Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1887. POLITICAL PARTIES.

From the days of remote antiquity it has bsen held that all things are fair m love and, war, Jand m later time the same principle has been extended to politics. As a natural result we find all kinds of clever and ingenious artifices resorted to during the advent of a general election. In this direction small bodies of electors banded together under the seductive titles of Political Reform Associations, Financial Reform Associations and othei such like names, are found extremely useful and do their party good service m a very quiet un obtrusive manner. From what we have noticed within the last few days we are inclined to yield the palm of merit for '• good service " to those organizations which have sprung into existence under the auspices of the Opposition party rather than to those inaugurated by the Government side. They seem to have a keener eye for a " bare possibility " than their opponents, if we may judge from what has taken place within the lasl fortnight. Their tactics are good and do their credit. In an elector ate where the contest is expected to be close and where there is a single Ministerialist candidate and a single Oppositionist, they induce another Ministerialist to come forward, and thus by splitting votes secure an easy victory for their man. Then again, when a candidate of their own " persuasion " is threatened with oppo sition, which may terminate fatally, they import another Ministerialist can didate from the extreme end of the island on the ground that the other does not satisfy the better class of electors, hoping that splitting the votes will secure their man's return. On the other hand, the Government supporters' Associations seem not to see where there is a chance by preventing a walk over by the Opposition candidate of augmenting the Government majority. We have been informed of one at least, one contiguous to our own electorate, where a good supporter of the Govern ment would have a very good chance of scoring a win.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

* The annual mooting of the Ashburton Guards will be held this evening when an election for lieutenant will take place. C'r Weymouth Roberts haß resigned lu'b seat on the Borough Counoil, it being uncertain when the oontract he ia now engaged on m the North Island will be completed. At last night's meeting of tbo Counoil the members were unanimous m thoir expressions of regret at losing the services of Or Roberts, whose practical knowledge had always beon willingly devoted to the servioe of the borough, and they trusted that on his return ho would see his way to again seeking election to the Council. A public meeting m the interest of Foreign Missions was held at the Weßleyan Ohuroh last [ovening, the Rev D. MoNicoll m the chair. A most interesting leoture was delivered j by Rev 0. H. Standage, formerly of Aahburton but now m charge of Loeston oirouit. The rev gentleman ohoßO for his subjeot " A trio of missionary heroes— John Williams, John Hunt, and Bishop Pattcrsonj" — but.the timo at his [dispoval ionly allowed ot the liyes of the former and latter being dealt with. For about an hour and a half Mr Standage spoke of tho;courage and devotion of thoße saintly inon, and referred m pathetic terms to their early death by martyrdom at the hands of those for whom they had endured all kinds of hardship. A oolleotion m aid of the mission funds waß taken up, and a, vote of thanks to ! the lsoturer ooDolmicd the meeting,

At the R.M. Court this morning before Mr I H. Friaaiander, J.P. and Mr T. Bullock, J.P., Fridolf Beoker was fined oaand costs with tha alternative of 24 j hours imprisonment fo hating been drunk,'and.for having mado use of obscene language wbb ordered to be im- 1 prisoned for eigh^dajs with hard laboi. Mr 0. W. Purnell will 'address tho eleotow of the Aehburton constituency on Thursdaj evening, m the Oddfellows' Hall, Aahburton, and m the Town Hall, Kakaia, on Monday evening, 15th Aug., loth meatinga commence at 8 p.m. At the R.M. Court at South Rakaia on Monday, before Mr J. Ollivier, R.M., and Mr D. J. Holmes, J.P., judgments by default and costs were given m the following casoo : —Chamberlain v. James Robb, £51 10a; same v. James Scarlett, £11 14a Gd ; same v. Thomas H. Hudson, £5. A Inrge number of oases were settled out of Court. Cremation at Milan only coßts £2. The work is done with gas. " With those three little jets a head ip reduced to ashes m fir* minutes," said a guide to a recent visitor* From 12 to 15 bodies are burnt daily. The most popular French aong for half a generation, " Returning from tha Review, 1 ' which wound up with a rousing chorus, •' Vive lc Gen Boulanger," has been prohibited by the censors unless the name of the ex-Miniator is eliminated. It is stated that the Barrow Shipbuilding Company of London has been asked if it can guarantee to build a passenger steamer to go at least twenty-five knots per hour (equal to thirty miles), and that it has given an affir mative reply. A German has recently invented a steelolad bullet with a slight alloy of antimony, whioh, m addition to increased powers of penetra tion, gives a much flatter trajectory, and is warranted to pass through a man's body with •out causing unnecessary discomfort. It will kill two, or even three, men at one shot if they atand m tho way. At the conclusion of business at the R.M Court, Rakaia yesterday, Mr Ollivier Btated that m all probability that would be the last Court held there. In view of the proposed retrenchment a number of small courts were being abolished; he wob not aware what amount of business was transacted at this Court, but it would now be for the settlors m the distriot to apply to ths Minister of Justice if it was thought necessary to hold a oouiti either every month, as heretofore, or every two months. It ia to be hoped that a court will bo held, as it is a great convonienoo not having to go to Ashburton and lose a whole day. Since the opening of the Court at Rakaia, the business done must have con siderably added to the it.M. Court's fund, and it has certainly been of considerable service to tho people, The "Evening Star" says it wsb not Dr Wright, Secretary of the Adelaido Bible Society, as stated by Reuter, but his son, David, aged nineteen years, who mysteriously disappeared for some days from his home. The City of New Orleans is about to adopt a system of Colonel Flad for overhead wirai. This consists m erecting tall towers at th« street corn ore which will carry the wires over the roofs. This system will be under the supervision of the Commissioner of Pnblio works, and the older method of running the wires — telegraphio, telephonio, and electric lighting on poles— will be ibolished. The towers will be classified for different classes oi wire ; and wires are not to be less than ten feet above tho roofs. The Star Iron Towet Company, of Fort Wayne, ha« reoeived aa order for two hundred and twenty-foor towers. An association, with a vast iield of opera tions before it, has been organised m New York, with Father McGlynn aB president and Henry George vice-president. It is an Anti- Poverty Association. The Ohristchurch working men are protest, ing against the constitution of tho Labor Bureau Board of Advice, affirming that both capital and labor should be represented on it. A London doctor was recently offered a foe of 85,000 dollars— probably the largest medical honorarium on record— to go to India ,to treat one of tho native Princes. After consideration he deolincd tho offor. There are said to be about sixty Protestant communities m [Spain with Id.OOO oponly confessed Protestants, and hardly a large town with a rogularly organised ohuroh. It ia just eighteen years since the first Protestant ohuroh was opened m Madrid. We (" ttangitikei Advooato ") learn, on reliable authority, that wheat jin Rangitikoi is now eagerly inquired for at is a bushel. Wo have heard of two pretty large lots whioh have changed hands at that figure. This should be goods news to the farmers. Fifty thousand children are receiving moral and religious teaching m the English ragged echools. The single and Bimple industry of making matohea gives employment m Norway to 1200 men, while 2000 families are employed m making tho boxes. Judge : " Are you not ashamed to stand m the dock on the charge of beating your own wife?" Prisoner: "Well, your Worship, what do you do when your wife calls you a drunken scamp ? " Holloway's Pills. -With darkening days and changing temperatures the digestion becomes impaired, the liver disordered, and the mind despondent, unless the cause of the irregularity be expelled from the blood and body by Buch an alterative aB these Pills. They directly attack the aouroo of the evil, thrust out all impurities from the circulation, restore the distempered organs to thoir natural slate, and eorreot all dofective or contaminated secretions. Such an easy meana of instituting health, strength, and choerfulness should be applied by all whoso stomachs are weak, whoso minds arc mnah haraßsod, or whoße brains are overworked. Holloway'a is essen tially a blood tempering medicine, wheroby its influence renobes the remotest fibre of tho frame and offeots a universal good.

WINSLOW SCHOOL COMMITTEE

The ueual monthly meeting of the Wlnslow District Sohool Committee was held m the Boh ool room on Saturday, August 6 Present—Messrs Wilson, Droninn, Bellamy, Grace and Harris. The minutes of the previous meeting were read aad confirmed. APPOINTMENT. The application of Mr George Pope waa accepted for Master of the fachool In piece of Mr G. Oulverhouse, who Is leaving for Tinwald. VOTE OF THANK 9, The Committee passed a vote of thanks to Mr and Mrß Oulvorhonae for the able manner m which their duties had been carried oat, and also wishing them every oucceoH m their new home at Tinwald. TKNDKHS. Tenders were opened for trimmiog the fence round thenchoolground, the tender of Mr Davis being accepted at 6d per oh«In. BPItOIAL MBEIIVO, It was proposed to hold a special meeting on the 16th instant to appoint a seeing mistress. The meeting then adjourned

AUCTIONEER'S REPORT

♦ Mr Alfred Harrison reports his -weekly Bale sb follows, Saturday, 6th Auguat : - Cattle — Cows close to calving, £4, £4 sa, to £5 17s 6d. Pigs — Suokurs 2a to 3b ?d ; Blips, 6s, 6cJ 3d, 83 6d, and 9a ; bowb, 12a to 14s Gd ; porkers, 15a to 21a Podia^y. —Fowls, Is6d to 2s Gd, and good young roosters to 3s 6d ; duckfc, 3s 3d to 4s ; geese, 6a 6d to 10a Produce — Derwontß, 30a to iOs ; oatp, Is 6d to Is 8 I ; chickwheat, 2n to 2h 6d ; sharps, 7e ; bran, 4b 3d ; onions, l{d ; carrots, 1h 9d to 2s ; corcnae pork 2d, 2^d, 2Jd to 3d per lb; mutton, lj((l por 1b ; bncon, 4(1 ; cheese, 4 id to 5d per lb ; beof 2£d to 3d per lb ; tea", 14s Implements —Dray, £7 and £2/ grubber £4 ; Bet harness, £4 7a Gd ; olbo Baddies, dray, harness, etc. Jburnituro, drupery, and sundries as usual.

CHRISTCHURCH ITEMS.

« Cjiuiptohuroh, August 8. At the Police Court to-day, before Messrs R. Wootenra. J, V. Robs, and J. G. Ruddenklau, J.P'a., Chas. . Thomas Harris and Thomas E Potter, were charged with laroeoy of gooda value £45 11b 6d, the property of the Drapery Im porting Oompmy, ou or abont Jane, 1887. John Wilson »nd David hlanka w«re charged with receiving, with the ox oeption of some eilesia, knowing the quods to have been stolen, valuo £41 4i. Harris and Potter had bean atoremau and assistant etoreman at D. 10. They were arrested on simpleton last week, and Harris made a confeaaion, implicating tho others. Potter afterwards corroboratad this. The oaao lasted all day. Accused were committed for trial. Ii ia utatoct that Mr Alan Scott, general manager of tho Midland Railway Com pany, has revived a cablegram that the new contract between the Government and the Oomoany ban been settled.

ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Aehburton Borough Ci unc.l was held last night. Preaent— The Mayor and Councillors Williamson, R. Friedlander. Sparrow, Reid, Hurrison, and fl. Fried londor. The absence of Or .Thomas was apologised for. 1 mayor's btatement. 1 The Mayor eaid that the debit balance ' at the bank wan £744 3s Bd. The i amouota which had been received since ' last meeting were :— Libraiy account, 7a ; . dog licenses, 53 ; Borough Beal, £2 2 ; ( renta of reserves, £5 : rate*, 1887, £147 28. The amount of rates remaining 1 unoolleoted was £212. ' CORRESPONDENCE. Lottero were read— (l) From Mr W. [ Roberts, reoignlng hia Beat on the ) Council. The resignation waa accepted with regret.-' (2) From the Tiuwald Town Board, agreeing to co-operate with the Council m the matter of forming a Board > of Health. — (3) From the Harapstoad , Town Board, to the same effect, - rubbish. Permission to burn rubbiah waa, on the usual conditions, granted to Meetra ! J. Scaly and B. Elston. WORKS C MMITTEE i The Worko Committee reported an • follows t — Diversion of River : In refe , rence to Mr Lancaster'a application, (he Worka Committee examined the riv or bed immediately bftlow the traffio bridge, 1 and wo have also made a farther eiamlna -1 tion and taken levelß for the i r^cticibtlity i and coat of diverticg the present main [ stream now attacking the otutern banks. ! There io another ohannel rather deeper . though narrower, running para'leJ, bat more m the medial line of the river-bed, 1 into which the present main stream or a considerable portion of the stream ein be diverted along two separate channels, requiring of course to be deepened. The upper channel nearest the bridge is the shorter, and would need to be deepened for a distance of about three and a-half ohainu, The lower and larger channel wonld be required to be aoooped a greater or less depth, a length of atout 10 to 11 chains . The first channel being the shorter would have tho advan tage of lees shingle to be removed, but on ihe other band it is not so direotly In the line of the flow m the upper part of the main ohannel. The staff would have to be deposited on one Bide, and a good pro portion of the scooping would have to be done m the water. The lower channel, lfmadetiaaimllar width to the upper one, would take nearly four times the quantity of stuff to be shlftod, but has the advan tage of both aides of the ohannel being available for the deposit of the spoil, Nearly all the work can be done m the dry, and tho ohannel would be more direct, and therefore more likely to booome permanent, The oost depends on the width of the artificial ohannel, and we do not think much benefit would be gained by a less width than 30 feet. We have calculated for a width of from 30 feet to 40 feet, according to the contour of the ground, and estimate tho Teßpeotive cost at £16 for the upper and £40 for the lower channel. This would not Include any artificial dam of Band bagp, which would be at lo^at £20 extra, but we hardly recommend this if not found ab solutely neoeaaary, Cr Williamson thought it would be well to leave the olauae m abeyance. Any work done m tho river-bed probably would be nentraliaed bp the next freah, and it would bo better to undertake protection of a permanent nature for the banks. The Council agreed with Or William. B MRD OF HEALTH. Tho report of the Committee appointed to connider thia matter, and whioh had been held over from last meeting till all tho local bodioe written to had replied, was adoptod. Cr H, Prledlander said that the next step would bo to call a meeting ct the local bodies to deviso the beat means for attaining the object m view, and it was reaolvod on hia motion that these Boards be auked to appoint a Committee to con sult with a Committee of the Council on tho 6tb prox,, with a view to forming a oombinod Board of Health. VAOINOY. The Returning Officer wui iastructed to take Eitepa tj fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Cr Roberts, PAYMENTS. Payments amounting to £125 5a 63 were panied for payment, and the Council adjourned.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do < not hold ourselves responsible lor the opinions expressed by our correspondent?. | i

A COMPLAINT.

TO THE EDITOR. £IR,--I am sorry to trouble you, but I would like to know through the columns of your very valuable paper why the children attending the Aehburton Public Bchool are allowed a half holiday on the race days. lam sure the Racing Chub ia not wanting the children at its meetings, and if it ia to allow tho eehoolmuator to go, surely he could bo spared from the school for a day occasionally. I think, sir, it is timo our School Committee put a stop to these half holidays for achool children on the event ol: every race meeting. If the Committee, or part of them, are rac ; ng men, it is no reason why our children are to be brought up to attend races and learn betting and gambling when they ought to be learning what we pny our schoolmaster for. Surely our schoolmaster is paid well for the few hours per day he attends to his duties, without having his hours shortened by half holidays. Sorry for troubling you for your valuable space I am, ole, One of the Many Complaining Parents.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[REUTER'B TELKGRAMS— OOPYIUQHT ]

THE WESTBOURNE GROVE FIRE.

London, August 7. The loss occasioned by the fire at Whitley's shop m Westbourne Groye is estimated at half-a-million sterling. Two thousand persons are thrown out of employment by the disaster.

THE RAILWAY STRIKE.

The goods traffic on the Midland Railway is entirely restored, a fresh body of drivers and firemen having been secured. The men who went an strike are applying, m large number?, to be reinstated. :

THE NEW PRINCE OF BULGARIA.

Prince Ferdinand oi Saxe-Coburg- Gotha and the Prince Elect of Bul garia start 10-day from Ebenthal for Sofia. (Received August 9, 11.30 a.m.)

THE LOSS OF THE TASMANIA.

London, August 8. The Board of Trade enquiry into the loss of the Peninsular and Oriental steamer Tasmania, off the coast of Corsica m April has been brought to a conclusion. The Court found the second officer was mainly to blame lor the disaster, and ordered his certificate to be suspended for two years. Cap tain Perrins, who perished at the wreck, was exonerated.

THE FIRE AT WHITELEY'S.

By the conflagration at Whiteley's three persons were killed and many others received injuries of a more or less serious nature. Whiteley has ex pressed the firm conviction that the fire was the work of an incendiary. The premises and stock were almost unin sured.

THE MAILS.

The mails per P. and O. steamship Kaiser-i-hind, Melbourne Tune 28, were delivered to day via Brindisi. (special to press association. PACIFIC SQUADRON. London, August 7. It is reported that Russia is increas ing her Pacific squadron. ORANGES. The oranges by the Austral arrived sound and fresh. POSTPONED A writ of errqr has been granted m Maxwell the murderer's case, and the result is that the execution will probably be indefinitely postponed. The ■ New Zealand Loan and Mer cantile Agency Company, Limited, has received the following cablegram : — London, August 6. Wheat.— The market is declining, owing to favorable harvest prospects. Cutting has commenced under favor able circumstances. Adelaide wheat is worth 33s od per 4961 b Tallow. — Fine tallow has declined 6d per cwt since last report. Quota tions for other sorts are unchanged.

AUSTRALIAN.

[rkuter's telegrams— copoight.]

THE WRECKED BARQUE.

I MELBOURNE, August 8. [ The hull and cargo of the Austrian barque Ganges, wrecked at the Heads on July 24, has been sold for

THE MAILS.

Alb ant, August 8 The P. and O. s.s. Ballarat, with the English mails, of July 8, arrived m the Sound this morning. j

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

«. — — ..-. Auckland, August 8. At the Otahuhn Police Oourt on Satur day, George Martyn was committed to take his trial at the criminal sessions of the Supreme Court, on a charge of setting fire, m January last, to a dwelling occu pied by him at East Tamakl, and stealing a breech-loading gun, the property of Lieutenant-Colonel Shepherd. On Saturday last at Whangarei, a storekeeper named Llngard essayed to cross the Pukuranga river on horeebaok, but owing to the floods from the recent rains he was swept off hia horsa and drowned. He leaves a wife and two children. The charge* against the two jickeys, Carey and Green, of placing a truck on the railway line at Bllerslie, and breaking open the door of the Elleslie Hotel, were heard at the Polloa Oourt to-day. The prisoners pleaded guilty to the latter charge, and were fined 40a and cost, making good the damage ; or, m default 14 days' hard labor. The charge of plac ing a traok on the line wrs withdrawn, the evidence not being sufficiently clear to securo a conviction. A man named Stains rode Into Auck land yesterday on a sorry looking horse, to witness the Volunteer parade. Atten tion was called to the condition of the horse, and Stains wai charged with cruelty to animals, when the Court re cognised m him a man who bad been "wanted" In Auckland for a loog time for larceny,, afha bailee, of the sum of £20 from the Auckland Timber Company. The accused was brought up at the local Police Court and fined £5 or one month's imprisonment for the first offence, and remanded to Auokland for the other oblige.

... _ jirtwniniriiiffnrr. • ; i»J"!L— .■«*l» Joseph Elay, W. O'flanlon, and John Campbell were arrestfld to day, oharged with attempted rape at Par noil, At the aunual meeting of the Gam bridge Cheese and Bacon IWory on Friday, the balaooe-aheot showed a lots cf about £300 on the year's transactions. Daring a oab acoldent In Queen street on the night of April 56 last, Mrs Anton, a passenger from Sydney by the Roto rcahana, lost £210 worth of jewellery, the matter being reported to the poliot next day. George Chine, said to be formerly a member of the Armed Oon« stabu'a y, was arrested to-day on a charge of steaiiog the ■ '-v'v. A domestic servant, named Caroline Windsor, aged 18, fn the employ of Mr Northot-oft, R.M at Hamilton, dropped dead to-dap; Up to the time pf the ooourenoe ahe had be«m m apparently good health. Aooording to. the dqoton she died from hemorrhage and apoplexy. The Coroner he'd an inquest, but refused admission to the Press, and this has been the cause of considerable dissatisfaction to the public Wellington, Augaat 8 The heavy downpour which set m thli morning, atiil continues without sign of abatement. The rain will make the ground very soft for the Interprpvinolal football match with Canterbury on Thursday. Tha Marlpoaa !af t San Franoltoo on July 29, ttraa-table date. The Zoalandia Arrived at, San Franoisoo yesterday, time-table dat^. The City Advance Company put In a claim on the Waters estate for £1900, whioh the Official Assignee rejected, on the ground that the Company mould have proaeonted Water*. To-day application was made to the Judge sitting m Bank ruptcy, to compel the.Aaig.nee to allow tha Company to prove ln< the estate, anjd the argument was fixed' for a future. date. Dunbdin,- • Augu»t 8. The Resident Magistrate decided to-day that the City Council, ,a.s.-tha (fontrat Board of Health, were liable, lot |i«i to med'oal men for reporting case* of .lnf«O< tious diseases.

ELECTION NEWS.

♦ — ■ — ... Auckland, August 9. The Hon. J. A. Tole hadva -rowdy meeting at St Georges Hall, Newton, last night. Many questions were not answered aid great diosatiaf action was expressed. A vrte of thank? and confidence wan carried by a small majority.*- Atone time it appeared as if a free .fight would take place between Tale's supporters and his opponents, but fortunate'y nothing of this nature occurred. Napier, August 9, The candidature of Mr Piayford is oon sidnred a hoax. No nuoh pfer^otfls known m InvercaieW. '\ -: ::-*#j? ■,'■'; Sir G Grey left for Woodyille this morning ' •■■*.,

THE PREMIER AT LYTTELTON

Sir Robot t Stout addressed, a meeting of the eleotoro of Lyttelton m the yoluo teer Drill Shed laat evening. ... JSfqtwith standing the inclemency of the, weather there was a crowded house, including a large number of ladies. Bis Worship the Mayor oooupied the obair, and brhfiy | introduced the speaker. Sir Robert Stout commenced hig. speech by eaylng he was there to endeavor to put the policy of the Government, Brii alia of the Opposition, clearly before the electors. From what be could understand, the polloy of the Oppositioc was* that le differed acoordlng to the views fheld m each district on the all impojjbant matter of retrenchment. He dealt at. considerable length on economy m the Oivil Service. It was brought up by his Government to endeavor to have an enquiry Hajade by a commission every « three, » years. That commission was to ascertain what alterations had been made m the ooat of living. If the oast of living had increased, then it was only right to Increase the salaries nooordingly ; if, on the other hand, the cost of living had deoreased, the ealarios of the Oivil servant should then be deoreased accordingly. This joUuse m the Uill had been struok\..out. He had figures before him, and he would chal lenge any Opposition member or any newspaper to deny that his Government had effected a Having of £83,000, excluding recurring votes. They could see by looking through the items that there had bee a a considerable saving m most of the departments. In the Defence Depart ment alone £13,000 had been saved. The only dapartment m which there was Any increase m the expenditure was tho Post and Telegraph, and the reason was the increase of business. Some 161 new offices had been opened. In the Hallway Depirtment there was an increase of £9000. This was acoounted for by the fact that 250 miles of . line had been opened, and some 62 stations ereotod. There were different opinions as to how savings ooold be effected. )n Auckland the idea was to do away with the subsidy to the direct mail steamers, and to sell the . education reserves In Otago and Canterbury. In Wellington the idea was to do away with the Sab Francisco mall Bubaidy, and so the thing went on la each district. The idea was to effeofc a saving m somebody else's district. In the matter of taxation it was said m many, quarters,, that the proposal of, the Government, with reference to the ouatoms revenue, that an Increase of £106,000 m the taxation hid been imposed. He would show them that if those proposals hai been effeoted, a reduction of £56,000 would have been made m the oustoms revenue. With regard to local industries he submitted that local lnduatriesjhad increased rather than decreased.'. If they \irere freetraders they

oould not object to the importation of Kaffir labor. It was for those present to say whether this was to be a great colony or whether it was to bo simply a wool and wheat prodaoiog and merchant maintain* .ing colony. Sir Robert defended the graduated prdperty tax proposed by bii Government and (submitted that it was only fair. About 7000 of the riohest taxpayers of the colony would be effaoted, He could Bhow those present that hit Government had done more m the matter of land settlement than any Ministry wbo had yet been m power. It had been said that £7000 had been epent on special ssttlements. This was not the oase, only £3000 bad been spent .m this." connection up till the end of March of present year, and only an additional £5000 had been spent alnoo that date. If the electors of Dunedin East did not agree with him on the education question, they oould elect another member. lie would go to Parliament to promise not to touoh the present education system. Which WBB it best to do? To pay the school teaoher or tho policeman ? He concluded his address amid tremendous cheers. A hearty vote of thanks to Sir Robert for his address and confidence la his ' Government was proposed and carried amid cheeris. A resolution wa3 then proposed and carried that chla meeting pledges itself to support any candidate who will promise to support the Stout- Vogel Government. The proceedings then terminated with cheers for Sir Robert Stout.

DSjfl ASHBOBJOJM <*OAKDIAN, TUESDAY, AtJGUST 3, laS7



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■•' One of the two kangaroos, the gift of the Marquiß of Bute to the town of Paisley, esoaped from the Brodie Park, and an exoiting chase was the resuit. The animal ran across country by Westmount, along the Grow Road, hotly pursued by Borne youthß. On reaching Fergualie the kangaroo, exhausted by tha ohaso, dropped down dead. Statutory Doolaration— l, Franz Raabe, Ironbark, Sandhurst, m the.oolony of Viotoria, Australia, do solemly and slnoerely declare that on the 25th June, 1877, my son Alfred, six years of age, waa accidentally hurt with an axe on the knee. I at once took all pains to secure medical assistance. However, m spite of all efforts, on the 27th Augutt, 1877, the opinion was given by Dr Maogillivray that an amputation of the injured limb had beoomo imperative, m order to save life. At thia juncture I called on Messrs Sander and Sons, procuring some of their Extract of the Eu- calyptus Globulus, and by the application of the Bame I had the satisfaction ot seeing my son within a fortnight out or all danger, and to-day he is reoovered. I may just add that it was when the crisis had been reaohed that the Extract referred to was first applied. Any I mako thia solemn declaration, etc.,— Franz Raabe. Declared at Sandhurst, m the colony of Viotoria, Australia, this seventeenth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven before me, Moritz Oohn, J.P,—.



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Wanted. TT7"ANTED ti Purchase line of Cheap V V Feed Oati, Oaten Sheaf Ohafi and Straw Chaff.— J. C, Duncan. A DANCE will be hold m the Templar Hall, Tinwald, on THURSDAY Evening next. Dancing commences at 8 o'clock. Admission : Gentß 2a. Ladies invited. 8 46 WANTED a Tenant for a six-roomed House and 8 Acres of Lund m ABhburton.-r-Apply J. C. Duncan. 848 WANTED Known. — A Social m oonneoiion with the Aiihburt'n Quadrille Clap* will be held m the Orange Hall on WEDNESDAY Evening, August 10th, commencing at 8 p.m. .Admission : Gentlemen Ha ; ladiea free. ~TT7~AISTED Known— Final Clea»lng VV Sale of the.balanoe of our Win- ter Drapery. This being onr Clearing oat Bah, Go ids will be Cheap for Cash ouly.— H. C. Skobrs. Malford Houbo WANTED Known — Dressmaking, superior style and fit at rpduced price during sale. Orr and Algorn's. WANTED known tbat HAVES & CO. have Large Stocks on hand. For further particulars see now advertisement m this ißsue. riT ANTED to clear out—Boys' Tweed VV Suits, from 5a 6d. Moos' Suits, from 21«. At Dissolution Sale, Orr and Aloors'b. WANTED Known -Aehburton Wool Sfarn, reduced to 2s 3d tho Bundle, all Colors. — Orr <te Alcorn's, Dissolution Sale. ■ WANTED KNOWN — Contractors, Ploughmen, Carters, and the Pub- lic are requested to read carefully Mit- cinciiL and Turner's new advertisement m this paper, Tho Goodß nro now opened up, and Bret comers will find tho best bargains. WANTED Known— Our Great Sale is now on, come and jadge for yourselves. —H. U. Sxcirrs, Melford House. WANTED CASH — Moir's Oatmeal, 251b8, 2b 9d ; Ling Fiah, 5d ; Dried Apples 4d ; 21b Tina Best Honey, lOd ; Veßtau, 5d per doz.; Sporm Candles, 5d ; Tin Fruitß, 1b ; Cutting do. la Gd. — JAME9 McGregor, Tancred Street, opposite Arcade. \TTANTiSU Known.— Ladies' Black VV Cloth Mantles we are Belling ot 3s 6d and 5a Gd. The wholesale prices of these goods were 10a lid and 13e 6d. (Juet opened. Come find secure one.) — About 300 Ladies' und Maids' Jackotß and Ulsters, newest kinds, at ridiculous prices. Great Cash Sale, Melford Hotiae. WANTED KNOWN — Oleographs, t Scenery, and Catholic Subjects, Catholics Cards, good variety m Scrape, Novelties m Penwipers, Crewel Wools and Silks, Knitting Cotton, Colored Crotchet Cotton, Transfers, Tinsel Balls, &c, &c, at Mrs Manhibe'b Fancy Kepository, Saunders* Buildings.



nn H E PR EMIEB COLONIAL COMPANY OANTERBIiRY BRANCH. JSrAHLIi^ED 1859. t 1000,00 0 .. _/ ;.■/ / /.: - >.:r.!U tof Shareholders fire and marine risks, also risks on growing crops \ccepted at the low r-st current rates, George Jameson, AGENT, ASHBURTON FIKEi! FIRE! FIRE! THE WHOLE OF THK SALVA G-E STOCK OF THE Timaru Woollen Factory Has been bought by anAehbnrton Firm for CASH, \M ITOHEuL and TtJRNEB having mnde the abotre pnrchaHe, will offer the whole BTOOK XtX to the A Bhbnrton and Bengitata Blectoiß. and thnir Wives and FomiHee, at Bnch pticea m can only be believed by a pereonal interview with the firm, and an Jnapection of the goods tnemeelv*. Now has ccme »he chutce for EVE 11 YON B to enconrage NEW ZEALAND INDUSTRIES, And that too, with benefit to themselves also. » Jt'L* I *?™ Grand tot of GOODS will bo nnpacked and open for BALE on THUBSDA NEXT, when onr Wmdowß will ebow what mamllooß BARGAINS can bo had m TWEEDS, FLANNELS, RTJGS, MAUDS, BLANKETS, SUITS, CLOTHING, &c, &c, All through the FIBB FIEKD at Timara. Qaot»tlon« «r« mteleßdlng, OOMB ! SEE 1 1 and be OON VINOED. MITCHELL~& TUENBE, TANCRED STREET. NOBILITY OF LIFE. Who best can suffer, Best can Ao.—Milton. The Victorian Roign is unparalleled m the History of Groat Empire* for its Purity, Goodness, and Greatness. What alone enables us to draw; a just moral from the tale of Life ? 1 Were X . , Mked I ! ha t beßt d Jß nlfiaß th « present and ooDeeoratcs the past ; what alone enables as to draw a jtint moral from the Tale of Life ; what ahtda the purest light upon our reason ; what gives the firmest ■trength to our religion : what is boat fitted to soften the heart of man and elevate his sonl.-I would answer wi:h JLißßueSf it Is Experience.— Lord Lytton. &. TEREIBLE SURGICAL OPERATION. A FATAL MISTAKE. 'T'he "Cleveland (Ohio) Pr« 9 ,» of February 2 3 n1, 1883, published an account of a fatal wholeSi^TTW "iT^ 1 & "°^° n medical men'Troughout the ft shears 5St a M« ■ Ks^ h I """P 011 m Clevela » d » pronouncing it scandalous, rcsffi the treatment of Jl tl T . 8 ? ffen . n B ?or man y V*™ from some disease which had resisted the treatment of all the physicians m attendance. The disease commenced with a distress m the stomach, a feeling that has been de cribed as a faint "all cone " sensation a r mo^Tv fold Z t° U th lhC tC f th ' Ca ? Sine S - disa g«*^e taste. Thif SmtS^S no? Erne co^S and sticky nr n contr^'. lt was increased. After a whi'e the hands and feet TheTfonowS a rfrfel Perspiration. There was a constant tired and languid feeling. Inen followed a dreadful nervousness, with gloomy forebodincc Finally the oatient was unable to retain any food whatever, and there was constant i«2 abdomen All me patient toad a cancer m the stomach, and m crder to save the patient's life an ODention was jus .fiable. Accordingly, on the 22nd of February, the ow ratio? Sis pSomed by Dr D'rH&lhrdf ff SftSr?i Tuckerma«, Dr Perrier, i)r Arm?, Dr GoS.CcTnne^aSl wr walliArell, ot the 1 ohce Board. Ihe operation cons sted m layinc onen the cay tv of the oMhro^n d S w?s O male h bufr^ Ch S n(1 b ° WC J S V When this "^befnTne an exaSnatbn ?e found 8 T h^rS!nf^n i t °" Ot ™ d dl "™ a y of the doctors th^«= was no cancer to t c lound. lne patient did not have a cancer. Wh^n too late the medical men discovered wo a und h 7haVthevladmade nbe mS*^ 1 !Ut "^ «•« parts' tocher anddrSed Ehe hour, Hwlii!?^ the poor woman sank from exhaustion and died m a few LthetfoSMi the husband of this poor woimn to know that his wife died woT^c^^^^ performed. If this FERRIMAN'S MARVELLOUS STEAM WASHING MACHINES, years more amongst them, and had her name handed down to posterity as a model mother? ALBEET EOBBKTS ' has for sale,— Clovers,— BED, WHITE, COWGRASS, ALSYKE, and TREFOIL. BYEGRASB, COCKSFOOT, and RAPE. Golden Tares, Cape Barley, SEED PEAS, BEED OATb (various kinds), CRIiSHED BEANS, PLOUGH SHABES, COOPER'S SHEEP DIP, Acknowledged to be THE BEST IN THE MARKET.



fno MEET THE TIMES. C TRUCKLfe PROPRETOR of the Prince Albert Boarding - House, Wills Streot, Ashburton, next Oddfellows' Hall, while thanking his many Friends and Customers for their liberal support for the past 10 years, solicits a oontinuanco of the same. Board and Lodging, . 14s 16s, 18s pet week ; or '6s per day. Board only, 10s per week. Dinners only, is per wetk. Good accommodation for Familtei, and private rooms for Ladies. 7 62 TO WORKING MEN. MRS TIMMO, F opRiBJRBSB OF THK WATERLOO BOARDINGHOUSE, Tanored Street, Ashbnrton, BEG 6 respectfully to inform the general pobHo, p«tiool»rly the working olasree, that ahe has reduced tha rates for Board and Lodging as under: — B >ard and Lodging, per week, 16a to 17i Dine era only, per week » 4s Board ouly, per week ... , 10a The oookinq Is done by Mr Tlmmo, whose 'reputation as a firit'dasi chej remains ansallied, A capita! table, and mealt t<t all hours. 7 69 George Jameson Drain Pipes. A LL SIZES— From 3 to 15 ißohes— A With BENDS, ELBOWS AND JUNCTION And also FIRE BRICKS FOR SALE BY GEOKGE JAMESON, SHBURTON Fahfield. THKEE THOUSAND ACKES OR THERE ABOUrS, IN BLOCKS 09 200 to 1000 Acres, TO LET FOR CROPPING. mENDERS are invited op to 31st Augnst J. next, for the right to grow on a Turnip Crop and one Grain Crop on the Falrfield Estate, adjoining the Aehbarton Township. The land has not been undei crop for seven years. Bntry for Ploughing will be given on lit October next. PUns of the Estate may be seen, and particulars obtained, on application to MR GEORGE JAMESON ASHBURTON. silos CLOVER SEED, JUST landed, ex steamer " Kaikoura,' my first shipment for the season of RED CLOVER, COW GRASS, WHITE CLOVER* AKD ALSYKE. These Seeds have been carefully selectee and are the best obtainable. I HAVE ALsITIN STOCK— Machioe-dreeeed Ryegrass and Cocks foot, also Linßeed, Peas, Barley, Oats Wheat, Potatoes, and all kinds of STATION AND FARM SCORES. George Jameson, ashburton. T. Bullock. FOR SALE. "TvOUBLE-SEATED American Waggon Ap;ly to 7. BILL OK. . FOR SALE. A Strongly Built 4-Wbeelpd covered Waggon, suitable for a Hawker. T. BULLOCK. FOB SALE. OET of Harrows, new, price £3 se. T. BULLOCK. TINWALD. TO LET—A Cottage near tbe| School. Apply to T. BULLUCK. TO LET— 5-fioomed House m Cameron Street, opposite the Wesleyan Cburch. Apply to T. BULLOOK. TO LET. i ACRES between Mbs Cable's resi- tfc dene», and Mb Skaly's Nuraery, beinc Lots 199, 210 211, 212, on Tinirald pJan. For full particular! apply to T. BULLOCK. A FARM of 1280 ACHES m the Banj?itata District, to Let, at a low Rental, with a Purchasing Clause. It is all Fenced and divided into 7 Paddocke, Sart cultivated and laid down m English m raflßes, the remainder m tueeok. There is a 10-Bootiied House erected on tho Property, Stable and other Buildingo. For fall particulars apply <o ?t9B T. BULLOCK. O7 IAS TOWN SECTION ~2GO~ 3D I ±\J Tinwald, near the Railway Station for sale at the above price. Perso- s desirous of qualifying themselves for a vote at the forthcoming election this oft'erß them an opportunity. . T, BULLQCL. TO LET.— Dvrellinghouae, together with small stable, Moore 1 * Rosd, near the Presbyterian Manse. Apply to T. .BULLOCK. mO LET,— At a low rental, Property m X Tanored Street, recently j n the occupation of Mr Dolman, on which 1 erected Shop, B»at>le, etc.- Apply to X FOR SALE,— Central Site beln« p^t of TS 177, containing One-eighth Of an Aore, having * frontage of 33 fee ? n iwr^i a ' B «L Streeh ' Bnd *«S«**riln B the •Mail" Office. Very liberal terms of payment will h 8 accepted.— Apply f o _ T. BULLOOK. TINWALD. T° Ji ET ~f Foar ' rccmed H °°»e with Bhop, adjoining Mr Hweltine's pro- perty, and near the Railway Station. A }ew rental will bo acoepted. T. BULLOCK, '