The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1890. LONG-WINDED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Newspaper readers seldom read through the Financial Statement. It is dry reading, even when cut short; but it is insufferable when drawn out to the extent of 18,00,0 words. .He is' an enthusiastic colonist, a man of Job-like patience, who will wade through column after column o£ figures and verbosity in order to ascer tain how, the finances of the country stand or satisfy himself as tp the pplicy; of a Government. There are too many other calls on the time and patience o£ newspaper readers in every-day life to permit of a further sacrifice of four,', five, or six.hours in reading through a prolix Financial Statement dealing, with the affairs of a small island and a handful of people. When such State deliveries are unusually prolix only the smallest section of. the, community, with many a gape and yawn, get through them. Politicians and Press men, as a matter of business, cannot shirk the wearisome task, and the public look to these useful members of the community for brief oral or written explanations. So far as the public con venience is concerned, therefore, the Treasurer could hand his Statement, before delivery, to the. Press and mem bers of the House; and, while the former would be better, able to undeiv stand the value of the;-Budget :frq posals when delivered, Pressmen would be able to condense within. reasonable' limits the finance of the country and policy of Government. The present practice in New Zealand is, however, nothing so simple. The Budget pro posals are kept a State secret until the .moment of delivery, except to Cabinet Ministers, and a few favored journals who are prepared to justify; any Gov ernment Act, however corrupt. Just prior to the delivery of the Statement the Government make elaborate pre-" parations to hare it telegraphed gratis 1 to every newspaper iri the Colony. Extra telegraphic operators are put on duty, raid-night gas is consumed, and other costly precautions are taken to ensure the free circulation of a cum berous State document, which, when published in full, very few persons read/ and when condensed by amateur press men and newspaper correspondents is made to appear self-contradictory and incongruous. Even those newspapers which retain a staff capable of down" an official utterance like the Budget, get no opportunity to do so, the Statement generally arriving <By wire in unintelligible sections, and up to within a few moments of going to press. The position therefore is, that i when the Budget is published in exteno by the newspapers it is too lengthy to wp,de through; and often, when con densed, becomes unintelligible. Con sidering the cost to the country, this is a most unsatisfactory result, and it is one which, by the exercise of a little common sense, might be easily ob viated. We see no reason> when the Government has set the example of" supplying viva voce a precis of the Budget proposals before formal de livery, why all newspapers should not be treated alike, and a Government summary be published by the Press from one colony to the other. We take it th.it the Government, in going to so much trouble and expense in telegraphing the Financial Statement over the country, wish it to be not only read, but understood, by the, people; but it is evident that at present this is not the result achieved. Most country newspapers bundle the Statement, holus bolus, into the waste paper basket, in the same manner as other wordy and windy documents,are treated ; but there is not a newspaper; in the colony which would not gladly give publicity to an important State document like the Budget, if condensed within the space of, say, a column or a column and a half. The majority of newspaper readers would, we feel sure, read through an authorised condensa tion of this length, and the object sought would be obtained by Govern ment, viz., to have their proposals placed before the people in intelligible' form. What we would suggest, in order to bring about this desirable result, would be that Government abolish at once the wretchedl custom of taking only a certain section, 6f ;the Press into their confidence, and , have a reasonable condensation of their policy prepared for transmission to the Press, Government and Opposi tion alike. Either this, or have the Budget printed a week beforehand, and sent to every Postmaster in the colony, with instructions to hand it over to the newspapers in the several localities on the morning of the day on which it is to be delivered. Either of these courses would be much more satisfactory than the present costly and ponderous method. In the mean time it might be instructive if some M.H.R. elicited the information from the Cabinet as to the cost to the State of telegraphing the recent unweildly Financial Statement to the ,news-. papers.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The number of registered lunatics in Great Britain and Ireland rose from 55,525 in 1862 to 111,979 in 1889. [ i 7 j The popnlabion of the United States in 1870wa538,567,617;in1880itwa550,155,783. The next census is expected to show a popu lation of nearly 65,000,000, Mr Joyce wants to know if the Govern ment intend to bring in a Bill this session to abolish the County of Akarba.' j • '■■ Steps are being taken by the Wellingto >- Acclimatization Society to import sand grouse from California and quail from Egypt. Electricity moves 288 > 000 miles per second ; light moves 192,000 miles pea second"; a rifle ball moves 1490 feet per second. In the New South Wales Assembly re cently one speaker referred to New Zealaud as an outlying island. According tto the Christchurch '"Press," Arthur Clampett, a'iat Sullivan, is returning to Christchurch by theßuapehu, his passage having been paid by a local syndicate. ' ' Henry Ward Beecher, in his Thanksgiving sermon] once said, " I have no sympathy with an eight-hour man with a fourteen-hour wife 1" ' ' ' ;' j Five sisters in Moscow, the youngest .19 and the eldest 32, recently committed sui cide on becoming aware that they were to be j I arrested for taking part in a Nihilist con-, , conspiracy* , I

The metre is no indicator of the amount of gas in a poem.

, Sir George Grey's Eight Hours Bill simply provides that after a daw which hus yet to fixed, eight, hours shall constitute a day's work, unless thoro is a contract in writing to the contrary.

.A piece of pink coral :hirty feet long and ■nine inches in diameter at one end, with branches projecting about four feec on all sides, was recently obtained on the co.iAt of Japan. Its value in a prepared state would be about £3000.

"The churches," says Professor Stuart, " have begun to realise (-hat religion lies not beyond the stars, but in .the streets. The social improvement >of- tho', mass of the people has become dear to every denomi nation." ' . .

A certain thin man sent a shilling in postage stamps to an advertiser who pro mised for that sum to impart trustworthy information how. to get fat, and received this message on. a postal card—"Buy it at the butcher's. !"

Mr Anderson, M. H. R., speaking at Milton, said education was not free, for. every man who bought whisky, tobacco, or trousers contributed to it,'and .the poor man paid a larger share than the rich man. The endow ments paid for the poor man's ■ childron in the High Schools.

Sir Evolyn Baring's report on Egyptian finance in 1889, and a memorandum drawn up by Mr Gorst, speak of it as'tho most satisfactory in- the history of Egypt. The anticipated surplus of £&000 had reached £196,000 while debt to the amount of £509,000 had been redeemed. , -■ ; All the best sites along tho. hill country of Judea, between Jerusalem westward and the sea, have been bought by Russia and covered with splendid Greek temples. Tho great pilgrimages of tho day are from Rus sia to Palestine. Every year about 30,000 or 40,000 Russian pilgrims visit the Holy Land.

.It is the intention in Vienna to establish three separate schools for weak-minded children, each to begin with two 'grades.' This will be done to free the other schools of elements which retard their progress, ant' to give the dullardß special treatment, which will l)encfit them better than the instruction they can get among brighter boys arid girls.

Tommy: "Mr Spoon, can you swim?" Clara (impatiently): "Tommy, leave tho room. You arc annoying Mr Spoon." Mr Spoon (graciously):.-'.' Oh, that-,'question■ does not annoy me, Jtfiss Heartsease. Yon, Tommy, I can swim: Why \lb" you ask ?" Tommy (edging towards the :door): ■Jl'jvCaiise Iheard Clara tell sister Kate she Nvas going to throw you overboard.";

The desert of Sahara is slowly becoming inhabitable, with the aid of science. Tho Lower Sahara is aii immense basin of arte sian, waters, and the French are forming fresh oasea with skill and success, so that the number of cultivated tracts is increas ing rapidly. After a period of thirty years, forty-three oases have 13,000 inhabitant*, and 120,000 trees between one" and seven yeara old, and 100,000 fruit trees.

It has. been ascertained that the . youth ful shoeblacks of London earn on the average 17s 7d a week. The scheme of division adopted by the Society that looks after tHeaiis:—7s lid for wages,'-is lOd for the savings batik, and 4s lOd is retained to provide a comfortable home and give the advantages of an ovening school.

The construction of a Inrge seaport with throe basins; near Brussels, lias now been determined upon. The syndicate in Lon don, presided over by Lord Braswy ami ;Lord Sheffield, has resolved to entrust the works to tho son of the engineer of tho P-vfi B:V- n.!SI. Verve/. Willebroke. T.i ■«■.■!■ i! ■■■<"i■■■!(■ Scheldt to Brussels is io ':. ■ ■!<■! [!■■■■■, " .<> -n extent which will per mit vessela of 1,000 tons reaching the Belgian capital.

An Italian paper gives some curious piir ticulars about dead and living cardinals. Sixty-live cardinals have died during the twelve years' of Leo Jll'u Papacy. Tho Sacred College is to-day composed of almost How cardinals. Only six Loon wore thoro under Pio Nono, and one of these (Howard) is seriously ill*and several others aro over eighty years of nge.^ Tho youngest of tho cardinals of Pio Nono are Parochi and Ziglitiri, who are each fifly-sovcii years'of age ; the oldostia Merlcl, who is eighty-four, and has worn tho scarlet for thirty-two years.

Tho usual fortnightly meeting of Court Ashburton, No. 6720, was hold in the Court Room, Burnett .street, on Wednesday oven ing, Bro W. H. I'iigcfc, C.R., presiding. The minutes of the prcvioun meeting were read and confirmed. The Woodwards re ported no sick on the fund. Two members were initiated. The installation of officers for the ensuing term was then proceeded with, the ceremony being performed by Bro W. H. Pagcl. The officers were as follows:—C.B., Bro J. W. Baker; 8.C.R., Bro T. Hancox ; S. W., Bro A. J. T. Baxter ; J.W., Bro J. L. Higgs ; S.B, Bro S. Hume ; J. 8., Bro J. Piiget. The Court was then closed by the C.R.

The Hustings correspondent of the "Napier Telegraph" of Saturday says: — " There was a great flutter among the dove cotes yesterday. The sum of £2000 was paid by Mr Studholmc in various amounts to the natives in connection with the Native Land C«Hrt. The vendors of all sorts'of commodities were naturally enough looking forward to a good time, and no doubt in some cased to repair the ravages of tho totalisator. Their hopes M rere dispelled, however, by the eucecswful natives clearing out to Napier by the two midday trains. It was rumored thai the local banks had re* fused to cash the cheques, tlioy being drawn on Napier, but on onquiry I found that although perhaps there was some difficulty with one of the banks, it was not ho with them all, for the Union Bank cashed >£1200 of them and would have cashed the) lot if required. < However, the fact remains that the natives were off to fly around at Napier, a joircumstance which I have no doubt some of your fellow oitizena will have little reason to deplore." "'' ' ! In a short announcement of the publication of a cheap edition of Low's aSclniirable "jLife of Prince Bismarck," the " Home Newß "says : —"A perusal of the book, while it cannot but increase our admiration for Bismarck as statesman, and for the affectedly rugged one might almost use a stronger word— fearless, able, penetrative, and overpower ing character of the Minister, it affords'a striking p'rpof,of the'fact that men, whose mission it is to affect such superhuman achievements have little that is likeable about the personal aspect of ithem. Bismarck's greatest achievement was, of course, his acquisition of Alsace and Loraine, and the terms of peace he forced on the French envoys after the capitulation of Paris. 'A'ndit is also in his negotiations with those envoys—the representatives of a humiliated and afflicted people—that his mercilessnesa to his foes—a mercilessness which approaches almost to the point of being wanton and imprudent—was most strikingly and' repel lantly exemplified."

W.e acknowledge tho receipt of the Rail way Time-table for July.

The Rink will.be open to-morrow aftcr loon and iri the evening as usual.

The Christchurch operative bootmakers u j:go Trades' Unionists to support only " working-men " candidates at the forth coming election.

AH tho Wellington schools have a uniform series of class books. Wellington is the only educational district in New Zealand where uuch is the case,

The name of the man who died suddenly in Cathedral Square, Christ-church, on ■Wednesday evening was Frederick Bean, a former resident of Rangiora.

Sheep owners are reminded by advertise ment in this issue that that tho returns of s'.irep owned by them'on Slst May, 1890, must: bo sent in by ,'iOth June.

The Rev V. O. (Jriflifh will preach anni versary sermons in connection with the T ipM=t Church op Sun.laj next. The -nnni \- :-Niry Mi an-l atrvn- of song will be held on the following Monday.

The Wellington Chamber of Commerce has appointed a sub-committee to roport upon " Land.Settlement." The Committee have invited the Hon Mr Ballance to favor the Chamber with his valuable experience.

-' Thomas James Daly has been charged at Wellington with.having failed to obey an crdor of theAshbtirton Court to pay £1 per week towards the support of his-wife and .five children. The accused failed to appear, but paid over £6,0f arrears to his wife, and the prosocution was withdrawn. i'

The Oamaru publican who was fined for refusing to allow a |dead body to come upon his premises, alleged, as a reason for lofusal, that one of his children died in con sequence of a dead body 'being brought to the hotel on a former occasion.

The Auckland Hospital -and Charitable Aid Board have again discussed the case of; the Avondale Asylum exiles, and have passed the following resolution:— " That the Board refuse to acoept the charge of any 'chronic lunatic or so-called imbeciles, con sidering that the consolidated ' revenue ought to bear, the cost of such oases, and consider that the Government deserve great censure for the course they adopted .in at-' tempting to foist them oh to the rates."

The. Star of the East Lodge of Good Templars was presided over by the officers of the Dawn of Peace Lodge on Wednesday ■avening last. . There were about 120 mem- Wrs  present, :. representing - the following Lodges :—The Pride of Wakanui, the Rose of •Spriiigburn, the Dawn of' Peace,' the Ashburton, and-theHope of Christchurch. The Superintendent (Sister Edwards) of the Juveniles brought into the Lodge her flock of some forty young Templars, who added to tho harmony of the evening. Refresh ments were .handed round, during the-'even ing, and after a* 1 long pro'gramrne had'Jbccn carried out,'the!'Lodge cloeecl-'at 10 p.m.

A little incident (says the Sydney " Even ing News") occured on Wednesday after ■noon which it) another addition to the in. variable acts of kindness performed by our estimable Governor, ■ Lora Carrington. A man met with an accident in Bathurst street, whereby his eyes were badly injured with lime. He was takeu to the Sydney Hospital in # a cab by a fellow employee, ami on reach ing the institution a dispute aro^o between, the cabman and the man as'to.-the^formerV: legitimate fare. His Excellency' - the Governor and Lady Currington happened to bo passing by at tho time on horscback^iid; observing tho'altercation, enquired the reason and on learning the cause, Lord Carrington, vi his usual good-natured style, immediately •put his hand in his pocket and paid tho cab man his fare. ■■ ; •. ■ ■ ■ ■- :

The Markets.

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London, Juno 25.

The quantity of. wheat «md flour afloat for tho United Kingdom is 2,582,000 quarters. For the Continon f <>20,n0n. The American visible supply i-; <".■ iisi.i;i I nt 21,088,000 bushels.- ■

At tho wool anlcs do-tlny, 12,000 .b.-ilcs ivero, catalogued. Greasy sorts are fairly steady. Tho decline is chiefly in {■courcd merinos, which are from 7£ to 10 per cent, .lower ; crossbrec s are from 5 to 7£ per cent, lower. Sales aro fixed till August 1 st; Two Australian wheat cir.'-v-s h-'iToboon fsold at 35s 6d. Sydney, June 2G. ■ The following are the current quotations for the principal silver mine shares: — Broken Hill proprietary'£l2 5s ; British, £2 8s 1 Gd ; Central, £7 15s ; North,' £lls; South, £4 6s ; Block No. 14, £6 7s" (3d ; Block No. 10, £8 7s; .J unctions, £3 18s 6d. Messrs Nelson Bros, and Co. Limited, have received the following London tole eram :—" Mutton market is firm. Best quality, 4|d. "Beef market very dull.

Punishments in the French Army.

The punishments in vogue in the French army (says " iVanity Fair") are! of a-very severe, nature^' more especially, vlien it is considered that the men thus punished are nob by any means criminals, but only soldiers who have not bchave'd so well as they might. These are deported to Algiers under the name of ' Camisards,' trhcro they are enrolled in the compagnies do discipline' Boiorc embarking thb man has his boots taken from him, .which are replaced by sabots, and on arriving at li is destination he receives a uniform of erey wool and a cap with a large brim. The men are farmed out to do work, and are-all: the tiwe' imderf (the > superrision i of non-commissioned officers^who. treat their inferiors with the greatest brutality.-• It is, however, the punishments to which 'the men j!aW ' -subjected the most trifling offences- which must excite, indignation./ \A> commonl, punishment 'is to keep them night and day in a hole in the groui\d, with perpendicular walls, so that escape is im possible.',, Scotching heat/: by^ day^and cold by night, wiih ratiMs 1 reduced to *ohe quarter,,of, their proper quantity; makp, the very common punishment of ' thef gargoule r extremely, trying. , ; The , im prisoning of! vmeh ;in the tonibeaux,. or regulation '< lentsf- which are !»oniy fifty centimetres broad and sixty high, is no i,rjari]by{^ ,{viia[durin^ their;incarceration the prisoners receive no water, nor wine nor coffee. A little meat and some bouillon i» their whole nourishment during the day. But those who are punished with cells are incomparably worse off. They are never allowed, under any circumstances, to leave the hole tliey are kept in either by day or by night. They have no duties or work to pass the time, and only get some warm soup every second day, with a very limited quantity of water daily.:.-This punishment iis made still more severe'by putting the man into irons on- certain oocasions. The delinquent ha'a two. iron rings round his ankles, which are 'con nected by an iron bar rather more than a foot in length, so that his legs form an ietosceles j triangle with it. He is fqreed to lie down on his face, and then, his arms are chained on his back,': where upon he is put into his' tombeau. Ele can, only eat his soup like a dog, and ,if ' he wants to drink' he 'must 1 seize* rhis bottle, with his. teeth, and should' he let thei bottle fall 'his'ration" of water is lost for that day. Any com plaints aro at onco stopped by a gag. ; Only quite recently a punishment' was in use called the crapaudirie. ' The pri son or's hands «md feet wero chained together, and in this posture he was strung up on to an iron bar. The camisard is also in use. The soldier js, first put into a straitjackct, his hands aro tied on his back, and round his neck an iron collar is fastened, which is attached to an iron bur in the wall. Tho man has to stand in this position as long as eight days,- unable to lie down or do anything fw himself.

Ingemious Trap for Burglars.

An intelligent citizen of America has discovered a really ingenious' trap ,'for burglars. Having reason to inspect a visit from one of tho fraternity, ho made preparations, simple in their way, but novel; and they served their purpose. He said nothing to the police, ho posted no sentries, and he put up no barriers. Ho simply spread the table in the dining room with the materials for an excellent supper, flanked by a bottle of brandy. Then he loaded his gun and went to bed,' At midnight came the burglar, and wondered at tho foolishness of tlie house-, holder in leaving his treasures so open ; for he had effected his entry with extra-1 ordinary easq; aiid from the condition of the rooms'ityappeared as though every thing had beon left ready to his hand 6t set purpose on the owner's part. . Before getting to business the thief laid his tool's' aftide and sat dswn to supper, in the quiet of the midnight hour. No one stirred in the house ; in fact, everybody was asleep,' including the master/ Tho burglar ate,' and washed down.his moal .with draughts of brandy, which.''ho-^drtihk with ' the' freedom of a buccaneer.'-' Then he drew his chair to the fire, fnd lit a cigar: (. In tho morning, when the housemaid entered the room, she found the burglar calmly reposing in the chair, and a nearly .empty bottle of brandy. and his, boots on the mantlcpiece., ■ She ' aroused her : master, who" somewhat s rwdely awakened -,the' sleeping thief by poking him in .the ribs with a double-barrel shot guii. ' The intruder, finding himsolf at such; a .great disadvantage, quietly, submitted to be de prived of all:' tho, articles he had -appro-, priated, and then walked meekly-;before 'the shot-gun io. the police station. The master of the house had drugged- the, brandy.,-, '•'"]■■. '■ .'•<,,[

Speed and Power of Birds

In an article in'the " Forum " Professor R. H. Thurstou says : The vulture is said to fly, at times,.at the r;ito of about 100 miles an. hour;.'the wild goose iand the swallow, in", their .migrations, make 90 miles an hour and the carrier pigeon has certainly flown long 'distances at the rates of speed ranging from 60' up to 80 miles an hour, and for, many hours together. The., common crow ordinary lounges across country at.the' rate of 25 miles ari'-hour. the speed of a railway train. Professor Laiigley finds that the power exerted by the eagle in full flight is but a fraction of ■1 horse horse 'power. Mr Chanute com pares the jfcw ( (Br exerted by a'| pigeon flying 2200 ft "per minute, 25 miles an hour, nearly, at ; -l-lO0th : of « ¥i horse-power per pound, or 9£ horse-power for a flying' machine of equally good form, weighing one ton at 25 miles an hour, 1 or about' 50 horse power per ton weight at 50 .miles.. Mr Wen ham, a member of the British Aeronautical Society, finds in the 'pelican, an expenditure of 1-llth horse-power by 211bs of bird, and this is 1 horse-power to 2301b5, or about a horse-power for the weight of a man, allowing ample 'margin for surplus power! The birds are found to have a surplus lifting power of about I bne-hifilf. '• Professor Lauglcy has pur chased recently for the Smithsonian In stitution the prize steam engine 1 of, the Aeronautical Society of l-68th, which, with T}fto .cars and scrows, weighs only 161bs, and but thirteen without these essentials. To the engineer these facts certainly' look encouraging. ■ .

Four Hundred Miles of Gold.

Tho latest sensation. in gold mining oirios f-oin America, and, looking tit it Jil!'>!"«:'!.".' it is.one calculated to fairly i :■<(.; ■.■lie'.':'breath'si way. Four hundred miles of.gold—tlio metal- sticking out in lumps on tlie sides of a gorge and in. nuggets numerous as,the pebbles on the river bank below—such is the story sot afloat by a rc-.vit pvplorinT expedition in the State <-f ,(.'<>!<>!\i(io. 'I'lii 1 locality of this marvellous find is the Grand Canon of the Colorado river.. This stupendous masterpiece of nature, fashioned in .prime val ages by tho hand of the Great Archi tect of the 1 Universe, lias long filled men's minds with wonder. Certain adventurous spirits have looked down;with.,awe from its cliffs on the water, 1 flowing thousands of feet beneath ; others helve scaled it almost ■perpendicular walls and shot its river rapids from end to end of the canon, but until now no one has had any concep tion of the treasures lying concealed in the vast solitude. Colonel Stanton, the leader of the party of miners who have prospected the Grand Canon, says in his report that the canon is filled with gold. Allowing for evident exaggeration and the usual aptitude of gold miners to create marvels where none exist, tho news from Colorado will make stir in tho world. The thirst ior gold/dormant at present for iwant of' fresh |fieldfe^irill beffcwakened.;, sMI, 'whether there Be truth 1 "of hot in tlie nows from Colorado, a rush of gold ininers will take place to the Grand Canon/""'lts solitudes will echo with the sound of minors'ipicks', 1' and! the silence which has reigned there from time immemorial will be broken by tho voices of men, all strain ing and striving to outdo each other in the findingv v tlio precious metal. '

The Labor Troubles

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London, June 124. j, j.The dock intend to hold a cdiigress^ in autumn" to celebrate the success of, the of last year. ; •'. i '.; 'Wv'i. Sydney, June 26.. The "Daily Telegraph," in comment-: ing on the wharf laborers' difficulty, de scribes their position as wretchedly mi i defensible, 'an'ch says no doubt they are aware of this themselves, but having become jsjj accustomed; jn?the past to the employers i&rst making a show of resist ance and then finally yielding tol<thb 'dejrtands', they have been temptedito go to an absurd extreme. It concludes by stating the men are now startled to find that the 1 employers have a semblance of backbone. •'■ , It is understood that the |wharf laborers and employers will hold another conference- to-morrow,- when probably a basis of arbitration will be arranged. The owners held a meeting to-day, and the laborers meet to-night, and there is just a hope that matters may be amicably arranged. " \

CONCERT.

The concert given by the .Messrs Wood, of Timaru, in the Oddfellowa' Hall last • night, although attended by a large ■ number of the musical people in the dis- . trict, was not so well attended as one .*. could have wished, and the small house was not very encouraging.. The audience however, showed, by their frequent . plaudits, that they thoroughly appreciated . the excellent fare set before them by ;. both instrumentalists aud vocalists. In' ; addition to the quintette party advertised —made up of Mr R. 'Wood, violin; Mr ,< C. Wood, viola;' Mr Ellis "Wood, cello :•' Mr"H, Wood,; conto^baira ; and Muw Lhck, f'piano^-tKe bahd-Arab recruited jby . Mr,.and^ss.,Simmonds )l and j ,Mr Lewis, violins.;- Mr GeoifgaHoskin, cornet; and MrHfrmsoh/'tymiMini. Apolopies/were tendered, by Mr Harrispnifor. the absence of Mr Jameson, flute,'arid Mf ,Milsom, tenqr-vocalist;:, the ;latter; unfortunately , .suffering from, a ]bronohiial 'affection that debarred him from singing. * '-Both parts of : the, programme opened with light and airy overtures'by the band,//oonductod by Mr H. A. Gates'. In these' the faulted in-

strumentotip^inade.it^lf very> apparent iii the string portion," Mr'llJ^y Wood's ,adn4rablo f leadingbeinga.pri?ae fe»ta*». and the 'cello Iplayihg' of Mr Ellis Wood makhfg itself "felt with telling effect. In the, course of the evening. Mr EJlis Wood appeared' many tfhioai ,&ther IJin solo, in confcerted'Wk.'br ih!'afccompaniment to the r vocalists, and thrpughout was well received. 1 'His solo, "Souvenhrjfflrlandi,' although "sb'mevKat" long, fepaid for its length "by 'taking- J execution, 'and the lively'rendering •■ of "St Patrick's : Day 1," and 1 : "Ror/. O'More;" with : which '"the " ainii'mtr endedMeft an agreeable 'echol in'the hearts 1 of the audience, 1; that' remaihded long after the - ■applauso had ceased 11 and' the encore had been responded to'. 1 Mr H. Gtt Flower, who had been good enough to fill the ; blank left by the unfortunate indisposition v of Mr MUsom, in addition to discharging -his own part in the programme, sang,in . excellent voice, and with good taste the sympathetic '-Alice, where art thon? of Ascherj / and; thep, familiar bat ever welcome .^..There is a* flower that bloometh,"- from" Wallace's immortal. opera. ■■ Miss-.Lackj jwliq,. possesses » soprauovoice.of fair-compass and much clearness sang Arditti's " Beauty Sleep . . with feeling; and her- treatment of " Oh, .;•, had IJubal'sLyro-rpf, Hansel was such \. as to draw forth voryjprono.unped expres- Hions of-iapproval.^ Miss'Ettie Wood, a ■.'•. young lady with many of her " teens jet to run, 1 displayed 'the possession of a voice .■: very rich and full" in both lower and middle register, and ability to use it to good purpose, as heard in the sweet '\ second she sang, in th«jr", Sainted Mother " , duet with; Miss Lade. L£er,"" Forget and Forgive ". was a most acceptable num-. J ber, 1 the effect of which was greatly en- ■/' hancedby Mr Ellis Wood's''cello obli- > 'gato. rNot-less.so-,was to the , Threshold j'in/which; jthe violin obligate ",' was rendered by her father. A viola solo - by .Mr Charlw 'Wood, .was. also a well played number, and the performer showed .that since he left Ashburton.tp Jake up his ' 'residence in Timaru he Has iVot.been idle, .. ■the viola being an'instrumeht assumed by, ■';■ him in the interregnum. : Spacß'will uot ;.. permit further detailed mention of the .' programme, but the liotico would be in- ; complete without a reference to Vienx-,,■':, temp's "Rbvofd," that fell from MrJEL [> Wood's strings' with 1 ah effect upon. the , audience that compelled 1 almost breathless '• silence. Haydn's ''Emperor's" Hymn " in.. auartette.of strings Hras'a further number -■ :iat fell upon' the 1, car >ith agreeable ' effect, and Dan GodfreyV " Holly Bush " , polka closod a' programme-^ of ( eighteen ■ excellent items; . ' " ''' ''"; ' _;■.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

i i ; ; [VKB. .rRESfI ASSOCIATION.-] " ..' , _.._'. , ' ■ *■ , -V 1 -I > . ', \ , .... . London, June 25. ; . . The Eurl of Carnarvon is. serious]y'', ill. ■ ■..'..-■■ ■-. .! . . ■: Madame Melba has signed a contract, for 200 nights next London season. ■■". {'< . ,", Truth/.' jstatcrf that .Lord Balfd«r C ■ of Burleigli .is • to ; be '■ the' successor to ';: Lord Carrington as Governor of New ': South Wales; ...-:»..» • .j, \. ,-r. At a meeting of JTnidnists it wat ■■/■ resolved ■to' 1' continue their support to. the Government. i ... Mrs Oyerend, lately arrived from ', New Zealand, to her great indignation found she ; was being ; shadowed b/ detectives while • paying a visit to .'• Enniskillen. ■?..■. ■ •, ■: ' . ■ ■■ 1 ' ■>"■'.■ 'Nkw York; June 26. .' ' The Supreme Court has declared the 'Sugar' Trust'"to be' "illegal".*(': /;; ', - ; , . . Bkrijn, , Jun« 25 . > 1 'DriVligue has.replaced^DeSchola as Prussian .Minister'of Finance. Sofia, June 25. - ;; Ifris;reported that Erince;Ferdinancl ' has started on a secret visit to Vienna. '. -, The'-iretireme'nfr of Dr G. Strasky V from the position of 3linist(jr of Foreign Atfairis -'has"' serionsly ..Weakened M« Stambuloff's ,Ministry. . ■ ' '■K.- v-''."!-.:.. Yibnna, June 25. . Alarm is ' occasioned,.in this mty'-.' ovfitig tj) an outbreak of Asiaticjicholera / in the 'flub'erb,s. ( 1 Already ( t\^o* deaths -\. ,have been;recorded., ■.'":!,";."V y

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''"'•'■ f TO 'Tkfi EDITOR. J' ! Sir, ~I wish £o'dra.w attention to the conduct of some Ashburton roughs, and others wl^> alioulfl-haye known better on the arrival of the express train on Tuesday e\"eiiing.i-iThejcnuse.jof^it, I believe, ia attributed 'to the presence 1 of Mr .Brown,. this gentleman being on his way north. to answer certain charges preferred against < him. Now, sir, does njuftthe English law; consider a man innocent until he be - proven guilty. Is" Mr Brown's case any ; Qxception.to the rule ? If not, why was such conduct indulged in. Of course Ido not pretend to say that -tho..better stamp of. youngsters would resort to such a' thing.' Trusting such a scone will not occur again.. .(for the bake of ihoT&Mdit of the town.) V. -*• ■" i i* ..^VLlametcO [». A Chkistchuroh VifaiOK,

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[r£B rjlB'JS; ASSOCIATION] '. . . 9tTßterioDM BSwpiitiHmn. ' ' Sahiucl'Checlilisy,' Mining Eqnneer, . mysteriously, disappeared,,at the Bay ;of ;'"■ Isla,nds!iinder'- circuineiances leading to. / .t ho beliefj that lip, has ,l^©«n,<e*^en ap by; ; Wild pigs, 'or swallowed up "with hla hone V' in quick-sahas^"''" '■.-.. Iff alntvnMHCc *f Ffr« Mri.%wA9m. ' ■■ .'. ThoCity Cauncil last night discuMed- ":■ tlie queetwrf of the 1 rigfit] of Inaonnot: .. Canipuiicft to nuuntain tlioiPire Brigado and suggested that the Brigade be di«- :; v 'banded; and the'wh'olo: qaestatOftferwd S' to the Finance Committee. ' ■ . A. Jt«a*h r**«»all«r. Yielding .to preasure by. footballers : Ah* , Rughy tJnioii, withclreWtlie' ,*iispenaion: . l>Hsaed on the Graf ton player for roagh; -.." play, but wwfiiecP^i for the futur*. ,

THE ASHBURTON GUABDIAN, FRIDAY, JUKE 2f, 1890.



__ PnbHo Notices. HPHE UNDERSIGNED having secured 1 a large block of Good Bush Land at Alford Forest, arc row prepared %o supply Farmerß, Contractors and others with any quantity of fencing materials, viz: Heart Posts, Heart Stakes, Sheep yiffd Rails, Straining Posts, and also Firewood. Delivery can be had at a very convenient place, or Orders may be sent toy rail from Springburn Railway Station. GREEN BROS., >4173 Springburn Post Office * CLEARINCTSALET" STOCK MUST BE REDUCED. . 1.1, SPWRUO. PREVIOUS to Stock-taking, being ,r wy heavily stocked, we have decideu to hold a CLEARING SALE. GREAT REDACTIONS REGARDLESS OF COST. Heavy Dress Tweeds 10id, reduced to Hd. Double width Cash.iieres Ss 6d, reduced to Is lid. Dress Goods Is 9d, reduced to Is 2d. ' White Blankets 5s lid a pair. Good Heavy Flannel Is 3d, reduced to Is. Cretonnes 4a lid a doz. ■ Towels from 3|d each. White Sheeting, double width, 7£d - Women's Corsets 3s 6d, reduced to Is lid ■ White Lace lOd a doz. Women's Large Umbrellas Is lid each. Men's Cord Trousers 7»6d, worthlOs 6d. Men's Tweed Trousers 10s 6d, reduced to 7s lid. Men's Tweed Suits 18s 6d. Men's Tweed Suits 30s, now 255, Boy's Tweed Hats Is each. BOOTS, BOOTS. A 'Job Lot of Women's and Children's Boots must be cleared Regardless of Cost: Men's Bluchers 6s 9d, Men's Shooters 10a 6d, worth 13s 6d. BARGAINS. BARGAINS. AT W. W. SPENCER'S THE ARCADE. WANTED KNOWN WANTED Known—A trunk of Ladies Boots, assorted, will be gold this" week at 3s 6d per pair.— ANDREW ORR. - WANTED Known —Just opened new Jackets, Dolmans, Furs, Gloves, Corsets, Embroiderd robes, Umbrellas Etc., at ANDREW Olcß'S. WANTED Known—A great Bargain in Berlin Wools, all colors, &'<i 3s per lb, slightly soiIed.—ANDREW ORR FOR WEDDING Outfits, Family Mourning, and General DRAPERY go to ANDREW ORR'S "VTBW ZEALAND EXHIBITION.- JLN ANDREW ORR is showing ex actly the same Goods in Roslyn Worsted Dress Tweeds, as exhibited at the Eibi bition, also Blankets and Flannels. QAA PAIRS of BLANKETS at jU\J\J Old Prices, contracted for when wool was Cheap.—A. ORR. -1 A A EMBROIDERED ROBES I \)\J Select from at ANDREW ORR'S" No two of the same pattern. SEALY'S FRUIT TREES ~f NCLUDING Apples, Pears, Plums, i Cherries, Peaches, Apricots, Nectp.r ines, and all other fruits. The merits of all the varieties have been subjected to severe tests during the last 15 years, and the stock is now admitted to be the Largest and Choicest in Canterbury, probably in the colony, to selecb from, all warranted, and at your own prices. SEALY'S FOREST TREES Of all kinds, innumerable in quantity, well-grown and hardy—all kinds, all sizes, all prices.. SEALY'S ORNAMENTAL TREES, &c. Choice in quality, numerous in quantity. SEALY'S MACROCARPA. Tens of thousands in number. A large quantity specially grown for fencing at very low prices. SEALY'S ROSES. Endless in variety and choicest in quality. SEALY'S CATALOGUES Forwarded free to any address on application. Note.—l will only be responsible for Trees ordered direct from the Nursery or through Messks J. Scaly and Co. THOS. SEALY, Nurseryman, 18 Riverbank, Ashburton. STEHENS BROS BURNETT STREET, BEG to introduce to their Customers and the Public a NEW LINE OF KEROSENE, Which they have just landed, and for which the Manufacturers claim many ad vantages over the ordinary oil now in the market, inasmuch as it is almost odourless and free from offensive smell. It is extra refined . and perfectly pure, and will, therefore, produce a much softer and more BRILLIANT LIGHT. It will Not Dazzle or Injure the Eyes and altogether dispenses with the rink attached to the ordinary lower grades, as well as being very much more economical for household purposes, stoves, etc., etc Although being a little more costly, yet, to keep pace with the times, we will RETAIL IT at the USUAL PRICES, So Farmers and Householders will do well in Securing a Winter Supply, and in so doing we aie satisfied they will be pleased with their purchase. We have, also, to hand a GOOD ASSORTMENT OF CANDLES Both English and Colonial, including Carriage, Bedroom, Piano, etc. Our Stock of TEAS is also Increasing," and we have, thorefore, a Better Selection for Blending purposes and to select from, and desiro to Draw Special Attention to our INDIAN, CEYLON, DARJELING PEKOE, ASSAM PEKOE, and several other varieties in packets or in bulk, so Customers favoring us with a cal will re «eivo our efforts to give aatisfaction. We will be pleased tp wait upon Cus- ' ' KTta&vs if requested and orders by post urill Iks dsnpatched without delay Orders « iveiec .v Town or Suburbs' 'C\ TEPHENS "QROS pTEPHfINS JDEOS.



Public Notices. NOTICE. TREES! TEEES! I THE undersigned, have opened a 9 Nursery on my own.account and am prepared to sell FRUIT and FOREST •TREES of the choicest sorts at prices not to be beaten. Having had 28 years' ex perience at Home and in the Colonies, I have grown none but the best sorts of Fruit Trees, knowing that a great many that are planted out are shy bearers and some that do bear are inferior in quality. I have also a very choice collection of Roses and Shrubs. Gardens laid out: work done by contract or by day. Old fruit trees re-grafted with choice sorts if required. Hoping to get a fair share of public patronage. " r- Note the Address—, J. MILLICHAMP, . Nurseryman, Terrace Nursery, Tinwald. Letters Addressed to Ashburton P.O. w Receive My Prompt Attention. 6tl John G. Rdell, GENERAL MERCHANT^ WEST STREET. ASHBURTONi HAS now in Stock, and is prepared sell at Lowest Current Rates, — . Building Material of all descriptions consisting of— Red and White PINES, Boards and Scantlings, Black PINE, TOTARA, KAURI Shelvings, Linings, and Flobring. V.D.L. Timber for Bridge Work, also for Hurdle and Gate-making. sft and 6ft PALINGS. Galvanised IRON, Lysaght's' Orb, the best Iron manufactured. CEMENT, LIME, fete, WIRE,' Barbed and Plain, an Fencing Staples. Postsj Stakes, Strainers. COAL. Best NEWCASTLE, , COALBROOKDALE, And MOUNT SOMERS. Horse Feed—OATS, whole OATS, crushed Oaten Sheaf CHAFF, Bran, etc. Also, — Sharps for Pig Feed, and a quan of Barley, whole or crushed STATION AND FARM STORES Consisting of Sugar, Candles, and Groceries, in whole sale lots, and the Celebrated CEYLON AND INDIAN TEA n its imported state. No t Blended. JOSIM 081 & CO,, A RE ifci.ng special alue in SUGAR TEAS CANDLE* SOAP FLOUR OATMEAL SACON & HAMS CHEESE | GENERAL GROCERIES fC^A CASES Light of the age KERO IO V SINE. The best in the mar ke and GUARANTEED not to explode CHINA GLASS AND EARTHENWARE Rome New and Choice GOODS. J. ORB & GO SPECIAL VALUtf IN au n b F N Order to Clear the Balance of ou STOCK. - OF ,G U N S, • We have decided to give 15 Per Cent off During the Next 14. DATS. JOHN ORR & do- NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. OWING to the earlier hour at which it . is now necessary to go to press, Advertisements.to be in time for tho FIRST.EDITION of the -'Guardian,!' } must be delivered at the Office not later than 2 p.m. REPLACE Advertisements cannot be guaranteed insertion, unlesß sent in on the clay previous to thai on which they, are intended to appear, ■ '-4



WANTED .' Cash Advttttisments under tnis heading, no exceedingly words, ONE BHILLIA G Afldresxemay be left at tJbU Offti" ANTED a good general Servant, Mrs J. S. Quikn, Havelock Street West. . 6 143 STOP THAT COUGH! By using Flower's Cough Drops. Guaranteed fficacious. Can only be obtained at H. G. Flower's. Confectioner, East Street. ' • » 3 191 JUST opened, a few ladies plush jackets, newest shapes, very cheap. —H. C. Segers, Melford House. v; AJS (.JdiJ j£nown.—A special pur- VV chase of choice Ladies Hats at a desperate price.—W. H. Coliibb. 4+130 WANTED every man in the County to have la Buit of the Ashburton Tweeds. —Robeet Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunder's Buildings. $ ' ANTED KNOWN.—The Cheapest House in Ashburtrn to buy Drapery, Millinery, Clothing, Boots, etc., is H. C. Seqers, Melford House. npHE Patent Candle Extinguisher can 1. be Set to Extinguish at any time required ; it.will save insurance premiums your house and your life,. price Is; Sole Agent for Ashburton.—R. ' Alcorn, Saunders' Buildings , WANTED KNOWN.—A lot of Ladies Cloth and Tweed Jackets, considerably under usual cost price.— W. H. Collier, "The Corner." WANTED Known —One hundred and fifty Ladies'and Children's Ulsters bought a great bargain (good qualities), now selling very cheap —H. C. Sbqbrs. Melford House. ANTED 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 dcs patch rnoiiclWLGes. VTOTICE—AII persons found Tresspa j\ sing in pursuit of game or other wise on the Riversdale Estate on and after this date will be prosecuted. J. R. WILLIAMS. Riversdale, 24th May. 5176 isr the z NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY *OK OVERCOATS AND WATERPROOFS. • CHEAPEST and BEST HOUSE in the District. HEALTH and COMFORT FOR 3O The Celebrated Werthein Now Hiijh ,irm Rowing Machines on easy Time pay ments C"i W. 11. WEBBER, TTI j Manager. JD WITHOUT TCEITH WJIJiAeETU , THE CHRISTCHURCH DENTAL SURGERY, Corner of Cashel and High streets. p? TV/TYERS AND /"^O. SURGEON DENTISTS. And at Dunedin and Westport. WE have gained the FIRST AWARD at the Dunedin Exhibition for Artificial Dentures and Mechanical Appli ances for the Mouth, and it is with the greatest confidence that we guarantee the highest class work and perfect' fit at the most moderate cost A Single Artificial Tooth, 10s. Complete Set — Upper and Lower— temporary and permanent, £10 10s. Natural, Durable, Comfortable Artificial Teeth Replaced Temporarily al most immediately after the extraction of decayed teeth or stumps without extra fee or charge. Arrangements can be made for part or monthly payments. ADMINISTERING NITROUS OXIDE 3AS several times daily for the past ten years, we fearlessly assert that extraction f teeth under its influence is perfectly painless and positively safej Fee for Administration, ss. Extraction, 2s 6d. Artificial Teeth and Dentures made by ther dentists repaired or remodelled at mall cost. Hours of a tendance —9 a Tm. to 6p. m r^ rpAWCiT ~r\ odds SURGEON DENTIST, Address :—Court Chambers, above Mr H. M. Jones, Stationer, East Street. Private Residence, ' Tancred Street, Three doors below Masonic Hall. NEW ZEALAND~RAILWAYS. HURUNyi-BLUFF SECTION. NOTICE. /~\N and after Ist JULY, 1890, I ) RETURN TICKETS will be issued Daily. For distances of 20 miles they will be available for return the next day, or from Saturday to the following Monday. Over 20 miles they will be available for one month. Over-300 miles they will be available for two months. 6 108 .BY QRDER,



The best medicine ,is Sander and: Sons Eucalpyti Extract.' Test its eminent power ful effects in coughs, colds, influenza,, etc.— the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give, the most gratifying testimony. IJis Majegty the King of Italy and medical syndicates all over the world are its patrons. Read the official reports that accompany each bottle. Wo have no occasion to offer rewards in proof of. .the genuineness,, of our references. Thp official reports of medical clinics and univer- 1 sities, the official communications of the Consul-General for Italy at Melbourne; the diploma awarded International Exhibition, cAmsterdam-t-aJI these are authentic' docu ments, and, as such, not open to doubt. ;W;. add here epitome of one of the various cases treated at, the clinic of Schiiltz,;'MVl). Pro'- 5 fessor, etc.—"o. 8., 24 years, old;; conges tional abscess on the thigh. Incisions made intWo places. -Although Lister's dressing was applied, ,ihe secretion became','two days later, very copious, and had adopted a foetid decomposed'character. ■ The temperature rose enormously. , -In consequence, the dressing was removed and,in its,place werej made during tho day-time ropeatcrl irrigations with -Eucalypti Kxiniut. 'J he oficusiw i'u ivy dis appeared vory soou, the f<!\o!- ;il>aiud within a few days, and the patient recovered after the lapse of several weeks. In this instance we must not lose sight of the fact that the latter .treatment eaycdHhe patient's life," (Advt.) ■■'—"•- ZZ



It will be in the recollection of the -public that my collection of apples shown in Mr Clayton's shop iu.East'street, being sixty-six varieties, and also thosewhioh took two firtt awards at the Dunedin Exhibition and various, '""other places; •\v^s"f)r(si6Bn6ed'to'bc the largest; and best ever shown'in the Ashy burton county. I would draw their attcn-, tion my advertisement elsewhere. As , .pnly ,work on blight-proof stocks than which n other stocks can be relied upon, the root^df my apple trees do not require to be waslicd' before sending out. James Porter, nursery, -man, Allenton£~(Advt).;! "I ' "' ' HxhulOwaV's I'OimuExr. — Miners and Workers in" Ooldfields/— ThU ivaluable and renowned- ointmeht'is extensively used p\<\ patronised by ■ such people to their Very 1 : great advantage. .Being in small conipas.3 it ■is portable .and easy of application, i AVhen used in conjunction with Holloway's Pills in accordance with the clear and concise Vlirec tions for u?p which accompany each pot and box, there ai-e but few of the diseases which afflict mankind that will not yield to.'the sanative powers of the combined remedies,' Holloway's Ointment and Pills do not deteriorate by keeping nor by change of climate, and as they contain no deleterious mineral drug, they can be used with "the most perfect safety under the most adverse climatic and sanitary conditions, .