The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1888. THE YELLOW AGONY.

The fact that a population of some four hundred millions occupies the comparatively small area of the world's surface which is comprised within the boundaries of the Chinese Empire and the consequent fact of overcrowding, sufficiently accounts for the desire of , large numbers of tho almond-eyed race ji to make homes for themselves m other lands. When to this is added the consideration that the wages or earnings obtainable m America and Australasia are immensely larger than John China man can make at home, the attraction becomes irresistible and unless something were done to check it there would be a rush of Mongolians to the new lands,, which would, perhaps, completely swamp i their European population. The danger is accentuated by the fact that m parts of America and m almost the whole of Australasia the climate is admirably adapted to the Celestial physique, and renders existence only too happy arid comfortable. California had years ago a bitter experience of the unpleasant consequences of an immense incursion of Chinese, and even now, we sea is complaining that the restrictive laws she has been compelled to adopt are being evaded through the Chinese finding their way into the American States by way of British Columbia: Latterly it has become evident that Australia is taking the premier place as a focus of attraction for Mongolian immigration, and m the sister colonies there is a concerted movement among the colonists and their Legislatures with a view to put a stop to the incursion. Tha United States Govern ment, having shown how this can be effected, by entering into a treaty with China by which both contracting parties agree to the forbidding of Chinese labor entering America for the twenty years, the Imperial Government has been asked to follow suit by seeking to enter into a similar treaty for the protection of Australasia. So far the replies of tho Secretary of State for the Colonies (Lord Knutsford) have not been by any means encouraging, his Lordship plead ing that a restrictive policy will not be consonant with existing treaty obliga tions. That, however, it seems to us, is quite beside the point, for admitting Lord Knutsford's contention, there is nothing to prevent the opening of negotiations with China for a fresh and definite understanding as regards the question, and there can be nothing extraordinary m asking that a like arrangement with that just entered into with the United States should be entered into with England with ;'eg#rd fa her colonial possessions. One thing at least is certain, and that is that if they Ido not obtain assistance from the Colonial Office the colonies will take steps for their own protection and pass laws dealing very firmly with the matte*. Even though England set the example of forcing the opening of Chinese ports to British trade, we do not imagine for a moment that China would attempt to open the ports of the Australasian Colonies to the free immigration of her subjects by sending out an ironclad fleet ; but it is quite possible, noverthe. less, that there may be unpleasant international relations arising out of the leaving the colonial legislatures to deal J with the difficulty unaided. It appears to us, therefore, that it would be far wiser of Lord Knutsford to step into the breach, as he has already been requested to do, and at once seek a settlement of the question through a new Anglo- Chinese treaty.

CURRENT TOPICS.

1 It will bo seen from the report of the ' meeting of the County Council that the question of the legality of the Council's ac tion m carrying on tho Irrigation farm has been questioned. Mr Holraeo brought up (horn attor, and contended, that nnder the Oountlea Act, they oould not apply their funds to works or experiments of this charaoter. It seams a great pity that when the work haa been so Bucoessfal hitherto, and the exparlmant so aatiafao' tory, that there should not be given the power to the Oonn'y Ooancil to Qirry on works which are for the benefit of the whole of the rat9ps»yera and whioh even are shewn to result In a considerable profit to the Oonnty GonnoP. If the legal opluion no w to be obtained on the question, is against the allocating of funds to carry on the experimental farm, an amendment m the Act to apply to the Council might be passed during tho the ensuing aeßilon bo that the work may be continued at onoe. With regard to Me Wright's intended application for a grant to form prospecting tracka At Alford Forest, we think these works can be brought within the aoopp o( the County Coanoil'a operations,

The proposal to establish a toll on the I Aahbarton Bridge was one which we venture tc think would have been resented by the travelling public very heartily. There was a time when tolls were neces sary, and from foroe of circumstances they had to be, tolerated, but to return to the old Btate of things would be rather a retrograde movement. The voting of the Counoil on the qaesWon showed how stropg'y the members were against auch a proposal.

I The division of the County and the • abolition of the Road Boards created some dlscasßlon at the Counoll meeting yester day, and a motion was carried, with only Me Jackson dissenting, m favour of a division. The arguments In favour of doing away with Road Boards may be I many, and they may be called forth and well supported on the faoe of the extra expense they are to the work of carrying oat the formation of roads. When the County system was first introduced, very many Road Boards m Otago were abol ished, and very many were kept on. One argument In their favour then was, that they looked after the purely looal matters, and there waß a greater obanoa of local j j and block roads being better attended to. As time went on, however, It was seen that dlatrlots under Road Boards were worse off paying a double rate than those which had only the County Council to attend to their roads, and the consequence was that very soon all Road Boards were merged Into the Councils, with great advantage to the districts by reason of the more eoonomloal working under the Oounly system. By the resolutions carried it will be seen that an expression of opinion Is to be got from the different Road Boards on the question. Doubtleßß, the most of them will fall m with the vlewa of the County members, and It will, we believe, be to their ultimate advantage to support tho division of the County, and the merging or the Road Boards Into the County Council for each division.

If some portion of the stream of prac tical farmers, possessed of a moderate oapltal, who are pouring ioto the United States and Canada, could be diverted to New Zeoland the benefit to themselves aB well as to our colony would be corres pondingly large. British farmers have been settling m Manitoba lately m great numbers, and It must be admitted that this climate and this colony afford advan tages to emigrants whioh are laoking there. 1 The dense ignoranoe which pre vails m the Home country with respect to the antipodes is almoßt inoredible, and one or iwo leading papers foe aome unde fined reason are never weary of having a shot at New Zealand, and miss no oppor tunity of disparaging her before the face of the intending, Well to do, emigrant. It da not only men, whose fortune lies m their energy and their muscles, that we want at present, but men able to bay a freehold and settle comfortably among as without having recourse to the money lender for a start m life In the colony. The settlement of farmers here must be genuine if good results are expected to be reaped.

The Irish Question ia attracting more and more attention m the colonies, and the recent cables respecting the Pope md the Plan of Campaign have been received with wide and nndevlatlng interest. Whatever the outcome of the agitation may. be m the near future, there is little doubt but that colonists feel very mnoh for the circumstances m which Ireland is at present placed. A public meeting at Timaru laßt evening m the Theatre Royal was largely attended, and the speakers, one and all,, wer© m syrapathly with the condition of tha evioted tenants of Ice land. The meeting was fsee from, .all religious opinions, and denominational vlewa, and wsb " purely one of human sympathy irrespective of creed," andths firßt resolution passed wan " that this meeting desires te express its heart felt empathy with the movement now being Thade for the relief of the destitute evicted tenants of Ireland." A second resolution •' that m order to express euoh sympathy m a praotlcal manner, subscription lists I be now opened, the amount subscribed to be transmitted by the Treasurer of the i Evicted Tenantß Fond" w»9 also oarried, and the meeting seemed moat nnanlraoaa m dealing with the qaeatlon of Home Bule on the broad ground of common huraaalty, and it was considered mo3t desirable that tho Irish people should have a much larger share of local Govern ment than they at present possessed.

The Government has granted free passes ovar all the railways for a month to the English football team, aad so far they may s _ good reason for bo doing It la alleged that the oredlt of " worklDg the oraolo " to secure this privilege la due 10 the Hon Mr Stovans who hau som thing to do with the Canterbury Rugby UnV n New Zealand Government aa a rale h»v_ beon very lavish In the matter of free passes but the feroa of giving a team of footballers free pasaes when they are here merely vn a money making speculation la oarrylng the game rather far. The team took £518 out of Dauodli as tha result of their short sojarn and It la safe to say they did not leave behind them any praotloal comperaation for the amount. At Christchuroh they will take about as muoh and will thus make a very fine thing out of It. Of course it may be said that the Government had an eye to their o_ interest In giving tha team free passes, oa It made tftom seem above the average In importance, and It created traffic f_r the railways, all of whioh will tell m their favor at tho end of the year. No theatri cal company, however good, gets free i passes, and the aim of the theatrical oom- I pany and the English football team Is much on a par } both want to relieve ua of our Burplus oash. Many who are well able to pay thelc fares when visiting this colony have passes thrust upon them, and many, as it has subsequently tamed out, wore not just what ' they represented themselves to be.' If any great colonial good were to result from the granting of free paßs§s U woijld not patter, but a speculative e^pediiion might very well be left aKne to ru . on its own merltß. Tt may be added that the Ofcago Kugby Unlorjj which may be reckoned t_e strongest m the colony, were avers, to the free passes being granted, or at least tho Unloa would not approach the Govern-, ment on tho subject.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The usual Government Inspection Parade of the Biflea and Guards will be held on Tuesday, Bth inst., at 7 p.m. A full muster' is requested. A New York man has invented a device to save horses m case of fire. It can be worked either by eleotrioity or by hand. At a certain temperature a bell will ring, and the moment the bell shall ring the doors will fly open, the hor-sen will be unhitohed, and two small streams of water will strike eaoh horse on the face. To escape the water the horses will baok out out of the stalls, and, once out of them, thoy will an opportunity of seeing a way of esoape through the open doors. . In a certain school m Edingburgh the other day a teaoher asked his class, the meaniing pf •' oratorio " — a word which ooourred m theii' leason. As no ope oould give an inteU ligent answer, he proceeded to an explanation, fie told them that it was a kind of musical drama uausally founded on some Soripture story ; and instanced the Messiah and Israel m Egypt as examples. He then appealed to the olass to give him other examples. One boy who was manifesting a growing im« patienoe at not being allowed \ o show that he knew all about oratorios was at length asked, and fairly nonplussed the master by his answer— "Aaron on the Bhine I " No good health with thin impure blood, ' Hop Bitters make rich blood, good ho t /and strength, American. Qo.'a. is genuine. |.

The New Zealand Clothing Factory have m a new atoqk of drapery and olothing, whiob we have been requested to call attention to. The display at the looal branob, however, speaks for itself. His Worship the Mayor aska the~oitizena to observe a holiday from noon on Thursday next, on the occasion of the Tradesmen's Racing Club Races. The requisition was very generally signed, and we trust the holi day will be observed. The Ashburfcon Band will play on the lawn of the racecourse. The Rev Charles Murray, who will preach to-morrow both morning and evening m the Ashburton Presbyterian Church, is a mis sionary from the New Hebrides, who for the last three years has been stationed m the ialand of Ambrieu, which, by the way, has just been the scene of a volcanio eruption, Bimilar to the one at Tarawera some time ago._ Mr Murray is one of several missionaries stationed on the islands at the oharge of the Presbyterian Ohuroh, there having been probably over £100,000 spent by this body m missionary enterprise m the group during the past few yeara. Miss Dolling, upon whom devolves the principal share m the onerous and responsible task of nursing the Emperor of Germany, is an Irish lady. She is the sister of a olergy man—the Rev. R. Dolling— who formely labored very hard among the poor of the East End, where he waa deservedly popular. She herself was not less devoted. Her gifts are not confined to the siok-room, where she is a highly-qualified surgical nurse, but she is also a very olever linguist, and a very oultured, well read woman. Those who know her speak of her as eminently fitted for her important task, and quite equal to any difficulties that she may encounter m its discharge. The Turkish dinner has many peculiar dishes. Most common amoung these are pilaff, kubab, and dolman. The first is a dish of meat boiled with rice. Kubab is better known as kibobs— balls of chopped mutton rolled up with herba and roasted on skewers. Dolmah is a mixed vegetable dish. To follow oomes kataff or vermicelli, eaten with honey; and halvah, a treaoly and oily sweet of a stickjaw and perfumed character. In plaoe of wine is sherbet, the result of boiling water poured upon fruit and sugar. Milk is served SB kaimak, a boiled cream, and yoghoor, or sour milk, thiokened by churning. Gold fish are served m boiled state, but are not so pleasant to the taste as to the eye when m the vase, and artiohokes take the place of potatoes. Fingers are used for forks, with knife and spoon assistance only. The Vioar of Bray has found a Nonoom. formist imitator m Wales. The Rev. J. G- Owens, pastor of a ohapel at Conwil, reoently reoeived from his _ congregation a three monthB 1 notice to quit ; but on the notice ex piring (whioh it did on a Saturday night), the rev. gentleman entrenohed himself m the pulpit, and with the support of a few faithful members of the flock, prepared to " hold the fort " against all oomera. This he did, not only through a Saturday night, but through a great part of Sunday, when one of the most singular religious services on reoord appears to have taken place, the pastor thundering forth oratorical missiles from the beleaguered oifcadel, while the congregation sang hymns at him for upwards of two hours. In the end the gallant Owens had to call m the aid of the polioe, when he was allowed to maroh out under their proteotion with the honours of war.

The following story is going tbe rounds :— A subscriber to (the Paris Telephone) Ex ohange aßked to bo plaoed m communication with his medical man. Subscriber : "My wife complains of a severe pain at the baok oflier neok and occasional nausea." Dootor: " She must have got the malaria." Subscri ber : " What's best to be done ?" (At this moment the olerk at the central station alters the switoh by mistake, and tbe unluoky hus band receives the reply of a meohanioal engineer m answer to the inquiries ot a mill owner.) Engineer : " I believe the inside is lined with excoriations to a thickness of several millimetres, Let it cool during tha night, and m the morning, before firing up, take a hammer and lay about with it vigor ously. Get a garden hose with strong pressure from the main, and let it play freely on the parts affected." To his great surprise the dootor never saw his client again. A number of gentlemen of Chicago are said to have under consideration a soheme for connecting tbe New with the Old World by rail. The line, asprojeoted, would run along the coast of British Columbia and Alaska to Behring's Straits, across which it is proposed to convoy tha trains m largo ferry boats at first, though the scheme contemplates the eventual bridging of the expanse. It is 35 miles wide, it is true ; but it is dotted with numerous islands whioh would greatly reduce the difficulty of this formidable piece of engineering. The line is then to be continued m a south-westerly direction till a junction with the European railway system is effeoted, at Irkutsh. It is calculated that trains will make the distance from St. Paul's, the start ing point of the line m Amerioa, to Irkutsh m ten days. Utopian as the projeot may appear, its promoters claim that it is founded on solid business principles, and they profess to regard its adoption and exeoution as a mere question of time, A huge hoax was perpetrated on Canada and the United States a few weeks ago by Mr Robert M. Barr, or, as he is better known, "Luke Sharp," a welt-known Amerioan journalist, and the author of those humorous sketohes, " Mr and Mrs Bowser " and " The Limekiln Club." Mr Barr wag at Montreal, and he_ wired to Detroit that the Ice Palace, whioh is ereoted m that town every winter, had been destroyed by fire. Now the palace m question ia entirely constructed of. blocks of ice, and during tha depths of winter it is muoh used for holding skating carnivals, and as suoh it has become very famous, being looked upon by the American people as a sort | of eighth wonder. Of course the idea of ioe being consumed by fire was utterly absurd on the face of it, but Mr Barr's telegram fell into the^ hands of a Press Agenoy at Detroit, whioh at once set about repeating it all over the oountry, and the newspapers of the United States and Canada, never paqajng to think, came out next morning with wonder ful accounts of the conflagration, and it was only then that the joke was seen. The monthly meeting of the South Rakai a School Committee was held on Wednesday. Present— Messrs Pyke (ohairm.a.n), J. Tuoker, Broadbent, McDowell, Clark, and Makeig. Oomeapondeuee was received from the Chair man of the Sohool Committee Conference. It wa3 resolved to reply " That this Com. mittee approves of the sugge^tioa yet lorth m their circular." The master reported the attendance for the month, 163-6; for past week, 148-3 ; highest attendance, 181 ; No. on roll, 218. A number of requisites were asked for, 'and it' was deoided to prooure pame. Permission was granted to the Bakaia fodthall Club to use .the grounds on Saturdays and for practice. It was resolved to have som,6 seats plaoed m the grounds for use of the children. The Master was requested to supply a list of the children absenting them selves from school. It was decided tb,afc all applications for the vise of the Sohoolroom (or Chqroh services o* other t purposes must be made to the. Committee, and that any rents for same be paid to the Committee. The Chairman stated that the Library Com mittee had granted the use of the room for School Committee meetings on the condition that they found their own lights. Messrs Pyke and Broadbent were appointed Visiting Committee for the present month. Acoounts were passed for payment and there was left a credit balano of £4 5s Bd. The meeting then adjourned,

ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL.

— ♦ The following business was transacted after we went to press yesteaday — TOLL GATBS. Mr Ooater seconded ihe motion. Those who used the bridges should pay for their maintenance m the same way that thoae who benefited by the water races had to pay for tha privilege. Mr Brown desired to move an amend raent. He qalte agreed with Mr Holmes that persona who used the bridges shoald have to pay. As regardod the Aahbur ton Bridge, the Borough Council contri bated a certain amount, aud before this Ooanclldid anything, he thought that the ratepayers m the Borough should be oon anlted. The Borough paid l-12th of the cost of maintenance, but he did not think 'hat a fair proportion, and he thought they would agreed to pay a larger share. As the count; was proposed toba divided, the borough would m that case have to fiud a larger proportion . He would move that there be added to the motion, f ' bat should the Borough Council agree to pay 1 sth of the ocmt of maintenance, then the County Council would pay the re gaining 4-stha, and allow of the oroßalng of all traffic free of charge " Should the borough not agree to this, then he would be willing that a toll gate should be established. Mr Wright said that the amendment waß Id the nature of a threat against the Borough Council, that, unless they contri buted more, a toll would be Imposed. He thought it would be unwise to establish a toll gate; The ooat of collecting wa3 utterly disproportionate to the amount to be collected. The system had been abandoned In most civilised countries as an old fashioned method of extortion! The effect would be that except m time of flood people would cease to use the bridges. People would be driven to ford the rlvar, which was fordable during Ih9 greater part of the year and not enough would be collected to pay the tall keepers' wages. Mr Harper opposed the motion. He did not believe m going back to the dark ages. He referred to the old toll bars In North Canterbury, which by his efforts m the Provincial Council he got abolished. He quite agreed with what had bee a said as to the toll keepers costing, more than the amount of tolls which would be collected. If the Council by levying tolls caused people to ford the rivers, many accidents and oases of drowning might ocouc. The Chairman, Messrs Jaoksan and Friedlander, the later of whom at this stage took his seat opposed the motion. Mr Holmes replied, and the motion on being put to the vote was lost, only the mover and seconder voting for it. Mr Coster gave 'notice to move at next meeting—" That the cost of maintaining the Aahburton Bridge be charged to the ridings whosa ratepayers are benefited there, instead of as hitherto to the whole oounty. BOAD FKOM DROMORB XO ASHBUKXOK. Tho Planting Committee reported that they aaw no sufficient reason for agreeing to the proposal of the Wakanol Road Board, considering the amount of compen sation to be paid to the lessees, and the cost of the work, and the fact there is an available road within 15 chains. DIVISION OF THE COUNTY. Pursuant to notice Mr Holmes moved "That m the opinion of this Counoil the Ashburton County should be divided into two counties, the dividing line to be the river," Mr Holmes m speakiijg to his motion, after a few introductory remarks, said that ita object was to put an end to the dual system of local Government that obtained m this county. It was an ab3urd think to have two olaaaea of loaal govern ing bodies. He had ascertained that there were m the county nine Roa*d Boards and two town boards, thus with the ] County Council, the number of local bodies was twelve. Theao bodies had the control of the local affairs, of a little over 8000 people, or one body to about 600 persons. Assuming the proportion of adult maleß to be one third, there was one body for every two hundred, or they might assuma one body for every 120 ratepayers. Then as regarded expenses, he had collected a good deal of informa tion, and found that the eleven bodies ooat about £1600 anually, which with the Counoll'a £800 or £900, made a total of gay £2500. These expenses were made up of salaries, advertising, stationery, elaclion expense?, and such like. It struck him that it would be an excellent thing if they could get rid of one of these sets of bodies. The Council could not interfere with the Road Boards ; the only way m which they could be dealt with would be by the ratepayers petitioning for their absorption. Ha had found that feeling wbb bo Btrong as both aides of the river that unlesß the county were divided, there was no possibility of the ratepayers doing this, but ho felt cure if the diyie^on were brought about, ths absorption of the Road Board** wouMi follow. He referred to the disoontinuano3 of Government subsidies to local bodies, and aßked If It was not better to discontinue one set than to continue as at present with double rating and expenditure. If the county were divided, the expenditure of the two counties would not exceed £1000, and if they could thus efiect a ssving of £1500 a year, the division aeemed desirable on the score of esooomy alone, Mr Holmes then dealt with the objection that the two counties would each be too email, should suoh an objection be urgeq. He said that the present area of the oounty was 1,584,0QQ acres. The proposed Northern oonnty would oomprlae 537,000 aoreß, and the Southern one over 1,000,000 acres. Now there were m New Zealand thirteen counties, ranging fr.om 288,000 acres to 537,000, co that no objection could lie on that score. The rateable value of the Northern Oounty would be two millions, and of the Southern one and a quarter m.UHane, and with license feea, dog taxeo, etc,, eaoh county would have ample funds at Us dlapoai^. The dfvlslon would algo be found to work far more advantageously than the present Byatem, as the ridings would be smaller, and the members could better see that the funds were spant judiciously. He maintained that the configuration of the country ahowed that it would ba better for there to be two counties j the water supply, and bridges on the different sides of tha river having no connection. Mr Coster seconded the motion, and expressed his entire concurrence with all that had been said by Mr Holmes, Mr Wright at)ked if Mr Holmes would omit the dividing line m hisfmotlon, and be content with the principle being affirmed. There might be a difficulty about whether the North or South branch of Iho river should be the line of division. Mr Holmes expressed his willingness 1 to so amend his motion. Mr Wright Bald that he had advooated the division of the oounty for some yearß, and public opinion was growing stronger every day In favor af this C3urae. If the I Council did not agree to the proposal that day, he waa satisfied it would not be long before publio opinion would forge them to take it up. On the point of economy ' he entirely agreed with Mr Holmes except perhaps In regard to the aotual aavlng. He was not bo sanguine, and i did not think £1500 a year would be aavod, but thought that perhaps £1000 might. Another point of importance waa that under the present system, there was much dissension as to whether some P. arfc j° alar work BQoald b o undertaken by the Road Boards or the Oounty Oounoil, and the natural result was that the rate payers' interest Buffered. He gave a number of instances to show the desirable ness of doing away with the Road Boards, and was satisfied that two Oounty Councils 'ovid manage affairs tar better that one c , H ty ConnQil and nine Road Boards/

Should the divlalon be made, he advo cated a fair and: equitable adjustment, as there would ba sucn works as the Rangt tata and Kakaia Gorge bridges to main tain. Mr Harper said that if the division of the oounty raeaat the abolition of the Road Boards, it would be a good thing, but he was of opinion that the motion was premature. When the Road Boards bad merged into the county then would be the time. Man; of the Boards were tottering now, and probably woutd merge Into the Council rather than oarry on la - the aoiateuc Btyle they were now doing. Then would be the time lo bring forward ara tlon of this sort. It was premature now ; they were too much wrapped up together now, having common interest la water race*, bridges, etc. They had not ' yet found the oounty top large too work, as was shown by their only being able to employ their engineer half time. Me Brown agreed with a good deal of what had been eaid. He looked upon the discussion as an expression of opinion for the ratepayers, and suggested the amendment of the motion as follows:— 'That the Oounoil is of opinion that by dividing the County into two Counties with nine ridings la eaoh, and dispensing with the Road Boards, a large saving would be effected m the interest of the ratepayers." Mr Bolmes aooepted the|amendment. Mr Friedlander had always advocated the divieion of the County provided the Road Boards could also be abolished j bat it did not follow that if the motion- were passed that the Road Boards wonlet be abolished. He would suggest that » dopy of the motion be sent to eaoh of the Road Boards, and their opinion asked npon it* Mr Harper, m referring to the Engineer, aad overlooked the f *ot that a good deal of work was done by ihe Road Boards which, of course, would be done by the Oounty Cjunoila if the division were brought about. The Chairman expressed his concur rence with the motion, and hoped the time would soon come when the Road Boards would be obliterated. He spoke m regard to the difficulty of determining what was County and what Road Board work, these dUsanßioDs militating against the interests of the ratepayers) Mr Jaokson did not agree with, the motion, and said that if the Road Boards were abolished there would be the same trouble that existed when the road dis triota were very large. , There would also be a difficulty m regard to the Hospital and Charitable Aid contributions. \ Mr Harper wished to say that he ap proved of the motion as amended by Me Brown, Mr Holmes, In replying, said that an* less the ratepayers agreed to the abolition of the Road Boards he wonld not press the matter further. la reply to Mr Jaokson, ha said that there would be no difficulty la regard to large districts, as the ridingß would be flmall, and under the Act the funds could only be spent m the tiding Id which they had been raised. The division would not cause the slightest trouble la regard to tha Hospital and Charitable Aid contribution. The motion was then put and carried, Mr Jaokson dissenting. It waa then resolved, on the motion of Mr Friedlander, seoonded by Mr Harper — "That a oopy of the foregoing resolu tion be sent to each Road Board, asking them for an expression of opinion from the ratepayers m the district, if they would support the division of the County, and the abolishing of the Road Boards, and also to give their own opinion of th& matter." PAYMENTS. Accounts were paased for payment. CHABITABLE AID. The Charitable Aid Board applied for Council's contribution, £1011 10s. The Chairman said that he would Bhorfcly have to go to Wellington, and as it waa Important the Oounoil should be represented on the Board, he wished to resign his appointment thereto, Mr Wright was appointed to the posU tlon. dobbin's ford. The Selwyn County Council forwarded oopy of letter from a settler, protesting against the eloping of Dobbin's ford. It was decided to ask the Selwyn County Oonnoll for an expression of opinion on, the aubjeot. pouino booth. The Rose of Sprlngbnrn Lodge, 1.0. G.T. wrote, stating that they were willing to pay half the cost of a polling booth at Alford iForest for the Local Option poll. Mr Wallace was willing to act as returning officer free of charge. The Oounoil coald not grant the request HAOIPSTEAD WATER SUPPLY, The Town Board agreed to pay half tha oost of the Boheme, provided] it wai not more than £25 or £30. IRBIGATION. Mr Brown moved— " That for the pur pose of providing water from the Wakanul Creek for experiments on irrigation by the farmers themselves, and also to abate the present overcharge. In the creek, the Engineer be requested to report at next meeting as to the course by which the water would be most serviceable, and to give an estimate of the coßt of the neoes ary work," Mr Coster seconded the motion, which was carried, tEAVfi OF ABSBNOB, Leave of absenoe was granted to Mr Walker during the session of Parlia ment, MISOEILANBOTJS. A quantity of miscellaneous business was transacted, and the Council adjourned

CORN EXCHANGE.

The following is the Corn Exchange report !for the week ending Friday, May 4th, 1888 :— Deliveries of grain Btill continue heavy ana storage is becoming very limited. The ship ments, owing to the soaroity oi tonnage, are small, and it will be some time yet before wa are able to make any appreciable alteration m our etooks. Australian orders are not plentiful, exoept for feeding grains. Wheat.— A weaker tone has been notioe able; buyers experiencing a diffiouUy ia getting storage. (Prime Tusoan stands at 2s 8a to 2s B£a. Pearl is m better demand at 2s 8d ; and Hunter's is almost unsaleable, if alone at anything over 2a 6d. Broken chick wheat is selling at Is lOd to 2s Id. Oats.— A strong demand exists, especially for the short heavy kinds, and up to la 10 jd has been paid for ohoioe milling lines ; short feed are worth Is 9d, and long and inferior sorts from Is 7d to Is Bd. _ BariiEs has been rather weaker ; ohoiee lines, however, are conspicuous for their absence. Choice lots fetch 4a Id to 4s 3d, and medium paroels from 3s 6djto 3a lOds Feed 2s to 2s Id. Beans and Peas.— Beans are still worth 2s Gd to 2s 7d. Blue peas 2s 6d to 2a 8d ; and feed sorts 2a 3d to 2a 4d. Gbass Seed has no buyers, and samples forced on the market will not command more than Is 9d to 2s for farmers' paroels, and 2a 3d to 2s 6d for maohine dressed, Oookßfoot . has been operated on more freely at late rates, 3d to BJd for heavy ohoioe lines, and 2Jd to 2Jd for eeoond quality. Potatoes. — Large lots are on offer, which has oaused the prioe to ease oft, and now the best prioe obtainable is 22s 6d at country stations. Daisy Pboduoh.— Butter has a better tone, and. prioea are firm at 5d to 6d. Oheeße, however, is dull at 2£d to 3d. The above prices are those paid to farmer? and delivered f.o.b. Lyttelton. S&oks extra.

THE ASHBUKTON GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1888



" DIABY ' "' ~~~ ' r~~ ~ mooub'* Sun Sun Moon- Moon age at April-May Rises. Sets. Rises bets, noonday p.m. a.m. 30 Monday .. 6.53 5.1 8.32 10.65 18 1 Tuesday .. 6.54 4.69 0.33 11.68 10 i 2 Wednesday.. .66 4.58 W. 36 p.m. _o 3 Thursday .. 6.57 457 1.40 061 21 . * 1.36 4 Friday.. .. 6.68 45G a.m. 2.12 22 6 Saturday ... 6.69 4.65 0.41 2.45 23 Sunday .. 7.0 4.53 1.43 312 24 .Moonlight Evenings.. The Moon at 3 days old shines till about 8 o'olook. The Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o'olook. The Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly l o'olcok m the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from sundown till about 4 m the morning. The Moon at 15 days old is lull, and shines all night. g^g ~C_^gsfc_ss9 The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and shines till morning, The Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 1 a.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. and Bhinestill .morning The Moon at 27 days old rises about_4 a.m. and shines till sunrise. m** m *mmmmmmmmmwmmMmmmmmmmwmmmmmmmmmmmm mHmml^ THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.] From and after the 30th November, 1886, the terms of Subscription to this journal will be as follows, viz. ;— IP PAID IN ADVANOK I Per Quarter. . 6s 6d, by post, 9s 6d , Half-year 12s 6d, by post, 18s 6d „ Year .. 24s Od, by post, 37s Od IF BOOKEDj Per Quarter. . 7s 6d, by post, 10s 9d „ Half-year 15s Od, by post, 21s 6d „ Tear .. 80s Od, by post, 43s Od j Birth, Marriage, and Death Notioes, if paid for at the time of insertion, 2s 6d each (stamps may be sent as payment) ; if booked, 4s each. Announcements of Births, Deaths and Marriages sent for publication from the country districts require to be verified by the signature of the person sending the notice.



Certainly the Most Effeotive MEDICINE j m the world is SANDER and SONS/ EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, Teat its eminent powerful efleots m Coughs, Colds, Influenza, eto, ; the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. Read . this certificate :— " 24th April, 1885 Messrs Sander and Sons,— lt is with the greatest of pleasure that I testify to the excellence of yourEuoalypti Extract. Having had inflam. mation on the bone of tho leg, whioh oame on after a severe attack of low fever,- 1 wag attended by Dr J. Boyd, whq ha.d made strenuous efforts to save my \eg, but without j suooess. He found it necessary to amptuate my limb. Having heard m the meantime of the wonderful cures worked by the Eucalypti Extract, I obtained a bottle, and the extract had not been applied more than an hour when I began to feel greatly relieved, After apply- ing the extract every four hours for nine or ten days I was out of all danger. I would persuade all who may be affected with any such disease to give the Eucalypti Extraot a trial, and I am oonvinoed that they will find it the most wonderful of medicines. — Yours, etc., E. J. Ournow, Wattle street, Sandhurst." ) -(Advt.^ i / o '• J



1 Heating's Cough Lozenges care Coughs Asthma, Bronohitia. Medical testimony states that no other ruedioine ia bo effectual m tha oure of these dangerous maladies. One Lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bed' time ensures rest. For relieving difficulty ol breathing they are invaluable. They oontain no opium or any violent drug. Sold by all chemists, m tins, l£d and 2aJßd



Wanted. T*7"ANTED— Situation aa Cook In V v Contractor' Camp, or with Sur- vey party. Apply M_l_ Offiae. 5 65 ' -\VT ANTED a General Servant. Apply VV to Mrs Randkl_'s Registry Office. 5 53 VIOLINS, 20a to £9 10a ; Acoordlana from 8a 6i to 60a ; Concertinas (20 keys). 6s 6d to £4 10a ; Braas Wbistleß, Mo u th Organs, Fateß, etc. — H. M. Jones. VTT ANTED to Soil— A . irst-class Piano W grand action. Cash or terms very liberal. Apply Hayes and Co. iOOTS.— We have reduced our Boot ) List, and are selling them wonder- fully cheap.- H. O. Sigbbs, Melford House _______________-________-_—-—--- IF you want a genuine Ashburton Tweed Salt to mea.ure, or ready made, or Boots that will keep your feet dry, at prices marvellously low, come to the Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' buildings.— Robert Aixjorn. ANTiiD Known.— Melford House is now shewing a splendid assortment of Drapery, Millinery, Cloth- ing, Boots, &o, very cheap. WINTER.— -We are now shewing a Splendid Assortment of Ladies and Children's Ulsters In all the leading styles, very cheap. — H. O. Segers, Melford House. WANTED Cash. — • Moir'a Oatmeal (251 b), 2a 6d; Candles, 6d ; Yeßtas, 5d doz. ; Coffee and Milk, Is . Cocoa and Milk, Is ; Corn Flour, 4d j Fruits In Syrup (21b tins), la. Crockery, Glassware, and Ironmongery. — J. Mo- Gkegoe, Tanored street. WANTED Known.— Cheap Jack has opened a shop m Oompton's Buildings, Moore street, with a large stock of Fancy Goods, Crookery, Music, &o, whioh be will sell at Oieap.Jaok prices, viz., 30 per oent under any other Bhop In town. I ""1 17" ANTED — Everyone to come and VV see the nicest lot of Glass, China, and Earthenware ever shown m Ashbur- ton, and the Cheapest ever landed m New Zealand. Imported direct from * the Manufacturers. — Robert Alcorn, Saun- ders* Buildings. 3tll JOHN VICKBRY CASH BUYER OF PIGS AND A THOROUGHLY PRACTICAL BUTCHER j AND BACON CtJRBR BEGS to announce to the residents of Ashburton and District that he has snooeeded m procuring a suitable oellar for the BACON CURING BUSINESS j And is now prepared to execute orders | In that line, and can guarantee satisfaction and despatch. Orders left at the Pork Butohery, Eart Street will have prompt attention. JOH_TviCKERY. 4 157 TRY KIRKPATRICK'S SPECIAL QUALITY FRESH FRUIT " X " -J JL M S— NOTIOE. OUR Special Quality "X" brand of New Season's JAM is made from Fresh Frnlt, within a few hours after it has been gathered; it thus retains the full flavor of the Fresh Fruit, and is the best quality It Is possible to make. CAUTION : None is Genuine unlesß our Name Is Btamped on the Tin, and has our regis- tered T.ade Mark, tho letter "X,"on tho Label, S, KIRKPATRICK AND CO., MANUFACTURERS, NELSON. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING_ FACTORY. , NEW GOODS ! NEW GOODS ! 1 FOR THE AUTUMN and WINTER Season are to hand, and we would request intending I purchasers of Clothing to pay our establishment a visit previous to purcbasingelsewhere, and See our Men's Sac Suits from 37s 6d Latest cut and good value See our Men's Tweed Trousers from 10s 6d Well adapted for good wear See our Men's Tweed Overcoatß from 40s All Colonial Wool and nicely made See our Men's Moles from Gs 6d Own make, impervious to wear See our Boys' Fritz Suits from 10s 6d Parents and Guardians come & inspect See our Boys' Trouser Suits from 22s 6d Colonial production, well and truly made. Purchase yonr Clothing direct from the Manufacturers, —TAILORING— I We are doing a very large business m this Department, .and would request all requiring a first-class suit, Colonial tweed, made to measure, to entrust their orders with us. We can offer you 800 different patters to Beloct from, and can give you valuo unsurpassed Fit, style, and work* manship guaranteed. —HATS. HATS. HATS. HATS— Any shape, style, or size m stock. Thi Department is fully supplied with all theg latest novelties. The Mercery Department you will find rep 'ele with every necessary requisite i n Men's Youths', and Boys' wear at prices which canuot be beaten m Ashburton. Encourage Now Zealand Industries and buy from the New, Zealand Clothing Factory. Agenfs for the celebrated Wertheim Sewing Machines, which can be had on easy time payments. W. H. WEBBER, Manager.



J. QUATME & 00. PRODUCE AND GENERAL MERCHANTS/ FINANCIAL AND COMMISSION AGENTS, BEG to announce that they intend COMMENCING BUSINESS In Haveloek street, Ashburton, and will open on Saturday, the 12th inst. —WITH A STOCK CONSISTING OF— OATEN SHEAF AND STRAW CCAFJF FEED OATS, HAY IN TKUSSES BRAN, SHARPS, FLOUR TEA, SUGAR, POTATOES, FOWLS' WHEAT PLOUGH fcHARES, &c. &o. Cftib Purchase™ of WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY, Ac. and all Farm Prodnoe. Mortgages And Loani on Land and Stook arranged at Lowest Bates of Intereat. . - - . me _ "GRAND SUCCESS." '' GRAND SUCCESS." MITCHELL & TURNER HAVE very ranch pleasure m thanking and announcing to their Friends and Customers that success having at'ended their efforts since removing to Fowler's Buildings, especia'ly during past Season, they are encouraged to hold "out special inducements for coming Winter Season. Purchasers will fiDd a Splendid Assortment o? x Men's and Boys' Overcoats, Winter Suit?, Trousers aod Vesfs, &c, comprising Ashburton, Kaiapoi, and other Colonial Makers. Ladies' and Children's Ulsters, Jackets, &c. Blankets, Fugs, and Flannels. j/gf N.B.— See our Dress Goods, Homeßpuns, Serges, and Tweeds, Fair prices, excellent quality. Shirtings, Liaseys, JHanne^ttes, Quilts, Hosiery, and General Winter Goods BOOTS AND SHOES. ALL WHO WANT A FIBST-OLASS ARTICLE SHOULD PAY US A VIBIT. MITCIIELL~& TURNER TANORBD STREET. ni A-a^to-a, SELLING OFF, « o ip||| ! Great Motions, /^p^k r jf|i|f§i| ib PER CEmF DISCOUNT (iC^^^^ " *"* T3 ~l\/rURRAY, Jeweller, having eecored the Premises lately O t-3 JLi>- ijjL ocoapled Jby Mb Njsatje, Chemist, J|ts now offering his hh M STOOK its • fl </)• DISCOUNT OP 3s IN THE £ . PREVIOUS TO REMOVAL. 3 26 McCallum and Co., PAINTERS, GLAZIERS, PAPERHANGERS, SIGNWRITERS, Etod, "ITITE desire to inform our Clients and the Publio of Ashburton, that we have com- VV menced business m all the above Lines, and solicit their patronage. This Department will be under the management of Mr GEO. VINCENT, late of Mr J. R. Chapman's, and as we import MATERIALS of the best brands only, and shall employ only FIRST-CLASS Workmen to do our Work, Clients can rely on obtaining the utmost VALUE, as well as satisfaction, for their MONEY. OILS, PAINTS. VARNISHES, WINDOW GLABS, BRUSHES.BEto., Always m Stock 4 We have 60.000 pieces of PAPERHANGINGS. due to arrive, of thelvery choicest PATTERNS and COLORS obtainable m London. McCallum end Co., TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANTS, PAINTERS, PAPERHANGERS GLAZIERS, Etc., EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. W. H. COLLINS, Man»ger. DIPPING SEASON, 1888. BROOKE'S "Perfect" Sheep Dip. IS THE BEST FOR THE WOOL, AS PROVED BY PRACTICAL TESTS. OREPARED m accordance with the latest advancements In chemistry as applied to JL the Woollen Manufacturing Industry. It Is a decided Improvement on the old fashioned dips and only requires a trial to prove its superiority. At the late Sheep- dipping Competition, conducted by the Canterbury Agricultural and Paßtoral ABaoola- tion, the Kaiapoi Woollen Co , on behalf of the Association, for wool dyeing and general manufacturing parposeß, awarded the first place to Brooke's " Perfect" Sheep Dip ; m fact, Brooko'a Dip waa the only one that actually lmprovad the wool In this Important reepeot, the undipped wool beiag second, whilst all the others were more or leei discolored. The Association also rosounced BROOKE'S "PERFECT" SHEEP DIP to be superior to the Zealandia, Little's, Hatch's, Cooper's and McDou gall's, and als<> leave the wool m better condition than Thomas' Dip. Brooke's Dip having con* sequently been proved to be better than the English Dips, your practical support of the colonial article is respectfully solicited. To ensure Brooke's Dip being more thoroughly lasting m its good effects, m future it will be Bent ont 20 per cent stronger free of extra charge. Proportions for use. — One Gallon of Dip to 100 Gallons to water. Mixes readily with cold water ; does not require stirring while dipping. Remarkably emollient, leaving the wool m perfect condition, without the allghtes' ataln from the first day of Dipping Concentrated m composition to reduoe cost oi carriage, and put np m a portable handy form for nse, It is also one of the oheapest Dips In the Market. REDUCED TRICE : 14s per tin, to make 200 gallons wash ; 70s per case, con' (alning 5 tins, to mike 1000 Gallons ; 65a per case for not lesa than 5 cases, Packages free. 2.U8 F. MAKEIG, Agent, Ashburton , . THE OHEAPEST PLACE IN TOWN. "ZEALANDIA" BOOT STORE, East Street, ASHBTJRTOST. THE STANDARD FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. WITH DELIMITED LIABILITY OP SHAREHOLDERS. CAPITAL— £I,OOO^OOO STEELING. HEAD OFFICFT DUNEpiN. I NSUREBS-j have the most undoubted Security under this Company's Policies I together with an assurance of Prompt and Liberal Settlement of Claims. FIKJSlacd MARINE BIBKB accepted on all descriptions of Property and Merchandise also Crop, Stack, and Machine, Risks at Lowest Kates of Premium, fidelity of Persons holding situations of trust guaranteed. OFFICE j HEHEFOBD STREET, CRMSTOHURCH. (Opposite Bank of New Zealand.) c3^L- ARCHIBALD SCOTT, Manager for Canterbury, AL.BEBT BOBFatTS. AGENT,, ASHBURTON