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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1888. THE ZANZIBAR DIFFICULTY.

The operations now being conducted at Zanzibar, concerning which some 1 information was afforded m our cable j grams of yesterday, appear to be two- I fold, both m their origin and character, i The cause of British and Turkish inter rention m connection with Germany is - the slave trade of East Africa, one of the means to the extirpation of which is the blockade of the coastal ports now m process of being carried into effect by a combined squadron. . Already we hear of seven slave dhows having been cap tured, and of 1500 runaway slaves who had taken shelter at an English mission being protected and cared for. But Gormany hoc anotnor object m viovr iv addition to the humane desire to assist m putting down the slave trade of East Africa, viz., to secure for the German East African Trading and Colonising Company the possession of the seaports which were recently made over to the Company by the Sultan of Zanzibar ; who has, it is said indeed, abdicated accepting a pension and giving the con • trol of his dominions very largely to the German authorities. It, howerer, does not appear that his subjects are will ing quietly to submit to the trans fer, and hence to a great extent the motire of German interference. Writing of the position, under date London September 28, the correspondent of the Melbourne " Age " gives the following particulars : — " Just as Germany wa« about to take possession of tho seaports on the mainland which the Sultan of Zanzibar had made over to the German East African Company, the discovery was made that it will be requisite to subjugate them. Nowhere on tho coast can the Company obtain a peaceful foot hold. The first manifestations of hos tility to their new masters was made by the residents at Panganui, who, to mark their resentment at having been made over by their suzerain without their consent, not only resisted the landing of the Germans, but expelled tho Bultan's representative. The German Admiral afterwards landed a number of men-of war's men at Bagamoyo, and this force attacked the hostile natives, killing one hundred and twenty of them. In a third affair at Kilwa, two Germans were killed. These events have produced a profound sensation at Berlin, where arrangements were m progress for despatching an expedition for the relief of Emm Pasha, to start from this dis turbed coast, and to pass through the possessions (on paper) of tho East African Company. Tho Vossische, an influential Berlin journal, now declares the despatch of an expeditiqn by this route to be impracticable. llfit is true, says the editor, ' that the bitter feelings Against the German Company have readied the degree indicated by the English reports, and has rendered it imposiible for the Company to take possession of the Customs stations assigned to it, the scheme of the Emm expedition is based on air. The project of uniting the Soudan and the Lakes territory with the coast can be attained only if tho uniting factor itself poßsees a firm chain of stations between such points." This the Company evidently s unable to accomplish — hence very largely tbe action whiph has been taken by Germany, and tjje result of which will probably bo the establishment of Gorman rule and authority over a largo portion of the territory heretofore ruled by the Sultans of Zanzibar.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

9 , ~ The firßt of the Beries of Ashburion wool sales will be held on Friday, December 7. The paßtoral interests of New South Waloa are valued at -£175,000,000. A gentleman recently deoeased at Bangiora ia said to have died worth £80,000. Borne men give according to their means and some according to their meanness. Forty-nine Buioides mako Monte Carlo's record for the last two and a half months. • San Franoisoo mail oloeG3 on Friday, 30th instant, for tetters and newspapers at 5 p.m. Money orders and registered letters at 10 a.m. Tho Sydney University has already re ceived private endownmenta to the amount of £350,000. " You know," Bhe said as a clincher, "woman iB the salt of the earth," "Yes." replied he savagely, " and th& pepper, too.V Messrs W. C. Walker and O. J. Harper have been appointed the representatives of the County Council on the Ashburton High School Board. A teaoher, cateohising his scholars, put the following question, " what was made to give light to the world ? " •• Matoheß " oried one o! the youngsteri. The .Wairarapa on Monday brought over 201 passengers from Melbourne for all portß, as against 127 outwards by the Te Anau on Saturday. glSootohmen will soaroely need reminding that to-morrow is St. Andrew's Day, but the general publio may be reminded that it is a Btatutory Bank holiday. While the Eimutaka, which has just arrived from Plymouth, was off the Cape of Good Hope one of the passengers fell overboard and was most gallantly resoued by Connell, *tt professional swimmer hailing from Sydney. ' Excuse this bit of saroasm,' said Smith to Jones, ' but I must say that you are an m. famous sooundrel. 1 ' Pardon this bit of irony,' aid Jones to Smith as he knooked him over with a poker.' The following Mayoralty eleotions are announced, viz. :— Lyttelton, Mr S. B. Webb ; Dunedin, Mr H. Gourley ; Oamaru, Mr David Dunn ; Greymouth, Mr John Mitohell ; Thames, Mr Carpenter; Masterton, Mr Benall ; Wanganui, Mr Parsons. The diamond tiara which the Duke o* Aoata presented to his bride lately ooat £17,000. It oontaina eleven hundred and fifty stones, and is bo arranged that it can be taken to pieces and converted into neoklaoe, bracelets, earrings, and a small diadem. 11 Do you pull teeth gratis, mister ? " said a ferooious-looking tramp to a village dentist. " No," replied the dentist politely, " but I have a bulldog that inserts them gratis." " I won't wait to consult 'im," growled the loafer as he shambled out. A curious faot revealed by the phonograph is that people generally do not know their own voices. The husband will recognise his wife's voice m a phonogram, and the wife will recognise the husband's, but neither will recognise their own speech. ' Nervous passenger (on Amerioan railway) : " Conduotor, why are we running at such a frightful rats of speed ? " Conduotor (re assuring) : " There's a rotten bridge, madam, half a mile ahead, and \se want to get over it with as little strain as )posaible." Collapse of N.P. A sale of interest to the sporting publio is announoed by Messrs Friedlander Bros, for Saturday next, when Mr P. Williams will submit to the hammer, on aooount of Mr Isaac Thomson, the following race horses, now m training, viz. :— The trotting mare Wakanui, bay gelding Battler, and a chestnut mare by Perkin War beck I. out of an Arab mare. Writing of the unseasonable weather the " Oamaru Mail " amusingly says : — lt would appear that not only has New Zealand drifted southward, but that the islands have changed their position, and that what was once north is now south anl vice versa; Either Petrie'a geography or the colony is all wrong, and one I or the other must be rectified. \ : Apropos of shipment by refrigerator we learn that an enteiprising Invercargill mer chant reoently despatched m this way to London a consignment of Stewart Island oysiurn, \ttiloli nui.ca iv Aiot ulaau uuuditibn. The&u New Zealand " natives " like ' od'r natives the Maori footballers, were muoh appreciated. "What is it that makes the rich man richer, and the poor man poorer ? " shouted a Socialist orator the other evening. The proper answer to this question wottld have been " monopoly," and the orator waited for some one to give it. He wai therefore very muoh disgusted when a new-fledged member who bad not been properly pouted got up and yelled " Beer I " A concert and ball under the auspices o' the Ashburton Caledonian Sooiety will be held m the Oddfellows' Hall on Boxing-night, the evening of the day on which the Society's Annual Sports are held. It was announoed that the Druids were to give an entertainment on that night, but there had been a mis understanding whioh has now been arranged, the Druids deferring their entertainment till another date. A railway train whioh has juit been con structed m France for the Emperor of China, is about to be shipped at Marseilles. It consists of six carriages three of which are for the Emperor's own use. They are most Bumptuously deoorated and furnished, and doors and panels are ornamented with im mense brass dragons. In eaoh of the Imperial saloons is a throne at one end, with a small table for opium smoking m front of it. Worphinomania is alarmingly on the in crease m Paris, especially among women belonging to the idle classes of Bociety, who supply themselves with a syringe and a small quantity of the poison, whioh they covertly absorb by subcutaneous injeotion. So prevalent has the habit become that it hai been found necessary to place the Bale of the drug under very stringent regulations; and tha [other day a chemist at Senlis was fined £34 and imprisoned for a fortnight, for having dis pensed a small quantity of the article to a oustomer without the written authority of a medical man. At Oordova, that far-famed seat of Moorish splendour, there are still remaining a number pf monster orange trees known to be 70Q years old. Their trunks are partly hollow, their bark oracked and rough, yet each year these dingy old giants yield their 7000 to 10,000 luboioub orangoa as if m the heyday of their youth. Even m England, at Hamp ton Court, where the treeu are raised only ae i a ouriosity and carefully sheltered by glass, there are several treeß known to be over 300 years old. There is also an orange tree m the Convent of St Sabine at Borne which it knowp to be over 680 years old.- The latest Parisiap panard is a new flirta tion dodge coming from Berlin. In the simple, apparently oareleis, placing of an innooent postage stamp a whole love story oan be read. If the stamp is stuck on oorrectly it meanß " I desire your friendship ; " if sideways it asks "Do you love me ? " If the head is put downwards it says " Write no more," and if placed on the wropg end qf tljq letter it meano "Write at once." There is a long list of variations and it has been noticed at' the general post offioe m Paris that the clerks •xamine Jetjera wfth far mop attention than formerly, Our Melbourne correspondent writes?— One hears some curious things about these Bweeps ana their results.. I waa told the following, though I will not vouoh for it j— A oertain pressman on one of our large city dailies was tempted to send a pound to Sydney, and reoeived his tioket m due course. But h.e was a good young man, a member of the Young ftfen'fl Clhriatten Association, and bis conscience began to plague tu'm for having lent his countenance to gambling. Eventually he sold his tioket before the Bweep wbb drawn —sold it to a godless youth for ten (shillings The tioket drew Mentor, and the sweep was for £10,000. There is no madder man m Melbourne than this same pressman, and it is safer to play #ith ijynaraitp than to mention races or sweeps to him juet now. The best Remedy for Inpigestton — Norton's Camomile Pf^s are .confidently recommended as a simple remedy for indiges tion, which is the cause of nearly all ifha diseases to which we are subject. Norton's Pills, with justice called the " natural strengthener of the human stomach," act as a powerful ,tonic and gentle aperient, are mild m their operation, and safe under auy circum. tanc.es Sold m bottles a.f is i£d, 2s oh 4 S > by aU^edjcjnefly^dorsJthyougtiout the ytotia*

! The channel of the Congo can be traced for i a hundred miles out to sea, having a depth of 1432 feet just at the river's moulh. Messrs Baker, Foster, and McMillan, who have been appointed Commissioners to classify the land comprised within the area of the rune, started on their mission yesterday. They will begin at Me Haven and work southwards m the first instanoe, The cantata "Under the Palrau; or the JewiVh Flower Festival " will be rendered at the Oddfellowß' Hall this evening by the Weeloynn ohoir, assisted by friends, Every thing promises wel), and there will doubtle3S be a large attendance. A West Coast exchange saya that Grey mouth thieves are not particular as to what they annex. The " Argus " says :— Or Hil debrand astonished the oounoil the other evening when he informed them that the iron railings round several graves had been stolen. This was oorrorobrated and particular inßtanoes mentioned. Or Kilgour said that he had given up purchasing old metal from the time thai; he found a stove which he had left outside, m order to get it repaired, had been broken up and Bold to him as old metal A Foxton gentleman givei a glowing acoount of the flax industry m his neigh bourhood. There are eleven mills m full swing, and other bix are now being treoted. These mills are capable of turning out an average quantity of about three and a half tons of dressed fibre per week, - and the average number of hands employed is about 15 per mill. The latest report states that the present value of this materiel is £40 per ton m the Home market, giving the producer here a very handsome margin of profit. Wife (counting over her change afte r making a purchase) — " I guess he's given me the wrong change." Husband (savagely) — •' I thought so, I thought so ; that's the way my hard-earned money goes. Trust a woman to get fooled. Go baok to the oounter and get it made right at once." Wife returns to the oounter and hands the olerk a 2dol bill. Husband— "Why, what have you been doing?" Wife — "Making the ahange right. He gave me 2dols too . much." Husband (more savagely than ever) — " Well, by jings, jou are an idiot." The " Telegraph " says that the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agenoy Com pany, Limited, has just been advised by cable gram from London of the reduotion of what is known as the " management rate," from £d to l-sth of a penny per lb on frozen meat. (The " management rate " inoludes receiving and delivering, and Btorage for four weeks from the time of breaking bulk m the vessel's freezing chambers.) The reduotion takes effect from Deo. Ist, and taken m oonjunotion with the reoent freight oontraot at l£d per lb, should stimulate the export of frozen meat considerably. According to the " Iron Age " the longest Btraight reach of railway m the world is on the New Argentine Paoifio railway from Buenos Ayres to the foot of the Andes. For a distance of two hundred and eleven miles the line is laid without a ourve. The level nature of the oountry will be evident from the faot that ihere is neither a cutting nor an embankment whioh is deeper or higher than one yard. The entire absence of wood from the plain across whioh tbe western end of the road passes his led to the extensive use of inetallio sleepers. Operations have already been begun on the mountain seotion of the road, whioh is to oroas the Andes, and open up communication with the Chilian line. A rioh Btory is told of the Hon. Mr Fergus* recent visit to Woodville" As most people know (oays the *' Manawatu Times "), Mr Fergus is m charge of the Defenoe depart ment, under whioh head the poliae force is classed, and m pursuance of hi*B duties he oalled m at the Woodville police station. Greeting the affable offioer m oharge, Mr FergUß said he bad Borne reoolleotion of meeting him some few years baok down the coast. The constable oould not recall his former acquaintance with the stranger, and facetiously suggested that he oould hardly remember all the prisoners he had under his care; but the humour of the situation was not so apparent to the guardian of the peace when his superior officer oausually mentioned who he wbb. Laßt fall, down at Nantucket, a man was tried for petty laroeny, and was eentenoed by the Judge to three months m gaol* A few days after the trial the Judge accompanied by the Hnentt, was on nis way to the Boston boat, when they passed a man sawiDg wood. The sawyer stopped his work, touched his hat, and said, " Good morning." The Judge looked at him a moment, passed on a short distance, then turned a glance backward, with the question, " Why, Sheriff, isn't that the man I sentenced to three months m gaol ? " MYes," replied the Sheriff, hesitatingly; ••that's the man; but you- -you see, Judge, we — we haven't anyone m gaol now, and we thought it a useless expense to hire somebody to keep the gaol for three months just foi thiß one man ; so I gave him the gaol key, and told him that if he'd sleep there at nights it would be all right," The best medicine is Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract. Test its eminent power, ful effects m ooughs, colds, influenza, etc. — the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. His Majesty the King of Italy and medical syndicates all over the globe are its patrons. Bead the official reports that accompany each bottle. We have no occasion to offer rewards m proof of the genuineness of our references. Tbe official reports of medioal clinics and univer sities, the official oommunioation of the Consul-General for Italy at Melbourne ; the diploma awarded International Exhibition, Amsterdam — all these are authentio doou ments, and, as such, not open to doubt. We add here epitome of one of the various oases treated at the clinio of Sohultz, M.D., Pro fessor, etc.—" C.8., 24 years old { conges tional abscess on the thigh. Incisions made m Iwp places. Although' Lister's dressing was applied, the secretion became, two days later, very copious, and had adopted a foetid, decomposed oharaoter. The temperature rose enormoasly. In oonsequence the dressing was removed, and m its place were made during the day-time repeated irrigations with Eucalypti Extraot. The offensive foeter dis appeared very soon, the fever abated within a few days, and the patient recovered after the lapse of several weeks. In this instanoe we must not lose sight of the faot that the latter treatment saved the patient's life.' — (Advfc., 3

ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET

Ghristohuhoh, November 28 4 The weather was beautifully fine to-day. The attendance was, however, small, being chiefly confined to butchers, dealers, and graziers. Fat Cattle.— About 130 head were yarded, and the Bale dragged somewhat, as the quality of the majority was not up to the standard of ppime beef. Anything of that description maintains a firlri prioe, afld the best lines realised fully 18a per lQOlbs, inferior sorts at slightly reduoed quotations. Fat Sheep.— There was but a moderate entry". The demand was good Prime freezers sustained their prioe well, 2£d and a shade over being easily obtainable, while ewe mutton, unless specially guaranteed maiden, was not isp muoh m request. Prime heavy weights Bold well,' a pen of specially fine orqssbreds, suitable fof butchers'' purposes, 108 6d. Some Chatham Island sheep, whioh arrived on Monday, and showed signs of their travel? by sea, aftraoted a good deal of attention, but they require rest to make them suitable for market. Stobe Sheep.— -(There was a wartioulatfy I email entry of store sheep and the sale was most unattraotive, the demand being very small and the quality far below the average. Lambs.— This was a feature of the sale, the number and quality of entries being good, and the trade seemed to appreciate the ohangej? that have taken plaoe, prices ranging from 6s 6d to iSs 6d. Calves.— Some really good vealers Bold well at prices ranging from 14s 6d to 23a 6d while numbers of an inferior olass were difficult to dispose of at muoh lower figures. Pigs. — There was » fair entry and prices •ruled about tho same as last week. Heavy weight pprkers 25a and 36s each.

MR REES'S SCHEME.

OPINION OP THE NEW ZEA LAND GOVERNMENT. (per press as-ooiation.) London, November 28. In the House of Commons to-day Baron de W^orms denied that Lord Knutsfnrd and the Marquis of Lothian had approved of Mr VV". L, Rees's colonisation scheme. He rfdded that the New Zealand Government had sent a cable message to the Imperial Govern ment to the effect that the figures mentioned m Mr Rees's proposal were entirely misleading.

PRESENTATION

♦ ■ In oonneotion with the departure for Auckland of Mr 0. Hawaon, who has for several years been acoountant of the Ashbur ton branoh of the Bank of New Zealand, a pleaaing ceremony took plaoe^ yesterday afternoon. Among other publio and social matterß m which Mr Hawson has taken inteiest, he has been prominently associated with the St. John's Lodge of Freemasons, of which he is the immediate Past Master.' The members of this Lodge had, previous to Bro. Hawson's removal being mooted, resolved to present him with a Past Master's jewel, as some recognition of his great and valuable servioes to the lodge, and the short notice of his departure leaving no time to call an emergenoy lodge, he was invited to meet the members of the lodge at Mr Crisp's office yesterday afternoon. There was a good attendance— Bro. H. M. Jones, W.M. of the Lodge addressing Bro. Hawaon referred to his taking an aotive part m the affairs of the lodge at a time when they were at a very low ebb, and attributed their present satisfactory position principally to Bro. Hawson's energy and perseverance. He expressed regret at losing so valuable a member and offioer, and conveyed the heartiest wishes of the lodge for his auooess and prosperity m his new sphere, congratulating him upon his prefer ment, and trusting that the change might be beneficial to the health of Mrs Hawson. He oonoluded by presenting Bro Hawson with a solid gold Past Master's jewel with the mono gram of the recipient and inscription on the baok. Bro Hawson thanked the brethren for their expressions of regard and good wishes for him and for the jewel whioh they had given to him. He regretted exceedingly having to aever his oonneotion with the lodge, and would never forget the happy hours he had spent there. Powerful reasons, pro minent among them the hope that the change would benefit his wife's health, had caused him to aocept the offer of a post m the head office of the Bank. He hoped that the other Past Masters would oontinue their labors m the lodge, and with the number of good young members who had joined, there was no fear as to its continued prosperity. Broa Crisp, P.M., Curtis, P.M., and Harrison, Mayor of Ashbur ton, having spoken m regard to Bro Hawaon's Bprvioes to Freemasonry and m other matters, and to the high esteem m whioh he was uni versally held, m whiah the brethren heartily coincided, the gathering dispersed. The jewel was a massive and handsome one, prooured from Mr Bobert Murray, East street.

INTERPROVINC IAL NEWS.

[PER PRBBS ASSOCIATION,] Auckland, November 28. The Waikato Council havo condemned tho olaaseß In the proposed Public Works Aofc Amendment Aot referring to the eradication of farzs and briar. The Council also passed a motion to-day pro testing against the interference of the Audit Department m reepeot of the acaounis of the county. A difficulty has arisen between the local hatohara and the Frozen Meat Company, beoaaao of the eoile of prio9B fixed by the Batohora' Association, m order to pat an i end to unprofitable competition. The oompany olaitn that the sdale la too high, i and the sale of their prime meat la there i fore interfered with, and they propose to i open retail shxpa. 1 Three lade earned A. Johnston, H. Wil ' son, and T, Wilaon, all under nitiO years 1 of age, were brought before the Police ' Ooort today, m a oharge of stealing ss, a | oleck, and other articles from the Wellea > loy street publip school. The boys are . pupils ftt the eohool, and they entered the | premises on Saturday and Sunday, stole i the gooda, and *pent the money. John ■ ston and H. Wilson wera each fiued £1, ' and aontonoed to reoeived »lx strokes of the biroh. T. Wilson was discharged, 1 being under sge. Wanqanuj, November 28. The election for Mayor took place to day. Thero was expectation of Laird's winning, but tho ballot declared Parsons headed the poll with 11 to the good — Laird. 195 ; Paraona, 206. There was great eioitement at the result. Parsons fainted from sheer excitement, The District Court opened to-day. John Plnklest, for trying to impose on the totaliaator at the spring raoea with a dummy ticket, waa found guilty and sen tenoed to three months. Wellington, November 28 It la stated that 0. Y. O'Connor, Under Secretary for Public Wotkß, retires, at the end of the year. The Board of Bdnoation decided this morning to co-operate with the South Oanierbury Board m the urging of the Government to adopt working instead of strict average. Chbistohuroh, November 28. Tbia morning Henry Metberell, pro prletor of the Araberley Flux Mills, got his legs entangled m the machinery while shifting the belting. The flash waa torn off the right leg which was broken at the ankle. The left leg was broken above thg knee. The right leg waa amputated, but thn pat'ont Bank and died at 2 o'clock. The Chamber of Commerce to-day re solved to oommnnloate with oihor cham bers and Industrial Associations with a view to getting snltably represented at the Paris Exhibition and to request Government to appoint a Oommiasloner m the colony to collect exhibits and prooeed lo Paris to aot In conjunction with Sir Dillon Bell. It waa also re solved to continue the agitation against altering the present Bystem of Railway freights for grain, OAMARtr, November 28. Mr Duncan Sutherland was to-day re elected Chairman of tho Waltaki County Council. Dunedin, November 28. The eleventh annual show of the Orago Agricultural and Pastoral Society com menced to-day. The weather was not very favorable, heavy Bhowers occasionally falling. The attendance, however, w*s up to the average, and will no doubt increase m the afternoon. The general fea tures of the ahow were maoh about as qsuaj, bat thp extra attraction! are a dairy factory m operation and a couple of horse racea, The quality of the atook shown la very satisfactory but the judges' awards are not yet oompleted, A man named Charles Boldt died from exposure at Rook and Pillar range, Cen tral Otago. He was found m a comatose Btate, but died while being removed. Four boys appeared m the Polioe Court to-day charged with stealing duoks, whtoh they Bold to a Chinaman. One, aged eleven, was oonvloted and ordered to oomo up fop sentence when called on. Two, aged fourteen and ten, were fined £1 each ; and the third (seven) was dis charged. Invbroargill, November 28. Ai the District Court to«day before Judge Brca-3, Donald Mclntoih charged with perjury was acquitted, ' and a ■imilar oharge against Geo Lawrence In which the evidence would have been identical wbb not goiie on with by the Crown,

EUROPEAN SITUATION.

(per press association.) Vienna, November 27. l The " Nieu Frie Presse," ono of the leading political newspapers, predicts an early civil war m Franco. ( Belgrade, November 27. ' The Radicals have secured •& majority of forty m the Grand

THE APPOINTMENT OF GOVERNORS

[per press association.] London, November 27. In the House of Lords to-day Lord Knutsford made a statement with reference to the appointment of a Governor for Queensland. He said Sir H. A. Blake had pleaded that it will be extremely unpleasant for him to accept Queensland and he bad been allowed to resign. Lord Knutsford continued that Sir H. Blake was eminently fitted for the post and the tact and judgment he had displayed m the administration of affairs at the Bahamas and at Newfoundland amply justified the selection made by the Colonial office. The opposition of the Queensland Government was the result of misapprehension and ignorance of Sir H. A. Blake's qualities, and the serviced he had rendered." The Earl of Derby stated that when first ap pointed, Sir H, A. Blake was regarded as one of the ablest men and fitted for the highest colonial posts. Still it wes only right to withdraw if the colony were prejudiced against him. It is considered almost certain that Sir H. A. Blake will be appointed to Mauritius and the vacancy at Queens land be offered to Lord Balfour of Burleigh. London, November 28. " The Times," referrfng to the ques tion of Colonial Governors, regards Sir H. A, Blake as a more able adminis trator than Lord Balfour of Burleigh, and it censures the colonists for pre ferring a gentleman of rank and posi tion above one possessing essential merits. Four noblemen and gentlemen have refused the Governorship of Queens land. It is rumored that the Earl of Hard wick has been offered the Governor ship of South Australia. (Received November 29, 1 p.m.) " Melbourne, November 29* Sir Bryan O'Loughlin's motion that Victoria should support the other colonies, m the position they had taken up, with regard to the appointment of Governors was negatived last night by 59 l 0 3« O Q the result of the division being made known, the members of the House and the occupants of the galleries rose m a body and sang the National Anthem.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

I (PBR PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

THE RUSSIAN LOAN.

JLOndon, November 27 and 28. The Russian 4 per cent, loan of 30 millions sterling has been issued.

IRISH AFFAIRS.

Lhe action of the police m serving Mr D. Sheehy with a summons under the Crimes Act within the precincts of the House of Commons led to a passionate debate m the Chamber. The Committee appointed to enquire into the matter will bring up their report on Thursday. A summons for a similar charge ..had been previously served on Mr J. Finucane, M.P. for Limerick South,' outside the House.

SIR C. WARREN,

I As a mark of Her Majesty's sympathy with Sir Charles Warren, he has been offered a command at Aldershot.

GOLDMINING COMPANY.

The Island Block Goldmining Com pany of Otago is now allotting shares*

LORD SACKVILLE.

Lord Sackville, British Ambassador at Washington, has sailed for New York.

THE OATHS BILL.

The Oaths Bill has passed through Committee m the House of Lords without amendment.

REINFORCEMENT FOR SUAKIM

The second battalion of the Scottish Borderers (not of the East Yorkshire Regiment as previously telegraphed) has been ordered to proceed to Suakira.

SYDNEY UNIVERSITY.

The convocation of Oxford Uni versity have admitted the University of Sydney to the privileges of a Colonial University.

THE PRIVILEGE CASE.

The Committee appointed to inquire into the circumstancss connected with serving the summons on Mr Sheehy consider a breach of privilege has not been committed, but that there was gpve indiscretion on the. part of the police authorities..

TRUST INVESTMENTS IN COLONIAL STOCK.

The Agents-General have interviewed Lord Koutsford, urging him to reinstate m the Liability of Trustees Bill the clause allowing trustees to invest funds m Colonial Inscribed stock, which was struck out by the House of Lords last session.

ZANZIBAR.

Zanzibar, November 27. The Sultan is unwilling to consent to the blockading of the coast, as pro posed by England and Germany.

AUSTRALIAN.

(PER PBESS ASSOCIATION.)

NEW SOUTH WALES

Bydnby, November 28 A steam launch proceeding down the coast foundered. Two men named Trotter and Taylor were drowned.

A Company is projected to work the' reservoir of natural gas discovered near 1 Narrabeen. '. ' f The annual meeting of the South Pacific Petroleum (Company has been adjourned for a fortnight, pending the result of the withdrawal of the plug • from the bow now being made* )

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

' ♦"■— ■ ' ■ (PBR PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Mayoral Election. Auckland, November 29. M. Yatea has bean e'ec'.ei Mayor of Onehanga by 160 votes against 119 ce> corded for 0. 0. Fleming. The Jubilee of the Colony. At the Auck'and regatta meeting last n'gbt, the Mayor, who. presided, trusted the regatta next year *oa!d be a good one and a worthy forerunner of the great aquatlo carnival on the JubHea of the colony m 1890. It is proposed to hold m series of maoionl festivals apd band con* tQßta oa Jabl'ea day, and a big regatta would ran well with theeo and should be organised. They ahoald be superior to any ever held m the Australian oolonitsi The meeting eleoted the following officers: — Patron, the Mayor of Auokland ; Vloe- Patrons, M, Niool, chairman of the Harbos Board, and E. MHohelson, M.H.R ; President, Chptaln Oolbeok, (Chairman of the Ohamber of Commerce) ; Tioe-Presl dents, J. Marshall and 0. P. Featherston ; Seoretary, 0. 0. Daore ; Treasurer, J, Waymontb . A priza of £50 was offered by Mr John Marshall for the first class trading oaiter b&ob or other race approved of by the Committee. An Inflaentlal Committee wairappolnted. The misting was most enthasiastlo. . Auckland Caledonian Society At the Caledonian Soolety last- night, sixty members were enrolled. Offioen were nominated as followB :— Presidents, Dr Campbell and James Stewart, O.E. j . >VioePresldenta, Dr Walker and Captain McKenz'e ; Treasnrer, W; Pltpatthly ; Secretary, Edmlnstbn. Auckland Wool Sales At Benny's wool sale yesterday, prioei realised were a penny per Ib over last year's. Long wool, 6d to 7d ; oioßabred 6|l to B£d ; Merino, 8d to B|d. Elections. Thames, November 29, The Mayoral election yesterday resulted as follows. vJa:— W.m. Carpenter, ,183; Alex. Brodie, 163 Considerable interest was taken m the oontett . Mr Bagnall was eleoted Chairman of the County Councillor the enßuiog year, Mr Brodie, who has held the position since 1877, declining to stand* Alleged Perjury. New Plymouth, .November 29. Another alleged perjury oanti will abortly be heard here, the Rev Brewer having sworn an information against one of the witnesses In a caee having referenoe to the Presbyterian Ghnroh aff»lr. The oharge v»W\ be heard on D cetnber 14 Fifteen wlt3easea will be oalled. The localities, from which they are to be subpoenaed aro between Auckland and Danedin. The Maori Murray Ohbistohuboh, November 29. Murray was committed for trial at Lyttelton to day on charges of breaking into the Rev J. Hill's, Harvey and Palmer's, and Taylor's premises. Larceny of Wool Tijiaru, November 29. James Bell alias Wallsj who wis com mt ted for trial last week on a oharge of etealaing four bags of wool from the New Zsaland and Australian* Land Company's Pareora estate, was today sentehoed to tores month's hard labor for stealing one bag of wool valae 30a from the came company's Levels estate? He was offering it to the auctioneer when Detective Nelll arrested him on the previous oharge, A second oharge of otealiDg seven skins from some pereon unknown was withdrawn. The prisoner has cn'.y jqat competed two years at Duoedin for stealing wool. Drank Himself fco Death. Dukbdin, November 29, William Sic q" air, shepherd at Lea Fiat, drank himself to death ot the Lee Stream Hotel, having been on a drinking boat there for nine days. Deoeaoed who had hitherto been a strong healthy man, and who was worth money was unaooastomed to drink. Inquest. ' At the inqaesc aa Yonng Blsok, * verdiot of aooldantal death waa zetarnecu No blame is attachable to anyone. Ctold Mining. The Great Eastern Company at Naseby, Rough Ridge, obtained 205 czs from 65 tons. Since Ootober they have.orushed 120 tons, yielding over 400 onnoas. Death. Intelllgenoa has been received that Mr Forrest, of the National Bank, died en the R'mataka'a passage from England* In referenoe to Boldt's death, letters from Lowborn Station Bay he was cautioned against crossing the mountain aa it was too otormy and foggy, bnt he aald he oonld easily go over.

A SLANDER EXPOSED

It fa by a happy coincidence (aays 'the " Saturday Review) that, along with the justly Indignant letter of the late Major Batttelot'a brother, "The Times" has been able to publish a oommanioatioa from Mr Burdett Ooutts which disposes at ono3 and finally of the infamous slanders with whloh the memory of an Bngllah officer, slain m what was virtually hii country's service, has been aasaded, These " oowaidly lies," as Mr Walter BsrtteloUs fully justified In styling them, were traceable from the very first, and were, la faot, traoed to a source which would have made any man with only a grain more cf justice and charity than goes to the equipment of a modern ' philanthropist " suspend judgment^npon them. They were known to rest on the authority of a dismissed interpreter of the expedition — or m other wordi of » personal enemy of its leader — and upon no other bvldence whatever. This man, Asaad Farran, la now m London, and has had an interview with Mr Burdett-Ooutts at the offloe of the Emm Pasha Belief Committee, There and then he admitted that at the time he told the stories en the Congo he was ani mated by feelings of intense hostility both to Mejor Barttelot and to Mr Jameson, and In the presence of Mr Buidett-Ooutts and another member of the committee he made a formal deolara ilon of withdrawal of his charges. In thfs document be states that "the alleged severities towards bis men, of whloh Major Bsrttelot was accused, were an exercise of discipline whloh was rendered absolutely neoeaoary m the interests of the expedition by the circumstances In whloh Major Barttelot was placed at the oamp at Yambuya and by the mutinous conduct of his men." Concurrently with this* re t;aotatlon of the slander by its Afrloan propagator, It has been repudiated by the only European who had been vouohed In Its support, Mr Troup, the offioer of the expedition who was invalided home In June Ust, and who, It was iuendaolously alleged or suggested, would oon firm Assad Farran's ntory, will have none of It, Though too ill to take any aotlve part In the controversy, he his authorised Sir Francis De Wlntoa to lay be is not re iponeible for the statements Imputed to dim. Snob, then, Is the end of the mallolous isle hatched by a discharged andrevengtful latlve servant of the slandered offioer, and nateroally fostered by those good English 3brlstisns with whom all ohloka of that cind are sure of affeotionate nurture.

THE ABHBURION GUARDIAN, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 29, 1888



DIARY. I Moon's N»v-Dcc finu Sun Woon Moon age i» Rises BotF. Ripp.s Sets. noon; am. a.m. 28 Monday .. 420 7;15 0.11 10.28 22 27 Tuesday .• 4.19 7.16 0.4S 11.33 23 ai > p.m. 28 Wednesday.. 419 7.18 1.18 O.JO 24 29 Thnrsdoy .. 4.18 7.19 1.47 1.60 25 i B 30 Friday.. .. 4.18 7.20 2.16 3.1 26 1 Saturday ... 4.17 7.21 2.48 4.1G 27 3 Sunday .. 4.17 7.22 3.20 6.34 28 ft Moonlight Evenings. — — _ r< The Moon at 3 days old shines till about 8 O'clock. : ]| Tbe Moon at 6 days old sbinos till about j half-past 10 o'olook. ! The Moon at 8 days old shinea till nearly o'olock m tbe morning. c 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. r The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and shines till morning, Tbe Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 I a.m. and Bhineß till morning. 1 t The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. E and Bhinesti 11 morning The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. j and shines till sunrise. j THE^ASHBURTON GUivJRDIAN. ( From and after the 80th November, 1886, the ' terms of Subscription to this journal will{be ' as follows, viz. : — I IV PAID IN ABVANOJJ j Per Quarter.. 6s 6d by post, 6d \ Half-year 12s Cd, by post, 18s 6d | .. 24s Od, by post, 37s Od i IF BOOKED PerJQuarter.. 7s 6d, by post, 10s 9d „ Half-year 15s Od, by poet, 21s 6d „ (Tear  80s Od, by post, 43s Od Birtn, Marriage, and Death Notices, if paid for at the ime of insertion 2s 6d eaoh /stamps may sent as payment) if booked, 4a eaoh. Announcements of Births, Deaths and Marriages Bent for publication from the oountry distriots require to be verified by the gignatnre of the person sending the notice.



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Wanted m \^TANIEO Known — Mrs Mbrch, ' '•■■' Dr*Fßmakcr, has returned f'ooi STdney, »nd ro commenced businss* m Panndfirs' Build nga, next MrR. Alc-orn's. 10 78 FAMILY Reader and Htfrald for O^rober. Alen q^Artpfly pnrt of Family Reidor now !n. H M. Jonps. WANTED Kn^wn.— Thit Miss EDWAKDS, Tni'oress, i« prepared to rn J .ko Boys' Clothinp, • l. c o t'nffing, filr.in pirp, rerp.i'B and al; ovations, &a —^'iss r DWAUD3, corner Moorp street and Belt. 11 105 MUS ADAMS his removed to .Sftur.- d6rrt' Buildings, opposite R^lw.y Station. Ore* el Silks, Wools, and Fancy Oooda of every description kept In et^ok. Agent for Eolldbo Dye Works. Registry office for Servants. 10 92 "Y\ / ANTED Known —J. Obb and Co VV are nosr ehowing Ladles' and Cbildren'B Artisic Millinery m Great Variety. SHEEP SBE4BS, II A's, BB A'a, and BBAlsZ's; and gonnlne Turkey Stories. — Fobsrt Aloorn, Sauaders BnildiDgs. WANTED everyone to know that J. C. DrNCAN is a Land Broker, licensed to prepare and regialer Transfer?, Mortgngeß, Eiicua.brancos, Leases, Regiw- tration Abstrac's, Powarß of Attorney, Applications to bri^g Land under the Act, nnd every description of instruments uiiuar v tho - J Land Transfer Act.— J. 0 Ddnoan, Arcade, Ashburton. 10J101 FOR genniuo Ashburton Tweod Suit^ read? nude, or to moaaure, fit and quality gaaronteed, and at prices un- equalled, go to R. Aiooen, Ashburton Clothing Mart, S&unders' Buildings. WANTED Known.— -J. Obb and Co j invite Laoies to inspect their large and varied assortment of Summer Dreea Materials. Over one thousand pieces to select from. WANTED Known— Th»t Mrs Bill, Monthly Nnree, baa removed from Pttor Street to Dr Trevor's houae. Id Moore Street. 10t39 WANTED Known. — J. Obr and Co are now showing a large a^uort- mont of Ladies' Embroidered Robes from 10b 6d. STOCKINGS— 700 paira of Lndiea and Children's eamplo Hose juat opened (landed under the old Tariff.) All quality to be sold cheap during our Bale. — H. O. Segebs, Melford House. ANTEU Known —J. Obr and Co are now thowing a Large Assortment of Feathere, Flowers, Ribbons Laoes Glqvop, &c. 10 i 102 WANTED Known— Wa are now showing a splendid assortment of 1 9umm9r Millinory and Drapery, at very [ low prices. — H. 0. Segebs, Melford , House. WANTED Known. — J Obr and, Co's Drapery Department is ] under new management. Prices of the r Whole Stock have been revised and reduced to such a point as will command i a speedy sale, i , WANTKD Known— We are now showing a grand assortment of Trimmed ?»nd Untrimmed H<»ta and Bonnets. The largest Stock to choone from m town, and the cheapest honss. — ) H. 0. Skgrrb, Melford House. WANTED Known.— J. Obb and Co are now showing the Leading Novoltfes m Ladies' Mantles, Jackets, and Dust Dl'-aks. t"ST.ANTEp KNOWN— That I havt ? VV appointed Mks Adams Bole agent 1 m Ashburton for the Kclipse Dye Works. Ghristchurch. Ladies dreFses and gentle- -9 men's clothes cleaned or dyed. . beal r Skins, Gloves and Feathers, Silks, Damask Curtains, Table Covers, Sashes Cleaned oj D>ed, etc., and all kindß of animal okins dressed an(* made up to order. — A. .1, d Chapman, 161 Armagh street, Christ- »• church 13C BEKAD. BREAD. r /^VN and after the Ist December onr l \_J price for Bread will be 7 D P er 4 'b LOAF 3 \ D per 2'b do ASHBURTON BREAD COMPANY. 0. GRUBB, 11°152 Manager. Wool I AM prepared to purchase "WOOL of all descriptions, m any quantity at full market prices. G BISSET. Also buyer of SHEEPSKINS and HIDES, 11 28 Summer 1888. JjAITEST JNfoVELTIES IN ALL DEPARTMENTS, NOW ON VIEW AT THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. Everything New. New Shirts. New Underclothing, New Ties, New Hats, New Sniti for Boys, New Knits for Men, Everything New and of the LATEST FASHIONS. See one Windows, and judge for yourselves ! SPECIAL. Suits made to moasure m good style and from the newest checks and stripes from I £2 16s. ■ ENCOURAGE LOCAL INDUSTRY AND BUY&FROJC TUB Sew Zealand Clothing Factory, W. H. WEBBER, *



Public Notices. VISITORS TO MELBOURNE^ Sliould Consult th» JtffiS&rMl Well-known and Sue- §| SPECIALIST, WJJMsr FREE CONSULTATION. 1^ 63 Flinders St. W., Melbourne. Rink de Paris, THE CLOSE OF THE BINKING SEASON *ill be eele v rated by A GEAND FANCY DEESS AND MASQTJEBADE CAKSTTVAL ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER sth. The LAST RINKING DAY 3 are Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Mouday. R. ELSTON, Lessee and Manager. QTJOD FA.OIMU9 VALDB FA.OIMU3 (" What wa do wa do wall.") TtUfiOHBISTOttUKOHDKNTAL SUBQEEir, 16S Caehel Street, Christ charch, next Robin- son's Boot Store, and at the Octagon, Dnnedin. All operations at strictly uniform and moderate Fees. Consultation freo. S. MYEES~~AITO CO., BURGEOH DENTISTS. WtTHOUT TEETH Sq WITH TEET& NIT HOD < OXIDE QAB administered. Thw Aceeat^etic loaves no unpleasant effects, and by its use the ox*iactioi 'of Bad Stumps and Teeth is rendered perfectly Painless aad Effective. Administered daily. Fee for ad- ministration of Gas, 6s. Extraction. 2s 6d a tooth. Hours of attendance, 9am,to 8p m, JPrirato residence, 93 East Bait; The acknowledged superiority cf AMERI- CAN DBNTIBTE7 m the construction o! Artificial Teeth, the most finished workm xn- ship, and* replacing the lost teeth T >M« JtOBABILT ALMOBT IMMEDIATELY aftei extraction, have wtablished onr repntatios. A single Artiflcial Tooth, 10a , complete set Upper and Lower, Temporary and Permanent £10 10s; Artificial Teeta *nd Dentures mai{ by other dentists remodelled ■ t small cjst BtoPDing, Scalingi Perrect and Painless . The Miners'' Strike AT NEWCASTLE, N.S.W., HAS already proved to be a good thinj for New Zealand. The increase; output, of all the mines m New Zealanc ba»*neo.'S»Jt»ted the employment of larg< nnnDbsra nf roea i» addition to (he regala: efaff kept by proprietors of mines. Keep yonr money m New Zealand, am help to m^ke employment for the popola tlon". Barn Moant Somora aud Wcstpor Goal. I have m^do fresh arrangements for tbi supply of th"Fe two Qotk'a, and can no? sell at reduced Bates for CASH oz delivery Mount Somehs Coal. Wesitoet Coai Per t-»n, 22-: 6d- 45; Ra'f 'v«, Up 6i 233 Quarter tun, 6a 12s Booking Extra, Mount Somere Coal par Track load, It Trucks 17s 6.1 por ton jOaeh at Aehburtoi Station. NEWCASTLE COAL" ALSO IN STOCB JOHN G~RESTELL T. ißnllock, TO LET— 6 roomed house In Oameroc Street. — Apply to T. BULLOCK. 4?1 Q FOR SALE » T « 8 ' 1166 » fr0 ° tilJ fi 3DiO Cameron Street, price as above, Terms can be arranged tf required. Apply to T. BULLOCK, TO LET— A 5-roomed Honee m Cox Stveet.— Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO LET. ROOMS In" the Arcade Chambers Apply to T. BULLOCK " TO LET. HOUSE of 5 Rooms, together with about 9 Acrei of Grata Land ; rental l(h 6d per week. Apply to T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE. T IGHT Spring Dray (new) mtda m J X such a way that it coald be used as a tip cart Apply to T. BULLOCK, FOR SALE. 1 AA ACRES fronting tbo Main South XUI/ Road, not far from the lioca- coutee. Apply lo T. BULLOCK. WINSLOW. ITSOR SALE — Lots 67 and 74 Low JU price will be aoccpted. Apply to T, BULLOCK. REAPERS *ND BINDERS FOR SALE. O MoOO MIOK WIRE BINDERS O McOORMIOK TWINE BINDERS t :; >I.UKI.- >X TVMNh] BINDTC't J T, BULLOCK .'