THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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DIARY .

Moonlight Evenings.

The Moon at 8 days old' Bhines till about 8 o'clock. Tho Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o'olook. The Moon at 8 days old shinoa till nearly o'olook m the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from eundown till about 4 m the morning. The Moon at 15 days old is full, and Bhines 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 dayß old rises about 2 a.m. and Bhinesti 11 morning The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and shines till sunrise.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1888. A KAURI SYNDICATE.

The days of syndicates aro upon us. The old Btylo firm or company is now protty well obsolete. It is syndicates which construct our railways, it is syndicates which aro to develop our mineral resources, it is syndicates which are buying up land for speculation, and now it is a syndicate which is to run the tienbor trade m the north. A Victorian syndicate, we aro informed, has bought up the kauri forests m Auckland as well »8 all tho mills, and intendi going m largely for the cutting up of the valuable timbers there, and tho manufacture and exportation of it, A capital of £1,000,000 will be invested m the venture, and the tendency of tho opera tions will bo to increase the gross out put and to decrease proportionately the export of baulk timber. At present from 2000 to 3000 hands are employed m connection with tho timber industry, involving an annual expenditure m wages of from £175,000 to £200,000. The promoters of tho venture are sanguine that the output will bo aug mented through the extensive area that will bo covered by the operations of the syndicate and that tho number of men engaged will bo increased. It is claimed also that a sure return will be given .ta investors, and that it wilY be a distinct advantago to tho industry a3 a whole and that conflictions arising through diffcront owners using the samo creeks, etc., will be removed. Ono of tho provisions of tho agreement iB that none of the vendors of properties shall deal m timber m the distriot for ten years. With scarcely ono exception the whole of the timber industry m tho district has come under tho domination of tho syndicate. '1 he " New Zealand Herald," commenting on the project says : — We havo reason to believe that negotiations have novi reached a stage which ensures accomp, HBhment of their object. And notwithi standing the fears which have been expressed as to the effects of a monopoly we think tho formation and success oj the syndicate a matter for congratulation JNothing would do more, m our opinion^ to lift us out of the depression int( which wo have fallen than an infusion o; Victorian capital, energy, and businesi ability. We want our mines, our forests and our lands developed and made t( pay, It is notorious that, of late year* at all events, wo have failed to mak< them pay, and m consequence there ii no progress, no life, and much insolvency W* »r.e glad to understand that Auck land capital and management have i largo share m tho ne^ yowturc. W< wish our friends every kuccosb, and w< hope their enterprise will bo the fore runner of further developments of j similar kind,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Eerr, member for fcfotueka, says a Nev Zoalandor is as good aa any two jGngliuhtnei Jio oversaw. The Waitabuna Farmora' Club during thi past season bought 925 doy.on of small birdt eggs, lor which they paid 3d a dojzen. The " Post " urges tho Immediate abolitjo; of the Audit Department, as pq good pu'rpoe can be sorved by its continuance, Tho Colonial Treaauror has added s dut, of 2d por lb on honey to tho now Tariff, a Jho request of tho beokoepors. Peßpito tho laughter of mombora, Mr Kor lias reitorated bis Btatcmont that thoro or rabbit faotorios and shoop faotoriea m Nolsoi province. The Otago University Btudents had a debat on the Chinese Question and deoidod by large majority that sufficient restriction wa already put on thorn. Mr Joyce is urging the Government t( BUthorjso the Uqn. Mr Oliver to negotiate fo intercolonial jeoipjoqity during bis visit to Australia. We would [remind our readers thai tin Boy Gordon Maopheraon leotnroa m $1 £Uoph/m'a Schoolroom this o'veninp;. Th admißHion is pnn and the pubjoot o tho leoturcr an In tor option Q'? 0 ; The Aahburton l^iflo Company pyrpos holding one of those popular meotings oaliei eooialH m the Oddfellows Hall, on Thursday 28th Juno. This will be tho iirat of the kirn held by the JRifles, and the objoot m view viz., the raising pf funds for build ing an orderly-rgotn o/L the DriHshed is a very worthy one. Tho JRifle bavja now been nine years m oxistenpo '&& i Voluatoor 'company, and havo Bpont a con sidorablo sum of monoy m butts, targete ,apd othor neooßsarioß. ft is therofore hopo that a great many of tho jrjubli^ will giv their palrooago on this pouaston, especially & a very atirj»otjyo programme ia being pre pared, jnolujjng oomo military dril exercises of a charaoter not^ttjjepgod jbefore ii A.Bhbwton. (■, Kkatinq's Couoh Lokknoeb cures Coughs Asthma, and Bronchitis. Medical tostimon; states that no othor mediaina ig no offootua m the cure of these dangerous maladies. On Lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bed time eneuroa rest. For relioving diflioulty o breathii?a tjjpy are invaluable. They contaii no opium or any violent drug. Bold by al .chcojietß, ia.tiQß li J^i »ad^ H eaoh.

Sir George Gre>- waU' d potsplaoed at the Kermadeos for shipwreokod Bailors. Photographorß are exorcised at the taxation proposed on their requisites. They say iho materials taxed cannot be prepared m the * uolony. > A first and final dividend of 20s m the £is , announced m the bankrupt estate of Edwin , Laney, Oamaru. Such a dividend i<3 rather ' unusual m these days o! official assignees m bankruptcy. According to the latest number of the " Lanoet " the rate por head of money spent on drinking ia as under :— Amorioa £1 Ida 6d ; New Zealand, £3 ; United Kingdom, £3 17a lOd ; Viotoria, £4 13s lid ; and New South Wales, £5 Ids. Tho directors of the Waiarcka Dairy Fac tory, Oamaru, have leased the same to Messrs Sawyer Broe., for £150. per annum. The faotory has not yet paid a dividend, but the direotora now hope to gut an 8 por cent one out of it. The Hon Mr Mantoll, speaking to a depu tation at Wellington on Monday, said tha Episcopalian oemotery m Wellington was ao crowded that m digging new graves the rtmaina of those previously buriod wero thrown out, and he did not know what beoame of them. At Oamaru two boys named Meek and Hollow, while playing m the school grounds on Friday, ran their heads together with suoh force that Meek's eye was almost knocked out, and a wound infiiotod whioh bled pro fusely. It is believed the eye is permanently injured. There is not m New Zealand (saya the " Temuka Leader ") a more generous-hearted Or more noble-minded politician than Sir Robert Stout. In nobility of character and single-minded devotion to his adopted country, as well as m point of nobility, he Btands head and shoulders above nil others. The amount of money scoured by mortgage within tho colony on the 3 let Mar oh, was £28,111,611 6s sd, of which j£9,409,245 is within the Canterbury distriot alone. The mortgagee negotiated during the year repre sented a sum of £3,603,857, and during the same period mortgagee to the amount of £2,853,826 were paid off. The oareless use of the editorial * we ' fre quently gets newspapers into trouble, and the use of the word * we ' to represent the people of the whole country is sometimes as fatal as 1 rough on rats * — al least this is the opinion of the editor of the- " Springfiold Union," who recently said: 'We ate 3,100,000 bags of ptanatß last year.' Sugar refining by eleotrioity is about to be Attempted by a Brooklyn company, whioh olaims to be able to oonverfc a ton of raw sugar m two hours into bard white sugar, at a cost of 80 cents, turning out 3000 barrels per day. Present cost is 7dol. to lOdol., and time thirty hours. The inventor is Henry Friend, a French-American, A contributor to the " North Otago Timoa ' writes:— "By raising the sohool ago, by abolishing Eduoatiou Boards, by the Govern ment's taking over the work of the Sohool Commissioners, and taking the inspectors under its control, no less a sum than £40,000 might be saved per annum, without imparing the efficiency of the system m any way. The " Bush Advooate " oalls attention to the way m whioh the' Norsewood relief fund has been administered, Ono settlor re oeived £10 |whilo his neighbour, who lost two chains of fencing got nothing. Those who lost everything got a blanket or two, and those who lost nothing reoeived enough to start a draper's shop. At tho meeting of tho Borough Oounoil last evening it was mentioned that Mr D. H. Brown had a soheme, whioh ho was desirous of laying bofore the Oounoil, for a high pressure water supply, and also for pro viding the power to light the town by eleo trioity. The question of procuring a steam fire engine was further loft m abeyance for a fortnight, m order that Mr Brown might acquaint the Oouncil with his soheme. In Christoburch latoly gangs of young men of tho larrikin olass have been giving the police considerable trouble by annoying and insulting people and resisting constables when carrying out their duties. At the Keßidont Magistrates Court the Benoh showed a disposition to treat with a oertain amount of severity otronaers at tnlErolaßS. Ono man was sentenced to a month's imprisonment and another to two month's for .disorderly oonduot on the Htrcots, m oaoh oaao the ponalty being additional to those imposed for other offences oommitted by the aooused at the same timo. Mr Thomas Forons, an old settler m Oamaru, died the other day. He arrived m the colony m April, 1848, per tho John Wyoliffo, and hn was ono of the three North Otago settlers who came to the colony m that year, the late Mr Atkinson, and Mr Obarlos Bentley, now m Canterbury, being the othor two. Mr Fercns was tho first to ihtroduae draught fitook into the district, he having imported both Clydesdalo and Timor breeds. He was a good Maori soholar, and mastered the native tongue soon after his coming to the colony. The deceased leaves' a wife and grown up family to mourn his loss. Some oonfusion appears to have arisen m reference to the offices of Town Clerk and Engineer. Mr Braddoll the presont ocoupanF, at the meeting of the Oouncil a fortnight ago, reoeived a month's notice of tho termination of his engagement, under cirouma'anoes which have been fully reported m thoao columns, but ho refuses to accept this as suflioient. At last night's meeting of the Council he made an offer without profudioo to take cither six months' notice, or six months' salary. The Oounoil determined to refer tho quoation to their solicitor. Possibly the turn matters have taken may havo had some infiuenuo m causing the Council to defer making tho now appointment for a week, whioh course was ro solved on last night. Tn Timaru Mr James Bruoe, a well-known millor, was yeßtorday morning ohargod m tho B.M. Court with removing a truok from the rajlway lino without authority. He rooeivod by rail a lA-ton boiler for his mill, and it was run on to his Biding, ]fjo lajd down a traok at right angles to tho siding without 0 turd ' table, and by means of shotr logs and taoklo lifted up tho boiler, lifted a truok on to' his priyato traok, and on it took tho boiler to its plage m thp mill, forty or fifty feet away. Too defence thaj ho never thought of ' asking for permission, as' he had dqno a r precisely similar thing beforo, arid nothing wan uaid about it. It was admitted that the c truok wa« net daroagod. A nominal penalty j of £1 was imposed with CQStg, Says tho "Referee"; — AH true lovers c of the sport, recognise that Bo^.e^saUent < meaßuroß are neoessary for tho restriction of the jtotaliaator and theoonflninpof its operations to < strictly logUima:c raojirig cluljs whoso only aim ,q and objeot is tho fostering pf racing. It can not bo djoniod Hint the garao of racing has j been woefully ovordqne m j-hjs oolony during , c the season now olosing, and tlrfo tujff rulers m n Sydney are evidently rcooflnising the samo ' thing there, for by a Sydney journal rooeivod by this week's mail from Australia, we gather ' that It m more than Hkoly that oro long the 8 commit! te of tho Australian Jookey Club will l ' oonsider the adviiablonesa ot rogißtering only those olubn and rnoe mootlngu which givo 0 upwards of a certain sum to run for annually. 1 Restriction, not abolition, of tho totalisator iB Owhat is demanded by all who havo the welfare of the Tur£ at heart. 0 .«' Rouaii p^j #<mC-~oleitts out my, mlpo D oaohos, flios, ants, bod-bugs/ bddtlos, inscdotd, ■ jack-rabbits, sparrows, gopherß. AH "chemists and druggists. 1

ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Tho annual meeting of the Boroi gh 3»ancll, to conaider tho balance shoot vhich ins jast Voen niidUed, was hold \«t evening. Preeent — The Mayor, and ~!rs WiHia-uPon, Friodlander, Tucker, BIr 1 , Roberts and Reid. A loiter w*b re^d from tha Inspaotor of Audit In rcFtrouGQ to items disalluwed In bi'ance-nheet. The item* wero £10 5a For Pxpef'B-38 of delegate to WeH-Ktoii Municipal Conference, and £2 for hlrojof hall for pubMc mooting The Oontroller (Jonorrtl wrote m leferonoe to m nmoont of £2 153 dianllowod at the September audit statin? that if it was not refunded Immodintely he would bo ocmpeiled to take proceedings. S:m« dlooussion took place from^hioh it appea r ed that a few shillings nnd been oubjcribed towards 'ha payment of the £2 15?, bir that there w»s a further amount of £2 8a for advertising yet unsettled. After 0 3 irregular discussion the aooouQia were passed and nero ordered to be published. Consideration of the matter of the dis allowed amounts was deferred.

ORDINARY MEETING.

The ordinary meeting was then held, when la nddltion to the foregoing Ooan-> oilloru, Ora Sooit. Thomas and Soaly were present. mayor's statement. The Mayor said that the debit balanoe at the Bank was £1409 7» Id. The amounts which had been received sinoe last meeting were :— Library account, 15a ; ETaropstead Town Board, £1 16a ; dog licenses, £1 l(h 7 » ; ra^ea, 1888, £59 12a ; fiaee, £6 19s 6d ; total, £71 12i Id. OORREBPONDENOE. Letters were read (1) From Mr G. 0 )!em vo, applying fur permission to pat down asphalt In front of his premises In Tanored street The outer por lon was moon broken up, and he asked the Oonnoll to relay that.— Som* desultory dicUßslou took placo, daring which it was pointed out thtt tho Oounoll was not responsible for the asphalt being broken. Two or thrro motions were loot, and after a discussion hnt'nt' ab ut an hoar, It wiß resolve j to r- f.ir the matter to the Works Committee ; (2) BVnm the Harapatead Town Board, sui<goetlr>g th*t a oode of signals to denote tno leoajliy of a fire ohoald be adopted ,— Rt-forred to the Fire Brigade Committee ; (3) From enine, enclosing account for exp "tuea i- curred at Griffin's fire, and declining responsibility fur any expense m future fur anything beyond rlngiug tho boll, until the district had a water supply. - It. wjb decided to ask the Tjwu BoirJ t> re.o a d.-r the matter ; (4) From the Canterbury Fire Inßurance Association pointing oat that their grant was made on the uuderstand ing that a Btoam fie enuiun should be prooured immediately -Or Friedlander said that be had Interviewed Mr Barns, the Secretary of the Fire Aesco'.ation, who BCtid that on no consideration would the Association give their grant towards tho purchase of any other than a Shand— Mason enzlue, O.i Friedlander also said that Mr D. H Brown had asked him to request tho Council to delay the matter for a fort-nigh', because he bad a Bcbemo to lay bbfore the Council for a high pres sure water supply, and' also for furnishing the power to light the town by eUotrlol'y. tlo moved that the matter be deferred ac cordingly, to give Mr Brown an opporta olty to lay his scheme before the Oounoll. Agreed to ; (5) From Oounty Oottnoll, enoloalDg acoount for share of expenses on • raffio bridge.— Or Friedlander said the County Oouooil had agreed to the Borough attending to small repairs on the bridge »m fatare. — The account was passed ; (6) From Mr M. Frlqdlauder, applylog for culvert to give aoaess to Borough Reserve occupied by him — Granted, sobjeot tq nsual coad tiona ; (7) From Mr 0. Bred deli, stating that he could not accept the notioe glvon him of the termination of hi* engagement as auffio'eut, — Or Fried* lander moved that the matter be referred to the Borough BoHoltor —Qe Willlimaon sec >ndod the motion whloh was omied ; (8) From Mr G, Worner, aeklog permls* slon to loy pipa under footpath.— Granted subject to the oaaal conditions ; (9) From Mr W. Baylla, drawing attention, to the bad state of the channel In Cameron street, — Referred to Worka Oommlttoe; (10) From Mr S Hardley, offerlug to lease B >r jugh Reserve,— rßeferred to"Raperv6B Oummiitee, FIRE BRIGADE The Secretary of tho Fire Brigade drjff attention to the dirty sta'e of the brigade's meeting rojm. Or ycott thought the ouotodiaq should attend to the work. ■; '■ A.fter a motion that the matter be referred to the Fire Bri^doOooimU tee had been loot, it wta resolved. " That m the opinion of the Council email n^attera like this should be (vltondod to by tho rtlgade Itself,"— Or Scott, dissenting, RBSKItVtS It wag resolved that it outstanding renti of reecrvea bo not paid forthwith, legal proceedings will be takon. INHUHd.KOE It was reisolved th.;t the Mayor should take steps to have tho olautio la regard to inaurnnoo, m tho leaaen of Borough Reserves, given eff.ot to. NOTI.JK. : In ropy to the Mayor, Mr Braddell Bald that ho would be prepared, without prejudice to coappt aix months' notice, or six mouths' naldtry m ileu thereof. x [n response to Or Ftiedlandor'a request, tho question aud'ans^er were takon dowa m writing.' ' • All papers relating to the appointment were 1 , at the request of Or' J^riedlander, produced. VAY^BNTS. Acoounlfl cimo up f«;r pnytnent. Ono frcm the Town Clerk for the' inlary of tho Town Clerk's and Engineer's offioes was not paesed, Ore Thonns and Sroott only votlnu; m fn7.)r of i's payment. A dis ouualon th«n tor>k place nn to whether the aocount could, after the moijiori yrhlch had juat boon c^rrinct. bo p.^ld at nl' ? or whether payment wrb to be withheld for tho offico of Englpeer <?nly. 0^ l?eid thon moved that the Town Olork'a salary bo pnld m aoaordance with resolution passed on May 14|/h, Or WilHamHon seconded the motion, to whloh. at Qe }?r !o Uandor's request, the words " without prejudice " wero added. Tho motion was oirried, Ora Th')rop« f Tucker, and Soott dls sgnilngi — Tho Town Olerk also submitted an acoount fur foo for acting as Presiding Officer at Lootl Option poll. A number of qaoßtlons were ueked m roforeroe to whether this was properly inoluded m .ifte s"h«dnle of duties, but no reaolution wiis'pftrfsrd.' y TOWN CLEIIK A^D EVQINBKR. Applicationa for the j -hit ofliica of Town Olork and Engineer woro reoeivod. After a longthy oonalderat : on la Com mlttoe, two gentlemen were selected, ouo cf whom will be finally appointed at a speolal meeting to bo held noxt Monday night. ' ■ : The Oounoil than adjourned.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[Pkb Prkrs Association.]

OBITUARY.

Pauls, Jime 10. ' Marshal Le Bouef is dead. ; London, Juno 10. Col. King Hariman, M.P. for the Isle of Thanet. Sir Francis Doyle, poet, is dead. He was aged 77.

CRICKET.

The match, Australian Eleven against Cambridge, was drawn.. There was no further scoring.

COLONIAL DEFENCES.

The Defence Commission which has been appointed to enquire into the siate of the coast defences and the armaments > includes Lord Hartington (Chairman), i Mr W. H. Smith, Lord Randolph Churchill, Mr Campbell, Banner man, Major-General Brackenbury, Sir Richard Temple, Admiral Richards.

IRISH AUTONOMIS'S.

At a large meeting of Irish Auto nomists held yesterday, the Right Hon. John Morley strongly denounced the existing system of government m Ireland, and urged that renewed efforts be made to carry Mr Gladstone's scheme. ...'■>

WRECK OP THE HENRY TAMES.

AH the crew of the Henry James, which was wrecked by striking on the rocks near the Sandwich Islands, have been saved. Five sailors who left, m a boat for assistance reached the : land m safety. The Mariposa, bound tor 'Frisco, rescued the remainder and landed them at Honolulu. The rock on which the vessel struck is not marked on the chart. 1 ' ' • f ■ • j ■. '

CYCLISTS' CORPS.

1 Lord Wolseley has expressed the] 1 opinion that the Cyclists' Corps will 1 soon become an integral part of every \ army. ! .

SUEZ CANAL.

1 The Government have agreed to a 1 convention for the neutrality of the ; Suez Canal.

A NEW CRUISER.

The steamer cruiser, Medea, six , guns, 2800 tons, 9000 horse power, was I I launched at Chatham. She is expected; 1 to prove the swiftest English cruiser. ■ afloat.

LIBERAL SUBSCRIPTIONS.

, At the centenary of the Royal . Masonic Institution for girls celebrated; ; yesterday, the Prince of Wales pre-: • sided, and fifty thousand pounds was " subscribed m the room towards the, funds of the institution. ' ■ i

A CANADIAN LOAN.

> Canada is floatiaga four million loan; 1 at 3 per cent., the 'minimum being at ! 9?#-

A POSITION FINDER.

» The Government have purchased • from Mr John Watkin, .the exclusive | right of the invention, known as the [ " position finder," which automatically [ traces the course of a vessel, so that t from the indications registered by the 5 instruments the guns may be brought to • bear accurately on her from forts. It I is understood that Watkin has received 1 for his patent right.

AMATEUR FOOTBALLERS.

\ The Rugby Union has declined to , reinstate J. P. Clowes, one of the Eng lish Football Team, as an amateur; It has a|so been decided to ask the other » amateur members, of tr»e^ team tp';ex ' plain their breach: of amateur rule^ m . travelling as members of Lillywhite'fe team. ;

WAR SHIPS.

j - Three., hundred. members of Parliav j ment visited Portsmouth at the invita| » tioh'Q'f Lord .Beresford, and inspected the #ar ships lying there, including those m the course of construction.

WAR ESTIMATED.

The Austrian war estimates have been 1 submitted. They provide 98,000,000 ) florins, including 9,006^000 for the 1 navy and an extraordinary credit of 33,000,000. •".''. ' '

THE AUSTRALIAN FLAGSHIP.

- H.M.S. Orlando, the new flagship for the Australian station/ sailed to-day.

THE GERMAN EMPEROR.

BBflui^ Jdno 11 '• The Emperor is experiencing disj culty" m swallowing food, and' is losiftg weight. • •: ■ - ' ■

MINISTERIAL RESIGNATION.

Bkrlin, June 9. Yon P.utkamer, yice-Eresident orthe Council of Ministers and Minister 6\ the Interior/ has resigned his office m consequence of the Enjperor's action m respect to the Quinquennial Diet Law.

FRONTIER DEFENCES.

Oa^ovijal Juno 9. ' The Indian Government conternp|ate placing a special loan pn the London, market for the purpose of frontier de? fence works,

DESTRUCTIVE HAILSTORMS.

Heavy hailstorms have been expe rienced m the Department of the Gir6riuc, ;c j c!! 1^ yi"^ vards are com -- 1 plelely destroyed. . The loss is reported to be enormous,

THE WHEAT CROPS.

San Francisco, Juno 9. The Californian wheat crop is ex pected to exceed half a million tons. N

AUSTRALIAN.

(Pf ; U Pskss -Abjjooiation.j

NEW SOUTH WALES.

Sydney. Juha 11. I i In the match against 18 juniors to- ' da^r the English footballer's scored n ' points against the Juniors' 4. ' ' Tbe Sydney " horning herald,'? m f an article dealing with the New Zeaiarid t loan, says the position of the colony is a not improved by reason of }/lt Gdschen's ' conversion scheme. If the colony had ( muMaihed its position the loan wobld ' '■'■•■• : '-alised £$ higher, and m order * ' i- »iyc its cfddit it r^ust keep the n promise tQ aljstaia fcorn further borrow- w w$ > sir ' ~ "^ 9

VICTORIA.

Melbourne, Jnns 11 Two butchers named Olsen and Dunstan were fencing with a knife and cleaver this morning when the latter was fatally stabbed m the breast. Olsen gave himself into custody, A six days go-as-your-please match was won by Rayner, who covered 365 ' oniles, beating the record. Bishop Goe (Anglican) will probably represent the combined religiou9 denominations at the Centenary Exhibition. The mail man was robbed by bush rangers between BBaliba" and We'ddeT?" - burn, about 150 miles to the nortHwest 0/., this .pity. Some of the letters contained valuables. ..,.- . t . In attempting to arrest a man m. Bourke street on Saturday, there was a serious vi'elee be'tjreen thetpb^icetaffd'a band of roughs, who attackVd the police. Constable Dalton was seriously injured. Other members of the ppiice i force were badly kicked. Two arrests have been made. ' The German New Guinea Company have established a monthly line of steamers to Australia. , v • ■ ' The difficulty over the Marine Board Bill has been removed, and the Imperial assent to the Bill has been given, subject to certain amendmentsj to which the Premier, ha's agre,edi '';'""■'■ "

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

— . ♦ ' (Pjsb Pbkss AssodiAiim) '■ Wblltwoton, Jane It Gh jrge Tennyson, manager of 4h* OolumMa Skating Kink, was oharged this moriiinij with the embezzlement of £2. Be pleaded guilty, snd* will be dealt with an>i r tho First Offenders' Act. . .-.' I the Appeal Chart, In tbt case of Kerr y Rhodes, the appeal was allowed with ooats. The case of Sargood V lhe\oorpoc atlon, was dlamlssed .wltfafcostsV ..', '..^BLißNßjaki. '..^BLißNßjaki Jane IV John Middletobj empftfyW temporarily on Hlllerßden station, waß oommitted for trial for stealing a watch and chain, ring, money, etc., from a whare, the property of odg of the station hands. "' . Dunbdin, Jane 11. Robert Hagen, bootmaker, Mittland street, oonamltted safdde eirly thft inorn ing by catting his throat. f '"■"•' '■ — At a meeting p( artUrms a.nd others Interested In the. mßnafadtare'df;a^rltiul tural machinery It was decided to aik Government to impose a dnty on reapers and binders. ' '■■ i j J Intbboabqill, May 11, At a meetiog to-night the Fire Brigade Demonbtration Committee resolved to ask the member^ for town ajid dlitridtToT^ee tHefr lnfluenoe to hay« tne'GoYerntneak grant of £250 to Fire Brlgadei. contlnaed, ; - >f

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

(FKOM OUR OWN OOBKKSPONpBIJT,-).. >' , •,>'!> Wbluw&tq£< Junedl. The Midland railway: wort™, now being I carried out on the West Coas^-are making good progress. Nine wller. of tb,s., line from Brunnerton -towards Ohriatohuroh Are finished and ready (or opening. jFhe running from, Brnnner ton towards Nelson will be completed to Nelson dre«k, a" dlstanoßof eight miles, by. the end of July or early m August It may bruited that the last monthly progress paymeo.tiQ.ade by the Company on aooonnt of aontraota was over £4000. The monthly poymeota have never fallen ' below that flam "ilnoe the work Btitrted, and have been as high as £10,000. It will be seen that, despite the difficulties of j aegotutlon, the Com pany 1b not by any means doing nothiog. It is understood that there'll no doubt that the Oommittse appointed by the Upper House, to oonsldar ' the answer to be given by the Government as to graph ing leave to the Company tc*. lisa the Abt system la crossing Arthur's Paw, will report lr» fayoqr of tbe.talegram which the Government propose to send. The member for Ashbueton a&ks me to oorreot a slip m the Press Association's report, of l\[s ■ apeeoh ; on ■, thja' Firnnolal Statement on Thursday night. EJe was made td say that he approved of 'taking away the subsidies from local bodies, What he did say was that they were granted on a defensible principle, that they shonld be permanent, as m Victoria, bat that he disapproved of the Treasurer tacking them on to an nnpopolar tax, thereby apparently Inciting the House to get rid of subiidles to avoid the necessity of .the tax, A good deal 6f talk is going on In tha lobbies (n referenoe to the statement made by S^r.pjwniev Stewart m hia tpptoh on Friday night, Iti whJoj&he pointed put that through the delay on putting the Joan on the market the •urn, of £62 000 had been lost to the colony. He explains It to me by stating thaUn March arid April Hitock was op to 103£, and the loan at any rate oodld have been fhated at par, wbioh means a direct loss of lid per cent, or* no the whole loan of £2,000,000, £50,000. The sum, of £400,000 whloh was stcured •From the Bank was obtained 'at 5 percent, and if this had been taken up with the other loan it cou'd have been got for 4 per cent, or L per cent leas, whjoh m three years, means, £l2,ooo, .' The Freetraders are anxious to get the Customs BUI into Committee, as they hope, In oousequeaoa of dlssensioui amongst the Protectionists, to be aljle'to 'Virtually kill the t aritt Thff Protdotlonlft^ however, a,re detetmlntid to. oiroanvent Ihls, .by holding a oauouß beforeband, at whioh they will arrange as to voting <!ii bio? dpon eaoh Item, though they miy disagree individually' with some items, and m thia way secure tholr object. ' Tho Chinese Bill having been passed by the Upper House, a message embodying tho alterations made fh It has Been re oolyod by the Speaker, bqt he (jannot well bring thorn before tho House during tha present financial debate H« will do it immediately the Bill is deaty with, an 4 a II yely debate is anticipated. The Premier is anxious to h§va lt\a £f ilf pagsad m aqa-^ sequence of a clause oomla? Intq' forge which limits the number of Ohlneie pas seogera on a steamer to a certain parfiout^ Ago on eaoh 100 tons of oargo. WewiNatON, June 18, Stagnation prevails m the lobbies mnd there is absolutely nothing stirring no if, pending the decision of the House *s to the Customs Tariff Bill, Mr McGregor is orpeoted to resume the debate to-day, as o.n h|a mo^oo |t wag adjoqr^ed uL Friday, and after him there' irp quite % uumbor of big. wiga on both tides to apeak. It Is anticipated that the division will not -be taken bafore to-morrow night at tho oarlloat and poasibly the debate may go a good deal farther; This suits the books of the^'Freetrade party' -exaotly, m they are proylog for the thing to bang about «s long, as poaslble iv .order to permit them to get In amongst the Pro tectionists, and bow dissension as to. the items of tariff bynrhfuh meno* they hopy to neutralise its effaot. 1 I learn oti goqil Authority that It Is tholr Intontiou to try fiud keep the debate going on as long m poHsible. ■••<.. There It soaie ia'k of Mt Seidon having found out a method hy which heo»n tuovo an amendtheat to tae motlaa fot tU* second roaditig somothiog ia (his way-i-i " But the GosnoUl' proposals of the ftovernm mt ara not entirely safsftotory." [ hivi) good authority for siylqg, how jvjr; th*t tho Sp-^'t^r will ndP'paVtnlt inch 0 bo mvei, and i:i any ijaia'it'U lot with Uu auppo t of th>.i ffceeirader^ vbo ara u,t •»' »~vjrii jlo working with Afc

THE ASHBOKTON GUARDIAN, TUESDAY, JTJNB 12, 1888



Moon's Sun Sun Moon Moon age at June Rises. Sots. Huon Hets. iioon. ti.ta, p.m. 11 Monday .. 7.32 4x20 8.20 5.50 1 13 Tucwday .. 7.38 4.20 0.10 6.43 S 13 Wednesday.. 7.33 4.20 9.67 7.39 8 14 Thursday .. 7.34 4.25 10.37 8.41 4 15 Friday.. .. 7.84 4.26 11.13 045 6 16 Saturday ... 7.84 4.20 11,45 10.53 6 p.m. 1? Sunday .. 7.36 4.26 0.17 * * 7



Hollow ay's O'Ntjient and Pills.— Old Wounds, Sores add Uloers Daily Dxyerionoo oonprmo the faot whioh has triui)* uover all dppdsi'ion for morp than forty yoars, viz; ; that no means are known 1 equal to Hollov/ay'a remedies fo* curing" bad legß, bad breasts, Bores, wounds, diseaaea of tho skin, erysipelas, abscesaoß, burns, soalds, and, m truth, all maladioa whovo the akin is broken. To oure thosa inflrmitios quiokly is of primary import- ance, as compulsory • oon/inemonb indoors weakens the general health. ' The ready rweans of oure are found m Holloway'a Oint- ment ajid Pillp, whioh hoal the Borea 'and 3xpol their 'oauso.' In' tho very worst paaec ;ho Qintmont haa suooe'eeed'in eflnoting a perfeot our« aftep oyery ottjeir means had »»Ipo m giving tdequata



Certainly the Most Effootive MEDICINE cAnc An the world is SANDEIt and SONS' d SEUOAtyfPTI EXTIIA.OT. Test its eminont ''powerful offdotc m C.ouchs, Colds, Inlluonza, d eto, ; the roliof is inßtaiftanebjio. Thousands [igivo tho most gratifying testimony, "^ead 'thia cortifioate :— " 21th April, 1885.— Messrs 'gander and Sons,— lt is with the greatest of lfl plonsuro that I testiiy to tho exoellenoe of ft your^uoalypti Extract. Having had inilaui- '{nation on tho Jjjjnoof tho log, which oatno on *aftor a spvers attack ot low /ever, I was Attended by Dr J. Boyd, \?ho hafl • mado Strenuous efforts to save ray leg, bat without •^uccoss. He found it neoossary to amptuato |my limb. Uayipg heard m the meantime of IJ tho wonderful oures workod by tho Euoalypti I obtained a bottle, and the Pjiti-aot ijnd not been applied moro than an hour' when 1,1 bogkn |Lq feol greatly relieved. After apply- y|ng the extrao^' every four hours for nine or Jon days I was out of ail da'ng^. I would oe.rpnaao 9 11 w bq may bo affedtbd \yit,h any t-uob diaeatjo to givo the Euoajypti Extraot a if rial, and I am oonvinooqf that they will fjnd a , tho most wonderful of raedioinos, — Vopre. [1 to., E. J. Oomnow, Wattle street, Sandhurßtf.' 1 -(Advt,)



Wanted. 7 OR SALE, — Ayrshire Cow, dose to ' Calving (3rd calf), very quiot. Apply Mail " Office. 640 l 7\~) ANTED owner for a Bar. If not \f V obimed by Wednesday will bo ' ild to defray expeime, — 0. Rtjel, Alford orest Road. 6 53 H& TAN TED to aell ueveral Saint VV Bernard Papplee, purebred. Apply [b Clayton, Bolloitor, Burnett atroet. ' 6_57 I \J ANTED Known—That Hayes and \\ do. has 260 Splendid Tweed 'ronsern Your pick for 10a 63. BOOTS. — We have reduced our Boot Lint, and are Belling them wonder ally cheap.- Tl. 0. Sigbbs, Melford louse rTTINTER.—We are now shewing a W Splendid Assortment of Ladies nd Ohlldren'a Ulsters In all the leading tyles, vary cheap. ~H. 0. Segbks, lelford House. \ I / ANTED Known.— Melford House VV 1b now shewing a splendid issortraent of Drapery, Millinery, Cloth- np, Boots, &o, very oheap. B"~ LANKKTS, slightly stalned—l have bought a lot of heavy Asbburton make, which I mmt sell while the oold weather lasts. Come early as the price will soil them qulok. — Aahbunon O.uthing Mart. — R. Aloobn. ~\\ TAN TED —Everyone to nome and W Bee the nicest lot of Glass, China, and Earthenware ever shown m Ashbur- ton, and the Cheapest ever landed m New Zealand. Imported direct from tho Manufacturers. — Robbbt Alookn, Saun* dern' Buildings. 3tll WANTKD Oaah. — Muir's Oatmeal (251 b), 2s 61 ; Candles, 5d ; Vestas, 5d doE. ; Ooffee and Milk, la ; Cocoa and Milk, 1b ; Corn Flour, 4d ; Fruits m Syrup (21b tin*), la. Crockery, Glassware, and Ironmongery.— J. Mo- Qrkcor, Tanored Btreet. WANTED Known.— Cheap Jaok has opened a shop In Oompton'a Buildings, Moore street, with a large stoak of Fanoy Goods, Crockery, Music, &c., which he will Bell at Cheap Jaok prices, vit., 30 per cent under any other shop m town. TO THE LADIES OF ASHBURTON. Misses Morrison & Holloway DRESS AND MANTLE '.MAKERS TiNCBED Street ASHBURTON. 5 169 EVENING CLASSES are being held at my Office, Montgomery's Build- ings, Burnett Street, on MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, and FRIDAYS, from 7 to 9 p.m. Arohiteotuttl, Pictorial, Model, and all branches of Freehand Drawing, etc., »re being taught. E. M. BLAKE, 4 160 Arohiteot; ABHBURTON "GUARDIAN. 1 ; DUNEDIN AGENCY. AiTR R. T. WHEELER, Stafford Street, Dunedln, has been appointed oar Agent and; will bo able to arrange terms with advertisers for oontraot advertise- ment. NEW ZEAL. AND Clothing Factory. HALLENSTEIN~BROS. & CO, CLOTHIERS, OUTFITTERS, TAILORS, HATTERb, GENTLEMEN'^ MEHOERB. (suitß from OWS very strong „ O^7S £»D all pnro " O# O Wool. Tronscra from -| f\s />D Oclmi^l X\J O Tweeda. Boyb 1 Fnits from -| f\S £*D Inithfully JL\J \J made. Also a fresh supply of Boya' Jersey Suite to hand. The prea^eßt attention is paia to the cot, style, and finish of tho nbov.t Qarmtncß. We alter our Gfancents FRKB OF OHABGE W-.- --register now Mzea dnily, and therefore cun guaran'ee a pericct fit. We have made Groat Reduction! m all our Deportments, m order to enablo everybody to eticouroco New Zealand industry HAT DEPARTMENT. Replete with tbo Choicest Goods, any shape, fitylo, or Bize m Stock. TAILORING, We have received a frieh ast of eamplo" of Tweeda, Corf's, and Worsted Costings, »nd would rtqnest all rwiuirlnß a first-class Suit, Colonißl Tweed, nsite to meaßnre for Fifty-nine 1 1>{) 8 | BbillinßS. to ent»ußt their ordojfl with u». We can offer yon 600 Pnttorna tojeelept.fiom, >ud can givo jou value nntnrpavßed. FIT, BTYLB, AND WORKMANSHIP GUARaKTBKD. Hosiery, fchittp, Scarfe, Tiee, Blapket^s, Huge, and ctoi> article of wearing apparel m large variety, aid markad at snob prices as will ensure a quick rale. tiee our Window*, inspect oar Stock, and jndge for yonraclree. NEW ZffALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. W. H. WEBBER, Manager. I " TRY KIRKPATRICR'S SPECIAL QUALITY FRESH FRUIT "X" -J A. M S— MOTIOE. 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 tho Fresh Fruit, and m the beat quality It la possible to make. CAUTION : None la Genuine unless our Namo Is stamped on the Tin, and has our regis- tered liade Mark, iho letter " X,"on tho Label. S..KIRKPATRICK AND CO., MANUFACTURERS, RRGLSON.



"ZEALANDLTBOOT STORE. } BOOTS ! SHOES' SLIPPERS In "^ BY the action of the new Tariff, now m force, the price of Boots will be increased J» by 15 per cent. This means 3s m the £. _ Everybody intending to buy a pair of Boots, should do so at once, while prices axe low. j^j When pnrobasing, visit the — "ZEALANDIA" BOOT STOBE, \ Ti Where you can get everything you require at tha lowest pnoes, DON'T DELAY Ml NOW IS THE TIME, AND IT WILL NOT LAST LONG. J " zealandlP'bqot store. 2 fi 11***51.1 if.'. .- s s fc,,- 3 5 .i liif i §Hi S M .lUlfl-hl s g| 8 ! a GRAND SUCCESS." " GRAND SUCCESS : MITCHELL . & TURNER HAVE very much pleasure m thanking and announcing to their numerous] Friends and Customers that success having attended their efforts since removing to Fowler's Buildings, especially during past Season, they are encouragod to hold out ■ special inducements for coming Winter Season. Purchasers will fiod a Splendid Assortment of Men's and Boyo' Overcoats, Winter Suite, Trousers and Vests, Ac, comprising Aehburton, Kaiapoi, and other Colonial Makers Ladies' and Children's Ulsters, Jaokete, &c. Blanket*, Pugs, and Flannels. p&- N.B.— See our Dress Goods, Homespuns, Serges, and Tvreedß. Fair prioes, exoellent quality. Shirtings, Linseys, tflanne'ettes, Quilts, Hosiery, and General Winter Goods BOOTS AND SHOES. ALL WHO WANT A FIBST-OLASB ARTICLE BHODLD PAY US A VISIT. MITCnELIT& TURNER TANORED STREET* THE. STANDARD FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW" ZEALAND. WITH DELIMITED LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS. CAPITAL— £I,OOO^OOO STERLING. HEAD OFFICE^" DUNEDIN. TNBUKERB have the most undoubted Security under this Company 'aJPolioies \ together with an aanuranco of Prompt and Liberal Settlement of Claims. Flttfi and MARINE RISKS accepted oa all descriptions of Property and Merchandise afco Crop, Stack, and Blacbine Risks at Lowest Kates of Premium, fidelity of Persons holding situations of traat guaranteed. OFFICE j HEREFOBD STREET, OHRISTOHUROH. (Opposite Hank of New Zealand.) ARCHIBALD SCOTT, Manager for Canterbury, Important to Grain Growers. C AtJTION' 1 1 1 AFTEU the gratuitous paff m the " Weokly " and dally " Press," and the present advertleeraent In the •' Guardian " reßpcotlng tho Poisoned Wheat prepared by the 60-o»l!ed Patent Prooeso of Mr J. M. Cambridge, on behalf of the Ashburtou Drug Company, I deem tt noy doty to draw the attention of Graingroweri to the fact that the process m qoe»tion is not patented m New Zaaland, nor is it likely to be, for the simple reason that the various advantages set forth are exnotly <ho*e whioh I have strictly obnerved m the preparation of my Poiaonod Wheat for U)f> iflßt three y^ars. Copy ov Telegham- 5 . Hiznu>RAN, Esq., 'Patent Ke^ißtrar, WelllaiKion. Pit*»se reply whelher J. M. Uamhridgo, Ashburton, has obUined or applied for any patent m c:r>t;ectlon with Poisoned Wheat*, and if bo post oopy of specification. Athburton, 30th April, 1888. O. M. Brooke. Mr O. M. BbooKE, Ashburton.— No application reoeived from Mr Cambridge. Wellington, May 1, 18*8. F. Waldegravr, Deputy Patent Officer. If Agriculturist* want a satisfactory and reliable article (aot an experimental one, to which yon have hitherto been chit fly treated) Btooke'o Polooned Wheat m the preparation to ate, as the following testimonials hereby testify : — ; '♦ I have the honor by direction of the Board, to inform you that your Poisoned Wheat it proving highly satisfactory, and to request that you will forward me twenty . bushels more of exactly similar quality at yonr earlies convenience. — Yours, utc, Road Board Office, Klrwee. 14th July. 1886, Albert John Fbanois. I have grent pleasure to Inform you that tho Poisoned Wheat tho Board received from yoa giv as satisfaction, and beg you will forward at yonr earliest convenience eight bushels more, the same sample as Deforn. — Yours, &0., Road Board Office, Temuka, 23rd Jane, 1886. Gbeorqk Dyson. I have the honor by direction of the Board to rrqiiest you 'o forward £10 worth of your best PolsoDed Qrain, the same as the last lot received from you last season, which was everything that could be denircd. I usnd Borne a few days ago, after hav- ing it frcm last season, and tt was m first-rate condition, and very effectual. DUtrict Office. South Rakaia, 4th Jane, 1886. A. Makeig. PREPARED ONLY BY C. M. BROOKE, (i ate or Kaiapo\V CHEMIST, ASHBORTON. POTATOES! POTATOES! -POTATOES I fT^HEjUndersigned hat cow for SALE, by Bag or per Ton, a splendid Uoe of Prime Blue Derwents> Grown] on good ground, and warranted to give satisfaction. PLOUGH SHARES! PLOUGH SHARES. itANSOME and SIMS and HOENSBrS, (ALL feIZES.) ANGLO-AMERICAN DRILLS. DRAIN ANOJELD PIPES- Cape Barley, Cape Barley. NELSON, MOATE ANDiCO.'S TEA. AND GOFFEE AND ALL KINDS OF Q.E N E'E A L STOKES. GEOB U E JAMESON ASHBURTON.