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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1888. THE DROUGHT IN AUSTRALIA

H1.... 1 What with floods at certain seasons and nor'westers at others — sooth to say the latter like tbo poor are nearly " al ways with us " — the farmer of New Zealand, espcpially of the Canterbury Plains, has troubles enough j yet when his lot is compared with that of farmers m other countries he has not a little to be thankful for. To begin with he can on an average of seasons depend upon fchrictf the yield per aero that can be ob tained m Victoria, and secondly he nover experiences tho terrible visitation of drought, which periodically o.ve*takjpp the Australian Colonies generally. Tho state of things m Queensland, Victoria, K<ew S.Quth Wales and South Australia, particularly m N&w South Wales, is something terrible tg cpfttpmplate. Yesterday's cable messages open)* of fearful heat with a water famine, of bush and grass fires raging m all directions, of an almost total iailure of . crops 'm many .districts, and of famine prices for breadstuff's. Catnip and phoep aro dying m all directions by thousand;?; $wi\ a gentleman who haß just returned from a visit to Australia informs us that a friend from up-country whom he mot m Sydney told him that tho country was so thickly strewn with the carcases of (dead beasts that for a distance of thirty miles a map pould jump from carcase to carcaao. Meanwhile, ip js pprious that m New Zealand wo .a/o getting alfyioqt a super -abppd ance of rain. But tbat, and even very much nwre than wo aro getting is infinitely bettej. tfran the skies of brass and arid parched up soil of our neighbors, ond when our farmers feel disposed to grumblo at thoir lot, they may well (contrast it with that of our friends across the water, apd thank their stars that their lines hava been cast jr) so goodly a land as New Zealand, a land Cf rivers and of water-brooks, of fountains and springs innumerable.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

_» .... .w Ut ia notified m the " Gazotte " that 6a lr 88p, m Seotion No. 30#}|8, Blooks I. and IV., Westerfield and Shepherd's Bush, fros'been taken for railway purposes, Looal government and its cares is evidently ' not much appreciated at Riverton. Ijfot a jingle nomination was made for the Mayoralty of ti?e Borough. " I don't think you are very smart," said a wife to her husband ; to whioh ho responded : '* No dear ; but everybody knows that I am awfully shrewd." Oaller (to Mra Hondrioks) : " Your daughter's husband is an A.M., is he not Mrs Hendricks ? " Mrs Hendricks (a trifle Bourly) : •' Yes, he's about a two o'olook A.M." The number of women m England who are seeking a liberal eduoation Bteadily increased. Already 181 have matrioulated for admission to London University, whiob is fifty more tban laßt year. A keen observer of railway matters predicts tbat m ten years there will not be a railroad m tbo United States whioh will bo operated with steam looomotiveß. Eleotrioity, he says, will do the business by that time, Tho Waitaki is keeping up its reputation as a trout stream. An Oamaru paper reports that a day or two ago Messrs H. Sohluter and J. Craig m a few hours caught fish to the weight of 801bs. Prinoe Eugene, of Sweden, who ia playing the artistic rolo m Paris, has sold his first pioturo. It brought him forty franos, and tbo Prinoo believes tho Parisian tradesman who bought it was unaware of his identify: Bt. Petereburg is the only capital of Europe m wbioh the population is steadily diminish ing. During the last seven years the inhabit ants of that oity have deoreased by 800,000 people. Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— No part of the human machine requires more watching that the nervous system— unon it hang health and life itself. These pills are are the hest regulators and strengtheners of the nerves, and the safest general purifiers. Nausea, headache, giddiness, numbness, and mental apathy yield to them. They dispatch m a summary manner those distressing dyspeptic symptoms, stomachic p»i.)S, fulness at the pit of tne stomach, abdominal disten? ' sion, and ovttrcomp both capricious appetites, j and confined bowels — the commpnly accoip- j panying signs of defective or deranged nervous* j power. Holloway's Pills are particularly j recommended to persons of _»tud;U>ns aiyd I seden'aiy habits, who gradually sink into a j nervous and debilitated state, unless some such I yep torative bo occasionally taken. ( ■• <.. j

H-HHH_i_HaiHHBMB_nHB_.B_H.H_HHHBHHHH__iaHI The youngest millionaire m Chicago is Oyrus H. M'Oormiok, who is only twenty nine, and is at the head of the extensive reaper manufactory founded by his father. He io unmarried and has a fortuno of £800,000. Too quiok for Sol.— Buyer : " How muoh ' are these trousers, Mr Solomon ? " Mr S. : " Veil, mein friend, ye nro yust givin' dose pants avay." — Buyer (effußivoly) : "Thanks —thanks, I*ll take this pair." (Exit rapidly with trousers.) A Italian phyßioian olaims to have dis covered that tho blood of an eel contains a poison of a similar charaoter to tho poison of vipers. Ho says an eel of two kilogrammes has m its blood enough poison to kill six men. i A man named MoPherson, of Fennyghaol, Mull, was bitten by an addor and died. His son, who dressed tho corpse, contracted blood-poisoning through a out on the right thumb, and he also died, medical assistance proving of no avail. One of tho curiosities found m Maine is a pine tree at Hallowell that smokes. A oolumn of vapour n8 largo round as a man's arm arises from tho very top of the tree and extends several feet into the sir The phenomenon is of periodical ooourrenoe, and no ono is able to explain it. Bobby (whispering) ; "Didn't I hear Clara tell you, Mr Feathorly, that she was Borry, but Bhe really couldn't givo you a look of her bair ? " Foatherly : " Sh. Bobby I er— yes." Bobby : « Well, you juat wait a day or two, and I'll get some for you when she's out." We are requested to oall the attention ot farmerfl to an advertisement re M'Gormick'a reapers and binders and maohine extras, whioh is inserted m this issue by Messrs John Orr and Co., the looal representatives of Messrs Morrow, Baßsett, and Co., sole 1 agent b for New Zealand. A ourioUß pnenomenon of last January has just beon roported from the fishing village of Kersohkaranza, on the White Sea. The shore ice, piled to a height of several hundred feet, euddonly commenced moving from the north-west, and m four hours extended a milo inland, burying a village. The " Minneapolis Journal " has the fol lowing remarks anent a theatrical oompany, whioh recently visaed that oity :— " There was one with an arm like a baboon, a foot like a mortgage, a face like a hatchet, ond a smile that would freeze a railway Bandwioh, who seemed to think that she was particularly winning." Colonel Bailey has notified the Ashburton officers that tho parade proposed to be held at Timaru on Anniversary day will not take place. It is intended to have a general parade of all South Canterbury corps at Timaru on Boxing Day, on whioh date there is aIBO to bo a grand military tournament on the Timaru raoeoourso, Within tho last two or three yoars eminent Frenoh engineers have undertaken tho sow ing of railroad embankments with poppy seeds, as, when onoe established, that prolifio plant oovors the soil with a network of roots that prevents it from washing away during hoavy raiDß, or from upheaval when frost ia ooming out of the ground m the spring. At a meeting of the Fronoh Sooieto de Therapeutique M. Martineau stated that he had treated djabetes for the last ton yeqrg with almost invariable suooeßß, by a method borrowed from a deoeased praotitioner. The treatment consists m using as a beverage Derated waters, to whioh a solution of oar bonate of litbia and araoniate of soda is added. A meeting of the Committee of the ABhbur tpn Tradesmen's Raoing Club was held last evening, tyr A. jj. Jlelly was appointed Qlerk of the soales m plaoe of Mr j. O. Durioan, resißned. Mr T. Quill wrote" resigning the position of handioapper to the Club. The resignation was aooepted with regret, and it was deoided to ask Mr P. O'Brien if he would, fill the offioe. An accident of a sorioua nature happened to a five year old daughter of Mr William Coohrane, of Wakanui, on Sunday afternoon. Tho little girl was running about, without boots or stockings, when she trod on tbo edge of the blade of a aoythe, wbioh was lying on the ground. Her foot sustained a torrible gash, the out almost completely severing that portion of tho foot from the centre of the eplp /fl fhe top ot tho heel: The child was at onoe taken to t)je fyospjtal, whero her injuries wore attended to by Dr Trevor. It ia doubtful if the wound will heal, and should it not do co tho amputation of the foot js inevitable. • i\ largely attended meeting of farmers waa held at |G.rpep^reet Schppl on Monday night for the purpose of listening to a lapture'on Co-operation delivered by Mr W; B. Moss, the Seoretary of the ABhburton Farmors' Co-operative Asßooiation. Mr I. 3argent was voted to the ohair. Mr Moss addressed tho mooting at oonsidorablo length, pointing out tbe necessity for establishing a Co-operative Association ip the djstrjot, gnd tbo advantage? tp bp dpriyed from it. EJo wag listened tq rnqst attentively, and at' tho ponolußiQn of 'bis a^re^ a number of questions wore asked . '^mm^ffAtrocl, A number of shares were "JJaWmA for m tho reom, and a vote of t.-....iKa to the Chairman and Mr Moss con cluded the meeting. The "Oamaru Moil" is informed, by an eye-witness, that on Thursday laßt an onor gous avalanche ooourred on tho ranges about ake Ghau, abo^t eU ipilog from tho Lake Qhau honj.estead.and fri the direction of flen Ohau station. £ho nojse' at the hp'meßtead was terrible, and it soomed ns thopgh the side pf tjje jpoqntaip waa tumbling into tbo lake, and huge pine* wpfe jnapglpd and snit ipto aplintera. The movement was gping pn for about four hours, and largo clouds of dual oould be seen rising from the moving mass. The noise waß heard at Benmoro station, twenty pjiles §way, and resembled distant thunder. Mr Bornum, the great Amerioan showman, bas made the following offer for a five years' Joan of tho bones of Ohristopher Colombuß.*- " Tho removal of tho remains of him who discovered our oountry will be pnid for by me. I tako also the expense of the voyage and the Btay m the United Statos of the guard of honour whioh should aooompany the remains, viz., eight soldiers of St Dom ingo and four monks, blaok as ebony, and pljbtije^ by fpe m whito. I engage to hand over to the tyovemrqont of St Domingo 50 per cent, of the profits pf tljo exhibition, aqd I guarantee at? a minimum tho sum of JOO.OOP franos. A Queensland hailstorm of the fimt olosa is no joke. Here is a local paper's descrip tion of a reoent one {—Nothing could be seen all round but ono yellow oloud, and the foroo of tho wind was so great tbat no one oould stand m the streets. The dust was most suffocating. This laßted about SO minute!, and was suooeeded by the most violent hail storm ever experienced by thoso who wit nessed it. Tbo velocity of the wind continued as high as evor. The bailatones were drivop through the houses with terrible foroe, soma being as large as small hens' eggß, Thia oontinued for about 15 minutes, and a heavy downpour of rain, lasting about ton mlnuteß, Buooooded the hailstorm; A groat amount of damage was done. A number of buildings wero dismantled or unroofed, sheets of iron wore blown off tho Btoreß and hotels, tanks were oarried bodily away. Nearly eveiy wlpdpiy jn tho town was broken and the oontents of tfaq.boijsou and places of business wore m many cases greatly jcfamageff. Eveiy fruit and flower garden was oojflpTeteljr destroyed, ' The beat medicine known ia SANDER and SONS' EUOALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its eminent powerful effeots m ooughs, colds, influenza, etc— tho relief iB instantanoous, Thousands givo tho most gratifying testimony. Hia Majesty tho King of Italy, and modioli syndicates all over the globe, are its patron*. Read the official reports that accompany eaih bottle. We have no oooasion to otfor rowads m proof of the genuineness of our reforenois. The offioial reportß of medioal pliploa aitf universities, tbe offioial Communication of the Conßul-General for Italy at Melbourne 5 the diploma awarded International Exhibition,' Amsterdam— all these aro authentic doco ments, and, as Buoh, not open to doubt. \7o add hore epitome of one of tho various oaajs treated by Biegon, M.D., Professor, etc : Burning of the right hand through the ex plosion of a email oil stove. The opidorniß on the volar and palmer side of tbo band of the thirty-year-old patient was completdy separated and lifted up as far as the jointof the band. The HJcpwißp lifted naite were hanging Idopo, and half of $0 phalanx of tfle nail of the middle finger was coaled. G_bq wound? tbys ciontpaoted bealod m three wed-|j updor daily applications of JEucalyptio Ex'trsoi dressing. The patient ha? retained tbe fill WM'vMftßto&nar--(Adyt.) ■) ,

BOROUGH COUNCIAL.

— * — r The ordlmu y fortnightly meatlnc was , held last night. Present : The Mayor, Ota H. Friedlander, Thomas, Bird, Soott, } MoFarlano. K-'lr nod Tucker. TUB PI&E Otf THE BRIDQH, The Mayor referring to tho recent fire ou tho traffio bridge, put out by Mrs Mlll.ohe.mp and Mr Bland, said that there was room for Improvement iv tho position of the bucko's, r.a on that oooaoion no buokots oould bo found. He thought at a later stage tho Ooqnail might well m?ke gome recognition of tho efforts made by Mrs Milllchamp. MAYOR'S STATEMENT. The Mayor Bold that tho debit balance at the Bank was £1416 9a sd. The amounts whioh had been received since laat meeting were :— Rates, 1888, £42 2j 61 ; rents of reserves, £30; licenses, oarriers, eto, £3 15a ; library account, 103. Total, £82 7a 6d. The amount of rates outstanding was £197 4s, With regard to tho disallowed payments, ho and Or WiliiamrO-i had interviewed tbe members for the diatrlot, who hud under taken to represent tho wishes of the Ouunoll to Government. COKRESPONDENOH. Letters were road— -(1) Prom the Crjwn Laods Department stating that the Domain Board were desirous of trans ferring the oontrol of the Domain to the Borongb, and asking if the Oounoil were willlug to undertake euoh oontrol.— Cr Thomas desired to know whet state the Board's finances were ln. — The Miyor did not think there was any balance m hand The funds were derived from the letting of portion of tho reserve, and thiß amount was spent yearly, — Or Frledlander said the quostion was a largo one to be considered without previous notice, and he wonld move that the matter be referred to the Reserves Oommitte to report. — This motion was carried.— -(2) From Oharltable Aid Board with reference to eleotion by Borough and Oounty of representatives on the Bjard. — The matter had last year boon left entirely m the hands of the Oounty Oounoil, and It was deoided to follow a similar course this year.--(3) From Mr D. Williamßon, acknowledging vote of thanks paaaed to him for his liberality In connection with Borough water raoo.--(4) From Me W. 0. Walker, m regard to Jubilee olook, asking that the Oounoil should oarry out i the work of ereo.ioo, but should, aa the work proceeded, corbuU the subscribers aB to quality, design, etc— Tho letter was acknowledged, and it was deoided to acoede to Mr Walker's request. The matter of proceeding with tho work was referred to the Worka Committee.- (5) From Mr J. Newman, tendering for oertaln roaervoa neo. the engine abed. Tha matter was referred to the Reserves Committee.— (6) From Mrs Wllkle ofler- Ing a prloe for teaßß of gravel reserve on North-oußt Belt.— The after was not accepted.— (7) From the Returning Officer notifying the eleotion of Or D. Thomas as Mayor .-(8) From the Controller and Audttor--Gerjer.»l, aekiog what was the rate of the late Clerk's salary at the time of , hla leaving office.— lt was ■ deoided to furnish the information asked for. RESBRVEB QOI^^TrEIi The Renervea Committee reoommended that consideration of Mr Steelo's offer to lease oertain Borough reserves be deferred for tbe present, and that Mr A. Young's offer be declined. The OommittQo further recommended that the Council call for tendera for alearfag the paddooks, In the riverbed below the bridge, of gorse, so that the tenants might be enabled to keep It down m future, Tho report was adopted. engineers' report. The Engineer' reported bb follows :— Mr Twentyman's application for concrete channeling : The Works Committee, to whom thli matter Wjs referred, regret [ that they cannot reoommend that the relist bo grunted, bp.h or the ground of paudty of funds, and that there aro por , tiona of tho b.orough as mnoh, if not more, m need of channeling that the street lh question.— River Protection : It was . suggested by the Works Committee that , Boino of the pinus inMghla m tho squares, that are crowding out aod damagiug more ' valuable trees, should be removed and i used In the river protective worka.— The labor gang have been eDgaged m carting soil, watering streets, tying gorse fascines, and general maintenance work, 1 The report wa« adopted, I THB BRIDGE , Qr Frledlander aakod what had became of the hueketa on the bridge. The Engineer said that he had asoer* talned that there had beon a buokot within two or throe bt.ya of tho spot whors the reoent fire had been. After some discussion It was decided to request Or Friedlander to bring before the Oouuiy Oounoil, the matter of dispos ing tbe booMsip the best positions, nogs. In reply to Or Thomas It waa stated that tax on U0 dogs had been paid this year, •'J-ED BY THB tfOBH * Or Macfarlane said that a rumor, disparaging. to the junior Councillors, was being circulated about town. It had oome to his ears several limes. At first he had paid no attention to It, but as it was reiterated frequently he deemed it his duty to Investigate It. Tho rumor was that the Mayor had, In a public bar, stated that no matter what Crs William, son, Frledlander, or Harrison brought ] forward In the Oounoil, or whethor they votod " aye " or «■• no," the three junior Councillors went with them. Thus people wore brought to believe that he and the two other junior Councillors were led by the ear. He wculd like to Inform the Mayor, and anyone else, tbat it they thought he was to be led by the ear, they never made a bigger m stake io their lives. He had brought this matter up m order that the Mayor might say if he had really made suoh a statement He would be Borry to think that suoh had been tho case, and from hla knowledge of the Mayer he felt assured that that gentleman would bo able to give tho rumor a denial. The Mayor said that he felt astonished at the remarks which had fallen from Cr Macfarlane. The statement that he had made bad been distorted m an extraordi nary way. Whathohadsald was In reference to the disallowed payments, and was that when Councillors of the great experlenoe of Ors Williamson and Friedlander voted for these amounts, gentlemen lately aome to the Ooauoll table, aud new to the work, would be Ilkoly to agree with their arguments, and, voting with them, render themselves liable to be oalled on to refund. He had made no dlsresneotful remark In regard to any Oonnolllor, and whoever had thus twisted what he had said, seemed to havo a mallolous deslro to injure him. He had mado tho statement In all good faith. Councillors freshly oome to the table, when such a serious matter as that referred to wis under consideration, took tho standing of the older members, as ovldenoo of their know lodge of the Council's power, and would vote accordingly, not knowing that the decision come to was illegal. The Olub had been brought into this matter ; what he wont there for was a cup of ooffee and a sandwich. He was astonished at Or Macfarlane bringing euoh a ohafcgo, without haying lnvoatfgated Its truth. Or Macfarlane said he could givo the names of his informants. , After a few remarks had passed between the Mayor and Or Maofarlane, Cr Tucker said that after hearing what had been statod it seemed to him that what the I Mayor had implied was that new Ooun- i cillors might be led Innocently to vote m a dlreotlon ip which they hid no power to vote, by. ssßumlpg thaf older and expe , rionood Counoillors knew that tbey were within tfro law id voting ihallaty, J ■

Or Bird said that he would not take offence at the stutomerit of the Mayor, tie would not on occasion hesitate to avail himself of tho experience of Ors Williamson and Frledlander. Or ccott Bald that ho had also hoard the rumor.. No allusion had been made to the Mayor roferriujj to the matter of the £50, but it had simply boen said that tho Mayor had stated that whatever Ors Williamson, frrhdlander. or Harrison moved, tho junior Councillors would vote for It. He denied that there was any possibility of his being led by the nose by aciyono Or Keir had alao heard the rumor. Several burgosses had stopped him m the atreet to aak him If ho wore led by tbß nose by any Councillor. Seeing that he had only attended two meetings, and. that no burning question had oomo up, he did not see how this oould be. The Implication did not offend him ln the leßßt, aa his tendency was rather the other way—he was given to be stubborn, Instead of beng eaay to lead He did not Intecd to be lod by the nose by any Oonnolllor. The Mayor said be would be tho last to endeavor to lead any Counolllor by the nnae, and the last to use language to the effeot that he wonld. VALUATION, It waß dpolded to cull for tenders for making the annual valuation ; for a supply of dog collars; and for the annual ooavengerlng oontraot. UNREGISTERED DOQS. It was decided to call the attention of the polloe to the large numbsr of unregis tered dogs m the borough. OHAKITABI.IS AID, The balance of contribution due was passed for payment, " CHEAP JACKS." The Sergeant ot Police forwarded a report In regard to a " Oheap Jaok " selling goods on a reooot Saturday after noon. He asked if tbo Oounoil desired any action to be taken under the by-law relating to hawkers. On the motion of Oc Thomas seconded by Or Soott it was deoided to make a tetit case. Or Tuoker was doubtful whether the definition " hawker " applied In this case, and whether proceedings oould be taken under the by-law. Or Kolr coincided with Or Tuoker. THE RKOBNT FIRE. On tho motion of Or Thomas, a vote of thanks wai. paaßod to Mrs Mllliohamp and Mr Bland foe their servioeß m extinguish ing the reoont fire on tho traffic bridge. Mra Milllohamp had used a considerable quantity of herbal beer m puttlDg ont the fire and It was deoided to allow her 10a In remuneration. TAYMKNTS. Acoonnts were paused for payment and tho Counoil adjourned.

EUROPEAN SITUATION.

♦ ______ (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Vienna, November 25. Tho Austrian Army Bill has boon agreed to m Committee of the Austrian Parliament. Count Von Wolsersheimb, Austrian Minister of Defence, said the Govern ment did not intend to raise the peace footing of the Austrian army, but merely to render regiments available foi service.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

(PER PBKSB ASSOOIAHOZC.)

A SIGN OF "THE TIMES."

London, Novembei 24 and 25. Yesterday's "Times" contained a leader and one column only of foreign intelligence, while thirty-nine columns j were devoted to Irish affairs.

BALDWIN'S VISIT TO AUS TRALIA.

Baldwin the aeronaut, has left for Australia, where he will give exhibitions of descending from a balloon by means of a parachute. ANOTHER MONOPOLY. The lucifer match makers have formed a trust, with the object of securing a monopoly like that enjoyed by the French match makers,

LORD HARTINGTON.

Lord Hartington, m the course of a powerful speech at Haslingden, justified the position of the Unionists, who en abled tbe Government to legislate for the general good of the country.

CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF POLICE.

it is omcially announced that Mr Munro, formerly principal Assistant Commissioner and head oi the Criminal Investigation Department, succeeds Sir Charles Warren as Chief Commissioner of Police m London.

AQUATICS.

Nbw Yoke, November 24, A sculling race took place to-day on the Potomac river, between O'Connor and Teemer, for a side. The distance was three miles, and the former won easily by ten lengths. Time, aomin 33sec. O'Connor will shortly leave for Aus tralia to row Searle for the champion ship of the world. Teemer will m all probability accompany him.

AUSTRALIAN.

(PBR PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

NEW SOUTH WALES

Sydney. November 26. The proprietors of the •' Evening News" estimate their loss by the fire on Saturday night at By a boat accident at Seymour, on the Goulburn river, yesterday, two women named White and Scott, a man named Green, and another man, name unknown, were drowned. j

VICTORIA.

Melbourne, November 26. A challenge has been issued to back Slavin m a glove fight against anyone m the world for a side. A great fire occurred m the township of Walhalla, North Gippsland, last night. Thirty buildings m the bust* ness portion of the town were totally destroyed. The damage is estimated

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QUEENSLAND.

BiuwBANH, November M. Writs have been issued against Sir A. H. Palmer, Acting Governor, Sir T. Mcllwraith, the Hon A. V. Drury, and Mr F. H. Hart, at the instance oi tbe Queensland Investment and Land Mortgage Company, Limited, involving a sum of .£250,000, for alleged negli gence and malfeasance as local direc tors of the Company.

THE MARKETS

. (P3R PRESS ASSOCIATION.) London, November 23. New Zealand hemp, 15s to

ATTACK ON A CREW

-. * (per press ASSOCIATION.) Thursday Island, Novembor 26. While a party from the schooner Forest King were on shore among the I islands obtaining water they were at tacked bj Natives. One sailor was . killed by a spear, and another severely wounded. The vessel was compelled to take her departure without replenish ing her casks, and the crew suffered from thirst. One succumbed on the voyage hither. . - :.,'„

THE SEIGE OF SUAKIM

(PBR PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Suakim. November 25. It is stated here that the dervishesj notwithstanding that they anticipate defeat, are strongly entrenohing them selves and fortifying Handoub, Hasheen and Zami. Many of the followers of the robol Osman Digna are deserting him and joining the British forces. London, November 26. It is understood that one of the English regiments returning from the expedition m India will be sent to Suakim to assist m expelling the Dervishes.

THE APPOINTMENT OF GOVERNORS

* [per press association.] London, November 24. " Truth " recommends Queensland not to vote the Governor's salary if Sir H. Blake is forced on the colony against its will. The " Daily Chronicle " considers the request of the colonies to have the names of tho Governors submitted before appointment is reasonable. The colonies are entitled to the same consideration as foreign countries, which are always consulted before ambassadors are ap pointed, •■ It is understood the Cabinet have agreed to allow Sir H. Blake to resign; but decline to disclose tho name of his successor privately to the Queensland Government. It is thought that at a latei period they may be willing to considei tho opinions of the colonies as to the appointment of Governors. The rumor as to Lord Carington re 1 signing the Governorship of New Soutl 1 Waleß next year is re-affirmed. i _.' ~~

THE SAMOAN WAR.

— m FURTHER DETAILS. i _____________ : (Pbr Press Association.) Auckland, November 26. By the Manapouri from Sydney, further particulars have been reoeived of the war m Samoa and the attaok by Mataafa's troops on tho entrenohmont ot Tamasese's men. The Government troops having been oompelled to leave Mulunui, took up their quarters m the district of Atua. Tamasase and the bulk of his people occupied a strong position m the village ot Luatuanan, thia being the prinoipal fort. Muoh delay m the proseoution of the war arose from the late arrival of the Savaii contingent pf Malietoa's army, who had deferred their deoision as to whioh party they Bhould join. They at length enrolled homsolves whioh tho Malietoans, and on the 7th and Bth inst, the vanguard of Malietoa'. army advanced upon the Government fortß al Atua. Mataafa hoped tbat witb tbe advanoe of the land foroe, Manoni would send hie fleet to sea to meet the boats of Tamasese, but Manoni not being prepared did not send out. The land attaok was led by a compara tively small foroe of a few hundred men, and resulted m a heavy lobs for tbe Malietoans, who, however, suooeeded m gaining possession of several small forts. The Government fleet advanced upon Lanne, but Mataafa and the majority of hiß troops, who were enoamped here, prevented the advance of the boats. The wounded of Mataafa's party were brought to ambulance tents provided by Oapt, Pelly oi H.M.S. Lizard. '

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

♦ (PBR PRESS ASSOCIATION.) './ Wellington, November 28. In the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day the Inspector of Weights aod Measures proceeded against a number of drapers for having unstamped measures ln their possession. In the majority of oases axiomlnal fine was inflloted, bat m one esse an important point was raised, viz., that the measure bearing tbe stamp required by the Imperial Aot. the necessity for looal stamping was obvtated. The proceedings against a looal pawn broker for refusing to deliver up a Govern ment rifle on whioh he had advanced money have boon withdrawn as he tritely handed over tbe arm. The question of the grain rates was under ooneideratlon of the Cabinet this afternoon. The Government has deferred making any ohange at present m the grain regulations In deferenoe to the representa tions of the Canterbury Chamber of Com merce with a view to meeting the wishes of the Chamber and also to mitigate the extra oharges now made on over-loaded bags complained of In Otago. Blenheim, November 26. The bones found at Grovetown are those of a Maori, not of Reeves, as sup posed. ' A flint tomahawk was found with them, Westport, November 26. Sixty-three poundß has been sabsorlbod here towards ihe Parnell defonce fund ; also £20 to the Irish National League. Christohuroh, November 26. Ad animated discussion took plaoeamong tho Board of Governors of Canterbury College this afternoon, on the subject of paying wages to tho students of the Agricultural school. The Committee reoommended, after consulting tha Dlreotor, that during shearing and harvest the students should be paid 25 per oent less than ourront oontraot rates. Several members objeoted to paying students at all, aud argued tbat the best way to popularise tho Institution was to redaoo the fees. Finally It was agreed by Boven votes to six to pay wages at the rate reoommended, bnt for thia season only; Dunedin, November 26, Sfx ont of eleven officers of the Public Works Department In Dunedin have re oelved notice that their services will be dispensed with. Some leave m December, others In January and March. Geo, White, lumper on the wharf, w«b struokon the temple while lo^djog tho Penguin at the wharf to-day, and his skull was fraoturqd, Ho has not yet re covered oonßolonsnesß, and little hopes arg entertained of his reoovery.

OAMARU GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET.

* • The " North Otago Times" of yesterday reports of Saturday's market as follows :— The looal market was somewhat excited, and £1 a bag for wheat and oats was talked of, bnt no business of any Im portance is recorded. A line of velvet wheat was sold at 4s 6d ocr busho), and Tußom is worth from 2d to 3i more. I Ow'ng to the excited state of tbe market 1 transactions are few, and millers and ex porters are somewhat dubious sf tbe oause of the iuoroased values, and are Inclined to attribute the rise to thg over anxious neas of speculators, The drought m the Australian oolonles is the immediate cause as accounts of the European harvest woold ' ln themselves have a quietening tendency on tbe New Zealand markets had New Zealand to look to London at her market. Oats have Increased In valne astonishingly Ust. Oats, selling at 2s 6d last week, are worth up to 4s now, and h.lders anticipate a further advancement. Pota toes have again gone up, and a Una of a few tonci changed hands daring the week at £11 10s ; and £12 a ton was quoted to-day. The following are the quota tions : — Whb.it— ■ Prime velvet, 4s to 4s <H } prime Tuscan la worth from 4» 6d to 4i 9i. Oats— Short, 4s to 4s ld ; Danish and Tartars, 3s 9d to 4s. Potatoes— Small parcels, £11 ta £12 per ton. Baulky— Seed, 4s to 4s 6d ; malting, 4s 6d to 4» 9d ;• milling, 2s 8d to 3s. Ryeobass-— Maohine dressed, 2i 91 to 3. 3d ; undrensed farmers' lots, 2s to 2* 3d ; Poverty Bay, 4s 31.

THE DROUGHT IN AUSTRALIA

PBB PBEBS ASSOOIATIOIT Svdnisy, November 26. There has been a very great advance) m the prices for iced Btuff, and should the drought continue it is hard to know where to secure supplies, unless New Zealand is able to oome to the rescue.. The maize yield m New South Wales, however, is good. The drought is beginning to he felt m the dairy producing districts, where the great trouble is the shortness of water rather than gratis. Since lst November the price of factory butter has risen 100 per cent. Summer fruits aro falling off the treeß by the bushel, and jam companies will be seriously affeoted. At the last stock auotions the prices realised for oattle showed a deoline of ) 50 per cent. Sheep are selling at prices i down to 2s. The large purchases whioh > are being made on behalf of Meat L Preserving Co.'s keep prices better than •* they would otherwise be. Reports of the failure of orops continue 1 to be received from many districts. In the New England district the harvest * has never been so bad for the last forty » years. At Bathurst there is no agri cultural produce, and a heavy fall of rain is the only hope of saving stook. A movement is on foot at Bourke to petition Government, asking for * rebate m rentals, otherwise holdings will ba abandoned. At Braidwood the potato crop hss failed, while at Bredwardine, Oarcoar, Cobar, and Cooma the outlook is gloomy, and serious results are feared at Burrowa. The pastoral returns are fair, but agricultural produots altogether are bad. Ooanaharabran has suffered a bad lambing season, bnt m other respects the stock is doing fairly well. The wheat yield is expected to be good. The losses at Coonamble are heavy, and the outlook is black and depressing. AtCoota mundra tho Btock lobscb have been | slight. Tho country generally looks i fairly well except m cases where land i has been overstocked. The wheat crop, 1 however, is beyond recovery. • Cowia* 1 distriot suffered only slight losses, ia 1 stock but agriculture is ruined. Crook well so far has not had serious Joss, yefc 1 the crops are poor. At Deniliquin the; | outlook is dreary and priceß for produce ; are rapidly advancing. The wheat yield! i m the Glen Innes district is expected to 1 average only 8 or 4 bushels to the acre. . Goulbourn district has suffered verj ; much from bush fires and enormous loss, is reported. The wheat crop has been a complete failure but stook is doing fairly well. At Grafton it is expected that the yield of maize will double that of any previous year. The prospects of late crops are also very good and the agricultural and pastoral outlook ia excellent. At Greenfell a water famine> is imminent and it is feared that the* flour mills will be idle for the next 12: months. At Gundagai the wheat yield is from sto 15 bushels per acre. The other produce is a failure. At Hillston there will be no harvest this year, and the effect on trade is disastrous. Many persons at Inverell have been ruined m consequence of the crops failing. At Kempsey the season is the best exper ienced for many years. The stock and the crops are looking splendid. At Eiama the drought is making itself felt and dairy produce is failing. At "Wagga the crops are only six inohe» and not worth cutting for hay. At Walgett water is scarce but themis tv fair growth of grass and the losses mi stock have been slight. It is not ex pected rain will fall before February, lo the Wellington district the wheat crops* look fairly well, prices for produce aro rising. Ruin is Btaring the squatters m tho face. The prospects at West Maitland are fair but the Wilcannia district is m a terrible state. One station alone lost 63,000 lambs. Some stations have practically been abandoned. Wool cannot reach the market owing to travelling difficulties. At Yass* the> potato and hay crops have been • failure. The drought is oausing aad havoc among tho sheep m the country districts. A drover was engaged driving a mob oi?: 15,000 sheep from Wilcannia to Hay„ but lost 12,000 en route, Brisbane, November 2fV | At Croydon heavy rain has fallen* and* the outlook is now more hopeful. Heat,, bread, and potatoes are very high, and fodder is at famine price. Maize is. selling at 7s, and chaff at 14a per cwt*. Adelaide, November 26* The drought , is not altogether re sponsible for the condition of tha orops as m Northern districts. Grasshoppers have been the main cause. In many districts the returns will be high. After supplying local wants it is estimated there will be nearly 5,000,000 bushels available for. export. From half, the wheat aroa there will be little or no return received. The drought has been disastrous to squatters inthe outside country. Hobart, November 26. Iho drought has broken up and the crops have been Bayed. Supplies of hay and chaff are still short.

THE ASHBURION GUARDIAN, TUESDAY NOVEMBER 27. 1888







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WAKANUI ROAD BOARD. BIBDS EGGS TWO Shillings a*"* Slxpenoe (2s 6d) per hundred (100), will be paid for Birds' eggs and heads. By order, 11t125 FOOKS & SON. Summer 1888. Jj A|T E S T JNoVELTIEH IM ALL DEPARTMENTS, NOW ON VIEW AT THB NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. Everything New. New Shirts. New Underclothing, New Ties, Now Hats, New Salts for Boys, New Salts for Men, Everything New and of the LATEST FASHIONS. See oar Windows, and judge for yourselves SPECIAL. Suits made to measuro m good style and from the newest checks and stripes from £2 16s. ENCOURAGE LOOAL INDUSTRY AND BUT FROM TBB New ZealandilGlotMng Factory. W. H. WEBBER, Manager.



Wanted J WANTED at once— Tenders for break- ) ing up 30 acres tjssock land.— Apply W. H Sfiuito, Tinwald. 11 138 WANTED Flrst-claes Carpenter.-* ■ Apply on Saturday evening to Geoeoe Lea, Cameron Street, Ashburton 11 136 WANTED Immediately, Plough teamn for broaklng up.— Apply 0. G Hawdon, Wi-sterfield. ll 137 TTTANTED Good Grasa for 10 horses VV for two monthß. Apply Samitel | Bardlet, Bust street. .. 111129 WAN! ED Known — Mrs Mercec, Dr*?Fßmakor, has returned from Bydnoy, nnd recommenced business m Saunders' Buildings, next MrR, Alcorn's. 10 78 WANTRD Known.— That Miss Edwards, Tailoress, is prepared to make Boys' Clothing, rilso Cuffing. Strap pine, repairs and al r orations, «vo — Miss Kdwards, corner Moore street and Belt. 11 105 *TT/ ANTED Known— J. Orr and Co VV are now showing Ladies' and Children's Artistic Millinery m Great Variety. "TTTANTED everyone lo know that VV J. C» Dunoan is a Land Broker, licensed to prepare and register Transfers, Mortgages, Ecounibrftnoes, Leases, Regis- tration Abstracts, Powers of Attorney, Applications to briog Land under the Act, and every description of instruments undor the Land Transfer Act. — J. 0. Duncan, Arcade, Ashburton. 10J101 FOR gennine Ashburton Tweed Suits ready-made, or to measure, fit and quality guaranteed, and at prioes un- equalled, go to R. Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' buildings. WANTED Known.— J. Orr and Co invite Ladies to inspect their large j and varied assortment of Summer Dress Materials. Over one thousand pieces to select from. SHEEP SHEARS, 11 A'b, BB A's, and BB&NZ's; and genuine Turkey Stones. — Robert Aloobn, Saunders Buildings. \\f ANTED Known— Tbat Mrs Bill, VV Monthly Norse, bas removed from Peter Street to Dr Trevor's house, In Moore Street. 10t39 WANTED Known.— J. Orr and Co are now showing a large assort- ment of Ladies' Embroidered Robes from 10s 6d. ... ; .; STOCKINGS— 700 pairs of 'Ladjes and Children's pample Hobo just opened (landed under tho old Tariff.) AH quality to be sold cheap during our sale. — fl. 0. Segers, Melford House. "TTTANTED Known —J. Orr and Oo W are now showing a Large Assortment of Featbore, Flowers, Ribbons Laocß, Gloves, &o. 10tl02 WANTED Known— Wo are now showing a splendid assortment of Summer Millinery and Drapery, at very low prices.— H. 0. Seoebw, Melford Houbo. WANTED Known. — J Orr and, Cog Drapery Department Is under new managoment. Prices of the Wholo Stock havo been revised and reduced to such a point as will command a speedy sale. WANTED Known— Wo aro now ohowing a grand assortment of Trimmed nnd Dntrlmmed Hats and Bonnets. The largeat Stock to chooße from In town, and the ohtapast house,*— H. 0. Seders, Molford Houeo. WANTED Known.— J. Orr and Co are now showing the Leading Novelties m Ladies' Mantles, Jaokots, and Dust Cloaks. MRB ADAMS bas removed to Saon- der*' Buildingß, opposite Railway Station. Crewel Silks, Wools, *ud Fanoy Goods of every description kept In stock. Agent for Eclipse Dye Works. Registry offioe for Servants. 10 92 \xr ANTED KNOWN— That I havo V v appointed Mrs Adams sole agent m Ashburton for tho hcHpse Dye Works, Christohuroh. Ladies dre-wea and gentle- men's clothes cleaned or dyed- Seal Skins, Gloves and Feathers, Silks, Damask Curtainß, Table Covers, Sashes Cleaned ox D>ed, etc., end all kinds of animal skins dretsed am* made up to order.— A. J. Chapman, 161 Armagh street, Chriet- church 130 mmmmm—m—mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm



aaammmammmmmaaaaamamm^^^m^^^^^^^^mm D. Thomas. NEXT Chertsey Sale will be held on I MONDAY, lO^h December. D. THOMAS, Wool. Wool. Woo J. IAM prepared to fenako Liberal Cash Advances on the growing dips .of Wool Plaoed In my bands for sale or shipmsn either In Aahburton, Christohuroh, or any other Markot, Wool Packs and every requisite on Pale at lowest prioes, If no Sale effeoted no Oomuiaaion or Charges madß, First sale early In November. D ; THOMAS, 10 112 Ashburton. .J.-. - ■ . ■ * D. Thomas, (Late of Matson, Oox and Co.), AUOTIONEER, LAND, INSURANOE, and ESTATE AGENT, VALUATOR, WOOL AND GRAIN BROKER, ASHBURTON. Loans negotiated, Weekly Sales of Live Stook, Tinwald and Ashbnrton alternately Fortnightly Sales of Sheepskins, Fat, Hides, eto., on FRIDAYS S|les of Wool throughout tbe Season Grain Bought and Sold on Commission Clearing Sales as per arrangement AGENT FOB— Mation and Co., Ohristohnroh Mercantile Flnanoe 00., Christchurch Colonial Investment Company, Dunedin National Mortgage 00., Ohristchnrch Booth, Macdonald and 00. , Ohristohurch Morton and White's Sheep Dip Suokeye Reaper and Binder London and Lancashire Insurance Oc. Graham's Foot Rot Composition. 6 D. THOMAS, Ashbnrton. I"*^-""" 11 ■ —■—■■I ■■■——■ ■—■■ ■ —-■ .■■■■» LONDON AND LANCASHIRE FIBE INSURANCE COMPANY, I" HAVE been appointed Agent for the {_ above Company, and am now pre- lared to take KiakH on Buildinge, Stock Crops at current rates. D. THOMAS, Ashburton. —_—__■ ■_»_«——»■— — _—^^_— -—-—-. i. i _» Skin Sales. I shall hold Fortnightly Sales of the above throughout the Season at my -WOOL STORES, West street, Ashburton D. THOMAS. I have the following PROPERTIES FOR SALE, -J p? f\ Acres, Wakanui, grand Inn J_tJVy and improvements A A Q Acres, Wakanui, ..plend QQA Acres neai" Rakaia, epleu< / mm\€)\J laud, all m crop, no hoi. *|QAA Acres near Mayfield ~Af\r\ Acres, Maronan,' tuesook Q-TQ Acres, West Melton, goo A~\ -i Acres, Edendale, near Fa ztJLA. Tory, grand dairy farar easy terms -I _o_Of\ Actfes, Kyle, splendid pro* .LUOU perty - l»)A C)C\ Aoros, Alford Forest For Information apply to D THOMAS, ! Aahburton, I . I