THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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DI AIRY.

■ Moon's . Sun Snn Moon Moon ago ftt July. Rieea. Sots. Rises Uati. noon. a.m. pm. . ■ 9 Monday .. 7.36 4.50 0.24 0-36 22 3 ruesday .. 7^6 481 1.23 1.1 23 4 Wednesday.. 7.36 4.31 2.21 1.27 24 6 Thursday .. 7.36 4;82 3.20 1.64 25 • Friday.. .. 7.85 4.33 4.19 2.27 26 7 Saturday ... 7.35 4.33 5.17 3.3 27 8 Sunday .. 7.35 4.34 6.14 3.46 28 Moonlight Evenings,} TfaeJMoon at {8 dftya old .shines till about 8 o'clock. : ''.'■■■•, The Moon at 6 days old chines till about half-paßt 10 o'olook. The Moon at 8 days old Bhinea till nearly o'olook m the morning. The Moon at 12 dayß old shines from sundown till 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 21 days old rises about 2 a.m. and shineßti 11 morning The Moon at 27 days old rises about;* a.m. and Bhines till sunrise.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1888. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Chief Justice Way, of South Australia, ha* sold a property m King William Btreet, Adelaide, to the National Mutual Association of Australasia for £440,000, or an average of £571 per foot— That's the way to get rich. The liat of guarantees of stock to be shipped at the freight of Id per pound under the Auspioes of the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company during 1889 and 1890 already re presents a total of over 155,000 Bheep for eaoh year. English is the fireside tongue of the Greek Danish, and' RUBSlan-Rojal md Imperial families. Our Queen speaks German m her home oirole, and oddly enough, the German Crown Princess discards it m hers, preferring English. A recent trial m New York proved that a ferret kept m a oage m a barn or other build ing would drive away rats. The soent from the ferret is what does it. It is olaimed that rats are bo fearful of it that they will even abandon their nests of young. The sale of the Eumemmering raoecourse is another instance of the rapid rise m the value of land m Viotoria. Some weeks ago the land m question (about ninety aores m extent) changed hands for £4700 ; it is now stated that the property has been re-sold for no leas a sum than £12,000. Albert Frazer escaped from the Michigan Penitentiary and then induoed his wife, who was having a hard time, to deliver him up and secure the reward offered for his capture. She did so, and Frazer had the satisfaction of knowing that he . had done something to provide for his family. At Guy's Hospital, London, reoently thera was received the body of a drunkard whioh wa very much bloated. It was found thai when punctured and a match was applied to the gaß whioh esoaped, it burned with the ordinary flame of carburetted hydrogen. As many as a dozen of these flames were burn* ing at the same time. Captain Mennickan, of the Cunard steamer Umbria, whioh arrived m the Mersey a few days ago, has aohieved that whioh has never been accomplished before— namely, a veßael leaving New York -on Saturday and the following Saturday passing the entry «n the Liverpool Custom House as having arrived m the Mersey. Qneen Olga, of Greece, is a beautiful woman with a plump, well developed form, tbiok, handsome hair and expressive eyes. She has •weet and charming manners. She is a fear* less horsewoman, but is very domestic, withal, and is often seen at home spinning silk. She is a devout Greek m religion, leads a pure life and is devotedly loved by the Greek people. The Constantinople correspondent of an ' American paper states that on Maroh 28 a mob of women m that oity sought to obtain arrears of pensions for their husbands from the Government, and besieged the office of the Minister of Finance. The Minister was seoretad to esoape the fury of the mob. The mob killed a woman who was advising them to make their demands quietly; The faot reoently made public that £70,000 is annually paid by the Public m London for added water m milk, seems to have impressed Mr Bennat, the presiding magistrate at Clerk enwell, very profoundly. In fining two defendants charged with milk adulteration his Worship expressed his surprise at this re mark able statement. "To mymi&oV' he said, " milk is a thing whihh ought to be sold pure." There will be many people of the same mind as Mr Beunet m this matter. AjQQDrdjng to one of the society papers the Tory Pemporafs are about to start a new journal of their own, whip}} is to" be the most brilliant paper ever published." }Lt is to he issued weekly, and to contain more novelties, special and political, than any organ m the press. Lord Randolph Churchill will be its avowed hero, and it wjll take ijts policy from his inspiration. The new paps* js to wage war on obsolete Conßeryatjsm, and rally tfje gilded youth of the country round $P standard of constitutional reform. There are ocly eight or ten while wonjen on the Congo. They include the femala missionaries at Bishop Taylor's Btation at Kimpoko, on Stanley Pool, and the wife of the English missionary (Wellington, who went to Africa to marry him. The wife of Lieutenant Talcke, who has lived on the Congo about a year, has just returned to Belgium m excellent health. The only white women who is m the depths of Central Africa, hundreds of miles from the coast, is Mrs Bore, of the London Missionary Sooiety, a black-eyed, sweet.faoed young woman, who was carried 800 miles to Lake Tanganyika m a bath chair, The fortnightly meeting of the Band of Hope m connection with the Tinwald Wesleyan Sunday School was held on Wed nesday evening. There was a good attend ance, Mr John Caygill, vioe-preßident, m the I A large amount of interest is evinced m cflDueptjon with these meetings, eaoh child emulating the pjfter as to who shall read, sing, or rieoite the most porreotly. The teaohers, Messrs fiujverhouse, Jjohmy, Geo. i Jjowe, Smith, Misses £owe, Bjjoriarty, and jßountreej certainly deserve mention for the | excellent manner m which the pieooa were rendered,. Mrs Hespjtjpe presided £t' the i harmonium. The choir gaye general jpatisfao tion for the very able manner jn whiofy several selections were rendered. A very jntereetjng and instructive meeting was brought to a olose m the usual way* "Houcm on Catabbh" corrects offensive odorß at once. Complete cure of wor&t chroni, oases; also unequalled as gargle for diphtheria, ore throat, foul breath. 4. Kbatino's Cough Lozenges ourea Coughs, Asthma, and Bronchitis. Medical testimony states that no other medicine is so effeotual fnthe cure of tfaesa dangerous maladies. One Lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bed time en?uresrrest. For relieving difficulty pf breathing they are invaluable. They contain no opium or any violent drug. Sold by ail chemists, m tjw.lsjld^and 2s 9d eaoh,

The annual dinner m oonneotion with the Star of Ashburton, L.O L., will be held m tbs Orange Hall, on Thursday next, at 7.30 p.m. A heavy gale sprung up just before 2 o'olook this [afternoon and for some time clouds of dust were flying about, making outdoor travel ling anything but pleasant. One or two windows were broken by the force of the wind, A homely French Abbe, who had jast inherited £64,000, has presented his fortune to the Pope, stating that hitherto he had lived on £12 a month, and thus he would not know what to do with so muoh. In return, however, he asks His Holiness to support him if he wantß assistance at any future time — which the Pope will, of course. The firebell rang out an alarm at 2.30 this afternoon,^ and m view of the furious gale that waß raging at the time considerable con sternation arose. The Brigade turned out with great promptness and proceeded m the direotion \ol the racecourse. The fire being at_ Mr Kilworth'e place, near the Canterbury Millß. Mr Kilworth being engine driver there, As soon as the alarm was given the mills were shut down, and the whole staff taming out with buckets tha fire as confined to a detached wash-house and scullery, with an upper story used by Mr Kilworth as a work shop, m whioh he had a lot of valuable tools. The whole building and its contents were destroyed, and it is not known ff any insurance was on the building or its contents. It is supposed that a spark from the kitohen chimney oaused the file.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

(by bleotrio telegraph oopybight.)

(Per Pbess Association.)

(Received July 6, 12 40 pm.j THE CHINESE QUESTION. Sydney, July 6. Twenty-one firemen and trimmers proceed by the Alaraeda to 'Frisco at the expense of the Maritime Labor Union to replace the Chinese crew. Advices received from Hong Kong state that m consequence of the loss to steamship owners, arising from the stoppage of Chinese passenger traffic, freights will be raised by five shillings per ton. A further rise of five shillings I is expected shortly.

THE PRINTERS' STRIKE.

Melbourne, July 6.

The dispute between the Printers' Society and employers has been settled by the latter conceding the demands of the Society.

THE BROKEN CABLE.

Port Darwin, July S. The captain of the steamer Myrmidon states that from the proximity of volcanoes to Sumbawa there is little doubt the interruption to the cable was caused by volcanic disturbances. Peculiar subsets, resembling the Kraka toa glories of 1883-84, have been seen lately m the vicinity. The Myrmidon left yesterday with homeward cables, and instructions were forwarded to ascertain what steps were being taken for restoring communication.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

[Pir Pebss Association.]

Wbllinoton, July 5. In the JRenata Kawepo will case to-day two Natives oontradicted the testimony of the Von Archdeacon Williams, relative to a conversation m the Joying man's room shortly before death . xhe rev gentleman swore most positively that Ronata had told him a former will m favor of Broughton was to be destroyed, and h's property given to Mrs Donnelly but this evidence was flatly oontradicted by the two witoeßsea examined this morni»», who asserUd that Renata stated to Ihe Arch deacoa that Mrs Donnelly was not to have anything to do with his- will. At Gladstone yesterday Jobn Doraett, an old settler, waa killed by a tree while bußhfalling. A special meeting of the City Council was held this evening, toconsid r the re solutions passed at a meeting on Monday last A resolution that the Council should resign m a body, m consequence of the rote of the ratepayers at the p-üblio meet iag on the Wellington Corporation Lease hold and Financial Bill was withdrawn, and it was held that the Council had no authority to bring forward at tbis meeting a resolution that the Bill ba withdrawn from Parliament. A portion of the pro ceedings were rather animated. It is stated that an important gold discovery baa been made on the property of the New Zealand Antimony Company at Endeavor Inlet, gome specimens, sent Home for treatment some time ago, yielded 4c ej of free gold, and another ounce by a chemical process . While working at lower level a faw days ago, tboso engaged struck a large maßs cf extraordinarily rich quart* ore. A sample sent to the Business Manager of the Company bere shows gold freely. A large parcel of simples and two tons of general stone are expeoted to reaoh here m a few days for shipment to England. The "Post" to-night states: —"A •sptafn of one of the coastal steawera who has baen to New Plymouth frequently with his vessel, stated m town to day that from soundings taken ainoe the wreck of the Hawea, he foend a rook whioh lies m a danceroua position for vesse's entering New Plymouth. He also sjbited that it is the rook whlob \raa referred to at the Inquiry yesterday as one found by the M&oris, • but that its position as given m Oourfc is a long way out. In his opinion it la probably that it was tha rook on which the Hawea struck. We hear that Captain Allman, cf. ihe Penguin, m consequence of the above, to-day teler graphed to the Harbormaster at New Plymputh Informing him that he cannot take tha risk of bringing the Penguin to the wharf, and that unle?? he goes off to her and tabes her m she vnl havo to remain outside." Bunepin, Jnly &. The delay m receiving the audited accounts waa severely commented on to* day at the City Oounoll meeting. At the thirteenth meeting, called to consider them, they are not yot to hand. The following resolution was passed— "That this Oounoil depreoate the dolay which has otoourred In auditing the Corporation accounts by the Auditor-General's Depart ment, strongly condemn tbo existing system as carried out by that Department, and urge the city members of the House of Representatives to endeavor, when the Municipal Corporations Bill \t under consideration, to obtain a system of audit more economical, more expeditious and satisfactory to the ratepayers of this city." Bluff, Joly 5. Jam as Walker, one of the Bluff Harbor Board's boatmen, got, his right forearm shattered 10-d^y lyhjie dredgiDg at the new slip. Dr Close arrived promptly frpm Itivercargili, and' did all possible, but it is feared that amputation is un avojdable. The arm is 1 1 rribly lacerated and tije bone crashed, being a compound comoHnutpti fracture. The sufferer waß sent to Inverpargill, where a consultation will be hald tq decide it the arm can bo saved. The accident was caused through the winding of a chain sljppjng off the grab barrel, Walker climbed up and freed it, wheu the bucket dropped, and, before be could get clear, oruened his arm.

"Bough on Itoh."--" Kough on Ifcoh,' cjjrps ejcifl humors, eruptions, ring worm tetter, salt rhegm, frosted feet, chilblains, itob, iry ptfieon, barbers' jtob, ||

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGHSLAriVE COUNCIL.

Thdbsday, July 5,

The Oounoil met at 2 30 TICfOKIAN PARLIAMENTARY BANQUM. On the motion of the Attorney-General It was reaolved that the Oounoll acknovr lodgu with thanks the invitation from the Viotorian Legislature to attend the Parliamentary banquet to be held In Melbourne on August 4th. TRAMWAYS ACT AMBMDMENI. Mr Stevens moved the second reading of the Tramways Act ameudment Bill. Agreed to.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House met at 2 30. MELBOURNE EXHIBITION. The Premier moved that Mr Speaker be inatruoted to oonvey to the Speaker of the Legislative A'ssombly of ViotorU the appreciation and aeoepUnoe of the cordial invitation of the New Zealand .Home of Representatives, but a* the name time regretting that aa the General Assembly is now In session many members would be prevented from attending the Exhibi tion who would otherwise bo desirous of doing so - The motion was Agreed to. - ODSXOM DOTIBB BILL. Mr Hutchison resumed the debate on the thild reading of the Customs Duties Bill. He avd thai* he was not one of those Protectionists who had given m their allegiance to Government. He twitted Captain Rasteli with having re tailed to the Houaa the opinions .of people at Home oa the colony. As to the tariff, however, commendable it was m other respects, it had been greatly impaired by the imposition of the tea aud gait duties ' Me Levestam took exception to several > of the abatements made by the member for ! i Hawke'a Biy when criticising the tariff. r Mr O'Oonor aaid that he was a Proteo , tlonist, buf; he considered thai the tariff threw a heavy burden on the mining population. Mr Izird protested against the third reading although he knew it was Idle to do ao at the present stage, Mr Fish said that the tariff now brought m would do a large amount of good to the I oommunltyl He censured Mr Saoble . MoKezle for having tried te Id j are the manafiourern of colonial barbed wire which was quite equal, m his opinion, to the imported artible. Mr Taylor strongly supported the third reading. 1 Mr Thompson (Maraden) would vote for > the Bill, bnt felt that the Protectionists would be disappointed at the result of it. i Mr Tanner oombaited the views, ad vanced by Mr Fiah, and said he wished to make a final protest against the passing of the Bill, which was now m a different position to what it was formerly, Inasmuch 1 aa the schedule attaohad to it had been > passed by the Protectionists i Mr Reeves (Si Albaos) denied that the I tariff was brought down for revenue pur poses, as many of the da tie* were de oidedly imposed for protective purposes It was, m fact, a more drastic tariff than the Protectionists bad ever dreamt of, or ever would have proposed to the House. The debate was interrupted by the 5 30 p m. adjournment. The House resumed at 7.30. - Dr Newman suggested that we should import a board to manage our fioances as : well ai the railways. Ho ridiculed the idea of calling the Budget a Freatrade one. The country was prepared for a certain amount of taxation, but not f<r auoh an amount, especially when the larger part j could have been avoided by careful ad ministration and rearrangement of the finances. He warned the House that the worst was yet to come, and that there would be a large defioit at the end of the year. Mr Pyke thought the Protectionists very moderate to be satisfied with such a j tariff, which was to all intents a revenue one. Mr Merchant combatted aome of Dr Newmans statements, especially the state* mient that the tea duty was raised for the purpose of providing local subsidies for the Taranaki district. Mr Scoble MoKeozle reminded Mr Pyke that he had been a Freetrader trhen the Storit-Vogol tariff was brought down, and that he was Chairman of the Free trade Committee Ihla session. Mr Pyke Inter] oted— " That w»S a Protective tariff, this Is not.' Mr Mackenzie continued: Revenue duties could be taken off when times got better, but there was no drawing back from protective duties He quoted from the speech of Mr Fergus to his con stituents, In whioh he stated that (he oountry could not bear any more taxation and that a further increase of duties would amount to prohibition. He oharaotertsed the Premier's policy 'as merely stunted VogelUm. Mr Peacock discussed the education question at some length. 'He advocated raising the school age to fix. and charging fees m the upper . standards. He was opposed to the Bill, but as the Houae had affirmed the principle he should not vote against it. Mr Grimnnnd again protested against the Imposition of tbia tar ff. Mr Boohanan defended himealf from a charge of disloyalty, and treated the local subsidies question from an adverse point of view. Mr Taipua opposed both the Bill <md the Native land policy of Government Mr Menteath denonncod the course the Government had taken, and drew a sombre picture of the evils of tha tariff. In four or five years they would be grappling m a death struggle with the curse of Prqtcp tfon. Mr Moss aa'4 that the men whq had aßsjate(J*to heap millions of debt on the 1 pountry had for eyer extinguished Free |trade m New Zealand It was useless for them to pine for it now. Naturally they verp somewhat sore, but Protection would have conic whether they l'ked it or not. The Premier In reply claimed that the tariff was not a protective one. He had followed exactly the same lines as m 1879, •nd put on dntlea m a way whioh seemed most advantageous to the country. He was neither a Protectionist nor a Free trader, though e»oh party, no doubt might claim him us suoh. ti e would never agree to Impose duties simply for protective purposes. He replied to the ptlnolp&l arguments against the tariff adduoed by Mr Beetham, Mr Macarthur, Captain Raiaell, Dr Newman, and others. He oomplalned that the opponents of the Government had not given them credit for the faot t u .at £180,000 of the new taxation would go. to relieve loan m buildings and subsidies. Neither bad any of them expressed willingness to increase ( the property tax, though they were quite ( ready to lower the exemptions, la con tusion ha said ho and his colleagues had thought this tariff out and brought It ! down, and they were not going to be ( separated. If ono went all went. Now j the tariff was out of tha way the Honss I was free' to select another Government if | it pleased, but they must understand that they would not submit to such innuendoes as the member for St Aibaas had let fall that afternoon. ' ' ' The House divided, and the third ' reading was carried by 45 to 23. • On the motion that the BUI pass, l speeches vrpre made by Mr Se4don and Mr Fish of a personal nature, as to thß former's action during the progress of ' the Bill. i Mr Fraser having made a few remarks l m the same direction the Bill pasaed its t final stage. . j q i The House adjourned, at 1 35 a.v* 3

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

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Hawera, July 5. A serious fire occurred m High atreet this morning. It waa first dleoovered at 4.15, when Robbins and Plerard a large iroomoccery and grooary store was found to be In fl lines. Within half an hoar th^ fire had spread to the handsome drapery establishment of Sutton's, whioh was also entirely consumed within half an hour. The adjoining fru'tarer'n ohop, belonging to Connelly, was also destroyed. ThU was the finest block m ETawera, Sutton'a buildings oost over £1600 to eraot about five years ago. They were insured In the name of Archd Olarkson, Auokland, It is eald for £1000, but this Is not certain. Sotton'a stock, muoh of it joat to hand, wae Insdrad for £100 bat the value wai £3000, Robbing and Pia-ard'o building ia said to be insured for £500. and bo far as the insurance is known the Phot v'x has £400 bin the stock of ironmongery, and the North German haa £300 on tte grocery stock. Donnelly's stock wan uninsured. The building was Insured for £100. Considerable loss was Inflicted on the adjoining shops, and large injury through salvage The fronts of the buildings across the street also oanght fire once or twice, and were scotched and Injured by the fire. The fire was subdued at 6 o'olook, having lasted about an hour and a half. Had the night not been calm and froßty the fire must have swept half the town.

THE CHINESE QUESTION

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, Sydnbt, Joly 5 The captain of the Alameda has com promised vrith the Maritime Labor Union with reference to the working of his steamer, bat the terms have not been allowed to transpire. After a lengthened consideration the House of Assembly have adopted the amendments made by the Legislative Council m the Chinese Restriction Bill. Adelaide, July 5. The Chinese Bill is meeting with strong opposition, and it is thought that serious political complications will arise should the Government desire to make the question a party one;

Wellington. July 6, The •' Evening Post "to-night publishes an article m wh'oh it states that a Chinese Imperial Proclamation and edict have; been received by eocne leading Chinese merchants m Danedin from a high offioUl at Pekln. After stating that copies of the edict have been circulated to the principal Chinese In the colony, the " Post "goeß on to Bay — "The preamble of the Prbala matlou Is somewhat lengthy, bub put as toraely aa possible, it sets forth that whereas Great Britain baa entered Into treaties with China from time to time, whioh oonfereed especial privileges on Englishmen, merobants, traders and others, who were thereby permitted to carry on business throughout a great portion of the Chinese Empire, and where as these treaties were entered into bo far as Ohlm was oonoerned very relnotantly, and only through the superiority of the British Army, the looparlal Government of China regard the reoeut treatment of Us Bubjsoto throughout the Australian colonies as illegal, and as a breaoh of the Treaty. Then follows what m»y be regarded as a thrpa*; hurled against the British nation; The proclamation goeß on to Bay that the Chinese Imperial Army numbers 13,000,000 aoldiera, who, how ever, ec present are not armed with auoh effective or modern weapons, nor are they bo well drilled aa are the armies of the Western nations. The Chinese Navy, the denpatoh goes on to say, although muoh larger thin it was a few years ago, la not suffiaiontly large aa to warrant the Empire m taking aggreisive action at present. The Government, .however, In tends immediately to build arsenals and erect large ordnance and small arms fac tories, and at four of the most suitable seaports war steamers of the m ist modern and effective type are to bd constructed as rapidly as possible. This work of re-arm* ing and thoroughly drilling the army and building warships Buffiolenfy powerful to erftble the Obtnese Empire to cope with the aoJdiera and navy of Great Britain will, the despatch states, take three years, end Chinese oltfj^na are to return to China by the oxplratiou of that period.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Pbr Press Association.)

NEW SOUTH WALES.

■ ■': -Newoastli, July 6. The derelict vessel which has been holding by her anchors off the port lor some time past was to-day blown up by a torpedo. A large quantity of wreckage floated ashore, also some of the cargo, and from the brands on the kerosene cases, the ill-fated vessel is believed to be the American ship John T. Berry, which was bound from Philadelphia to Hiogo, a seaport town of Japan. This vessel caught fire, and was abandoned on January 2nd m lat. 34 S. and long. 164 E. It has, how ever, been suggested that the derelict may possibly by the J. C. Lichfield, j now overdue from Boston.

VICTORIA.

McnBOUHNR, Jaly 61 ballast train working on the in cline at Ingjewood met with a serious mishap to-day ? owing to a truck m the centre of the train leaving the rails and wrecking the ' following one. Thirty- men vyere.on the train, and one, William Kelly, was killed instantly and three others were critically injured.

THE MARKETS

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Sydney. July 5. Beans, dull; the market glutted; New Zealand samples, 9d ; local, 9j4d. Pollard is quiet at 9d, The oat market is dull, owing to the large stocks on hand ; bright milling sorts, 2s 3d ; bright feed, as id to 2s 2d; old sorts, is ipd ; chick wheat, as 8d to 2s nd ; large supply on hand. Maize is steady at 2s 7d. New Zealand potatoes, 65s to 67s 6d ; Circular Heads, 70s; Warrnarabools; 555. New Zealand onions, ,£5 15s to Victorian onions, £6. Local butter, is ro is 8d; imported, is to is 3d, very large supply ; second quality is selling at is. Cheese, 6d to fd. The market is glutted with bacon, which is quoted at from 4d ro 6 r^d ; New Zealand bacon, nominal, §d'to§>£d. 1 ° • Mbi^ournb, July g. Wheat, 3s id tp'^s «d. Flour, market dull'; stone-imaxle is quoted at £y, heavy oats, 3s stout oats, 2s iid to ?s ii^df barley is quiet; maize, 3s lod; beans, quiet. A^klajde, July 5. ' Wheat, 35 ad for cargoes free on board, farmers' lots 3s at Port Adelaide, as iod at the omports; flour, stone made £1, roller made £7 15s to ; bran, 9d to 9#d ; pollard, 9d to 9}^d; oats, 3s 4d ; malting barley, 5$ to 53 3<3j Queensland .sugar, £ao, ,^&&i

ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL

The ordinary monthly meeting of t v e Asbburton County Council was held this b morning. Present— Messrs E. G. Wright b (Ohairraan), 0. T. Earpar, H.^Friedlander, 3 J. Holmes, J. Grigg, Jaß, Brown, and B. I S. Coster. ■ Jj CHAIRMAN'S STATBMBOT. j The Chairman said : , The Government has forwarded for the Council's information a copy of Mr Gordon's ' report on the alleged disoovery of tin m tha * Mount Somers and Alford Forest Districts, and generally on the mineral indications a existing m that locality. This report mdi* c eates the direction in J whioh farther search 3 for mineral lodes should be prosecuted, and » will be valuable to those settlers who believa . m the mineral resources of the County. The , opinion expressed by Mr Gordon that the <t Mount Somers stone is the best building stone y in the colony, confirms the high estimation m I which it has always beenheld/by B men. It will be satisfactory to know that j there, is a growing demand for this stone m the Melbourne . market. Five oranes have been sent up to the quarriei, and machinery " for outting out the stone will shortly follow. r The Gounoil some time ago wrote to tha a Government requesting to be gazetted sab* V. jeot to the provisions of the Public Bodies c Powers Act, 1887. As this " Gazette" notice a did not appear, Mr Walker was requested to i enquire as to the oauae" of delay, and he j informs the Council that the Government it c holding over this application along with a similar others until the Fair, Jtoitf . Bill ia « disposed of. ' v The Auditor-General forwards the balance* sheet certified to him as oorreot,-: together with a letter referring to this aubjeot. The Eangitata Eoad Board writes to say that it approves of the proposed division of the County, and the merging of the Boad Boards into the County, ani the . Mount Somers Boad Board, before expressing an t- opinion, asks for more information «b to tha »r boundaries of the two Counties and Sidings, rf and how it is proposed to carry out the work m such Ridings. On this subjeot the Gold* a stream Read Board states that pending a more definite proposal, it does not see the ,c desirability of moving m the matter. Ie The Ashbnrton County Saleyarda Company draws the attention of the .Council to the t e :dangerous state 0f ... the gravel pit Beserva 1. adjoining the Tinwaid saleyardff. This Reserve has been plactsd -nnder the control of h the Tinwald Town Board by their request. lt The amount of £3090 8s Id haa been paid on account of general rates, leaving £1836 ie 17s 3d outstanding. The .eunx pi £185 15a :e has been received for water charges. The debit balanoe at the Bank is £211T 18s 6d, which is the "lowest point Jt hat reached since the election of the present Counoil. ;.';•,: *■■ 18 The Hinds Protective Works Oommittoe 13 will meet today during the mid-day adjourn. '*• ment, and will report daring this meeting. Ie The Committee appointed to arrange with \\ some person to issue parmitsfor tha passage ie of traction engines," etc, over the Ashbarton ,1 traffio bridge, has made satisfactory arrange- , B ments and will report also to-day. k . The meeting at Window, palled by direo m tion of the Council, to". enabli-ratepayera to . discuss the exptdienoy of forming a special drainage diatriofc out of portions of the Longbeaoh and Upper Ashburton Ridings, was '< a complete failure. Messrs Grigg, Harper, n and Wright attended on behalf of tha Goun« a oil, but the ratepayers present composed only o afewlooal residents, who did not represent it more than one per cent of the rateable value j. of the proposed speoial drainage area, Tha x .meeting was therefore adjourned sine dig, , The absence of ratepayers on this oooasion q cannot be set down either to aooident or lt apathy, and . therefore [indicates the. silent . determination of the ratepayers to avoid granting any special taxing powera. . n Mr Peaohe invites the GounbiLtb the open* c ing of the Buxton Lime Kilns on Monday, 0 9thinst. . . ; : ' ; c inginibr's report* % b The Engineer's report waa read ;'»« fol* y lows :— - - ' - South Approach Rakaia Gorge Bridge: Tha a retaining walla and other works m conneotio* y with the approaoh have been finished satis -8 faotorily. , Plains Water Supply : The head races and d most of the distributing races have had a thorough overhaul. There are still a good '• many (about 20 m all) mostly m the lower 6 portion of the distriot who have done little or ; * nothing towards the olearing of their races. - The accompanying list, as handed mby the d Banger, shoWB their names and looations, and - I have arranged to have tha works dona at c owners' expense.— The recent freshets m 3 Pudding Hill Stream and North ; Aehourton B river have caused the silt to acouraulate to a t . considerable extent m the vioinity.of the j headworks bnt there has been no injury to speak of, nor stoppage of the supply; A few j* fords have been put m, m lieu of oulverta n whioh were getting decayed, 'and obstructing 1 the supply m some instances. !» Mount Somers Water Supply: The raoea a are all supplied, but are for the most part m a foul state. The inlet from Taylor's stream is considerably obstructed and is being oleared out. The raoe m Ashburton Forks near Greanstreet, is also very much overgrown with cress and weeds. North Ashburton Bridge near Digby's : Some repairs were exeouted reoently on thia bridge and the oulvert at South Approaoh. Upper Bangitata Traffio Bridge: The decking at the South end of .the bridge is being replaoecl aB it gets broken down, and all the old planking is now so 'decayed as to a be absolutely dangerous. . . r Ashburton Bangitata Water Supply : The 3 new water race m Coldstream die trio t has been completed m" a fairly satisfactory manner.— The head raoea have had a thorough overhaul, and the settlers are' atil engaged clearing the raoea, but I expect all the necessary improvements will be "com plated by the end of the month. Flood Drainage: As requested by the Counoil I attended at Winslow with the Com* mittee of the Counoil who were deputed to meet the settlers with a view to further arrangements regarding a drainage distriot, but as there was practically no attendance it would appear that those who previously ex pressed an interest m this matter now mean to abandon the proposal. Plantations: The fenoing has. been com pleted at those portions of Reserves 1769 and 1772 whioh are about to be planted, and th,e ploughing is m progress. ' The fences m Anama district haye. been out andT repairs; have bee.n ex'eonted where n.ecessary. '■• Irrigation Farm : The second plouphiqg o 34 aores will be started immediately, prepar*. Tory to getting m the seed. lUNaiTATA BBIpQU. It was decided tg instruct the Engineer to oomplete the decking of tha Rangitata traffic bridge, " The Engineer estimated the ooat at £700, of whioh one-halt will be paid by the Geral* diqe County. * Messrs Holmes and Coster thought the bridge was too costly m proportion to tha benefit reoeivedi ' " v - ' Mr Harper said that though there was not a great deal of wheeled traffio, still tha bridge was of very great benefit to the County, as thousands and thousands of stock were taken aoross. - - Mr Holmes protested against the heavy oost of repairs , and annual charge of the bridge. The Chairman did not see how the Counoii oould shirk its liability. If -they abandoned the bridge, Government might take it m hand and charge the oost of maintenance to the two Councils. ASHBTJBTON TBAFFIC BRIDGE. The Committee authorised to make tha appointment of a person to issue permits for tbs passage of traction engines over the traffio bridge, reported that they had ap* pointed Mr O.BraddeU for half cost of the fees chargeable under the by-laws. BBXDGK MAINTENANCE. Pursuant to notice Mr Coster moved "That the maintenance of the Ashburton traflSo bridge be oharged to the- ridings whose rate payers beaefitted thereby." It appeared to him that it waa only fair that' the' mainteh ance of the bridge; should be oharged m the" Bame manner as^ere water Vaces/ to the dia triots benefited. Under the presenVarrange ment the bridge which w^b an advantage to only a part of the county had to be supported by the whole of the ratepayers. ™* M^ Mr Holmea seconded the motion. He would noS spend any time m dilating upon the enormity that was committed m the first in stance by building the bridge. It was a deli* berate waste of public money—money whioh might have been devoted to useful and prae* tioal purposes. The only amends they oould make for the evil that had been perpetrated waa to make those who had been the main I cause of the bridge being ereoted, bear tha H.a niviQh pleasure m leqQQdjag

THE ASHBURTON QtFABPIAN, FRIDAY. JULY 6, 1888



Wanted. __ \"]|TAI!<TED Energetic Sole Agent for VV "Illustrated Land and Sea" m Ashburton. Apply Manager, Dunedin. 7 30 WANTED Tenders for Supplying Tea and Muaio for the Odd- fellows' Sooial on 20th July. Tenders to be left with Jambs Ebik, by Noon on 9th July. 7 28 ANTED Known. — Board and Retidenoe for two or three young men m private family. Ten minutes walk from town. Charges moderate. Apply 0.8., " GuardiajQ " Offioe. 713 WANTED Known— Genuine Clearing Sale now on. — H. O. Sbgbbb, Mel- ford House. SALE, Melford House, Cash Sale now on, cheapest Kouae m Ashburton.—. H. C. Sbqkrb. i^i REATEST Sale of the day, every- \X thing cheap for Cash — H, C BEOKRS, Melford House WANTED*Known— That Hayes akd Co. has 250 Splendid Tweed Trousers. Your pick for 10s 6d. LANKETS, slightly stained— l have bought a lot of heavy Ashburton make, whioh I must sell while the cold weather lasts. Come early as the price will sell them quick. — Ashburton Clothing Mart.— R. Aloobn, "II /"ANTED —Everyone to come and V V 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 Mannfaotnrers. — Robert Aloobn, Sann- de»' Buildings, Stll WANTED Cash. — Molr's Oatmeal (251 b), 2s 6J ; Candles, 5d ; Vestas, 5d doe. ; Coffee and Milk, Is ; Cocoa and Milk, Is ; Corn Flour, 4d ; Fruits m Syrup (21b tine), Is. Crockery; Glassware, and Ironmongery. — J. Mo Gbkoob, Tanored street THE "BED CROSS" PRESERVING COMPANY, Chapel Street, South Yarra, Victoria, f] ANNED Tomatoes, equal to American, \J and at same prioe ; also Peaohee, Pears, Apricots, of the finest quality, and m heavy syrup* All these goods are manufactured under the supervision of Mr George James Ward, late of California. The Jams, Jellies, Pickles, Totnata Sauce, and Assorted Sauces of this Company are well known to be better than any im- ported, 5 213 A CARD, » Miss Carson, TEACHER OF MUSIC, '(PIANOFORTE AND*OHGAN), Bubnett Street, 12 101 Good News! Good News! TO ALL HABD-WORKINGMENAND ANXIOUB MOTHERS. g^J* BONA FIDE SALE NOW ON AT THE New Zealand doQiiog Factory PREVIOUS TO TAKING STOCK. WE offer yon Real, Genuine. Substantial ■ Goods (onr own make) ACTUALLY BELOW COST FOR YODR BEADY MOSEY. EVERT Article m oar Extensive Stock, consisting of Alea's and Bojb 1 Clothing, Rugs, Shirts, Hats, etc, reduced to prices unequal ed, thna enabling people ol limitod means the opportunity of dcessirg and clothing themselves and their children foe a small enm. j — SPBOIAL.— MEABURE SUITS i»O 1/?S | FROM &_£ lt> > TRODPER9 TO MEASURE -4 /}D PROM Li D COMPARISON IS THE TRUE TEST OF j VALUJE. ! Bona iTde Sale NOW IN BULL SWING AT THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory. W. H. WEBBER, Manager. TRY KIRKPATRIOK'S SPECIAL QUALITY FRES H FRUIT "X" -J A. M 8 — NOTICE. OUR Special Quality "X" brand of New Ssaßon'i JAM Is made from Ftfah Fro It, within a few hours after It has been gathered; it thus retains the full flavor of the Fresh Fruit, and m the best quality it is possible to make. CAUTION: None la Genuine unless our Name 1b stamped on the Tin, and has our regis- tered Tiade Mark, the letter "X,"on the Label, S. KIRKPATRICK -AND, CO., MANUFACTURERS,' ' NELSON,



"ZEALANDIA^BOOT STORE. BOOTS ! 3HOES!| SLIPPERS I BY th» aeiioo of the Dew Tariff, now m force, the prioe of Boots will be increased by 15 p«r e*nt. This means Ss m the £. Everybody iatendiog to buy a pair of 8oo(b, should d» so at once, while prices are low; f When porobaßing, visit the "ZEALAEDIA" BOOT STOBE, Where you can get everything you require at the lowest prices. DONT DELAY!! ! NOW IS THE TIMeTaND IT WILL NOT LAST LONG. " ZEALANDIA^BOOT STQKE. 1 • Winter Drapery." * ( Winter Drapery." CALL AND SEE MITCHELL AND TURNER'S Dress Goods, Trimmings to matoh OALL AND SEE MITCHELL AND TURNER'S Rags and Blankets OALL AND SEE MITCHELL AND TURNER'S Flannels and Flanettes ! OALL AND SEE MITCHELL AND TURNER'S Ladies' and Children's Ulsters and Jaoketi OALL AND SEE MITCHELL AND TURNER'S Shawls and Far Capes OALL AND SEB MITCHELL AND TURNER'S Mitts.. Glores, and all classes Woollen Good*, splendid Stock CALL AND SEE MITCHELL AND TURNERS Mens' sad Boys' Overcoats, Salts, Socks, Pants, and Shirts. SPECIAL NOTlCE— Gentlemen wanting Snlts to measure should oall and look over a first-class lot of Home and Colonial Tweed samples. Meajare taken andi guaranteed. N.B.— A splendid line of Tweed Trousers at Al " Value " 10f 6d. BOOTS. BOOT?. BOOTS. None but first-class makes kept ; a good article at a fair figure] MITCHELL AND TURNER, Tanored Street. M C CALLUM. & CO. I\f & are now landing, ex "Maud Graham," a Cargo of First-olass KAURI W FLOORING, LINING, SHELVING, and other sizes m PRIME CONDITION. We have a'so to hand Large Supplies of RED and WHITE PINE TIMBER, all stas. A L S O,— NEWCASTLE GOAL, WESTPORT COAL, AND MOUNT SOMERS GOAL Our PAINTING and HOUSE DEOORATINO DEPARTMENT Is replete with EVERY REQUISITE. ESTIMATES GIVEN. McCalluin and C 0.,. TIMBEB AND COAL MEECHANTS, PATNTEES, PAPEE- HANGEBS, GLAZIEEvS, Etc., EAST STREET ASHBURTON. W. H, COLLINS, Manager, THE STANDARD FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. WITH? UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS. CAPITAL— £I,OO(y)OO; STEELING. HEAD OFFICE 7 DUNEDIN. TNSUBEBS. have the most undoubted Security under thia Company'e|Policie a 1 & together with an assurance of Prompt and Liberal Settlement of Claims. FIRE and MARINE BIBKB accepted on all descriptions of Propertv.aud Merchandise- also Crop, Stack, and Machine Risks at Lowest Kates of Premium, fidelity of Persons holding situations of trust guaranteed. OFFIOE t HEREFORD STREET, OHRISTCHUKOH. (Opposite Dank of New Zealand.) ARCHIBALD SCOTT, i Manager for Canterbury. ALBERT BOBFiHTS- AGENT ASHBURTON B« Morris rangiora nursery WISHES to Inform his numerous W. E. IVORY that he 1. 1 prepared to GRIST GRAIN In ]J p atronß , Q ABhburtoa and any quanthy at reduced rates. SatUfa^lon BarroundJn £ d|ttr|fl|i who have farored Raar-nteed. Grlatlng dote for Farmera hlm , th th , Bupport for man by return ; good Fiour |»»nleed. past, that he i< prepared to execufe iS" Wheat for Gating may be ddlrendat rde ' r- for thfl p eße P t fP SnV one of the largest and best grown Stocks In all and SHARPS In Stosk. New Zealßndf of Ap ° leß> p eaMi plum(!j ASHBURTON "GUARDIAN." Peacheß, Nectarines, Apticote, Almonds, _„. - Cherries, Qalnces. Figs, Named and DUNEDIN AGENCY. Seedling Filberts, Walnuts and Spanish _____ Chestnuts, two. to six years old, Goose- MR R. T. WHEELER. Stafford berries and Currants. Aho t Pines and 1 other Shelter Trees. Btreet, Danedln, hat been appointed onr Catalogues oTAprLioATiON. Banglora, June 9th. 6 52 Agent and* will be able to arrange terms — — — _, ' , .> , „ EEMOYAL NOTICE. irlth advertisers for contract advertise- F. H. Yon SCHOENEBERG, ''&£»''*£, ££&£&? Cabinet maker, Upholsterer, Undertaker, and Mr Gamble's, faolng the and General House Furnisher, County Council Avenue. (Late of Christchurch), _-_-—„ iTi,,^, ,TTi . East Street, next Wm. Patching. _ YX/ILLIAM BAYLIS beps to announce ___ V T to his Onstomers and the General Furniture to any design or pattern at Public that ho has been forced to remove Christchurch rates. The latest patterns from Smuders 1 Buildings to the above produced. Pianonrepolisbed at very low I Premises In consequence of the Bank rates. Repairs done on the premises to f having let bis shop m Saunders' Buildings complete satisfaction of Customers. to Mb Aloobn. W.B; trusts that his Funerals conducted with approved style Customers will net be inconvenienced by and economy. t6 change of situation, rb the new * _^ ZZ Z premises are an immense improvement Dm MCI? ftrlaiie, \ n P° n the old « Bnd more centrally placed j w -»*-. v 7 jj n £ ao^ mjr o UBtonQBrB wHI be very p i eaaed GROCER, j> wlfch t fi e change. Io my new Premises ASHBURTON. Bh * JI bavo * lw 8 8 an(i varied Stock of Groceries, Teas, China, Glassware, Hard- MY MANY THANKS ™ e » °° t t cI 4 ?' r i Uihvrar^ 1 OheeßO > Bran » A onen and the Pobllc generally for ftfc the tOWEST the liberal Bupport accord ed me at «py Qelivared M] FaQ , JIle . |W f Clearing Sale last Saturday, and also to ordera my East Street Patron, who found their A ; fof the WaktDol F , o MJU way to Barnett g gree tl g^ Th B Best Fxoub Max,.. showing oonclosively that they have oot 30,000 FRUIT TREES, deserted me. I hereby beg to inform all i __ i _ that as my sale ao far has been auch a X Chrißtchurch Wooll Ahi auocess I (ov anotbet Bangiora Scale Blight. during which time my Customers will rpTT/"\C< CITI * t -\-r have the advantage of buying Goods IJULUIOs JolJ-ii\_JLi JL withoot the extra duty of the new Tariff NURRERYMAN, ASHBURTON placed thereon (ss now charged by other TTfAS now ready for this Season's •tores.) Therefore you may depend upon JLJL Planting by far the Largest and getting Best Stock of Fiuit Trees m Canterbury, BARGAINS. probably m the Colony, consisting of It Is a great pleasure to me to ccc my APPLE TREES PEAR TREES Customers walklngout of my establishment PLUM TREE 3 PEACH TBEEB with large Parcels and smiling faces for a CHERRY TREES APRICOT TREES small outlay, and I confidently assert— Quinces, Walnuts, Filberts, Grape without gash, blow, or bnnkum— -that I Vines, &c, &c, well grown robust tree sell twenty-five per cent cheaper than and grafted on the best stocks. Also ANY OTHER HOUSE, j arge quantity of B?r/y Fruits of all kind •nd shall continue to do so for another and an innumerable quantity of FORESI Month. Therefore and SHELTEB TRtiKP, Roses, Crna- Don t delay, mental Trees, Shrubs, Root*, &c, &c. m Purobase while you may, gr « a t variety. And lay In a stock for a rainy day. MESSR J. BEALY & CO., Seedsmen, _■-"""___ ____ East stree 1 continue to act on my behalf DMCPATJTiANTfi f Town, « nd all ordera, &c, entrusted • JIL JL) _QIXIJJ.£XIi JLVj to them shall have prompt attention. * • wmauMAm family Dl!mß „„,_ ea - WiMa>m w ÜBUOiIiK, AfKJCATION. ONLY ADDRESS— THOMAB~SBALY. BURNEET STREET, • River Bank, Ashburtou. JTronting'south approach |to Traffic Br dee. ASHBURTQN, I • 0 0 58