THE ASHBURTON GUABDIAN.

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MAIL NOTICES.

Malls oloie at the Aihbnrton Post Office follow* :— For Ohrlstohurch and North at 6 a.vi 0.30 A.m., and 5 p.m., dally. Foi Ohertaey Rakala, dbo,, at 10.30 a.m md 5 p.m. daily. For Dunedta,Tmwald,Wlnslow, Hinds, . Ooldstream. Rangltata, Orari, Winchester, «nd Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily. Fof Temuka, at 10 J.m. and 4.30 pn <ai!r> /Tor Tbnaiu and South; at 10 a. jcu, anc / 30 p.m., dally. For Greenstreet and Aohburton Forks ' en Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10. 3( ft.ni. For Wakanul, Elgin, Seavlew, Seafield ad Kyloy on Tuesdays, Thursdays, anc ' tnrdayi, at 6.30 a,m, : ' For Mount Somers, daily at 4.30 p.nc ' For M&jfield and Ruapuna, on Mod flays and Thursdays, at 4.30 p.m. For Ashton, Waterton and Longbeach 4.30 p. m. daily. For Flemington, on Mondayi, Wednei fftyg, and Fridays, at 4.30 p. no. For Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fr •■■ at 10.30 a.m.

Malls arrive ftt thej Aahhurton Poo ffiee— tfrom Ohrifltchuroh and Bakaia at 10.11 % n.| 4.35 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. FromChertaey <fcoat 10.16 «, anc t BS p.m. daily. From Dunedin *ad Intermediate placei B.BP -%m. daily. »Frobt Temuka an Timaru at 10.40 a. m 06. 50 p.m dally. From Greenatreet and Ashburton Forki>, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 4 46 p.m. From Wakanul, Elgin, Seavlew, Sea field and Kyle, on Tneadaya, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 5 p.m. Icixn Mount Somers, dally at 10. 0 > m» From Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Wed oasdayi and Saturdays, at 10.5 a.m. From Aahton, Waterton, and Long flat 10 a.m. dally. From Newlands, on Tuesdays and Frl at 2.30 p.m, From Flemlngton on Tuesdays, Than days, and Saturdays, at 10a.m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1887. ENGLAND'S PREPAREDNESS.

Accustomed as we have been of late to be periodically told of the obsolete character and the inefficiency of the ships of the British navy and the insufficiency of their armamenf, and also that the British army, m addition to its smallness m numbers, when com pared with those of Continental Powers, is far behind them m the matter ol weapons of modern warfare, it is satis factory to learn that the authorities at Home are losing no steps to increase the efficiency of both branches of the service. In times such as these, when it is quite possible that Europe may be at any time plunged into a great war, it is well that the "tight little island" should be prepared for all eventualities, and not handicapped by reason of its defenders being incompletely armed. Some time ago Lord Charles Beresford and Sir A. Allison, m the course of speeches made by them, took occasion to refer to the condition of the army and navy respectively. The former said that the " scare " as to the fitness of the navy had originated m there not being a business-like system of organisation, m the existence of a state of unprepared ness, and m there being no definite arrangements as to what should be done m case of the services of the navy being required — "m our waiting to find out what we were going to do." The present Board of Admir alty, one and all, had determined to alter that system. It was their busi ness to change the mode of administra tion, and they would have a system which would, as it were, put them at the end of an electric button ; so that if war should be declared between Russia and France, or any other country, every man would go straight to his billet, and stores, ammunition, and everything would at once be m their proper position within twenty-four hours, instead of being nowhere at all, as had been the case up to the present moment. England's mercantile marine presented a target to be shot at sixty times larger than that of any other nation, and to defend that great float ing wealth properly a large number of cruisers were needed. He was not at liberty, nor would it be proper to say, what were the intentions of the Board of Admiralty: but, as far as he was individually concerned, ho held to every word he had said m the House of Commons on the 15th of March last namely, that to put England m a state m which there would be the minimum of loss m the event of war being de clared she should have twenty more cruisers. General Alison's remarks regarding the army are brief but re assuring. He said that while the whole of Europe was. resounding with nothing but the clang of arms ; every nation armed to the teeth ; and a state of matters existing which was likely to terminate m war, and speedy, war, it was necessary that England's army should be m a thorough state of readi ness, and he told hisaudience thathehad the best of grounds for believing that the authorities were going to put the army m such a state m regard to readiness for mobilisation as Lord Charles Beres ford had said it was intended to pot tbenawy.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

. * We are m reoeipt of a hand-book on the fishes of New Zealand, prepared under the instructions of the Commissioner of Trade and Customs, by Mr R A. A. Sherrin. A variety of useful information as to the fish whiob frequent our ooast, and vory complete chapters on curing and canning are given. . A meeting of the Committee of the Ash burton Tradesmen's Raoing Club was held I last evening, Mr A. Harrison m the chair' Final arrangements m connection with the race meeting on Thursday- next were com r pleted. Two new nembers were elootod. A half holiday on the ocoasion of the faces on Thursday has been declared. An eleron of the Ashburton High School CO. last Saturday journeyed to Bakaia where ' they met an eighteen of the looal sohool. The match, which was played dnring heavy rain, resulted m a very easy win for the High Sohool by an innings and 4 runs. For the visitors A. Buchanan, who alogged up 27, .was the top scorer, whilst none of the ' eighteen made any stand against the bowling of the Buohanan Brothers. Soores: — High Sohool, 62 ; Bakaia, 24 and 34. At the con clusion of the game three oheers were given for Mr Dixon, whose kindness added a great deal to the day's enjoyment, and who umpired throughout the match. After wo went to press yesterday the hear ing of the information laid against Samuel Thompson, licensee of the Alford Forest Hotel, for having sold liquor on a Sunday and for having permitted drunkenness on his lioensed premises was concluded. Thompson was fined £5 and costs, with the alternative ol a month's imprisonment on the formei charge, and £10 and costs, with the alter native of two months' imprisonment, on the latter, the convictions to be endorsed on the license. Regarding the case of permitting drunkenness, the Magistrate made some verj strong remarks. He said he would punist heavily any publioan convioted before him or snoh a charge, espeoiaUy if the offence tool place m an out-district where the ohanoei oi detection were co small. A writer m Pepular Science, supporting th< view that a higher civilisation tends to bald' ness or a lessened growth of hair, cites thi fact that 48 per cent, of men at a Patii concert were bald, while only 12 per oent. 0: those who attended a Sullivan prize figh were without a full head of hair. A sandwich factory has been started ii New York on the east side. Factories, offioee business houses, and restaurants are'supplied The bread is out by machinery and there ii continuous Blioing of beef and poultry ant tougues. Sandwiches are turned out by thi thousand, and sold so cheap that the retaile may sell them for a nickle apieoe and make 1 fair profit. A sandwich faotory has beei running m Chioago for a year with a profit 0 30,000 dollars.— Washington Star. There will have to be three costly viaduct on the Northern Trunk Line, one of wbioh i m the Waitati oontraot just let at thi northern end. This and another m tfci southern portion will cost about £30,001 each. The third, m the centre, will rui into some £10,000, the three represents about £100,000. The engineers have strivei m vain to avoid these viaducts and ooatlj works, and even now a double party are cur voying m the endeavour to find some mean of esoaping them. The cost of the sou then mduot is compensated by the saving of nim miles of road. " Dog Cribbage " is the last means devisee tot whiling away the tedium of a journey One fellow takes the right and the other thi left of the road and counts the dogs. Th< developments of the game caused muoh excite ment. Dogs turn up m the most unacoount able manner — m ladies' armß, peeping out 0 doors, and through windows. Some orosa thi road before they score for one party and ar< secured by the other. Passing cross streeti affordß infinite amusement. When the desti nation or some given spot is reached thi respective numbers are taken and the losei shouts. If A plot of freehold land m Elizabeth street Melbourne, 28 feet 7 inches was sold at auotioi recently at £800 per foot. As an instance 0 advanoe m the value of city properties, th< last sale m this block realised only £180 pel foot. At a meeting, m Melbourne, of oadet offioeri and head teaohers of schools, a motion wai carried affirming the desirability of sondinj 1000 cadets to England m honor of th< Queen's Jubilee. It is estimated that th< cost would be from £20,000 to £30,000. To the Ladies.— Owing to ill-health, I have been unable to master the sixteen miles ride to Church or Chapel, and hence my Sunday savings have amounted to 21s 6d, and as the Committee never send for my cash, I thought of a good way m which I might spend the said 21s 6d, viz., by paying for this advertisement for a short time, and relieve suffering humanity, by telling them ot the worth of Ferriman's Marvellous Steam Washer, During a very trying sickness it has been a source of great comfort to see my little Polly, just turned nine, doing all my was'i, and saving me worry, besides the saving of ».he fuel, clothes, soap, time, and adding to the health of my husband and nine children.— (Signed) A Mother, who is blessed m the possession of a good Washer. Mv name and address may be had at the office of this paper on paying the cost of a Washer for a sister of mine m Otago. — Advt.

THE EUROPEAAN SITUATION.

[bBUTER's TELEGRAMS — COrYRIQHT.] Vienna, February 27. The Austrian Minister of War will strongly demand of the Delegation a credit of 43,000,000 florins for military purposes. Berlin, February 27. The semi-efficial North Getman Gazcttt % m a leading article to-day, says that Germany has not meddled m the quarrels of Eastern Europe, as she does not dispute the claims of Russia m regard to the Balkan Peninsula. Constantinople, February 27. M. Grekoff, one of the Bulgarian de putation, has left for Sofia, but Riaz Pasha, the Turkish Commissioner for Bulgaria, who arranged to accompany him, has suddenly deferred his de parture from this city.

SPORTING.

THE NEW MARKET HANDICAP.

(Received February 28, 2.15 p.m ) Melbourne, February 28. The newsp»pers to-day, especially the Age, consider the Newmarket Handicap ought to have been awarded to Abner. Public opinion likewise confirms this view.

BETTING ON THE AUSTRALIAN CUP.

The followlog is the lateßt betting on THB AUSTRALIAN OOP. 5 to 2 agat Nelaon 4— 1 -Trldeht 6 — I—— Arsenal G - 1 Lcchiel 10 — 1 Satyr 20 — 1 Gwoe Darling, All Gold, Cheshire, Cyclop*. Neliou ie being very itesilfy aapported,

AUCTIONEER'S REPORT.

Mr Peter Wiilitms reports that his finst m ABhhurton, on Saturday last, m the Town Hall, pasaed off ve*y success fully There was a very large attendauce of purchasers, and the furniture, dairy produce, etc., changed hands at prioos , satisfactory to vendors. — The Bale 1p advertised to be continued on Saturday next.

THE WELLINGTON FIRE

4 Wellington, February 28. Thompson and shannon's exact insur ance was £25,7£0 on the etock, and £6100 on the building, Taking salvage into account, Mr Shannon estimates the loss will not be very considerable. A portion of the iaturanoe is on English offices, »nd will swell the total already recorded to probably £70,000. A Salvage Corps , formerly m exißtenoe was legally dissolved 1 a week ago, and their plant m the shape of waggon, basketi, blankets, etc., lies ownerless. Steps are, however, being taken to' form a salvage corps among members of the Star Boating 01 ab. It Is a noticeable fact that, despite Wellington's character for wind, all the big fires have occurred m very calm weather. Had the usual nor'weiter been blowing yesterday morning, at least another block mast have shared dost/uotlon, for, as it was, the heat m Panama street was so great that the firemen had to ba kept drenched, and the nczz'es of the hose grew too hot to hold. A. very little wiud would have been sufficient to send the flames from the tall wooden bu'ldings right into the premises on the other aide, whioh, with one excep tion, were all wood, and no approaoh oonld have been possible. All the papers condemn m unmeasured terms the defects which have been dis covered m the Walnul waterworks. It is beyond doubt that half the water supplied to the dam never reached town for months past The defeots can only be put tight by emptying the reservoir, which is impossible at present. Tho most that can be done is todjpg the leaks till the old supply from Karori can be made available for the higher levels of the town. There is a good store of water there, which would keep the place going for a considerable time, but at present the mains travelling through the hill are not large enough to furnish a complete supply. Among the property burned m Messrs Kennedy Maodonald's were a vast quantity of plan of Wellington and nearly every town m the colony, besides a large col lection of manuscript bearing on the his tory of the place, whioh Mr Macdonald has been assiduously collecting for slx teen years. Tkese were not insured, as no insurance could be obtained on them and they cannot be replaced, Mr Magln nity had just taken In a large quantity i of champagne and other goods instead of , bonding them. A small quantity of sal vage has been recovered from his store. ' The ruins are still smouldering vigorously, 1 and the hose has been almost incessantly ■ playing on them. The O.ty Council to-night deoided to , oable home at once for the pipe necessary to lead water from the Karori reservoir at the higher level. The Mayor pro -1 posed that outside engineering opinion 1 should be obtained on the works at I Walnul-o-mats, and the best method of i dealing with the detects, but an amend , ment was carried to appoint a Committee, [ consisting of the senior member of e*oh ward, to inquire into the state of the works, and report. . The Mayor to-day forwarded a letter to the Captain of the i Nelson, thanking him m the name of the i city for the assistance rendered by the i sailors yesterday. Wellington, Of arch 1. The buildings destroyed by fire were assessed for the purposes of the Property > Tax at £15,750. In arriving at the i valuation the usual method is to estimate i what the property would realise m open , market at auction, so that about a third may be reasonably added, so that the losa . m buildings alone ii £21,000. Wilson and Kiohardaon'a. .and Buckley, Stafford 1 and Barton's were freehold, whilst the remainder of the land was leased from i the Wellington Corporation.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

I (Rbuxer's TELEaruMs — Copyright)

SOCIALISTS IN ST. PAUL'S.

LondoNj February 27. A large number of Socialists attended the afternoon service at St. Paul's Cathedral, and created a dis turbance by their noisy behavior. They, however, subsequently dispersed quietly.

ANOTHER WAR CREDIT.

Vienna, February 27. The Austrian Minister of War will shortly demand of the Delegations a credit for 3,000,000 florins for military purposes.

THE BALKAN PENINSULA.

Beblin, February 27. The North Gctman Gazette m a leading article to-day says that Ger many will not meddle m the quarrels of Eastern Europe, as she does not dispute the claims of Russia m regard to the Balkan Peninsula.

CARDINAL JACOBINI.

Bomb, February 27. Cardinal Jacobini, late Pontifical Secretary, who has been ill for some time past, is now m a critical condi tion, and his life is despaired of. (Received March I, 2.30 p.m.) Some, Maroh 1. Cardinal Jacobini died to-day at noon.

AUSTRALIAN.

[REUTER TBLEGRAMS— OOPYKiaHT.]

N.S.W. ELECTIONS.

Sydney, February 28. The elections were concluded on Saturday. Of 124 members returned, 77 are supporters of the Parkes' Government, 37 Oppositionists, and 10 Independent. Otherwise classed as — Freetraders, 83 ; Protectionists, 41.

HEAVY RAINS.

! Brisbane, February 28 Heavy rain has fallen here, and m the suburbs heavy flood occurred, but no casualties arc reported. (Received March 28, 2.30 p.m.) UNEMPLOYED. Sydnw, Maroh 1. A large body of unemployed paraded the streets last night, but were dispersed by the police without disturbance.

THE RECENT COLLISION.

An enquiry into collision, between the ferry steamers Emu and Waratah is now proceeding.

POLITICAL,

Hobakt March 1. I Mr Moore having declined the port- ] folio m the Ministry. Mr Brown retains the position of Minister of Lands. '

CRICKET.

ENGLAND V AUSTRALIA.

[reotbr's telegrams—copyright.] Sydney, February 28. The International Cricket Match was resumed to-day. The Englishmen, who on Saturday had loijt five wickets for 73 ru^B, continued the- Innings, which dosed for 254 runs. Score:—' ■ Scotton, b ... ... ... 20 Brlggs, b 16 Fiowera, b 18 Wood, b ... ...... 0 Sherwln, b ... 5 Barlow, not out ... ... 42 Extras ... ... ... 16 In the second innings the Australians made 101 for the loss of four wloketa, the following beiug the scores :— McDonnell, o 35 Moses, o „ 33 Lyons, o ... 0 Giffon, b ... 0 Allen, not out 19 Midwinter, not out 4 Extras ... 10

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

— . ♦ ... — ■ Mblbodrnb, February 22. An investigation into the damage done to the works at the entrance to the Gipps land lakes by the rooent storms shows a loss of over £2000 A demonstration of firemen takes place this week and a large number of men from all the Oolonloa are present m Melbourne. A large ohuroh parade of firemen took place last Sunday. Mr P. K. M'Oaughan, late member for Riverton, returns to New Zealand shortly. He will probably oontest the Hokonul seat at the next general election. . Simonsen's Ital'an ope -a season closed this week after a successful ran of nine weeks. The divorce case, Weeding v Weeding and Rose, is now proceeding. The presid ing judge has forbidden the publication of the evldenoa m the newspapers. February 23. Daring a fire at a house of a man named Graham, at Hotham, the corpse of Graham's wife was burned to a cinder. The Cabinet have deoided to take no initiative for aelebratlng the Queen's Jubilee, but the Mayor has deoided to oall a meeting of Metropolitan and Suburban Municipal representatives. Sidney, February 22 A Urge meeting of the unemployed was held yesterday. The men afterwards in terviewed Sir fl. Ptrkes, who promised to grant what measure of relief was possible. It is rumoured that a syndicate is about to purchase a piece of laud near Sydney, for the purpose of starting open air amuse ments, fireworks, &a. The cost of the gronnd is said to bo from £30,000 to £50,000. A Government veterinary surgeon has been despatched to Silverton to investi gate the outbreak of malignant typhoid, which has broke a out m that neighbor hood. Enquiries Instituted by the Minister of Works show that 300 stonemasons are out of work, and many are m great distress. The elections are now nearly all oon oluded, and the numbers show 76 Free traders and 28 Protectionists. The latter, though not returning tbe number they anticipated, have very largely strengthened the party m the House. Government are busily eagaged m tbe framing of the Estimates for the different departments, and considerable reduction has been made. It is rumored that Government will meet the deficit by the issue of Treasury Bills to the amount of two millions, and funding the debt, and will also propose direot taxatfoa. It is not thought that the Treasury witl delay the budget long after the meeting of Parlia ment. Another outrage is reported from Waterloo. Although the girl stated that she was a consenting party, her age being under fourteen, criminal proceedings cm be take" against the prisoners. The Marine Board have deoided that therecent collision between the Oonambara and the brig Syren was caused by the wrongful act of tbe captain of the steamer. In the divorce case Blake v Blake, now being heard, the respondent is acoused of adultery with Mrs Amy de Fountalne Spencer, opera bouffa singer. The Judge will not permit the publication of the evidenoe. JBrisb4se, February 23. News from Thursday laland states that two men named Goodshaw and Thompson, who were prospecting on the mainland m New Guinea, were attacked by Natives: Goodshaw was dangerously wounded. It was stated that payable gold had been discovered at Sanford, about 15 miles from Brisbane, and a rush took place. The Gold Warden visited the place, but failed, however, to find the color, and declined to reoommend the reward olaimei by the prospectors. The Tramway Board intend to use electric power for propelling the Oars,

YOUNG AUSTRALIA.

A would-be juvenile genius has for warded the following unique epistle to the Victorian Defence Department : — "Address No; 6 Cambridge terrace, Drummond street, near Prince's street, Oarlton, January 20, 1887. Saturday, Dear Sir,—l am a boy, 13 years old ; but I have very great engineering abilities. I have found out, by always thinking, a dreadful weapon of war on land. I shall now tell you something about it. First, it is made of two road engines, and a platform extending from one to the other. On this platform the soldiers and cannon are to placed, and protected by a wall m front of them (the soldiers), and the engines made so that they can keep up with the cavalry, and made very strong and durable, so that the soldiers can run it np to the enemy and pour canister shot out of the cannon m tbeir faces. If it will work it will bow the Russians to pieces. I have got another one, It is a land torpedo, and made to move by olookwork, and when close to the enemy to explode, and I reokon, if yon put about 301 bof dynamite m one, it will blow up over 1000 men, bo that if the soldiers carried about 5000 they could blow up the entire Russian army, an 4 completely cripple the Ruaßiau nation for over. Call or send some officer up oorae time next week, at night, because I am at work all day, and then I will show him or you the plans and specifications, and then you can get the raacbinefmade, because I have no money to get it mado. so come some time next week, for we are going to move to Geelong soon. — I am, yours respectfully, (signed) Edwin Pokbrick.

CORRESPONDENCE.

. »■ ■■ We do not hold ourselves responsible for th« opinions exprcsted by our correspondent*.

BOROUGH FOOTPATHS.

10 THE EPITOB. Sir,— Beading m your report of the last meeting of the Borough Oounoll that it was deoided to asphalt Tanored street as far fas William street, 1 cannot help writing to protest against such a glaring waste of ratepayer's money,— of oourse, except to thoje residents who live m Tanored street. — seeing that there are numbers of streets and footpaths still on formed, and likely to remain so ai long as the-Oouucil is allowed to spend, the ratepayer's money m such unnecessary works. During the winter, if the Oounoil Is oalled upon to do oertain works m order to allow residents to . leave theli houses without walking aasle deep fn water, the answer will be, " No money," and no wonder. Ah ! Happy thought ! No doubt the residents of Tanored street suffer from oorns. Of oourse, that Is an all aaffiolint reason for having asphalt to walk on. I am, etc. , . NowMW.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Atjoklaxd, February 28. Mr Jno Bennett, of Bush farm, Sydney, shipped to America by the Alamedatwo small Hungarian ponies by the famous sire Bonnie Oharlie, also on the Alameda the two-year-old colt True Briton, by John Ball, ont of Baby, and a yearling oolt by Goldsborougb, from Rosemary. The latter animal was brought by J. K. Newton, who ia taking them over to try whether Aus tralian blood b.oraeu have bdj chance m competing with the oraok horaea m the United States. It Is to be be regretted Mr Newton's negotiations for purchase of an Auckland bred oolt of the famous Musket stock proved unsuccessful. Wellington, February 28. The trout ova by the Kiikoura was not m so good condition as the salmon, And has been sent to Masterton. It is undor«tood tbe Hon W. H, Rey nolds has been urging on his colleagues the necessity of retrenchment In the public ■ervioe. The polioe have arrested two lads, Gni* tava Mayer, aged 12, and William Sheehan aged 13, on whom some property stolen at the recent burglaries was found. They were remanded till Wednesday. Intelligence has just been received that the s,a. Hauraki from Greymouth, coal laden, foundered at 2 a.m. twenty mile* from Oaps Farewell. The crew were landed safely. Tbe cause of the disaster is not yet known. The Hauraki was owned by Captain Harvey and the engineer. She was Insured m the Victoria Office for £1300, bat reinsured ia the South Brit sh for £450, m the National £250, Standard £125. Her value is £3000 beyond the iniurauoe. The Hauraki was bound for Waltara, The Hauraki was • boat of 90 tona register, and was built at North Shore, Auokhnd, by Holmes, about twelve jre?n ago. She was at first a paddle ateamec but was some few years ago altered to a ■orew steamer. Inveroarghll, February 28. Mr Dodson arrived by the Te Anau In connection with the proposed new line of steamers between London and New Zea* land. Nothing has been board of the missing i boat and men. Searoh has been made on ; the Stewart's laland ooast and also on : Bluff Peninsula, where the boat was last 1 seen. Twj diggers on the beach say they ■ saw a boat beating into the New River, > bat after a pqaall passed did not see it 1 again. The Minister of Marine has tele graphed that he will send tbe Stella to searoh. <

MR MACANDREW'S FUNERAL

Dunedih, February 28. The funeral of Mr James Macandrew ' took place this afternoon, the body being k interred m the family burying ground, 1 about half a mile from his late resldenoa ; In Macandrew Bay. About 1500 persons , were conveyed by steamer frcm Danedln, c and at Port Chalmers all the business 5 places were oloßed. Sir B. Stout and * Mr Buckley represented the Government, * and the Hon. Mr Fortescue the Governor. Five members of the Legislative Ooonoll and fifteen members of the House of ' Representatives, inoludln? Sir M. O'Rorke, 1 Speaker, were present, two being from 1 the North Island and one from the West Coast. The service m the .house was oonduoted by the Jttev. Mr Gregg; This 1 over, the coffin was borne by the Mayor 1 and Councillors of Fort Chalmers to the 1 private cemetery, the procession which followed being truly representative. Dr Stuart officiated at the grave, which was 1 alongside the spot where Mrs Maoandrew was buried some years ago.

SUSPECTED INCENDIARISM.

» Auckland, February 25. An outbreak of fire ocourred at mid night on Saturday m a house at Daren port occupied by John Henry Stubbfl. The fire was extinguished before any serious damage was done. Sergeant Gillies made an inspection of the room where Stabbs stated - a kerosene lamp exploded while he was m bed and set fire to the premises. The officer discredited the explanation, and as the result of the investigation took the man Stubbs Into custody on a charge of attempted lnoen diarism. He has been remanded til! Fridaj, bail being allowed m £200. The building Wis Insured for £300 In the New Zealand.

A TERRIBLE CRIME IN FRANCE.

A terrible orima has just been com mitted m the Morbihan, France. A miller woman named Jalln, had four ohlldren, two sons and two daughter!. The elder daughter Esther Jallo, wai pretty and ooiiboloub of the fact. She had also Borne eduoation, and was a great favorite m the village, where the other inmates of the mill were disliked and feared. One day her family began to affirm that she was possessed of the demon of pride. There was an evil spirit In Esther's body, and the brothers Jallu declared to everybody that they would m some way drive it out. After ruminating upon the matter for some time, they barred the doora of the mill, and, seizing their sister, threw her on the floor. One of them held her do*n while the othet bored holes m her with an augur. The demon was to esoape out of her body by these openings. While the soreams of the tortured girl were half drownod by the noise of mill stones turning rapidly, two women — the mother and sister — were actually kneeling beside her praying for the success of the operation . Four holes were bored, one In the forehead, one m the body, and one m eaoh leg. Whether the Ignorant peas ants really imagined that they oould thai drive the demon of pride out of their sitter, or whether they premeditated the* murder they committed, mattered very little to Esther, who, of oourse, died under 1 the' operation. When the inhabitants of the surrounding country came to inquire after Esther, when she had not been seen for several days, the two brothers and slater appeared at the door armed with hatoheta, and threatened to strike any one who should dare to approach them. The gendarmes were at onoe informed of the ooourrence, and the inmates of this mill having been seized, they were etat to a madhouse. — European Mail,

The only eafa and sure oure for gravel or urinary, troubles is Amerioaq Co.'b Bop Sitters, Prove it, Jioa<3

THE ASHBUBTON GUABDIAN, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1887



BAILWAY TIME TABLE Twins Abbito at AsHßUiuoN—From Christ- fhuroh and the North, at 10.15 a.m. (express) , 4.85 p.m., and 7.10 p.m. From Timaru, 10.45 a.m. From Dunedin and South, 6.27 o.m. (express). From Mount Somers, 10.5 i.m Tkaihs Lkav* Ashbubton— For Christ-. hnroh and North, at 7.10 a.m., 10.55 a.m., %n 6.87 p.m. (express). For Dunedin and 10.25 a.m. (express). For Timaru, ~ 15 p.m. For Mount Somers, 5.5 p.m.



The best medicine known is SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its eminent powerful effeota m coughs, colds influenza, &c, — the relief is instantaneous, Thousands give the most gratifying testi- mony. His Majesty the King of Italy and medical syndicates all over the globe are its patrons. Read the offioial reports that accompany eaoh bottle. We have no oooaeion to offer rewards m proof of the genuineness of our references. The official reports of medioal olinios and universities, the official communication of the Consul General for Italy at Melbourne; the diploma awarded International Exhibition, Amsterdam— all these are authentic documents, and, as auoh, not open to doubt. We add bore epitome of one of the various oases treated by Siegen, M.D., Professor, etc : Burning of the right hand through tho explosion of a small oil stove. The epidermis on the volar and palmer side of the hand of the thirty -year-old patient was completely separated and lifted up as far as the joint of the hand. The likewise lifted nails were hanging loose, and half of the phalanx of (he nail of the middle finger was coaled. The wounds thus contracted healed m three weeks under daily applications of Eucalypti Extraot dressing. The patient hai retained the full upe ol her baud,— [A<ivt.]



J* _ r « a.. SPORTING. guns. Grafs; guns. SINGLE an 4 DOUBLE-BREECH and MUZZLE-LOADING Gucs now Unding and m Stock ; the Greatest Variety evar shown m Ashburton. CALL EARLY AND INSPEOT OUR STOCK. Prices very low QUALITY NOT TO BE BEATEN. A L S 0 ,— Powder, Shot, Caps, Car 1 ridges, Cart, ridge Oases, and all Requisites for Sporting Purposes AT EQUALLY LOW PRICES. ORR & TICORN, IMPORTERS. HflMflttKi££M§i SLAUGHTERING LICENSE. WE hereby give notice that we intend to apply at the County Council meeting m April next for n Slaughtering License for large and small cattle for K.B. 7261, . CHAPMAN BROS., Willowby. March Ist, 1887. 3 11 4 SHBURTON PERMANENT /\. BUILDING and INVESTMENT SOOIETY. Monthly subscriptions and other pay* ments due will be received at the Society's offices, Burnett street, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m, and from 6 to 7.30 p.m., on TUESDAY, March Ist. Deposits received at the highest cur- rent rates of interest. TABLE Showing the Scale of Repayments adopted by this Society for a Loan of £100 upon first-olass security. N £ Monthly Amount Total Years R*P»y- per Amount j.v<ua. men t B . Annum. Repaid. £a. d. £ 8. d. £ c. d. Two ... 412 255 6 0 110 12 0 Four ... 210 8 30 8 0 121 12 0 Six ... 1 17 2 22 6 0 133 16 0 Eight ... 110 2 18 2 0 144 16 0 Ten ... 1 6 4 15 16 0 158 0 0 J. WARD, 2*190 Directing Manager.



Bpecial advertisements. WHITE, CAYGILL, & CO., BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS, J. W. WHITE, Notary Public. NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Mesera White a*j> O. (White. Smltbaon, and Raymond), of rimnru, and John A. Cltoiuj, of Aob- burton, have this day entered into Partnership as Barrister! and Solioltori, at Aehburton, under the style of "White, Oayglll and Co." Mr J. W. White, will attend the sittings of the Courts at Ash- uttqn. WHITE & CO.. JOHN A. OAYGILL. Money to lead m any annas on approved freehold security. Offices : Bullock's Arcade 10*803 WILDING AND LEWIB, BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS. & F. WITbING, Notabt Public. Offioei: Next "Mail" Office, Burnett-st,, Aohburton. Mr Wildiko will attend the sittings i of the Aehburton Conrti on Tuesday and Fridays, and may be consulted personally n these days. The firm ii now represented In Ash- burton by Mb Clayton, an English Solicitor of considerable experience, who will be m dailf attendance at the office to receive instructions «nd confer wltb olents. *100 8 J AM A pASH pURCHASER OF WHEAT . OATS BARLEY AND RYE GRASS GEOKGE JAMESON, ASHBURTON. 2*lol fi^HE undersigned have Just Beceived A FRESH SUPPLIES or NEWCASTLE COAL WESTPORT COAL V.D.L. TIMBER V.D.L. PALINGS BOILED AND RAW OIL CASTOR OIL WHITE AND RED LEAD AMERICAN LOOKS HOUSE VARNISH SCRIM WIRE NETTING WIRE NAILS FENCING WIRE (Barb) FENCING WISE (PJain) _ INSPECTION INVITED. McCallum and Co., TIMBER, IRON, AND COAL MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS & IMPORTERS, NEW BOOKS AND NEW SUPPLIES OF BOOKS. H. J. WOOD & CO., STATIONER'S HALL, 240, HIGH ST , CHRISTCHUROH, And Fbiedlandeim' Buildings, ASHBURTON. WE receive from London publishing firms regular shipments of from 16 to 20 cases moDthly by the direct steamers. The reading public are reapectfully invited to inspect our large and varied Stock of Books m every branch of Literature. As we buy for cash and buy largely, we are allowed extra discounts, and are m a position to give exceptional advan- tages to our customers, and a liberal discount on parcels and to Library Committees. H. J. WOOD & CO., Wholesale and Retail Booksellers and Stationers, CHRISTOHUBCH & ASHBURTON. ACCOUNT" BOOKS In evory variety of size and style of ruling, from the largett Imperial Ledger extra super handmade, full calf, double Russia bands, down to a penny Pass Book. A very Large Stock alwnys kept, and any stylo and sizo made to older. Writing, Printing, and Wrapping Papers m any quantity. Commercial and General Stationer; and eve'y description of Stntioners' Sundries. Commercial Note and Letter Papers, by the case or packet — an assortment of over 3000 reams m stock. ; Commercial Envelopes— over 3,000,000 m stock m Chris' church. Cream Laid Ru'cd Foolscap — over 350 reams m stock. Brown Wrapping, Double Imperial, various weights, by the bale or ream- best value m New Zealand. School Exercise Books — over 100 gross assorted m stock. School Slates, Copy Books, and School Requisites. Parchments ruled and headed "This Deed." fcUBSCRIBEBS WANTED For Illustrated London News, Sporting aud Dramatic News, Scientific American, Yountf Ladies' Journal, Family Herald, Family Reader, The Graphic, Engineor, Punch, Home News, European Mail, Bow Bells. — We deliver m town immediately oh arrival, and we post to subscribers m : all parts of the country without delay. i H.J.WdOD&gO. ; Stationers' Hall, 240, High street, ! CHRISTOHURCf, ' And at Friedlandore' Buildings, ' ASHBUBTON, I



Wanted. ' PLUMB, PLUMS, PLUMS— PIums m any quantity, for preserving, at A. W. Rawpell'B, Town Ball WANTED Known— For ohe»p drapery go to H. C. Seoers' Gennine Clear- ing Sale. Freih barg»ins just opened. Melford Home, East street, TVT ANTED two General Farm Servants. W Must be good Ploughmen.— O. H. Dowsing, Coltlstream. WANTED known— l have just opened np • weful assortment of house- hold Crockery, Ironmongery and Bru»h- ware.— Jambs MoGbxgor, Grower, Etc., Tanoted Street, opposite Arcade. T_IURNITURE— To meet the times, W. JJ DAVIS, Cabinetmaker, East street. Ashbnrton, is now selling Furniture of all kinds cheaper than ever. Chest of Drawers, £1 5s ; Spring Couches, £1 ss. Every other article eaually cheap. All new furniture at secondhand price. 804 Special Advertisements. W. P. HANNAFOED, (Burnett »treet, opposite " Mail" Office) TINSMITH AND METAL-PLATE WORKER, WISHES to inform the publio of Ashburton ani the surrounding districts that he keeps m stock or can MANUFACTURE TO ORDER all de- scriptions of TINWARE for FARM or DAIRY purposes ; also, all REPAIRS of any nature promptly executed m a ebilfu manner. All goods sold at lowest remunerative prices. A Trial solicited. HORSE-HAIR and BEESWAX bough m any quantity for CASH. 1 RYE FOR AUTUMN SOWING. TIHE Best and Earliest Spring Feed J for EWES and LA MBS. For Sale by GEORGE JAMESON, t Ashbnrton. Drain Pipes. 4 LL SIZES— From 3 to 15 Inches— With BENDS, ELBOWS AND JUNCTIONS FOR SALE BY GEOEGE JAMESON, ASHBURTON. OBNTBAIi HOTEL, JW. MoRAE having taken the above , Hotel, solidta » share of patronage from the people of Ashburton and sur- rounding districts. Beit Brands of Wine'i Splrlta and Beers. Good Stablfng— Feeds, Okb Shilmxg. Howes and Buggies to let on hire • prioes to meet the times. For the convenience of travellers hansom o»b will meet all tralnn. NEW ZEALAND OLOTfIINQ FACTOR* THE NEW GOODS FOR THE SUMMER SEASON ARE NOW OPENED OUT. The Stock is THE LARGEST & BEST SELECTED IN THE TOWN, And the variety of Style and Patterns m Men's, Youths', and Boys' Clothing Jeavea nothing to be desired. rhousands of Men's and Boys Suite, newest styles. Trousers and Trousers and Vests manufactured of New Zealand Tweeds. Every garment warranted shrunk Jvercoats, Waterproof Coats and Leggiugs m great variety Hats, comprising every new style worn Children's Jersey Suits, Children'a Men- of-War Suits Gentlemen's Hosiery, Scarves ; Oxford Jegatta and White Shirts Bags, Portmanteaus, and Travelling Bags The celebrated WERTHEIM SEWINtt MACHINE. Time Payments. N. 2 CLOTHING FACTOR?, East Stbikt GREAT ANNUAL SALE or SUKPLTJS STOCK OF DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND 800 TS. Commencing Saturday, Jan. 22. GREATEST BABGAINS Evor offered m Asbburton, FOR PRICES BEE HANDBILLB. ANXHUBvV ORR



Victoria House. IN Consequence of Requisto Alfcfiations to Premises, which will afford greater facilities for condnotirg oar rapidly increasing business, it has been found necoßsary to Greatly Reduce our. vtock within < ho next few weeks. , Large and liberal Reductions are now inado m every Department. Holders of Glassware Gift Ooqpons are requested to present the same as early as convenient to]enable the Uift Distribution to be satisfactorily closed . DIMANT~& COE, GENERAL DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, &0., East and Tahcred streets, Aehburton.



C NOTICE TO THE LADIES OF ASHBURTON. MRS PAULING has REMOVED t< WALTON COTTAGE, Green Lane, Hamfstead. 14i MBS MANHIRB, FANCY GOODS WAREHOUSE, Saunders' Buildings, East Btreet. EANOY STATIONERY, Toys, an« 3 Christmas Presents m variety. Christmas Cards, &c, &c. Ladies' and Children's Pinafores and Aprunß, &o , &o, 9624 CAUTION TO POACHEBS. |"N consequence of bo much Poaching ci ■*■ Trout from the Lagmhor Creeks ] hereby give notice that anyone found tc doing will be prosecuted ; and further, ihat a reward ot £20 will be paid to any penun who will give such information rr shall lead to the conviction of such A enders. DONALD MoLEAN, 11*38 Lagmhor; mOWLE'S PENNYROYAL AND X STEEL PILLS FOR FEMALES quickly correct all irregularities, and relieve the distressing symptoms so pre- valent with the sex. Boxen Is lid and Is 9d, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors. Prepared only by The Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Co., Lincoln, England. Wholesale of all the Wholesale Houses. Beware of Imitations. TRY KIBKPATEICFS NEW SEASON'S JAM. SPECIAL NOTICE. -fT-IRKPATRICK'S NEW SEASON'S JV JAM is made from NELSON GRuWN FRUIT, and boiled within a few hours after the fruit has been gathered It thus retains most of the natural flavor of the fresh fruit. KIRKPATBICK'S NEW SEASON'S JAM is the most delicious preserve m the market. Do not be persuaded to buy cheap and inferior brands of Jam, the remains of old stock, which must be cold at any price, but .ASK for KIRKPATRICK'S NEW BEASON JAM, and see that you get it. THE BEST 18 ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST. Kirkpatrlck'a New Season Jam is the best. % CAUTION. None is genuine unless our name is stamped, on each tin, and has our registered Trado Mark "Lord Nelson 1 co th« label. S JK3rkpatrick & Co. MANUFACTURERS, NELSON, N.Z, X 2