THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1888. TIN AT LAST.

Notwithstanding the unfavorable re port from the Inspector of Mines — Mr Gordon — published by us on Saturday last, we are glad to be able to give, on the authority of the same gentleman, definite and satisfactory news of the actual discovery of tin-bearing stone m the Mount Somors district. By the courtesy of Mr E. G. Wright wo are . informed that that gentleman, who has y for some time had two men at work above Taylor's stream, took Mr Gordou on the occasion of his recent visit to the scene of operations, where a tunnel has been driven through a stratum of kaolin to what was believed to be tin-bearing stone. Mr Gordon himself took a sample of the reef and carried it with him to Wellington where it has been subjected to the necessary tests, with what results will bo seen from the follow ing telegram received yesterday by the County engiueer : — April 26. TO W. BAXTER ESQ , County Eugineei, Aabbarton. Stone from proepectora above Taylor'a creek contains ornnll per contago of tin. Please Bend mo another plcoo. H. A, Gordon, Inspector, It has thus been settled beyond all doubt that tin exists at the locality named. Whether it will pay to work remains to be proved, but inasmuch as it has been shown that the metal is there— the scientists notwithstanding — there is room to hope that its existence m payable quantity will also bo satis factorily demonstrated.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

_ «i The second " Ingloeide " gathering will be hold this evening. The subscribers m Zander's Art Union are notified m our oolumns as to the winning numbers. Prizes may now be obtained at the chop m Eaßt street. A petition to the Premier from the Cbrist ohuroh unemployed begging for work has boon aigned by 154 men, representing CBl men, women and children. The Columbian Government hag deolared a monopoly of the manufacture of ico on the Isthmus of Panama and invited tenders for its production, subject to official control. Father (who is always trying to teach his sou how to behave while at table) : Well, John, you see that when I have finished eating I always leavo the table, John : Yes, sir, and that ia about all you do leave. " grandpa," said Teddy, as the old gentle man woko up from a loud sounding after dinner nap, " if you'd give your nose a spoon ful of paregorio, don't you think you could put it to sleep too ? " Last year British Guiana exported 124,283 hog6heads of sugar, of which amount 47,523 hogsheads were shipped to the United States. According to present indications a much larger quantity will go thither this year. The Baltia port of Reval is now the Russian Liverpool for importing American raw cotton. Fifty cotton laden steamers, directly from America, arrived lately m one week, and the Russian qpinuers and manufacturers are preparing to driva tho Lancashire fabrics out of the Eastern partß of the empire. QjTho consumption of horse flesh m Tokfo, Japan, baa evidently bacome sufficiently large to make itself felt at Kobe, whonce, according to a vernacular journal, a large increase m the quantity of beef sont to the capital always takes plaae at this season, but this year thoro is actually a deorease m the quantity shipped, The " Oamaru Mail " says that the Hon Robert Gampbell, M.L.C.,left by the ltotoma? bana for Melbourne, on route for England by one of the P. and 0. Company's steamers. He was aooompaniod by Mrs Campbell, and intonds to return to tho oolony at the begin ning of next year. On Wednesday evening, John Wallaao, a small farmer living at Rhodos' Swamp, near Now Brighton, had hia log broken m a souflla among a party of larrikins, who wore ongaged m tin-kottling a wedding party m his neigh borhood. All concerned m tho affair soem to havo been undor tho iniluenoo of liquor. Mrs Mimosa : " Now, Johnnio, go and kiss your little sweetheart and mnke it up." \u25a0 Johnnio : No'm, I won't 1 " Mrs Mimosa : I " Go and tell horhow much you love her, and how sorry you are." Johnnio: "I won't. Pp says he got into a breach of promise case by tellin' a girl that, and had to marry tho }ld thing. X ain't going to run no risks, I jin't." The following was recently turned m ap a sona fide composition by an Indiana school soy : — " The human body iB made up of the lead, the thorax, and the abdomen. Tho lead oontaina tho brains whon there is any. Che thorax contains the heart, lungs, and Hafram. The abdomen contains tho bowels, )f which there are fivo, &, E, I, O, U, and lomotimes W, and Y." In Guayaquil, Ecuador, tho most rigid military regulations aro boing onforcod m >rdor, if possible, to keep off tho oholora, vhich is now raging m tho southern counties. i.mong other hygienic measures adopted has icen the issue of an order that meat offered or ealo, and which has not boon purchased iy noon shall be salted, or its sale win be )rohibited. "Rough on Itch." — "Rough on Itoh" urea akin humors, eruptions, ring worm, Bttpr ; Bait rheum, frosted feet, ohilblains, lie)) ivy poison, barbers' jto <, ' 3

I What did the spider do when he oame out of the ark ? He took a fly and went home. The time for receiving tenders for forma tion, etc, at Tinwald, has been extended till Friday next, May 4th, at 12 noon. The Dutoh authorities are reported to intend constructing a line of railway in Sumatra for the purpose of utilising some coal fields discovered twenty years ago. The coal is stated to be superior to the best English coal, and the yield is estimated at 200,000,000 tons. To build the railway will take over six years, and the cost will be about 16,000,000 florins. \ Tho Native Minister attended a large Maori meeting about 13 miles outside of Napier ou Friday last. About 6000 persons were present, fully one-half of them being Euro- | peans. An immense quantity of food waß prepared for the oooasion. The table at whioh the Minister and other Europeans dined was 80 feet long, and was wheeled into the feasting room on a tram-line espeoially laid down. The New Zealand Beekeepers Association intend applying to Parliament next session for the paßßiDg of an Aot for "suppressing foul brood among bees." The Bill will be taken oharge of by Mr Lawry M.H.R. A correspondent writes to the Auokland •* Bell," stating that the village settlers, in many oases, are on the verge of starvation, He alleges that this Btato of things has come about in oonsqeuence of the Government's negleot to fulfil its pledges. A grist mill or mills (says " Invention ") on the Afghan frontier is said to oonsist of a row of one-storied^ mud huts, each of whioh contains a pair of stones for grinding the grain. Connected with tne upper stone is a porpendioular shaft of wood, whioh protrudes through the roof and extends fifteen feet above it. Croßspieoeßruntbrougbatrightangles, and, plaited with rushes, transform the shaft into an upright wind shaft, with four arms, that , the wind turns, making the millstones inside I the mill revolve and grind the corn, | Through the persuasion of a reliable friend, whose word he trusted, Doaoon Goodman bought a handsome poll-parrot for his eon. The deacon purchased Polly only after being assured that Bhe had been reared in a good family. That night the good deaoon bowed his head in family prayer, and said, " Oh, Lord, bless Thy humble servant, and his wife and children and maid servant and ." Hero the deaoon, pausing for a moment, was startled by a voioe, whioh shrilly croaked, " Well, where in thunder do I oome in ? " The climate of the Sandwioh Islands is said to bd peculiarly adapted to the cultiva tion of rice of a superior quality and in great quantity, its evenness of temperature per mitting the raising of two crops a year without any particular strain upon the soil. jThe orop is raised in fields called patohes, most of whioh were formerly used by the natives for raising taro, and whioh are often not more than an acre in extent. The fields are situated in tbe lowlands, where abundant irrigation can be obtained, and sometimes on slight elevations, where artesian wells can be successfully established, and are the hightest priced lands in the kingdom. The cultivation is almost entirely in the hands of the Chinese. Tbe employees of tho Ashburton Woollen Factory on Wednesday evening entertained at a social gathering Mr Atkinson, the late manager, and a number of their fellow employees who are going to Timaru to work the woollen mills there, of which Mr Atkinson and his brother have secured the lease. The social was held in the Orange Hall and was of a very enjoyable charaoter. In the course of tbe evening Mr Sample, tho seoretary, on behalf of tbe employees, presented Messrs Atkinson with an address expressive of regret at their leaving Ashburton and of good wishes for tbeir future prosperity. Mr Atkinson appropriately returned thanks, hoping the Ashburton mill would have a successful career. Mr Haigh, the now manager, made a few remarks suit able to the ocoasion, A railway route whioh is being constructed to Lake Macquarie, in Now South Wales, will render marketable immense forests of Austra lian gum and turpentine trees. At some parta along tho route forests of gum trees may be Been towering as high as 200 feet, and of as muoh as 15 foot diameter, without a branch for 50 to 60 feet. The turpentine trees are equally remarkable in appearance, as it would bo difficult to find a crookod trunk within hundreds of yards of any point. The latter trees have not yet been sufficiently appre ciated, though S3vcral years ago the late Cap tain Shoobcrt announced them to be tho only timber indigenous to New South Wales whioh is impervious to the attaoks of the Teredo naxalis. Latterly almost every new wharf constructed in and about Sydney stands upon turpentine piles. A wedding ooremony that was about to take plaoo inKnooknamuokley Churoh, near Porta down, on March 2, was interrupted in a most startling manner. William Thompson, a young man residing at Gilford, entered the churoh a few minutes beforo the wedding party, and took a seat. The ceremony was about to oommenoe when he fired a pistol at the bridegroom, whoso name also is Thomp son. The latter fell forward picrood through the ritdit lung. The bride screamed and fainted, and for a time there was a scene of confusion, during whioh William Thompson escaped, but he was soon afterwards arrestod. He was taken before Mr Chißholm, a justice of the peaoe, at Portadown. Several members of tho wedding party having deposed to the facts of the case, the aocusod was remandod. Tbe wounded man died the next day. Some family matter is said to have been the motive for the orimo. The " Catholic Times " says that it hap* pened not very long ago at tho meoting of a certain aoaioty, ovor the prooeedinßS of which there presided a prominent Christohuroh member of the Fourth Estate, that a candi date was proposed for a member. " What profession?" said the President. "Ajour nalist," replied the proposer. " A journalist," repeated the President, as he significantly nodded to his coadjutors whilst a broad smile lighted up his thoughtful face, as he dwelt on the commanding position the newspaper profession would| occupy in tho sooiety. ." Ahdm, I don't remember to have ni3t any gentleman of that name connected with the Press hero. What position dpeß he occupy in tho profession, pcrhops ho is a stranger ? " '•No," ropliod the proposer, "he is not a straogor, ho ia a runner." "Oh! is that it?" said ho, as his face lengthened preaeptibly, and tho smile was succeedod as quickly by a frown as shadows follows sunshine on an April day. " I didn't really think the term was 50 comprehensive."

HOW TO PROVE THE EARTH'S MOTION

_ « . Anyone oan prova tho rotary njotlon of the earth on Its oxia by a simple experiment, foe making which no ednc\ tlonal journal of jVaukfort, Germany, gives tho following dlreotlons ; — "Tako ft good-elz^d bow), fill It nearly full of water, and place It upon the floor of a room which Is not expoaod to ehakiug or jarring from tho Htreefc. *' Sprinkle over tbo eurfaco of the water a coating of lyoopodium powdor — a white Bubfltance)whieh can be obtalnnd at any apothecary's. Then, upon the Barfaco of thlo cootlug of powder, msko with powdered clnrcoal a straight, black lino, I ai»y ono inch or two inches m langth, •' Ilßvirig made this little black mark with tho charcoal powder on the aurfnos of the contonts of tho bowl, lay duwn upon the fl )or, close to the bowl, a stick or Qomo olhor straight object, so that it Bhall bo exactly parallel with tho mark. If the line happens to be parallel with a crapk In tho il >or or with any stationary ' object iq oie room, thla will aei vo rb well. "Loavo tho bowl •andiatarb'.rd far a few hoan and thon obaarva tha ponition of the black mark with reference to the object that it was parallel with, " It will be found to have moved about, and to h'iyo moved from oast to weot — thit io to Bay, m tho dirootlon opposite to that of the movement gi (,l)o earth ' on Ito cxls. "The earth, m simply revolving, haa carried the water and everything else m the bowl around wMi it, but the powder op tho oijrf-iOG has been left behind a little. I'he lino yil} always be found to have moved from east to west, which la perfectly good proof that everything else has moved the other way," r

MR R. CUNINGHAME GRAHAM MP.

The following sketch of Mr R. 0. Graham J M.P., (who ia a cousin of Mr I. R. 0, 0. I Graham of this district), will doubtless be I read with interest, especially by friends of the last named gentleman, it is taken from " The Radical " of February : — Mr Robert Bontine Cuningbame Graham, M.P., who is now undergoing an honorable imprisonment for the offence of vindicating the right of free speech, is one of the most I picturesque and striking figures in political life. He is a descendant of a very old Sootoh I family — the Grahams of Gartmore, Stirling | shire, and ia the son o£ a very clever mother, the Hon. Mrs (Graham) Bontine, a sister of the fourteenth Lord Elphinstone. Mr Graham was born in 1852, and eduoated at Harrow. At the age of 17 — when the average youth of his class begins to ogle the ohorua-girls at the Gaiety — he left England to establish business as a ranohe-man in The Plate, and he remained in South Amprioa for fourteen years. He knows the Argentine Republic better than he does England ; he has travelled through Bolivia, Brazil, New Granada, Patagonia, Ohili, Uruguay, and most oountries in South America ; he has roughed it out on the prairie and the pampas with the Indians and theGauohos; he has ridden over the great mountain ranges of the Andes ; lasßoed wild mustangs in Texas, hunted wild buffaloes in Mexico, and has braved all the dangers and taken part in all the adventures which befall the western oow boy. Arriving in The Plate when the oountry was disturbed by a sequel to the Paraguayan war, young Cuninghame Graham marohed up oountry with the Argentine army, for ! which he and his partner had brought a supply of horses, After the oivil war was over he settled down on a ranohe in the pro vince of Entre Rios, a rioh pastoral district lying between the the Uruguay and Parana Guazu rivers, whose confluence forms the delta of the Plato. The climate here was congenial— similar to that in Spain— and the life of a ranohe-man has always a certain charm about it for a hardy, adventurous youth. The ranohe-man must above all be an excel lent horseman. He spends most of his time in the saddle — riding all over the ranche and protecting the stook from the inroads of the natives. Graham is indeed a first-class horseman, and can grapple an unbroken mustang with as muoh ease as Buck Taylor oould mount one of. those tamed animals in Buffalo Bill's arena. He did not always re main in Entre Rios, for his business led him through Uruguay and the neighboring coun tries, and on more than one occasion over the Andeß to Chili. After four years of ranohe life Graham accompanied a Government sur vey expedition through the Pampas to Patagonia, and got a taste of the wild South. He was officially attached to the expedition, and on his return to the Plate had a turn at Argentine politics. General Mitre, who had formerly been President of the Republio, wished to overthrow the Government in 1874 because the eleotions had been gained by oorrupt and scandalous practices, and Mr Graham took some little part in the move ment. Mitre was not successful, and at any rate Graham found that it did not pay for a foreigner to meddle in thq politics of the country. He remained in South America for several years longer, and in 1877 married his charming and accomplished wife, who is the daughtor of Don Franoisoo Joee de Labal mondiore of Ohili. From 1878 until 1883 Mr Graham occupied himßelf in mule-raising in Mexico. His adventures during this period mußt have been many and exoiting, but he has as yet never oonfided them to the public Skirmishes with Indians were frequent incidents with him when riding over the oountry or engaged in protecting hi3 stock, Five years ago he re linquished his business, and returned to Scotland to sucoeed to bis father's estates. He is now laird of Ardoch, Dumbartonshire, and Gartmoro in Perthshire. The Grahams are one of the oldest territorial families in Scot land. The earldom of Menteith was granted to Maliae Graham in 1427, and since then there have been generations of " gallant Grahams," who have played distinguished parts in the history of their country. Theii deeds are recorded in two large volumee oalled the "Red Book of Menteith." An anoestor of Graham's succeeded to the lande of the Ounninghames, Earls of Glenoairn, another distinguished family. The title tc the Earldom of Airth and Menteith is now dormant ; and is likely, so far as the present owner of the property is oonoomod, to be allowed to romain in that condition. The property, which extends to 10,000 acres, is situated partly in Perthshire, Stirlingshire, and Dumbartonshire, ia the most beautiful region of Scotland, whioh has been immorta lised by Scott in the " Lady of the Lake.' Its scenery seems to be the only attractive thing about it, for the land is heavily enoum bered with mortgages, and yields little income to the owner. Mr Graham is a very procounced Radioal 1 but he haß not a& yet been regarded as £ serious politician. He has made some few speeches in the House, but these have at' traded attention Bolely by their spirit anc rollioking humor. In 1886 he described Mi Chamberlain, during his visit to Scotland, at •' a bully boy with a glass eye, who went about crying in the wilderness that he wai going to give to every man an aore or two ir the Highlands, and to every woman an Ayr shire cow." In the House of Commons he takes especial delight in satirising the noble lords of the " Upper Chamber " and the stolid baronets and country gentlemen who support tbe Government. Mr Graham has always been a bold Radioal. When he first contested North- West Lanarkshire at the General Eleotion of 1885 ho put forth a programme containing, amongst others, the following items:—Uni versal suffrage, payment of eleotion expenses, payment of members, triennial Parliaments, abolition of the House of Lords, free secular education with a free meal to scholars daily, a graduated income-tax, nationalisation of land, Sunday opening of museums, abolition of mining royalties, disestablishment, and direot veto of the liquor traffic He is strenuously opposed to our present election system, which he considers degrading to the candidate and demoralising to the eleotors. He would abolish all canvassing, and make it absolutely prohibitory for the candidate to eubsoribo to anything in the oonslituenoy. Mr Graham's oonneotion with the Trafalgar Square' business, with which in future his name will be identified, arose in this way. When the Council ot the Metropolitan Radical Federation decided to hold a demonstration in the Square, on November 13th, the ar rangements for the meeting were left in the bands of a sub-committee. The bills an nouncing the demonstration did not oontain the name of a Bingle speaker. When, on November 9, Sir Charles Warren unexpectedly issued his prohibition, and the sub-oommitteo, taken by surprise, decided the demonstration should be hold dospite the police ukase, Mr Graham telegraphed to the sooretary that ho was ready to speak at tho meeting. This offer was communioated to the delegate msetjng on November 12th ; but, beyond appointing chairmen for the four platforms, no arrangements were made as to speakers. Everybody knows that no meeting was hold in Trafalgar Square on that Sunday, and the ohargo against Mr Graham was that of attending an ,f unlawful assembly " and of " assaulting tho polioe." The lattor ohargo was not sustained, The torra of imprisonment to which Mr Graham was sentenced will shortly expire, and preparations are now boing made to givo a hearty weloorno to him and to his fellow prisoner, John Burns, on their release from gaol. Demonstrations will be organised, and there is to bo a popular tea in somo large and central hall, to bo followed by a public meet ing, at whioh soveral prominent speakers are to bo present. In conclusion, we recommend the English people to pondor those words of Lord Boling broko : — " A wise and brave people will neither bo cozen'd nor bullied out of their liberty ; but a wise and bravo poople will coaso to be such : they may degenerate : thoy may sink into cjloth ahd luxury : they may resign themsolves 'to a'treaohorquß conduct, or abet the enemies of tho Constitution under a notion of support ing tho friends of tho Government' : they may want the sonse to discern their danger in time, or the courage to resist when it stares them in the faoo. Our constitution makes it im possible to destroy liberty by tho treaohory of a few : but if tho many will oonour with the few, if they will advisedly and deliberately gufy'or tbgir liberty to be taken away, by those to whom they delegate power to preserve it, j this no Oonstitutionoan prevent.,'?

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

[ran press association . J Washington, April 26. Following la a return of the Imports »<ul expels (or quarter en ling Maroh 31et:- Imports. Exports. £ £ '.uokland 446 532 223,093 Wellington ... 285 950 474 GIO !>ttehon 402 724 704,147 Dauedia 436,406 431,112 Totulfor colony 1,755.662 2 983,650 Oor-iesi'Ouding quar ter last year 1,715 258 2 775,752

RAILWAY RETURNS.

\u2666 (PKR PXESS ASSOCIATION .) Wellington, April 26 Following are the railway returns for ' the four weekß ending 31st March :— NORTH INLAND Per . Four weeks, cent of £ h d revenue. Kawakawa ... 362 7872 23 ; whangarei ... 13113 10 96 25 Auckland ... 9239 610 78 42 Nnpier 5253 19 11 57 74 Wellington ... 5632 3 5 7149 Wanganui ... 6592 15 1 86.60 Total ...£27,212 6 1 74 66. MIDDLE ISLAND. £ s d Elurunui-Bluff ... 52043 15 1 66.43 Qreymouth ... 1637 19 7 60 27 Westport ... 1389 10 5 53 55 Nelson 976 12 3 84.37 Pic- on 508 15 4 104 61 Total ...£56 556 12 8 66 39 Grand total £83,768 18 9 69,09

BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.

[per press assooiationJ. The committee appointed at the Bank of New Zealand meetiug yesterday to in vestigate the affair a of the bank have issued the following olroular to share holders : — ''Auckland, 26th April, 1880. " Sir,-— ln case our appointment should create aneaalneaa In the mind of any share holders, we think It well to state without delay that carefully compiled and certified returns prepared by the bank staff, Bap ported where necessary by Independent valuations, and which we have examined, Batlsfy as ac to the soundness and stability of the bank. It ha« ample oash resources at command for all probable requirements and though its earning power ia for the present curtailed by the look-up of muoh of lta funds m assets which are for the time reproductive, these asßeln are mainly of a Bobstftntial oharaoter, and mast with tne progress of the oolODy soon recover the value whioh the prevailing de pression baa tffaoted. We propose to exanvne the position more thoroughly, and to give mature consideration to such measures aa may seem best oaloalated to enable the bank to utilise the whole of ts reaourocs m developing its excellent and valuable buaineas. As this will In volve communication with distant parts, Borne time maat eUpsd before we are prepared with our reports aad recommen dations. "(Signed) Thos. B. Gillies " Jno. blcdaau \u2666••i.A Buckl67 »• Waltar W. Johnaton " W. a. Oolbeok,"

THE MARKETS

(per press association.,) London, April cc, -_ At the wool sales to-day prices were unchanged. London, April 26. New Zealand 4 per cents are quoted at 98. At the wool sales to-day 12,000 bales were offered. Since the opening of the series 270,000 bales have been catalogued, of which number 14,000 have been withdrawn, Sydney, April 26. Butter, imported, xod to nd ; cheese 4d, loaf size 5d ; bacon, 9d to 9*4 d; oats, on the spot, 25 4d. No New Zealand potatoes m the market. Cargoes to arrive next week are ex pected to realise about 555; onions, 655 ; chickwheat, 2s 9d ; milling sorts, 3s 3d to 3s 7d. Barley (Cape), 3s. New Zealand hams, is id. Melbourne, April 26. Wheat, medium, 3s 4^d ; prime do, 3s sd. Flour, stone-made, 10s ; roller-made, p£"B 10s. Oats — Tartarian, 2s yd ; Danish, 2s 9d ; seed 25 9^d. Adelaide. April 26. Flour is dull $ roller-made £& 5s to ;£8 10s; stone-made, £>] ss; bats, 2s 6d.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

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Auckland, April 26. A petition is m course of signature praying his Worship tho Mayor to convene a public meeting of inhabitants of the city and suburbs, for the purpose of consider ing the question of petitioning Parliament to abolish the property lax. BIiENHEIAf, April 26.- William Ramsay, la'e lessee of the PI conix Brewery, which was burnt down two months ago, charged with altering figures m a receipt givon him by Pickering and Co., was sentenced today by Mr Justice Richmond to twelve months' hard labor m the Torraoo Gaol, Wellington. Ronowitz, a farmer living near Blenheim, who was charged with stabbing Jeremiah Twohy, who had worked for him as a harvester, m a quarrel arising out of wages, was found not guilty. These are the only criminal cases this session. Oamaru, April 26. The local option vote m Oamaru and Kakanui was against an increase of licenses. Dunedin April 26. A middle aged woman, named Elizabeth Deans, was committed for trial to-day for forging an order on tho Postoffico Savings Bank for £2 53. It appearod she went to a friend named Mrs Moir some months ago to borrow 30s. Mrs Moir gave her her Savings Bank book, as she was ill, to draw the money out of tho Bank. This waß paid back and the book roturned, but on the day when accusod visited Mrs Moir recently, tho Bank book was miseing. She gave notioo to the office and w«3 yesterday sent for, when accusod had made applica tion aB her sister to draw out some money. Mrs Moir admitted that she would have given tho money if asked for it, and accused might have thought she had liberty to do what Bhe did. The agent of tho Colonial Union Com pany's Worcester to-day notified the Board that the steamer would bo brought vfp the channel to Dunerf in on her arrival if no extra expense was incurred. It was decidod. as this was tho first Home utoainor to como to Don din, to berth her at the fcaune rates as at Port,,

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

[by electric telegr'.ph— copyright] r pbr press association. ] Bomb, April 25. The Italian Government intend con centrating all their navy m the Mediter ranean. Bucharest, April 25. The revolt m Roumania has been renewed, and 80,000 peasants are opposing the troops. It is announced that Count Bulow will succeed CountgKhitrovo as Russian Ambassador m Roumania.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

The Australian cricket team will open their match against Warwickshire on the ioth.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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PICTUR ES FOR AUSTRALIA.

London, April 25. A superb collection of pictures has been obtained for the Exhibition at Melbourne, and it is said to be the finest collection of English art ever despatched abroad. It includes pic tures by Turner, Landseer, Roberts, Stansfield, Hook, Jones, Halswell, Law son, Cole, Millais,, Hunt, Frith, Revine, Linnell, Hardy, Leighton, Tadema, Graham, Leslie, and Broughton, and new works specially painted by Mac- ; Whirter, Petrie, Marks, Holl. Mr Agnew's picture "Shadow of Death" has been lent for the Exhibition and the Duke of Westminster will forward a couple of paintings by Turner. The difficulty of resisting the exorbitant demands of the shippers arid insurance companies somewhat imperilled the col lection, but this has now been over come. The Prince of Wales will in spect the collection before its being shipped.

THE CHINESE QUESTION.

Lord Knutsford, Secretary oi State for the Colonies, m the course of private conversation, said that the pro* posals of the Australian Governments for excluding the Chinese from Austra lia would probably seriously complicate the relations existing between England and China, and he thought that it was unlikely the Imperial Government would interfere m the matter.

ENGLISH POLITICS.

London, April 26. In the House of Commons the County Government Bill, introduced by the Parnellite party, was rejected on a division by 282 to 195. Lord Randolph Churchill spoke m support of the measure, and Mr Chamberlain supported the Government. Mr Gladstone supported the Irish County Government Bill, asserting that Irishmen were quite capable of dis charging all civil duties rendered neces sary under the Act.

CRICKET.

THE HEALTH OF THE EM PEROR.

Berlin, April 25. The Emperor continues to improve m health.

THE QUEEN AND BISMARCK.

Her Majesty the Queen has had an interview with Prince Bismarck, and received him most cordially. On the appearance of Her Majesty m public she was met with enthusiasm.

M. CARNOT'S TOUR.

Park, April 25. M. Carnot, the President, is now engaged m making a tour of the southern provinces.

AUSTRALIAN.

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QUEENSLAND.

Brisbane, April 26, H.M.S. Lizard stranded on a reef five miles north of Cooktown, but no further particulars are to hand.

NEW SOUTH WALES.

Sydney. April 26, Resolutions have been passed by the Chamber of Commerce and Royal Geographical Society asking that the Imperial Government should accord Mr Bevan some tangible recognition of the advantages accruing to science and commerce from his important explorations of New Guinea. In the House last evening the Treasurer stated that the centennial celebrations m January last cos,t An exceedingly rich discovery of chlorides is reported at Broken Hill, \u0084 South B,lqck, yielding a b.igh per centage of silver. The annual stock returns for the colony, as prepared by the Registrar- General, show as follows: — 390,000 horses, 1,500,000 head of cattle, 34,700,000 sheep. The wool clip for the year reached 191,500,0001 b. At Mururundi a man named Williams was run over by the train, and the body was mutilated to such an extent as to be beyond recognition. Cardinal Moran, who is about to visit Rome, has been presented with a purse containing 550 soys. The recent dispute which took place m the Legislative Assembly between Messrs Hayes and Fletcher, has resulted m the former taking proceedings against Mr Fletcher for assault. Damages have been fixed at ,£SOOO. The defendant has acknowledged the offence, and has paid £5 into Court, which he alleges is the full amount for which he is indebted.

VICTORIA.

Melbourne, April 26. The Harbor Trust is communicating with the Admiralty with a view to having Hobson's Bay re-surveyed. A collision has taken place at the Footscray railway station, when an engine and van dashed into the centre, of a goods train, striking it at right anglos. A number of ' the waggons were smashed up, and the guard, who was m the van, was severely shaken. A signalman named Couch, on the Kensington railway, was run over by a 1 train to-day, and the body was horrjtyy mutilated.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Adelaide, April, 26} The y» nta g e this year is excellent. and it is compqted that the yiejd wil( be i40,00q gallons of wipe, j ,

THE ABHBURTON GUARDIAN, FBI DAY, APBIL 27, 1888



D I A BY. , 1 ~ ~MoolT~ 1° Sun Sun Moon Mool ago at 1 April. Rises. Sets. Rises Sets, noonday 1,. p.m. a.m. 23 Monday .. 0.44 5.13 3.4;;* 2.12 11 24 Tuesday .. 6.46 C.U 4.16 3.2i 12 j 25 Wednesday.. 6.47 5.10 4.49 4.38 13 q 26 Thursday .. 6.48 5.8 5.24 6.55 14 K 27 Friday.. .. 6.49 5.6 6.2 7.12 15 C 28 Saturday ... 6.50 5.4 6.46 830 16 c 29 Sunday .. 6.51 5.3 7- 37 9.46 17 ( m 1 ! ' t Moonlight Evenings. j The Moon at 3 days old shines till about 8 o'olook. i The Moon at 6 dayß old Bhines till about : half-past 10 o'olock. Tho Moon at 8 clays old shines till nearly : 1 o'olook in the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from sundown till about 4 in the morning. Tho Moon at 15 days old is full, and shines , all night. \ The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and shines till morning, Tbe Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 a.m. and shinos till morning. The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. and shines till morning The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and shines till sunrise.



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Keitinq's Cough LozENans oure Coughs, Asthma, Bronohitid. Medical testimony states that no other niedioine is so effeotual m the oure of thetjo dapgerous maladies. One Lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bed> time ensures rest. For relieving difficulty qf breathing they are invaluable. They oontain no onium or any violent drug. Sold by. all oh^u^, ia tins, XJd and ga 9d eaoli,



Wanted, m ANTED h Girl to make herßeif f V nsefu', Apply Mrs J, McGregor, ftiicred Bttes f . 4 188 [TTANTED— To Lot, Gorse Outti' g W and Grnbbfng. For parttcalpro, poly to 0. Tight. Winohmore Road. JJIBI KTT ANTED to Sell —A Kirab-ola^s Piano VV grand action. Cash op terms very iberal. Apply Haybb and Co. BOOTS.— We have reduced our Boot List, and ore selling them wonder- ully cheap.- Tl 0. Stgeks, Melford Bouse WANTED everyone to secure a supply of Auhburton Colored Flannels, Scarlet, Blue, Navy. Pink, and Marone, at lesei than the price of impirted at the Aahbnrton Clothing ftlnrt, Fancdora' buildings, and nowhere Icbo at any price WANTKD Kmowd.— Melford House la now shewing a Bplendid assortment of Drapery, Millinery, O.'oth- lnp, Boots, &o, very cheap. * SACRED CONCERT, " The Bray« J\_ Ooveninteiß," will be given by the Choir of. the Ashborton Baptist Church, In the Oddfellows' Hall, on Tuesday, lat M*y, 1883. Admission, I*. Doors open at 7.30, commence 8 o'clock. Itll3 "1 1 TANTED -Everyone to ooroe and VV see the nicest lot of Glass, Ohina, and Earthenware ever shown In Ashbur- ton, and the Cheapest ever landed m New Zetland. Imported direct from tho Manufacturers. — Robert Aloorn, Saun- derß' Bulldlnga Stll WINTER.— We are now shewing a Splendid Asaortmeot of Ladies and Children's Ulßters In all the leading styles, very oheap. — H. 0. Segers, Melford House. "TTTANTED Known— The next "Ash- VV barton Temperance Sixpenny Saturday Night Concert " takes place In the Oddfellows' Hall on Saturday, 28th instant, at 8p m. Chairman : Dr Trevor; Leoturer, Rev. E. A. Scott. The Vooal and las' rumental Mcalo will be " Al at Lloyd's."— J. 0. Duncan, Secretary." 4 170 «"TTANTKD Gush. — Mutt's Oatmeal W (251K), 2a 6J ; Candles, oi ; Vestas, 51 doz. ; O<>ffoe and Milk, Ib ; Cocoa and Milk, Is; Corn Flour, 4d ; Fruita m Syrup (21b Ha*), Is Crockery, GlaßHware, and Ironmongery. — J. Mo- Gregoß, Tailored street. JOHN VICKEIiY CASH BUYER OF PIGS AND A THOROUGHLY PRACTICAL BUTCHER AND BACON CURBR BEGS to announce to the residents of Ashburtou and Dlstrlot that he has succeeded In procuring a Bultable cellar fcr the BACON CURING BUSINESS And U now prepared to exeonte orders la that line, aud can guarantee satisfaction and despatch. Orders left at the Pork Butchery, East hti'eet will have prompt attention. JOHiFVICKERY. 4 167 TRY KIRKPATRICK'S SPECIAL QUALITY FRESH FRUIT "X" -J A. M S— NOTICE. OUR Special Quality "X" brand o New Solon's JAM 1b mada fron Freßh Frait, within a few houra after i has beep gathered; it thus retains the ful flavor of the Fresh Fcuit, acd ia the bee quality it Is possible to make. CAUTION: None Is Genuine unless our Name i Btamped on the Tin, and has our regis- tered Tiade Mark, the letter " X,"on th Label . S. KIRKPATRICK AND CO., MANUFACTURERS, NELSON. Important. THE Proprietors of the NEW ZEA LAND CLOTHING FACTORY, a the request of a largo number of theli Customers, havo decided to continue theii Aahbucton Branch. Oar Manager, has just selected ac entirely NEW STOCK, Suitable for the approaching Season, anc with a view of commanding a Large Bußinese, he has our instruc- tiooe to mark ALL GOODS AT THE Lowest Factory Prices. Oar Clothing being manufactured of the beat New Zealand TWEEDS, well out and well made, la known bb superior to any other make, and obtained the GOLD AND SILVER MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE AT [THE]} WELLINGTON EXHIBITION. HALLENBTEIN BROS # Co. A new and v tried Stook of HOSIERY, HATS, SHIRTS, SCARFS, TIES, PORTMANTEAUS, • &o , &0.. To select from, all marked at tho.Loweat Factory Pricoa, W. H. WEBBER, 3 99



THE CHEAPEST PUCE IN TOWN ZttAIiANJ)IA 800 V STORE EAST STREE T ASUBTJRTON "GRAND SUCCESS." "GRAND SUCCESS." MITCHELL & TURNER HAVE very much pleasure m thanking and announcing to their numerous Friends and Customers that success having af ended (hoic efforts since removing to fowler's Buildings, especially during pa^t Season, t hey are encouraged to^W out epeoial lndacementß for coming Winter Sea Don. Purchasers will fiod a Splendid ABBorimen o^ Q vercoa ( 8j Winter SuitP, Trousers and Vests, &c, oomprieing Aehburton, Kaiapoi, and other Colonial Makers La.iies 1 and Children's Ulsters, Jaoketß, &c. Ulankots, K\igs, and Flannels. # pg* N.B.— See our Dress Goods, Homespuns, Sergoe, and Tweeds. lair priOCB, excellent quality. , Ehirtings, LiDeeys, Hanne'ettes, Quilts, Hoaiery, and General Winter Uoocis BOOTS AND SHOES. ALL WHO WANT A FIRST-CLASS ARTICLE SHOULD PAY US A VISIT. MITCHELL^ TURNER TANORBD STREET* * yj^ SELLING OFF. q « o Great Reductions, £ 15 PER CEi? DISCOUNT /Ip^^Sl ~ z yS^^l^ FOR ONE MONTH - n^^^^ O J "O IY/T^RRAY, Jeweller, havino; secured the Premises lately O tJ XC- JM. ocoapied by Mr Nkatb, Chemist, is now offering his STOCK at » </3 DISCOUNT OF 3s IN^ THE £ PREVIOUS TO REMOVAL. 3 26 ftir I 111 mil If! 1!« Sa * i ; i;»li:ii m ii,-w McCallum and Co., PAINTERS, GLAZIEBS, PAPEBHANGERB, BIGNWRITERB, Etod, TT-TE desire to inform our Clients and the Publio of Aahburton, that wo have oom- \A/ nnpri I Hwiness m all the abovo Linea. and solicit their patronage. Tina DlltSntSn b b B U lnde"lhe man^ment of Mr GKO VINCBN r f late of Mb JR. Oh?™^ and as wo import MATERIALS of tho beet branda only, and shall employ o2i™iß&?OLAsßWorLen to do our Work, Olienta can rely on obteming the utmost VALUE, as we'-l as satisfaction, for their MONEY. OILS PAINTS VARNISHES, WINDOW GLABS, BRUSHES, Etc., ' ' Always m Btcck j We have CO WO pieces of PAPERHANGiNGS duo to arrive, of tho very choicest . '' PATTERNS and COL )KS obtainuble m London. McCallum Co,, TIMBFR AND COAL MERCHANTS, PAINTERS, PAPERHANGERS GLAZIER?, Em, EAST STREET, ASQBURTON. W. H. COLLINS, Manager. I)IPm&~SEASON, 1888. ~ BROOKE'S "Perfect" Sheep Dip. IS TBE BEST FOR THE WOOL, AS PROVED BY PRACTICAL TESTS. PREPARED m accordance with tie latoßt advancements In chemistry as applied to the Woollen Manufacturing Industry. It i* a decided improvement on the old fashioned dips and only requires a trial to prove Its auperiority. At the late Sheep- dlpplnc Competition, conducted by the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Asaooia- tlon theKaiapot Woollen Co., on behalf of the Association, for wool dyeing and peneial manufacturing purpoaec, awarded the first place to Brooke's " Perfect" Shoep Dip • In fact Brooke's Dip waa the only one that actually Improved the wool m this important respect, the undipped wool beiug (second, whilst all the others were more or leaß ditcblored. Tho Aesoclatlon alno pronounced BROOKE'S "PERFECT" SHEEP DIP to be superior to the Zealandia, LHUe'B, Hatch's, C-iOpor'a and McDonjjall's, and also leave ihe wool In better condition than Thoroaa' Dip. Brooko's Dip having con- ecquently been proved to be better than the Engllah Dip*, your praoilcal aopport of the colonial article is rcspectfnlly eolloited. To ensure Brooke's Dip being more thoroughly lasting In Us good effects, m future it will be sent ont2o per cent atronger free of extra charge. Proportion for nee.— One Gallon of Dip to 100 Gallons to water. Mixes readily with cold water ; does not require utlrrlog while dipping. Remarkably emollient, leaving the wool In perfect condition, without tho allghtos stain from the first day of Dipping Concentrated In composition to reduce coat of carriage, end put up In a portable handy form for use, it Is also one of the cheapest Dips In the Market. REDUCED PRICE : 14s per tin, to make 200 gallons wash j 70s per case, con- taining 5 t'»np, to make 1000 Gallon 3; 65s per case for not lesa than 5 cases. Packages free. w * . F. MAKEIG, Agent, AshburtonJ THE STANDARD LIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. WITH UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS.) CAPITAL— JEI,6OOJOOO STERLING. HEAD OFFICE"! DUNEDIN. | NBURB-R8 have the most undoubted Security undor this Company's Policies I afr together with an assurance of Prompt and Liberal Settlement of Claims. FlßE^and MARINE ItlbKß accepted ou all descriptions o£ Proportv and Merchandise) also Crop, Stack, and Machine Risks at Lowest HatoM of Premium. fidelity of Persons holding situations of trust guaranteed. OFFICE i HEREFORD STREET, CHRISTOHURCH. (Opposite Dank of New Zealand.) ARCHIBALD fciCOTT, q Manager for Canterbury. ALBEET BOBFiiITS AOENT, ASHJiURTON g