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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1888. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

* The Barrier copper mine has been success fully floated m Melbourne, with a capital of £250,000. j Many stories have been told of the fortunes made out of silver mining shares. Little is said of the fortunes lost. There is at Broken Hill a man scarcely able to support a small family, who less than six months ago was j worth £200,000 m easily realisable property. A correspondent writes to the " Timaru Herald" advocating the lowering of the wharfage charges on coal by 6d a ton at that port, He saya if the reduction were made it would give Timaru the ooal trade of Ash burton, amongother plaoes. \ The Minerva Petroleum Company's bore at Gisborne is now down 480 foet. The seoond Band was passed at 435 feet, giving off a good deal of gas and email show of oil. The balance 0! 8-inch pipes goes m this week, after which boring will proceed m preparation for the 6 -inch pipes. A woman named Norman, wife of a painter living at Fratton, Portsmouth, recently gave birth to four children — three girls and a boy —of whom only one, a girl, •is now alive, Mrs Norman, who is about forty years of age, ia the mother of twenty-one children, of whom nine are now alive. She had previously, had twins, and seven years ago she earned the Queen's bounty by presenting her hus band with triplets. Strenuous efforts are being made (says the London correspondent of the "Sydney Morn ing Herald ") to prevent Miss Phyllis Brough ton's (the well-known aotress) breaoh of promise against Lord Dangan from ooming into court. Tho lady assesses the damage done (0 her affections at £20,000, and holdß to the opinion that the matter, if it is to be compromised, should be settled by the prompt payment of that sum. The other side want to reduce the amount. Advices have been received by the directors of the Wyndham Dairy factory Company that a part of the last shipment of cheese that arrived home has realised the satisfao tory price of 55a per ewfc. A small paroel has also been sold at 5d per lb, f.o.b. at Jiytteltop, The balance-sheef now m oiroula* tion ajnonggt the shareholders B hqwß that during this year's working the faotory hao not made any lose, although no dividend is forthcoming. Tbe milk producers have re. oeived 2% per gallon for milk for the whole season. The "Timaru Herald" reports that on Monday forenoon a girl of 15 years of age, named L&rris, living with her parents at Kensington, attempted to commit auioide by swallowing the contents of a bottle of oarbolic aoid. Drs Hogg and Ewart were called m, and only by strenuous efforts suooeeded m preventing fatal effeota ensuing, and after a necessary oourse of immediate treatment the girl was taken to the Hospital m an unoon ■oioug state, Qbe now show signs of recovery, and the oase has been placed \a tho hansjs o f Detective Neil. She was suffering from a loathsome disease, and this may have led to her attempting to escape from a miserable life. ♦' BucijA-Paiba."— Quick, complete cure allgannoying kidney, bladder, and urinary, diseases. At chemists and druggists. Kemp, tborne, Prosger, aodj Co,, agents, Christ*

A rather peculiar aocident occurred last evening. A^bioyiisfc was goirjg along Burnett jtj&tt Weat, and a lady who was wheeling a perambulator was m the act of crossing the road at the time. The bioylist, who was olose at band, sung out to her to look out. The lody hesitated a moment and then started again, the result being that the bioyle clashed into the perambulator, cutting it olean m two. Luckily the vehiole had no occupant, the ohild being led by the hand ai the time, The bioylist was preoipitated to the ground but was not much hurt. A rather amusing letter has been received by the Melbourne Exhibition Commissioners. It is (says the " Argua ") from a lady, who states that she tried to pass through the turnstiles a few days ago, but that owing to her size, which is presumably abnormal, the maobine held hor fast. Had it not been for the attendant, who prooured a chair and assisted to extrioate her from the peculiar position m whioh she was placed, unpleasant oonsequenoes might, she suggested, have happened. She therefore, asked that special arrangements should be made for the ad mission of persons of her bulk and weight, and the aocountant at once replied that if she would announce the oooasion of her next visit, the gate, wbioh is about 12ft wide, would be opened for her. The American correspondent of an exobange says :— " Marriage is a serious matter to most men, but it ia a trifling detail to Mr J. Aldrioh Brown. He is aooused of having taken to himßelf twenty-three wiveß. Mr Brown is an American, and he may plead that an expand ing demooraoy cannot confine itself to the traditions of an effete eooiety. The twenty three ladies do not seem to take this view, as they are pursuing Mr Brown with relentless animosity. The brother of one of them is disposed, moreover, to end Mr Brown's eooiologioal eip^riments with a revolver, Thus is science ever dogged by the pertinacity of prejudice. A Home paper heara that a barrister baa just been summoned before the Benchers of his Inn charged with the serious professional offeDOe of accepting a fee of half a guinea when bis brief was marked with a guinea. The offender was severely reprimanded, and informed that he had departed from " the best traditions of the Bar." He respeotfully urged that he had imagined that he was following " the best tradition of the Bar," inasmuch as he had taken all Tie could get. So struok were the Benchers, either with the force of thia observation, or the forensio ability displayed by the oulprit m his own defence, that they let him off without further remark. In oonneotion with the " gathering of the gaiters," aa the " World " irreverently terms the reoent Lambeth Conference," we are told that on the Great Northern Railway there was a brisk demand for smoking carriages, and the sight of three bishops, on their way to Cambridge, indulging without let or hind rance m the fragrant weed, reminded more than one of the speotatora of the excellent story of Arohbishop Tait discovering two of h>s Amerioan visitors kneeling piously on their bedroom hearthrug and puffing smoke carefully up the chimney, during the last Lambeth Conference. Things have some what improved sinoe then ; but it was an Amerioan, Dr Waldstein, who provided for hia compatriots the eagerly sought-after op portunity of a pipe of peaoe during their brief stay at the 'Varsity. It is rumoured on untrustworthy authority that an Amerioan prelate was observed to get rid surreptitiously of something which looked very much like a 11 quid " m Trumping»on street ; but for all that, the trip to Cambridge was a welcome relief to the mind ecclesiastical, wearied by perpetual converzationes, A very successful meetingwas held last evening m connection with Willowby Wesleyan Temperance Sooiety and Band of Hope. The sohoolroom was well filled, the Rev J.-N. Buttle presiding, The Chairman, m his opening remarks, referred to several matters m connection with temperance work. He expressed the conviction that a radical reform m the licensing system wag fast approaching, a marked feature of whioh woqld bp a large inorease of power m the pgpular control of tbe liquor traffic An excellent programme was then gone through. Songs were given by Miss Emily Hayman, Messrs Dunn, Jamea and John Osborne ; readings by Messrs Wbeeler and Ben Low ; recitations by !Mis9 Hayman (Wioa'ow) and Me Dunn. A .feature of the programme was a dialogue between two youthfuls, Kuth Harding and Elizabeth Dunn, whioh brought down the house, Mrs Harding acted as aCoompanist. On tbe motion of Mr Harding hearty thanks were given to the performers. One adult and three juveniles Bignod the pledge amidst great enthusiasm and hearty applause. The Wellington correspondent of thg "Lyttelton Times" saya that the Govern* ment have had undor consideration a sug gestion which originally emanated from a clergyman at Hull, that the mongoose should be acclimatised m the Colony as a means of combatting the rabbit peat. Correspondence whioh has just b6en received by the Miniates for Lands from the Agent-General, shows that suoh a remedy would be infinitely worse than the disease it is intended to cure. Some years ago the mongoose was introduced to the island of Jamaica, for the purpose of contending with a plague of rats. Mr D. Morris, Assistant Direotor of Eew Gardens, who has had considerable experience m Jamaioa, was tasked for his opinion on (b,e subject. Writing to the Agent-General Mr Morris states that he cannot recommend the introduction of so fierce and rapacious an animal as the mongoose into New Zealand ; it might destroy the young rabbits; but its powers of increase are so enormous, and it is ho difficult to destroy, that \t would ajniostj certainly prove a greater nuisanoe than the rabbits themselves. A large male mongoose ie with difficulty killtd, even by a decent sized collie ; while the animal feeds on both eggs and ohiokens, and might even take to lambs m preference to rabbits. The "Wellington Post" says that the proverbial coach and four has been driven through the provisions oi the Adulteration Aots by Mr Robjnson. R.M. The Aota of 1880 and 1883 contain apparently most stringent provisions for ensuring the ordinary purchaser that he shall get the full weight of bread when buying what profess to ba 21b or 41b loaves. The clauses are marvellously preoise and the oaeual reader would imagine that the baker must have rather a bad time of it having to weigh every loaf m the presenoe of the pur chaser, and being bound to have his loaves of absolutely aoourate weight, duly stamped etc. It seems, however, that all these elaborate provisions are utterly useless, and that bakers may, as some of them uqajoubjt* edly do, cell bvead of any weight" they iike, other than the weight the loavea purport to be without inourring any of the penalties with whioh the olausos fairly bristle. All he has to do isjto avoid selling what the latest Aot refers to as " French " and " batch. " iQaveo, but whioh it baa failed to desprjba or define. It appears from the evidence m the recent oases- in the Resident Magistrate's Court that bakers, like dootors, sometimes differ, and there was a most marked #ant of unanimity of opinion aB to what " French "or " batoh " loaves roally were. Indeed, if we gather tbe purport of the evidence aright, it would seem that bread is subject to strange olimatio changes, and that what is a batch loaf at Home ceases to bo a batoh loaf m Now > Zealand. The difficulty all arises from a wqn,t of legal definition of tbe word <* batoh." It appears to have no acoepted legal desoriptive meaning aB applied to a loaf, and m negleot ing to supply a proper definition of the word " batoh " the Legislature has entirely ••botohed '<' the whole'law on tbe Bubjeot. We clip th.c following important teetiinonia? from the •« Jllawarra Meroury " (N.8.W.) of the 30th Mar oh. It needs no comment; " Mr John Loveday, of the Bulli Mountain, writes to us that after suffering for four years with aoute gravel, he has experienced almoat. complete relief by uaing Sander and Sons' Euoalypti Extract. He says seeing the said Extract advertised m the 'lUawarra Meroury,' his intense suffering induced him to obtain a bottle of the medioine from Mr Hosking, chemist, of this town, and that the use of it gave him great relief at once. He states that between the 10th Maroh instant, when he obtained the first bottle of the extraot, and , the 19th, the use of that medioine continued to afford him relief, to whiph h,e had been a granger fqr four years, Mr L.qveday writeg alsp that be bas found the Sucalyptj Extraot a oure for rheumatism aa well as gravel. He requests us to publish this information through the • Meroury.' We have muoh : pleasure m complying with Mr Loveday's request, whoso word oannot be doubted, and who oan have no object m view other than a pure desire to benefjt.eufjoring humipity."— (Adtii) 8

England's coming harvest is likely to be the 1 worst of the century. I Adelaide passengers by the Frenoh boate •• oan reach London m 31 day?. The Rev Mr Buttle lectures on the " Maori Race " at the Wesleyan Church, Waterton, on Tuesday next. Queen Victoria has now reigned over England Jonger than any monaroh but two- Henry 111 and George 111. She overtook Queen Elizabeth six years ago, and has out done Edward 111, who only reigned 148 days over half a century. If she lives a few years onger Her Majesty will have reigned longer than atjy royal personage of history. When the s.s. Penguin was entering Lyttelton Heads yesterday she picked up a small boat m whioh were a knife, fishing line, bait, and two oars. It was brought to Lyttelton and identified by the owner, J. Hayden, who had left it moored m Dampier's Bay last night, no bait, line, or knife, being m it. It is supposed that some boy*took the boat to fiah, and has been drowned. No one is reported missing. At the meeting of the Board of Eduoa tion yesterday the following matters relat ing to this district were dealt with. The Building Committee reported that an applica tion for £5 for repairs to fences, etc, at Longbeach was deferred. Alford Forest. The Clerk of Works was direoted to report as to the state of the sohool buildings said to be m need of repair. The following appoint ments were made :— Mayfield Side, Miss Brenber, sole charge; Westerfield, Mr P. Kime, master ; BarrhUl, Miss Clarke, sewing mistress; Lauriston," Mrs Smith, sewing mistress. The usual meeting of the ABhburton Presby terian Musical and Literary Society waß held m the Church last evening. There was a very fair attendance of members, the Roy A. M, Beattie presiding. Two original articles were read and disoussed, the subjects being "Contentment" and •• Punctuality," the latter dealing moßtly with punctuality m attendance at churoh. Arrangements were made for the next meeting, whioh is the cloaing one of the session, and the pro. gramme will conaist of portfolio Jor first part, with an interval for refreshments and sooial intercourse, the second part to consist of musical and other selections. A Committee of baohelors and young ladies were appointed .to carry out the refreshment portion of the programme. Experiments have been conducted m France to test the efficacy upon human bodies of the Lebel projectiles. In default of a war, the virtues of the new arm have been tried on defunct civilians— unolaimed bodies from the publio mortuaries and hospitals — which were set up as far as possible m a lifelike attitude and shot at. Dootors Chauvel and Nimier have, it appears, reported on the effect of the ghastly praotice, and testify that the use of the "Lebel" will relieve army surgeons of much of their duty on the field, as the projeotioles, even when fired from a distance of from 1900 to 2000 yards, pass through the body, bones and all. As the " Lanoet " remarks, there can be no reason why such experiments on carcases of the lower animals should not suffioe.

SPORTING.

SYDNEY TRAINING NOTES.

(PRR PRESS ASSOCIATION.,) [Reoelvsd.September2l, 12.20 p.m.] Sydney, September 21. At Bandwlck this morning, Volley was one of the first to wotk. She cantered a mile and then negotiated a seoond mile, the last fast. She looks very well. En- Blgn was treated to similar exercise. Aberoorn and Aberdeen rattled off a fast six farlongp, while Oarlyon was indulged m a osnter. Greywing put la » good half mile, and Pearlshell did long strong work. Honeydew »nd First I'lanour were out for gentle exercise only,

LOCAL OPTION IN VICTORIA.

We extraot the following from a leading article on the abovo subject which ap peared m ihe Melbourne "Age," of a recent date : — lf the I'cnnsed victuallers thought they had killed*L cil Option and pat the friends of temperance to the rout by the weapons the Supreme Ooor' pot ioto their bauds, the large and. enthusi astic meetlDgtj of (ho Alliance at the Mel* bourne Town Hall ought to work their disenchantment. The tone of the pro* ceedtngs indicated that neither the zaal nor the resources of the party had been extinguished by the temporary rebuff h had met witb. Mr Deakin, who ou»ht to know something of the mind of Parlia ment, said it would make short work with the teohnioal objections of the lawyers when next It legislated upon the sabjeot, which would be as soon as Government had an opportunity to invite it to do so ; and there were very signifi cant hints given that Parliament might take courage from the example act by the House of Oommono, and, abolish oompen aatlon altogether. This would be a marked advance on the last movement ; and no doubt the Local Optlonists would be able to show very good reasons In support of It, one of them being that there can be go vestqd forest In. a. trafH.a whioh exlgtq only upon an annual Hcenße. If Parliament stop short of the extreme measure, It might, with unquestionable justice, make thu liquor traffic supply the fund oat of which compensation is taken. A. tax on beer, for instance, to be devoted to the purpose, would be quite m keeping with the fitness, of things, because it would fall only on those who drank the perilous Bluff, and, what I* more, would be easily and cheaply colleoted by Govern* ment. Though the publicans were able to dofeat the Local Op'ioniatß at most of the polls, still over a hundred houses will be closed at the end of tho year, and according to the existing' law' their owners must be compensated for the loss of their trade, and the compensation ought to come out of the pookbts of thosa wbo will profit largely by the extinction of so many competitors m the buolneag. If the Alliance want tq get an increased, yote jn ths cou.ntiiy, why should tbey not include woman's suffrage among the planks of their platform 1 Mr Vale spoke with tributary warmth of the debt wh.ioh the cause of Local Option owed to i\\Q other sex, who. indeed, have all the natural qualification^ for making success ful agitators • and the drink question Is one wMch appeals to them m a peculiar mannsr It wou\d be oertainly difficult to name any other upon which tbey would havo a better claim to make their voice 'heard m the Legislature j and it is not only unwise, but it is unfair, that they who are tho principal sufferer^ from the popular sale of intosiaants. should be made to suffer m silence. We ate quite serious m throwing out the suggestion that one of the things whioh the next Par* liament ought to be called upon to consider and concede is the Enfranchisement of Women r lho women of Victoria enjoy all theprivjlegeg and dißohnrgeallthe responsi bilities of^ citizens. They oontribgte to the formation gf public opinion indireotly, and they are quite as capable oE taking an interest m publio [matters as the men ; and if it ia thoir manifest destiny to be on a political equality with mon m the process of the suns, it is a waste of effort to keop them m subjection becau.B9 they are not etrong enough to assert thsir freedom just yet. The best thinkers of the day are m favor of giving them the suffrage, and the reason why they have not had it loug ago is that, tha best thinkers are the minority m every com munity, and ara therefore doomed to be thwarted m erery cue by the prejudices of tho majority, who do not think at all. If the women could indues tha friends of temperanoe to believe It is their interest to adopt their oause, the battle would be more than half won for them.

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON— THURSDAY. (Before Mr O, A Wray, R.M.) CIVIL QAS&H. D. Thomas vD. flick. claim £8 Mr Wilding for plaintiff, Mr Holmes for defendant -This caso had been partly heard at the previous Court day. — Mr Wilding called the following ovidence : C J. Harper enid ho had been the owner of the sheep m quea ion. Sold them to Mr Brick Hrard the latter go to Mr • Thomas and tel him he could eel I the sheep at a profit. — By Mr Holmes : Did not know what the pr fit was. Mr ihomas did not oome up while witness waa bargaining with Brick, and say he could gei 9a 4d for thorn. When wi neai was dealing with Brick the latter said he would only have taken ICO at 9a 4d — T. M. Jones la^v Brick, Taylor, and Thomas stnnding together. Heard Brick tell Thomas the price of the eh'op was 9a 51, and Taylor bore him out. —By Mr Holmeo: Was o servant of Mr Thomas. The conversation was after the Bale from Brick to Taylor They aaid the sale wai at 9s 5d — Th'a waß the pleiotifE's case. Mr Holmes stated Ihe cane for the defendant. He said th it defendant would prove that he never employed Mr Thomas at all, that when Mr Thomas came to Mr Briok, the latter said he would not Bell under 9s 6d, and a'so that Mr Thorn jb had nothing to do with the negotiations that led to the re-sale of sheep to Mr Tay'or He oalled, Daniel Brick, wbo said that on Angust 28 he bought the sheep In qwtbn from Mr Qarper. JMc Thonna did not coma up while he wa* negotiating with Mr Harper. iVTr Thnmaa did not aav to wltnea*, or to Mr Harper In witness' preseno , that he ooald get 9j 41. About twenty minutes after wltneaa had purchased the sheep and had taken delivery, Mr Thomas came up and aaid that ho had Bold the sheep. Witieaaroplird that he had jast bought them Thomas Bald that ho Had an offer of 9i 4(3 and the offer stood good. Wit ness said he would take 93 61 and no less. Did not authorise Thomts to soli the aheep. Mr Thomas then went away, j Got an order to take the Bbeep out of the yard. Mr Thomaß oame to witness and ea'd he could get 9« 51 ; Ik w»a not true that he pointed out Mr Taylor a> the man who would give 9* 51 nor was it true that witness went after Mr Taylor to get him to buy the aheep, Taylor came to witneßß about tha fheep, and witnesß said them to him for 9j 5d per bead and £1 over. After the sale saw Mr Thomas. Told Thomas that the sheep had been sold for 9 5i and £1 over. Subsequently a;ked Thoaias whether he woald take witness' cheque or Mr Taylor's oheque and refund witness' pr, fit, £15 2j 63. Mr Thomas said he wou'.d take Mr Taylor's ohequ?. Handed Taylor the order for thb aheep. Me Thoims eald noth ng about commission then. Saw him again In the evening about paying to witness the profit and ha said nothing about commission then; On the previous week had bought sheep from Mr Thomas and sold them the same day to Mr •Ptandish. Told Mr Thomas' clerk to book the sheep to Mr Standish. This waa done, Mr Slnndiah'e oheque accepted, and witness paid his profit with out any deduction for commission. On the 6th witness learned for the first time he was to be charged commission . On the 8 h saw Thomas and asked him j why commission was charged. He replied that if he did not oharge commission he ' would be liable to a penalty. Mr Thomas was present when tho fint statement of account, charging half commission, was, ha dad to him. r-'ome hot words p Ssed between witness and Mr Thomas. Mr Thomas served witness with a summons, and Mr Curtis came to witness to get it back again. Witness read it all through and sa : d thqt if it vr&n taken back he con-. Bidered himself released of nil liabi'ity. By Mr Wilding: Had known Tayloi previous'y, but did not recognise him on the morn.ing of the sale. Did not authorise Me Thomas to sell the sheep on his account at any price. Asked him if he would take witness' chpqae or Taylor's cheque and refund witneEß his profit. Mr Thomas accepted Taylor's oheque Wit ness bid 9) 5d for the sbeep Mr Thomas never spoke to witness and Mr Taylor till after the sale to the latter By Mr Homes: Bid 9a 5d with the intention of taking 200;— By Mr Wilding : Had aaked Mr Garth' opinion sb to selling the sheon. If Taylor's oheque had bgfcn, dishonored would not have looted to Thomas for paymQqt,-~-At this stage the Court ad journed for lunch. On resuming Mr Holmes recalled Mr Jones. In roply to a question he said that he did not remember Mr Brick asking him to glva him a hand to take, tho aheep home.— F. MoOafferty, farmer near Lmrlstoo, was In the yards on the day when Mr Briok - boaght the aheep. Was with him when he waa going to take the cheep away. Was going to assist him, and was holding bia horae while Mr Briok went for the order. Previous to his holding the horses, Mr Thomaa a.nd Mr Briok had a conversation. Mr- Thorn/ 1 » said that Mr Brick ought to sell, and the latter said that he would not sell nnder 9a 63. It waa about two minutes after this conversation that witness saw Taylor— By Mr Wilding : Saw Thomas and Brick subsequently engaged m con versation . The three m.e.n. from QerMdlne were together a> tfce a Up. -By Mr Holmeß : Beard Briok isk Jones to help h(m over the bridge with thefiheep. The latter ea ; d it " never rained but it poured" aa ha had two or three joba offered already. — Robert Taylor, stook owoar at Geraldloe, aaid th^t Thomaa did not tell him about Brick having she** to aell, firlok did not oonae to witneae. He saw Briak with the sheep and went to him. Had a conversation with him, which led to the sale to witness of the sheep Knew Webster : ha w*a not thcxe that day. By Mr Wilding : Had no conversation with Me Thomas about the snoop, Did not bid at tho sale. Believed Mr Mo Donald bid for the sfreop, but did not hear him do so. Mr McDonald was bidding on witness'? behalf, and witness authorised him to^bld 9b sd. Saw Mr Tbotpas and Mr McDonald fn conversation prior to witness purchasing the qheep from Brick. Wrote a lette* t» Mr Thomaa, m which regarded ]\|r Thomaa as Mr Briok> agent. Settled up the matter with Mr Thorn-fa, paying the cheque to him — By Mr Holmes : Did not reoolleob Me Brick asking Mr Tho anas whether he would take witness/a or hla (Brlck'a) oheque. Mr Briok tol4 him. to pay Mr Thomas Ills (witnessed) cheque. — By the Court : Witaesa bought the sheep from Brick without any intervention from Mr Thomas, The matter w^s settled entirely between witness and Mr Briok knowing what Mr McDonald bad offered. He did not know if anything had been done on his bebalf by Me MoDonald, Mr Mo )onald had a conversation with Mr , Thomas and came to witness saying that 93 6d waa wanted WHneaa a^ked to split the diffdienaa, making it 9j 53, and he then went and made the deal with Mr Briok. He bought from Mr Briok, not having succeeded In making a purohase from Mr Thomas through his agent, Mr MoDonald. — Oounael QQ both sldeo Ad dressed tho Qpupt at aome leoßtb.— The Magistrate reserved his decision. G. J. F. Lublow v Bank of Australasia, olalm £7 18 j Id, Case adjourned for a wo?k. CTnion Fire and Marine Inturanoa Company v John Pearson. —Mr Outhbert aon for platutiffs,— This was an application for s writ of ejectment, the. plalntifia being mortgagees of property occupied by defendant who had paldnothlng m reipeot of pr4no|pa.l or Interoat since 1884. Defen. a»nt applied for time to be allowed to ftotWi complaining h 0 fe^ riW l T «d U

proper noMce. An adjournment wa granted for a fonuight m order to allow lha defendant time to remove. The O- urt then rose.

FRlDAY— Septembsr 21. (Bafore M-ijw Steward, J. P.) DBUNKENHEBS. Patrick MoHanagh, aliia MoGinn, alht MoGill waa charged with thia oflfoaoe. k memorandam of aeve~al pravloui con vlot'ois waa handed mby the poliaa. Aa prleouer, howevor, bad not been befora the Oooit anoe J«nu-»ry r IBB7, he waa let off with a fiae of 10j, with tha alternative of24honM. J >hn Daman pleaded guilty t) the aaoae oharge, and w»a fined 5s or 24 honrr.

FIRES

[Pbr Press Association.] Ohribtohoboh, September 21. About 2 i h!i morning, WUian Uud don'i oatmeal mill and roasting house at Fendaltoo, were burned down. They * were Insured for £1000 m the New Z»a- Und cfiua h*lf reiniqred m the Standard •nd North Qermtn The Era broke out oear tha boiler under whtoh a fire was left banked up at 620 lait night. The atobk waa unlmared, Ouddon'a lon Is £500. Intbroaroill. September 21. MoMlllan'B hotel at Benmoie wm dei> troyed. lisur.nca, £300 ln.New Zoaland half reinonred io North German office.

ATTACK ON SUAKIM.

(Pan Pbjess Absociattow.; * Siuum. September 19. The rebels m large numbera massed at Handoub, and last night they made a determined attempt to obtain posses sion of the Causeway connecting this place with the main road. A detach ment of Egyptian soldiers and friendlies who went oat to oppose the invading force were overpowered by the rebels, and d riven back to the town. The rebels might have followed up this advantage, and thus placed the city m jeopardy, but for the timely assistance of a British gunboat m the harbor, which shelled th» rebel position, and forced them to beat & hasty retreat. The rebels suffered heavy loss m the skirmish and from the shells. The gunboat subsequently landed a force of marines to assist m defending the town, ■ '.

THE MARKETS

(Pjbr Peess Association.) Sydhsy, Septemb|i2o. Wheat — New Zealand, 4a ' 5d ; locally grown 4s 9d j oatg, feed sorts 2a 6d to 2s 9d, milling 2s 9d to 2s lOd, seed oats nominal at 2s 6d ; Gape barley, 2s 9d ; potatoes, New Zealand and Tasmanian 90s, Ballarat 85s, War rnambool 70s ; onions, £7 to £7 10s ; butter, beßt imported, Is 3d ; locally made, Is 3d to Is 9d ; cheese, 7d to 80!? bacon, locally cured, JJd to 7£d;^im ported, B|d to 9£d ; hams lid to Is. Mblboukkk, September 2.Qk Wheat, 4s 4d ; Flour, stone niade £B 12s 6d; roller made, £10 10a ; oats, stout, 8s lOd ; Tartarian, 4s 6d ; Cape barley, 2s lid. Adelajdje, Septembsr 20. Wheat, shipping parcel, 4s 3d to 4a 4d ; farmers' lots, 4s 2d at Porfc Adelaide, 4s Id at outports ; flour, stone, £9 15s ; roller-made, £10 10s ; New Zealand oats, 3s London, Aognifc 19t An Adelaide wheat cargo has been sold at 40s,

The New Zealand Loan and Mercan tile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following cable,, message from their London office, dated Septem ber 19th :— • Wheat— Market weak. Forward cargoes are worth 378 3d per 4801 b ci.f. (N.B.— This represents * fall of about Is9dperqr. from the highest point.)

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(Pkk Pbxss Association.}

REFRACTORY ORES.

London, September 19. Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales, will accompany Sir Dillon Bell on his projected visit to Freiburg for the purpose of .further inspecting the treatment, of refractory ores as practised at the smelting works of that city. The Agents-General will be accompanied by Mr W. C. Roberts Austen, F.R.S., Chemist and Assayer at the Royal Mint, who will make a report for transmission to the Colonial Governments interested m the subject.

MRS GORDON BAILLIE.

The trial of Mrs Gordon Baillie and her husband has been postponed.

MR DILLON.

Mr Dillon maintains a defiant atti tude towards Government.

GOVERNOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

" Truth " states that Sit Henry Drum mond Wolff, British Ambassador at Teheran, will probably succeed Lord Carriogton as Governor of New South Wales.

RIOTS IN GLASGOW.

Lokdojc, September 20. A riot took place among the Irish laborers at Glasgow Docks, and brutal and ferocious fighting occurred. The police who attempted to quell the disturbance were completely over* whelmed. The righting continued till the rioters were thoroughly ex hausted. A large number of arrests have since been made, and fifty-two of the ringleaders have been sentenced to various terms of imprisonment.

MONSIGNOR PERSICO'S REPORT

Rome, SepUaber 19. Monsignor Persico, the Papal dele gate to Ireland some time ago, has furnished bis completed report to His Holiness the Pope. After referring generally to matters prior to the Papal decree, the Monsignor states that the Irish Bishops are persistently endeavor ing to pacify Ireland, and that the national agitation has lost much of its intensity.

SEIZURE OF CANADIAN VESSELS.

Ottawa, September 19. A Russian man-of-war seized a Canadian sealing vessel m Behriog Straits, and fired several shots at another;

THE ASHBURTON QUABPIAN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1888



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QUOD FAOIMU3 VALDE <AO[M7 V , '('• Wbat we do wo do well.") TdK 0 Hit 1 8T oTTtJ p .i^T-w**- -168 Cashel ?tre€t^jObfii?olm^ch, next Bobin- -Bon'o Booj^ttSeJand at the Octigon, Dunelin. AH operations at et r icfcly uniform and moderate Fees. Consultation free. 8. MYERS~ATSTD CO., SURGEOX DENTISTS. /'^ V^^s*3 EH '"* Us^/P \ WITH TEETW WITHOUT TEETH SmOUH OXIDE GAS administered. Thi« Airoitet'c loaves no unpleasant effects, aid by it» uae the ox f .ractio< of Bad Stnmpa and Teeth is rendered perfectly Painleea aad Effective. Administered daily. Fee for ad- ministration of Gas, 53 Extraction. 2b 6d a tooth. Honrs of at'.ondance, 9am.to 8 p m. Private residence, 93 Bast Bait. The acknowledged superiority of AMERI- CAN DE^TISTRF m the cooEtrnotion of Artificial Teeth, the mo3t finished wo; km>n- ship, and ropladng the lost teeth TiiM- fc-ORARILY ALMOat 1 IMMEDIATELY after extraction, hive established oar reputation. A single ArtiGcial Tooth, 10a , complete set, Upper and Lower, Temporary and Permanent, £10 i (h ; ArMSci^l Teeth Mid Dantnres made by other dentfets remodelled at small cost. Stopping, Scaling, Perfect and Painlo«s, 8 166 THE ASHBURTON GUAJBDIAN. From and after the 30th November, 1886, the terms of Subscription to this journal will be as follows, viz. : — IT PAID IN ADVANCE Per Quarter. . 6s 6d by poßt, 9b 6d (Half-year 12b 6d, by post, 18a 6d Year .. 24s Od, by post, 37a Od ' IJT BOOKKD, 1 Per Quarter. . 7s 6d, by post, 10s 9d 1,, Half-year 15s Od, by post, 21s 6d j,, |Year .. 30s oa, by poßt, 43s Od ? Birth, Marriage, and Death Notices, if paid for at the time of insertion 2s 6d eaoh (Btampa may sent sb payment) if booked, 4s eaoh. . Announcements of Births, Deaths and Marriages sent for publication from the country distriots require to be verified by the signature of the Derson sendimr the notice, DIARu Moon's September Sun Sun Moon Moon age at Rises Sets. Kites Beta. noon. p.m, a.m. 17 Monday .. 6.1 5.49 2.31 432 10 18 Tuesday .. 6.0 6.60 3.86 5.11 11 19 Wednesday.. 5.58 6.61 4.41 5.46 12 30 Thursday .. 6.66 6.62 6.43 6.16 13 21 Friday.. .. 6.64 6.54 6.46 6.41 14 22 Saturday ... 6.63 6.&6 7.47 7.6 10 23 Sunday .. 5.61 5.66 8.46 7.31 16 Moonlight Evenings. The Moon 1 at 8 days old shines till'about Slo'oloob. Tfie Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o'clock. The Moon at 8 days old shines 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 is full, and shines 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 shinesti 11 morning The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and chines till sunrise.



! Wanted POUND, near Baring Square, a brown paper paroel, containing OlothiDg, Owner oan have same by paying expanses 01 applying at this Office 9 104 VT7ANTEO Known—That Uayer and > V 00. has .250 Splendid Tweed Trousers. Your nlcJrfor'fOs 6d. 400^ — YTHEATEST Bale or the day, every- VX thing cheap for Cash — H. 0 Segbrs, Melford House. BOOTS. BOOTS.— Keep the feet dry and save doctot'a bills. Qaality is everything m bad weather. I guarantee every pair. Best value In New Zealand at Aahburton Clothing Mart, Saanders Buildings.— Robert Aloorn. T ADIES 1 Jackets. -Just Opened a few I J Ladlea very anporlor Jackets, both m atyle and qa ility. Wiil be sold at less than ha'f their price darin* oar present Sale — H. O. Segkrb, Melford House. ""1 1 rANTKD —Everyone to oome and V V see the nloesi lot of Glass, China, and Earthenware ever shown m Ashbor- ton, and tbe Cheapest over landed m New Zealand. Imported direct from the Manufacturers. — Robert Aloorn, Saan- ders 1 Bnlldlngs. til QTOCKINGS— 700 pairs of Ladies and Children's earaplo Hose just opened Uanded under the old Tariff.) All quality to be sold cheap during onr salo. — H. O. SKOEBB, Molford House. WANTED Known— That H. Dcdlby. still sweeps Chimneys, and at low prices; no reasonable prica refused. All I orders punctually attended to. H. Dudley, Moore Street. 8 141 WANTED Cash. — Molr's Oatmeal (2olb), 2a 61; Candlos, 6d ; • Vestas, 5d doz. ; Ooffee and Milk, Is ; Oocoa and Milk, Is j Corn Flour, 4d Fruits m Syrup (21b tins), Ib. Crockery ; Glassware, and Ironmongery. — J. Me Grkoob, Tanored street. WANTED Known— Albert Orum having purchased a First-class Plant, is now Sweeping Chimneys m a careful, oleanly manner, at lowest rates. ■ Orders may be left with J. Rangor, East > Street, or addressed to A. Urtjm, Wakannl Road. 8 66 WANTED Known— New Goods New Goods <for the spproaohing Seacon to hand at the New Zealand Cloth- ing F-tctory. rTT ANTED Known— 2sa will purchase VV a 40s Tweed Suit at the Sew Zealand Clothing Factory. • "TTTANTBD Known— We undertake 1 VV to give the very best* value ' obtainable m Men's and Boys' Clothing, ' all our own make and made from pure \ Wools, at the New Zealand Clothing [ Factory, WANTED Known — We are the Cheapest and Bast House m Ashburton for rinirfs, Bugs, Soarfs, Hate, &o. fplendid variety to select from at the New Zealand Clothing Factory. 1 . — . — . f TTTANTED Known -Our Boys'. Cloth- YV ing is unrivalled. Parents and Guardians Bee our Boya' Suits, nicely . made ; Ooat and Knickers lined through j out, from 10a 6d, at tbe New Zealand 1 Clothing Faotory. ! f TTTANTED Kno*n-Tbe Wonderful ; VV \Verthem Sowing Machine, with . the new high urm and ail the latest t improvements, may be had on the Tim? Payment System at the New Zealaud , Clothing Factor/. (Inspection earnestly ; invited 1 > WANTED Known— We are still making Measure Suits at 565, and . Trousers to measure at 17b 6d, Cord Vests , from ]2s 6d to measure at the New • Zealand Clothing Factory, ; CENTEAL LOTEL, 1 Wakanui Road, Aebburtcn. A. J. KbLIiY ... . PROPRIETOR. "& *T AVISO taken over the above Hotel, ■ JljL renovated and renewed the Furni- ture and Stock, I truat my Friends and the Pablio will glvo me a fair vhare of ; patronage, Good Stabling. Special Terms for Boarders. Btlsß JAM PRIMO. — ♦ Somte time since we published a small paragraph en the unsatisfactory nature of much of the jam retailed In the colony. Thia reached Meisrs Kirkpatrick at.d Co., of Nelson, and they went to work m a very practical fashion to prove that the jams manufactured by the firm were of the best quality. Two casos of assorted jams were sent to this office, with a re- quest that we would thoroughly test the j»m along with other brands, and give onr opinion. v7e are huppy to ■tats, frankly and fully tna;. wa have b»bo very muoh aurptiaed, a« prior to the receipt of Measra Klrkpatr lok'e gift we were nnaware that New Zealand could boast of an In- dustry of whloh it has so moon reason to be proud. The various aorta of jam were tested by a nomber of persons, who" compared the aamplea with other brands, and the general verdict la that not only are Messrs Kltkpatrick'a production far and away better than any other New Zealand brand we oun obtain, bni they tore superior to ijJnmiaU j*ma m oeiog freaher. The nearest approach to the e^cuiieuce of the JNelson jam was that contained m tins bearing the name of a Taamanlan firm, bat even m this com- parison the Nelaon artlole came out a lone way best. We are pleased to be able to giva unstinted praise to a genuine looal industry, the prodnot of whloh we oan nnreaervedly reoommend to consumers. All of the many ppreons who have tested the eamplea are loud m their pratae, *ud we muat unreservedly congratulate Mesnrs Ktrkpatrlck and 00. npon tnrnlng out a genuine frnlt j>m fit to grace iha tables ami peiee the palates of the moat luacurtijim a».d tHgrifimuß.— " Hawke'a Hay Herald," duty JBth. S»ai P lea of Kirkpatrick and Go's " X " brand of j*m have been forwarded to ua and we are free to confess that they appear to be m every way excellent and bs they become better knows m the local market will meet with muoh appreciation from the head* of households. The maker asserts thr.t none but the purest frui's grown In NeUon are used m hip manu- faotures, and we are content lo accapt that asauraace. Certainly the j.m» poiHaei a richness and fyflgtumta ut fltvor that bears that aaaertlon ont.—Danedln /•War, "July 3.



_ Fablic Notices. fT" HE Undersigned have Trust Funds I for In vestment upon first class free- hold eecaricies at loweet current rates of < interest m sums varying from £50 to 1 £2000. WILDING AND LEWE«, 1 77 Solicitors, Burnett at. Charles Kay 5 I MECHANICALS ENGINEER REPAIRS Guns, Sewing Maohlnes L»wn Mowers, Pumps, etc. BICYCLES and TRICYCLES repalj »d and extres kept on fiand. BIOYOLES FOR SALE. Engineering In all i's Branches ( pposiTE OENTRiL HOTEL, Wakannl Xl ad >77 FISHING SEASON, 1888. FISHING TACKLE. FISHING TACKLE, JUST Arrived, ex "Coptic" oad " Talnui," a large and well-assorted Stook of all Fishing Requisites, viz., Rods, Lines, Reels, Stookings, Minnows, Filet, Gaff Hooks, Mountings, Assorted Hooks, and every Article for the Season, it Lowest Peloes. Fishing Licenses cm now be obtained from me. Also, New Stook of CRICKETING AND LAWN TENNIS MATERIALS Wm. Zander, FISHING TACKLE DEPOT, TOBACCONIST. FANCY GOODS WAREHOUSE. Ladlea' and Gentlemen's Hair Dressing Saloons. 8f 165 Spotting. ASH6DRTON CMJB SPKING MEETING. THUESDAY AND FEIDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND and zbrd, 1888. President— E. G. Wright. Vice-Prbsi- dent— John Grigg. Judge— Mat* hew Stitt Stewards —C. W; Purnell, W. B. Den- sbire, Hugo Friedlandcr, W. Lyttelton, E.G. Crisp, J. C. N. Grieg, A. J. Reid, Dr Tweed. Treasurer— David Thomas Clerk of Scales — T. E. Upton* Clerk of Course — A:Hewson. Handicappers —The Committee. Starter First Race to start each day at I p.m. programme!^ events. First Day. 1. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 35 sovsf nomination, I soy ; acceptance, I soy ; The second horse to receive 3 soys out of the stake. Over eight flights of hurdles, about 3ft 6in high. Two miles* a.' County Plate Handicap, of 30 soys; nomination, x soy ; acceptance, 10s District horses only. One mile and a quarter. 3. Ashburton Cup Handicap, of 55 soys ; nomination, l}£ fov; acceptance, I soy The second horse to receive 5 soys out of the stake. One mile and three quarters 4. Sprint Handicap, of 25 soys ; nomina- tion, 15s; acceptance, 10?. District horses only. Seven furlongs. 5. Novel Race, of 25 soys. Entrance 10s, to be made to the Secretary after the Sptint Handicap is run. The winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race, all the proceeds to go to the funds of the Club» Catch weights* Three quarters of a mile! 6. Spring Handicap, of 30 soys ; nomina- tion, z soy ; acceptance 10s. .One mile. 7. Welter Handicap, of 25 soys ; nomina- tion, 15s; acceptance, 10s. District horses only. Two miles. Second Day. i. : County Hurdle Race, of 30 soys; nomf. nation, 1 soy ; acceptance, 10s. The second horse to receive 3 soys out of the stake. Over 6 flights of hurdies, about 3ft 6in high. District horses only. One mile and a half. 2. Racing Club Handicap, of 45 soys ; nomination, I soy ; acceptance, 1 soy. The second horse to receive 5 soys out of the stake. One mile and a quarter. 3. Handicap District Time Trot, (m saddle) of 20 soys ; nomination, 10s ; acceptance, 10s. The second horse to receive 2 soys out of the stake. District horses only. Weight not less than lost. Pull-and.go. Three miles. 4. Welter Handicap, of 35 soys ; nonrna- tion, z soy; acceptance, 1 soy. The second horse to receive 3 soys out of the stake. For horses that have never won an. advertised race of 25 soys on the flat. Minimum weight, ost. Two miles. 5. Flying Handicap, of 35 soys; nomina- tion I soy j acceptance 10s, The second horse to receive 3 soys out of the stake. Five furlongs. 6. Disposal Stakes, of 30 soys ; entrance lOi to be made to the Secretary after the Flying Handicap is run The winner to -;• be sold by auction immediately after the race, the whole of the proceeds to go to Z- the funds of the Club. Minimum weight .„ 8 stone. Three quarters of a mile. RULES AND REGULATTONS. X The meeting will be held utder the rules of racing, and the Ashbutton Racing Club Rules 2 No entry will be received except on the conditions that all claims, disputes, and ob- jections arising out of the racing shall be de- cided by the Stewards or whom they may appoint. Their decision on all points con- nected with the carrying out of this programme te be final. 3 A district horse shall mean any horse that has been commonly resident m the district between the rivers Selwyn and Opihi, from August 20th, 1 838, and up to the date of the forthcoming meeting, and owned by a person who has resided m the said district during the same period. 4 Five per cent will be deducted from the gross of all moneys payable m accordance with this programme for the expsnrtt of the course. 5. All nomination and acceptance fees to go to the funds of the Club. 6. Trotting Race— Horses must trot to the satisfaction of a Referee. 7. The Stewards reserve to themselves the righ Ito add a consolation race to the pro- gramme. NOMINATIONS. All Nominations accompanied by fge, name, age, description, and performances of horse, and colors of the rider must be m the hands of the Secretary not later than 9 p.m. on Thursday, November Ist, 1888. WEIGHTS. Weights for the first day's handicaps wll be declared en or about November 14th. Weights for the second day's handicaps will be declared at 9 o'clock m the cveniDg of the first day's racing. ACCEPTANCES. Acceptances for the first day's handicaps must be m the hands of the Secretary not later thaD 9 p.m. on Monday, November 19th, 1888. Acceptances for the second day's handicaps at 10 o'clock on the evening of the first day's mV ° S C, C. FOOKS, gcetetwy* «•



*»' ■ 1 ■mm 1 -• jrj D. Thomas. THE next Cberteey Sale will be on Bth October, Wool. Wool. Wool. D THOMAS (late of Matson, Cox, » and Co., is prepared to make LIBEBAL CASH ADVANCES At low rates^l latwest npon the ensuing CLIP OF WOOL, Placed m his hands for Pale m New Zea- land or elsowhe'e. No charges for offering WOOL m Aehbnrton Periodical Sales will be held thioughont tbe Season m my Stolen, West Street, Asbburton, which, having been bcilt for the purpose, are admitted to be tbe best lighted m the disrict. No Commission on Advancci. I D. THOMAS, Ashbnrton. TO LET. H QA A AOBES of Land, situated at -LOUI/ Mayfield, Hinds, and known as BorgesiiFarm. D. THOMAS, 6*164 Ashburton. ' uOtfDON AND LANCASHIRE, FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. I HAVE been appointed Agent for the above Company, and am now prepared to take risks on Bnildlngs, Stock and Ciops at current rates. D. THOMAS. Ashburton; 1 Skin Sales. t.shall hold Fortnightly Saloi of the I t above throughout the Season, at my WOOL STOBEB, West Street, Ashbnrton commencing FRIDAY, 29th JUNE, at 12. o'clock, ~~ D. THOMAB. - 1- h*iß the following PBOPEftTIES FOB SALE. -i t* f\ acres, Wakanuf, grand land I <3 \J and improvemento A A (\ «orei, Wakanuf, eplendid ttttc/ farm QQA acre*, cearßakaiv, splendid land, all m crop, no house -I Of\f\ acres, neat Mayfield Ji C\C\ acres, Marouan, tasiook QfTQ seres, West Melton, good A "1 "1 screi » Edendale, near Fac- ~tj L tory, grand dairy farm, easy terms "i CsClf\ acres, Kyle, splendid pro- J-OOU p«ty C^A f)(\ •«'«•* AlfordForeet For Information apply to D. THOMAB, Aihbnrton. y, 1 have oeen appointed Agent FOB 7HB Mercantile Finance Co., CHBISTCHUBCH Wtoo are prepared to advance Money ' BILLS OF SALE, MORTGAGE OF STOCK) [CROP LIENS, or other Stcority V. THOMAS. Agricultural Implements. I AM APPOINTED ' BOLE AGENT IK ASHBORTOA £*°* &XBBKB booth McDonald & t O M rlyle|lmplement Worki,| Obtlitohrobt iSjMfSBIIHPLBMENIHJjOir rfAlfDfl inspection Invited. D. THOMAS. . (iM9QW*mv; s Cox ay Con) ,