despatch, which was clipped from the " New York Tribnne," of 11th A gnat, 18b7 :— "A Gowernment Haryehtpr #nji Binder Contest was held near Melnn July 2. , 30, bl, the moat important European contest aince 1885. Tbe WALTER A. WOOD Machine received first prh:e-— gold me-ftl and 500 francs. McCormlck Wood-framo, Becond ; Hornsby, third MoOormlck * el-frame Msehlpo. *»» ' r hnstons, ord A caret's Machi-eijale. competed m ho trial



l ■ . i . . ? A. Harrison. i — ■ - - — - i Alfred Harrison, j AUCTIONEER, <3TOOK AND ESTATE AGENT A_<D VALUATOR. Saturday sale at 12 o'clock sharp —Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Produce and Merchandise. FOR SALE— Farming Implements, and Vehicler of all kinds constantly m Yards on view for Sale. Clearing Saleß held m Town or Country as required, and most libera) terms arranged with both Buyers and Sellers. Rents collected, acd the business of absentees managed with care Valuation mado of Properties or Mer- chandise on easy terms. Advances made instantly on Goods delivered at tho Stores for Sale. Agent for .the Norwich Union Fire In- jur an pc Company, Agent for tfre MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION O. AUSTRALASIA J ALFRED HABRTSON ■ J-—* — — B: McCallum (LATE CF ORR AND ALCORN) .YEGS most reapeotfully to inform the X) inhabitants of Ashburton and Sur- robndlng Districts, tbat ho will open on SATURDAY, 15th INST, Those premises m Tancred fcttoet, known as Fowler's Buildings, with » large and well Aesortod St ck of GROCKBIEB of ihe best eecrlplions, at Lowest Prices £?otb Address. — J_. McCALLUM, FAMILY GROOER, N_xt MITCHEIL AND TURNFR. 1076 Mt. Somers Coal. THE TRAMWAY having [been com- pleted, the undersigned can aupply COAL m any quantity : ASHBURTON, 17a per ton, 'by theJTruok TINWALD ...17a „ „ WINSLOW ...17s „ „ BINDS ... 17a  EALING ... 18! „  , DROMORE ... 17a „ „ CHKBTSEY ... 17s „ „ Terms Caßh. Messb. TUCKER and RESTELL, Sole'sgente for Ashbnrton, 11*^0 K. F. WEIGHT,