The Ashburton Guardian. Magna et Veritas et Prævalebit TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1890 THE INFLUENZA.

It was almost amusing to read the cablegram from " the other side " which chronicled the arrival in Australia of what our transmarine friends were pleased to denominate the " New Zealand influenza," inasmuch as thongh it may be that the unwalcome visitor reached them via New Zealand, it is at least quite as likely that it did not, but was a direct importation from Home or from America, to ono t or other or both of which we ourselves are indebted for the introduction of the epidemic which seems to have swept all Europe, as well as the western world. Having its origin in Russia, where such epidemics are by no means infrequent, it haß numbered its victims in all European countries, and in America, by hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, and largely swelled the bills of mortality. Owing probably to our more genial and drier climate we have, as yet, heard of' no deaths in New Zealand from this cause, though there have been thousands of cases of the disease, or rather ail ment—for it is perhaps scarcely to be classed as a disease. The symptoms vary very widely, some patients being first attacked by sneezing fits, and in others the bronchial tubes or the mus cular system being affected, while in all there is more or lesß of fever, the temperature of the system being in some cases exceedingly high, and delirium, the frequent attendant of violent fever, being sometimes one of the concomitant symptoms, or resultant ef ects. Hot baths, and the use of febrifuges, with care against taking cold appear to be the proper treatment of the disorder, an<i given proper attention there does not seem to be much, if any, risk of life, though those who are in for an attsck must make up their minds to endure a good deal of inconvenience and physical discomfort for a few uayc, fol lutved perhaps by weakness for some time after convalescence. There is, therefore, no cause for alarm about the matter, though it is quite likely that most people will hava t) go through an experience of "La Grippe." It is almost certain to be carried to every town in the colony, owing to the fact that a large proportion of the inhabi tants of every town has been focussed in Duncdin, where the malady first appeared, and have returned to their homes carry ing the infection with then. It may no', be generally known that domestic animals are likely to suffer equally with human beings. In London, for .ex ample, #c learn that of 1000 horses 4 employed by Pickford and Co, the great carrying firm, 800 wero down at one time with tho influenza, whilo even the, " harmless necessary cat" has also not infrequently been known to be a v dim, Nay, wo learned the other day from a medical man that a brother medico in London, writing to him on the subject, mentioned an instance where a cageful of pot dormice had died from the pievailing epidemic, In this colony even we hear of th<» disease afivcting hrrses, the " North Otago limes " mentioning the existence of a number of well defined cases, while we ourselves know of a case in lirh'ich a doctor ban fur more than a week beeu obliged to make his calls on foot, both Ins carriage horsrs being sick with influenza, Undei those circum stances it will be well for horse owners to Ufc« precautionary measures, if such be possible, and at least tp isolate affected animals.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

In autumn huge baskets of snails for sale may be seen in urn fyigbon fruit-market. In Madrid and other wealthy Spanish cities as many as 15 different kinds may be counted, on the slabs of the dealers.

The Bishop of Newcastle, six years ago, asked for a fund of £60,000 for promoting Church extension in the populous districts of Tyneside, and for aiding in the restora tion .of churches throughout the diocese. A return just issyfljrt sl^ows that the total sum raised for the object is #75,500

Fears are expressed in ,the United Ssate s 'iVwtory, of Oklahoma, in the centre p ladiaa territory > that the negroes, who ar® flocking thitkap from the South, will establish a negro commonwealth there. The negroes themselves say that they are bound to have Oklahoma, to show to the world that thsy are ca]>»bje pi governing themselves.

""Russia is nbfmto £° >Cf eate a naval port' a few miles north of Libau, in the Baltic, at an estimated cost of £2,000,000, and WPrk there is to be begun immediately. This measure has decided the German Govern ment to make a naval port at Danzig, as it is fiffjisidered that Kiel lies too far to the iwestwatd jfi serve in case of war as a check upon the iTewWsfcna],

A Chicago chemist has dff.v^/ifj. a method of so preparing milk, after a small poiii#n qt $i& water has been removed from it, that when bo pyrjfied and refined it will keep sweet for fully §0 days, and can be shipped anywhere, and when 1 thu ijj/ater has been re placed is in as good, if not beiUi', condition as when it left the cow, and cannot be dis "jfcitt&u^hed f rom m iik six hours old.

Artists Haul /scientific men have long won dered about the Jjcajifciful " azurrino " found in the ruins of Pompeii. $J. Fonue, the mineralogist, with a mixture of silicate nf copp*? 3>}\d of lime", has noAv obtained tjie brilliant ciy^lline'' azure "of Pompeii. It is a tint perfectly unchangeable, and iden tical with the Alexandria, blue which was feown to the Ptolemies, and aborted into Italy 3# fcjie first years of the ( Chris,6ian exu,

The " Taieii 4<|vocate " says:—We heard a Dunedin grain buy<^ <?ffer oue of our Taieri Wniers 2s 8d a bushel for a JJ^e of 4000 bags •of Tusttiyi wheat; but we dpitfl i^fflk the offer was accepted. It is a prevailing opinion amongst farmers that wheat has seen ike lowest price it will know for some time and that a rise may with £?/mdence be expected. With, that idea influencing them we do not thiuts Mm* those who can atfbrti to hold will rush tj^ir wheat into the market.

The liquefaction of carbonic acid gas on a large scale was first undertaken in Hanover about 20 years age, The manfacture is now becoming of considerable importance, the chief uses of the novel; product- being in brewing and by Kruppfor compressing njoltpn Steal in moulds to ensure solid castings. Tlis: gas is liquefied by a pressure of about 36 atmosphere, the temperature being at the freezing point ,of jiv/iter. One firm in Berlin .sells daily 200 flas}^ £fleh of about 17^1b., of the liquefied gas, aa^J Yjenna produces rtbout 10001b. each 24 houss.

Ms? Or "s■• Brooke opened work at his new sheep clipping yards, on the Railway Reserve, yesterday, '%W $P is opposite the Ashbur ton Saleyards, aus yesterday 1500 sheep were put through, .or at 4% fate of about 500 TW IWJirj as the operators ,w<s* engaged for something less than thr.ee hours. #fc sheep dipped were ffpm the flock of Mr Dan Brick, who expressed Vi^jself well pleased with the yrprk done. The dijp is fifty feet long in the swim, so that every sheets -long enough in the ,'mixture to have his wqtfl thoroughly saturated. .One .great improve ment is that the sheep slide into the dip off a glass bottom instead of from the old wooden arrangement, so that there no possible chance pf delay,

An extensive bank note forging plant has been discovered at "Waterloo, a suburb of Sydney. A man named Steel has been arrested. Nearly 500 forged notes were found on the premises.

A Brisbane cable says that a hermit named Dusbica, formerly Professor of Classics at New York University, has been found murdered near Sandgate. There is no clue to the perpetrator, but natives are suspected It will be seen by a telegram in another column that Mr L. Markey s Little Arthu r carried off the Christchurch Hurdles yester- It will also be noticed with satisfaction that Carbine, the worthy son of Musket, on the same day won the Sydney Gold Cup.

In a recent issue it was stated that M^ Williani Brown of Wakanui had threshe out a paddock of oats which yielded 80 bushels over all. We should have said Pearl wheat, instead of oats.

The new constitution of Wyoming, which has been adopted in a great measure through the large number of women voters, will, make no distinction, of sex in the qualification for electors. This is looked upon in the United States as the, greatest triumph which the woman's sunarage cause has yet been able to record.

Messrs J. Scaly and Co. now have on view a collection of about forty varieties of apples, grown by Mr James of Hampstead, which compare favorably in size form and color with other samples of this year's crop. * They are the produce of trees now six years of age and the crop is a very good one, this showing thaV.th.ere is good scope round Ashburton for fruit growing, which used not be confined to any particular locality.

The San Francisco correspondent of the " New Zealand Herard," writing on March Bth says:—" Mr R. J. Creighton, the local agent of the New Zealand Government, is again able to be up and about on crutches. The broken bone in his left .leg knitted as fast a3 could be expected, all things con sidered. He expects to discard his crutches ere long. The accident, which occured jußt before Christmas, consequently laid him up for about ten weeks.

News reached Ashburton on Saturday afternoon that Mr Ernest Croft, who has recently been engaged at Ashburton Railway Station, ha^ received a severe paralytic stoke onGG o d Friday, and that his position was very critical. Mr Croft's friends will be glad to know *na* a telegram received to day stated that he has wcoveerd conscious ness, find that the crisis is part. He has been removed to his home at Ashley. It is expected that Borne time will elapse before his recovery.

Great scientists (says a writer in the ." Argus ") have always been dubious abbut those wonderful brown coal finds. It is told of one accepted authority that a pestering prospector of coals came to him with speci mens. He examined them very briefly.

" Got much of thiß ?" " A mountain of it.'^ "And all like this?" "All—yes, from top to bottom." "Are you a pious man?" •' Yes." " Believe the world will be destroyed by fire some day?" "Yea." "Read the poet Campbell?" "Yes." "Well, when that comes about you get on that mountain, and sit there, and you'll be the last man.^

A very remarkable lusus natures is now on view in those premises, Burnett Street, adjoining Messrs Stephens Brothers', grocers. This is no less than a horned horse, the horns groAving, not out of the head as is the case with all other corniculate animals, but out of the hoofs s each of the feet being furnished with a long horny projection. This is an anterior prolongation of the hoof curving up at the end like a rain's horn, those on the fore feet being perhaps -18 inches or so long at present, though the exhibitors state that this abnormal growth has reached to the enormous length of 54 inches). The animal is a mare of 15J hands,

of a good stamp, and was bred at Stoney Creek, Taranaki. As a curiosity she is well worth seeing. At the same place is also showu a lamb with two bodies joining to one head.

The P. and 0. boat Victoria seems to have been the scene of a painfnl incident during her last homeward voyage. When midway, between Colombo and Aden a passenger, who, from a letter which he wrote, was cvi-

dently out of his mind, threw himself over board. An alarm was at once raised and the

engines reversed. All hands were ordered to the boats, and while one of these, fully manned, was being lowered, one of the sea men let go a rope, with the result that 13 of the crew were thrown into thq sea. A second boat was then successfully lowered, and all the men were rescued except two. The dead body of the boatswain and that of the passenger who had thrown himself over board, were afterwards recovered. The body of thci other man, a quartermaster, could not be found, ft was in all probability devoured by sharks. The bodies recovered were buried at sea, Someone in the Antipodeß has been writing very savagely about the Antipodean young man. Can it be a lady who has thus fumed at disappointment, or is it the work of a snubbed *" new chum " ? At all events, it has come home to us,' and i 3 reproduced in a leading daily. Says the paper in quest i#n ;—r" The dancing young man of the Antipodes is by no means polished in style. At present the usual mode in whiph be asks a young lady to give him a dance is to say, "Let me me see your programe, and then calmly writes down his name after as many dances as he desires, withqut in thp least

consulting the lady's wish. Apcording to a critic in one o Ihui own newspapers, he

<wd|y ever says "please" or "thank you." He becomes irritable wh^n a girl cannot find her dance programme the very mqment he asks for it. The bnlp alleviation qf his, [ general boorishness of manner is when the •farty is very attractive, an acknowledged belle, or in great demand from come other carise. This is a harshly drawn portrait of the Australian waltzing young moji, but it is from an Antipodean pen, npt ours. Ashburton, if it be. not altogether '* the hub" of the universe, may yet fairly claim to be one of the chief centres of inventive genius in matters mechanical, especially in connection with agricultural machinery. Recently we gave quite a long list of new and useful contrivances, which are to be credited to Ashburtonian inventors, and we have £f]W tp add another. This is an improvement U\ Uw governors of steam engines', devised by' Sir David G'airnqrqss, driver of the engine at Messrs Jephson ana Moore's flaxmill, Tinwald. By the iise of this appliance the governor-valve stands open when the engine is running at the proper rate of speed) five revolutions a minute faster closing the valve. 'Thus wheji the Jtoad is off, steam is shijt off automatically, the governor-balls dropping .'■.,> l .■■""■t'V:: valve when the load is :■ ■!.'!.! ■!. i,. .his way the engine cannot \ ,:v ■•■<■■.■■ i:■ !i' iiye V^yQljitions a minute when runnhig empty, and the jnajiinjum power can be obtajined frpin any engm^, (dia the speed satisfactorily regulated.

A trit&ug accident, which, however, might easily have dov^lon^d inj;o something more serious, occurred to the 'special l^te, train for the South on Thursday night. Shortly after leaving the Waihao Station, tuid while running at about 35 miles an hour, one of the carriages towards the end of the long .train of some thirteen or so commenced bumping in a curious fashion, and every now .and then pieces of shingle flew up and struck the ■tyj&dsws, while flashes of light, as of lire were "Been afl^npst the wheels. The guard came out on' o#e j^f frjie platforms waving a red lamp as a signal w> ,tjje engine driver that something' was wroijg,' bu;c the' signal was not seen, and it' was not until after the guard had made Ms way through" the long string of carriages to the head of the train that the driver was' made aware (tJiaf/ anything out of the common had occurred, $team was then shut off and the train broughV'to m> standstill, something like five minutes after flic'a/lafoij jjj^s first given. It was then found that ojje of this braefng rods of the under-carriage had broken a^d was dragging, ploughing up the shingle, the Cashes noticed being the result of the friction between stone and iron. The broken rod was jspeedjhr fastened up and the train resumed its journey,, nobody, happily,'being a penny the "worse. 1 'Ma 4 ijiS r/vKjpnuned under a sleeper the result mighty how^yjjr, have been ve,ry different. The little contre [tet^yii, however, brought out very clearly the necessity #f a signal cord being always used as a' connectioa be£ ween the guard and the engine driver," instead $1 only .occasionally as is now the case, the train on Thursday night having no such safe-guard, jn^lced, we have several times' recently in travelling by rail noticed that the signal cord has lieen conspicuous by }ts absence, EJiis ought not to l>? the ca.se]

The bazaar in aid of the Tinwald Parsonage Fund for which the ladies of the con gregation have for a long time past been busy with preparations was opened on Easter Monday in the Templar Hall in that town ship. The building was prettily decorated with flags, foliage, flax, toi-toi, etc., the< stalls, three in number, being pfettily' arranged. The fancy stall was presidedl^ over by Mesdames Scott,Tippett and Jephson the produce stall by Mrs Clark and Mrs Lowe, and the refreshment stall by Mesdames Garbett, and Carter, and Miss Cowper. Mr Tippett rendered great assistance in dis posing of goods by raffle, Messrs Heseltine and Dickey, conducted a shooting' gallery, and Mr T Bullock rendered good service as, auctioneer, while a number of others both ladies and gentlemen gave willing and efficient aid. There was a largo attendance, in the evening more especially the cloudy, weather in the afternoon deterring some from being present until later on. The total proceeds of the day's sales were between £50 and £60 which is regarded as very satis factory. The bazaar was continued ,'to-jflay < admission being free and will be wound up with an auction sale towards the close of theeyening. /,.,,!.,

Chertsey Annual Sports and Races.

These annual events came off in the Chertsey Domain yesterday. A goodly number of visitors attended from the surrounding districts and by the afternoon the scene of operations had as sumed a lively appearance. Refreshments booths were on the ground and seemed to be well patronised. The weather which looked rather lowering in the morning fortunately kept up and allowed the programme to be carried through without hindrance. Following are the results of the several events —

ATHLETic Sports, Men's 100 yds Race Handicap, First prize 15s, J. Welsh ; second, 10s, W. J. Welsh; third, ss, S. Heatley. Five started. •

Schoolboys Race, 200 yds Handicap, First prize 10s, D. Campbell; second ss, J. McDowell ; third 2s 6d, C. Hampton. Fifteen started. •

Men's 440 yds Race, Handicap. First prize 22s 6d, Dowling; second 10s, J. Welsh. Four ran.

Men's 440 yds .Hurdle Race, Handi cap, over four nights of hurdles, 3ft 6in high, Ist prize 30s,' W. "Huston ; second 15s, J. Middleton.

A three-legged race was run but we have not been supplied with the names of the winners ; the other athletic events on the programme did not come off. Horse Races. HtTKDLE Race of 6 soys, over six flights pf hurdles, 3ft 6in high. Weight list. About 2 miles. Mr R. Cairn's Tommy ... 1 Two ran. Handicap Distance Saddle Tbot of 6 soys. Weight list. About 3 itfiles Mr Stringfellow's Aspasia ... 1 Mr Clarke's Florrie ... ... 2 : i Seven started. CjbertseyCup of 6 soys. Weight lOst. About 2 miles. Mr R. Cairn's Tommy ... 1 Mr Clarke's Beeswing .'.. 2 Hurry Scurry. A sweepstake of 10s, with 1 soy added. Catch weights. About 1 mile. Tit Willow 1 . Roy ... '« 2 One Mile Open Flat Race of soys. Mr Osborne's Sorella ... 1 Mr Sherwood's Flyer ... 2 Mr J. Welsh's Snapshot also ran. The proceedings of the day were wound up by a dance in the Schoolroom.

The Easter Services.

ST. STEPHENS.

Very large congregations assembled at all the services held in St. Stephen's Church on Easter Sunday, and there was a fair attendance on Good Friday. The services were of theusuaj character, special to the season, and the Rev E. A. Scott's sermons were particularly impressive, The choral portions of the services were also special to the season, and the ohurch was as usual handsomely decorated with flowers, the handiwork of ladies of the congregation,

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Although it is is not usual for Presby« terians to make Easter Sunday a day for special services, the day is, nQvor allowed to pass over without the preacher improv ing the occasion and on Sunday last the Rev A. M. Beattie, M.A., made special reference in his sermons to the day which was commemorative of the grand climax of our Savior's work. There were good congregations both at Ashburton, and Wakanui.

WESLEYAN CHURCH.

The congregation in the morning at the Wesfeyan Church wag a very full qnq, but in the evening" less so. \ TJie Rev. J. N. Buttle was the preacher on both occasions, and preached tyith an earnestness befit ing the day.

BAPTIST CHURCH.

In addition to the tea meeting onPriday evening, the services of the Sunday were a continuation qf the anniversary celebra tion, of the Church, The Rev Arthur Dewctney, of Lincoln Rpad Churgh GhristchviVch, was the, pr.eqfc^e.c^ pq^h morning and "evening, and from Matthew XV.—B and XXIV.—44 preached ex cellent sermons, ■' .

PRIMITIVE METHODIST.

The Easter season is made occasion by the Primitive Methodists in Ashburton to celebrate the anniversary of then- Sunday School. A pic-nic for the children came off in the Domain on Good Friday, followed by a tea meeting in the church in the evening. At the pic-nic the usual sports were indulged in, and toys, ptp;.,' were given in prizes, Mr till, ihe 1 SjjperinteMe.nt of the. S,unda.y School, being in charge of thq young people. The chiirch was filled to its utmost in the evening, and at the after meeting, Mr Lill presiding, addresses were delivered by Revs W. S. Potter, and Boothroyd, and Messrs Lloyd $nd Aston. The children gave a number of rotations, etc,, and songs wprfj sungoy' tyie qhofu. fin toQ 'Key, Mr Potter preached to crowdety congre gations, the' whole of the' services having a special bearing on Sunday School work.

CATHOLIC CHURCH.

Father^Chastagnon celebrated High Mass off. JJply Thursday in presence of a j large congregation, and on Good Friday it-he Adoration of the Cross was atfcow4p,d by a large crowd of worshippers. The two masses on Sunday were attended by as large congregations as have ever assembled for ordinary "service, and the music was of a special character. The services on Monday were of the usual

Saturday's Markets.

HORSE MARKET,

MR T. BULLOCK,

Mr T. Bullock reports for the Week ending Saturday, April sth :—There was a large entry of horses, viz., 34, and for the better sorts biddings were again fairly spirited, especially for medium draughts, and more of this claSs could have been disposed of, provided they were young and of a good stamp. Out of the entry of 34, 20 were sold at satisfactory prices as follows : Draughts, 5 and 6 years, old, ,£23, £25 ; of a lighter stamp, £16 5s ; 3-year-old, £19; 7-year-old, of a good stamp, £20103 ; do. of a light description, £12 ; aged, £6, £6 ss, £6 15s, £7 10s ; nferior, £3 15s. Light harness horses, £6 ; inferior, £1 15s, £2 15s; hacks, £6 17s 6d; and for one of a fairly good stamp, £11; others, £2 ss, £2 15s; scrubbers, 17s 6d to 30s. Trap" and harness brought £9 15s ; spring trap, £5 ss; set of harness for same, £2 ; double furrow plough, £5 5s ; dray, £4 16s ; set of trap harness, £3 12s 6d; collars, harness, and winkers £1 0s 6d, £116s ; saddle, £118s. Sundry other harness, horse covers, empty sacks, chaff, &c., at market rates.

MR VAILE'S SYSTEM.

Mr Samuel Vaile is still patiently proceeding with his task of educating tip the public mind to the point of demand ing the adoption upon our railways of the sytem of charging by stages instead of by mileage, and we are bound, in justice to that gentleman to say that he is acquitting himself very well indeed. Point by point he seems to have established his position, and in the latest of the series of letters which he has published on the subject, he addresses himself to 'the crucial question " Will the proposed change pay?" At the outset he argues quite soundly that it would be quite fair to regard railways as ordinary roads are regarded, and lhat traffic thereon should consequently be free, were it the case that on railways as on roads the vehicles and traction power were provided by those using the rail ways, and that seeing that this is not the case it is only in respect of the cost of rolling stock, traction and manage ment that charges should be made to recoup the cost, of services rendered. Upon this footing (i.e., not taking into, account the interest on cost of construc tion) the railways already pay ; but Mr Vaile contends that they can be made to piy very much better by the adoption of his proposed methods. He, however, though taking up the position alluded to, does not make it the basis of his cal «ulations,but proceeds to show that upon bis system of charging by stages instead of mileage, with greatly reduced fares, better results, taking the whole cost of the lines as at present calculated into account, can be achieved, the gain which would accrue to the colony being, he asserts no less than £200,000 a year. He writes :—As this matter of the financial result is very important, I may again remind my readers that, all my calculations and estimates in regard to revenue have been carefully examined and reported upon by Messrs W. Conyers (late Commissioner of South Island Bailways), It, W. Moody, J. Stoddart, and T. D Edmonds. These are all railway men of, to say tho least, equal experience with our .Railway Com missioners, and they have all 6igned a statement to the effect that the introduc tion of my system would lead to an increase of 200 per cent in the passenger traffic ; that my average fare could not sink below one shilling (Is), and that the increased traffic 'would not per ceptibly increase tbe working expenses.' Tbis means that £200,000 per annum would be added to the net railway revenue." That Mr Vaile and those who support him are on the right track, appears to be borne out by the, results of the experiment which is being carried cut in Hungary, where we read that the sj stein of " Zonal " railway tickets (a similar system to that proposed by Mr Vaile), is " showing astonishing results and producing quite a sensation. In four months—August to November— the number of passengers has nearly tripled. During four months of 1888 the number of railway tickets issued was 1,616,000, while in the corresponding period of last year 4,800,000 were issued. The tickets are available within a certain radius or zone, No one had dared to hope for such a happy result, yet, notwithstanding a radical lowering of rates, thn receipts have increased from 8,188,000 florins to 3,784,000 florins, This is an increase of 600,000 florins, when a great falling off in the receipts was expected on all hands. No doubt this experiment of the Hungarian Government will make a little noise in Europe, or, indeed all over the world." There is thus evidently more in Mr Vailo's contentions than the incredulous have been disposed to accept, and it will be well that Parliament at its next session should carefully enquire into the whole matter.

Wonderful Hunting Powers of the Australian Natives.

When the Australian blackfellow is pushed and can find no other game, he catches snakes, lizards, iguanas, and kangaroo rats, the -nfiliest and most agile of all wild animals, on their own grounds and aim' 4 surroundings the most favour able to their concejalinentu by simply ex ercising the faculties qf a s.ijnerjor- wsd animal. With those wonderful great brown eyes of his he. can see the faintest trail where a snake had zigzagged through the dry moss and leaves, or the slightest footmark where an iguana had fled from his approach to its refuge in a hollow tree. When daylight fails him and the dews of even ing begin to fall, his broad nostrils take up the chase, and,, stooping down an^ong the bushes, with a tough forked stick in his hand to support him in his tiring atti tude, he follows th.c track as unerringly as any bloodhound, When he runs a snake vto earth, if he cannot surprise it in the open air arid kill it by a sudden blow of his stick, he squats over its hole ? holding the forked end of his sti,ck down ward, and makes a low hissing or whistl ing sound with his lips. , ' Soon the snake puts his head^ out pi the hole and peers around. In an instant' Uie forked stick descends and fixes it to } £he grouSld $y the neck,'and the black \ M(o-$V,'.feeing ;: \b firmly' with his mus cular hands just behind the h,e^d, 8,0 that it cannot bite him, drags i^ o$ of. j the hole and twists its nead off; or, if it is too strong for that, pounds it on the ground till its back is broken. So with the iguanas and all other animals. The j blackfellow never loses their trail, when qi)pe he gets upon it, and having followed them to-'their'lair,' \\q patently njtify ulitil they come out or until'He is able to geit a hand-in and pull them out.' ' ' ■ The bla'ckfetiows declare,'and'probably with truth, that not a single animal can escape them if they have time to hunt a xjim $ 4e^rt country thoroughly,

When they want to return to camp they follow their own trail by sight with the greatest ease, but they say they cannot follow their own trail by scent at all. It has no scent for them, though another man's has a strong scent. This is one of the most curious facts connected with these strange people, but it is only in accord with well-known natural pheno mena.

A Whirlwind of Death.

I A terrible cyclone, carrying death and destruction upon its wings, swept over a portion of Beaufort County, North Caro lina, recently. Reports so far received show that nine persons were killed by it, and that more than 20 were injured. Farmhouses were blown to atoms, and the inmates in many instances had narrow escapes from death. Farmer Wesley Edwards heard the roar of the cyclone in the distance, and called his family into the house. The family consisted of hiis r band, wife, and four children. The eldest, Miss Ellen, was to have been mar ried next day to a neighboring farmer. When they saw that the cyclone was moving directly towards the house, the members of the family sought safety in. flight, but it was then too late. The storm was upon the.m, and the house and outbuildings were swept away like chaff. Father, mother, and children were lifted high by the wind and then dropped back to earth dead 500 yards farther on. Edwards' body was found impaled on the limb of a fallen tree. His wife's body was found near by. The children had been carried some distance farther, and their bodies were terribly mutilated. Mrs Edwards' clothing had been torn com pletely from her, and a heavy tree had failed accross her body. . Near the village of Washington the storm Btruck a wooden plate factory where many hands were employed. The noise of the machinery and the puffing of the j engine prevented the workmen hearing the : approach of the cyclone until it was upon them. The factory collapsed like a house of cards, and . Joseph Elmerson and Thomas Collins were struck by flying timbers and instantly killed. A dozen others, whose name cannot be learned, were badly injured, and some will die. The factory was swept entirely away, nothing being left to mark the spot where it stood except a feY of the foundation stones.

The Holiday.

[PER PKKBS ASSOCIATION.]

Timartt, April 8. The chief gathering- yesterday was the race meeting at Fairlie Creek. The ex cursion train from town was well patronised. The best event Was the 3-Mile Trot, which was won by Jumbo, scratch, in Bmin. 51secs. Liberator, ,a three-year-old, with 9st 51bs, covered, a mile in lmin. 55secs., and with 7st 71bs, in lmin. 60 1 5-th sec.

A Mysterious Affair.

The following rather mysterious occur rence (says the "Lyttleton Times") is reported from Upper Riccarton : —At about half-past eight on Sunday evening two young women were observed walking hastily along the South road near Riccar ton Church, bearing between them what appeared to be the corpse of a child. This was loosely wrapped in a covering of some soft material, and their evident desire to. conceal .what they were carrying, no less than the suspicious appearance of the burden, aroused curiosity. Passing up the road, which is here overshadowed by tall poplar trees, the two went on until they were seen to enter the gate at the upper end of the churchyard, which is also the parish cemetery. They were not seen to come out again, and whether they deposited their burden in the cemetery is also not known, a subsequent search having failed to reveal any recent dis turbance of the graves. So far, nothing further has been ascertained to explain the affair or to account for the behaviour of the two young women.

The Russian Horror.

FLOGGING OF WOMEN: SUICIDE

OF THE VICTIMS.

Brief and as yet, incomplete informa tion has just reached some of the Russian refugees in Paris concerning another and horrible tragedy which has occurred in the far east of Siberia. Some time ago Madame Nadyda Sihida, a lady teacher in the High Schools, was condemned to penal servitude. It was found that some copies of the Narodnaia Volia, the Russian revolutionary organ, had been published in her house. This lady, a refined and highly-educated woman, was detained in the Kara'prison, whither of late many political prisoners.sentenced to. hard labour have' been sent. It appears that last November Madame Sihida was provoked by the Director of the Kara prison. There is no information given as to the nature of this provocation, but it was evidently very serious, since, and in spite of the grave consequences likely to ensue, Madame Sihida retorted by slapping the director, on the face. In furiated by this affront, the director ordered the unfortunate woman to. be stripped and flogged. Such infamies were riot perpetrated on ladies, of rank and position even in, th& time, of the Emperor l^ichojos. The humiliation of this barbarous form of punishment so afflicted Madame Sihida that, in her distress and her fear of other tortures the future might hold in store, she poisoned herself. What can have happened is as yet a mystery; but evidently the women political prisoners, particularly those who b^ their position and education are especially susceptible to anything that could compromise their honor and sense of self-respect, thought they- were no longer safe from the, insults, of the authorities. No sooner had Madame, Sihida killed herself than hep friend and fellow-prisoner, Madame Maria Kovalevs kaia, "wife, of Professor Kovalevskaia, also poispned herself. Persistent rumors add that other women destroyed themselves after the flogging of their companion, but of this'there is as yet no certain evidence.

A few miles from the women s prison at Kara there is the men's political pri son, and the inmates of these two prisons have contrived to establish secret bn,t constant communication. It is supposed that when the men heard of the, flogging of Madame Sihida, an,d her su.bseque.n.t suicide sonic sort of[ commotion took place., o,ls tljis, of cours,©, was likely to be followed by yiolen.t and brutal repression, lii any case the procurator, whose func tions are somewhat similar to those of an. English sheriff, the colonel of the, genX darmes, and the' surgeon of QJkutfT were summoned in hot haste to, $ja,ra". At firsts th,e governor of the p^avince, residing at Chita, did nojb ssein tp realise the full im portance of what" had happened and refused to disturb himself. ..Two. dajp& later, however, he suddenly! \^ Chita, and proceeded in great/ tyvfcfce. £6' Kara. From all this it hvJejprJßd that something very" nave 'happened. Full d;eCaiis rare, anxiously expected; and'j if the secret means of communication, with, the outer world established by the exijjes are not discovered these w^ll reach; us shortly. The following is. a translation from, the Russian of one of the letters thaft has just come to hand, and. it.bjiefl^ sub stantiates the a^Qvci i^ormation. Tlje \tsWt h date^ l)^cembex' 28, 1889^ an^ scenes hastily,- writteja, as' if it had to .be s.udderJy "and promptly, despatched. It states :—" Every day the situation of" the exiles in Siberia become mpve and more difficult. To-day the position has simply becoqiQ au critical tlwt wq do uot know i

to-morroy we shall not bbinvolved in some affair which will result'ifcour dying at tho point of l;he bayonet. ;|jnt the month of November a horrible event occurred at Kara. Ido not yet know all the details; but the commencement is sufficient to enable uu. to guess the end. Madame Sihida, a political prisoner, boxed the ears of lihe Kara commandant. She was punished by flogging. Madame Sihida poisoned herself^ and < after her Madame Kovalevskaia killed herself.' These facts.are known officially; but i rumours circulate that several : other ! women among the political prisonersjiave also poisoned themselves.. The- colonel of the gendarmes, the procuratorjjMidithe doctor started for Kara. The governor at first said he would not go, but two days later, after the departure of. the above mentioned authorities, he .also suddenly I started for Kara. Wei s surmise after ,aJI this, that something terrible must have occurred.".. t . . . .-.. :.. w , , \ mmmmmmmmmm—mmmmm.J . t ■

SPORTING.

C.J.C. AUTUMN MEETING.

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Christohcbch, April 7- \ The w<iather wasrduir^fbr.We&^r.C. Autumn Meeting, but noraih-Hatt Jlilleri and the course was in 2 good order. The, attendance was gopd,,.bufc . .startang;, bad. The Champagne was spotted on account of a bad start. '

CHRISTCItUBCH HtJEPUSS, Of 100 80VS J second, 15'sbVs/ Two miles. 93 L. Markey's blk g Little Arthur, 6yrs,, 9st3lb ... ... (Walls) 1 170 J. Meikle's Cathedrals aged,. 9sfc 121b .... ... .'.V,"... (Hobbs) 2 177 D. Rutherford's b h Ahua, aged, • 13stt .... .A ' \ ... (Lunn) 3 66 P. J. Henley's eh g Royalty, aged, , 9st (car 9st 41b) ... (R. Kingan) 0 | At Curbs', Cathedral got a bit nearer to Little Arthur, and Ahua ran into third place. This order was maintained toltho finish, little Arthur Winning easily- by six lengths, the same distance second and third. Time, 4miiw Bsiedfl. Dividend*—£4 14s 6dand £5 6d;?i,ttj Tbmpleton Stakes, of WO boys ;; second,

15 sovb. One mile.? ,r,» v ?ft 68 J. Eiarris' eh g Lord Aston. 3yra, Bst ... ... .... (McGiath) L.i 121 A. L: Popham'fl'bVnVAlcin'buß, ', 4yrs, 9sfc. , '... ; ... (Brown) 2 68 J. Harris'-'ch m B«i Ensign, Syrs, 7stVlb .... , is-7 ;;-*....Qpjby) .3 , 203 Ruby, M (White) 0; 106iLeinater, 7st 51b (Kay) 0; .56 Loo, 7st (Buddicombe) i 0; 105 Red Cross, 6et 71b (Ring»n) 0, also starred. Lord Aston got, tifie best of a fair start and was never headed,;winning ;■ very easily from-Akinou* by;■» couple of lengths, Red Ensign, the same distance ' away, third. Time, lm n 43^sees; -Divi dends—JJl2s 18s and £i7/13s 6&4 J. Gebat Aotumn* Stakes,? ofj $0 sovb. : ; l|mile. 259 H. Lunn'a br c Merrie England, , 3yra, Ost'llb :...^^.3.. (White) 1^ 542 E. Cutts 1 b m Dudu, syrs, 9st 81b ■ •■..' ---;: ;:•?■■•" iV ' (Matthews) 2---; 47 D. Ci'Brien's b oHeimsminll3yrs, ;,. 6st. u (W.Holmeß) 3 150 Rose Argent; Bst (Brown) ojf 68 > Wolverine, , 7st 101b (Holmes) 0; 128 v St. Jameß, 7st 61b. (Buddicombe) 0; 61 Alsace, 7i3t (Wisby) 0, also started. At the fall of the flag Alsace was the quickest away, followed, by Helmsman, Wplyerine ! and St. James.; c At the back of^h'ecojitoe ■ the same order was mainteined ,with |tiie exception that Rose Argent began to tail off. At Lhe turn into the straight Dudu ran up to the leaders and 'Alsafeo^retteßd.^' Once intt^ the straighVWhite brought' 'up , Merrie England, and almost having Dudu in troubles won comfortably by & lengthy c : Helmsmnn,2 lengths.away 3rd, W-olverine fourth, St. James fifth. '' Timei '• taan : 38^secs. Dividends—£3 18s 6d..and £4 >; 14s.'*'', ',- fyt''>}'.if V'CJ'l^3. "'v' ' S Champa(jne Stakes, of 10 soys' with' 300

boys ndded, for twpryear-olds.' ,^ r Six. furlongs. ' V,., ""; .^, ' 246 G. <r. Stead's eh o Medallion, Bat-

101b ... .... - ... (Brown),} 1 1 367 W. R. Wilson's be Pygmalion; M* 1101b... V ... :' iii (Ma^ewfin 2 94D. O'Brien's be;Freedom,.Set;, 101b ... «... ..."JWhite) "» 143 Thackeray, Bat 101b. (Holmes) 0; 76 Moraine, Bst 101b (Boyle) 0, also started. Mr Campbell dropped the, flag to a wretched start, Medallion getting away in J'ront, followed by Freedom and ' Pygmalion at intervals,; with Thackeray and Moraine last, arid at the top of the straight. Pygmalion who'had been eight lengths the leader when the field i , got into" bheir strides, began to go up. At the distance he caught Medallion, bufc the latter had the, most left in him and won comfortably by a length. Time, lmin 15iisecs.' :Dividenda-~£3 -tts and £3 11s.' -■ •— • ■ --■ •«•• _,

Epsom Welter,-of 100 sots; second. ;. "- ■ 15 soya; l£ mile. 84 P. Butler's b c Leinßter, 3f» - BstVlb , (Hotaaeu) t 143 H. Lunn's b g Count D'Orsay syrs, 9st ... ... (McCracken) 2 57 P. <J. Henley's, eh m Tana, Brt^ 31b ... ... ...<Mcan&hH3 58 Kimberle'y, 9sfe 21b (H. JacksbnX 42 Secures, 9fet 91b (Clark), 35 Sir Julius, 9st (Waits), 70 Enchantress, Bst 121b (Matthews), ;> 99 Catamount,; Bet, 25 Harkaway, 7sfc 71b, 114 Preston, 7at 71b @ay) also started. A fair; aburt-aiiw Kimberley and Count D'Orsay fin*'away, and the;?, attended by Preston and Securus, ran in front for a mile. Once in the straight, however, Leinster began to , go'through, and getting his nosc> uv front opposite the staHd' won all out by 1J leiigth. Time, 2mins 42secs. Bividends ~£7 18s 6d and £713s 6d.

Russia y Stakes, of 100 soys ; second 15 soys ; for. maiden twb-year-oldfc ; - 5 furlongs, . :, "n / 322 D. O'Brien's eh c Town Moor, Set

.. •;.. . ./(White)"! 11, P. Mutler'kiJ b i Lady Maty ,7sfc (Ray) 2 14 W, C., Webb's, brf Vanity, 7at / f , 's (Thbmaa) 3 X 22Ch;vtfiekl, Bst 71b (McCnwke*), 23 Egalite", Sst 71b (McGrathX 10 Diadem, Bst 51b (Holmes), 71 liquidation,Jfet 61b (Bro^n),: 147 CarreowlQi Bafc Ety (B^yleX 26 Burlesque, Befe' 61b. (Levy)," 64 Ben. Trovato, ?& 21b fP; Buddicombe)r?3 BichJ^e, 7?*<;2!b (Wwby) vaboVstarte* Another ' wretched start saw * Lady Mao first away, closely followed by Vanity, Richlftke/i,: ; ajrid Town ;Mooi; iJflie .rest straggling ont in Indian file, t lacjy Mab leA into the straight and'Ao the distance, but ToW.MoorJcdnaJng with a rush got up and won cleverly by a length. Time, Imin3secs; Dividends—£2l4s and £2 2s.

Posts liJtakes, of 60 sots, was won by IJarka^ay, beawig Loo and others.

SECOND DAY.

f Chkistchdkcd:, April & l ';* I HmtbLE Race, 75 soys, li railed :;Pf Ahw*,l2stlolb. ... ■ * M ,1, ' ■ Boyiilfcy 9sb • ■' " :J^'-^t ' Cathedral 9st 121b and Securus 9gt also ; started. Timo—3i»un lflsec. ! Dividends^ . £2 4s and £2 Is 6d. AuDPMass.'KvKSßuy Handicap, of lOOboVs J five furlongß. Richkke 6sfc 71b ... ... (Wisby) 1 . Chatfield 7st I2lb (LeesonV , 21 -Tbwn. Moor Bbfc 121fr '■- ... (White) ' 3 ;. Mora»« Bb<s 12H>, Dradetm 88t?,: Oterbo^ ade. fefc "101b, La<fy Mab 7^'^- Bay King Tst 21b aJsornn. Timo Inim3|see.' |Ctttn^praß Stakks of 300 nova; six - furlongs, : .; Pygmalion 7st 111b 1 ' " Mj^aUiou 7st J)ll» ... "■ .1* 2 Freedom 7sl 41I> 9 Merrie EiigliiiMl J>st> Absw.it, 7st 111b. Thackeray, 7t* 41b went to the jrast bat did not start. Time- Imin 15isw, Divj g

THE ASHBTTRTOK GUARDIAN, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1890.



OSARLES jJrADDBLLL Licensed Landbroker and Valuator under " The Land Transfer Act, 1885. ESTATE, HOUSE, LAND, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT. } Office—Burnett Street, Next to "Mail" Office. , 4 ASHBURTON HIGH SCHOOL. Established 1881. PUPILS of both sexes are taught the elements of a liberal education. Special subjects of study may be pur sued where circumstances require a de parture from the ordinary school course. Head Master : Mr J. E. Buchanan. Ist 8.A., (London). • per year Fee for pupils orer 12 years of age £3 3 0 Fee for pupils under 12 years of age 2 9 0 M«sic (extra) 110 The School year is divided into three terms. All fees are payable in advance H. CHILDS " SHOEING AND GENERAL BLACK SMITH AND ENGINEER, (Late of Chertsey.) BEGS to notify that he has com menced business in Ashburton in the premises on Wakanui Road, lately occupied by Mr C. Ray, Ehginear, where he hopes by strict attention to business, combined with good Workmanship and Moderate Charges, to merit a fair share of public support. All kinds of Agricultural and other Machinery repaired. Horse Shoeing and all kinds of Blacksmiths' work done with promptitude. Note the Address — Late premises of 0. RAY, Wakanui Road WINTER IS COMING T W. W. SPENCER Has just landed a Large and Choice Assortment of New Goods for the coming season. - New Dress Goods in all the most fashionable shades at 7£d. A splendid thick and heavy Homespun •t Is 3d, worth Is 9d. Good heavy Melton Dress Tweeds B§d. White Twill Sheetings, double width Is Good white Calicoes 4s 9d the dozen. Gray Calicoes 2s lid a dozen. Ticking, 6id. Prints, Towels, Shirtings, Flannels, Quilte, ate., at about half-price. Good Washing Ginghams in fancy checks at s|d. Men's. Tweed Suits 18s 6d. A Good Tweed Suit, 255. Men's Thick Woollen Socks Is 4d. Men's strong cotton Shirts, 2s 6d. Men's Colored Moles 6s lid. Men's Shooter Boots 10s 6d, Bluchers, fit lid. Children's strong School Boots 5s lid.



A large assortment of Children's Patant Leather Sho?s and Boots always in Stock AT ■W, W. SPENCER'S The Aroade.



WINTER 1890. NEW ZEALAND NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING PACTOEY. CLOTHIERS OUTFITTERS TAILORS, MERCERS AND GENTLEMEN'S HATTERS. i 'ITTATERPROOFS made to Measure. \ V A splendid variety of patterns to belect from. Blankets, Rugs, Eider Down Quilts at prices to suit everybody. Inspection Invited. NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory. W H WEBBER, Manager. „ -«i;»- —■ < Quod FAcnroa valde facimus. (" What we do we do well.") rpHE CHRISTCHURCH DENTAL X SURGERY, Cashel Street, Christchurch, next Robin son's Boot Store and at the Octagon, Dunedin. All operations afc strictly uniform and moderate charges Consultation free. S. MYEES~and CO., SURGEON DENTISTS. NITROUS OXIDE GAS administered. This Anaesthetic leaves no unpleasant effects, and by its use the extraction of Bad Stumps and Teeth is rendered per fectly Painless and effective. Adminis tered daily. Fee for administration of Gas, ss. Extraction, 2s 6d a tooth. Hours of attendance, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Private residence, 93 East Belt. The acknowledged superiority of MERICAN DENTISTRY in the con utruction of Artificial Teeth, the most ■finished workmanship, and replacing the lost teeth TEMPORARILY ALMOST IMMEDIATELY after extraction, have .stablished our reputation. 1 A single Artificial Tooth, lGs, complete < gefr, Upper and Lower, Temporary .andj Permanent £1010s ; Artificial Teeth a^d) Dentures made by other dentists re jnodelled at small cost, stopping, Scaling, a»4 PwJesa.



Wanted. , Cask Advertisements under this heading, not exceeding 16 words, ONE SHILLING Addresses may be lejt at this Office, "TZ)UBLTc'"M)TICE.—MeIford House JL closes every night at 6 p.m. Satur days 9.30 p.m.—H. C. Segers. TTTANTED,—IOO Cases good Cooking \vv Apples. Apply W. C. Davis. [4 52 /"SaPE Barley for Sale—ls 9d per Vj Bushel. 4 44 J. C. N. GREGG. WANTED Known—For first class Drapery; if you want good value for your money, go to H. C. Segebs, Melford House. \ \ J ANTED Known— •« Strong-wear W Boots for Ladies, Men and Children can only be obtained at W. H. Collier's. WANTED" Known —My Special Make of Ladies' 4-clasp Kid Gloves, " The Ashburtonian, braided backs, 3s 6d per pair.—W, H. Collier. YTTANTED every man in the County VV to have a suit of the Ashburton Tweeds.—Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunder's Buildings. STOP~THAT~c6UGIf! By using Flower's Cough Drops. Guaranteed efficacious. Can only be obtained at H. G. Flower's, Confectioner, East Street. 3_191 \l7 ANTED Known —One .hundred VV and fifty Ladies'and Children's Ulsters bought a great bargain (good qualities), now selling very cheap—H. O. Segers. Melford House. i - ""\/TRS KENNEDY and Miss Cameron, 1 _i\-L Moore Street — Teachers of L Scientific Dress-cutting. Bodices cut and i fitted. Dressmaking in all its branches. Riding habits a speciality. 12J69 WITH one of my Tweed overcoats or a Sewn seam Waterproof and a pair of my double-soled shooters on, you can smile at La Grippe and Influenza as • they pass.—Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. WANTED Known—The Cheapest Shop to buy Tinware and Gal vanised Iron goods in Ashburton, is at W. F. Hannaford's, Burnett Street. A large stock kept on hand. Tin and Iron ware goods made and repaired with des patch^ —NOTICE— I HAVE pleasure in announcing that I have appointed Mr J. Quinn, Watch maker, as sole agent in Ashburton for my Improved Pebble Spectacles. Signed ' 10 15_ WM^RICKETTS. ? TINWALD COAL AND FIREWOOD DEPOT. JA /CLOTHIER has for . -ZJI.. \J Sale—Best New castle, Westporb, Grey Valley, and Mount Somers Coal, Firewood and Stakes. » Prime Oaten Straw and Sheaf Chaff, at Ashburton prices. ' SUITS~TO MEASURE" fTVHE Largest Stock of , I Tweeds ever shown in Ashburton to choose I from.



QUALITY AND FIT GUARANTEED, Come and see the prices. ASHBUETON~CLOTHING MART, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS. R. ALCORN /~\ TpAWCIT TpjODDS. SURGEON DENTIST, (Formerly with A. W. Chatjtield, • Auckland.) Ordinary Extractaoa,,. ... 2s 6d Painless „, ,5s Od Stopping  7s 6d Full upper and lower set of Artificial Teeth 10 guineas, and all work equally moderate. —CONSULTATION FREE— All work done by him guaranteed to fit and look well. Address :—Court Chambers, above Mr H. M. Jones, Stationer, East Street- Private Residence, Havelock Street, Opposite Presbyterian Church _ TiETlsiiiiTOjf fubni- TTJBE WAEEPQPSg, TANCRED STREET, PICKFORD and UNDRILL have a large and carefully selected sfc»et of- FURNITURE now on view, including Suites, Sofas, Couches, Chests Drawers, Chairs, etc., etc., of .their pwn manufac ture from well seasoned •materj&Js, Iron Bedsteads in various patterns.. Bedding in great variety. Special line of PERAMBULATORS, jusfc the thing for the holidays. A Choice Assortment or CHINA, GLASSWARE, AND ORNAMENTS Very suitable for Christmas presents. JUST ARRIVED. Ex "WAKEFIELD." A consignment of Assorted CHAIRS AND FANCY GOODS. INSPECTION FREELY INVITED. Furniture designed and made to order at shortest notice —Note the address — TANCRED STREET i I Opposite the Arcade ""notice of removal. john^moison REGS to inform his Customers and » the Ashburton Public that he has taken those commodious shops in the Town Hall, to which he will remove his business on. Ist MAY next, and in, consequence will hold a clearing sale of Ms m-^ent Stock, at REDUCED RATES for'.CASJI ONLY till date of removal, i Orders booked wj^ he charged at Ordinary Rates, REPAIRS neatly executed at the ****** J>MOISON ,



SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EX TRACT.—In protection of the world wide lame oar manufacture had acquired all over the globe, we publish the following:—Haaard, i M.D., Profeßaor of General Pathology and Diseases of the Mind and Nervous System, Bays in an editorial published In the." Clinical Record:"—" We have examined half-a-dozen speoimens of different manufactures; the preparation of Sander and Sons was the only one that proved to be reliable and correspond ing to scientific tests." Another concoction called " Refined Extract of Eucalyptus " has made its appearance since. This produce stands, aoooirding to Dr Owen, foremost in causing injurious efleotfi That gentleman aommunicateß, at a meeting of the Medical Society of Viotoria, that a child Hying at Fitzroy beoame most seriously indisposed through its use. In another case a lady t'tates on the strength of statutory declaration that she suffered cruelly from tha effects of the same oonooction. To guard the high reputation of our manufacture we feol warranted in exposing the above faots, and desire the publio to exercise care and preoaa tion whan buying. SANDEB and SONS — AdTt. ■ ,- 7