LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr D. Williamson, of Ashburton, has received advice that he is a winner to the value of £30 in the Art Union of London. The Viotprian Gqvernment iptend to in troduce a bill to amend the Faotorles and Workshops Act. The apples shipped by the steamship Austral, from Sydney, have arrived in Lon don in excellent condition. "yhe Queensland Cabinet consider that the I present'ta (in inopportune time for entering into a reciprocal fiscal aprangement with South Australia. ikrJ. Want, M:P., says that horserac ing in the colony of New South Wales, in stead of being the sport of kings, is becom ing the sport of blackguards. ; M. Jules Jouberfc writer from Dunedin to the " Sydney Morning Herald " of Thursday last suggesting that a " world's fair " should be held in Sydney about the end of 1891. : The leading solicitors of Melbourne have petitioned the Attorney-General to take steps to prevent the packing of Magisterial Benches, which they allege, is, frequently done. The smallest dwarf on record is Luzie Zarate, a Mexican, exhibited by her father,' a man of more than ordinary size, Her age is 21 years, sho weighs 9|lb, and stands about 14in. in height. A duck belonging to the rector of Rain ton has laid a triple egg nearly 11 in in length. When opened jt was found to contain another perfect egg with complete shell. Orders have been given for the work on the Manchester Ship Canal to proceed by night as well as day. The company have. pur : chased a large stock of lights of the Luci gen type, in order to facilitate the work aftwi' dusje. Twelve thousand men are now employed and % steam navvies, the latter supposed to do t'h<? work of several thousand men. . " A lady recently went into a bookseller s shop to purchase a present for her husband. She hovered r,ound for time, manifesting the usual indecision, whereupon an assistant in charge, to help her out of the difficulty suggested a set of Shakespeare, The would be purchaser, however, met this proposal with the prompt remark: 'Ohl he read that when it first came out.'." , . .' At the Parramatift Police Court,. on! the ] lth instant, Mrs Delia Spillane was con victed of an aggravated assault on a Stole child, named Grace Adelaide Clayton, aged eight years, by burning her on both cheeks, chin, and wrists, with a hot flatiron, and was fined £10, with £2 2s professional costs/ 8s 4d cost of court, and £1 Is doctor's fee; in default four month*' imprisonment iv Parlinghurat gaol, ' '

The Minister of Lands has introduced a new Sheep Bill and a new Cattle Bill. The former consolidates existing laws, and gives power to inspectors to deal more promptly with outbreaks of scab. The Cattle Bill alters the quarantine laws, and provides for annual returns by owners.

A somewhat larger gathering than usual attended at the Ashburton Railway Station last evening to witness the arrival of the Southern express. On the arrival of the train some groaning and hooting was in dulged in towards a passenger, a former resident of the town, who was on his way to Christchurch to answer a serious charge of embezzlement of moneys belonging to the Bank of New Zealand.

A man named H. Aitcheson, while walking in one of the principal streets in Dunedin the other evening, was accosted by a stranger and asked the time. Aitcheson took out bis watch and answered " Eight o'clock," when the stranger suddenly seized the watch, and attempted to make,off. A scuffle ensued, in the course of. which the would-be Irobber was knocked down and the watch taken from him., Aitcheson attempted to detain the.'man,' who, however, escaped from his clutches and decamped. v ' -"' •' ' ••

• A team of eight greys, with a Cobb's mail' coach attached, were' driven 1 through the streets of Ballarat last week by Mr Devihejl better known to early diggers and old resi dents of Ballarat as " Cabbagetree Ned.". The vehicle carried as passengers a numbW of leading residents of Ballarat and district, each of whom paid one guineajffoxi the privilege of riding in a coach drawn by a team driven by a man who in the early days ofthe diggings was " the king of the road" between Geelong and Ballarat;

Young Australians in England know how to make the money spin that their fathers hardly earned in the colonies. F,or instance a young devotee of sport, W. H. Mackenzie by ,na«ie, • drove a coach, ;'\ The' Rachel, 1? evtiry day between London ;and Brighton; This'year'he'clrives a coach and four between London and Colchester, doing tlfe 60 miles in six hours. He has 50 horses on the line. One portion of th&- journey he treats his passengers to a galloping stage, his team- Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—going at uhe rate of 16 miles an hour. r At the Wesleyan Church at Willowby, on the 18th inst, Mr Thomaa Wheeler (organist of the Church) was united in wedlock to Mary Jane Hayman. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. N. Buttle, the bride being given away by her father." The bride was tastefully dressed in white cash mere, trimmed with white plush, swansdown and veil with orange blossoms'. The brides maids were! the Misses- Low and Hayman^ who were prettily dressed. Mr R. Maxwell acted in the capacity of groomsman, and Mr W. C. Ford officiated as organist. Mr Wheeler has for many years held the position of* organist in the above named church. After the ceremony a number of guests re paired to the house of Mr Thomas Hayman, where the breakfast was spread. During" the afternon the bride and bridegroom left for Chrlstchurch.

 ?.* The " Picturesque Atlas " men are Having a very lively time of it just now, and from accounts to hand there should -be!a few va cancies soon on the staff. In New South Wales getting bludgeoned and kicked out of doors seem to be a regular part of the day'B routine. In one, instance a canvasser was beaten over the head with a revolver, merely because he refused to leave a settler's premises quickly enough when ordered. Coming nearer home, we find that the pro prietors of a contemporary not only refused to pay for the.big picture book but actually went for the " fiend " and rolled him of the premises. Whatever the law may be on the subject, there is very little doubt that in very many instances unscrupulous tactics were resorted +o in order to obtain signa tures. To hand over £10' 103 without a struggle under such circumstances would be little else than a condonation of such rascality. — "■ Tuapeku Times."

The annual education report (the thir teenth) was presented to Parliament oh Thursday. It is, as.usual, very voluminous. The increase of children attending the State schools is reported as "normal." It is.esti mated that'ls,ooo new pupils will have to be provided for annually. The school attend ance for the year was. 115,456, an increase of 2771. The number of t^he&is wan 1115, with a mean average attendance of 81, The numbey of teachers was 3058, the aggregate of all salaries being £295,23,7: The highest salary was £506 ; there were five, of £400 and upwards, 59 of ;G3QQ and upward, 215 of €2OO and upward, 1Q22 of £100 and upward and 077 (beside sowing mistresses and pupil teachers) roeaiving le3B than £100. The Sumner Deaf Mute School had 62 pupils, the same number as in the previous year. The cost was £3253, of which'£2s3 was'con tributed by parents of pupils. Th,e. inmates of Industrial Schools have d,ejoi"eased in num ber from 1158 two vaavsbgQto 1054. Of the 169 children, received during the year 07 were committed as "• destitute_'* and 4? as. "uncontrollable."—"New Zealand Times."

Sir Rober-t Stout, speaking- at Oamaru the other e,von.ing, said the present Government for the sake of getting revenue, had parted with the perpetual leasQ Byte.m, but with the growth o,f labor unions and other factors he expected to see the same thing as existed in Amorioa—rthe State holding the mouoply of lands in its own hands. The oveirthrqw of the Stout-Vogel party's village settlement scheme had hindered the progress of the colony. The present Government had not given due attention to the settlement bona fide settlers on the land," but had* by their cash sales opened the. lands to all and sundry, The, Midland Railway Company had got a better contract from the present Government than^'fpoiii the Stout-Vogel Government, The present Government had granted concessions to the company that would cost the colony three-quarters of a million of money, besides giving 40<per cent, of the earnings of the railway to the com pany. He charged the present Government with sacrificing this to the demands of the company. The speaker dwejt' on the good that would follow the State keeping posses sion of the lands of the colony, and concluded his address amidst much cheering.

Twenty-four years ago the first horse butcher in Paris opened a shop for the sale of horse-flesh. Such has become the popularity of this kind of meat that, at the present time, there are about ,140: horse-flesh shops in the department of the Seine, It appears that there are something like 20,000 horses killed every year in Paris for food. The price of the flesh is only about half that of ordinary meat. The latest news. is. that Berlin is following the example of Paris in the horse-flesh business. In England, too, there is now a large amount of this flesh sold for human food. Manchester butchers have stated that quite a lot of horse-flesh comes to their city from Oldham and from Brad ford, while a good deal is sent from New castle to London. From Glasgow it is exported to Stockholm, where it is said to be manufactured into German and Russian polonies. The fat is '. frequently removed from the meat, and beef fat or mutton fat skewered on to the lean in its placa. ' The horse-slaughterer pays about £1 a horse. Glue, combs, etc., are made from the hoofs, the hafts of knivea from the shank-bones, and Prussian blue from the entrails. The skin brings in about 12s or 15s, and a horse is Avorth to the slaughterer about four or five times as miich as he pays for it.

The following is a copy of a telegram sent by Mr Kennedy, Managing Director of the Grey Valley Coal Company, to Mr Bishop, mine manager of the same body:— *'The late changes in the arrangements' with the miners are making the weekly loss'ab serious that it is impossible to continue it. ' Consult the: Miners' Association when they could' meet nic to discuss the position. I will come down immediately. Ask the Association to consider the matter in all its bearings, as a collapse would be ruinous to all concerned, the district included. We are willing to work the mines on co-operative principles, or any way they wish, so that the basis of working will be equitable." The Melbourne correspondent of a Southern comtemporary says:—"Recentlyin GiipPß" land, tne aboriginal, King Barak, chief of the Yarra or Melbourne tribe, iri-i V-y r-ifiw right and' title King of M< 'i-^jrn.l, y.i united. in the holy bonds of matrimony acoording to the laws of the country to a native woman, a widow. King Barak, who is the only survivor of his tribe, is a very intelligent man,: He was,, present, at the landing of Batman, and was on friendly terms with both Batman and Fawkner; and, in fact, was always on f-:mdly t-rrirr with the white men. Hisf!t:-.r \.,,■(■:.;. ■" of the tribe before him, and at the time of Bat man's landing King Barak . was only a boy, but he remembers the incident well. The hew queen was a widow with one daughter, and when the ceremony was over the bride wept. :,,On being asked the cause of the tears she replied, " One has to, weep, when one gets .married. " , The. newly-married pair are to'live at Coranderrk. The party, according to the pass franking them on the railways, will consist of " King Barak, his queen, and her daughter tihe princess, with royal attendant, Charley Foster.' ' The people of Mount Somers and district, and residents along the Mount Somera rail way line, are about to lose the services of a most obliging, .painstaking, and efficient izuard (tin the person of Mr,vßowland' Hill. Mr Hill has been guard on'the Mount Somers line for several years, and haa had to dis charge all sorts of duties along its complete length. There are no stationmasters at any of > the stations along the line, in some cases not even shelter sheds, and even at the Springburn terminus there i3 no resident statibnmater. ;'ln spite of all this, however, thanks to Mr Hill's tact and discretion, the traffic of the line, both passengers and goods, has been carried on witnout any very serious complaint or irregularity—considering the somewhat " upcountry " arrangements. In consequence of Mr Hill's attention to his duty, and his care for the comfort and con venience of both passengers and traders, he has long been popular with the people in the district, and the news of his departure"; will be received with great regret. Mr Hill leaves the Mount Somers line to take up the running between 'Chrisichurch. s(hd South bridge, making his last run to Mount Somers this evening., ■He f will be succeeded on the branch; by ■ Guard Smith, from Timaru, a young man not unknown in Ashburton, and wh;o has made a favorable record already on the main line.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

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New Plymouth, June 24,

A prisoner in the local gaol named William' Mahew, who : had been com mitted for vagrancy, was found to be making a.rope to hang himself. He;is thought to be insane.

Westport, June 24. \

Lawrie, the bankrupt sentenced to two months' imprisonment, was released from custody at Hokitika this'morning, the warrant being bad.

Dunedin, June 24,

Rev A. Mackay has resigned the charge of Gore Presbyterian congregation, having accepced a call to Australia.

The death is announced of Henry Dencli, one of the earliest settlers in Port Chalmers.

Mr Arthur Burns contests the Taieri seat.

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS v YORKSHIRE,

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London, Juno 23. ' , Twelve thousand people were present to-day to witness the cricket match be-, tween the Australians and Yorkshire County. ' Charlton and Burns are not playing in this match.! The'first eight wiqke.ta, of, the Australians fell for 76, when' Barrett' and Ferris got together,; and before a separation was effected had added 94 to the score, the t innings closing for 177. Barrett adopted stonewalling tactics,, and was at the wickets three and a half hours for 61 runs, while Ferris carried out his bat for a plucky innings of 48. Turner made 23, and Gregory 11. The number of extras was 16, so the re maining batsmen only put on 18 runs between them. In their first inning's Yorkshire had lost three wickets for 13 runs, but then ■ a stand fas made, and when' stumps were drawn for the day tl^e score stood at 63 without any further loss.

The Australian cricketers are negotiat ing to spend fifty days at the Cape after completing, their English tour. , They propose to play eight matches in all it Capetown, Natal, Kimberley, and Port Elizabeth.

ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT.

THE CHARGES AGAINST MR D. H. BROWN.

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Christchu&ch, June 25: '

• David, Hastings Brown' was to-day charged, on the information of James Embling, Manager of the Bank of New Zealand, with embezzling £124 6s, the ; moneys of the Bank. ; iThe alleged em bezzlement was stated to have taken place in January last.

Mr Fisher appeared for the Bank, and Mr Stringer for the accused. Mr Fisher said he was not prepared to go on, as the evidence would take some time to work up, arid asked for a remand for eight days.

Mr Stringer did not object, and a re mand was granted till July 3rd. Bail was allowed, accused in £500, and two sureties of £250 each.

The Timaru correspondent of the "Lyttelton Times" writes:—"A pro found sensation of regret was caused when it became known that Mr Brown, one of the proprietors of the Belford Mill, was arrested for embezzlement, as Mr Brown, during the short time he has resided here, has made many friends by his kind and courteous and straightfor ward manner, and has always shown himself open to do kind and generous actions when he was convinced that they would do good. It is confidently thought that the whole unfortunate affair will be cleared up iv due course in a satisfactory manner."

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1890.

The New Zealand Exhibition, like similar undertakings, attracted unde sirable as well as desirable visitors to the colony. Fortunately the undesir able class were in a very pronounced minority, and the few who did make their appearance were so carefully! " shadowed " by the police that their potency for mischief was, reduced to a. minimum.. The police records cf the city while the Exhibition was being held were not much larger, than usual, and the class of offences dealt with were not of an exceptionally serious nature. This fact may be taken as a guarantee that, from some cause best known. to the fraternity themselves,- New Zealand is not looked upon as a suitable field for the burglar, footpad, pickpocket, or others of the criminal class. Whether these undesirable persons think the colony is so heavily' in debt, and has to send so much home regularly for interest, that there is nothing left worth stealing; pr whether they recognise that ,< our police and detective force is too well organised for a law-breaker to carry on operations profitably, it is impossible ,to say; but the fact remains that only a very limited number of the "profession" honored our shores with a visit. The 1 few, however, who did come, appear -to, have a desire to: remain, and combine " business " pleasure. They have made their presence felt by the circula tion of spurious money, by midnight burglaries, by petty, larcenies, and in many other objectionable ways; But the latest development has occurred in Dunedin, where one of the ' fraternity has created no little consternation by waylaying foolish ladies who carry their purses invitingly in their hands. One lady, as would be observed from a paragraph in our last evening's issue, had her purse snatched from her hand by an impudent thief, who decamped with, purse and contents before the terror-stricken loser could realise what had occurred; another female was practically . garrotted,, thrown • down in a public place, and her hand bag and purse stolen, and the thief succeeded in getting safely . away. Another instance is recorded from the same cityj where a man was asked the time, and on taking out his watch to see, the inquirer snatched it, and made off. The owner of the watch, however, in this instance pluckily closed with his strange acquaintance and succeeded in getting back his property, though not in holding the would-be thief until assistance arrived. These instances point to the presence in Dunedin, at least, of one dangerous criminal, whose I next exploit may be of a much more serious kind. Whether he has confe i derates or not, is, of course, not known, although it may be freely conjectured that he,is not the only relic of the Exhibition boom left in tho colony. One thing, it is satisfactory ho know, and that is that his; career will, in all probability, be speedily cut short, if he persists in his present mode of pro ' cedure. The New Zealand police force is a well-organised body, and the popu | lation of the various centres is not large enough for glaring robberies of this character to go long unde tected or unpunishod:; 'H_eaiyvyhile it would be * well for tho public, j elsewhere as well as in Dunedin, to be on the alert for surprises from characteis of this, kind, ' Ladies espe cially should be careful to abandon the foolish habit of carrying purses con taining money in their hands, when unattended by a male escort. The temptation to a thief to possess him self of money thus exposed is very great, and after the recent Ijiunedin episode, should any similar larceny I occur, the loser wj.ll niset with very little sympathy, What applies tq ladies will also apply to the sterner sex, who are advised not to expose their watches when asked in the street for the time of day by suspicious looking strangers., The freedom of the colony from crime of this nature up to the present has engendered somewhat careless habits on the part of the people in thps,e particulars, and the lesson jugt given in Dunedin should act as a salutary warning,

The Swiss Referendum.

A PROPOSAL HO APPLY THE SYSTEM TO NEW ZEALAND.

(BY TELEGRAPH—FROM OUR OWN COR . ' RESPONDENT. • , ' Wellington, June 24. Twenty-five members of the House at tended a meeting, this morning to con sider the undesirableness of continuing the present system of Parliamentary Government. Major Steward was voted to the chair, and* submitted the following resolution:—"That it is expedient that an opportunity be taken during the pre "?r. f fHMjeinn nf discussing in the House ■ho (le-i-.ib'.'in,-., or otherwise of substi: tuting for the present system of, Party Government 'some modification of the Swiss system of an elected executive." The motion was seconded ■by Dr Hodg kinson, and unanimously agreed to. \On the motion of Dr Fitchett, seconded by Mr Joyce, it was resolved that the Chair- j man be requested to lay the resolution before the Government and arrange for a convenient evening for a discussion of the scheme in the House. At the request' of the, Chairman those members who had decided affirmatively y in favor, of the pro posed system, remained behind, when it j was resolved that all those then present— Messrs Steward, Joyce, Tumbull, Samuel, Hodgkinson,'' Kelly,' : Monk, Verrall, Withy, T. Mackenzie, Buxton, and O'Connor, with Dr Newman and Messrs Tanner and J., Thompson, should forma Committee, with power to add to their number, to make all the necessary ar rangements, to, secure fair and intelligent discussion of the matter in the House.

The Weather.

.,,. ALFORD STATION The following is the Meteorological Re port for the week ending June 22nd, 1890 :—

The Advance made by Women.

In exact,'proportion to the., enjoyment and employment by women of the facili ties for higher .education will be. the dis appearance of the distinctions between their-thoughtout work and that of men. Women are demonstrably as capable of eminence in languages, astronomy, mathe matics, and writing as men. There is no department of purely intellectual labor in which they cannot hold their own with their brothers. A large majority of t;hem,, however, do not,. some, b'ecfmsefth'ey.do not desire to do so, others they have not the encouragement, others still because they cannot got thY opportunity. Women who excel HaVe-. against them the hardly reserved opposition of the moiety, of their own sex to such endeavour.' The apprehension in both cases is 'un womanliness,' as if 'knowledge, reason, strength, and thoroughness were to be rated masculine, and half knoMr- ledge, illogicalneas. - weakness, and superficiality We're lto \be rated v femi nine. By this rule the women «of Turkey should be regarded as-the most .''womanly," in the".world, and those of England and America ;as the' least sol Christianity has coincided'with or caused' the doing of much for women,' but it has net yet wholly freed itself, regarding her, fi-prv,. « O in? of the misconceptions of the . • ■■■■■:■ ;.".::■■!:■ which it, seeks to dis T place. The lam, quarter of the nineteenth century has been remarkable for the, ad vance made by woman. As thorough educa tion as" that of man is her possibility! 1 Her capacity to acquire and use it has been demonstrated. The .avenue's of. work opening to her have ,- .broadened, and" multiplied. She.is mucfy. .more of a, .person', and much less of a parrot than in periods past. He^ success in business has been •repeatedly attested: < Her skill in organi sation and in executive directions has been forced on the .'realisation-'of'the world. There has been no loss to the finer qualities, if they can so be named: The best educated woman in Brooklyn is an unsurpassed housekeeper, a splendid wife, the exemplary mother of magnificent children. The best women cooks are not in the kitchens, but in the cooking schools where the art of preparation and the science of economy and hygiene' in food are taught with a thoroughness which makes servants twice as serviceable as otherwise wpuld be. The duties of the hpmeT >a|ef) btetj&er jperto^n©^ tbyp: women j whovknbwfa,great 'many-other things th'atn- 1 by those who know nothing beyond the routine of indoor work or supervision; Knowledge is power for women as well as men, and the more of it the better fori both.—" Brooklyn Eagle.''

The Markets.

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Sydney, June 24. I Chickwheat,v;2s 9d ;• New; Zealand j wheat, 3s 4d to 3s 6d; local , iijil}ing,i 3s 8d to 3s lOd. Oats, feeding, Is '8d to 2s ; seed,,ls.lOd t0.25.. , Maize, local,, £s to 3s 6d • New Zealand; new,'3s Bd';' old, 3s 9d. Barley,, Cape, 2s sd,; r English nominal, 3s. Bfan\ ■ 7|d. -. Pollard, 7|d.^> Peas, Prussian blue, 3s Bd. Potatoes, Circular Heads, £2 15s to £3 ; New Zea-. land, £3 10s. Onions, Victorian, £4 15s to £5 ; New 'Zealand £5. ' Butter',-locaL dairy made, 10' d to Is ; separator made 15,,1 dto Is 3d, ; market.easy and, dull;-, The cheese market is glutted ; loaf, 4|d to srl. Bacon,-machine, cured,- 5d to;6d.; ; hand cured, 6d to 7|d>; -New; Zealand} 9dl Ham, New*Zeafahd, *10d to'ls. " "/ r ,\ , MBLBOtrBNE, .June 24. .Wheat 'is' quiet;- prime sorts' 3s 9d, nominal; buyers offer 3s B|d. Flour, stone made, £8 7s 6d ; roller made, £9 ss. Oats, Californian, 2s Id ; Victorian stout, 2s lO&d. Maize, 4s. Barley, malting, 3s 7^d. Bran, lOd. Peas, 3s 3d. |Adblaide, June 24. Wheat, 3s Bd. Flour, stone made, £8 to £8 5s ; roller made, £9 10s. Bran, B|d ; pollard, Bd. \

Russian Brutality.

Of all the atrocities , which^hay^wjW*' appealing to the indignation 61' civilised Europe in connection i^rith the Russian; treatment of political prisoners, - none is worse'than the,, flogging to death of; Madame, Sihida in. tljfe prison of'Ust-Kara; for a revolt against tie indignities of penal, discipline.'' A fuller account of :this than, has yet appeared. is /gi^en by Adolphe Smith in-the "UmVer&l-'Re viewy" -in,-an article entitled 'By Administrative Order:—  There- is at present in Paris a. lady who,, knew Madame Sihida personally; and who was for some time her companion in e££le". From this lady I have ascertained a Mew supplementary, details.wjiich only paint in > darker colors the drama of the Ust Kara prison house., Madame Sihida was; not "more than twenty rseven years old at the time she was flogged to death. She jwas the daughter of a merchant, and completed' her education at the gymnasium of, her,, native town, Taganrog. When her| ex aminations hadallbeeh successfully passed she became a school teacher^ and exercised' her profession in the.same town. In ap pearance she was a .bmhefcte of medium size. Her features werefvofi a very jpro nounced character, though/her nose fwas of a genus' c tip tilted;'' but her large black eyes never failed to attract all whom she met by ..their j in? telligent and energetic expression. \ In her manners she. was extremely quick; and lively. Easily rousedi, Easily agitated; her t friends were wont to describe her as! "a bundle of nerves." She dressed very simply but with much neatness and good taste. Her general, appearance didjnpt belie her remarkable 1; character. Eve,ri ( in Russia it'?would be^difficult to find a more extreme idealist than Madame Sihida. She insisted on-^the mOsfc/implicit fidelity t to principle, and could tolerate;.- no comprp,-; misejnot even in.the. minute details of ( daily life.-. For these trifles she demanded the same courageous consistency as in the most important moments of trial.) If once a friend rendered' himself culpable, in private life, of some little action, how ever trifling, which was not in harmony with his principles, he was at once lost her estimation, and this in spite of a very great merit displayed in public life and in graver circumstances. . f; pur*. Ust-Kara, where Madame Sihida swas imprisoned, is the first of the villages, which, taken together, constitnte jth'e 1 gold-mining district of Kara. It ia!a large village, boasting of three shops, and inhabited principally by Russians, who live either by agricultural pursuit^ or by trade. Here is the female political prison. • It is a""lsrge square building, situate' in th^middle of fields,* and there fore cannot be approached without attract ing attention. J As'usual^the prison-is surrounded' by a high stockade, which forms 'a spacious yard. The rooms or cells are small, and they all give on in- a passage. This passage is carefully closed and watched, but the doors are left open so that the prisoners are free to visit the, various rooms, and make the most of each otherV .society. The atmosphere, jor Tatherfiihe small rooms, are very damp and. unwholesome. The prisoners com r ; plain that;there is no ambulance chest, provided in fthis -prison, though it exists in the Ordinary convict gaols. The service also is not done by women bub by genda rmes, which is of course very unpleasant •for the female "prisoners. It was in this damp prison, and in a climate where the temperature, in winter, falls sometimes toj 48 deg. Reaumur below zero, and 42dpg» Reaumur of, cold-vis quite usual, that, Madame Kovalsky was dragged, from her bed in her nightdress, and made, to walk down the passaged-the officer's, r00m..;. Herb leven!her slender night gar ment was .torn from' her,. and pony-jict's robes substituted, amd thp ;jeer« nf brutal, solctiers.br gaoler*. Tisjv-.' inn-."- i!i-> women" organised ;i ! ;;t.!i.t :-■ iil»*» i<> obtain' tlie'remdvil or M'lMikii.r, ;!n ---director of tlie prison who 1 had' ciatised this outrage-to -be.committeiL ,'The last of strikes, it will jbe "remembered by r those whp, have read \ the; account, lasted twenty-two days. The women wece^nl^' kept alive by,, food -mechanically,,forcWT upon them. '/ Their a.tf'la'st Madame' Sihida,^ that energetic "bundle bf'n^rVes'j'jasher' ifiends describe"' her,'!corilrived )ltb box .Masukoff's < ears ;; and instead, of being , hung: as, she had hoped f6r < this ; ., offence,. she was flogged to death. The Russian^ Government t boasts that it has abolished the knouV'b'ut it has established in its stead the plet, a sort of birch, which, according to the testimony of Russian officers, quoted by Mr George Kennan, can be made to cause death in a hundred blows. It was precisely to a hundred blows that Madame Sihida was condemned, and this in spite of the protest of the prison doctor, who refused to be present. The execution, there is great reason to believe, was illegal, since, according jto law, corporal punishment should only^ |>c administered ;after, judgmenPpi^ngitaced :by'»&i4bunals <iind(Kfter! yaimniteoi^jaiid approval By a medical man. Both these conditions were wanting in the presents ■case. Nevertheless, and at the single command of the 3 chief director of Convict" prisons ';in* 3i Siberia, Madame Sihida was flogged. This dread ful and degrading punishment is generally administered in a manner as simple as it Is jbrutajl;/^The\ Victim is stripped and" thrown down on a bench, some soldiers hold the arms, others hold or sit upon the legs, while the executioneer flogs tHe naked back from 7 the neck down to tKe hip's. No wonder so'sensitive, nervous,, and 1 highly-strung a woman as Madame Sihida died from the shock of such inhuman treatment;.; Nbtis it surprising that' all the political prisoners who had t heard of \.this brutality joined together in sucli "a 1 protest as woul<l impress even the Russian authorities. Madame Sihida's three prison coni- Eanions,lMesdames Mursa Kovaleoskai^,', mirnizk'i,' andKalnujy, poisoned them selves. The thirty male political prisoners at liower tKaraialsoJ it '•is/.kn«wh^'io6ki poison, though only two died, the authori-^ ItieV ,being able to administer emetics in time to 3 save'the rest. »

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[PBR PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

London, June 23 and 24. Mr W. H. Smith, leader of th? House of Commons, has dropped thej publicans compensation clauses, and the tax is to accumulate pending legislation on the question, Prince Albert Victor, the eldest son of the Prince of Wales, who was re centy created Earl of Athlone,. and Duke of Clarence and Avondale, Itas taken his seat in the House of Lords. • The Central News Agency says, the statement that the Marqnis of Lothian's! name will be submitted to Sir Hi Parkes as Lord Carrington's successor isuntrue. . Sir:-W. Robinson- will? fill the governorship temporarily. ■.: ' Sportsmen' of "all I,ranks' haVie, pre^ sented Lord Durham with a testimonial in recognition of his. .valuable services in the direction of turf reform. . C f .  '< |i In, reply,; to, .si <iuc.sr.ioii Sir Jame3' Fergusson stated that the Sultan of. Zanzibar had consented to a yrotecto-j rate if French rights in Zanzibar were npt affected. , , ( I In the House of Commons Sir; Michael Hicks-Beach said it was not intended to appoint colonial represent tatives upon the Committee to con r sider expiring treaties, of commerce, and that only representatives of British

cornnierciiil interests would be included.. ,;,^Sir N. E. Grant Duff, the Earl of Derby, Sir Sohn Lubbock and Mr J. .Anthony have a project on foot to establish a Colonial Quarterly Review [to uphold the federation propaganda.:; 'The first issue will, probably come out at Christmas, and the bulk of the; articles will be contributed by colonists residing in the colonies. , ■! In consequence of the diminished majorities secured by the Government on> the-licensing que^dttrMr'GaScTien, . Chancellor.,of the Exch«cpier/threatens tbresigri-office^u^fess't'hVWmps of the . .Government party v jefuse .dto^grant leave ■ of; absence^ .'ttjfsupporters while the measure is pending.- - - r' , f 'Replying !jto J-'a vquesiion f"A thft' House ( of Commons^ Sir, Sames Fejs gus'son' isiatecl f'tha,t k .^rd'Carringtbri will resign the „ Governorship of J&evr, ; in';.Nov^mbdr^Se^, and. his suCces^r! would fee appwht«d.'' He had nothing to-add to Lotd JKnuts- ■ ford's ae^tches^ofMyilasfe^, the ? question of consulting t^e colonies in h^ippoln'inien^mVe^ife.l^ ■. , -  Sporadic^ Qhol^raljas appeared iiere. Bulgaria will, repudiate the sover- of.^Turkey,<j^unleiS^r|ryince, Ferdinand/is-ifecdgniseAO -iol ■ I. , '■"*,., --- Major'Wissmatt considers tKei J3ettje "me'nt)agfeed; td"i^t'we ratf^Ge'rmknlc and 'Englatid m> re^rd irto/Ea^;lfto» is deathblow, f Germany inf^fnca. .In,, respo^d^'g, t t9hftftoJß3fFfs '* P l*: sented^ to him, .tcHdayjllignediby^OjOOO -Betliriera,''Prince Bismarck declared it -was impossible-for-himH»*"become » dumb dog, and he claimed the right to . speakjn the inteiiest of |peace, even if heTstood alonS. Tj I * ~

Constaiitinoplb, June 23. '♦ Jit'is repbr^d';the ,tt\iss4an Black Sea squadron wilt 0 nffike a demonstra- > ibion in r( Turkish" - watersn^o compliance-with, vote^ demanding the -recognition of Prince ;Eerdiriondiby the Porte.!i<?o'. ft 1

AUSTRALIAN.

[PBI^-PRBSe ASSOCIATION.] Sydney, June 24. Stansbury ~ and Q'Oonnor have, mutually; agreed to rpw.^th«( M ra^«ifover again>on,(Mondayfnext r ; M^At Adelaide, June 24. t 'j -Government-■ has!not r attached^ the names of delegates^ to r the^Federal Con- > Ventibri aktt *'& inTOndedto appoint'thein;b^ bMtf J x Allpress was sentenced to six years hard labor for embezzlement 'Jrom the Commercial', Bant-.oT'Me'lb^ounie;*'

PARLIAMENTRY

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

; ( ; ';;■ ■',-•; "VBrjGrkcej'moved the^Aiidre^s-iTWKfiply. :, '.The'motion'was secdiided by^ie and agreed to. " *'"V X "Ui 7 '' n ™ '"i\ FIRST RBADINQS. /X'sflie ifolloyiringimWtJiMl reM »Tfirst ' time .^— rThe Oaths ; Ac- Amendment BUI, Trusfees A'ct^Aniendment'Biil," Arbitration 1 Act Amendment Bill, Mercantile Agent, Act Ameridm'enfßilli Children's Protec- ;. .tion Act Amendment Bill, Public Bodies . Act iimfetidln^iaCfiill. •f •>s•, h:><. "[,]*" ''*■ i.ijThe usual Sessional C6ntrtntte*gr were '.isetxip.'. r,;]'}  -A ,i;,i' t j.'::l^H - j>iii«.v. *ms}he Council adjourned -at''4- |»;mP till to-morrow: :>o-i'>A v^\ tlow ■\b'it-tri^

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House^met'at'i'^OpVm.'" 5 '""■■ ■,"^' Mr Arthur, the* heY nuptbar^for the East Coast, ,took,the s oath' and his seat. J *" QtTEStIONS. •  J. reply to questions it was stated that the Gbyeriuneht;, expesote^ • J».. .haye the Manawatu Gorge litailway sopen4or traffic in November;,that the , ; forn}ation of a : police ,sbperanuafcion fund had been lost ■ sight qf,vpu^ i^^t'Governinejit^ioped that some'Vp^^^bi^'Vßfior^^Jmtiated; ' that no proposalsjhad yet been niade by-.;, jbhe,GpKArnnieiib ,o£ »South ] Ausfcralia A ior a - reciprocal tariff'treaty''wiili this colony, r but that if such ;were,made, they, J receive''dii6 cßnsiderafciptii ti&t^WejGo vernment had. ripfc jyefc^'o*ui6e J aeculed whether* to'fiitrodiice a^BUl" amending the Uuisance ; that 119 aptkm had , - yet'Taeen'taken'to obtain reciprocity'with Canada aga^BTe^. but no T doubt the matter would be considered at the.- jConyention to -,-be jheld r n«xt r year; -that a Bill WbUkl'be ■uitroduced^provicyng, forpaymentof conimpn juries, and also ' dealing witE. in^Jradilis within which juries may be selected; that no proposals " Jiad beenmade !by Canada Jfor la'l^aafic mail service ;with a terminal; port, in this " colony.."; ,* /iiWAj't n'.hVi haa v-vr/«i ■;' ._ -,; ;,M»joE Steward resumed the debate on theAddress-m-Rcply. 'Hertmirkedthat after petualixg' the^ 1 GoviniorV . there could be .rid other feeling but one of dissatisfaction-from one end of the ;C6lony>t^ m^tKeri lAs^te^lw«Stplus of £115,000. which they wore told'now existed, how was-it, if such a surplus really didilexist, th^tlthejpjhad JKjSJch, posals; for i a reduction^ of M&tionl- iHe strongly, cortdeinlied^the administration of the ftailway" Commissioners, and pro phesied thatjthere iirould%be i before long a ,• cry from'one "end of the country to the v other for,-a'phange, in the ■ management. ' He. dwelt at! length* ontKeiqdestidn'of . land settlement, and jyjja^djis-' ' appointed at Jseelnffrixo reference in the Speech to any aitempib%to remove the dia-. - abilities under which people desirous of obtaining.land labored. s Referring to Sir Harry Atkinson'.sullneafl he reWltted that , the honorable Ijentlerfipn^shbuld^be com- •: pelled to relinquish office, and. he, asktd ~ wnat'they were going' to'do^whwTOe, pilot left the ship ? Were they going to,. allow Ministers to remain in office without :' head?.,. Certainly -not. o'eV^/"^ . , '. IVIr Bryce felt' tliatj the preseni debate ;: might be characterised a&useless, or worse' . than useless/as the practice of debating the "Address-in-Tieply had" fallen some-, what into disrepute even in the House of. ':[ Commons. They were now -in a critical . state of the colony's histiory, ;|and it was ' surely the duty of 'the. Government to disclose the full,financial position, which  could not possibly . be, Btate)d in the ' Governor's Speech'. ■." Beforeaittingdown he suggested to the Ministersfor Public .. Works that the Public Works'^tatement should be,brought; down at the same time asth|:Buaget.[,|yi ???,]: 1 Mr Smith 1, Mrßutchisbn; andMr John .. McKenzie, also tl spoke in hostile crittoipm  of m: sn;4ecK. ul>?:f r '<?/;, v -: f i ••••■'■ '''The fJd^baibe. w^;;lnte^rupt]ed. .by -flje 5:.'V) p.m. ailjoiiniinmt. . ■ ' 'Tl'c J-louso resumed at 7.30 p.m.' \ Mr McKcnzio (Waihc(mo)continuudltM reinai k.s i.m t!i<» A(Mross-in-.'te[>ly, and criiioiaed the land adiiunLstraLion.»t>Kr»*^ , length,' the p6licy!lßf :the Railway Cdm missioners coming in for .condem nation. ' He,§xprefeedf'tlielopinion that the country would insist on tb« Qwx*

THE ASHBtfRTON GUARDIAN; WEDNESDAY, JOTE 25, 1890.



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Public Notice. THE UNDESIGNED 1 having secured a large block of Good Bush Land at Alford Forest, n" now prepared to supply Farmers, Contractors and others with any quantity of fencing materials, viz: Heart Poota, Heart Stakes, Sheep yard Rails, Straining Posts, and also Firewood. Delivery can be had at a very convenient place, or Orders may be sont by rail from Springburn Railway Station. GREEN BROS., Xfl73 Springbuijn Post Office gT^aring"~salf." STOCK MUST BE REDUCED. f. I. SPiEB k CO. TDREVIOUS to Stock-taking, being XZ twy heavily stocked, we have t 4©cidert to hold a v, CLEARING SALE. GREAT REDACTIONS REGARDLESS OF COST. -Heavy Dresa Tweeds 10M, reduced: to tw. Double width Cashmeres 3s 6d, reduced ' to Is lid. Dresa Goods Is 9d, reduced to Is 2d. White Blankets 5s lid a pair. , Good Heavy Flannel Is 3d, reduced to y '■■ Is. Cretonnes 4s lid a doz. 1 Towels from 3£d each. ' White Sheeting, double width, 7sd. , -Women's Corsets 3s 6d, reduced to Is lid White Lace lOd a doz. Women's Large Umbrellas Is lid each. '■ ' Men's Cord Trousers 7s6d, worthlOs 6d. Men's Tweed Trousers 10s 6d, reduced i to 7s lid. : Men's Tweed Suits 18s 6d. Men's Tweed Suits 30s, now 255. Boy's Tweed Hats Is each. BOOTS. BOOTS. A Job Lot of Women's and Children's Boots must be cleared Regardless of Cost, Men's Bluchers 6s 9d, Men's Shooters 10s 6d, worth 13s 6d. BARGAINS. BARGAINS. AT W. W. SPENCERS ' , THE ARCADE. WANTED KNOWN , ~\\[ ANTED Known—A trunk of VV Ladies Boots, assorted, wilLbe sold this week at 3s 6d per pair.— ANDREW PER. ■' ~\ IJ ANTED Known—Just opened new VV Jackets, Dolmans, Furs, Gloves, Corsets, Enibroiderd robes, Umbrellas Etc., at .ANDREW Oliß'S. WANTED Known —A great Bargain in Berlin Wools, all colors, oL 3s par lb, slightly soiled.— ANDREW ORR FOR WEDDING Outfits, Family Mourning, and General DRAPERY go to ANDREW ORE'S. ~\TEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION. -_l_N ANDREW ORR is showing ex actly the same Goods in Roslyn Worsted Dress Tweeds, as exhibited at the Erdri bition, also Blankets and Flannels. Qi\f\ PAIRS of BLANKETS at /j w\ / Old Prices, contracted for when wool was Cheap.— A. ORR. -1 AA EMBROIDERED ROBES I wU Select from at ANDREW " ORR'S No two of the same pattern. ' SEALY'S FRUIT TREES "J"NCLUDING Apples, Pears, Plums, jl. Cherries, Peaches, Apricots, Nectar ines, and all other fruits. The merits of all the varieties have been subjected to severe tests during the last 15 years, and the stock is now admitted to be the Largest and Choicest in Canterbury, probably in the colony, to select from, all warranted, and at your own prices. SEALY'S FOREST TREES Of all kiuds, innumerable in quantity, well-grown and hardy—all kinds, all sizes, all prices. SEALY'S ORNAMENTAL TREES, &c. Choice in quality, numerous in quantity. SEALY'S MACROCARPA. Tens of thousands in number. A large quantity specially grown for fencing ot • very low prices. SEALY'S ROSES. Endless in variety and choicest in quality. SEALY'S CATALOGUES Forwarded free to any address on application. Note. —I will only be responsible for Tret* ordered direct from the Nursery or through Messrs J. Scaly akd Co. THOS. SEALY, Nurseryman, 18 Riverbank, Ashburton. .■STEPHENS BKOS BURNETT STREET, BEG to introduce to their Customers and the Public a NEW LINE OF KEROSENE, ' Which they have just landed, and for which the Manufacturers claim many ad vantages over the ordinary oil now in the market, inasmuch as it is almost odourless and free from offensive smell. It is extra refined and perfectly pure, and will, therefore, produce a much softer and more BRILLIANT LIGHT. ' It mil Not Dazzle or Injure tho Eyes and altogether dispenses with the risk attached to the ordinary lower grades, as well atf being very much more economical for household purposes, stoves, etc.; etc Although being a little more costly, yet, to keep pace with the times, we will RETAIL IT at the USUAL PRICES, So Farmers and Householders will do well in Securing a Winter Supply, and in bo doing we aie satisfied they will be pleased with their purchase. We have, also, to hand a GOOD ASSORTMENT OF CANDLES Both English and Colonial, including j Carriage, Bedroom, Piano, etc. Our Stock of TEAS is also Increasing, and we have, therefore, a Better Selection for Blending purposes and to select from, ' and desira to Draw Special Attention to our INDIAN, CEYLON, DARJELING PEKOE, ASSAM PEKOE, and several other varieties in packets or in bulk, so ■Customers. favoring us with a cal will re ceive our efforts to give satisfaction. We will be pleased to wait upon Cus tom ere if requested, and orders by pout j wil 3be despatched without rl elny Orders de fVerct! ,n Town or Suburbs 3TEPHENS ~QROS



' WANTED Cash Afir-rti-smentx under tw A/s-niin-i not exceeding 16 words, ONE SIIILTAN Q- AfJdresMxmay be. l--ft at thl* Otfi •■ ■ ANTED a good general Servant, Mrs J. S. Quinn, Havelock Street West. 6 143 I^EMARKABLY cheap lines in oleo- LV' graphs finished by hand, gilt frames, basil travelling trunks, ladies hand bags.—H. M. Jones. STOP THAT COUGH 1 By using Flower's Coi:™^ T)"npo. Guaranteed fficacious. Can only iv- (.-irai'it <i at H. G. Flower's. Confectioner, East Street. f 3 191 JUST opened, a few ladies plush jackets, newest shapes, very cheap. —H. C: Segers, Melford House. WAJN.'M Anown,—A special pur chase of choice Ladies' Hats at a desperate price.—W. H. Collier. 4t130 WANTED every man in the County to have a suit of the Ashburton Tweeds.—Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunder's Buildings. ' ANTED KNOWN.—The Cheapest House in Ashburton to buy Drapery, Millinery, Clothing, Boots, etc., is H. C. Segers, Melford House. '_ rpHE Patent Candle Extinguisher can JL be Set ty> Extinguish , at: any time required; it will save insurance premiums your house and your life, price Is; Sole Agent for , Ashburton.—R. Alcorbt, j Saunders' Buildings ' ANTED KNOWN.—A lot ( of Ladies Cloth and Tweed Jackets, considerably under usual cost price!— W. H. Collier, " The Corner."; ,:; \. \,t; ANTED Known —One hundred VV and fifty Ladies'and Children's Ulsters bought v ! great bargain (good qualities), now selling very cheap —H. !C. Segers. Melford House. ANTED Known—The Cheapest Shop to buy Tinware and Gal vanised Iron goods in Ashbarton, is at W. F. Hannaford's, Burnett Street, i A large stock kept on hand. Tiri and Iron ware goods made and repaired with dcs patch ' ' __ N 0 T I C E. A MEETING of the Ashburton Rifle Club will be held in the Orange Hall, on MONDAY the 30th inst., at 7.30 p.m. Business —to elect Committee, &q. Full attendance requested. C. CHAPMAN, 6 144 Secretary. ftTANTED BEFORE 31st JULY 4ii AflA SPARROWS IUjUUU SPARROWS ONE HALF-PENNY EACH, (In Strings of 25), At the County Council Office. ■ Can be readily secured by using BROOKE'S POISONED WHEAT Whilst Ploughing. Sold in 101b Bags 3s each. Spreydon, 34th June, 1800. MR C. M. BROOKE, Dear Sin, —Plca,se tor ward to Add iagton Station' for the Halswell lload Board, eight; bushels of Poisoned Wheat Also for the Spreydon Road Board, four bushels of same. The Poisoned Wheat obtained from you last season gave con.plete satisfaction. Yours Faithfully, C. W. COMER, C; Clerk. SEEDS. PLANTS, &c TREES. TREES. TREES. E Again tender my best thanks to my numei'ous Customers and Correspon dents for the support [ have receive J from them, and assure them that I shall still conduct my Business in the future as I have in the past, and all orders, by post r otherwise will receive ,ny prompt atten tion. My Apple Trees are all worked on the blight proof stock, and are clean and" well grown ; also Pears, Plums, Cherries, Apricots, and all kinds of small Fruits. 1 I have one of the largest stock of Forest Trees'in Canterbury, about 40,000 Larch, two years old, 40,000 do. one year old, and 100,000 Pinus lnsignis, one and two years old, Cupressus Macrocarpa, I have a grand line, I make £hjs a speciality. All my seedlings have been transplanted, being equal to those it), box.es,. I have about 100,000 ono and two years old, also Roses and Fancy Shrubs in great variety. All trees supplied and planted by me will be guaranteed for 12 months. Cata logue sent post free on application. TAMES TDORTER J AMES JT OUTER, NURSERYMAN" and SEEDSMAN, AxiLENTON ASHBURTON . | IST THE Z NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING -FACTORY FOR OVERCOATS AND WATERPROOFS. CHEAPEST and BEST HOUSE in the ■ District. HEALTH and COMFORT FOR t 30/- The Celebrated Werthein New High arm Sewing Machines on easy Time pay ments? OW. H. WEBBER, Til Manager. JJ



The best medicine known is SANDER and SONS' t E.CUCALPTI FXTRACT. Test its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, infmop?.a, etc, —the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testi mony. His Majesty the King of Italy, and medical syndicates all over the globe, are its patrons. Read the official , reports that accompany each bottle. We -hays np^occa sion to offer rewards in proof of the genuine ness of our references. The: bfficial reports ■-c rr.r'V"-' rl:: 1;" r.-d universities, the <■!" ..■ «ii |h ii><;>.: :■■■■.■:' the Consul-General for Italy at Melbourne; the diploma awarded International Exhibition,, Amsterdam—all these are authentic documents, and, as such, not open to doubt. We add liere epitome of one of the various cases treated by Siegen, M.D., Professor, etc, Burning of the right hand through'the explosion ;»of ,a small oil stove. The opidermis on the volar and. palmer side of the hand of the thirty-year old patient was completely separated and lifted up as far as the joint of the hand. The likewise lifted naijs were 'hanging looses and half of the phalanx,of the nail of the, middle finger was coaled. The wounds thus contracted healed in three weeks under daily application of Eucalypti Extract dressing. The patient has retained the full «se Qf the hand.—(Advt.) . 1



1 S DEAFNESS INCURABLE?—J. H. J Nicholson, of 175 William Street, Melbourne, has proved otherwise by making a complete cure of Deafness and Noises in the Head of over 40 Years' Standing by a simple remedy and with out the use of any " clap-trap " so called electro-medication treatment. A full description of this remedy which has cured thousands of other cases of long standing, will be sent FREE on applica\ tion ;;'" > There is now to be seen in the shop window of Messrs J. Scaly and Co., East street, a' collection of apples showing some of the sorts grown at the nurseries, Riverbank, that will repay inspection by any one who contem plates planting fruit plants. There are upwards of fifty different kinds shown, all valuable, long keeping sorts. For size, color, and general excellence they are by far; the finest that have been shown in Ashburton 6 this season (Advt, :



Holloway's Ointment. — Miners aud Workers in Goldfields.—This ivaluable and renowned ointment is extensively used and patronised by such people to their very great advantage. Being in small compass 'it is portable and easy of application.' " When used in conjunction with Holloway's Pills in accordance with the clear and concise direc tions for use which accompany eich pot and^ box, there are but few of the diseases which afflict mankind that will not yield to the sanative powers of the combined remedies. Holloway s ■ Ointment and Pills •do not deteriorate by keeping 1 nor by change of climate, and as they contain no deleterious mineral drug,' they can be used with the most perfect safety under the most adverse climatic and .sanitary conditions. , It will be in the recollection of' the. public that my collection of apples shown in<'Mr Clayton's shop in East street, being sixty-six varieties, and also those which took two first awards at the Dunedin Exhibition and various other places, was pronounced to be the largest and best ever shown in the Ash burton county. -I would draw then atten tion my advertisement elsewhere. As only work on blight-proof stacks than which n other stocks can be relied upon, the roots of my apple trees do not require to be washed before sending out. James Porter, nursery, man, AUeuton.—(Advt) •