The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1892. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The apointmeht of Mr Thomas Hayes to a lieutenantcy m the Ashburton Rifles is { Qa^tted, : A general meeting of ttyj {Jniqn pricket fltob is e#ll|>d -for. Wednesday evening at ielgtit p.oj.;\ k \,. . ! A prblic meeting is to be held at Rakaia oh Thursday afternoon at two o'clock to 1 "onsider the question of opening a company to establish stflOk itfeyards at R>kaia, .. A testimonial ja being got up to Mr Samuel Yajle, ttae'^ifipay Wtymer, m recognition of bia sarrices rendered jh the cause of rail way reforms, The Mayor of Auckland, takes (<art m the movement. An Auckland {telegram says that Sir WJ Jervois had not arrived by the Ruahine, which' reached Auckland on Sunday morn , ing. He pot, off at Hobart with th« iat«U< tion of going''to South Australia. ' The OhrjjiipWohß.M. g*ve judgment yesterday m sight ''Picturesque Atlas" .oasfM, Three weie m favor of defendant who |'denied the signatures, and for plaintiffs m five cases, m which the signatures were admitted, but were alleged to have been obtained by misrepresentation. General Booth baa referred the conduct of Colonel Lampard m breaking off his en gagement to MJ3S. Lucy flooth, the Generals daughter, to the consideration of flve of his most trusted officers. They sought the opinion of a physioian, who has had great experience m mental disease, and he certified that Lampard is insane. The " Pahiatua Star " says :—" It is a orving shame the manner m which the inves tigations iato= the Boxing Day poisoning calamity have been conducted, and we believe the time is not far duitant when all the police Officials (from the inspector downwards) who have bepn fieddijna *ift. frhig affair, wi 1 be required id give A *cco H nf p thpirsplves A telegram received lasf; evening Bays that Mr .0 Hall,' 'coroner fa* the district, has instituted an action for libel against the "Star," alleging TttMk stajtements m the article above quoted from are calculated to injure hiu» m lijs official gap»<4ty r Speaking at the annual meeting pf the Woodville Jockey Club the other night (says the " Marton Mercury ") the president said he had ridden four New Zealand grass.fed horses 200 miles m twenty-four hours, a performance he did not think could be beaten by horses m .any part of the world. At tlw time this was done Mr Harrison was riding fifteen stone. Another point touched on was the market that exists m England for those of our' thoroughbreds that are too Blow for the big races. He thought if Kjperly handled, such animals would sell La ndon at fron> £90, to £150 each.

Mary people m Ashjgtrton will; lisgret to learn that the amiable jrtid taleutett' Captain Annie Cmickshank of (he Salvation Army, who has gained so many friends while (m charge of the " fortress " heee, m about to be removed with her 'iietfenattt to the command of the Cnristchurch corps.'. The two ojffioers will b* introduced at th^holi* ness meeting jn the City on Friday. ■■?"'' "Th« REcip» and thk BooiDß.—Lord Bacon 'tells'a rector m dancer'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 " Health : The New Method," as edited by W. Corrie Johnson, 100, Tuam street, Christcjurch. Dr Forest, a well-known physician, teaches ,how much can be done at home without drugs. His books contains other important principles besides the -Health Secret, .sold m .small phamplets at four dollars to over 200,000 pfople, with a pledge of secrecy. The .Rev T. Norria writes:—"* The New Method' came to hand, and compared with it, the Hall Treatment is nowhere. lam persuaded that a knowledge what this book con tains would save many from untold misery and burdensome expense." For lass than two consultation fees the book willl give advice for a lifetime. A circular may be obt*|iied cr aeppy »een. by sending a post cardl 'Copies"or- 'books-at Mail office.— Advt. ' ;. ,

MR R. T. BOOTH.

'There was •large iradienee at tlw O*| -1 fellows!! Hall last night to hear Mr R. T. Boothrtett the story of his life. The chair was occupied by the Rer S. Laiwry, who made; a nnr*- remarks on the inspntUklly Christian ' chaijactwy.) of the.tismperano, movement, statin| that wbal* other argu> mentalaiiul mbiives were hot without force and value, the supreme motive was the pajlaatifajxnioone.. ' ■ ,'.[■/' .. , Bob^h, began by asking the for bearance of piis hearers on acoount of his having unfoftlnltely suffered a partial loss of voice since coniiiig 'to Ashwurtoh, Having i«ated his voosl powers -by som« prefictory observations, he said he would venture on the narration of the story ef his life. It was a painful thing to go through the dark scenes of his early career as a drinking man, but he would do it m the hope that others might learn from -his example to- escape from the snare of the destroyer. His parents were abstainers, and consequently he did not learn to drink at hame, nor had he any hereditary craving. For three years he was m the army of ths Northern States of the Union, fighting for the integrity of the Union and the freedom of the | slaves. But it was not then that he learned to drink, for he still kept the i promise made to his mother not to touch the drink. It .was after* his marriage, when engaged m business that the temp .tation overcame him; . He was a member of a club', and one day a friend a^ked him. if he could not take a glass of wine [and stop at that. His manhood was. chal lenged, and he took the wine, arid felc a thrill of exhilaration through every fibre.of his being. It was easier to take the second, and easier still the th;rd. Within a short period he was broken m health, and his family m want. The man who persuaded him to drink told him he had, no money to help a drunkard ; and there was only one man whoever spoke Wi »J» of tjdvice and encouragement'as he went down the road to ruin. Meanwhile the, enemy had robbed him of' everything except a fond wife's patience, love, and prayers; but for fifteen years past he had been trying to collect the debt, and had some satisfaction as he thought of those he hod persuaded to forsake the drink. . As Mr Booth's voice began to fail, he said he should have to leave the rest of the story till the following evening. He ( urged those who had not signed the pledge to do so at once; and he was equally earnest m advising abstainers to •wear the " bic o' blue,'.' as a silent yet effective protest against the habit and the tragic of drink. . ;; . . ; A goodly iiqmber game forward m re sponse to these appeals. ■'. , ■ ' , : The choir, under the leadership of Mr Lane, did.-good service during the even ing. I Notwithstanding the voice trouble, Mr Booth spoke with great energy, and was frequently applauded as he proceeded with his thrilling story. He is to speak again this evening at 7.30 m the Odd fellows 1 Hall.

THE WEATHER.

ALFORD STATION.

I The following is the Meteorological I report for the week ending Aug. 14, 1892:

Shade. High c . . »» pm 3 £' *%&-. Monday ... 38- 58- 118" Pine Calm. Tuesday A.. 32' 60* 112* „ - „ Wednesday 36. 61' 113- „ N.W. Thursday... 30* 58- 108- „ E. Friday ... 35" 60- 110- „ Saturday... 31* 61- 115; „, NX, Sunday .., ,$• 52; Jjq-  Cahn,

Imperial Polition.

» I London, August }3. , M/ Qlad^tonp will foßi*aHy meet the House of Commons on Thursday next. '• The Times," referring to the victory of the Liberal party, considers that it is only temporary, and that there has been a pandering to the greed and passions of the masses. The " Daily News " is triumphant over the deiigjion,. The «'Chronicle '< considers that, the majority requires squaring. The «• Daily New 3 " gays that. Lord Hersohel will be Lord Chancellor. . The " Sun M says that the Ministry is expected to include Earl Spencer, Sir Charles Russell and Mr Asquith. Loxpok, August 14. "The Times" considers Mr Glad stone's success a national disaster. Paris, August 14 - pr«sg unanimously ex* press satisfaction at the result of Thursday's division. The financial papers assert that the Egyptian bond holders will be q^te easy |f L^rd Bj.ospbej'y ijeQO.ra.e.s. Fqrejgn Secretary. The f Mqniteur « thj^stliat Mr Glad stone is not likely to evacuate Egypt, •( Liberte " believes that Mr Gladstone's return to power will be favourable to the peace, of Europe. . Berlin, August 14. The " Vossiche Zeitung " hopes that Mr Gladstone .will disappoint French expectations and that tfiere ws|| l^e ?iq caijse j;o, rpgret the change of the British Ministry, Ix>NDOjr, August 16. A Court circular has beei^ issued stating that the Queen lias received the Marquis Q* Salisbury's resignation with muQh regret, (Received August 16, 10:45 a,m.) At a meeting m Phrenix Park, Dublin, which was attended by fifteen thousand people, a resolution, was carried demanding that an amnesty be grante'4 tl^ po(itica} prjsonpw.

SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

. ■. — -♦ GENERAL SUMMARY? '/■;*' . London, July 21. Isaac Cook and Sons, prominent cotton brokers jbf Liverpool, suspended payment on July 7. , A syndicate was formed to take :|IO,OOO tiles of button held by them at the rate of 2500 bales daily. Their liabilities are estimated at about £750,000 and their assets the same. The iirm is one of the oldest m the trade, and the failure caused a great sensation, It is attributed to slow collection!). The Queen attended Buffalo Bill's (Hon. W. F. Cody's) Wild West Show at Windsor on June 25, attended by Princess Beatrice and her children and Princess Christian. Alter the performance Buffalo Bill, Major Burk, and Mat Salisbury were .introduced to her Majesty. She presented I Buffalo Bill with a gold seal, containing her monogram, surrounded by th« royal motto. She gave Salisbury a handsome scarf pin, consisting of her initials studded with diamonds and surmounted by the Imperial crown. Harlen's oil and drug store m Belfast, with eight adjoioing houses, including Clarke's auction ' mart, ' containing a number of rare and valuable pictures and other works ot art, and also Moat's ware house, were destroyed by fire on June 29. The'damage is placed at £100,000, A small anarchist meeting was held m London on July 17. under the auspices of •the International Club, at which resolu tions were passed denouncing the execu tion of Ravach%l. Very few Englishmen were, present. Tha speeches of the orators, all of whom were! foreigner^ were of :the usual violent type. The Anarchist scare has nearly died out m London; 's- "-.;•

THE HT.^BERVAiS CATASTROPHE. Deapatchei irom Paris of July 12 con-, vey particulars of the slide of .ice and' earth on the nipht preceding m the moun tain* overhauging Si., Qonrais, Savoy; Without a moment's notice a large number of houses were burned. The disaster/ occurred early m the morning when everybody was asleep. A glacier, which extended from the north-west of Mount Blanc became detached and swept down the side of the mountain, carrying the I baths m the hamlet of Lafayette with the avalanche. The village was almost totally demolished. The iumatea of the' baths were awakened at 2.15 a.m. by a sound as of rushing waters and a loud crashing noise. Before they were able to leave the buildings a mass of debris of the village and large blocks of ice crashed a|ainst them. Three bath houses 'were totally destroyed and one partially bo, while the fifth sustained no damage. = The avalanche continued into the valley, destroying everything m its course, and the wreckage was swept on for miles into the river Arye, down which corpses and .wreckage hive been.. fiUitinsj all day. I The latest estimate of the number dead is 1130. St. Gorvais Les Bains is a watering [place with sulphur springs and a favorite resort m summer. A search for dead by this calamity, on the 13(h, showed 126 bodies recovered, most of them torn and mangled horribly. In many cases heads were wrenched off bodies, and mothers .arms and legs were cut off by the large masses of ice, and some were crushed out of all semblance of humanity. When the glacier sailed down into the Bowhaut, on which mountai stream St. Gervais Les Bains is situated, i the current was dammed up, and the 1 water roso rapidly behind a huge wall of i ice. Finally the pressure became bo great that the dam was broken, and an immense volume, with tremendous masses of- ice, started down the ravine. Many victims, overtaken m their sleep, were instantly swept into the torrent and drowned, and their bodies afterwards mutilated by the floating debna or crushed cut of all shape: < Of the fifty-seven employees of the baths only nine were saved alive, and seven of these were said to be mortally injured. In -the haml«t of Bionassy, which was swept away entirely; thirty-five persons . were killed., '■.",;. -•

AMERICAN SUMMARY.

On July 19 the first special train of fruit for London left Sacramento, Cali fornia, under, charge of a. California Fruit Export Asspcjation. It will be due m New York on July 26, and the fruit will be transferred to > the steamship Majestic, che fast runner of the White Star Line, m half an hour. This vessel is fitted up with refrigerator capacity for five car loads- Among the lot is a box of choice pears for Queen Victoria, one fqr Senator Stanford m Paris, ajadonefor th* editor of the •l,T[ourn i aj '(fag Debate," The fmjt goes. cp.nsign.ecl to, Adamson and Oq., London, w^ere a regular auotlon day will he established for Californian fruit: The head of the London consignees ia the Lord Mayor. .Weekly trains of ire carij each .;wiu be.senfc to London regularly following the shipment of July 19. .' The American Museum of N^turef History, of New Xw)fc has secured the entQnwJqgieal.colle9tjon.Qf the l»t« Harry B,d>ard.s, well, known m in-ittw m Australia, and, OaUfernift, It was about the only, thing of yajiift belonging to the estate. The collection, which includ.es Over specimens from aljaarttof the world, was begun, by Rdw-ardG when he was *U yea,ra qf a'a;e. Tt is very rich m the lepidopteira of North America, and i especially the butterflies of the Pacific:! Coast. { J. Georg9 Young, an English elec- 1 trician, died from a singular cause m New' York on .funa 25. He had a mania for testing electricity, as it is called,.; Hia^ method wasto usa a, bakery with hand wires and, an, instrument that heoould between his teeth,. The constant use of this form of taking electric shocks ac+ed upon hissTstem much as morphine and other similar poisons, till nervous apoplexy was induced and finally "'oath, 1 Kate Carleton, a variety astrosd, died m Providence, Rhode Island, on July 3. She was an English girl named Jennie Free« man, born m Buckingham thirty-seven years ago, and first attracted attention while singing m the choir at. Sturgeon's Tabernacle, lionqqn,, She died worth (JO,fy)q dollars m, »oaney, real estate, and jewellery. j Captain W. J. Andrews started from Atlantic City, New Jersey, on July Is, oa a trip across the Atlantic Ocean m a dory scarcely ljtft long}, but of good width and depth. Palos, Spain, is his destination, and he expects to consume fifty or sixty days m reaching there. H,e ( wjU go alone. The ventqre j« properly oaHedi a, fool hardy one. ; Russian Jews are colonising m New England States, and are settling on farms that have been lying idle. The experi ment is said to be working unsuccess fully. A party, com^os^d of SL J, Bierdlove, a.n old prospector and miner, his son, and a Pcnnaylvanian capitalist named Fish, are reported to be lost on the great desert of Colorado. They were m search of the fabulous wealth supposed to exist m the Coopah Mountains. T^e Canadian Pacify Railway Com pany will bridge the Niagara shortly, m pvjrsuange of tj^e s^h^m^lo secure direct railway comwuniqation with New York city. Tin line is to be constructed from Woodsbank to Niagara Falls, and the agents of the road are now purchasing the right-of-way. The new bridge will be constructed between, the present canti lever a;ud the new [bridge and, will consist of. a single-, urched steel spau, resting on buttresses on either bank sorap 200 feet apart. Rudyard I^iplirig arrived m Montreal syith hb wife on July 29), His first act Was to snub some gentlemen who called >n him. at his b,otel. , The proposition to transport the Ober-,

Ammargau passion pj|ft> s toQhfc^ from the Black Forest, for An attraction during the Columbian expo sition m 1893 is s being uiupftring)£ assHiled % the American Protestant pulpit, particularly the Methodist branoli ofit- -■ ' •"[ ,h

THE LAND AND INCOME ASSESSMENT.

_* There has been a great deal of talk and not a little writing on the subject of the valuations that were made for the Land Tax, and so many erroneous statements have been made and opinions expressed that it is well that the facts concerning.'the' valuations should be known, as well as the,result of the whole., full particulars are given m an exhaustive report on the result of the Land and Incomfc Tax Assessment which has been laid on the table of the House by the' Colonial Treasurer, Mr Ballance. , In it,, it is, shown that to make the valuations, 214 assessors were appointed, and that most of these took' rather more than three months over their labors.; The number of valuations made' was 208,459; 19,461 objections wen reij ceived, of which 10,598 were allowed, { the remainder being disallOwedE. In the case of objections referred to the I Boards of Review, reductions fweri* granted m 2011 instances,, the • tottl decrease being £981,455. m: the im jproved value, •^he^rt^rt^wlers! with rfegrei to the very little assistance afforded by local bodies m the direc tion of obtaining an assess ment, and remarks that a little more' assistance, by the local bodies • would have been very beneficial m many instances, and would hay* been gladly, accepted; There were vi all 61 Boards of Review, and the total number of days on which they sit was abont;2oo. The members of these boards gave their services, the office being ah honoraiy one, and the Commissioner! bears testimony to the extreme jjcare' and attention bestowed by the boWrds m the. performance pf; there onqrous "and difficult duties. As to the 'staff required for the department while the returns were being obtained, the report states that m August, 1891, several extra clerks were taken on, and the number gradually increased, until m . February of this year there' were 82 on the temporary staff. . There are now 49. Further on m the: report, the Commissioner says from time to time he has given full consideration to' the question of the adviseableness of; the ' general assessment for local bodies |being made.by the Department,!and had come to the conclusion that it [was not desirable to continue the present system. However^ next year, -would i be time enough for the introduction of I a change. Wth regard to general land valuations, the" following table shows i the increase m the North and South Island since 1888 :— , . , 1888 1801 Increase t. 1 • £ NwrthWand .. 49,607,873 57,44'.«S 7.833.24 a South IslMid ... 61,529,841 . $4,783,914 3,«4,073 Total _ . ..111,137,714 122,33^,039.,11,087,3:5 The result thus shown, Mr Crombie considers as highly satisfactory, and he states that of the large additional value the North Island ' claims nearly £8,000,000, the increase m the coun ties being £6,500,000, and m the boroughs £1,300,000. Jn the South Island the increase is £3,000,000, all but £300,000 of which U m the coun ties. The value of the boroughs m each island is about the same,' 'being £18,184,297 m the North Island,, and £18,222,565 m *h* South Isjand. The North Island oounties reaih a total of £69,256.818, and those m the: ! .South £46,561,349, and the Oominis sionersays it appears probable that by 1894 the North Island will have reached a total land value nearly equal to that; of the South Island. The rea^lof the assessment m the fq^ )a«ge centres is. as follows ;-n. , . ■ ■'; ' ;'■ : :

.Inproved Impnm* Unimproved Value, . meats. V»hie. • £ A ; £-. Auckland ... .. 4,934,188 3,453.472 a»47M86. ■ .Wellington., v. 5,865,778 .3,433.949. 3,440.183 Christchurch '.. 3,403,566 1,527,616 '1,816,770 Dunedin .;; ' ... 4,193.42 a - 2,069,965 ■ 3,134,467

I In cpnsioierin^ these'figulres it must be remembered that Wellington Uas ho populoqs and yaluaiy© boroughs plon to it, as o^er ojties have, fnlcon olusinn the Commissioner speaka m terms of high praise of the valuable assistance rendered to him by jwyijral of the permanent officials ajocl the stoJt generally. We thiqk Jt will be con sidered that the important task has heen accomplished m a manner that refleats credit upon tliostfreogaffedin it

POLITICAL.

j CORa*BtOHD*NT.) .-■-. ;■ Wkluh«to*, August -16; V;' . Proceedings m the: House an not: very' latiufaetqry. An unpleasant. tone,: is growings and recrimination becoming frequent. Tk c attitude of the Opposition is decidedly bitter and obstructive, and the Government coach m coneeqaence goes heavily. A great f ass is being made by Mr Fisher about the bill for travelling expenses of Ministers, which is a big oae through his spectacles, ". , . A djagGkikion is spoken of as by no ■mcwi!-.*' improbable. The attitude of the Upper House is more hostile than before, and a good deal is growing pufc ol the Governor's correspondent wkk the Qolonhl Office, y ; The. GpyoMfco* and ' Premier again diuigveeaßto.the Council appointments. The difference between the Speaker and the Minister for Lands appseMS rather serious, arising out of the Speaker's refusal tQ owl©* the taking down of certain words used by Mr Fergus on Friday. The .attitude of the Speaker is almost universally approved; and the Minister regarded as wrong, Tomorrow will probably see a fatrisfe i^sftade m the House, . . Wellington, August 1,3. The "Speaker was seized with sudden illness yesterday, and was very bad last night. He is greatly better to-day, and expects to be able to take the chair this afternoon. : -,

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The fortnightly meeting of the Ash burton Borough Council was held last evening. Present—His Worship the Mayor (presiding) and Crs Paul, Cuth oertson. Jones, Sealv, Flower and Tweed. NEW MEMBER. Cr William Anderson the newly elected member took his seat and signed the usual form, the returning officer reporting hisrsturn. The Meyor welcomed Cr Anderson to his seat, and expressed his pleasure at seeing him coming forward to take part in the business of the Borough. > : - thk a*hbthit6n TKOTTWO Olt'B. Messrs H. Zander, D. Zander, A. J. *eiiy and J. C. Duncan waited upon the Council asking that-a trotein* be laid uown in the Domain outside the pre* sent running track. Mr H. Zander put the desire of thr Totting Club before the *wll <r an<L fche reputation were assured that the matter .would be considered when the Council sat as a Domain Board at the close of the Council's meeting. r finance. ■■■>• The Mayor stated the debit balance at the bank stood at £863 5s 4d, and the amount of income received from all sources since last meeting had been £33 Is od.' THK RECENT PUBLIC MttXlN*. .Letters acknowledging receipt of copies of the resolutions,. paased, at the recent public meeting in the Oddfellows' Hall on the subject of the public buildines of Ashburton, were read from the Under Secretary for Public Works, the Secretary SftoWrfSW gomn »S 8i on««, «»d Major ceived and ordered to be acknowledged. . " THE MAYOB. SSRf TV °i^ fi«^«» *f STelec. ■-Jrasli:/S Mtn* »«ntedpies of re. p^ftom "Otagb Daily Times''of July J?.*™.? 3 ' «* public meeting, at which he had delivered a lengthy address on his proposed national system of co-operative industrial settlements. 'Mr Bastings' circular accompanying copies of'the re port,-**•: »aad, and received, and the copies were distributed for perusal by Councillors. . \[ x . '\- ■ -. BOU,, ALTERATIONS* ."■' ti»te***P> J- WUffon, and Mrs C. Martin wrote asking that certain alterations be made on the valua tion roll in regard to properties in which they were interested. The alteration* were ordered to be mads),! THE LATE BIE H. A. ATKINSON. J Atkinson wrote acknowledging the Council's letter (covering copy of re solution of indolence with herself and family on thedeath of the late Sir H. A. Atkinson) md thanking the Council for their kindly expressions of sympathy. a» w ■•» ***■ bkigads.: -: ■ Mr H. H. Fodka; secretary to the Fire Brigade, wrote notifying/the Council of the election by, the Brigade of J. H Pauling to the position of lieutenant, vice J.J.C. Quane, resigned. Mr Pauiimr'a appointment was approved. . _ RUBBIhH. Liberty to burn rubbish was granted "■ xr '''■ „ JP* 4**. BOOKS. / Messrs RelUnJ Bradfute, Edinburgh, TSk *£*&*&* «*Tftr books tot Ashburton Library, and stating that the books.would be shipped atlfo Earliest, opportunity. -p*uoee. ' . ' BALANCE SHEETS. Printed copies of the balance sheet* of liable** 0'18 a V*r*wlaid#n the The Secretary to >c Troaaucy wrote asking for copies pf, the balance sheets. The, request was ordered to bar complied NETHERBV-ALLENTON WATER WTTLT. .v . 1 <^ unfcJr Engnteer wrote:, ttaliae that the County Council did of the condition proposed by the^Sough Council to have firstolaim on th^ water ton °? de£ v'sred *»' the N;therby that the Borough Council should aft* • the condition referred to, fixing the "wantity #°J?i. dir5 8d Wfco khe uew »»*« one' !SSL *£"&**&* i«> the initial portion of the borough main, the sj»me propotton to hold good in case of * sh^rt supply from the river." n After some discussion the matter wrr held over for » fortnight; wfthTview to consulting the Borough- ap&itorTn the nJTte™^;^^ hVpo**on> the ..■.A<-,t :,... ■a.-OHANjrBi ( UNe. .■ A *w* ?•. Dend>ire wisote^ anting that thtfchannel m WiUum SAreeTSwaM* concreted. < ' f'-r.- <»,.•.•, ,i.«. { ; \ i:n Or Ta^ed said it was' absolutely neceesary that this work should be done' !? 'W&&&. Sfi *tf w»«ng of the, footpath and the bad condition of the channel it was impossible - for Mr Denshire to drain hie*ectibn without con creting the channel, and the bad drainage of the street was dangerous tdthe health of the .town. , . ," "•■'■■■ ». The matter was aeferred to the' Works Committee to consider tlie, question of what atraati were to have concrete channelling out of the money recently set apart for that purpose. ; :is - . ;i ENGINEERS* EXTORT. > -. : been engaged during thaforehisttt. , The Inspector of NTisiaaeai7 ai_ re> .'P1^'"!*"? 111. J^PoHi ,^» waa im proving m health; and was expected to be about again in a day or two. ■ ■ EaMmo aq»T>|ilß >^'"-''- In reply to a .quaetkHv it was -*^-> th,* the 9m^-'i^gUwCSi from the squares to whoever eared to* take it away. "^ ' An *M>li°»^Ma he allowed to take * supply from vtae/channel In Bwnett Street through hu section to Tancred Street wan mad^by Ct Twe|d*nd re ferred to the Works Committee. The matter of putting a^flielsareeatAnes in the Borough was abo relerrad to the Works Cowwmttees as was a propoaal to purchase another water cart, Accounts to the amount of £93 wen passed for payment, and the CouncU adjourned and sat, as a

DOMAIN BOARD.

, An application was made by Mr C L. Hart, Secretary of the lawn Tenn£ Club, for a portion of the domain on which to larott tennis courts for the u«e of the club, Mid the letter also asked what rent would be charged for the groun«£-. three-quarfcersofanacre-and what part of the domain would like* beset apart for teams purpose*. ■'• . .- * MrdrthbertJM* nww»<J that a Com confer with the various clubs, and to bring U p ascaleof eharf« proper forth, B£&>£*:i**" the dowaii Me saia the charges were very uneoual *t preeew; aoine :tof th% clui/p«yX far pTngl^ 11- °U'ht6° ***™ &»» Tweed «eoonded tfcß,, too tfe n , and Mr Paul supported it. - m. The Mayor thought the motion wa« » Scaly were of tke »me opinion - IQctwatofyth* motieawM wikbdia»» •iKI lkeDt«am *W«tte.OOMSIrJS; ■enargea tor- in—lwafaiw at; xmab moat ingjalsoa^^ftnthetei^lnK track aaked for by thtf <tefntatiou %g o had ««W l^n *• Oovm^ m'thft eaily paJJ

r& ABHBTJRTON GUARDIAN t TUESDAY, AIT&UJST 16, 1893.



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Mails nloae for the following places as uader, subject to the necawarv alterations :— , For AustnOiktt ,Coloflleß r ,an^ «l«o for; United Kingdom «ad Chntf netfttaf Eqnftpe via i Brindisi, Point fie; fl»lle, | &c , andalsdfor £f^c«,)Alg<idk, tyjwritius, i per French p^ikefionly), pef^c|ireif|tacon nect with ».s. Te Anau at Port Chalmer*), at 15.30 p.m. ; late fee letters, guard's van, 12.53 p.m. For South America, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe, per R.M.S. Doric, as 1 follows: —Ordinary letters, at 6.50 [.p.m.; late fee letters, mail van express train, at B.^s' pviri.j registerad UeiiteN anft!, parcels, at? 0 p.ni. This mail Will fee due m London September 27. .... .. - FRIDAY, Aojfwt WO - :-. "" Tot' ITbirtherri "jpor* arid" Ausfraliau colonies (except Tasmania) and also for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, via Brindjpi, Point de Galle, India, China Jjkpajv/fetg., al»o for France, Algeria, 1 Lauri- Hm^Hßaße ofGood Hope; etc. (ap cially marked per French packet only), per 1 Taka tipu, at 10.SO aim Note.—On and after August 1 the (rate of ipostafe; *n tew*p»p«rs for the Australiln colonies; South Sea Islands, and Dnlted Kingdom is to be one penny for each, news paper irrespective of weight. 3 :--



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Ruapehu. left July 7,i««w; tfrndflji, August 16. ' ' ' '> £ Tainui, left July 21, due London, August 30. > j Kaikoura, sailed Augusts 4, due LondoA September 14. '■ :' -. ... f -•" /foric,ifcaviig, August ; 1& dte 'London September 27- ' ■ ■. ' ■ ] =■:- HOMEWARD-—SAW FRANCISCO MAIL*. |i Alameda left Auckland August 12, due, London September 14. , ; ;; OWOTABD—-DIRECT MAILS. . ~\ ' Ar»wa, left, Londoa July 9, due #ol^»y August 22. . .. =i O>ptic, left Londoa August 9, due flol^y Septembe.-ap. :* 1-"< ' \«OtWATfU)—«AN ntANOISCX) UAltf. ' Left London August 6, due September 7. The letter-box' will be cleared for des patch of correspondence from Ashburton Post Office to the undermentioned places as follows:— For &>m> V'm' P <Dl> Burnham and Duttandel, v.. - v i CbirfcsS and RfcWia ; -- ; (daily) ~ 6.30 3.15 6.20 Ohristchurch and North -,_* ~ (daily) 6.30 3.15, 6.20 and on Mondays, Wed- ;  nesdays, and Fridays... 10.30 Drorrore (daily) ... 6.30 Eiffelton and WilloHrby. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays 10.30 Elgin, Wakanui, Seaview, : Seafieia, and Kyle, \ Tuesdays, Thursdays, acd Saturdays 6.30 Flemington, Mondays, \y*dnesdays, ft Fridays 3.45 ; G^ratdine (daily)... •• 10.30 : Greenstrcet, Winchmore, and Forks, Tuesdays, Tbqradays * Saturdays 6JO Lismore, Tuewlays and i Fridays... ..,, . •■ W. 30 Methven (daily) 3.15 Mt. Somera, Springbum, ■ . . Bushside, and Alford ; . ■ '' Forest (daily) , ;:..'. 4.0. ■ Mayfield and Buapuria, i MondaysandThursdays 4^,0 Newlands, Tuesdays and Fridays 11.0 atiwru, ,J>4o«(lin, and South (aaily)...; ... 12.30 ; Selwyn(daily) .... ..■.,. m 6.20 Temuk% ft Timaru (daily) 10.30 12.30 and'on Tuesdays, Thurs . days and Salurdaya .... t 3.15' tinwald, WinilW, Hinds, and Wannate (daily)... 10 30 andonTuesdays, Tliurs- , <.■: days, and Saturdays ... 3.15 } '-: Wheatatohe,. . Ash(»n,> - - ; . VVaterton,4. and,. Long-, . . . beach (daily) 3.45; F.B.— Lottew Qqntainwg , anything of lvalue, should be handed to the Pofctmaster to be registered. Letters, containing coin, if posted un registered, will \MComjm»orily registered and charged, double registration fee.



-«►..--,-- The apointmeht of Mr Thomas Hayes to a lieutenantcy in the Ashburton Rifles is Gazetted, A general meeting of the Uniqn pricket fllub is eallad -for- Wednesday evening at ielgut p,m.'. %. \,. A prblic meeting is to be held at Rakaia on Thursday afternoon at two o'clock to consider the question of opening a oompany to establish stflOk swleyards at Rakaia. .. A testimonial ja being got up to Mr Samuel Yafle, the'^iiway former, in recognition of his services rendered in the cause of rail way reform, The Mayor of /Auckland, takes tart in the movement. Aii Auckland [telegram says that Sir W", Jervojs had not arrived by the Ruahine, which reached Auckland on Sunday morn ing. He pot, off at Hobart with the inten< tion of going' to South Australia. The Ohrj»icj>uroh,R-M ; gave judgment yesterday in §»ght ''picturesque Atlas" oases. Three weie in favor of defendants who 'denied the signatures, and for plaintiffs in five cases, in which the signatures were admitted, but were alleged to have been Obtained by misrepresentation.- • General Booth has referred the conduct of Colonel Lampard in breaking off his en gagement to Mis* Jjacjr flooth, the Generals daughter, to the consideration of ftve of his most trusted officers. Thpy sought the opinion of a physioian, who has had great experience in mental disease, and he certified that Lampard is insane. The •« Pahiatua Star " says :—" It is a orving shame the manner in which the inves tigations -into, the Boxing Day poisoning calamity have been conducted, and we believe the time is not far distant when all the police Officials (from the inspector downwards) who ,have bepn peddljna irift. frhi g affair, wi 1 be required to give $ account q thpirsplves. A telegram received lsusp evening says that Mr .0 Hall,' 'coroner for 1 the district, has instituted an action for libel against the "Star," alleging That stajtements in the article .above quoted from are calculated to injure him in lijs official capacity, Speaking at the annual meeting pf the Woodville Jockey Club the other night (says the " Marton Mercury ") the president said he had ridden four New Zealand grass.fed horses 200 miles in twenty-four hours, a performance he did not think could be beaten by horses in any part of the world. At tlw time this was done Mr Harrison was riding fifteen stone. Anather point touched on was the market that exists in England for those of our' thoroughbreds that are too Blow for the big races. He thought if properly handled, such animals wqjfid aell La London at froip £90 tq £150 each. This morning, an old man of about eighty years of age; named Thomas Breston, a cook,, was brought up before Mr Alfred Hairwon J.P. No criminal charge was laid against the man, unless it be oriminal to be ow and feeble, and destitute because of inability to earn one's bread.,, This was the case with Preston, against whom the formal charge of having no visible lawful means of support' was laid % enable the police to take care of him. He was sept back for sev.en days to tho police station to he fed and cared for,, pending enquiries as to the possibility of his admission $o the Old Men's Home. ' ' Sr/l-pOET Local IspiTSTJIY.!_ Thp Lo»enges, Julubes, Comets and London »*«Vtures manufactured by AtfLsteßqq* sul*~ -A «e>ual to best imported. anoOo. ait.l <i ~~* *•««*. The lat§si and : The.ONSLoM bnw. '^lirad by most delicate biscuit >anm»v |** * iilsebroqk and Oo %



Holloway's Pills—Suillen transitions from heat to cold, or. iron% raw inolemvot' weather to oppre*s|vpf Olim^tes, favor the development of nuinifold diseases, which niuy m moat instances be checked and ren dered abortive by an early- resort to these purifying, regulating, ftnd strengthening )ills. These well-known and highly esteemed ! medicines afford a sate and easy remedy for almost .every constitutional wrong, which unhealthy climatei, rapid tbanges, or dietetic 'error', can engender, and effectually Jremove ' any weakness self-indulgent habits may haYO induced' In all oondijtionß of the tysteii^ bordering on djseaaeft eiwh aa are m4ioat«l: by apathy, tiitlftMM, aad restlessness; \ Hollowly'• PiUs will prove especially wrrioe abla li begetting the vivacity, of mind nwi body appreciated by botM seted and skft. s ; Have Healthy (?hild,ren by nourishing taem with Aujbehrook? and. Oo'a iirrow>



Gbackiuh& and Digestive Biscuits for invalids are unsurpassed. Made by \PWMOOW**PQ°! '—'■ TQ^AKB Nicest Scones, Nicest Pastry, Nicest Oak*, I U«j AmMSpW)^ fott'faWty Flour,



T ftoME^-NlGHT.—Proceeds in' „.„.„,„ aid of Circuit funds. Commence 'fiMJIWSBISH- ■' -• av^#*&«^ — 7\ ■.: i; M" '„ , /j' Liberal I . .VI *':ft M:i iiSa^Jari- a* m a iWdHtliitf <f;' ~~ 'Sai»ocia^n,Fi|DAYNioTO,B p.m.. MONSXBft #PWAJ^ i^ 3! v' '' *; "* V v " fcTANTEDt. MO. geod Mangolds' ..«.—--.-», W l»r8« or "mall quantities, very Wlllli BE COMTIMUISD cheap, at my farm, near the Wakanui UNTIL TO-ANTED~~Kuown. — Mbs Huffam . . rt , W has commenced,- Dreawaking, THURSDAY;' AUGUST 30, 'fog- ggja "*"^'"**tia *;.".<&* .-^« .- = a-. ■*>-. i; .A A . :*«uANTED a good- General Servant. :o: W Apply to Mrs A. Ore, Wood lawn. 8 " .....,.'....." Meanwhile, W'SOTfi^'GE! .: ■ ,stg«',=Sti^^ wsrstic srTn w^s^ ajra^ f ance probably Wd » A*hborton. The <^n £*"£" •» r Lmbew are redueetad to attend. o ßua> ( . . .......-V; clearly shows that only , . neß °™ . ■''«'* w -r «m-n r> n*V R<l TTSE Flower's Cough Drops and -r- . •"'?•■• DIRBCTi IMPORTERS U Sulphur Tablets. H. G. Flower . - CAN HOPE TOSUCCeUpULLY DO A CASH BUSINESS. C^n^ner.Es^^ - ; TViOW is the time to secure good f I>l selected Music cheap, 4s 6d dozen, , , . ■. ■ , prices upwards. Call and choose at once, ,■.;■.',-■•,.■'-■ —H. JL Jokes. . w~i-».~l „^»n rk<. «nd of Auffust to offer »our Winter Stock, of > » « USIC for piano, violin^ :flute, 11 2w^l«*l^ Wfc» -*J*-** ** ! JML duetj, and solo. b 7; Wio& oom ■k" * t!&mm*TS^ : nronty^Tjo^^ ; TF this should meet the eye of anyone ! '' AA JL wanting two guineas, send in a . ..-■•.; ..-..■ J oornundrum on Salek's Candle Guessing AS WE RUN A Competition. JV^ —.a, ««1 rti tit * nnnrtTTClf CJPEIGHTS beet Dunedin Beer always WHOLESALE , WABEHOUSE, JS on tap at Butler's Family Hotel. to Sell the Ashburton Business, and give our unuiviu j^ WhoUwale Priceß ._ the Wholesale. / ; 'j^ q^h Store, Havelock 'street ( ' - 1 \ opposite Harrison's). 7J153 '" ' ' • ~\/l RSCONLAN^and-Mias Arxot*, '" : _ _ *«->— Jxl. Costume Makers, having opened Al»#;ClSl AItrSCHOO. in Saunders' BuUdings, are prepared to **" • 1 '■ i ' ' guarantee perfect fit, and latest Paris THBBE SBT? TRAVELLERS' SAMPLES. fashions. Dresses made from 10s 6d. HAIR PINS—The Pyr Pointed .Hair Pin, '(this only invention of the century), cannot prick the head.—H. C. FNOLISH & COLONIAL CLOTHING Severs, Melford House. JJiWULdOn « WW»«uj. ANTED to know how long the >'j .;. , > :' YV candle, now on view *t> S ENGLISH & COLONIAL BOOTS ft. 9BOES, *gsS?r* >nd Jw^SS TIK, SHIRTS, HOSIERY, ' -W^SRS=^~^ QUILTS, HABD A SOFT FELT HATS, Keren guinea, worth of pri*» riven And vwionß oMiw Linee tar to numerons to mention/ AH of wjrrANTED Knowu-Dr Scott's celd wbicb have bwn secured at prices enabling «• to {pi** them YV b „ted Electric Corsets can on^ " before yon •*the exact;  l [ bevobtamad in Ashburton at W. H. • ' \ Comaa's, "The Corner." WAREHOUSE SELLING RAT€S- RANTED KNOWN, Grand display Wrnn&n\*w%ea- , yy of new Millinery, Ulsters, and «BVuWetWwtftliwbßii^tf Jwkets. at most reasonable prises at * date mentioned; The Corweh. . . WANTED Known—lf,you w*nt jjood value in first-lass Drapery and '"' ' Slothing'for youi money go to H. C OOerMAt i Seoem, Melford. House. Great reduc QrCUInL' , . ,t ' tionsnowon. -, ; _ ; ■■■ Anyone wishing to see the Stock and dash records with a view -tow;! axTANTED-Gentlemen before buying offieln do iby eppoinUMnt^ jrj* JSJSWV^™S« \ VV A ;t heir Suite and Clothing of^aU Furtner particulars can be obtained from MESSRS^ W. W. descriptions to inspect our stock. £1000 *Co., IVS WehfieWl •f^!<*Pf*^ Al ft!ftrtft j wortl, must be soft regardless of cost. oeivediup to and including the 30th day of AUGUST, 1892. | . HO. Seqers. Melford House i _ A: ■' ■ Lb Woo J Colonial 'iweed Suits to measure; fit and workmanship --'••• 1 ■ ■ »n»ni n iieed: from 60s cash. Robert - CM dA T t?IT Alcorjc, Ashburton Clothing' Marl, SS. BAJLillllVa SaundersßuUdingS; r>6SE Treea, Onions, Plough Shares, Watchmaker aad leweller ; KSS%°K*,,SSK TOIK»»T FBMBKB *.t W. O. HOT EWRB.hMBIrt ROOM. O .^ V^CJ^. % rrj "Cli—^ the altove articles, cheap and good for TT'lf A Fir 6« -C ire, . oash, try J. Thomas, opposite Army *HCt ...-,. Barracks. Hsv.elockstreet. MUST BE CLEARED AT AWY FBICB. - ' W anted Ko^-My QIA high^jlaas Jewellery, ta»JJ .tTiT F .* ' ; cold water services laid on, estimates Intend opening with an etttureiy new s w*. given, workmen sent to any. part of |he an 4 PreTOßtailoii Tc«ttntonl«M. : =^55 K nown-wh y m# ;—. it i^«^«A»nivl«ane«iallT suitable and at Less than COST PRICE. W about; scarcity of water, while These will be found goods »E^% 8J l* c^j; ARKI >. Hardley is still making T«»ks from 100 w^wfchw and Jewellery Repairing carried on as usual. to 2000 gallons, guaranteed, at saW Watchmaking ana jewruwy y- .», , prfcw. A stock on hand tp select from, - MALEK. WATCHMAKER AND JEWKLLBR. , ~— — » PAArfii^ , — l _ : . i —. £ ;iii |^- 0 w SBLLING at-Groatly Reduced "anWRTTRTON MACHINE WORKS | i IN Prices 'for cash),, Hundred*i of AXn ttRASS FOuSdRT. BSoks on History, Science, Religion, AND BRASS FUU*imm. ' "' --sf W"' : Pictiou, iw Photo Albums and Frames, CAIOBOS STEOT, AaHBTOWW, JameS MCUTeffOr, Pictures. Games) Musical Instruments near Post Office. WWIUV, **n-vwi 9 y A laree sboak rfightte w>ded at •_ « "^-.■^,^-il. lees than..half .pripe. Stationery and TkaSa B« KllWOrtllt ixoBXoCONIST Account Books.-L. P. Ajtdbbwes aw PROrRiETOB. I • Co. __^_^ mHESE works are well equipped with I HAIRDRESSER, MB R. T- BOOTH, I best Modern Machinery for the " ■ •■ . Execution of FIRST-CLASS WORK in . t ._. mHB FAMuU S TEMPERANCE Iron ef Timber. ETC. 1 LECTURER, Specialties. J _ isheke. The manufacture of ■ . •■»»• ■ni.niwsva, 1■ J - A : GRABS AND GRAIN CLEANING — — T ■"^ MACHINERY, ■• WATER WHEELS^FORPUMFING, E^gT STRERT . IRRIGATION, ETC.' j ; : THE REPAIRS OF - _'■'•' ' ■ ' ' >■— m :/ Tractiion, and Sjankmary *Zll £ Engines, Reapers and Binders etc. »j* A «,^ # « A «.« £3=5 4 —— — — t T An at Home c=r > « rf T™?„JS?7 *i. -L WTILL Be Held at the ASHBURTON gsi^.«^ § : g mCANIERBURYfor thsLmouey^and W WESLETAN CHURCH,Cameron S £ fwfromanyexi^ofastringency. Streetf on ■^■saaJ COUNTESS 25. ; TUESDAY NEXT, August 16 p^q r^ g g -JXrL»«fi»*« Programme for the Evening: Short ■"■*■■■' f^q qj g H ASK TOUR orocebs Speeches, Recitations, Readings, Music, !^3 ftS > ' '■'■ — — Refreshments, and Curiosities. 2^£s "' , * S* ''' ITiis being the last Social Gathering, aMsaaaa" 1 qj pfn . -.^^ »•» • prior to the removal of; the Church, a r ° 1 p^yj Ej^ >< COAL! CO All ! large attendance is expected. F—■! ™ g" J • ' SaaXassi MH c^ m COAL I Proceeds in aid of the Circuit Fund. Sbsbbesb]'J P>«l §" so^ :^ ■• -1' —— I JJJjb. Eh /dmission, Is. Commence at 7.30. *aas—a—i 1 >J S»f ■—— ' 890 1| , m H g ' MOUNT BOMEBS; — Kn „ wn _ Plunpß , -g S - nir W Pumps. I have on hand the bb^^ *^ Uj »t* tUAL. largest stock in town of Pumps, Piping, pgLasasasj «y< Li Km . _ Gas, Steam, and Water Fittings. Manu- feßßjsaai Sjzj g ' faeturers of Galranized Uteel Gutters, i- j, -w» j^ . H If O R » A f* * a ny size or pattern.-J. W. G° m S ■ i ijf Pi , TWV , ■"last street. . V^J -*^ ■> 55' IT All MARUIEY, m. _ i . • ■SBBH^} ,%J1 (^ COAL MERCHANTS, VV make no mistake io7 *S*£_22 SS S I in English and Colonial Bo y * i **' m § WHOLESALE is highly reputed make by calling at «. • 3j» m. Moisok's. Durinreoming holidays dis- ■ ,«m £pj by '. count for Cash, Repairs done at once. issaaaaaafc j^, ■'■■'-,' eb»fi of men always kept and best mm^ , / ' C» 72m K.NIOHT. material and worbn» tmhip guiyanteed. Jwiiaiftl} - « ,:.— ';.''' TTTANTiID Knowh.-^L Nicholas, p*^^ , y'• . t .\ Otfick- Bootmaker, Burnett street, oppo- . -te ■ : ' ; ' site \he ,Mail Office, is prepared to make , t : . • jmaT ssTTJUiKT Boots and Shoes to order: All repairs r~-^ -, -i*.V;.; .VI ■ °rT :-,y { doqe l>U)ro pU y% tl oww trau S . 7*187 , : ■ (-