DEATH.

Caldicott.—On July 11th, at her resi dence, Trcvorton, Mrs Silence Qaldi oott. Deeply regretted.

The Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1890. THE SKINFLINTS.

The political party known m the House and throughout the country as "the Skinflints," although small, is nevertheless powerful. The Govern ment and. Opposition parties are almost equally balanced as regards voting strength, but m the ranks of the former there is a small section who hate the Opposition 'and love not the Government. This section is the Skin flint party, whose sole idea is to cut down public expenditure, irrespective of consequences. So long as the Government pui'sued a policy of cut ting down salaries, amalgamating offices, and fought to cut down educa tion expenditure, and were willing to raise revenue by the wholesale slaughter of the public estate to whoever would buy, the ", Skinflints " worshipped at the Ministerial shrine. When, how ever, the Government paused m this policy, which has been their only characteristic, the Skinflints evinced a decided inclination to go over to the ranks of the enemy. The party, however, found themselves man awkward predicament. The Government were not .parsimonious enough to suit them, but the land policy of the Opposition was a ;spreater evil. The Opposition, while iwillihg to retrench without cutting down the education vote and reducing the efficiency of the public service, were unwilling to fill the public coffers by slaughtering the public estate to moneyed land-grabbers. The Skinflints therefore found themselves compelled to remain m the Government, ranks against their wish, and are making the most of the circumstances to coerce the Government into a promise to reduce public expenditure by £50,000 a year. The Government, although opposed to further retrenchment, and showing a decided desire to increase rather than reduce public expenditure ;by the appointment of extra judges, and m numerous other ways, have given the promise demanded of them; m other words, they have promised, for the sake of retaining Skinflint support, to reduce public expenditure by £50,000, even though the efficiency of the public service should suffer. Thus a dozen men, under Party Government, rule the House and the country. Government have to bid for their support, and are willing to swallow principle m order to retain it. The Skinflint Party look with greedy eyes upon the State system of free secular education, and think, although thjey dare not openly say so, that a knowledge of the " three R's " is quite sufficient for all the requirements of the offspring of Brown, the small farmer, and Jones the scavenger The bulk of the £50,000 proposed to be saved, the Skinflints well know, must come off the education vote, and they now rejoice that they have bound the Government down by a blind promise to save this sum. Will the Opposition permit this IWe trust not. We hope to see all the forms of the House made use of to prevent it; and an appeal made to the country upon the mattec, when we have no fear of, the result. The country has had quite enough of " panic legislation " since the present Government came into power; it does not require any more. Eighteen thousand people have been driven out of the colony during the past five years, and the exodus i still going on. Can we afford to drive more away by reducing educational and other present advantages. That is the question to be considered. Under a Skinflint policy the country may save £50,000 and lose £150,000 ! Is it advisable to do so, and is it to the best interests of the colony that a dozen men m the House should have it within their power to force such a policy m. direct opposition to the will of the people and their fellow members.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

We would remind sheep owners who have not sent m the returns of their stock that the omission must be rectified at once. ,The question of protection of the coal in dustry m to be again revived by the inde fatigable Mr R. Reeves, who intends to move 1 —" That it is desirable m the interests of the coal mining industry of the colony that an import duty should be imposed on all coals imported into the colony." Mr LLarnach is urging the Government to place a sufficient sum on the Snppfementary Estimates to arrange for news of importance from this colony being transmitted daily by telegraph to all the colonies ofjAustralia, also to Tasmania, m order to create a more active interest m those colonies m the colony of New Zealand. Our Parliamentary correspondent tele graphs that a "row"was expected m the House yesterday re Mr Hutchison's charges of Ministerial relations with the Bank of New Zealand. The Hon. Mr Mitchelson insists that Mr Hutchison shall prove 3 his accusations, or retract. The Opposition insists upon the appointment of a Committee to investigate and report. From some considerable time past the Chertsey Domain Board has been m a some what crippled condition, owing principally to the fact that the regular number of mem bers has been gradually reduced by depar tures from the district and other causes. Recently, however, the proper steps were taken to have the proper number of members added to the Board,;and at a meeting held tit Chertsey on the evening of July Bth, the remaining original members Messrs Wilkin son, McDonald, and Downie were supple mented by the addition of Messrs P. Doig, R. Campbell, James Stringfellow, and P. Murphy as members of. the Board. Mr R. McDonald was elected chairman, and Mr Downie was appointed to sign cheques m conjunction with him. Itwas resolved that a plantation be made all round the Domain, and that it be re-fenced again inside, and re-let for depasturing stock for a period of twelve months. The Board is m a good condition financially, having a credit balance of £34 9» 3d. Hoixoways Ointment and Pills-- Rheumatism and Gout—These purifying and soothing remedies demand the earnest attention of all persons liable, to gout; sciatica, or other painful affectioiul of the muscles, nerves or joints. The Ointment should be applied after the affe'eted parts have been patiently fomented with warm | water, upon the adjacent skin, unless the friction should cause pain. Holloway's Pills should be simultaneously taken to reduce inflammation and to,purijty the blood. This testtnent abates the violence, and lessens the frequency of gout, rheumatism, and all ' spasmodic diseases, which spring from here ditaiy predisposition, or from any acci dental weakness of constitution,. This i Ointment checks the local mischief The fills restore the vital powers.

Thi motto of the N.Z. Railway Review is " Tojbserve, to reflect, and then to speak." In ioiorado/in case of debt the law allows 45 pe] eeut. of a man's wages till the bill is paid.: ThiOtago Harbour Board has decided to -r enetftheir efforts to restrain the discharge by mtiicipalities of sewage into the harbour. It iirwaid in Paris that Mra Maekay (o* Bonaea silver fame) owns the finest jewels in thgworldj Wbtebait have already made their ap pearaice in the Avon, at Christchurch, whiclis the eai'liest appearance the oldest inhabitant can remember. Lovjrs of the game of draughts are re questtl to attend a meeting this evening in Mrs learson's room, Triangle, at 7.30 to form I Draughts Club if possible. Thd 1 Wairarapa Daily " thinks a Farmer's Union not for any particular district, but forth Colony as a whole, and for every subdiision of it, is more necessary at the preseit time than any other form of co operaion. Th amount subscribed and collected on behaJ of Mrs Chemis and children has been handd to her, and amounted to £60 15s 6d. Her husband was charged with the Kai warri murder, but it could not be proved. Gerge Printz applied to the Southland Land Board for a refund of deposit paid by him <n application for 28 acres of land, the samehaving been made under a misappre liensin, when the chairman explained that Mr Pintz being a very wealthy man did not know the boundaries of his property, and had ipplied for an area which afterwards provd to be his own land. Tb Railway Commissioners state in their anmil report that it is their intention to go on gadualry changing rates in favour of the user! of the railway, though to give effect to all tie demajids for reductions would absorb aboit £200,000 of the revenue. The'claims of enployes are also extensive, so that all denands could not be met unless Parliv meh*aeea its way to provide specially for thesepurposes. j Tht " Statist" says the Victorian railway propeals are a fitting sequel to the glaring finaniial blunders which have earned for that colmy an unenviable notoriety, and it is absuri to suppose that by extension alone, it wil ensure profitable development. The error the " Statist" considers, is to spend the sim of thirty millions without attracting immigrants. : j Th> girl Leta Meurant, aged 16, who com mittd suicide at Dargarille (Auckland) it transpired at the inquest, was always con sidertd to be a very intelligent and cheerful girl, nit was a great reader of novels and sensational tales, and the parents considered that iier mind might have become turned from reading these. The jury returned a verdfct "That the deceased took a dose of ' roujh on rats' while in a state of temporary insanity caused by reading sensational litera ture.* • Tie " Tuapeka Times " states that a bailiff left Lawrence last Saturday to seize the week's wash-up of gold at 'the Blue Spur Company's claim forinterest to two companies on the purchase money. The manager, learn ing tiiere was something in the wind, washed up earlier in the day than usual, and had the pleasure, while on his way to the bank with the precious metal, of meeting the bailiff on his •way to the claim. At Auckland on Monday night at half past ten, as Mr Ah Chee, restaurant-keeper, Queen street, near the Union Bank, waß going home to his private residence, near his market gnrdens at the Domain, he was set on by a man, who caught him from behitid, throttled him, and then attempted to search his pockets, Ah Chee had £30 in his pockets, and made a, desperate resistance, getting at last successfully away. Information was given to the police, and the man was arrested and taken to the lock-up, where he was sub sepueutly identified by Ah Chee as his assailant. Frewin (the name of the man) was sentenced some years ago, it is stated, to five year's imprisonment in Mount Eden Gaol for breaking and entering, and had only recently been released from gaol. The following extract from an English publication refers to a lady who at one.time occupied the position of Matron of the Wel lington Hospital: —"Miss Kate Marsden, one of the five English ' sisters who went to Bulgaria to attend to the Russian sick and wounded in the campaign of 1878, has been received by the Russian Empress at Gats china with much gracious amiability, and lias been awarded the insignia of the Russian Red Cross. Miss Marsden has also received the Imperial permission to visit all the hospitals in the Empire, and she intends making a tour in order to see such lepers as are to be found in a country where leprasy, although known to be ,very prevalent, by one or two specialists, has hitherto been almost totally ignored by the authorities, and has not yet been properly investigated or subjected to any organised method of treatment., Therefore Miss Mars den's more or less accidental creation of an official interest. in leprosy in Russia may lead to important results." On Friday, July 18th, the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale at the Timaru Land Office :—License for 7i months of runs 41 to 54, part of the old Waimate and Station Peak Runs ; several small grazing, runs, Station Peak (lease for 21 years); eight runs from 1000 to 3862 acres (upset annual rentals Is per acre); balance of Educational Reserve No. 1574, Hakateramea, areas from 14 to 870 acres (upset rentals from 6d to Is 6d per acre, tenure for seven years, with right of purchase). On and after Tuesday, August sth, 2256 acres will be open for application at the same office, under the conditions of the Land Act Amendment Act, 1887, at Station Peak and Clarkesville (from 10s to £2 Jter acre). A large proportion of the*land to' bex>ffered was withheld from the Canterbury run sale last year, and in many instances comprises first-class agricultural and pastoral land. Shortly before six o'clcock on Thursday evening an impudent robbery took place in East street, Ashburton. A man, coming along the street in question, observed a pile of tweeds standing at the doorway of the local branch of the New Zealand Clothing Factory, and deliberately seizing a" piece of the material, made off with it down the street. Some boys, who witnessed the act, ran after the thief, but Avere unable to overtake him, and returned and informed Mr Webber (the manager) of the occurrence. Mr Webber ■ promptly went after the man in the direction pointed out, but failing to discover his whereabouts, or to recover the stolen article, informed the police of the occurrence. The boys gave a description df the man, and Constable Fitzgerald succeeded in arresting him in the Arcade a few hours later, and recovered the tweed, which is valued at 40s. The man, who gave the name of John Wood, appeared to be quite home at the shop-lifting business, as immediately after stealing the piece of tweed he pulled a piece of board from between the folds, threw it away, and hid the tweed under his coat as he hurried away from the shop door. Wood, who fs well known to the police, was charged with the offence at the, Magistrate's Court yes terday morning, and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. The punishment included sentences for stealing', on a prior date, from the shop of W. Sparrow, an overcoat, value £3, and a pair of trousers from Mr Collier's shop, When the man's SA'ag was searched all these things were found in it, ac well as a lot of calico bags— samples — with the merchants' sizes and quotations written on the tickets, which had not been removed. The bags are" of the sort used for flour, rice, and goods of alike nature, and have probably been lifted from a wholesale establishment or a printing office in which bags of this kind are printed with the retailer's name. We wish to call the attention of our readers to the sale of trees by Mr T. Bullock,at Mr J. Thomas' nursery, North belt, on Monday next. The apple trees are proved good Borts, as Mr Thomas has over 200 varities in his orchard, bint his experience has made him confine his nursery stock to about 50 of these, they being found most suitable for the district for bearing properties, quality, and value as a crop. Some of these are blight proof both roots and branches, and some are long keepers and suitable for export, viz.—Lord Wolseley; Stone, Golden, Stunner, and Allonsbury pippins ; Scarlet, Nonpariel, Majstin, and many others, both early and late varieties for kitchen and dessert use. A number of specimen fruits from this orchard were exhibited this season in Mr Page's windows and much admired, for their color, m and symmetry.—(kdVt.) " '

Ashburton Live Stock Market.

Mr D. Thomas (late of Matson, Cox, and Co,) reports upon the live stock market for the Ashburton district for the week ending July Bth, as follows :— 6n Tuesday at the Ashburton Yards I held my usual weekly sale of sheep, cattle, and pigs. The total entry for the day con sisted of 4317 sheep, 23 cattle, and 12 pigs, of which I sold 2499 sheep, 14 cattle, and 12 pigs. The attendance was a moderate one, but those that were there meant business, and every line was cleared at satisfactory prices. The following were the prices realised:—Fat crossbred ewes, 11s 7d ; fat merino ewes, 6s lOd ; fat two, four, and six tooth crossbred wethers, 15s Bd. In stores—Crossbred lambs, 7s 6d, 9s 3d, 9s 4d, to 10s 7d; crossbred ewes m lamb, 8s 4d, 8s 9d, 9s sd, to 11s Id. In Pigs, £1 5s 6d, £1 9s 6d. Fat Cattle, £3 Is, £3 fa, £4, £4 Is, £4 2s 6d, £4 12s 6d; springers, £5 ; two yearlings, 18s; old cows, 5s to £1 16s.

Corn Exchange Report.

The following is the Corn Exchange report for the week ending Friday, July 11th, 1890 :■-- Cable advices from England are some what conflicting as to the wheat market, though there would appear to have been a slight rise m the values. The local market has not been affected, and prices are un changed. Oats are being offered more freely, farmers having apparently given up hopes of seeing any material improve ment m value, m the face of the large stocks down south: m some cases growers are accepting a shade under quotations to effect a sale. Barley.—No alteration can be noted m this cereal. Beans have seen a fair business for good samples. Peas.-r- Boilers have the usual demand, whilst feed sorts are totally neglected. Rye grass.—The market here will be supplied largely by imported seed, stocks of locally grown being smaller than has been known for years ; prices will doubtless rule high. Cocksfoot is also • within narrow compass, and enquiries with the near approach of Spring sowing ac numerous, both for prime heavy and lower grade parcels. Potatoes. - Heavy shipments have gone forward to the Australian market during the week, and some anxiety is felt as tb the returns. Growers here are inclined to make sales for future delivery, disliking the prospects of the markee. Dairy Produce. —Few transactions have come under notice, and prices paid can hardly prove remunerative. Our quotations for the week are as fol lows :— ---WHEAT.-^Tuscan, 3s Id ; Pearl, 2s lid ; Hunters' 2s 9d to 2s lOd. Chickwheat, whole, 2s 6d ; broken, 2s Id to 2s 4d. OATS.—Mxlling,f la 7d ; short heavy feed, Is 6d ; long and inferior, Is 3d to Is4d. . .. ... Barley.—Prime malting, 3s ; medium, 2s 3d to 2s 6d ; seed, Is 6d to Is Bd. Beans.—-2s 6d. Peas, hand- threshed, Prussians, 3s ; feed, 2s 4d to 2s 6d. Ryegrass.—Machine dressed, 4s 9d to ss. Cocksfoot, bright heavy seed, 4d to 4jd ; light discolored, 2£d to 3£d. Potatoes.—Derwents, 42s 6d at coun try stations where the railage does not exceed 6s per ton to f.o.b. Lyttelton. Sacks extra. Dairy produce unaltered. The above quotations are those paid to farmers for delivery f.0.b.; Lyttelton, Sacks extra. Potatoes excepted.

"DUMMYING" LAND.

Tub members for St Albaris and Waimate—-Mr W. P. Reeyesand Major Steward—in their speeches m the debate on. the Financial Statement, m trenchant language exposed the evils which have recently occurred m con nection with the administration of Crown Lands m Canterbury."' They asserted that "dummying" was practised to a considerable extent, and that the intentions of the Legislature, m passing laws with the object of promoting settlement, were being defeated by persons who had succeeded m performing the time-honored feat of driving a tjoach and horses through the Act of Parliament. Mr Reeves read out a long list of successful applicants for land, the greater part of whom were obviously not only new settlers, but were of those who add acre to acre and field to field ; and Major Steward cited certain ? land sales m South Canterbury at which he asserted "dummying" simple," if not exactly pure, had been perpetrated successfully. The result was that the Government, stirred up to action, moved the House to refer the, whole question to the Waste Lands Committee, which is now investigating the matter. .What the report of that Committee may be we cannot, of course, predict; but tmVwe do know that it is capable of proof that the allegations of the members for St Albans and Waimate rest, upon facts unchallengeable. For example, it is a fact that at a recent sale m South Canterbury a bona fide settler— one Alexander McPherson—was an applicant, and a successful applicant, for a section of about 2<300 acr«^ <# perpetual lease- land on- * the* L^vc'ls^; that Mr Brydone applied for the same section, as attorney for the New Zealand and Australian Land Com pany^ and that his application being thrown out by the Land Board, he (Mr Brydone) gave notice of appeal to the SupVeme Court, which appeal, since the matter was mooted m Parliament, the said Mr Brydone has withdrawn. It is further capable of proof that at anpther' land sale at Timaru, five persons who are employees of the same Land Company—we can give their names if necessary—and three other persons acting as agents for that Company, applied for m all about 10,000 acres of land, and secured a large proportion of that acreage, the deposits being paid m a most peculiar and suspicious way.. That these adjectives are justified will be seen when we state that the deposits; .were paid, not by cheques on the Land Company's account, or on the account of any client of the Bank, but by cheques drawn by the manager of the Bank upon the Bank: m order not to disclose the parties really interested. It is also capable of proof that it is a constant praotice at land sales for applications to be sent m by the sheaf, all m the same interest, and that multiple applications are often made, as well by bona fide settlers as by Com panies, and persons who are not bona fide settlers. We feel satisfied that all this will be known conclusively, and we look for the report of the Waste Lands Committee with much interest. The .members who have pro cured the investigation have done their duty, and the result will doubtless be an amendment of the Land Act such as will, if not wholly prevent, at leasts reduce the number of such glaring abuses m the future.

There is now : to be seen m the shop window of Messrs J. Scaly and -Co., East street, a collection of apples showing some of the sorts grown at the nurseries, Riverbank, that will repay inspection by any one who contem plates planting fruit plants. There are upwards of fifty different kinds shown, all valuable, long keeping sorts. For size color, and general excellence they are by far the finest that have been shown m Ashburton this sea on (Advt, ■

The Twelfth of July.

The members of the Orange Institution m Ashburton celebrated their annual festival last night by a dinner m the Orange Hall. There was not the large attendance that has been customary at these gatherings; only fifty or there about sitting down to dinner ; but this is accounted for by the disagreeable weather. Still, notwithstanding the weather, a num ber of brethren had come from a con siderable distance. Mr John Ranger was caterer and provided an excellent repast, to which'full justice was done by the guests, and if the weather prevented the attendance of many whom those present would gladly have welcomed, it did not prevent those who did present themselves from thoroughly enjoying the gathering. The Hall was gaily decorated with ever greens for the occasion, the handsome banner of the Lodge occupying a promi nent position on the southern wall of the room. Mr James Cockburn, R.W.M.. was Chairman, and Mr W. H. Paget, D.M., was Croupier. The usual loyal and patriotic toasts having been, honored, the customary Orange toasts were given— such as " King William 111., of glorious, pious, and immortal memory " ; "Orange men all round the globe" ; " The Earl of Enniskillen" ; and others. Full honor, was done to these as well as to others of a local nature, and suitable speeches were made by the proposers and those who acknowledged them. Songs of the usual cast were sung by many of the members—the "Loyal Orange Lily" and "The Orange and Blue "being notable. The brethren sustained the harmony until midnight.

Interruption, of Cable Communication.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.], Wellington, July 11, The Telegraph Department advise:— "Both cables from Port Darwin to Banjoewangi are interrupted near Ban joe wangi since 7.30 a.m. Roebuck Bay to Banjoewangi is also interrupted near Banjoewangi. By this interruption the Australasian Colonies are cut off from telegraphic communication with the rest of the world. No explanation is given as to the cause of the interruption."

MISSING SHIPS.

[P£R PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, July 11. The barque Assaiye is now 146 days out from London, and the ship Otaki 116; days from same port. It is qu^te possible that the: Assaye has, through stress of weather, gone ashore on one of the rocky islets, groups of which stud the, Southern Ocean: The " Evening Post "this even ing suggests that Government should, without further delay, cable Home asking that instructions be given to steamers coming this way to pass as close as pos sible to these'islands, with a 1 view to sighting them, and ascertaining if any smoke or other signals of distress are observable.

SPORTING.

— .„ ♦ ,—,,._,, [PKR PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Christchubch, July 11, Fcr the Grand National meeting the following weights were declared to-night : HUNTEBS* HURCLB RACE, 60 BOYS J 1 \ mile. st 1b st lb Garry Owen 11. 7 Preston ... 11 ,0 Victor' ... 11 3 Taumutu .'.'." 10 7 Romulus ... 11 3 Camera ... 10 0 Waipapa . 11 0 Why Not... 10 0 Clifton ... 11 0 Donnybrook 10 0

Parliamentary Gossip.

[SPEf'IAL TELEGRAM FROM OTJK OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] Wellington, July 11. "dummyism." I hear, m regard to the " dummyism " inquiry, that Mr Maitland, of the Crown Lands office, m his evidence, stated that " dummyism " has been unknoAvn of late years, and that the nearest approach to it is putting m duplicated applications from members of one family, m order to afford better chances of obtaining land for joint settlement. . r , , PRIVATE SCHOOLS. According to a return just published, there 'were last\year, as many as! 283 private sdhools m the Colony, with 1686 teachers aud 13,458 scholars, the average daily attfendanoq being 10,396. This was a falling off of six schools and 395 scholars as compared with the 1888 totals. The attendance at the Roman Catholic schools m >I)ecember last was 9,024 scholars^ m 95 schools—a decrease of one, school and 322 scholars during the year.

Exhibition of the Phonograph.

An exhibition of Edison's phonograph wap given at the Athenseum, Melbourhe, m tlie presence of the Governor and the Countess of Hopetoun, and a number of ladies and gentleman who were present on the invitation of Messrs M'Mahon. Private, niessages from their sisters' at lionie M^ere delivered to the Governor and the Countess, and Lord Hopetoun sent la message to Lord Onslow m !New Zea land. The f exhibition was eminently successful, and created intense interest. Cornefc solos, a banjo duet, a message from Mr Gladstone to Lord Carringtonj and other illustrations of the power of the instrument were given witli wonder ful clearness. Mr Archibald then spoke a message iwhich the instrument repeated to the audience, showing its marvellous exactness, i: < , -

Mr Stanley and his Bride.

We understand (says the "Times") that Mr H. M. Stanley is engaged to be married to Miss Dorothy xennant . of Richmond terrace, Whitehall, daughter of .the late Mr . Charles Terinant, a lady known to the public «by her clever pic tures of the Royal Academy and other galleries. The " Pall Mall Gazette " says : r "The marriage will take place, at the'end of June. It was observed'at the first of Mr Stanley's receptions—the one by the Emm Relief Committee at St. Jame% Hall—that Miss Tenhanti wlio occupied a side seat m the front of the body of the hall, was amongst the most interested of' the spec tators ; butfew'who were there can have hadany inkling of the n&jfcoife of th,e interest m- Miss Tennaht's case, for he* 'secret had beei; scrupulously guarded. Few .people i would suspect that Mir Stanley, the man of iron,,could be the hero of a romance as fco'ffchiiig as anything m fiction ;* but the true story of Miss Dorothy Tennant's en gagement to Mr Stanley will appeal to the heart of .every woman m the land,; for it is a Veritable romahde m real: life. It will surprise most, people toi learn that tlie engagement was made some time previous to Mr Stanley's; departure, T W vM"**£* *n^T mc^* &<&-\ perate adventure* .and during those; terrible three' years Miss Tennant; has waited for her lover. Times without* number, came the news of f his .death, and; for many dreary irionths'"the |dr; was full| of terrible rumors' of bis fate. hel h^,d died J,ike ,a.dog m,a foetid African^ swamp, now lie had been slain by blacks,j now he was caged up jn Khartoum. Suchj, was the only news which came to this* courageous woman, whose sufferings ia ajil this'terrible time may be left to stlie im agination. &ss&s;s!£+' future i

Among Miss Tennant's intimate friends it is well known that if; Mr Stanley re turns to Africa she will , accompany him to ' that new world which is the old.' Miss Dorothy Tennant will be well known by the charming pictures of children which she has contributed for some years to the Academy and other exhibitions. Mr Stanley knows the Arabs of Africa ; Miss Tennant's speciality is the street Arabs of London, Miss Tennant has for some years been a well known figure m the literary and artistic circles of London. Her sister is Mrs Frederick Myers. Both sisters have been. paintecL<b,y.., ¥ A!b:, t Watts. In his portrait of Miss Dorothy Tennant, the artist has painted heij'hold ing a squirrel, which, as a well-informed critic has* suggested, may have been Jufc:.. tended as a symbol of it»| mistress viva cious temperament. Miss Dorothy Ten • nanfc's face is also familiar to thousands of picture lovers as the girl m Sir J. E. , Millias' popular picture "No !' The pic ture, it will be remembered, shows the girl meditating on the fateful answer to a letter which she holds m her hand. ' You may call it what you like,' the artist is said, to have observed. 'Yes,' dr '-^Nfly whichever you like.' Probably the ow^ ncr will now like to Call it "Yes,' arid to make a wedding present of it to Stanley and his bride." .

A MOONLIT SEA.

I stood and gazed on the moonlit sea,' 1 And a tide of thoughts surged over me Too deep, too high, for a mortal tongue, r Like the songs of heay'n by this angeli sung. And I watched the waves with a wond' ring gaze As they onward rolled m the evening hape, And filled the air with a murm'rous din On the rocky shore as they tumbled m. Ripple, ripple, approach, retreat, With many an eddy at my feet; On the dancing waters the full moon's 'rays ■■. ' - Shone bright as silver or lamps of fays, And the waters seemed m their careless P lay Like childhood's heart m its guileless day Like the young life sparkling]bright and clear With joyous laughter and scarce a tear. Then a passing cloud threw a shadow gray On the leaping waves and the feathered spray, And then I thought of the later years, With their- clouds of sorrow and rain of tears; . Yet the soft moon's rays that so gently fell Of a hope eternal seemed to te11,,,,,: , r ;vf Of the haven sweet where the soul op prest ;-;.:-,-wn;i In a light unshadowed sinks to rest. And far away from the dusky beach— Far away as the eye could rbachf-ri Was a broad expanse, of a silver sheen, Where the silent waters lay serene, Hiding under their surface bright Fathoms deep of the blackest night—• And methought it spoke of earth's glitter ing show And the inky blackness that reigns below, E. R. Wyatt, Ashburton. ;

Native Life at the Solomons.

The Solomon Islands were visited m 1886 '87 and '88 by Mr Woodfofd, a geologist and naturalist, who gives a very deplor able account of the rapid depopulation now going on—a result entirely due to the quarrelsomeness of the people themselves and their head-hunting propensities, and not to the presence of Europeans, except m so far as the traders supply them with firearms and ammunition. The numerous distinct tribes live m a state of chronic warfare, and as they are now armed with Snider rifles and steel tomahawks they make short work of each other, entire Villages and tribes being sometimes.... mag? ■acred. -This wholesale destruction,aided by infanticide and stimulated by canni balism, threatens to reduce the islands to desert wildernesses. According to the Germans the population of th«| Bismarck Archipelago is" 280;000, wh%. jbhyat of German New- Guinea is< only j.l(XQ(l|l), although much reliance cannot be placecl on the figures. T^ie natives 'are typical Papuans, hardly distinguishable physical^r. from those of the. western and central portions of New Guinea. < They are by 1 no means irreclaimable' savages, although Jifc is, n puzzle to discover how thefijifluenpqß of progressive civilisation, jCa^n be brought to bear upon them. Their most hopeful characteristic is a disposition to cultivate the soil assiduously, and they keep dogs, pigs and fowls m a state of domestication. They'build excellent canoes of large size, and might achieve a civilisation of their own if they could only be induced to live peaceably together. But there is not much hope of that.—"CEdipus" Mel bourne '" Leader." '^ A A ■ •

Influenza Personifled.

.■/■•"'• ' , .•'; i .'■■■'' .;. .5' * At a fancy drWs ball at St Peters£tog» attended .by ■■ the nobility,! the palm Iras awarded to a yotmg lady nttirbdto sent the influenza. Slue was dressed m an . fafehionV iuidl SNfri'^ii %,et head a tall cap with' the names of the various doctors .who *hav<i studied the disease.,. The, map of IJurope was.depifted on her skirt, and she carried a large fan, uppn yfhiph .the names of the chemists who welcomed the arrival of ( the sicogng* were inscribed. During the eyen^^Bne distributed leaflets explaining,' symptoms, fever, pains inthe head, «tc. • ' t>! - ~

A Godfather.

A pushing young American, .jufefcMu£s from a foreign trip, tells an amusing ex perience ihatJie hftdf in* Rome. He was anxious to visit the. Vatican (m telling the story he pub the accent on the 4 c^n'), juyi understanding that, cards of admis|iq^i were to be had at St. Peter'st, he hunjied thitberi ; Seeing a small crowd around a priest who sat writing at his; desk^fhe jumped at the conclusion thufc, thiai jwiw his man,fand ;at once elbowed h^s way biiiaf gh the crowd. In hie hurry he pushed aside a woman with a baby m her arms, and the b*by :began? IbP/er)r at th» jostling;// A slight confusion ; resulted, und^ji goc^tML' of; which the young American gairtfed the desk.; The, priest looknisg uP"fra|n his writing,.asked spnlejbhin^/|a ttaj^l, which the; American, took; oe an inquiry fdr'hi! nanieV and he' answered * Davis.' The priest, after, yriting the name, turried to tlie lonian with the baby and, taking the child m h|s» 4wms, held it over a f^nt-which/ tlierA#6rican had not noticed untjlr then? fDipping^ hw hands m the water, and placing thejai| o|i the child's head, he then began a curious jargon of Italinn. iphtasei? tin .which the astonished Davis caught the sound of his own good American inam^») and aftw .with dismay as he turned ; an4J?d», ihsft he lifift given his naraetp the prie^as godfather to the child. »,'

The Timaru; ]J«ptaV,Board yesterday received * petition from the Ifriendly societies asking for a reduction m the charge for the treatment of members, of the lodges offered to guarantee the payment of such 1 educed fee m ail cases sent to the, hospital With their sanction. Pr Ho'£g, a meinb^rof the Board, suggested that the societies raisle an "hospital fund" by special fcontribution, and reckoned thai 2Jd per week would p»y for an average of six beds all the.ye»rroß)rf# THb pwjpoettl has been remitted ,tp. th* societies l '« <*>■* ti<h^rsk

THE ASMBUBTON GUARDIAN, SATUBBAY, JULY 1% 1890.



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 the 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 Rates, and they have 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 larged 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 being Sold at within a shade of WHOLESALE PRICES MITCHELL 1111 till KATAPOI HOUSE WITHOUT TSXTH WJTM-TEETtt THE CHRISTCHURCH DENTAL SURGERY, Corner of Cashel and High streets. S. M™ AKD C a SURGEON DENTISTS. And at Dunedin and Westport. WE have gained the FIBST AWARD at the Dunedin Exhibition for Artificial Dentures and Mechanical Appli ances for the Mouth, and it is with the greatest confidence that we guarantee the highest class work and perfect fit at the most moderate cost A Single Artificial Tooth, 10s. Complete Set — Upper and Lower— temporary and permanent, £10 10s. Natural, Durable, Comfortable Artificial Teeth Replaced Temporarily al most immediately after the extraction of decayed teeth or stumps without extra cc or charge. Arrangements can be made for part or monthly payments. ADMINISTERING NITROUS OXIDE .3 AS several times daily for the past ten years, we fearlessly assert that extraction of teeth under its influence is perfectly painless and positively safe Fee for Administration, ss. Extraction, 2s 6d. Artificial Teeth and Dentures made by other dentists repaired or remodelled at small cost. g Hours of attendance—9 a.m. to 6 p.m. PREVIOUS TO STOCK-TAKING. S. W. Ai£BSN & CB'S CLEARING SALE OF WINTER DRAPERY JACKETS, ULSTERS, DRESS GOODS MILLINERY &c. COMMENCING SATURDAY, JULY sth. Thi Public will hive an opportunity of getting GENUINE BARGAINS afa ; S.W. ABBSN & CSS CHBAP CLEARING SALE. '. 7§17



Wanted. __ CASH Advertisements under this heading, not exceeding SIXTEEN WORDS, 1/-. Addresses may be left at this Office. T.\/ANTED. Known.—l have Grass VV Hay for Sale.-J.Tasker. 746 ~ANTED KNOWN—The'*^tr"ong- Wear Boot for Men, Women and i Children can only be had at W. H. Collier's. ' ./fANLEY'S Tiopical Africa Is 6d, Everybody's Book of Jokes 9d> Scraps and curious facts 9d, JJlngoldsby's Legends Is6d.—H. M. Jones. BOOTS, BOOTS.—" Keep your feet Dry and 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, Saundera' Buildings. JUST opened, a few ladies plush jackets, newest shapes, very cheap, —H. C. Segers, Melford House. WANTED every man m the County to have a suit of the Ashburton Tweeds. —Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunder's Buildings. JUST Received—Over one ton English and Continental Confectionery. Own make as usual fresh daily.—H.G. Flower, Confectioner, East street. TTTANTED KNOWN.-The Cheapest ; VV House m Ashburtrn to buy Drapery, Millinery, Clothing, Boots, etc., is H. C. Segbrs, Melford House. • \\V ANTED KNOWN.—A lot~of V V 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 great 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 Ashbarton, 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 STEPHENS BROS 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 and altogether dispenses with the risk attached to the ordinary lower grades, 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 Farmers and Householders will do well m Securing a Winter Supply, and m so doing we are satisfied they will'be pleased with their purchase. We have, also, to hand a GOOD ASSORTMENT OF CANDLES Both English and Colonial, including Carriage, Bedroom, Piano, etc. Our Stock of TEA S is also Increasing, and we have, therefore, a Better Selection for Blending purposes and to select from, and desire to Draw Special Attention to our INDIAN, CEYLON, DARJELING PEKOE, ASSAM PEKOE, and severa other varieties m packets or m bulk, so ustomers favoring us with a cal will re eive our efforts to give witisfaction. We will be pleased to wait upon Cus omers if requested and orders by pos wil be despatched without delay Orde c ivered .n ToAvn or Suburbs STEPHENS HQROS TEPH NS JDROS. BOOKS— Thousands of Books of every kind, including books on History, Travels, Science, Eeligion, Fiction, &c, «&c. Account Books and Stationery of every discription. 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 1 large Stock. Pianos, Accordians, Violins, j Concetinas, &c. All Goods reduced for Cash. L. F. ANDREWES & CO. Stationers' Hall, N the Z ! NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY FOR OYBECOATB AND WATERPBOOFS. CHEAPEST and BEST HOUSE m the District. HEALTH and COMFOBT FOR 30/- The Celebrated Werthein New High nrm Sewing Machines on easy Time pay ments /n W H. WEBBER, T7^ *- J Manager. JD XS DEAFNESS INCURABLE ? J. H 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 remedy, which has cured thou sands of other cases of long standing, will be sent FREE on application. MR S S. T I M M O has removed from the Lyttelton Boarding House to those more commodi ous and central premises, Panama House, Where friend-, old and new, will be wel comed. Accommodation tor boarders at reduced rates. Meals prepared mMr Tin;«jo'y well known style. 7 53



IJWTOTICE— AII Persons found Tress W passing m pursuit of game or otherwise on the Riversdale Estate on and after this date will be prosecuted. J. \\. WILLIAMS. Riverada!e, 24th May. 5 176 SEALY'S FRUIT TREES. "fNLUDING Apples, Pears, Plums, i Cherries, Peaches, Apricots, Nectar ines, and all other fruits. The merits of »U the varieties have been subjected to severe tests during the last 15 years, and the stock is now admitted to be the Largest and Choicest m Canterbury, probably m the colony, to select from, all warranted, and at your own prices. SEALY'S FOREST TREES Of all kinds, innumerable m quantity, well-grown and hardy—all kinds, all sizes, all prices. SEALY'S ORNAMENTAL TREES, &c Choice m quality, numerous m quantity. SEALY'S MACROCARPA. Tens of thousands m number. A large quantity specially grown for fencing at very low prices. SEALY'S ROSES Endless m variety and choicest m quality. SEALY'S CATALOGUES Forwarded free to any address on application. . Note.—l will only be responsible for Trees ordered direct from the Nursery or through Messrs J. Sbalt and Co. THOS. SEALY, Nurseryman, 1 Riverbank, Ashburton. JOHN ORR & Co. ARE OFFERING GRAND VALUE m the Following Leading Lines ov GENERAL IRONMONGERY, BT Ex "Rimutaka," And Other Late Arrivals, 4 Casks Saucepans, Boilers and Kettles. 4 Casks Lamps, Globes and Chimneys. 1 Case Table Knives, Forks, Spoons. 3 Casks Plough and Trace Chains. 80 Tins White Lead. 40 Tins Red Lead. 120 Drums Raw and Roiled Oil. Paints and Varnishes of all kinds. 5 Bales Wall Papers. 60 Register Grates from 14s 6d to £5. Ranges, Stoves, at all prices. 8 Cases Wringers and Mangles. 50 Sets Fire Irons from 5s to 3Cs. 50 Fenders from 6# to £5. 25 Tons Bar and Sheet Iron. 1 Ton Bolts and Nuls, all sizes. Leather Portmanteaus and Trunks. Leather Belting, l£ to 6in. Manilla and Flax Rope, l£ to 3in. 35 Coils Plough Lines. 2 Cases Mould Bo&rds. 5 Casks Hornsby's Plough Shares (new pattern.) 3 Casks Ransom's Plough Shares. 3 Casks Buggy Springs and Axles. 1 Cask Carriage Lamps. 20 Kegs Blue Stone. 10 Cases New Iron Bedsteads. 10 TONS CLOVER SEEDS. 100 Kegs Wire Nails. "20 Kegs Fencing Staples. 200 Coils Steel Fencing Wire, I 80 Coils Barb Wire. 1 Bale Seaming Twine. 2 Cwt Bobit Mettle. 25 Bundles Spades and Forks. 3 Packages Screws, Locks and Hinges. 2 Cases Saws, Chisels and Planes. 10 Cases Axes and Picks. 4- Cases Gorse Knives. 10 Cases Pick Axe and Hammer Handles. 2 Cases Hammers. 2 Bales Door Mats. 10 Crates China and Earthenware, includ - New Toilet Dinner, Tea and Dessert Ware. Some of these are really beautiful goods. 150 Cases Oils, including Valvoline, Lubroline, Caster, Colza, Olive Lard and Neatsfoot —this can all had m any quantity. 150 Cases KEROSENE, Light of th; Age ; the very best. GROCERY DEPARTMENT WILL Always be found STOCKED with GOODS of First Class QUALITY, —Including— Indian Ceylon nnd China TEAS, Mauritius Sugar,' Crushed Loaf Sugar, Pure Coffee, Candles, Oatmeal, Rollitt and Cos. Flour, • Bubter from Mr John Grijg a Famous Dairy. JOHN ORR AND CO. IMPORTERS. \ NDREW /~\RR>S .11 NDREW VJRR S . GREAT £ ANNUAL SALE .OP Ch > 9 j DRAPERY M v > * CLOTHING I 1 AND BOOTS J Will Commence w 1 B Saturday, July sth & The greatest BARGAINS & ever seen m Ashbuton. jajj jr SEE jttANDBILLS. ? ANDREW ORR. ,