DIARY

Moonlight Evenings.

The Moon at 8 days old shines till about 8 o'clock. The Moon at 6 daysjold shines till about half-past 10 o'clock. The Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly 1 o'olook m the morning. The Moon at 12 days- old shines from sundown till about 4 m the morning. The Moon at 15 days old is full, and shines all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about 0 p.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 p.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. and shines till morning, The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and shines till sunrise. [

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

The letter of "Elector" cama to hand too late for publication m our present i sue.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1887. THE POLLING DAY.

The present political campaign is rapidly drawing to a close, and on Monday the electors will be called upon to decide the fate ot the various candi dates for Parliamentary honors. In this district the contest has been carried on so far m a fairly respectable manner, and we are glad to say has been distinguished by an absence of that vehement and virulent abuse of opponents which has been the leading feature of the campaign m other parts of the Colony. Each of the candidates for the Ashburton seat has had the benefit of the services of a zealous and hard-working Committee and the vanquished candidate may rest assured that his defeat has not been due to any want of zeal or ardour on the part of those who have so energetically worked m his cause. Of course, during a political contest promises are " as plentiful as leaves m Allambrosa." The promises are framed for the special purpose of catching votes. But all colonists are painfully alive to the fact that promises are like , the proverbial pie-crust. The electors ' want deeds — not promises — something •that will inspire confidence, which promises fail to do. Thus it is that when an ex-representative has dis charged his duty to his constituents m a satisfactory manner, he places ao opponent at a disadvantage. This is the case m the contest for the Ashburton seat. Mr Purnell, though an able and clever man, has not been m Parliamentary harness; whereas Mr Walker has served the constituency for several years with credit to himself and benefit to them. Mr Purnell is also heavily handicapped m another direction, He is fighting on the Op position ticket, and as the success of the Opposition m the present contest means the recall to power of the Atkinson party we may safely say that his Government has left behind it a very shady record — which is fully dealt with m another column — while the Government, of which Mr Walker is such a staunch supported, has one of which any colonial Administration might be proud. The eiectors of Ashburton are much too independent to vote according to the dictation of any man, and know too well the value of services faithfully rendered to allow any purely personal consideration to Influence their voting, so that we have every confidence that the Jesuit of the poll will be to put "the right man m the right place."

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Publio attention is drawn to the alteration of the time of Mr Walker's meeting m the Arcade this evening. Mr Buxton addressed a small meeting of the electors at Liscnore schoolroom on Thurs day evening, Mr Arthur Lidding ton m the 1 chair. Mr Buiton's remarks were frequently 1 applauded, and after a few questions had been satisfactorily disposed of, a vote of confidence ' was proposed and carried with great en ' thusiasm. By an announcement m another column it will be seen that conveyances will run on Monday for the convenience of electors going to and from the various polling places m the Rangitata electorate. The polling places this Bide the Rangitata are the Winslow, Fleming -1 ton, "Wakanui, Seafield, and Pendarves school rooms, the Library Hall, Chertsey, and the Boad Board Offioe,'Lismore. Our report of the Sixpenny Entertainment at St. Stephen's Schoolroom, on Thursday last, is held over till Monday. "Rough on Oatabbh" corrects offensive odors at once. Complete cure of worst chronic cases ; alec unequaled as gargle for diphtheria, I ore throat, foul breath,

The Captain of the Salvation Army wishes I to i hank all those who kindly asaited, with money and provisions, towards giving a free tea to 400 children on Tuesday last. Apart from the popularity of the Sunday Sohool as an institution, and the praotical sympathy always accorded to demonstrations on its behalf, the services at the Wesleyan Church to-morrow may fairly be expeoted to attract large congregations from the fact that ! the Bey J. J. Lewis, the talanted pastor of i Durham street Ohuroh, Christchurch, will preaoh the anniversary sermons. Mr Gamble : has also succeeded so well m training both j lis juvenile and adult choirs, that the musioal portion of the proceedings, will sustain the interest always attaohing to such gatherings as that under notice. Quite a change has come over that portion of East street m the vicinity of the Town Hall buildings. Since those premises were sold by auction, and Mr Anderson beoame the proprietor and changed the Hall into the commodious auction mart presided over by genial Peter Williams, and built the two new shops, and added to the two old ones— these all being ocoupied with good tenants, and no doubt paying businesses— a further addition has now been made by the advent of the Zealandia Boot Store into the premises for merly oooupied by Mr Ferriman ; this build ing having been transformed into a very fine boot shop, with modern fittings and every appliance for the comfort of patrons, who will find there a very large and varied stook of all kinds of boots and shoes, from the heavy 11 Zealandia " colonial makes — so celebrated amongst our farmers and working classes— to the highest qualities of French and German designs for ladies, both for walking and evening wear. The store opens to-day, and will no doubt be visited by great numbers of our residents, and they will fled Mr Lamb, the manager, able to fit them well, both as regards sizes, prioe, and quality. The Waikato Charitable Aid Board have refused relief to a widow on the ground that she is possessed of freehold property. We notiaed recently the fact that the Volunteers had reoeived a grant from Govern ment of £25 to repair their rifle rangei mentioning the name of Mr Walker as being instrumental m obtaining it. It seems this has given offenoe, and has been characterised by a correspondent m a contemporary as little Bhort of bribery. We have laken the trouble to enquire from an officer of the Company for the faots of the case, and we are informed that about January laßt the Volunteers applied for a grant to repair the Butts, to which the Government replied that they would give £1 for £1 to the Company. The Company could not take up this offer, being unable to raise anything themselves, and the grant was m a fair way of being lost, but for the steady perseverance of the Major, who appealed to the Hon. Col. Bailey for assistance, and some j time since the money was given uncon ditionally. If it had not been so given, the Volunteer class firing, which must shortly take plaoe, might have been stopped because the Butts are unsafe. Mr Walker, as member for the distriot, might have assisted Col. Bailey lo get the money; no doubt he did, but it was long monthß ago, and before it could have been known that Mr Purnell would be likely to oppose him for this distriot. The N.Z.L. and M. A. Co. yesterday reoeived their first instalment of wool for this Beason. We might mention this is the first clip of the season, and was consigned by Mr W. F. Allen. The Eev W. Hogg, lato of Victoria, wil 1 preaoh m the Presbyterian Church to-morrow morning and evening, also at Wakanui m the afternoon. At the quarterly meeting of the Wesleyan Church, held last night at Mr Robert Aloorn's, amongst other important business transacted, it was resolved on the nomination of the Stewards, to invite Bey J. Newman Butler, of Masterton, to Bucoeed Mr MoNicoll as superintendent of the Ashburton cirouit.

IRISH AFFAIRS.

THE POPE* AND TH E NATIONALISTS. jreuteb's telegrams— copyright ] 1 London, September 22. The Irish Nationalists having an nounced their intention of holding a demonstration at Mitchellstown, to morrow, when the trial of O'Brien wiil be commenced, the Government have issued an order forbidding the meeting. I [special to press association.] London, September 22. The " Daily Chronicle " states that the reports of Monsignor Persico on the condition ot Ireland have convinced the Pope that the Irish national move ment is of a revolutionary character. His Holiness is annoyed at the fact that the Phoenix Park murderers were prayed for m church, and has cautioned Bishops against allowing such prayers to be offered m future.

A SINGULAR CASE.

Auckland, September 23. A singular lawsuit, which promises to occupy attention for some days, was .opened at the B.M. Court yesterday. A Native woman named Tareha Taroa claims £10 10a the value of two horßes which she alleges to have been wroDgfu'ly taken possession of by Mihi Wireinu The facts of the case are as follow :— ln November of last year a Maori was drowned m the Hauraki Gulf, his body being found after tho lapse of a few days, when it was seen to bare been eaten considerably by fish, and m consequence of this all the fish ia the HauiakiGulf were tapued Tareha, the pUintifi: m the present action, shortly afterwards came to Auckland, and whilst m the city she partook of schnapper, which waß afterwards found to have come down from the Hauraki tJulf. A row arose m consequence amongst the Natives, and Tarehu was cursed by the relatives of the deceased Maori. A Maori Committee appointed by Tawhiao found Mihi Wiremu guilty of a grons offenoa m cursing Tareha, and she waß ordered to pay £10 10a or two horses to Tareha She forthwith gave these two horses to plaintiff, and seized them again, and the present action was to recover the horses. Ike case has been adjourned till Tuesday.

THE MARKETS.

■ ■■■ ♦ ■ [reutbr's telegrams - copy eight.] London, September 22. Consols remain at iox}4- New Zealand inscribed stock, 99 x /%. The Bank of England weekly returns show the total reserve m notes and bullion to be an increase of during the week. The proportion of reserve to liabilities has advanced from 44 to 45 per cent. The market rate of discount has advanced to ys, and is now J4 below the Batik rate. Colonial breadstuff's and tallow are without quotable change. At the wool auctions to-day 10,700 bales were offered. Prices were steady, but the demand not active. Since the opening of the series 19,000 bales have been withdrawn out of a total of 170,000 offered. The series will close on October 6th. Sydney, Saptember 23 New Zealand wheat is unchanged at 3s 3d to 3s 6d ; New Zealand oats, is rod to 2s 2d; maizs 2s 9d to 33 nd. Adblaids, September 23 The demand for wheat is limited. Quotation, 3s 7j£d. Flour is dull at Hie following prices : — Town flour,' £9 5 s t0 £9 Ios } country brands ;£8 ss to £% ios.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[rb^tbr's telegrams— copyright.] I

SHIPPING.

London, September 22. I |Mails per Orient steamship Ormuz, from Melbourne, August 19th, were delivered m London to-day, via Naples.

THE DONCASTER RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

In the inquiry into the Railway acci dent near Doncaster the jury re turned a verdict of manslaughter against the driver and fireman of the train which ran into and smashed the excursion train.

RUSSIA AND GERMANY.

Beblin, September 22. It is expected a meeting will take place between the Emperor and the Czar at Dantzic early next month.

REPORTED CAPTURE OF AYOUB KHAN.

Calcutta., S iptembsr 21 It is reported at Simla that Ayoub Khan has been captured m Kain {sic), Persia, and a number of his followers have been seen near Meshed, a city m the province of Khorassan.

MELBOURNE EXHIBITION.

Hambctbg, S ptember 22. The Council of Elders m this city, composed principally of merchants, have petitioned the authorities to send an Imperial Commissioner to the Mel bourne Exhibition. [special to Press Association] . London, September 22. Irish manufacturers have applied for a special annexe at the Melbourne Cen tennial Exhibition.

AUSTRALIAN MAIL CONTRACT

>-■ The Agents-General have informed Mr Cecil Raikes, the Postmaster- General, that the colonies decline to re open the agreement arrived at m dividing the cost and receipts of the new Aus tralian mail contract according to the quantity of mails carried. They express much surprise at the endeavors of the Treasury to disturb the agreemeent.

THE AGRICULTURAL DEPRES SION.

Lord Randolph Churchill, m ad dressing a meeting referred to the agricultural depression, and said it was possible to relieve the farmers only by increasing the Government allowance to local bodies by three millions.

DEATH OF AN AMERICAN STATESMAN.

London, September 23, The death is announced of Senator Washburne,

DYNAMITE.

Mezzeroff is appealing for funds m New York m order to resume an active dynamite campaign.

GOLD EXTRACTION.

The 4< Times " states that Newberry Vouhn has remedied the defects m the chlorination process of gold extraction.

THE RELICS OF CAPTAIN COOK

The " Standard" suggests that under the will of the late Sir Joseph. Banks the collection of relics recently dis covered m his museum and purchased by Sir Saul Samuel, belong to the British Museum.

THE PEACE OF EUROPE.

M. Tisza, President of the Hungarian Council of Ministers, is that peace will not soon be disturbed.

AUSTRALIAN.

[bkUTKR's TELEGRAMS —COPYBIQHT.]

VICTORIAN SPEAKERSHIP.

Mulbourne, September 23. It is expected that the Hon. S. T. Kent and M. Davies will be candidates for the Speakership ot the Assembly.

PROPOSED POSTAL CON FERENCE.

The Governments of Soulh Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales have agreed to a proposal for a Conference of Postmasters-General, to be held m Adelaide, commencing on November 7th. New Zealand will be invited to send a representative. Amongst ques tions to be discussed are those affecting cable subsidies, intercolonial postal reciprocity, and parcels post.

CORRESPONDENCE.

. . » r e do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.

FARMERS POLITICS IN A NUT SHELL.

TO THE EDITOR. Fir, — Will you permis ma to state briefly a few plain reasons why the farmers of Canterbury should v..'ta aga'nat the present Ministry. The instances L ah^ll quote admit of no equivocation, no sophistical explaining away, and no direct contradiction. In order to relievo tha Treasury, and - virtually to deceive the country aa fir aa retrenchment is conoacned, the charges hitherto paid from the Godsolldated Revenua for hospital and C laritable Aid, amounting t01£60,000 a year, we c adroitly put by the present Government on the occupiers of land. 2. Sir Julius Yogel promised a saving of tax »! ion by the absorption of the Sinking Fund, whereaa that Bum has been spent, and m addition, a further annual liability of £200,000 a year has been Incurred, making an increased aanaal charge on the colony of £450,000 a year, add to this £60,00) a year already [ referred to as shifted from the general taxpayer to the occupfera of land would make the total £510,003. 3. The proposed Protective tariff. Such had finauoa and wasteful expenditure needed some disparate expedient to gull the people to aocapt Increased taxation m the shape of import duties. The cry of Pro tection to local industries is the expedient, notwithstanding that Sir Robert S;out deolared that Protection was nothing less than robbery by the hand of the iaw, and Sir Julius Yogel atated almost aa strongly the folly of suoh a policy. If Protection is legalised robb3ry, who are the people to be robbed ? Certainly, before a 1 others, the farmers, who caa have r»o single product protected, for they have and they must have for at least a hundred years an immense surplus for exp >rt But such patent folly hid to be supported by aome noDßßDs'oal reasons. The value of a home market is paraded before the farmers. Sir Jjliua Yogel think the farmers veritable fools to accept such a transparent delusion. \f there were three times as many manu faotnrera as there are farmers, would the farmers get a fraction mora for any pro duce 1 ? Moat certainly th^y would not. The home consumer would uob pay a higher price thin the exporter. But Sir Julius Vogtl does not stop at a home market and its bent fits to farmers, but he cooly aia'.ea that if New Zealand consumed all it produod, we could pay tha publio creditor — How?" by some echeme of giving a cheque (post dated, I presume) on their Banker, and transferring the mmey to London. Wonderful slaight of hand when we have only £2,000 000 of gold m circulation In this Oology a-id oar annual liabilities are over £6,000,000 Of all the rubbish that has baen talked during this election contest this appears the greatest. (4) The Riilway Charges :— The present Governraen. pruposea to borrow £2,000/ 00 to make a railioad into the barren wilder ness of central O.ago and from Auckland harbor to Ktipara harbor, two of the best harbors m New Zaaland and through useless unoccupied oountry. These rail ways would m all probability not pay five shillings per oent m fifty years time, and as a consequence the charges on the Canterbury lines would be kept up to pay for such follies. If no further ex tension of railways were mad?, but little more borrowed money would be required, and as traffic increased on the railways so would the freight rates be reduced. I was m Parliament only one session, and I Boon saw who were the Intentional enemies of Che ccoupiers of land, and further I also saw, what the following figures prove, ttoat most of the membera of the Ministry were selfish adventurers aod faddists, with little or no true patriotism m them, Mark these figures. Money drawn as travelling allowances and expenses In travelling :— Per day. £ b. d. Sir Robert Stout, 114 days at... 515 9 Sir Julius Voael, 75 days at ... 3 6 0 Hon Mr Ballance, 128 days at 5 3 0 Hon Mr Riohardson, 42 days at 8 9 0 Hon Mr Tole, 84 days at ... 2 11 0 Hon Mr Buckley, 68 days at ... 6 6 0 Hon Mr Reynolds, 33 daya at 2 8 0 ! The actual sum taken for these and like expenses exceed the like charges drawn by the late Ministry by £4 000. Messrs Tole and Reynolds, you will Bee, are evidently honest men and worthy to be trusted with the public purse. There has been no Buoh exhibit ; on as the above since Sir George Grey's Ministty, when one of his chosen friends sent m an account of £803 for oab hire. Now Sir George Grey says the present Ministry have gone "head over heals " with their finance. I cannot but believe that the electors will uphold the conclusion arrived at by our own representatives m Parliament — that they could have no further confidence m this Ministry. I am, etc, John GEiaa. Longbeaoh, September 22, 1887.

THE ASHBURTON SEAT.

TO IHR EDITOR. • £ir, — In to-day 'a paper you devote a good deal of space to refreshing the electors' maraorles. Will you please allow me to follow suit by reminding the electors of Aahbarton, particularly the working men, that, wheti Mr Walker was asked if work could be found In ihia district for some of the ! Ohristchurch unemployed, he said yes, and a lot were put to vtpvk |n the Ooanty plantations, although many local men Wire badly off for want of a job (aye far worse than they would own). This waß the more cruel as the Ash burton Ooan'y has to pay a lot of money, to the Charitable Aid Board m Ohriut churoh, so that besides paying the men out of county funds, we were helping to keep their families m Ghristchuroh, wbile we ourselves, m many cases, were short of the necessaries of life. — I am, etc., Hard Gkafi.

THE ELECTIONS.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, — It haß become pretty generally known that I have decided to uupport Mr Kolleatoa In the forthcoming election, and many of my friends are disappointed thereat, I may, perhaps, ba permitted to state briefly my reasons for bo doing. For Mr Buxton personally, I have the greatest respect ; bat v/heii he aunoanced himself as a Ministerialist, I felt very much disappointed. The clear issue now before the oonntry Ib whether v the tariff and other financial proposals of the Government ar6 satis factory." Are we to have increased taxation or are we to retrench ? If the latter, as I most decidedly think, then the Stout-Vogol* combination are not to be trusted to carry it o;t I regard Sir J. Yogel as the great faith healer of New Zealand. Ills Gospel is " only believe and you shall be saved, 1 ' " have confidence m yourselves " — and m me — and things will come out all righ^ And if we are fools enough to believe him, as we have been m the past, and are disappointed, then he tarns upon ns with cruel mockery, and says, "Well, you ought to be thankful that I gave you a little hope, I was over sai guiae, but I tickjed your fancies and gave you a certain amount of pleasure, and you ought to be grateful," 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

The "Lyttelton Timea " lately In speaking of Sir J Vogel'a record says, " Lot the past speak," I think it would have been wiser advice to Bay, " Let the dead past bnry its dead " ; but let us fol low the advice. "Lst the past Bpeak." Whore are the 7$ millions which we were to borrow "without adding appreciably to our annual burdens V Where are the State loans t> farmers? Where are the non-political Railway Boards? Where are tha " leaps and bouoda " of prosperity ? Echo answers " whore ? ' Bit I may be told that the Government are prepared to go m for vigorous re trenchmmt. 5Te3, I was there when Sir ■ J. Yo^el said I*, and it almost took my breath away ; for I had m my pocket a Government piper giving a report of the debjte on the FioancUl Statement on Ist June, 1886, when Sir J. Yogel said " rather than be compelled to retrench any more hla Government would leave office" And on Mr Montgomery 'a motion to reduce the estimates by £75,000, Sic Ri Stout t aid,." wlthuufc an all round re duction of 10 per- cent In the Civil Ser vice it would be utterly impossible to re* trench." And Sir J. V>gel has de nounced the cry for retrenchment as " a humbug aud a sham" What confidence can we have m tha sincerity of each men. tl aak the working men, "Areyoupre- . pared to pay out of your small earnings an enhanced price for everything you and • your families require?" I ask the far mers, "Ace you prepared to have your homesteads taxed up to the hilt, and bar dens of taxui n laid upon you previous to be borne, by a lot of needy political adventurers who will not touch those a hardens with one of their little fiagers 2" In the name of common sense and pra denoe I say "No ;" m the nama of our public crodit T say " No ;" m the name of our New Zealand that is to be 1 Bay "jNo." I And I hope that on Monday next the electors will join me m a most emphatic * > "No "by Banking out tha names of the Ministerial candidates. — I am, et«\, Gehbgb W LBADLBg.

FATAL ACCIDENT.

[REUTaB'S TELKOKaMS— OOPYRIGHT.] v.. Syunby, September 23. A tram motor whilst conveying coal to-day ran off the line near Moore park. The driver was killed and the fireman seriously injured.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Auckland, September 2'| The fiecond trial ia'the celebrated case o£ perjury against Hoita Te Mimiha, which has occupied the attention of the Supreme Court for some days, terminated yesterd y evening, m a verd.ot of "Guilty." Sou teooe was deferred, as Mr O'Meagher will to-morrow morning make application for a new trial, on th* ground of an improper affidavit having been entered. Wellington, September 23,^ } It has been deou ed to erect a home for as;ed needy, the oontraot price being £j616. At the RM. Court this afternoon, Alfred Robin and Alfred WorsSeld, clerks m the employ of the Gear Meat Company* were committed for trial on charges of alleged embezzlement of money belonging; to the firm. Dunedin, September 23. One of the crew of the barque Pet, a Norwegian, named La» Lanaen, thirty, died on the day before she arrived In port* He bad evidently been drinking before joining, and is said to have been injured oo the Chinese Empress, a vessel on whioh he had worked before.

"THERE'S NOTHING LIKE LEATHER"

Does any one still stumble at the faofc of the beer money remaining, ciroulatin? m the country, employing labor, etc 1 Let him look at thia faot. In all the antecedent transactions with the beer previous to the drinking of it, there were what Adam Smith called "two values." The farmer having had capital and labor t the Boil possessed reproductive power,' These two values produced the barley, which now represents one value m the hands of the farmer. The maltster brought with him more than equivalent value — for the farmer moat have a profit, — and exchanged it for the barley. Then comes the brewer with an equivalent for the increased value of the malt and the profit of^the^malater. Still there are the the two values, and bo on through th« transaction till it cornea to the counter of the publican, The two values are there : one m the pint of beer, the other m the sir pen ca of his caßtomer. But the exchange is made — the publican gets the sixpence, the customer swallows the beer. The value remalnß m the pocket of the publican, bat the other is — where ? It ia. lost as abso lutely as if, instead of drinking the beer, the purchaser had thrown it Into the gutter. To make thin still more clear, let us use one more Illustration. Let as suppose two men, each having £1' m his pocket ; eaoh of them has very bad shoes on his feet, and they propose going to the shoemaker, each for a pair of new shoes, One is a sober man ; a teetotaler. He goes direct to the shoemaker and gets his Bhoes : with these on his feet he is able with comtort and safety to his health to go out to his labor, and, because of the protection obtained from his new shoes, earn more than another £1 wherewith to replace the one spent, and furnisirhimself again with new Bhoes when required. The second man likes a pint of beer. In* stead of going to the shoemaker with his mate, he looks into the "Red Jblon " or the " Black Swan," gads genial com panions and surroundings there, — forgets be intended to buy much needed shoes, and Bpends his £ m liquor, which we will assume be oould drink without suffering any injury. Bat what is the eoonomio result 1 The £1 of each man has changed hands. They each remain. One m the haude of the shoemaker, and Its equivalent is m the shoes on the feet of his customer. The £1 of the other man is m the hands of the publioan, bat whore is the equivalent m the hands of his customer 1 What has he got to stand for the shoes of his. mate ? At best, nothing but a memory not very marketable. He has to return to hit labor, to battle with his surroundings at .he best may, with hia toea still looking out ou the gravel. Mr Hoyle, we find, uses jasb this illus tration m "Our National Resources.'* Having supposed the transaction, as we have desorlbed it, to have he^n completed he continues — . . . To put the oontrast plainly it is:— Publioan, ten or fifteen shillings. Customer nothing (exoept headaohe). Shoemaker, ten or fifteen shillings, Cus tomer, pair of good shoes. In the words of Adam Smith, — " m the latter case there are two values instead of one. ■ " I might have supposed that, instead of purchasing a pair of shoes, the man had spent his ten or fifteen shillings m the pur chase of food. In that case, what would have been the result ? The food purohased would, of oourae, have been oonsumed, as m the oasa of the beer ; but during its consumption it would have supplied the man with nourish ment for a oouple of weeka, during whioh time he would reproduce by his labor an equivalent, or more than an equivalent, for that whioh he consumed. If he were engaged m oalioo weaving, he would, during the fortnight, produoe 1000 yards of callico ; there would then have been fifteen shillings' worth of food consumed, but 1000 yards of calico produoed. The world would have been poorer by the food used but richer by the calico produced." We think this must make dear to all who are willing to see, that the economic results of the brewing industry are a loss instead of a gain ; and bo far from brewing being " an induotry it would not answer the purpose of tha State to cripple," it is one which should be prohibited as being, opposed to the beat economio interests ot the colony. — " Eoouomica of Drink,"

THE ASHBUKTOK GUARDIAN, SATUKDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, ISB7.



"~ Moon's ( Sun Sun Moon Moon ago at , Bices. Setß. Hues. Sets. noon day. i ajn; p.m- ' 21 "Wednesday.. 5.55 6.52 8.4 10.12 3 23 Thursday .. 5.53 5.53 8.46 11.2 J 4 23 Friday.. .. 6.!>2 6.55 0. 1 • • 6 I a.m. 24 Saturday ... 5.50 5.56 10.19 0.29 0 26 Sunday .. 6.43, 6.58 11.11 1.31 7 p.m. 26 Monday .. 5.46 5.59 0.8 2.25 8 27 Tuesday .. 5.44 6.0 1.7 3.12 9



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Wanted j PUEfeBYTERIAN OH DUO a,— The Hey. W. Hogg (late of Victoria) will preach to morrow, morning and evening, at the mua; hoar, also at Wakanui. 9 130 PIANOS and ORGANS boM on deferred payments, same term 3aß Ohristchurch Housea.— H. M Jonbs. FOR SALE— A lot of Empty Cases, cheap. — H. O. Segers, Melford House. ___ WANTED known that HAVES & CO have Large Stocks on hand. Fo) further particulars see new advartisemen m thia issue. TTTANTED Known.— Melford Hous* W ie the Cheapest m town to buy first clasß Drapery and Millinery. — Et. CJ. Segebs. PRINTS, Prints —Just oponed a splen- did assortment of Prints, Ginghams, Zephjrs, &c. Great variety to choose from.— H. C. gEOER3, Melford House. Li/ ANTED CASH— Moir's Oatmeal, W 251bs, 2s 9d ; Ling Fisb, 5d ; Dried Apples 4d ; 21b Tins Beat Honey, lOdJ; Vestaa, 5d per doz.; Sperm Candles, 5d ; Tin Fruitß, 1b ; Cutting do. Is 6d.— James McGBEaOB, Tancred Street, opposite Arcade. WANTED KNOWN — Oleographs Scenery, and Catholic Pubjecte Catholio Cards, good variety m Scraps Novelties m Penwipers, Crewel Wools and Silks, Knitting Cotton, Colored Crotchet Cotton, Transfers, Tinsel Ballß, Ac, &0., at .dBS Manhibe's Fancy Repository, j ( Saund^rs' Buildings. I '



>TIHE PREMIER COLONIAL COM PAN - " ■■".'r.&r. U-FV BRANCH. *- :::■;■ .v>-" v • .. '^ : W.^%v -"Sst, • ..., ■ '• rr.az.ifeS- ... STARK?-- '^^'■ :S;i *ft|^^^^^^AP]TAl.t 1000,00 FIRE AND MARINE RISKS, ALSO RISKS ON GROWING CROPS \CCEPTED AT THE LOWEST CURRENT RATES. George Jameson, AOKUT, ASH BURTON ZEALANDIA BOOT STORES, a.sh:bxjk.toit. OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS ESTABLISHMENT WILL OPEN ON Saturday Next, September 24th, 1887, WITH A FIRST-CLASS STOCK OF EVERY KIND OF BOOTS, SHOES, OR SLIPPERS, REQUIRED BY THE PUBLIC, And no matter what PRICE BOOT you require THE ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE Can supply it. rpHE Ladies' Department contains a Grand assortment of Walbingand Evening X Shoes, from the best makers, Including Otto Herz, and Pinet, of Parip. Ladies cheap, neat fitting, hard wearing Balmorals, Button and Elastic Sides, j Honse Boots and Slippers. The Gentlemen's goods. We are prepared to supply Fine Hand Sewn Boots, both English and German makeß, and we shall always keep a Large Stock of the celebrated ZSALA.NDIA brand. Tbls particular make has tha finest repu'alion m the colonies. They have gained highest honors at all the Exhibitions, and at the recant Colonial and Indian Exhibition they were prononnced the finest m the whole Kzh'bltlon. We specially invite the Farmers and others to buy this Brand, and we GUARANTEE that every pair will fit well, and give good wear. For downright hard wpar they are unequalled m New Zealand. In Boy's and Girl's Boots. In addition to the regular lines we have the following specialities, designed for Sohool and rough wear : — "THE PARAGON," a'most Indestructible, "THE INDESTRUCTIBLE TOE. and the "DEPENDABLE SCHOOL BOOT." No other Firm can make these Lines, they are our Registered Specialities. The ZEALANDI4 BOOT BTORE will be found, both In Quality and Price, equal to any Establishment m Dancdin or Chrlstohorch, A. first olasw Staff of Workmen will be kept for Repairs, and no matter where you buy, or have bought your Boots, they will be oheerfully repaired. THE ZEALANDIA BOOT STOEE, EAST STREET, (Next SOMtERSET HOTEL. James Lamb, Manager. Picklord and Cndrill, Qm^m FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS, UPHOLSTEREBS, f^™3ft P^USHI AND CABINETMAKEBS, t-^t^^TTAVE Large and Varied STOCKS ON HAND of AUSTRIAN t- "* XX » nd AMERIOAN CHAIRS, Iron and Wood Bedsteads, Pier, Toilet Glasses, Mattresses and Palliasses, Couches, Perambulators, Toilet Ware. MATS AND iSNERAL FURNITURE OF ALL SORTS, ALL NEW GOOD 3. Any description of HOUSE FURNITURE made to order on the Premises, at Prices to suit the times. Note the address — TANCRED STREET, OPPOSITE UNION BANK- -1 ... ;'\ "'";. "<■ -' ':' t ■ t •. ' / r j o Meet the Times. <.' " _____^ ■ •* W. DAVIS, Cabinetmaker, &c. TKTENDS to SKLL FURNITDBE of all kinds at Prices NEVER BEFORE J. HEARD OF. Note the Addbess— FURNITURE M ANUFACTORY, EAST STEEET SOUTH, ABHBUETOK , M ALBEBT ROBERTS has foe sale,— Cloveks, — HITE,vCOWGEASS, ALSYKE, and TEEFOIL. RYEGRASS, COCKSFOOT, awd^RAPE. Golden Tares, Cape Barley, SEED PEAP, SEED OATb; (various iinds), CRASHED BEANS PLOUGH SHARES. [ COOPER'S SHEEP DIP, Acknowledged to be THE LEST IN THE MARKET. THE 1 ashbueton woollen Alfred Harrison, HANUFACTUBING COMPY. auctioneer, stock and estate (LIMJTED.) AGENT AND VALUATOR. DEPOSITS SATURDAY SALE at 12 o'clock ifaari. DECEIVED Id large or small sum, at Pr ° da ° B It the follr win* Batoo of laterest :- • nd Merohand!ae ' Six per cent if fixed for 6 months wn R <5 a T H" Seven per cent if fixed for 12 months * Utt o a v &— Farming Implements, and Vehicles H. SEMPLE, of a u fej n dß constantly io Yards 9*56 Secretary. on v i ew f or g a i c , HAVING taken over the Grocery and Clearing Sales held m Town or Earthenware Depattmentß of the Country atj required, and most Business of the late Firm of ORR and liberal terms arranged with both ALOOBN, I will continue those Branches Buyers and Sellers, of the Bnsineßs m the earae Shop for the Kenta collected, and the business of present. I have regular Shipments of absentees managed with coro. GLASS AND EART BEN WARE, Valuation made of Properties or Mer- Coming forward from the Manufacturers, cnandiae ot» easy terms, which enable* me to SELL at a PBKJE Advances made instantly on Goods that defies competition. delivered at the Stores for Sale. I Intend, as formerly, making TEA my nf for tbe Norwich Union Fire In- speciality. uursnee Company, COFFEE ground dally on the Premises. A B ent for the ! Quality combined with Cheapness will MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION O. ba my Molto. AUSTRALASIA^ 9*99 ROBERT ALCORN, J &LFRBJD HAUnTSONi



Public Notices. SPRING FASHIONS. j. ORK & CO. (LATE ORR AND ALOORN,) Are now Showing the Latest Designs In Great Variety n all the Departments. SEVERAL Shipments by Direct r Steamer from London are already •peited up, and further shipments are expected m a few days. W« have much pleasure m inviting the itopection of the Ladies to our New fctock of Hats, Bunnets, Mantleß.Flovrers, Ac. which embrace all the Latest Novelties. Ai*o JERSEY JACKETS m Great Variety. The New Embroidered Muslin Costumes so ft shit cable this Season, m various qualities. New Dress Goods m Veiling, Beiges, Costume Tweed*, French Foules, &c, the largeßt variety to select from we hava ever shown. HEW "PRINTS. We direct Bpecial attention to our New Stock of Prints, Cambrics, "Windsor Zephyrs, Printed Drilltttes, Printed Sateecs, Fancy Canvas Cloths, Brocaded Muslins, Fancy Colored Lace. Stripe Muslins, &c, which for beauty of designs and effect are superior to any ever seen m Ashburton. New Hosiery, New Gloves, New Laces, New Embroidery (very good), New Trim- xningß. MANCHESTER DEPARTMENT. We have now opened a very Large Stock of White and Grey Twilled Sheat- ings, White Calicos and Long Cloths, Honeycomb Quilts, Linen Diaper, Table Damaßks, Brown Hollands, &c. Importing direct from the Manufac- turers, we are m a position to give our customers the very beat value procurable, and as we hope to greatly increase our trade, we have determined to reduce the prices to the smallest possible margin of profit. Men's and Boys' Clothing, Shirts, Hate, &c Large New Stocks. BOOTS PBOOTS !! We are determined still to sell Boots cheaper than any other House W© invite an early inspection of our New Goods. JOHN ORE & CO. (LATE OBR AND ALCORN.* I McCalluin & Co COAL! COALf! COAL TIBBSH SUPPLIESHOF NEWCASTLE COAL WESTPORT COAL GREYMOUTH COAL. Also— " NatWo^Coat, superior to Mount Somers Coal. Fresh supplies of Building Timber and Building Materials o erery'deßcriptioD. FRESH IMPORTATIONS OF FEEIM MATERIALS NOW TO HAN WIRE- WIRE- WIRE BARBED & PLAIK. No.'s 8, 9 and 10, OVAL STEEL WIRE TSo.'p B, 9 and 10, BOUND STEEL WERE BARBED WIRE, "BEST DOMINION barbed wire, if acme STANDARDS STANDARDS STANDAEDS. Out and Punched to any length and guage required, McCallum & Co., Iron, Timber and Coal Merchants ASHBUKTOK, OAMAEU JDTJNEDIN & INVER CABGILL. 4tls*