The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalkbit. TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1892. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Liboi: Bureau found employment for sixty men last week. If the Napier Corporation borrow the £35,00 J whic'i they propose to do, m order to e.irry on public works, the borough indeb tedness will then amount to •-105,000. The proposed debute at Hinds, total abslineuce v. moderate drinking, will uot take place, the prohibitionist having withdrawn from their part m the discussion. li has been decided by some of tha friends of Mr Hugo Friedlander to entertain him at a banquet prior to his depirture for h'urope, and arrangements to that end are m active prog.esc. I Some person against whom a prohibition order should be taken out, tied two dead rabbits together, and threw them across the telfgniph wire near Balc'utha. The Bal clutha paper got Financial Statement, ship ping news, horse racing, and a host of other things all jumbled up together, the electric current getting much mixed. At the fuueral of a native woman at Waikawa, recently, the service was con ducted by a native minister m the Maori language, and after deceased's body had been lowered into the grave, her earthly possessions, m the shape of a sewing machine, bedding, clothes, &c, were placed on top of the coffin. The funeral party afterwards returned to the pa, to hold the usual tangi. In an article on the prevalence of sheep stealing the " Southland Times " mentioned a caw that occurred lately about fifteen miles from Invercargill, m which a shep herd was awakened, about three m the morning, by a casual mate, to find the heavy gate of a paddock removed, and all his master's itua sheep on the road, while two horsemen decamped oa his appearance.

Captain Edwin telegraphs that the centre of low pressure from the North-west is now off the coast between Westport and Hokitika, and is travelling to the South east. There are strong evidences of the southerly gales and cold weather predicted last week. The rainfall at Wellington since Sunday aftornoon and night was very heavy. Between 3 pm. on Sunday and 9 a.m. on Monday no less than 2.20 inches fell. R'Mn fell on eight days out of eleven this month, and the measurement up to yesterday morn ing was 5.34 inches. The following important paragraph was omitted lrom the Financial Statement as telegraphed :-^" The more the inequalities of the subsidies to local bodies are considered the more desirable it appears to me that the intentions of the last Government to bring them to an end should be carried out. The change ought not to be made without notice, and time ahould be given to make other arrangements; but I think the local bodies ought to be prepared next year to give up one half the amount of the present subsidy, and that m the following year but one the remainder should appear. ' We regret to have to record the death on Saturday last, afc the ripe age of seventy three, of Mr Philip Tfsqh, well-known m this district us the landlord at one time of the old Spread Eagle Hotel, and the .Alford Forest Hotel. Mr Tiseh settled m 1859 on a farm on the Nirth Road, near Ghristehurch, which he cultivated for many years, rearing to manhood and womanhood a large family now all married and settled down as good colonists. After relinquishing farming Mr Tisch went largely into contracting, and ultimately took to hotel keeping, m con nection with which he is best known m Ashbuiton. He resumed charga of the Alford Forest Hotel Just previous to the Alford Forest diamond fever, and did all he could to help Mr J. S. M. Jaoobson, the disooverer of the alleged diamond held, to develope the ground. About a year ago he relinquished the hotel m favor of Mr Thomas Green, the present owner, and went to Christchucch to live, and he was residing at Avonside at the time of his death. Mr Tisch was a trustee of the German Lutheran Church m Christchurch, »ttd was one of its founders as well as a staunch supporter ot

it. • ■ ■ Speaking on the subject oi compensation to publicans, Lord Salisbury says:—"lt is proposed that localities shall have the power, when the number of non-thirsty souls ex ceeds the number of thirsty soulf, that the non-thirsty shall Uav§ the power o f. saying that the thirsty souls sij-iU have nothing at all to drink. That seems to be benching on the elementary liberties of mankind. If I lik-j to driuk beer it is no reason that I should be prevent from taking it because my neighbour does not, like it. If you sacri fice liberty on the matter of aliphol, you will eventually sacrifice it on more impor tant matters also, and those advantages of civil and religious liberty for which we ha<re fought hard will gradually be whittled away. . / , Jf »ny encroachment is made on the legitimate iytgrsst and liberty of the publi can, undoubtedly fajp compensation must be given, and the koil authority would have to provide that fair compensation; and I believe that the terror of having to provide that compensation would furnish a not incon»iderab|a motive to induce the local authority to obierye » wise modera tion m the exercise of their functions." There has been much reference m the House this session to a system of "secret and confidential" reports M'hich the Bail way Commissioners were supposed to have inaugurated m reference to their employees, and at the request £>.i Air G. Hutchison the Minister for Public Works undertook to recommend to the Comnrnsloneus fch« aboli tion of the obnoxious system, and that employees be permitted to see the evidence upon which theyj were adjudged. The "Post" states that the following is what the tystem really is: -Take a case of an accident on one of the lines—an engine break* down, two experts are sent to hold an enquiry 'i#U} jfche action of the driver, witnesses are heard fo hjs prfsenpe, he has full liberty to cross-exatnin> tfyefi?, and their evidence is taken down, and every pxge signed by the driver as having been heard by him. Tnen the driver makes his own state ment, which i 3 also taken down; the ex pert* write a report as experts, and the whole is seujt to the Commissioners, who first read through th* /iyjrjence individually, and then consider the whole u/at£§r m the Boardroom before taking any action upon it They are the sole judges, and on an em- j ployee representing to them that he has not i been heard m his defence or has not had a sufficient opportunity »£ gross-examining witnesses, or that certain facts have not come out m evidence, order a fresh enquiry. So much for the "Star Chamber" mystery.

The Indian paper* report that some time since, m the neighbourhood of Fyzabad, a man of the Ahir or cowhepd .caste was carrying a young calf homg on his shoulders, when by some accident it slipped down and broke its neck. The Brahmina declared him to be outcast, and sentenoftd him to the severest form of Hindoo excommunication for six months. They further told him that he could not have committed a greater sin than «»üßing the death of a cow, but, taking into co#sidej?atM}n that he was an uneducated man, they had d,eal£ ypry leniently with him. During the period <?f eycQinmumeation he was ordered to l*ad » Hie of j#ei*dicajacy, and, with a rope round his neck and a portion of the calf's tail on his shoulders, he was to perform pilgrimages to different Hindoo shrines. The members of his family were fwbidden to supply him with either shelter or food »n<Jgr a penalty of under going similar ■excommualoation,. The Ahir recently returned to his village, b,ut until the purification ceremonies are* over he must live m a temporary grass-thatched house! which has been erected for his residence. It remains for a man of one the lowest and most degraded castes t# p%flfy him. A j barber, after shaving the 4slinqt*e»t, *nd paring the nails of his hands and toes, will make over the hair and the nails to the low caste attendant, who will burn theT» and also set fire to the hut. After this, the Ahir, being covered with cow-dung, will take a plunge ffttfl the. river Sarju and come out purified. Bujfc his troubles are even then by no means at an «*d, he has feasted fifty Brahmins and 100 of Us typphven he will be readmitted into caste fellovsfcifc J Suitort Local Industry. — Eh Lozenges, Jujubes, Comfits and London Mixtures manufactured by Aulsebroorl AND Co. »re equal to best mported.

Skatera me r minncrt the Rink will be open to-night instead of Thursday. The first of the season's social gatherings at St Stephens Schoolroom takes place to night. Before Mr Alcorn to-day, a man who had baen previously before the Coiirt wm fined 5s or twenty-four hoars for drunkenneM. Mr H. A. Stratford, R.M., has beefrtrans ferred from Oamaru to the West Coaslj. The "Oamoru Mail' states that he will be succeeded by Mr Jackson Keddell. A miner named McKenna is said to have relumed to Geraldtown, Western Australia, last month, after six months on the Mnr chison, with a waterbag etuffed with £2500 of alluvial gold. Five shillings or twenty-four hours—not . twenty days—was the option which Mr ! Harrison gave the first offender for drunk«n ---| ness who came before him yesterday.

Readers .are reminded that the first show of the Ashburton Poultry Pigeon, and Canary Society Tvill be held m the Old Town Hall on Friday ami Saturday first— not Thursday and Friday as stated yester day. The success of the service of song " Truu as Steel" by the Baptist choir last night was so marked, »nd its reception so flatter ing to the singers that it will be repeated to-morrow m the Baptist church. Our notice of the performance and report of the anniversary proceedings have been held over. Invercargill is going ahead. Six new business firms have opened there during the last month, five within a week. Unoccupied shops are now scarce and, says a local paper, premises that have been m disuse since jthe depression " wave" paralysed trade are now being put m repair m anticipation of a further addition to the ranks of shop keepers. - ■ At last night's meeting of the limaru Borough Council the Town Clerk stated that the borough funds taken together were £135 m credit. Councillor Foley said that ought to be chalked up m letters of gold, for he did not believe there was another borough m the colony with a credit balance. Lieut.-Col. Gordon, Commanding the Canterbury District, has received a circular from the Defence Office stating that the new- Infantry Drill, 1892, issued by the New Zealand Government, is to be taken into use by the New Zealand Forces immediately on receipt of the circular, i An Order m Council has been gazetted validating the proceedings at the anntaal licensing meeting of the Waimate Licensing Committee, as it appearel that the notice of the applications had been been delivered and advertised as provided by the Act, though, owing to accidental omissions on the part of the clerk of the Committee, the list of notices had not been posted. At the Municipal Conference a question of considerable importance was raised by the Hon Mr Shrimski. He contended that the Legislature should be responsible for the revenue lost by local bodies through the ap pointment of conflicting bodies. As an in stance of what he meant, he pointed out the Sydenham Licensing Committee's action m refusing publicins' licenses m the borough, which had deprived the Borough Council of a considerable sum annually. SANDER AND SONS EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.—In protection of the world made fame our manufacture has acquired all over the globe, we publish the following :~ Hazard, M.D., Professor of General Patho logy and Diseases of the Mind and Nervous system, says m an editorial published m tne "Clinical Record":—" We have examined half-a-dozen specimens of different inanufac tures; the preparation of Sander and Sons was the only one that proved to be reliable and corresponding to scientific tests." Another concootioii call§d.." Refined Extract of Eucalyptus" has made its appearance since. This product stands, according to Dr Owen, foremost m causing injurious effects. That gentleman communicates, at a meeting of the Medical Society of Victoria, that a child living at Fitzroy became most seriously indisposed through is 9 use. In another case a lady states o» the strength of statutory declaration that she suffered cruelly from the effects of the same concoction. To guard the high reputation of our manufacture We feel warranted m expo ing the above facts, and desires the public to exercise care and precaution when buying, SANDER and 7

FOOTBALL.

ASHBURTOI* V. LONGERACH* The following will represent the Ash burton Olub against the Longbeach Club to-morrow, at Longbeach :— Back — Squire ; three-quarter backs- -D. Price, L/. Matson, H r Curtis; half-backs— Conter, Knisjhtj fonjtrards^-Boyle, Burns, Cromie, Dixon, H. Fooks, Heflord, Maxwell, Mitchell, Sawle. A con veyance will leave LUvis' coiner at 12.30 p.m.

CRICKET.

London, July 10, The annual cricket match between Harrow and Eton was finished yesterday, the farmer winning by sixty four runs. In t^e gouHty match between York shire and* Leiflesfcejtfshjre the former scored 509 for six wickets—Beel 22$ not tut, Wainwright 122.

Disastious Fires.

JPER FKJSSB 48*0.01 ATJON.J St John's, ftEWFoyNM,AjrD, July 9. A large fire is raging m St John's, Newfoundland. The Government office?, the Roman Qatholic, Protest ant, and Methodist ehurohes, colleges, the Masonic temple, and hundreds of factories and houses have gone. Three thousand people have been rendered homeless. Two-thirds of St John's have been destroyed by the fire, and six lives have bpen ]q§t. Not a single public building of mercaatili? bpuse escaped. One vessel was burned m the harbor but the rest steamed away to sea. The fire originated through a match having been dropped m a barn, and only stopped when there was nothing more to be tyurr^d. Tfc« damage is estimated at four mil/ions sikejfjing.. Warships are conveying food from Halifax, and relief funds have been opened inalj It)?© Canadian cities. (Received July 12, If. a.-m,) Jt. John's July 11. fifteen thousand people have been rendered homeless by the fire. Twenty: two lives were lo§fc. The Bishop had a rarpow escape, Qhrjistia^u, July 11. One-half of Ohrirtianity the capital of Norway, has b96n fouprjed 4own. The Bank of Norway, sayings' bsnk, and post office were destroyed. The damage is estimated at seven million croups. ■ . ■ ■: . '■;  •

The Kumara Poisoning Case.

j WSB l'ftfcSS ASSOCIATION]. Kumaba, July 10. At the adjourned inquest touching the deatjji of John Conlon the jury returned a verdict of d.eatfy from arsenical poisoning, but by whom administered there is not sufficient evidence to show. The evidence of Air Skey, Government analyst, showed that «?#««?£ crystals were found m the in testines and m"; solution jn the stomach. Mrs Gonlon' was trough* uri on r#jaaiid, charge^ with poisanipg lier Husband, and i was further iWmancied till Tuesday, when ' the case will be gone on with, ft js ex pected to last two days. If committed | she cannot be. tried before the middle of September.

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WEDDING.

McCORMICK-BUCKLEY. Greenstreet was en fete on Wednesday last, as indeed was Ashburton for a time, the cause being the wedding of Mr Daniel AlcCormick, farmer, Greenetreet, with Mary Ann, daughter of Mr Andrew .Buckley, the well known farmer in the same district. ; The procession from Greenstreet to the Church of the Holy Name was a sight to be ■ remembered, nearly forty trap loads of friends having been deposited a* the chapel door to witness the ceremony, which took place before a full -congregation, the -Very Rev. Father Chnstagmu being the officiat ing priest. A.eoSis A. Ttuck'ey, brother of ihe bride, "and-. J. McGonnick, brother of ! the bridegroom, stood at the rHar w^tb the bridegroom as best men, the father of the bride giving her away.- Tiuec bridesmaids waited on the bride at the altar, and fie party made a very pretty picture indeed. The bride wore a dress of biscuit colored cashmere, the bodice cf which was trimmed with shot silk and lac:;, and the skirt draped with a lace festooned frill, with umbrella train; gloves to match. Hei long tulle veil was worked with fillizel silk, secure I wich pearl ornaments, .uid hec coronet of orange blossom was exceedingly pretty. She wore a chaste gold brooch and bangle, the gifts of the bridegroom, and her lovely bouquet with long streamers- was the gift of her brother, Mr A. Buckley. Her travelling dress was of navy blue serge, edged with grey astrakhan, with toque to match. . The bridesmaids wore—Miss Kate C. Buckley, the bride's sister, and Miss, Maggie McCor mick, the bridegroom's sister, dresses.of. pale heliotrope nun's veiling, trimmed with surah silk and lace; gloves and hats to match. MUs Nora Veronica Hicky, cousin of the bride, a becoming dress of cream French delaine, with ribbon, lace, and gloves to match; cream araphane hat, re lieved with a pretty spray of flowers. Each of the brideamaids'w.ore gold brooches, the bridegroom's gifts, and carried bouquets tied with cream streamers, the pretty com pliment to them of Mr A. Buekley. ' The ceremony over the gay party again took the road for Greenstreet. - Mr Buckley's farm was the rendezvous, and the scene of the rejoicings. The weather was excellent for the season, and did not mar the ai range meats, which were perfeot. A grand floral arch had been erected at the gate for the newly wedded couple to pass under, and Mr William Patching had provided a marquee "as large as a church " to accommodate the crowd of friends who came at Mr Buckley's invitation to celebrate the wedding of his daughter. The mammoth marquee was taxed to its utmost space at the wedding breakfast, at which the usual compliments were paid and good wishes expressed. After full justice had been done to the good things, povided with a lavish hand, the tables were cleared, and the marquee pre pared for dancing. A graud floor had been laid specially for the occasion, and Mr H. A. Gates' tnaeful fingers shook from the piano keys music that put life and mettle in the heels of the many couples who enjoyed the dance. The happy hours were whiled away joyously until daylight. After break fast the young friends of the happy couple again took the road, and fifteen vehicles followed Mr McGormick and his bride to Ashburton to give them a hearty send-off on their honeymoon trip. The presents were both numerous and costly, and made a pretty sight in the room devoted to them at the farm.

SPORTING.

ASHBURTON RACING CLUB,

A meeting of the Committee of the Ashburton Racing Clab was held on Saturday evening. The principal busi | ness transacted was ponsideration of the draft programme for the ensuing Spring meeting. After a long discussion the following programme was adopted:— (first day—Spring Hurdle Handicap, 50 soys, two miles ; Maiden Plate, 20 soys, one mile ; Ashburton Cup, 100 soys, one mile and a half { Windermere Handicap, 40 soys, six furloDga ; Novel Race, 25 soys, four furlongs ; Spring Handicap, 40 soys, seven furlongs ; Longbeach High Weight Handicap, 35 soys, one mile. Sucond day—Lagmhor Hurdle Handicap, 40 soys, one mile and a half; Ashburton Racing Club Handicap, 75 soys, one mile and a quarter ; Disposal Stakes, 30 soys, six furlongs ; Winchmore Handicap, 40 soys, bna mile and a quarter ; Welter Handicap, 45 j»ovs, one mile ; Allen ton Handicap, 35 soys, one mile; Flying Handicap, 40 soys, five furlongs It was decided to hold the meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, November 23 and 24, nominations to close on October 29, handicaps to appear on November 14, and acceptances! to be made on November 19. The Committee decjded thst the con ditions for the Ashburton Stakes—to be run at the Autumn meeting—should be the s^me as beforg, namely—-a sweep stake of 2 soys each, with 100 soys add(3d, for two and throe-year-oMs bred m the district), or owned m the district, at the time of entry ; five furlongs. The Committee then adjourned until to-morrow (Wednesday) evening. It will be seen that a liberal addition has been made to the amount of stake money, the Racfng jClub Handicap being raised £20, each "hurdle race £(j>, the Windermere and Winchmore Handicaps £10, each, and the Longbeach, Welter, and Aljenton Handicaps £5 each -a total increase i?f £<$, the gmount given this Spfn| b,emg #56$ against £605 last Spring.

Ashburton Hounds.

I The meet of the hounds on Friday was I a* Mr Sam Brown's homestead, Wakanui. There was a large gathering, and Mr and Mrs Brown extended to all a most kindly welcome, and gave an excellent luncheon, which was much appreciated. Not only did Mr Brown give his numerous visitors a right royal greeting, but he seemed to have a hare lying handy m nearly every paddooij, $nd no sooner was one run finished than Long Sar»h took her game rider back to where another was camped, and m spite of puss each time making for the riverbed a kill was scored, good sport was enjoyed, and there was a lot of j u«ip ng over some nice country. Mr and Mrs Brown were most generous m their hospitality, 1 and at; ''the pjojfe of a really j good day's sport the large gathering drew up m the road and gave three ringing cheers.

A p irty had arranged to attend the meet of the Chriptphurch hounds at Diuisandel yesterday^ and were tp have go cby the early trap. Mr JVC. N. QrigEf drove m fram Longbeach, Mr Buckley from Lagmhor, and the Treasurer and Secretary put fn an appearance, trucking their horses and proceeding as far as Dunsandel, bub though the hounds had gfob far as Selwyn, tJie weather was so bad tjjat hunfin^ iva§i ou|b pf the question, A meet of the Ashburton t)o ran 4» will take place at the old Longbeach Road Board office on Monday next, when some of the South Canterbury men are expected up, and a very large gathering may'lfe" aiMsp&ted. Good country has besen secured, and wifch fitU' feather capital sport is sure to follow.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

'I.TO PfcESs ASSOCIATION.)

UNION BANK DIVIDEND.

• London, July 9. The Union Brink has declared a dividend of 12 per cent., and carried forward £11,000. TARANAKI HARBOR BONDS. A committee of the holders of New Plymouth harbour debentures has been forme 1 to act in conjunction with the council of foreign bondholders to pro tect the interests of the debenture holders. 'HEAV\ EMBEZZLEMENTS. Lokvon, .1 uly 10. Ltrnb, the cashier, arid Wilson, the salesman, of Messrs Reynolds, Gibson, Cotter and Co., of Liverpool, have m*de a full confession, in which they admit that they embezzled £12,000 of the firm's money. They further ad mitted that they largely speculated with the firm's money, and posed in the eyes of financial institutions as men of financial stability.

NEW ZEALAND ATHLETES.

Pakis, July 9. At the athletic meeting to-day Harold Batger won the One hundred metres hurdles handicap, with L. Cuff second. Bredin won the four hundred metres fiat, with P. Wood second. In the four hundred metres hurdles, Bat ger, who finished second, beat the Frenoh record.

PAHANG.

: Singapore, July 9. - the Government have decided to take over the administration of Pa hang, where riots have been frequent lately, and will remove the Sultan.

THE CHOLERA.

St. Petersburg, July 10. The cholera is advancing rapidly in Western and Central Russia. THE PAMIR. St. Petersburg, July 11. It is asserted that the Russian authorities are only acting on the de fensive in marching on the Pamir Plateau to prevent the Chinese occupy ing the country.

GRAVE TROUBLE AT PITTS BURG.

Washington, July 10. It is reported that another attempt is to be made by Pinker ton's force of private detectivesj and constables to tackle the strikers. A force of four hundred men is starting for Carnegie's homestead m bullet-proof cars, with provisions for several days. The strikers are all armed, and have supplies of dynamite m addition to firearms. They patrol all approaches to Carnegie's mills. The civilians of Fittsburg declined to respond to the sheriff's appeal for help.

THE UGANDA TROUBLE.

Rome, July 11. The Roman Catholic ecclesiastical authorities are agitating for an indem nity for the harm inflicted on the Catholic missions in Uganda. ERUPTION OF MOUNT ETNA. - The eruption of Mount Etna is as suming alarming proportions. The villages of Ricolosi and Belhaso are in danger from the* lava flow, and earth quakes are frequent.

DISASTROUS EXPLOSIONS.

Geneva, July 10. The boiler of the st«?amer Mont Blanc exploded on Lake Geneva. An iron plate crashed through the saloon, killing twenty passengers and injuring forty others. Among the victims were several English tourists. Geneva, July 11, The total number of persons killed by thf* explosion on the steamer Mont Blanc vas t\yenty-eight including the captain. The steam filled the saloon and caused a panic, AJI egress was blocked, and the cries of the sufferers immersed m the scalding vapour were fearful. San Francisco, July 9. An explosion took place at a powder works near San Francisco, killing 104 people, mostly Chinamen.

AUSTRALIAN.

SIR gRASASI BERRY. Mbp'qtjkne, July 9. A writ has, b,eeif served on Sir G. Berry for sitting and voting in the Jjegisjatfve Assembly. The grounds of objection aj?e ftqjji seated, but they are supposed to be owing to his acceptance of the post of Treasurer and proceeding to 4 sepqn4 election be fore he had been sworn in as a member upon his first eleotion. ANOTHER SUSPENSION. July 10. The Victorian Mutual Building Society has suspended payment. The half-yearly meeting was held 0..;y last week, but no dividend was "declared, although £12,000 was carried forward to next year's account. Heavy with drawals have taken place since, and the directors felt themselves bound to suspend payment, at all events for a time. The position of the society has not been disclosed, but the directors declare that the institution is perfectly sound. THE BROKEN HILL STRIKE. Mejjjoukne, July 11.' The secretary of the Miners' Asso ciation says that the owners have definitely refused jbo hold a conference regarding the state of affairs at Broken hill, and tbe men \yill shortly issue an appeal to the working men qf Austrai r asia tp support their action. The owners ajso intend to issue a statement setting forth their reasons for adopting the contract system. JAPANESE EMIGRATION. Sydney, July 11. Japan is engaged in looking out for a field to absorb, the surplus labor population of that country, and is directing its attention to tho New Hebrides. The members of the Jap anese Emigration Society of Tokio, accompanied by a member of the Go vernment, left for those islands last weekj' on a tour of inspection. Mr Laing, Secretary of the Australasian Nfcw Hebrides Company, says that if the inspection is satisfactory it may be the means of hastening the hands of Great Britain and France, and' lead to some definite action or/ tljO part of one or other of those powers. TheGorti pany will hail the advent of Japanese laborers with gatufoction, *

ARRIVAL OF SIR W. ROBIN SON.

Albany, May 31. Sir W. Robinson has arrived and received a public welcome.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wellington, July 10. A m*Bs meeting of unionists called for last night, was attended by about 400 people. Mr Rigs, president of the Trades and Labour Council, was m the chair, and explained that the obj-*cc of the (gathering was lo show that unionism whs not dead, and to give feeling to it. 'Sevo-al persona addressed the mee'in/, including Messrs SandfcrJ, Kelly and 'Pinkerton, M.H R.s, all of whouibpoke against strikes as a means of ameliorating ihu condition of the working classes, and suggested the establishment of boards of conciliation. A motion was carried re cognising the necessity for trade and labor unions, Oamaru. July 9. At a meeting of farmers to-dry it • was decided to form a Farmers' Co-operative Association with a capital of £25,000. A provisional directory was appointed. Dunedin, July 11. Alex. Alexander, traveller for Sargood, the oldest commercial on the line, died yesterday, aged 51.

The General Election at Home.

<i»KR PBBBa ASSOCIATION) London, July 8, 9 and 10. ; The former members have been re elected for :—West Devonshire (Lord A. W. Hill), London City (Sir R. Hanson and Mr H. H. Gibbs), North Londonderry, St Ives, Berwick, Denbigh, East Fife, South Dorset, Dudley, West Aberdeen, Horncastle, Sleaford, Wirral (Cheshire), Uxbridge (Middlesex), Northampton, North Western Durham, Pebbles and Sel kirk, Wimbledon, Dublin, Galloway, Tamworth, Penrith, Tewkesbury, Limerick City, North Kent, Mid Antrim, South Mayo, Tulleymore (King's Co.), Govan, Partick, Stirling, Deptford, Elland, Bootle, Eye (Suffolk), Newport (Shrewsbury), Bipon (York shire), Clithero, East Donegal, Black pool (Lancashire), Leith, Isle of Wight, Osgold Cross (Yorkshire), Kirkcud brightshire, South Division of Glamor ganshire, Bernard Castle, Eastern Divi sion of Denbigh, Kilmarnock, Lan caster,:. Holderness, Prestwych, Wy combe, East Grinstead Division of Sussex, West Mayo, Elgin, South wsst Meath, Kilkenny North, East Antrim, Crewe, St Andrews, N.E. Lanark, Bngg division of Lincolnshire, [South Lanark, Swansea district, Mid Derby shire, West Perth, S.E. Lancashire, Rushcliff (Notts), East Denbigh. The Tories gain—St. Stephen's Division of Dublin (W. Kenny), Montgomery (Pryce Jones), Londonderry (Hubbard Ross, —beating Justic McCarthy by 26), Wellington (Hood), Stratford (Whitford), Dublin University (Plunket and Carson), Kehdal (Bagot), Reigate Division of Surrey (Heendihill), Tun bridge (Boscawen), Thirst (John Law sen), South D,ublih (Hon D. Plunkott), Walthamstow (Byrne), Vfest Hough ton (Stanley), The Liberals have gained the Chesterton division of Cambridge (Mr Hoare,) Cricklade, Ross and Cromartie (Weir), Tyneside (J. A. Pease), Flin. Burghs (Lewis), Swansea Town (Burnie), Carmarthenshire (Jones), Monmouth (Spicer), Pem broke and Haverforci-west (Allen), Somerset (C. Wainer), S.W, Lanca shire (Woods), Inverness district 1 (Beath), S.E. Durham (Richardson), Hawick Burghs (Shaw). Returned unopposed—South Cork (Edward Barry, Nationalist), North Down (Waring), Chertsey Division of Surrey (Combe), West Kerry (Sir T. Esmonde), North Roscoinmon (Podkin, a Nationalist. The returns, at present (July 10) are :—Tories 191, Unionists 24, Glad stonians 163, Nationalist, 21, Parnell ites 4. Tho Dublin Unionists are rejoicing at the results of the elections, and Irish Bank stocks, which fell on the publication of Mr Gladstone's mani festo, have risen £2.

Mr Bean, Home Ruler, defeated the Right Hon. C. T. Ritchie, President of the Local Government Board, and a member of the Cabinet, at Tower Hamlets, by a majority 298. The Right Hon, John Morley, who was elected as junior member for New castle-on-Tyne, having declared from the hustings that unless he wag re turned by 20Q0 majority he would resign, is now asked by his opponents to fulfil the pledge, The polling for the seat was M^ Hammond ' 18,823, Mr Morley 10,905, MrQraig 10,68$; Lqvdov, July 11. "The Standard" believes that the Liberals will secure a majority of from 80 to 30* The poll for Midlothian (Mr Glad stone's constituency) takes place on Tuesday. Mr H. H. Champion m a letter to the "Times" says that the Labour Party are adopting the swiftest method of compelling Mr Gladstone'sjattention to their demands and that they cjo not *ant to punish the Liberals. ' ' ' Calcutta. July 11. Tke Indian press is jubilant at Mr M. t). Naoroji's success. The anti-P.arnellitos cut up the roads m South Glare m orcjipr to pre vent their opponents attending a meet ing. Two hundred'men"afrne^ with pitchforks. and' knives chased fche Parnellites for miles, and ultimately the latter yere compelled to seek refuge m. a police barracks.. (Received July 12, if ,&) a.m.) At the elections the Unionists have polled 1,290,121, the Home Rulers 1,311,351, and the labor representa tives 32,7Q§.

THE WEATHER.

ALUJRI) STATION. ,/fhe following is the Meteorological report for the week endinc duly 10, 1892:—

The Municipal Conference.

[l'Ett i-ME$-» ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON, July 9. The Municipal Association adopted the report of the Fire Brigades Committee, recommending Corporations to -pay two* thirds of the cost and the Insurance Com panies the remainder. A proposal re retention of the highest legal and engi neering talent m the colony was referred to the committee appointed to shepherd the Municipal Corporation* Act Amend' ment Bill. The report of the committee - upon the Pedlars and H»wkersßill was received, the only suggested alteration being that the few should be paid to the local bodies instead of to toe Govern ment. The report was adopted. The committee appointed te consider the rules of the Association reported, suggest* ing several amendments, the principal of which was to the effect that the con ference should sit every two years instead ok annually. The report iru adopted. Mr Phillips (Auckland) moved—"That permissLn should be Riven m the i Municipal Corporations Act empowering councils to alter the name of their boroughs." The motion was lost.' Mr Phillips further moved—"Thata clause should be added, providing that no live stock should be allowed to be kept xm tht> premises of butchers m the boroaxtM." The resolution was lost. The Association finuthed business by appointing the Mayor of Wellington permanent' pre sident ; and as vice-presidents the Mayois of Auckland, Duneotn, Chrihtchureh, and Nelson; committee, the mayors of Ash* burton, Napier, Petone, and Hutt, M<*sr« L. L. Harris, Wellington, Mr Fish, M.H.R Dunedin, and Mr Mills, 31 H.R. Port Chalmers.The Association also appointed Mr Martin, of Wellington City, sole and permanent secretory at £60 per annum, and voted £25 to Mr Page, Wel lington town clerk, for past services. Wellington, July 11. A deputation from the Municipal Con ference waited on tho Premier this morn insr, Mr Bell, Mayor of Wellington, who was.spokesman, bringing before aim the various amendments which the Con ference suggested hhould be made m measures affecting municipal bodies which were to be introduced m the House this session. la reply, Mr BalUnce said the Opvernment appreciated the labors of the Conference, and were prepared to give every consideration to their deliberations. As to the Local Bodie Auditand Accounts Bill he agreed with the Conference that the clause with reference to the liability of members of local bodies was too stringent, and amendments should accordingly be made. He explained that the measure, was really an Audit Office measure, which Government had taken up, and he would undertake to have it aspta referred to the Public Aooount* Committee. With reference to the Fire Brigades Bill he thought it went, too far m compelling insurance companies to con tribute towards the maintenance of brigades, but he would lay the resolutions of the Conference on tho point before the Cabinet. The Premier agreed to the suggestion of the Conference that the Hawker*' and Pedlars' Bill should provide for tines being paid into local revenue, not into the consolidated fund. The Government would also give every con sideration to the question of overdrafts of local bodies, which was dealt with by the Local Authorities Auditand Account* 1511. Ihe Mayors attending the Confer ence have been entertained at lunch by the Governor.

POLITICAL.

(PHOSJ OUR VMUJAMKNTAXY CORRESPONDENT.) Wellington, July 11. THE HOSPITALS BEFOXT. Dr McGregor's report on charitable aid affairs has been tabled. One point worthy of notioe is the stress laid by the Dr on the necessity for discriminatun. botween deserving and the worthless poor. In his judgment the former get tooliule care, and the latter too much. He - speaks favorably of ,the work achieved by the Labor Bureau, The Ahhburton Hospital is reported to Wj elective SJJitoy, B^75S MEWBillfl, A number qf new bUls were circulated te^ay Mr Seddon's HawwiSd Pedlar*' Act provides > dj^t Sj general Uoenseci, renders It penVl to hawk or peddle .pmtuous %iiowr, n a foiring, penal. Mr PslmerV Police Oflenoes Amendment Bill provides that informT tiona and complaints for offenow voiar sections7andß(cruelty to aninMlslaiM be laid within three month*. The mliot may detain animals belonging toan offender undemeotion 7 at owner's oost Mr Buckley's Adulteration Prevention Amendment Bill provides that on two and four pound loaves deficiencies m weig^ aroi, to * mild« «ood under penalty. The Act is not to apply to fancy or French bread. Mr Bnokley's Birth and Death Registration smeMmsnt Bill provides, that the übnkltj for'not registering the birth'6f a child may be Codo Billis draoooian. : " " COJtPKHSAHOK. " ;'- " The question of corapehsation U ooming on agaia. . Mr Lawry means to move th» affirmation of the principle, vi& Ut% 1. J.Reeyeswill introduce, an amendiaen't of the licensing Act,' embodying com. pensation, " Consolidation Bill. In <jhort its provi sions are (hat the mortgagee «n«lt not be iable on any covenwt to pay the princi pal, and any contract to pay such principal shall haye no validity, fheAot \* pot retrospective,

(PWt PK«BS ASSOCIATION.) Weujnotoh, July 12. MR WmWHT ON FKOHIBinOK. In Mr Wrighte speech on the Com pensation Bill the* word "all" was omitted. The report should have read- Mr Wright would support the amend ment provided that the words "this session ' wore struck out. * He was far from desirous of closing ».' all "the public houses m the colony, and thought the Sydenham people had gone too far and 1 excited the sympathy of the other side. If the mover of the amendment agneed to Ills suggestion the Government wo«Ur no " doubt accept^;. - ■' -U. v • .1 -j -! - . ■ f- --■ ■;■

The world is ever moving tn towa>4s perfection butseldom attains it. Constant improvement is being nJade m every branch of Industry,,' - but *m Baking Powders Perfemjoh -'has men flstthhdrfn WvbvrtortQuttfeßett, *w "*

TITO ASUBTTRTON GUAKDIAN: TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1892.



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i • _O ENUINE SALE, to reduce Stock \JT previous to Stock-taking. Book", Stationery for office and private uae Music, Account Books all "sizes, Parlor latttß, and a variety of other goods too rtutmtrous to particularise. Ail goods Rtviuced m Price for Cash during this mwith. — L F. Anurkwbs AoiD Co. S'ationwr's Hall, Aehburlon. BO.VfKR>ET Meat Mart Tl.e oldest, the largest, the Wat, ami t\w chea?< est. Small Goods a npecialty. Ful: weights guaranteed. A trial .solicited. —W. J. S»cocK. 4^182 IMPOKTANT NOTICE. IN Consequence of the Loss of thei Premises by the fire, the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY HAVE TAKEN THOSE PREMISES IN TANORED STREET, Opposite the Arcade, Formerly the Ashburton Club, AND WILL OPEN OP A NEW AND WELL SELECTED STOCK THERE NEXT WEEK- The Manager, MR WEBBER, is now m Dunedin for the purpose of SELECTING the NEW GOODS. HALLENSTIEN BROS. & CO., NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, ■ " & ' Dunedin. NOTICE. ADVERTISEMENTS for the First (Country) edition of the GtfAßDiA's must reach this office by 2 p.m. Advertisements for the Second (Town edition will be recced up to 3 p.m. ASHBURTON PUBLISHING CO May 23, 1892. The Besi~Tea^ IN THE WORLD. llyslop's Ceylon. NINIAN HtfSLOP, and CO., Tea Importers, 138 Cashel street. Christchurch. Important to Cycmsts.—A good Safety Bicycle for £15 15s.  Repairs and Cycle accessories at exceptionally low rat o» at; ' Savhxe's •* Calliope ' Cycle W k,, UO Cokuubo Btrwt, Christ hurcb



" 'tl'^niefl." ~7 CASH \dvertiseTi.«u. J 3 under xh s headiug nut e*eo«Kliiitf SIXTEEN WOKT>'S I/-. 4!Ur<v»".. wvW '<■•' »r t.hi° ■)-;o. W\NT-v» • • jj-s f u.v..u»iAK of J -ily 6, an i i > il o' 3 uly 7 Apply thin Office »)N' i Forget P--ul< ry Sh«»w, Friday and Saturday next at Old Town Hall. Over three hundred en:nes. 7^77 \1"» ANTED at once, 2000 eotni second \\ hand Sncks.— Henry Zandbr. 7 74 .___ rw\a& Baptist Sunday School will re- I peaJ the Service of Song " True as Steel,'* on Wbdsbsday Evksino, 7.30. CofTee Supper at close, 6d. a°ldJ sf« tickets admitted. _7_*w tlr ALVAGE SALE—A large quantity •** of Good^ slightly soile by removal during the late fire. W'U be sold at greatly Reduced Prices.— Amprbw Orr. WANTED -Gentlemen before buyina their Suits and Clothing of all dwniptiona to inspect our stock. £1000 worth must be sold regardless of cost.— H. O. 8eo»r», Melford House. WANTED 1000 Customers to secure Bargains m Furs, Hoisery, Ulsters and Millinery, at S. W. Alcorn's, cheap ■ale. Now On. WANTED Known—ln consequence of slowness of trade this season, we o»re reduced almost everything of our well assorted first-claw Drapery. Clothing, tt«.~H. C. Seobrs, Melford House. - '"OORB Trees, Onions, Plough Shares, ' L\> Flour, Chan*, Oatmeal, Macrocarpa Fruit Trees, Tea, Sharps, Potatoes, Chick Wheat, Oarrots, Insigms, Hay, Ur, Oate, Barb Wire, and Civility. For the above articles, cheap and good for oash, try J. Thomas, opposite Army Barracks, Havelock street. rpELEGRAM to A. ORR.-Your offer X for 124 Pieces French Merino is accepted; Edwards, Bennett, and Co., Ohristcmirch. The above goods are now being soM %t half price at A. Orr's Cheap Bale. ?Sl4o WANTED Known—lf you want good value m first-class Drapery and Slothing for your money go to H. C. Cdoww, Melford House. Great reduc tions now on. ~ W' ANTED Known—Dr Scott's cele brated Electric Corsets can only be obtained m Ashburton at W. H Count*, "The Corner." . fTTANTED Known—That you will IT make no mistake for quality and ariety m English and Colonial Boots, and ishifhly reputed make by calling at J. Sfouov's. During coming hnlid«.ys dis «>untfor Cash. Repairs done at onco. A staff of nun always kept and best material and worknu nwhip gßarnnieed. XX * ANTED Known.—l have a large V V atock of Tin and Ironware Goods to »el««t from. Register Grates, Stoves, portable Boilers, Spouting and Ridging kept m *took.—J, W. Hardley, Emit Stoeet. __i!?°i WANTED KNOWN, Grind display of new Millinery, IJIU r*, nnd Junkets, at most miscuaM* -nici-s at •The Corsej.. __ \LL Woof Ooiouia iw««d buirs i.« mmMure; fit »n<l workmanship jpiaraaiaed: from 50s ca»li. Kobkki Alcokm, Ashburton Clothing M-in, Saunders Buildingb. USE Fw)wer'B Cough Drops and Sulphur Tablets. H. G. Flowbr Confectioner, East street. TT/ ANTEO £1000 J»y July 31 Great W cheap sale of Drapery, Ujtss soods, Fkimds, BiHukuts, vie , now on at 8. W. Aicow* A>l» Co'tJ.



Business Notice BP^NCE B'S Mi )JNSTBR CLEARANCE. LAST FOURTEEN DAYS OF THIS GREAT UNRESERVED GENUINE & . TRBUKWDOUS SAKE 5- DRAPERY, CLCTHISG, £ H MERC BY, CABPETB, > 5C LINOLEUMS, 5 .E . B°OTB, SUOES, § &c, &c. fr x DOUR TAKINGS during this Clearance have exc^«* *h« ™"£ |T| •anguine expectotions, which is the be.t living proof of the GENUINb- SSSS of thVUNDOUBTBD BARGAINS to be obtained m ALL . DEPARTMENTS. v 3 C*s O J5 Many linei have been sold out, hence the necessity of making your P H4 purchases early, as we thai! not replace any Goods. • Qj Space prevents us from quoting prices. 2 rH CALL AND SEE FOR YOURSELVES. -< No Goods Booked or given out on Approbation or Exchanges allowed, with the exception of Boots. PAROEJiS DELIVERED DAY FOLLOWING PURCHASE. Hours of Business—lo a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays, 9.30 p.m. THE ABOADE. OPPOSITE "MAIL" OFFICE, ASHBORTON. Fire. Fire. Fire. BALVA.GB STOCK. 8. SALEK WILL OVEN ON SATURDAY IN MR W. C DA VIS'S FRUITERER'S SHOP, CORNER EAST AUD BURNETT STREETS. NOW IS THE CHANCE TO GET GOOD JEWELLERY CHEAP Of Every Description. Some Slightly Damaged, at galratge Prices. ialyaye Prices. SALVAGE PRICES.