TO CORRESPONDENTS.

A Lovga of thb Ckaythor. — There le good liquor 10 be got In Ashburton, and it is your own fault if you* go whoro bad stuff is retailed.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1888. LABOR AND CAPITAL IN CONFLICT.

The impending strike of miners m Newcastle, Australia, has given rise to grave forebodings as to the consequences it will entail upon the colonies and par ticularly upon New South Wales and Victoria. The latest news to hand is that the miners are adhering to their intention to go out on strike, and that on the 27th of this month the coal miners of Newcastle to a man are to lay down their tools, and will refuse to return to work until their demands are acceded to. Some of the consequences of such an action may be briefly noted. Trade .will be paralysed ; coal will rise to ransom prices ; the large cities of Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide will be without gas, nnd generally m divers ways will the influence of the miners' action bo felt. New Zealand coal has already gone up fifteen shillings per ton m Melbourne, and endeavors are being made to procure a supply of five thous and tons per day of New Zealand coal, to supply the Melbourne gasworks. The Victorian Government have been assured of a sufficient supply of coal from Tas mania to keep tho railways m operation, but it may be taken for certain that if a strike really eventuates m Newcastle, it will extend to every colonial mine of importance. Lord Carrington, Governor of New South "Wales, has been asked to mediate m the labor dispute, but acting on the advice of Sir Henry Parkes, the Premier, he has decrmed to interfere, This, m a great measure, is matter for regret. In his capacity, as representa tive of Her Majesty and the Parliament of New South Wales, he might have had much influence m settling the ques tion at issue and saved further trouble. The disturbance m the relations of the miners and the mine owners has been going on m a small way for some time past. While paltry local disputes were going on among the miners there aroße a wharf laborers dispute. The Wharf Laborers Union m Sydney de manded fifteen pence an hour for lump ing bags of stuff, and other Trades Unions supported the action taken. At the same time it was intimated that a stand would be made by the Maritime Union on the question of employing Chinese labor on board steamers. The Alameda was due m Sydney late m June laßt, and notice was given that unless the Chinese crew was removed the vessel would not bo unloaded. Later on this threat was further pushed and the agents were notified that unless the members of the Chinese crew who did not belong to tho Union were dis charged they would neither load, unload nor coal the steamer. Regarding tho wharf laborers demand for higher wages it was not long before shipowners gave m, but the determination of the Mari time Union was upheld respecting the Alameda. Even the Postmaster-General of New South Wales informed the Oceanic Steamship Company that the retention of Chinese crews on the Mail Steamers was likely to militato against the renewal of the contract for the carriage of the mails to San Francisco, but this instead of improving matters so far as the men were concerned only made the shipowners more obstinate. The next thing m strikes was soon heard of from Molbourno when tho Printers Society demanded an increased rate of pay, and were successful m obtaining it. Meantime tho Alameda difficulty was approaching no nearer to a settlement, aud the offer, that if tho steamer wore unloaded, coaled and loaded again the captain would undertake to return with a European crew, was rejeoted with scorn, and so the game went on and the steamer lay undischarged. The owners then assumed the high hand and attempted to discharge the cargo on their own account. So far they were successful ( but a number of the crow were replaced by moiabers of the Sea men's Union and the steamer was dis i charged. While this was going on news of a Shearers strike reached us and again the men were successful. At present a rather serious ono is on which is not likely to be so amicably setttled. Finding themselves rather m a minority over the Alameda's discharge, a con ference of delegates from Colonial Sea mens' Unions was held m Sydney on July 18th. The proooe.dings were private, but as to their nature the subsequent action of the local Unipn $oon revealed, jfc N^ice was served ou

the China Steam Navigation Company t that unless the Chinese portions of their 1 crews were withdrawn from their i steamers the Union would refuse to \ load or discharge their vessels. Foi- i lowing on this it was said to be believed m shipping circles that unless the I difficulty were overcome, or if it assumed important proportions the Australian coal trade with Hong Kong would be almost cut off and the necessary supplies obtained from Japan. About July 30th the discontent among the New South Wales miners increased, and the Maritime Council being m sympathy with them brought matters to a head. The Maritime Council decided to support the miners against the masters and join issue against capital. It was reported that a general call out of seamen on coastal vessels was to be the first move towards compelling the shipowners to give m to tho demands of the Seamen's Onion and the Maritime Council. It was, however, difficult to ascertain the facts of the case as the men kept strict silence as to their intentions, and the means they were likely to use to compel the masters to conform to their views. The principle cause of the difficulty was m conrcction with the Northern Steam Company Auckland, The Seamen'B Union having discovered that the Ship owners' Association had subsidised and assisted the Northern Company, who. had reduced the rate of wages, called a Conference of delegates to discuss the matter. They were determined to bring affairs to a crisis and invited shipowners to meet them to settle the dispute. Ihe shipowners declined, but expressed a readiness to submit the disputes at issue to arbitration. The seamen were adverse to this, and subsequently the owners agreed to confer on the questions of over-manning vessels and overtime m working. The owners made a proposal that time for time should be allowed with eight hours' work only, m tho twenty-four, for the ordinary rate of pay. The latter proposal led the Seamen's Union to suspect an attack on the eight j hours' system and the prevailing rate of wages, and although the owners denied any such intention the Union wbb per sistent m its suspicion, and gave notice to all Unionist seamen to withdraw from their vessels on a certain day. The Mariposa was lying at the wharf undis- \ charged, and the consignees determined to have her unloaded by themselves un- \ less the llnion gave m. The owners of several lines of steamers, when they saw the feeling of the men decided to with draw Chinese labor from their boats as , soon as it could bo replaced with European labor, but m the meantime so great was the seriousness of the im pending strike, that coal shares became depressed and business was generally threatened. The Maritime Council de- i clined to allow the cargo of the Mari posa to be landed or even the exhibits intended for tbe Melbourne Exhibition. Following on this stern attitude the owners drafted a letter couched m a conciliatory tone to the Seamen's Union which left the dispute open to further negotiation. While negotiations were ponding be tween the seamen and owners, the colliery masters gave notice m their mines that coal must bo hewed and blasting discontinued, and this causing much dissatisfaction overtures on behalf of the men were made to tho mine owners by the Miner's Conference. These, however, were declined. Following up the course of the labor disputes we find that the crew of the Mariposa commenced discharging the steamer for the owners strongly guarded by the police. The Seamen's Union still held a strong card to play against this action m the fact that they could prevent the steamer being coaled. They were much astonished to find therefore, that m spite of their combina tion, not only was tho cargo being dis charged but a supply of coal had been secured. This cargo was purchased on behalf of the American Consul at Port IHawara. The Company who supplied it declared they did not know for what it was intended. The Maritime Labor Council disbelieved this, and warned the Company that if it were put on board they should look upon that company as adverse to the employment of white labor. Then followed the calling out of the seamen on the IHawara Company's boats, and general uneasiness prevailed. Melbourne at once deemed it necessary to have a strike on her account as well as on August 4th, four hundred iron-workers refused work unless higher wages were paid. Then came newß of the strikes in ' France and the rioting which followed and Eng land was not behind, for the match girls of Bryant and Mays m London •• went out " and only returned to work at in creased wages. The chainmakers, m btaffordshire, followed suit. They felt they were working for "starvation wages" and really there was great distress among them. Returning, however, to the Australian labor disputes the Maritime Council fixed upon September 12 as the date when all Chinese crews must be replaced and it was resolved to take a vote of the members as to whether the strike should be proceeded with or not. The Miners' Association, at the same time, having failed to come to terms with the man agers of the mines, gave fourteen days notice of a general strike, and at the beginning of larat week we had informa tion that the men were likely to be true to their word and that the outlook was gloomy indeed On the 27th of this month— Monday next— tho miners, to a man, are likely to stop work. Five thousand three hundred men will bo af fected by the strike. On the 14th of this month vessels representing 80,000 tons were waiting for cargoes of coal only half of which can be supplied before the miners "go out." It was antici pated that should the Maritime Council support tho miners, the strike would ex tend over a very lengthy period. The Sydney Chamber of Commerce endea- \ \ vored to mediate between men and masters, but were not at first successful. \ It was stated that even those miners : who were not affected would assist those ' who were with money, bo that the ' strike would be a prolonged one. After ] an unsuccessful appeal to the Governor i the mediation of the Chamber of Com- « merce was accepted by the miners, and ' the managers, and the result will be j looked for with much anxiety. While ] these deliberations are going on, news 1 comes of a further difficulty with the l Shearers at Brooking, New South Wales, j over which bloodshed is feared. ] We have thus brought before our * readers a yiew of the different strikes 1 1 | wbioh have plaoe wifoiu tlw Un. , 1

two months ihe majority of them have been successful while the others a-e not decided yet. We see how the threatened strike of miners has been re i ceived here and the influence it has had respecting the prices of coal. I The Australian seamen's trouble and the difficulty with the miners are of serious import even to New Zealand. Should the demands of the miners not be acquiesced m and the men go out on strike, it is not improbable that this colony's miners may become affected, and the spread of tbe feeling to our shores would be most disastrous. Strikes are apparently common to every country, as m the short retrospective view we havo taken, more than one nationality has been effected. Whether good or evil will result from the defiance of the employers cannot yet be ascertained. We are inclined to think that even if the men get their demands satisfied such precautions will be taken for tin future as will prevent a repetition of the nnoasi ness which has prevailed m the publio mind for some time past.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the B.M. Oourt this morning, before Mr A. Harrison J. P., Elizabeth Anderson, for drunkenness, was fined 5s and oosts, or 24 hours. The Chinese it is said, oonsider it a religious duty to pay up all their debts at the begin* ning of the new year. Such a praotioe Bhould not be tolerated m a oivilised country. Seotion 11, containing 9 aores 2 roods and 23 perches, being part of Reserve No. 1467, Dromore, has been withdrawn from the Per ' petual Leasing system. " In the bright lexicon of youth there is no ' suoh word as fail, but later on, when tha ' youth gets into business for himself, then the i word shows" up m good shape. 1 A writer to the " European Mail "is in > formed that Sir Julius Yogel vrill return to i New Zealand towards the end of the present [ year. | The Aehburton Oounty Oounoil is gazetted , as a leasing authority within the meaning of '• The Publio Bodies Powers Aot," and has • beoome aubjeot to the provisions of the said l Aot. t Three blooks containing nearly twenty aor as f eaoh m the Westerfield Survey Distriot | have been temporarily reserved for planting purposes, and one acre m the Hinds Survey Diatriot for a gravel pit. A lady who died at Marseilles the o'her day, desired by her will that her heart might 5 be plaoed m the tomb of her seoond husband, . but her body m her first husband's tomb m I Amerioa. In the person of William II of Germany an f old prophecy has been fulfilled, that to the Throne of the Hohenzollerns a one-armed 1 monarch should suoceed. Suoh is virtually - the new Emperor, whose left arm is useless, ; . owing to a malformation at birth. t In Melbourne Lady Looh is collecting funds » to bring from England a lady oompetent to give instruction m a new method of sewing, by whioh quioker and better results may be ! obtained m a shorter time than by the old r way. A Scandinavian boy at Woodville being - asked how the people of that place got along ! so well, gave the following reply : — «• You \ must work hari ; you must got all de moneys ; ' [ you must not pay for nothings ; and deb yon ' files your shovel— to your^wife." The " St James Gazette " has just ohanged hands. The new proprietor, Mr Edward > Steinkopff, is a German, formerly iv business m Glasgow, and subsequently m the oity, m the South Amerioan trade- He has be oome enriohed by the Apollinaris Com > pany, m whioh he is said to hold a ' half-share. He has never taken any part m : politics, but is understood to be a Gonser \ vative. The odd part of tbe thing is that his ; partner m tho .Apollinaris is Mr George Smith, of Waterloo Place, who was the ! proprietor of the *• Pall Mall Gazette " until he gave it to his son-in-law, Mr Yates Thomp son. Both tbe Wellington evening papers approve of the decision come to by the House on ' Friday night on the San Franoisco contract. ! The " Evening Post " says :— •' There will be [ very little sympathy felt for tha Northern distriot m its bereavement, because Auckland is the Pharisee of New Zealand — selfish and ' arrogant, ever thinking that it is not as other [ places are, and always willing to lay the heaviest possible burdens on its neighbors' i shoulders ao long as it is not required to bear anything itself." As to the suggestion that - tbe Premier showed great taot and cleverness ■ m olosing the debate after the San Francisco ! question waß determined, the "Evening Press " has the following : — " Now, if tha Premier had any mental reservation m doing ' this, by which the question of the San Fran [ oisoo subsidy is held over till next session, it ; was not a masterstroke of strategioal astute . ness, but a dirty, dishonest triok— too shallow to be worthy of anything but oontempt. We 1 do not believe, .however, that he was guilty of anything of the sort, and we regard the decision arrived at on the San Franoisco t subsidy as final." • Tho following is from the " Hawke's Bay Herald : —There is a yarn afloat with regard to a hospital m New Zealand, whioh, if true, refloats more oredit on the ingenuity of the looal committee than on their honesty. The Government, as everybody knows, pays by Aot £1 4s subsidy on all voluntary donations to hospital funds. This particular hospital appears to be rather expensively managed, but the funds seem to roll up well, and no one oomplaius. It is said that there is an in timate oonneotion between these three faots. This is how the thing is worked. Ais a con tractor to the hospital. He has an acoount for, Bay £25. He is quietly told to make it out for £50, and it is passed and a oheque paid for that amount. But when paying the money the seroetary gets back £25, and payß it into the hospital funds as a " voluntary contribution," and the committee olaim— and get — £30 from the Government by this smart trick. It is also strongly suapeoted that m other hospitals money received from paying patients is put down as voluntary contri butions. Mr J. Bodway, Pro. C.S., Stroud Distriot, England, says :— Oddfellowship is of Roman origin, dating from the reign of Nero, a.d. 55. The name " Oddfellows" was given to the good citizens a.d. 79 by Titus, from their knowing each other by night, and for their fidelity to him and the country. Oddfellows first made their appearanoe m our island m North Wales, and shortly afterwards on the Island of Mona. The first aocount of the Order spreading into other oountries is m the fifth oentury, when it was established m the Spanish dominions m tbe sixth pentury by King Henry m Portugal, and m tbe 12th oentury m Franoe, and afterwards m England by De Neville, attended by five free knights from Franoe, who formed a Grand Lodge of Honor m London, whioh Order remained until the reign of George the Third, when a part of them began to form themselves into a Union, and oalled themselves " li/oy&\ Anciont independent Oddfellows," now the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Man chester Unity, still holding its earliest and most vital laws ; any member being oonvioted is expelled. — " Gloucestershire Ohroniole." The best medioine known is SANDER aud SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRAOT. Test its eminent powerful effects m ooughs, oolds, influenza, eto. — the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. His Majesty the King of Italy, and medioal syndicates all over the globe are its patrons. Read the offloial reports that aooompony eqoh. bottle. Mosler, M.D., Prof. University, Greifswald, reportß :— The Euoalypti Extraot proved magnificently suooessful m very severe contusions, bruises, sprains, wounds, soald ings, broken ribs, and limbs. (" Medical , Journal," Nov., 188 L) In diseases of tbe kidneys, either aotivo congestion or suppros- \ sion, (uroomia) or albuminuria, dropsy, \ lithiasis, nothing will equal m its aotipn : Euoalypti Extraot. Doses, sto 8 drops. ; Mosler, M.D., Prof., University, Greifswald, reports :— Diphtheria. Tonsils oontinually coherent presenting uloors with white exudats. ' Cured m fourteen days, Surgioal Clinio of Prof. M'lntyre, College of Pbysioians and Surgeons, St. Louie— Soirrhus of Breast — ] Exoision, Euoalypti Extraot employed. No I swelling, heat, or discoloration, Cured m I fourteen days,— (AdYt. 4 <

j Mr W. H. Warron, of Wellington, whose ] , elocutionary powers are said to be of a high order, will give a reading of Charles Dickenß' " Christmas Carol," m St. Stephen's Sohool room, to-morrow evening at eight. Admis sion will be sixpence, and the prooeeds will be for the Sunday Sohool Fund. The lecture on " The Maori Race," by the Rev J. N. Buttle, will be delivered on Friday evening next. To those interested m know ing the hißtory, habits, and probable future proßpeots of our dusky brethren this lecture should be a treat. The leoturer ia a son of one of New Zaaland's pioneer missionaries, and no doubt has some exoiting and interest ing experiences to relate. The opportunity to hear the lecture should not be missed. As regards ostrieb farming m South Australia, it is the opinion of the Government Land Commissioners who lately visited the farm that the lowness of tbe prioe of birds and feathers renders it very doubtful whe'her ostrich farming can now be made to pay. The establishment m South Australia ia situated eight miles from Port Augusta. The initiatory troubles of rearing the birds have now beon completely overcome, and the birds are m a thriving oondition, evincfng that great oare is taken of them by the manager. A correspondent writes m reference to the censures passed on the Press Association for neglecting to furnish prioes of frozen meat m London to New Zealand papers. He thinks that generally, the Association's information m regard to wool sales is not altogether reliable, and says :— " The London prioe lists of wools sold m July show no appreciable < rise m values over corresponding prioes ot last year. One well-known station olip m this distriot realised identically the same prioes i as were obtained m 1887 for greaßy and , scoured merinos, but reoord a drop of l_d to 2d per lb m greasy and aooured ooarser cross. breds. Whatever censure is merited by the manager of the Press Association for not 1 supplying neoessary information regarding > prioe of frozen mutton m London, he cannot * be oharged with negleoting to report succes sive rises m values of wool, whioh if collated would bring up the July sales to Is to la 6d , instead of 8d to ll£d per lb, the aotual prioe 3 realised." Our correspondent encloses acoount sales of the olip referred to, and compares the prioes realised at last season's sales with ' the year before, whioh show no rise m values. i " Rough on Catarrh " corrects offensive odors at once. Complete cure of worst chronic cases ; also unequaled as gargle for diphtheria, * sore throat, foul breath. 4

THE MARKETS

* [Par Press Association .] f London, August 20. An Australian wheat cargo has been sold at 375 ; another cargo, _6. 3d. I New Zealand flour, 245. , The hop crop is expected to be 40 1 per cent below that of last year, and it is feared also that the quality will 1 be below the average.

TERRIBIE ERUPTION IN JAPAN

a DREADFUL AND HARROWING J DETAILS. 5 [BY ELEOTRIO TELEGRAPH— OOPV/BIOHT] (PER PRESS ASSOOrATION.) [ (Reoelved August 22, 12 40 p.m.) i Thursday Island, August 22. ; Details are to hand concerning a 1 terrible eruption m Japan. The island of Bun Tig Yun, one hundred square | miles m extent, was the scene of the , ( visitation which took place on July 14. i The shock was most violent, and almost ■ paralysed the inhabitants who number ' about 2000. The town was virtually [ split m two by the upheaval, and large . numbers of terror-stricken inhabitants i were swallowed up m the chasm caused 1 by the eruption. Many of the people j rushed to the foot of the mountains and . were killed by the falling lava and boulders. Nearly all the houses m the 3 island were destroyed, and moßt of the i residents were killed. The eruption > lasted from morning till dark, and next | day a fire sprung out from the crater. [ It was m the panic that ensued that 1 most of the lives were lost. The c mountain virtually fell on the town \ burying large numbers, and many who r escaped were subsequently starved to ; death. i —

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

[ (PROM ODB OWN CORRESPONDENT.) t Wellington, August 21, Mr Walker brought up this afternoon , ' grievance suffered by oountry settlers > who are being persecuted for avalllnj E themselves of return tickets on marke | days. The Department has dlsooverei that a great many people avail tbemselve of oheap market tickets, who go to towi for all kinds of purposes exoept for goini ■ to market. Having made this protentou discovery some time after the rest of th< world, the Department seems to have be | oome possessed with tbe notion that i ! could die criminate between people travel ; ling for one purpose and those travelling i for another purpose, and would refusi i tickets or grant them accordingly. Thi praotioal impossibility of detecting fraud) and the Irresistible premium offered tc dishonesty, does not Beem to have struoi the Dapartmant. Mr Walker, however, pointed these things out so forcibly thle afternoon, that we may, perhaps, expect an awakening of the official mind to the more obvious of the facts oonnected with the oaso. The subject of defence has been brought before the House by Mr W. P. Reeves, who enquired from tbe Minleter for Defence whether tbe cruisers now being constructed by the Imperial Government for New Zealand are of tha Aroher type, which has been recently stated to be a complete failure. The Minister had no information. Mr Rhodes to-day presented a petition to the Minister for Publio Works from sixty-three unemployed of the Temuka and Arowhenua Town Districts, asking for work of some kind. Mr Mltohelson promised to loqk Into tbe matter at onoe, and have a report from the looal officers on the subjeot. Ministers rather throw cold water on the efforts of the energetio Mr Valle to have a trial of his system made on the New Zealand railways. The Minister for Pnblio Works has informed Mr R Reeves In reference to the offor to lease the Auck land railways, that the guarantee offered I would have to be a very substantial one, as nothing lobb than cash would satisfy the Government The Bum that would have | to be deposited would be about £95,000, whioh would comprise £43,000, estimated net revenue at 2} pep oent, and at least £50,000 an against depreciation and the risk of allowing the lines to run Into dis repair. Government, however, oonelder the question to be such a large one that it would be injadloious at the present time to lease any portion of the railways. In view of thelaot that a Commission to manage the railways will Bhortly be ap- I pointed, nothing will bo done iv the meantime at any rate. It having been stated reoently that the aarvlon of a seoond officer m the New Zealand merohant servloe do not count as officers' services, and that this preoludes hla eligibility of examination of mate, Mr Bruoe is urging the Government to alter the Injastioe. Mr Bruce having served before tbe mast himself, bis advooaoy j will be appreciated.

SYDNEY GRAIN MARKET.

Messrs R. Goldsb»ou«h and Co Limited, report acd')' date, August 8 h. Milling wheat Is m good demand, and NSW. samples, if even of fair quality, »ro easily sold. Ohickfeed ia m Urge mpply, and easy. Supp'ies of oats are small and the demand brisk. M?izi, -tfter declining, shows signs of Improve— iient, and Is now firm at quotations. 8.-au and Pollard are m short supply sad ijo-jti request Wo quote :— Milli.n'o Wh-ut— 3i 71 to 3s 9 1. Chiokfeed— 2i 6lto 2i 9i, J Uats— G >od heovv feed 2* 4d to 2' 6d. medium 2s 2d to 2s 3_ I, Inferior from 2«. Maize— 2» BJI. BRAN and PoLlard— 9| Itn IQ_,

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Tuesday, August 21. ' The Native Billa were before»the Legit- I>t ye Council yesterday afternoon, and after three Maori chiefs had been heard at the bar of the Council wore read a seoond time. It was. resolved to adhere to the amendments-made by the Ooanoil In the Mining Aot Amendment Bill.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

AFTERNOON SITTING. Ihe House met at 2.30 p.m, QUESTIONS. Replying to questions it was slatsd that the wholi question of the property tax woold be carefully considered during the recess ; that a letter had been reoeived from Mr Vaile to the effeot that several Influential gentlemen In Auckland had afforded a substantial guarantee for a trial of the Vaile system on the Auoklsod lines, but that nothing lees than a oash deposit of £300,000 wourd satisfy the Govern ment, and that It was not proposed to accept the offer j that £1000 had been pl»o d on the estimates for the nominated immigration of the wives and children of residents m the . colony ; that Govern ■ mer.t oould not hold out any hope of for mulating a scheme to provide for forest tree planting by the State ; that suffioleut land had been reserved for mining par* poses under the Midland Railway contraot; that it was believed no farther contribu tion would be given towards the Govern ment of New Gnlnea ; that Government bad no intention of bringing In a Bill to give effeot to Mr Yafle'a proposal to lease the Auokland railways for five years ; that a sum would be put on the estimates for another shipment of salmon ova ; that Oolonel Haultln bad resigned aa one of the Representation Commissioners daring the recess, and Government proposed to •sk the House to consent to his reap polntatent. RAILWAY MARKET TICKETS. Some disousdon took plaoe on the quea* tion pat by Mr Walker ai to the unsatis factory relations existing m regard to railway market tickets. Several members urged on the Minister to make some ohange m. this respect. aiSBORNE HARBOR BOARD BILL. The Premier moved that the Gliborne Harboar Board BUI be reramltted to a Committee of the whole House on Wed nesday.' The motion was agreed to, and the BUI set down for Thursday next. BIIXS ADVANCED. The Rating Aot Amendment Bill was farther considered In Committee, and the remaining olauses passed. The Fencing Aot Amendment Bill waa further oonsldered m Committee, Interrupted by the 5 30 p.m. adjourn ment.

EVENING SITTING.

The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. THB FENCING BILL, In Committee on the Fencing Aot Amendment 'Bill a lengthy discussion took place on Mr Marohant's new clause providing that Natives, the title to whose land had been individualised, should be liable to contribute to the maintenance of boundaiy fences. Mr Oaroll and Mr Pratt opposed - the clause. Other members, while agreeing with tho olaußo, thought it would imperil tho Bill, and Mr Marohant eventually consented to withdraw it. A new clause, proposed by Mr Seddon, legalising a three barbed wire fence for great cattle m any mining district was lost. Considerable debate took plaoe on tho schedule defining a legal fenca; Tho schedule was eventually passed, amended to read one or two barbed wires and the remainder plain, instead of four barbed wires only; ; JUSTICES OF THE PEAOE BILL. The Justices of the Peace Aot Amend ment Bill was considered m Committee. The Colonial Seoretary moved a new clause enabling Justices to take any affirmations or declarations. The motion was agreed to. LAND TRANSFER BILL.. Tho Land Transfer Aot Amendment Bill was further considered m Committee, and passed with amendments, a proposal to report progress on account of the unwork able character of some of the clauses being withdrawn. BILIS. The Rating Act Amendment Bill, the Fencing Aot Amendment Bill, and the | Land Transfer Aot Amendment Bill, were read a third time and passed. DISTRICT RAILWAYS BILL. Mr Tanner moved the recommittal of the Distriot Railways Purchasing Aot Amendment Bill for the purpose of amending it to give relief to settlers Id the Duntroon-Hokatoramea distriot. . Mr Taylor protested against any excep tion being made. Mr Duncan supported the re-committal. Mr Marohant thought all should be treated alike. There were settlers In the district who had bought land without knowing it was subjeot to special rates. Mr Thomson (Marsden) said that tha whole objeot of the Bill was to enable wealthy land owners and large companies to evade their just liabilities. Tbe motion for the re-oommlttal waa agreed to by 26 to 18. Mr Whyte moved that the sohedule be recommitted for the purpose of striking ont the Rotorua railway, whioh had suffered from the Tarawera eruption. Mr Allen protested strongly against suoh proceedings. The matter had already been deolded onoe. Sir John Hall said that they ought not to go into the question at suoh a late houi In a thin House. He moved the adjourn ment of the House. Mr Hislop oppooad the adjournment, and protested against the aotlon of those members who were now blookiog the Bill »fter an honourable understanding had 3een arrived at. He quoted some figures io show that the relief arrived at only imonnted to a few hundred pounds. After some farther disoasslon Sir John Ball withdrew his motion. The debate was adjourned on the voloos, md the House rose at 130 a m

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1868



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Holloway's Pills and Ointment are remedies which should invariably be taken by travellers m search of health, pleasure, or business Many deleterious influences are constantly at work m foreign climes, tending to deteriorate the health; these and the altered conditions of life will entail on those who travel the necessity or carefully attending to early symptoms of disease, and they will find the use of these remedies to be highly necessary, the action of the pills being purify* ing and strengthening, and of great service m cases of fever, ague, and inflammatory diseases, whilst the ointment is a sovereign cure m cases of piles, bad legs, bad breasts, wounds, and ulceis. Holloway's remedies do *"* not deteriorate by change of climate, tfB9J



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Wautetf WANTED Known.— Our Tuoer will be lv Aahburton next week. All orders promptly attended. — Mi oner and Thompson. H. M. Jones, Agent 8 111 WANTED Known—That Bates and Co. has 250 Splendid Tweed Trousers.; Your nick for 10s 61 GREATEST Sale ot tbe day, every thing cheap for Cash. — U. C £egkbs, Melford House. BOOTS. BOOTS.— Keep tho feet dry and save doctor's bills. Quality ia everything m bad weather. I guarantee every pair. Best value In New Zealand at Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings.— Robert Aloorn. LADIES' Jaoketa.— Just Opened a few Ladlri very superior Jackets, both m atyle and quality. Will be sold at lese than half their prloe during onr present Sale.— H, 0. Sbqkrs, Melford House. '1 17"ANTED— Everyone to come and VV boo the nicest lot of Glass, China, and Earthenware ever shown m Ashbur- ton, sod the Cheapest ever landed m New Zealand. Imported direct from the Manufacturers.— Robbbt Aloobm, Saun> dors' Buildings. til STOCKINGS— 700 pairs of Ladies and Children's sample Hose just opened (landed under the old Tariff.) All quality to be sold cheap during our sale. — H. C. Seqbbs, Melford House. WANTED Known— Albert Ocum, having purchased a First-class Plant, ia now Sweeping Chimneys m a careful, oleanly manner, at lowest rates. Orders may be left with J. Ranger, East j Street, or addressed to A. Ortjm, Wakanui Road. 8 66 WANTED, Cash. — Moir's Oatmeal (261 b), 2s 6d; Candles, 6d ; j Vestas, 5d dos. ; Coffee and Milk, Is ; Ooooa and Milk, Is ; Corn Flour, 4d ; Frulta m Syrup (21b tins), Is. Crockery -, \ Glassware, and Ironmongery,— J. Mo- 1 Qbtoob. Tancred street WHAT WILL IT COST TO PRINT? rHE Centennial Printing and Publish- ing Company, Limited, undertake to revise and preparo Manuscript for Publi- cation either m aerial or book form, Es- timates and Designs furnished. GARNET WALOH, Editor, NAT. J. BARNETT, Manager, Melbourne A CARD. J Miss Oarson, TEACHER OF MUBIO, (PIANOFORTE AND ORGAN), Bobnkti Street, 12 101 Good News! Good News! TO ALL HABD-VVOUKIN'GMBN AND ANXIOUB MOTHERS. ES^BONA FIDE SALE NOW ON AT THB 1 New Zealand Clothing Factory PBEVIOUS TO TAKING STOOK. WE offer you Real, Genuine, Substantial Goods (our own make) ACTUALLY BELOW COST FOR YOUR READY MONEY; EVERY Article m our Extensive Stock, consisting of Men's and Boja* Clothing, Bugs, Bhirte, Hata, etc, reduced to prices unequalled, thus enabling people oi limited" means the opportunity of dressirgand clothing themtelves and their children for a small Bum. — BPBOIAL.—: MEASURE BTJITS _£_S) I^JS FROM 3&4 XO TRODPERS TO MEASURE -| n S £•!) FROM X # O COMPARISON IS THE TRUE TEST OF VALUE. Bona Fide Sale NOW IN FULL SWING AT THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory. W. H.; WEBBER, Manager. JAM PKIMO. ■—• Some time since we published a small paragraph en the unsatisfactory nature of much of the jam retailed In the colony. Tbla reached Meisrs Klrkpatrlck and Co., of Nelson, and tbey went to work In a very practical fashion to prove that the jams manufactured by the firm were of the best quality. Two cases of assorted jams wore sent to this offioe, with a re- quest that we would thoroughly test the jam along with other brands, and give oar opinion, ffie are h»ppy to state, frankly and fully tha' we have been very much surprised, as prior to the receipt of flfeiera Kirkpatrlok'a gift we were unaware that New Zealand could boaat of an In- dustry of whioh It has so much reason to be proud. The various norts of jam were tested by a number of persons, who compared the samples with other brands, and ihe general verdict la that not only are Meaara Ktrkpatrick'a productions far aud away better than any other New Z^alaxd hrft^ri w« ot»n obtain, ba< i»ey hre superior to Jttnmiah j*ma m being frPßher. The neareut approach to tbe excellence of the Nelson jam was that contained m tins bearing the name of a Taßmanlan firm, but even Iv thla com- parison the Nelson artlclo came out a lona way best. We are pleased to be able to give unstinted praise to a genuine local industry, the product of which we can unreservedly recommend to consumers. All of the many persons who have tested the samples are loud In their pralne, and we moat unreservedly eongratqlftte Mesa 1 Klrkpatrlck and Co. upon turning out a genoloe fruit, j \va lit to grace the tables and piome the palaten of the most hixnriuaw and fnaMrtnum. — " Hawke'a .bay Herald," July 18th. Samples of Klrkpatrlck and Go's " X " brand of jam have been forwarded to us and we are free to confess that ihey appear to be m every way exoellent and as they become better known m the looal market will meet with much appreciation from the heads of households. The maker asserts that none but the purest fruits grown In Nelson ore used In bis manu- factures, and we are content to accept that assurance. Certainly tha j^ma possess a richness ana t>nain.eßß ot "flavor that beara that aaaertlon out,— Dunedln /■bitV'jui.a. ""° v '



D. Thomas. THE npxl Chertsey Sale v. ill be on Bth October. Wool. Wool. Wool. D THOM AS (late of Matson, Cox, , and Co ,is prepared to make LIBERAL CABH ADVANCE 3 At low rates of Interest upon the encuing [ CLIP OF WOOL, Plaoed m his hands for Pale m New Zea- land or elsewhere* No charge* for offering WOOL m Aehburton. Periodical Sales will beheld tbtoughout the Seapon m my Btorea, West Street, Ashburton, whioh, having been boilt for the purpose, are admitted to be tbe best lighted m the disrict. No Commission on Advancci. D. THOMAS, Ashburton, TO LET. "1 OAA ACRES of Land, situated at JLOUU Mayfield, Hinda, and known as Burgess Farm. D. THOMAS, 6«164 ABhburton. FARMERS, BUY BOOTH and MACDONALD'S Sheep Feeding Racks. flT.ll pay for themselves 'Jn |a Season, D. THOMAB, **a^ ««»■•—. FOR SALE. QtEVERAL GOOD FARMS CHEAP TO LET.) O/i fifi AORES ALFORD FOREST, /0-l-\J\J half English grass, 3s per Acre D. THOMAS, Ashburton. LONDON AND LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. I HAVE been -appointed Agent for . the Above Company, and am now prepaied to take risks on Buildings, Stock and Ciopa at current rates. D. THOMAS, Ashburton; *•-■■ 1 1 m Skin Sales. I{Bhall hold FortnigbtlyrSales of the t above throughout the Season, at my WOOL STORES, West Street, Ashburton commencing FRIDAY, 29xh JUNE, [at 12. o'olock, D. THOMAB, 1 have oeen appointed Agent FOR THB Mercantile Finance Co., . 'CHRISTCHURCH, Who are prepared to advance Monoy BILLS OF SALE, MORTGAGE OF STOOK CROP LIENS, or other Saourity* D. THOMAS. Agricultural Implements. 1 I AM APPOINTED i SOLE AGENT IN ASHBORTOi* |fob Mebbbb^BOOTH MoDONALD & L» ; |oarlyle|lmpl6ment Works, Chrlstohrobi tSjLMf JB IMFLIMBNIS OK riAND I inspection Invited, D. THOMAS. (1 ate of Matson, Co &_ C 0.,) • Aphburtor,



Public Notices. FOR upwards of a Quarter of a Century the Fublio have known and appro dated VV- GREGG & COS "CLUB," "BXBIBrHOS," ' EAGLE,' AND " CROWN" BRANDS OP COFFJKK. The Popular Blends of TEA an GKEGG and CO.'S CROWN, 2S per lb. EAGLE, 2s 4d per lb. EXHIBITION, 2s 8d per lb. CLUB, 3s per lb. Nat Weights— ln $'b and lib Packet*. S'tb Fauoy Oamaiorr, and slb and 101 b Tins. These TBAS are Blended by an experi- enced Blender from one of the ' lending London Houses. ONE TRIAL WILL~ESBURE TBEIR CONSTANT USE. The ftboTt Teas and Ooffoti ara to be obtained f com JOHN ORR AND CO., Whom we have appointed our Agents for 8#72 ASHBURrON. THF ABHBTJRTON DISPENSARY 0. M. BROOKE, Pharmaolstf DISPENSES the Ashburton Dootora Preiorlpilons with the best Drugs for One and Sispenoe per bottle, Adulti, One Shilling Children. DBTJGS: Finest Cod Liver OU, Is 6d per half* pint bottle, 8s 6d per half-gallon Best Linseed Meal, 41 per pound Pure Glycerine, 2i per pound bottle, and other Household Drugs at reduoed rates. SURGICAL APPLIANOEB : Single Trusses ffs eaoh, double 69 Silk Elastio Stockings, 8s eaoh India Rubber Bandages, 61 to 10s Higglnaon's Indiarubber Enemas, 61 eaoh » Bast Seamless Rubber Enemas, 8s eaoh Silk Elastic Belts to order at lowat prloe Ohest Protectors, Respirators. Sponglo- plline, Oil Silk, etc. q GALVANISM : The medioal application of Electricity, and the varioua Batteries m use, I thoroughly understand, having been two Jim Scientific Assistant to Professor Swan (Inventor of the Incandescent Eloc- trio Lamp), Newoastleron-Tyne. Galvanlo Batteries on Sale or Hire. VETERINARY MEDICINES : Physic Balls, 9i eaoh ; Gripe Drinks, eto., Is 6i ; Horße Blister, Is Condition Powder, le per lb ; 9d by 141bi Cleansing Drinks, la eaoh ; Cattle Spice 6i per lb Cattle Salts, Epsom or Glauber, 6d per lb Private Reolpes made up at lowest rates All Patent Mediolnes at usual prices. Homeopathlo Mediolnes kept m stock. Teeth Extracted, Adults 2s, Children Is, Sunday Houbs : 10 to 11, 2 to 3, 8 to 9. For Mediolnes after closing, i-pply at first private house, Burnett street East (formerly Bank of New South Wales THE Mccormick BINDER MESSRS MORROW, BASSETT, & Co., having appointed us Sole Agents for the County, for the Sale of this most popular Machine, we art now booking orders for the coming Season, and aB the supply is limited in* tending purchasers should place their orders without delay. Advices from America state that the McCORMICK Is a wonderful success. This will be accounted for when you have seen the new Machine. Do not fail to ccc the McCORMICK KNOTTER, A Marvel of Simplicity, consisting of only SEVEN parte. Having now the Sole Agenoy for the Machine, we will alwajs keep a very large Stock of EXTRAS on hand, which will be a great convenience to the Farmers of the County. JOHN ORR & GO.