The Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1890. THE NEW ELECTORATES.

The redistribution of seats rendered necessary by the redaction in the num ber of European members of the House from 91 to 70, has just been completed by the Representation Commission. That is to say, the boundaries proposed have been gazetted, and it is now for those who desire to offer any obiections for consideration to do so. After any t and all such objections have been so considered and such modifications made, if any, as the Commissioners may see fit to allow, the districts will be finally proclaimed. The probability is that but few alterations will be effected upon the boundaries as now proposed, at anyrate so far as this part of the colony is concerned, and it will, there fore, be interesting just to take a glance at how Aehburton and that part of Can terbury lying south of Ashburton »re affected. So far as regards that part of the county lying north of Dromore, this becomes part of the newly constituted Ellesmereelectoratejtheelectorateof Ash burton being largely extended and tak ing in all the rest of the county, plus so much of the Temuka riding of Geraldine county »s lies between the Bangitata and Orari ri?ers. Thus, to put it shortly, Ashburton electorate will extend from a line drawn across the country east and west (passing through Dromcr«, New lands, and Eeafhld to the sea) doff* to the Orari river. As the newiy constituted district of Geraldine com mences at the Orari and extends southwards to the northern boundaries of the new Timaru and Waimate districts, it will be seen that the old electorates of Gladstone and Rangitata drop out of existence, As a matter of fact it is really the Bangitata seat (Mr Buxton's) which is squeezed out, part of the Kangitata electorate being thrown into the Ashburton district, and part into the new district of Geraldine, The quota of population for the electorate of Timaru is made up by extending its boun daries co as to take in part of the Levels riding of the county of Geraldine, and the Waimate electorate is brought up to the required standard of popula tion by rerincluding in it the country between tha Waihao and Waitaki, which was added to the Waitaki electorate at the previous redistribution, and slao taking in such part of Mac kenzie County as was then excluded pl\iß the remaining part of the Levels riding of Geraldiae county. This will mean a very much larger number of centres for candidates to address than at last general election, and also, rf course, means that South Canterbury, that i 9to say the country south of Asbburton loses a member, returning at next election three representatives instead of four as at last I general election.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the Timaru R.M. Court on Friday James Sanderson was committed for trial on four ohargea of alleged forgery and ut'.oring.

A sample of bops, of the grape variety, of exoellent quality grown at Sydenham is on view in Christoburch

A weasel has been found in tbe Waimea. The nearest point where any were liberated is Biroh Hill, on the opposite side of the Wairau river.

Tha Midland Railway Oornpiny have com pleted tha purchase of several blocks of free hold land on the Buller road, about a quarter of a mile from the town of Raefton, presum ably for a railway station.

Thera are three Roman Catho'io aod eigbt Protes'.ant missions in the Congo territory. They mpport 28 stations aud 95 missionaries. The Protestant missions are supported by American?, Englidb, and Swedes.

By a' typographical error in our leading anio'e of yesterday we are made to refer to the Traction-Engine by-laws of tbe County Ouunoil as having be"en published on tba lOih July, 1878. The figures, of oourse, should have been 16883

A charge against a firm of ironmongers at Timaru on Friday was dismissed by the looal court there for selling •• Sorub Exterminator " without labelling tbe preparation "poison ous." The preparation i 3 not mentioned in the Act, and does nt>t come under tho general term as a preparation of arsenic.

A rolurn haß been published in the Qo vernment Gazette giving a list of inquests and magisterial inquiries held in New South Wales in 1886. Over 1400 persons met with their death under oiroumstanoes which necessitated an inquiry. An old woman who died from eyncope is set down as being worth rom £30,000 to £35,000.

The Duke of Belgravia: Where's your diamond ring, Christina ? The Duchess of Belgravia; Ob, I've taken it to the jeweller's to be repaired. Little Lord Richmond: Yes, papa; and I went, too. But, mamma, does the jeweller always give you money and a ticket for tbe pantomima when you take yonr rings to be repaired ?

From nearly all parts of the South Island we have telegrams announcing the fall of rain. We are glad to be able to acknowledge receipt of a share of the ble3Sf JDg. We had a few nioe showers overnight on Friday, a slight thunderstorm during this morniDg, a drizzly day, wih every promise of a decided break in tbe weather, and a final repeal of the dry weather regu latiohs.

A Sooiety paper says women at home seem determined to wear their hair powdered. Bleaching was tried, but it failed ignoraici ously, and powder ia resorted to for the doeired effdot. It ia becoming lo all, no matter how dark the completion. Powder will bo worn for full evening dress during the coming English ?eaaoa, bo we may expect it out here shortly. The success of powdered bair was very pronounaod at Lady Clarke's and Lady Ddvieß' Melbourne parties last season. Five miUions is tha fortune which the late " Father of the House of Commons," Mr Christopher Xlioe Talbot, has left to his three daughters, Misa Talbot, who inherits the lion'a share of this wealth, is an elderly maiden lady, know tbrougbout Wales for her kindness of heart and munifioent, yej; discriminating, oharity. The second daughter is an incurable invalid, and tbe third married Mr Andrew Fletcher, of Saltaeh. To the last-named's son, a lad of nine, who has vaßt estates in the West of Scotland, the greater part of this money will (if he behaves himself) ultimately descend. The Beoond Miss Talbot and Mrs Fletcher were willed a ocol £1,000,000 opieae. It Is told of a well-known American map agent that on a reoent trip through a wild district he was attacked by highway rebbeirs, who demanded bis money. Being more prudent than to carry money in suoh a place, they failed in making a haul. " But " said our Xankee, " I hava somß splendid maps of tha country along with me, whioh X should like to show you j" and in a twinkling he was off his horse, and had a map stuck up on a pole, and be explained it so effeotuaUy tbat he sold each of the banditti a reap, pooketed the money, and ureQJimed his journey, better off for tfeo encounter.

Poor old Mdmo Arabella Goddard ie, the London correspondent of ihe " Cbristchurch Evening Star" regrets to learn, in s&d straits for money. Har application for a Government pension has been refused, but Mr W. H. Smith oftrrs to subscribe £200 from the Bounty Fund to tha tes'imonial wbioh Messrs Chappell are organising. It is not so many years ago that Madame Goddard took £1000 m Igur concerts at Ohriatohurcb, ,_. M _

In Iceland there ate no prisons and no, police. Only two thoftß in 1000 years. 1 The " Wanganni Chronicle " says that some orohards in the Palmerston (North) district are said to be returning to their owners £100 per aore. One orchard of four aoreß, produoed £450 worth of fruit, chiefly apples, last year. A race meeting was beld at Tologa Bay on Monday, and Arthur Cooper went to bed at the hotel there, that evening, with £50 in his possession; in the morning it was gone. There is no clue to the robber. Spielers are' Buspeoted. . The annual Ram and Ewe Fair, to be held at tha Tinwald Yards on Thursday next, 27 th Maroh, is expeoted to be Bomewhat more important than usual. The sale is to begin punctually at half-past ten. At a largely attended meeting of the Ohinemuri agricultural leaseholders, a petition to the Government was drawn up, praying that the Bettlers might be granted the freehold of their sections, large sums having baen paid in rent. News oomes from Tahiti that the Council of Papeete has approved of, and will subsidise a regular line of mail steamerß between Tahiti, the Samoan Islands, Naw Caledonia and Auokland, connecting at the latter port with tha service to San Francisco.

Henry George is, it would Beem, paid pretty substantially for his single-tax apostleship, as it is stated that he is to reoeive £800 for his four months' tour in Australia. " Oivis," in referring to this, suggests that it would be interesting to know what he is to receive for his labors in New Zealand.

Owing to pressing representations made to him by his agents, Mr Harry Zander haß deoided to extend the number of members in the Art Union of his collection of ooins to 4000, reduoing the price of the tickets to 10s each, The alteration has been made with a view to allowing a very much inoreased circle the opportunity of entering, A quarrel between a negro helper and a young white man named Roberts, at Greenville Alabama, resulted in the negro pouring gaso line over Roberts. Another Degro touched off the fluid with a lighted lamp, and in an instant Roberts was enveloped in flames. He ran wildly up and down tbe main street of the town; but there was no one awake, and he was roasted. . The Auokland University College have issued a circular to school committees and teaahers of the Auckland education district stating tbat they intend, with the permission of the Board of Education, fo effer prizes for agricultural science in primary schools, the competition to be open for soholars of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Standards. It is notified in the " Gazette " that native game, except tuis, white heron, end crested grebe, may be taken or killed within the colony, except on or around Lake Takapuna, in the borough of Greymouth, on or around the Wairau lagoons and Gcassmere Like (county of Marlborough, and on iheLyell Creek (oounty pf gaikoura). between Lyell bridge and the sea from tho Ist day of May. A correspondent Bend? an exchange the following extraot from a Melbourne paper :— The first two sentences form the bead lines of the telegram, and are in large black type: " Australian butttr. New Zealand beads the list. London, 21st February, 7.25 p.m. New Zealand butter, best variety, is realising from £4 163 to £5 2s per owt, being superior to the Viotoria and New South Wales butter npw on the market."

It is rumored in Russia that the Czar is determined to abolish banishment and trans* portation to Siberia, and that criminals and political offenders will ba sent hereafter to Peiim, Archangel, and o'.ber remote places. Alexander the Third is sensitive to publia opinion abroad, and is quite aware of the horror inspired by the exposures whioh have been made of the abominable oruelties praotised upon exiles in Siberia. At Wangaratta, Victoria, the other day, a lunatic named Dan Wilkie, while waiting on tbe station platform in charge of a constable, suddenly bounded ofi his ssat and jumped be tween two truoks of a passing train. He fell pet^ncn the platform and the train, and was held in that position by the oonstable until the remaining trucks had passed. Bolb his legs were out completely off at the trunk, and be die^ immedia'ely.

The immigration and emigration re'mns for February show tbe arrivals in the colony to be 1537 persons, and the departures 1600

persons. The arrivals were principally from New South Wales, 587; Victoria, 581; ana Uni'ed Kingdom, 249. Of the departure?, 760 W' nt to New SOOth Waleß, 593 to Viotoria, and 128 to tbe United Kingdom. The oldest lawsuit on reoord is now being tried in the highest Russian Court at St, Petersburg. It wa3 brought 500 years ago agaiast the city of Kimenez-Podol&k by the heirs of a dead nobleman to recover many thousand aore3 of his estate which had been confiscated by the municipality. Th=i written testimony is said to weigh forty-five tons, The German Minister of the loteriorhas just given to the Evangelical Mission Ssoioty for Bast Africa permission to bold a lottery in Berlin for the purpose of raising funds for the erect:on of a mission hospital in Zanzibar. The prizrs ia tho lottery will be paintings by the best living German artists. Two hundred thousand tickets will be sold at throe marks apieoe. H. Cape-Williamson, who was brought back fsom Wellington on Thursday evening, having been arrested there the day before, was had up before Major Steward, J.P., yesterday, on the charge of alleged larceny of a cheque for £26 odd, tha property of the Flemington Chesße Factory. Ho was remanded for one week, bail being allowed, aooused in £200 and two sureties of £100 eaob. We are sorry to use that the Premier shows little sign of recovering his onoe vigorous health, indeed he seem? to have benefited very little indeed from his reoent holiday trip. He is travelling in the North Island, and the " Rangitikei Ohroniole " of Wednes day last thus reports of him:—Sir Harry Atkinson wag the guest of Mr J. G. Wilson, M.H.R., at Bulls, yesterday. It had been proposed by the Chairman, Seoretary, and a few members of the Aoolimatisation Sooiety

to interview Hm with reference to alterations in the regulations effecting game, but he was

too ill to reoeive anyone.

If; having come to the knowledge of the Rev Father Cbastagnon tbat an unauthorised report has been spread by some person or persons that there would be no servioa at Methven on Sunday (to-morrow) we are requested bjr the tyev Father to contradict the same, and to state that service will b. c held as announced by hitn. There will, however, be no service at Bakaia on Sunday week, Father Chaetagnon being obliged to be in Ashburton to blesß the palms, and it io possibly this oircumstanoe whioh baa been the cause of the misunderstanding whioh led to the inooiraot report above alluded to;

An journalist, finding that one of ha sons evinced a natural talent for cookery, has had him eduaated for that walk of life in whioh he will be able to command an inoome of from £250 to £300 as soon as he is twenty, with a reasonable prospect afterwards of rising to £1000 a yesr. Mr fiharpentier, the chef of tha new Savoy Hotel, on the Thames Eaabankment, receives £1500 per annum, and considerably more than that as commission on the purobases he makes. Mr W. K. Vandarbilt pays his cook £2000 a year, but failed to retain ft famous foreigner, because the latter found that there ware no pickings to be bad over and above bis salary. Hick's American Colored Minstrel Company open et the Oddfellows' Hall on Monday evening, and to juclge from the " Lyttelton Times" reports* of tl?eir performances at Christohuroh should be well worth' going to sso and hear. Among the new songs whioh are spoken of very approvingly are '' Tell all the obl'dren, gond-bye," " Billy's Dream," "The Father of a I/itUe Black Ooon," " The Courthouse ia the Sky," and " Ihe Cricket's Song. J' Messrs Sayles, Washingtoa, Cope land, and Johnson are described as '* step dancers of the very highest class," and the drilling of " The J3laok Watch " is charao terised as one of the best things of its class that has bsen seen in the Cathedral Gity. Al together a very attractive programme is pro. mised. The Minstrels' Band and Zouaves will give a daylight parade during Monday afternoon, Holioway's Ointment And Pills will be Lund the best friend to persons afflicted with u!ceira!ions, bad legs, sores, abscesses,

fisiu as aad other painful and complicated complaints, printed and very plain directions for the application of tbe Ointment are wrapped round each pot. Holloway's alterative Pills should be taken throughout the progress of th« cure, to maintain the blood in a perfect state of purity, and to prevent the health of the whole body being jeopardised by the local ailments ; bad legs, old age's great grievances, are thus readily cured, without con6ning the patient to b,ed, or withdraving from him or . her the nutritious diet and generous support so I imperatively demanded, when weakening I diseases attack advanced years or constitutions ' evincing premature decrepitude^

Chicago will have a mw hotel fourteen storeys high with 400 rooms, to 00311 £200,000.

A " Standard" Berlin telegram saya :— " Tbs Emperor has ordered the ereotion of colossal bronze busts of Soharnhorst, Stein, Rood, and Bismark on oolumns at tbe two entrances of the Hall of Fame in tbe Arsenal." The Ashburton Lodge, 1.0. G.T., held its weekly meeting in the Templar Hall last evening. The Lodge was opened by the 0.T., and seven new members were proposed and two admitted by clearance cards. A hearty vote of thanks was aooorded to several of the members for their liberal donations to the Lodge, whioh is thereby out of debt, After the usual business had been got through the Lodge went into harmony, when songs, recitations, etc, were rendered by several members and visitors. After a very pleasant evening had been spent, the Lodge was dosed in due form,

An examiner sends some answers given in a reoent London scholarship examination. The candidates were the piok of the London elementary eohools. Question was asked, " Haw is the House of Lords composed ?" The following were typioal answers;—" It is oomposed of two men from each country* Simon de Montfori was tbe founder." "It is oomposed of Liberals anc3 Conservatives; they are the only lords of the country." "Of baronets, dukes and lords-in-waiting." The same boys (the examiner adds) bad boen orammed with faota or fictions about tbe Heptarohy and the Witanagomot; but of tbe Constitution under which they were living they knew no more than a Parisian street urohin.

. A correspondent of the " Timaru Herald " says:—The following fact with regard to rail way management is really worth reoording. Many of the grievances about whieb the people murmur are trivial, but this is too good to be allowed to sleep silently. Between Stud holme and Waimate, a distanoe of five miles, the railway department refuse to carry gun powder, and it is necessary for Waimate firms receiving consignments of gunpowder to send to Studholme Junction and take possession of thfiir goods there. Imagine tbe surprise of one firm at Waimate on Boeing a paroel of gunpowder arrive by train at the Waimate station, and picture their chagrin on seeing the stationmaster quietly send it baok by train to Studholme Junction.

A correspondent of a contemporary asserts that he got rid of flies and tmequitoes by the vapor of carbolic aoidj He Bays:—" lat first used a small kerosene stove to evaporate the aoid, but a little experience showed that .a good firebriok heated in the fire and laid in a tin dish with a tablespooful of the aoid is the more efficient plan. Danse white fumes arise, and flies and mosquitoes instantly make for the windows; If the windows and doors be kept shut for only a few minutes every fly and mosquito will be found dead. The effect was marvellous, as the comfort of the house, minus the flies etc, ia great, and as the carbolic aoid is not so dear, this oomfort is procurable at small expense of money and trouble. It is necessary to remember that the aoid, although not explosive, is yet inflammable, and will catch fire and blaza np like coal tar if care lessly used at an open fire. The fames are not only harmless but wholesome to human beings.

The American papers deal concisely with certain incidents, as witness tbe following notioe:—Ellen Kohl, a domeatio in Newark, used kerosene to light the fire yesterday. Her funeral takes plaoe to-morrow.—A young fellow in Louisville examined a keg of damaged gunpowder with a red hot poker to see if it was good. It is bolieved by his friends that he is gone to Europe, although a man has found some human bones and a pieoe oil sbirt about twenty miles from Louisville.—John Smith in Nebraska, eaid he could handle a rattlesnake the same as a snake obarmer. The churlish ness of the undertaker in demanding payment in advance delayed the funeral four days.—A man in New Jersey eoulda't wait for a train to git to the der.6% and jumped off. —His widow is Buing the insuranoe company.—ln Massachusetts thi other day a girl thought she could orogs the traok in advance of a locomo tive. The services at the grave were very impressive.

EMPLOYING BOYS ON HOLIDAYS

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Timaru, Marob 21

The Tlraeru Milling Oompir.y and W, Border, tha engineer, wore fined a nominal sum of 5a each for employing boya under fifteen, on a legal half holiday. Tho Mcnftgor of tbo mill pleaded Inadvertence. It w»a the first week of tbe boy, who had tn ba dismissed on account of tha law Border olalmed th»t ho did not oome under tbo law, as be had only one boy, and gave him a holiday on Satnrday after noon.

A eimllar oasa ag&tnat Reid and Gray W3B dlimleaed as tbo boy was engaged In firing an engine in tbe open ehed. The Rea:dent Magistrate considered the Aot did not apply in each » caie.

DYAMITE OUTRAGE

ARBEST OF AN AUCTIONEER.

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Sydney, March 21

An attempt was made last night to destroy a stable in tbe city * with dynamite. The explosion lied to an examination of tbe premises and eight charges were discovered inserted in the wall, There were a hundred horses in the building.

An auctioneer nnmed Cosgrore bag been arrested on suspicion of being connected with tbe matter.

CORN EXCHANGE REPORT.

The following is the. Cora Exchange Report for the week ending Friday, March 2isf. — The weather, though broken, has not been sufficiently moist to do any good to the pastures or root crop 3. Wheat is being pur chased for shipment, but buyers are not eager, and a slight advance checks business. Oats are not iffering freely, the low prices ruling tend to re strict threshipg, growers being ua certain as to whether it will" not pay better to feed the oats ia the shape of chaff, than to accept prices equal to about is 3d per][bushel on the farm. Barley is offering freely, but prime samples only are enquired for. Peas— Blues (boilers) are wanted. Bea.ns have not as yet been offeied in quantity. Grass Seed. Rye, the demand still continues, but 2s the season advances the enquiry is sure to be weaker. -Potatoes —Kidneys are offering freely without finding pufchasers. It is yet too early to write as to the main crop (derwenis), Dairy Produce unaltered. The following are our quotations for the week :— Wheat. —TuscaD, 2s iod to 2s lid Pearl, 2s gi ; Hunter's, 38 7d to 2s 8d 5 who.3 fowl, 25 3d', broken, 25." Oats.—Milling, is yd ; short stout feed, is 6d ; other kinds, is 4<l to is jjJ. Barley.—Prime malting, 3s 3d j medium, as 6d to 2s od ; feed, is 9d. Peas. — Blue Prussians ('rue) 3s 3d : slightly broken, 2S 9d to 3s. Ryegrass.—Town machine dressed, 45 6A to 4s gd. Farmers' clean samples up to 4s; inferior according to quality. Cocks'oot* —Prime heavy bright seed, 3j£d to 3#>d ; decoloured and light, 2j£d to 2%d, Dairy Produce unaltered, ~ The above quotations are those paid Jto farmers for delivery t,Q t \>,, sacks extra,

FATAL ACCIDENT AT OAMARU.

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Oamahu, March 21. A fatal {aooldeof; ocoarred to-dny. A yocng man named E. 6. Olda wes hand ling a quo, whioh he did not know was loaded, when It went off, killing a ohild named Charles Luwle, aged three years. Tbe shot attack the ohlid la the throat acd loner part of the faoo, Djath was ioatanteous.

INFLUENZA IN DUNEDIN

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DuNEDiir, Maroh 21 Lft Grippe la certainly not abating, and it fa believed that in tbe oases of the latest victims the aymptoua ace much severer that at the early stage of tbe epidemic. The air baa been very still during the last few days, a condition whlah. aooording to Home authorities, 1b favorable to tho apead of the opidemlo, tod It Ib believed that a good eoa'-wuetet Would (nose the enldemio to disappear.

THE MARKETS

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Lonbon. Maroh 20

New Zealand mutton 4£d, beef 4£d. A portion of the cargo by the Aorangi was spotted and mouldy, and only realised B^d. 121 gaineas per cent has been paid to re-insure the ship Earl of Zetland, 135 days out from Glasgow to Sydney.

(Received March 22 045 p.m.) London, Maroh 21

The Bank reserve is £17,408,000, percentage to liabilities 59£. Consols 97, ex dir. New Zealand fours 108 active.

Australian wheat ex warehouse 38s 6d. New Zealand long berried ex store 37s 6d, quiet. Tallow, best beef 245, mutton 25s 6d. New Zealand frozen mutton 4|d. Hemp unchanged.

ROMNANTIC ELOPEMENT

News comes from Bio Grande de Sal of a romantic elopement, A. young couple, became violently enamoured of eaoh other but tba oourae of love did not ran smoothly, their respective fathers being at daggers drawn with each other, In valu tb« 17-year-old EatepnanU pleaded with her stern parents that ebe oould love no otber than Rodrigo, A strlot .watch was kept ovar her movements, and of courre she was not permitted to hold any communication with her lover. But, thanks to the service of au old maid, latiera passed secretly between the young people. One morning at daybreak » heavily laden mule, with a Urge pannlet on eioh side, passed through the town gate Of Santa KUaJdriveo by a youngiman. When the animal reached a church In the neJghbo.iog village 1;; was brought to a halt by the driver, the- panniers were opened, arid from one stepped out Sanorlta Estephanto, sinking the straw from her bsldal veil, while out of the othar sprang Don Rodrigo, who gravely presented hla brldo with her faD, and pro ceeded without losa of time to the altar, whsre tho priest was In readings to oelebrate the <narrlago of this eutorpilolng coop'e. The ceremony was witniß.ed by a crowd of open mouthed vllUgeis, who had quickly nolleoted to Bee the retult of thla unusual load of merchandise.

THE SHOUTING SEASON.

There will, we think, be very general dissatisfaction amongst sportsmen at the notification which has been, issued with feforence to the season for shooting native game. This it will be seen by a paragraph in our local column has been fixed to open on Ist May (instead of Ist April as last year) for the whole colony, except in a few cases where a shorter season has boen suggested by Acclimatisation Societies. In a circular on the subject, issued from the offioe of the Colonial Secretary, a copy of which has been received by the Ashborton Society, it is stated that (< the Colonial Secretary has been led to this conclusion (to fix the Ist May as the opening date) frcm the fact that the Acclimatisation Societies in the North Island are unanimous in asking that the season should open on Ist May ; that the young birds are not strong on the wing, and the old ones are not in a good con dition at an earlier date, and that, con sequently, it is not desirable, with a view to prevent their extermination, to allow them to bo shot sooner ; and that it is not advisable to fix different dates for the open season in different parts of the colony." Now whatever may be the case in the Worth Island, the officers of the Ashburton Society represent that the first of May is unnecessarily late to secure the object aimed at by the Colonial Secretary; and we are informed that the Southern societies generally desire an earlier date; the majority «t the recent Conference being in favor of the Ist April | though some of the representatives recommended the 15th. To postpone till the Ist May, so far as this district, and still snore other districts are concerned, is to postpone until the upcountry lakes will possibly' be frozen, when the birds desert their accustomed haunts, and it will cat put large numbers of persons from the chance of a little sport with the gun, who are only able to get a bit of shooting once a year—during the Easter holi days. There are a few sportsmen of the leisured class, who would gladly see this, as securing to themselves better sport by reducing the number of sportsmen, but those who will thus bo deprived of their annual outing, are in the majority as to number, and will be grievously disappointed. Notwithstanding the statement as to the inadvisability of appointing different dates for different parts of the colony, we think it quite worth while to ask that tha matter may be reconsidered—at any rate, so far as this district is concerned. It would be well for the Society to communicate at once with the Government on the subject. Since writing the above we have repeived a telegram from Danedin, stating that the date fixed (Ist May) is the subject of great complaint in that city as preventing sportsmen taking advantage of the Easter holidays, so that from that quarter also representa tions are likely to reach the Government. It may perhaps be added that trouble is sure to ensure if the date fixed be adhered to, as farmers can ecavcely be expected to stand quietly by without firing a shot while the ducks are eating up their peas.

THE CONSERVATIVE CONFERENCE.

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Loitdon, March 20.

At a conference of the Conservative j party the Marquis of Salisbury urged that a united and bold front be shown in supporting the Tithes Bill, and also the Irish Land purchase Bill, The latter, he mentioned, imposed no burdens on England, as the purchase was voluntary. The rumors of an immediate dissolution were only the gossip of the lobbies, but members ought to be pre pared for any emergency. Referring to (Swaziland, Lord Salisbury said the Government had no intention of surrend ing it to the Boers. As to the Educa tion question, it was intended to defer that for another year. Lord Randolph Churchill did not attend the meeting.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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COLONIAL LOANS.

London, Maroh 20 : The floating of the Cape loan has improved the prospects of the Queens land loan, and it is expected to be covered at 97 j£. It has been asserted that the announcement of the Queens land loan spoilt the Cape loan and caused a loss pi

TRUSTEES LIABILITY BILL.

The Trustees Liability Bill gives power to sue without offending the dignity of the Colonies. The standing credit is to be either 105, or the yield per cent is not to exceed that of con sols by more than one per cent. The amounts were fixed by Mr Goschen.

GOVERNORSHIP OF NEW SOUTH WALES. It is reported that the Marquii of Lothian will succeed Lord Carrington as Governor of New South Wales.

END OF THE STRIKE.

The strikers resume work to-morrow, the masters having agreed to an increase of 5 per cent immediately, and five pec cent, on Ist August. The principal regulation in regard to the rate of wages in future has been agreed upon.

HORRIBLE MURDER.

Mrs Richard Davies and her two sons—Richard, aged 20, and George, aged 16—have been committed for trial on a charge of murdering the husband of the female prisoner. Deceased was a clothier carrying on business ia Crewe, and it is alleged that on the night of January 26, when being driven home by the younger prisoner, all three set on to Davies and murdered him. Deceased had nine shocking wounds in his head. The female prisoner admitted that her husband was cruel towards her, and on one occasion tried to burn her alive. She also stated that he was a bad father to the boys.

THE RIMUTAKA.

The R.M.S. Rimutaka arrived at Plymouth to-day from New Zealand with her passengers all well, and her cargo of meat in good condition. The ship Otaki has sailed for Wellington.

THE TRANSVAAL.

Pretoria, Maroh 20

President Kruger has succeeded in restoring order among the burghers who offered to avenge by arms the supposed insult to the Transvaal flag. At a recent meeting addressed bj the President, moat of the Johannesbe.rg residents were, favorably disposed towards President Kruger and the disturbance was created by a few drunken rowdies.

THE BERLIN CONFERENCE

The French socialist delegate to Berlin has resigned owing to disagree ment with his colleagues.

THE ORLANDO.

London, Miroh 19, Captain Pike has been appointed Commander of the Orlando.

JUDICIAL.

SIrH. T. Wrenfordesley, of Victoria, will succeed Chief Justice Onslow in Western Australia.

THE COLLIERY DISASTER.

The search for the bodies of those who were killed in the accident at Aorfa Colliery will be abandoned.

MINING COMPANY.

The scheme for re-forming the Glen rock Company, and absorbing the Premier Company (New Zealand), has been accepted. !

CATHOLIC DISABILITIES.

Mr Campbell Bannerman hasj with drawn the Bill which he introduced to enable Catholics to hold the offices of Lord Chancellor, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, and Viceroy of India.

THE CANADIAN MURDER.

Ottawa, March 20,

Mrs Birchall, who, together with her husband, was sententenced to death for the murder of an English tourist, and whe afterwards had the death sentence commuted 1 has been discharged from custody. -

OBITUARY.

Mr Edward Swetenhara, M.P. for Carnavoo, died suddenly to-day.

AUSTRALIAN.

(PER PBES3 ASSOCIATION.)

Adelaide. March 21. The Executive has decided to estab lish a parcel post with New Zealand. Sydney, Mtroh 21.

A clever gang of burglars are at work in the city, several business places having been entered and the contents of safes abstracted,

Melbourne, Maroi2l.

It is proposed to complete St Patrick's Roman Catholic Cathedral at a cost of During a quarrel in the street one rsan struck another with an umbrella. Tue po|nt entered the eye, and pene trated the skull, and he died shortly afterwards, The, President of the Board of Health has cabled to the health authori ties in New Zealand particulars in connection with the spread of influenza, and the steps taken to cope with it.

INTEPROVINCIAL.

(MB PflBM ASSbOIATIOir.)

Avoklasv, Maroh 21 Captain Daniels, Miss Lyell, and Mif» Cooper were drowned by the upsetting of a boat in Manukau harbor yesterday afternoon. Two boys, ramed Edwards and Lyell, were eared by swimming to the shore, 300 yards distant. One of the bays has just reached Onehunga and brings the news. Wanoanoi, H«roh SI

The body of a young man named Johnston who had been missing since Monday was founds^, to-day, in the river opposite the gas works. An inquest will be held to-morrow. It is supposed j, that deceased fell into the water off the whan ?• while in a fit. - _ .-i^j^g An enquiry into the late fire in Victoria avenue, has occupied the Coroner's Court* two days, and was finished to-day. The jury found that the evidence did not show how the fire originated, and that the jury considered the statements of two witnesses, Sprigging and Low were unsatisfactory.

The Premier, Sir Atkinson, who arrived . here yesterday accompanied by. his private Secretary, Mr Amelius Smith, proceeded oafy his journey north by the afternoon train. Bishop Hadfield is at present on a visit to the Rev A. C. Williams, at Putiki, and^will hold a confirmation service in Christ's cVurchX on Sunday. ; . r; ; A beneficial fall of rain occurred hero to* and did much good. ■ ' -' h r WiLLnroxoir, Haroh 21 Brother Hairy Thomson, District GrMd Master of Canterbury, has accepted/tke nomination as Grand Master of New Zealand, w and arrangements are in progress foe his >** installation at the earliest possible moment jQ La Grippe has already appeared in Welling?^ ton, and several cases are reported. The" disease has also attacked a number of horses - " inthectty. J •-•'~:-VJ- l 1?»' W. R. Haselden and Ri Thomson, tw» well-known local solicitors, were charged at the R.M. Court to-day with having incited tkf t % destruction of the toll gate at Ngahirangi last week. After taking evidence at length as to what occurred at the public meeting held to. protest against the erection of the toll gata and what part accused took in the meeting, the information against Mr Haselden was w^H- ■ drawn, while the Magistrate dismissed' the - case against Mr Thomson. It was shown, that although references were made, at the meeting to the burning of the gates, they wee treated merely as jokes, It if understood that ;H' Messrs Haselden and Thomson:.inttn#% proceeding against the Hutt County Coqncil, V jt claiming^looodamages, , -.> f.^ NIUOIT, MftflOh 9kifo&. A beautiful rain has been falling since 54um. Ct ;* With the prospect of continuing... . - x .... • J'*,^***^ The new Wesleyan church will be dedicated '! this afternoon, and the new organ in \i will be" opened this evening with a performance of thja Cj oratorio of the Messiah. J "''"'f '•'**

A weasel has been found in the-Wauae*;^ The neareit point whijeany were liberated.^ is Birch HUJ, on the opposite ride of Wanafc£| river, -..-.- .  - ■ ■•-:-.v f .-,. ;a j jr , Ohribtohuboh, ' MydClK-'L, The annual meeting of, the Cahtetbarf 1"1' Frozen Meat Company was heldtd«4ay|,'The, annual report previously- telegraphed,' war ~ r adopted. Mr S. Garforth and Mr J.^.DaUM^ were re-elected Directors, and Mt jQhnsiag&"f wasre-electedChairman ofpirectorirV;. \'*t*£:f OHRiaTOHtraoH, M»roh.fii?;*A^T- John Molyneaux, an old resident 6f;Lyttel» ton, died today'from injuries ctnsedrbyiltii^^ being thrown out of hi 3 trap at Pigeon B«y.;.I-> last Tuesday. He was widely respected for - his great benevolence. - - ; WiaiPOßi, Maieb 21

The Cairnboul sailed to-day for Port Pirie with 2404 tons coal—being the record cargo in one bottom from the West Coast. ■ The adjourned inquest on Patrick O'Connor, killed by a dynamite accident, tos held at Cape Foul wind to-day. . The verdict was' accidentally killed while working in -a tanielpl? The jury added the folio wing rider i—^Thi&l | ■s according to the evidence adduced) tue deceased and mate were incompetent to work n a tunnel, sufficient care and judgment had not been taken in placing the men on the work, . and we recommend that steps be taken by the proper authorities to have more supervjsioav %\ over the lives of workmen." - ' :> •./ If.

Dunidin, M«rch 81. Great complaint is made against the opening of th» shooting season being fixed on May I, as preventing sportsmen taking (advantage of the Easter holidays. - \ s. v p .£_*

THE CRISIS IN GERMANY

(FDR PRESS AB800UTI0K.)

Bsaxxir,, M»rcb;'2O,?' '4 *" It is stated that Count Waldersee disagreed with the proposal of the Em peror William to convene a Congress to consider the abolition of standing armies, and the interest aroused neces sitated some decisive step being taken.

The Emperor William is moving in the direction of improving the condition of the working class in the employ of the Government, who hare been requested to^s form a permanent Committee for the ' purpose of negotiating respecting the hoars of labor, the works undertaken, and kindred subjects. > -. The resignation of Prince Bismarck: is not yet gazetted. The public of ;f Berlin are intensely excited over the. position of affairs. :: '-' ; i*' (Received Maroh 22,12.45 pm.) ■ . Londojt. Maroh SI ' Bismarck's resignation is gazetted. ' The Emperor William, in a special , order, states that he regrets the separa tion and will ever hold Bismarck's, services in grateful memory. These 'were wise, energetic, and promotive of a policy of peace. He has presented Bismarck with a life-size portrait of himself.

Bismarck has been created Duke of Laurenburg and created a Field Mar shal.

Caprivi's appointment is regarded with hopeful approval. The Bourse is recovering.

THE WEATHER

(MB PfittS iSSOOIAXIOir.)

New Pumodth, Mtroh 22, The tain which haibeen falling Iqj the last two day■ hai now cleared off. Tdcaku, Maroh S2 >; There wat <t iplendld steady rain laat night sad a he»vy downpour thli mornlog, DuNiDor. Maroh 22 Welooma ehoweri of rala fell U|t night and this rnornlnp, ; . •,.

MASSACRE IN NEW GUINEA

(PIB PIBSS ASSOCIATION.)

. Brisbahc. March 21 News has been received in New Guinea that savages murdered »U handf , belonging to the cutter Isabel and burned the vessel. ; .

SPORTING

DUNEDIN RACES,

(pan raisa association.)

Foruby, Mttofc 22. The woathor it doll bat tharo li.io chance of tain. The attenJaooe ti moderate. For tha Hardlei all exoept MammcQ started the others being eqiully btoked in the machine. Th» following •re the reiulte ?~ ■ Surdlib. Qatlbildl ... (3mltb) 1 Mexweltori ... ... (Danean) 9 Waltangl .„ (Pool) 3 The race lay wholly between GUrlbMat.: I and Maxwelton who were fclmcat tide of side thrcGghont, Smith joafe managing to tquseae hia horae home on the poifc. Time. 3min 6 ©3?. Diyldondi, £2 5i •nd. £2 15 (5 "■■ ■ ■: Ansivbusabt Hakuioap. Dispute QX'^l I Ocoldont . ••♦ ••« (BiUo?) f

THE ASHBtTRTOtt CrtJARDIAN, SATOBDAY, MARCH 22, 1890.



LnOK°T^ os;:SALE| L F. AMDHEWE3 & CO, 1 THE ASiitfUftlON FURBTI' TUB Hi 'W.IBSj.OUSB, TANGiiffiD STREET. T>ICKPORD ma UNDBIIXi htt« » Ji large amd ea'sfally tolecied itook of fURNITCTRK now on viexr, laeiudiag Suites, Bofsfi, OoaoheS; Ohest Drawee?, OWslrß, &a., &c, of their owa manufao tmvaf«om wollßeftsonsd matofUls. Iroa Bed3teada ia various patterna BsddiDg in great variety. Speoial line of PERAMBULATORS ust the thing for the holidays A Choiojs Absobtmest ov CHmA QLASSWAEE |and OiiNAME^TS Very inUible for Ohilgtmas piesentu, JUST ARRtTED, Ex "WAKEFIELD." A consignment of assotted OHAlfi.3 AJSD FANCY GOODS. INSPECTION yRE3LSMHVITED Farattore designed »Qd m*de to otdei at aborteit notloe —Note the eddreea — TANORED STREET Opposite' the Akcadb



Sporting; AMUHOIJP!} TO. AUTUMN MEETING. TO be held on the Ashburton Racecourse en Wednesday and Thursday, APBIL 23ed""aJo) 24th, 1890 President—B. G. Wright; Vice-Presi dent—John Grigg. Judge-Matthew Stitt. Stewards—C W. Purnell, E. G. Crisp, W. B. Denshire, Hugo Friedlander, J. C. N. Grigg, T. Leahy, W- Lyttelton, E. Saunders, M. Stitt and D. Thomas. Treasurer—Dwid Thomas. Clerk of Scales—R. Fried lander. Clerk of Course—A. Hews*>n Handicapper—J. Cresswell. Starter —David Thomas, PROGRAMME. {Approved by the Committee of the Canterbury Jockey Club. Firstrace each day to start at I p.m; FIRST DAY. jt— HURDLE RACE HANDICAP, of 45 soys ; second horse to leceive 5 soys from the stake. Two miles. Over eight flights of hurd'es about 3ft 6in high. Nomication 1 soy ; acceptance, 1 so-'. 2.— LONGBEACH PLATE, of 2$ soys; second hone to receive 5 soys from the stake. District horses only. For three year- -jMs and upwards. Weiejht f-r age Winners sirce August Ist, 1889, of aoy race or races (excluding selling races) of the individual or collective value of to carry 4'b extra ; of £40, 71b extra ; of £70, iolb extra; of £100 or upwards, i+lb exra. Maidens having started twice or b. rte er allowed—three-year-olds 7 lbs ; four-year-olds and upwards, iolbs. Penalties and allowances to be calculated to time of starting. One mile. Entrance 1 soy. 3.—ASHBURTON AUTUMN HANDICAP of 60 soys; second horie to receive 5 soys from tbe stake. One mile and a half. Nomination, 1 '/£sov; acceptance, 1 soy, 4.—NOVEL RACE, of 25 soys. The winner to be sold by auction hnm;diately after the the rce, the whole of the pr<^ ceed> to go to the funds of the Club, Weight, Sst, any overweight to be de clarer!. Half a mile. Entrance, 103. S.—DISTRICT WELTER HANDICAP, of 30 soys ; second horse to receive 5 soys from the stake. District horses only. One mile and a half. Nomination, 15s ; acceptance, 15^. 6.—FLYING HANDICAP, of 30 soys; - second horse to receive 5 soys from the stakes Three-quarters of a irile. Nomi nation, 155; acceptance, 15s, ■ SECOND DAY. I.—COUNTY HURDLE RACE HANDI CAP, of 35 soys; second horse to receive 5 soys from the stake. District horses only, One mile and a half. Over six flights of hurdles about 3ft 6in high. Nomination, 15s; acceptance, i?s. 2.—GRAND STVND HANDICAP, of 50 soys ; second horse to receive 5 soys froai the stake. One mUe aid a quarter. Nomi nation I soy ; &ccsptaoce I soy. c,—WAKANUI HANDICAP, of 30 soys ; second horse to receive 5 soys from the stake. Disttict horses only. One mile. Nomination, 15s; acceptance, 15*. 4,—DISPOSAL STAKES, of 30 soys. Tbe winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race, the whole of the proceeds to go to the funds of the Club. Weight, Bsl, any overweight to be de clared. Three-quarters of a mi!e, Entrance, ios. . S.—OPEN WELTER HANDICAP, of 35 I soys; second horse to receive 5 soys from the stake. The winner of the Grand Stacd Handicap to carry iolbs penalty. One mile- Nomination, 15s; accept ance, 15s. 6.—HARVEST HANDICAP, of 30 soys; • second horse to receive 5 soys from the stake. District horses only. The winner of the Wakanui Handicap to carry 7lbs penalty. Three-quarters of a mile. Nomination, jsb; acceptancs, 15s, RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1 The meeticg will be held under the Rules of Racing, 2 No entry will be received except on the condition that ail claims, disputes, and ob jections a ism,? out of the racing shall bi decided by the Stewards or whom they miy appoint. Their decision en a'l points con nected w th the carrying out cf ihis programme shall be .Snal. 3 A district horse shill mem any hnrse that has been commonly resident in the district between tbe rivers Selwyn and Waitaki from January 15th, 1890, and up to the date of the meeting, and owned i y a person who Iks resided in the said distiict during the same j period. 4 Owners are responsible for lhe proper weight being canied iv the Loagbeach flate, and at the time of entry must notify to the Seoetary what penalties or allowances are up to that time accrued or claimed. 5. Five per will be deJucted from the gross of allnnceys payable in accordance with this programme for the expenses of the course. 6. All nomination, acceptance, and entrance fees to go to the funds of the Club. NOMINATIONS, : Nominations for all Handicaps, accompanied by fee, name, pedigree, a*e, description, and performances of horse, and colours of rider, must be in writing, and ia the hands of the Secretary not later than 9 p.m. on S.-iTUROAY, April 2th, 1890. WEIGHIS. Handicaps fcr the first day's races will be publs'oedm or abo.it April 18th. Handi caps ioc the second day's races will be published at or about 8 o'clock in the eveoinjj of the fir^t day's racing. ACCEPTA CKS AND StfNf'RlE-. ( /-C-'epiani-e; for the first day's Handicaps ard Entries for the Lonjjbeach Plate and Novel Race, must be in the hinds of the Sicratary uot later t.ian 9 p.m. en MONDAY S H^ril 2is r, 1890 ; accep.auces for the second I^HJmandicaps and Entries for Iha Disposal l^^^kygter than 10 o'clock in the evening |^^^^^^^_ ' G BISSET, ! Secretary i



"WANTED j Cash Idvert'sements under tbl^head ) in??, not exceeding 16 words, O^fß I Shillin/r. Addresses may be left at this Office. %%J AN T jfi D Known—The Annual V V Tinwaid District Sobool Conceit takes place on Friday, 28th Maroh, at the Sobool. Admission, In; children, 6d. 3+112 WAN TED by a young Married Mm a situation as Plocghm n, «r as a married couple, Apply to this Office for address. 3fllO CROWN LANDS GOIDS, ne* iisoe. Shfetlngs end Scraps by Joules Joubert la.—H. M. Jones. WANTED KNOWN—Melford House Is op in every eight till 8 o'alock (except Wednesdays')—H, 0. Skgebs3 WANTED Knvwn.—For firet class Drapery, It' you want good value for yonr money, go to H. 0. E_GEBa, Melford House. MANILLA Binder Twine, _aohlne oil, and wire. Time la money on the harvoit field—the beat is the cheapest. —R. Alcobn, Saandera Buildings. WANTED Situation »a working house keeper, by an experieno9d capable woman. Flrst-claus references. Apply A.6., Office of this paper. 398 \17 ANTED Known.—"Strong-wear W Boota for Ladiei, Men and Children can only be obtained at W. H Ocujer's. ____________ ' -TITANTED KNOWN —My Bpecial W Make of Ladteß' 4-clasp Kid Gloves, "The ABhburtonian," braided backs, 3b 6d per pair.—W; H. Colujbb. mau in tne County YV to have a Salt of the - Ashbarton Tweeds.—Robert Aloobn, Ashbprton Clothing Mart, Saandera' Buildings. IF 7ANTED Known,—One hundred and Vf fifty Ladies and Children's Ulsters, bmght a great bargain (good qualities), now selling very chsap.—fl, 0. &EGBBS, Melford House. fJB KEKJSttD? and Mica Cameron, Moore Street—Teacher.? of Scientific Droes-catiiog. Bodies cut end fi ted. Dressmaking in all its branches. Riding habits a speciality. 12 69 ■\l/aHT*D Kuowu.—Tae Oheapeas VV Shop to bay Tinware and Gal vanised Iron goods in Athburtoo, (a at W. F. llannafobd's, BarnoLt Street. A large aiook kept on baud, Tin atd Iron ware gooda made and repaired with del patch. TTr ANTED, Everyone to Kaaw—That VV J« MOIBON has now io stock a srga and v*ridd aseortzneni; (1 BOOTS AND SHOES ioi i .o spring and Summer Seasoa, Gentlamou'a, Ladles', aud Chil dren's, both imported and Colonial ; ?eo HIS OWN MAKE, which CANN)T BE SURPASSED ijt 3<yie, Fit, Q<nl ly, and Neatatßß, pombtned wilh VBRY HiiASONABLE PEICEB. Ail rtpaisa txecoted piompt f and with neatneeß. . Public Notices TENDERS. ■g'-^JNDH"?.S see Juvlted for t He rraoiion I cf « Eloasa on thn Brcfi Road, ft j Mr J. B.'owa. p'*oa %nd Bfeo fiiatlona cat) \ be aoeu at t»y iffi^e, -,Tenders c'o;o en Faturday-29 h Icßt. at 0000, the lowest or any Tender not nsomKll? sorted. R BBDj o.bwi^ Aroh£to f. >>+«» — PAItM TJ LET BY TENDER. riIESDESS w.l bo received by the J_ Und^rui e n fi ip to 4 p.m. on rHUa'.iDAY, 27th M.rch, forLeaio of (ho fercn at contnlnin,? 186 Acres wi h Hs^e'linJ: hous^, lately ia tho occu: aiion of Mr B aVa The Li^hegi; or tmvTende? not n^ceaa'.rily a-c^p:ei. ! GSORGS J4.M.ESON, 3§U9 Anfahurton. "" bh^ep Dipping OJMMESCEB MONDAY, APRIL 7th, AT .BIIOOKE'S NEW PUBLIC DIP BIILWAY RESERVE Oppoeito Aahbuiton Baleyards, PRICE: i One Penny per head under 590 I ThreeLfarthipga per bead over SCO i Special low quotations for Brooke'a Porfeot Sheep lip will be given to owners of Pabl o Dipa. 3^lll 'aUTOMH^iTWBTSR SHOW! 1890. ALL DEPARTMENTS OF OUS BUSINESS REPLETE WITH j CHOICE GOODS FOR THIS SEASON. ' &r PRIOF,~SIGHT. For Javcnile's OUtbicg Try !ha HZ Olotbing Ffiotory For Boys' C'othlng Try tue N,Z. Olotning V. Sue? For Yoikus 1 Clothing Try thj IS Z. Olohiag Faetoiy ITor Mon'a Olothinj Try (heN.Z. Clothing Fsctory For Mea's Measuro folta Try the N.Z. Clothing Faotoiy For Mercery aad Hotiiry Try the N.Z. Clothing Faotory Fos Blanke's, Kugß, and Flanne'a Tiy the N Z. C'oihing Factory For Eats in thj oewest ehapea Try th-a i?.Z. Clothing Factory ?or the beet vslna for Ready Money Try the N Z Clothing Factory ENCOURAGE LOCAL INDU3TBY i AND BUY F&OM THE Clothing factory. IINSPEOT OUS STOCK And drawyouovra ciacl niorn. l \v7h. webbep,



SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EX, TRACT.—In protection of the worldwide fame our manufacture has acquired all over the globe, we publish the following:—Hazard, M.D., Professor of General Pathology and Diseases of the Mind and Nervous System, says in an editorial published in the " Clinical Record:" —" We have examined half-a-dozen specimens of different manufactures; the preparation of Sander and Sons was the only one that proved to be reliable and correspond ing to spientifio tests." Another concootion oalled " Refined Estraot of Eucalyptus " has made its appearanoe sinoe. This produce stands, according to Dr Owen, foremost in causing injurious effects That gentleman communicates, at a meeting of the Medioal Sooiety of Victoria, that a child living at Fitzroy became most seriously indisposed through its use. In another vase a lady ttates on the strength of statutory declaration that she suffered cruelly from the effects of the same concootion. To guaird the high reputation of our manufacture we feel warranted in exposing the above faots, and desire the public to exeroise oare and precau tion when buying. BANDER and SONS,]— Aclvfc. 7



An antimony mine in now continually worked at Great Barrier, a block of land of about 840 acres, having been purchased by W. F. Buokland and others. The Grown Lands Department by advertise* I pent in another column oalla the attention of intending applicants for land (o the fact that the paragraph on lithographs 11 and 16 relating to the method of deoiding applioa. tions refers only to unsorveyed landa ; all I applications on the same day tor the same piece of surveyed land will be treated as Bimultineous and balloted for accordingly,



Elmer Erwin refused to treat Jamea Bioe to whisker when they met in 4 Mloon at Stanton, Nebraska; liking oat hfrkaifa, Bioe tabbed fitatotatb,