THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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DIARY.

MOONLIGHT EVENINGS.

The Moon at 3 days old Bbluea till about 8 o'clock. The Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o'clock. Tho Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly 1 o'clock m the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from sundown; ill about 4 m the morning. Tbe Moon at 15 daje old is full, and shiues all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and shines till morning The Moon at 21 dayß old rises abont 11 a.m. and shines till morning. Tbe Moon at 24 days old-rises about 2 a.m. and shines till morning. Tbe Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and shines till nunriee.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS

Nemo —-The lines headed " The Seat of bin Aff-otions," from a Dn'lin paper are inure and c ever, but their pub'icv tion hero might hurt the feeling* of some who regard the proml"* nt Irlah men to vrli ni they refer ai a true patriot, the more esp^oUlly thwt the laat lire of the 1-ifl ttnz\ (though probably not bo into' ded) may be translated into an Imputation of oow*r 'Ice

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1888. SHAMEFUL WASTE.

The cutting down of expenditure and national economy are not always aynonymous terms, for it Bometimerf pays better m the long run to spend than to Bavo. indeed, thoro are ox ampleß of a parsimony which is the equivalent of extravagance, m that the present saving means a future large expenditure or loss, a policy summed up m the words of a shrewd old Paw about the inadvisableness of being "penny~ «yi*io and pound-foolish." We more than fear, for. we are quite sure, that Parliament m its eagerness for retrench, merit has fallen into this very err< r m cutting off tb« vote for the Forest's lJepartment. New Zealand po-steses m her native forests a store of wraith which m the years to come would i-tand ns m good stead were it not 'hat we suffer it to be Bhara«-ful)y wasted and recklessly destroyed. Sir Julius Vog»>l is the only one of all our stptcßmen who has ever earnestly endeavored to put a | stop to all this and to conserve for the ! future our magnificent timbor resources, ' and it wus due to his energy, persistence, and we might write enthusiasm, that at length a Forest Conservation Depart ment was established, having at its heftd Profeesar Kirk, with whom the labors of his office were a labor of love, A beginning was made of nurseries to take the place of the natiro timber an thin was cleared away, and caro was tatceil to use the existing forest judi £l«#sly and to protect it from the inroads ,oj! £re. At first it could not be .expected *M Jho foreit refeniW would wholly defray the jcojp.tjt of the Department, but nothing is more certain than that it would speedily not only have &>nr thii, but yielded a large and grow- < Wft «rpl^ ; indved, a« a matter of fact tli- ugh the Depar^ent hid then bot n only two or three yeartin ezjutcnc; the revenue lajt year was wuKin \u2666 fe^ ikW^adtof the t^>tal exponiittr«. But fchii wm rMiTerkhaUsß on© of tk« Depart* mentf Mlaoi.ed by Minister* to be r*. <f^|fjtjttftxiitfnce ; »»d tbeyhd

eir way, albeit, not without & protest by . Mr Bruce and others. And what is the result f Jn one instance alone we have a magnificent Kauri forest (one of th© few yet remaining) destrojed by fire, 100,000 acres cf timber being destroyed, valued at not less than three quarters of a million of money . How thin fire (at ? Pubiputu) originated we have not learned, j but it is not unlikely that it was wilfully' caused by guindiggers. At least bo we judge from what we read m the * 4 /vuck- j land Werald " which has the following! m a recent issue: — " »t is eaid that! sine© the beginning of the year 40,000 ' acres of bush has been practically de stroyed by fire m the Mercury Bay district through the gumdiggers desiring to get the ground cleared to get at the gum. One bush, which contained 18,000,000 feet of timber, has been rendered practically worthless by the fire running through it . In getting the timber oat some j£3O,OQQ would havehad to have expended m la l or, whereas all the gum which will bo obtained through v killing the goose,"' will not total over £6000. Some of the settlers say thas it would be far better to give the Puhipuhi forest as an endowment for the construction of the Kamo-Kawakawa railway rather than it should perish, bb it probably will, by the medium of tbe gumdiggers 1 firestick." barely such a state of things as it here described calls for epeedy interference, And surely it were better to spend a few hundreds a year upon the maintenance of a Forest Department than to suffer so much valuable national property to be reck lessly and wilfully wasted.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Hon G. F. Riohardson, Minister for Lands, returned to Wellington last evening without having paid a visit to Ashburton He has, however, promised to do so next trip South.

Mr Collins, manager for Messrs MoOailara and Co., has brought to our offioe a sample taken from a consignment of Westport coal whioh shows very dearly the description of timber from whioh the blook was originally converted m Nature's laboratory. This was evidently a totara tree, tbe grain of the timber being plainly recognisable.

Thirty^iz members of the Rifles under Oapt Dolman and Lieut Fooks, thirty-three of the Guards under Captain Sparrow and Lieutenants Cathbertaon and Paul, and iom« twenty Cadets nnder Lieut Low at ended last night'B parade. Captain and Adjutant Fooks and Sergeant.Major Hayes were also present. After inspecting the three oorps Major Douglas exercised them m useful battalion drill for over an hoar. The work was fairly done, though the presence of a sprinkling of recruits was manifest. A good deal of com pany drill is still required to bring the com panies up to the matk for the Easier encampment, and we hope to see much larger musters at the weekly parades daring the coming month. For some time past the attendance of Cadets bas been partioolarly small, and we think parents Bhould see that a marked improvement takes plaoe m this reßpeot. Sergeant-Major Hayes has devoted muoh time and trouble to the Cadet corps, and the least return tbe boys oan make is to put m an appearance at drill onoe weekly. We regret to learn that Lieut John Arthur Orr, of the Cadets, bas reigned, owing to absence from the dietriot.

I Mr Sydney Taiwhanga, M.H.R., has gonel to gaol (or fourteen daje, io default of paying j £.38 due by hicn for board and lodging. ' '. Wo learn from the "Lyttelton Times"' that it was reported at Rangiora on Tuesday that three sharp snooks of earthquake, m quiok suooeßsion, and preoeded by a loud rumbling sound, occurred at an early hour m he morning. A farmer at Flaxton states that tbe second shook was co seriously felt at his plaoe as to displaoe three pans of milk from tbe dairy shelf, spilling the milk upon the floor. Professor Frootor asserts that 100,000,000 people lived and died m America before Columbus' dißOovery, Scarcely an apple tree m the Dunstan district has esoaped the ravages ot the oodiin moth. ' , A Sydney eolioitor, dabbling m mining shares, reoently netted £120,000 m a week or two. It is reported that an attempt will shortly be made to establish a lager beer brewery m this colony. The Bay of Plenty "Tlmea" taji that eggs are sp plentiful at Gate Pa, that the Battlers are feeding their pigs with baoketsfal »t a tf me. Not- a dozen years ago exporting onions by the Egyptians was not thought of. Yet during two months reoently do less than 14,000 tone were reooived m Liverpool from Egypt. Mr P r .Comiakey, a well-known old Wegt Coaster, now m London, is rying to float a Company to work the Newberry-Vautier process of gold extraction m this oniony. The capital of the Company is to be £100,000. A peculiar feature of Long Lake, m Wex r ford County, Miob., is that it gradually rises and subsides once every few years. It had beep rising for the past four or five years, and the Grand Rapids and Indiana railway has ' been obliged to abandon its old roadway along the shore. The farmers m Southland are said to ba looking gloomy. Heavy losses have ooourred 1 m grass seed, whioh has rotted m the fields The hat vest will be very la c, and there are some prospects ot the late sown crops being Overtaken by the winter frosts. The " New Zealand Qtrald " reports that about 100 tone of whit is thought to be gold* I bearing atone has been taken from Patateire ' for the purposa of testing, which, af er con centration, will be conducted at Te Aroba* Another trial of the stuff m tbe Waitoa itooftljty will shortly be made, a email plant being m course of eruption on Mr B. Smith's property there. A thorough test w|ll be oon duoted. The apple trade from America to Sootland i jta ea.it! to bavo been begun by one Buchanan, a Scotchman, who, so long ago as 1645, despatched five barrels of applet) from B, oßton 10 Glasgow. The venture having paid, h* repeated it until he had established a trade ; tnd now Boston and New York export five* sixths of all the applon sent from America to \ Sootland, the five barrels of 18415 having grown to over 700,000 to WBS-86. This month's isß,ue of the Illustrated 1 Australian News (New Zealand edition) con tslno 9 view of the New Plymouth Break, water, and a charming pioture of Te Beinga j Waterfall. There is also a sketch Of a very ' pretty pioppn the Perwent, and a view of th«< nnveiling of the tyuitn's Statue at Sydney, ! besides numerous otb#r efcetchM, opraa of them of an amustPg ebsraottr. It ia a w'y foci number

AQUATICS

THE ENGLISH iH \MPIONSHIP. I(PHR FREBB AifliCltTlOlf.) London, February 13. The sculling race for the Champion, j ship of England was rowed on the j Thames to-day between Ross and Bubear, and resulted m a victory for . Ross by foiit lengths. Time— a^mms I i6<ec.». Koss led throughout and won j easily.

DISPUTED LICENSING ELECTION

(Pbb Press Association.) Auckland, February 14. An ©mbrofclio has arisen respecting tho ljoenrfng elections m consequence of the t-mperance party not dcpnßttine the nnnn'oation papers of their candidates on nomination day at the plao% mentioned Ji» th'? advertisement. Mr Cotter, solicitor, ac'imt on behalf of Messrs O. flS arpp, J. Wioks. J. MwefieW, J P. Ktau, tni Ohas. Heakoth, oandidatefl nomiaaf«d m the pnblicans' interests as mombers of the Licensing Qommitteen m the several oi^y districts, has written to Mr 8. V Collins, Returning Offioor, olairofng the eleotion m •hoss district on tho ground that the nomination papers o f thi opposing oandi date« were not properly deposited. Mr OoMn.«, however, m of O oi -ion fhat the irrpcultirity oannotpn judico the election, *hioh ho proposes to aarry out io the usual manner

IRISH AFFAIRS

I (FBR PBBOS ASBOOUTIOlf.)

London, February J3. Fifty thousand people assembled m Hyde Park to-day to greet Mr Sullivan, M.P., ex-Mayor of Dublin, who was released from gaol on February rst. The proceedings were orderly, and no disturbances of any kind took place, The Parnellites intend to bring for ward m the House of Commors the attest of Messrs J. D. Pyne and J. j Gilnooly, M.P/8, as a question of privilege. Both Messrs Sullivan and Harring ton, M P/s, met with an enthusiastic reception on their arrival m London from Dublin. An immense procession i marched to Hyde Park, wnere ad dresses of sympathy with their cause and admiration of their conduct were | presented to them. The charges against Messrs Pyne and Gilhooly have been remanded. Mr Picton, M.P., will take the initiative m moving m the House of Commons the question of privilege m connection with their arrest.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

HOMK ANi> FOREIGN

(FBR FBBBB ASSOCIATION.)

SIR M. HICKS BEACH.

London February 13. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach has been offeied the Presidency of the Board of Trade.

COL. HUGHES HALLET.

The Rev Mr Hughes, preaching m one of the city churches, denounced Colonel Hufihes Hallet, and be ex pressed surprise that he has not been expelled from the House of Commons and from the Army. The clubs should estjio refuse him admittance. The rev "gentleman expressed the opinion that Irtoss immorality, -'of the nature of which Colonel Hughes Hallet had' beet* guilty, should disqualify any member found guilty of the charge from taking his seat m the House of Commons.

LORD C. BERESFORD AND THE NAVY.

In the House of Lords Lord Geoige Hamilton, replying to Lord Charles Beresford, declined to produce the report of the Naval Lord on the Intelligence Department ot the Ad miralty.

ALARMING SCENE IN A MENAGERIE.

Eight wolves, which had been de livered at Sanger's menagerie yesterday, broke loose and d« voured one of the horses. After a great deal of difficulty they were recaptured.

REPORTED RISING.

The tribes on the Indian frontier are reported to have captuicd several of the British forts there.

A RAPID PASSAGE.

i The steamer Cashmere Tartar has accomplished the voyage from Gape town to Plymouth under iS days.

THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY.

WABiiiNtnoi». FttoroMry 13. Mr Blame has withdrawn his candi dature for the Presidency of the United 'States.

EMPLOYMENT FOR SOLDIERS

Calcutta. ..Fet i ,ary 12 Captain Walter has left here for Australia for the purpose of seeking work for soldiers whose term of service has expired. '

AUSTRALIAN.

(PER PEEBB ASSOCIATION.)

NEW SOUTH WALES. .

• Y»»kt, Ffbriihry 14 The Ghairman of the New Soiiih Wales Branch of the Irish National League has received a cable message frorp London, stating that several of tbe Irish National party will pay a visit to the c loriits at an enly date, with a view to lurincrHlg the cause of the people •! It land. Among the party will probably be Mr William OBrien. M.P. for Got k. . ' \u25a0 7 A Bill bas been introduced into the Legislative Assembly providing for legalising the totalisator. It is expected to meet with strong opposition. Qne member, m opposing the measure, said tha* if the New Zealand Government srer& asked their opinion of the machine they would reply that it was a cur§e to the country,

I VICTORIA,

M*LpouRNE, Jfabrusry 14. The Tramway Trust having refused to agree to the request of the Tramway Union that apprentices should be re quired to join the Union, has resulted lin 560 employes going out to strike. So far no disturbance bus arisen, but the traffic to tome extent hat been interrupted, though not altogether en tirely suspended, 'i he TfU*. hare secured a number of hands, «n\ thus manage to'Vun the cars, but along jnttrvalr. . Numbers of the uriempjycd are making application to be take un. Those on strike have made a prooaal tt> icfw the ijigjute to irbitr«uon^

ASH BUTTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Th" ordinary tooi thly meeting of th» I Aphburfon achro' <oimittee ww held I lftHt ev-nina:. Present : Wes-rs J <J. I Duncan (chairman), -Cook, Blaton. and Dituant. COKBB^I'ONDICNOIC. Torreppond-nott of an unimportant nature wan r e »i and dealt with. B'»AHD OF BntJOATI N. The Committee decided to support th© dirdidutaro of Messrs X it, Wright, Bo«.th, and Arson for the vacano es on the Uoard of Klduoati m LBAVB Of ABSENCB. An additional month's leave of absnnce on the ground of ill health wa» granted Miss Dick. f HBSIONA'TIOIf. Mi'bb Barratt wrote resigning her position on the teaching stuff. It »aa decided to recommend tbe Board to aocept. the r s^natioo. XKPORTfI. The master's report was road and dealt with. Mr Ooek, oa behalf of the VMtinir Commttree, preeonted a rep >rt recom mending that some R.nall necessary work* be pot ia hand It was decided that these mitters r-hould be attended to. Th© Chairman reported a» to the reoe n t treat and mov«d votes of tonnes to Mr D. H B own, for th« u<o of his pn'fdo k and to those who lent traps.— Tbe rote* | of thanks were unanimously passed. VaOan T. Mr Dimint, who is abou to leave the district, tendered his rsignation as a member of the Committee . HVexpret-acd the regret he f o tin t^ltmsf this step, and gracelully aokoowledged the uniform C(»nri«Hy he had received at tha b *nda of the Committee. ' All the mombers present expressed their regret at losing Mr Dimaut's services It wbb decided to ask Mr J . H. Bteel« to accept the vacancy on the Committee VIBITIBO COHMTrEB. The Chairman and Mr El - ton were appointed a Visiting Committee for th© enaui g month Other bu-.iness wan transacted and the Cornmi tee adj urn d

THE NECESSTTY OF ADVERTISING

This Is how th» •• Buff*io Jffews" Im presses on its oliente the neoevsity of advertising : Oh, merchant, (a thine hoar of a c c, If on this paper yon ibonld o o c, Take our advice, and onirbn y y-y, Go straight tray oat hcd advei t ill. Y<»n'l : find tho proj «ot of rome hub, Neglect oan off ar no ci qq q. Be wise at onoe, prolong y-.ur d a a a t A silent business soon dkkk,

A MODERN AMAZON

m People jnst now m Co.,Htantinople are inter stei m the prasenoo among them of K»ra Fatima, the redoubtable femai' warrior of Kurdistan, who han o^rne on a brief visit to toe Turkish capital Her de d« of i-rowHS date back to th« moff of the Crimean war, wht n whe led a 1 r<?e Itody of Kurrtinh vnlunteern, wh fought with Bnjsui r daring; for Turkey. The^ toman Ct verum nr, remembers her SBrvices, and equitHß these >>y a m -nti.ly pension of 5 XX) piastres a Bam tnat m hop ownfru.al • ome allows her to livr with eaaa. fclhe 's tall, thm, with abr «wn, hawklike »aoo j her cheeks are the col r of parchment, and eomned with soars We inng th»- national dre-<s of the sterner box, she looks like a man of forty, not H^ea womno who will nov r see seventy five »lung across h r shoulders m ; oseack ft-ahiuD is t'er long abre with its j.mel ed hilt; deeor<i'ionH hhine aod \u25ba•partilo on her breast, while ihw strip s ajrose her s'eove show tar to t>e a captain iv the Ottoman army. Washing thin ! int^re^tinff figar© p»p» aonu the Hfreete |of Ptambonl, one . c -emiDdod of a epihode m th© ci-topaign of G«»er»l ' e»-p>n «so m the Dobrulji Home *hort while before the allie i armie* landed m the Oriiuo*. Wmit, B.uofalng aoa ehatiing ouc da? m Ml tent *ith several of bis brother « ffijera, the General heard at far distance a ••range raa.ic-» medley of drams »nn cUrloofts, tomtotni, aud pteicinu horn«» oil-j Whence o-me (hi* w«ird min.tr, 1j J All too men m o*u»p lur ad ont to lv en to it ani dlsiern i\% origin, when fr< m orerthehiln they s»w * band of soro t <ree handred bortemen »«pj.r <aohin k £*• mat tnU gallop At their head rode » b owo-faoed womin, with fl .shing eyeh and lisiome Hmb«— the very picture of an Am a»n. V^ultintf from her saddle, sbe graweiy saluted Gen La.piQMee, a«d through an l.teipreiert»d him that nhe •at oi me to fi hi tha <<nßv»u», hoih sho at.d her b/ave Kurds rel.g completely at his service, ih.t ol g ., t her roeo wer» qtiartered In oamp wlrh th^ Fre»oh troops, Ha' they were ill-pioaseH to be ao billeted. Thty wanted thtir Jndeperderce, and not «v«u their unrest and leader ahoold barter it away for tbam. By daybreak lu^Y?* c ln tQ Blr saddle*, riding off torou the hilU to meet the dawn, to the sounds or that weird, strident muilo whioh bad prooUimed their -pwroaoh.

EXTRAODINARY ATTEMPT TO

An Italian tiam«d iiutulnico Torelto hai ju« tried to eacpe from a Paria priaon. *.ud hid attempt (the < Daily Telegraph V 1 correspondent remarks), although un«uo cesiful, d.'Berves record owing t. the Monte Ohrlato like manner m which it waa planned. Wbilp waking In o Kind <.f chain gang m the exercise ground of the gaol, Torello trod on a metal pp a » B which g*vo way under hio foot. H<- Imuiediatey arrived al (h<» conclusion that the plate covered the month of a drain o-imniani. eating with one of Iha great aewv re f ,f the city. Hope of freodc-m apr-n* up m th« breast of the lt*l»au, and on returning t» h|* cpll he began to work «-ner«etio«Uy m vi 6 u t0 b ° re * P MBfl K e •h'-.-ngh i he wall which woold allow him to reaoh the month of the drain Ho broke a piece of iron (8 the lower p»rt of his table, fixtsd a pfece of yr^qd O u it «s a h*nfile aud began to on the wal anief >ha window-ledge Thlv tocop ed .j h m fiom 10 .t night unijl4o'o ock m the i m »m t.% w»ie,n he o Jleb ed the rubbiflh : put it mder Ms matre«V ad ailed tbn j hoe httiad mwie with biend a d plaster Ihunkii to his vigi aoibd. lione of t c turnkf jp ptv.eivM t c eicava ion*, and on iho bltowiug night he reuomuioneed h* toil lit fore d ybreok ; hb Dho B qc« oeeded b rt moving one of the 'arge etonei formipgihe window ledge, and m making an fpeii;g thiongh wbioh he could »qUB B'-i'Bbody. benex madeaUdd r w e.i nh •heet*, and tUtta started on .he road to reeh air ai,d freed, m. He nnt thronph the aperture with diffiooty, emergedinto the courty»rd, and reached the meta plata covering, an he th'.nijh the drain Down through this he dropped and fouol himaelf m a Jar^o cellar at one ad of wiioh he saw a light. ' Ho was m rap region of subterranean hp»t, whpre tie mon implpyed In warming the pris. n md their furuac^. This .irao not f?aotl> Fiat he wauttd ; •\u25a0• Torollo, abandooirii h.pp, went a.,d «a? P bjm^/f up fa the h»*d itoker, who, on (Kateulng from hia •limb 1 r§, wat eurpriied to gee » njoo )ik" •Mg bufore him, wt »k, t^hauated, and ootred with mud and patter T« ft IMlan Wfcf Ukeit back to bia call. ». d wll have to ouderg., * a addition .1 teim of j \u25a0 priionment for his uutim»Jy vUit r«, .beO»T»i *if K«r, which lie nndur thy Prion Q» la K» t .

[PBR TAU « ASS CIA -\u25a0 ION ]

Ftdnby, February 14. i Tho oricket mater, ( oitbin'd Australia sertus a t«? no srleo'ed -from MesSrs Veruon's add LillvwhiteV, teams, which! ha<i to be postponed for two dajs m j cmdb' q<i- nee of wet leather, wan con tinned to-Hny '|h« we*ther wan fine, i nni tho recent rain* had made the wicket dunp. Tne Australian?, who m the first dny's pay had lost eight wickets fo» 35 run*, continual t^er iudings, «hoh c osed for 44, beinj? 69 behiud their opp>nent«. Garret waa tho big iest \u25a0ooror with.vlO. Ti • Kng : lVhraen then *«nt iv for their second innings, and no red 137. Maurice Rjad 39, Nev7ham and IStoiJdart 17 eapb, Brii?^ 14, and Attwell 12 In their second Jnuin«»,th*» AuatraHani ha»© lost fir*) wioketo for <7 runu.

CURIOUS FIND OF A WILL

4.stran«?» story of * wl I oomas from P*riu a b >at • ye« mjo an eldarly maiden udy. Mdede i-'o'g-er, di«\ and to the horp >r a >d dismay of b*r k th, and kla A wi I w*e praiaaal b'-qii tin? bar pro* party, »tn untln* to £j0?,0.:X) f »o hospitals, i*ylum«. »ud othar oriar-i. »o • institutions. H<r dis'raoted rnUtiveg h>d almost for. gotten heir chagrin and disappointment whin thay wera \u25a0tnuiAcl • f<w d»ys ag» >y !h« receipt of the intelligence that trie old dime's g*rdtm«r_*ho had heen re» wloed In «h* honseh .Id ha<, while tidyinar a greeob. m e , lit upon » later will dawn op m the most unimpeachable legal frm lha worthy m»u, on lifting a avion glass, fooad a ompany prospecuv mildew d and d soolored, and was about tothr^wit away, when another piece of paper slipped from it, whloh, to his "urprtse. tu-ned out to be a will frame* by tfdlle do Cozier only thai daya before •h* »xni'ed The whole of the property, wlththi soflptlon of ft f,w legacies, ig 1 bfqa^tt bed »o fv l«dy f « Fa n-ly.

AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE.

The following ta troot the " Alia Oa'l fornia":—." mn Wmatow, an *m no^n Hlfl took away: ihe breath of all War. t e It wa» at Hdroburp, «h«re the wal'Bdd at a ba|«. The Prince . f W»les saw herwd lent his -qaerry to summon her to a wal as Wih him. "Oouvny my regrets to his roya< htghoflis and nay thak I do not wish to d^nce aKatn," was ht • answer. "But,* •aid th« equerry, "are you aware that the requ st is a oommand?' 1 "Are you aw»re," ahe answered, "that I am an Am*ric»n, and do not obey royal com m«ndr! • This ended it, and Europe had • cold chill. Bat the indy deserves Anurloao thanks f^r her i"depend^noe. »od the thanks f everybody e«st'. 1^ is Hijjb time this kind of " o jmmand " lm. pertinence »m a->nhh<if? ,»., » «t O pped.

LOST HIS MATES

In a oortaiu So ihn towoa dimunitive irutnm«r lv a lo.al br^ss band is m the hi»)ir., when oat p^radm< with his com. Mdci, of wakngby f.itb, not by »ight, owiug to hii drum bein^ m high that ho o*rjn«)teee over it The baud, on Satur d-«y afternoons, parades always m one direction, bnt th» other day the letder. thought he w u'd ohaoge the Mote a llrtle »<»d turnd dowu \u25a0» bystreet Tht< d-ummer. un«wa c of this movement, Kept on hit aoaasromed way, drumming as bar I aer ever tie duld. By and by nft«r finishing hU p» r t, and ' obt hearing \u25a0h- others, he stoppnd, nn-i pqahing his d.utntoooe ode, be looked to see what ••\u2666a the m»tt jr. His astoniahtnett may be im^loed at finding ihat he was alon*. «•- 1 he cried r 0 some of the by ttand**s, * tue ony p' y» aeon a band here atioo. ? \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0>.

RABBITS AND FERRETS.

_ (Donedin "Bvotiing H..r«!<t.") Ferretuand vermin of a .Imilar d^orlp ti<n «re bet* let loose by thousand, m d ffiroot p-trts of tha ooa-.try, and n, mmbt be Hd»»«b!e »bat we should well colder wh»t we are dnin* before we o>ma»it oareel^g to a policy which mat b• •« heat v*ry qoe8»lo..»hj o m its raiott/. AH i * tm * a »•"\u25a0 the Mt. Jd» r.bhlt. h-rdiog toget^r (a one barrow, ?h« - if y 'i ieh '? "•» o' \u25a0«\u25a0 between I o t«.th«t In the coa-ie of lme w* m«y k TB VSr * Dlait * 1 • ri<l ' o ß wh <°» »»y be rabb t m»d ferret, w.tb none of .fcdr f^ o ;'* iiPlili' p * paUr d >»•»•» * Ferr -t w!l! kit! nrubhit «on e |«hfc " •„ r bbit to e«rtn »nd ki 1 U ai.upfy-i.7r the V \u25a0\u25a0 I d « lTO ' on « A ferret only kill, when It U hji., g » ( and <?oe. oot m« ra £ intei fere ».!th barmy wden filled to r^pei n He .peak! In .t Mn « term? •g«loak tha wholesale introdoeilon cf fcrrett, and awart. th»t m » f aw yenrß ,J .JHI bo proved that the remedy will be 100 percent w ««e !h«n ibe dlsLe £ thU appear, fen h 9 the «x t er.eoce of ofaer ptrr»ns In different parts of oUwo it m.«htbe*i. w«ll that the fficM. o f' thfl K.bbit OepMiraent should oarefully o »n --•iderwbat ih» an doing ere they a^ueje the pantry to be overrun wi h an animal which not ouy aeleotn poultry, & 0 ,aB itß natural prey, bat does not heaitatato attack human bfinurn an w«IJ.

A FRENCH REPORTER'S PEAT.

One of th« hubl brilliant feats of Fri-nohr. putlog happened at the time when tbe *r?i»: rrupraann murder w<* ogitaUbg p*.|« iod FtAnce,' « Q d when overyo dy was eager f r deCails. A rep .rter *h.i had the matter m hand left P*r«sf ..r Cereoa,, »h«r« the father of Tr .pm*on re.ided. He arrived, culled upon the jnntfoe of the peace, and the cmnmwatre de police tavlud them to fol ;..w him i toe main, took his neat m thft ji» «gb_« chair, tti.d i-.efP, w |t>] nnp«r»Uelod Utber. T«»e «.ffi o ..i. d.d uot aay a word ; «o,i b. B drmean or. When the father of Tropuann was brought before him the ryi.tr Interrogated him 8B tboo«h i l! T oommia toned to do bo. Toe the «-> , h^d written co his father on the eve and , n the day \u0084f the orimp. • atonf i«qr lo 0 »niinißa»ir« t " f »y ß the r^lhflx^s^"^" found them fm| of ev|,im (O c «f TropmS .gull', and oop.ed them owfollj-wii" over thfl orlgiaaU to the iaMa* n fZ P* T , a,ked B hJm . ea l C^ f^

The reporter pat the oopfei Into hii pocket, nlaMth> gentl.m „, » n d left.

CRICKET.

A FAMOUS FEMALE BOLL FIGHTER

Speaking of bul ti-jbtp, one aoou reoijmeß h*id«n"d to thar. a r> of h'na m Mex'.Oo, and e?*r. learn* to relish theexite* ra^ot, bat when thn promotsr of »he cruel eport m a woman, a» la not m frequently the Ojm&V there is iom*thtng ao revahlaalj nnnatoral nbonfc it that the moat Bophiitl* cat tnifna aw»y m disgait. It waa my fortune, aonart time asjo, to ace Benorlt» Hefpanildi, the most famous fam«le ball fighter m the world. So f«arfally exoit iiitf wa« the tooalied «• sport," that the 5000 people m the Bhai de Toreg wera up. in thsir f L *Bt m a «tat« of wildest O'inCusio/t, men yelled themwlret hoavn*. and women fslnt-d— »l| beo«aie \u25a0 iplea ild yoang girl had nerre enough to throw henelf m the path of a Seres boll a«4 k»llt.im by a single thrust. It washer farewell performance, and the atrongait and finroat toros m th« coantry had been a^VHtt-ioi for. To m*k» th« noralty greater it was annonoosd that yen>r»ta Hern«nd c woold fight upon Htiltd, •rmnri with oiwy a f hort a»ord, and with none tf ihe n aai d«fe» on »nd loop* holea of enoape— »o thu m every oaia ltwaiffotoryorde«th to the ht^e aitU The anim.la provided w r« sm* I. M )in t and wholly ontampti, »nd the ho*aro{ each were trimmed and pollahsd till the points were bright as needles and almost as sharp. Never did vnfcran pfoaipr perform m«r« expert w«.tk th^n w»i oooly oxvoaktd b» the yoathf-ii so n.n *. Ai the boM, mTd w.th rage, w»a'd m.k. his fu ioa« dharga, she stood p-rf ,ar, y mill uot ,i he h , d . J- 1 , pro.ohed wit .m three f^fc, wheo-sad. denly^prinrflog'ai de ai the ammalrbshed by, with on«* h;»nd uhe woold slap him In the faoe wi h the soar Jet oloaic whwh had firet aroased his anger, _ a d with the other hand dexwouoly tbrnet into his neok a l gaudy jjan-lwrllla, whose sharp barb as it pierced his flash oased him to roai with ragoand p.tn. Thus charge after charge wa«rm«ie ny the maddened brute, only to be always evaded by the active girl. She p ayed with ilm, plagued him and tortured him is a oat would * mouse— antll at last j Weadiog aod^«o/e, and o mp'eteiy «. haost^d with fatigae and pain, the anlmi! wuldfi^ht rtomjre. Tarea wild bulu were worn out In this w»y by the fair Oastiliao, and then I wearied as she ran.t have been, oime the 1 0l i!P M 6. th * c ! ? I ?, lmflDt »* n« f •d.c, Used obligation to kill a bull with a sword scarcely two .feet j long, #hUe standing on stilts direotly m front of him. The amaml-roleoted for this daadly oontesl i Hi* V b f. illtlf Ql 'P ao|n >» a of his race. black, agile, tiavage and wiW, ani he was no sooner m the. arena than ready fdr | battle. After he h.l been permKted two I°s *5f. cc oh , ar XK < ' ( » *« warm him for his work | the Q rerrio* of the district, who^idei on the oooastoo, gave • e^nal an<l *h it! TT>£ •!? „ dM h ° ""•" \u25a0 "• » 2: hahif.iitfi ; . f the ball tin? turned p\»| c , and tke .ilenc* ' f the jrravernlgned throughout th^ vast amphlthe (re. Tne sll^hf fouug gir , .wuhwih laurel, fast a *d to her iimr.s, received the short ivoALgaJated the Ooyeraor, an.! turned toward ncr c emy with a httle .bout of d faanoa, wav,W her scarlet 010-k'to exot, his anrer? At this momeut the diVance between ;hem waa about 200 ft. The toro, quiver ing^mihexoit ment and piw.njf t h» Q art£ m the fiorcen^ o^ his r,i g8 needed no second mvi afc.on. With gleamta* qva. ani he. d lowered to the ground 'Te BhUrted8 h Urted *Lu v[ B P Bed for th ° o;j cfc 2f hfJ hate 8h» claily waited v til h» w« with a 20. t , wh in bracing berillf fiemli on her abort »tiJt, she held the lS \u25a0word at ahoulder.height, ready forbS comng Whatever may have been hw though*, m ,hat fupreme tnomeot, it n ?h Tf f tim l fOT the tutors. v\hn the huge brute was. wSLn four feet she threw h-raelf suddenly forward, th 3 nlowr, swu >g sruund on her stilts and Wm t«v'ai«d tha Gv.ernor. "? «g jrnkling or an «ye ghe turned to f ao» «he bul a.,d l j j Ut. t ai ahe did »" dropped dead- so cose to her that! *-hb ut moiog from/her positi n Jhe placed o..e toot vp { n the neck of hex now fy the -Bkilfal h*nd of this wo-.,dwfnS Heif-p ssesswi girl h-.d severed the s P 3 cord aud death we in.ti,,tM,eoaa '|RJS mom«int the great audience sat breathless gold and eilye coins fell around the vio heXafT 40 " 118111118

ANOTHER AMERICAN CAVE WONDER

«"-»««K . foand«lon , ot h f, £; ™» mill, .(rack lie dome of a owern o f Torche. were prooarad an d Mr aTo wd Mr Galnhont w ere lowered down h» mni-of swiodlMß. It w«8 abooT"ix«J f ,et Tom the eorftee to the fl,o7 o f SI o«j wh,oh th,y found to baTJ^JJj ••ndy, as if it We re oaoa the l3 1 of m anoleoj Babte,r.nean etream. The/ fo^ lowed th 9 avenue for a dffioe of over Uo m.le., . ad di.covared an ? p ."fa« that the pUoe h.d evidently been th* SSSS>r 1 554

Thvee^of the mommJn were removed to •Tenno. ol ,b. „„. will m°.'b.v' h. S prob.Mllty, .boat .ever, roleV .J'thri^l .Ktr.' WoDde " of KMtn V *.

JHE ABHBX7RTON gPABPIANT WEDNESDAY, FBBBPABY IS, 1888



Moon'i £un Sum Moon Moon age nt February. Mem. Bete. Rices ticta. noonday ».w. p.m. 11 Saturday ... 6.17 7.10 3.59 063 28 13 Sunday .. 6.18 7.9 6 3 732 0 13 Monday .. 6.19 7.8 6.4 8 B 1 14 Tuesday .. 820 7.0 7.9 8.34 9 15 Wcrinosdny . . 622 7.6 8.7 0.1 a 16 Thursday .. fi.93 7.4 9.6 OSS 4 17 Friday.. .. 6.24 7.8 10.8 9.61 6



Statutory Daclaration.—J, Franc R*«il,b . J™ 1 "*. awdtanrt, m the oolonyif TidSri!' an axe on his kuee. lat ones took aUpSS to aeouro medical asiistanoe Howere? i« jpite of all effort,, on the 27th AugwuV?" he opinion was given by De MacgilimS that an amputation of the injured limb haJ become imperative, m order to cave life. At thw juncture I called on Meaera Sander and Eucalyptus Globulua, and by the application of the same I bad the aatisfactionof Z Zu Z B t°^ mtl l m . a fortni ßbtoutof all dangSr and to-day he » reoovered. I may iugt add And Im-ke this solemn deoiaration eta of Victoria, AuitraUa. U,i« ™7en£n2



The " Otago Paily Tioioa •• i 9 informed that good progreaa i, being made with work on the Qngo Central Baiiway. Tha permanent way ip laid down so Big MoQot AJ^SfS engine v ronbing on it to that point. fel^-fiSf 4 Steffi ojtiop, Sea the ariole yoa purohasa ii KSS£'i •\u25a0«»?*«•«*«»»\u25a0.«« nodooi »ad



Sffwar Men.— Wells' Health Rennwflr.'i fetttrisß health and vinor, care* Dj«p«pwa. impdenoe, Sexual Debility. At chominta and Jranan^^ jemptbprut, ft»«trf|tael Co., •g«»ti, Ohrirtokorchv . . '•



Welm* Jljiia BiLSAii.— lf girey yeetores to original ci»teV." fn oie^ppt dressing. ioft«ng ', and beaatifiai. No oil or grease. £ Toaio | JUstorai.iTC. Btopa hair eopoipg >fl °} / jptno^hefOi; olt»n«P, alt ioal^> | j\u25a0' i



Wanted WANTED mm« kind P«rs >n to adopt a Bab' Boy 8 month* old. Addreai, " A.B " < ffioa of th a P«pe< 2 55 VX7 ANTED io^uII -A " irßfc.nlaas Piano V% grand a. tion. Cash »r terme very Apply Hathw «nf< Ci> C^ KEAT B»r^nif.B. Every hi (rKr««ttiy JT re^ne«d, o><nte und j »\u2666> f rjrnr* \u25a0elTeß.— H. O. Fkorbs, Melford Hoase. WANTED to Hira age o f Rising ' Fadde nnd B idle at p>r\?»e-k. . -Apply to ' 8.11." "Mall" "fin rrfion" 2*19 I "Wf ANTKDto let, a SeveD.aore Pad VV dock at bnok of County Sale* yards Apply to Mb 0. W. Pubnill, Boliottor t Montgomery's Bolldlngg 244 WANTED — A fintolasß hand \u25a0« manager for the Clothing aad Boot Department, a junior Counter hand for the Grocery, and a Bm«rt Tooth to drire Bone and Ourt,— -Bobt. Alojbk 2|47 TITANTbiU UASH — MoVa Oatmeal, Yt 2511)8, 2»6d; Sperm Candlei, 64 ; Coffee and Milk, li par tin} Ooooa and MHk, 1-. per tin ; V«Bta«, 6d per doz ; Cornflour, 4d per Ib ; tin Fruits, 1h ; Orooke«-y, Ironmongery, etc.— At Javk McGreooii'b, Tancrod Stro^t, opposite Arcade^ />(OMHJ one, come all, and oar prieon \j will aitontah everybody — ti. 0. Skobbs ALL nnr firtt>olas« genolne Drapery, Boot*, Clothing, eto,, we are now selling ac rtdiouloan prioei. Only come »nd >ee.— H. 0. Btogßg, Melford flonse. WANTBD Known-To the Ladies of Aihburton and snrronndlng districts, that an experienced monthly Nnrae is desirous of engagement. G"od references oan be given. Address— Mrs Hxu,. Peter Vtr«pt. AoMin^n , UlB ANTE \) KNO VV N — Oleographs firenery, and Catuolio HubjecU Catholio Cards, good variety m Scrap* Novelties m Penwipers, Crewel Wools and Siiks, Knitting Cotton, Colored Crotchet Cotton, Transfers, Tinsel Halle, Sic, Ac, *t A*a Mantiibk'b Fancy Repository, Bf»und9r«' Bnildings,



JJIMANT AND COE T7 A TING decided opo» retiring from bnsioess at the end of the preiani month (FEBRUARY), have to retpeotfolly rrqn it that all ACOOnNTg will ba paid on «r liefere the 27 tb Inst,, after which data tbe rame mmt, ef a necessity, ba left m the hinds j of a Collector. Ashbartop, Febraary 6;h, 1888. JIMANT AND COE. THE LARGEST STOCK OF COLONIAL CLOTHING IN THE ABHBUBTON CODNTt. 7j A SPECIAL I LINE OF ABHBUBTON TWEED SUITS AT 47s 6d KAIAPOI TWEED TROUSEEB 10s 6d HAIiVESTEBS 1 MOLKSKINS FKOM 6s lid MITCHELL & TURNER TANORBD STREET. \u25a0- r - \u25a0 - _ i ..- - ALBERT ROBERTS BAS FOR SALE,— Cornsacks LAr " rW cIZK AND »pi«liwkight. BEAMING TWINtS 'N AHY£QUANTirY.S Clovers, — BED, WHITE, COWGBASS, ALSYKE, and TREFOIL. RYKGRABB, OOCKBFOO { , jnd U AP&. ANCHOR Binding Wire and very best Binder Twine. Golden Tares, Cape Barley, COOPER'S SHEEP DTP^ THE STANDARD FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. WITH UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS. CAriTAl>-£1,0007000 STERLING. HEAD OFFICTT DUNEDIN. TKSUSmR bave the moat nndoaMed Security under this Company's Policies JL together with an as-mrance of Prompt and Liberal Sottlement of Claimii. Flßfi! aod MARINK hl*Kh accepted on a' l descrtutioaa of Property and Merchandiie also Crop, stack, and Machine Rieke «t Lowent i*ate* of Premium. Fidelity of Ferßons holding Bi'uations of trust goaranteed, • OFFICE : -HEREFORD HTREKT, OHRTSTCHUKOa. (Opposite li&uk of New Zealand ) ARCHIttAfD bOOTT, Mfmager for Canterbury. ALBEET; BOBEiITS, 15 AGENT, ASHBURTON LONG EUSSIAN HEMP TWINE, COLONIAL MANUFACTUBE. teet to the Poun-1. THE UndewlgDed asks the special attention of FARMERS and CONTB AOTOE t- to thi» article as one of the cheapest and best TVV IP'ESever pat oa ihe murket I have advocated thin olaes of TV\ INK for years, "imply because I consider it th caoßt economical any farmer can dbg. Farmers will find this TWiNE of tnsriFOßM THXCKit^SS, STRENGTH, aud LENGTH, JbrongVout. It will work suocesefully on any make of Binder. It will run farther and do more work at a leu co«t, and tie more train than any twine I know of Ttii wi 1 be olear to et«> ones' mind who co .eiders that, running as it does, 800 feet to «w poond meam— Ttf KKE QUARTER* OK A MILE IN A bAi.L. and MORE T iAiS 19 MIL 8 PIJR OWT. .Every BaU hta a Greor Ticket with Lame on, with * fcnaraatee that it rnnu 900 feet to the pound MAXILLA TWINE OF BEST QUA LITY. SSHAKESPEARE ! i !2 "To gild refined gold to paint the lily, *\ ; To throw a perfume- on the violet, [ To »mooth the ice or add another hue Unto the rainbow ; or with taper-light . ITo seek tte beauteous eye of heaven ; to gernish y ; . • \u25a0" To advei rise the well-known Wood's ' '•.. Jt J g wasteful and ridiculous excese I" " Kino Johk," Act IV, Scene 2 | Wlilliyi ii 1 A6K FOB- s '^"~" WALTfo WOOD'S BINDER, AbD TAKE NO o'l^^^^^^^^ * SALES FOR tmjjjm MACHINES, " iJFor'bale,— : I «*OOKDHAtfDTWIWJSM;OURMIOK J^ SECOND KAH© TWINB W(XDS