MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as inder, subject to the necessary alterations :— WEDNESDAY, August 3 For South America, United Kingdom, md Continent of Europe, specialljftddresseil per s.s. Kaikoura at 6.30 p.m.; regis tered letters aud parcels 5, p.m.; express van, 6.55 p.m. THURSDAY, August 4. For Northern Ports, per Doric, at 0.30 a.m. For Northern Ports, per Takapuna, at &.&O a.m. For Northern Ports and Westport per Te Anau, at 6.30 v.m. FRIDAY, August 5. For Northern ports jand Australian colonies (except Tasmania) per Hauroto, at 0.30 tt.in WEDNESDAY, August 11, For the United Kingdom, Continent of Rurope, 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 0.10 P-m: 5 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 m London on September 14, Note.—On and after August 1 the rate of postage on newspapers for the Australian colonies, South Sea Islands, and United Kingdom is to be one penny for each news paper irrespective of weight. ENGLISH MAILS. HOMEWARD—DIRWT MAILS. lonic, left June 23, due London August 3. Ruapchu, left July 7, due London August 16. ■-•■• Tainui, left July 21, due London, August 30. HOMEWARD—SAN FRANCISCO MAILS. Maripoea, left July 16, nyul due London August 17 OUTWARD—DIRECT MAILS. Ruahine, left London June 25, due colony August 8. Arawa, left London July 9, due colony August 22. OUTWARD—SAN FRANCISCO MAILS. Mail per Zealandia left London July 9, due colony August 12. The letter-box will be cleared for des patch of correspondence from Ashburton Post Office to the under-mentioned places as follows :— For a.m. p.m. p.m. Burnham and Dunßandel (daily) 315 Chertsey and Rakaia (daily) « 6.30 3.15 6.20 Cnristchureh and North (daily) ... ... ... 6.30 3.15 6.20 and on Mondays, Wed nesdays, and Fridays... 10 30 Oroirore (daily) ... ... 6.30 Eiffeiton and Willowby. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays 10.30 Elgin, Wakanui, Seaview, / Seafield, and Kyle, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays 6.30 Flemington, Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays 3.45 Geraldine (daily).. .. 10.30 Greenstreet, Winchmore, and Forks, Tuesdays, ; Thursdays & Saturdays 6.30 Liamore, Tuesdays and Fridays 10.30 Methven (daily) 3.15 Mt. Somers, Springburn, Bushside, and Alford Forest {daily) ... ... 4.0 Mayfield and Buapuna, Mondays and Thursdays 40 Newlands, Tuesdays and Fridays ...11.0 ■iniru, Danedin, aad South (daily) ... ... 12.30 Selwyn (daily) 6.20 Temuka & Timaru (daily) 10.30 12.30 and on Tuesdays, Thurs days and Saturdays ... 3.15 Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, and Wannate (daily),.. 10 30 and on Tuesdays, Thurs days, and Saturdays ... 3,15 Wheatstone, Ash ton, 'j Waterton, and Long beach (daily) 3.45 N.B. — Letters containing anything of value should be handed to the Postmaster to be registered. Letters containing coin, if posted un registered, will heoompiihorily registered and charged dubie registration fee.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1892. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

• # * To-morrow beiug a public holiday the Guaum.w will be published at one p.m. Advertisements must be handed m before noon. We remind out readers of the important clearing sale, by Mr Thomas to-morrow, at Messrs Green and Scrint'a farm, Mayfield. The total collections at the Customs > Melbourne, on July 12 were the largest eypr ifijown, amounting m all to £109,000, A proposal has been t»ad£ to kill the snarrow's m America by giving an eb?ctrjc shock to the trees iv which they ara roost- A cow which killed itself at Lydlich, Dorset, by dashing its head against a wall, was found to have a snake 2ft long and some young ones iv its stomach. Among the golden wedding presents sent by the Quee«. to the King and Queen of Denmark was a cask of kochnagar whisky, I twenty years old ! Mr J. Maraden, who for some time j was driver and groom for Mr John Newman, \ ot the Somerset Livery Stables, has taken i over the cab run jby Mr I)<*Hey, which he i will run on his own account from August 4, (Jeorge Whitfield, postman, was charged at Ckristchurch, on Tuesday, with stealing a letter containing £3, the property of the Postmaster-General. Accused had been m the employ'of the Government for sixteen years. He was remanded to Thursday, bail being refused a» a second charge is pending. A Londoner about to be married borrowed » sredilin&ring for the purpose from the wife of * friend, The bride after the ceremony refused to gtye the ring up lest ill-luck should befall her, Th,e owner ot the ring asked the magist pate's advice and was referred to the County Court, The successlul tenderer for the building of the new premises m East street for the New Zealand Clothing Factory is Mr Prank Anderson, Dunedin. The front will be of fiou^rgfce, faced with Oamaru stone, and the building will bp a credit to the block. The interior of ttue shop. m\\ be fitted m the latest style. The only cheerful person m London dur ing the recent, coal strike was a certain Mr Jones, who edits a monthly magazine. "I don't care twopence about the strike/ said he • " I have got at my office enough re iected manuscripts, principally novels apd epic poems, to last me for firing till the Christmas after next. Sir Henry Thomas showed that to cover fclje feet m early youth is to check those natural processes which tend to develop ant strengthen tli# ntal force; but his appeal, which was Wcked by o>;nonstration, -was Msueleas. Since then tto evil Las jjrown worse; but where Sir Henry failed it were vaiu for another man Jo try. A meeting of those m forming a second crickeb club for Ashfcurtoa was held on Monday evening m *he Templar Stall. There was a fair attendance, and Mr 0. E. Davis was voted to Jbhe chair, It was unani mously resolved to form a glub to be called the Ashburton Union Cricket Glub, Mr E. H Andrews was elected secretary and Mr G Hefford treasurer of the newly formed club. The election of eapfcajn apd vie« captain was left over to a future mseting. Suiport LocAt In»ust»v. — fbe Lozenges, Jujubes, Comfits and London Minutes manufactured by Auisebrook >jrp Cp. are equal to best imported.

The Kink on Monday evening put one m tnind of old times with the large attendance and merriment. A viuiloi' from Duneiiin said it was. quite a treat to spend an hour at bo amusing a gathering, and that he wati sorry to say they could not boast of a Rink m Dunedin. The Rink will be opea this evening. At Christchurch on Tuesday, Jameß Duncan, cabman, was committed for trial on a charge of assaulting W. 6. Morrison on the South Belt on May 29. Accused quarrelled with Morrison about the fare, and it is alleged struck him «i the head with a screw wrench. Morrison lay m a pre carious state for several weeks, but is now out of danger. Mr D. Jones, who is to take charge of the Ashburton Catholic School, arrived a few days ago from Grey mouth, where he has been succeeded by the Marist Brothers. I We understand that this gentleman has been teaching for some yearsjon the West Coast, and be invariably proved himself a most successful teacher. By advertisement m another column, it will been seen that he intends to start evening clases, which will be a great boon to Ashburton and should be largely attended. To-morrow (Thursday) a football match will be held on the Domain at 3.30 p.m., when it is hoped members and others will* ing to play will turn out, as there is some probability of the second fifteen going to Dunsandel to play Dunsandel second fifteen on Saturday. There will be a meeting of the committee and selection committee to night at the drill shed at 7 p.m., when the team to play Dunsandel will be picked; In view of return matches before the end of the season members are requested to keep m form and attend the Wednesday evening training practices at the Drillshed. Before Mr W. G. Rees, J.P., this morn ing, a fiivt offender, who had been drunk the previous evening, and had been brought to the police station by a clergyman, was dismissed with a caution. The man had come into town with a cheque for £44 m his possession. He had put £30 of the money m the bank, paid an hospital bill of over £4, several smaller accounts, had got through a moderate sum m liquor, had fallen pretty frequently on substances harder than his face, until the latter as well as hia head looked like badly ploughed ground, and having lost his reckoning completely, mil took the clergyman's house for an hotel, and declined to be convinced of his error.

Ross, Sims and Co's Bankruptcy.

(per press association).

Timaru, August 2. At the adjourned meeting of creditors .of'Ross, Sims and Co., the Assignee and supervisors submitted a long report and a report by the accountant. These stated the firm's books had not been balanced for J twelve years, and were so mixed up with Ross' private accounts that a full investi gation would require a long time. Ross' private books were m a still worse state, so that it was impossible to make a state ment or check his transaction^ from them. There was reason to believe that some books were not produced, and leaves seemed to have been cut out of the letter book.- A large proportion of the liabilities of both the firm and Ross consist of moneys misappropriated. The creditors resolved that bankrupts be publicly ex amined before the judge, and that the estate be realised as soon as possible. So far as has been ascertained there appears likely to be a good if not full dividend, but this partly depends on the result of contesting the validity of the mortgage to Ross' daughter. '<

ARBOR DAY.

THE 1. ORDER OF PROCEEDING<.

The Works Committee of the Ashbur ton Domain Board h^ve completed their arrangem«ntß for the celebration of Arbor Day to-morrow, and given good weather tha demonstration ought to be very successful. The children attending the Ashburton and H^mpstead Schools w ; ill meet at ten o'clock m their respective play grounds, and trees of various kinds will be planted m portions of the grounds set apart for the purpose, the proceedings beirg conducted by the teachers and Committees of the schools. A memorial oak will be planted m the south-wist corner of the Ashburton school ground, and another memorial oak m a suitable place m the Hampstead ground. At half' past one a procession of the children from both schools will leave the Union Bank corner, headed by the Ashburton Brass Band, who have come forward very generously with their services on this occasion, for which they deserve the best thanks of the community. The proces sion will take its way to the Domain, where the Mayor will plant a memorial oak, and addresses will be delivered by His Worship, and Messrs H. M. Jones, Donald Williamson, Lv. Tweed, and others, The children will sing '-God Save the Queen," and possibly other National songs m honor of the event, and to still more mark the day trees will be planted by the Council's men m the Domain, and trees and shrubs m Baring Square.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

'ITB PfcESs ASSOCIATION.)

A MURDERER'S CONFESSION.

London, August 1. A prisoner at Glasgow has confessed that he employed to assist m the murders of Lords Leitrina and Mount morres by the man who shot Carey at the Cape. IMPERIAL VISITOR. The German Emperor has arrived at Oowes. The German Emperor was met on his arrival, and conducted to Osborne, by the Prince of Wales, the Dukes of York and Connaught, and Prince Christian. The Queen gave him a cordial welcome. There was a splen did display, by the Yachting Clubs at Cowes. . ; OBITUARY. The death is announced of Dr Forbes Watson, the Indian authority. The Earl of Bathurst is dead. THE NEWCASTLE SEAT. Mr T. Mil vain, Q.U., formerly mem ber for Durham, will oppose Mr Morley'a re-election at Newcastle. THE LORD MAYOR KNIGHTED. Lord Mayor Evans has been knighted, HOME RULE. Mr W. O'Brien says it is impossible for Liberal treachery to defeat .Home Rule, but it is quite possible for Irish dissension to do so. THE ST LAWRENCE CANAL. Great Britain is urging the Canadian Government to deepen the St Lawrence canal sufficiently to give passage to gunboats. The cost is estimated at two and a quarter millions. MR GLADSTONE. Great consternation has been caused by the report of Mr Gladstone's illness, but he passed a gpod night, and is im proving. The papers represent the in disposition as the result of a chill. London, August 2. Mr Gladstone is better, but will require care for some time. He has summoned his party to attend a meet ing on Thursday, although it is under stood that the nomination of the Right Hon. Arthur Wellesley Peel as Speaker of the House of Commons will not be opposed. ELECTTOIs PETITION. The return of the Right Hon. A, J. Balfour, for the East Division of Manchester, will be petitioned against on the ground of illegal practices. THE NFW ZEALAND ATHLETES. At th« Denkam (Norfolk) Amateur Athletic Meeting to-day, Mr L. A. Cuff won the 100 Yards Handicap, the Hurdle Handicap, and was second from scratch m the 300 Yards Handicap.

THE RUSSIAN FOREIGN OFFICE.

St. Petersburg, August 1. The Pan-Slaviste are plotting to secure General Ignatieff's appointment ■is successor to M. de Giers, as a breach with Germany would be involved. THE CHOLERA. Owing to the ravages of the cholera Astrakhan and Baku are m a desolate condition, and commerce is at a stand still. ST t Petersburg, August 2. Fierce cholera riots have taken place at Tashkend, the chief town and mili tary head-quarters of Russian Turkes tan. The military were called out to maintain order, and shot sixty-five of the rioters dead and wounded twenty two others.

COLUMBUS CELEBRATIONS.

Madrid, August 1. The discovery of America by Columbus, m vessels supplied by the sovereign of -Spain, will be celebrated by a joint naval display.

CENTRAL AFRICA.

Pakis, August 1. It is suggested that the dispute between the French and the Congo natives should b,e referred to arbitra tion. M, Ribqt demands that the natives shall remove their frontier POfTHE FRENCH ELECTIONS. The Republicans have gained a hundred seats m the French provin cial elections. THE PANAMA CANAL COM PANY. August 2. ' A Syndicate of French capitalists have taken over the concessions granted to the Panama Canal Com pany, along with the assets of the latter, and the prospectus of a new Company to carry on the undertaking will shortly be issued.

PRINCE BISMARCK.

Berlin, August 1. Prjnce Bismarck, m his speech at Jena, assepted that the Ministers were the sole cause of his e^nMnn from ofliee, and tljat the Emperor \yas> their mouthpiece,

THE CAPE FRANCHISE.

Capetown, August g. The Franchise Bill, increasing the qualification to the occupation of pro perty worth £75, has passed both branches of the Legislature. ; PUBLIC INDIGNATION. Washington, August 1. The cast of the soldier James is ex citing public indignation all over the United States. Th|B Central Labour Union has demanded £hat the work njer> \v\ tlje National Guard shall re sign. THE HEAf? IN A^ER^OA f The heat m New York is abating. Three hundred 4ea*hs have ocpurred from sunstroke. VENEZUELA, C^RAPAS, August 1. The rebels have now complete pos session of Venezuela. LABOUR TROUBLES, N«w York, August 1. The builders of N«w York hara struck against a reduction of wages. Fifteen thousand men are affected.

AUSTRALIAN.

THE SCHEY CHARGES.

TIfE SCHEX^OI^ARGES. Sydney, August % The Royal Commission appointed to enquire into the pharges levelled' by MrSchey, 81.L.A., against Mr Ed(% and the other Railway Commissioners, hav^ submitted their report to'hjus Excellency the Governor. Thiy de clared the charges to be false ana with? 0»t any foundation Whatever, ,

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, iuajust 2. Duiing the pa-t nimlh 166 selector? have taken up 36,000 acres of Crown lands, and 3461 acres have been pur chased. The new building of ihe Institute f<»r nlia Blind was formally opened to-day by Bishop Cowie. ' Intelligence has boon received from Melbourne of the dtnth of ex Inspector Mullen, at ,Yana Bund Asylum, Victoria, on July 16 He joined ihn Otago force m 186J,. under Commissioner Btannitfin. Wellington, August 2. The a.fnuiil general mcc ma of the dt)lei(aU-8 of the Amalgamate! Railway .Servants' Society opened this morning m the Foresters' Hali Every bran-jh was represented, and Mr W. Hoban, of, Cliiistchurch, President of the Executive, i was m the chair. The proceedings were ' not o\>en to the Press. Only preliminary basiness was transacted this morning, The insnrunce scheme, * hich will be one of the principal questions before the j conference, will probably be considered to-night. : Rkefton, August 2. A fire brok* out iv the Club Hotel at 5 a.m. The hotel, which is situated m the central block of the Broadway, is occu pied by Mr Patrick Ryan, and owned by Mr Hans Jacobson. The Brigade was quickly on the scene, but the fire had a good hold of the building, which was destroyed, the inmates escaping m their night clothes. Mr Jeff-*, a storekeeper adjoining, has his stock ruined and the building partly destroyed. Mr Magilli cuddy'tt store on the other aide is con siderably damaged. The insurances on the hotel amount to £750 m four offices. The,others are uninsured. Some other premisfcs are slightly damaged, the heat being intense. The Brigade were cheered when the fire was extinguished, for their smart work m confining the fire. Dune din, August 2. At the Police Court, William Charles, late of Wellington, theatrical agent and medicine vender, was sentenced to a month's hard labor for the larceny, as a bailee, of a watch, the property of a young man who supposed he was joining Charles as <% partner. In the Supreme Court to-day an appli cation was made to Mr Justice Williams and an order granted that T. K. Wylie, the co-respondent iv the recent divorce case Thomson v. Thomson, should pay £1500 damages awarded against him to the petitioner to be paid into Court. In the afternoon an application was made for a warrant for Wylie's arrest under the Bankruptcy Act fit concealing property. An affidavit itm filed that within the past few days he had realised assets worth be tween £3000 and £4000, but had declared that he had neither money nor property to satisfy the writ. A warrant was issued and Wylie was subsequently lodged m gaol. r

Tinwals Town Board.

The monthly meeting of the above Board was held on Friday last at the Templar Hall, Tin w« Id, Present—Messrs M. Scott (chairman). J. Gudsell and T. Williams. CORRESPONDENCE. From the Tax Commissioner,. forward ing valuation roll and form of declara tion for Chairman's signature to entitle the Board to the balance of subsidy. The clerk stated that the receipt of valuation roll had been acknowledged and the de claration forwarded. Mr (rough waited on the Board and asked that tho crossing into the Cricket' ground be repaired. The matter was left m the hands of the clerk to attend to. WORKS. Bridges were ordered to be made and fixed along the footpath on the South Road and other places. It was resolved to engage labor to fill m ruts, take off stones, etc., on the streets. RETURNING OFFICER. Mr A. A, Fooks was appointed the re turning officer, I>OG TAX. . 4. list of persons who had registered their dogs was ordered to be made out fo that action could be taken against those who had failed to pay their license fees. Accounts amounting: to £30 were passed for payment and the Board adjourned.

THE WEATHER.

RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURE AT CHERTSEY FOR JULY.

SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

SOUTH RAKAIA.

The usual monthly meeting was held m Mr Oxley's o nice on Monday evening. Present — Messrs Hardy (Chairman), Oxley, Dixon, Liddy, Reid, Riddle, and T. Dowling. The Board forwarded £41 11s 8d for salaries, and the yearly report of the Board.' A circular was received re Arbpr Day. It being too late this year tp dp anything, Mr Oxley moved and Mr Dixon seconded, mat the Committee sympathise with the object, and leave the matter over till next year. The Chairman reported a ore Jit balance of £31 2s Id. The sub-Committee reported that the contract on the grounds was completed, and the fuel sheds at the house and school are also complete. The action of. the sub-Committee m closing the school on the date of Mr William Djxon's (late headmaster) funeral was approved) jjreat sympathy being fx pressed. ''" """ "• ' "v"" 0 The master's report was read and con sidered. *■* Accounts for £21 4s §d were passed for payment. * " A discussion took place relating to a small balance m hand fqr the clearing work m sphool grounds, and eventually the matter yf&a indefinitely postponed.. Witji regard tp the use of the Domain for swimming purposes, it was reported that there would-be a mectuig of the Board shortly when the matter would be discussed. The meeting Hion terminated.

ASHBURTON.

A special meeting of the Ashburton Borough School Committee was held last night. All the members were pre sent. %he chairman reported the pridit balance at £34 W &. * Sixteen applications were received for the position of third' mispress.' The testimonial* of" nine, applicants recojn mended by the Bqard of Ediic^tioi| were read, and ft|i&J Or^'was shftfen for the jxWiMori by eight votes to oh'e. " Mr Qwen-s reaignAtioj^ of the mastership was notified by the Bpard of

wccmmendihatMrFmnk CurJ he au pOintedtotho[>oßi.ion. P Three letters nerj read fru o the Board ISm&i i? Mf srß C™>«hevl, Jonen, If S 3* Ui tlle matter. Mr H. M. Jon^.s reported what h*A T!^ ged by lh« Borough Coucrt SoCiinn/^^PB^ Schw'l *« • procession to the Dcmain. A lohir di». TUT took place on this 'ao^ ">2.fiJ .1 BUD-couiuiutee of Messrs Bean, Jones, Mnyneand the Chairman were deiinted co arrar.ge for tree plautin* {„ the iSSS rnTh^r^LSS theC'VUd™ A E^h[bSw ld f°r Pllißeß for fch« tools' SSf^M. ""■*and fche co»-

HINDS.

(wlv? 1 >ly L ™eefcin« of the School Committee was held on Monday evening Correspondence was re«i from ft iduc»tion Board granting four hundred TZ ?a plan,tinsr- From *• Depart ment of Agriculture re Arbor Day. From the master re Bible instruction m sohoo™ Ihe consideration of the joint letter from Revs. Farley, Blake, anJ Oray^aeT ing permission to give Bible or reSgfous sss*ss.-«k£S S&i. 1"*1 for fche holdin«

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ounelve* retponitble for th« opinion. wptcMed by our ewmpowJenU.

THE FARMERS' LEAGUE.

TO THE KDTTOV. At the recent meeting of the Fwmew' and Country Settlers' League, held at Ashburton, I spoke of the unfor tunate circumstance that this district had for years been represented by men whose interest was m no w»y identical i ™.. • • farn«*ra' interests, and that if the division hats were referred to they— our members m Parliament—had per* aiatently voted with the town party on every occasion. I instanced the shifting of tha Charitable Aid charges from the consolidated revenue and placing it on the land. lam sorry to hear that my remarks have by some persons been understood to refer to our present mem ber, Mr E. G. Wright, as lie has, I am Rure, consistently worked and voted m the interest of the country party —I am etc., _ John Gkmg. Longbeach, Auguet 2, 1892.

THE FARMERS' AND COUNTRY SETTLERS' LEAGUE.

TO THK EDITOR. Sik,~l consider farmers are justly on. titled to form a League to defend their own interests, but to ask small farmer* to accept such a programme as the one wsued by the Farmer* 1 and Country Settlers League is simply ridielous. Jhe chief clause of the programme is against the progressive Ux. Had it not been for this deplorable tax we would never have heard a word about a Farmers' Union from the gentlemen who are now organisinsr thie League. The meeting at Chnstchurch was successful m so far that it gave them courage to endeavor to open a branch League m Ashborton; but although the different speakers were ap plauded as they deserved for their detect mined utterances, the speeches otherwise were lamentable failures—nothing but tirades against the baleful progressive tax. Mr Grigg especially made a determined crusade against the actions of the present; Government, and being a man who enjoys 80 much of the respect of his fellow' tanners, and justly so, he was well sup ported, and I believe succeeded m making some converts from the ranks of the small farmers. How would it suit the internets of the large farmers 1 In the first place we have to consider whether this pro gressive taxis a just one or not. The Government of the present day appeals to the public at large for their decision regarding the management of our 'publio and private estates, and every right thinking man should give the matter careful consideration; ask is essential tothe well-being of the coming generation and the healthful progress of our adopted country that this matter should be well considered.. Let farmers look back a quarter of a century and see how the poor man fared. lam justified m giving you my own experience. When I landed m the early part of 1864, my first ambi tion, after saving money by hard exertion,"* was to buy from 50 to 100 acres of Govern ment land. What beautiful oastlss I built over thia fertile land, but fl>y imagination vanished after a nunsuccessfu] search for the mueh| coveted holding i for, to my disgust, I found out that all the good land, or nearly so, was m the hands of large capitalists— not exactly freehold, but by pre-emptive right or gridironing. A poor man might hare spent several years' earnings m travers ing the country, but all to nofcmrpose, for so completely was thelandsyttan managed to the benefit of large holders that the small man stood a poor chance of getting anything but very poor land. The shepherd fn thosejlan was shepherd Of man And beast, as fte Mrol ooefcatoo was worse m the eyes of the squatter > than a hundred. native dingos. The squatteis were -a highly privtteged section of the community at the commencement of the colonisation of oar country. Some are short sighted enough to ranarjc •' what would this country have done • without them 1" I say the country would have been decidedly asnch; better without them, as they have been a great hindrance to small nettlement. I think one and all of our industrious peopln must admit that the present Government is the strongest and most disinterested party that lias eyej been to power }n Key Zealand, a^d their present actions prove their determination to administrate faf the VeKftl? pf the majority of the people, TJiey have found it aavissbje to check the growth of large hpldings. By encourag. ?ng the people to take up small blocks of Government land, as you are aware, by three different systems, they have checked the departure of good colonists who in* stead remain to assist m working out the revenue qf the country by fair means. They have also charged the holders of large estates with the fearful progressive tax. which I consider fair legislation, and it is all nonsense to say that the pro gressive tax hurts umall farmers, as they are greatly relieved thereby. In approaching a land office m the squatter's days, a would-be land buyer of. the small frys' was looked on with, suspicion, and was allowed scant infonua/ tion. But thank sto the present Govern ment, y.6tf are civilly Bpoken to'now, arid all information is cheerfully given without respect to party or person. I anj sur prised lo find game, of our am.aU Airmen tajjeing par> apd desirous of ajn^ajm^ianj Surely they are detef tnjqejf to, opimuepefl r political warfare against thfit'qwn interestn ««4 »|aii»t the inttrtttl of Ibf^

THE ASHBtTRTON GTT a KDIAIT: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST .3, 189S



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Hqlloway's Pills.—The Great Need.— The bipod js £he life, and on its purity our health as we|l ag our existence depends. These Pills thoroughly cleanse the vital fluid from all contaminations, »ud by that means strengthen and invigorate the whole system, healthily stimulate sluggish organs, repress over-excited action, and establish order of circulation and secretion throughout every part of the body. The balsamic nature of Holloway's Pills exercises marvellous power m giving tone to debilitated and nervous constitutions. These Pills dislodge all obstructions, both m the bowels and elsewhere, md are, on that asooudt, much sougijt aftpr for I promoting regularity of action m young females and delicate persons who are naturally wgafc, or have from some cause become so, Keating's Couoij Lozencsbs euro CJoughs, \ Asthma, Bronchitis, AJedical testimony states that, mo other medicine is so effectual In the cure of those dangerous maladies, One lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bedtime ensures rest. For relieving difficulty of breathing they are invaluable. They contain no opium nor any violent drug. Sold by all Chemists m tins Is £d and Ha 9d each " Calliope " Cycles.—lllustrated lis of Calliope " Cycles for season 1892-93 is now issued asd wjll be sent poet free to any address—-Sayille's $ycle )Vorks 93 Colombo Street. The Qmww Biscuit. ??h,e latest and most delicate biscuit m^Dfacjtured bj ,?lßebrook and Co The best medicine is Sander and Sons' Eucalpyti Extract. Test its eminent power ful eflocjy m coughs, colds, influenza, etc. — the relief Js "i^ianianeo.us. Thousands give the most gratifying teatim<jj}j% Jtis Afajestv the King of Italy and medical syncUcat,es ajl oygr the wqrld are its patrgns. Read the official reports thaf accompany each bottle- We have no occasion to offer rewards m proof of fcUe genuineness qf pur rejferenoes, $he official reports of medical clinics and univer sities, the official comin.unicatifln3 qf the pqnsul General for Italy at Melbourne j the diploma awarded by the International Exhibition, Amsterdam —all these are authentic docu ments, and, as snch, not open to doubt. We add here epitome of one of the various cases reat<?d at fche clinic of Schultz, M.D. Pro fessor, etc.-"Ci. 8., s %i yeaw old; congess tional abscess on thfe' thigh- Jn<HsJ<m.ii! niadp n two places. Although" Lister's dressing w%s applied, the secretion became, two "days later, ywf csppious, and had adopted a foetid decomposed cnara<}i.e)?, TJje temperature rose enormously. In consequeno.^ th«j djjcjnjng was removed arid m its place were made during the day-time repeated irrigations with Eucalypti B#rasf. The offensive f^ ter dis . appearedi've'ry soqn, t^ie fever abated witljin a few days, and the patiept re'eoy^ped after the lapse of several we<jk>. li> this instanc* we must not' lose sight of the fact tha* the latter treatment saved the patieut's life,-, A<ivt.) • , ■■ ;; s



'IWayyert. Rink To-Night. _^ ___8J? FpOUND, about three months ago, a X" Gent's Hunting Ciop and Thong. Apply, Mail Office. 8 5 FOUND, m East Street a Lady's Ring. Apply this Office. 8 19 WANTED, a General Blacksmith. Constant; work for good man.— Apply R. Patton, Mount Somers. 814 FOTJNI\ cart whip, about three weeks ago.—Apply this Office. 8 lfr IF this should, meet the eyn of anyone wanting two guineas, sand m a cornundrunr on Salek's Candle Guessing Competition. 7J191 SPEIGHT'S best Dunedin Beer always on tap at Butler's Family Hotel. 88 USE Flower's Cough Drops »nd Sulphur Tablets. H. G. Fiowbb Confectioner, East street. T7"EROSENE, Flour, Tapioca, Sago, XV. Rice, ere, at Wholesale Prices.— I'hk Oash Storis, Havelock street (opposite Harrison's). 7J153 HAIR PINS—The Pyr Pointed Hair Pin, (the only invention of the century), cannot prick the head.- H. C. Skof.rs, Melford House. WAITED to know how long the ctndle, now on view at S Salek's, Watchmaker and Jeweller, will take to burn. 7*199 RS CONLAN and Miss Arkott, . Contume Makers, having opened m SaunderV Buildings, are prepared to guarantee perfect fit, and latest Paris fashions. Dresses made from 10« 6d. 7J134 WANTED Known—Salek's Candle Guessi g Competition now opened. Eleven guineas worth of prizes given away. 7*189 FIRE ! The Salvage Sale will be con tinued for Fourteen Days. All Wool Dress Tweeds at about Half pries. —S. W. Alcorn & Co. Q ALVAGE Sale. Great reductions on O fvery article. Trimmed Millinery Ha!f price.—S. W. Axcorn & Co. WAN TE D Known ~Dr Scott's cele brated Electric Corsets can only be obtained m Ashburton at W. H. Collikk'h, "The Corner." WANTED KNOWN, Grand display of new Millineiy, Ulsters, and Jackets, at most reasonable prices at Thk Corkkk. - SALVAGE SALE—A large quantity of Goods slightly soile ' by removal during the late fire. W;ll be sold at greatly Reduced Prices.—Andrew Orr Cy ANTED-Gentlemen before buying ▼ » their Suits and Clothing of atl i descriptions to inspect our stock. £1000 worth must be sold regardless of cost. — H C. Sbgers, Melford House. WANTED Known.—J. Nicholas, Bootmaker, Burnett street, oppo site the Mail Office, ia prepared to make I Boots and Shoes to order. All repairs done promptly at lowest rates.,. 7*167 tTTANTED Known—Thac you will » make no mistake for quality and variety m English and Colonial Boots, and is highly reputed make by calling at J. Moison's. During coming holidays dis count for Cash. Repairs done at onco. A stftfl vi men always kept and best material and worfcrm nship guaranteed. WANTED Known—lf you want good value m tirst-class Drapery and Slothing for your money go to H. C- Sbgers, Melford House. Great reduc tions now on. OOSE Trees. Onions, Ploujzh Shares, LV Flour, Chaff, Oatmeal, Macrocarpa Fruit Trees, Tea, Sharps, Potatoes, Chick Wheat, Carrots, Insignis, Hay, alt, Oats, Barb Wire, and Civility. For the above articles, cheap and good for oa»h. try J. Thomas, opposite Army Barracks. Havelock street. rpKLTCGRAM to A. Daft.— Tour rffer j. f>r 124 Pieces French Merino is accepted; Edwards. Bennett, and.Co,, Clmstohureii. The above goods are now biiinsr sold <»t half price at A. Orb 8 Cheap Sal* 6§WO ALL V\ooJ Colonial- 'iweed Suits to measure; fit and -.vorkmanship guarancefid : from 50s cash. Koberi Alcork, Ashburton Clothing Man Saunders Buildings. VI / ANTIiD Known.—l have a large | , , stock of Tin and Ironware Goods I to select froni. Register Grates, Stoves, portable Boilers, Spouting and Ridging kept iv utook.— J W- Hardley, East street. • _6|202 NOW SELLING at Greatly Reduced Prices (for cash), Hundreds of Books on History, i&ience, Religion, Fiction, &c. Photo Albums and Frames, Pictures, Games, Musical Instruments, Music. A large stock slightly soiled at leas than half price. Stationery and Account Books.—L. F. Andrewes and (X NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTOBY rT^HE Proprietors have much _L pleasure m informing their Patrons »nd the General Public, that they have opened Tern' porary Premises m TANCRED STREET, opposite the Arcade. NEW STOCK. NEW STOCK. i WE SPECIALLY INVITE BUrERS OF CLOTHING TO PAY US A VISIT. HATS AND CAPS In the Latest Shapes, Including Light Weight, Flexible m Black and Colored, also Soft Felts, marked at prices to suit every body. -LATEST NOVELTIES— SHIRTS, SCARFS, BOWS, RUGS, PORTMANTEAUX, BRACES, COLLARS, &c. MEW ZEAIAMD Clotlilnfr Factory. TANCRED STREET. W, H. Webber, Manager. " HO,W ARE YOU *" ' Quite well, thank you, since using Aulstbiook's Arrowroot Biscuits. They have made me so strong. —[Advx-] ,



COAL! COAL! COALI MOUNT SOMERS GOAL. FoRS at c BY AM ' COAL MERCHANTS, WHOLESALE BY C. B. KNIGHT. Office : WEST STREET TO MAKE " Nicest iScones, Nicest Pastry, Nicest Cakes Tee Aui.se book Sol -Raising Flour. Cracknell and Digestive Biscuits for invalids are unsurpassed. Made by Awusbboqk afu Co,



SPENCKH'S MOBSTER CLEARANCE. MARK THE EXTRAORDTNARY REDUCTIONS MADT! FOR IHK LAST FEW DAYS OF THIS GREAT SALE. . i , ,U, ii. hip Cl.OTni^^ HBP%«TI!IBMT. NOTK THE REDUCTIONS— MEN'S SAC SUITS. lilllliliillii SPECIAL LINES, very heavy line, do, 655, tor 47s 6d. MEN»S TWEED OVERCOATS. tear saaaEsasaaaaaaa « JOB OLEARA^OE. MEN'S PIIiK TIES ... • 6 forls' LADIES 1 CLOSE-FITTING THREE-QUARTER JACKETS. Former Prices 36s 6d, 19s' 6d, 17s H 81s M 6d SALE PRICES 14s Hd, 6s lid, 6a lid, 18. IW, 8 lid Former Prices 27s 6d, 30s Od, 14s 6d, 26s 6d, Sis Od SALE PRICES 13s 3d, 14s 1 Id, 4s lid, 13s Lid, 13s lid LADIES' SHORT JACKETS. Price. 16s 6d, 12s ifl. 6d, 18. 6d, 21s Od SALE PRICES 6s 9d. 5s 9d, 5s lid, 7s M, .os oa LADIES' TWEED ULSTERS. Former Prices 8s lid, 8s lid, 9s 6d, 12s 6d, 14s 9d SALE PRICES 3s lid, 3s Id M , Ud, 6 Id J IJJ Jtss^Sm T.iid; M; Sim. 9snd, 6snd DRESS DEPARTMBII MERINOS-rßlack and Colored. ■en^Aas& fcA ii(wata;Wu iarijtriSS MELTON CLOTHS—Brown, Navy, Maroon, and Greys, Is 9d (or ll^d. FRENCH BEIGES—DoubIe Width 2s lid for Is 9d. SPECIAL A few lengths of DRESS TWEEDS left, beautiful patterns, really first slass Goods, at the following ASTONISHING REDUCED PRICES: v t>.;» m <U <M 3s 6cL 3s 6d, 3* 6d, 3s 6d, 2s 11, 2s lid, 3s Gd, 3s 3d JSE£ssa* fc **l V^Ss Id, is lid, is 10H is lid, 2s Id, 2s Id, 2s 3d REMNANTS OF DRESS GOODS 'AT SURPRISING REDDOTIONS, COLONIAL MADE BLA.NKEJS AT THE EXACT MILL PRICES. We shall not replace any lines sold out, hence the necessity of making your purchat.es e»rly. —;—:—„ ; s. salbk; Watchmaker and Jeweller. TEMPOK^RY PREMISES M W^C^VIS' REFRESHMENT ROOM. ':>.'■ Fire. Fire. Fire. MUST BE CLEARED AT AMY FBICE. Mv WH\CK of Electro-Plated and Silverware, Gold and Silver Jewellery, and other * S^StZS*^ to be S'JLD previous to going into -new prenmes, as intend opening with an entirely new stock. w»Aiiflii* Present, Birthday Presents, W andVrSSffitioM Testimonials. .' These will be found P^^-^rf t^^^ "" "Watchmaking and Jewellery Repairing earned on as usual



3. T. FORD A CO. rriwzkaland wools roRES JN (Lat«R- Wilkin*ndCo)» 154, Hbmfobd Stkbbt, Chbistowtjich. AUCTIONEER* AND COMMISSION AGENTS For the Sale of Stock, Wool, SVins, Hides, Grain, or other Produce. LANDand STATIONS valued and sold either *y Auction or Private Treaty. Will attend Addingtow Market weekly. Ashburton and Tinwald every »ltern»te Tuesday.  Kirvee and Darfield monthly. CLEARING SALES m Town or Country Will receive prompt attention. MR ROBERT JEFF will attend t« the Receiving and Delivery of Stock en trusted to us for Sale at the Ashburton •nd Tinwald Yards. Postal Address-T ---ROBERT JEFF, Tinwald. J. T. FORD, Auctioneer Where are you~j;o:ng,to, myl^yT™^ To the Stores! or »ome Biscuits, sir! she said What kind do you get, my pretty mud '! Why Aywe»»w*'i O*wego» f sir 5 iUe » id.