RAILWAY TIME TABLE

Tbainb Abbivr jlt Ashbtjbton— From Chri&t huroh and the North, at 10.15 a.m. (expreua), 4.85 p.m., and 7.10 p.m. From Timaru, 10.46 a.m. From Dunedin and South, 5.27 o.m. (express). From Mount Somers, 10.5 a,m Tiuinb Lbavb Abhbobton — For Christ hurch and North, at 7.10 a.m., 10.65 a.m., m 6.37 p.m. (express). For Dunedin and Honth, 10.25 a.m. (express). For Timaru, ' \Sp.m. For Mount Somers, 5.5 p.m.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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MAIL NOTICES.

Malls close at the Ashburton Post Office follows : — For Ohrlstohnroh and North at 6 a.m 0.90 a.m., and 6 p.m., daily. For Ohertsey Rakala, &0., at 10.30 a. m and 5 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald. Wlnslow, Hinds, Ooldstream. Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, %nd Geraldine, at 10 ».m. daily. ForTemuka, at 10 km. and 4.30 p.m I «*lly. for Tima/u and South, at 10 a.c, and / 80 p.m., daily. For Greenstreet and Ashbarton Forks, en Weanesdays and Saturdays, at 10.30 iiin. For Wakanul, Elgin, Seaview, Seafield, id Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and tnrdays, at 6.30 a.m. For Mount Somers, dally at 4.30 p.m For Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Mor.< days and Thursdays, at 4.30 p.m. For Aahton, Watorton and Lon«,be* > i , 4.30 p.m. daily. For Fletnlngton, on Mondays, We<liK<* Uys, and Fridays, at 4. 30 p. m. For Newlands, on Taesdaya and Fr; at 10.30 a.m. Malls arrive at the; Ashburton P v<»*. ffice— •Jtom Ohristchurch and Rakala nt 10. \ E to., 4.35 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. From Ohertsey &o. at 10.16 t au ,85 p.m. daily. From Dunedin *ad intermediate places S.S*' *>.m. daily. > 1 ro&» Temnl-a an Timaru at 30.40 n..u. p 5. 50 p.m daily. From Groenstreet and Ashburton Fork*, Wednesdays ami «turdnya, at. 445 p n\. From W&kanul, FJfiin, Seaview, Sea field and Ky'e, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, sad Saturdays, at sp. m. T'^m Mount Homers, dally at 10. fl \ m. From Mayfield and Ruapnna, on W.-.j oesdayi and Saturdays, at 10.5 a.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Lou, at 10 a.m. dally. From Newlands, on Tuesdays and FrJ at 2.30 p.m. ..,- .- - : ; -%f '" ; " : ; From Flemingtort-on Tuesdays, Than, days, and Saturdays, at 10a.m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1887. AFFAIRS IN TONGA.

It is a curious development of affair* which is now taking place m Tonga. The people of this island kingdom within the lifetime of the present generation were simple savages, but by missionary enterprise they have not only been converted to Christianity, buLhave now a regular settled form of Government with a King and Prime Minister, a postal department, customs department, police, and other signs and appurtenances of civilisation, not ex cepting, it would seem, a militia of some kind. The King is described as old and feeble, and the real Governor of the islands is the Rev Shirley Baker, formerly a Wesleyan Missionary, but who has set up a church of his own m Tonga, between whom and which and the adherents ot the original Wesleyan Church of the islands there is an exceedingly bitter feud. As always happens when they who wear the cassock also fear the sword, Baker governs with a high hand, and per secutes the Tongan nonconformists, that is to say, those who refuse to come into the Church which he has set up, these persecutions having apparently led up to the recent outrage m which the Rev autocrat was evidently inten ded to be assassinated. All sorts of versions of the affair are given, some attributing the attempted murder to ceiiain convicts who have escaped froaa gaol, and others to religious animosity, but, on the whole, it seems pretty clear that the trouble which has arisen is traceable to two causes, viz, the oppressive exactions ot the Government, as represented by Mt Baker, and the sectarian feud for which he seems to be mainly responsible. The Rev. Mr Moulton, principal of what is somewhat grandi loquently styled the Wesleyan College of Tonga, is accused of inciting rebel lion, and it is quite apparent that party feeling on both sides runs ex ceedingly high. One account (that of Captain Lane, of the schooner Mails) says that " There is universal dissatis faction from end to end of the King dom. Everything goes to the Govern ment, which takes two-thirds of the entire produce of the country, so that the.natives are reduced to poverty and the traders are ruined, and yet are afraid to speak lest it should be worse for them. It is impossible that things can go on longer as they have been doing. If the King should die, Baker's life would not be worth an hour's pur chase. When the Maile left Tonga the place was m great excitement, and it ;vas daily expected the natives would commit some further outrages, and business was at a complete standstill, ao one feeling disposed to do anything vhile matters were m such a disquiet ing state. Tonga was m a state of martial law, and warriors brought from neighboring islands were daily commit ting acts of looting upon peaceable residents m and about Nuka, Vanulrau, and Sofia." A Tongan correspondent TJr tbtr Au^UlanH J-I*ra!d gives an en tirely different version. He is evidently a partisan of Mr Baker's, and, of course, by consequence, an opponent of Mr Moulton's. Referring to the attempted murder of the former, he says ; — *• Mr Moulton's friends are suspected of not only having devised the scheme, but havirg laid out a plan which was to have been followed by civil war ; and although two days after the affair they literally proclaimed war, yet the ringleaders being caught, the cowards soon returned to their homes. As the Government found the matter^ mpreserious than it was at first supposed, they have sworn the officials to secrecy lest the people, who are intensely ex bited over the affair, should take the matter into their own hands and pro claim Lynch law. So far notwithstand ing that there are some 700 fighting men over here from Haapi and Navatua, the utmost they have done is to kill a few pigs belonging to Mr Moulion and his adherents. This coming directly on the fact of 24 01 Mr Moulton's ad herents m the militia refusing to take the oath of allegiance (14 of whom were college boys, and the rest very pro minent adherents of his) looks very sus picious, and more especially as the very leaders of the affair are some of the rebels whom Mr Moulton sympathised within 1880. , The four criminals have professed, for the past few weeks to be Roman Catholics, whereas one was a Roman Catholic and the others Moul ton's adherents. They ran away from gaol a few months ago, notwithstanding that they were heavily ironed ; one of the gaolers, it is supposed, helped them lo escape. They are all long sentenced men. It is presumed it will appear at the trial that they were only the tools of others." Mr John Roberts, president of the Tonga College (we presume a rival institution to that presided over by the Rev Mr Moulton), is also a partisan ot the Rev. Mr Baker, and writing from Nukualafa on the 24th of January, says : — At first it was thought by many to be entirely the woik of the four convicts who had escaped and given some trouble to the police, but it is now gradually coming out that it is a most serious affair. After a fair trial the political and religious phases of the affair will be made plain to all. When the men from Humbia heard the full particulars they were very angry, and some of them tried to break open the gaol to get at the prisoners. I could not help admiring the eloquent speech the Premier made to quiet them when I considered how his. heart must be lull of anxiety and soirow. The successful work of the Government and the Free Church m advancing 1 freedom, education, religion, and morals has raised up many enemies. This is their work — the votaries of treason and superstition and ignorance." These accounts differ widely as the poles are asunder, but clearly demonstrate that there is a very dangerous state of affairs existent m this little island kingdom ?nd which threatens to result m a good deal of bloodshed before things are put on a satisfactory footing ; and the chief pity of the whole matter is that all this should have been brought about m the name of religion, or at least by those who profess to be Ministers of the Gospel of Peace, The mater, independently of general humanitarian considerations, has a further interest for the British colonies m these seaß, as disorder m Tonga may be made the pretext for occupation by some other

Power, and it is satisfactory to see that Sir Robert Stout has readily perceived this aspect of the case, and has brought it under the notice of the Admiral of the Australian Squadron, who will doubtless watch the situation with a view to taking any needful action.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the JR.M. Court this morning, before Major Steward, J.P., and Mr T. Scaly, J.P., Thomas Blookburn, for having been drunk and disorderly m the bar of Butler's hotel, was fined 20a and costs, and for having made use of obsoene language was ordered to bo imprisoned for seven days with hard labor. An eel, weighing 12 or U lba, was captured m the river last evening by Mr J. Tasker. It is stated that the trials of Thomas Hall ■will cost the oolony about £6000. Misa Honora Costella, who died at Gun dagai (N.S.W.) the other day, was 105 years old. She waß a great great grandmother, and retained possession of her faoulties till within a few dajs of her death. The Trafalgar is the largest armour-clad vessel whioh has yet been laid down by the En glish Admiralty. Her hull is estimated to cost £686,000, the propelling maohinery £97,000, the gun mountings £79,794, and the guns £56,840. The jPremier: (Sir 3 Robert Stout), Colonial Secretary (Hon P. Buokley), and Under secretary (Mr G. 8. Cooper) passed through Aahburton this morning en route to the South. The Colonial Secretary goes on business oonneoted with the Hospitals and Asylums, and the Under-Secretary to attend the meeting of Sheep Inspectors whioh ia to be held at Timaru. At Manchester a man haa died from the bite of a cat. At South Shields a boy suddenly beoame unconsoious, and died from the effaot of a blow received six monthß previously at foot ball. Says the North Otago Times .—The Rev Mr Dowie has fallen foul of the Christohurch Press, because the Telegraph exposed one of his supposed cures, that of a blind man. He eaid that the New Zealand Press was the most libellous and eourrilous he had ever ex porienced; but after all there were some papers nearly as bad. The editor of the Melbourne Age was a direct descendant of Anauiaa, and the editor ,of the Melbourne Argus was the descendant of the impenitent thief. He could .not, apparently, find a genealogy sufficiently bad for the editor of the Telegraph. Two Auokland novelists recently had books published m London, and now the " Queen of the North " seems likely to make her mark m another domain of art. A new comic opera 41 Pomare " haa jußt been aooeptod for pro duction by Rignold and Allison m; Sydney from the pens of Auokland composer and librettist, N. G. Barnett, late of Christchurch, and J. ;L. Kelly, of the Evening Star, respectively. The scene of the op^ta is laid m Tahiti, and the plot hinges upon curious native customs and the predicament of officers of an Englifsh warship wrecked on the Island. The Sydney JUornmg Herald, m a long notice of the opera, says the music is particularly fresh, and m many plaoeß bears distinot evidence not only of originality but of musical scientific knowledge. The value of nut-bearing trees may be judged from the following;— John de Hart haß on his farm at South Madison, N.J., a hickory tree whioh this year bore five bushels and three peoks of nuts, which brought two dol lars a bushel, and the dealer who came for them said he would be glad .to get a hundred bußhels at the sameprioe. The tree is worth for timber and firewood, fifteen dftllare, and there is room for forty suob trees on an aore Of ground.— Trenton State Gazette, It will be well if everyone celebrates the Queen'a Jubilee as wisely as the good people m the north of Derbyshire propose to do. Lord Howard, of Gloasop, has offered to give to the flourishing cotton town from whioh his title is derived a park, with sites for a hospital, public bathß, and f tee library. Several looal magnates have oomo forward liberally, one with £5000 for the hospital. "Mirabel," the lady correspondent of the Australasian at Sydney, writing under the date of the 24th of Jan., says :— Mies Claiice Brabazon, a ohild of only twelve years, gave * pianoforte reoital last weok. She cornea from New Zealand, and has so far only been taught by her sister. Miss Clarice has a won derful memory, playing ten solo pieces, m eluding the Moonlight Sonata as a final one, without her music She plays with great faoility and vigor. The annual production of butter and cheese m New Zealand, calculated to Maroh lust, was : —Butter, 12,173,9651b5 ; cheese, 4,594 7951b5. Weakness and Biokneps changed to health and strength with Hop Bitters always Ihose made by American Co. See Holloway's PijiLß.-— Weakening weather— The sultry summer days strain the nerves of the feeble and decrepit, and disease may eventuate unless some restorative, such as theße purifying Pills, bo found to correct the disordering tendenoy. Holloway's medioine giveß potency to the nervous system, whioh is the source of all vital movements, and presides over every action whioh maintains tbo growth and well-being of the body. No one can. over estimate the necessity of keeping the nerves well strung, pr the ease with whioh these Pills accomplish that end. They are the most unfailing antidotes to indigestion, irregular circulation, palpitation, siok headache, and cpstjveness, and have therefore attained the largest sale and highest reputation. 2 32

THE TROUBLE IN TONGA.

Wellington, February 11. Admiral Tryou, m bis reply to the Premier's telegram re-tending a mat>-of war to Tonga, states thit us soon as th« cyolone seaion ia over he will despatch a ▼easel there, Auokl\nd, February H. A representative of the Ntw Zealand Herald (ntetviewed Admiral Try on re Tongan Bffalrß, to-day, 'I he A Jmiral said "I have really no farther information about the state of affairs at Tonga than has been made public As to what steps are to be taken thorn does not nppear to be any urgent necessity for action. When the aohooner Mullo left thinga were quiet ing down, and the ouly chief who could be eald to by In rebellion was m custody The natives from Habaia a;;d Havau who hud com« to Toog», who ceuined to be disorderly and to go about firing their uunu wore returning. There seemed to be no danger of any life being lost, bo that th re ia no need of immediate actioa on that aooount. The Consul will be there by this time, and the Oonaul- General la fully informed of all that h*u inkaa place. As a matter of course aid mately a man-of-war will have to be sent down, and the whole aubJHCt will have to be investigated, with what hearing on the p sition of Tonga I do nit know, but there is no huny »b uft.hut, bo far hb I can see. I have replied to «ir Kobin St jut and imformud him of vrbut I think ©n the quhjoot, ACOWAND, Febunry 12. Airjv^d — Th. l-t*t>dtt muil amnr Janet Nio'H Hhe J.-f t loo^» a ft»t'.»gh HHfore the at' muted asHaasmiuioo nf th* Premier, |.>u<- h is etU-d th«t vrhoo she wan there it was well uoder^tood that an attack was meditated, it beiug openly talked of by the natives that Baker wat M) be killed, ,

NOTES FROM SOUTHLAND

(PROM Oi U OWN UOuUKKP NOENT )

Now that tl IFI h \hUjb «re >ver people have 6ettled down into their old groov es I <._am, htta thing* m general aio *8 qiA>t yd fts dull Hb bafoio. I'he Wddthe* lur-ag las., month has >>aen every hin i •:>v. Could be \U*i c J nardly -,\ week v t >ir ,-asi. WJrh>U. » gowj. BM'Vvev Of rajs, ■ ,il-wi«:' ny ivrtim unuy (Uy-i j«i < n + suit ilie c: ,a .-.re doin* iem,; ka <;y .v«u, *»os>. uf ihe ryugii.BB Heed mm naok, having bion well saved, and the early sown oats are now ripe, an d tne aoucd of the reaper to to be heard on all aides. Should the present favorable weather ooninue, the harvest will be over fully a monih earlier than last ya;»r. ! and the yield is expected to be far above the average. Turnip sowing is now over, and with but few exceptions, through the ravages of some destructive insect, this crop Is also doing very well. The Insect men tioned ia working more mischief m and about R-verton than m any part of the Western rliatri «t. Last «- e «k 1 went, there 1 1 ace if I could got a few cabbnge pla >tn, out was tuld by all the gardeuerd that every cabbage iv ih* plnca waa destroyed The gra&a on our pastures is still grow ing luxuriantly, and both sheep anrl oatile are rolling fat everywhere, and I caa venture to aay that w« have at the present time upwards of 40,000 she^p fit f.:r freezing, which number could well be '■ated, bin owing t-> the number of BhipH provided for the .xpo>t of th» colnnv ■>eing trtnlly inadt quate to fie detuni'i, I understand that tlu« Sou hlaad F vexing >mpaoy d^» m F t intetd *>ommoi owig oporati.njß before the monUi of Juiy next^ .it which tiaie there is ecm* hope of spaoo beinsj; provided from some souroe or other. Dary faofcoHes aeom to be the order of the day here just now, and there : s hardly a week p»B<ung but what one heara of one ornwenew on en being erected. Tb/Be already m work are f<lly nnppUed with milk, the price paid baini^ 4i per gallon This price seeiua hi^h, but co long a-i the firmer haß to pay 8 per cent. Interest for his money he will have to get 4d for hia m Ik. In ref«r"ence to some of the dairy fao ories m Omterburr which soon came to grief, it, wan a» one time said that the expenses m connection with the working of the affair were partly the cause of thnir non-success, but m the event of our fact, ries not turning out euocenaiully that resnU could not very well be attributed to this 'ause, aa there ig but one man, who ia assisted by a boy, em ployed to attend to from five to eight hundred gallons per day. In soma instances the whay Ja disposed of by taking m pigs at tronv3i lo 5d a week each, which pric aeeras reasonable enough for a full-grown animal. With refmmce to our several gold fields, notwitlistan iing tho efforts made by the Hro-pecting Association for the promotion of this industry, I am sorry to sny that the amount of gold nnearthed is after all but very limited, nnd mos'.ly all that is got is got by the " N-j savee" race. The Big Bay expedition, fitted out some time ago, which was composed of 150 men, liave nearly all returned, but without tho Goldon Fleece fl s for tho £500 lately graned by Government for cutti >c: tracks through the Lougwood Forest, it may be said tlwt a very large proportion of the amount might have been more judiciously spent, suy, m extending the Hearnstead water race, which ia destined to become a great boon to tho residents at Round Hill, as well as a source of great wealth to the colony at largo. A short history of this race would, perhaps, not lie out of place here. The late Mr Bearnstead, who was a practical digger, saw that a good thing could be made out of the Round Hill diggings if a good supp'y of water were brought m Be consequently commenced operations, staring m the vi< inity of tho goldfield, and thence from stream to stream along tho hill side, increasing the volume at every source until several heads of wa'er were obtained This water is now leased to the diggers at a high fig re, and. judg ing from the success already obtained, I Imve every reuson for saying thnt there is a bona fide opening here for the invest ment of «ay, £2600, which amount would be sufficient to carry out the original idea. A few tracks through the bush were, no doubt, greatly needed, but to cut upwards of 100 mil. s at one time is to my min^ much m advance of the tim e a, and reflects but little credit on those at thejiuad of affair b Fop the Bako of com paring notes, I may say that at the time of my writing, raturday, rebruary sth, Southland waw visited by a terrific eale from the north-west, doing 'mmeiißO darange to ripe crop* It Wouid be inter esting to know whivt kind of weather you had m /\Bhr<nrton on that date. Southland, sth Keb.

THE RENT QUESTION IN IRELAND

A coresp.-nue»:t of th , Deny Journal informs that paper that the ttnaniS'-n tho Banagher, B^unedy, and Hallyraullifis portions of the Skinners' Company's PMtato with Mr Robert Thompson . Fincnirn, wj spokesman, have had an iaterview with the »genr, Mr 6 L. Yountr. J P., at Dungvan, and asked for a leduotinu < f 40 pec cent oi judicial wnd other rents, with the a.ternative thit th.y be aUowed to b- oome onoers of th, ir holdings at twelve years' purchase Mr Thompson told Mr You'-g that he did not wish to enter on the Plan of CampaigD, but If driven to extremes he did not know what he might be compelled to do. The agent suggpsted a memorial, which, he avid, he would be happy to forward, and the tenants then left, declaring their determination got to depart one iota from 'ha terms proposed The innovation of +,he Nonh U an accomplished fact. {Dublin Freeman Dnoeniber 24 ) I

SINGULAR DISCOVERY OF MONEY

*Rome ten months ago the death of Mr J. B. Paine wan announced from New York. He was a g andson of one of those who Bigned the Declaration of Inde pendence, and a writer and composer of Home repute. EUb family are among th« principal people of Boston, wbere the de oeaaei lived until bis avarice m dealing with those -vho borrowed money from him drove him from i hat city to New York. Here he lived m penary and wretched neao. One day, about tw»>lvo months uince, he wib knocked dowu m the street, and rua over, and from the effects of this accidetn he died. At the time it was not known that the wretched man, who hod often received ohailty, poßcessert any e«(a'e (says <he oorrei ponder t of the Standard) but after a while persons who had borrowed from him be»an to enquire to whom the in terest was payabla. This led to an inves tigation, the reßult of which waa a bo ief that Fahie was worth upwards of ono million dollars. One broker stated that Puino ono day deceived fiom him securities woith 330000d015, which fao carried away m a pieco of newspaper. Now a singular discovery has bten made Over the small property th.^t wbb found litigation a,ose, m the course of which a witness has just testified that nineteen years ago Paine gave him a bundle wrapped i . a cotton handkerch'ef, and asked him to take care of it for him. <j n only one occanion since bad Paine a^ed it his parcol was safe. The witness had not examined it, bpoause he Bnppoeed it to contain niunuscripK tho product ot Paine's pen. n lea ning this the ( ourt require'! tlie produciion of tbo parcel, and «'he opened it was fo t>d to contain 35G,750d01s (upw.irds of £70,000) m good bauk notes hesides other securities to a very large amount, the value oi which oauuot be stated immediately beoaane of th« lapso of time lines they wer« ierae^t

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[BBDTER ! 8 TELEGRAMS -COPYRIGHT.]

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

Berlin, V bruarj t The P ipe has issued another des p .teh to Roman Catholic electors to again enjoin them to supporJ those candidates who will support the increase m the Army Bill.

A LQiERs, February 9. A nun;ber of general officers of the French army have left this city to take command m France. Several bat talions of troops are also being ordered home.

CARRIAGE OF MAILS.

Londow, February 10.

A meeting of the Agents-General of the Australian colonies, Mr Cecil Raikes, Postmaster-General, and the Managers of the Peninsular and Oriental and Orient Steamship Companies, will lake place on Tuesday, when the question of the carriage of the mails bet veen Great Britain and the Austra lian colonies will be discussed.

OBITUARY.

The death is announced of slrf Henry Wood, the popular novelist, aged sixty-seven.

THE SOCIALISTS.

Sir Charles Warren, Chief of the Metropolitan Police, has contradicted the report that on the occasion of the Socialistic meeting at Clerkenwell a body of roughs pillaged several of the shops m the neighborhood.

AUSTRALIAN.

[rbotjbr'b telegrams— copyright.]

Fabrutry p SYDNEY MARKETS.

(Received 11, 10 30 .m )

Sydnby, fcVbruary 1

Wheat is 3s iod to 4s. The market has been cleared. Oats, as 3d .to 2s Bd. Maize, 4s fid. New Zealand potatoes are m the market.



POLITICAL.

Sydney, February 12. Of sixty-two members elected to the ' New , South Wales Parliament forty eight are pronounced Freetraders. Mr Garrett, the Minister for Land, has been returned at the head of the poll for Camden. All Ministers are now re-elected.

COLONIAL CONFERENCE:

Sir P. Jennings and Mr Wisdom, the delegates to the Conference, leave per Chiraborazo next week.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, Febrnary 11. The schooner Mimima reports baring Been a cutter ashore on Little Barrier Island. The vessel, probably the Tawtki packet, F. Pollen, master appeared to be euuk. She haa been mi sing since the middle of January, and is owned by Judge Wilson, i;£ Tauranga Ninety. seven appHoationa were received for the appointment of school officer at ft salary of £100. The friends of Perm have applied to have hJa body after exeoation The Minister of Justice repliod that the dh« posal of the body would be at the disore tion of tho Sheriff, and that if the Sheriff was satisfied that the funeral would be qalet, and without demonstration, the Government would not ohjaot to the body belDg given to his friends for burial. Penu. on being interviewed by his mother said, "I kuow, mother, what my doom is, but I am innocent of murder " Wellington, February 11. A proclamation aopt ar« m the Qaaetft further proroguing Parliament until Maroh 16th, but before that the Oabtnot will probably fix the date f r oa ling member* together for the despatch of business Kelson February 11. At the annual meeting of the Ohambtr of Oommeiroe, held t<i-d*y, Mr O. V Fell was m the ohair. He referred to the pmspeota of Nelson aa hopeful, alluding •o the Midland Hallway, the develop* nivnt of the Co lingirood coal workings «nd the very hopefai pronpeot t>f new opened goldfielda. a a to the oropi, he underntood that the qraln was up to the average ; aod with regard to hnp«, that though the y Qld would be muoh less, tbe prio*a woold be h<s>h»t Dunedin. Febrnary 11. Of the white fiih ova for the Otago .4ooUroatißatton Soo;ety whioh arrived by .'he Alameda, about 30 per oenr waa, od examination, found to be bad. At the pouds at Clinton a fair proportion hare hatched oat, however, and aro on r to Hvoly.

EVILS OF SPORTING SLANG.

A correspondent of the St. James' Gazette makes strong objection to the nag of sporting slang m the newspapers :— " We are In the middle of the football •eaßon at present, and a deioriprfon of a football matoh maybe entertaining read ing. Ido not agree with the persons who think this game so rough that it mast cor rupt boys' morals ; but everyone mast see that it is bad for their English. Boys devour the newspaper report* of match en; and of coarse they adopt the language m which the reporter writes. They soon dia cover thai the match is not between twt> clohs, but that it is a case of ' teams ' who. * antagonise ' each other. ' Teams * may paeß, but « antagonise ' makes on© shiver. The contest, again, is a « fixture, 1 and the football is * the leather ' The player whose duty it is to watoh the goal is no longer the ' goal-keeper,' bat the 'custodian ; and the goals themselves are ' the sticks.' Yod don't • make ' a goal nowaday*, you 'achieve' it. Tt is not even a goal you aohieve, but ' the trick/ and tha moat popular way to put it is that you 'do the triok.' When you do the trick you • lower the colors ' of yon* anta gonists ; and unless they • iqualUe ' by doing the trlok too they ' gound^r.' The side that makes a nn sober of goals la said to • pile on the agony/ Cricket suffers iv the same way. The wioketß are the ' sticks,' the bat Is « the willow, 1 and tho ball (b a^ain • the leather ' The Utsmaa ofiver hits the leather He'SPJoks'nr 1 draws,' or « swipes ' it. But it would ba labor lost to quota muoh from the book of crioket and football slang. Yet the sporting reporter's weakness for Latin can hardly be passed ovur. There ii one word that be must introduce into the smallest paragraph — the word nil Few/ persons, even though they read the foot* ball reports regularly, pan luv-t any idea of what, the word oil «s to r.h« reporter. Kven the word ohio id not d< arer to the dramatio critic Only to day I looked through a long lint of Saturday's fooibal matches m a weti-koown d-»)ly jonmvi— . not » sporting p^per— and wihout Gxcep ton every lub \bat made c>oioloK Is. announoud to have made nil. Adnlt» who are able to pick an 4 «hoos« eau, it fa> me, lay th«->ir h»n^H opt>n a few newt papers 'h»- sportV'g r'p rts «/f w.Moh are itn ten io th,e K'n^l-sh l»n»aagß. BmJB, howtives, cannot bo «xp ot-d tin disorimi nate carefully, and t ey, nata>aliy jeuough '.talk Ilka ttie papera.' This, perhaps, has something to do with the bad name that football has got ttncrPg. mwf pweoti, ■ *"

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Victoria House. IN Consequence of Reojuia te Alta atious to F'remises, which will afford {rreatpr ff.cilitus for conducti-g our rapidly increasing business, it has been foand necessary to Greatly Reduce our fctook within he next few weeks. ; arge end liberal 'eductions are new made m every Dppartment. Holders of Glassware nift Coupons are requested to prepent the same as early as convenient to enable the f Sift D'stribution to be satisfactorily closed. DIMANT~& COE, GENERAL DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, Ac, ,- East and Tancred streets, Ashburton. Wanted. Special advertisements. PLOUGH Teams wanted. Apply to C. w A \r AT jn Awn nr awr n.nnn G. HawdoD, Wostereold, or Manager. *AIARD AND^BLAYN PAPER 2 §^ 2 yearn of great encoces prorlaira its WANTED by a youn R ««," situation Sd.: n frrtt2Sn S &S^ m town or country, as Grocor Sprains, Sores, Sca'da, Corns, Buuions, Soft References sa to steadlneaa and efficiency Corns, etc. This medicine, the property of Apply M.B,,"M.il"offl M . 2 M W AH B^ n ß td" ißh SSdtS Sf^-sswscraas; Kf Knsia;n and Halls Trial and and is th-refore justly considered by a gre.t Bentenee. — C. Hat. number of our most eminent physicians as tho — — , ... ■ most active and least irritating agent m tho WANTED a furnished Bedroom and boveaff.ctions. ■■G..,d.*" i xr Apply *•% i&vk-BSK ssssfa 1-5 uuaraian omce. required oa every roll of paper and on ■TTALBNTINEB (Oomlo and wSsale 10, Bue Saint-Merri, Pariß y mental), Birthday and Weddng and sold by all; Chemists m the Cards, Pirthdayßoi-ks (Scriptural, Floral, Colonies. and Poetio&i),— H. M. Joses, " — — ■ wanted K-ow n -F.,r,h..pd rap e, ? VALENTINES! VALENTINES!! YV go fcoH. O. Feoers 1 Genuine Clear- ing Sale. Fresh bargains just opened. ... Melford House, East street. XTffVC , rt — nAon — r f ~ r New stoolc of Valentines just received AB ?'~ I S f o U , rraßt P er 8 - fl ' " Co t Dtio " from Lo ° don - Corn- »* m6i V7 8 ™ m *\ i 6d i f? tt an, n , a u f P rißiD g a va "ety of the newest and most 7d ; Elemeß, 7d ; Muscatels, Is 6d ; ljlb beautiful desi,ns. Now ready for aelec- boxeß ISew Figs, 8d ; White Sugar, 2|d. tion, and at very low prices. Jab. MoGbbgob, opposite the Arcade. \\J ANTED TENDERS for Equity" of """ VV Fonr Brick Shops and Dwelings, M 0 _ situated on Section 187 Havelock street, ' Ashburton. For particulars ap ly to Jas. fJOMTf I VA T "P'WTTTSnra W Baker, Myross, near invero* gill, VAL.iIiIN lIJN Ji» where tenders will be received to March 3rd, 1887. 2 35 I» Great Varibtt. Chbap. WANTED.— Applications for Meward — — to the Ash burton Ciub. Paiticu- lars from the undersigned, to whom NE "W Qt OOJ) S applications with references ci closed muet T be sent m not later thsn 5 pra on Jußt o P ene d ©Ht. WEDNESDAY, February 16th — G. F "^~ Scott, President. 211 D H To frames, Fire Screens, Writing — — — 1 Desks, * ork oxes, Photo Albmns, ANTE ' —Applications for Fecretary Scrap Albums, Writii g Albums, Docu- to the Aehburton Club. P»rticula s ment Baskets, Letter Clips, Inkstands, from the undersigned, applications to le "en Knives, and every description of sent mto me before 5 pm, on WEi ]SiE s Fa'.cy and Commercial Stationery. DaY, February 16<h — G i^. Soott, We have lso a large of Brown President. 2 12 Wrappipc Paper Grocers' Grey Bags, also L-.UKMTUKU-.To meet , he times, W. °°N Tnd^" •i, t D\\lB t Cabinetmaker, Kast Htreet, JniJ^ "^ NeW MuBIC by erOr y Ashburton, is now selling Furniture of all hed ith E .. h kinds cheap r than ever. < heat «>i a ,„-«/.»« . n j n V t i ■ 118 "* 1 ft Ssasi £=asg :bk new furniture at second-hand price 804 Spec j al aijteothn fa giyen tQ fIU lor Bo kbmding, PrinJiu , Engruving, Special A dve-tisementa. and Lithography . Specimens on view. — -. Special Disounts allowed to Library MR F. G. THOMAS, "-d fcJeh-.01 Committees. Catalogues and 8DR&BON-PFNTIHT LlHtB on a PP llca t'°n- N-JiN TI S T Any Bo(ik wan ed wh . oh may be tem _ VFHTT a^h r^rtom porarily out of Block will be immediately VIBIT ASH Bo RION procured from our Uhristchun h Batablish- 0N ment, tho stock of which is one of the THURSDAY, THE 17th INSTANT, largest and beßt asflorted m the colonies ; And' my be consulted at the Commercial or f , rom our London Agency Ir.y direct Hotel 258 mall Bteßt ner. OBNTRAIi HOTEL. H. J. "WOOD &6Or JW. MoRAE LTvlnß taken the above Booksellers, Stationers, .Printers, and , Hotel, solicits « chare of patronage Bookbinders, from the people of A«hbnrton and »ur- - S TA.TJ' NER«' H.ALL, ABHBURTON. Bflafc Brandß of Wln ' '* ASCERTAIN OUKBJOB BALDNESS. Good StabKng— Feeds, Oke Shilling. HTPl^MiM'c Horsea and Baggies to let. on ii ire a ni\^l\ IVI/A L\ prl^ to throon™lr B o, ta^ta. Eclipse Hair Producer. hansom cab will meet all trainn. (Registered). MOUNT BOME3S ROAD BOARD PRICE, 4s. PUBLTCLY NOTIFY that the A kvw mc^nv* *i *i- BRIDGES m tho ount Somers A i I pTfeO- -VKRY for the growth Boad District are NOT SAFE for .of Hair on the Head and Face ; for TRACTION ENGINES to cross nnd VT£ U V . Dv ? druff ' and anyone asing them after this date will "[est.ng the Fall of the Hair It cures any do so at their own risk. fj 86 " 8 , 6 ol .. tl ». 8 « l ft ff aud v J 00 "". " w A F PFATTTF growth on the head after boing bald for * c fs~? La i years, Fabriinrv ft Iftft7 airman. None gennmo w i,i JOUt t ne trademark February 8, 1887. wd B i gnrtture _.j oHN HFCKMAM "" ~~~~ ~ To be obtained at all Chemists. W. P. HANNAFORD, white tavptt t m (Burnett street, opposira " w a il» t.ffice) WHIIE, CAYGILL, & CO., TINSMITH AND METAL-PLATE BARRISTERS SOLIUITORS, ITTISHES to W Vn?o K nf\e public of J " W ' Public, ! M Ashburton an the sunounding krnqimni . . , . .. ,  dißtricts that he keeps m stock or can N ™£ •' a *% gIV6 w that tbe MANDFACTURK TO ORDER all de- A \ ro ( frl 1 Messrs White anb scriptions of TINWARE for FARM or ,?" £™ f 1 *n RB y mo . nd ). P f DAIRY purposes; also, all REPAYS of i," 3 ""' B f d JoH . N . A " Oatoiu, of Ash any nature promptly executed m a skilfu £" ? n 'J™ *" , ? ay W$ J nt ° manner rartnerehip as Barristers and Solicitors, All goods sold at lowest remunerative nJ^ZT^ B % l6 mu'7 hU n\ prices A Tr.al solicited. %ff ??* ?£• M ?i n W » hlt ! f 7? 1 HURSK-HAIR and BJIHSWaX bough f d the olttln 8 8 of the °°U' tß **> Auh- inan yq uanti,forO A SH. 1 DftoQ - WHITE A CO.. JOHN A. OaYGILL. Money to lend m any earns on oxTvTli_A_ JL approved freehold security. Offices : Bnllock's Arcade 10*803 ANNUAL ['SALE WILDING AND LEWIS, BARRISTERS AND CIOLIOITORS. JL> O F. WITbING, JSotaky Public. SURPLUS STOGEI Officea: Next " M * n " Officß » Burnett St., Ashburton. F Mr Wildino will attend the sittings of the Ashbunon < ourts on Tuesday and Fridays, and may be consulted personally DRAPERY. CLOTHING. The firm m now represented m Ash- ' " burton by Hit Clayton, an English Solicitor of oonsidorablo experience, who A X» will be m daily attendance at the office to receive instructions and confer with oienta. *100 8 B O O TLS. NKW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTOR IT Commencing mHE NEW GOODS FOR THE .1 SUMMER SEASON ABE Saturday,; Jan. 22. sow OP fI ED OUT - The Stook ib THK LARGEST & BEST SELECTED — — IN THE TOWN, And the variety of Style and Patterns m a-QV A TTTflrr ■RADri TOCI Men ' fl » Youfchs '» and B °y s ' Clothing WJtCJJiAI JliOl ±) AJXUAIJN O Inavoa nothing to bo desired. fhousandfl of Men's and Boys Suits, kvor ottorcd m Ashburton, newent stylos. Trousora and Trouserw and Veßts manufactured of New Zealand Tweeds. Every garment """"" warranted shrunk Jvorcoats, Waterproof Coats and Legg^gß . FORJPRICES SEE HANDBILLS. Hatfll^ris'ngtery new style woru f JhiSJron'fi Jersey Suite, Children's Men- m . of-WarS»it>» " Gentlemen's Hosiery, Scnrveis ; Oxford .iegatta aod White Shirts A I\Tl "fcT? TT \JiT AT) X> Xu S Bt Pw tn °ft» t « a » B > w 1 * 1 'travelling Bagß 'he celebrated WERTHEIM SEWING MACHINE. Time Payments. ! H 7- OLOaHINQ FACTO^V-



• H<>nOE_TO THE LADIES OF ; - -;■; ASBBOttEON. MBS PAULINoTbfIs REMOVED to WALTON COTTAGE, Green Lane, Hamtstea©, 145 mOWLE'S PENNYROYAL AND J. STEEL PILLS FOR FEMALES quickly oorrect all irregularities, and relieve the distressing symptoms so pre- valent with the sex. Boxes la lAd and Is 9d, of all Chemists and Patent Medioine Vendors. Frepared only by The Lincoln and Midland Counties Drng Co. , Lincoln, England. Wholesale of all the Wholesale Houses. Beware of Imitations. MBS MANHIRB, FANOY GOODS WAREHOUSE, Saunders' Buildings, East street. FANOY STATIONERY, Toys, and Christmas Presents m variety. Christmas Cards, &c, &o. Ladies' and Children's Pinafores and Aprons, Ac , &c. 9624 CAUTION TO POACHEBS. XN consequence of bo much Poaching of Trout from the Laemhor Creeks I hereby give notice that anyone found so doing will be prosecuted ; and further, that a reward of £20 will be paid to any per*dn who will give such information *r jhall lead to the conviction of such -" enders. DONALD MoLEAN, 11*38 Lagmhor; TRY KIEKPATEICK'S ' NEW SEASON'S JAM. SPECIAL NOTICE. XTIBKPATBICK'S NEW SEASON'S i\ JAM ia made from NELSON GROWN FRUIT, and boiled within a few hours after tho fruit has been gathered It thus retams most of the natural flavor pf the fresh fruit. KIBKPATRICK'S NEW SEASON'S JAM is the most delicious preserve m the market. Do not be persuaded to buy cheap and inferior brands of Jam, the remains of old •tock, which mußt be cold at any price, bnt >SK for KIRKPATBIOK'S NEW SEASON JAM, and see that you get it. THE BEST 18 ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST. Kirkpatriok'u New Seawm Jam is tbe best. CAUTION. None is genuine uplesa our name is fUmped on eaoh tin, and has our registered Trade Mark "Lord Nelson' ob the label, S. Kirkpatrick & Co. MANUFACTUEEES, NELSON, N.Z. 13