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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1890. THE STATE RAILWAYS.

Although, m Saturday's article, we felt called upon to condemn the so culled Farmers' Political Platform issued from Dunedin, we do not wish it to be understood that the . wliolc fabric is without redeeming features. On tho contrary there are at least two planks m tho propaganda which have our entire sympathy. We refer to the advocacy of reduced railway charges, rates of freight, fares for wool, produoe, live and dead stock, merchandise and j passengers, *i and the abolition of differential rates; and the retention ?of the management and working of the railways by the State. There is no doubt that the railways of the colony should rentain m the possession of a4d under the direct control of the State. The most suicidal policy of' which the Government could be guilty woulcl be to dispose of the railways before the country has been properly settled. The object m view when constructing the railways, and the argument which had the most influence with the people of the colony m sanctioning extensile borrowing for the purpose, was tl|e plea that ready and easy means of access should be made to lands suitable for settlement. It was argued, artel ; with some justice, at the time of enter ing upon the colony's gigantic railway scheme, that if the railways were owned and controlled by the State the lines would be run, not for the purpose of returning large dividends, but m order that inducements might be offered, by means of low railway charges, to peraons to settle upon the land, and to remain there after doing so. This policy up to within the past few years has been most successful, the railways having assisted very materially the cause of settlement. Unfortunately, m a weak moment, the Government handed over the State ralvvays to the sole control and management of throe high-salaried Commissioners, who have, since acquiring charge, conducted thje lines upon " purely business principles" '—such principles being.tp squeeze a's much as possible from the pockets of farmers for carriage of the staple pr4 ---j ducts of the colony, m order that the present expensive system of mis-man agement may bo maintained, and that the mil ways shall return handsome dividends to the State. The Railway Commissioners, having a monopoly of land carnage, charge what they wish, and being uninfluenced by any desire to sacrifice a present gain, for the futuro welfare of the colony, it will, indeed, bo strange if, at the end of their live years tenure of office, they can not show handsome returns. Under the control of the State, howaver, the j State railways would retujrn less pro fits, but, ■judging from the economical spirit •'vhicli has now overtaken our legislators, would be ■more economically managed. A lessening, of the profits on the running of the lilies would represent to the farmers and settlers a considerable saving—.the difference be; tween living from hand-to-mouth aid getting a reasonable return on the capital invested and labour expended on their holdings. Any proposal^ therefore,' for the resumption of the railways by the StatQ will meet with hearty support from the farmers throughout the colony. We have not yet arrived at that heightened? state of prosperity that the interests of farmers and graziers can be entirely ignored, .and tlmt the State railways can be run with no other earthly' object than to make as much money out of:them as possible. The.; present' experience, however, is not without its advantages to the colony, as it will ! assist to convince the people of the necessity for holding on to the railways at all hazards. We think that no: stronger argument could be urged against the insane proposal to sell the State railways than the present mismanagement by irresponsible Com missioners, whose motto appears to be; to make the railways pay,, even though settlement should be retarded. and farmers ruined m the effort. In any political opinions advocted by the farmers we hope to see included the proposal that the State shall resume conti'ol of the railways at the earliest* possible moment, and that the lines shall be run m the interests of settle ment, even if m 'doingl so the revenue should not show the substantial profits which the Commissioners are now! striving for.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Queensland Railway Commissioners have approved of running cheap excursion trains to Sydney. ...... By an eccentric will lately probatnd m Dublin two heirs to a Scotch estate gettbeir weight iti iii notes. | {Of the 108 new roses produced during the year just passed, seventy-three are credited to France, and but five to the United States.; In Liverpool during the past seventeen.; years no leas than 199 Publicans licenses' have either been refused or allowed to lapse. The authorities of Finland have forbidden' the Salvation Atmy to carry on propaganda work m that country. . An 8-year-old • girl m Missouri is under arrest, charged with killing a baby by press ing on the soft spot on its head. Professor Vivian says that recent research had shown that the atmosphere extends to more than forty-five miles above the earth's surface. The successor of Cardinal Newman is likely to be a German, The Pope cloea not look with favour upon the claims of Arcli- Bisljop Walsh to that position. The barque Gunymode, which arrived m Napier en September 25th, did not begin discharging her cargo until Ootober Ist, iii order that consignees might escape payment of the primage duty. During their stay m Auckland city Messrs Wirth Brothers, of the Wild West Show, have expended m trade bills, exclusive of board and livery charges, over £1000. Two of the daughters of the Lord Mayor of London are deaf and dumb, but have been ;so thoroughly educated m the oral system m Holland that they can, by lip reading, understand the play at a theatre. Photographs of seventy-eight old couples and the same number of pictures of brothers and sisters of any age averaging that of the ■married people show that the latter are more like one another iv appearance tlian flic brother and sisters.

Mr W. C. Walker will address the olccfcora of Asliburton m the Oddfellows' Hall on Thursday evening, October 9fch. Umler the Counties Act, 1886, the annual election of Councillors' for the counties throughout the colony takes place on t!ie second Wednesday m November, namely the 12th. All men who are worth calling men.like to Xrestle with difficulty. If it does not lie m their way,"tliey go out of their way to find it. There is no excitement m eassand safety, and, without excitement of some kind, we should all rust, body and soul. A single sentence of Mr Gladstone's speech at tlicNational Liberal Club occupied twenty four lines ot news type, and contained 214 words, ' It was like one o* thesi orthodox- German sentences that look as if they would run into the Ewigkeit~excc.pt that its mean ing was perfectly clear and v linvolvi'd. The nerve of the eye is near to the frontal rcigion of the brain, and being nexrly allied to the intellectual organs conveys impressions which appeal at once to the understanding. The nerve of the car being nearer to the cerebrum is more closely allied to the region of passion and sentiment. . - . , .i The j Mayor, and, Messrs R. Alcorn and A. Harrison, at the Police Court this morn ing, dealt with a first offender m the usual way, and granted a prohibition order against Batholomew I^Uie, to have effect'for twelve months m Ashbu'rtoh town and county. The Salvation Army is holding /a big< demonstration just now; Several officers high m command are on a visit to,the town, as well as the Chriatchurch Lasses' Brass Baud. The latter drew a great crowd after them on Sunday at thoir several appear ances."' A big tea meeting comes off on Tuesday. Probably the nearest relative to Shakcspere now living is one Thomas Hart, a resident of Australia, who is said to be the eighth m descent), from Shakespere's Bister Joan. Walter Scott's line ended with the second or third generation. Napoleon, Wellington, and Washington, have no direct descendants to perpetuate their names; A distressing cose of sudden death occurred. At Toowoomba, Queensland, recently. Clara Terry, a young woman, aged about twenty years, was engaged m a dai*ce at the Hiber nian -Hall, When she suddenly fainted, as it was thought, m her partner's arms. Medical aid was summoned, but the doctor, on arrival;.pronounced life to be extinct. : Arabi Pasha has been ill, and complains that he suffers much from the hot and humid climate'of Ceylon. "He has!' eaya the "London Daily. News" correspondent, "aged considerably. A few years ago he was a handsome black-haired man m the prime of life, with a line military bearing; now he i» quite'grey and nas the look of an old man. At the Stonyford (Victoria) Rabbit Pre serving Factory, since the commencement of the season on 12th March, over 250,000 rabtyta have been canned; of which number no fewer than 13OJO00' were [received from the Blrtegurra and Winchelsea stations. The vigorous steps adopted by the land owiiers,, and the energy displayed by the various inspectors.,,; have almost entirely cradicted the-rabbits from theColac district. A return presented" to, Parliament'shows the approximate loss of stock through floods m the Bourke, Walgett, and Brewarrina distriels. The totalswere:—27s horses, 567 cattle, and 467,500 sheep, the district of Walgctt being the heavest loser, with a "missing" list totaling 250 horses. 500 cattle., 350,000, sheep. The district of Bf ?.w ---arrina came next, with a loss of 25 horses, 50 cattle, and 100.000 sheep. Bourke's loss was 17 cattle, nnd 17,500 sheep. At a meeting of the Hansen Dairy Factory, m the north-eastern district, Victoria, the statement for Jnly shew id upwards of £117 had'been received for butter, whilst £82 had been paid to producers for milk. The price for the month was fixed at ."id per gallon. The returns to hand showwl that mnrket value of the butter ranged from Is Id to Is 3d per lb. I ho " New Zealand Church N«ws " saya :' —" Tlv 1 Parliament which Ins just expired lms done at least one very good thing; it hiis swept from the Statute IV>ok the mis chievous pan of cumulative voting at School Committee elections. Owing to the provision for plumping for any one man the proceed' itign have on many occasions -been simply pcandalou". Tt ia ' dogged' that does it, and Major Steward is to bo heartily congratu late! on having effected liis purpose at ln.?t." The sham fia;hl- which took place at Cher bo irq on July 25 m connection with the Frc'icli nav.vl mnno?nvrei resulted m the victory of tlie hostile floet. Thn ironclad? sne ceded m forcing thoir wny into the road st «ul after having beaten off tlio attack of the toi'pedo vessels employed m the defence of theflort, anl subsequently bombarded the arsenal,'the town, and the forts. The leading Malta newspaper and two other journals have been formally excom municated, and Catholics have been for bidden, until the "removal of the ban, to sell, read or pnrohase them. The offences com mitted by the newspapers consisted of alleged intemperate ami i»nchmtianlike attacks xip on the Pope and the Bishop of .Malta m con nection with Sir! John Lintorri Simmons' mission to Rrtme. The cricket season, will be opened on Wednesday next, th&Bth inst., with a match, eleven of the Ashburton Club wrsns all ■comers. The eleven will be represented by the following:—G. W. Andrews, Dixon, L. F. Andrewes, A. Fobks, C. Gritbb, Mackeig, Mackey, Rces, Russell, W. Simpson, and Sawle. The all coiners will be captained by W. B. Denshire. The game will commence at 2 p. m.,"when all; who wish to play are requested to be on the Domain ground by that time. ; The Ashburton Lodge, No. 29,1.0. G.T., held its weekly session on Friday last m the Lodge Room, Wakanui road, Bro Higga, C.T.. presiding. One member was admitted by clearance card, and one candidate pro posed for membership. The District Deputy, Bro T. Scott, visited, the Lodge, and after tan excellent programme had been gone 'throngh, congratulated the members on the good attendance, the amusement provided, and the good discipline maintained. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded the District Deputy for his visit. The Lodge was closed m due form by the C.T. at 10.30 p.m. The Runkupaku Estate, the well-known property of Mr Postlethwaite, is m the market, and will be sold by public auction on the 24th instant. The estate comprises 5000 acres of the best land m the Geraldine district, well watered, offered upon easy terms of payment, and will be subdivided into convenient holdings. An; opportunity will thus be afforded to small selectors of securing a first-class agricultural or grazing farm. One of the results of the sale and breaking up of this large eatate will doubt* leas be the settlement of some twenty or twenty-five additional families m the Geral dine district. Particulars of sale, ' etc., will be found m our advertising columns. At Milton, (Otago) on Friday the up train on the Lawrence branch line ran into an express drawn by a pair of horses at a cross ing on the Milton side of Waitahuna. The trap and horses went flying vi different directions, the trap being carried on about 12 yards, and smashed to pieces. The driver and owner, a hawker named Bishop, escaped with a few scratches about his facte and hands. The horses wer« knocked clean through the cattle stops, one of them being killed on the spot, a hole having been made m its head. A strong wind wan blowing at the time right m the teeth of the train, and Bishop never heard the whistle, nor even sn.w H\p train nnt.il it wan mi him

Woolgrowers' Meeting.

A largely attended meeting of the woolgrowers of .Ashburton county was held on Saturday afternoon m the Orange S Hall. The meeting had been convened by Mr Murdoch Bruce, Chairman of the. Wakauui Road Board, And was called for the object, of considering the questioi]i which had been the subject of recent voluminous correspondence between the woolbrokera m Ashburtori.and the wool buyers iii Christnhurch— viz., the rcsolu* tion of the latter to refrain from attend ing (.lie public wool sales hitherto lichl at Ashbiu'ton, Anibarky,, and- .Ramjiora The correspondence has already been published m our columns, and h.as alao been extensively circulated amonj; the farmers m pamphlet form. The Chairman shortly' detailed the. position as shown by the correspondence, and pointed out the disadvantages under which the Ashburton woolgrowers would lie were the situation "accepted as sought r,o be brought about by the woolgrowers. There were three courses open to the growers—to send the wool fco Christchurch to be sold as dictated by the woolbuyers ; to collect it into one body and send it to the London market direct; or to sell; it privately. Doubtless there were some farmers present who had something ,to propose, and ho had convened this meet ing so that an expression of their opinion could be obtianed. ■ : Mr James Brown, Wakanui, was glad the Chairman had convened the meeting. The correspondence, which- he had read looked very much/ like as if the buyers intended giving them a taste of the boy cott. He could see no reason why the sales of wool m Ashburton should be dis continued. They had been very satisfac tory, he thought. At anyrace he had sold wool here| and had beon pleased with the results. Ashburton was a place well suited for an annual series' of wool sales, seeing that it was central, was upon the main line of railway, and had plenty of storage room. He thought it was the duty of the farmers to back up the local merchants here, and not to play into the .-hands of the Christ church merchants and the buyers. It might suit Christchurch very well to be the common centre to which all the wool •should gravitate for sale, but that would not suit the convenience of the Wakanui farmers at all. He supposed all the farmers had read the correspondence, aiid would n,ofc therefore go over it, but would content himself Avith moving the follow ing resolution:— "That this meeting having con sidered the correspondence which has passed between the wool buyers and the merchants of Ashbiirton, is of opinion that the arguments sot forth by the merchants are fair and reasonable, seeing that Ashburton is the centre of a very large district, with a woollen mill consuming £10,000 or £12,000 worth of wool a year, and will do its best to maintain' the auction sales at A shburton and advises the merchants . to endeavour to remedy the grievances com plained of, viz—the want of sufficient light, and dates of sales to suit the convenience of buyers." Mr G, W. Leadley seconded the resolu tion. He thought they would all agree with him that a great mistake would be made if the wool sales wero allowed to be discontinued, for this was a large district, and the sales were. well established. It' would-not do to allow this intended boy-' cott to succeed, for if it-did succeed now the farmers would ne*er have another chance to start the sales m Ashburton, but would have to keep on sending their wool to Christchurch. He would advise, m the event of the wool buyers still per sisting m the boycott, putting the wool m the- hands of thn local s'llesinnn and sending the whole Home to the London market. If the buyers persisted m the boycott, then the f aimers, vould have to protect themselves by boycotting the buyers. Mr Lambie suggested that the fullest publicity should bo given to this resolu tion : and it should be sulvcrtised m ajl the papers that the sales wore still to go on. The resolution was carried unanimously. The Chairman- invited any of the mer chants present to speak upon the question. Mr Huso Fricdlander would not go over the whole of the correspondence, but would read the concluding part of the buyers' letter:— The substance of this will appear m public print, and we hope the Ashburton brokers .will accept this m reply to their voluminous letter, the argument of which scarcely calls for a reply. This was tlie old proverb over again of the kettle calling the pot black, and there was no reason m their argument at all. It was stated by the buyers 'that, the sales wero a great inconvenience to them because Wellington had stepped m now and hacVoffered 4000 bales, ; therefore all other sale& must go under. This was a piece of presumption, as we had been, several years m the field. The brokers did not ask that Wellington should give way, or that any sales should give way, but only that thoy should arrange the sales so that they might not clash. It, was stated that competition was limited , at these country sales, and that, the \ grower was greatly the loser ; but it was a fact that the prices obtained at Ash burton had been satisfactory all the same, even if the buyers who did attend had it all.their own way. The buyers m their letter said the stores were not arranged well, yet no complaint of this kind had been made for four years, and every buyer he knew that had attended the 1 sales had admitted the excellence of the stores. If there had not been sufficient light, as stated, it required only to have betn mentioned, and.a sheet or two of iron would have been. taken off to admit] abundance of light. The speaker then quoted from the president's speech at the Christchurch Chamber of Commerce on the subject of the attempt on the part of London buyprs to concentrate tho. whole wool sales of the world m London. The samo thing, . (said Mr Priedtandcr) applied m this instance as between Christ church and the provincial sales. If it was right to oppose the London brokers m their attempt to stop the sales through-. out Australasia, it was equally, right to oppose the attempt to centralise the sales m Canterbury m Christchurch, for it was infinitely better for the farmers that their' wool should be sold at their own doors and under their own eyes, <If the wool must go to Hhristchurcn, seventy-five pier cent of the farmers would not be able to attend the sales, and if every farmer were re quired togotoChristehurch to look after his own interests m the sale of (his wool, an expenditure for the journeys of mai>y hundreds of pounds would be imvarred, which would be so much money thrown away, while an expenditure • of only a few shillings would be required on the part of each of the half doron or so buyers. He would state on the part'of his firm that, m the event of such a course being necessary they would value the wool with the farmers, fix a reaeive, and ship the wool home, free of all receiving and delivery charges. (Applause.) Mr David Thomas said the wool must be either sold or shipped, and if the farmers now stuck to the agents there ts^s no fear but the sales would be held as before. When he first began wool sales m Ashburton they wors i^et with great opposition, and h.e was called ■ a fool for his pains. - But at his first sale, there was reajly. only one buyer, and he had a moat successful sale. (Laughter.) Afc.ohe second there was a knock o,ut among the , buyers, but only two b^^fts operated ; still the sale was $uee&ssftu\ The buyers now said thoy< had no time to come to countey aaies, and m a conversation with tl«* Rtecre tary to the buyers'associatiojn, that gentle man had mentioned bkeuWms of-WfcHinqtou to the speak'ev. H« had also pointed out that there, was a charge of .fa^on^ es<& (

bale, which was absurd, for transit between Ashburton and Christchurch, and tins charge the buyers thought the farmers ought to pay, because wool realised ns much m Ashburton as Christchurch, whilst ■aelling m Christchurch would shift this charge on to the v farmers' shoulders at once. There would be big catalogues at Christchurch, and that, it was contended ■would mean big competition, but ifc would not mean. any higher priceß for the farmers. As a commentary on tho argu meut about want of time, he would sk'ite that he had heard of a proposal irale to hold fortnightly sales n Christchurch .'"They bad beeiitoltUhat'the buyers were quite-.unanimous m theii 1 resolution to boycott th<a * three country B.vl«'. .Whoa tho buyers voted,on,this resolution; they wer.o ko unanimous ihut four were'for if, and three walked out of the room, When it was. tried to force a wrong kind of unionism upon, him (Mr Thomas) ho put his foot', dotfh,' and he woullpl hold sales m bpite of aft opposition. The wool sales m Ashburton had steadily risen m popularity among the farmers. At the first sale 400 bales had been cata logued, the second calle4 out 7jOQ,.the third 2000, thi fourth 3WO and-about 1000 sold privately at the*'end of the season. 'The farmers realised khat.it was to their advantage,to send' their wool to the' local market to be disposed of. under their own personal supervision ; »nd if they werel m a position to personally attend the London wool sales the results to them would be very different to what th«y had been m the pant As an/educa tor, too, tho local sales had been produc tive of good, by the opportunities they gave for comparison.- Nearly every: far mer knew the value of grain, but not one m ten knew the exact value of wool, and when they saw the, wool sold alongside that of other sellers they could then form a better opinion of the relative values, and being, personally at the sals, after the wool was displayed, they would then be m a position to place properiand fair reserves on the same.. It, was to the interest of farmers to hold sales' m 'Ash burton, because every bale was valued, and every farmer was at liberty .to ask his agent what he valued his wool at. Buyers admitted they gave: the same prices m Christchurch as they did at Ash burton. The idea was to make Chriit church like Melbourne as regards a great wool centre, but New Zealand could never become like Melbourne, because here a sale must be held at every port. This was the advice of the buyers $o the farmers : " We want larger catalogues and more competition so as to enture higher prices for the wool !" How much truth there was m this argument he would leave those present to work out for themselves, merely premising that most of the buyers were Yorkshire men who, somehow qr other/ have got the name of being particularly well able to look after their own interests —and other people's %lsp, if tliey would let them.' (Laughter). He would treat the farmers m the same way he had al ways done, and he believed that every bale would be sold without a. farthing's low to them.  •'■ ;. , . ;-'O Mr George Jameson said if thejfftrjlera were unanimous, the sales .would go pn as usual.. The sales had never been fixed before consultation with the buyers as to the dates,. Hp had never heard any com plaints about light m the sheds before this correspondence, and he was alsvays ready to provide more light if wanted..' Mr Tlioinas said the complaints about proper lighting were absurd. As. |m as ha was concerned his stores were the best lighted wool stores m Canterburj\ having been specially built for the purpose and he aught to know something abpyjt ifc as he had ten years' experience of the wool. siilcs iii Christchurch. Last season, being: full up with grain, he had built a new wool store, capable of holding 450 bales which for purposes of displaying wool couldn't be beaten either m Canterbuiy or Melbourne. • Mrtl. W; Leadley suggested that, to give the buyers an idea of the quantity of wool that would be for disposal, a list of the number of bales available this. year should be obtained at puce. Mr Brown hardly thought this* would •erve the purpose, as the meeting, though Urge, didnotrepesenta quarter of the Wool grown m the district that would be avail able at the. sale. , The best criterion would bo the,amount shorn last year* oa which he expected, there would be rather an in crease than otherwise. He thought tkft meeting should pledge itself thatj should the sales be boycotted this year, th«* wool grown here would be shipped to London* They may have to wait a little longer for their returns, but they would get rid'of these agents and not lose a penny. : Mr Leadley, m view of the fact that fcli« meeting did not represent a sumcienjty' large proportion of the wool grown ia tine district would withdraw his* suggestion,, but hoped Mr Brown's suggestion* as to. sending the wool to London would be come a resolution and be carried. Mr W. C. Walker was glad to see Mr Leadley's suggestion withdrawn. Thora ought to be full confidence between the producers and the brokers. The sales had been going on for the past five yearn, and the merchants had advertised, for the growers' information, the correspondence between themselves and the buyers, as well as their own determination to hold sales m spite of all that had been threatened. The meeting then heUfc would have its effect m supporting tK& decision of the merchants. If this district, did its business at first hand it wouW be; all the better. Mr Friedlander hadquoted from the well put remarks of the,Cbut>nuui< of the Chamber of Commerce shoving the advantage of selling here; but some <& the largest, industries seem to go oa m the old way and fail to see the advantage of selling under their, own eyes. 'Xhtfa was great advantage m selling m a counter town, and if there was, wool to sell there would always be men to come to bay. If they had another season such as last" buyers would come from a long way farther off than Christoburch to buy.. • The wool here was good 1 wool, and if they made up their minds to hold, their sal&t m Ashburtoa,. they were bound to hare buyers attend them. Mr McElrea wished to know at wW door lay the blame of this aqjitatkm—tfe hoyers themselves or the/brokeri i a Christchurch, (Laughter). •. ■ ■ Mr Stephen Chapman would move:— "That this meeting of Tdrodgrowers pledges itself to support the Ashbnrton wool safes,, and, failing to effect,a,sale m Ashbution, ! that we forward our wool direct to London. A copy qi this resolution to be forwarded t» each wool buyer." . .. . '..' .There was too great a number of lanse clients at the Christchurch sales, and their wool claimed so much attention that the farmer had to, go to the back ground. R© would prefer to see the wool sold wh©r© he could approach the buyer He thought the resolution should be sent to each woolbuyer. , Mr John Boyle, haying.Seconded, tho resolution was? carried unanimously TheChainnjia.moveda.voteof thanks, to and confidence m the. Ashburbon mer~ 1 w*rtH***> nad always met them f mtH v. ■ W-Wow moved a vote of thankaito , tfh* Chairman for convening arid prwuU -1 Big at the meeting. . >,: ' I"s"u^ Both votes were carried by acclamation, and the meeting terminated.

TELEGRAPHIC

HOME AND FOREION.

[PER PRESS AJJSO'JII^ION.J

■ London, October 3. The Bank of Australasia has de clared a,dividend of 14 per c«nt., and t carried .forward £15,000. ! St. Paul's Cathedral is to be rocon-1 sec rated m consequence of the suicide which was committed m it this week. The tl Standard" states that the decision of the Bank*of TShglmd not to raise the i\iteof discount has averted a probable financial panic. - New. Zealand'cheese'rangesi from 36s to 48s The rate of Exchange to Australia has been raised one half per cent. New York, October 3. 1 A' meeting of 'Irish sympathisers 1 at Indianapolis protested against the Tipperary arrests. A Committed Jjas been formed for the purpose;»£/affording help to the. famine-stricken people m Ireland. Ex- Presidehts Hayes and Cleveland are chairmen, and their appeals have met with a liberal response. Ottawa, October 4.- Sir John Mac'donald, Premier, m the course of an address at Halifax, stated that the adoptioif of the -.new^tariff by the United States \vas an indirect attempt on the part of the United States ,to force Canada to sell her allegiance to the British flag. Canada, he said, had nothing to gain by joining the United States, with ity, mass of foreign' ignorance and vice, and he felt sure that Canada, if .once separated from the mother country 5, Would be unable to exist. .... . The Tipperary Bench; hearing the charges the Irish M.Ps., refused to hear Mr T. Harrington, their'counsel, owing' to his frequent insults. Mr -Harrington then left the Court. Mr Dillon denounced the Bench far depriving him of theservices of counsel at a critical moment. lie was cheered by the* 'assemblage m Court, but the Bench immediately haii the Court cleared and adjourned thje proceedings.' ; Washington, October 4. • •• The McKinley Tariff Bill' came ini^j operation to-day: ' I ,'' ■;/,,,. Vienna, October 4; [ , A.Commission appointed by Govern ment is stiidying the potato disease,, and will probably pay a visit to Aus tralia to mak« further enquiries. ' Berlin, October 3. ■ Colonel Wissman is fitting out an other expedition for the interior of Africa similar to that now on its way under Emm Pasha. Rome, October 3. The Pope denies he expressed his willingness to mediate m the New foundland fisheries dispute. Paris, October 3. The French Government • has ap pointed a Commission to"'study and report on the best means of developing French establishments m the New Hebrides. ' ' Ehzekoum, October 3. . It is stat3(l that the Armenians on tho border of the country have assumed a menacing attitude to the ■ Turks, m consequence of a long series of out rages to which the Christian popula tion have been subjected. It is also reported that Russian priests are secretly traversing the country, pef suarling the Armenians to join Russia^.

AUSTRALIAN

; i Sydney, October 4. ? Gibbs, Shallard, and Co<, m whose premises the fire originated, are un fortunate m matters of fires. No less than six have occurred on their premises since 1874, the most serious being last year, when damage was done ! amounting to £8000 There is sdme similarity between the latter arid this week's disastrous outbreak. Both be gan near the same spot. Returns' show that the Insurance Companies hold risks m Sydney to the. value of fifty-three and a half millidhs; HoSabt, October 4. The Legislative Assembly passed the Stock Tax by a majority of oiiei Melbourne, October 4. The Employers' Union have written to the Trades Hall announcing that the unions of, the other Colonies have authorised a Conference at an iarly date m Melbourne, on condition; that the men accept the minute passed by the Employers' Conference at Sydney as a basis of proceedings. :

INTERPROVINCIAL

Wellington, October 5. ; A firei was; discovered on board the; steamer Napier, which is laid up m the! harbour, at 6 this morning. A boat put; off from the shore. The occupants broke >m the forecastle door and put out the fire,; which had burnt through the bulkhead! between the hold and. forecastle. The; latter was gutted. The* Napier is a small steamer, and no. one lived on board. The. damage is not threat. ; . * Greymoxjth,, October 5. i Yesterday a Chinese patient m the hos-j pital cut his throat, with.a Chinese kmfe or razor; and died instantly. He was silghtly insane. Thomas Williams, a footballer, broke his leg at Cobden yesterday m the course ■ of a game. Dunedin, October 4. . Attention has;beeh directed to the long | continuance of drought and a predicted water famine m Dunedin this: summer.

THE ELECTIONS.

Mr Monk will stand for Waitemata. In his farewell to the electors of New ton, Mr Withy enforces the necessity for .greater retrenchment, and says our taxa tion is far too heavy. He advocates the abolition of party government, and the substitution of a tax upon unimproved land values for the Property tax. Mr Twopeny has decided not to stand for the City of Dunedin. The ru.mpr of his intention to contort Timarij is contra dicted. " Sir George Grey will be supported by ! [ the labor party at the forthcoming elec tions. Mr W. B. Moate has declined to stand for Marsden, but ho has not resolved that he will not contest any other seat. Mr George Aldridge, -a conditional immortality lecturer, has been ; asked' to < stand for Newton, and will probably con sent. = ■ ' Mr John Lundon says he will oppose MrHobbsif the latter contests the Bay oflshm ds seat.

Labor Questions

[m» press association.} , "i , 'rtn-a'-t- ' Sy»??t> Octet* 3. | ;x ne Kail way Commissioners haying given the men an opportunity of going to work out coal, and they, hstving refused, the Government lias deter »wed, t fs open a mine j 911 its pw*

THE ASHBUBTON GUABDIAN, MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1890.



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Wanted. ■ I, i r ir - i i i. .1 1..1 .mi. ■.' "II I T CASH Advertisements nuder this heading; not exceedin SIXTEEN WORDS 1/-. Addresses may be I left at this Office. | -TI7AK~TED KNOWN,— That M. VV Roonbt has 2or 3 thousand Trees yet, that he is selling at reduced prices, BOOTS, BOOTS. "Keep your feet Dry and save Doctor's Bills, have a splendid Stock m now. Try ny Double-soled Shooters. Every pair Guaranteed. Robert Aixork, Ashbur ton Clothhigf Mart, Saunders' Buildings. Vl7 ANTED Known. _ For Dress Stulis, VV Prints, &c, Trimmings to match go to Melford House. Best value m town.—H. C. Segers. WANTED Known.—For Sheetings Tabling's; Galicocs, Quilts, Toweis, Table Napkins, Tray Cloths, D'Oyloys, &c, go to Melford House. —H. C. Semhus. WANTED every man m the County to have a suit of the Afthburton Tweeds.—-Robkrt Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mure, Saunder's Buildings. ANTE^OCnown.^-Fot first-class Millinery and Drapery (marked cheap) go to Melford House. New Goods jusfc opened;—H. C. Seoeiis. STOP ~ That" Cough—Flow7r^s~Cough Drops are thebest—see that the name is stamped on evety ona. H. G. Flower, Confectioner, East street. \,l ANTJiiD Known—The Cheapest V V Shop to buy Tinware and Gal vanised Iron goods m Ashburton, is at W. F. Hannaford's, Burnett Street. A argo stock kept on hand. Tin and Iron ware goods made and repaired with dcs patch. ■m hi in——miii \mnnmmm iwui—w aw— Public Notices. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. RESUMPTION OF ORDINARY I TIMETABLE. AFTER the sth October the Ordinary Timetable, which was m force before the temporary reduction of train soi'vicea ou Ist September, will be RESUMED. 10+7 _ _ BY ORDER, PUBLIC NOTICE. "7 ~~~~ E. E. Dowle, TAILOR. BEGS to inform his numerous friends and the public generally that he Imk commenced business on his own account m premises lately Occupied by TjtfK F. F. Clayton, Ea.-.t street, n«xt J. Okc & Co.'«. Fit, Sty 1« and quality guaranteed, combined wilh moderate charges. 9 182 ASHBURTON COAL~& FIREWOOD DEPOT. R-S. BEAN: Has secured some of tho celebrated KAITANGATA AND SHAG POINT COALS Cheaper and cleaner than Newcastle. Li. S. BEAN, Kit Wost Street. HeßrfAfDEft. I HAVE ( just Lirnled ex " T>r»vic "my SA'tson's .supply of the h'nest TURNIP' SEEDS C(jusi«ting of — GREEN TOP YELLOW ABERDEEN, PURPLE TOP YELLOW ABERDEEN PURPLE TOP MAMMOTH, WHITE STONP, STUBBLE, PURPLE TOP SWEDR, DEVONSHIRE GREYSTONE, YELLOW TANKARD, Etc, Etc. « 5 P ' * I * ■ 50 w s %% ° fl t S '. M ° tn ': , • rfOH | » * V • °Ak W m ° « < • 5 5 X • All of the purest quality, and tests can be seen at my office. SHEEP QHEARS. KEEP OHEARS. SHEEP OHEARS. HEEP OHEARS. All the favorite Brands. WAItD a»j> PAYNE'S. WARD and PAYNE'S, BURGON axi» BALLS', - BURGON and BALLS', Turkey and Washita OILSTONES, Boiled and Raw LINSEED OILS, Ground and Lump RADDLE, Red and Black Branding OIL, L \MPBLACK, etc. Woolpacks. Woolpacks. Full size and full weight. I have also m stock, — GALTANISED IRON (Lysaght's Orb). In all lengths ; and can supply the trade as well as fanners. ° Cement, Cement Stakes, Posts, Kails, j Fencing and Harbed Wire, RANSOME'S Aim HORNSBY'S PLOUGHSHAR! S. General Ironmongery AND • Groceries, WINES AKD SPIRITS, ALES am STOUT. New Swwon's Tens. ■ MAURITIUS SUGARS, etc., etc., etc. HENRY^ZANDER 1 • —AGENT FOR— S,un Five Insurance Company, Caniixu Marine Insurance Company, National Mutual -Ljife Association ofi 1 .Uiptrajasjia..



Public Notices i RUlDS.—Wanted every member to attend on Moxday night. Bro f Harris, Chr'slchurch, will address re ■joining District Grand Lodge. 10 19 Wool fyool Wool T IBELIAL CASH ADVANCES Made on the ensuina WOOL CLIPS At tho Lowest Current Rates of Interest. GEORGE JAMESON, Ashburton and Rakaia. 9313 FIRST (DISPLAY UF Spring Goods. ANDREW ARR NDREW VJftR TS now showing a Beautiful Selection of MILLINERY, MANTLES, PRINTS, GINGHAMS, NEW DRESS GOODS' BEIGE'S FRENCH CHECKS, RIBBONS, FLOWERS, ETC. O CASES of Ladies' French BOOTS £ and SHOES Direct from France. ANDREW ORR. fish l ng~s!kTsl3l^llT9TTl FISHING TACKLE. F*S LE 1899 NG [T A 1891 "TUST arrived, ex." DORIC " from^best t) English and American Manufac turers a large and well assorted stock of all Fishing requisites. Rods, Lines, Reels, Minnows, Flics, Gaff Hooks, single, double and treble, Mounting,, assorted-Hooks:'' Waterproof Stockings, India Rubber crack proof Gum Boots, water proof Fish Basts' In acrcat variety, including latest? pat terns. Every article of the .season at lowest prices. Fishing Licenses can now be obtained from mo. ALSO.—New Stock of CRICKETING and TENNIS MATERIALS. VV. ZANDER, Diroct Importer Fishing Tackle. Tobbiicconisfc and Fancy Goods. Ladies and Gentlemen's Hairdnwsintf •■Saloon MEN m charge of Threshing Machines experience great difficulty m drowsing clean without a considerable portion of the grain being blown nwny with the chaff," This difficulty san b« effectually overcome by using FLAVALL'S PATENT DRESSING BOARD. . —ALSO— TFK 12ft SPUING SHAKERS, AND NEW BOTTOM DRESSING APPARATUS, AND Now top or SECOND DRESSER with 3ft riddles. These make the old Threshing Machines do the threshing and dressing equal to new machines. Ashburton, 30th Sept., 1830. MR F. FLAVALL, Dear Sir,—-I am quite pleased with the Alterations and Improvements you made to my Threshing Machine last year, and with your Patent Dressing Board I can get through more work and dren,i clean without blowing the grain or grass seeds into the chaff. Yours truly, John Hendbrbox, Anhburton. F. FLAVALL, Petee Street, \SHBURTON ~ JAMES BAKER, TIMBEE MERCHANT, HAVELOCK STREET, Opposite Harbison s Auction Mart, TTAS IN STOCK Large Supplies of - Building Timber, Stakes and Posts, Galvanised Corrugated Iron, Builders Ironmongery, Turnery, Furniture, and Fancy Goods IN ENDLESS VARIETY. FURNITURE MADE TO ORDER IN AISY DESIGN AT SHORTEST NOTICE. Reliable Seeds, /"I ENUINE Farm Seeds for sale at VJT J- SEALY & CO.'S. Genuine Garden Seeds at J. SEALY & CO. S. Genuine Flower Seeds at J. SEALY & CO.'S. ■ Blue Prussian Pens at J. SEALY & CO.'S. Golden Tares afc J. SEALY & CO.'S. Now Ttu-nip Sects t\i J. SEALY & CO.'S. Farm Seeds at J. S«ALY & CO. S. NoiMi! bub Cuith:: AM> Co.'.-; choier.; Seeds w.as:<&i<,\ > jr. 6JSALV &C<), p



BOYAI IIOTJBIi, ; MOORE STREET, ASHBURTON. Henrt Davis, Proprietor, (late of Plough Hotel, Ranyiora.) Old Established and favorite Family Hotel, has ijooil accommoda tion fur families, boarders, or couimurc'nl traveller*, with private bitting roums and btxlroeinn. CHARGES TO MEET THE TIMES. Nothing but tho beat brands of Wines mvl Spirits, ■' anil Waiu.) and Go's. cclehri»{«Ml Ales kept m stock. THE PROPRIETOR, having also just erected a largo new stable with' eleven st«lln and two loose boxes for the Rccummwlation of his country customers, wi«h<» to inform them that stabling for horses isi FREE, .with good feeds for Is eauh. Special arrangements can be made for loo.te boxes for Entire Horses or Race Horses for the coming season. HORSES AND BUGGIES ON HIRE. 9 145 SPRING FASHIONS. New Millinery. WE have now opened the latest novel ties for the season m Ladies' Hats and Bonnets, m the most Fashionable shapes and Superior Quality, together with the choicest Ribbons, Flowera, j Feathers. &ii,, procurable. New Jacketn, New Mantles, New Dust loaks, New Bordered Costumes, New Checked Dress Goods, New Plain Dress Goods, New Ginghamaand Zephyrs, New Prints and Sateens, Now Flannnletoes »nd NEW GOODS m Every DEPARTMENT CALL EARLY. AND INSPECT THEM AT S. W, ALGORK & Co, EAST STREET 10 ' SHAG POINT COAL. rr^HIS superior Coal, for household and JL steam purposes, can now be obtained frum Messrs J. G. Rkkteix, W. H. Coluns & Co., and R. S. Bkan m any quantity. Special quotations for truck \ loads. This Coal is perfectly safe in < usitl}?, leaving no live ashes or woot, and is 'vary cleanly and economical for household purposes, having gr^fit heat and lasting power. W. H. WILLIAMS,. 10§18 Manager Shag Point Minc^ Bt¥ r H iii ifT"'""-plt"os TEPHENS JL>ROS, MARKET HOUSE AS comma; events cast their shadows before, and kuowini* this to be l,ho cave, we have just, landed a nice assort ment uf DAIRYING UTENSILS, in-1 cludiug— AIILK SKIMMERS, MILK STIUIiS rERS, MILK BUCKTCTS, BUTTER PATS. BUTTER PRINTS, MILK PANS, CHURLS, &c, &c. In Household Requisites We have Saucepans, Kettles, Pot.s, Pans, Tubs, Buckets, Baths, Clocks, Watches, &c. &c. CZj^tthjzEi TOOLS Spades, Forks, Rakes, Hoes (American and Dutch), Spade Handles, Fork Handles, Rake Handles, and » largo variety ojf other goods m everyday use, bucli as BRUSHES , SCRUB, SHOE, BLACKLEAD. BROOMS HAIR, BASS, CANE, CORN, &c. ALL ORDERS, by Postorotherwi.se, executed at once, and delivered promptly. Custom ji's m town waited upon it re quested. Every effort to give GOOD VALUE and satiafaction. STEPHENS BROS. MAEKFT HOUSE ASUBURTOK meT?.lTseymotjk, ■ SURGEON-DENTIST OF CHRISTCHURCH, WILL VISIT ASHBURTON on dates to be announced, and may be consulted at MR. CAMBRIDGE'S, CHEMIST. __^ 10 17 SPECIAL_ NOTICE CALL AND SEE THE GRAND DISPLAY OF BOYS' YOUTHS', AND MEN S CLOTHING MERCERY, HOSIERY, BLANKETS, RUGS, FLANNELS, HATS, AND CAPS, &c. nPHE largest and best assorted Stock m 1 the District to select from, which for Taluei Variety, and excellence of Manu acture, we stand unrivalled. MEASURE TySPARTMENTS EASURE JL'EPARTMENTS HEW TWEEDS AND COATINGS For the approaching Season To Hand. SOLE AGENTS for Wertlieim's latest and improwdHAND and TREADLE SEWING MACHINES. NEW ZBATAND CLOTHING FACTORY^ '■■'"■ ■ ■ i W. H WEBBER, Manager  ' ,"" :^ , .; -'h Y^- -• '4