THE MINERS' STRIKE.

MELEE WITH LABORERS.

(PKB PRESS ASSOCIATION.) (Received September 11, 12 10 p.m ) Newcastle, September 11. The laborers who went to work at Greta coal mine this morning to re place the men out on strike met with a warm reception at the hands of the : miners, who assembled in force at the mouth of the pit. The laborers were justled by the strikers. Stones were freely used iri the melee which e,nsued, One laborer was seriously injured by a stone. .

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

_. 4 ■ (Pib Pbxss Association.) Copper Deposit. WooDvrLLE, September 11. It Is reported thai a oopper depoiit has baen discovered at Kumeroa, twelve miles from here. -Hon. T. Fergus. Ghrxstchuroh, September 11. The Hon. F. Fergus and Colonel Hume arrived this morning. Fatal FaJI. . a f . Robert Russell who was Jtgared last 1 sight by falling from the roof of the Palaoe Skating Rink where he was work- ( Ing, died at 7 this morning. He was married and leaves a family. A Volunteer Case. liMABU, September 11 « At the R.M. Court this morning a livery stable keeper sued the captain of the O Battery for 30s, hire of two horses nsed by non commissioned officers on the Prinoe of Wales birthday, 1886. The latter had declined to pay on the gronnd they were told by the superior officers to get horses and they expected tbe company to pay. Plaintiff said he had been re ferred first to one and then to another for payment. He was nonsuited. The defendant said tbe battery had paid for draught hpraes bat never so far as he knew for npn< commissioned officers monnti.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

(BY ILEOptlg jrjpiEGRAFH COPYRIGHT.,) [PBR PBESS ASSOCIATION. J j [Received September It, 12.10 p.m.]

LIBEL ACTION.

- ■■■: Sydhky, September 11. Mr Dibbs, plaintiff in the recent libel action against the Sydney "Daily Telegraph^: has. commenced another action against that paper, having served a writ on the proprietors for £10,000 damages, for an alleged libel contained in an article, published by the "Tele graph" commenting on the decision in the recent case. .

THE QUEENSLAND DEADLOCK

Brisbane, September 11. In obedience to instructions cabled out by the Colonial office, the prisoner about whom the recent difficulty be tween his Excellency the Governor and Ministers arose, has been released. The Premier has withdrawn his resigna tion.

SPORTING.

Mblbourris, September 11 Folly has been scratched for the Melbourne Cup.

ROBERT EMMET

A lecture on "Robert Emmet, the It Uh patriot and martyr of 1803" was delivered in the Oddfellows' B&ll last evening by Mr J. D. Pope. Mr Pope has a reputa tion at a lecturer and elocutionist of no mean ability, and it was ezpeoted, there fore, that be would be greeted with a fnll house. This was unfortunately not the case, only about fifty persons being present. The lecture was, however, a great treat and it Is probable that should Mr Pope at any future time see his way to address an Ashburton audience he will receive muoh better support. Thechalr i»ts taken by Mr P. Williams, who in a neat speech introduced the leoturer, Mr Pope oommunoed his lectura with a fervid allusion to the Irish sentiment of devotion to country— a sentiment which he said, Imprisonment, the scaffold, bombshells and ooerolon had not eradicated, or sub dued, and could not, because Irish patriotism could not be stifled till Ireland had taken her stand among the nations. He then sketched the main Incidents In thtlife of Robert Emmet, describing in graphic words the rising of 1803 and the events in oonneotion with It. Pathetic reference was made to the ill-starred attachment - between iLmmet and Sarah I Cnrran, the daughter of the great Irish advocate. The leoturer recited Emmet's ■paeon from the dock, when asked what be' had to say why sentence of death shonld not be passed upon him. The recital waa vivid and able, Mr Pope show ing that the reputation he has gained Is not unmerited, and at the conclusion the audleric* demonstrated its satisfaction by load and long continued applause. Mr Pope sang three songs " The dear little Shamrock," " The land for the people," and " Tbe wearing of the green " in very good style, being heartily applauded for his rendition of each Item. Votes of tbanka to the leoturer and to the Chair man concluded the prooeedlpgg,

A CALCULATING PORTER

A. marvellous mental calculator has baen discoverad in tne person of a railway porter at Stratbpeffer, on tbe Highland Railway. A correspondent supplies the following fasti :— " While waiting »t the railwsjr station for the arrival of the Dtogwall tf atn, I noticed about half a dcsen gentlemen standing round a rail way porter, watching with keen eyes the mental workings of • mind absorbed In the following arithmetical mental oaleola* tlon. A gentleman had prepared and read cut this question :— ' Bay that In a line of * daily newspaoer there were 42 letters. In each column W0 lines, In eaoh page 7 eotamni, and eight pages In eaoh paper, how many letters for a year, taking 313 lawful days ¥ In the conrse of a few —not more than from two to three minutes — the answer was given out —139,873,440, This, I was told, bai been since tested. I asked the figurei to be divided by 25, and In a fen •eoondi be colled off the figures at 6,634,937 15 25ths. He corrected me k taking down one figure, and the extra ordinary way in which his mind acts h his calculations Beams unknown to himself his lips may be seen moving when hli mind is absorbed in calculation, ant before 1m Is done his forehead and neol become wet with perspiration. Whei delivering ■ bis answer he speaks ont thi figsues as if he was reading from off i board. A question snob, as tha abov fatjgoai bim, and he refases to enter Int eaat!»r for an interval. He himself call It 'fcaetlee.* He had beeivthreatene with the loss of eyesight, and be ha praottaed In this way fortoa past 14 yean Sooh a marvellous performance appeal to ou to be something more than men practice— something that taipeaks a Inward vision of a most peculiar kind, am which is worthy of being publicly mid inowu." .

MELBOURNE TOWN TALK.

, . (From our ows Co-respondent.) "Serve us right," said the member for a Gippsland dlß'riot, known to be ooal baartng "If Melbourne were to be plunged in Cimmerian darkness for twelve months, it would be. only what she deserves. Here we have coal deposits enough for all pn c ical purposes if opened up, and we rely upon » pl&oa six hundred miles away. Talk of protection and louk ing after our interest* ! Bab ! the Govern ment will pntect a man who wants to make patent pills, bus an industry like ooal-m!nlDg oan go begging for want tf a little interest." This tirade uttered in the House a few days ag >, was of course apropos of the miners' strike at Newcastle, and though my friend was rather " quiok ; I' the mouth/ 1 I tbiak he Is not far wrong. , The coal famine we are now experiencing In the metropolis will without doubt bei»r fruit. A qudque chosi maVieur est bon — ** It ia an ill wind that blows nobody good ; " and if it results in the opening np of our Ulppaland ooal-fialdß, the pre sent inoonvenieDoe we are undergoing may well be looked npon as blessings in dis guise. So far, indeed, we are not pat to any very great trial of our patience. Coal and wood have risen greatly in price ; and the gas Is at half pressure ; but I am greatly in hopes, before anything more ■erious Intervenes, that the strike at Newcastle will have ended and nothing will ba left of it but the incentive on our | part to make ourselves seoure for any future crisis by developing our own re sources in Gippsland and elsewhere. In the meantime Melbourne folks of course rush to anticipations of the darkest hue. The papers seem to foster the uoare, and draw lurid plotuies of the city being given overdo Styglan^darkness and deso lation. One religious priest has taken the novel course of declaring it ■> " visitation, even m the Egyptians of old were punished," whilst a domio paper on the other hand says the publio should not make any outcry about it, for they are bound "to keep it dark." The only people who are really pleased are the makers of " oils " and the importers of kerosene. "My boy," said a well-known merohant to me in Collins street yester day, Blapplng me exultantly on the back, " I've got eight hundred cases of kerosene landing now, and it's going up in price every day. Coma and have a drink on the strength of it," which I did. It is a lucky thing the cold weather we have been hav ing has come to an end, otherwise we should feel the scarcity of ooal much more. As it is, by the aid of gas-stoves add candles pins a little patlenoe, we Bhall not suffer very much at the hands of the recalcitrant and arbitrary Newcastle miners.

I must confess to a dislike to introduc ing political topics In my weekly column of Melbonrne caustric, memorabilia, ana, on dits — call it what you will ; for I find it difficult to treat of such matter so as to make it chatty and agreeable. However, If I am to " hold the mirror up to nature" I must say something about this aggravat ing farmers' question, which Is causing so muoh talk and rancour. The farmers want increased dalles on Imported stock and cereaiß, the Government don'c — voila tout. It is the old battle-cry, rus venus urbs — town vtisus country. Unfortunately the country party is split np into two factions, which of coarse tends to weaken them ; but still they are strong enough to hold their own, and if they get defeated on this question, they will do their utmost to throw the present Government out at the general eleotlona at the beginning of the year. " The Government is doomed, anyhow," said a prominent country mem ber to me the other day. •' They havo continually broken faith with us, I call them no better than political pawn brokers." • ' Why ?" I asked. " Bacauße of their unredeemed pledges," he answered with ft sour smile. I went to the forelorn-looklng and barn-like Alexandra Theatre on Saturday' evening to see tbe first' performapce of young Fergus Hume's "Mystery of a Hansom Gab," and didn't enjoy it very much, the acting not being first-clßSs* Fergus' novelletta, howevea, makes a good play, and it Is a pity it should be brought out under such poor auspices, being a Melbourne play, written in Melbourne, New Zealand may be proud of young Hume, for he certainly has made a name for himself at horns. His people tell me that 300,000 of the (( Mystery " have been Bold in England. Unfortunately here In Australia, there is an injunction against its being published just now, there being some quatrel about oopyrlgbt. He is just publishing his &econd attempt, " Madame Midas," a story dealing with mining life at Sulky Gully, on Sir William Clarke's estate. '• Madame Midas" is Miss Cornwall, a wonderful woman, who has simply made the Snlky Gaily district. A dramatised version of the novel, the joint work of the author of Phil Beck, has been produced, and I hear, a hundred thousand copies of the novelette have been ordered before publication. So I take it, fame and fortune are now In tigs grasp of young Fergus, the former Dunedin " ande " and exquisite. After numerous unsuccessful attempts to establish a second evening paper in Melbourne, L hear in press circles that this will be shortly aacompllshed. Most of my readers will remember Mr James Thompson, who we tent home as our Victorian representative to the Indian and Colonial Exhibition — otherwise the " Collnderles." Well, this Is the gentle man who comes] forward, with a strong directorate and plenty of money, to publish about Cup time the first Issue of the " Evening Standard." It has always b&en a puzzle to pressmen how it Is that Melbourne cocld not enpport two evening papers, bat each has been the case. There have been many trials, but not one haa been successful, and the "Herald" has praotioally ruled the roast alone for a long time. It is not in any way a brilliant journal, and often contains ri&rjut matters not always the best reading for the domestic hearth. I hear also that we are to have £a new weekly society journal. Ic will emanate from asrßtolass office, and be well conducted, and I shall be glad If it takes the place of the feeble weekly that now pretends to be a refl3X of Melbourne fashionable doings. Nothing has transpired In regard to the Exhibition. Completion }s still going on, notably in the Frenoh and Maohinery Courts, which are the most baokward of all. A great soandal has occurred in the New South Wales Court, It seems that for a long time past tins of preserves, preserved meats, and other goods have been mysteriously disappear log ; and It has been discovered- that two prominent officials of tbe N.S.W. Com missioner! ate the rascally thieves, more shame to them. They are to be dis missed, £ hear, but further than that the affair will be hushed up. I noticed by the-way, that the Commissioners at theli last meeting deoided that the attendant! .employed by them should work from 1 a.m. to 0 p m. on one day, end 8 a.m. tc II p.m. on the next, or an average of lc hours all through the week. It strikei me, in a country where eight hourfl con stitutes the day's work by Act of Parlia. xnent, this is a direct infringement of thi law. By-the-jvay, I think the advertisemen of a certain brewery here reaches th jillmax of bathos. It is to be seen In th< Exhibition In the shape of a large placard Sir Henry Loch I* shewn with one lej thrown on the counter of a bar-room li the free-and-easy fashion peculiar to yloe royalty. Sir William Robinson is plcturei in a listening attitude, glass in hand wbjhjt Lord Oarrington, sitting in state oi an up-ended beer barrel, appears to wai with tome tmpatlißOp fa tbe order t . i

"fill 'em up again." Ii is a Boarrilon placard to place In euch a prominent position ; bnt, eb a frknd of mine Bald, looking at it, " Who will say now tbat Governors have net their naeß '?'' A correspondent (oamd ankaown. Bex donb'fal) has Bent me tha following little diatribe, which I gladly embody In thiß week's hebdomldal soreed, ea I think the mutter la sufficiently interesting. This ia It, verbatim ct literatim " What with Centennial celebrations, Exhibition festi vities, and other little harmless antipodean gaieties, the merry-making publio in general, and you newspaper men In par ticular, appear to have forgotten thst thiß iaour Jabtlee lewßpaper year. Suoh, how ever, la lha fact. Oar first pap^r, the •Melbourne Advertiser' wes burn jost fifty yeara ago, In 1838 The little Btranger, originally a manusotlpt sheet, was laeued by Fawkner, and the old brick shanty that was one time need aa the publishing c flics Is at the present day In existence in one of the baok elurxn. It really seema aatonlahiog that thiß fact ahonli not have fonnd its way to the public through any of the papers, and I hope you will give it publicity." This I am glad to do, and I bag to thank my correspondent for sending me the infor mation, I may add for the benefit of the curious who may journey to town that » copy of one of thg early numbers of the V Advertiser " is on view In tho Victorian Court at the Exhibition. As I have fallen fonl of that übiquitous rock, the Exhibition, I may as well go on and devote a iiw para to it. A press friend of mine defines the three atages of completion there aa thus :— First, general ohaoa — then packing case — then show case. The last stage now is pretty general, though in many parts things are still very backward Indeed. On Saturday last I »r>pnt nearly the whola afternoon in the Vbtorlan Court, which well repays a visit, and Is, I think, (after the German court) the bent in the place. Moat of our leading manufacturers have come out well aid mada a good shov, and I saw samples of many articles I did not dream were made I here before.' One thing rather disgusted rar — ind that is the nutaber of grlmcrack wares the commissioners have allowed to bo exhibited. At one spot really the V;c torian Court locks like • cheap fair. There are ainm crossee, wax fljwero, crewelled amcki g-caps, painted cosies, wool plo'urer, and ether frippery of auoh little merit and worth, that their presence would not be allowed on a stall at a charity bsziar, and are certainly not the kind of thing visitors expect to see at a grand International Exhibition. To find com panion exhibits of equal interest one has to visit the German Coart, where aprons and other articles of feminine attire are shewn, that would better suit the stock of a travelling pedlar.

There la not the slightest doubt in the world bat that some people will benefit— and benefit greatly — by tho Exhibition. The largest gaiaer, I take it, will be that Btn&rt American Harrison, who runs the Switchback Railway. Let m?, however, firat explain what a Swltohbaik h, for I do not think I have dono so yet, and some of my readers may not have Been one. It (s simply a short double line of calls erected Borne 20 or 30 feet above the ground. But instead of the floor being level there are three steep decents and corresponding aaoente. The car starts down the hill by Its own gravity, and the impetus is strong enough to sand it np the corresponding ascent. Then it whizzes down the next hill, mounts again, rattles down a third descent, up again, et xoila tout. The return car comes baok, on a different line. The little journey takes about three minutes, and the charge is sixpence. I really " congratulate the smart Yankee on his having snch a good thing on hand, and if he does not make a fortune out of the Switchback, I feel sure that he will at all events make three quarters of ono. Really, X think the commissioners must be mid to let him make snob, a charge, for in Sydney one oan GDjjy a similar ride for a ]}&nwj. I H&rrisoa had to remove his elevated miniature railroad from where he first put I It, and managed to get a substantial set-off as damages for loss of time and oußtoro, so that, altogether, he has got to tho wind ward of the Commissioners in fiae style. I went for sixpsnnyworth on Saturday, having for my companion the witty member for East Melbourne. Wowh'zzad down hill, rattled uphill, shot down rett, up again, down, deep down once more, and 00 back. As we stood afterwards watching the delighted crowd of children who mere patronising the novelty, a gentleman who had taken his little girl joined his wife, who, seemingly, had been too nervous to venture. " Tell you what, Jane," he said — tf It's awfully funny on that thine. It quite takes away your breach. When we were whizzing down hill I really d'd'nt know what's what." "Excuse mo, sir," Interposed my com panion blandly, tapping him on the Bhoulder, " you mean whloh'e switch, don't you ?" I entered into conversation with Sir William during the course of the evening, and found him highly chatty and agiee able. The talk turned on the coal-famine with which Melbourne is threatened, and be of course agreed with me in thinking it was a dpplorable state of affairs that Melbourne should be so entirely depen dent on Newcastle for her ooal supply, when we had miles of nnprospected coal bearing country in Qlppaland, "It reminds me of the story of the captain of a ship," said Sir William, " who signalled wildly to another vessel, ' We are dying from want of water.' 'Then dip your buckets over the side and get it, you darned fool !" was the reply. And he did, The ship was In the mouth of the Amazon, with hundreds of fathoms deep of fresh water round her at the tiim. This is exactly our position in regard to coal." ) So Sir William. Whether the atory is original or not I do noi know, but I give it for what It is worth, coming from bo emtasnt a source. Of the many Exhibition fnnotiona that have delighted fashionable Melbourne since the opening, I think (arguing bb cne who attended most of them) that Lady Clarke's ball on Tuesday last was the foremost and best. It took place in the Town Hall, and I don't think in point of deooratlons and display anything lika it has been seen before In Melbourne. The ball-room, balconies, halls, and corridors were absolutely unrecognisable with their wealth of artistic adornment, and the flywers, shrubs, mirrors, carpets, festoons, and drapery were something to be remem bered. I hear the affair cost over a thousand pounds, and I can well believe It.

SYDNEY GRAIN MARKET.

Messrs R, Goldsbrough and Co Limited, , report under date August 29th. Millers' supplies are limited, and prices , hava advanced in sympathy with the up . ward movement in London, Fair medium , qualities are in yery good request at en , hanced rates. For chickfeed prioes are j still weak, the quantity offering being ) large. Stooks of oata are not heavy and } holders are inclined to wait for an ex -3 peoted rise. Although largo supplies of . uiaiza are coming forward, prices are . slowly but firmly advancing. Bran ancj B pollard are firm at Increased rates. We quote : Milling Wheat.— 3s 9d to 4b, medium t 3s to 3s Bd. ' ' ' 0 Chickfeed.— 2s 3d to 2s 9d. 0 Oat3.— Milling 2s 4£d to 2i Bd, heavj • feed to 2s 4d, medium 2s 3d, ipferlo: [4. from 2s 3d. a Maijse.— 2s 10d. ••] Bran aijd Pollard.— lid.

EARTHQUAKE.

(per press association.) Ch-istchurch, September 10. At Waikarl earchquako Bhocks were fel on Sunday at 4 22 a m , and 6 30 p.m. and to-d»y at 4 a.m. and 12 9 p.m., bu wore nob auffioianily heavy to c^uae ui easiness. The Tfangiora correßpocdont of th " Lyttelton Timea " says :— A reßi dent here, whose veracity cin hi vouched for, states that at twenty-on< minutes to one o'clock this (Sunday mcrniog he vras standing at his dooi looking in the direction of Mount Gre] when he was more than Btartled by i sadden upward barst of light apparently tiling from a spot eome diatanoe to th< rear or North of the monntalu., Th* light brightly illatriaated the hills anc sky, lasted for a minute or two, snd ther disappeared. The observer, after inform ing his family of what he had aeen, walked some distance away from his house tc obtain a clearer view of the hills, bnt there was no repetition of the mygterlone UlnmlnaUoD, He compares the light to a piotorial representation cf a volcanic eruption, and is impressed with the belief that an outburst has taken place some where in the Amuri Hot. Springs region.

CAST OUT

The Riverton correepondent of the " Southland Times " states that a womaD, Kite O'Brien, was brought in fern Round till] a few cays ago for admlealcn to the Rlverton Hospital. Theauthoritlesrefased to accept her as a patient on tie ground that sbe wss one of the S3 poor creatures designated aB of " ill fame " Aa the woman was lu a very bad state, apparently dying, accommodation had to be got foi her somewhere, and fortunately a good Samaritan in. the perßoa of one of the hotelkeepera was found willing to give the poor outcast a corner to die in, where she is now being attended to as well as possible, Father Walsh being foremoet amongst, those ministering to her necessi ties Oar correspondent questions the right of hospitals to njeofc euoh cases, seeing thaae institatiens are supported by publ'c money and ate ptofeesedly designed for the relief and accommodation of the poor and needy ; and who §o poor and needy as a friendless fallen woman 1 He also drawn attention to the faot that the Chinese of Round Hill, whatever their sins may be, have been liberal contributor to the loojl hospital, and mentions that he has been informed on good authority that this very woman's rame appeared on the subscription list for three yoara in auooeaalon aa the giver of a guinea each year. After all, it does Beem Inhuman that even the most debased should be oast upon the roadside to die ; and it may be questioned whether, in the absenoo of special asylums for BUoh oases, the public hospitals should be allowed to close their doora agalnßt them.

DAIRY PRODUCE.

Although of late years, owing to the unsatisfactorily low prices which have ruled for wool, frozen meat, and grain — especially the latter — somewhat more attention has been devoted to the pro duction of butter and cheese, we are firmly persuaded that not one tithe has been done in this direction of what should be done. We have, it is true, of late years, established dairy factories, or as they are termed in America creameries, for the manufacture of these articles on the most approved method, but most of these are in the North Island, and taking the whole of the colony together, there is room for twenty such factories for every one that exists. There is no country in the world better Buitod to this industry than is New Zealand, and it is scarcely possible to set a limit to the expansion of which it is capable, if properly conducted. And it can only be properly conducted by the co operative method, that is to say by the factory system. An enormous export trade, at remunerative prices, awaits only energy and enterprise in this direction, for, given that the quality of the manufactured article is prime, | and the arrangements for packing and transportation are perfect, and an illimitable market is open at paying rates. It is surprising to look up the returns of the dairy produce export of •the United States which total up to figures which throw those of the cereal produce into the shade, and enormous as that export is it commands a ready market, principally in the United Kingdom. But Holland, and other oountries also, pour in their butter and cheese into the same market, and still the demand is ample, and there is plenty of room for all we can supply. But if we are to take advantage of this opportunity, we must bo prepared to send articles of first excellence and articles whose uniformity and evenness of quality can be depended upon. To send inferior butter or gheese is to incur certain loss. For example, we saw the other day in Timaru account sales of a small parcel of iuferior butter which only brought 46s a cwt. in London (under 5d per lb) from which of course all expenses had to be deducted, leaving a, mere bagatelle to the shipper. Had itjbeen first-class probably considerably more than double that i figure would have been the result, and be it remembered, too, that inferior samples sent Home soon give to New Zealand a doubtful name, and tend to keep down the price even when the article is good. Factory bufter or cheese can be shipped in large parcels of even quality, and none should be shipped Home that ib not really prime. By that course the brand of the factory would soon be recognised as a. guarantee ot excellence, and the highest range of the m.arket would always be secured, That buyers at HoniQ are beginning to look to this colony as a promising souroe of supply is evident from the fact, tele graphed from Wellington on Tuesday last, of the arrival by the Tanui of Mr E. Meadows, the representative of a London firm, for the purpose of making arrangements to procure New Zealand dairy produce. That gentleman, we are told, speaks highly of the capabilities of the colony, but says w, e are throwing i away our opportunities by not using • them to advantage. Butter a.nd cheese i would sell well if proper attention were 1 paid to uniformity in making and pack- ] t ing. There is an unlimited market foi [ butter of good quality ; and one of the . largest buyers in Montreal says we dc f not know what a chance we are losing i of putting New Zealand on the same \ footing as Canada and the States.

3 "> f, I I .w. It appears from the decision of Mi Beethara> R.M., at Christohuroh, that i magistrate has no jurisdiction -to send i debtor' to gaol for debt eton if the detato V consent, unless it was proved that since thi r judgment the defendant bad been able to pa; h,e amount wilfully neglected to do so. Professor Falb, the German aoientist, hi the Canterbury earthquake pretty near t time. He predicted that the September am 3' October dates in his list of probable earth ), quakes would be the moßt important am X dangerous. The dates for September eajtb. quakes wo tliQ 17th aud I9tii,

THE CHINESE QUESTION.

« [Phb Pbess Association.] It. Washikgto*, September 9,  The Chinese Exclusion Bill has jti passed through the Senate. Castor, September 9 During the riots here the military charged the mob with fixed bayonets, | e and several of the rioters were wounded. e There has been great destruction cf e property throughout the city, and it is ) anticipated other outbreaks will take r place. y London, September 9. a The "St. James' Gazette," in an J- article on the Chinese question, says 6 that danger is to be anticipated from 5 the Chinese fleet in the Pacific, as it is 3 superior to the British in those waters. Pekin, September 9 j The Chinese Government have de -3 ferred the question of modifying the t Chinese-American treaty for further a deliberation. * New York, September 9 I The naval weakness of America is m causing alarm throughout the States, in consequence of the strained relations existing between America and China.

TBE aSHBTJBIGN GUARDIAN MOK DAY SEPTEMBER 10, 1888



6 103 Chrißtohnrch,. "ZEALANDIA'' \ BOOT STOKER EASJ STREET. | .  . :— ■ ; ■-.•,:: \l7" E ar« still Selling at the Cheapest Y V Prices the beat Brands of Ladies and Gentlemen'* J3OQTS, SHOES, AKD SLIPPERS; Also, — • •,.--. ,- HEAVIT WATERTIGHT^, THIGH & KNEE GHIM BOOTS, 1 And everything else suitable for the - Peason, ' THE "Zealandia" , Brand alwaya in Stock. .: <.; Bepairs of every description exeouted -a- shortest possible notice. * "ZEALANDIA" " BOOT STORE. EAST BTBEET, ASHBTJJRTON- IRONMONGERY. JOHN OEE & CO. HAVE cow landing and to arrive ex a.B. "Bayley" and "Opawa, 41 from London, and ex " Oian Mtcleod," from New York : — 100 Drums Boiled and Raw Oil 3 Tons Genuine White Lead 1 Ton Bed Lead 6 Oaßks Putty 4 Oaßks Patent Dryers 10 Casea Varnish 150 Kegs Wire Nails 15 Tons Bar Iron 1 Ton Sheet Iron 6 Oases Iron Bedsteads 4 Oaseß Spring Wire Mattrssses Registered Grates, Ranges, and Stoves in great variety 40 Bundles Galvanised Tabs ' «dC • Buckets 3 Oases Gorse Knives 2 Oases Gorse Grubbers, single and double edge 3 Oases Priz9 Dundee Leather Belting, from 1£ to 6 lnoh 1 Oaße Razors and strops 3 Oaaea Table Cutlery 1 Case Electro-plate Forks and Spoons 1 Case Potosi Spoons and Forks 40 Bundles Spades and Forks 6 Oases Garden Tools 3 Oases Scotch Plough and Trace Chains 150 Ooils Plough Line Rope— Manilla acd Flax, all sizes Lawn Mowers ««„ says ay Rtkeß » Soy'hes, and Handles 2000 Yards Wire Netting, 2 to 3ft Fencing Wire, barb and pUlu 1 Case Garden Syringes 1 Oase Rubber Hose Pipe 1 Obbb Rubber Gas Tube. 4 Oases Carpenters' Tools 2 ii » Hammers 65  American Locks and Hard- ware 3 Oaees Babbett's Metal 8 „ Sharp's Axes, 3J to 51ba. 4 „ Tomahawks 1  Hatchets 2 „ Reap Hooks 10 „ Chairs 3 „ Chair Be.ta 4 „ Files. 8 Casks Agate Enamelled Ware 4 „ Holloware 2 „ Brushware 9  Tinware 4 „ Bolts and Nuts, all sizes 2 Oases Augers, Bits and Braces 4  Perambulators 4  Pitch and Lampblack 10 Drums Neatof oot Oil 50 Oases Castor Oil 1 O«se Saws 1 „ Binges 15 Orates and Casks Crockery and Glassware. In this lot will be found some beautiful Toilet and Tea Sets BOLE AGENTS IN THE COUKTY FOR THE McCORMICK IMPROVED STEEI BINDERS. j. onn & co.



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timatea and Deßigns furnished. GARNET WALOH, Editor, NAT. J. BARNETT, Manager, Melbourne CENTKAL i OTEL, Wakanui Road, Aahburton. A. J. Kelly ... - ... PftoPBiETOB. RAVING taken over the above Hotel, renovated and renewed the Furnl- ture-and Stook, I tiusfc my Friends and thePublio will give me a fair share of patronage, Good Stabling. Speolal Terms for Boarders. B+lsß FISHING SEASON, 1888T FISHING TACKLE. FISHING TACKLE. JUST Arrived, ex "Coptic" and " Tainui," a large and well-assorted Stook of all Fishing Requisites, viz., Rods, Lines, Reels, Stockings, Minnows, Flies, Gaff Hooks, Mountings, Assorted * Hooks, and every Article for the Season) at Lowest Prices. Fishing Licenses can now be obtained from me. Also, New Stock of CRICKETING AND LAWN TENNIS MATERIALS, Wm. Zander, FISHING TACKLE DEPOT, TOBACCONIST, FANCY GOODS WAREHOUSE. Ladies' and Gentlemen's Hair Dressing Saloons. 8f165 JOHN G. RESTELL, TIMBER, COAL & GENERAL MERCHANT, WEST STREET, ASHBURTON, HAS large and varied Stocks of, all classes Building and other Timbers, KAURI, RED AND WHITE PINE, BLACK PINE & TOTARA, BIRCH, Y.D.L. FLOORINGS, LININGS & SHELVINGS All Dressed Timber being kept under Sheds, well seasoned; and fit for immediate use. PAINTS, OILS and OOLORP, FUTTY and GLASS, Galvanised Iron, Zinc Lead, and Builders' Ironmongery. :.K •,. POSTS, RAILS, STAKES & FIRE- WOOD ; also MOUNT SOMEKS WESTPORT AND ' NEWCASTLE COAL. PRICE LIST OF ASHBURTON DRUG, CO., Ld. Freshly-gronnd Llnßeed Meal, 4d per 1b Pure Newfoundland Ood Liver Oil, 2a 6d per pint • . Glycerine, 2a per 1b Diamond Dyes, Cd per packet beeding Bottles, 9d eaoh Teats, 2d each Caustic Soda, for making Soap, Bd, and Is per tin Tmeses, 4a 6d to 15s each Higginson's Rubber Enemas, 4a 6d each Galvanic Batteries lent to Customers frea of charge. Patent Medicines at Storekeeper's Prices. As I am prepared to carry ont still further the Reductions I made when first taking over the Business, I now submit the above short List of Prloes as an Index to the reduced charges I have made In every Department, especially in Dispens- ing Physicians' Prescriptions. It must, however, be borne in mind that In Drugs, and more particularly in Medioines, tbe Purohaser must depend almosc entirely on the Integrity of the Chemist. I hate a business reputation of many years In Ashburton to maintain, and am not willing to damtge it, even to retain a Oaßtomer, by supplying a Drag of an inferior quality. Teeth Carkfolly E^bactsb, 2s 61. Children, Is. An Assistant resides on the Premises, and Medicines urgently needed may be obtained at any hour. Ashburton Drag Company, Li T. M. CAMBRIDGE, Manager,



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J, QUANE&OO,, B EAVELOCK STESET, — HAVE FOR SAL K — CLOVEfeS— R € d, White, Cowgraes, and Alsykr, MANGOL and CARHOT SEEDS' tlm Season's importation. SUTTOJS'S GARI'EN SEEDS, EAELY ROSE POTATOES, SEED OA n 8 AND BARLEY BUTTfiR KEGS and FIRKINS, CBUHN3, TUBS, BUOKkTd, &c, made by Jiitnes Cnmoichael, K^ngiora OATS, -CH4FF, BPAN, SHABPc^ TFA, SUGAR, SOAP, &•, &c, atwry* > on hand. , > • ...,■• • ■ _«.«^.' ' - : '""' " I AGENTS FOR , LIVERPOOL, LONDON, AND GLOBE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY NEW ZEALAND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY . NORTH CANTERBURY WOODWABE COMPANY 8 125



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Extraction, 2e 6d per tooth j Fillings, 53 per tooth. A redaction made where a numbor require attending to. ARTIFI3IAL TEETH. 7 he charges for Artificial Teeth are rrade with a view to Btrict economy, regulated by such circumstances as cases present, or suoh materials aa patients prefer. Par- ticulars given on application, Consulta- tion free. Nitrous Oxide (Laughicg Gas) administered **hen required. Attendance, 9 am, to 6 p.m. 215, Colombo Street, Ohbistchuroh. 8 167 Pickford & Undrill Take this opportunity of informing the public of Aahbttrton and County that their new FURNITIIRE WAREHOUSE AND WORKSHOPS are now in full working order, and replete with a Choice Stock of all NEW GOODS FOR Sale at lowest possible prices, consisting of all Designs in General HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE and Fittings. NOTHING On their part will be wanting to induce their patrons to support them in their new premises, which will be found far more convenient and roomy, than the Old Bhop. Note the Address— TANCEED STKEET, OPPOSITE AROADF; A. Harrison. 1 Alired Harrison, AUCTIONEER, STOCK AND ESTATE AGENT AWD VALUATOR, SATURDAY SALE at 12 o'olock sharp — Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Produos »nd Merchandise. Farming Implements!! andjifVehlclea of all kinds conttantly In Yards on view FOR SALE Clearing Sales held in Town or Country as required, and most liberal terms arranged with both Bayers and Sellers Rents collected, and the business of absentees managed with care. Valuation made of Properties or Mer- chandise on easy terms, Ad\ances made [instantly on Goods delivered atjthe Stored for Sale. Agent tor the3 NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY ALFKED HARBISON T. Bullock, TO LET— A 6-roomed Houee In Cox Stveet. — Apply to T. BULLOOK. : FOR SALK ~~ " 2strongly"~~built spring TRAPS ' EO& SALE. QUANTITY RYEGRASS SEED. .. . T. BULLOOK. TO LET AT LOW RENTAL. A LLENTON Bouse, together with jCjl »bout 9 acres of land. Conveniently sltaated, corner of the Belt and Race- course Koafls. ' Apply to T. BULLOCK. -\TOT having sold by Auction Mr A. J. iM Kelly's T.S. 709, with Dwelllng- Houee and other buildings thereon, I am prepared to receive ofiera for It. Low pribe and liberal terms will be accepted. T. BULLOOK. TO LET — A 6-roomed house in Came- ' ron street opposite the Wesleyan Church. T. BULLOOK. TO LET. mWO COTTAGES near the English 1 Church T. BULLOCK. TO LET— House of 5 rooms, with verandah, together with about 9 acres of land. Apply to T, BtjLLOOK TO LET. ROOMS In the Arcade Chambers. Apply to . T. BULLOOK. MONEY TO LEND on first-class Seourity in Bums to Buit borrowers, Apply to T. BULLOOK. TO LET — At a very low rental, a large building fronting East Street, salt •blejot a gcalu and chaff atore. T,BUJGWKKj



Rink de Paris, TUESDAY ~KE .V MiROH PRAOTICI THURSDAY— Peiformance by tho ivOsELLE BKUS. SATURDAY— Grand National Sfcaep'e chase. CARNlVAL— September 28 h. Morning, 10 to 12, for Ladies only, frop, Pkates" 6d. Afternoon, 230 to 4 30, admia ion le, Skates free Evan- ing:, 7 30 t) 10, gertlomen Ib, Skates 6d ; Ladies Is, Skates free. Gentleinen'ts Season Tickets. 10s 6d ; Ladies' do, 7a 61. Ad- mission to Stage only, 6J. Weekly tickets, admission only, 2a ; with Pkates, 3s. ROBT. ELBTON, 9 17 Lessee and Manager. p« Jl> o e • y m o u r, SURGEON DENTIST, 215, Oolombn Street (new Buildioge near corner of Gloucester Street.) Established .... ... ... 1869 • SCALE OF^OHARGES :



The best Kemedy for Indigestion.— 5 Norton's Camomile Pills are confidently » recommended as a simple remedy for indige3- --l tion, which is the cause of nearly all the 3 diseases to which we are subject. Norton's I j Pills, with • justice called the " natural I strengthener of the human stomach," act as a I powerful tonic and gentle 1 aperient, are mild , in their operation, and safe under auy circum, , stances, Sold in bottles at is i^d, 2s gi , 4s, by all medicine vendors throughout the, , world , Keating's Cough Lozenges cures coughs ( asthma, and bronchitis. Medical testimony states that no other medicine is so effe.tua in the cure of these dangerous maladies. Onl 1 lcrenge alone gives ease, one or two at bede 1 time ensures rest. For relieving difficulty o- breathing they are invaluable They contain ao opium or any violent drug. Sold by all ch mists in tins is i^d and 2s gd each. Public Fotioes. JSOTICE. THE Members of the ABhburton Even* ing Party are informed that the next meeting will be held on TUESDAY, the 18th inst., at 8 pm 9t36 By order of the Committee. THE Undersigned have Trust Funds for Investment upon first class free- bold eecaricies at lowest current rates of interest in sums varying from £50 to £2000. WILDING AND LEWIS, 77 Solicitors, Burnett St. NOTICE. HAVING given up business in Ash- burton as Family Batcher. I re- quest that all accounts due to the undersigned must be paid on or before the 22nd lust, or they will be BUed for without farther notice. 9 57 ROBT. ENNIS. CONCERT AND BALL. A CONCERT and BALL will be held C> In the Sehoolroom, Winßlow, on FBIDAY, 14th September. Poora open at 7 30. Concert at 8 o'olock p.m. Double Tickets, 5s ; Single Tickets, 33. Re- freshments lncludtd, 9*53 An Evening with CHARLES DICKENS, Selection* by MR W. H. WARREN, Will be given at ST. STEPHEN'S SCHOOLROOM ON TUESDAY EVENINa NEXT, At 7 30. Admission Free. 9 33 Under the Patronage of His Worship the Mayor and Borough Council, and the Officers commanding the Volunteers. ASHBURTON VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE. THE Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade . will hold a SOCIAL in the Oddfel- lows' Hall on WEDNESDAY, September 12th, commencing at 7.30. An efficient Quadrille Band will be In attendance. Tickets 2s Gd each, Ladies free. 8 153 TO THE LADIES OF ASHBURTON. Misses Morrison & Holloway dbess and mantle makers Tanored Street ASHBURTON. 5 169 Wauchop & Co., GRAIN AND PRODUCE BROKERS, VALUATORS, STOOK-TAKEKS, FINANCIAL AND GENERAL COM- MISSION AGENTS, 224, Hereford Street, Christchurch, ARE prepared to negotiate Loans on Freehold Property, Wool, Grain, or any kind of Produce. Liens on growing Crops at current rates. For large amounts special arrangements oan be made. All business strictly confidential. WAUCHOP & CO. mHE FEDERAL COFFEE PALA.CE, X at the corner of Collins & Kino Streets, Melbourne. Now open for business. The Federal Palace is only two minutes walk from the Central Railway Station and the Wharves. The Palace contains 550 rooms, comprising Drawing, Dining, Reading, Sitting, Billard, Bed, and other rooms. , fcipecial accommodation for families and permanent boarders. The Cuisine and Table appointments for the daily ; luncheon are a speciality. Particular care exercised to secure perfect immunity from , Accident by Fire, All charges moderate. , i 926 GEO. COHEN, Manager. 1 NOTICE. FROM this data the pvlce of Mount Somerß coal will be, for Truok load j ordera :— Mount Somerß pit ... ... 14a Ball way Station 15s 6d Weateifield 18j 5 Aahburton, per truok, per ton 20a Tlnwald „ „ 20a Wlnalow „ „ 21s c Hinda „ „ 22a j Dromore  » 21s x Ohertney „  21s 6d I TERMS CASH. BOOKING EXTRA. 0 In Aehbnrfcon retail quantities at Yards 01 of Local Ai*ent :— Per ton, 2.5Js (id ; per £ i-ton, lla 6d ; per J-ton, 6s, G«eh. h ~\ F. WRIGHT. £ September, let, 1833, - •. .



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