The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1890. COUNTY COUNCIL SITTINGS.

Mr William McMillan, one of the members of the County Council for /the Mount Hutt riding, has given notice of a very sensible motion, which will come on for discussion at next meeting of the Council on the first Friday in- June, He wishes the Council to sit continu ously from eleven o'clock until 'the work for the clay is done —that is,' to sit straight on without any adjourn ment for luncheon. An old proverb says " Meat nor mass ne'er hundred work." No doubt the proverb is true, but the "meat" in this case stands very much in the way of workj seeing that it occupies an hour and a quarter and prevents the Rakaia and Methven members from getting away by the very awkward train which is the only one they can go by—the 3.40 north. If the motion be passed, it will' be necessary for members to attend punctually at eleven o'clock and begin work, denying themselves also ; the pleasant half hour or so of idleness, 'gossip, and pipe usually indulged in i before the Chairman takes the chair.. Work usually goes on merrily before luncheon, and members are not untluly given to talk, but whether it is the fact of having "lunched" that opens, eloquence, or that they have come back to work like giants refreshed, we cannot say, but after luncheon speeches are more frequent, and subjects that would be settled, as the saying is, "off hand" before the adjournment, take a long time to dispose of. If- the " luncheon" motion is passed, members will have to earn their dinner, and we shall see how well and how quickly they can do it, For_. ourselves,.-the result will, we hope, be that now and then we shall be able to publish the full report of the meeting on the same day tint it is held—an impossibility vhen the sitting is protracted till far into the afternoon.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Minneapolis cxpect3 soon to haye 1 one hundred miles of electric steet railroads. A clock at Rouen, France, runs fourteen years without winding. Divorces can be obtained in four hours in Japan by paying Ss down. ' In France there are 2,000,000 households in which there is not a child, A Dunedin Press Association telegram slates that Hallenstoin Bros. New Zealand Clothing Factory is to be floated into a limited liability Company. At a special meeting of the County Council held yesterday afternoon the Council re solved to advertise the annual statement of accounts in the Ashburton papers. The population of Rome increases steadily at the rate of 1000 per month. In the last four years the increase lias been 70,000, and in the last year nearly 15,000. It is rumored that the Emperor of Austria i has' offered the Province of Trent, in the Tyrol, to the Pope for a residence, and that the Pope has the offer under consideration. Berlin is about to be revolutionised by a great. scandal about the selling of orders, decorations, and honorary titles, An American is said to be implicated in the transactions. I It is understood that the betrothal will soon be announced of Princess Victoria, | lister of Emperor William, to Prince Albert of Sajce Altenburg. Prince Albert is a widower. At the adjourned conference of the city of Christchurch and suburban local bodies the i ■■■■■■ v r ' '"'■ were rejected by f ■ ■ ■ ' I voting. The speeches, with one exception, where opposed \o the scheme as premature, Margaret Barton, of Heysham, near Lair caster, died, after a few days' illness, at the reputed age of 104 years, She had to the last a remarkable memory and a fund of anecdotes; she had good eyesight, and up to a short time ago could read her Bible without spectacles.

! The immigration of Syrians to foreign lands continues. Between ten and fifteen thousand of them from the pashalic of j 3}Tpunt Lebanon alone have taken out pass i 'po-cifi (tyring the last few years, going j injpstijr to Al;g United States, to Brazil and Buenos Ayres, j It is reported on godd authority that a ' syndicate has been formed in Sydney for the 1 purpose of building and carrying on a hotel! .hi 200 rooms at Kotorua. The hotel will' | ;be conducted on the same principles as the ! : large hotels vi American watering places and I pleasure ijesorts. i We are always pleased to note the success ! f«fr|Bj] burton manufactures, and may mention 1 .that the ..Southland correspondent of the t •" press" says :=^"J think that the Canter i )n\ry Pip Manufacturers are getting a turn ' this (season, as I have noticed Brooke's a f'oois e*J awut *UP country, and have heard .Tt highly sp\*e» of," i It has transpired % fc Mr Grainger the . Clerk of Works of the saPlcr Harbor Board ; has been certifying for large? quantities of rubble than have been put in by the con -1 tractors for the Harbor Works. This has ; been going on for a long time and it is thought j that many,thousand^ of ppunds ■ have been i overpaid. Mr Grainqer has bgpu dismissed. ' A bullock slaughtered in Wellington the , other day had an abnormally large kidney, the weight of which, including the fat, was no less than ]021bs. .'J.'hp beast itself, which was grown'in the Carnarvon district, was by no means a big bullock. It turned the scales atScwt., and was perfectly healthy and free from the slightest blemish. Madame Patti was the cause of curious ■ libel suits in Mexico. Two newspapers. published a story to the effect that the great singer had told the wife of the Mexi can President that she would never sing in a '•'country of savages." Both ladies declared the tale to be false, and the editors of the newspapers were committed to gaol ; until they humbly apologised.

Last year the death rate in the United, Kingdom was the lowest on record. Opposition lines are charging 50s from Wellington to Sydney saloon, and 25s steer ige. It used to be £10 10s, and will be again af the Union can rnn the Jubilee off. , The Eev Dr Elmslie, of Christchurch, will preach in ;the Ashburton Presbyterian Church to-morrow morning and evening, and at Wakanui in the afternoon. ( ! Fahionable doctor (out for a day's slioot ing): "Never saw such luck ! What's the matter with the birds ? I can't kill one of them." Noble host: "Write 'em a pre cription, ,doctor." The Wellington correspondent of the " Lyttelton Times " says that Mr Blackett is shortly to be out in the Colony, and that Mr O'Connor is to succeed him as Consultsng- Engineer in London. Mr Sew Hoy states that the " Taieri Advo cate " had no 1 warrant for announcing that he •had purchased and meant to erect the switch back railway at St Clair. The Government of India is a huge land lord. ■It receives 29 \ millions sterling a year by way of rental from the occupants of the soil. '

Large purchases of wheat are said to have lately been made in and around'Oamaru by an outside firm, and it is highly probable • that fully 20,000 sacks will shortly be shipped from that port by them. Mr Hammett, of Christchurch, who has been conducting evangelistic services during the .week at ihe Baptist Church, has con sented to conduct a week's mission in the Primitive Methodist Church commencing to-morrow evening. The rubbish heaps at the, Kimberley mines, Cape Colony, are now being worked over by people who are out of employment, and they are cradling and washing the diamonds out of them. Many of these people^ says a local correspondent, are making from £10 to £15 a week.

" Gentlemen, what is your verdict ?" asked his honour in a Western courtroom. " Wai," responded the foreman of the jury, " 'leven on us wants to hang the, prisoner, but the twelfth man sticks to it he ain't guilty, spite of all we can say—so bein' as the twelfth man is a no-account feller, , anyway, in order to make the verdict unanimous, we've concluded to hang 'em both." • . ■ ■,' ■

The following cablegram, . dated London, April 22, has not been published in New Zealand:, —''The, apples consigned • from Tasmania by the Oceana, though, in good condition on arrival, were inferior both n size and quality to the apples sent last year, but th c packing was decidedly superior. The 2400 cases sold at from 15s to 255, making an average of 17s 6d per case. ?

At 11.30 p.m. on April 21st, during the passage of the Lady Jocelyn to Lytt&lton, an apprentice named Henry WingatQlfras lost overboard in 46.23 South, and IJ3 East. He fell from the mizen topsail jid, and struck an iron davit. The nigh was very dark, the sea high, and the vessel ruining 12 knots. She was brought up, and a,tpfe buoy thrown over, but it was impossible" Uo lower a boat without risking other lives. $ The following is the list of bishops, conse crated in New Zealand up to thoVpresent time:—Bishop , of ■ Waiapu. (Willijgns), at Wellington, 1859,;' Bishop of Melanffltfa (Pat tason), at Auckland, 1861; Bishop m Wel lington. '(Hadfield), 'at Wellington 1) 1870; Bishop of Dunedin (TSTevill), at Dunedin, 1871; Biehop of Melanesia (Sehvyn),, at Nelson, 1877 ; Bishop of Waiapu (Stuart), at Napier, 1877; Bishop of' Christchurch, (Julius)/at Christchurch, 1890.

The "Press" says that from the small glass-making factory, conducted under the r^anagemeivL 6f Messrs Lang, at Chainey's Corner, have been turned out some excellent specimens of this manufacture in the shape of bottles of various kinds. The sand tried has been of various kinds from all parts of Canterbury, and now a class of sand pro cured from close to the works is^^foing employed. The promoters of this itfdalt'vy hope, by steady perseverance, to mo/ftfe a trade for glass articles. - " - - - "/, J A novel operation has been performed in the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. > A-fanner was suffering from a diseased leg-bone, induced by an accident. On medical advice he came to the infirmary, and was put under the care of Mr Miller, surgeon, who deter mined to remove the diseased portion and substitute an ox rib. The operation was performed a month ago, and' it seems it has been so successful that the man will be about again shortly with a limb as strong and healthy as ever.

The interest that ig taken in this Colony in fruit growing, and janything pertaining to it, is evinced by the large circulation Mr A. F. Spawn's address on the subject has had. The Government recently had',lo,o,oo,' copies of this address printed in pamphlet form, and circulated them all over the Colony, *"■-■■ -;- ■Ll--: «-r-V'— ~ of postmasters, farmers' " ■■, ! '■ ■ ■■' institutes, and' other public persons and bodies. Reports from these agencies are to the effect that there has been' a very large demand for the pamphlet, and in some cases fresh supplies have been asked for.

A most rascally case of levanting with other people's money has occureil in th j Rangitikei district. A man took a contrac j at a hemp mill to produce the fibre at a certain price per ton, and engaged the hands and made himself personally liable to store- | keepers for supplies. A few days ago he went to Wellington and drew, it is said, about £200, and instead of coining back to pay his" hands,, cleared out. for Australia, j Two tradesmen have got accounts against ; him to an amount of £30 each, and all the hands have been > left without a farthing. Unfortunately he had left the country before any steps could be taken to secure him.

An American paoer, discussing the . question ,as 'to who are the oAvners of .the *' United States, and the classes which con tribute the largest amount to the revenue ' of the country, says that the Stales are '■ practically owned by 250,000, constituting less than one in sixty of its male population,-1 and fchafc the signs of the times indicate that j before the lapse of 30 years the number j owning the country will be practically i reduced to 30,000. The system of taxation, j in contradistinction to that in vogue in England, throws nearly the whole of the nation's burdens upon the poor, the : amount contributed by the annual savings i of the rich being only from 3to 10 per cent., ; while the impost upon those of the poor ; amounts to from 75 to 90 per pent, The ' result of this is the aggregation of wealth in a few hands, and every year to accentuate . the contrast between rich and poor.

 An ex-Oamaru resident (a carpenter) thus writes to the "Mail" on the industrial out' look in Victoria:—" Everything here is almost at a standstill. ' Masons, painters, carpenters, etc., are going idle in largo num bers. . . . After being two years almost in my first job, I was paid off last month, as there were almost nothing to do. 'We used to have a squad of thirty or forty in our shop ; oiily the foreman is left now. After having a good look round Melbourne in search of work, I could not get the least show at any of the places I tried. I then went up 'country a little bit and got a pro mise. But I wanted something to starj; with, at once, sol got a job at Footscray. It will last a week or two yet, after which I hope some of the promises I got wjll be fulfilled. . . . That it will be one of the hardest winters the working men here have had to contend ■ against everybody freely . admits." Statutory Declaration. —I, Franz Raabe, Ironbark, Sandhurst, in the colony of Vie. tona, Australia, dQ solemnly and sincerely declare that on the 25th June, JS77> my son Alfred, six years of age, was accidentally hurt with an axe on his knee. lat once tooK all pains to secure medical assistance. 'How- I ever, in spite of all efforts, on the 27th | August, .1877, the opinion was given, by Dr Macgillivray that an amputation "'of the injured, limb had become imperative, in order to save lifu, At this juncture I called on Messrs Sancler'an*"" .rv .... i-.;v,'*~ ■ ■—.c of their Extract of I. 1. ;. j. . • M'<. .."■.and by the applicatioi. ■ : ■:■■■!: ■ the satisfaction of see '. o \ ■ ■ ' ■ drt night #ut' of all danger, and to-day he is recovered., I may iustf add that it was when | the' crisis had been reached tjiat the Extract j referred to was first applied,' and 1 make this solemn declaration, etc. —Franz Jlaabe, ■ Declared at Sandhurst, in the" colony of Victoria, Australia, this seventeenth day o* ' October, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, before!ine, Moritz Cohn, J.P. ■ HAdyt.) JSl\

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

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Carriiig'o of JLlme. ' Dunedin, May 10. ' The Chamber of CrTr"rior.?r i=- n-oti-r—l ising the Railway (,"■■■:■. sni -ii>ii»! •• !■■ iv duce the carriage of lime in the interests of farmers.

A PROTEST.

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Dunedin,' May 10. The newspapers^comment severely on the sentence passed yesterday on the lad Morden, and call on the Minister, of Justice to interpose. The city members are taking action. The lad was sent to gaol for four ,-months-, on as charge; of vagrancy, he hftving^sleptfin a stable. .

"Cramming" the Wrong Boy.

A village schoolmaster.was told by the parson that he intended^ &: .bring a friend next morning to hear the 1 boys put through their paces in religious .teaching. They had. not received,m^ch^nstruction of that kind ; but it was necessary; to do ..some tiling. Accordingly he called his' little grey-smocked "first-class" before him, arranged the' members, in a certain order, grafted into each blossoming yokel .the particular question he intended to put to him-in the morning, and likewise added the correct answer. After priming the jTfi-.nr h-pofnl- ry,~ r,vA over again with ■I i-!nv-|Hv;iiv irnA,-i-.. ■ .: ventured to dis miss them. Next morning, while the visi tors were being awaited, boy No 2 was i»ld to carry out two stone ink bottles iiito the back porch, rand -ordered to; clean! off the 2iv:.t .-if iiik mi-l the- r'atches of mat:nl ilu-■. >.-..;■: v .■.■ .-i-.-..n-.;. the two visitors walked . in. ", The • master, quite forgetting that one.of his first-class boys was .ib.M-n 1 in i!ii;l.u\ yard, commericed to pu ! :>: ■ i i«-- ii--i • ;o the class in ;the particular; order which he had • arranged, and promised. ,to one, boy he asked : "What is that part of "you, [my lad, that can never die ?" "My soul, sir," smartly replied the rustic, with an air, of confidence and decision, which was really quite admirable and surprising in lone so -young. The 1; visitors nodded tjieir approval, and the dominie continued his interrogations;- "Now you, my boy," ■he fiaid, pointing to the third boy in.the back row, " tell us who made you." Now the lad thus addressed occupied the very position which had been vacated by;the industrious pupil' out' in ithe popch. Accordingly, this was not his .proper question j and remembering the master's: positive instructions that he was only to give a certain answer to a certain question, he bravely remained dumb and quies cent, "Will you be quick jand tell me, sir ?" the master cried f out angrily, never dreaming of course, -that any hitch had occurred. No ; the' lad never opened his lips or twitched a muscle. Possibly he thought the master \ was " trying it on " with him. " Coma my dear child," the visitor ventured to inter ject seeing the painful chagrin ol\ the .dominie, "you should try to give your master some kind' of?'answer. 'Surely you know my lad, that it was God jwho made you?" "N,o sir, it wanna me!" the lad- at last burst fo^th. . " I'm sure it wanna, sir! The boy as God made is outside washing t' inkpots.—Exchange.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

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THE QUEENSLAND PREMIER.

! (Received May 10, 12.30 p.m.) | '

Berlin, May 10. Speaking at a banquet at Rpckhamp ton, the Premier,said it was 'a serious outlook' for the 1 colony with certain agitators goincc about sowing the seeds of dissension between employees ■ and employed. If a contest were to come he thought it would be better if it came rapidly, as a disease of that sort could be better met in its first stages than' when fully, developed. Regarding federation; .Government would follow ; the course adopted by Sir Henry Parkes. He thought it probable (that ; the Budget would show a deficit for the year owing to the recent floods : and drought !

A NEW PARTY.

Melbourne, May 10. In Parliament a third party has been formed under the leadership «f Sir Bryan O'Loughlin. The princii-.il' members associated with him v- 1 J. Bent and Brown, and Dr L. L. Smith. Sir Bryan O'Loughlin ex plained that he had r^T^r^d ~r«rr~.rf ing Mr J. Munro ov.i-i.- :> ii ";■: i■ ■■ having supported federation. ' '-

VICTORIAN DIVORCE ACT.

The Bishop of Melbourne has in structed his clergy, not to celebrate the marriage of any persons divorced under the new Victorian Divorce Act. v (Received May 10, 12.5 p.m.)' BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. London" , May 9. The weekly, returns,of the Bank of England published to-day, show the reserve in' notes and bullion to bo £13,596,000, being a decrease of £852,000 as compared with tHe pre vious week. The proportion of reserve to liabilities is 41 £ per cent. . ■ Consols, 97£ j; New Zealand 4 per cent, Inscribed Stock, 106f ; 3| per cents, 98. • ' •< },

Christening Stories.

» A number of clergymen, says the New j York " Tribune," were chatting the other i day over a dinner, given by a church club, i when the conversation turned on the old style of dictatorial preachers who used to j bully their-flocks and attempt to lay down the law for their temporal as well as spiritual guidance. ■ % ; ' I remember a ludicrous instance of the kind,' said one, ' when two of his humble parishoners came, before the little Pope of a backwoods circuit and brought their baby to be baptized. •' What name do you give this child V he. said. ' '''".< ; . t/Now, the woman lisped, and the preacher was rather deaf, so that when she replied, ' iuthy, thir,' meaning ' Lucy, sir,' he started back in surprise. ' What V he ejaculated. ' Luthy, thir,' repeated the embarrassed mother, : 'Lucifer? thundered the outraged pastor, (Nonsense, woman. Would you name your child after the devil ? I would as sooiv call hini ' Judas Iscariot,'' and dipping his hand in the font he stifled the infant's squeals with a liberal i dose of the water full in its mouth, add ing, with uhctjoh.: , ; ' John Wesley, I baptise thee—' 1 And .V hrrri—r. ;:. :. sits, accustomed to lettin^ ;■■■ ■ '■: :■ ■■ !i .. ( his way.in all things, Went quietly out with their little girl bearing that famous if not exactly feminine,'name'.' ' ' • • •. 'That's a pretty good story,' said another of the party, ' aud reminds me of a somewhat similar though not so 'funny case, where the parents wanted to call the child Julius Caesar, but the minister, re; marking severely : ' None of your heathen names,' dubbed it Simon Peter,

CRICKET.

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At the close of the day's play the Australians had lost eight wickets for 190. Trott 35, Walters 26—both caught. Murdoch was not out for 92^ He played with great judgment and although he gave three chances they were all very hot ones. The weather was showery,- but the rain was not heavy enough. Jbp...interfere much. with,, the game. The fielding of Lord Sheffield's team was admirable." (Received May 10, 12.5 p.m.) London, May 9. It is raining heavily to-day, and the cricket match has been postponed.

A DRUNKEN MADMAN

HE STABS HIMSELF TO DEATH,

A man named Thomas Lee,' suffering from drunken mania,?caused a great sen ,=-- J-nnir.T:i:7-'.ho 4-h;^rr-,- 4-AfolV.urr.o= v>orrty ■.':■■' •■>\M\ <>■,!■. : v t .:i .V- i> ..i-i|ii: re-!' ■'; _'■' 'i.ii. lli-!i i !■■ . i i-- ■r\!i':.i!> ; k -i'ii'-i!i. where Hhe met with an accident which necessitated his coming to ■ Melbourne to obtain proper -'medical treatment. Ar rived there took up his residence at the Camera'-^Arins Hotel in Elizabeth street He fii-fonrlprl'i'if' the Melbourne Hospital as .'in nii; ■!•■:■. inr. In spite of the doctor's, warnings he persisted in going .in for heavy- drinking bouts. He,«frad never be come violent, however, untii the date men tioned, when shortly after seven o'clock he made his, appearance in the bar of the: Carriers' Arms.Hotel. Hewasdressedin a shirt and trousers only, and.in his hand he t carried -a' large carving knife, which appeared to'have been recently sharpened. He seized, an .; empty lemonade bottle, which, was lying upon, the bar counter, and 11 threw it at a girl named Mary Cough lan, who was. cleaning up the place. The bottle Narrowly missed her, and he' then attempted to, seize hold of her,' but she rrlifii thr-v.ifth the back parlor and

■ i.'iii! 'I '"■■!■ lurlp. Her .cries, seemed to increase his drunken fury, for he hurried out into; the street and .made.* :his way round %he/ c corner into La'trbbe street,' shrieking 'wildly all the time,, and savagely stabbing himself the knife. He: entered the bar parlor; of the-Duke of Kent Hotel, in Latrobe street, and there saw a young woman named Elizabeth Ronalds, whom he tried to Seize hold of, but she also eluded his clutches, and escaped. "' of the occur rence had in the meanwhile been given fco the police, and Constables Taylor and .Page .were ■ soon on the scene. When the man saw the constables he attempted to lock himself in the bar parlor of the Duke of Kent Hotel, but they forced their way in, and as they entered he made a furious rush at them with the knife. Constable Taylor picked up a chair and knocked the knife out of his hand. The constables then closed with him, and after -, ■' : : T.l V ■: ■■ ■ifi r?. .' during which the ;. ■:' ■!■.',..■■ ■ '■; i: ! ■ ■,'■ profusely, they succeeded in gutting him into a wagonette, t and took (him? to thel Melbourne Hospital.' 'Here the terrible, wounds which he had inflicted upon him self were dressed and every attention 1 shown him, but from the first no hopes ! ■were entertained *of his ■r^very SancCl though he lingered on throughout the day in a marvellous way, he diedat about six o'clock in the evening.

Sad Case of Dipsomania.

If (writes the London correspondent of! "'T\Vr:rr^-.;"V Mr, "erstwhile <■."■■'. l!:. ■■ ■ ■■. . v-rV.- 1. -'* : I tead..Df ■■'■:'{; '■■ \: ': '' i : i ■;■: 'which was offered Kirn some years back, would he, ,one .wonders, have sunk into the lamentable; dipsomaniac who was locked ," up at.Bristol on Monday for stealing', luggage 1 Canon Baynes, not so long ago, was r vicar, of Holy Trinity at Folkestone, ■and an 'eloquent preacher and an effective wriier. '<' His fondness for > strong i waters proved his ruin. Several minor indiscre-1 .tions.wereoverhooked, but when the: rev.4 gentleman entered the pulpit one even-' ing almost paralytically drunk, and hilari- '. ously. called on a crowded congregation to ' join him in " singing dear frens,,tb praise' ■ 'ah!' glory' Gawd—:' Rule Britannia;!." ;he had to go. Last year the unfortunate old ' man was charged with obtaining, money ,• under false pretences in order to get< drink with, and ten days later he was ' fined at Bow street for being drunk and , disorderly. A dipsomaniac's asylum is, j of course, the only place for such a man ; , and both for his own sake, and their own, j Mr Bayne's relatives should place him in one.

A Peculiar Trade.

A peculiar trade which lias been V-vri-rV ■ ■■ V-.r'it in New York during the !■ ■■■< t- ■ i-'ii-'iiiic' of influenza is that of !>ri i'if < b ■:!i!i--.': It sounds gruesome. But ihe iacc remains that most of the under takers of New York and Brooklyn, are accustomed to let out on hire pretentious "burial caskets," in which the dead person lies in pitiful' state'"until the last word of the funeral service. has been pronounced, and no longer. The bereaved family, wish . to \have, a " beautiful funeral." The expense for carriage hire is considerable, and cannot be cheapened below a stated amount. Mountains of fiowera are required in various ' set forms of varying' degrees of. unloveliness, and, at any rate in the case of the Irish, money must be paid for a suitable collation, for the sorrowing and sympathising friends; Last of all a handsome " burial basket," as the coffin is called, oosts- a large sum, sfre4uently several hundreds of dollars. Now, in all this mountain of expense where can money be saved 1 Naturally, where its saving will not be noticed'or resented, So they take, ib out of the dead man. A buriel casket, , .filled .with all, the frippery of tjhe under-, taker's art, holds the remains, while the ' friends of the family are there; to .see it. 'I'll'! finii'i 1;:] <)l)so(£iii(-s are performed with proper pomp. Then while the*" guests at this mortuary entertainment nra climbing , into tlio c.UTifi'jfos .'md undo! 1 cover of the ; general moving about, the remains are. j quietly whisked from their magnificent casket and laid in a cheap pine coffin, ..which. is,in turn.quickly, .placed:in a burial^ box. The latter hides the plain pine quite i as safely as it would have hidden the glory ! of polished mahogany or the sombre j dignity of a velvet-covered casket. Then | ohe beautiful funeral goes on. Everybody is satisßed, and the dead man never knows the difference.

FIRE.

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.: ..y ,:■ . ' Dunedin, May 10.' i Two five-roomed attached wooden cottages at St, Kilda. the property of .one i Stephens, a builder, and occupied by J Stephens, and Har ■; ■ ■■V r ?%-r.^ccr.rr ' were burnt down. ] . .-.■■■> f:>-.Hi ■■::_":!..- # building, and £200 on the furniture in the', Norwich Union. The loss is estimated , at £700, The fire was caused by the ■ overheating of a stove. I

A bear escaped from some travelling j showmen to the Carnarvonshire mountains,, | between Bangor and Bethesda, and played great havoc with the lambs. . . oln an interview, at Auckland in speaking ' of the Melbourne land boom, Sir Walter . Buller mentioned a curious instance relating to Mr Rusden, the historian, who - was ' severely mulcted in about £5000 in law ex- ; penses, etc., in the libel action brought against him by the Hon Jobn Bryce, when Native Minister. After the action he de cided to sell some property in Victoria. He had paid £2000 for It, but as the land boom was on lie got £15,000, making an enormous profit. Mr Rusden had no intention of sell ing the property, but did so through the legal action, so that Mr Bryce, instead ©f injuring him, had really done him a service, ,

Bishop Julius as an Orator.

Writing of.Bishop Julius' speech,at Ids' reception at Christchurch the correspon dent of the " New Zealdnd Times " ; "As for Bishop Julius' ■ speech, jwhich lasted just an hour, I am at a loss how to describe and how-to |db justice to, it within any. reasonable. "■ limits.. I miia* say that several old ""arid experierii ,■<] public men t6 whom I spoke afterwards on the subject agreed that so magnificent rand-powerful an address hadVnever4Jefoi»; been heard, in New Zealand. It was on all subjects a most phenomenal effort of oratory, and from, first- to last Bishop TulifirplayeTuT^ as if they had been*.a single musical instrument... The perfection of his elpcu tion, his .dramatic fire, his brilliant oratorical skill, his quaint and genial humour; his - intense correctness, j his startling, original, And above all his fear less; outspokeness,' r absolutely entranced every listener. f .The boldness, with which he touched on the questions of and labour, poverty and health,' the^ relations' of the church with the; sects, '.jsah dtlier subjects, fairly, amazed^ aa^'well; v As delighted his listeners." ''^/, ;'" ;t

How the Treasurer's Sur plus was Arrived at.

\ The "Vapganui Heraid^'^Bays:—ln "a recent article we reterred^to the!, mknu factured surplus. which the Colonial Treasurer had cireTilate'di Uhrough; the inspired organ.vof the Ministry, in ISVel lington. ,We are now supplied^ with a complete cbnf essi6h: of the^business by the same inspired medium. The "New Zealand Times," in the, midst'...,of > a long arraj:F6f l , figures, gives the actual Asutplus. It [says "the figures aredepartmentally authentic, and unquestionably i Dare i i substantially accurate. , In; other wprds, .the..departs ment has,: by command^ 'of 'tne-* Colonial Treasurer, suppliedthej jp.urnahjwifch the figures., Having arrived at what it'calls' a net surplus of': $115,174, it says :i" If this .surplus be 'used to pay offi the -unfunded balance"JoF'the Stotit-Yogel deficit:. (£78,605 Ob 8d) £?6,668 19s 4d will remain to begin the new year with." This is exactly what ,wJ3 have maintained^ The surplus was just the amount available to begin the-new year 'with and no moze. r The ( liability had to be met in good faith, for the primage duty was levied to meet it, and the actual surplus could only be the amount after the primage duly! had been devoted fo it« le-riiimif-p object..' So, thatbusii.-- i-; sn'ril. T!:o surplus,is now£36.'HNi jmsi Mia .>i" iho ciiarter ;of a million ;-i>-|>!n -i»VI l.y i!i<> Ministferial journals, jui.l in-ioni oi'mlu; £116,000 stated a few days since'bythe WeUington paper. How much of the £36,000! has been manufactured remains to be seen.

The Danish System of Butter Making.

- • -\ ■ Danish expert in the manufacture o ( f, '(■i.;;v. named Emil E. Hansen, has 1, for >--\n ' months past, in a private capacity been, imparting to farmers in the Ijuroa (Victpfria^distrap a knowledge ofj the Danish system^- 'It appears that the im provement is secured rather by a kjiow lcdge of its chemical changes and! an ability <to turn them to the greatest ad vaiitag'e raan by mechanical means. ; The cream is ripened to a certain stat;e' mof acidity at the moment of churning,! and , this enables, the dairyman to produce - butter; ;-.f\;vf.-,-m Vrrli 1-;-.- rvd the highest quality !;■■'.• r .:: y , ■:■•!i . :■:■ of weather, .Vil .111 ftr-tVI-- -a- 1--*-:'-, -rill keen much ' i- ;.. .■:■ "...: : '■■'■' "!'- ■»! i •■ the,'iihini in;::!- \ : ,■■. I". : ■!..■:■- ■'■• i.v<; tested this sys-j ;■... i-:■ : .»■. .".■ ( i.Me .demonstrated its value Satisfactorily by netting 8d per pound more for ' it' t'hah r the article; pro-; ■ duced' by the old - methods * f •!; i <'. '

The Horrors of Siberian Prison Life.

An account from Tomsk describes (says a Berlin correspondent) the' stafce of the Siberian pH^« fy» «^*r.?Miinor f^r^ulj ah'd gives the. :'■';! ,v- :ir: '•: l:\\iv*. nliTirspeak for -thems 1-!■.■■. T<>i>i';, ;!.v ■■■" of the Only universityliniSiberia', 1 is. at.the same • time,, the, central^deptftnofjj.exilesJ It 1 possesses a prison which can accommodate/ 1 7 ( 65 .men, reckoning for each onei 40 "8 cubic \ feet of air.* There is space for 490 healthy persons and 275 sick ones, but the number of exiles who arrived in Tomsk in dBB6 was 16,184, of whom only 14,866 fwere .transported .farther. .Iu 1887-,, there arrived 14,277 ; and in 1888, 15,014 ; and' in 1889, up to September, over 12,00dV-pf whom 13,522, 14,237, and II,OOQ ■re spectively were taken to the interior. ,;In 1886 the average daily number of prisoners was at least 1314 ; in 1887, 1120 ; and, in 1888, 1380. In some weeks these numbers increased in 1886 to 2955,\in 1887 i 4 2755^ f arid in 1888 even; to)j?ssQSme t if.U j^Among these the daily 1" average* Vif the sick' list was in 1886, 394 ; in 1887, 512 (not! less than 457 per cent) ; and in 1888, J396, the n;v- -r'y *.-i-*P.-:-i-i ■ from typhoid fever. The'■?!'■'-I ivj/--!i "i.iy- in a few words that for want of room hundreds of beds with patients suffering from, serious, niadadies were placed in the openi air, while * the 1, temperature was only 6deg (Reaumur), 45|deg (Fahrenheit). ': The mortality was of oourse enormous. ' Be tween 360 and 400 exiles are buried yearly., ;fxK)m the Tomsk prison. '» v j<j' <

Wesleyan Conference.

(PER PRESS ''' ASSOCIATION.)

v\\ ', V\'^\ i Sydney, May; 9. | At the Wesleyan Conferencej the- Rev Lev?is moved a resolution Jthat with a view to securing the indepen dent action of tHe New Zealand ference, it should proceed on lines - enabling; it 'to^coHjpera/tjQTwith' {Austra lia. The Rev Nye, of Victoria moved. ,an amendment protesting against any in the Constitution oft ( the. ; General Conference. The debate was : adjourned till Monday. j

POSTAL RATES.

j [PER PRESS ASSOOIATIOIf.] f * London, May, ft;); j Mr Raikes, the Postmaster-General," says the reduction in the ocean postage to a penny would involve the loss i of' • £180,000 per annum, ! * : 'A!".. London, May 9. It is, understood that the oceanlpost j age will be reduced in accordance: with I Mr Goschen's proposals if Victoria and . New South Wales assent, |

SPORTING.

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j, ..., , ' '', London, May -8. | Mr iorsps will 'accept; ffc the Grana'Prix de'T&ris. * *■'-"■'■ ;"" \ . .-. ; ' . Ringmaster's, w.eight for the <Man- v \cliester £up,V ,7st ;? 1311?: ! /Plutarch. . ;broke a bloodVessel wnile exercising.

Last year Gei:i i y CTrn+c-1 oiilVSi^i' patents, against i. ..'" .■■ !'7T!' <■ 1•• ■ M),42Q' in the United States. i Rhode Island, which recently 'jhad a constitutional prohibition, now has one liquor saloon to every 288 inhabitants. The Egcria mutineers,'who were convict,d«l by court-martial, will be sent Home to serve their sentences,

The Markets.

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Loi.Dox, May 8 and 9 '; i Frozen meat is unchanged; wool iß*: steady. , . * '. The imports for April decreased; a million and a half, and the exports iii-. 1 rl r-:-von hundred thousand com- L .;.■! ■■.■"!: :'; same month last year. The demand for money is moderate. Tlie Bank rate of discount is 3 per cent; 'Wftriceti^perTsent.** , New Zealand hemp, maximum quality. ; £22 5s to £22 10s. •>-?' *''' btppk.106...,;,,», ; ) j., . y fi ,; A ■${ yxy£ -", \r

Law Practioners Act Re McConnel, Solicitor.

) (PER ¥B,B#A»^O^iii4pN.)

i «':.■> >j i :-.,, a ;»1 ii'»WiiiiiifotoSr 'HM 9, ! I :llri tKa'ftp^peal''Court t#-'day. Williams, Deririiston,' and Cbiiblly^heard a motion in-re therLaw Practitioners Act "hi ro McConnel and Douglas r to^have McConnel, solicitor; ■Christxjh'Uich 1, 1 'struck off thß<'rolte on ground, of''eicelssiv^ bills ' of costs •reride'red I>y;Slc*O6hriel.f ''Stessro ; ;H? D^'Bell'and-Tripj} 'atip^kedfoi. behalf : of;tli§-Chi listdWrch4iaV S<jciety!tiii sup 'pbw of We taotion,' aud Mr P. Levy* for f McCjjnnelr'' Judgment" was'feßerved. v; ,

Ruapuna School.

I S, r- , ! ( ..» ; !_ • • A meeting of tlie School: Committee in Rxiapuna district, wasrheld'-oikthe ■ evening of MojTday; j2Bth"A MWe purpowTol considering tne ' InspecTOr's report for the past year. TKCreporj^waa read,v*nd. • 'hearty. v3te of Jth&iiks wrfsVpstafed'So" tielate - teachei^ n" Mi«sr vFe'chn'ey^ :ftr! the efficient manner in which-she had conducted the school 1 under thetiifficultieaehe-hia had to contend'iwith.JVil-he. follftwngiiSiMr (Wood's i r-y. rt. Tiy tV.r }z:,n- A. ro*i.<i(lcr>ttion tff parent* i 1.:; .>!:;i-iiiM <>:" ; liti )l:;i\»:m,i 'lintriol wcr , >•'.'.; i ■'.<■ M.y.i, \\ S ill) >1,-\\!icrutliu pupils of both .^chopls, .were-examined together. One faniily onry'Mle'dt6' Jappear. The result* ;>. of the examination are such aa to show that the late teacher?* Miss Fechney, has per formed, the work of instruction.with.great .;-. 'thoroughness and with some'■cbiiiiQerable '■ skill;'; • The'pupUaofsthe. TbS»|'Standftrd, especially were well prepared.—(Signed), L.(B: WooD,<li}Bpectoir.v;. ! v l -, 1 a i c^'/I A meeting of householders was then held) land the following gentlemen, were jelected to forma Committee/for theensuing_year:— Messrs J. Doyle (chairman),*" F. S. Cordenx, E. Taylor, J. Hunt,. D. Fraser, £. Sewell and J. Murison. ' " ■ "> '- :' ■ [This report was dated 3rd May, but by a mistake of the messenger we received it only last'evening.—Ed.] r j ..'„ ;

Corn Exchange Report.

The following 13. tlie f Corn.Exchange '•Report for the weckeri-firig-'Frida^, May 9; The most uot'iceAble feature on the week lias been an enquiry for wheat at a price. Buyers fire -prepared to 'give a margin on the E resent outlook for extra prime dines, long erried, is fls-usual- jta four. ; export trade, being most in demand. - Oats,are c|ot offer* iitfi in any (juantityj'and farmers', oonfident . that a 'demand must uHirnitely pet.jln—even .jif t ohljr.'to.'feecl'^ sheep^-deciine^W Bell at J prices now offering;''-TJarley^a'few trana actionam prime' rliues haVe taken place, but' ■ the majority of. parcelß.ou the.market being }. bolbw maltsters' 1 rertuiremehia"have been j neglected. Beans and Peas—Afewenquirieii ,;'■ ! f.-,» |'.|/i fo:-nH-i: f<>v < lxpoftatioii'-may be ''■"■'. I.i! !■■■ -I. V"or iH'a!<'. wliiio sorts, for splitting -. are' wanted. : Potatoes—Reporta'iate some- V .what -more, favorable-as. to .thejyiel^l than ;'. were anticipated in some: districts, and. the j market presents a ;slightly-«wiw tonkin ■'■' , ooii!-(!(|utince.__^_^—- —:~."~,, -.-i. ■ '- "  'I'iiO following, are our quotations for the - week :— ' '■' . \ •■ • • ;., ; - \ ■ Wiik.vt—Tuscan,. 3s; Pearl,--a 1 lOd; ' Hunter's, 2s Sd to'2s9d.; ehickwheati.whole, ■ 2s 4rt; broken, 2s. Oats—Milling, Is 7d;"short stout feed, Is (id ; inferidt and long|'lß'4d to Is sd. ' Barlbv—Prime malting, 3a; medium. 2s 13d to 2s 6d ;"• feed, Is 8d to Is Qd;^ ■;'; ' Bkans and ' Peas—Peas/: Prussian 1' Blue (true), 1 3s; beans 1; 2s 7d. •-' ■•f *'■ ■ :■-. ■ 1 f. Ryegrass—^Machine • dressed (nominally). '4sO<lto4s'9d.- -. ■■ ... ;■..'..: : .Cocksfoot—Bright heavy^eedj 4djs light and<discolored,'3d,to 3^d. r . •;,„ .=T ;- , ';. PoTATOBS-fiferwents for forward ■ 37s 6d to 40s'at cpuntry Btatipns...:. (.: ! !>.-■■• ?.:-:■;: "tiuthr,' r>i<i '*« 7dVr , «"■■■■• ■■■ ■;■ " ". -N 1 ; !.".r^; fi/<!H. .*}■;}. , \ '" t.:<- :.',.■. «.!!'■: uions lire tlio*i paid to Lo.b. ,at JLyttelcpn., n ciacks extra. / ' Potato 3s'excepted.- >, ' /

INTERPROVINCIAL.

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■'; The Native Land business is.sp'"Hmu«A in 'arifears that Government'have decided toappoirit two more judges.' "Theys have about forty names'" to"select'{'fr6rn, but findgreat^dfifficulty in^ bbtafning; suitable menV-Np.choice has yebtbefejfi'itiade. The^ Minister: for '"JEducati6^i ISouth i Australia has cabled asking Government to :send'a l representativel^ wie Conference ! to consider. Mr Goschen's fKJßtal'proposals. The Preniier I(a^replied that no Minister : could leaye^New Zealand just now, bufc jthat^ha'vingfd^cided not to agree to a ' reduction^; -"there - is no -use in talting part I in the Conference at all.

- The '~«'Ptosfc r to-nigiifc has^the following ' statiemenfc 1 t-' s-^-UtWe iwaware that a proJK^lVill'bdmade^to resume charge of -the' railways' forthwith, anii -4$- dispense : with the Commissioners' on whatever terms! as id ■ comperisatiori • oan'lie made ' with them."

The Trade arid Labor' Council have decided to afford all' possible 'ate Stance to the Ohriistehuroh Typographical Society in. the. djjspute r between, Messrs Whit corijb^arid^Toombs and Hnei^-e^nployees.

COUNTY COUNCIL.

'- JThfe following is! the conclusion^of our report of^yesiierday's^ meeting :— On resuming luncheon Mr John Grigg took his seat at the Council table.

Messrs^ John! Davisdn,.'Robert Macin iyre] AJCohh/ Corbitfr,i andvJsaifc' Knox mraitedf.upon Ithe ,OouiioU» to, prfefer a re tquestrthfttjthe;.wafer-.,be,:bKOUght down froni.beltw the Greenstffeet:school to the race would havejbi) travel would be about three miles'/ aiijljjhe object of the deputa ;^?. jWf^ t^ M y£l^ei^RF^-^ot-^ once» withoutw^ltmg»i9^Jihe^e^jbee^ing. If the line 'of the^race 'could "be lafii out at (^noaby-jthe Engineer, a,q.d theswork pro jice^eft \wich, a jljobn would ,befc<iiferred 'as 't^ei;e-was a grefit sbarcity 4 6f- water in ' the aistrict. L-^ '■ -** • •

\ Mr.Corbifct said^ there was plenty of | water'just' below l<3reenstreet school, but at thatgpoint it r was lost in shingle. . Mp.Macihtyre <6bnaplaine^i that^one of the'race^ jnyth©/ districtwas overgrown with vegetation/ •'' •■'-' ------■ .prhe.Engineeir w»3 awarej3fj£he,;fact, as well • asf.jthatr many- o|hei^Typii tne' plains were in a similar condition, but they would be all cleaned ou{«, in ordinary course! The*' deputation were told that the work ,wpvdd"i)e undei^ta^en J^tqncp by the Council, the", se&lers payjig"'tse| cost, of construction, and after re &red T ;a mption^u^OTramgr.theimmediato e^ecutionu^ ths worlt .waspalfsed." x> : |;,;.i, ) M^r'^YlTH(-A,OBi^BYANCE % . ' i Mr H. Gr. liakcr wrote coiiipLuning of the faulty 'state of the flu'uo. .on xjtmo in his pr9perty, of a bridge over »Imce in Jus ;pa4d,oQk, anil.of, the;, effect- the pro .clamatipn of races /would, jbayp rppon his i interests! He now aptieari^. f before the Council, a/uLit.was explained to mm that the flume would be, jepair^dia^ijthe usual shutting off of the^afcer. He complained that the fluming was not large enough, mid tliat-he was flooded by the flume* The Engineer said the flume was IfURBO, enough, but the difficulty was cavw^w

TS3 ASHBtTRTQM GUAIfcDIAN, SAt Oft DAY, MAY 10, 1890.



MILNBk <&; THOMPSON';."* ' ' GREAT PATENT TDSHfi DEVICE : BY WHICH A PIANO STANDS PERMANENTLY IN TUNE AFTER THE STRINGSARE ONCE STRETCHED IS THB BEST PATENT EVER DISCOVERED FOR PIANOS, AND WILL LAST 200 YE<iKs. A SPECIAL First Award has just been given to the Firm by the Jurors at the Dunedin Exhibition, — . , ALSO— A First Award for Gland Pianos. A First Award for Cottage Pianos Or Three First Awards being the highest possible distinction that could be gained. The Prices of our Two Models as exhibited at the Exhibition are respectively 60 and 70 guineas, but we 4 have Pianos with Iron Frames from £30, any of which can be purchased on Two Years Hire Purchase System, &c H M. JONES, , . y ■ AGENT.



t>, JD SeIMOUR SURGEON DENTIST, 215, Colombo Street (new Buildings near Corner of Gloucester Street.) ESTABLISHED 3869 SCALE OF CHARGES : Extraction. 2s 6d per tooth; Fillings, 5s per tooth. A reduction made where a number require attending ARTIFICIAL TEETH The charges for Artificial Teeth are made with a view to strict economy, regulated by such circumstances as cases present, or such materials as patients prefer. Par ticulars given on application. Consulta tion free. Nitrous Oxide Laughing Gas) administered when required. Attendance 9 a.m. to 6 p.m . 215, Colombo Street, Chmstchoroh. ' 8 16 TO WNE N D S ' Bilious and Liver Pills . CURE Nervousness, Headache, Acidity, Heart rn, Pains between the Shoulders, Pa ataticu of the Heart, Interrupted Sleep, Harassing Dreams, Tendency to start, to be Frightened, Spasms, "Flatulence, Cos iveness, ;Skin Eruptions, Impure Blood, and Bilious Disorders. Price —Is and 2s 6d. By post free for 30 stamps. W. P. TOWNEND, Pharmaceutical Chemist, 183 Colombo Street, phristchurch.



_ *' ' Wanted. I Cash Advertisements under this heading, no exceeding 16 words, ONE SHIAG ' < Addresses may be left at this Office , ~f "TXTANTED general servant. Apply— VV Bank of New Zealand, Rakaia. 5 76 WANTED— To Remove a Rough Horse Stable at Dromore. Apply —R. AICORN. 580 STOP THAT COUGH! By using Flower's Cough Drops. Guaranteeg < efficacious., Can only be obtained at H. G. Flower's, Confectioner^ East Street. 3;191 "DINE BRANCHES (for firewood) 5s _L~ a load on the. ground or 7s 6d delivered.—H. C. Segers. Xht ANTED Known.—A special pur .vv chase of choice' Ladies at a desperate price.—W. H. Collier. 41130 WANTED every man m the County . to have a suit of:the Ashburton Tweeds.—Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunder's Buildings; T OST between Tinwald and Willowby, I J a silk shawl. Finder 'will bd re warded^ on leaving same at the office of this paper. ' 5§77 TjILEOTRb-Plated Goods, pretty and JjJ chaste designs, best quality, great variety, especially suitable for wedding, birthday and other presents.—H. M. Jones. ANTED KNOWN—The '''Strong Wear " Boot is the best for Men, Ladies, and Children.—W. H. Collier, 'The Corner." " :, WANTED KNOWN.-The Cheapest House in Ashburton to buy Drapery, Millinery, Clothing,-Boots,, etc., is H. C. Segers, Melford House. \VJ ANTED Known —One hundred *> V and fifty Ladies' and Children's Ulsters bought a great bargain (good qualities), now selling very cheap—H. C. Segers. Melford Hcuse. \ ,*. / ITH one of my Tweed overcoats or \l' a Sewn seam Waterproof and a pair of my double-soled shooters on, you can smile at La G-nppe and Influenza as they pass.—Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing MtL, founders' Buildings, WANTED Know..—The Cheapest Shop to buy Tinware, and Gnl vanised Iron goods in Ashbarton, is at W. F. Hannaford's, Burnett Street. A large stock kept on hand. Tin and Iron ware goods made and repaired with do's patch



PHOGRAPHERS, 218, High Str<j3t, Ohristchurch ~~~- SELLING OFF PREVIOUS TO STOCK-TAKING. "OOOKS, Stationery, Fancy Goods, Jl3 Music, etc., at Greatly Reduced Prices, for Cash. N.Z. Jubilee Chronicle L. F. ANDREWES & CO ASHBURTON HIGH SOHOOtr" Established 1881. "DUPEL of both sexes are taught the 1 elements of a liberal educttion. Special subjects of study may be pur ■ sued where circumstances require a de parture from the ordinary school course. Head Master : Me, J. E. Buchanan. Ist 8.A., (London), per term Fee for pupils Over 12 years v of age £3 3 0 ,-' Fee for pupila under 12 years of age 2 9 0 Music (extra) 110 The School year is divided into throe terms. All fess are payable in advanced



/"^ HARLES"T)RADDBLL Licensed Landbroker and Valuator nder "The Land Transfer Act, 1885. ■ ESTATE, HOUSE, LAND, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT. Office—Burnett Street, Nest to " Mail' Office. _ ' J.OW VITALITY, DR CHURCHILL'S Syrup of Hypoplicsphite of Lime prescribed by the faculty for the cure of Consumption, Chronic Cough and General Debility. It contains two of the principal ingre dients necessary for building up the Human Frame, and which are considered deficient in the above complaints, viz., * hosplionis and Lime. It cannot be too highly recommended for Delicate Children Dr Churchill's Compound Syrup o HYPOPHOSPHITES Is real Brain Food, and in cases of Muscular and Nervous Exhaustion has acquired a world-wide reputation. Each bottle bears Dr Churchill's signature Price, 4fr. Prepared only by SWANN fIHEMIST WANN \y HE MIST, P " astiglione, J?a ~THi~CHRISTCHURCH DENTAL SURGERY, 1 Corner of Cashel and High streets. Q TVT YEIIS AND C^ 0' SURGEON DENTISTS.



And at Dunedin and Westport. "TTTE have gained the FIRST AWARD W at the Dunedin Exhibition for Artificial Dentures and Mechanical Appli ances for the Mouth, and it is with tho greatest confidence that wo 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 fee or charge. Arrangements can be made for part or monthly payments. ADMINISTERING NITROUS OXIDE GAS several times daily for the past ton years, we fearlessly assert that extraction of teeth under its influence is perfectly painless and positively safe. Fee for Administratim:, ss. Extraction, 2k (id. Artificial Teeth and Dentures made by other dentists rep lired or remodelled at email cost. Sours of attendance— 0 a.m. to 6 f.m



I-üblic Notices. ASHBURTON " GUARDIAN." ~ TN consequence or the recent ftltora- JL fcions in the time of departure of the Mount Somers train, and the Longbeach Coach, wo shall in future publish two editions of the "Guardian" the first edition groins? to press at 3.30 p.m. READY MADE CLOTHING. THE : NEW ZEALAND NEW ZEALAND . CLOTHING FACTOEY, ARE - Acknowledged the BEST and CHEAPEST For MEN'S and BOY'S SUITS, WATERPROOFS (own make), OVERCOATS, SADDLE TWEED TROUSERS, HATS and SCARFS (new designs), WOOLLEN UNDERCLOTHING BLANKETS and RUGS, &c. ! MEASURE SUITS. j i A Fresh Supply of Exhibition TWEEDS and COATINGS to hand. ! Agents for the Celebrated Wertheim ■ Sewing Machines on Easy Time Payments. I W H WEBBER, Manager



WJL SPARIW, TAILOR AND ■ MEN'S MERCER



Public Notices. ! THE MIRROR," , A HIGH-CLASS Weekly, Social Political, Literary, and Dramatic paper, to be published every FRIDAY, price 3d, by the Centennial Printing and Publishing Company, Limited, Melbourne Place, Russell Street, Melbourne ASHBURTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. TPHE Rev, Dr. Elbislie, of Christ s church will preach in the above Church on SABBATH First, morning | and evening, and at Wakanui in the afternoou. 5, 74



TKJEES • Tiltfliri ' ABOUT 100,000 FRUIT TREES Of all descriptions, including , 2000 APPLE TREES of CHOICE : sorts. . All Strong and Healthy. FOR SALE at Moderate Prices:, '.Undersigned is also prepared, as usual, to undertake the ; PLANTING OF FOREST TREES | at Lowest Current Rates. , : WM. GARDNER, j 5"79 > Tinwald.