The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1888. THE PANAMA CANAL.

At the beginning of last month word was received by cable from San Jose that Congress had ratified the conces sions granted io the promoters of the Nicaragua canal. From this it would appear that there is a prospect of more than one canal being made through the isthmus at Central America. The Americans jealous of the great work Be Lessees has m hand havo lost no op portunity to decry it, and now, when the vote has been passed to carry it on, they have determined to have a canal of their own. There seems little doubt but that Do Lesseps will finish his work, The locks by which he intends to carry the water ovor a height m order to have the canal opened within the next year are I now being constructed. They are not designed to be a permanent feature, and the cutting of the canal will continue. The building of theße locks requires an outlay of prodigious sums of money. They number ten, and are located $vo pn the Pacific and five on the Atlantic j oidp of the Isthmus. The general width of the canal proper is a very small fraction over Gift. I n the work of canal building there are now employed 5,000 laborers, and on tho locks about 1000 skilled laborers, besides a small army of clerks. Mr Melton Prior, who | visited the works at tho canal m the interests of a Home paper and who took sketches of its route and progress, seems tp bo thoroughly of the opinion that tho schomo will bo carried out m its ontirety. In reply to an American interviewer h,o said ho had spent two weeks cxamihjng the canal. When asked as jko what ho of its prospects ho said :— P I feel confident De Jjessops will com plete jt, and frM without ajlowing fhe work to fall into tho hands of his Government. I am willing to beji a champagne lnnch that Do Lesseps' pompany will have the canal completed before 1800— that l», if a European war does not interrupt, They have dono far more work than they are credited with, notwithstanding that millions of money havo been wasted m extravagance, and m lavish expenditures for machinery which lies rusting and going to ruin m great quantities. In my opinion all your American alleged acepticism of De Losseps* ability to finish tho canal, and even your Nicaragua project, is simply a method of tearing tho Do Lessops stock, $ JW? S»y |P m* specnlattye fjealim> 8 , m order ' that' tho Papama C.ana} may cyentupfly fall iptp 'American dbnti'pl. Thp Ampripanp thougft" late' m {he field are not to be outdone »nd. if they cannot ■

stop the work at Panama, they will have a canal of their own rather than use that constructed by superior enterprise. On July a Uth a contract was signed by which a Company called the Atlantic and Pacific Construction Company has undertaken to cut a ship canal through the Isthmuß of Tehuantepec, north of Panama. Between Tehuautepec and Panama the Nicaragua C anil is to be cut and it would seem as if there were to be three rival routes across the Isth mus as a waterway between the Atlantic i and the Pacific. The United States the Republic of Nicaragua, and the De , Lesseps following are all hard at work ! with the latter by far m the lead. A northern contemporary thinks there will be traffic enough for two canals and says: — " But that we are about to get three canals where half-a dozen years ago there was small prospect of getting one, is quite too good to be true. We are not prepared to believe that. No doubt after the traffic has been fairly started, there will be ample opportunity for a couple of snob, waterways—- for another as well as the Panama. There will be plenty of business for both. To under stand this, we need only consider what happened at Suez, where after a while it became necessary, by the growth of the traffic, to choose between forming a second canal or doubling the size of the existing one. And the connection of the Atlantic aud Pacific will be to the full as important as the connection of the Mediterranean and hed Sea. The passage at Panama must be as fre quented and crowded as that at Suez. When the rush has been set going 'by the Canal at Panama, tho time will hare come for another gate at Nicaragua or Tehuantepec— then, and not before. The opposition to the Lesseps' enter prise was raised by the railway com-, panics foreseeing that the wat^^y Must divert from them aepG£bv&rtoi their traffic, and of ccnafse they do not really want to prsss^he the construction of a oanal^aJi^ft C aragua at the Mexican isthmjis any more than at Panama. As fojr the Panama work passing out of the /uands of file present company, it is now evident from the readiness with which M. de Lesseps' recent call for adnitional funds has been met by his countrymen that they have full confidence m the paying future of the enterprise, and will hold fast by it. Indeed, it is m this private way — dividends to the share holders — that France must reap the chief benefit from the canal. As at Suez, her commerce passing through, can be only a fraction of the English. 'J he great public and national advantage resulting from a connection of the two oceans mußt be principally to England and her colonies, and among her colonieß New Zealand m particular ; and, nexf to the British Empire, the great advant age must be to the United States, because of the searoad provided between her Atlantic and Pacific coasts.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Duke of Marlborough is going into business aa a market gardener and grower of orchids. It he keeps steady, and advertises well, he may make a good thing of it. The eight yearlings by the New Zealand sire Sir Modred, offered at Mr Haggins's sale m New York on the 26th June, averaged £425 flioh. The " Buenos Ayrea Standard" announces that 800,000 negroes from the United States, with a oapital of £400,000, are about to emigrate to that republic and form an agri cultural oolony m the Chaoo. Edison has a oontraot from the Spanish Government to build a flying mhohine, to be worked by an eleotrio battery on the ground, from which photographic views can be taken of the position of an army. The Bey] Walter Harper, incumbent of St. Miohael'a, Ghrißtohuroh, preaohed yesterday, morning and evening, at St. Stephen's. Thero was a very large congregation at both services, and the discourses wore generally very muoh appreoiated. •' Commandant " Herbert Booth, the third son of the general of the Salvation Army, is expeoted to reaoh Now Zealand, having sailed from London on the 11th August. Mr Booth bos ohargo of the training homes, and is assisted by 140 stan officers. Ninety oases of cheese Bent Home by the Fairfax faotory (Southland) Bold m London for £287. It cost £80 to got it Homo and sold, of whioh £49 odd was for freight at Id per lb, and £12 odd for railage to port. Another lot of 119 oases sold for £801, of whioh the makers only got £184. The first lot netted 3Jd, the second 2Jd per lb. Borne time ago there was considerable talk as to whether a profitable market oould not be found for New Zealand produce at Bio de Janiero. The Waiketo Dairy Faotory made a trial shipment of cheese only, alaß, to find when they got tho account sales that a loss of £40 had been made on the two tons of oheeßO shipped. Mrs Crawford, who was aßsooiated with tbe soandalous Dilke divoroe oase, and who seemed to be tho flightiest of the 'flighty, kas beoome a member, \t is said, of the Wesleyan Methodist bq^y. Jn the'rnisßion work oj the West Und of London Mra Crawford is one of the moßt self? saorifloing and energatio helpers, and frequently takes part m the aervioe at St James' Hall. ' Sorvioe was oonduoted at the Wosloyan Church yesterday morning by Mr W. T. Glover, who also addressed a crowded meet ing at tho Salvation Army Barracks last evening. At a Committeo meeting of the Alliance Auxiliary, held on Saturday night, final arrangements wore mado oonoorning the demonstration to tako place at tbe Odd follows' Hall this eyening, but m oonßequenco of tho flooq 1 Templar Lodges being engaged guile up to tho time whon Mr Glovor'a meet ing will oommenoe, it was deoidod to abandon |he proposed procession. From tho energetic way ijn whioh tbe Oommjfctee aro arranging all dotails, combined wjth the well-known abilities of Mr Glover, and tho promise of oxcellent muaio, it is oxpeotod that the accommodation at tho Oddfellows' Hall will be taxed to its utmoßt to-night. Mr Bnxton, M.H.K., takes the chair at 7.30 p.m. 41 A mother " writea from Biverton to the " Southland News " complaining of the man ner m whioh tho burial of the late J. MurrUon, who waß a seaman on board tho b.b. Eakanui, and who died on the passage: from Dunedin to Biverton, was oarried out. Tho body, she states, was oarried ashore m an old tarpaulin, intprred m tbe plpthea worn by tho dooeaßed— ioreey, tfrouserß, oto." Even tho boots would hayabeen left pad hot a bystander taken upon himself to romovo them. It is also stated that none of the oflloera or orew follpwed the remains to tbn cemetery, and the copdugt of all ppncprnpd js ouaraotdrißcd as heartless m the extreme. Tb.e pprfeeppudeJlt adds;— " One more question, and that ia— Why was there po inquest ? The papers say be died of heart disease, and I don't say he didn't, but bow oould an? person tell when there was no examination of the body, not even tho olothes removed.

Houoway's Ointment and Pills.— I Glad — Some constitutions have a tender <0f to rhuematism, and are, throughout the» iU, borne down by its protracted tortur »i Let such sufferers bathe the affected piutsV»ith warm brine, and afterwards nib m this soothing ointment. They will find it the best means of lessening their agony, and, assisted by Holloway's Pills, the surest wav of overcoming their disease. More need not be said than to requ.egt few Kays 1 , trial' Of this safe and soothing treatment, by|which the 1 disease; will ultimately -be 1 completely swept away.. Pmns that would make a giahtshutfder 1 sire assuaged without difficulty by Hplloway'tj eahy and 4hexpensive remed^ 9# whicb comfdirt ty J lift?. .% "«iid ? - l " '

August has proved the coldest and wettest month of this year so far. The rainfall was muoh above the monthly average. At the B. M. Court this morning, before Mr D. Thomaß, J.P., John Bryan who was up on Saturday for drunkne°s, waß again brought up, charged with a similar oflenoe. He was sentenced to seven daya imprison, xnent. A sample of the roller skates to be used at the Rink de Pftris, is to be Been m the window of Mr H. G. Flower, Town Hall, the pnnoipal, we notioe, being " The Henley Steel Spring Olub, and " The Monaroh " Bkateo. The Orioket Olub is likely to take a new life, and if the interest displayed m getting the ground m order is any index of the interest to bo taken m the game duriDg the season it may at once be said that the season will be a very prosperous one. A stranded balloon was dftaovered m the wood near Duluth, Minn., recently. The dead and half decayed body of the aeronant was found on the limbs of a tree. There is no olue to his identity. It is supposed the balloon ascended from some southern point last spring and wai wreoked m a gale. There is nothing like dreaiing your looa itemß m rhetorical finery, even if you do have to come to plain English at the end. See an example: A paper desoribeß a fire, saying that " the red flames danced m the heavens, and flung their fiery arms about like a blaok funeral pall, until Sam Jones got upon the roof and dashed them out with some pails of watar." The Rifle matoh between the First Canter bury Battalion and the Second Battalion of the Devonshire Begiment of regulars, has been won by the former by 15 points the soores being—Canterbury 766 pointß, Devon shire 751. The teams were ten men } seven shota at 200, 300, and 400 yards. The volunteers fired with Snidero, and the regulars with Martini-Henria. It is somewhat suggestive as to the true nature of this age of athletioa sports and exeroisea that official returns show fifty jW cent, of the recruits who qfi er themseWin England for military to be rejeoted as physically deficient by the dootors. An ex planation ia^given m the education oraze, whjch-/umong the rest, drives the population "bt the country into the towns. But, m any case, the faot is significant and alarming. The " Euroa Advertiser " states that a private letter lately reoeivad by a resident of Euroa conveys the information that Captain Moore, who, it will be remembered, was m the Company of Miss Laura Swain some months sinoo when she unfortunately met with a melancholy death by drowning, and was acquitted of being the cause of her death, has committed suioide, leaving a written admission to the effeot that ho purposely threw Miss Swain over the Yarra Bridge. A report from China conveys the informa tion that until reoently the present Emperor had eight nurses, twenty-five farmers, twenty, five palanquin-bearers, ten umbrella-holders, thirty physicians and surgeons, seven gastro nomioal direotors, twenty-seven inferior oooks, fifty waiters and messengers, fifty dressers, and other attendants to the number of four hundred. Seventy-five astrologers, sixteen tutors and sixty priesta oared for his spiritual and mental welfare. Pig tails are of somo use after all, for Theodore Leuro says he could not think of cutting them off. He says:— The tails are the thermometers wbiohindioate the animal's oondition. If not feeding well, not thriving, if his food does not agree with him, the tail will begin to straighten. The sicker the pig the straighter the tail, While the conven tional curl retains its plaoe there need be no anxiety about the pig. If a double ourl be seen he may be regarded as m perfeot con dition. The awful consequences of " mean adver tising" are shown by the following :—" A man down on the south aide put a sign m his window whioh read: *Boy Wanted.' A few hours later passers-by saw him jerk it down wrathfully and tear it up while he gave vent to some bad language. Finally a neighbour approaohed and asked the oause of his anger, when it was learned that his wife had just presented him with triplets." If he had "used the columns of the local paper" instead of his window he would have got exaotly what he wanted.— American paper. The •• Otago Daily Times " reports that Messrs Beid and Gray have just completed something novel m the way of ploughs m the shape of a combined double-furrow, self raising plough, with subsoil and draining attachment. The plough may be used either as a double-furrow plough, as a'aubsoiler, or as a drain plough, or the three things com bined. The drain plough has two straight coulters and a special board, and it may be set so as to out a drain 12 m deep, 14 m wide at the top, and lOin wide at the bottom, or a larger or smallef drain if required. The plough is also fitted with a self-raising attaoh ment and a Beat for the driver, and is a most oompltea labour-saving machine m every way. Mr John Bid well, runholder, of Waira rapa, was tho originator of the idea of making a plough of this kind, and him had one— also made by Messrs Reid and Gray— workjpg for some time, whioh has given great satisfaction, A meftfng of the Licensing Committee for the Borough of Ashburton was held at the Courthouse this morning. Present Messrs T. Scaly (chairman), D. Thomas, F. T. Mayo, and D. McLean. The Olork to the Benoh, Mr J. B. Oolyer, said that since the last meeting one of the members, Mr A. Harrinon, had sent m his resignation. This had been forwarded to the Government, and Mr F. T, Mayo had beon appointed m Mr Harrison's stead.— A traaafear of the license of th« Boyal Hotel from Margaret Toppin to Henry Davis, was granted. — Application was made for the transfer of the lioenso of the Central Hotel to Alex Kelly. Sergeant Felton said that the conduct of the house under the previous licensee had beon very bad, so much go that tho owner ejeoted him. Under, DJJr felly's management, however, a great improvement had taken plac,e. ' Alterations and repairs, were m progress where necessary, and %\io. gother the houso was being conducted m a oreditable waj. The furniture waa not yet so complete as the pojioo would like to see it, but Mr Kelly was attonding to this matter. The police had no objootion to the transfer as aßked for. The transfer was accordingly granted. Sergeant Felton aßked the Benoh to remind the licensee to be careful m the management of the house, booause if there wbb any future cause of complaint the polio.c, would apply for tho license to be cAodetted, If the former licensee had icema'ined In the house the pol^o would have objeoted to » renewal. The Bonoh, m compliance with tho request of Sergeant Felton, adviaod tho applioant to oontinuo to oonduot the house m his prosent careful manner. This was all the business. SANDER and SON.S' EUCALYPTI EX TBAOT.—Jn promotion of the worl& wide fame our manufacture has acquired all over tho globo, wo publish the following -.—Hazard, M.D., Professor of General Pathology an* Diseases of tho Mind and Nervouß System, says m an editorial published m the •♦ Olinioal Becord : "— •• We havo examined half-a-dozen Bpeoimens of difforont manufactures; the preparation of Sander and Sonß was the only one that proved to bo reliable and correspond, ing to Boientifio tostß." Another cpnoootion,' called " Refined Extract ot, Euoalyptus " has mado its appear.anoo since. This produot stands, according to Dr Owen, foremost m causing injurious eoebts. That gentleman Communicates, at a meeting of the Medical Sooiety of Viotoria, that a child living at Fitzroy beoame most eoriously Undisposed Inrough its use. In another catjo, a .lady Btatea on the strength of qtatu,tory declaration thty she Buffered, pr«plly from the ofleots of W Bam,e oopcpoty>a. To guard the high reputation of. our raanufa.6tn.rQ wo fee Warranted m exposing tho above foots, and desire the publio to. oxeroise care and precau tion whon. buying SANDER and SONS.— (Advt.) 7

HORSE MARKET

Mr T. Bullook report* for the week ending Saturday, lit September :— There was •gala . * irnaU entry of hora B », viz, 14, iabladlag dranghta, light feMneta horaos and nooko; all wer^ sold exception 3, at the following nrloea, v Jz Medium drau.ghta 4 year-olda, a pair of geldlnga, brooght &2 10j and £22, 16a reapectlvely! an aged hor«e of a good atamp £21, light ««"*£" ia Xk^ 3 -yeM-old* £6 6i, £8 lOf: fi^e^QW, broken to iS^B* *& '• h » o Ksy« w -oW» «»QbrQken, dMfi broken, £4 10/ i, £5,; Inferior, & % £ 55a. Sundtai : bnggf '£18, doobla farrow plough «410»,gra8s iced ll 64 per bqihel,

THE EARTHQUAKE

♦ There Is little to add to what we pub lished on Saturday as to the effeots of the eirthquike throughout the southern end central parts of New Zealand. The efleot seems to have been more violent In Christ* church, Kaikoura, and the West Coast. The true direction of the ground swell waa from northeast to south-west. The ChrCstohuroh people have to mourn the loss of their fine Cathedral spire, and from reports to band It would seem that Ohrlstohoroh haa suffered more damage than any other town visited by the earth quake. The shuck of earthquake felt m 1869 by the OhrUtohure > people was more severe, but less damage waa done then. During an earth tremor In 1881 part of the stone work of the Cathedral spire oame down, but now about 30 feat of it has disappeared, and much more haa been loosened. The earthquake does not seem to have been felt north of New Plymouth or even at Napier. Inveroarglll Is the moat lonthernmost town from which details regarding the shock are to band. Be tween New Plymouth and Invercjrgill the shook seems to have been/^general though m the part of the North Island touched by the wave the ef&ot was very slight. Our Alford ForesttfSrreepondeafc says: —Mr J. b'poor's chimney was cracked by the earthquake. #c is one of the new village settlers. .-

Profes£of Button, of Ohrlstohuroh, •P*g on earthquakes generally, says:— There haa been no Bjatematio inves tigation of any kiad, made by the Govern* merit, of earthquakes m this colony, and no/facts have been placed on record except tjko dates of their occurrence. If there r 'are instruments ia Wellington, there has been no notice taken of them, nor is there any published record of the results obtained by them To investigate earth* quakes it is neceearry to have instruments m no less than three different plaoes, then some idea of the position- of the centre of dietuabanoe could be made out ; it would not be left to guesswork ; and we ', should then be able to gain the necessary | information as to the size of the earth , quake wave ci well as its direction, i ", me. practical advantage of this infor , mation is that builders and architects can, i by knowing the direction the earthquake , takeß, adopt precautionary measures m l adapting their buildings bo as te turn the ' strong side m that direction. Beautiful Instruments are now being made m the ■ Cambridge University which record all necessary data oonneoted with an earth -1 quake — time observation*, and earth • movement of all descriptions. Thesa work automatically. In the interest of noience 1 and the colonist generally, theße Bhould | be supplied, and Wellington, Nelson aud , Ohrif tchurch, are suitable places to pro cure the data, as there are plenty of people at each of these centres who oould . be found willing to attecd to them. I **As f« •» oan be gleaned from the prjb i Uahed data, there are three principal i seismlo regions In New Zealand. One , has Its centre m Cook's Strtffc, and the esrthquakea range between Taranakl and Wa *' a ' a P a OQ the North, nod southward ■ to Ohrlstohuroh and Hokhika. These are , the largea- m New Zealand. In this area there are blbo several minor independent regions, of whloh Banka' Penlnaulalaone The second is that known as the Hot L Lake regloo of the North Island, from , r.aranga and the Walkato on the North. , to Taupo and Napier on the South. In i this region the olroumstanoes are quite different. There are a great number of • ameller earthquakes, which are more 1 SIPt 1 , « and »ie not felt so far. The - third ia Southern Otago. 1,, thia region [ earthpuakaa are felt from Dunedln and neighborhood tp the extreme Souih of the Jaland. They are neither common nor heavy. '' j The Professor also says :— Telegrams i snow that the earlhqaake of Batord*y 1 morning did not originate In Banks' t Feniosalo, as I at firat thonuht probable, ; but aomewhere to the West, probably In ; Inangahua County. I Infer this from the , 'times at which the earthquake ooourred at ; different phoea— Brat at Greymouth and , Weatport, then at Timtru, Ohrlatohurch, Wellington aud Nelson, and last atlnver > oarglll, Dunedln, and New Plymouth. » The shook was felt over a radius of three hundred miles from the centre of dls ; turbanoo, and It Is remarkable., that a shook so widely extended should have , done so little damage. .-This w»a probably ; due to. tke centre of dlaturbanoo lying deep down In the ea»th, so that the earth wave at the surface was more vertioal than usual, Aitothe.' remarkable oiroomstanoe is the extraordinary rapidity with which the earthquake eqread over the surface of the earth, travelling at a rate of about a mile In a second, whioh is from four to five times faster than the observed velocity of transit of earth waves through the ground This again cm only be accounted fqr by supposing that the centre of oUati&rbanoe was very deeply seated. Btfct ll^w.e take the actual velooity e$ transit o£ the wave through the earjE to. have been 1200fi per (jeoond, y^hlch Is the average of re corded observations, calculation shows that In order to get an apparent surface velooity of fourteen er fifteen miles a sepond, f^r from 100 to 800 miles, the centra of dlaturhanoa would have to be several hundreda of miles below the surface, which is quite Incredible. Of course time obaetvatlona alone, even If made with the greatest acouraoy, are only capable of giving the roughest approximation to the position of the centre of disturbance j bat it is evident there is soraethtog wrong, either m re oorded, qhaeirvatlonß, or else In our Ideas of the Interior of the earth, and it is very desirable that accurate Instrumental ob« sarvatlons of our earthquake pheDonxenax ahoold be recorded In at least ft^Q, or alx plbobb In New Zealand, The selßmogr^nh, t»» the Wellington Mußeura spjOroft to lie the only one In the oolony, and this appears to register the horizontal dlreotlon ot the wave ooly, whloh Is not sufficient to determine the foous of an earthquake. Exoellenr auto matic self-registering seismographs, cap able of recording all necessary earthquake phenomena, oan be Fobtalned m England for about £60 eaoh, and a*f intelligent person could be tatight how to use them. But I have written so often In vain about the lmnpatanee of studying our earth* quakes, that I despair of the Government taking any effectual stops In the majtter^

EARTHQUAKES OF THE FAST.

One q{ the wovqt (hooka of earthquake , whleh eve*} befell the lot of Canterbury, writes a correspondent m tbo " Press " waa In January 93rd, 1855, which did a great extent of damage In Lyttelton and Ohrlstohureb, althnofth It was more seriously felt m Wellington and Nelson, whero the effoot of Its desttnotlve power wan more disastrous The next great earthquake wan on August 18, 1868, whloh happened about the time that the tqwus In Bouth Ametloa of Obala, Ptoiy*, Arlea, Taona, Ateqalpa, Plssqua, and/Me jlllosei m Heru, and Iqnfq^ae aadTaloahuaoa In Ohm were deut*oysd. In Arloa the vlolenoe of the shook lasted twenty-four mlnuteq. Abont 25,000 lives were lost, I and 30,000 rendered homeless aud the lobb of property estimated at JE60.000 000 'About £11,000 w^^aUed In liondon for tho saflFerera, %hh eartbqnake waa ex iperleno^d In New Zealand about 10 a.m. and «e«i with an nndnlating alow nuatlofl of the groond. In OhriatchuroU * b*lofc wall at Walton Warner * bMded store waa crocked and ■owq Oajnagt was done to the Town Hall. Taa ahores of the Bast Ooaifc were op the 18th of the aime month ▼lilted by a tidal wave, whloh catered the batbot of St Thornsa A m the

West lodler, 50? tin height, oq the 15 k this wave came against the Chatham Islands 15ft In height and flooded the islands with salt water and sand deposit* for a considerable dlatanoe Inland. The wave oame up Lyttelton Harbor with terrific force, stranding one or two coast- Ing vessels and the barque John Koox. This wave flowed up the Kalspol river to a height of five feet at the bridge. It also visited the other pores and openings along the const named ; The next shock was on June sth, 1869, when the damage was fortunately, as m the present instance. confined to a few plaoes whloh suffered Icjary.

CAUSES OF EARTHQUAKES.

In hU work on " E.rthqrjakes,' Pro fessor Milne, nf the Imperial College of Bngiueerlacr, Tokio, Japan, who it reooz. nlaed a* the highest authority oq the subjtfot, oonoludeo » chapter on "The Cause of Earthquake! " m follows: — Although It would bo an easy matter to dlaoass the relationship of earthquakes, and other phenomena, we ma«t oonelu'ie that the primary oaose of earthquake, U endogenous to oar earth, and tb 4 t ex ogenoni phenomena, like ths •♦.trwtloa •jfthe ion and moon and Urometrla fluctuations, play bat a imal' 4 ptr t t a the actual production of tW, phenomena, their greatest effect b*: mg \ o oMle . sll«ht preponderance i a tho nDm bw. of earthquake* at partlcr^, seasons. The* may, therefore, eom'jtlme, bo regarded •• Eaa) oauses. The majority of earthquake! are due to exp^sive efforts at volcanic f ?° i Th f ,sf^«teir nnmber of tbeie ex plosions takr, p u 0B beneath the sea, and are probaMy doe to the admission of water through fissures to the heated rook* beneath. A. smaller number of earth quakes originate at aotual volcanoes, Som« earthquakes are produced by the sudden fracture of rocky atrata or the production of faults. This may be at tributed to stresses brought ■boat by elevatory pressure. Lastly, we have> earthquakes due to the collapse of under ground excavations.

t*KB MUUS ASaoOUTXOir] mii . L Wibtport, September 3. Distinct shooke of earthquake wore flit on Saturday at 4 and another at 6.45 o m, Oft ■• 6 a ? d lUO ••»• **w£ at 8.15 this morning.

Mmlboubhb, September 2. Great excitement was occasioned ia. the city, and also m Adelaide yesterday on receipt of information that' a serious earthquake had been experienced m New Zealand. A rumor got abroad that- Wellington had been destroyed, and. the excitement waa then intense, andt only allayed when particulars readied! here.

THE MARKETS

(MB PBBS3 ABBOOUTIOW.J London, September 1, A general advance m freights to colonial ports is expected. An increase of 5s per ton has already been made on steamers to New Zealand. The New. Zealand Loan and Mercan tile Company, Limited, have received the following cable message from their London office, date August 30th :— Wheat—Owing to the heavy raina< Which have fallen and the still un settled weather, the market is firmer- New Zealand average and longberried; wheats are worth respectively 38s andi 40s per 4961 b.

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OrUOH 008 COBREWOMDKHt.V The weather 1. very bad for /.rmlntr operatlons. Storm succeeds storm with little Interval. The sheep we sofferC ■everely, even thoie that are on turnip feed, lor they trample the turnips Into the ground io that they oannot get at them. This leaves the aheap too weak to stand! muoh more rough weather. If the mtldi flOMoa does not toon make. Its appearance* out grse'eri will be heavy loser* There !■ Illness everywhere. Swollen faces, aore throats, and rheumatism am. guestj In almost every house. The bad weather of the laat fortnight delayed tha renovation work at tho school ■o muoh that a fortnight Instead of a week was needed to complete It. Last night the Mount Somen trafeway h»d notyet been utide available for the resumption of tratto. Thank*, to the lime klloa and the quarry Tflfe w dllttiok U «>n»tanthr wcelvlnj bM*lqhi i of InhaWtanta. The arrival rf two famllwa was lait night reported to mo. Bat how are they to send thalr ohildjen to Bchool. I ■hoald suggest attendance on alternate dayaas the most aatisfaotory aolutlon of the problem. One eonrageoua little «lrl hi. already tried; this plan. She oomei to lohool three times a week, from Mr E. P. WrlghiV place at Anama, and la making very fair progress. All honour to her and her parents for their reoognltfoa of the valo* of edawtlon, an exonr.ple worthy to b» followed, Uofortnnat :< ,ly we have peopl. fcerewho, although Vhey live only a few hundred yards frr /m the school, thiofc half-day attendance quite enough for their oblldien. The eartbqji'ike on Batarday mornlne was felt herr/, »ad eansad some alarnu The wave of movement seems to hay» com* from i<he north-east. Beyond errtl tog & cblPjney or two no barm has been reported, Yonr correspondent's olook, whloh stopped at the time, showed 4,81 a,m« A Temperance leotare ander toe auspioes of the Good Templars of this district was held io the schoolroom at Sprlngbarn on Prld»y. The lecturer, Mr T. W. Glover of Ponsonby, was lnttoducsd by Mr Wallaoe, Chief Templar of the Bashmen's Pride Lodge. Mr Glover who epoke In his usual natural but lively manner, kept the aadleooe atten tive for nearly two honrs r Among other interesting oooiparlsonii made by him. we msy mention that oF J country wltK town lodges, the foraaoir being, aooordl-w , to Mr Ulove^ much better attended Kbm£. | the latter j thelt members being also m earneat fa their advoccy abttluenee. In a Westland Vif 1 ?: >d found a lodge miles dls;,^ fto m V townehip and situated In a pl M rdlffiSuir of approach even m d^ bt yot th , odge was crowded on 'chs, ZM of th! lecturer's visit, a!th :i)nK h- the ni ht dark and gloomy, Drawing a contrast between dntr.lejt i Q which no publS ho . v « "" wtafcllehed and others la which ty*> were hotels, he extolled the prosperity of Albert UndandWMpu fc , Albertland total abstinence seems to bar 1 produced marked r«sults m tho growth t % the human frame ; giilo and women Jt unusual dueaeneions and height being; / «„ from uncommon. Mr Glover also m ,„ ti.oned oaaually that our first Magi w T~ Artium hails from (hat distriot of far * v giantß. Ho described fully the eta .^rff of total abutinenoe advocatea again JPXi brewers and publioans m Auoklaer i „„! moreeßpeoiallyinPonaonby. A!tf ,i' t l B ? his lecture was not only mUie.iiV 'J Jnf |?o»t"^«tiT6. NosensiWepw listened to Mr Glover conW deny T t W^ queatlon of the liauor traffici;» , |5i «f menace to publi»\elfare. * i|| e total abetinence is an unmixed bleaw ;!! # OP „ dividuala aMfor. nations. Mr Sf"' ™! down amidpt long cootinuonr . ""!"£" A haarfcy vote, at Ihaaks byv 1 9 M^* carried with acclamation,, bw „'»:/ en - ce » terosiiog lojtHr© to *.Q\QK r in * ht . aa IQ '

THE ASHBURTON GTTABPIAN, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1888



11 QUOD FAOIMOS VALDB FAOIMUS" (" Wliftt we do we do well "j THUS OHRISTCJdUBOH DB NTAL SURGERY, 188Oaahel Street, Chris* otin 1 . oh, next Robin- aon's Boot Store, and at the Out^gon, Danedia. AH operations at strictly uniform and moderate Feea. Oonanltation free. 8. HYERB~~a:ND CO., BUBGSOV DENTISTS. WJTM^EETH fc WThWTEtTtt NITROUS OXIDB GAB admlniateredi Thl« An«eatbetlo leaves no unpleasant effeota, and by its use tbe «x*.ractio • of Bad Stamps and Teeth ia renderori perfectly Painless and Effective. Administered daily. Fee for ad- ministration of Gas, fis Extraction, 2g 6d a tooth. Honrs of attendance, 9am.to 8p m. Private residence. OS Bast Belt. The acknowledged aupenority of AMBRT- CAN DBNTISTKy m the conEtrnotion of Artificial Teeth, the moat finished workman- ship, and replacing the loat teeth TtfM- JTORARILY \LM OBT IMM KDIAT <« LV after extraction, have established our reputation. A aingle Artificial Tooth, 10b , complete act, Upper and Lower, Temporary and Permanent, £101 Oaj Artificial Teeth and Dentures made by other denthts remodelled • t email cost. Stopping, Scaling, Perfect and Patale«a. 8 166 ! THE ASHBURTON GUABDUN. Prom ana after the 80th November, 1886, the terms of Subscription to this journal will bo as follows, viz. : — , II" PAID IK ADVANO* Per Quarter. , 6a 6d by post, "9b 6d Half-year 12s 6d, by poet, 18s 8d Year . . 24b Od, by post, 17s Od xr bookkd Per Quarter.. 7a fid, by post, 10a 9d | Half-year 15s Od, by post, Ws- 6d „ tYear .. 80s Od, by post, 48s Od Birtn, Marriage, and Death Notioei, if paid for at tbe time of insertion 2s 6d eaoh (stamps may ' sent as payment) if booked, ia each. Announcement of Births, Deaths and Marriages sent for publioation from the country distriota require to be verified by th£ ■ignaturo of thfl person sending thp nojffij^ ' a or Moon's •r?! m - /^ Utt Moon Moon, ue at September Rlddr 1 Bets. Rises Beta. noon. S J M / n.m. mjn. 3 Monday .. c.37 5.33 456 5.6 26 < rujfctdny .. 0.26 6.3< 5.7 3.0 a? 5 J^odnOflday.. 6.33 5.3S (.45 4.15 98 8 /Thursday .. 6.21 5.38 6.20 5.25 29 1/ Friday.. .. 6.20 s^B C.63 6.37 1 -A Saturday ... 6.18 5.30 7.24 7.50 2 0 Sunday .. 6.16 0,40 7.64 9.8 3 Moonlight Evkninob. The Moon at 8 days old ahinea till.'about B|o'oloob. The Moon at 6 daye old shines till about half-past 10 o'olook. Tbe Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly o'olook m the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from BOn down till about i m tho morning. Tho Moon at 15 days old is full, and shines all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and shines till morning, The Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 a.m. and shines till morning. Tbe Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. and ehineati 11 morning The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and shines till sunrise. TO CORRESPONDENTS . ; Attention to the following rules will save the writers of correspondence • good deal of trouble : —We cannot under- take to return rejected communications, No notloe can be taken of anonymons communications Whatever la Intended for Insertion In this journal moat be authenticated by the name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publi- cation, bat as a guarantee of good faith. Letters and other communications In- tended for Insertion In the nowu column should be addressed to The Editor; and t»H business communications, In- cluding advertisements, addressed to The Ashburton Publishing Co.



Wanted \ WANTED Known— That Hayks and Co. haa 260 Splendid Tweed Tronaera. Your piok for 10a 6d. p\ REATEST Kale ot the day, every- \JT thinj? cheap for Cash — H. 0 BEOKR3, Melford Houae. BOOTS. BOOTS.— Keep tho feet dry and save doctot'n bills. Qanllty Is everything m bad weather. I every pair. Beat value m New Zealand at Aahburton Clothing Mart, Snundors Buildings.— Robert Auwrk. T ADIES' Jackets. - Juat Opened a few _LJ Ladiea very auperlor Jaoketa, both m style and quality. Will be sold at less than half their price during our present Sala.—H. 0. Skqebb, Melford Hooae. : "A I /"ANTED —Everyone to oome and YV see the nloost lot of Glaas, Chins, and Earthenware ever ahown m Aahbur- ton, and the Oheapeitover landed m New Zealand. Imported direct from the Manufacturer*). — Robert Alocrn, Baun- dera' Buildings. til STOCKINGS— 700 pairs of Ladies and Children's sample Hose just opened (landed under the old Tariff.) All quality to be sold cheap during our sale. — H. 0. Sboers, Melford House. \ 17"ANTKD Known— Albert Orum, VV having purchased a First-olaaa Plant, Is now Sweeping Chimneys m a oareful, cleanly manner, at lowest rates. Orders may be left with J. Ranger, East Street, or addressed to A. CrvK, Wakanul Road. 8 66 WANTED Known— That H. Dudley still sweeps Chimneys, and at low prices; no reasonable price refused. AH orders punctually attended to. H. Dudley, Moore Street. 8 141 CT7 ANTED Cash. — Mulr'a Oatmeal W (251 b), 2a 6d; Candles, 6d ; Veatas, 5d doc. ; Coffee and Milk, la ; Cocoa and Milk, Is; Corn Flour, 4d ; Fruits m Syrup (21b tine), Is. Crockery; Glassware, and Ironmongery. — J. Mo- Qhkoob, Tanored street. TIT ANTED Known —The last Four- VV teen Days of tho Great Clothing Sale at the New Zealand Clothing Factory rTT ANTED Known— 26a will purchase VV a 40s Tweed Suit at the New Zealand Clothing Factory. "TTTANTED Known— We undertake VV to give tho Very best value obtainable m Men's and Boya' Clothing, all our own make and made from pure Wools, at the New Zealand Clothing Factory, WANTED Known — W^we the Cheapest and^^at House m Ashburton for tibirfe^J&ugß, Scarfs, Hate, &o. Splendid vayfoy to select from at the New Zealantf. Clothing Factory. jar ANTED Known-Our Boys' Cloth- "VV ing is unrivalled. Parents and Guardians see our Boys' Suite, nicely made ; Oo&'and Knickers lined through- out, from 10s 6d, at the New Zealand Clothing Factory. WANTED Known— The Wonderful vVerthem Sewing Machine, with the new high arm and all the latest improvements, maybe had on the Time Payment System at the New Zealand Clothing Factory. (Inspection earnestly invited' - WANTED Known— We are still making Measure Suits at 665, and Trousers to measure at 17s 6d, Cord Vests from 12s 6d to measure at the New Zealand Clothing Factory. ASHBUBTON CLOTHING MART. I HAVE now opened In SAUNDERS' BUILDIJSGS a NEW STUCK of COLONIAL CLOTHING and BOOTS and having made favorable arrangements for the manufacture of a large lot of Men's Youths', and Boya' Ash button Tweed Suits, I can sell oheaper than ever offered Id New Ze%land. Ashbnrton Tweed Salts made to measure. Aahburton Tweeda, Blankets, Flannels, Rugs, and Shirtings guaranteed. Groceries, China, Glass, Earthenware, and Fanoy Goods. Robert Alcorn SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS. JAM PRIMP, Some time since we published a small paragraph en the unsatisfactory nature of much of the jam retailed la the oolony. This reaohed Messrs Kirkpatriok ai»d Co., of Nelson, and they went to work In a very practical fashion to prove that tho jams manufactured by the firm were of the best quality. Two cases of assorted jams were sent to this office, with a re- quest that we would thoroughly test the jura along with other brands, and give our opinion. VVe are h«ppy to etate, frankly and fully en a*, we nave buuu very much surprised, aa prior to the receipt of Messrs Klrkpatrlok's gift we werp nnaware that New Zealand could boast of au hw duatry of whloh It haa so mnoh reason to be proud The various aorta of jam were tested by a number of peraoua, who compared the samples with other brands, and the general vwrdiot ta h*r, not only anT JflnMra Klrkpcurlck's produottoua tar atid a way"" barter than any other New Zealand brand "we K?»n obtain, but they are superior to EngllaTT'jaTnD In being fresher. The nearest approach to the e£9olieuoe of the Nelson jam was that oonjbaio^d In tins bearing the name of a £asmanlan Arm, but even m this oom- parfa'on tho Nelson article oatne out a long way best. We are pleased t° he able to give unstinted pralae to a genplna local industry, the product of whloh we can unreservedly recommend to oonsqmers. All of tho many parsons who have tested the samples are i feud jo their pratae, and we moat unreservedly congratulate Meaars Kirkpatriok and Co, upon turning out a genuine fruit jam fit "to grape tha tables and please the palates of the most luxurious nrid fastidious. — ■" Hawke's Bay Herald," July 18th. Samples of Kirkpatrick and Co's " X " brand of jam have been forwarded to us and we are free to confess that (hey appear to be m every way excellent and M they become better known m the looal mar^c«t jjril) meet with muoh appreciation from, the qa»4a#f households. The maker asserts that none Jb/ifc the purest fruits grown Da" Nelson are ( uaad Jn.hU fPf P u - fieture*, and we are content to accept that asanranpp* •9?_**| l ?jj r B ?* ma poteens a richness sirid JfrjaifiniMa of ftavbt that bears that MaertTon~ouV~Dßfte4lji} ( ; Mar," July 3.



Public Notices BEMOVAL NOTICE. TSnM. BAYLIB GENERAL STOREKEEPER, Junotion of the Wakanul Road and Cameron street, bttn«an Post Office and Mr Gamble's, facing the County Council Avenue. WILLIAM BAYLIS begs to announce to his Customers and the General Publio that he has been forced to remove from Saunderi' Buildings 4o the above Premises In consequence of the Bank having let his shop In Pauoders' Buildlnga to Mb Aloobn. W.B; trusts that his Customers will not be inconvenienced by the change of situation, as the new | prrm'sea are an immense improvemen npon the old, and more centrally placed ; In faot, my Cuatotners will be very pleased with, the change Iv my new Premises shall have a Itt'go and varied Stook of Grooerlea, Teas, China, Glassware, Hard- ware, Cutlery, Brush ware, Cheese, Bran, Sharps, Chaff, Potatoea, Floor, and every requlnite of the trade, whloh will be sold at the lowest pobdiblm priors. Goods delivered daily. Families watted on for orders. Agent for the Wakanul Flonr Mills. Thk Bbht Floub Madb. THE ABHBUR TON DISPEN3AEY 0. M. BROOKE, Fharmaolst, TTvISPENSES the Asbburton Dootora \J Prescriptions with tha beat Drugs for One and Sixpence per bottle, Adults, One Shilling Children, DRUGS: Finest Oed Liver Oil, Is 6d per half* pint bottle, 8c 6d per half-gallon Beat Linseed Meal, 4d per pound Pure Glycerine, 2i per pound bottle, and other Household Drugs at reduced ratei. SURGICAL APPLIANCES : Single Truaaes £s eaob, double 6s Silk Klaatio Stocking!, 8a eaoh India Rubber Bondages, 6i to 10l Hlgginson'a Indiarubber Enemas, 6i each Bast Heamleis Robber Enemaa, 8a eaoh Silk Elastlo Belts to order at lowat price Cheat Proteotors, Respirators. Spongio- pllloe, Oil Silk, etc. J GALVANISM : The medical application of Eleotrlolty, and the various Batteries In uae, I thoroughly understand, having been two years Solantifio Assistant to Professor Swan (Inventor of the Incandescent Eleo* trio Lamp), Newoaatle-on-Tyne. Galvanic Batteries on Sale or Hire. VETERINARY MEDICINES : Physio Balls, 94 eaoh ; Gripe Drinks, etc, Is 6d ; Horae Blister, Is Condition Powder, la per lb; 9d by Ulbs Cleansing Drinks, Is eaoh ; Cattle Spice 6d per ib Cattle Salts, Epsom or GJauber, 6d per lb Private Reolpes made np at lowest rates All Patent Medicines at usual price a-. -' Homeopathic Medlelnea kept, fe%tock Teeth Extracted, Adulta 2/;fohlldren Is. Svndit Houbs : 10 to 11, 2 to 3, 8 to 9. For Medicines, ?ff ter dosing, apply at first prlvAlftJbtiQJe, Burnett slreat East (fojyzz^riy Bank of New South Wales. . J. ORR & CO. BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. A GOLDEN OPPOBTUNITT. WE hold an Immense atook of Boots and Shoes of every description, Imported at very low prioes before the high Tariff came Into foroe. In order to effect a speedy Sale ire have decided to give the Publio the benefit, and will CLEAR OUR WHOLE STOOK at prices that will astonish everybody, Ladles' Moroooo Balmorals 6j 6d, worth 9i 6d Ladles' Moroooo Button Boota 9s 6d, worth 15a 6d Ladles' Kid E astlo Side Boots 8s 6d, worth 12a 6d Ladles' Glaoe Kid Sboes 8s 6d, worth I 12s Gd j Girls and Maid Levant E.S. Booti from j 4s 9d A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF Men's Balmoral and Water Tight Boota ESS— —SPECIAL.— 2 Trunks Ladles' E ; S. Kid Boots, 3i 64 3 Trunks Ladles' Kid Balmorals, 4s 6d a pair 1 Trunk Men's StroDg E.S. Boots, 3s 6d a pair 2 Trunks Ladles' Fanoy Slippers, 2s 6d a pair Intending purchasers should calif early nd^eoureithejßargalna.Jiiaa^Jfti!^^



D. Thomaj. THS next Ohertse* Sale will be on IthOctobtr. Wool. Wool. Wool. D THOMAS (late of Mitson, Cox, • ani Ct , is prepared to make LIBERAL OASH ADTANOE3 At lew ntei of Interest npon the enrning CLIP OP WOOL, Plaoed In his hands for Pale m New Zea- land or elsewhare. Ko oharges for offering WOOL m Ashburtofli Perfodloal Salee will be held .thtoughottt the Beason m my Stores, West Street, Ashburtoo, which, having been boilt for the purpose, are admitted to be the best lighted m the dierict. No Commission on Advances. D. THOMAS, Ashburton. TO LET. *! OAA ACRES of Land, situated at -LO*"/ Mayfield, Hinds, and known M BnraesrFarm. D. THOMAS, 6*164 Ash burton. FARMERS, BUY BOOTH and MACDONALD'B Sheep Feeding Racks. •Till pay for themselves .m |a Season. D. THOMAS. FOR SALS, QSVERAL GOOD FARMS OHEAP TO LET.I O i AA ACRES ALFORD FOREST, 6±\J\J |half Eogllsh graaa,|;3s pel Aort ~D. THOMAB,I Aahbnrton. AND LANCa^HniE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. I HAVE been appointed Agent for the above Company, and am now prepared to take risks on Buildings, Stook •nd Okopa at current rates. D. THOMAS. Ashbnrton; Skin Sales. Ilshall hold Fortnightly Sales of the fabove throughout the Season, at my WOOL STORES, West Street, Aahburton commencing FRIDAY, 29th JUNE, {at 12. o'clock, D. THOMAS. «»»——*- II In ■ I I i »m k in ■ ' 1 have oeen appointed Agent yob thi i Mercantile Finance Co., 'OHRISTOHUROH, Wfro are prepared to advance Money! BILLS OF SALE, MORTGAGE OF STOCKS |OROP LIENS, or other Saoorlty'. D. THOMAS. Agricultural Implements. I AMH APPOINTED I BOLE AGENT IN ASHBORTOIT »o»3 fc iBSBB booth McDonald & t ;Carlyle .Implement Works, Ohrlatohrch. inspection Invited. B^2S3£, D. THOMAS. (l ate ef Mai^on, Co \\ ah Co ,) Afhburtoa.