THE INVERCARGILL CATTLE STEALING CASE.

(pee press association.) Invercargill, May 2 The Court was crowded to day when the young woman, Sophia Kidd, was brought up on remand charged with Stealing 16 head of cattle. The case for the prosecution was that she took tho cattle from tho farm of Alex ander Bobs at Forrcßt Hill on the night of the 9th April, and drove them to Mataur?, a distance of over 20 miles, and so.d them at an auction sale on the 10 th. For the defence a number of witneEses were called, who swore positively that she waa driving a reaper on her mother's farm at Forrest Hill on tbe 13th, and could not posßibly have been at Mataura. His Worship sa : d a strong prima facie ciao had been made out, and the accused was committed for trial, bail ia two sureties of £100 each. mmmmmmmmmmTmmmimmmmm.

THE UNEXPECTED

The following is a note of some re. markable " windfalls," which havo recently fallen to various persons, varying m rank from the Queen to the peasant : £400,000, ot 40 lacs of rupees, to Her Majesty from an Indian prince towards tho protection of our Indian frontier from Kussian advance; £80000 to Her Majesty as a " Women's Jubilee Offering," m addition to number less presents of untold value from all sorts and conditions of men and women ; £3,000,000 to Mr McCalmont, a popular subaltern m the Scots Guards, from his uncle, the late Mr Hugh McClamont ; £100,000 to the St George's Hospital from tho same Bource ; £2,000,000 to Mr T. F« Burk, of Kent, from the late Mr Samuel B. Loan, (m no way related to him), who died m New Zealand; £200,000 to^a Mr Thompson, m consequence of the death of hiß brother ; £75,000 to the University College, London, from the late Mrßiobard Quain, F,_iS. ; £20,000 to a railway ganger, o£ County Kilkenny, m consequence of a decision of the Irish Court of Appeal ; £49,011 7s to the creditors or James H, Coupland, who failedfin 1869 ; £40,000 to the Chancellor , 6f the Exchequer, v to be applied towards extinguishing the National Debt," from the late Mr O'Reilly Dease ; £200,000 " to the poor of Newry," from the late Mr Henry Quinn, of Richmond, Surrey.

GENIUS AND CHARACTER.

There are critics who profess a dealre to hear nothing, or as little as may be, of the lives of great artists, whether their instrument of art was the pen, or the brush, ox the chisel, or the strings and ceeda of mualo. With those critics per hap* moat of us agree, when we read booki tbat goasip about Shelley, or Coler idge, or Byron. " Give ua their poetry," we. lay. "and leave their characters •lose j we do not want tattle abont Olalre and chatter about Harrlest, we want to be happy with 'The Skylark' or 'The Cloud.' " Possibly thia instinct isoor reet, trhere inch a poet aa Shelley Is conoerned, whose life, as hla poetry, was as " the life of winds and tides," whoße genius, unlike the ikylark'a. was more true to the point of heaven than the point of home. But reflection shows ua that on the whole, as Mr Thaokeray says, a man's genius must be baiidedon tbe foundations of bis character. Where that genius deals with the mingled ■tuff of human life — sorrow, dealre, love, hatred, kindness, meanness — then the foundation of charaoter Is eßpeolally important. People are sometimes glad that we know ao little of Shakespeare, the man ; yet who cen doubt that a true re velation of hia character would not be leas worthy, noble, and charming than the general effect of hla poems 1 In him, It is certain, we should always find an example of nobility, of generosity, of charity, and klndoess and self-forgetful' seas* Indeed, we find these qualitiep, as m rule, m the biographies of the great aympathetic poets and men of genius of tne - pan— -1 do not aay m the Uvea of rebels of genius, " meteoric poets " like Byron. The aame baßls. tbe same founda tions of rectitude, of honor, of goodness, of melancholy, and of mirth underlie the ait of Moliere, of Scott, of Fielding, and, aa the new correspondence Bhows, of Thackeray, — Andrew Lang, m "Good Words."

SCRAPS

' Appetite, Bays Horace Smith, Ms a reliah bestowed upon the poorer classes, that they may like what they eat ; while lt is seldom enjoyed by the rloh, because they may eat what they like. 1 Activity, like zeal, Is only valuable as it is applied ; but most people bestow tbeir praise on the quality, and give littlo heed to the purposes to which it la directed. Upon hia bearing a celebrated performer go through a hard composition, and hear ing it remarked that it waa very difficult Dr Johnson Bald : — ' I would it had been impossible .' Audacity.— To revenge reasonable ln oredulity by refusing evidenoe ia a degree of Insolence with which the world Is not yet acquainted ; and stubborn audacity is tbe last refuge of guilt. — Johnnon. Silver waa first coined by Phiban, King of Argoa, about 860 b.o , the epoch of the building of Carthage, and 140 years after tbe building of Solomon's Temple. A Creole is a person born m South America or the Indies and descended from European ancestors. The Creoles, of New Orleans are of pure Europoan extraction. Their language is a corrup tion of French Portuguese and Spanish. So long aa yon can contribute to the pleasure, bapplneae, or comfort of any human being yon are of Importance m tho world — and no longer. The Turks believe amber to be an in fallible guard agalna. the injurious effects of nicotine ; hence its extensive use for the mouth-pieces of pipes. Cathay was the old name given to Ohlna by the Venetian traveller, Marco Polo, who, In the employ of the Khan of Tartary. visited It m the early part of the thirteenth century. A lie should be trampled on and extln - gulabed whenever found. I am for fumigating the atmosphere when I auspeot that falsehood like peatilenoe, breathes •round me. — Carlyle. Coral has the hardness and brilliancy of agate ; it polishes like gema and eh locs like garnet, with the tint of the ruby. In Russia, Northern Afr.ci, and India, coral la much ln demand. He tbat follows ihe advice of reason has a mind that Ib elevated abovo the reach cf injury ; tbat Bits above the clonds m a calm and quiet ether, and with a brave Indlffarenoy hears tho rolling thunder grumble and burst under hia feet. —Sir W, Scott. It has been mathematically proved that the dynamic powder cf a pound of good ■team coal Ib equivalent to the work of one man for a day, that three tons will represent his labor for twenty years, and tbat one square mile of a four-foot seam will effect aa much as one million men oan do m twenty years. Desire, when directed into pure and good channels, is the pledge and assurance of a purdtand a good character. To cultivate a dealre m the mind of a child it like protecting and cherishing the root of a plant ; for as the root Is the source of the foliage and tbe flower, bj the desires are the chief aouree of the conduct of life.

NATIVES AND MINISTERS.

(rmt PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Wakqanui, May 1. A Native meeting was held at Putikl to-day, wh^n the Premier, Native Minister, and Colonial Secretary were present, as also were Messrs B.illance, .Hutchison, Wileon (-Vf.H.R 's'), aud Bryce (ex Native Minister), Proceedings were opened with Bpeeßhes by Top : a, Kemp, Wi Parato, Tai whang o, nnd Carroll Sir fl. A. Atkinson told tho Natives it was quite useless to ask for a special Parliament of their own, but Parliament would bo glad to give them reasonable privileges. He was followed by tbe Hon F. Mitchelson, who, m his remarks, eulogised the Natives for their williugnoFS to assist the Govern ment m legislating m their Land Bill. They would give the Nativo3 po^er to sell or lease, but if there were more than twenty owners m one block, they wonld not be allowed to sell until the titles were individualised. But the Natives must retain sufficient for themselves and families, Lawyers would bo forbidden to practise m the Land Courts, and tho land would have to be surveyed before it passed . tho Court. Copies of tho measure would be distributed m the course of another week. The . Ministers were then enter- I tamed at dinner, and left by tho 1 20 p,m, traio for Wellington.

INTERESTING BANKRUPTCY CASE

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) i Dunedin, May 1. Judgment was given by Mr Justice Williams to-day m a case of Cox v Duncan, whioh was a pucu'.iar one. The question was whether, under the Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876, a simple contraot debt due by a bankrupt which had been contracted more than six years before the bankruptcy, {and an action upon which the Statute of Limitations could therefore have been successfully pteaded, was re leased by the order of discharge. Cox had refrained from putting m proof of debt, as more tban blx years had elapsed, but Duncan had afterwards made a payment on acoount of this. When brought before the jury they deoided that it revived the original debt. The Judge now deoided tbat a proof oan ba made under that sec tion 75 for a doubtful or disputed debt. If such proof is made, and is rojected. the debt m one sense is not provable under the bankruptcy, and yet there cm be no doubt that the bankrupt is released from It by the order of discharge, and oould plead his discharge to an action on It, so if a creditor refrains from proving In re spect of suoh debt the bankrupt Is re leased. All debts m Bhort contracted by tbe debtor before the bankruptcy are by seotlon 75 subjects of proof under a bankruptcy. Whether the creditor will be able to make out to satisfaction of the trustee that he Is entitled to recover ln the case of any particular debt la lm* material, for whether he does or not such debt will be provable under tbe bankruptcy within the meaning of seotlon 186, and released by the order of dis charge Judgment was given for the de* fendant with costs.

BEER AND ITS RESULTS

Vonoo übon a midnight dreary, I vaa feeling mad and beery, So I veut indo a saloon vere I'd often peen pefore, Und I cad town py der dable, Drinking long aB I vaa able, Den I smoked till I vaa sleepy, und I soon pegan to snore : 'Dwas der beer, und noding more. Und I dreamed dot I vaa soper (Id vas m dor gold Ogdobor), Und I saw a silfer dollar m dur eavrdaat on der fhor ; I had tried all day to porrow Fifty cents, but to my sorrow Dhey all said : " I vill to-morrow — 1 half lend you some pefore. And you baid me nefermore " Ucd der peer I had peen drinking. Sed me quickly dheo to dhlnking Of I dake dot dollar I can get my bants from Nlcoll'b ahdore, Und I'll pay my gal ao domy Half a bound of nice Bologne— Dhen I reach do dake der dollar, nud I'll pet you dot I awore — 'Owasßome shplt, and noding more. Breßaatly my head felt ahdronger, Und I dought I'll sday no longer ; So I bicked myself ub slowly, and I Bdharded for der door ; But der adhilhneES soon vaa broken, By Eorne vords quite loutly shpoken ! "Vhere'a der money for dot lager, dat you In your mout did pour 1 ' Merely dot und noding more. Pack Indo der saloon durning, All der peer mltin me puraing, Soon I heard me dot same gweßdion, scmev bat louder dhan pefore. " Veil," I said, « I dhought you trusted Vhen der bocketpook vaa puated." Dhen he grabbed me py my goat tails, und my becketa did exblore ; Found some Bheese, nnd noding more, Dhen he valked oud do der gutter, Und pegun to ahvear and mutter, Vhen In ahdepped a pig bolloemana who belonged to Shdationa Four, Und he nofer aaid " Oxcuae me," But peptan to glck and pru.sa me, Dhen ho berched übon my gollar, und he gleked dill I vaa sore — Berohed undgicked, undnodlngmore. Und he looked so habby ahmlllng, All dor vhtlo dhat he vas blling On my noae his fiats und pood-heels, till It soon vas red mid gore ; I pegun to feel guide sickly ; Dhen he Eaid, " Now dell megwlckly Vhat your name is at der shdatlon-houae, vhere you haf poeu pefore !" " Shnlggolfritz !" I loud did roar. " V-h-i-t I" he [shouted,- " dell me, Crafen, Vas you efer In New Hafen 1 Vonce I lofed a leetle Deitch gal, und dot vas der name she bore} Und she run off mlt a feller A gaeLli'r ln an oyster-cellar, Und ddey say she's In New Hafen, In a nldedy-nlne eend ahdore." Dhen I aaid : " Veil— nefermore." " Her front name vas Katbrina ; Doll me, Crafen, have you seen her ? Py der lugor-peer und-pretzols, und hor shock we poth adore — For my heart is almont.proken Vhen I hear hor shvoet name sboken Tell mo gwickly of you know hor, or your plocd I will oudboor V " Nix. Veil, hardly efermore." Dhen he said : " You aro a liar, Und you gwickly vill exbiro Of you don't get oul dhis saloon vhile I'm gounting dwondy-four." Do der sidevalk I vas greeping Vhen I tvoko up vrom my ehloeping Und I saw no pig bolicoraans dhore do gick mo oud der door — 'D was der nightmare, noding more. — "Catholio Time a."

HORRIBLE STORY OF PREMA TURE BURIAL.

j A olrcutmtanoa of a vory extraordinary j oharaoter ha;, says the " Leeds Express," occurred at Leeda oometary at W_odhou9e, (It appears that au interment took plaoe at the cemetery, the deceased belug a lady . whoso body had ba:-n conveyed to Leoda from Wakefield ; and after the ceremony a layer of oarth wai shovelled on to tho coffij lv the uaual way. S 'tne time after wards one of the upper gravediggera retarned to tho gravo with the intention of filling It up. Dosc3nding lato tho cavity he commenced to draw In the gravel from the sides, when to his horror he felt several knocks beneath his feet, and .also felt a slight upward motion. out of the grave he ran off to another part of the cemetery, where other men were employod, and, with pallid face and quivering voioo, begged them to return with him to the grave, ao he, believed someone waa alive m the coffin. The men accompanied him to tha spot, but ridiculed the man's story, declaring that he was the victim of his imagination. He persisted m his story, howover, and the men agreed to endeavour to detect any furthor Bounds from the ooffin. Their attention was not rewarded, however, and ultimately tho grave was filled up ; but the man still persists tbat ho was not mistaken, and that he heard the Bounds and felt the movement described,

THE OKOROIRE SPRINGS.

The maguificlent medioal thermal springs at Ohorolre, near Oxford, the fame of which has reached far and wide, will, we are glad to learn, Bhortly be opened up and fitted for the reooptlon of invalids and tourists. The land on which they are situated (about 70 acres) was purchased from tho natives Borne time ago, Bnd tho proprietor, Mr A. Iwa b, formerly of Cambridge and Oxford, In tends to erect suitable buildings and bath houses forthwith.' The jprlnga are gener ally acknowledged to be the equal of any m the colony, and many claim for them great superiority over those at Te Aroha. In variety of temperature, from tepid to boiling, and m volume they certainly excel thoae named, while the fact that I they are a few yards from the Walpou River, which here plunging through a moßt pfotureeque gorge, diving under a natural bridge aud forming a oateraot Is an addi tional attraction of great value; tbe visitor being enabled to jump out of the hot spring Into the cool pelluold waters of the river. At the present time, the springs are regularly vUited every Sunday by the aettlers of the neighborhood to the number of 60 or 60, and many wonderful cures are related. It la Mr Isaio'a inten tion to erect a oommodloua hotel with atableß and every convenience, so that visitors to the interior may stay at the springs instead of at Oxford. He will arrange for a bus to meet the train at Okoroire station, and conneot with the hotel, the coaches for Rotorua leaving the latter place, which Is some three miles nearer Obinemutu than Oxford. There la also a good road from the springs to Te Aroha, so tbat Okoroire can be made a centre for tourists.— -("New Zaaland Herald.")

APPLE BUTTER.

- m> In a great many orchards at Ihe present time bushels of apples are rotting on the ground. The orchardis'B, m some oases, are buying their butter when a good sub stitute, quite as palatable and lees heating, can be made of the superabundant fruit. Apple butter as made m tho United States only needs to be known ia order to become popular. The receipt for making it is aB follows :— -Tho firnt. ntop i- to boil down the cider. If there is no cauldron, large kettles are hung upon an extemporised wooden crane. In these, now cider is concentrated by boiling. For tbe best product, a barrel of cider is boiled down to 8 gallons. While the cider is being boiled, others prepare tho apples by paring and coring, or by quartering and re moving the core_. Good sweet apples, those which will readily cook tender, are chosen. Two and a half to three bushels of apples are required for the barrel of elder, after it has been concentrated ; and tho stirring, with a wooden stirrer, must be continuous, to prevent scorching. The thick, jelly-like conaistonoy shows when tho boiliog is sufficient. When tho sauce is removed trom the fire, many add cinnamon and all-spice, The sauce is to be transferred, while yet hot, to the vessels m which it is to be kept. Theae should be wooden kegs or barrels, or stoneware jars. Apple butter is mado sometimes without cider ; molaßßes and water being used instead. When pro perly made ib is a most excellent preserve, and vastly more healthful than that which is cloying from an excess of sugar. ■«a-aan-MHuaa-BHHBa_B______>

LEWIS MORRIS ON THE SILVER WEDDING

Mr Lewis Morris m the March number of Murray's Magazine hails the approaoh of the (silver Wedding of Thtir Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales m language loyal and poetical. Mr Lewia Morris is tho coming Poat Laureate, and his lines are pleasant, tuneful, and full of poetio feeling. Speaking of the home lifo of tbo Priuce and Princesp, he saya : — The rapid tide of gliding years Flows gently by this Royal homo ; Unvoxed by clouds of grief and tears Its tranquil seasons oome. He compares the happinoss of the Prince and Princes. o£ Wales with that of '• ono us happy and raoro great, to whom came oarlier far " the swift immedicable harm, tho icy voice of Fate." In felici tious language ho speaks of the Princees Alice — Their saintly daughter, sweet and mild, Drew poison from her darling's breath. And again ol tho Crown Priacoßs of Germany :— Nay now by tho Ausonian sea, Daughter of Englond, good and wiao, Thou watohest, with Bad anxious eyes, The flower of chivalry I The head of the "fair English homo"— the Master of Marlborough flou-o and of Sandringham —is flattered by Mr Morris m this wise : — Its Lord an English Noble, strong For publio oareß for homely joys, . A Prince among the courtly throng, A brother with his boys. Who his Sire's footsteps loves to tread, In prudent schemes for popular good ; And strivoa to raise tho multitude, Bemembering the dead. And having seen how far and wide Flies England's flap, by land and sea, Would bind m willing unity Her strong sons side by Bide. The poet describes the Princess of Wales and hor welcome to England, j themes which havo bean already sung by the author of ' Sea-kingß ' daughter from over the Bea'; and finally, having first asked what fates shall m tho future befall a this gracious home," ho concludes with "poet'-j ptayer : — For these may Fortune grant again Their Sovereign's large and blameless lifo, Unmarred by oare, undimmed by strife, Less touched than hers by pain. High set above the noise and dust Of Fashion, and contented still To guide aright the popular will By sympathy and trust 1 Through oivio wisdom temperate, And forethought for the general need. Keeping midst change of politic, Qreed, A Th^ne, a People great,

FOOTBALL.

1 ENGLISHMEN IN DUNEDIN. yr — — — > j (per press association.) a Dunedin, May 1. 7 . The English Footballora raada a trip 3 down iho harbor to-day, whore the works f going on nnder the Harbor Board were 0 inapeotad. For the return match to-morrow tho 1 only alteration ia tho Oia>;o team is that , Koog, originally aeleoted. will replace 3 Simpson at half-back. In the English [ team Paal will take Haoiam's place at 3 full-back, Burnet will play half lnatead of [ Nolan, and A. Stuart, a vory faat player, will replace Lalng aa forward, The t Englioh team are deolded favorite?, but bb 3 the Otago Oaptaln will not make the 1 same mistake of weakening his for i wards tho game is expected to be more I evenly contested. i DuNBDiN, May 2. [ The weather la glorious for the retufn , football match, and a half-holiday 1» I being generally obaer'ved. The south [ train brought 1200 excurßlonlata and from , north 300 arrived. Play will not com raence till 3. p,m, so that both teams may , be photographed on the ground.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

[PEn PRESS ASaOOIATIONj, Found Dead. Masterton, May 2. Isaac Bairoton, an old settler, was found dead on tbo Tarakahi main road last night. He ia supposed to have been thrown from his horse, whioh waa found two miles further on. Strike at Westport. Westport, May "2. A number of men m the Government j employ at tbe quarries refused to go to | work this morning at the reduced rate of pay. Store Burnt. Chbistohoroh, M»y 2, Early yesterday morning a store at Hororata belonging to Sophia Leate, Insured for £100 m the Colonial offioe waß burned down, It oontalUed stock belonging to a hawker named Davat which was insured m the Sun office for £300. Nothing was saved. Theoauseof the fire has not been ascertained

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

(by electric telegraph copyright.) (Per Press Association.) (Received May 2, 1 10 p m.) ENCOURAGING LOCAL INDUSTRY. Sydney, May 2. The Government have called for fresh tenders for tbe construction of So locomotives m the colony.

THE RABBIT PEST.

The Executive of the Rabbit Com mission have communicated with the New Zealand Government re the question of the report on the alleged epidemic of cholera near Canterbury and asking same to be forwarded to them, and also to send a small quantity ofthe blood diseased fowls m vacuum tubes.

CONSECRATION OF DR. REILLY

Adelaide. May 2. Dr Reiily was to-day consecrated to the See of Port Augusta. The cere mony was conducted by Curainal Moran. Fathers Chastagnon and Kirk, of New Zealand, were present.

CHINESE IMMIGRATION.

Melbourne:, May 2, Sailed — Te Anau, for the Bluff, via Hobart.fjphe takes ioo Chinese. At an influential public meeting it was resolved to ask the Government to introduce a Bill imposing a Chinese poll tax of and a residential tax of -£20. The meeting strongly pro* tested against relegating to the Imperial Government the rtght to legislate on the Chinese question, as it was a matter purely fot the Colonies to consider.

PAPAL DENUNCIATION.

Ottawa, May 2. There is great excitement at the Popes decision and the declaration by the leading clergy, that they will refuse absolution if disobeyed.

THE ASHBURTON GUABDIAN, WEDNESDAY, MAY % 1888



-~^*-^~mmmmam*immTmamamr»mamnmmamm*im>ammmmcrrj.. Johit Orr and Co. CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. WE have engaged Mr Wm. Vbarkowl .(lato' New Zo. land Clothing f a <».» tory) to take charge of this Department.*' and wo feel confident from • his lon* expenence iv tho Clothiug and Cutfittini business, that undor his -management our aKHTAPEST maintained a * the BEST CLOTHING HOUSE IIST • ASHBURTON. Our Stock ib replete with every requisite smtable for the Winter Season, and , at prices that will SUIT THESE HARDr TIMES. Men's, Boys' and Youths' CLOTHING of > every deaoription.- OVERCOATS AND WATERPROOFS. HOSIERY; HATS, SHIRTS, SCARVES, ; TIES, 1 ' RUGS," PORTMANTEAUS, UMBRELLAS, eto. Boots Boots Boots We hold a large and varied assortment o! BOOTS and SHOES o every de« Bcription ; some Lines at l.as than Wholesale Prioes. ;_ JOHN OEE AND CO.. East Street ' * 3§77 Friedlander Bros. OT-A.NTED T»'o PURCHASE. . WHEAT, BARLEY, " OATS, RYE CORN, • RYE GRASS, IN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES. HIGHEST PRICE GIVEN. WANTED TO SELL 1000 BALES CORNSACKS. WANTED— Our Farmers and othe* " Clients to note that we are agents foe NEW ZEALAND STONE COMPANY, OAMARU. FISON'S Celebrated Fertilizers, Tho best In the Market, TOMLINSON and HAYWARD'S POWDER DIP AND GLYCERINE DIP. The beet and cheapest In the Market, Prevents contagion for an almoet nn* limlteJ time ; will not injure or diaco'oui. the wool, bui. on the contrary gives it v beau lit ftppoarsnea. It keeps good for any period of time 1 easy to mix 1 requiring no hot water and thus saving faeli^con- slderublo expense and trouble i GOOD NEWS TO GRAINGROWERS, THE WONDER OF THE DAY. MASSE Y'S Light 2-horse_Steel Binder. WE havo pleasure of intimating cur friends and others that wo have bsen appointed SOLE AGENTS FOR NEW ZEALAND for the Bale of this wonderful Machine, Wherever the Machine has been tried It has given entire satisfaction and thone who attended tho trials and Baw the Machine at work expressed themaelve highly pleased. Numerous orders have already been taken for next Beason'p harvest and thoeo lv want of Machines will do well to Bee THE MASSEY BINDER before placing their orders elsewhere. We guarantee every Maohine, thoe showing that we ourselves have eves confidence m the MASSEY LIGHT STEEL BINDER. j SUB-AO. EX TS W ANTED. [E'MEDLANJDER MO&



Public Not^cog. LOST a Black and Tan Sheep Dog Pup. Finder rewarded by app'ylng at " Mall " Office. Trees, Trees. Trees, NOTICE TO PLANTERS. fIIHE Undersigned bpga to thank Ms X numerous r-'oada ;*nd Customarsfcr tbelc psat, fi\ .a, a-ad calls their special attention to hisextenaive ntonlr of FRUIT AND FORE3T TRETT.;, of *>*« ; -i "Tin tio-\- N.B. —Planting duuu by c i»'r :. . and all Trees supplied and planted by me will be guaranteed for 12 months. Fruit Treeß pruned and gardens kept m order bygthe week or by the year. All kinds of Cibbage and Strawberry Plants on Bale, All orders by poßt, or left with Mr Flower, shall reoeive my prompt atten- JAMES PORTER, OLIFTON NURSERY, 4 192 Allenton, Ashburton. ASHBUBTON GLAStf, PAINTS, AjND PAPERHANGINGS WAREHOUSE. ,nnHE Undersigned, having sold hia JL Stock-in-Trade and Goodwill of the above Business lo James Craigie, of Timaru, begs to thank his friends and the publio for the support accorded to him for the past eleven years, and solicits a continuance of the same to his succossor, J. R. CHAPMAN. James Craigie PAINTER, GLAZIER, PAPER UANQER SIGNWRITER, &c. and DIRECT IMPORTED OF ALL THE REQUISITES OF THE TRADE, HAVING taken ovor the Business of Mr J. R. Chapman, I beg to inform tbe public of Ashburton and District that I will keep a Painter's and Paperh anger's Stock m keeping with the size and importance of the Town and Dis- trict, All orders will receive prompt atten. tion and be carefully executed. Workmen sent to any part of the District. —FOR SALE.— Neweßt Designs of PAPERHANGINGS, good variety. SHEET GLASS, all sizes, from a- 60 x 40 to a 10 x 8, m 16 or 21oz or 260z. British Plate, Silvered Plate (for mirrors) Rough Plato, Colored, Obscured, and Ornamental Sheet, Oak Varnish, Carriage Varnish, &c,, White and Red Lead, Oils, Colors, Mixed Paints m Tins, Brushes, Scrim, &c. &c. Paint mixed to any Shade. Advice as to quantity freely given. THE ASHBURTON GLASS, PAINTS, AND PAPERH ANGINUS WARE- HOUSE. 3 156 Style and Fashion. ANDREW ORR Ib now opening his Second Shipment OF New Drapery, Clothing, t AND BOOTS. GRAND SHOW OF Ladles' Mantles, Ulsters, Jackets, Dolmans, &o. Millinery, Flowers, Feathers, Ribbons, and Dress Goods In endless variety. Blankets, Flannels, Hosiery, and Gloves Brussels Carpets, Kidder Carpets, &o j Men's Clothing Greatly Reduced. BOOTS. ™ BOOTS. GREAT BARGAINS IN BOOTS AND SHOES. . 5 Trunks Ladieß'. Boots at 5s 6d 2 Trunks Ladles' Evening Shoss, 3s 6d 4s 6d, 5a 61 Gents' Boots, cloth top, beßt 9a 6d, worth lbs 6d, Prices to Bnit the times. DRESSMAKING. This Department Is giving unlvprsal aatlßfaotlon. Perfect Btyle and fit. Prices strictly moderate. ! ANDEEW OEE. REID and 'GRAY, CAMERON STREET, ASHBURTON. ! Makers of IMPROVED D.FURROW PLOUGHS (Mado of Best Hammered Fcr.ip Iron, and Winner of First Prize at Melbourne Exhibition.) Over 8000 1 AT / Over 8000 m use. J Reduced Phioes. \ m uso. Extra heavy Mould Boards for rough Land m Stock, . Zig-Zig Harrows still maintain thoir reputation as the best genoral purpose Harrow. Four huadred sets made an- nually. ; Newly Improv-d Ohoffoutters all sizes, with Balance Fly Wheel, fitted with patent cast steel Mouthpiece, m ono piece, which can be taken off and replaced by an ordinary laborer m a few seconds. Cuts throe lengths of chaff, Portable Screw-Press and Bagginp Chafficuttcr, cuts, riddlos, o!evate3, screen, and presses into tho bag at ono operation. 1, 2, 3, and 4 Horse-Powers, simple strong, and easily drawn, universalis üboc throughou Now Zealand. Jointed Pulverising Disc Farrows, ovei 700 m use. No farm should bo withou them. All sizdß from 6ft to 12ft. Grain Drills from 11 to 17 Coulters. W< make largely for Canterbury and Nortt Island. Oahoun's Hand {feed Sower, Faru Drays and Waggons, patent Fencing Standards for Folding Sheep, Fenoinj Wire, Steel, Iron, and Barb Wire Repairs to all doscriptious of Machinery promptly executed on ihe premiess. Catalogues free on application at Dune k In oj any ot gur Blanches, 4»i03



j Public Notices TTIbUND on the Soafield Roac 1 , a JJ SILVER WATCH Apply "Mail" Office. TO LET Houao of six"room 3, and ovt Buildings, Acre of garden.— Low ' rental to a good tenant. Apply for particulars, "Guardian" Offiop. 5*4 f ANNE BUTLEIf, wife of John J « Francis Butler, of Aahburton, do hereby give notice that I desire to obtain, and will at the next Lioenslng Meeting to be holdeu at Aahburton on the foarth day of June, 1888,- apply for a Certificate authorising the issua of a PublJofin'a License fur a House and Premises known as Butler'a Hotel, Bituate at Ashburton, containing twenty-nine (29) Rooms, exolusivo of thoße required for the use of the family. Dated the seoond day of May, 1888. ANNE BUTLER. i Witness— Edwd. G. Crisp, Solioltor. 5 22 F. H. von SCHOEHEBERG, Cabinet maker, , Upholsterer, Undertaker, and General House Furnisher, (Late of Cbrißtcnurch), East Street, next Wm. Patching. Furniture to any design or pattern at Christchuich rates. . The latest patterns produced . Pianos repolished at very low rates. Repairs done on the premises to complete satisfaction of Customers. Funerals conducted with approved style and economy. ASHBURTON "GUARDIAN." DUNEDIN AGENCY. |ITR R. T. WHEELER, Stafford Street, Dunedin, has been appointed our Agent and will be able to arrange terms with advertisers for contract advertise- men te. ASHBURTON Clothing Mart. I HAVE now opened In SAUNDERS, BUILDINGS a NEW STOOK of COLONIAL OLOTHING and BOOTS and having made favorable arrangements for the manufacture of a large lot of Men's, Youths', and Boys' Ashburton Tweed Suits, I can sell cheaper than ever offered In New Zealand. ABhburton Tweed Suits made to measure, Ashburton Tweeds, Blankets, Flannels, Rugs, and Shirtings guaranteed: Groceries, China, Glsbb, Earthenware, and Fancy Goods. Robert Alcorn, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS. ADDFELLOW8 1 HALL. THURSDAY, MAY 3rd, 1888. First appearance of Db. Silvester, Tre GREAT WIZARD and VENTRILO- QUIST, who will give a short season m Aahburton prior to his engagement ln Ohristohurch. Tho Black Art, Fortune Telling, Natural Magio, Spirit Rapping, Ventriloquism, Sleight of Hand, Spiritualism, Ghoats all dealt with by Dr Silvester, the whole forming an evenlng'a entertainment and instruction, In which -D* Silvester will shew by an Interesting performance that he is a perfeot master of tho arts and deceptions mentioned. Look out for Dr. Silvkstbr's QUEEN'S JOBILEE GIFT DISTRIBUTION. Suites of Furniture, Pianos, Gold and Silver Watches, Lookets, Braooh-tp, Gold and Silver Brooches, Earrings, Chains, Neoklacea, &c, &c, will be distributed amongst the audience during the Dootor'B season. First night no blanks. Every- one attending will reoeive a handsome present. Doorß open at 7 30. Per- formance at 8. Prices of Admission : Front scats, 2s i Back seats, le. 4 217 GUS. DORE, Agent. GREAT EXCITEMENT 1 1 ! WHERE ? AT HAVES & COS BECAUSE they must CLEAR AT AN ENORMOUS SACRIFICE £2000 Worth of Goods m a Month, and to do thia they must glva Gooda at Prioes never heard of m At hum ton, Bargains. Bargains. Bargains. In every Department, consisting of — Drcsaes, Velvotcor.B, Fiunuelß, Blankets, Calico, Shirtiugs. Ouiauts, Hate and Jackets, Ulstera, Sklrtp, Clothing, Boots, &0., Ao The whole to be offered at STARTLING PRICES that muat command a Groat Sale. P.S. — You aro kindly invited to inspect the Goods and compare prioea, Hayes and Co., Arcade and East Street, ASHBURTON. T. Bullock iripO LET at a low rental _ — 4- roomed Jl Cottage at Hampstead. T. BULLOOK. FOR SALE. ' TilOR removal, a largo two-slorey Dwel- fl? ling, containing 8 roomQ, oould be inverted Into a Dwelling House or jlranary; For full particulars apply to T. BULLOCK. IV 0 LET — At a vory low rental, a large A building fronting East Street, suit- able for a grain aud chaff dtore. T. BUi.LOIK. FOR SALE. — An improved Farm of 245 Acres, being R.S. 27237, situated about 5 miles from Chertsey. Low prioe and liberal terms -apply to ' T. BULLOCK. ——————— . ~ , — . v J7.OR SALB at a low price and on ; liberal terms, 16 acres of land with ; 2-roomed Cottage thereon, frontii g thf Fa'vfield Road, not far from the Count' Sal-yards, , J Apply to Ti BULLOQk,



Public Notices TO CYCLISTS. A MEETING of those Interested m cyo'lng will be held THIS EVENING at 8 p.m., In tbo room above Mr H. M. Jones' shop, to consider the advleiballty of forming a olub. 5 10 "tWw"ALD"TOWN BOARD. TENDERS are invited for Formation, etc. Particulars, etc., at Fooka and Son's office. Tenders close FRIDAY, May 4th, at 12 Noon. E. J. FOOKS. 4 2QQ Clerk. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. 1 RAIN ALTERATION, MAY sth. ENGLISH FOOTBALL MATCH AT CHRISTOQUROH, TBE Evening Train from Christchurch to Ashburton, on the sth May, will start at 5.25 p m., and run 1 hour and 10 minutes later than usual. The train from Rakaia to Methven will run 1 hour later than usual. For the second match, on the 9th May, Excnreion Tickets will be isßued at Aah- burton, Timaru, and intermediate Sta- tions, and an Excuision Train will run, Particulars will be duly notified. 5*19 BY ORDER. Auctions SATURDAY, 6th MAY. SPECIAL ENTRY. 1 Duncan DRILL .. I MoSherry DRILL Sale at 1 o'clock. 4J207 T. BULLOOK, Auctioneer. SArORDAY, MAY sth. ! TIT R T. BULLOOK will Sell by Public jjJL Auction, at the Arcade, a large quantity of Empty Cases, suitable for making Pigsties, Fowl Houses, eto. Sale at 12 o'clock. 4°203 T. BULLOOK, * nctloneer. SATURDAY, sth MAY, 1888. I AT EAST STREET HORSE BAZAAR, At 12,30 o'clock. MESSRS FRIEDLANDER BROS, hove received instructions from the Committee of the Ashburton Tradesmen's Raolng Olub to Sell by Publio Auotlon at the above time and place,— The RIGHTB AND PRIVILEGES of the forthcoming Race Meeting to be held on Thursday, the 10 ih May, 1888, con- sisting of — Entrance Gates Grand Stand, Saddling, and Carriage Paddocks Two Publicans' Booths Refreshment Booths Cards, Ac. FRIEDLANDER BROS. PETER WILLIAMS, 5§23 Auotioneer. ! SEAFIELD, Clearing Sale OP FARM, LIVE, AND DEAD STOOK THE Undersigned have been favored with instructions from Mr Le Bbeton to Sell by Public Auotlon, on WEDNESDAY, 9th MAY, His oompaot Farm, comprising — ■ . 1005 Aores of Land, being Rural Seotloos 27818, 27069, and part of 22468, divided into eleven Paddocks, [ watered by races m every Paddook, with improvements, comprising good House, Wool Store, Dairy, Concrete Sheep Dip, Concrete Tank, 18,000 gallons, Sheep Yards, Plantations, good Fences, etc, eto. 12 good Draught Horses, 4yrs and upwards 800 Crossbred Sheep. 2 Pure-bred Ayrshire Cows IMPLEMENTS ; 2 MoOormlok Wire Binders, 1 Twine Binder (thia year), 6ft out, 1 Wood's Twine, 6ft 61n, 3 Drays and Frames, Cambridge Roller, Broadcaster, 18ft, with Cannißters, 2 sets Leaf Har- rows, 2 3 furrow Ploughs, D.F., 1 S.F. Plough, Grasß Stripper ; also, — Trap Horse and Harness Saddle and Bridle Portable Whare, first olafia Qaantlty of Shaft, Leading and Plough Harness, Horso Covers, Grass Seed, and large numbor of sundries. Salo at 12 o'clock. Luncheon providad, H. MATSON AND 00, 4*94 Auctioneers. Clearing Sale, NORTH RAKAIA. 2081 Acres Well Improved Land, 2000 &hcep. HORSES CATTLE IMPLE- MENTS, Etc. MESSRB H. MATSON and CO have received Instructions from Mr D. Dabrock, who is giving up farming pur- suits, to SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION, ON THE FARM, NORTH RAKAIA, ON WEDNESDAY, 2nd MAY, 1888. His well-known Farm contnining 2081 aorea of good Land m good condition, divided into 12 Paddocks all well watered. Six-roomed Houho, Plantations, Stab.os Yards, and every convenience ; alao the LIVE AND DEAD STOCK, Thereon, as follows, v.z. — />AA Prime FREEZftRS n nr. Croßsbred EWES m lamb £AA Crossbred LAMBS OA A Crossbred WETHERS ry Draught HORSES good workers O Head of CATTLE 2MoOormiok Wire Binders, Large quantity of Harness A Drays, 1 3 F. 1 D.F. and 1 S.F. __ Ploughs BSetß Harrnwß, Duncan'* Grass Stripper, Broad Oast Sower by Duron, Ohaffcutler nnd Horse- worka, Bo^gy, Furniture and sundries too numerous to par- ticularise Sale at 11.30 Lunoheon provided. . MATSON & 00. Ashburton. To anyone m want of a good Property the above offers a chance not ofton met worth of acquiring an Estate at a merely [nominal figure. Terms for the Lind — £3 per aore oan remain on Mortgage, b&IAUQQ'Caah. 4$U3



UPPER ASHBURTON BOAD BOARD. THE Annual Meeting of Ratepayers having lapsed for want of a quorum, Is adjournnd until Tuesday next, the Bth hat., at NOON. DONALD MoLEAN, 5°20 Chairman. UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD THE following Works are ordered to be tendered for : — Shingling about 140 ohains of Laurfs. ton I^oad Ehingling Roads In Allenton Specifications can be eeeji and full de- tails obtained on application to the under- signed, with whom tenders mußt be left not later than 10 a.m., TUESDAY, Bth inst} CYRIL JEPHSON, s*2* PistriQt Boad (Surveyor,



Mrs E. Fletcher, cutler, of Gloucester, England, presented His Royal Highness the Prinoe of Wales with a pair of splendid razors whioh belonged to bis grandfather, His Royal Highness tbe Duke of Kent. They came into Mrs Fletoher's possession m the following manner. Tho late Mr Thomas Turner, banker, Gloucester, had a profound veneration for the Duke of Kent, and at his decease he attended the disposal of his effects and pur. ohased at considerable cost his oase and razors to preserve as a souvenir. Mr Turner held Mrs Fletcher m great estimation, and when he was on his death bed ho sent for her, and giving her the history of the razors presented them to her as a testimony of his esteem and respeot. We olip the following important testimonial from tho " Illawarra Merourry " (N.S.W.) of tho 30th Maroh. It needs no commont :— " Mr John Loveday, of tho Bulli Mountain, writeß to ua that after Buttering for four years with acuto gravel, ho has experienced almost complete relief by using Sander and Soob' Euoalypti Extraot. He Bays seeing the said Extraot advertised m tho 'Illawarra Mercury,' his intense Buffering induoed him to obtain a bottle of the medioine from Mr Hoßking, ohemist, of this town, and that tbe uso of it gave him groat relief at onco. He states that between tho 10th March instant, when he obtained tho first bottle of tho extract, and the 19tb, the use of tbat medicine oontinued to afford him relief, to which ho had been a stranger for four years. Mr Loveday writes also that he has found the Euoalypti Extraot a ouro for rheumatism as well as gravel. Ho requests us to publish this information through the ' Mercury.' We have muoh pleasure m complying with Mr Lovoday's request, whose word oannot be doubted, and who can have no objeot m view other tban a pure desire to benefit suffering humanity." — (Advt,) 2



" Eouon on ITcn."— " Rough on Itch«" cures skin humors, eruptions, ring worm tetter, Bait rheum, frosted feet, ohilblains itoh ivy poison, barbers' itoh 3 ' A few days ago at the Moorabool-street wharf, Geelong, a boy playfully crawled into a 12-inch earthenware pipe, and when half- way through he got jamned. Several stalwart men vainly endeavoured to pull tho boy through the pipe, but his body refusod to come out, either feet or head first. It was proposed to break the pipe m order to release the juvenilq, eventually by a little mancouvr- i ing with the youngsters legs, ha waa hauled i out, mm frightened than hurt*



The new decree of explusion directed against the foreign Jews m Bussia, which affects some 36,000, chiefly Austrians, is pressing with crushing efleot upon rich and poor alike, but particularly upon the latter. Ail have received an intimation to wind up their Bffairs m the course of 1888, even the |#rgeet inewhante wi banker