THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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DIARY.

Moonlight Evenimqb. The Moon at 8 days old shines till'about BJo'olook. The Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o'olock. The Moon at 8 days old shineß till nearly o'olcok in the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shineß from sundown till about 4 in the morning. The Moon at 15 days old is full, and Bhines all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.nv and shines till morning. The Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 a.m. and shines till morning. Tho Moon at 24 days old riseß about 2 a.m. and ehinesti 11 morning The Moon at 27 days old rißes about 4 a.m. and shines till sunrise.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1888. HUNTING THE GHASTLY.

On tho morning of August 31st the ketch Colonist went ashore near Wel lington and Captain Bailey and two seamen were drowned. Tho captain's body was washed ashore and the usual inquest held; When the body came ashore the usual means for restoring life were adopted, but these were of no avail, and tho captain waR considered as dead as the proverbial herring. About five days after, tbe body was sent to Waitara, near New Plymouth, in an hermetically sealed coffin, in tho lid of which was placed a glass opening so that tbe relatives of the deceas d, upon arrival, might see the face of the departed before the body was consigned to its last resting place. When the pall was re moved a certain Father Cassidy and a schoolmaster named Dickey are reported to have noticed upon looking at the deceased that his eyes opened and shut, A great scare ensued, and the coffin was opened an4 the means of restoring animation resorted to. Telegrams were despatched bioadcast on the spur of the moment, and a very sensational charac ter was given to all the proceedings. A

doctor who was called in pronounced Jife extinct, but is reported to havq said that thp appearance of the face of the deceased was remarkably life-like, es pecially considering that tho captain had been drowned five days previously. Then followed * enquiries, and many went so far as to say that Captain Bailey waß not dead when the inquest was held upon him, and that ho was only in a cataleptic trance. The Coroner wrDr Johnston< — asserts tho captain was d/ead ap |tbe time of the inquest, and if he were not dead he would have been smothered in his coffin before he reached Waitara, and so ho was inclined to dtebejieye ifcho Bjtory of hJB eyes opening and ehuMng. The undertaker, on being interviewed, gave jt as his opinion that tho captain was dead, and gayo as a probable cause of tho eyos opening that ho had washed tho faco of the deceased before sealing up the coffin and it was possible that some air which had got in might have dried the moisture and relaxed the features suffi ciently to cause the eyelids to open. This explanation of tho mystery was \ endorsed by "medical $en as being perfectly feasible, • All 'along go wore inclined to think that jtho people at Waitara had boon mistaken. There ib j very little doubt but that the captain i was both drowned and killed by being ' beaten against tho rocks. Now wo have 1 tha Information to hand from New \ Plymp^^F^erOapßidyaeßiestbat |

ever he or Mr Dickie ever stated that they saw deceased's eyes open or shut * This puts an end to the matter, but it Jj Bhows how reckless tho agents of the 0 Press Association are in telegraphing such absurd and sensational stuff about 0 people. We havo not printed a line' 1 about the matter, being assured it was I all so much twaddle. It is a pity tbe b New Plymouth people have nothing £ better to occupy their time than invent- 0 ing silly and intended sensational it stories. Tho Wellington papers have been all by tbe ears over tho affair, 0 when a little common sense and reflec- J tion might havo shown that it was more a likely to be a canard than anything else. 8 The " Hew Zealand Times" makes groat jjj capital oat of the rumor, and asserts tl roundly that Captain Bailoy has been r buried alive, and much more in tho *' same strain. There may be horrible g caseß on record where persons in a trance g have been buried, but those aro more ° often found only in the imagination of ? the writer of blood curdling and horrible JJ death stories. Had it been true that r Father Cassidy or any other respectable witness had said he had seon tbe eyes i open there might have been some cause g ! to write forcibly on the necessity of sub- « mitting such cases to severe test to prove ' if life were extinct. In this case the j coroner, the undertaker, and others saw t the body, and bad there been the * slightest doubt that life was still in it, \ an effort would have been made at re- , animation. The unmistakeable signs of < death, to a medical man, were present, ' and that tho eyes opened and shut five days after we aro sure was not the case. 1 Of course there are cases known to < medical science where eighteen hours ' continuous exertion has resulted in ! restoring animation in an apparently j drowned person, and people have been I in trances and in cataleptic fits, and the : signs of life have been of the very faintest character. None of these things would apply to Captain Bailey, and it seems that some unscrupulous person with a taste for hunting the ghastly is responsible for all the sensation, which the apparently truthfui statement has given rise to in certain quarters.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

-, » ■■ — Saturday next being the Day of Atonement will be observed by membera of the Hebrew persuasion as a oloee holiday. A Government inspeotion parade of the Ashburton • Volunteers will be held at the drillshed this evening at 7 p.m. A good mußter is particularly requested. The grain stores of Messrs Friedlander Bros, will be closed on Saturday next, 15th inßt,, on acoount of holiday, and a notifioa tion to that efieot is advertised. An agitation is being commenced in Dunedin to get up an international exhibition there next year, to catch exhibitors and visitors leaving Melbourne. A sparkling young debater, in a flight of '. eloquence, exolaimed, "Mr President, the '. world is divided into two great olasses, the 1 learned and the unlearned, one of whom I ' am whioh." j Two men at Kaiapoi were fined 40a and ] coats for fighting in a publio place on Sunday ' last. They had previously arranged the j meeting, which took plaoe in a public high way, m the presence of about 100 people. Bishop Grimes says there is £3000 debt on < the Barbadoos street Ohuroh in Christohuroh, , and the Brother's Sohool is too small. A Committee has been appointed to raise the necessary funds to dear off all incumbranoes I and enlarge the schools, < A oonoert and ball will be given in the ' Winslow Sohoolroom on Friday evening next. ' Particular aro advertised. A number of ' ladies and^ gentlemen from Ashburton will ( take part in the concert and Bpeoial assist- ' ance will bo procured from Ohristohuroh, so ' that a good programme may be looked for. ' Two youngsters of 11 and 14 years set off ' from a North Island township the other day ' to seek their fortunes, but the polioe got hold ! of them and locked them up until their ' father arrived on the scene. When asked ' what they intended to do, they replied that ' they were going to Wftllt to Wellington, and ' then ehip in one oi EW Majesty's men-of. 1 war. The lads had like.y been reading some ! sensational story of adventuie And wanted to j be heroeß. The extremely novel sight of a oow acting I as foster mother to a ioal may be seen, says i the "Wairarapa Star" of the 31st ult, at t Kirbymoorside. Mr John Wrighten, farmer i of that plaoe, recently had the misfortune to I lose a valuable brood mare after foaling. The j equine youngster, however, is progressing ] favourably, deriving its nourishment from a < oow. Many persons havo been to see the 1 curious sight of tho foal and its attentive 1 mother. < A Wolverhampton correspondent stateß 1 that during a heavy thunderstorm a collier ' named Batos, who had lost his sight through ' an acoident, was being led home, when a flash ' of lightning was refleoted on the spootaoles I he was wearing to conceal his disfigurement. c After the peal of thunder whioh followed he * complained of pain in his head. The next 3 moment to hiß surprise, he found that he had r regained possession of his eyeßight. The b ocourronoo has oaused considerable excite- f

ment in the locality. Since the establishment of the Ashbnrton Cycling Club, about a month ago, that institution has made great progress, and promises to be both a strong and suooesßful organisation. Members of the Olub and un attached riders will rendezvous at the Post Office, at 2 p.m., on Wednesday afternoon, when (in the absence of hiß Worship the Mayor) Mr C. W. Purnell, Vioe-President, will formally deolare the season open, and tho cyolists, after proceeding through the prjnoipal street, will take a long run in the direction of Longboach. The following is the programme of the Spring Meeting of the ABnburton Raoing Club to be held on November 22nd and 23rd : — First day : — Handiaap Hurdle Raoe of 368OVB ; County Plate Handicap, of SOsova ; Ashburton Cup, of 55sovb ; Sprint Handioap, pf 2580v5; Novel Race, of 25sovs ; Spring Handioap, of 30aovs ; District Welter Handi cap, of 2580v5. Seoond Pay ;— County Hurdle Raoe, of 30soys ; Raoing Olub Handioap, of 45sovb ; Dißtriot Time Trot, of 20aova : Open Welter Handioap, of 35sovs ; Flying Handi oap, of 85sovs ; Disposal Stakes of 30sovs.

Messrs Wilaon, M. Wilson, T. Olephane, $. Thomas and Jas. Brown have been eleoted to fill the vaoanoies in the VVafcanui River B,oard. Mr D,avid Wilson who was a candidate, requested the rate payers not to vote for hii}) as he wjll very ahortly bo leaving the distriot for Bome time jnd could not give his attention to the work of ihe Board. We understand Mr Wilson con iemplates a vißit to the Australian colonies, ind will spend eome time at the Melbourne inhibition and most probably will visit the 3orae country before returning to Wakanui.

The Ashburton Bowling Club have seleotda" J for their green the seotion offered by Mr Stee 1 , at the oorner of Park and Havelook streets. The neoessary work to put the ground in order will bo at onoe oommenced. The polioe have fallen across a fresh piece of evidence whioh addß to the surmise that Boberts has left New Zealand for Victoria. It is known that a near relative of Boberts booked a passage by one of the Union Steam ship Company's steamers to Melbourne. He himself did not use the ticket, but it was oolleoted on board the boat, and the question is— from- whom? Some years ago a musioal entertainment of some note was given in the City of Baleigh, N.O. The " Biblical Beoorder," then brilli antly edited by Brother John H. Mills, sharply criticised the performance. The musioal director, we believe, undertook the perilous task of replying to Brother Mills in the 4I Keoorder," and, in the course of his reply, said that the music was better than the editor could have produced. The editorial rejoinder was crushing: "Our correspondent's statement ia true, but irrelevant. All the grooera in Baleigh could not together produce one egg; but there is not a grooer of them who is not a better judge of egga than any hen in Wake County." This has always struck us as one of the keenest, neatest, and most exhaustive repartees that we ever read. A new industry which will terrify lovers haa been started in San Francisco. Thieves go about to Bteal love letters. As amorous correspondents aro naturally fearful of pub lioity, this new venture in crime has oaused a painful sensation. In one oaeo of robbery a large reward has been oHered for the restitu tion of the stolen doouments. If this kind of felony should become oommon, lovers will be forced to write in shorthand or adopt a code. When " gooseberry " means " I love you," and •' tea and Bhrimpß " signifies •' Let us elope," the unscrupulous burglar may be baffled. The nude among the works of art in the Glasgow Exhibition is oausing some die ousßion. The friends of high arc defend it as all that it ehould be, and are Joud in aoousing of indelicate minds those who condemn it. The matter, however, has too euspioious a past not to oauee uneasiness to prudent people, and the «tate of the world from whioh it has been handed down in a lessor though growing development is a sufficient justifica tion for any fears that may be entertained. Purity is best observed by those who plaoe due guards around it. Whatever the dia oiples and admirers of high art may say, the nude should bs kept under cover.— Exohange. What next? In Wellington a sooiety ia being formed of gentlemen interested in the collection of stamps 1 At the inaugura meeting the other evening it was decided that a sooiety of stamp collectors should be immediately formed, to be oalled "The Philatetio Sooiety of New Zealand." The new sooiety will have for its objeot the for mation of a library of stamp literature, exohanging of duplicate -stamps amongst its members, and the encouragement of reßearoh for anoient stamys. What objeot there may be in oolleoting old stamps is not very apparent. The pastime is amusing and interesting to ohiidren, but with gentlemen well they have not much to do. It seems to be the fate of the heiress ultimately to marry, however long she may pause in prudent hesitation, and, as we may Buppose, with the suspicion that her money bags form the attraction. All fashionable Sootlandis now agog beoause of the approach ing marriage of Miss Nißbet-Hamilton, of Biel, the richest spinster in the United Kingdom, and who haß remained a spinster even until mature middle-age. The lady, who shows her good sense by choosing for her husband a man as old as herself, is said to have rejeoted whole legions of lovers, and among them a Serene Highness, now married to a Boyal Princess of Great Britain. All kinds of interesting things are told about the lady, ohiefly centering in the extent and abundance of her possessions. She is, how ever, a lady of great family, as well as of great wealth. Her Majesty the Queen of Boumaniafis (says a oorrespondont) having built at her country seat a boudoir wherein to devote her self to literary composition. It is constructed of reeds, behind wbioh is a high hedge of rosea running all round, with niches in which covered oagea containing nightingales are to be plaoed. There is a fountain, and a tiny casoade, with perfumed water. In the middle of this fairy ohamber (the floor of whioh is covered with a thick, soft carpet of green turf) is a mossy bank, and a block of polished marble, oovered with moss and ferns, whioh is hewn in the form of a desk, and here the Queen is to indite her poems, and when exhausted by her labors, she oan repose her self in a most luxurious hammook, slung with golden cords, whioh hangs on one side in close proximity to the nightingales and the falling waters. One of the most absurd reports regarding the cause of the late Emperor oi Germany's illness appeared in a North German paper A professor of the Berlin Sohool of Medioine, in lecturing to his pupils with reference to the Crown Prinoe's illnesß, said that the English language being the tongue used in his domestic or home circles had not only contributed tp it but had been the direot means of causing it. It was also'the reason why theEnglish people spoke so little and were so taoiturn. In demonstrating the same to his pupilß, he asked them to try and pronounoe I 1 th," whioh attacks the throat every time it iB pronounced, and whioh the Crown Prince had pronounced millions of times. The pupils left the olass in glorious glee, firmly convinced that they had at last discovered the reason Tho English language, whioh of late years has not been learnt muoh in Berlin, is not likely to betaken up again 'in a hurry sinoe the learned professor has launched forth on its pbyeioal defeots.

As an example of mixed metaphors, the following from a recent discourse on the affairp of a railway company is worthy of reoord :—" To-day those unhappy but be wildered shareholders meet again to hatoh out their addled egg. They have got to deoido how they will have their omelette cooked— • whether plain or savoury, or with cheese. The direotors have, with oharaoteristio oon sideration, prepared for them a three-pronged •fork to ait on. A ballot ia to be taken &a to whioh prong a majority of shareholders wish to be hung up on. It amuses us to think how easy it still is to draw shareholders after a red herring. If tho latter knew one-half of the risks whioh threaten them it is doubtless if they would let themselves be amused, as they are going to be to-day— blowing soap bubbles to jfloat their shares upon." Share holders hung up on the prong of a fork, hatching out an addled egg for their omelette and floating their shares upon soap-bubbles, must have been a flight worth going into the city to see. A sopial gathering took plaoa in the Wesleyan Ohurch last evening to give the members an opportunity of bidding fare well to Mr and Mrs Dixon, who are removing to Bakaia, after eleven years' connection with the Wesleyan denomination in Ashburton The l*ev J. N. Buttle presided, and Bpoke of ihe faithfql and effloient manner in which ftfr Rixon had fllled so many'oCßoes io the ohuroh duripg his residence here, and trusted that BUGOOBS would attend his efforts in his now sphero of labor. Mr Buttle then, on behalf of the Sunday School Teachers, presented Mr Dixon with a nice oolleoton of booku, and asked that they might be accepted in the Bpirifc in which they were given, and as a visible token of esteemlin whioh he was held by his fellow workers in the Sunday Sohool. Mr pixon suitably responded, and thanked those present most heartily for their kind expressions of esteem and regard. A number of friends a}ao testified tp th,e valu.e of Mr pixon's servioeq, and spoke of tl)e gap that woijld be oaqsed by his, removal. Musio was given by th.9 ohuroh ohoir, and, after devotional exeroisos, the meeting terminated.

FROZEN MEAT MARKET.

The Press Aaaochtion is not to be complimented on its ommercial cable* grams from Enropa. For several weeks we had no quotations at all for frozen mutton, though iho market was known to have Improved materially, and to be In a buoyant state. On Satnrday last a fall in New Zealand mutton was o&bled, and the price quoted at 4f i. Yo«terday Australian mutton was quoied Bt4£l Now there la always an average difference of |d p9r 1b in favor of Now Zaalaud mutton, so that i it ia clear that onoof the above quotations Is wrong ; most probably that for New Zealand matton, which snould have been' about 53.—" Lyttolton Times."

FOOTBALL.

*_: : (P3R PBBSB ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, September 10. A return football match between' the English players and the Auokland repre santttivea i« arranged to ba held on Wednesday next.

FOOTBALL IN WELLINGTON.

Wellington, September 10. . A telegram has been rpoeived from ' Auckland, from Mr Lillywbite, manager of the British Football team, declining to play Wellington on Newton Park. The Rugby Union have no power to make a oharge at the Park (oolleotlon being voluntary), and as the Bisin R9aerve cannot be obtained, tbere trill probably be no match with the Englishmen here. The Secretary of the Union has sent a farther meßßigo to Mr Lilly white, asking on what terms he will play at Newton. The Wellington football team, on their way baok from Napier, will play Palmer aton North. .

CORRESPONDENCE.

— : — — — • ■ We do not hold ourselves responsible lor the opinions expressed by our correspondents.

MR GLOVER'S REPLY.

TO THE JSDITOB. Sib,— l am glad to see that Mr Glover admits " that he m»y have been wrong " In his assertion on tbe platform that the Bill of last session for making tbe licensing eleotions triennial was brooght forward at the instance of the brewing interest It would have been more handsome to have said right out and unreservedly that he was wrong, bat Xam so far content. I am, however, not content to allow Mr Glover to persist in suggesting that I was responsible foe the lons of the Bill. He writes :— " No doubt the Bill was dropped boeause the gallant Major was not gallant enough to accept the added resolution that all men and women should exerolie the franchise." That suggestion is absolutely contrary to faot. Tbe Bill was not dropped, It was counted out, not through my ioflaenoe, but through that of the extremists on Mr Glover's side. The clauses for the extension of the franchise, moved en bloc, wore read (as one clause) a aeoond time on division an hoar or bo before the 1030 adjourn ment for sapper, sgalnst my advice, which was that this qaestion should be dealt with in a separate Bill, and thereupon the opponents of female franohise had com menced talking against time. On resum ing at It o'clock I got all the members I could to come in, but those who had moved and supported the franchise clause, or at least the most of them deliberately stayed out while the bella were rung and the reault was a " count-out," there being found in their places some three orlessthan a quorum of tue House. It is vain for Mr Glover to attempt to maintain that his party were willing to accept triennial elections if the extended franohise were gained, Inasmuch aa they deliberately killed the Bill themselves, and one of their number (Me Hobbs) boasted at a public meeting in Wellington that they had done bo. The faot Ib, Mr Glover in his speeoh at Ashbnrton busied himself in putting the saddle on the wrong horse. I am, eto , W. J, Steward.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

— ♦ ~ . ■ ! (PER PRBS3 ASSOCIATION) Auckland, September 10. Captain Baker, of the cutter Katie, which arrived to-day from Wairoa, reports that when off Flat Rook, between Marlta Kook and Brown's Islands, he observed a fiobing boat of about 4 tons, with a (taker mast and head sails laßhed to the mast head, sunk in a considerable depth of water. This is supposed to be the vessel ia which Alfred Joe and his two companions left for the Thames about a fortnight . ago. Tbe Awahlni is to proceed to the Boene to-morrow. H.M.S. Diamond arrived from Sydney to-day. She proceeds to Plymouth to be paid off. The dispute between Garrett Bros, and the Bootmakers Union is as far off settle ment as ever. Garret Bros, served on 12 of their late employees, now on strike, legal notices that unless they returned to their work this morning, the penalty olaußo in tbe agreement between them selves nod the firm would be enforced, but the recipients have disregarded these' notices.

. Manaia, September 10. A farmer found a live iamb the other day, having, two tails and four ears, bat otherwise perfect. One of the ib-oalied tails was growing oat of its ear, The lamb has Blnoe died. Wblungtoic, Septamber 10. The Hon Mr Fergua left for the South to-day. The only Ministers novr In Wei liogton are the Hons Q. Fisher and Richardson. Mr Fergus, after inspecting ' the fortifications at Lyttelton and Port < Chalmers, will proceed to Melbourne, and is deputed by his colleagues to examine the New Zealand Court at the Exhibition, and report as the foundation for tbe com* plaints respecting the mineral exhibits from the oolooy. { Mr Balllnger, • member of the Welling. < ton Guards, who intends to compete at the V.R. isßooiation, Melbourne, is praotlalng with a Martlbl-Henrl rifle, and on Saturday made 9§ out of a possible t 105 at 200, SOO, and EOOyda. At the I latter range he made u possible. « The addendum to the annual report of the Island Bay Rao'ng Club say« that ao c the Island Bay Company has leased the l ' property to. another Racing Association, it only remains for the suburibera to the Olab to say whether It ahall now bo wound n up or continue operations elsewhere, The ♦< credit balance of the Olub carried forward amounts to 10a Ctf. It appears the Olub ? had been in negotiation with the. Oomp»ny for the continoed tenure of the course for a two yean, but although a draft agreement ft was drawn up, it was never' executed, and in the meantime the Company made other arrangements. The meeting will be held on Wednesday %

Ohrwtohdkoh, September 10 n Last night the premises of Altken and t( Roberta, Ironmongers, were broken into and a nnaaber uf penknives, Walerbury S( watches, amali articles of e'ectro-plete, c< and 10s worth of petty Qash abstracted* » The thief entered by removing a pane of glass from the back window. The Synod has passed a resolution that theobjeots of the Sooial Parity Spoiety are worthy of thß hearty support and aealstance of all oharohmen in the South Island, and in the Diooese of Ohrlstohurob.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(Pwft Prbss Association.;

THE SUGAR BOUNTIES.

London, September 9. Mr J. A. Farrar, the well-known writer on political economy, in a speech at Cambridge, denounced the sugar bounties convention. He said if it were ratified it would be the means of iucreasing the price to Home con sumers, and it would be more satisfac tory for England if things were allowed > to remain as they were, He considered the Convention would lead to unneces sary friction, iuvolving breaches of the f existing treaty. He expressed the opinion that special attention should be paid to the colonies who may act towards the Convention in such a way as to force England to a policy which would savor of her boycotting her own colonies.

HOME RULE

Bishop O'Dwyer, of Limerick, has given his adhesion to the Home Rula party. ; .'.:

SECULAR SCHOOLS

The Wesleyans are dissatisfied with < the course taken by the Rev J. H. Rigg, v a prominent member of that body in supporting a proposal for an educa tional commission, to enquire into the establishment of secular schools, to be supported out of local rates. An agitation against the proposal is on foot.

H.M.S. NYMPH.

The departure of the war sloop Nymph for Australia has been delayed owing to the galvanism corroding her propeller.

NAVAL DEFENCE OF TEH COLONIES.

Admiral Scott, in a letter to the St* Jamef Gazette^ urges the formation of a corps of Imperial Naval Volunteers for the colonies. He highly ex* pis the New Zealand Naval Artillery. .-."..;,

THE QUEENSLAND DEADLOCK

Lord Knutsford has expressed an noyance that Sir A. Musgrave, Governor of Queensland, should have raised the question of prerogative in regard to the release of a prisoner. .- Lord Knutsford has instructed Sir A. Musgrave that he must be content' with asserting the principle of preroga tive. Future Governors' of Australia and also of Canada will be instructed to act in a similar manner if the colonial Ministers are unanimous in desiring to retain the power in their own hands.

MR REES' SCHEME.

Wi Pere has delivered several lectures on Mr Rees' scheme for the colonisation of Native lands, and has" met with success.

MURDERS IN LONDON.

The victims of the murders which have taken, place in Whitechapel dur ing the past month were disembowelled and their throats cut. The man arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the Whitechapel murders has been released from custody and the panic still' continues. "

THE PRINCE OF WALES.

The Prince of Wales leaves for Vienna on Monday, on a visit to the Emperor of Austria.

TRADE CONGRESS.

In connection with ths British Trade Congress, a plebiscite is being taken on the eight hours question.- '

SPEECH BY MICHAEL DAVITT.

London, September, 10. . Michael Davitt, speaking at Knock aroo, said the alliance of Home Rulera with Liberals had not assisted Ireland. The Irish had been handicapped,, not shielded. Unless something was done to ensure confidence, the Irish people would be compelled to revert to un constitutional methods to redress their grievance. The cry of Mr Gladstone as "Gloria in excelsis" had been over done ' >

THE AFGHAN REBELLION.

. Calcutta, September $. News has been received here that th;e rebel Isak Khan has been defeated at Mannana, a town 200 miles north of Herat, and the revolt has proved a complete failure. >

ARREST OF A THOUGHT READER.

...'.' Pbaqujb, September & Stuart Cumberland, who is travelling through Bohemia* has been arrested for ridiculing the Austrian flag.

A GERMAN BOMBARDMENT

Zanzibar, September 9. A German squadron has bombarded Zanga, a town of Zanzibar, in revenge of the murder of German subjects.

MRS BEECHER STOWE.

Washington, September 9; Mrs H. B. Stowe, authoress, is suffering from meningitis, and her re covery is regarded as hopeless.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

Great excitement prevails throughout he United States regarding the coming ilection of President The State of Vermont is , assured to the Republican :andidate, and Arkansas is favorable 1 to he Democrats. Washington, September 10. President Cleveland, in accepting toraination as Democratic candidate or the Presidency, disclaims any Uiance with the freetrade crusade le said the tariff reforms he would dvocate would aim to relifive people rom unjust and dangerous taxation,

GERMAN COLONISATION.

Beuun, September 9. The colonising of Palestine by.Ger lany is giving rise to great uneasiness 3 other powers. Germany is rapidly sttling that country by forming small olonies in different centres add hold ig aloof from the natives.

AUSTRALIAN.

(FIR FBBBS ASBOOlAnOlf.)

NEW SOUTH WALES.

i Hti>mit 4 September 10. A private cablegram has been re- 1 lived here to the effect that Mr Elrad ugh has no intention at present of signing his seat in Parliament for orthampton,

THE ABHBTJBTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1888



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Hqllqway's Pills.— The Chief Wonder of Modern Times.— This incomparable medicine increases tho {appetite, strengthens the stomach, cleanses the liver, corrects bilious- ness, prevents flatulency, purifies the system, invigorates the nerves, and re-instates sound health. The enormous demand for these pills throughout the globe astonishes everybody, and a single trial convinces the most sceptical that no medicine equals Ilolloway's Pills in its ability to remove all complaints incidental to the human race. They are a blessing to the afflicted, and a boon to all that labor under external or internal disease. The purification of % blood, removal of all restraint from the secretive organs, and gentle iperihve action are the prolific sources of the Jxtensive curative r«jg* of Holfoway's fills.



SAijTDJiIR and SONS' EUCALYPTI EX- TBAGT.— In protection ol the worlfc wide fame our manufacture has aoquired all over the globe, we publish tho following '.—Hazard, M.D., Professor of general Pathology" and piseafjes of the Mind and Sjstem, Bays in an editorial published in thp " Clinical Beoord \ "—'» We have ejfaminpd half^a-dp^en speoirppnß pf different m,anu,faoturos; ' tha preparation of Sander and Sons was the only one that proved to bo reliable and correspond- ing to Boientifio teßts." Another conoootion called |' Eefiued Extraot of Euoalyptus " has made its appearanoe since. This produot stands, aooording to Dr Owen, foremost in causing injurious effects. That gentleman oommuniaates, at a meeting of tho Medical Sooioty of Viotoria, that a child living at Fitzroy beoame moat seriously indisposed Inrough ita use. In another case a lady states on jihogjtrongthof statutory declaration that she auifored oruelly from the oileota of the same ooncootion. Tq guard tho high reputation m of our manufabturo we tea warranted in expoaing tbo above facts, and desire the publio to oxeroisa oaro and precau- tion whooping * SANDER and SONS.- »(Advt| 7



I " Q UOD FAOIMUS VALDE FAOIMUS » (" Wbat we do we do well.") TtfE OHRISToTiUROH DE NTAL SUHGBItr, 168 Caßhel Street, Chrißtohmch, next Robin- son's Boot Ktore, and at the Octagon, Dunedin. All operations at et'ictly uniform and moderate Fees, Consultation free. s. myers"ato co., SUIIGEON DENTISTS. WITH TEET« g WITHOUT TEETH NITHOU3 OXIDE GAS administered. This AtßMtbetlo leaves no unpleasant effoots, and by itß use the ox*.racti6 > of Bad Stumps and Teoth is rendered perfectly Painless and Effective. Administered daily. Fee for ad- ministration of Gas, s]. Extraction. 2a 6d a tooth. Hours of attendance, 9am. to 8 p.m. Private residence, 93 Baßt Bait. The acknowledged superiority of AMERI- CAN pENTIBTH7 in the coactruction of Artificial Teeth, tho moat finished workman- ship, and replacing the lost teeth TtfM* fORARILY ALMOST IMMEDIATELY after extraction, have watablißhod our reputation. A Bingle AttlQolal Tooth, 103 , complete eet, Upper and Lower, Temporary and Permanent, £10 JO3 j Artificial Tootn and Danturea made by other dentistß remodelled <t small OBt. Stopping, Scaling, l'eneot and Painle»s. 8 166



Wanted YJLJ ANTED a Firat class Milliner and V» Saleswoman. Apply, John Orb and Co. 9*50 WANTED Known— That Hayes and 00. has 250 Splendid Tweed Trousers. Your nick for 10s 6d, f^i REATEST Kale or tho day, evory- VJT thing cheap for Cash — H. C Seciem, Molford House. BOOTS. BOOTS.— Keep the feet dry aud save dootot'n bills. Quality is i everything in bad weather. I guarantee every pair. Bsßt value In New Zealand at Aahburton Clothing Mart, founders j Buildinga.— Robert Alookn. LA L IKS' Jackets. — Juat Opened a few Ladies very superior Jackets, both in style and quality. Will be sold at less than half their price during our present S»le.— Q, O. Segbrs, Melford Houso. ~\ I /"ANTED —Everyone to come and VV see the nicest lot of Glass, China, and Earthenware ever shown In Ashbur- ton, ind tbe Cheapest ever landed in New Zealand. Imported direct from the Manufacturers. — Robert Alocen, Saun* ders' Buildings. +11 STOCKINGS— 700 pairs of Ladies and Children's sample Hose just opened under the old Tariff.) All quality to be sold cheap during our sale. — H. C. Skgebs, Melford House. \\rANTKD Known— Albert Orum, VV having purchased a First-olass Plant, If now Sweeping Chimneys in a careful, cleanly manner, at lowest rates. Orders may be left with J. Ranger, East Street, or addressed to A. Oktjm, Wakanul Road. 8 66 WAJNTED Known— That H. Dodlby atill sweeps Chimneys, and at low price b ; no reasonable pric9 refused. All orders punctually attended to. H. Dudley, Moore Street. 8 141 ANTED Cash. — Mulr'a Oatmeal (251b), 2s 6d; Candles, sd ; Vestas, 5d doz. ; Coffee and Milk, la ; Cocoa and Milk, Is ; Oorn Flour, 4d ; Fruits in Syrup (21b tins), Is. Orookery, Glassware, and Ironmongery. — J. Mo* Gbeoob, Tanored street XITANTED Known —The last Four- VV teon Days of tho Great Clothing Bale at the New Zealand Clothing Faotory rTT ANTED Known— 2sa wfll purchase VV a 40s Tweed Suit at the New Zealand Clothing Factory. \\f ANTED Known— We undertake VV to give tho very beat value obtainable in Men's and Boya' Clothing, all our own make and made from pure Wools, at the Now Zealand Clothing Factory, WANTED Known — We are the Cheapest and Best Houso in Aahburton for tihirte, Buga, Scarfs, Hatn, &c, Splendid variety to select from at tho New Zealand Clothing Factory. rTTANTED Known— Our Boya' Oloth- VV ing is unrivalled. Parents and Guardians see our Boys' Suits, nicely made ; Coat and Knickers lined through- out, from 10s Gd, at the New Zealand Clothing Faotory. WANTED Known— The Wonderful vVerthem Sewing Machine, with the new high arm find all the latest improvements, may be had on the Time Payment System at the New Zealand Clothing Factory. Jlnspection earnestly invited' WANTED Known— We are still making Measure Suits at 565, and Trousers to measure at 17b 6d, Cord Vests from 12s 6d to measure at the New Zealand Clothing Factory A OABD.j Miss Carson, .TEACHER OF MUSIC, (PIANOFORTE AND OUGAN), Bubnett Street, 12 101 JAM PRIMP. Some time uinoe we published a small paragraph en the unsatisfactory nature of much of the jam retailed In the colony. This reached Messrs Kirkpatrlok and Co., of Neleon, and they went to work In a very practical fashion to prove that the jams manufactured by the firm were of tbe best quality. Two cases of assorted jims were sent to this office, with a re- quest that we would thoroughly test the jam along with other brands, and give our opinion. We are happy to state, frapkly and fully that we have been very mtibh surprised, as prior to the receipt of Messrs Klrkpatrlok's gift we were unaware thftt'JNaw Zealand could boast of an In- dustry of whlob It hai bo mnoh reason to be* proud. The various sorts of jam were tested by a number (if "pe'raiona, flwho" compared tbe samples with other brands, apd the general verdiot m ih»t not nhly are Messrs Klrkpatrlok'a produotiopg far aud away better than any other New #a aland brand wei oan obtain, bnt they are superior to Jlinnllsb. jams In being fresher. Dtie' pg»reat approach to the ojtoeiieuoe of the £fc]*on jam was that contained in tins bearing jtna name of a TasmonUn firm, but even in thif com- parison the SUiflon article came out a long way best. We »te pleased to be able to give unstinted pral&o to a genuine looal industry, the product of which we oan unreservedly reoomtaend to oonaomera. All of the many persons who have teßted the camples are loud lo their prafae* and wa must unreservedly oongratnfate Mes<rs Kirkpatrlok and <SoT upon turning oat a Kepnino fruit pm fit to graoe the tables and" pl>me tbe palates of the most luguriuuTTtn'd taatidinus. — " Mawko'a Hay .Herald," JuiyTgHER. Simple* of Jtirkpatrfek and Go's " K " brand of jam have been forwar4ed to us and we are free to confess that they appear to be in every way excellent and »B they become better known io the local matffcefc will meet with muoh appreciation fioca tbe faeads of households. The maker asserts that tw>ne but the purest fruits grown in Nelson «re used In bis manu- factures, and we are content to accept that assurance. Certainly tho j<mw possess a richness aoa freshness of pivbr that bears that assertion ont.— Dqnecfln ♦•atari" July 3.



Z). Thomas. THE next Chertaey Sale will be on Bth Ootober. Wool. Wool. Wool. D THOMAS fln'e of Matson, Oox. • aud Co , prepared to make LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES At low rates of Interest upon the ensuing CLIP OF WOOL, Phoed in his hands for Pate in New Zea- land or elsewhere. No chargeß for offering WOOL in ABhburtoQ. Periodical Sales will be held throughout tho Season in my Stores, West Street, Ashbnrton, which, having been bnilt for the purpose, are admitted to be the best lighted in the disrict. No Commission on Advances. D. THOMAS, Ashburton. TO LET. *1 QAA, AOBES of Land, sitnated at JLO\)\f Mayfield, Hinds, and known as BurgeesJFarm, D. THOMAS, 6°164 Ashburton. FARMERS, BUT BOOTH and MACDONALD'S Sheep Feeding Racks. (7111 pay for themselves In a Season, D. THOMAS, FOR SALE. QBVERAL GOOD FARMS CHEAP TO LET.J O4 f\f\ AORBB ALFORD FOREST, /C±\j\j h *U English grasß,^3s per Acre "~D. THOMAS, Auhburton, uOiSDON AND LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. I HAVE been appointed Agent for the above Company, and am now prepaied to take riska on Buildings, Stock and Ciops at current rates. D. THOMAS. Ashburton; Skin Sales. I shall hold Fortnightly Sales of the I above throughout the Season, at my WOOL STORES, West Streot, Ashburton commencing FRIDAY, 29ih JUNE, at 12. o'clock, D. THOMAS. 1 have oeen appointed Agent JTOB THB Mercantile Finance Co., CHBISTCHUBOH, Wbo aro prepared to advance Money] BILLS OF SALE, MORTGAGE OF STOCK .CROP LIENS, or other Sscurltj* D. THOMAS. Agricultural Implements. I AM APPOINTED SOLE AGENT IN ASHBCRTOtf JOB IVissßßs BOOTH MoDONALD & C CarlylQ L lmplement Works, Ohrlstchroht Sami.iß Implbmbnib on x*andJ! inspection laviteo*. 1 _ 1 1 1 D. THOMAS. i (flatelof|MATaOH,&CoxJ|4H Co,) \ Aphburton, j,



Tublic Notices. John Hanger. SADDLE, COLLAR AND HARNESS MAKEP. HAVING purchased the business of Mr A. Ireland, and removed into those commodious premises lately oc- cupied by him in Burnett Street, begs moit sincerely to thank his customers for past support and polioita % onntlru»nc« of the same, which he will strive to deserve 1 by keeping the best stock of Ssdd'ery I and Harness, and strict attention to bust- 1 nest, combined with good workmanship and Reasonable charges. I Repairs neatly and promptly attedded to Trees, Trees. Trees THE Undtrslgnsd begs to thank bis numerous Frtanrin and Customers f^r tbeir paet ftvnrs a<>d chHb 'hen -pedal attention to htsex>i>n n ivc*»io. 1 . f KtiUlT AND FOREjT TREKS nf »n ■>• ris. N.B, — PUnvlnc don«? rctitract, and I •11 Trees supplied »rd pU;iivd by me will be guaranteed for 1?, months. Frnlt Tre«B prnDed and gikrd> n» ki'pt in order by the week or by the year. 40 000 Oup- Maerocarpa, 1 y«>ar u!d, 20. C00 ditto, 2 years old. 24,000 Pllus Insisnis. All orders by p"it, or left with Mil B. G, Ffcowiß, Oonfectloucr, East Street, ■hill receive my prompt attention. James Porter, OLIFTON NURSERY 192 AHenton, Ashburton. ASHBURTON CLOTHING MART. I HAVE now opened In SAUNDERB' BUILDINGS a NEW STOCK *t COLONIAL OLOTHING and BOOTS and having made favorable arrangements for the manufacture of a large lot of Men's Youths 1 , and Boys' Aihburton Tweed Bulii, I can sell oheaper than ever offered In New Zetland. Ashbnrton Tweed Salt! made to measure. Athbnrton Tweeds, Blankets, Flannels, Rage, and Shirtings guatanteed. Grooeries, Oblna, Glass, Earthenware, Mid Fancy Goods. Robert Alcorn BAUNDERS' BUILDING GEEAT CLEARING SALE. Bargains I Bargains! Bargains! Saving resolved to dispose of my S'^ock OF Hardware, crockery, B&USHWARE, & GLASSWARE, To make f doin fat entire)* y n6 w Stock, the above will be tot 4a t actual OOit foe Ol f 3H, This is a genuiu» Fja'e, and purohaßers will save over 60 yer cent by taking ad' vantage of tho opp ortunity. $tfm. Baylis, Storekeeper, Triangle. Ex "Rimutaka." THE NEWEST STYLES AND LATEST NOVELTIES > IN PBWT3. PRINTS. PRINTS. First Shipment NOW ON VIEW NOW ON VIEW Inspection Invited. Mitchell & Turner TANCRED STREET ASHBURTOS. To the Ladies. SPLENDID SHOW OF New Spring Goods FOB THE SEASON, EX RUAPEHU. ( NOVELTIES. NOVELTIES. NEW DRESS MATERIALS. New Millinery, etc. Andeew Ore.