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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1888. LOCAL AND GENERAL

A rise of twopence on frozen mutton means £600,000 increased gain to the pastoral interest of New Zealand. So much is Mr Speight, the Victorian railway commissioner, thought of by some legislators that two of them reoently urged on the Government that his salary should be raised from £3000 to £5000, Sir William Fox is expected to arrive m Chiistchurob by Monday next. It is under stood that on Tueaday evening he will deliver a leotqre oritioising Mr Saunders' scheme for establishing Government distilleries. The " Wairarapa Standard " estimates that there were more persons present at a boxing entertainment given by Matthewß m the Town Hall, Greytown, on Saturday night last, than attended the various ohurohes on the following day. It is reported that the world-wide known author of " Unole Tom's Cabin," Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe, is lying seriously ill. She oompleted her 77th birthday on the loth of last June. She has for the past two years been m very delioate health and not expeoted to survive eaoh winter. She has beep staying for some time past on her erange plantation m Florida. Dr Talmage has been denouncing spirit ualism :— " For the sake of man's honor and woman's purity, I say let the last veßtige of it perish for ever. I wish I could gather up ell the raps it has ever hoard from spirits blest or banished, and gather thera all on its own head m one thundering rap of anni. hilation 1 " Not a bad Bpeoimon of Yankee ' oratory. : The "sundowner" nuisanoe (saya the i " Post ") was being discussed by two gentle men, both sheep -farmers, within the preoincts of the Parliamentary Buildings recently. They ■ bad condoled one with tho other, and had j related to each other their bitter experience j m entertaining the benighted bushman with bread, beef, and tea, until they mutually ( agreed that .'• something must be done, you 1 know," to abate the evil. At length one of ( the squatters said that he could generally tell the real, honest swagger from his spurious ! brother by his eyelids. " You see," said he, 14 1 get the fellows when they ask me for a ' fesd somehow or the other to olose their eyes, ' and if I find the eyelids brown and eun- J tanned I know he is a lazy man, and instead of working he has been dreaming the happy ' hours away m the sun ; so off he goes. "

A girl, twelve years of age, has given birth to a ohild at Ilkston, and both mother and ohild are doing well. A looal medical gentle man deolared that the oase is unprecedented. In connection with the ooourrence a young /man was apprehended under the Criminal Law Amendment Aot. The girl attended sohool until taken ill. Six performing bears were brought to! Dunedin the other day by the Eoto'mahana. Some of the number were exhibited m the streets, and one particularly large ono was the centre of attraction most of the after noon for crowds of children and a sprinkling of grown-up people, the keepers apparently doing good business. Miss jAgneta Ramsay, who distinguished herself by gaining the only first-claes m the first division of the Classioal Tripos at Cam bridge last year, has been married to Dootor Butler, the well-known master of Trinity, and late head-master of Harrow School. The bridegroom is thirty-four years older than the bride. The following football team has been seleoted to play Bakaia to-morrow : — E. J. Fooks (captain), A. Fooks, Oliver, F. Field, Simpson, Edwards, Foley, Graham, Christie,' Dalgleish, Clark, Buohanan (2), Pilbrow, Low. Emergencies, Stewart and G. Clark. The team, with those who intend to enjoy the • trip, are requested to meet at Soott's stable? at half past twelve when the drag will be m readiness. There was a large attendance at the Rink last evening. In addition to the rinking programme the Boselle Bros, gave a very olever exhibition of their skill on the Roman ringß. The performance of the looal clown, Mons. Deroni, added to the general success of the performance, which altogether was exoellent. The Rink will be open this even ing for a special practice of the Maypole rink \ dance. Acoording to the estimatoe of the officers of the Geological Survey Department, there arelin the New Zealand coal beds 121,829,000 i tons of workable coal. Mr Park, one of the » surveyors, m a paper presented to the Wel lington Philosophical Society, estimated that, allowing for the present rate of inorease of population, and of consumption for industrial pnrposes, the supply already discovered will not be exhausted for the next ninety years. Brother Jonathan was Jonathan Turnbull, Governor of Connecticut under Washington, who had suoh confidence m him that, when m doubt or difficulty, he was m the habit of j saying 44 1 must consult Brother Jonathan." j The name is now accepted as the national American designation. This is the generally ' reoeived origin ; but the term it Beems was j m use long before. In a pamphlet published m 1643, entitled '' The Reformado Precisely , Characterised by a Transformed Church warden at a Vestry, London," the following passage occurs :— ,c Queen Elizabeth's monu ! ment was put up at my charge when the real Government had fairer credit among us than now, and her epitaph was one of my Brother Jonathan's best poems before he abjured the univarsity or had a thought of New Enland." - — Notes and Queries. On Court days we are continually troubled by applications from defendants or aocused persons to leave Iheir names out of the report of the oases. Yesterday afternoon a young man was particularly abusive, because his name could not be altered or suppressed. Caseß settled out of court we do not take* note of, but all cases called m Court are publio property, so far as the publioity of their details are concerned. If any young man j runs up an hotel bill, and has'to be sued for the amount of it and then allows the case to j gothe length of a judgment summons, we think he is not deserving of sympathy by having his name left out. When such people allow oases to come to Court they should be prepared to run the risk of publicity. In the oase we refer to it Beemß tbat our i^ Chrißtohurch contemporaries are more lax m ■ their views on this subjeot, as neither of them mentioned the oase to whioh we allude. If we Bhould concede the favor to one individual it would be injustice to others, and no one has a right to expeot that the details of his , case should be suppressed. The Danes, whose butter is famous all the world over, have lately passed a law forbid ding the exportation of artificial butter. This is a prinoiple altogether contrary to what is recognised m Anglo-Saxon countries. The Danes, however, were shrewd enough io sea that the exportation of the fatty abomina tions, Buoh as butterine and margerine, aa Danish butter, would ultimately ruin the market for the undefiled oommodity, and after a stormy agitation the false pretence has been prevented from leaving the country. Tho unrestrioted export of apything and everything on the part of everybody which Bbtains m America and Australasia does un doubtedly tend to lower prioes to a minimum, A faot whioh advocates of the Government control of butter export m this country have had m mind, but the Danes will not endanger their export trade of two hundred thousand barrels per annum by allowing the export of fat under the musioal name the Danes have for butter.

The members of the Star of the Hast Lodge, 1.0. G.T., gave the seoond of a serieß of 41 open £odge " meetings m the Templar Hall on Wednesday evening. The attendance was not so large ub might have heen expeoted, seeing that there was no oharge for admission. An exoellent programme was provided, eaoh item being warmly received. Mrs Kingston and Miss Bay presided at the piano. The meet ing opened by singing Ode No. I. The following ladies and gentlemen took part :— Overture, Miss Bay ; song, Mr Kingston ; recitation, Sister Manhire; song, Sister Sawle; reading, Mr Potter; song, Sister Hicks ; song, Miss Bay ; reoitation, Bro King- Bton; speech, Bro Rev J. W. Sawle; piano, forte selection, Miss Steel; reoitation, Bro B. JHoward ; song, Sister Kingston ; song, Miss Steel ; reading, Mr Colyer ; duet, Messrs Kingston and Oolyer ; reoitation, Bro Norrish. The 0.T., Bro Patterson, urged upon all good Templara to work with all their might m the eauEe of total abstinence, and he urged those who were not members of the organisation to at once join, The singing of Ode 17 brought a very enjoyable evening to a olose. 44 Polypheruus,'? a northern philosqpher, thus philosophises on marriage {—Young men are solemnly and imperatively advised that they must marry only good young women and young women must acoept only good young men. To attempt to follow out this Bapient and calculating idea would very quickly reduce the population of the world ; the scarcity of the material would operate most detrimentally on the warm impure of human nature and fill the world with wan derers seeking that whioh is not to be found. A few of these good creatures exist, but by the time they are found bachelors' would get grey and gouty and maidens would become rather too much of a g/jod thing. But whtfs,t pcience has taught ub what beautiful and Bweet extraota can ba obtained from that noxious oommodity, ooal tar, we neod not despair but that the right sort of prooess may even e.traot almost perfection out of the masher larrikins or the hoity-toity fast female ; we oan live m hope although we die m desperation. The crude material on both sides is abundant, and from, the preoeding illustration it only requires a common, sen sible, somewhat soientifio but simple process tp deduce similar results.

MAGISTERIAL.

4 ASHBURTON— THURSDAY.

(Before Mr 0. A. Wray, RM., Mr D. Tbomap, J.P and Mr 0. A. 0. Hardy, J P.) "

INDUSTRIAL SC_OOLS ACT. A little girl, 11 years of ago, named Helen Raddick, waa charged with having no sottlod plaio of abode. Tho child's mothsr was dead, and the father's whero aboata were at prosent unknown. She was absolutely destitute, having no relatives hero save two brotbera— boys who were not In a posit r on to support her. For Borne months past sho had been taken charge of by a family In Ashburton, who had, however, now £ono to Mel bourne.—The girl was committed .tc Burnham, the police In the meantime tj make enquiries aa to whether there were any persona to be fonnd who were liable to contribute to her maintenance. A boy named A. Lattuby waa brought up charged with having no settled place of abode. The boy bad left his home, and had bee_ arrested m the Oamaru district.— SorgtFelton reolted the circum stances of the 0486— Ihe boy was 03m< mltted to Burnham, the polioe to make enqui-lcs aa to the ability of his father tc contribute towards his maintenanca. ALLEGED ATTEMPTED EXTORTION. Robert Woods waß charged with having attempted to extort the sum of £1 anc three rloga from Mrs W. Lockhead by meanß of a letter of menace or August 31st. — Mr Purnell appeared for defendant, and Mr Crisp to watct 'the o_Be on behalf of Mrs Lockhead anc her fatbe-, Mr J. Iy\mbie 3ftr Par nell said he won'd object to Mr Oris| taking any part ln the proeecution.- Sergeaut Felton Bald such waa not con templated*— The following evidence wai called : — John Lamble, farmer, living a Kyle, s»ld Mrs Lockhead was his daughter She h»d been marded two or three month to William Lockhead. He lived abon five or six rollea from witness' place Kaew Robert Woods, the accueed. Hi wag working for witness about five year ago, for about fivre or aix monthe. H< lived m the mana hut with three othe men. Wltneaa' daughter made a com plaint to him last month, and gavi him a letter. (Letter produced). Ao oused In the letter atked for £'. and three rings, which he said he hac given Mra Lockhead, and eald tha "she bad done It pretty quiet,*' anc added, "I told you if ever you married '. would let your husband know." — Sergean Felton proposed to qaestion the wltnea regarding a former letter bearing on thi present one, but Mr Purnell objaoted submitting that the Oourt could not g< beyond the Bpec'fio letter set forth In th< Indictment. — After argument the "Bene! sustaiued Mc Pacnell'a ot jectlon — Tin witness oontinued : Mra Lockhead w*b 2\ years of age. —By Mr Purnell : Ii was < years since accused lived with him Se came In ,1883, and left In January 1884. The men's hut Ib 112 yards fron the farmhouse. His daughter and acocsec were on ordinary speaking terms. Thoj were not on such terma of intlmooj that wltneßs d!s»pprcved of It Ab far as he knew Mra Lamtte did not dlaipprovc of the Intimacy. The ringa referred tc m the letter were rings which csme by a man named Fowler, Rome time aftar accu ted left. They came to witnesß' daughter, Witness waa postmaster at Kyle when accused worked for him. Never knew his daughter to assist In making np the malla. His wife always made them up when he waa not at homo. — By Sergeant Felton : Besides tho rings a pound note also came In the lettor. That waa m 1884. The rings and £1 were Bent bick, tho day after receipt.— By Mr Purnell ; There waa no letter sent back with the rings j they wero put In the box thoy came ln, tho £1 note was placed on the top, the box tied up and addressed to accused; Stamps were -foxed and the box Bent by the hands of a messenger, named Robert Quald. Tho accused's addreaa wai at Ohertsey. — George Hirrlaon, farmer near Kyle, met accused ln Rakaia about three Sundays before he was arrested. Had a conversation with him. Accused said, "I will wait my opportunity until I get Lockhead away, and I will go to look head's -and demand my jewellery, rings and pound note, and If I don't get them 1 will have vengeance." Accused said that he had sent a letter with three ring' and a pound, and that Mra Lookhead had never returned them to him. Accused Bald that if he got the rlnga baok quietly it would be all right, but that if he didn't be would have vengeance. Wltneaa Bald that he understood that the rings had been sent baok to acoused by post. Aooußed replied that If they were he bad never got them, the letter was not registered. The con versation went on and acoused Bald that he had been engaged to the girl and he added that he had written her some letters which he would guarantee she would not show to her hnsband

—By Mr Purpell ; Accused epoke like a man that had a grievance ; his grievanoe being that he had not got his rlnga acd pound note baok. It waa general talk throughout the country that the rlnga had bf aa aent back to acoused. Did not hear of it through any member of Mr Lamble'a family. — Constable Casey said that he arrested the accused on a warrant, on the 31st Inst, at Pendarvea. Read tho warrant to him $- acoused made no reply, bot he oontinued harrowing, whioh he waa engaged m. He then said that It waa his own property for which he aßked.— Mr Purnell aaked if the oonatablo cautioned the prisoner — In reply to the Bench Constable Casey said that he had not. — Witness continued : The accused said that It was only a deb 4 , and he was writing demanding it. He continued that abmt four yeara ago when he waß working for Lamble he gave Miss Lamble the rings, when she promised to be hla wife, but" now that she had married another man be had a perfeot right to ask for hia own. Acoused Bald no niore t|ll ho reaphed hla hut. While In tho aot of changing his diesa at the hut he said : "I gave her the pound and rlngß when Bhe took her oath on the Bible that Bhe would be my wife." — The witness recounted a lengthy string of alle gation of extreme In.tlraaoy with the girl mide by the acoused, who said that soph intimacy had continued till lately. Acoused aaid that after leaving Lamble'a be wrote the girl three letters, and as Limbie kept the poat, he (iccuaed) made It right with the post boy to deliver them to her. He added that he had reoelved one lettor In reply whlqh was -till m his posßeaslon (letter produced). The letter told accused to discontinue writing Accused Bald that ohe told him she had returned the rings by post to him, but he told witness tbat he had never reoelved them. She never wrote *o aay that she had sent them.— Mary Lockhead, wife of William Lockhead, farmer, at Dorle, and daughter of Mr Lain bie remembered Friday, August 31st. Her husband and tho three men were away from home and she was quite alone. About ten o'clock m the morning ehe heard a knock at the dopr; She went to the door and saw Woods. Tie had a stick m his baud. He asked if she know where he came from. She said she did not. He aaid thai he wanted the presents ho sent her five jears ago. She replied that she hadn't got them ond that they had been sent back a long time ago. Ec eaid tbat witness had not registered them. Witness replied that she had not, to •which he Btated that his word was just as ! good as her's He said that he hud not ; received the rings. He got very excited then, and used very abusive language. Be awore and said that he did not know how she cou'd daw to get married after ( what he had Baid about her. He produced , a letter, and said that she/dared not show j

it to her husband (this was the letter first > produced, demanding the rings, e'o.) Bo- \ fore be gave her the letter he asked if her husband was at home. She replied that' he was not. She was co terrified that she shut the door and went into the farm yard with the intention of going to Carruthers. He said tbat she need not be afraid for he would not touch her On j his saying this she stopped m the yard. Ho askod her to shake hand 3 and be fn'enda She rep!ied that she would not. I H« caught hold of her and tried to kiss him. Mia s'ruggled and seized him by tho whiskers He held her about three minutes She showed the letter to her husband when he came homo that even ing,— 3y Mr Purnell: The three rings were ringstliat accused p.ont her. They wore sent together. Ho did not give her an engage ment ring while at her father's. The throo rings feat were a dress ring, a wedding-ring, and a keeper. Never re ceived an engagement ring from accused. Sent letter (<ocond produced) after she received the rings. Ho had written two or three times threatening and demanding the rings back. He had not written to her father demanding the return of the rings. After he left her father's employ she went out to milk the cows ono night and he attacked ber m the paddock. He didn't say anything about the rings. He never asked her to return the rings, exoept by letter. At tho interview on August 31st she did not shake hands with accused and part good friends with Jrim. —By fcergeant Felton: She never met accused to have any conversation with him, beyond what had already been stated. — This waß the case for the police. —Mr Purnell submitted that the letter on which tbe information was based did not come within tbe meaning of the fetatute, 1 He quoted authorities m support of hiß contention,— Sergeant Felton replied, i adducing authorities to show that the i letter was a menacing one.— The Bench retired to consider the point raised, and j after a brief absence, commit'ed the accused ! ' who reserved his defence, to take his trial '• at the next sittings of the Supreme Court m Christchurch, ball being allowed bc > cused m £200 and two sureties of £100 > each. ' The Court then ro6e.

THE GREAT WOOL AMALGA MATION

* GOLDSBROUGH, MORT AND 00.

. An f xtraordinary meeting of the aSare -1 holders of R. Goldsbroogh and Co., Limited, was held at thalr wool ware honaea In Melbourne on Monday, whet tho following resolutions were unanl ' mously agreed to, Mr J. S. Horsfall In ' the chair : — 1 1. That the capital of the company be 1 increased by the oreation of 300,000 new > shares of £10 each. ! 2. That suoh phares shall be issued at suoh I times and at suoh placed within Australasia, the United Kingdom or elsewhere, and eithei ( at par br at a premium and otherwise or l suoh terms and conditions as the directors [ may deem expedient. 3. That the name of tbe company be , ohanged to 44 Goldsbrough, Mort and Com pany, Limited." J The Chairman, fn referring to these resolutions, said : Io connection with thla proposed new iusue of shares I have to announce to yon that yonr directors have oompleted the amalgamation of the bual neaa of Mort and Co., Limited, with tbat of onr own and that the whole will now ba merged into oaa o )mpany bearing the name of Goldabrough, Mort and Co, Limited. Part of the amount to be paid to Mort and Cj, Limited, will be In ahareß cf thia company In order to give them a large Intereat In it, and we have therefore arranged to allot 50,000 ahareß to tham, whfch haa rendered it necessary to Increase our capital and having ia view the great future before this business and the probable necessity to Increase Itr ctrpiknl -ffom-tJme-to-tfmej air our operations extend, we propose to take powers to faaup 300,000 sharea more, In cluding the 50,000 sharea to Mort and Co., Limited, which when all are Issued, would increase onr subacribed cipltal to £6,000,000 sterling, We propoße to allot a large p cportlon of fature Ismea to English shareholders, In order to strengthen our financial position m London. The buaineaa of Mort and 00., Limited, has been acquired on advauta geona ternW and the combination of the two concerns plaoea us far ahead of all competitors In the AußtralJan wool trade the total sales of the two companies laat season ln Melbourne and Sydney being 137,800 bales, out of a total of 374,000 cold m Australia. Ia addition to thla the combined firms shipped about 30,000 bales, fethna making a total of nearly 170,000 bales handled by them In one year, being more than one Blxth of the entire annual export of Australia. - The name of Mort la a household word through out New South Wales, and tha late Mr Mort waa the Goldabroogh of the Sydney wool trade. The magnlfioent warehouaes owned by Mort and Co., Limited, at the Olroolar Qiay, Sydney, are unrivalled In the city of Sydney for position and completeness, but aa the site Is now likely to become far too valuable to be uaed for atorlng wool, your directors, m conjunction with Mort and 00., Limited, have'eeoured at very small ooat during the laat few daya an additional 160 ft of frontage at Darling Harbor, adjoining our [warehouses there. We have also 120 ft at Darling B arbor at the baok of our warehouses, and we take over from Mort and Co., Limited, a further' frontage of 280 ft, of which 210 ft is free hold, and on_ which there is a large ware house occupied by them for grain and station produce. We have thus a total of 560 ft of splendid frontage, at Darling Harbor available for building, and we can consequently double or treble our present wart house accommodation there, and thus be able to dispense with the warehouse at Circular . Quay. This will, we estimate, be a saving ojf fully £10,000 a year inthe working of the two places. For the present season we shall carry on both concerns as at present, it being now too. late to make any change for thia year! The directors of Mort and Co. will hold largo interests m, th.c concern and will taka an aotive pa?t m the management m con junction with our present Btaff m Sydney, The city properties which we aoquire by this amalgamation are most valuable, and Bince we arranged the price and terms, a great increase in' value has been acquired through the determination of the New Sou,th Wales Government (only made a few days ago) to carry the railways to Circular Quay. We believe we are justified i>j stating that the city properties are alone worth the entire amount at whioh we have agreed to take the business over. The combination of the names of the two great founders of the Australian wool and produce sales is happily made m the name which wo have agreed to adopt, v:z . Goldsbrough, Mort and Co , Limited, and the success of their efforts h already evidenced by the rapid and colobsbl growth of tho business tranaactod m the colonies, the total sales made last season representing about £8,000,000. sterling m ya!ue. We believe that this trade is only m its iufancy, and that before many years are over nearly the whole of the wool grown m Australh will be sold in tho colonies. So highly were the efforts of the late T- S. ._ort appreciated m bydnoy that a statue has been erected to his memory m recognition of his great eu terpnae end public spirit. The late Richard Goldsbrough well deservad a similar tribute, but these magnificent warehouses will probably form his most totting monument—The ''Daily Tele graph," August 291h, 1888.

THE RAILWAY BOARD

, ' a The rnmor is again efloat that the Chief C 'mmlaalonerßhip of Railways Is to be given to the Hon Mr Mltohelson, and that the Hon Edward Richardson is to be associated with him on the Board, The " Poat" waxes Indignant at the proposed appointment. It winda up an artlole on the Bobjsct In the following worda : — "No more monstrous jib coQld be ooncelved, and the country will be justly Indignant if any such appoiotmentn are made. That fiey should even be suggested is a pnbllo scandal, and any publio man who Is a party to the aehemo will forfeit all claim to respeot or confidence. To appoint as Commissioners two mtn who, aa Ministers, have proved their looapnotty to manage tha rallwaya m a satisfactory manner, and who are notoriously under the influence of Mr Maxwell, dancing as he chooses to pipe, would be an act of the moat dis graceful character. It would be a thousand t'raea better to appoint Mr Maxwell sole Commissioner. There oan be no nae In oreatlng a couple of highly paid puppeta to work as he may pull the strings. If Mr Mltchelaon ia really aiming,, at the appointment for himaelf, we may very easily estimate the character of the search said to hava been unsuccessfully made to obtain a suitable expert at Home. If the appointment Is made, It will be a proof that Parliament hay been fooled and the public deceived. Both will, no doubt, resent their treatment." ,

CORRESPONDENCE.

... + We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondent*.

The best Remedy for Indigestion.— Norton's Camomile Pills are confidently recommended as a simple remedy for indiges. lion, which is the cause of nearly all the liseases to which we are subject. Norton's Pills, with justice cai'ei the "natural itrengthener of the human stomachy" act as a sowerful tonic and gentle aperient, are mild n their operation, and safe under auy circum, itances. Sold ia bottles at is i£d, 2s 9 1 [s, byjall mjdicift. vendors throughout th^

THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.

g TO THB EDITOR. , Fir,— Recent events .have once more , brought this question to the front In oar , oommunlty. C»lm and intelligent dtacua* alon can do no harm. Aa yeara go by, ' light and understanding are being ob , talned. Whatever views men may hold, '' Individually, truth must win the day. If the liquor traffio la founded on principles of rlghteouaneaa and justice, it need have no fear as to the future. On tho other hand, the temperance movement has a _ splendid record m the past, and to-day atanda In the front rank of those foross whioh make for tbe improvement of sooiety. It Ib no longer a disgrace to be >. numbered amongat Its friends. Major Steward olalma a plaoe amongat the latter, i- at the same time reserving to hloiaelr a , mode of operation different from that i- generally employed In promotion of tem n peranoe principle?. In fartherance of thia 1- view, during the late session of Parlia o ment, he Introduoad a Lioepslng Com mittees Election Amendment BUI. The 0 prlnolple of the Bill Ia to make the election * of these Committees triennial, Inatead of annual as at present. In a rooent issue of ° the " Guardian," the Major sets forth his !» reaaona m support of the Bill. Ho _ states that it ia ln no sense an un« , a friendly mov3 towards tha temperance party, inasmuch aa it wonld bear aa heavily c upon the Bupportera of the liquor i. traffic. The prinolpal reason, however, for its introduction i>, that it is m accord a with the general desire for retrenchment s everywhere, and would relieve the local 3 bodies of a heavy financial burden, whioh a they are ill able to bear. I think I am • expressing the opinion of a very larga t number of the temperance party, when I r say that we are opposed to this Bill on th* 3 ground that it deals with only one detail , or portion of a wide and important sooial 1 question. The working of tbe present l Act has helped to educate publio opinion » upon this question of the control of the » liquor traffic. Its manifold defeots are i being continually brought out, and tho, ' time is fast approaching when the Go \ vernmant of tho day must be prepared to i make a new licensing law part of ita i policy. We hold it to be the duty of r -Government, and not jaf private mambere, > to introduce legislatioa dealing with social - questions of thia kind; Major steward I and others must not be surprised, there , fore, if they dp not secure thia united > support of the temperance party for such t measures as that recently introduced into ) Parliament by the former. ) I would also point out tbat Major i Steward's Bill is directly opposed to tho , fundamental principle of Liberalism m - politics, i,e , "-the government of the. | people, by the people, for tho people.'* I The present Aot— which has been claimed! > as a liberal measure, but not too. fc liberal— confers very large powers upon ! the^ people. Major ISioward's Bill » la In the direction of lessening those j powera, whereaß if there is to be any ) alteration it muse be In quite a oontrary ■ dlreotlon Tho temperance party, at > least, will not be satisfied w«th anything i less than a considerable extension of thoao • powers, even to giving tho people the, ■ right to vote directly upon the quorum of license or no Hoenae. But Major Steward's ohlef reason for i Introdnolng his proposed Amendment BUI i Ib to give relief to the local governing bodleß. Even I{ we. allow his estimate of the ooat of the annual elections (£20,000) to bo porreot, I. do not think the looal bodies have any real oauae of oomplaint. These bodies now receive, apart from tha Customs duties which go to tho oonsoll dated revenue, all the income derivable from the drink traffio. Tho lioanie fee* amount to a aum considerably more than £20,000, and it la only reasonable that the looal bodies should bear the burden of the annual eleotiona^ If they had no revenue * from the drink traffio there might be Borne ground of oomplaint, but nnder the preient clroumataneeß it seems only fair they should have aomo of the bitter thlnga aa well aa the sweet. Whilst writing on thla point, I ought to say that a seotion of tho temperanoe party lv opposed to that portion of the present Licensing Aot whioh gives to looal bodies tho revenue from license feet. These fees being local revenue ia often urged aa a reaaon why lieenaes should ba laraed la dl-tr|Qta where there Is no absolute necest olty for licensed houses, simply to lncre.so the revenue of Jooal bodlea. I think Major Steward himself will admit that this la » serious defoot In the Act, and opem a door for abwe. A similar objection helped very laigely to secure the defeat of the licensing clauses of tha Looal Bodies Bill recently introduced Into the Brltlah Parliament. The friends of the looal bodlea would perhaps aot more wisely If they » let aleeping dogs alone." If the Borough and Oounty Counoils require financial help, let some source be fonnd other than revenue from the drink traffio. Juat a few words on Major Steward* opinion of the compensation queatlon. He concedes the point that he would not give compensation if a five yeara' notloe of withdrawal of license were announced. Iv that concession he yieldi tbe principle of the whole dlnouMlon. Perhaps no written notloe haa yet beeu given, but a man must be blind to the sign, of the , time, if he oan not soe the drift of publio I opinion upon this question. Io England the battle haa been fonght and' won. Ia New Zaaland tha work of edooatlng the publio mind la going on, and some fine morning the trafficker* m strong drink will wake from their slumbers and find that the taxpayers of this oolony are nob so almplo aa to give them thousands o_ pounde for nothing. — I am, eto., J. Nbwmaw Buttle.

(THE ASHBURION GUARDIAN FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 1888



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The best modioine is gander and Ktofls Euoalypti Extraot. Test iig eminent power- ful effeots m oougbs, oolds, influenza, eto,-- the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. His Majesty the King of Italy and medioal syndicates all over tho globe are its patrons. Bead the offioial reports that accompany eaoh bottle. We have no oocasion to offer rewards m proof of tho genuineness of our references. The offioial reports of medioal olinics and univer- sities, the offioial communication of the Oonsul-General for Italy at Melbourne ; the diploma awarded International Exhibition, Amsterdam— all these are authentic docu- ments, and, as such, not open to doubt. We add hero ppitome of one of the varipuo cas.es treated at the pliriip' of Sohultz, M.j)., Pro- fessor, etc,—' 4 0.8., 81 years old 5 oonges- tionai abscess on the thigh. Incisions i 3 made m two plaoes. Although Lister's dressing was applied, the secretion beoame, two days later, very copious, and had adopted a foetid, deoomposed oharaoter. The temperature rose enormously. In oonsequenoe the dressing ! was removed, and on its place were made during the day-time repeated irrigations with i Eucalypti Extraot. The offensive footer dia- appeared very soon, the fever abated within a few days, and the patient recovered after the lapse of several weeks. In thia instance we must not lose sight of the faot that the latter treatmentl sayed tbe patient's life.' — (Adyt.) * * J -r | .



Hollqway's Pn.Ls.--The Chief Wonder of 1 Modern Times. — This incomparable medicine 1 increases the {appetite, strengthens the 1 stomach, cleanses the liver, corrects bilious- I ness, prevents flatulency, purifies the system,- i invigorates the nerves, and re-instates sound 1 health. The enormous demand for these pjlls 1 throughout the globe astonishes everybody, < and a single trial convinces the most fceptical ) that no medicine equals Holloway's Pills m 1 its ability to remove all complaints incidental < to the human race. They are a blessing to 3 the afflicted, and a boon to all that labor I under external or internal disease. The < purification of the bipod, removal of all I restraint from the secretive organs, and gentle 1 aperitive action' are the prolific sources of the J extensive curative r«ig« of flMtowsy'f. fjl|g, <



« QUOD FAOIMUS VALDE FAOIMU3' i ('* What wo do we do well.") TtfE OHRISTOiIUROH DE NTAL bURGEIIY, 168 Cashel Street, Christ chn-ch, next Robin- Bon 'b Boot Store, and at the Octagon, Dunelin. Ail operations at et'ictly uniform and moderate Fees. Consultation free. S. MYER~A_n t D CO., SURGEON DENTISTS. WITH TEETH g WITHOUT TEETH NITKOUS OXIDE GAS administered. This Ataa3thet!c leaves no unpleasant effects, ar.d by its use tbe cx*,ractio > of Bad Stumps and Teeth is rendered perfectly Painless and Effective. AdmiDistpred daily. Fee for ad- ministration of Uas, 53 Extraction. 2s 6d a tooth. Hours of attendance, 9am,to 8p m. Private residence, 93 East Belt. The acknowledged superiority cf AMERI- CAN DESTIBTRY m tbe construction of Artificial Teeth, the most finished workman- ship, and replacing the lost teeth T<'M* f OBARILY ALMOST IMMKDIATts'LY After extraction, hire established our reputatioß. A single Artificial Tooth, 10s , complete set, Upper and Lower, Temporary and Permanent, £10 i(h ; ArtiGcLl Teeth „nd Djnture3 made by oth^r dentists remodolled : t small cost. Stopping, Scaling, Perfect and Painle«s 8 16S



Wanted WBITE- BAIT, 4 30. Judicata, Prognosticates, Advooates, reil Gates, Fresh Flounders. 9 66 SKREIGHS O' REELS.— Odd- fellows' Hall, 19th Sept. l\; ANTED to Sen a first-oiaaTMlloh •*' Cow, In full profil.— _pply th'e r ffioe. 9 65 MoGREGORS' GATHERING. — Scoto-u Concert. XX7 ANTEO Known— That Hayes and iV Co. haa 250 Splendid Tweed Trousera. Your pick for 10a 6d. aEEATESr Kale or tho day, every- thing cheap for Cash.— tl. O. Melford Homo. . BOOTS. BOOrS.-Keeptho feet dry and save dootor'n bUio. Quality Is everything m bad weather. I guarantee every pair. Beat value In New Zoaland at Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders Buildings. — Robert Alooiin. LADIES' Jaokots. - Juat Opened a few Ladles very superior Jackets, both m style and quality. Will be sold at less than half their price daring oar presont Sale. — H, O, Skoebs, Melford House. "1 11 /"ANTED —Everyone to come and V V B6e the nioeßt lot of Glasß, Chlnn, and Earthenware ever shown m Ashbur- ton, and the Cboapeßt ever landed m New Zealand. Imported direct from tbe Manufacturers. — Robert Alooen, Saun- ders* Buildings. til The Green Fields of Erin, by St Patrick's Boys.— Scotch Concert. • STOCKINGS— 700 pairs of Ladies and Children's sample Hose just opened ! i under the old Tariff.) All quality i to be Bold cheap during our sale. — H. C. 1 Segers. Melford House. I WANTED Known— Albert Ocum, having purchased a Firat-claes Plant, is now Sweeping Chimneys m a i carefu', cleanly manner, at lowest rates. Otdeta may be left with J. Ranger, East i Street, or addressed to A. Chum, Wakanni Road. 8_66 WANTED Known— That H. Dodlet still Bweeps Chimneys, and at low price b ; no reasonable price refused. All orderß punctually attended to. H. , Dudley, Moore Street. 8 141 WANTED Cash. — Motr'a Oatmeal (251 b), 23 61; Candles, sd ; [ Vestasj 5J doz. ; Coffee and Milk, la ; 1 Cocoa and Mtlk, la ; Corn Flour, 4d ; Frultß m Syrnp (21b tine), Is. Crockery j Glassware, and Ironmongery. — J. Mo* Gheoob, Tsnored street. WANTED Known —The last Four- teen Daya of the Groat Clothing Sale at the New Zealand Clothing Faotory fTTANTED Known— 2ss will purchase VV a 40s Tweed Suit at the Now Zealand Clothing Factory. "TTTANTED Known— We undertake VV to give the very best value obta'nable m Men's and Buys' Clothing, all our own make and made from pure Wools, at tho New Zealand Clothing Factory t WANTED Known — We are tbe Cheapest and Best House m Ashburton for (Shirts, Rugs, Scarfs, Hat?, &c. l?plondid variely to eelect from at tho New Zealand Clothing Factory. VTTANTED Known-Our Boys' Cloth- VV ing is unrivalled. Parents and Gaard'ana ccc our Boys' Snits, nicely made ; Coat and Knickers lined through- out, from 10s 6d, at tho New Zoaland Clothing Factory. WANTED Known— The Wonderful vVerthem Sewing Machine, with the new high arm end all the latest improvements, may be had on the Time Payment System at the New Zealand Clothing Factory. [Inspection earnestly invited' WANTED Known— We are still making Measure Suits at 565, and Trousers to measure at 17f> 6d, Cord Vests from -2a 6d to measure at the New Zealand Clothing Factory ■■■■— ■ ■■ ■_ i_-_- awaaammwaamwaaawawßw. JAM PRIMP. Some time since we published a small paragraph en the unsatisfactory nature of much cf the jam retailed In the colony. This reached Messrs Klrkpatrlck Bi.d Co., of Nelson, ar.d they went to work m a very practical fashion to prove tbat the , j*rns manufactured by the firm were of ' the best quality. Two cases of assorted '. jims were sent to this office, with a re- i quest that we would thoroughly test the jim along with other brands, and give onr , opinion. We are happy to statp, frankly ; and fully that we nave been very much < surprised, aa prior to the receipt of Messrs Ktrkpatrick'a gift we were onaware j that New Zialaad oonld boast of an ln- i dußtry of which It has so muoh reason to l be proud. Tho various sorts of jam were tested by a uumber of persons, :»who , compared the samples with other brands, j I Bnd ihe g^ner*! verdict ib ih >t nut only ' are -it-bra i-ltkptttrtck'a produotlona far ! aud away better than any other New ] Zealand brand we* oan obtain^ but they t are sopenor to —Jngnah j mas In beiug fresher. The nearest approaoh to the ( excellence of the Nelson jam was that j contained ln tins bearing the name of a j Tasmanlan firm, bnt even m this com- , parison the Nelson artlole came out a long j way best. We are pleased to be able to j give unstinted praise to a genuine looal i industry, the prodnct of which we can 1 unreservedly recommend to consumers. < AH of the many persons who have tested • tba camples nre loud ln their praise, and j we moet unreservedly congratulate Meanre j Ktrkpatrlclt and Qo f upon turning ont a « genuine fruit- f im fiVtd grace the tables .mmmm — — — — — ——_■_——■_> m.^mmmmmmjm^mmm^m^mmmwm. I and pleiEO the palatea of the most I lnyunong Hud tasudioua. — " Hawke'a Hay herald," "i'lu'ly 'i'B'ih." I Simples of Klrkpatrlck and Go's "X " i brand of jam have been forwarded to ub & and we are free to confess tbat they f appear to bo m every way exoellent and | as they become better known ln the local * market will meet with muoh appreciation fVcm the heads of households. The maker [ assert, tfcai npne but the purest fruita j grown In Nelaon are used ln hie manu- t factures, and we are content to acceipt t that assurance. Certainly t.hn j >tn« t poßsefia a richness and toarumoß ot n*vi/r I - M ■H.'inuu. — — _— — — »_. m i mini r that bears that assertion ont.>-Dauedin ••&far," July fry ( c



| Pnblic Notices. John Banger, SADDtE, COLLAR AND HARNESS MAKEP. HAVING purchased the business of Mr A. leeland. and removed Into those commodious premises lately oc- cupied by him In Burnett Street, begs most sincerely to thank his customers for psat cop? rt and poMrite «» cnllriunce <f the same, whioh he will strive t • deserve by keeping the best stook of to dd'eiy and Harneep, a - '' ~ k ~'^ '*"n(i<iri to busi dpsp, cct-V- ■ ■■' . ..•:■ s- -rkma' Bhlp and Re»' n v . • . Repa ; rou._. } vi i) -tteddfd to Btl2o Trees. Trees. Trees THE Undersigned begs to thank his numerous Friends and Customers for their past favors, and calls their special \ attention to his extensive stook of FRUIT i AND FORE3T TREES of all sorts. N.B. -Planting done ry contract, and all Trees supplied and planted by me will be guaranteed for 12 months. Fruit Trees pruned and gardens kept In order by the week or by the year. 40,000 Cup* Maorooarpa, 1 year old, 20,000 ditto, 2 years old. 24,000 Pinus Inslgnls. AH orders by post, or left with Mb H. G. Floweu, Oonfeotioner, East Street, shall receive my prompt attention. James Porter, I CLIFTON NURSERY l 192 Allenton, Ashburton. ASHBTJBTON CLOTHING MART. I HA YE now opened In SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS a NEW STOCK cf COLONIAL OLOTBING and BOOTS and having made favorable arrangements for the manufaotnre of a large lot of Men's Youths', and Boys' Ashburton Tweed Soils, I can sell oheaper than ever offered In New Zealand. t Ashbnrton Tweed Suits made to 1 measure. Ashbnrton Tweeds, Blaukets, Flannels, Rugs, and Shining, guaianleed. Groceries, China, Glaes, Earthenware, and Fancy Goods. Robert Alcorn . SAUNDERS' BUILDING GEEAT CLEAETNG SALE. Bargains! Bargains! Bargains! Having resolved to dispose of my Stock . OF HARDWARE, CROCKERY, BRUSHWARE, & GLASSWARE, To make room for entirely new Stock, the above will be sod at actual coßt for OASH. This is a genuine Sa'e, and purchasers will save over 60 per oent by taking ad- vantage of tho opportunity. Wm, Baylis, Storekeeper, Triangle. Ex "Rimutaka." THE NEWEST STYLES AND LATEST NOVELTIES IN PRINTS. PRINTS. PRISTS. First Shipment NOW ON VIEW NOW ON VIEW Inspection Invited. Mitchell & Turner TANCRED STREET ASHBURTON. "ZEALAND. A'' BOOT STORE, : EAST STREET. WE aro etill Selling at the Cheapest i Prices the best Brands of Ladies ( and Gentlemen's • | BOOTS, SHOES, AUD j SLIPPERS; | Also, — i HEAVY WATERTIGHT^, ! THIGH & KNEE ] GUM BOOTS, And everything else suitable for tho ' Season, ; " i THE " Zealandia " I i Brand always m Stock. ; Bepairs of every description executed a shortest possible notice. , i "ZEALANDIA" ! BOOT STOEE. i i EAST STBEST, , ASHBUETON- :



. D. Thomas- | THE next Ohertsey Sale will be on Bth October. Wool. Wool. Wool. D THOMAS (late of Matson, Cox, « and Co ,is prepared to make LIBKBAL CABH ADVANCES At low rates of Interest npon the ensuing CLIP OF WOOL, Plaoed m his hands for Pale m New Zea- land or elsewhere. No charges for offering WOOL m ABhburton. Periodical Balea will be held thioughout the Season m my StO'ea, West Street, Aehburton, which, having been bnilt for the purpose, are admitted to be the beßt lighted m the disrict. No Commission on Advances. D. THOMAS, Ashburton. TO LET. "1 OAA ACRES of Land, situated at J-OUU Mayfield, Hinds, and known v Burgess.Farm. D. THOMAS, 6*164 Ashburton. FARMERS, BUY BOOTH and MACDONALD'S Sheep Feeding Racks. 17111 pay for themselves In a -Season D. THOMAS, mmma _— — — —— » « ■» i FOR SALE. QEVERAL GOOD FARMS CHEAP TO LET.J it A AA ACRES ALFORD FOREST, fymkKJVJ half English grass,?. 3s per Aore ~D. THOMAS, Ashburton. r UGWDON AND LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. I HAVE been appointed Agent for the above Company, and am now prepared to take risk- on Buildings, Stock and Ci ops at current rates. D. THOMAS. Ashburton; » ■ — — i mmmmmm Skin Sales. I shall hold Fortnightly Sales of the _ above throughout the Season, at my WOOL STOBEB, West Street, Ashbnrton commencing FRIDAY, 29th JUNE, at 12. o'clock, D. TBOMAB. 1 have oeen appointed Agent FOB THB Mercantile Finance Co., CHRISTCHURCH Wio are prepared to advance Money 1 BILLS OF SALE, MORTGAGE OF STOCK k CROP LIENS, or other Security, D. THOMAS. . — — Agricultural Implements. I AM APPOINTED SOLE AGENT IN ASHBURTON FOB Baissßs BOOTH MoDONALD & O Oarlyle.lmplement Works, Obristohrobt Samijb IMPLB-EBNIS ow __ni>* inspection Invited, D. THOMAS. (i ate'of Mateoit^Co _n C 0,,) Aphburton.