THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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DIARY

i•.- . . -„ . • ■■ . MOONWOHT E VSNINGS. f •■: Tt&UMfi*& S'diyi^ola* shinea till about •/ i3jhe : iMo6n at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o'clock. The Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly 1 o'olcck m the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from sundown till about 4 m the morning. The Moon at 15 days old is full, and shines all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 p.m. and Bhines till morning. The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. and shines til morning, I The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and shinea till sunrise.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1887. INTENDED RESIGNATION OF THE PRIMATE.

The Primate's announcement of his intended resignation will be leceived by all classes of the community with mingled feelings of regret and satisfac tion — regret, that the Church is about to lose the active services of such a distinguished prelate, and satisfaction, that, m the evening of his days, the Primate is about to enter upon a season of well-earned rest and repose from active duty. The announcement was not, we believe, wholly unexpected. We Bre assured on the best authority " The years of man are three score and ten, and though men be so strong ihat they come to four score years, yet is their strength then, but labour and sorrow, so soon passeth it away and they are gone." The Primate has already passed the allotted span, with the supplemental decade added, and has advanced half through a second supplemental decade, so that m the natural course of events the evening of his days cannot be far remote. With what pleasurable feelings the venerable Primate will be able to look back, through a long vista of years, upon an honorable and well spent life, didicated to his Master's service ? Our contemporary, the " Lytteiton Times," whose New Zealand experiences stretches back years beyond our own, pays the following graceful tribute to the Primate's career : — " When he landed on these shores m the infant days of the settlement, he brought with him a simple mind, a vast I devotion to duty, and a courageous, j ever present, recognition of the respon sibility of his high office. From that day to this he has always been m the front at the call of duty. When there were pioneers he was amongst them, sharing their hardships, ministering to them, keeping before them the beauty of the spiritual life; when cities grew up m the young land, he was at his post, organising, watching over the develop ment of his flock, securing the dignity of worship. The farmer of the plains has the same good word for him as the dweller m the towns. The miner of the west, like the bushman, never fails to speak of him with reverent admira tion. We all saw him the other day hale and hearty m th? carriage, out to do honor to the Queen's Jubilee, and j we all heard the shouts that greeted him from every point occupied by the densest and largest crowd that Christ church has ever assembled. Not one of us but Knows the reason for that

universal respect and affection. How many has he baptised, how many has be married, and how many even of his old companions of his early days he has buried ! While they followed their busy careers, rising many of them to fame and attaining to fortune, falling others of them into ad versity, the Primate kept on his simple way of duty, exact m all his under takings, punctual, unflinching, caring for neither weather nor obstacles. And, at last, when they were laid to their rest, be was at their side, pronouncing solemn words at their graves, with that earnest voice of his thrilling the hearts ( of ihe sorrowing hearers. As he did his work m the days oi his strength, so he does it now m the days of his splendid old age — ministering at the altar, preaching the gospel, visiting the sick, attending ta the many duties of his high station — the light of Divine Charity m all his actions." Few of our Anglican prelates can show such a long, honorable and unblemished tenure oi high episcopal positions, and we are quite sure that none of our readers will begrudge the Primtae that rest and cessation from toil, upon which he is, we trust, about to enter, but that all will unite with us m wishing that 11 good Bishop Harper " may long live to eojoy his otium cum—caritate, — a hope, which his exceptionally vigorous constitution does not forbid us to enter tain, despite his very advanced years.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The overflow of the river at Wakanui has somewhat subsided to-day. It reaobed its highest point on Thursday night, when it came to within about a chain of the Beach Road. A great deal of damage has been done to the young crops m that looality. A meet ing of the farmers interested is called for Monday avening. The Rev W. E. Gillam, inoumbent of St. Matthews' Church, St. Albans, Ohristohuroh, will conduct the service tomorrow m St. Stephen's Church. The uniforms for the Aehburton Cadets have oome to hand, and the lads appeared m them fo the first time last evening. The uniform consists of soarlet tunic, with white collar, and dark trousers, and the company looked exceedingly well. The order was executed by the Kaiapoi Woollen Company, There are now about 45 boys on the roll, though the uniforms for all these have not yet come to hand, about a dozen, we understand, not yet being completed. Majoi Douglas, who is practioally the founder o: the company, has, einoe its start, taken a verj great deal of interest m its welfare, and hai bestowed muoh time and attention on it Sergt-Major Hayes is most assiduous as dril instructor, and has taken the cadets unde: his especial care. The manner m which thi boys perform some movements testify ti the trouble he. has taken, and with a fe^ more months under his oareful tuition, th cadets bid fair to become a very smart littl company. The Victoria Government has itopped th issne of naturalisation papers to Chines immigrants, and it is understood that th other oolonies are adopting a similar course This is th<v first step towards further rostriotin -the influx of Chinese into the oolonies. Ther ia at present, saya the •• Otago Daily Times, no intention of increasing the poll tax of £1 on each Chinaman entering Victoria. In Nei South Wales the agitation against the Chines ia on the increase, and objection is taken t their riding m tramcars m Sydney. The '• Perth Inquirer " contains an aooouc of another case m which a party travellin across the continent, and becoming greatl distressed, adopted the means of cutting th telegraph wire to seoure the despatoh c assistance to them. The account is give m a telegram from Euola, dated Sept. 18th — " An interruption ooourred on the telegrap line west of Eyre this morning. In th absence of Mr Graham, the assistant telegrap master rode out and found the line broke five miles from his atation, and the followin note attached to one of the posts : — ' Satui day, Sept. 17th, 1887. — Transoontinents railway expedition ia extreme distress. N water, all horses dead for several days. Shanl a native tracker, being the strongest, I sen him on to out the telegraph wirei, the onl way of attempting to lave our lives. All ou trouble through bad horses and leakj waie bags.' " Immediate asiistanoe was renders to the party, who were only five miles fron the Eyre station, Hatfield House, the residence of Lor< Salisbury, ia replete with historical assooia tions. Priceless relici are soattered about thi apartments, and the present Marquis is verj liberal m allowing visitorg to go over thi house and grounds. The tower looking eastward is an aotual remnant of the palaoe it which Princess (afterwards Queen) Elizabotb was kept m durance after her imprisomnen! m the Tower, and an oak is shown m the grounds whioh is said to have marked the limits of the Royal captive's walk. Tradition asserts that it was under this tree thai Elizabeth sat when she received the news ol Queen Mary's death, and the hat she wore on the occasioo, likewise the chair she sat on, aro still preserved. Here wo may fee the saddlecloth upon whioh she rode on her visit to Tilbury Fort, the cradle m whioh Bho was rocked, and the silk stockings the eminent citizen, Sir Thomas Gresham, presented to her. The most ourious of all the relioa is an emblazoned pedigree of Queen Elizabeth, whioh, unlike all other genealogical charts, does not loss its continuity, but traces hor descent to our forefather — Adam himself. A great sensation was caused at Noumea, New Caledonia, by an extraordinary tragedy whioh ooourred there on the 17th September, resulting m the death of a merchant captain named Leleizour, who was Bhot dead by a sentry on one ol the quays whilst about to embark on board a boat for the purpose of reaohing his vessel, lying m the harbor. The sentries stationed on the quay have always had to keep guard over the ooal store, and (heir instructions have always been to allow go one to touch the boats at the quay, and so prevent convicts esoaping. As the convict lepot had been removed, this regulation laoame a dead letter. But the sentry on the L7th had only just arrived m the colony, and le read his instructions literally. He first Ired on some Kanakas, but m this case with >ut effeot. About an hour afterwards four or Lye individuals arrived on the wharf to whom ie also oalled " Halt." One of them replied hat he was the captain of tho Consul de tascoigne, going on board his vessel. This ras the unfortunate man Leleizour. The 3ntry then observed that his orders were to How no one to touoh the boats, and as the aptain disregarded his injunctions, he fired Dd shot him dead instantly, the muzzle of ie gun almost touohing his body, Ci Rough on Oatabbh" oorreota offensive Jors at onoe. "Complete cure of worst ohronio ises ; also unequaled as gargle foe diphtheria, >re throat, foul breath. 4 . No one can be lick if th« stomioh, blood, rer, and kidney* are well. American Oo.'s iop Bitten beepMhw) well, Notice ,

The schooner Dareey Pratt, whioh arrived m Sydney from New Zealand, encountered an exceptionally heavy gale on Sept. 6th, when the decks were swept, the deck cabin was destroyed, and all the Bmall stores were washed away. The compass and wheel were lost, and the man at the wheel was terribly knooked about. The crew had been living after that on a short allowanoe of salt beef, flour, potatoes, and water. The fate of the antipodean " bunny " says the " Times " London correspondent, appears I to be sealed. An offer has been made to the Australasian Governments by an English baronet, Sir Hereward Wake, of Courten Hall Northamptonshire, to annihilate the rabbits of Australia and New Zealand. The plan by whioh he proposes to do thia has not been divulged, but he is so oonndent oi success that he is understood to be prepared to take pay ment by reßults, and supposing he does not | quite destroy the plague he is willing to forego payment. He haa made experiments on rabbit warrena at Home on a small soale, but desires to carry out further tosta before send ing m bia final proposal. It ia gratifying to jknow that just as Sir Julius |Yogel haß been " knooked off hia pins," politically speaking, ha is recovering the use of his legs, and oan now walk into the Honse, instead of being wheeled .m his chair. There is good hope that he will thoroughly reaover. The patience and oourage he has displayed under bis great physioal disadvantages have been truly admirable. Another ourious phenomenon m the shape of a plague of ants is, Bays the Paris corre spondent of the " Daily Telegraph," reported from Nancy. The ineeats were immense m size, some having wings, but the majority winglesß. They fell m suoh large numbers that the inhabitants thought that they were having a repetition of one of the plagues of Egypt. The thick black fakes came pouring from the air from five until six o'clook m the evening, and every district m the city was soon covered with what has been described for -want of a better expression as " living black hail." It is supposed that the rain of insects was the forerunner of the violent storm wbioh swept over Nanoy the next day.

COTTON SEED OIL

Two-thirds of the cotton seed oil sold m the States goes to the makers of lard and butterlne and its use to the extent of about 20 per cent haa. It Is stated, been one of the most powerful lr.fl tenoes m reducing the prioe of lard. It Is also being used for cooking, and a large pro portion of the oil taken with salads and s&rdlnes It the product of the 0 btou field*. Scientific men declare it fa perfectly whole some, and some even say thai, it la better than animal fats. It is Rstfmated that not far from 600,000 tons of cotton seed are need m thia induatry every year, and tha ( . from 400 000 to 600,000 barrels of ornde oil are produced, half of which is exported from the States. The oil io not the only produot of the seed. The meal after the oil has been expresied, is eoid, either loose or compressed into cake, for animal food, cattle takiDg to It kindly, and fertilizing purposes. When refined, it la difficult to distinguish batween the cotton and olive oila— " English Me ohanic."

A REMINISCENCE

18 The Rev John Parker, one of th< a> veteran teetotalers at Reading, has re >g ceotly published m the " Berwlckahln re News" some " Reminiscences of a Ok " Minister," Id which he aays : — q "It was passing strange that with al ' my horror of drankenncßa and th< drunkard, Intensified by every new phast 38 of excess m individuals and families am '° communities, and all my admiration o Naziritoß and Rechabitea, and the nobl< jj example of the Apostle Pan!, who *oulc not eat flesh or drink wine wero he by b< I doing to make his brother to tfiand y together with the deepening convictloi 16 that neither the classics, nor logic, noi of mathematics, nor moral, nor natara m philosophy, nor even diviuity per se, ooul< k . prevent anyone from acquiring a thlrs for Btrong drink, that up til' ta« auturar of 1831. the idea of total abstinence bi ® the only physical curse for drunkenneai '" never occurred to me. Tha, moderate übi > n of stimulants did not appear m ita tra< ig light, leading as it did multitudes to th< r. chambera of eternal death. Wnen at tbi a j Divinity Hall, m Glasgow, under tH< j 0 celebrated Rev Dr John Dick, I wenl . to take a walk one evening, and saw crowdi 1 of carters m working attire entering intc J * a parish obarch, whose name and looalitj ly I have entirely forgotten. I was con ir strained to acoompany them. It was 8 3r temperanoe meetlig, and a Dundee oartei |( j soon arrested the attention of his unique audience. Having suffered himself from over indulgence, he ea»ily found his way to the heart and the life, aud the purse d of the bearers. Every eye was fixed i. upon him, as with masterly speech he c described m their own vernacular the woe and the sorrow, and babblings and wounds, without cause, of the drunkard. He next 6 dwelt upon the inutility of intoxicants, B and their iueffioienoy to impart physical a strength to fit them for (heir work. \x * When your horses,' he Bald, • feint and t grow we»ry. do you think that the applica tton of the whup,' suiting, with a giant's hand, the aotiuu to the word, ' imparts 9 one particle or »trength to the jided 1 steeds,' produced profound silence, fc followed by vooiferous cheers. The effect f was overpowering. He was pleading tbe 5 cauie of temperance and inculcated t moderation, ana saoceaded ; bat it oc curred to ma then and there that if abstinence from one olaas of stimulants " was a safe expedient, to oast the whole i overboard was safer still. If I did not I ory out with a loud voice : ' I have found > it, I have fonnd It I ' I went from that , meeting a personal abstainer, determined to nail my colors to the mast, and hence ' forth deolare perpetual war against ' intoxicating drinks, by whatever name : they were known. For five montha I attemp ed to make proselytes of fellow atudentfl, rolationa, and friends, bat with , out success. At a temperanoe meeting, however, held m the debtor'd room of the old prison, Greenlaw, Berwickshire, the j late Mr Glazy Eooloa, m. an able address, convinced the majority present, that the moderation pledge should be adopted. I was allowed, however, to state ray convic tion, and the meeting, out of deference to the young student, though pure water had made him mad, allowed tbe long pledge, as it ia called, to bo annexed to the other, and those who ohoae to adopt it to prefix an asterisk to their names. As secretary to the newly-formed society, I had frequent opportunities at publio meetings to explain and enforce total abstinence. The committee being fre quently called upon to deal with lapsed members, soon changed their views of the moderation pledge, and oame to the conclusion that total abstinence was the only expedient to reclaim the drunkard, and prevent m others tha formation of intemperate habit?, and instead of the Temperance), it became the Greenlaw (Berwickshire) Total Abstinerca Society, A thousand and-one reminiscences are at hand of the difficulties with which its early members had to oontend ; the dreadful aooumulation of victims of strong drink during these fifty-five years ; tbe happy homes which total abstinenoe called into existence ; the noble band of advocates who went through the length and breadth of the land ail aglow with the importance, necessity, and extension, , of the cause espoused ; and the pabllca- E tions which the press of the United \ Kingdom cent forth into every n«rt of i the wprW, i J

THE A. AND P. SHOW.

The time for receiving entries for the forthcoming show of the A. and P. As sociation clozes at five o'olock this after noon. CJp to three o'clock about 450 pntrfts had been received, and this number may be augmented. Oattle. horses, implements, and dairy I produofl have be9n entered largely, and 1 pigs will also be wall represented, Sheep : have not come up to the number of last year by a good many, the recant bad weather having, no doubt, prevented many of our largest exhibitors from entering.

POLITICAL NEWS.

[fbom oub own oobbespondent.J Wellington, Oatober 21. Pressure ia being brought on the Go vernment with a view to securing the manufacture of railway material at the chief towns of the North Island, instead : of having all the principal work done at Addington and Hillside, as at present. Wellington, Nap er, and Auckland are all agitating m the matter, and it Is thought likely that the Government will be in clined to comply with the reqntißt an far as miy be practicable, The " Post " thin evening goes so far si to say that the \ Minister for Works has given a condi tional promise to have the neosßnary maohinery for the manufacture of railway plant provided at the chief towns of the No'th Island. Wellington, October 22. By the Te Anan last evening Sir Julius Yogel left for Auckland, but the object of his sudden departure ia kept a close secret m order that no one there should know of his movements. His passage wai booked m Dunedin. (per press association.) Sir J. Yogel waa reported to have left suddenly for Auckland by Te Anau last night, having engaged his passage at the Dunedin office, fle is, however, still m Wellington.

THE MIDLAND RAILWAY.

(from our correspondent.)

Wellington, October 21.

Mr Alan Scott, representative of the Midland Railway Company, arrived from Ch'iatohurch and, it is understood, his appearance here is m consequence of the request of the Government, that he should come to Wellington and confer with them regarding the conditions of the contract of the Midland Railway. As is well known, some complications have arisen m connection with the contract of this railway, and it is suggested that the support of the Canterbury members Is contingent on a satisfactory solution of the difficulties. It 1b further suggested that the presence of Mr Alan Soott here will enable the Government to arrive at a settlement of the question, and thus Alienate Canterbury's support from Sir J. Yogel,

[Pffß PRESS ASSOCIATION),

Hokitika. October 21.

From a private letter received by the last San Francisco mail it is elicited that the o mceßslon now asked by the Midland Jttrilway Oompany from the Government is an undertaking that if the land grants of the Company do not average 10a per acre an additional grant will be made euffioient to raise the receipts to the required sum.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

88 Auckland, October 21. id A teat of 3owt of staff from Strange's of property at Waitoa was completed at ile Eraser's place to-day, and averaged a Id result of 12i bullion per ton. bo In Chambers at the Supreme Ooart to* 1 ; day, a disputed will cane came before m Jndgo Gillies. Mrs Foley entered an or affidavit against granting probate of will ■al of her late husband, F, W. Foley, on the Id ground that the deceased was Intemperate Bt and for a period of nine months before m his death was rarely sober for more than bb one hour at a time. Foley had made a as will, nnder the provisions of which his se wife was to reoeive a life interest m the 30 estate, but subsequently revoked this, be granting her Instead the sum of £52. per be annum during her widowhood, and £5 for He mourning. It was deoided to take oivil at action to establish the will, da John Sbeehy was committed for trial at to the Police Ooart to-day on * charge of in ty decently assaulting a ohlld three yeara of a. age. a Cameron, proprietor of the Mabel mine, 3; Tin Greek, Te Aroha, has entered into ie Arrangements with the Bank of New m Zealand to forward him to Germany 15 iy tons of selected ore from .that mine for ie treatment at Frieberg. id It is reported that two prospectors, ie Baker and Birch, have discovered • reef , c at Mata Oreek, a few. miles north of B) Grahamstown, Thames, and have obtained :t 16'iz of loose gold. , ( The Board of Education resolved to-day .1 to appoint an Assistant Inspector of - t Schools for the Auckland provincial d district till the end of the year, and Mr i. W. B. Herlot. of Waitohl Greek, Thames, r B has been appointed to the position. ;a A lively meeting of the members of the d recently disbanded Ponsonby corps was , f hel<? last nlpht. The business was to oon it sidsr In what manner the funds of the c late corps should ba diabnraed, but rather & B«]try scenes transpired, and at one stage _ the police were called m to keep order, f It was resolved that a tea and coffee s service be presente ito CUptain McDonald, 0 and it w*a farther deoided that the sum t of j halfpenny and a leather medal be 1 awarded to Private Searell, who did not t seem to be on good terms with others of j the Oompany, Wellington, Ootober 21, t % Campaigners m the Maori wars who are ) now resident m Wellington, being dig [ satisfied with the report of the Royal . Commission appointed to enquire into . their claims for land grants, are taking Bteps to have a Bill introduced m Parlin , ment, and are urging farther agitation for , their rightß, At Marton yesterday a cloud of steam \ arising from Roapehu was distinctly seen. ; Nelson, October 21, The Nelaon Corporation having invited , competitive designs for the drainage of I the city, with an offer of £200 for the best ( and £50 for the second, received designs , from various places, and Mr Hay, G.E., of Dunedin, was called to aid as an ex pert m coming to a decision. To-night bis recommendations were m » fall < Oounoil, upon the casting vote of the t Mayor, accepted to the extent that the ( bonuses have been awarded for the plans f he reoommended. It transpires that Mr A. F. Somerville, of Nelson, receires the - £300, and Mr H. B. Huddlestone, of Ohristchuroh (late of Blenheim), the ' second of £50. a

HOLtOWAT'S PILIiS AND OIHTMENT. — The combined ill effects of over-crowding, seden tary occupations, and monotony of life are only too well-known to those who have to pass the beßt part of their liveß laboring m factories and workrooms. The compulsory confinement weakens the general health and induces chronic constipation, indigestion, and various forms of skin diseases. Holloway'e remedies are of priceless value to persons of this class, for they can be used without entailing lots of work, being purely vegetable m their composition, and consequently act without harshness on the most delicate system. The experience of more than forty years proves that no means surpass Holloway'* remedies for curing bad legs, bad breasts, files, %vi wonßdv qj all kjqdl

MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE.

Wellington, October 21. ..The Mnnioipsl Conference opena on Monday. The following are the Councils whioh hare acoepted the invitations sent out by the Wellington Corporation :—Ath burton, Ohristchuroh, Dunedin, Haitlngi, Hawkesbury West, Kumara, Lyttelton, Newton, Napier, New Plymouth, Parnell, Roslyn, Thames, and West Harbor. Wel lington, Aehburtou, Dunedin, Kumara, Lyttelton, and Thames will be represented by their respect ; ve Mayors, and Napier, Rosyln, Waßt Harbor, and Hawkesbnry ■-•- West by Messrs Ormond, Ross, MiUi, and J. C. Buokland, M.H R's.

SPORTING.

[Reuter's Telegrams— Copybiqht]

AUSTRALIAN NOTES.

Melbourne, October 21. The folio wins aoratohtngs tr« potted for the Melbourne Gap :— Lord Wilton, First Consul Gasconade, «nd Fair Saxon* Late last night Affluence was baoktd v for the Melbourne Cup to if m £6000 at 100 to 2. Slight showers fell during the night, and nothing: was dona of any important*, either at Flemingtoa or Gtulfield. Al. gerian and Australian Pew merely took walking exercise. All Gold and Impulse have been scratched for the Melbourne Cap. There are no betting transactions to report on the event. ■'

UNEMPLOYED DEMONSTRATION.

[rBUTBB's TBLEGBAKS— OOrrWOHT>J

LoifDOir, October 20.

Another unemployed demonstration took place at Hyde Park to-day, at which the usual inflammatory speeches were delivered. A deputation was sent to the Home Secretary, who ac corded them a private interview. The mob proceeded to Piccadilly, but the police charged the crowd and dis persed it.

The Lord Mayor has summoned the members of the last Mansion House Unemployed Relief Committee to con sider measures for alleviating the present distress m London.

THE WRECK OF THE CHEVIOT.

Wellington, October 21« The following cable message hat been received by the Press Association from Melbourne giving the names of tha pasaeugers drowned m the wreok of the Oheviot at Melbourne Heads : —

Steerage passengers — Meidamei Baker, Clayton, Davis, and Peters, Miss O'Brien, Measrs Robert Jeffcy, Edmund Kelly, Lawrence Morris, Arthur Goodcliffe, W. Foster, 8. Hunt and O. J. J. Hunt, and J. Parland.

It is doubtfal whether the Hit li complete, and possibly there m»y be one or two others yet to add to it.

Dunedin, Ootober 21, The scanty news of the wreck of the Cheviot, near Queen&cliffe, has oaused many anxious enquiries, ai at lout three families have near relatives on board., One of the firemen believed to boon board, and whose parents live here, wai one of those fortunate enough to euape from tha crreok of the Tararua at Waipaba Point. His friends h»v« no intimatioa whether he haa been to fortunate on this occasion. 1

A-M Duhbdin, Ootober 22. A private oable states that Donald Cameron and MoCallum, of the Cheviot 1 ! orew, were drowned, and that Campbell wa« saved. All have relatives Id Dane din. McCillam was on the Talaroa when wreokedt

NATURAL GAS SPRING

Wellington, Ootober 21, Mr Mackay, of the Geological Survey Department has visited the recentlj dls* covered gas spring on Mi Crawford's property. The gas continues to pour forth with great force, and In the first attempt to plug ap the pipe, the plug was driven forty feet m the air. On tha second attempt the pipe was burst, Tha gas now continues alight. The gas is said to be a pure illuminating one. fiea from sulphur, and it probably means that the gaa can be asbd for illuminating purposes without further refining.

! Wellington, Ootober 22. Following is a report on the natural gai on Crawford's property. This gas is a mixture of hydrocarbon. The ahief part Is very light carboretted* hydrogen or marsh gas. It contains less than af th thoaiand part of its volume of oarbonlo acid gaa and no air. It is a feeble ilium inant, but will answer for heating oi driving gas engines very well. It Is different from most of the gas .that escapes from petrolenm springs and gas escapes aloDg the Eiat Coast, of whioh more than 20 are known between the Bast Gape and Castlepoint. It probably his its origin m the decomposition of deeply barted swamp matter — Jakes Hbotob.

IRISH AFFAIRS.

[rRUTER'S TBLEORAMS— COfYMOBT.

LoNDpH, October 20.

At the Liberal Conference at Not i tingham Mr Gladstone explained the concessions which he believed would be granted to Ireland. He advocated | the establishment of an Irish Parliament, the statutes passed by which would be subject to the control of the Imperial Parliamemt. Referring to the dis turbances at Mitchellstown and other places, he said the action of the police was abominable, and the Irish nation had a grave account to settle with the English Government. He condemned the Government for passing the resolu tion suppressing the National League. Mr Goschen, m a speech at Bradford, referring to the Irish question, said the difficulties which had occurred did not discourage the Government. It was true that secret midnight meetings were still held, but the action of the Govern* ment had had the effect of decreasing the practice of boycotting, and the delivery of speeches which formerly acted as incitements to crime. Mr T. R. Buchanan, Liberal Unionist, M.P. for West Edinburgh, and Mr W. J. Evelyn, Conser?ative member for Deptford, intend to resign on the ground of being unable to sup port the Irish policy of the Govern ment. Mr Gladstone supports single voting, freetrade m land, abolition of entail, and disestablishment of the Church m Scotland and Wales. He intimates that he would not oppose the details of Mr Chamberlain's scheme if a settle ment on that basis would prove accept able to Ireland . %

£500 will be paid for any case tbftt Amerioan Co;'s Hop Bitters will not ours or help. Doubt not. See Heating's Powder destroys bothmothe, fleas beetles, and all other ingaots, while quit* harmless to domestic animals. In external* nating beetles the success of thie powder if extraordinary. It is perfectly clean m appli. cation. See the article you purchase is Keating's, as imitations are noxioua and ineffectual. Sold m tins, (3d,- Ib, and Si fid each by all chemists.

THE ASHBUftfOIS QUAKPIAN, SATURDAY, OOTOBEE 22, 1&87



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Wanted j 4 COO DM 1 Books, School Books, Note r\. Paper and Envelopes. Boxes 9il, La, and Is 6d ; aplendid value — H. M. Jones The fodger Lads Looked Braw, Looked Braw. VSy ANTjffiD— Board and Residence for V ? two j'oung men ne<»r Canterbury Mills. Apply "a," thta office,. 10 130 WANTED — A General Servant. Highest wages t> good one. — Apply Office of this Paper. lOf 134 V/L: ANTED known that HAVES & OO ** have Largo Stocks on hand. Fo) further particulars see new advertieomen m this issue. FOR SALE— A let of Empty Case.", cheap.— ll. C. b'EGKRs, Mclford Mouse. WANTED Known.— Melford Houso is the Cheapest m town to buy first-claes Drapery aud Millinery. — H. C. gKQEItg. THE PIPES AGAIN . — Scotch Concert, October 38th. PRINTS, Priote. — Just opened a splen- did assortment of Prints, Ginghams, Zephjre, &c. Great variety to chooße from. — H. 0. Segebs, Melford House. Dauds o' Duddy Tartan . — Show flight. WANTED CASH— Moir's Oatmeal, 251 be, 2b 9d ; Ling Fish, 5d ; Dried Apples 4d ; 21b Tina Beat Honey, lOd ; Vcßtas, 5d per doz.j Sperm Candles, 5d ; Tin Fruits, la ; Cutting do. ls 6d. — James McGkegob, Tancrod Street, opposite Arcade.- ANTED KNOWN — Olesgraph* Scenery, and Catholic Fubjectf* Catholic Cards, good variety m Scraps Novelties m Penwipers, Crewel Wools and Silke, Knitting Cotton, Colored Crotchet Cotton, Transfers, Tinsel Balls, &c, &c, at Abs Manhibb's Fancy Repository, Saundsrß' Buildings. THE KYLE FIDDLERS.— At the Scotch Concert, October 28th.



Public Notices ) As Byron sayß— I never, no, I never, Saw any man so yellow. How's your liver ? (Yellow Dwarf ) TAKE MOORE'S PILLS, Christchurch, March 9th, 1887. I am happy (o testify to the vuluo of your Livor and Stomachic PjUs, having used them for the last fourteen years, arid can recommend them to every household with every confidence. — J. G. Garforth. Sole Agent for Ashburton,- - OHAS. NEATd, Pharmaceutical Chemist, 7 166 Frae Shiehallion to Craig- Venean. ASHBURTON HIGH SCHOOL ESTABLISHED 1881. Teaching Staff: Boys' School. — Mb J. E. Buchana lat B. A., University College, London Gihls' Fohool — BTiss Saundkbs, Canter- bury College-, Chriai church ; Miss Grdbb, Trinf / College, Dublin AT this institution pupils of both sexes have the opportunity of acquiring the elements of a liberal edu- cation c The subjects of Study are those usually faaght at Secondary Schools ; but the ordinary coarse may ba modified to meet Bpeoial cases, if In the Interest o the Pupils snob a plan is judged ad- visable. At the Girls School provision has been made by the Teaching Staff to give lesaona m Music and Painting to Young Ladies not attending the other Claaaes m the fohool, who may desire instructions m theße Bubjeotß. The Physical Training of the Pupils i 3 not overlooked. Calisthenics for the Girls, and Military Drill for the Boys, are parts of the School course. The year is divided In'o three terms. All fe«B are payable m advance. For Pupils nnder 12 years of age, £2 2) per term ; over 12 years of age, £2 16a per term ; Music £1 la per term extra ; fee for attending Moalc (only), £2 2s ; Draw- ing and Painting (only), £1 la per term. For further details apply to Mr Bnohanan. The next term commences on MON- DAY, the 19th tnah. 9 49 Skreighs o' Reels.— October 88th. Alfred Harrison, ABOTIONEEjtI, dTOOE AND ESTATE AGENT AND VALUATOR. SATURDAY SALE at 12 o'clock shars. — Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Produoa and Merchandise. FOR SALE- Farming Implements, and Vehicle» of all kinds constantly m Yards on view for B?a'e. Clearing Sales held m Town or Country as required, and most liberal terms arranged with both Buyers and Sellers. Bents collected, and the business oi absentees managed with oaro. Valuation made of Properties orMer- chandise on easy terms. Advances made instantly on Goods delivered at the Stores for Sale, ky»ni for the Norvrioh Union Firt"tn^ eurance OompariFv " ; V " Agent tor this ' '-," : \ MUT UAL «HIFR aSSO£?IATIQ^ 6 >v ; -.. .• - /^AUsTßAi.^siAjj ; ;r ;; !^ aiiFRED HARRISON 3*2 § I Lj s < i£ S gl* ° i 2-H I - •jH EH W^-g »o « l§ IS BJ* S 4 I ** U ifl 3 i, 1 ■s sale 1 -S £"« sl-8 I gl S * 1 s"i I gj i TRY KIRKPATEICK'S NEW SEASON'S JAM. CAUTION. "TWJONE is genuine unless our name is Xi stamped ob each tin, and haa our Registered Trade Mark, •* Lord Kelson, on the label. TRY KIBKPATRICK'S TOMATO SAUCE. THE mostjdelicious flavoring for Gold Meats, Chops, Steaks, (Soups, Gravies, fee. &o.



Pablic Notices HAYING taken over the Grocery and Earthenware Departments of tho Bußinees of the late Firm of ORR and ALCORN, I will ocnttnoe those Branches of the Bnaineea m the same Shop for the preset} t I have regular Shipments of GLASS AND E ART BEN WARE, ' Coming forward from tho Manufacturers which enable? mo to SELL at a PRICE that defiv lompetuion I intend, as formerly, making TEA my spec ! 'y. COFFEE ground daily on the Premises. Quality combined with Cheapness will be my Motto. 9*99 ROBERT ALCORN. O >U S5 -C O 4 © • oO o 3 m * -J 5 a <d ©"^ ** rh ■»* ao *. o >ajj s o J "o a> S o* © £fl^g a PARTNERSHIP. NOTICE. HO. ORAIGHEAD has great plea- , sure m intimating to the Public of Aahbnrton and surrounding districts that be has admitted Edwin G. Craighead into partnership with him, and that the business will for the future be carried on under the etylo or firm of H and E. Cbaighbad. REFERRING to the above, H and E JLt Craiqhead beg to announce to the Public of A&hkurton and surrounding j districts that they have just lately received a large assortment of English and Colonial Tweeds, Worsted Coatings, &c, suitable for the present Season, and hope by strict attention to business, first-olass fit end workmanship, to merit a continuance of i t b patronage bo liberally bestowed upon < f predecessors. H. & E. CRAIGHEAB, Tailors, 2 Tancred street, Ashburton. FISHING SEASON. W. ZANDER HAS just received and opened up his New Stock of ANGLERS' GOODS, comprising Split Cane and other Rods, various prices, with Minnow and Fly Tops, Flies, Minnows, Lines, Hooks, Reels, Gut »nd GutLineß, W.P, Stockings, Fishing Bags, and every requisite for the Fishing Season. Fishing Licenses for the Ash~- burton County oan t.lao be obtained from him. Also m larger supply — CRICKET and LAWN TENNIS materials, Just opened up several cases of New TOBACCONIST WARES and FANCY GOODS, which will be sold at very low prices. Note the Address : — W. ZANDEB, Hairdressing and Shaving Saloon. Billiard Room with 2 first class Tables upstairs EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. 9°70 LOW VITALITY. DR. CHURCHILL'S Syrup of Kypophosphite of Lime is prescribed by the faculty for the cure of Consumption, Chronic Oon&te- and General Debility.''.^ IT contains .two oi. r . the iiyyaqjpar m.i n . g?ed}^^neceßßa^.f6^..jb|ji|iaipgVQp the Hnm an Frame, 'and which *a re-^oon- -Bidered deficient m the into, Vlß..JPJro«p^or««" and Lime. It cannot be teo' highly recommended for Delicate Children, . Dr. Churchill's Compound 'Byrup oi HYPOPHOSPHITES 1b real Brain Food, and m caeei oi Muscular and Nervous Exhaustion has acquired a world-wide reputation. Each bottle bears Dr, Churchill's signature. Price, 4fr. Prepared only by Swan, Chemist, 12, Roe Oasttglione, Pabib. ST. PATRICK'S BOYS.— At the Scotch. Concert on Show Night. GBAND DISPLAY OF NEW SPRING GOODS, I For Beauty, Style,[and Fashion see ANDREW ORR'S NEW STOCK OF Drapery, Clothing, AND Boots. EX " AORANGI " CHOICE MILLINERY. Ottoman Silk Dolmans m all the leading Bhapes. Handsome Visit es and Fichus richly trimmed. Straw Goods, flowere, Feathers and Ribbons. Endless Variety m Jerßey Silk Gloves, Florence Kid Glovcb, 2 and 4 clasp. Latent Dreifi Materials, Jersey Veilings, Nun's Cloth, Ottoman Cords, Grey Carmelites, French Cashmeres, &o. PRINTS.- New Canvas Cloths, Zephyr*, Colored Lace, Stripe Begattas, Flouncing Laces, Mourning Prints, &c. All the New Dress Trimmings Buitable for the New Goods. Splendid Stock of New Boots j«at ipened. Prices cheaper than ever. Dressmaking Department. This Department is giving universal atißfaction. Fit and Style Guaranteed? 'rices to suit the times. • USDREW ORR



P. Perriman. j FORD'S PATENT Sconr and Lung-Worm Mixture FOR SHEEP. A perfect cure fcr Scour and Lnng-Worm (which results from Scour). JOSEPH FORD, Ealing, Patentee. F. FERRIMAN, ASHBURTON. FOE SOEE THEOATS AND CHEST AFFECTION USE Stager's Cough Sppl ManufactU'ed by Mr Slesinger for Forty years. FOR Infants or Adults suffering from Sore Throat, Colds, C<ughs, pain m the Chest, Laryngitis, Bronchitis or Affections of the lurg«, r for Hooping Cough it is a most effectual reme •y. T t contains no t arcotic, and therefore may be used by Children and Adults. F. FEEEIMAN", lAGENT. SLESINGKEE'S Rheumatic Balsam. / T*HE greatest discovery ever yet made for A the relief of human sufferers from Mus- cular or Nervous Affecsion is SLESINGER'S RHEUMATIC BALSAM. Of all the advertised remedies and all the prescriptions from the medical faculty for the cure of Rheumatism, Rheumatic Gout, Scia- tica, Tic Douloureux, Neuralgia, Lumbago, Strains or Sprains, Chilblains, or pains of any sort from the above atiections, none have been so successful and effectual as LESINGER'S RHEUMATIC BALSAM. And why? you will ask. Because there is no nonsense about it. You are not asked to swallow so many pills or so many spoonfuls of mixture or draughts, 2, 3, or 4 times a day, or every other day ; or to use hot, cold, shower, or Turkish Baths ; or to lake or avoid this, that, or the other food ; or to drink only such and such fluid, and not to drink anything else ; or to t*ke such and such exercise, etc., etc No ! Slesinger's Rheumatic Balsam requires no such stipulation ! Eat and drink according to your own good sen'e, and if you only use the Balsam as directed on each bottle, m one day, and even m less time, or after one or two applications, you are relieved from your pain and sufferings, and you will bless the invent r of the Balsam. Furthermore, ycu are not asked to repeat the dose, that is to say, to luy another bottle or another box of pills. No ! nothing of the sort is wanted. One bottle, although small m appearance, but large m its effect, is qu'te sufficient m the worst of cases, and often rrom 20 to 100 drops, according to the surface of the complaint, is sufficient for a cure. CERTIFICATF. Moray Place. Dunedin. Mr Slesingei, V.S., Hope Street. Dear Sir,- T have much pleasure m report* gto you thai, after having used your Rheu- matic Balsam m cases of Neuralgia, Acute, And Chronic Rheumatics, 1 have found it really a useful remedy. I have, therefore, no hesitation m recom mending the same for the above-mentionec cases. — Yours, etc., C. N. Reimer, Surgeon. F. FEEEIMAtf, AGENT IMPORTANT TO HORSE PRO- PRIETORS. 'T'HE following Certificate ht< been receive! X by Mr S, Slesinger, Veterinar Surgeon : — " Wellington City Tramways, " Wellington, 23rd May, 1887. "Me Samuel Slesinger, V.5.,. Dunedin, • 'Dear Sir, — I have, as you are doubtles aware, used your Horse Medicines for the las three or four years, and have found thet very valuable. In my opinion your Colj Drinks, Worm Powders, and Hoof Oil cannd be surpassed. . '"' :V' : '■.■■-.-■ " I have great pleasure "m recomaieri^ vourmedicines to all torse propri£syr£* - • ~rv "'Enclosed please *-&)& of(fsr;for] 18 doze assorted medicines; ..,. -'' ' ,- -■:. -, ■ - : I am, dear sir, -*<'*» Yours faithfully, ££&?• " t ■■■■ -•■■ "S. Smith, Manager." £ FEEEIMAN, AGENT. EVERY MAN CAN RE HIS OWN HOR'-E DOCTOR, By using SLESINGER'S PREPARATIONS, As detailed below. FOR HORSES: THE Colic or Gripe Drink. — Horses ar very liable to Colic or Gripe, and, i eglected, this complaint may m a few hour erminate m inflammation, strangulation tympanitis, and death. This Colic Draugh will give relief m less than two hours, anc often within ten minutes. The Embrocation. — For the treatment o Cuts, Wounds, Bruises from Saddle, Girths, or Harness, Sore Shoulders, Strains, Sprrins Rheumatism, Windgalls, Swellings, etc I either of these injuries or complaints be ne glected for a few hours, they may take week; to cure The Condition Powders. — For restoring an< keeping the Horse m good health, relievinj Hide-bound, Surfeit, Mar.^e, Grease, ant Skin Eruptions, correcting a diseased state 0 the Stomach, Bowels, Kidney, Bladder Liver, e'c. The Worm Powders. — The Horse is ver] subject to Worms, frequently unsuspected b] the owner. Thousands of Horses die for th< want of these Powders, and the owner is none ihe wiser for it ; and, unless a post mtrtem examination is ma 'c, does not know that his Horse suffered from these reptiles. On all occasions, wheu the animal is poor, m low condition, hide-bound, or occasionally passing a worm, give one of tnese Powders night and morning, as directed on each tin. The Blister Oin'ment is superor to any other. After using it, the hair returns to its natural color, and, unlike any other, no blemish is left. The Hoof Oils.— The chief cause of Lame- ness m Horses is some injury or defect m the Foot, which may cause inflammation of the Foot, and bring on other diseases, such as •nflammation of the Bowels, Kidneys, Lungs, There Oils, if used m time, will prevent or cure brittle Hoofs, Sandcracks, Contrac- tion, Quittor, Canker, Corns, Thrush rr Frush, Narrow Heels, Hoof-bound, Navicular Joint Disease, etc., all of which the horse is subject to, and is liable to fall and endanger the life of his rider. This may be avoided by using this Oil daily, or two or three times a yeek. Ihe Grease Ointment. — For the cure of Grease, Crown Scabs, Rat-tail, Mallenders and Sallenders, or any Skin Eruption. DOG MEDICINES : The Distemper Powders are a Perfect Cure, and may also be given m other ailments. The Mange Ointments. — May be used for the Mange or any other Inflammatory Diseases of the SHn m the Horse or Dog. It may be mixed with four times its quantity of Neatsfoo Oil, being eas er of application. By keeping a supply on hand, which costs but very 'Uie, you can cure your Horses ycorself * <t nout the aid of a Veterinary Sur- geon. Ntß. — Age does not affect; the strength ■»-: quality of either medicine.i.^'All the axe sold by F. FEEEIMAN, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON,