The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1892. IMPORTANT TO SETTLERS.

The appeal by Mr Andrew Mc- Farlane against a decision of the Canterbury Land Board, w hich was heard by Mr Justice Dennisfcon, in the Supreme Court at Christchurch, last Tuesday, has raised a question of vast importance; in fact, if the con tention of the counsel for the Board be upheld, a great number of holders of land under the Crown are illegally in possession of their holdings, The facts of the case were that the Com missioner of Crown Lands for the Canterbury district advertised that fifty-five acres two roods of unsurveyed land in the Spaxton district would be open for sale or selection on and after December 30, 1861,under sections 3 to 11 of The Land Act Amendment Act, 1887, and announced that in cases where more than one application was received for the same section, priority of choice would be decided by priority of application. The advertisement also stated that applicants should either attend in person, or be repre sented by an authorised agent, at 10 a.m. on the day in question. At 10 a.m. on 1 December 30, Andrew Mc- Farlane, of Alford Forest, put in an application to purchase the land in question for cash. When the Board met it refused McFarlane's application and granted thab of Thomas Nolan, of Mount Somers, for a perpetual lease, which had been lodged at 2.40 p.m. on the day before that on which the land, according to the advertisement, was opened for selection. The appellant contended that * Nolan's applioation should not have been received, as it was not put in on the advertised day, and that the Board had no power to decide by ballot applications for uq surveyed land. The Board had decided that both applications should be treated as lodged at 10 a.m. on December 30, and had decided the matter by ballot, These facts were not questioned, and the only evidence taken was that of officers of the Land Department at Christchurch as to the practice with regard to receiving applications. A clerk who had been for some tim« in the Christ church office stated that it had been the previous practice to receive applications beforehand, and the Commissioner, Mr Marchant, who only took charge of 'the Canterbury district a year ago, having previously been in charge of the Wellington dis trict, also deposed that it was the practice in the Wellington district, and, he had been informed, through out the Colony, to receive applications for land a reasonable time before the advertised day of sale; all applications pub in prior to that day were treated as having been put in at ten o'clock on that day, and were decided by ballot. All applicants in the room at ten o'clock on the day of the sale were considered as being in time, simul taneously with those who had lodged their applications previously, Mr Marchant had heard, however, previous to his coming to Christchurch, that it was the practise not to receive ap plications before the advertised time ; and the change in the method of procedure in Canterbury had been brought about as the result of his experience in the North Island. The Act is clear enough—that all lands publicly notified as being open for sale or selection shall be so open "at the time mentioned in thj? public notifi cation," and that " priority of appli cation on the same clay for unsurveyed land shall determine the right thereto." " And every person applying for land for pasli shall, at the time lie makes his application, make and lodge a statutory .declaration in the form set forth "in the Act, For Mr McFarlane it wtCs eontendp4 that Mr Nolan's ap plication was not in accordance with the Act—that Mr Marehant, in an honest desire to promote the conveni ence of the public, had gone beyond tho powers conferred by the Act, and that Mr Nolaa's application could not be deemed to be simui-ianepus with Mr McFarlane's unless it were held that the clerk who received the former were hel,d to be Mr Nolan's agent which, would fye m#st mischievous. His Honor said fche real point in the case was whether Nolan's application was legal. The counsel for thp Board could not see why an official of the Bo^rd should not receive the application be ior@h9#4 and hand it at the proper time to th& Jfcard > but he then sprung a surprise upon all parijjag by pointing out that neither of the appjjcan^s ha.d made the statutory declaration at the time of application, and neither was entitled to the land, To this it was answered that if the applicant had put in a declaration that he did hold only a certain quantity of land at a certain pima previous to the hearing of the ap plication,, a#d obtained more before the application was hear.d ; that application would be rendered invalid, because it was supported by a declaration \vbi<&

had become false. His Honor took time to consider, and his decision wiil be anxiously awaited by many who have not duly complied with the very necessary regulations as to the declara tion or lodged their applications before the day of sale. If Mr Nolan's application is adjudged to be informal so many will be affected that it will be neces sary for a validating act to be passed to secure them in their tenure, In any case applicants will be more careful in future to comply strictly with the letter of the law.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Bishop of Christchurch is to lecture at Rakaia, in the Town Hall, on Monday, June 27. The Levels Road Board are arranging to send a mail round the district with a cart or big saddle bags to spread poisoned grain, for the sparrows. The annual meeting of the members of the Tinwald Racing Ciub is to be held 011 Tuesday evening afc Stone's Tinwald Hotel, at eight o'clock. The business is important, and both present members arid those who propose to join the Club are invited to attend. - In reference to the case of Hunt v Brad ford in the R, M. Court on Thursday, Mr J. L. Brown points but that his evidence was that he thought the cupbords looked worth £2, but had not examined them closely. He did not say that he would not make them for less than £2 lOs. It appears that Colonel Lampard, the officer to whom Miss Lucy Booth was betrothed, was not an Indian native, as the cable message led us to believe. The London correspondent of the " Dunedin Star' describes him as a gentleman by birth, an Oxford man, and one of the Army's most distinguished converts. Keating's Cough Lozenges cure Coughs Asthma, Bronchitis. Medical testimony states that no other medicine is so effectual n the cure of those dangerous maladies. One lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bedtime ensures rest. Far relieving difficulty of breathing they are invaluable. They contain no opium nor any violent drug. Sold by all Chemists in tins Is £d and 3s 9d eac h At the Christchurch R.M. Court yesterday R. G. Warnes, fishmonger and poulterer, was fined £2 and costs for selling native game Without a license. The Bench con sidered this lenient, as the case came between two other cases in respect of which Warnes was previously fined; but for that fact a penalty of £10 would have been inflicted. Mr James Little's well-known herd oi Ayrshire pedigree cattle was sold on Thurs day at Christchurch, with the exception oi his bull, Laird o'Cockpen, and three cows. Twenty-eight cows and heifers and four bulls were sold. The prices ranged from 5 guineas to 15 guineas, the average being S : } ; guineas. The buyers were almost all Canterbury residents. It is understood, says the " LyMelton Times," that the Sydenhain Borough Council will probably reduce its office staff and make other retrenchments, in consequence of its diminution fof the revenue caused by the loss of the hotel license fees. The office staff at present is not large for a borough ol somewhere about 10,000 inhabitants, as it consists of the Town Clerk, and an official who combines the duties of rate collectoi and Borough Inspector. A correspondent writes, evidently feeling ly, to the Dunedin "Star":—To those suffer ing from loss of coin, indignation caused bv limited companies coming to grief, allow me to recommend the following remedy: Ar application to the Colonial Secretary foi permission, under the Gaming and Lotteries Act, to exhibit the directors, and afterwards raffle them for the benefit of the depletec sufferers. The Act a'lows literary and artis tio work to be so disposed of, and there shoulc be no difficulty in satisfying the Colonial Secretary that the proposed exhibits have enough and to spare of these qualifications.' Mr John Hartuup, the astronomer t( the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board a! the Bidston Hill Observatory, near Bit-ken head, met with a tertible death. recentlj while in the performance of hfs duties He was examining some of the meteorologica' instruments at the summit of the building which is a very high one, when he over balanced himself and fell headlong over tin balustrade to the ground below. His neel was broken by the fall, and death was in stantaneous. Mr Hartnup had a wid< reputation as a scientist, his records o meteorological phenomena being considerec of especial value. Some time ago a sealer named Dennis Fox at Invercargill, was sentenced to and server a sentence of two months' imprisonment foi a breach of the Sealing Regulations, Subse quently eight other men were charged witl: the same offence, when their solicitor raisec bhe point that the regulations were ultrt vires, and the objection was upheld. Mean time while Fox was working in gaol two o] his fingers were crushed under a roller. The "Southland Times" says he has placed his case in the handsof Mr J. Moffett, solicitor, who has drawn up a petition foi presentation to Parliament for relief on ac count of the wrongful imprisonment and for injury he snstajned, and Mr Kelly, M.H.R., has stated that he will have much pleasure in presenting it. Referring to the muddle about General Booth and his imaginary purchase of land in New Zealand the "New Zealand Times' 1 has seen the original messages, which reached New Zealand as two totally separate and distinct items, and General Booth was explicitly mentioned. From the fact that the Melbourne papers published the correct interpretation while the Sydney papers did not do so till forty-eight hours afterwards, the probable explanation is that a garbled version of the original message reached Sydney, and was unwittingly for warded to New Zealand before the true reading became known, It is satisfactory to learn that the ?New Zealand Association cannot be blamed for the bungle. According to a Melbourne paper, the largest tree in diameter in Victoria, of which correct measurements have been taken, is the one known as the "Old Man " tree near Gardiner's selection, Beach Forest on the main Satjina Range, between the Aire and the Gellibrand. Near the ground the circumference is 90ft; sft from the ground, 76ffc; Bft from the ground, 69ft; and Bft from the first branch, 40ft. There are seven other trees nearly as large in the same group. Close to Whitelaw's track in Gippsland there is a tree 73ft 6in in circum ference 6ft froin the ground!. At the town ship of Neeerim there is a tree 55ft 7in in circumference 6ft from the ground. Trees f on 30ft to 421t in circumference are fre quently met with in Victorian forests. The diameter of the " Old Man " tree will be about 30ft. The "Tasmanian Democrat" is responsible for the following story;—A Sydney fool lately received £10,000, the proceeds of an English legacy. $ very thjrd'day lie drew £509, or say £JSQQ a week. lie gaye hundreds of pounds away to barmaids, and emerged from the wrestle with his luck after a ten weeks' contest with a, concer tina adjustment liver, a parboil ad brain, a ■ dishonoured cheque for the twenty-first £500, forty-seven suits of clothes, thirteen watches, eighty-three chains, twenty-eight hats, six pairs of worked supers, thirteen' garish smoking caps, 111 female photos, fifty-four unpaid accounts, two bootjocks, ,G;.ght letters from bootmake r •■, five breach of promise threats, and one fetter demanding all former epistles. £*Hg is now lurking at ! ptreet corners' for free .drinks. 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CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our cprresDonclents'.)

MR JOHN HOLMES AND THE FARMERS' LEAGUE.

TO THE EDITOR. Sin, —In "your issue of last Tuesday, a letter was inserted from the gentleman above named, in support of the newly formed "Farmers' League," which should properly be styled "a league consisting of kxrpe farmers, and also one a^ent for iiutiKTous wealthy absentees," for out of ■fit'ty-two names given.of its committee, I can only detect one who may possibly be termed a small farmer. Mr Holmes contends, and no doubt correctly so, that to raise from the land only, sufficient taxation to meet the public burdens of the colony would be ruination and unjust to landowners, but with the exception of thus one statement his letter is somewhat imaginary. He first of all states that the initiators of the League . consist of Conservatives, Liberals and Radicals in politics ; but I do not see one single name on the Com mittee, which was not either on the Com mittee of the great Conservative banquet given to the leader of the Opposition on the 11th of last November, or who haa not since privately expressed his hostility ; to the present Government. As for him self, ho was not, I understand, present in the colony on that memorable occasion, 1 when at least one outrageously unconsti tional and another insulting speech were made. Butstillheeanscareolytermhimself aLiberal, because I understand hedoes not believe in the one-man-one-vote principle. If he has any doubts oa the subject, how ever, let him consult some of his old constituents in the electorate of Christ church, and ascertain whether, holding views hostile to this principle, he has any chance of re-election for that district, at all events in the Liberal interest. Mr Holmes' next statement, that the present Government and many of its supporters are aiming at the nationalisa tion of all the land of the Colony, by contemplating laying the whole burden of taxation on the land alone, is also grossly incorrect and unjust. There certainly may be a few extreme man both in the House of Representatives, and also among tha electors, who are of that way of thinking, but after making every enquiry, I do nofe think they amount ti> more than ten per cent in either case; in fact far toe small a proportion ever to attempt seriously to carry such an unfeasible scheme into execution. But what Liberals, both in the towns and country, are determined upon is, that the large estates shall be taxed out of existence, or at least greatly reduced in area. It i^ to the interest of both small and middling sized farmers that this should be done, and is besides just and right in principle, as there is no * equaUty of sacrifice in their case, but rather the contrary, as I shall presently endeavour to show. . ■ ; Acsording to Mr Holmes' own showing the land hitherto has only paid one-sixth of the taxation ; and surely that is too small a proportion, considering the im- menso advantages which large estates 1 enjoy over every other description oj property ; for, as a rule, all thfiir profits] are sent out of the country for the purl pose of paying dividends to absentee shareholders and mortgagees, who pay not one farthing towards the heavy Customs duties inflicted on small settlers and farmers alike. In fact there is not an infant born .in the townships of Tinwald and'Waterton which does not increase the value of the large estates of: Lagmhor and Longbeach, because every increase of the population increases the competition in the labor market, and thus depresses the value of labor and increases the demand for land. The railways also, by which these estates have so largely benefited, fall short of earning the interest due on their capital cost by about two per cent, and the difference has to be made up by the unfortunate- small settler, who probably consumes nearly as much taxable goods as the large holder of land ; even his infant's feeding bottle is charged 15 per cent Customs, towards, making up ■ the deficient interest. Again, some years ago, the requirements of the settlers in the Mount Somers and AJford Forest districts demanded a rail way, which was very astutely laid off on the proper right bank of the river Ash burton, through certain large estates, and to accommodate others a little distance oft', which probably increased all their values from £2 to £3 per acre. The new inventions in all sorts of mechanical locomotion are also so great and so frequent now-a-days, that possibly soon an electric tramway will be invented, connecting the Longbeach estate with the main railway, which will be equipped and worked at one-half the cost of exist ing railways, which will give another increasing value to that estate. Again, a three mile extension of rail or tram Jine from Springburn station would take the railway right into the heart of the Alford Estate and thus enable the Company to sell their property at a greatly en , hanced value, the same as was the case 1 with the Buccleuch estate. In fact that whole line from start to finish appears to have been made in the interests of large estates, whilst the homesteads of small settlers in the Forks, and also along Alford Forest, were most studiously avoided ; and.so it was mostly all through theprovincej hence the large ownersshould be made pay in a much greater ratio than small farmers, Other arguments might be adduced, bearing on the same subject, but they are reserved, until Mr Holmes' second letter appears, which he has promised us.—l am, etc., I. R, Cunnixghabie-Oraham.

PENDARVES ORGAN.

TO THE EDITOE. Sir,—Will you he good enough to allow me space in your columns to reply to the letter of Messrs F. Sprott, J. McCrory, and R, Beatty which appeared in your columns of the 14th instant. These gentlemen, who occupy the positions of members of a Church Committee, stated in a letter to you that the f-übscriptions in aid of the organ were coiiev-tod by the Church Committee. I think there is a great difference between that statement and the truth. I was always under the impression, and am to this day, that the subscriptions were collected by four ladies, assisted by some of the school children. It is not tuy intention to dispute the ownership of the organ, for I am not well versed in its origin ; but for the benefit of your readers I will here give the heading of the four subscription lists ; these were the only lists in circulation—Two lists—" Pendarves Church Organ Fund;" one—"Pendarves Presbyterian Organ Fund;" one—"Pen darves School Organ." The latter was written under Mr R. Beatty's supervision, and was kept in his house for two months, during the time of collecting. Messrs H. Sprott and J. McCrory were subscribers in common with many persons of other denomi nations. Will these three gentlemen kindly explain to your readers and myself, through the medium of your paper; why the subscrip tion lists are so headed ?—-1 am, eta.,, One qf the. Bu.ra.io

The Midland Railway and the Land Tax.

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Ohrisichukch, June 17. At the Board 'of Review for the Malveva district this morning, in refer ence to the Midland Railway Company, the point was raised as to the valuation of the railway in the district. The total valuation was £40,126, which was £128 valuation of land, and £40,000 improve ments. Mr Beswick, for the Company, said the matter for decision was what was the proper mode of assessing uncompleted work.' The assessor had taken the value of ■ the uncompleted contract. In Eng land the mode was to take the land at the unimproved valuo, then the cost of the material. As the section could not be run at a profit there was no rateable value, A completed railway in England was valued at the amount which a tenant would give for the section. Mr Beswick contended the Company was entitled to be rated on the value of the land over which the line passed, irrespective of improvements. The Chairman thought the decision in this matter was rather for : a Court of Law than the Board, as there were some nice legal points to be dealt with. Mr Beswick said the difficulty was the Company could nob get the matter before a Court. After further discussion and evidence taken the total valuation was reduced from £40,126 to £5740.

TELEGRAPHIC.

FATAL BRIDGE COLLAPSE.

HOME AND FOREING.

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New York, June 16. A bridge in course of construction over the Licking river, in Kentucky, collapsed, and five of the workmen were drowned.

THE UGANDA TROUBLE.

Cairo, J une 16, Gordon's officers who have arrived here state that Selirn Bey has joined Captain Lugard with ten thousand followers, and established a fort on the banks of the Albert Nyanza. They assert Captain Lugard showed the greatest kindness to the Catholics, and sheltered the missionaries.

PORTUGUESE FINANCES.

Berlin, June 16. The German press suggests that the powers interested should pLas an em bargo on the Portuguese colonies in the event of the Portuguese Govern ment insisting on a reduction of the interest on bonds.

THE BELGIAN ELECTIONS.

Brussels, Juue 16. ; At the elections the Catholics failed to obtain the requisite two-thirds' majority to carry the proposed reform in the constitution. .

BEHRING SEA.

London, June 16. Lord Hanmer, one of the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, has been appointed \ the British Arbitrator in the Behring Sea dispute. IRISH AFFAIRS. Replying to the invitation of the McCarthy section of the Irish party,- Mr Edward Blake, Q.C., leader of the Canadian Liberal party, has consented to contest an Irish seat in the interest of Home Rule. The Irish National League of Creafe Britain, in its manifesto, declares that in the event of Ireland losing Home Rule, blame will be cast on Mr McCarthy, as it is owing to his'refusal to assist in healing the breach among the parties. THE ORIENTAL BANK. The "Times" states thatthe unsecured liabilities of the New Oriental Bank amount to five and a half millions, and the nominal value of the full assets is six and a quarter millions. At a meeting of creditors of the Oriental Bank, the depositors passed a resolution in favor of voluntary liqui dation. The Chairman said it was a grave mistake to start business in Australia, where they were hopelessly overshadowed by the great institutions of that country. The assets would realise enough perhaps to pay 15s in the £, and possibly 17s 6d.

\ THE ULSTER CONFERENCE. Twelve thousand delegates will be present at the Ulster Conference. The guarantee fund amounts to £17,000. Two hundred thousand tickets have been issued for the meeting to-morrow, and great enthusiasm is being shown over the whole of Ireland. THE DEATH OF LORD ANGRUM.

General sympathy was expressed i» the Houses of Parliament with the Marquis of Lothian on the untimely death of his son, Lord Ancrum. THE UGANDA DIFFICULTY. In the" House of Commons Mr Bal four stated that the withdrawal of the East African Company from TTnfanda did not imply the abandonnu'iii, ul Lhe country by England, within whose sphere it was; on the contrary, the survey of the Railway line from Mom bassa inland was rapidly proceeding.

IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.

LonooNj June 17. Over a thousand Fellows have been elected to the Imperial Institute.

BLOCKADE OF DAHOMEY.

Pakis, June 16. France has notified the Powers that she intends blockading the Dahomey coast.

REVOLT SUPPRESSED.

Rio i>e Janeiro, June 16. It is officially announced that the revolt in Mattogrosso has been sup pressed.

MR ELAINE'S SUCCESSOR.

Washington, June 16. It is rumoured that Mr Robert Lincoln will succeed Mr Elaine as Secretary of State, Mr Chauncey Depew taking Mr Lincoln's place.

AUSTRALIAN.

FIRE IN A THEATRE.

Sydney, June 17. A fire broke out in the'Theatre Royal at 4.30 this? morning. It originated in the upper circle, and for a time it looked as if the whole, block was doomed; but the brigade 1: suc | ceeded in confining the flames to the upper part; of tlje building. The stages and dressing rooms, being' cut offfi-qm' the rest of the theatre, were not damaged, but the remainder g£ the building is gutted. The damage is unknown at present |

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE

Melbourne', June 16. A peculiar case has been brought to light here. A Mrs Parkes, awaiting trial on a charge of perjury, was bailed out without the knowledge of her soiicitor. She turned up at Albury, accompanied by a well-known solicitor and another gentleman. She declares she ivas drugged, and taken to Albury against her will. She has since mysteriously disappeared, and her solicitor, who has returned from Albury, denies any knowledge of her whereabouts.

DEFEAT OF THE SOUTH AUS TRALIAN MINISTRY.

Adelaide, June 17. Government were defeated on the no-confidence motion by 28 to 24.

INTEPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, June 17. , At a meeting of orchardists and others interested in the, fruit industry ac the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce to-day, an address was given by Hanlon, ) Government fruit expert, who urged that the cool chamber should be so constructed that a current of fresh air might circulate between the cases, It was resolved to make representations to the shippin" company on the supject. ° A meeting of the Northern Railway League was held to-day, when the Auck land members of Parliament were urged to obtain the appointment of a Roy;il Commission or other independent tribunal to consider the new evidence regarding the relative merits of the Central and Strat ford routes, and were also appealed to to support the Government in construct ing a, line of road between Ongaruhe and the present termination of the road eastward from Stratford, and to expedite the purchase of land in Ohura Valley. Gisbokne, June 17. The schooner Awaroa struck this after noon on a reef off Tumatu Island, one of the points of Poverty Bay. She is not ; expected to hold together long. A fiiffi fculty was experienced by the crew of four in getting off, which they eventually managed to do by the help of a rope which some Maoris floated through the surf. They lost all their effects. The insurances are unknown. The Awaroa waa owned by Messrs Hardy, Wall and Skeet, of Gisborne; Wellington, June 16. The arrivals in the colony during May were 1057, and the departures 1023. The bulk of the people as usual came from or went to Victoria or New South Wales. The idea of forming a Company to re claim Oriental Bay and form a large recroation ground has been abandoned, as it is found impossible to raise the capital required, which is estimated at £30,000. Wellington, June 17. There was an explosion of gas this evening in the " Weekly Herald"" office in Willis street. The buildings were on fire, but the staff were at work at the time and the damage was small A deputation of surveyors and civil engineers waited on the Premier to-day, and asked him to take up the Institute of Surveyors Pill as a Government measure. The Premier said that he and the Minister of Lands were in favour of the Bill, but the qusstion of making it a Government measure was for the Cabinet I to decide. He would do all he could to forward the interests of the ■Bill;

Hokitika., June 16. John Conlan, a young married man, died rather suddenly, at Kumara, on Tuesday. Drs. Myles and Mi]lin«ton held a, post mortem examination yesterday, and at the inquest to-day declared their inability to state the cause of death. The police are retaining iho internal organs for analysis, Conlan died having violent internal pains. He suffered great"agony. Dunedin, June 17. The executive of the Otago Central Railway League have.arranged a- public meeting for Tuesday, at whicti resolutions, urging the desirableness of vigorously pro secuting the construction of the line, wili be proposed. A branch of the. league with 80 members has been formed at Cromwell, and another is being formed at Naseb .

ISLAND NEWS.

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Syjvney, June 17. 1 The Katoomba and Saone have returned to Isoutnea, after destroying several villages in the New Hebrides inl revenge for Sawyers' murder. The land ing party found the natives had fled to the interior, but a further attempt will be made to secure the murderers. j

The Sydney shooting Case.

The'%Otago Daily Times" correspon dent gives the following particulars of the shooting of a clergyman by a M.L.A. :-r- An extraordinary shooting occurrence took place in a train that was travelling from Sydney to Kogarah on Saturday last. J ust befoie the train left Redferh station Mr Thomas Walker, MX A. for Northumberland, entered the long saloon carriage in a very intoxicated condition, and when the train moved away from the platform he commenced to br&ndish a fully loaded revolver in a rather wild manner. Before the passengers were aware of their danger the revolver exploded, and the bullet, after penetrating the back of the seat, lodged m the shoulder, of the Rev. David Xaseron, of St. Matthias' Church, Paddington, who was also a passenger in the carriage. Mr Walker was immediately overpowered and the revolver taken from him, and (at Everleigh station he wa<3 «iven in charge of the police, while IVL-Xaseron'.was removed to the Alfred Hosptial, where his injury, though pain ful, is not regarded ;as serious. Mr Walker was a noted Freethought lecturer 1 who posed in Dunedin many years ago as one who received inspiration while on the platform from the spirits. It is a rather singular circumstance, therefore, that if the shooting was an accident, a clergyman should havo been the victim. At the Police Court Mr Walker, on the charge of being drunk and disorderly, was fined 10s, and on a second charge of maliciously wounding the JRev David Laserton was remanded for a week. Bail was refused, as the doctors consider it too early to express an opinion aa, to Mr Laseron's condition. They say, however, he is doing as well 4s c§n be eypecfted,

Licensing Matters.

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Wanganui, June 1.7. At the adjourned meeting of the licensing committee to-day the final decisions were given. All houses were closed, at 10 par., and three licenses were refused. Wellington, June 17. Mr Cadman states that the removal of a small part of fche Otorohanga district in the Kins* Country from prohibition was done after due consideration and in com plitpiqe with an application signed by VVahanui, Taonui, and other chiefs. The object was to enable proper accommoda tion to be mode for Europeans who were settling in the district and travelling 1 through it. lie asserts that thore are 'fewer i^tiyes" resident at Qtorohanga than in many of the surrounding districts, and there is a constable stationed there who will see to the proper regulation of the traffic. At the Her. Dr. Lucas' temperance meeting 3 resolution was

,carriied that p deputation wait on the •1 remier urging the Government to revoke the proclamation granting a license to a house in the King Country. Hokittka, June 17. Ihe Licensing Bench granted all the applications before them. Ddnedin, June 17. Afc the meeting of the Licensing Com mittee to-day, when the application for a license for Wain's Hotel was under con sideration, counsel mentioned that the second bar, facing Manse street, had been closed and the si^n taken down. The majority of the Bench decided to grant the license. Mr Stanford, in dissenting, referred to reports of gambling having been carried on. Mr Haggitt said the licensee was prepared to swear it was a mistake. The rooms in which gambling was said to have bom carried on were jet to a connueiv; '. traveller, and the licensee had no control over them.

SPORTING.

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Tl tll P^STCHUIiOH, June 17. Gf.AND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, of 500 sovs; three miles and a half._ Shm W Fi intßtono ' Joker. Magpie, Shillelagh Norton, Ahua, Worth, Whale bone Booties, SirGarnet, Chance, Torch, Morok, Smugg ler, Lyndoora, Kaimanawa SnJS' Ca n °k ' Houp la > Commotion Kangaroo, Couranto, The Chief, Auck land, Waterbury, Somnambuli sfc i,RA N o National Huaraas, of 300 soys; about two mihs.— Ma^nie Bav King, The Idler, Cajolery^NortSj Wgo-Bragh Torrent, Derby, Brown Webb PUP k; CT motion > CaPt«in Webb, Couranto, Retina, Waterbury a^Str^r, SomnambulLrS uunawa, General Gordon, Iroquois.

HAWKE'S BAY WINTER MEET ING.

TU t,, , JSapier, June 17. The following are the acceptances for the principal events :— Handicap Hurdle Race, of 100 sovs. About two milee. st lb " R f IK Somnambalistl2 0 Caloola 99 Claude ... 912 Disturbance' 9 8 Q. of Tiumps 910 Kaimanawa 9 ? HawkeVßav Steeplkchask Handicap ah^ 80^ AboUt **** mil^ r, sfc lb «e 1h Couranto H 9 Waterbury. 912 §?TrS iilistl18 °ta^» 9 Jo

SOUTH CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB.

At h, , Timaru, June 17. Ar the annual meeting of the South Canterbury Jockey Club fco-ni«ht the report showed that, „ usual, 3JSJ ings were held, which proved satisfactory both from a racing and a financial point of view. Ibe amount of £1355 was offered m stakes, which attracted fairiy good fields, and the totalisator was weft patronised on both occasions, the receipts in almost every case showing an increase on the previous year. The Ground Com mittee carried out very extensive im provements, which were much required, on the grand stand and surrounding, and which were much appreciated at the last meeting. The gross profit of the year was reduced considerably by the amount of aXl£ii tO the Government, amounting £197 V- 1" kit ? e »>*«lSal Profit of f™ U 'ad been ««Wl forward 10m the year's operations. The Club has now a credit at the Bank of £'293 6s fin n ******* d«»™d very satis tc\o\rll ft T eetlng lfc WftS resol^d to carry the rails along the straight at the distance post, so that practically all the straight will be fenced in. In Committee the retiring officers were Wlth «»« exception that Mr M. U btudholme was elected judge, It was decided to fix on Thursday and Fr dly! s P r g t::^ ndl6 'aßthed^f-^

Ashburton Hunt Club.

the Ashburton Hounds met at Lynd hurat railway station on Monday, June lu, and had very fair sport. The first part of the day was rather spoilt by the hounds dividing and changing hares several times, necessitating a good deal of work both for horses and hounds without any result. Finally, they settled on to a hare on Mr Adair's land, which cave a straight run across .Mr Friedlander's to Mr Brick s plantation on the Urrall Road, not far from the railway, where she was killed, a good three, miles from point to point. The huntsman, whip, Mr* Upton, Messrs Aynsley, Helmore, and AlingtoA were the only representatives of the field at the finish. 4.s horses and hounds had had a lot of work in the time they were out, a move for home was thenjjmade.

THE MARKETS.

(per press association)

w , , . I*w»ox, June 16. Wool sales continue brisk. AJI sorts are very firm, American buyers are operating freely. The Bradford market however, does not respond to the move ment in London.

Grain and Produce.

The following is the Chriatchurch Corn get 3s 7d or a little over for prime Pearl we find it difficult to get buyer!*, toe. The line for off sorts at last week's prices We presume they are waiting to see results of early shipments, and 34s Sd per quarter does not seem encouraging. Barley.-Inactive at previous rates. Oats.~A little more enquiry for prime milling. Potatoes—The Sydney market »hows an improvement, but our looal buyers-*nd they are few-will not advance much on previous rates, which left i a loss to the exporter. Farmers do not seem to realise that the shipper, must make a, profit sometimes or it would end in the inevitable result. Bctteh.—We hear the factory is going on very satisfactorily, and it is likely to be a good thing. Owners of cows should roll up to the meeting on baturday. The following are prices f.o b packages extra; potatoes ey ( cepted :—Wheat 3s 7d 5 qata Is 9d, barley ' 4s, rveerass machine-dressed, 3s 3d, cocksfoot/ bright and heavy 3jd to 4d Butter,' Is. Cheese, 3£dto4d, Potatoes, 18s to 20s at country stations. Onions, 20s to 255,

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN: SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1892.



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IS O T ICE. \ DVERTISEMHNTS for the First (Country) edition of the Guardian must reach this office by 2 p.m. Advertisements for the Second (Town edition will be received up to 3 p.m. ASHBURTON PUBLISHING 00. May 23, 1892. N C T I 0 K. Communications on matters connected vvit-h any Department- of the Paper, SHOULD NOT be addressed to auy member of the staff by naaio. Letters relating; to Advertisements or other Business, to be addressed to THE MANAGER, Literary communications to THF EDITOR.



KINDBEGARTE N SCHOOL WILL BE OPJENED BY MRS QUINN, THE MISSES CUSSEN& GRAY, At their Rooms, East Strpefc, ON MONDAY, JUNE 27 Pupils taken from the age of three years. One of the teachers has been trained by Mrs Bendeley, of Christchurch, whose KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL has such a wide spread reputation; she having studied the system in Germany, EXTRAS TAUGHT- Music, Singing, Painting, Drawing, and .• Ait Needlework. DANCING FOR YOUNG CHILDREN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON From two to four o'clock, ' Also— A DANCING CLASS i Will be Formed for Bays and Girls j ON TUESDAYS, From half-past seven to ten o'clock p.m. | Calisthenic Exercises made a special . feature. | TERMS on application at Mrs Quinn's residence Havelock street, between the hours of ten and five o'clock, until MONDAY, the 27st inst. 6 98 NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. i __ ■< OOD News for the Winter- Rest ? Makes in English and Colonial BLANKETS at reduced prices.—New Zealand Clothing Factory; jjUGS—Opossum, Roslyn, Mosgiel, ' * &c, in endless variety. —New Zf.alano Clothing Factory. / CLOTHING-You will find it to your V J advantage to buy your Men's and Boys' CLOTHING from us. Capital assortmnnt and prices right,—New Zba- TAND CLOTHING FACTORY. O C\ C\ pftirs Men'aTwecd TROUSERS j'/'J at Bs, just opened, good value. New Zealand Clothing Factoky. r\ ENTS' HATS—If you wish to look \JT well, buy your HATS from the New Zealand Clothing Factory. The fastest shapes and colours to hand. Y7"ALUE Unequalled in Overcoats, V Waterproofs, Waterproof Riding Aprons, Waterproof Ponchos, Bicycle Capes and Leggings, Waterproofs made to measure.—New Zbaland Clothing Factory, Waterproof Manufacturers. f^\ EjNTLEMEN'S Natural Wool Under- VX clolhinsj, "recommended by the faculty." Winter shipments to hand. Inspection Invited. — New Zealand Clothing Factory. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. _W. H. Webbek, Manager. Agents for WertheimOeebratpdSewing Machine. DOGS. MANY years since we had the pleasure to mtro«K.cp to the public our BUFFALO MEAT DOGS BISCUITS, extensively used in the priiisipal kennels of the world Since that time we have made many im portance improvements in th ir manufacture —improvements not of the nature of veget compounds which may be added to any ood of a trifling cost, but of the nature t produce good hard flesh and muscfe, ingre clients which no other Biscuit or Bog Food possesses, and for winch we have received nas^erous medals and highr drfommendatioas, amongst which we may mention that of Pro fessor "Ds Zwttj who after many careful analysis and experJßw^ifcs pronounced these biscuits t (be of the gr&ats&t j2jx.cplle.ao9, and to ntain double the cm'Antiif oi nourish ment that is to be found in the flesh, thus farming he best and most successful *»d for doga h&fc is possible to produce. It is imortanc to notice that every biscuit s stamped—"Kiiffalo Meat, Trade Mark," the qualiy of which we guarantee Twenty hillings per cwt, carriage paid!) SOLE MANUFACTURERS, W. B. CLARK & SON ANCHOR PATiS¥T BISCUIT WORK UWEBLOVfSE, ijQMBOJH, EC. Established 18&L BRANCH OFFICE & FACTO&Y, 754 Washington Street, New Yo*k,



CASH Advertisements una«r ihs heading not exceeding SIXTEEN WORDS 1/-. Addresses may be Mt at this Office. ____________ WANTED— A Married Couple. Wages, £70. Apply W. E. Barkek, Wai komui Orchard, Peel Forest. 6 101 WANTED, three gentlemen boardera. Private residence. Apply at Mail Office. _ 6109 |\ / ANTED Known—That the Mission W Band will preach in the Primitive Methodist Church To-morrow Morning and Mr Earwaker, from Chriscchurcn, m the Evening. All are invited. 6 110 A b'HBURTON Wealeyan Church— /V Preachers for To-morrow—ll a. in. Rev. S. Lawry (•' The Lord's care for His people "); 630 p.m., J. H. Gray. Strangers welcome. ___, WANTED Known—Juat arrived, per s.g. lonic, direct from the manu facturers, a large shipment of Black and Galvanised Pipe and '"Fittings for wa^er supplies and wells. Special to my order. Prices on application —J. W. Haubley, East Street. ___ A FEW very pretty Wall Fans just opened. Also,—new Lines in Ornaments and Fancy Goods.—H. M. Jomes. , __ SOMERHET Meat Mart. The oldest, the largest, the beat, and the cheap ■'©at. Small Goods a specialty. Full weights guaranteed. A trial solicited. —W. J. SIECOOK. _i.__ 2 "TT7 ANTED Known.- The nicest stock VV of New Winter Dress Goods, Mantles, Millinery, &c.» u at S. W. AtcoßN asp Co.'a 5 50 ANTED TO SELL, a Comfortable Five-roomed House with Scullery and Wash-house, half-acre of land, well improved, and stocked with fruit trees ; nice locality, Apply M. Digby, Cameron Street. 6_64 _ €_/_ NEW Volumes just added to my JOv Circulating Library. Subscrip tion 3s 6d quarter ; 10a 6d per annum, H. M. Jokks. /CHOICEST new season's Figs and V-/ Cartoon Table Dates in 31b Boxes, 2s each.— H. G. Flower, Confectioner, East street. _^ WANTED Known—Dr Scott's cele brated Electric Corsets can only be obtained in Ashburton at W. H ColllKk's, "The Corner." ALL Wool Colonial Tweed Suits to measure; fit and workmanship guaranceed; from 60s cash. Koberi Aujorn, Ashburton Clothing Marr, gaundera' Building \\ r ANTWD Known.—lf you want ■ * plenty of first class Drapery, Boots and Clot.taing f'T cash, come Lo JHelford H'jqae —H. O. Sscnuts. W~~~" ANTED, purchasers of Blankets, Flannels, ai'd General Drapery o remember that Best Value in the trade d ;it K W. ."itCOivN AND Co.'a 5 51 v'i- ~'k VT ' ?■' ivuow • -■ s '•■■'■■'" i &rg> \\ ,1 cv Tin a-v •■ 'ir<.mvnre'»ood» to (?«>*<:! from Registt^t Crates, Stoves, f.rtfibk; Boii^iM, Spouting and Ridging kep*- in ftock.—J. W. Habdlky, East *treefc I______1______ J___2 WAITED Known.—Come and see the Bargains now on at Melford House.- H. C. Segers. WANTED KNOWN. -250 ladies Maids' and Children's Ulsters and Jackets (mostly good qualities) marked cheap td clear. Many one third and half the ucual price.—-H. C. Segeks, Melford House. ___ WANTKD KNOWN, Orand display of new Millinery, Ulsters, and Jackets, at most reasonable prices at ' The Cokkjek. TTTANTED Known—That you will , .* » ! i make no mistake for quality and variety in English and Colonial Boots, and his hi^Wy reputed make by calling at J. Moison's. During coming holidays dis count for Cash. Repairs done at oneo. A stjift of men always kept ard best material and workmanship■ guaranteed. jrS ENUINE'SALE, 7o Reduce Stock" \~X previous to Stock-takwg, Book*?, Stationery foir office and pi'Lvate m®, Masic, Account Books all sizes, Parkw Games, ancl & variety of other goods too numerous to particularise. All goods Reduced in Price lor Case during this month.-~L. F. ATKun^vEH and Co. Stationer'*! Hail, Ashburton. Ask lor Ninittu Hy&lop, and Cso Imperial _ew seasons Fure Ceylon andj ndiftS TiNW' Special prices —IA«lv



IMMEDIATE IDEALISATION LEAVING THE COLONY. GIVING UP BUSINESS. #. W. SPENCER & COY/S Monster Clearance. IHIWEIVSH CROWDS VISITED OUR KSTABLISHMENT YESTERDAY AND TO-DAY. EVERYONE PLEASED. EVEEYONE SATISFIES AT THE Genuine Bargains Offered. ~§§ — Hours of Buainess-10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday to 9.30 p.m. PARCELS DELIVERED DAY FOLLOWING PURCHASE. NO GOODS EXCHANGED OR ALLOWED ON APPROBATION.