RAILWAY TIME TABLE

fly-ran Abbivb at AsHBUBTQ_.---From Obrißt 'ilaroh and the North, at 10.15 a.m. (expreaa), W p.m., and 7.10 p.m. From Timaru, H. 45 a.m. From Dunedin and South, 6.27 '^Af (express). , From Mount Somers, 10.6 • <T». ~. g Lbavm Abhbobton— For Ohrist huroh and North, at 7.10 a.m., 10.55 a.m., an 6.87 p.m. (express). For Dunedin and geath, 10.25 a.m. (express). For Timaru, 4 p.m. For Mount Somera, 5.5 p.m.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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MAIL NOTICES.

%^ ; MWlsoloseattheAshburtonPost Office / FOT°Ohr-Ttohurch and North at 6a.m A3O a.m.. and 5 p.m., daily. ' i?r Ohertseyßakala, &c, at J. 0.30 a.m ■ to Fo-Du^-inwald,Win,^,Hind B , «.*_. JWd^treL, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, -_,: Wd Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily. •V FotTemuka,atlo *.m. and 4.30 \xm ' * ■*"?£. Tlma-u and South, at 10 0. «., and on Wednesdays and .dKyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and r' Jo* Mayfield and R^P^» m ° n Mon •"*■ days and Thursdays, at 4.30 p. m. ■*■■- lit Ashton, Waterton and Longbeach, AS _Cinsn, on Mondays, Wedne. Uye, and Fridays, at 4 30 p.m. - • Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fri ■:«-.' :..»t 10.30 t_m. Mall, arrive at the Ashburton Post  jVo* Ohrhitohurch and Rakala at 10.16 -•-■•; _o- 4.35 b.m., and 7.20 p.m. •^mOhSrtseV &c at 10.15 t and ; t irro__ , Wed_n *-d Intermediate places 6.3 ft, %n_. daily. , <A ._ ,Fwn- Temuka m Timaru at 10.40 a. m o 6.30 p.m daily. - , P From Greenatreet, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10 a. in. ■  Irom Mount Somers, daily at 10.6 * From Mayfield and Ruapuna, on W*d c oeadaye and Saturdays, at 10 .6 a. m. 1 From Ashton, Waterton, and Long m * • eaoh at 10 a. m. daily. * > From Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fri at 2.30 p.m. Flemington on Tuesdays, Thurb days, and Saturdays, at 10a.m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1887. RIGGING THE MARKET.

The board of green cloth, the dice, and the cards jare not by any means the only implements of the gamester; nor are Monte Carlo, Monaco, Baden Baden, and Hombourg the only places where gambling is carried on. Rouge etnoir, karte, unlimited too, and a host of other games afford the means of gambling for thousands ; but the speculators of Wall street, and of the Bourse and Stock Exchange, whose stakes are millions, eschew the vulgar implements of the ordinary gambler, and win or lose as they are successful or unsuccessful m manipulating " corners " . " bearing " stocks, or raising " booms." Railway shares, wheat, cotton, pork, oil, or any other class of funds or articles of demand are the cards with which they play, and while only him self and his creditors suffer by the losses of the ordinary gambler, half the world, perhaps, is called upon to suffer by the operations of these riggers of the market, whether or not they them selves win or lose. For, if an article of general consumption become the sub ject of a monopoly, it is forced up to a fictitious price, and the excess which forms the gain of the monopolists, or makers of the' "corner," is of course extracted out ot the pockets of the consumer. Thus thousands and tens ot thousands, nay, a whole people, are artistically and scientifically fheced for the benefit of two or three who are able to command the markets — a modern system of spoliation which the law is powerless to prevent, but yet is as truly spoliation as if the manipulators by force of arms levied tribute from a conquered people. This, indeed, is" one of those fruits of an advanced civilisation which are apt to lead tbe cynical to doubt whether after all the unclad savage be not m some respects better off than his bell-toppered brother. But our readers may ask, "What has all this to do. with us?" and may urge that as it is •• a far cry " to New York, Paris, and London, people out here can scarcely have any immediate interest m the tricks and manoeuvres of the " bulls " and "bears " of Market, Bourse, or 'Change. But it is just possible that they will not be quite so sure of that when they peruse the following, which appears under the heading "A New Zealand Patriot," in thg leadingcolumnofthe^/«g7'/^«_i_fv^(i/tf of the sth instant : — " We are informed on undoubtedly good authority that a certain gentleman, who is recognised as the boss financial magnate of New Zealand, but who now resides per manently m London, is doing his best to reduce the price of New Zealand stocks, m order that he and his con federates may invest largely m them, and then sell out at a tremendous profit. The gentleman m question made a big fortune m New Zealand, and he is a leading director m many of her most important financial companies. He owns very large proparties m New Zealand, and hence he is recognised as a most reliable authority on the Stock Exchange m regard to New Zealand finance. The success of his efforts may be guaged by the low price ruling for New Zealand inscribed stock, which is quoted at slightly above 94. Had this stock got fair play, it would have reached par ere this time. It seems pitiable that a gentleman who owes so much to New Zealand should, for the purpose of self-aggrandisement, do his utmost to ruin her credit. His motto evidently is, ' Every man for himself, and the devil take the hindmost.' -We fancy, however, that the Agent-General might do a great deal to counteract bis endeavours by remorselessly exposing him m the columns of the London newspapers, His "game" is known by the New Zealand Ministry, and Sit Dillon Bell cannot be unaware of it." For ourselves, being m ignorance as to the source of the Advocate's informa tion, we are not m a position to judge as to whether or not our contemporary is over-sanguine m regarding its authority as " undoubtedly good," but if it be so then it would seem not improbable that the low price offered for the last loan may be traceable to j similar manipulation, and that the whole colony has already suffered from the manoeuvring of the financial magnate referred to, or ot others of the same ilk. Even were this an ascertained fact, thepe is, however, 00 redress for this kind of thingi and the only way to

counteract further operations of a like

sort ..'thai pointed out by our c/vitem porary, viz, hat of bringing the whole mat.fr to the light of day m the colun.ns of she public press.

THU CHRISTCHURCH PERJURY CASE

Ohbistchubch, January 10.

At the Supreme Court co-day E lesmere Go .d win, m whose oa.e the former jury dhngreed, plead ad guilty of perjury and «a. seateuaed to two years h-u'd lab »r. He_>hen Hubbard, the lt..i who pleaded gui'ty last week aud gave evidenoe against Goodwin, was acquitted.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tho ordinary meeting of the Aohburton B irough Council will be bald thin evetiioq.

At theß.il.Cbu.. this n_>rai-.g it appeared•'" thaf. n mvi ohargad jv.fch .r_*kmrn .3 hid had aat asbort time prior to his arrest. The i t» i 1 ■ i.l ".. . . i Bene.-. advi**l the pouos of the expediency m Kiijnl&r o&aes of Huram.mtig a medical mar;, becaurj- it some. i_nas happenod that men bad died m their cells. The Benoh also addressed a word of warning to the man him- self, pointing put that there might have been some connexion between bis drunken bout , .. , , .. , . . and the attack by which he was seized. About fouro'olook on Saturday afternoon Mr John Bell, of Ashton, when m the aefc of dismounting from, or getting into, his trap slippedandfell heavily. He injured his back, !._.»__. «,__«_ -_ _ • _ _ __.. but to what extent is not yet known. The aoo. cent occurred on the vacant piece of laud opredte the Orange Hall. Dr Tweed was pronptly m attendance. Mr 801 l was removed

to bis home last evening.

Oar Mount Somers correspondent writes : — In spite of the extraordinary drought we have experienced during the last five weeks tbe crops m this distrio. look well ; the cereals especially so. There is a very marked difference between the parobed appearance of the srops near Ashburton and the fresh green of the crops near the hills.

Dr Hestor is suffering from a broken collar bone. Wbile viiiting tho Makanui Coal Mine, on the East Coast, a few days ago, he fell and hurt his shoulder, but took little no. .cc of his injury until Thursday, when his medical advisers informed him that he had a broken collar-bone.

A.man named John O'Leary sustained some nasty injuries on Saturday night. It appears that he was •« wanted " by the police on charges of drunkenness and vagranoy, and Constable Beddek went to the Lyttelton Boardinghouse for the purpose of apprehend ing him. O'Leary resisted arrest violently! and aimed a heavy blow at the constable, whioh, "however, instead of reaching its in tended destination, took effect on the window the panes of glass being shattered to atoms O'Leary's wrißt wbb out by the broken glass very severely, the hand being nearly severed from tbe arm. All the arteries, veiae, and tendens were out through. The oonstable promptly had the man conveyed to Dr Tweed who attended to the.injuri .a. He was then conveyed to the hospital, but be is m suoh a weak state, through loss of blood, that it will .probably be a fortnight before he will be m a fit state to appear at Court to answer the charges which have been laid against him. An adjourned meeting of the Hampstead Town Board was held on Saturday last. Present— Messrs Mayo (m the chair), Hunt, Fawoett, and Orr. After reading correspon dence, the Clerk was instructed to write to the County Council asking that Reserve No. 1415 be vested m tbe Board. Tha Clerk was also instructed to write to the Borough Council stating that the Board were willing to pay a reasonable share of the work done on the East Belt. The Board deoided to do some neocessary work m the vicinity of Mr Crura's property. It was deoided to fix the dog regis tration fee at 10s, and proceed very vigor ously to collect the same or enforoe the penalty. The Board resolved to proceed against all the occupiers of property who fail to alear the gorse from the front of their holdings on all roads m the district. After pa .sing several accounts and transacting some routine business, the Board adjourned. I . is stated that it is probable that South Australia will join the Federal Council. An Irish country doctor, conversing with a friend about the high rate of mortality then prevailing, remarked, " Bedad, there are people dying who never died before." Little Jimmy, when told by his teacher that ho was made of dust, stoutly refused to believe it, saying quickly, " Then why don't I turn to mud when nurse puts me m tbe bath." The following from an /exchange is worth i taking note of : — Turpentine is almost a ' certain remedy for croup. Saturate a pieoe of flannel with it and put it on the chest, aud m a very severe oase three or four drops on a lump of sugar may be taken inwardly. M. Saoa, a French traveller, has discovered a new potato m Bolivia, called by the natives papa, peruka. It prodn.es four crops a year, and the roots of eaoh plant weigh from 81b. to _*lb. " Verdant " Bends to- the Saturday Adver tiser- the following epitaph, copied from a tombstone m New Jersey, Amerioa : — " Here lies the body of Samuel Gordon, \ Mouth almighty, and teeth aocordin' ; Stranger, tread lightly o'er this wonder, If he opens bis mouth you're gone, by thunder." Last Thursday the ordinary meeting of the Mount Somers Sohool Committee was held. The chief business was the considera tion of the children's treat. It was resolved to hold the sports on Friday, the 14th Jan., and to present the sohool prizes on that oooasion. The sum of £10 was voted for the purchase of sports prizes, aud £3 for sohool pris .?. The Boboolmaster was authorised to expend that amount to the best of his ability. The sports will be followed by a concert, and perhaps a ball. . The Committee after passing various accounts resolved themselves into a Sports Committee, and decided that the first meeting should be held on Tuesday, when programme and other detail matters are to be oon.idered. Kidney oomplant, one of the most common d yet most neglected disease of this country an be readily oured by the use of Hop Bit'cers. Be sure aed get Amerioau Co's ake. See. We dip the following imortant testimonial from thei llaivarra Mercury, N.S.W., on the 80tb March. It needs uo comment:— "Mr John Loveday, of the Bulli Mountain, writes to us after suffering for tout' years with aoute gravel, he has experienced almost complete relief by using Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extraot. He says seeing the said Extraot advertised m the Illawarra Mercury, his in tense Buffering induced him to obtain a bottle of the medicine from Mr Honking, ohemist, of this town, and that the use of it gave him great relief at onoo. He Btates that between rh>3 loth Maroh instant, when he obtained the first bottle of the extract, and on the 19th the use of that medicine oontinued to afford him relief, to which he had been a stranger for _our years. Mr Loveday writes also that he has found the Eucalypti Extraot a our. fo rheumatism as well as gravel. He requests us ... publish this .information through the Mercury. We have much pleasure, m com plying with Mr Loveday _ request, whose word cannot be be doubted, and who can have no objuot m view other than a pure desire to be nefit; suffering humanity." — (Anvx).

HORSE MARKET.

W!r T Buiiook repo.'s on the h »rse nmrket aa foil ws :— Th«r» wai very litola bn mesH dnn«» on the two Fridays previous to C iristmas Day and New Yea I*' 8 Hay. Thin '-an Ih accounted for to a certain extent by the sale days >>eing altered, but on Saturday tneio was a largo Hntry o£ horsee, viz , 38 and a very <ood a trtuda'ioa of f tririrtra and *>th *r oonn'ry setil-irs. and fo- jroo^t «to' k hiddin^a <v«r« «<pir'ted and up to ER»- was ■■; oit>iin^:l l or a p«ir of urav drmg- t fj i lt]'n>;~i 4 and 5 yours old ion accaun* r< f -Ir am 1 s H ron .M-sars Mdleiulry B.'oS. b^in^; tho pucchaa rs. T ii 3 '>fiarB »Mit what lias ofleii baen r> inarto-?, na 'ie!y, hat good it oh al wry fetch remunerative prices and it would b© well for farmers to bear this m mind when b ceding. Out of the da/a entry of 38, 22 changed hands at the fol lowing prices, viz :— Medium draughts, 4 years old, of rathei*. a light stamp, £16 15a, £18; 6 and 7 years old, £l9 r £21 10a; a pair of prey superior draughts, £65 ; light harness horaes, £12 to £14 ss; 3 year old, £11 ; inferior, £5, £5 10a ; unbroken, £4 5s to £9 10s, according to description ; hacks, £4 10s to £6 17s 6d : weedP, £2 15s, £3. Su:d riei —Spring trap, £19; double seated America'i waggon, £21 ; cc- onil

hand McOorrnick wire binder, £6 sa.

THE HOME CRISIS.

[BCTUEB'b TJBIiBO B4W8 — OOPTItIGHT ]

Loxooy, January 8

It is announced that the Right Hon Sir R. A. Cross has reconsidered his decision to resign, and has consented to retain the position ot Secretary of State for India.

It is stated that the Earl of Carnarvon will succeeded the Right Hon Edward Stanhope as Secretary of State for the Colonies.

January 9

It is announced that Lord Salisbury will replace the Earl of Iddesleigh as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

It has not yet been decided who will succeed the Right Hon Edward Stan hope as Secretary of State lor the Colonies.' Earl Cadogan has been mentioned as likely to accept that port folio.

. Tbe Daily News yesterday published an article denying the statement made by the Standard, that Mr Gladstone is inclined to modify his Home Rule for Ireland scheme, with the view to con ciliate the Unionist Liberals. x

SAN FRANCISCO MAIL

The mail steamer wh>oh arrived at ancVland en Saturday night bring, the following: GENERAL SUMMARY, T!.e London Chamber of 0 .mm- roe has «mp!_at!oally endorsed the Postmaster- General's Amei-'cvi nsail policy. Tha ; iublin Nation save, i-» connection with a n oposul to s»nd a British "nvny to the V.it ( c»n, that Lord Iddealelgh asks for the r ght to fbject to uiidw.irabla appointments io 0 .tholic vacancies m 1 Great Briairi, md h .t the Pope answered to the t-ff> 't- >h_ persons who m any w y violated the Is.vr would no . be eno >uia-a._ cl a»iywhe<*e, a. t*ie Bpraadutg of th*. G'Spal of Peac9 wvs tha obj.ot of the • huroh An auct'on ss c >>f the blood s f ook belonging o tho Ute Fred Archer, the jnokry, wa« c >n_pl tod at N .wm.rket ou December 17 -d realised £3535 -Chil perii br -ugiit £'60. Lord Salisbury, on D.-cember 16 re duced th* rents of hi. h-dfietd E.tate .on-»rt;tq.2o-oercent- Higjixjynpie '« being gennrallv folio we_T~by larg.e Undo * fiftr r~ Me_srß Oowan and C.«, ship brokors aid merchants, of Olaß-ow, filed on _.ec.mber 17 for £100,000 .

The British ag._n_ at Ad^n ha* besu ssk'id by his Government to explain whst motive he had m removing the French fl»g at Dongarita, m Sam-inll, the plane being m 'be territory « v_r which both Eoghod and France clttm protection. An explanation is to ne - mad > at the reg eat of the Frenoh Government.

Five Welsh formers, leading ln the anti-tithe movement, wer > distrained for failing to pay tithes. Mr Gladstone wrl'es to 'he Welsh Liberal Association thl . he rsgards their deslgus with interest, but at his age he must leave the agitation to yonnger men. A desp^ch fron Z*"J_ibar to London on Dec. 14 says the Mirango of Ngando, with his forces, had defeated Ktirg Kngreba and 10.000 men. The Gemao ironclad Mswe had sailed from Zanzibar st that date to punish the murderers of of the explorer Jubilike. P;ioce Alexander of Bn'g .ria arrived In London on Deo. 8 The Q ieen deoorated him with the order of the Bath.

Two heavy failures w-.ro reported m London on Deo. 11. viz., Lord and Sons, general merchants, for £1 000,000, aud Edmund Davis, a West Jfcnd solicitor, for £100,000. A terrißc (Stale, accompanied by light ning and thunder, p eviiled on the night of Deoember 7 aud the morning of December 8 m the southern O.ujtios of Rnejaud and m the Channel, where a number of vessels were wrecked. At Brighton much damage was done. Throughout the kingdom rain and hail fell, and «h ' storm caused widespread disaster. In Scotland there waß a heavy fall of snow.

Thu Queen forbade the admission into the household of Windsor Castle, and within the Gwtlo preoinots, of newspapers o mtaining sensational reports of the OampbrtU divorce case. Mr Gladstone's disapproval of the anti rent campaign m Ire Und was ex re-aed m a private letter to Dr Oamiron, member for Glasgow. The Scotch and other Liberal Associations are not aati-fi-d, and have asked Mr Gladstone fir a full and public declaration on the subject. A meeting of the holde» of Central Picsfio Railway bonds was h.-ld on Dec. 11 m London, Mr Joseph Price presiding. The Chairman said the Company was m the hands of Direoto/s who held no shook. A Committee was appointed to proteot the interests of English bondholder*.

A London despatch «>f Dec 13 aiys the projected exhibition of Mr Whts.ler'a pic tures m N*w York ovmot come off. b_ cause the owners refuse to allow them to cr...s the Atlantic.

The English Government have deoided to supply the Army with the Aus-rlan Fischer re ...ating r.fl.s. Herr Fisouer has gone to Lnndou to superintend the final trial of this rifle «t tGufield

Lord Tennyson's new book of poems, "Looksl.y 3«»1, Six^y Years A'tor," wa. published on Do. I. A cynical v.m of denuaoiat.-u o* draoC'itio opinion and aspirations runs through tho poems American correspondents m London are go. si ping freely oonceroin. thi» private affa ; rs of Royalty. A New York Tribune letter ot Pocember 16 says tha>. Q ieeu Victoria co itin-ies to favor the B .t en~ berg royal family. The feud is bee < ruing more bitter. The P'lnoe of Wale-* ignores the presenoe of Prlnoe Alexander at Windsor, and has remonstrated with the Queen for advancing him to thu rank of the Mdit .ry Cross of the Order .of the B.th, a grade to which Emperor Willi .m aud the Prlnoe Imperial of Germany belong. The reports from the British consuls m America on the .merioau horne.taad laws *.g about to be published. They agreo m pirating the operation of the laws, and f ay or their application to Euglani on the priuoiplo of tae exemption of personal property to a limited extent from sale un ler legal pooeis,

THE EASTERN CRISIS

[HSU Kll a iKb Oft .Ms — OuPYBIOHT j

Pa. s Jinuiry 8. The Bulgarian deputation has arrived m this city from London. oriv, J*n:»*ry 8.

A circular which has been issued by the Regents m repl y to a note from M rie (Jiers, Kus-ian Minister of Foreign

ff'irs, announces that tne Bulgarians have resolved to defend their rights and prose< ve the >Mit..n-)my of tb j ir c uiutry.

Lost. w. J-»..r»<Hry 9,

Prince Alexander, of Bat'enbtrg, ex-Piince <>f Bulgaria, wtll shortly pro ceed on a long tour, during which he will visit Egypt. This has been de cided upon with the view of putting an end to the report regarding his future intentions.

INTERESTING EXTRACTS.

ARISTOCRATIC SNOBBERY REBUKED.

A curious lit tin story was told me (»'Hfl( the r.r.ndoi. correspondent of SKeflild Indepmdenti illuatri-tiv- *of tha M..0-I i iiuei. t jjondnu n cietj, aud of thu re»' kindmsn of heart m the t'amib. of the Place of Wales There is m Lou don an American dentist who is very skilful m his profession, aid amongst other people has attended the Princes* of Wales. He wa. invited to one of the annual g .rden parties at Marlborou/h. House, and met there nearly fifty of hie patients. Th-y cut him t» a man. Soon after he found himself face to face with the Prince and Princess, and they Ai one* gave him the most cordial reception, and .hock him warmly by the hand. At onoe> every wne of th^ fifty patients p -eased up to the lucky dentist, and sho.k haada witb equ«l warmer..

A FORTUNATE ACTRESS.

Referring to Madame Patti _ r«een tly« ooramnnoed American tour, the Pall Mall Qaxette writes . — _J he is to recaive £.0.000 for six months' work. The sum is to bo net ; all her traveling expenses are to bo p:.ic.. Het tour will take her through an enormous tr.\ct of country, inoluding Cincinnati, Mextn->, San Frauc : soo, Oiev.e land, Moutre_!, Boston, aud Washington. A special train hai boon built for her. The c-.ru are f „w for her troupe is not Urj.e. It inoluJei Niaoiini, Mdme Soa'ohi, Signer aud Mdme. Novara, a youug F.enoa tenor named Quill., whom Mdrue, Patti herso'f discovered ; Arditi, and an orohest*a of 35 Every performance will be m tw> parts — th') first a concert and the second an ac . of an opera it. which Patti will app -ar ; as a rule there will be. but two representations each week. Pat ti'a railway ovr, whio _ has just been built* will be a furni . Ed house on wheels, with. muaic-room dining-room, ha.h'oom, bed rooms, kitchen, and servants' accommoda tion. Her m -ids and man servant she imports from Europe, b it two cooks will j >m 'he troupe a'. New York*

ELECTRICTRANSMISSION OF HANDWRITING.

Another extraordinary invention has hoen m^de m the- domain of eleotrloity Th s consists of nothing less than tha transmission of handwriting The me thod "f tLe transmission is something like tin. following : '"'Oa a. trip of foil tHo writing ia traced wi k .h any common ink. ; t_ wh<oh an acid has been added. " The add bi c. into the foil, whloh Is then, aft ir be pg. dried, -put on a drum, and an e! vctrio needle rnado t> wo - k rapidly *cross ev*».y part of the 'oil. At. the other end of the w re a similar ne.dle and drum are placprl m circuit, and: the ro .ult is thw vera rffigea ... f the writings.--. J _4re~prm_^t_Hi_ii^ne_rix--roTfced~TTi__. up-*..-•- --distance of 130 miles m Amerioa, and it is believed th»t a live snoae.a would be obtained over any distance. Its uses are not, it can be understood, restricted ro oaMgraphy. The eleotric needle will repr 'dace all lines engraven ou the foil, .o that desigas niid drawing- will be telegraphed. TV. in.entor olaims for this method of telegraphy an important economic value, na.the direot transmis sion of *he handwriting of tho tenders of n_a.»a<o3 will be ef-.oted wi.h no inter vention of the human intoliigeiioe to in terpret the written lanitdage by means of arbitrary telegraphed signals."

"LUCEY BARGEES" IN NATAL.

Tbe following extract from an English paper describes the state of things In Maritghnrg, the capital of Natal :—" Wa are having some very stirring times ont here just now with the g ldfi.lds In tha Transvaal, where splendid things, are turning ou', and several people I know have made large fortunes. The shares m some of the gold companies are at tre mendous premiums. There. _s one com ptny, ea'led ' tho Sheba,' m whloh the scares were issued at £1, on whloh a call of 2» 01 was made. Their first dividend paid up the remaining amount of the £1, and now these shares are selling at from £8) to £100. Fancy what a return for 2 . 61. ! I brought' loo 'MoodieV shares at 4. fid, and t^ten sold them a - fow months aftnr at lis, which is mora than 110 p.r cent I had also fifty shares <n a oompany called ' Annie's fortune', which cost about £15, and a month after 1 sold them for £36. At prevent I am m a. gold jrospeotlng syndicate — that is, about twelve of na down here m Natal subscribe £2 or £2 10a a month, aod send op one of out number with a power tf attorney . for each of us, who goes np to the fields to prnspeot, and if he comes aorosi anything good pegs out a olaim for oae'i of us, whloh he either *ork* or floats out a oomp a ny to work it. I know one man down here who pegged out a good claim m tho fields and sold it for £60,000."

A FAMOUS PARISIAN CHINAMAN.

I The Paris correspondent of the Daily Nein writes : — " Jin Jun Lung, a Chinese w_il known to all the iiterary world of Paris, died on Saturday, November IStb. of pleurisy, and was buried on Monday. The invitations sent to his friends to attend hi. foueral announced that he departed this life S-reugthened with the sacraments of tbe church. He wat at tended m his fast illness by Alexandra Duma;.. Mdrae. Ju ii h Guutier, and his p trish priest, M. Dumas visiting him often severa' •! _ o<_ a day, aud seeiag that he wanted f^r othln_« Jin Jon Lung was one of the first Ohnese who ever oame to P*ris. tie was left oehlnd as a youth at an h t 1 by a merchant, who was tuning him to London from Canton. Theophile G-tutier picked htm up and thought of u.ili.ing him _s a :o>vant, but the Chinese waif save proof of ouch high breeding and int.lligenoe that he became oue of the family, and t «nght Chinese to Judith and Estelle Gauti .r, and many Chinese) handl crafts and arts Ho beoame such a good. French scholar as t> be able to furnish various playwrights and novelists, who laid the action of their dramas or. novels iv China, wita not only hints but whole pages and chapt.ro. Indeed, it was he wno la^d on the local color m nearly all the wor.s of fiction- dealing with the Flowery Land which have come out here since ho was adopted by Theophile G*u tier. '_fcer the death of his earliest friend ho almost found a home m the De Oaa aa^rmo family. 'He was amiable and affec tionate He spoke the Chinese of the l'terary cla*a at Pekin. Tae whole Ohloes* Embassy, and all the pupils of the Oriental Sohool, of which hs was a professor, as well as a delegation of the S.olete des Gens da Lettres, of which ha was a member, folio ved his coffia to the gravis 81 A.es.->udto D .mv» was oia ol thoie who delivered funeral orations."

THB ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1887



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Spuria! AdvorT-tSßTnonte, } i (Burnett street, opposite " v. ail" Offi.e) TINSMITH AND METAL-PLATE WORKER, tI?ISHKB to inform tbe public of M Ashhurton ant the surrounding disiricts that he keeps m stook or can MAN U FACTO ft Hi TO OKOER all de- Horiptions of TINWARE for FARM or DA H_T purposes; also, all RiCPA: 1.8 of iiny nrttore p.o.optly executed m a nkilful manrie". All go ds sold at lowest remunerative prices A Tr<al solicited H. )RSE-HAlß and BtfIESW AX bought m uny quanti. j for CaSH. , 11 73 < i _ PUBLIC NOTICffi. ' IN retiring from the Tailoring Busiuess so long and suooessfully oarried on by ' me under the Btyle of Craighead and Co., I beg most heartily to thark tha many- kind friends aud patrons who have so liberally aopported me during the time I have resided m Ashhurton, »)ao ro inform hem acd the publto generally th it 1 have lisp sed of my fcUiiiiiaas to Me ilugh C. Israigbe_d, who oniies to ew Z.an . preli reoogam-uded with over _iirtee v . (.ears p.a.tioal experience, and all the latest aud newest ideas oonneot.d with the trade. ALEXANDER CRAIGHEAD. Ashbnrton, January Ist, 1887. REFERRING to the above, I have much pleasure m intimating to the residents of Ashbnrton and surrounding district that I have decided to settle m Ashburton, and hope by strict attention to basiuens to merit the same favorable support which has been extended to my brother. Tbe Ashburton Tweeds being quite equal, and m bo me respects superior i<> Imported good. , I will support the loos) industry as f_r as the requirements oi bu-ines* will permit. Fit, Style, and Wobkmakshjp Guaranteed. .„ HUGttO ORUGHEAD Ashbnrton, January l.t, 1887. 12 8 HUSBAND AND WIFE. Thb Husband. Dear wife, I am weary of seeing You toil every day for your bread, While lama poor helpless being ; 'Tis often I wish I weie dead. Ton ne'er weio accustomed to toiling, Your hands were once white like the snow ; While I watch you work night and morning Your movements seem wearied and slow The Wira, Dear husband, give over your worry, My work se ms J i«_e labor, I ween, Bat I am never compelled, dear, to hurry Now I use Ferriman's Washing Machine. I It lightens by two -thirds my laborß, I And makes all my garments so clean, I That our clothes are tho envy of neighbors Who adore Ferriman's Washing Ma hine TO TBE WIVES AND MOTHERS OF ASHBURTON AND THE GENERAL. PUj-UG.OF NEW ZEALAND. In presenting to the public of Ashbutton the marvellous STE xM WABHER, I believe I am confer ing a boon of m alculable worth on every wife and mother m thu. beautifu land, an whom that most important function of every h uaehold devolve*, known (and hitherto dreaded) as washing clothes of every de- scription. By the use of this Machine, this distasteful and slavish work i. euttrely relieved of iB drudgery, and made a source of pleasnrable _xp.rc.ai_. The unequalle 1 qu llities whlca it. possesses of thoroughly bV-^j'iatt the clothes, giving them an unparalleled whiteneßa, and its armle-.s action upon delicate and colored fabric., render it peculiarly useful and popular. •he saving qualities of the Machine aro quite m keeping with its other m nto ione features- Any p-rson who will give it a prac- tical test will be unquestionably convince! that from an EC.ONO_IIt.AI_ st ndpoiu. it is unsurpassed and unequalled The consump- tion of fuel Ib materially reduced. The caving effected m this ito". alone will m one year equal the price of the Macniue. As it only entaile <be consumption of two-thirds the amount of soap u>ed m the ordinary wav of washing, this item of co nomy is s.lf-evidem to every person, The greatest sjving, how- ever, is effected m the wear and tear of tbe clothes. Every intelligent individual know-- that ihi use of the washboard wears th various fabrics more than anything else, and ts tho marvellous Pte_m Wat her render* it« use absolutely unnecessary, and thereby ob- viates almost c tirel> tbe nec.snty for " clothe* mending?' its saving qualities m tin particular will be at once apparent and appre- ciated. But all it", savin- qualities of a financial character are eclipsed, and dwindle into insicr- ni finance, when we take into consideration the frail, delicate, and weakly condition of thoueands of wives and mothers who are forced to tax their energies and waste, thoir lim<ted strength m J<he old w*y of washing ; but who may, by the use of its magical pro- perties, do the work without any fatigue to their feeble bodies, and with infinite satisfac- tion and pleasure to their mirids. This, more than any desire or expectation on the part of the inventor to maku money out of the article, was the prime obj .ct he had m view. From the marvellous results obtained from its use, h. wever, and th. unboun ed and en'h'isi- astic commendations from everyone having ÜBed it since it. introduction to tEe public, as tbe annexed lis. of names of persons wh > have pn.cha.ed the machine and aro willing to testify to its meiitß, will fully attest, the advertiser h.s deemed it wise, m ordsr to place this incomparable article of household use more prominently before the intelligent people of the district, to pive the postal address of a few of the buyers, m order that an';unpr.judiced and entirely impartial opinion of its intrinsic value, may be readily obtained by anyone desirous of getting anch information from actual users and pnrchwerß, who will un- doubtedly be best calculated to give a just estimate of its value. Mrs Herbert, Seat, eld Mr M. Bruce, Senfleld Mr Colli.on, Beafield Mr D. Kobb, Lanriston Mr Gr. '''. Marriott Ashbnrton Mr T. Claridge, A.liburtou Mr W. Charlton, Ashburton O Mr Bradbury, a., hburton Mr H. Hudson, Elgin Mr J. Lloyd, Newlands Mr E. Thomas, Waka^ui Mr A. Frisby, At-hburton Forks Mr 8. Chapman, Willowby Mr G. Orice, Willowby Mr J. Williams, Willowby Mr J. Hearn. Ealing Mr A. McLeod, Tinwald Mr W. Anderson. Flonungton. DIRECTIONS FOR ÜBE. Fteep the clothes over night, then wring them out. Soap a l l the dirty parts well. When the water is boiling violently, which will at once b < evident by heavy and foaming suds rising to the top of the m icbine, take out the clothes and put them at once into clean water (as the dirt is liable to set, and difficult to remove if this is neglected). After this, rineeand put them m blue water. Prints and Ginghamß, soap same as white clothes Put thorn all mot once ; when wat. r is boiling turn for five minutes. If water is not boiling, but very hot, turn eight minutes. Lace Curtains, wet and soap them , put them m a pillow slip ; tie them up. Turn for ten or fifteen minutes. Cold water will do for wettfng all the above. Woollen Blankets. Wet m warm water Soap and put thwn m loosa When the water boils turn ten minutes. Hinse ia warm water. Red Flann Is. Wet them m warm water. When water is just ready to boil, turn for one minute. Rinse m wa»m water, for white flannels tarn for five minute.. Hose. Ladies' and Children's Hose, highly colored, must not be put into boilinv water, but have good and hot. Tur.i one minute, if not highly colored turn five minutes. F. FE; iBIMA-?, Bole Agent, A.hburton. F )R SALE. A Good Wi-eMeCormick BINDER. A second-band Wood's STRING. F.FERRItfAN.



Special advertisements. L NOTICE TO THE LADIitS OF ASHBURTON. MRS PAULING has REMOVED to WALTON O .TTAGHJ, Green Lane, Hampstead 145 Christmas Cards. CHRISTMAS ANDNEW YEAR CARDS .and PRESENTATION PBIZE BOOKB AND NEW GOODS Suitable for CHRISTMAS A NEW YEAR PRESENTS. H. J. WOOD AND CO. BOOKSELLERB & STATIONERS, (LaieT. F. Farley) FRIEDLANDER'S BUILDINGS. IN our New Season, 1886-7. Christmas and New Year Cards, are included the PRIZE DESIGNS fromthe following celebrated publisbin ? firms of London Paris, Vienna, New York, and Boston :— Raphael Tuck and Sons Marcus Ward and Co. Thomas de la Rue and Co. Hildesheimer and Faulkner John Walker and Co. Eyre and Spottiswoode Marion and Co. L Prang and Co-, Boston, U.S. t And several other Publishers, Comprising SEVERAL THOUSAND PRIZE DESIGNS. We have received per b.s. Arawa and s.s Aorangi, ELEVEN CASi- S OV NEW BOOKS Specially ordered for the Christmas Reason, comprising the Latest Publica- tions of the renowned Publishers— -Cassell and Co ; Thoß. Nelson and Sons ; Rout- ledge ; Warne ; Partridge ; Griffith, Farren, Okeden, and, Welch ; Marcus Ward and Co ; and several English and American firms. And SEVENTEEN CARES OF NEW GOODS, Bpeoially selected by our Home Agents for the Christmas Season, Comprising Cabinets, Russ<aa Leather Desks and Writing Cases, Photo. Albums m great variety of the m st elegant designs, Writing and Scrap Albums, New Zealand Fern Albums, Photo. Frames m silk plush and morocco, Workboxes and Desks Purses, C.rd Ca-es, Pocket Rooks, and every description of Fancy (stationery. H.J.WO"OD&CO. STATIONERS' HALL, Friedlanders' Buildings, Ashburton. WHITE, CAYGILL, & CO., BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS, J. W. WHITE, Nota*. Public. J^OTIOE is hereby given that thu *•' undersigned, Mes.ra White and o. (White S mi-boon, and Raymond), of 1 ' irnaru, and John A Catgi___, of Ash burton, have .his day entered into 1 Partnership as Barristers and Solicitors, at Asbburton, under the style of "White, Oaygllland C.» Mr J. W. White, will attend the sittings of the Courts at Ash- urton. WHITE & CO.. JOHN A. CAYGILL. Money to lend m any sums on approved freehold security. Offices : Bullock's Arcade 10*803 WILDING AND LEWIS, OARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS. F. wiTding, NOTABY PUBIIO, Office.: Next " Mall " Office, Burnett st., Ashburton. Mr Wilding will attend the sittings of the Ashburton Courts on Tuesday, and Fridays, and may be consulted personally op these days. The firm is now represented m Ash- burton by Mb Clayton, an. English Solicitor of considerable experlenoe, who will be m daily attendance at the office to receive instructions and conter with oients. *100 8 TO STAND THIS SEASON AT ASHBURTON, And Travel the Surrounding Distriots, The Thoroughbred Horse, Kingfisher. For Pedigree see cards Terras— For one mare, £3 3b. A reduction will bo made for three or more mares, the property of one owner. Firßt class paddocks for mares at Is per week. Groomago fee, ss, payable at first service. E. COOKSON, Proprietor, 9J736 Livery Stables, Ashburtn. A CERTAIN CURB FOR BALDNESS. HICKMAN'S Eclipse flair Producer. (Registered). PRICbT 4b. ANEW DISCOVERY for the growth of Hair on the Head and Face ; for removing and preventing DandrutT, and Hrrestiog the Fall of the Hair It cures any Disease of the Scalp, and causes new growth on the head being bald for years None genuine without the trado mark and fiigUHture-JOHN H'.CKMAN. 7.0 be obtained at all Chemists.



Wanted. \\ '" ANTKD kn .wn— Clearing Sale now >^ on at Melford House.— H E Segers, East street. 1§35 ANTED CASH.— New Currants 6Jd ; Valencia', 6d ; Sultanas, 7d; Elemes, 7d; Muscatels, Is 6d ; I^l b boxes New Figs, 8d ; Whito Sagar, 2|d. Jab. MoQbbgob, opposite the Arcade. WANTED KNOWN.— Washing and! .dangling done either by the day I or dozen. Mangling 2d per dozen.— Address on application at " Guardian " Qfljce. 880 FURNITURE--T0 meet the times, W D 4 VIS, Cabinetmaker, East Btwat. Ashburton, is now Belling Furniture or'all kinds cheap >r than ever. Chest ■' of Drawers, £1 6s ; i.prin_ Couohes, £1 5s Every other artiole equnlly cheap. AH new furniture at second-hand price. 804 WANTifD Known— Lost, a Leather BAG, ontaininar a stiff-covered Book. Apply H. M. Jones 167 ANTEDTENDERS for HARVEST- ING about 60 Acres WHEAT. For particulars apply to H MASON, 159 Near Smith's Gardens, Ashburton. 3 ■ — — ■ WANTED TENDERS for STOOKING, and FORKING 350 ACRKS (more or less) of GRAIN, at Wakanni, for the undersigned, Further particulars at P. and D. Duncan's, Waksnui Road Written tenders to be posted not later thin the 20th instant to 14-56 G W. LEIDIEY. WAITED KKOWN. —That Angus McPherson has opened the Edin- burgh and Glasgow Cooking Pa ace, Fowler's Buildings, Tancred street, ad- joining the Club. Ashbjrton. 12 130 WANTED KNOWN —Come and see the Great Bargains wa aro giving during our Clearing Sale. — H. O. Skgbrs, Milford House 1 21 mmmmmmamwaaaaaaaaammmmwaamammmmwammmma \ Special Advertisements. .. * STRAYED. FOUND strayed at Valetta 7 CROSS- BRED RAMS, one with black face ; black brand, not distinguishable. 1§32 TEN SHILLINGS REWARD. QTRAYED from Flemington, one bay V^ MARE, m go d condition . a little pigeon-to- d. Any one giving information to Ben. Ede, Flemington, will receive the above reward 1 50 J HAVE to give notice that the Partner- ship hitherto existing between Mr Wynn-w ill;amß and iuy.-clf. has been \ dissolved,' and I am now currying on busioess 01 my own account m Wereford street Chambers, oppo.ite to Morten's Hereford Hotel. EDWD. R. DEACON, , BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, & NOTARY PUBLIC. I have MON? V TO LEND m large and email sums at low st rates < f interest 1 51 Ejj*l» R DEACON. MOUNT SOMERS COAL PIT. COAL CAN NOW BE HAD AT TBE ABOVE PIT FOB . FJMGHT SHILLINGS PER TON, Or m Ashburton at SEVENTEEN SHILLINGS PER TON, By the Truck. FOR CASH OINLY. E. F. WRIGHT. o°3l G. L. Beath & Co. £1000 0 s 0 D SOT. ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTMAS GIFTS To-Day. To-Day. To-Day ON AND AFTER TO-DAY every Customer will re- ceive a Ticket with each Purchase, entitling the holder to select any Present of the value stated on the ticket, which will amount to about one-eighth of tho purchase money. G. L. BEATH & CO., Argyle ? House, , CASHEL STR' 'T, CHRISTOHURCH.



Victoria House. v EOLIMI e SEpON. 1886-87 : QECOND ANNUAL GIFT DISTRTBU ITON, comprising elegant Works of Art JO m Bohemian and Bulgarian Painted Vanes, Glass Water Jugs, and Crystal Flower Stands, etc GIFT COUPONS now being issued to Purchasers. DIMATCT AND COE, GENERAL DRAPER*, CCOTHrWRS, &0., Corner East and Tancwl streets, Aabbarton. SANTA CLAXJBIS COMING 1 COMB, Inspect, and Select f rem the LARG EBT STOCK of TOYS AND FANCY GOODS m the County, bought especially to commemorate the annual visit of the above distinguished visitor. . ' . . .-..'•' Come and Bee the UNPARALLELED SHOW OF DOLLS, all sorts and sizes. GLASS and BASKE TW ARE, beautiful Piusb Brackets, and Mirrors JAPANESE GOODS and NICK-NACKS of all descriptions. PRIZE and REWARD BOOKS LOWEST POSSIBLE PRIOES. Schools Liberally dealt with. COME EARLY TO AVOID THE CRUSH.  . H. M. "JOKES • »»«



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