The ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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DIARY.

Moonlight Evenings.

Tho Moon at 3 days old shines till about 8 o'clook. Tho Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o'olock. Tho Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly o'olook m tho morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from eundown till about & m the morniog. The Moon at 15 days old is full, and shineß all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about^O p.m. and shines till morning, The Moon at 21 days old rises about 1] a.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. and Bbinesti 11 morning The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and shines till sunrise.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1888 PEOPLE FOR THE LAND.

The land for the people and the people for the land is not a cry of yesterday. It was made years ago, and if we wish to see New Zealand raised from her present depression it must be reiterated with renewed vigor. Encourage ment must bo given to settlers, who are bona fide colonists, and who have m view the hope of the colony's success as an agricultural settlement. Settlers with Borne little capital must be induced to take up the open lands and develop the country before prosperity can be assured. The immigration we should like to see would not be laborers to compete with what we have, but men who could employ labor — men whose substance would be invested m land who would re quire to employ labor to yield a return, and whose enterprise would be directed to the making m this colony a homo for themselves and their descendents. Until a population is settled m the country and manufactures started under the influence of Protection, ' no order , of statesmanship or Government ia likely to effect the reformation of the colony from the darkness and heaviness of com mercial depression to tho bright light of an industrious, thriving, prosperous and wealthy community. The heaviest part of our produce at present goes to pay interest on our public and .private in debtedness, whereas had we double the population, the amount of taxation per j individual would be lower, and there would be a larger production to go to wards reducing colonial indebtedness. The great natural wealth of the colony can only be utilised and made profitable by the advent of men with enterprise, with energy, with money and with the business capacity to use al) these m the right direction.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The settlers m the Duntroon-llakateramea railway district are up m arajß over the prospeot of being taxed under the District Railway Puicbasing Aotß Amendment Bill. A boy at Napier waß explaining the aofion of a loaded revolver to a companion the other day when it went off, and tho bullot passed through his thigh. Mr Waterhouse is reported to havo stated that each year wo are adding to our loan j acooont sottiG £#00,000 on account of rail ways opon for traftio-^that is m order to earn 11 real income of £30,000, we borrow £500,000. The ship Trevelyan, vow nearly duo at Port Chalmers from Glasgow, has on board 43,000 gallons oi spirits At a low estimate, tho duty on this wjll amount m round numbers to £30,000. The number of bales of wool shipped at th,e i Australian and New Zealand ports for the' period ending 30th May ebows an increase of ' £83,219 over a corresponding period last year, This increase is equal to some 25,0Q0,0001b5, representing an increase of over £100,000. 'XUft " Southland Times " has the following : — The Hon Jtt. Oliver and Mrs Oliver came by special train fr.orn Punedin to Bluff to join the Te Anau en, routfi for Sydney, where he will repremont New Zealand on the Chinese Conference and where ho will arriyp three days late so much for retrenchment, A very large number attended the funeral of the Mr T. Soal, storekeeper, of Waterton, on Tuesday laat, thereby showing the reßpoot m which the deceased was held. Tho service was conducted according to the ritoa of the Church of England, of which body the .deceased had been a most useful member. Tiio." Tiraaru Herald " says :— Our millers .should keep ttvenr pye upon Manilla and Tahiti as possible la&fkets for their produoe. Between July 1887 and May 188 822,000 barrels of flour vrera shipped 'froxn fcian I'ranpjgco to those placed, wbloh &re several thousand rajles nearer to New Zealand than to California. Wo are m reoeipj of the »#ew Zealand Musical Monthly" for June. Tfye frupplo ment contains a shaking ijkeneßß of Captain W. E. Haywood, lately conduotor of the Invercargill Garrison Band. The " Monthly " is full of information on musioal mattera, and should bo particularly acceptable to bandsmen, Tho other day wo mentioned that two boyß at *n Oamaru sohool ran their heads together with such force that tho eye of one boy was aeriously inured. Two boy 3at Hamilton came into collision wjhilo playing, and the result was that ono received siyh an injury as to cause concussion of the brain. The samo lad had his leg broken only a short before while playing, : Tho " Duhedin Herald saya !— For really fllow work the Government Printing Office m Wellington oertainly carries off the palm. Ifc apparently takes all but a fortnight to convey to Dune#i» the reports of the parlia mentary debates m \/el}jn<jton. We doubt whether equal filow.-ooaoh would be allowed to exist anywhere elselnHer Majesty's dominions. ■ An old man named Stephens met with a horrible death near Parramatta, New South j Wales recently. Having lost his way, he j made a fire at the foot of a tree and went to sleep. The fla^ee ascended the tree, and just as the man noticed hits danger a burning branch fell and pinned him to the ground, the flames playing about his. faoe and neck. Ho lay m agony all night, and died m tho mowing ffhjjgt fcejug goHveycd to ibQ hospital, I

A creamery and condensed milk factory would pay well m the Taieri. Not a better aite for one m the whole of Now Zealand says the local paper. On April 18th tho Dublin coroner held an inquest on Miss Maria Monks, who com mitted suicide under sad oircumstanoes. On Monday night she visited a suburb to inquire after her sweetheart, who had failed to visit her. On being informed that the young man had been taken ill and died she became frantio with grief. Her body was discovered m the Grand Canal, into which she had thrown herself. A fire occurred at Ashton yesterday. A tent belonging to Messrs Olark and Cairns, who have taken over the farm latbly occupied by Mr Magee, was burnt down, and all their belongings, including money, clothing, and other effects were destroyed. The total loss | is £55. Messrs Clark and Cairng were m the fields when they observed the fire, but could not get to the spot m time to save anything. From the circumstances under which tho fire took place, there is strong suspicion that it is the work of an incendiary. At a meeting of the Wellington Branch of New Zealand Alliance, held reoently, Mr D. Goldie, M.H.R., said that eighteen years ago every colonist was paying at the rate of more than £10 per head m tha purchase of intoxi cants, and now they were paying a little over £3 per head ; so that m eighteen more years, if they went on moving as hitherto, they could confidently expect to see the traffic stopped altogether. The question is — Has drunkenness decreased m proportion ? Currency has bean given says the "Lancet," to an idle report that the Queen has of late been suffering from sleeplessness, which a resort to simple and obvious expedients has been found incapable of alleviating. Our oon temporary is glad to be able authoritatively to state that the rumour is entirely - without foundation, and that her Majesty is now, and has been during the whole of her visit to Florence, m the enjoyment of her wonted health. John Marshall, a carpenter, was charged at the Woodville Polioe Court, on June 4tb, before Mr Hall, J.F., and the Mayor, with ill-treating a boy, who had a severe contusion, on the eye, alleged to have been done with a strap and a fall against the stairg. On examination of the boy's body he was found to be m a bruised and emaoiated condition. The police alleged that m the opinion of the doctor the emaciation was caused by starva- tion. The Bench inflicted a fine of £10 and costs, or two months' imprisonment with, hard labor. From Albany a most extraordinary plague of mice is reported from various parts of the country districts, These vermin have invaded dwellings m numbers altogether unprece-. dented, and are causing serious inconveni ence. Every method has been tried for their destruction, and with such Bucce&a that it is not uncommon to catch a wheelbarrow load 7 m a single night. So numerous are the miae that over one hundred have been caught m one haul simply by tatting a flour-bag with a handful of flour, propping tho mouth of the bag open with a aticb, and then suddenly closing it. At the annual meeting of the Pareora Licensing Committee, on Saturday last, Mr T. Teschemaker, who was elected chairman,, remarked on the expensive and cumbersome machinery for working the Act, giving aa atf instance the fact of tho tbreo districts of Pareora, Makikihi, and Deep Creek, having each only one licensed house, and. requiring a Committee of five members each with an annual election. He considered that a good deal of saving could be effeoted, and he thought that one body would be sufficient.. The other members present concurred m this, opinion. The " Otago Daily Times," on.the Bubjeqt of Defence of the Colony, says :— lt is to bfc hoped that the Babjeot of defence will be exhaustively debated before the session olosesv Its importance is daily increasing,-. That war. must break out before loog is. patent, an<j there is too much reason to fear that Britain will be involved m it. The very attention which has been called of late to the import* ance and the resources of these ooloniea must have the effeot of increasing the danger of attempts being made upon our portß, and we believe that those who have studied th'e conditions are sensible of the danger that we iaour, A curious case of total loss of speech is reported by tho Wellington correspondent of the " Ihmedin .S.'R*." A man nam.t;d Edward. Iggulden, living at Kaiwarra, Wellington^ was inßtruoted by his employers to go to Pahautanui with a quantity of goods. Hi went to Peramata by train and was walking, along the road towards Pabautanui when b,e met a man who mado a remark to him. Iggulden endeavoured to make some reply, but to his horror he discovered that he had lost the power of speech, and he has re mained dumb ever since. His sense of, hear ing is as good as ever, bat he cannot speak a word, and is obliged to make himself under stood by writing. An interviewer from the "Post" waited on several small shop-keepers m Wellington to ascertain their opinions as to the Shop Hours Bill and generally these were averse to the measure. Among others interviewed was Mr W. Hong Kew, a Chinese retailer of Cuba- Btreet. Mr Kew gave his opinion unreservedly, and said that he believed that not one of his" countrymen would raise a voioe against the restrictions contained m the Sill, provided it treated all alike, and showed no favouritism to European retailers. The principal bosiuesa the Chinese shop-keepers did at nightwasin the sale of fruit, but if they were restricted from Belling this they would submit to it quietly. -. The question of the non-certifying of deaths m cases where no qualified practitioner had been m attendance was discussed at the meeting of the Medical Association held at Auckland, and it was resolved — " That this association is of opinion that m all- oases of death occurring without the attendance of a qualified medical praotitionor, it shall bo in^ oumbent by law on the friends of ]the deoe&sed, or on the oocupier of the house, to report such 6&3G8 fiQ the coroner, to be dealt with m such manner as he may deem expedient." It was also decided to pdvise the Government to have chloroform gazetted as a poison, and to asjs the government to open a station for the supply of vacojne direct from the calf. Tho next meeting will be held m Ghristohurch m the acoond week m Maroh m 1889. In the Oamaru district recently tho Jnspeo* tor of Schools visited a certain locality and found the school closed. Ha reported the matter, and tho teacher was oonßured. It now appears that a friend of the toacher'a had died, and he was at the funeral. The teacher, aay« tfje •'•' Mail," saw the Committee and got leave to alosa the ephool. But, acoordiog to the rule of the Board, at I.qqj^ a week's notico has to be given of the intention to close, hence this rap on the knuckles. To us it seems clear enpugjh that no teacher can attend any funeral for the future. 0n seoond thoughts, however, we believe he would bo able to attend his own, or perhaps that of any friend who may have oommitted murder. In the latter case the Judge fixes the day and the ftour, and so makes it convenient for a teacher to ,cot£ply with the rules and regula tions of thSi Wtocrati.u cqa< always wrong* beaded body, the Education Board pf Otago. We trust that its own funeral will take-place shortly,, and tbflt, " doubly dying, it will go down to tho vile dust from whence it Bprung, unwept, ifnhonored, and upsung; " We would have m,uoh pleasure /a £ping to its funeral. "Bough on Catarrh" cor teats ofjfansiye odors at once. Complete euro of worst chrohia oases; also unequalled as gargle for diphtheria, gore throat, foul breath, . $■ \

I Tbe fortnightly meeting of the Tinwald Gospel Tetaperanee Sooiety .was held on Tuesday evening m the Presbyterian Church. There was a good attendance. The Key A. Blake oooupied the chair, and gave an account of the " Life and Labors of Father Matthew." A good programme was gone through, con sisting of songs, solos, duets, readings, reoitationa, and a dialogue by two little girls, all of which were well rendered. An opportu nity was gives of joining the membership, which was availed of. The next meeting will be held on the 26th instant. Mr Assheton Smith, whose marriage was recently reported, is celebrating Her Majesty's Jubilee m a remarkable manner. He has caused to be planted on the slopes of Moel Khiwen Mountain, North Wales, a plantation composed of 030,000 trees. Nearly 200 men have been constantly employed sinoe the Jubilee m planting the trees, whioh, when completed, will be so arranged as to represent ths words and figures " Jubilee, 1887." Eaoh letter measures 200 yards long and 25 feet wide. The first tree of the letter i( J" waß planted on Her Majesty's Jubilee Day. The " Taieri Advocate " says :— It will take a powerful. Aot to eradicate the Californian thistle. Mr Walter Blackie, of Glasgow Farm, haa a patoh growing on hia f arjn, and though ho has tried several experiments cannot get quit of the thistle. He fenced off the patch and dug a trench all round it but the roots of the thistle passed through below the level of the trenoh and came up on the other side. On the fenced off piece he has put a number of pigs who appear to be doing fair work m rooting up the thistle ; but they can't get to the bottom of the roots Certain apparent incongruities m the rules followed :in civil cases at the Ohristchuroh B.M. Court having been brought under the notice of the Bench, Mr Beotham, the other day, announced that Jin future a debtor con fessing judgment would have to pay the con fession fee, a sum of from 2s to 83 according to the amount of the debt. This charge has hitherto been exacted from the ereditorehip, who of course lost tho amount if a judgment had no fruit. His Worship also said that m future a solicitor's fee would be allowed on these confession cases, providing the case would carry a fee, if it had been heard and decided m favor of the plaintiff. Tho " Napier Telegraph " says :—Particu lars oonoerning the shooting acoident m whioh a young native lo3t his life at Te Aute yester day are to hand. It appears that two natives were out Bhootingthe previous day, and left a muzzle-loading gun m their whare ; the gun was loaded, but no cap was on the nipple. A Maori boy named Mira Hode brought the gun from the whare with the intention of patting a cap on it. At the same time another native lad, Tooti Pera, came from the whare and Btepped upon tbe verandah of tbe bouse. , Mira Hone placed the |cap on the gun, and evidently tampering with it, the weapon exploded, shooting Tooti Pera m the back of the head, Death was inßtanteous.

THE MARKETS

. • -♦ (PER PRESS ASBOOrATION.) London. Jane 12. ' Consols, ;£ig>2 15s. The market rate of discount is i^i below the Bank rate, which is now 2J4 per cent. The wheat market is flat, and prices ior off-coast cargoes have declined. Australian wheat is quoted at from 33s ' *to 33s 6d. Australian flour ex store is quoted at from 24s to 25s 6d. Frozen meat is m good demand. New Zea land 4 per cent inscribed slock is still advancing, the present quotation being

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTOIN— THUKSDAY. (Before Captain Wray, KM,) DttCMCBNNESS. Two mon who bad not been boforo the Oourfc for some time were eaoh fined sa, UNREGISTERED DCG3. C*. W. Body waa fined 5i and coata for having been the owner of an nureglatered dog. .... A. Weston waa filed m ft like amount. CIVIL CASES. Oox vProomou,- — Mr Onthbertucn for plaintiff, Mr Purnell for defendant. — This was a cose m which judgment had been reserved, and the Maglatrate notr gave judgment for ill 4s 2d, the value of goods BnppHed to defendant since his bank rup'cy. B Drney v P. Fi' zgerald, claim £34 16s 3J. — Mr Culhbartson for plaintiff. Judg ment for plaintiff by default. Orr and Alcorn v L, B. Oorsbie, judg ment Bummoaß £24 18s lid. Order made fur amount to be paid m monthly instal ments of £5, ia default one month's imprisonment. Jaa. Patterson v E. W. Oaborue, judg ment summons £22 6s 31.— Mr Guthbert son for judgment creditor. Mr Oaygill for debtor. — Evldeccs was taken at some length. — The Magistrate could not aeo his. vrny to make an order. Ultimately the c-S3 waa ad j lurnod for three months, D. Wllsnn v the Inhabitants of the Wakanul Rokl District and tho Board thereof, claim £20. Mr Wilding for plaintiff, Mr White for tho defendants— This oaee.whfoh had been partly heard on a previous Court day was a claim for damageß Bustatned by plaintiff through the alleged wrongful and negligent act of the defendant Board m lowering a road aud cutting a channel across, whereby flood water waa diverted on to plaintiff a property — An addition was now made to the par ticulars of claim alleging that the defen dant Board had ..negligently ommltted to provide fords across Wilson's road and had further neglected to compel ccsuplers to open their fences In the fines of the natural water courses— The following evi dence <raa taken. Jaa. Wilson said thut the natural outlet for ovurfim water from the river was by the way of. the school gullies, He was of opinion that the damage to Mr D, Wilson s land waa oiuqed through fche diversion pf the water on to his property Witness eßtjmated the damage to the land at £18 and to the fences at £3 or £4— By Mr White : Water had previously gone down the gully on Mr Wilson's proparty . Water had gone down the gully before the fences were erected but the river then overflowed lower down. The lacd at tho bottom of the gully was ploughed and was .consequently more liable to scour. Did not know if sim'Jar land and m the gully had been boqght for £2 an aore— By Mr Wilding ,* There was never any soour at the point whero the damage waa done ill the Oofcober flood. — Hugh MoOosker and James Brown gave evidenoe. — David WlJßon waa recalled and said water bad previously gono into his gully, but not in' acffiolent quantity to onuse scour, — This waa plaintiffs coae. — Mr White opened the onto f;r the defence and <nl' : ed I?. W. Merchant, surveyor and civil engineer, who said that m company with Mr Fooks he made an examination of the I&.nd and drew up a report. (Tho report waa read, It was a lengthy one, and w'us j;o tfi.o pffeot that the injury caused Was m no way duo £o fop action of the Board. — The • witness was r crost^ exnmiaoji at conaidorable length by Mr Wilding ,qn the report. Tlie cutting on the toad waa only $bout I'J inches deep, and had no appreciable Yflyct on the quantity of water which fl )wed into Wilson's gully- — Jmhob Urowa, member of tha Wakanul Road Board and of the County Cmnoll, eald that daring the 16 yeais he had resided ia the district there hud been ft number of overflows from the river '. " 'The 'great isr t^tjqa of the water found itu way into Vyilabn.'B gully ; the remainder into tj)e B.ohooji g.ullies. l/efore (he fences vtjroereoted the grpatpr portion of tho wateif ironfc into Wilson's gaily. In witDeßs'n opinion Wilson's guWy bad Ukco the largest quantity of over flow water. Witness was weli acquainted with [\]Q water courara m the diatrlot } there w,ere none extending from the river to the school gafiy, b.ajt thera waa 6p@ ioadiug t.Q W'isou'ij g.uilyi-^'Qeorge jUoei had occupied iand oa WJlflon'a road for 14 years, i : (Loft Bitting,) j

INTERPROViNCiAL NEWS.

♦ PER (PREBS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, Jane 13. A man named Win. Noble was oon vlokd before Mr H. 0. Baddeley, at the Police Court to-day, of playing the three card trick at Elleralie races on Saturday last, and wes fined £50 and coats, or three months' imprisonment with'hard labor. The Auckland Ru^by Union have de cided that th.9 Auckland team of foot ballers shall lenvo on a southern tour on the 19th or 20 h July, Matches are to be flayed at Napier, Wellington, New Ply mouth, Ghilatchurob, ar.d Dunadln, the trip ocoupying twenty- three days. llehei Rapetana waa sentenced at the Sapreroe Court to twelve months'a hard labor and twenty- five strokes of a cat for indecent assault. Qisborne, May 13. A Maori woman, Rakap* Keating, very old and imbecile, was burnt to death last night m a wlure near Giaborue. Haweka, June 13. In tho District Oonrt thla morning, the Rev G. Wilts, head schoolmaster at Munaia, waa fined £iO and costs £11 14s, for assault and battery of E Gal 11 --worth, commleßion agent at Manaia.. The caae waa heard bofore the District Judge, Mr Rawson, without a jary, Gretwouth, June 13. A meeting of unemployed was held at Richardson to-day, and a telegram aont to Mr Gulnnes?, member for the district, aeklng him when the railway works are likely to proceed. There haa been a heavy fresh m the river during tho last two days. The weather (a still unsettled. Christchurch, June 13. Thoa. Henley waj committed for trial this afternoon on a charge of shooting at Pater Sinclair on May 23tb, at Shands Track. Patrick Healey, his son, was committed on a charge of violent BSiault on the same occasion. Ball was refaaed for the older prisoner, and his son was admitted to bail In two sureties of £75. The funeral of the late Mrs Harper took place at the oldOhuroh of England ceme tery this afternoon, and was attended by a large gathering of clergy and laity. The Dean and Archdeacon Llngard con ducted the service. Dunedin, June 13 There waa a severe earthquake at Queenstown at 20 minuteß before noon, j William Molntosh, a rabblter, and an ecoantrlc man, jumped off the steamer jiat before reaching Kiogaton. The body was recovered. A meeting ia to be held next week, con vened by the Ministers' Association, to decide upon what Btep3 shall be taken to lessen the evil of the growing prevalence of gambling, fostered to a large extent by the legislation of the totalisator. Blufj 1 , Jane 13. A much-wanted Norwegian, named Andrew Frederickaon, alias Peterson, waa arrested here thla afteruoon on board an oyster cotter by Sergt. Dickie for forging and uttering various small cheqaea at DunedJn, Oamaru, Lawrence, and other places during last April.

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wednesday, June 13: The Council met at 2 30 p.m; LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Leave of absence for the seaalon was granted to the Hon W. Robinson. OBIMINAL CODE BILL. The Hon P. A. Buokley, Chairman of the Committee, hoped that the Bill would be proooeded with, excepting two clauses, ono abolishing the term "penal servitude," and the other plvlng a prisoner power to give sworn evidence. SPECIAL POWERS AND CONTRACTS. The Hon 6. M. Waterhouao moved that this Ooqool', conoidm-log it of the highest importance that In the paaaing of all lawa each different matter nhould be provided for by different law, without Intermixing m one and the game law enoh things aa have no proper rela'lon to each other will refaae to sanction any proposed legislation of tho nature of Speolal Powers and Contracts Acts. The resolution was carried by 15 to 7, 'Jhe Council roae at 4.45 till Thursday

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Wednesday, June 13, AFTERNOON SITTING. The House met at 2 30. LAND P^R SETTLEMENTS BILt. The Land far Settlementa Bill wbb received from the Waste iLanda Com mittee. . CCSTOMS DUTIES MDI. Mr Rhodes reaamod the debate on the motion for the committal of the Oaatoms Datleß Bill. As the qaoatlon of Froetrade and Protection had baeo . thoroughly thraahod oat a'raady, ho Bhoald not go folly into that (ineation. He wished to cay, however, as one who had voted hitherto with tho Government, that he ooald not anpport the tariff propoaala. Meß3rß Blake Izird, Anderson, Loughrey Thompaon, and Monk spoke until the House adjourned at 6 30 p m.

EVENING SITTING.

Tho Houbg resumed at 7 30 p.m Mr Monk continued hia remarke." Re ferring to the. Qovernmant policy, he aald, howover ranch they might thank Minister* for their retrenchment propoaala there atlll remained a great deal to be done. Meßars Hobba, o'Oqnpor, Oolqnel Fraaer, Mobs, Dp Hodgklnaon, Taylor end Orraond spoke In succe-siou. : Mr Barton did not wiah to ba old In Parliament if he had no be'.ter Ideas than Mr Ormond h.ad expressed. He olalmed that thry had not gone over to Govern ment, and if Government came over to them tboy would tako as maoh care of them ai pos-lbla. Ho believed Gcvern raeut carried oat their retrenchment policy m as effective a minnec aa could have been done. And as to the tariff proposals, fee (should support them as a whole. On the understandinc that the anbaldlea were to be continued for, some time, he should vote for the tea duty. H9 would be osrefnl, however, while supporting the Government m thla question, to.ace Id what company he found himself. Mr Menteath said he failed to see how the Premier could call his Ministry a freetrada Ministry. Referring to tho defioit, he said It had been brought about by the failure In revenue, and hla proposal was to throw on the Ouatomo taxation a de6ott of £128,000, which- had bean brought about by a reduotion of the rail way rates Mr O'Oallnghan moved the adjourn ment of the debate till half-past 2 next day. ' T : " ' . ■ Agreed to. The fjouse rose at 1215 a.m. i

ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

At tte above yards on Wednesday there were fatply large entrie3 of oittle, a good i flupply of fat aheep, and a moderate norn bar of store sheep made up the doy'B l market. The weather beautifully fine ; attendance of buyers and others about an average one Fat Caitle— -A good supply, with more than the U3ml proportion of heavy weight | prime quality bullocks. The demand was afjaln but slack, la f e valaes aboat ruling. Stoer 8 at from £5 5s to £7 17s Oi ; heifers, £3 163 to £5 153, boing at from 153 to abont 183 per 1001 b, according to the quality. Stork Cattle— A small entry, with perhaps a shade better enquiry for fairly forward stores. Valaes, however, little if any better. Dairy Cattle— A fairly numerous entry, a few very good milch oows near oalvlng being offered ; for ouch the usual good prices were given, viz, £6 to £8 153 ; aeoond rate sorts, £3 to £4 • backward calvers very difficult to sell. Fat Fhsep— A pretty full market, quality varied, on the whole jfood, with a few lota of exceptionally prime quality aid haavy weights. The market opened firm, and throughout a good healthy de mand was shown, late rates being fully maintained. Orojabfed wethera, heavy weights sold at from 153 to 18b. and 18j 3d ; medium weights, ttom 93 *9d to lla 6i ; crossbred ewes ranged at from 8s to 11? 95 ; and merino wethers up to 5s lid, boiog from l|d to 2£d per lb, aooording to quality. Stokb Shrep.— A r»ther light entry. A good enquiry shown for all lines. Late values firm. Messrs Matson aod 00, sold a line of mixed cross bred a at 53 7d, Messrs Bennettß Bros, sold 348 merino ewes at 3] 104, 200 crossbred wethers at 8s 2d to 8 j 41, 359 do at 8a Pigs. — A fairly heavy entry, varied Borte and quality, For prime baooners and porkers the demand was good, all lota being quitted at about late values, viz , 3d to 3|d per lb. Baooners sold at from 36s to 54a ; porkers, 20a to 325 ; stores, 15i to 235.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[P*r Press Association.]

THE LICENSING DIFFICULTY

Lokdon, June 12 In the House of Commons Mr W. H. Smith denied that Government were abandoning the licensing clauses of the Local Government Bill.

ARREST OF AN ESCAPED PRISONER.

The criminal Jackson, who escaped from Manchester Gaol a fortnight ago, after the murder of one of the warders, has been arrested at Bradford. A des perate struggle took place before he was secured;

THE PAPAL DECREE.

Dublin, Juno 12. The Bishop of Limerick is prepared to excommunicate any opponents to the Papal Decree.

ITALY AND ABYSSINIA.

Massowah, June 12. There is great mortality among the Italian troops stationed here. The Negus of Abyssinia has re-opened par leying for Peace.

HERR PUTTKAMER.

Berlin, Jane 12, Prince Bismarck entertained Herr Von Puttkamer at a farewell banquet.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Per Press Association.;

NEW SOUTH WALES.

Nbwgastih, Jane 13. Porter, for attempted wife murder, was sentenced to imprisonment for the term of his natural life.

VICTORIA.

Melbourne, Jane 13. A deputation of farmers waite.d on the Government with a request for an increase of duties on grain and live stock. One speaker said that Mel bourne capitalits had made arra»ge menis to buy the coming crop of Californian barley, and had instructed agents to ship m time to forestall the Victorian harvest. The Commissioner of Customs, m replying, said he would inquire into the truth of the statements. With reference to the increased duties, he feared any increase of the kind indicated would involve intercolonial trade proposals, which might militate against the union of the colonies. The matter would receive the full considera tion of the Cabinet at an early date. Captain Schutr, of the steamer Ex celsior, has been committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter. The prose cution arose out of a collision of his steamer with a fishing boat, by which a b,oy was drowned.

QUEENSLAND.

Bkisijanb, Jane 13, The sculling race, Hanlan v Trickett, took place on the Fiizroy river, Rock hampton, to-day, and resulted iq a win for Hanlan by six lengths. The Exhibition building m Bowen Park m which the annual Exhibitions of the Queensland National Association are held, was destroyed by fire this morning, the loss being estimated at The Nejy Zealand Insurance Com pany has a line on the Exhibition building destroyed by fire this morning. The total insurance is Sir Thomas Mcllraith having under taken the task of forming a Ministry, the following portfolios have been allotted : — Chief Secretary and Trea surer, Sir Thos. Mcllraith ; Colonial Secretary, Hon. H. B. Moorehead; Minister for Lands, Mr Black; postmaster-General and Minister for Education, Mr Donaldson ; Minister for Public Works and Mines, Mr Macßossan ; Minister of Justice, Mr Thynne; Minister of Railways, Mr Neilson ; Mr Archer will probably be appointed Agent^General, The Hduse grahted Supply and ad journgd till August 14th, wh'en tjie Governor's speech will be delivered, Oooicrowtf, June 13. The German Consul declares Juliet the sole port of entry for the German protectorate over the Marshall Islaads. Offenders against this regulation will be liable to a fine of 6000 marks and confiscation of -ihejj? yesseis.

THE GERMAN EMPEROR

THE WORST FEAREU. (PEB PKESS ASSOCIATION,) Berlin, June 13. The Emperor is unable to swallow food, which has to be injected. He is reported to be sinking. Prince Wil liam starts immediately for Pottsdam. The Emperor is suffering from attacks of choking, caused by tbe epiglottis becoming permeated and thus permit ting liquids to enter the wind pipe..

THE CHINESE CONFERENCE.

4 - [PBB PKESS ASSOCIATION.] Sydney, Jane 13, The Chinese Conference to day agreed to the following resolutions :— " " That the further . restriction of Chinese immigration is essential to the welfare of the people of Australasia." "That the necessary restrictions -will be best secured by diplomatic action on the part of the Imperial Government, and by uniform legislation by the Colonies." "That the colonies should make a joint representation on the subject to the Imperial Government, and that a Bill bo drafted embodying the foregoing resolutions." Messrs Deakin, Kingston, and Mac- Rossan were appointed a Committee to draw up a remonstranqe and prepare the Bill, and were' instructed that the provisions of the Bill should be made to apply to all Chinese, whether British subjects or not ; that each vessel should not carry more than one passenger for every 500 tons, and that the influx of Chinese from one colony to another should be made a misdemeanour.

JONATHAN ROBERTS.

[CONTEIBCTTED,] This notorious gaol -breaker, who up to the present time has baffled the whole- of the polloe m their endeavours to ro oaptuce him, and for whom great sympathy 1b manifested by many settlers, was encountered yesterday by one of those üb'qaltoua Individuals yclept Life Insur anoa agents, In the neighbourhood of Hororata. Roberts, who appeared quite done up, asked for something to eat, saying "I am Roberts, and am starving." A few sandwiches were readify given to him, which speedily disappeared. -Roberta appeared quite at ease, and related hit experiences after leaving the Rlpa "hotel," as he facetiously termed it. ; lie stated that he got Into a goods truck at the Addington atatlon, after untying the corner of the tarpaulin with which Iha truck was covered, the trnok being tioketedfor Bankside station, and travelled by the night goods train, Whilst waiting for the engine to piok him op he received a severe shock, The night porter m going his rounds to ace everything seodre espied the untied rope, and jumped op on the track to .make it seoarey nearly treading on the unfortunate tonaway, little thinking how near he was to the fugitive and the reward of twenty pounds, which Is a standing offer for the reoaptura of esoaped criminals. He had only time to aeoore the cover whea the engine came along and picked up the truck, and Roborts says he was quite entertained listening to the acooant of his escapade from the driver whilst that worthy leaned aga'nat the truck to light .his pipe. The prisoner, for prisoner he now was, was at a loss how to get out of the truok, having no knife to out his way out. Fortunttaly for him he found a plooghshlre beside him with which he labored with euoh good will to out the rope against the iron bound edge of the truck, that before he had gone many miles his labors were crowned with Buoceaa, and after the train left Bankslde station he made his escape. Our insurance friend is very reticent as to the route taken by-Roberti and shows ■ proposal given him for £250 foy an endowment of twenty years (not th*t wo would acoept it, be naively, adds, but I could not help asking him to insure jast to keep my tongue In,) The polioa are on the alert and it Is quite possible before this meets the eyes of our readers the redoubtable Jonathan will once more ba m cDstody.

THE HOWARD DIGGER PLOUGH

— — ♦— A trial, under the auspices of the Ash* burton A. and P. Association, of tbe Howard Digger Plough, was held at tbe farm of Mr L, Markey to-day. This implement, for which the advantage! claimed are many and great, fa a novelty m this colony and It is natural, there fore, that considerable Interest should be taken m the result of the , trial. The work done by the Implement, Is not, as ought be Inferred from its name, digging m the sense usually understood by the term, but the reaults achieved are claimed to be equal to spad cultivation, developing the fullest fertility of the soil with, of oourae, yields Increased correspondingly to the benefit derived by the new method. The plough is of the levee pattern, and Us principal difference to the ordinary doable-furrow plough consists m the shape of the tnouldboarcb, which are shor.t and curved m (be opposite dlregtlan' to those of other ploughs. Qn the wing of each mouldboard fs an adjustable project ing plate, the object of which is to brqafc qp any stiff lurapij which may come uo« broken off the moqldboard, but m land of a friable nature this attachment is nqt called into requisition. In front of each, of the mouMboarda i*b a small skim plough, oonaletlng of a share and a small mould-, board of peouliar Bhape. When the maohlne is working, the skim plough m front takes off the turs indand grass from the surface and turns it into the furrow, the concave ploughs following and ontting furrowa any width that that may be re quired up to 16 Inches, the peculiar shape and abruptness of the onrv.es of tjje mouldboardaaauße the earth of the furrqir aa it ia taken np, to be thoroughly pulverised, and at tbe »me time all rege. tation and solid manure which may hare baen on the sarfac9 are buried at the bottom of the furrow. When tbe earth Is stiff or clayey it la received by the adjus table projooting plates attaohed to the mouldboardß and is thoroughly broke a op. The advantages claimed for the plough are that it dispenses with the necessity of of skim plonghing m breaking up lea land and with tbe disc, harrowing which often has to follow the r 6rdirfary ploughing j"anH it ia further o'almed 1 that with murfh of the land on the plains, harrowing before the drill la unnecessary. The best material is employed In the construction of the plough, all the wearing parts era matte of chilled iron, and sa they *ee 'rerprcilbta repairs bte pnjy ijoeJje^ at Ipog Jnte>vfcltV " The fand m which the tytfl wa^h^ was an old grain paddock, and of a rather stiff nature. Tbe plough did its work, however, most thoroughly, and thoee present expressed themselves as well satisfied with the manner In whioh the work waa dona and the land prepared ready for the seed.

'THE ASHBURION (JUABDIAN, TEXTRSDAy, JUNE 14, 1888



Moon's Sun Snn Moon Moon age at Juno Rises. Sets. Rises Heta. noon. a.m. p.m. 11 Monday .. 7.32 4;2S 8.20 550 1 12 Tuesday .. 7.33 4.2G 0.10 6.42 2 13 Wednesday.. 7.33 -4.2G 9.67 7.39 3 14 Thursday .. 7.34 4.25 10.37 841 4 15 Friday.. .. 7.34 426 11.13 945 6 16 Saturday ... 7.31 426 11.45 10.53 C p.m. 17 Sunday .. 7.36 4.20 0.17 * * 7



At a meeting of the Tapanui farmers' olub it was resolved to take steps to establish a dairy faotory la the district. HOLLOWAV'S OiNTMENT AND PlLr/F.—Old Wounds, Sores and Ulcers.— Daily axporienoe oonfirms the fact which has triuir i ( over all opposition for more than forty years, viz ; thattno raeaus aye known equal to JJolloway's remedies" "for curing bad legs, bad broasts, sores, wounds, diseases of the 1 skin, erysipelas, abßossses, burns', Boaldjs, and, m truth, all maladies where the skin is broken. To our'p tbeea Infirmities qqibkly is pf primary jrnport- anoe, as compulsory eonilHeraePt ipdooyp weakens the general health. The ready means of cure are found la Holloiray's Oint- mant and Fills, which heal the sores and fegpel thek'. oauije. In tho very worst oases the' OintfAehP'ti'as Bucceftedd' in • effecting c, psrfeoj; pure after every othei m'daod tta<|! s»u#a w giVwg Weaua^ ,',•! ' * :__ ;*&& . " * <f ••••* j*?p,^ vV «. fts^f j



Keatijjo's Copaijt LozENqHa oures Coughs, Asthma, ijnd £ronchitiq. Medipal testimony states that do othei" toedioino is so effeotual m the euro of those dangorous maladiea. Oa» Lozongo alous givsa ease, on« or two *t bed- time ensures rest. For relieving diffioulty of br&atUing they are inralunble. They oontain o<s- qpjiu&uji or any yiolent drug. Sold by all oaeuiiats, iv Una la' W^aaagß U mhi ' "'■■'■ -y. .'.'. ;.• •'■••!■-■*■ "- ■' :? i



An Anjerioan paragraphTa't m I^o ]'ooi;larly wrote: — "Sooiety is considerably 'ftgit^tel over the question of whether or not the groom at a waddinj/ should wear his trousers insidt. or outside big boots." "Eoogh on Piles."— \Yhy suffer Piles 7 Im mediate relief and complete cure guaranteed. Ask for "Rough on Piles." Sure oure or itching, protruding, bleeding, or any|form 9 Piles. . .



SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EX- TRACT.— In protection of the worlo. wide fame our manufacture has acquired all over the globe, we publish the following :— Hazard, M.D., Professor of General Pathology and Diseases of the Mind and Nervous System, pays m an editorial published m the " Clinical Rcoord;: "—'/ }Yo havo examined half-a-dozon specimens .of di£fer.ant manufactures; the preparation of Sander ana ' Sons yap t£e only one thatprpvod tp bojreliabl,o and correspond- , ing to Bclentilio tcetfl." 4^°t)l er cpnoootlop called " Refined Extract of ijucalyptija >} has made its appearance since. This produot stands, according to Dr Owen, foremost m causing injurious elleots. That gentleman Communicates, at a meeting of the Mediaal Society uK Victoria, thftt a Child Uyiag at Fitzxoy heoam.e mo^fc sprioußly indisposed larownh .its use. Jii anothav c^se a lady . states on tho strength of statutory declaration that she suffered cvuplly froip the e^ejots 1 - of j the Borne concoction. To guard, V)Q. high reputation of pur manufaoturo' ffg fjp§l ' warranted m expooing tho above faots, and ' desire thfl public to exerciso caro and procau- < tion Ylkn bujiqg S^PEH and SONS;— j



Wanted. T7OUNG Ladies' Journal for June jaet X arrived. Also quarterly part of "Family Reader."— H, M. Jones. "YirANTED to Let one four and one YY five roomed House, newly done op. Also Offices mmy new premises,— H. M. Jonei. 6 87 WANTED to pnrchcß?— A stannch Draught Horeo, 4 or 5 years old, Not less tban 16 bauds. Apply to the Foreman, Borough Oouuoil Yard, Burne't Street. 6°85 WANTED Known— That Hayes and Co. has 250 Splendid Tweed Trousers. Your pick for 10a 6d. BOOTS.— Wo have reduced our Boot List, and are Belling them wonder fully cheap.— 11. O. Segers, Melford House WINTER.— We are now shewing a Splendid Assortment of Ladles and Children's Ulsters m all the leading styles, very cheap.— H. 0. Segers, Melford House. \\ 7~ ANTED Known.— Melford House YV i« now shewing a splendid assortment of Drapery, Millinery, Cloth- Ing, Boots, &o, very cheap. BLABKETS, slightly stained— l have bought a lot of heavy Ashburton make, whloh I must sell while the oold weather lasts. Come early as the price will sell them quick. — Aahburton Clothing Mart.— R. Aloobn. "1 1 /"ANTED— Everyone to come and YV flee the nicest lot of Glaßß, China, and Earthenware ever shown m Aehbnr- ton, and the Oheapo&t ever landed m New Zealand. Imported direct from tho Manufacturers. — Ro;bbbt Aloorn, Saun- dera' Buildings. 3tll WANTED Cash. —- Mulr's Oatmeal (251 b), 2s 6i ; Candks, 5J ; Vestas, 5i doz. ; Coffee and Milk, Is ; Cocoa and Milk, Is ; Corn Flour, 4d ; Fruits m Syrup (21b tine), Is. Crockery, Glassware, and Ironmongery. — J. Mc- Gregor, Tailored street. WANTED Known.— Cheap Jack hnu opened a shop In Compton'a Buildings, Moore street, with a large stock of Fancy Goods, Orookery, Music, Ac., which he will sell at Cheap Jack prices, viz., 30 per cent under any other shop Id town. TO THE LADIES OP ASHBURTON. Misses Morrison & Holloway dress and mantle ;ma£ers Tancbed Stbeet ASHBURTON. 6 169 THIVENING CLASSES we being held Vj at my Office, Montgomery's Build- ings, Burnett Street, on MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, and FRIDAYS, from 7 to 9 p.m. Architectural, Pictorial, Model, and all branches of Freehand Drawing, etc., are being taught. E. M. BLAKE, 4 160 Architect; ASHBURTON •• GUARDIAN.'! DUNEDIN AGENCY. jIyTR R. T. WHEELER, Stafford Street, Dunedln, has been appointed car Agent and; will be able to arrange terms with advertisers for contract advertise- ments. . NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory. hallensteiOros. & co, CLOTHIEBB. OTJTPITTEBS, TAILORS, HATTERS, GEN TLEMEM'S MERCERS. einita from OWB fhD very strong ! O# D Wcol. Tronsers from ~t /*VB " £*D Oolonipl XU D Tweeda. Bojb' Pnits from -i f\B £*D faithfnlly X.VJ \) made. Also a fresh supply of Boys' Jersey Suite to hand. The greatest attention is paid to the cnt, afyle, and finish of tbe above Garnums. We alter our Garments FREE OP charge. We register new sizes daily, and therefore can gnaran'ee a perfect fit. We have made Great Bednctiont m all onr Departments, m order to enable evcrybsdy to encoarago Now Zealand industry. HAT DEPARTMENT, Replete with the Choicest Goods, any shape, style, or size m Stock. TAILOEING, We have received a fresh sat of eamplft* of Tweedß, Cords, and Worsted Coatings, and wonld request all requiring a first-class Suit, Colonial Tweed, made to mensnro for Fifty-nine J £)$ 8 I Shillings. to ent'twt their orders with vi. We can offer yon 500 Patterns tojeclcctjfiom, ,'and can give you value mugrpavaed. FIT, STYLE, ANIT~WOBKMANSHIP GUARANTEED. Hoeiery, bhirte, Ecarfp, Ties, Blankets, B&K*. and eTOij aricle of wearing apparel m large variety, artf marked at sneb. prices as will ensnre a quick pale. See onr Windows, inspect our Stcct, and judge for yourselves. NBW ZFALAND CLOTfJINGr FACTORY. W. H. WEBBER, Manager. ! TRY KIRKPATRICK'S SPECIAL QUALITY FRESH FRUIT "X" -J A.M.S— NOTICE. OUR Special Quality ft K" brand of New Season's JAM ia made from Fresh Froit, within a few hours after it has been gathered; it thus retains the full flavor of the Fresh Fruit, and is the best quality It is possible to make. CAUTION: i None is Genuine unless our Name is stamped on the Tin, and has onr regis- tered Ttado Mark, the letter " X,"on the Label, S. KIRKPATRICK AND CO., MANUFACTURERS, NELSON.



Public Notice 3 IMPORTANT SAVING IS CULTI- VATION. T^XBIBITION under the anspices of f\j the Agricultural and Pastoral Aa- soclatlcn, Aehburton, of PLOUGHING, DISCING, AND HARROWING, All In one operation, effecting great saving m Tillage, by HOWARD'S NEW TWO-FURROW DIGGING PLOUGH, on THURSDAY, 15th INST., At the F»rm of Mr L. Ma-key, near the yards of tho Ashburton Saieyards Company. Farmers are invited to inspect this wr ri, which is a novelty iv New Zaaland, bat generally In use m the great wheat- prodaclng countries of the world. F, RSKCE AND S jNS, Ohristchuroh, ! JOHN~a. RBSTBLL, 6570 SccreUry A aad P. Association, Explanation. POISONED WHEAT. AN Advertisement having appeared m this P&per, and copies of Tele- grams published, wiih the intention of showing that I bad advertised my method of POISONING WHEAT as patented, when it was not bo. I I find it necessary to state tbat I lodged my specification, and obtained protection for my patent on tbe day I advertised it as sucb. My protection being obtained from tbe local patent agsnt, Mb J. R. Colteb, took longer m reaching Wellington by post tban Mb BbooKb's enquiry by tele frram. J. M. CAMBRIDGE, Aihbnrton Drug Company, Limited. 5 64 Friedlander Bros. WANTED TO PURCHASE WHEAT OATS AND BARLEY. Clover Seeds. Clover Seeds. Clover Seeds. "YTTE »re landing, ex "T. D. Peters, ' YY «U hina* of CLOVER SEEDS. Choicest quality. B'SEGRASS AND COCKSFOOT FOR SALE. GOOD NEWS TO ORAINGROWERS TBE WOkDER OF THE DAY. MASSEY'S Light- 2-horse Steel Binder. WE hive pleasure of intimating our /riends and others tbat we have been appointed SOLE AGENTS FOR NEW ZEALAN for the sale of this wonderful Machine. Wherever the Machine has been tried Ife has given entire satisfaction and those who attended the trials and saw the Machine afc work expressed themielve highly pleased. Numerous orders have already been taken for next soason'e harvest and those m want of Maohines will do well to see THE MASSEY BINDER before placing their orders elsewhere. We guarantee every Machine, ahowlnii that we ourselves have evei confidence m the MASSEY LIGHT STEEL BINDER BUB-AGEWTS WANTED. TEIEDLANDER i3RO&