THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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DIARY.

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The Moon at 3 days old shines till'about SJo'olook. The Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o'olook. The Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly o'olook m the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from sundown till about i m the morning. The Moon at 15 days old is full, and shines all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and shines till morning, The Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 a.m. and Bhineß till morning. The Moon at 24 dayß old rises about 2 a.m. and shinesti 11 morning The Moon at 27 days old rißes about 4 a.m. and Bhineß till sunrise.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1888. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I Mrs William Eattenburg, of Tempe, Gooke'a 1 River, Queensland, has had " quadruples." Major Jackßon, member for Waipa North, was m Ashburton yesterday on his way south to see the country. An Algerian correspondent referring to an execution whioh took place at Boria, saya :— An extraordinary experiment waa made on tfae.a.o.afiold. As the head fell from the guillo tipe a dojjtor to,ok it up and spoke a few words, when various njovementa of the man's eyes and mouth Beemed tb'/shojy that the words had been heard and understood. ' The " Speotator " supplies its readers with a brand new copybook sort of definition of thajword "jookey." "A jookey," it says, " is. as a rule, an undersized but pluoky lad •?£° ?'s?* immature horses m useless races for gambler^ t# bet about." This sentence, says a c,ontempoj:a;ry f frppprvea to find a place jln the next collection of Ijtferpry gpms. One ot the JJondon paperp referring to thp late action agajngt the "Times" by Mr O'Donnell, says:— "By the action whioh the proprietors of the "Timea" have tajken m tbia matter, and by the fearlessness with which they have exposed what they believed to be the complicity of the leading Nationalists of the moat terrible nature, they haye .cjonp a noble servioe, not only to jjournaliEim, fyu,t t ( 9 jfheir country." The miners' strike nt will do good to New £!ealund m more "ways titan one. There is a grfiat dearth "of shippingH^o %ad wheatj nof pnly m New Zealandj But m! Victoria, and ftyyth Australia as well. At! least 200,Q00 tons' pf last season's wheat crop ■ have yet to be exported, and it jb probable i that many of the vessels unable .to get .goal at ■ Neweaf tie will re*4ily a.qoept ,wh,eat oharter^ for the United KiogiJpffl, Keating's Cough Lozenges cures,coughs asthma, and bronchitis. Medical testfrnpny states that no other medicine is so effectual m the cure of these dangerous maladies. One 1 lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bed- ] tijne enures rest. For relieving difficulty of ' breathipg.t^y invaluable They contain 1 ao opium or aiy .yiolei^t drug. Sold by all ] cbcwieU m tics is i|4 and §9 $d ca^b, 1 1

Owing to pressure on our space we have to hold over leading and other matter. At the R.M. Court this morning, before Messrs Alcorn and Harrison, Joseph Berg, an inmate of the Old Men's Home, was com mitted to the Hunnyside Asylum for lunaoy. At a meeting of the Committee of the A. and P. Association held yesterday afternoon it was resolved that the Annual Show should be held on Friday, November 2nd. We understand that Mr George Jameson has purchased Mr 0. W. Turner's grain and agenoy business at Rakaia, and Mr Dixon, of Ashburton, leaves m a few days to assume the management of the Rakaia business. There is (eaya a Home paper) at present m the possession of Andrew MoKeand, of Dumfries, a curious creature, whioh ha got from a party of English hawkers. The animal m question remains as yet unnamed (notwithstanding men of considerable zoological, abilities have examined it), and l answers to the following description : It is larger than a rat, and not so large as a rabbit, haß a mouth like a hare, hair like a goat, the ears of a cat, the feet of a mole, and moves like a hedgehog. It is stated that the fruit-growers of Cali fornia recently imported from Australia a oonsigment of a species of •• bug " whioh has been found to be useful m the Australian fruit gardens, as it preys upon the inseots whioh are bo detrimental to the well-being of orchards. The consignment appears to have satisfied the Oalifornians, as they wish Oon. gresa to sanction the importation on a large soale. If with the •• bugs " the Americana could take a few thousands of their surplus rabbits, the Australians would have no objection to inoreaee their lists of exports, On Monday evening laßt, previous to his meeting m the Oddfellows' Hall, Mr Glover, G.W.C.T., held a session of the Grand Lodge. 1.0. G.T., m the Templar Hall, when thirteen members of the local subordinate Lodges reoeived the Grand Lodge Degree. Afterwards Mr Glover gave instruction m the unwritten work of the new rituals lately issued by the E.W G.L. A very able address was given, m whioh he congratulated the Lodges on the strides they had made, and showed m what way the subordinate Lodges oould be worked successfully. A vote of thanks to Mr Glover oonoluded a very suooessful meeting. Some .time ago a cablegram from Sydney mformed us that a swindler, disguised as a Persian priest, had riotimised many people, and that at the trial the money found on him was, by order of the Judge who heard the case, to be distributed among oertain oharities. A telegram m the " Melbourne Argus " says : — "Johan Abrahams, who was recently sentenced to Bix months' imprisonment for obtaining money by falsely pretending that he was a Persian priest collecting money to build a church m his native land, has been released on k bail, pending an appeal againßt the sentence. It was proposed to distribute £500 found on Abrahams among the metro politan hospitals ; but it transpired that the law would not admit of the money being thus disposed of, and it has been returned to Abrahams. A paragraph is going round the Southern papers, m whioh it is stated that about a quarter of a century ago an Auckland man in terested m foresting, made some experiments with the objeot of finding out the length of time required to bring a kauri pine to full growth, and his oonoluaion was that the kauri reached maturity m 3000 years. Thiß is nonsense. The kauri is not a whit more slow.growing than any other valuable timber tree. In proof of whioh there may be seem m the Domain a number of vigorous young kauris some 30 feet high and Bix inohes m diameter, whioh oannot be more than 30 years of age. It is not the alow growth of the kauri that has doomed our Northern iorests, but the fires of the gumdigger.— " Auokland Herald." At a meeting of the Cabinet on Monday evening the question of the appointment of Kailway Commissioners was disouseed. From the animated discussion whioh took place it transpired that Ministers are all at sixes and sevens regarding the appointments. The claims of Messrs i Maxwell, Hannay, O'Connor, s_S rd ro Bloh , ard ? OD » Wright, Ferguson, and Stead, were freely canvassed, but there was suoh a diversity of opinion that it was resolved to defer the consideration of the Board until Ministers returned to Wellington m eight or ten days. In the meantime correspondence by cable is going on between the Premier and the Agent-General relative to the Chief Commissionership, and it is thought proba ble that a suitable man may yet be obtained from Home. Writing to an Araerioan contemporary, Mr G. A. Austin gives the following advice : — l<armerß, breed your horses to none but fall- Wood, registered draught stallions, having the colts following the dam when you have leaßt work for her to do. Keep none but mares: sell geldings, and breed up m size to the market demands, adding thus to your own wealth and to the commercial interests of the ° oa ° tr y« Invariably use pure bred sires. Remember that five orosses of pure-blood entitles to registration, and that it j is possible m 15 or 16 years to have sub stantially full-bloods. These horses are ready for the market as soon as grown. No breaking or training or expensive handling is necessary. Draught horses you can raise muoh cheaper than you can buy them. If you doubt this, go and try to buy them." "Atticus" m the "Leader," writing on the prayer at the Exhibition, sayß:— lt i B stated on the authority of one of the Eaeoutive Commissioners that the alteration m the form of prayer used by Sir James Maoßain was insisted on by the Cabinet. Objeotions, he says, were raised by the Trades' Hall Council to the statement •• that all nationa of men were made of one blood." It waß considered that this would be admitting the claim of the Chinese to equality, and that m deference to pubho feeling the prayer was modified bo as to show that " the bounds of their habitation were determined." In the second paragraph of the prayer the expresaion "at the first bid ' ib ÜBed. Many of the thousands within earshot who had settled themselves into Sunday^ morning atti tides were galvanised into aotivity by the familiar words, but they collapsed when they found that business waß not to be done. At the conclusion of the excellent prayer a gentleman was heard to whisper to his wife—" I have nothing under a shilling ; have you got a threepenny bit ? " He could not believe m an " Amen " that was not followed up by the plate.

The "Napier Telegraph" saya:— The Queen was made a proud woman, aooording to the Campbells, when the Marquis of Lome honored princess Louise with the offer of his band and heart. Put how muoh happier must Her Majesty haye been when the Cork bandmaster apologised the other day for not having dismissed his men on their refqsal to play the National Anthem. If there was one that waß irritating the Queen and gnawing into her peace of mind, it must have been the knowledge that those men had not been dismissed, and that the bandmaster had not offered any apology. Her Majesty has not, of course, anything to think about besides the National Anthem 1 and it was a distioot evidenoe of the rebellion m Ireland when the Cork band refused to play that air. It may be accepted now that the eister Isle is paoifted. 1 Whether the bold bandsman has been brought to reason by fear of the Crimes Aot, and the imprisonment of #avitt and the Bedmond brothers, or by sinoere pehitenee, thg cablegram does not Bay. The telegraph ! agent having thought it worth while to oable the noneaenfle, might just as well have immortalised the bandmaster by telling the world his name.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible ior the opinions expressed by our correspondents.

MR GLOVER'S ADDRESS.

TO THE EDITOB. Sir,— lt would appear from the report published Id your laaue of yesterday that a considerable portion of the addreßa given by Mr Glover waa devoted to a condemnatory criticism of my aotlon In connection with the Licensing Commltteaa Election Bill of last aeadon, of whioh he glvea a wholly unfair and incorrect account. Mr Glover is exceedingly HI. informed upon this point, and appeara to h»ve auapeoted as much, as I notice that he admitted that "It was possible Major Steward might put these things In another light," Moat certainly I can, and the light m whioh I ahall put them (and that without the aid of "sophistry") is the true light. Mr Glover's » assertions that the Bill was brought m "m the Interest of Auckland brewera" and that they (the Auckland brewers) had " gone to me" for the purpose, are utterly without foundation; no Auokland brewer, nor any brewer, nor any person In the ln intereat of a brewer, or brewers, having by word or letter approached me on the aubjeot. The BUI waa asked for, not by brewers but by local governing bodiea m the intereßta of economy, its only proposal being the substitution of triennial for annual licensing elections, whioh would effect a saving In eaoh triennial period of something nearly approaching £20,000— equal to the interest on half a million of our borrowed money — no unimportant matter at a time when the most drastic retrenchment, and the heaviest taxation known m any colony are necessary to the restoration of financial equilibrium. Nor has Mr Glover a right to aaaume that In ozder to carrying out a measure of eoonomy I and the members who support me m this matter are wilfully imperilling the temperance cause. In my opinion (and lam aB much entitled to hold it as Mr Glover 1b entitled to hold his) better Committees would be elected under the triennial system, and the Act would be better administered m the interests of the publio and of temperance. If the publicans of Auokland spend £1000 per eleotlon, la it possible that auoh expenditure conduces to sobriety and electoral purity, and if not then whether is it better that £1000 shoald be so spent once m three years or every year ? Again, If I mistake not, the Alliance or temperance candidates won nearly all round In this year's elections m Auokland, and, if so, then why should not the temperance party enjoy the fruits of their viotory for three yeara instead of for one year only 1 I know It may be replied that there la an educational advantage from a temperance point of view In the matter being brought before the public at frequent Intervals, bat I fall to see that an election Is necessary to this, and aa against any gain In this direction from annual eleotions may be set the counterbalancing, if not preponderating disadvantage of the neoessary efFaot of the large sums spent (aa at Anckland) m the interest of the opposite aide. Mr Glover haa, I am sorry to see, yet to learn that it is quite possible for different men to regard the same aubjeot from different points of view, and, while actuated by •ornmon sympathies, to arrive at widely differing conclusions as to the best means to a given end. And now as to the female franchise. Three sessions ago I introduced a Bill, and carried it Into Committee, which provided for the admission of adults of both Bexea to the licensing franohise, and for complete local option, with provlelon for compen sation when licenses were refused without any allegation of fault m the oonduot of the licensee or of the house. Mr Glover and others are quite willing to accept the first of these three proposals, bul objeot to the other two — the condition as to compen sation being the moet strenuously resisted. Nevertheless I deem it to be jaat if com plete local option la to have immediate operation. If, however, the Act were so framed that it (complete local option) should not comeintoforoe until, say 6 yeara after the Act being passed, then I should I be willing to omit any provision for com pensation, bb all parties would hav3 fair warning, and property-owners would have time to realise without ruinous loss. The Bill of three sessions ago was necessarily brought In, beoauae dealing with so many matters, under the title of "An Act to amend the Licensing Aot," and as suoh opened the door to amendments of the original Aot m all directions. Suoh a shoal of these consequently appeared on the Order Paper that it became absolutely certain that the Bill could not be got through by a private member. In view of these faots I this session confined myself to the one effort to effeot something towards loesening the many burdena of the community by reducing the number, i.e., the frequency of eleotions. That Bill passed through Committee unaltered, no amendment being even proposed till, all the clauses hiving been agreed to, Mr Fulton proposed to add, as one clause, the whole matter contained m the seriea of clauses providing for the extended fran chise taken bodily from my own Bill of three sessions ago. I objeoted to the addition of these, because I knew that it wonld be Impossible to get the Bill through if they were added ; and the event proved that I was entirely la the right, for no sooner had the olause (or clauses) been read a aeoond time than the oppon* ents of female franohise talked against time till the 10 30 adjournment, and the result was a oount-out. The Bill was not abandoned or •• dropped" by me, as suggested by Mr Glover, though it was by most of Mr Fulton's supporters, shewing 'hat they were less anxious to aeoure the extended franohise than to defeat the proposal to (substitute triennial for annual elections. The above are the simple facts of the case, and I do not propone to trouble you with any comments thereon. They Bpeak for themselves. I am. etc., WjJ. J. STfi^fARD.

TO THE BDITOB, Sir, — I am not personally acquainted with Mr T. W. Glover, who spoke here on Monday evening as the monthpleoe of the New Zealand Alliance, nor would I care maoh for his esteem judging by the raßh and wide mouthed Ideas of which he Is the reputed parent. After hearing Mr Glover I might Bay — vrho la this gentleman, what are his credentials, and ia this a labor of love or is it a trade be is pursuing In travelling from town to town and stirring up the people to join hfs views. In regard to the first question I find from the second annual report of the New Zealand Alliance that Mr Glover Is " Organising Agent " for the Alliance, and In the statement of reoelpts and ex penditure, jihere is net down against a total of subscriptions from all parts of the oolpny a sum of £715 I£>j 9d. Oat of this amount " salaries and commissions " absorb £481 5s 3d, aDd "travelling ex penses of agent " £102 9i 10d. This makes £583 15a Id under this heading alone, and the difference between this sum and the total receipts, with the ex ception of a small balance, goes for general expenses of office, etc. It may be con cluded therefore, that of this £583 15s Id Mr Glover gets the lion's share. This, however, la not a princely salory, but It (s pretty comfortable In these tlmea of retrenchment, and considering the light nature of the duties may be looked upon as rather oiut of proportion to the work: done. The laborer is worthy os his hire, and Mr Glpver seems well paid for his work, «q4 If he doe* oo£ speak op to his ■alary, very soon another would be got who would, Baoked up by the salary Me Glovee li of gonna bonnd, to bit out

all round Irrespective of publican or sinner. If he did not denounoe m no measured terms the former his billet wonldn't be worth a month's purohase. He is hired to apeak a certain thing, and whether that thing be jaafc or fair is all the same to Mr Glover If his audienoes hear lots of sounding phraaes about " hellish drink traffic," and '« damn able, cursed commerce with the inquitoua thing," they are satisfied he is a good man, and his address is a powerful one. So muoh for his trade. Like a traveller tor a certain artlole, he must believe for i the time there is only one thing on earth, j and that is the line he Is pushing. As to Mr Glover's credentials. Well, be Is associated with Sir Wn,. Fox— a harmless, well intentloned old man with only one idea m the world — total abstin ence—and that is enough for some people. With this olaßß of humanity if you are not a teetotaller you are teetot »lly and irrevoc ably lost and your soul isn't worth saving, even if you had one, which m the opinion of this class you hhYe not A publioan or a brewer is to Mr Glover and his ilk a thing too terrible m its personation of degradation and wickedness to come m contact with. Mr Glover has not that confidence m the purity of hia cause that might lead him to look with commisera tion on the face of a man of moderate views, let alone a liquor seller. We hare only to go back a little more than eighteen hundred years to find One who could talk to publicans— though they were not liquor sellera—or BiDnerp, and yet not think them so infinitely degraded as Mr Glover would make every one who has to do with an hotel. Mr Glover's denunciations of those who do not subscribe out and out to his doctrines reminds me forcibly of a passage m "Holy Willies Prayer." I commend the lineß to Mr Glover, they are so applic able to his case m his tirade against publicans especially. ; Thy strong right hand lord, mak' it baie Upo' their heads. Lord, weigh it down and dinna spare, For their misdeeds. But, Oh remember me and mine, Wi' meroiea temporal and divine, That I for gear and grace may shine, Excell'd by nane : And all the glory shall be thine. Amen, Amen. Mr Glover at his meeting professed to entirely answer Mr Sauodera' views aa to the advisability of having a Btate dis tillery. I don'f think a State dis tillery would pay, m jself . butfwas it fair to pick out a line hare and there and on this found an argument, if argument it can be called. More properiy it was ridicule, and ridicule ib no argument. Then again was it fair, was it manly, was it Christian that the name of a gentleman like Major Steward should be brought up m the way it was. Had M«jor Steward been present I ara quite sure he would have given Mr Glover such a dressing down as would have learned him the value of sticking to his text and not seeking to catch the ear of a sympathetic meeting at rhe expense of one who has done hi en no wrong and who could give him (Mr Glover) a lesson m truthfu'ness to which he seems an utter Btrsnger. Mnjor (Steward could indeed say "Ye* have done that you should be eorry for, There Is no terror, Glover, m your threats. For I am armed so strong with honesty That they pass by me like the idle wind Which I respect not." "Truth lives at the bottom of a well says the legend and Mr Glover with all hia water drinking has never imbibed the bottom waters of the well of truth or he would not have made such an attack on Major Steward upon Bach Blender grounds as he did on Monday nigbt. If a man has to stoop to anything low it shows his cause is m a bad way and Mr Glover by making such an unprovoked attaok upon one who is known here as well as m hia own con atltuenoy , has weakened his Influence more than he would imagine. Mr Glover is fight ing he says on the Bide of the strong — why then does he not fight honorably. Any one knows who reads the proceedings of Parliament that Mr Glover misstated the facts most lamentably In respect to the Bill which was before the House last session, m favor of triennial licencing elections. Again take Mr Glover's figures. It is said that figures oan be made to show auythlag, but Mr Glover's arith metic) is of the most extraordinary oharaoter I have met with. His oaref ully rehearsed stories fall with wonderful effect, npon the audience he draws to bis 1 meetings, but when these tales are analysed, or the other side of the picture is Bhown then the point is not so ap parent, Mr Glover preached I believe m the Wesleyan Church here on Sunday. He poses as a religious man and as a thorough paced Christian and yet he could seep lightly on to a platform on Monday night and slander an absent man, I wont aay what I think about Mr Glover. It might be too strong for publication. T never ' did think much of your rabii, salaried, leoturers on temperance matters. I generally class them cs having kinship with medical quaoks, broken-kneed thea trioal companies and spavined life assur anoe leotorers. Like a musical rendition where the " toral-li-ooral " is m excess of the melody, so m their statements the padding, the denunciation and the appeal for the collection is muoh m excess of the argument to uphold what they profess to believe In, or to back up what they put forward on behalf of temperance. A publioan, a brewer, or a man who takes his glass la no more a sinner above all men than those on whom tha tower of Siloam fell.— l am eto , Anti-Htjmiuo.

THE MINERS' STRIKE.

[>ER rRBSB ASSOCIATION ] Sydney, September 4 The miners m the southern districts have demanded from the musters an increase of rates paid for heaving coal, and it is feared, unless the request be conceded, the men will go out on strike. Thirty vessels have discharged crews m consequence of the Newcastle strifce, One of the principal southern coal mines was discovered to be on fire to day, and it is suspected that some of the men on fstrike are concerned m the affair. The fire was fortunately ex tinguished before much damage was done. : ! Owing to the exertions of Mr JJrunker, Minister of Lands, a confer ence between the coal masters and miners on, the matter m dispute has been arranged. Mblbournb, September 4 There are now fully ICOO wharf hands out of employment, owing to the Newcastle strike.

RIVER PROTECTION AT WAKANUI

i, I A meeting, of a rather stormy nature r ? I was held at the Wakanut Sohoolroom last 8 evening. It was convened by Mr Jame a Brown, the Chairman of the late River l 8 Board "to hear what the gentlemen who i prepared the petitions against the late ia River Board have to say m defence of d their actions, by which the ratepayers 3. have been saddled with the oosts of an |C election and the loss of valuable time, , r estimate £150 jto hear the members of  the late Board In reply and In justification at what they have done ; to hear each I» °* ndi date for the honor of a seat on the . a River Board, expound hit views, each h ones turn to speak to be In alphabetical i. order, commencing at Z." There was a 3( large attendance. ,t Messrs D. Johnson and James Brown d. were proposed foe Chairman, and after t f some little disorder the former gentleman n was eleoted to the position, )r The Chairman read the advertisement a calling the meeting, and said that In ao - 3f oordanoe with it, the first business was to n call on the gentlemen who proposed the rt petition against the late River Board and it hear what they had to say In defence of l_ their action. :0 Mr D. Wilson laid that aooordlng to r 6 the programme it appeared it fell to hit n lot to speak first, as his Initial was the k nearest to the letter Z. )r The Chairman said Mr Wilson was oon m fading the third part of the advertisement Id with the first. ,n Mr Wilson said that he had had noth -3e ing to do m regard to getting up the is petition. He did not know why the r S meeting hed been called, oe who gave Mr id Brown authority to oill It— 0 . Mr Brown : Allow me to explain. at The Chairman : Order t Mr Wilson continued that no man had [c a right to take to himself authority to call on any ratepayer to give an aocount of his actions He had had nothing to do with the petition for the abolition of the Board and did not know of It till asked to sign* He did not see why the ratepayers should be called as to render an aooount ; if the ratepayers chose to abolish the district, or o*ll on the Board to resign, they had • perfect right to do so, and no man could to question that right. It was a patent faot to that deep dissatisfaction prevailed all over 3 _ the district at the action of the Board ; the 8 _ ratepayers exercised their right, and that lir right could not be questioned. He had a )Q resolution to propose, and he would say a it few words on It afterwards. aB Mr Brown rose to a point of #rder. lt . The Chairman ruled that Mr Wilson a8 was In order. lD Mr Wilson then proposed his motion as ,p follows :— " That this maetiog indignantly r d refuse to have any further discussion on Id the aubjeot matter aa to their oonduot with !g regardto the petitions referred to In the tj e advertisement, as what they did was In O l the exeroiae of % right which cannot be i 0 called m question, as there was cause for aB the aotion taken. We also refuse to hear ye any member of the late Board, as there Is ig no Board now In existence, besides 'we , r _ consider it injudicious and would tend to no good purpose, but likely engender b e strife, but shall now pass on and hear the views of the candidates." to. Mr Wilson was proceeding to speak to the motion when the Chairman ruled him l( j out of order. Mr Jas Brown rose to his feet and said o f that Mr Wilson was perfectly justified In j r saying jail that he desired, and he (Mr as Brown) had a right to reply. rg Mr Wilson resumed his remarks. Id Mr E. Thomas Interrupted, and Wai or ordered to sit down by the Chairman. le Mr Wilson had the loor. to Mr Wilson said that he had the floor, se and he meant to keep it some time jg (laughter.) He had signed one petition 10 and was therefore implicated In the. oharge l as much as the originators, and was with re them summoned to make his defence. t- What was the tribunal; who was thst iy judge— [A voioe : Tne>atepayersl— who y- had a right to oall them there, [A. volcfei of The ratepayers.] Mr Wllaan : Sllonoa, id sir, (Laughter.) Those who got up the to petition and those who signed it did so In st the exercise of a right no man oonld ques ig tlon. He did not see why they should is. be called there by Mr James Brown to bo defend what they had a right to do. Mr i- Wilson went on to speak at some length ry as to the dissatisfaction m the district with Iy the Board, whloh culminated In the petl ul tion There were several reason— the is first was the classification, the next was re the heavy rate, and there was another re reason that the Board had no respeob for i- the wishes of the ratepayers and would re not listen to them, and hid treated rate* f, payers m an insulting manner. He had a gone with a deputation to the Board who Ld treated them like a lot of larrikins off the iy street. He bad hardly oommenoed speak* I ing when the Chairman ordered him to '. withdraw. [Mr Brown: It is not true. T Mr Leddy: It Is not true.] He appeared 1, before the Board to lay some views before s. them m the hopen of stopping a petition p for the abolition of the Board. He did »- not appear to present a petition as had •- been reported, but In the hope* of getting n that petition squashed. When he went is In the Chairman said, as far as he could ie reoolleot: "We are not going to strike the »1 rate to-day, and we don't wish to discuss )f the matter with you so yon oan withdraw. " is He insisted on making some remarks, and it Mr Olephkne spoke m bis favor. He 1 read a document containing the views of s others and himself, and he was ordered to 11 withdraw; In faot' the Chairman ordered f Mr Pooks to go for the polloe. Not a single Improper word was said by the deputation. He had not taken any aotion against the Board, but afterwards signed the petition for the Board to resign. It was quite dear, In faot everyone In the distriot knew that the Board as constituted was not farorab't to the ratepayers. They had also come to know that the Board did not agree, nor were they likely to do so, and there were no hopes of them I doing any good. One member of the i Board, even, had expressed himself In p favor of the River District being abolished , and said that if the petition came to him he would sign it and enoonrage ' others _ to do so. Another member had intended to move a resolution that the Board resign. In connection with the classification, two, if not three of the members, appeared at the Court against the rest of the Board. The rate payers were quite justified m oalling on the Board to roßiga. Mr Brown, as Chairman, had aoted arbitrarily all through and unless he was the head and tail of a concern he was always obstinate Mr Wilson here announced bis intention of taking a little rest before going on to speak further. The Chairman thought there should ba some limit to the time allowed eaoh Bpeaker ; otherwise they would be there all night. Be thought ten minutes quite sufficient for anyone to express hi» views. Some argument took place between Mr drown and the Chairman. The former 88 id that he would claim as much time aa had been occupied by Mr Wilson The Chairman Baid that Mr Wilson bad spoken for a quarter of en hour. In accordance with the Chairman* time limit Mr Wilson had to forego speaking ; further. The Chairman aeked if there was any seconder to Mr Wilson's motion. For some time there was no response. Ulti«* mately, Mr Jas, Brown seconded the motion pro forma, bo that he could have the op* portunityof expressing his views; In the first place his authority calling the meet, ing had been oiUed m question. He read a^ letter from the Chairman of ther School Oommittee, granting the use of the rooM, and also a receipt for 2s 6d paid for the same. These constituted his authority. Mr Wilson : That's no authority. The Chairman said that Mr Wilson had,

THE ASHBURION GUARDIAN WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 1888



] Moon's •Sun Sun Moon Moon age at September Rises Sets. Rises Seta. noon. a.m. a.m. S Mondny .. 6.27 5.33 4.20 2.6 26 4 Tuesday .. 6.26 6.34 5.7 30 27 5 Wednesday.. 6.23 5.36 5.45 4.15 28 6 Thursday .. 6.22 5.3(5 6.20 6.25 29 7 Friday.. .. 6.20 6;38 6.63 6.37 1 8 Saturday ... 6.18 5.39 7.24 7.50 2 • Sunday .. 6.16 6.40 7.54 9.3 3



Rough on Catarrii " corrects offensive odors, at once. Complete cure of wors.t chronic gases ; also uncqualed a,§ gargle for diphtheria, sore throat, foul breath. ' 4 Holloway's Ointment and Pills. Glad Tiddings.— Some constitutions have a tendency to rhuematism, and are, throughout the year, borne down by its protracted tortures. JLet such sufferers bathe the affected parts with warm brine, and afterwards rub m this southing ointment. They will find it the best means of lessening their, agony, and, assisted by Holloway's Pills, the surest way of overcoming their disease. More need not be said than to request a few days' trial of this safe and soothing treatment, by which the disease will ultimately be completely swept away. Pains that would make a giant shudder s*re assuaged without difficulty by Holloway's easy and inexpensive remedies, which comfort by moderating the throbbing vessels and calming the exciting ncrvcsi



W e TP the .following important testimonial from the V j. Ilawarra Mercury " (N.S.W.) of the ?Oth MarohV ft peeda no comment;— " Mr John Loveday, of the Bulli Mpjintain, writeß to us that after suffering for four years with aoute gravel, he has experienced almost complete relief by ÜBing Sander and Sona' Eucalypti Extract. He says seeing the said Extract advertised m the • Illawarra Mercury,' bia intenae Buffering induced him to obtain a bottle of the medioine from Mr Hoakinjr, jhotaiSjt, of this town, and that the use of it jave him great relief at once. He states that between the' loth 'Maroh instant, when he jbtained the first bb'Uleof ! the extract, and ihe 19th, the riae of that medioine continued iojafford him relief, to whioh he had been 4 jtrariger for fpur years. Mr Jjoveday writeo ilao tha,t he has found the Eucalypti Extrao't i cure for rheuma.tiam as well as gravel. He ■egueata ya to puplish thja in^rmation hrougb the • Mercury,' We haye msoij jleaeure m complying with Mr fcoyeday's ■equeat, whose word cannot be doubted, and vho can have no object m view other than a >ure desire to benefit suffering humanity,"—



CORNS&BUNIONS ffilimHrei All sufferers from EdSSSStiUKI either Corns or !Eflf|J|i*Tnß-l Bunions should ■HByMlfliJ^Bl use these |BWfKfS^H' 77 ' ondorful Littl ° HJrail|3|tsl Plasters. They give ease liIIjMTHMKi at once, HRfflnfrrl_B generally WilllkiHMß curing m a few VQWjjlHplg days. U^ls__-___l <V (_____■__■ Prlco Is l£d per box, of all Chemists. C milton sqTbirkenhead, eng, 11 QUOD FAOIMUS YALDE JTAOIMU3" (" Wbat we do we do well.") TtfE OHRISTOaUROH DB NTAL SURGERY, 168 Oashel Street, Ohristchu-.-ch, next Robin- son's Boot Store, and at the Octagon, Dnnedin. All operations at strictly uniform and moderate Fees. Oomultation free. S. MYERS~AND CO., BURGEON DENTISTS; WJXM^EEtU WITHQUrTEETti NITKOUS OXIDE GAB administered; This Anro9thetic leaves no unpleasant effects, and by its use the extraction of Bad Stumpa and Teeth is rendered perfectly Painlese and Effective. Administered daily. Fee for ad- ministration of Gas, 63 Extinction, 2a 6d a tooth. Hours of attendance, 9ftm. to a p.m. Private residence, 93 Bast Belt. The acknowledged superiority cf AMERI- CAN DEfITIBTR7 m the construction of I Artificial Teeth, the most finished workman- ship, and replacing the lost teeth Ti'.M- tORARILY ALMOST IMMfcDIATiiLY after I extraction, hare ifltablisherl our reputation . A single Artificial Tooth, 10a , complete set, Upper and Lower, Temporary and Permanent, £10 i Oi ; Artificial Testa und Dentures made by other demists remodelled Bmall ccmt. Stopping, Scaling, Perieot and Painle«s 8 166



[ JAM PRIMO. ♦ Some time since we published a small paragraph en the unsatisfactory nature of mach of the jam retailed In the ooloay. Thisreaohed Messrs Kirkpatriek and 00., of Neleon, and they went to work m a very practical fashion to prove that the i jams manufactured by the firm were of the best quality. Two cases of assorted jams were sent to this offioe, with a re- quest that we would thoroughly test the jam along with other brands, and give our opinion, ffie are happy to state, frankly and fully thai we nave been very inuon surprised, as prior to the receipt of Messrs Klrkpatrick'a gift we were unaware that flew Zaaiaod could boast of an In- dußtry of which It has so muoh reason to be prood. The rarloq« aorta of jam were tested by a number "of 'pergopg, who compared the samples with other" br'andß, and the general verdict )a ' 'ihiVt .riot* "only are Messrß Klrkpatrlck'a produotlouß far &W& away better than any other JNbw Zealand" brand wh can obtain, ba'. th»y >re BUperTor^to'TlinKiißn jrtms m bei»^ fresher. The neayetijr ayprpach to the excellence of tbe Nelaon jam jrp# contained In tin* bearing the name .of a , Tasmanian firm, but erao m this com-! parlson tho Nelson article Game out a long < w»y best. We are pleased to be able to \ glra unstinted praise to a genuine local industry, the product of whioh we can unreservedly recommend to consumers. All of the maoy piftrjipna who have tested the samples" are ' IffidTlfu'" their pralsß. ana we must anreseryedly po'ngrßtfflftte Mffsars Kirkpatriek and Uo, upon tgrnlpg qnt a, genolne fruit jjnm fit to grace ihe tables J and pie»Be tbe palatßß or the most' hixarioaß and fastidious.-"-" 1 " jjlawjke'n Bay Herald," .laiy 18th. Samples of Kirkpatriek and Go's " X " brand of jam have been forwarded to us! and we are free to confess that chey 4Ppt>.ar to be m every way excellent and as th*y income better known m the local market mill j£eet with muoh appreciation from the bead* oi u puseholds. The maker asserts that none bgt $he purest fruits grown m Nelaon are ws«4 lit °' fl manu- factures, and we *re contend jfco f^pept that assurance. Qpytainly the j'mn posaass a richness aoa t^aiuiesn of fliiVffr' that bears that assertion out, — Danedin "Btar," July 3.



WANTED at once— Teams for oon- traot ploughing.-— Apply 0. H. Dowdikq, Ooldstrearo, 9*23 WANTED Known— That Hatbs and Co. has 250 Splendid Tweed Tropßera. Your pick for 10s 6d. f^i KEATEST Sale or the day, every- \JT thinf? cheap for Cash. — fl. 0. Bkqkrs, Melford House. OOTS. BOOKS.-Keep the feet dry and Bave doctor's bills. Quality is everything In bad weather. I guarantee every pair. Best value In New Zealand at Ashburton Clothing Mart, founders' Buildings . — Robert Aloorn. T ADIES 1 Jaoketa. —JuaTOpened a few JL_ Ladieß very superior Jackets, both m style and quality. Will be Bold at leas than half their price during oar present Sale, — B. 0. Segeks, Melford House. W "ANTED — .Everyone to come and see the nioeat lot of Glass, China, and Earthenware ever shown m ABhbur- ton, and the Cheapest ever landed m New Zealand. Imported direct from the Manufacturers.— Robert Alcgbn, Saun- deffl' Buildings. til STOOKINGS-700 pairs of Ladies and Children's sample Hose ju3t opened (landed under the old Tariff.) All quality to be sold cheap during our sale. — H. 0, Sboebb, Melford House. \I/-ANTI£D Known— Albert Orum, VV having purchased a First-olass Plant, la now Sweeping Chimneys m a careful, oleanly manner, at lowest rates. Orders may be left with J. Ranger, East Street, or addressed to A. Drum, Wakanul , Road. 8 66 WANTED Known— That H. Dddley still sweeps Chimneys, and at low prices ; no reasonable price refused. All orders punctually attended to. H. Dudley, Moore Street. 8 141 rX7 ANTED Cash. — Mulr'a Oatmeal VV (251 b), 2s 6dj Candles, sd ; j Vestas, 6d doz. ; Coffee and Milk, Is ; 1 Cocoa and Milk, Is ; Corn Flour, 4d ; Fruits m Syrup (21b Una), Is, Orookery* Glassware, and Ironmongery. —J. Mo* Gbkoor, Tanored street 1 WANTED Known— The last Four- teen Days of the Great Clothing J Sale at the New Zealand Clothing Factory VTTANTED Known— 2ss will purchase i VV a 40s Tweed Suit at the New [ Zealand Clothing Factory. 1 "TT7ANTED Known-We undertake VV to give the very best vajue obtainable m Men's and Boys' Clothing, all our own make and made from pure Wools, at the New Zealand Olotbine 1 Factory, 8 t .. . . "TTTANTED Known — We are the VV Cheapest and Best House m [ Aehburton for dhirfs, Rugs, Scarfs, Hats, &o. Splendid variety to select from at , the New Zealand Clothing Factory. 1 YX7" AN . TEI ? Known— Our Boys' Oloth- -1 V V ing ib unrivalled . Parents and . Guardians see our Boys' Suits, nicely t made ; Coat and Knickers lined throngh- u out, from 10a 6d, at the New Zealand Clothing Factory. WANTED Known— The Wonderful Northern Sewing Machine, with the new high arm and all the iatost improvements, may be had on the Time Payment System at the New Zealand Clothing Factory. earnestly invited 1 WANTED Known— We are still making Measure Suits at 565, and Trousers to measure at 17b 6d, Cord \r eB tB from J2s 6d to measure at the New Zealand Clothing 1 Factory, ASHBUBTON CLOTHING MART. I HAVE now opened In SAUNDERS 1 BUILDINGS a NEW STOOK of COLONIAL OLOTBING. and BOOTS and having made favorable arrangements for the manufacture of a large lot of Men's Youths', and Boys' Aahburton Tweed Suits, I can sell cheaper than ever offered m New Zailand. Ashburton Tweed Suits made to measure. i Ashburton Tweeds, Blankets, Flannels, , Rugs, and Shirtings guaranteed, i Groceries, China, Glass, Earthenware, and Fanoy Goods. Robert Alcorn SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS.



GREAT CLEAEING SALS. Bargains! Bargains! Bargains! Having resolved to dißpose of my Stock OF HARDWARE, CROCKERY, BRUSHWARE, & GLASSWARE, To make room for entirely new Stook, the above will be sod at actual cost for CASH. This is a genuine Sale, and purchasers trill save over 50 per cent by taking ad- vantage of the opportunity. Wm. Baylis, Storekeeper, Triangle. the ABHBUBTON DISPEN3AEY 0. M. BROOKE, Pharmaolßt, DISPENSES the Asbburron Doctors Prescriptions with the best Drugs for One and Sixpence per bottle, Adults, One Shilling Children. DRUGS: Finest Oed Liver Oil, Is 6d per half* pint bottle, 8s 6d per half-gallon Best Linseed Meal, 4d par pound Pure Glycerine, 2s per pound bottle, and other Household Drugs at reduced rates. SURGICAL APPLIANCES : Single Trusses Es eaoh, double 6s Silk Elastio Stookings, 8a eaoh India Rubber Bandages, 6s to 10s Eigglneon's Indiarubber Enemas, 6s eaoh Bait Seamless Robber Enemas, 8s eaoh Silk Elastic Belts to order at lowst price Chest Protectors, Respirators. Spongio- plllne, Oil Silk, etc. GALVANISM : The medical application of Electricity, and the various Batteries In use, I thoroughly understand, having been two years Scientific Assistant to Professor Swan (Inventor of the Incandescent Elec- tric Lamp), Newoastle-on-Tyne. Galvanlo Batteries on Sale or Hire. VETERINARY MEDICINES : Physio Balls, 9d each ; Gripe Drinks, etc., Is 6d ; Horse Blister, Is Condition Powder, Is per lbj 9d by Ulbs Cleansing Drinks, Is eaoh ; Cattle Spice 6d per lb Cattle Salti, Epsom or Glauber, 6d per lb Private Reofpes made up at lowest rates AH Patent Medicines at usual prices. Homeopathlo Medicines kept m stock. Teeth Extracted, Adults 2s, Children Is, StniDAT Houbs : 10 to 11, 2 to 3, 8 to 9. For Medicines after closing, epply at first prlvito house, Burnett street East (formerly Bank of New South Wales. J. ORTt & CO. BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. A GOLDEN OPPOBXUNITT. VTTE hold an Immense stook of Boots W and Shoes of every description, Imported at very low prices before the high Tariff came into foroe, In order to effect a speedy Sale we bay 6 deoided to give the Public the benefit, and will CLEAR OUR WHOLE STOCK at prloes that will astonish everybody, j .Ladies' Moroooo Balmorals 6s 6<J. worth I 9s 6d Ladies' Morocoo Button Boots 9s 6d, worth 15s 6d Ladies' Kid Elastic Side Boots 8a 6d, worth 12s 6d Ladies' Glace Kid Shoes 8s 6d, worth 12a 6d Girls and Maid Levant E.S. Boots from 4s 9d A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF Men's Balmoral and Water Tight Boots —SPECIAL.— i 2 Trunks Ladles' E ; S. Kid Boots, WfiA a pair ' 3 Trunks Ladies' Kid Balmorals, 4s 6d a pair 1 Trunk Men's Strong E.S. Boots, 3s 6d a pair 2 Trunks Ladies' Fanoy Slippers, 2s 6d aprii Intending purchasers should oall' Jearly nd secure the Bargains.



D. Thomas. r ... . ii i . mHE next Ohertsey Sale will be on JL Bth October. Wool. Wool. Wool. D THOMAS (late of Matsoh, Cox, c and Cto., is prepared to make LIBERAL CABH ADTANCE3 At low rates of Interest upon the ensuing CLIP OF WOOL, ' Placed m his hands for Pale m New Zea- land or elsewhere. No charges for offering WOOL m | Aehburton, Periodical Sales Will beheld throughout toe Season m my Storea, West Street, Ashburton, which, having been bnilt for the purpose, are admitted to be the best lighted m the disiict. No Commission on Advances. D. THOMAS, Ashburton, TO LET. *\ QAA ACRES^ of Land, situated at J-OUU Mayfield, Hinds, and known as BurgesslFarm. D. THOMAS, 6°164 Ashburton. FARMERS, BUY BOOTH and MACDONALD'S Sheep Feeding Racks. f7lll pay for themselvei'^in a Season, D. THOMAS, FOB SALE. QEVERAL GOOD FARMS CHEAP TO LETJ CM A A ACRES ALFORD FOREST, /O-AJUfJhalf English grasses per Aore ~. THOMAS, Ashburton, JJiSDOS AND LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. I HAVE been appointed Agent for the above Company, and am now prepared to take rial— on Buildings, Stock and Ciops at current rates. D. THOMAS, Ashburton; Skin Sales. I.Bhall hold Fortnightly Sales of the t above throughout the Season, at my WOOL STORES, West Street, Ashbnrton commencing FRIDAY, 29th JUNE, tat 12. o'clock, D. THOMAS. I have oeen appointed Agent FOE TEX Mercantile Finance Co., CHBISTOHUBOH, Who are prepared to advance Money] BILLS OF SALE, MORTGAGE OF STOCK (CROP LIENS, or other Saonrlty* D. THOMAS. /* ■-" Agricultural Implements.- I AM APPOINTED SOLE AGENT IN ASHBURTOA fob! kxssiis BOOTH MoDONALD & O '' Garlyleglmplement Works, OfarlitebrofK ' Sa_F£l iMPLBMBITIH^OXf tfANDj! inspection Invited. V. THOMAS. toattosMAT6oN,\Gox|in C 0,,) A vhburtoi}.