The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1887. OUR HOTELS AND FIRES.

The recent fire m Blenheim, at tended as it has been with such melan choly results, cannot fail of producing disquieting feelings m the minds of travellers and others, whose avocations compel them to make hotels their head quarters or permanent abodes. The facts disclose how lamentably short, the administration of the legislation exist ing for the safety of such persons for which it was enacted, falls. At half-past one o'clock m the morning the land lord of the South Star Hotel, who slept on the ground floor, was awakened by a lodger giving the alarm of fire. There were many boarders, and the landlord vainly endeavoured to go up stairs to arouse those sleeping there. He was beaten back by the heat, and the lodgers had great difficulty m saving themselves, as there weie no fire escapes. One was burned to death, and another who jumped down suc cumbed to the injuries received there from. The fact that there were no fire escapes shows that there has besn a contravention of the law, and that some person or persons have been culpably negligent m this instance. "The Licensing Act, 1881," provides m sec tion 38, as follows : — " No publican's license shall be granted m respect of notisVstfaif fiavS'a WbTfrt pTOtefgaVetfi trance, separate from, and m addi tion to the entrance to the bar, or the place where the liquors, not to be drunk on the premises, are sold, and shall contain, for public ac commodation, not less than six rooms, besides the billiard-room (if any) and the rooms occupied by the family of the applicant ; nor unless such house is furnished with sufficient . doors or facilities for escape m case of fire," etc. That the house was not furnished with such facilities for escape is, we think, very evident otherwise the occupants of first-floor rooms would not have tried to escape by letting themselves down by means of the bed clothes or by jumping from the windows. If such were the case it is obvious that the house was licensed m direct contravertion of the Act and the charge of culpable negli gence lies with those charged with its administration. It is consolatory to know that the South Star Hotel at Blenheim formed an exception to the general run of licensed houses m New Zealand. In every well regulated hotel.in the colony, at which we have slept, we have noticed that the most ample facilities for escape m case of fire are provided. Still it is sad to think that m this case two valuable human lives have been sacrificed. No doubt the attention of the Government will be called to the subject and a better system of inspec tion or supervision adopted.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The polling for a Borough Councillor yesterday resulted as follows :— A. Roberts, 158 ; G. P. Scott, 134 ; majority for Boberts, 24. Mr Soott briefly reiucngd thanks to those who had voted for him. Mr Roberts did not arrive on the scene till the proceedings had terminated. The following election meetings have been fixed: — Mr Purnell at Hampstead this evening and Greenstreet on Friday. At the Hamp stead meeting Mr Furnell will reply to the recent speeoh of Sir Julius Yogel. — Mr Walker at Lauriston on Friday. — Mr James Brown at the Oddfellows' Hall, Ashburton, to-morrow. — Mr Buxton at Eakaia to-night and at Pen darves to-morrow. — Mr Palmer at Willowby to-night andtja the Hinds on Friday. At the E.M. Court this morning, before Mr R. Alcorn, J.P., a first offender, charged with drunkenness, was dismissed with a caution. Ths Colonial Bank has opened a branoh at the Bluff. A Wellington pubiiosiu recently advertised for a barman. He received 45 applications from representatives of all grades of society. Mr Groom has been a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for 25 years, representing the same constituency during the whole of that beriod.

Hooper's Speoialty Company appeared at the Oddfellows' Hall laßt evening. There was a moderate house. The first part of the programme was a minstrel entertainment, interspersed with the usual kind of jokes and songs. The audience seemed thoroughly satißfied, and almost all the items were encored. The prinoipal contributors to this part of the programme were — Miss Grace Florence, Mr Musgrove, Miss Emily Elliot, Harry Hooper, and Miss Alice Norman, the audienoe not being satisfied till the latter'a song had been repeated several times. In the I second part the principal items were a clog dance by Diok Musgrove, which wa3 exceed ingly well executed, a song, •• Tit for tat," by Miss Emily Elliot ; a oharacter song, " The Salvation boy," by Harry Hooper; and a Bketoh entitled " Yogel and Stout." "Old Virginny," given by Mr Harry Hooper, was well received and elicited a hearty encore. The entertainment concluded with a faroe " The Troublesome Servant. " The Company appear again to-night, when an entire change of performance is announced. During last week 11 cases of typhoid fever and 11 cases of diphtheria were reported m Melbourne. The New Zealand Freezing Company have decided to shift thoir meat tinning plant from Waitara to Auckland.. Eleven hundred emigrants are now on their | way from England to Queensland. The South Australian Printers' Association are seeking to have the proposed ad valorem duty on printed matter imported into the colony changed to fixed duty. The property oocupied by Messrs Gemmell, Tuckett, and Co., having a frontage to Collins street, Melbourne, of 33 feet and a depth of 173 feet, was sold the other day at £1500 per foot. District Court Judge Forbes, of New South Wales, is of opinion that the mere formality of kissing the Bible m a court of law wil 1 not deter an habitual liar from following his usual practice. It is probable that Mr Lalor, the Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, will shortly retire from that office, and it is ex pected that the Government will propose a money vote m recognition of his services. A splendid collection of Maori implements, heitikis, carvings, etc., has been deposited at the Auckland Institute by Mr F. P. Corkill, of Taranaki. They are a great accession to the Institute's treasures m that department. The latest terror of the streets turns on the newest form of theatrical advertising, With an india-rubber boot, a rubber stamp fixed on to the solo thereof, and an inking apparatus worked from the trouser pocket down into the boot, the advertising fiend may soon covel the flagged footpaths with no end of printed announcements. Down goes the foot and an impression is left m indelible ink of the 11 wonderful successes " of bright particular "stars." Longfollows's -hero left his foot prints on the sands of time, but our modern advertiser— rubber booted and rubber stamped is able to leave a countleßS host of printed footsteps m a single street, no local authority daring to make him afraid. Sir Julius Yogel addressed a large meeting at Woolston last night, his main topic being encouragement of manufactures. He was enthusiastically reoeived, and at the close a vote of thanks to Sir Julius, and confidence m the Stout-Vogel Government was passed with 4hree cheers. Sir Julius Yogel informs the Chrlstchurch " Star " that he has received a communication is that the cablegram about the Government being beaten refers to a remark to that effect m a letter written about the time that the rote of jwant of confidence was being decided, and that the referenoe was to that vote and not to the general election. It is quite possible that Sir Francis Dillon Bell after the vote was carried may have said that the Premier wrote that he expected the Opposition would have a majority when the vote was taken. At the inquesf on the body of Harry Finnis, found near Kaiapoi on Monday, a verdict was returned of " found dead without any marks of violence." Tom Dalziel, formerly barman at the Empire Hotel, and afterwards for a short time lessee of the Oxford Hotel, Christohurch. took a fit m Mr Henry Thomson's committee rooms at Christchurch on Monday, and never recovering consciousness, died on Tuesday afternoon. At the Polioo Court Cbristohuroh on Tuesday afternoon, Frederick Cooper was committed for trial for stealing two cows. He coolly drove them from their owner's paddock to Addington ealeyards and plaoed them m th e auctioneer's hands for sale, drawing an 1 advance of £20 on them, A policeman came m searoh and arrested him before he left the yards.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

The Result of a Theft. Wellington, August 31. A man was &rrested laat evening on & charge of stealing four pounds of oau sageß from tha steamer Wanata When the coDßtable Arrived he found his man tying on the wharf with Ilia goods under hia arm, and it turned out that m trying to £?t away he had broken hia ankle and bo fallen a vlc tl na to the police, Fine Arts Association. 'i'hit. Fine Arts Association has resolved to incorporate itself under th» title of the New Zealand Aca'deoy of Jtyne Arts. J It Is proposed to provide instruction f.cr ! students, and possibly a building may be I erected on the site granted by Govern ment on the reclaimed land. The^Soolety is importing Btatuary and models from London. W*ilJ#gsoo Hospital. Tho average cJot of oupplies for the patients m the hospital this year is £$1 4,3 d; laat year £25 7s. An Orahan&ge. The Friendly Societies raised £239 Ids by their aeries of jabilee/eles, which they propose to devote to building an Orphan age. It was expected that the sum would have been much larger. They have proposed to edd the money to the sum of £jL3£.O which the Benevolent Society have m baud, bat there Bee tun to be a hitch m the matter whieih has uot beoq quite overcome yet.

NOTES FROM SOUTHLAND.

(Fbom our- Correspondent.) For nearly two months I have been waiting for something to turn up m the shape of news for insertion m your valuable paper, notwithstanding th>? fact that we, m the Wallace County, have five aspirants for political honors, who have all m turn given us tbeir views on the various matters that now occupy the public mind. Dr Hodginson loading of, followed by Mr Daniels, and Mr Hir^t, the late member. The Doctor, an everyone kuc ws, w an old polit cian, dating from the provincial days. He is no doubt a man of pronounced opi Dions and sterling integrity ; but to my idea ia far behind the times, and with reference to the education question, I have to differ with him. The Doctor holds that education should be free up to the 4th {Standard, after that a charge should be made ; but the High School is not to be touched This, no doubt, is retrenchment with a ven geanoo. Mr Daniels, an you are aware, wbb defeated at last election, and notwith standing the fucfc that he receives a vote of confidence at nearly every meeting throughout the present campaign, he will have to bo content with the same ground on the polling day. Mr J. Mclntyre and Captain Toll are both new hands, and are what a contemporary considers a verdaot green, and to mo they are 8 idly disap pointing ; m fact, the who'o five seem to , have been tarred with the sauib brush, and as far as I am able to judge, there is i not one of them adequately fit to grasp i the situation. They are no stateamon. Most of them talk loud and strong of re trenchment ; but did those of them who represented us before, do so when m the , House 1 However, m the absence of a 3 better mau, one of these candidates must f be. at the head of tho poll, and m several districts Mr Mclntyre is spoken of as the coining man, anu he, m my opinion, is tho most suitable person of tho five Be is a h man of ordinary common sense, and y hitherto has been able to manage his own [1 affairs as a furmer, which Hpeaks volumes B for a man m these hard times, and is perhaps more than can be Baid of some of the other candidates. In addition to >f election matters, I may say that the rate -11 payers m and around tho Otutitau have ; . had some lively times of it.- One section a of the community wished to have a bridge erected over the Jacob's river, opposite the township, while the proprietors of a h few large estates, who had to bear the lion's d Bhareof tho cost, offered every objection, ». Hence the Loans to Local Bodies Act was k t put m motion, and resulted m favor of x the work being done by a majority of tbree totes ; but m consequence of a number having voted by proxy, a petition c was lodged against the poll of ratepayers, h which was declared informal, it being n held that section 48 of tho Act, relating B to disputed elections, dose not apply to polls taken under the Local Bodies Loan * Tho weather during the whole of the " past winter has bean everything that n could be desired, and notwithstanding the ie low pi ice of farm produce, and tho \x dullness of the times m general, our far j. mera seem to push ahead with gro«t n energy. For some time past draining seems to bo the order of tho day, some thousands of miles having been done m '^ this country, and it is not too much to Fay ;y that these monster drain ploughs will yet be the salvation of Southland ; but fancy an under drain 2 feet 6 inchcß deep, that 8 formerly cost (with pipes) from 6s to 7a lg per chain, now being done at 2d per chain, 18 and m a very short time lam quite Bure a that the work can be done at a smaller je cost still. Perhaps some of your farming ,(} readers, who Lave not seen this valuable implement at work, often ponder what kind of a miner it may bo. It w similar !D m every respect to an ordinary single fur >n row pi agli (minus its mould board), n't aVw* * pi HCO of iron, say the shape of an o t dragged through clay, bores a round hole, jj e which, I whs told by thoßO who had some , draining done two years ago, is just as ' good as the drain pipe, m fact a practical ld farmer told roe last week that this modern le style of draining has never yet been te equalled. er The dairy factory business, like too 13 many other industries, Beems to have drifted to a very low ebb. I notice that tho Aparima Company, whose overdraft s, stands at £1326 odd, have come to the IB conclusion that 2d per gallon of lllbs of ia niilk is all they can afford to pay, and even at that low price, the Company have been guaranteed the milk of 219 cows to 16 commence with next season. Largo quan rt titieH of cheese have been sent from here b. at different times to various parts of Aus )o trali*, but the returns to band are not 3r satisfactory. Some time ago the Com. panics here shipped a quantity to India '• to test the market there, but as yet we have had no returns, and altogether things y appear about as dull as ever. 'i " D.E." August 26th, 1837.

THE RANGITATA SEAT.

MR ROLLESTON AT THE HINDS.

Mr Rolleston addreaaed the Rangitata electors m the Hinds Schoolroom laat evening. There was a good attendance, and Mr Grant wbb voted to the chair. The addresa waa a resume of hla previous utteranoea. The policy of the preßentGovernment waa condemned In the extreme aa waa also tho tariff pro posals of the Colonial Treasurer. If (m his opinion) the- present Government were kept m office ruin Btarod us In the face, Borrowing must be stopped. He thought, with reepsct to the foster'ng of local Industries, we had gone far enough m respect to woollen factories [fc waa olaimed for the Atkinson administration that they had fought and worked verp hard for the colony goner illy, and had paeeed many good measures, amongst which waa the By3jt'em of perpetual leaaiDg. They had, moreover, given an aaaurance that the large pastoral leases should, on expiry of present leaps, be put up by auction. He was nojt iti favor of doing away with tho Property Tax m favor of a Land and lucome Tax. Property Tax was claimed to be a most liberal rueasare. Allusion waa made to grain rates and a Board of Management. With nn eloquent appeal to hla audience, he defied anyone to Bay one word against his late colleagues, the Hon Major Atkin- Bon, Colonel Trimble, or Mr Bryge. Several questions we, re pat and an? awered. Reference was made to Mr Burton's quotation regarding himself (Mr RolleeioD) and little cock robin. He would never sacrifice hia principles as a gentleman and turn hia back upon those gentlemen he had juut quoted, for the purpose of fur thering his election to Parliament. If they did not now elect him it would not be long before he would be In Parliament, he could assure them of that. Tha speeoh lasted about two hours and'"wali' lnfcerejsefr&qd with » good deal of flour throwing, a rathej 1 lively meeting being brought to a closo with r ft y<?te. of thanks to Mr Rolleaton for big address »nd three cheers for Sir Julius Yogel.

LOSS OF A VESSEL.

Auckland, August £0. The ketch Recamia, from New Plymoulb to Kaip^ra, haa been given up as )ost. Aa tho S:ol'a, which arrived at Ksipara Heads from the Kerraadec Groap 00. Monday, reports that iv coming m Bhe picked up sails and spara belonging to the Reoamia, tho opinion !b held that the vessel C*psz3d oataide Tory Shoal, X ipsrp, and that all hands were lost. Later intelligence respecting the wreck of the Recataiii, ahowH that 0 ipt-ilo Fatr child ia c> va'wg into Kaipara Harbor with the Stella, Baw the Recamia caps'z'd m thirtean fathoms of water outride Tory Sboal. Be ran alongside and endeavored to heave tho veaeel over -a ith a etoaco winch, but was unsuccessful. Noae of the crevr of the ketch were to be seen.

CORRESPONDENCE.

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

THE RANGITATA SEAT,

TO THE EDITOB. Sir, — On the 29th of July I wrote you an almost despairing cry at the prospect then apparent that the Rangitata Beat would fall to a member of the Atkinson Government— the , traditional enemies of Canterbury. To-day I am jubilant. I had not thought of Mr Buxton ! though I know him well. Fortunately, (I think, for New Zealand, there were others with more intimate acquaintance of the man, end profounder discernment of the situation, able to induce Mr Buxton to come to the rescue. My only objection to the Hon. Mr Bolleston is that he has been found m bad company, and he has not yet perceived that it is bad company. I should be sorry to see Mr Rolleston left out of the New Zealand Par liament. How much of Canterbury's eminent position among the provinces of New Zealand is due to the wisdom of her esteemed superin tendent will doubtless] be [the theme of the future historian. Mr Palmer, another candi date for the Rangitata seat, seems a very amiable gentleman with some excellent ideas m embryo, but it does not Beem to me that Mr Palmer's candidature has ever been taken iato serious consideration by i.he electors. It is a pity that Mr Buxton, pursuing the " even tenor of his way," doing grand work on that spit of one of our rivers known as the Bangitata Island, is not belter known m this, the northern part of the electorate. In the course of my movements up and down m New Zealand I had the pleasure of making Mr Bux tons acquaintance on the " Island " some ten years ago. From what I saw there and then, from what I learned incidentally be tween Geraldiae and Timaru, from occasional meetings with old acquaintances from the Island, during the last ten years, from my over-haul, of Mr Buxtons library, and above all from my personal intercourse with Mr Buxton himself, I am of opinion the Bangitata Electorate will never have cause to regret it if on the present occasion they return him at the head of the poll by an overwhelming majority. ' Tl e circumstances rf the times recall a familiar incident m Boman History. The future " Mistress of the World " was m a crisis as N.Z. now is, when the people be thought them of Coriolanus Him, a deputa- \ tion, found at his plough, the persuaded him that the publio weal required his presence else where. He relinquished his agricultural pursuits, put things all right again as every schoolboy knows, and returned to his plough. Whether Mr Buxton will return to his plough is to be seen. lam inclined to prophesy a new departure for Mr Buxton and that hence forth he will have more to do with the helm of the State than with the agricultural imple ment just mentioned. Sir, I do not presume to instruct ray fellow electors, but I believe that a man is not justi fied m hiding his light under a bushel if it be only a farthing rush-light. The facilities afforded by the correspondence column of the •• Mail " would if people only availed them \ selves of the privilege do much for the dissemination of ideas leading to controversy. If good they will be all the better for being considered from different points of view, and if bad they are better disposed of i han allowed li. *---i~i-') *ha inrloment of those with wnotn , they originate; i In this connection I must express some sur i prise that very few electors have as yet taken advantage of their inestimable possession a free and impartial newspaper. If they only knew the mental slavery, of the people who have no free press, methinks they would ap preoiate their privilege more highly and the correspondence column of our local news papers would be taken more advantage of, especially m eleotion times.— l am etc., Bangitata Elector.

THE ASHBURTON WOOLLEN FACTORY

In hia speech at Woolaton last nigh Sir Julius Yogel made the following re marks regarding the Aahbarton Woollei Factory : — He now wlahod to mention m connec tion with the eubject of local ioduatrie upon which he had spoken at some lengtl that evening, that he had great pleaßun lately m going over the Aahburtoi Woollen Factory. It was not a large one but he would just quote some figures it connection with it which would show wha oonld be done even fn a small way. Thi wool used daring the year wa3 valued a £7000 ; the yearly consumption of coal wai about 1000 tons, of about equal quantity of Weßtport and Mount Somerß. Thei they uaed a large quantity of aoap and oii all of local make. The engines anc boilers, which were of specially good workmanship, W6re made m Ohriatchurch They had mon, women, and children employed, averaging about 100, apd th« weekly wages paid amounted to aboni £135, or £7020 per year. Was it not s pleasure to see these results accruing from an industry established iv a small district, find would they not like to see thia increased a hundred fold m various parts, rather than sac Imports brought m from other part 3, the produce of labor which had not come from pera:na of their otvn country. (Applause.) One of thegreateat statesmen of the preeeat day, m " The Nineteenth Cantury,' quoted from one of the greatest colonial statesmen, Sir John Mao Donald, and he would read them what he aaid. Sir John ilaoDonald said aa follows "I am largely responsible for tho national policy of Caoada, ... a policy of revenue secured by tarfff. There ia nothing to show that this policy has m any respect failed m ita intention. The balanco of advantage has been largely m its favor ; Indeed, vl K h as party feeling runs m Canada, oven the Opposition havo oeaßf d to attack the protection policy, or as both partlea are agreed to style ir, the national policy of onr Government. Our policy ia to protect such staple Industries as are capable of a practically unlimitod expansion, and to admit raw material free which pan not be produced at Horn?. Whon wo oommonoed to tax cotton and woollen goods we were assured that the conßumer would be ruinpd and driven out of the country by high prices. What haa been the result Our manufaoturera of cottoa and cloth are m a position of increasing prosperity, and to-day the ooDsumer ia able to buy hla gooda more cheaply than when Canada was on a freetrade baaia. Formerly our induatriea were at the meroy of the manufaoturerß of the United States, who reoognlaed that our milla, once dosed, were never likely to re-open, and that it was, therefore, prudent and profttafcle to sell goods In Canada for a short time oven at loaa, for t]je sake of controlling Canadian markets' later at their own prices. Thla was actually being done. We found that the ootton operators of the U/nlted States were sending' ua goods at less than the cost of production, and were collecting the amount 6i that lops by levying an assessment on their [jinufauturora! Association." (Applause.)

PEDESTRIANISM.

DuNEDitf, August 30 i The twonty-four hours' walking match between Captain Cotton and J. Scott, the Captain receiving a Btart of ten miles, w»s commecced ot ten o'clock tonight In the first hour Scott covered six mileß, while the Captain covered foar mil 63 fourteen lops ; twenty-fcwo laps to the mile,

THE BULGARIAN THRONE

[BEUTEB ; B TSLBGBAMS— COPYRIGHT ]

Constantinople, August 29 In connection with the proposal by Russia that a Russian General should accompany Artin Effendi, who is being despatched to Bulgaria on a special mission, the Porte has issued a fresh circular note to the Great Powers, ex plaining that Russia has proposed that General Ernorth should go to Bulgaria as sole Regent, with power to summon a new Sobranje, which shall elect a Prince.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland. August 30. The. annual meeting of the Thames Gag Company was held to-day, when a divi dend of Bp r cent uns declared, leaving a balance <>i £310 11b 6d. A donation of 10 guineas \y*s voted to the Thames School of Mines. This afternoon a fire occurred at York street, Parnoll, m ao unoccupied two story building, the property of the Agri cultural and Mercantile Company. ' The house, whioh was insured m the Norwioh Union for £500, was badly damaged before the tire was extinguished. Greymouth, AugUßt 31. Between seventy and eighty men were paid off on the Midland Railway works during the last couple of days. a. corre- 1 epondent there writes that he believes there are as many men idle as employed. A. large namber left for Canterbury and Oago, as they consider there $3 no pros pect of more work for some time at least, and the works m hand are nearly finished. It is, however, said by those m authority that the men discharged will be cub of work only temporarily.

A GANG OF SHARPERS

Dunedin, August 30. At the Police Oourt today, Hemy Chalke? was charged with conspiring with David Mo Donald, John Cohen, and Alfred Shirley, tj defraud one Robert McKinnon of the sum of £46. The evi derca wont to show that it was the old | game of the confidence triok. Cohen was said to have represented himeelf as a Fiji planter, and thn others were alleged to have i> duced McKinnon to enter into a game with matches to ease the planter of some of hia surplus mosey. The victim's mosey went, and then cheques were introduced and proeecutor eigued on© for £100, which he lost aleo. When he began to suctpect something, a threat of a charge of forg.-ry was held out if he said anyihiag, and when he went to get a con stable* a promise waa made that it would bo all Bet right. The bench were satisfied that a crime had taku place, but there waa nothing to conneot Ohalker with it, tnd the case was dismissed. The police j intend arresting the other three men.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[reuter's telegrams— copyright.]

THE SUGAR BOUNTIES.

London, August 28. The French manufacturers opposed the repeal of the sugar bounties, be lieving it would benefit the German and extinguish the French trade. A Magdeburg syndicate has purchased the whole of the sugar warehouses m Germany. Since June it has raised the prices to 17s 6d, and they are still advancing. Mr C. Czarnikow, an authority on sugar, asserts that the actual value is 12s 6d.

SMALL HOUSEHOLDERS.

London, August 29, A Bill to facilitate the provision of allotments for small householders has passed through all stages m the House of Commons.

AUSTRALIAN.

[rBUTEk's TELEGRAMS — OOPYBIGHT.]

MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION

Sydney, August 30. The annual meeting of the Mutual Life Association of Australasia was held to-day, when the report for the past financial year showed that the invested funds of the Association amount to ;£s3°>ooo j and the annual income to .£158,600, Messrs Humphrey and Davies, the retiring Directors, were re-elected.

THE RABBIT PEST.

The Government offer a reward of £25,000 (sic) for an effectual remedy for the rabbit pest.

CONTEMPT OF COURT.

MELBOURNE, August 30. Mr Thomas Dakin, contractor, who was summoned by the Chief Justice for contempt of Court m refusing to stop his workmen making a noise to the annoyance of the Court, has been fined one pound.

POLITICS IN QUEENSLAND.

Brisbane, Augrmt 3Q. In the Legislative Assembly, the Premier, notifying the House of the vacant seats m the Cabinet^ said that a majority m Parliament were against the land proposals of the Government, but, at the same time, members affirmed that Ministers should remain m office though it was an anomaly for a Ministry to be called upon to retain the confidence of a House which was un willing to give effect to its policy, The Government, he said, would, therefore, ■ not press forward its land proposals this session, The leader of the Opposition ap proved an appeal to the country, which the Premier declared the Government would accept. Amongst the Premier's forecast for the session, he announced that the Bill for the Administration of New Guinea would be proceeded with as soon as Government had received an answer from the New South Wales Government as to whether it adheied to its previous form of assent.

POLITICAL.

(Received August 31, 12 20 a.m.) j

Brisbane, Angnat 31. Amongst the treasures to be intro duced 'by Qbve'thn'ie'jit during ; the present session will be a Bill for redis tribution of seats, and one embodying a scheme for a decentralization. The Land Tax Bill has been abandoned for this session.,

INQUEST AT METHVEN.

An inquest on the body rf the man Henry Miller, who wa3 found dead m a water race on Messrs Gould and Cameron's estate last Sunday, was held at tha Methven Hotel en Tuesday, before Mr IS. Chapman, J P., acting Coroner, and a jury of six, of whom Mr J. C. Mo William was choaen foreman. — From the evidence of J. Kennedy and Edward Burke it appeared that they m company with another mate And the deceased went to Methven last Saturday evening and stayed until about 10 p.m., when they started for home, the deceased being apparently sober and well able to walk. After leaving Bcuke and his mate at their camp, about a mile from the township, Kennedy and the deceased proceeded on their journey, when shortly afcerwards the deceased produced a pint bottle of rum and cook a small portion of it, offering some to Kennedy which the latter declined. Afterwards they went into a padduok, through which the water race ran, to take a short out home, when deceased laid down and all Kennedy's effortß to get him homo were of no avail, deceased stating that he was all right and that he would be home before morning. Kennedy then left him and wont to bad. On finding, the follow ing morning, that deceased waa not m bed he and a mate, John Macnee, went In search of him and foand him lying on his back m the water race but the water did not cover his mouth. — Constable Bourke deposed that there were no marks oi violence on the body and described 1 the state of the ground m the looality m | which the body was f onnd, adding that he did nob think there was sufficient water m the race to drown the man m the position m which he lay. — After a short retirement the jury returned a verdict of "Found Dead."

SIR GEORGE GREY AT INVERCARGILL

Inveroarqiz.li, August 30. Sir George Grey addressed a great meeting of cit'z^ns m the theatre to-night. He dealt with the village settlement Bcheme, education, and retrenchment, and hia views of the lind policy. Sir George had au enthusiastic reception, and was accorded a cordial vote of thanki for his able and interesting apeooh.

Sir George Grey had a busy day, having visited the publics schools and harbor works. He expressed himself as gratlied wi h the method of dredging and sluicing adapted. During this afternoon he waa interviewed at his hotel, principally by ladies. Sir George addresses a meeting m Gore on Thursday night.

N-Z. RIFLE ASSOCIATION

Christciiorch, August SO. About 60 volunteers attended a meeting to-night to discuss the advantages or dis advantages of adopting the Remington- Lee rifle at the New Zea'and Rifle Aseosiation's meeting, to be held at Oamaru early nex t year, Captain Creagh, distnofc representative of the association committee, presided. After disouesion it was decided by a majority of two—" That seeing the adoption of the Remington- Lea rifle for übg a» the meeting of the association would be likely to prevent, a large number of volunteers faking part In the forthcoming meeting, this meeting saggeata fhat the arms at present m use ba used, and that the association take immediate steps to obtain a better class of ammunition than was used at the Chriatchuroh meeting of the association." The following resolution was carried unanimously—" That this meeting is of opinion that the Remington-Lee riila shoull be adopted, provided the condU tionß be modified, and on the Government giving a guarantee that everyone applying Bhould receive the Remlngton-Loa rifle irrespective of date of application." Cer tain aHeratlonß were suggested m the pro gramme, and it was proposed that the next meeting of the association should begin on Monday, 6th January,

SEA WATER AND CEMENT.

Some anxiety regarding marine works m the construction of whioh Portland cement has been has beaa used has been created by a disoovery jast made at Aberdeen. The splendid gravtog dock constructed there cot long ago having alreadyshown slgnßof decay m some plaoes, the Harbor Board caused an analysis to be made of briquettes of the cement which had been used, aa well as of samples of the concrete, taken from the walls of the dock. Professor Brazier, of Aberdeen University, by whom the analysis was made, stated m his report that owing to the chemical aofclon of the sea water on the cement used In the concrete, the lime In the cement bad been dissolved, pro ducing a preoipltation of magnesia, and the lime becoming more or leas carbonated. The oonsequenoe was the expansion and softening of the concrete, cracking and bulging the entrance wall?, and opening up the joints of the caieson quoin stones, the rfcßult being considerable leakage. As the result of his experiments, the professor arrives at the bonoluslon that Portland cement " has not sufficient power to resist the action of sea water.' if this be so, not a few important harbor works seem to be doomed to early disintegration, and it is important that publicity should be given to these fact* ai widely as possible, to prevent further waste of money.— C| O.D. TimV 1 corres pondent.

CONSOLATION FOR THE BALD.

Thoao exoellent people who do not like allusions to be made to the baldness of themselves or of their friends will feel ooDßolad by reading the current number of an American scientific journal contain ing the report of a lecture on the sobjeot of baldness, delivered by Dr Jackson, of New York, whioh is summarised m the " Standard " aa followß ;— Old age Dr Jackson regards as the least frequent cauao of baidnes. The morning tub is fat from beaefloial to the hair. The hair gets wet too often, and is n,ot dried sufficiently, so that m time this continual Bouaing, which ia bo agreeable a stimulant tq the rest of the system, actually rots the hair and leads to baldness m 85 per cent of those who practice it. Dr Eaton fonnd m the audiences attendant upon ohurohes and operas m Boston— thaology and mnslo being the two grooves m which inteUe.atu.al Ufa m that city runs—that from to 5Q per cent of the men are bald. On the other hand, "m cheap museums, 1 ' where tall men and fat women form the staple objeots on exhibition— and at prize fights the proportion of bald men waa only from 12 to 20 per cent of the company, Great soholara and thinkers are oftan bald. Shakespeare— if the bust at Stratford-on-Avon and the Droeshont protrait prefixed to the first folio are to be taken aa evidence— was both fat and bald. Julius Cassar, a hard-living, hard-Bghtlng, hard-thinking man, was, like so many of the Roman Emperors, bald. Ohauser h»d a kindness to bald men. Aristophanes, the greatest master of Greek comedy, was )ald ; bo was Socrates, If tradition and hio busts do not lie ; and we all know that JEicbylua was popularly supposed to have been killed by aa eagle trying to crack a tortoise on hla bare crown. It Is, there- * fore, clear that the bald men have plenty of great people to keep them company. The doming Man is to be quite bald, and the ladies arVto like him : all the better for It. Tibo hair scalp la a remnant of pristine aniraality, winch Is to be snufl^d off, just as Darwin tells as we have shed the pellne poll whioh was the clothing of that anoeßtral ape over whose pithecoid propensities the world has had so much to say. Tae balder the man ia the more advanced hia itage of evolution,

mE ASHBTJRTON GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 81, iBB7.



Hoi*owAy's Ointjjlenx anp Pjx^s.— Coughs, Influenza. — The soothing properties jpt ihose medicaments render them well worthy of trial m all diseases of the respiratory organs. In common colds and influenza the pills taken internally and the ointment rubbed oyer the ohest and throat aro exceedingly efficacJoue, When influenza is epidemia this treatment is the easiest, safest, and surest. Holloway's Fills purify the blood, remove all obstacles to its free circulation through the lungs, relieve the over-gorged air-tubes, and render respiration free, without reduoing the strength, irritating the nerve*, or depressing the spirits ; such are the ready means of escaping from suffering when afllioted with colds, coughs, bronchitis, and other ohest com- plaints, by which the health of BO many is seriously and permanently injured m most oonotriee, >



We clip the followingimportanfc testimonial from the " Illawarra Meroury " (N.S.W.), on . the 30th March. It needs no comment ; — "Mr John Loveday, of the Bulli Mountain writes to us that after suffering for four years with acute grave), he has experienced almost complete relief by using Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extraot. He says seeing the said Extract advertised iruhe "Illawarra Mercury," his intense suffering induced him to obtain a bottle of the medicine from Mr Hocking, chemist, of this town, and that the use of it gave hfm great relief at one. He states that between the lQth instant, when he obtained the first bottle of the' extract, and on the 19th the use of that medicine continued to afford him relief, to which be had been a stranger for four years. Mr Loveday writes also that he has found the Eucalypti Extraot a cure for rheumatjsin as well as gravel. He requests that us to publish this information through the " M ercur y-'' We bave much pleasure m complying wjth Mr Loveday'a request, whose word canriot be doubted, and whp can have no object m view other than a pure desire to benefit suffering humanijty/'— (Advt).



" Bough on PiLEs,"— -Why Buffer piles ? immediate relieif and complete cure guaranteed. ' Ask for" '"Bough on Piles^." Sure cure for jto'hpg, grqi^ding, or #ny form o^ pi^es. ' ' f Keatino's Cop/ju Lo^ENOE^ cure Coughs Asthma, Bronobitis. Medioal testimony state that other medioine is so effeotual m the cure of these dangerous maladies. One Lozenge alone give eaße, one or two at bedtime ensures rest. For relieving difficulty breathing they are invaluable. They oontain no opium nor any violent drug. Sold by Chemists m Tins U Itf and S3 fd eaob y



That furred tong&e, liad tftstib'g mquth and ruisorabla fooling, say you need Amerjoaa Oo.'s Hop Bitters. Bead and believe "Rough on Catarrh" oorreots offensive odors at once. Oompletf oure of worst ohronio oases ; also unequaled as gargle for diphtheria, Eora throat, foul breath,



Wanted WASTED— A good General Servant, One able to Milk. Apply Mrs 8. Hardley, East Street. WANTED— Tenders for Procuring Delivering and Patting m 500 Willow Stakes, 5 feet long, 1| inches through. Apply — Fooks and Sow. "TT7ANTED Koown— Final Clearing W Sale of tho balance of oar Win- ter Drapery. This being our Clearing oat Sale, Goods will be Cheap for Caah only. — H. O. Segbrs. Melford Houaa WANTED known that HAVES & CO. have Large Stocks on hand. For further particulars see new advertisement m this issue, "YtT ANTED Kdowq— Our Great Sale W to now on, come and judge for youreelves. —H. O. Sfgsbs, Melford House, __ "\I|TANT.ED Known.— Ladies' Black VV Cloth Mantles we are selling at 3s 6d and 5s 6d. Tho 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 Ulstere, newest kinds, at ridiculous prices. Great Caah Sule, Melford House. \J?ASTED CASH — Moir's Oatmeal VV 251bs, 2s 9d ; LiDg Fish, 5d ; Dried Apples 4d ; 21b Tins Beat Honey, lOd ; Vestas, 5d per doss.; Sperm Candles, 5d ; Tin Fruits, Is ; Cutting do. Is 6d.— James McGregor, Tancred Street, opposite Arcade. • WANTED KNOWN — Oleographs, Scenery, and Catholic Subjects Catholic Cards, good variety m Scrape, Novelties m Penwipers, Crewel Wools and Silks, Knitting Cotton, Colored Crotchet Cotton, Transfers, Tinsel Ba'ls, Ac, &c, at Mbs Manbibe's Fancy Repository, Saund9rs' Buildings.



PARTNERSHIP NOTICE. ) •— — . HC. CRAIGHEAD has great plea- . sure m intimating to the Public , 'of Ashburton aod surrounding districts that be has admitted Edwin G. Craighead into partnership with him, and that tbe business will for the future be carried on under the btyle or firm of H. and E. Craighead "n EFERRING to tbe above, H. and E. X\) Craighead beg to announce to the Public of Ashburton and surrounding districts that they have jußt 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-claes fit and workmanship, to merit a continuance of that patronage so liberally bestowed upon their predecessors. H. & E. CRAIGHEAD, Tailors, 6 2 Tancred street, Ashburton. WANTED Known. —That Andrew Orr will during the next few weeks offer the whole of his Surplus Stock of Drapeiy, Clothing, and Boots at an immense reduction. "TTTANTED Known .-^That A. Orr is V V now selling Ladies' Jackets at 5s lid to 7b Gd. One lot Ladies' Ulsters, fashionable shape, 5s 9d and 6s 9d. WANTED Known .—That Fingering is 2s per hank. Ladieß' Hose, 4d to lOd per pair. Gloves at half price. China Matting, 6d.— A. Orr's Cheap Sale.. "TTTANrED Known.— A! big lot of V V Ladies' Boots, nice quality, 4s 9d ; Children's 800 to, la to 2s 6d ; Gente Boots, 7s 6d to l-ls6d; Gents Shoes at 3b lid.— A. Orr. 'TTTANTED Known .—Brussels Carpet YY at half price (being overstocked) Tapestry Carpets greatly reduced. One Lot of Remnants of Dresß Goods at ypar own prices. White Calico at 2s 6d per doz.— A. Orr's gale. WANTED Known.— Boys' Suits, 3s lld ; Jersey Suits, 2s 6d ; Men's Suits, splendid quality, 30s ; Shirts, Is lid ; Men's Hats greatly teduced. — A. Orr's Cheap Sale. "TTTANTED Known. — DresamAking YY Department is now admirably worked ; stylq and fitting giving the very highest satisfaction.— Andrew Orr.



TO FARMERS, GRAZIERS, AND OTHERS. TO LET for Grazing for Six Months, from Ist Septembar, about 57 Acres of tfee best land m tbe District, within 10 ■ainntes walk of the Asbburton Post Office, Apply to R. M. CUTHBERTSOJy, Solicitor, Havelock street. R. S. BEAN, COAL AND FIREWOOD MERCHANT, BEGS to inform his Friends that he is fast discharging some of the celebrated KAITANBATA COAL CHEAPER and FAR CLEANER than NEWCASTLE COAL. Also,— MALVEBN, WEBTFOKT, AND NEW- CASTLE COAL, Kaiapoi Potatoes, &c. R. S. BEAN, Weßt street. TRY KIRKPATRICK'S NEW SEASON'S JAM. SPECIAL NOTICE. T^IRKPATBICK'S NEW SEASON'S _t\_ JAM is made from NELSON l GROWN FRUIT, and boiled within a few hours after the fruit has been gathered. It thus retains most of tbe natural flavor of the fresh fruit. KIRKPATRICK'S NEW SEASON'S JAM is the most delicious preserve m tie market. Do not be persuaded to buy cheap and inferi brands Jam, the remains of old stock, which must be sold at any price, but ASK for KIRKPATBICK'S NEW SEASON JAM, and see that you get it. THE BEST IS ALWAYS THE ' CHEAPEST. Kirkpatrick's New] Season J ami the best.| < i I (CAUTION* None is genuine unless our name is itvsped on each tin, and has our .Atfstelfed Tnrf- Mark "Lord Nelson' i r*& fee label. ] < S [Kirkpatrick & Co. MANUFACTURERS, EI3ON ]



rjHHE PREMIER COLONIAL COMPANY CANTERBURY BRANCH. ! ,S7ARii.*"E3 1859. ' 3SS^^^^^^^^^CA«TAL t 1000,00 . • vrrro r ifJ BIICY OF SHAREHOLDERS FIRE AND MARINE RISKS, ALSO RISKS ON GROWING £ROPS \CCEPTED AT THE LOWEST CURRENT RATES. George Jameson, 1 AGENT, ASBBURTON /- — ' * -** — ' -"* ' "" ' %. " EIRE! FIRE! FIRE! THEjWHOLE OF THE S A L]|Y AGE STOCK OF THE Timaru Woollen Factory Has been bought by an Ashbnrton Firm for GASH, MITOHZiiL and I TUENBR having made the abore purchase, will offer tho whole BTOOK to the Asbburton and Rangitata Electoiß, and their Wires and Families, at unch pices »s can only be belieYfcd by a personal iaterTiew with the firm, and an inepection of the goodß fMfluelTds. Now has come the chance for EVEKYOME to enconrage O¥ ZEALAND INDUS TEIJES, And that too, with benefit to themselves also. TTh* sb«Te Grand Lot of GOODS will be unpacked and open' for SALE on THURSDd"' 7 KBXT when our Windows will show what marvellous BARGAINS can be had m TWEEDS FLANNELS, BUGS, MAUDS, BLANKETS, SUITS, CLOTHING, &a, &c, All through the FIRE FIEKD at Timaru. Quotationßiaie^misleading, COME I SEE I ! aud.be OONYINOED. MITCHELIT& TUENEE, TANCRED STEEET. ALBEET EOBEETS HAS FOE SALE,— Glovers, — BED, WHITE, COWGEASS, ALSYXE, andjTEEFOIL. RYEGRASS, COCKSFOOT, and RAPE. Golden Tares, Cape Barley, COOPER'S SHEEP DIP, Acknowledged to be THE D£ST IN THE MARKET.