The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1888. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Bpeoial meeting of the Ashburton County Counoil was held this morning. Present — Messrs W, C. Walker (chairman), J. Grigg, Hugo Friedlandor, E. G. Wright, James Brown, and C. J. Harper. The meeting was ca'led for the purpose of passing a eppoial order conveying the leasa of the Mount Somere Tramway to Mr E. F. Wright, coal master, of Mount Somers, for a period of fourteen years. The Counoil some time ago commenced the lease but found that they were unable to oomplete it. The power to complete the lease is, however, given by Clause 22 of the " Publio Works Aot, 1897," ard the meeting passed a Bpeoial order m aooordance with that clause. The Railway Department announoes m another oolutnn excursion farea to Dunedin, for the D.J,O. Autumn Races. Fares from \ Ashburton 28s firskdas*, JBs 63 aeoond-olaas ; ! from lUkah, 33-3 and 22a; tickets is suable from 20th to 24th February and available for ] return up to sth Maroh. There will be a special night train leaving Ohristchuroh on 21st Feb. due at Ashburton at 10.50 p.m. ; and a night train from Dunedin on 25th Feb., starting at #\u008430 o'olock. A K^rth Island pos temporary has been shown a sample of oats measuring nearly eight feet m length. A. T Rogers, 8.A., St. John* College, Cambridge, and tutor m Bow Bohool, Dur bam, jreaontly died from hydrophobia. De« ceased, who vas thirty, m endeavoring to rescue a child, was bittea fey a rabid dog at \u25a0Manchester. S>mpton>g of hydrophobia^, m, and after two days of intense suffering he %t is jst^Uid that Florence Nightingale, the i heroine of the Crimea, it .dying m England from the effeots of an old bospital ieye? pon. traoted m 1856. There is a general failing of the Byetero, a tvastxng ftway, from the effeots of her labours during tbo days m whioh ehe devoted her life to the soldiers wounded jn batt'ii Tbo latest eßtimate plaoes the population of England and Wales at 28,000,000. I Impassioned lover, quoting Moore m a iyhi«per: " Our couoh shall be roaea, be- Bpan^Utd with dew " Practical girl : "It woujd give jt^e jr.hs^iaiios, and co it would

Polioe Sergeant : Is the man dangerously j wounded ? " Irish Polioe Surgeon : •' Two ' ol the wounds are mortal ; but the third can i be cured, provided the man keeps perfectly j quiet for at least eiz weeks." ' Two Urge fanm m North Hants have just been let rent free, the only conditions being that the buildings are to be maintained and the land properly cultivated, and the tenants are to pay tithes, rates, and taxes. Young Lieutenant : "Itis a difficult thing to choose a wife. A beauty without money— my father is unwilling; a homely girl with money — I am unwilling; a beauty win money — her father iB unwilling ; an ugly girl with no money— pah ! " Uncle: "Why did you fail to pass tba examination ?" Nephew: "On account of a mere difference of opinion between the fellow who examined us and mjself." Unole : '• How was that ? " Nephew : " Oh, I thought one Bide gained the battle m an anoient war, and he fancied it waithe other 1 " The custom of Valentine-Bending on the 14th February is evidently fast falling into desuetude m this colony. This year nearly all our contemporaries observe that this is the oase, the " Dunedin Star," among others, writing :— " Valentine Day has oeaaed to baVe any terrors for poßtmen. On Tuesday there was no material addition to the ordinary amount of mailed correspondence." The Siamese twins have found a living counterpart at Birmingham, twin baby boys having been born joined together m euch a manner that separation would mean death. The Ohriatohuroh Press states that before the Hon Gh F. Biohardson left for Wellington instructions were issued to the department to call for tenders at onoe for the cartage of the materials foe the ereotion of the rabbit-proof fence at the Teaman Valley. In addition to this tenders will aIBO be called for tha eon* veyance of the material neoessary to erect eight miles of the other fence towards the Hakateramea Pass. This the Minister thinks will be sufficient protection for the winter. The land " boom " m Ballarat (says tho <• Geelong Advertiser ") is brisker than even Nearly all the paddooks north of Sturt street, whioh have lain idle for so many years, have been purchased by Byndioateti and the subdivision has resulted m large profits to the purchasers, m some instances as much as 500 per cent. Tne tramway and the garden gave rise to the "boom." The issue of rum is to be discontinued m the army iv India. The oanteen will be an institution of the past. Refreshment rooms supplying non-intoxioantß, with side bars at which beer may be had, are to be instituted within the line of every regiment m Indii* A reading room is to be attaohed. The change is due t* his Excellency Sir Frederiok Roberts, the Commander-in-Chief. The bent medioine known is SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its eminent powerful effects m ooughs, colds, influenza, etc. — the relief is instantaneous Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. His Majesty the King of Italy, and medical syndioa'es all over the globe are its patrons. Read the official reports that accompany each bottle. Mosler, M.D., Prof. University, Greifaw Id, reports :— The Eucalypti Extraot proved magnificently successful m very aovere oontusions, bruises, sprains", wounds, scald ings, broken rib*, and limbs. {" Medical Journal," Nov., 1881.) In diseases of the kidneyß, either aotive congestion or suppres sion, (urceinia) or albuminuria, dropsy,* litbiasis, nothing will equal m its aotion Eucalypti Eitraot. Doaes, sto 8 drops. Mosler, MD,, Prof., University, Greifswald, reports:- Diphtheria. Ton ils continually ooherent presenting uloers with white ezudats. Cured m fourteen days, Surgical Clinics of Prof. M-Intyro, College of Pnysiciana and Surgeons, St. Louis— Scirrhus of Breast- Excision. Eucalypti Extract employe^. No Bwetlirg, heat, or diacoloration. Cured m fourteen daja.— -(Advt * 4

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

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Wellington, February 16

Government vriU not muke any experi ments with M. Pasteur's remedy for th« extermination of rabbits until the Agent General report on the eubjet has been received. John H-Wey, an ex-policeman, has been committed for trial oj a oharge of al.eged forgery at Eketahuua. this attemoou Daniel rfuilivan, carter, was driving a cartload«d with earth down a liil l , and it is »uppoßed he Btuiuolod and (he wheel paased over bis bead, the accident was not ob^trved by anyone, but buMivin was foand lying ou the road quite dead. Bunbdin, February 16. Joseph Manning w-ib cnarfijed at the Police Court to-day with being «n pos^ea s on of three gallons of whiskey on which \u25a0<uty bad not been paid. The Collector of Customs had tried to induce Manning to say wh«re the whiskey carao f rou3, but ho rofuaod, he said, to get a friend into trouble. ', For the defence several legil po>nts were raiied, and the caeo was adjourned for a we-fc, Aiiohiel Houlahan, a brewer, was charged with selling six qguta -t bottles of porter, and lined £i on t*o charges The porter was m each case giren for a goose.

CORN EXCHANGE.

The following is the Corn Rxohange re* port for th'i week endjn^ Frjday, Feoruary 17th, 1888: - Tho splendid weather during the past few week a has allowed harvest op rations to be carried on wftb great rapidity, and with a continuance for a week or bo longer the majority of tho crops will have boeu safely gat bo rod. The Home market ro tnaian ateudy, bat the high frei»<hta de manded retards bus neas m old whettd, of vyhipk c . re j a * consider. ble quantity of Tuscan o» hn'nd. 'Auntralja htm taken n fair quantity of outß from our old ajbockg, and is aeo enquiriug for barley, but cio orders are expected for our wheat. The new grain « fferiog compares very favor ably with that of pas f so.Bona, especially vfh&Mf .Oatß and barley a>e both off ring freely, and 7 fche" noarJk|.i« for i hot e cereal • may f. irly be said to have' opoood pt tho pr ces iudi "uted bo ov ' ' '\u25a0'"' WHBA'i—Prirae p» arl has boon sold at 3a 2il to 3* 3d, and i« ia a email oompofls Hunter* aud Tuscan are s ow of sU« at 3s. '-econd quality fa bo ng tak-n at 2s 9J for o^cken feed, and bro(-©» wheat, is flO!»rce, is worth 2b 6d ° Kew wheV. is not yet quotable m qualifies, but small pales have taken place at £» Gd to 2a 7d at country s:atioue equpl^o 2a Wd f o b t ATS—^aleß are being nade at £s @d to la 7d for ehort feed (n •»), milling being wo r th Id extjM. Old ©afc< hay • beon largely ahppan to Australia during the past lortoight, wr-ich hei left the maikot cojnp rutively bare. Babely. — Numerous prime malting samples have been placed at 4s to 4* 3^ to Lbriatchurch multsters, and values seem Bym at the*© ruteß, Shippers, however, v & hol'iingbaolf. GitAS» Sbbd— B-vegrflßa finds j?»ydr(i ftfc 2s to 2d 4d for good farmers' parsg!e and uioch'ue dreased m quoted at 2o 10ii to Ss. Cocksfoot sampl«» ara not coming forward very freelj, and buyers havo given as high as 3^d for prraa heavy bo d for prompt del»ye).*y. The yalue for forward dtthv. ry, howovoj?, baouot quoted at ovfci3sd io34d.' •'• ? i aiky Pkoduoic i« without alteration. Ihe above quotations ore tboie paid to farmt-ra a»d (formed i.Q.b., tywltoo, PBfk| #^ '

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN

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MELBOURNE EXHIBITION.

Lommt, Pob ua y 15. The announcement that Mr Cowen had been appointed musical director at the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition is somewhat premature, nothing yet having been decided on.

EMIGRATION.

j The Agents General have promised to co-operate with 'he Emigrants' Aid Society m furnishing official information to intending emigrants to the colonies.

LORD AUGUSTUS LOFTUS.

The creditors m the bankrupt estate of Lord Augustus Loftus, late Governor of New South Wales, have accepted his offer ol cash. The bank rupicy will now be aunullcd.

THE SUEZ CANAL.

It is considered improbable that England and France will agree to thr amendments proposed m the SuiZ Canal Convention by the Sultan.

RESIGNATION OF M. FAURE.

Paris, February 15

M. Felix Faure, who was appointed Under- Secretary for the Colonies m M. Tirard's Ministry on January 3rd, has resigned that position.

EXPECTED CHANGES IN THE CABINET.

It is stated that changes m tht- Cabinet are impending, and that Baron H. de Worms will succeed the Earl < f O- slow as Under- Secretary tor the Coloniep.

SCULLING.

Teemer has issued a challenge to row any person m the world over a two mile course, for any sum.

SNOWSTORM IN ENGLAND.

. A heavy snowstorm has been experi enced over the g»e*ter portion of Great Britain, and railway traffic has been greatly impeded.

SENTENCE ON THE MAYOR OF CORK.

Dublin, February 15 The Mayor of Cork has been sen tenced to a fortnight's imprisonment for assaulting the police, who wee en gaged m stopping a display arranged by the Nationalists.

THE CROWN PRINCE,

Han Rebio, February 15. The latest bulletins published give a less hopeful account of the condition of the Crown Prince.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

New York. February 15,

A derrick which was being used m raising the girders for the elevated railway m cuu»se of construction m tiroktyn street overbalanced and fell on a crowded tramcar which was pass ing. Three of the passengers were killed and seventeen badly injured, some so much so that fatal results are feared. The cause of the accident is attributed to the carelessness of the engineer m charge of th<* works.

AUSTRALIAN.

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NEW SOUTH WALES.

Sydney. F braary 16. The Melbourne Tramway Trust have beeo applying here for funds to take the" 1 place of those now on strike. This morning 500 applications were made. Of those iuo were engaged, and the men have been sent to Melbourne, At the Centennial Rifle Competi tion the cup was won by Mr Page, of the Melbourne Rifles. With the cup the winner takes j£ioo and a gold medal. He scored 206 points out of* possible 345.

VICTORIA.

J Mrlbournc February 16. The Governmenl having received no reply from the Imperial Government ito the communication sent them res pecting the admission of foreign war ships into Port Philip, have determined to immediately frame tegulations res tricting the admission of such vessels. Mr Ernest Favene, the explorer, who is compiling a history of Australian explora'ion,9nd Mr Cuthberts n, have left for Geraldton, Western Australia, where they will organise an txpioring party. Mr Favene proposes to inspect a large area of unlocked country, and subs quently to undertake a trip into the unexplored region between the tracks of Forest and Warburton. Should the season be favorabh he intend* to s'rike southwards, cutting the tracks of other explorers at right angles. Mr Favene fs being assisted by the Royal Geogra! 1 phical Society of Australasia.

A MARKET FOR POTATOES

We take the fo lowing extract from the 11 Bothesay C irooioU " : "An enormous quantity of pntatoe* Is just now being shipped from the Olyde to the Unit d ajbee, owlns to the failure nf the potato crop tp 4naerlcs. The freight is from 17s 6<3 to £1. If, ui'ld the dnty on potatoes Is removed w^en the re-arrange tn nt of th« new tariff Is tnadn by the * marlosn Gov» rnment the result will be that there will be \u25a0 more regular and prpbftbly grenWr business done between this country au<3 4 merle* The import* anoe of this to the^agrl^q)tur|Bs Is very great " We commend this to the ob*h*l>r der<tlon cf mmc of our New 2 aland farmers, who have ooo»siontlly more potatoes than thov c»n g«t » market for.

NEW ZEALAND MUTTON IN ENGLAND

4- writer m a Ohrisfphuroh paper s»v«;— *•' The Kngliah peopl i pay dearly fpr their fanciful prejudices Mr Hob lay hand/} me a bn'dher'H oircular received from his son Jn England. It s 0 b forth that t c bntoher is a purveyor of high cla«s English me 4 at a Surrey subupo of Lon don a*"* that he ha lately exue>ienoed an increasing demaC^ for bis famous Wciah mutton which tiv -obtains «ir«u\ !. r ° m W ? n Forest, and is enabled to offer at the fpljowing prtCtta : legs 10d. aadd c 9AJ. haunche& 9Jd ehouiders Bid Mr II *S. E. Hobday, however; implies that thin Llijii ForeHt mutton is no other »han our own frozen mat, and he adds :—* The Dfeop'e here are so prejudiced hera that they will not eat New 2 a and mutton unless they g t it ia the form and uuder the nan>e, and at tbo shims price a-t toe Englißh, T»© present price of New w3id -to'ttd,' built *iil go up ni te r Cbnutmßj tp June, "' - \u25a0" i

THE PEACE OF EUROPE.

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London. F^hra»ry 14. The reply given by Sir James Fer guson, Under-Secretary for Foreign afifairs, relative to the reported coalition of the English and Italian naval and military forces, is regarded as am biguous.

Prince Napoleon has been requested to order hiß son, Prin.co Louie, to leave i the Italian army, which, it is said, is 1 being organised to operate against France. 1 ondow, Febrmry 15. The Army Estimates include the sura of £45,000 as an inntalmenc towards ! providing an auxiliary squadron. IST. Pktbksbdho hVbruarr 15 The whole of the freight traffic has been stopped on the railways m Southern Russia m order to facilitate the convey* ance of troops, which are being des patched to the various stations on the Western frontier. Over half a million Russian troops, with 2000 guns, are stationed on the western bank of the River Dnieper. The sanitary arrangements of the camps are extremely bad, and large numb -rs of tue men are stricken down with disease . OONBTANTINOPbK Prtr. n*y 15 It is feared that < v tia meditates an early seizure of rzerouru m Armpnia. 'Jhe forte, yielding to the represerila tions of M. Mdidoff, Russian Ambas sador to Turkey, has released tlie forty-one insurgents who were arrested for entering Koumelia with the object of instigasing a revolt at Cairgas. ROM* F brn**v 15 Bear-Admiral Hewitt, speaking at Genoa, said the friendship at present I> existing between < ngland and Italy may result m the union of the fleets of the two countries.

THE MARKETS.

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Sydney, February 1G

The following are the ruling rates of the markets: — Oats as to 23 id, but very small sales are reported ; N.Z. bran, 6^d ; pollard, yd, with a stsady ; demand ; chick wheat, 2s o,d to 3s ; for milling purposes, 3s 41! 10 3s 6 1 ; butter, 3d to 6d ; factory made, B<i ; cheese, 2d to 4d ; potatoes, 60s per ton ; bacon 8 J£d to 9>£d for best brands ; hams, is ; barley, Cape ship ments, 3s to 3s 3d. No English con signments are offering. London, February 15. Two Australian wheat cargoes, com prising 3500 quarters, have been sold at 303 9d ; 2000 quarters m iron bottoms have sold for prompt shipment at 383 9d (sic). At to-day's wool auctions the cata logue submitted comprised some 13,800 bales; 16,700 have been catalogued since the commencement of the present serits, of which number 10,000 bales have been withdrawn. The bulk of merinos, with the excep tion of the best brands, have relapsed to prices realised at last Deem >er sales. Crossbreds remain frm, wuh a slight improved tendency. The length the of series will probably be curtailed. Tall >w — Mutton, 275; beef, 26*. Rabbit skins are from ad 10 3d per doz n lower than last quotations. Hides, 3#d to 4d per Ib. Frozen meat, at last quotation?.

ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

The "Lyttelton T.m>V report of Wednesday's market that there wai » good supply m all departments. The bidding wns eztienaely stow, except m the minor departments of store sheep and p'g*. Io all others the supply was ro far In no j ea el (the demand tdat many lots *ere unsold, and prices were lower than they have beea foi a long rime.

Caiilb.— There waa » good supply o f oittie, but bidding w«s very dul), theiale being the worst that his taken n'aoe for a long time Pricen ranged to £5 10a for steers, sod from £3 to £5 17+ 6d In heifer^ only very prime a Dim 4 s rea)izir»g 'ho Uet fignre. M*..y lota were sent, on unfln''\ We qn.te reef at from 12 1 to Isi 61 per 1001 n , tba later figure being obtained for the very best qqtluy only Tb«re w*s a small entry of store cattle, and very little bu m »». Very Hit c dairy stuck was entered, and transactions wer« unimportant- Good co«asoldnp to £5« lOi. Tuere was a very small entry of fat oalvvs ; former prices were well main* j t»ined. Shbpp — The fat sheep p*ns were aU full, and some very good quality was t •> be found among their occupnnts. Trie Hale, how<wor, itas ve»y ddd ; there w»« a small deno nd for freezer*, but uot auffi o'ent to annurb all of snat description m the market. Prime croa^bred w^crera fetched from 8s 3d to Oi 3d, tho Utter figure being obtained fur a pen nf v>ry fine animals entered by MrO R. 0 imp bell. Crossbred ewes fetched from 5a to 8 ; merino w< there of fair quail y irom 4 3d to ss, Very cheap rates Ornssbri d mutton may be quoted ft from 1£ < to l^d per lb for prime, and Id for ordinary ; merino mutton, Id

There were a good many fat lambi In the roarkef;, but the bidding was confined to local buyers, there beiut; no f'etsj ne, demand. Prices ranged, from. 4a 61 t<> 6a lot good lambs : inferior dovru to 3a 6i. A line i ff >red by Meß^re Mataon and Co., which had been shor^ by the Wo'sehy mnohine, brought 5i aplecd with the wool off. The top price of 61 was realised for some lambs offered by this firm oi» account of Mr J, Philpott. s?h«re waa an nnoauslly large entry of store cheep, compriatng aome ezcep ini a'ly good lines. Th« demand for yoan« orossbreds was active, and, on the whole, the r< suits of the sale Id this department wert> satisfactory. Pets —Pigs of all sorts were well com. peted for, prfp s being fully maintained at late rates. ; Tuere were very few porker* In the market. '

DUMMYISM IN AMERICA

" Dumrayina " JanTd must have at one time been quite as rife m the United States ag in the Auptrnlian col nies ; indeed, necessarily more so by reason of the larger extent of pho oun ry. Jhqae who have thus acquired land m the States hure, cince the election of Proni 'out C>ev@lapd, found to their co»t that th< ir properties wero not bo secure as they thought, for the Commissioner or I \u25a0&>\u25a0(!» huo of latp been very busy investigating the titles ot ~««ninal own-tfH, tho result oE which is J^T on. nm *"" *"' a(l lla V" DQ9U restore < that 30 OOO.Uvv a .„ — ..i n to too publi-j domain. a»td there rem .... 10,000 case* m whio f r <udulent pos-ieeeion is Bnsp cted Jn the course of 'ha investi gation over 6000 c»o. s of perjury nave been deteon d

ISLAND NEWS

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AroKLAND, F^braary 17. The ».>, R ; c'im«>mi arrived from the Islands to-d»y A mong the paeeengera are the R«vHhirlpy Btker. Premier of Tonga «nd family, the Key Ouoper, Eogliih MissJonary from "state*, and Menel, German Consul at Tahiti,

4 burr c«ie ra?ed at Raratnnga m the 22 id to 26th Jmnarj Maoh damnge wa« done 70 or 80 h 3«ei were blown down. The sohftonp* AtUnt'c, bnlooging to Donald and Edenbaw, m driven on a reef and became a total wreok. No lives were lott

The insurances on trie At antio aro :— flu 1, £ 0» ; ca'ao, £20) m the United. The v cvkin* of Raiatea wth a n««m u er of chi f» v Tahitic on tho 24th January with a request fer nnnexation to Krance. The General Assembly ratified the reqoent. The Qoyeruor of Tahiti received the depu tation cprdia ly, and promised to send their requ*Vt to tote French Government. The deputation visited the Admiral on tbe Duquesne, and reosived » aulute of twenty one guns

AN UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE

FIGHT WITH A SHARK.

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Oaharu, February 17 A party of bathers w> re attacked this n.orni g by a shark teo feet long, about 20 yards from 'he shore One er toe pi ty, !>»vid Gnnt, a carter, was seized just above «he c bow but manage^ to extricite nim eif after the monatur ha I 1 tuken away al* the main Arteries, nerves '.to , nf the arm. Oth«-r member \u25a0> of the party went to his a-si-.taice and brought him ou iv an exhausted omdition. It has been found ne wssary to amputate the arm Sever* akuika h«v-« been 6°en oloee m shore lately And it is rleoided y Ha gerouti for bathers t<> venture i jto the • pen tea.

SPORTING.

FORBURY NOTES.

Ou^fdin. February 17 Torrent gallnnpd <,« o miles, half the dl»t»noe with h F dv Lvs gelding; Sl(v«rmark the a>me distance at three quarter spied ; Tetford three miles at a sound pace throughout; Apropos, two miles at half speed; Qibbl» and St. CUir tbe Gap distant, tne last mile fast ; Artillery two mi es at an etsy pace with 8 eretary and Sw. eth i»r. Ruby and nisi did tw • miles, half »h • distance at top speed. Good work was done by Soltiu, Mutation. Haka, Trap. 0«r, Wolverlie, Sweet I'pa, Somneil, St. lyes, Mokar*, nnd ntKors.

DUNEDL GROUP

Dunkdiw, F'bru«ry 17. Berenford w»b scratched for the Cup at one o'olock.

TODAY'S I ELEGRAMS.

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Licensing Elections. ' Auckland, Fioruary 17 The licensing ttinnti n« yesterday al) resulted In favor of th« temp<>r*nae otn rfidiiips by large no joHtiei The Pon ao 1 1 by Committee is pledged to prohibition, »n< will withdraw the licenses held by two hotels In the dietr ct. At the Wai pa ccnntrp district, where the brewer*' can* dida'ee made a s»rong 6^ht, with the view of aetti g licences introduced, the prohi bition candid tes were ail eleoted by a •mall <DBJ n«y Thf p iblican piry made do f-x^'tl-jn m the Ity elections, hoping to nranhrow them hrou^han informality, Thd(Oblio*n party h»s instructed Mr Oo't^r soliottor, to have yeß'.erdr.y'* el*o i<n ovt- 1 turned o<\ the ground of Informality m the nominations. Electric Lifthtinff. An amended flau fur the electric lighting of the City was inb.nltted to the Otj Council l<st night hy M<- J 0. Fictb* Ii provides for eight tower* eaoh tv c* witi itgh' a Cro'n of COO yards m diameter. »nd will have on it four a>o Ugh 'a of 2000 candle power ono^, bat two xdrittiODAl lamps can be added if neoes sary, makir-g a 1,20 0 OAndle po*er Huht fore o« t«-wer. '•' n-e "wars will vary \ In height r m 100 t> 250 feet. The | present lighting of ha City is «qusl to \u25a0bo it 6000 can ale p wer of n'eotrro Hunt. The nyst m prnpintd gives 64, C00 candle power. There will he twelve times the tllumloßtln* powrr at an Increase of ten per ont m cost. A seD*ri»te plat is po \u25bcided for lighting >he art gallery, and pablto )l^r»'y *»v »h*» Ino ndoncent nvirem. The "N.Z. IllUßtr ted Atlas" WbLLINO on. F broary 17. The Boope if ibu mblioaiim wl.ioh. Mr Jo'los Vugel Isjoompo'ed witi, will, it it \u25a0«id, unbrace trie who'o «.f the P-c Co Is ands, lno)ndiD(( N*» Z^land a^d au»* tr*lia, and- will ex end m she Pa <»tn-4 Canal and i b vicinity M de h>R'«pn has Bcoepted the d'dioat|'>u t>f tfcp w rk Te oaplial of the O mpa»y fs £50,000 m £l 0 *h<»rPß, nnd the P ovralonal Direct, r* i are Messrs R. Phnnz/a, M.L.O , and Q*n Heetham. M,BR, I r , is not yet nettled whether the Company will erect tn 1 plaot or o <>'tr«rt wth snme premises 2 ls ing firm for the publication It ii • Xjtoted tniit t c os \u25a0»* bringing out the work wi 1 ha £ 1 00,000, and It is understo <d that it will be issued \n 42 number* at 6* c oh Tampering w th the MaUs. It han iraimj lr*a t a * r. «Ib ered letter ra*il basr by the lonio, has been tampered vrltb. The .postal authorities are iaveati* I gAtiD'g the m>tt»>r Rifte Association. ! ' Uamauu, tVf.raary 17. Cat tain Bomftrv)l? j§ greatly pleased with the site for the rifl i meeting. The background is al that o ad be wished and the acconiino atiun is excellent. 1 hero m a capi al road ond the range can be reached by rail if desired. Competitors can ci her stay m to^n or o mp . out •.conrding to C'iO'Oj The distance from ' town is about two and a half miles. The catering will be m the hands of a com petent man. 1 a Lemp Accident. JjUwbdin. February 17« A five-roomed bona* at Roslyn, owned *nd oco'ipted by Martin Lyonr, has been burnt down through tha npiettlng of a kerosene l»cnp. Inßuranoe, £400 m the M«noheßtar i'ffi <o. ?

AN ANTI-MISSIONARY PROPAGANDA

Thp London correspondent of an e^ohaVp^ writes : A. groat sene»tion h»p been paused by 6<>me remarks of Orifßo, the G Tdrnor G<-ot9ral'a agent' fur Central India, addressed to the M«hrait*s Tnn folld^iog i» a sample : — '? My advice t<) you &}ahr»tt^s 11 to diatrast ndtivea of India mho hays given up t-ieir oaßfc) and their native dress. Onerish and observe your anolfnt and your noble toll^iou, oherish and observe strictly yonr rules of o<iste, which miss onurioi aud phllmf hro : pj«'B tell you U a Dad thiog, but which is ' . "•- 4k * marltkf wfei^h holds tog the? j l j reuuy v^- _ • \u25a0-- T# w , m j the bniidlng of I< dian eooifty. \u0084 Uke it awuy nothing will be left bui ru m There are many b«d inooovenlent th n.w iv caste, bat 18 »d^aatß«ea are great r 1 hau I<h >v\lf» w 9 otuniH, have perttovlon, I and if no d«strt y«d eve r ytkiug that wua I n '% paifict w.j ahuufd h«v» t» xet rid of j all our fronds, aud poceibly m»ko away ; i % (th ou'reelvet . J ' . \u25a0

PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY

(PER PBBBB ASSOCIATION )

Chriptohukoh. Febrnary 1 8. At tbe Preßbyterhn General Assembly (p-day the Rev D, Fulton read a report on Sabbath schools from which it appear rt that fifty-one congregations had sent, U returns . The r timber of schools wa« 99, haviner 8168 chifdren on tbe roll, the averaero attendance h "ine 6171. There wero 379 male and 479 fema'e teach rs. Of these 858, 647 wer« ohurch members. The atiendance at Bib'e classes was 1261, of whom 726 were female pupils £175 had been raised for the f eign mission fund ani £To9"for general \u25a0 hool P' rposes. The Key D. Pulton said t -at more than 8<) returns had be m sent o it, and only 51 *ent baok. .

The report was received and remitted to the Sabbath Schools .Oomtni'tee- to prepare a ecbemn for eiamirifctiom. The Presbytery of Wangaauf was recommended by the Assembly ai a committee , for next year ia plaoe of the Weiltugu n Presbytery. The Rev. W. tallies read th<» report of tbd on the Widows and • rphans Fund, showing recHpt*-£690 ?Bs, and expenditqre-£167 12s. Tb« amount invest«d was :> 39*0, to wbioh dad to be added €3r.0 t4s 3d, makings, total capital for thi fund of £4170 Us

The report was adopted - It was repo ved th«t the Leg?s?a l are be memorialised by tbn Assembly so »h «t power be given to mascio'rat s and j irfga* to prohibit the pubicaion of detaisof oases whioh c>me before »h » ooartf, wbe t, is the interests of moraluy, it is Heairable that such detai'a should not be published, and t^tat auoh mem »ri*l fmboly a'so a r«q-ie*fc for the - v pr Hsion of gambling, «sp ciaUy the tota i^ator, and dimtusting exhibitions of pui?i ism, which are becom'ng com noo ; and that the various con>_'r!gati>ns of the ohu-oh b* r.«on* nendeH 'os-nd m situiUr potions The R ,*. H. Mj(Jre*or r«nH the report on femp ranee It sp >ke wstn hnpaful . na a «)t t^e iicreas^ of c ergy m tha movement, and the rapid p/ojj re am the forma ion of b nis of h »p\ It su/jjeitei tua further estab iibment of sjci jtiea for adults The report was adopted. .

THE PREMIERSHIP AND AGENT GENERALSHIP.

(Wellington "Poit") It wou'dsaeai that Young NewZ»aUnd is v-ry likely soon to get a change Thi next session of Parliament will be held nnde*- very peculiar circumstances. Sir Kob«r t N» ou will h lye no Heat m it . Bir Julia* Yogel will be absenc ia -Englaad. Sir G^or^o Grey's health is so preoarioaa ihat it is very doubtful whether he will be able to take an active p»rt m the busine s, or even attend the session ;' ani Sir Harry Atkinson will m all probability be preparing to go to England to assume the duties of Agent-General. Of all our political knights, Sir John Hall will alon* remain as a possible leader, and no doubt astro g effort will bo made to install him m the Premiership when Sir Harry Atkinson vacate 3 the office This will be Yooog New Zealand's opportunity, and if due advantage is taken of it, Sir John Hail should be very quickly made to realise the fact that the colony hw had quite enough of his guidance. If the Young N^w Z slanders are equal t6 the occaHio , and, when the Hour arrives, ein brin« forward the Man, a new era m the political history of the colon y should b* inaugurated and a new dispensation should replace the old. Any a tempt to provide for Sir Joho Hall's succession to the Premierfchip will require to be steadfastly resisted, and a careful watch must be instituted to defeat any in'rigues having euoh an end m view Apart from Bir John H .11, there will be no ex- Premier available m the Lower House, and tha only experienced office-holders likely to command any following ara Mr Urmond on the Conservative side, and Mr Ballaoce on tha L bsjral «ide. For reasons which have been pointed oat on many oooiaiom, Mr Ormond is not likely to o nsolidttd \u25a0 strong following from the eida of the Hoqsh with which he usually acs. If Mr Bryce were la Parliament, and his health permitted it he would be a much m >reacceptcb c tender, but hai he h« do seat hi is out of the running Mr B »llano.j shaped remarkably »cil ia oppoemon i>»Bt » bbi »n, and created a deoidedly favorable impression as to h<i OApaoitiea for leadership, but he «ri]i have to modify a. good m*uy of hit vi«>W(f f and got rid of a good m»ny theories, whioh the irreverent term fads, before he cm expect to find himself at the head of • m&jorl.y m Parli»mant Leaders will ha>e to be b< nwht, *n »H likelihood, amongst the newt* m»n, or those wh© have not hither o aspired to leadership. Avion at the moat prooabl- and promising o' these we snould ba inclined to place Ca^tuin Ruuell, aud to predict for him an early accession t« th j teaderihip of a •tr,mg m j .tl»j In »he House There ars few iuju m it who are personally more p-po «r, and h^ ia not an extremist. We eh ulj regard Captsin Rn^ael as an ex trim ly *a c mnu to hold the Prpipiersbip, and he would lead the Hov e most oredit fib'v. lodead, ap^rt from him, it is d fficalt tci see who there is equal to the responsibilities of tha position, and to waom is powers coala anfely be entrusted. Captain Russell is at present m England, bat will, it Is to be hip d, retarn m time for the session. If he does so, and is willing to take offioa m the exceedingly probable event of Sir Harry Atkinson nu ceedtng Sir Dillon Ball as Agent- G neral, he would we are confident, com mand tie support of a very etroog party culled frnn all sides of the present Bouse. In any ca«e members will have to be on the alerr. next saasion and demand early at d defiuue iuformatlon regarding the Agent-Generalship. It will not do to let the prorogation take Dlao9 without abso lute knowledgu of whether SJr* Barry Aikineon Intends to take the office or not. No donbt he would like to get the session over, then realgfi and recommend the Governor to send for Sir John Hall to reconstitute the Cabinet, on the under standing that its first act would be to appoint him Agent-General. The House however, is not likely to allow of a nioa little family arrangement of this kind being oarried out. We do not think there will be much obj.-otfon to his being made Agont-Genaral, although he pttasaases many disqualifications as well an* ma ay hieh qaal fioationa for this Important office On the whole, however; It might bd difficult to fiad a batter man fo* the potHon, and there are a g|;eat many would be glad to see h m dutr of poTiM^ai power m the colony on almost any terms. Possibly his politloal fonu would be riven more ready to expedite his attainment to the Agent-GUndrftl than his friend*, but if he gets it, the Bouae will claim the right to determine for itseff who khall aao eed to tha Premiership. Tlnd present uoaapaut of the position will not ba par wt'.ted to nominate hU successor of to n\\ the office to any one he likes. An Intrlgas to secure the rovarainn to Sir John Hal| will most certainly foil,

JHE ABHBPBTON GUABDIAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1888



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Wanted WAIVTED mm* ki> d Paraia adopt a Bah Boy 8 motif hn old Address, " A B." < ffioo of >h 8 P*p«* 2 fiß NEW LAND Amendment Ac: and Drown Lands Gui ;e, ju*t issued. ! Auy Q- v^rntnent publication procured. — U M . Jones PK FCviEhY.TuietS *p«, ifowden. •tid ntbflr teptatte*. T nth, JNail i»ud hair brushes. — H M, Jones. Tl 7 ANTEO to Sell -A * irst-das* Piano Yf grand action. Caßh or term* very liberal. Apptv Hates »nd C<>. f^i BEAT Bir^ftim. Every hi: g grent > \JT reduced. O»mesud j idgef >r your- selves.— H. C. Segkkb, Metford Home. WANTbD UASH — Moire Oatmeal, 261b5,2« 6d j Sperm Candles, 5d ; Ooflfee and Milk, Is per tin; Cooo* and Milk, Is per tin ; Vestas, 5d per doz ; Cornflour, 4d per 1b ; tin Fruits, Is ; Crockery, Ironmongery, eto. — At James MoGregob's, Tanored Street, opposite Arcade. COME one, come all, and oar ptioen will Mtonlsh everybody —H. 0. BEOER9. ALL onr first-olaes genuine Drapery, Boots, Clothing, etc,, we are now selling at ridiculoun prices. . Only coaoe and «ee.— H. C. Sbobrs, Melfnrd House WANTKD Kn*wn— To the Ladies of Avhburton tnd- surroundtng dis^ricta, that an experleneed monthly Norse li desirous of engagement. Good references can be given. Address— Mrs Hill. Peter Street. Ashbnrton. 11 18 tIT ANTED KNOWN — Oleograph- W Bcenery, and Catnolic Rubjoctk Catholic Cards, good variety m Scrap* Novelties m Penwipers, Crewel Wools and Bilks, Knitting Cotton, Colored Crotchet Cotton, Transfers, Tinsel Balls. Ac., &0.. at jles Manhibe'b F«noy Kepoeitory, Baund9ro' Bnildingij} THE A9HBURTON GUARDIAN. From and after the 80th November, 1886, the termß of Subscription to this journal mil be [folio we, viz. : — IV PAID IN ADVANCE ! Per Quarter.. 6a 6d, by post, 9s 6d „ Half-year 12s 6d, by post, 18s 6d „ Year .. 24s Od, by post, 37s Od IF BOOKED Per Quarter.. 7s 6d, by post, 10s 9d fj „ Half-year 15s Od, by post, 21s 6d I, Year |.. 30s Od, by post, 43s Od Birth, Marriage, and Death Notioee, if paid for at the time of insertion, 2s 6d each (stamps may be Bent as payment) ; if booked, is eaob. Announcements cl Births, Deaths and Marriages sent for publication from the countrj districts require to be verified by the signature of the person sending the notice. DIARY. Moon's Sun Sun Moon Moon ago nt February. Rises. Set*. Kites Beta, noonday a.m. p.tn. 11 Saturday ... 5.17 7.10 3.59 6.63 28 13 Sunday .. 5.18 7.0 5 2 732 0 13 Monday .. 519 7.8 6.4 B.G 1 14 rueuday .. 520 7.6 7.U 8.3-1 2 16 \Vc*lne3day . . 522 7 6 &7 8.1 3 18 Thursday .. 5.33 7.4 9.6 926 4 17 Friday.. .. 6.2* 7.3 10.5 9.51 5 |Moonlioht Evenings. The Moon at 8 days old .ahinea till about 8 o'clock. The Moon at 6 days old Bhines till about half-past 10 o'olock. The Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly 1 o'olook m the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from nundown; ill about 4 m the morning. The Moon at 15 days old is full, and shines all night. The Moon at 18 davß old rises about 9 p.m. and Bhines till morning, The Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 a.m. and Bhines till morning. The v 0 on at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. atd shines till morning. Tue Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and shines till sunrise.



a. Harrison. Aiired Harrison, iUOT r OKBKi*, 6TOOK. AND AGENT *J>V VALUATOR. SATURDAY SALE at 12 o'clooksb* p — Horses, Oattle, Plg«, Prodqo» »nd Merchandise. FOR SALE-. Farming Implements, and Vehiclet of all kinds coamtajitly f D 'Jfarde on view for £a a, Oleariner gales held 10 Town or Country as required, and most liberal terruu arranged with both Buyers and Sellers. Boat* poJl-cted, aud tbe business of Bbse&tQ3o managed wjth oare. Valuation made of Proasrjjjfli pr Mer- chandise ou easy terms, Ad\ances made instantlj on Goodn' delivered at tbe Stores for SaK.| «r»n» for the NorwUAi ?!»• In. |iur»noe Oomptny; Agent for tb,| ' MUTUAL UF& AHbOCIATION O. ! 'AUSTRALASIA |



£»0 KKWAU. . IN consequence of the amount o' Poaihtn* goiog on m tbe Oreo k a on the L»gaiiior Kb ate, the above reward will be paiii to anyone giviog iufoimauon that wi i lead to a ton v ictioa, From this date hu ONE will be per- mitted to fish m the Creeks on the Lagmbor Estate. 11*58 DONALD MoLEAN. Si • \u25a0: JREMOVED TO SAURDERS' BUILDINGS. R. ATOM.



DIM ANT AND COE TT AVISO decided upon retiring from burliest at the cud of the present month (FEBRUARY), have to I respectfully rpqu at that all ACCOSTS will ba paid on or before the 27 *h mat,, »tter whloh tbe came mast, of a neosesity, b«» left m the hinds 1 oi a Oolleotor. f Ashbarton, February 6-.h, 1888. BIMANT AND COE. THE LARGEST STOCK OF COLONIAL CLOTHING IN, THE3 ASHBUBTON COUNTY, A SPECIAL LINE OF ABHBTJBTON TWEED SUITS AT 47s 6d KAUPOI TWEED TROUSERS 10a 6d HABVESTEbS' MOLESKINS FKOM sS;ild5 S ;ild MITCHELL ft TURNER TANCRED STREET. GEORGE JAMESON. Wool and Grain Merchant, HAS FOR BALB,— SEEDS for Autumn Sowing, CAFE BAELEY, RYE, CLOVERS, TURNIPS, etc. SHEEP DIP THOMAS> ** D "TILE'S, PLOUGH SHARES, OILS, and STORES of all kinds, CORN SACKS AND SEAMING TWINE. AGENT FOR— New Zealand Fire and Marine Insurance Company. Biiks on GROWING CROPS or bTAOKS accepted at lowest current rates. CASE PURCHASER OF fit \u25a0WHEAT, OATS, and BARLEY. 2*34 i — — - — —^ — ALBERT ROBEKTS BAS FOE SALE,— Corn sacks LAnqE plze and ful i* BEAMING TWINE 7N ANY QUAKTIrY, Clovers, — BED, WHITE, COWGEASS, ALSYKE, and TREFOIL. RYEGRABB, COCKSFOOT, asv RAPE. ANCHOR Binding Wire and very best Binder Twine. Golden Tares, Cape Barley, COOPER'S SHEEP DIP THE3 STANDARD FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. WITH UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDER^ CAFITAL— £I,(K)O7OOO STERLING. HEAD OFFICE"? DUNEDIN. INSURERS have the most undoubted Security under thin Company's Po'icießj together with ad assurance of Prompt and Liberal Settlement of Claim*. ! FlKfi anrf M i BIN Hi KlfO acoepted on a : l descriptioaa of Property and MerchandUe also Crop, .Stack, and Alachine Riuks at Lowest it ate 1 of Premium. Fidelity of Persons holding situations of trust guaranteed. i Oi-FIOB : HEREFORD STHBioT, CHRfSTOHUaua. (Opposite Baiik of New Zaulaud ) AKCHIIMrj) .vC )TT, Manager for Canterbury, AL.BEBT TROBBiVrS, 15 AGIiNT, AbHBURTON