Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1890. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Since the Wellington jubilee day no less than three old settlers who arrived very early in the forties have died.

Last year's gross receipts of the railways of the United Kingdom amounted to £73,000,000, a sum not far short; of the total Treasury receipts from theOustoma and Inland Revenue taken together.

A concert will be given on Tuesday evening, the 18th Feb., in St. Stephen's Sohoolroom, in behalf of the building fund of the Amberley English Church, whioh was blown down in the great gale in September last. Admission will be one shilling, and it is hoped that a large number of persons will help the Amberley people by buying tickets. The "Wanganui Ohroniele" writes; — "Thecodlin moth pest is playing havoc in some of our local orchards. A gentleman in Wilson Btreet, out of some thirty trees, has not one unaffected. Indeed, his usual large crop will this year be diminished to a few pounds. On Saturday he extraoted between thirty and forty of the vermin from the trunk of one tree."

The fly peat it spreading with alarming rapidity in the Wahgunyah and Euthergien distriota of Yiotoria, and is oaasing consider able damage in the vineyards and orchards of those disttiots, The matter is considered to be of such a grave character that the Government entomologist, Mr French, has been instructed to proceed at ones to Wabgunyah and Bather glen to make a thorough inquiry. The undesiable faot that population only increases at the rate of three in the thousand per annum in France, as against nine per thousand in Prussia, and twelve por thousand in England, is ezefting serious attention in the first-named country, and a leading jounrnal in Paris reminds Frenchmen that if this state of things should go on for another 30 years " France will be eaten up by Germany, which will than have an army just double that of its neighbor." Says the " Rangitikei Advocate" the acoount sales of the ninety-seven bullooks sent to London from the Oroua Downs Estates, which were published in oar issue of Jan. 24th, ought to thoroughly open the eyes of settlers as to the great advantages to be gained by sending beef Home, instead of disposing of it locally. Mr MoLennan's bullooks netted on the station the fine prioa of £10 2s 3d per head, a price whioh, we i hardly need inform t our readers, is about double that ruling at the sales in the Welling ton Provincial District. It is reported of the celebrated Engliih physician, Dr Field, that at a time when ■ diphtheria was raging, a few years ago, he used nothing but common flour of eulpher, a teaapoonful mixed with the finger in a wineglassful of water, and given as a gargle, and in ten minutes the patient was out of danger. He never lost a case of this disease. Sulphur destroys the fungus in man and beast. In extreme eases, where a gargle could not be used, dry sulphur was blown down toe throat through a quill, and sulphur burned in a shovel so that the patient could inhale it,

We learn from the " Press " that the turning of the first sod on the eastern Bide of the island ;in connection with the Midland Bail way was commemorated at Springfield on Wednesday (whioh being the Jubilee day of the colony waß a_ singularly auspioions and appro priate occasion) by a publio demonstration, which was attended by all the local people. The Bod when turned was put into a sack, whioh was sealed and forwarded to Mr J. T. Matson as a memento of the prominenoe he he has taken in the movement. It has been suggested that he should plant a flower in the soil, that the memento may not be lost sight of in years to come.

A German paper relates that Julias Goldberg, of Weissensee, near Berlin, has suooeeded. in producing a practicable and ex cellent paper horse shoe. He has employed two methods—one by pressing layers of paper together, and the other by pressing pulp, special preparation being required in eashoase —but the former method produces the best i results. Tbe shoes absolutely resist moisture and all substances with whioh a horse's food comes in contact, do not, wear smooth and slippery, are exceedingly durable, and may be glued or cemented to the hoof instead of being nailed. The shoe is elastio and easy, and it ia believediwill prove to havejpermanent value, The weekly session of the Star of the East Lodge, 1.0. G.T., was held the Templar Hall last evening, the Lodge being opened at 7,30 by Bro G. Soott, 0.T., who presided. There was a very large attendance, it being nomination night. Bro R. Elston was elected O.T. for the ensuing quarter, and all the other offices satisfactorily filled. Bro G. Scott presented the Lodge with a hand some water-jug and glasses, for whioh a hearty vote of thanks was accorded him. A proposition was moved and unanimonsly carried, thanking the parents and friends who so liberally provided for the Juvenile Templars tea treat. The Lodge wag olosed in due form by the C.T. at 10 c'olook. We are pleased to see that two eons of Mr J. E. Buohanai), of the Ashburton High Sohool, have been successful at the University Examinations. Edgar S. Buchanan having secured one of tbe jum'or soholarships,and his brother, A. J. Buohanan, having passed the examination with credit. The competitor with the hjghaflt number of marks was W. S. Morris, of the Opllegiate Sohool, Wanganui (4426), and the next Edith H. Pearce, Girls' High Sohool, Dunedin (4042), Edgar Buobanan takes third place with 3836, and A. J. Buohanan fourteenth place with 3303. The total number who were winners of scholarships was ten and of those who passed with credit twenty-eight. The evil habit of going too long without food is one from whioh many people suffer in the present hurrying age. Men sit in their offices, women rush about at their shopping, and both beoame so absorbed in their interests that the period of hunger is allowed to pass, and the period pf fatigue and depression to set in. The worst of it is that once the second stage ia reached the desire for food is gone, and after many hours' abstinence the man or woman ia too exhausted to digest a meal when Obtained. To avoid this extreme, it is only necessary to take tbe most light and rapid repast; during the hungry stage. A glass of milk or merely a biscuit when hungry will prevent the after loss of appetite. And yet many prefer to ruin their health rather than take the trouble to turn into a dairy shop and drink a glasß of milk.—Hospital. The Eangitata is becoming famous for its trout fishing, and it would seem may turn oat to be also a salmon river. The " Press " says that anglers who visited that stream on Saturday had fair sport, in spite of the some what muddy condition of the river. Mr E. H. Brewer landed one fish scaling 15£lb and another that went 12'b. The latter is pro- Baunoed, by people suiajtojbe judges, a salmon, and it certainly has many of the charaoter r istics of the king of flah. Mr W. Binley, who 1 accompanied him, landed three fish soaling ,401b, the largest being 171b. Mr J. L. Flint and party secured five, averaging 101b That veteran angler Mr N. O. Nicholas, has arranged for extended operations and hus secured tbe use of a boat so that portions of the otream hitherto inaccessible oan be ap proached. With the opportunity of camping and the use of a boat gome records above the ordinary may be expeoted. The truth of the following laughable inoident is vouched for. Two visitors to the Exhibition who had evidently come from the country were inspecting several samples of grain and wool which had been placed in the Eastern avenue, when one of them caught eight of a Latin motto whioh surmounted the trophy. He drew his companion's attention to the inscription, which was "Jrbrtwia seqmtw" and tbe pair vainly endeavoured to discover the meaning of the ipyedo words. Explanations were given, but rejeoted as inappropriate, but at iast one of the mystified was inspired, and their troubles suddenly ended. Turning to his companion, who was puzzling his brains to solve tbe problem, he exclaimed, "I have it, Jack! What fools ? I know what the blessed thing means. The man' who paints^ the thing has made a mistake. It should havp b/ben ' Fortunate equatter, J but he dian'c'know'hbw td spell it."

I Rough on Itos—Cures skip humora, eiup [tionß, ring worm, totter, fait rheum, froste. 1 feet, chilblain*, itch, ivy poison, baiber'i itch.

About a thousand ludius in Ohioago ride r the bioycle. I

The French soldiers' pay is 27 centimes a day, or a little over 2^d.

Twenty-one of the old feudal castles of Japan are Bhortly to be Bold.

It is estimated that there are 6,000 con versions to Christianity a day.

The following gentlemen have been nomi nated as a licensing committee for the Borough of Ashburton:—Messrs D. MoLean, Hugo Friedlander, J. a, Beßtell, J. Seal?, D. Thomas, J. O. Duncan, W. O. Page, J. W. Sawle, and We J. Silcock. A poll for the return of five will be taken on Thursday next.

Wirth's Oirouß opens this evening in a paddock adjoining the Wakanui road, and not far from tbe Oddfellows' Hall. The oiroua has been doing good business down South, where it is very highly spoken of.

In Madagascar (says an American paper) you oan keep house, live well and keep three servants for about 70 oentß a week. A hired girl would be paralysed with astonishment if paid over 6 cents per week, and the washer woman thinks ahe has got a soft snap at 3 oents per day,

Here is the report of a conversation be tween a London theatrical manager and one of the ladies of the ballet:—" What do you mean, miss ? You are tipsy 1" The girl admitted that Bhe had been " seeing some friends off at the station." "This ia dis graceful — impossible 1" said the manager. " Whoever heard of a vestal virgin in a state ot intoxication ? It's worse than immoral— it's incorrect 1" " Please, sir, I'm not a vestal virgsu. I'm a priestess of Bacchus," " Ob! very well, then, that's a different thing; but don't overstudy the part."

Certainly the Most Effective MEDICINE in the world is SANDER and SONS, EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its eminent powerful effects in Coughs, Colds, Influenza, etc,; the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. Bead this certificate:—" 24th April, 1885.—Messrs Sander and Sons,—lt is with the greatest of pleasure that I testify to the exoellenoe of your Euoalypti Extract. Having had inflam. mation of the bone of the leg, which came on after a severe attack of low fever, I was attended by Dr J. Boyd, who had made strenuous efforts to save my leg, but withoue success. He found it necessary to amputatt my limb. Having heard in the meantime of the wonderful cures worked by the Euoalypti Extract, I obtained a bottle, and the extract had not been applied more than an hour when I began to feel greatly relieved. After apply ing the extract every four hours for nine or ten days I was out of all danger. I would persuade all who may be afleovad with any such disease to give the Euoalypti Extracts trial, and I am convinced that they will find it the most wonderful of medioines.—Yours, etc.E.J. Cd«now, Wattle street Sandb'irst, »(Advt) 5

LATES CABLE NEWS.

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January SO, 1,30 a.m.)

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BYDNKT, Janunry 30. The overland telegraph line from Port Darwin is interrupted.

CONGRATULATIONS.

The "Sydney Morning Herald-" con gratulates New Zealand on its bright orospects on entering upon the second fifty years of its existence as a colony.

A NEW OFFICE.

Melboukke, Janaary 30. Mr Deakin has been appointed Minister of Public Health. This office has been created under the new Health Bill.

INFLUENZA.

Government have received a ca^le stating that the germs of influenza are capable of being transmitted by mail matter and other packages.

ACCIDENT.

Brisbane, January 30

Lord Harvey Phipps was thrown from bis horse yesterday and now lies in a precarious condition.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

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The S.S. Elderslie- Oamaku, January 30, The ste&mer Eiderslte arrived In por> this morning, She will take on boart* » L>out2o,ooo oaroasos of motton and sundry produce, and Is expected to remain a week In pott, Bon Mr Fergus, Dunedin. January 30 In order to give him time to loipeot the I South Canterbury mas, Mr Fergus has postponed his address till the end of next week. The Exhibition; Yesterday tbe aamlamons to the Exhi bition were over 8000, Up to date 181,000 have paid for admission. Licensing Act. The police raided the city hotels for ' keeping barmaids employed after hours Several lle^nseps were fined £3 and oews,

Bowlers' Banquet* At the B-iwiejs' banquet, Mr Jeans, the Captain of the Olotorlan Team, inti mated his Intention of investing It? property here, if he did not eventually settle.

THE PREMIER'S HEALTH

Tbe Wellington correspondent of the " Otago Daily TimeT " s»ya —I notice that statements are appearing in vhrious papers to the effect that Sir H. Atkinson has not derived any bom fit from hie tour, and that serious organic disease ia feared to exist. It is stated, too, by a 000 l paper this evening that Sir Hurry Atkinson is somewhat worse in health than be was a few days ago. Now i had a long conversation with the Premier to-night, and he seemed to me much better and brighter than for some

-on the, It ia quite true he looked very ill juat after bis sea passage (he bslug a very bad tailor), and again after a long meeing of the Cabinet, but he assures me that he feels very muoh better foi his trip—quite another man, hes'fs. Farther, I any B»y that while I have of c.ihsd jrave feara as to the oxietence of tuy Be»i3Uß disease (fears whJchl know w-.te shared by hla colleagues, and by one qr two of the six or aeven doctors wnom be h«s consult), It is an undoubted fact that all the doc tors who h«va exammscl Sir Harry agree in declaring emphatically that they cm detect no organic disease, and that they cannot discover any symptoms which may not be accounted for by extreme nervous prostration. Certainly to-night the Premier was looking wonderfully better, and seem 1) in excellent spirits, .

RAILWAY EMPLOYEES INSUR ANCE BILL

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Welijngxon, January 30 \ About on» hundred int mb.rs of t> • I local brttoch o? tbe Ana^-lgacnn ed : oo'e y of liailway autvan-'B of Nvv Z'Vauri met ).*ai night to disoaaß tba provlß'ona ol: the Government Railway JSmplovQQS Insur ance Bill. Me Fiaher, MHR, in the ohaif. Several ipoakero took obj action to the form ai the ballot paper rttogntly loaned with the view to making it optional, with the employees whsthee ot ool; the Bill sboald btcme lew. A resolu tion win passed condemning th« Bill on the giouad that it Is not In ticoord with the wishes and Interests of the rail way employees. It was also doelded to aik the Gotnmlsßioneta to withdraw the Bill, and tn influential deputation was! appointed to wait on the Oommhaioners < and urge them to riimodal the voting ptpeis.

FIRE! FIRE!!

One of the most dreaded dangers which attend the growth and spread of towns and« cities especially where, as in the colonies, so large a proportion of their buildings are of wood, is that of fire, and it has been a source of congratula tion among the burgesses of Ashburton that we possess an efficient Fire Brigade, famished, thanks to the wise liberality of property-holders and the Borough Council, with an exceptionally good plant for fire-extinguishing purposes. We have a capital water-supply, and ; besides two hand engines, with hose reel, etc., there has recently been added a eteam-engine of the most approved description, the christening of which was publicly performed with appropriate ceremony and much satisfaction. But to judge from recent circumstances it would seem that notwithstanding Brigade and engines the burgesses are lulling themselves in a false security, and that there is every danger that should at fire break out its results must prove disastrous, The folly of spoiling the ship for the want of a ha'p'orth of tar is proverbial, and it would seem that in fire preventive matters we are cer tainly indulging in it. For on Tuesday night an alarm was rung by both bells —as it proved without serious cause— | and served as a means of testing the readiness of the Brigade—and though ; the result was entirely satisfactory as demonstrating the quickness with which the men will turn « at whenever occasion requires, a most unsatisfactory condition of unreadiness- in other directions was disclosed. The vagh\Q was got out promptly, but the horses had to be hunted for in -a paddock. The paddock is close by, it is true, but they were caught with difficulty, and when caught it seems that there was only one set of harness available. The delay which occurred in consequence in procuring enough gear to harness up would had there been a genuine fire to be dealt with have necessarily meant the destruc tion of the premises and possibly the setting up of a wide conflagration which would have laughed to scorn any efforts at its extinguishment. The discovery of this weak point ought to lead at once to reform. Surely the cost of a couple or moie sets of traces, etc, need not stand in the way of their being obtained and kept always in readiness, and in a place where horse-feed is so cheap a pair of horses might always be kept stabled close to the engine house in readiness to be harnessed up at any moment. This done, whenever an alarm is given a few minutes would see the engine on its way to the scene of the fire and until pro vision is made to ensure that this Bhall b« the case, it cannot be said that we have any satisfactory protection against fire in Ashburton.

JUDGMENT CREDITORS AND DEBTORS.

That " there is many a slip between the cap and the lip " is an adage which re ceives constant illustration and is no direction more frequently than in con nection with legal matters, it being apparently impossible to frame Statute law in such a way as to secure unerring certainty or indeed anything like it. On the contrary the legal net is continually proving to contain faulty meshes which the big fish are able to break through with impunity, however effectually the little ones may be trapped. Not that it is always and only the big fish who escape, the meshes of the net are some times too wide to hold the little ones, especially when there are clever lawyers about always ready for the usual pro fessional consideration to indicate the way of escape. This has received a very plain illustration within the past day or two. A certain creditor brought a judgment debtor, resident in this district, before a country bench of justices upon what is known as a judg ment summons, and obtained an order for certain payments on dates fixed, with the alternative to the debtor, in default of obedience to the order of the Court, of two months incarceration. Default was made, and, an order of arrest having been obtained, the debtor in question made a journey to Lyttelton under the chaperonage of Mr Pearson, who acted in the capacity of guida, if not also in that of philosopher and friend. So far the creditor, we opine, was quite satisfied as to the course of events, but next morning, not a little to his dismay, he received a missive under the seal of tbe Supreme Court directing him to appear the following morning before His Honor Mr Justice Denniston and show cause why his prisoner should not be dis charged. Disturbing thoughts no doubt passed through his mind when he found, [ on putting in an appearance at the time appointed, that he had stumbled into the thorny paths of law, and«he was destined to experience that there are more techni calities and difficulties surrounding pro cedure by judgment summons than appear at the out Bet. For Mr ilussell, the solicitor who appeared on behalf of the judgment debtor, applied for and obtained a hqtyas corpus, having shown that the proceedings were defective in various particulars, with the result that the debtor walked out of gaol almost as soon as he had been pat in, the unfortu nate creditor, who had of course to pay the costs, being a wiser and doubtless a sadder man.

LORD WOLSELEY ON THE ARMY.

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London, Jxiuiry 29 In an article in " Harper's Maga zine," Lord Wolseley urges that a more workable nnform should be provided for the British Army, and that an addition should be made to privates' pay of at least 6d per day He does not refer to the strength of the Colonial forces, but remarks that the importance of colonial armaments and defence forces will be recognised when God sends a statesman great enough to effect the federation of the whole Empire.

ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Ohristchcboh, January 29 The weathec to-d*y was aii that ovoid be desired, bat tho basiness traosaoted was fat from aatisfaoioty, a# there was nn abseuoe of outs Ida oompatiiion. Stobi Shkbt,—There wai % good entry of various oiuises uf ebeep in the store pena, out only a small proportion changed iiantis, several good hues of oroetbred ewes and lambs being withdrawn for want of competition. TLa linaa sold were ewes aDd iambs, oroisbred, all ooonted, at 4i, 4s Hi and sa; haltbred ewei of mixed sge fetohad Ba, two-tooth orois breds aoid at 7a 9d ; oatrino wethers told op to 4s.

Fax Lambs.—There were about 600

'■ mba y*raed of «rhtoa aoma were of iiae qa.llty wbiob Bald op to 15s for whlob mere was keen oompetmoa. Tbe a»f jutlty were void at 7s 6d to 12s.

Fat kShsbf,—About 4000 meep were yaadud, amoogst which were come thai would have douo oi-edit to any bmohering eßtabiighmtsnt m (be world. Theieaad all the belter quality of sbeep Bold at within a trifla ot former quotations, and (here was tarn for moid of the better olass of frees;rs, while there wu a peo nonnoed drop in the value ot inferior sheep, eqmil to about £d per Ibr SIOSK GATTLi,~The entry wai a very vailed one, und the bualuesa done wai aonfined to a few yoang Uock and dairy cows. The former realised from 18i to £2 7a each, aoooidtug to age and quality, white dairy oowsand uprlngers suemed to attract more attention and considerable uumben changed hands.

Fat Oattlb—Toe s»'e of cattle suitable for beef w»a very limited, Beat r.eer be'J sold at 15.1 to 18j per 100 ba; icfetior quality an} 00w best sold at less than 12i

REAPER AND BINDER TRIAL

The Oamaru correspondent of the " Preis' dating oa the 27th of Jauuary, says;—An important and interesting trial of reapers and binders was held to»day, under the auspices of the North Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association. Two gold medals, valued at five guineas and three guineas respectively and a silver medal were offtred as prize 3. The trial took place in a medium crop of velvet chaff wheat on Mr D. McGregor's farm at Weston, about four miles out of Oamaru. Each machine had to cut about two acres on the flat, and then take a couple of turns round tht hillside, points being given for the general quality of the work done all round and the mechanical construction of fhe machine. The judges were Messrs A. Murdoch, W. Dewer, S. Wilson, Jas. Mitchell and J. McPherson. Very keen interest was taken in the trial, which was closely watched by large numbers of farmers. Mine machines competed, viz : The Howjrd, Hornsby, Massey, McCormick, Reid and Gray, Buckeye elevator, Buckeye Lowdown, Brantford, and Deering. The general quality of the work done was of a very high order of merit, and the running between the various machines was very close; so close, indeed, that the judges had a most difficult task to perform. The Howard was declared to be the winner, with a good bit in hand, but there was only one point between the Hornsby and Massey, and two points between the McCormick and ihe Reid and Gray, It will be remembered that at the Ashburton trial last week the Howard machine was seen to great disadvantage, owing to a bent spindle preventing the butter from being used, but. to-day the machine was in great form, and did some very pretty work indeed. The Hornsby, in charge of Mr Trolley, one of the very best drivers thnt ever piloted a machine through a trial, did excellent work from start to finish. The Massey, too, handled by Mr Charles McLeod, aiuther most successful and competent dr.ur, did work that was almost faultless, and won many warm friends. The McCormick, as she always does, made excellent work all through, and the performance of the Reid and Gray was such as to deservedly win much appre ciation for the only reaper and binder made in New Zealand. The gold medals were won by the Howard and Hornsby, aad the silver medal by the Massey, the machines being placed as follows :—Howard, 375 points, 1 ; Hornsby, 342 points,'*; Massey, 341 points, 3 J McCormick, 336 points, 4; Reid and Gr»y» 334 points, 5. The others finished as follows :— Buckeye elevator 312, Brantford 299, Deering 296, Buckeye Lowdown 234.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responiible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents

THE APRICOT CATERPILLAR.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir,— Noticing your quotation from the " Akaroa Mall " in Uat nlght'a "Guardian" re the appeartnoe of the aprioot caterpillar lv that dlstrlot, I may Inform all Interested Id fruit cultnre that this caterpillar has appeared this action about Ashburton. I have several of the caterpillars in my pos session, and am endeavoring to rear them for the purpose of obtaining the perfect Insect, and In order to ascertain whether the moth Is Indigenous or has been in trcdaoed. Unfortunately all the cater p liars are foil fed, that Is, they had f ached maturity whan I found them, and a <on efterwardßßpau up their oocoomand changed to the ohrysaiis uiage, Before Uanaformlag, their color Is pale green, and ihey ate exceedingly niroble ia theii ♦ablts, wriggling quickly off tbe Unit or hnd a' the slightest touch* I have not ibtahed any la the younger or " yellow " etuje, but as ihe caterpillars of moth' undergo several moults, or changes of skin, from the limu they leave the egg till they reaca maturity, tbe smaller yellow forms are probitry of the color peculiar to a oertalu moult. I, however, have no doubt that the species is identical with the one which is attacking the apricots in the Akaroa district. The caterpillar appoara to enter the fruit near the stalk, which is perhaps the mos*. convenient spot for t;io moth to deposit its eggs. In one instance the caterpillar had boiei or eaton its way once round the stono of iha fruU, and had returned to tue stalk, where I found It in the act of weaving Its oocoon. Whan matured the ! specimens X possess were 10 Hues in length. | As the. " Ashburton Guardian" is un doubtedly one of the foremost journals In discuss ng soch mutters, and io imparting knowledge regarding peats of the garden and farm, I will be thaokfal to snyoao who mty find raoro of these ceterplllao or fruit &ffaoted by them, and vyill forward them to your office, or direct to mynof, aud I will tndeavoDr to trace the source of the moth. I caunit say dffinitely whethev all the fruit tflfeoted with theao Oiterpll.*ea drops pi-ematurely from the tree or aot, bat I urn inclined to think it does, as nearly all I have weteobulued by giving tbe branches, a quick, but not heavy tap with tha hand which caused the fruit affaoted to drop frota the tree. The caterpillars, however, do not appear ai yet to be numerous in this diatriot^

I am eta, Wi W, Slew*

THE FEDERATION CONFERENCE

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Sydney. J«nuarv 29 I Owing to the impossibility of the New Zealand delegates reaching Mel bourne by Tuesday, at the suggestion of Sir H. Parkes' Mr Gillies has post pooed the Federation Conference till Thursday, as well as the banquet. Al though it has been customary for the Premier of the Colony where a Confer ence meets to preside, it is thought that owing to the prominent part Sir H Parkes has taken he will be elected to that position.

THE MARKETS

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Sydney. January 29

Chickwheat, 2s to 2s 9d, scarce; milling sorts, 3s 4d to 3s 7d; oats, feeding sorts 2b to 2s 2d, milling sorts 2s 4d; potatoes, New Zealand grown £4 10s ; onions, £4 10s ; butter, dairy made 6d, factory made 8d; cheese is dull at 3d to 6d ; bacon, New Zealand

9d to 9£d; hams, New Zealand lOd to Is.

Melboubni, January 29.

Wheat, new, 3s 7d, old 3s B£d ; oats, local 2s 6d, stout 2s lOd, New Zealand 3s 3d ; barley; feeding 2s lOd.

Adblaidi, January 29.

Wheat, shipping parcels 3s 64; oats, New Zealand 3s 3d ; barley, at 4s 5d to 4s 9d, is difficult of sale.

WHOLESALE BURGLARY

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Chbistohuboh, January 30 Four business promises were entered last night with Intent to rob, viz—The National Mortgage and Agency, the Mutual Life Association of Australasia, Jameson and Anderson's Office, and the Ohrlstoharoh Meat Company* Office. All the premises are adjoining and situated In Hereford S reet. The butglais entered by forolng the windows at the back In every oase- The only place In whilob anything of value stolen was the National Mortgage Office. They found the key of the safe, opened it, and took £43 10* from the oaah box. Two shillings and nlnepenoe was taken from the Mutual Life Association, but nothing from the other plaoes. ,

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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SWIMMING NIAGARA.

London, J mnary 28 and 29 Wood, an Australian swimmer, has gone to America with the intention, it is said, of swimming the Niagara rapids.

ROUGH WEATHER.

The steamship Manitoban has ar rived at Glasgow from Montreal a week overdue. She experienced terrible gales, and 300 of the cattle on board were killed.

FLOODS.

. Severe rain storms have been experi enced in Ireland. The Shannon rose rapidly and overflowed its banks. The country in the vicinity of Limerick was submerged and great damage done.

STRIKE AGITATORS.

In consequence of the strike agita tion becoming a public nuisance, Mr Matthews, the Home Secretary, has ordered the police to arrest the leaders when a disturbance or obstruction to traffic occurs.

ANTI-SLAVERY CONFERENCE.

Brussels, January 29. The Anti-slavery Conference has re sumed its deliberations.

GERMAN-AUSTRALIAN BANK.

Berlin January 28.

The proposal to establish a German- Australian Bank has met with much support, both in official and mercantile circles. The capital of 20,000,000 florins was subscribed in four hours.

THE PRUSSIAN STRIKES.

Bkblin. January 29.

Owing to the want of funds and the proximity of the general elections the colliers in Prussia will not renew their strike until March ist

CANADIAN LAND LAWS.

Ottawa, January 29

Correction—Read, In order -to en courage population, the Legislature of Quebec has granted the parents of twelve children allotments of a hundred acres of land.

THE PORTE AND CRETE.

CoNSTAimNOPLK, Jsnoary 29. Chakir Pasha has forwarded to the Sultan addresses signed by prominent residents in Crete thanking the Turkish Government for issuing the fireman which has completely restored order.

OBITUARY.

Washington, January 28 Senator Riddleberger, of Virginia, is dead.

EXTRAORDINARY FATALITY.

A locomotive ran into a funeral pro cession at a level crossing in Chicago, and killed five of the mourners.

AUSTRALIAN

[Pjrb Press Association.]

NEW SOUTH WALES.

Sydney. January 29. The steamer Riverina went ashore at full speed during a haze. There are now eighteen feet of water in her hold. The position in which the vessel lies is exposed.

Monsignor Vidal has written to the Wesleyan Conference denying the truth of the statement impated to him that the missionaries of that body were sent out more as traders than ministers of religion.

QUEENSLAND.

Brisbani, Jcnqaiy 29. Many houses were washed away by, the floods at Maryborough, and the suffering among the working classes is great. A relief fund has been started. On one sugar .'plantation the loss is estimated at Two men were drowned in the floods at Mary borough, The damage is estimated at

THE ISLANDS OF THIS PAR SOUTH

(Contributed to the "Otago Daily Times.")

Afor thla ex'itemjut wo entered ■ nmail and wonderfully tnng boat harbor. so oholteey-i that even craft of larger slej, yaohla, and cutters o aid anchor and brave all wee hers there. Heie we found a good landing lv the biiah close to two old lealert' hats. Immediately on land- Ing the traoks of aeils were found. Two far seals live here codstao. My, an* ait almost peraooaUy known to Captain Fair child. A few minutef later'the boys who accompanied ne disturbed a saal «oms way np a grans oovoted hill, and down he oame to the sea. This vu the only fur seal we caw throughout the dulse. He sat on hfs huoaches, looking at bla strange rlaltors, and seemed inclined t) take tlarm. The oaptaln went ap to him end sobbed bis naok with a long, slender, manuka atlok, which seemed fltst to astonish, then to pleaee htm, for in > a minute or two he moved hla beacl baokwntds and forwards as If ho really liked ie t '.^nally, as he was In the way ne was totd to "go to sea, and remo7ed thereto more pointedly by tne •hunts of the byatauders; in another In stant tho lubberly croature shot aoross the little bay afoot under water aagraoe fully and rapidly as any fiah, so totally different Is the style of his performance at a merman from that as a Übd animal.

Frem this bay we commenced a tour of the ielani, this one being the largeit of tba Snare*. This country Is covered with somewhat open bush/ exeepticg a margin along the cliffs. This margin U densely clothed with two kinds of grass whlob art never mixed. The grass forms high tus took?, and it ii a matter of oboloe whithet yon walk on top of thete oe between them; if yon ehoosa the top yon oannot always] maintain your oholee, if yoa ohoose the other roote you hare to drag yoot logs in the moat wearisome way* The both It mainly Olearla Oolentol, a beautiful throb or tree, with large, round, glouy leaves with flinnelly baoki. When this growi a certain height It falls down with the weight of the leaves and the pressure of the wind, and takes root where it touohea ground, then it grows upward! again, and alter a while It fe.Ua again, tearing its oldest roots np and rooting Itself a third time; thui the trunk is almost gifted with a power of locomotion., It grows three times as thick as a maa's body. This tree Is kaown as the mutton bird tiee ; i and we soon found the reason, for the whole of the ground on tße Island Is honeycombed with' muttonj bird holes. The traveller oomttntly breaks the sur face and drop* Into these tunnels, but the depth Is not grest.t At every turn penguins, single and In pairs and small flocke, are met In the bash and In the graas. They are literally'-everywhere, and their barsh note > never oeases. The whole of the upper soli of the Island Is gu&no, matted with the fibrous roots of the o'earla, the dead wood of which adds a lit-le to the soil. B aside* )he bray of iha penguins, whenever you stop you hear the gentle mawlng of the mutton birds underground—whether; young birds or old Ido not know. I* >wit the nesting season, but few eggs were obtained, as there was no tlmo to dig We found a few interesting plants, Seueolo Malletl, « handsome shrab, otherwise rare, Is plentiful here: a Llgustlcum, very like fennel, is fouod on the cliffs, and near It a pretty f nrght nce-not; while the sweat scented Yeronlc* elliptlea borders the bash. On the who'e, the plants are not a striking featore of thla group of Islands so far ai variety goes Everywhere there Is a strong smell of < birds, not generally strong enough to be overpowering ; In the peogulo rookeries It Is so Btfong that one faels inclined to bolt through them. These are numorous ond extensive. There sra many on the shores und in«ny In the bash. Wherever a rookery-is formed the bush dies, and we often found placet where the penguins had taken up new ground, killing a pleca of bush alongside a rookery. The nolee In j the large rookeries was deafening; the big penguins i brnyed and the young oaes if aetled. There were no nestlings; we ■ oonid only sea the sites of downtrodden nests. At tho top of the hill we wore attracted by sea .hawks, whioh trat^h oomtamiy to surprise yonng and weak birds. They fbw at us furiously, and we had to hold up , samesbln| to ward them off Often we could heat the rush of their wings as they passed a | foot from a man's head. They are pretty dark birds; with a light ehsokod coloring on the wings, Of small birds we saw a good number -*• pretty y black tomtit*, ground larkr, arasabrds (bow rare In New Zealand), and beantifal little snipe. AU these were very tame, and were often oaagbt by band, The snipe Is a very graceful little bird;. It> soon dies in captivity—l sosp?ot of starvation. One cot boae on tha ship end sat on my bed early one moroing, and upon my oheil olose to my face,jumping at.flies, It Is not known whether i vessel wee eve« lost on the Snares J they ace rathet far north for the course of the Melbourne ships, but are often sighted. It would not be a nloo place to be marooned, |aa the water.(aall polluted.by the birds. After oar long walk #c were vary glad to fiod that oar thoughtful captain bad landed a can of tea for us«

One'more "striking plant I ■hoald not admit to mention is the Aulla lyalll, whleh here grow* to in immense i!is, vi leemi to do equally well In the bnchor la the open. Its enormous leaves we sem«~ ' times ii Urge m' ft »mall umbrella, and the whitish f!n»a. dihh of lowers and Beads rising in huge bunches from the centre make it • very attractive looking plant. The only profit at present derivable from, theaa lalanda la the young motion blrdV which la an article of ooumeroe. Tb'e* ought, however, to be proipaotei ana tested for giano, which might pay. Tb» rooks are all granite Ilka those of Stewart's Island. As we hit tbe show fe© air was literally dark with mottoa birds fifing in every direction. I ve:(ly believe they might bet nambered by milliona as they follows** their bawllderlrg oonrses through >bo air. We all regretted I&vlng- tbU cutioosly attnctlve spot, bnt in, an hour we were at sea again, pasting olear of th» Snares, close past tbe Rocky Western Snare*, and thence tarnlnf .sonth towards the Auckland Ishnds^ blghtlpg as we went the high bold q lflfc of the weatero end of the main bland, and pisilng oloae under them. No depot le maintained on the, Smrea, It is eparoely neouss.ary, aa tb* dlitanoß ftom good harbours In Steuwttt Island Ib not great. Wb had now before v* a dtstanm of about 140 mllee to ran,, and with race good fortune we had a, favorable wind. . '.

THE COLONY'S JUBILEE

THE AUCKLAND CELEBRATION.

(FKB PBIBB ASSOCIATION,)

Auckland. January 29. The weather waa exqttlaltely fine, and the harbor a picture. The proceiilon wu « great pnocesa. All the Friendly Socletle* took part, as woll aa the Seamcn'a Union and Federated Laborers. Altogether 1500? people took part la the proaeuloa, whlob was over a mllo long and was • moat Im postng Bpa^acie. The route waft lined by 40,000 i o 50,00ftpeople, Upon Mrind at |Govemn>en& Honee «roy»l tddreu was presautt'dby tho Mnyor on behalf of iho rthiaL^ps.' Tiie OoT«foor replied noitably^ fiuci Bni>i vkflic 'oyelity would be n« (jra.*4 . fy!nj((tJ ik* Qaeeii k >o hlau^lf; K«> r<?(.'ie -ci fho »b3(>ii{jo of hh famiijs, »ndi thankcr- tfc-vr.fov'tiioU.' kind esp'eJK^na to-, wards Lady Onelow. iil* diffionl^ was that e?ery city wanted bin toitsy wltn ttw« ill tlw tUat, Bi hM fl||

THE AsHBPRTON QtTARPIAN, THtrßaflAV JANtJA&Y 30, 1890.



LONGBEAOH. T ONGBSAOH Royal Mall Ooaob f J leaves Longbeaoh for Ashburton (Sandiys exoepted) at 7.30 a.m., Watec ton 810 a m., Atbtoo 8,15 a.m., Wheat ■tone 8.30 a.m., arriving in Ashbnrton Id time for the North or South Trains. The ooach leaves the Post Office i ahbnr~ ton, at 5 p,m , arriving at Longbeaob at 7.30 p.m. Parcels or orders left at any of the above pltce; will receive strict at tention. Fares—Single fares 3s 6d; ntuta 6s. 0. WISE, Ooaehman ABHBUBTON COUNTY STOCK AND SALEYARDS CO., Lmkib. A 8 the request of several Farmers the Company has decided t> hold a Special j PIG FAIR For the Sale of STORE PIGS, AT Thl Tinwald Yards Sarly in March Farmers will oblige by letting the Oftfttaker have particulars of their Entries •arly as poteible. QUO. JAMESON, 75 Chairman. THE CHEAPEST SALE NOW GOING ON IN ABHBUBMON IS AT "The Corner/ Children's Hats half pice Flowers at ha f price Prints at half prioe Ladles' Jackets at half prioe 17 dos Men's Sox (beit made) half prioe ■ft * SEE THE WINDOWS BEB THE WINDOWS OB INSPECT THE STOCK INSPECT THE STOCK W. H. COLLIER 'lie Comer." SALE NOW ON AT THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. Half Yearly Stoct-Taling. MEN'S AND BOTS 1 CLOTHING At Prioos to suit everybody. NO OLD STOCKS TO SELECT FROM The Goods are MEW and all oar own auks. HATS SHURTS TIES BBACEB ALL BEDVCBD IN PROPORTION INSPECT OUK STOCK And judge for yourselves. NEW ZEALANP Clothing Factory. W. H. WiDBBBB, M»n»ger, "QUOD F&OMUB TaLDJB jf AOIM.U (" What we do we o weU." T2fg OHRISTCHUBOH DE NTAL SURGERY, US Oaahel tftreet, Christchorch, naxt Bobln son's Boot Store, and at the Octagon, Dnnedin. All .)peratloni at strictly uniform and moderate Oomnltatioii tree. & MYERS~AND CO., jBUBOEON DENTISTS. hi"' sa ■aja.^'s^!.- JSITBOUS OXIDE GAS administered Thli Aonsthetio leaves no unpleuaant effeotff, and by Its n«e the extraotton of Bad Stamps and Toeth Is rendered per fectly Pafnlesa «nd Effective. Ad ministered dally. Fee for admintotntion of Gas, sa. Eztraotlon, 2s 6d a tooth. Hoars of attendance, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Pri?ate resldeooe, 93 East Bait, The acknowledged enperlorlty of AMERICAN DENTISTttY In tbe con «trootlon of Artificial Teath, the moit finlated workmancblp, and replaelng tbe teeth TEMPORARILY ALMOST IMMEDIATELY after extraction, have established am* repatatlnn, A slDKle Art* Sola Tooth, 10s, complete «t, Upper and ihomer, Temporary and Tcmaneat £10 10s; Avilfiolal Teeth and PantotM saade by other dentiits re aodifUd at small cont« f Sfcppplo,li Soil*



Wanted Known f Cash Advertisements under thi > head ) ing, not exceeding 16 words, O^Ki Slulliiifir. Addresses may beleft at r this Office. WANTED to Sell a seoond-han bfoyclo, cheap, Apply Mail Offioe. 1 18 Y~UL«v TIOHI. Cole's Fanny Picture Book, huJ Titplleot Sharpener, Rough Diaries, 1890.-1 r M. Jok*s. f ITIIE POLKS, Qalver, Yearly Vol JLj iSsop's Babies, Eo-P^sp, Plo taresque Australia.—H. M. Joaas WASTED Teams for Stacking grain. Apply tO WILMAM fcUTHSBLAND. Greenstreet. 1 190 WANTED— Apprentice* to the Dress leaking. App y Mis 3 E MoDoff unsLL, Baanders 1 Buildings, Ashburton. 1 194 MANILLA Binder Twine, machine oil, and wire. Time Is money on the harvest field—-the belt Is the cheapest. —R. Alcobk, Saondera Buildings. \l/ ANTfiD Known.—" Strong-wear W Boots for Ladles, Men and Children can only be obtained at W. if Ooujkb's. TTTTANTED Known that AjndrbwOkb'b ' W half-yearly sale of Surplus Stock of Diapery Clothing and Boots Is now going on. 1 14 !T\TAM!ED KNOWN— My apecial VV Make of Ladles' 4 clasp Kid Gloves, " The ABhburtoniaD," braided backs, 3b 6d per pair.—W. H, Oollibb. \XT ANTED every man in the Oounty | fV to have a Salt of the AshbartoD Tweedei.—Robkbt Aloorn, Aahbortou Clothing Mart, Saanders' BuHdiogs. WEDNESDAY Half-Holiday. Please tbop early. Wednesday we dose at 1 p.m.— H. 0. Seobbs, filelfokd Hoose. T^MBROIDERIES-Fc- «ood Bmbroly 1p.4 deries murked oheap js«. «.o Melfora House. We bave a large aua splendid asso. tment to ahoose from.—H. 0. Sbgbk's Melford House. WANTED Kaowa luce oattalns 3s 114, towels 4}i, umbrellas Is 10.1 prints 2£d. skirte Is, kid gloves Is, 12ioz dress buttons for I», embroidered costumeH lOl—Andeew Orb's Sale, 1 160 THE Jubilee Sale. Anobbw Obr is sellitg oiena boots 9s 6d, ladles E.S. Ac 4s 6d, laoe np boots 5s 6J, gir.s boots 3a 9d, mea's shoes 63 lid. evening shcea 2s 6i. Sale now on. 1 151 MBS KBNNBD? and Miss Cameroni Moore Street—Teachera of Scientific DreßS-cntting. Bodies cut and fi ted. Dressmaking in all its branohes. Ridiug habits a speciality. 12 69 M~ ILLINERY—If you want o choose from a large stock of trimmed »ac antrltamed hats and bonnets go te Mol ford House- A lot of children* Galatea straws from 6d to 2s, very cheat!-—3. O. Segebs, Melford Hoose, WANTED, Everyone to Know—That J. MOISON bas now in stock a «rge and v»rlad assortment of BOOTS AND SHOES for tho Spring and Summer Season, Gentlemen's, Ladles', aud Chil dren's, both imported and UolonUl; 1 \bo HIS OWN MAKE, which OANN )T BE SURPASSED for Style, Fit, Qaal ty, »nd NeatacßS, combined with VEHY REASONABLE PRICES. All repairs executed prompt y &Dd **Ith neatness. lOtl



fubllc JHotlc 8 ASHBURTON BOROUGH OOUJSOIL j A PPLIOATIONS ar« Invl-ed from jCjl Resident Legal Practitioners for the offioa of Borough S >lioi or, to be de llveted on or before NOON on MONDAY, February 3-d prox, at tbe Town Clerk's c ffioe, where particulars of duties, etc., m»y be saon. OHAS. B FOOKS' Town Clerk. Aehbmtcß, Jaanary 28 h, 1890. IJIB6



SPBMG & SUMMER, 1889 WM. SPARROW, TAILOR AND MERCER, ,(UST OPENED, A LARGE and Varied Assortment of Gentlemen's Shirts. Hats, Soarfa. NSW SEASON'S TWEEDS AND COAXINGS. A Urge and well selected Stook to choose om. XH& TAILOKING DEPARTMENT r under the Management of Mb T. Kerb who baa had Ltrge experience aa CUTTER the principal Tailoring Establibmentß Chrletohuroh, Perfect Fit and Workmanship Guaranteed W& SPARROW East Street



CIRCUS. __<,iKCUS. ASHBURTON—TWO NIGHTS ONLY Commencing THURSDAY, SOra JANUABT, Coming by Special Tram j WIBTI BftOS,' Colossal Consolidated Circus Four Large Oircnae3 in one. 47 STAB ABTISTB. 7 LADY BIDKRB Highly trained etnd of Horees and Ponies WONDERFUL WIBTH FAMILY, Fifteen in number. ST LEON BROS., Walhalla Bros., Matthewa Bro?, 4 Midgets, P Montgomery, Joe a Romano, Uoienz and Feto, 6 Funny Olowno, Auguste the Dummy, and a number of others. Just concluded playing to crowded and delighted audiences In Dunedin. A lonu i advertisement is unnecessary for this gigantio organisation, becaase you must have hoard of it. POPULAR PBIOES. Boojra open at 7 15: Performance at 8 sharp. ' SPECIAL NOTIOfi In order to salt the convenience of Children, Country Visitora, and Families 'living <*t & distance, there will be an AFTRHNOON P'.BFOKMANOB FEIDAY, 31st JANUARY, at 3, When aj Special Beduciloa will bt made 2 (3 fpQW&m '



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