The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1887. MORE THAN RETRENCHMENT NEEDED.

Those who hare the requisite amount of courage, perseverance and leisure to enable them to go through the elec tioneering addresses of,~~we will not say all, but — the more prominent candi dates who are wooing the sweet voices of the election just now will, no doubt, have been struck with the singular unanimity of the speakers on the ques tion of retrenchment. Th-y will not fail to notice also that those Tylio ad vocate the most drastic measures m the direction of economy meet with the greatest applause. It would almost seem as if the people thought that re trenchment was the one thing needful for the— we will not say, salvation, for the colony is safe enough, but for the — prosperity of the colony. We venture to differ from this opinion. We are convinced that there are other factors required to make us prosperous. Re trenchment is a very good thing m its way, and for the last five and twenty years has been a popular electioneering cry but we want something more than retrench ment to make us prosperous. We want population of the right kind. We want men with a little capital, who have been # brought up to agricultural pursuits. Our immigration schemes have not been of a satisfactory character. When the Public Works policy rendered the introduction of additional labour imperative, the most crude and ill-considered plans were adopted for supplying the demand Agents were despatched m hot haste and were paid "by results." We have heard it asserted, and have never heard it contradicted that m those good old days agents were paid at the rate of half-a-crown per head for all who were sent out, without regard to age, sex, or condition. We may be well assured that with such a potent incentive to exertion, efforts were not wanting on their part. And a pretty nice olla podrida. we had of them — the sweepings of workhouses, poorhouses, refuges, and other philanthropic institutions, the halt, the lame, and the blind, spavined toothless old women, who had passed the natural span of life, and palsied old men of another decade or two, were sent out m thousands. Most of the latter, however, were re-shipped, as undertakers' bills m those days were something to foe remembered, but even then the supply was m e«xess of the demand and free immigration received its coup dt grace* There is once more a cry for immi gration — but of a very different kind. The call now is for farmers with a little capital, and though this, want has been recognised m high places, we are not aware that any very strong efforts are being made to supply it — we certainly did see m one of our exchanges that one family of agricul tural proclivities and a single man of like persuasion had come out to settle m New Zealand. But such efforts m the way oi immigration as these " will not act tfce Thames on fire" nor will they cause a return of prosperity " by leaps and bounds." We are glad fo gee that Sir Julius Yogel is fully impressed with the recessily of securing a flow of im migration of the right kind. When the House meets no doubt the Colonial Treasurer will satisfactorily deal will the subject

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr B. Eleton has again secured tha leano of the Oddfellows' Hell, and as an instance of the extent to which the talae of this pro perty has increased it may be mentioned that Mr Elston » paying nearly 50 per cent more than fonnerlf for the lease. Tho polling for a Boro^h Councillor to till the vaoanoy caused bj the [retirement of Councillor W. Roberta Ukei plaoo to-morrow. The Coandidates nominated are] Menrs A. Roberts and G. F. Soott.

By a printer'g error In our report of Mr Purnell's meeting at Laurißton, published m Saturday's issue, the name of Mr Lomon was substituted for that of Mr Senior as the mover of the amendment m favor of a vote of thanks only being given to the candidate. The bioyole fifty miles record was lowered on Saturday by W. Q. Oarl of the Pioneer Olub, Ohristchuroh, time 4 hours 3 minutes. A rider named Pillow accomplished the distance m 8 hours 57 minutes, but it being unattested, it is doubtful whether the per formanoe will bo aooepted as a reoord. The Rev. J. J. Lewis, of Ohrifltohuroh, has been invited and consented to preaoh the anniversary sermons of the Ashburton Wesleyan Sunday Sohool on 25th September. On the Tuesday following (Sept. 27th) a remarkably interesting servioe of song, entitled " The River Singers " will be given, particulars of which will bo given by advertise ment m future issues, A singular oase of robbery is reported as having occurred at the house of Mr Gee, on the Alford Forest road, near the Woollen Faotory. Tho alleged facts are these — On Saturday night Mr Gee went out and Mrs Gee also went to visit a neighbor, who lived on the opposite side of the road. She went out at about a quarter paßt eight, leaving four mem bers of tho family, the eldest a youth of seventeen, m bed. Mrs Gee states that she was only absent about three-qaarrers of an hour and on her return she was astonished to find that some flower pots which stood on the Bill of the kitchen window had been knooked down. On going inside she found that the articles m one of the bedrooms were very mnoh disarranged. On Mr Gee's return he found that £7 10s whioh he had m a purse m a oashboz (looked), the latter being enclosed m a tin box whioh waa also looked, was misßing, and the cash box and tho other box ware looked just as he had left them. Far thermore, the keys of the two boxes had not left his possession. It was found that a tri angular piece had been out with a diamond out of the kitchen window, bo that a person! could have easy access to the o&toh of the window. It is most singular that the house could have been entered without disturbing any of the family, especially aa Mrs Gee states that many things were muoh disar ranged, and it still more stranga that the money oould have been abstracted from the purse without the looks of the boxes showing signa of having been toampered with. The matter has been placed into the hands of the police, but they have no olue. In reference to tho remarks made by Soott's trainer reflecting on Capt Cotton's bona fides m the walking match, Oapt Ootton wires to a friend m Christohuroh : —j" Statements utterly unfounded. Have been very seedy for forty-eight hours. Had evory intention of walking^ but doctor prohibited at the last minute, giving certificate." Oapt Cotton has declared his readiness to walk next week. A meeting of the Hampstead Town Board was held on Friday last. Present— Messrs Mayo (m the ohair), Hunt, and Andrews. A ratepayer interviewed the Board re sum* mons for rates. — The Board declined to interfere.— Correspondence was read from the County Council re Milk Act ; and from the Borough Counoil to forming a Board of Health. — Resolved that Commissioners Andrews and Mayo be appointed to aot with the other looal bodies and that the Borough Council, let»6r be acknowledged. Tho Chairman read Mr Wilding's opinion re belte,— Resolved that the clerk write to the Borough Counoil re clause 239 of tho Municipal Corporations Aot with the view of getting a mutual agree ment. — A petition was r»ad from residents m Trevorton rt repairs to road to Lancaster's •laughteryard. — Resolved that £5 be spent on the read, the matter to be left m the hands of the Works Committee. — Commis sioner Hunt was permitted to postpone his motion re striking rate for a fortnight.— Several aooounts were passed, and a large amount of routine business diiposed of, and the Board then adjourned. A meeting of the members of the Rifle Association was held at Ohristchuroh on Saturday. There was a general feeling that the Remington-Lee rifles exclusively should not be used at next meeting, but no definite resolution was passed. It was resolved to recommend that the Otmaru meeting be held In January or February. Several alterations m the conditions were alao suggested. Tho half-yearly meeting of the Southern Cross Petroleum Company was held on Saturday night. The balance-sheet showed the expenditure during the half-year to have boon £1657 6s lid, and the total expenditure £28,833 13s 7d. The assets are £7598 3g. The Chairman, Mr F, W. Williams, who has just returned from the works, reported a good show of oil m the pipes. A sample of the South Pacific Company's oil was shown at the meeting, and it was considered very enoouraging. It will be remembered that we stated a few days ago that Mr John Stalker, of Tinwald, had applied for a patont for a grating oheok. As the farmingjoommunity will be interested m any contrivanoe that will tend to save grain from going to waste, we annex a few particulars of tho invention m question : — Stalker's Grating Cheok is a oontrivanco for more effeotually shaking the grain out of straw, while being manipulated by a threshing maohine. The affair consists of a huge fixed iron comb, with the teeth pointing down wards and slightly baokwards, plaoed a couple of feet behind the drum and above the front end of the straw shakers m suoh a position as to stop the straw only. The looie grain, pt ia placed, will pass through this comb or grating, and etrijte agapst solid deflecting prow-ahapod pieoeo that wijl throw the looso grain to the tides whjre there jo ljt.ijo or' no straw to interoept its passage on to the Bbnfllers below. The idea docs not scorn at all unreasonable, when it is remembered that tho straw leaves the drum with an estimated velooity of over one thousand foet per second. Of course the straw falls down from this slanting grating and passoa along the straw ehakors, as usual, but with the difference of having a less amount of grain to shako cut. In spite of the brief space of time that has elapsed since Mr Stalker applied for the. patent, we understand that two of the looa threshing maohine owners have already determined to adopt the grating oheok.

It was announced { th Wesleyan Church that next Sunday night the Rev D. MoNiooll would deliver a sermon on " Tho Ohrißtian'B duty m relation to politics." News oame to town yeßterday that a fatality had ooenrred at Methven, a man named Henry Miller employed at Messrs Gould and Cameron's station having been found dead m a water-race 'running through one of the paddooks of the estate. It appears from th« statement of James Kennedy, a blacksmith, who last saw Miller alive that the latter was m Methven with several other men on Satur day night and had two or three glasses of beor. All the men left for home m a perfectly sober condition but after Kennedy and Miller had left the others, their route being m a different direction, Miller, so | Kenasdy alleges, palled out a small beer bottle full of rum and drank some of th aontents. This had the effeot of making him very drunk. Kennedy tried hie utmost to got Miller home but the latter after he had gone a short way laid on the ground and swore at Kennedy, telling him to go away. Kennedy persevered for some time but at last, thinking it j was hopeless attempting to get Millor home, left him. The next morning Miller not having appeared, Kennedy m company with another man named John MoNoe wont to th* place where he had left him and they found him m a water-raoe a short diatanoe away, and quite dead. His face was out of the water, but his body was oovered. Tho bottle of rum was found a few yards away.

INVESTITURE OF ARCHBISHOP REDWOOD.

Wellington, August 28. During High Mass at St Mary's Cathedral this morning, Arohbishop ited* wood was Invested with the pallium. The ouremony was porfotmed by Bishop Luok, of Auckland, and there n«i a large assemblage of the clergy of the archdio^ ss. Haydn's Imperial Mass was sung by a powerful oholr with orchestral accompani ment. There was an lmmenee congrega tion to wltneca the ceremony, end large numbers were unable to obtain admittance to the Cathedral.

SLY GROG SELLING.

Auckland, August 27. Numerous complaints were made some time ago of sly grog celling at Whangarei and other places north of Auokland, and it is said that Inspector MoGovern's ap pointmebt was m a measare due to these reports. Recently Detective MoGrtth was brought up from Walmrapa, as being less known than the Auckland detectives, And he has been working m the Waipn dlitrlot disgnised as a cum digger. As » result of thii observation, a quantity of spicituoas Ifqaocs was Beized %t the premises of H. W. Simpson, who was subsequently charged at the B.M. Oourt, Whangarlo, with selling liquor to the detective, and fined £20 and 74s oonto.

RETRENCHMENT.

Auckland August 27. Sir Robert Stoat la reply to questions from tbe Political Finance Reform Aaso clitlon, has famished the following Infor mation: — Total cost of the harbor defences of the colony, lnolading amounts p»fd for land, etc., erection of all balldlngs, forts, with expense of prepMrlog sites, and nuking roads, etc., £155,243. Bums paid for gone, ammunition, electric lights, torpedo boats, £163,589. These figures aro ap to 31st Maroh, 1887, and inclusive of expenditure inourred since that date of £ 13,665 and £71,124 respectively. The Association has oirealated considerable information reipeotlng the qaestiona of retrenchment, and opened extensive correspondence with kindred societies throughout New Zealand, and also with leading politicians In the colony respect ing the matter.

TWO SIDES TO EVERY QUESTION

Tho following is culled from an American contemporary :— There ore some people m America who havo {great uympathy for hotolkoepers when tho ratopayera refuse a liconse. A man, a few days ago, said : " You temperance people are depreciating the valuo of property ; our hotelkeepor will lose £2000 oa hie proporty if this town remains without a liceneo You will admit this, won't you ?" " Yob, of couruo we will admit this ; but, my dear sir, lot us boo if thia hotel has not been tho means of DKIUtECIATINCI THE VALUE of real estate. " "Do you know how ' mach Gorton paid for hie farm ten years ago ?" " Yea, he paid £10,000 for it, and at that time it was a bargain." " I wan by there' to-day aod I saw the barn doorß wore off the hinges, the fence down, the house needed painting ; all along the fenca I saw elders, briars, etc. How much would you give for it now, you are a good judge of property ?' " I would not give over £6000 for it ; m fact, I would not want it at that price." "How did this farm come to run down as it has 1" " Why, you know Carton Spent all his Time at the Hotel, neglected his farm, has a heavy mortgage on it now — and it came from the hotel. Am I over-stating it V" " No, his farm has run down m the way you have mentioned." " How is it with John Mc- Laney, Will Allen, MoOormick, and others I might mention ? Has not this hotel, you have helped to keep running, been the means of deprecating the real estate of this town ? Look at tUe farms mort gaged because the owners spent their time and money at the bar." •' I think you are right. I had never looked at it m that light before." We then recommended him to reckon, and at the figures this man Bet himself, we found on 17 farms a loss of £27,000 coming direct from tho hotel he had desired to keep open. He came to the conclusion it was bettor for tho hotel to loso m value £2000, than taxable proporty to .the amount of £27,000, How much' longer will it be before the people will see the wholesale ruin coming from the public houses 2 Wo would ask our readers m town and country to look routed them and boo if they will not find vory much to parallel this m their respective neighbourhoods.

DON'T MAKE A MISTAKE

The prohibitionists are noting wisely In Instituting an aggressive and spirited campaign. They have victory la eight, and nothing short of mismanagement oan prevent suooess. Daily public opinion is arraying Itself on their side. Every effort has been made to have the contest nhorn of any partisan features, and the movement has attained muoh of Its strength by keeping Itself free from the charge of third p&rtylapa. As m all other campaigns, ssaal must ba 'controlled by discretion, It would be the height of impolicy to lose all the advantages already gained, and antagonize hundreds and perhapi thousands of voters by a single mfßtep thtoagh an error of judgment. Speakers are needed who are thoroughly > Informed upon the history of the prohlbl bltion movement In the United States, and who, by Appealing to the sound judgment of the people, can Infuse 'them w|tb* ejithuiUam for the pause of justice and r|gl»t. % 9 tf> are ploqty of guoh orators and dabsters to tfoa lfnd. who unquestionably wonUl be of material servioe m this campaign. On the other hand, there are aomo alleged advocates of the temperance cause that would Dot be of the slightest use In Oregon just at this orijiloar «£i»ge gt be.r hUtoyy— " The Flain doilir*' ' f

PROCLAMATION OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.

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London Angast 26 During the course of his speech on the Irish National League, Mr Balfour said that a slight extension of Mr Glad stone's apology for boycotting would justify assassination. Five thousand persons had been boycotted, but these were an insignificant fraction ot the sufferers by this unparalleled system of tyranny. London, August 27. In the House of Commons last night the debate on Mr Gladstone's motion, -That the House disallow the proclamation against the National League, was brought to a conclusion. The motion was negatived, on a divi sion, by 272 to 194. London, Aagait 28, A mass meeting of working men, attended by several thousands, was held m Trafalgar Square yesterday to protest against the proclamation of the Irish League. A resolution was adopted protesting against the repression of the League, which, m the opinion of the meeting, is an act equivalent to the repression of the right of combining.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

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THE NEW HEBRIDES.

London, Augnit 25. I There is a growing impression m England that ihe Government intend to disregard the protests of the Aus tralian colonies against the occupation of the New Hebrides by France. London, August 26. The Pope and the Propaganda have forestalled the Protestant missionary organisation, m accepting the offer of the New South Wales Government of 350,000 acres of land to any mission having for its object the civilisation of the natives. The French journal, "Le Paris," m an article on the New Hebrides ques tion, says that the agreement concerning the control of those islands awaits the j exchange of signatures. It considers that a joint naval protection would re sult m continual conflict, and resents the withdrawal of France m obedience to the yelling of the Australian colonies.

CHOLERA.

London, August 25. Frequent deaths have occurred at Malta from cholera.

BRANDY RING.

A brandy ring, with an immense capital, is endeavoring to monopolise the trade m Germany.

LONDON MARKETS.

London, August 26. Consols remain at ioi}4. New Zealand Inscribed Stock is at 99^. Adelaide wheat, ex store, has declined to 345, and New Zealand wheat 31s to 335, according to quality. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,960,000, quarters, and for the Continent 444,000 quarters. Australian tallow, average quality, beef 23s 66, mutton mutton 255. New Zealand frozen mutton, prime quality, is quoted at 3^d to 4d.

SUGAR BOUNTIES.

London, Angoai 27. Sir J. Ferguson, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, replying to a question m the House of Commons yesterday, stated that Austria, Holland, Italy, and Denmark had agreed to the British proposal that a Conference be held to discuss the Sugar Bounties question. The other Powers, however, had not up to the present replied to the pro posal.

FRENCH ENCROACHMENT.

In an interview with Sir H. Holland m reference to encroachments by the French on the Presbyterian Mission m the New Hebrides, Sir Graham Berry urged the Government to maintain the interests of Australia m those islands. Sir H. Holland, m reply, promised to refer the matter to his colleagues.

MELBOURNE EXHIBITION

Bomb, A ngust 27. It is announced that Italy will not officially partake m the Melbourne Ex hibition, and the Government has further decided not to appoint a Com missioner,

THE CZAR.

Copenhagen, Augnat 26. The Emperor of Russia has arrived here on a visit to King Christian.

MAILS,

(Received Augnat 29, 12 30 p.m.

London, August 27. The R.M.S. Remutaka left Plymonth to-day for New Zealand vfa Madeira, Capetown and Hobart. San Francisco, August 27. The R.M.S. Zealandia sailed to-day at 4 p.m. for Auckland and Sydney.

AUSTRALIAN.

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"THE VAGABOND."

Svipnty, Augmfc2B. Mr Julian Thomas (" T-he Vaga bond";' has been obliged to abandon the exploration of the Island of Santos for remains of Spanish navigation, owing to the only white companion he had with him being prostrated from fever. He professes to have learnt all about the doings of the French m the New Hebrides.

EPISCOPAL CONSECRATION.

Archbishop Moran, assisted by a large number of other ecclesiastics, consecrated at St Mary's Abbey to-day Dr Doyle Bishop of Grafton, and Dr H^tqhinson Vicar-Apostolic of Cook town, Queensland.

APPALLING TRAGEDY.

(Recelvod Aagaat 29, 12.30 p.m.)

Sydney, August 29. Wadham Dalwood, a squatter near Inyerell, murdered his wife and three «fhi!e m a fjt q( religious insanity." ' •* ■

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.

SIR JULIUS YOGEL.

TO TITE BDITOB. Sir,— l attended Sir Julius Vogel'B meeting last week, and I have also read your excellent report thereof, and 1 write to ask some of thoae worshippers of Sir Julian Yogel, who are always reminding us what a groat man he is — " head and shoulders above everybody elsa "—what it 1b they see to admire m him ? I did not hear a solitary sentiment from his lips worthy of being remembered. I challenge the aforesaid worshippers to point to one sentence m the whole nix columns whloh will be handed down to posterity with the remark, "The great Yogel gave utterance to thla " Without a doubt it was the holloweet and most unsubstantial deliverance ever lnfl cted upon a long suffering assembly. We, In Aahbarton, have often been told through the looal press that " Sir George Grey is the admitted chief of the art of high sounding hollow falutin," but Sir George must now take a neat near the door, for he can't huld a oand'e to the great Yogel. Sir Julius Yogel oommenoed with the Land question. The idea he wished to convey is hidden m a host of generalities, but as far as I could see It was "That if we adopted his protective duties there would be suoh an increase of population that the whole of our surplus agricultural produce would be consumed within the colony The prioe of agricultural pro duce would then rise to such a figure that the farmers would be able to pay a larger prioe for land, a higher rate of wages, and make more profit " Let as examine tbis proposition. The total agricultural production Jb £10,830,000 (I takb his own figuree). Of this £6,000,000 is consumed within the colony. Of this latter amount we may safely assume that one half Is consumed by thoae directly engaged m agricultural pursuits, the remaining £3,000,000 being the consumption of the dwellers m towns. Sir Julius Yogel is m favor of such duties aa will lnorease the people m towns from the present number, represented by their consumption, £3,000,000, to suoh a number as will consume the whole of our present surplus. That is, increase the town consumption from £3,000,000 to £7,830,000. "What m the name of for tune are these people to do for a living ? "Make staroh and sago from potatoes," say a the great man. Well, what then ? Who will consume this starch and sago 1 We are told "the people of this colony are to be proteoted against the pauper laborers of other countries." Therefore we must not think of exporting these useful articles, for if we require proteo tlon againtt them how oan we think of meeting them on their owd ground. Ah 1 happy thought ! Why not fatten fish with the surplus sago ? The question what to do with the lish when lattened arises. Well, Sir, we might manure our potato land with the surplus fish. The whole thing then resolves itself into growing potatoes to make sago, to feed fish, to manure land to grow potatoes. A truly great man. — I am, eto, Vooklam.

A SUGGESTION.

TO TBE EDITOB. Sib,— l am pleased to boo " Fair Play" coming to the front, we have had too muoh of this humbug by these kind of men ; yet there is another thing that ". Fair Play " forgot, that k the number of larrikins that are allowed at these meetings. What have the police to do m this town ; only to pick up a few drunks 1 Wby not let them stand at the door and keep those gents out, and then we should get what wo pay for, and we have a right to expect it of them. I am, etc., No 2 Fair Play.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, August 27. The schooner Mariner has been wrecked near Whangarei, with a cargo of timber, owned by the Anckland Timber Company and insured for £250 m the South British. Wellington, August 28. The regulations for the parcel post system were issued to-day, but It is not settled when the system .will oome into! operation. The ship Blair Drummond, whioh ar rived from London yesterday brings a million and a half of Snider cartridges for the Defence Department, and also a quantity of ordnanoe ammunition. Greymouth, August 28. The following are the returns from Beef ton for the past week :— Globe, 705 >zs of amalgam from 190 tons, the month's cleaning up, 4560zs retorted gold from 730 tons. Keep it Dark, 95t z» of retorted gold from top plates only, progress clean ing up. The export of coal and ooke has been increasing of late. Three thousand tons used to be the maximum quantity per week, but the last few weeks there has been oonslderablly more. The export last week was 4272 tons, Th» Grey District Building and Invest ment Society, at their annual meeting, recommended a dividend at the rate of 11 per cent on Olaßa A and B shares. In their report, the Dheotors regretted they were unable to find sufficient outlet for their funds. A thousand pounds has been lying at Bank interest for the last year,

SPANISH REVENGE.

The people of Madrid have been very muoh Interested In a remarkable criminal trial whioh has just closed. A physician of wan engaged to a beautiful girl of hio native town. The dootor was handsome and very popular with tho ladles, Ono day he changed hln mind •bout marrylag, and went away for a stay In Granada: While there he heard that his former betrothed was receiving at tentions from one of his friends, a tax collector. Jealousy made his former love revive as soon as he heard this news, and he Immediately returned to Arohldona. Ho found the tax collector undor his dulolnea's window.' dootor at once dtaoloood himself and demanded that his fiance should deoide between her old loyer ane the tax oolleotor. She ohoße the dootor and the two were married within the shortest possible time, greatly to the fury of the dUoardod tax colleotor. The marriage was a happy one, and undisturbed by any quarrel or ill-feeling. About a year later a female ohild was born. Meanwhile the tax oolleotor had apparently become their devoted friend. One day six months ego the neighborhood was uhooked by a terrible explosion. It was thought at first that it was the powder magazine, but it proved to have taken place at the dootor s villa. That morning the dootor had received a box by the railway company's express. It contained an Infernal machine. In opening the box the machine exploded and both the physlolan and his wife were Instantly killed. The ortme was slowly but directly traced to the tax oolleotor and a despatch anuounoei his condemnation to death.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

The Coming Election.

JNew Plymouth. August 29. The nominations for the New Plymouth district is fixed for Friday, 16th Septem ber, and for Taranaki district on Thurs day, 16th September. The Blenheim Fire. Welmhoton, August 29. A private telegram states that Mr Winter, whose leg was broken In the fir* at Blenheim on Saturday, la In a yery dangerous condition. Blenheim, August 29. Winter, formerly connected with the "Press" m Wellington and Wanganui, and for some ysars editor of the v Marl borough Express," for the last few weeks holding a similar position on the " Marl borough Times," is m a very critical con dition, and it is considered doubtful if ha will recover. No other casualties hare been reporlcd. The jury at the inquest on Saturday added a rider to the loot* way the hotel was conducted, the landlord having admitted going to bed without closing the back door, and falling to pro vide fire escapes as ordered by the Licen sing Coicmittee. Rifle Association. DuwßDiNi August 29. A meeting of <he Otago members of tat Rifle Association was held on Saturday and was attended by upwards of fifty. It was unanimously resolred that the Council should bo recommended to hold the meeting In the second week In January. By 24 to 17 it wai rewolved that the proposed adoption of the Bemiagton Lit rifles was prejadloUl to the interest of rifle shooting In the colony, as It praoll* cally prohibited numerous intending members from competing and that the Association shuld use the weapon with which voluntears are armed. Child Run Over. In Princes otreet last night a trtmoar ran over Annie Robertson,, agod tea, breaking one of her legs. Death from a fall* . iKVJBBOAKOIIiL, AUgOSt 29. Mr T. H. Esoott, who tecolred internal injuries through falling over the face of a olaim at Orepuki, died In Rlvnton Hospital yesterday. Deceased wat an old army man and had seen lervlo* under Sir George Whltmore.

ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN PERSIA

A traveller m Persia relates the follow ing incident ;—" I was on a visit to ft judge when o man was brought m who stontly denied the offenoe with whloh ha was charged. The btgltrbtg (judge) scat for a whip. ' I vow lam innooint,' laid the accused, as he crossed his hands over his breast, at tha same time jtretahlng forward one of his fingers. The minions of justice stood reviy to strike at a signal from the jadge, who fixed his eyes on the breast of the prisoner and exclaimed ' Yon are guilty 1* •By thy venerabl* head, I vow I am not guilty!' protested the aqcused, now raising two fingers. Thli piroooss was continued until he at last stretched out five fingers of eioh hand, when the begkrbeg remarked, ' Good, let him go he is innocent.' I learned after* wards that by raising . hli finger the prisoner meant the judge to understand that he offered one tonan (abont tea shillings) for bia release, and had been compelled to raise the amount by successive bids to ten ton»ni (£6), m order to satisfy the demandi of Persian jaitloe.'

ALLEGED MURDER BY BOYS

At the Thames Polloe-cour l, Thomas Fonwiok, James Oarroway, and Edward M'Namara, were obarged with violently assaulting a lad named Frederick Kelly, aged 14.— Deteotlve-Sergeant EL Dock stated that Kelly died m the London Hospital, from the supposed effects -of the assault. Edward Qatcoe, of Grosvenor buildings, Manistystreet Poplar, stated that he saw Kelly come oat of hU houie. The prisoners went over to him and one felt ia his pockets. Kelly struck Fenwlok, when the other two " pitched Into" him. All four of them fought for about fir* ralnuffis Kelly rushed at tbe aide of hit house, but could not get In. The thru lads then " paid" him again— thoy etruok him with their fists. Kelly'i mothtf oame out, and the prison en ran away, they Btruck Kelly about the face. He did not see one of the boys knoofc Kolly'i head against the brick wall. — Oarroway: At first we were all playing. — Deteotlve* Sergeant Duok, X division said : " About half past eleven on Taesday morning la company with Sergeant Bread, he went' to M'Namara's house, and told him ht would be charged with being concerned witb two other boys m assaulting a lad named Kelly." He said "We wen standing altogether, I went over to Kelly. He got hold of me and knocked my head against the wlndow-iiil. Fenwlok and Oarroway then oame orer. Fenwlok hit Kelly m the ear, and Oarroway hit him m the eye." Later on the other twa prisoners gave themselves up. When tbey were charged together Fenwlok laid, " We were all playing, and Kelly hit ray oousln M'Namara. J went over to him and struck him In the oar." Oarroway said, " Kelly ntruok M'Namara, and I hit Kelly with my open hand m th« eye." Mr Lushington ordered the parents of the prisoners to be bound over to pro due* them In a week's time.

SHAKESPEARE'S LEARNING.

Few sabjeots hare given rise to man discussion than the question of the extent of Shakespeare* learning ; and the known facts being soanty, upon few^ subjects have more extravagant conjeotures been indulged m. Ai to where or In what way he received any systematic education, nothing Is reoorded. Ban Jonoon, In his laudatory verses which he wrote upon him, says that "he bad small Latin 'and leas GreikV Jn KU playa, the subjects of whioh are derited from classical souroes, It Is beyond doubt that he worked from translations, not from the original ; and several content porary alluslona make It clear that, as oompared with his brother dramatics of the day, he was regarded as an unlearned man. But It must be remembered that at that time the stage was adorned fry the profound learning of pen Job >on himself that Borne of the other dramatists, though ne rivals of Jonaon, were very learned men ; and that most of them had, at least, suoh oulture as a university eduoa tlon seourea. The matter being thus, to a certain extent; left at large, one class of oritlos have represented Shakespeare ai »n absolutely illiterate man, while others, with leas excuse, have sought to endow him with a knowledge of all European languages, ancient and modern, and, Indeed, of almost all branches of learning. The truth plainly lies Bomewhere between these two extremes. We oannot reject the testimony of his contemporaries, t£at he was a roan of but scanty- learning, and especially that he was a poor J|ngqist; But it oannot be denied that S,hakespearb had acquired auch a> degree bf lt'atnirig as was needed for 11 the development of hi* poetloal powers — Home paper.

A Taranaki paper Bays : — A oase of o»n« siderable importanoe to Oddfellows hftf cropped up at ouo o| the looal lod^oir' time ago a member of thlj hboYO frateiriity' was committed to a' lunatic aßylam, •nd'hai recently been discharged aa oared. Thi Publio Trustee has, \ye believe, sect a q|apa for Biokpay during 'the t|me Jhe man w.w 2 the asylum. The lodge all fint resented thji olaim, but has sines, we believe, paid it und« protest, as it oootended the Public Truittf had oq legal right.

THE ABHBUBTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1887.



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We oltp the fallowing important testimonial fromthe"lUaw»rVaifer/fury.V jf^f.S.W.), on the 30th Maroh. It needs no comment ;— "Mr John Lovoday, of the Bulli Mountain, writes to us that after suffering for four years with aoute gravel, he has experienced 'almost complete relief by using Sander and Sons' Extraot. He says seeing the said B xtrflOif adyer tiflad m ♦ he //Iljawarra Mercury, ' ' his intense Buffering induHd liim to p^ain a bottle of the m,e.a»ojnjD"from 'l^r Hopping, ohemiet, of th{a town, an 4 t^at th.o use'qf it gave him groat relief at Qna, tie &at between the lOtU instant, whet} ho obtained the first bottle of tho oxtraot, sod oa the lft th the uso of that medicine oontfnued to afford him relief, to whioh he had been a atrangop for four years; Mr Lovoday writes also that he has found the Euoalypti Extraot a oure for rheu#atj(B# ao well as gravel. He requests thai us to publish thiu information through the " Mercury." Wo have m,uoh pleas^ro m oomplyiag with Mr Loveday's request, who^e word cannot be doubted, and who pan ba'vp no objeot m view other than a pura deejrfl to b«a«at puStriog bucoaaity,"— (Airt),



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Wanted PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, RAKAIA. THE Annual Tea Meeting of the above Church will take place m the Town Hall, on THUBSDAY, September Ist. Tea at 6 p.m. Entertainment at 8. Addresses by Ministers and others. Music by the Cheir. WANTED Known. —Mrs Scott, of Christchurch, will conduct a week's mission m linwald, commencing on SUNDAY next, at 3 p.m., m Templar Hall, and every evening during the week (except Wednesday) m Sohoolroom at 7.30. Final service at Willowby, Sunday morning. WANTED Known — Dreramaking, superior style and fit at reduoed price during aale. Orr and Alcorn's. "TTTANTED Known— Final Clearing W Sale of the balanoe of our Win- ter Drapery. Ibis being oar Clearing out Sale, Goods will be Cheap for Cash only. — H. O. Skoers. Mfllford House WANTED known that HAVES & CO. have Large tttocka on hand. For further particulars see now advertisement m this ibbuo. Known—Our Great Sale Is now on, come and jadge for yourselves. —H. C. Segkrs, Melford flonie, WANTED Known— Ashburton Wool Ifarn, reduced to 2s 3d the Bundle, all Colors. — Orb <te Alcokn'b, Dissolution Sale. tTT ANTED to clear out—Boys' Tweed W Suits, from 5s 6d. Mem' Suits, from 21s. At Dissolution Sale, Orb and Aloorn's. WANTED OABH — Moir's Oattnoal 251bs, 2s 9d ; Ling Fish, 5d ; Dried Apples 4d ; 21b Tins Boat Honoy, lOd ; Vestas, 6d per doz.; Sperm Candles, 5d ; Tin Fruits, Is ; Cutting do. Is 6d. — James McGregor, Tanorcd Street, opposite Arcade. . . . . WANTED KNOWN — Oleographs, Scenery, and Catholic Subjects Catholic Cards, good variety m Bcraps, Novelties m Penwipers, Crewel Wools and Silks, Knitting Cotton, Colored Crotchet Cotton, Transfers, Tinsel Balls, Ac, &c, at Mrs Manhibe's Fancy Kepository, SaundW Buildings. VTTANTUD Known.— Ladies' Black W Cloth Mantles we are selling at 3s 6d and 5s 6d. The wholesale prices of these goods were 10s lid and 13s 6d. (Just opened. Come and secure one.) — About 300 Ladies' and Maids 1 Jackets and Ulsters, newest kinds, at ridiculous prices. Groat C»ih Batoratolfora Hoise.



PARTNERSHIP NOTICE. HO; ORAIGHEAD hai great plea- , sure m intimating to the Public of Ashburton 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 style or firm of H. and E. CBAIQHEAD. REFERRING to the above, H. and E. _Lt Cbaiqhead beg to announce to tbo Public of Ashturton and surrounding districts that they have just lately received a large assortment of English and Colonial Tweeds, Worsted Coatings, Ac, suitable for the present Season, and bepe by strict attention to business, first-class fit and workmanship, to merit a continuance of that patronage so liberally bestowed upon their predecessors. H. & E. CRAIGHEAD, Tailors, 6 2 Tanored street, Ashburton. "TTTANTED Known. —That Andrew VV Orr will during the next few weeks offer the whole of his Surplus Stock of Drapety, Clothing, and Boots at an immense reduction. "TTTANTED Kdowh.— That A. Orr is V V now telling Ladies' Jackets at 5b lid to 7s 6d. One lot Ladies' Ulsters, fashionable shape, 5s 9d and 6s 9d. WANTED Known,— That Fingering is 2s per hank. Ladies' Hose, 4d to lOd per pair. Gloves at half price. China Matting, 6d. — A. Orr's Cheap Sale. WANTED Known— AJ big lot of Ladies' Boots, nice quality, 4s 9d ; Children's Boois, Is to 2s Gd ; Gents Boots, 7s Gd to 11s Gd ; Gents Shoes at 3s lid.— A. Orr. "TTTANTED Known .—Brussels Carpet VV at half price (beinp overstocked) Tapestry Carpets greatly reduced. One Lot of Remnants of Drees Goods at your own prices. White Oalico at 2s 6d per doz —A. Orr's Sale. "ITTANTED Known.— Boys' Suits, Ss V V lid ; Jersoy Suits, 2s Gd ; Men's Suits, splendid quality, 30s; Shirt*, Is lid ; Men's Hats greatly reduced.— A. Orr's Cheap Sale. "TTTANTED Known. — Dressmaking YV Department is now* admirably worked ; styto and fitting giving the very highest satisfaction, — Andrew Orr.



»—-—■-—_— i ——ll - .1 00 FARMERS, GRAZIERS, AND OTHERS. TO LET for Grazing for Six Months, from Ist September, about 57 Acres of tbe best land m the District, within 10 *.h.ite_ walk of the Ashburton Poßt Gfl_». Apply te B. M.^CUTHBEBTSON, Solicitor, Havelock street -_-»i ■ i i . i. ■■ i ' R. S. BEAN, GOAL AND FIREWOOD MERCHANT, J>EGS to inform his Friends that he is P 4nst discharging some ef the el/nCed KAITANGATA COAL CHEAPER and FAR GLEANER than KIWOABTLE COAL. Az.se, — MALVERN, WEBTPOKT, AND NEW- CASTLE COAL, Kaiapoi Potatoes, &o. ~ S. BEAN, West street. — — r TRY KIRIPATEICK'S NEW SEASON'S JAM. SPECIAL NOTICE. XTIBKPATBIOK'S NEW SEASON'S JV JAM is made from NELSON* GROWN FRUIT, and boiled within a few hours after the fruit has boen leathered. It thus retains most of the natural flavor of the fresh fruit. KIBKPATRI CK'S NEW BEASON'3 JAM is. the most delicious preserve m £be market. Oo not be persuaded to buy cheap and Inferi brands Jam, the remains of old -took, which must be sold at any price, bet ASK for KIRKPATRICK'S NEW SEASON JAM, and see that you get it. TH_5 BEST 18 ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST. Kirkpatrlok's New, Season • era 1 the beot.| fCAUTION Hone ri genuine unless our name is lamped on each tin, and has our >j(fetered TraA* Mark "Lord Nelson' fft ihe label, S Kirkpatrick & Co. MA3_TJJ_ACTURERS, EI 001.



fPHE PBBMIBB COLONIAL COMPANY CANTERBURY BRANCH* >TABLI5 >4 ed 1859. CAPML I IOOO/00 o'.0 '. UK / rSff 'ifTBIWY OF SttflßEff OLDER* FIRE AND MARINE RISKS, ALSO RISKS ON GROWING , CROPS \CCEPTED AT THE LOWEST CURRENT RATE& George Jameson,. AGBNT, ASHBURTON s~ ' >■■■■■ " ' ""* " FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! TH&iWHOLE) OF^THE SAL]|VAGE STOCK j OP THE Timaru Woollen Factory Has been bought by an Athbarton Firm for CASH, MnOK&iti aadJIOKNEB having made the abore purchase, will offer tto whole BTOOK to fhe Afttranon and Bangitata Electors, and their Wires and Families, at mioh pfrxs m tMk m&f be bettered by a personal interview with the firm, and an inspection of the gdods faVmwTOt Now has come the chance for EVERYONE to encourage NJEJW ZEALAND INDUS TKIJES, And that too, with benefit to themselves aluo. IRfc* »!»•?• Grand Let «f GOODS will be unpacked and open for SALE on THURSDA" lIBXT, whea onr Windows will show what marrsllons BARGAINS can be had m TWEEDS FLANNELS, EUGS, MAUDS, BLANKETS, SUITS, CLOTHING, &c, &c, All through the FIBB FIEKD at Tlnaara, Qaotationfl>x<misle»ding, OOUS I BEE ! I ladgbe OONVINOBD. MITCHELIT& TUENEE, TANCEED STEEET. ALBEET EOBEETS HAS FOE SALE,— Clovers,— BID, WHITE, COWGKRASS, ALSYKE, andJTEEFOIL. 7 BYEGBASS, COCKSFOOT, and RAPE. Golden Tares, Cape Barley, •IBDPJEAB,|BEED,OATb (varioui kindi); CRUSHED BE ANB PLOUQB.BHABEB. COOPER'S SHEEP DIP, AokncTledged to be > THE BEST IN THE MAEKET.