The Ashburton Guardian Magna et Veritas et Prævalbit MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1890. A REMINDER.

Aehburton is generally up to the mark in the due observance of the customs and ceremonies of civilised society, and our i Municipal Council is usually not behind hand in this respect. But there are two or three Little matters in which they show a disposition io lag behind. We don't know thnt it is necessary to institute, as | they have done in Ghristchurch, a Mayoral chain of office, or a portrait gallery of the Councillors who have passed the civic chair as they have done in the Empire city, though as regards the latter, at anyrate, we confess ire should like to see the example followed. It would not involve any serious cost to their respective worships in these days of cheap and excellent pho tography, and the gallery thus set afoot of the portraits of leading citizens would in after years be a source of much interest. But whether or not this idea be approved and adopted there is one little matter in which Councillors should bestir themselves. It is a time-honored custom in older countries, when it happens that a son is born to the Mayor during his term of office, to present him with a memento of the joyous event in the shape of a " silver cradle" and so far the custom has been honored in the observance by all the municipalities of New Zealand in which such an event has occurred. Surely Ashburton is not going to present the Bingle exception.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In the pnblio schools of Fhiladeldbia there are 2524 teachers, only eighty-nine of whom are men. M. Meissonier ia the first painter ever j raised to the dignity of Grand Oroes of the | Leigon of Honour. A metal button mill at Olneyville, B.L, employing 125 men, haß shut beoause its product is out of fashion. The eight standard ohanta of the Busso* Greek Church are original Byzantine airs' which have been preserved traohanged for at leaßt 700 years, and probably 1000. A man hanged himself to a bedpost by his braoes. The ooroner'a jury deoided that the deceased came to his death by ooming home drunk, aad mistaking himself for his trousers. Madam, said the tramp, I'm hungry enough to eat raw dog. Well, she responded kindly, suiting the action to the word. I'll whistle some up for yen, Tb.9 tramp left, taking his appetite with him. According to a London daily paper there are about 2500 building associations with over 600,000 members, in the United King dom. Last year their reoeipte were upwards of £20,000,000. Three fine trout were on view at Mr W. Zander's shop to-day, They weighed re spectively 161b, 131b, and 111b, and were among s, number oaptured in the Bangitata by a party of Ashburton anglers, headed by Mr Shury. The projeoted Firth of Olyde Canal to oonneot the AUantio {Ocean with the North Sea will be begun at once. A firm of Man ohester has oontraoted to complete the canal at a cost of £8,000,000. Babiesi oan be bought for £2 in New York. The World recently sent out a reporter, who daolareß, with Yankee exaggeration, the.t " he found the traffio carried on with less oeremony than the sale of ohiokena." The annual stock returnß of |New South Wales show that sheep inoreased by 2,869,0.0, the total number in the colony being 49,363,000 The inorease in oattle is reoorded as 100,000, and inhorasa 20,000. Horea meat is said to be selling at 3£ per pound in Berlin, und suob is the increasing soaroity of beef the price of horse-flesh con stantly inoreases, and (he supply of it has bo diminished that butohers oan hardly supply their customers. A peasant named Virgile Pooean, who bad come to Paris to visit the Exhibition, was so disappointed at finding all the galleries closed against him, that he committsd suicide in true Parisian style at his lodgings by stifling himself to death over charcoal fumes, An Ox%W formerly belonging to Marie Antoinette has b&vn re-opened in one of the chapels of St. Sulpioe. It had long stood in one of the chapels and has just been restored. Gluok, Marie Antoinette's music master, and Mozart are known to have played on it at Versailles. A movement ia on foot in St Petersburg for observing tiunday qb it is understood in the United States and Great Britian. It is said that 1200 St Petersburg merchants have already jjdeolared themselves willing to keep their plnoesjof business dosed on the first day of the week. A 4 the B.M; Court this morning, before Messrs W. G. Bees and O'Shea Lawlor, J.P.'fl, John Sing was charged with having stolen a watch und chain, of the value of £^0, the property of Edward Burke. Qn the applica tion of the police a remand till Thursday waa granted.—Two first offenders for drunkenness, were eaoh let off with a oaution. A writer in the Dunedin "Star" says that twenty-live years ago, in the courts in Dunedin, a brown jug of spring water and tumbler used to eland on the witness box in Dunedin The object was to give witnesses a ohance to | flake their thirst under severe cross-examin- I ation. On one occasion a wag filled the jug I with gin and fcater, and it was astonishing, We uFe Gold, how thirsty the witnesses became The magrif'ude of the postal system of France may be imjgtod from the fact that tenders were received at iuS head office for four tons of gum for the adhesive bao*s of toe stamps to be provided during the year 1890. It appears that the number of > stamps printed during the year is fifteen hundred million!!. Two hundred and forty persons are employed in their production. They are gummed by maohinery, and also perforated by maohinery. The question "Can bees talk?" haa been debated for a long time, and a German naturalist Bays that he is able at least to say that if they cannot talk, at least they possess some other means of communicating newa to eaoh other. A bee having flown into hiß room he gave it some drops of honey. The bee breakfasted and flew off, but in half an hour he returned with a companion who was also ennrtained. Presently the first bee came biiok with sit friends, and after they had feasted a whole awarm surrounded the window, Gninese cheap labour is making itself felt even in Europe. Swedish watohmakers have until recently controlled the principal markets of the world, and immense quantities of their product have been exported in every direction. The .Chinese have gone into business, how ever, a ad, in accordance with their usual custom, have oommenoed by cutting down prices to a limit which oannot be reached even ,by the cheapest of European obeap labour. Chinesei.raade matches are now being sold in Hamburg and other European ports for 27s 6d a case less than the Swedish article, and as a oonsequenoe the hißtory of many industries in California bids fair to be repeated abroad. Qur Paris correspondent, dating November 29th, says:—An illustration of the French legal peculiarities has just ooourred in the QfH Police Court. In February last a certain b.^ ~:nte, anxious to buy oertairi artioles M. Lapu... v*mt to be £pld by ajaption. of furniture auo. * *«*o persona, who, ho under a seizure, off area „_ "—* him 300 believed, were .likely to bid agaiuo. francs noi; to do so. The auctioneer haviu 6 I by pome means become acquainted with the facts feumtnoned M. L-ipoiuie for interfering with the. liberty of ?ala. The Court fiued the latter 1000 francs, and sentenced him to pay damagea to the owner of the goods sold to the amount of 4000 franos. Skinny Men.— Wells' Health Benewe WBtore3 health and vigor, cures Dyspepbia impotence Sexual Debidty. At chemists d j droggiats. Kempthorne, Proeiw andaQoj

The Queen has sent £5 to a man named George Spioer, a labourer, of Great Hormead, a village ia North Hertfordshire, whose wife recently gave birth to four children. The woman and three children have since died.

; The Norwegians are Baid to be the longest !- lived people in the world. Official statistics show the average duration of life in Norway is 48-33 for the men, 51*30 for the women, and 49*77 for Loth sexes. The duration of life has increased of late years.

Letters from plaoes beyond the colony for the following persons were received at the Ashburton Post Offioe during the month of December, and are still nnolaimed: —H. Cranfield E. Heale, Timothy Maune, John 1 I O'Sullivan, Sarah Pearson, and E. Parsey.

The team geleoted to play for Canterbury against New South Wales on Friday and Sat urday next are :— D. Aahby, E.P. Barnes, H. DeMaua, R. Halley, A. Harman, a. H. Helmore, A. M. Labatt, A. E. Moss, H. Ogier, J, Wheatley, F. Wilding. The Cricket Association on Saturday night appointed a committee to entertain the visitors, and to endeavour to have a half holiday proclaimed on Friday.

The funeral of the late Mr E. Monaon, whioh took plaoe yesterday, was very largely attended, people coming from far and near to testify their respeot towards the deceased gentleman. The cortege comprised nearly a hundred vehicles and about eighty horse men, while the Orangemen, of whioh fra ternity the deceased was a member, mustered largely.

The Canterbury Boiler Flour Milia at Asbbnrton have been acquired by Messrs Bollitt and Co., Who intend following in the footateps of their redeoaasora and keeping that front rank in our looal industries whioh all along haa been held by these mills. Mr Rollit, we understand, will take up his residence in Ashburton, in order to raper ioted the management of the milh, and the firm no not intend entering into competition with the bakers, but will confine themaeives entirely to milliDg.

"SQUARSON" BLUETT

(From Mr Wakefield's book on New Zealand.)

For many years New Zealand im ported all its breadstuffs from Chili or South Australia, and, after this import ceased, grew no more than was required fcr its own consumption. At length a Mr Bluett propounded a theory of ex porting grain to Europe. < ■■

This Bluett deserves a word to his memory here, as the father of the New Zealand grain trade. He was a Devon shire man of good family, a young clergy man who was brought out by the Bishop of Christchurch aB specially suited for Colonial work ; and so he proved to be though in a different sense from that in which the worthy prelate regarded him. Commissioned to the cure of souls in the Selwyn distriot, in Canterbury, on of the best farming districts in the Colony, and having command of considerable means, he bought land, acquired flocks other than the flocks committed by the Bishop to his care, and devoted himself to high farming. He became, in fact, what Sidney Smith called a " squarson " —a cross, that is. between a squire and par son—and, being a jolly fellow, was uni versally known throughout his country side, and far beyond it as Friar Tuck. His ideas of the proper combination of the functions of a clergyman and of a farmer, however, did not coincide with those of his spiritual superior. For instance, it was a common thing for him to drive to church on the top of a cart load of sheepskins, and. aiter conducting the service in a most impressive manner, administering ths Sacrament, baptising? Ihe babies, and doing everything that was necessary within the sacred edifice, to hold a sort of market outside, dispose of his skins, make a deal for a colt or a calf, advise the farmers of their crops, hire a ploughman or some reapers, and, in short, do all the agricultural business for the week. The simple country folk saw no harm in this, but, on the con trary, became strongly attached to their farmer-priest and very much influenced by him in their worldly as well as in their spiritual affairs. The Bishop did not see things in the same light. His Lordship recommended Mr Bluett to resign his cure and stick to his sheep skins, which he cheerfully did. From that time until his death in 1886 he applied himself exclusively to rural pursuits, sitting for some years as the representative of Selwyn in the colonial Parliament, where his burly figure still attired in clerical black, with the straight cut Oxford collar and white " choker," was always prominent wherever a Fencing Bill, or a Cattle Bill, or a Thistle Bill, or any other measure affect ing the agricultural industry was before the House.

It was he who first made the calcula tion, and proved it by experiment, that wheat might be shipped tp England at a profit, The first Quotation of Ne# Zealand wheat on the London market was treated as a joke. It was supposed to refer not to wheat from New Zauland, but to m new wheat from Zealand, which is quite a different thing. Bluett, however, knew very well what he was about, and onder his strenu ous advice the Selwyn farmers, be lievnig, yet half afraid, put great areas of graßS land into wheat, and sent this to England, The results were perfectly satisfactory, and within a very few fays (he export had risen to three or four hundred potjndg a year. The quickest and best method, moreover, had been arrived at of converting the native tussock grass land Jnto permanent arti ficial pasture, carrying three times as many stock as the tussock carried before ; and also of securing a rotation of crops. The grateful farmers gave their befoved friar a banquet and a splendid service of plate ; and to the end he was their guide, philosopher, and friend. Tie one man's intelligence and foresight changed the whole character of a great part of the colony, and influenced the future of its commerce in in incal culable degree.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

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(Received February 3, J..90 p.m.) HEAVY GALES. Sydnxy, Febicary 3. Heavy gales are raging abDg the whole of the Eastern Coast of the Continent, and a tremendous sea is 1 running. A large ship is reported to be dismasted at Gabo Island, and 1 assistance has been sent.

WESLEYA!? CpN^ERENCE,

! The Wesleyan Conference has ap* •-•< of the retention" of the class proves — "(amend tte general test but will rti.^- -«-J««i iv couierence to make except— special cases. WOOL SALES. LOHDoir, Febraary 1 The quantity of wool catalogued to date is 52,200 bales, of|which 44,800 have been sold.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

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Allegad Assault. Tmasu, Fabriri?F 3 Anderson, the doorkeeper at Wlrth's nlrona, was summoned to-d*y foil 1 assault. It appear* that on the last night of the olroQa here aoire lad a got In aadnr the oinvrts. These ware oleared oat roughly, and • mob of boyg outside made a dls tncbanoe. The doorkueper got help and rushed them all awiy, gtvtr-g soma of them severe blows with loaded vJaipo, and more than o«e Innocent person ottme In for a ahara. The defendant was not pre- Bent, and the oaae was adjourned] till Fri day.

Bser Duty Act. DomtDm. February 3. Theyerg and Beck, of Clyde, have been fined £60 for breach of the Baer Daty Act.

At Clyde the proprietors of the Oromwoll Brewery Company wera fined £50 for breach <.{ iho Beer Daty Act.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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ONE-POUND NOTES.

London, Fobiaary 1 It is freely circulated that the Bank of England is printing £1 Bank notes.

SIR C. DILKE'S BOCK.

The English Press comment favor ably on Sir Charles Dillces book, " Problems of Greater Britain."

OBITUARY.

The Hon Sir Henry Manisty, Judge of the High Court of Justice {Queen's Bench Division), aged 82.

THE QUEEN.

It is understood that her Majesty the Queen will pay a visit to Aix- les-Baios towards the end of March.

DEATHS FROM INFLUENZA.

The vital statistics for the Metropolis for the past week reconjl deaths primarily due to influenza as 105.

THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF

It is rumored that Field Marshal H.R.H. the Duke, of Cambridge is about to resign the position of Com mander-in-Chiei of the Army, and that he will be succeeded by the Duke of Connaught,

THE SEARLE TESTIMONIAL.

Five hundred Thames oarsmen and Australian colonists hays signed the testimonial in memory of the late H. E. Searle. The testimonial will take the shape of a handsomely engrossed picture of the late brilliant sculler.

MINERS' UNION.

The National Miners 1 Union has re solved to favor the proposal for the assemblage of an International Congress at Berlin towards May, and at the same time rejected a proposition for com pulsory life insurance of miners.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

The Government will nominate Mr Charles Bradlaugh,M.P.for Northamp ton, and Sir George Campbell, M.P. for Kirkcaldy, as members of the Com mittee to enquire into the question of granting Constitutional Government to Western Australia. "~~%

SHOCKING MURDER.

A murder surrounded with most re volting circumstances is reported from Crewe, Chester. Two youths who had had a misunderstanding with their father made a savage onslaught on him, and his injuries were so severe that he succumbed.

IMPERIAL PENNY POST.

Mr J. Henniker-Heaton, M.P. for Canterbury, urges Government to appoint a Royal Commission to es quire into the advantages to be re ceived from the Imperial penny post system.

The " Times" has an article dealing with the same subject, and suggests the establishment of a Parliamentary Com mittee to take evidence and report on the matter,

SUPPOSED LOSS OF A STEAMER

The screw steamer Erin, belonging to the National Steam Shipping Com pany of Liverpool, is now a fortnight overdue from New York, and it is feared that she" has foundered with all on board. The Erin had a crew numbering fjfty, but no passengers. She was an iron vessel of 3848 net tonnage, and was built by Messrs Palmer Bros, of Newcastle, in 1864.

THE EGYPTIAN QUESTION

France and Russia are pressing the Sultan of Turkey to insist on the English evacuation of Egypt.

THE NEW YORK BANK FAILURE.

Nbw York, February 1. The losses of the National Equitable Lennox Hill Bank owing to securities being abstracted are 7£0,000d01. Many of those suspected of being implicated have been arrested,

ENGLAND AND THE COLONIES

Ottawa, February 1 The Canadian Imperial Federation League has adopted a resolution, urging that when, England renews treaties she ought to exclude the clause preventing discrimination favoring the colonies.

The President of the French Bepublio the other day aooepted a copy 0/ the Breton Bibli, with references, the firit and only translation from the original tongueß existing in hit language; It mB presented, by^ the Key J)r Bamoger, on oehaif of the Trinitarian Bible Sooiety, of London, the publishers, and by Paßteur Leooat, of Tremel, in Brittany, the translator, who were received by Bp,aoial appointments At the same tide these gentle men presented a copy of the first and only oolldotion of Breton Hymns, by M. Leooat, set to sixty-six old Breton airs collected' by I)r Bnllinger from the lips of Breton peasants, and afterwards harmonised. Eighteen of these he found to be in the ancient Greek modes. Great interest was manifested in these unique works, which the President said he should plaoe in the Bibliotheqae Nafcionale. Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— Abscesses, Erysipelas, Piles.—Unvarying suc cess attends all who treat, these diseases accor ding to the simple printed directions wrapped round each pot and box. They are invaluable tb4he young and timid, whose bashf illness sometimes endangers life.' Though apparently local, diseases of this nature are essentially blood diseases, but a little attention, moderate perseverance, and trifling expense will enable, the most diffident to, ctfndufct any case" to'a happy issue wHhQUt exposing secret infirmities _■_-■-- ""•- Ointment check? the local to anyone. *"*-_• . ; ;" 'Wthin* inflammation and alleviates tne u~ r * pains. These directions also dearly poiat out when and how Holloway's PUls are to be I taken, that their purifying and regulating [ powers may assist by adjusting and itrengthen» wigtheQooitituUon,

THE ISLANDS OF THE FAR SOUTH.

Contributed to the Otago "l>aily Times,")

THE ▲T7CKXAND ISLANDS. (Continued from our lav ) In the afternoon we passed up to tbe depot ia Brebua Core, Pat Ross, This may be oallad the historical centre of the island group, and about it may be found enough evidence to show ih*t ft con itry without; Inhabitants may have a sad aad stirring hlitory. Id the depot hs>oae a airaplo Inscription in chalk upon a board told the story of j the men of the Deiry Oaatle, their aaffazlnga and rescue, Oa a slate in the aame room wu a record of the itory of the General Grant, of whloh more anon, la the cemetery, a abort way off among the scrub now oovering the tit* of tbe clearing made by Mr Enderby's settlers In 1850 52, were several graves. One neat stone recorded the death of the child of a lettler la 1851. The settler still lives In New Zaaland, and tbe stone, whloh fs in good order, la otrefuHy watched by the captala of the Hinemoa. A rough board has written upon it In tar tha foliowlog legend :—•' Ereoted by the o<ew of the s.i. Southland over the re maina of a man who apparently died of star ration, and was burr led by the orew of the Plying Soud, 3rd April 1865." This was dated Ootober 23rd, 1865. This was the body of one of the crew of the ship laveroauld. la front of this was a neat stone : " Sacred to the memory of John Mahooy, master mariner, aeoond mate of the ship Invercftald, wteoked on this Island; 16th May 1864; died of starvation." These two stand on the s«me grave, and I understand. that they refer to the same man. The body was found by the orew of the Flying Bead which went from Invercirgill to 1 resoae two men of Captain Mnsgrave'a ottw who remained behind became the boat in which their matter ventured to eroas these roagh saaa waj too small to bo d all. Captain Musgrave published a description of this body, which lay as if recently dead; and thle I understand, led to Us ideßtifiaatlon, and piecing of the second stone, Tbe rtory is a fearful one. The Inveroanld sailed from Mel boune to OalJao in balUat on May 10, 1864, The master (Oapttin Dftigarno) carried a medal from the U,B W Govern mom and a teleeejpa from the B.itlah Government for saving life at aea. The ship was driven between two high oliffj on the west, coast, and shattered to frag menta. Tbe scene o> the wreck oan only be gaessed from the time It took the sar ylvors to wa'k to Port Boss. Two boys and foar seamen wore drowned. Nine teen ukd, In ending the captain, were lived, They climbed tho high cliff-, and though bad stsyaa soasn d»ya by the wie.k they only saved i.wa lbs t bUoalts •nathtee ponads of pork. Ther lived ou roots, aud huddled togech';r at night for warmth. Fjar men died on tet march to Pjst Ross. There they got a few lim pets, and ocoaatouHlly caught se»!«. At la»t they were reduced u> ihrao. Then after 12 montha a Peraviaa baiqa j with Oblaese labaarera on bojrd, bouod from Msc:o to Ctllao, called In for icpaiic, auder tbe Impre s:oq ihat the Kcderby eettlumeut w*u still there, fhev took the three sunlvoas to Oallao, treating 'hem kindly. Dating this long suy a p»iiy of the a taw left Port Boas foe another patt of the laland, and never returned, bat It 1b presumed that the oiuu buried by the crew of the Flying Scud re turned later. Near hm was find a rca.ll heap of limpet shells, *ud a sUte on which soma thlag had been writteo, bat waa effaced. A little way off in Broker direetiou was a dead tree, the trunk of which had been dressed off to a face with an a<?Z9, and on It inaoriced :—" H.M.B Victoria, Nor man, In ee&roh of ship wrecked peoplu. Ootober 13, 1865 " Is is worth while to uottoe thot this waa as frush as when written, On a slate find on tha same tree was Inscribed!— **Stored to tbe memory of But Beown, chief offioer; William N. Scott, A.8.; who started on I the 22nd of January, 1867, for New < Zaaland, without chart, without com. pass, or nautical instrument." Interlined with the woids: " B leased are they that die in the Lord." I shall refer to the itory of the General Grant (to which ship these unfortunates belonged) when describing the wast ooait.

Reverting now to earlier matters, the islands, which lie in about the latitude corresponding with Lonrfo", ware diz covered in 1806 by Oapta iv Burton, in the service of rhe Hnderbys. His ship, the Ocean, gives the name to a ■mall island, and the upper harbor, Sarah'B Boiom, Is named from the vessel in which he visited them next year, when he took possession for the king. They were from time to time vltited by whalers, and iv 1840 41 received visits from the French exploring whips under D'Urville, from the American sxplotiog squadron nnder Com modore Wiikes, and from the ships of Ross' antarctio expedition. On this ocoasion, jSir Joseph Hookor and his o mpanion, Mr Lyall, examined the islands and mide mignifioeat botanical discoveries, resulting in the publication of the famous "Flora Antarctica." Dr Booker's testimony as to the magnificent oharaoter of the flora recurred to us re pa»tedly during our stay in the southern part of the group. But we are still in the north. We spent a pleasant evening plant hunting among the poi its and islets of Port Kobb. At tihoe Island we tried fishing withort mupa success. The poverty of the fisheries of. these islands is the strongest feature agaiust them, putting them far behind the desolate islands and coasts of .Northern Europe. On the ftop of Shoe I land the bo/s found a baby sea lion, which allowed us ko puil him about by the flippers without more than an ocaasional proteit, while his mother swam round wait ng for the | amusemont to end. Hera we got Stilbo, carpa polaris, a splendid plant, Ootula Lanata with tweet omelling flowers, and a number of interesting planti, The engineer's men with shovels and knives turned ojet large tussocks and under them found eggs and young b.rds in the burrows of the blue petrels and diving petrels. The mother birds never •jtt&mpttd to get away, an,d tho little fluffy, grey, young birds were bo fat that they lived to the end of the voyage without appearing to want food.

In the morning we steamed op to the head of the harbor and thence down to Effing Island, on the eastern side near the entr jnoe: We walked for lomS houra over this flat Island, among fairly grown tata trees, finding magnificent olearlas on the 86ft aboro. The shrubs and plants we«e varied and Interesting, Every now and then we stumbled upoa huge sea llona among the ttaeooka; t»me enough wheg left alone, but oertaloly upward C ps lomers to fall opDn by aooldent, On the shore of this Island facing tl c harbor we found an ordinary deck stool, several tlmben, and a cabin skylight. The latter toid a fearful tale. At one ecd was a mass of common red oottorj hand kerchiefs, ho knotted to the rail as to ahow beyond a doubt that they had been uaod to tie a man on. At the other end wete atrong bsnda of. narrow cotton fabric like lamp wick, wh!ci bad been almllaily used by another man. The position of these and thu ikllfal tying loft no room for doubt that two poor fellows had bean lashed to this. The paint looked about fresh enough to have belonged to the Derry Oastle* nnd no ship baa been mlssad filnoe. Tha handkerchiefs looked too bright io have beea n«ar]f tbiee fea» there: bni we had other evidence that colored cottons keep their color (or a long time In mob plaeec, and I think the teak skylight raoet have Ulong'd to that UUfated eh:p. At thli Island we fonnd swimming In the aea numbera of pretty brown flightiest docki. Thli bird 1 (^eiOßlttt Aflfklwdio*) || |«M)| iUUQIV

from any known 'peoi« 6 , mv is scarcely described In Sir Balle. a gie*f - rk. Several of them wero secuttJ, for muteumi. It would be out of place here to give a history of the Eoderby settle ment—as to whloh, Indeed, very little Information is obtaiaable in tbi« country. It was itarted with the cisfstanoe of capital reiaed in England with a great flourish of trumpets about 1860. The idea was • great company to work the whale fisherlai of theie teas aDd a settle* ment purely la aid of this objeot. The Enderbya ceoeived a leaae of the islands; Mr Ohaalei Bnderby, who reoommended this country for settlement In preference to the southern pait of New Zealand, reoelvcd a commission as Governor: but In two years the whole thing coliapied, the whales In all probability falling to •upport it. Nothing now remains to represent the Eogllab capital but the stuvps in the clewing and Governor Enderby'e flagstaff.

ITEMS FROM FRANCE.

(l-BOM OUB PABIB COBBISPOHDIRX.)

A SLEEPING GIRL.

There is a sleeping g^rl now at Alain Court, in the department ottie'Oise, it^Fnmce, who is likely to puzzle the physicians, Her slumber is not of one in a peaceful trance, but is agitated like that of a person under the in. I fluence of a nightmare, or the " blues." For the past nine days she has been plunged into this strange somnolency, during which she sometimes beats herself on the head and breast, and utters incoherent and unintelligible exclamations. Bouillon is now and then poured down her throat when she opens her month, and by this means she is kept alive The girl, who is twenty years eld, and a farm servant, has had brief fits of drowsiness before, but none of than lasted so long as that in which she is plunged at present Tha local doctors are completely nonplussed by this strange case, and expect that the unnatural sleep will be followed by death. A MUSEUM OF RELIGIONS. The Guimet Museum of Religions at the corner of the Avenue de Le*na in Paris, was the other day opened to the public. Its donor, M. Guimet, after whom this interesting and important addition to the city's valuable col« lection and fine buildings is named, opened the Museum at the day of inauguration to his guests. The city of Paris gave the site, valued at about a million francs; the State erected the building at a cost of nearly two millions, guaranteeing besides an annual sub of 45,000;r. for maintaining the Museum. On the lower floor are placed the Chinese and Japanese ceramics ; the first story contains a library of 15,000 volumes, rich in Hindoo, Persian, Chinese, etc., manuscripts, also objects relating to the Brahmin and Buddhist cults. On the second floor is the collection of forty canvasses, painted by Rigamey, after the sketches made in the course of scientific mission in the far East under the direction of M. Guimet; also a number of objects relating to Egypt and the cult of ancient Greece. The museum is intended as a centre for students andsivants, a sort of Academy from which are to emanate popular works for the libraries of schools, railways, etc. A PECULIAR CASE. One of the most extraordinary case* on record has just come before the Police Court of the Seine. In July last a man named Dubois took * room in the Rue Traversiese, and one of his first acts was to put up a swing lamp In order |to fis it he began boring a hole in the ceiling with a centre bit, and was' hard at work when the concierge and some ot the tenants rushed into the room and called upon him to stop, asserting that he had pierced the ceiling and impaled the tenant who occupied the room above. He went upstairs with them, and found the tenant in question, a violin-maker, sitting fixed to the floor and writhing in agony. The instrument was cautiously withdrawn from his flesh, but the injury inflicted was so serious that he was confined to his bed for three month?. The case caused a good deal of amusement in Court to everyone, but the poor violin-maker, who was only awarded- 2506- compensation, for three mopths loss of work, while Dubois was fined i6fr f. r negligence. That a man should have been sitting on the floor exactly above the spot where the hole was being bored is extraordinary. But that his cries should not have been heard by his tormentor is still more remarkable.

DEATH OF A FRENCH EXPLORER. Some details have been received of the murder in the Sahara of M. Camille Douls, the French explorer.- Be was a native of the south of France, settled in Tangier, when he resolved to penetrate into the interior of Morocco. He studied carefully the Arab language, *nd made himself acquainted with the ordinary prayers and ths religious ceremonial of the Mahbme* dans. Dressed as a Moorish merchant, he penetrated to the city of Morocco, under pre tence of claiming a large sum deposited there. He was put in prison, and only liberated in consequence of the intervention on his behalf of an English Consul. He retruned home by way of Liverpool, and was warmly welcomed by the French Geographical Societies. He soon afterwards resolved to go back to Africa, join the pilgrims going to Mecca, and return with them through countries not yet explored in the south of Morocco. A friend who once saw him disguised as an Arab says no one could have recognised a European in the lean faced angular man who spoke Arabic fluently and observed exactly all the religious practices ordered by the Koran. His great fear before the starting »as that the scheme would be spoken of and made know* to the people of ! the region he wanted to visit It is to be feared that tbe secret. oozed out, that his journey was referred to in a Parisian paper, and that the notice was re»published in Algeria. It was in consequence known, in spite of his disguise that he was a Frenchman and a Christian. He was well received at Tonat, To conduct him to Azonathe selected two guides, to each of whom he gave iaoo francs. He at the same time bought a dromedary; from this it was cincluded by those with whom he travelled that he was in possession of a large sum of money. The murder was committed halfway between Oulef and Akeabli. M. Douls had stopped to rest rest under a group of large trees near a well and iell asleep. His two Tuareg guides seised the opportunity to strangle him with a rope, after which they took all the valuable articles in his possession and fled, M. Douls was just on the point of completing his great journey, and woujd have returned to Prance with an established reputation as an explorer.

THE RAGGED REFORMER.

He'a kind and philanthropic,, Fall of plans both wise and gnat, To raise the gunmen leyel Ot humanity's estate j ytith wisdom overflowing, With kindness aa a stream,— But how to pay hia hntoher'e bill He doesn't dare to dream. Ton hear him on a Sunday, ▲•spouting in the Park; And Bpell-bound hundreds list to hear His simplest least remark; He preaches Anti-poverty From morn till even's olose; But he hides his feet behind a seat— Hia boots are out at toes | While National Economy Employs his "mighty mind, Economy his wife must usa Of the domestic kind. The law of wealth he k*» OWB fuU weU, And learnedly aisplaya it; Bat he must pawn the coat he's on Each once in a while to raise it t Demooraoy he preaches, too, All thrones wonld tramnle down; And you'll observe oonsiatenuy, ■ - Hia hat haa lost its orown. Consistent? No, well hardly so, : For while "No Bents" be teachee, v Imuat, alas! Confess he has A dozen in his breeches So treads he on through shade and san,| The world's cold winds defying, Though through each hole, from head to sole Its arrows keen are prying, A crank? Yet let no harsh word huded His expectations dim; ■- ■ Though he may not remould the world, This hope is joy to him !

Rough en Catarrh,—Corrects offend todorsatonce. Complete cure of worst chron

HORSE MARKET.

MiT.Bollock reoor ■ for the weekend ing Saturday Feb. l«t:—Thera wu ig»ln • small ertry of horsaa, v'z., 21. As ■flail nt this eeason of the f otr, very little bad* imi w ■ done. For the few young medlua draughts offered bidding! were fairly keen, bat for aged tad inferior there were nallf no buyers. Thota told realized the fol lowing prioci, vli—Median* draught!, 4 yea»e old, £16. £19; 5 and 6 yeae olds; £1610 i, £17 153; 6 reap old of a light stamp, £9 15s; »ged £8; beck, £4. For hieka and light harness horses it wii difficult to obtain bids, Sundries—Farsa dray brought £12; privately sold ■£ wheeled trap £80; spring dray sod hif • new, £16; aondcy harneai,cto., etmarkat rates,' ■' •M / , ■

DESTRUCTIVE BUSH FIRM.

(PIB MOM AMOOIAIfOH.^

Nbw PiTMOirrpi ,7 Denary 2. Large fire* are ragloff for a distaaoe of nearly forty miles through the bo«h district lying between Neir'Plyiritrath and Te Roll. New Plymouth it enT«lo««d in ■moko, and a henry south-westerly gale Is blowing. Several settlers have been barnt oat near Junction roadj and *h* town cf Inglewoodta in .danger. Ihi Wftiongona railway bridge,, caught fir*, battho r«ilw»y umploycee raccaedai in ©xtingaiihiog tbu flvui,' Ttflj Mttkn have suffered heavy Ida in gnu atad, experiencing an anxlooi tima,fof if the galo does Dot abat» aoon tne damage by fire will be moftiextaoare. ■ Niw PlimocvHj Ftbiway 8, A tontb-euit gale bM, v been blowing sinoe ihotßday, and m a large qatntity of baih is being bar it^'the flrea aiw ipreading in all. directloaf. Toe whole district is filled with aoaoke. Alttiough there has been a jiocd deal of danger, and fenoet, onthoneee and oodif fp9jt ffM* destroyed, uo hoosti have been bunt. Inplewood ia reportod to be surrounded by firj, 'and the inhabitants wee* op all night protecting their property 0 -Tfce gal* his subsided a little to-d*y,/bat|ear If espceised that it will spring up; a|*ln towards theeveninr

THE MARKETS

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The New Zealand Loan and Mercan tile Agency Company, Limited,, have received the following; cable- message from London dated 81st January^— Wool—Greasy merino has Reclined scoured merino Id. and clothing and combing washed merino i^d to Id per lb since close of last sales.' For crossbred the market is firmer. There;is^mnch irregularity in the biddii^ !,'.Tlie total quantity catalogued^ to date i»v % 59,000 bales, of which 4000 bales have been withdrawn. . -. : N s

Tallow—There is little demand, and tallow has declined 3d per cwt.

N.Z. Hemp—For good hemp there is more inquiry. Good in worth £97 15a and medium £26 10s per ton, Com mon qualities are neglected. Babbit Skin*—Beet descriptions hire advanced Id, and medium l£d per lb. Frozen Meat—Mutton market if steady. Canterbury and Wellington mutton is worth respectively 4|d and 4£d per lb. The beef market is dull ,-. (Reeeltsd February 3, I^o p.m.) The Eoglish wheat .'mattet it depressed, the Continental v steady and the American 11declining.- : i

SPORTING

C.J.C. AUTUMN MEETING.

The following entries for' tbi 0 J.O. Autumn Meeting were, received On Bator* day evening, at theo.J.O. rooms:*— The Gbeat Actchh Stakes ; a handicap .■' sweepstakes of 6 sow each, with 300- Bova addod; second hone to reoatv* 300 bovb, and tbe tbird horse 20 toy» out of the stake ,* for three year-olds and upwards. The winner of any ' Handicap of the vtlue of 100' sova> after the declaration of the • jfiirhts.. 51bi; 200 sots, 71b •xtw. ? On. miU and a half. " Occident . Helmsman Stoneheage , WakstiDU Sllsb George Wolverine Soots Grey Whisper., Bow Argent , Oyniao* <s J Merrie England Gipsy Prko* : Don Pedro Jet DlSau St James Benata Qaibble ■ t , : - Baby ~ Kimberley Dnda -■••'■ Alsace Sultan ' The tfASTHt Stams, a banffloap sweep stakes of 3 bovb each, with 160 sots addod; for tbras>ysar» o ]ds-sad in out of the stake, On« mile, : Occident '•'■' Quibble' Kimberley Miss George Helmsman Qoiokitep Wafcatipn Scota Grey Wolverjn*. Rose. Argent Whisper Mfrrie England Jet d Baa, Don Pedro Benata Bt, James ' Buby \/ r Alcinoua • -.- Dudrf V '*? Yo» Ten>ssky • *• j : iw' h-> o-.t .i^ c *°ll0"ln X l«*Mr wm-t* w«t ai^O made :— Thi Ohajcpaqiw BtaJceb of 15 soys saoh, with 300 abvs added: sseond hone , torewlvß 50.0 v«, •ndtheihlrdhorss 25 soys out of the itake 1: Fot two* ye.r olds. Ooltg Brt 10 b; filllei, Bst 81b; geldiags, Bit 7<b. Six foilongt. ▲Ibany-Falfaeygsldlng -•;. Town Moor, by Sti Leger—Mlzi 11 t Freedom, by Osptlvatoi—Maid of. Honor ■■''■■ :.^'s•■•>■■ ' Hizal, by Notdenfeldt—Oulda Barlesqns, by O»dog*n—Nooieni* Medallion, by Nordeofsldt—Looks*; Moialne. by Apremont—Mlsafiat. Palliier.byNordenfeldt—ReitMt • Oarronade, by Nordenfeldt-Rosailha* St George—Obarta colt : EmmasoD, by Gorton^Lady Emma Gorton— Malice fi{{y, , r ; B^.Tw^to, by Aptsmbnt—llatteiT Oraok Shot, by Nordenfeldt-Punfa - werewere ' -;- ; - \ \ - Thackeray ■' ;1 i. il ■.""-> s»f JJag,&ag, by 0«aogw(W f 4 ■ Diadem '. \, r i_;; ■.. '■ , - Pygmalloo, by Apremont—Naatilas. The OHA^B Hm Btams, viweepstakes of 10 loyi aash, »Kh 300«ovs added; ■loond horse to receive 3Oiovi, and the third horse lOtiovs on- of the stake. Weight forage. Winners daring the year of any noe er raoes eoUeetlvely of the value of 400aovs, 31b extra,; of any mm oc nan oolleotlvely of toe valaa of 600«ovs, 51b extra; of any race of raeea eolleotlvely of tha v»lqs of lOOOwvs, 71b eitia. Maiden two-year olds at time of starting allowed 71b; three* year-olds, 101b; four-year olds and upwards, Üb, Six foilonga. Frtncotte Merrie England Albany—Fallacy g Emmason Town Moor Don Pedro Freedom - Alolnooa* Scoti Grey . Crack Shot Kosa Argent Thtokeray- Burlesque Bay King Medallion Oynlsoa. VP Morsiao (. BeneJ» v -'<"s ' .■■"", PtlHfee . , ■AW^j.iffi ,J. . . Oarr^Tinflfl , :/. ? iPlnnii'lri

Wsxls' Hai Bamabm.—l! gray, rostorss to], original color. An elegant dressing, softens] and beautifies. No oils or gceasa. A Tonfe B-totatm. Btops hair coming 0n,,, sssmUh mi ■laaasas haalasaaln *

TEE 13HBURTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY FEBRUARY 3, 1890.



LONGBEAOH, T ONGBBAOH Royal Mall Coach JLj leaves Longbeach for Ashburton (Sundays eioepted) at 730 a m., Water ton 810 • nt., Aabton 8,15 a.m., Wheat' atone 8.30 a.m , arrlviDg in Ashbarton tn time for the North or South Trains. Theooaoh leaves the Post Office ishbnr ton, at 5 p,m , arriving at Longbeaoh at 730 p.m. Paroehos oidera left at any of the above, pltoe? will receive a lrlot at tention. Fares—Single fares 3i 6d; Ntarn 9s. 0. WISE, Coschmln ABHBUKTON COUNTY STOOK AND BALEYABDS CO., limitep.' A I tli* rawest of aeveral Farmer* the Oompany has deoidod ti hold a Special PIG FAIR , For the Bale of STORE PIGS, AT TIB Tinwald Yards Early in March. Farmers will oblige by letting tt< Cantaker have parlicnlara of their Entriei •arlj af poisiblt. GEO. JAHEBON, 75 - Chairman. THE CHEAPEST SALE SOW GOING ON INABHBUBMON U AT " The Corner." Children's Hate half pries Flowers at ha f prloe Prints at half price Ladles' Jackets at half pnoe 17 do« Men's Box (beat made) hal: price r r % BEE THE WINDOWS ?EK THB WINDOWS OB INSPECT THE STOCK INSPECT THE STOCK W. H. COLLIEB ' liie Comer." SALE NOW OJM AT THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY Half Yearly Sioek-TaMng, MEK'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING At Prices to Bait everybody. NO OLD STOCKS TO SELEOT FRO* The Goods are NEW and allonrowi make. HATS SHIBTS TIES BRACES ALL BEDVCBD IN PROPORTION INSPECT OUB STOCE And judge for yonrselveß, NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory. W. H. vvjSBBEB, Manager, QUOD lAOMUB VALDB fACIMU (••What we do wo o well." ftIUX OHRIBTOHUROH DB KTAI X 1 BURQBBY, 166 Oashel Street, Ghristchnroh, next Bobk' ■o&'a Boot BCoce, and at the Octagon, Dnnedin All )perationa at strictly uniform and moderate OonaulUtion to». & myebs"and co., BUBOEON DENTISTS f>^%:> d ;;;/■>■■' KITBOUb OXIDE GAS administered This AuaHthetio leaves no nnpleasant effect*, and by its use the extraction of Bad Stamps end Teeth is rendered per 'eetlf Painless find Effective. Ad alniatered daily. Fee for administration of Gas, 6a. Extraction, 2s 6d a tooth. Hoars rf attendance, 9 a.m. to 8 p m. Pri>«^> »ei«denoo, 93 Tu«> B".H, The- aok?iowled;: jd .:upe-dorlty of AMEBIG!AN DENTISTRY Id the con ■krac ton or" Arl*fioi»< I'e-Jih, th- eqosl finished workman^Pi ttnd fep!»olag the oat taeth TfIMPO£A&IL* ALMOST IMMEDIATELY after e*s*»««tlon, have itablfshtjd oar ropatntlnn. A slnele Artlfiol* Tooth, 10b, ooiopletg et, Upper and Lower, Teaipuratry and Parmaneat £10 10s ; ArtJfiofol Teeth «od Den'ana mads by other denthts 2* jiodd ad at smill costs, Stopping, Soil- f g fnlfst Hi Pit*)**



I Wanted Known J j Oash Advertisements under thta head ing, not exceeding 16 words, ON Si Shillinc. Addresses may beleftat tbls Office. WANTED Known.- During Hsrveat my Grocery will bo OT?an every night till 8 p.m.—D. Mo Fablakb. 2{ll WAITED ft Yoath ie- the Oj»te<buVy Roller Floor Mllu. One with a knowledge ol itoio woik pibfeired,— Roiiitt and 00. 8 15 ITT ANTED by good tenant, Hous», not YV lew than 5 Bourns; good order; in or near Aihbarton.—Apply T.,Guae I MAN Office. 2 9 MANILLA Binder Twine, machine oil, and wire. Time U money on the narvoat field—the best is the cheapest. —R. Axoobn, Sannders Buildings. W"ANTJSH) Known.—" Strong-we»i Boot* for L»diei, Men atic ouvmi-en aaa oniy ba obtained at W. a Ouuis&'a L £27 ANTED Known (hat am>bkw Obb'b Iff half-yearly aale of Surplus Stock of Drapery Olothing and is now going; on. 1 141 . "TITAJSTBD KMOWN —My Special VV Make of Ladiee' 4-olasp Kid Glovea, "The Aahburtonian," braided i backs, 3b 6d per pair.—W; H, Gomes. <n|7 ANTED every mau m the County VY to have a Salt of the Ashbartou Tweeds.—-Robbbt Axookn, Aahborton Olothing Mart, Saondere' Bulldiugi. WEDNESDAY Half-Holiday. Please abop early. Wedneaday we dost at 1 p.m.—H, 0. Skgebs, Melford Home. TTIIIBROIDBRIEa—Fc» good Erobroly Hi deriea marked oheap (jv to Malford Bouae. We have a Urge aua apleadld | allotment to obooa a from.—H, 0. Seghb's Melford Home. WANTED Koo«?a laoe curtains 3s lid, to*eli iil, nmbrellaa la lOd prints 2£d. skirt* la, kid gloves li, 12Joe dreaa buttons for 1", embroidered ooaturmt 10«.—Ahdbiw Obb's Sale. 1 150 THE Jubilee Sale. Andbew Obr ie aelllDg men* boota 9a 6d, ladles E.S. at 4a 6d, laoe up boota 5i 6i, girls bout* i 3«9l,mea'o ahoea 6s lid. evening ehoei 2s 6 i. Sale oow on. 1 151 MBB KBNNKDY and Miss Cameron, Moore Street—Teaoheri of Soieniifio Dreßa-catling Bodies oaf and fitted. Dresßmaking in all its branches. Riding habits a speciality. 12 69 MILLINERY— If you want o ohooee from a large atook of ttlmmed and ontrlmmed bats and bonnets go te Mel ford House. A lot of children'a Qalatea ■trawa from 6d to 2s, vary oheap* -*H. 0. Ssoebs, Melford House. ANlifiD, Everyone loKaow—Toat J. MOISON b&s now In atook » arge and varied assortment of BOOTS AND SHOES for the Spring and Summer Season, Gentlemen's, Ladles', aud Chil dren's, both Impound and Colonial; i leo HIS OWN MAKE, which OANN)T BE BUAPABBED for Style, Fit, QuaUy. ' and NettQOBB, combined with VERY REASONABLE PRICES. AU rapalts uxeouted prompt y and v. lth oe^nees. 10tl f Üblic Notie 8 smSTG & SUMMER, 1889 •WM. SPARROW, TAILOR AND MEBCER, JUST OPENED, A LARGE and Varied Assortment of Gentlemen's Shirti, Hats, Scarfs NEW SEASON'S TWEEDS AND COATINGS. A large and well selected Stook to oboose om. IHE TAILORING DEPARTMENT s under the Management of Mb T. Eebb who has had Large ezperlenoe aa GUTTER . the pr'r.ofpal Tailoring Establlhmenti Chrlstehurob. TVrM 1M <*»* Workman&ip Guaranteed O. SPARROW East Street W. W. SPENCER'S Is tho CHEAPEST Hoase in Ashbarton for DRAPERY, CLOTHING AND BOOTS. We tell for CASH. Small profits and qulok returns, and we give sterling value. White Calicos 3s 6i a doz^n ' Grey Calicos 2s lid a dozen i : A Splendid Tarkleb Towel for 7Jd Flanelettes £a lid a dozen Summer Draw Goods B£3 The best quality of PRINTS for the least money i Blankets 9j 61 a pair Ginghams In plain Colours 3s lid a dor. Double Width White Twill Sheeting li Men's Tweed Sahs 18a 6d Saddle Tweed Suits 3.9 j 6d A ease of Men's Ool'd Moles jost to hand, slightly damaged by water; worth 9a 6d, '-» 7» 1U lw ßo -'«Ool'd Moles 2s lid. THE CHEAPEST CUS^TON EIIIS CLOTHING IN ASHtoo. BOOT s7~B 0 0 T S. Men's ShooterelOs 6d, B'ocheraßs 11(3. & really god pair of Woibo.j'h Kd Bao*a fox 6j lid. JTo caoond-baod stock I A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT of Ohildeen'a Paten I L'Wthsr SHppart and Boots at WVW. Spencer's' |THE ABCAOE.