The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1888. A "FAUX PAS."

Lord Salisbury is not prone to per form the operation of "opening his month and putting his foot m it," but the exception which proves the rule has unfortunately occurred m the extraordi nary faux pas of which he was recently guilty m his reference to an Indian gentleman, who, a little time ago, was a candidate for a scat m the Imperial Parliament. Our Wellington contem porary, the " Evening Post," has the following very just and sensible remarks upon this subject : — lt appears almost incredible that the Premier of the British Empire should, m relation to a paltry question of party politics, have gone out of his way to deliberately mo ult half of Her Majesty's subjects by alluding to them as an inferior race, quite unworthy of being entrusted with aDy share m the Government of the great Empire which claims their allegi ance. Yet this is what the cable tells us the IVjCoBt Npble the Marquis of Salisbury has done. The calfa says that he, " referring to the election of a representative for Holborn (Finsburyj district, stated that, m his opinion, the reduced majority of the Conservative candidate as compared with that of last election was mainly due to the strong Liberal candidate selected, while their previous nominee was a Parsee^ He added that m the last election it was. asking too much for Englishmen to vote for a man of color." Mr Dababhai Naoroji, the gentleman who contested the Holborn Division of Finsbury at the last general election) and who is thus elegantly referred to by the Premier as a " man of color," is a Parseo of high family, who has been educated m Eng land, taken academical honours, and been called to the English Bar. De spite his color, at which the blue blood of the Marquis revolts, it is probable that his family is as ancient and as honor able as that of the Cecils themselveß. In any case, the sneer would be a snobbish impropriety on the part of any gentleman, but, coming from a man holding Lord Salisbury's political posi tion, the utterance is so much worse that it is difficult to find language suitably io characterise it. Eminent writers on Indian affairs have pointed out how dearly England and the English m India paid with their blood, m the mutiny, for the contempt so long in solently expressed by British snobs m official positions of the (( niggers" whose pountry they condescended to rule, Since that time more considerate treat, ment has, we believe, been insisted on, and the educated natives have, under Mr Hibbert's Act and other regulations, been admitted to a moro equitable share m the governing institutions ot India. That the old spirit is not dead, however is proved by Lord Salisbury's fatuous utterance, which will probably not only encourage its revival amongst the foolish and thoughtless Europeans m India, but will undoubtedly excite great iild'^oation and discontent m the native circles there". "P 10 time is unfortunately but too favorable iCT % fipre*4 of dis content jn the frdiftV mlcd. Jto

bi aharajah Dhuleep Singh is England's I tter foe, and it is well known that he is to the utmost of his power fomenting feelings of enmity towards her m the minds of his countrymen, aided, it is thought, by Russian gold. Holkar and other native potentates, it is well known are still brooding moodily over the slights shown them during their Jubilee visit to Kngland, and the native press has recently been most active m dis seminating disaffection and preaching something akin to treason. Almost one of the last official acts of Lord Dufferin as Viceroy was to administer a forcible reproof and warning to this section of the natives. Perhaps never since the mutiny was ended haß the native mind been m such a critical and explosive condition, yet this is the moment which the Prime Minister of Her Majesty the Empress of India seizes on to declare it preposterous to Buppose that Englishmen could under any circumstances admit a native of India to a seat m the Parliament which is charged with the government of that great country. The highly accomplished Parsee scholar and lawyer is contemptu ously condemned as an ineligible, while Lord Oomptoa is referred to as " a strong candidate," because, we suppose, he has the good fortune to be the eldest son and heir of the Marquis of North ampton. What an exalted idea Lord Salisbury must have of the patriotism and principles of the Liberal party m England ! As Lord Compton only re duced the Tory majority from 1701 to 965, we are inclined to think, Lord. Salisbury notwithstanding, that the question of color, whether m blood or skin, had "probably less to do with the alteration of numbers than the growth of Liberal opinions exhibited m so many I bye elections besides Holborn. If the affairs of the Empire are administered m the spirit displayed by Lord Salisbury, it is no wonder that British rule is so unpopular m almost every clime where her Majesty rules over colored races, and that tho Empire has always so many little wars on hand. It is but natural that Lord Salisbury's sneer should have caused " some excitement amongst the Indian Press." and it will be fortunate if the excitement thus arising does not sooner or later produce important and unfortunate results. The premier's re-, marks were, of course, also an insult to the 1950 Liberal electors who, putting aside such narrow prejudices as seem to rule their rulers, voted on principle for Mr Dababhai JNaorojoi." We may add to the foregoing that, as our readers will hare noticed, the remarks of Lord Salis bury have aroused indignant resentment; m India. This is only what might have been expected and it is to be hoped that ho will not delay making the amende honorable for having, it is to be hoped, unintentionally insulted millions of Her Majesty's subjects, or at least grefiously wounded their amour propre, which amounts to very much the same thing.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. .

Teaoher : " Who was Alexander Selkirk ? " Tommy : "He was a civil engineer." Teaoher: "Civil engineer ?" Tommy : " Yes, ma'am ; monarob of all he surveyed.

It is stated that on Sunday night: a fire ooaurred m the stores department at Sunny side lunatio asylum. The flames were ex tinguished before muoh damage was done. A quantity of drapery gooda was destroyed. > : The " Wangannr Heraia " saya "tßariii rumour ib going the rounds that the Drake family, teßidenk near Wellington and Pates, have come into a fortune through the Court of Chancery for four and a half millions. '■ " Where ib the ißland of Java situated ? ?' asked a school teaoher of a small, rather forlorn-looking boy. "I dunno, sir. I'—1 '— " Don'tyou know where ooffee oomes from ? ?» " Yes, sir ; we borrows it from the next-door neighbor." '

A company is being promoted m Hawke's Bay with a capital of £10,000, with the object of sending 20 Maoris — 10 men and ft like number of women — to the Paris Exhi bition. This oompany is to bo oalled " The Maori Pah Company," and the Natives will be trained m ajl the Maori dances.

A new Boman Oatholio Gollege, whioh has accommodation for four hundred students, half of whom will be resident, was opened reoently at Tooting, by the Bishop of Southwark. In the afternoon, Cardinal Manning vißited the new building, and delivered an address to the students and their friends.

A society oalled the Columbia has started a carrier pigeon eorvioe between Strasburg and Vienna, and recently a number of pigeons were started at the latter oity at 5 o'olook one evening, and the first of them reaohed Stras burg at 6 o'clock the next morning, having travelled at the rate of over 81 miles an hour all night.

An addreia, delivered by the manager of a ■mall theatre [m Ireland, there being only threi persons m tha house ; " Ladies and gentlemen,— As there is nobody here, I'll dismiss you all ; the performances of thii night will not be performed ; but the perform" ancea of this night will be repeated to* morrow evening.'*

The trade m birds for women's hats was so enormous last year that a single London dealer admitted that he sold 2,000,000 of small birds of every kind and color. At one auotion m one week there wore sold 6000 birds of paradise, 6000 Impeyan pheasants, 400,000 humming birds, and other birds from North and South Araerioa, and 360,000 feathered^ s^ins from India.

Teaohor (giving [directions for standing) : " Stand with your heels together and toes turned out, making an angle of forty degrees." This was followed by a look of bewilderment on one boy'B faoo; Teacher f " Well, Tim^ do you know what I mean, do you know what a degree is ? " Pupil : •• Yes, air. "— Teaoher ( "What?" Pupil; "Sixty-nine and oqe ; , fourth miles."

Ai an inatans* "of th« improvement m busintSK m Dunedin, we gita the following A firm of Dunedin auctioneers inform us that a few monthi ago their rooms were littered up with furniture Bent m for sale by persons leaving the oolony. Now they can scarcely get enough leoond band furniture into their rooms to meet with the demand that has been oreated by families returning from Yiotoria.

A Glasgow paper, m notioing the opening of the popular Saturday evening conoerts m the Oity Hall, ypder the ausniqos o{ the Abstainers' Union, thug refers to a vooalist who claimß Dunedin as his home and the place [of his early mupioal training : — •• Mr Philip Newbury, an Australian tenor vocalist, made his first bow to q hootch au^ienoe. His singing wsb one pf the features of the oonoert. After hjs first essay m Balfo's * You'll rem. ember me, 1 m whiob he showed that he had a voioe of great purity, the audience insisted on hoariDg more of Mb powers, and he responded with a vigorous performance of an old sea song."

Hollowav's Ointment and Pills.— Diseases of the Bowels, — A remedy, which has been tested and proved m a thousand different ways, capable of eradicating poison ous taints from ulcers and healing them tip, merits a trinl of Its capacity for extracting the internal corruptions from the bowels. On rubbing Holloway's Ointment repeatedly on the abdomen, a rash appears, and as it thickens the alvine irritability subsides. Acting as a deriyative. the ointment draws to the surface, releases the tender intestines from all acrid matters, and prevents inflammation, dysentery and piles, for which blistering wag the olcU fashioned, though successful treatment, now from its painfulness fallen into disuse, the Discovery of this Ointment having proclaimed a remedy possessing equajly derivative, vet jwfectly painlesp, powers,

/The Ohristohuroh Angling Sooiety held a competition yesterday, when P. W. Hunt won the prize for fly fiahing, with 30 fish weighing 22^1 bB taken at Ir well. J. Ooe won the prize for heaviest basket taken by any legal means, I vith 9 fiah W6i B hing 67£ lb B from the Selwyn. Ooe got the heaviestjfish, 101 b loz. ? „ m 17  _. , , ;• Profe S «or Vernoml, a F reach dootor, has • leen learnedly deßoanting upon absoeasea. i Ho says they are like anthills ; m other words, than an abscess ia the produot of a colony of living beings— millions and millions of mioro irganisma of nil kinds, from tho whirling oicrooocoi to tho rod-shaped baoilli — which hbor to produoo the aupportation and pile on the agony by a gradual process. This theory (I tho growth of absoes3ea is considered aB tuite new

The application of tha;miorophone to mili- ' <ary tactics has been on trial for some time l * »t Montaubin, Franoe. The instrument gives ■ m automatio warning of the passage of troops along a probable line of march at a distance of many miles. A sounding-plate is buried m the aoil underneath an expeoted route of the enemy, and oonneotion ia made with an ordinary miorophone at head-quartera. General Vinoendon and De Sonis, with their staff, were present at the experiments, and they were sufficiently improaaed with the praotioal utility of the apparatus to send a report to the Minister of War. Orders have dnoß been received by the inventor to con tinue hia experiments under ofßoial auperin. tendenoe and teohnioal advice.

Last week Mr O. G. Tripp, Orari Gorge, advertiaed m the " Mail "and "Guardian" for thirty-Beven Bhearerff and shed hands. When the roll was oalled yesterday morn fag upwards of 200 men attended, of whom ilmost all had passed the night at the station, I »nd .about half of them had been there Binoe Inoon of the previous day. The large wool shed jwaa given up to this small army for Bleeping quarters, and their breakfast is said to have required six sheep and 150 large loaves, though this ia evidently an exaggeration, gjhe applioations for work at Mr Tripp'a are very numerous, but this ia the largeat .number that has yet attended the roll-call there.

Although the number of English m the Transvaal has been largely augmented of late m consequence of the disoovery of goldfields, the poaition of Englishmen among the Boers is Btill far from being a pleasant one. Tbat they have, however, gained m power is evident. Only reoently the Dutch Legislature passed a law absolutely forbidding the use of toy language but Dutch m the Law Courts. Consequently, the ridiculous speotaole is dometimea __ presented of two Englishmen having a dispute with eaoh other being heard before an English-speaking judge, and the whole of the evidenoe and arguments being translated from English into Dutoh by means of an interpreter.

A sad example of the tragio consequenoes which Bometimea ensue on the wioked folly of praotioal joking comes to us from Ireland. Mvss Milligan, who haa just died at Eilkeel, County Down, was out walking a fortnight since with two lady visitors, when suddenly they were startled to see a man m front of them, who brandished a knife, exolaiming at the same time, " I'm Jack the Riper." Not unnaturally the three young ladies were terri fied at the antios of the infamous scoundrel who thus tried to personate the White chapel murderer, and Misa Milligan became hysterical. Fever followed on the nervous excitement Bet up, and now, at the age of 21, she has succumbed to the sickness. No punishment oan be too severe for the mis creant, for whom the polioe of County Down ire now looking

Muoh the most gruesome contribution to the Whiteohapol horrors is that whioh appears m the " Standard " from] its Vienna corres pondent. Aooording to Dr Bloob, a Galioian member of the Beiohssath, there is no more Inveterate superstition among German thieves than the belief that a oandle made from the missing portions of the viotims m White* chapel will throw all thoso upon whom its light falls into the deepest slumber. Suoh candles, are, therefore, invaluable to burglars. In 1810 a man was executed at Madgaburg at whose trial it was proved that " a regular manufactory had been established by gang of thieves for the production of suoh oandles.' " A regular manufactory 1 " Did ever the diseased imagination of Edgar Allan Poe conceive a more ghastly idea than this systematic manufacture of thieves' oandles from - the vitala ofHieir mardergil vluilma~? —

Some idea may be formed of the maguitude of the plague of grasshoppers whioh has viaited France tbia year, from the fact that m one single canton— that of Goron, m the department of Mayenne — 1,604,0001ba of theea inseots, representing 92£ millions m number, have been killed, filling 229 tumbrils, each of the .capaoity of a oubio yard. They were collected by women and children m the early morning at a cost of £600, and it is estimated that by this means a loss of £80,000 was averted from the canton. Henceforth it ia proposed that the teachers and scholars m all the State aohools throughout the oountry should make war upon the grasshoppers morning and evening during the season, and should participate m the reward (4d a pound) paid for their destruction. As there aro nearly four millions of children receiving publio instruction m France, the grasshoppers are likely to have a bad time of it.

The following|pror)hetia announcement was mide by a writer m " Vanity Pair " :— I have before me a circular lately issued by a well- Known American firm, m whioh is set down amongst " the Bure events of ' the near future ' " the collapse of tha Vanama Canal Company. It is what I have looked forward to. The Frenoh Government have authorised a lottery loan, with a view to stave off the coming crash • but the loan will be without guarantee or responsibility on the part of the State, and it oan have no other effect than the brief postponement of the inevitable end. The failure of this gigantio enterprise will ooma with terrible severity upon thousands of the Frenoh middle olaßsea, from whose savings the subscriptions have m a large measure been drawn. A cash investment of something like 250,000,000 dollars, or £50,000,000, wjll m all likelihood bo utterly wiped but—-" a financial misfortune," as the Boston firm eaya, " of almost unparalleled magnitude " — the burden of whioh, though it is to fall upon the people of Franco; may shake the people of other countries m sympathy.

The "Glasgow Evening Citizen" of Oot, sth has the following paragraph : — Ajtropros of New Zealand, and the orisia through whioh it has passed or is passing, and of some bearing on the reportß we published the other day regarding the affairs of the Bank of New Zealand, the following extraot from a letter reoeired here from an influential gentleman resident m the oolonv will prove interesting and instructive : — " We are going through hard tlmea hero at present, the xesqlt of oxoeßsive borrowing and of aping to be men when we aro only boys ; but we are steadily improving, and as I know that many of our Glasgow men have invested large Bums m New Zealand (not always wisely) they will t)e wise not to give way to paniojoii fear for the future of- New Zealand. It is the most God gifted oountry m the world that I know. With all and more than the mineral treasures of Britain, with a soil superior and * climate unsurpassed m the world, it only wants population and capital to make it what it haa been oalled — the Britain of the South. Pardon my divergencies into general topics, but I thought you would not objeot to a glimpse of New Zealand through the speotaol.es of a thirty.six year resident who has kno^n it from Southland to Auckland, and from a bullbolf driver's point of View to that of a Minister of the Crown and of a Judge of the Supreme Court."

SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EX TBAOT.—In protection of the world -wiSe fame our manufacture has acquired all over the globe, we publish the following :— Hazard, M.P., Professor of General Pathqlogy and Diseases of the Mind and Nervous System Bays m an editorial published m the " Olinioal Keoord : " — " We have examined half-a-dozen specimens of different manufactures the preparation of Sander and Sons was the only one that proved to be reliable and correspond ing to eoientifio teßta." Another conoootion oalled " Refined Extraot of Euoalyptuß " has made its appearance since. This produot stands, aopordjng to Pr Owen, foremost j n causing injurious etfeoto. 'Jfhat geptlpraan communicates', at a meetipg of the Hedidal Sooiety of Victoria, that a child living at Fitzroy became most seriously indisposed inroußh its use. In another caso a lady Btates on the strength of statutory declaration tbat she Buffered cruelly from the efleota of the same ponooptlon. fo guard the high reputation of pur manufacture we feo warranted m exposing the^ above faota, and i deßire the pubhoto exeroise oar e and preoau* tion wheOujing SA^pSR and SONS.- j

THE MAORI FOOTBALLERS.

(PEE PRBSS AB-lOOIATIOiT.)

London, December 17. Tho Maori football team to-day defeated Wigan Club, Lnncashire, by a goal and two tries to a try.

THE MARKETS.

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The markets are dull, dae principally to the approaching holidays. One fea ture is the large amount of imports from New Zealand, Since Friday no less than twelve sailing ressels and steamers arrived here laden with, produce. The following are the latest quotations :— Oats, m consequence of heavy shipments from New Zealand are easier ; best feed ing sorts are selling at 4s 3d ; milling, 4s 6d to 4s 7d. At Melbourne and Adelaide wheat 3b dull, prices ranging from 4s 6*d to 4s lOd. The market ib erratic, and will probably be unsettled till after the New Year. Adelaide, December 18. Boiler flour, £12 ; stone make, £11. filnißouiiNß, December 18. Hour, roller make, £11 ; stone make, £10 10s. London, December IV- Tho wool sales closed to-day with prices unchanged, Messrs Dalgety and Co., Limited, have received the following cable mes sage from their head office m London : — Wool Hales — the next series will open on 29th January. The quantity to be offered is not limited, bat all arrivals up to commencement of sales will bt ad mitted, Sheepskins — Prices are higher by 5 per cent to 6 per cent. Tallow market unchanged, with email transactions. The Nott Zealand Loan and Mercan tile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following cable from their London office, dated 17th December :— Wool — The sales closed fairly well this day. Scoured and superior greasy merino have advanced to Id per lb since the close of last sales. Medium and inferior have advanced barely £ per lb ; medium crossbred has advanced Id per lb ; coan«, to Id ; and .lambs, except faulty descriptions, per lb. Tho sales comprised about 155,000 bales. Five thousand bales have been held over for future disposal, 90,000 bales have been taken for the Continent, and 3000 bales for America.

Tallow — There is a fair speculative demand and less trade, demand. Quo tations for good mutton and beef tallows are 35s and 33s 3d per cwfc respectively. Cocksfoot. — Quotations unchanged tsince last telegram.

IRRIGATION FARM.

Tho Invitation from the County Oounoll to laapeot the ocops now growing pu tho irrigation farm vr« largely availed of yeaterday, qaite a number of farmers and others being present during the after noon. Arrungeinenin had been made for a tnpl of the Masaoy Mower on the farm and this maohlao was at work, cutting for hay, tho crop of Irrigated oow-graaH and red clover grown this season. Tbu County Oouuoll was represented by Mes3re 0. J. Harper, Hugo Fciedlander» »nd ■T,., ...,., Tt>«w Dj lln.JVlu.ln waring iho cjerk. Being also praoont, with Me Olartdge the farm manager and caretaker. There was quite a representative gathering of farmer! and landowners, amongst whom wenotioud the Hon W. JEtolieatou, Messrs T. E. Upton, Leatham, Leadley, William- Mm, Juo. Gilmonr, Jno. Ooohrane, P. Oopeland, James Moore, and a number of other well-known settlers, who showud by thole presence that a large amount of interest i« taken m the work of tho Ooanoll on the irrigation farm. Anyone at all conversant wiih fanning matters Is of ooursu aware that this aoaaon so far has been of a very moist, and 000 l nature, aud i therefore the value of irrigation la raisiug orops, hao not been bo palpably manl footed, here. Nevertheless the crop which was out gave very dintlnofc and uefinito proof of the wocderful effeot of the water ou cow-grasa and rod oluvera, the piece of ground cropped with .this fodder being denaely covered with heavy plants, healthy and of a bright and deep color, while the adjoining patch, sown at the same time and on exaotly the same quality of ground (but which had not the advantage of irrigation) does not m come places evenioover the groaud and is full of Borrel, cape weed, and other vile herbs, unfit for feediDg any £oiaos of stock, and the orop altogether 1b hardly worth the trouble of cutting for hay. The Massey mower was kept at work during the after noon, the machine being driven by Mr MoLenn, the resident expert for the Maeaey Company, Mr li. FrledUnder buing m attendanoe for Messrs Fried lander Bros., the agents for Maaaey machinery m New Zealand, The Mower worked very satisfactorily, being very easily drawn by two medium horses, and catting very oloaoly and evenly, although the ground was not At all omooth' or regular, the furrows and channel** (or Irrigation being deeper thi^n, ordinary. Y«t as al! the aqoveaienta of the machine controlled from the driver's seat, it ia < j a«y for anyone to keep the maohine at work, without etopplng tho hoises or leav ing ins place, m fact In a level paddorik with a nice even orop the driver might read a book, or other-wise divert himfldlf ■nd itill make good work for the '* boBB," with- a Massey Mower m the hay field.

The Council have put m a portion of the farm with barley this season, but the orop does not seam a suitable one for the eiasa of land tho farm consists of — poor thinßoil very near the shingle — aud the result of this crop is not likely to induce a repetition of the experiment. In f aot the opinion of some farmers yesterday was that probabiy the crops would nave done better without artificial watering thio season on the B*me land, bat m any case the soil was not of a suitable catuie for this cereal, it requiring more eubatanoo and, depth of Boil; as shown at Mr Leatbain's farm on the road down, where there is a paddook of this grain m earjwhich should please any farmer's eyes, and which will yield, probably i^t least 40 bnshels per ft ore to the owner. There are a number of small patches of other crops being experimented with qn the farm. «c pptatooe, rnajze, lucerne, peas, etc,, but it is too early m the teason perhaps to eßtimfite their probable yieidß However, we think the resultß with the oow-graas alone are umply euDßcient to show that the County Council have not j spent their funds m vain on this experi mental farm, but rathor the opposite and with the proßent aspect of the markets for dairy produce and moat, it is probable that grain growing will m many oases aoqn haye to play a subordinate part IP Can terbury laud give the pride of plaoo m value to theso other lines of export iv the not distant future.

Lunch was provided by Messrs Fried landor Bros for those present, $nd Mr Qlarjdge wa« kept busy explaining to the visitors the manner ot propping and tho way m which tho water %&b put on the land. At any time, he will be glad to ebow anyone visiting the farm, round the oropa, ana explain tjw worfc don*

ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL |«

» - INSTALLATION OF MAYOR. The annual meeting of the Aahburton Borough Oooncl for the instillation of the Msyoroleot, Mr I>. Thomas, was hald at the Borough Council Chambers to-day. There were pfcfent : Mr A Harrison (•ho retiring Mayor), Mr D. Thomas (the Mayo- do'), Cm D. Williams »n, H. Fi-i?«lhodo»- G. F, SooU; J. Taokor, T. Mo-sra R. Fdedlmdor, ex-Miyor, 0. E.F^nttjt, B'irouih Clerk and Wngineor, K. G. 0' hn. Borough Solicitor, W. Romp, Borough V^u^or, J-rv<i ! (i 3, and D. H. Brivrn, wcrortlso proFoni-. The mlnntcHcjf tb • |.»-t nnnaal meeting were read and oh- firmed. Tho RetHnsj ?<*avor sßld that m acooHano wit'i s-HtabWa'-ia-i caatom, it became his rinty on leaving the c^nfr to make r fow remVk* on ih3 work of ihe ptst y sr. He had not. much to pay, be cause ha'wai rvfc one of those o^mpatoat jto make a gre<;t ep^eoh. As regarded tho fioaucial pnaklon of thn Bjrougli," ihoro was n-'t much diflVenou between what {t was at the present t me, and at tho tlnm, of tho last annual meeting. The overjp draft was nearly the same m amount, but It must not ba overlooked that during hia year of office a heavy paymont had made on aocount cf the traffic bridge. This payment amounted to £347, bo that practically the overdraft stood to that extant better than at the close of ihe previous year. The Oonncll wan now clear of liability as regarded tho construction of the traffic bridge, and no ranro payments would have to be made on this r cooint. Or Scaly, the ■ O'mer Mayor, had during his term of offioe, put forth all his endeavors to re duoe tho overdraft., and had succeeded to a very considerable extent. He (Mr Harrison) had not sucooeded m the name proportion, but still, daring the year that had just closed a great deal bad been done towards reducing the B >rongh'a liability. Every attention had been given by the Council to economy. At the first meeting at which he (the Mayor) had occupied the chair Or Friedlander h»d moved m this direction, and his efforts had been earnestly seoind°d by all the members f)f the Oouncl'. They had had a capital clerk In Mr Braddoll, but olroumstanoes arose whloh rendered it necessary to oombine the positions of clerk and on«lneer. The combination had been I » tended whh mcrk'id success, Mr Fooks tilling the qoshiona vrhh oredit to himself and the Oounoil. He would not dwell farther on this matter, but wonld p«ss on to another work which had been efleoted daring tbe year, v z , the reduction of the rents oC reserves. It had beoome neces sary to make acme reductions and the Oounoil went into the matter thor oughly, meeting the tenants m a fair and liberal spirit. The Council's action seemed to have evoked general satisfaction, Aa they were aware, some tronble had arisen in regard to oertiln accounts which had been disallowed by the Auditor, but that nutter hud now been settled. It originated ihrcugh a misconception on the Auditor- General's part, and an explanation being made, everything wes oleared up satisfao torily. Preliminary ateps towards the Oounoil taking over the Domain had been arranged. The matter was m the hands of the Government, and there was no dcubt that m a short time tho oontrol would be vested m tho Couno'J. The Domain as at present conducted was self supporting, but donbtlesa the Council could frequently find opportunities when a little money oonld be expended with advantage. Ha thought it was a good thing fot the people of tbe town that tbe Oounoil should have charge of the D.-rmin, and dwellers outside would aleo participate la the benefit. The gentlomen "who at the present time constituted the Board hod done their bout, and bad wisely, as he thought, kept ol*ae of debt. He was flotry_ to oay that J-here was too gr^at a disposition on the part of public bodies In theoolony to work on borrowod money, and he thought tho Poraain Board were de serving of commendation for having kept out of debt. He had-'already alluded to the traffic bridge, a work which was of considerable value to the town and dls triot, and he had no doubt that aa time went on ltg benefit wonld be still more appreciated. They had never, he was glad to say, during the whole year, bad any ory of "unemployed." This must be convincing to any mind that an im provement had taken place. For several winters the Oounoil had: to meet an unemployed dfffioalty, numbers of mon whom they knew to be hardworking, reliable, and steady, being reduced to want. Bat this winter had gone through without anything of this sort being brought under their notice. The cry had been heard m Onrlstohuroh,Dunedln, and other oentreß, but not m Ashburton, a fact that went to chow our position had Improved. It now becime his pleasant duty to &Bk thono present to take a glass of wine with him, and ho would auk them to join with him In drinking tbe health of the new Mayor, Mr D Thomas. The Mayor then conducted tb, e Mayor elect to the ohalr, and the customary declaration having been signed, delivered up the k»ys and tht documents pertaininr to the office* . r s

v i° . H ® tirln S ,, Ma 3or proposed tht health of the new Mayot. Thoy all knew Mr Thomas well, and fro* his acquaint anoa with him, he (the speaker) felt assured that he would do ii a utmost m the interest of the burgesses, an d wo ,uld. worthily perform the duties of t 4 © o hair to which he had bean elected. He waa straightforward, and waa a trough Job,n Bull m manner, that la » c said straight out what he thought. Tht. now Mayor, would, he wag Bure, always ac t with manliness and decision oft character and would c}o, honoi to the position Vi which the bnrgesaee hud placed him. The tonat waa 3uly honored, and the Mayor m leaponding Raid that he wag proudjof the position which he had been ehogon to fill, and of the flattering remarki mnde by lir Harrison He had bee& m the Council for some bix years and during that time be had always given his atten tion \o the wants and needs of the Borough. As Mr Harrison had said he had frequently shown a good deal of the John Bull, but while he presided at the Council table, ho would endeavor as far au possible (o do away with that disposi tion co an to fall m wi^h the wished of the body of the Council on any particular question which might come before them, and he could asßure them that his actions would always be impartial. During the past year nothing of very great moment had been dealt with. It had been decided tj procure a ateaua engine and long bofore hit tctcj of office dosed he hoped that It would % be here, though he alao hoped that i\a aervlqea would not be called into requisition. The working ex penses of the sngino might be heavy, but the beneatthat would be derived would far exceed any outlay on that aoore. Another good th\og deolded upon was taking over the cintrol of the Domain. The Council was he proper body to ad minlater the DomiJn, and hetrnoted that during his year o^offioe they would goo their way to expenl some money on the Domain and make i aoredit *o the town. There w« 9 o«e neater be did not like, •n^thnt wrb OUarUble Aid. He n&* some Oourjoillor B lathing, but if they went to his office he would ehdw them Borne of the Oharltble A^id Board's dooumentß, which It wc^d take them five honra to go throogh anothen they wonld pet underatand them (^ughter). The Board apeat Borne thouso^i of ponnda annually, and be thoa^t New Zea l»ad wbb proceeding i a WCO n K dbection ;la the n»tte\ it waa a great etraln on any b,l Degi m%n here to attend the frequent at Ohrlotchyrcbj aß a ttboa^ dlffitaot

system should bo da vised. Tho burgea'sei might now reasonably look forward to prosporous times, when the borough funds would benefit m a corresponding degree. They could now boast that their town had got advantages of whloh no other similarly situated ouuH boast. He found tba Mayoral ohalr easy and comfortable, arid he only hoped that at the end of his year of offloa ho would find it m easy and comfortable then. He thought he would, and he expressed a hope that he would do nothing to degrade th» chair, but that when his term of cffloe had expired the bnrgesies would say " Well done" Before sitting down ha had a »ouo>. to propoie, that of Jhe ''ex Mayor." Ha . had kaoirn Mr Harrison some years, and .had found him invariably straightforward m both pnblio and private matiera They all fcbevr him well and 'they would all give" him credit for the manner In which he had presided over the Ooonntl during the last year. He gave the tout of "The Title Ing Mayor." '■•;'. The toast was warmly received. [The remainder of oar report Is, on ac count of the length of the proceedings, held over till next Inane.!

HORSE MARKET

Mr T, Bnllook reports for the wtek ending Saturday, December 15th :— There was * large entry of hones and a good attendance of farmers and others, but biddings were extremely languid throughout, and one of the dullest sales that has been experienced for a very long timo, only 11 oat of an entry of 44 being sold. — Medium draughts, 6 year olds, brought £16, £20 ; aged, £13 up to £16 15s ; inferior, £5 10s, £5 Its 6d. Haoks and light harness horses brought £5, £5 10s, £6 ; scrubbers at low prices. Sundbies.— Spring carts, £7 ; £16 10s J stripper, £6. 10a ; MoOormiok wire bindery^ £7 ; Samuelßon, £3. Previous to the usual horse sale I offered by auction a number of properties and succeeded m selling 500 aores, being fc.B's 27646, 27647, 27648, 27649, and 27795, riDg fenced, situated m the Shepherd's Bush Survey District for £1000, and privately duriog the week T. 8 457, Burnett street,containing $-acre, with small cottage thereon for £122 10i ; T.S. 548, containing situated m Oox street, with six-roomed houso thereon for £250.

RIFLE SHOOTING

The Ashburton Rifles fired their first competition for the New Zealand Clothing Factory's Oup on Monday afternoon, the officers and non commissioned offiodra prize of £10 being divided amongst the higbeat soorera The match was a handicap on*, ranges, 200 yds, standing j 300 yda, kneeling ; and 400 yds, any position ; 5 shots at each range. The day wai a favorable one, but the etanding and kneeling positions; had the effect of pre venting any big scoring being made* A. good number turned out there being 38 competitors. Private S. Salek («qratch) topped the sooring with 42 points taking the Ist prize of £2, also tbe range priza of 7s 6d for the beat s score at 400 ydi. Private Undrili(handioapoflopbintß)com. ing a close second with 41 points, taking 30s, and the range priza of 7* 6d for the best score s the 300 yd^. Sergeant-Major Hayes took the range prize for thfe 1 200 yards, and Private H. O. Cralghead the prize for most bulls-eyeß. A good deal of interest wae taken m the shooting as at the commencement of the last range %he place of highest scorer' was lobked upon as almost a moral for Private Undrell who had a clear lead of 9 points from the next mim and 11 points ahead off Private Sa'ek. .The latter, however, gained 12 points on his man, thus landing him top by one point oaly. tfhe handi capping came out very satisfactorily, the prize winnera coming tfose to each other. Appended are the ecores :—

* Winners of ranges prless. The aeoond and final competition for the Oup will be held wme time nex& month.

SCENE IN A LION'S DEN

An announcement made by the erfer (says the Sonth Wales "Daily Newa"l that a, «„„ named William Samuels, a looil Innkeeper §Q d the champion boiel of Wale^vfonld enter a den of Hon. Tt Mewrs Wombwell's menagerie, located It Swansea, omsed considerable excitement ■how. At nine o'clock the band played " For he's a v llj good fellow/* M -jf tfitn Hamuels, accompanied by Mr Bostock, th» man.ger of the chow, walked up to • dea containing a. lion and about a doaan lion esses. A great oro«rd at once assembled round the oage. Mr Boatock mounted » p atform and Informed the publio thai Ws old friend Samuel* had volunteered to perform a desd of dating anoh aa had nerar W done ia tb« menagerie alnee its establishment m 1805. Mr Wiltshire had, be said, recently at Cardiff entered the csge m company with Madame Salra. the llttn-tamer, and had by his action oansed a great sensation In South Wales. But Samuels wao going to surpass thl. feat, for though urged to let Madamo Ralva aooonapany him, he deolded not to 3S tm'k •»™l«""owed todoao ■»ne announcement was re eel red with great Peering, though It wi wH.it that, on.the part of many present, there Sin i ? Ucg Qf anxlet y «nd alarm. ?!?£ i 1 V?, 6Ter ' ? eemed to '*«w none I Attired welcome than he bai«, ned for! p"? c .' aad, apparently of nerTei o f steal, S "? ° * T' lked «^»MW up to end °* th ° °«« e w>ere the animals were huddled together, waiting only the slightest enconra gem 3n t to sprinj on the intruder, and heid his endiel threateningly before the Beg d O f 'S fieroest. Growls of race ffreetarf *hS wV k b , ut Bftmue ?' i D no ™* SSSJJS* walked amoQeat the animala and mada thorn fly righfand left bel m him. he did eeveraUimeß, a U d 9a one occasion acted bo raahly'tbAt grave fears weri entertained $or hia safety by thosa In charge oi th.a, exhibition. y Those-^ho as a precauhon, were armed with red hot uons-were ready to act proiaptty, when Samuels again obtained the maatery^vtr hia eavage companions, and showed his featlesflneaa o| them by firine a load«rf piatQUt their faces. ?hen his^Sge moiDtoined to the last, he went to^he gate of tho den, and waited m a dangerous position while Mr Bostock presented him. amidtho cheeraof thoae piesent, with a unique ohaiD, oompoaed of spade aid chain and with a cortißoate recoTding the fact tbat heaoqoitted himself hravelf

FTBB ABHBURTON GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1888



Name. op. Boore Ttl Pii za^ Pte. S. Salek eoh 42 42 a n «* „ Unarill 10 81 41 11? *• Capt Dolman Boh 39 3$ j n 0 Pte A. McDonald Boh 3.9 3 g j_ ._ Bugler Burfoot 5 92 37 13 q Sergt. .Jesaop so.h. 36 86 10 ft Oorpl. T. fceitoh 8 27 35 7 c Pte. Dalley 10 25 85 • £ n Qapt. Fooks Boh 35 35 5 a Sgt-Major Hayea 5 30 85 12 6* 001,-Sergt- ° MoDonald eoh 34 84 sft Oorpl. W. v MoDonald 4 29 S3 5 n Pte.Brophy 10 23 83 5 Q



Wells' Hair Balsam.— lf gray, reS !<wes toongma color. An elegant dressing sbfteas and beautifies. No oil nor grease. At tonic restorative. Stops four carato* out*



CORNS& BUNIONS , fffi ipllP^^All sufferers from 1 raff |fa Bunions should i H Little Price lslidpor box, of all Chemists. 2rMllTfa sIjTRKENIIEAD, ENG.j MaacnßaaßßßiaiaMiaßalßßaHaaaaM \ DIARY. '( Moon's December Sun Sun Moon Moon age a ' Rises Sots. Rims Set*. noon; p.m. bjh. 17 Monday .. 4.17 7.36 6.19 3.31 13 18 Tuesday .. 4.17 7.37 715 45 14 19 Wednesday.. 4.18 7.37 8.8 4.45 15 20 Thursday .. 4.18 7.38 8.56 5.30 16 31 Friday.. .. 4.10 7.38 9.30 622 17 22 Saturday ... 4.19 7*39 10.16 7.19 18 33 Sundny .. 4.20 7.39 10.61 8.20 19 Moonlight Evenings. The Mood at 3 days old shines till about 8 o'olook. The Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o'olook. The Moon at 8 days old Bhinea till nearly o'olook m the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from sundown till about 4 m the morning. The Moon at 15 days old ib full, and shineß all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and shines till morning, The Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 a.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. and shines 11 morning The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and shineß till sunrise. THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN. From and after the BOth November, 1886, the terms of Subscription to this journal will be as follows, viz. : — IT PAID IN ADVA.NOK Per Quarter.. 6s 6d by post, 9s 6d Half-year 12s 6d, by post, 18s 6d Year .. 24s Od, by post, 37a Od IV BOOKED Per Quarter.* 7b 6d, by post, 10s 9d  Half-year 15b Od, by post, 21b 6d „ Year .. 80s Od, by post, 43s Od Birth, Marriage, and Death Notices, if paid for at .the ime of insertion 2s 6d eaoh (stamps may sent as payment) if booked, 4s eaoh. Announcements of Births, Deaths and Marriageß sent for publication from the country districts require to be verified by th c signature of the person sendinc the notice. TO CORRESPONDENTS Attention to the following rules will save the writers of correspondence a good deal of trouble: — We cannot under- take to return rejected communications. No notloe can be taken of anonymous communications. "Whatever 1b Intended for Insertion In this jonrnal mast be authenticated by the name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publi- cation, but Re a guarantee of good faltb. Letter* aud other communications in- tended for Insertion m the nnww column should be addressed to The Editok ; and tf.ll business communications, in- oladlng advertisements, : Bddressed to Thb Ashburton Publishing 00.



THE New Zealand Clothing Factory Give? notice to thnlr Numerous Customers tbat It la not their intention to give away ALMANACKS, PICTURES, Or any other useless Article, but it (s their intention and desire to place within the meats of all their celebrated MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING, Aud they now pive notice that they have THIS DAT made Substantial Reductions In all Departments daring tbe Xmas and New fear Holidays ao to the N.Z. CLOTHING FACTORY For Gennlne Bargains m Gents' and Boys Clothing, Regatta Shlrte, fc'parfs, Ties, Hoiiery t Hats, etc. The very latest designs to hand. TAILORING. Salts to measure, £2 16s, Tremors to measure, 17s 6i, from the newest checks and stripes. Customers can rely upon a good fit and excellent workmanship m f very garment we undertake. FOSTER COLONIAL INDUSTRY AND BUT FROM Tflg NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. % E. WEBBER, M»p»gor.



A'body Kens ye BOXING NIGHT \\T ANTED Known—That Mbs Hill, W Monthly Nnrae, has removed from Peler £tre«t to Dl Trevor'a hou««, In Moore Street. 10t39 XMAS, Xmas.— Andbew Obb is show- ing Novelties m all Departments for Xmas Presents. WANTED Known— That S. W. Awobn and Co. are selling at Warehouse prloe, a eplend'd lot of Lidies P.Uk and O*ehmere Mantles, and Satin and Fancy Sunshades, bought a bargain. No valaa like them m Ashburton, Jock Mcßaw BOXING NIGHT "TTTOBSTED Tweede.-A Beantifnl W Assortment of Worsted Tweens as exhibited at the late Show. Specially made to order for Andrew Obb. VST" ANTED More Known— That S. W; W Alcorn Co. is tbe oheapest House m Aehburton. Gieat variety of Dress materials ; Priute and Fancy Galaleas to choose from. 11 159 Deoch Slainte BOXING NIGHT WANTED KNOWN— That I have appointed Mbs Adams sole agent n Ashburton for the Eclipse Dye Works, Cbristchuroh. Ladies dresses and gentle- men's clothes cleaned or dyed. Seal Skins, Gloves and Feathers, Silks, Damask- Curtains, Tab Jo Covers, Sashes Cleaned oj Djed, etc., end all kinds of animal skins d ret Bed an<* made up to order. — A. J. Chapman, 161 Armagh street, Cbrißt- churoh 13f Xmas. Xmas.



Wanted Germina. Palatable, Digcatlble. no l - FJoaliug. All Grocerß, WHKRE ehail we go to purohos^ our Prizes, Xmae and New Year Presents? VVJiy to H. M. Jon m, where is to ho found the greatest variety m the Oonnty, and excellent value. "VSTANIED Known —Mrs Mbrch, y»' Drsfsmaktir, has returned fioni Bvdnoy, nud recommenced business m Fanndirs' Build'nga, next Mr ft. ileorn's. ' 10 78 WANTF.D Known. — That Misa Edwards, Tnitoress, is prepared to make Boys' Clothing, nlfio Cuffing, Strap ping, repairs and alterations, &c — Miss £dwarDß, corner Moore street and Brit. . 11 105 BEFORK hnying Bootß and Shoes, etc, o»U and lospaot our Clearing prloeß, Will be *o your advantage. — H. C. Siokhs. M'.-IFo-d H'.uar, The Bhoys from the Ould Dhart BOXiNG NIGHT WANTED Known. —Support Local Industry. Buy your Suils Aeh- burton Tweed from 30s ; made to measure (and choose ycur own Tailor) from £3 10a.— Andrew Orr. GLASGOW DRAPERY and CLOTHING COMPANY. Tre- mendous Bargains. REA.T Clearing Sato of Boots. -We havn nsver marked auy bo cheap before.— H O. Skgers, Melford House. 11 Be Wise Mon m BOXIN i MIGHT MRS ADAMS has removed to Sann- dera' Buildings, opposite Railway Station. OrewelSllke, Wools, and Fancy Goods of every description kept m stock. Agent for Eolipae Dfe Workß. Keglstry offioe for Servants. 10 92 WANTED Known. —Beautiful Milli- nery. A choice assortment is now being shown ; also Sunshades, Silk Gloves, Laces, £catfr, &o, at Andrew Obb's. SHEEP SHEABB, 11 A's, BB A'a, and BB^HZ'b; and genuine Turkey Stones. — Robert Aloorn, Sauodetß Buildings. WANTED everyone to know tbat J. C. Dunoas is a Land Broker, licensed to prepare and register Transfers, Mortgagee, Encuxbranoos, Loases, Regiß- tratton Abstracts, Powers of Attorney, ApplioatioDß to bring Land under the Act, and every description of instruments un&or the Land Transfer Act. — J. O. Domoan, Arcade, Ashburton. lOtlQj WANTED Known. — Ahdbew Okr is giving a Great Bargain m Boots* Girls' School Boots, Women's Boots, 6s 6d, Men's.: -Auld Freens BOXENG NIGHT C< ALE of Boots and Shoes. We have £) marked our large stock of Boots and Shoes with the Intention of clearing them this month. Gome and save money. — H. O. Seoebß, Melford Honae. FOR genuine Aehburton Tweed Suits read y made, or to measure, fit and quality guaranteed, and at prices nn- . -quailed, go to H. Aloorn, Aehburton Clothing Mart, Sannder"' Bnildinars.



PaMic Notices. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. p ANDREW ORR j IS SHOWING NOVitLTIES IN C HANTLES and JACKETS. - E LATESr NOVELTIES IN \ HAT 3 AND BONNETS. i CBEMK AUD EMBROIDERED J BBEEBES. LATEST NOVJSLTIK3 IN ! Ribbon, Flowere, Feather*, and Sunshades Novelties m Plushes, Bilke, and Cos- tume Cloths. Great Bargains m Ladies Boots ; Girls School Boots from 4s 6d. Gente* Butts Ashburton Tweed from 30s. ANDREW ORR. THE WHOLE TRUTH. AND NOTH- ING BUT THE TRUTH. It It true. Yes f perfectly true, that Mitchell & Turner SELL SELL SELL D R APE RY MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING, BOOTS, Etc., AT Reasonable Prices & Al Value, CALL AND INSPECT LARGE AND WELIrASSOKTBD STOCK. Christmas. ~W* Christmas. Where shall I bay my Ohtlstmaa Paroel ■nd Ret first-olais yalue for my money. Why, at Mitchell & Turner DRAPERS AND CLOT BIERS, TANCEED STREET i JOHN ORR & CO., FOB 10 Days Only, WILL HOLD A SPECIAL SALE OF SURPLUS STOCK. ODDS AND ENDS, And a very large Quantity of EEM3STANTS, Which we b*ve Marked m PLAIN FIGURES} and arranged for Inspeotlon. BARGAINS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT FOR TEN DAYS. GRAND VALUE IN MEN'S AND BOYSj CLOTHING. tftw Styles and Patterns. Beit v»lue •rev offered In Ashbarton. NEW ALMANACS. Our Beautiful new Almanacs for 1899 will be dlotrlbntod j*> Saturday, the 16tb, •nd following Saturday, JOHN ORR AND CO* GENERAL IMPORTS as, EAST STREET. : . 'i