The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas Et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1891. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bishop Moorhouse says that secular education has been a hopeless failure m Victoria. An immense grotto, said to be sixty miles long, ha 3 been discovered at Ajaccio, m Corsica. A Frenchman, M. Droz, is going to "walk round the world, all but the water part of it, m 250 days. The Crown Princess of Hawaii's name is Victoria Hawekin Kainlaui Lunalilo Kalani miiahilapalapa. Mr H M. Stanley has travelled 25,000 miles while on his lecturing tour m America, and thus beaten his African record. An American has invented a gun to fire sixteen shells m a, second, and named it the "Peacemaker." Telephonic communication between Lon don and Marseilles enables persons separated by 800 miles to converse with tacit other. The Wellington Agricultural and Pastoral Association have fixed the date of their annual show for Wednesday and Thursday, November 18 and 19. It is stated that 346 unemployed are at present being provided with Government work, 88 m Wellington, 74 m Canterbury, and 184 m Otago. At the marriage of Lady Cecilia Howard the officiating minister was requested to omit the word obey from the service, as the bride declined to pledge herself. There is not a cate of poverty or distress m the Queen's pa rish that she does not know of, Although one of the most hard-worked human : beings m the world, her practical sympathy with sorrow and suffering is manifested not only m her contributions, bufc also m her personal visitations to the homes! of the poor. The Christoluu'cli Working Men's Co operative f-'ojuty celebrated their first annivenay by a social gathering last nigh't The association was formed a year ago with 54 members, and now numbers 300, each of whom has a little more than £3 10s to his credit m the society. Four ladies m London recently declined to pay the dressmaker because their dresses did not tit. Judge Bacon invited the ladies to put the dresses on for Jus inspection, and ordered certain alterations, Judge m a lawsuit about some potatoes had some boiled for his consumption, and gave judgment thot the potatoes were go»d, but badly cooked. The immigration aiwt emigration rptutps for May show that the arrivals were B(>4 and departures 2194, leaving a balance again t the colony of 1330. The arrivals were ;— From the United Kingdom 138, from New South Wales 3G9, Victoria 248, Tasmania 57, other places 54. Departures were :— To the United Kingdom 281, to Queens land 4,jlfew South Wales 1354, Victoria 37*2, Tasmaira ]Q2, other places 81. Holloway's Tuam Aso Ojxtmext.— Bilious affections, with all their Gcnc&mitaiit annoyances induced by atmospheric changes", or too liberal diet, should be checked at once ftv stii'ious consequences may ensue. When anyone fi^d. 1-; bi# jdeas less clear than usual, his eyesight dimmed, and Jjjs head dizzy, accompanied by a disinclination )Ev»? alj 6iai)r tion, physical or mental, he may be qui<# sure that he is m iwmedfate need of some alterative* medicine. Let him o,t ouce send for a box of Holloway's Fllfe, » Mild COIUW of which will remove the symptoms, ftlld «pecdjly renew his usual healthful feeling. If the bow«ls be irritable, Holloway's Oint tnjnt should be diligently rubbed over the j Stomach and liver every uight aad OWUiug-

The Oamar.ii Harbor Board intend to pre sent a Bill during the present session to enable them to obtain advances against the loan authorised m 1887 ; to borrow by way of overdraft m anticipationof current.revenue and co mortgage the dredge or aujt other plant as security for such overdraft, interest on advances not to exceed eight per cent; also that the Board may pay the expenses of raising the loan already authorised out of the loan. During the recent School Board elections m Scotland the religious difficulty hasj not been raised m any case, people having settled down to the judicious application of use and wont as it prevailed m the old parish schools oT the country. The chief concern of the newly-appointed Boards will l>e to devise means fot retaining scholars longer at school, it being possible at present for children of eleven and twelve to leave school with their education over. ». Some amusement waff caused at the pro ceedings before the Sydenham Licensing Committee, on Wednesday, by the demand; of the clerk for a shilling stamp for each witness sworn. Several of them had no shilling, and the lawyers, after complying with the demand to the extent of their floating capital, ran short of coin and stamps, and had to ask the clerk to accept their "personal guarantee." Even Inspector! PenAerhad to confess "he had no money." Lord James Douglas has becu summoned by the London magistrates for his census paper; his stepson, while he was ill m bed, tilled up the paper, and described his wife as a "cross sweep " and a 1 " lunatic " and his son as a "shoeblack" born m darkest Africa. Another man, who was also sum moned, had written "Myself, my wife, and three children slept under the roof of this house on April sth. The other questions being inquisitorial 1 absolutely refuse to answer any of them." In the report of the meeting of the Wakanui Road Board, published m Thurs day's issue, the clause referring to " Cottage ou Reserve 1416" should have read as follows:—Mr Jary interviewed the Board and said that, owing to Mr McGirr's agree ment to lease Reserve 1416, he would not continue to occupy the cottage, and offered to rent the vacant cottage on Reserve 1768, wj.h half an acre of land, at 2s 6d per week, and the remainder of the Reserve, with the exception of the piece round the other cottage, at an annual rental of 10s per acre. The police reports on the state of accom modation for men on sheep stations m the wide district under the charge of Inspector Fender have all been received. The reports show that m nearly every case the accom modation for men is good and m some places very good, so that the stigma which has been cast on the methods of housing station hands is without foundation so far as Cheviot, Amuri, Canterbury and mo3v of North Otago are concerned. The battle between prohibitionists and moderates m Oamaru (says the " Mail") has certainly been a good thing for the Corpora tion. The rates have come mm a maimer never before accomplished without the assistance of a plentiful pouring out of threats of the terrors of the law, etc. Last year the num ber on the roll totaked up 733. This year the numbers are 864. This, of course, does not represent .votes m a licensing election, inasmuch as many ratepayers have properties m the four or m a lesser number of wards, and these have only one vote; but it may safely be assumed that the increase m actual voting power will be between 110 and 120. The result of the poll for a Licensing Com mittee will show which side the additional ratepayers favor. In a " monthly letter from Scotland " it is stated that the question most exercising the country at present is the question of temper ance. 'One of the Parliamentary candidates for a large county, a gentlemen of high character and position, who is canvassing m view ot the next general election, said the other day that ib was reaily die only question -and now and then a hint about Disestablishment—that seemed to be agitat ing the mind of the electors. There is no doubt that a larg« reduction of licenses without compensation will' be made m the near future. The unlucky racing colors of the Prince of Wales were to the front for onco (says the London correspondent of the "Star") m a fairly big race at the Sandown Park April meeting, when Pier«tte won the Eshcr Stakes from a field of ten, The 'daughter of Mask and Poetry was a seven to one chance, the favourite being Squire Abington's Mor taigne. A desperate finish between this pair and Lord Ellesmere's Sabra was followed with intense interest and excitement by the crowd, who raised cheer aftei cheer as Geortrc Barrett, after a rare struggle, landed H.R.H.'s filly by a neck. The Prince fairly beamed with pleasure, and saw his jockey weigh m personally. At Sandown Park Spring races a com parative new-comer on the turf, Me A. Kilsyth, "gave the ring snnff," asthesayinc is. There were fourteen runners for the Walton Two-year-old Race, of 1000 soys, and almost all were novices. After the betting settled down Mr KilsyMi and half a dozen friends quietly backed a youngster named Euclid for every penny that could be got on down to eight to one. So skilfully and unobtrusively was this done that until the race was over aud Euclid had won, no one suspected the extent of the commission. It then, of course leaked out that there wasn't a layer m either ring who hadn't a full book against the winner. The ready-money bookmakers were •'touched" for several thousands, and altogether it is calculated Mr Kilsyth won something over £20,000. A nice afternoon's work truly! Dunediu "Star" correspondent. The North Canterbury Board of Education have adopted the report on the School Com mittees Election Act. It suggests that " householders " should mean and include every adult male or female person who, (being owner, lessee, or tenant) resides m any dwelling house within the school district, and " parent" as guardian or other person resident m the district who has actual custody of any child attending any State school situate within such district. The abolition of the cumulative vote is stated to be ai> unmixed benefit. The report suggests that the election of school committees should be conducted on a similar plan to the election of road boards. School masters should uqt attest voting papers. A defect m the Act is the wan£ of means of certifying that a candidate oi? the person nominating him is a householder of the district. It is suggested that the committee should consist of not less than five or more than nine members, % majority to retire alternately at the end of each year.

THE MARKETS.D

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Lx)NppN, June IJ. The American:>Wl»te ll^lt supply is estimated at 20,600,000 bushed, Wool is steady, »u4 QJ>enfn§? jnicfs avg being maintained.

FARM NOTES.

There is room to believe that the top price of wheat m this country will mich 50s ft quarter before harvest, 'Already the best l!'ngli-h whito, which is scarce, is worth 455, and the finest New Zealand Ions? berry is quoted at 445, or 6s higher than the top. quotation of a year ago. The average •' for English last week was 37d 9d, oi 88 higher than m the corres ponding week of last year, anu higher thaii it lias be. n m any .correspondina week since 1884, when it was precisely the same. The reports from the principal European ■ countries are now worse thah i ever. Tlie'runiors.'of partial failure of the winter crop m South Russia are con firmed ; a good deal of injury has been done m Germany, Holland, and Belgium ; and even m Austria-Hungary last week's ■ reports for the first time were partially | unfavorable. As to France, the outlook there is worse than ever, and a de iiciency of many millions of quarters i^ certain. Cable advices, moreover, tell us that the crop m Victoria has been ovesr-rated by about 6,000,000 bushels, and that the South Australian yield is even smaller than it was expected to be, while New Fouth Wales is dissatisfied with results, and the Argentine Republic also. With respect to New Zealand, it is not necessary to sy that there is « deficiency, and the amount of it is bitter known there than here. Against all those unfavourable estimates we have only a moderate prospect for a late crop here and m three or four countries of Continental Europe, with a very good oufc look for the winter crop m the United States. The ' April condition of the American crop i,s 969 per cent, of a full crop condition, as compared with 84 for \pril 1890 and .with 94 for April 1889. This is very satisfactory, no doubt; but against it there is to be borne m mind the fact that preparations for the spring crop are very backward, scarcely any land hav ing betn ploughed by the let of April and none at all m the chief spring-wheat States. Under the circumstances, a further advance m pricesseems inevitable. —English Agricultural Correspondent "Witness." :

APPLE TREE PLANTING.

(Contributed.)

For all classes no fruit tree furnishes a more lasting, useful, nourishing and varied supply throughout the year for so many different purposes as the apple ; not only for food or a luxury but as a health pre s rving medicine. The physician gener ally recommends a refreshing apple, but not the pe'ir ; the grape and gooseberry excel the harder indigestible fruits, yet have not the diet sustenance of the apple. The blight proof kinds have reached a wreat number of useful varieties. The Winter Majetin and Northern Spy are the two principal stocks worked on. I may here say to those who are about to plant, they would do well to see that they get only trees that have been grafted on the above stocks. I know of a large number of rre'.-s which have been grafted on blight proof roots. Tli * growers of these profess to sell trees worked on blight proof stocks, when m reality they are only worked on bliathr proof roots. Of course trees so worked can be sold cheaper, because there is far less labor about thorn. They are sure to prove unsatisfactory and cause di-jappo-'ntment to the purcha' er, as most apples wlim srrnfbed below ground strike ro/>tsand tl>e,soroots m most casesare liable to attack from the blight. It is there fore nocawiry that nil apples when worked on Maje'in o'v Northern Snystoc.ks should be d no at least one foot above the ground. My advicrt to "Amateur"'in the first pUco is not to plmt any apple trees unless fchev have been twic^ grafted on the winter M=iji;rmorNorthernSj>ystoik«. t Secondly, •Mim'f ar.^ grave mistakes tnadft m planting trees. S-mie <■ i-x. lame IWes, say four fe >t bvtlir^o fppfc and fill 'them, up with all kinds of rubbish, anft tlven-'piarit the tree its proper depth < n the top ; when the rubbish dncay the tree drop* down three or four inches deeper than when it wai planted, and the, root* then --grow down int.> the cold clay; the free becomes un healthy, and the fruit small and without flavor. The trees which I have fxo el by experience have dnne the beB 1-. is where the ground has been ploughed.or dug, say fifteen inches deep.; the line marked out. and the earth taken oat say six inches, or more, according to i the size of the trees ; Ihe tree put m the hole and the roots well spread out, and the trees shaken as the earth is being filled m so as to o;et the soil among the roots, Then make the tree firm, and if large trees stake them, but mt allow the stakes to come i i contact with the tree. Two-yeav-old trees do far better, and make more headway, than three and four | year-olds. I find most people like a lot for their money, and when they buy tree they plant them without cutting them ba«k. When the trees are dug up there are always a lot of roots left m the ground, which helped to support the tree before it was taken up. The tree should be cut back on the top to correspond with the roots.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do'not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.)

MB IRRIGATION.

TO THE EDITOII. Sir,—l see the Ashburton County Council are determined to force irrigatiou on the residents of the plains, betwixt Ashburton and Rakaia rivers, and by your kind permission I will give n few reasons for opposing it. In the first place, it seems strange that nearly all the Council members who are so busy with the irrigation scheme are people who are not interested m the district named, and of course if it does not pay interest on the outlay they will bei m no way responsible for it. The Council some few years ago bought a piece of land near Elgin to demonstrate th;ij, irrigation m a success, a small portion •of whiflh is fairly good land, and the other is very poor and stony, Of course the Council chose the good land to show what irrigation would do, and the poor land was left unirrigated to show how it got on without it; but after the Council had the land and the water for nothing they still lost considerable sums of money, s» much that they have never dared te inform the ratepayers how much, and yet m the face of such a lamentable failure they very coolly propose to go into the same thing again oh a large scale, and of course if it is a failure—which is quite certain —we poor ratepayers will have to suffer. I believe it is the Council's in tention to spend about forty thousand 2)ounds m making an intake somewhere above the Rakaia township, and I suppose it will take about a similar sum to make the distributing races ; and as'i6 would be necessary to deliver the water afc the h|ghest t>art of each paddock, it would hebassi^ite' the making of a large quantity, of rac§s. running angle-wise through tire Qomtry, and this, woidd lead tq' any amount of compensation. The Counpil would find another difficulty at Ihe sea beach, if the water ever reached so far— 'by the waste water washing away the face of the cliffij into huge gullies. Whatever way the land is to be irrigated it ] would beweiCgssary to flood it each time to an average depth of afc lg^st twelve inches, to icach the top of the irregularities are to be found everywhere, and tlien tjjrey pr foui'day.^ nor,'wester would make jc !,is diy us evor, so that a'stream or race* such as tiie" Council to bring m, lyould no'jb irrigate pro perly one-tenth of the land included m, the UTJgatjon district. J powW

pick out six or seven thousand acres m one block that would swallow every drop of it m a dry season, and then would nob- be wet all over. In fact you might nearly as well try to imigrate a river bed. As to growing immense crops of grain, that is ail a delusion, for if it were possible to spiead the water quickly a.id evenly all over the surface, and so produce a lttrsre crop, it would still die off m the hot weather, unless the water was available at the critical time. Every body could not have it at the .same time, and I think the Council might well pause before they encounter a crowd of angry farmers, who were disappointed m getting the water at the night time. I am well aware that the Council points to the opposition there was to the water races an:l their ultimate succe <s, as a proof that irrigration would be an equal I PUCCCS3; but it is not long since the Council could not evei irrigate the races, anc 1 would not be able to do so yet m a dry season, and it would require a small army of rangers to stop wholesale tampering with the water. I can readily urderstand that son?e of the settlers near the intake would vote for it, as they would hope to get water enough to pay them, and the rest of us would have to pay for it. The Council are always pointing to the success of irrigation m California, but there I believe it is used chiefly for grow ing grapes and fruit generally—things that yield a large return per acre, and also the land m California is composed chiefly of loam and clay, underlaid with rock, and not stones as our plains are. If we had the same formation here I should be as "much m favour of irrigation as I am now against it. In conclusion I hope the majority of the farmers will study their, interests by voting against it when U comes to the poll.—l am, &c, S. Wright. i Seaview, June 11.

Charge of Murder.

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WangAnui, June 11. The adjourned inquest into the circum stances surrounding the death of Emily Kate Spicer was held at the courthouse to-clay. Mrs Peymavi was present m charge of a gaoler. Evidence was given of the deceased having left her situation as domestic servant (her late employer testifying to her being well-conducted m every way), on May 25, and after making unsuccessful application atanother house, gone to Mrs Peyman (the accused) to lodge. Deceased's mother some days later received two letters from Mrs Pey man, stating that decease! was ill and wished to see her. Henry Charles Meehan deposed to keeping cempany with deceased for five months previous to her death, also to her complaining of being ill. Saw her at Mrs Peyman's where she made a statement of the cause of her ill ness. Next saw her on Sunday, May 31, when she was m bed at Mrs Pey-nan's. Went fir Dr. Innes. Sat up with her until she died. Did not know of de ceased's condition until he saw her at Mrs Peyman's. His intimacy with her was of such a nature as to be likely to lead to such a result, Deceased had no reason to believe witness did not intend to marry h«r. Had witness known deceased's con dition he was prepared to marry her at once, Dr Innes considered that death was caused by peritonitis, resulting from an illegal operation, which the deceased stated" had been performed by Mrs Pey man, at whose house she had died. The Court-adjourned till next morning. June 12. Drs Connolly and Earle 1 gave evijouce mainly corroborating that given by Dr. Innes yesterday.

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

A special meeting of Iho Ashburton Horough Council was held last evening. Present — His Worship tho Mayor (presiding), and Crs Williamson, Scaly, Bird,- 1-Flower,' Paul, and Brooke. The meeting was called to receive the report oi the Fire Brigade Committee, to whom had been remitted^ at the ordinary meeting of the Council held on Monday evenh-g, tho question of the duties to be required of the custodian and engineer : — SCHEDULE OF DUTIES. The Fire Brigade Committee reported on this subject as follows :— Your Committee have the honor to re port that at a meeting held on Tuesday last the following schedule of duties was drawn up for the custodian and engineer, which your Committee recommend should be adopted by the Council, viz. : —(1) To reside at the cottage at th& tire brigade station. (2) To act as engineer to the steam tire engine. (3) To be custodian and to keep the whole of the fire brigade plant clean and m thorough good order. (4) To be this servant of the Council and responsible to it for the safe custody and the keeping m order of all fire brigade plant. To keep a record of all uniforms and plant belonging to the brigade, together with the names of chose members to whom uniforms, etc., have been issued. To keep the brigade meeting room neat and clean, and to report nil or any loss or damage of plant, etc., to the captain of the brigade or officer for time being m command. (5) To be under the direc tions of the captain or officer for the time being m command of the brigade ; to take charge of the steam fire engine j to ac company it to the soene of fire or prac tices ; drive it, and be responsible for its being kept m good working order and m constant readiness for iunne iu.o use. (6) To be a member of the brigade with out power to vote at its meetings. (7) To be ready to attend all alarms of fire, and at not more than twelve (12) wet practices during the year. (8) In the event of tho custodian desiring leave of absence at any time, he shall apply for such leave to the captain or officer for the time being m charge of the brigale, and shall provide at his own expense an effi cient substitute to the satisfaction of the captain or such officer m charge to take his place during spcli absence^ (9) To report every quarter «m the condition and state of all the material and plant A'ld furnish a list of li,ie same to the Council, a copy of such report to be supplied to the captain of the brigade. Some discussion ensued on the report, which comprised only clauses 1 to 8 in clusive as given above. Ultimately clause 9 was drawn up and added to the report which was then adopted, and a custodian and engineer was ordered to be advertised for. FIRE BRIGAHES BILL. On this subject ths Committee re ported :— Your Committee recommend the Coun cil that it be left m the hands of hu\ Worship the Mayor to act as he shall think fit m regard to the supporting or otherwise of the Fire Brigades Bill re ferred tp this Committee, when the same conies before the Miinicipal Conference for consideration. ■."'■'.''; The Committee's recommendation was ivdopied spd'tye 'Cponcil adjourned.

THE LIBRARY.

M AGRICULTURAL WORKS.

The following works*on agricultural and kindred subjects have been added to the Public Reference Library, The Canter bury A. and P. Association last year pre pared a list of works suitable for farmers' reading, and which they recommend* 1 should be procured by every public library m the province, and left m the reading rooms, so that access to the books could always be free to readers. The Ashburton Borough Council voted £90 (or such other sum as may be required) for the purchase of all the works on the list, and the books were orderad. They arrived from Homa m batches from lime to time, and although all that weie ordered have nob yet arrived, the list of books new m the Library will be seen to be very full and of a class that farmers will appreciate. A handsome book-case has been made for their reception by Messrs Pickford and 1 Undrill, and m the course of a day or two the books will be suitable for public reading :—Morton's Cyoloposdia of Agri culture ; Agriculture m some of its Rela tions to Chemistry, Btorer ; Hand Isook of the Farm Series.—Edited by J. Chalmers Morton ; Dairy Farming.— Sheldon ; Onnerod's Injurious Insects ; Best Forage Plants.—McAlpine ; Arti ficial Manures.—Ville ; Science of Agri culture.—Lloyd; Sheep. —Youatt; Cittle. —Youatt; Horse.—Youatt ; Fallow and Fodder Crops.—Wrightson ; How to Know Grasses by their Leaves.—Me- Alpine ; The Live Sfccck Journal Almanac. --(Published annually) ; Gardening. - Murphy; Silos.—Editor "Field."

TELEGRAPHIC. HOME AND FOREIGN.

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DAMAGE TO CHEESE.

London, June 10. The Rirautaka's shipment of cheese was damaged by heat during the •voyage and the consignees are suing the New Zealand Shipping Company.

ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL.

" The World " states that it is pro bable before autumn a war will ensue between Great Britain and Portugal over the South African Colonies, and also that the English troops at the Cape are being augmented, and the others have been told to be m readiness.

LABOR QUESTIONS.

The Shipping; Federation has ceased victualling men, and have placed them on the ordinary hourly pay. Thft omnibus strikers are feeding the horses, arid Will eventually use this as a weapon against both the London General and London Road Car Companies if the strike is pro longed.

THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.

London, June 11. Surprise is expressed that the Agents-General of the various Austra lian colonies have not been included on the.governing body of the Imperial Institute.

THE JEWS.

In the House of Commons Mr W. H. Smith declared that the statements published that large numbers of Jews expelled from Russia were migrating to England were unfounded.

CAPTAIN VERNEY.

Captain Yerney has given Miss Basketfc, the young lady who was en ticed to Paris by the woman Emily Mprent, a sum of .£4OO.

HORRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

New York, June 10. A serious collision occurred on the Missouri railway, and after the contact a fire broke out among the debris. Thirty passengers were roasted to death.

THE CHILIAN WAR,

■ : Valparaiso, June 10. The President's fleet has been ordered to attempt to attack Pigagua, but the fle«t are being pursued by in surgent gunboats.

THE LATE SIR J. MACDONALD.

Ottawa, June 10. The remains of Sir John Macdonald have been removed to the Senate Chamber, where they will lie m state until Thursday.

STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

Berlin, June 10. A company of soldiers drilling m Berlin to-day were struck ssnseless by lightning. HONOR TO DR KOCH. The Emperor has appointed Dr Koch a life member of the Upper Prussian House. •

INTERPROVINCIAL.D

Auckland, Juno 11. > Sir George Gr«y leaves for Wellington on Monday, accompanied by Mr J. M. Shera, M.H.R. Wellington, June 11. An old settler At Pahatanui, Wm, Jones, aged 77, was found m a creek on his farm yesterday. His wife waa drowned m the same creek four years ago. A deputation representing the West Coast South Island Counties, waited on the Premier relative to the break-down of the cajinty system for want of funds, which they attributed to the abolition of the rating of Crown Lnnds and the'gold duty. They asked to have the Act. amended to enable them to tax vehicles, whether plying for hire or net ; also for advances against their revenue. The Premier asked for figures, etc., and promised to give the question full con sideration. It came out during the dis cussion that whereas the cost of working m Westland and Inangahua Counties was I 5 and 7 per cent, of the revenue, m Grey and Buller it was 17 and 29 per cent. Dunbdin, June 11. At the Police Court James O'Connor pleaded guilty to a charge of keeping one of his female employees after six at night. It was proved that the girl worked 10i hours. Defendant was fined 60s and costs. Archibald McKinnon, employed at Grreenyale Station', was thrown from his horse while crossing the Pomahaka river, and was frowned." Invekoaiwjll, June 11. Henry Wilson.", * fcpwtyng as Cowper and Wilson, ironmongers, for the past quarter of a century, filed his schedule m bank ruptcy to-day. !fche gas company floated m Gore to supply gas rotn fat and water under the patent of Mr Watt, a local tradesman, have notified to consumers that they will, cja.se to manufacture, owing to the •mall j consumptiuii. It is probable that coal gas wftl be tried, {/he p}ant being suitable

Countess, Ejuohesti, princess, Empress I are the registered names of the new teaa, { l?ree from any exgees of stringency

POLITICAL.

Wellington, June 11. The Government have decided to place on the estimates an allowance to the widow of the late Mr W. N. Blair, the Engineer-in-Chief, equivalent to eighteen months' salary at the rat* drawn by Mr BUir up to the time of his death. If the Bill, providing for the reduction of postages m the colony to a penny U sanctioned by Parliament, it will comu into operation on the Ist July, if passe 1 by that date, and from the Ist August if not passed to later on. From and after the 27th instant the letter carriers through out the colony are to have the right to a half-holiday m every week, either on Saturday sifternoonorwhatevef daynny be recognised as the Io«i1 holiday. (from our correspondent.) Wellington, June 12, Parliament' being now opened, mem bers are coming m rapidly. The strength of the Government haa certainly not been overrated, and I ex pect to see them with an overwhelming majority when first the occasion rises for : parties to show their strength. A very unlooked for lack of Cohesion and organisation is observable among the Opposition, who are so far undeclared, or but partially declared, and quite leader lesa. M!r Bryce stepped to the front yes terday, when the House was engaged on the Te Aroha election business, and. waved the Conservative standard. Some organs hare chosen, therefore, to desig nate him the leader, but beyond this nothing has transpired as to the leader ship. Mr Fisher's defection was regarded with some uneasiness at first, bib that feeing has now given way to mixed sentiments of regret at the suicidal and transparent tactics of the senior member for Welling ton, and amusement at his melodramatic aspect and moody solitariness as constitut ing m himself the Middle party. The Chairmanship of Committees will cause a breeze at least. (Mr W. C. Smith, the Uovernwent whip, is out of it ; Mr Saunders was never really m it, and my impression is that Major Hnmlin will walk m. The debate on the Address-in-Reply will be opened by the speeches of the mover and seconder of the address this afternoon, and some interest is excited by the fact; that the seconder, Mr Buick, is the orator of his party and youngest member of the House. Fifty-eight notices of motion lie on the table, Of these fourteen were deposited by Mr Geo. Fisher. No real lighting is expected till the statement comes on. By that time, p«r» haps, the Opposition will have chosen a leader, and arranged a plan of action. It illustrates m a remarkable nuumer the situation, that, whereas the Opposition caucus is postponed on account of lack of members, the Government caucus is dis pensed with altogether, bcciuse the strength and compactness of the party render it needless to hold one.

Licensing committees.d

ASHBURTON BOROUGH.

The quarterly (annual) meeting of the Licensing Committee for the Borough of Ashburton was held to-day. Present— Messrs D. Thomas (Chairman), D. Me- Lean, A. Harrison, aid Joseph Scaly. APPLICATIONS ,FOR BSNJSWALS. Mr Crisp appeared for all the appli cants, and the following renewals were granted without question. Trephina Butler, Butler's Hotel; Henry Davis, < Royal; John Henry, Oomnwrcud ;?Pat- - rick Derane, Ashburton; A.. J. Kelly, Central. ' ' , TUANSFJ3R. A transfer of the license of -William Pattm&n, Somerset Hotel, to Elizabeth Shearman was confirmed, and ahiew license was granted to Mis Sh3arman for the hotel. ' f* CoiUitible Smart reported cv all^thd houses favorably, and said that S>;rgfant Moller had requested him to draw the Committee's attention to the fact that Mrs Shearman, since opening the Somerset, had kept her house closed to the public on Sundays, a coarse of action he' approved of heartily, Mid the Sergeant requested that the Committee would ask tke other licensees to . adopt the. Sam« practice, which he believed would be|son ducive to the public good. Constable Smart tendered the Sergeant's compli ments to the Committee, and regretted thai severe illness prevented him frnn attending the sitting. j '■- The Chairman said the licenses Were all granted with permission to keep joben until eleven o'clock, and to extin guish the outsido lamps at eleven o'clock. He was pleased to note the good reports of the Police, most of which the Com* mittee could bear out. He would, how ever, urge upon the hotelkeepers the necessity for strict observance of the law as regarded Sunday trading, and while not wishing to hold otib any threat,. he would tell them that if they were bowled out m this matter they would certainly lose their licenses. It would b« for them to consider then whether, ia risking their licenses for the little bit of profit they might make by selling liquor on Sunday, the game was worth the candle. The Police had reported that Mrs Shear man, since taking charge of the Somerset, had closed her house on Sundays against the sale of liquor, and he trusted all the others would follow her good example* Mr Crisp, for the applicants; .desired to thanV the Committee for' the common sense view of the Licensing Act they had taken, for declining to put a construction upon Ihe Act which it would not bear, notwithstanding the fever of prohibition which had taken held of some other parts of the colony.

ASHBURTON (SUBURBAN.)

The quarterly (annual) meeting of the Ashbui'ton (Suburban) Licensing District was then held. Present —Messrs • D. Thomas (chairman), t>. McLean, and Thbmai3 Se^ly. Applications for renewals were gmhtrsd to P. Keller, Winslow, and S. B. Donnan, Wat«rton, and the transfer of liceuse from Mark Scott, Tinwald Hotel, to Thomas Stone was confirmed, and the license renewed to the latter. The Tinwald Hotel, was allowed to keep open till eleven o'clock, and to extinguish the outside lamp at that hour; the Waterton Hotel to hold a ten o'clock license, with liberty to extinguish light at that hour, and the Winslow Hotel a ten o'clock license, the outsiie lamp to burn all night. Constable Smart reported favorably on all the houses. .. .... t <; The Chairman addressed to the flap, plicatits similar remarks as regarded Sunday trading to thefee he had made to the Ashbuitoh applicants* ' !

The Savings Banks.

WBLUWTqx, .June iE The report of the Posfal Saying* Bank shows a steady increase m business. The. deposits for the year exceeded the with drawals by £158,105, the excess being £37,586 at Wellington, £98,745 *t Christ church, £26,781 at Auckland, £15,852 at Dunedin.and £12,905 at Napier./ The cost of management was *4d per- tmnsac tion, or a Blight increase! The interest , paid during the year, £92,019, was the largest yet recorded. The number iof accounts afc the close of the yeu- -was »7,£<W, and th* amount to credit of «c» posies £2;441 876,' an aVera^ lot' e*ch depoßrtprof£S3 2s4d. "" ' ■

THE ABHBUBTO3S- GUARDIAN, FBTBAY, JUJTE 12, 1891



The Best Remedy for Indwes'tio^ Norton's Camomile Pills are ediifldenty recommended as a simple remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to whica we are subjects Norton's Pills, with justice called the 'Natural iStrengthener of the Human Stomach," act as a powerful tonic and gentle portent, af? mild m their operation, and; afe under any circumstances, Sold m bottles, at Is lid, 2s 9d, lls.byal' medicine eudors throughout the wo Id* ' ' \Ve artj informed that the Boutji Pritish " Tea Company have introduced thoir pure teas intQ Ashburto«,



Statutory Declaration.—l, Franz Raalie, Ironbark, Sandhurst, m the colony of Vie* tona, Australia, do solemnly and sincerely, declare that on the 25th June, 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 the 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 the satisfaction of seeing my son within a fort night out of all clanger, and to-day he is recovered. "I ityay jufft ftdd that it was when the crisis had been reached that the Extract referred to was first applied, and I make this solemn declaration, etc. Franz R.^sk, jpeolared at .Sandhurst; m the colony for Victoria, Australia, this seventeenth day of Qcipber, one thousand eight hundred anci sflvontvrseven, before me, AforifcjsC'ohu, J.J?., —(Advi.) 0 Kis.vmo's Co cent Loz^ngi^ cures Cough Asthma, Bronchitis, Medial ttstjmo. . states that dq other medicine is go effectual m the cure of these dangerous maladies! One Lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bedtime ensuaes rest. For relieving difficulty of bpcafching they are invaluable, They con tain no opiiiiij ?>Qr any violent drug. Sold by all Chemists, m tiiis, is J|d and 2s 9d each



WITH f£ET$ a ..CjA^lH OHRISI'OSICROa DENTAL SURGERY, Ci.riier of Cashel and High streets o. JML to SURGEON DENTIST And at Dunedin «iJ Wastport iTTE have gained ihe FIRST A WARD Vy :. at the Dunedin Exhibition for Arciiicial Dentures and Mechanical Appli: for the Mouth, and it is with the greatest confidence that \'e guarantee the highest class work and perfect tit at the most moderate co&t . A Single Artificial Tooth, 10. Complete Sot — Upper and Lower temporary and permanent, £10 10s. Natural, Durable, Comfortablk - Artificial Teeth Replaced Temporarily al .nost immediately after tlie extraction of decayed teeth or stumps without extra foe or charge. Arrangements can be made for part or monthlypayments. ADMINISTERING NITROUS OXIDE jAS several times daily for the past ten years, we fnarlessly assert that extraction of teeth under its influence is perfectly oainless and positively safe. Fee for Administration ss. Extraction, 2s Od. Artificial Teeth arid Dentures made by other dentists repaired. 4 or remodelled at lowest rates ASK YCUR GROCER FOE CAN'T Bj! BEAT J3A.IHIIS& PO\VJL>EK. GUARANTEED absolutely pure, and proved to be the best for making delicious Scones, Cakks, and Pastry. Sold by all leading Grocers m Tins, 6d, Is, and 2s each, and wholesale by the manufacturer, G. E. WARBURTON, Chemist, " The Pharmacy," 6HOO T I M A R U, W A~"N~T~iTDb . "11ENDER-S wanted for Feeding off 100 _L Acies, First Class Turnips, at Ealing. Tenders close on the 17th inst. For full particulars apply to D. THOMAS, 6*llo A.shbuiton. ASH BURTON CRICK ET CLUB. THE Annual Geneial Meeting of this Club will be held at the County Council Chambers on MONDAY, the loth inst., at 7.45 p.m. Ah the business is very important all members are requested to attdii'J. All intending members are also invited to be present, L. F. ANDRE WES, 6 108 Hon. Secretary.



Wanted j CASH Advertisements under this heading not exceeding SIXTEEN WORDS 1/-. Addresses may be Wt at hia Office. T \ 7 ANTED. KNO VVN. —The Hamp- W stead School will lie re-opened next Monday, June 15. <>§H1 WANTED KNOWN.—Just Landed, Taranaki Butter. Splendid quality. —Stephens' Bros., Market House. 6 113 TnwT^he^^^ I 1 Australasia ; payment stopped. Finder rewarded on application to 6 112 ISAAC HO ARE, Hamps*«id. WANTED, Board and Residence for two Young Men, within ten minutes walk of Railway Station. Slate terms to C. F.. " Mail Office." 6,10(> WANTED, a Boy as an Apprentice. Thomas E. Kilworth, Engineer and Millwright, Cameron Street, Ash burton. 6 107 FOUND on Ashburton Bridge, about a week since, a pair of Slippers. Apply " Mail " Oliice. 6§104 MIENDERS wanted for Gorse "Cutting _L at Dromofe. For particulars apply k> Mr R. Alcorn. 6J105 WANTED Known.—Kaitangata West porfc, Newcastle, Malvern, and Mount Soiiiers coal m stock at R. S. Bean's West Street. 6 98 WANTED Known.—Just opened up, a big lot of Kaiapoi Dress Tweeds, 44 inches wide, finished like silk. Beauti ful goods made to my own patterns. — Andrew Orr. WANIED, every man m tire district to order a Kaiapoi or Roslyn Tweed Suit. Also, Boys' Suits and Gents' Overcoats m great variety.—Andrew Orr. W" AISTED Known—That if you want real good went ing boots, to keep your feet dry, you can get them m great variety at John Moison'h, the expert Bootmaker, Town Hall shop, East Street 6_73 WANTED KNOWN,~Sealette Jackets 355, reduced to 25s ; and 40s, re duced to 27s 6d, at S. W. Alcohn & Co.'s Clearing Sale. " 6 40 £CE Cream off. Cough drops on. Un doubtedly the best. H.G. Flowbb, Confectioner, East Street. WANTED Known—The "Strong wear " Boot is th« best for Mens 'jadies and Children.—W. H. Collier. Ul ANTED Known — Some special lines m choice Dress Goods at very low prices showing at " The Corner." W' ANTED Known—Old Spoons and Forks Electro-plated and made equal to new at 15s per dozen all round. A. Black, Jeweilcr, East Street, 4 150 WANKED Known.—That for quality, assortment, and price see Andrew Orr's large stock of Millinery, Clothing, and Boot?. No presents, no bribes, but good value.— Andrew Orr _ WANTED every man m t!i« County to have a suit of the Ashburton Tweeds.—Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunder's Buildings. QLASS, Earthenware, and China, _." direct from the Manufacturers.— Robkrt Alcorn, Tea Warehouse and Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders Buildings. "TDRI'jSENTS—Now being given away JL to every purchaser of o$ and up wards m Drapery <• -Bpots, Clothing, &c. —H. C. Skgers, Melford House, FIRBT Ol.Ks Drapery, Millinery, Clothing, Boots, &c. Presents to every purchases of 5s and upwards now being given away.—-H. C. Segeks, Mel ford House. WANTED. Known. — Blankets and Flannels great bargains at Andrew Orr s. WANTED Known—H. Dudley will sink Deep Wells and supply Cylinder Pumps and Piping, and guaran tee wa^er to surface sit 3.s Cd per foot.— tT. Dudley, Mooro Street. 6§54 I)UBLIC Notice. - We are now giving the presents to all holders of tickets and purclnsers of 5s and upwards. —H. C S boers, Melford House. ANTED KNOWN,—If ydu" have the Cash, you can save about Gs m every Pound, by buying your Jackets, Ulsters, Dress Goods, Millinery, &c, at .el. W. Alcorn & Co.'s Clearing Sale.j 6 36 WANTED Known.—Just opened, several cases of the Celebrated Standard Boots. Every pair guaranteed and stamped.—A. Orr, Agent. TmiNEST Cod Liver Oil, Chest and IJj Lung Protectors. Chilblain lini ments. Brooke, Chemist, Ash burton. "VTEW GAMES -Tiddledy Winks, JJN Reversi, Snickem, and others, Fresh Supplies of The Miners' Right. The Squatter's Dream, Robbery Under Arms. A Colonial Reformer, Told after Supper, Three Men m a Boat, and hundreds of others. NEW MUSIC— Vocal and Instrumental. —L. F. Andre wes AND Co. Oentlemen's WATERPROOFS. A N immense STOCK to select from. ALL OUR OWN MAKE, SEWN THROUGHOUT AND EVERY GARMENT WARRANTED ALSO GARMENTS 01? EVERY DESCRIPTION MADE TO ORDER. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY GENTLEMEN'S HATH, HOSIERY. SCAIIFS, etc., NEW GOODS, LA'JEST FASHIONS, JUST OPENED. TTTATS, CAPS, c-HIRTS, PYJAMAS MADE T>) ORDER. New Tweeds and Coatings for Measure Suite to hdiid. Infection lieapectfully Solicit' d. NEW ZEALAND I JQ^OTHUTG FACTORY



Public Notices ' "longbeacb coach; ON and after MONDAY, 6th April, the Longbeach Coach will leave the Ashburton. Post Office at 4 p.m. ; instead of at 5 p.m. as formerly. B. 11. BROWNE. 4 28 Coachman, CIGAR DIVAN AND FANCY GOODS EMPORIUM. HARRY FRIEDLANDER has re ceived a large consignment of New Goods m all Departments, and while thanking both old and new patrons for ■ the hearty support accorded to him since recommencing Business, would take this opportunity to INVITE ISMPKCTIOff Erery kind of Tobacco known to users of the weed of the very best quality pro curable m the American Markets. A full Stock of Pipes to suit t-very taste, and an abundant supply of Smokers' Requisites. ; CIGARS of the very best Brands } also CIGARETTES of every description; in cluding the latest " Temple Bar." Is Practised m our S-deon as an Art, and Ladies and Gentlemen will find that the taste and skill of an abe Professor are at their service. Examination of our samples of Hair work will bear out this statement. Licensed to Sell STAMPS. SALONS DU COIFfURE EAST STREET. Mount Somers Lime. MR. JAMES AUSTIN, WINCHESTBh, SAYS — The Lime I bought was used with Turnips, and I have the best crop of Hybrid and Swedes that 1 ever had, notwithstanding the very bad season for that crop. I sowed the Lime with a Duncan Drill, and had no difficalty mso doing. Where any unusual quantity of Lime was spilt, I notice the roots are much larger than elsewhere. I am now using Lime m sowing wheat, hoping thereby to avoid the ravages of the grub, which pest is very destructive this season. MR JOHN GRIGG, Longbeach, S a y S __The lime I used last year waa onlyfor rape m peat land and for fruit trees. For the latter the benefit was very great but for the rape all the crop was so superb that 1 could not see any difference. But there is no doubt of its value on peat soils and on cdd clays. I shall take a larger quantity than I have ordered. MR G. T. SMITST Nurseryman, Ashburton, Says—l am pleased to inform you that I am quite satisfied from experiments I made m liming land for fruit trees that grand results follow, the fruit being larger, more abundant, and the color jer fect; also the lime keeps m check the slug and grub. For growing clover with irrigation the result is simply marvellous, the clover being of a luxuriant green. In short, I consider lime and irrigation «« hand m hand with perfect husbandry. He finishes by saying he intends to keep on using Mount Somers lime from time to time. MR F. WILDING. (For the Styx Apple Co.) Says The lime used at the Styx Orchard had an excellent effect upon the soil. The trees boro well and were .'unusually free from insect pests of every kind. MR W. T. SMITH, gPItINGBURN, Says—He limed strip* m two old,grass paddocks which had been down to grass tm year-!, and m both cases it renewed the pasture on these strips, a vigorous growth of clover and rye grass appearing m each strip. MR ANDREW MacFARLANE, Swung burn, Says—He limed some grassland eighteen month 3 ago this summer. He shut it up for hay, and m two cuttings took oft* four tons more grass per acre off limed ground than the non-limed. MR JOHNSTON, Hakatkke Says—Ha limed n piece ot a grass paddock which had been down four years, shut it up for hay this summer, and the limed ground by weight gave nearly three t'mes as much grass as the non-limed. MR HOOD Says—Ec limed 60 acres, leaving l£ acre m the middle unlimed, the whole of the land being drilled m with turnips and superphosphate. By actual weight and measurement the b'med land gave 21 tons to the acre, unlimed 11 tons. Estimating turnips at 2s 6d per ton we have 52s 6d and 27s 6d an acre respectively. From these figures, if you require 1000 tons of turnips, it will require 100 acres of unlimed land, and it will cost £100 for labor and phosphate; whereas, if you lime the land, you get 1000 tons off 50 acres, and so save the labor and phos phate on 50 acres, thereby saving £50, without taking into consideration that you have the use of 50 acres for some other purpose, and that you have a large credit balance m the limed soil. E.F.W. MR RANDALL, of Ashburton, Saya—He limed a strip m a paddock at an outlay of £2 an acre, 18 months ago ; the remainder of the paddock he treated with artificial manures to the value of £3 an acre ; planted the whole with potatoes . and the wliole crop was about equal. This last Spring he put part of it m potatoes and part m mangels ; the potatoes on artificially manured land gave 8 ton 12cwt per acre, potatoes on limed land 10. ton 19 cwt per acre. The mangels with • artificial manures gave 88 tons to the acre, and on limed land 58 tons to the acre. MR JOSEPH TUCKER Says—Through liming he has grown from ten to twelve tons of potatoes on land which would not grow potatoes before. MR J. T. BURNET, of Kaiapoi, g a y a _By liming land to the extent of - li ton of lime to the acre he has been able to grow one-third more potatoes of much superior quality on limed land. He has sent me two samples to verify his r statement, which are on view at the New Zealand Clothing Factory. ,1 have many other testimonials of a like character. MB ROBERT THEW, Peel Forest, Says—He mixed lime with super phosphate to dry the phosphate. On fifty acres he used lime and phosphate m the proportion of Ito 1. On thirty acres he used two buckets full of lime to one cwt of phosphate; on another thirty acres he used phosphate alone—in each case, 1| cwt was used per acre. He says the largest turnips appeared to be growing on the land which had the most lime, although he waa told not to mix the limp and phos phate, as the lime would liberate the •mmonift from the phosphate. Finishes by •aying he ia so pleased with the result hat he intends uainf lime again. 1% V. WRIGHT, £§232 ■ ftjouut SoJBWb!