MARRIAGE.

Soal—-Ashton. --At Waterton on June 25th, at the church' of S.S. Philip and J t {une3,, by the Rer. R. F. Garbett, George J. Soal to Emily, sixth •* / daughter of John Ashton. - t ;

The Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1890. AN UNSEEMLY DEMONSTRA TION.

A correspondent in our last even ing's issue very properly calls attention to the reprehensible behaviour of a number of persons on the Ashburton railway platform on Tuesday evening last. It was generally known that a former resident of the town would be a passenger by the Southern express to Ohristchurcb, there to stand his trial j oh a serious charge of embezzlement of moneys belonging to a leading banking institution. This, circumstance appears to have formed sufficient excuse for a number, of unthinking persons, ably seconded by a band of the gsnus larrikin, to gather aY the station and hoot and yell at the miserable accused. Not content with this unseemly and uh-British display of biassed feeling, the accused man, who sought to hide him self from the petty persecution of his enemies, was compelled to suffer the personal indignity of havirip iis cloak, under which he lay concea 3, rudely removed from him by one more precocious youth than the rest. On this unjustifiable act being completed the remainder of the crowd,' if we are rightly informed, set up a chorus of yells and jeers, not directed against the unmanly • perpetrator of the out rage, but against the; defenceless victim. Such conduct as this t could scarcely be excelled in Russia, and is a relic of the Judge Lynch era which, we" had fondly hoped, was a thing of the past, and only tojjbe found in the back woods. We never conceived that such a wanton outrage could occur in a law abiding town like Ashburton, and we hope that, by this time, the chief actors have seen reason to be thoroughly ashamed of themselves. With the guilt or innocence of the accused man we have nothing to do, and we do not pose as his champion. But, as .our correspondent sensibly points out, it is manifestly unfair to assume guilt until the ordinary law in quiry has been held. A demonstration such j»s that of Tuesday evening is calculated to very seriously prejudice the case of an accused person, and is in direct opposition to the spirit of judical inquiry, which permits a prisoner to be heard in his own defence before having meted out to him the punishment and degradation provided for his misdeeds. The thoughtless ex hibition of Tuesday evening has an other feature, however; and that is, it was a serious reflection in the eyes of strangers, not only upon those taking part in it, but also upon the good order and government of the , Borough. We therefore hasten to as sure " Christchurch visitor" and all other visitors that the townspeople as a whole had nothing to do with, and have no sympathy with an act so self condemnatory. We regret that the perpetrators of such unseemly conduct have it within their power to cast re flections upon the good conduct and sound judgment of others beside them selves, and that the town of Ashburton, and not the isolated few, will be held responsible by outsiders for the act, The accused man may or may not be guilty of the commercial fraud with which he is charged ) that is not the question. He had at least the righfc to expect that, before he has been proved guilty, he should meet with tha^b spirit of British fairplay which characterises, except in such instances as we have referred to, the conduct of subjects of the Queen wherever located.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Rev father Goggan, S.M., ,Prpfe3sor of St. Patrick's College, Wellington, will commence a week's mission at the Church of the Holy Ifame of Jesns tp-morrow (Sunday), 29th inst. The following will be the order of service during the mission:—o a.m., first Mass and instruction; II a.m., second Mass and sermon. This hour,is selected for the special convenience of those at Rakaia and Hinds. 2 p.m., instruction {ot the children & 7 p.m., rosary, sermon and Bepedjction of the most Blessed Sacra ment, A Clinton paper estimates that 75,0CK), people die every year in China by fire and flood. Some anxiety is felt in Wellington fpr the barque Anaze, now 182 days s put from London. The order removing Detective Campbell from Wellington to Christchurch has been countermanded. , The name of the Union Company's steamer Cajrntoul has been changed. It will in Jpfeaxg bp known as the Taiori—the name of The fishing smack Tdej^jMi, 12 tons, has been wrecked at Arongotonga,' 1 3 having been driven ashore by a southerly swell. The crew landed safely.

Mr C. S. Forbes, shipping engineer, and son of a ship chandler at Lytteltou, has been trussing from the Porirua Hotel, Wellington, j{4y some days. It is feared he has com ;ni,t^ed^uic^e, ' The .Osserva^r 'RoHiAfto f.or^nally denies ! ,tl\a.t the Pope has. asked jbl)^ yjjpys of .ti^e Powers on the subject <?f the restoration of J^i,s temporal power. jftyieiug the forthcoming census in India' ri(>noial *f^j»?,n?e;jts >vill be made to obtain statistics of thu iej«*;B %\l ftyep p)),e cpuntry, according to their various jdUsi/ji"?,*?, '$$*? ranks in life, occupations, race, religion, bke, The "Wanganui Herald" says:—"lf there i 3 one thing more than another that this colony needs at the present time, it is the j^nishment of that croaking spirit which Jhas'«> \mg h#ld §way among us, and the reinstatement ol a itiftV^g qI hope in a coming prosperity."- ". ''' ' n'". A lady who fell from a train near Rugby j has recovered £1368 damages from the Lon ilan and North-western Railway Company. ■iffou feily said the guard must have omitted to fasten tfo <toof, jfhfoji flew open upon her going to the window,' - " ' ' The population of Iceland diminished 2400 between 1885 and 1888, being'at the close of the latter year 69,224. The decline is due to emigration to America The native fisher men complain that their business is being ruined by the English fishing steamers.

Reports of discontent among the Brazilian troops are growing numerous/ There is now some 30 lads at the Costley (Auckland) Institute for Boys; They are at present all in a state of good health. About ?0 are placed out at various trades, and the balance at school. It is stated there is no difficulty in getting situations for them. A colonist has at last secured admission to the exclusive membership of the Royal Yacht Squadron. Mr Charles G. Millar a son of the late "Money Millar," of Melbourne, is the recipient of the, honor. He was pro posed by the Prince of Wales and seconded by Lord Brassey. I A portion of Station Peak run, Otago has been set apar,t for leasing, under,.the small grazing-run system. 1 The land set apart comprises 20,641 acres, and is di\r|ded into 10 runs ranging in area from 1005 acres to 3862 acres. The following are the areas: i 1005,1050,1480,1700,1695,1815,1910,2840, 3284, 3862. Detective Benjamin arrested a girl named Annie Fraser at Christchurch yesterday on a charge of stealing the sum of £10 from Miss Georgie Smithson, at the Palace Hotel, and also a silver watch,'value £A from Jane Hogan, and a gold ring and other articles, value £1 14s 6d. The accused was a ser vant at the hotel.,,

Mr Cooper, the fourth officer of the P. and O. steamship Massilia, during the voyage from Shanghai and Bombay, when'near Aden jumped overboard to save the life of a Lascar. The act was a perilous one, as the ship was in full sail, and the Arabian sea abounds with sharks. The passengers presented Mr Cooper with an address and 1200 rupees. News received in Napier by a private letter from the Transvaal gives a bad ac count of things in South Africa. A /Napier tradesman who left for that place some tithe ago, after various upa and downs, has come to, the conclusion the New Zealand, after all, is a better field, and he has booked his passage back for this colony. Dr Parker, of the City. Temple, London, is determined to draw congregations at any cost. At a concert recently-given, there, a concertina player was advertised as the principal attraction. Smoking was per mitted during the delivery of the, eermon. Dr Parker drank a glass of water, : saying: " Here's to the preacher who submits .him- | self to cross-examination," and proceeded to answer several knotty questions put to him from the body of the church. This appears to be, almost incredible, but the London " Daily Telegraph "i» responsible' for the 'details quoted. - .{.,.. Messrs Arnold Cheney and Co., of Kew York, w.ho recently imported a Maori Rod which was seized by the Government official for duty, have decided to send back the idol; owing to the high duty demanded by the Government officials. The seizure was made by the Post Office inspectors, who look over the foreign packages mail, and no^ a jot would be abated by them through the idol was to have been placed on exhibi tion in the Metropolitan Art Museum in New York. - : ' ,

Another morganatic marriage is about to augment the number of matrimonial alliances between royalty and the stage. The Land grave of Hesse, a young man of twenty-seven years of age. and stone-blind, is about to wed ft very popular actress of the leading Frank* fort theatre. She iff exceedingly beautiful and of noble birth, being the daughter of a distinguished officer whose death left his family in great poverty. The Landgrave, notwithstanding his blindness, is a most amusing and cheerful companion, a delightful conversationalist and an accomplished musician. r,, ' : , The Timaru Supreme Court was occupied all day yesterday with a claim for £500 damages for injuries to an Jnfant patient in the hospital. The case arose through a j kettle of boiling water being upset over the child, through, the alleged carelessness of a convalescent patient and the nurse. Judge Denniston gave judgment for defendants, with costs, exonerating the nurse from carelessness ; and stating that, even if the, facts were s,\s alleged, the evidence only disclosed aircrrorof judgment, for which the .institution could not be veld liable.

In hi? first examination report of the Wmchmore aided School (Mr Jeremiah O'Shea, master) Dr Anderson, the inspector,' says: —"A good proportion of the children presented for examination in the three standards represented the"£tests applied, and in general the examination may bo taken as showing very fair progress in the preparatory division, very fair pro ficiency in the standard pass subjects, (with | the rather important exception of arthmetic | 5.2) and a creditable proportion of the element of in telligence in the oral answering of the children. Outside the pass group of subjects 5.2 showed very good knowledge of their geography;" . , A new advertisement of the celebrated tea blenders, Messrs Nelson, Moate and Co., appears in our. advertising columns this issue. This firm has attained to a remark able pre-eminence in their line of business, importing over one-fourth of the wholeof the tea used in New Zealand. This is a remark able position to reach. The company challenges any contradiction of this state ment, and refers the dubious to the Customs returns in Wellington for its verification. Mr G. Colegrove, their very enterprising and successful representative, after a short stay here in the interests of the firm's business leaves by the Express for the South to-day.

By announcement in our advertising columns attention is called to special services in connection with the Jubilee celebrations of the Wesleyan Church in this colony. As the year 1890 was denominated the Colonial year, the Wesleyan Conference deemed it fitting that a special effort should be made to mark the year in connection with the work of the church. Next Sunday, June Sl9£h, was appointed Thanksgiving Sunday, and IUI attendants a£ Wesleyan Churches qn tjjat day are invited to contribute golden offerings to t\\e Thapksgiying Eund. Special services wjll be held throughout Ashburtqn district at all Wesleyan Churches and qther preachipg places next §unday } and a success ful result is expected, '„•':•''."•' Another Ingleside meeting was held by the Ashburton Caledonian Society in the Odd fellows' Hall last night', and was very largely attended. In the intervals of dancing, songs were sung by Messrs Kersel and^Millar, two local favourites, and by Mr T, Acland pf Ohriatchurph, whqse singing of "Ann> Laurie " w^b in! » style not often heard in Ashburton, and sq pleased Scottish ears that he had to respond tq an enthusiastic demand fpr repetition. Mr. Acland wa« also gqqd enpugh to, smg, a£ a ]aiep peripd of the (even ing, an English ballad, Wwqh was equally well received. Highland step dances wera given by Messrs Donald McLean, George Morrison, and Andrew McKenzie, and Mr A. H. Shury's hornpipe was one of the | features of the evening* Mr Grant, from j Methven, gave a Scotch reading of a highly humorous nature, and in the broadest of Doric, for which he was loudly applauded, and Mr Minnis's recitation was as usual a popular item. The pipe music was supplied by Messrs Alick McKay and George Robin son, while thij MiBB®B Jamieson, and Messrs Jamieson, Gates, arid Ward, were purveyors of the music for the round dances. A coin t petition for a two-guinea prize offered by Mr Donald McLean to the couple who best danced the Highland Schottische, ended in Mr Georce M^rrip'on nri-1 Miss Mac Donald being <X- *.1 •■! I :.■ w:iii'»s«. ''

The bes,t medicine known is SANDER and SONS 1 EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its .eminent po\vet'ful effegts in (Soughs, colds, influenza,' etc. —the relief i^j^antaneous. Thousands give the most gracrtying testi mony. His Majesty the King of Italy, and medical syndicates*all over the globe are its pigrQjßS, hjead the official reports that accom pany each h«tse. Mosler, MM)., Professor University, GriefswaM, pepflrfg :4r Thg Eucalypti Extract proved magnificently suc cessful in very severe contusions, bruises, spiains, wounds, scaldiugs, broken ribs, and limbs. ("Medical Journal,"'Nov., 1881.) In diseases of the kidneys, either active con- Mutimi or suppression, (uroemai) or albumi mirri,' rdroi»y,'lij,Hargy; nothing will equal in its action 2Sucalyp'6i Extract. Doses, five to six dro^s, Mosler, M.D., Professor., University, Griefswald, reports:—Diphthel;- --ria.' Tonsils continually coherent presenting ulcers" with whiteexudats.' Cured in four i£enday;3, Surgical Clinic of Prof. M^'lntyre, College of. and Surgeons, S; Louis —Scirrhus of Breast—Excision Euoa'r ypti Extract employed. No swelling, heatj or discoloration, Cured iv fouireen days.

A Turkish outrage. BRITISH OFFICERS FIRED UPON.

The officers of the gunboat Redpole have arrived at Colombo from Bombay, and report a somewhat exciting experi ence. The : Redpole, a new gunboat of 805 tons and 1200 horse-power, was built at Pembroke, and is commanded by Lieutenant and Commander Frederick H. P. W. Freeman,\ with a complement of 75 all told. She left Plymouth on the 10th of January last to relieve the Merlin on the China station, but on reaching Aden she was instructed to await the arrival of the Calliope from Zanzibar, for orders. When the Calliope arrived sealed orders were handed i-over from Admiral Fremantle, and the Persian Gulf was evidently the destination of the Redpole, her orders being to augment the squadron there, with the object ;of: stopping the construction of a fort which the Turks' were reported to be building at the junction of the Euphrates and Karun rivers, the latter of which has just been opened Up for navigation by treaty. The object of this disgression from their route to China , was not, however, known on board the Redpole until she reached Bushire, where she met two other British vessels,' the Sphinx, and the Griffon. The three proceeded.together and anchored at a place called Fao, at the junction of the two ' rivers already mentioned. It will be remembered that it was chiefly through the instrumentality of Sir H. Drummond Wolff that the Karun river was recently opened for trade, and the idea of the Turks in • building a fort at Fao . was pre sumably to prevent shipping from going up the river, thus getting a hold on the commerce by being able to levy import duties. The day after the arrival, Cap tain Boldero, of the Sphinx, and Captain Blaxland, of the Griffon, took a steam cutter and another, boat in; tow ; for the purpose of inspecting Fort Fao. As they approached. they were deliberately fired upon by the Turkish soldiersin the fort, without the. sh'gh test provocation, and they at once returned to their ships. The ships had been put in quarantine, but at the expiration of five days the Sphinx and the Griffon went up to Bussorah, so as to be nearer the Turkish headquarters^ leav ing" the Redpole at Fao. When the five days—the proper quarantine period—were up, the officers and men :of the Redpole wished to go ashorg,|but permission to do so was refused to them. The next day, however, the Sphinx and Griffon returned from Bussorah with s an order from ; .the Sultan at Constantinople thai they were* to be allowed to inspect ,thfe fort,jand theyv were followed by a Turkish gunboat bring ing a number of officers to hold a court martial on the officers in command of the fort who had fired upon- the: British boats. The judgment of the court-martial did not transpire, but it is believed'the offending officer, a lieutenant, has .been severely punished.^ s Aii apology was ten dered, and the Sultan, it is reported, personally ordered the court-martial. ; , .■»

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[per pk£ss association.]

"'London, .Tune' 26. A London Insurance \ C6nipany has refused to pay to a widow the sum' of £lo,ooo,' upon the death of her husband; who perished in the Quetta : disaster. The Company allege that the evidence of death is insufficient. '' '" ■■•'• ' . - It is expected that France -will assent with difficulty to the African' ar-J rangemenfc. ■•••• • i . ••>. ' Colonel Fred Arthur Wellesley has become bankrupt; with' liabilities of £30,000. •-■' ••;■ ' ■■• ■■; v- Mr Henniker-Heaton is agitating in the Press for •a f; reduction' of. cable messages to one shilling per word. ' Beklin, June 26 The Triple Alliance 'is ■ being for mally renewed.

AUSTRALIAN.

[per press association.]

, Hobart, June 27.., The infection which is spreading among the sheep is said not to be the Cumberland disease, and opinions differ whether it.is stomach stampers or liver rot.

"Sweating" at School.

A - complaint having' been made of sweating or overwork in the Dunediiv Girls High School, one »f the boys writes to the Press:—" I am; gladl to see that attention is at length being paid to the very important questipn'of "sweating^ (or, ns it is called at school,' swatting) at' the Girls' High School. The girls seem to be in a pretty bad state ; but bad though' fcheir's may be I do not think ours can be, beaten " thia side of the line."' 'We^tobj' 1 have to work during the dinner hour. We are compelled to divide our work into sections —so much to be done at night, so much next rnotning before starting i^o school, and the rest at the dinner hour. This |s the regular routine. Some qf our fellows,,' in their ; vain en4e^ors vto over take the work, spend tneir^aturdays in preparing part of the work for next week; but even this deyice fails to nn'tigate the evil. Now, how can our parents hope to. have strong, healthy sons when they are overburdened with work in tjjis. manner ? The truth of what I have just said is easily seen by noting the number of boyn at scliooj who have stooping shoulders arid white faces, Every trade nowadays has its union, and the sooner 1 tjiere is/an ariti sweating union for schools the better it will be for all parties concerned,, There is, far top, muph home w^rk dqne and tqq l\ttlereaj teaching,'?,, . . , '

FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

The Financial Statement read to the House on Wednesday evening by Mi* Mitchelson, on behalf of the Colonial Treasurer, is an exceedingly yulumi nous document, bristling with fact!,? figures, calculations, and deductions— the first three questions, viz., the facts, figures, and calculations being doubt less correct, while Jbhe the deductions therefrom, are in some cases clearly open to challenge. Already good ground has been shown in thQ debate qn the. Address-in-Reply. j for challenging these, founded upon the figures relating to, the land trans actions of the year, the obvious fact that £he,' alleged extension of §e^tl§ ineift isnpt visible, b'eing^n u'^ansjve.f a^ie reply. In oth.er direption's t^an thjis thp conclusion of Sir H. Atkiiisqn' can ije tF^yepse^ T^h equal supcess, but, nevertheless, we willingly admit 1 that, as a State document, the speech is a very valuable one and, calculated to be of great advantage, to the colony by showing in a very clear way to riders in the Mother Qountry' the} wonderful respurces and cipo-bilitjes of New Zealand, b,u{; the lattep part qf. fixe Statement should have been ppn : tamed? not in" the Statement itself" but in a supplementary paper,' iWinoiu sion in tha Statement proper over-, looking it to such an extent as to weary

and confuse the ordinary reader. The. Budget would have been '*" far more intelligible and acceptable bad it, within a brief compass, set out plainly, and tersely the transactions of the'past year, the present, position, and the proposals for the iuture. As*.to.the latter, it is plain that the so-called sur plus really does not exist ,as a surplus,, but that what has been achieved has 1 been financial equilibrium. That, how ever", on the whole is a very satisfactory position; "but at* preaeni :5 is equally unsatisfactory to find Ministers have no idea of carrying any further the" policy^ of!Tetrenchraewtrwwhich' they insisted upon as necessary when they took office, and which, to give theih their due, they have until lately carried out. And as to the future, it is still more unsatisfactory to find them pro posing to continue the primage duty. This was a . special ; tax, imposed temporarily, for a special-purpose, and ought now to be dispeiised/'Vith. [As to the proposals in relation to land purchase, we suspend anl, opinion until, thbse are stated in detail. Broadly,' the Budget means that the Govern ment have decided on a , policy: of laissez faire —<>f leaving things alone— taking -for their watchword the " »s you were " of the drill-sergeant. Will the country be satisfied with this? We think not.

The Licensing Question.

r PBR PRESS ASSOCIATION.

LoWdok,: June 26.. In .the course of a speech tb^-day Mr W.S. Came, M.P., for Harrow, strongly denounced the" Government' over the compensation .question and again stated .his intention of Resigning his seat and seeking reflection as an independent Liberal.. A local,faction, contrary; to | 'the wishes of liti; Gladstone, will ■un a Radical' candidate against him. Unionists are also iselectirig a candi date, hoping to> secure Mr Caine's expulsion. ' >- fj :.,.

Corn Exchange Report.

Corn Exchange report for the week ending Friday, May 27th, 1890:—The break in the weather since last report wa-s written has_ assisted'farming operations as regards ploughing, but has interfered with deliveries of potatoes'. <*•''*& j Wheat is firm at the prices current for ; the pastifew weeks ; only in a very few instances have sales been made at over; 3s Id f.o.b. for Tuscan (and other sorts hi prop"or£ibtt;)V ?jWhere this price has been exceeded, |there?jwere some exceptional reason for giving an advance on the- quoted. It has been brought under our notice that some market reports in variably'; qu^te ji shade over prices obtain able. " {

Oats are dull, but prime milling say 45. to 481bs per bushel are in better denmhd for expprt'^tc 'London. Even at the low prices ruling'here this is somewhat speou-. lative. . . ,-(,,.;. t-! -. ---1 Barl^y—& good enquiry ' prime malting^any other quality 'dormant. • • Peas—A good''demand for Prussian ibluea of ;good: quality ah'd hand? threshed continues.;..,  ■,; !r>.; ■ '^>-:. • ; '

Beans—Sbnie enquiries for .shipment may be noted at quotations, i. t .\, ' | Rye Grass and? Cocksfoot are both coni^' ing into' "notice'and"values "are slightly 1 hardening. 0 ' ' ■'.' "'•' ' J> ■'' " ' Potatoes—The'weafcHer Has 1 interfered with deliveries, and to fill up spacebuyers .have ,in,s.ome,cases, given »n! additional 2s j 6d ..per. toft t where^ -.they coukl,. tbe sent' down to a steamer at' short notice. . Ifc jis pleading' "to 1 note ' that 6!io exceptional quality of /'this' 'year's crop has already beem. appreciated by our : Australian' cousins. -v{ ■ ' Butteh is :coming to hand in very small quantities and-fully maintains the recent .increase in values. . ..... - ■ COTESE^Np)outside demand exists and ivalues:!are ■consequently { nominal. 1: The following are our quotations for the wesk :— ■■ "

Wheat—Tuscan, 3s Id; Pearl, 2s lid; Hunter, 2s. ,9d\to, 2s ;10d. Chickwheafcj whole, 2s 6d ; broken, 2s to 2s 4d. . Oats—Milling, Is 7d; short heavy feed, Is 6d ; sparrow bills, Is sd; long and inferior,- Is 3d to Is 4d. BXblby — Firs^-class malting, 3s; medium, 2s 3d to 2s 9d ; feed, Is 6d to Is9d. ■ Peas—Hand threshed. Prussian blues, 2s 9d to3s • ieed,i '2s>3d to 2s 4d. . ; Beans, 2s sd.g Okasseeb—Ryegrass, machine dressed, .^s.&l.to.^s.tyd.; (^ocksfopt;—bright heavy seed', ''16 s- to" 181bs l Weight up to 4^d ; lighter, 2U to.3id p,er lb. '. Potatoes—Derwehts 37s 6d to 40s »fe country stations •within twelve miles radius. Dairy Produce at last week's quota- The above quotations are those paid to laymers fpr.i delivery f;o;b. i Lyttelton. Sacks extra, Pot-atoes excepted,

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS v NORTH OF ENGLAND. [l'sß PBESS ASSOCIATION,]

}  * iLpiipqlr, Jtine 27. '■ In' their first innings the Australian's scored 216 runs ; Murdoch 74, Blackham 47; A capital start was made, Lybns and Turner forcing the game, while the partnership between Murdoch and Black ham added 106, the fifth wicket falling with the score' at 2QI. The tail collapsed before Peel and Attewell, and.,the re mainder qfth.e'hatamen/only increased the score, by \5, Peel took four wickets for 46, .AtfeWeU two. for SQ, Briggs two for 45. The. North of England are §4 without the loss of a wicket; Hall (not out) 23, Shrewsbury; (not out) 27. The wicket was , eaay. ; Eight thousand-, people were present.

■-(Received Jun<* 28,' 12,30 ij.mj) ■ In conseqiiencejof the heavy rain to-day, play.was postponed in the match between tlifr^usfcralians aftd North of England, A, id the retbrn ihatch with the Players of England, the professionals will be re presented byChatberton, Attewell, Gunn, [Shrewsbury, Lohmann, Maurice Bcadj Quftife;' 'Hunter, Peel, an 4 Waihwright. '

Ashburton Live Stock Market.

Mr' D. Thomas reports upon the live Stock Market in the Ashburton District for the fortnight ending 27th inst., as follows, viz. :—On Tuesday, 17th inst., I held my usual weekly sale of live stock in the Tinwald yards. The entry of stock wan a small one; biddings were slack, and all classes of stock, hogget* and store sheep especially, suffered a decline of from 6d to Is (3d per head on late rates, fat sheep only holding their own which .they .are /likely, to do^Sjtawucuiklambu made 4s 7d; Btore lambs, 7s 6d to 9s 6d ; *<wo-tooth' crossbrfecls, lls "9& to 12s 9d ; rmrm; 3ii iftdntolfianM-ttinMarinft wethers, (3s lid : • ftft: aossbreds, mixed scxes^los 9d ; fat. cr6sßbtad2+oQth. ewes, 17s 6d to 17s. lldj &«.,' &c." There wae'a very small entry of cattle. I cleared/all mine at from £4 2s 6d to £415s per head. On TJueaday,vtne 24th, I )ield my^usual salo'of live stook at t|iQ*Aslibtfi-toi>. Yards. The entry of stock was again a very small one, ■ the. attendance ,<)f buyers, farmers, and others being about'an ayerajjoV The demand for sheep was much brisker than at tho sale at Tinwald the paevions week, resulting-in the drop whjch then, occurred being fully recovered.'- My entry ebrimsted of about 2000. sheep, of various sorts, all of,.which, with !one..'ixceptioD^.l.sqld »fc values as under :—Fat sheep ran from 6s 6d to 8n for merino e^p^|fl|9d to 13s lid for crossbred ewss ; Jj6f&<M!l>rought—3o9 at 8s 2d, 317 at at 8s 3d, 145 at 9s, 143 at 10s Gd, 106st-lGs^od. : -I. also noticed several other lines.of good hoggets being sold at - fr<Mn. 9b 6d to 10s' 7d ; merino ewes,in lamb, 3s 9d to 6*'4d; crossbred ewes in' lamb, broken mouth', 7s 7d, etc.

During the fortnight I have sold the following- lines of fat'sHeepjTm. :-—4J2 miirid crossbreds at 18s lid, 809 ditto at 15s 6d, 780 ditto at 16s 6d, 417 at 12s 6d, and .221'-fat^e«^rß'at:l6flJM-; in • stores :L' have* sold 610'cro»dbredsewBs in lamb, 'fair' mouth,* '©s^ 1797 mixed two tooths at. 11b,' 600 mixed: two-tdotfas at lls' 6d,104 mixedi'Wo-toothft rt 12s 6d, etc. < For sound 1 mbuth crossbred aw«s in good condition and in lamb there is a great demand, also for 'hoggetff.vndlfafi^fleep. In cattle the demand ia next to nil, anil to an ;' auctions^: a"4«*|e ijard full of cattle is about as'heart breakiug -a job as he'can tackle.'- The fine 1 Has beeneiperienced'tJiroagh'the.wmter, no far, has kept the price of-tetore 'sheep up, ( but it would be as welHor farmers to remcmber-.that a day^ojireokoning may beatha&U^i SUL

CLEARING SALES.

On Thursday,, lMhdnstfe I held a dear, ing sale 'of live'Mid'dead .stock fox Mr HeUy<Hudson*of Elgin;ivho'u&as^ sold his farm; ; to f Mr. Jtyk Mahoney of Willovby.'j There was one pf the largest ijittendanc''' I 1 have' Tev\ir: seen lift af'sale in the district, srijd frpiti the^Htart every .thing went xntii jCswinUj whjch o^ulted in 1 good 'sales' bbihg enetled' 'for erery^hing except one, bri twor of. the horses. The oiily. ; itcm remaining .fJßold ( &t theapd of the day was tKe' traction J plarif, one of the best in the 1 district and .which is still :for, sale.; Matters t were,^eptjprettefinely because Ijetweenone o'clock and'haflTpast five over -600 lots' hid bcieh cleared. Drays. £8 jlOs ,to ; £JL7 p* ■:, i harroH £^.^£s ; disc harrows, £9 75.; B.F. ploughs, £3 to £I*loß ;3F.P., £i4V4hotsWy6ke«,£2 75.6 dto £312s 6d ;dod crutiifr, fkllOs ; drill, £17 10a;;AYianqwinR machine, £8 ; hoggets^ 10s ll,d'f merino ewes.. 6s_,3d : mixed> 2-tooth; 11« 3tV; pigß^?sfl**kch ; cows, £210s, to £4isfi.;, ] younz cattle, 20s each; draft horses, £10 to £'2Q 10s ; har ness, £2 Wto £2 17s fid tot loading!;£2 10s to £3 15s ipx shafting/ j i Sundrief ,fold remarkably yrell. •. r., '$ v On Moiiday, i23rd Jone; J in conjunction with Messrs Bland and' Humpheryi, I held a vei-y successful sale of live and dead siock- on' the farm "of Messrs'.T. -W. and W. Sutherland, of Greenstreot. was a y.ery large attendance and the sale was a: brisk one throughput),'" The horses reflected great credit on'the management as although they wore all old, they were brought forward 1 in such. 4conditkn* that extreme rates were obtained for them. Amongst the principle articles disposed of was trifction,threshing.plant, £600,: Clay'toii and'Sliuttleworth combine, £187 10s; 10 horse power portable engine, £83 ; elevators, £24. Draught" horses, alwut 25 ol them brought from £17, £10 10s, £15, £25 to £28 ; light horses, £7 to £15 ; harrows, £5 to £2; ploughs, to £10; disc harrows, £5 10s to; ,£7 ;i drills, £11 10s to £12 10s; portable.. whares, to £26 ; Cambridge rollers, £8 .'to- £10; reapers and biuders, £4, £li,:" £16,' £17, £18jand £23 : drays, £"14 10s, £U, £7 and £3 os, and a very large quantity of.sun dries useful and otherwise. which. sold re markably well.

On Wednesday, June 25; I held a clear ing sale of surplus stock for Mr C. G. Hawdon of Westerneld, in consequence of a portion of the.estate bavins; .been 4old. Theday was wet and blustering 1 but that did. ■not stop a Urge gathering frainMsemhling, every 'line offered beingeagerly conp#e^ for, resulting in a clearance .wjticfe jovtet W considered highly ; sati^fa<^¥j\ The half-. bred AHemey^ were the fonUroof the sale and were sold, c^lvos £1 each to 30b; year^in"?, £3 lqs to £4 ;. springers, £4 16s, £4 17s Ofl, £5 10s, £6> <W,^-1B«, £7, £7 Bs, £5 and £7 10s and 2 at £T 16s; 7 head 0$ fat steers also; .bwMgft*. "£7 each. " - ■ " .,•- ..••■

On Thumiay, 26th June, IrfceM * clearing sale for Mr W, H. Ford, of Rangitata, whose lease lias expired, and who takes possession of his rew farm (Mawson Bros., of Wheatatone) next week. It was rather a disagreeable day, and being in an out of the way part of the district I did not expect to see a large attendance, but I was mistaken. Briak bidding was the order of the day, *nd everything was cleared at Hhtlsfttctory prices. Drays (oldj made £4, £5 Ifa, £7 ; Cambridge rolfer, £7 10s. ; old drill, £11; Hornsby string binder, £24 10b ; Wood's, binder, £6 ; chaff,-cutter a,nd horse gertf, '£11; tmp; £13' iOs^'harness,, £$ 15a ; cow, £4 17s dd ; 2ofi orosshred. «w««^ T sound mouth; 10s' Mj' i 55 do, 8b Ad j . dmught horses, £8 10s to £10; harness, 15s to £2 10s. Sundries tlaft sold well.

LAND.

During the week I have had a great any enquiries for blocks of good land, but I cannot do businesses tlie supply is nob equal to the domnnd. I have, how ever, sold the goodwill of ksasb'-of'^G acres of land at Wakanui, rental Bjt6d, for £460 cash, Also, farm of 15V f&t&t Wnkanui, at £19 10h qagli. ( Ijhay* al»q ono or two sales pending, 1 cteiawy proving. that there are ijiiYestpruj. yet in New. Zealand who willbuy'iFyou can prove to them JJi»t I^he l^nil will produce sufficient to pay a reasonable rate of interest.

Just nnw, ttftcixrdlng to, a London de^ Myvtchod, May 21, Mr Stanley is full of the ida.a of transporting negroes- Southern States of America to Central Africa. The precise site iked,-upon-lithe Upper Congo forest country, 35,000 square miles in extent, which.:Mr'i Stet^ty eatU mates would provide for each of the negroes of tho South some^hi^g.l^ejL.iltiarter of» mile of land for his inheritance.

ME ASHBTTffIOtf miARDIAtf, SATtI&fcAY, JUtfE 28, 1890.



PnbHo Notices. THE UNDERSIGNED having secured a large block of Good Bush Land at Alford Foresit, an? now prepared to supply Farmers, Contractors and other 3 with any quantity of fencing materials, ▼iz : Heart Posts, Heart Stakes, Sheep yard Rails, S training Posts, and also Firewood. Delivery can be had at a very convenient place, or Orders may be sent by rail from Springburn Railway Station. GREEN BROS., >|173 Sprinsjburn Poat Office ' CL - ARJNG~SALfT STOCK MUST BE REDUCED. •



"PREVIOUS to Stock-taking, being JL, y.wy ' heavily ■ stocked, we have iScidea to hold a; : ';'" CLEARING SALE. y GREAT REPUCTJONS 1 REGARDLESS OF COST. Vjjayj Dross Tweeds lO^d, reduced to ■;■■ Doable width Cashmeres 3s 6d, reduced to is :tw. , Drew Goods Is 9d, reduced to Is 2d. , . White Blanket* 5s lid a pair. " Good Heat? Flannel Is 3d, reduced to • ' ■• k ; Cretonne* 4s lid a don. •-'■■- , Towels from 3sd each. White Sheeting, double width,' 7W. .,:', Women's Corsets 3s 6d, reduced to Is lid White Lace lOd a do*. Women's Large Umbrellas Is lid each. Men's Cord Trousers 7s6d, worthlOs Bd. Men's Tweed Trousers 10s ftd, 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 10s 6<l, worth 13s 6d. BARGAINS. , BARGAINS. W. W. SPENCER'S THE ARCADE.



WANTED KNOWN "Tl JAN TED Known—A trunk of W Ladies Boots, assorted, will be sold this weok at 3a (k\ per pair.— ANDREW ORR. *\\J ANTEDKnoAm—.lust opened new W Jackets, Dolmans, Furn, Gloves, Corsets. Embroiderd robes, Umbrellas Etc., at ANDREW Olcß'S. ' WANTED Known—A great Bargain in Berlin Wools, all colors, nl. 3s er Ib, slightly soiIed.—ANDREW ORR TpOR WEDDING Outfits, Family JD Mourning, and Geneml DRAPERY go to ANDREW ORR'S. -VTEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION.- JLN ANDREW ORR is showing ex actly the same Goods in Roslyn Worsted .Dress Tweeds, as exhibited at the Exlii bition, also Blankets and Flannels. QAA PAIRS of BLANKETS at £i\J\) Old Prices, contracted for when wool was Cheap.— A. ORR. 1 f\(~\ EMBROIDERED ROBES I l/W Select from at ANDREW ORR'S No two of the same pattern. :



SEALY'S FRUIT TREES "X"NCLUDING Apples, Pears, Plums, _j_ Cherries, Peaches, Apricots, Nectar ines, and all other fruits. The merits of all the varieties have been subjected to aevere tests during the last 15 years, and fche stock is now admitted to be the Largest and Choicest in Canterbury, prolwbjy in the colony, to select from, all ■warranted, and at your own prices. SEALTS FOREST TREES Of all kiuds, innumerable in quantity, well-grown and hardy—all kinds, all sizes, nil price*. SEALY'S ORNAMENTAL TREES, &c. Choice in quality, numerous in quantity. SEALY'S MACROCARPA. fTens of thousands in number. A large quantity specially grown for fencing at ray 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 Messrs J. Scaly akd Co. THOsT SEALY, Nurseryman, 18 Riverbank, Ashburton.



ST£H£WS BROS BURNETT STREET, BEG to introduce to thcit Customers and the Public a NEW LINE OF KEROSENE, Which they have just landed, and for which tlfe Manufacturers claim many ad vantage;* over the ordinary oil now in the market, inasmuch as it is almost odourless and (toe, from offensive smell. It is extra refined and perfectly pure, and will, therefore, iwoduce a much softer and more BRILLIANT LIGHT. It will Not Duszle or Injure the Eyes mwX altogether dispenses with the rialc attached to the ordinary lower grades, as well a* being very much more economical ior household purposes, stoves, etc,, etc Although Ixsng a little more costly, yet, i fe» keep pace with the times, we will ! HKTAIL IT at rfcE USUAL PRICES, So Fawners and Householders will do well .in Securing ft Winter Supply, and in so doing we aio 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 Sfcoelsof TEAS is also Increasing, j and we have, therefore, a Better Selection for Blending purposes and to select from, »nd desir i to Draw Special Attention to , our INDIAN, CEYLON, DARJELING I VEKOE, ASSAM PEKOE, and several! /)tliur Varieties in packets or in bulk, so i ustomers favoring us with a cal will re leivo our efforts to give satisfaction. We will be pleased to wait upon Cus tomers U requested and orders by post •*hH be dospatched without delay Ordors c iveict! .v Town or Suburb;j Q TBPHE NS TIROS



NOTICE. TBEES! ~~~ TREES! * I THE undersigned, hare opened a, ) 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 ihavo 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 I Roses and Shrubs. Gardens laid oufc: 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. /—Note the Address—, J. MILLICHAMP, ; Nurseryman, Terrace Nurnery, '. Tinwald. Letters Addressed to Ashburton P.O. w Receive My Prompt Attention. 6tl



John .6. Restell, GENERAL MERCHANT] WEST STREET, HAS now in Stock, and is prepared sell at Lowest Current Rates, — Building Material of all descriptions . consisting of— Rod and White PINES, Boards and Scantlings, Black PINE, TOTARA, KAURI Shelvings, Linings, and Flooring. V.D.L. Timber for Bridge Work, also for Hurdle and Gate-making. sffc and 6ft PALINGS. Galvanised IRON, Lysaghfc's Orb, th« best Iron manufactured. CEMENT, LIME, etc., WIRE, Barbed and Plain, an Fencing Staples. Posts, Stakes, Strainers. CCAL Best NEWCASTLE, COALBROOKDALE, And MOUNT SOMERS. 'HoreeaFeed—OATS, whole OATS, crushed Oaten Sheaf CHAFF, Bran, etc. ALFtO, — Sharps for Pig Feed, and a <^u*n of Barley, whole or crushed STATION AND FARM STORES Consisting of Sugar, Candles, and Groceries, in whole sale lots, and the Celebrated I CEYLON AND INDIAN TEA n its imported state. No t Blendtd. d";HM GBR & CO,, A RE ifci.ng special alue in SUGAR TEAS CANDLE* SOAP FLOUR OATMEAL ' ; SACON & HAMS ' CHEESE GENERAL GROCERIES if tT A CASES Light of the age KERO ! 1O U SINE. The best in the mar ke and GUARANTEED not to explode CHINA GLASS i AND EARTHENWARF. Some New and Choice GOODS. ' • J. ORR & CO



SPECIAL VALUE IN G- U N S 'T N Order to Clear the Balance of ou STOCK OF «■ v n s, We have decided to gire 15 Pel- Cent off During the Jffexfc 14 DAYS. JOHN OM # Cfr.



NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. OWING to the earlier hour at which it is now necessary to go to press, Advertisements to be in time for the FIRST EDITION of tho -'Guardian," must be delivered at the Office not later i than 2 p.Hi. REPLACE Advertisements cannot be guaranteed insertion, unless sent in on the day previous to that on which they are intended to appear*



• WANTED Cask Advnrtt&nunt* under tnit heading, no exwn>diHjlG'mhls t ONE SHILLING AddrMiesmpylWltift at this Offl,"/- \\J ANTED — Experienced Nurse Yx Maid. Apply Mrs Hugo Fried- I.ANDER, Burnett Street. 6 159 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. Sbgers, Melford House. : ,/y i X/.f^LSXM jinown.—A special, pur- V'V chase of choice. Ladies Hate at a desperate price.—:W. H. Coliibr. 4t130 WANTED every man in the County to have a: suit of the Ashburton Tweeds—Robbbt Alcorx, Ashburton Clothing Ijl^rt, Saunder'a 'Buildings. WANTED KNOWN.—The Cheapest Houbs in Ashburtrn to buy Drapery, Millinery, Clothing, Boots, etc., is H. C. Seqhrs, Melford House. rpHE Patent! Candle Extinguisher can X be Set to Extinguish at any time required ; it will save insurance premiums your house and your life, price Is; Sole Agent for ■ Ashburton.- 1-R. Alcorn, Saunders' 1 Buildings ANTED 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. Supers. Melford House. , W~~ ANTED Known—The Cheapesfc Shop to buy Tinware arid Gal vanised Iron goods in Ashburton,-is tat W. F. Hannatorii's, Burnett Street. A large stock kept on hand. Tin and Iron ware goods made and repaired with dcs patch VTOTICE—AII persons found Tresspa JtTS ' sing in pursuit of game or other wise on the Riversdale Estate on and after this date will be prosecuted. J. R. WILLIAMS. Rirersdale, 24th May. 5176



BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY. EKV G. O. GRIFFITHS, of Qwen dale, will preach, D.V., in Schoolroom, Peter Street, on SUNDAY, Morning and Evening. Tea and f§errice olt Song on MONDAY. Admission, 1». Tefy 6.30 p.m. 6157 N.Z. WESLEYAN CHURCH.; JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS SPECIAL SERVICES in connection with the above, will be conducted in all Wesleyan Churches and other preaching places NEXT SUNDAY, JUNE 29th. GOLDEN OFFERINGS are Earnestly Solicited in aid of the JUBILEE THANKSGIVING FUND. : 6 158



VMTIIOUTTIXTW ' WITH^EETM THE CHRISTCHURCH DENTAL .SURGERY, Corner of Cashel and High streets. ■S." M™ AND O°- SURGEON DENTISTS. . And ;it 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, Comfoktable 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 ,3 AS Kcveral times daily for the past ten yoars, we fearlessly assert that extraction t teeth under its influence is perfectly p/iinless and positively safe , Fee for Administration, fr, . ■Extraction, 2s od. Artificial Teeth and Dentures made by ther dentists repaired or remodelled at mall cost. H ours of a tendance —9 am. to 6p. in ookr\ f^ T°lend °n »ppr°Te dWAt)v/Vy freehold securlfcy. JOHN C. CORR, Barrister & Solicitor Burnett St Ashburton.



IST THE • Z NE W ZEA LA N D CLOTHING FACTORY FOE iOYBBOOATS WATERPBOOFB, CHEAPEST and BEST HOUSE in the District. HEALTH and COMFORT ' FOR 30/ ---.The Celebrated Werthein New Hitjh iirm Sewing Machines on easy Time pay ments CW. H. WEBBER, "Tp Manager. Jj



\T7 ANTED a good Cook and Laundress, f V also Housemaid ; must have good re ferences. Apply Mks R. Friedlanpeb, Taocred Street. 6 169 rpHIRD Ashburfcon Social, Orange X Hall, Tuesday,- July Ist, 1890. Music by Brook's Band. Gentlemen, 2s 6d, Ladies free. 6 119



There is now to-be seen in the shop window of Messrs Ji\Sealy, aftd',Cb. n East street, a collection of apples' showing some of the sorts grown at the nurseries, Riverbank, that will repay' inspection by any one who contcin : j-'-;fr- plinHrpr' fruit pl.uit-. V.m iv ;ii<> . :■-.» ■■!.- <.r lifiv iiilV(-n-!it kin-.i-« t-howr., , k l\ ;•'.,'. il.'.n.^ ldii S ' ki-i.|iing Main. Xiii- su>\ ■■■ " ,:. -iii-i ,;,.i;« ill (mi Iliiieo f I:'< y me by'f'.r ;: :'i.>-: i!mi \\u\<- !n< n hlu>\% uiu .V*-li!>i;i ;--u j \ ia bi.t(aOU [A(lvl.



1 HqixOwAy's . Oi^tment.i -4 Miners "and Wijikcra' ii^ Goldfields.—TlUs ivaluable and f : qintnient, is ext^^Y^y(W*, *?»4 patroriis'eil tiy 'such neqple to, ': ycry great advantage. r Beiifg in small cctni^bs it is portable and easy qf application, -^yhen used in 1 conjunction with Hqlkiway.VPills hi accqrdaiice with tlie clear and concise-;direc tiqns fqr uae which accompany each pot and boxj the^rearebutfewof the.diseasett.which; afflict mankind that Avill not yiejd tq tlm saiiativg powers (}f the combined ypmediesj Holloway°s Ointnjeht and Pills do no^' deteriorate b^, WP4ng ,PO£^by change of c^n^t§,vand'^af tth^yjcgnfainlno deleterious" mineral drug, they can be used with the, most perfect safety under the most adverse I climatic and sanitary conditions I



Tt will be in the recollection of the public that my collection ( of, apples shown in Mr . Clayton's shop in Easi atroet, being sixty *ix, varieties, an,d also thjpe whioh took two. firtt , awards the' Diiriedin Exhibition and ' \ariqus other- places, was pronounced to be ■"■ the largest »ncl bert ever •Nbwn in the A»h burton county, I would draw theii atten-.. tion my advertisement elsewhere. As only work on blight-proof stocks than which n- •■ other Btockacanbc relied upon, the rooUof my . apple trees do not require to be washed before sending out. James Porter, numry, ! nun, Alleaton*—(Advt )