The ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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DIARY.

Moonlight Evenings.

The Moon at 8 days old 'shines till about 8 o'olook. The Moon at 6 days old shines till abonf half-past 10 o'olook. The Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly 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 shines all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about' t 9 p.m. and shines till morning, Tbe Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 a.m. and shines till morning, i The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. and shinesti 11 morning The Moon at 27 days old rises aboutJ4 a.m. , and Bhines till sunrise.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1888. FOUL BROOD IN BEES.

Mr F. Lawry, member for Franklin North, Auckland, has brought under "the notice of the Legislature the fact that a contagious disease known asi ' " foul brood" is prevalent among bees, ' and unless steps are taken to combat with it there will ere long be little or no ! J honey produced m New Zealand, Bee , keeping is growing into an important I industry, and it is desirable that legisla tion should bo enacted to prevent those' who rear bees from keeping alive swarms which are unhealthy. Stringent legis lation can only prevent the spread of foul brood, and the Bill which Mr Lawry has introduced into the House 1 18 likely to be a useful measure. It haß, we believe, been introduced at the instigation and request of the New Zealand Beekeepers' Association. Tbe Bill is entitled " Foul brood and disease m Bees prevention," and its object is set forth as being " An Act for the protec tion of Bee culture." The Act will prevent the spread of and provide for the eradication as far as possible of any contagious diseases to which bees are [ subject. To carry out tho Act, if the Bill pass into law, one or more bee ex-p r perts will be appointed by the Governor who are to examine tho comb from hjvejj i suspected to be diseased, and m the event of any disease being traceable m it, the hive from which it was obtained, together with tbe bees, is to be destroyed by fire. In mild cases of the disease a Salicylic acid solution for mixing with syrup for feeding bees ; painting tho interior of the hives, and spraying combs and frames with the same is one mode of treatment which it is desirable to pursue. Other means are set forth m ' the Bill for curing bees of the disease provided it is not too far advanced. A • person having bees upon his premises affected with the disease, which will be ascertained by sending a portion of a comb to an expert, will be subjected to a fine not exceeding forty shillings unless he takes measures to destroy the hive or t arrest the progress of tbe disease. Pro vision is made for compelling bea-fceppers I to have their colonies of bees examined | if there is any suspicion of disease, The l fee for the examination of one parcel of comb by an expert shall be five shillings, > and if more than one sample comes from the same apiary the charge is to be one shilling for each sample examined. The 1 general treatment of .diseased h.ee^ is set forth as follows ; Remove the diseased i bees with their hive from its position , and put another hive, that has previously been disinfected by painting the interior ! with a solution of salicylic acid, or a • solution of phenol, m ita place, transfer ' the frames, combs, and bees from the old hive, spray them with a salicyle acid solution or with a pbenol solution, and put them m the new hive. Keaiove most or all of their honey, and feed the i bees on medicated or phenol#ted syrup 1 until cured of disease. The old hfye I must be thoroughly disinfected m the manner described, as also tho hands, and everything that has been m contact 1 srith the diseased bees or their hive, Tho passing of this Act will tend to aid those who go \a extensively for bee culture to keep their swarms strong and healthy, as perhaps their neighbors with diseased bees may communicate , .with tbe clean hives and destroy a whole lojoay. It is necessary that tbe industry should be prfli^cfedj and though we do not hear of any disease ua jthis district, ifc appears necessary that should it wkafce its appasrance those who keep hives should know whatfeer they are subject to disease or not.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Whooping cough Is casing jt Qeraldine. Swaggera are said to be swarmfog m the Bangitekei District. Diptheria is prevalent at Lyttelton, and the public school haa been olocad for a fortnight m consequence. Several flookownera m the Manawatu dis trict have resolved to use the Wolßeley shoep- Bhearing machine next season. Melbourne is pestered with beggars, not withstanding the wave of prosperity and general brightness of trade. Smith calls hia baby Macbeth, because it murders sloop ; and hia pig Maud, because it will come into the garden. jj^During the period from 1810 to 1888 there jvere 223^ oases of drowning, of which 80 were '"during' the tjsro yeara ended June 30th last. "■•",- Canada now holds fifth place amoag thes maratime nations of the world, and is very nearly fourth among the commercial fleetß, Its fleet gauges 1,218,000 tons, valued at £7,250,000 Stirling. " Bough on Itch."— «' Bough ou Itob,' euro B^in hnmprs, eruptions, ring worm,' tetter, salt rheum, frosted feet, ehilJblainß, tQb, ivy poieorj, baibej a> jtofc 9

As showing the value of rabbit-proof fences, a colony of rabbits was found four miles inside a rabbit-proof fence m the Hurunui district. They are supposed to have been oarried there by some malioious person. Mr Downie Stewart's view of the colony and its inhabitants, as expressed by the hon niember is this : — " A more disgraoefully governed Colony never exiated. We have everything m abundance, and only man is vile I" Mr Guinness' Workmen's Wagea Bill enaota that If wages due to an employe within three days of the termination of an engagement are not paid, the wapres shall run on at tho same rate until they are paid, the amount thus recoverable being limited to a month's wages. A report presented to Parliament shows that there has been a decrease of 18,637 m the number of sheep m the Colony since laßt year. The deorease m Canterbury is as large as 301,729; most othor places showing m: -: creases. The export of frozen meat had iooreased '.by 224,529 carcases. A petition was presented to the House by Mr Joyce, laving befort the House " a few remarks m oonneotion with a legalised gambling maohine called the totalisator, with a view . to its entire abolition." The peti tioners (residents of Lyttelton) point out that wives and families of the working classeß are often brought to a stats of semi-starvation through the maohino, and argue that even if a large license fee were charged, the revenue derived would not equal the amount of money that would be transferred at every race meet* ing m the Colony. The need for urgenoy m the Chinese difficulty is held by the Government to be apparent even from the large number o Chinese m Sydney iiarbor waiting to land. It appears that there are now 531 Chinese on four vessels now m port, the distribution being asjfollows :— Afghan, 165 ; Tainan, 148, Guthrie, 161, Menmuir, 65. Added to this ugly aspect of the case is the fact that the Government are understood to have positive offioial information that an Australian fever has set m amongst the Chinese at Hong Kong and other parts northward. So the gravity of the situation is at onoe evident. — "New Zealand Times " i At the weekly meeting of the ¥nion Bible Class held m the Templar Hall, on Monday evening, a paper on •• Immortality," by Mr A. Ireland, was read. It stated that the dootrine of the immortality of the soul was essentially a heathen one, and was first introduced into Christianity early m the second century. It was first taught by the Greek Philosophers- Aristotle, Sooratea, and Plato. It dealt with the researob.es made by Swedenborg, and his final conclusion that an immortal soul could not be found, and also that the Scripture teachings is strongly against the orthodox belief of the immortality of the soul. Tbe paper dealt with the subject very exhaus tively, and will be discussed at the next meeting. ' At the B.M. Court this afternoon Albert Leatherby, a lad of about 10 or 12 years of age, was oharged with the larceny of £2, the property of his stepmother. The lad's father is a hawker, who is away at the present time. The Btolen money was devoted to the pur ohase of two guernseys, a paoket of cigarettes 1 and a box of matches, besides some pies and . bottles of lemonade. One of the guertfßeya and some of the money Leatherby gave to another boy, who will also be brought up, and the case was remanded till to-morrow for this purpose. Young Leatherby has a ' further charge against him. In tompany with another lad he stopped a boy and assaulted him, drawing a knife with which he t «rrified his viotim. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Ashburton School Committee was held last evening. Present— Messrs Sawle (chairman) Cook, Soott, Elston, King&ton, and Duncan. The letters from the Board of Eduoation m reference to the staff, whioh were held over from last meeting, were considered and m reference thereto was resolved on the motion of Mr Kingston — " That m the interest of the school it is desirable that a oeoond master be appointed, but would recommend that the staff remain as at present till after the examin ation." The Master's report was read. The average attendance was shown to be for the . five weeks ending Jane 9th, 298: highest t attendance, 334. It was resolved, on the k motion of Mr Elston, that the midwinter ' holidays be two weeks, from tho 15th instant. Tho Chairman and Mr Cook submitted a draft letter to the Board of Eduoation m regard to a proposed aide sohool at Allenton. The letter was approved of. It was resolved that the Committee should record its vote m favor of Mr W. H. Wynn- Williams for the vaoanoy on the Board of Education. Several matters of a routine nature were attended to, and the Committee adjourned. An adjourned quarterly meeting of the South Rakaia Library Committee was held m the Library on Monday evening. Present — Messrs Pyke (chairman), Oxley, Cox, Liddy, and 0. W. Turner. It waa resolved to oall a special meeting of the subscribers to consider the advisability of having the Institution incorporated under "The Publio Libraries Powers Aot, 1875," tho meeting to be held r at seven o'clock on Wednesday evening, June 27th. One of tbe Committeemen of the South Rakaia Working Men'a Money Club, wrote asking if the use of the reading room could be granted the Club for the transaction of business on Saturday nights. It was resolved that as Saturday evening was one of those appointed as publio nights for the read, ing room, the request could not be granted. The Chairman stated that he had slightly overdrawn the amount ho W&8 authorized to expend on now books. This action was approved of under the ciroumstanoes. — The sub-committee reported having arranged for an entertainment and dance to be given on July 20th. The Seoretary was requested to write to Messrs H. Wood and Co for a cata logue of books m accordance with their letter. The p'rpdU balance m Bank was £5 2s 6d. Accounts being passed for payment the meet ing a.!djourned7 "' ' A special meeting of the Ashburton .Quarda wbb held m the Orange Hall last evenfng. the occasion being the presentation to Color? Sergeant Keir of a handsome watoh, r.s _a token of the esteem m whioh he is held by "his fellow members m the company. There was a largo attendance, Captain Sparrow m the chair. The usual loyal and patriotic toasts having been honored, Captain Sparrow proposed that of the guest of the evening, and m doing ao spoke m high terms of the abilities ,pf the Color-Serpoant as shown by the »B?prpvfiment jof the drill of the company. He praised bis t#oi and judgment and social qualities as Bbown by the good feel jng exist ing between the oQlcersandnimsolf/and'&iso with every member ot the company. He (Captain Sparrow) had great pleasure m pre senting Color- Sergeant Keir with a watoh, whioh had been subscribed for by all members of the company. The toast was drunk with musical honors. Several othtr members also spoke m eulogiatio terms of Color-Sergeant Keir. Tjtje Color-Sergeant heartily thanked tb« members for their handsome present, whioh was quite unespeoted aqd unsought for, but wbioh he would duly prize.' In the future when the members might be separated it would link the present with the paat, and pei^uld him of the kind feeling good fel]owßh,ip'that .ejitjted between the members and himself. BeforVeittfng down the Color- Sergeant spoke of the bhjeots of Volunteering generally, and gave some souiid advice to Jhqae present. Several Bongs and recitations were given by the members of the oompany, I : and altogether a moat onidvablp evening waa spent. The* watch' ia a handsome eilyer I English lever, bearing the 'following ir/- J pcription :— " Presented by the Officers rind ' Privates pf the Ashburton Guards to Color- Sergeant James Koir, ag g, $oken of esteem, June, 1888." " •■'•-- < •- •■■•

ALFORD FOREST.

(KIOH OUR OWN OOBBESPONDBRT.) On Friday last, being the day fixed for the funeral of Mr 0. Hart, at MethveD, a large number of residents from Al?ord Forest, Springbvtrn, and Mount Bometa attended, not only to show respect for the departed, but also sympathy with the beraaued widow. The 1.0. G.T. Lodges, and the Royal Purple Star Orange Lodge, both mustered well, he being a member of both A most impressive exhortation to those assembled was given at the widow's residence, by Mr J. Allison (Wes leyan), and the funeral service at the grave was most affecting, the hymn "Safe In the Arms of Jesus" being solemnly iGndered at its conclusion, it will be lemombered "that Andrew [ Gundereon's house built on Mia Government •ections, was burned down a few weeks ago, the owner being a considerable loser, even should he receive the fifty pounds for which he had paid premium. Applica tion was made to the office receiving the premium, and a reply received that the ease had been placed m the hands of the head office, and no doubt a .satisfactory reply would be received Bhortly, The "satisfactory" reply came In the shape of a return of the exact amount of pre mium paid. Thus after four months of false security the unfortunate man loses all he possesses, la this fair? A legal opinion will be obtained, and posßibly something more will be t,done m the matter as it is one affecting the interests of society. Another question arises. What becomes of the twenty pounds advanced to »ettlers by the Government for tbe erection of the house ? I may add that all the new settlers have received back their premiam money, and are today totally uninsured. On Sunday last the lObh mat Divine service was conducted by Rev 0 Murray late missionary at the New Hebrides (for the Free Church of Scotland), Having lectured previously at Springburn, a large congregation assembled, evidently delighted with his former descriptions and anxiously waiting a renewal. After ad dressing a few words of kindly feeling to the Sunday School children, he aßked their prayers for his boys whom he had been compelled to leave behind through ill health, though he hoped, with God's blessing, soon to be back again. The usual Presbyterian service followed, and mission hymns were aung. His sermon was really descriptive of thoao who, like himself, literally go -with their lives m their hands to lighten the dark corners of the earth, full of the habitations of cruelty, A most touching account he gave of the intense sorrow manifested at the loss of their dear ones, and m conclusion he said the wonder was not that so little had been done m such a short period of mission influence, but that churches had been built by the natives themselves, having proper flooring, windows, and iron roofs received direct from Australia, but alljpaid for by the converts. He besought the prayers of the congregation for the good work. Timber cut into short lengths by eteam power is very active juet now, orders coming m freely. Mr Js. A. Peache, of Mi>unt Somers, will shortly be able to supply that great want of Canterbury liny, atja very reasonable rate. Large inquiries have been made all round, ani may orders received by him. Mr Donald McKenzia has just erected a splendid 6 roomed house near the Single Tree, having a vary ornamental and useful appearance. It is quite an im provement to the neighborhood. Mr W. T. Smith too has made extensive additions to his place, and Mr Duncan McLeod has just completed a handsome Tee building m place of the one destroyed by fire, and yet people rava about depression. Advance Canterbury ! ! !

CHINESE INFLUX

[per press assooiationJ. London, Jane 12. The '♦ Times " this morning, m an article on the Chinese question says :— " The recent enactment of the Legisla ture of New South Wales is absolutely incompatible with the treaties of Nankin and Pekin, but whilst this is so, England is prepared to indulge the Colonists to the last point consistent with national honor and equity. Sydney, June 12. The Chinese passengers detained on board the Changsha made a desperate attempt to obtain a landing this after noon. After a short struggle, however, the police succeeded m quelling the disturbance. The Chinese Conference opened to-day. The Press were not admitted. Sir Henry Parkes was chosen President. Mr Playford, Premier of South Austra lia, gave notice of a series of resolutions which, he thought, would comprehend all the business. It is expected that the Conference will conclude its sittings on Thursday, The suggestions cabled some days since by Lord JCnutsford to the Premier of South Australia were read at the Chinese Conference to-day. They are generally disapproved a$ not being worthy of consideration. The most material point is that the colonies should make their legislation against the Chinese of a similar character to that which might be made to appl/ to subjects of Germany, France, or any other foreign nation visiting the colon ies. Mr Playford's resolutions, of which notice was given to-day, indicate the necessity of stringent bu£ moderate measures to restrict the immigration of Chinese. It has been suggested by the South Australian delegates as the basis of future discussion, that a poll tax of £$o should be imposed, and that the ton nage allowance should be increased to one Chinaman for every two hundred tons. (Received Jane 13, 1.20 p.m.) „ . Sydney, June' 13. Sailed—The Waihora, for Welling ton, with twelve Chinese. The Guthrin has sailed with 85 returned Chinese, The reasons given for not admitting the Press to t,he Chinese Conference were that the Victorian delegates were anxious to quickly return, but if the Press were admitted set speeches would be delivered arid the Conference ? unduly protracted. Both the " Herald" and ** Telegraph V condemn the course adopted as wilfully destroying tlig in fluence and power of the Conference. Dr Fysh, the Tasmanian delegate, said he was willing to co-operate with the other delegates, but so far as Tasmania was concerned, the Government there thought further restrictive legislation unnecessary. If the Conference decided on the point of legislation then the Tasmanian Parliament may agree to more restrictive measures. He con siders the action of the Home Government penCC'!? correct, and he saw no. reason for the complaint of Mr Gillies, premier of Victoria, He is m favor of limiting the influx, but thpiks the diplomatic influence of England would effect more, than any drastic measures proposed, by the Conference,

A SENSATIONAL LETTER.

(per press assocation.) I Inveroahgill, June 12. A great secsitlon has been cansed by the publication of lettera from Mr Joseph Hatch, the hte member for the towD, and well known In connection with the aeftl fisheries, to L, F Drew, maater of the schooner A warm, which rescued the Derry Oastle BUivivors from the Auckland lolea. Drew, it will be remembered, was com mitted to prison for blx months/ m default of payment of the fine, for aeallog at thß Auoklanda In the cloae season, and he has jast been liberated on petition of the oltfa9na. List week he sned Mr Hatch for the balance of account alleged to .be due to him, and . the Resident Magistrate reserved his decision. Drew, m the meantime, has published letters with the objaot of showing that it wag with the knowledge of Mr Hatch that the schooner went to the Auoklands, although she ostensibly cleared for Biss Straitß Daring the elec ion contest Mr Hatch was frequently twitted with having knowledge that the schooner had gone to the Anck lands, and steadily denied it: The news of the arrival of the Awarua at Melbourne with the castaways came four days before the election, and it was generally con sidered that this faofc ooafc Mr. Hatch hiß aaat In tho House. The following are portions of Mr Hatch's lettera : — " The only excuse you have is going to the Auoklanda for my boat, and then the skins must not be on board before being ready to leave, and a good look-out must be kept for a surprise visit. The Stella has enough to do, and would not remain long, the Hinemoa being at this moment laid up. If anything should tarn up, you will have to square it with Gray, of the Stolla, the best way you cm. You could, of course, tell him that I was not aware you were there, which would be correct, and he might then not be inollned to report on you, your clearance being distinctly for Bibs Straits," " 1 am aorry yon did not have a slap at the Campbell and Bounty Islands after leaving the Auoklands. Delaying only four days would have put the election all right. It was a perfect Bmother. You will have read my explanation."

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES,

(From oub own Correspondent.) Wellington, Jane 11. The Pablio Petitions Committee again considered the petition ta reference to juvenile prostitution m Wellington this morning, bat bare come to no conolualon, It is stated that several members, m order to ascertain the real position of aflaira for themaelveei, have bean visiting most of the honaea of ill- repute here, m company with a detective, and are of opinion that there ia no ground for the statements which have been made Last Besalon considerable sensation was caused by the publication of a petition from Mr Arthur Owen, which ' made serious allegations agalDßt the Judge and officers of the Native Land Court, and certain men of high social standing In the North. Nothing was done m the matter and Mr Owen has again come here to urge his olaima. As the Government has decided to appoint a Commissioner to enquire into the olaima of Mukau Jones, aa effort is being raado by Mr Merchant to have the petition of Mr Owen dealt with at the same time* The Freetraders ("through Mr Beetham) made rather a clever move to-day to embarrass the Governmet t.by asking for a return Bhowlng the detailed amounts estimated to be derived from various items of the tariff, as they had great dlffioul.y iv estimating what the receipts would be. The Premier, however, waß too astute to be ciught by suoh chaff, and deolined to make the concession, as he said they were llKely to be wrong m the majority of oaaefi, md must $Vwide of the mark. He Invited members to pick out the amount for them selves from the statistical tables—- an enviable task' The police report whioh was presented to-day, shows that on March 31 last the entire strength of the force In the Colony was 487 as agilnst 502 m 1887, and 494 1n 1886. A new district ha 3 been formed at the Bay of Islands, m consequence of the large amount of sly grog-Belling, and a well-founded belief that there is smuggling going on there ; but alterations have been made In other parts of the Colony by which four inspectors have re tired. The returns for the [year show a Batlafaotory diminution m crime of the more serious class, and there are 842 less oases of drunkenness than formerly, The regulations for the compulsory retirement of officers at the age of sixty five and cf men at sixty have been unsatisfactory. The Commissioner recommends the adop tion of a uniform age of sixty-five. Wellington, Jane 12. Now that the second reading of the Customs Tariff BUI has been agreed to members who were dUsathfied before are having a second debate, and there Is every prospeot of the debate going on all to-day and perhaps to-morrow, After what he stated m the afternoon no one was surprised last night when just before midnight Mr Beetham moved as an amendment— "That it fs desirable to delay the committal of the Customs and Excise Duties Bill, so as to enable the Government to haVo another opportunity to consider whether the necessity for a portion of the taxation' might not be ob: viated by fartKer retrenchment j 1 Thlu, of oourae, is equivalent to a no-confidence motion, m which light it would be taken by Government, Mr Waterhouae has been giving the Government » lively time m the council this session. He will move to-day " that this Council considering it of the highest im portance that m the passing of all laws each different matter should bo provided for by a different law without intermixing m one aud the same law, things that have no propar relation to each other, will re-, fuse to sanction auy proposed legislation of the nature of special powers and con tracts acts/ ' ' • -' • Of coarsg the only topic of conversa tion politically to day is aa to the upshot of Mr Beetham'a amendment, Although the Premier made no definite statement on tho point, it is generally understood that the Government aooept it as a 15 no--oonfidonce " motion, and the debate will be continued without interruption until it is either lost or carried. The latter is, however, a very remote con tingency, as although worded so as to catch the votes of those who object to particular items of the Tariff, it Is not expected that anyona trill go over, and the numbers on the division should be about the same aa yesterday, Some surprise will, no doubt, be mani fested as to what has become of the member^ who did not voteV Including the Premier's ' there were eightyoix votes' recorded, or excepting the Speaker,' ejght short of th'e total number m tho House;' Those who did not vote were Messrs Graham, Joyce, Kelly, ,J . McKenzle, Pearson,, RubboH, Valentine and Sir J. Yogel. The govern ment whips claim tn*t they endeavoured to get pairs for all these gentlemen for the 8.111 bijt that every available vote was polled and all those who did not vote would have deolared for the Bill; There Is a gortaln amount of Imagination about this, however, bb the probability is that Japtaln Kusßeli and Mr Valontine would have opp >cod the neoond readiog.

ASHBURTON RAGING CLUB.

The annual general meeting of the Ashburton Racing O!ab was held at the Club's Room last evening, Mr 0. W. Purnell, Chairman, presiding. BEPORT. The Committee's report was read as follows :— Your Committee congratulate the Club on the Bfitlsfaotory etate of Its fiaances. ' The balanc3 sheet jast read shews that though at the commencement of the acaion there was a considerable balance to the debit side, yet at the end we are able to Bhow a surplus of £167- oath In Bank, and against whloh there are no liabilities. As usual two meetings have been held daring the season, viz, spring and autumn, both of whloh produced satisfactory results. Yonr Committee are of opinion m the present state of sffatrs that encouragement should be given to local owners by having distriot racet, and during their term ol oHoo they have given effect to this m a greater degree than hat hitherto been done. So many race meet* iogn are now held In almost every part of the country, that unless large stakes are offered there is no Inducement for horse owners to travel outside their own dis triot j the consequence is that open races as a rule are not well contested. This has a material effeot on horse racing proper, and cmnot tend to improve the breed of horses. The totalleator no doubt to a great extent has brought this about, and by its indiscriminate use has consider ably lowered the standard o£' raoe meet ings. Without going into the question at length your Committee earnestly hope m the interest of true sport that laws will be made restricting Ita use. Your Committee have had In view many im provements m the raoeooarae, snob, as enlargement of saddling paddock" and lawn, more horse boxes, etc., but thought it prudent to delay the matter. In con clusion they trust -that ; their year .of management meeta with your approval. The Chairman, In moving the adoption of the report and balance-Bheet, referred .to' the very aatlsfaotory position of the Club's finances. It would be seen that jmt of a net Income of £1220, the aunt of £766 103 had been given In stakes, so that horae oirners had no reason to complain of the liberality of the Club. The patronage of the public had not, however, been auoh as the members had a right to expeot. They gave a great deal of time and trouble, * for which they reoelved no pecuniary benefit, and they hadevery right to erpeat better aupport from the sporting public. He entirely agreed with the paragraph m the report In regard to the totaliuator, and he blamed the Government for having done nothing to prevent the abuse of the machine. The Act evidently Intended, by making provision for licenses, to pUoa aome restrictions on its use, but the spirit of the clause was overriden and licenses were given to any body of iqeu who liked to get up a raoe meeting. - ''■ , .Mr Stltt seoonded the adoption of Jtha report, and the motion was unanimously •greed to, OTFIOBRB, ■ The eleotlon of officers was then pro-* ceeded with and resulted as follows :— • Preaident, Mr U. G. Wright} Vioa-Presl. dent, Mr J; Grlgg ; Stewards, Messrs Lyttelton, Denshire, J. 0. N. Qrlgg, Orlap, H. Friedlander/Reld, Df Twe«d j Judge, Mr M. Stltt; Treaanrer, Mr D. Thomas; Clerk of Scales, Mr T, E. Upton ; Handloappers, The Committee f Clerk of the Course, Mr A; Hewson ; Committee, Messrs Purnellj Crisp, H. Friedlander, Denshire, Dr Tweed, M, Scott, J, 0. N. Grigg, r IMPROVEMENTS. . Dr Tweed brought up the question of improvements to the grand stand and saddling paddock. It had been suggested that the saddling paddock might be re moved to the other aide of the stand, the present paddock to be added to the lawn. On his motion a Teoonnnenttatlon was made to the Committee to sea what Improvements might be effected. TOTALISATOR, Some discussion took place In regard to the desirableness of restricting the iloe of : the totalUator, but no motion was passed members-being of opinion that the matter was one In which the Metropolitan clubs should take the initiative.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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FARTHING BIDS.

London, June 13. The proposal to introduce farthing bids at the wool sales has been with drawn, pending enquiries which are i to be made of the Colonial Chambers 1 of Commerce as tdjtheir views on the 1 subject.

PROPOSED NEW DIOCESE.

, The International Conference on , Foreign Colonial Missions, now sitting , has affirmed the necessity for creating Rockhampton, Queensland, a separate diocese. . ~

PASTEUR'S MICROBES.

The ?! Lancet " urges that great cai| tion should be used m introducing IVf . Pasteur's scheme for the extermination of rabbits, alleging that the sojl an# water would teem with microbes to such an extent that a plague, involving the destruction of human life, might possibly result.

THE PAPAL RESCRIPT.

The Bishop of Limerick has directed the clergy of his Diocese to strictly enforce the recent Papal rescript.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Pkr Pkkss Association.) NEW SOUTH WALES. Sydney, Jane 12. A Bill has been introduced m the Assembly to give protectioa to traders against fraud m bills of sale, providing that fourteen days' notice must be giveo before registration has been passed. Ju Committee on the Divorce 'Ex tension Bill, a clause has Wen inserted defining a domicile, and preventing relief being granted to persons who n)ay seek to etiter the Colony for the purpose of obtaining (Jivorse,, ' ' '"'' 'Some trouble is anticipated over th§ South' Waratah colliery dispute,' owing to the Company employing foreigners m Rlace" of men whq have gone oul on" strfke. A general strike ~is noy ira r minent.

VICTORIA.

A man named JR.yan was phargetj 4t the police Court this morning with aU tempting to shoot Constable Nicholsea last week. The case was dismissed. The constable will probable be brought before the Court on a charge of perjury.

jTHE ASHBPBIQN gUABDIAN, WEDNESDAY, JONBS 13, 188S



Moon'B Snn Sun Moon Moon age at June Rises. Sets. Rises Sets. noon. a.m. p.m. 11 Monday .. 7JS2 4-.SO B.W 5.50 1 13 Tueiday .. 7.33 4.26 0.10 8.43 3 13 Wednesday.. 7.33 4.20 9.57 7.39 8 14 Thursday .. 7.34 4.25 10.37 8.41 4 16 Friday.. .. 7.34 4.26 11.13 9.45 5 16 Saturday ... 7.34 4.26 11.45 10.53 6 P.M. 17 Sunday .. 7.85 4.26 0.17 • ♦ 7.



KRATiNa'fl Ooooh LozENaas ourea Coughs, Asthma, and Bronchitis. Medical testimony states that no other medioiaa is so effeotutl m the oure of these dangerous maladies. One Ijozenga alono gives ease, ono or two at b«d* time en«ureo rest. J^'or Relieving difloultj of breathing they are invaluable. They oonli&in no opium or any violent drug. Sold by all fiUeaiste, \d\mU Usi »od,2< 94 f^ ; '



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Statutory Declaration.— l, Fran? Baabe, Jronbark, gandhurst, m the oolony of yioto'ria, Australia, do solemnly and sincerely declare that on the 25th June, 1877, iay edp Alfred, Bis years of age, was accidentally hurt wijbh an axe on his knee, fat once tools all pains to geouro meiiioal aosiatanoo. Howovor, m spite of all efforts, on the 37th August, }877, the opinion was given by Dr MacgjlUyray that an amputation of the injured limb had become imperative, m order to save life. At this juncture I oalled on Messrs Sander and Sons, proouring aomo of their Extraot of the Euoalyptua Globulus, and by the application of the same I had iliS s&tisfaotfon of seeing n?y con within a fortnight out of all tmC^?!"; fitad -tb-.dav he k recovered. , J may just add that jt was whpri th'e orisis had been reached that the Extract referred tywas f^rst applied. And I majje this solemn declaration, etc.— • Fbanz Baade. Deolgred at Sandhurst, m the oolony of Victoria, Australia, this seventeenth day of October, one thousand eight hundred aoji seventy-seven |before. me, Morita Cohn,



Wanted, ANTED to sell several Saint I Bernard Poppies, purebred. Apply t Ms Clayton, Bolioitor, Burnett street. \t 6 67/ WANTED Known— That Hayes and Co. has 250 Splondid Tweed Trousers. Your pick for 10a 6d. BOOTS.— We have reduced our Boot List, and are selling them wonder- fully cheap.— Tl. 0. Skgers, Melford House WINTER.— We are now shewing a Splendid Assortment of Ladies and Children's Ulsters In all the leading styles, very cheap. — H. 0. Segers, Melford Honae. WANTED Known. -Melford House Is now shewing a splendid assortment of Drapery, Millinery, O!oth- Injj, Boots, &o, very cheap. _____ LANKETB, slightly stained.— l have bought % lot of heavy Anhburton make, which I ma«t sell while the cold weather lasts. Oome early as the prioe will soil them quick. — Aehburton Clothing Mart. — R. Alookn. "\\TANTED —Everyone to come and VV see the nicest lot of Glaßß, China, and Earthenware ever shown In Ashbnr- ton, and the Oheapeet ever landed m New Zealand. Imported direct from the Manufacturers. — Robert Alcorn, Saun- defs' Buildings. 3tll WANTED Cash, — Molr's Oatmeal (251 b), 2s 6d; Candles, 6£; Vestas, 5d doz. ; Coffee and Milk, Is ; Cocoa and Milk, Is ; Corn Flour, 4d ; Fruits m Syrap (21b tins), Is. Crockery, Glassware, and Ironmongery. — J. Mo- Gkecor, Tanored street. WANTED Known.— Cheap Jack h»o opened a shop m Compton'i Buildings, Moore street, with a large stock of Fancy Goods, Orookery, Music, &c, which he will sell at Cheap Jack prices, viz., 30 per cent under any other ■hop In town. TO THE LADIES OF ASHBUBTON. | Misses Morrison & Holloway dress and mantle imakers Tancbbd Stbbbt ASHBURTON. 5 169 T7IVENING CLASSES are being held f^ at my Offioe, Montgomery's Build- Ings, Burnett Street, on MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, and FRIDAYS, from 7 to 9 p.m. Arohiteotur&l, Pictorial, Model, and all branches of Freehand Drawing, etc., are being taught. E« M. BLAKE, . 4 160 Architect; WHAT WILL IT COST TO PKINTI , THE Centennial Publishing Company undertake to revise and prepare Manuecript for PUBLICATION, either m serial or book form. Estimates and De- ■igDß furnished GARNET WALCH >^: fftrH NAT. J. BARNET '§ iidltor8 ' Melbourne, Premier Chambers, 7 Collins Street W. 5 lf;2 ASHBURTON " GUARDIAN. ", DUNEDIN AGENCY. A/TR R. T. WHEELER, Stafford! Street, Dunedto, has been appointed oar Agent and| will be able to arrange terms with advertisers for contract advertlse- - mentg. NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory. fc hallensteiOros. & co, k CLOTHIERS, OUTFITTBES, TAILORS, , HATTERS, GENTLEMEN'S MERCERB. 1 Knits from G\ I^S £*D very strong I - '• 37 a 6 D %JT Trouiors from -| f\B £*T) Oolmipl X\J O Tweeda. Boys' Bnits from -j /"\8 /£D faithfully AAJ U made. j Also a fresh supply of Boyß' Jersey Suite to hand. The greatest attention is paid to the cnt, Btyle, and finißh of tbe above Garments. We alter our Garments free of charge. We register new fizes daily, and therefore can gnarante? a perfect fit. ~ We have made Great Reduction! m all our Departments, m order to enable everybody to , encourage New Zealand industry. I HAT DEPARTMENT. j Replete with the Choicest Goods, any shape, stjle, or size m Stock. TAILORING. i We have received a frceh eat of sample" of Tweedß, Cords, and Worsted Coatings, und 9 would request all requiring a first-class Suit, Colonial Tweed, made to measure for Fifty-nine I £)0 8 I Bbmin S°- to entrust their orders with uf. We can offer ' you GOO Patterns toleelect;from, [and can give * you value umnrpasaed. FIT, STYLE, AND WORKMANSHIP , GUARANTEED. Hosiery, bhittd, Scarfs, Tieß, Blankets, Rug?, and ever) article uf wearing apparel m large j variety, atd marked at euoh prices as will j ensure a quick eale. Bee our Windev*, inspect our Etcclt, and judge for yourselves. NEW ZFALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. W. H. WEBBER, Manager. TRY KIRKPATRICK'S SPECIAL QUALITY FRES H FRUIT "X" -JAM 8 — .NOTICE. OUR SpeOtal Quality ««K" brand of New Season's JAM Is made from Fresh Fruit, within a few hours after it has been gathered; it thus retains the full flavor of the Fresh Fcutt, and li the best quality It is possible to nuke. CAUTION: None Is Genuine unleii out Hfttap i|i ■tamped on thr Tin, •rid hM our wglt- tored Tiade Mtvk, the leHei "X."on the label. g. KIRKPATRICK AND CO., MANUFACTURERS, fJNELSON,



"ZEALANDIA^_BOOT STORE. BOOTS ! SHOESH^ SLIPPEES ! 1 1 BY the aotion of the new Tariff, now m force, the price of Boots will be increased by 15 per cent. This means 3s m the £. Everybody intending to buy a pair of Boots, ahould do bo at once, while prices are low; When purchasing, visit the "ZEALAEDIA" BOOT STOBF, „ Where you can get everything you require at the lowest prices. DON'T DELAY 1! ! NOW IS THE TIME, AHD IT WILL NOT LAST LONG. " ZEALANDIPIOOT STORE, I mmim 4 ji st- 1 1 * £|^§§g a 3S|' 2 £ JZ r^ -I-S W-3S a g g iiijijifflr'i3Pii 3 i I P4ll!!llll! • M I s l " GRAND SUCCESS." " GRAND SUCCESS MITCHELL & TURNER HAVE very mnch pleasure m thanking and announcing to. their numerouaJFriends and Customers that Buccess having attended their efforts since removing to Fowler's Buildings, especially during past Season, they are encouraged to hold out •pecial inducements for coming Winter Season. Purchasers will find a Splendid Aswrtment o£ ,---■*. Men'a and Boys' Overcoats, Winter Suite, Trousers and Vests, &c, comprising Ashburton, Kaiapoi, and other Colonial MakeTß. Ladies' and Children's Ulsters, Jackets, &c. Blanket, Rugs, and Flannels. i_af N.B.— See oar Dress Goods, Homespuns, Sergei, and Tvreodg. Fair prioeu, excellent quality. I Bhirtings, Linseyß, Flanneletteß, Quilts, Hosiery, and General Winter Goods BOOTS AND SHOES. ALL WHO WANT A FIBST-GLASS ARTICLE SHOULD PAY US A VIBIT. MITCnELIT& TURNER TANORED STREET. THE STANDARD FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW" ZEALAND. WITH UNLIMITED LIABILITI OF SHAREHOLDERS. CAPITAL— £I,OOb7 OOO STERLING. HEAD OFFICE~7 DUNEDIN. TNSURERB have th* most undoubted Security under this Company'slPolicies I together with an assurance of Prompt and Liberal Settlement of Claims. FIRE and MARINE RISKS accepted on all descriptions oE Property. and Merchandise also Crop, Stack, and Machine Risks at Loweßt Kates of Premium, fidelity of Persons holding situations of trust guaranteed. OFFICE : HEREFORD STREET, CHRISTCHUROH. (Opposite Bank of New Zealand.) f ARCHIBALD SCOTT, Manager for Canterbury. AL sWt. B ßMm>x Important to Grain Growers. 0 AtJTIQJST 1 1 1 AFTER the gratuitous paff In the " Weekly "end daily " Prees," and. the present advertisement In the " Aehborton Gaardian " respecting tho Poisoned Wheat prepated by the so-called Patent Process of Mr J. M. Cambridge, on behalf of the Aahburton Drag Company, I deem it my duty to draw tho attention of Graingrowera to tbe fact that the prootes m qaeatlon is not patented m New Zealand, nor is It likely to be, for the simple reason that the various advantages set forth are exactly those which I have strictly observed In the preparation of my Poisoned Wheat for the last three years. Copy ot. Tbleokam". Hjlzbldeah, Esq , Patent Registrar, Wellington. Pleate reply whether J. M. Cambridge, Ashburton, has obtained or applied for any patent In connection with Poisoned Wheats, and if ao post copy of epecificatlon. Ashburtoo, 30th April, 1888. O, M. Brooke, Mr 0. M. Beooke, Ashbnrton.— No application received from Mr Cambridge. Wellington, May 1, 18S8. F. Waldeobavb, Deputy Patent Officer. If Agriculturists want a satisfactory and reliable article (not an experimental one, to which yon have hitherto been chiefly treated) Brooke's Poisoned Wheat is tbe preparation to ase, as the following testimonials hereby testify : — '" I have the honor by direction of the Board, to Inform you that your Poisoned Wheat is proving highly satisfactory, and to request that you will forward me twenty bushels more of exactly similar quality at your earlies convenience. — Yours, etc., Road Board Office, Klrwee. 14th July, 1886, Albert John Frahcis. I have great pleasure to ioform you that the Poisoned Wheat the Board received from you givas satisfaction, and beg you will forward at yonr earliest convenience eight bushels more, the same sample as before. — Yours, &0,, Road Board Offioe, Temuka, 23rd June, 1886. Gekobge Dyson. I have the honor by direction of the Board to request you to forward £10 worth of your best Poisoned Grain, the same as the last lot received from you last season, which was everything that could be desired. I usfid some a few dßye ago, after hav- ing it from last soaion, and it was m first-rate condition, and very effectual. District Office, South Rakala, 4th Jane, 1886. A. MiKEld. PREPARED ONLY BY C. M. BROOKE, (Late or Kaiapo\J» . ' CHEMIST, ASHBURTON. POTATOES^! .POTATOES^! -POTATOES ! mHE.Undenlgned hsi now for SALE, by B»g or per Tod, a splendid Hae of Prime Blue Derwents, Grown; cnj|good| ground, and warranted to give satisfaction. PLOUGH SfIAREST~PLOUGH SHARES. BANSOME and SIMS! and HOENSBY'S, , (ALL SIZES.) > ANGLO-AMERICAN DRILLS. | DRAIN ANDJJELD PIPES- Cape Barley, Cape Barley. KELSON, MOATE ANDECO.'S TEA AND COFFEE AND ALL KINDS OF G E NEE A L ST O REJS. Gftfi OIR G E JAJM E SDO B", ASHBURTON.