The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1891. CURRENT TOPICS.

What connection is there between the withdrawal of the Rothschilds from the Russian loan contract, and the suspension for the present of the operation of the Imperial ukase expel ling the Jews from Russia? It is a coincidence at least. To. us at.a. distance, who have no hint as to: what influences may have been at work, the inference is natural that what English and American petitions failed to effect, m obtaining a less barbarous 1 treatment of the Jews m Russia, the Rothschilds have succeeded m effecting, by attack ing Russia at that tender spotj the pocket. The Rothschilds have financed Russia through many straits, > and the Czar, on the eve of issuing a large loan, will think twice before he quarrels irrevocably with a firm that has so staunchly supported him m the past, and whom he cannot dispense with at the present. The whole civilised world will hope that, to whatever causes the cessation of the inhuman treatment of the Jews may be due, we shall hear no more of such blood-curdling reports as those which have reached us during the last few weeks.

What has become of our footballers 1 The season is m full swing, but no sound from either of the Ashburton Clubs. It cannot be that we have not the material. Smaller towns such as Leeston, Southbridge, and Rakaia on the one hand, and Geraldine, Winches ter, and Temuka on the other, have their football teams ; Ashburton two years ago had two very good fifteens; surely we can organise one team if not two this season. The success of the Swimming and Bicycle Clubs shows that there is good athletic material m the district, and some of the members of one or other of the old Clubs should at once take m hand its organisation into playing force. One of the speakers at the Bicycle Club's gathering the other night made the remark that there could be no football while there was no weekly holiday. We have always advocated the observance of a weekly half-holiday, and we trust, foot ball or no football, soon to see it firmly instituted. Also, holiday or no holi day, we hope soon to see a team orga nised capable of playing a good game of football.

No water m nine-tenths of the wells m the town, and the remaining tenth —those sunk to the second or third stratum-—fast running dry. Families compelled to go to long distances for water for drinking and cooking pur poses, and to use the impure water of the street channels for washing and so on. AH this aggravated by a scare about scarlatina, the spread of which is attributed to the bad water. The Borough Council had the water .ques tion before them, but as they did not know what to do with it they dropped it. Landlords when pressed to sink the wells lower plead—truly —the un remunerativeness of house property,; and casting their sou--west eye heaven narfls express the confident opinion that rain is coming, and the wells will soon flow again. Meanwhile the nor' wester maketh dry bones of us "all; our digestion is ruiued by temperance beverages; and our faces t cease to bloom, by reason of their being; un washed.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

It is stated that an Otago squatter cleared £1400 last year from rabbits after all expenses were paid. The weather m South Otago is still stormy and wet, and a great deal of grain, especially oats, is still m stook m the field&. Messrs W. B. Common and Co, Christ church, have to hand account sales of i 1141 kegs of fanners' butter, shipped to land grossing £4,143 I ts7d, oranaverape price of 105s 5d per cwt. The Irish Orphan Society has, m twenty five years, raised £222,157, and aided 8732 orphans. Last year's receipts were £11,267 and £592 for the Girls' Training Home. It has now 2251 names on the roll. Rev H. T. Robjbhns, B. A., agent of the Bible Society, has passed the M.A. examina tion of the Sydney University. He did his studying while waiting at hotels and travel ling by train and steamboat. On account of the prevalence of scarlet fever, the vestry of fet Stephen'e Church have recommended that the Sunday Schoools shall be|olosed to-morrow. The annual prize-giving which was fixed for to-morrow is therefore postponed, The Christchurch Chamber of Commerce have received a letter from the Government announcing their intention to place a subr ttantial sum on the estimaces for works on opened railways, including additional roll ing stock* In announcing the fact that the Rev, T. Spurgeon has declined a call to Woolloo mooloo (Baptist), the "Christian Leader gives vent to the opinion that '♦ the place should get a, new name." Our contemporary stands almost alone m the opinion. The committee of the North Otago Acclimatisation Society think the society should consider the advisability of introduc ing more insectivorous birds, and that m view of the. acclimatisation of the bot fly steps should be taken to introduce its natural enemies. From Tasmania comes wtrd that the well known stallion Manuka has been destroyed. The old horse was attacked by parajysis, and it was deemed an act of mercy to put him out of his misery. Manuka was bred by Mr Henry Redwood, and was foaled m 1866. He was by The Peer from Waiinea, the dam of many good horses. Mr Booth-Tucker, m India, has published a b.ook entitled " Darkest India" He pur poses imitating General Booth's social scheme, but the •" India:} Witness " declares that, difficult as is the task undertaken by the General m England, his Alps are mole-hills to the Himalayas which Mr Tucker will have to face m the Jifost, ; The South-East Christeluirefr Licensing Committee on Thursday granted a temporary | transfer of the license of the Provincial Hotel from John Ingram, whose license was yesterday ordered to be forfeited, to Philip Mohr, jun, The transfer was made on the application of the jsolicifcar for Ward and Co, brewers, moi'tgq,gee3 of the hpfeel, The Indian Fakir Abctool 4humud. gave lan excellent evening's entertainment m the Forester's Hall, Port Chalmers, and although the weather was far from pleasant there was a goodly number of persons present. I Abdftoj. Ahumud, who is a pure Hindoo, speaks English vary fluently. His openiiig tricks with" cups fynji bijlls were heartily applauded, and he. received a tjinjlaj? com pliment for his trioks with the enchant|il ! knife and bottle. The illusion of driving the thumb of his hand through the body of a boy was cleverly done, and following this the fakir swallowed a number of cockles and stones. The great feat of the evening was certainly that of causing a plant to grow from, the height of 2in to some 16in.—

The Prohibitionists have g&ihed three seats on the Kaikoura. Licensing Committee. Their programme is declared tfi .be the closing of all the hotels there next year. The chrysanthemum blooms with which Mr James Porter took such high honors at the Christchurch show arc displayed m the window of Messrs Sparrow and Brrryman's shop Town H»ill Buildings. The blooms are rimply magnificent. The racehorses Clifton and Pfnniuo were "fferod for sale to-day, at the Hor&s Bazaar, but bid's not re.iching vendors' ideas of the iiorscV values, they were passed m at — Pennine 26g« find Olifton £36. The Mayor of Christchurcl), the chairman and vice-president of the East and West Coast League, and Mr Percival, M.H.R., ] hare telegraphed to the Minister of Public Works, urging the desirableness of Govern- j inent and the Midland Railway Company settling their difference concerning the, Lake Brunner deviation of the railway route, bo ' that contracts may be let without delay. " Jeems," said the laird to his gardener, " there was something I was going to ask you, but, man, for the life o' me I cannot mind what it was." " Mebbe," said Jeens, who had received no pay f6r three weeks, "mebbe," said he? "it was to-speer at me fat wey I wiskeepin'body and soul thegithcr i on the wages I wisna gettin.' - > One of the features of school life ia New York is the reading of the. list of contagious diseases m the city. The list is furnished to teachers by the Health Board, and when it is read the pupils are asked if any of them live m that vicinity. When a boy or girl stand's up he or she is taken aside and cross questioned. If danger ia suspected] the youngster is sent home. Amongst the many curious and instructive facts brought to light by a return made m the House of Cbmmons, it appears that the;] Ecclesiastical Commissioners are large owners of public-house property m London. They own two premises m St Pancras, nine m the Tower Hamlets, two m Kensington. two m Highgate, ten m Newington, and not less than twenty-four m Fihsbury. Japan has just effected a reform m matters theatrical. The Emperor has signed a decree authorising women to act m plays at the same time as men. Hitherto, actors of both sexes could only show themselves one after the other on the stage. When the woman appeared the man disappeared, just as m the weather indicator of a Swiss clock; Hence forth the Japanese will have a chance of seeing what "Othello" and "Romeo and Juliet" are like. Lord Tennyson is said to be contemplating a voyage m the Mediterranean if he can find a. vessel m which he can be protected from his fellow passengers. The dread of being mobbed is said to interefere even with the poet laureate's country walks, and a good story is told of his surprise on one occasion when a fellow creatnre passed him without taking any notice of him Whatever, . " The fellow seems not to know who lam! " is said to have been his exclamation. The Borough and Hampstead schools have closed for a time, on account of the rumoured preva'eace of scarlatinx. Though a few cases of the disease have been reported, it cannot be called epidemic, and the scare that has arisen is unreasonable. The schools will probably open m a tew days, when the excitement has subsided, but the attendances were s6 small the last few days, that the Committees were compelled to close the schools. The London " Watchmaker, Jeweller, and Silversmith" of March 2, gives the following account of the enormous production ol watches m the United States of America : — " The Elgin Watch Company's is still the largest factory m the world, employing 3000 hands, nearly half of whom are women. They have been turning out watches at the rate of 20C0 a clay. The Walthum, however, is runuing pretty close up to this, second. It has now 2800 hands. Although great alterations are being wade m their line of production, the Waltham intend to give up case-nuiking entirely, m which department they are employing 125 hands less than this time last year." Mercury, the innermost of all the planets, will cross the sun's disc to-morrow. The exact, tunes of contact are -.—First external contact, Ilh23min 25see: la r external con tact 4h 22min 2sec. The whole transit will thus last nearly five hours. The eye must of course, m looking at the sun, be protected by a pieoa of smoked glass, or of coloured glass., A cue hole drilled with a needle through a card will enable the eye to bear the sun's brightness, but the former plan is preferable. A sharp eye may see Mercury unaided, but the planet will be readily seen through an opera glass, the eye-piece being covered with the dark glass. In the variety of their dishes and the mode of preparing them the. Japanese are the most inventive and yet the moat cruel people m the civilized world. This is shown by their latest recipe for cooking turtles: "Place the turtle m a pan of water on the fire, cover the pan with a lid having a hole large enough to allow the turtle to put its head through, which it doej as soon as the water begins to grow hot, m order to get a breath ot the fresh air. You then commence to feed-it with a mixture of wine and flour paste, of which it partakes greedily to lessen the effect of the heat. This operation is continued as long as the turtle has strength sufficient to put its head through the hole." Nen thorn township which sprang up like a mushroom has witted like one. On oppo site sides of the street,^~for Nenthorn con sists of but one street, with houses on both sides—are two banks, with barricades on the doors and windows j not far away are the officers of the stockbrokers, also closed ; up the street a short distance is the office of the "JSTenthorn Recorder"— a newspaper which recorded the startling bits of news when the mushroom village was growing fast—with a copy of that paper panted on the inside of the window ; and close by are restaurants, both closed, and a fairly good hotel, the proprietor of which is still there, but whose chief occupation is to toast his toes at the fire m that rather cold region, Holloway's Ointment and Pills.—As winter advances and the weather becomes more and niore inoloment and trying ths earliest evidences of ill health must be immediately checked and removed, or a slight illness may resutfc m a serious malady. Relaxed aud sore throat, quinsey, influenza, chronic cough, bronchitis, and inqsfc othpr p.i{linQnary affwetipns will be relieved by rubbing this cooling ointment into the skin a nearly as practicable to the seat of mis chief. This treatment, simple yet effective, is admirably adapted for the removal of these diseases during infancy and youth. Old asthmatic invalids will derive mapvellqus relief from thp use qf Hqllqway's remedies, which have wonderfully relieved many such sufferers, and re-established health fater very other means had signally failed. Keating's Cough Lozenges cures Cough Asthma, Bronchitis. Medical testimony states that no other medicine is so effectual m the cure of these dangerous maladies One Lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bedtime ensuaes rest. For relieving difficulty of breathing they are invaluable. They con tain no opium nor any violent drug. Sold by all Chemists, m tins, Is \§& and 2s 94 ; each j The Best Remedy fob Indigestion— Norton's Camomile Pills are confidenty recommended as a simple remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases lo whicn we are subject Norton's Pills, with justice called the 'Natural Strengthener qf the Human StQinaeh," act as a powerful tonic and gentle pepient, are mild m their operation, and afe undpr any circumstances. Sold m bottles, at Is l|d, 2s 9d, IJs, by all medicine endors throughoiit the wo Id * Statutory Declaration.—l, Franz Raabe Ironbark, Sandhurst, m the colony of Vie toria, 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. , I at once took all pains to secure medical assistance. How eyer, m spite of all effoi'ts, on the 27th August,, 1877, the opinion ivas given by Dr j^acgilliyray tha,t 'an amputation of fche injured limb had become imperative, m o^der 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 c recovered, I may just add that it was when the crisis ha 4 been reached that the Extract referred to was first applied, and I inaljethis I solemn declaration, etc. Fran/. Raabe, Declared at Sandhurst, m the'colonyior Victoria, Australia, this seventeenth day of October,, one 'thousand eight; hundred and seventy-seven, before me, MoritzColm, J.P., —(Advt.) 0 i

Rateyayers' Meetings.

SOUTH RAKAIA.

The annual meeting of ratepayers was held m the Road Board office on Thursday. The attendance was small (only seventeen ratepayers being present) and Mr Coster, the chairman of the Board, presided. The Clerk read the statement of accounts for th' 9 year ending March 31, 1891, but as the 'accounts were not audited, the Chair man said it would be necessary to have a special meeting to confirm them. The Chairman referred to the works done during the year. Reference was also made to the "thirds" from the sale of village settlement lands, and the action taken by one of the County Council members. How-, ever, the Councillors had declined to take the money, and thought it very much better that the Road Boards should have control of the fund. Sp.veral settlers, it was stated, had signed a potition under a misrepresent tation. With regard to the back money, the Board had applied for some £759 Is 64 J but the Government intimated the money would not be paid- over unless forced. The matter was now m the hands of the Board's solicitors, and Sir John Hall, the member for the district, was looking up the matter; There was no doubt the settlers were entitled to the sum claimed. Mr W. L. Allan wrote apologising for his unavoidable absence, and suggested that the district' should be divided into wards m the interest of the ratepayers generally. Mr Lambie spoke m favor of the ward system, and he , moved—"'That m the opinion of this meeting,, it is desirable that the South Kakaia Road District be divided I into wards, and that the Board be hereby requested to make a special order to give effect to the foregoing resolution, m accordance with clauses 4 and 11 <)f the Road Boards Act, 1882." This) was seconded by Mr Vucetich _ and carried unanimously. . ■ ; In reply to & question, the Chairman said that on 31st March there was £207 :4s 9d m hand to credit of Village Settlement account, and the amount of back money now being asked for from the Government was £759 Is 6d. Mr Haslett asked if the Board would call ft meeting of the settlers with regard to the " thirds " question, as so many had signed Mr Wright's petition under a misrepresen tation. Mr Hasletb thought the Board were not putting enough shingle on the roads. Mr Brimicombe asked how it was that, a rate was struck on the Settlement when funds were m hand. The Chairman said ifc was a general rate, and the rates were spent all over the district. Mv Brimicombe asked why the Board had not insisted on the railway authorities putting m level crossings. He was sure the Board had not done as much as they could. The meeting then adjourned.

MOUNT SOMERS.

The annual meeting of ratepayers of the Mount Somers Road District was held m the Board's office on Saturday, May 2. About a dozen ratepayers were present, and Mr Peache occupied the chair. The balance sheet was read and • con sidered. ' ' Mr Tisch proposed that the accounts be passed, so iar as the meeting can do so before they were audited. The motion was seconded by Mr MoParlane and carried. A long discussion took place over the Board's practice of asking residents on by roads to pay \n]t cost of any work that may be asked for, but no resolution was come to. Votes of thanks to the Chairman, retiring members, anl the Overseer were carried and the meeting terminated.

The Edwards' Case.

[PElt PJJteS ASSOCIATION.]

Wellington, May 8. The statement of the defence m the Edwards' case was filed this afternoon. Defendant denies that the Civil List Act, 1863, Amendment Act, 1873, iii any respect dealt with or affected the appointnent ol Judges as alleged. He sets up the Governor's commission, and alleges that it is m the same form as all the other Justices' com missions. The facts connected with the appointment of-. Mr Edwards are set out very fully m the statement. Defendant submits that these negotiations and corres pondence constitute a contract binding on the Crown, whereby his salary as Judge was ascertained and established. He, therefore, denies that no salary was ascertainad and established for him as alleged, and he denies that Parliament has refused to vote any salary for him as Judge, He alleges that m the session of 1890 a minority of the House so far obstsructed business that, m order to save great public loss and incon-, venience arising from a dissolution by effluxion of time, Ministers had to submit to a withdrawal of the word "Judge **' m the estimates therefrom. The salary as Com missioner was passed ; at the same time the Minister m charge declared that the Ministry could not, and would not, interfere with the defendant's discharge of his duties as Judge, and would pay to defendant his full salary of £1500 a year,- Defendant was accordingly paid his full salary as Judgo (not as Com missioner) up to the 31st of March last. He says that the present Government caused him to be removed from office, notwith standing that there were many matters, Beveral of which had been heard but not finally adjudicated upon, then pending before the Commissioners. Finally defendant claims that his commission is m full force, and has been m no respect impeached, nullified, cancelled, or suspended. He submits that lie is now lawfully a puisne Judge. To-morrow morning Mr Gully will move m chambers, before the Chief Justice, m accordance with a notice he had already given, for the removal of the case into the Appeal Court. , M

ROAD BOARDS.

SOUTH RAKAIA.

The first meeting of the Board was held on Thursday. The Clerk took the chair and reported the return of Messrs Coster, Sfcringfellow, and McLean, and that the first business was the elec tion of a Chairman. Mr Coster proposed that Mr Lytfceltori be elected.. Mr McLean seconded the proposition, and m doing so regretted that Mr Coster would not stand again. He spoke very highly of the services rendered by Mr Coster for many years. ' ; Mr Lyttelton thanked the members; for their kindness; bub he thought that, as certain suggestions had been made at. the annual meeting, it would be m the interest of the district that Mr Ooster should be re-elected. Everyone had thorough confidence m him and a change would not be advisable. Ultimately Mr Coster was elected and, m thanking the members for the position, promised to use the same attention as m former years. He felt sure he should be supported. Ths Clerk read his, report on tho roads, etc., m the district. Some of the crossings made for new races m the settle ment Avere formed m a very bad manner, and required immediate attention,. Com plaints were made about the drainage work done near the Qhertsey township. The Clerk stated that the work had not been carried out acqordiug to instruction and the road formed helped to hack the water, It was resolved that Messrs String fellow ahd Vucetiph inspect the place aijd have the. necessary work done and report to next meeting. ■ The Chairman said he had written to the railway authorities re trains standing on the crossings, and. instructions had been issued to stop the same. The Board's solicitors wrote re sand drift on Hogg's wliare" road, and what th> Board's liability Tjrould be under certain circumstances. It was decided to give Mr Wilscin notice to abate the nuisance of sand blowiug off his property on to the Board s property at once. It was also decided

that Ihe members of the -Btvird sliTttM* visit the road ami benblc to c rtiu to ,s;>nie decision at the next mooting. With legurd to the water race crossing the Chairman said they woru very \>'a<\ and dangerous, and in-all probability some one would m< jet with an accident, RiX, solved that M ■ Baxter's attention be at I once drawn, to the -bad crossings on the settlement road arid others m the district Contractor Wileon wrote stating that he had donu the best he could on his road con tract; the man left it iv the bauds -of the- JSoard to make a good job of, and he did not want any money. Mr McLean said the tnni was worse than when Wilson commenced"the work.' • and he would move "That tender.; be called for finishing the work, to be m by the middle of next month."—Carried. The County Council wrote re payments made on account of new race contracts on ths settlement —Ordered to be put on the pay-sheet. The Irusfc and Loan Agency Company wrote advising the Board of the sale of a farm near Somerton, and asking thbt the names of Messrs W. and T. Hood be put on the roll as the owners. The subsidy £95 15s on rates was re ceived from Government. The County Council forirarded an electoral roll and a defaulters' list, to be on view at the Board's office, also asking for certain returns. The Clerk was in structed to find out from the Land Board what payment? are due and paid on thirds on the perpetual lease sections near Rakaia and Chertsey. I iiedividing the districtinto wards, itwas ' resolved that as, when the accounts were audited, another ratepayers' meeting would be advertised, attention be called to the fact that an expression of opinion would then be taken, and the matter thoroughly discussed. Accounts for £122 6s 6d were passed for payment. The members t,hon sat m a Cemetery Board. There vas a credit balance re ported of £18 8s sd. The meeting then adjourned.

MOUNT SOMERS.

The usual monthly meeting of the | Moiint Somers Road Board was held on Saturday, May 2. Present — Messrs Peache. Chapman, Edson, and Syme. The Overseei's report was read and considered. Alford Forest Main Road—The Over seer reported that about two hundred yards of .shingle was wanted near the iron house. Resolved to offer the work to J. Brown, at a price tc be agreed on by the Overseer. ■ CORRESPONDENCE. From the manager New Zealand. L. &• M.A. Co. agreeing to sell two acres for shingle pit purposes. Received. From Mr H. W. Felton, asking to be placed on the roll.—Agreed to. Messrs H. Martin and S. Ferguson interviewed the Board asking for some forming to be done on their roads. After a long dis cussion it was left with the Overseer to arrange for part of the work to be done by the residents, and the Board would do the remainder. Mr Chapman drew the Board's atten tion to the fact that contractors were not allowed to camp on the gravel pits that the Board had leased. Tho - Chairman fctited that through an oversight no provision was made for the Board's contractors to camp on the reserves that wore let. —Resolved, for the future to insert a clause m leases enabling the ; Board's conti actor to camp on shingle pit reserves. Mr W. Edson proposed, and Mr W. T. Chipninu seconded, " That the members of tho Mount Somers Road Board greatly rogrer, that Mr Walker does not intern! to stand for re-election as a member of the Board, through leaving the districD, and further to express their deep obligation to him for his very valuable past service to the district generally, and this Road Boird m particular." . Carried unani mously. Tenders were opened for shingling on Ford and Newton Roads, and that of T. Fagan was accepted at Is 4d per yard ; also shingling on Springburn Tramway P.oad at Is 5d per yard. The pay-sheet, amounting to £27 2s was passed and the Board adjourned.

THE ZONAL RAILWAY SYSTEM.

Most people know that for years past Mr Samuel Vaile, of Auckland, has earnestly advocated the adoption on New Zealand railways of a new system of rates and charges, especially for passenger traffic, under which the fares would cease to be mileage rates, all mileages with fixed radii being charged alike. This is known as the stage or zonal system. Mr Vaile also pro poses very large reductions on the cost of railway journeys, whether for short or long|mileagos, and contends that by giving inducements to travel the num ber of travellers would be so greatly multiplied as to secure a very large enhancement of the rail way revenue. He lias issued pamphlets without number m which this question has been very a.hly argued out, but so far he has not suc ceed-d m inducing the Government or the Legislature to adopt his ideas, his non-success being no doubt largely due to the fact that those who claim to be railway experts m this colqny have strenuously insisted that his views are unsound, and, his scheme impracticable. But the proof of the pudding is proves bially m the eating, and it so happens that the system advocated by Mr Yaile, or at least one which is nearly identical m principle, has been tried, and is now m operation, m Hungary with the most satisfactory results. There is m the last,number to hand of that very interesting publication, the « Review of Reviews" an article on this subject, from which we learn that under the j zonal system now m operation m Hungary the traffic has enormously increased, concurrently with, or rather as a consequence of. the adoption of this system. The country is divided into railway zones with Buda-Pesth, the capital, as the centre. The first zone is fitreen miles m diameter,and the succeeding or outer- zpnes. each nine miles. All journeys within each zone are charged at thesame rateand beyond the fifteenth zone —a distance of 165 miles—a journey to the extreme limit of the lines (over 450 miles m all) costs lio more than cine of 165 miles, no charge being made for the remaining distance, The fares have been brought down so enormously that for the maximum journey the rate per mile, first-class, is only a sixth of a penny, and even these charges are reduced by fifty per cent m the case of parties of workmen, or others of ten or more, Yet, notwithstanding that railway ex perts m Europe declared at the outset that such a system must be a financial failure, it has proved a wonderful financial success, travelling having been stimulated so enormously by the re duced fares that lh.o nf,tt results of the traffic show a balance of eighteen per cent increase of nett revenue. These results have attracted great attention iv America, and the railway companies

there are dispatching agents to visit Hungary and inquire into *he working of the tie.v system on the spot; and it is quite probable that our Yankee cousins will, as the result, take a leaf out o: the Magyai book. If so, it might pay New Zealand to give a more respectful hearing to Mr Vail«» than lias hitherto been accorded him.

THE INFLUENZA.

[PJTR J'KBJJis ASSOCIATION.]

- - -■ •••'■:-■■•* LojTDo'jr^May 8. Thirty members of the House of Commons are down with influenza.

IRISH AFFAIRS.

(PER PRESS AgSOCIATSOIOf LowiKHf, May 8 Mr Parnell declines his opponents' proposßls for arbitration regarding the Paris funds. 1 Montreal, May 8. The Parnellite delegates met with an enthusiastic rec«ption m Montreal. The horses were taken out of their carriage; _ which partisans dragged m triumph through the streets.

TELEGRAPHIC.

Home and Foreign.

[PEtt PHBSB ASSOCIATION.] London, May fr. The Union Steamship Company's I new steamer Ovalau, bound from ! Dumbarton to Port Chalmers, has put into Plymouth with machinery dis abled. Probably Captain Verney^ will be expelled from the House of Commons. " The Times " says that the accept ances m Barings' estate have bee,n run oft" to within half a million. The pro spects of a satisfactory realisation are improving. Mr W. H. Smith's acceptance of the Wardenship of the Cinque Ports com pels him to seek re-election for the constituency he represents. , Lord Chancellor Halsbury is appeal ing for £100,000 to enable the church and Salvation Army to extend their field ol: operations m the colonies; The " Standard " says that Kussia can take a million and a half of 'gold from London about the middle of May, but will probably make withdrawals gradually. , t .. . ...., .;.? The country bankers have decided to issuia quarterly balance sheets. ' The influenza is spreading through London to an alarming extent. The death is announced of Thpmas Hare, inventor of the Hare system of Parliamentary representation. Adamson,. Bill and. Co., a China house, his suspended payment; the liabilities are £200,000. The bank rate of discount is 4 per cent, An English nobleman is reported to have won a quarter of a million franca at Monte Carlo m one coup. Armstrong's firm assert that the appliances of the gun which exploded at Queenscliffe are identical with those used and approved by the War Office. Mr (Jr. Musgrove, lately of the firm of Williamson, Garner, and Musgrovo, . who is now m England, has succeeded m reconciling the differences betweeu Cellier, the musician^ and Mr W. S. Gilbert,. Cellier is now composing; the music iior Gilbert's latest opera, which will be produced at the Lyric m Sep tember. The Agents-General have been in structed to apply for two vote 3 to each colony at a meeting of. the Postal Union delegates, but they are not likely to obtain them. The " Pall Mall Gazette" says that moving troops m Bechuanaland means drifting into a war with the Boers. The Newfoundland delegates are in dignant at Lord Knutsford publishing information which, so they contend, places r,hem m an unbecoming position. The Russian Gomernmentis threaten ing to withdraw their gold credit from London, and Paris, but if they cany out their threat the Rothschilds-..wi1l collect sufficient bullion to replace the amount withdrawn. . , LoNPOXi MayJß. A good many holders of New South Wales bondi are applying to be allowed to convert them on terms agreed upon. Judge Smith has written to the Speaker announcing the sentence on Captain. Verne^. Mr Qosohen on Tuesday moves his expulsion from the House. It is stated that Mr Justice ..Butt has resigned. : Rome, May 7. An encyclical letter published by the Pope denounces socialism and re primands capitalists for the abuse of their powers. ■■•,•'■*" May 8. The Pope's encyclical letter demands thq,t the State should intervene-be tween capital and labor, otherwise the question, will never bo solved. j" Washington, May. 7. A rebellion lias broken out m Costa Rica. The G rand Jury of Louisiana ignored the Italian Consular report on the personal history of tl c men who were lynched, and the Consul intends to send it to Rome. It is expected that serious complications will arise m con sequence of the refusal of the Grand Jury to indict the lynchers or take notice of the report. Owing; to dissension among:.the managers, it is stated the Chicago World's Fair is likely to be abandoned. Constantinople. May 7. The difficulty with Russia over stopping the Dardanelles to vessels flying the Russian mercantile" flag has been satisfactorily arranged. St. Petersburg, May 7. Three hundred students have been arrested lor attending the Polish fetes at Warsaw. Paris, May 7. . The Customs Committee have decided that a reduction m the tax on flour and corn shall operate, for one year. •- ' ' ' '■ Two nitro-glyccrine petards h»ve been discovered m the cellars of the hotel where Marquis Trevise ,vm residing. The strikes have now become almost general at Fournier, Roubaix, Lille and Calais. _ r . - - Brusskls, May 7. ! Many foreign agitators are inciting the Belgian miners, and the number of outrages committed by these on strike is increasing. Nkw York. May fc. lufoiaiatiou has been received, thwt

THE ABHBUKTOJS GUARDIAN, SATURDAY* MAY 9, 1891



Pubic Notices. LAND FOR CROPPING. I HAVE 120 Acres of Land to Let for Ciop of Wheat. Apply 5 51 D. THOMAS, THE MIRROR HIGH-CLASS Weekly, Social Political, Literary, and Dramatic paper, to be published every FRIDAY price 3d, by the Centennial Printing and Publishing Company, Limited, Melbourne Public Terrace, Rus'ell Street-, Mel bourne. LONGBEACH ROAD BOARD. NOTICE. ALL Rates unpaid on SATURDAY, May 16th, will be sued for with out further notice. 5 36 By Order. HAMPSTEAD SCHOOL* MR MALCOLM has resumed his Evening School from MONDAY, the 4th May. Terms as last year, to be paid for the month, strictly m advance. 5 46 Gentlemen's WATERPROOFS. A N immense STOCK to select from. ALL OUR OWN MAKE, SEWN THROUGHOUT AND EVERY GARMENT WARRANTED ALSO GARMENTS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION MADE TO ORDER. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY GENTLEMEN'S ■lAT*, HOSIERY. SCARFS, etc., NEW GOODS, LATEST FASHIONS, JUST OPENED. O"ATS, CAPS, SHIRTS, PYJAMAS MADE TO ORDER. New Tweeds and Coatings for Measure Suits to hand. IttMpe&tlon Respectfully Solicited. . , HEW ZEALANjD i OLOTOINa FAQJQBV '



. Wanted j CA.SjjE/Adverthemem.s under this ! he»«Bnc not exceeding SIXTEEN WORDS I/-. Addresses may be left at his Office. \7"OUR Character Read and Future JL foretold by Palmist from Dunedin Exhibition. East Street, two doors from Hoult's. /""POOLING and invigorating Ice Cream \J aßmade by.H. G. Flower, Con feefcioner, lSmt Street. WANTED Known—The "Strong wear" Boot is the best for Mens •jidies and Children.—W. H. Collier. WANTjSD Known — Some special lines m choice Dress 'Goods at very low prices showing at " The Corner." WANTED Known—That Andrew Okr is offering 80 Ladies Sealetfce Jackets, newest styles, at moderate prices. 4^53 WANTED KNOWN,— Cheap Coal, Great Reduction. Price on ap* plication. —R. S. Bean, West Street. 567 WANTED Known-Old Spoons and Forks Electro-plated and made equal to new at 15s per dozen all round. A. Black, Jeweller, East Street. 4 150 MILLINERY, —Specially selected Paris styles m Hats and Bonnets. Mrs Gates has just returned from Sydney with all the latest ideas m Millinery.— Andrew Orr. 4 154 WANTED Known.—Mrs .7. Buch anan has opened as Fruiterer and Confectioner, next Messrs John Orr and Co., East Street. WAITED Known.—lt you want good value for your money go to Melford House. Cheapest first-class Drapery m town. —H. C. Seoers, Melford House \ V / ANTED Known.—Mrs J. Buch- V V an aN, Fruiterer and Confectioner. Tea and coffee at all hours ; hot luncheon on Saturdays, 12 to 2. Next Messrs J. Orr and Co'e, East Street, _____„ T UST opened a choice lot of Ladie s t J Plush Jackets, newest shapes. Als° a new lot of Ladies' Pelerines and Boas* —H. C Sbgeks, Melford House. ANTED Known—That Andrew Orr is appointed agent for the cele brated Standard Boots. Every pair guaranteed. 4*54 WANTED Known —That Andrew Orr is offering at a treat reduction 250 pairs of best Ksiiapoi and Roslyn Blankets, contracted for when wool was at its lowest price. 4§52 TITANTRD Known—u;e are now VV opening all our new Winter- Goods m Drapery, Millinery, Clothing, Boots, &c. —H. C. Segers, Melford House. . . WANTED every man m the County to have a suit of the Asliburton Tweeds.—Robert Alcorn, Asliburton Clothing Mart, Saunder's Buildings. f^\ LASS, Earthenware, and China, \JC direct from the Manufacturers.— Robert Alcoric, Tea Warehouse and Asliburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. _ LOC-UTINDUSTRY. -Gents' Suits made to order from £3 103. Ladies Dress Tweeds, double-width Kaiapoi made, beautiful goods at 4s 6d. Six yards to the dress. —\ndrew Orr. 4 155 ANOSOME Presents given away m J uiu . Now giving tickets to every purchaser of 5s and upwards of Drapery, Millinery, Clothing, Boots, etc. —H. 6 Segers, Melford House r* HEAP SA LE of Surplus Stock will V J be continued lw this month only, Books, Stationery, Fancy Goods, Music, etc., at Wholesale Prices to effect a clear ance. Subscribers wanted for monthly parts of Leisure Hour, Quiver, Gar dener'sMagazino, American Agriculturist, English Mechanic, and others,—L. F. A.vdrjgwes & Co.



NOTICE. I HAVE much pleasure m informing the Public that I have disposed^ of my Tobacconist, and Fancy Goods Em porium, Hairdressing Saloon, aud Billiard Room 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. special'notice". 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 Zandeu, and will henceforth carry 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 Andrew Black WATCHMAKER, JEWELLER, AND OPTICIAN, East Street. Bronre Medallist for Watchmaking, London, 1887 A7WAYS on hand, a select stock of ■Jewellery at moderate prices, comprising Ladies' Dress and Engage ment Rings, Gold and Silver Brooches, Gold and Silver Charms, Gents' Gold and ilver Scarf Pins Pencil Cases, <frc, &c A large and varied stock of Clocks m Marble and other designs. Rotheram's , English Levers m Hunting Cases dust and damp proof. Spectacles and Eye Glasses to suit all sights. Watches o every description. Repeaters, Chrono graphs, &g., accurately and promptly repaired and adjusted. Firstrdass repairs [m Jewellery and Clocks. Electro-plating add Gilding An, Work done on thjb Premises A Trial Solicited. ANDREW BLACK, WA HMAKER, &c, EAST STREET JAMES BAKER TIMBER MERCHANT, AND GENERAL FURNITURE AND VANOY GOODS WAREHOUSE, HAVELOCK STEEET, Opposite Harrisons Auction Mart, T7IURNITURE and Picture Frames JD made to order m any design at shortest notice. Sole Agent m Ashburton for Olegg erambulators. ATso* WIESNER PIANO 3.



the stock: In the Assigned Estate of E W. PAGE AND CO., WHOLESALE WAREHOUSEMEN, IS NOW ON SALE AT MITCHELL Al IIIH, KAIAPOI HOUSE.



LONGBBAOH OOAOH. ON. and after MONDAY, 6th April, the Longbeach Coach will leave the Ashburton I*ost Office ab 4 p.m. ; instead of at 5 p.m. as formerly. R. R. BROWNE 4 28 < Coachmftn. A DEADLOCK " IN THE DRAPERY TRADE. WW. SPENCER & CQ.'S tender .of 10s m the £ for the New Zealand Tweed Company's Stock of DJiAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS, Being accepted, they are selling at 50 per cent, less than cont price. Men'a Woollen Sox, 7|d Men's Colored Moles, 5s lid Boys' Colored Moles, 2s lid Boys' Suits from 4s lid Men's Tweed Overcoats, 21s N«ck Ribbons, all colors, Id par yard Flowers, Id each and ererything else m the shop to be sold at piicei never before known. BOOTS. BOOTS. Men's ShooteTS, 9s lid Men's Bluchers, 6a 6d Children's Boots, 2s lid A big lot of Children's Boots, Is Women's Elastics, strong, 6s 9d AT W. W. Spencer & Co. THE ABOADE.



FOR SALE. "OYE COEN, CAPE BARLEY, TARES, Thin is the time for sowing. WANTED TO PURCHASE— Last Season's Heavy Canadian OATS. JOHN G. REgTELL. "kuNJETC TOJL.ENI). "11/TONEY to Lend at LOW RATIB OF INTEREST, on Mortgage «f FREE HOLB PROFEJITT, m suns of £100 TOJBSOOO For further particulars apply to tk« Postmaster, Ashburton, or to J. C. PRUDHOE, District Agent. Government Insurance Ofiee. Chriatchursh. Stephens Bros., MARKET HOUSE. NOTICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND THE PUBLIC. OWING to the demand being greatly m excess of our supply last Reason for the Patent Double Refined KERO SENE, we have made special arrange ments this year with the shippers for regular consignments during the winter mouths. The first we have just landed, AND IS NOW IN STOCK. It has many advantages over the ordinary Kerosene, and Has no rival for Household Purposes, being perfectly pure, gives a mellow brilliant light, will not dazzle or affect the eye, is almost odourless, much more economical, absolutely safe, therefore dispenses with all risk m handling and danger m using where there are Children. We have also all kinds of ENGLISH CANDLES m stock including— STEARINE, SPERM, PARRAFIN, WAX, ETC. Special quotations for Boxes, Cases, and Labge Paucbls. N.B. —All goods purchased from us can b« returned if not satisfactory. Satisfac tion being our motto. STEPHENS BROS. MARKET HOUSE. CHRIS rOK tRCH DENTAL SURGERY, Corner of Oashel and High streets O "TVjTYErs and r^o. £>• M. lo SURGEON DENTIST And at Dunedin wil Wostport fTTE have gained the FIRST AWARD VV at the Dunedin Exhibition for Artificial Dentures and Mechanical Appli ances for the Mouth, and it is with the greatest confidence that ye guarantee the highest class work and perfect tit at tlio most moderate cost A Single Artificial Tooth, 10&. Complete Set — Upper and Lower temporary and permanent, £10 10s. Natukal, Durable, Comfortable Artificial Teeth Replaced Tempoiarily al oiost immediately after the extraction of decayed teeth or stumps without extra fee or charge. Arrangements can be made for part or monthly payments. ADMINISTERING NITROUS OXIDE v-JAS several times daily for the past ten fears, we foarlessly assert that extraction of teeth under its influence is perfectly painless and positively safe. Fee for Administration ss. Extraction, 2s Cd. Artificial Teeth and Dentures made by other dentists repaired or remodelled at small cost ANDREW ORR is NOW SHOWING THE T ARGEST qTOCK NEW DBAPEBY, CLOTHING, AND MILLINERY EVER SHOWN: IN ASHBURTONI A, ORR.