THE ASHBUBTON GUARDIAN.

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DIARY.

Moonlight Evenings.

The Moon 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 shines till nearly 1 o'clock 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 shinea all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and sbineß till morning. Tbe Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 a.m. and ahineß till morning. Tbe Moon at 24 days old rißes about 2 a.m. and shines till morning. Tbe Moon at 27 days old rises about A a.m. and shines till Bunriee.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1888.

Though i ui«y h«> doubted w othor ke other pnrni ont men the late n-ember for WaitMara i- n<>t more 1 honored »« « pain " Air *' tliati hu won d be 86 a " " yet, it mtpt hi* ndmitied that lis non-inclnKion among the number of those wlioru " the Queen deliithteth to lionor " is sufficiently re ma kable to suggest that some adverse influence has had operation iv the quarter from which Her Majesty r^cives advice m euch matters The Wellington " Press " openly avows its beiief that this is so— nay, more, plainly asserts it, and the nason therefor as follows : — " The reaaon why Mr Bryce'a eminent public Bervices has been ignored is perfectly well known, and exceedingly discreditable to the Imperial Government. He was shamefully maligned by tbe worst Governor New Zealand ever had. He vindicated his fair fame m the moat conspicuous mariner possible m an Fnglißh Court of Justice, at the risk or all he possessed . It is a scandal that there should still b \u25a0 a black mark against him at the Coionial Office, and until that injustice i§ remedied any appoint ments to the Order of St Michael and fe*t George m this colony must neccs \u25a0arily be attended by some irritation and disfavour." Whether, or not, onr contemporary be right m attributing tbe excision of Mr Pryeo fas knightly

lonors to a studied and predeterminato Hnission under tho influence referred to, t is at least suggestive of a feeling on the part of Mr Bryce himself that this is really the case to learn, as we do from the "Kangitikei Advocate" lhathe (Hon J Bryce) '• has written a letter to the Stcretarj ot Maie, complaining, m the most uncompromising language, oi the conduct of ."-ir Arthur Gordon, whilst] Governor of New Zealand." In the coarse of that letter, Bays our contem porary, Mr Bryce after referring to the Bryce-Rusden trial Bays : — " During his examination m the witness box, Mr Kusden stated that he derived < his information from which he wrote thej gravest of his libels against me from Sir Arthur Gordon, at a time when that gentleman was Governor of New Zea land, and while I was one of his Ministers, and, as such, m frequent communication with him. In support of this statement he read three letters, with enclosures, purporting to have been written by Sir Arthur Gordon t$ him self ; copies of these letters and en closures are hereto oppended." Tho libel mostly complained of is that m which Mr Kusden accused Mr Bryce while a lieutenant m the Eai Iwi cavalry of cutting down women and children m cold blood " gleefully and with ease," and described him as having earned thereby the title of " Kohttru" (the murderer). The data for this story were alleged by Mr Husden to have been furnished by Bir Arthur Gordon, who, says Mr Bryce, " well knew that Mr 1 (<UBden was engaged m writing a history of New Zealand, and presumably intend the information to be need m that work." Undoubtedly so grave a scandal as this ought to have been enquired into Ion? ago, and unless Sir Arthur Gordon can clear himself (and if he can be should have done so many months before now) certainly he deserves a severe reprimand from the Colonial Office, for it is intoler able that colonial Governors should • c libellers of their responsible advisers. And if it be really true that honors have been withheld from Mr Bryce which, but for this disgraceful story, would have been conferred upon him, then it is a gross injustice that those honors should be longer delayed, since Mr Bryce has fully and completely vindicated himself before all the world m an tnglieh Court of law.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Royal Hotel was sold by anotion to-day by Mr T. Bullook. Th* hotel and fo.r sections realised £2200, Messrs Ward and 00., of Ohriatchurcb, being the purchasers.

An aeoident, which was nearly of a serious sharaoter occurred yesterday afternoon. Mrs John Orr, with another lady and several children, were out driving when a bolt giving way, a shaft dropped, startling the horse whioh galloped at a furious rate up East street. A lad was thrown out of tbe vehiolt but fortunately sustained no injury. Mrs Orr held on to tho reins m a plucky manner and the horse running into a hedge near th* Gas Works, his further progress was arrested for the time being. Mr G. F. Soott who had followed tbe runaway from town, came baok before the horse was able to start afresh and fixed up the shaft, and the vehicle was driv«a baok without further mishap.

A daylight inspection parade of the Ashbur* ton Rifles, Guards and O&dets will take place at the driil-ehed on Tuesday next, 14th inst,. ai 7 p.m., when it ia hoped there will be a full muster of eaob Company. Judging from Sir George WhitmorVs published addresses, there seams to be no danger of the A&hburton corps being afleoted by the Government r«* trenohmant measures, beyond reduced capita* tion m common with all other oorpa. We learn that the marksmen's badges for th« Rifles and Guards have been received, and will be distributed at Tuesday evening's parade. No less than eleven members of the Rifles, and five of the Guards have qualified as marksmen, m addition to Major Douglas, Captj. Dolman and Fookn, and Lieut. Muller. It is stated that the Ashburton Rifles hay* made the highest 4I figure of merit " for Canterbury m last year's class firing. The annusl treat given to tbe children attending the Ashburton Borough Sohool was held at Mr D. H. Brown's paddook yestarday. The children to the number of about 400, assembled about e'even o'clock, the smaller pupila being taken to the grounds m convey* ancea, kindly lent for the occasion. The usual Bports were indulged m, and a plentiful \u25a0upp'y of eatables was provided. Messrs Dunoan and Elaton, members of the Com* mittee, and the headmaster and other teachers I were indefatigable m getting op games and promoting the amusement of the juveniles. A start homeward was made about six o'olook, the obildren being taken into town by vehioles kindly lent by Mefurs W. Mitchell, G. P. BooU, J. Ranger, J. Heflord, H. Dalley, and B. Oullen. Mr Elston is deserving of oredit for tbe manner m whioh he carried ont th« arrangements for the treat, the greater portion of the preliminary work work.haviog devolrsd on his shoulders.

It will be well for householders to see to it that their premises are kept clean, for th« fever fiend is on hia rounds again m various localities. A case o! typhoid was admitted to Waimate Hospital this week, and the same fell disease is Baid to be spreading at the Thames, while from Melbourne it is tele, graphed that there have been 232 oases of typhoid fever m that city since Ist Deo. laati forty of which have proved fatal. A young woman applied for charity m Austin not long triivoe with a paper oont»iuing the following : — " This unfortunate woman is the only daughter of an old and ohildleas father, and shu suppor s several young brothers by her work." The farms of Ooriemullie. ia Bos"-ebir« Sooiland, which extend to upward* of fifteen thousand aorta, are to be convened into a deer forest. A short time ago twenty families were living on the land, whioh is now to be cleared for the exclusive occupation of red ieer.

11 Well," remarked Tripper, " I've heard of orushed strawberry, elephant's breath, ashes of roeee, whipped cream, and o her queer names for colors, but this new shade has the worst name I ever heard of." " What is it ? " asked Brjggs. "It is called • slapped baby.' * Wonder what kind of a shade that is ? " "I fihou'd think," replied Briggs, who has bad •xperienee, " that it was a decided yeller." \u25a0 A jookey was killed at the Launceston raoaa yesterday. Pope Leo XIII. is very fond of agriculture, and haa a passion for planting trees. One of bin first works after his eleotion was to plant the garden of the Vatioan with fruit trees and Tines, and this year for the first time the grapes of the Vatican garden are turned into wine. His Holiness superintends the operation and gives the neoesaary orders. Soientista say that the stature of man is increasing at the rate of one inch m •a thousand yeara. The short fellows will bf a long time getting tall at that rate. South African papers of a late date state that Bemenyi, the violinist, is not dead, as wsb reported, but m the shipwreck he lost his collcotion of violins. He wai last heard of piayiDg at Kimberley on the diamond fields. With referenoa to the supposed visit of the Star of Bethlehem the Astronomer Royal of England, writing on Deo. 14th, says, " The planet Venus has been supposed by sous* te be a reappearance of the ' Star of Bethlehem,' bat there is absolutely no foundation for any snob ridioulous notion." An old widow, who bad been supported by \u25a0harity for twenty years, died lately n«ar London, England. After her funeral there was found sewn m the pillow case almost £400 m silver and notes, some of the latter forty yean old. It is told m Boston that an order was reoeived m the composing room of the "Advertiser" one day lately that Christian nameß were to be invariably indicated by initials ; the name m no instance to be printed m full. The next issue contained mention of 6. Cleveland, G. Washington, and so on. It is said that the order was revoked whan 'he editor found Don Quixote's sqaire figure on a proof sheet at " 8. Pauea." The " South Canterbury Times " says that tht Cross poisoning ease, m which a Cork doctor made away with his wife by means of arsenio, m order to obtain possession of another woman, presents a great reaemblanea to the Hall ease. The jury m fifteen minutes ftund tht prisoaer guilty and he has since been hanged.

Hollow av's Pills and Ointvint.— Soldiers and Sailors. — These well -known and easily used remedies are especially serviceable aad convenient for those who, like soldiers and sailors, are exposed to great changes of limate, and the hardships inseparable from their calling. Many of the diseases engendered m tbe system from these and other nntoward oaueeß oan be oheoked and controlled by atten tion at their onset, and m Holloway's remedies will be found a ready means of relief without hindrance from duty. Many a man is invalided and rendered more or less a burden to himself and friends from neglect ing the early symptoms of his complaint, whioh calamity might be averted by timely reßort to the use of Hoiloway's Pills and Ointment

SPORTING.

THE OUP CANDIDATES.

[Pik Psxsa Association.]

Dcnsdin, January 11. There was winter >e>tner at Forbary th«s morning. Oaptain O .ok and St . Oiair did a ml.'v and a-half together at tap \u25a0peed, with Hit* t<> choose between them. The farmer was snp.)oeed to be a little lame on Thursday, but to-day went quite sound. It\ Rose did a capital soven* furlong gallop, Silvermark eimller work, and Apropos a firat-eltas gallop of a mile aud a-half, sbapirg exceedingly well, being brought home by Little Neil. Tt-t --fjrd and Oinde-ella were rritrloted to s f e»dy work. Ditpnte Garibaldi, Shifnal and otners also K<illopr>d

THE BUTTING MARKET.

Eukbdik, February 11. Darin? the weiit Q itobl* and Snapshot have been persistency backed for the Dunedin Cap. The following are the latest quotations : — 3 to 1 ag«t Opsy KUng 4 — I Q iibble r) — 1~— <- bnapshot 7 — I—— Ber.'sford, Torrent and Knby 8 — 1— Art.llery, Tetford, and frpringskn 10 — 1 Hemit«(ie 12 to 1 to 60 o 1 against the others.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

PfK PREBB ASgOOIATXON.J

Auckland, Febraay 10, The Auckland Li* B>oiety inteoi to t«ke steps aj,a f n«t three d^f^u'tinu so'ioitors. A muion is shortly to b txhlf>d rtqnesting that their n«m«s be •t.uok off the roll. The proceedings will be of a privrt'© oharioer.

VVkllingt.iit, February 10. A youDg man who has been m the colony for two years, and wl^o was returning home by the T n/ariro, wns eased of £50 hero by mom of the coufiienoe trick, but suhsiqu ntly reoovered it with the exoo lion or £5 by threatening tbe "spieler" with tie police.

Arrived, 5 pm,, steamrrfl, felembria and Tekapo from Sjdney Sir W. Fi.c herbert returned by th« latter.

Fhathirstow, February 10. An extensive bUiO lira is burni-ijr on the side cf the ranges, between htra and the Tauherenikto river. M«fsra i^uoas and Kelly's homeßtead and stack* are m great danger, as tbe fie is completely «nrrouudh)g them. Mr LpvJ; n'a home sttad is «lso m a certain m nnt of daug^r •»nd nhonld the wind oo^ kna«), wi?l he s r«oruiy thretttun^d tie «orn feuc* . n ibe opposite vide of the r ( ad bavin* bvtm i>ii fi « «cv* at ttcne«. M«a »<r« rrnw em p;wy d m ouiur.g ho fn: o<m lowa tv keop ihe file (r<n» ifir.'d'llri!)

Chri-tohukoh F •'•-miry 10 J raes Qitiiba ,>,(! (untr-. w» o > <>m i ted (<>r trisl 'o dty on * c iaign of roig n^ ihe n*-m» cf WMu*m Huiheifird. to»ch^qa on tne JNatiora B» k ft £15, and ut>tr Ing the same to W. Mo William, tobacco ulst.

The total Innurnnoe on the Ma) Queen's cargo was £22,0l0; >n*ur»noeon thugood-* •nved by ihe a^tnt*, X nsey and 00, £10,000 The auction sale vt goods got oat by ihe purchasers of abandourd catgo toi.k pUce to-day and good prices were realised, A shilling entrance f»-B was charged, the proceeds to be divided between t he Orphanage and Sailors' Home 1 here was £ 1 taken at the doer*. Bus! ness wai greatly facilitated through tbe absence of loung»r« »nd louoheon fea 'en.

Dunkdin, Ki-brasry 10 Mr Vincent P>k«, M H.R , left for Melbourne yeste- day with a view of float- Ing the Roxburgh minas Into a Company. He will ba away six weeke, and has been informed by the Governin«ut that on his reioin the O'ago Oeniral railway contract will bo ready for «l«n4ure.

THE MARKETS.

ti.'B. yitKSS ABS CIA I ION.) London, Fahroarv 8. The wool market—lnferior and greasy are unchanged ; superior, %d rise : crossbred, especially coarse, is m strong demand. London February 9. The wheat cargoes afl )at amount to 1,368,000 quarters.

THE CROWN PRINCE.

TRACHEOTOMY PERFORMED.

[MB *B»?g ASSOCIATION I

San Rxmo, Pebraary 9. ( After consultation, the physicians m attendance on the Crown Prince decided to perform the operation of trachrotomy. The operation was sue cessfully performed, and the Royal patient was immediately relieved and is now doing well.

THE HESSIAN FLY

\u25a0» REPORT OF S'R J, ttBOTOR, (P*B PfiBSS fiB')';IATION.)

Wellington, Feb nary 10 Sir J. Heoror h»a «-ZAm!ni>d the B<*iaUn fly tent <o b*tn fnm Matt op, and h»« uo aoubt ** to i»» d«i»t votive q<!*l{»i->s Sir J m • him vagi;' stod thnt Uie on'y mesno of Kek'ing r-d "nf the pe»t U for the ground wherein th« ei?a; of th> fly la Uld to be ploughed vnth an especially deep furrow plough, There is * suitable ODe »t the Agricultural College a> Lincoln, which ho Imb intgnßtpd to GnTnromnnt to place at the dlgpoaal »f the aettleri whot9 land m attaolrpd wl f h the fly.

BURGLARY AT A JEWELLER'S SHOP

[PBB PRfcS* bSuOIATJON.I

Oamaru, Fi'broary 10* A bnraUty wart c ramttted nt the shop of Mr Oathcart, jaweller, between one o'olock oo Thnndtty afternoon and efght o'clock on Friday morning. It is difficult to gueie how the thlerja eff oted an en* trsnoe, for there were three doors to get through ; the oat»<de one wnt lnoke I, the next one was barred, and th» other was held f»at by metDi of • lock sod iron ca ohea. A door leading into » passage was also strongly barred. Tho thieves took away £15 m money and a diamond ring. A lot of goods were found packed up ready for remove* 1 . The safe was opened by a key.

THE PEACE OF EUROPE.

r PBB PBESB ASSOCIATION.] Berlin, February f. A rumor has gained credence m diplomatic circles that Spain and Rou mania, and probably Sweden, will be admitted into the central alliance.

Londoh, February V. The European feeling is less confi dent that,peace can be maintained, and increasing military activity is being displayed by France.

Sir Charles Diike, m a letter,- states that the abandonment of Tuikey by Prince Bismarck, looks ominous,, and the idea of a rush on Stamboul by Russia is now quite feasible. He also expresses the opinion that if Italy should be compelled to join m the fight to maintain her Mediterranean rights, it is doubtful whether England would assist her, although Lord Salis bury has almost given a promise to dc 80.

AMONG THE MYRTLE TREES

The representative of a Lrn ion j urnal hat reoantly vfsit»d tone of tin " n.umt " o* Liverpool, and, under the above head* ing, givea a gr*{ hio pio O'e of tbe scenes which he there witne* cd. In comment- I g on ih« misaion, which Nev Ohas Qaviett and hie o illeagnua are engaged Id am ng the lowa-t olaaftes of tha city, thf* writer «*<!»•:— But theprohl«m ia vast and complicated beyond d««*orip ion, especially Id suoh a looxllty na X h*ve feebly aketohbd. No one can ina^eat thp»© •• slums " without fueling *Uo that th? mat-rial d ffioaliea m tbe w<y of a genertt upHfilog of the peope ar« gmvi m »he ax r«mt. What can be ezp o^ed m the way of morality co m r a« these de ixu'y crow 'ed, dark, tor aoua lane* and o mrtt remain ? Slow y bat sur«<y th*y are beinit luvaded by the oity impr v> menta Hut, If only provision coald be made for a oattable hoiuhig of tha p.or, whee quarters might be abohehed wl h untold advan'ajje to heath and m rtil ty In Salford the late Alderman o<*vieH wrought •o energ tlo»ly ttra he nboli<l»d tbe dreadful collar-d welling. A atmi'ar re form la oepded i • Liverpool The new roada and the coinoiden' erection of work man's buildinga have effiiotei wouderfol tr nsformtti'ns m curtain qnartera of h'tdon. In Lirerpool, notwithstanding all that has bt en done, there m a wide fie d m whlob thereoonßtruc^or uilg'it profitably work. Bat tbe root -question is that if the (nbllo-house. Mr liarrott told me a fringe ctory. He aald that a little while ag h^ invited a while gang of logmen — the wildest, moat dariug and reckless fellows In Liverpool — to tea. Their behaviour at Grat was tbat of untamed \u25a0 »v»goH. Their great ambition teemed to be to imaon tbe tables by the tremeodom blows of their sledge-hammer 6ats. He talked to them m hla phin, straightfor ward, kindly way, and thry grew quite confidential. Eventually, astonishing re eul'B came cot of the affair. There is a h"une Id which threepenny beda and kttanen or common r..cm, v der pr ip«f control, are provided by tha M esu.n for this v-ry claaa, and on the utonnn fl »,ir ihureiaa rough but co<j? life m>BM<<n r oca. I went n'l over the hoa»a hnfore go r>g home th«t Saturday uight: It is h p>» of commni-BtJiiae ml*aiou-work of •.be <r«ry behest ord r. Bnt thl« i» the ttory ; Aa soon as Mr Gurett had won the hf>arta of the meu — ».id ft<w, erea or the moit devil may -oar », can resiat him hesiiid to th^m, ''Now; don't you men kobw that the course you ate following can only have one of two enda 1 Either it mast land you m the workh nic »r bring >ou to the gallows." " Yes," said they, "that's true anongh.' "Tien why do follow It J" '• It's all the publio hoaae." '• What ! Do yon mean to say that, but for the public-houacs, yon wouldu't be tre men you are V " No, It's all their fault,' "Then why do job ro n«ar them V' 11 Nay." itarl 'hey, " why dorit you people who fMtt votes $hiit them up 1" •• x\ow, ' said Mr Garrett, •' d» you mind giving a vote yonraelves to-night Hands op thone who want tht poblio hon<es shut op !" Instantly every hand In the mom was shot straight op. Mr G<rrAt, lam convinced, would onhenltatiogly declare that if the sloms oould ha f^trly polled there would be au almost axanimont v 'c igainst the hnuaea whtoh are the oarse of Liverpool and the direct oan«e of nine* tenths of its pmipHriam and inme,

THE WEATHER.

The following is the meteorological report at A, ford Station for the week ending February lOih, 1888 :—

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(PER PBKBB A8SO0IAXION,)

Fire at Bastings. SS ATItVi, Februanr 11. Th» dwelllngHioiib* of Mr W. A. Oomei, tt Hastings, wtts barnr. down thi« m trninv ; nothing «ftVßi. I tiareßOQs Hooib ( v U -i<> ), £400; faraitar* (New Z *\*txa), £i 0. Oriek«t. W«x,tßNaron, Fetvwy It Th« Lflywhue oi'oJCt-t t«-m p'»y here towards the end of next mon h. While tn Ne« Z »laud, Mr Lily while makes •rrangetmns for the visit of th« EnglUh footballers.

SERIOUS BUSH FIRES

A 10 WiH TH KttATtCN KB.

[PBB PBBBS AHSOOIATIOf J

Woodvilli F buary 10 A fi-»ro« palo of *«ua »t*t nti^ht oaaied the bußb fires to spread r pidly Id et«ry direction. For about three hoars th« whuie t.o«ra was m danger. F»nanMely a shift lv the direction of tbn wind leßHOie-l the danger. The who c town turned ont and ware hard at work »U night saving property. So far as e*n b ateertitnt>d only one hnate h*B bw»B destroyed. The wind has now nltckened bat •\u25a0 tt U cure to rise a.aln m th* •veniug Another nan? nlcM it >«ntic!pated

OTAGO UNIVERSITY.

(PEE FABHS ABB O ATI ON.)

OuvroiN, February 10 Through his Bxoellency a reply has be^n reoeixed from the Secretary of Sate for thu Oo oulea to the pet tl >n «f stcd B > and ex stuoent*, praying that leitera patent be isened nnder which degrees conferred by the Otago University may be reoognised. The grounds g vaa are atated not to be stffioient to outweigh the opposition and inexpediency of having two degree-granting Uaiveruties tn the ooeoy, and therefore the Secretary of State has been anable to idviae her Ma jesty to (••\u25a1• a charter, Wl-,b regatd to the Medical School, although no official r-ply has been received from the Kuya! Colleges of Phya c anß and Sa>*geons, it appears f ona extructs In the " Lancet" that a ree lotion has been p -sued that the voho 1 fu fils the rr q llrnnents of the UzamiDlop Rn»rd.

ASHBUKION LIVE STOCK MARKET

Messrs U. Mataon and Go. report upon the live stocfc market In the Ashbnrton Dittrio* *r-r the week ending 10lh Feb ruary, 1888, as follows :— Owing nodoaht to the f*at that farmers were too busily 'Dgaged wi h their harvest to attend to sla of etootc, the entry and the attend a-too of the pobho whi ab »nt the smallest »\u25a0\u25a0' h*ve oeen t>r ynars. Not more than 600 sheep of alt u>rt% were yarded, and •yen tb« m j rliy of thus* had to be tu'oed out v i*o!d. Iv snob. » oaae, quotations would onlj be misleading. Daring the w« ek we hay v had m*ny enquiries fur yrnag aheep, some of which »»» have satisfied, but we coald p)ao* i several tboußando provided th .; prices and quality were rivht Our prjro pal sales o'ivatety were 900 cros§Sr<d 2 tooth, 5s 8J; 240H0d0, 6- 4'; 189 4 and 6 tooth *e<h>r*, 7 ' 31 ; 592 4 aqu 6 outh ornxt br»d H»es, with 100 per cant ltmhi, 7 \u2666 144 (%t Umbv 6 6 1; 161 do do, 5> lOd par head. I • lt» d we think there m » lit tin better er qury. During the week we sold 686 »oiß9, Dr more, 640 aareao r ea .Ohertsey diatriot, ano 400 acres, K;')e, »t P'loes withheld, but >atiafaot >ry to the \u25bcendori.

RIFLE MATCH.

WANG4MUI V. aSH BURTON.

A friendly shooting mt'oh wag fi ed this morning he-ween ten men or thy 4ehbnr»nn Rifl'S<*ud t*n <f the Waogauui City Rif^a, ei»<>h te m firing <>n i's o-u r* go. The acorlud mnde by tle loo*) t *m whs not very good, the b filog wud and b zy light rendering i?<> d boo In* eirem^ly d.ffica t. At the 500 y-rda thr wind taor*i«t)d io force from 'he l««ft reur, -aiming a considerable dr ppinj* off m th. eooring and a goodly numb-r of Bbote t< (jo f» the •* b»nfeJn« «cc< ant " A. telegram rneelved ft m W ogauat atated that " a heavy g*le was bl.-wiug, 1 * notwiihstand n • hich they beat our looal team by 1(8 pomtn. We btlleve this h the fi •> m»»ch of toy kind fixed by the Aihburt . X flei this Beaton, wbioh is to be regretted. A 11 tie m<re inter-eat given to shooting by promoting oompeiitiotii (either for pi ac, or In friendly mno.es) would doubt eat osnae \u25a0hnotista to be more ari'oui to b come profioient shots, and thoa be able to m«ka a better at«nd ev<>n against an oh a good sh "tinit oompaay a> th»> Wan^anai C<y Rifl a Ganges were 200, 3CO, «nd 5 0 yards, 7 shod at eaoh vanes Wimbl di n targets and \u25a0coring. Appended are the roores :— ASBBUitIOK B)F£ES > Ha. \A*, ycls. 200 300 500 Tl Cojnr-Sergt. M'Dotaid 25 '/3 .5 7< Private Salek 28 2<» 18 66 Prir.tH A M*U n»ld... 22 24 18 64 Private J.W. Baker ... 21 27 16 64 Ourpor*) a«» »on ... 26 22 14 6<S O*p<«it F<«. ks 25 23 12 6» Prmte W. O algh ao 24 i 9 11 64 Priva's *i dr w ... 24 J« 12 62 Frivol R. W 8k«... 22 %3 6 51 Private H.O ai K boa ... ] 5 It 7 38

P«* FjIBBS .^SSOOIAXION.) Wamqaudi, Pebraarjll. Io the match wttn the Aehburtoa rifloß thie morning the Wangaaai Oiy Rifles male «92, tb« highest score belug 7&, and the avttag* p»r man 69. Theia Vf*» a regalar gnlr b'nwlne.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

HOME ANl> FOREIGN

(FBR PBBBB ASSOCIATION.)

THE FRENCH NAVY.

Pa^is, February 9. The Press generally contain articles en the weakness of the French navy and declare that it is quite unable to encounter the navy of Italy.

M. DANIEL WILSON.

M. Wilson has been summoned to appear before the Police Tribunal on the 16th inst to answer further charges m connection with the War Office scandal.

SIR C. DILKE.

London, February ft. Sir Charles W. Dilke declines to contest the seat for Merthyr Tydfil, rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr Charles H. Jjmes.

ADMIRAL TRYON.

Admiral Trjron denies that a Naval Lordship of the Admiralty was ever offered to him, and considers that the position of Lord Charles Berestord is untenable.

RAILWAY COMMISSIONERSHIP.

Sir Dillon Bell is inviting applica tions m England and America for the position of Chief Railway Commis sioner fof New Zealar.d. Sir Dillon U also obtaining from Woolwich supplies of special metal used m the manu facture of cartridges.

RESIGNATION.

I.ONDOW, F«nraary 9, Mr Shirley, M.P. for has Doneast r, re«it>ned his seat m the House of Commons.

INCITING TO RIOT.

Patrick O'Brien, M.P. for Monaghan Noi-ih, on a chaige of inciting to riot has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment. Notice of appeal has been given. J. C. Flynn, M.P. for Coik North, has been arrested on a charge of conspiracy.

DUTY ON CEREALS.

bTooXHOLU, February 9. The Diet have resolved to place a duty on cereals.

TROUBLE IN INDIA.

Masiowah, Ftibroary 7. A body of friendly natives had a skirmish yesterday with the Abyisiman forces under Has Aloula. The friend lies are occupying the hills surrounding the Italian camp. A number of chiefs of the opposing tribes have tendered their submission to the Italian Com mander.

AUSTRALIAN.

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VICTORIA.

MsutooßNji, February 10. Mr Henry Millet, for many years Manager of the Union Bank here, has died, leaving property, etc., to the value of four millions sterling.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

Pbrtx. February 10. The Press commenting on the con stitutional proposal contained m Sir tf. Holland's despatch condemn the idea of a single Legislative Chamber.

TASMANIA.

Hobakt Feruary 10. The Agenc f -General of the colony has been offered to Mr Youl, a colonist, who has for many years past resided m England. It is understood that the appointment is only a temporary one, and is intended to p*ve the way for Mr E. N. C. Baddtn, Minister of Lands.

NEW SOUTH WALES.

Newcastle, Febraary 10. It is stated here that thirty vessels are on their way from 'Frisco tor this port m ballast tor coal cargoes. Frcghts are exceedingly high, from twenty-four to twenty five shillings being offered for vessels hither. Sydney, February 10, The Hon J. S Farnell, M L.C., intends to introduce a Bill legalising the vie of the totalisator. Plt-uro.pneumonia is prevalent here and infected cattle are said to be coming over the Queensland border daily.

A .serious accident happened to-day at the Oakley Colliery, Lithgow. A "bucket" containing a number of miners was ascending to the mouth of the pit, whe,n by some mishap it struck a timber shaft, and three of the men were thrown out of the " bucket " by the force of the collision and precipi tated a distance of forty feet to the bottom of the pit. All had either legs or arms broken, and one man is not expected to recover from his injuries. Fortunately the accident happened when only a short distance of the journey to the mouth of the pit had been accomplished, or those who were thrown from the " bucket " must have been instantaneously killed. The Ffench war vessel Duchauffat sailed «o day for France. The Cen'ennial rifle meeting takes place next week. All the colonies will he represented save New Zealand, and £*400 will be offered m prize money and trophies. Judge Wind- yer, who presided at the trial of the Mount Rennie crimi nals, and the Minister of Justice are reviewing the evidence given at the trial. This course is adopted m con sequence of repeated statements to the effect that the wrong prisoners were convicted and some of them executed* In answer to a deputation to-day re gtrding a proposal to establish a direct steam service to the New Hebrides, Sir Hemy Parkes said that the eftbrti - already made m that direction had proved of no avail m consequence of Victoria refusing to join m subsidising such a service. The New South Wales Government, said the Premier, would now consider the question apart from the prospect of obtaining the co-opera tion of the other colonies.

UHB ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1888



Moon's Sun Sun Moon Moon ago at February. Rises. Sets. Ri=es tots, noonday a.m. p.m. 11 Saturday ... 6.17 7.10 3.50 6.8S 88 13 Sunday .. 5.18 7.0 6 2 732 0 13 Monday .. 6.19 7.8 6.4 8.0 1 14 ruenday .. 6.20 7.6 7.6 8.34 3 16 Wednesday.. 622 7.6 8.7 9.1 8 16 Thursday .. 6.23 7.4 9.6 920 4 17 Friday.. .. 621 7.3 10.6 9.61 6



High Date. Shade. m State of weather, low i high Sun. Baturday 85- 84* 149- Fine N.W. Sunday 45- 80' 148 „ „ Monday 4L* 78 146 „ E. ; Tunsday 87 88- 147 „ NW. Wed'day 53 83 145 Fine, N.W to S.W. Thnr'day 41- 77- 142* „ N.W. Friday 82- 85- 145- „ „



Grand total 584 WAH6AD.TTI CITT BIJXIS. Lore \u0084 t# , 75 Betirj 74 Porneil • t#t 74 Parke* \ t 73 Fyger 73 Jot ut'one \u0084, \u0084, ,„ tit yj Riraton , ,„ ttt 65 K"g 60 'r«bam 58 Oae mto absen , averago ... ... 69 j Grand toul "JSi



There tea hat manufactory at OoUingwood, a suburb of Melbourne, which employs 200 kaaiU, and paye £15,000 a year m wages. During the last year it has erected new build, ings at a cost of 48873, written off £500 for wear and tear, earriod over £500 to reserve, and then deolared a dividend of 10 per cents In aedition to other materials, 225,000 rabbit skias were utilised daring the year. Kidney and Urinaif troubles an universal,



It has lone beta known that the flavor o fame a»a be given to ths tush of turkeys by giving the birds walnuts to eat for a week or \u25a0o before being killed, bu' it has been left to th * 9 c ![5 nt|fio American "to explain how it 00 5?JMW tbe Indian farmers, both at home •Of |n The South Amerioan R publifli, uue- eeed-fn s^ndimc the fattest of the turkiys to »«»et. A month before kiliiug them they fire eaoh tori i walaot to ev^ry day,



" Rouan on Pimbi."— Why eufier piles Im. mediate telief and complete cure gf»uranteed. ABk for "Bough on Pil«g." Bure cure for jtohing, protruding, bltodiog, or soy form of



Keafang'sPowder destiojn both rootha, fleae, beetles, and all other iueeets, while quite harmless to domes* io animals. In externi. nating beetles, the meoeso of this powder is extraordinary. I* perfectly olean m appii- cation. See the artiole you purchase is Heating's as imitations are noxious and ineffectual. Sold m tins, Gd, Is, and 2b 6d «tob, bygUohemjiU



Hop Bttterp does not exhaust and destroy, but restored, cures, and makes new. Get he genuine American Co. 'a Look up SANDER and SONB' EUCALYPTI EX- TRACT.— In protection of the worlt* wide same our manufacture has acquired all orer the globe, we publish the following :— Haeard, M.D., ProfeßEor of General Pathology and Diseases of the Mind and Nervous Si stem, says m an editorial published m the " Clinical Reoord : " — " We have examined half-a-dozen apecimens of different manufactures; the preparation of Sander and Sons was the only one that proved to be reliable and correspond* ing to scientific tosta." Another conoootion called I' Refined Extract of Eucalyptus " haß made its appearance since. This product stands; according to Dr Owen, foremost m ctiueing injurious effects. That gentleman communicates, at a meeting of the Medical Society of Victoria, that a child living at Fitztoy became most seriously indisposed imough its use. In another cose a lady states on the strength of statutory dea'aratjon that she suffered cruelly from the effects of the Jeamo concoction. To guard the high reputation of our manufacture we feel warranted m exposing the r>ove faots, and desire the public to exercise care and precau* ' lion when buying 64{7PSR IB* SONS— \u25a0



Wanted i 1 "TTTANTKU Oart«"»'« for Grnin. Apjlf VV *o Max Phirdlandbr. 249 \\7"AISTfeD » Boy for Water O«rt. W VV «K0», £1 por week aud found . App yR. Mfiolkm, n»-xt Oonvnnt 2 48 \ \ ANT^D a Han war for a first clae *'* Grocery *-pr*bi«Bnm«»n', who'es-ilo and rntail pp'y John Orr & <.'o 2»36 \\ l ANTKH to Sail —A • irst-cilass Piano VV grand action , Caßh or terms very ' liberal. Apply Hatbs and Co. WANTED Keown —Oar Tnner is ' now m Ashburton Orders sent m at once promptly attended to.— H. M Jones DRAYB-— Wanted to hire two at once Terms no object. Leave addresß •' Soott'a LiTitry Stable.— F. D. Lows, WiVaont. 2*30 WANTED — A fint-olaia bind v manager for the Clothing aud Boot Department, \u25a0 junior Counter hand for th« Grocery, and a •tnurt Yooth to drire Hone and Cart.— Robt. Alookk. 2§47 f"i RE AT Rtreaina. Every hiog greatly X re^aesd. Oome and judge f>r your* wife!*— H. 0. Bkqkrß, Meiford Home. *T\/ ANTED to Jet, a Seven-sere Pad. VV dock at back of County Kale- yards Apply to M& 0. W. Pobnbix. SoHctor, Montgomery's BalldJne« 244 \\ ANTbit) UA«H — Aioir'B Uatmeal. VV 251b8,2« 6d ; Sperm Candles, 5d • Coffee and Milt, Is per tin; Oooo» and Milk, li per tin ; Vestas, 5d per doz ; Oornfliur, 4d per lb ; tin Fraita, Is ; Orooke'y, Ironmonger;, ett».— At JAMBr- McGebgoh's, Tanored Street, oppouiu Areadp. COMR one, come all, and onr priced will aitoniih everybody — H. O. SKOBRB, BOXKB Stationery 9J, Is, la 3d, 2 , excellent value. Bibles, Praje Rookp, Prajer and Hymn Book com* bino#.— H. M Jones. WANTED to Hire use of Ri ling {-addle and Bridle at per week Apply to '-5.1.X." "Mail" and «" tiuardian M Office. 2*19 * COOUNfT Bnok« made to order, rultd r\ and printed to pattern reqtrred . Bookbinding m all branchoß attended to* — U. M Jonks, AN TBJO Kn .wn— F,r sale, Caall- flower, Brocoli, Bsrcole, Savoy Plants of all klndf, and as I import nay ettfi from two of the leading London Seed Merchants, I am sore they will gi*e complete satisfaction.— James Pobteb, Alleoton. 2 J5 WANTED Known— To the ladies of Aehburton tnd inrroanding Qistrict*, th%t an axperienoed monthly Nnr«e is desirous of engagement G<>od roferpncei oan be given. Address — Mrs Hill. Peter Street. Anhhnrton 11 18 il ASTBi.) KNOW a - Oleographß VV Scenery, and Cataolic Hubjeot*. Catholio Cards, good variety m Hcrape Novelties m Penwipers, Crewel Wools and Htlks, Knitting Cotton, Colored Crotchet Ootton, Transfer*, Tinßel Halle, Ac, &c , >it Jlßh Manhibe'b F«ooy Repository, Snundors 1 Building A: L nor first-class genuine Drapery, Boots, Clothing, etc, we are now selling ac rldiculou* prices. Only com? *nd Mt,— H. O. Sioekh, Meiford tionse



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