MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as, , under, subject to the necessary alterations :— SATURDAY, September 24. For Kaikoura, per Wakatu, at ».«* V a.m. '•'■. , t For Kaikoura, per Jane Douglas; tor Northern Ports, per Penguin, at O^V» p.m.; late fee letters express tram, 6.55 p.m. v . WEDNESDAY, September 28. For United Kingdom and Continent ol Europe, (specially addressed "per Or sent, steam r only"), Point de Galle, Ind'i* China, Japan, etc., and also for Australia,' Colonies, per express (to connect with s.s. Waihora at Port Chalmers) : - Ordinary letters at 13.30 p.m. 5 late fee letters, guard's van, express, 12.53 p.m. For South America, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe (specially addressed correspondence only), per Aorangi, as follows : — Ordinary letters, books, and newspapers, at 6.3 <"» p.m. ; money orders, at 3 p.m. ; registered letters and parcels, a* 5 p.m. ; late fee letters, mail van 1 express train, at 6.55 p.m. This mail will be'due in London November 9. ' SATURDAY, October 1. For Caatham Islands, per Kahn, at O.SO p.m. ; late fee letters, guards | van, express, at 6.55 p.m.

ENGLISH MAILS.

KOMKWARD —DIRECT MAILS. Doric, sailed August 18, due London September 28. Arawa, sailed September 15, due in London October 25.. OUTWARD—DIRECT MAILS. Rimatuka, sailed August 20, due colony October 3. OUTWARD—SAN FRANCISCO MATLS. Left London September 3, due October 5. The letter-box will be cleared for des patch of correspondence from, Ashburton Post Office to the under-mentioned places as follows :— For a-m- P' ra' P ,m* Burnham and Dunsandel * (daily) 315 Chertsey and Rakaia ,„ „™ (daily) ... 6.30 3.15 6.20 Christchurch and North (daily) ... 6.30 3.15 6.20 and on Mondaya, Wed-. nesdays, and Fridays.., 10 30 Dromore (daily) ... ... 6.30 Eiffelton and Willowby. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays 10.33 Elgin, Wakanui, Seaview, Seafield, and Kyle, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays 6.30 Flemington 1 Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays 3 45 Geraldine (daily)... ..10.30 Greenstreet, Whichtnore, * and Forks, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays 6.30 Lismore, Tuesdays and Fridays. 10.30 Methveu (daily) ...■ ... 3.10 Mt. Somers, Springburn, Bushside, and Alford Forest (daily) ... ... 4.0 May field and Buapuna, MondaysandThursdays 4 0 Newlands, Tuesdays and Fridays... 11.0 Timaru, 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 Tin wald, Window, Hinds, and Wannate (daily)... 10 30 and on Tuesdays', Thurs days, and Saturdays ... 3 15 Wheatstone, Ashton, Water ton, and Long beach (daily) 3.45 Letters containing coin, if posted *unj registered, will becompulsorily registered and charged double registration fee.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENT.

F. Denby.—No reference was made to any of the Athletic Clubs.

MARRIAGE.

fJUivTER—McKfSE.— On September 17, at Hawthornden, Feudal ton, by the Rev. R. Frwin, M. A., Hugh Hunier, M.8.. B. Ch., Ashburfcon, second son of Stewart Hunter, Esq., J.P., Coleraine, to Lettie, eldest daughter of the late Rev. David McKee, Rutland square Church, Dublin," and North Belt Church, Christchurch. .

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1892. THE EDWARDS' CASE.

most unfortunate matter, the appointment of Mr W, R, Edwards as a Judge of the Supreme Court, has again been brought into prominent public notice, on this occasion by a petition by Mr Edwards to the House of Representatives which has been printed and very widely circulated. The petition recapitulates thp eircum r stances of his appointment, which are already so notorious as to need no further repetition, but in reference to which it is only fair to say that the appointment is shown more prominently than ever not to have been sought by the petitioner, but to have been almost forced upon him j in fact so anxious were the Atkinson Government to confer an officp upon Mr Edwards, that when he rejected one offer they were ready with another, until at last they placed the judgeship before him. Mr Edwards really appears to have been reluctant to give up his lucrative m-aptieiQ —- worth for nearly five years before hfs appointment, as is emphasised in the petition, upwards of £2300 a year, free of all expanses whatever—for the best appointment the Government could give him. It is shown that His Honor the Chief Justice had doubts as to the validity i of the appointment, and had interviews ( with the Government cm the question, j and in a telegram from His Hopor to I Mr Edwards, the sentenc9 '! Measure j yalM^ting all previous appointments, [ proposed/ makes it evident that the i Government of the day intended to [set all doubts at rest by passing lan Act of Parliament for th/at purpose, This is the worst paifc of the whole affair, for the petitioner states that prior to hi§ acceptance of the office he had been informed—he does not say by whom— ftnthis Bon. the Of JuatiM had I teen, eongufted by the Hon. the Premier as to the appointaient and had approved of the same, With fchis assurance Mr Edwards accepted the office, and it is quite evident that had 3sr Edwards had any doubt as to the validity of his appointment he would not have accepted it. The implied plea is, therefore, that Mr Edwards was led into an unfortunat3 position by misrepresentation on the part of some one or other. If it was^on the part of a Minister or Ministers of the Crown there can be no question of the ■ petitioner's right to receive some com pensation for the serious loss he hss sustained, In any case, unless it can be shown that Mr Edwards went into the position with his eyes open as to its legality, he should not be made tb suffer the heavy costs incurred by <he appeals to the successive courts of law / for their decision o» the question.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The recent change in the weather has ' evidently suggested to the enterprising! Manager of the New Zealand Clothing Factory the propriety of making a change] in the firm's advertisement. It appears on ' our second page. At Timaru on Thursday, William John i Campbell, charged with steiling from a ruiiway carr.^e a portmanteau containing clothing, elo., pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to thrcs months' imprisonment wii h hard labour, From a comparative statement prepared by the Otago Sunday School Union, it appears that the total number of scholars at the day schools in Dunedin and suburbs 9-ud Port Chalmers is computed at 10,179; while in the same districts the attendance at the Sunday schools is 9164. The Ronvm Catholic schools are not included in the calculation. A miner named Frederick Stodden, re turning to Newcastle from the Southern Cross goldtields, Western Australia, lo3t himself in the hush, and was without food or water for seven days, The police found him after six days' tracking in a dying state. He had attempted suicide by stab bing himself in seventeen places and cutting his throat. A pool of clott ed blood was found forty miles from where the man was discovered. A prisoner named Stewart (alias Fisher, etc., who led the Ashburton police such a dance a few months ago) confined in Lyttel ton gaol on a charge of forgery, made an attempt to escape on Wednesday night. Mr Cleary, the gaoler, wad in the yard and heard a suspicious sound. On searching for its cause he found that Stewart was boring holes around the lock of his cell door with a bit. Prisoner had bored seven holes when discovered. He is an old offender, and has attempted to escape from custody in other places more than once. A project, is on foot in Christchurch to establish a New Zealand magazine. The preliminary steps are being taken by repre sentative graduates and students of Canter bury College and the School of Art, who, it is estimated, would subscribe a fifth of the capital required. It is expected that the college and university generally would fona a valuable nucleus of subscrbws; but the magazine is promoted independently ot any existing institutions. It is proposed to form a limited company with a capital of £500, and a meeting will be called at an early date. J Some considerable sensation was caused in tli2 Leithfield and Balcairn districts, a short time ago, through thirty-nine lambs, belongingjto defferent farmers, being worried. The "Lyttelton Times" reports that several : of those interested armed themselves with guns and agreed to watch at nights in the paddocks. The destruction still went on, and one person reported that he had lost three pigs and the tail of his sheep clog. At last it transpired that a well-known farmer in the district had left off its chain a pet monkey, which had amused itself with strolling about cracking lambs' skulls as a large species of nuts. A Timaru telegram says:—" The Dam pier 8 concluded a most successful season there" Their excellent productions have been greeted with crowded and delighted audiences. The new and beautiful scenery and the stage effects are both greatly admired, and the company is one ox the strongest and most complete now travelling. "The Greeu Lanes of England" is a splendid drama, and mo3t capitally played. Last evening the performance of "Eist Lyne" was a •pronounced success and enthusiastically received." The company arrived this morn ing, and this evening "The Green Lanes of England " will be played at the Oddfellows' HaTl. It is seldom that a company of this standard visits Ashburton, and a crowded house should be the reward.

At Christchurch on Wednesday t <vo boys charged with stealing camellia Uooms irom a garden pleaded guilty. In answer to Mr Beetbam, R.M. (the " Press ' repoits), they said they took the flowers to adorn their button^holer, but Inspector IVnder said he feared that they had a baser motive, that, in fact, this and most of the numerous garden robberies which took plaje were perpretrated for the purpose of obtaining flowers to sell. His \\ orship asked the boys their age, and each said be was fifteen, this no doubt with a perfect undtustauJing of the drift of the question. Mr Baethara said, " Well, I do not believe you are fifteen, and I will give you a choice. You shall either be flogged or go to gaol; come now, which shall it be ? " The spokesman grinned, shifttel from one foot to the other, and at last said, "How long m gaol?'' " Oh, about a month," said the Magistrate, and his eye twinkled, " Well, then," said the boy, fi I will go to gaol!" and his mate concurred. " Now," his Worship, " you shall be whipped," and he ordered them to receive each twelve strokes of a birch rod, and they were taken away to receive their gruel looking anything but happy. There is trouble at Mildura. Our Melbourne correspondent writes :— Un doubtedly the sensation of the day is the news that the Mildura settlement is con fronted by a difficulty which threatens its very existence. The chief engineer of the Water Supply Department pDinted out some days ago that the money now in Mil dura had been taken there since no produce of any value had as yet been exported. Apparently that money is exhausted. The settlers cannot pay the water rate, and the men employed by the Irrigation Company, who have worked for months without pay, cannot work any longer. Now the settlers claim that the £1\ paid to the Chaffeys' agents included water for ever. It did not. It included the land, the right to water, and a shave in the costly pumping plant, but not the aimaal cost of distribution. But as the warm weather is at hand the water is indis* pensable. It will have to be supplied some how, or every plant in the pla.ee will be dead by Christmas, Another report states that the irrigation employed struck, owing to the non-payment of the wages. At a public meeting of settlers, subsqriptions to the amount of £400 were promised to carry on the necessary work, On Wednesday last, after two days' hear ing of a charge of alleged qattle stealing, William Frisby, manager of Mr Edward Corbitt's farm, Hedgehopo, Southland, wat committed for trial by the Resident Magis trateatluvercargill. Theshortfactsofthecase are that for about two years, more or less, a wild cow had been " victualling free" on Oorbitt's farm. Frisby had persistently driven her off, and in February 1891 he ad vertised qis intention; of shooting her if she were not taken away, bhg "was uofc re moved, but kept running on the land until July last, when Frisby shot her, cut her up, and used the carcase, a portion of which he sold. The cow belonged to the herd of William Butler, who jointly with James Mi'ler, leased the Pebbly Hills run, about SOOt) 'aer&s in 'extent. The run is a University endowment, and had originally been 10,000 acres in extent, but the balance had been sold to Corbitt "and others Butler in his evidence denied that he had any feeling against Corbitt and Frisby for hav ing bought a portion of the tun, and said he would have settled the matter for £50, the value set on the beast but Frisby declined to pay that sum arid offered only ss. He had made that qffer tq Frisby In August, but saui he had since beard something j a consequence of which he would not settle for cash and now prosecuted fqr qattle Stealing. What that something was, however, does'nJ* anD6-w w ne published evidence. The killing* of the beast!? n°t> deniedby Frisby, but he denied having killed tIC? with any felonious intention. The evidence showed that both Butler and Frisby from the first were aware that the cow was Battels. Mr Corbitt went south by Wedmp. day's express to look after the case. II) is understood Sir R. Stout will be retained for the defence.

Holloway's Pills.—Teaching of Exper enes.— : Tho united testimony of thousauds, extending over forty years, must strongly recommend these pills as th^s besc purifiers, the mildest aperients, and the surest restora tives. They never prove delusive, or give nierely temporary relief, but attack all ail ments of the stomach, lungs, heart, and bowels in the only safe and legitimate way, by depurating the blood, and so eradicating those impurijties which are the source and constituents of almost every disease. ' Their medicinal efficacy is wonderful in renovating enfeebled constitutions. Their action em braces all that is desirable in a household medicine, They expel every noxious and effete matter 5 and thus the strength is imtured and the energies stimulated.

Parliamentary.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

(PPB PRESS ASSOCIATION) Wkllington, September 22. The Council met at 2.30 p m. ELECTORAL BILL. The Electoral Bill was further con sidered in Committee; Clause 62—Sheatars and commercial travellers to enj ly special facilities in re cording their vote -. *li McLean moved an amendment, in cluding "hawe^eis." -Sir George Whitmore though*- that all agricultural hbourers should be inc'uded; hut not only should these persons be placvl on the same footing but number less others. The interpretation clause should sta c distinctly what class of per sons were en'itled to the privilege stated in the clause, instead of which it had been clumsily postponed until the Bill should be nearly put through Committee. The amendments were agreed to by 16 to 7. Captain Mori is enquired whether the Colonial Seoretary would accept further amendments in the same direction. He thought that any person absent from his home on the day of election should enjoy facilities for recording his vote. The Colonial Secretary admitted that originally he was in charge of the Bill, but he confessed that the Committee had taken the measure out of his hands. Clause 65- Providing a penalty of one month's imprisonment in case of the master of a vessel refusing permission to the crew ta vote. Mr Stewart moved to amend the clause by making as an alter native for imprisonment the option of a fine not exceeding £50. The amendment; was carried by 15 to 8. The clause waj further amended by making the term of imprisonment not to exceed oae month. Clause 102—Mr Oliver moved that it be struck out. The clause affirmed the principle of "one-man-one-vote" in the four large cities by splitting up the amalgamated constituencies into single electorates. Sir George Whitmore spoke in support of the amendment. Ho thought that cities were an unmixed curse to the country, and he would like io see them disfranchised. Dr. Grace strongly opposed the amend ment, contending that if carried it would have the effect of making city electorates more rapacious and radical even than they were at present. If the city electorates were split up the cities would be handed over politically to the least desirable inhabitants.

The clause was struck out by 11 to 7. The Council adjourned at 5 p.m. till 7.30 p.m. The Council resumed at 7.30 p.m.

In Committee on the Electoral Bill, clause 150, defining the Maori electorates, was sl'ghly amended, givirg power lothe Governor to alter and redefine Maori electoral districts as occasion may require.

Clause 153, which provided for the fiee use of public schools for election meetings, was altered in the direction of making only primary schools available for election meetings.

The Committee then returned to the postponed clauses. Some discussion ensued on the interpretation clause, which was agreed to, no objection being offered to the word "person" including "woman."

On the clause referring to Maori voting, Mr TaiarOa thought that Maori women should possess the same privilege with regard to the exercise of the franchise as European or half-caste women, and he moved to that effect,

It was pointed out that the principle as to whether a woman should or should not enjoy the privilege of exercising the franchise avis admitted on the previous day.

Sir Ge-"<r2r« w h:,."mre R;'.i! that a aurprisi h.ui b«eii sprung upon the Council. Ho for one up to the present moment had not been aware that the clause giving womeTti the franchise had been agreed to yesterday. He moved that progress be reported, with leave to sit again, in order that members who w«.-o opposed to the innovation might have an opportunity to consider the position. The female franchise question was, in his opinion, the crucial portion of the Bill. Mr McLean recognised that a division should be taken as to whether or not women should exercise the franchise, but he thought it would be better to postpone the clause. Mr Williams expressed surprise at hearing that the clause giving women the. right to vote had been agreed to by the Committee. The amendment for reporting progress was lost by lb* to 4. On clause Q7 (a new clause), relating to the manner in which women may vote, Sir George Whitmore again protested against women exercising the franchise. Mr Oliver suggested thac the clause should be allowed to paas pro tern. The Colonial Secretary objected to new clauses, and was prepared to contest them line by line. He objectei cq hon. members being misled, and therefore perhaps it would be better if the clause were postponed. Sir George Whitmore regretted that a snap division had carried the principle of women's suffrage. It was such an outrage to the country that the somen's suffrage should be giaated that he intended to fight the matter line by line if he had to stay there for three months, but it women were to exercise the vote, he thought that every facility should be afforded them for so doingi

Or Pollen said that it was no use blinking the matter. It had been decided that women should vote. If Sir Gsorge Whitmore spoke for a week he could not alter the opinion of a single member of the Council.

On reaching clause 147, Maori qualifi cation, it was agreed to report progress. The Council rose at 9.15 p.m• house of representatives. The following is the remainder of the report of Wednesday's sitting. mining companies bill The proposal to leave out th,e hew clause in the Mining' Companies Ast Amend ment Bill providing that shareholders shall not be eligjble for directors or any goldmuiing company, was lost by 22 to 10. LOCAL BODIES LOAN 'BILL." The Local Bodies Loan Act Amend ment Bill was passed through committee, wj.th yerbal amendments; BILLS BASHED. The Oamaru Harbour Beard Advance Repayment Bill, the Otago School Com missioners Empowering Bill, the New Zealand Company's Land Chimants Bill, and the Local Bodies Loan Act Amend ment Bill, were reported, read a third HZ?, and.passed, " BILLS ADVANCED. Other measures considered in committee Were reported, their final reading being fixed for to-day, ' The House rose at 2.5 a.m. I The House met.at 2.30 p.m. BILLS PASSED. The Westland and Nelson Coalfields Administration Act Amendment Bill was further considered in Committee, real a third time and passed." j SECOND READINGS. The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1384, Amendment Bill, the Gisborne Harbour Act, 1884, Amendment Bill, the Cook and Waipu Counties Property Adjust ment Bill, the Wanganui River Trust Act Amendment Bill, the WoodviUe Hospital District Bill,, and the Wangarei Drillshed Bill were read a second tare. The House adjourned at 5,30 p.m. The House resumed at 7-30 p.m.

BILIA PASSBI). ■ The Native Land Purchase Bill and the Dairy Industry Bill passed their final stogeti after considerable debate. The Wining Companies Act Amend ment Bill Vas real a third time and pas°ed. ' The Friendly Societies Act Amendment Bill, the Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Bill, (he Water Supply Act Amendment Bill, and the Factories Act Amendment Bill were passed through committee without mated il amendment, and were read a third time and passed. MINING BILL. The House went into committee on the Mining Act Amendment Bill, but pro gress'was immediately reported. SECOND BEADING. The Westbmd, Grey, Inangiihua, and duller Counties Vehicle Licensing Bill was read a second time. The House ro»e at 12.50 a.m.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

{PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) RUSSIA AND TURKEY. Constantinople, September 21. Russia has called the Sultan's atten tion to the serious result which may follow if the relations between Turkey and Bulgaria become contrary to ex isting treaties. The message has created a sensation in the city.

DESTRUCTIVE AND FATAL FIRE.

New York, September 21. By a fire at Rockaway Beach, a fashionable watering place twenty miles south of New York city, a hun dred buildings were destroyed, includ ing many of the hotels. Several lives were lost, and the damage to property is estimated at half a million dollars.

MERCANTILE FAILURE.

London, September 21. H. Prey and Co. general merchants, who closed their Melbourne branch a few days ago, have suspended payment. The liabilities of the firm are estimated at £150,000, chiefly in Paris. INDIA. It is reported in Simla that the Puke of Connaught will succeed Lord Roberts in the spring, as Commander in-Chief in India. THE LONDON BUILDING SOCIETIES. The London Commercial Deposit Building Societyl, which suspended payment on September 18, will resume operations to-day. | The Directors have decided to re -1 organise the Liberator Building Society, which suspended in the early part of the month. COLONIAL LOANS. The New South "Wales Government are making enquiries as to the prospect of placing £1,000,000 worth of Trea sury bills. The bankers are irritablo as they have npt yet unloaded the last lot, and the chance of success is poor. Tasmania |is waiting for the first chance to come upon the London market. South Australia and Queens land, it is hoped, will abstain till the beginning of next year. Leading financiers are opposing the issue of further Government loans, but it is possible that the small dealers may float a small South Australian loan cheaply. City men advise the Government of that colony to raise the loan in Australia. POST AND TELEGRAPHS. The Congress of Chambers of Com merce unanimously support the penny post-and the extension of telegraph connection between "the- various sec tions of the Empire. PLIMSOLL ROBBED. Bonds to the value of £2000 were stolen from Mr Samuel Plimsoll, but the thieves were captured. ELECTRIC RAILWAY. Six miles of overhead electric rail way are being built at Liverpool docks.

THE NICE HOMICIDE.

Paris, September 21. The President has pardoned Deacon, the American who shot Abeille.

CANADIAN LOYALTY.

Ottawa, September 21. A large counter-meeting of Loyalists was held at Toronto in opposition to the public reception given to Mr Blake. A resolution was passed that most Canadians believe that Home Rule in Ireland will lead to the disintegration of the British Empire.

ITALIAN UNITY.

Rome, September 21. The municipality of Rome has sent its congratulations •to the King of Italy upon the Unity of the country aiid the overthrow of the temporal claims of the Pope.

BICYCLING RECORD.

Wellington, September 21. Johnston, of lowa, has ridden a mile on a bicycle in 2rnin 4sec.

PRINCE HENRY OF HESSE.

Berlin, September 22. It is reported tha,t Prince Henry of Hesse has married an actress named Milan.

THE DARDANELLES.

Constantinople, September 22. M. Brialmont, the Belgian engineer whq is engagecl upoq the defences, of the Turkish capital, reports that the exist ing forts which guard the Dardanelles are useless,. .

AUSTRALIAN.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN LOANS.

Adelaide, September 22. The Government proposes to float the unallotted portion of the last loan, amounting to £608,000 ; also to obtain the necessary authority to raise a ban of £900,000 for public works. The latter, however, will not be required before the end of next year.

FEDERATION.

Brisbane, September 22. Sir Samuel Griffiths considers that the proposed' alteration in the constitu tion of the Federal Council will be disastrous to the cause of Federation, as showing that the colonies do not know their own minds. He adds, if New South Wales'has considered the Commonwealth Bill, and it appears we must rely on the Federal Council, then lie would be prepared to amend the constitution.

SYRIAN CUSTOMS.

Melbourne, September 22. During the hearing of an abductiqu

■ I , ™^^^^ • i;e case in which two Syrian families are ; involved, evidence was adduced that ; the girl was abducted while her father 1 was negotiating her sale to another Man for £50. THE FISH TRADE. The Select Committee appointed to inquire into the fishing industry has - submitted a report, in "which they re commend the imposition of one penny per pound duty on fresh and smoked tish imported into Victoria. THE DECIMAL SYSTEM. The" Legislative Assembly has ad opted a motion in favor of an address being presented to Her Majesty pray ing that stops should lie taken to invite the Governments of nations forming the Universal Postal Union to estab lish a universal decimal money,weight, and measure union ; or, as an alter native, the establishment of an Im perial Union for the same objects among the States, Colonies, and Dependencies of Great Britain.

THE BROKEN HILL CASES.

Sydney, September 22. The trial of the Defence Committee is adjourned till Monday. The priso ners were granted bail.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, September 21. A shocking accident occurred at the Otahuhu railway station to-night, which resulted in the instantaneous death of Mrs Catherine Rowe, wife of Mr Rowe, an empbyee of Mr John Hall, store keeper, Otahuhu. Mrs Rowe hsd been in Auckland on business, and was return- _ ing home. In alighting in the dark she fell while the train was moving, and was almost decapitated, and her arms and' legs were mangled. She leaves no ! family. Auckland, September 22. The official enquiry into the manage* ment of the Costley Home for aged people commenced tlm afternoon, the Charitable Aid Board holding the enquiry. • The specific charges are that articles of clothing, etc., were often removed from the inmttes in an arbitrary manner ; that little annoyances are caused to inmates ; that the dietary scale is not sufficiently varied ; that the manager and his wife, Mr and Mrs Moss, are not fit to have charge of the institution. The legal committee of the City Council, finding that the Stock Bill contains no provisions dealing with the establishment of abbnttoirs and their inspection, will forward to Wellington a petition from 1009 residents, praying for more rigid inspection of all animal food supply, and on behalf of the Council endorsing the prayer of the petition. It is expected that £500 will cover the damage to the ship Timaru by the late fire. Gisbornk, September 22. At the inqueat on the body of the girl, Solomon, the jury returned a verdict that she committed suicide whilst of unsound mind, adding a rider that great care should be taken in the sale of poison. The father of the girl, who was brought up before the Resident Magistrate, and charged with attempted suicide, was discharged, and, on the recommendation ofi&e police, a prohibition order for t/fe\\ rQ months was granted against him. Wellington, September 22. At the quarterly meeting of the Cham ber of Commerce Mr Gale, the president, spoke strongly against the Sin Francisco service under present conditions. He said that it was a distinct disadvantage to tour-fifths of the colony to have Auckland as the port for it. The money had better be spent on other lines. He drew atten tion to the alleged over-valuation of ex ports. In 1891 wool figured at £4,129,686, whereas so far as could bo ascertained only £3,500,000 was actually received. it was absurd to go on calculating our ex ports at nearly £10,000,000 in the face of such mistakes. Resolutions were passed calling on the Government to choose some more central port than Auckland if the San Francisco service was to be continued and drawing their attention to the neces sity of better audit of the accounts of public companies. Mr T. K. McDonald, - himself an auditor, spoke strongly in favour of the latter, and said th^t auditors ought to have power to call attedtion to advances which they thought were made on insufficient security. Dunedin, September 21. In the Divorce Court to-day in the case Mark v Mark and Motherwell, the jury found for the petitioner, and awarded £50 damages. His Honour found that the case came within the " small cases " rule. The husband and wife did not agree, and petitioner had to admit that he twice struck hi 3 wife. Petitioner had often said that he would sell his wife for £5. He had said that before the co-respondent. She theu epoke to him and said that Motherwe 1! was quite prepared to give £5 fur her. The husband said that she could go to-morrow if she liked. The petitioner alleged that he was joking when he spoke of selling his wife for £5. Shortly after wards Mrs Mark and Motherwell came to Dunedin, consulted a solicitor, and then returned to Lawrence, living as man and wife close to Mark's house. A conference is being called of local bodies to protest against increasing the amounts demanded for charitable aid, and to endeavor to formulate some plan by which local bodies may be relieved of the heavy burdens imposed on them under the Hospitals and Charitable Aid Act. Dunedin, September 22. The ship Jessie Readman, Burton, coaimander, from Glasgow (June 19), arrived to-day. During the voyage she had to contend with ice. She sailed between bergs for 130 miles. The bergs ranged from a quarter mile to one and a-half miles in length, and up to 450 feet in height. She sustained some slight damage to her gear in a gale. Invekcargill, September 21. A settler named* William Frisby was committed for trial to-day on a charge of killing one cow the property of William Butler, vriih intent to carry away the carcase. The cow has been straj ing on Frisby's plage two years, and over eighteen months ago he advertised thas unless she was removed she would he destroyed. No pne claiming it he killed it in July last. He never denied killing I it, and showed the skin to the owner. When askfd, Butler wanted £5 for the beast, but Frisby would not settle it, and a criminal prosecution was instituted The Magistrate fixed the bail at £200.

SPORTING.

+ SOUTHLAN 0 AMATEUR TURb CLUB. per press association, Invercargill, September 21. At the Southland Amateur Turf Club's meeting the winners were—Handicap Hurdles—lroquois. Trial Stakes—Ad venturer. Visitors' Stakes—Dandenong. Birch wood St eeplecha&e — Kangaroo. La^ dies' Bracelet--Day Star. Hunt Club Cup Steeplechase—A parima. (Tally-IJo was first home, but a protest against the rider as being a professional, and not currying the penalty weight, was upbfeld). Consolation—Milord. Allen, the rider of Iroquois in th,e Hunt Cup, was thrown, and is in the. hospital. His condition is serious as ho. is suffering from concussion of the brain, and it is feared internal henur hige.

1Q MA£E Nicest Scones, Nicest Pastry, Nicest Cakes. Uw AULSEBROOK's Self-Rawing Flour,

?TTI1?. ASTJHTTRTON GTTAKDIATyt FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 33, 1893. 1



OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT ■ o ■ G. J. NEILL and 00. WILL OPEN UP IN .-■-. FRIEDLANDER'3 BUILDINGS, CORNER OF MOORE ft BAST STREETS, * ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 24, ! A LARGE AND WELL ASSORTED STEW STOCK OF GENERAL DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND bo o t c- G. J. NEILL and 00. P.S.—MR NEILL was late Manager for W. W. SPENCER and CO. of the Arcade for over four years. _T\F VITAL INTEREST TO EVERY REA.DER OF THIS, BECAUSE IT S\TES YOUR FOUNDS. BIG VALUE FOR LITTLE MONEY AT . ■■ HARDLEY BROS. (LAIE SPEtfOBR & CO.) THE REMAINDER OP THE STOCK MUST GO DURING THE NEXT WE HAVE ALREADY ARRIVED A BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT OF NEW GOODS, WHICH WILL BE SLAUGHTERED WITH THE REMAINDER OP SPENCER'S STOCK EEMEMBEB, FOR A FEW MORE DAYS ONLY. BOOTS. BUOM. WE HAVE SOME Of THE BE3T VALUE EVER SHOWN. COME AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. MILLINERY OF THE LATEST STYLE, Under ft* Management of Miss Turns, late of Messrs Strange and Co., Christchurch. Ruiiness Manager ... » H- HARDLEY, Late of Mr Andrew Orr. New Zealand Clothing Factory FOR Waterproofs*, WAterproofa, (Our Own Make), Every Garment Guaranteed. MEN'S AND BOYS'SUrTS, HATS, SHIRTS, SCARVES, MERCERY. Newest Styles and of Good Quality. AGENT FOR THE'WOMAN'S FRIEND STOVE MAT (Something Few). ,\ rEaM or—WERTHEIM-' CELEBRATED SEWING MACHINE. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY (Temporary Premises), TANCRED STREET. Watchmaker and Jeweller. TEMPORARY PREMISES -T W. C. DAVIS REFRESHMENT ROOM. Fire. Five. Fire. MUST BE CLEARED AT AIY PRICE- Mv STOCK of Electro-Plated and Silverware, Gold and Silver Jewellery, and other muh class Jewellery, has to beS'jLD previous to going into now premises, as intend Opening with an entirely new stock. wof-dlmr Present?, Birthday Presents, and Presentation Testimonials. These will be found c^ l\^fah^^ f g%g™ °°ST FKLOK' Watchmaking and Jewellery Repairing carried on as usual IS, &AXiE?XC, WATCHMAKER AND JEWEr.LKR,



W»u«e(f. i, *" CASH Advertisen.yir.,3 under eh s heading not exceeding SIXTEEN WORDS 1/-. Addresses may be li»ft at this Office. __ WANTED— General Servant. Apply to Mrs Lawby, Wesleyan Parson age, Havelock Street. 9 175 WANTED, for immediate delivery, 100 toms oaten sheaf chaff. Apply, FIUEDLANDER BROS. 9 RIVATK Board and Residence for one or two gentlemen, within one minute s walk from Post Office. Apply Mail Office. 9 113 v Splendid sample of Onions, on \ strings, 181bs Is, no grown ones, cheaper by sack, First class eating and seed Potatoes cheap.—J', Thomas, Have lock Street,_ ?U 45 WANTED Known—New Flannelettes at extraordinary prices ; 3s lid and 4s lid doz. Thirty per cent under price.—W. H. Collier. ISHING tackbvrodsTTTnes, minnows, reels, traces, casbs, Hies, etc." Tennis requets and balls just imported.—H. M. Jones. ___ SCHOOL Committees supplied with evory requisite. School books, bags, slates, pens, pencils, drawing materials and colors. —H. M. Jones. S SOMERSET Meat Mart. The oldest, the largest, the best, and the cheap est. Small Goods a specialty. Full weights guaranteed. A trial solicited. — W. J. Silcook. 4t182 HATCH your Chickens early ; Brown and White Leghorns, Andalusians, and Black Spanish eggs. Guaranteed pure strains. H. G. Flower, East Street. CHEAP BOOKS.—AII Books at Eng lish Prices for this month only. Several volumes soiled, at Less than Half-price. Books at all prices-; from One Penny to Five Pounds each.— L F. Andrewes, Stationers' Hall. ~\\T ANTED, Farmers to know that the VV McCormick Expert is now prepared to put their Binders in thorough repair. AD extras charged at exactly Christchurch prices. For further par ticulars apply 9J171 JOHN ORR & CO. SCALER'S Prize Competition will be Closed on September 21. All papers must be sent in by that date.



WANTED Known—Dr Scott's ceie" brated Electric Corsets can only be obtained in Ashburton at W. H. Collier's, "The Oorn«r," \k WANTED Known—We are now show- TV ing the most stylish and best variety of Millinery wo have ever had. Come and inspect;.- H. 0. Seoers, Melford House. ~ CJ»7"ANTED -Gentlemen oerore buyina ** their Suits and Clothing of all descriptions to inspect our stock. £1000 worth must ha sold regardless of cost.— H C. Skgers,. Mtflford House. t if ANTED Known —That Robert VV Dorm, late manager for James Craigie, Painter, will still continue the Painting Business in all its branches. Any ordeis left ab Messrs .John Orr and Co.'s, or at his private residence, Moore street, will bo promptly aftenied to. B*lo4 \A RS CONLAJN and Miss Arnott" l.Vj_ Costume Makers, have removed to Triangle --next Han rahan, Baker, and are prepared to guaraatae perfect fit, and latest P.*ris fashions. Di-e»ses made from 10d 6d. ._ 7§154 WANTED Known—lf you want good value in first-cias* Drapery and Slothing for your money g-> to H. C- Sf.gers, Melford Hou>e. Great reduc tions now on. \ LL Wool Colonii.l '.. ivo-xl Suits to /JL measure ; fit an J workmanship guaranteed : from 60s cash. Robert Alcokn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Sauadera' Buildings. W Extender our sincere thanks to our many customers and friends for their continued support. Having increased our staff, customers can now rely upon being attended to promptly. Cash given for first class dairy produce only.—Cash Siore, Havejock street. EARLY Seed Popapoes, best varieties. Vegetable and Flower Scads, Ryegrass, Clovers, Maize, Oat Sheaf and Straw Chaff, Onions, Apples, Trees, Plants, etc. Save a large portion of your money by purchasing for cash from J. Thomas, Havelock Street. ANT^D~Known—Pumps. Pumps Pumps. I have on hand the largest stock in town of Pumps, Piping, Gas, Steam, and Water Fittings. Manu facturers of Galvanized Steel Gutters, Spouting, Bidging. and Down Pipe to any strength, size or pattern.—J. W. Hard.ley, East street. WHY should we let the rain water off our roofs rob our buildings and run to waste when Hardley will find and fix sp luting at 4d per foot. Also good Water Tanks, guaranteed, from thirty shillings. Note his address—J. W. Hardiey, Plumber and Gasfitter, East Street. __ WINDMILLS supplied and fixed, Hot and Cold Water Services laid on. Baths made fco any 5 size or pattern. Electric Bells fixed, and ell hinds of Plumbing work done at lowest ?atee. Workmen sent to all parts of the district. — -J. W. Bardley, Plumber and Gasfitter. WAIN TED Known —Being over stocked, and having new Spring Boots and Shoes just arrived, J. MolsoN intends selling at little oyer cost price, some below cost, for two months. Great Bargains. The stock is the choicest jm Ashburton. His superior own make> kept on ham 1, unsurpassed in New Zealand. 1 staff of m m kept. All work and repairs under my own supervision, aiad done on tho shortest notice—, J. Moison, East Street Town Hall shop



DR. IHTMTBR TITISHES to notify to his patients?, THAT HE HAS REMOVED HIS RESIDENCE AND CONSULTING ROOMS to TANCEED STREET, Middle House between Cass street and WilU: m streets. HOURS OF CONSULTATION: 10 TO 11 A M. 2 to 3 p.m. 7 TO 8 P.M. The Best Remedy fou Ini>ige.'jtio:n--<- Norton's Camomile Pills are confidently recommended as a simple remedy foi Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to which we are subject*.. Norton's Pills, with justice called the 'Natural Strengthener of the Human Stomach," act as a powerful tonic and gentle perient, are mild in their operation, and afe under any circumstances. Sold in bottles, at la l_d, 2s Pd, .lis, by all medicine Vendors throughout the world.