MAIL NOTICES.

The letter-box will be cleared for des pntch of correspondence from Ashburton Post Office to the undermentioned place* as follows: — For a.m, p.m. p.m. Burahtm and Dunwndel (d»fly) . . ... ... , 3-15 Chertsev and Rakaia (daily) 6.30 3.15 6.20 Ohristchurch and North (daily) ... ... ... 6.30 3.15 6.20 and on Mondays, Wed nesdays, and Fridays... 10 30 Dfoirore(daily) ... ... 6.30 Eiffeltbn and Willowby. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays... .". 10.30 Elgin, Wakanui, Seaview, Seafield, and Kyle, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays 6.30 Flemington, Mondays, We 1 nesdays, 4 Fridays 3.45 Geraldine (daily).. .. 10.30 Greenstreefc, Winchmore, and Forks, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays 6.30 Lismoie, Tuesdays and Fridays.. 10.30 Methven (daily)... ... 3.15 Mt. Somers, Springburn, Bushside, and Alford Forest (daily) 4.0 Mayfield and Buapuna, Mondays and Thursdays 4 0 Newlands, Tuesdays and Fridays... H-0 amaru, Dunedin, and South (daily) 12.30 Selwyn (daily) 6.20 Temuka & Timaru (daily) 10.30 12.30 ' and on Tuesdays, Thurs days and Saturdays ... 3.15 Tinwald, Wimlow, Hindu, and Wannate (daily)... 10 30 and on Tuesdays, Thurs days, and Saturdays ... 3.15 Wheatatone, Ashton, Waterton, and Long beach (daily) 3.45 N.B. — Letters containing anything of value should be handed to the Postmaster to be registered. Letters containing coin, if posted un registered, will beconipuUorilyregUteredani charged double regUtrationfee. Mails close for the following places as under, subject to the necessary alterations :— For Puysegar Point, per express (to con nect with Hinemoa at Bluff), at lSs.3r> p.m. ; late fee letters, guard's van, ex press, at 12.53 p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe (specially addressed " per Orient steamer"), Port de Galle, India, China, Japan, etc., and also for Australian Colonies, per express (to connect with s.s. Wairarapa, at Port Chalmers) : —Ordinary letters at l»».3O p.m. ; late fee letters, guard's van, express, 12.53 p.m. FRIDAY, July 29. For Northern Ports and Australian Colonies (except Tasmania.) per Waihora, at 10.30 aim. SATURDAY, July 30. For Northern Ports, per Penguin, at ff.s2O p.m. late fee letters, express train 6.55. p.m. For Kaikoura, per Jane Douglas, at fl .aO p.m ; late fee letters, guards van, 6.55 p.m. WEDNESDAY, August 3. . Por South America, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe, esdecially addressed per 'B.s. Kaikoura, at O.SSO. p.m. (regis tered letters and parcels 5 p.m. late fee letters, mail van express, at 6.55 p.m. Note.—The postage of newspapers to places beyond New Zealand is how one half penny per 20z9. ENGLISH MAILS. HOMEWARD —DIRECT MAILS. Rimutaka, left June 7. arrived London July 24. lonic, left June 23, due London August, 3. Ruapehu, left July 7, due London August 16. Tainui, left July 21, due London, August 30. HOMEWARD—SAST FRANCISCU MAILS, Mariposa, left July 16, mail due London August 17. OUTWARD—DIRECT MAILS. Doric, left London Jane 13, due July 25. Ruahine, left London Juue 25, due colony August 8. Arawa, left London July 0, due colony August 22. OUTWARD—SAN FRAKCISCO MAILS. Mail per Zealandia left London July 9, due colony August 12,

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1892. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Entries will open to-night for the Rink de Puris mile handicap race which tikes place on Thursday, August 11. : The Rev E. A. Scott will conduct Divine Service m the Dromore Schoolroom next Sunday afternoon, July 31, at three o'clock. Owing to the J?ootl>A}l Club having been unable to get a full tern to represent the Ashburton Beco»d fifteen at Bunsandel on Saturday, fche match Has been postponed indefinitely. A practice match will be held on the Domain commencing ftt three 0 clock sharp, wheu ftll players are requested to attend. • The Premier, Mr Ballance, writes to Mr J. Astley Cooper respecting til? proposed Pan.Britannic and AU-English-^peak<?s gathering at periodical intervals:—" I view the proposal with much favour. The tend ency of games of Greece would be, I think, to weld the members the of empire into one nation. I do not think the All-English Olympia U a substitude for other proposals for the federation of the empire, but it would undoubtedly m my opinion be an im portant element m bringing about the har mony and'good understanding which must precede the closer political union implied m m the term 'federation. Mr W. H. Paget, who has for some years conducted he Excelsior shoeing forge and coach factory m Burnett Street, announces thit he has disposed of his business to his brother, John Pagct, jun., he himself succeeding to the business of the same kind carried on by Atr George Tait at Wakanui. Mr John Paget, jun,, iij not by any means unknown to the patrons of the Excelsior, as he worked for some time there, after com pleting his apprenticeship with his father at Hinds. Mr Tait, whose place »t Wakanui Mr W. H. Paget. takes, has nought the farm of Messrs Scrint and Gieen at Mayfield, and begins farming at once, Mr Tait and the brothers Paget have our best wishes for siiews? iff their respective new ventures. The co'Opfi?Ator# h*ye been m congress at Rochdale. The prosidtni Mr J. T. Mitchell, chairman of the Go-opepajkive Wholesale Society. He claimed for the people as a whole a mote equitable distribution of the capital produced by labour. The J^njted Kingdom, he said, has a capital something }i<3 £^,000,000,000, which is equal to £809 per head .of the population. ft would be better, instead of £ few p««ons owning all this money, if it belonged to (the whole. If the co-operators would concentrate all %eir trade into one channel this -eoujd be ac/cowplfshedj, He calculated the other day that if the world would conduct its bminess on co-operative lines thepeople would haveamo»ig them » eapjU tal of £300,000,000,000 to £400,000,000,000. The co-operators ought, he suggested, to control the newspapers, on which, m the United Kingdom, he made the astounding statement th#t £500,000,000 a year is spent on advertisemeniaiW wh^oh is about the cost of a lawyer's fee per person^ In bis the three greatest things m the world are, religion, temperance, and co-operation, but' as a commercial force, sustained by the other two, SQ-oporatJon is the grandest, the noblest, and fche p»ost l&ely f.o be s ( uc c cessful m the redemption of th# indu^fiftj £lsHjss, ! '• Don't put off until to-morrow the] pleasures of to-day, but ride a * Calliope Bicycle at once." Illustrated price lisfc SavUlft'ti Oolombd street Christchurchs Sui'PORT liOGAit< J^PUSTRT. —-The Lozenges, Jujubes, Comfits and London Mixtures manufactured by AulsbbkooM Asrpft>. are equal to best niporte4.

A book agent, named Alfred Hawlingj Mar'tham, died suddenly at Chri&tchurch ye. torday. We were pleased to see Mr Thomas Scaly m town to day, and trust that his recovery from his serious illness will soon be complete. Arrangements have been made, by which panny postage on newspapers to th« United Kingdom and Australia will be continued irrespective of weight. The Canterbury fruit growers Association have decided to make enquiries with a view to forming a coirpany for making jam, canning fruit, and exporting raw fruit, Mr J, W. Hard ley has forwarded to the Fire Brigade a cheque for £2 2s, m recogni tion of the good work on the night of the fire. Trie fire it will be remembered, got hold of Mr Hardley's premises, and was extinguished with difficulty. A* the Cluisrchurch Resident Magistrates Court yesterday fifteen publicans of the city and suburbs were ea^h fined 5s and costs for not .defacing beer duty stamps, as provided by the Act, by driving a tap through them.| Mr Martin, Crown Solicitor, said that there was no suggestion of colli-ion between the publicans and brewers m the matter. Very little excitement was evinced to day over the election for Mayor. Up to three o'clock HO votes had been recorded, and so far as could be gathered the polling for the candidates was pretty equal. Both candidates were working hard bringing up voters. The poll is expected to be declared be »re seven o*clo ;k to-night. A man who had applied at the New Zealander Hotel, Christchurch yesterday, for drink, but had been refused it by the landlord, deliberately smashed four large panes of glass m the hotel with a fish which he was carrying. Mr Gaffuey the proprietor, heard the windows breaking and secured the man while he was m the act of smashing a fifth pane, and removed him to the lock- The tamers' coursing match wa? not well patronised by owners of greyhounds. Only eight entries were received, and the stake of £20 to the winner and £6 6s to the runner up, was won m good style by Mr M. Digby'e Sou'wester, with Mr W. Patching's Hazelwiwd runner-up. The coursing was at Lagmhor, and Mr H. Milner was judge. The boarding-house of Mr C. Taylor (late Mackay's) Timaru road, Waimate.was com pletely destroyed by fire on Wednesday morning at 3 o'clock. The family and oc cupants had barely time to escape, and had hardly any clothes on, some being bare. The building was insured m the South Brit ish Office for £150, and the funiture was in sured m Timaru, but the amount is un known. Mr S. Salek has issued particulars of a " great salvage guessing competition," with valuable prizes, which will be open to purchasers at his temporary premises, at Davis' Refreshment Rooms, and will be decided a month after he gets into his new shop on the site of that which was burned down. The guessing competitions have been a great hie m some of the large towns, and this is their first introduction to Ashburton. A prize will also be given for the bast conundrum on the subject of the guessing competition. The Factory Act Amendment Bill, which the Hon W. P. Reeves has introduced, proposes that "Any office, building, or place m which any woman or person under the age of eighteen years is employed m working for hire or reward m any handi craft, or m preparing or manufacturing articles for trade or sale, shall be a factory within the meaning of the Act." Power is Riven to appoint a chief inspector for the colony. No boy under fourteen years of age shall be employed m any factory, unless it can be proved that his wages are necessary to support himself or the family. Employ ment outside factories is to be considered as employment m a factory, and the provisions of the existing act as to sanitation, cleanli ness, and ventilation of workrooms are to apply to public schools, The " Danstan Times " reports that what might have been a fatal accident to Mr B. McDonald, who was working at the Un daunted new race, Matakanui, occurred on the 12th instant. It appears that a billy containing fifteen dynamite cartridges had been placed near the fire of the temporary blacksmith forge to soften them, and Mr McDonald mistaking it for the tea billy, put it on the fire and began to blow the bellows. Presently a noise was heard, and the terrible realisation of the mistake he had made was, on his drawing back, immediately followed by an explosion which wrecked the forge and blew Mr McDonald into the air. His escape from death appears to have been almost miraculous, the force of the explosion tending frominstead oftowardshim. Strange to say, he was] able to walk down to the Newtown Hotel, where Dr Ward, who had been summoned from Op*hir, was m speedy attendance. One arm was slightly injured and temporarily disabled. There were dis colourations of the skin ; wounds as of small pebbles driven ito theakjn of the arm, neck, andtface; puffy Bwellings on the scalp pf the fore part of the head, and redness of the skin on the opposite side of the forehead. In all probability the drums of thg ears are injured by the violence of the concussion, but already there is improvement m the hearing. He is now m a fair way of being able to resume his werk m a few days. Last night a very interesting gathering took place m the Lodge room of the Orange Hall, where the staff of the Canterbury Mills entertained Mr William Leggett, head storeman at the mills, on the occasion of his approaching Mr T. Rollitt, of the Canterbury Mills, was chairman, and after full justice had been done to the good things, the usual loyal toasts were honored. Following on the discharge of this loyal duty, came the toast of the evening, tiie* health of Mr William and the future Mrs ifiSgeXt. which was heartily diunk. Mr Ilollitt, m the name of those connected with the mill (of whom alrout thirty were present) then presented Mr Leggett wtyh a handsome ciock and table lamp, and m a feJv neat Bpntencgs ex pressed the good wishes'of th£: ■staff for the future welfare of their guest and Mrs Leggett, Uv Leggett suitably acknowledgad the toast and the unexpected extra compli ment that had bgen paid Itfro m the presents ot hie fellow employees, The toast of the mill and its master was given and honored, and Mr Rollitt m responding said it was pleasing to note that the returns of the mill for the past six'months showed a larger output by a good many tons that) at any period of the mill's history. The success of the mill, he said, was due as much as anything to the faithful and able manner m whip}} those employed thsre did the work allotted'tp thpnj. The eyening was spent very harmoniously, toast and sqng alternat ing till the hour for separation canie-ratf to<j soon, A deputation ippresentiujr the Licensed Victuallers' Association, and geyeral mem r bers of Parliament, and Megsps H, D, Bel} (Wellington) and Cwlishaw (of Garrick and I (Jowlishaw, of Christchurch), interviewed the Premier and Attorney-General on Tues day morning m regard to a peculiar point of "lav yhich is the outcome of the recent action of "the Sydenham Licensing Com mittee. It was ruled oy j^r Justice Dennis ton that that committee h&d ihowa bias. and were therefore unfit to execise judicial functions, and that being so the decision given by the committee to close certain hotels cannot h$ referred back to them to be reconsidered. Accordingly thi? deputa tion asked that Mr Justice Ilenmst'ojuta judgment should be considered by the Govjernrapnt, who, jthey argued', ought to remove jbh.e co/jiijfftttge from office by an Order m Council. The matte/ is further complicated by the fact jthat jtlve hotels whoag Ijcjsn^s iy§re pefused by the cp.m : mifctee m njueatw^ ate. fcepfc' open f b,u£, instead, of appealing against the Judgment, | the members of the committee propose t>Q proceed against these hotelkeepers for sell ing without a license. It was claimed by th§ deputation that the appointment of anbfcnei^mmittce to whom new applica tion* could be made would gvercome the difficulty. The Premier said thai; tfte question would be referred to 'the law officers of the .Crown. Rev Mr Isitt has wired >fie Mr Cowli shaw'B s^emgntg'ajs g) %c intentions of the committee j and a petition fa'tfoe ffyvgrju^ bearing the signatures of 1500 ad.ult rgsjdent| of Sydenham, asking him noe-to remove th« Sydenham Licensing Committee, has been posted to Wellington. The promoters state that a second petition to the same effect, ( also bearing IW> B'P» tur«B» W»W f°Woir«

THE MARKETS.

tua. MlßtfS ASSOCIATION.

Sydney, July 27. Wheat, chick, 3s 33 to 3< 6d ; milling, no local sorts offering ; New Zealand, 4s to 4s 7d. Flour, stone, £10 10s; roller, £11 to £11 10a. Oats, feeding, 2s 8d to 2s 9«1 ; seed, scarce, 3* Id. . Maize, 3s 2d to 33 4d. Barley, 3s 6<). Peas, 4s. Bran, Is. Pollard, Is Id. Potatoes) New Zealand, A 2 10s ; Circular Heads, £3. Onions, £3 10s. Batter, local dairy, Is 4<l, factory Is Sd, New Zealand factory, Is 3d to Is 4d. Cheese, sil to 6<l. Bacon, ]?ew Zealand, 7<l to Bd. Melbourne, July 27. Whaat, 3s ll|d. Fiour, stor.e, £8 10s to £8 Ids; roller, £9 to £9 15s. Oats, Algerian, 2s, stout 2s 4d. Adelaide, July 27. Wheat, 4s Id. Oats, 3s 4d to 3* 41d. Barley, scarce, nominally at 4s 31 to 5s 3d. Bran, lip Polltird, ll£d. (Received July 28, 10.40 a.m.) London, July 27. The total quantity oi wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,992,000 quarters, and for the Continent 792,000 quarters,

Addington Stock Market.

Christchuiich, July 2*. The weather was unfavorable. Showers fell constantly, and there were occasional hailstorms.' Store Sheep.—Three lines of store sheep were submitted, and sold as follows:—7OO orossbred twes m lamb, 16s 9d ; 700 small crossbred wethers, 13s 0d; merino ewes m lamH, 9s Id. Fat Sheep.—There was a good entry of fat sheep, for which .an active demand existed. Best crossbred* suitable for export were m a minority, and sold nearly up to last week's values. There was a much larger entry of crossbred ewes, which did) not sustain their values. ' The sale of merino wethers of second quality dragged cob siderably. Best crossbred wethers, heavy weights, sold freely at 21s 3d to 235, wethers and maiden ewes, suitable for freezing, being eagerly snapped up at 19* 6d to 21s. Ewes sold at 15s to 19s, and merino wether* from 9s. • Fat Cattle.— Though there was a" fair entry of nice sorts of steers and heifers, there was little or no demand for beef. This may be accounted for by the number of tradesmen who are supplied 'privately, especially at this season of the year, and from the fact that a good deal of carcase beef is, imported from the North Island and delivered m quarters to various butchers' establishments at a lower price than they .have been able to buy at the market alive. Only thirty-five head were sold under the hamirer, steers bringing up to £7 15s, amd heifers to £5 ss. A dozen cows were dis posed of at £3 15s to £7, according to weight. I Stork Cattlk.—There was a very small' sale of store cattle. Pigs.—A slight improvement took place m the sale of pigs suitable for bacon, through the introduction of a fre.ii and prices advanced proportionately, baconers selling at 26s to 465, and porkers at lHs to 275.

Ashburton Markets.

MB DAVID THOMAS. <• The usual weekly stock sale was held at the Ashburtori yards, wnere about 1500 sheep were yarded. My entry comprised about 570 sheep and 13 head cattle. Owing to the uncertain state of the weather very few sheep weie yarded. The attendance was good and competition keen, The demand for good souad mouthed merino ewes, m lamb, was again very active, and the few lines yarded were snapped up at full market rates irrespective of condition or quality. Freezers sold slightly better than at the previous week's sale. I topped the market with a nice line of two, four, and six-tooth wethers and maiden ewe?, sent forward from Mr J. Ballantyne's Ruapuna estite, at 19a 4d. Hoggets came m fop their share of competition, and all lines were sold at slightly advanced rates. Good well condition oroasbrod ewe«, m lamb, were eagerly sought after, but only one good line came to hand, and those,, although broken mouthed, realised a very good price. My principal sales for the day weie as follows:—-Sheep—3omerino ewes Us 6d, 237 two, four, and six-tooth cross breds 19s 4d, 132 hoggets 13s, 3 fat sheep 14s 9d, 30 merino ewes 11s 6d, 136 cross bred ewes, m lamb, 12s 101. Cattle—l fat heifer £7 3s, 1 fatsteir £5 12s 6d, 1 dry cow £3 ss, 2 milking cowa £3, and 6 two-year olds £2 per head. Horse Market.—On Saturday last I held my usual weekly horse sale at the Arcade, when I offered twenty horses, of which six were turned out unsold. There were several buyers for really good young draught horses, but none came to hand. Skin Sale.— During, this month I have conducted two skin sales, and have disposed of over 1450 skins, 30 hides, and 20 pack ages jqf rough fat. Bpth my last Bales have men at the Arcade, on account of wet weather. The values obtained have shown a marked improvement o.n values qbtained a month' ago,. My principal sales were as follows:-~$utcners? merinos, 2s 9d to 3s 6,d ; Butchers' crossbreds, 3a 2d to 4s 3d; farmers' ocossbreds, 2a fj j to $b Id j farmers' merinos, Is Dd to 3s j farmers' pelts, 4d to Is 6d ; rough fat, IJd to Ifd. Private Sauss.—During the week I have sold privately 130 hoggetts at 12a 6d, 600 merino ewes, m lamb, at 8s 9d, 300 cross-1 bred hoggets at 12s, 100 merino ewes at 9s, and 320 merino ewes 7s.

MESSRS MILES AND CO. ifessrs Mifes and po.leporfc on the weekly stogk safe held at tjje Ashburton Yards on Tuesday, July 26, as follows ;~The expep tioually stormy weather of the past few days had its effect upon the entries at (he Ashburton Yards by reducing the numbers, , and also affecting to their detriment the appearance of the stock brought forward. Buyers, however, mustered m good numbers, and oh the whole a satisfactory auction may be recorded, prices being well maintained throughout, and m some instances enhanced values on recent sales' being reached, We obtained the" highest figure"" m the market for hoggets m a well grown line sold on account of A^esara Baxter and Sqi at 14s, Crossbred wethers and maiden ewes were not competed for with tlje usual spirit, but still made good values, ranging f-om lfis tp 103 4d, according fro quality, t. p latter price being Jiached, for a pfim§ ljne frgm the Rangitata district, Fat merino wetUera were sparingly represented and were eagerly bought up by local butchers at from 10s to Us 6d. Small entries were made of cross bred and merino ewes m lamb of second rate descriptions, the former realising not higher than J2s JGd, and tl)£ latter selling at 6s 5d to sd. following eriibraped pup saljs during the day:—ll&'twd-'tooph crossbreas; at" 17s"j 498 twp-tooth'crbssbreds at 16s 6d; 40 tit )(>ermq vrefhers ajt IQs lid ; 30 lambi at }3s t)d } 82 crgtfsbreds at 15a; j'fat cow In land transactions we havo to i?eoa?d the sale this week of 200 acres, being portion of Lowcliffe Estate, at £10 per acre.

MESSRS FRIEDLAHDJBR BROS. Messrs Friedlantler Bros, report upon the Live Stock Market tor the week ending July 27, as follows :— Ihe weather again no doubt had the effeofc of only a small yarding at the Ash: burton yards, not; more khan 200Q sheep being entered, and these' showed signs of the severe weather with which they liad contended during the past wej?k. The attendance of' buyers wg,s gosd, a'n<J busi : ness resulted which djdnot show any fall hig off m £he prices lately ruling. "the fat getis vyereonJy sparsely filled, and mostly vvjth merino Wethers, which sold up to |.2s. Prpssbredg were represented % <jrossbred tvyo-toqths, which fpnifd bi?y<?fSt at frofn l§s 9(1 to }(jB 6d fop sheep syhich rpgi^ired 1 finishing off, and from J7S to 19s i'^ for crossbred freezing sheep of light weights. In .stores, crossbred hoggets of good quality were penned» which realised from 12a 8d to 13s 9d. Merino ewes, m lamb, sold up to 8s lOd—considering the quality, a verjc ggpc} price. Beef was not very plentiful, and the c&ttie put forward realised quite up'^o the hfgh fjSgurea lately ruling.' Theife Weir'o no pigs entered for this jjiarket. ' ' ! s- ■ '■■■■■■'*

Mr John it. RcatelJ, m. cgrijitiicUou. lyith the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, per J. R. Bland, auctioneer, reports op the live stock market

or the week ending July 27:—AttheiiUft-1 burton County Snhyai-tls on Tuesday, owimr' to the rough weather, then was onl> asm ill entry of stock yarded for the day's market. The total entry comprising about 3000«heep and 30 head of cattle, fur which there was a spirited competition, nearly every lot chang ing hands v satisfactory prices. Crossbred freezers brought up to 19a 4d, and crossbred hoggets up to H«. Our entry comprised 970 sheep and 12 head of cattle, which we sold a 8 follows:—31 merino wethers at Ha 61; 62 merino wethers at lls 4d; 100 merinti ewes m lamb at 6s 6d; 135 merino ewea m lamb at 6s 5d ; 307 merino ewes m lamb, 8s Bd. Cattle—l fat steer, £7 2* 6d ; 1 fatheifer, £7 2« 6d ; 5 fat cows at. £4 10s; 1 springer, £6; 1 springer, £5 10b: 1 vei ling, 32s 6d. During the week we have sold privately 452 crossbred ewes m lamb at 14s; 150 merino ewea m lamb at 8s 3d; 100 two tooth crossbred ewes m lamb at lffa; 300 merino .ewes m lamb at Ss 7£d ; 300 merino ewes m lamb at Ss 4d. Skix 3at.e—On Friday, July 22, we held our lortnightly skin sale. There was a good attendance of buyers, and the prices realised were about equal to the previous sale.

THE FARMERS' LEAGUE.

The meeting of farmers on Tuesday was undoubtedly representative, but we doubt if It was altogether satis factory to either the conveners or the audience. The terras of the advertise ment calling the meeting precluded any opposition to the resolutions which were proposed, and the unanimity thus gained cannot count for much. We had hoped that the occasion would be improved by some declaration being made respecting the line of action to be followed by the League, but nc announcement of the sort was made, and the farmers are. still as much m the dark as ever on the question,of how the League intend to carry out their programme. The promoters, on this most important point, did not even respond to the wish of the chairman, Mr Harper that a definite line of action be fixed upon. However, we have no doubt that those who jo;'* the League will take care to have a voice m deciding the policy which it will follow. As for the speeches, that of the chairman, Mr G. J. Harper, was one with which everybody will agree. It showed a just appreciation of the political situation, and did not seek to meet imaginary trouble more than half way. Had the other speakers been content to follow his lead, a League might have been formed that would have commanded the adhesion of every farmer m the county. But the promoters asserted that the present system of taxation was a menace to the small farmers ; as ane of the speakers declared, the " bursting up " of the large estates would be followed by similar dealing, with the small settlers. Now, the firm establishment of small farmers upon the land is one of the main planks of the platform of the present Liberal Government; and this being the case, we are compelled to look to the League to support the present Government. The leaders of the organisation deny that it is a large landowners' league; we will accept that denial, and will urge upon all farmers and country settlers to support the Government that gives them the most real relief from the burden of taxation. We do not say that there are not m New Zealand one, two, or maybe three real farmers —such as Mr Grigg—who may und<jr the newtaxationpayslightly more than they had to pay under the Property Tax Act, but we would, ask them whether their additional burden is as heavy as the extra railway rates on grain, which were imposed upon, them by the same Hon. Mr Bolleston before whom they have since fallen down and worshipped. As for tkw small farmers let them consider what their taxation under the Land and Income Tax is as compared with that under the Property Tax, and then advocate a return to the previous state of affairs if they will. We do not ignore the platform of the National Liberal Association. At the time it was founded we withheld our approval to some of its. aims, and we still hold them to be visionary, and such that a majority m the country cannot be got to support. It is simply beating the air. for ai> Associatiqn to declare itself to be antagonistic to some of those ideas. What we assert is that leaving out of account the three or four mem bers of the Government party who are believers m a single tax as, theoreti cally, the fairest tax that can be im posed, the practical sense of the Liberal party as a whole will not per mit the passing of any such confis catory legiglatipn as. the farmers and country settlers are now threatened with by the leaders of the League. Farmers' homes are not being attacked nor their British rights assailed, and ; the best security that the large land- > owners have against being taxed out of existence is to cultivate their estates as Jsr ffoh.Tj Grigg does, gr sell to thqsg who will dp sq, and th,ere will be no necessity tq tax any improvements, for the purchasing power of the •community will be sq extended that the increased Customs duties accruing from the expenditure on dutiable goods by an industrious ard constantly employed population will render unnecessary any extension of the graduated tax. The League may be made a power for great good, and if the farmers who become members of it will h,ave regard, to (acts and not assumption,?, tjiey will }ri th,e near luture t>eiri'4 better position politically than they have ever yet held.,

Employers' Liability.

IMPORTANT JUDGMENT.

[MR PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Chfistchurch, July 27. Mr Justice Denniston gave judgment this rooming m the case of Claridge v. Union Steamship Company, In this caw plaintiff sued'for damages for injuries re ceived by an accident while discharging cargo. Whe.n' heard m nisi priiis the jury found for the plaintif, genera} damages JEIoKM), special damages £100, this toing the onlj question submitted to them, the argument qn thp lav pQiiits being reserved fgr banco. His ijqnor after hearing arguments thought it ciear that m actually carrying out tlje worfc of discharging the steamer the whole qf the men were jn the employment; a?ld under ths control of the Stevedoring Associa tion, and gave judgment for defendant, with costs on the highest 3cale

Hampstend Town Board.

to bring m a water supply. VVUUCIi s otter The Works OomSitteo reposed the calling of tender* for work on rSeVS 1261 r/Mdr:ritS P« yard forjingling Pateh^road hS The footpath, ou Beach road were ordered Jb. WES* *H d T^ 0*" filled mon bid« T VT 1 *°d ro»d»«* concrete budge, j. Blacker irai aathoriied to ba >

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We dp not hold ourselves responsible for the opinion. uptewed by our cwwondent*.

THE FARMERS' LEAGUE A CORRECTION.

TO THIS EDITOR. SiR,--There is an error m your report o my remarks at the meeting held on Toesdav ? '?"". a" Ashburton brtnch o f the N^J Zealand Farmers' and Country SttlerJ League, which I should be id if y" v would correct I „ „»,,, J^ «J™ the large surpluses of the last two Jears the Property Tax had been reduced oy^Jrtf » A«amatteroffaer, the PropSy tax L Cms. W. pVrnxu.

MAGISTERIAL

ASHBURTON-THURSDAY.

(Before Mr C. A. Wray RM!)' Maintenance. — O'Kane v. O'Kane. £10 7a 6d—arrears of maintenance at 15 per week. Order to pay by August 11 Railway By-Laws — James Gudaell was fined 5s without costs for allowing three horses to stray on the railway line nearTlnwald. . ." Unregistebed Dogs.—S. Lawry was charged with keeping an unregistered dog. As there was doubt as to the animal « age the charge was dismissed. t. Makeig was charged with keeping two unregistered do**. He was fined 10s on each dog, with 7s costs. There was only one civil case^-ucde fended.

The Chicago Exhibition.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION »r m~ . Wellington, July; 27. « » £. G;4,!S hM »rifcfci"» to the Minister of Public Works with refrence to the latter s reply to a question m the House of Representatives m which,he expressed the opinion that there was no hope of the Chambers of Commerce and pi irate pro ducers co-operating with the Government •n *c "»"«• After reciting the opinion of the Wellington chamber Mr Gale irees on to say : -" This chamber always; was, and still m ready to assist heartily m the matter, and believes that a suitable re presentation of tho colony at the World's Fair would be worth the expenditure suggested (£IQ,OQO), To thiiJay, how ever, no detinue reply has been received to the proposals submitted by thig chamber. From communications with the other chambers., I am m a position to state that the principalchambera of New Zealand were prepared either by them selves or m conjunction with other bodies to aatist m this matter, if it is properly earned out. Aa to the suggestion that the (rovernraens should buj exhibits, when it was found that you were strongly opposed to this plan the proposal was abandoned by the chamber, the convic tion being that the settlers W9uld be found sufficiently liberal to accept any disadvantage that might accrue, m the hope of an ultimate advantage that would be sha^d m b« pthef producers, through improved markets. lit is to be hoped that even now the Government will take energetic nteps to have the colony repre sented at the World'a Fair. Ih/ve thua addressed you, sir, feeling that there must be some misunderstanding *m this matter, and with a desire to remove any misapprehension that may exist m your nu'ndV' * * *

Parliamentary.

(per press association)

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wellington, July 27. s The Council met at 2.30 p.m. IMPREST RVIWtt lIJ4L. The Imprest Supply SiH receded fpon» the House vu pawed through al) its. stages. ■ILL MASSED, The Provincial Ordinanoes Bill wa read a third time. IN COMMUTES. The Land Trsnafer Act Amendment Bill was committed. Clause 13 was amended, limiting the dine m which to bring actions against the Registrar General to six years m place of three yearn. Several other immaterial amendments w«re also made. progress was reported and the Council rose'at3.4|»p.m. ; ' •-•■'•?•« J

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House met at 9 80 p.m. ™« I|*KP AITD IN^tOlfH TA3J, Mr Saundera presented a petition frqm, a large number of fanners m Canterbury on the subject of the land And incpwe ta^ which wag read by the clerk, Mr Saunders moved th>t the petition heprinted. The Premier said that the petition > came from the Conservative Association, but. he had no objection to it being printed. - After a long discussion the motion was earned by 42 to 20. THE FUIAKOItf. PBBATK, Mr Beeves (Inaugahua) reaumed tiis financial debate. He s*ld'in spitiof tlijj a>fackb of the Qp^oritipn the' Vyidm Stilljwnwoea fnttct andjt stood •d^ue of the b«it statp»n§nt!? eyer 4e)|?erec| tq (he House—» monument to th«

THE ASHBTTBTON GTTABDIAN : THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1893.



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NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY rOHE Proprietors have much X pleasure m informing their Patrons and the General Public, that they have opened Tem porary Premises m TANCRED STREET, opposite the Arcade. NEW STOCK. NEW STOCK. j WE SPECIALLY INVITE BUYERS OF CLOTHING TO PAY US A VISIT. HATS AND CAPS In the Latest Shapes, Including Light Weight, Flexible m Black and Colored, also Soft Felts, marked at prices to suit every body. -LATEST NOVELTIIS— SHIRTS, SCARFS, BOWS, RUGS, PORTMANTEAUX, BRACES, COLLARS, &o. WEW ZEAKAITO Clotlilnsr Factory. TANCRED STREET. W, H. Webbee, Manager.



THE MANCHESTER FiRE ASSURANCE COMPANY, Established 1824. Capital £1,500,000. Accumulated Funds £1,775,000. Head Office for New Zealand—l 64 Hereford street, Christ church. THE above old established and wealthy Company require an AGENT for the ASHBURTON DISTRTCT. Atpply to F. R. DUNSFORD, Manager, 7§135 Christchurch._ Where are you going to, my pretty maid t To the Stores for some Biscuits, sir! she said. What kind do you get, my pretty maid 1 ■ Why Aufese»BOQ«;'s o*wegw, sir! »U« paid.



wanton. CASH Advertisen.yii.n under th;s heading not exceeding SIXTEEN WORD'S 1/-. Addresses may be U>ft*t this Offioe. AJNTfIV an Apprentice, sixfch .standard boy preferred. Apply Manager Aahburton Publishing Company 'liW Fjxwer's Cough Drops and Sulphur Tablets. H. G. Flower Confectioner, Eaat^ street.' ■__ \ \ RS CONLAN and Miss Arnott, , VJ. Costume Makera. having opened m Saunder.V Buildings, are prepared to guarantee perfect fit, and latest P*n« fashions. Dresses made from 10s 6d. _^_ 7§154 T7"EROSENE7 Flour, Tapioca, Sago, JA_ Rice, etc., at Wholesale Prices— i The CavSH Storis, Havelock street (opposite Harrison's). 7J153 SPEIGHT'S beht Dunedin Beer always on tap at Butlbr's Family Hotel. FIRE ! The Salvage Sale will be con tinued for Fourteen Days. All Wo«l Dress Tweeds at; about Half pric«. —S. W. Alcorn & Co. n[ ALVAGE~SaIe. Great reductions on O »>very article. Trimmed Millinery Half price.—S. W. Alcqrn & Co. WANTED Known—Dr Scott's cele brated Electric Corsets can only be obtained m Ashburton afc W. H. Collier's, "The Corner." WANTED KNOWN, Grand display of new Millinery, Ulsters, and Jackets, at most reasonable prioes at The CoßygH. Q ALVAGE SALE—A large quantity Of Goods slightly soile I by removal during tho late fire, WUI be sold at greatly Reduced Prices.—Andrew Orr- CVTANTED-Gentlemen before buying ▼» their Suits and Clothing of all descriptions to inspect our stock. £1000 worth must be sold regardlesa of cost.— H 0. Sboers, Melford House. \T7"ANTED Known—That you will » » make no mistake for quality and ariety m English and Colonial Boots, and is highly reputed make by calling at J. Moison's. During coming holidays dis oounfc tor Cash. Repairs done at once. A staft of men always kept and best material and worhni* nahip guaraliteed. -TTTANTiJiD Known.—.J. Nicholas, Vr Bootmaker, Burnett street, oppr site the Mail Office, is prepared to make Boots and Shoes to order. All repairs done promptly at lowest rates. __ 7*167 WANTED Known—lf you want good value m first-class Drapery and Slothing for your money go to H. C- Skgers, Melford House. Great reduc tions now on. ROS B Trees, Onions, Plough Shares, Flour, Chaff, Oatmeal, Macrocarpa Fruit Trees, Te*, Sharps, Potatoes, Chick Wheat, Oarrots, losignis, Hay, alt, Gate, Barb Wire, and Civility. For the above articles, cheap and good for oash, try J. Thomas, opposite Army Barracks, Havelock street* '" HHELEGRAM to A. Ore.— Y our nffer 1 for 124 Pieces French Merino is accepted; Edwards* Bennett, and Co., Ohristchurch. The above goods are now being sold %t half price at A. Orb's Cheap S»lef 6§l*o WANTED Known—ln consequence of blowuqss of trade this season, we aave reduced almost everything of our well assorted first-class Drapery, Clothing, c c- -H. C Srgers, Melford House. » i ANTED Known.—l have a large V V stock of Tin and Ironware Goods to seVct froni. Register Grates, Stoves, portable Boilers, Spouting and Ridging kep*. m ftock.—J, W. Hardley, East Street 8*202 ALL Wool Colonia 'iweed Suits to measure; fib and workmanship guaranteed: from 50s cash. Koberi Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saundera Buildings* OMJER^ET Meat Mart. The oldest, the largest, the best, and the cheap est. Small Goods a specialty. Full weight* guaranteed. A trial solicited. —W. J. Silcock. 4J182 XTOW SFXLING at Greatly Reduced i\ Prices (for cashX Hundreds of Books on History, Science, Religion, •Fiction, Ac Photo Albums and Frame', Pictures, Games, Musical Instruments, Music. A large stock sligMljr soiled at less than fc»lf price. Stationery »nd Account Books.-L. F. Ani>*bwes a>p Co.



Thk Best Remedy fob Ihdioestion Norton's Camomile Pills are confidents recommended as a simple remedy fot tndigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to which we are subjects Norton's Piiis, with justice called the 'Natural Strengthener of the Human Stomach," act as a powerful toni* and gentle perient, are mild m their operation, and safe under any circumstances. Sold m bottles, at U lsd, 2s 9d, 11s, by all medicine vendors throughout the wsrld Keatiko's Cough Lozekgks cure Coughs, Asthma, Bronchitis. Medical testimony states that no other medicine is so effectual m the cure of those dangerous maladies. One lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bedtime ensures rest. For relieving difficulty of breathing they are invaluable. They contain no opium nor any violent drug. Sold by all Chemists m tins Is £d and 8s 9(1 each The world is ever moving on to war i perfection butseldom attains it, Constan improvement is being made m every branch of industry, but m Baking Powders Perfection has been reached m Warburton'B Can t Be Beat. "Caixiopb" CYCMSS.^-IHußtrftted list of "Calliope" Cycles for season 1892-93 m now issued and will be sent post free to any address—Saville's Cycle Works 93 Colombo Street. Ckacknkix and Digestive Biscuits for invalids are unsurpassed. Made by AutsEimooK AT*n Co. The Onslow Biscuit. The latest and | most delicate biscuit .manufactured by, A.rtaebi wk w4 Co ~ ,



BFENGK'U'S MO A STE R CLE kU ANO E. MAKE THE EXIRAOBDINA.RY SEDUCTIONS MADK FOR IHE ! LAST FEW DAYS OF THIS ■ GRIS A.T SALE. CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. NOT! THE EEDTJOTIONS— MEN'S SAC SCITS. E££Ss?£|S||§|| S-SSSS-SaSSSaaSa SPECIAL LIKES. 3Ti6d,10r298 6dj K»iapoi, very heavy line, do, 50s, for 37s 6d, Koslyn, very heavy line, do, 655, tor 47s 6d. MEN'S TWEED OVERCOATS. Kr m &aa aa aa aa. saa aa H JOB CLEARANCE. MKN'S PII.K TIES • 6 f°O9' LADIES' CLOSE-MTTING THREE-QUARTER JACKETS. Former Prices 36s 6d/ 19s 6d, 17s Od, 3ts Od, 32s 6d SALE PRICES Us lid, 6s lid, 6s lid, 13. lid, 8. lid Former Prices 27s 6d, 30s Od, 14* 6d,, 26s 6d, 31s Od SALE PRICES 13s 3d, 14s lid, 4s lid, 13s lid, Ids lid LADIES' SHORT JACKETS. SALE PRICES 6s 9d, 5s 9d, 5s lid, 7s id, .us oa LADIES* TWEED ULSTERS. BALE PRICES 5 llj 6s Ud*, 14s lid, 9s lid, 6s lid DRESS DEPARTIMI MERINOS—BIack and Colored, i- m .»m«. R« fid Is 6d 4s 6d, 3s 3d, 4s 6d, 3s 9d, 3s 3d Is lid, 2s 6d, 2s 6d B:^c E st sfdl is IP, 3sU 2s 74* 6d, 8s Id, 2s 7d, Is 3d, Ufd, llfd MELTON OLOTH3»-Brown, Navy, Maroon, and Greys, li 9d for ll|d. FRENCH BEIGES—DoubIe Widtt. 2s lid for Is 9d. SPECIAL A few lengths of DRESS TWEBDS left, beautiful patterns, really first class Goods, at the following ASTONISHING REDUCED PRICES: « t> >~ aa q« 9d 3s 61, 3s 6d, 3s 6d, 3a 6d, 2s 11, 2=s lid, 3s Gd, 3s 3d &5S PRICES 2^ l!X 3d, 2s H li Hd, islOH Is lid, 2s Id, 2s Id, 2s 8d REMNANTS OF DRESS GOODS AT SURPRISING REDUCTIONS, COLONIAL MADE BLANKErS AT TRE^EXACT MILL PRICE 3. We shall not replace any lines sold out, hence the necessity of making your purchates early. X , — —~S~S ALBK, Watchmaker and Jeweller. TEMPOEHRY PBEMISES M W, 0. DAVIS' REFRESHMENT ROOM. Fire. Fire. Mre. MUST BE CLE ABED AT AW V PHICJE Mv <»ivirKof Electro-Plated and Silverware, Gold and Silver Jewellery, and other ?ihiu« Jewellery, hw to beS'JLD previous to going into new premises, as intendTening with an entirely new s^ock. Weddlnr PreaenU, Birthday Presents, and Presentation Testimonials. These will be found ?&£* "** ™°* Watchmaking and Jewellery Repairing carried on as usual H. BA^g]SSiJ!^ggMAKER AND JEWVJ 'JiVB'



PHOTOGRAPHY. GREAT SUaJESsTImHAT SUCCESS. T HL»w^M.*M favorably with any Urthe colony. Come early. Business booming. Cv«t2met^ Shted. Studio hours from 9.30 to 4p'm* A T. ROBOTTOM, Photographer, Moore street, (Opposite RoyalJ*o^lj I __g^ IN THE WORLD. KINIAN HYSLOP, anj* CO., Tta Importers, 138Oiwhel .teeet^ __C^mteharch._ ~ ToI^AKE Nicest Scones, Nicest Pastry, Nicest Cakes. Uae AuiiSKBROOK .Sel -Rvsu»« * I'l"l''ffhel' 'ffhe Best Tea IN CANTERBURY "..r tlw m.m*y, and frco from any vXxkm of astuntfency. COUNTESS JdJs.