THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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MooNiiiGUT Evenings. )

The Moon at 8 days old shines till.about 8 o'clock.'

Tho Moon at 6 days old Bhines till about half-pafit 10 o'olook. The Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly o'ol&ok 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 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 2 a.m. and shinesti 11 morning

The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m and shines till sunrise.

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BIRTH.

Wpi.ii9 — On Wednesday, 10th October, at Aehburtoo, tho wifo of A. D. Wells of a «on.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1888. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mount Morgan mine, Queensland, is re> ported to be turning out upwards of £2,000,000 of gold per annum

The highest classical honor m the London University has this year for the first time fallen to a lady, Miss Mary Louise Worley.

A Miss Leg, of Montana, has just married a man named Hand. She thought she would rather be a right Hand than a left Leg,

During last season there were 173 new plays produced m London — an average of a now {>lay for every theatrical day. Most of them asted only one day.

A family trioyole, carrying a whole German family and m addition a large bowl of some oold drink to a suburban pionio, meandered leisurely through Berlin the other day,

The Irish m New York number 165 per cent-, or nearly a sixth of the whole popula tion. In the United Kingdom the foreign born population iB only '39 per oent. of the whole.

•' Bridget, has Jonny come home from Bohool yot?" — "Vis, son." — "Have you seen him?" — "No, sorr." — "Then how do you know he's at home ?"W 'Cause the cat's hiding under tho stove, sorr."

"The largest and finest hospital m the world " has been oompletod at Baltimore ten years of continuous work. It will be opened with formal ceremonies next autumn. It bears the name of John Hopkins.

At the Rangiora Ftiendly Societies sports on Thursday A. C. Wilmot broke the New Zealand oyoling record for 10 miles, doing the distance m 31mine 17 l-Sthseca ; boating the reoord by lmin 43 3-sthseos. He rode a 5/i-inch new Rapid racer.

According to the recommendation of ihe Dean of Chester, women deaconesses of the Church of England are hereafter to be specially consecrated to the work, by the laying on of hands by the Bishop, as their work m the cause of religion is considered of peculiar value.

Among 250 candidates for the post of master of tho Birmingham Workhouee In firmary was a market gardener, This gentle man stated that he was a graduate of the Edinburgh University, has taken a medical degree, and was at one time a minister of the Church of Sootland.

Hd^j.oway's Pills.— Easy Digestion.— These pills cannot be too highly appreciated for the wholesome power they exert over all diseases of lljie stomach, liver, bowels, and kidneys. They instantaneously relieve and steadily work out a thorough cure, and m its course dispel headache, biliousness, flatulence, and depression of spirits. It is wonderful to watch tluj daily improvement of the complexion, as Holloway's rills purify the blood and restore plumpness to the face which had lost both flesh and color. These pills combine every excellence desirable m a domestic remedy. The most certain and beneficial results flow from the occasional use of thjs rpgulating medicine ; even persons m health, or when following sedentary occupa tions, will find it an invaluable aperient.

Mr W. C. Walker, M.H.R., addresses his constituents at the Oddfellowß* Hall this evening, at 7.30.

An inquest on the body of Henry Lawis Love, who waß found dead m the gutter at Lord Brougham Slroet, Sydenham, on Tuesday, was hold on Thursday. Tho evi denco showed that he was subject to fits, and had apparently been Beized with one, had fallen into the gutter, and been suffocated by tho wator whioh was flowing over his head.

According to the " New Zoaland Times " tho rumour is revived that on tho abolition of the Publio Works Department the Engineer in-Chiof, Mr J. Blaokott, will rot ire on his woll earned pension, and that the Under- Seorotary for Publio Works, Mr O. Y . O'Connor will bo ono of tho new Railway Com missioners ; but at present it wholly lacks olßoial confirmation.

At the Eink last evening the ono mile handicap raoo for a pair of skates was won by G. Arthur, who bad a start of three laps, m smin 10 4-sseo. The other starters were G. Clark, O. Moes, Oliver, S. Clark. G. Eagleton, and 'W. Zander. A. Wilkio was scratched, but subsequently gave an exhibi tion milo, doing tho distanco m better time than any of the foregoing. There was a good attendance, and great interest was taken m the race.

In addition to placing a portion of the East-end of London under water and putting a stop to railway traffio, the great rainfall of August Ist produoed an extraordinary shower of froga. The correspondent of a London evening paper states that somo millions of frogs of infinitesimal size fell with the rain m the North of London. In tha Alexandria Palace Grounds the earth was literally covered with these small reptiles.

The inventor of Volapuk is strong m the fai h that it will beoome the universal com mercial language of the world. In less than ten years Volapuk haß beep studied by over 210,000 porBonB ; 150 societies for its acquisi tion have been organised ; it supports 14 newspapers printed m the language, and has many hundred teaohers ; 2500 students at tended the clasflea m one winter m Vienna. In Berlin a newspaper had m one issue nine advertisements for olerks who oould write m Volapuk. Thiß faot alone Bhould be the best testimonial to its practical utility. Some short time ago (remarks the " North Otago Times " it wob Btated that tho exodus from New Zealand to Viotoria would soon cease, and tbat those who had left would be only too glad to return. We do not know that the exodus has ceased altogether, but we have it on good authority that eomo of those who left for Viotoria have returned— as prodigals. There were 13 stowaways on the Manapouri on her last trip from Melbourne. These were men who had left to better their condition, and failing m finding work, had to return m the way mentioned. King Milan of Servia some years ago went to Vienna for a brief stay, and (sayß " Truth ") on the first night of his visit he lust £24,000 at the Nobleß Club. The money had to be paid within twenty-four hours, and as the amount was not within his reaoh, he went to the Palace and requested a loan from the Emperor, who gave him the money on con dition that he would not play again , and yet, on the very next night he was found at the table, and did not nee until £8000 more had gone. No application oould be made this time to the Emperor, so King Milan raised the amount on the security of a splendidly-jewelled Boimitar, his most valuable hereditary possession, whioh had been pre sented to the late Prinoe Milosoh by the Emperor Nicholas. The scimitar has never been redeemed, and it is now m the posses sion of Herr Bleiohroder, the Berlin banker. The Palmerston North correspondent of the 41 Poßt " writing on Monday last says :— Some time ago a man named Hickford eloped with Mrs Mudford, a married woman from Camp bell town, Manawatu. On Thursday the couple returned to their late plaoe of residence, and

the woman tried to get one of her children to

come away with her, but without avail- Meanwhile the news of her arrival had spread, and hearing that a warm reoeption was m store for them, the couple made themselves scarce. They came on toJPalmorston, where the husband of the erring lady and bis brother followed, and came aoross the couple as they were going into the Salvation Army barracks. Hickford got away, but tho lady was harangued by her husband to some purpose bofore the crowd, who seemed to enjoy this reversal of the usual order of procedure between married folk.

At the ordirary meeting of the North Can terbury Board of Education held yester day, tho following business relating to this district was transacted : — The Appointment Committee reported that m reply to an en quiry from Mr Hale, of Ashburton Forks, whether he might be allowed to exohange schools with Mr Beuohler, of Mount Somers, it was resolved that there was no objection to tho arrangement if made with the consent of both tho Sohool Committees. — Mrs Wheeler had been appointed mistress at Seaiiold. — The Buildings Committee reported that the Weßterfield Sohool Committee applied for a grant for planting, and reported that Mr Hawdon had offered to give three or four aoroß for a playground if tho Board would fence it m. The sum of 30s was allowed for planting. It wa3 resolved that Mr Hawdon's offer oould not be accepted, as there wore no fundß for fencing.

The " Wellington Post " makes the follow ing highly unsatisfactory announcement. 11 The new Native Land Acts aro greatly exeroising the minds of all who have it construe or administer them. Whether thoy were badly drawn m tho first instance, or whether thoir originally fair proportions were marred during their passage through the

Legislature, we are not prepared to say, but they are certainly proving a source of muoh

present vexation, and threaten to lay a foundation for muoh future litigation. Their

provisions are m some caspa incomprehensible, and m others contradictory, while their

machinery is generally unnecessarily complex and, m some respects, unworkable. The lawyers who have beon called on to advise and act under them are loud m their com plaints, and it has already become painfully evident that the Aots will utterly fail to accomplish the objeots thoy were passed to attain. They afford neither the relief nor the faoulties thoy were designed to give, and it is alroady evident that they will have to be amended beyond recognition next session. Suoh, at least, is the opinion of capable experts."

We find the following m the " Southland Times " : — A few days ago a oablegram was published with reference to an alleged wreok of an American vessel named tho Confedera tion while on a voyage to Australia. Doubts wore expressed iv theso oolumnß regarding the genuinenosß of the statement. It now appears that the most important part of the mossago as received m Australia was omitted m transmission or by the'Pross Association m

Wellington, namely, that the wreok ooourred m 1858— thirty years ago. Whether truth or not the story iB worth reproducing from the " Arßua " if only to Bhow how cable mossages supplied to the New Zealand Press are mangled Bomowhere or by somebody. The whaler's yarn is as follows : — London, Sopt. 21th. — An extraordinary story is reported from the United States. A whaler has brought to Brooklyn a letter written by Capt Green, of the Confederation, a vessel which sailed from New York to Australia m 1858, and which foundered m the Paoiflo. It seems that after boing forty days m the boats a party of sixteen, two of whom were women, who escaped from the wreok, landed at tho island of Ojee. Eight of the party were afterwards lost m trying to intercept a passing vessel, Capt Green states m his letter that the party hos inoreafiod to twelve, and that they aro greatly m want of olotbes.

The toial sum received by Sir Morell Maokenzie for his servioeß to the late Emperor of Germany ia said to amount to 300,000 marks (£15,000).

A three-roomed cottage m Oamaru, owned and oooupicd by Mrs Susan Harrison, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday night, caused by tho bursting of a kerosene lamp.

Oft of every four farms m Illinois threo are mortgaged, and the loss of tho Illinois farmers m the last five years is estimated by tho official reports at £10,000,000, \

A Missouri widow, it is gravely asserted, has brought a libel suit against an editor for publishing m an obituary notioo of her husband that " the decoasod had gone to a happier home."

A terrible disaster ooourred at Valpariso on August 11th. \a consequence of heavy rain's a large reservoir burst, flooding the prinoipal streets. Noarly a hundred nouses have been laid m ruins, and Beveral hundred persons drowned. The total loss is estimated at a million dollars.

A Mosgiel resident has rocoived from a friend at Homo a letter to the effect that the price of fanoy fowlß has risen very high, owing to the demand for them by breeders m Australia and New Zealand. In the letter is mentioned an instance of a gameoook fetching 100 guineas, and a hen fifty guineas.

Since Messrs Guinness set the fashion early m 1886 no fewer than 90 brewery companies have been formed, with on aggregate share list of nearly £24,000,000, and debentures to the extent of five or six millions more, making together almoßt £30,000,000 capital, whioh haa been raised m two yeara and a-half.

An ingenious Fielding settler has (says the "Star") Bolved the small bird trouble effeotually bo far sb gardens are concerned. He haß a fine Bpeoimen of a hawk preserved and stuffed, wbioh about onoe a week is changed to the various corners of a two acre garden plot. It is affirmed that no birds ever settle within that garden fence.

It iB curious to note how the railway is being successfully competed with at every turn. One of the latest instanoes occurs m the case of the " unemployed stone-broakers" at St. Ann's Bridge, Otahuhu. Most of them belong to Auokland, and they find it cheaper to hire a brake, aai go out every morning that way, paying three shillings eaob. weekly, than to go by train.

A RAILWAY STATION BURNED

(per press association,) Ohristohtjhch. Octobor 12 The railway sta'lon at Opavra on the Lyttelton line, three miles from Oh-lst church, wna burned down at five' o'olook thla morning. The oauaa of the fire la not known. Mo.Mman, the atatlonmsster, who lives near, vtub awakooed when the station wns a masß of flicnes. Nothing was saved.

SPORTING.

[by EiEcrmo telegraph— oopyright] [PER PUKBB ABBOOIA.TION.] Mblbournb, Go' ober 11, The latest scratchinge aro as follows : — Oaulfield Stakes — Carbino ; Oaulfield Gup — Eyry (Into Osprey), JRocali, Don Gio vanni, Sumatra, The Lovi.e, Duffe-rin, and Tabard.

AUSTRALIAN NOTES.

[BY ELdOTBIO TEIiEaiUPU—OOPYBiaHT] (Per Prkss Association.) (Received Octobar 12, noon) MelißOUrnk, Ootobor 12 1000 to 00 haa been taken about Plutarch for tho Oilfield Gap 100 to 10 Is now the best offer. Three thousand to 150 has been taken about Pakeha. There Ib no betting as yei on the Oaulfield Guineas. This morning Redbourne did a half mile m 54 arcs, Agnes covering the same distance In 53. Whakawal did a stroog two mils gallop m 3min 52iocs.

LATEST GABLE NEWS.

[BY ALECTKIO TELEGRAPH — COPYRIGHTj

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

(Received Ootobor 12, 12 10. p.m.)

THE MINERS' STRIKE.

Sydney, Octobor 12 The Stockton miners have again gone out on strike owing to the masters employing non Unionists and coal trimmers m the mines. The Wallsend masters are now employing non- Unionists m their mines.

STOCK QUARANTINE.

Hobakt, October 12. A deputation of stock owners waited on the Government suggesting that the New Zealand Government should be asked to extend the quarantine period for cattle imported from other colonies from one month to six months. The Premier is m communication with New Zealand on the subject.

THE CABLE INTERRUPTION.

Adelaide, October 12. Information has been received from Port Darwin to. the effect that the Sherard Osborne, the cable repairing steamer, did not break the new cable whilst grappling, as was at first sup posed! The steamer was not working at the time the cable parted. The ends of the old cable have been buoyed.

A BRAVE BOY

A llttlo chap (says the "Otprioornlan") who lives at Limestone Greek, not far from the Greek's Reef, has done a feat '.hat entitles him to a medal from the Humane Soolety of Australasia, and re cognition from ell who admire bravery and rroaenoe of mind. His name is James Allen Oam m, and ho resides with Mb parents m the locality already in dloated. Water for domestic pqrposes la obtained from the oreek, and the castom m connection with Oanom's household haa been for the water pails to be left at the side of the creek, and for him to bring them up aa he returned m the evening. On Taebday lost, Mrs Oamm had gooo to visit a neighbor, and her husband did not return at tho usual time. The two ohlldr.m, Jamoß (aged nine) and his sister (three), went down to the oreek, oon cernod probably about tho witter not being brought homo. Somehow the latter fell over a steep bank into tho water, where it yaa eight feet deep. She sank and rose twice, while Jamie made vain efiorts to reaoh her. Happily ho oould swim, and, seeing that without his aid sho would bo drowned, ha* gallantly leapt Into the or^k. FeVng his sister, he swam to the bank, but oould not get up. Be olung to it desperately, and yelled loudly for assistance. The Dearest residents wcrd Mr Ohas. Buyer's family, and they heard the lad's shriek*, bat took them at first for the bleating of goats. Wondering at last what was the row with the nannips, someone went to see, and found little GatAtn almost exhausted, cluiohing his sister with one arm »nd holding on to tho bank with the other hand. Both ware promptly resoued, and soon reoovered from the effeota of their Immersion,

TELEGRAPHIC MEWS.

AUS TR ALIAN

(P3R PRESH ASSOCIATION.)

NEW SOUTH WALES.

Sydney, Oo'ober 11. Messrs Chaffey Bros, are inspecting a site on the Nepean River, with a view of establishing a l*rge irrigation settlement there. The young man Arthur Coulton, who shot his stepfather, Patrick Jamss Keenahan, publican, of Moor Creek, Tamworth, on September 3rd, the latter having, it is alleged, seduced prisonei's sister, has been convicted on a charge of manslaughter, and sentenced to two years and nine months' impri sonment. The sentence will probably be commuted, as Coulton is said to be m a rapid decline, and cannot live for any length of time.

THE MARKETS

[Pun Prkss Association J _ Svdnet, October 11 Potatoes are easy at 70 to 75s ; oats, 2s 6d to 2s 8d ; bran is dull at 10£ d ; pollard is dull at 9d. Wheat — Chick, 3s 6d ; New Zealand milling sorts, 4s 6d. New Zealand cheese, 8d to 9d Butter — locally made, Hd ; best imported, lOd to Is. Maize is steady at 3s; bacon, 8d to 9£d. Mblbohbnb, Oc*nbor 11. Wheat, 48 4d ; flour, roller made, £10 10s ; oats, Calcutta, 8s 6d; New Zealand, 3s 4d ; barley, 4s 7d ; maizo, 3s 6£d ; bran, lid ; pollard, lOd. Adelaide. October 11 Wheat, 4s 6d for farmers' lots at Port Adelaide ; 4s Id to 4s 2d at outports ; flour, roller made, £10 10s ; stone made, £9 15s to £10 ; bran, firm at Is 2d ; pollard, Is Id to Is 2d ; oats, Ss6d.

BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.

BPEOIAL GiNUittAL M ETING. [PKR PRESS ASSOCIATION. 1 ( Auckland, October 11 A epeolal gen • r*l mating of the share holders of the Bank o f New Zealand whs held at the banking houße, at 2 o'clock this afternoon. There was a large atten aooe of shareholder?, Mr fteorg* Backley presided. The chairman moved the following res >'u!on :—'♦ That £3 p9r share of the prosent paid-op capital of the bank be and the same Is heraby oancelled, Buch capital having boon lost, or being unrepresented by available assetc, and that thenceforth dividends shall be paid on eaoh shares as representing £7 eaoh, instead of £10 eiaoh. the original am vat thoresf, but such redaction shall not inter fere with or m any way alter the liability of shareholders to contribute a farther sum of £10 as provided by the Bank's Act, and the deed of settlement, m the event of the aasets of the corporation being insufficient to meet Its engagements Mr 0. E. Button seconded the resolu tion.

Me Dingle, of Taranakl, orlticiaed the affairs of the bank unfavourably. He wanted to know if the Government had beon getting property 'tax on tho amount wbloh repreeented the bank's deficit.

Mr Ohorry thought that the shareholders nhould know more about the losses Buffered, including those amongst certain directors. Ho would propose as no amendment " that before agreeing co the proposal to write off £3 per share, equal to 46 1 per cent of tho aotual cash paid Into the bank by the shareholdera, it Is desirable that farther and more full infor mation should be supplied. "

Messrs Ewlngtqn and Wai Ha also spoke on the nffilrs of tho bank.

Mr J. MoCoah Clark urged that the charges m tho report should have beon specified.

Mr Reader Wood crlilolaed the report unfavorably, and said that If the commit tee's report did not give sufficient infor mation it was only due to the committee to confess that something more specific shou'd bo done In the matter than the passing of two formal resolutions,

The chairman replied to a letter written to the •' New Zealand Herald " by Dr Campbell, a former president of the bank. Be considered that Dr Campbell had been too eaey, and let things he done whloh he, perhaps, disapproved of. Ho read a minute from the bank's proceedings dated November 14th, 1882, as follows : — " It was reported to the board that after ooosulatlon with the majority of the board (he following reply had been sent ' The Patetere company must not be a failure at the last moment. Let Eioh make the neoeaaary subscription taking his guarantee irrespective of any guarantee here, which I am endeavoring to arrange.' This waft a cablegram which bad been sent to London. The chairman spoke very strongly as to the manner m whioh the bank 'a mon«y bad been spent m this instance. At the very last board meotlng money had to be advanced to pay a call of some thousands of pounds, or else lose everything. The chairman stated that legal proceedings would probably have to ba Instituted with re ference to the transfer of certain shares to the London register.

Mr Cherry's amendment was lost by a large majority, and the resolution was oarrled.

The Chairman moved the following re solutions, whloh were oarrled unani mously .--• c That the directors be eta powered lo reo&ive ftom the shareholders willing to pay the same £3 per share to reinstate their shares to the original amount of £J.O per share, and on all shares bo reinstated to pay dividends on the original amonnt of auoh shares ; provided that euoh piyment to reinstate shares shall not render the shareholder liable to pay any farther or larger amount than he would have been llablo for if the sharet had remained at £10 eaoh as originally created "

11 That the several assets and accounts held for realisation, and outside tho category of what may be regarded as current business, be liquidated by the diroctors as speedily as may be, having regard to the advantagoous realisation thereof, and that m the meantime suoh assets be transferred to and held and treated m gloibo m a separate liqijidation account, and so as that the surplus m realising any one asset may be set against the deficiency m realising any other without passing euch surplus or deficien cies respectively through the ordinary profit and loss account. "

"That m dispobmg of new shares crotited and authorised to be issued by resolution of the special general meeting of proprietors, hold on the 3rd October last, the board of directors roay make it one of the conditions that payment for uuch new shares may bo made by such instalments as the board of direobtrs may think fit"

•'That Jhe directors are hereby re queHtod and empowered to apply to Parliamonb for statutory confirmation of the resolutions passed at tfyis meeting." Auckland, Ootobet 12. The Bank moating occupied all the afternoon yesterday, some warm speeches being made regarding the past manage ment of the Bank All the resolutions submitted by the directors were ultimately carried without amendment.

THREATENED MINERS STRIKE

(PBU MF.SB ASBOCIATIOH . ) Greymouth, October 12. A dlffiouUy has occurred b u t<*een the Brunner minors and the Grey Valley C.'jal Company, over the system of welgh t hoc ml m trucks. It has been customary t,o weigh ono truck or so only, and pay for the roet accordingly. Tbemenobjaot to thlp, «md demand that all truck* shall bo weighed The Mine Manager nbjuots, and the rwm ony that if it ia not done: i thay will give 2L days' notice, and than go ont ou strike.

CORN EXCHANGE.

The following is the Corn Exchange report for the week ending Friday, October 12th, 1888:-

London cables continue to encourage holders of wheat to anticipate further ad- Tanoes, consequently transactions have not been on Buoh an extended Boala as might be expeotcd In regard to stocks now m the colony, deoidedly coutradiotory reports haVe been published, and notwithstanding the in fiuential weight of those who hold that there is a large surplus over what will ba required for looal consumption w« still reiterate our former conviction that stocks have been decreased to a considerable extent, bo muoh so, as to discourage the idea of any important benefit to tba farming community for this year. Given, however, such weather as has lately been experienced and favorable oir oumßtanoeß for harvesting, etc., Canterbury should stand a good Bhow of oasting off that depression which has weighed so heavily on her agricultural interests for several years. Quotations to date are : —

Wheat — Tueoan, first quality, 3a 8d to 3s BJd ; pearl, 3s 8d ; hunters, 3a 7d to 3s 8d ; ohiokwheat, 2a 6d to 23 lOd.

Oats — Prime milling, 2a 3d ; bright short feed, 2s 2d ; inferior and long, 2s to 2s Id.

BabXiß? is for the present dormant, transao* tions almost nil, values unaltered.

Beans and Picas— A slight enquiry, for the former, at from 2s 8d to 2s 9d f.0.b. ; for the latter, 2s 4d to 2s 6d.

Potatoes— Very little business has trans pired m this line during the week, quotations nominally, 47s 6d at oountry stations. Cbbkse and Butter —The former i« a little firmer at 4d to 4Jd for prime quality ; the latter quiet at about 7d.

The above quotations are those paid to farmers for delivery f .o.b. saoks extra.

RIFLE MATCH

A triangular match between teams of the TlnurcrßfLs, Ashburton Rifles and Guards was fi.ed yesterday. The teams comprised ton mea a side and the ranges were 200, 300, and 600 yards. The visitors were rather too good for the looftl men, beating the R fles by 61 points and the Guards by 91. Following are the scores : —

THE KAISER AND THE CZAR

" You know I love you dearly," said the Kaiser to the Czar : " No human machinations oan our deathless friendship mar, If Europe were our joint domain, the universe would see No squadrons, guns, or regiments, but only amity. I'm bound to keep an army, for you see thero is a foe That's restless and aggressive; so unlike yourself, you know. And as for this, my navy, and my retinue of war, I keep it just for visits " said the Kaiser to the Ozar.

Then onoo again the monaroha awore eternal friends to be' The Kaißer wept, and kissed the Czar as oft as three times three ; Then afterwards he showed to him his new repeating gun, And told him all the mighty things that with it oould be done : How half a dozen Musciviteß or frenchmen m a row Might with a single bullet be despatched to realms below. " But then," he added Bweetly, and invoked his patron star, " I shouldn't think of using it." "Of course not," said the Ozar.

So pleased, hia mighty Majesty of all the Russian lands Shed tears of joy and wept aloud, and grasped his brother's hands " I know you'd never injure me, our hearts are so allied." The Kaiser choked and Bobbed, and said, ." I couldn't if I tried." . 1 1 T8 got a little army, and a gun or bo, it's true." " I think." replied the Kaiser, " that I notioed one or two." Then after telling him that men were never meant to fight, That war ships wpro but ornaments to dress with flags at night, That rifles should be nevtr fired excepting m salute, And if Krupp meant hia guns to kill, then Krupp mußt be a brute This unsophisticated Caar took William to a play. Where Oossaoks m their myriads were mar* ehallod m array — When oannon roared and sabres flashed, and all the pomp of war Btretohed far away as eye could roach along the Baltic shore. With heart inflamed he told his guest how this portentous power An Austro-German-Turkißh force could smash

m half an hour, " But, of course, I wouldn't use them," said

the reassuring Czar. •! Of course not said the Emperor, and winked his oo'ular. — 0.D.0. m the " St Jamct' Gazette.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(PKB riLKpK ASSOCIATION.) Wkllikoton, October 11. A return p-esonted to the Chamber of CJoramerca shows an excess of emigration from New Zealand ovrr immigration since the beginning of tha year of no lo< s than 8640 persons. Michael O'Driscol', who was nrreeted yesterday on a charge of threatening to kill his invalid son, was bound over to keep tho p^ac^ Is'otico m tho " Guz^lto " d cares the Auckland She p District to be a dean i she^p district ; and the Miranda Bheop [District and the Waikato District to be inf cted nheep districts under "The Sheep Act, 1878" The re'urn of immigration to nnd emi gr tion from the colony for September shows the arrival' to be 831 while the de partures were 1962 Of the latter 1129 left for Victoria and 594 for Now Bouth Wales.

Turing the voyage of the barque .Chili, which arrived this morning from New castle, an able seaman named Strihby was drowned. On Sunday evooing while the vesfjei Vas off Cape Egtnont, during a heavy southerly gale, whea engaged wi«h others m furling the upper maintop?aU, he fell from the topsail y<rd into tho water. The life buoy was thrown overboard to him, and the barque immediately hove-to. but by this time the unfortun ite mm had fallen far astera, and was lost sight of , and it being too rough to lower a boat, nottilDg further could ba done to save him.

Dunbdiw, October 11, Alex. Kionimoant again appeared at the Police Oourt to -day on a charge of embezzlement. Some four or five previous ohargeehad boen diaj»i ised by the Justuses, and ihen m order to ,?"vi the matt, r no evidence was offered )n anotbei caße, and Bi inimont was committed for trial and acquitted. 'Ih* pns3nt was another oharge laid" by hie late employer, A. Dorn well, bntober, but as a material witness refused t> attend without his expanses being paid, the caae wab adjourned, and che witness is to be compelled to attend. Advices have been received from Milforl Sound that Mr ITKonstie, M.H.R., and Mr Pillana succeeded m reaching the foot of the Sutherland Waterfall, reckoned to be between 2000 and 3000 feet m height— the highest m the world. It takes three le»ps, although from a distance there appear to be only two, Mr Adams, Chief Surveyor, was engaged at the ' Sound preparing to make a reoonnaisance survey of the district. He did not go to the Fails, and until he does its exaot altitude will not bs known,

A FEARFUL NIGHT.

Among the destructive effeota of the North West gale of last week none as yet recorded equals m d istresßfal oironmetaaoes the experiences of Mr Barron and his family. Mr Barron is a small farmer who occupies 100 aoreß of land about fire miles ' from Orioklewood station on the Fairlie Greek line. On the Wednesday night he with his wife and three children retired to rest m a well built tiro-roomed cottage of wood, Burrounded by the usual furniture of a small oountiy farmhouse. Next morning hardly a wraok remained behind. The house wae not supposed to be m a partioulnrlyexpoeed situation, and possibly Borne unusual concentration of the gale wa3 by sonn means caused. Its violence had been manifest for Borne time m the creaking and swaying of the building, when all m an instant, tha building was torn from tho floor plates, and the gale getting hold of the hollow of it, lifted it high up into the air, and dashed it down almost literally into matchwood, soaroely a single board or beam being unbroken. With the roof from above and the walla from around them disappeared everything tht'houae nad oonUlned, The bed clothes were snatched off the beds, and on these being deserted they followed sheet and blanket. The Infant's cot rolled away, baby was ploked oat from beneath It, and the oot continued its journey. Olothea boxes were rolled over and over and broken, and their contents, Including some ba.nk note?, sped away on hurrloane wings. Mr Barron managed to get bis unfortunate family Into the lee of a bit of bank, and was fortunate enough to fidd a few sacks, with which they wrapped them* selves till morning. When daylight ap peared a dismal Bcene met their sight. Of their late oomfortable home bnt the floor remained m Its place, the house and Its furniture lay strewn far to leeward, hopelessly smashed, and of lighter artloles there was scarce anything to be seen, Mr Barron set out In searoh of cloth, ing, and had at the outset a long hunt to find a pair of boots to prose" oute the searoh m. Two or three hours' eeiroh resulted m the reoovery of » snffislenoy of articles of outer w&ar to make the family appear hot not a sorap of underolothlng was to , be found within a long radius of the house. Wrapped up as well as the artloles found would allow, Mr Birron took his family to a neighbour's, whence they have come on to a friend's m Tlnmu. The result of his farther search for their g*le*raVlthed property has not yet been reported. It Is a wonder that no one was seriously hurfc when the bouse went down, but no ont w«s struok. AH, however, sustained many braises from being strupk by fifing artloles. Mr Barron works away from home part of his time, and had been away several nights preceding the gale, bat by gsod fortona he was at home that night, or Mrs Burron'o trials, with a sick ohlld on her hands too, would have been something terrible.—" Tlmaru Herald."

EXPENDITURE ON SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

The North Canterbury Board of Eduoa* tlon have adopted and decided to send to members of of Parliament m. reply, to tho statement of the Minister of Education re* latlve to the expenditure on school buildings* They point out that it Is unfair to Canterbury to quote Auckland and Otago as giving a fair average prise for school buildings, as building here has been considerably dearer than there. Again the Minister's estimate of £200 each for masters homes la insufficient, The board oonslde? that a ■erloni error, greatly affaotlng the Minister 1 ! argument that the amounts granted to education boards hay* been extravagantly expended, lies In all assumption that the grants, after dedaot« ing expenditure on sites and houses, war* employed exclusively for the erection of aohool rooms. The grants were really given for sohool buildings which, . accord ing to to the definition of the Minister of Eduoatlon m 1878, may be held to include not merely new eohools and teachers' re sidenoos with fencing and suitable con venience bnt the repairing, enlarging and improvement of existing buildings and grounds, furniture fer class rooms, pur ohaso of sites, plans, supervision, and generally all outlay on , buildings and shool property of a permanent {character aB distinguished from 'malutenoe. It hia review of the past expenditure and m com paring tho amounts spent with the extent of accommodation, the Minister had overt looked several considerations. The nloe equilibrium he demanded, the oxaot ad j astraen t of the number of sittings In aohqolf to the nnmber of children In fhe country, wai Impracticable tp making enough pro vision for the educational wanti of the public It was Impossible to avoid occasionally doing too muob, owing mainly to tbe fluctuations of population In the country districts. The board further point out that In England and m Australia, the school aocsoatnodation muoh exceeds what li required for bbjldre.n In actual fttten,* dance,

THE ASHBURION GTJABDIAN, FRIDAY OCTOBER 12, 1888



I Moon's . Ootobor Sun Sun Moon Moon ago at Rises Sets, Rices Seta. noon. a.m. p.m. 8 Monday .. 5.22 6.14 6.58 O.M 2 9 Tuesday .. 6.20 6.15 7.39 10.29 8 10 Wednesday.. 5.18 6.18 8.23 11.41 4 11 Thursday .. 6.10 0.17 9.17 • * 5 a.m. 12 Friday.. .. 6.14 6;18 10.15 0.47 8 13 Saturday ... 6.12 6.19 11.17 1-45 7 p.m. 14 Sunday .. 5.11 6.20 0.23 2.33 8



TIM ABU BIFI-ES 200 300 500 jdß. yds. yds. total. Lieut. Jowsey .. 18 16 2 36 Pte. Q. W. Ellis .. 22 15 9 46 Sergt. Henderson.. 16 10 16 42 Pte. Stoke . . . . 19 17 7 43 CorpMoNab .. 18 13 2 33 Berpt Beokerham . , 20 17 11 48 Pto J. Ellis . . 17 8 8 83 Pte Henderson ..16 11 14 41 Pte Humphreys ..18 12 9 39 Average (1 man short) 18 13 8 39 182 132 86 400 iSHBURTON RIFLKB 200 300 500 yds. yds. yds. total. 00l Sergt MoDonaia 11 11 11 33 Sergt Nelson .. 16 10 8 34 Ssrgt Stewart ..11 6 0 17 Sergt Jessop . . 19 9 10 38 Corp McDonald .. 16 17 3 36 Pte McDonald ..13 10 13 36 Pte Saiek . . . . 20 11 8 39 Pte J. Oraißhead .. 21 9 11 41 Pte Baker.. ..11 10 10 34 PteFelton.. .. 16 16 9 41 157 109 88 349* ABHBUBTON ODABDS 200 300 500 yds. yds. yds. total Sergt Morrison .. 17 11 7 35 Sergt Leitoh ..18 2 12 32 Sergt Purchase . . 18 9 4 31 Pte Baker .. ..11 8 11 30 PteMassonj ..9 0 0 9 Pte Chapman . . 16 14 14 44 PteTasker.. ..13 14 10 37 Pto Pearson .. 18 15 7 40 PteHefford ..13 9 0 22 PteDalton.. .. 14 11 4 29 147 93 69 309



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Wanted \£"? ANTED Known. — Mrs Meroh, W Dr9Fßmaker, has returned from 8} dney, nnd ro coininenccd businaß* m launders' Buildings, next MrK. Akorn's. Apprentices wanted. 10 78 WASTED -An office Boy. Apply hi own hnndwritlop; l 0 ManiK*r Building Society, Aahburton, 10 93 WANTED Apprentic •« and [mprovern to the Dressmaking. Apply Miss Kemnitz, J. Orr and Go. 10 101 A IT ANT ED Known to Farmer* and VV others that Jamks Baickk han opened a Timber Yard opposite HurriHon'.- Auction Booms. General as&ortment of Building Tiuiber m stock. KJIO3 WANTED Known. —J. Our and C.'s Drapery Department ib under now management. Priies of the Whole Qttci have been revised and 1 reduced to Buob a point as will cjrainand a speedy sale. MRS ADABIB has removed to ban*..— dero' Buildings, < pp >alte Rallw y ottttion. Cronel Silk?, Woula, and Fancy (Joodo of every ce<;ripuo i kept m at'jok. Agent for Hoilueu D ; o Works. Kegietry ofn>° f or Servanis. 10 di %*/ANTKD to bt>ll. fur £3 10a, a Yt Chimney c-.weepiog Machine, nearly new, oott £5. /Jpply offico of this popar. 10 6 BOARD and llealdouoe for a Lady or Gentleman iv a private family Bedroom, with use of sitting room. — Apply O.D , Mail Office. 10 26 ~V\r ANTED Known — J. Orr and Co VV aie now showing Ladles' and Children's Artistic Millinery m Great Variety. f^\ KEATESJ.' bale ot the day, every- \Jf thing cheap for Cash. — n. O bEOBBS Melford House. WANTED KnoTn- That Mks Bill, Monthly Nuree, has removue from Peter Street to Be Trevor's house, la Moore Street. 10t39 BOOTS. BOOIS.— Keep thu feet) dry and save doctot'a bllla. Qaality la everything m bad weather. I guarantee every pair. Best value m New Zealand at Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saundera' Buildings. — Robert Alcorn. WANTED Known. —J. Obu and Co are now showing a large assort- ment of Ladies' Embroidered Robes from 10a 6d, T~ ADIES 1 Jackets.— Juat Opened a few j Ladlea very Boporlor Jackota, both m aiyle and quality. Will be sold at lean than half their prioe daring our pcoeent bale. — 11, O. Seqbks, Molford Uouao. "A I 7"ANTED— Everyone to come and VV oee the nicest lot of Ula&a, China, and Earthenware ever shown In Ashbur- ton, and the Cheapest over landed m New Zealand. Imported direct from the Manufacturer. — Robert Alccek, Sauu- deta 1 Buildings. -til WANTED Kqowq.--J. Obb and Co invite Ltu.ies to inspect their large and varLd üßßortmuut of bummer Dress Materials. Over one thousand pieces to select from. Glasgow drapery and CLOTHING COMPANY will open on Friday STOCKINGS— 700 paira of Ladieß und Children's cample Hobo juat opened tmuded uudor the old Tantf.) All quality to be sold cheap during our Bale. — ijL. O. buoERS, Melford Houoo. "TT7"aIH.TED Known.— o. Orr and Co VV are now showing the Leading Novoltieß m Ladies' Munt.eß, Jackets, and uuet Cloaks. , ~\\ TAN TED everyone to know that VV •*• Duncan is a Land broker, licensed to prepare and register Transfers, Mortgagee, ELOUinbrancas, Leases, Regis- tration Abetractß, Powars of At'.orney, Applications to bring Land under the Ac:, end every description of instruments under the Land Tranafer Act — J. O. LukcaN, Arcade, Ashburton. 10|10J WANTED Known— Mrs Stills h»a opened v shop m Moore Street, and wUhes to remind the Ladies of Ash- barlon that she makes Children's olothlng of all desoripllon on the ahoiteat notioe, • Also, Woollen Goods m Knitting or Crochet, Comfortable room for ono or more female Boardora. 10 38 WANTED Cash, — Molr's Oatmeal (251 b), 2s 6d; Candles, sd ; Vestas, 5d doz. ; Coffee and Milk, Is ; Coooa and Milk, Is ; Corn Flour, 4d ; Fruits m byrup (21b tine), Is. Crockery, Glassware, and Ironmongery. — J. Mo Grkqor, Tauored street. WANTED Known —J. Orr and Co are now knowing a Largo Assortment of Feathers, Flowers, Hibbonß Lacaa, Gloves, &o. 10 i 10 i "TTTANTBD Known— New Goods. VV New Goods for tbo approaching Season to hand at the New Zealand Cloth- ing Faotory. riT ANTED Known— 26s will purchase VV » 40b Tweed Suit at the tievr Zealand Clothing Factory, "TTTANTED ' Known— Wo undertake VV to give the very beat value obta nablo m Men'a and Boys' Clothing, alt our own make and made from pure Wools, at the Now Zealand Clothing r TX7 ANTED Known — Wo are tbo ' VV Cheapest and Beßt House m > ABhburtou for tihirfs, lings, Scarfs, Huts, r &o. Splendid variety to select from at the New Zealand Clothing Factory. VV ing is unrivalled. Parents and Guardians see our BoyB 1 Suite, nic»)y made ; Coat and Knickers lined through ' out, from 10b 6d, at the New Zealand ■j I Clothing Faotory. r — WANTED Known— The Wonderful \Verthem -Sewing Machine, with p the new high arm nnd all the latest t improvements, may bo had on the Time a Payment System at the New Zealand _ Clothing Factory. {Inspection earnestly J invited' r TTTANTED Known— Wo are still YV making Measure Suite at 56e, und Trouserß to measure at 17b 6d, Cord VeHt> from J2s 6d to measure at tho Kow Zealand Clothing Faotory | MB S. 33. SEYMOUR, OURGEON-DENTIST will VISIT ASHBUBTON TUESDAY, 16 jh OCTOBER. And may be consulted ut the Aahburton m Prvs Cowpwy until 4 p.m. 10 80



Public Notices. -TTTE HAVE FOR 84LE— One ten VV horse power Traction Engine with Combine and Elevators complete. all m perfect order. For foil particulars apply to FBIEDLANDE R.BROS. 10t48 FISHING SEASON, 1888. FISHING TACKLE. FISHING TACKLE. JUST Arrived, ex ••Coptic" and •• Talnoi," a large and well-assor'ed Stock of a)l Fishing FcquloUts, v : z., Rods, Lines, Reels, Stroking, Minnows, Files, Gtff Hooks, Mountings. Aasorted < Books, and every Article f^r the Season, ■t Lowest Prlooß. FUhlng Licenses ctn now be obtained * from me. Also, New Stock of OBICKETING AND LAWN TENNIS MATERIALS. Win. Zander, FISHING TACKLE DEPOT, TOBACCONIST, FANCY GOODS WAREHOUSE. Ladles' and Gentlemen's Hair Dressing Saloona. 8f165 Frozen Meat KITE are prepared to make LIBERAL \V ADVANCES on Frozen Meat placed m our bands for Bale m the Home Markets. Messrs Miles Bros., etc, our London Agents, give epecial attention to this basiness, and have been successful iv obtaining the Highest prices. SHIPPERS CAN DEPEND ON LIBKRAL ADVANCES, PROMPT SETTLEMENT, SEPARATE ACCOUNT BALES From the moment that Stock are delivered at the Freezing Works or m the railway tracks tc oar order we undertake responsibility of Shipping and payment of all local charges, Freight, Insurance, etc., thus relieving shippers of all trouble and lobs of time. MILES A CO., Chrißtchurch. GEORGE JAMESON, Agent, q 71 Ashbnrton and Kakala. Wool /Wool Wool BEABON 1888 89. TUT ILES ANjDOO. Are prepared to make Liberal CASH ADVANCES, At a low rate of Interest, on the ensuing CLIP OF WOOL, Placed m their handß for Sale hero or for Shipment to JULES BROS. AND CO., LOND'N. No Commission charged on Advances, and no Commission charged for offering Wool here unless a Sale is effected. Periodical Sales will be held during the Season at Mr Geo. Jameeon'B commodious and convenient Stores, Weßt Street. J. T. FORD, Auctioneer. GEORGE JAMESON, Agent, 9 70 Ashburton nod Bakaia. BAKER AND Co, TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANTS, WEST STREET, "OEG to inform their numerous oop- porten that they have sold thair Business to Messrs McGallum and Co., EAST STREET, j To whom they trust their Customers will give their future orders, MR B. B A X E R, Befog now m charge of their Coal [Yards. D. McFarlane, GROCER, ASHBURTON. MY MANY THANKS ARE Tendered to my numerous Caa tomera and the Public generally for he liberal support accorded me at my Clearing Sale last Saturday, and alao to my East Street Patrocß who fonnd their way to Burnett streor, my CASH TAKINGS ■bowing conclusively that they bavo no* deserted me. I herehy beg to Inform aL that as my sale so fur has been auoh a ■access I intend continuing It for another FOUR WKEKS, daring which time my Customers will have the advantage of buying Goods withoat the extra duty of the new Tar i lf placed thereon (as now charged by other ■tores.) Therefore you may depend upon getting BARGAINS It Is a great pleasure to me to see my Customers walking cut my establishment with large Parcels and smiling faces for a small outlay, and I confidently assert — without gush, blow, or bunkum — that J Bell twenty-five per cent, oheiper than ANY OTHER HOUSE, ■nd| shall continue to do bo lot another Month. Therefore Don't delay, Parohaae while you may, And lay In a stock for a rainy day, D. I C FAKLANE, WHOLESALE AND FAMILY GBOOER, ONLY ADDRESS— JJBURNEET STREET