MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as under.subject to the necessary alterations :— TUESDAY, December 6. > For South America, United Kingdom and Continent. of Europe (to connect with ■ s. Tainui at Wellington), and also for northern ports of New Zealand, per Rotorua. at, « 3O am. I THURSDAY, December 8. For United Kingdom and Continent ot Europe, via Brindisi, Point de Galle, India, China, Japan, etc., and also for Australian Colonies, per express (to connect withis^s. Maraioa at Port Chalmers), at 1»^" p.m.; late fee letters, guard's van express, ,at 12.55 p.m. Dae in London on January 24.

The Ashburton Guardian. MAGNA EST VERITAS ET PRÆVALEBIT. MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1892. THE MYSTERIES OF THE FROZEN MEAT MARKET.

It is an old saw that there are tricks in all trades, and shippers of frozen meat to the Home markets have re peated the saying with a good deal of feeling. Trade secrets are as a rule well kept, but now and then rogues fall out, and though honest men may not always get their own inconse quence they have . the satisfaction of finding out what should have been their own, One of these cases of fall ing out occurred in London last July, and a report of the case has fallen into the hands of the •« Otago Daily Times." It was an action for damages for wrongful dismissal brought by a sales man in the London Meat Market against his former employer. In his evidence the plaintiff said he had been in the employ of the defendant for six years as salesman. He was under an agreement for ten years, terminable by giving six months' notice; or the de fendant could put an end to it at once by paying £100. Plaintiff received in salary and commission about £450 a year, but he was dissatisfied with the amount and gave notice to leave. De fendant requested him to withdraw the notice, but he declined. While the notice was still running defendant asked him to step into his private room, and there told him that he would be dismissed at once in consequence of having paid in less money than be had received for meat which he had sold. He denied it, but was oWiged to leave. He now brought his action to recover £100 due to him under the agreement, and £22 arrears of wages. It was sug gested on behalf otplaintiff that the rea son why ha was dismissed was in order to prevent him disclosing the manner in which defendant ponducted his busi ness, plaintiff alleging that he did not pay to the consignors the whole of the money received for the meat, Defen dant said he discharged the plaintiff because of information given him con cerning the paying in of different sums from those received (2s llAd in all). It was true that some of the money «««.lised by the sale of the meat was ls-\ ■;.. * +* the consignor's account, notcameu*. uw v. g .  '. but he was not afraJ, he *-,' °f plaintiff letting that out. He haa.no idea whether the amount so kept back was as much as 35 per cent, on the gross takings. He was a commission agent being paid by commission, but it was in the rules and regulations which governed the market that when he sold meat which he had to cut..up. to suif--^maU^^n«ttm^ers, any profit which he made above the market price was his own and did not go to the consignor. He was*ot afraid of plain tiff exposing that method of doing his business. He could not say whether during 1881 one consignor re ceived £121 from him, while he kept £185 as the extra profit. Defendant could not point out any rule of the market countenancing this practice. Plaintiff's counsel said that defendant's own books showed that during 1891, £1800 had been kept back from con signors, and defendant's book-keeper could not deny the accuracy of the figures, though he said they included the profit on meat bought for resale. A verdict was found for plaintiff for his full claim and costs. It will be clear that the position alleged, and indeed ad mitted, to exist, is a most improper one. The defendant is agent for the consignor, say, from New Zealand (the defendant at one time endeavored to open up a direct trade with shippers in this colony); the market price of the day is fixed by himself in common with others in the same business, and tbis r>ti?s Rlpne, less commission, is paid to hisVinciP- &i 8 ft* if. * stock salesman being entrusted With the salis of a line of sheep booked them to himself or to a fiotitjons buyer at a low price and afterwards 6#ld them out in smaller lots to legitimate buyers at a much higher price, Yet we are forced, by the very fact of the case being allowed to come into court, to assume that the defendant's practice is a recognised custom of the London meat market; and since the inception of the meat export trado there has been no stronger proof of the necessity of the colonial producer being placed in more direct relation with the Home consumer.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr 0. E. Hugo will give his last lecture upon physiognomy this evening ia the Orange Hail. The following are the vital statistics for the month of November;— Births, 23 y deaths 9 ; marriages, 4. During the hearing of the information against Willian Syms, at Woodville, the Court proceedings were interrupted for 20 minutes by a thunderstorm. A live snake, seven or eight inches long, was discharged in the ballast of the barque Nith at Oamaru on Saturday. The snake is green with a copper-colored head and ringed neck. The Nith came from Brisbane. The Wesleyan Bazaar was continued on Saturday evening, and was well attended. The financial result will be over £70 to the building fund-a most satisfactory ending to tbe l»b°rs oi tne Promoters of tne bazaai?. . . , ... The road overaae* «f tolff hm put into practice a useful plan of geltta <?t dead Stses washed ttpon the bsacnY Semakea a hole in the carcase, poure in a quantity ot the resultant spirit from his system of; distilling t»f for W s& on the pavement, lights the spirit, an 4i» a^ut W* »n hour the carcase is consumed/ A team will be chosea from the following names to represent the Ashburton Rses in their return match with the Albion Cricket Club on Wednesday, December 7 :-Cap am Fooks Sergeant Hefford, Bugler Leiteh, Privates fc, K«id, Constable, Hroad, £55? Joseph Baker, Booth, Choat, Hoult, Hefford, and Saunders. Play to commence aft t^op.Wi. _. .. ' , Quanta, and Pi&estive Bjjh for Invalids are 'wj^; W*» ty

Among a large batch of recent appoint ment* as Justices of the Peace in New South Wales appeared the name of a man who had died twelve month* before. Two others had recently been fined for sly grog selling, another ran a totalisator and sent out touting cards, and still another had been tried several times tor cattle steal ing. During the trial at the Auckland Police Court of a man named Albert Potter for wife desertion it transpired that he had left his wife in Ballarat twenty-eight years ago, and that she had not known of his whereabouts during that period until she hear*d accidentally six weeks ago thatjhe was in Auckland. An order was made that Potter Bhould contribute £1 per week towards her support. Another Australian shearing season has practically closed, says the "Pastoraliats' Review," and amid all his troubles the pas toralist is to be congratulated on one point, i The season has been a bad one, perhaps the | worst for many years, but it has been com paratively free from labor troubles, and to be free from labor troubles such as we have experienced in the past is surely a matter for congratulation. The work generally has been performed in a creditable and quiet manner, and with better conditions prevail ing the year would have been a very pleasant tone for pMtoralißti. A meeting of the Committee of the Ashbar ton Horticultural Society took place on Saturday evening at the Arcade Cnambers. The sub-Committee appointed to canvass for private prizes reportad that the amount of about £'29 had oeen promised in cash or goods, and that Mr David Thomas had with great liberality agreed to allow the Arcade co be used for the Show free of charge. This announcement was received with great satisfaction. The allocation of the private prizes (most of which were left to the dis cretion of the Committee) was then pi o ceeded with, and the rules for exhibitors were revised. The total value of prizes lor the Show will amount to nearly £80 alto gether—a considerable advance upon last year. The Committee then adjourned until Saturday next at eight p.m. The shearing season among the big Aus tralian stations is a harvest for all classes and conditions of people, not even excepting the showman. Travelling companies follow the sheds, and spending a couple of nights at each with their variety shows, feats of legerdemain, phonographic exhibitions, lantern exhibitions, etc., make a very good thing out of their enterprise. A travelling magic lantern exhibitor is just now touring the shearing districts of New South Wales, and quite the most popular of his slides represents " Whitely King looking for shearing." The representation of the secretary of the PastoraJints" Union of New South Wales "humping bluey," and with " billey"' in hand, never fails to raise shrieks of laughter, mingled with howls of | execration, from the audience of shearers and shed hands. The rain in Otago seems to have been very severe. Several of the very heavy crops in the Oamaru district (says the "Times) lay down to the rain, which was much heavier a few miles back than along the sea coast. They will, however, come up again with bright sunshine. Should the weather prove favorable t\ll the harvest, the heaviest crops reaped in the district for many years [ past will reward the farmer. He will only require an improvement in prices to make i everything satisfactory. The " Tapanui | Courier "says that the rain and hailstorm was the heaviest known for nine years, A few peals of thunder and flashes of lightning uerakled the storm, and rain then began to fall in a tropical deluge, Hail goon followed ahQUt the si?e of marbles, and in a few moments windows were smashed and foliage of every description was cut about and many plants destroyed. Vineries were perforated in several places. A horse was killed by lightning. | Holloway's Pills and Ointment exert a I rapidly favorable effect in all those diseases induced by exposure to damp or by great changes in temperature. They will therefore be lound eminently serviceable to those who work in iron foundries, copper mines, and Qollifcries, These well-known I remedies present mwifesfr ftdvantagea in l respect of use and effectiveness, are entirely i compounded of vegetable druga.sjdefii«tl *vith I the..^«KtJ«J»-«-*-«g»<l'cBs of P»c»* When used in accordance with the ample printed directions which* accompany them, they act surely but mildly, and do not interfere t with the daily Work. There are but few diseases which are not capable of cure —or, at all events, of great relief—if Holloway's remedies are peraeveringly used.

LATEST CABLE HEWS. HUME AND FOREIGN.

PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION

/Rfttflived December 5, 10.40 a.m.)

THE FRENCH CRISIS,

Paris, D<timber 4. M. Perrier has failed to form*a Ministry, and the President has sum moned M. Bourgeois.

THE PANAMA CANAL.

The police have delivered up to the Committee of Inquiry twenty-three of Reinacb's cheques- for a total of £30,000. There is no member of the Chamber of Deputiss amony the payees but the younger brother of President Gi&vy and Leon Bennault, both sena tors, appear for 20,000 franps each, Cornelius Herz received two million francs (£80,000). AH the accused alleged that the money was received in payment of ordinary debts.

CANADA.

Ottawa, December 4. Sir 2f. Thompson has succeeded in forming a Canadian Cabinet

ACCIDENT TO A STEAMER.

Ijio^Dpiif, December $, The Atlantic liner, Sppee. outward bound, has been towed back to Queens. town with a broken shaft and thirteen feet of water in her hold. She had five hundred passengers.

MR GLADSTONE.

Mr Gladstone wi,s presented yester day with the freedom o£ the pity of Liverpool. Immense enthusiasm was shown. He said he believed that the Mancoester Ship Canal would be an Atiormous gain Liverpool.

THE DUNEDIN SHOW.

PER PHKB

DunWdut, December 2. The Agricultural and P^**!/ 880?*" tion were again unfortunate in the matter of weather. The day broku Pjomising, butfrequant showers of rain fell,.some being afmosb tro V ical, and though the sun came out bright in the intervals the weather most Ye had an W™®* effect on the attendance. Notwithstand ing this the attendance was good, lne show ot draught stock was an lmprove i ment all round. There was keen compe tition in rearly every class. Lord^Lyon was first in his class and took the championship. Mr Blackie of Sou h land, secured the championship for mares with Lady Salisbury. In' bloodjtock the hhowwas not so good. In ">e aa aged class Wolverine was placed nrsr, Aiaroa and Digby Grand comingnext In carriage entires Camel was placed befor" Betrayer- In the hack enUres Wicklow was placed above O°ckof .«* Walk, but the horses should )ftot have been placed in the same class. There was a Pfair display of hunters., M-j Wirth won one of the leaping eventa and Mrs Wirlh another, but the prize for best, lady rider went to Mrs Johnson. in pigs, Mr James Rowe took most of the prizes. The dairy produce class was a very fine one, and there was very^^ keen competition in hams and bacon. Agricul tural produce was not a strong? class, but New Zealand manufactures was a very infcftMMifcing class.

SPORTING

DEATH OF TIRAILLEUR.

(TK& FBESS AaSOGUTIOS.)

Melbourne, December 4. Mr S. H. Gollan's horse Tirailleur, which fell over Portsea in the Melbourne Cup, and was subsequently placed in slings in the V.R.O. hospital box, owli»a| to serious injury to his shoulder, diecT yesterday.

DUNEDIN SPRING MEETING

THIRD DAY.

[per press association.]

DtTNEDiN, December 3. Glasgow Plate, of 200 soys; five furlongs.—Strowan, 6st 91b, 1; Waka watea, 8 3 t91b, 2 ; Forbury, Bst2lb, 3. Only three started. Won by a head. Time— lmin 3sec. Dividends—£l9s and £1 Bs. Grand Stand Handicap, of 120 soys ; seven furlongs.—Conjurer, 7st 71b, 1; Heather Bell, 7st 91b, 2 ; Paramu, 7st 21b, 3. Seven ran. Won by a head. Time—lmin 32sec. dividends—£9 19s and £15 17s. ■ Kxjrsbry Handicap, of 100 soys ; fpur furlongs. — Beadonwell, 7st 91b, 1; Geraint, Bst 21b, 2 ; Toksn, 7st lllb, 3. Seven started; Won by two lengths. Time—so£secs. Dividends—£3 6? and £3 14s. Handicap Trot, of 50bovs; Hmile. —Mi" L. Cutts' Fancy, 16sec, 1; Mr Crossan's Beaconsfield, llsec, 2; Mr Shaw's Contractor, scratch, 3. Ten others started. Won by ten lengths.' Dividends —JRS 8s and £5 7s. Consolation Handicap, of 70 soys; one mile.—Merrie England, Bst7lb. 1; Prime Wafden, 9st, 2; Wanganuij 7st 121b, 3. Eleven started. Won by half a length. Time—lmin 47sec. Dividends —£5 Is and £5 14s.

ASHBURTON TROTTING CLUB.

SPRING MEETING.

'.. The nominations were_re^eivecl_as fol lows 'j—  Maiden Handicap, of 15 soys ; 1| mile. —Hibernian 11, Daisy, Vagary, Tommy, Coralie, Forester, King Cole, lolanthe, Boridina, Nelly, Bridal Rose, Glamour, Trisaie, Taipo, S.P.D., Lalla Rookh, Alyth, Boston Girl, M.M., Maggie May, Geordie, Sedgley Maid. Laghmor Handicap, of 20 sovb ; two miles.—Home Rule, Rocket 11, Mount joy, Daisy, Lady Jane, Victoria 11, M.M., Fleethound. District Handicap, of 20 soys j two miles—Hibernian 11, Vagary, Taipo, Forester, lolanthe, Jena, Barney O'Hea, Trissie, Victoaia 11, Miss Cave, Glamour, Humbug, Rocket, Sarah. ASHBURTON HANDICAP, of 40 SOYS} three miles.—Louie, Rocket 11, Mount joy, Josephine, Miss Molly, Bri lal Rose, Victorian, Boston Girl, Barney O'Hea, Fleethound. Selling Handicap, of 20 soys ; one mile and a half. —lona, Queer Fellow, Whangs, Julia, Sharks, Tommy, Ooralie. Geordie. Electric Handicap, of 20 soys; one mile.—Lady Jane, Rocket 11, Miss C»ve, Humbug, Josephine, Barney O'Hea, Fleethound, Trissie, Victoria 11, Lalla Rockh, Boston Girl, Rocket, Maggie May, Miss Molly, Sarah.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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DEED OF PURCHASE. London, December 3. The price paid by the British Museum for tha original deed of pur chase of the site of the City of Mel bourne was £25. &QYAL BETROTHAL. There are many indications of the truth of the statement th>s Princess May of Teck has bsen betrothed to the Duke of York. FEDERATION. It is reported that Professor Bryce is urging the Cabinet to convene a Colonial Federation Conference in 1893, and" that his? colleagues ar.p favourable to the proposal being given effect to, after a Royal Commission of enquiry as to the feasibility of the scheme have reported on the matter. THE MIDLAND RAIWAY. Alb a meeting of the New JSealand Midland JJ-aihyay Cprnpawy, the ohair, man said that the proposals of the Government in varying the terms, of the contract w&ro being done in $ fair and business-like manner.. THE MONTE CARIyO HERO, ! Paris, December §. Wells, of Monte Carlo notoriety, has been arrested in Havre on a charge of obtaining the sum of £5000 from pereons in London by means of fraudulent representations. THE IRENCH CABINET. ■■ M. Brisson has failed to loriri a Qfcb. jnet, and M. Casimer Perrier has been autntnpned. 1; We Manama qanal , ENqUiBY. ■' At the Panama Caha): Enquiry a mpmbpr of the committee on the Panama Lottery Loan B.HI deposed that an emissary of M.. Charles de Lesseps vainly offered him 100,000 francs to vote for the Bill, and on his refusal the offer was increased to 1500,000 francs, M. tywrksr deposed.

that M. Barhe, late Minister oil Agriculture, received 500,000 franc* for promoting the Lottery Bill, and he alleged that the late Baron Reinach assisted in keeping up Panama stock. A city banker indicated the names of persons whom M. Charles de Lesseps had bribed.

THE MONETARY CONFERENCE

Brussels. December 3. The committee appointed by the Monetary Conference to inquire into Baron Rothschild's scheme for the purchase of silver have rejected the proposal by 7 to 6, but favor the chair ! man's proposal for the gradual with drawal of gold coins of less value than 20 francs, and Bmall bank notes. The United States representative informed the Conference that President Harri son's Government were considering the question of the repeal of the Silver Purchase Bill. If the Conference should separate -without coming to any result it is not likely that America will purchase 64,000,0000z5. It is generally believed that no good results will be obtained from the Conference.

OBITUARY.

New York, December 3. Mr Jay Gould died from pulmonary consumption after nine days' illness. He leaves a fortune of £34,000,000. It is expected that he has bequeathed from 3,000,000d01s to S.OOO^OOOdoIs to i charities. Mr George Gould inherits | forty per cent, of the estate. The entire American press refer to the death with contemptuous pity, and are glad that his sinister influence has ended.

THE ROUMANIAN MARRIAGE.

Bucharest, December 3. i The Chamber of Deputies has voted Trince Ferdinand the sum of £12.000, annually, and empowers him i% transfer half to Princess Marie of Edinburgh, to whom he is betrothed.

AUSTRALIAN.

' THE ROME. Alb in y, December 3. Arrived—Rome, S.S., from Ply mouth. Passengers for New Zealand: Mr and Mrs Wright, Mr and Mrs Duke, Misses Slaater, Phillips, Un derwood, Right, Roberts, and David son. Messrs Scrutton, Moses, Wilde, \ Taylor, Studholme, and Wright.

THE MELBOURNE DEED.

Melbourne, December 3. What is believed to be the original deed of purchase of the site of the city of Melbourne has been in the public library for years. THE HAWTHORNE MYSTERY. In connection with the Hawthorne mystery a Sydney resident named Wilson is reported as missing. He was assaulted and robbed, and gave a man in charge for the offence. At the trial Wilson did not appear to prose cute, and a warrant was issued for his arrest as an unwilling witness, but he was never found. The detectives have received two anonymous letters con cluding with the words " Beware of Jack the Ripper."

THE INFANTICIDE CASES.

Sydney, December 4. The Attorney-General has laid a bill of murder against Maokin and his wife in connection with the death of a baby for which the Coroner's Court found a verdict of manslaughter only.

The San Francisco Mail.

[per press association.]

Auckland, December 4. Arrived, at 4.40 p.m., Mariposa from San Francisco, Samoa and Honolulu. She left San Frangisco on November 13 at g.lO p.m. and occupied nineteen days twenty-two and a half hours on the voyage.

GENERAL SUMMARY.

Bates to November 12. Rumours were currenfc in London on the 15th, that Lord Rosebery, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and Princess Vucoria, the eldest unmarried daughter of the Prince of Wales, are betrothed : and that Viscount Sudley, eldest son and heir of the Earl of Arran, *ill marry the widow of Robert Sherman, of New York. The earl is opposed to the match. The Viscount is twenty-four years of age, and the prospective bride haaa daughter nearly as old as that. The Arran family is not wealthy, and the widow Sherman is im mensely rich. Fogs as dense as midnight have pre vailed in London for a week. Notwithstanding the qualified denial by Mr William Morris, the Socialist and poet, that he has been offered the post of Poet Laureate, it has been ascertained that Mr Gladstone delegated Professor Bryce to make the offer to Mr Morris, and that the latter deolined it. In his letter to Lord Mayor Stuart Knill, declining to attericK the Guildhall banquet, Mr Gladstone said that he de clined attendance at all public dinners' by the advice of his physicians; at the same time lie complimented the Lord Mayor on the manner in which ho had sustained the principle of religious freedom. The i refusal of the leading British Mia |6ers to attend this banquet is interpreted to mean an indication of an attack on the corporation of the City of London, which, it is believed, will be superseded in its administration of its functions by the London County Council. A correspondent to San Francisco tele graphs from London, October 26, that a great hunger will soon invade Britain, ani that signs of its coming are every where. Thousands of" skilled workmen are idle, and the working forces are Being cut down gradually. The dooki are half deserted, f* I took a cab," he says, the other day from Holborn to Bayswater. My luggage was on top, and two men followed tj}e vehicle on foot almost the whole distance of three inila» in the hope of earning a fe\f $ence by handling the luggage. They ran at a brisk trot along side and reached the destination so ex hausted that they were unable to carry the trunk into fcne house, There weak ness was so extreme, and tho palor on their faces so unnatural after the exercise that they were questioned. It was found that both had families, and neither had tasted food that day. The army of un employed is bo large that no cab having luggage drives through the streets of London without being followed by some p.)or fellow seeking a few coins for food and drink, yfa coroners jnyestigated, a caae of actual death by starvation hut month. The distress is sure to be acute and widespread, and there will be many pitiful tales to make Christmas more full, of sAdnesN than gladness. i General Booth, head of the Army, has , appealed for £60,00Q to enable'him to continue his " Darkest England " scheme. He insists that unless this sum is re ceived before Ghristmag, he will be placed in a position of great difficulty, and the further development .of his scheme ren dered impossible. He asks all news paperj to publish leaders appealing to the

pubho for money, m he say* it will b* almost impossible for the committee to issue a report for some time. It ii prac* tically certain that money will be held back pending the report. It appears from the appeal that General Booth desire* to escape from the necessity of abandoning his ft Darkest England " schetn*. The recent manifestations of mutinous discontent coming on top of others in^the British crack regiments are,, according to recent dispatches, creating consternation throughout the country, and causing a general outcry for a thorough enquiry into what appears to be widespread din- . satisfaction. Letters published from the soldiers force the belief that the officers are greatly to blame. The Radical mem bers of the House are discussing the ques tion, and when Parliament reassembles, the Secretary of War will be closely ques tioned on the subject, and this will pro bably lead to official enquiry. The remit of the investigation into the trouble in the squadron of the Ist Regiment of Life Guards was reached on October 20. The authorities dismissed from the service eight non-commissioned officers. One private was sentenced by court-martial to a month's imprisonment, and to be then dismissed from the service, while the sergeant who had charge of the canteen was removed from his stewardship. Great indignation was caused in regard to the dismissal of the non-commissioned officers, and the other men declare their intention to buy their discharge.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

[MR FBSSfc ASSOCIATION ] MUghwmnmmm at lirtM. Marton, Deoember 6. A aticking-up ease occurred on Satur day on the road between Huntervills and Ohingaiti, a carter named James Mo- Cauley being stopped by four men who demanded a case of whisky which was in his aart. On his refusing they attempted to take it by force, but two travellers coming to McCauley's assistance they were driven off. >»■• SlM*tlar Caw. Wellington, December 5. Captain Crutchley, of the Kaikoum steamship, in a letter commenting on Fmlay's trial, complains that the police in •Vellingcon do not look after rowdy sailors properly, and will not take them | in custody unless information is first laid. I He gives instances from his own experi ence, and says that in consequence he gave orders to his officers to protect themselves in future. He pleads for a mitigation of Finlay's sentence, on the grounds that he had no intention ot killing Greenrose and was only defending himself from serious injury. Captain Orutchley, however, overlooks the wilfcd shooting at Lynch and others after the fust affray, which no doubt influenced the jury in their verdict. JLMd SllMmtlM Hallway. Yesterday s heavy rain brought down a couple of slips on the Wairarap* line, causing a suspension of traffic. One slip is near the mouth of the Summit tunnel, and the other is about a mile and a quarter from the Summit station on the Wellington side- The extent of the slips has not yet been ascertained, but the railway authorities do not expect to have the line clear until to-morrow. Tfc« JKarlptMa's Kalte. The postal authorities have received a telegram from the San Francisco mailagent denying that the HaripoM's mails were burned. There was no mention of any thing of the kind in the American papers when the steamer left. _. '•'•■••'•'©•••■•ratiaa. The United Farmers' Alliance, haw Surchased Freeman R. Jackson and o's. auctioneering business and yards at Palmeroton, Feilding and Birmingham. Heath «f am ex M.H.R7 Dunkdin, December 6, Captain Mackenzie, who represented Tapanui in the Provincial Council, and con tested more than one: Parliamentary election died to-day. He was a large runholder and one of the pioneers of too district.

SUPREME COURT.

(PBB ?R*S3 ASSOCIATION,]

Dunbdin, December 6. j At the Supreme Court to-day Jottiah , Stannaway and Donald Douglas, weft found not guilty of an aggravated assault. The Grand Jury threw out the bill in the ease of David Simpson for robbing a drunken man. The prisoners remaining for trial are Thomas Casey, rape, and John Oarnell, forgery.

THE ASHBURTON GUABDIAN: MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1892.



FOB v THE HOLIDAYS. G. J. NEILL and CO's SPECIAL PRICES FOR THIS MONTH. - Ladies' Cashmerette Hose, double knee, 10£ d Ladies' Cashmere Hose, la  j AT * n New Fashionable Drew Ooods, 3s lid a dozen Wonderful Value in Summor Dress Tweed, b#x ( v Black Cashmeres and French Mennos, all prices. Wonttertui to 5a 6d per yard All Wool Flannel, 7|d per yard Flannelettes at 3s 6d per dozen Good Heavy Twilled at s|d , leather Shirting, Swansdown Back, at 7ja per T»ra Washing Prints, 3s lid per down A fljwial line of White Muslm, 4*d Pongee Olothi and Delaines in most beautiful patterns, CLOTHING. Men's Colonial Tweed Suifca, 23s 6d Men's Serge Suits, 2256 d Men's Tweed Trousers from 5s lid Boys' Tweed Suits in endless ▼ahety Men's Ribbwi Cotton Panto, U6d ; Men's Colonial Knit Wool Socks, lljd per pair Men's Regatta Shirts, 2s lid Men's Strong Braces, »d per pair Boys' Strong Brtoes, 4d per pair. BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. unmistAkeable value. Ladies' and Children's Tan Shoes, a specialty Brown Canvas Shoes, all sixes Men's Bluchers, 5s 3d / size* at rery low prices. G. J. NBILL and CO: FRIEDLANDER'S BUILDINGS, 00RH18R OF EAST * MOOBB STBBETtS. HARDLET BROS. WILL HOLD A GENUINE CLEARING SALE OF Drapery, Clothing, & Boots COMMENCING SATURDAY. DEOBMBBR 3. FOB PARTICULARS AND REDUCTIONS SEE HAND-BILLS. HARDLEY BBOS., BURNETT STREET. " NEW ANNOUNOEMENT. New Zealand Clothing Factory, NEW PREMISES, BA.BT STREET. RPEOIAL-N.Z. Tweed Trousers, 9s 61. New lies »a, sHQK DEPARTMENT c^ v « rt ii will be convinced as to Cheapness and Quality. KaSKTw^^Sa-. to b. h£ on th.Tio.eP.ymen, BlßtMlWew ascaland Clothing Factory. HALLENSTEIN BKOS. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager. " NEW JEWELLERY ESI'ABLISHMENT. ""' THE MAOVIFICENT ™*^^^«%!SfiF»** BSALEK be» d»w tto «J*onfa«J«« . h6wi ft Stock which fo] fitted np his Stop "Jg^SnJSS favorably with any in Christchurch quality, price, and newest designs , »' uirtßwnte of the Ashburton District ir lU 8 CncnV trete^ellSy T^tel and i B Win ga Larger Stock than h M eve, , before beer, seen in this sls5 ls. tnC tt fc'i lini _ ue g^ck specially writable for M ery SnSoprSK Whday presents, and XMAS PRESENTS, W^U^ioN TESTIMONIALS. - M tmr»tA' »nd additional assistance having been h new complete in its' arrangemc**, «ja mk done prompUy and obtained, customers may rttJy ow M * ••dsfactorily — WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLES^ T 7/^ /^/?«^ X6CI tract is the only genuine in the roarke^ J_ lIS r>tbt>^ X j was awarded medaia and diplomas at IS TTIE WOELO Sydney, Melbourne,and Adelaide, beating ; - -- . </il competitors. For all affections of the ■ ■ C 3 V*lol/ Ft C<*y 5011. and Lun?s. Consumption, Asthma, ■ «■. n.^fc . * Couffhs iO/iMs, Gravel, and Kidney Oom- L NISIAN HYSLOP. AM3>CO., 'SS^ltfea no equal. Agente-



Wanted m CVTANTED to sell one Safety Bicycle W for £6. Apply »t Ashburton Bakery. East Street. __zJ~ WANTED, a strong Boy, to milk and make himself useful. For particulars, apply W. T. *«°*™ Veterinary Forge. ____-_~i-- T~~ 0 LET—Part of House, viz., Kitchen^ Bedroom, and Scullery, to respect able person. 'Apply W. M. Lewis TancredStreet : _____________J^_f' WAJSTED to Purchase, five or fiix roomed Cottage ; stating lowest price. ApplyßOT^PwtOffioe^jal^3o -TTTANTED Known—lee Creams, Ice W Creams, for the hot weather always ready at H. G. Flower's, Confec tioner, East Street. AN"TED Known. — Circulating Library, Christmas Cards, Latest New Books. Good second-hand ISooJth bought sold.-BookStall, Ashburton. WANTED Known-Just purchased a line of High-class Dress Goods at» Great Discount. Will be sold cheap. See wiadowa.-H. C Sbgbrs, Melford House. ' , HY not Bake your own Bread when you can get 50lbs of the Best Boiler Flour for five shillings cash or five shillings and sixpence fr**B* at Robert Aloork's, SauroW Buildings.^ AJST^D Known^Great Reductiona in Dress Goods. Beautiful assort ment to choose from. A line at 5a lid j usual price 128.-H. 0. Seobr*, Melford House. _ _ SHEARERS can rely on getting the celebrated 8.8.A. brand of Sheej: Shears at Robert Alcorn's, Saunders Buildings. . ' \TTTANTED Known—New Flannelettei W at extraordinary prices; 3s 11<3 and 4s lid doa. Thirty per cent undei price.—W. H. Comjbr. WANTED Known that S. Saiek, Watchmaker and Jewaller, ha« removed to new shop near New Zealand Clothing Factory. 10 2M WANTED Known—Grand Displaj of all the newest shapes in Ladies Summer Hats. Special sample shipment One of each shape ; at S. W. Alcorn & Cos. i WANTED— Ladies to inspect oui new and beautiful stock of Sum mer Dress Materials, Delaines, Ponget Cloths, Prints, etc., now open at S. W AicoßN & Co'a. _ WANTED Known—Dr Scott's cele brated Electric Corsets can onlj be obtained in Ashburton at W. H, Colubr's, "The Comar." ' OMERSET Meat Mart. The oldest the largest, tha best, and the cheap est. Small Goods a specialty. Ful weights guaranteed. A trial solicited _-W. J. Siioock. 4tlBS nhv'TOn are now giving W i >-,' ' Resents to ever] YV away Beautifm . M/Vn)e purchaser of os and upwards, wv.. see our bargains in Drapery, &c. —H. 0, Segers, Melford House. ON'Tlet the rain water destroy youi buildings. Get Spouting fixed at 4d per foot and buy a tank, complete with tap, tested before leaving workshop, for 20s, at J. W. Harbley's. _ *- . BEAR in mind that J, W. Hardley, Plumber and Gasfitter, East street haa the largest Stock in town of Pumps, Pipes, and Fittings, and that he is selling them cheaper than ever at prices hithertc unheard of in Ashburton, Now is tj:< chance for a cheap Pump ; improve4,No 4, Price, 16s. Larger si^es in proportion DON'T Forget the Borough Bye-Lawi re Carriage Lamps, and thai Hardley has a large Stock on hand, alsc a large assortment of Tinware andiron mongery, Scythes, Reaping Hooka, Ha] Knives, Forks, etc., of best quality, am all at lowest possible prices. J. W Hakdley, East Street, Ashburton. REBUILDING Sale.—Men's No. i Vests Is, Men's be3t Colonial Tweet Trousers 7s lid, Men's beat, Colonial twee< Trouaere and Vests 12a 6d, Boys am Youth's Tweed Trousers 2a lid, Men'i Leather Shirts 2s «d, worth 4s 6d. Th< whole Btock will be slaughtered as th< premises are to be pulled down h February.—Andrew Orr. 11101 WANTED Known—Rebuilding Sale Peal French Merinos, guaranteed Is, Is 4d, and Is 6d, all colors. Printi o ->«r dozen, Silk Lace Is per dozen t? *vi ""7*dth French Dress Goods Is 6d Double ». - M Lace Curtains 2s lid former price »* < TT m brell»B Is 0i Towels 3d each, lot v. ,. . Sunshades Is 11 i »nd 2s 6d, ...*« Muslin Embroideries 4d, worth la. Andrew Orr. 11 11C t % TANTED Kaown—That J. Muison VV keeps the best stock of Boots in Ashburton, for this reason that he pays cash and is not under or bound to any one firm like many in the trade, which enables him to procure and BUpply the public with the Best Colonial and English makes ; and his well-known make needs no recommendation. Always on hand Best Sole Leather, used for repairs and done at one©.—J. Moison, Impermeable Bootmaker, Town Hall, East Street, next Court House. ~~ MR T. BULLOCK. TO Lfcl, at a low rental, Shop with iwelling attached, fronting Wakanui FUR SALE—Capital Building Sites Vonting Alford Forest Road, being Number 31, containing slightly over t-acre, adjoining Mr Bruce's new house, Slid parfe of Lot 43, containing |-acre. Easy terms kT. BULLOCK, Estate Agent. """* MR JOHN^^ESTELL- rbOMPAOT LITTLE FARM FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY MR JOHN G. RB6TELL (in con junction with the New Zealand Man and Mercantile Agency Company jimitod), have received instructions from «r L. O. Bjmmsk to sell by private roaty,— Hia farm of 65 ACRES, situated ft few chains from the Alford Forest School. It is djvided into eight paddocks, with good and well kept fences. The P^ldings are yeryj complete, and comprise large Dwellmghouge, Stable and Imple msnt Shed, Cow Shed, &c. The Orchard, which covers about three acres, may be classed as one of the best in the district. property will be sold at a reason tie' }>r&e a»d on easy terms. Apply to " .JOHN ,G. WQVflfyXh Agent for'the New Zealand Loan \ ud Mercantile Agency Co., Limited. Also,— To Let 1000 Acres fiiefc-dass \ 'DBBock Feed,



Hqw &mm U^dWTOqb Irknch.— lion says to the runaway Jifigto an the raft, 1 "Jim, what'd you say if 'twas said jfco fon i « Parly^vous-franzy f " " Wouldn't say nuffin. I'd just bust him over de ear j if he I wasn't a wite man, 'Low no nigger to call me dat.' Finn says the words only mean, "Do you speak French?" Jim inquires, "If they mean that why don£ thsy say that?" Drtoresjs says, in "Jlealth, the New Method/ we might make similar in quiries of the professors of Massotherapy} but he goes on to explain massage, rubbing, and its beneficial results so that it might even enter the skull of the densest negro j and his muscle-roller and other new methods are invaluable. An edition of his oook much enlarged, is published at "Truth" and "Health" Publication Offices, 160, Ti'am street, Christchurch.—[Advt.] IN CA.NTERRURY for the money, and free from any excess of astringency. 1 COUNTESS 2s. ASK YOUR GROCBBS TO MAKE Nicest Scones, Nicest Pastry, Nicest Cakes, Aulsebbook's Self -Raisir.c Flour. The Onslow Biscuit. The latest and most delicate biscuit aw nurtured by



To-morrow (Tuesday) evening the service of song, " Uncle Tom,' will be giyen in the Presbyterian Church at 7.30 p.m. by the Sabbath School children and choir. The proceeds are in aid of the library fond. No doubt there will be a large attendance. The Mararoa, which arrived at Wellington on Sunday morning, brought 105 saloon passengers and 198- in the steerage. The majority of- the latter, says a Wellington telegram, are in search of work, and from enquiries on board it was ascertained that vessels leaving for New Zealand are rushed by unemployed anxious to work their passage to this colony, with a view of secur ing employment. One and all give a doleful account of the labor market in the other jj colonies. J The best medicine known is SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its I eminent powerful effect* in coughs, colds, ! influenza, etc.—the relief is instantaneous, 1 Thousands give the most gratifying testi mony. His Majesty the King of Italy, and medical syndicates all over the globe are it* patrons, head the official reports that accom pany each bottle. Mosler, M.D., Professor University, Grlefswalu, reports : — The Eucalypti Extract proved magnificently suc cessful in very severe contusions, bruises, sprains, wounds, scaldings, broken ribs, and knibs. ("Medical Journal," Nov., 1881). In diseases qf the kidneys, either active oon * gestion or suppression, (uraonja) or albumi* nuria, dropsy, lithargy, nothing will equal" in its action Eucalypti Extract. Doses, five tq six drops, Mosler, M.D., Professor University, Grieswald, reports:—Diphthe- ria. Tonsils continually coherent presenting ulcers with white exudants. Cured in four teen days. Surgical Clinic cf Prof. M'lnlyre, College of Physicians and Surgeons, St. Louis—Scirrhus of Bfeast—Excision Euca lypti Extract employed, No swelling, heat or discoloration. Cured in fourteen days —Adyt . 4



Public Notioea THE EDUCATION BOARD OF THE DISTRICT OF NORTH CANTER BURY, mBNDERS are invited for Painting the * L Hampstead School Buildings. Specifications and conditions can be seea at the office of Mr John Orr. Endorsed tenders, addressed to the Secretary of the Board, are to be sent in not later than 4 p.m. on MONDAY, the 12th instant. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. J. V. COLBORNE-VEEL, Secretary. Christchurch, December 2,1892. 12 23 THE ANNUAL harden Party in connection with St Stephen's Church WlhU BE ! HEIiD. ■' •I¥ ' Tlffi £ARBONA&E <MRDEN, , ' OK ' ' - • WEDNESDAY, DEC. ?, 1892, Contributions to Tea and Stalls w^U bo thankfully received. Admission (includ ing Tea, Is6d; Children, U t Op#n . t clo»a9p.n, Uttf