DIARY

Moonlight Evenings.

The Moon &t 3 daya old Bhines till about The Moon at 6 days.old Bhines till about half-past 10 o'olook. ' The Moon at 8 daya old shines till nearly 1 o'clock in the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from gQndown till about 4 in the xnorniDg. The Moon at 15 daya old is full, and shines fil night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. «nd shines till morning. The Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 &m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. fnd shines til morning. The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. gßtd Bhines till sonriee.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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The Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1887. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The travelling agent of the New Zealand Bible, Traot, and Book Society, Mr D. Haggett, is now m this town and baa opened m Saunders' Buildings for a few days only with a Btock of the Society's publications. The next danoe m conneotion with the Summer Assembly will be held on Thursday at eight o'olock. The Temperance play, " The Trial of John Barleycorn," will be produced m the Odd fellows' Hall on Wednesday evening. As an extra attraolion vocal and instrumental items are announced. The- juryman who inquired into the Exeter fire, roundly censured both Mr Phipps and the Magistrates, and it is generally under* stood that a strong minority was m favor 0 returning a verdict of manslaughter agains' the whole of these individuals. I certainly regret that they did not do so, for although the chances of a conviction were remote, still it would have been an excellent lesson to a fashionable arobiteot, who appears to think that he is justified m defying the recommen dation o! the Board of Works, and to a parcel of ignorant and careless J.P.s, to find them* selves m the dook on a criminal oharge. Borne suoh example is very much wanted, if ony^oK?* encouragcr les autrcs,-^^" Truth." A Viennese lady swimmer has jußt beaten the feminine aquatio reoord, She is the wife of a Vienna professor, and swam along the greater part of the Lake of Gmunden (Taun See). Hue oooupied two hours from Gmunden to the Little Kamioes. In returning she took lour hQura, the lake having become ro'igh. This is the first time that a lady has swam m a lake for six hours right off. Hollowav's Ointment and Pills.— Colds, Coughs, Shortness of Breath. — These maladieß require early and unremitting attention, for if neglected they often end m asthma, bron chitis, or consumption. The ointment well rubbed upon the chests and baok; penetrating the 'eTnoVia absorbed and parried directly to the lungs, wtierjpe" "it ' ex^s all impurities. AH thfi blood jn the body is' perpetually pass- i ing through %c Juuga, and there all noxious \ particles tending to <U?esss pan be .quickly, thoroughly, and permanently utfuij-ftijseci, rendered harmless, or ejected from the system. Holloway'B Ointment and Pills per ftotly accomplishes this purification • and through ttyfl blood thus oleaeed, the iDfiueaoe of thud's Wonderful medioainens reaouei the remotest parts of the .human body, and thus euros all <lis.e&i6JJ jjQtjoii, ttsßs«f internal et, •it«n»J, .... i

A concert m aid of the treat (and of the I ampßtead School waß held m the Oddfellows' " [»U on Friday evening; There was a large ttendance, all the available seating aocomo ation being oooupied. The Mayor, Mr T. ealy, occupied the chair. A miscellaneous rogramme, contributed to by the children s ttending the school, assisted by friends and fc thers, was presented. The whole affair t iassed off most successfully, each item being t warmly applauded. The infants, during the t ourse of the evening, rendered several pieoes a a really creditable style. These were as a ollowb :— " Now we little children assembled 1 n school"; "Here we stand hand m hand"; < •Raise your hands if they are clean"; < •Now let ua match our teachers' hands "; 1 rio, with chorus, "Little bird yon are welcome " ; and a very diffioalt, comical, and ' pretty piece " One finger, one thumb keep ' moving." Kecitations were given by Misses Jane Addis, Kate Battray and Mary Stigley m jn excellent manner. Pianoforte aoloa were contributed by Mrs Mayne and Misses ' Blanche Fowke and Emma Orr ; and a violin J iuet^by Masters Orr with a piano aoeompani- ■ ment by Miss Alice Orr. Songs were rendered ' by Mlsßes Barrett Alcorn and Kidd, and by Messrs Kneen and Lamb. The whole affair was moßt successful and the outcome, financially, should be most gratifying to the promoters, AnoDg other curiositieo of plant life ex hibited at a late meeting of the Royal Botanical Sooiety waß a leaf of the Tiotoria Regia watorlily, seven feet m diameter, ihowing the peouliar airucture of the under side of the leaf, from whioh one might suppose th« cellular Btrnotura of tome ironolada and Other large vessels was taken, the radiating ribs or veins resembling T girders, tied together by deep lateral walls, forming maiiy hundred air-tight cells, some aa large as to contain lOoz of water. A single leaf wiil support a weight of 4001 b. A large seizure of milling machinery, whioh it is alleged has been considerably under valued, was made by the Customs authorities at Melbourne about a fortnight ago. In one ease it is asserted that machinery passed through the Oußtoms as worth £2064 is really worth £7000, and that m the other case £3000 instead of £629 is its true valae > The representative of the importers denies that any fraud has been attempted. la the meantime the Commissioneer of Customs hesitated to pronounoe judgment till all the facts and evidence are before him. Mr W. Courtney, m despatching a small parky o£ emigrants-to Taranaki, at the begin. | ning of October, wrote :•— " I shall not have aa large a party out with me as would have been expected, the news from the Colony being so far from enoouraging, and the fare, though low for the distance, yet high to those of very small means. It is £3 3s to America, and that Is what kills us. Fiftyfvessels and 300 Hves|haYing been lost m the British Channel during the storms of last autumn;and;winter, a firm of coalowners at Swansea have offered to supply the neces- j eary fuel gratis if the Admiralty will under take-before stormy weather again sets m to station a powerful steam tug off the Mumbles Head with the view of affording help to vessels m distress. ' Although shorthorns m England have fallen m value far below that of a few years ago, prices above the general run were obtained by the Earl of Beotive at the sale of his celebrated Underley herd on 7th Septem ber, when 32 cows and heifers brought an average of very nearly £80, and 13 bullg at upwards of £00 per head. Two Grand Duchesses were sold for £950 ; two other oowb for £108 each, one for £130, and one £100. Of the lot sold 32 oows brought £2531 Us, and 13 bulls, £702 15s. Not long ago a wag changed the notioe, 41 Wait until the train stops," m a car of the London under-ground railway, to " Wait until the rain atop?." The next day, whioh happened to be a rainy day, a French gentle man got into the car and read the notioe, and 'hough surprised at it, determined loyally to obey the rules of the road. At every station he aßked a porter if it was still raining, and on receiving an affirmative reply, went back to his seat. And it waa not until he had riddf n three tim^a round the inner eirole that he discovered his mistake He now thinks aR little of English wit as he doeß of the Erjglifh climate. Surely Home steps ought to be taken to pat a ptop to the vagaries of Mr Bartholomew Binns, ex-hangman, who m at present travel* ling about with an exceedingly disgusting show. Mr Binns has got toge her a company who represent the scene at an execution, the characters being a surplioed obaplain, a gaol governer, two reporters, and a lay figure sup posed to be Mrß Berry, the Oldham prisoner. The group is arranged under a soaffold, and the ex-hangman prooeeds to hang the lay figure. Binna is doing a roaring trade, but there certainly ought to be some way of sup pressing this disgusting exhibition. We clip the following? important testimonial from the " Illawarra Merourry " (N.S.W.) on the 30th March. It needs no comment: " Mr John Loveday, of the Bulli Mountain, writes to ua that after suffering for four years with acute gravel, he has experienced almost complete relief by using Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extraot. He says seeing the said Extraot advertised m the • Illawarra aleroury, 1 his intense suffering induced him to obtain a bottle of the medicine from Mr Hosking, chemist, of thiß town, and that the use of it gave him great relief at once He states that between the 10th March instant, when he obtained the first bottle of the extract, and on the 19th, the use of that medicine oontinued to afford him relief, to whioh he had been a B'ranger for four years. Mr Loveday writes also that be has found the Eucalypti Extract a cure for rheumatism as well as gravel. He requests ne to publish thie information through the 'Mercury.' We have much pleasure m complying with Mr Loveday'a request, whose word cannot be doubted, and who can have no objeofc m view other than a pure desire to benefit suffering humanity," (Advt.)

THE MARKETS.

[rsutbe'b telegrams -copy bight.] LoNpoN, November 25. Consols remain at. 1.03 M. tfew Zealand inscribed stock, gsj£. Ade laide wheat, ex store, is unchanged at 34s 6d ; New Zealand do, 32s to 33* 6d 1 according to quality. Adelaide flour, ex store, 24s The total quantity of wheat and fl >ur afl jaj for the United Kingdom is 1,490,000 quarters, and f >r the Continent 2 10,000. Australian tallow, average quality, beet 24s 6d, mutton 255. New Zealand frozen mutton, prime quality, $%d to 4d. Scotch pig iron shows a fuf ther advance to 44s per ton, At the wool auctions to-day, S2OO bales were offered, making a total of 36,600 bales submitted since the opening of the series. The market was steady, and for the superfiine and finest qualities generally there is a good demand. London, November : At to-day's wool' sales there was good competition for the 'various lois "Sub mitted. The catalogue comprised SSOO bales. Nothing purifies and enriohea the blood and destroys allpoißons iq the Byatjuja ljjjft LA^eriOftopo/pHepPittfxa. Jltaa

THE SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.

[kBHTEK'B TBLEGRAMB— OOPTEIGHT.]

Sydney, November 26. The sculling race for the champion ship of the world and a side between Beach and Haolan took place to-daj on the Nepean river. Despite the extremely wet weather which set m I this afternoon there was an enormous ! attendance of spectators. Beach led { all the way, but was closely pushed by Hanlan. The race was a most desperate one, all along the course the competitors being loudly cheered by the thousands assembled. The race, which was rowed m 19mm 55sec, was woo by ' two lengths and a half, and was the toughest yet rowed. (Received November 2lar, 1.15. p.m.) Sydney, NoVember 28. Peter Kemp has issued a challenge to row Beach for the championship of the world, but as the latter does not intend to row again he will hand the championship to Kemp.

SPORTING.

ISLAND BAY RAGES. Wellington, November 26 The first race meeting v der the *nspiceß of the nowly established la'and Bay Racing Club was hold to- ; ay, an 4 pasßed off BUCceßsfully About 1000 pc- p'e were oreaent. The following tire the results : ■— PARLIAMENTARY BTAKE3. Too ariro ... ... ... 1 Forester ... 2 Lute Scrub 3 Won eaei y. Time — lmin 16£secs. Dividend— £3 6b. HURDLE HANDICAP. Kangaroo 1 Rata 2 Reputation 3 Won by a Joneth Tims— 4raina 22Jsecs. Dividend— £2 9^ hack Eioa. TeWhiti 1 Dividend- £2 Is ISLAND BAY HANDICAP. Ftrenuous , „ 1 TheKhah 2* Rvulet m 3 Rumor. Admi iatrator, and Waterfall also ran. Won easily by a length lime— 2rain» 43sec3. Dividend—-£ll 13s. SELLING PLATE. Scraps...  1 Fabrication 2 Kingusk , 3 Won by a head. Dividend — £3. WELTEB HANDICAP. Tongariro ,„ 1 Snooth , 2 ThoShah 3 Won by a length. Time — 2mihs 12|soc « Dividend— £2 12a, £2610 was pat through the machine

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[ebuter's telegrams— oopybioht.

CANADA AND AMERICA.

London, November 21 The Canadian Government opposes a Commercial Union with America.

GENERAL GOURKO.

General Gourko, m a speech at Warsaw, predicted an early war. It is considered likely that General Gourko will be appointed Commander-in Chief of the Russian Army.

LORD SALISBURY AND MR GLADSTONE.

Lord Salisbury m a speech denounced Mr Gladstone's political log-rolling, and declared that the riots m Trafalgar square were the sequel to his Nottingham speeches. He also inti mated that that the question of fiscal reform was one which must receive the general assent of the community.

BULGARIA.

Lomk»n. 26

The "Colngn- G-izette" m an article states th.it the Czh, i>y means of forged despa ches, was trukrd into bell- ving Prince B smjick wts opposing fcussi . m regard 10 Bulgarian .'iffiirs.

THE GERMAN ARMY.

The Sprech from the Throne on the opening of the German Reichstag has had the effect of causing a depression on the various Bourses. The news papers generally interpret as unppaceful certain passages of the Emperor's speech, notably one wherein the an nouncement is made that the Landwehr will undergo re-organisation, whereby the German Army will be increased m number.

(Received November 28, 1.15 p.m.

THE AORANGI.

London, November 27. The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s R. M.S. Aoiangi, from Wellington, October 20th, arrived at Plymouth to-day. The meat cargo is m good condition.

AUSTRALIAN.

[RENTER'S TBLKQRAMH— COrYRIQHT.]

BANQUET TO LORD CARNARVON.

Mklboubne, November 26

Sirjas. Mcßain, President of the Legislative Council entertained Lord Carnarvon at a banquet m the Queen's Hall last evening, at which the Governor and a large and distinguished company were present. Sir Henry Loch, m proposing the health of the guest of the evening, eulogised his services both as a statesman and for the sympathy he had always manifested m the welfare of the polonies. In reply, the Earl of Carnarvon declared that Australia was taking a ' pjape among 1 ' European nations. He congratulated the'country upon the settlement of the New Hebrides difficulty, which had only, he said, been achieved at the cost of Egypt and the Sue 2 Canal, and the latter was almost as important to Ausiralia as to England. His Lordship concluded by congratu lating the colony upon the speedy progress which it made m the passage of the Naval Defence Forces Bill.

Received November 28, 1.15 p.m.

NAVAL DEFENCES.

After great opposition the Naval Defence Forces Bill has been passed by the Assembly by 41 votes to 9.

At Dorchester Fair, which is one of the largest* 'irrthe §iocfthera jßoijntjius, these wdfa f'O.OOp sheep peune'd, btit a y do^apkvativol'y etaali qqiii^er changed Jiando, ao prices wera f bin onsly low. The ts-ade ia wo?bq tbsji'jt baa been for more than fifty years. This grievoui gt&te of tbioge is dm to the long drought aod jßWity of

CRICKET.

TERNON'S TEAM v. SYDNEY

Feutib's Telegrams— Copyright] Sydney, Novambflr 26 The cricket match Vemon's Eleven v. Eleven of Sydney wbb reßUined to dny. The Englishmen, who had put together 263 for the loss of four wickets, continued their ioningß of the previous, day, and euc< eerted m adoiug 23 to their score for the Joss of nn additional wicket, wheo pl=.y was sti-poed owii.^r to rain The score now Htands at 286 for five wickets, towards whiuh «rt contributed 55, Reed 8, Bates, 28 : awke 48, Abel 88, Newton (not out) 8, Peel (not out) 45, extras 6

SHAW AND LILLY WHITE'S TEAM.

Brisbane, November 27

The match, • haw and Lilly white's team v. Tweutytwo of ympie wan concluded yesterday. The visitors, with six wickets down for 1,12 runs, c mtsnu'd their first ionitms, which ol< sed for 269, towards which Docker contributed 68, Smith 49, and Pilling (not out) 31, The home team m the second innings only put together 7P-, and t^e visitors thus won by an innings, with 144 runs to spare.

THE TORPEDO SERVICE

Wellington ; November 27

It !a intatdod to test the tffioiet'o? o* the torped) branoh of 'he define b of the oo'<ny, au<? with that view the whole of the perrcnnant for c cf th>< colony con-» neoted vi h the working of torp^do^s and l-»>ing of miueß «i.i b« sumtion-d to Wellington (with p rhtpa rhe txaeptiou of th« storekeeper at Auokiand). rhe di*pl iy la fix dr o oommoDC^ on January sth, and the w.irk wltl probably cake some three months before tho fi tal test is made. C^p'aln Falconer, JK.E., who is well versed In thia mode fi warfare, has been trusted with the full charge of managing the arrangements, and as tbe t >rpedo branch Is known to poßsest many who are ino*pab!e of the work cn r ru*tad to them n is bit intention to cull oat nil undesir able man, *nd place this branch on a sound fo ting. The admirals of tbe Australasian squadron and th« c>mni»ndiog jffiowrs of other vaaßflls of othe nations now visiting r«'ew Zetland will &t once ccc th>>t oqh portiou of tbe naval dafeuca of this colony 4as not been neglected. The torpedo launches at Lyttelton and Port Chalmers are expaoted h^re shortly, and will take part la the trai ce'ivres.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

New Plymouth, Novembe'* 13 An inquest was held thia afternoon on the body of John Power, who was killed yesterday afternoon by a bullock dray pass ng over r>is f>ody From the evidence it ap pears that he was coming outof a cut iagtbe dray beinp heavily ioaded, when deceased sipped, and the wheel went over him ia a di gonal mannei, passinsi over his chest down to tbe left hip, fracturing the ribs and bursting the lungs and heart. The jury brought ia a verdict of " Accidental Doath." Wellington, November 26. The hearing of the Bryce-Hutchison election petition at "Wanganui, has been i shifted from Wednesday, to Thursday the Ist. Greymotjth, November 26, Following are the Reefton returns for the week : —^lobe, 13090zs of amalgam from 190 tonB ; amount of retorted gold for the four weeks, 7350zs from 740 tons. Oue shil inn dividend was declared. Ktep it-Dark, 1560zs of amalgam fur the week DuirßniN. November 26 i A man named Alfred Hay, who was injured at 1 eep Stream by a kick from a hon-e, died m the hospital this morning It has een blowing half a gale a 1 day, but the rain which fell atfin-t soon cleared up No damage of any kind is reported.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Melbouknb November 23

A strong national sentiment pervaded The Legislative Assemniy yesterday when the Australian Naval Force Bi i was under d scussi .n After a brief de* ate the toe sure was accorded exceptional honor f having passed throng 1 ! a 1 Btnges without opjjon<!ion. Mr Gil ies moved t'te second raad t p early m the Quints n a practical *-pe--oh be p.'uce-i the detai b of the ncbeme up n at t c Coh>a -I C >nfe ence dear y within Uio gr<* p o» h» > emb* s 'li c lesuit was S'> sa'ia io oiy th t » n.hiw was plac d v. on ti e < ffieia reo rda of tli« UnuHe. soitin that th« Bi : was v- aniinnutily pa^eed. Mr W 1 tie stat ■: th t iv . ddition o - squadron uometbinß af er th- re^B la a ready main taine »>y inland m colo: ial waters, it waß pr pose'l to eHtablish a joint naval force of fivu fa t cruisers, two toipedo gunboatu of the Archer or Kattlesnake type, at an anuua cos' to the combined coonieß of not mi re than £126,296, for aj period of ten years. In return for ths! contribution the Imperial Gover^ra nti v derto k to bu.ld the gunboats at a cost of £700,000, and ruaintsin them m times of peacu and war at a cost of £25,50 •) per antium for the first two and a-lia f y«ars and £13,200 for the remaining seveu and a-ha'.f years. The contribution of the vwrioUß o'onif s w-b fixed up n the batis of popultition, a d the ahart- of Victoriu is assessed nt £37 000 p» r a nnm In the ove> t of any of tho ye sela bfinej lost, ttioy «ou d be replaced at th* cost of th<- Imperial Government. The veßßels. with the excep io i of two whiqh would be permanemly stationed ii New Zealami waterß, woald periodically v^it all the colonies. A meeting to practically assist tljo evicted Irish tenants was he ! d at the Hioernian Ball last nigr.t Fu ly 1800 porflona were pro eot Address b were delivered by Archbishop Carr and sevirnl other clrgymen, aud resolutions were passed unanimously condemning the coeroioo policy now beina enforced m Ireland. A subscription list was opened, £400 being raised at the meeting, Perth, November 23. On the 16th mat a prisoner named Win. Thompson, a notorious scoundrel, who la nodergologa life senta&oo for rape, eßoaped from Freemantle Gaol by means of a rope supplied over the prison wall by some person oataide. Next morning Thoma Hughes, a bushranger, and another prisoner named Jarvls, also effected their escape by disarming the guard. They were out with other prisoners employed m "xoavating a tank m the prison yard. A warder u&med Oralk was present m the ■ank with! tha men, and on the level ground above a guard namerf Rodgers was *t-tionad R w»«8 a.raed V» s h a d üblebarrelled u.m\. About ulna o'clock Jarvia "<ont t > the tool houf>e, and o>< eturnin. 1 , whtn two yards from Roger-* turned roood, seij?v:i Rogers roqnd the waist, and held him until Hugbes cam up and twisted tho gun out of his hands They then compelled Rogers to give v . hU cartridges and k><ys, after which the looked him m the closet. They altu treated Graik, wlio was unarmad, In ihw saraa way. They were about to get over the wall of the prison yard when a convict named Green endeavored to prevent them, whereupon Huyhes turned on him and fired, but mUsed him. They then crossed the wall. Thb prisoners m the yard rnised ao alarm atd tbe'esoapeos were ohaaed by wardesa-.and a body of police, who, how ever, failed t{) capture thbqi th^t day. . On Sunday^ ho»vever r two 0.-hr-iabie *olking tbrou^a tfte bui's-tlißOoverei Huches and Djfgiparing £bj. They imnae^iately sni^ad tusoonv.cts uufoce tha la ter had time fco Off ar*^p resiß auoe, ThompßOOi .tynrtravlivtllltt ws4 J

OUR MEMBERS

The following io tbe " Haomd " report of Mr Buxtnr'a speeoh on the E'eotlon of Governor Bill. Mr Bnx'on.— l should like to nay a few words reepeotlng this ▼»ry important matter. I have a strong feeling • f sympathy m this matter, which I should like to explain. I thiok, na I have altnred my mind considerably sinoe this debate has been going; on, and have listened with v*ry gr^a? interest to the various speakers and rhe v rtous state fnenta that have be«n m>»<-)i>, I might be ( c.mcd & npw-bnrn babe. I hay*« changed conai 'e'rtbly. How-vnr, I should like to m*bq a very f«w remarks, and show my sympathy m these fw remarks. To my mind, we have been quite long enough listening to three various explanation* and Btatements ; and, as the honorable m m >er for Auckland Oentrnl h»s been termed the f-i'h^r of this movement, I shoald tike to give htm a higher and more venerable title, and oall him the grsndrVh.ir of the movement. Mv honor* Mo friend the member for Lyttelton ii the fatner of the movement, and • great many of us are the ohildren of the movement. I shall certainly vote for tho seoond reading of this Bill, beoans* I have Dot the slightest hopa that It trill ever go into Committee. If I had, per* haps I should not vote for it. However, I teal great sympathy for »he«a ohlldraa nnd their parent aad their grandfather, and shail support flu motion for th« i seooud readier of ♦•^e Bill.

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

(From o r Uo-kespondbsti.)

Wtmsor >w, November 26. ST>NkW*LLINa TACTICS.

Daring the pose we k tnia reprehanilbls v saotica has heonna very noticeable on tha part of members who wish one Bill to be thrown out, however far down on the Older paper it may be, and do all In their power to obatmot Bills aha id of it no that the o l j actionable measare m»y not ounae on. Thia was speoially tbe oaia las. evening m regard to tbe Bible In Bill, when there was a de termined * flirt oq the part of a section of the house, the lawyers, to keep b*ek Sir G. Gray's L»w Prantloners BUI, not on'y by ba<vf*a«d talking against the Bill aaderdebate, but >y getting other member* to as»iat them. This last result of stone* walling began to wake members up to the position, and they reoognUe that if the practice grows aa it is growing no Bill will be safe, however much it may meet with the approval of the House, if some measare whtoh is not desired Is ahead of it oo the Order Paper. The proeadinga of latt night were the talk of the lobbies to-day, and distinct murmurs are to be heard, m which the word " Olotare " figures prominently. There is a feeling that it is undesirable to m any way curtail speeoh, bofc it i* atated on excellent authority that at the next meeting of the Standing Orders Committee the question of a return to the old Standing Order, wbioh gave certain member* power m cases of obstruction to tonapel the question nnder discussion to be put". It is hardly probable that tho motion will be carried this session, but it is expected that after their experience during the past week or two, Sir G Grey acid Mr Seddon, who have m past opposed cloture, will be more m favor of support ing it. *■ - MIDLAND RAILWAY. From all accounts the Mid and Railway contract is by no means out of tbe flro. Bumor has it that tho Lords will make a strong effort to throw it out; at anyraU it is an open secret that they are prepared to criticise the details of the contract very severely, and if it is taken into Committee of the Who c, it is probable some amend ments of an important character will he proposed Government are now busily engaged m the preparation of a Bill coo* taining tin t'ootract. IRRIGATION AND WATER SUPfLY. A Bill introduced by Mr Pearson, en titled the Irrigation and Water Supply Bill provid* a that wbe^e the Counties Act is not m fore •, road districts or portion! of road districts, may come under a Roard for the purpose of carrying out irrigation and construction of water races. The proposed Board is to have all powers now v sted m County Councils for the carrying out of its ohj ct, i >ciuding the m-ikng of by laws and rating and the ruining of lo<na under the Loans to Local Bodies Act.

A REMARKABLE STORM

F-otn i'h Mtl oorne o ur'SDnndent's t r ro h ■• OanecUo Lrening Star," nt d 15 h K."t, w> oiip the fo lowing :— v>i "Xtra-'rdioary t ewy dovT..p ar of rain, hoc •tnpame 1 hy a h*iUßtnrm of anustial 5,..v«.ity, occitr-'d at Williamstowo, New p ri, and Sp utiawoorta on Thursday Uat, The rain* l"^ra ly poured duwn, and, Btrunuo to stiy, scarcely a drop fell at either Foottoray or Melbourne. At eleven, o'olook preliminary drops, accompanied by % little hall, drova people out of doors under ehelter. Then there followed vivid fl isheß of Hghtnhm and crashes of thundet that Hounded overhead like the crack of heavy artillery. Suddenly the rain des cended la a perfect torrent, falling, ea it seemed faster and faster, and overflowing tha channels m an incredibly short apace of time. For the apace of one hour it rained incessantly, and came down In abaets. The lightning continued to flash, followed by deavy thunder, as the atertn o'oud gradually spent itself. Hailstones also descended b<> thickly that m less than five minirea the surface of the greund beoatna qtrte white, whilst the wind banked tli m m large heaps against the houses and fecc? s. In the business pentre of WilHatnstowu, notwithstanding {he heavy fall there ia to the bay, the gutters proved altogether incapable of coping wfth the sudden and extreme good of water, nod consequently the roadways became submerged. During the downpour It It estimated that fully three Inches of rain must have fallen.

A STRANGE LUNATIC.

I A very extraordinary lunatlo hat beea discovered m Paris, and if his luriaoy went no farther than the form of mono* mania he Buffered from, the authorities might do worse then liberate him and make him an offiolal. For six months this individual has passed as an inspector of cabs. He rose early m the morning and toiled hard all day m visiting cab stands, and by personal examination of a most searching dejoription, making sure that vehicles m all their equipment were clean and serviceable, that the homo were properly 'groomed- and fed, anfl t'hafc th-ir shoes were m travelling 'condition? Ibe cabmen had never knoVn an bffjolal so pHinataktnif ia the performance of his <mtiea, and they treated h/.in with' the qrave&t dbforenoo He might qtiil b« pros outjng hts yolnqtary p^llfng bqt fq^ overstretching bis assumption of Authority. Ho threatened to BU^pand fifty cabmen because they had overdtiven their hordes, Probably this waa true, but the o&bbieg would not stand uuch wholesale oaehlev lug, and they defied him. During the disturbance the police intervened Tha PBeudo-*n*pector drew up his report, a«d he and the Jehus proceeded to the Oom pany'a offijea to adjast the differences. Tha o'erka knew him not. He deolared he had bneu appointed an inspeotor ■ yaar ago, and he beoarae v- ry au-ouvatie i i -hrearening t> get the o .ief ol«rk dis« missed. Ttua if-d to the poor tnan't ors^o netng dUcovursd

"Eoooh on licß. M^^ Bough- on Itoh" oareß skin humors, eruptions, ring worm, tatter. Bait rheum, frosted feet, oi&blaini. itob,ivynoigonbarWs,Uslj,

THE ASHBUKTQK GUARDIAN, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1887



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BON A FIDE SALE. ; Giving up Business m Ashbnrton New Zealand Clothing Factory. VCEFSRS HALLENSTEIN Bhos. having iVI decided to »>ive up the ; r Aehburton Branch, will close the same on TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, ADD THURSDAY, NOV. 29th akd 30th, and DEC. Ist. for tha purpose of re marking the stock To lose no time m winding up, all Goods will be Bold at, and below COST PRICE. Notice is drawn to the fact that the larg» Stock consists of very best Class Goodß, comprising, — MEN'S AND BOY'S CLOTHING, OF • COLONIAL TWEED. HOSIERY, SHIRTS, SCARVES, TIES, HATS, UNDERCL-jTtfING, UMBRELLAS, PORTMANTEAUS, &c,, &a. The co-nmoflious PREMISES aro Free- hold, and Are FOH SALE. HALLKNSTEItf BEOS. £alo to c mmenco FKIDAf. D OiiMtfEß 2sd, 1887. New Zealand Clothing Factory. 11*165



Wanted. I I E "TIT ANTED Known —That tho Trial £ W of John Barleycorn takes place at the Oddfellows' Hall, Wednesday, Nov. , 30th. 11_153 \° WANTED Known.— The Summer . Assembly's next Dance will take place on Tbuksday next at 8 o'clock — W. Hicks, Hon. Sec. 11 154 c j "TTT ANTED Known.— That HAVES { VV and CO. have a splendid lot of White Embroidery Robes at 14s, worth ' 2 i± ; FOR SALE— A lot of Empty Cases, I j oheap.— H. C. $&«ers, Melford , House. ( PRINTS, Prints —Just opened a splen- 1 did assortment of Prints, Ginghamß, Zephyrs, &c. Groat variety to choose from.— H. C. Smkrs, Melford House. WANTED Everyone to see the ONE SHILLING box of oboice Chrißt. mas and Yew Year Cards. Envelopes in- cluded.— H. C. Seqers, Mclford Houg* . WANTED OABH — Moir's Oatmeal 251bs, 2a 6d ; Sperm Caudles, 6d ; Coffee and Milk, It por tin; Cocoa and Milk, Is per tin ; Yeßtas, fid per doz ; Cornflour, 4i per 1b ; tin Fruits, le ; Crookery, Ironmongery, eto. — At James McGbbciob's, Tanored Street, opposite Arcade, **/ ANTED KNOWN — Oleographs V\ Scenery, and Catiuolio Subjects CathoHo Cards, good variety m Scraps Novelties m Penwipers, Crewel Wools and BilVs, Knitting Cotton, Colored Crotchet Cotton, Transfers, Tinsel Hails, Ac., &o i at jlbs Manure's Fanoy Repository, Sauod9rs' Buildings WANTKD Knwn— To the Ladies of Ashburton snd surrounding districts, that an experienced monthly Nurse is desirous ni engagement. G<od j references can be given. Address — Mrs Hill, Peter Street, AshbuHnn. 11 18 WANTE3D Known. —For Ba'e, Blue Gum, Stringy Baik, Peppermint Gum, Rtd Gum and Silver Wattln 'Iree • See:le, locally grown, and saved thi» Season ; also Turnip Seeds, just arrived, ex s.s Bimutaka. J. Ssaly and Co , \ Beed»men, E-Jft Street Ht6l { TT7..NTiifD Known— We Issuiik, with VV pump and pipe fuuDd and fix-d, from £2 10i upwards All kinds of pumps, Ranges and house emith work fixed or repaired. Chimneys swept and ranger olssped, 3j. Registers le 6d each AU orders punctually attended to, Note addrem, O. Dvdlbt, Moore etreet, A.rh- bnrten 11 22



ALBEET ROBEETS bas fob sale,— Clovers, — iED, WHITE, COWGBASS, ALSYKE, and TBEFOIL. RYEGRASB, COCKSFOOT, akd RAPE, Golden Tares, Cape Barley, BD', PEAS, SEED OATb (various Kinds), CBLSBED BEANS PLOUGH BHABES. COOPER'S SHEEP DIP, Aqkncvledgvl to be THE BEST IN FHE MARKET __ .. . . - ■ . - r -JH i i i.r PICKFORIT AND UNDRILL 7URNITDRB WAREHOUSE, OAB'NETMAKERS AND UNDERTAKERS TAKCRED STREET, Opposite Union Bank. NFiW GOODS— Chaira of all kin^s, Toilet Ware, Pier and Toilet GUwws [attreweß and Pulliaees, Couches, Cheap Perambulators. FUBNITURB TO ANY JJESIGN MADE TO OkDBB. Haying procnred a very superior HEARSE and MOURNING COACH, with lames and complete fittinpg, they are now prepared to undertake FUNERALS IN TOWN OR COUNTRY ?ith Despatch and Economy, combined with reasonable charges. 11J53 -— MONARCH OF THEJIARVEST FIELD. THK HOENBBT LIGHT-DP AUGHT STEEL SHEAF-BINDING HARVESTER 'HE SIMPLEST, THE BTKONGEBT, THE MObT RELIABLE, THE EASIt-ST TO MANAGE, akd THE LIGHTEST IN DRAUGHT or any BINDER IN THE MAKKETI THE HORNS BY HOLD8 __ Nic Tbr«e Largest Prizes ever offered m the World 1 And an unequalled record 0 Colonial Honors. ft. HOENEBT & SONB, LIMITED, constructed their first Sheaf Binder m 1875 md have cone on pteedily improving them, rrofithg by every'yrar'a experience, an< >y the failure of other Machines, nntil the y have now no he6itat'on m recommending heir Binder as the most practical and perfect fiJtchine m the market. ANGLO-AMERICAN^ S^3ED DRILLST FARMEBB wishing for the above MACHINKB for uee NEXT SEASON will obb> by forwarding particulars of their OBD&BS beforo 30th November next, a jnly a limited number will be imported. A good supply of FITTINGB and EXTRAS always kept m stock, GEO. JAMESON, WEST STREET, Sole Agent for Ashburton District. STILL AHEAD OF ALL OTHERS, AND THIS IS ENDOESED BY THE BUYING PUBLIC. SALES FOR 1886, 45,557 MACHINES. ITsBI* record stands nnparalled. It ie laid before the"pablic as the beak e?lden6r J of the merit of tb« WALTER A. WOOD BINDERS and BEAPRKS. Thin exhibit of Fales ahr wing at once their volame and their marvolloaa growth, bag always had, and must oontinne to have, en irreiistable Inflaenoe upon the [augment of the farmer lo determining what make of machine it la practically anc soenomloally Ms Interest to ovrn. The best possible test nf the merit of machinery is r>p«iparleon, This Is the teal apon wbiob vre are eatinfied to reat the claims of the V/ALTER A. WOOD HA.R VESTING MACHINES. Eaoh year's addition to the record of sales contributes tc the value of the test. It will ba Been that tnora than 45 000 machines have been placed In the hands oi the farmers during last vearon, and it Is everywhere known that these farmers unite m the vprdfet that 4he harvesters, bi< ders, mowers and reapers that do the best work m <he craln field arid hay field, thft are most readily understood And operatec by ihe driver, that ure moat easily drawn by the team, and that last the loDgest, an thoie that bear the name of VVAL T R. A. WOOD. I Dams which theie maohincß|bave,lorg,made[famil(ar m »Il|o!?lliBed parts of .the world, DURABILITY OP THE WOOD MACHINES] Sales ofifepaira Ibbs than for any other Machines. It Is a fact attested by agents who sell them, and by farmers who oso them, tbc( Wood's Machines requires far Ifss repairs than any other machines In uee. N( Dtber harvesting machines are as durable »nd free from breakages, F. FEEKIMAJS", Aslilmrton, Agent. AGAIN VICTORIOUS.! THE Latest Honors— first prize— Gold Medal and 500 franca awarded to the Walter A. Wood Binder, after s three days' Government trial, at MelaD, In France. McOorcolek Wood-f nme 2nd, Hornsby 3rd. The "Cultivator and Country Gentleman" cays :— "The trial at Melun w»8 1 grand succeea. It wbb attended bp the French Cabinet Minister of Agrionlture, and be Department Director, as wall as irsny pfcher French Government oniolals. A3 ausU'ere, lovpeotor-General of Agrfeulturo, haying personal direction." The result has been published iv the larding Am^rfctn dailies — eait—weat— Dor'h Bati south — In the following cable dfisrfl'ob, wblph ,w»b pipped from th«> II New York Tribune," of 11th A gnat, lUOT :— A Gorernmehji TlajTeater iqj Piinder Contest w»t held near Melnn JaU 20, aO, 31, the tno»t imvortaat Karopoa^. onaieat sinro 1885. 'JTbe WALTER A. WOOD Machine received first prfse— gold medal «nH 500 francs. MoCorjutok Wood-frame, etcond ; Hornsby, third MoOormlok s v\'U%vae 9 nJ T.Lnßton.p, zH Ackboret'* MacbiDea^leo comptted In h$



A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, ACOT^ONEEiI, «3TOOK AND ESTATE AGENT AiO> VALUATOR. Saturday sale at is o'clock «h»rp —Hones, Cattle, Pigs, Prodncß »nd Merohandiie. FOR SALE— Farming Implements, and Vehicle* of a!1 kinds constantly io Yards on view for Bale. Clearing Sales held m Town or Country as required, and most liberal terms arranged with both Buyers and Sellers. Rent* collected, and the business of absentees managed with car*. ValuitioD made of Properties or Mer- chandise on easy terms. Advances made instantly on Goods delivered at the Store* for Bale. Agtnt (or .the Norwich Union Fire In* iuiance Company, Agent tor $« MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION O. AUSTRALASIA ; ALFRED HARRISON MO. EY TO LEND. I HAVE £200, £400, £1,400 and other •urns, watting investment on good freehold security at current rates of interest* JOHN A. OAYGILL, 10t58 Solicitor, Tauored street R: McCallum (LATE CF ORR AND ALCORN) a)EOS moit respectfully to inform the £) Inhabitants of Aihburton and Sar* roandbg Districts, that he will open on BATIJRDAY, 15th INST, Xhoie premises In r l ancred Street, known •i Fowler's Bai'dings, with » large and well Atmrted t-.t ck of GROCKRIEH of the beit escrlptiouf), at Lowest Prioei Now Addremi -- K. McCALLUM, FailLY GROWER, Hext MITCBEIL «ND TDRNKR 10 76 Bit, Somers Coal. THE TRAMWAY having been com- pleted, the undersigned can mpply COAL m any quantity : ASHBURTON, 17a per ton, by the'Truok TIHWALD ... 17« „ „ WISbLOW ... 17s „ „ BINDS ... 17s „ BA.IINQ ...18^ „ DROMORE ... 17a  „ CHKRTS&Y ... 17s „  Terms Cash. Mb«uß TUOEIDR asd RESTELL, S*le* agents for AshburtOD. U»SQ E. F. WRIGHT. » TRY IIEKPATEICK'S JAM. CAUTION. NOSTE inf genuine unless our namejis stamped crn each tin, and hflß our R*gblered 'i"rade..M*-, "^Lora Ne!son,| «n th«r : Ub(l. TRY KIEKPATBICK'S TOMATO SAUCE. j THE moat dtfeicious flavoring for JGold M«fttf>! Cbope fitca^j, Soups, Gravie*,