Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1890.

It is estimated that in ludia there are 250,000 lepers.

Eighty-four per cent of Brazil's population cannot real

Last year 1356 parsons died of deliriui tremens in England.

Tbe condition of agrioulture in England is improving, and a more hopeful feeling pre vails among farmers.

The Jews in New York oity have forty-nine synagogues, and constitute a larger population than in Jerusalem itself, numbering nearly 90,000.

The Master of the Ashburton Home wishes to acknowledge with thanks the reoeipt of a parcel of do thing from a friend and a pair of new boots from Mrs Holmea for the use of the inmates.

We draw attention to an advertisement in this issue by the Grown Lands Department with reference to lands to be opened for application on the 10th instant.

Letters for the undermentioned persons were received at the Ashburfcou Post Offioe during the month of January from plaoeß beyond the colony and are now lying un olaimed, via:—H. Oranflold, J. J. Driver, George Fred Hall,

We are informed that carriers* are carting grain from Clark's grain stores at Tinwald to stores in Ashburton for 2a per ton, whjle the railway charge from station 60 station is 2s 9d per ton.

Tbe following are the Hospital returns for February:—ln Hospital first of month, 5; admit ed during the month, 10; diaobarged during tbo month, 6; remaining in Hospital on Ist of Maroh, 9.

Boy 3in the Loogbeaoh district who have collections of birds eggs or heads had better realise upon them at onoe, as the Boad Board notifies ie this issue that no more will be re ceived after Friday next, March 7ih.

Artificial gems at the Paris Exposition aii said to have surpassed anything ever before shown, some of the specimens puzzling sven dealers and experts. The ar.ificial pearls were especi ally Buooesaful, no means being found to distinguish the genuine from the artificial except the uae of a file.

Mons Bourgeois intends to oall a meeting at an early date of those interested in the cul tivation of wines in Hawfre'e Bay. He has been in commuaior.tion with seveial gentle men in Franoe on this matter, and he proposes a new system of plantation, by which the fruit will be freed entirely from, the insect pest,— ("Napier Telegraph.")

Our Rakaia correspondent writes :—lt has been trying very hard since Sunday morning to rein, but up to the .present lime baa only managed a few drops. Farmery and others are anxiously waiting for a good aoaking. Madam Fredo and her troupe have appeared here for two nights. The performauoe as a whole is a vary creditable one and worth seeing.

A little fellow of about 3 ( years of age, a eon of Mr X, Sando strayed away from bia play mates on Saturday, and was pioktd up by Mr W. T. Lill. of Nawlands, nearly four miles from Asbburton on Ihe road to Wakanui. Mr Lill kindly brought him back to town in hid trap, having by onaooe when iv town heard that the ohild had strayed away.f torn home.

The attendance at thd Exhibition last week was 24,91b, paid admissions repreEeas ing 14,847. Up to the end of the f jurteenth week cue total admissions h*va bean 424,082, caeh admissions repreeen ing 256,570. The reotipts from admissions, ooncurte, and licenses have been £17,842 193 6d.

The Matron of the Hospital desires to acknowledge with thanks receipt of fruit, and flowers from Meadaoies W. y Puter, Lea, Pattman, Messrs G. Smi'.h, Adam 3, and Greens'add; papers, periodicals ana books from Mesdaiaas Braddell, Quana, Missis Bishop and Edwards, nnd Messrs Golyer and Adam?, and a large quantity of old linen and underclothing from Mrs D. H. Brown for the use of the inmates.

For some days past it has been whispered in tbe entourage of the.Court at Potadacn (cays a Berlin correspondent) that tha Princess Maud, youngest; daughter of tha Prince of Wales, is shortly to be batrothed to iha Duke Ernrt Gunther of Sohleawig-H ilstein-S^nder burg-Austemburg. Tne Duka is the ouly brotlier of the German Empress, and the head of the ancient priuoaly hous* whose tille be bears. He waa born on ihe 11th of August, 1863. and is therefore twenty-six years old.

At a special meeting of the Hampstead School Committee held on Friday, it was stated that the drainage at the Master's iiouee would be attended to by the oomractor for additions to tbe school. Mr Eerr oould only be appointed as a second year pupii teacher. Miss• Shirtoliffe wrote saying she would return to duty by the beginning cf March, and the Secretary was instructed to write to that effect to the Board; also to ask the Board if io the event of the school being closed during the creation of additions, the Board would pay the reut of a hall —£1 pjr week—which oould be obtained for eohool purpoeea during the interregnum.

The public will doubtless be glad tn learn that at the instance of DrumMapr Bollaid of Ashburton woo has been in correspondence with tbemon the FUbjsot the members of the Addington workshops BrnßS Band to the number of thirty are likely to giva a promen ade concert here on Tuesday next 11th inst, ou their way to :ho Band Contest fit DuneJin. Should 'he arrangement be defioiiely com pleted, they will arrive by the evening train on the day named and march from the rail way Btaticn to the place appointed for the Concert. As the Addington Baud is one of the best in the ColoDy a musical treat of no mean order may be looked forward to. h i> intended that the programe shall inalude the test piece selected for the Band Contest.

Madame Fredo's troupe of acrobatics per forruerß, ropewalkers, etc., gave their first exhibition in the open nit last evening, on the vacant ground opposite Davis' Royal Hotel in the presence of from 400 to 500 spectators. Tbe performance commenced with Borne really olever exhibitions of tumbling by Messrs Bocfeley and Dristall assisted by " Baby Lar " (a child of some three or four Bummere) who showed remarkable Bkill in posturing and contortionist feats. Madame Jfredo and Mr Bockley followed with a double trapeze act —a performance, of its kind, we may say never yet equalled in Ash burton—concluding with a " leap for life " which elicited rounds of applause. Professor Tindall's educated dog then went through a series of trioks and the olever oaniae per former acquitted himself very creditably iadeed. An exhibitiop qq the elaok wire by Madame Fredo, whioh was next on the pro gramme, was of more than ordinary merit, and the exhibition was brought to a close by an amusing farce entitled "That Old Hat." Those who have not witnessed the perform ance should endeavor to do so, as we under, stand that a seoond exhibition is to be given tbia evening,

HORSE MARKET.

MR T. BOLLOCK

Mr T. Bullock reports fur the week ending Sa'urday. Marc^i Ist: —3o horses were offered at the day's sale. For the best description of medium draughts biddings were spirited, in fact, competition throughout the sale was more keen than for some time past. Out of the entry ef 30, 18 were sold at .he fallowing yices, viz :—4 and 5 y<sar old draughts, £20 10s, 10s, ; of a lighter stamp, .616; 7 year olds £12, ;aged, /12 up to according to description. Harness horses £6, £10 5* ; unbroken 3 year old of rather a light stamp, £7 103. Hacks and inferior sorts, 15s to £5. A quantity of second hand harness brought full market ntes. -

ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

Tha ordinary meeting of the Ashburton Borough Council was held last evening. Present—His Worship tbo Mayor (presiding), and Ors Guthbartson, Bird, Saaly, Brooke, Kair, and FINANCE. Tbe Mayor stated that the debit balance at tha Bunk now stood at £1411 2a lid; and that the money received from all sources of inootne sinoa last meeting had amounted to £76 19s, , TIRE BRIGADB. The Fire Brigade Seore'ary wrote sub mitting the name of Mr Thomas Birch for aanotion as a member of the Brigade, The sanction was given. A BBOKBN LAMP POST. . . Mr Thomas Thornton wrote denying that h's team had broken the lamp post at the Somerset Hotel. The matter was referred to the polioe, TUB SUNNING TRACK. Messrs Jones and Fierce wrote asking for liberty to run their bioyoles on the track in tha Domain, being willing to pay for the liberty. They desired to use the traok for training purposes up to the 7th proximo. Tbe matter was referred to the Domain Board. The Mayor reported that on Wednesday, the 26th ulc, the Australian Champion Bioyoliats bad held a raoe—bioyoles v' horses—on the traok, for the use of whioh they had paid a fee of £5 ss. Tbe traok had worked admir ably, and although the time made had not been as good as might have been had Mr Maye, been in perfect health, the meeting was i .completely satisfactory,

BUBBISH.

Mr Joseph Scaly was aooorded liberty to burn rubbish on hia section, subject to the usual conditions. ,

THE FOREMAN'S COTTAGE.

A request for repairs to the foreman's cottage, made by Mr Spicer, was refeired to the Works Committee.

WOBKS COMMITTEE.

The Engineer reported that the labor gang had been engaged in cleaning out the water races, etc. The running track had been partially swept, watered, and rolled at an expenditure equal to the labor of one man for five days and one horse for two days.

THK WATER SUPPLt

The Mayor reported that the oonceotion between the North and South brauohee of the river would be completed and the water down at'Digby'a by Weduesday night*

HOUR OF MEETING.

Or Guthbertson asked leave, in consequence of the small meeting, to postpone the motion of which he had given notice, in regard to the hour of meeting.

Is was decided to prooeed with the motion, and

Or Guthbcrtaon proceeded to move that the hour of the meeting should be eight o'olook. His reason for this was that the present hour—half-paßt seven—was too early for two members of the Council, whose business engagements made it inoocveniont for them to attend at hulf.paat seven,

Or Brooke seconded

Or Scaly would prefer to go, home at ten o'olook in preference to h Jf-uaat ten. He was perfeotly Btttitfied with the present hour. Cr Fiiedlander would have been inclined to give Borne consideration, to the motion had it been proposed by an old member of the Council. But both the proposer and the pcioondbr wera v^ry youn^ members of the Coundl. Cr Williams, n bad stated his iuabi fty to r.tteud the meetings if the hour were a tared and his intention of resigDing his setit if (he change took place. He (Mr Friodln,nder) would oppose the motion. Hnlf-paat aevt-n was lete enough. The Mayor w^h w. iv Livur of extending he hour, und deprecated late boura id any oase. Ei(;ht o'olook, he thought, would ue 100 lure.

Or Keir said the new motnbers talked less thin the old mambats, and having uaved timo oq this iteuj, ho thought they should be considered, The Counoil never began business uatil eight o'olook, owing to the dilatory attendance of the members. No meeting or any perfomanoe, except a prayer meoiing ever beg<m before eight o'olook. The Mayor: You don't call this a per formanoe do you ?

Cr Keir : I do indeed, and a vary ridioulous performance too, sometimes. The older members were the most talkative of the lot, and Cr Williamson was allowed very great latitude in ihiß direction.

Cr Outhbertson said there were as good fish in the sea as ever was taken out of it, and the present hour was very inconvenient to two members of the Council. If ie was indispen sable to Cr Wiiliameon'a tuemberahip of the Council and the retaining of his servioes that the hour should remain at half-past seven, he for one would regret losing him, bat it was possible for the Council's business to be transacted without Cr Williamson, The dioOUßsion then took a rather free form, and after it had continued for some time in this way the motioa was put and lost by 4 to 3. THE BICYCLE OTiOß's ACCOUNT. Cr Friedlander moved tbat the Bioycle Club receive a final application for the amount owing to the Council by them—viz. £6 ss.—This was agreed co unanimously. RECEIPTS AND BXPENDIIUBE. The Clerk submitted the annual estimate of reoeipta aud expenditure for the year ending March 31, 1891, which was adopted without discussion. JUBILEE CLOCK. After some discussion on the subject of the Jubilee Clock, in tha course of which it was stated that not a penny of subscriptions had been received towards the erection of the tower. I Cr Keir moved to instruot the Engineer to prepare plans for a substantial tuuret that would oost no more than £100, the amount voied by the Counoil.. It was evident that an ornamental thing was not wanted by the ratepayers. Or Scaly regretted that the Council had not acted in their usual thorough-going way inthis matter. He would rather Bee the thing postponed until the Council was in a position to do the thing properly, Cr Friedlander would be very sorry to see a temporary thing put up, and suggested that it would be better to put the thing up properly to begin with. Next year the Oounoil would be better off financially than they were this year. Ultimately Cr Eeir's motion was carried. BATES.

It was decided to strike a rate of Is per £1 per annum,

BORODQH SOLICITOR.

The Oounoil proceeded to oonsider the schedule of duties to be discharged by the Borough Solicitor prepared by the Mayor and Olerk, and after taking the clauses seriatim, the Bohedule was adopted. '

AOOODNTS, The usual aocountc were passed for payment, after which tbe meeting adjourned.

DOMAIN BOARD.

The Council then saj as a Domain Board. Is was decided to issue permits for bicycle training on the track at a fee of 5s for each individual per annum. After despatching some minor business of detail the Board arose.

" When does tbe raoing season open in this country ?" asked a horseman who had just arrived in New York. "On January 11st," was the answer. " And when does it I olose ? " asked the questioner. "On I December 31at." They have a royal student at the Royal Agrioultural College, Girenoester. He is Prince Kawananskoa, nephew of the King of the Hawaiian Islands. The Pcinoe is 21 years of age, nnJ in communion with the Ohurch of Erg!and. j Chilled meat brought from Narnnbert to i Sydney in the Hu'leoii'a vfttent rofrigorator \ truok was found tc be in splendid oondition, iifcr being kept for 30 hours in tho truck. 1 Experts who were invited to report on tha | oondition of the meat declare that the exneri, i ment ie | oomplete lUCMM, '

THE MARKETS

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London, March 1. The market quotation for 8 months bills is 3 J per cent. The English wheat market is firmer ; the Continental is inclined to buoyancy, and the American has an upward ten dency. Forward business is inactive, and foreign arrivals are email,

T«llow--«Mediam mutton, 23s 6d ; beef, 22s 6d. ...

FIRE BRIGADES CONFERENCE

FAtMS AMDOOIAXIOSr.j

Wblijngton, March 3. At the Fire Bclgadua Ooafaienoe the Ooaara'ttee appointed to consider whether Superintendnat West of the Thames should be awarded a medal for taviug tne life oi Mrd Luve, it w«t reoomoieuded that Ihe Mayor of the Thames be oom mualcAted with, aoklng if West is entitled to a madal. If & favorable reply be received the taecUl to D 6 granted; Am amendment was moved by Captain Miobael, t.nat walle the Association O m meutla the proaaptitude with whloh SoperiPendent Wait performed hii duty; if regrets, it ooald not see Its way to granii a medal. - Tbe Oomm ttee appointed to consider the capltailonj^ae^tton,recommeaded tbat a depatatlon wait on the Government, urg ng the olaiois of the brigades and aak their support to tho passing of a BUI, pioviidiug fanda for tbe maintenance of otlgadea throughout tbe colony, The recommendation was adopted. The PreaHdeai, Secretary Robblne, Captains Barge' tad k Mtohael, Secretary Oooksey and Superintendent Wcterworth were appointed a deputation to wait npon tbe Govorumeat,

A motion that Fire Police and Balv»ge Corps be admUtaoi to the Association was lost.

Lflaonsnt B. Smith wai re-elected Pretliient. It was decided to increase the unmbtr of Vice-Presidents 'to 3, and Oaptalni Soott, Jones, and Adams were elected.

Smb Superintendent Gilbert, w»a re* elfoced SeoceUry, and an hoaorarlam of £10 *»s vottd him Id iidditloa to bla

h was agreed that a letter of ooodolenoe ba Bciot to the widow of the late C«ptalo Llghtfoot of Nelson. ;- ,-:- , • Votes of tbaoka were passed to Sir Juo. flail to- hit Kflsntanceld getting the rota of £250 p'aoad on the Eatlmatea, and to Meaiica Ftabac aad Menteath, MH.R'b, for miaiaiiug tbe Brigade to seaace free pusei fr m the Goveromeat. Tbo OonfocoDce then adjouraed uotll Wodceedsy mornlnir.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(PER PRKB3 ASSOCIATION,)

A STRIKE ENDED.

London, Maroh 2. The Durham miners have accepted an> increase of 5 per cent,

MR KINSELLA.

Mr Kinsella, MfP, has been liberated owing to a technical error in his arrest.

"MR ABINGTON."

(" Mr Abington") is suiDg the Pelican Club for his expulsion. Judg ment has been reserved.

A PROSECUTION.

M, Tirard prosecutes Legaite (i;lc) for advising the German socialists to shoot the Emperor William. -

RESIGNED.

M. Constans has resigned owing to a dispute over M. Tirard's nomination of the President of the Court of Cassation. M. Bourgeois ex Prefect of Police suc ceeds; him.

THE GERMAN ELECTIONS.

Berlin has elected four of the Radical party who have gained largely in the provinces. The Socialists have gained further six seats, The Cartels have lost six.

SEPARATION OF QUEENSLAND

Lord Derby writes that he does not intend to give any opinion en the Queensland , separation question until he is possessed of all information on the subject.

FOOTBALL MATCH.

The first football match between England and Scotland, since the dispute which arose about three years ago, when the Rugoy Union decided to alter the mode of scoring, was played to-day and was won by England.

SOLDIERS EXCLUDED FROM A THEATRE.

Mr Stanhope, in reply to Lord Ran dolph Churchill, confirmed the state ment that privates and petty officers were excluded from Bow Theatre. It was intolerable, he said, that such social disability should attach to the wearing of the Queen's uniform, and the Government had requested the Lord Chamberlain, in whose hands the. censorship of the theatre is vested, to cauiioo the proprietors.

TURKEY AND ARMENIA.

Constantinople, March 3

The Armenian Patriarch has for warded the Porte a memorandum on behalf' of his compatriots, demanding the immediate carrying out of the re forms promised by the Porte under the Berlin treaty.

PORTUGUESE NATIONAL FUND.

Lisbon, Mnroh 1.

The Portuguese iNational Fund is expected to reach ;£i,ooo,coo. During the past two days ;£Bo,ooo was sub scribed.

THE PRESCOTT DISASTER.

Washington, M»rob 1

On the day previous to the bursting of the dam at Prescott. a messenger was despatched to warn the residents of Wickenburg that there was danger of such an accident happening, but he got drunk on the way and forgot to deliver the message.

AUSTRALIIAN

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VICTORIA. Miiboubnb, March 3. A contractors' truck containing 30 men derailed near Hamilton owing . • -uni j to s running over a bullock, and seven of it!i occupants named Walters, Stanley, Dillon, O Brien, Dumpily, McGee, and O'Donnell, were killed instantly, one being completely de- ThcoUii were B eriously injured,

THE WEST END SCANDALS

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London, March 1 Mr Labouchere asserted that Lord Salisbury informed fcsir Dighton Probyn, Controller snd Treasurer to the house • hold of the Prince of Wales, on October 25th, that Lord Somerset would be arrested next day, whereupon the latter bolted. , . TV.. .-> -

Sir R. Webßter said the delay m pro secution was due to the deficiency of eridence.

Mr Labouchere, when suspended, withdrew from the House, reiterating his disbelief in the explanation.

Mr W. H. Smith declined to appoint a Committee to investigate the matter.

The Irish members obstructed the application of cloture to the debate. It is understood Sir Francis Knollys, Secretary to the Prince of Wales, was Mr Labouchere's informant. ■

INTERPROVINCIAL

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Auckland, March 3.

The steamer Wattaka which ran aground on a mad bank near Onehoaga has been floated off without damage and left for

the South to-day. . , ; The AuckUnd Sorlptue Gift AMoelatfon in thelv annual repost lament the con tinned, excluilon of the Bible from the publlo •ohodls, /- , Several Bimpleß of Puhipahl itone re oently twayed at K»walt»ira ihow »a ex cellent percentage of aUver.^ There U an lmpreailon that a Warden should be ap pointed at Kawakawa ai well m »t V^aosarel

. Nkw Pllmottth, March 3

The itrong eoath-eait wind of Sunday bat fanned the smouldering bash fires loto fl»me along the mountain road and the districts snotrollDg New Ply month. The wind increased to v gale on Ban day night and oauied great destruction to feed, and aoras boasea and bridges are endangered. The town la gloomy with smoke and fine ash carried over fro in the fires.

Fatka, March 3.

' A sad aooldent happened at </7»verley bench yesterday. A oarty went t« tb« sea for a bathe* when a boy named Kirk got pat of hn depth. His brother went to hU •Buisttnoe, boti wm onried by an onder carrent on to the rocks, and It is preeamed, got entangled In the aeaweed A youth named Robloion weut to hit •asistanoa, bat also got entangled. Both were drowned. Only one body has yet been recovered, Wellington, March 3*

At the Fire Bugaaea Conference the annual-balance, theet was adopted. A diitooialcn took place re the tr*velllng ex penaen of delegates. A proposition by Captain Gibbons that each delegate and (Officer in chirga of a team shoalcjbe paid cabin fares wte ptflaed. The anbnil ■obsorlption of esoh brigade was reduced from £2 2s to £1 lc

Toe Premier .*b about to^take another spell from business. He wll 1 probably go South and remain away from Wellington tin the end of next month

Rain has set la at last, but is not heavy at present. Had it not come, the town wonld soon have been redaoad to : con densed milk, as the pasture! are failing rapidly, and the tapply of milk is running short. With the exception of one light shover there has been no rain for many

wet Ice,

There has been a great inoreaie ib the auraber of patients nt the hospital. Accommodation h«s to be provided on stretchers. The locreaie la gsnersl and not ocnfiaecl to »ry ptrtlooUr cbmpi&int, Wesxpobt, Maton 3.

A man named John Harris committed ■nloide this evening by ehootiug him self through the baad. A rent collector caled on Harris who went into; the bed room, Uy down on the bed and shot him self, the ballet entering his moot a and pesietrailng the brain. The deceased had been drinking. He was a carpenter single, aged fif'y, a native of jEngland and an old resident of Weatport. The coal export last week was 4589 tons.

About eight- to-night a special locomo tive arrived from O&pe Foulwind for doctors, and bringing news of a serious cccldent to a workman la the qaarrleH, Patrick Oonnois, While putting,a bUst In • hole In the tunnel the dynamite exploded, injuring Connots dreadfaily the head, t:nd It Ib reported that be li not expected to survive. / doctor tmd a prieti left on the locomotive^ ■>■..-■ ; Ohmstchtjboh, Maro^i 3. : A difficulty has arisen between Messrs Whitcombe and Tombs and the Typo graphical Association In conaequsnoe of a circular as to the sca'e of wages issued by the Aeooola ion, The firm hove decided to make the establishment a non-union ■hop, and have given notice to their employees to either leave the Union or reeign their sltua ion <; ' The statement of R. McOonoell, Bolloltor, a bankrupt, shews unsecured liabilities, £412; seoared HabllU'es,, £18,863; estimated amount of securities, chiefly land, £19,670. The principal oredi or Is the uolonlal Bank, £6000.

On Saturday It waa discovered tbtt come prisoners wo king at Kipa Inland had attempted to cat through 'ho match lloing of the building in which they are confined, and tirom which Jonathan Roberta escaped. Two boards were oat through, and • buokan knife blade was found between thei lining and the oorru gated iron of the wali, It In not certainly known to the outiUe pabila who made (he attempt.

Dunedin, March 3

Judge Kettle !■ fco bu entertuloed at a dlnuex by the bar. Tin tx-Hlgh School boys, now at the bar, present him wi.h a piece of p ate. The Sc OUlr leper died on Saturday afternoon.

The " Times " aays that owing to Slrß. Stout having abandoned hla Intention of vleltfng England on account of business HriAogemenis, Btrenu us efforts are being made to indoco him to re-enter political life.

At tho Inquest on Mrs Ad ami, who died In child-birth at Moßglel, tha evi dence went to show that aba «ras attended by a person styling himself Dr Peters. The woman got rapidly w.r-se and Dr Catlan was sent for, hot the case was then hopeless. The hoaband declared he had no knowledge of Peters trying to bring on a premature birth. Tbe inqutat w*a adjourned for % post mortem examiaation to ba held.

The Resident Magistrate has reduced the assessment payable by the Sooth Cnaedln Ooanoil on the Olty gasworks from £3000 to £2412.

Sitting lujsaaktaptoy to-dsy Me Jaa toe WilllaiUß Bospeadect for two je»ra the dls oh^rgo of Jobn Maltland Jooee, of erootor Jones and 00., chiefly on the groond that he had made reofclesß BtMa menta with a view to making oat that the firm was in a batter podttlon than It really waa, and an overstatement in the balanon enbmiitad to the Oolonlal Bsnk, in 1887. : ,

A. cowardly aseanlt was committed on Wood, en old mm,, a resident of' Pino Hill, by a young raitn named Barrett, who waylaid him, and nftec beailng him on the hnad and face with a itlok, baoked hit horm and cart over an embankment nearly 20;t high. Ihu horse wea killed. Wood, jumping oat, managed to escape •erl-ni injury. Wood dresged himself to the P*ne Hill aohoolhouae, wheiehe paesed 1 the night, and was found by a neighbor * indtfitootottagoinUil, '

SPORTING

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MELBOURNE TRAINING NOTES.

Mklbodbkb, M«ro!i 3

This morning Scot! Grey did a good mile and a half, covering seven! urlongs in . linin. 36secs. Singapore a mile and a half, the last six furlongs in imin. 20^secs ; Apropos seven furlongs in imin, 33isec. Rudolph and Dread nought five furlongs in imin. B^secs; Sir William did some good pacing, moving beauti fully. Boz's tendon is uninjured, and Cripps has hopes of getting him sound again with time.

(Beoelvad M«oh 4, 0.15 p.m) MILBOOBtiK. M'irot. 4

Closing prices last night were Dreadnought 100 to go ; Sir Willia/n. 100 to 15; Jebusite 100 to 14 all taken; , Melos an i Chintz 100 to S ; Singapore and Oakleigh 100 to 4 offered.

THE TINWALD BRIBERY CASE.

thp Committee of the linwald Racing Club met on . Saturday evening, when, we under stand, the reply of the C.J.C re the case of the. jockey was received. . The Comm ittee, then, adjourned to meet at Ashburton on Monday. , .  ...".,. Yesteirday'the adjourned meeting look place at. Mr Thomas's office, .present,-:—J^esjijs. iThomas' (in the chair), J. Begg,"B» Gate's, G. James, M. Scott, and Dr.' Twted.—The case of^the boy Ross having been considered, it was, resolved that he be disqualified unit the 30th June next, and be ordered to' pay £S costs of the investigation.

WANGANUI CUP.

! The following are the final payments for the Wanganui Cup!— ' Dudu Lady Florin , ; HUda" '<l ■ Wakatipii ' -• • Patchwork "Ignore r .

LECTURE

Ml George Aldrldga gave » leotucs In the Oddfellows' Hall lait uighi on !< doming looial obapgas." There w»s a very , imail attendance ,o f f„ about two dozao whan, the leotdree began tue , pip oeedlngf with" prayer. He. then entered apon tbe jabjaot of hii leotnre,. expUin \o% that U woald be oooeldered rcom a Blbla etadant's •t.ndpolnt. " The Mel leniam " might perhaps, have been stven as a title to tha addren la preference to that quoted above; the spe»kar'« remark* principally bearing on this eubjeot. - He ooutended that, rightlf* interpreted, the Holy Scriptural revealed that aUinutdy the eacth woald be all taken op under a perfect 6yntem of land natl6n»U»ttoD, when tbe Kingdom of fleavea won(d be let up on earth, and the piomUa mads to Abraham and hit leed wbnld be fulfilled. Some of the preient eylli of ou» dvllUi« tlon were dilated npon, aod miny texts of Soslptore quoted in euppott of the above reading of prophecy, Henry Gsorg* was also qooted, the laotarer agrediog with him that land nationalisation was jibe correct polloy, and that it would d> away with many of %be evili of tbe preient day, ineludtng the mUary of tuiaay among the 9 i■boring oUssea, both in •Rrioultural apd uiauufaotnc.ng distclotß In Bugland »iid \oa the Continent of Bnrope. "A' oollec'Jon to defray expausea was ttken.up, and \s.-h?b ai.aounoed that the Rev tl. 0. 'Btbwa" woaid probably Jecture Id the Hall bhortly, if the deoate with Mr Lsadley did not soou tuke plaa»,

SAN FRANSISCO MAIL NEWS.

ENGLISH AND CONTINENTAL.

Cholera is raging in an epidemic fom in the Caucasus. Mr H. Stanley, the explorer, puts his terms at £60 per lectme. Bret Harte was reported to be dangerously ill at Ventnor,.lsle of Wight, on Feb. 3rd, Ruskin is hopelessly insane. His mind Has. been gradually giving away for seven or eight

years. . ' „ "...';* y It has been decided to erect a dock tower ; »tXidbury, as a memorial 10 filizibeth Barrett Browning. The Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia is dying slowly of cancer. He has gone to lVice, seek ing to prolong his life. Advices from Zanzibar of 29th Jan. say: that several French priests recently met report Dr Peters riot killed,; but alive and; well with his command." " •■-•'■ •-•■■'■

Professor Bokai, of the Klausenberg Univer sity, Austria, claims to~have discoyerd a certain antidote to hydrophobia, consisting of a solu ttob of chlorine, biomide, sulphuric acid, and permanganate of potash, with oil ot eucalyptus. .. 'A lad of thirteen reported to the Exeter police on Feb. 6th that h:s fatherstabbed his mother to death with a pocket" knife, while the lad stood by.imploriug his father to spare his mother I.', 5 The father, then "cut. his own throat before* His' son's eyes. Investigation confirmed the story. , . The Chinese 1 Governntent have given consent to the connection of thieline of railroid from Girin, in Manchuria, on the Sungari Rive>', a tributary of the(Anwtor,'to Pekin; <This has created uneasiness in. Russian official circles. i As';& set.' off. it "itf determined to increase the Russian fleet in the Pacific.

In a conversation at Zanzibar the African explorer, Emm Bey, said the Khedive's officials sent hi^t vagabond officers anc* Poor meu ' so worthless powder. For six years lie maintained his authority against the ex-Mahdi and his followers and the' treachery at Cairo He hoped Stanley would help to make his authority over the country permanent. Emm ieels his position keenly, and considers he,was forced to retire through lack of prope^support.f j:

AMERICAN ITEMS.

Kyle Terry, nephew of Judge Terry, of California, was shot in the Galveston (Texas) Courthouse, on Jan. 2lst r during an investiga tion into a vendetta case. . . • , ' c '

It is stated in commercial circles that J. W Mackay has been offered 19,000,000 dollars, for his postal, telegriph lines, ana cables. Hi> investments amount to about 11,000,000 dollars; "« • ' *•} ' .

Governor A. Nerdie, of Panama, has been notified by the President of the Republic of Columbia and the Governor of the Department of Panama that the Government will • not permit the transfer ot lands which, utid'er the existing contracts'- with the Canal Company, should under any ctse, be returned to the National Government, or transfer of any property which at the expiration of the contract will become national property. , . The v Rev R. ;C. Cave, one of the most eloquentpulpit orator in St Louis, U.S., and a leading light in it, has created a tremendous sensation by .delivering a series of sermons, in which he denied the inspiration of the Scrip tures and the divinity of Christ, sooffed at his miracles and those of his apostles, and generally belabored the accepted dogmas of the Church unmercifully.^ His 'congregation: is composed of the leading St Louisiana and the church is situated in an aristocratic quarter of ihe city. The. curious feature of the case is that Dr Cave being cut oft from the Commission for such heretical expressions, nearly all his congrega« tion followed him out of the fold and will build him a new church, where he can independently indulge in the expression of his freethinking views.

THE WRECK OF THE QUETTA

LATER PARTIOULABB.

(PBH PBB6S AB8O0IAH0I.)

, ■ ~ Brisbane, Match 1, The awful suddenness with which the vessel sank made it impossible for any who were below to reach the deck. All the engineers were drowned. The vessel passed over the rock at the rate of twelve knots. A passenger states that he was sitting on the front hatch with his wife and children when the vessel struck. The Captain called all hands aft, bat the second steward said it was I all right, they had only stopped to' anchor. Terrible confusion ensued, | especially amongst the women. The| colored men were 1 parlicojarlj noi3y and i unmanageable. ' The forward hatch was] blown several feet into the air by the prewuw from below, One lifeboat was 4

lowered to the water's edge as the vessel was sinking, bat was rushed by the Javanese, causing her to swamp. His wife jumped off the ship into the sea and he followed shortly after with s child in his arms. He never saw his wife afterwards. When in the water he wes held by a colored man and in the straggle loßt the child, who was drowned.' Got hold of a boat to which * large number of persons clang, and assisted to get her upright. When the^ water waa baled out, all hands, numbering about 70, got In. The land was ovet jthre?^ miles away from the wreck. The officer^ on the bridge ttrew lifftbaoysoveifboaT^' The officers and men did their best; -The survivors suffered much from cold during the night. A sad case was that |)f Mrs Jackson and two children.. A few weeks ago her husband; was drowned in the Brisbane river floods and left her penni less. She expressed a wish to return. to;^ England and the public subscribed the funds to pay her passaged It "is feared all three, are lost. The saloon ,page«nger named Gape, wbo was lost, on way home to inherit a fortune of £55,000. . He had been working v a laborer at Benleigb. for some months for • twenty shillings/awee^. ;Be wafJw fused a passage as'thei jessel _ wiß^ftll, but induced the Shipping Company f<T give him a berth on payment ofs- £|& over the ordinary fare. / \ ,^^' v^ MiißOUßiti, March 3. The news of the Quetta diflMter ;bJsfS been received with profound regnt and -\ horror. """ _. ;' '' -; ": I*m>oir/ft*m^ " The British. India Company, are east ing, discredit on the telegram reporting the loss of their steamer, (jaetta. " J '' BEISBiKB. Mtfoh 3 The revised list of ptssengen./#o4i others on bo»rd the ill-fated steamer Quetta shows that 137 persons were • saved, while 145 were drWned* .Th«^ cargo was insured for, £50,000 apftfcf^ : steamer for £42,000,, prrodpall/JJu^ English and Australian offices. .y^a: &>s& \ Miss Lacy was rescued in ;a mott^ ; miraculous manner. 'She" Hclungi|6ift*J • raft until mid-day on Ba%das;;*i^J 1 she left it and tried to swini ashore; <&lt§ * 1 current earned her away and,thtn ahf» kept floating without support for twenty four honre, htviDg been in the water^pr^' , thirty-six hours before being sfe«oueW£j| i - --The reported drowningr{3qf;jf^Uo|r Keating proves to beTineprt«^//Hiaw ; was among those re¥cued^ and stktes : that only; a slight";shoclr WM^fett;%h^l „ \ the steamer struck,; aiid 1 iri'abfltfCrii^ minute and a half after the engine*'.! , i stopped the water was up to the :bridg«j , Thestern of the ship standing^M^f^fih 1 out of the water -the propeller a^.^4-^ 1 larger part of the keel were visible." : , Quetta, he says, appeared to hang-in-" [ that position for half a minute, when t she listed to port and disappeared, suck ; ing him (Pilot Ktating)"down with her. > ' On reaching.the surface again the^Dilot > and Captain Renter, a passenge^|;|o|»|i an overturned boat, which they' padotetf $ with their hands and two oars to the shore. About a mile and a half off the shore they picked up four Lascars and towed them astern. ■■'■"•> -?. - ? r? & (Reoeived Maroh.4'^2,p>in,). \J ¥ • ■ Melboubh*. M rch 4 5 'If the bearing of the. rock which the Quetta struck is correct, the Admiralty r chart gives 12 fathoms at the spot The . rock is right in the back recommended t by the Admiralty. , • Miss Nicholson states that the ladies ,

were singing and practising' i>in- v.' th«i£ concert room when.the tessel gtrnc)?,jind^ went down suddenly at the last moment""" leaving newly two hundred peopre $l\ huddled together in the water treading on etch other. By the aid of a plank she swam ashore, reaching land next niorning. All 'through the.,nightyahe^ heard people calling for help, Bhe thinks most of the ladiea were caught by the awning when the vessel was sinking. - The carpenter\«had; ;a £ marvellous escape. While attempting to clear a boat away,: his leg got jammed ftudybp went down with the ship, and when we struck bottom, was.freted and floated up,^

The aa. Quetta was" b'njlt" In' 1881 by •*■ Maisn N. Denny »nti Broa.-, : of Dambar ton, for the Bclttch Indl* Aieoottted Staim3rV ComotDj', Limited. Sba wii p thraa-mMted eor^w, propelled iteaoaef of • net tonnnge pf 2254 tnna, and gtoti 3484. Her bridge deok w*« 39 ct lo<jg, end foi« oisHe deok 26ft long. H*t 380 ft, boam 40ft 3m, depth"»(t BW had nix bustkheads ; b»e engioea •«• of two cyltodera^ etch 60!n »nd ,; 861 ato vw dlnmeter, with a stroke of, 64!n, |nd Wrtt of 500 borsw r"(v«r.*»-" P«pr»"

DRAINAGE

(PBB PMBS . ABSOOUTI<MM - .&

; Whongtov, Mtroh 4, The Committee of the City Council ap pointed to consider the question of drainage, recomifrend lhat a Commission be-»ppoiatod;^ of such skilled Engineers as,the-ConnciljCMl procure to examine the, several model for the disposal of sewage proposed and take nch cvi» dence as they think fit. The population is to be treated as likely to increase to 75,000. - If the.. scheme be adopted, the work to be. done bf the . Councd's staff under the control of a ewuultiDg V. Engineer. The Committee consider "th'tt 1:* loan will have to be raised. s '"-'" t J;:if';:

SUPREME COURT

(per pbkss ibeaoiinov.)

The crfnifn*! mihlohi of tbe^Sapienw Court cpoued tbia inowlog; *»enty-foar owes on thec»lend«^ Ohlef Just 09, Peadergaat, in ad.JrM.lnß ikh«. calendar w.ai long, one" the majority^©*™ csne. were of an ordinary kind and did not call ict many remarks. Airudliftf wr" •* tho oaaa in wbioh a young.nt* Wf^p charged with ttiMemluttdjgjJttfMae^&U literature, h.3 po'ntod out that ths offanoe did cot .consist la, owing •ndeoa** llteialur-j in bi« pci.seuiwi, ot la pHntlQg ir, bet Ja iietrtbuting it. The Uit oon- Ulned a oaaa of a kind whloh had'MTU A beeo before the Court la New Zsaland, v\zx A oharga agilnrt a m»n of.haTWg deserted his vrlfe,' and ( Chief Pend6r2i»Bt cxprowed .his opln|,on that, (a A colony Uka thie, Ifc wai only propet that an offaoce of Ihla kind should ba.mada diotablo. Ha also referred to the cbm In | whfoh the rimer and oooupler. otppjoak,-* --of offloaa on Lmbloo Quay were ch.rgeil^.J with permitting a nalianoe to Mmaln orf y the promise., ronmrking that Jt app.atad, striinge that In the.a day. of boards of haaltb, lnapeb:orß of nnlß«nce.,*«utitetp»l law., etc. it ahould be deemed Becaf B<ryto bring a orimmal, ( charge Into the~ Sopfems Court; and It wa>, be thoughk, part of the focction. of the grand jary to enquire Jnto this. . f , Ptj«dw, Maroh 4 7 Tbe Ortmlnal calendar iillght, Ojm- ;iJ prieiag id j?reß<- nt only b^x ca.»| t ' j^,,« t '|g

TSE ASSBtTRTOK GtTARBIAK, gtrUJRHAY, MARCS i, 1800.



TINWALD COAL AND FIREWOOD , DEPOT, JA /^IOTHIBR haying pur • /\ * \ j cha?ed tin- business of Joseph Clabk from the Official Assignee, Is prepared to «upoly Goal, F<rewooi, j Bran, Oats and ObafE, at loweßt market rates. 0. A. CLOTHIER, J#Bs Tinwa'd. fODD 2AGHUS V/UJ.W •■ \OIM (" What wo do we on U." rWVUt OHBIBToTuBOH DE NTAIi r\ BUBGBRY, * Osshel street, Ohriatchnroh, cast Bobin* Boot Store,and at tho Ortagon. Dfanedin. JL<l>r«rationi at strictly nniform and moderate OonmuUtion free. i. MYEBS~AND CO., ' STOGBON DBNTIBTB. KITBOUb OXIDE 6AB administered < ,'. } 1 AusMtbetlo leaves no unpleMant tfeots, and by its ate the extraction of Bad Stomps and Toeth Is rendered per 'tetly Painless fend Effective. Ad atnlatered daily. Feo for administration it Oai, sa. Bxtraotion, 2* 6d a tooth. Hoars of attendance, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Private residence, 93 Saiit Belt. The acknowledged superiority of AMERICAN DENTISTRY in the con ■truetlon of Artificial Te^tb, tbe most fihiibed workmanship, and replaolng tbe e%t teeth TEMPORARILY ALMOST MMEDIATKLY after extraction, have ■itbHsbed oar reputation, A. single Artlficla Tooth, 10s, complete 4^, Upper and Lower, Temporary and Permanent £1010s; Artificial Tenth and Oentarea made bj other entiits re aoddlad at small coitt, Stopping, Seal ig Perfect and Palnleir.



WM. SPARROW, TAILOR AND MEN'S MERCER FAST STREET.



THE CHEAPEST SA.LE NOW GOING ON IN ABHBUBMON IS AT "The Corner," Children's Hate haft price Flowers at ha f prlca Prints at half price Lsdieu' Jackets at bait price 17 doz Men's Sox (beat made) half . price



i r f SEE THE WINDOWS SEE THE W NTDOWS INSPECT THE STOCK INB DWf>T TflF STOCK W. B. COLLIER liip. Corner.'



BLAMI AID If HERIS Hold Weekly S*l«s of HORSES, PIGS, CATTLE, PRCDUOB, FURNITURE, &o k EVERT SATURDAY. LIVE STOCK SALES tfery Toeaday st Tlnwald and Aeh bnrtpn Yards glUmstUcly. CLEARING SALES TOWN AND COUNTRY According to arrangement. —We have for Sale Privately— Q REAPERS AND BINDER ? OroukM HOLLER, GRASS X STRIPPED



We h»?e been appointed A«ebw lot JOHNSON and Go's AETIFIOIAL MAmjRE, If a HAVE ON~HAND 5 TONS^ ia|i|| Ml P«rtlonl»n of wbloh o«n b ii&d oa tppUotilou, •LAND AND HUMPHERYS



Wanted Known ' Cash Advertisements under tht head ing, not exceeding 16 words, ONE Shilling. Addresses may be left at tbiß Office. 4 5 / AJSTiO) HHOWN—helloed Hoisa' V V "'''l olobq every night at 8 o'clock (exoep!. Wednea^ays'),—H O Bkqkr3. W"AN I'iiD K:u)wn. —" Stpou^-Tsear Bjota for Lidla», Men and o»u only b.< i>bt*lnei3 at W. tl j Oclubr's AN ILL A. Binder Twine,' machine oil, anri *lro. Time is mone> o» the harvest field—the best is the cheapest. —R, ALOOBN-, iSaandera 'iulldlngs. "TITAMTED KMU^N -My Special W Make oi Ladise' 4daap KiJ Gloves, "The Afchburtdniao," b-aided backe, 3s 6d per pair.—W. H. Collmb.



Y^T ANTED every mau in fchu County \V to have a Suit of the Ashbarton TveedH.—• Robkbt 'Aloorn, Aehburton Clothing Marc, Sannders' Suttdings. Mm KttNtNteDV and Mita ■ Camocoo, Mooro Street—Toachew of Scientific | Dross-cot iug Bodies cat and fitted. Dre»amaki;i(? in all ita branches. Biding habits a speciality. 12 69 ajU ANTED Known—ln addition to our V ? ordinary presorts, we shad giv. an extra oue of a good useful basket t< every purch»eer of 20a and upwards. H 0. SioißS, Melford Ho ate, WANTED KNOWN—If yoa want good value for your money go to Melford House Besides our ordinary presents aa additional one of a good useful basket to every purohaaer of 20b and upwards. H. 0. b'EOaBH, Melfora Home. , WANTED, Everyone toKaow—Tust J. MOISOSI bas now in etook » •rge »nfl varied ft?sorfcrn»nt n'i- BOOTS AND SHOES for the Spring and Sumraei Season, Gentlemen's, Ladies', aud Chil dren's, both imported and Uoloci»l; Isr HIS OWN MAKE, whloh OANN)I\ BE SURPASSED for Style, F% Qa»l ty, nod Justness, combined with VERT j REASONABLE PRICES. Ail repairs exeoated prompt 7 aud with neatness. lOtl



Public Notices WANTED TO PUBCHABE QAGE and THYME In any quantities. 3 13 james tasker. Charles Jjraddel Llcemed Lsndbroker and Valuator under "The Land Transfer Aot, 1885 E3TATE HOUSE. LAND, AND (JENEJBAL OOMiIIS^ION OPFfOH!— Bubnftt Strbkt, Noxt "Mml" Officet



ABHBURTONPERMANENTBUILDING , AND INVESTMENT SOOIETf THE monthly and other payments wil be received at the Office, Tancred Street THIS DAY TUESDAY, 3rd MAKCH, FROM 10 am. to 4 p.m.. aud from 7 p>m, io » 9 p.m EDWD. STEPHENS. Manager* w7W. SFEMER'S rS the CHEAPEST HOUSE in Ashbar ! ton for DRAPERY, CLOTHING and BOOTS We Sell lot CiSfl-f.tnal'. profi's ar^ quick retnma, »yd we glva Bterltog valu..'.



Wk!teG..iicO'3< 6i t o.z.n (jrrey Ufcliaoe 2' lid adi JB-an A epleudid Tuvklab T.>wdl for 7Jd Flanelotleß 4n lid a <5. zm Bacnm»r Drew) Goodi 6ji The bt«tqa»lity of PJLtIJSI'S for the least money. Blanket* 9t 6d a p»fr Gingh»m» in pi»iu Ooiotß 4s lid » doz, Double Widih Whi*e Twill Shoeing 1b M c'b Tweed SultM 183 6d (Baddio Tweed .buita 39d 6d A csee of Mhi.'s 0 >l'd Mo e« j ut to hand aligbtly damsged by water wjrtb. 9« 6d, \ i r 7b lid. Boy's Coi'd Moles 2s lid. THE CHEAPEST HOUSE FOR MEN'S CL'JTnIN(* IN ASHBURTON. BOOTS. BOOTS, Men's ahootet'e 10s 6J, Bluchere 6s 11' A really g>od p«it "f Womou'B K-o Booti foi 6a lid, No •econd-hfto.d etook A Splendid Acinrttncat of Ch'ldren'B P^ttjut Leather Sl'ppetß and Buott AT W. W, bpencer's THE ARCADE. UMMSIi 1890 1890 Olktol HOW 1890 1890 pflOW



I ALL DRPABTMBNTB OF OUR BUSINESS HEPiiETE vVITH CHOICE GOODS FOR THIS SEASON. BIGBT..^ For Javenilfi'n C'rthlrc Try tho jN.Z. Clothing Factory For Boys' Clothing Try the JS,Z. CJotnfß^ Faotory For Yonlhfi 1 Clothing Try tha h.Z. Olothiog Faetoiy For Men's Oiothmg Try iheN.Z Clothing Factory for Men's > <asure bnUe Try the N.Z. Clothing Factory For Mercpry and Hoei ry Try ti.e N.Z. Clothing Faolory Fot Blankc's, Huge, and iflanne's Tiy the KZ, Clothing Factory For Hate in tho newest ahapea Try tho N.Z Clothing Factory Wot tho beef v»lue for Keady Money Iry the N.Z. Clothing Factory



ENOODBAGE LOOaL INDUSTRY AND BUY FiiOM THE mW ZEALAND Clothing factory. inspect"oue stock And d)'<wyour own coi.c'usioiis. Wtß. wtißiiKß,



L F, ANDREWES & GO, STATIONERS 1 HALL



Statutory Declaration.—l, Franz Rabbi, Ironbark, Sandhurst, in the colon? of Viotoria, Australia, do solemnly and sincerely deolare that on the 25th June, 1877, my son Alfred, cix years of age, waß accidentally hurt with an aze on his knee. lat onoe took all pains to secure medical assistance. However, in spite of all efforts, on the 27th August, 1877, the opinion was given by Dr Macgillivray that an amputation of the injured limb had become imperative, in order to save life. At this junoture I called on Messrs Sander and Sons, proouring some of their Extract of the Euoalyptus Globulus, and by the application of the same I had the satisfaction of seeing my son within & fortnight out c! all danger and to-day he is noovered. I aiay just r.dd tha it was when tbo crisis had boon reached that the Extract of erred to was first applied, bud I make this solemn declaration, etc.— Fiiakz Raabk. Declared at Sandhurst, in the colony of Victoria, Australia, this seventeenth cay of October, one thousand eight hundren and eeventysetea before me, Merita Oobd,



Rough cm Catarrh.—Corrects offense* 1 ' todors at once. Complete cure of worst chron v casss; also unequaled as parale for di >hth iV'» throat foul breatV t-'.sJS An exchange ,payi the Major William FinuiuDore, forrafir-y, commander .of tin Wanganui Yijouiunty Oava)r>, who left New Zealand some years ago for the Cam of Good Hope, in reported to be now 10 8jOn«7 t WjAm o) Urn BulvnUon Army,