DIARY

Moonlight Evenings.

The Moon at 3 days old shines till about 8 o'olook. The Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o'olock. Tbe Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly 1 o'clock m the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from sundown till about 4 m the morning. The Moon at 15 days old is full, and shines all night, i The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. i and shines till morning, > Tbe Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 , p.m. and shines till morning. Tbe Moon at 24 day_ old rises about 2 a.m. , and shines till morning. Tbe Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and shines till sunrise.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1887. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Tho steamer Australia, wbioh sailed from 'Frisco for Honolulu, August 16th, carried m addition to the usual cargo ten cases of arms and 45,000 cartridges. It is estimated that the wheat crop of France will amount to 300,000,900 bußbels, against 283,000,000 m 1886. Russian harvest reports are satisfactory. William Henry Fitzmaurioe, of Auckland, has given notice m the "Gazette" of an intention to apply to be registered under the New Zealand Medioal Praotitioners Aot. It is repor iod that a woman 60 years of age. atßoßeville, Ark., recently gave birth to twins, Unole Sam is bound to be at tbe top of tbe olass. An editor who has reaohed the advanced age of ninety attributes bis long life and ex cellent health to the faot that he never ex peo'ed to please everybody, and never tried to do so. The large Bible belonging to the wife of John Milton, and whioh was used by herself and her husband for so many years, is now added to the library of the British Museum. Milton has annotated it m pen and ink. Tbe number of men m tbe armies of Europe on tbe peace footing is over 3,000,000, and on the war footing (between 10,000,000 and 11,000,000. The cost of European armaments is estimated at about £600,000,000. An orchestra of women, who are all players of brass instruments, is making a sensation m Dresden. Tbe ladies have an engagement for Vienna next winter, where they will play at a series of balls among the aristooraoy. Mr John Solomon, lessee of the Alexandra Theatre, Melbourne, is one of happiest men m Australia at the present time. He was brought beforej^e Bench the other day and fined half a sovereign for having his house overcrowded. The Sydney Seoularists are about to build a | hall. At the first oall one enthusiast planked down £1000, ;two others subsoribed £500 eaob, and not a few followed with modest fifties. A Bill before tbe Senate of Minnesota pro* vides that an assault by bludgeon or pistol upon an editor, reporter, or correspondent for malicious libel shall not be considered a violation of the Penal Code. The following, which is of interest to wheat-growers, is an extraot from a letter reoeived by a gentleman m town from a friend m Melbourne who used to hold a prominent position m Christohuroh m connection with the wheat trade :—" I have studied the Indian wheat question m that oountry itself, aud am oertainly of opinion that oolonial and American farmers have a harder nut to oraok than they will find either profitable or agreeable. One thing 13 quite certain; oolonial wages must oome down. How oan a New Zealand farmer expect to compete against Indian farmers when the average rate ot wages he pays is never as low as 5a per day, against 2 annas (or less than 2£d) per day m India ? What India wants is better methods of sgrioulture, and then the colonies oan say 'Good-bye' to wheat-growing for export. One may read for a lifetime about India, but understand it one oanuot till one visits it and goes well up into the Upper Provinces and Native States." g Dyspepsia, billiousness, nervousness and miserableness all cured with Hop Bitters, Genuine made by American Co. See Statutory Declaration.— l, Fraz Baabe, Ironbark, Sandhurst, m the colony of Viotoria, Australia, do solemnly and sincerely declare tbat on the 25th June; 1877, my son Alfred, six years of age, was accidentally hurt with an axe on the knee. lat onoe took all pains to secure medical assistance. However, m spite of all .Sorts, on the 27th August, 1877, the opinion was given by Dr Maogillivray tbat an amputation of tbe injured limb had become imperative, m order to save' life. At this juncture I called on Messrs Sander and Sons, procuring some of their Extraot of the Eucalyptus Globulus, and by the application of the same X had tho satisfaction of seeing my son within a fortnight out pf all danger, and to-day he is recovered. J #?ay just add that it was when the crisis had been reaoj^d that the Extraot referred to was first applied, And I make this Bolemn declaration, etc,,-_- Franz Baabe. Deolared at Sandhurst, m the Colony of Viotoria, Australia, this seventeenth day of Ootober, one thousand eight hundred and seventy- seven, before me, Moritz Cohn. J.P.— [Adyi,

We understand.that Miss Margaret Todd, a J pupil of the Otdrtsey Distriot School, has j been successful m gaining a prize m the recent essay competition under the auspioes of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Christohurch. The objeot of the Parihaka meeting that has just concluded was (says the Taranaki '« Herald") for the purpose of arranging a presentation of 2,000 head of oattle to Te Whiti. The meeting was a most representa tive one, there being natives from miles , distant present, It will naturally be won dered where Te Whiti is going to graze Buoh ,a large number of cattle, but this will [readily be seen when it is stated that he has sub- '■ divided the land around Parihaka into large , paddocks, securely fenced. In future no pigs will be at the settlement, and it ia said that the few porcines that survived the recent slaughter have been already killed. The cattle above mentioned will be contributed by natives m all parts of the colony, and should the gigantic soheme ever be carried out, Te Whiti will be the runner of a ranche of considerable n_aguiti.de. A native who attended the late meeting informed a pakeha that things were m a bad state at Parihaka, but whether he took this view of matters . from the fact that two natives bad died there on Tuesday, and a couple of days before that a woman was found dead ih the bush, it is . hard to conjecture. The next phase mTe Whiti'. career, viz., a ranohero, ought to be , hailed with satisfaction by everyone, as he really seems determined to put the native i land m Taranaki to what it waa intended for, viz.) oattle and sheep grazing.

Jt is reported that piece, of gold have been discovered by the miners m tbe bed of th c Mawddaoh, North Wales, and the investiga tion seems to confirm the statement that the bed. of the river is impregnated with gold, whioh has probably been washed down from the hills. Some fifteen years ago a rush was made to the neighborhood of Dolgelly and the valley of the Mawddaoh, where rioh quartz containing gold had been found. The Ciogan Mine was opened ; a oompany, of which Mr John Bright was one of the directors, wa formed, and for some time upwards of 1000z a of gold per week sent away from the mine. The Cwmoian Mine, situate at the head of the valley, is still at work ; but it is alleged the enterprise was greatly cheoked by the heavy royalty laws. The income of the Free Church of Soot laud last year, for foreign missions, was £97,229, the largest sum ever realised by the Ohuroh for that purpose. There are m the missions 27 principal and 150 branch stations ; 40 ordained, 4 medical, 22 teaching, and 23 female missionaries (beßide SI missionaries' wives) ; 24 native preaohers, 310 native teachers, 11 European evangelists and artisans, 154 native helpers, 5,206 Communicants and 16,614 pupils m sohools. Mrs Langwortby has obtained a splendid triumph (writes tho London correspondent of the " Melbourne Argus "on August 12). She h&B aooepted an offer of £20,000 (exclusive of all oosts) m satisfaction of her breach of promise suit, with an apology from the defendant for all his libels against herself and her Bister, Miss Long. Mrs Langwortby, sen., has given a bond to seoure the annuity of €500 to tbe child Gladys, who is to remain with her mother ; and upon the conclusion of these matters the adjudication of bankruptcy made against the fellow Langworthy is to be annulled. All this, of oourse, is additional to the payment of over £4000 alimony and costs ordered by the Divorce Court. Before the case was [settled upon the terms given above, Langworthy had met with another rebuff from tbe Court of Appeal, whiob, on Saturday previous, upheld the decision of the Offioial Receiver refusing to hear Lang worthy's counsel on the assessment of damages m tho breach of promise as long as the bankrupt was m contempt, and declined to come within the jurisdiction of the Court. It was stated that the follow was skulking m the neigh borhood of Brussels and Ghent. He will now probably come to England. The meet, ing with his mother, who has nearly perjured herself for his sake, ought to be interesting. Mrs Kendall, the illustrious British ao tress, has for some years been making £8000 a year. " I began my career," she said, "at three years of age ; now lam thirty.eight. I bave known bitter poverty and great trouble, but that is m the past. At twenty I wa . married to the best and handsomest man m tho world. We bave nothing m this world that we have not bought out of our own earnings. I have never aooepted threepence worth from anyone." Holloway's Pills. — Teaohings of Experi ence. — The united testimony of thousands, extending over more than forty years, mo_t strongly reoommends these Pills as the best purifers, the mildest aperients, and the surest restoratives. They never prove delusive, or give merely temporary relief, but attaok all ailments of the stomaoh, lungs, heart, head, aud bowels m the only safe and legitimate way, by depurating the blood, . and so eradicating those impurities whioh are tbe source and constituent of almost every disease. Tbeir medioinal efficacy is wonder ful m removing enfeebled constitutions. Their aotion embraces all that is desirable m a household They expel every noxious and effete matter ; and tbus the strength is nurtured and the energies stimulated.

BISHOP HADFIELD ON EDUCA TION.

Referring to the education question, the B shop of Wellington, ln opening his Diocesan Synod, said : — " A. system of State education for ohildren whioh ex cluded all teaching of religion, all acknow ledgment of God, to whom all are responsible, seems to be something alto gether unprecedented. Every civilised nation, of whatever period of the world'a history, of whioh we know anything, taught the young to reverence a divine superintending power. The absolute ex clusion la State sohools of any distinct teaching of men's duty to the Supreme Ruler, to say nothing of the absence of Obristian dootrlnea, haa apparently been left for tbe Legislature of New Zealand. In tbia it has certainly gained for itself an unenviable notoriety. Tbe enormous expense of the system was leading men to look more oloeely into the subject, and the general feeling, he thought, waa that the results were hardly worth the ex penditure of something like £500.000 annnally. It would doubtless be very difficult to estimate these results ; but after suoh an expensive system had been tried for eight ot nine years, it ought to be possible to point to some very defio'te results which had been obtained by it. But was this possible. It was, he believed, an open question whether there waß even a higher percentage now of those who could read and write then there was before the system came into operation. But wbat ought to be the true test was : Are those who have grown up under the present system m any respect superior to those who were before them 1 A strong opinion existed that they wore not. In conclusion, he ventured to express an opinion tbat there already exists through out the world a widespread oonvlctlon, daily gaining ground, that no system of education oan be satisfactory that does not supply definitj. religious teaching, and that suoh definite teaching can only be given m a oountry governed as this is by leaving eaoh so-oalled religious denomina tion full liberty to teaph Up owo ohlldreo,"

SAMOAN AFFAIRS

Sydney, Ootober 2 Lates f; news from Samoa reports tbat King Malletoa has surrendered to the Germans, aod been plaoed on board the warship Adler, which is co sail for Auck land. Ma'iatoa's chief* have gone over to T.maaese, Affairs m Samoa are said to be quiet.

Auckland, October 2. In a private letter reoeived from Samoa It is Btated that the town of Apia is full of armed men, and tbat British citizens .re arxiou.ly on the lookout for an Eoplish war vessel. The British Consul at Apia stated that he could do nothing to prevent Germans from invading British property, as his instructions were not to interfere at present.

THE FRONTIER DISPUTE

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Paris, October 1 Count Munster, the German Am bassador here, has informed M. Fleurens, Minister of Foreign Affairs, that his Government intend to take steps to make the situation on the Franco -German frontier less straitened.

THE INTERNATIONAL YACHT RACE

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New York, September 30. The second race between the yachts Volunteer and Thistle, for the America Cup, took place to-day, and resulted m a win for the American yacht by up wards of two miles. During the race a strong wind, with heavy sea, was ex perienced. The Volunteer having won two races is declared the holder of the Cup.

AFFAIRS IN IRELAND.

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London, September 30. In his speech at Birmingham Mr Chamberlain said that two-fifths of the Irish people were opposed to Horae Rule, and Mr Gladstone was to blame for the unsettled state of Parliament m regard to Irish affairs. Instead of agitating for Home Rule, Mr Gladstone should devote his attention to the questions of Local Government, and economy m official administration. Archbishop Walsh, who recently sug gested a conference between landlords and tenants on the rent question, has been invited by the convention of land lords to nominate delegates on behalf of the tenants. Archbishop Walsh, m reply, says although the convention ap proved his proposal, he is not sanguine that there will be any successful result, and he fears further delay will take place before tenants will secure the advantages and benefits for which they Are agitating. London. October£2. Messrs O'Brien and O'Sullivan and the Mayor of Dublin have been sum moned to appear on Thursday for publishing m the newspapers " United Ireland " and " Nation " reports of the doings of suppressed branches of the National League.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

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MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

London, Ootober 2.

Consols remain at ioif& New Zealand 4 per cent Inscribed Stock has advanced by ios to ioi 1 /^. Adelaide wheat, ex store, remains at 33s 66, and New Zealand 30s to 335, according to quality; Adelaide flour, 235. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,630,000 quarters, and for the Continent 233,000 quarters. Austra lian tallow, average quality — Beef 22s 6d ; mutton 23s 6d. New Zealand frozen mutton, prime quality, remains at 4d per lb. *

THE WOOL SALES.

At the wool sales yesterday 9900 bales were offered, and to-day the catalogue comprised 7300 bales. No improvement m. the demand was shown, and the market was steady, but inactive. Inferior merino wools are i}£d to 2j4d lower than last sales' closing rates; washed fleece j4d to id lower ; and medium scoured and lambs I*4 to 2d.

THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL CONTRACT.

The mail contract is still unsettl ed, and the Agents-General are negotiating with the postal authorities. It is under stood that the Treasury have modified their former proposals. ,

LORD LOFTUS' BANKRUPTCY.

It is reported that Lord Loftus has effected a settlement with his creditors.

THE GOVERNOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

The Marquis of Normanby sails for Sydney on Oct. 29.

AUSTRALIAN.

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THE NEW SOUTH WALES REVENUE.

Sydney, Ootober 2, The revenue for the quarter ending Sept. 30 shows an increase of as compared with the corresponding period of last year, and an increase on the year of Returns from most sources show an increase. THE QUEENSLAND REVENUE. Brisbane, October 2. The Queensland revenue returns for the past quarter show an increase of ;£8 1 ,000.

A SINGULAR EJECTMENT

Auokland, Ootober 2. On the evening of September 21, a singular ejectment occurred at Papakura Valley, on a farm occupied by W. A. White. He, some time ago, had a dis pute with Halliwell, owner of the farm, but matters were supposed to bave been satisfactorily arranged. On tha evening named, however, it is alleged tbe farm was taken possession of by Halliwell, who was aooompanied by another settler, and White waß seized by four men, who bound his arms and plaoed him on the ground In the stock yard, where he was kept for blx hours m the rain, a puard of two men being placed over him. A rescue party of farmers afterwards arrived, and applied restoratives to White, who was suff.ring from the effects of the exposure, but he had then to proceed to the house of some relatives at Hunua, as the evletors had taken possession of his premises. Warrants have been issued for the apprehension of the men concerned m tbe alleged eviction,'

AUCTIONEER'S REPORT.

■ ■ ■ ■ »p ■-— " -' ■ Mr Alfred Harrison report, for the week as follows, Saturday, Ist October :— Cattle —Cows, m profit, very dull of aale. Sales wer a effected from £4 to £5 ; calvep, 10s to 16s. Pigs. -Weaners, 4s 3d to 6. ; slips, 6s, 7s 9d, to 10. ; sows, 14s to 21s 6d ; porkers, 15s to 20s. Poultry— Fowls, Is 9d to 2s 8d ; ducks, 3sto3«6d. Produce - Derwents, 20s to 36s ; -seed, ld to l£d per lb ; chickwheat, Is 6d to 2s 6d per bushel; oats Is 6d to Is 9d per bushel; sharps, 7s; bran, 4s 3d; hams and bacon, 2d to 4d per lb ; mutton, 2d per lb ; carcase pork, 2f dto 3d per lb j tea, 14s. Harness at market rates. Implements. —Dray, £5 ; express, £17. Boots and Shoes. — A consignment sold at about wholesale prices. A large quantity of furniture, pictures, and books sold satisfactorily, and notwith standing very bad weather there was a capital sale,

HORSE MARKET.

Mr T. Bullock reports for the week ending Saturday, October Ist, as foi ows . Few horses have been offering lately, although inquiries have been fairly numerous for medium draughts of a good stamp, suitable for farm work. Out of a small entry the following prices were ob tained, viz : -Medium draughts, 4 and 5 years old and aged, £21, £24, £27 10s. PROPERTY S ALEXIN TBE COUNTY Mr T. Bullock reports having effected the following sales by public auction, and by private treaty, oE suburban and town ship properties, and rural Land, viz . :- Methven township, lot 108, contnining 1 rood, deposited plan 228, with 4-roomed house thereon, £105; lots 3 and 6, con taining 2 roods, dep sited plan 290, wi;h 3-roomed house thereon, £102 10a ; lot 12, containing 1 rood, deposited plan 490, with 3-roomed house thereon, £87 10s ; lots 4 and 5, each containing £ acre, deposited plan 490, £20. 3_ acres, part of Grove farm estate, Tinwald, fronting the Main South road, at £40 per acre ; lots 386 and 387, each containing township of Tinwald, £9 each j part of lot 160, Tancred and Allan's, original sale plan, containing about 4£ acres, fronting Middle road, suburban" dist-ici; of Allenton, £230 ; K.S 25334, containing 100 acres, Wakanui Koad Board district, at £2 12. 6d per acre.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, Ootober 1. At the Supreme Court ye.terday Mr Button, on behalf on the members of the bar. addressed a valedictory speeoh to Judge Ward. He referred to the ahle manner In which the Judge had disoharged his duties, aud stated tbat he anticipated the time when he should permanently ooonpy ti seat on the Benoh of the Supreme Cour L . Judge Ward suitably replied.

A serious accident ooonrred at Te Aroba yesterday. Throe men named Sootb, Heed, and Hili were at work al th. Oolonist mine. Scott were pr.pariag pick axes for work, when he plunged one into a tub of water. An explosion followed, and two of the men were 1: jured, Reed seriously so, his condition being critical. It ia supposed that the water into which the pick was thrown contained nitro glycerine, Wellington, Ootober 2. The parcels pest system was inaugu rated to-day. The postal officials were not very bueily employed, as only some forty parcels went through their bands, In tbe temporary oflices there is not room enough for any development of thj, bu.iness, and when the pubUo-btrgltT'to understand tbe airau-ragea of the syßtem mach embarrassment will be felt from want of room. It is anticipated that ere long some additions will have to be made to the -t.ffa of tho offices to meet the extra labor involved. Round and square cr-tes and bampeis have been provided for ordinary paresis, and for such artloles as umbrellas, eto., stout wrappers with strapa will be use.. The young mon Robin, who was com mitted for trial on a charge of embezzle ment, has disappeared, and the police have not been able to find him. He _a supposed to have sailed for Sydney m the Wakatipu yesterday, f y that steamer it la thought another man who was under bail on a minor obarge has also departed, and possibly tbe Fugitive Offenders' Aot will be put into operation m his ease. The Oommlealr nsr of Police is preparing a report on the question of rented stations At the present time tbese oost the country over £2000 per annum, and will, unless buildings are erected on Government sites, co.t a still larger sum aa property increases m value. It is tbe , oploion of the Oommissioner that at least £1000 per annum might be saved by a judicious expenditure m brlok building, whereby the heaviest rents oould be saved. The Union Company's steamers will not oall at Hobart whi'e Tasmania remains an infected place. The direot steamers from London will not receive communica tion from shore but simply land pas sengers;

THE WEATHER

A TRAIN SNOWED UP-

Yesterday was one of the roughest days experienced m Asbburton this year. Saturday was for the most part bitterly cold, but all Sunday a howling Sou'wester blew, accompanied by incessant heavy showers of rain and sleet The wind was pierc ngly cold, and but very few cared to brave the elements. The mortality among the lambs must have been very great, and we hear that all through the County a great many have been killed by the severity of the weather. At Mount Somers there was a heavy snowstorm Sdow pprnmenced to fall on Saturday morning, and ponfinued up to late last night, when a cold rain . Bet m. There were several inches of enow on the ground at Mount Somers this morning. At Valetta there was a heavy drift on the line, which hud to be dug away before the train from Mount Somers to Ashburton could get through. The drift was about five chains m length, and from eighteen inches to over two feet m depth A delay of over an hour and a-half to the train was occasioned. Two breaks caused by storm water occurred on the railway line south of Ashburton, one at Tinwald, and another near the Hinds. The train from Timaru was delayed about an hour m consequence, and the. express wasi also hindered slightly. At Methven there was a heavy fall of snow. There was a considerable accumulation of storm water at Tin«vald last night and this morning, and from thenoe to Water ton tbe oountry was to-day all more or less under water. Along Graham's road many of the paddooks were flooded, the water mostly finding Ita way on t"> tbe road, whioh served tbe purpose of a great watercourse. Wherover a creek or race oroßeed the road there was a great depth of water and tbia, ocmbined with the Btrong current, made travelling very difficult. At Wat6rton the flood wbb ex ceptionally severe, and there is more storm water than there has been for yeara. The country, it is Baid, is aU flooded, and the roads are unsafe for traffic. The coaoh from Longbeach could not get through to Aahburton to-day,

PROPAGATING STRAWBERRIES.

There are various wa>s of propagating strawberries, and many good plantations are ruined by the young plants being pre pared m a carelea. manner. A common < way of treating them is to allow tha runners to root into the soil by the side of the r,ows, and from thenoe to lift them and plant them m their permanent quar ters. Plants m this way oannot, aa a rule, be secured with a ball of soil to their roots, and when transplant©-, they reoelve a severe oheok, from whioh they seldom recover '1 he best plan is to fill a number of sm.il pota with good soil, and plaoe a strong runner on the top of each, withont detaching it from the old plant.- Fix it m the centre of the pot with aßmall peg, mi cut tho runner away from the further aide of the little plant, The roots which form under all young plants will soon penetrate the soil m the pots, and form balls of roots, which may be planted m the open, or potted into large pots, without the least check. Ths soil m the small pots muat be watered frequently if the weather is dry . Strawberry plants for foroing are obtained by this method, and lf those intended for making new plantations were rooted m the same way the results would be far more satisfactory. Another plan that may be practised successfully is to obtain a number of fibrous turves, about 3n m thickness, and out them up Into squares of 3>n or so, nnd on these piaoes to peg the young plants. The roots soon penetrate Into the turves, and m about a fortnight eaoh piece of turf, when lifted, will be found full of roots. This ie a simple, inexpensive, and most effeotive way cf propagating strawberries, which might be profitably followed by all who wish to seoure a quantity of first-rate young strawberry plants By lowering (he turfeß into the soil they are prevented from beocming suddenly dry. In ye y dry weather they should be watered freely. The sooner runners oan be had, the better. If they can be obtained m June it is an advantage; if not, let them ba done as early ia July as possible.

NOT JUSTICE, IF LAW

. (London paper) The case of '• Winter v Hay " came before the Recorder and a jary la the Lord Mayor's court recently. Both parties appeared m parson. The plaintiff said that he was suing the defendant, John Bay, to recover the sum of £270, money which had been advanced to the defend* ant for the purpose of paying the costs of a cnminal proaceution m the Old Bailey. Ihe defendant had be.n tried and con victed, and sentenced to seven yeara* Betvitude ln Maroh, 1885, and afterwarda he waa released, when he gave LO.U.'a for tbe money. — The defendant : I admit tha. I hid tbe money, but it la und.r peculiar circumstances. I was tried before your lordship at the Old Bailey on a charge of tt.aliog some silk. It was a trumped up charge, brought by a large company ln the usual cowardly way m whi >.h .argo companies take advantage of the miserable state or the law. I was dragged out of a public-house, aad robbed of £1,000, whloh I hod gone 8,000 miles |to gat. I was sentenced to seven yeara I penal servitude. I then petitioned the Home Secretary (Sir William Haroonr.) to review my case It waa reviewed, and after nine months on the treadmill I was reloaded with the fall pardon of the Queen. I was then aued •y everybody, and I am m debt about £900. I hid better have stopped m | prison, and then the Statute of Limita> ...tion3 would have applied, and nothing could have been obtained against me. I then brought an aotion against the Great Easter a railway for £10.000, for m aliolous prosecution. That case was argued before -the late Assistant. judge (Mr Brandon), and he decided that I waa dead m tha eyeß of the law. He said that I oould not sueJn-o-woa-jußQce of having been convicted. But, now lam dead, how can they sue the corpse — (laughter)?— Tho learned Rsoorder said he would not decide the esse now He must consider this defence wbioh had been raised. It certainly was a most extraordinary case. vlr Kemp. QO., who happened to be In court, aatd he argued the case for the present defendant m the action whioh he brought against the railway oompany, and it was one of the hardest oases he ever knew, The defendant had been absolutely pardoned, and yet the law said he was not a whole man. He oould not sue for damages.— -The defendant: That is what I say now, and I am going to find it. lam utterly rained by it. If I paid all my debts at 10a per week it would take me 39 yearß to do it. I had better have stopped m prison than have been pardoned. — The learned Reoorder then ordered the case to stand over, saying that he would see what oould be done m tha matter. _t__£!s

GARDENING NOTES FOR OCTOBER

I Continue tbe Bowlog of broccoli Early m tbe month make a final I .owing of of Incomparable white or Sulham prise eel ary, and also lowing of | curled parsley, globe savoys, Brussels sprouts, curled greens and cauliflower*. ' Make Buccesaional sowings of early white stone turnips, spinach, oress, mustard, radish, lettuce, endive and red beet,. Even onions may still be Bown ; more, however, for the purpose of dra wing green throughout the summer and autumn, and thus saving the bulbs of tae better crops, i The varieties of early and late cabbages may also be sown, and during showery weather the early spring-sown plants of eaoh may be advantageously transplanted. Carrots, parsnips, salsafy, and scorzonera may still be sown ; and now is a suitable time to oommenoe first small sowings of scarlet runners and dwarf French beans, These firßt sowings are not, however, to be relied upon; for some seasons it happens thata long season of fine weather may be Bucceeded by a single chilly night, aooompanied by a sharp frost, by which the first crops of scarlet runners, Frenoh beans, and some other tender plants are swept off; then the necessity of suoces slonal _owing6 r Cuoumbers and melons -planted on 4 hot bed last month will now require to be finally moulded ; and to render them abundantly fruitful they ought to be .topped at every second joint, and sprinkled with water on the afternoon of every warm day, cloalng them m early with a moist, warm atmosphere Toma toes i',nd oapsiouniß, balßatnß, oocksoombs, and amaranths sown m August and Sep tember should now be gradually hardened off for planting out next month. Towards tho end of this month the out. r of doors hardy-ridge cucumbers, pumpkin gourds, vegetable 'marrows, and late toma toes may be sown within any sheltered enclosure. All of these ar§ very tender and, where proper conveniences exist, It is the safest plan to sow them m flower-pott plaoed either m a glass frame, or within the window of a dwelling-house, until tbe seeds have germinated, and the plant* are about an iuch m height ; after which they may for a few days be gradually inured to exposure, by keeping them out during the day, and keeping them m during tho night ; and when sufficiently hardened off, they may be planted out m any warm, sheltered aituatton, and fpr a time slightly protected by a temporary covering at vi oht.0 ht. •- Strawberry pl_nt3 bloom muoh more vigorously when frequently watered during dry weather. The seed-stems of rhubarb and seakale exercise a very ex hausting power over the roots, and should all be cut away as soon as perceptible ; rhubarb will be greatly benefitted by frequent heavy waterings. Some of the finest rhubarb yet grown has been pro duced after repeated drenohlnca with soap

THE ASHBPBTON GUARDIAN, MQEffiAT, OCTOBER 3, 1887



\ Moon's Bun Sun Moon Moon ftge&t Rises. Sets. Ruea. Bets, noon day; p.m. a.m. 28 Wednesday.. 5.42 6.1 2.6 3.53 10 29 Thursday .. 5.40 6.2 3.5 4.29 11 30 Friday.. .. 6.8 6.3 4.4 4.59 12 1 Saturday ... 5.37 6.4 6.2 5.23 13 2 Sunday .. 6.36 6.5 6.1 £.54 14 8 Monday .. 5.33 6.6 6.59 6.19 15 4 Tuesday .. 5.32 6.8 7.57 6.45 16



Wells' Haib Balsam.— lf grey restores to original oolor. An elegant dressing, softens aud beautifies. No oil or grease. A Tonio Bestorative. Stops hair coming out^ Strength eaji pleanees, heals scalp, , ;^ 2



Wanted SUPERIOR Board and Residence for ] one or two Gentlemen Bath, Piano, and every horae comfort Most healthy ] situation. Fivo minutes walk from Post- ' office. Address — Visitor, "Guardian" i Office. 9 159 FOR SALE— A lot of Empty Cases, ; cheap.— H. O. Seders, Melford Hona.. \)i/ ANTED known that HAVES & CO * » have Large Stocks ori hand. Fo further particulars see new advertisernen I m this issuo, WANTED Known. —Melford Bouse is the Cheapest m town to buy firßt-class Drapery and Millinery. — H. U. Segers. PRINTS, Priots. — Just opened a splen- did assortment of Prints, Ginghams, Zephj.B, _fee. Great variety to choose i from. — H. C Segers, Melford House. 11 A-^TED CASH— Moir's Oatmeal, VV 251b8, 2s 9d ; Ling Fish, 6d ; Dried Apples 4d j 21b Tins Beat Honey, lOd ; V.Btas, sd per doz.; Sperm Candles, 5d ; Tin Fruits, Is ; Cutting do. Is 6d. — James McGregcJb, Tancred Street, opposite Arcade. ANTED KNOWN — Oleographs Scenery, and Catholic Subjects Catholic Cards, good variety m Scraps Noveltioß ia Penwipers, Crewel Wools and Silks, Knitting Cotton, Colored Crotchet Cotton, Transfers, Tinsel Balls, &c, at jlbs Manbibb's Fanoy Repository, Saunders' Buildings,



To Meet the Times. i W. DAVIS, Cabinetmaker, &c. j JNTENDS to SELL FURNITUBE of all kinds at Prices NEVER BEFOBE BEARD OF. Note the Address— FURNITURE MANUFACTORY, EAST STREET SOUTH, ASHBURTOI.. ALBEET EOBEETS EAS FOE SALE.— C-LOVEKSj — BITE, COWGRASS, ALSYEE, and TREFOIL. RYEGRASS, COCKSFOOT, and RAPE. Golden Tares, Cape Barley, BED PEAS,!BEED OATfc>; (various kinds), CELSHED BEANS PLOUGHSHARES. COOPER'S SBEEP DIP, Acknowledged to be THE LEST IN THE MARKET. Alfred Harrison, ashbueton woollen AUCTIONEER, ..TOOK AND ESTATE MANUFACTURING COMPY AGENT AND VALUATOR. (LIMITED.) SATURDAY SALE at 12 o'clock shart DEPOSITS d C^ttle L Pigs, e Produoe EOEIVED , n cr ri ' XV the following Bates of Interest :— wn a. Rii i. s,x P er cent fi ie^ f° r 6 months. j. v«, d__u ~* Seren pe|f oent jf fixed fof 18n , onthi Farming Implements, and Vehicle. of all kinds constantly m Yards m H. SEMPLE* on view for Pa'e. 9*56 v Secretary. Clearing Sales held m Town or TT AVING taken over the G.ocery and Country as required, and most XX Earthenware Departments of the liberal terms arranged with both Business of the late Firm of ORR and Buyers and Sellers. ALOORN, I will continue those Branches Bents collected, a D d tbe business of of the Business lo tho same Shop for the absentees managed with caro. present. I have regular Shipments of Valuation made of Properties or Mer- GLASS AND EARTHENWARE, chandise on eaßy terms. Coming forward from the Mannfaoturere, Advances made instantly on Goods wbioh ° nable » me to SELL at a PRIOE delivered at the Stores for Sale. tbat defieß competition. A«»nr for tbe NoTiTch Union Fire In. I \ n }** A . ■■ formerly, making TEA my aurance Oompnny. speciality. Agent for the| COFFEE ground daily on the Premises. MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION O. Q aa i|» y combined with Cheapness will AUSTRALASIA] be my Motto. | ALFRED TiARRISON J 9*99 ROBERT ALOORN, |



»T» H E PREMIER COLONIAL COMPAN . 3ANTERBUPY BRANCH. ' ! <.. .4? f ;:; - !^v^s-l^^6j^ j BTAHLI.-:- % "^^^^^^CAPlTALi 1000,00 j £,'-__-._--/.'--:- ,/.--/-. ; . SftflßErrOmßm'km* FIRE AND MARINE RISKS, ALSO RISKS ON GROWING CROPS ACCEPTED AT THELOWJST CURRENT RATES. George Jameson, AOENT, ASBBURTON ZEALANDIA BOOT STORES, ASIIBTJI-TOISr. OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT, THIS ESTABLISHMENT WILL OPEN ON Saturday Next, September 24th, 1887, WITH A FIRST-CLASS STOCK OF EVERY KIND OF BOOTS, SHOES. OR SLIPPEKS, REQUIRED BY THE PUBLIC, And no matter what PRICE£BOOT you require ! THE ZEALANDIA B BOOT STOKE Oan supply it. THE Ladies' Department contains a Grand assortment of Walklngand Evening Shoes, from tbe best makers, including Otto Herz, and Pinet, of Parle. ' Ladies oheap, neat fitting, hard wearing Balmorals, Button and Elastic Sides, House Boots and Slippers. The Gentlemen's goods. We are prepared to supply Fine Hand Sewn Boots, ■ both English and German makes, and we Bba.ll always keep a laree Stock of the ! celebrated ZEALANDIA brand. This particular make has the finest reputation In tbe colonies. They have gained highest honors at all the Exhibitions, and at the , recant Colonial and Indian Exhibition they were pronounoed the finest m tbe whole Kxhibitlon. We specially invite the Farmers and others to buy this Brand, and we GUARANTEE that every pair will fit well, and give good wear. For downright hard wear they are unequalled m New Zealand. In Boy's snd Girl's Boots. In addition to the regular lines we have the following specialities, designed for Sohool and rough wear :— ' "THE PARAGON," almost .ndest.octib-e, «• TBE INDESTRUCTIBLE TOE, and the "DEPENDABLE ECHOOL BOOT." No otber Firm can make tbese Lines, a. they are our Registered Specialities. Tbe ZEALANDI4. BOOT STORE will be fonnd, both m Quality and Price, equal to any Establishment m Dunedin or Cbristchurch, A first class Staff of Workmen will be kept for Repairs, and no matter where you buy, or have bought your Boots, they will be cheerfully repaired. THE ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE, EAST STREET, (Next SOMERSET HOTEL* James Lamb, Manager. fPickJk rd and Undrill, tt? f SM) FURNITURE _// „.U FAOTURERS, UPHOLSTEREBS, |S»*SbK AN OABINETMAKEBS, TTAVE Large od Varied STOCKS ON HAND of AUSTRIAN _TL and AMEMCAN CHAIRS, Iron and Wood Bedsteads, Pier, Toilet Glasses, Mattresses and Palliasses, Couches, Perambulttors, Toilet Ware. % T_AIS AND 9ENERAL FURNITURE OF ALL SORTS, ALL NEW GOOD 3. Any d. scription of HOUSE FURNITURE made to order on the Premises, at Prioes to suit the times. Note the address — TANORED STREET, OPPOSITE UNION BANK,



TIMBER ANI? COAL MERCHANTS, West Street, HAVE received, ex i" Annie Wilsor from Auckland, a cargo of SUPERIOR KAURI TIMBER CONSISTING OF l-INCH AND l-INCB SHELVING, T & G FLOORING AND LINING. MODLDTNGS, ABCHITRAV , ANL SKIRTINGS, Of Various Pattjbbics. > This Cargo will be stored m our Sheds, so that Customers can reoeive it {dry a seasoned, as they require it. ALSO,— BEST Newcastle Coals, Ex " Loongaoa " and other vessels now landing. Shipments of Lysaght s Orb Galvanize Iron are now being landed, ex "Otago" and "Loch Urr.| Oui wn assortment. Westport and Mount Somers Coals ALWAYS IN STOOK, And delivered at any Station at LOWEST POSSIBLE QUOTATION Tucker & Hastell.



Public Notices , BO3MORRHOIDICON A SURE CURE for PILE& A new discovery. Forwarded to any addreßS on receipt of ?s 6d. Oommunicationß strictly confidential. WALTER B. MOSS, Ashbnrton. B. S. BEAN, COAL AND FIBEWOOD MERCHANT, Tf>_sQ3 to inform Ma Friends anc. tbe Publ to _f> generally that he has some Havy Bridge Timber on hand, and is prepare- to Ukeariew fer Timber Either Jot Bridge or House Building purposes i BBST NBWOA3TLB, MALVBBN, AND WKBXrOKT COAL ia Stock, delivered CatBLAFHST BATES. ~" B. B. BEAU, West Btreet, Ashbnrton. TRY KIBKPATRICK'S NEW SEASON'S JAM. SPECIAL NOTICE. TTIRKPATRICK'S NEW SEASON'S JV JAM is made from NELSON GROWN FRUIT, and boiled within a $sw houra after the fruit has been gathered. It thus retains most of the ] natural flavor of the fresh fruit. j KIRKPATRICK'S NEW SEASON'S! JAM Is the most delicious preserve m the market. Do not be persuaded to buy cheap and Inferi brands Jam, the remains of old stock, which must be sold at any price, but ASK for KIRKPATRICK'S NEW SEASON JAM, and see tbat yon get it. THE BEST IS ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST. Kirkpatriok's New|Season *jm.i the be*t. CAUTION* None is genuine unless our name is jUmped on each tin, and has our Mastered TV*** Mark "Lord Nelson* %% >ac label. 5 Kirkpatrick & Co. MANUFACTURERS, r NELSON