RAILWAY TIME TABLE

TsAins AMavaATAsaBOBTOH— From Christ hcroh and the North, at 10.15 a.m. (expra; b), 4.85 p.m., and 7.10 p.m. From Timaru, 10.45 a.m. From Dunedin and South, 6.27 •.m. (express). From Mount Homers, 10.5 ».tn Tbaihs Lbatb Abhbtotor— For Christ huroh ana North, at 7.10 a.m., 10.65 a.m., «n 6.87 p.m. (express). For Dunedin and Boutb, 10.25 a.m. (express). For Timaru, 4 p.m. For Mount Somero, 5.6 p.m.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

From and after the 30th November, 1886, the terms of Subßoription to this journal will be follows, viz. : — XT PAID IN ADVANCE : Per Quarter.. 6s 6d, by poßt, 9s 6d Half-year 12s 6d, by post, 18b 6d Year .. 4a 0d by post, 87b Od IT BOOKED : Quarter.. 7s 6d, by post, 10s 9d „ Half-year 15s Od, by post, 21s 6d ; „ Year .♦ 30s Od, by post, 43s Oa Sirt Marriage, and Death Notioes, if paid i t the time of insertion, 2b 6d each tamps may be sent as payment) ; if booked, 4f eaob. - PRESENT SUBSCRIBERS MA? RENEW THEIR SUBSCRIPTIONS AT TBE OLD RATES, Announcements of Births, Deaths and Carriages sent for publication from the oountry Ilitriott. require to be verified by the aigna ' far* of the person sending the notice.

MAIL NOTICES.

Malls okue at the Ashburton Post Office follows:— Fox Ohrlatchnroh and North at 6 a.m 4,30 a.m., and 6 p.m., daily. Tot Ohertseyßakaia, &0., at 10.30 a.m •&d 5 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Window, Hindß, DokUtream, Rangitat*, Orari, Winchester, %D& Geraldine, at 10 a.m. dally. ForTemuka, at 10 km. and 4.30 p.m «viy. for Timarn and South, at 10 a. a., and / SO p.m., daily. For Greenstreet, on Wednesdays and tnrdays. at 10,45 a,m. For Wakanui, Elgin, Seavlew, Seafield, id Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and turdaya, at 6.30 n.m. For Mount Somers, daily at 4.30 p.m For Mayfield and Ruapnna, on Mon days and Thuraiayo, at 4.30 p.m. For Ashton, Watefton and Longbeach, ~ 430 p.m. dally. Fdt Flemington, on Mondays, Wedneu feya, and Fridays, at 4 30 p. m. For Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fri -•t 10.30 a.m. Mails arrive at the Ashburton Poet ffioe— From Ohrlstohurch and R»kaia at 10.15 ■ to., 4.35 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. FromOhertaey &o. at 10.15 t and ,36 p.m. daily. From Dunedin •Qd Intermediate places 6.3^ nwm. daily. /•Trout Temnka an Titnaru at 10.40 U. m p 5. 50 p.m daily. From Greenstreet, Wednesdays and Stturdays, at 10 *.ra. j ffCm Mount Somers, daily at 10.5 , m. : From Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Wed aesdaya and Saturdays, at 10.5 a.m. . , From Aflhton, Waterfcon, and- Long ( i ciat 10 a.m. daily. From Nawlands, on Tuesdays and Fri . ..... ; at 2.3op.m. Tli From Flemington on Tuesdays, Thar* dayi.and Satnrdayßrat'XOa.m. of

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1887. THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

The Conference which, at the in vitation of Her Majesty's Government, is to take place, m London towards the end of next month between members of the Imperial Cabinet and representa tives of the self-governing colonies, will mark a distinct ej>och m the history of the Empire. That it is highly desir able that the limits of mutual responsi bility m various matters should bft definitely laid down, and that a common understanding should be arrived at m respect to numerous possible and probable contingences has long been apparent, and the assembling of the Conference will certainly be a step m advance towards the solution of the many difficult problems which have arisen m consequence ot the rapid growth of a Greater Britain than that mother of nations from which it sprang. It is time that the scope and functions of this High>G^uncil of State wtt^;be££^ but as a i .^ot*^i^r^V*^^"'^^^^^^nding is the ri^ce^.s^r^ptfelii^if^^v^owise legislation' p|j(^^i^ypPHfi.e*g*er4teSt*'^ssible im portance {hat all the colonies should be represented by their best men, so that m the multitude of councillors there may be a certainty of wisdom. For these reasons we concur with the Otago Daily Times m the opinion that it is very desirable that, besides the Agent-General, New Zealand should be represented by the Premier and the Hon Major Atkinson, than whonv no better selection could pos sibly be made, and m whose hands the interests of this colony would be en tirely safe. This is the more desirable m view of the present unsatisfactory position of the Pacific Islands question, more especially as regards the French occupation of the New Hebrides and the continued deportation of recidi vistes to these seas, for we are per suaded that Sir Robert Stout's strong common sense views, if put forward by himself, would be a most efficient counterpoise to the mischievous meddlesomeness and the silly jingoism oi Sir Graham Berry. We are glad to see that the Premier himself regards it as his duty to attend, and that he is desirous of being accompanied by Major Atkinson, and hope that the arrangement proposed will be carried our. We can very well afford to have a short session this time, and it will be none the worse for the colony if legis lation be limited to the passing of the Redistribution of Seats Bill, a Land Settlement Bill, and, perhaps, two or three other measures of pressing ne cessity, and it will be all the better that such matters as the question of a protective versus a freetrade policy should be left over to be dealt with m the following session by the new House. If this course be taken Parliament need not be opened till May and ought to get all its business over by the end of June or early m July.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wo understand that the petition to the County Council m favor of the Mount Somera tramway has received the requisite number of signatures, and will be presented to the County Council to-morrow. A grass fire, supposed to have beeq stprted by boys, broke out on Monday on the Ellea mere racecourse. Nearly all the grass, 20 chains of plantations, and several chains of fenoing wero destroyed. £150 worth of damage was done. At the matriculation examination held at Ohris'ohureb, Miaa S. Saunders passed jq Arts and Mr E. E. tfooks iq the medioal preliminary. A gooseberry dealer m Tasmania, m a business advertisement, announces " prime gooseberries for sale, weighing eighteen to the pound." Application has been made to the Tasma nian Government for a piece of land as a settlement for a number of crofters from the Isle of Skye, Scotland. At a meeting m Southland a speaker said they had retained about £1,000,000. m New Zealand by the establishment of the Govern ment Insurance Department. The firm of Sievwright, Stout, and Co. has been dissolved, and Sir R. Stout has entered into partnership with Mr George Mondy. We notice m the Wellington papers that the marriage is announced of Mr N. W. Werry, late of the Publio Works department to Mrs Reader, widow of the late Lieutenant Colonel Reader, Commissioner of the Armed Constabulary. The other day the death of a Miss Selwyn, one of the last of the Selwyn family, was recorded m the Lyndon Times. Her brothers were— one Lord Justice of Appeal, another the first Bishop of New Zealand, and her great unole was the famous George Selwyn, the wit, the man of fashion, and friend of Horace Walpole. By thunder, said a representative Australian, as he ptood on his native bqH again, 'ain't \t a blessing to get back to a place where yer can eat gravy with a knife without everybody a-lookiagat ;

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Ashburton County Counoil will be held to morrow. * The usual weekly meeting of the Star of the East Lodge, 1.0.G.T,, was held last evening m the Aroado Chambers. One candidate was proposed for membership, and one new member was initiated. After the routine business had been disposed of, the various officers gave m their reports for last quarter Bhowing the Lodge to be m a satisfac tory condition. The following offioers-were then installed by Bro J. Mullany, L.D., assisted by Bro A. Cook, G.M., and Bro W. Maynard, Springbum, G.S. : — Bro T. Dalton, P.C.T. ; Bro Norrish, 0.T. ; Sister Wildsmith, V.T. ; Sister H. Wilds;;:'; :i, Soot. ; Bro J. Sawle, F.S. ; Bro Mullany, T. ; Sister Marga- ; troyd, C. ; Sister Galloway, M. ; Bro D. McDonald, 1.G. ; Sister E. Manhire, D.M. ; Bro T. Kingston, A.S. ; Sister Sawle, R.H.S. ; Sister Kingston, L.H.S. The ceremony was performed m the usual impressive manner, and the Lodge unanimously reoommended Bro T. Dalton as L.D. The District-Deputy then announoed the result of the eleotion as follows: — For the office of D.D. Bro J. Mullany, the only oandidate nominated; Grand Lodge Representative, Bro A. Cook, only oandidate for the offioe. Bros Cook and Mullany 'returned thanks for the honor conferred 'upon them by their eleotion to two suoh important offices, and assured the members that the bast interests of the Lodge would have their attention. After votes of thanks to the installing and retiring officers, the Lodge closed m the usual form. Wife-beating is happily not one of the sins of colonists, but it appears " from information received," as the police put it, that a aertain resident m a oountry district not a thousand miles from Mount Somers is likely to be oalled upon to answer a charge of this sort, some of his neighbors having complained to the police of his conduot. It is said that the screams of the unfortunate woman are fre quently very distressing. The Otago Daily Times of yesterday has the following :— ■•• The attendanoe of ladies at the Supreme Court during the hearing of the evidence m the Hall trial has been painfully noticeable. Many of them seemed entirely to ignore the awful solemnity of the oooasion, and thoughtlessly appeared dressed m their gayest, as if for v. fete. Yesterday one lady bo far forgot herself as to use an opera glass." The North Otago Times is informed by a resident of Maheno that the crops m that district will yield magnificently. One of the : longest resident farmers m the district says : he has never had suoh a crop of wheat as is being cut this year on his farm. The yield is expected to be 60 bushels to the acre, and the quality is superb. Referring to the oomat the Kumara paper says : — " We have no soientifio data yet as to its period, but it will perhaps prove to be • identioal with tb.6 one discovered by Dr Olbers, at Bremen, m 1815, whose orbit, calculated by Professor Bes3ei, proved to be an ellipse, with a period of 74 years, and whose perihelion passage is predioted for the ; 9th of February, 1887." The Wangamd Herald regrets to learn that the drought has had the effect of com pletely ruining some of the grain crops m the . vicinity of the Brunswick Line, Mr Ritchie and Mrs Watt being the largest losers. The . crops early m the season gave promise of , giving good returns, but they have not ful . filled the expectations then formed by the , owners, and are not worth the cost of cutting No health wi'h inactive liver and urinary , organs. Take only Hop Bitters made by , American Co. See. SANDER] AND SONS' EUCALYPTI 1 EXTRACT Cure of Skin Diseases. Inver oargill, N.Z., 3rd July, 1880. Messrs Sander 1 and Sons, Sandhurst.— Having suffered from ■ eczema (a Bkin disease which is very preva , lent m this oolony) for about nine years, I had oonsulted numerous medical men here > and m Australia, and had taken arsenic, strychnine, iodine of potassium, etc, inter : nally, and had used preparations of zinc and . lead externally. In fact, I had tried all the remedies known to the faculty, and what 1 between travelling, doctors' and druggists ) bills, had spent a small fortune, almost, if not wholly, without results, axcept to injure . my constitution. During a recent visit to Hokitika I was reoommended to try your ' Extract Eucalyptus Globulus by a brother : who had experiended great benefit from it m L alleviating a severe oold, and no less to my , surprise than satisfaction, I found the disease [ which troubled me so long was conquered. * and the skin resumed its normal condition - This was affeoted by the external use of less ; than two two-ounoe bottles. You are welcome to make any u>:e you please of this letter, and r I subsoribe myself. — Yours, etc., Signed John H. Kerr, Manager Union Bank of Australia, ■ Limited. — (Avt.)

ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Owing probably to the heat of the weather the attendance at Addington market was cocfl^od to those wh>ae business called them there, and the number present waß oon3equen tly very small, Oa'tle. — Very few fa* cattle came forward, but the demand was extremo'y inactive, and prices drooped very much. Nice quality steers and heifers, of season able weights, Bold from £4 10s to £6 15s, equal to 153 to 17s par 1001 b. Miidliug and inferior were so low as to be hardly quotable. Stores were m Bmall supply, and sold with last weeks' Improved spirit. The good enquiry for dairy cows oon tinges, and the supply being short of the demand, improved prices were obtained for well-bred sprlnpera and newly-calved cows, £9 10a being the top prion of the day, the good cows from £6 to £8. Sheep. — There was a full market; of fat sheep, and tbo drafts were of excep tionally good ge .>eral quality. In $ho absence of exporters, and with a very slow demand On the part of butchers, the sale throughout was extremely dull, and we have to quote the serious drop of Is to Is 6d a head. Orosßbred wethers from Hoon Hay, of good quality and freezing weight, topped tho market &t 8s 6d, the Anuandale consignment coming next at 8s 41. Other prime orosßbr6d wethers brought from 5s 9d to 83. The skins of these are gutting valuable, yet the top price per lb for the sheep wns very little over Id per lb, and tho average was barely that figure. Crossbred ewes were also lower, and at 2s Gd to 5a some very good sbcßp changed hands. Only ex ceptional lines fetched over" tho latter iigure, among them being Mr J. Miln's maiden 4-tooths, which were beautiful mutton, and brought the oornparativly high figure of 83. Several good lines of merino welhers were Bold at very dis appointing prices. The top pun of the Balmoral draft brought ss, but the other pens sold at 3a id to 3s Bd. The Valetta draft sold up to 4s 6d ; but Borne other very nice lines of merino mutton were •old at 2* 6d upwards, which means that some excellent dressed mutton stands the butcher as low as 6d per quarter, Suoh is the sheep market. Fat lambs were Is to Is Gd lower, although the supply was not large. The best pens sold at 6s to 7o 6d ; fair butchers' lamb?, 4s to 5s 6d ; other descriptions from 2a upwards Store sheep ware an indifferent selection except one grod line of 177 2 tooth cross bred wethers, which sold at 4s 6d Cross bred ewes were sold at Is 6d and 2j Gd ; old merino ewes, 7d. Pigs. — The market showed no change from last week, the demand being con fined to nioe porkers and useful stores for atubb c, which, sold briiky atj late rate*,

TINWALD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

The reward hooka fur tha scholars of the Tinwald Presbyterian Chorch Sabbath School were given away ou Toosday evening. Several selections of Baored song were very oreditably given, part by the scholars and part by the choir. Of the former, " There is a batter world," and <( Though often here we're weary," may ba mentioned, and among tho la'ter^ " Angels are waiting?," and 'The Prodigal's Return." ' The i-'ev Mr Seattle was present, and mr.d3 some exceedingly appropriate remarks, which were attentively fiataood to. The Rev A. Blaku exhibited some large coloured views representing scenes m India, Africa, and Switzerland, the description of wh'oh appeared to highly interest those present, affording both instruction and amuse mont. The most* interesting part of all, to the young people at aDyrata, waa the giving of reward books. Mr Qaartermaln commended the boya.and girls for the quiet attention they had given to any remarks addressed to them. Ha con sidered they had spent a very pleasaat evening, and conducted by moving votes of thanks to Mr. Houston for the use of the harmonium, to Mra Tippetts for presiding at it, and to Mr Beattie for h ; e address. These being heartily earned, the meeting was soon after brought to a doae.

CAPTURE OF CRABTREE.

Wellijnuton, i'-M>rnary 2. Orabtree was arreted at 7 20 p.m. this evening on the Wadestowu road. This morning Miss Know lea informed the police that she had seen a man with a tall hat; on the lawn of her brother's ho'ise m Sydney street, and Detective Campb'll fanoying he mi/hh be t'-.e con viot traced him theno.» to th* Wade^tDwu district. In tho evening he returned, and while speaking to a u\an on the mad over the hill, thare came along a man faultlessly got up m a black suit, bell topppr, overcoat, and gold watch and chain. Oimpbsll recgniaed him as Orabtree, and called on him ?o surrender So surprised was the escapee that he dropped on the road m deiipn'r without cffrriua the least resistance. While doing *o, however, ha put his hand m his pocket, and hearing a jingle the dat< o'ive immediately covered him with his revolver. Curious to see whether he w*3 armod, Campbell fait m the pocket, and found it filled with jewellery. Further search r> vealod tha fact that Orabtree wa^ fairly loaded with bracelets, rings, suds. earrings, and valuables of all des criptions, the list of which makes quite a fomidable doonmunt. This, w.th the clothes, he had obtained at tbe bous« of Mr Kuowles, a gentleman who i< aw.iy just now. Ois sister visit} tha home iv the dsytime, but nobjdy sleeps o > tli3 premises, and there Orabtree passod the night and made his notable haul Trust ing 10 the disguise afforded by his rmre than respectable getup, he was evideatly about to venture into the town when he fell plu.np into the arms of a man who happened to know him personally. The truant was s> faint with his efforts and with chagrin that he wai unable to accom pany his captor back to town unless re freshed by a re3t and a friendly cup of tea During hi 3 escapade ha has piled up at leaH two charges of burglary and house breaking, besides the breaking gaol, for which alone be cau got five years' penal servitude. The reason he given for his behaviour is that he cons ; d >red his Benteuce of thirteen years too long f <>r the crime. Is is now betinvei the man chased last, nisht was not Orabirae &-, all, but a confederate. Later. Orabtree led his pursuers a very good danoo. Altogether, what with defectives, p.'lioemen, warders and militia, there have been at least fifty men on his trail, and he had several narrow escapes before he was finally caught. At one boarding housi the police had made a visit and left a few minutes before the atecinder pufc m an appearance ; and ag*ii the same thing happened a y . a town hoaoe. Early m the search some officers visited the Penguin as she fay on th» slip, thinking it a likely place, and the watchman told them he had just seen a man dart across the deck m stocking feet and disappear down the engine room. Making sure they had their man, they pUoed a Bentinel on the gangway and instituted a syata raatio eoarch, but if Orabtree was there they never found him, for aft;r soma hours' labor no trace of the mystlo indivi dual seen b 7 tha watchmm could be discovered. It is nuppoaed he larked m the bu3i during the daytim>, and no doubt he has some other olothes concealed there now. His eudden arrest greatly disconcerted C-abtree, and hia first ex olama'ion >;o Detcotive O.tmpball wis, " I will die m gaol after this " So overcome wa3 ha by his f ur days hide and seek th*t tuudcuffa weie not required, aud a cab hid to be o tit lined to o n nvey him to the statioa, as he was unable to walk. He h id not had anything to eat for two days, ao wording to hia own acootint. He eon fesi--ed to being thn man ohased last night, though it was at fi>at thought after his arrest it might have been someone else, and escaped by jumping over a fenoa into a garden. He will not say where he got the tools which enabled him to get out of hia call, but he destroyed thorn afterwards. The warder who was on duty when Orabtree eacap&d has beon dismissed. Wellington, February 3. A large crowd assembled at the R. M. Court to get a glimpse of tho convict Orabtrea. The latter, who was m rather a weak condition, both legs and feet being swollen and battered about m his attempts to evade the polfca, was sup ported into the dock by two oonstableß aad provided with a seat. Tho clothes m which he was arrested wero taken from him and he appeared m tho ordinary convlot garb. Orabtreo, who is under- Roing 13 years, wmld have been entitled to a release on the minimum period under th«. present warrant on December -lath, 1894. The prisoner reaerv«d hia defence, and was oommltted for ttial for breaking from the gaol.

GERMANY AND QUEENSLAND

r . ~~~"* (REUTERS TELEURAMS-bCOPYRXGHT ] Adelaidb, February 3. The Potosi arrived to day. The following is a summary of news : — London December 28. The Cologne Gazette publishes an aggressive article, entitled "Queens land and the Interests of Germany." It threatens that English colony with a wholesale invasion of Teutonic settlers. The German immigrants m Queen sland, says he Gazette, decline to form a party hostile to the interests of the British Empire, but are endeavor ing to secure a preponderate influence - m that part of Australia m preparation for final annexation by Germany. Australian separation from England, it adds, is only a question of time, con isequenily the question arises whether German influences m the South Seas, and the neighborhood of the immense German protectorates m New Guinea, whose development will lead to active intercourse with Queensland, do not peremptorily demand the creation and strengthening of a German colonj m Australia itself, m order to counter balance the acquisition of the whole of the South Seas by Australia. Nothing purifies andenriohes the blood and destroys all poisonß m the system like Ameri can Co.'c Hop Bitters. Bead,

DARING BURGLARY.

Wellington, February 2. The Princess Theatre Hotel, Tory street vaa brnkin into laßt night, and a safe, containing money, watches, and other valuables, carried away. The thieves made thoir entrance through a window, having slipped the catch with a knife of something sharp. Subsequently the safe was found m tho rear of the Salvation barracks, the bottom having been knocked out and all the valuable articles stolen, p.ipers being left to blow about at will. The police have no clue to the robben. Thef » about tovm recently are put down to the very large number of " spielers " who have been attracted by thoraosu.

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

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London, February 1. A panic has occurred on the bourses at Berlin, Vienna, and Paris. These hqve been causei partly from political but chiefly from financial causes. (Received February 3-d, 1 p.m.) Bbhun, February 2. The Emperor William states that the dispute between the Government and the Reichstag relative to the increase of the German army would only be brought to a conclusion by a - foreign war.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, Febuary 2. A memorial has been sent to Major Atkinson askiDg him to give a political address here. The seamen's strike on the Northern Company* flaet has not become general, but is cnfiand to the Glenel and Douglas. The crew of both these vessels have cleared out. Mr Boyaton has written to the Colonial Secretary on bshalf of his sister-h-law, Miss Plow, representing certain circum stances, under which the fine of £100 m her case should not be insietei upon for not being m attendance at the Supreme Court laßt Bepsion when Anderson got his discharge through the non-appearance of witnesses. Tiie ostrloheß have not yet been landed from the Johann Brodersec at Kaipara. One fine male met with an accident when endeavoring to get out of hia pen, and dkd from the Injuries received . The prisoners Oaffrey and Perm seem more fully to realise the awful position m whioh they are placed, and studiously read the scriptures and other books reoom mended to them by the Gaol Chaplain, the Rev Mr Hill. With the exception of Pvinn'a sister, not one of the relations of the condemned men have yet visited them. Sjme days ago Father Ogara being under the impression Oaffrey was a Roman Citholio, made inquiries at the gaol as to whether the condemned man was desirous of rereiving his ministrations, but a reply m tho negative was received. A re-johition to Mr Mitohelaon ia being signed by some of the leading men at Whaogarei, asking him not to resign his seat. Wanganui, February 2.. Tho School Committee recently cen sured the Head Master of tha Boys' Sohool for over-severity m puraiehing a ten-year* old boy. The Education Board yesterday pa3sed a resolution approving the Master's conduct. The Sohool Committee meet to-morrow, and threaten to resign m a body. Wellington. February 2. There was a narrow escape from a col lision outside Palmeraton yesterday. Just as the morning train from Waoganui reached town it was met by the out going train. Luokily neither was going; full speed, and timely application of tha brakes brought thetn to a standstill within a chain or two of one another. The pas sengers had a good fright There i- at* incline and curve at the plaoe, and the Palme^ston train was going up the former which helped to les3en its speed. The Stewards of the Racing Club have been served with a writ for £100 at tha instanca of a publioan, J. Guilford, for broach of agreement as to the lease of certain booths at the recent race meeting at the Hutfc. Nelson February 2. A young man named Wilson, twenty years of age, was drowned this evening whilst bathing m tha river Maltai. He was swimming aorors a drop hole, when suddenly he sank, and though he was got out by some lads before actually dead* •:ff;rtsto reßosc take him were unsuccessful.

THE MARKETS

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The New Zealand Loan and Mercan tile Agency Company, Limited, has received the following cable message dated London, Ist February : — Wool — Competition is increasing, and market is fiimer. Superior greasy, fine and coarse greasy'crossbred have advanced %d per lb. Up to date 59,000 bales have been sold. Wheat— 'l.rkst i* flat Victorian is worth 38s 6d ,per 4961bs ; New Zealand, average is worth 37s per 4961b5; do, long berried is worth 38s 6d per 496)05 ; Victorian, to arrive, ex iron ship, is worth c.i.f. 37s 6d per 48olbs. Tallow — Market steady. Good mutton is worth 28s, and good beef 25s per cwt. Leather — Market firmer. Quotations unchanged. Frozen Meat— Market quiet. New Zealand mutton, weight per carcase 60 --6slbs, is worth 4j^d per lb.

(Received February 3, 1 p.m.) London, February 1. Consols have risen ft and are quoted at iooj^. New Zealand 5 per cent 1040 loan, 5s lower, joi# ; New Zealand inscribed stock, 10s lower, 94^. Australian beef tallow is selling at 5s 6d ; mutton tallow, 19s. The total stock of tallow m London is 10,0*00 casks.

At the wool sales to-day 13,500 bales were offered. The market is firm.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

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THE SOUDAN.

Adex, February 1. News has been received from Massowah that an Abyssinian force, under the rebel chief, Rasululla, at tacked and routed three companies of Italian troops, on whom they inflicted heavy loss.

Roars, February 1. In the Chamber o,t Deputies last night, Signor Sohritics, President of the Council of Ministers, asked for a vote of five millions of lire for despatch of reinforcements to Massowah.

CARRIAGE OF MAILS.

(Received February 3rd, 1 p.m.) London, February 2. The Australian Agents-General have addressed a communication to. Mr Blackwood, Secretary of the Post Office, protesting against the negotia tions relative to the contract for carriage of mails to the Australian colonies being postponed till the meet ing of the Imperial Conference, as such delay is unnecessary and prejudiciallto the interests of the colonies."

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ABttßo-RTON ©tJAKMIAN, THDBBDAT, FBBKDARY 3, 1887



D.IXJ. IMMENSE STOCKS OF OHOTOE DRAPERY, MILLINERY. MANTLES, CARPETS, AND . FURNISHINGS. IT is a vrell-tnovn and widely ndmittodfictthafc, m consequence of t'ue open'ng of the Drano'y Itn- portng Company's huFiao?s m Chrsfchnrch, the cost of drapery and fnmshing* Ins been reduced by neaily one-third. COMPARE THE D.1.0.'<3 Regular goods and prices with thoso offered at the so-called CHEAP SAL SB, And bear m mind that we hold no old and bad stocks DEAR AT ANY PRICE. Onr special fr afcnrea beini? that every ortic'o is quite new, specially selected, and of excellent value.



Special Advertlaementß. W. F. HANNAFOKD, (H'?VTctt at.ra: t, oppnßi'.e l< vl'otl" .Office) TINSMITH AND METAL-PLATE WORKER, U-IRHFS to infom the public of '*'? Ashbnrton an i the surrounding rlistricta thiit he keeps m stock or can MANUFACTURE TO ORVKiI all de- scriptions o£ TINWARE for FARM or DAIRY purposes; also, all REPAIRS of any nature promptly executed iv a skilful manner. All goeds sold at lowest remunerative prices. A Tr ; al solicited. HORSK-HAlKand BEESWAX bough m any quanti j for CASH. 11 7 I'UULIO NOTICS, IN" retiring from the Tailoring: Buaiueßß so fong and successfully carried on by im under rhe style of Ccaighaid and C k I leg mest heartily to thank the many s iud frieoda and patrons who havo ar.- liberally supported mo durlog the time I have resiiJed m Aehburton, also <o inform them aDd the public generally that I hay disposed of my busineas to Mr Hugh 0. Craighead, who cornea to New Zoa and well reco'Dmenued with over thirteen years practical experience, and all the latest and newest ideaß connected with the trade. ALEXANDER CRAIG BEAD. Aehburton, January Ist, 1887. ■REFERRING to the above, I have Jtt much pleasure In Intimating to the residents of Anhburton and surrounding district that I have decided to settle m Ashburton, and hope by Btriot attention to busineas to merit the same favorable support which has been extended to my brother. The Ashburton Tweeds being quite equal, and m some respeots euper or to imported goods, I will support the local industry as far cs the requirements of bu^intßd will permit. Fit, Style, and Workmakship Guaranteed. HUGH 0 CRAIGHEAD. Ashbnrton ; January l»t, 1887. 12 HUSBAND AND WIFE. Thb HO3DAND. Dear wife, I aw weary of seeing You toil every day for your bread, While I am a poor helpless baing j 'Tia often I wish I were dead. You ne'er were accustome 1 to toiling, Your handß were once white like tie snow ; While I watch you work night and morning Yonr movements seem wearied and Blow. ! The Wipe. Dear hußband, give over your worry, I My work ee^ms ltee labor, I ween, c But I am r.ever compolled, dear, to hurry Now I use Ferriman's Washing Machine. ) It lightens by two thirds my labors, ) And makes all my garments so clean, That our clothes are the envy of ne'ghboTg Who adore Ferriman's Washing Ma-hine TO THE WIVES AND MOTHERS OF. ASHBURTON AND THB GENERAL a PUBLLO OF NEW ZBALANO..^.-,- ■ « In presenting, to .the public ' 6£^AstibuMioii i : . the marvellous BTBAM WASHER, I believe I . aw confer ing a boon of incalculable watta;oa I 8 every, wife and mother m this beautifa'. land, y, fmrci!ibli' r o(r . - every h'^ußeh6ld;d6ybfy€i^ y dreaded) as waeh'n^; clothes •of every de-' - : 'Bf'tSo iiBO of this Machine, this diatastcf a 1 and slavish work is entirely relieved of Us - drtidgrory, ani main n source of pleasurable y oxerci3i;. The impquaUei qualities which it possesses of thoroughly blfnchi".er the clotheß _ givini? them an unpir«lleled whitfnnß3, and iti harmleis action upon delicate and colored i fabrica, render it pe.aliarly useful and t popular, The saving qualities of thj Machine quite m keeping with its other mTito'ioos features. Any p. rson who will give it a prac- tical test will bo vmfjuestionably convinced that from an ECONOMICAL stindpoinb it is ur surpass d and unequalled. Tho consump- tion of fuel Ja materially reduced. . Tho saving effected m thh iton alone will m one year equal the price of the Machine. As it only entails ibe consumption of two-thirds the amount of soap u»ed m the ordinary way of waehing, this item of ec nomy is sslf-evidenc to every person. Tho greatest saving, how- ever, is effected m ihe wear and tear of the clothes. Every intelligent individual knows that tin uso of tho waehboa d wears the vAtiong fabrics more than anything else, and as thn mar'fillou3 P teim Washer rpn<Jen its u?e absolutely unncfessary, and thereby ob- viates almost c tirel> the necessity for " clothes mending," its saving qualities m thi^ particular will be at once app.irert r>od appre- cia cd. But all its eavirr' qualities of a financial c.l;aracter are eclipsod, and dwindle in^o insie- nifi^anco. when we take into consideration the (rail, delicate, and weakly condition of thousands of wives and mothers who are forced to tax their energies and waste their Hrn ted strength m Jlha old wiy of washing; but who may, by the use of its magic*', pro- perties, do tha work withont any fatipue to their feeble bodie?, and with infinite satisfac- tion and pleasnre to their minds. This, more than any desire or expectation on the part of the invpntor to mako money out o the article, was tbe primo object he had m view. From the marvellous results obtained from its use, however, and the unbounded and enih-jsi- astic commen ations from everyono ha\ing used it since its introduction to the public, as nnnexed list of names of persons who have purchased tho machine and are willing to testify to its rneiits, will folly attest, the advertiser has deemed it wise, m ord?r to place incomparable article of household use more prominently before the intelligent people of the district, to pive the postal nddress of a few of the buyers, m order that an unprejudiced and entirely impartial opinion of its intrinsic valuo, may be readily obtained by anyone deeirouß of getting such information from nciual rsers and purchisers, who will un- tfonMedly be best calculated to give a just fstimate of its value. Mrs Herbert, Seafield Mr M. Bruce, Besfield Mr Collieon, Seafield Mr D. Koss, Lauriston Mr G. T; Marriott. Ashburton Mr T. Ola>idge, Athburton Mr W. Charlton, Afahburton Mr Bradb»ry, &.ehburton Mr H. Hudson, Elgin Mr J. Lloyd, Nowlands Mr K. Thomas, Wakanui Mr A. Frisb}-, A;hbnrton Forkß Mr fl. Chapman, Willowby Mr 6. Orice, WiPowby Wr J. Williams, Willovby J. Hcnrn. EnKng j>fr A. McLeod, Tinwald Mr W. Atiderprvn Florin gton. Mr O. 0. Foo)>8, Alford Forest Road Mr Pc<t"r Lownie, Wiik ►nni Mr Willi.m Brow*, Wak,»nui Mr J Jobnstone, Travo ton Mr Charles War 1 , Aahb^rton Mr Ba lie, Aa'burton Mr Charles Fowke, Ashburton. Mr An low D wson, Waterton Mr J' hn Small, W^eat?iono Mr J H. Carlton, Mo >nt Burners Mr W- Krown, Wakanui Mr J. Shearer, ABtiburton Mr J. Farlund, Mount Eomera M- O . v pray, Ashburton Mr W. Allan, Dromoro >nd ISI others m all paris of the district. DIRECTIONS FOR USB. •'"teep tho clothes over night, then wring out. Boap a'l tho dirly parts w\ill. When the water is boiling violently, which will at onca b • evident by heavy and foaming suds rising to the top of the m ichine^ take out the clothes nnd put them at once into clean water (,>s the dirt is lianle to set, ard difficult to remove if this is neglected). After this, rineeand put them m blue water. Prints and Ginghams, soap same as white clothes. Put tht -in all mat once ; when watpr is boiling turn for five minutec. If water is not boiltnp, but very hot, turn eight minutes. Lacft Cnrt-iins, wet end soap them , put thorn m n pillow slip ; tie them up. Tvrn for ten or fifteen raiuutes. Cold water wil| do for wctt'ng all tho above. Woollen Blankets. Wot m warm water Soap und put th^m m lojso. When tie water boils tu r n ten minutta. Kinso m warm water. Red Flfinn.ls. Wet them m warm water. When water is just ready to boil, turn fpr qne minute Rinae m wa r m water, fcr 'White flannels tarn for five minutes. Hos3. Ladies' and Children's Hose, highly rolored, mnst not be put into boilin'.- water, but h'tve good nnd hot. Turn ono minute, $ not highly colored turn five minutes. F.FEERIMAN, Bole Agent, Asliburtofli for sale. ■"■"":.,;• •* A Gocd Wire McCormick BINDER, '&#*» j ji seeouil-hnnd Wood'a STRING. • ~~



NEW GOODS Just opened out. PHOTO Frames, Firescreens, Writing Desks, Work = oxes, Plioto Albiuns, Scrap Albums, Writing Alhums, Docu- ment Baskets, Letter Clips, Inkstands, Pen Knifes, and every description of Fancy ana Commercial Stationery. We have lso a large •' tock of Brown Wrapping Paper Grocors' Grey Bags, n'so C'Onfecti' nery nnd Fruit Bags Ni-w Booka and New Music by every, mail fiteamer, o Subscribers supplied with English, American, and Continental Newspapprn and Magazines immediately on arrival of mail ^ .-.. ..r-,;- :sy "•■:•-;••-'• . v SpecJaK«^e|jtfpa^ijl^giyen': to' all brders Wot] Bovfcbihding, THniJ^i^ca^n^,! and L^thoji^ph^rr-'^peciineni on vim, ■ 'Special allowed to Library aid School't?p.mmit(:.soAv'^^Catj^gue^o.d LijstiJon^pgltc^io^^v^^^^^^ - i:f " " vA'ny'Bfeik'wan ed which may -be tem- porarily out of stock will be immediately procured from our Clirstchurch Establish- ment, the stock of which is one of the largest and best assorted m the colonies ; or from our London Agency by direct mail steamer. H. J. WOOD & CO. Booksellers, Stationers, Printers, and Bookbinders, STATIONERS'. HALL, ASIIBQRTON. WHITE, CAYGILL, & CO., BARRISTERS aJSD SOLICITORS, J. W. WHITE, Notary Public. j^OTIOE is hereby given (hat the nnderaigned, Mesarß White and o. (White Sraithflon, and Raymond), of rimaru, and John A. Cvygill, of ABh- burton, have this day entered Into Partnership aaJßarristers and Solicitors, at Ashhurton, voder the style of "White, Oaygilland 0.." Mr J. W. White, will attotd the sittings of the Courta at Ash- nrton. WHITE & CO., JOHN A. CAYGILL. Money to lend m any sums on approved freehold security. Officeß : Bullonk'a Arcade 10*803 WILDING AND LEWIS, TJARRIBTERS AND OOIIOITORS. r> _ b T. WILDING, Notaby Public^ Oflicee: Next "Mail" Office, Burnett at., A&hburton. Mr Wilding will attend the Bittlngß of the Ashburton Courts on Tuesday and Fridays, and may be consulted personally r theee days. The firm Is now represented m Ash- burton by Mr Clayton, an English Soioitor of considerable experience, wYo will bo m daily attendance at the office to receive instructions md confer with cipntß, - *100 8 A CERTAIN CURB FOR BALDN3SS. HICKMAN'S Eclipse flair Producer. (Registered). PKIOE, 4s. ANEW DTSC»' -VERY for the growth of Hair on the Head and Face ; for removing and preventing Dandruff, and nrreßtiug the Fall of ihe Hair It cures any Dineaßo of the Scalp, and causes new growth on the head alter being bald for years. [ Mono genuine without the trade mark and sign -tnre— JOHN IHOKMAN To be obtained at all Chemists. ! Sa W ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTOR t rnHB NFAV GOODS FOR THE | '• BUMMER SEASON ARE NOW OPENED OUT. The Stock ia IHE LARGEST & BEST SELECTED ! 1M THE TOWN, And the variety of Stylo and Patterns m Men's, Youtliß', and Beys 1 Clothing loaves nothing to br> desired. \ Jhouaandß of Men's and Boya Suits, newest styles. Trousers and Trousero and Vests manufactured or New Zealand Tweeds. Every garment warrante'l shrunk Sveicoutß, Waterproof Coats and reg£>~gß m great variety Hata, compriß : ng every n.ew style worn OliMiron's Jersey Suite, Children's Mon- of-War Suits >entl9mon'B Hosiery, Scarves; Oxford .»e#ntta »nd White Shirts Kugß, Portuianttjaus, and Travelling Bvgn 'ho celebrftted WfcBTHKIM SfcWlNtt MACHINE. Time Paymentfl. N^, OLOI IiING FACTORS jJ^AST STBXJBT. {



Special advertisements. FAYARD AND BLAYN PAPER SIXTY years of great success pro-laim its superiority m the treatment of Violent Golds, irritation of tho Ciest, Aching. Bp;ftins, Sprainp, Sores, Scads, Coroß, Bunion*, tfoft Corns, etc. This medicine, the property of which h'S been established*- more thnn half a. contnry by thousands of cures, is o' an inya^u- :iblo nsein ccany inflammatory (iiseaaes against which there are not n-auy effi actous remedies, u«d is thrrcfire justly considered by a gre t numbtr of our mest eminent physicians as the most active and least irritating agent m the bove aff. ctions Iv order to avo : d connterfeiting, Mossra Fayard and Blayn'a fci«naturo has to be required on every roll of paper and on the box. "Wholesale 30, Rne Baint-Merri, Paris (France), and sold by nil Chemiata m the Colonies. VALENTINES I VALENTINES!! New Stock of Valentines just received per s.s. " Coptio " from London. Com- prising a variety of tho newest and moßt beautiful desi ns. Now ready forseleo- tioir, and at very low prices. VI Also, — . COMIC VALENTINES In Great Variety. Cheap.



Special A dveitisements. fl '•HE under6igned have Just Received JL FKESH SUPPLIES OF NEWCASTLE COAL WESTPORT COAL YD.L. TIMBER V.D.L. PALINGS BOILED AND RA^O|Ci •&o- ' " :1 •"*■ CASTOR OJL *%?&:* ■ S-l WHITE AND- BEDJJiEAD V -—^ .-.. AMpßtM'ioo^fe^^^' ,i : ; v HOUBE VAENfifi^ : '" '£' • WIRE NETfjlsta^ . WIRE NAfEs 'FENCING WIRE (Barb) FENCING WISE (Plain) INSPE-GT-ION INVITED. McCallum and Co., TIMBER, IRON, AND COAL MERCHANTS, '. MANUFACTURERS & IMPORTERS GREAT ANNUAL SALE OP SUEPLUS STOCK or DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND | BOOTS. Commencing Saturday, J&nJ22. GREATEST BABGAINS Ever offered m Aehburton. FOR&PRICES SEEiHANDBILTsT^ ANDRE YT ORR MOUNT SOMERS COAL PIT. COAL CAN KW BE ILAD AT TBE ABOVE PIT* FOB. CMQHT SHILLINGS PER TON, Or m ABhburton at SEVENTEEN SHILLINGS i^ PER TON, By thf Truck. FOR CASH OinLY. E. F. WRIGHT. '



Wanted. WANTED Known— For oheap drapery po to H. O. Peoehs' Genuine C ear ing Sale. Fresh bargaina jnat rpened. Melford Houae, Kast street. WANTED Known.— Girl's Rloves, 2■ ; ladies' hardkerehiefß, 2d ; blue! Alnpaoa, s£d ; tone's fr< m 3d ; ladip' straw hslß, 3d ; lidies' pilk plovea, 6-1 ; valne m dress stuffa, at 6^d. H. O. Sbobks 1 Great Gleaiir>g 8»1p. WANTED— A Book Canva?Ber for Ashburton. Apply on Saturday afternoon to " Agent," at Central Hole! 2 20 WANTED CASH.— New Currnnts s &d ; Valencia?, 6d ; Sultanas, 7d ; Elemes, 7d ; Muscatels, Is 6d ; 1^1 1> boxes New Figs, 8d ; White Suga<-, 2|d Jas. McGregor, opposite the Arcade. WANTED. — Applications for steward to the Ashburton Ciub. Particu- lars from the undersigned, to whom applications with references c. closed must be sent m not later than 5 p m on WEDNESDAY, February 16th —G. F Scott, President. 2 11 WANTE'>. — Applications for Fecretary to the Ashburton Club. Pi-rticulata from the undersigned. Applications to t c sent m to me before 5 p.m. on WEI -NES- DAY, February I6ih. —G. F. Scott, President. 2 12 WANTKD Known.— For gentlemou'a shirts, ve3*s, pantß, socks, braces, tie*, etc., go to H. C. Segers 1 Genuine Clearing Sale. Great variety of each just opened. TTttJUNITURE— To meet the times, Yf. JJ DAVIS, Cabinetmaker, East street, Ashburton, is now selling Furniture of all kinds cheaper than ever. Chest of Drawers. £1 5s ; Sprint Couches, £1 ss. Every cither articlts tquu'ly cheap. All now furniture at Becond-hand price. 804



Victoria House, IN Consequence of Pequis to Alte-atioi s to Premises, which "will afford grent'-r facilit--- s for condncti g our rapidly inereusiug busineeß, it lias been found uectßsary to Greatly deduce our fctock within ihe rext few weeks. J urge iind liberal deductions are now made m every Deportment, Solders of Glassware Gift, t oupons arc requested to presont the same" as earl}' as convenient to enable the Gift D eiribution to be satisfactorily closed. DIMANT~& COE, GENERAL DRAPER*, CLOriIISRS, &c, East and Tancred streets, A6liburfcon.



TRY KIBKPATRICK'S NEW S^SON'S JAM. SPECIAL NOTICE. -TZ'IBKPATRICK'S NEW SEASON'S IV JAM is made from NELSON GKOWN FRUIT, and boiled within a few hours after the fruit has lieon gathered It thus retains most of the natural flavor of the fresh fruit. KIRKPATRICK'S NEW SEASON'S AM 18 the most delicious preserve m market. Do not be persuaded to buy cheap and inferior bran<lß of Jam, the remains of old stock, which must be sold at any price, but ASK for KIRKPATBICK'tt NEW SEASON JAM, and see that you get it r THE BEST 18 ALWAYS THE HEAPEBT. Kirkpatrick's New Season 'amiathe best. CAUTION. None is genuine unless our name is ■tamped ,on each tin, and has our tgistered Trade Mark "Lord Nelson' the label. 8. Kirkpatrick & Co, MAMTFACTUEEES, NELSON, N.Z. 12



fnOWLE'S PENNYROYAL AND JL STEEL PILLS FOR FEMALES quickly correct all irregularities, and relieve the distressing symptoms so pre- valent with the sex. Boxes U l|d and Is 9d, of all Chemists and Patent Medloine Vendors. Prepared only by The Lincoln and Midland Counties Drag Co. , Lincoln, England, Wholesale of all the Wholesale Houses. Beware of Imitations.



MRS MANHIRE, FANCY GOODS WAREHOUSE, Saundebs' Buildings, East street. FANCY STATIONERY, Toys, ond Christmas Presents m variety. Christmas Cards, &c, &o. Ladies 1 and Children's Pinafores and Aprons, &o , &c. • 9624 CAUTION TO POACHERS. 3"N consequence of*BO much Poaching of J- Trout from the Lagmhor 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 person who will give such information as BnalY lead to the conviction of such offenders. DONALD MoLEAN, U«3£ Lagmhor;



HRTCBS PAULING has REMOVED to WALTON COTTAGI?, Gkeen Lane, Hampstead 145