The Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit MONDAY, JULY 14, 1890. THE TOOLEY STREET TAILORS

The three tailors of Tooley street are historical personages m English litera ture. These three individuals, dis satisfied and disgusted with the manner m which affairs of State were dealt with m the House of Commons, sent forward a petition setting forth their grievances, the said petition commenc ing with the memorable words "We, the people of England," etc. The lineal descendants of these tailors are numerous, and may be found anywhere m Great Britain or her numerous offshoots. The latest authentic evi dence of the last-named fact is forth coming from Dunedin, where fifteen or twenty persons, who arrogate to them selves the title of "leading citizens," have forwarded a " strongly-worded" protest against what is termed the "useless wrangling" now taking place m the New Zealand House of Bepre sentatives. There is this distinction, however, between the Tooley street tailors and the fifteen or twenty lead ing citizens of Dunedin : The former professed themselves to be the people of England, while the latter, blessed with a little more nineteenth century modesty, profess to be themselves only, and nobody else. The lineal descen dant is more modest than the ancestor, but is not sufficiently modest to lave his own reputation and the coun try's valuable time by withholding a petition representing only the views of a few persons m the town m which he resides, and not at all the opinions of the country. Parliament has been m session little less than a month, and the Financial Statement has been brought down, and is now being discussed. A no-confidence motion has been tabled and disposed of, and the people's representatives are engaged seriously considering and discussing the important proposals made by the Ministry, beneath which lie hidden an ingenious scheme for borrowing money and acquiring lands for State disposal under the present unsatisfactory land laws. The Financial Statement of.the Colonial Treasurer is an exceedingly voluminous document, and the pro posals therein set forth require careful consideration and keen criticism. Our representatives would fail m their duty to the. country if a Statement of the character j ust..submitted were_simply read and passed without a word of comment or dissent. In the discussion of the Statement now going on, most of the members Have spoken, and little, if any, useless ground has been gone over, while side issues—such as the appointment of Judge Edwards and the alleged relations of two members of the Cabinet to a lead ing banking institution—have been promptly dealt with. For the time that the present House has been m session good and wholesome work has been done, and the charge of " useless wrangling" is therefore unwarranted. It may be that the policy enunciated m the Financial Statement meets with the full approval, of the fifteen., or twenty leading citizens of Dunedin, and they would therefore like to see the House swallow it holus bolus, knd the petition tent forward is perhaps an adroit move to stifle discussion! by clamour ; but whatever the object may have been m making this unfounded charge of " waste of time " so early m the session, the facts do not bear it out. The petitioners, have, unconsciously, borne testimony against themselves and their opinions. Only fifteen leading citizens of a large commercial centre like Dunedin were willing to sign the protest, and the limited number of signatures may be taken as a fair indication of the value of the opinions set forth. We trust that the Dunedin members to whom the petition was sent, will not allow themselves to be thus coerced into shutting their mouths when the welfare of the country de mands that they should speak out; and we also trust that members of the House generally, and Her Majesty's Opposition particularly, will not hesitate to criticise freely and expose thoroughly any abuses that may exist m the past administra tion of the Government, and that they will use every endeavor to prevent further pernicious legislation. We know there are m the colony a class of persons who believe the country can be governed without any discussion whatever taking place m what is vulgarly known as the "Wellington Talking Shop," these persons, evidently, thinking that M.H.R.'s should go to Wellington, draw their honorarium, and come home again. There j s another class who believe the country's business could be done with half the present amount of talk ; and there is still another class who think that by far too much hasty legislation finds its way into the statutes of the Colony owing to insufficient discussion and criticism. It is im possible for legislators to please all these persons, and we trust they will not endeavor to do so, but will deal soberly and sensibly with the great questions they are called upon to consider. The cry of 'waste of time" has been too often allowed to influence members m the past, and Aye hope to see less attention given to such cries m the future. As a rule these charges, as m the case of Dunedin, only repre sent the chronic complaint of a small clique of dissatisfied persons, who wish the country to believe that they have more wisdom to legislate than the people's chosen representatives.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The profits of the Broken Hill Proprietory mine for the past half year amounted to £514,000, and dividends amounting to £464,000 have been paid for that period. For the Christchurch Poultry Show, to be held on Wednesday and Thursday next, SSO entries have been' received as against 760 entries for 1889. The increase m entries is most marked m Brahmas, Leghorns, Minoicas, Wyandottes, and Langshans. A strongly worded protest against the wrangling and waste of public time now going on m the House of Representatives, signed by 15 ov 20 of the leading citizens of Duncdiu, and addressed to the four sitting members at Wellington was forwarded by telegraph on Friday afternoon. , At Caulfieltl recently four young men were proceeded against for cruelty to a cat. The accused weie seen to catch the cat, and afterkickhig it from one to another, just as though it were a football, they placed it on the ground and stoned it to death. Three j of them were fined £5 each, and the other ' 50s or fourteenjdays' imprisonment, '

The Auckland " Herald "strongly depre cates touching the salaries of the postal and telegraphic hands, many of whom do not get laborers' wages. The Wheatland "Four Corners" avers that a certain Grass Valley man has slept with a clog in his bed every night for the last 20 years. He claims that a dog in bed with a person will draw the rheumatism out of the person into its own body. He says he has used up three dogs in that period, they having become prostrated with the disease contracted from his chronic affliction. The New Zealand Alliance for the Pro hibition of the Liquor Traffic has prepared a leaflet, whereon a diagram, printed in colours, gives the amounts spent by the people of New Zealand in 1889 in intoxi cating drinks and other articles in general use in the country, as shown by the figures complied by Mr C. M. Gray. A tall black column, bearing white figures, tells that £1,996,286 was spent in hitoxicating drinks. Shorter columns in red, blue, and brown show the expenditure on other . articles to ha*re been:—Beef, mutton, pork, etc., £1,428,816.;. bread and flour, £1,395,716; boots and shoes, £728,200; tea, coffee and cocoa, £422,025; primary education, £377,538 ; and imported books, £173,775. I An episode pourtraying one of the strongest arguments used in defence of foot ball as a pastime occured recently. A young man connected with a Dnnedin club was in formed by his father*that in addition to the stereotyped objection hitherto raised relative to dangerous accidents, etc,, he had dis covered another of almost equal importance. He explained that the Saturday match was an excuse for shirking sundry duties which would otherwise be performed in house and garden, and he decided that in future (match or no match) a certain proportion of work must be done, and for the following Saturday a portion of the garden was marked for digging. The result of this decision was that the youth informed his club committee of his inability to play that week, and he explained the reason. On Saturday morning however, there was 12 spades at work on the alloted job, and in a very short time^ all excuse for not attending the match was removed. i The Waipu correspondent of the Auckland "Herald" writes: —Mr M. W. ->?M'Kenzie a few days ago lost a valuable horse through the animal eating the twigs of the pines. The horse for a day previous was in an enclosure around the house, and was in the habit of hipping at the pines, no one taking any notice or being aware any harm would come to him, till the horse sickened and died. He was opened to ascertain the cause of death, when his stomach was found crammed with the pines, the'sharp' prickly twigs of the pines penetrating in hundreds through the intestines. Horse 3 have a relish for nibbling at young pines, and settlers cannot be too careful in preventing their horses from indulging in such dangerous' liking.' Another settler, throe months ago, lost another horse through the same cause, it is '.believed now, though not thought of at the time. The review of the Australian butter trade with Great Britain, published by the "Mel bourne Leader," contains matter of deep practical import alike to producers and ex porters. Mr Wilson, the Government dairy expert, long ago expressed something more than a doubt regarding the expediency of freezing butter on the voyage, and the opinion he then gave in favor of keeping the temperature a little above the freezing point is fully justified by the statements now published by Messrs Trengrove and Co., of London 1:—" When frozen (they say) butter appears to lose its keeping qualities very quickly after exposure in shops, and, indeed, before the packages have been opened, notwithstanding that they hare heen kept in cool warehouses upon-this side, the trouble being considerably aggravated by such phenomenal mildness as we have experienced here during this year." Then, again, second qualities should never be exported; only the finest grades manufactured upon the factory system,-as except in, seasons of great scarcity inferior qualities are nearly sure to result in loss. • ' The other day (says an exchange) the rail way department of Victoria advertised for 641 men. The prosperous colony replied promptly with eleven thousand applications. For the 130 porter-ships there marched a battalion of 1186 strong; for the 150 re pairers of way there came a regiment of 1885 effective men. Forty engine cleaners were wanted, and lo ! aligned before the windows of the astonished Commissioners was a whole brigade numbering 3768. Two hundred and seventeen artisans rushed for the 12 engine fitters' places two hundred and nineteen tried to fit into the space reserved for 12 engine-blacksmiths; a solid array of 980 carpenters and joiners came to do battle for 30places; 396 labourers fought for2s; 629 genteel young men for 12 junior clerkships ; and many hundred more for the other posts all duly advertised. The overwhelming tide carried the railway department away in its swirling current i it was not till a special staff was put on to classify the applicants that, order was restored and breathing time gained. In Victoria the law is to ballot the applicants in those cases down to three times the number of vacancies, to submit the result to examination, aticl then to make the appointments after another ballot, inscribing the failures on the list of those who wait for vacancies. A Sydney paper says : But a few fleeting moments—loo,ooo years—and our beautiful harbour will form part of the Palar ice cap, and blocks, with water frontages and latest modern improvements, will be as valueless as a new chum's testimonials. We are in debted for this information to Mr Egeson, of prophetic fame. He has been lecturing, his subject being entitled "Through Air into Space." It seems that a'wave of frigidity will ultimately assert itself, turning Sydney harbour into a solid lump of ice cream at the end of the few years before named ; and working onwards, till another 100,000 years have elapsed, the tropics will be suitable places for preserving frozen mutton. This frightful coolness will extend right up to the Equator, and anyone who happens to be about at the time will gain Kingdom come with extraordinary rapidity. It will be so cold that existence will be impossible for anyone, and the world will go out in a general frost. It has been a decided " frost" to thousands of people already. Mr Egeson then' had something to say about the moon, and everyone will be gratified to learn that it is " cooling off, and the gases are liquefy ing." Mr Egeson was unable to say whether Parliament would nndergo the same interest- j ing metamorphosis ; indeed he has not even asked the question. .' . , Holloways " Ointment and Pills.— These remedies are unequalled throughout the world for bad legs, wounds, foul sores, bad breasts, and ulcers. Uusecl according to directions given with them there is no wound, bad leg, or ulsers sore, however obstinate or long standing, but will yield to their healing and curative properties. Many poor sufferers who have been patients in the large hospitals under the care of eminent surgeons, and have derived little or no benefit from their treatment, have been thoroughly cured by Holloway's Oint ment and Pills. For glandular swellinge, tumours, piles, and diseases of the skin there is nothing that can be used with so much benefit. In fact, in the worst forms of disease, dependent upon the condition of the blood, these medicines, used conjointly, are irresistible.

Is Life Worth Living.

Is life worth living 1 Yes, so long As there is wrong to right, W.iii nf flio ■nroa.V n era i rush ihf>. KtvrnrnT.

Or tyranny to fight: Long as there lingers gloom to chase, Or streaming tears to dry. One kindred woe, one sorrowing face That smiles as we draw nigh ; Long as a tale of anguish swells The hearb, and lids grow wet, And at the sound of Christmas bells We pardon and forget; So long as faith with Freedom reigns, And loyal Hope survives, And gracious Charity remains To leaven lowly lives ; <, While" there is one untrodden tract For Intellect or Will,; And men are free to think and act, Life is worth living still. —English Illustrated Magazine.

Hampstead School Com mittee.

—; ,  .-♦ i The ordinary meeting of the Hampstead School Committee waa held last night. Present—Messrs Orr (chairman), Fawcett, Smith, Crooks, Andrews, and Baker. VACANCY. Mr Robert Meaclem wrote declining to act on the Committee, and Mr I. Hoare was elected unanimously to fill the vacancy. master's report. The Master's report was read and adopted, and the Chairman waa authorised to expend a sum not exceeding 30s m the purchase of additional slides for the magic lantern, the amount to be charged to the treat fund. inspector's report. The Inspector's report was read as follows:— Staff.—Mr William Malcolm, Head master ; Rdbert Frizzell, assistant master; Miss Ethel /Icorn, under supervision and with assistance of Mr Frizzell ; Miss Lucy Fawcett, Matthew Kerr, under supervision of infant mistress ; Miss Mary L. Shirtcliffe with , Miss Emma A. One and Ernest A. Andrews. The organisa tion is a good one.—Suitability of Time tables : The time-tables are generally of suitable structure; the increase of time m arithmetic at the expense of composi tion was suggested m Standard 111.-— Remarks on the methods and quality of the instruction m general or m detail: . > ; The school is m very good working order. The methods pursued and the capacity of the teachers, among whom the two mistresses possess unusual merits, must .ensure very valuable educational results. Of the pupil teachers, Miss E. A. Orr, appointed nnder the rule favoring matriculated students, gives exceptional promise.—Order and discipline and the tone of the school with respect to diligence, alacrity, and obedience •" Very good.—Sufficiency of school accommoda tion, cleanliness and tidiness of rooms : Satisfactory.—Registers : Satisfactory. W. J. ANRBRBON, Inspector. The. report was adopted. VISITING COMMITTEE. The visiting Committee reported"that Mr G. Smith had undertaken to replace ,the dead trees m the ground free of cost. The .eastern fence was much out of're pair, and required renewing, with a gate for the children entering from that side, Some other repairs, etc., of a minor nature were spoken of as necessary. The Committee were authorised to attend to all the. repairs except the fence, to meet the cost of which the Secretary was instructed to write to the Board, applying for the sum of £3. The Secre tary was further instructed to apply to the Board for the promised sum of £3 for a pmhp. ■•■ : Messrs Smith and Andrews were ap pointed a visiting Committee for ;the month, "\ 1 ACCOUNTS. ; Accounts to the amount of £18 15s kid were passed for payment and the Com mittee adjourned.

PRESENTATION.

. +_ —__^_ On Wednesday evening fche School Committee of Longboach met by invita tion at the house of. Mr. Donaldson, Waterton. The Chairman was unable to attend, and sent an apology for his absence. Mr Donaldson was asked to preside, arid stated, that the meeting had been called together to discharge a duty that would from one point of view be a very pleasaiit one, but from another'point fraught with regret. Miss Dawkins had been , mistress of Longbeach School for eight and a half years, and had been exceptionally successful as a teacher. She was leaving for a better school, and her promotion was satisfactory to the Committee, but both, the Committee and the parents heard of her departure with deep regret. So also did the children, and to mark the sense of -loss felt by the •little ones m Miss Dawkin's removal, and their keen appreciation of her as a teacher and a friend, they had sub scribed to purchase for her >a: little souvenir of her connection with the school. It was now the duty of the Committee to present Miss Dawkins with the token of the children's esteem, and he had been asked to be the medium. He had pleasure m requesting Miss Daw kins to accept m the children's name a very handsome gold chain. In doing so he took occasion to express the deep satisfaction the Committee felt with the faithful manner m which she had dis charged her duties, and the Committee's regret at losing her services. Miss Daw kins left the district with the best wishes of the members of the Committee, the parents, and the children of the district. He wished her a hearty God speed. Miss Dawkins acknowledged the token m a few graceful sentences. Other members of the Committee spoke m high terms of Miss Dawkins and her work m the school.

News from Raratonga.

[per press association,] Auckland, July 12. One of the natives of Mitiera, a Rara tongan village, hanged himself on the morning of 4th June as the result of a love affair. Included m the penalties imposed m the recent assault case at Raratonga was an amount of 50doLs, one of the natives being fined that sum for an insult offered to the British flag.

The Labor Troubles

[.PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Melbourne July 13. The Premier having refused an in terview with the unemployed, the crowd proceeded to the railway station, and interviewed Mr Richard Speight, Chairman of the Railway Board, who promised to submit their representa tions to the Chief Secretary. Subse quently the unemployed held an indig nation meeting, at which resolutions were carried censuring Ministers for their unconstitutional treatment, and declaring the establishment of relief works necessary. Sydney, July 13.: The Shearers'. Union has notified squatters that they have arranged with all the water-side Unions to combine to prevent the shipment of wool sheared. by non-Union labor. I

The Weather.

* ALFORD STATION The following is the Meteorological "Re port for the weekending July 13th, 1890 : — __________ Date. i~—m State of weather Low. High Sun. Monday ... 30- 50'] 108•Fine, calm. Tuesday ... 25- 53* 108' ,» „ Wednesday 27' 56* 56* Rain „ Thursday... 28- 43- 60' „ „ Friday ... 36- 43' 56* „ S.W. Saturday... 32' 43' 70' Overcast, calm. Sunday ... 26- 46- 108' Fine „

Death of the HOTS. JAMES WHITE.

[PBE PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Sydney, July 13. The Hon. . Jas. White, the well known sportsman, and •' Squire of Kirkham," died this afternoon from heart disease. He had been suffering for some considerable time. Mr White's death will be regretted by all who have the interests of racing at heart, for he was one of the itriost generous supporters of the turf m the colonies, and he owned at one time and another some of the best racehorses that ever faced the starter. Such horses as Nor dehfelt, Abercorn, Trident, Chester, Martini-Henry, and many others have bornethe well-known blue and white jacket to victory m many classic races, and the famous Kirkham stud has done much to improve the quality of racehorses m A us* 1 tralia. Mr White 1 for''some years headed the list of winning owners m Australia arid generally carried off the lion's share of the prize money of the big meetings of the A. J.C. and V.R^C. In the course of his racing career Mr White won the Mel bourne Cup twice, the Victorian Derby six times, the Australian Cup fotir times, the A.J.C. Derby five times, the Cham pion Stakes three times, the Maribyrnong Plate four times, the St Leger .Stakes five times, the A.J.C.' Chimpagrie Stakes four times, and the A. J.C, St Leger four times, besides many others. Hejastyear came into greater prominence by sending Home two colts, bred to English time, to run m the Derby and other classic races. Kirkham and Narellan have not, so far, fulfilled the expectations formed of them, but the enterprise of their owner m send ing them so great a distance was fully ap preciated by English sportsmen. — ; "Press." .' ' '. - ■

The Orangre Celebration at Christchurch.

' :—;-#,— ~—**- — ' . Ghkistchuboit, July 12. The Orange Grand Lodge of fche Middle Island celebrated the bi-cenfcenary of the Battle of the Boyhe by a special session, attended by a.hundred delegates. Theßev. J. G. Elli«, G.jJ.,. presided, and it was decided to send fraternal greet ings to the Grand Lodge of the North Island executive, and the P.G.M.'s were appointed a committee to make arrange ments m connection with the projected visit of the Unionist delegates to New Zealand. Each district was instructed to form committees m connection with the same: ' ■ It was decided to draw up a manifesto for circulation among the electors m view of the approaching elections. A procession of two hundred members passed through the town during the after noon.

DUMMYISM.

+ _ sThb Wellington correspondent of the " Ohristchurch Press," telegraphing; on Friday night, says.' —The Waste Laftds Committee continued its investigation into dumniyisiujtp-cbiy. Mr Baker, Crown Lands Commissioner for Canterbury, was examined. It is stated'thatjhe mentioned the case of a certain company which had obtained some land by practising dummyism, the dummies being the manager and a number of employees.'; It is said that as a proof of the case being one of dummyism, the cheqjues for the sections were numbered con secutively, ' It is understood that the commissioner also mentioned the case of a family who had applied for fifteen sections, sending m 120 applications for about 10,000 acres of land. He explained that when applicants made false declara tions the law appointed no one to prose cute them. . Sir Robert Stout was also examined, and I hear "lie gave evidence, about a case m which he had been engaged m; the Supreme Court m punedin' last month, m which four men swore that they had acted as dummies. It is stated that one man was mentioned Who acted as a professional dummy, making his living by the process. After hearing the evidence of Mr Baker and Sir Robert Stout, the committee adjourned for a few days, the; chairman (Mr Fulton) being indisposed. ;

AUSTRALIAN.

[fjee pbbss association.] Syjunby, July 13. A movement is afloat to secure the appointment of Sir Alfred Stephen, G.C.M.G., as successor to Lord Car rington as Governor of Ne\r South Wales. Sir Alfred has held the posi tion of Acting Governor of this Colony for eighteen years.

INTERPROVINCIAL

-. ♦ (per vbess association. ■ : Auckland, July 13. Mr Poulaon, injured in Sydney, was for about three years a reporter on the •staff of the Auckland "Star." He was was a member of the Ponsoiiby Football Club, and other athletic bodies. Mr Poulson's relations are in New South Wales. Wbstport, July 12. There is some fear of a difficulty at the Denniston coal mine. The manager has discharged a man and the Union demand his reinstatement or they will cease work on Monday.

May Dew for the Com plexion.

'— — -♦ — ; ' : A good complexion is usually as plain an indication of good health as smoke from the chimney is of fire m the grate. The majority of town people have no com-' plexions at all fco. speak of. , This is due partly to the grime that .adheres to the skin, but much.more to the>deficency of oxygen m the air. Of all the conditions upon which a good complexion depends oxygen is the chief. A woman can neither he well nor look well, without, aa abun dant supply of oxygen. Sitting ; rooms and bed rooms,, however large they may be, never contain that proportion of pure oxygen which the complexion de mands. The air of the streets is better than that of houses, but m London and other large towns even it cannot touch the face with the tints of beauty. May deiw is!the thing. If a peck of March dusfc Be worth a king's ransom,' a pint of May dew is worth a Queen's dowry. Bnt the dew must be employed under right conditions. It will not do for the chambermaid to bring it toithe bed room door m a jug when she brings up the hot water.' May dew is like* certain' facta o fscience 1 and can only be properly dealt with m situ--that is, m it.svow!ri proper place and m its natural surround-' ings. As everybody Jcnows, it' heed wot be sought for m the streets of towns nor

even m the little strips of ground digni fied by the name of "gardens" at the backs of the houses. Doubtless a fluid of some kind may be found even on the withered leaves and grass of large cities; but this is " town dew," and has no more kinship with the genuine article than a "shopun ' as Middlewick called it, has with a fresh country egg. In order to get a May dew that shall be properly and promptly efficacious it is necessary to look for lfc m the cpen fields, and at early morn. But here let a word of caution be said. The dew is not to be used ' fasting.' It may be sought for at seven o'clock m the morning, or even at 'six; and- there is no harm m walking, one or two miles to find it. ,But .remember, young lady, that it will do you no good what ever unless you take before you start one or two good thick slices of bread and butter and a cup of hot milk or of weak coffee, or tea, or cocoa. Perhaps the cocoa need not be weak, and probably ifc will be more sustaining than either coffee or tea. If the distance to the dew fields be great, a couple of fresh eggs, beaten up into a nice warm egg flip, may be taken with the bread and; butter instead of the coffee or tea. A plan like this religiously earned out for three months;»rould almost put a complejdqn upon the ceiling of a London iodging-house. Certainly no youngilady, if she spends,the remainder of the day reasonably, well,j ;can possibly find it to fail.—The hospital.

SPORTING.

V.R.C. GRAND NATIONAL MEETING.

I •• [PJSR PRESS ASi&CIATtOK.] ' v , -! J4»iJßOuiwns, July 12. Glorious weather was experienced for the opening day of the Victoria Racing Club's Grand National Meeting. Th» following are the results :— Maiden Hcrdlb Race. Mr S. Miller's b f Elfie, by Brasrde- Fer—Elf, 3 yrs, 9st3lb ... ... I Mr M. P. Whitty's b g Africanus, sor 6 yrs, 9st 2 Mr R. Chirnside's g g Islander, aged, 9stl2lb ■;;.. ... 3 Two-year-old Handicap. Mr J. L. Clough's eh c Midas, by t ©udeis4-Count«jsS, :&*■ 41b • - ... 1 Mr D. L. Wallace's blk f Moonga, 7sfc 51b .-M-.'y .rt.i'tpUJ 2 Mr M. Jacob's b g The Bud, 7st ... 3 Maiden Steeplechase. Mr J. S. Edge's b g Fearless 11. (late ; Fearless), 5 yrSjlOst7lb ...;'• ... 1 Mr T. P. Manifold's b g Freedom II (late Freedom), 6yrs, lOst 71b ... 2 Mr P. Uniack (ns) g g Liberty, aged, 10st71b :;. ■■''.'..-'' ■■\iiV:-- ;... 3 Grand National Hurdle Race. Mr R. Phillips' b g Ellerslie,: by Aphany—Rosabelle, aged, 11,5,t lib 1 MrJ. Rae's b g Donald, 6yrs, 9efc 31b 2 Mr H. Phillip's' b m Priscilla, 6yrß, 10sfc31b ... ...• ... ... 3 WINTiER; r f HANDICAP. Mr H. Goodman's eh g Blizzard, by Gorton—Lady Gertrude, 3yrs, 7st 51b 1 Mr G. Reichan's eh g Stanley, aged, Bst6lb ... ... ... , ... 2 Mi 4 R. Clarke's br or blk h Dividend, 6yrs, Bst6lb ... 3 . .vf ■ .di.Ur '■>'*

CHRISTCHURCH HUNT CLUB.

Nominations for the Ohxistchujch Hunt Club Steeplechase Meeting 1, taking place on the 26th inst., have been receiveii as follows: — Hunters' Hurdle Race, 30 soys. One mile and a half.-—Why 5 Not, Garry Owen, Preston, Enterprise, Ca:nera, Trimolite, Lyndoora (late Emily), Iroquois, Victor, Young Guy,, .Donnybrook. Hunt Club Steeplechase, 50 soys. About two milsß,;md a,:half. —Why Not, Encore, Enterprise,Donnybrook, Trooper, Picton, Morok. Open Steeplechase, 100 soys. About three miles.—Daddy Lonsjlegs, Squib, Darnley, Ahua, Landsborough, The Donkey, Sir Modred, Victor, Sir Garnet, Giadiuk' ''' .-■■:;■■■ ;ri: Open Hurdle Race Handicap, 60 soya. Once round and a distance. — Jacob, D.imlcy, Leonardo, The Spy, Erin-no-bragh< , A.hua, • Landsborough, Ixion, Trimolitej .Little Arthur, Romulus. Tally-hp Plate Stbeplechask,3Q.hovs. About two miles. —Why ,Not, Industry, Pippin, The Monk, Bachelor, Enterprise, "Donnybrook, Wrangler. Ladifs' Bracelet: bracelet value 25 soys. Once round and a distance. —Miss Kimbell's Jezebel, Miss Rhodes'- Scamp, Miss Inwood's "Fidelia,- Miss Saunders' Wransler, Miss McCallum's Launcelot, "Miss Kelly's Rob Roy.

DA TRIP HOME.

,/The-pfbilowihg'extracts are from the lecture delivered by Mr John Lambie, m the Kyle schoolroom on July 4th. Mr Lambie took a trip Home last year, sailing from Auckland pn ,the,\l4th<, of July m the Msbriposa. ■ 'IJethus ' wdnt. Home by the American route',; Returned viajbhe Suez Canal. ■,■< * ; :,:„■;,; : -HONOIitfLTT. J '. "F ; Fourteen days from Auckland,? a4d the Mariposa is entering, ifche; fine ; harbor of Honolulu. ,As we approach,. ■ the ; jbeauty of the country at once strike us,j; JEfills, giving marked evidence of volcanic origin, rise behind the town: jA- (l*rge flat, on which the town ;of Honolulu stands, ex tends for some niiles alppg the coast. We see the tall cocoa nut trees standing gracefully, with bunches of friiit and leaves at their tops ; and pass immense plan tations of sugar cane, bbnanas,; mangoes, and other tropical fruits'. f The town is embowered m trees; and-the whole place seems one. mass of 'verdure.' 'When the steamer peaches thejwharf a large shed is seen, covering upwards of an acre of land, under which there are stowed some thousands of bags of sugar, and some thousands oE bunches of bananas, 'pine apples, etc,, all waiting shipment. Hundreds of natives are standing about, as well as a motley crowd from all nations.'' The Hawaiian natives greatly resemble the Maoris, arid their language is; if uch akin. The King is a native, with a* native name—Kalakaua—and jhis advisers and Government officers are white men, but they are said, by those out of o/#ce, 'to be a choice collection of scamps.' JMfach money has been spent by the ' Hawaiian Government on public buildings. A fine palace has been built for the king, sur rounded by a high wall • which', .endow beautiful flower gardens." The klig, however, is said to live m a hut at^ ihe back, anriuses the palace-(inly oi Jreat occasions. The " ■principal -" fe»t*r<* -of Honolulu is the King* band of music. There are fifty performers m ib, and their instruments; \ are the' :j&noSft ;I ever saw. Their playtng'is also fine. All the bands men are natives; but:the| conductor is a Scotchman. This banji has carried-off first prize on several oqefsions^ iff %nd contests'in San Franciscof against f' crack bands fromall parts of.th^lgnited States. At HonbMii the 1 Marl^osa't66»k on board 12,000 bags of sugar, and a large quantity of tropical fruit for San'Franfepb^. fc 5 .,, - • ".cx%it6iimA."-':'':' • ' -1" ■ On Suhdays arid holidays 'the public parks (m San Francisco) are largelyjisedby the inhabitants, and the visitor's'at once struck by Iphe air. of independ!pnc6df b^th men and- /-\rbjmen.^.t • I •.. :*i • • •"ie drenses; of young i children ;ar«,lonf, and reach'within"two inches'of the ground. until they are five or six years of age, when they are made someMfhat shorter. A youngster of two, or 'thr^e years sailing alotig m one.of these lofig ( dosses jhas i-atlier' a comical ap>earanc"e to a Vyitor from Maorilaud. . •'• Hot6ls t Wja liquor saloons are open every day .or the week; but rs»wno4?^»§^,, r |

THE ASfiBUMON -GUARDIAN, MONDAY, JULY 14, 1800.



SANDER AND SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.—In protection of the world wide fame our manufacture has acquired all over the globe, we publish the following :— 'Hazard, M.1)., Professor of General Patho logy and Diseases of the Mind and Nervous System, says m an editorial published m the " Clinical Record " :—" We have examined half-a-dozen specimens of different manufac tures; the preparation of Sander and Sons was the only one that proved to be reliable and corresponding to scientific tests." Another concoction called '' Refined Extract of Eucalyptus" lias made its appearance since. This product stands, according to Dr Owen, foremost m causing injurious effects. That gentleman communicates, at a meeting of the Medical Society of Victoria, that a child living at Fitzroy became most seriously indisposed through its use. In another case a, lady states on the strength of statutory declaration that she suffered cruelly from the effects of the same concoction. To guard the high reputation of our manufacture we feel warranted m expo irig the above faots, and desires the public to exercise care and precaution when buying, SANDER and SONS.~(Advt,) y , 7,



Wanted. CASH Advertisements under this heading^ nofc exceeding SIXTEEN WORDS, ly.. Addresses may be left at this Office. -Y-r-r ANTED Known —I have Grass VV HayforSale.^J. Tasker. 746 TIIOR SALE—23 Acres 20 Perches of JO Land at Dromore, with Whare thereon. Price £6814s.—Thomas Whit tington, Burnet Street. TTTIiNTIb KNOWN—The Strongl **■ Wear Boot for Men, Women and Children can only be had at W. H. Collier's. BOOTS, BOOTS.—"Keep your feet Dry aud save Doctor's Bills. I have a splendid Stock m now. Try my Double-soled Shooters. Every pair Guaranteed. Robert Alcorn, Ashbur ton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. JUST opened, a few ladies plush jackets, newest shapes, very cheap. —H. C. Seqerb, Melford House. WANTED every man m the County to have a suit of the Ashburton Tweeds.—Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunder's Buildings. TUST Received—Over one ton English t) and Continental Confectionery. Own make as usual fresh daily.—H.G. Flower, Confectioner, East street. •-■u^ TTT ANTED KNOWN.—The Cheapest VV House m Ashburtrn to buy Drapery, Millinery, Clothing, Boots, etc., is H. C. Skoers, Melford House. W' ANTED KNOWN.—A lot of Ladies Cloth and Tweed Jackets, considerably under usual cost price.— W. H. Collier, "The Corner." WANTED Known — One hundred and fifty Ladies'and Children's! Ulsters bought a greas bargain (good qualities), now selling very cheap —H. C. Segers. Melford House. , ANTED Known—The Cheapest Shop to buy Tinware and Gal vanised Iron goods m Ashburton, is at W. F. Hannaford's, Burnett Street. A large stock kept on hand. Tin and Iron ware goods made and repaired with dcs patch _ EVANGELISTIC SERVICES WILL be conducted m the Primitive Methodist Church next SUNDAY, and during the following week, by Mrs Wright, of Wellington. 7 76 Come and welcome. FUNERAL NOTICE. rpHE Friends of Mr William Lrwis, JL are respectfully informed tha^ the Funeral of his late wife, Mary Ann, will move from his residence, Chertsey, on TUESDAY, 15fch July, for the Chertsey Cemetery at 2 o'clock. 7+^m MRS S. TIM M 0 has removed from the Lyttelton Boarding House to those more commodi-v ous and central premises, Panama House, Where friends, old and new, will be wel comed. Accommodation lor boarders at reduced rates. Meals prepared mMr Tiromo's well known style. 7 53 I. T. Kingston, VETERINARY SHOEING FORGE tN'D General Jobbing Smith Next Cookson's Stables) opposite the Railway Station. THE best accommodation for Horses and convenience possible for Customers. } SHOEING. Draught Horses 7s Hackß 6s To meet the heavy rise m the price of Iron, we have a large stock of Shoes made from scrap and old iron, which for wear it is well known cannot be beaten. Made on our own premises. GENERAL SMITH WORK OF ALL 7t45 KINDS. BOOKS— Thousands of Books of every kind, including books on History, Travels, Science, Religion, Fiction, &c, &c. Account Books and Stationery of every description. A cheap line of En velopes at 5s per thousand. Fancy Goads, including Albums, Photo Frames, Writing Cases, Work Boxes, Purses, Ladies' Hand Bags, Games and Puzzles. Music—A large Stock. Pianos, Accordians, Violins, Concetinas, &c. All Goods reduced for Cash. L. F. ANDREWES & CO. Stationers' Hall. ■N" THE Z NEW ZEALAND . CLOTHM FACTORY FOB, OVEEGOATS AND WATEItPBOOFS." CHEAPEST and BEST HOUSE m the District. HEALTH and COMFORT FOR 30/- The Celebrated Werthein New High- Arm Sewing Machines on easy Time pay ments r~i W H. WEBBER, TH L j Manager. JL 1 jg dkafnesslncueable? j. h. JL Nicholson, of 175 William Street Melbourne, has proved otherwise by making a complete cure of Deafness and Noises m the head of over Years' Stand ing by a simple remedy and without th use of any "clap-trap" so called electro medication treatment. A full description of this remeuy, which has cured tliou-1 sands of other cases of long standing, will, be sent FREE on application, '



ruoiio Notices. SEEDS, PLANTS, &c * TEEES. TEEES. TKEES. " T Again tender my best thanks to my 1, numerous Customers and Oorrespon dents for tlie support I have received from them, and assure them that I shall still conduct my Business m the future as I have m the past, and all orders by post ■ r otherwise wH receive my prompt atten tion. My Apple Trees are all worked on the blight proof stock, and are clean and well grown ; also Pears, Plums, Cherries, Apricots, and all kinds of small Fruits. I have one of the largest stock of Forest Trees m Canterbury, about 40,000 Larch, two years old, 40,000 do. one year old, and 100,000 Pinus Insignis, one and two years old. Cupressus Macrocarpa, I have a grand line. I make this a speciality. All my seedlings have been transplanted, being equal to those m boxes* I have vbout 100,000 one and two years old, also Roses and Fancy Shrubs m great variety. All trees supplied and planted by mj will be guaranteed for 12 months. Cata logue sent post free on application. TAMES "DORTER J AMES X ORTEB, NURSERYMAN and SEEDSMAN, AjuLENTON ASHBURTOK ASHBURTON COUNTY i HUNT_CLUB. ANNUAL STEEPLECHASES rjlO be held on the Rac?course s Ash- JL burton, on IIffIAY,ApST 6,1590 Patrons —Hon. John McLean, Matthew Stitt. President—John Grigg. Vicb-Presidents—G. H. Alington, W. B. Denshire, Dr Leahy, D. McLean, W. C. Walker, M.H.R. Stewards—G. H. Alington, J, C. N. , Grigg, Dr Leahy, H. G. Moore, W. P. Chapman, J. Jamieson, D. McKendry, G. A. Buckley, H. H. Wright, W. Rollit. Judge—M. Stitt. Starter—D. Thomas. Clerk of the Course—A. Hewson. Clerk of the Scales—A. J. Kelly. Handicappers—Dr Leahy, M. Scott F. Russell. PROGRAMME. 1. The Hunters' Hurdle Race, a handicap of 15 soys ; second horse tc receive 3 soys from the stake. For qualified hunters the property of members of '■-he Ashburton County Hunt Club. Maiden riders allowed 71bs, Nomination, 10s : acceptance, ss. About two miles ; over eight flights of hitrcles, about 3 feet 6inches high. 2. Hunt Club Cup Steeplechase, a handicap of 30 so\ s ; second horse to receive 3 soys and third horse to receive 2 soys from the stake. Open to all qualified hunters, the property of members of any recognised Hunt Club. Minimum weight, lOst. Maiden riders allowed.. 71bs. Nomination, 15s ; acceptance, 15s. About three miles, over such jumps and course a« ' the Stewards shall direct. N.B. — The winner of this race to have the option of receiving the prize m a piece of plate or m specie. 3. Hack Rake, of 10 s;vs, no Aveight under lOst. For horses that have never been nominated for a handicap or any classic race. Post entry 10s, to go to the fund. Three quarters of a mile on the flat. 4. Maiden Steeplechase Plate, of 15 soys ; second hor.se to receive 3 sovh from the stake. For qualified hunters the property of members of the Ashburton County Hunt Club, that have never won an advertised steeple chase. Weight for age. Maiden riders allowed 7lb.s. Entrance 15s. About two miles. 5. Ladies' Bracelet Handicap, of, 20 soys ; the first horse to receive ft bracelet of the value of 15 soys , the second horse to receive a bracelet of the value of 5 soys. Open to all qualified hunters, the property of! members of any recognised Hunt Club. A high weight handicap. Gentlemen riders. Maiden rider allowed 71b. Horses before starting for this race must qualify over a flight of hurdles m front of the stand to the satisfaction of the Stewards. All horses to be nominated by ladies. Nomination, 10s ; acceptance, 10s. About two miles on the flat. ; 6 Consolation Steeplechase, a handicap of 10 soys. Nomination 10s, to' be made to the Secretary immediately after the Ladies' Bracelet is run; acceptance free, to be notified to the Secretary within 10 minutes of the declaration of the weights. About one mije and a half. ; GENERAL RULES. No entry will be received for any of the Races except upon this condition ;—That all disputes and objections arising out of the racing shall be decided by a majority of the Stewards present, or those whom they may appoint. Their decisions .upon i all points connected with the carrying out of this Programme shall be final. All entries to be sealed and addressed to the Secretary, Ashburton, entrance money enclosed, with the name, age at the time of entry, name of owner, pedi gree, and performances of the horse, and colors of the rider. Entries by telegram must be confirmed 1 hy writing at the earliest opportunity. ISo nomination or acceptance will be received on any pretence whatever after the hour named, anf]. unless accompanied by the necessary amount m cash. All horses must be ridden m colors. A qualified hunter shall mean any horn: that h»s been fairly' hunted at least three times with any recognised pack of hounds during the season 1890, and the Master's certificate of qualification must be pro duced at the scales. Gentlemen riders.-—N^mes must be yent m to the Secretary on or before 2nd August for the approval of the Com mittee. Five per cent will be deducted from all winnings towards the expenses of the Course. The Committee reserve to themselves thfe *4ght of refusing any entry, and m the event of b;jd weather of postponing the meeting from %y to day or for any longer period. The Races will be run junder the Rules of Racing und the New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase Rules m all cases where they apply, NOMINATIONS &c Nominations to be accompanied by fees name, age, and description of the horse and colors of rider, and iti the hands of he Secretary not later than 9 p.m. on SATURDAY, July 10th, 1890. Weights will be declared on MONDAY July 28th, 1890 Acceptances must be made to th Secretary nofe later than 9 p.m. on : SATURD VY, August 2nd, 1890. E J J. FOOKS, ; How Secretary :



Mitchell & Turner BEG to inform the Public that, m order to bring their Drapery Department On a level with the Established and well known Excellence of their CLOTHING and BOOT DEPARTMENTS, They have lately, at Great Expense and much Painstaking Care, made such Enlargements and Alterations m their Premises as will now provide ample room for their Large STOCK A Splendid LIGHT is now available for che Inspection of GOODS The End of the WHOLESALE WINTER SEASON Has enabled them to increase their DRAPERY STOCK By an additional £1000 Worth of NEW GOODS, at Very Low Kates, and they hare no hesitation m saying that they can now offer m Every Department Goods of such Quality, Variety and Price as are second to none m New Zea-. land, which must command the largest turnover m the district to them. MITCHELL AND TURNER are anxious that the whole Public of Ashbur ton and District should inspect their En nrged Premises and Stock. They have therefore decided to offer the induce ment of a Discount of 10 PER CENT off all Cash Puchases from SATURDAY, 28th June (until further notice). This amounts to THEIR GOODS beino; SoW *k within » sh«r>e of WHOLESALE PRICES HKBltt HI TUffiß KAIAPOI HOUSE 1 PREVIOUS TO STOCK-TAKING. S. W. .AEBBN'& G?S CLEARING SALE OF WINTER DRAPERY JACKETS, ULSTERS, DRESS GOODS 3 MILLINERY &c. COMMENCING SATURDAY, JULY sth. Iho Public will lisra an opportunity ©f getting GENUINE BARGAINS afc S. W. AKN & CSS CHEAP CLEARING SALE. 7,1 STEPHENSBROJF BURNETT STREET, BEG to introduce to their Customers and the Public a NEW LINE OF KEROSENE, Which they have just landed, and for which the Manufacturers claim many ad vantages over the ordinary oil now m the market, inasmuch as it is almost odourless and free from offensive smell. It is extra refined and perfectly pure, and will, therefore, produce a much softer and more BRILLIANT LIGHT. It will Not Dazzle or Injure the Eyes 1 and altogether dispenses with the risk attached fco the ordinary lower grade*, as well as being very much more economical or household purposes, stoves, etc., etc Although being a little more costly, yet, to keep pace with the times, we will RETAIL IT at the USUAL PRICES, So Fanners and Householders will do well m Securing a Winter Supply, and Ut- so doing we aie Batisfied they will be pleased with their purcliaae. We have, also, to hand n GOOD ASSORTMENT OF CANDLES- Both English and Colonkl, including Carriage, Bedroom, Piano, etc. Our Stock of TEAS is also Increasing, and we have, therefore, a Better Selection for Blending purposes.and to select from, and dcsir.3 to Draw Special Attention to <mr INDIAN, CEYLON, DARJELING PEKOE, ASSAM PEKOE, and severa other varieties m packets win bulk, so ustomurs favoring us with a cal will re eive our efforts to .give satisfaction. We will be pleased to wait upon Cu« ---t/merH if requested and orders by pos wil f« d oipatehed without delay ■ Orde « ivercci .n Town or Suburbs" OT E PHENS mRO S QTE P H N 8 «D R ■ OS.