The Ashburton Guardian. Magna et Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1890. LAND SETTLEMENT.

The Wellington Land Board hns passed a resolution within the past few days, calling upon the Minister of Lands to issue tmch regulations under Clause 4 of the L;uid Act of 18,85 as will cualjle the Land Doard to reject from the applications for lands all those that appear to be antagonistic to t,he interests of bona fide settlement, and for thnt purpose to have power to examine applicants on oath, i\s an additional guarantee to th<e declaration required by the. Act. This yecom mehdaftion is well-timed. .The recent Ditnimyism inquiry has shown that large quantities of the Ijest Crown lands have been taken up durinfg the past three years for, speculative pur poses, and not for immediate settle ment. £fy means of a subtle prdcess of duplication i)l application?l, which per mits of endless extension, unprincipled speculators haye availed tliemselvesy and are daily availing themselves of loop-holes hi the " improvements" iqade m the, Land A<?ts by tire present Ministry to seize large blocks: of land intended for small settlement. The present Minister of Lands ; stsinds idly by, and .either .shuts his eyes or /winks at these evasions of the spirit of the public land settlement poliicy. .No doubt he would continue to do so if not stirred lip every now and. then by Parliamentary representatives and indignant settlers, but when vigorous protests and strong recommendations pour m upon him, he cannot do other wise than pay attentibn to tihe wishes of t!td people. The recommendation of the.Wellington Land ifeoard, there fore, coming immediately apon the heels of the , strong deliverance oi the Pummyisra Committee, is a step m the right direction. iTn fthe South Island there is ; little 'or no first-class agricultural or pastoral | Crown land for" ; Settlement; thie iiajority of such acreage is either locked up under lease for twenty-one years, or hasbeen sold outright to land speculators who have m many cases reaped a rich 'harvest by re-selling m small lots to industri6us settlers -who are how engaged m a lengthy struggle to pay oft' the encumbrances upon their holdings. In the North Island, how iever, m addition to fertile lands al ready m the, hands of the Crown, other valuable lands are being acquired by the State from the h.ative owners. These,lands will shortly be thrown open, for selection m large and small blocks, and m order to roakethorasuitable for settlement Parliament hag sanctioned the completion of railway* .and', .-the construction of railways and bridges.? The lion's share of the balance of loan taoneys has been allocated to works m the North Island to open up these lands for settlement, and it is to the interests of every settler m the colony—North and' South—that the best return snail be obtained for this expenditure. This will certainly not be the raise if the land* now being, opened up is >to be dummied as lands m the South Island have been. Tho interests of the South Island during the .past session have been made entirely subservient to the North ; but if the land m the North is fairly parcelled out, and becomes dotted over with reasonable-sized farms and homesteads, tiie sacrifice' made by southern members during last session will not have been m. vain. If, on the other hand, the land is allowed to fall into the hands of speculators instead of industrious settlers, it would be better for the welfare of ■the colony as a whole that the last of the loan money should remain unexpended, and the land re main m the possession of its dusky skinned owners. By ft*r too much public money has been already ex pended m New Zealand m the interests of land speculators and landed com panies ; and jit is to the interests of everyone concerned to see to it that a repetition of past land bungling is not repeated, now that closer settlement has been determined upon m the North Island of New Zealand. We have not much faith m the present Minister of Lands to check dunimyism —he. either cannot or will not take steps to suppress the evil; but we sincerely trust, nevertheless, that the Press of the North Island and the people will be fully alive to their own interests, and bring such persistent pressure to bear on the Land Depart ment that the fertile lands m that part of the colony at least will not fall into the hands of speculators. One of the strongest;'steps they can' take m this direction is to return at the forthcom ing ele^bions men pledged to oust the present^ Ministry-—or at least the present Minister of Lands—from office.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr David Christie Murray gays he has found his true career on the stage, and in tend* to pursue it. Thursday next will be observed by all branches of the Bank of New Zealand as a special holiday. An official inquiry will be held into the circumstances connected with the fire at the old Government Printing Office, Wellington. The direct mail per Arawtt, closes Afc Ash burton on Wednesday next, at 6.20 p,m., and will be due m London on November 27th 1890. At the Thirsk (Yorkshire) meeting oh the 10th, the A ustralian mare Betty won the Autumn handicap, and the following day appropriated the Hambleton Plate. Every man ia fond of striking the nail on the head, but wlieo. it happens to be his finger-nail) his enthusiasm becomes wild and incoherent. > Few ladies consider that they carry some 40 or 50 miles of hair on their heads; the fair-haired may even have to dress 70 miles of thread* of gold cvi ■_>• morniug, Mr Hutchison will be called upon to answer 'twentj/*©JMJ interrogatories relating to the publication of h'xa " Hansard " speech re charges against eertuijt members of the Cabinet. An epidemic has broken out at l*"ootscray, Victoria, recently. About 200 persons are affected, and one death is recorded. The patients are attacked with pains m the loins, vomiting, headache, and symptoms of irrit ant vegetable poisoning. A cricket match will be played on Wed nesday next, the Litli fet (not the 18th as previously announced), betwfcajj the Methven and Asthburton Clubs on the Domain ground. The team to represent the Ashburton Oiiib will be chosen from the following, viz. :— Messrs G. W. Andrews, L. P. Andrewes, Or&nsfMd, Denshire, Uii'Pn, Davis, Grubb, Makeig, Mackay, Rees, Ross, bundle, Sawlc, and Temple. Play will start at cle,v<e# a, m., Mid all the above are retjueetsd to i^e Ofl yfoe growiid j)u»etw*Hy, '

It is anticipated that tho simultaneous . starting of two lorgo frozen moat comyanies m Queriißhuid,-each of wliicli purposes send ing Jlomc very largo consignments of mutton, will not improbably hnve ;. mischievous effect ou NeM' Zcabnd and the other colonies engaged m the trade. Mr Nelson, of Nelson Brai,, superintends the starting of one venture. Mr Carson has accused Mr Balance (whom h« i» opposing for the Wanganui scat) of •wning 8000 acres of the best land m the colony. Mr JJallanco expresses a moat earnest desire to know where thi3 nice little or talc is situated, and professes the utmost readiness to p«.y rates and taxes when lie gets the title-deeds. Tito following extract is from a private leUerJipm jNew Plymouth, the writer being i gentleman well convetvan't' with political matters m the Taranaki and Wellington districts ; —" We are m for a couple of pretty :tiff fights—Egrnonfc and Waitotara. SirJJ. Atkinson is necessarily greatly handicapped liy the fact that he cannot personally do any fighting this time, and it cannot'' 1 be denied that tiie M'Guire party are strong and well organised. They will poll Uie vote of every man favourable to themselves or unpopular to Sir Harry, but neverthe less bo far as I can judge (and I am not naturally of a san guine disposition), th« Premier will win by a majority—well, double that of the last ejection, which it will be remembered was 100. j A complaint is made by parents that the headmaster of the Timaru f'ublic School has g^ven instructions that any unfortunate child whose parents cannot or will not pay the ' stationery" fee, shall not be allowed to dip his or her pen m the ink •wells, and the teachers are forbidden to give such child a l 'scrap of »late pencil. The children w;hose parents refuse to pay the stationery fee are required to carry their own bottles of ink to school, and keep themselves supplied with pencils. The sins of the parents are visited upon the children,- evidently, tor one little girl has been severely caned for not bringing to school the " necessary requisites for school work." i He was secretary to a country racjng club. As so often happens, the club was'in want of funds. A happy thought came into' his head. He took down a directory, and selected a few hundred of the most likely persons, and addressed to them each a note: —'• Dear Sir, —You have been duly elected A member of the Wood Creek Racing Club, and upon receipt of £o 5s your name will \>K enrolled." The following was one of the replies received :—" Sir, —In reply \A your letter, I beg to inform you that you have been duly elected a member of the Bald hftaded Bloodsuckers, and on receipt of 20 guineas your name will be duly enrolled.'- The secretary did not mind this, however ; he had scooped m A'4ooo by his audacious manoeuvre. v ' In answer to. the largely signed petition ;froni Christchurch tor the reinstatement of the dismissed railway servants, the Railway iCommibsiouers state, inter nHh, that certain employees, on the 2nd September last, Reclined to obey orders, and their *work at Lyttelton without .notice. ' The (Commissioners, on learning this, directed t-lmt these employees should be told that they would be .allowed .until, the next morn ing to consider their action, and to say whether they would resume work, and obey the rules and regulations. After cousidera ,tion rJiey declined to do so, and were dis missed!, and no application from them has been .received since. . The? Commissioners have ! i*o gronnds for t supposing that they have m any way altered their determination. Should they do so, the ordinary channel of comtnunication through the local railway I ioffi'cers is open'to them. A most unfortunate accident happened this morning to the Lohgbeach coach. After the coach had ariVed at the chief post office, (and Mr Brown had gone m to deliver his Emails tho two horses became restive, Mr Brown eahfeoUfc to sec to'tli'em but 'wa's jiist !too late to prevent a bolt. The animals '■wen* off at c great pace down the; Wakanui Road, along the bait to Moore Street-, and thence to the bridge, where'they were pulled up. In the 'course of their carcehy'however, the coach was irretrievably rained, rthdthey landed at the Bridge with only the fore carriage and, two front wheels behind them. The other parts of the coach Were left else > where. The accident is unfortunate, to be sure, but it was lucky, m a sense, that it should have happened now, and that it was ! the old coach that was smashed. In a day or two, it was intended to have placed upon ''. the road a now vehicle especially built for the Lougbeach traffic. '■ Within the past few days a number of petty larcenies have taken place m Ashbur toa. One gentleman complains of a tin of kerosene being stolen during the night from hia private residence-; another complains of his fowl-house being robbed; while Mr G. Cox records th« robbery from his trap on Saturday evening of a - considerable parcel of groceries. The last-named gentleman, •who resides near the Racecourse, on Saturday evening left his trap m the yard of a well known auctioneer for a few minutes', and on returning found that at alioutten o'clock at night prowler had paid the trap a visit and appropriated the contents. Several other petty thefts of a similar nature to these mentioned are recorded, and point to the presence of some undesirable visitors m the town. Householders will, therefore, do well to place under lock and key anything of value about their premises until such times as the petty thief or thieves fall into the hands of the fpiolice, whose attention has been called to the matter.

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON—MONDAY,

(Before Messrs Hugo Friedlahder and Alfred Harrison, J.P.s)

Drunkenness. —Hugh Gardener, who on Thursday last was fined £1 for drunkenness, and sent to gaol for six hours for usint? abscene language, pleaded guilty to having been drunk on Saturday night. The Bench recommended . the taking out of a prohibition order against Gardiner, seeing that he was giving way Tery much to drink. The Sergeant said accused was a man of means,' and got his liquor at private houses, but something ought to be done 1 with him. The Bench said they were willing to deal leniently with Gardiner if he would promise to go home to his farm and attend to his werk. Another appearance would deprive him of the option of a fine. Gardiner promised to go home arid behave himself properly m future, and he was let off with a fine of j 20s and costs. A nian who had never been tiefore the Court before was fined 5s for drunkenness, and a farmer who had nofc appeared for seven years, but would " try and not come back, jna hurry," was fined 40s and costs, or seven days' im prisonniftufc, for having been drunk m charge of a horse and cart. He wan arrested when helplessly trying to get) across the railway line on Saturday night, an engine being on the line at the timei ! f hjb v*i all t^ busings. '

Means of Reaching Long evity.

Avoid excess m all things, brctthe pure sir, keep strictly clean, and cultivate an easy conscience, good humour, and con tentment. Above all, do not constantly •'fuss" or think about your health. Medical science shows th<-vt one of the chief agents m producing the effects of old age is a hardening, thickening, and stiffening of the tissue*. It is not un likely that these are more or less cnused by the use of calcareous water, or water impregnated with other mineral in gredients, 'and the exclusive employment of d'stilled water has been advi-icd. As declining age cornea on it h nob well to alter the habits. The di»i,url>;»nce pro duced by giving up even a bad habit, to which one has been •accustomed, will probably exceed the harm done by con tinuing it. A fatal mistake is to loosen one's hold uponlife by giving up one's affec tions, activities, and interests. The un necessary disuse of one's faculties or functions is one of the surest Avays of cau sing their rapid decay. - Sir Uenry Hol land, whom the Quarterly Review described as "a man who has been every where, has seen everything, has known everybody,"published his " Recollections of Past I4fe " after he had entered his eighty-fourth year. In hia eighty-second year he visited the Upper Mississippi and North-western States, travelling by land, lake, or riv«r upwards of 3500 miles m five weeks. When* eighty-four he was absolutely unable to walk slowly, and still shone m horsemanship. Mrs Somerville wroteher " Molecular Science" when eighty-eight, and Walter Savage Landor some of his best " Imaginary Con versations " after he was eighty-nine, while Iviak Walton: did not whojly re linquish hi» pen until his ninetieth year. Vital personal religion hat. been found to be an active promoter of health and , longevity, so much so as to have con- I stituted an element m the calculations of i physicians. -

Singular Application of Darwinism.

Henrik D&hl, of Aalcsund, Norway, was a reader and a follower of Darwin. Wishing to apply his theory of the limit of adaptability of a species to its, environ ment, he procured a herring f rom et neigh bouring fiord, and carried it home m a tub of sea water. He renewed the water daily for some time, and gradually re duced the quantity, with so little incon venience to the herring that he .concluded that' the fiah might, m #the, 'learn to breathe air undiluted with water like the cat arid the man. It turned out as he «ypected, and the water was finally turned out of the tub never to be replnced. Henrik next removed the fish from its tub and placed it on the ground, where it flopped about very' awkwardly at first, but soon learned to move freely and rapidly. In a little while the herring washable to; follow its <najiteri Svftjiout difficulty,' and then it became his constant companion about the streets of the city. CWtt eertnin unfortunate day Henrik had occasion to cross a bridge which spanned an aim of th& harbour. v -. r|?he hOTring, coming grtcefully; along?; v|eem&|sil of 1 danger, how and again springing at the ephemera, for which it had .'acquired an especial fondness,, missed its .footing,? slipped through a crack into the,swater 1 beneath,, and was drowned—" Forest and Straam." : '

Trading in Children's Lives.

Evidence quite as remarkable' sw any that has yet been forthcoming, wits given recently before the Children's '.Life 1 Insur ance Bill Committee by two of her Majesty's ;;judges. Mr Justice Willis, who said he spoke not only for himself but for,, obhef; : judges, said that no one who hadfs|t|ii|^rifinn;jl courts m Lanca shire', Yorkshire, Warwickshire, etc, could doubt that there was m the aggregate a considerable and lamentable amount' of neglect and cruelty practised towards children. He had tried very many more cases of this kind into which tho element of insurance did not enter than cases into which the element of insurance did enter. These cases occurred amongst "the rosi dum," and there could be no doubt that a great many of them were due to downright wanton cruelty. He had no doubt, after making every allowance which;..justice and charity suggested, that there was a considerable number of children m this country who were starved to death by parents who could prevent it if tliey chose. The percentage of people to whom his remarks applied might be very small; but m the aggregate the number was very large. In cross-examination he *ajd. it would be affectation to doubt that "there was an abundance of parents iv ; this coun try who would starve their children.for a crown piece." Mr Justice Day confirmed the statements made by Mr Justice Wills

Cycling and Man Slaughter.

A trial for manslaughter, which might fairly be headed '/.Important to.CyclistSi" has just heen held at the Bristol ABsitosi before Mr Justice Denmari. The accused, a youth of nineteen, was cycling at a rapid rate down a hill m the neighborhood of Bristol, at about half-past seven m the evening, when he r^n down a laboring man and killed him. It was shown that he sounded his bell all the way down the hill, and that a companion of of the diseased who heard it turned to the left, and escaped all injury. The deceased unfortunately turned to the right, and the bicycle was upon him before there was time for further warning. The counsel for the prosecution was quite ready to admit, that the diseased was on his "wrong side " m turning to the right, but this the Judge would not hear of. A person walking, he said^ had a perfect right to use whichever side of the road he preferred^ It carinpt be denied, however, that bj the rule of the road the vehicle moves to the left or, at any rate, keeps on the left, to allow the vehicle coming up behind to pass on the right. Mr Charles Mathews, Avho defended the accused, maintained that the question of pace was of no moment ; but to this, not unnatur ally, the Judge altogether demurred, Mr Mathews was m»re fortunate m his con tention that the prosecution was bound to to prove not only the want of reasonable care but " culpable negligence," and he secured the acquittal of his client. The yonng man was not suffered to leave the • Court without a weighty homily from the Judge. He was told that the law did not give the. slightest sanction to the pre sumed doctrine of "young fellows " on bicycles that everybody, must get out of their way; It is tp be liqped that one of the great bodies that lay down cycle law for cyclists, or both of them, may enforce this observation of the Judge by some practical rule. : » But a few years ago the Press had to plead foi toleration fdi? tho ; cyclists. Every man's hand, and especially every man's wheel and whip, were against them, and there were persistent attempts to run them off the road by the summary process of running over them. All that is changed, and so effectually that there now seems good ground for an appeal to cyclists for moderation. With them it is apt to be the pace that kills. In the dusk of evening they sometimes steal upon the unwary traveller who happens to be of short sight, and perhaps of somewhat defective hearing, with a rapidity that precludes all exercise of caution if he happen to swerve the wron,g way, la there no regulation pace, and especially, no pace for turning cqr^ers an^" descending hills? T.he machine is noiseless, and , when fts |amp « nqt burning ifc achieves

a surprise visit with more success than any other \ chicle on the roar]. In the casie m question it was certainly.no part of the right, of the cyclist to assume that the man m front was about to tnko any pai ticular side of the road. 11, w.is surely his duty, as the' man m the rear, to bo prepared for cither eventuality, and to steer accordingly—-to get out of the man's w.-y, instead of expecting tho man to get out of his way. There should surely be some rule to discouragis the practice of taking hills «t n pace which prevents all effective control of the machine. As it is, |'P»., m#"X cyclists seem to regard Nils as places especially designed to afford them the delights of rapid transit, and, m fact, us only swituh-back.-s under another name. —V.-Bailv News."

THE MARKETS.

[VEX I'KBSS ASSOCIATION.]

Londok, October 11. ; A wheat cargo ex ship Drumcraig from Lyttelton has been sold at 30s 9d. ,; The wool series closed with prices ranging higher than tho.se realised at the July series. Good greasy merinos were Id, good scoured lid, inferior sorts from ! id to Id, and ali crossbreds {jd to Id higher than the prices m July. There is a reassuring feeling on the Exchange; it is considered that the members were more frightened than hurt. Only nine members have failed, and all those are men of small capital. : There has been a fall of sixpence m tallow. The last quotation was 27s 6d to 28s Gd. The total number of bales of wool catalogued up to date is 244,000, of which 125,000 have been sold. In all 13,000 bales were taken for export. leather,, best quality, 8d ; hides, 3£d and 3Jd. _____________

TELEGRAPHIC

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

London, October 10 and 11. It is reported here that Portuguese gunboats are forming a line across the mouth of the Zambesi river, and pas sively resist the entrance of British gunboats. , .The negotiations between Italy ami England with reference to the delimi tation of the Eastern Soudan have failed, England refusing Italy the per manent occupation of Kassala. So far as is known here, only one death has occurred among the Grena dier Guards at Bermuda, and five are ill. Fifty thousand people from all parts of the United Kingdom viewed the body of Mrs Booth, of the Salvation ■'Array. The Government has agreed to ad vance the Midland Great Western Railway Company the sum of £400,000 •for the purpose of the construction of {railway/lines into districts .which are ;most affected,bythe potato blight. \ There is an impression m National 'League! 'circles that ;the 'action of > Messrs O'Brien and t)ill6n, m failing to put m an appearance at the Tippe rary Court, was a tactical mistake ; but the i League; will probably- pay the amount of bail, which was estreated. In response to the request of the Victorian Government, Captain A. D. Moore, of the navy, will leave for Australia on October 26 to advise the .Intercolonial Conference, which meets m Melbourne next month to discuss the question of the defence of King George's Soiliid and Thursday Island. Berlin, October 11. Germany and Austria are parleying with a.view to taking . commpn action m respect to the Jf'Kiriley Tariff" Bill. Bekne, October 11. There is great excitement m conse quence of a rumor that the Govern ment at Ticino has been reinstated. A number of troops has been ordered to the spot. Paris, October 11. President Carupt has sanctioned the release of a' number of prisoners who were taken into custody during the strikes which occurred some months ago. , ; j

INTERPROVINCIAL

Wellington, October 12. The boy Barlow, convicted of the jobbery of £65 from the Petone Post and Telegraph Office, has been admitted to six months' probation, and ordered to pay costs and find sureties for his future good behaviour. The safe belonging to the old Govern ment Printing Office was opened yester day. The contents, consisting of the lenses of a large camera recently imported, a large quantity of chemicals, and ft number of instruments, were found unaffected by the heat, despite the' fact that the portion of the building m which fche safe was built burned fiercely for over ,an hour.' : • ;

The New Plymouth Murder.

[MSB, I'KKSS jUSSOOIAMOJT,]

New Plymouth, October 12. In the murder case this afternoon, G. Cameil, who was one of the search partyj stated the circumstances under which the body of Maloriey was found. Mr Crozier,,one of the search party, and the first to discover the body, stated lie was led to it by a little dog belonging to Carnell. Inspector Pardy gave. evidence as to the condition of Maloney's house after the murder. L. Butterworth, a boy twelve years old; stated that he searched for Maloney on the evening of the murder • but could not find him, J.Jtturray stated that he saw Maloney going, to the recrea tion grounds at 11 a,m. on the day of the murder. A Nativ* named Paruku stated that he did not give the bodts. or wafet coafc produced- to the prisoner. (Prisoner had first staged that he,, got those articles f roar the witness.) The Court adjourned till Monday. *

A Train Robbed.

NINETY T«OU T S/^>OLLARS ARE

Kansas City (Mo.), August 17. - The Pacific Express Company lost $90,000 by a tram robbery on the Missouri Pacific Railway early this morning. It was th© Kansas City limited tlntf fe>i into the hands ot bandits, The train was crowded with passengers,-and the safe of the ex press Company was stuffed with money, consigned, much of it, to a Western bank! Ihe train left Tipton, Mo., about 3 a.m. Iwo mysterious figures were seen by the engineer lurking around the forward 'wet of the tram, but no particular attention was paid to them. Just After leaving Ttyton the fireman turned toward the tender to fire up, and looked squarely into the muzzles of two revolvers m the hands of two masked men. fliey had evidently boarded the forward platform of the " blind " lna ii J^ at Tiptqn, and were crawling qv^ the tender toward, the engine. One of the b/uuhts covered the fhenyin with a re volver, whde the other top* care of %L

"Now you run this train to the Ottervillo water tank," ordered the leader, "and stop there. If you attempt to stop at any otluiT place or i(ive a signal of alarm you'll i.-c a dead man." The robbers placed their weapons close to the heads of their victims. The engineer and liremnn were at tho bandits' mercy and could only obey. The Otfcerville water lank stands m "Robbsrs' Cut," just east of Ot'erville. It was there that the nofrsd outlaws the James boys committed one of the;r most daring robb nios and the Younger brothers perpetrated one uf their boldest crimes. VVhen " Roblwrs' Cut " wa«reached the ■•< engineer stopped the train. " You come with me," the lender addressed tho engineer, " ami you tend to the iireman," he said to his companion. "• *■■-<■* The engineer was commanded to go to the expresb car and tell the messenger to open the dooi\ When ho reached the ex-. I^ress car he found thatthe two robbers had live eon federates stationed at convenient ' places about tho car, all heavily armed and ' with .their faces concealed behind masks. Ho walked to the door of tho express car, being covered by the revolvers of three of tho robbers, and called to Ex press Messenger Sam Avery to open the door. Avery, suspecting no danger,] pushed back the door, andas he did so the; leader of the robbers and one Confederate pushed their revolvers m and ordered the. messenger to hold up his hands. The , order was promptly obeyed, and the three robbers jumped into the car. They.pro-,. ceeded immediately to the safe, which was locked. Avery was commanded to open it, and at the point of a revolver he did so. One of the robbers unfolded a gunny sack, and into it were'placed the entire contents of the safe. ' ■ In the meantime the conductor, at the ununsual stopping of the train, went forward to see what was the trouble. He only got as far as the rear end of the' express car when he was halted by one of the robbers, who told him to go back and collect his tickets. The conductor hurried back to the first passenger coach.' excitedly informed the passengers what, was going on, and advised them to hide their valuables. Money, watches* jewellery, and everything valuable Avas shoved into boot tops,' into cracks,, of the cushioned seats, and anywhere te get it out of sight. The conductor had just warned the passengers m tho second car when the train started again. Tho robbers ■'; had finished their "work «qd escaped. • • ' 'j The engineer pulled the train into Ot tervill,e where several persons were left to arouse the sheriff and organise « posse to pursue the robbers. The robbers had left their track m the mud. These were followed for some distance, ea»fc and, finally lost. A sheriffs posse and detec tives are scouring the country for the rqbbjer3, and, considering their f slu>rt> start, hope to capture some of them at least. ! The exact amount of money and valu ables fitolen ' cannot be leanted. The :agent of the express company will say (absolutely nothing about the occurrence jexcept to give- the st^ry of . the robbery. From other sources it was learned th-t. the money m the safe aggregated about $75,000, and the other valuable property, amounted to about ■ $15,000.-

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

[I'EK PIIESS ASSOCIATION] Tlie» 'frlico Snrvfee. AucklaniV, October 13. A deputation from the Chamber of Commerce waited on the Hon.' Mr Milchelson to-day, and urged that any attempt to securo the extension of time" for the 'Frisco service should riot:be allowed to influence Government, Tl.e Postmaster-General promised to use hi 4 influence with his colleagues and Govern ments to prevent any extension of time, r and leriiaikect that so far Government had not been approached with a y iew of obtain ing such, concession. ', ] " N ' ■' ' Vnmt Ac«l«tt>M.° ' • ■ Fkilding; October 13. A man named A. McColl was killed ion Saturday while bush-felling. New Plymouth, October 13. - The body of a Maori has been found in the Waitara river just below the freezing works. He has been missing 'for ten days. As he had been in low spirits for some time it is supposed it is a case of suicide. ■ . ■>. Atft to Catholic School*,  1 Wellington, OctaW 13. The Roman Catholics haw drawn up the following questions which, will be asked all candidates fox the City: '' (a) Will you vote for payment by results to Catholic Schools ;'(6) Will you declare your intention to do so either in your advertised address or on the platform ?" Th« W«lllHgr«m ltoll*. At present there are very few objec tions to the Wellington roll. A batch- of summonses have been issued againkfc some . saikrs to prove their claims, but that seems about all. A. Church Chair oa Strike. An amusing development. of strike oc curred yesterday. Inconsequence of some dispute with the Primate the choir of St. Paul's absented themselves morning and evening, and most of the singing had to be omitted. The action is stated to be a jwote&t against the treatment of Canon Howell. Obttaary. . ' Nelson, October 13. Mr Joseph Reid Dodson, head of the firm of Dodson and.Son, Brewers., died yesterday, aged 78. He was the first Mayor of Nelson. Mrs Boor, wife of Dr Leonard Boor, Medical Superintendent ofc the Hospital and Asylum, died on Satur day after three days' illness. New Plymouth, October 13- At the Supreme Court the murder ease is still proceeding. The evidence is, all of a preliminary character, and the. same as. at the inquest. Nothing new' has been elicited. Five witnesses Iwvt* been ex amined.

San Francisco Mail

GENERAL SUMMARY.

There is no longer a surplus m the United States Treasury. The disburse ment m thirty-two days up to i3ept. 17 exceeded the receipts by 64,000,000d015.' A fire broke out' on Sept. 18 m a house on Fredrick Strasse, Berlin, oc cupied by a wealthy merchant named Shrichs and his family. His two daughters, a governess, and a maid were burned to death. ■ ■ An attempt was made by a younw Armenian on Sept. 15 to kill Bishop Tadgad Oscancen »s he was leaving a church m Constantinople. The Bishop escaped with a wound m the arm. | fAn official G«rm»n notice has been nub luhed m Batfdmoyo, pennifcttn^ every body to trafhc freely m slaves, and only prohibiting their exDortatian by sp^ Owners are also authorise^ to recover runaway slaves Th« Ar^s are om' joyeel by thw tun» o£ and are openly puwhiuq* An. from A Pwtomen vessel, laden witli kid napped aafives from •■ Mozambique, en tout, to the West Oowfc, arrival at dpe town on bept. J& The Governor referred the matter to. London, being unnble to interfere, and m the meantime the vessel proceeded on her way. : The Government "of France haring ordered a search of St. Marae cemetery for ;the ronmiivi of Count MirabeßU, the ■lioople m the vicinity profcesteJ against it, wyiwc, the exbalcUonT arising, from.-the dwfcurbod srroMil^ would breednn epidemic. lh,is hi*s broken out, as was feared. : to the London 1" Nevrx » » September 11 from Odessa s&to a^ Veritable panic prevails among t^j©. South ' Russian sr»to exporters, OTjing to the*

THE ASHBUBTON GFABDIAN, MOSTPAY, OCTOBER 1% 1890.



SANDER AND SONS* EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.-^ln protection of the world wide, fame pur manufacture has acquired all over the globe, we publish the following:— Hazard, M.D., Professor of General Patho logy and Diseases of the Mind and Nervous System, says m an editorial published m the "Clinical Record":—"We have examined , half-a-dozen specimens of different manufac tures ;. the preparation of Sander and Sons was the only one that proved to be reliable and corresponding to scientific tes^a," Another concoction called "Refined Extract •of Eucalyptus" has made its appearance since. This product stands, according to.Dr ; Owen, foremost m causing injurious effects That geutleman -communicates, at a meeting of the Medical Society of Victoria, that a child living at Fitzroy became most seriously indisposed through its use. In another case a lady states on the strength of ( statutory declaration that she suffered cruelly from the effects of the same concoction. To guard the high reputation of our manufacture we eel warranted m expo ing the above facts, (,im! desires the public to exercise care and precaution when buying, SANDER and SON* (Advt,) 7



WANTED CASH Advert-'UeTneuts under this heading not exceedia SIXTEEN WORDS 1/-. Addresses may be left at this Office. WANTED Known—The "Strong wear " Boot is the best for Men, Ladies and Children.•—W. 11. Cowrm. V T7 ANTED Known -Ladies Stockings ■>V ■ w ith Silk Toes and Heeln m black and colors. Is (id per pair.—W. H. Coixiek. BOOTS, BOOTS. youi foet Dry and save Doctor's Bills, have a .splendid Stock m now. Try ny Dnuble-aoled Shooters. Every puir Guaranteed. Rocket Alcorn", Ashbur toii-Clo'thin? Mart, Saunders' Buildini's. "T I J ANTIJDKnown. - For Dress Stuff's VV Prints, Ac, Trimjnjnc;s to match go to Melford House. Best value m torrn.—H. C. Seokks. ANTED Known.'—lot Sheetings' Tablings, Calicoes, Quilts, Towels, Table Napkins, Tray Cloths, D'Oyleys, •fee, go to Melford House.—H. C. Seoers, WANTED every man m. .the County to have a suit of the Ashburtoh Tweeds.—RoßEitT Alcorjt, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunder's Buildings. ANTED Known.—For first-class Millinery and Drapery (marked cheap) go to Melford House. New Gobds just openedi—H. C. Seoers. STOP"" That" Cough—Flower's Cough Drops are thebest—see that the Maine-is stamped on every ona. H. G. Flowbk, Confectioner, East street. W~ Known-The Cheapest Shop to,. buy Tinware and Gal vanised Iron goods m A.shbarton, is at W. F. Hannaford's, Burnett Stroet. A *rge stock kept on hand. Tin and Iron ware goods made and repaired with dcs patch. , ■ > HENRY^ZANDErT I HAVE just landed ex " Doric "my season's supply of the fittest rrXJttiXTJP SEEDS Consisting of— green top yellow aberdeen, purple top yellow aberdeen purple top Mammoth, , white stone stubble, purple top swede, devonshire greystone, YELLOW TANKARD, Etc, Etc. : ift w q - g5 a' ►> * rJI h h *tf W O « -, •» ■ ■■ ■ M . o-'ir* o 9. ha. m »- ■; °5 5 w',« » 5 5 S "? % *•' '. * ?■ All of the purest quality, and tests can be seen at my office. SHEEP QHEARS. HEEP OHEARS. SHEKP QHEAUS. HEKP OHKARS. All the favorite Brands. WA?vD anti) PAYNE'S, WARD and PAYNE'S, BURGON axu BALLS', BURGON ani> BALLS', Turkey and Washita OILSTONES, Boiled and Raw LINSEED OILS, Ground and Lump RADDLE, Red and Black Branding OIL, L VMPBLACK, etc. Woolpaeks. Woolpaeks. Full size and full weight. I have also m stock, — t GALVANISED IRON (Lysaght's Orb). In all lengths ; and can supply the trade as well as farmer.o. Cement, Cement Stakes, Posts, Rails. Fencing and Barbed Wire, RANSOME'S and HORNSBY'S PLOUGHSHARBS. General Ironmongery Groceries, WINES and SPIRITS, ALES am) STOUT. New Sensou's Teas. MAURITtUS SUGARS, etc., etc., etc. HENRY ZANDER —AGENT FOR— Sun Fire Insurance Company, Canton Marine Insurance Company, National Mutual Life Association of ustralasia. ■ TAMES~~PAIN AND S^JNS 9, St. Mary Axe, E.C., and 21, Walworth Road, S.E. WHOLESALE AND EXPORT FIRE WORK MANUFACTURERS. ; Shippers supplied on the most reasonable terms. LlO, Lls, L2O, and L2o Cases suitable for every Market. The Largest WJiolesale House inthe World II ustrated Price List on application. ASHBURTON AGRICULTURAL AND PASTOIML ASSOCIATION. THE THIRTEENTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION OI 1 Stock, Implements, &c, WILL be held at the COUNTY SALEYARDS, ASHBURTON, ' os ' ' " FBIDIY, 31st OCTOBER, 1890. ENTRIES close with the undersigned on FRIDAY, 24th OCTOBER. ' JNO. J. C. QUAN'e, '■■■ 10 77 Secretary.



Public Notices. Wool \vooi Wool T IBERAL CASH ADVANCES . Made on the .ensuing WOOL CLIPS At the Lowest Current Rales of Interest. GEORGE JAMESON, Ashburton and Rakaia. FHRST DISPLAY ■ OF Spring Goods. ANDREW AER NDREW Vyllll TS now showing a Beautiful Selection of MILLINERY, MANTLES, PRINTS, GINGHAMS, , NEW DRESS GOODS' BEIGE'S FRENCH CHECKS, RIBBONS, FLOWERS, ETC. 2 CASES of Ladies' French BOOTS and SHOES Direct from Franc*. ANDREW ORR. FISHING SEASON, 1890 I FISHTNG TACKLE. Flo ,£' °H| qK L 1890 hT A 1891 XUST arrived, ex " DORIC " from.best t) English and American Manufau- i turers a large and well assorted stock of all Fiahiiifr requisites. Rods, Lines, Reels, Minnows, Flies, Gaff Hooks, single, double and treble. Mountings, assorted Hooks: Waterproof Stockings, India Rubber crack proof Gum Boots, water proof Fish Bags In'jjrcat variety, including latestjjpat terna. Every article of the season at lowest prices. Fishing Licenses can now be obtained from me. ALSO.—New Stock of CRICKEfING and TENNIS MATERIALS. W. ZANDER, Direct Importer Fishing Tackle. Tobbacconlst jind Fancy Good*. Ladies and Gentlemen's Hairdressinj; j Saloon MEN m charge of Threshing Machines experience great difficulty m dressing clean without a considerable ' portion of the grain being blown away with tiie ch»iff. This difficulty san be oft«ctually overcome by using FLAVALL'S PATENT DRESSING BOARD. —ALSO— TFK 12ft SPRING SHAKERS, AXJ» NEW BOTTOM DRESSING APPARATUS, AND New top or SECOND DRESSER with 3ft riddles. These make the old Threshing Machines do the threshing and dressing equal to new machines. Ashburton, 30th Sept., 1890. MR F. FLAVALL, Dear Sir, —I am quite pleased with the Alterations and Improvements you made to my Threshing Machine last year, and with your Patent Dressing Board I cau get through more work and dress clean without blowing the jrain or grass seeds into the chaff. Yours truly, John Hkkdeiißok, Ashburton. F. FLAVALL, Pkter Street, ISHBURTON, JAMES BAKER, TIMBER MERCHANT, HAVELOCK STREET, Opposite Harrison^ Auction Mart, TT'AS IN STOCK Large Supplies of— Building Timber, Stakes and Posts, Galvanised Corrugated Iron, Builders Ironmongery, Turnery, Furniture, and Fancy Goods IN ENDLESS VARIETY. FURNITURE MADE TO ORDER IN AlsY DESIGN AT SHORTEST NOTICE. Reliable Seeds, iH ENUINE Farm Seeds for sale at \JT J- SEALY & CO.'S. Genuine Garden Seeds at J. SEALY ■t CO. S. Genuine Flower Seeds at J. SEALY & CO.'S. Blue Prussian Peas at J. SEALY & CO.'S. Golden Tares ht .T. SEALY & CO.'S. New Turnip Sect's at J. SEALY & CO.'S. Farm Seeds at J SEALY & CO. S. None but Cir/rtfn Atfn Co.'a choice Seeds m stock j J. SEALY & CO.



Public Notices rrORSE CARDS printed with de spatch, m varioim styles, at Mail and (IrjABBIAX Office. , I 'jr\"W^¥WhjroWs' txall. ASHBURTON. THE J,-L Toole Season Commencing THURSDAY," October IC. MESSRS Williamson, Garner n,x\v, Jo. have.much pleasure^ ' . annofWoe the Firat Appsnvinco m A 1-kJVt? 11 °$ England's greatest Comedian,*' -^ . \ M\< .l L- rooßi , Who will appear on the above date, and for positively £3?" ONE NIGHT ONLY The Box I'lnn is now open at W. Zanj>br';«, where seats may be secured. Orchestra stills, 5s : Second stalls, 3s ; Back seats, 2a. Manager, 10 01 MR J. E. MOORE. ""Traffic Bridge~~HoteLT"" RANGITATA. fTIIIIS Hotel is situated on the South _L Bank of the Rangitata at the Traffic Bridge, and there are good paddocks and yards for all classes of travelling stock, with good stabling. The Hotel stands m the centre of the best hfishing district m Canterbury. The Rnnffitftta, Orari, Waihi, and Cooper's Creek are all within easy distance, and thiiy teem with splendid trout. The tables kept can compare with any Hotel m Canterbury, and every accommo dation is available for visitors and fami lies. All liquors are of the boat brands pro curable. Wm. WHEELS AND, 10 37 Proprietor. "WRINCTTASHJOffsr ■ New Millinery. WE have now opened the latest novel ties for the season m Ladies' Hats* and Bonnets, m the most Fashionable shapes and .Superior Quality, together with the choicest Ribbons, Flowers, Feathers. &c, procurable. New Jackets, New Mantles, New Dust loak.s, New Bordered Costumes, New Checked Dress Goo:ls, New Plain Dress Goods, NewGinghaimand Zephyrs, New Prints and Sateens, New Flannelettes and JTEW GOODS m Every DEPARTMENT CALL EAR LV. AND INSPECT THEM AT S. I. AtCOM A Co, EA »S T STR EE T . 10_ SO.~B. SEYMOUR, SURGEON -DENTIST o* CHRISTCHURCH, WILL VISIT ASBBURTON on dates to be announced, and may be consulted tit MR, CAMBRIDGE'S, CHEMIST. 10 17 r^^_____ jTros UTEP II ENS 13 RO S, MARKET HOUSE AS coming events cast their shadows before, and knowing this to be the ca#e, we hnve just landed a nice assort ment of DAIRYING UTENSILS, in cluding— MILK BKIMMBIW. MILK BTEVINERS, MILK BUCKKTS, BUTTER PATS, BUTTER PRINTS, MILK PANS, CHURiNS, &c, &c. In Household Requisites We have Saucepans, Kettles, Pots, Pans, Tubs, Buckets, Baths, Clocks, Watches, &c, &c. IOA.RD3diT TOOLS Spades, Forks, Rakes, Hoes (American nhd Dutch), Spade Handles, Fork Handles, Rnke Handles, and h large variety of other goods m everyday use, iucli as BRUSHES SCRUB, SHOE, BLACKLI2AD. BROOMS HAIR, BASS, CANE, CORN, &c. ALL ORDERS, by Post or otherwise, executed nt once, and delivered promptly. Customers m town waited upon if rc •mosted. Every offbrfc to give GOOD "VALUE and satisfaction. STEPHENS BROS. MABKFT HOUSE ASH BURTON UNION STEAMSHIP COMPAQ V, (LIMITED.) IST OTI CE IN consequence of the Disorganisation of Shipping Labor, the Directors re jrrct they are UNABLE TO ADVERTISE THE RUNNING OF STEAMERS AS USUAL. Intending PaSSENGBRS and SHIP PERS will receive ALL POSSIBLE INFORMATION at the Company's { )ffices. GEORGE JAMESON, A ent, Ashburt • NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS] Ashburton Trotting Racos, lf»th October. rpilß 8.0 a.m. find 11.0 a.in. trains from ( Chrifitchurch on the 10th inst. will, f required, .set down passengers at tho Ashburton Saloyards siding, which i.s opposite to the Raccccurse. Passengers to book to Ashburton. Tho evening trains from Ashburton to Sprin&hurn and Timarti on the l(sth will start at 5.25 p.m. and 5.35 p.m. respec tively, and be correspondingly later than time-table times at other Stations. YAvi'i; Ordinary' return. 10+79 BYQfcPEH,