as can be learned, the grounds are that votes were disallowed that should havo been allowed; also, other irregularities on the part of the Returning Officer. The petition will probably be heard m Nelson Gbeymouth, January 6. Subscriptions to.the fund to defray Mr Drake's expenses m the petition against Mr Reeves' election for Inangahua are coming m freely. The "Lyttelton Times" says that a petition against the return of Mr J. Joyce for the Akaroa district was lodged yester day by Mr A. I. M'Gregor. The petition alleges that 1544 electors voted, leaving 499 who might have voted but did not, and that if all the polling places had been kept open till 7 p.m., as provided bylaw, the result of the election, thp. petitioner believes, might have b6en different. The Wellington correspondent of the " Lyttelton Times " telegraphs :—The impression here about Mr G. Fisher is that he is travelling m the interest of the Speakership. I only know that he is travelling, and wants the Speakership. Just to show you how the wind blows here, since it has been made known thafc Mr Ballance finds that he can rely upon a majority, some of the Government parti sans have changed their tone. They think* that the Government has certainly not a majority at present. Their attitude is one of dejected expectancy.

THE MARKETS.

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]Received January 7. 11 a.m.] Sydney, January 7. Wheat, chick, 3s to 3s 3d ; milling sorts, 3s 9d to 4s ; oats, Is 10c! to 2s Id"; barley, Cape, 2s 6d; English, feeding sorts, 3s; peas, Prussian Blue, 4s; potatoes, £4 to £5 ; onions, £4 to £5 ; butter, dairy made, 6d; separator, 7d ; factory made, 8d; cheese, 4kl to 5d ; taoon, machine made, s|d to 6Jd ; hand made, 6d to 7_>d ; New Zealand, 9d to 9_d ; hams, New Zealand, lid to Is. 'Melbourne, January 7. Wheat is m great request. New crop, 3s 7d to 3s 7|d ; old, 3s 8d ; oats, 2s to 2s l|d; stout, 2s 7|d to 2s 8d ; peas, 2s llAd. Adelaide, January 7. ">Wheat, 3s 8d to 3s 9d ; oats, 2s Id to 2« 2tt ?^ri e y t Qape, 2s 2d to 2s 6d.

Latest Cable News

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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(Received January 7, 10.30 a.m.) KOCH'S CONSUMPTION REMEDY. Berlin, January 6. Professor Bernheim, a pupil of Dr. Kocb, states that the foundation of the consumption lymph is bouillon made from horee flesh, and tubercle bacillus is introduced, which developes the virus. The bacilli then die, but to ensure their exclusion the liquid is pressed through unglazed porcelain. The compound is again supplied with bacilli, and the process is repeatsd several times. A half per cent of carbolic solution is added to prevent putrefaction. Professor Bernheim says it is impossible to determine the strength of the remedy.

BRAZIL.

The Emperor of Germany recognises the republic of Brazil. :

ANOTHER LADY EXPLORER.

Washington, January 6. Mrs Sheldon, an American lady, intends to explore Central Africa, with a> body guard of soldiers and negre&ses.

London, January 6. Mr Parnell and Mr O'Brien arc at Boulogne.

(Received January 7, 10.45 a.m.) GENERAL BOOTH'S SCHEME. General Booth declares that he has been offered millions of acres of land m the Colonies for the purpose of carrying out his colonisation scheme.

THE MOTHERWELL STRIKE.

The strikers at Motherwell, who had been evicted, created a riot, and the assistance of the police and the military had to be invoked. The police charged the rioters while the military fired on them with blank cartridge. Shops have been sacked at Blantyre.

Government are arranging with the Admiralty to take the entire charge of all guns and stores of the fleet, the War Office retaining only laud services.

AUSTRALIAN.

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HELP ASKED FOR.

NiswCAspe- -January ?•' 1B^»««^«rjror"t"Iie Miners' Union "Tiasreceived a cable from Denniston (New Zealand), appealing for help, but as the message is not signed by the official secretary of the local Miners' Union, further information is required Ibefore any action can be taken m the matter.

GOLD YIELD.

Melbodknb, January 7. The gold yield m Victoria last year was the lowest for the past ten years.

The Behring Sea Diffi culty.

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London, January 5 and 6. The Government has decided to rtj infoi'Ce the British squadron m JBehring's Sea. It is reported that the German fleet 'Mvill. proceed to Behring Sea, for the purpose of protecting German sealers. The "Standard's" St Petersburg correspondent telegraphs that Russia is'mobilising her fleet off Siberia, m order to resist American demands with regard to Behring Sea. The Marqais of Salisbury states that Mr JT- G. Blame's last dispatch, doted December' 13th, m connection with the Behring Sea fishery dispute, made pro posals respectlug questions to be sub mitted to arbitration A reply to this dispatch is still pending, and the Premier states that the report es to the alleged ultimatum of the British Ambassador is, therefore, without foun dation. Washington, January 6. The correspondence m connection with the Behring Sea fishery dispute j has been submitted to Congress. The j Marquis of (Salisbury m his despatches I insisted that Great Britain had always denied Eussian claims to Behring Sea, holding as he did that the Behring Sea; was only a portion of the Pacific, and it was doubted lie was willing to sub mit the matter to arbitration, Mr J. G, Blame claimed to arbitrate fo£" a 'definition of the rights of Russia and as to how far they bad been conceded by Great Britain.

[Received January 7, 10.30 a.m.] London) January 6. The Foreign Office denies that the Behring sea dispute is serious. The despatches are merely a rehash of what has appeared m the Press. The latter accuse Secretary Elaine of working up a war feeling for party purposes. Washington, January 6, DalzieFs agency states that Secretary Elaine has consented to arbitrate.

The Indian Rising.

ALLEGED HORRIBLE TREACHERY.

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Washington, January 4. The Indians havo been reinforced and are entrenched, but 10,000 troops surround them. It is openly alleged that treachery prevents the acceptance of their sur render, and that it is intended to use the opportunity to exterminate them. The press is horrified at the revelation. [Received January 7, 10.30 a.m.] Washington, January 6. It is reported that a battle is raging at Pine Ridge, with disastrous results to the American troops.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

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Timaru, January 1. Thirteen Alpine runs, gazetted during the past six weeks, were offered at auction here to-day. Only half a dozen persons were present. Seven runs were passed without offer. Numbers 94, 95, a, and Birch Hill, were sold to the present tenants at the upset prices ; 93 was sold, to Mr Bufsill, a new comer from the north, ac £165—£15 over the upset. No. 88 went to the present occupant at £370 — £120 over upset, Mr Bureill being his competitor. Sixty-nine applications have been received for nineteen patches of first class and thirteen of second class land.

The First Electric Rail way in England.

The London correspondent of the "Argus," writing under date November 7, says :—" London has seen this week the opening of a new railway of great interest and importance. The first elec tric railway m England deserves a word or two of notice. The Prince of Wales honoured the enterprise by opening it. It is a small line, three miles and a-half long, from the Swan at Stockwell, m South London, to the city, near the Monument. It is sunk low m the earth, and as a con sequence there has been no purchase of land to add to the cost. The rail way passes below the river Thames m a couple of separate tunnels, which are at this point super posed—that is, one above another. Elsewhere they are side by side, though at varying levels. The use of elec tricity and a good method of ventilation make travelling free from all the dis agreeableness of the underground line, and there is little doubt that the railway will be popular. The electricity is gene rated at the Stockwell terminus, but I must leave it to experts to tell you m tech nical phrase how it is applied ao as to work the trains. One thing may bo said — that the apparatus produced by Messrs Mather and Platt, of Salfoid, is m the highest degree successful, and that the problem of electric traction has been solved to a certainty. So far as can be seen there is no reason why there should not be an indefinite extension of the system, but for trains below ground there can be no question that electricity is the motor of fcho future. On the Stock well railway there will be no tickets. A'common charge'of 2d will bo made, and this the passenger will himself deposit m a sort of " counter stilo " which admits him to the platform. Thus the working expenses will be re duced to a miuimum, and the passengers will be relieved of a nuisance. Alto gether this new enterprise is attracting an enormous amount of attention m .scientific circles, .as well as among the general public.

The Ending of a Romance

A London corespondent writes: —"The American papers bring news of the death m a Boston hospital of a poor Irish musician named Murphy, who was the hero of one of the most bizarre romances of the English peerage. In RuthLind shire there is a great family called Noel —or rather calling itself Noel, for it is really Noel only m the female line —and the head of it is the Earl of Gainsborough. The first Earl of Gainsborough, of the present re-created line, was a strong Evangelical, as was aljso his countess, but, as is not unfrequently the case, the austerity of their creed produced a re actionary effect on the mind of their heir, and tlte second Lord Gainsborough be came a Roman Catholic, Without exactly bringing pressure to bear on his dependents at Exton, he set himself to work to show them hoy to become Catholics if they should feel like it; and with that view he established Catholic services with exceptionally good music at the hall. For an organist he obtained the services of one Murphy, and before two years were out his pride was lowered and his heart was broken by a telegram from his daughter, Lady Blanche Noel, announcing that she and Murphy were m lodgings m London, and wanted him to come and see them married. He went up to London and satisfied himself that as far as the girl's actual honor was concerned there was no overwhelming reason why she should not be brought back to her home and separated from the organist, who appeared to feel his position acutely, and only made matters worse by explaining thathe really had bee n the passive agent m the matter. But Lord Gainsborough would not hear of separating them. For one thing, all Rutlandshire knew of the flight, and m the second place he perceived that his daughter's happiness was bound up inthe marriage. He saw her married next day, giving her away himself, with his son by his side, and then packed them off to America. It is said by the American^ l:e disinherited her, but the peerage is a poor one, and he gave her what was reasonable. The Americans, also, m their poetic fancy speak of her as beautiful. Poor tiring, she was plain enough, and unless she had taken the bull by the horns, it is my belief that she would never have had a husband at all. In America she earned money by writing her recollections of English society, which she had hardly entered, and by the time that vein was worked out she had acquired sufficient aptitude to become a hack writer for the press, her articles always, of course, being gilded by her noble name. She djed eight years ago, and now the poor bewildered organist is dead, too, m a hospital. They lived affectionately, and struggled bravely. Perhaps she was as happy, or happier than the rest; of her , kin. Her father never fully recovered from the blow, and died very suddenly some years ago m a four-wheeled cab."

THE ASHBTTHTCM GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUABY % 1891.



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STEPHENS T)ROS TEPHDNS X3rOS MARKET HOUSE "TT7 E have now m Stock and to VV anive specially for the Jam eason, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, From Mauritius, finest Snowdrops, also Ist, 2nd, and 3rd grades of white yellow Crystals, Moist yellow, etc. From England, finest Sparkling Loaf Sugar, m Cubes and Tablets, Crushed Loaf, Demarara Yellow Crystals, etc. TEA. TEA. TEA. Indian, Ceylon, and China, guaranteed pure, and sold m any quantity from one pound upwards. Also, m fancy 51b Caddies. These Teas we can recommend as being Tip Top Value. TO GIVE SATISFACTION IS OUR AMBITION. STEPHENS BROS. MAEKBT HOUSE We SPARROW v TAILOE AND . MEN'S MER C E I EAST ■BTRF.KT. I. Salek and Co. (Nexfc Bank New Zealand) WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELL RS. t Lowest Chrisichuroh Pees as usual. 5S WATCHES CLEANED and ]TS _^ guaranteed 12 months, tJ T3EBBLE, Pantascopio, and Crystal |JL bpeotacles. Sights tested free. Several good second-hand Rothbkam and Other English LEVERS very cheap «wd and guaranteed. A SPECIALTY.-Rotheram's English Levers EXPRESSLY made to OUB OWN ORDER. The best and most reliable timekeeper m the world. Every descrip ion of Gold and Silver Jewellery made up or neatly repaired. 1. SALEK AND CO, 12+32 Next Bank New Zealand. "Xf OW QKUWING IX o w Dhowing A FASHIONABLE LOT OF Springs Summer Goods, THE LATEST F. ASHIQN, . REASONABLE PRICES, GOOD FIT and WORKMANSHIP, ought to ensure a ready sale for those i Goods. Com* Early, And avoid The Hush at Xmas Our Customers may depend upon cur promise that their orders will be finished up to time. H. & £, C rataitcari, TANCRID STREET, ASHBURTON,



Harvest Requisites ~T HAVE A LARGE STOCK OP HALE and DOUACHY'S BEST TWINES, Which I am Selling at 6d, 7d, and B|d per lb. —ALSO,— WIRE (WJiitecrass), CASTOR and BOILED OILS, &c, &c AND TO ARRIVE,— CORNSACKS and SEAMING TWINE. D. THOMAS ASHBURTON. ijY NEXT WOOL SALE TAKES PLACE ON MONDAY, 19th JANUAEY, 1891. D. THOMAS, __ ASHBURTON. FAT LAMBS FAT LAMBS. FAT LAMBS. /CLIENTS are requested to leave particulars at my Office of any Fat Lambs they V_y may have to dispose of, as I have purchasers for any number at top prices. J). THOMAS, ASHBURTON .



D. xVTcFaiiane's East Street The House for GOOD SUGARS for Preserving, D. McFARLANE'S East Street. The House for BLENDED TEAS of Al Quality, D. McFARLANE'S East Street. The House for CHINA and GLASS WARE, D. McFARLAN'S East Street. The House for BUTTER, CHEISB, and BACON, D. McFARLANE'S East Street. The House for GOOD FLOUR, MEAL, and RICE, D McFARLANE'S East Street. The House for all lines of At Lowest Possible Rates. D McFARLAINE'S EAST STREET ASHBU R T O N, 10H68 SdAG POINT COAL. rTIHIS sup erior Coal, for household and I steam purposes can now be obtained from Messrs J. G. Rbstell, W. If Collins & Co., and R. S. Bean m any quantity. Special quotations for truck loads. This Coal is perfectly safe m using, having no live ashes or soot, and is very cleanly and economical for household purposes, having great heat and lasting power. ~ TV." ■Tn""TniiXiTaTixa-,-- - — Manager Shag Point Mine. A U3TRA.LTAN MTUAL PBOVI JTX. DENT SOCIETY. Established 1849. FOR LIFE ASSURANCE ON THE MUTUAL PRINCIPLE. NEW ZEALAND BRANCH HEAD OFFICE-CUSTOM HOUSE QUAY, WELLINGTON. LOCAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hon. Morgan S. Grace, C.M.G., M.D., M.L.C. (Chairman). Charles John Johnston, Esq. (Deputy- Chairman). Alfred de Bathe Brandon, Esq. The Hon. Eiward Richardson, C.M.G., M.H.Li. Nicholas Reid, Esq. ANNUAL INCOME 3XCEEDS £1,625.000 STERLING. INVESTED FUNDS EXCEED £9,000,000 STERLING, REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD AS GURE WITH THIS SOCIETY: IT is the only Colonial Life Oißce giving Annual Bonuses, reducing the net cost of Assurance to the Lowest Possible Limit. It is the old largest, wealthiest, and most prosperous Mutual Life Office m the Southern Hemisphere. ITS Bonuses are larger than those of any other Life Office of similar age m auy other part of the world. The Society has distributed amongst its members upwards of £4,050,000 m Cash Bonuses, representing Reversionary Bonuses exceeding £8,000,000 sterling. AFTER making unusual ample reserves, the Cash Surplus for division for the year 1889 was £426,494, a larger amount of profit than has ever been realised or divided m one year by any other office of the British Empire. THE Society issued 11,664 New Policies during the year 1889, assuring £3,679,459, with new Premiums amount ing to £133,411. The Society Offers UNDOUBTED SECURITY, LIBERALITY, PROFIT ITS investments m New Zealand securi ties are £1,273,514, and all the surplus Branch accumulations are invested m the Colony, thus making it essentially a 'THOROUGHLY COLONIAL INSTITUTION. BE CAREFUL YOU SELECT THIS SOCIETY, AND DO NOT BE DECEIVED BY THE SIMILARITY OF NAME OF SOME OF THE YOUNGER AUSTRA LIAN OFFICES. EDWARD W, LOWE, Resident Secretary. Christchurch District Office, W. H. DERRF, 8 Agency Clerk. Local Broker, H. ZANDER. VISITORS TO MELBOURNE^ Wtll'known and Buo- 9FEQJAUaL^ffIMMr J^^^StkM^r Innm, ftmn MpdnowoQoiniWTt, \^^^^r TMMM OOIfSUXiTATIOItt r



John Orr & Co* w.i. ftPEJcni-cfc WISH all their Customers a very merry Christmas and thej? will increase your pleasure if you call on them by giving you a handsome present. We give presents equal to 10 per cent (2s) m the£. A Customer spending 5s will receive a present Value of 6d A Customer spending 10s will receive a present Value of Is A Customer spending 20s will receive a present Value of 2s And so on, the mere money you spend , the better the present. W. W. SPENCER & CO. are now selling CHEAPER than any other house m Ashburton. White Lace Curtains 2s 6d a pair White Calico 3s 6d a dozen Grey Calicos 2s lid a dozen Check and Stripe Ginghams 4s lid doz. guaranteed to wash White Muslin 3|d Boys' Tweed Suits from 5s 3d Men's Tweed S-iits 24s 6d Men's and Boys' Hats, Caps, Ties, and Braces at half price. BOOTS. BOOTS. Men's Bluchers 6s 6d Men's Colonial Shooters 10s 6d Men's Strong Leather Elastic Sides 10s 6d Women's Strong Elastic Sides 6s lid Children's Plain and Patent Leather Shoes and Strap Slippers m endless variet: at very low prices at W' W. SPEICER & CO THE ARCADE. AIm/-4 JpA Per nay to oe made by dbl d&Hr persons of either sex m their own localities, at work for us. New business. All meet with wonderful success. Anyone can do the work. You don't need capital, or about the same as none. We will start you. No space to explain here. But you can make a snug little fortune honorably and easily. The employment is particularly adapted to the region m which this publication circulates. Boys and girls, earn nearly as much as men. Full particulars andinstructions mailed free. Now is the time—don't delay, but write to us at once Stinson & Co., Portland, Maine, United Sftteg ' 12 9 .



3iii rp In, Yinceat & da. ; SAWMILLERS AND TIMBER MERCHANTS, BPBINGKBTJBN. HAVE erected large Sawmills at Alford Forest, and can now supply any amount of Building Material, also Bridge Timber and Planking to any size m Birch Timber, Gates, Hurdles, &c, made to patterns as desired, Splitor Sawn Posts morticed by machinery. Prices will be found reasonable, and orders will be executed promptly. Timber can be delivered by train, or at the Mills, or by rail from Springburn to 1 any part of the district. he Mills are within 1£ miles of the Springburn Railway Station. FIREWOOD, SLABS, AND WASTE TIMBER Always on hand. Orders by post promptly attended to. ___+38 John Orr & Co. INVITE THE ATTENTION OF FARMERS To their Large and Varied Stocks of all classes of Goods, suitable for the Harvest Fi»ld. 1000 Bales Binding TWINE, Crown Brand 250 Bales Manilla Binding TWINE Machine Extras and Fittings 100 Cases Binding WIRE, White Cross 100 Cases Castor Oil Leather Belting, l£in to 6in Valvoline and Lubroline Oil Lard and Olive Oil Cylinder Oil Perforated Zinc, 3/32 to 7/8 Seaming Twine MoGormick Binders, The agents of the McCormick reaptrs and binders have just received news of a very exciting trial at Tarn worth (Jf.S. W.) on Saturday, December 6. Tlie prize competed for was the Society's medal, which, was offered to the machines exhibited at their Show ; but m order to have a successful trial they m addition offered a prize of ten guineas, ope'i to all comers. Both prizes were gained by the McCormick, which was awarded the full maximum number of points, This was the first time this season where the winner at any trial m Australia obtained the full number of points under each heading. The McCormick also gained first prize at Stawell (Victoria) beating the Massey, Hornsby, and Deering,



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DEERiNU NEW STEEL BINDER /rjHE Exhibition of work of the above A was POSTPONED on ac count of rain till 10 a.m., THURSDAY, Btli inst ab M$ O. Digby's. JOHN G. RESTELL, 1 36 Agent. ASHBURTON SWIMMING CLUB. A MEETING of those interested m the formation of the above pio po ed Swimming Club, will be held m Me. Alfred 'Haiikikojs's Auction Kooms, at 8 p.m. THIS EVENING. 12 103 are invited, for building JL additions to house m Burnett Street for Dr. Tweed ; plans and specifications at my office. Tenders close on THURS DAY Bth January. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted R. BIRD, 1 2 Architect. RAKAIA MONTHLY'SUIT MY NEXT SALF, OF STOCK AND SUNDRIES will be held on THURSDAY, Bth JANUARY, Commencing at NOON. Present Entries include—HOßSES, CATTLE, PIGS, FURNITURE, CLOTHING, DRAPERY, &c. &c. A Hawker's 4-wheeled Covered VAN. A Quantity of HARNESS. GEO. JAMESON. J. R. BLAND, I+l7 Auctioneer. BY REQUEST 7 .—A meeting of Ash^ burton Cycling Club is called for Thursday night' Triangle, 7.30.— H. H. Stephens. 1 22 W~~~W A ST. JOHN'S LODGE, NO. 1858, E.C. "FHE Monthly Meeting of the above JL Lodge will be held m the Masonic Hall, Ashburton, on THURSDAY EVEN ING, Bth inst, at 7.30 p.m. Visiting Brethren cordially invited. H. A. VESTY, Secretary. wanteFltoTurchase^ KC\C\C\ BUSHtOLS good clean O\J\J\J Ryegrass. GEO, JAMESON, 1 32 Ashburton and Rakaia SATURDAY, 10th JANUARY. ±i<'i" _____ SIkUNDER BILL OF SALE. MR T. BULLOCK (m conjunction with Me D. Thomas) will sell by Public Auction m the Arcade on the above date— j McCORMICK STRING BINDER JL (new last season), knife driven from the front. Sale at 12 noon. T BULLOCK 1 35 Auctioneer.



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