The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1888. OUR RESIDENT MAGISTRATE.

We are informed,- and we believe correctly, that among the judicial and not always judicious changes contem plated by the Justice Department is to be an entirely new arrangement with respect to the Resident Magistrate's Court at Ashburton, We hear that ' Mr Ollivier is to take Lyttelton only, t and that Captain Wray who, has been for some years, we believe, Resident Magistrate at Patea, and has recently relieved Captain Beswick of 'Jimaru (who has been granted six months' leave) is to sit at Aahburton as well as Timaru, Waimate, Geraldine and Temuka. Now, from every point of view this promises to be a highly un satisfactory change. First, we shall all, (solicitors, suitors and the public generally), be very sorry to lose the services of our present evergreen, genial, and withal sound commonsense dis penser of justice, even though his suc cessor may be, and for aught we know is, an excellent Magistrate. .Next, there is every reason to think that if Captain Wray is to preside at so many Courts be will be qu-.te unable to attend satis factorily to all the business, and laetly, it is very questionable if there will be any saving to the public exchequer to countervail the great local inconvenience which we foresee to be inevitable. For, if Mr Ollivier is to reta n his salary, and we can hardly suppose that he is expected to work for nothing, then we cannot see where the saving comos m. If it were otherwise, and a large annual sum could be retrenched, even though it necessitated inconvenience, and if other localities similarly situated, other com munities ot similar size and im portance were called upon to make like sacrifices, we should not com plain, but would do our best to persuade the public cheerfully to accept the situation, hut not only, as we have already said, can we not see that there is any real economy to be effected by the proposed change, but it seems to us that Ashburton is being exceptional y badly treated. For there aie lots of places m the colony of far less importance which have long been the headquarters of Resident Magistrates, which have, that is to say, stipendiary Magistrates resident m fact, and not m name only, as for example m the North Island, Patea, Tauranga and Gisborne, and m this Island Gor« and Palmerston South. Why Ashburton should so long have been merely tacked on as an outlying ! part of a Magistrate's circuit we really fail to see ; still less can we see why it should constantly be made the theatre of experiments, unless indeed this town and district with their 10,000 inhabi tants are regarded at headquarters as a locality for which any arrangement is good enough as a corpus vile whereon all sortß of experiments may safely be tried. Among the experiments of the past indeed has been this very pres nt proposal, a tack on to Timaru and how badly it worked the public have good cause to remember. As it is now a Magistrate coming by train from Christ church often finds the day short enough, sometimes too short for the business. But he arrives at 10.15 and can open his Court at 10.30, and as the return train does not leave till 5.37 he can sit, if need be until a quarter-past five. But if Ashburton is worked from Timaru the Magistrate does not arrive till 10.40 at earliest and cannot well begin business before 11, and as the return train leaves at 4.45 he must leave the Bench by half-past four. Thus, the Court-day, m the latter case, is shortened by an hour and a quarter — a very important difference. Indeed, it was not at all an infrequent thing m Mr Bes wick's time for cases to be adjourned or hurriedly wound-up m order to enable the Magis trate to catch the train, adjournments or abbreyjiiionp of tbip mi being exceed

ingly unsatisfactory to all parties con cerned and often involving much inconvenience and expeuse. Altogether we think that there is nothing at all to be said m favor of the change proposed, while there is a very great dsal to be said against it, and we would suggest that representations should at once be made to the Minister on the subject. So strong a case can be naade out that Mr Fergus will, we should hope, abandon a proposal which will work out greatly to the disadvantage of the district, and must give general dissatisfaction if per sisted m. *

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We are requested to call the attention of the publics, and of residents at Rakaia m parti cular, to the advertisement relating to Mr Elston'a Monthly Advertiser, which will be found m another column of this issue.

The Wellington •• Press " emphatically states that everything said by the «' Post " re Sir J. Yogel and Mr Braoken being conoerned m the publication of a " Picturesque Atlas of New Zealand "is incorrect. This exactly bears out what we said m an article m yesterday's issue. Depend upon it the frozen meat trade is the matter m hand.

An exohange writes " a baohelor friend of ours had the blues the other day, and applied to a local dootor for some medioine. The doctor inquired into bis oaee, and wrote a pre. soription m Latin, which the baohelor took to a ohemist. Translated, the preßOription read : — • Seventeen yards of silk, and a woman m it.' After the druggist got through laughing he explained, and the baohelor pro posed to a lady the same evening, and the , marriage is to come off at an early date.'- 1

Gordon was killed while defending Khartoum. He was sent there jointly by England and Epypt. His expenses were £40,000. England refuses to pay and Egypt repudiates, so the holder* are suing Gordon's personal estate m Scotland. The hero is dead, but live heroes will not be muoh enrap tured by such a proceeding, and England need i a few live heroes.

A daughter ol the Sultan and three ! daughters of the late Sultan are to be married shortly -the first to a Bon of Ghazi Osman, the hero of Plevna ; one of the others to General Mehemed Pasha, aide-de-camp of the Sultan; another to a son of Marshall Dervish Pasha ; and the last to Attit Bey, formerly general Secretary to Abdul Aeiz, and at present Governor-General of the Provinoe of Earassei. Reuben Fields, of Owingsville, Ky.,/is twenty-eight years old, perfectly illiterate, aud a mathematical prodigy. Since eight years of age he has been able to solve m a flash such problems as : The moon is a oertain number of miles from ihe earth ; a grain of corn is bo long ; how many grains will it take to connect the points ? He can also instantly, and without consulting a time piece, tell to a fraction of a second the time of day or night. ' The " Dunedin Star " says that the Koslyn Woollen Mills are now employing 220 hands ; tiu some departments of the works the I machinery is kept going from seven a.m. to nine p.m., employing two shifts of men.

At a Travelling Agency— To Clerk— "Did you ever realise anything m the German lotteries?" "Yea, sir I tried live times, and realised that I wbb an idior 1 "

Parent : « Who is the lazießt boy m your olasß, Johnny ? " Johnny : " 1 danno." •' I should think you would know. When all the others are industriously writing or studying their lessons, who is he who sits idly m his seat and watches the rest, instead of working hlmßeU ? " " The teaoher."

The "Chris'ohuroh Telegraph" says that the reduoion of the capitation hitherto paid to the Volunteer oropa will, m all probability, entirely put an end to any hope of a camp being held as usual this year.

A London correspondent writes as follows : — " London and all the large towns here are going boxing mad. Sullivan and Ashton reoeived £600 weekly for their show at the Westminster Aquarium ; Smith and Kilrain followed at £1000 weekly, with a peroentage added if the receipts exceeded a oertain sum. Mr Jem Smith was a brioklayer's laborer, living off the City road, London ; now he is a • swell' Biirrounded by knights of high degree."

The Melbourne correspondent of the " Otago Daily Times " writes : — Mr T. Makenzie, M.H.R. for Olutha, has been on a visit to Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide. He desires to obtain the adoption of a system of free interchange of products between the colonies, and has interviewed a number of the leading poli icians on the subjeot. But it is a big subject, and personal gossips upon it will go but a little way towards the achievement of the desired end. Mr Mackenzie haß to show the Viotorian politician, for instauoe, that it will pay to agree to a free interchange with New Zealand. It would no doubt be a good thing for you to find an unlimited market here for your oats aud potatoes, but m what particular department is the Viotorian pro* duoer to gain a quid pro quo ? Thiß is Mr Mackenzie's diffioulty.

Nine international expositions are to be held iv the next two years. Hamburg, Germany; Barcelona, Spain; Copenhagen, Denmark ; Glasgow, Scotland ; Brussels, Belgiam ; Melbourne, Australia ; Munich, Bavaria; St. Petersburg, Russia; and Ohar koff, Bussia, are the cities delected.

A divoroe has been pronounced m Paris between a deaf and dumb oouple. We are not surprised to bear it is the first of the kind which has taken place since divorce became legal, for this couple certainly started on married life with most excellent, guarantees of a peaoeful future ; which only proves how it is that marriage is a lottery.

We learn fron the "Lytteltou Times'' that diphtheria has made it appearance m Eangiora, and caused three deaths. The disease is said to have been brought into one of the families by a visitor from another town, and its spread is not iv any way due to Banitary defects.

The Auokland morning paper says that Sir George Grey intends to take a trip to Europe, and to remain m England for some time.

ASHBURTON LICENSING COMMITTEE

A quarterly meeting ' of the Ashburton Licensing Committee was held at noon to day. Present — Meaßts T Soaly (m the chair) R. Alcom, D. McLean and A. Harrison. .

W- ftedmood made appllca'ion that a transfer of the license of Central Hotel from J. W. Mcßae to himself be granted.

Mr Crisp appeared m support of the appl'catton. Sergeant Felton Bald that ho would not oppose the application, but at the same time, he would like the Bench to warn Mr Redmond as to hia future conduct of the license. Four oomplaints as to

drunkenness being permitted at the house

had bßen made ainca the present applicant took charge, but io view of the Ohrlet ohurob. Inspector of Police giviug Mr Redmond an excellent character while he

was at the Gladstone Hotel, he (Sergeant

Felton) w^uld make no objection to the transfer being granted, but he would like

the Benoh to Inform Mr Redmond that complaints had bee a made and warn him as to his future conduct.

Mr Crisp did not t)&k the Bench should attach any weight to Sergeant

Felton'a statement. If drunkenness bad

been permitted Redmond waa amen able to the law, and the proper course won d bave been to have laid a information against him. Then It coald have been seen who made the charges He did not require to point oat that a neir man had much difficulty to contend witb, because a oertaln aeotlon of the publlo, known an " hard cases 9 were always ready to take advantage of the fact that they were not known to him. He referred to the excellent character that the Ohrlstoharoh police gave Redmond.

Sergeant Felton said that he agreed with Mr Crisp as to the " hard cases" taking advantage of a new man, and it was on' account of that and the good character the applicant had received that no objection was now made. Mr Redmond had now received warning and if any future cause of complaint arose, be would be assuredly brought before the Court,

Sergeant Felton further referred to a olauae m the Police report which drew at* tention to then* c?sslty of fire escapes beiog provided. Tneßjnoh would remember that «t Blenheim a snort time ago two lives were lost because of there being no facilities to escape from a burning hotel. Mr Crisp promised that his client would provide fire eßOapes.

Some discussion ensued as the deficiency of fire escapes In the other licensed houses m the Borough.

After some deliberation the Committee said that they were willing to grant the transfer of the license fur the present, but they reserved to themselves the power to reconsider their decision, at an ttdj )orned meeting to be held m a mouth's time, if there were auy oumplaluts daring the interim. The Oomailttea were also of opiuion that before the ad j inrned meeting the other lloensees ehould be called upon to provide fire escapes It. was most im perative that this should be dune In a plsca like this where the buildings were of wood, aud In f«ot, the Committee would Inbiat on It. The Police should inspect the houeeß and report as to the number requisite. Sergeant Felton explained that this had been done. He had visited the hottls on Monday, and m the rep >rt now before the Committee was stat d the number of fire escapes required by each. It waa now for the Committee to confirm the report, and if the hotelkeepers did not «ttend to it the Committee would have power to cancel their licences. The number of escapes required by the respective hotels was as follows:— Somerset, 2 rope, the licensee having already provided 3 iron ; Butler's, 2 Iron, 5 rope ; Central, 3 Iron, 3 cope ; Commercial, 3 Iroo, 4 ropa ; Ashburton, 2 iron, 4 rope ; Royal, 2 iron, 4 rope

The Bench decided that the number of escapee mentioned above waa necessary, and the meeting was adjourned for a month In order that licensees might pro vide their houses with the escapes as directed by the Committee.

THE GROWN PRINCE

(PER MUB-8 «SSOOIATIONO I ondon. March 6 Her Majesty the Queen has received a telegraphic message from the Crown Princess stating that the Crown Prince has had a turn for the better, and that there is again room for hope that he may survive his illness. : Berlin, March 6. In compliance with a wish expressed Hy the Emperor, Prince William has been empowered to sign Royal decrees. The Crown rince is returning here from San Remo at the end of this month.

EVACUATION OF THE NEW HEBRIDES

[Per Press association.] Sydney, March 6. The French gunboat Fabert, which has arrived trom Noumea, brings news that a despatch has been received by the Governor of the island from the French Government conveying the text of the New Hebrides agreement, and ordering that the French troops should evacuate the group without delay. When the Fabert left Noumea two ships were preparing to sail for the Nefr Hebrides to bring back the French troops, and it was expected that the evacuation would be completed by the 15th inst, .

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

(PER FREB3 ASSOCIATION.) Sojia, March 5 Bulgaria has notified to the Powers that she will reject any Turkish demand which might, if it were acceded to, Ijave the effect of disturbing the con dition of the country. The radicals have gained a majority m the elections m Servia. Rome, March 5. Signor Crispi, the Premier, declares that the Modaoe incident is not of a serious nature. Constantinople, Maroh 5 The rebels m Roumelia have again broken out m rebellion and iorty of the leading officers have been arrested.

AVALANCHES IN THE ALPS

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Bomb, March 6

Information has been received here that an avalanche has engulphed the Hospice at Great St Bernard, a moun tain pass of the Pennine Alps, between flaly and Switzerland. No loss of life ig reported.

The famous hoepke of Great St Bernard was founded m 962 by Bernard de Menthon, a Savoyard nobleman, for the benefit of pilgrims to Rome, and is largely taken advantage of by travellers ncroas the Alpa. It is said to be the highest habitation m tfuropo, and was inhabited by ten or twelve Sfc Anguatine monks, who, with their noble dogs of St Bernard oreed, have rescued many hundred travellers from death by exposure to cold or burial m the snow, which m winter ranges from 10ft to 40ft m depth. The monks enter on their humane mission at eighteen, but are frequently compelled to teave with ruined health, owing to the bardahipß of their position before they *iave completed the term of thair vovr, fit teen yeats The hospice was a snbsUn flal stone building capable of »fftrdlne sleeping accommodation to 70 or 80 travellers, nod shelter to about 3' 0, A* raauy as 500 or 6 0 person i have takeu advantage of tbe mooks' hospitality m one day, and it ib estimated that 8000 or 9000 travellers are annually indebted to their kindness. One fatnuus St Barnard dog called Barry, m the earlier part of the present century was instrumental m saving the lives of no fewer than forty human beings. His moat memorable achievement was the rescue of a little boy, whose mother had been killed by an avalanche, and whom he induced to mount his b»ok, and so carried him Bafb to the hospice. The monks are mainly supported by voluntary gifts, but draw a small amount from independent property.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN

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THE SUNDAY QUESTION.

London, March 4.

Anglican bishops are making strong protests against the practice which is growing up amongst the aristocracy of devoting the Sabbath almost entirely to amusements. Among the richer classes theatrical entertainments, jug glery exhibitions, boxing, tennis matches, even dancing occupy the greater part of the day. The bishops are appealing to the clergy throughout the kingdom to use their influence to remedy this growing evil, and to secure and maintain the proper observance of the Sabbath day.

TRAFALGAR SQUARE.

In view of the determination ex pressed by the House of Commons that no proposal can be entertained bearing on the right of the public to hold meetings m Trafalgar Square, a monster meeting is being organised for the purpose of asserting the right of the public to meet there.

MRS GORDON BAILLIF.

Professor Blackie, who is himself a warm sympathiser with the crofter agitation, says " Mrs Gordon B ullie is so clever that she would deceive tht devil himself." She has been living for some years m great style, and has attracted considerable attention as a woman of large means. She has now disappeared very suddenly, and has Itft a large number of debts unpaid. The detectives are searching for her •with a warrant for her arrest on a charge of fraud. Mrs Gordon Baillie's mother earns her living as a char woman.

UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.

London, M*rcti 5.

The betting on the University boat race is 9to 4 on the Cambridge crew.

THE NAVAL ESTIMATES.

Tbr Naval Estimates brought down by the Admiralty provide for an auxi liary squadron of five protected cruisers and two nineteen- knot torpedo gun boats baying all the latest designs m sharpshooting guns. The cost will be between ;£Boo,oqo and The estimates also show that the sum of will be required for the next financial year. The boats are to be completed m two years.

SYDNEY GRAIN MARKET

1 1 thnlr olrcnlar of d«te Fahrnary 22 j >st to hand, Mes«ra Goldobrodgh and Go. itpnrt as follows :— Prims sampl»a of New Sifath Wa>le« wheat a<-e very eoaroe nod are egarly takon by town mi len. Oh'okfaed wheat has eased oon-id ribly, beicg ia l»ri?e \u25a0applt, M» 25 ' shows no improved eat and tho tendenoy is to lower value. Oats •re only being dealt In for immediate re* qaiff-ments, the ohenpnasa and Urge pros pective supplies nf mvz) causing buyers to aot with the greatest c*otion. Bran is easy, and Pollard steady at quotations. Wheat, beat mUline 3a bd to 3s 7d. Ohiokreed 2» 51 to 2a 81. Maize, 3s 3 i to 3) 4d. Oats, best eamplea. 2i ; good medium and iight bright, Is lid to 2j o}i ; in ferlor from la 9i. B*ak, 6i to 6£4. Pollard 7^d

SPORTING

V.R.C AUTUMN MEETING.

P3K PBBSS ASSOCIATION.)

Melbourne, Mir oh 6.

The second day's raoing of the> V.R. Club's Autumn Mooting tjok plaod to d »y. I he weather was fine, bat rather dull and cold. The attendance was good. The following are the results : —

Maidbm Stakes ; one mile and a quarter. Mr J. Mayo'rt b ca Tne Qusen 1 Mr P. T Heywood'a eh c Lord Allan, 2 Mr W. Duggan'a br c Bollingbroke ... 3 Five others started. Won by two lengths. Time, 2min lOseo

Sires 1 Pr dltok stakes— 2so and 700 subscribed by owners of siren ; Three quarters of a mi c. Hon J . White abr f Volley ... ,„ 1 M? J. Wilson, junr.'e br o Lonsdate \u0084» 2 Mr W. Cooper's oh f Lady Betty ... 3 Pearl Soell and Sylvester also ran. Won m a cancer by three lengths Time, Lmin 19Ja o. HutDLB Race ; About two miles and a half. Mr S Watban's b h Leporello, lOdt ... 1 Ruby, lLst BLb ... , 2 Ocean, lOst 12lb 3 Won eaeily Time, smin 12iec. AusrRAUAH Cup; two miles and a quarter. Hon J White's b c Oarlyon, 3yrs, Bat2lb ... 1 Mr vV. uannon'a H h Arsenal, syra Bitlolo 2 Messrs Husband and Niobols' br o

Dick Swiveller, 3yrs, 6st 131 b ... 3 The other st rtura were Nelson (9-tl2lb), Malua (9a 91b), Austra ian Peer (Bst 9ib), Niagara (Bst 6>t<) Oakieigh (8 it 6b), bun Bolt (891)1 Enfilade flat 111 b). Uyolops (7st 4 b), Abuse (6st 9ib), E D. (6stl01o), ani Moorbouse (7at 71o). Woa by half a I mgtti, Arsenal beating Dick tiwiveller by a nejk for eecoad place. Time, 4min6^s c.

PdbLio Axjchos Stakes— A bweepstakea of 3jovs each, lft, with 200aovs added ; one mile. Mr L. L. Pmith'a br m Louise Berta ... 1 Mr S. G. Cook's br h Dividend ... 2 Mrs H. Uaenham'a n a b g tangha- Ball'gh 3 The Bubks HA^DICAP; seven furlongs. Mr M. O'Shaanaßby's br h Chicago ... 1 Hon J. Wh te's br m Aoamo 2 H< n E. Mitche Bon'a br o Escutcheon 3 Won by a neck. Time, lmin 45^880.

HAWKE'S BAY JOCKEY CLUB AUTUMN MEETING.

[Pb r Press Association.] Napier. March 6. The following final payments were made to nlyht fur the Ba*ke'ei Bay Jockey dub's Autumn "VTee'ingr ;_ HaWKBS BAT CUT.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

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Auckland, Maroh 6. Major General Goasiit, for many years a resident of Auckland, died to-day. I>e ceased was a retired officer of the Im perial Army. The hearing of petitions lodged with a view of upsetting the return of the present Licensing Committee for the City Wards was commenced to-day before the R.M , Mr Smith. The grounds of the peti tion were that the nomination papera of the candidate* were delivered too late to be valid. The Pnnaonby petition was heard firat, and the informality being ad mitted, the Bench declared the election m the Ponsonby dittrlot, where a " prohibi tion ticket" was returned, to ba void. The City East patltion Is now being pro* cetded with. Wellington, March 6 M>jor Jervois, Private Secretary to bis Hxcttilenny the Governor, is about to resign that position, being reqnireJ by rules of the service to rejoin his corps, the Royal Engineers, la which he holds the rank of captain. Security having been given for £3000, the steamer Oreti has been released from distraint. The property tax colleotßd amounts to £367, C00. The Commissioner believes that the estimate will be fully realised. Blenheim, March 6. An Inquest was held to-day on the late fire at the P» osulx Brewery. Mr Ramsay leisee, admitted that he had insured plant 1 for £100 m the Norwich Union, which he hud purchased for £10, and that he told the agent It was worth £150. Mr S.nolair conducted the case on behalf of the Norwich Union. The jury returned a verdict that the brewery had been set on fire by some person or persons, but there was no evidence to show by whom, HoxniKA, March 6

With referenoe to Mr Burton, photo grapher, of Dunediu, being reported misaiug from MUiford Sound, Captain Lambert, of the mall contract steamer A.orore, renorts that when vUiting the Sound on February 2 md, Messrs Burtrn and Sutherland o me on board, a id tbe utearaer subsequently towed thorn down the iSound to obtain views. Captain Lambert thinks when the Melbourne steamer whistled Barton was too far In land to get on board and that he is all right.

Invero4ROlLL, Maroh 6. Samples of n«w eadoo'i'a wheac are now ooming in* Some are of excellent qua'l'.y wd it la proposed to send samples to ttio Melbourne Exhibition

AMERICAN NEWS.

(" Australasian an i South Am^rloan "

February 3rd ) M da Lassppj will visit the Panama Oinnl w-'irka m March,

T. H Mnore, L'sVwn , Mass, hai mann* factored thi< year 24,000 buhela of shoe pete, the entire production being exported to Germany

Mr Robert Kerb, of Paleley, Scotland, has bought land on Fall river, Massa ohnasette, on wh'oh to ereot a thread mill, employing 700 hands.

Bangs Brothers, Angasta, are now filling an order for window frame* whioh will be shipped to Africa. Each frame ia boxed, and when they arrive they will be carried on the backs of the natives Into the Interior.

The locomotive belonging tf* the Lehigh Valley Railway, on which Professor Kline is making his <>xp3r!mentß. attained, during a recent trial, a speed of elgnty, two and a half miles per hour.

It will take £10,000 to break up the Great ""astern, which was sold recently foe £16 000, but Barnnm, the great \u25a0howman, ia negotiating for its parohaes •nd transformation into a huge fljating palace of amusemant.

The three most successful systems of electric street railway m u»e are those at Scranton, Pa., appleron, Wis., and Mont* gomery, Ala. The oars on the latter road are operated at an entire total expense of $1 05 e-»ch per d»y.

A premlu n of #40 000 la offered by the republlo of Buenoa Ayrea, South Amerios, for the beet design of a oapitol building to be erected m that ooantry. The date for submitting drawl oga is set for April next. •

The gold mines at Halls, U.S. Colombia, promise to yield immense ra tarns. The machinery for working them is already on the ground, bat the heavy tains have prevented wotk being commenoed as toon ai h*d been expeoted.

Experiments on a large sole In tha production of snear from beets are to be made on the Pacific 0 >ast, Oiaus Spreok* las, the wealthy Oilifornlan snear refioer, has purchased a site at Wataonvllle, O«Ufornir, fora beet snerftr evaporator aud o'ber works, to cost $500.0)0, and have a o»paoity equil to eighty tons of sog^r a day. Similar establishments . will be erected m other p%rcs of the State.

A steam catamaran, intended for whale an^ walrus hunting m tbe Arctic regions, is being built at Montreal, Can da. It has t«o eteel cigar-shaped hnl's, eaob. 6i'xty-fipe feet long, and built m two corn partimnts. oie for water ballast, and tha other to carry petroleum for fuel. Tha catamaran is constructed so that it may bo taken apa-t for transportation on the deck of a whaler.

Schemes for colonising Mexico are multiplying. A French company hat acquired a grant of land m Chihoahu* sixty miles l"ng by b<x wide, on which French and Belgian emigrants are to ba Rettlsd. A large body of land m the same State, adjoining New Mexioo, has been secured by a syndicate m wbioh American capitalists are mostly ooncorn ad, and it is to be colonised.

The produot oa of coal In the United States during the past year amounted to abou'. 110,000,030 grosß tons, including collery consumption, and of this aboat 35,864,000 tens were anthracite and 74,000.000 tone bitamiaons coal ; of the o'a' valne at the mines of about 81.75,000 000. Thn production of ooka amounted io. 1887 to about 8,000,000 t n«, hVving a spot value of about $!4 000,f 00

Spain la recovering her maritime Im* porfanoo. Her steamship lines are fait multiplying* one of them oorapatlnj sharply with the American P*oifb Mall line on the Weat Coast, and Spanish steamers ply be ween New York, tho West ludlrs and Mexico. The Hpanlsh navy comprise the Belna Regents, a steamship of 5000- tons, running 21 knots an hour ; a>so the fastest torpedo boat extant, rnnnlng at a speed of 225. knots, or ovnr 26 nvles an hoor.

Maine is a great plnce for the tariff. The Oolleot r of Customs at Eaßtport, m that State, recently submitted an unusual question to the Treasury Pepirtment. He wantei to know whether duty was to be ass ssed unon electricity which o<ime over the wires from Canada to supply electric light tor Calais, Me S-cretary Fairchild has replied that electrioity is an mv sible, subt'e agent or power without any substance as a mercantile commodity, and is not provided for m the tariff or liable to duty. I Truckee, Cal.f recantlyj'oalebrated the! second anniversary of the expulsion of the Chinese from th«t place. Although the mercury was 14° below zaro, a large torohlight prooeasbn paraded the streets and marched over the ruins of old China* town. There were big bonfires, salutes from oannon, and speeches from the most prominent citizens of the place. Mean* while, San Fianoisoo owes its existence as a port of Importance largely to Its trade wtfch China and Japan, and many Gilifornlan industries that add largely to the prosperity and wealth of the Paolfio coast would ba at a standstill without " Chinese obeap labor."

PROFITABLE FRUIT GROWING.

Five or six years since land about Freran, Cal., was as barren as a barn floor. The following we take from a Fresno paper : — 11 Mr H, F. Ball, proprietor of the Ball vineyard, was interviewed briefly recently as he was staring on'a trip to the East m regard to the success of the fruit-growing business the past season, end a few figures «rer<) obtained from him which are not calculated to dimmißh faith m tho productiveness of Fresno soil. The pact year nras Mr Ball's first experience m farming of any sort, and he does not reem to be at all discouraged by the result of hi* summers work. The fruit on his lands was all sold to one firm, the peaches and pears as they oame from the trees and the raisins m the sweat boxes. From ten acres of peaches he received $2 522. From three and a half acres young pear trees, $101, and from fifty five a-, res of raiain vineyard of three year old vines, $3,7 0 ; a total of $11,333. The net returns are some thing over $ <,000 a neat sum to lay away for one season's work and a modest investment of capital."

PROGRESS OF THE NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY.

" Faw people outside of the natural gat region/ uald a large owner of gas welli m Washington County, Pa., " have any Idea what enormous proportions the gas business h*B grown to. It may be said to be only about two years old m Western Pennsylvania, and more thao 200,000 acres of land m Washington and adj >intng counties have been drilled with gas wells. Nearly 150,000 tons of Iron have been uaed m mana'ioturing the pipes through wbioh thn 500,000,0 )0 cub'o feet of gas that fl >w from the region dally are con* ""ynd to thß plaoas nslng it. Over $25,000,000 is Invested m (he business b, the fourteen organized companies that produce the bu'k of tha gas. The land *nd w*lls represent an outlay of $17,000,000 The wells now producing are capable of doubling the quantity now •ieraaaded for light and Ijeat. Nearly 2000 miles of mains are required for oondaotlng the supply to consumers. Jt; is estimated that tie use of natural gaj has displaced 25,003 tons < f ooal dally m Western Peuniytvanla and Bistern Ohio alone. Besides the wells oontrolied by the great gas-producing companies, indivi dual owners have wells for the supply of the smaller towns, and every village and hamlet m the region has enough natural gas running to waste every day to abundantly suoply the tame number of towns of 10,000 inhabi.aats etch with light and fuej,"

The Rev Dr. Grimes, Roman Oatbolio Bishop of Christchurob, will arrive by the eleven B.m. train from Timaru on Saturday, J and it is expected that the congregation of the ABhburton Gatholio Church will all meet him at the railway station on hia arrival here. A procession will then be formed and proceed to the Church, where an address will be presented to the Bishop from the congre gation. On Sunday the Bishop will celebrate Macs at nine a.m. and give Holy Communion to the ohildren. At eleven, there will be a "Missa Cantata," the Bishop will preach and administer the Sacrament of Confirma tion. At three o'clock Vespers will be held and benediction of the blessed Sacrament, and the beautiful ceremony of renewing Baptismal Vows, and at seven another service will be held, at whioh the Bishop or Father Oummings will preach.

At the R.M. Court this morning before Mr A. Harrison, J.P., and Mr R. Alcorn, J,P tf Harry Neal was charged with having made use of obscene language. Acouaed pleaded guilty "to a certain extent," averring that the language he made use of was not above a whisper. The evidence of Constable Fitz* gerald was to the effeot that accused swore at bis wife for following him aud used moat disgußting language towards her. Mr W. Zander gave evidence that acouaed, who had formerly been m his employ, came to his chop and made himself a thorough nuisance there, the accused made a long statement m his defence saying that he had a wife and seven ohildren dependent on him, and that he had not a penny m the house. Evidenoe was given that acoueed had been m a atate of m. toxioadon ; this he did not deny, bat Baid that be was not given to liquor, On the occasion m question he had two glasses of beer, he being worried at losing his situation and this might have upset him. The Benoh said that m tha present instanoe they would take a lenient view of the case though they warned the accused as to his future behavior. He waa ordered to be imprisoned for 24 hours with hard labor,

Writing of horse-racing m New Zealand the "Waimate Times" has the following sensible remarks :— " Why so muoh dawdling between the races? Let the stewards make arrangements so that that they can have the raoes, one after another, iv somewhat close and orderly succession. Finish m two or three hours, and let the sport, and not the adjuncts of the Bport, be the attraction, that the crowd may leave the ground unjaded, freßh and comfortable, without requiring to drink, not for refreshment but for very ennui. Baoe for the sake of racing and not for gambling and bookmaking, which are essen. tially weak as well as wicked. If this were done the patrons of raciog would disarm many objections, and perchance get a new aud better lease of life for their favorite \u25a0port."

THE ABHBUBTON GUABPIAN, WEDNESDAY, MABCH 7, 1888



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Wanted- X\ / ANTED Known— M«Bsro Beggand VV Go's. Piano Tuner will be m Ashburfon m a few daya. Orders left with Mr A. Habkisov. ALL nor first-class genuine Drapery, Boots, Clothing, etc., we are now selling at ridiculous prices. Only come and eeo.— H. 0. Skgers, Melford House TX7' ANTED to Sell —A i> irst-class Piano V\ grand action. Cash or terms very liberal. Apply Hayes nnd Co. /\u25a0^ REAT Bargains. Everything greatly \JT reduced. Oome and judge far your- selves.— H. O. Segers, Melford House. COME one, come all, and our prices will astonish everybody — B. 0, Skgers. WANTED— My customers to know that I have removed to Saundera 1 Baildings, nnd that, iv addition to my stock of Grocerleß, China, Glaes, and Earthenware, I hava opened op a stock of new Clothing and Boois, at prioes lower than ever (ffeted iv New Z. i »l» r d. — Robert Alcorn. \u25a0 3*lo ~1 1 TANTED -Everyoue to ooma and VV see the nicest lot of Glass, China, and Earthenware ever shown m Ashbur ton, aud the Ohespettever Unded m New Z -aland. Imported direct from the MaoufHcturera. — Robert Aloobn, Sinn- dera' Buildings. 3*ll fTTAKTED Known—To the Ladies VV of Ashburton »nd surrounding districts, that an experienced monthly Nurse is desirou* of engagement. Good references can be given. Address — Mbs Bill. Peter Street. Ashburton. 11 18 WANTED KNOWN — Oleographs Scenery, and Cataolic Subjects. Catholic Cards, good variety m Scraps Novelties io Penwipers, Crewel Wools and ' bilks, Knitting Cotton, Colored Crotchet ' Cotton, Transfers, Tinsel Balls, Ac, &c. . «t jlbs Manhibb's Fanoy Repository, Saundera 1 Buildings



DIARY. I Moon's J Sun ! Sun Moon Moon age at > March. Rises. | Sets. Rices Hets. noonday pin. pm. 5 Monday .. 647 6.38 11.3 18 S3 6 Tuesday \u0084 548 6.36 11.54 213 23 7 Wednesday.. 5.50 6.34 0.0 3.14 24 a.m. 8 Thursday .. 5.51 6/2 049 4.7 25 9 Friday.. .. 5.53 6.30 1.49 4.63 26 10 Saturday ... 5.54 6.28 2.53 5.31 27 11 Sunday .. 6.55 6.26 3 t 54 6.6 26 iMoonlight 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 o'clcok m the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from tundowntill about 4 m the morning. The Moon at 15 days old is full, and shines all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 a.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 24 days old rises about 9 a.m. and shinesti 11 morning, The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and shines till sunrise. T. Bullock. TO LET. 4JEtOO&tED HOOSS, together with email Stable, m Moore Street. App'y to T. BIT LOOK TO LIST. A COMFORTABLE House, well situa- ted, m Cameron Street, presently occupied by Mr Dimant. Possession can be given m a week. T. BULLOCK. TIMWALD. TO LET, at a I'*w rental, 4 roomed Got tace, w\th Verandah, fronting Gra- bam'a Road. Inspection iDviied. Apply to T. BOLLOCK. FOR SALE. HOUSE with Bay Window and Veran- dah, fronting Wakanni R .ad, T S. 744, known as W. K'z's property. No hiving sold thin by auction, I am prepared ti> receive offers for it, anvtU ci«h deposit, balance bearing interest a* 61 p°r cant. T. BULLOCK. fjnO LET — At a very l»w rental, a lar<e a balding fronting East Street, euit- able for » gr«in and chaff dtore. T RU LOtK. I^OR SALE. — An improved Farm of 1 245 Acres, being R.S 27-237, situated about 5 miles from Cherteey. Low price and liberal terms apply to T. PULLOOK. Offff —Lot 28, Trevortou, near thp &OO» Presb}terian Manse, contain log about J-acre, with 3-roomed Uccsf thereon, for sale at the above price Terms if re juired . — Apply to T. BULLOCK TO LET at a low rental. — 4-rooaied Coctage at Hampstead. T. BULLOCK. POR SALE at a low price and on liberal terms, 15 acreß of land with 2-roomed Cottage thereon, fronti? g the Fa rfield Roud, not far from the County I Saloyards. Apply to T. BUrLOOK. Friedlander Bros. rXTANTED|TO PURCHASE WHEAT, BARLEY, OATS, R\E CORN, RYE GRASS, IN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES. HIGHEST PRICE GIVEN. WANTED TO SELL 1000 BALES CORNSACKS. WANTED— Our Farmers and other Clients to note that we are agents for - NEW ZEALAND STONE GOMPAKY, OJURU. FISON'S Celebraied Ftrti'izers, The beat In the Market. TOMLINSON and HAY WARD'S POWDER DIP AND GLYCERINE DIP. i _____ The beat and cheapest In the Market. Preventa <pnt gion for an almost nn» ! litnitei time ; will not h jare or discolour I the wool. bar. on the contrary g ; v«a it a beautl'nl appearanc«. It k^eps good for any peril d \u25a0 f time ! easy to mix ! requiring j no hot witter and thus saving fael, con- siderable expeuße *i*d trouble ! GOOD NEWS TO GRAINGROWERS. THE WO^DER OF THE DAY. MASSEY'S Light 2-horse Steel Binder. WE have pleasure of intimating cur friends and others that we have been appointed SOLE AGENTS FOR NEW ZEALAND for the sale of this wonderful Machine. Wherever tbe Machine has been tried It has given entire satisfaction and those who attended the trials and sew tbe Maohlce at work expressed themselves highly pleased. Numerous orders have already been tnken for next season's harvest and those m want of Machines will do well to see THE MASSEY BINDER before placing their orders else where. We guarantee every Maoblne, thns showing that we ourselves have every confidence In the MASSEY LIGHT STEEL BINDER. SUB-AGEiNTS WANTED. FKIEDLANJJEB BROS, i i / r



Public Notices Dentistry. MR AUDLKY E MEREWfiTHER WILL ATTEND DAILY AT JONES' NEW BUILDING, Next Somerset Hotel. Teeth Extbacted— 2s 6dJ baiSkT^ros BUILDERS, UNDERTAKERS, Ac, Cornar Wakanni Road aiid Cass stieet, (Next Obktral Hotel.) Or at Baker and Brown's Coach Factory Havelock street 11 Jl Coal. Coal. Coal. TO THFESbJLNO MACHINE PRO- PRIETORS, FARMERts &OTHEKS. HAVING made our arrangements for this Season's COAL bUPPLY on exceptionally favorable terms, we are m a position to meet the demands of onr Cus omera most liberally, both as to QUALITY and PRICE. OBDBBS NOW aEIN^ BOOKED. McCdLLUM & CO., 1J79 Coal and Timber Merchants. HAVING purchase'! f rrm Mr Tait hi Stock and businees m Burnet street, I hope the Public and thoee wl.o have been iv the habit of dealing with Mb Tait will c nt nue to d \u25a0 so with me. Everything trill be cold at txceedingly low prioes, A. IBEL\*D, Saddler, Asbburton. HAVING d-spos- d of my Biißi^ess aid Goodwill *o Mr A. Ibeiand, I hope that all thosrt who h ive favored me with their patronage will continue to give the sam<» to Mb Ibbland. 2 79 JAMES TAIT. NO W REMOVED TO SAUNDERS 1 BUILDINGS. B. ALCOEN SADDLEEY 1 SADDLERY 1 1 MR A. IRELAND, having removed to premises occupied by Mb Tait, Burnett Street, hopes, by strict attention to Bueiuess, to merit a Bhare of public patronage. TOE LOWEST PRICES CHARGED. Every reqoieite m the Trade kept m Stock. Farmerß and others will now bave an opportunity of getting SADDLER f at auoh LOW PBIOES as were never before offered m Aehburton. Bepairs executed on most teaeonable terms. AGENT for the new high arm Davis HEWING MACHINES. Theonly Vertical Ferd Machine m the world. It has no equal. Sold on time payments if reqaiied. 11*19 A. IRELAND. FTHE refpeotlve buaineaans of Mr Ch ? J Neate and Mr A KiMNiizsß, bave been araa gacibtt-d, aud with a view of obviating tha double expenditure in- curred m carrying on TWO Establish- ments, will m future be conducted m the premises lately occupied by Mb Kam- 2UTZGB, under the style or firm of Tie Asttoton Drug Company, LIMITED. Having effected thfaTthe new ConlDaoy are determiutd t > give the puolio the fail benefit of the reduced cost m working exnnnrefl, by supplying all D^UGS and MEDICINES Bt a much kwer scale of charges than heretofore. Pat-, nt and pio- prisUry articles m constant nee, will be SOLD at specially LOW figures. The quill'y of f-very DR.UG used 10 Medicine Vrtll be of the very bust ob?atu*b'e A thoroughly competent aeei^tant will reßldt* on »h« premis n\ and the crnvenl^nce of customers cart full; studied iv every way. Asbburton Drag Ccmpany, Ld., J. M. CAMBRIDGE, 8*92 Manager. PAVERHANGINGrS ! PAPERHANGINGS 1 1 fIiHE Undersigned have just opened up X & splendid assortment PAPERHATOmGS, SCBIM, TAPES, TACKS, Also, — WINDOW GLASS (all sizes). W & B LEAD, PAINTS, OILS VABNI&HEB, COLORS, DiIYERS, TURPENTINI' &o, Jnst landing, a splendid lot of Ecnee t Coal, ©x " Hauroto." McCalluni & Co ., EON. TTMBER, AND COAL MER CHANTS, & IMPORTERB, Agents for TITAN and TBIPLEA STRAINERS. 12*103