MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as under, subject to the necessary alterations :— SATURDAY, June 11. For Kaikoura, per Jane Douglas, at g,«30 p.m. fate fee letters, express tj.ss'p.m. For Northern ports, per Rotorua, at (j,30 p.m. late fee letters, express 0.55 p.m. For Greymouth, per Janet Niooll, at O.aO p.m.; late fee letters, guards' van, express 6.55 p.m. TUESDAY, June 14. For "Northern Ports, per Penguin, at 6,30 o.m. WEDNESDAY, June 15. For Australian Colonies, and also for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe (specially addressed " per Orient steamer" only), Point de Galle, India, China, Japan &c, and. also for France, Algeria, Mauritius, Gape of Good Hope, etc., (specially marked ["per French packet" only), per express Ito connect with s.s. Manaponri at Port Chalmers) at 13.30 p.m..-; late fee) letters, guard's van on express 12.53 p.m. i For United Kingdom, Continents of Europe and America, and West ladies (via San Francisco), Sandwich Islands, etc., and also for Northern Ports New Zealand, per Taka puna, as follows:—Ordinary letters, books, and newspapers, at 0.1£5 p.m; ; regis- j tered;letters, 5 p.m. ; money orders, 3 p.m. ; express van, 6.55 p.m. This mail is due m London on July 22. ENGLISH MAILS. HOMEWARD —DIRECT MAILS. Aorangi, left May 14, due London June 24 Coptic, left May 26, due London July 6, itimutaka, leaving June 9,. due London July 20. INWARD—DIRECT MAILS. Ruapehu, clue colony June 13. OUTWARD—SAN FRANCISCO MAILS. Monowai, left Auckland May 21, due London June 22. Alameda, leaving June 18, due London July 20. N WARD—SAN FRANCISCO MAILS. Mariposa, due Auckland June 17.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1892. CURRENT TOPICS.

The Exhibition of technical and school work by the scholars of the various schools m the Ashburton county, which has been long m posse, is now, we are glad to see, about to become an accomplished fact, and we have no doubt it will prove as success ful as its promoters and well-wishers hope, and that it will be the first of a regular annual series of similar, ex hibitions, as well as the nucleus of a permanent museum of specimens of the vegetable, mineral, and indus trial products of the county. The benefits which are to be derived from exhibitions of this sort are very important. Our young people arvi not only stimulated to excellence m their school work—such as drawing, painting and writing—but the exercise of their inventive faculties and manual skill is also encouraged, while their knowledge of the natural history of the district is promoted. From the nature of the exhibits that.we have already heard of, we know that the exhibition will be very interesting, and we trust that everybody m the county will help to promote the success of the project by exhibiting if possible, and, at any rate, by visiting the exhibition when open.

The low price of kerosene is a pleas ant topic with many householders these long winter nights, but few of them have any iclea of the importance of the commercial event which has brought nils clie»piiw»» oiUuui. Wb win try, in a few words, to enlighten them. It is the usual history of a " ring " —that system of combination and monopoly into which almost every American enterprise of any magnitude develops at some time or other. The petroleum ring called the " Standard Oil Trust," was one of the greatest of these organ isations. The Mcl bourne " Age " cor respondent, writing of its collapse, says —" It was in some ways a most grind ing and destructive monopoly, wiping out in its irresistible course all small producers and refiners, ruining hundreds of individual well owners, and taking the bread out of the mouths of thous ands of working men. Its influence extended over the State Legislatures, Congress itself, the railways, the ship ping interests, the Stock Exchanges, and a hundred other cognate enter prises. It* abuses were enormous, and at last its existence has been termin ated by a series of Legislative Acts passed in different States against all manner of Trusts." The Trust went thoroughly into their enterprise, They laid pipes from the wells to the port of shipment, so reducing the cost of transportation to a minimum ; and then secnred the aid of the railway and shipping interest and even the Legislature in making competition im possible. Friends of the Trust declare that with its collapse the price of oil will pise, and Jbhat the present cheap ness is due to ths attempts of American shippers to keep Russian oil out of the Australian market. We think, how ever, that the return of the American oil companies to their individual esj§j;ence ? and to competition with each other, will UQt conduce to higher prices. The announcement by the JDunedin Licensing Committee of their inten tion to. refuse the renewal of the license to Wain'g Hotel has been read with surprise in all p^rt§ of New .Zealand. The hotel that is so widely known as Wain's has for years been one of thp h, esfe, }f not the best in New Zealand, and to get ,^.t jfchp reasons which —we areiuformed-—have brpught it into disfavor with the Licensing Bench, it is necessary to go back to the time of the erection of the modern part of the building. The original Wain's was in Manse street, and the proprietor, some fourteen or fifteen years ago, ejctenuad hjg premises by building on the Prince's street front age, at w oosfc of some .£4:000, the finest piece of sfcjf*?Bfc architecture then —and now—to be seen in the colony. The business in the old* and new parts being widely dissimilar the former was l@b &? $ separate tenant, and each part separately ii v censsd, Lately comp laints arose against the Sfanse $bvßet establishment, and last year the Licensing Committee decided to treat the fc>y(j establishments as one, with one license, and directed the licensee to closetheManse street bai?, Thelicensee, however, on the ground that the license which Wd§ then renewed was that: originally g^aja^ t;o the old Manse street hotel, treated |;ka£ $$ the main ( building and the Prince's siregt h ujls-! ing as a wing thereof, and it j$

that this is tlis ciiu.so of Uio pi-0.-soat attitude of the Committee. It is cer tain that the proprietor will not sub mit to the loss of the license without a struggle, and v/o may therefore ex pect prolonged litigation m tlifi m-Ui^r unless the parties come to an under standing before or at the adjourned meeting of the Committee.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A special general meeting of the members of the Ablibmton Horticultural Society is to held on Monday evening, at eight o'clock, at the ArCLide Chambers. At Christiilmrcli to-lay an ot-1 ofTWidci 1, named Hicham Tubmaii, was seuU>n'"sd to six months' hard labour I'or stealing 7-' fro.n the till of the ilotherficld hotel. A deputation of suh-cr:ntraclotd wailed on the Ron Air Reeves fit Ciuistehurui), ou Thursday, and asked that aiiienuinuiitd be made to the Workmen's Lien Aur. tikvkiu^ it compulsory for contractor;* a* tlie time of signing contracts to state if they intended to sublet and how. It was pointed out also that the clauses re sub-letting Oovernmcnt contracts were arbitrary, since they pre vented any but large firms contracting and few of tht m kept,hands for each Department. It was suggested that Government should call for tenders for each branch of trade required in any constructive work. . In the course of an interview in Auckland Sir John Hall (says the Daily Times") said that so far as he knew, nothinghad been decided as to the Opposition line of conduct in the approaching session of Parliament. He thinks the colony should have a taste of the practical working of the Ministerial policy before being called on to pronounce an opinion at anew election. Up to date the financial policy in operation was that of the Atkinson Government. The TuapekaCounty Council are trying the American system of road making. The " Tapanui Courier" states that the new road Tapanui to Kelso is being repaiied with straw, and the otherwise impassible track near the Flodden is being kept open with sheaves. In the States the straw is put down before the wet season sets in and becomes impervious to water. The present experiment will be watched with; interest by other bodies. i A good story is told concerning Wi Waki, theMastertouNative whose death we (" Wai rarapaTimes") recorded,yesterday. The Laud Court was sitting in a Wairarapa township many years ago, and Wi was entrusted with a'large sum of .money for distribution among his tribe. Arranging his men in a ring around him he proceeded to divide his spoil. To the first he gave a pound, and placed ouein his own pocket, to the second the same, and so on until the whole of the sum was paid away. The tribe was.satisfied that the "distribution was fair and Wi retired withabout twelve times as much as the rest. Before Messrs R. Alcorn and W. G. Ree3, to-day a first offender who had been found drunk the night before, and locked up in his own interest, was dismissed with a caution. The old man, James Barker, who was sent to gaol a month ago for vagrancy was again brought up. The mail is a cripple, almost helpless, and not very sound in the intellect. He had been in the Old Men's Home, but did not behave very well, and frequently committed breaches of the regulations. Ultimately he left, and a month ago as above stated, was sent to Lyttelton. He arrived by train from Christchurch on Friday evening, and having nowhere to go the police took charge of him, and brought him before the sourt, The bench regrettsd that the only course open to them was to send the man back to gaol, and he was sentenced to imprisonment for a month. Of Deeming, the Windsor murderer, o ur Melbourne correspondents writes :~" Al though the Chief Secretary lefused to ali ow Deeming's brain to be disposed of by t(- na criminal himself, and declined to ta^e an y steps not usually taken with regard to murderers, yet he did not issue any order whatever to prevent the gaol authorities from using any discretion they might possess, and, in consequence, in spite of the succinct and detailed accounts of the burial in quicklime, the brain really was removed, and is now in very good scientific "'hands, whpnf« in due time will ha gi<-«» +«> *i» o world such particulars as may be useful; and I have good authority for saying that the brain showed le.i ms which probably had their rise in an advanced suite of the pri soner's disease. There was, of course, no reason to believe that he was at any- time insane, but it is beyond question that the progress of the malady made his originally brutal nature still more ferocious and fiend ish. The President of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce, in his annual address to that body, said: " The evils from which they suffered were not due altogether, to the action of 'land boomers.' The great bulk of the population had been affected by a speculative mania, and shrewd, hardheaded, conservative men of position and influence came under the spell, and honestly believed that the enhancement in the value of our e&tate was legitimate and permanent. And there was one very simple and quite suffi cient explanation of the outbreak of this mania—the abnormal abundance and cheap necs of money. Borrowed money truly, and spent witU that lavish hand which dis tinguishes it from the hard savings of in dustry. It permeated the whole. At this critical juncture, probably as the reßult of the prevalent gambling spirit, a hideous epidefric of fraud suddenly developed in our midst. Both in New South Wales and Vic toria the most flagrant robberies of the funds of building societies and financial institu tions were sheeted home to trusted officials, to the extent of hundreds of thousands of pounds," With a view to ascertaining whether the natural bloom which is usually destroyed in thawing can be preserved, the New Zear land Refrigerating Company (sayu ; the " North Otago Times ") has kept frozen for the duration of a voyage Home two sheep and a lamb. One sheep and the lamb were frozen in their pslts, the other sheep in the usual way. There are other things to be considered in sending the sheep home in their pelts besides the alteration of the natural bloom (which alone, it is- said, will add Id per Ib to the sales) —there is the saving of the bag; which is 'considerable, and the pelt is worth more in London' (unlews injured by the frost), as is th^ wool but against this there is the Id per lb for freight on skin and wool. A little margin on either... side means either its adoption or rejectidni and all interested in the trade should make an effo, rt to, |go fchfise sheep and give publicity to their opinions* i^ the matter, with a view to a more extensive trial "being nja'dg'if advisibie. " The sjbeep in question were thawed on Tuesday, the result being stated as follows:—"The sheep and lamb were skinned in Mr Dunn's tshop, aud the sheep thftfc had been skinned previous to freezing waa found to be the most presentable of the three. The bloom h^d entirely disappeared from the other sheep, aucl in iv place was a pale colour that gave the impression that the sheep had died a natural death, and had after ware' 1* been skinned. "■

ROAD BOARDS.

MOUNT SOftIKKP.

The monthly meeting of the Mount Somers Road Board was held on Monday. June 6. Present — Messrs Peache, McMillan, Chapman, Hood, and Ross. This being the first meeting of the new Board, Mr'Peache was obeyed chairman. OVJiltsJCJili'.S KEI'O T. Tiio Overseer's luporl was read and considered. Owing to the number of works mentioned and applications for .'work's-,, il. \va,& resolved to hold a-special meeting on Monday, June 20, locorsider the applications, and also the Board's financial position. COREKS PONPENC B. From Mr James King, asking for a culvert m front of his gale.—The Over seer was instructtd to report on ib.. From Crown Lands Office, re thirds on R.S.s 86383 and 36L85.—Received. From Mr VV. H. Lylian, asking for sole use of roul through R.S. 21771.— Resolved that Mr Lylinn be informed that, the Board had not the power to grant anyone sole use of any road. From Mr Thomas Harrison, offering to keep m repair the road from Haketere Station to Clent Hills Station for the sum of £10 per year, the wwrk to Le done to the satisfaction of .'.he Board's overseer. — Resolved to accept Mr Harrison's offer. From the Land Office, ie road closing near the Alford Forest Village Settle ment. —Mr A. McFarlane interviewed the Board with reference to this, and objected to the road being closed. —Resolved that, as there was some objection, not to go any further m fche matter ; aluo to ask the Commissioners not to Crown grant the land for the present. RETIRING MEMBERS. A ballot was taken for the members to retire next year, and Messrs McMillan and Chapman were balloted out. Mr Chapman gave notice that he would at the special meeting propose that after providing for maintenance of metalled roads, office expenditure, and salaries, the balance shall be expended on any roads which require it most m each separate Ward, irrespective of whether rates are raised m the same Ward. TENDERS. I Tenders were opened for the various works, and the following were accepted : —A. Gracet, breaking stones on the Cemetery Road, 3s per chain ; grubbing gorse on McFarlane's Road, £8 10s ; and on the Main Road at 3s per chain. N. Bimber, shingle on the Alford Forest Main Road, Is 3d per yard, J. Brown, shingling Pound Road, Is 3d per yard ; forming Simpson's Road, 5a per chain. J. Milne, re-iorming Gorge Road, 2s per chain, A Gillman, for leasing shingle pit reserve, £1 Is per year. . PAYMENTS. The pay sheet, amounting to £87 18s 4d, was passed for payment; and the Board adjourned.

MOUNT HUTT.

The monthly meeting was held on Thursday, June 9. All the members present. GORSE ON ROADS, The Clerk was instructed to inform those occupiers of land who had not cleared the gorse from the roads adjoining land m their occupation, that proceedings would ba taken to compel them to do so. •DRAINAGE. It was decided to obtain a legal opinion as to the power of the Board to deal with the drainage of the roads. WORKS. ' • It was resolved to call for tenders for repairs to the Ohertsey road, Rakaia river load, and for cutting to Rakaia river near Mr Urr's ; and to have the ruts on the Lyndhursfc road filled m at once. CORRESPONDENCE. From the Commissioner of Crown Lands, stating amount of thirds accrued to the Board's credit. Received. From Mr M. Pagan re protective "uiivo iv the North Ashburton river.— Mr Fagan was referred to the County Council. PAYMENTS. Accounts amounting to £88 9s 2d were passed for payment.

FOOTBALL

WHITE STAR v. BOROUGH SCHOOL

On Wednesday afternoon a match was played between teams from the White Star and Borough School Clubs, on the Domain ground, and was won by the School by two tries to nit. As regards weight the Star team the heavier, but they were inferior m combination to the others. Mr L. Matson acted as referee, and Messrs Owen and Grant as touch-line judges. No score was recorded till the second spell, although the game was almost ah^ays m th,e Star twenty-five. Soon after the call of half time, A. Pilbrow scored a try for the School, and soon afterwards A. Barrett did the same. L. McDonald played well for the losers a« full back, as did also H. Pilbrow, F. and T. Grubb among the forwards ; while A. Pilbrow, J. Henry, F. Smith, and A. Barrett played well for the winner?-

Licensing Committees

(per press association. )

Wellington, June IQ. At the annual meeting of the Licensing Bench, the Chairman spoke very strongly of the number of complaints against houses, and the frequency with which they changed hands. The Committee warned the licensee of the Star hotel that the license would be taken away if there were further co.npHints of drunkenness on the premises. They also stated they had good reason for believing that one licensee had made a false declaration before a J.P. to enable him to sell out and take another hotel, and warned him against a repetition. No extension be yond 11 p.m. would be granted.

Presentation at Flemington.

7. (prom a correspondent,)

A pleasant and interesting social gather ing took place m the Flemington School on Wednesday evening, when the Presbyterian Choir and the singing class of the district met to do honor to their leader, Mr John Dunn, Representatives .from nearly every home- m the district were present, together with many friends from other parts who had been associated with Mr 'Dunn m promoting the musical welfare of the district m the early I'days. "jTully 150 were m attendance, and the "schoblpoqiTi' v/as fully taxed m its holding capacity. The room was I&stefu_lly decorated for the occasion, and a well spread table delighted the eyes and appeased the appetites of all present. After tea the Rev Mr Blake was voted to the chair. He gave a short address on the advantages of musical attainments, and referred to the place anisic had m the service of the sanctuary. He then brciight about the principal business of the evening by introducing to the audience Mr William Bakers', the '|ldesfc njembei? of the choir. This gentleman, m a humorous apeepjiy saye a' brief history" of the choir from tfe comrhenceVa'enjb. He told how that some ten years ago MrDunii started'^, sijaga ing class, under very adverse circumstances, with some five or six bearded men as pupils, and kq}y :t!].e class struggled on till at last it becattjo a pjowdr'jfot good m the district. He then m tnp'n.^me cJf tlie f clibir and singing class presented Mr I}uijn yHih a'haiidsome marble block, Gj?iiarftenj;e'd iyitli a very neat silver plate bearing the inscription^'' To John Dunn, Es<i. A tcken ot" esteem from his choir and singing class. Flemington, June 8,1892." In addition to this Mr Dunn was the recipient of a neat volume of Church Praise, bearing the. same inscription as the

clodk. The inscription on the hymn book ' executed by ike pen of the Rev Mr Ulake was a work of art m itself. Alt' Dakers also referred to the encouragement the choir had alw&yti got from Mr Dunn's better-half, and fcfated that they wished to show their esteem to Mrs Dunn by presenting her with H, handsome silver teapot. Mr Dunn, who was quite taken by. surprise, feelingly re sponded to -the expressions of goodwill shown to himself smd Mrs Dunn. The pre • s-enkition being ov<;r the company indulged m a few pa-rlor games, varied with some musical entertainment. About midnight the meeting broke up, all having enjoyed the evening m a way that will long live m their u-jcmories. The clock and silver teapot were purchased from Mr S. Salek, of Ashburton. Both articles, together with the silver plate and inscription, were much admired.

The Alleged Land Scrip Frauds.

[I'iiU IMJEHS ■ASSOCIATION],

Wellington, June 9. In the conspiracy case to-day, Charles O'Hara Smith said that, at an interview with Bagot at which Mr FitzGerald was present. Bagot was called upon to explain certain matters m connection with his accounts, regarding the purchase of a section by Mrs Crawford, and the substi tution of Government scrip for cash, without the knowledge and consent of the purchaser or her agents. Bagot replied : —" Whytft brought me ei»ht Volunteer orders at £30 each, and I gave him a cheque on my deposit account for £240, which was paid into the credit of his account. I paid the purchaser's cheque into my deposit account. I have on several occasions cashed large orders for Whyte, but got no commission for so doing. Hay, who acted as Whyte's agent at one time, offered me a commission which I declined. I paid Government money direct to Whyte over the counter, and took Whyte's land orders m discharge. Considerably more than two-thirdu of the land orders were Whyte's. Whyfce told m© that they were transferable, and as good as cash to the Government, and now I find that I am deceived. I did nob act as Whyte's agent m getting him cash buyers. I simply cashed his orders." Witness made a note of Bagot's remarks immediately after the interview. The statement was elicited by a number of questions from witness and the Controller. On the 11th witness saw Bagot again m the Provincial Buildings, and Bagot then said that Whyte approached him and said " You have seen Hay re commission." Ho (Bagor) said " Yes, I won't take it," but offered to do what he could to help him to dispose of scrip. Bagot said " Whyte used to put scrip into the bank and asked me when money came m to go to the bank and get scrip a;,.! pay the money to his account. I did not act as agent for Whyte. I did not get him cash buyers, bub gave him Government cash for the scrip ; that is to say, I went to the bank and paid m the cash to the credit of Whyte's account, and got scrip from the bank. Whyte knew I was paying him m Government cash." Witness saw Bagot m the presence of Mr Macalister, who was employed m the Lands Department to inspect' land accounts. He produced to Bagot a copy of a pay m slip dated April 7, 1889, f0r.£234. Showed him the endorsement, and asked him if m the face, of that evidence he meant to say that he got no commission from Whyte. Bagot said that he did not get any commission from Whyte, and that lie thought Whyte got £6. Witness said "With all due deference, m face of the evedince of this paper I cannot believe it," Bagot then sa.icl that Whyte made him a present of about £10 m all, and of this the £6 formed parr. Ho (Bagob) would not receive commission and got this as a'pre sent. This was the substance of the con versation of which witoiess took notes at the time,

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN,

ft SB. PIxESs ASSOCIATION.)

A TUG ASHORE.

London, June.9. The Duco steam-tug bound to New Zealand is ashore on Ballyferria Point, and there is little prospect of floating th<3 vessel.

LABOR MATTERS.

Owing to the accumulation of water and foul air"in the Burham coalmines during the strike work is beiug re sumed slowly. The Continental delegates to the Miners' International Congress favour the adoption of eight hours for surface workers, and the English delegates oppose it. The Miners' Federation decided to r entertain the delegates to the Interna tional Congress at dinner. :

PRIMITIVE METHODISM.

The Rev. J aQies Travis has been elected President of the Primitive Methodist Conference. THE IRISH LOCAL GOVERN, MENT BILL, ■ Government ■■ have abandoned the Irish Local Government Bili owing to the opposition shown to it m the House;

MR DIBBS IN ENGLAND.

Mr Dibbs, m the course of an in terview with the Press said that he intends to urge Lord Knutsford to in troduce a Bill connected with Colonial. gtqqljs. Lord Knutsford has arranged to discuss fully all questions arising out of Mr Dibbs' mission to England on Tuesday next. June 10. The Council of the Colonial Institute has invited Mr Dibbs to read a paper at a special meeting oc the lijstituse. ; Mr Dibbs has not yet decided whether he will accept the invitation. Mr Dibbs has replied to an article which appeared m the last number of the " Economist," referring to doubts en tertained as to colonial statistics. He claims that the official statistics are quite reliable. TOE £AMIR. i•■ It is reported that China hag sent a large force to the Bamir disjtmet, and that Russia is awaiting fuller news before taking steps m the matter.

THE U.S. PRESIDENCY

Washington, June 9. The tactics of the Blame party are irritating Harrison's supporters, who desire to forcd the use of the ballot box. parades of the rival parties tiaye caused some collision. Harrison's party 'destroyed of banners carried by' ]31a|ne!sJ msq,' i The banners were inscribed fvith the" name of Ireland. On the other hand, the Bjaineites tore to pieces a banner of the other par, cy b ( ear,£ng If aprisoi}. J|laii]e "['si^c] : Major Mq- Einley aye the only gentlemen who arp likely to be nominated for the Pre sidency, but Cleveland continues to enlist support, ■!

AUSTRALIAN.

TAXATION OF FOREIGN CAPITAL.: Brisbane, June 10. The full Court has decided that companies with head oflices outside of Queensland are 1 able to pay duty on moneys lent on the security of Queens land properties. The matter is likely to be taken to the Privy Conncil. PAYMENT OF MEMBERS. The Government intends to intro duce a bill reducing the payment of members from £300 to £150. WEATHER WARNING. The weather bureau still advises that rough seas are likely to be experienced between New Zealand and \ Gobo Island. j LABOR MEMBER ELECTED. Mr Hall, Labor candidate, has been .returned for Bundaberg.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PARLIA MENT. '

Adelaide, June 10. Parliament has been opened. The Speech from the Throne indicated that fresh taxation will not be necessary The Government propose to grant a bonus to butter exporters, and will subsidise vineyard planting with an alteration m the customs m their favor. It is also mentioned that the colony will continue to be represented on the Federal Council pending the adoption of the Commonwealth Bill.

POULTRY SHOW.

Melbourne, June 10. Mr Rogen of Wellington was very successful at the Essendon Poultry Show, having secured seventeen prizes.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, June 10. Hon E-. Seddon was interviewed to-day by the Chamber of Commerce, when the representation of the colony at the com ing Chicago Exhibition waa discussed. Mr Nathan urged that the Government should purchase exhibits, and be responsible for them, but Mr Seddon said the Govern ment could not do that, and that the terms they had offered were already more favourable than any previously offered. Speaking of railway w®rks, the Minister said that want of money was the great" difficulty, but he admitted that the Rotorua railway was a necessary work, and that it was desirable that it should be completed. A large number of native chiefs are at present m town en route to attend the .Native Convention opening next week. Applications for enrolment m the Ohawara village settlement, on the line of the Auckland-Stratford railway route, now number more than 15U, sufficient to form a fine special settlement association, requiring an area of about 50,000 aces. It is expected twice this area will virtually be available. The bulk of the appli cants are farmers' sons of this province. The well-known aefcer Bland Holt, who has been arranging through Lohr for a .New Zealand tour, has been compelled to abandon it because of the excessive rentals demanded for the theatres. Wellington, June 10. The ease against Whyte and Bagot for unlawfully using land scrip has been adjourned till the 25th inst. The case against Bagot, for embezzlement, was commenced this afternoon, but only formal evidence was taken. j In the Supreme Court Leo Ltingley was acquitted on a seioid charge of horse stealing at Foxton. The hearing of the two charges has occupied fuliy four days. Gkeyjiouth, June 10. ISiuholas Pascol, a miner, was killed m his claim aL Tlutherglen this afternoon, being crushed by a fall of earth. Kelson, June 10. Mr Eugene J. O'Cunor, member for tho Buller, to-uight addressed a fair audience, considering the bad weather, on the subject of constitutional reformsneccssary for the good government of New Zealand or the evils of party government, and advocated the Swiss form of government. He also gave a short address on land settlement. DuafEDiN, June 10. Owing to ii strong northerly gale, ac companied by blinding rain, the coursing has been postponed until to-morrow, when unless one round m each event is taken there must be a fresh draw. Invbhcakgill, June 19. For the Inspectorship of Works the Southland County Council had fifty-nine applications. The choice fell on Mr C. H. Williams, of Hobart formerly m the service of Maniototo county. The salary is £150 and travelling expenses. The barometer fell this afternoon to 28 83, being the lowest reading here for over four years. The wind is. E,.SJ.K, puffy. No rain has fallen. Owing probably to the abormal .traffic h\ sheep, throughout the district, com plaints of sheep stealing are rife. Charles Cowan Kidd, - a young,. farmer near Winton, will be charged to-morrow at : the Police Court with stealfng six sheep belonging to Joh,n Shand, of Centre Bu3lu Kidd \yas tried for a similar offence a few years ago and acquitted.

Sohool Committee.

TItfWALD,

A meeting of the Tinwald School Com mittee was held on May 30. Present- Messrs Gudsell (chairman), Lusk, Com-! gan, Lowe, and Hickraan. The master's "ro|--orfc was read, which showed the attend ance for the past four weeks, as follows : —Boys 61.3, girls 56.5 ; total 117.8 ; and the present roll number—Boys 70, girls 67 ; total 137. Accounts were received from caretaker, also for fuel, stationery, and shingling, and were passed for pay ment. It was decided to vote for Rev. Mr Whitehouse as a member of the Board of Education. The report of t(ie Visiting Committee was !}eard, and it was decided to hays several necfissary things dqne about' the sohool. It was also decided to procure some furnishings, and to write to the Board of Education for another desk and stool for the mistress' room—which are urgently needed; After transacting further routine business the meeting adjourned.

The Best Remedy fok Indigestion— Norton's Camomile Pills are confident,}? recommended as a simple rompdy foi Indigestion, winch is tUu qause of nearly all the diseases *b 'which we are- subjects Norton's 'Vihifl, with justice called the 'Natural Strengthener of the Human [ Stmuaoh," act as a powerful tonic: and gentle poriout, are mild m their operation, and I safe under any circumstances. Sold m bottles, at Is ljd, 2s 9d, Us, by all medicine Vendors throughout tho world A j;ood'safety manufactured by the firm for £15 15s is wonderful value. The tele graphic address is S^vitp;, Christchuroh j Kkating'B Cottm Lozknuks cure Coughs Asthma, Bronchitis. • Medical testimony states that no other medicine is so effectual t p. tjie cure of |;hose' dangerous m.alu,dies. (|ue lofcengQ aloue gives ease, one qr two at Ijcd* inie ensures rest. l 7qr relieving difficulty of breathing they are invaluable They contain no opium nor any violent drug. Sold by all Chemists m tins Is ] and 3s Qd each. OKACKNiiLL mid Digestive Biscuits for Invalids 1 are unsurpassed. Made by Aulswhoos asu> uo, The Onslow Biscuit, The latest and most delicate biscuit manufactured by Ayisebrook and Co"i

Divorce in the States.

The divorce statistics of certain parts of the United States are appalling. Id a few of the States there is a divorce for every ten or eleven marriages, and m several States they are one m twenty or twenty-five. The explanation is proper that m the States having the highest figures the laws are very lenient, and people who seek to break their matri monial boiids go there from other States, stay just long enough to acquire the proper legal status, obtain the divorce wanted, and then hike the first, train for their old aud real home?. South Dakota, one of the recently admitted'states of the Union, is now the Mccci of the unhappily married. The time of residence is • ily i.inety days, and when the proceedings are begun they can to pushed forward with great rapidity if die anxious appli cant is willing to pay for epeed. With proper attention to business, including I the time required for notice to the other side by publication, the whole affair way be completed m seventy-two days addi tional to the ninety, and the divorce hunting traveller may then go the homeward track. The little city °J Falls is the principal seat or the business, and so numerous are the pilgrims and so lucrative is the dealing with them that the lawyers there have established agencies m New York ami other cities, and they also employ landlords, bell boys, porters, and other employes of the hotels of the place to steer business m their direction by the payment of liberal commissions. At pre sent there are more than ICO divorce seekers m the hotels of Sioux Falls, and during 1891 one of the judges signed nearly 300 decrees, granting divorces to applicants of both sexes, and generally of no advanced ages. The people of Sioux * alls seem to be proud of the notoriety their place is obtaining, and as the divorce pilgrims are generally well supplied with money and spend it freely, /they are looked upon as an element of local prosperity.

A Wellington Sunday.

Ike following amusing,, but somewhat overdrawn, description of a Sunday m Wellington appears m the Sydney " Bul letin" :- Barring Dunedin, Welliugton looks more horribly Scotch on the day of rest than any other locality we ever visited. The present writer first struck it on a Sunday, and the experience will never, never bo forgotten. Ifc was two o'clock on a sodden afternoon when he banged at the door of a hotel and was let m under protest by a man whose religion seemed to have flown to hi 3 head After securing a bedroom he was turned adrift m a big, bare parlour, and left there to amuse himself till tea-time. The shutters were up, but thpre were holes m the tops of them winch admitted a faint, yellow glimmer ike a corpse-light. There was no one else m sight, m fact there ap peared to be no one else m the house -the half with the advertisements m it. ihen he roamed wretchedly around the big brown, desolate apartment m search of books, and found » volume upon Napoleon's retreat from Moscow. He studied thafc , for four solid hours'! till a hazard girl StK 1! »a A <J »in * SeP"lchral ™ice said, Tea! At the tea table there were six people sitting straight up m grim silence, like tne spectres of six dead, wet Sab bath, They wolfed the provender hurriedly and retned-^pparently to bed. lhen the writer went back to the empty parlor and road the rstreat from Moscow straight ahead till 11 pm . At that hoi £ | the haggard girl put her head m at the , door and asked if he wanted anything , more thai: night. He baid he did-hl , wanted a bottle of poison, two razors a ; hangman* rope, and the loan of a ceme tery. The haggard girl fled m horror on hearing this, and he gathered up the book and went upstairs, and crawled wretchedly into *bed. Being *i,Ste f o sleep, he l ? y there and listened to the rain and read the retreat from Moscow till four a.m when the candle. flickered out, afoer which he lay m the. dark and thought over the retreat-from Moscow, About nve he went to deep, and dreamt tnat he had discovered an entirely new way of runnmg a newspaper so that there were no expenses, and all the taking were clear profit. If ] jOrd Glasgow only strike Wellington on a good, old, dam/, ■solemnsabbath he will be a contented Scotchman, and the happiest Presbyterian going. An average Presby tenant idea of happiness consists m reading the bhorter Catechism m a cemetery, and SSffiS ls nearly all ~ «

Tne Edwards Case.

MR EDWARDS' OPINION.

After tto receipt of the news of fcl,« case, an Auckland Star" reDoi+e* waited on Mr Edwards, who la 555 t° ,h «'c said that he was perfectly »tb fiodfchedecisionwasb»d. hSKX«2£ as ever that tho appointment was valid? He contra the erroneous judgment due to lack of special knowledge, and com! plams that his case was consideredl o°?£s Importance than the case of the murder ■Deemwg, ft* whereas the House ofLoSJ adjourned to allow of the Judires siS on the Deeming appeal, tW^ard thf arguments m hi«T caw p£o«23 at intervals between Parliament"ings which was not a proper method to obtain a full grasp of a difficult one. The T 8 carnage of justice m this and oK colonial cases, he. considers, provides J strong argument for the creation of an Court "of Apnea The Bill winch the Atkinson Government were about to introduce was not Z^ny sense a measure specially to validate his appointment, but applied equally to the appointments and decision! of Judges ?-S^ ond>: JFft am ' -^pinM. S Gilhes, who had all been appointed before their salary was authorised, It was to b« passed to meet the objections of the Chief Justice, was "not proceeds,! with, fee^ause of a misunderstanding. Mr Edwards had pledged himself not to act as Judge unhl Parliament met, but on receiving a telegram from the Chief Justice instructing him to take un Supreme Court work he did so, and iS cpnsequence of his acting Minister? thought it useless to press the Bill S thinks that if members look at the matter fairly and apart from party feeling Parliament will recognise the justice of his claim to compensation,

THE ASHBTTRTOtf GUAilDlAtf SATURDAY, JtTffJi n, 1893.



Ihevforldis over moving on towards perfection, butseldom attains it. Constant improvement is being made m every branch of industry," but m Baking Fowdore Perfcccion has been reached fin NY arburton's Can t Be Beat. COLUMANK AND SONS EtfOALYI'TE Ex tract is the only genuine m 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, ifc ftas no equal. Agents— '. ASH;XWRTONDEWiCOMIAS«f; . '"" Imvdktakt to Cwmsts. — a eood Safety Bicyclo for £15 15s. Repairs and Cycle accessories at exceptionally low rates at Saville's «' Calliope ' Cycle Works, HO Cajpiubo street, Christ ohurch ll^ve Healthy Children by nourishing them wfch Aulsebrook and. Cos Arrow root Bisouits Ask for Ninian Hyslop, iand Co Imperial new seasons P ur « Ceylon »nd lu'liaa Teas. Special price? ~{4dy



Certainly the Most Effective MEDICINE m the "wortd ' is'SANpBR, 'and SONS'; EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, t'egt i% eminent j powerful effects m Coughs, Colds, Influenza, etc. ; the relief is instantaneous. Thousands gave the most gratifying testimony. Read i this certificate:—''"24th April, 1885 ~ | Messrs Sander and Sons,—lt is with the greatest of pleasure that I testify to the excellence of your Eucalypti Extract. Having had infiamijmtion of the bone of the leg, which came "on 'after 1 a Bfevevo attack of low i'ev'ev, 1 was 'attended by Dr d. Boyd who tyad iuade strenuous efforts to save'my leg, bilk' >yfiijoii l fc' suec^s',' _ \H.a' found it necessary to amputate" my" Mmk : leaving heard m the meantime of the wonderful cures worked by the Eucalypti Extract, I obtained a bottle, and the extract had not been applied nijyse than an hour when I began to feel greatly relieved, applying the ext-r&at every f9W §c}s?s¥' ■fe^9 ;o)j- tett days it was out ot all dtbnSFJVt "I wo/u,14 pergjLi&de al who may be effected with $uf such disease to give the Eucalypti Extract a iiial, and I am convinced that they will find is the rn^st wonderful of medicines,—Yoius, etc., E J, GubkoWj Wattle street, Sand, hurst.—(Advfc ' ;> Ninian, Hyslop and Co.'s imperial i jPure Ceylon Jmd Indian Teas are 'direct j fom fclie pJajitatj.o!rj'.■*»-Ad Ft



'/GENUINE SALE, to reduce Stock" \JC previous to Stock-taking. Books, Stationery for office and private use, ' i Music, Account Books all sizes, Parlor' Games, and a variety of other goods too numerous to particularise. Ail goods i Reduced in Price for Cash during this month.— L. F. Andrewks and Co. Stationer's Hall, Ashburton. ' NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. ( A OOD News for the Winter- Best T Makes in English and Colonial BLANKETS at reduced prises.—New Zealand Clothing Factoky. UGS—Opossum, Roslyn, Mosgiel, &C, in endless variety. —Naw Zealakh Clothing Factory. ____ /CLOTHING-You will find it to your Kj advantage to buy your Men's and Boys' CLOTHING from us. Capital assortment and prices right.—Ntsw Zea tand Clothing Factory. QAA Pairs Men's Tweed TROUSERS IJ\J\J at Bs, just opened, good value. New Zealand Clothing Factory. /~^ ENTS' T*A.TS!__Tf you wish tn look VX well, buy your HATS from the New Zealand Clothing Factory. The 'astest shapes and colours to hand. V* II 11...1.11. 1.. Ml II >>■»> I. ■ BII.IL LlLilll-. 11 4 „, VT"ALUE Unequalled in Overcoats, V Waterproofs, Waterproof: Riding Aprons, Waterproof Ponchos, Bicycle Capes and Leggings, Waterproofs made to measure.—New Zealand Clothing Factory, Waterproof Manufacturers. f*\ EMTLEMEN'S Nacural Wool Under \JT clothing, " l'ecommended by the faculty." Winter shipments to hand. Inspection Invited. — New Zealand Clothing Factory. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. W. H. Webber, Manager, Agents for Werthoim Celebrated Sewing Machine. - - BIJLLOCK £40. Capital building site, centrally situatedin Havelock Street, numbered 434, containing J-acre first-class land. Excep tionally easy terms; very small cash deposit; balance bearing the low rate of interest 6 per cent, ' pBBKN "D ROS., ALFORD FOREST, Are prepared to supply Farmers, Con tcojjfcors, and others with any quantity of Fencing Materials, viz:—Heart Posts, Heart Stakes, Sheep yard Rails, Straining Posts, and also FirewocwJ, Delivery can be had at a very convenient p?»ce, or orders may be sent from Springburn Bail way Station. Pqsjpal Address— Bushside. TAILORING FOR THE TIMES. (<THE TIMES" TAILOR, BTSGS to thank the Public of Ash burton and District for their liberal support during the last twelve months. Having met with so much success, he wishes to «tate that hp is enabled to offer greater advantages than any Tailor in tho fcowu, • R.E.D, having served six years in one of the best Chrigtchurgh firms in himself ■\ PRACTICAL TAILOR, R.E.D. not being mixed up wiifch so many branches of trade, is consequently in a position to give his whole attention to TAILORING. VM.GW for the TIMES. FIT and ! STYLE for the TJMES. QUALITY and WORKMANSHIP op $h$ TIMES. Hundreds ot Patterns to ghoose frpm. THE Altt'illE, Opposite Mit Bullock's Office.st SOMERSET Me%* Mart. The oldest, the largest, the best, $ijd the cheap est. Small Goods a specialty. Full weights guaranteed. A trial solicited. ~W. J, Sj&opcK. 4|182 dSS REWARD rpHE above reward will be paid on eon^ -*■ viction of anyone found trespassing with dogs or guns on the Riversdale Estate"; J. R. WILLIAMS, Manager.



nuhhit iiiiuif, —§55 — REALISATION .,..„■ OF THE EWTIRII' STOCKS OF I, I, 111 HO, GIVING UP BUSINESS. LEAVING THE COLONY. THE DATE OF THIS Monster Clearance WILL BE DULY NOTIFIED N.B.—Meanwhile every item is being Re-Marked m PLAIN RED LETTERS, and Customers musts understand that Gooda will NOT BE BOLD—those at present shewing the Reductions— until DATE OF SALE.



Wanted. CASH Advertisement under th_s heading not exceeding SIXTEEN WOKDS If-. Addresses may be Irft at this Office. EV. J. DELLOW, of Temuka, will preach (D.V.) at the Wesleyan Church, Cameron Street, To-Morrow evening, at 6.30— Anthem, " How Lovely is Zion." WANTED to Buy m any quantity, Horse and Cow Hair.--HAMrroN, Cabinet Maker. 6 79 WANTED, man with horse and dray to do three or four days' jobbing work.—-Tasker Bros. 6J72 A FEW very pretty Wall Fans just opened. Also, —new Lines m Ornaments and Fancy Goods.—H. M. Vokb-v ' ■ 'TXT ANTED Known.—The nicest stock VV of New Winter Dress Goods, Mantles, Millinery, &c, h at S. W. Alcorn and Co.'s 5 50 WANTED TO SELL, a Comfortable Five-roomed Housa with Scullery and Wash-house, half-acre of land, well improved, antTstocked with fruit trees; nice locality. Apply M. Digby, Cameron treet. 6 64 WELDON'S and Young Ladies' Journals now m. " More than he Bargained for," "Under Suspicion," " A Chrysfcil Age," and other new Books. H.M.Jones. WANTED Known—Dr Scott's cele brated Electric Corsets can only be obtained m Ashburton afc W. H Coliikr'B, "The Corner." ____ ALL Wool Colonial Tweed Suits to measure; fit and workmanship guaranteed; from 50s cash. Robeki Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Man, Saunders' Buildinga. 117" AN TED, purchasers of Blankets, W Flannels, and General Drapery o remember that Best Value m the trade a at S. W. Alcorn and Co.'a 5 51 1 O{\ NEW Volumes just added to my XOv/ Circulating Library. Subscrip tion 3s 6d quarter ; 103 6d per annum. H. M. Jones. ; /CHOICEST new season's Figs and \J Cartoon Table Dates m 31b Boxes, 2s each.—H. G. Flowek, Confectioner, Eaat street. '~'\\J ANTED Known.—lf you want IV pl«?i*y '»f first, class Drapery, lvstiV'S ai)(I (■^■♦.hing fur oa>?i', come to JVleli'Tcl House &jlu.—H. 0. Segkrs. % Xj AJNTfSD Known.—l hava a large V V stock of Tin and Ironware Goods to self-«t from. Register Grates, Stoves, fojrtable Boilers*, Spouting an;\ Ridging kep*/ m stock. —J. W. Haedley, East ..street. ■ ■; ■■_ fc+2o2 __ K nr , WUi ,-Come and see W the B;. rgai m now -on ftt MfiJford Hoase. H> 0. Sbqbrs. WANTED KNOWN.-250 Ladies Maids' and Children's Ulsters and Jackets (mostly good qualities) marked cheap to clear. Many one third and half f,he ucual price.— H. C. Segers, Mulford House. WANTED KNOWN, Grand display of new Millinery, Ulsters, and Jackets, at most reasonable prices at 'The CoRKgK, /HO Meet the Timef*.-—I am supplying J. Galvanised Iron Tanks from 30y upwards, warranted for twenty years, Force pumps, deep well cylinders of all descriptions. Inspscticn invited.— J. W. ■JlAitftLßY, E»»st street. 6J201 WANTED Known—"That you "will make no mistake for quality and variety m English and Colonial Boots, and h highly r«puted make by calling at J, Moison's. Duriug coming holidays dis ount for Cash. Repairs done at once. A staft of men always feept and best material and workmanship guaranteed. BALL Dresses, Evening Glov^-a, Mounts m Silver and Gold, Muffs, Fur Collarettes, Ladies' Evening Shoes, Invigorator Corsets, with straps, V and ~N, Zone and all other makes, just pened.—Andrew Our. 4 57 WANTED.— Earn Money at Home, either sex; new work; just sltattadl; all earn good wages ;no walking or travelling required ; anyone can do the work ; boys and girls earn nearly as much i as men. Write for particulars at once, j totfore our list is full, and enclose «ddi>es#ed envelope and stein n for n ply to JjAmua G. Sakgood, Mfm&gftf, P,O, It >x 986, Sydney ; or, 65 Roynl Arcf»4e,, Ueoigeaud |*itt.3.t«e.ts y Sydney. 4 ili>'