The Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1890. OUR JUBILEE MEMORIAL.

It will have been seen with much satisfaction by those who took part three years ago in the effort to raise funds for the erection in Ashburton of some permanent memorial of Her Majesty's jubilee that, from what transpired at- Monday's meeting of the Borough Council, there is now every reason to belfovo that the work will speedily bo accomplished. And not before it was time, for bo great has been the delay that not a few people began to believe that we should never have a Jubilee memorial ; at all. No doubt there have been dffi (.ultiea to overc me, the chief of which was the fact that though the subscrip tion list was a liberal one for tie time, yet the sum raised fell short of the amount found to be requisite to carry out' the determination arrived at, which was that the memorial should take the form ot a public clock. The funds collected sufficed to obtain a clock with dials of sufficient size to be seen readily from the main street, and to furnish it with * bell whose tones can be heard over the greater part of the town, and the work having been entrusted to Mr Murray we have reason to think that the result will be in all respects satisfactory But the hitch that arose was that it was neces sary- to build a tower for its reception, and for tbis the only sum available was the £100 voted by the Borough Council. The plans for the tower were alternative, fcr the use of brick and stone, or wood, and as it is to be placed on the Muni c pil buildings, which are of the former, it was manifestly desirable that if possible the addition to be madeshouldcorrespond therewith. Accordingly an appeal was , made to the public to provide further fundp, but owing to the way in which the whole project has hung fire this was net responded to, and it became nocesaary to come to a determination as to what was (o be done in the circumstance?. The matter was referred to the Works Com-

mittee which brought up a report recommending the Council to fall back on the alternative of erecting a timber structure for the reception of the clock, a recommendation which was very properly, as wo think, adopted. There U now, therefore, every reason to hope that in a few months Ashbu.ton will be in possession of a public clock which will prove a great convenience, and which, if set going before the eloseof the present yoar, will serve as a jubilee memorial in a double sense, x'm, as a commemoration of the Jubilee of tier Majesty's accession, and of the Jubilee of the Colony.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The rainfall at Alford Forest for the month of March was 3-16 inches, and that at Alford Station 572 inches. The "Oamaru Mail" believes that Mi- Vincent JPyke will contest the new Mount Ida district at the general electfon. A petrifying spring has been found on the W ■■.-,- 1" V" 11—Road, about seven miles .i. \; . ■ ■■ ■■ "... The weight of letters to and from Austral asia (luring 1889 was, via Brindisi and Naples, 111,0001b, and by the direct sea route, 77001b. j Mr John Henderson has just finished i threshing for Mr William Brown, Wakanui a paddock of oats Avhich has yielded, over all, a return of 80 bushels to the acre. Mr J. D. Lance, member for Cheviot, ad dressed his constituents at Ambeiiey on Tuesday nighfc, and received a vote of thanks and confidence, Silverboaring ore is reported to be dis covered at Rawhiti, 12 miles fron* Cape Brett. This is on the line of the PuhipuM reefs. Mr Henry V»rlcy proposes to hold early mciiiing services a£ the top of Mount Eden and in the crater and although Ije commences at half-past six hee;xpecl3 large attendances^ The long life of \he late dowager Empress of Germany caused her to figure successfully as the wife of an Emperor, the mother of an emperor, and the grandmother of an emperor. The following telegram has been reaqived by the Daau of Christchurch from the Bishop of Auckland :=-*•" Cannot take part in conse cration until Primary difficulty is settled." Lovers of the Hunt are rescinded that the opeuiii" meet of the Ashbijrton pack take 3 place at feottsdean on Wednesday, the 9th , instant j Wo notice that the Key Zealand Clothing Factory has gone into another brand of local. industry—the manufacture of waWpropf | clothing, which they we now prepared to make to measure. ' Little boy; "Is the doctor h>? 'cause if he is I want to see hjm at once." Servant: " Hejs not in." Little boy ; " Well just as soon as he gets home, you tell him to come over to our house and take back that baby . he left last week. It's hi the way." " No," said a physician, tf Dr B. is not a partner of mine. We of £en consult together, and attend each other's patients in case of ; absence; but wa we in no ssnse partners." "I see," was the reply, "he is what you. might call simply an accompli); The Customs authorities at Lytte&on are taking steps to prevent the overcrowding of ] passengers in steamers leaving Lyttelton. j On Tuesday several passengers booked for the Waihora were in consequence tran shipped (x> the Rotorua. Another American marvel! This tiiw? a lady with two voices in one single head, not a double-headed " nightingale " with a single voice to each head. She is Mjss C.E. Nicholai, of Baltimore, and can sing tenor solos when called lipon to do so, though contralto seems to be her natural voice. LordWolseley in an article in " Harper" I of February says : "It was the creation of the Volunteer Force which first gave to the British soldier any good and permanent social position. That force go well repre-. sented all classes that its respect for Qiq army on which it was modelled, and by whoso members it was drilled and trained, has caused the soldier to be now regarded every where with general interest. ;

Nelly Bly, the lady reporter who went round the world in seventy days by her own testimony received but one incivility during he entire trip, and this was not from a pagan Turk or heathen Chinese, but from an Englishman claiming to be a nobleman. She made one remark to a crowd of reporters in Chicago that is remarkable. "On all the' way from Southampton (England) to Canton (China) I never saw the American flag once —not once."

"Ouida," it is said, uses .scent in he? hair and on her eyebrows that costs £8 an ounce, She can't bear a piece of muslin that has been starched, and tlie touch of velvet, she says, makes her flesh crg3p. ,She hates the world, and likes to offend it in her books and shock jfc with her manners. Hor stuOly has a great Persian rug before the hearthstone; here she likes to lie and scream a little to ventilate her feelings. Her love for lilies and hyacinths is shown in the artistic Atoille who figures as the heroine of •" friendship." During the closing of a portion of tlie HampsteajJ School, like the face of the Kilaloc French teacjjer, "for alteration and repairs," although not ft?om the same cause, the children ;ire carrying on their studies in tlie odor of ewnclily "in .tin: S:ilv.*ti<j_'» Army HiiiTacktf. Tlk! large room on the soulli-cisi iiidc of tlie LiiT-icks. along willi the perti nents there!o, Inif* been dovoiod lo scliool purposes for Ihc viuie b(iing, and .Baring sijuaro itj )nadc lively in the blioi'L rcecKsce wilU the hearty tompuigsj of tin? cluMwUt ■

On Good Friday and Easter Monday the local Post and Telegraph Offices will be closed except from 9 till 10 in the morning and from 7 till Bin the evening. No mails will be made up after 10 a.m. On Monday and Tuesday next, 7th and Bth instant, the evening trains from Christ church to Ashburton and Eakaia to Methven will start at 5.20 p.m. and 7.35 p.m. re spectively. A case was heard at Loughborough County Court, England, in which a retired lawyer ■ named Giles claimed five guineas from a farmer named Walker for damages to his garden through thistles. It was stated that Walker 'a field, 300 yards away, grew thou sands of thistles, the down from which was i carried by the wind into Giles' shrubbery and • garden, being caught by the trees. • Giles said he had employed three men and a woman pulling up the thistles. After four hours' hearing the jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff, assessing the damages at three guineas. The defence was that the thistles grew on the surrounding land also. The Positivist calendar has been adopted hi Brazil, where, by Government decree, the days of the week and the months of the years are to be re-named according to the doctrines ,of Aguste Comte. Thus Sunday becomes "Humanidi," the day of humanity, in opposition to any religious meaning; and the six following days are called—" Maridi," the husband's day; " Patridi," the father's day;/'Filidi," the son's day; "Fratidi," the brother's day ; " Domidi," the house, or home day; and "Matridi," the mother's day. The twelve months are re christened Moses, Homer, Aristotle, Archi medes, Cffisar, St' Paul, Charlemagne, Dante, Gutenberg, Shakespeare, Descartes, and Frederic the Great. The remarkable presence of mind exhibit®* by Miss Lacy, after the Quetta wreck, m keeping afloat for twenty-four hours, has parallel in the case of a woman in the Prin cess Alice disaster in the Thames. Over 600 were drowned. When the collision occured a man and his wife went over together, and, the man being a good swimmer, told his wife to cling to his back. She did so without a word. When he arrived at the bank he found that it was a strange woman he had got on his back. He imagined he was saving his wife, and the strange woman not being desirous of making him unhappy, in the water, left him under the delusion till she was safe on shore.

Until veiy recently the natives of Terra del Fuego were regarded as the nearest of all races of human beings to the brutes. It is interesting to, learn, therefore that there is now in their midst a Christian church, with schools, orphanage, Bible and mothers' meetings, and all the machinery of an English parish. A portion of the Bible has been translated into the native tongue, and the missionaries have prepared a dictionary and a grammar. The pioneer in this work was Captain Allen Gardiner, R.N., who first went to Patagonia in 1844, and whose missionary efforts, unsuccessful as they then aeemed, have since borne good fruit.

The following is from the " Oamaru Mail " ' —In forming opinions as to the probabilities of the next general election, the fact should not be lost sight of that the new Oamaru electorate embraces a. good s.lice of the district at present represented by Mr Duncan, and that, too, a part in which he has a particularly strong hold; while the new Waitaki district includes the most faithful of Mr M'Kenzie's constituents. It is extremely problematical if Mr M'Kenzie would beat Mr Hislop in Oamaru, while lv's chance for election for the Waitaki district would be particularly good, On the other hand, there is no man whose chance of ousting Mr Hislop is as good as that of Mr Duncan, for, besides having at his back a strong force of his present constituents he has a great number of ardent admirers in the town. It iray be, hovf/er, that Mr Duncan will be adverse to fighting Mr Hislop or that Mr Hislop will not seek re-election.

We find the following in tho " Press " :— It is understood that a fanner near Amberley, who has an aversion to the hounds of his district crossing his lands, one day last week when the Brackenfield pack was out, and it having divided after several hares, one of which took a part of Ihe pack on to this gentleman's property, brought forth hjs fowling-piece, and before the huntsman could get up, lie had shot one of the hounds —poor old Tlesohito, the prize hound, and invaluable to the pack for 'stud purposes— in the ribs. At the present Resolute is under veterinary care, and expected to re cover, but it is possible that if the farmers of the district take this moans of stopping sport that the Master of these hounds may find it most advisable to offer Mr Starkey's ham's Dine bequest to the highest bidder or hold a public execution of the valuable pack at the kennels, a course which most persons would recrret.

At a meeting of the Committee of the Ashburfcon Racing Club on Saturday evening the measurement of the racecourse recently made by Messrs Fooks and Son was received, and it was agreed that the re-measurement proved the various distances as at present marked upon the course to be correct. The greatest shortage at any dwianije was only about three yards (in the two mile course), and the difference has evidently been caused )yy a blight encroacliment upon the inner side of the tpack. The 3)orsc having the outside running throughout the race would actually travel a longer distance than the nominal length of the race. It was decided to proceed with laying down asphalt in front x?f (he offices at the racecourse; to repair the shelter of grand stand, and do what' may be required to'pr«panj thepourae for the ensuing races ; also that the privileges s^all )>e sold by Mr D. Thomas on April 19th. The fee for trials on the course was fixed at 10s for one horse, 15s for two horses; no horse to be admitted to the course except by the Secretary.

SPORTING.

CHRISTCHURCH TRAINING NOTES

(I'EK, PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Christchukch, April 2. The approaching Autumn meeting is occasioning some interest in the work at Kfccarton. This morning Pygmalion beat Richlake very easily over six furlongs. Dudu and Helmsman galloped two miles, and were joined by AlsaGe during the last half of the journey, AH moved well. Thackeray cantered a milo and a quarter, and showed a lot of temper. Ruby traversed two miles at half pace. Merrie England covered two miles fast, moving in capital style. This horse, who is in great nick, is much fancied for the Handicap on Monday. Tiio ofchpr work done was not important. Rose Argent «id Medallion are reported to be doing good woyk at Yaldhurst.

SYDNEY TRAINING NOTES.

(Received April 2. 0.30 p.m.)

Sydney, April 2. The work done .01; tl}e trcipjc this morn ing was of fin unimportant, character, none of (ho horses doing anything beyond a little cantering. Jll tlio weights doclai-od lot* iljo steeplechase, the two Now Zealand horses (*uy l'*iiw];i!S and TiLokowavu ro coivo JOsI, :.ill) and 30st respectively. Tn the hurdles Don has lOat 91b and Tito-

Storms in Australia.

[per press association.] Sydney, April 1. Four thousand, out of a flock of ten thousand, sheep have been drowned near Yetman. All the residents of that town removed to a sandy ridge where they were forced to remain for three days.

Bulgaria and Servia.

WAR IMMINENT. [per press association] ■■■"J '_ ] I Sofia, March 31. " Bulgaria is" arming for the expected fray with Servia. The official Press is defiant, and boasts that the Bulgarians will thrash bheir enemy again.

The Cyclone in America.

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Washington, March' 31. : o It is estimated that the*loss of life 'by" the recent cyclone will amount to about 200. ' = New York, March 31. - The Besha Country, in the State of Arkansas, is inundated to the depth of fifteen feet, and three thousand of the residents, who sought refuge on the house tops, are in a famishing condition.

Customs Returns.

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Wellington, April 1. The Customs returns for March amounted t0£123,587, as against £143,031 for February, and £132,888 for March last year. The amounts collected at the principal ports^were: —Auckland, £25,585; Wellington, £20,400 ;•' Christchurch, £21,591; Dunedin, £32,696. . The total for the financial year was £1,500,027. The beer duty for March was £5,353, collected thus :—At Auckland, £1,047 ; Wellington, £522 ; Christchurch, £988 ; Dunedin, £I,3B6—total for the financial year, £55,962. The Colonial Treasurer's estimates for the Customs were £1,550,000, and for the beer duty, £50,000.

EARLY CLOSING.

Last night a meeting of shopkeepers' assistants wa,s held in the Orange Hall. About fifty were present, and Mr H. H. Stephens was Chairman, It was resolved to form an Early Clos ing Association in Ashburton, on the lines of a similar Association recently formed in Christchurch.

Correspondence was read from the Christchurch Early Closing Association covering a copy of that Association's rules. It was decided to adopt the Christchurch rules, with the exception that, as Wednes day was more suitable for Ashburton than Saturday, the former day was chosejn. The following officers were appointed : Presidentr-Rev. E. A, Scott; Vice presidents—Messrs It. W. Jenkins, H. H. Stephens, and D. Amos, with a strong Committee of employees, and a Secretary and Treasurer from the same ranks.

The Secretary was instructed to supply officers and members with copies of the rules a.s adopted, and the subscription was fixed as follows :—Males, Is entrance and Is monthly ; females, Is entrance and 6d monthly.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

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Auckland, April 1. A resident of Te Awamutu, Mr Miles, died suddenly this morning. He had a short time before been running to catch a coach. Napier, April I. Dr McLeod has been several times be fore- the Resident Magistrate on a charge of bigamy. When the warrant arrived with a constable,' Mr McLean, -solicitor, raised a number of legal points, and to day requested that Dr McLcod might be lodged in gaol, s,o that Mr McLean might apply for his discharge on a writ of habeas corpu . He then applied to to ihe Chief Justice, basing his demand on the conten tion that the Act of New South Wales making ij; an pffence punishable in New South Wales to commit bigamy outside of ! that colony was ultra vires, such power being only conferrable by Imperial enact ment. His Honor upheld Mr McLean's contention, and Dr McLeod will be re leased tOday, Dunedin, April 1, The Supreme Court is occupied with a case in which Mrßarron, a member of the City Council sues the Tramway Com pany for £200 damages for injuries sustained through Ijeiii'g- thrown from a tram-car while alighting, the driver" in the absence of the conductor having moved ! on. The defence is that the plaintiff contributed to the accident through not being sober on the occasion.

The Waizouaiti Mystery.

0 wirrasthru ! Here's a to-do I A horrid gruesome liist'ry, 1 tfcll a taje the cheek to pale— The JVaiioua'itiJifyst'oy, Where, long and dank, the grasses rank O'er foul and slimy water, Droop and decay, they hide away ■ A fearful deed of slaughter. Years pass along—with laugh and song. Full many a trav'Uer passes, And none descries what hidden lies . Beneath those waving grasses, But, sans a doubt, " murder will out" And all our hearts are thrilling, A'tele of fear falls on the ear, And all our blo9d is chilling. Some prying eye hath chanced to spy Where crime hath hid its story, And—dreadful sight—are brought to light Its evidences gory. A bag of bpnes, weighed down with stoujep A grinning skull—attainder Hath warrant clear, for crime is here, Its victim's dread remainder. Hark ! to the skies, the dark deed cries' For gallows, gyves, or fetters; ' The hue and cry abroad doth fly Inblackes^ twp : line letters;- ' And Crownei^'s quest, at la/id's behest, Is held, as it is fitting, Qood men and true are called to view, And/m tlw]>o(ly sitting.. .-' . ~ The fact is clear—what need to hear Or push enquiry further ? All of one mind, they quickly find The verdict "Wilful Murther-" Ochone ! Ochone ! had they but known How once a circus wandered, About those parts, within their hearts, That verdict they had pondered. Fp r _here's the fun, no deed was done Of cv'vcCiP that had scintilla, Crowner and p-'lice and pack of geese, Had sat on— agorifta ! . "' -

Made Rich in Half-an- Hour.

S. R. Roger and his brother left; their homes near Hastings, Mich., about four years ago, and went to Breckenridge, Colo,, where they worked in a stamp mill. They got possession of two claims, the 'Iron Mask 'and the 'Kewawnoe/ and worked them during their spare hours, putting considerable time and money, into them. The claims had been worked previously for six years by an old miner, who failed to make paying ore. Roger recently put a man in the lower one, and went to work himself. In less than half an hour, after digging about two feet, he struck gold and silver-bearing carbonate of silver, said to be the most valuable and easily worked deposit in that State. The vein was followed to the surface, when it was found that all the previous years' work had been within 16 inches of the vein. .The Rogers brothers have been offered 100,000dols for the two- mines, but want 200,000d015. Within a week after this 6000 men wore on the spot establishing claims, but the Rogera' had secured many \oi the most desirable. The mine is on r the east of the mountain, and the snow I necessitates keeping it roofed over.

A Terrible Tragedy.

The awful tragedy of the family of the Hon Benjamin P. Tracy, Secretary of the Navy, has cast a gloom over society at the national capital, and has for the moment eclipsed every other subject of public interest in this country. About 7 o'clock in the morning of February 3 persons passing the residence of Mr Tracy, 1634 I-street, Washington, saw flames coming from the front windows, Secre tary Tracy, his wife, his daughter (Miss Mary Tracy, aged 14), his married daughter Mrs Wilmarding, and her daughter Alice, and a French maid servant were sleeping in the rooms upstairs. The servants, who were at their duties down stairs, were unaware of the danger until the butler, James Welch, answered a ring at the door and was informed that the house was on fire. The walls, ceilings, and stairways of the house were of wood, oiled and varnished, and almost simul taneously with the discovery of- the fire the flames ran up the stairway to the roof, and cut off all communication. The fire de partment was promptly, on the ground, and as soon as it was known that Secretary Tracy and his family were in the rooms up stairs the firemen made the most strenuous effotts to reach them. Chief Engineer Parish of the fire department rushed through the flames, and succeeeded in bringing down Secretary Tracy, who was lying on the floor of his bedroom uncon scious from smoke. Mrs Tracy endeavored to escape by dropping from her bedroom window on the second floor. She fell 30 feet into the stone-flagged areaway before anything could be done towards rescuing her or relieving her fall, and died almost immediately from injuries to her heart, sustained in the fall, which flooded her lungs with blood. The lifeless body of Miss Mary Tracy, was found by Chief Engineer Parish a few minutes later. She was lying on the second floor hall, at the head of the stairs, and had evidently died from suffocation. The dead body of the French maid burnt to a crisp, was found in hex" room on the top floor of the house. Mrs Wilmerding, Secretary Tracy's married daughter, and her daughter Alice occupied the second story front room on the same floor with Secre tary and Mrs Tracy. Both she and her daughter jumped from the window to the grass terrace below without re ceiving any serious injury, although the shock to both was necessarily severe. Secretary Tracy is 60 years of age, and it was at first feared that the shock of his great loss might prove fatal to him. It was some hours before he recovered full consciousness, and then the news of his dreadful affliction was broken to him by President Harrison. The bodies of Mrs Tracy and her daughter were removed to the Executive Mansion, whence they were taken on February 5 to Oak Hill Cemetery for interment, The funeral was attended by the President and all t;he members of his Cabinet, and nearly all the members of the Senate and House of B.epresentatives. Investigation into the causes of the fire show that it began in the front parlor, from a defective flue connected with the heating apparatus, the house being heated by l|ot air fron> a furnace in the subsceljar. This seems to explain why the servants, who were on the basement, knew nothing of the fire until it was too late. Secretary Tracy Ijas rallied, and* is bearing up as, w-e|l as could be expected under his terrible afflic tion. He has received many letters and messages of condolence from all parts of the world, including a cable message from Queen Victoria, expressing her deep sympathy with him in the hour of his trial.-—" Sydney Mail" corres.poncle,jit.

A Tailor on Tour.

" Securely packed in a big box, labelled 'This side up,' 'With care,' 'Fragile,' and other ren}ind.er.s to r,aj}way porters, Austrian tailor named Hermann Zeitung, according to the police report, has" come in a train all the way from "Vienna to Paris." says the correspondent - of the " Daily Telegraph " in "the latter city, " The affair seems incredible, but it is none the less an adamantine fact, and the daring tailor was sent off from the Eastern Railway ' Oui-jtoni-hduse to' the P^ris Central police station. The following is the true and authentic version of the strange voyage and adventures of Herr Zeitung. He found himself bankrupt in "Vienna, but as he >yaa an able putter, and had invented a new style of lady's riding dress, he thought that by going to Paris he might be able to make capital out of his invention." He accordingly ordered a large bos, lined* ifc -well "ffith gtraw, a.nd got into it, supplied with beer, bread and sausages. A trustworthy friend or assistant, formerly in his employ, wrote the necessary directions on the box, which was then fQuyarcled to the railway sta,tjpn for Paris. Ingenious Hermann the tailor thus conveyed by the Orient Express across Austria, Bavaria, Wiirtembefg, and Alsace, into France. During nearly 60 hours he suffered purgatorial pains, for he was unable to move, drink, or sleep, and could only squeeze a few pieces of bread and- meat now and then into his mouth. Sometimes he felt himself thrown violently on hand-cars by porters while being transferred from one carriage to another ; at others he was buried beneath a pile of boxes which threatened to crush in his ribs or smash his skull at any moment. At ir.st, after having under gone a time of indescribable torture, of which probably no one has ever before had experience, Herr Zeitung suddenly found himself longer than usual out of a railway van. Then he knew that he had arrived at His destination, but the diffi culty was now to extricate himself from this narrow wooden prison. He heard voices and people about him at every minute, and consultations were evidently being held over him, or rather his bpx, which" was lying l»y §n # unusuajly long time without anybody coming to claim it. At last Ue began |to snee,ze and, heard somebody mutter an exclamation. Then he coughed, and'he heard himself tapped overhead. Suddenly the lid of his case was lifted off, and out he jumped, to the amazement, if not the consternation, of "a group of Custom House Officials, The practical douamhra soon recpyei'ed from their' very natural surprise, and taking in the situation, they promptly made a prisoner of the sartorial parcel, and' marched him before their chief officer, who handed Hermann Zeitung over i,o tho police. At tlic station the tailor coolly remarked in (Jerinan that he did not caro about tho consequences of his I action, as he was iu»w in Paris. He also promised the station superintendent to ' repay h.im as soouas he could.'

Leprosy in New Cole- donia.

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Paris, April 1. Private letters received here indicate that 5000 Kanakas are suffering from leprosy in New Caledonia. The Press is complaining of the delay which takes place 113 isolating those suffering from the malady.

Novel Presentation.

Presentations are common enough from a congregation to a pastor, but the one which took place last Sunday in Her Majesty's gaol at Lyttelton was one of a novel kind. It came from the prisoners of the gaol to the Rev. George Bond, Wesleyan minister, of which the following is a copy :— "To the Rev. Geo. Bond, from the members of his congregation in Lyttelton prison, 30th March. 1890. Dear Mr Bond, the members of your congregation here, on this, your last day amongst us, uuite in wishing you a regretful and affectionate farewell. We all part from you with sorrow, and.we will long remember you. There are none amongst us who have ever failed to markyourconstantand unvarying sympathy with us, and we feel that in parting from you we are losing a friend who will not be easily replaced. Nor can we lightly forget that for the three years you have been amongst us you - have preached the Gospel in a way that has en nobled and beautified our conceptions of it. Your manly and loving earnestness and attractive and often^ inspiring eloquence has made your stay amongst us one that will be surely remembered. We wish you farewell. We cannot do so in any impressive way, or we gladly would. We can but unite, as we do, in saying, as you have often said to us, 'God bless you.' — Approved — M. M. Cleary, Gaoler.,' The printing work was exceedingly neat and the whole was enframed in a choice selection of New Zealand woods, the work being done by the prisoners.—("Tele graph.")

AGITATION IN RUSSIA.

y . _ [per press association.] St. Petersburg, March 31. Schebrikora; who was.arrested for writing a letter to the Czar, demanding reforms in Russia, has been released by order of his Majesty. In doing so, the latter remarked that the tone of the letter was very bitter. The Ceir and Czirina inspected the military pris on at St. Petersburg, and gave orders for the release of sixty prisoners, and also that the sentences of the remainder should be reduced. April. 1. The man who was chosen by the Nihilists to assassinate the Czar has committed suicide ia the city. He left a letter divulging hisassociues, and in consequence tbs authorities have made numerous arrests. Generally there is an alarming increase of revolutionary symptoms.

Melbourne Notes.

• [from our own correspondent.] - If Mr Reuben Keirl, ex-clergyman, ex speculator, ex-betting man, ex-racehorse owner, ex-newspaper proprietor, ex- j Secretary to a company in embryo, had \ inherited the £250,000 that the " Jubilee Plunger" had, and wastedj he would probably have emulated that gentleman's performances. As it is, he has made a small capital and a large amount of assur^ ance go a long way towards building up for himself a name on the shady side of Victorian society. The latest disclosure in connection with his financial legerde main is a little affair in which he contrived to extract a cheque for £350 from Mr Leeper, Warden of Trinity College, and then diverted the valuable slip of paper to his own use. A very knowing customer was Mr Reuben Keirl, A Mrs Blewitt, whose name lias by this time gone pretty well through the colonies as that of a person whose husband dis appeared about a, month ago, appears to be very anxious to prove herself a widow. Two dead men have been fished out of the water, and she has. successively claimed both of the bodies as being that of her husband. About the first one there is now no doubt whatever, and the matter is not by any, ma.ms cci'tajn with regard to Ihv SA^nnrl. lV.ir wlw'fiinil f'il'iwdf fluiiloiid m»\n

A Mrs Blewitt, whose name has by this time gone pretty well through the colonies as that of a person whose husband dis appeared, about a, month ago, appears to be very anxious to prove herself a widow. Two dead men have been fished out of the water, and she has. successively claimed both of the bodies as being that of her husband. About the first one there is now no doubt whatever, and the matter is not by any, m^.ms cci-rajn with regard to Ihv second, llur whether oil ?icr<if rhcidciul men was Blewitt of not, the man's life whk assured for £350, and the office will re quire convincing proof of death before the policy is paid. The actual lo^a In Melbourne through fires cannot he accurately stated, because many people do not insure to full value. But one can approximate from what really is known. Thus, the ten bjg fires, of the last year—Harper's mill, Bijou Theatre, Moran & Oato, Kerr $ Co., George &George, oil stores, Levy Bros.^ late'fire in'Qugen street,"' skfttjng rfaii N^tlian's warehftuserr:aggr(sgate more than a quarter of a. million sterling. Besides these there are several others, including Robb's Buildings, not taken into account,, which- would probably add a,nftthe» £100,000 to the sum total for Melbourne, alone.

Unspecting country cousijns often cpm,e; into Melbourne for the purpose of- en joying themselves. They fajl into the, haiiSq of two ojj thr-ae. good fellows,, $nd they have a few ■ * drinks " together. After treating goes on for a time a little harm less amusement is proposed—say, " toss ing " for drinks, which leads up to " tossing " for hjilf growns. Or, perhaps, a th^ow 1" or two with dice varies, the pastime. Any way, tfiejr purses are lighter. To all such, as well as to, those whose turn has not yet come, the follow ing bit of information may be interesting. A constable has discovered a "plant" of gambling tools behind fin. hptej at Wind/, !sor. "The " tools " consist of seven dice boxes and 213 loaded dice. A very respectable stock in trade, surely. There were also a half-crown, florin, a shilling, | two sixpenny, ancl two threepenny pieces. Each of the coins showed eitjier two Queen's heads, or two reverses. People who are in the habit of "tossing" will understand how convenient such coins would be in the hands of an experi enced swindler, who instead of "calh ing " to you, waits until your falls, an 4 quietly uncovers his 'own. This is the true story of '' heads I win, tails you lose." Shareholders in a, pubj|c company musjt be hard to please if tliey are not satisfied with such a pleasant story as the chair man of the M'Culloch Carrying Company Limited had to tell the proprietary at j&Jieir sixth half-yearly meeting, held last week. In three years theiu profit have pxceeded their capital,' leaving "a trifle more than £l§oo to spare ; and the divi dends pajd amount to §0 per cent upon the invested capital. Besides this, they have laid past a reserve fund of £10,000. They now declare, a dividend and bonus at the rate oi. 20 per cent as iisuaj. Thes.e figures disclose njit qn|y. a prosperous business, but a riipst excellent manage ment, and Mr James, M'Culloch (the chairman) has good grounds for congratu lating the shareholders upon t;he xc fingageinent (>f their manager, Mv Brown, for a further term of Ihrce years. They were also thinking of extending their operations by'opening new branches, and if that wove done, more capital would be required. The shareholders left that Oiwting tetter. fsti#frti with, thw iUY^ 1

ment than many other investors who have ttended meetings during the past two or liree weeks. The annual meeting 1 of the Citizens' Life Assurance Company, held recently, disclosed an equally satisfactory state of affairs, though in a different direction. As its name indicates, it would appear to bo an office that appeals moro especially to working people, and, therefore, to the class amongst whom it is essential to en courage thrifty habits, and its published returns bear testimony to the power of .^^ pence. During the last three yearsinej^ company had issued more than 100;000 XT policies, and when it is stated that 57,325 of these policies were issued^dii****^ the year just closed we have an indication of a very satisfactory character. The actual revenue of the year has exceeded- \ % £1000 per week, whilst the average' ** weekly payment upon each policy, was only 4M. It is impossible to over-esti mate the amount of good which this and "^ kindred societies are doing amongst us,vJL and the benefits they daily confer upon' $« those most in need of such help dahnot';^ be too widely known. Melbourne, March 2oth. " C riy''^%.

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HOME AND FOREIGN; i: * «&. [PBRPBBSS ASSOCIATION.] h % ':uW London, March 31. Captain H, Lionel Pilkington, - of the 21st Hussars, has been appointed 'Com mandant at Perth. The Moss Bay. Hematite, Iron and Steel Company, limited, Workington, Comber land, has suspended operations. L'.TrJ^tJ Sir Graham Berrydenies the statement ', that a Victorian loan of two millions wiling be placed on the market shortly. The question of emigration to Australia remains, unsettled, pending the consent of the Colonial Governments to the proposed scheme. The returns for the year show'the" ~fc revenue to have been £89,304,000. This is exclusive of £5,085,000, transferred 1 Ipcalffe f taxation. - v " -; -' ■''"«**»& Sir James Fergusson, Political"Secret 1" tary of the Foreign Office; replying &> a .1. question in the House of Commons, stated t^J that the Government were parleying rwith'l the Chinese Government over the Sikkim :-£<? difficulty. In the House of Commons to-day r , Mx, Cecil Raikes, Postmaster-General, reftf* ing to a question, said 1 that differential rates with the colonies were possible with out the consent of the Postal Union, but -& not to the extent of initiating penny *vw postage. - ' • ; r, ; nT.'ijTl The Right Rev Edward Parry, I);J>.%nzt Suffragan Bishop of Dover, is in a critical state of health. The right rev. gentlemam who is sixty years of age, was injured by the upsetting of his Bath chair, and in St Paul's Cathedral on Sunday the Arch- * bishop of Canterbury, who conducted thfe service, offered prayer for his redoveryl X Brussels, March 31. The work of excavating the ship canal from here to Antwerp has been begun. Washington, April X The revised Republican:. Tariff I Bill effects a reduction in the^ revenue^ o£ 46,000,000d01, and imposes 15 per, cent, ad valorem duty on hides. ' • WjLrsaw, April 1. The result of the enquiry into the recent baby farming scandal is that the murderess of seventy-five infants has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment. rf^

MARKETS.

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Sydney, April I. 1 -•• i-^ Wheat—Chick feed, 2s 911 to 2s iod; milling, local grown, 3s yd to 31 Bj. The oat marked is easy ; feeding - , as to 2s 2d, milling 2s 3d. Barley, "iui Cape, 2s to 2j 7d. Potatoes—New.« Zealand kidneys £3 jos. Onions ss. Butter—Daiiy made 8d to iod, factory made, nd to is. Cheese; —"'. Lnaf size 4^d to sJ£d. Bacon—l-.11- New Zealand sorts o^d to 9#d. r v Hams—New Zealand cured, lid to;;' 3' »#>. ; • . '',:;;l ( gis JMelboubne, April 1.. i> ? For prime quality - wheat 33 jjd is warned. Oats, stout' 23 iod, seed 3s 3d. Peas, 33 2d. Adelaide, April 1. Wheat, shipping parcels 3s 6d.

Wharf Laborers' Confer ence

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The International Whatf Laborers' Confjrer.ce,has agreed to federation.^ The objec's are to devise 'inlßißi'W 5' settlement of differences with employer! by aggregation of power, and enforce legitimate and necessary claims where"""** a single Union finds the task beyond its strength. It has also been decided to ask for consolidating measure! re spectlog eight hours labor, and to :ia^|fi] steps to secure the direct represeotalkml?^ ' of labor in Parliament, The Confer ence have also agreed shat steps should ultimately be taken to establish^ a minimum rate of wages paid ,to men,^^ and wpmeriio AustraH?,.".' ..J.JL U W

The Labor Troubles.

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London, March 31. The. Metropolitan Gas Company has refused to employ Unionists, owing to the « threat of the leaders to strike wit&oiib notice., . r ...3 At a meeting of workmen a resolution- - was passed; in favor of holding a celehjra-r^r*"' tion in Mjiy on th.§ subject- oi tho • Inters) v national Eight Hours' Bill. The Durham colliery demand improved sanitationan^d housing. f t^ r;1 ' * The Dock Jtfnion has voted' £1060 in of th^e Liverpool strikers. Mabrid, April |, The trade unionists at Catalonia h^^ gone out on strike, demanding a reduction in the number of hours of-work. .—rr.--.^r> -„ , -, . Vienna, April M Pif tpeji thousand maaons engaged in the #y * city haye gone out on strike, demanding nine hours 1 labor, Their action has re- J, suited in throwing 30,Q00 artisans out of *K < work.

A New Industry.

It is said that there is mica on this coast. If that is so there is a fortune sticking out for any one who can find it in marketable quantity and quality. At a reoent meet-" -'§ ing of the Melbourne Chamber of Com- J merce a circular letter was read from Mr - ?! u Richard Barker, of London, drawing the -S-' attention of the chamber to the increasing , v consumption of mica, for electrical pvw-« f!S poses; it - being found sto be. the, Qnjy. perfect insulation in* exi^tence^ and also to the fact that large supplies qf; ifc are to b,^ fomid in. various. parts I of Australasia. The object of the letter was to ask. the chambe* to, furnish a record of any dis« co.prje.s nyicje itt Victoria," Samples trew ">! . engloeeji fox the Use of those interested in- *; increasing the wealth °* Australasia, and- • -';■'■ also giving an aocount of how it should '•', *5-v be prepared for salo. Tho value ranges ;;? ' from about Cd to lH per lb for smallest' sizes, and about 10s per lb'' for" '■--•"'' sizes 'hot \evsp th^i* tOm ri4ed the plates are perfectly clear when split, and &oqnd, without holes or cracks. Sam ples were enclosed showing the dtiscrip? ti w of, the MticU.-t" W«stportXi»», j.

IHB ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1890.



£}attic Notices . I Charles Jdraddell Licensed Landbroker and Valuator tinder "The Land Transfer Act, 1885. ESTATE, HOUSE, LAND, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT. Office—Burnett Street, Next to "Mail" Office. H. CHIKDS SHOEING AND GENERAL BLACK SMITH AND ENGINEER, (Late of Chertsey.) BEGS to notify that he has com menced business in Ashburton in the premises on Wakanui Road, lately occupied by Mr C. Ray, Enginear, where he hopes by strict attention to business, combined with good Workmanship and Moderate Charges, to merit a fair share ©£ public support. All kinds of Agricultural and other Machinery repaired. Horse Shoeing and all kinds of Blacksmiths' work done with promptitude. Note the Address- Late premises of C. RAY, Wakanui Road ASHBURTON HIGH SCHOOL. Established 1881. PUPILS of both sexes are taught the elements of a liberal education. Special subjects of study may be pur sued where circumstances require a de parture from the ordinary school course. Head Master : Mr J. E. Buchanan. Ist 8.A., (London). per year Fee for pupils over 12 years of age ... £3 3 0 Fee for pupils under 12 years of age 2 9 0 Music (extra) 110 The School year is divided into three terms. All fees are payable in advance WINTER IS COMIN W. W. SPENCER Has just landed a Large and Choice Assortment of New Goods for the coming season. New Dress Goods in all the most fashionable shades at 7|d. A splendid thick and heavy Homespun at Is 3d, worth Is 9d. Good heavy Melton Dress Tweeds Bjkl. White Twill Sheetings, double width Is Good white Calicoes 4s 9d the dozen. Gray Calicoes 2s lid a dozen. Ticking, 6£d. Prints, Towels, Shirtings,' Flannels, Quilts, ate., at about half-price. Good Washing Ginghams in fancy checks at s^d. Men's Tweed Suits 18s 6d. A Good Tweed Suit, 25a. Men's Thick Woollen Socks Is 4d. Men's strong cotton Shirts, 2s 6d. Men's Colored Moles 6s lid. Men's Shooter Boots 10s 6d, Bluchers* 6s lid. Children's strong School Boots 5s lid. A large assortment of Children's Patant Leather Shoes and Boots always in Stock AT W, W. SPENCER'S The Arcade. . Quod facimus valde facimhs. (■(" What we do we do well.") nhHE CHRISTCHURCH DENTAL X SURGERY, Cashel Street, Christchurch, next Robin son's Boot Store and at the Ootagon, Dunedin. All''operations at strictly uniform and moderate charges Consultation free. , S. MYErlTasd CO., SURGEON DENTISTS. NITROUS OXIDE GAS administered. This Anaesthetic leaves no unpleasant effects, and by its use the extraction of Bad Stumps and Teeth is rendered per fectly Painless and effective. Adminis tered daily. Fee for administration of Gas, sa. Extraction, 2a 6d a tooth. Hours of attendance, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m, Private residence, 93 East Belt. The acknowledged superiority of AMERICAN DENTISTRY in the con struction of Artificial Teeth, the most finished workmanship, and replacing the lost teeth TEMPORARILY ALMOST IMMEDIATELY after extraction, have established our reputation. A single Artificial Tooth, 10s, complete set,. Upper and Lower, Temporary and Permanent £10 10s ; Artificial Teeth and Dentures ' made by other dentists re modelled at small cost, Stopping, Scaling, Perfect and Painless. WINTER 1890. NEW ZEALAND NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. .CLOTHIERS, OUTFITTERS, TAILORS, MERCERS, AND GENTLEMEN'S HATTERS. "t TTATERPROOFS made to Measure. ; \ V A splendid variety of patterns to belect from. Blankets, Rugs, Eider Down Quilts at prices to suit everybody. Inspection 1 Invited. ■ i NEW ZEALAND j Clothing Factory. W, H. WEBBER, Manager. 6 ..



"Wanted. Cash Advertisements under this heading, n° exceeding 16 words, ONE SHILLIN Addresses may be lejt at this Office. WANTED at once Youths for strip ping Flax.—Apply G. J. F. Lublow, Ashburton. 4 20 "YTTANTED a Good GeneraTServant VV in easy situation. Apply Y.Z. *' Mail" Office. 416 ■^TTANTED KNOWN—M~elfo~rd House " is open every night till 8 o'clock (except Wednesdays').—H. 0. Seders. ■TTTESTWAED ho, Alton Locke, VV Dombey and Son by Dickens, Illustrated Looking Backward, Three Midshipmen, new editions 9d.—H. M. Jones. WANTED Known—For first class Drapery; if you want good value for your money, go to H. 0. Segebs, Melford House. "TTTANTED Known— •' Strong-wear VV Boots for Ladies, Men and Children can only be obtained at W. H. Collier's. WANTED Known~^My Special Make of Ladies' 4-clasp Kid Gloves, " The Ashburtonian, braided backs, 3s 6d per pair.—W, H. Collier. WANTED every man in the County to have a suit of the Ashburton Tweeds.—Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunder's Buildings. STOP THAT COUGH! By using Flower's Cough Drops. Guaranteed efficacious. Can only be obtained at H. G. Flower's, Confectioner, East Street. 3 191 ANTED Known —One hundred and fifty Ladies'and Children's Ulsters bought a great bargain (good qualities), now selling very cheap—H. C. Segers. Melford House. ~\/TRS KENNEDY and Miss Cameron, IVI Moore Street — Teachers of Scientific Dress-cutting. Bodices cut and fitted. Dressmaking in all its branches. Riding habits a speciality. 12J69 ~YT7 ITH one of my Tweed overcoats or VV a Sewn seam Waterproof and a pair of my double-soled shooters on, you can smile at La Grippe and Influenza as they pass.—Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. WANTED Known—The Cheapest Shop to buy Tinware and Gal vanised Iron goods in Ashburton, ia at W. F. Hannaford's, Burnett Street. A large stock kept on hand. Tin and Iron ware goods made and repaired with des patch. WANTED— Everyone to Know, that J. MOISON has now in Stock a large and varied assortment of BOOTS and SHOES for the Spring and Summer Season—Gentlemen's, Ladies', and Chil dren's, both imported and Colonial; also His 0 WN MAKE, which cannot le surpassed for Style, Fit, Quality, aud Neatness, combined with VERY REASONABLE FRICES. All repairs executed promptly and with neatness. lOtl



TO LET.—A Comfortable 6-roomed House, well finished, good garden, shed, &c., the property of Me, H. H. Stephens. Applications to be sent to me by 12 o'clock on SATURDAY, the sth April. 4 7 CHARLES BRADDELL, Agent. SELLING OFF PREVIOUS TO STOCK-TAKING. BOOKS, Stationery, Fancy Goods, Music, etc., at Greatly Reduced Prices, for Cash. N.Z. Jubilee Chronicle. L. F. ANDREWES & CO. TINWALD COAL AND FIREWOOD DEPOT. T A /CLOTHIER has for J . _ZA_. \J Sale—Best New castle, Wcstport, Grey Valley, and Mount Somers Coal, Firewood and Stakes. Prime Oaten Straw and Sheaf Chaff, at Ashburton prices. SUITS TO MEASURE "~ rpHE Largest Stock of _1_ Tweeds ever shown in Ashburton to choose from. QUALITY AND FIT GUARANTEED. Come and see the prices. ASHBUBTON~CLO!THING MAKT, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS. B. ALCOftN -.. f^ T7UWCIT 'pvODDS. SURGEON DENTIST, (Formerly with A. W. Chatfibld, Auckland.) —CHARGE S— Ordinary Extraction 2s 6d Painless 6s Od Stopping 7s 6d Full upper and lower set of Artificial Teeth 10 guineas, and all work equally moderate. • —CONSULTATION FREE— All work done by him guaranteed to fit and look well. Address :—Court Chambers, above Mr H. M. Jones, Stationer, East Street. Private Residence, Havelock Street, Opposite Presbyterian Church. THE ASHBUBTOW FUENI TUEE WAREHOUSE, TANCRED STREET. TDICKFORD and UNDRILL have a _l. large and carefully selected stock of FURNITURE now on view, including Suites, Sofas, Couches, Chests Drawers, .Chairs, etc., etc., of their own manufac ture from well seasoned materials. Iron Bedsteads in various patterns. Bedding in great variety. Special lino of PERAMBULATORS, just the thing for the holidays.  A Choice Assortment of : CHINA, GLASSWARE, AND ORNAMENTS. Very suitable for Christmas presents. JUST ARRIVED. I Ex "WAKEFIELD." A consignment of Assorted ' CHAIRS AND FANCY GOODS. ( INSPECTION FREELY INVITED. Furniture designed and made to order at shortest notice —Note tho address— TANCRED STREET > Opposite the Awade]



The best medioine known is SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its eminent powerful efiecta in ooughs, colds, influenza, etc—the reliefs instantaneous Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. His Majesty the King of Italy, and medioa 1 syndics^ p,H over the globe are its patrons, cad the ofliciai reports (hat accompany each bottle. Hosier, M.D., Prof f • University Greifswald, reports:—The Eucalypti Extract proved magnificently successful in very severe contusions., bruises, sprains, wounds, scalds iDgs, bwken jjba, and limbs. (" Medical Journal," Nov., ittoi,) fn diseases of the kidneys, either active congestion or suppres? sion, (uroemia) or albuminuria, dropoy, 'ithargy, nothing will equal in its action Eucalypti Extract. Doses, sto 8 drops, Moslor, MB., P^rpy., University, Greifswald, reports: —Diphtheria. Ton«la continually coherent presenting ulcers with white oxudats. Oured in fourteen days, Surgical Clinic of Prof. M'lntyre, College of Physioiana and Surgeons!, St.' liOuit3r-.-sojrrb.ns of Breast- Excision Eucalypti Extract employed. No swelling, heat, or discoloration. Cured in ourtecn duy , —(Advt.) • .



Holloways' Pills.—Nervousness and Want of Energy.—When first the nerves feel unstrung, and listlessness supplants energy, it is the right time to take some such alterative as HoJJoway's Pills to prevent disorder running into diee;isQ, These ex cellent Pills correct all irregularities and weaknesses. They act so kindly and yet so energetically on the functions of diges tion and assimilation that the whole body is revived, the blood is rendered richer and purer, the muscles become .firmer and stronger, and the nervous and absorbent Hvstoms are invigorated. Those Pills are .suitable for all clrisspK imd all ages. They have a most marvellous effect on iiyrsons who are oui, of condition; they soon rectify, whatever 1 is ' in' fault, restore "strength to the body and confidence to ,b t 9 mmdi