LOCAL AND GENERAL.

♦ I. » There are 150,000 miles of railway m the United States; 300,000 miles of rails— in length enough to make twelve steel girdles round the earth's oircumferenoe. A strange disoovery was made the other day by a miner at the Monte Oristo claim, Little Bendigo, who discovered five live frogs m the solid reef at a depth of 200 ft. The frogs appeared to be m perfect health. Mrs Captain Tom is the riohest Indian woman m Alaska. She is worth about £5000/ and lives royally at Sitka, burrounded by slaves. She supported two husbands until lately, having to give up one when she joined the Presbyterian mission. Mrs Tom is ugly, fat, and over forty, and is a. shrewd trader. News from New Guinea via Brisbane re ports that moet of the miners at Sudest Island, New Guinea, are down with malarial fever, and are suffering great hardships; The value of the field for alluvial working is considered small, though nioe opeoimens of gold have been found freely scattered - over a belt of oountry six miles m width. The Duohess of Cambridge, who lies m a precarious condition, has long outlived the span of life ordinarily Allotted to man. She was born m 1797, and she is therefore m the ninety-seoond year of her age. She married m 1818, and has had three Ohildren, the present Duke of Cambridge, born m 1819 ; Prinaeaa Augusta, married to the Duke of Meoklenburg-Strelitz ; and Prinoeßs Mary married to the Duke of Took. At New Brighton, m Cheshire, on the other evening, a performing lion dashed out of his cage as the performing lady dashed m. The spectators expected to be eaten forthwith; bat lions probably prefer to devour people who are not arrayed m their best clothes, and the •« king of the forest " — who was probably born m the oage from which he escaped— rushed into a corner, obviously the most frightened oreaturo present. The "Dunedin's Star's" Melbourne cor respondent writes: — By the way,, it is said thßt Mr Speight intends to leave Victoria for the Mother Country unless he is promised a i substantial inorease m salary. He novr re* oeives £3000 a year to handle £25,000,00,0 worth of railway stock, and he has not only paid interest on outlay,- but has succeeded m pqtting a surplus of considerably over £1,000,000 m to the Treasury during the past four yeara. All this has been done despite reductions m freights worth considerably over a quarter of a million per annum, ' Competent authorities are * beginning to entertain serious doubte as to the possibility of finishing the Eiffel Tower. At preßentthe modern Babel has not been raised a third ol the height to which it is proposed to carry it, and the work is at a standstill m oonsequenoc of a strike among the workmen. The lattei demand more pay at every additional s'orey, as the work becomes correspondingly more dangerous. As about a dozen: men, have already been killed by falling off the building, the claim of the strikira does not seem to be an unteisonable one. — " Court Journal." The "Hawera Star,", in a recent issue, intimated to its readers that Sergeant Duffle had seen a rat strike a match and run owaj with the lighted luoifer m its mouth. The Sergeant affirms this to be true, but the circumstance happened . 20 years ago; He was on beat to Devonstreet one night when he heard a scratching m a shop, the site of which is by tbe National Bank. On turning his lantern round to see the oause he caw a rat Eoampering awny with a lighted luoifer m ita mouth, the rodent apparently having struck it just before, whioh accounted for the scratching sound the Sergeant heard i Humor has i( (says the " Bost "1 that the Government do not . intend "to confirm Mr Ward's appointment, 'and that the judioiul ermine is destined to grace the shoulders ol a former colleague of the Premier's, Mr Conolly, the ox-Minister of Justice; We dp not know whether this be bo or not, but for the credit of Ministers themselves we hope it is not the case. It would be the reverse of creditable to them to pcs aside Mr Ward's undoubted pi aim's' m order to foist ' Mr Conolly iuto the position. Suoh a proceed ing would be an ezeroise of political patron age whioh woqld prove very distasteful to the public A sohool inspector was examining a olasß m grammar, and trying to elucidate the complex relations of adjeotiveß and nouns by a telling example. "Now, for instance," said he, " what am I? " That was an easy I question, and all the children shouted " a man I " and then looked round triumphantly, bb muoh as to say, "Ask another." " Yes, but what else ? " said the Inspector. This was not so easy, but after a pause a boy ventured (• suggest "A little man," "Yes, but there is something more than that." Thjs was a poser; but at last an infant phenomenon almost leaped from his seat m his eagerness, and oried, '! Please, sir, I know, sir — an ugly little man " An accident, as singular as it wav terrible, recently befel a bioyolist m tha town of Rochester, America. A young bjeyolißt was returning home after a spin, and when he s reaohed the corner of the street where the meat market is situated he turned up on the sidewalk. Passing under the awning m front of the meat market, two young men were horrified to see the oyolist suspended by a huge meat-hook banging from a brace sup* porting the awning. They hastened to his assistance, and discovered that the hook had caught him just below tbe right eye. The wheel had passed partly from beneath the ride^r, so that almost his whole 'weight came upon the book. The young men speedily released him, and took him to the Ojty Hospital, where it was found that trie hook had pierced under the cheek bone, and torn through under the orb of the eye. He suffered excruciating pain, but there is some possibility of saving the eyesight. " Butterfly " contributes the following to the " Dunedin Evening Herald " : — A good story comes from Geraldine. A devout and worthy churchman gave a bull to the kirk on the understanding that it should be sold for £20. It was decided to raflle the animal, and a well-known citizen waß entrusted with the task of selling the tickets. He got on magnificently, the tickets moving off rapidly. Unfortunately, however, nearly everyone who bought a ticket insisted on sealing the bargain with a drink, and by the time 19 j tickets were Bold our well-known citizen was gloriously drunk. Thereupon the looal con stable arrived upon the soene, and attempted to remove the inebriated bull-raffler to the Jooji-up. Our citizen, however, laid down on his back m the middle of the road, and refused to budgo one Bingle inch unless the gentleman m blue took the remaining ticket for the raflle — prioe one sovereign. Caies were soaroo, and ultimately the officer allowed himself to be persuaded, and then, end not till then, the. drunken man lurohed to his feet and went quietly off to the polica station. Myinforraant adds, "If this isn't a oase of the ruling passion strong m drink, I don't know what is." Holloway's Ointment and Pills. Notable Facts. — Intense heat augments the annoyances of skin disease and encourages, the development of febrile disorders j there fore they should, as they can be, removed by these deterrent and purifying preparations, In stomach complaints, liver affections, pains and spasms of the towels, Holloway's Oint-' ment we 1 rubbed pver Jhe affeptei part immediately gives the greatest case, prevents congestion and inflammation, checks tl>c threatening diarrhoea, and averts incipient cholera. The poorer inhabitants of large cities will find these remedies to be their best fricn -> when any pestilence rages or when from unknown causes eruptions, bo Is, abscesses, or ulcerations point out the presence of taints or J impurities within the system, and call for nstaat an 4 cSeUive curative medicines, ,

Yesterday Messrs J. Quane -and Co.) effeoted a sale of oats, about 5000 buehelß, at 2a 4d on truoka at Ashburton, equal to 2s 6Jd f.o.b. at Lyttelton. : The other day we ohronioled the oapture by Mr Shury of an eel weighing 20£lbs. A Southern contemporary "goes ona better" ; reoording that an eel 4ft 4in long, 16in m circumference, and nearly 281 b weight was caught m tha Waitahuna river on Saturday. Inside it were found a trout 15in long and aixorayfisb, . Mr H; B. Yogel writes to the " Poat " say ing the novel about to be published m London | is Sir Julius Vogel's own writing, and will ba published m February, It was commenced | -■ shortly before he left New Zealand. He also took Home a novel written by someone else, . but not by a Wanganui lady, to introduce it to a publishing house. Mr George J. Keating, has reoently be queathed £20,000 to a ohuroh m California, and the same amount to establish a hospital m Ban Diego, California, where he resided. Mr Keating was a brother of the Bey Lloyd Keating, sometime incumbent of St Thomas,' Auckland, subsequently assistant curate of St Luke's, Oamaru, and more reoently still loawn tenem at St Augustine's, Waimate. He ib now m the United States. Our new Governor's titles are bo lengthy that it is to be hoped it may not be deemed neoesaary to reoiie them. in full m all publio documents under his name. He is the Bight Honorable Sir William Hillier Onslow, Earl 6t Onslow m the oounty of Salop, Viscount Cranley, of Oranley', m the eouaty of Surrey, Baron Onslow, of Onslow, oounty of Salop and of Glandon, county of Surrey, Baron Oranley, of Imberoourt, and a Baronet, Lord High Steward of Guildford, Knight Com mander of Saint Miohael and Saint George; Mr Labduohere, the editor of •• Trath," writes : — I hear that the Emperor's tour through Austria and Italy will cost not less than £40,000, and the amounts whioh he has given away m presents to the Sovereigns and their official B whom he visited is Bomewhat fabulous. The Emperor took with him from Berlin 80 diamond rings, 150 silver stars, 50 Boarf pins all richly jewelled, 30 diamond bracelets, 6 splendid presentation sowrds, 30 |large photographs of himself with the Empress and her ohildren, all m gold frames, 30 gold watohes with chains, 100 oigar oases with '.lmperial arms and monogram m gold, and 20 Btars m diamonds of the Order of the Blaok and Bed Eagle. Sir Samuel Baker (saya the "Pall Mall Gazette ") has always held the belief that the M£hdi oould, if he pleased, divert the Nile into the Bed Sea, and leave the Delta and its millions to starve: It seems, aooording to Mr Stanley, that Mahdi is not the -only person wha possesses the key to the stopcook of the great river. "The Viotoria Nyanza is on a plateau like an inverted basin; it oould be made to triokle over at any point. In nine months the King of Ugunda oould, if he pleased, shut off the water supply of the Nile by damming up the Bipon Falls." King Mteaa onoe began to do bo, but fortuna tely desisted. If the King of Ugunda were to: try it the bivilised world would have to place the Viotoria Nyfcnza m other keeping. But it is to be hoped the duaky monarch does not know his power ; otherwise he might blaokmafl the Khedive ever* worse than tua suzerain the Sultan, HfKeatihg's Powder destroys both moth, fleas beetles, and all other insects,, wh le quit harmless to domestic animals. In extcrminaj .ting beetles, the success of this powder is Extraordinary. It is perfectly clean m appli cation. See the article you purchase is Keatings as imitations arejj noxious and in effectual. S Id m.tins, 6d,nis*and 2s 61 by Ho

The Ashburaton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1888. PARALLELISM IN CRIME.

being a well-known fact that some insane persons who behave as towards people generally m the most inoffensive and kindly manner have the most violent antipathies amounting to murder ous hato as towards particular indi viduals. In the case of Ken wick Williams that antipathy was directed as against young women as a class, and m the case of the Whitechapel murderer it appears to be levelled exclusively at the demimonde\ and m the latter, as m the former case, therefore, the conclusion which this remarkable parallel forces upon us is that the dreadful series of crimes is the work of a man who is mad m this direction, while, perhaps, ap parently perfectly Bane m all other respects.

That "history repeats itself" has passed into a proverb which is as old as the hills, or at least as old as Solomon, whose assertion that " there is nothing new under the sun," is merely the same thing expressed m different form. And the truth of the saying is exemplified as fully m the history of crime as m that of nations and individuals, there being no conceivable wickedness which can be perpetrated today or m the future which has not been perpetrated many times before. It might thus by a priori rea soning have been safely concluded that the recent Whitechapel outrages were not without a parallel, and accordingly it is not surprising to "find that the hor rified interest which has been aroused by their shocking details has led, among other things, to the looking up of old criminal records and to the discovery of a number of cases all more or less simi lar m their characteristics. Several of these have been detailed at length m the columns of the London papers, not the least remarkable for its likeness to the Whitechapel outrages m being a vendetta against the weaker sex being that of one Benwick V* illiams, commonly called " the Monster," whose unaccountable propensities m mali ciously cutting and wounding females wherever he found them unprotected made him the terror of the metropolis almost exactly a century ago (1789) and who carried on his diabolical work for nearly 3j a year despite every exertion made for his detection. The following particulars of his case are given by one of our exchanges. On May 5, 1789, he stabbed Elizabeth Davis m the hip ; tliuu be aoßuultod Miss Fuater hi the same manner, as she was coming from fhe play. On January 17, 1790, he btabbed Miss Ann Porter, as she was coming from the Queen's palace j upon which he was publicly advertised. Through the perseverance of Mr Cole man (an acquaintance of Miss Porter's), he was apprehended on Sunday, June 13, 1790 ; and the next day was brought gp for examination; when many females appeared to identify bjm, Some of those who had been wounded could not swear to his person ; but the two Miss Porters, two Miss Baughams, Miss Anne Frost, Mies Anne West, and Elisabeth Davis spoke positively as to his being the perpetrator ; whereupon ho was committed to Newgate to take his trial. So great was the detestation m which he was held, that it was with the greatest difficulty the police officers could prevent him from falling a prey to the indignation of the people. His trial commenced on July 8 1790, at the Sessions House, Old Bailey. He was arrainged upon seven indictments for cutting and maiming several females. He was tried first on the indictment for wounding Miss Porter, who deponed that on her coming through fct James' Park on January 18, 17P0, she met Williams, who followed her till she r arrived at her father's house m St James street, when, ac she wag ascending the steps, she received a violent out on the right hip ; the blow was bo great that she was stunned. This was coorroborated by her sisters ; and a Mr Tomkins, surgeon, deposed that the cut Misg Porter received was nine or ten inches long aj»d about three inches deep. The prisoner being palle.d upon for his ! defence, begged the indulgence of the court m supplying the deficiency of his memory upon what he wished to state from a written paper. He accordingly read as follows : — " He stood an object equally demand ing the attention and compassion of the court. That, conscious*of his innocence, he was ready to admit the justice of whatever sufferings he had hitherto undergone arising from suspicion. He had the greatest confidence m the justice and liberality of an English jury, and hoped they would not suffer his fate to be decided by the popular prejudice raised against him. The hope of prov ing his innocence had hitherto sustained him. "He professed himself the warm friend and admirer of that sex whose cause was now asserted ; and concluded with solemnly declaring that the whole prosecution wbb founded on a dreadful mistake, which ho had no doubt but that the evidence he was about to call would clear up to the satisfaction of the court. Notwithstanding thiß curious protesta tion he was found guilty upon this indictment and atao subsequently on two further indictments for assaulting ftliza beth Davies and Elizabeth Baugham, and was sentenced to two years' im prisonment m Newgate for the assault on Mies Porter, two years for that on Elizabeth Daviee, and two years for that on Miss Baug ham ; and to find sureties, himself m £200 and two m £100 each. Judging from the fact that witnesses called for the defence at the trial gave the prisoner the character of a quiet harmless creature, it seems probable that he was the yiotim of pome form of dementia, it

SYDNEY GRAIN MARKET

Messrs Goldabrough, Mort, and Oo,^ [Limited, report under date Nov. 7 aa follows: Milling wheat is m good request and steadily advancing, New Zealand samples of prime Tuscan sharing m the improvement. Cbiokfeed continues m great demand at ex ceptionally-high prioes. Owing to the eoaroity of Mai2e, Oats have advanced 2d per bushel. 'Potatoes, owing to a cessation of shipments ■from Victoria and New Zealand, have iadvanoed fully 50 per cent. We quote — j Milling Wheat. — Colonial, sa ; New jZealand Tusoan, 4s 9d. ' Chiokfeed, ia to 4.3 3d. ; Oatb. — Milling, 2a 10id j medium to bright, ;?b BJd to ?a 9Jd ; inferior, 2s 7Jd^ j Potatoes.— -Up to £10 per ton,

LATEST PARISIAN FASHIONS

(From ou© ottn Oobrebpondsnt.) ; Strlpeo are m very great favor for the Jautumn, both for gowns and the long mantles that are the latest "word" ol Varla fashtong. All the Etripea rnn per pendicularly or " slightly diagonally. None cud roand the dress. The effect oi this arrangement is to make everyone whc adopts it I<q*c taller than her inohee, Some of (he stripes are very wide : otherc are small and toarcely visible. Self coloured materials are also In favor Bj the adjaot'vd is maant those that have neither pattern nor stripe, but are all oi one shade of colour throughout. The term is a teohn'c* ity. On braided dresses, as will as home> spans and twteds, muoh braiding and embroidery will still be seen. The mode of applying these is reverting to one that was muoh m favor many years ago, viz , that of braiding or embroidering skirts I round the edge. A grey dreßS thua braided m brown is draped over a ailk foundation m the latter color. The braided design is a quarter of a yard In Width, and hat the fcfiaot of making tae soft grey material fill m beautifully graoefnl folds When this style ie »dc pteel a panel is Inconsistent, and there era «lgos that these will not be so largly used as th,ey have been. The dlreotoire dresses, on the other hand, have given a great impetus to embroidered and braided Fronts for both walking oostnnna and evening dresses, and the harvest of em broiderers Is "likely to be a large one for the next twelve months, end probably muoh longer. A 'very favorite way of oompoalng drtsaos is to combine a self colored material with a strip. d one, Tae follow ing Is a good sample of this method ;-a- Ovor the ailk foundation falls a straight skirt of the stripe, and over this again a ■econd skirt of the plain, open to show the otripes beneath la front, at the sides, and at the back. A large " oabbage " bow of eurrah m the Bam a colour with the tsige is placed where the folds of the overskirt begin to part. The pointed bodice baa the left front made of the stripe, while the right is of the plain, draped across and fastened, upon the striped by means of a small flit tab. The buck is In the self-colored material, The aleavea are striped, with puffings of the plbin at the top and striped cad at the wrists. The high, t oiled collar Is m the plain material, lined with the stripe. Oo th cc details depend muoh of tha character and consistency of the toilet. The long, new mantles are for tha moat part made with a yoke, to whioh the material, If slight enough, Is pleated with very floe and well-fl»ttened plaatlngs. It ia expected that the folds known as " accordion," to oalled from their simil arity to thoße of the musical instrument when not distended, and the other named "surplice," will be muoh us&d for these mantles la the spring we shall see many of them m fine|pleated lace, and other thin fabrics, bat they will only look well when worn over well-m&de dresses, and by women of good figures and upright carriage. Mean while for autumn wear, smart little ooats and jackets are popular: Some are red with white- feelngs, collar, ouffs, and pockets. Others are blue and white. Perhaps the most beooming are entirely blue, the most largely used material for these being navy serge. The fronts are often turned b<nk with silk or bengaline of the same shade. • ' Pabjs, September 2&. Skinny Men.—" Wells' Health Renewer 1 restores health and vigor, cures dyspepsia, impotence, sexual debility. At chemists and druggists. Kempthorne)! Piosser "and Co., *geats Chiistchwb, $,

GOOD PRICES FOR WHEAT AND OATS

. ■» (Pjbr Press Association,) Ounkdin, November 19. At a sale of grain to-day, by D. Reid and 00, there was an advaneo of 6d and m oomo instaDoeo of 8 1 pec baahel In wheat and corresponding advance m oatp. Milling wheat reallaed 4s 2d to 4s 7d : fowl feed, 3j 5 I to 3i lOd ; uatp, 2a 9d to 3a 3d ; madium barley, 4i 6d.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

. ■» (PEK PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, November 19, A man named Francis Benjamin was tiTrested to-day for attempting to paes a 'purious tiovareign at one of the oity hotels. The oase was remanded until Wednesday. Mr T. Peacook, M. H.R. for Ponsonby, addressed hia constituents to-night, and reooived a vote of confidence. The Auckland Fre zing Company 000 'emplata dospatohing two orgoes of frozao mutton for the London market m January next. JBiabop Luok his received from Cardinal Rampolla, SeOietary of State at the Vati can, a letter acknowledging the handsome writing table forwarded to hia Holiness the Pope ao a Jubilee gift from the Catholic olergy of Auokland. Waipawa, November 19. The exhibits for the exhibition are now arriving, and an eleo'rlo lighting apparatus to the extent of 10,000 candle power is on Its way. There will be magnificent dis plays of fireworks on one or two night] during the exhibition, Wellington, November 19 la the will ciae Mr Htrper contended it had been open to Broughton to test the troth of the Arohdeaoon's statements that Renata had informed him that Airlni had drafted the will, bat which the appellant failed to do. AH that the law required was proof that the testator was aware of the contents of Airlni'a document!!, Tills had been given. This, together with the Arohdeaoon's evidence aa to the testator's decorations on the Friday, was he con tended, sufficient to establish Airlnl's veracity. Oonnsel referred to the Arch deaoon hiving taken notes of what ooourred shott'y pfter the interview, and quoted evidence m support of the asser tion that the attesting witnesses did go Into Renata'a room. The Oourt adjourned until to-morrow. A poll of shareholders to deolda whether the Perserverance gold mine at Terawhltl ahonld be sold, resulted m the proposed aale being negatived by 10 275 shares to 8500. The Minister for Laud,a has received from Mr H. A. Gordon, Inspecting Bnginear of the Mines Department, a detalied repo t opon the dairy farming applianooß on view at the Melbourne Exhibition. Mr Gordon says the batter worker moat m favor m Victoria, and recommended by the manager of the model dairy Is that known as Oherry'B butter worker. He quotes the opinion of MrD, dul ivan of Launoeston, a batter worker of 35 years experience, that Nevr Zealand butter is Inferior to either the V o'orlao or Taamaalan article, one of the chief reasons being th»t the white pine I f wood used for the ends of the casks taints 1 tha butter and gives it a greasy and whitish appearance at the poiDfc of con* ; tact with ithe wood. The same dlffioulty , was experienced m Victoria, autll the • pxpedlent was adopted of boiling the casks 1 for 20 hours before uoing them Mr Sullivan also finds fault with the use of 1 calico wrappings, bb oanslDg a whiteness -of the surface of the butter, and recom mends oak cuds, and filling up with fltrong brine as the best way of packing butler for export. A man engaged pile driving on the property of W, H.. Levin, Upper Hutt, discovered a couple of small nuggets, Further search is being made, but it is thought the find 1b not an important one. The steamer Neptune, which arrived from B>&heim to-day struck the Wairan bar heavily and carried away tbe rudder i and rudder post, fl jury steering gear ; was constructed with the aid of which the ■ vessel was brought over here, Blknheih, November 19. The promoters of tha JuaVln-Time Bay ! they have sttuek a reef and got good i stone. J. T. Robinson. Sesret»ry of the Eduoa i tion Board, and generally supervisor of eißmira'lons, has issued a writ of £1000 for libel against the " Evening Mail " for the publication of reflections on the : Blenheim supervision of the scholarship > examinations. Ghbistohuroh, November 19. Abont 5 this evening the Sydenham Salvation Army barracks and iffioers' quarters, with a cottage belonging to Tnoa. Davis, Bltuatad In Battersea street were burned down. The fire broke out In a seml-detaohed kitchen behind the Salvation Officers' house, and a strong e&Bt wind rapidiy carried It to the other buildings. No one was m the kltohen at the time. The furniture of all three buildings was saved. Insurances : — Salvation barracks, £500 ; cfiiooto house, £100 In the Standard ; Davlb' house, £150 m the Union, The barracks was of wood with an Iron roof, and erected three years ago. It would seat 700 people. Last night the office of Isaac Allen, bailiff, Hereford street, was broken into the back door being forced. Anything In the office which was of value was m the safe, and all that was takan were some receipts and letters. Alexander Watson, painter, Ranglora, and his son had a narrow escape In the Ashley this morning, Tbe river was high, and they were crossing at the upper ford In a trap when the horse got into a quick sand, and In its straggles overturned the vehicle. The occupants were swept down and the boy managed to grasp Watson, who, with great dlffioulty swam with him to a spot from which they reached the bank. The horse was drowned. Nominations for the Welcome Stakes, 1889, and 0.J.0. Derby and Oaks, 1890,! received on November 10th were made publio to-nighf. The Nominations for tbe Welcome nnmber 77. one more than those for the present year, and the largest evar received for the ctakeer. The Darby has received 65, a total which ex ceeds the previous best record by 8. The Oaks totai is 45, which is 21 m exoass of tbb last nomination. The New Zealand Stud Company, Middle Park Sfcad Com pany, Major George and Hop. G. McLean are the largest nominators, but most; of (he principal breeders and racing men of the colony have horses engaged. At the Oity Council to-night a letter was read from the Gas Company, dcolln iog to surrender rents for meters. The Council resolved to adhere to their resolutions of Aagnst last, and to take steps for the establishment of pity gasworks. A largely attended maetlog took pltoe m the Oddfellows' Hall to-night, oon vened by G, W, Ell, who for many years has carried on litigation against Harper and Co., solicitors, to hear a statement of the treatment he had received from the Official Assignee and Registrar of the Supreme Oourt. Mr Yerrall, M.H.R. for Ashley, presided. Ell made a long I eso parte statement charging the officials In question with unduly favoring his opponents, aud the meeting passed reso lutions aeklng for a pqbllo eraulry Into the matter, aud for getting up a petition to the Governor to remove the Registrar and Official Assignee. . A request from the chairman for persons to oome forward who were willing to aot on the committee to get up a petition, was fc not »t all numerously responded tp,

THE APPOINTMENT OF GOVERNORS

♦ -. — - . (PBK PKKSB ASSOCIATION.) Lomdon, November 17 to 19. Lord Carnarvon, m a letter to the " Times," says that Sir T. Mollwraith's objections to Blake are expressed m rough, ill-considered language, which is, perhaps, due to the self-asserting tone common m young communities. It would be impossible to admit his claim to haye the name of the new Governor submitted without abandoning the rights now belonging to the Crown. The sub mission of the name to the colony really means the appointment of Governor by party majority. It is Lord Knutsford's duty to appoint the best man possible. Mr Henniker Heaton, m a letter to the " Times " defends Sir T. Mc- Ilwraith's action. *• Mr Pritchard Morgan, the nerr mem • ber for Merthyr Tydvil, has requested the Government to fix a special day for discussing the Queensland Governorship m the House of Commons. Ottawa, November 19. The French Canadians are agitating also to secure a voice m the nomination or Governor, ..

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

(PBR PBEBS ABSOOIAJTIOir.)

OBITUARY.

London, November 10. The Earl of Devon is dead,

BLACK MOUNTAIN EXPEDI TION.

Oakjutta, November 19, The Black Mountain expedition has returned, the rebels having completely submitted.

MR DILLON'S TOUR.

Mr Dillon sails for Australia m De cember.

THE RUSSIAN LOAN.

St. Petersburg, November 19. The loan agreement has been signed, The Banks contract to pay the amount is gold before July. The loan will be issued early m December m London, Amsterdam, Paris, Brussels, and Berlin.

EXPULSION OF JOURNALISTS.

Two French journalists have been expelled from the city for publishing articles of an obnoxious character re" fleeting on the Imperial Court.

THE EMPRESS VICTORIA.

The Prince of Wales met the Em press Victoria of Germany at Flushing, m Holland. The Queen will greet her •n her arrival at Sheeroess.

RUSSIA AND COREA.

The China correspondent of the " Times " states he is informed on good authority that Russia, by a secret treaty, has engaged herself to protect Corea against outside aggression.

THE EMPEROR WILLIAM.

Berlin, November 19. The Emperor William took a cordial farewell oi his mother when she left this city on her journey to England.

LOYAL INDIAN PRINCES.

Lord Dufferin, Viceroyof India, at a durbar at Pattiala, announced that the Government had decided not to accept the money proffered by the native princes for the defence of India. He urged the chiefs instead to raise their troops to a pitch of efficiency, rendering them fit for service, and promised that the British Government would supply officers and arms to help them.

AUSTRALIAN.

PER JBKBS ASSOCIATION J

NEW SOUTH WALES

Sydnby, November 19. The fruit crop at Bombala has been destroyed by frosts. The herbage is dried up and the river has ceased running at Inverell. The . squatters have suffered heavy losses. A splendid supply of artesian water has been struck on Werribee station, near Burke, giving 356,000 gallons per diem. Sir H. Parkes denies the statement published m Melbourne that New South Wales is m favor of combining with Canada and Britain for a com plete survey of the route of the Pacific cable. He says that while he has no objection to confer with the Victorian and Canadian Governments, he cer tainly would not express an opinion m writing at the present juncture. Private intelligence shows that Dr. Drummond, who was arrested at Colombo on a charge of larceny, did not poison himself as at first reported. Death was due to excitement at his arrest, causing failure of the heart's action.

VICTORIA.

Mblbouknic, November 19. On Saturday night an encounter took place m Little Bourke street between Chinese and larrikins. One of the former was held down and a laborer named Cutter jumped on his chest and killed him. Cutter has been arrested. A trading schooner foundered m a squall off St Leonards, a small fishing village m Hobson's Bay, seventy miles south-west of Melbourne. The crew made for the top of the rigging, where they remained for some hours before /their rescue, which, owing to the sea, was accomplished with difficulty. The Federal Timber Yards have been burned, also part of Sangland's foundry. A quantity of valuable machinery was. damaged. The fire spread to a row of cottages on the bank of the Yarra, which was completely gutted, Sparks flew to a great distance and four fires broke out m the suburbs, apparently all from sparks from the first fire. Great damage has been sus tained, QUEENSLAND. - Brisbane, November 19. On the Darling Downs, and espe cially m the neighborhood of Dally, stock is dying fast. A water famine is

SPORTING.

» ■ ASHBUB'tfDN B.O; SPRING MEETING The following are the aooeptanoes for the raoea on Thursday, the first day of th« Ashbnrton Baaing Club's Spring Meeting :-^ Hubdlb Bacz Handicap, of 85 sots. Two Miles: st 1b It lh Mammoo ... 10 8 Wire In .. 912 Presto ... 10 7 Sookburn ..9 0 Beuben .. 10 3 " - "\ County Plate, of 30 aova. One mils ftnd • quarter. st lb Bt Ib Ivunhoe ..8 7 Martha 7 2 Doubtful ..8 7 Inohkeith .. .610 Seoreoy  7 10 Pennine •• 610 Swamp Hen ..74 Abhbobton Odp Handicap, of 'ss eoyfl. One mile and a half. at lb | it lb Quibble ... 9 6 Vandal -. •• 710 . Count d'Orsay 8 0 Bepoae , 7 0 Eawi .. .... 712 Sir Julias ..7 0 Premier .. 7 11 Bosebad •• 610 Sphinx Handicap, of 25 ,3ovs» Sflven far* longs. ■";■■ it lb « lh Authentic ... 8 10 Banncokbnrn - 6 9 Doubtful .. 8 6 Paddy .. 6 9 Meada ..8 6 Bobs of Cheviot 6 7 Seoreoy .. 7 7 Sorella • •• 6 6 Swamp Hen 70 Spuing: Handicap, of 30 sots. One mile. st lb it Ib Erin-go*bragh 813 College Boy •♦ 712 Bewi .. ..8 7 Sir Jaliaa •• 7 7 Repose . . 712 Gle.nlorm . . 7 0 Disxbici Wbltib Handicap, of 25, ion:. Two miles. Bt lb Bt lb Beaben ..11 4 Meada •• 912 Sqnib ..11 1 Sorateher  9 9 Doubtful ..10 2 Little Arthur 9 0 Ivanhoe . . 10 2 ,

PROHIBITION.

At a temperance maetinf recently held In Dunedin, speaking on the above.' Babj^ot, Sic William Fox, Bald there were some things whloh were at the same time both true and false. Mr Gladstone had said m the House of Oommoua tome time ago that the evils which flowed from strong drink were worse than war, psetU lenoe, and famine. There were few who would say ho had exceeded the troth. Bat he (Sir W. Fox) stood there to say that he did not thins: that ever ilnoe the world was oreated strong drink had done any harm to man, woman, or child — so long as it was kept looked tip, and a good teetotaller had the key of it. It was not the drink that did the harm, it was the man at the back of It. Who was the man? They knew very wel 1 . He was m a big brewery, and m that public-home. It was that man's gallop they wanted to> atop, and the only way they thought Ife could be done was that which they were proposing. There were only two ways to do this : taking the man away from the drink, and t iking the drink away front the man. Taking the man away f rcm the drink was moral suasion, which led to the formation of the Recbabitea and Good. Templars, ' and so forth ; and It was apparent that moral suasion had been no; failure. In hundreds of oaees, v they knew, immense' good had' been done' by moral Biuaion. He could point to doeana of caseß m whloh moral anas ton had bpeo; the saving of a man and all his snrrqnnd? ingß. It was only fifty-fire yean ago since the first Temprance pledge was taken, In the town of Preston, by seven: working' men. That was the first pledge taken Id the world. Aod how many did they nnmber now 1 Not less than five million* m Great Britain alone. But moral suasfott was not complete, because although' fire million people had yielded to ita blandish ments, there were about twenty-three mililom who weire not total abstalnera, and a large proportion ,' of • whom fell. victims to strong drink. They wanted to remedy that, and they ay to do it was to take away the drink from the than. How did the drink oon&e to be sold ' We wees Hying no* onder prohibition of a rigor od» form. Kvety man, nomio, »nd ohlld ir»a prohibited from selling Intoxicating drink, except one man m about every 200— lucky fallows, who by the grace and favor of licensing oonamltfcees got permission to do so. It was all very well for men to say that they would not Bubmit to Prohibition* that they would not suffer dictation ai to. what they should eat or drink that they would defend their liberty and alt that* but they wete living under a syctam of Prohibition already, and all the Alliance wanted wu that this one man m 200 ehould come down from his pedestal and stand on a level with th.c ; rest- of the community without the privilege of selling strong drink. There were three things the licensing oommitteei were called on to decide. The first was whether a man was Qualified to sell atroqgi drink or not. < He must stand bead and shoulder*; above his fellows, and bring oertifloatei to> show that he wns law abiding, moral, respectable, eto. Tha next thing tha committee had to ascertain wai whether the honao was qualified to have liquor Mid In it. The law prescribed that it < must be built on certain principles and have certain accommodation, With neither of these tblogs did the Alliance wish to interfere j but it was as to the third thing that the Alliance people, Local Optlonlstt, and Prohibit loniste wished to take the power out 'of the hands of the. licensing committees, The law said expressly that no licensing committee should be bonnd to grant a license unless it had first ascer tained to its own satisfaction that the house for whloh the license was asked was a necessity In the district. That wae the word—" necessity " ; and by " neces sity " he understood that the distriot would go to pleoei and the people get oholera or some other malignaat. disease and die If the lloense were cot granted. He o mid not underitand what the oom> mitteen thought a " neoesalty " when they granted so many licenses as there were, m auch a town as thin. Oonld they fayoa their consciences that they thought all these houses were necessities They oonld not do It, and neither the old benches nor the new committees tried to. I This power the Alliinoa wanted to take away from the Oommittees. And to whom did they want to give it Net to the Governor—he probably knew lets about It than the committees ; and not to the Premier, beoause he might be fond of frequenting . pabllo -houses • himielf— »tA« though that would not apply- to Sir Ssrry Atkinson, because he was a total -jbktalner and a member of the Alliance . Who wm likely to know best as to whether a house waa a neoesalty: the &7e members of sv licensing oommittee r;« the community at large He would '^ay the men and women of the eommuuiy were the people to know— they Wanted to have the women In it, and would have them, too. AH this groat reform amounted to was noth ing but taking from oommittees the power of deciding if houses were neoessasry and giving it to the people. Sir, William then referred to the female franchise, for the lock of whloh at preaant not on« of the many noble women In the oolony could 41ft so much is a finger, to protest home or hearth from any injary ignorant or prejudiced legislation could Inllot on them.- Was this manly m us On tha' contrary, it was disgraceful; They were just as well educated as we they were taking the highest' honon at oollegaa when boyi came pulling along behind,. They had far more at atake, for the whole question was a women's question • — yet we were not going to give them s* vote. It was a mean and contemptible thing. In conclusion^ he said thai the* —fanatics ai thty were oeilad~-e» wanted to alter the law m one partloihvr - iad that by transfefrjag the power o> deoldlng wheth.ee or not there ehonld be lloensed bouse m o particular Jocaiitytc the. tommunlty . Looking at what a ama thing it was to' aak-, he was amaajd

THE ASHBURI ON GUARDIAN, TUESDAY NOVEMBER 20, 1888



QtJOl) FAOIMUS VALDB iflolW.Jjß H (" What we do we do well.") I i TUifi OHRISToTTuROH DS NTAL I 168 Caahel Street, (JhriV ohach, noxt Robin- -\ son's Boot Store, and at thai Octagon, Dane <m. ( All operations at Etaotly uniform and moderate Fees. Consultation free. ] S. MYER~AND CO., i BUEOEON DENTISTS. < WITHOUT TEETH 2 WITH TEETH NITi.OU-s OXIOJ2 GAS adminwter<yJ. Thi«s ADWstf'etio 10-.voa no nnpleasant offosts, aid by its n*e tte exMractto* of Ba-i Stutnpa and Teeth is rer.d"re4 perfectly Paihleas aad Effective. AdminiaWed daily. Pee for Ad- ministration of Was, 5s Extraction. 2b 6d a tooth. Hours of attendance, 9am.to fc pa. Private residence, 93 Bast Belt. .- IW « T The acknowledged Bnpurionty of AMtttti* OAN DENTISTRY m the ooortruotion of Artificial Teeth, the moat fin-shed workann- Bhip, and replacing the lost teeth T<^. tOBARILY ALMOST IMMKDIATfcLY after extraction, hwe «retabl : Bhed our reputation. A single Artificial Tooth, 103 , complete set, Upper and Lower, Ttmpoiary and Permaoent, £10 103 ; Artificial Teeth Mid Dentures made by other dentists remodelled at small OJflt. StoDDing, Scaling. Fenect and Puinlooa. 16



imminent. The $est Remedy for Indigestion.— Norton's Camomile Pills are confidently recommended as a simple remedy for indiges- tion, which is the cause of nearly "all the diseases to which we are subject, Norton's Pills, with justice called the' "natural strengthener of the human stomach," act as a powerful tonic and gentle aperient, are mild m their operation, and E&fe under auy circura tances Sold m bottles at is ijd, 2s yd, 4s, byi|all^medicineiLvendorslthrQuahoutUh • wwo, ~-~m ■>• HI



Summer 1888. Jj a t bs t .Novelties IN ALL DEPARTMENTS, NOW ON VIEW AT THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY g Everything New. New Shlrti. New Underclothing, New Ties, New Hate, New Suits for Boy a, New Boitß fur Men, Everything New and of the LATEST FASHIONS. i See our Windows, and judge for yourselves SPECIAL. Eultß made to measure m good style and from the newest checks and stripes from £2 16s. ENCOURAGE LOCAL INDUSTRY AND SUY ITBOM THB Kew B Zealand||Clotliing Factory. *2S W. H. WEBBBR, i



Rink de Paris, SPECIAL ATTB ACTION yoE EACE NIGHTS ROSELLE BROS GYMNASTS. DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITI | OF SEEING THUS JSftIAL WONDERS, Fical Carnival, December fltl R. ELSTON, Lessee and Manoger,



MBS ADAMS has removed to Saun- derß' Buildings, oppoalte R«Hw«y Btation. Orewel SUko, Woolb, and Fancy < 3 oods of every description kept In stock. Agent for Eclipse Dye Works. Registry offioe for Servants. 10 92 \\/ ANTED Kncwn— That Mrs Bill, VV Monthly Norse, b»s removed from'Ftter Street to Dr Trevor's honso. Id Moore Street. 10t39 j - — — — — ' - — WANTED Known.— J. Obb ahd Co are now ehowing a large asuort. ment of Ladies' Embroidered Robes from 10b 6d, STOCKINGS— 700 pairs of Ladies and Children's earn pie Hose just opened Oanded under the old Tariff.) All quality to be sold cheap during our Bale. — U. C. Segerb, Melford House ANTED Known.— J. Ork and Oo are now showing a Large AFsortment of Feathers, Flowers, Ribbons Lao°B Glove*, &c. 101102 WANTED Known- We are now showing fc splendid assortment of Summer Millinery and Drapery, a*, very low prices.— H. 0. Segbrs, Melford Home. WANTED Known. — J Orb and, Go's Drapery Department Is under new management. Prices of the Whole Stock have been revised and reduced to such a point as will command a speedy sale. _^ WANTED Known— We are now shewing a grand assortment of Trimmed end Untrlmmed Hats and Bonnets. The largest Stock to choose from In town, and tbe cheapest house. — H. O. Segbrs, Melford House. "TTrANTED Known.— J. Orb and Co YV are now Blowing the Leading Novelties m Ladies' Mantles, Jackets, and Dust Cloaks. WANTED KNOWN— That I have nppnintflri MpH An AMR Rnlflagßnt m Ashburton for the Kclipge Dyo Works, Christoburch. Lndiee dreenoa and gf ntle- mon'a clothes cleaned or dyed Meal Skins, Glovoe and Feathers, Silks, DamasV Curtains, Tabie Covers, Sashes Cleaned 04 Djed, eta, end all kinds of animal skins drefcsetl ane 7 made up to order.— A. J. Chapman, i6l Armagh street, Christ- ohurch 130



Wanted BOARD and Residence for a respectable Young Mao in* private family. Apply office of tbia paper. 11 68 VS^ANIED Known — Mrs Meroh, W- Drsfsmaker, has returned f.ora Sydney, nnd re-commenced business m Fanndors' Build ngs, next Mr E. Alcorn'e. 10 78 "TT / ANTED Known — J. Obr and Co VV ate now showing Ladies 1 an'J Children's Artis'io Millinery m Great Variety i WANTED everyone to know that J. C. DrKCA : is a Land Broker, Hcensod to prepare and regis'er Transfers, Mortgagee, Encirr.brancJ!', Leases, Regis- tration Abstrocs, Powers of Attorney, Applications to bring Land under the Act, end every depcription of instruments unuJT th<s Liud Transfer* Act'-^-J. 0. Duncan, Arcade, Ashbnrton. 10J10J EOB gennloo Ashburton Twead Suite read'-msdo, or to measure, fit and quality goar&ntred, and at prices nu- • qnaUed, go to R. Aioobn, Asbburton Ololh'rg Kaft, S*«ndpra' Kolldioga. WANTED Known. —J. Obb and Co invite La^ieß to inspect their large and vari d oesortmont of Summer Dress Materials. Over one thousand pieces to select from. SHEEP SHEABS, 11 A's, BB A's, and BBAl^Z'a; and genuine Turkey Stonei. — Robsrt Aloobn, Saunders BaUdingp^ _^ GLASGOW DRAPERY and CLOTHING COMPANY. Tre* mendous Bargains.



Public Notices. GLASGOW DRAPERY and CLOTHING OOMP ANY. Hun- dreds of remnants of all kind NEW PAPERHANGiNGS EX "TAINOI" ' NOW OPENED. -I A BALES PAPERHANGINGS lOASB DECORATING ENAMEL PAINTS James Qraigie, TINCBED STREET. 10 13 SUPPORT LOO 1L JND OSTRY. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE PRODUCT * IS VERY fcUPERIOB. HAVING made a speoial purchase of a laree lot of Ai»hbucton Tweeds, part of wbiob I have bad made np m the best Btyle and finish, I now offer better value m Men's, Youtba 1 , and Boyb' Suite, than can Le bad anywhere m New Zealand. Suit* to measure, both fit and material guaranteed. VALUE UNEQUALLED. BOBERT^LCORN, ABHBURTON CLOTHING MART, BAUNDERS' BUILDINGS. M C CALLUM & CO. TIMBER MERCHANTS AND IRONMONGERS. Have m Stock— A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF Sheep Shears, lnolndinjt the following FAVORITE BEANOS.:— W. and F. PARAGON 79 AS BURGON and BALLS' 8.8.A. BALL BROS. BLOTTED BOWS Turkey Stones. SADDLE IN LUMPS AND POWDER BSD AND BLACK TATTOO OIL. McCallum and Co 10*16 IcCALLUI & Co., tAahbtirton Branch; East Street, nex IRONMONGERS, TIMBER ANI COAL MERCHANTS, AND MANUFACTURERS, PAJtNTBSS, GLAZIERS, PAPEaHANQBES DECOBATOBS,Eto ' IBOIMONGERY DEPt, We have landing aod lo arrive, Stoob of ParnUhing aod General Ironmongery, conilttlng of the following lines :— - --FBNDERB, FIREiaONS COAL YAt'ES AMEBIOAN STOVB l B&KGB3, HOLLOW AUB TILB and other BEGISTJBRS CUTLERY, E.P. WABE OHOBNB, TOOLS WENOnSQ AND BARBED WISE, etc., etc. TIMBEE DEPAETMENT. We have on hand exceptionally goo Stocki of KAURT, ASSRRIOAN SHELVING, HOBART PALING 5 , BPLI I' P< ST3 and BAILb, and every d so iption of BOUGH end DBESBED TIMBER, TThich vr can b apply eithe f om on- YARD IN TOWN or direct from onr SOUTHLAND HILLS at prices which cannot ba improved npon elaewhere.



COAL DEPARTMENT. Newcastle Coal Westport Coal Brunner Coal AND FIREWOOD. OUR FACTORY Includes the following Machinery :— Complets Set, Door and Basb, Standard -- making, Spouting, Bidging, and Earning Machinery, PAINTING, pTpERH ANGING GLAZING, AND DECORATING DEPARTMENT. We oan confidently solicit the sappor of our Customers and the public generally la tfaia Department. It being In oharg< of experienced men, we guarantee thi olau of wurk. ESTIMAtIs" GIVEN. We have just received from England 10,000 pieces of the latest and oof fashionable designs m Poperhangingi from J&v to 10s per piece. PAINTS, OIL, VABNIBHBP PAPEEHANGINGB GLASS— PIain, Tijsured, namaltd—OUT TO 4HY SIZE, And General Pock of Materials CEed it vie Tracle.. In thanking our Customers and the public generally for their liberal euppcrt m the past, we beg to announce that we have re-organised onr branch under new -oanagement, and m addlug the Furnish- tog and General Ironmongery Department ire have every confidence that we shall receive the support it will claim by id ariety and priceß. ' m j £,iMcCallum & Col ? | >s .^.T -" AO. WBLLB t*g n. J Mi»»g«r,||