THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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DIARY.

MOONLIGHT EVENINGS.

The Moon at 8 days old shines till about 8 o'olook. ' The Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o'olook. The Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly 1 o'clock m the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from sundown till about 4 m the morning. , The Moon at 15 days old is full, and shines 1 all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. i and shines till morning. The Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 a.m. and shines till morning. Tbe 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.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1888. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

" Advance local industries ! " We e>re pleased to note by our cable news that Mr Samuel Hardley, of this town, has taken first prize for his patent washing machine at the Sydney Centennial Exhibition, ltobson's Sceoo Representation of Naval War, as formerly carried out and as in modern times, opened last night in the Odd fellows' Hall to a fair audience, the back teats being largely patronised by young people, who were liberal in their applause. fke exhibition consist of a series of news from the lime-light lantern, thrown on to a eeteen, drawo across the stage front, the j^'jt cart being principally Bcenes of sea war fare frrm *2? Q « arner ti»» e8 to the present eia' winding up with a of the de struction of a foroign oruiser v means of a torpedo sent from the shore. The next ? art consisted of n series of lifeboat views, from the launch of the boat, to the return of the craft, thiß portion being illustratod by Mr I Robson'e reciting Sims' well known poem on The Lifeboat. A number of scenes illus trative of railway travelling and inoideot.? wore also given, and the performance wound up with the magic pioture frame, in whioh various faces are made to appear and dis appear. Mr Robson then distributed several prizes to members of the audience by ohanoe, and this closed the evening entertainment, whioh was a very instructive and enjoyable one. The show will be open again this evening, and there will be a matinee exhibi tion to-morrow afternoon. This morning, before Major Steward, J.P„ an inebriate, whose last appearance was in November, 1866, was treated as a first offender and fined ss, without costs with the usual alternative. Kidney and Urinary troubles are universal and the only safe and sure cure is American Hop Bitters— rely on it. Bead Heating's Powder destroys both moths, fleag, beetles, and other all insects, while quite harmless to domestic animals. In extermi nating beetles, the success of this powder i extraordinary. It is perfeotly clean in appli cation. See the artiole you purohaße is Keatang'ts as imitations are noxious and ineffectual. Sold iu tins, Gd Is, and 2s 6d I seb, by all chemists,

The services at St. Stephen's Ohuroh on I Sunday next will be oonduoted fay the Bev M. Holland. The new advertising drop scene lately procured by the lessee of the Oddfellows' Hall, Mr Elston, was exhibited: last night for the first time, and would, no doubt, i appear to more advantage if the light were \ better. ( No. 9 of Leslie's "Parliamentary Por- * traits " is 'to hand, tbe present number being ! devoted to the members for Ashley and Dunedin South, of whom the usual amusing . and witty letter-pr^ss descriptions are given, i Mr Pearson's portrait is an admirable like* ' ness, but in that of Mr Fish, the 'artist has ' not been so successful, indeed, we should not ' have recognised the portrait without the aid of the words " Dunedin South," at foot. At a meeting of gentlemen interested in prospeoting lor tin at Affrod Forest, held on Tuesday evening, a Committee waß appointed to make a test of a large quantity of the sup posed tin stone, and was authorised to spend £50 in the work. It is probable that a large parcel of the stone will be sent to England in order to be tested by the tin experts of Corn wall. A lengthy discussion in regard to traotion engine traffio took place at the County Conn* eil this morning. It transpired that, in spite of the prohibition, engines had orossed. the Bangitata traffio bridge, though one owner had got such a fright that he said £50 would not induoe him to oross agai.i while the bridge is in the present state. Home discus* sion took place in regard to the damage done to the decking of the Ashburton bridge by the crossing of the engines. It was men* iioned that Mr John Griag'a engine, the heaviest in the distriot, had orossed without leaving a mark, this being because a steady uniform pace had been adopted while eroe. sing ; damage wsb caused by engines travelling too rapidly and unsteadily. The Committee appointed to consider the regula tion of traffio on the bridge, b) ought up several recommendations as to traotion en gines. The Counoil adopted these sugges tions in tbe main. The effeot was as foJ. , lows :— A responsible person to be appointe to acoompany traotion engines crossing, and without whose permit no engine is to cross. E lgines are to be restricted to the pace of on 3 mile an hour while crossing, and are to pay a fee of 10s, a portion of which is to be paid to the man appointed to see that no breach of the regulation ooours. It appears that the present by law, whioh restricts engines to crossing at night-time, has been found to work badly, and the hours now resolved upon by the Counoil are from day- i light to 8 a m., 12 to 1 p.m., and 6 p.m. till dark. Portable engines, reapers and binders (except those on their own carriages), and other machines exceeding lift in width, shall be subject to the Bame restriction as to notice of crossing, attendance of officer, and a man with danger flag to go ahead. They will also be subject to the payment of a fee of 2s 6d. Surely if the fame of our trout-fisheries were to reach the ears of English disoiples of laaak Walton, we should see quite a rush hither of the votaries of the gentle art. The takes this season are something wonderful, both as to number and size of fish. To-day's " Lyttelion Times" reoprds the capture of five in the Lower Selwyn, by Mi Woodman, weighing together 421bs, two of these being 12ib fish ; also of a pair of 141b fish, mesjur ing 80 inches in length, taken out of Hall's Creek. Yet, again, at Soutbbridge, a male trout weighing 141bs and a , female fish weighing 161bs ; and on Friday in the Lower Selwyn five fish grossing 81 Jibe, and weighing xe»pootlroljr Olbo, 7Jlbo, 7£ibo, ljlba, ond <lbs. From the balance-sheet just issued by the managers of the Presbyterian Church, Bakaia it appears that during the year end tog Jan. 29th, 1888, the receipts from all sources amounted to the sum of £328 13s 9d. Of this sum Bakaia contributed in offertories and contributions to the sustentation fund £78 4s 6d ; Laurie ton, £40 ; Pendarves, £15 18s 2d ; Dorie, £23 14s 4d; and Chertsey, £14. A tea meeting and bazaar resulted in an addition to the fund of £57 163 5d The sum of £100 is to be immediately devoted towards liquidating a portion of the mortgage debt still existing on the manse. Of all the oat stations Lauriston seems to give the moat satisfactory indications of Ohristain vitality. The usual monthly meeting of the. South Bakaia School Committee was held in the Library, on Wednesday evening. Present—. Messrs Pyke (ohairman), Windsor, Stewart, Johnston, Broadbent, Turner, and Oxley. The Master reported the average attendance for the month as 153.6 ; number on roll, 219 j and highest attendance 179. The Commis sioner of Grown Lands wrote stating that Beserve 2792 had been gazetted as reserved for school purposes. The Board of Education forwarded copies of the conditions oc whioh j the Royal Humane Sooiety of Australasia j would award medallions for profioienoy in the art of saving life from drowning, and stating that the competition would be open to all publio schools. The Ohairman reported that over sixty prizes had been given to tbe children, and that the treat went off well. 'Mr Broadbent reported that all the gorse on Cridland street was cleared, and it was resolved to ask the Boad Board to have it formed. Aooounts amounting to £16 0a 6d were passed for payment, and the meeting adjourned. The "Timaru Herald" reports that the crops in the Geraldine distriot are fast, ripen ing and looking well. There is every ap pearanoe of an average crop. The showers of rain which fell lately, though slight, have had a beneficial effect. The pastures have suffered severely through a sufficient quantity of rain not having fallen. The following gentlemen have been.nomi. nated to fill the three vacancies on the Board of Education, caused by the annual retire ment of one-third of tho members, viz. :— • Messrs T. H. Anaon, G. Booth, W. H. Wyrin- Williams, and E, G. Wright. Mr Wynn,* Williams f" tbe only new candidate, the remainder being the retiring members of the Board. Committees will have to send in to the Board the names of tbe three persons they vote for on or before February 29th, and the election will take place on March 15th. A clerk who was snowed up ia ft train dur'ng a sever*) storm, telegraphed to his fl min the city : ••' I shall not fce at the office to-day, as I have not got homo yesterday yet." A clever boy was ou'ored live shillings id dig up his aunt's garden, and he hid a six- ' pence in it, and then told £>U the boyß in the neighborhood. The next morning tho ground was pulverised two feet deep. Hol&owav's QiNTVBNT ano PitLS.—Travel lers and omigrante. — Tbose who crois the seas change the oliraate hut they co not change the constitution. The airbed condi tion of life, the exigencies of trayal and other causes render the traveller and emigrant peculiarly liable to diseases and accents when far from efficient medical aid. With these associated remedies at hand jthay may be said to have a physician always at their call, and they may be certain that situations will be constantly arising in which tbey will require a ready resource in time of neod. The directions for use whioh acoompany e»oh box and Pot of Holloway's Pills and Ointmen i are written in plain and simple angusge, and •re applicable io all oases,

RECEPTION OF THE ROMAM CATHOLIC BISHOP.

(prr PRKss Association,}

Christohuroh, February 2. Bishop Grimes, accompanied by Arch bishop Redwood, arrived from Wellington to-day, and came to Ohristohurch about 6 p.m. They were met by a deputation from the new dico^se, and escorted to the rhurob, whioh was splendidly decorated. Five triumphal arches were ereoted on the grounds. A*, the church, addressee were presented by the clergy, laity, Hibernian and Oath lie Literary Soo.^'ae, A ser vice of a very imposing citr-,. .- was held Large crowds assembled at the •tition, and the churoh was thronged.

A LOCAL INVENTION

SUCCESS AT SYDNEY. (Per Press Association.) Fydsby, February 2. Samuel Hardley, of Ashburton, has gained first prize, a medal, for a wash ing machine exhibited at the Centen nial show.

IRISH AFFAIRS

PBR PREVB 1SS00IATION.)

Dublin, February 2 Mr Cox, M P., who was recently sentenced to four months for participa ting in a " proclaimed " meeting, has receiyed an additional month'simprison ment for inciting people to join the League. Mr Sullivan M.P., was released from gaol yesterday, and met with an enthu siastic- reception from the peasantry. His hotel, was surrounded, and a number of congratulatory addresses were presented to him. London, February 2 The Marquis of Ripon and the j Right Hon John Morley have left for I Dublin, where they will deliver addresses in favor of Home Rule. Lord Ripon was met by a large .number of persons at Chester railway station, and in the course of a speech said that the desire of his party in re spect to Ireland was to render the union a union of hearts instead of a mere paper union. {

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION

(Paa Pbbss ) Beblin, February 1. Prince Bismarck in a speech ex pressed full confidence in the desire of the Czar for peace, and said that the situation, though prolonged, would develope peacefully. It is generally thought that the design of Russia fs to harass Austria and render her position so intolerable as to force her to take action, and thus imperil the alliance. Tbe Roumanian Minister of Public Instruction is on a visit to this city, and has bad an interview with Prince Bismarck, The object of his visit has not transpired, but it is believed to be in connection with the Triple Alliance. Vienna, February 2. Count Kalnoky has delivered a speech, in which he affirmed that the sympathy of Roumania was with the Triple Alliance, and in favor of peace.

SPORTING.

W.R.O, M BETING. [pjbr PRBSS Association.] Wellington, February 2. The following are the results of the remaining events of the first day of the Wellington Summer Meeting : — Wellington Ocp, of 400 soya ; second horee 50 bovb. Two miles. Beresford ... ... ,„ 1 Little Scrub 2 The Shah ... 3 Seven ran. Time, 3mins 38seofl. Dividends, £2 12s and £2 9s. Novel Baoe, 25 soys. Six furlongs. 1 ' MaUmau ... 1 I Talent ... 2 i Te Whiti ... ... ... 3 Rifle also started. Won easily. Winner sold for £25. Dividends, £1 161 and I £1 Bb. [ Stewards' Handioap, of 100 sovt ; second horse 10 soys. 1£ mile. Bussley, 9*t 31b \u0084, ... 1 Lady Norah, Bst 61b 2 Time. 2mios 12aec8, Dividends, £1 7e and £1 6* Welieb Handicap, of 75 boys ; second horse 10 soys. The Shah, lOst ... ... 1 Orator, 7st 12lb 2 Giriri, Bst 3 Seven ran. Time, 2mins 47sec«, Divi dends, £2 12s and £2 13s.

CORN EXCHANGE.

Tbe followi g s tin Corn Exchange re port for the week ending Friday, February 3rd ltt-88 :— Oats and ryegrass seed are now off jrlng freely. Prices, however, are sadly against growers, which has had tbe effeot of lessening business considerably, many holders preferring to hold buck in hopes of in Improvement In values. It is re ported that the yield of oat? has not reached anticipations, but tbe quality of samples exhibited is certainly an Improve ment on those of the past two seasons Farmers are now chiefly busy with their wheat harvest, which Jopks uncommonly well, and promisea^neayy yields. Jt is not expected that samples of this cereal will be on the market for another three weeks or a month. Tbe hailstorm on Tuesday has done considerable damage to Individual farmer?, but fortunately it was localised. Whkat. — A good many s%lea have been effected daring the week, ohi fly for prime pearl and Hanter'e, to loc%l millers, at prloes from 3s Id to 3i 2£l. Tuscan la very much neg Wed, buyers not oaring to tonoh it at over 3a Id, and this price li only given to complete orders on hand. Obioken wheat his a good enq liry. at 2» 101 to 2s 111 for whole, and 2s 6d to 2e 6 i for broken . Oats — Old lines are b*ing cleared •lowly, at Is 8d for short heavy feed, New oa»s are offering at It 6d to Is Bd, . bat up to the time of writing few sales have been effected. Bablev.-— We hear of a sale of the new season's growth at 4s, delivery to be prompt. We expect that this figure will be maintained fop prime samples. There are rumors that it is thV intention to import from California, so that farmers should be carefut to not overstep tbe mark with regard to price. Ryegrass.— -jSTameroui sales of small lines of farmer*' paroels have been effeot ed at Is lOd to &i 3d», Most of the large parcels, however, are being held back for improved price j. '*" • i Cocksfoot.— A few llres have changed hands at 31 to 3ji for heavy seed. Dairy: pEoou^B.—Bottar is quiet at 4H to i?l, aud oheeie is in no better demand at 3i. The above quotations are jthose paid to ! farmer* and deliyered f.0.b., Ly ttleton, saoka extra.

TINWALD LIVE STOCK MARKET,

Messrß H Matson and Oo , reports upon the live etoch market for the week ending January 01st, as follows : — Od Tuesday at the 1 inwald Yards we held our usual weekly sale of sheep, cattle and pigs.. The entry for the day was the smallest » c have seen for a lo» g time, farmers being too busy with the grain to bring any thing forward. The attendance of buyera was also very small, and a very (.rill sale was the resu't. The total entry was 1700 cheep and 10 head of cattle .which sold at the following prices —In I sheep, mixed fat crosabred, 6a 6d ; aged j ewes, 4a ; fat lambc, 5a to 6s ld ; merino I wethers, 4s 3d A liae of 600 store 2 , tooth m poor condition, 3s 6d. In fat cattle — Heifers, £3 18s 6d to £4 7s ; stores, prioes oqual to late sales. On Saturday we sold on account of Mr It. Fercjuaon 4 good heavy draught horses at £22, £25, £26 10a, &nd £31; light draught, £11 10*

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN

(per press association.)

MORE TROUBLE IN AFRICA.

Scakim, February 1 Further troubles have arisen m Somaliland. The ruler of that country has requested England to evacuate Zuila, a seaport m the Red Sea.

AN AUSTRALIAN ARTISTE.

Vibnna, Fabrnary 1

Florence Meotsmeyer, a native of Melbourne, has created quite a furore at concerts m this city as a pianiste and composer. She will perform m London next season.

EXPLOSION AT WOOLWICH

London, February 1. A breech-loading gun exploded a* Woolwich arsenal, today, but no one was injured.

AUSTRALIAN SHIPPERS.

London. February 2. A meeting of Australian shippers was held here yesterday, tbe object being to obtain greater freedom in shipping matters, and to oppose both the Mutual. Shipping Company and the Associated Brokers. A strong Com mittee was appointed to consider the whole question, and to report to another meeting to be held shortly.

ENGLAND AND THE POPE.

The Protestant Alliance has for warded a protest to the Marquis of Salisbury against her Majesty the Queen making presents to tbe Pope, and also against the Duke of Norfolk's endeavor to establish diplomatic rela tions with the Vatican.

.THE MAHDI'S GENLRAL.

Cairo. Jtmiaty 31 A report has been received from Dongola that tbe Mahdi's General at that place, a prominent leader of me Soudanese, has been poisoned by his relations, who were jealous of his popularity in the Soudan.

THE PRESIDENT.

Washington, February 2. The term ol Mr Cleveland's office, as President has been extended until April 30th, 1889.

THE FISHERIES^ COMMISSION,

New York. February 1. It is stated that the Fisheries Com mission have drafted a treaty which i! is expected will effect a settlement 0 the dispute.

THE DAMASCUS INCIDENT.

Pabis, Febmary 1. An ironclad was got m readiness to proceed to Syria, but as an amicable settlement ofthe Damascus " incident" is expected, it is not probable that she will be despatched.

AUSTRALIAN.

[PJBB PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

NEW SOUTH WALES.

Sydney, February 2. Lady Parkes, wife of Sir Henry Parkes, is dead, aged 74. Cardinal Moran has replied to the allegations of Dr Thornton, Bishop of Ballarat, relative to the part played by the Roman Catholics in the Centenary celebration. His Eminence denies that grace was not said in order to please the Catholics. He expected the Gover nor to pronounce it, but it seems that no arrangement was made for it. He also sta'es that the Catholic party were not dominant, and he personally re- 1 stricted the number of those present at the public functions to three, though a great number of prelates were in Sydney for the special Catholic ser vices. ! A heavy gale was experienced here to-day, and the roof was blown off the new stand at the Show Grounds, and other considerable damage done. The combined Australian team which plays against Lillywhite's team to morrow only includes McShane and YVorrell outside of New South Wales players. i/f.r Thos. Qarrett, Minister for Lands, jn replying to the resolution passed tjy th.3 Stock Board delegates on the rabbit question, said the Government had accepted a tender for 350 miles of fencing on the border, but great diffi culiy had been experienced in obtain ing the necessary material. Thr? Queensland fence would be. completed in about .two months. He further re marked that they could not see their way to adopt M. Pasteur's dubious remedy. The Government policy was to encourage landholders to combat the scourge, particularly by means of fencing, which he found during a visit to New Zealand to be a most efficacious preventive there.

VICTORIA.

Melbourne February 2. Tbe Antarctic Exploration Commit tee have decided to request British mercl&Rts a#d ship-owners to send two steam whalers, dn tj)e 'prospect that a grant may be obtained iron) the colonies ia aid of an expedition to the Antarctic Ocean.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Aphc^oe, Ipebruary ?. There has been a considerable v e?fo^us, principally of farmers, to North-west Victoria. Bad reports on agricultural jpro^»ectj. J^aye been received from the jnorthern districts and Sfork Tenidsula,

ITEMS FROM FRANCE.

j (BT OUR PARIS COBRE6rOI?DBfIT,) ' \u25a0 i Parts, November 30, .' THI LANGUAGE 0» COLOUR. ' Business people in Paris have long eince formed a eolor speech by which certain trades are easily recognised. Firßt of all the color shops are distinguished by being painted outside in squares and stripes of the most brilliant colors, Viennese leather bronze and trinket shops have begun to use the Austrian colors, y allow and black ; than the Spanish wine shops use yellow and red, the Italian green, white, and red. The business places where furni ture carts for removal are kept. are painted yellow, as well as the waggons — why, not oven the proprietors know, Pastry chops are light brown outside, and within white and gold, bo that one is involuntarily reminded of the pastry itself Milk shops I are while and blue, both inside and out. The washerwomen now begin to paint the outside of their ironing shops of bright blue, while the carte that take the linen to the washhouses in the country are bright green. Wine houses are all paioted brown, or a dull red, which is exactly the color of the vin ordinaire mixed with cran • berry juice of logwood. Still darker its the color of tbe charcoal shops, which the dust soon renders completely black. Bakers are fond of light brown and white, with much gildiog and large mirrors. Many of their shops are decorated with paintings representing goddesses of p'en ty, gleaning, and similar subjects. OARIOVTUKE9. Parisians will soon have an exhibi t'on of a rather novel and highly interesting kind, that is t> say, if the praiseworthy labors of thi oommittea which has been formed for its organis* > tion bn crowned with success This will i rte whpt is called an " Kxposition des charges," or a ' ollection of all the best 1 caricatures which have been prods ;ed in France since tbe beginoiog of the present century. A'l the celebrities from Bona paits to HouUnger will, it is rxpected, figure therein, and it 's to b hoped 'hat < toe Committee will make a judicious and > instructive selection from the vast oce in of " charges " which lie* before them. Foremost amoag th* caricahi ists will be Phiiipon, who founded tbe Charivari, and when tried for having dissimu ated the traits of his Majesty the •* Citizen King ' > under the appearance of '-a. pear," asked t his accusers how he could help tbe i resemblance between the Royal f.>ca,aod , the horticn tual objeot in question. Neither wi 1 the Committee forget those pictorial Pasquins of Paris, Robert * Marcaine and Be wand, who were avo i created by the lively penoila of M f Phi ipon and his j >yous companions. More modern carioatnrmts will be represented in tho forthcoming exhibition by Dauraier, Gara ni, " Cham " Gill, Nadar, and (Javan d' Aohe, who is -fast becoming famous. . IHB P RST IMVORTEO LIZARD * Tne collection of the Museum of Natural * History baa j-ist been enriched by a , remarkable lizard the fir/t brought to ; Europe, which has been presented by M. . Conrad Baer. It is known to science as the alamydo saurus ; it is nearly three quarters of a yard long, and comes from New Holland. It lives in trees, and has two air-tight curtains or membrane i, one on each side of tho neck, which it expands ' I at will, and thus supports itself in its t as rial leaps from branch to branch. » T. B "WIDOW OF M B'ttGNON. . M. Sadrue, Proaeoutor-General of Nancy, has just forwarded to Madame 5 Brtgnon, whose husband was killed at Yexainoourt, in the late frontier aooldent between Germany and France, 5 and 4 per cent bonds bringing in 2775 franos, as the proceeds of 62,500 francs, awarded her as s compensation by the German Govern ] ment. rRKSIDBNTIAI, QUOTATIONS. The " Figaro " stated the other day that at the races at Colo tubes, the bookmakers * had a list of quotations for the Presi dential candidates. The betting was 6to - 4 on M. de Fceyclnet, 5 to 1 agaisst fc Monsieurs Ferry, Floqoel, and Auatole f de la Forge, 12 to 1 against M. Badi Oar not and Rlbit, 16 to 1 against General Hamster ai>d M. le Royer, 20 to 1 against M. Btlsson. 66 to 1 against General fioa langer *nd M, Goblet, and 100 to 1 against M. Jules Simon. A list of quotations for > first or second place Is also given, ! LONG HAIR. > It is the fashion this winter to le v . the , hair fall do*n on the neck, and to wear it high on the head as formerly. Young ladies with pretty neoks are said to rebel at this deoree, but it la believed that they will all yield gracefully before the end of the season. THE KING ASD THE MAYOR. The following anecdote is told of King Leopold : — A rural Mavor received the Belgian monarch, and offered him an ex r oellent glasi of wine, bis M»j >s*y oom pllmeoted the functionary on bis good „ oelUr "Bat I have better still, sire," ', replied the filtered Mayor. "I advise r you, then, to keep H. for a better oo ' oaslon," answered the King with a cunning ' wink of the »-ye. ; GREAT DIAMOND ROBBERY A daring gang of burglars entered the . premises of M.Lepe* , jeweller. Boulevard de la Madeleine, and stole some of the \ Crown diamonds which had been disposed of at last year's sale, and which vera 1 valued at 500,030 franos. The robbery was committed under remarkable ciroum ; a ar.ces, the theves having closely studied tbe shop and i's approached and having | entered it by a r.ther circuitoas route. It is supposed that the gang entered tbe block by • door of the adjacent street. O.ioe there 'hey osuld only reach the shop Itself by passing through an un occupied suite of apartments loot In? out on to the Boulevard. I i order to pre vent the police from giving them ohase in the event of a surprise, they had carefully wedged the inner doors, and taken the preoantlnn to screw the wedge to the fl or. From the no occupied room they broke Into, the rear of the jeweller's shop, whioh thoy quietly pillaged, leaving the empty oases scattered pell-mell about the fl >or. They reapeoted a safe in the corner of the shop, although provided with tools for tbe purpose of forcing it open Besides the tools whioh they lefo behind them as a a <nvenlr of their visit, and \u25a0 which the police find to be of good English make, they abandoned two pi Irs of felt slippers. HAIRDRESSING CO v PETITION. Soms days ago a balrdressirg competi tion took place in P*rfs. Thirty young women were operated upon for the space of about forty- five minutes by a bedy of rival hairdressers ; the first prfza of 500 ' ] franos and a cross for professors was ' awarded to an operator named Nessi, while * a pnpil won a gold me4 a 1 and 300 franos for ( turning out the best coiffure in the shortest J space of time. Ailor the competition "fan- * tasias" in hair-dressing were executed, 3 old styles being temporarily revived or e new ones exhibited. The proceedings ware B terminated with a ball, in which the suo- ceesful coiffeurs danced with the prettiest f of their subjects. i ALKTTER BST GAMBBTTA.. ( The following amusing letter by Gam- * bet*a dated 1863, fetched 40 francs, the 2 other day at -ft gale of autographs at an 2 ' auction room Hotel Drouofc. "My dear l Silveatre.— l am suffering from a laok of v money, and I should be under great ° obligations to you if you could send me the fees of Mute. Zoo's ease. I think P ohe will win her suit, for the sploßter Is }j on dor sldg» I write to you in l1 this matter, tfor I feel sure that you, ~ bettev th»n anybody etae, will fully api predate the nature of my disease a flat purse/ Send me a metallic response, > if rti \u25a0•\u25a0 . , \u25a0'•• THE JXHIBiriON OP I^Bs. | t M. Dantresme, Minister of Commerce, ' received ' the delegates from the French. . 3 jfjfadjoil Cfcambera » few days ego, 'audita

showed them over the Exhibition work! on the Champ de Mats After, going through the galleries m course of con utrbdion they paid a visit to the Avenue de Snffren, where the reproductions of the Bastille and thn Rne St. Antoine, as 'hey were In 1789, are being ereoted. The preparations for the Fiblbltlon of 1889 are nrw propreselng favorably. THE EX-BMPBESS OF TH* FRENCH. There have been rumors circulating for several daya to tbe efftct tbat the Empretl Euge' se is losing her mind. She Is now at Amsterdam, where she is being treated by Dr Mefz»er. A letter from .ber hss • few daya ago been received In Paris ia which she states that ahe : Is deriving great benefit from her treatment. This letter gives no evtdence of a weakening of tbe mental faculties. The ex Empress will not leave Holland until tbe middle of December, and it is her prerent In tention to spend the whole winter In Eogland.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

[PER KIEBS ASSOCIATION. J Auckland, February 2, An inquest was hell to-day on the body of Georgo Lee, killed on the railway; An open verdict was returned. Gisboenb, February 2. There is no trace of tbe man named Galbraith, emp'oyed on Biker's survey party, who started from Hangaroa river for Gisborne on Constats Day. A Government search party has been out for a week without success. Blenheim, February 2 Reports from tbe Wakamariria p old field state that the Maori Gorge claim has been successfully pumped dry, and during the last twemy-f our hours 21bs weight haß been obtained there Shareholders are naturally very jubilant. The discovery has given a great impetus to tbe floating of the Wekumarioa Gorge Company in the vicinity, whose operation? will be of la similar nature, but on' a much more extended scale. Wellington, February 2. Tho teuder of Mesar* Oarmiohael aad 00, of Ohristcburch; has been accepted fer the restoration of the General Post Office, subject to certain alterations io plans, and I the inclusion of a briok tower. The tender on the original plana, without tower, was I something over £13 000. The full tender for the work now decided on Is between £14 000 and £15,000 The Wellington Rugby Union have deoided to offer Lilly white's Football team 80 per cent of the gross proceeds. Dtjnedin, February 2. At the annual meeting of- the booiety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals the report showed that 134 oases had been investigated and 18 persons had been pro* secuted, 16 being fined. The expend (tare had been slightly iu excess of the revenue* Judge Williams wts re elected President, A preliminary meeting of ; those inter ested iu holding an exhibition in Dunedin uext year was he'd to nigh'. It was stated that the whole of the Belgian exhibits at the Adelaide Exhibition, and also some other plaoes, would be sent to Dnaedln. The idea was to form a company to give a guarantee, whioh would be available to defray any loss, wh'ch would not exceed from £5 oto £ICOO. The manufacturers present formed 'themselves into a Com* rait tee to ascertain the Views of other manufacturers.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(pub press association.)

An Auckland Loan. Auckland, February 3. The Borough Council of Devonport r ?opose to raise a loan of £15,000 of which £11,000 is for waterworks and the re* malnder for drainage and street formation. The Mail Steamer. The mail steamer has been' sighted from the lighthouse. Smallpox on the Mail Steamer. The tvlariposa arrived flying the yellow flag, having one case of smallpox^ on bo*rd. The disease appeared tbe day after leaving Honolulu. The patient, who is a passenger from 'Frisoo, was Isolated. No fresh caseß oceurred. .The stesmer is quarantined, and tbe mails de layed for fumigation. land for Selection. Wellington, February 3. A supplementary u Gazette," issued to day, contains a notification under the hand of the Minister, of Lands, declaring that xarsl lands enumerated in sobedules, and being portions of blocks in eaoh pro. vlnolsl district of the colony, are open for sale or selection after 40 days from toe publication of notioe under the third sea ti^n of the Land Act Amendment Act, 1887. The sohednle of lands covers 22 pages of the •*G»a)tte." Arrival of tin Mariposa. Tbe General Po»t< fjfice advise that the Mariposa, from 'Frisoo, was signalled off Tirlt»-« at 11 this morning. Body Found. Chmstobobch, February 3. The body of a baker, named John Whitesldes, was foubd In the river near Barbados street this morning. He was last seen alive on Wednesday night and w»b then sober. He lived unhappily with his wife and had previously attempted suicide.

FIRST START IN LIFE OF A CATTLE KING

When .0. Libby was eighteen yean old he lived on k his father's farm near Troy, Maine, and was eiofc and lame, One day a sheep buyer bought lambs of his father at 3 do.s a piece. The boy thought that if the buyer oould make money at that he could do better, lor he could buy lambs at 2 duls 50 cants. So he borrowed lOOdola of his father, and limped off un foot buying lambs. In five mouths he cleared SOOdols; and laid the foundation of the big cattle business that has given him tbe title of the "Maine Cattle J£log " His four sons are learning the sal-he business, bn£ tl^ey have fi better start than tfielr father had. "The other day he handed his youngest son, aged fourteen, 1000 dole and sent him to buy stook.

DEAD WEIGHT OF A FAMOUS POLLED OX

The famons polled steer belonging to Mr Wl k-n Waterside, of Fcrbes, rhlch was first ln the young clsbb at London Ohrlstmas Flat Stock Show last year, and i champion onp m tbe fat stock o.aesea at Aberdeen last cum mer, was sent to the butcher the other day at the age of two yeara ten months and twenty. days. Thli eplondid animal girthed 8 feet 8 Inches, and his live weight was . 17 h cvrt., or 1960'.b5, showing a gain of 186. hs per day for bulk. The following are the particu lars and his dead weight :— Head and hide (which were kept together for etoffiing), 138.08 ; tail, 2 bi ; btck vein, 3 ibs j liver, 201bB ; heart, 7tbs ; fat and iuet (33 and 28),51b1b5; tdil>°r, 155.ba; lights, 71bs ; tripe, 35. b3 ; puddings, 14bs ; blood, water, and food, I4lbs— total, : carcase of beef, 12owt lqr., or 14731b»f The animal thus showed no less than 75 per cent of dead meat to live weight Such a high pe r centage of dead meat to live weight haa been very seldom reaohed — "N.B. Agriculturist."

A doll show is thcTlatesT iSeaT An exhibi. tion of this sort was recently held* at Paige> ton. ••' • X v • • ' ! J i '. it is rumoured on the West Coast that the Midland JRailway works are very Wo' to be fiw#d pivmi i»pidi|. ( ' "**' "' * c

THE ASHBUBTON GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1888



Moon's Sun Sun \loon Moon ago nt Jan.— Feb. Rises. Sots. Rites Sets, noonday p.m. am. 28 Saturday ... 4.88 7.28 6.62 3.<g 14 39 Punday .. CO 7.27 7.36 4,44 16 80 Monday .. fi.l 7.26 8.16 SSO IS 81 Tuesday .. 5.2 7.9R 8.4fl p, s« 17 1 Wednesday.. 5.3 7.24 9.23 8.11 18 3 Thursday .. 6.4 f.2J 9.54 9.21 19 3 Friday.. .. 5.0 7.21 10.26 10.34 20



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TO OUR RAKAIA SUBSOU'BBRS. \ a TE desire to intimate that from and VY aftor lat January, 1888. BU.S- SOKIBERB to this journal will OBTAIN THEIR COPKB AT TBE BTORBJ OF mr c. hardy.



"TTTANTBD Known— Wells sunk, with VV pnmp and pipe found and fixed, from £2 10a upwards All kinds of pump?, Ranges and house-smith work fixed or repaired. Chimneys swept and ranger cleaned, 3a. Registers la 6d eaoh. AU orders punctually attended to. Note address, H. Dudley, Moore street, Ash- bnrton 11 22



WANTED KNOWN — Oleographs Bcenery, and v Catholic Subjects Catholio Cards, good variety m Scraps Novelties m Penwipers, Crewel Wools and Eilks, Knitting Cotton Crotchet Cotton, Transfers, Tinsel Balls, &c, &c, at j!bß Manhibe'B Fancy Repository, Saunders' Buildings



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BOOTS. Boots,— We are now shewing a first-class lot of Ladle* and Gents Boots and Shoes ; 860 pairs to choose from, very cheap.— H 0. Seoeb?, Melford House.



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