MAIL NOTICES.

_ 1 Mails close for the following places Jas under, subject to the necessary alterations :— TUESDAY, September 6. For Northern Ports, per Australia, and Penguin, afc 0.30 a.m. WEDNESDAY, September 7- For the United Kingdom, Continent of Europe, and America and West Indies (via, San Francisco), Sandwich Islands, etc., and also for Northern Ports of New Zealand, per Takapuna, as follows:— Ordinary letters, books, and {newspapers, at 6.15 p."»- : registered letters, at 5 p.m. ; money orders, 3 p.m.; late fee letters, guard's van, express train, 6.55 p.m. This mail will be due in London on October 2. For United Kingdom and Continent ol Europe, (specially addressed /'per Orient steamer only"), Point de Galle, India, China, Japan, etc., and also for Australian Colonies, per express (to connect with s.s, Tekapo tat Port Chalmers) : — Ordinary letters at l«.3O p.m.; late fee letters, guard's van, express, 12.53 p.m.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENT.

S.S.—Publication of your letter would only tend to prolong the dispute, to which, the Church Committee haying offered to meet anybody who questions their statement, we cannot allow further space in our correspondence columns.

DEATH.

Ross.--September 4, at the Ashburton Hospital, Jambs Hossack Ross of Springburn. Aged 36. *

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1892. CURRENT TOPICS.

We are pleased to note that an in creased interest is being taken in muni cipal matters. At some recent Borough Council elections the vacancies have been filled with difficulty, but this time there are no less than five candidates for the three seats. There were some who did not anticipate this state of affairs, for it is a " current topic " that a previously defeated candidate was seen last Thursday, at noon, in the precincts of the Municipal buildings, armed with a duly filled-up nomination form ready to be put in if the candi dates had been fewer than the vacan cies to be filled. Time was when a bloodless victory could have been scored in this way, buc on this occa sion the Fates were against this dis creet burgess. Councillor Cuthbertson retires with an excellent record. Both in Council and in committee he has been a good worker, and in the absenco of the Mayor he has shown capacity to fulfil the duties of the chair. Councillor Orr has also discharged his duties faithfully and well : while of Councillor Anderson it can be said that during his very brief tenure of office he has expressed himself shrewdly, clearly and briefly on subjects under discussion. Mr Rudolph Friedlander, as a former councillor of long experience and an ex-mayor, has great claims upon the suffrages of the burgesses; and the novice, Mr J. C. Duncan, has business abilities which would ensure his mak ing a thoroughly good member of the Council. An absurd rumour that Mr Duncan seeks election in the interests of the Trotting Club can be flatly con tradicted, though it is scarcely neces sary to d© so. It is devoutly to be hoped that the Works Committee will soon be able to hold a meeting, otherwise many of the streets will be impassable. During last week's wet weather the condition of some of the streets would have been a disgrace to a bush township. In the business streets the mud at the sides has been almost bottomless, and pas sengers have been unable to proceed from their vehicles to the side paths without getting ankle-deep in mud, it being impossible except in very tew places to drive close up to the channel or kerb. Cass street between Burnett and Havelock streets has been a veri table slough of Despond, and the only practicable way from, say, the Salva tion Army Barracks to the Ashburton Club has been by way of East Street; the footpaths have been as bad as the roadway, or worse. This u not as it. should be in a prosperous town. It may be said that a few dry days would make everything right, but what is now mud would then be dust, and one of these evils is as bad as the other,

The stoppage o! the flow of water in the Wakanui Creek is a serious matter, and the County Council are to becommeindedfortheproraptactiontbey are taking in the matter. We are ex pressing no opinion on the merits of the case, but the business must have been gone about in a very loose way in the first instance t/Q leave it in the power qf any one man to stop the water supply of an extensive district, and deprive two important mills of their motive power. It is a warning to all interested to settle the matter now, once and for all, so that no such unfortunate complication may arise in in future. If the landowners down the creek are in any danger of flooding or encroachment, their rights, of course, will have to be considered as well as the other residents and the mill-owners, and we trust that amicable steps will b,e tfilven to this end. ;

There are very few small matters that have disturbed the peace of a district so much as the dispute about the Pendarves Organ. Most of our readersmusbbeheartily tired of the ever recurring correspondence on the subject, and we trust that the last has now been heapd of iti The partjes to the dispute have now done what should have been done at the first raising of the question of the ownership of the organ, that is—submitted the docu ments in connection with the matter to public inspection. From the subscrip tion lists, thpre is no difficulty in con cluding that the fund paigcd' was for tho purpose of buing an organ for the Presbyterian Church, then tho only services held at Pendarves. Other impressions may have prevailed—in fact, in one case did prevail—but the bullr of the money was contributed by persons whe were tbpn and with few if any exceptions are no w Presbyterians, We trust that discord will now cease anc! Jjrotherly love be restored and continue.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A big Sydney firm the other day dis pensed with the service* of 100 hands in one act; another discharged 70. ' The Curator of the Sydney . Museum recently stated that he did-not think the proposal to introduce swallows and martins into New Zealand would be successful. Some weeks since a cablegram was re ceived in the Colony to th<* effect that nearly half of Christiania was destroyed by fire The " New Zealand Tinier " says that a letter trora Norway, dated July 19, had been received by a resident of Wellington, in which is stated that it wasChristiansand, a port of about 30,000 inhabitant?, that was the scene of the conflagration. The? North Otdgo Agricultural and Pastoral Association have agreed to settle the claim of Mr Genge, whoac Ban lost his life on the show ground through being struck lay a bullet from a shooting gallery, by the payment of £150 (of which Mr Genge has offered to donate to the associa tion £25,) together with his costs, amount ing to £85. ihe sum of £63 Is wag sub scribed in the room to meet the payment. The Gore farmers will have nothing to do with the platform of the Canterbury Farmers' and Country Settlers' League, and some i uncomplimentary remarks were made re garding the large landowners. " The estate once- owned by one man," said a farmer in effect; " was cut up, and now 1400 people are settled on it, with 200 houses, four churches, etc. Such a system as this tuised Gore to be built." At Napier, whence a - telegram emanated stating that the National Association had started a branch "auder the happiest auspices," the "News" declares.the proceedings to have been an utter "froßt:' f Messrs Cunnington and Co.; of Christ church', have recently patented an invention of a novel and useful kind' whioh ought to find a welcome in every household. "The Housemaid's Friend," the article in question, is a labor-savixig invention as simple as effective, and hea already made a name for itself. Thiß ingenious little article (price half a crown) only requires to be known to come into general use. It may be had of , ironmongers and storekeepers everywhere, and of Cunnington and Co., Gloucester street, Christchurch. Mr Donald Mclnnes, a member of* the British-American Enlarging Company of Australasia, the headquarters of which is in Melbourne, is now in Ashburtou taking orders for enlaigements of photographs. Samples of the excellent work done by the Company have been on view for some days in the shop window of Mr James McGregor, tobacconist, and have been much admired. Photographers, aided by painters, are now so successful with enlargements, that photo graphs taken twenty or thirty years ago at Home have been enlarged her* to almost life size, and the portraits of the originals have been so faithfully produced as to give perfect likenesses. In one case we know, the port raits of parent*, mow dead, taken twenty years ago* were so faithfully reproduced as to be even u better likeness, in the opinion of their son, than the original photograph. The Very Rev Dr Elmslie, of St Paul's, Cnristohurch, preached morning and even ing on Sunday in the Ashburton Presby terian CSiurch, and in. the Presbyterian Church, Wakanui, in the afternoon—to large congregations. The rev gentleman in his evening sermon dealt specially with Buddhism, contrasting it very unfavourably with Christianity. The latter taught a high morality, and iuculated the great law of love, which prompted a desire to relieve poverty, misery, distress, painandsufferingof every kind among human beings, and every thing capable of feeling. I<v knew God, and pointed to a heaven in which the Christian would liva with God and be like Him. seeing Him as He is. The former treated life as a calamity, taught no lessons of love or kindness, knew neither God or heaven, had only for a tinal goal a Nirvana*, - state of " sinless, stirleas rest," whatever that may mean—and believed in the transmigration of souls, or re-incarnation, as that doctrine was now titled. Yet there were Europeans who were found foolish enough, with a knowledge of all that was Rood in Christianity, to accept the tenents of BiulrU, and permit themselves to be Qa|le<Jt Budad'sts. "The light of Asia," us Bu/Jddisin waa called, was the religion of 4Jj,(WO,OOU people. The preacher in the course of his sermon pointed out that it was Christianity, not civilisation, that had given us our great fieedom, and it waa not at the promptings of civilisation but of Christianity that all our institutions for the amelioration of the condition of humanity had been established. In a circular issued by the Australian General Labourers' Union, mention is made of "the Union movement of the century." This refers to a plan formulated by the Unionists in Queensland, which it is under stood is being warmly taken up by. the Executive of the Sheareis 1 and Labourers' Unions, having their headquarters iii Riverina. The propasal is to form a "New Australia" in South America, and the official organ of the Shearers' Union and the General Labourers' Union explains the scheme to be one whereby "a big crowd of Australian Unionists intend to found a colony on communal lines in South America, in order to practically demonstrate that men and women can live together in perfect peace and contentment if absolute equality and absolute mateship is taken as the basis of the movement." The Rcheme is also to be known as the New Australian Co-opera tive Ssttlement Asssociation, and is said to have been well thought out in detail. It is stated that negotiations have actually been opened with the Government of one of the South A.merioan Republics for aj large tract of land in which to establish the , colony, " ■ - Mr Vaile has written to fche Premier enclosing a set of his published letters on the railway system, and in the course of his letter says :—" You will notice that through out these letters I have distinctly charged the Commissioners with untruth and a gross \ misrepresentation of facts. I regret>xceed ingly that I should have been compelled to do this, but feel that if I had not I should have been unfaithful to, my trust. I now ask you, sir, as head of the Government tq take such, steps as will compel the Qomntissiar,er3 Ito explain their conduct in this matter. As a citizen I feel that it is not to our credit, that men in such high positions should resort to such methods* As the experiment in Hungray has now conclusively proved that a great financial success can be obtained by adopting a stage system of railway adminis tration, I would respectfully urge upon you to give effect to the Bill introduced 1 by Mr Rees last session. I aifl more."than/ ever convinced that "we could at once largely | increase our net railway revenue. It is not possible for the present system to exist much longer. In this colony it has only been maintained by the appointment and influence ■ of the Railway Commissioners, and as we now have abundant proof that they have nqt aet^d in {he p.ubljo, interest, I trust they ! will npi be allowed to block the way any I longer.' ' 'The best medicine is Sander and Song' Euoalpyti Bxtpagt, Test; its eminent power ful effeotd in ooughs, colds, influenza, etc. — the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. His Majesty the King of Italy and medical syndicates ail over the world are its patrons. Read the official reports that accompany each, l^tWe,- We have no, ooqasjiqn. to, offer rewards in proof of tfie g-ejnuin. en/ess' o,f adv' references, The official reports of medical clinics and univer sities, the offioial communications of the Consul General for Italy at Melbourne; the diploma awarded by the International Exhibition, Amsterdam—all these are authentic docu ments, and, as such, not open to doubt. We add here epitome of one of the various cq-ses treated at tlif! ojinic of M.D.. Pr.o fessoi\'efcc.—O. 8,., 24 years qltl; congees tional abscess on the thigh. Incisions made in two places. Although Lister's dressing was applied, the secretion became, two days later, very copious, and had adopted a foetid decomposed character. The temperature rose enormously. In consequence the dressing was removed and in its place were made durinw the day-time repeated irrigations with Eucalypti Extract. The offensive feeler dis apiMtfi&M vei* "«»», % *6Y«IF fttyw Wityin a few clay.V,' and the patient' recovered after the lapse of several w^eks. In this instance we must not lose sight of the fact that the latter treatment saved the patient's life— CiiACKN|!tt and Digestive Biscuits fay IrpalicW 'are unsurpassed. s{ade by A.USMSBROPIF \NP Co.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

: (per press association) AFGHANISTAN. London, September 2, . Professor Acminius Vambery, the Eastern authority, believes that the Russian expedition in Pamir intends to attack India, and that it is not un likely that the Afghans and Chinese realise the impending danger. The Professor describes the situation on the Indian frontier as " the approach of tho Muscovite knife to England's throat." Calcutta, September 2. The Indian Government are stnding 5000 troops to the Black Mountain in the Indus Valley, to drive out Hassim Ali. Indian reinforcements are being got ready for Afghanistan. THE RL TSSIAN JEWS. London, September 2. The Colonial Office has informed Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales, that the statement that thousands of Russian pauper> Jews were preparing to leave for the Aus tralian colonies, is not true. Conse quently the Imperial Governmet dp not contemplate taking any action in the matter. THE CAMPANIA. The Campania, a new vessel for the Cunard Steamship Company, has been launched at Goyan, on the Clyde; She has a displacement of 19,000 tojis when loaded, and is nearly as large as the Great Eastern. UNREST IN IRELAND Ireland is beginning to show agrarian unrest, and the evicted tenants are again agitating for reinstatement. THE SALVATION ARMY. General Booth declares that it is too late to attempt to cause a split in the ranks of the Salvation Army. The assets of the army exceed the liabili ties by 455,000, including securities, which are valued at £25,000. He says that it is untrue that personally he is a wealthy man, and declares that he lives on one shilling a day. London, Septeml«r 3. General Booth admits that he is up to. his neck in financial difficulty, but he still relies on the public to provide £30,000 a year for " Darkest Eng land." He states that he has already j expended £165,000 on the scheme,! which he believes, once the corner is ; turned, will prove a great business | success. He intends to begin a pawn brokerage on the Parisian system. He asserts that the secession movement in Canada is of an unimportant character. FIRE ON SHIPBOARD. A fire broke out on board the ship Auchmountain, loading at Greenock for New Zealand ports, and before the flames could be extinguished the vessel was almost completely destroyed. Twenty tons of powder stored in the magazine exploded, and windows for miles around were broken. For tunately the captain and crew escaped to the Clyde guard»ship before the explosion occurred. BUILDING SOCIETY FAILURES. The suspension of the London and General Bank (Ltd.), a small concern, has puliud (liv-n the LilKautor Per manent Building and Investment Society. ; The Kent and Surrey Building Society, of Woolwich, in which arsenal workers are the chief investors, has failed, owing to the secretary having absconded with £40,000 of the society's funds. THE WORLD'S WHEAT SOPPLY, "The Statist' 3 estimates that the world's supply of wheat for the season is decidedly in excess of last season's supply. LABOR RIOTS. Serious riots have taken place in the salt district in Cheshire, owing to the Unionists refusing to work with free men. The military assisted the police in restoring order. THE GUELPH FUND. London, September 4. The Duke jf Cumberland's agree ment respecting the Guelph Fund involves the loss of the entire income of the Queen of Hanover, and the Duke is unable to assist,

THE PLANET MARS.

New York, September a. Professor Pickering, direccor of the observatory at Harvard University, has discovered two mountain ranges and eleven lakes on the planet Mars.

WRECK AND LOSS OF LIFE.

Washington, September SJ, A sfcearqer s.anfc in a storm on Lake Superior, The crew and captain's family, 27 in all, manned the yawl, and after 22 hours, sighted land, but the boat capsized, and the only survivor to tell the story was a sailor who swam ten miles to shore.

AUSTRALIAN.

Melbourne, September 4. An extraordinary document has been unearthed, purporting to be the con fession of a man who apparently destroyed himself. liy tlis ophfession it is that Mrß O'Brien, who was recently convicted and sentenced to death on a charge of poisoning a farmer nan|ed .Cqtpwell ftt Warrack nealj is innooent of the crime, and that Oornweli committed suicide. The writer of the letter says that he assisted in the plot to fix the death on Mrg O'Brien.

THE SHIP LAIRA.

Perth, September 4. 11l luck still hangs to the ship Laira, which left Dunedin for Free. mantle on April 19, and on the 23rd and 24th of the same month, experi enced a severe n in which she sustained damage necessitating her putting into jfbbar-t for repairs, After leaving Hohart she met with fair weather and arrived here, but yester day her commander, Captain Hughos, was killed by a load of timber crushing him.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, September 3. At a mee'ing of the Tailoresses' Union,, a resolution was carried that the members would loyally support the union and the action of its officers if arbitration ia^l«d on thp apprentice question. It was suggested that a co-operative factory should be started, which would receive

the support of the Trades Unions »nd the Knights of Labor ; also, that the impor tation cf made-up girK and women's underclotning should be stopped, as the making up of such articles in the colony would give employment to a largo number of women. Kapibr, September 4. A man named George Watts, a recent arrival from Temuka, Soubh Canterbury, committed suicide yesterday. As he did not come down from his room the land lord of the hotel where he, was staying finally burst open the door, and found ■ him lying in a pool of blood, with his throat cut from ear to car, quite dead. Ho left a letter to hia father und mother saying that life had been robbed of all its pleasure. This is supposed to refer to the recent loss of his wife. At the. in quest last night a verdict of suicide while temporarily'insane''was returned. Wblmngton, September 3. The last mail brought word that the technical school in Wellington has been affiliated with the Oity Guilds of London i Institution for the Advancement of Technical Education. In reference to the demand of the Grey Valley Coal Company (Limitid) on the Government to tcke over the company's property at the valuation of £42,000, or reduce the Land Tax asnes->ment to that amount, the company have been informed that the Government prefer the latter alternative, and that the assessment will be reduced accordingly. \. native chief named Abraham, re ported to be 100 years of age, has died at Lower Taueru. Dr Robertson, who attempted suicide last week, is recovering. Dunedin, September 4. The committee of the Agricultural arid Pastoral Association have resolved that strong representation be made to the Go vernment as to the injurious effect of compelling cheese and butter factories and refrigerating works to comply with the conditions of the Factories Act. In connection with th*» approaching show, it was decided to have a trial of trotting horses in harness on the new track.

The Member for Ashburton.

A " POLITICAL PORTRAIT." [*• Pmz," in Christchurch " Press."] Mr E. G. Wright might be taken lor a Doctor of Divinity in easy circum stances, or one or her Majesty's J udges, a trifle unbent. A little over the middle height, he inclines to slenderness rather than to rabustness. A fine sensitive and intellectual face, which would strongly suggest that of Mr Justice Richmond wore the latter somewhat younger, or were Mr Wright somewhat older; good forehead, aquiline nose, grey hair neatly brushed and parted, ending on either side the head in a cluster of neat curls, not. unlike those on a Judge's crisp wig. Mr Wright has a melodious and cultivated voice, the voice essentially of a gentle man. Nevertheless he has a provincial peculiarity noticeable even among edu cated persons in one, or at most two, of the English shires^he dabs the letter "h" about in the most heart-rending manner, from which I should gather that Mr Wright is a compatriot of Sir Sbmers Vine, who some time since perambulated this colony with a model of the Imperial Institute and an amazing Somersetshire diilect. Mr Wright does not indulge, however, in excessive verbosity. Ho occasionally stirs the Premier up in a gentle and engaging manner, which causes that statesman.to squirm visibly. In the House Mr Wright enjoys the same bench as Mr Harkness from whom hV occasionally extracts;'a lovely smile, the former also from time to time suggests things to Mr Rollesr ton, probably .weak points in the enemy's armour, or classical quotations. The stib ject of this sketch, though an engineer by profession and the designer of those nota ble constructions [ he Rangitata and other bridges, ■■ isridtr afflicted with the melan choly of the average New Zealander, but is quietly humorous and temperately genial to a degree. Mr Wright nas had no recent political experience, but once in other days was a coming, Minittter of Public Works^-a position he would have held with honor to himself and profit to the colory. As a sample of the high discrimination of some constituencies, it may be mentioned that Mr Wright, who is a representative of which any electorate might be proud, was once rejected in favor of the undistinauished citizen best known as the "Rag planter*"

FOOTBALL.

ASHBURTON 11. V. DUNSANDELII, ASHBURTOJf, — Back — Knight j three quarter backs—Curtis, Scott, Orr, Jackson; half-backs—D, Price, J. Anderson; for wards-^Dixan, Speight, Clarke, Baird, Con ten, Walker, Sawle, Bowler (captain). Dunsanmci,.— Back—J. Burgess; three quarter backs—Larraman, Fairbairn (cap tain), G. Wright; half-backs—Cameron, Rouse; forwards—Jameson, Lill, H. Wright, Devereux, J. Adams, R. Little, W. Burgess, Moriarty, Williamson. Dunsandel arrived two men short, but made up their fifteen by two local players (the last named in the li^t), and had a strong team. Their captain kicked off towards the sp,u,th.-west, After some scrimmaging, runs \y Priae and Baird placed the visitors on the defensive, but good passing relieved them. Larraman made a good run, but it was responded to by Orr, and after some more loose play Jackson marked, a. good kick by Curtis fell short. A dangerous scrimmage, in f roait of the Dunsandel goal was repulsed by a long punt) intq touch,, and similar kicks took th.e. play ta the Ashburton end, where Fa^rbftirn lost a ohance by keeping the ball too long. After a brief return to mieUlield, Ashburton were penned again, and a scrimmage on their line ended in the Dunsandel forwards gaining a try. The defending halves pJayed very badly just at this time< Larraman missed the easy plage kick. Play v/as then taken £q the '■Dunsandel quarters, and from a line out at their twenty-five flag, Walker cleverly ran in. The try was difficult, bub Curtis' Hick, -was a bad onfc. The Ashburton line was then menaced, and Fairhairn had an unsuccessful pot at goal. Then the visitors were penned on their line, but a free kick and a couple of punts £ent the ball into touch in goal at the Ashburton end, The Ashburton attack^ vja.^ spew* renewed, and from a free kicl? arising from some open scrimmaging Curtia kicked a good goal. Half time was then called—Ashburton 5, Dun sandel 2, Soon after resuming Ashbiuticvn, assumed the offensive, and Orr after a splendid run passed to Curtis who scored in an easy position, Hub could only make a poster of the place kick, Fortune then varied for some time, but Bowler nearly got across from a (scrimmage in front of the goal. Then there was a line out and Orr ran and passed to Baird, who with a mighty struggle gob in, but the ball was called back for a breach of rules and thrown out again. Orr again got \t and passed to Curtis who gob a try, but with no better result than before. Shortly afterwards P-iice marked, but Walker made a mtskick ; and then Dunsandel put in their best play of the gajne, while Ashburton made blunder after blunder, the result being that Fairbairn trot a try close to the posts and kicked a neat goal. Ashburton were kept "on the defensive till the oall of no-side, which their sup porters heard with some relief, their eeore being nine points (a penalty goal nd three tries) to seven points [a goal I from a try and. a try J.

For the yisitors Fairbairn, Larraman, Rouse and Devereaux were most prominent. For Ash burton Orr and Curtis played a really good game, and Price stopped many dangerous attacks by good collaring. Knight was as safe as tisual, and Bowler and Sawle worked well forward.

CANTERBURY V. HAWKE'S BAY.

PER PRKSS ASSOCIATION. _, Napier, .September 3. The interprovincial mntch Canterbury t. Hawke'« Bay whs played at the re oreation ground to-day. The weather was good, the field was slippy, and there was a large attendance. Tho first spell was in favor of tho local team. Stuart got a try which wa* not; converted. Canterbury had the best of the second spoil. Humphries and Garrard got a try eicb, and Balch two tries, and one by i Balch was converted by Lang ; Canter | bury thus winning by eleven points to two points. The Canterbury passing was good, and the forward play even.

SPORTING.

THE RAGING CONFERENCE. (FBB PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Dukedin, Sspteubber 3. The Dunedin Jockey Club have in structed the Hon. G. McLean and Mr Fish, their delegates to the Racing Con ference, to move that for clubs outside a radius of fifty miles from the metropolis the present rules remain in forc9 ; inside a radius of fifty miles to support Dr Earle's motion. Dr Earle's motion is—"That no programme of a race meeting at which it is proposed fcb use the totalisator, should contain a race of less value ths»n £25, That any club holding one race meeting in a year should not give less than £160 per diem in stakes, two race meetings an average of £300 per dny, three race'meetings an average of £600 per diem, and more than three meetings an average of £600 per diem." To this the Auckland Racing Club propose the following amendment— "That the totalisator shall not be us«4 on any racecourse within 20 miles of a metropolitanclubwhen the added money to any race is less than 25 sovs, nor shall the added money be less than £150 per diem in stak&s where a club only holds one meet ing in the year ; for two meetings in the year, 250 sovs per diem in stakes ; for three meatinga, as arranged, 600 sovs per diem in stakes; for more than three meetings, an average of 600 sovs per diem in stakes."

GERALDINE SPRING MEETING.

The following are the nominations for the Geraldine Spring Meeting ;— FIRST DAY. Squattbbs' Handicap, of 40 govs. One ir.ile.—-Kilmarnock, Marten, Bay King, Young Cheviot, Jacob Faithful, Kate Greenaway, Sadler, Warringron, Victim, The Idler, Beau Nash, The Chief, Sir Robert, Fire King. Gbraldine Cup, of 55 sovg; 1$ mile.— Galtee, Mistral, Chaos, Liberator, Invader, D.,n Pea"ro ; Bay King, Welfeome Nat, Coinage, Saracen. Thrbi-MileTrot, of 40 sovs.— Tom, Cloud, Mountjey, Lucy, Sam, Tommy, Contractor, Miss Blackwood, Winchester, Te Wanahu (late Tommy III), Muckross, Factory Girl, Empire, Krippel, Old Kate. Lugnaquilla. I Fi-ying Handicap, of 40 sovs. Six furlong 9 ,-Galtee Mistral, Carronade, Welcome Nat, Tournament,, Finetta Saracen, Sir Robert, Oarsmaid, Enfieldl Victim, fcr f by General Thornton, Youne Cheviot, Masonic, Kate Greenawav. Chaos. Belfield Handicap, of 35 sovs. Seven furlongs.—Kilmarnock, The Idler, Gillie. Sherwood, Lord Zetland, Sir Julius, Fire ?'"% M. aytetl< Wet Sail, Beau Bash, Jacob Faithful, Invader, Frana, Oarsmaid. Awards' Stakes, of 40 sovs. Seven fin-longs. -Kilmarncck, Victim, Wet bail, Young Cheviot, SebasUpol, Jacob Faithful, Sir Robert, Chevy, Marten, Bay King, Gillie, Beau Nash, Sherwood! Kate Greenaway, Invader, Oarsmaid,

SECOND DAY.

GrauLDutis Racing Club Handicap, of 4o soys; oneir^-Galtee, Enfield, Mistral WtnmgWi, Victim, Bay Kin? The Idler, Oh**, Welcome Natf br fby General Thornton, Liberator, Finetta, Mjwomc, Coinage, Saracen. Two Mile Trot, of 40 sovs.—Tom, Te Wanahu, Vwtoria 11., Golden Girl, Cloud, Muckross, Lucy, Factory Girl, 8»m, lommy, Knppel, Contractor, Old Kate, Miss Cave, Don, Lugnaquilla, Winchester, Lalla Rooih, Empire. Wevna. Handicap, of 40 sovs ; eix furlongs.- Galtee, Enfield, Mistral, Kil marnock, The Idler, Carronade,. Wkite Squall, br f by General Thornton, Tour m? me"fc? .I S ng Ohevlot» Jacob Faithfcal, lhe Chief, Masonic, Jennie, Kate Green sS'r Sir RObeCt| !!JaraCen ' TararHa» Spring Hanmgai', of 35 sors; seven furlongs.—Warrington, Bay King, Becu |<ash, Finetta, Frana, Marten, Carron ade, Jacob Faithful, Lord Zetland, Fire* King.

OTAGO HUNT CLUB MEETING.

_. ,„ . Dunedik, September 4. The followinc: aro the acceptances for the Hunt Club Meeting :— Kensington Handicap, of 85 sovs • "IX milo

THE MELBOURNE CUP.

Meiboukne, September 3. Malvolio is still favorite for the Cup at 100 toY, St Albans II at 100 to 6, Strath more and Zalinski 100 to 5, Tirailleur 100 tp 4.

THE ABTmTTIVCON GUARDIAN : MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1892.



sfc lb - f it, Bon Pedro... 812 B*y Bell . 710 S3? ::: I! SSSTr , 7 .• Dilemma ... 8 0 Cactus .. 7 2 Lemster ... 712 Wayland ..'. 7 0 Manner »„ 7 Ig- Tai^y-ho Steepmcchasr, of 160 sovs; two miles. r,, st lb sfc lb « . •». }J 5 Waitangi... 10 8 Smuggler... 10 U Trimolite...- 10 6 kangaroo... 10 11 Iroquois ... 10 3 hBORTH HANDicAr, of 50 sovs ; six furlongs. Hugucßot... 8 7 Conjurer... 7 11 Derby ... 8 4 Kauroo ... 7 9 Matiner ... 713 Pi que 7 7 Bay Bell ... 7 13 Glencairn ... 6 7 For the Maiden Hunters' Steeplechase —Smuggler, Rebel, and Rangiora have entered.



A telegraphic match has been wranirecf between the chess players of Ashbnrton and Timaru, ten players a «do, to take place oa Saturday evenings, September 17 and 24. Before Mr Alfred Harrison, J.P., th» morning,, a man named Montgomery was sent a month to prison for vagrancy. One man who had 'been once previously con victed was dismissed with a caution, on it promise to go back to work and keep sober ; another, a first offender, 'was dismissed. We hea^ bitisr complaints of craves in tha Ashburton cemetery being despoiled of plants and flowers. The sacrilege is evi dently not the work of children, as dis crimination has been exercised in Belectiag the choicest bulbs and plants. It is to be hoped the offenders will be caught and punished as thmy deserre. " HOW AKiE YOU* "Quito well, thank you, since ming Aulsebrook's Arrowroot. Biscuits. Thej have made we so strong. —{Adtt



The QNSfO^ Biscuifc. The ?xte : sfc and nWJjt 4«Hc»te' biscuit manuftotured by 4 H^broyk $]}§. $9



CASH Aclvertisen.vmi-a under th^ heading not exceeding SIXTEEN WOEtDS 1/-. Addresses m«y b« Wtat this Office. ___ f OST between East Street and Have -IJk lock Street, a Bible, name inside, b. Curd. Leave at Mail office. Bcw*r^ SOME pretty liiiVs"~in~~Fancy Baskets O just opened; handbags in LB r«*fc variety in leather and plush.—H. M. Jones. , ■—. /~V(7to H, iVL Jones 1 to buy presents of IX all kinds; the l»rg«sb and best stock of fancy goods in Ashburton.—H. M v J ones^ OUNOS£26. Organs from £12 10s ■J: on two years 1 time P 9yme»t system ; show rooms above shop.—li. M. Jo>eh. :— ATCH your Chickens early ; Brown and White Leghorns, AmUlusians, and Black Spanish eggs. Guaranteed pure strains. H. G. Flowbk, East .Street. O ALEK'S Prize Competition will . CT be Closed on September 21. All papers must be sent i"_ byjj Ij^j1j^jitii AIR PINS-The Pyr Pointed Hair Pin, (the only invention of the century), cannot prick the head.-H. C. Sboebs, Melford House. \/I BS CONLAN and Miss Arsott, JXJ Costume Makers, having opened in Saundera' Buildings, are prepared to guarantee perfect fit, and latest P*ns fashions. Dresses made from 10s 6d. 7§104 — ■ - y CVTANTED-Gentleroen before buying ▼ ▼ their Suits and Clothing of aL descriptions to inspect our stock. £1000 worth must be Bold regardless of cost.— H C. Segers, Melford House. W' ANTED Known—Dr Scott's cele brated Electric Corsets can only he obtained in Ashburton at W. H. Collier's, "Thn Corner." .___ ANTED KNOWN, Grand display of new Millinery, Ulsters,, and Jackets, at most reasonable prices at JThe CoRtrEK. WANTED Known—lf you want good value in first-class Drapery and Slothing for your money go to H. C- Sbgers, Melford House. Great reduc tions now on. .__ W" ANTED Known—That Robert Donn, l*te mmager for James Craigie, Painter, will still continue the Painting Business in all its branches. Any orders left at Messrs John Orr and Co.'s, or at his private residence, Moore street, will be promptly attended to. B*lo4 ALL Wool Colonial fiweed Suits to measure; fib and workmanship guaranteed: from 50s cash. Robert Alcoun, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders! Buildings. E tender our sincere thanks to our many customers and friends for their continued support. Having increased our staff, customers can now rely upon being attended to promptly. Cash given for first class dairy produce only.-—Cash S'iobe. Havelock street. EARLY Seed Potatoes,: best varieties. Vegetable and Flower Scodp, Ryegrass, Clovers, Maize, Oat Sheaf and Straw Chaff, Onions, Apples, Trees, Plants, otc. Save a large portion of your money by purchasing for cash from .), TH"MAjOßavelock Street. Known—My workshop is still in same place, East street, where all orders will be attended to punctually and »t lowest rates. Hot and cold water services laid on, estimates siven, workmen sent to any part of the country.—J. W. Hardiby, Plumber and Gasntter. __ WANTED Known—J. Nicholas, 800l maker, Burnett street, oppo site the Mail Office, u prepared to make Boots and Shoes to order. All repairs done promptly at lowest rates. 7*167 WANTED Known—Why complain about scarcity of water, while Hardley is still making Tanks from 100 to 2000 gallons, guaranteed, at salvage prices. A stock on hand to select from. {TTANTED Known—Pumps, Pumps W Pumps. I have on hand the largest stock in to^n of Pumps, Piping. Gas, Steam, and Water Fittings. Manu facturers of Galvanized Steel Gutters, Spouting, Bidging. and Down Pipe to any strength, size or pattern.—J. W. HaRhLEY, East street. . WAWTED Known —Being over stocked, and having new Spring Boots and Shoes just arrived, J. Moison intends selling at little over cost price, some below cost, for two months.. Great Bargains. The stock is the choicest in A*hburton. H^ superior own make> kept on hand, unsurpassed in New Zealand. 1 staff of man kept, AH work and repairs under my own supervision, and done on tho shortest notice.— J. Moison, East Street, Town Hali shop. CHEAP SALE for this month of Books, Stationery, Music, Accordeons, Concertinas, Violins, Zither Harps, Photo Frames, Scrap and Photo Albums, Writing Desks, Work B^xes, Ladies' Fa*s Pictures, Games (including Hal ma at Is, Tiddley Wink.«. etc.,) and a variety of other goods. Bargains at L. *.* Andrbwes and Co. 8; Stationers Hall, Thk Best Remedy fob Indigkstion— Norton's Camomile Pills are confident!} recommended as a dimple remedy foi Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to which we are subjectt. Norton's Pills, with justice called the •Natural Strengthener of the Human Stomach," acf; g« * WOW^fyl tonic and gen tit perient, are roild ill fchpir operation and safe under any circumstances. &old in bottles, at Is ljcl, 2s 9d, Us, by all medicine vendors t'.irouehr.ut. th« warlo- _ Have Healthy Children by nourishing taera with Aulsebrook ard. Co's Arrow roo Biscuits COMMANE AND Se ,f #TOAL¥M.'E Ex tract is the only genuine in the market, and was a warded medals and diplomas at Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, beating all competitors. For all affections of the Chest and Lungs, Consumption, Asthma, Coughs, Colds, Gravel, and Kidney Com plaints, ib has no equal. Agents— Ashburton Pxw* Coij^AjfY. Thf Rector and tun I)GCto» f — Jjord Bacon tells a rector in danger of losing his cure, saying, " Well, if I do, I shall kill seventy men." When asked why, he said that he would begin to practice physic. This is from the preface to " Hea.ljth ; The New Method," as edited by W. Com* Johnsfln 160, Taam street, Christehurch. Dr forest, * wejl-known physician, teaches how much p*n be done at home without drugs. His books pontaibs other important principlea besides the Health Secret, sold in small pamphletsiat four dollars to over 200,000 people, with a pledge of secrecy. The Hev 1. Norm writeßj-^'.'The New Method' came to hand, and c<?Bij>an>;l with it, the Hall Treatment is nowhere. i*m nersuaded that a knowledge of what thisj pook con tains would save many from untold misery and bui'd/6.nsQ,me expense." For less than two consultation fa/12 fhe book will giv advice for a lifetime. A cii^ulsr may be pbtained or v copy' o e.en by sejidipg a pest card, ponies of books at Mail ofl^ce.— Any*' '•Donb p«t off pnt^l to-inorifty the pleasures of to-day, but ride a ' C^lHope Bicycle at once." Illustrated price list, ' Faville's Colombo street, OhriatM^



HARDLEY BROsH MONSTEK CLEARANCE OF SPENCER'S STOCK OF DRAPERY, ETC. COMMENCES OS Saturdays September 3. Every Article REGARDLESS OF COST. A THOBOTJBH Genuine Glean Out. Visit us at once AND BECVBE THE BARGAINS, ~ DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. NOTICE. fpHE Partnership hitherto subsisting between William Spareovv J^Henky 1 GlLira BBRRTMAN, trading together under the style or firm of ™lIRO WAm BERRYMAN, Tailors and Outfitters, has this day been DISSOLVED by mutual conßent> c . .( WILLIAM SPARROW. Signed | HKNRY GILES BERRYMAN. Witness-A, H. Shtoy. ABhburton, August 29, 1892. Oaighead & Berryman (Ute Sparrow and Berryman, # and H. and W. Oraighead), AMALGAMATED. WE. tire Undersigned, have this day entered into PARTNERSHIP, to trade toother under the style or firm of CRAIGHEaD and BERRYMAN, Tailors and Outfitter*. haVe turned all the HabiUtie, of the .id finns.^ BERRyMAN ShnedJ. HUGH CRAIGHEAIX I WILLIAM CRAIGHEAD. Witiipsa-A. H. Shury. Axhburton, August 29, 1892. WITH reference to the above, we wish to thauk our numerous Customers for their liberal patronago hitherto accord*]. With our increased facilities and immottse stacks, we now offer exevrtordwary inducements, and anticipate a very large SSn"« in future, tith every regard for our Customers, iwtwfactum and our own reputation. _^ Craighead & Berryman, Tailors & Outfitters, EAST STREET ASHBURTOS. James McGregor, « | m '» •§ TOBACCONIST, —- "5 P HAIRDRESSER, _._ S3 S g« fe SSp S'/i h onus biii.«iw«» SS "^ Sfe S * EAST STREE-3 g— ' J: | s | • » & *M § JOB PRINTING. j-U g^ fe T3OSTERS, Dodgers, Billhead 6 , J^~™"'J pC^ ™JJ £^ O JLT Programmes, Memorandum Forms, fS^Smi!!!^ <-*^> QCI tt Wedding Cards, Memoriam Cards, In aapMM^ J K* g vitation Cards, Order Bkcks, Threshing . -~^ 7\ Co tt W Machine Books, Receipt and Delivery f^^j }2B^ t4 y Books, Banquet Menus, and Tickets C^ H % ;of all kinds. CsaaS i=| uj s « jsij § | 4SIIBWOIPIIBIISHIKG fO. fe» g LIMITED, i^^** 1* «• Hvvinjj; a supply of Superior Jobbing JHM&i^ 6 Type. Fancy Cards, and Special Lines ■i+xru*'-*- * °f Paper, can execute every description of Printing on the shortest notice, in P the best style, and *^^ ■» at reasonable " rates. ''fcr^f^. The best medicine known is SANDEK and r ■ \ S oNS KUCJALPTI EXTRACT Test to eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, U.S.S CO \ I Ml O.SS., CO influenza, etc.— the relief is instantaneous. ( p—^->-*l. Thousands give tlie most gratifying testi i r- ** '• ■.. rnony Hin Majesty the King of Italy, »nd f "* medical syndicates all over the globe, are its II patrons Read the official reports that U OF NEW rf our rtfo p Wlces . T i ie official reports STEAMERS SAIL FROM LYTTEL- " tii J^conmiuincation of dw Pfii^al-General TON AS UNDER : for Italy at Melbourne; the dipioin* Wftrdfsd InteriwtioJial Exhibition, Amsterdara^all Sydney-Every Second Thursday. *™* r Me yf J>o j^j pf the thirty-year Dunedin—Tuesday and Friday. *, ( , dent wftg e c«r.T»t<it«ly and . Melbourne— Tuesday. iffce( { M far a » the joint «if llm> iwd, MILES & CO. ,4 e Uke \ vise ufted nailflwwe hanging Joose -;_Agentafor_ishbHtton an(l hal £ o f t h e phalanx of tho mil ol the -Who^orieSkiTto improve thedomestic { m uidle finger was coaled. The wounds thus life of the people by increasing their daily contracted healed m three weeks under h»Doines9 is a philanthropist indeed. ; daily applications Eucalypt Jwtniot Ste the ob^t Parmed at in the pro, drying. The, p.ti«,t lu« r,can ie d the diction of Wabmtwoh'b OAUt U Be* use «f J^' l-^-iA'iv*