DIARY .

Moonlight Evenings.

The Moon at 3 days old shines till about 8 o'clook. i The Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o'clock. The Moon at 8 days old shineg tillj! nearly ' 1 o'c'ook 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 shinoa all night. The Moon at 18 days old risea about 9 p.m. and shinea till morning. The Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 a.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 24 days old riaea about 2 a.m. and shineßtill morning The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and shines till sunrise.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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THE WEATHER.

The following is the meteorological report at .A 1 ford Station for the week ending April 13th, 1888 :— High * Date. Shade. m State of weather, low ihigh Sun. Saturday 35- 85- 135- Fine N.wl Sunday 47- 89- 137* „ „ Monday 36' 57- 87- Overcast N.E. Tuesday 31- 67- 135- Fine N.W. Wed'day 47- 77- 130- Stormy N.W. Thur'day 80- 72- 125- Fine NE. Friday 37' 72- 117- Showers N.W.

NOTICE TO COR RESPONDENTS.

Freetkade. — Your letter will appear 'n to morrow 'b issue.

The Ashburaton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1888. COMPENSATION TO PUBLICANS.

A correspondent signing with the initials " J. D." dissents from our views as expressed m a leading article m our issue of the 20th ult., and contends, as many extremists among tbe ranks of total abstainers also contend, that no compensation ought under any circum gtances to be paid to persons deprived of liquor licenses under the operation of a complete local option. He is at great pains to show that English and American judicial authorities have over and over again decided that the law recognises no vested interost and that no compensation for deprivation of license is legally claimable. (Jf all this wo were fully aware, and we have never contended that a publican is able to enforce any claim for compensation by action at law, That is not at all the point at issue. The question is :is it just that when, it may be, only one more than the half of any community has decided to put a sudden stop to a busi ness previously permitted by the com munity, and for a license to carry on which the license holder has paid to the community a substantial sum, which sum has been expended by the com munity for its own purposes — is it fair and just for the community to in flict upon tbe quondam licensee a loss of it may be hundreds or even thousands of pounds ? We do not think it is. We admit at once that a license is given only from year to year, but we coutend that hitherto at any rate it has been an im plied understanding that if the licensee conducts himself and his house m every respect m accordance with the require ments of the law, a renewal from year to year will be granted, and $bat but for that implied understanding no one would have been so insane as to take out a license at all. Is it credible that any body would spend thousands of pounds m building and furnishing merely for the right of conductipg an hotel business for twelve months ? Certainly not, and although we are ourselves practically teetotal and always willing to further the cause of temperance, wo cannot go with those who mistakenly advocate a course ( which seems to us to be at variance with the principles of common honesty and fairness. We would concede to-morrow if we had tbe power, the fullest and most absolute local option, we would give the franchise m licensing matters to all adults, women as well as men, and we would make the renewal as woll as the granting of liquor licenses subject to the vote of the majority ; but it must at the same time bo provided that injustice shall not be done to any individual. This is quite possible m either of two ways. Thus if an Amending Act be passed extending local option as pro posed, such Act to have immediate operation, then it should be provided that impartial pommissioners should assess the amount of jiosp incurred by the person deprived of license, and such I amount should be defrayed out of thus funds of the body which has received the license fees, or out of the proceeds of a special rate on Iho locality if need be. Ov it might be provided — and this, we think, is the more feasible course—that such Act should not' have immediate efifect, but should come into operation Bay five years after date of its passing, thus giving license-holders fair warning, and reasonable opportunity of converting their premises to other uses, or disposing of them for other purposes if they so think fit. We believe that such an Act would now be m force if the Local Optionists had offered such a compromise five years ago, and we aro persuaded that if they would agree to such a measure it would be possible to get the assent of the Legislature to the ex tended local option they desire, to take e/^eot gve years hence. But if they will persist jn jfefasing so reasonable a sug gestion then they will probably not Bucce^jj for the nexi fifq-and-twenty years,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The latest English musioal prodigy is a boy often years old who is said to be " immense " as a perform on the o arienette. It is reported that the big gas wells m the north-western part of Ohio are losing their pressure and turning to oil wells. A pneumatic gun, which his to throw a shell containing 6001 bof dynamite four miles, ia being constructed for Italy m Philadelphia. The amount collected by the ladies of Wellington towards furnishing a Children's Ward at the -Hospital is £415 instead of £145, as reoently telegraphed. He, before the wedding, anxiously : " You are sure you won't be nervous at the altar ? " She, four times a widow, with the utmost confidence " I never have been yet." The six-inch artesian well lately sunk m Napier, is reported to yield 16,000 gallons per hour at 7 feet, and over 20,000 at 3ft above the ground. It cost only £250. There are now 200,000 acres of tea planted ; m Ceylon, and the industry gives employ ment to 1200 European managers and super intendents, and 30.000 British subjects, We learn from a Northern exchange that the Hawke's Bay Woollen Faotory has joined the majority, and will " lie m abeyance," as the resolution puts it, till things look up a little. Lady Soratchley, widow of the former Commissioner of New Guinea, is one of the i lucky ones at Broken Hill. Her brother, Mr 3rown, invested £140 on her account, and has just, ii ib stated, sent her £15,000 aa a result of the speculation. The United States steamship Albatross is furnished with a full complement of electrio lamps for fiahing, The glow-lamp is encased m a wire netting, which aota aa a trap. The fish, being attracted by the light, swarm into the net, which is then olosed and pulled m. The " Southland News " says :— As show ing that capital as well as population is leaving the Colony, it may be mentioned that three passengers by a reoent steamer to Mel bourne carried away between them a sum, of £5000. Our Mount Somers correspondent writes : — " We have bad of late an unheard of suc cession of gales, but' the one we experienced on Wednesday was the severest of them all. Much damage was done to the stackß, and the roofs of some sheds and houses suffered greatly. There was no sohool as the ohildren found it impossible to face the gale." Aletter fromßritish Burmahaays : — As for oreature comforts, they are enormously dear, and not alway3 to be had, even at a high figure. Real mutton (not goat mutton, which is always to be had) sells for 2 rupees a pound. Potatoes, 2 rupees for 31b ; coffee, 5 rupees a pound; and, notwithstanding Buoh high prices, hospitality is universal. The " Industrial Journal " sayß that there seems to be no limit to the uses for whioh wood pulp is adapted. Among the lateßt practical developments of the industry is the utilisation of this material for making pipes, That is to say, m Amerioa they now make a tubing out of wood pulp that has many ad« vantages over iron for gas and water pipes. A meeting of the Committee of the Ashbur ton Racing Club was held on Saturday evening when a considerable amount of routine work was gone through. The Stewards were appointed to certain duties on the days of the raoing. It was decided not to allow betting or laying of totalisator odds on the course. The Secretary was also direoted to notifr that the rules having reference to the scratching, and starting of horses will be striotly enforced. " An Old hand " writes as follows m the " South Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Society's Journal " : — " In reply to ' Farmer ' as to how to utilise the straw from rye-grass threshed out, let him stack it properly, and, during the prooe&B of stacking, spread broad oast over each layer of grass or straw, some common coarse salt, about 2owt per ton of straw. All his stock will eat it greedily and thrive upon it. I have done this for years. Salt, £2 per ton. A gentleman who visited the Rankleburn last week informs the " Courier " that he witnessed five ferrets destroying a sheep. The sheep got on its baok, and while m that was attaoked by the vermin, and m a very short time destroyed. The ferrets took very little notice of the sportsman's approach, and would pot desert their prey. No doubt m the lambiog season the ferrets will work havoc with the young lambs, as they are said to be literally swarming along the river banks. Worth, the renowned Costumier, gave an interviewer the following facts oonneoted with his trade : — " At the time of the ooronation of the present Czar of Russia we had girls work ing night and day for six weeks on a Coart train for the Czarina, whioh was covered with magnificent embroidery m real silver. The train alone cost 25,000 franos. and it will be preserved m the State Museum as an histori cal curiosity. Some years ago a Peruvian heiress paid us 210,000f. for a single gown, 118,000f. being the cost of the laces Blone. A few weeks ago we sold a oloak for 45,000f., of which 44,000f. went for the fur." As an instance of how our streams are being depleted of trout the Tuapeka paper narrates the following incident whioh came under its notice recently : — " A large shag was observed to rise from a creek, and after flying a little, a toout was seen to drop from its beak on to the graßS. It descended and once more tried to bolt the fish, but again it failed ; and while it was debating m its own mind how it could best dispose of the precious morsel, it was knocked over by a person stand ing near by, and who had been watohing its operations. On being opened, the shag was found to contain as many yonng trout as it could possibly retain m its inside ; and the fish which it failed to negotiate on being weighed, was found to turn the Boale at nearly fourteen ounces." For the past 20 years the Duke of Edin burgh has had an allowance of £1800 a year from his unole, Duke Ernest of Saxe-Coburg • he receives a grant of £25,000 from Parlia ment ; his salary as an admiral is £6000 a year ; his wife has an annuity of £12,000 per annum, and on their marriage she received a dowry of £400,000, which would represent £12,000 a year more, This woqld give his Royal Highness a total income of about £57,000, or almost as much as that of the Prince of Walos. In addition he has Clarence House rent free. The revenues of the duchy pf Saxe-Coburg, to which he is heir, amount to about £30,000 a year. The Prussian Government have, for a long time, offered him an annuity of £60,000 a year if he would give up hjs olaim to the Kingdom of Hanover. The Duke, however, forseeing the possibility of a republic m Germany, Slicks out for a lump sum of £2,000,000. The first of a series of Sixpenny Saturday Evening Concerts came off on Saturday last m the Oddfellows' Hall, when, despite the exceedingly inclement weather, there waa an audienco of some 120 parsons. Major Steward, who ocoupied the chair, m a few introductory remarks, stated that a number of gentlemen had conceived the idea of providing a series of cheap and attractive entertainments so as to afford a harmless and pleasant means of recreation during the long winter evenings. It was intended to give these Saturday even ing concerts every fortnight if possible, and although promoted by temperance people, it was not proposed to'give muoh of the time to speeches, this part of the programme Would be limited to one short address on eaoh evening. A number of ladies and gentlemen had _ kindly given their assistance m the musical part of the programme, and he felt sure they would all be pleased with the entertainment provided. A pianoforte over ture was then given by Mrs Pennington, fol lowed by the' song (Mr Kneon) " I'll oonquer or die." "Dream faces'" (Miss Wildsmith), "Lord Lovell " (Mr Jessop) encored, 'and ap excellent song by Mr Gamble, preoeded tf vory telling address on *' Moderate Drinking " by Mr J. W. Sawle, apd the first part of the programme was olosed by «ie well-known duet " The Larboard watch '> (Messrs Pickford and Yates). During the interval whioh followed two of the audience Bigned the pledge-book, after whiph the second part of the programme was qpeneij by a B,ong by Mr Yates. Miss Wildsmith greatly amused the audience with a comic ditty detailing the inconveniences of a bad sold, and then Mr Minnis gave an admirablo recitation of " Horatius " from Macauley'a " Laya of Anoient Rome." The duet "All's Wevl" /Messrs Piokford and Yates), " The Tempest " (Mr Wood), and a comio song by Mr Knoon were next m order, and a very enjoyable 6'onqert was ploped by singing the ode ** Come friends afod bre'thtra' all upite,"

The "Lyttelton Times" says that St Fobn^ Hall does not intend to address hi 3 lonstituents, on the ground that there is no mportant question requiring to be referred to irising out of the proceedings of the past ession. Aooording to an Auckland paper Mr Seddon we presume the member for Kumara) has jurohased the Rotoiti Sawmills, and intends jutting a steam launoh on Lake Rotoi:i to ;rade between Eotorua and Ohinemutu, and or the tourist traffic. A specimen of the Californian thistle [Carduus Arvensis) is on view at this office, where it may be inspected by any ona ntereßted. The sample is from Mr Aston'a property, a patch existing on some land recently purchased by that gentleman m the Sewlnnds district. Various expedients have aeen tried to kill the thistle but without avail, md Mr Aston is now going to try the effeot ji covering the patch with straw. Last week a resident m Tanored street, after pumping some water, noticed specks of & yellow metal m the bucket. He had previously seen similar specks, and m order to determine what they were, he took a few to Mr Murray. The latter gentleman is of opinion after examining the scales of metal that they are undoubtedly "gold, but owing to tha quantity handed to him being so Bmall he was unable to subject it to the proper chemioal teßts. — A few months ago Mr T. Wilson, of Seafield, discovered a lead of what is known as ruby sand on his property, show ing soaly gold, but under the present systems the lead could not, as far as has been asoer tained, be profitably worked. A sample of the sand is on view at Mr Murray's shop m East street. A meeting of gentlemen interested m coursing was held on Saturday afternoon at Mr W. Zander'B rooms. There was a good attendance and the chair was ocoupied by Mr Healy. Mr G. Bisaet explained to the meet ing that a large number of gentlemen m Canterbury were anxious that the interests of the sport should be conserved and he was of opinion that if a united Canterbury Club were formed it would be a great success, Coursing meetings, at which good stakes would be competed for, could be held at con venient locahies m North and South Canter bury and at Ashburton On the motion of Mr Zander, seconded by Mr H. Milner, it was resolved that a Club be formed to be called the United Canterbury Coursing Club. The annual subscription was fixed at 10s 6d. Mr Zander agreed to aot as Secretary, After some matters of detail had been arranged the meeting adjourned till next Saturday after noon, SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EX TRACT. — Cure of Skin Diseases. Invercar gill, N.Z., 3rd of July, 1880. Messrs Sander and Sons, Sandhurst,- Gent'emen,— Having suffered from eozenja {a skin disease which is very prevalent m this colony) for about nine years, I had consulted numerous medical men bere and m Australia, and had taken arsenio, strychnine, iodide of potassium, etc, inter nally, and had used preparations of zino and lead externally. In fact, I bad tried all the remedies known to the faculty, and what between travelling, dootorsY and druggists' bills, had spent a small fortune, almost, if not wholly, without results, except to injure my constitution. During a recent visit to Hokitika I was recommended to try your Extract of Eucalyptus Globulus by a brother who had experienced great benefit from it m alleviating a very severe cold, and no less to my surprise and satisfaction, I found the disease whioh troubled me so long was con quered, and the skin resumed its normal condition. This was effected by the external ÜBe of less than two two-ounce bottles. You are welcome to make any use you please of this letter, and I subscribe myself— Yours, etc (Signed), John H. Kerb, Manager Union Bsnk of Australia Limited. — (Advt. 5

HORSE MARKET

\u25a0» Mr T. Bnllock reportß for tha week ending Saturday, April 14 : — On account of the inolemency of the weather there was only a small attendance of farmeia and othera. Twenty-five horeß3 were brought forward for t K .e day'a sale, aud although biddings were alow, 18 out of the 25 offered were sold at satisfactory prices as eivan below. On acoonnt of Me William Mcßride, Palmer .ton, 6 medium draughts, brought the following prices, viz - 4 and s»year olds, of a light stamp. £15, £19 10a ;'4 ytar-olds, uubrcken, £19 10-, £20 ; 3-year old of a lighter descrip tion, £11 10a ; 6-year-old rather light, £18, On account of Mr Bargees, 5 year olds, of a ligbt description, £16 10a, £17 • aged, of a good etamp, £14 10s, £15 ; do, inferior, £9, £9 15j. For othera.— Light harness horses, £7 10a, £9 10a. Hacks brought £3 2s 6d, £4, £4 ss, up to 8£ guineas, aooording to description, Sundries —Dray, £5 12^ 6d ; aeed sower, £7 10a ; saddles and bridles from £2 23 6d to £3 2s 61. A quantity of aeoond-hand harness new horse covers, etc., at fair market prloeo. __________________

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

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MINING COMPANY.

Sydney, April 16 The prospectors of the Broken Hill Maniototo Silver and Gold Mining Company has been issued with a capital of The object of the Company is to purchase and develop the block of country near Hikutara m the Thames district, Auckland.

A VOLCANIC OUTBREAK.

News has been received here of a volcanic eruption at Ambryn Island, one of the New Hebrides group. The whole face of the country has been destroyed by a thick deposit of volcanic dust from the mountain m eruption. No casualties are reported.

SPORTING.

« DUNiiDIN RACES. (Per Press Association. ) Dttnedin, April 15. The following nominations have been received for the principal eventa of the , Puuedin May Meeting ; — Birthday Handicap, of 170 sovb. Springaton iEnid ISnltan Liverpool Haka Wakatipu Victory Forget-me not Snapshot Beresford Apropos Llermi age Silvermark Tit Bit Cupt. Webster La Rose Oapt. Cook St. Olair Sir Julius , The Brewer Provincial Handicap, of 130 soys. Tarautalua Springetou Mtid SuUan .Doubtful Ituka" Liverpool Wakatipu Ferget-me-not Apropos Silvermar'c Capt. Webster Le Temps Snapshot Wildrake Bercsford Hermitage Tit Bit La Rose Capt Cook « £fo Glair The Brewer Dutchnain Shii'nat ' HURDLKSj 75 SOYS Tres Sec Panio Ravenswood Master Agnes Playboy yictory Wardrobe Trapper Secretary Mokarakara Mab.9l Dunluce Monte&glo The Drover

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible lor tLe opinions expressed by our correspondents,

DEBATING SOCIETY.

TO THE EDITOR; Sir, — Can yon Inform me if there ib such a thing aa a debating c'asa la exis tence m Ashbarton during tha winter months. 1 should think it wc-u'd be very nice* p'.stime during the long winter months that are m atoro, Trusting sooae tbler peu than mine will take tha matter up,*— l am ole , A Citizen. [There was auch a Society at ono lime, bnt It hap, we believe, ceised to exist. -Ed.]

COMPENSATION TO PUBLICANS.

TO THK EDITOR. FIR, — There appeared m your columns aorne time ago a leading arlole on the question of cornpenaatlon to publicans, m *hiah you ch!m for them the right to compensation for loaa suataiued, la cisc tho people of Naw Zealand deoidard for prohibition. I fall to sco myself what right they wonld bnve, and If there txisted any nuoh right why fa It that the Legislature hasnotreoognistd it ? Llosnaes ara refused, as a matter of faot, by the Liceoßing Benches every year, m Eng land, Ireland, and Scotland, as wall as In the colonies, and m no oaae has compen sation been granted, and In many cases not even aaked for. And why, I ask should a change be made and a new vested Interest be created m the publt oans favor, merely beoauae we ask that the power now m the hands of the Lloenaing Kenches Bhonld be given to the paople themselvee. The law altogether Ignores any Buch thing as vested interest, and has done bo for centuries. Mr Kaab, Q. 0., standing ooaneel to the L'cenaed Victuallers' Society m England, m Sep tember, 1883 wrote as follows :— "I am sorry to say, having looked into the question exhaustively, that there cannot be the smallest doubt that no such thing as vested Interest exists, and that the Maßtetrates oan refuse to renew the lioerse of the largest most useful and best conducted hotel m England. I daresay thiß will staager many owners, bus it is high tfme that the trade fully recognUed their position. . . The mere mention of the term vested interest infuriates every Oourt-from the Qaeen'a Bench downwarda. 1 Sr, theae fctUatnauta by Mr Naah are fully ' borne out by judgments given by Mr 1 Jaatlce Field, and Ale Baron Pollock, In • the Court of Q leen'a Bench, and also by : other Jflngliab j udgea. and I a New Zealand j Judges Richmond, Johnaton, Gillies, and t Williams have given decisions- involving . the same principle. A decision h»3 also, f quits racjntly been given m the Supreme 3 Court of the United States, aad which is 3 of considerable iutereat. It cama before r the Court m thiß wise. A brewer, was r indicted for a uuiaance under the State 1 enactments recently passed m Ken^e to ' give effect to tho prohibitory aineudment B made to the State Constitution Bonn two j or threa years ago. The State Court t ordered him to stop the nuisance by the j discontinuance of brewing He appealed f against thla judgment o Q the ground that i, the State had violated 1 ighta guaranteed to 3 citfzms of the States by the Federal Constitution, and claimed that if he muat discontinue bis business the State must compensate him for lobb suatained by depreciation m the value of hla brewing 1 plant, etc., The brewer's claim was up t held m the Oonrt m which it was heard » by the judgment of a judge ouriously B enough nsnjed Brewer. It was then tried a m the Kansas Supreme Court, when the i jadgmeLt of Judge Brewer was reversed, f Appeal was then made on behalf of the y brewer, and then it came to the Supreme c Oourt of the United State.. Immense 1 intereat was taken la the proceedings alike t by thoso irtereated m tha liquor trade . and tho frieoda of prohibition. The ) Judsment of the Oourt whioh is worth . giving at some length, is this.— , "The proposition and the argument . made m support of It equally concede that • the right to manufacture drink for one's , personal use la subjaot to the condition i that such manufacture doea uot endanger 1 or affect tho rights of others, . . By \ whom or by what anthority is It to be , determined whether tho manufacture of ; particular articles of drink, either for 1 general übs or for the personal use of the makor, will injarloualy affect thepabtlc? ; Power to determine auoh questions, so as to bind all, muat ex's! somewhere, elaa aoolety will le at the mercy of the few who, regarding only their own appetltaa or pa s;ona, ra*y be willing to Imperil the peace and security of the many, provided only they are permitted to do as they please. Dnder ouc ayßtem that power ia lodged with the legislative branchaa of the Government, , . . It is diffioult to perceive any grouud for the judiciary to declare that the prohibition by Kansas of the manufacture or sale within hor .limits of intoxicating llquora for general uaa there aa a beverage is not fairly adapted to the end of proteciing the com munity against the evila whloh confessedly result from the excessive use of ardent spirits. There ia here no justification for holding that the Stats, nuder the gulae merely of police regulation, ia aiming to deprive the 01-fzim of his constitutional rights ; for we cannot shot oat of view the fact, within the knowledge of all, that the public health, the public morals, and the public Bafoty may be endangered by the general use of intoxicating drinks. Nor can we ignore the fact eatablished by atatlatlca, accessible to everyone, that the disorder, pauperism, and crime prevaleat In the ojuntry are m large "measure dlreotly traceable to this evil. If, there fore, a State deema tha absolute prohibi tion qf the manufacture aad eale within her Hmltß of intoxloatlng llquora for other than medical, scientific, and manufac turing purposes *to be neoeaaary to the peace and security of aoolety, the Courts cannot, without usurping legislative func tions, over-ride the will of tha people as thus expressed by their chosen representatives. . . And co, if m the judgment of the Legislature the manufac ture of Intoxioatlogllqaora for the maker's own use as a beverage would tend to cripple, If not defeat, her effoita to guard the community againat ths evils attending the exoossivo use of such liquora, it is not for the Courts, upon their views aa to what is best and safest for the commuoity to disregard the legislative determination of that question. . - . It ia easy to )O seen that the entire scheme of Prohibi tion, aa embodied In the Constitution and lawa of Kinsaa, might fail If the right of each oltizm to manufaoture intoxicating liquors for hla own ueq as a baverage we.ro recognised. Such a right doea not inhere In oi iz^nahlp. Nor on It ba said that the Government lnterfero with or Impair anyone's constitutional rights of liberty oc of property when they dotormlno that the ni&nutactura and Bale of intoxicating drinks for goneral or individual use as a baverage are or niny hecoraa hurtful to society and to every member of It, and la, therefore, a business m which no one oan lawfully engage. ...

With reference to the assertion tLsfc the prohibition of the manufacture and sale of liquor deprives liquor dealora of their property without due prooesa of law, the Court Baya that ajl property under oar form of government ia aubjact to the obli gation that it nhall not be used bo as to injuriously affect the righta of the com munity, and thereby become a nuisance. Tha State of £anaa had a right to pro hibit the liquor traffics. It did not thereby tal«j away the property of the brewers. It airaply abated a nuisance; The property ia not taken away from Its owners; they are only prohibited from using It for a specific p':r.:oco which tho Legislature declared to v. injurious to the community, j

For the reasons Btatod w« are of opinion '\u25a0&*- Mug!-r. ho { !,i,, ff i.j, error, baa •lot been df ned by the judgment of the Scpreme Oou-t of Kinaas any rfght, fji'lvijpge, o immunity seourod to him by - the Constitution of the United States; *n 4 if B jadgm?ntin each case 's iccordingly affirmed."— l am, etc. J.D.

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS

Mr Alfred Harrison reports hfs weekly ea'e on Saturday, 14th Ap*rll, aa follows :— An ember of cowb of good quality were entr rod, bnt m con?equenoe of the very bad weather not an entry came forward. Theae remarks also apply to pigs. Pkodtjck.— Pricea are without allew- Uor-; A large quantity of fancy goods >cere cleared for tho Cathollo Church 8..Z •,»••, the biddings for which were Mrly spirited. I also Bold the Racing Club privllegei whloh brought a total of £44 19a.

LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Messrs H. Matson and 00., Ashbarton, report upon tha live stock market for the fortnight ending Monday, 16th April, as follows, viz. : — On Tusßday, 3rd instait, one of the largest entries of stock came forward for disposal that has been feen m the distriot during the last three years, folly 22,000 sheep being penned, about 20,000 changing hands at values which must be considered highly satisfactory to vendora. Our en«ry was a very heavy one, and we succeeded m disposing of every sheep entraeted to ue for sale at prices as fol lows, viz. :— 300 2-tooth mixed crosabreds, very prime, 8s 4d ; 120 do, 7s 9J ; 350 2-tooth wethers, 6s 9d ; 242 Ist cross ewes, 4 tooth, 6s 4d ; 156 fat ewes, 5a 9d ; 167 crossbred lan>bs, 4s ; 167 cross, bred lambs, 5s 3d ; 430 merino ewes, 3a lOd ; 108 crossbred lambs, 4s 8d ; 239 old crossbred ewed, 4a 2d ; 131 fat old ewes, 3s 9d ; 58 fat crossbreds, 6s 8J ; 70 cross bred lambs, 6s 4d , 50 crossbred lamba, 3a lid ; 242 crossbred ewes, 63 4d j 261 crossbred lambs, 5s Id ; 120 crossbred ewes, 6s 2d ; 250 merino ewes and wethers, mixed, 4s Id ; 254 6 tooth croa* bred ewes, 4s lid ; and about 1500 boilers from 3a to 4i 4d for crossbred e, and Is 6d to 2d 9d for meriuos. Taken all round the eale was remarkably bri k. In cattle and pigs the entry was small, ond nothing resulted worth quotiug. On Monday, the 9th mat,, at Ohertsey, we held our usual monthly sale of live stock, when we were favored with a large entry aod an appreciative audienoe, re sulting m an almost total clearance at prioeß aB under, viz. :— 66 fat crcßsbred ewes, 6a 3d ; 157 cn.B3bred lambs, 5s 6d j 130 fat sheep, 5a 3d j 451 o.ossqred ewea, 5s 7i ; 138 Down ewes, 4s 3d ; 436 cro.-sbred lambs. 4^ lOd ; 230 meiino ewes, 2s ; 180 do, 2s 3d ; 18 4 fat oross breds, 5a Id, etc. ; clearly demonstrating that if the farmerd of the district send m stock for sale, and let buyers know that sock will be there, buyers will roll up m force.

I n Tuesday, the 10th insi., at the Tiuwuld yards, another large entry of she;p and cattle came forward, fully 15,000 sheep being penned for the day's requirements Our entry was again a large one, and with one exception all were sold at values shewing a slight reduction upon the market of the week previous. Besides those entered with us we suc ceeded m selling 2650 merino ewes from Higl field and Parnassus at 3s 4d each. Our principal sales were as follows, viz. : 87 old ewes, 4i lOd j 57 crossbred lambs. 6a Id ; 75 crossbred lambß, 2s lOd ; 52 crossbred ewep, 4* 4d ; 230 crossbred ewes, 4s 7d ; 71 crossbred ewea, 43 lid ; 100 crossbred ewes, 6s 3d ; 152 do, 4s 5d ; 134 do, 5s 6d ; 167 crossbred lambs. 5a 6 i ; 150 cull lambs, 2s 6d ; 205 cross bred 2-tooths, mixed, 7s 9d; 284 cull 2-tootha, mixed, 5a 4d ; 241 cul 2 and 4 tooth ewesj 3s 10J ; 409 merino ewes, 2a 31; 274 do, 2s 3d; and 1450 Highfield merino ewes, to various clients, 3a 4d ; 1140 Parnassus ewes, to various clients, 3s 4d ; and odd lots oE boilers (about 1000) at from Is lOd to *2s 3d ehoh. In cattle there was rather a larger entry than usual. Fatoows, £3 12s 6i, £3 17s 6d. £4, £4 5s to £4 15s ; springers, £2 10a to £3 17s 6d ; 12 head 18 months cattle, £2 Bs, In pigs there was only one entry, a bow m pig, which we sold at £2 5s We also oleared a lot of rams at from 5s to 21a each ; also for Longbeach sold several at £2 2a each, and hired out others for the season at £1 Is eaoh.

CLEARING SALES.

On Wednesday, the 14th inst, we hail the pleasure of oonduotlng one of the moat sacoessfal olearing sales held m this district foryears. Through long-ooutinued ill health Mr A. F. MoLeod, of Tinwal*, waa furcad to give np the aotlve manage ment of his farm, henoe the sale. Par— ehasera flocked from all parts, resultlug m values being obtained that reminded one of the good old times about 1877 and 1878. We only hope the pnrohaaera are aa well pleaaed as the seller, who informed ua that he had netted fully 30 pet oent. more thau ha expected. On Friday, the 12th Inst, we held a clearing sale of land, aheep, horses, im< plements, and sundries for H. W. Parsons, Esq ,of Seafield. In onr long and varied experience we do not remember having seen bo many paople attending a clearing sale before, clearly Indicating the high esteem In which Me and Mrs Parsons are htld by their immediate neighbours and acqnaintanoes m Canterbury. After dae attention had been paid to the good thingj prodded for the inner man, Mr Thomas mounted a barrel and, m a few well ohosen words, started the sale, the interest m which never flagged until the last item on the long Hat was disposed of. The following are & Hat of aome of the prices real'zed :— Horses, £20, £16, £15, £12. 2 at. £10 £7, £11, £8 6a, 2 at £5, £5 sa, £6 ss, £6 ; Bheep, 544 lambs, 4s 6d ; 544 lambs, 43 7d ; 170 oroaabred lambs, 5s Id ; 70 shorn lambs, 4s 9d ; 200 orosabred 2-toothß, 8a 3d ; 101 do, 8a ; 188 do, 7s lOd ; 213 old ewes, 3s lOd, 50 4 and 6 -100 th ewee, 63 ; 442 full mouth crossbred ewe 9, 43 ; and 460 2 and 4-tooth crossbred ewes, 5j Bd. In implements we sold im« proved Cambridge roller, £14 53 ; pal verjzar, £10 ; 5 leaf harrows, £4 15j ; 3 furrow plough, £11 ; do, £8 j grass atrlpper, £6 10s ; used up wire binder, £2 2 1 61; 2 MoOormiok wire binders, 8 yea.rs old, £10 10a eaoh ; wool press, home made, £9 IO3 ; Avery's maobine, 6owt, £3 153 ; hurdles, 4i eaoh ; drill, Anglo- Am er loan, £37 ; broadcast maohlne, £12 ; wfnnower, £5 ; draya, £3, £4 15a, £7, to £13 ; buckboard, £8 sa ; bellows and forge, £2 ; horse power, £15 ; chaflfpatter, £17 6b ;' cornoruaher, £6 15a j sparrow bill oats, Is s£i to Is 6d per bushel, bags, 7a 6d per dozen ; grass seed, la 9i to 23 a basher; whare, £10. A large quantity of sundries, harness, and furni ture realised equally good values. The sale throughout was marked by great activity m the biddings, every one of the large audience evidently wanting some thing by which be oould remember his late neighbour. The land, 1660 acres; 'is all m good heart, and Wnjr were thd complimentary remarks' made 'on Friday upon the energy and industry tint oould reclaim so much land from a howl- Ing wilderness, and make it a property tbat would be no disgrace m any part of the world. Notwithstanding . all the eloquence made use of by the auQtloqe.ee only £3 4? per acre waa bid for it, at which prloe it was sold to Mr O. R. Hugonin, and we with many others feel sure that he will never regret his purchase.

JHE ASHBPBTOir GUABDAAN, MONDAY, APEIL 16, iBBB



Moon 7 ? Sun Sun Moon Moon age at April. Rises. Sets. Rises Seta, noonday a.m. p.m. 16 Monday .. 6.37 5.24, 10 38 8.28 4 17 Tuesday .. 6.38 5.23 11.33 9.11 5 p.m. 9.58 18 Wednesday.. 6.39 5.21 0.26 10.51 6 • 19 Thursday .. 6.40 5.50 1.12 1167 7 20 Friday.. \u0084 6.41 5.18 1.55 * • 8 21 Saturday ... 6.42 5.17 254 a.m. 9 23 Sunday .. 6.43 5.15 3.10 1.2 10



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Wanted \\T ANTED, at . n c, a Threshing Mill VV fit Ooldßtream -Apply to 0 H. Dowding, Manager, Colds ream. 4 9(5 48 7 ANTED an Articled Pupil to learn V* the Profession.— E. M. Brakes, Architect. 4*48 WANTED Known— Social Reception Tea to the Revs J. W. Buttle and J. T, Butowp, on Friday next, 20th inst.. at Wesleyan Church All invited. Tea atJJiMri 4 103 IHBTANTfiD to Sill —A * irst-clasa Piano Yt grand action. Cash or torma very liberal. Apply Hayes and Co. 800 TS.— We have reduced oar Boot List, and are Belling them wonder- folly cheap. — H. O. Segebs, Melford Qouae. WANTED Known,— Bone Manure can be had at Lancaster's Boiling Down Works at 5s per load. Now is the ohance for Gardeners and Fruit Growers. 4°86 WANTED Cash. — Molr's Oatmeal (251 b), 2s 6i; Candles, 5d ; Vestas, 5d dnz. ; Coffee and Milk, Ib ; Cocoa and Milk, Is ; Corn Fiour, 4d ; Fruits m Syrap (21b tins), Is Crockery, Glass ware, and Ironmongery. — J. Mc- Gregor, Tanored street. WANTED everyone to seoure a supply of Aahburton Colored Flannels, Scarlet, Blue, Navy. Pink, and Marone, at less than the price of imported at the Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saundere' buildiogs, and nowhere lese at aDy price. B. Aloorn. WANTED Known.— Melford Houae is now BhewiDg a splendid assortment of Drapery, Millinery, Cloth- ing, Boots, <feo, very cheap. "11 /"ANTED— Everyone to oome and VY ace the nicest lot of Glass, China, and Earthenware ever shown m Ash bur- ton, and the Cheapest ever landed In New Zealand. Imported direot from the Manufacturers. — Robert Aloorn, Saun- derß' Bolldinga. 3*ll WINTER.— We are now shewing a Splendid Assortment of Ladies and Children's Ulatera In all the lending styles, very cheap. — H. O. Segeks, Melford House. ASTEi) KNOWN — Oleographs Scenery, and Cutnolic Subjects Catholic Cards, good variety m Boraps Novelties m Penwipers, Crewel Wools and Bilks, Knitting Cotton, Colored Crotchet Cotton, Transfers, Tinsel Balls, &c, &c, at Mbs Manhibe's Fancy Repository, Saundsre' Buildings j ENCOURAGE TINWALD. CTTAWKINS, having Buocet-afully • XX launched oat m his new branoh of Business, has jast reetooked his Shop In all kinds of DRAPERY, Men's Under- clothing, and I'OOTS, etc., whloh he Is disposing of at Prices not to be beaten In Aabbarton. Call and see. Everything In the Shop marked m plain figures, at the lowest possible rate. No Puff or make-believe Sacrifice, or Selling under Oo?t, but a good Article for your good Money. 3*98 TRY KIRKPATRICK'S SPECIAL QUALITY FRESH FRUIT "X" -JAM 8 - NOTICE. OUR Special Quality «X" brand of New Season's JAM is made from Fresh Fruit, within a few hours after it has been gathered; it thus retains the full flavor of the Fresh Fruit, and is the be6t quality It Is possible to make. CAUTION : None Is Genuine unless our Name Is stamped on the Tin, and has oar regis- tered Trade Mark, the letter (( K,"on the Label. S. KIRKPATRICK AND CO., MANUFACTURERS, £ NELSON. Important. mEE Proprietors of the NEW ZEA- -1 LAND CLOTHING FACTORY, at the requost of a large number of their Customers, have decided to continue their Ashburton Branch. Oar Manager, has just selected an entirely NEW STOCK, Suitable for the approaohlng Season, and with a view of commanding a Large Business, he has onr instruc- tions to mark ALL GOODS AT THE Lowest Factory Prices. j Our Clothing being manufactured of the best New Zea'aod TWEEDS, well out and well made, la known as superior to any other make, and obtained the GOLD AND SILVER MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE AT THE WELLINGTON EXHIBITI >N. HALLENSTEItf BROS & Co. A new and virled Stock of HOSIERY, HATS, SHIRTS. SCARFS, TIES, PORTMANTEAUS, &c, &0.. To select from, all ma-ked at the Lowest Factory Prices, i W. H. WEBBER, i 399 Manager; J



ASHBURTON Clothing Mart. IH4VE now opened In SAU&DERS, BUILDINGS a NEW STOCK of COLONIAL CLOTHING and BOOTS' and having made favorable arrangemeata for the manufacture of a large lot of Men'o, Youths', and Boys' Ashburton Tweed Suits, I c«n sell cheaper than ever offered In New Zealand, Ashbnrton Tweed Sails made to measure, ABhbnrton Tweeds, Blankets, Flannalß, Ruga, find Sb'rtingß guaranteed. Groceries, China, Glass, Earthenware, and Fancy Gocds. Robert Alcorn, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS. BADDLEEY I SADDLERY I ! MR A. IRELAND, having removed to premises occupied by Me Tait, Burnett Street, hopes, by strict attention to Business, to merit a Bhare of public patronage. THE LOWEST PrFcES CHARGED. Every reqoieite m the Trade kept m I Stock. i Farmers and others will now have an , opportunity of getting SADDLER f at J such LOW PRICES as were never before • offered m Ashhurton. Repairs executed on most xeasonable terms. AGENT for the new high arm Davis SEWING MACHINES. The only Vertical Feed Machine m the world. It nas no equal. Sold on time payments if required. 11*19 A. IRELAND.



McOallum and Co., j?AJNTERB, GLAZIERS, PAPERHANGERS, SIGN WRITERS, Etod. WE desire to inform our Clienta and the Public of Aahburton, that we have com- menced busicess m all the above Lines, and solicit their patronage. This Department will be nnder the management of Mb GEO. VINCENT, late o^Mr J, R. Chapman's, and as we import MATERIALS of the best brands only, and shall employ only FIKST-CbASS Workmen to do our "Work, Clients can rely on obtaining the Utmost VALUE, as well as satisfaction, for their MONEY. OILS, PAINTS, VARNIBBES, WINDOW GLABS, BRUSHES, Etc., Always m Stcok. We have 60,000 pieces of PAPERHANGINGS. due to arrive, of the very choicest PATTEBKS and COL9BB obtainable m London. McCallum end Co,, TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANTS, PAINTERS, PAPERHANGERS' GLAZIERS, Etc., E'.ST STBEST, ASHBURTON. W. H. COLLINS, Manager. J^ SELLING OFF «> o . (§pS| Great Reductions. /^^K £ 16 PER ckkt rascoi:iNT [/£^!s^Si " z j^^B gOB ON £_ MONTH -wiw o "R "|\/T^KRAy, Jeweller, having eecared the Premises lite'y O >J S\» JjJL cccnpled by Mr Njcatk, Chemist, is now offering his u^ M STOCK «ta ' c TJ C/ 3 DISCOUNT OF 3s IN THE £ PREVIOUS TO REMOVAL. 8 26 THE CHEAPEST PLACE IN T)WN Z&ALAHDXA BOOT STORE EAST STREET ASHBURTON DIPPING REASON, 1888. BROOKE'S " Perfect " Sheep Dip. IS TBE BEST FOR THE WOOL, AS PROVED BY PRACTICAL TESTB. PREPARED !n accordance with the latest advancement In chemistry as applied to the Woollen Manufacturing Industry. It la a decided improvement on the old fashioned dlpa and only requires a trial to prove Its superiority. At the late Sheep dipping Competition, conducted by the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Aeaocla- tion, theKalapo! Woollen Co , on behalf cf tho .Association, for wool dyelnc. Bn d general manufacturing pnrposea, awarded the first place to Brooked " Perfect" Sheen Dip j m fact, Brooked Dip waß the only one tbafc actnally Improved the wool m thfa Important respect, the nndlpped wool beiog eccond, whilst all the othera were more or leea dieaolored, The Association also pronounced BROOKE'S « PERFECT" SHEEP DIP to be enperlor to the Zealsndia, LlttleV, Hatch's, Cooper's and McDougall's, and also leave the wool In better condition than ThomaV Dip. Brooke'a Dip having con- sequently been proved to be better than tho English Dips, your practical support of the colonial article is respectfully solicited. To ensure Brooke's Dip being more thoroughly lasting In its good effects, m future it will be sent out 20 per cent atron^or free of extra charge. Proportions for use —One Gallon of Dip to 100 Gallons' to water- Mixes readily with cold water ; does not require stirring while dipping Remarkably emollient, leaving the wor-1 In perfect condition, without the sllcbtes' stain from the firat day of Dipping. Concentrated In composition to reduo» coat d carriage, and put np In a portable handy form for use, It la also one of the cheancst Dtps In the Market. . REDUCED PRICE : 14a per tin, to make 200 gallons wa B h ; 70a per case enn talning 5 tins, to make 1000 Gallons ; 65s per case for not less than 6 ca, Paokagei free. cases mi F * MAKEIG, Agent, Ashburton THE STANDARD FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HEW ZEALAND. WITH DELIMITED LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS. CAPITAL— £I,6ob7°OO STERLING, HEAD OFFICE~7 DUNEDIN. I NBURERB. have the moßt undoubted Security under this Company's Policies, I together with an atK-urance of Prompt and Liberal Settlement of Claims FIUE and MARINE KI&KB accepted on ail descriptions of Property and Merchandise- also Crop, Stack, and Machine Risks at Loweat .Katea, of Premium, r idelity of Persons holding situations of trust guaranteed. OFFICE » HEREFORD STREET, CHRISTOHUROH. (Opposite Hank of New Zealand.) ARCHIBALD SCOTT, Manager for Canterbury. AL.BEBT BOBEIITS, AGENT, ASHBURTON >



THE ASIIirtJRTON WOOLLEN MANUFACTURING COMPY Is PREPARED TO PURCHASE .TOR CASH ALL KINDS OF WOOL In Larcje ob Small Quantities. H. SEMPLE, t66 Secretary. PBBLIMIKART ANNOUNCEMENT. O. M. "Brooke, (Formerly Managing Assistant to COOK and KOS:-.) Pharmaceutical and Operative Chemist, fcbeep Tip Manufacurer and preparer of Poisoned Wheat, Kaiapoi, BEGS to announce that having secured premises m Ashburton, he purposeE opening a C hemist and Druggist's shop about the first week m April, when iht favor of your patronage will be lespeot fully solicited. SOLE MANUFACTURER OF BROOKE'S Perfect Sheep Dip Nora.— Mr F. Makoig is agent at Abu burton for the above dip. 2J113