DEATH.

Hayman—On April 12th, at Ashburton Ann, the betyved wife of Thomas Hayman, of %illowby, aged, 51 years. Funeral leaves Park street at 1.30 on Tuesday, for the Ashburton Cemetery.

The Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY. APRIL 13, 1891. CLASSIFICATION OF EXPORTS.

Mr G. G. Stead's London corres pondent, m his remarks on the various qualities of mutton which are being shipped home, and the necessity ol having them properly classified and sold according to grade, is right m his conclusions but somewhat at sea as to his premises. He says that much of the mutton recently sent Home con tains too great a strain of the merino, and that what is wanted for the London market is the half-bred, that is a cross between some long-woolled breed and the merino. As a matter of fact the uumber of crossbred sheep m the country containing more than one half merino blood is quite insignificant, and it is clear that the dark coloured mutton to which the corres pondent refers is pure merino, of which a considerable quantity, of the very best quality, is regularly shipped. No better mutton than that of these prime merino wethers could be wished for, but its dark colour is not yet understood by the English, consumer. The system of selling it consequently has been to work it off with the better coloured meat at an all-round price, and it is easy to see that under such a system the shipper of the more favored kinds, such as Southdowns, has to suffer for the ! benefit of the shipper of merino. It is quite evident that to secure to each shipper the just value of his shipment not only should the carcases be classi fied into descriptions and weights, but each shipper's consignment should bear his own brand and be sold by itself. English buyers would soon learn the peculiarities of the various brands, and instead of an average quotation being paid all round for prime, good and in different quality—none is bad—each lot would be sold on its merits, and the colonial farmer would ba en couraged to keep his flock up to the best standard. There would also be an incentive to keep the quality up to the mark m the fact of the freezing and shipping charges being the same on all qualities, and the returns for low-priced mutton would a* a rule be so small that its.shipment would be unprofitable. The system of classification is also called for m the butter and cheese trades, but the trade m dairy produce is mainly m the hands of capable tradesmen, whose brands are already known m the London market, and are a guarantee that the quality which they indicate is all that it is represented to be. Nothing more is required with regard to mutton, and our freezing works' managers are quite competent to carry it out with out the Government being called upon to do so.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

In regard to the " New Zealand Herald's " education article, the Inspectors of all the Auckland districts report that they do not consider the criticisms of that article either accurate or just when applied to the large majority of children m the public schools. India raises one bushel of wheat per head of her population, the United States over seven bushels per head, and South Aus tralia nineteen bushels. Harry James Short, a young man twenty years of age, who had eaten wild honey and was m a weak and delirious state from its effects, fell overboard from the steamer Tangihau on th§ Wairoa river an I was drowned. As an instance of the eccentricities of gambling, it may be mentioned that betting on the rainfu.il has been carried on to such an extent m India that the Bombay Gov ernment passed an Act forbidding it," which came into operation at the end of December. The infidel is going to turn the tables at last and pay England back m her own coin. One Hassan Ali, a Mussulman, is now travel ling through India collecting money for a Mohammedan mission to England. Part of the money is to be spent m building a mosque at Liverpool. India's thirst for gold is insatiable. Last year she absorbed 461 lakhs of the precious metal—equal m conventional exchange to £4,610,000—-and of this enormous amount only two lakh* were tendered for coinage at the mints. There must be tens of millions of gald thus stored away m odd corners m India. The dignitaries of the Church of England have been roused by the increasing number of civil marriages to take action with a view to an amendment of the marriage laws witli regard to fees and the publication of banns. It ta proposed to make the fees the same as those charged at the registrars' offices. A young man named Francis J. G. Graham* who was only married m October last, was m Wellington ksj; w§§k sentenced to three months' imprisonment on a ohaige Qf failing to comply with an order of the Court to pro* vide for his wife, whom he had deserted j also to find one surety that he would comply with the order, or go to gaol fcr an additional term of six months. The Russian Government has convened a meeting of orthodox missionaries to discuss the meaijg of resisting the spread of peasant heresy. It appear i&at £hei'e jj,re 15,000,000 rural dissenters who, while outwardly belonging to the Government Church, bribe the police into letting them hold heterodox services with locked doors. A meeting of the Committee of the Ash burton Racing Club was held on Saturday evening, y/hen arrangements for the race meeting next jvefik jferp completed. No betting excepting through' tjie totalipfttpp will be permitted'on the course! The privi leges will be sold by auction by Mr Alfred Harrison next Wednesday. The Ashburion band b.cu* hee« engaged to play on the lawn. Mr O, Ppcopk-'s teuupj? tqv cropping the race : course was accepted.. The decisive victory of the Prohibitionists at the Sydenham Licensing election was the principal topic of public conversation m town on Saturday. Persons interested m the liquor traffic are m a state of mind which can be best described by the vulgar but ex pressive term "flabbergasted." The value of public.-houge property throughout the whole cplony" has, ip.'in sojd, gfme dqwn g5 per cent, mortgages on hotels are pot lopked upon as the best possible invQsinwiitß, and brewery shares do not display a rising ten 4fij)cy. The Proh. ( bitionis]b Committee elected jfjor itfie ModeJ Re-rough will, it is understood, refuse all appjicatiqij^ for renewals at the annual meeting m June next, basjug their decision, probably, on Clause 0 of Iblie Li&epsing Act which provides that, among the fttbj'.octjflng which may be taken to the granting of a He^jiyj, j#ay be ; "that the licensing fchcraof i# not panned tri iha neighbourhood.'' It fc »!"»%',ed wj'afc an attempt will be made to shut up We %den : ! ham Working Men's Club, on tho ground ' that liquor has been supplied to be taken fl.iyay, and not consumed on the premises. *iW Llc£«sqil Victuallers' Association have not yet "decided" l>\i what course to pursue m reference to the question generally.—

The Papal congregation of rite* has decided not to canonise Columbus. A member of the congregation told a journalist of Rome that Columbu* was a perfect gentleman and an excellent Catholic, but not a saint. Messrs E. Barnett and Co., kosher butchers and ponlterers, sent by gracious command of the Queen a sirloin of beef from the prize ox bred on her Majesty's 1 estate, Ballater, and purchased by Messrs Barnett at a recent cattle show. The sirloiu was sent to Osborne with the seal of the Shochet attached. This is probably the first instance of kosher meat being supplied to her Majesty. The Mormons are by no moans settling down under their altered circumstances. After having so long had the upper-hand, they seem unable to submit patiently to gentle rule, and a wholesale migration into Mexican territory is being seriously talked about. The locality of the new Mormon territory has m fact been virtually fixed upon, several millions of acres m the neighbourhood of the lands occupied by the turbulent Indians. A special revelation on the subject may be shortly expected. The " Mark Lane Express " of January 26 says—London arrivals last week included some interesting items. A small consign ment of wheat from France reminded one of what was once a fairly considerable trade. Barley from New Zealand arrived m appre ciabla quantity, while there were also notable receipts from Persia. Oats included a good Scandinavian consignment, and New Zealand contributed 3945qr of the fine heavy oats which the British market appreciates. The Linseed was, as usual, mostly Indian, but Russia was also represented. The United States sent little besides flour and oil-cake. TheKakanui Relief Fund Committee have adopted a report drawn up by a Sub-Com mittee, to which a plan is proposed for allocating the fund on the basis of £1980 being collected. Under it a certain sum ia put down for each, ranging from £319 for MrsNordenand £297 for Morgan's children, to £16 10s for Mrs Cowan. Cash is to be paid to Mrs Best and others, while the allowance of the others will be given m weekly payments, which will expire m about eight years. A trust fund ia to be prepared, the fund will thus exhaust itself. If there is any more received it will be divided pro rota among those receiving weekly relief. One of the members of a party of excur sionists from Wellington who were spending a fortnight at Pelorus Sound, Mr J. Varn ham, met with a peculiar accident during the trip. Jumping over a fence to recover a sheath-knife which had been thrown into the long grass, he chanced to alight upon the upturned point, which passed, through his boot and foot, coming out at the instep. An ugly wound was inflicted, which was dressed by another of the party, who had profited by the Ambulance Society's lectures, and Mr Varnham had to content himself with considerable diminished exercise for' the re mainder of the outing. Luckily for himself he had spent a couple of shillings on a policy m the New Zealand Accident Insurance Office applying to the trip, which will recom pense him m some degree for his suffering. —"Post." The Bank of England (says Mr S. H* Preston m "Chamber's Journal") is custo dian of a large number of boxes deposited by customers for safety during the past two hundred years, and m not a few instances forgotten. Many of these consignments are not only of rare intrinsic and historical value, but of great romantic interest. For instance, some years ago the servants of the bank dis covered m its vaults a chest which, on being moved literally fell to pieces. On examining the contents, a quantity of massive plate of the period of Charles 11. was discovered, along with a. bundle of love-letters indited during the period of the restoration. The directors of the bank caused search to be made m their books ; the representative of the original depositor of the box'was dis covered, and the plate and love-letters handed over. No complete list of these un claimed boxes has ever been published; The annual meeting of the Auckland Rugby Union the report showed a very favourable past season. The balance m hand amounted to £321. The question of abolish ing the clubs as at present constituted, and reforming them on a residential district basis with a view of increasing the number of senior fifteens, and preventing,, all good players flocking to one or'^wo Successful clubs, was brought up and occasioned much discussion. Though the meeting seemed to be m favour of some such step, the matter was left to delegates, to report to the Union m a fortnight. It was resolved to recom mend to the English Rugby Union that the system of scoring be altered to 1 for a try 1 for a goal from penalty kick, 2 for a field goal, and 3 for a placed goal from try. The question of forming a New Zealand Union to control interprovincial matters is to be again considered. Holloway's Ointmext and Pills.—Old Wounds, Sores, and Ulcers.—Daily experi ence confirms the fact which has triumphed over all opposition for more than forty years, viz., that no means are known to equal Holloway's remedies for curing bad legs, bad breasts, sores, wounds, diseases of the skin, erysipelas, abscesses, burns, scalds, and, m truth, all maladies where the skin is broken. To cure these infirmities quickly is of primary importance, as compulsory confinement in doors weakens the general health. The ready means of cure are found m Holloway's Ointment and Pills, which heal the sores and expel their cause, In the very worst cases the ointment has succeeded m effecting a perfect cure after every other means had failed m giving adequate relief.

The Education System.

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Dunedin, April 13. The Committee of the Otago branch of the Educational Institute appointed to consider the "New Zealand Herald's" article, yegorfc tjiat piany fif thp gfcape merits ar.e irrelevant aiia without■'founda tion. The tone of the article is con demned as betraying ignorance of the »eal st^te. oi education m the colony. Special" exception Js taken |o the style of Writing eniployed in'|he jirticife: 'I'he C!ommiHe@ admit that the standard course of instruction might very reasonably he altered m the direction indicated by the members of the recent deputation of members of the Institute to the Minister of Education.

The Tasmanian Silver Fields.

("Otago Witness.") m ' Zeohan is the capital of the'Tasmanian silver fields, and bids fair before many yeirs to rival Hobart both m population . and importance. At present the popula tion is between 3000 and 4000, and is in creasing daily. hen the Strahan-Zeehan railway is completed, communication with Hobart and the various colonies will be easy and comparatively inexpensive. Sbrahan ; the starling point of the line, is situate on Macquario Harbor, whhh is a magnificent one after you are inside of the bar, but unfortunately the water on the bar is very shallow, nob exceeding 9ft. If the bar weje removed, no as to give water sufficient for] such boats ;ia those of the Union Company, Zeehan would be as accessible as Dunedin or Chritttchurch ; bub the Ho bare people are exceedingly jealous of the other colonies, and although I a competent engineer has reported that , the bar could be greatly improved at a comparatively small cost they prefer to spend large sums of money m searching for a route on which to build a railway over 100 miles m length through a rough, mountainous country to connect Zeehan with Hobart rather than allow the other colonies to participate m the trade with the silver fields, although the fields are being developed almost entirely with Australian capital and energy. However, as the population on the field will pro bably r«ach 30,000 or 40,000 within a year or two, they will soon be m a posi tion to demand that their interests shall be considered, and not those only of the merchants of Hobart who fear the com pei.ition of the other colonies, and desire to enrich themselves at the expense of the miners. The whole of the west coast, or rather the north-west end of Tasmania, appears to be rich m minerals—gold, silver, and tin all being found m payable quantities. Gold ie found m patches all over that part of the island. Some very rich patches have been found, but nearly all. the ground that would pay for individual mining has been worked, so it now requires capital to provide machinery and construct water races for sluicing pur poses. One or two companies have al rea ly been formed for this purpose. One claim of 30 acres m the Pieman's river district gives a prospect of about 2dwt to the load, with a depth of washdirt of from 12ft to 40ft, with no stripping and plenty of fall. Such ground m New Zealand would not have been allowed to remain imworked for a dozen years after having been prospected and partially worked as this was. A race is being constructed about seven miles m length to bring m about six New Zealand heads of water at an estimated cost of £1500 (a Tasmanian head of water if only 16in.) The country surrounding Zeehan has all been taken up under mineral leases. To the north it has been taken up fora distance of 40 or 50 miles. Something like 130,000 acres have been applied for, and over 1300 leases granted. The rent and fees for these amount to nearly £40,000. Of course it is impossible that all that country will pay for working, but] no doubt a number of the companies will be successful. Over 150 companies have been registered, one ©f which is already paying dividends, and three or. four others are expected to do so m a short time. The field cannot, however, .be properly tested until the railway is completed to enable all our heavy machinery to be brought up, and thus enable the companies to overcoire tin water, which is very troublesome m most of the mines after they get down about 100 ft. Every one conversant with silver mining asserts that this will be the largest and richest silver field m the world. If .that should be the case, Tasmania, although the smallest, will probably be one of ths richest of the colonies.

TELEGRAPHIC.

Home and Foreign.

[per press association.] London, April 10. It is understood that Madame Melba's solicitorsare trying to trace the authors of the recent canard connect ing her name with that of the Due D'Orleans, with a view to institute legal proceedings. "Obituary—Right Hon. G. A. F. Cavendish Bentinck, M.P. for White haven, jetat, 70. The " Times," m an article com menting on the successful completion of the Federal Convention's labors, says that Sir Henry Parkes' triumph is remarkable, and that few public men have achieved equal greatness. The ' Times" regrets that Mr Service is not participating m the work of the Convention. It trusts that the people of the Qommqnwealth will remain an integral portion of the Empire, and march forward m a noble and pros perous career. London, April 11. The deaths are announced of Mr Thomas Keay Tapling, M.P. for Har borough, Leicestershire, aged 36 ; and Col. C. J. T. Hambro, M.P. for the Southern District of Dorset, aged 58. In the House of Commons to-day the motion o£ Sir J. Pease, condemning the opium traffic m India, was carried by a majority of 30. It is understood, however, that the Government will not proceed any further m the matter. Mr H, L.abouchere-s amendment, objecting to the Government guarantee under the Irish Land Purchase Bill, has been rejected by a majority of 94. Mr H. H. Gibbs, of Messrs Antony Gibbs and Sons, merchants, will contest the City of London seat m the House of CQia.ia.Q^ns, vacated by the death of Mr Thomas Charles Baring. Mr Richard Henn Collins, Q.C., succeeds Sir James F. Stephen as Judge of the Queen's Bench Division. Captain Frederick Pike has been appointed Commander of H.M.S, Or lando fqr a further, term, St. Petersburg, April 11. A Russian conversion loan of 600,000,000 francs will shortly be issued, with a minimum of 84. $i<. POTEESB|mo, April Is. The ¥|h|Ust during the review of the Guards, at which the Czar was present, and who had a re volver and a powerful poison globule m his possession, proves to be a mem ber of the Khardoff murder society, whjph, \h pledged tP t the Czar-, pearly all the members of the society have been discovered and taken into custody. Vienna, April 12. The Reichsrath was opened to-day by the ISmperor m person. Xx\ thft' speech irom 1 the thrdne his Majesty declared that the Great Powers had given him their assurance that peace was the most essential object of their endeavors, and this, he said, justffigcj the hope that Europe would enjoy \ series of peaceful years. Zanzibar, April 11. An officer of Hussars, who, it is believed, was connected with an at tempt to blow up the building adjoin* ;

ing the Sultan's palace by means of gunpowder, has committed suicide, fearing that he was to be arrested. By the explosion thirteen persons were killed and eighteen wounded. Ottawa, April 11. The Toronto Board of Trade has unanimously resolved m favor of Great Britain adopting a discriminating tariff m respect to colonial food products, and also urging. Sir J. Macdonald, Premier of Canada, to ask the Mai'quis of Salisbury to summon a Conference to discuss the Question of establishing closer trade relations between the mother country and the colonies.

AUSTRALIAN.

Melbourne, April 11. James Johnston, commission agent, Ballarat, who murdered his wife and children m December last, has been convicted on the capital charge, and sentenced to death. A man has arrived here en route to Auckland, who was successfully treated under Dr Koch's" tuberculine at Glas gow Hospital, when m the last stage of consumption. Hobart, April 11. An important discovery of gold is re ported from the West coast. An assay made has given very satisfactory re sults, but no further details are yet to hand. The general impression is that Tas mania will not join Australian Federa tion unless power is given to the Senate to amend money bills. Albany, April It. Arrived—P. and O. steamer Brit tania, from London. Passengers for New Zealand—Misses Johnstone and Tull, Messrs Bridges, McTnncss, Shaw, and Greener. I Sydney, April 10. j At the Supreme Court to-day Brad- I ley, late Manager of the Devonshire j street branch of the English and Scotr tish Chartered Bank, was sentenced to six years penal servitude for embezzle ment, and Druce, another bank em bezzler, received five years.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, Aprjl 11. The Leading; Wind is now out of dock, and again ready for sea. She will sail m about a week for Puget Sound m ballast, and will there load for Melbourne. A rush of water took place m the dip it Huntley m which the four men lost their lives last December, The rush was so great that the men at work had to leave, and as all efforts to keep it down were unavailing, the proprietors have decided to abandon the drive, A good seam of coal had been started there. Robert Kurtz who was arrested under the Fugitive Offenders Act, for the larceny of £5 received m a bet on the Flemingion racecourse, appealed to the Supreme Court to-day against being extradited to Melbourne. The appeal was dismissed. Wellington, April 11, Mr S. Millbank leaves to-morrow for Melbourne as the representative of the Federated Seamen's Union at a Labor Conference which is to commence at Bal larat on the 22 ad insfc. At this confer once nearly the whole of the trades m Australasia will be represented, and it is understood that it is purposed to re organise the Union. • A .schenw for the federation of al 1 colonial trade unions will be brought forward and discussed at she same time. It is estimated that some where about a quarter of a million of men will be represented at the Conference. While m Australia Mr Millbank will also attend as representative of New Zealand a conference of seamen, which is to be < reld m Melbourne after the Ballarat gathering. Westport, January 11. In taking the bar at about quarter to iix, the Mahinapua grounded and stood out again, but getting m fche heavy swell she stranded on the beach north of the river The quantity of coal shipped this week was 3452 tons. Grjeymouth, April 12. Work has been getting slack at Brun nerton lately, and it is expected that more men will still be dispensed with. Dunkein, April 12. The funeral of Henry Hough ton, German Consul, was very largely attended. A farm on the Taieri, which was sub divided into eight small farms, was sold by auction and ranged m price from, £27 5s to £15 12s 6d~per acre. At the Hospital this morning Dr Gordon Macdonald experimented with Dr Koch's tuberculine on a consumptive patient. He reports that the usual ra-action has been produced.

The Victorian Loan.

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London, April 11, The prospects of the successful float ing of the Victorian loan are dubioui. Public enquiry is small, but a section of subscribers to the earlier loans have ft disposition to make an average in vestment at the nominal premium of one-eighth per cent. If the Banks give some support to the loan it will probably just be subscribed. Chief Justice Higginbotham, of Vic toria, m an article m "Greater Britain," declares Australia has a^reacjy, attrooted more at^eutiQn m the matter of loans a.nd private investment of capital than is consistent with the permanent wel fare of the colonies. !

The Rising in India.

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Calouti'A, April 10. The outbreak of Mirowzai is extend ing, and threatens |to becoma serious The head cl«rk of the Political Agency m Manipur, telegraphs that Coimnis sioner Quinton and others \ye,v.e killed m action, p.i^d that, it Is reported that the Regent's regular troops are desert ing, also that Jobnai has been execu ted for massacring officers. The people are represented as desirous of peace. The Ghoorka prisoners h^v§ b,§en. re lease,^

African Questions.

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London, Lord Randolph GhumhilPs, expedi tion on a large scale to Mashonaland, is attracting much attention. Lisbon, March 10. Portugal has stopped the navigation of the Gungere until the British evacuate their port at Missilasssi .'..-, . ■'■ icwnoiCApril 11. The Marquis of Salisbury has drafted a new convention with regard to South African territory, m which he assigns to Great Britain the whole $f \hs plateau of Maiu'ealipd. ("Hecaived Xpqlia; 1Q,45 a,m.;| Lonjjon, April 12. Lord Salisbury has released the Cape Colony from the annual payment of £20,000, cost of administration of Basutoland, which will be annexed to the Cape, v'

The Fire Brigade.

A general meeting of the members of the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade waw held on Friday evening, to. consider a proposal made by the Borough Council for an alteration m the arrangements be twean the Council and the Brigade. There was si full attendance of members. The letter from the Council was fol lows :— Ashburton, April 3, 189 J. The Secretary, Ashbucton Volunteer Fire Brigade, Dear, Sir,—l have the honor, by direc tion uf fchia Council, to enclose copy of report adopted at its last meeting, and to iequeet you to be good enough to lay the same before the Brigade for the purpose of obtaining its formal assent to r,ho new: agreement. In making the alteration, the Council has merely been carrying out a plan of municipal expenditure with the view o* extinguishing the overdraft, and the Council trusts that the Brigade as ratepayers will co-operate m the action thus taken. It is proposed, as irost con venient, that this arrangement shall be understood as commencing at the begin ning of the Council's financial year, viz., April 1, insti --lam, etc., Chas. E. Fooks, Town Clerk. Copy of Fire Brigade Committee's report, April], 1891. 1. " That the Fire Brigade be advised to reduce its number of members to twenty,, and that the Council pay to the Brigade a subsidy of £75 per annum ; m conside ration of which amount the Brigade to find and maintain a complete set of uni forms for its members, also pay for gas used at the Brigade sheds, meeting room, lamp, etc., and all fire expenses, includ ing fuel, oil, horses, pumpers, and ringing bellfc small repairs, alterations and addi tion*. Any single repair or addition over the'value of £5 to be paid by the Council* who also pay the custodian's salary as formerly. .2. That the Brigade supply the Council with annual balance sheet duly audited. In discussing the question ifc was shown that Council's proposals meant an increase m the Brigade's liabilities of at least £30 a year, besides thsir having to provide and maintain uniforms, which would be an additional considerable item, and against this the subsidy was only increased by £20. The small sum that the Brigade had m hand had been referred to, but this had occurred from the entertainments giren by the Brigade, and it had been guarded for use m case of an accident fund, or to meet any extraordinary ex penditure. The incidental expenditure fluctuated greatly, horse-hires for in •tance had been as low as £3 and as high as £12 a, year, and it wa3 necessary to be prepared for the larger amounts After a long discussion it was un animously resolved to decline to give the assent of the Brigade to the Council's proposal.

Farewell Sermon.

On Sunday evening the Rev J. N. Bufctle preached his farewell sermon to the Ashburton Wesleyan congregation. The church was not so well filled as one would have expectedl considering the occasion, and a good many from other churches were m the pews. Previous to announcing his text, the rev gentleman said that under the law of. the"Wesleyan Church the relationship that had existed between him and his people iiiust cease for a time. He did not know if any opportunity would be afforded him m the future of revisiting Ashburton ; but if it were given he would gladly avail himself of the occasion to revisit a people at whose hands he had been the recipient of great kindness. It was no new thing m the Wesleyan Church for a pastor and people to parr,. The itinerancy was part of the polity of the Church, and he was prepared for this when he took service under the Church. Under its operation a pastor may say farewell to one congregation and resume work m a n.ew sphere all within one week. lie took the opportunity now afforded him of saying farewell, and of publicly acknow ledging the kindness that had been shown toward him by many m the community, and of expressing his thanks therefor. If a man is a man there will be those who will from him. There had been those who had said, ha^d and harsh things of him and to him. Those he heartily forgave and against them he bore no ill will. It was not perhaps m humanity to altogether forget such things, as ifc was natural that a scar should retnain after a wound, at all, but he would, hapbor m his heart no evil m [ em,oriets of the past. There werei..m,ajiy .things m the past three years that he would like to have the opportunity of doing over again, and much had been said and done that woiild have been better left unsaid a,n,d undone. He prayed that (fad, would lessen the evil resulting foam any action or omission, and to bless the labors of His people m His own cause. The rev gentleman then left the subject of his own de parture and touched feelingly on the •udden death of Mrs Thomas Hayraan of Willowby, expressing his deep sympathy with the bereaved family, and paying a tribute to the memory of a stout-hearted, brave, and courageous woman, who had a heavy burden co bear, but bore it nobly and well, and whose children, all enlisted m the service of the Saviour, were an evidence that she was a valiant worker for Christ's cause.. The preacher then went on to preach a sermon full of good counsel from 11. Cor. xni.~ 11,

Property Sale.

I On Saturday Mr Thomas Bullock held a land sale m the Arcade which had been looked forward to by many with a good deal of interest, as likely to indicate the value of suburban land. The property sold was a portion of Netheyby Lodge Estate belonging (50 M,rs,s#oLean and lying between the taw-n and the County Sale y/ardjsi, Taking the land all round it may he said to be of fair quality, but its proximity to the town was no doubt its great attraction added to the fact that it was sold m lots convenient for use as grazing paddocks m connection with the Saleyards, and as yegejAbie gardens. There wqre, Operas Iroad 29perches on>rc.(J m. all, 'm twenty-two lots, and every lot was. disposed of, competition for each" lot having boen fairly brisk. The homestead block, lots 2*3 which was bought by Mr L. Markey at £53 per acre^ contains all the necessary improvements, and these havQ to b,c ajjowed for m the price p.^id., <phe. other lots fetched, as will be seen from the sale list below, from £19 10fi to £40 per acre.

Judge Edwards.

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Wellington, April Is, . The Government have received the written opinions of three J ud^ejs Ojiii. of five on Mr Justice Edwa^s' cW. The Chief Justice is also sending hia, while that of Mr Justice Qouolly has been, telegraphed, ThowwUtaa

qualify their previous opinion expressed as to the technical bearing of Mr Edwards' appointment, and two of these express a doubt, while the third is determined m its opposition of the legality of the appointment. None except Mr Justice Richmond, who m hi 3 first telegrams Baid^he appointment was unconstitutional without previous appropria tion, have expressed an opinion on the con stitution a,l bearings of the case, bat have reserved their opinion on that point. Mr Justice Richmond, however, does not appear to have altered his opinion.

The New Orleans Incident.

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Nxw York, April 11. Defcective'O'Malley, who is suspected of having been an agent of the Mafia, the Sicilian secret society m New Orleans, and who is believed to have bribed the juryiren who tried and acquitted the prisoners accused of murdering Mr Hennessey, Chief of Police, ".v.is indicted on the charge to day afc New Orleans. Thirty citizens, well armed, attended the Court, m order to compel the expedition of the trial. The public refuse to give evidence before the Grand Jury on the charges brought against those alleged to have been concerned m the lynching of the Sicilians. The Union League Club, embodying the leading men of New York, recog nise the patriotism of the lynchers without justifying the outrage, and urge the Federal Government to check the importation of criminal paupers. It is reported that the Italian Go vernment threatens to close diplomatic relations with the United States Government unless an immediate reply is sent to the. message of the Marquis Rudini,, m which he demanded that re paration be made for the lynching of the Sicilians. [Received April 13, 10.45 a.m.] Washixoton, April 12. Baron De Fava, Italian Minister, sailed yesterday. The threat of the Italian Govern ment to close diplomatic relations is denied.

The Shelly Bay Disaster.

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Wellington, April 12. At the inquest on the victims of the Shelly Bay explosion yesterday, torpedo man Guldie and Sergeant-Major Gunn, instructor m submarine mining, were examined, their evidence heing a repeti tion ot what had been given by the other witnesses. A heated discussion took place between the co,-oner and Mr Jellicos m conse quence of remarks from the latter which were considered to be insulting. Mr JelLcoe denied that he had been guilty of unbecoming language, and accused His Worship of having behaved unfairly towards him. Some time ago he sa:d the coroner had asked him to take him (M r Robinson) into his confidence m reference te-the evidence he was going to call. He accordingly gave the coroner the names of the witnesses he wished to call and his Worship violated that confi dence by letting the Government know who the witnesses were. '■■ r ; ' The coroner denied the accusation, and said that if the inquest was not to be con | dueled m a becoming manner it would be better for Mr Jellicoe to retire. The matter then ended. In the afternoon the coroner and the jury visited Shelly Bay wheithe evidence of Cornwall, one of th© injured men, was taken. His evidence, was very much the same as, thafc •lreaidy adduced! H© de posed that Goldie took the canisters into the smithy and filled them with ashes from the forge m which there was a fire. Witness thought it was rabbet risky, bub did not say anything.

The Legislative Council.

The death of theHon W, Reeves renders the Government still weaker m the Legisla tive Council, where they were aJI too weak before. The Ministerial soppbrters there, whom Mr Buckley can depend on "to follow him, scarcely exceed half a dozen. Sir <3eorg« VVmtmore n more of a candid friend than * Ministerial supporter and beyond him the Ministerial Party, led by Mr Buckley, can only be calculated on to include the Hons Dignan, Fraser, Martin, Shepherd, Shrimski Wilson, and possibly one or both ot the native members. If party feeling runs high m the Council, as with Sir Harry Atkinson m the chair it probably will dp during g»> coining session, the Government will be m a hope less minority m that Ghamber, and ab solutely unable bo carry their measures. Under auch circumitances they will certainly he justified m calling fresh members to the Council, but the disparity of strength between the two sides is so great that it will scarcely be possible to restore equilibrium by Kesh creations. The policy of the late Minis., try m packing the Council with an over whelming majority of its p&rtimns will almost certainly prove productive of disas trous results next session, and may lead to * complete political dead lock.—'* R»t, jj

THE MARKETS.

(per press association.))

London April 11. New Zealand 3f per. cent, inscribed stock is quoted at 975, At the wool salea prices are hardening, especially m merino wools. Three months' bills are discounted at 2\ per «ent. "The withdrawal of £600,000 m gold for Germany and Austria has htd the eflbct of hardening the money market, and ifc i$ feiardd that tho Bank rate of discount will shortly be raised to 4 per cent.

I The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following cableinessage dated London. 10th April :— Tallow is dull of sale. Fine mutton and good beef tallow are worth 28s and 25s 9d respectively petr cwt. Hemp market continues.drooping. Medium is worth £22 per ton. Frozen meat market is dull, Mutton market has a downward tendency. Prices of mutton and lamb have declined J d and £d per lb respec tively since last report. New Zealand beef —Forequarters and hindquarters are worth 3;|d and 4gd respectively per lb.

Labor Questions.

[PER I'RE&S ASSOCIATION.}

Washington, April 10. Twenty-five thousmd colliers m Ohio and Pennsylvania will strike on May Ist, onjess the eight hours system is conceded. London, April 9. Xhe personnel of the Government Labor Commission has been submitted ito the Queen. Those who have seats I on the Commission are the Marquis of Hwtington (Chairman), Sir M. Hicks j Beach, Sir John Gorst, the Bight Hon. L. H. Courtenay, Right Hon. A. J, Mundella, Right Hon. H. H. Fowler, Messrs T. Burt and T. J. Austin, M.P., P. J. Mardsley (Secretary of the Opera tive Cotton Spinners' Union) and -r Dale and Sir Peter Tait The Irish members persist m their desire to hare Mr M. Davitt on th& Comn^issioai, and Mr Justin McCarthy' will move that Uis name be added, '

THJS ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, APBIL 13, 1891



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Statutory Declaration.—l, Franz Raabe, Irpnbark, Sandhurst, m the colony of Vic toria, Australia, do solemnly and sincerely declare that on the 25th Jim'a, 1877* my son Alfred, six years of age, was accidentally hurt with an axe on his knee. lat once took all pains to secure medical assistance. How ever, m spite of all efforts, on the 27th August, 1877, the opinion was given by Dr Macgillivray that an amputation of th« injured limb had become imperative, m order to save life. At this juncture I called en Messrs Sander and Sons, procuring some of their Extract of Eucalyptus Globulus, and by the application of the same I had too satisfaction of seeing my son within a fort night out of all danger, and to-day he is recovered. I may just add that it was when the crisis had been reached that the Extract referred to was first appliad, and I make this jiojemn declaration, etc. Fkanz Raabe, Declared at gatydtyujsjs, jii th.§ colony for Victoria, Australia, this seventeenth day of October, one thousand gight hundred and BeTcnty-sevea.j before me, MoritzCohn, J.P., —(Advt.) 6 Kkating's Cough Lozenges cure Coughs Asthma, Bronchitis. Medical testimony states that no other medicine is so effectual ijj t}je cure qf these dajigerous maladies One Lozenge alone gives ease, one of' two at bedtime ensuaea rest. For relieving olifficulty f breathing they are invaluable. They con tain no opium nor any violent drug. Sold by all Chemists, m tins, Is l|d and 2s 9cl ach. The Best Remedy fob Indigestion— Norton's Camqmile Pills are confidently recommended as" k simple remedy ''for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to whica we are subject Norton's Pills, with justice called the 'Natural Strengthener of the Human Stoji]acb," act as a powerful tonic and gentle perienVare. mild m their operatic* n", and afe under any circumstances. $old m bottles, at Is Hd, 2s 9d, Us, by'all medicine vendors throughout the wo Id"



rublio Notices. _ . LOST ~; LOST at Sale on Monday, 6th inst., ; on Mr G. Scott's Farm, Chertsey, black and tan long-haired Sheep Dog. Answers to name of " Bruce " ; collar No. 344. Finder rewarded on returning to New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Rakaia or Chertsey. | ___ 4 104 NOTICE. I HAVE much pleasure m informing the Public that I have disposed ot my Tobacconist, and Fancy Goods Em- K>rium, Hairdressing Saloon, and Billiard oom to Mr Harry Friedlander. While thanking Clients for their liberal support accorded to me, I beg to ask con tinuance of the same for my successor. W. ZANDER. s"peciH7notice, WITH reference to the above I respect fully notify the Public of Ashbur ton and its vicinity, that I have taken over the old established business formerly m the occupation of Mb Wilhelm Zander, and will henceforth garry it on under my direct supervision, and hope, by strict attention to the wants of my Customers, to meet; with the continued patronage accorded to my predecessor. HARRY FRIEDLANDER. 4 74



FOE SALE. TJYE CORN, CAPE BARLEY, TARES, RAPE. This is the time for sowing. WANTED TO PURCHASE— Last Season's Heavy Canadian OATS. JOHN G. RESTELL. AUTUMN, 1891. LATEST NOVELTIES IN ALL DEPARTMENTS USTO^fiT ON -VIEW AT THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. EVERYTHING new, New Shirte, New Underclotning, New Scarfs and Bows, New Hate, New Suits for Men, New Suits for Boys. Everything new and of the LATEST FASHIONS. New Tweeds and Coatings for SJeasure Suits to hand. Inspection Respectfully Solicited, NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. W H. WEBBER, Manager



VCauteu . ! CASH Advertisements under this heading not exceeding SIXTEEN WORDS 1/-. Addresses may be Wtat this Offi<i« ANTED, a young Cow, quiet, and a good milker. State price and particulars to Box 61. 4 103 W~~ ANTED~Known.—Mrs J. Buck anan has opened as Fruiterer and Confectioner, next Messrs John Orr and Co., East Street. WANTKD Known—That Andrew Our is offering 80 Ladies Sealelte Jackets, newest atyles, at moderate prices. 4553 \ITAJSTED Known.—lt you want good VV value for your money go to Melford House. Cheapeso first-class Drapery m town.—H. C. Segem-% Melford House. / POOLING and invigorating I«e Cream \J »i made by H. G. Flower, Con ectioner, Eaat Street. WANTED Known.—Mus J. Buch anan, Fruiterer and Confectioner. Tea and coffee at all hours ; hot luncheon on Saturdays, 12 to 2. Next Messrs J. Orr and Co'a, East Street. JUST opened a choice lot of Ladies Flush Jackets, newest shapes. Also a new lot of Ladies' Pelerines and Boas. —H. C. Shobks, Melford House. ANTED Known—That Andrew Orr is appointed agent for the cele brated Standard Boots. Every pair guaranteed. 4*54 WANTED Known —Some special lines m choice Dress Gjmxls at very low prices showing at " The Corner." ANTED Known — That Andrew Okr is offering at a treat reduction 250 pairs of best Kaiapoi and Roslyn Blankets, contracted for when wool was at its lowest price. 4§52 11/ANTRD Known.—%"/e are now VY opening all our new Winter Goods m Drapery, Millinery, Clothing, Boots, &c.—£L C. Segeks, Melford House. TYtANTED every man m the Comity VV to have a suit of the Ashburton Tweeds.—Robert Axcorn, Ashburton Clobhing Mart, Saunder's Buildings. ~~ANTED Known—The "Strong-! wear " Boot is the best for Mens •jadies and Children.—W. H. Collier. /""^ LASS, Earthenware, and China, j \JC direct from the Manufacturers. Robert Alcorn, Tea Warehouse and Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. J f ANOSOME Presents given away J_J_ m J uiit. Now giving tickets to every purchaser of 5s and upwards of Drapery, Millinery, Clothing, Boots, etc. •—«H. O. Segbrs, Melford House. /"^HEAP SALE of Surplus Stock will V>/ be continued for this month only. Books, Stationery, Fancy Goods, Music, etc., at Whole&ale Prices to effect a clear ance. Subscribers wanted for monthly parts of Leisure Hour, Quiver, Gar dener's Magazine, American Agriculturist, English Mechanic, and others.—L. F. Andrewes & Co.



WJTH_T£ETti A'iTHOUT TEETH CHRISrOHGROH DENTAL SURGERY. Corner of Cashel and High, streets S. M™ AND Co SURGEON DENTIST And at Dunedin :«iJ Westport £TTE have gained tht FIRST AWARD W m the Dunedin Exhibition for Artificial Dentures and Mechanical Appli ances for the Mouth, and it io with the greatest confidence that ye guarantee the highest class work and perfect fit at the most moderate cos A Single Artificial Tooth, 10s. Complete Set — Upper and Lower temporary and permanent, £10 10s. Natural, Durable, Comfoetablk 4rtiticial Teeth Replaced Temporarily al .tiosfc immediately after tho extraction of decayed teeth or stumps without extra cc or charge. Arrangements can be made for part or monthly payments. ADMINISTERING NITROUS OXIDE j Ct\S neveral times daily for the past ton years, ww fearlessly assert that extraction of teeth under its inii'dtmcG is perfectly p unless and positively safe^ Fee for Adnunwtratiw, ss, Extraction, 2« (Jsl, : Artificial Teeth and Dentures im&e hf other dentjtfts repaired or remv>d#«(i At gtuall cos* •



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IT. W. Spencer A Co EXTENSION OF w. w. iPEjruim * coi Great Clearing Sale. lifting heavily overstocked, and m order to make room for a shipment of Goods which we have landing from Home In about a fortnight, we have made Greater Reductions than ever. All NVool, colonial flannel, 10id, 4-ply fingering wool, all colors, Is lid; Calicos 2s 3d the doz; Dress Goods 4*d; Washing Prints, 2|d, 3§d, and 4id ; Washing Muslin -- 2a lid the doz ; Towels, 3£d j H each ; a very large Towel s)|d, \2 Pnow 6£d ; very good Ticking, JjJ . 6d: double width Sheeting, y <] 7id; heavy white tinen Twill H 0 Sheeting, ll|d ; heavy cotton Shirting, s|d; Cretonnes, 4|d ; l Jfi Men's woollenSox, ll^d; Boys' p H Braces, 4d ; Men's Braces, 8d; H <J Men's Regatta Shirts, 2s lid ; *' Men's good Tweei Suits. 22s Q -- 6d; Boys' Tweeu Suits from l (X) 4s lid; Men's colored Moles M7s 6d, now 5s Ud ; Boys' do. p 2s lid. BGOTS. BOOTS. ~ |~| Men's Bluchers, 6s 6d ; Men's ftj colonial made Shooter.s, 9s lid; Boys' strong Boots very cheap. Women's strong Elastics, 6s 9d^ Girls' and Maids Kid Elastic Sides and Button Boots 2a lid. 3s Ud, and 4s 6d at w. w. srnffCEn * c»'« THE ARCADE N.B.—We have this day purchased a Traveller's Set of Samples at a discount of 50 per cent. If you want a real bargain now is your chance. ~ Ttae'Arcadei



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