MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as | under, subject to the necessary alterations :— WEDNESDAY, July 13. For the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe and America and West Indies (via San Francisco), Sandwich Islands, &c. and also for Northern Port* of New Zealand, per Takapuna, as follows:— Ordinary letters O.ICS p.m., late fee letters, express van, 6.55 p.m.; registered letters, 5 p.m.; mooey orders, 3p.m. This mail will be due in London on August 17, 1892. , Note, —Mount Somers has been con stituted a MoDey Order and Savings Bank Office from July 1. ENGLISH MAILS. HOMEWARD —DIRECT MAILS. Rimutuka, left June 7, due London July 20. lonic, left June 23, due London August 3. | Buapehu, leaving July 9, due London AugUßt 16. OCTWABD—SAN PB4VCIBCO MAILS. Alameda, left June 18, tine London July 20. Maripoea, leaves Auckland July 14, mail due London August 17. OUTWARD —DIRECT MAILS. Kaikoura left London May 29, due July Doric, left London Juno 13, due July 25. Ruahinc, left London June 25, due colony Augnst 8. INWAB3—SAN FRANCISCO MAILS. Mouowsu due Auckland July 15.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalkbit. MONDAY, JULY 11, 1892. THE ELECTORAL BILL.

The Electoral Bill has had a very smooth passage to its present stage — that of consideration in Committee-— but there are indications of troubled watws ahead, and this danger is not to be concealed by the encomiums which have been passed on all sides on the general scope of the Bill. Very little hostility to any of the pro isions of the Bill has been manifested, the triple vote in the four principal towns having been the principal subject of attack, but it must be borne in mind that the discussion hitherto has been on the general principle of the Bill, and not ou its details. Some peculiar pro ceedings are threatened in connection with the woman's suffrage clauses. It it is said that some of those who supported the principle last session, when it was asserted by so large a majority of the House, did so in fulfil ment of election pledges, in the confi dent assurance that the Upper House would reject the measure. The narrow majority by which the Council did negative the woman's suffrage clauses is said to have alarmed these insineere friends of the principle, and it is feared that quibbles will be raised wbioh will result in the defeat of the clauses in Committee on issues apart from the direct question. If so let the treacherous backsliders be ' ware of the wrath of their constituents. It is quite possible that the proposed retention of the freehold qualification may be reviewed in a not altogether friendly spirit. The effect of absentee votes on the result of the Rangltikei election will tend to make many of the Liberals less disposed to concede any departure from the one qualification— the residential. Still, the greatest objection to the proposal is removed by the provision that no elector shall be registered on more than one roll, and this will preclude any elector exercising his vote in more than one constituency during any one Parlia ment, unless by the bona fide change of a residential qualification from one district to another. The reduction of the qualifying period of residence from six months to one month will also be opposed. The dispatch with which the general election at Borne is taking place has been ob served by members of the Mew Zealand Parliament, who think regretfully of the toil, trouble, and cost of contests of the duration which is compelled by the present Regulations, and which are very serious for candidates of weak health or small means. It cannot be maintained that the true feeling of a constituency can be better ascertained in fifty-four days than it could twenty six days earlier, and though electors iD remote parts of some of the large and scattered electorates might be deprived of an opportunity ofj listening to the voice of the electioneering charmer, and news papers might lose a few advertisements, j we think a shortening of the period of the various notices might be effected with, advantage. The amendment in this direction (of which notice has been given by Mr Duthie) is to have the writs for a general election issued within seven days of a dissolution, j instead of fourteea m provided in the Bill; that the writs shall be returnable within twenty-one days, instead of forty as proposed j that returning officers shall, on receipt of the writ, give only ten in place of fiftean day.'i' notice of polling; and that during a recess, five day3 after the "Gazette' notice declares a seat to be vacant, the Speaker «halJ direct a new writ to issue.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Sever il reports, cable news, and a quan tity of other matter had to be heldover for want of space. W« have received from the Agent-General's office a copj' of the paper on New Zealand, read by Mr Perceval before the Koyal Colon ial Institute on May 10. With reference to the election of Speaker of the Legislative CouncJl it wag said in the lobbies that every member of the Council, excepting the Hon. Dr. Pollen, Sir Patrick Buckley, aud Sir George VVhitmore, was de sirous of obtaining the position, After service on Sunday morning »t May Afield, a meeting of the Presbyterian eon, gregation was held, at which it was proposed to erect the Mayfield, Ruapuna, Hinds, and Rangitata districts into a new charge, and steps were arranged to approach the presbytery on the subject. On Sunday, the Rev B. J. Westbrooke, F.G.S., the newly inducted Minister of the Presbyterian Church in the hills district, preached at all the stations. At Springburn in the evening there was an unusually large j congregation. In connection with the tea meeting at Springfield, the name of Mrs McGregor was unintentionally omitted from the list of donors of tr&ys. The Rev. J. W. Arney, pastor of a MetLg dUt Qhurch in Michigan, shocked his con. cregatloo patently by announcing his retire from th« pi4pit. Hg will devote his entire attention to brqediog aud training his horns, and will indulge in horse tr,o,ts and ir.afcinei s to h» heart's content without fear of the Methodist conference. Twice he has been on the carpet before the conference for his horsey inclinations. The fact that he conducted successful revivals *i]4 that Ms collections were far above the ayerage did Lot extenuate his offence, but he was told that if he persisted in cultivating horaes he must retire. # By Mr Richmond's resignation the total strength of the Legislative Council has been further diminished to 35. Of these, Messrs Aclaud, Bowen, Peacock, and Wilson are absent frojn the colony, Mr Shephard is very ill, and Mr Williams is said to be unable to attend ; to that leaves jujt 29 who can possioly be present in res^nse to the "call." It may be iuteresting to men tion who are the neniorremainingCounclllors. Mr Baillie comes first. He was appointed 31 year* ago, in 1861; Sir G. S. Whitmore is next, 1863; Messrs Aclancl and Miller are bracketed third, iu 1563 ; Messrs Mantell and Holmes, 1866, follow. Then cotnf} suc cessively Messrs Scotland, Bonaj', Grace, Hart, and Pollen. None of the others have had more than 15 years' tenure. Notice of appeal has be3n given in the Supreme Court case of McFarlane (appellant) v Land Board of Canterbury (respondent), in which his Honor Justice Denniston gave judgment recently, dismissing Mr Andrew McFarlane's appeal. The grounds inter alia upon which the motion is based are that the decision was erroneous in law ; that on the evidence the judgment ought to have been in (favor of the appellant; the Board had no power to i<ett«ive applications for the land prior to the ?Oth Pfigember, that the appellant's was the only legal application, aocfthat the application of Thomas Nofan, received on the 30th December, was not a legal application; that the Board had 119 power to decide two applications for un mirveycd laud by ballojt { »ud that the Board had no power, to appoint any plerjk or •fficer of the j^a^d Qfljce to act m *ge»t for JfoUWf

Mr Alii-e.l Harrison, J.P., this morning fined a first offender five shillings or twenty days imprisonment for dtu- kenuess. Mr Hugo Friedlander invite* farmers and others who may wish him to transact business for them at Home, to communicate with him before July 21, on which day he leaves ou his journey. We understand that with one exception all claims on insurance companies arising out of the East street fire have been paid. No less than twenty companies were interested, and the prompt settlement is very satis factory to those whose premises or stock were damaged or destroyed Messrs Hardley Brothers were the buyers of the remains ofVrospeet Buildings at £29, on Saturday. The buildings are being rapidly demolished, and the material will be sorted into lots and sold by auction by Mr T. Bullock next Saturday .* The Bank of New South Wale* advertise their opening of a branch at Kakaia, on Thursday, July 14, and every Thursday thereafter. This step has been taken in ordqr to meet the convenience of the Bank's muitorous customers in the Kakaia district. Thegmainess will be worked from Ashbur ton., ~-. | Tl.e Kaikoura^ ?ccm London via the Cape j arrived at Hobarton Saturday morning, and saiM again at 5 p.m. for Auckland. She, had sixteen original p&ssen£s»wiar. Aus tralia, but in addition brings fifty-two of those who were wrecked in the steamer Port Douglas. She has Bixty passengers for VfeW Zealand. The annual meeting of the Fatmers' Co operative Association, Christchurch, was I eld ;on Saturday. The directors' report recommending Ja dividend of practically ! eleven per cent, wag unrnimously adopted. : The seven retiring directors were unani mously re-elected. The chairman stated that the expenditure on new buildings, L6OOO had been provided for oat of income, and that 1000 new shares are to be, issued during the forthcoming year. The entries for the Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Show, which closed on Saturday evening, have been unexpectedly numerous, MrE. JS. Tasker, the hon. secretary, in forms us that he has received about 300 'entries, most of which are poultry, and in clude scions of prize strains of the Sydenham Show, and winners of note from Chrwtchurch Timaru, Dunedin, and other places in the South Island. The inaugural show of the Society, thus promises to be one that will take a place in the poultry world, not only tor numbers, but the very high quality of the exhibits. The show, be it remembered, will take place on Thursday and Friday, July 14 and 15, in the Old Town Hall. Holloways Pills and Ointment.' Those who have given these remedies a fair trials freely admit that, they inherentl, possess every property suitable for healing and removing eruptions, ulcerations, piles, abscesses, sores, bad legs, gathered breasts, and all disorders of the glandular system, When carefully rubbed in the ointment relaxes the swollen muscles, diminishes in flammation, assuages pain, and even alle viates dangerous maladies which may have lasted for months, or even years. Holloway's excellent preparations are effective singly, resistless in combination, and have been recommended by grateful patients to be resorted to as. alternatives when all other means for gaining health have failed. Their action is teporate, not violent or reducing. Have Healthy Children by noB-ishing (tana with Aulsebrook and. Co b Arrow otßiscuits

The Municipal Conference.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Wellington, July 8. At to-day's sitting a committee was appointed to watch the progress of the amended Municipal Corporati >n Bill through Parliament. A number of amendments were suggested and adopted. The Committee reported adversely on the Local Authorities Accounts and Audit BUI, and it was decided to oppose it in Parliament. The Fire Brigades Bill and the question of the Dog Registration Aot were referred to committees. General opposition was displayed to the proposal that every candidate for mayor shall have been a councillor at Home tinie or other for twelve months, and eventually it was withdrawn. A proposal to inchrle phthisio among diseases to be reported under the Health Act was lost. On the I mo ion of the Mayor of Christchurch it was Agreed that Boroughs should be em powered to license train companies andtramdrivera and guards. The annual subscription to the "Association was $xed as follows :— Boroughs under J&OOQ, £$ $$} ovw 10,000, £6 68. The Town Clerk of Auckland withdrew his motion that the local governing bodies should be the licensing committees for their districts. The Mayor of Petone moved, and the Mayor <4 New Plymouth seconded, " that the Municipal Cd'rp.'ori£ions Act should be amended so as to provide that a pprspn could not continue to s.i|b as a councillor if he had lost hi* qualifications a bupge3S and that the matter oould b§ de»lfc with by the Committee already Appointed to deal with the Bill."- This was carried. It was decided, on the motion of the Mayor of Peto»i<6, seconded by the Mayor of Chrjstchurch, that the fees for the translation of summonses for natives or others bft paid by thoge parties who require the translation. A proposition by the Town Clerk of Auckland" that packet licenses should be taken out at the part of j?egi6jbra|;ion was withdrawn. A Committee was appointed fco. $w) with the rules of the Association.

SPORTING.

V.R.C. GRAND NATIONAL MEETING.

PER Pit ESS ASSOCIATION,

Melbourne, J uly 9. The Maiden Hurdle Race was won by Havilah; Two-Year-Old Handicap, by lasqmmti : Maiden Steeplechase, by Egyptian i Gra#4 Na^qnal Hurdle Face, by Reclleap, list 101b» mth Fire Kipg, list 9ib, second, and Donald, list o>\ third ; Winter Handicap, by Newman. '

WELLINGTON WINTER MEETING.

Hutt Ra^eco.urs*, July $. Concluding results:— "' Ladies' Trophy,—Gondolier, list 121ty, 1; Retjna, l?e>t 7% 2. Six rah. easily- Time—4™in 83sec/ Dividend—- J62 3s. [ SJBMtfsa HjJup^Es.—Yiola 1, Theorem 2, Reprosenfca^on 3. Sjx ran. Won easily. Tirne~3mjn IQ^eg. Diyidend— High Weight Handicap.—Gondolier, 12st, lj Paramo, lOst 31b, 2; Retina. 12st, 3. All started except Norton. Won 1 easily. Time—2min 36§sec Dividend— £1193. The amount put through the machine was £4379, which is £1650 leas than last, year. Morok fell at the sod wall.

AQUATICS.

LoaroQN, July £• Ooms, a Dutchman, yen -tka Diamond Sculls at JTenby regrette,

CYCLING.

London, J uly 9. The fifty miles bicycle championship was won by A. A. Zimmerman, of America.

CRICKET.

Surrey County playing against Scot land scored 482 runs. Key being at the top wijth 14$, and Henderson 133. MBWJOtJBNB. July 9. Lord tS'hefljield has cabled stsityng tjiat he has abandoned the tfroject of bringing out another pricket team next summer, owjng to unexpected difficulty in getting » good tewfl tether,

MEETINGS.

ASHBURTON LIBERAL ASSOCIA TION.

A meeting of the Ashburton Liberal Association was held in the Templar Hall on Friday, July 1. There was a good at tendance of members, the President, Mr H, M. Jones, in the chair, Several"im portant matters were dealt with, and a committee "was appointed to take steps to purge the electoral roll. The following resolution ivjis carried, and ordered to be telegraphed to the Premier :—" That the Association ur^o the Government lo resist the pa? age of the Bill now before the House to «ive compensation to publi cans who lose their licences. Ako any uttempt to 'ju tail >he power of majorities to veto the sale of liquor locally," Mr Mcß,v«'s piper on Co-operation will ho read at the next meeting of the Associ ation, owing to his not h i"ing it com plete 1 in time for this meeting. [This report was forwarded the day after the meeting, l>ut wis accidentally mislaid in our office.—Ed.]

WAKANUI GOOD TEMPLARS.

. A very successful tea and concert took ?lace in the WaKanui main schoolroom on Friday, July 1, to celebrate the third Anniversary of the Pride of Wakanui JOodge, No. 32, 1.0.G.T. The attendance was exceptionally good, visitors being present from Ashburton and surrounding districts. The tables, which ware very tastefully arranged and beautifully spread, were S resided over by the Misses Moore, Irown, Tait, Ddton(2), Wilson, Ken nedy, ftttd Trevurza. The Misses Cor bett (2), and Hill (2), had charge of the bachebrs' table. After teas lengthy programme was gone through, commencing with an over ture by Miss Fowke. Mr Sawle, who presided, gt»ve a few very interesting re* marks. Rev. S. Lawry, later on, gave an appropriate address, at the close of which the following resolutions were carried by the meeting :—''That this meeting protests against any change in the Licensing law which would decrease the power of the people over the liquor traffic, and urges the Government to be true to its professed I liberal principles, and facilitate the passage of the Bill in tended to give the people the power ;of the 'direct veto' over all licensed houses," and "That this meeting emphatically protests against anj measure being passed into law which would provide for com pensation in any form for the loss of licenses for the sale of liquor, there being no claim for such in law or equity." Songs and. duets were contributed by Mrs Smith, and the Misses Dalton and Corbett (2), and Messrs Pitt and Bate man, and a violin solo by Mr B.iteman. Mrs Smith and Miss Fowke kindly acted as accompanists, A recitation was given by Master 0. Trevurzt; a temperance dialogue by Messrs Corbett. Clemens, and Trevurza, concluded the programme. After the usual votes of thanks, the meeting was brought to a close by sing ing the National Anthem.

ODDFELLOWS' ANNIVERSARY.

The Oddfellows of Ashburton held their anniversary social in their hall on Friday. The Oddfellows' socials have always been successful and remarkably well attended, and this gathering was no exception to fche rule. Tea, provided by the Lodge, was laid on three tables in the hall, and every sent was occupied. After tea,' the Committee appointed for the purpose distributed prizes in the shape of toys, etc., to the children, and the abundance of toys was such that every little one got a prijfe of more or less value, and went home inhjghgJee. This little ceremony ever Messrs Owen (piano), Pearson (violin), and Leitch (cornet) took their places on the stage, and supplied excellent musri for the dancing that was engasred in and 'kept up till the setting of the moon, At intervals between ■dances, an enjoyable programme of music was gone through, contributed by members of the Lodge and others, and on the stage a comfortable supper room was partitioned off. In this department Mr John Corbitt acted butler, ably assisted by several will ing helpers, but the raiding genius was Mrs Corbitt, whose excellent And unob trusive management of this depart m nt made it a decided success. The Com mittee of ths fcodge have to be compli mented on the suooesa of their annual gathering which every year appears to become more and more popular, as the Lodge increases in strength.

PRIMITIVE METHODIST BAND OF HOPE.

Qn Thursday eyenjns; las L t the Primitive Methodists held uguariortriightly Band of Ijope meeting. MrR. K. Bowie was; in t;l»e chaiF, and opened with a few appropriate remarks. Mrs. James then gave a solo, which w&s wall j?fip§ived. Master Lot Cooper and Miss 8. Cooper then gave recitations, both items being well delivered. Mrs J. W. Hardley was very successful with her solo, »nd Miss J.'Addis, "was loudly applauded for her recitation. A dijeb by Minses B. and A. James was neist given, and wa« s^ceeded by a capital dialogue by A. Sa'hdo and F. Tilly. Mr Marsden giave several aelecfcions; on the handbells, and was repeatedly encomia h|s rendering of "Abide with' me'* being perh.a|£ the best. Ikfr J. W. Hafdley g*y« a short address, aftgr wh^ch. Miss E. Hardlev sang a solo, but refused tp comply with an' encore. Mr Fow gave a recitation, and then Mr3 Marsdgft sana: a jjolo yery sweetly, and »ai? encor§d. Mr H- Hardley followed with an amusjng recitation, which received an encore, in response to which he gave the nmusina sketch, " Stage struck." The Rev Mr Cooker cloned a much enjoyed meeting with a few words of enc )urage.montv and with bns.p^dflfe the/meeting" ended.

THE MARKETS.

PER PHESS VSSOCIATIO*.

London, July 7. The weekly returns ot the Bank of Eng land show >e reserve to be' £16,384,^0, which ia a decrease of £t,IB^,OOQ as coin pared with the previous week. The propor ti(?tj ql reserve to liabilities is '40.42 per cent. Kew Zealand i per cen^. insc^bed gjtock 10?i ; 34 ppr cent, dijttp 94. Ifeyp lpng berried wh,eat is at flat 34? 0d ; top off coast cargoes sellers ask $4* 6J, but b»ye F a ftnly o^et ,{^s fa South Australianwhsat »s wpafcer a£ $5$ | Victorian also weaker at 348 od, Canterbury lamb, 5f d per lb. At the auctions today New Zealand hemp was stagnated and everything was with drawn.

EXHIBITION.

TECHNICAL AND SCHOOL WORK. | For several years. Mr W. J. Silcock, a leading member of the Ashburton Dis trict 'School Committee, and an old Ash burton resident, ha* been an advocate of technical education in the primary schools of the colony. As a means to an end he conceived the idea of an exhibition of children's work, having it) view tho en couragement <-f the constructive faculty among the young people by the awarding of pii^e for anything that was nv;ritor ous that mighn be" shown ; and the cultivation among Iho boys of a desire for acquiring proficiency in the handling of tools. He knew th-it an exhibition confined to this sort of thins* aljne was not likely to be a very bril.'i'int success, and was therefore prepa ed to cpen the door to exhibits of work of any kind, and to extend the field to a wider area than rhe'single educational district, enclosodwithin the boundaries of the Ashburton school'district. For a lengthened period he was alone in the Committee on this question, his follow members having but little hope of the success of the project and less enthusiasm in it. By and by, however, he was joined on the Committee^.by Mr Charles Braddell, whose clevernew as an amateur cabinet maker is well-known; and Ultimately by Mr H. W. Barrett, also a handy man with tools. These accessions strengthened the hands of Mr Silcock and they were able to convert the Com mittee to the adyisableness of holding such an exhibition hs Mr Silcock had been advocating. Steps were taken to communicate wsh tha other School Com mittees in the county on the subject. Fww of these went into the matter with any great heart, but all were at least civil, and many even polite, in acknowledging the circulars received, Some promised to do what they could in aid of the pro ject, bUt for a long time it seemed that j for want of support the proposed ex hibition was likely to hang fire, if indeed I it were held at all. The day, however, j was fixed, and arrangements made for holding it; but the members of the Com mittee, : owing to the scant encourage ment given by the other Committee?, had great misgivings as to its success. As the date of the exhibition drew near' hope began to rise, within them, as the number of entries of one kind or another increased, and it began to be evident that » veay interesting exhibition was highly probable.- Still, there was wanting what the Committee mustdesired a fair representation among the exhibits of the country schools, and even of those that are as much town schools as are those in the Ashburton district. Yet, al. though theexhibits were mainly entered by pupils and ex-pupds of the Ashburton school, a very interesting display was made, and the little " fair,' ui the Ameri cans would call it, muifc be pronounced as far as it went, a very great success in deed. The exhibition was held in the large room of the Ashburton school, fronting on Tancred street, and exhibits were re-* ceived up to nine o'clock on Saturday morning, the time for opening having been fixed for ten o'clock. Although but few contributions came from pupils out side the Ashburton school—a fact, per haps, more to be attributed to a failure on the part of the country committees and teachers to grasp the full meaning and purpose of the Ashburton Committee than to anything else- not a few members of outside Committees paid the exhibition a visit. Among the visitors was Mr James Brown, of Wakahui, whose name has loug been identified with a keen interest in the-- cause of education in the county. Mr Brown was quite captivatod with what he saw, and gave expression to the pleasure he had in looking at the ex cellent work shown in no stinted terms* Other leaders in the cause of education also visited the exhibition, and from re marks made by them* and the flattering terms they made use of in speaking of the it is sale to prophecy that the exhibition proposed to be held next year, will not beTjy any means confined to the pupil.* »nd ex-pupils of the Ashburton school. The exhibits were disp'ayed on trestle tables in the large room, and iu the case of pictures (of which there was a pleas ingly large number), on the walls. Of the class of exhibits which the promoters ef the exhibition would have preferred to see a numerons entry, there were not many, but such as were shown indicated that there are boys attending the Ash burton 'school, who are not without a! knowledge of how to handle tools. Pro- i minent among these exhibits was a very well made * wheelbarrow, substantially built, honestly put together and fairly well finished. It was the work of Master John OLjen, » boy of ten years, and a pupil of tfye Ashburton school. The barrow woidd be* but' sma|l for'fr manto use, but |ts capacity is £mple enough to | put tbe muscular power to the test of a youth five or six years older than its builder. Beside this barrow was ano ther, about half its size, abo well built, and fairly well finished. This barrow was made by Master Craighead, and had evidently been made wholly by him. In the case of Master Olsen's barrow the wheel ip»s of iron, and it is riot supposed that the young builder is an amateur blacksmith as well as a carpenter; while Master Craighead's wheel was wholly of wood, arid bore on the face of it unmisjbakeable sums''of having been made at home, Bqth exhibits received first awards, faster porter exhibited a yery neat little box in the shape of a book, qf a s|ze that coujd be carried in a man s vest pocket. It was a very neat piece qf wprk, lined with yelvefc inside, and prettily varnished. Master John Quane, a lsd of eight or nln?, years, had constructed a model looomotiv a^tine. It would hardly qualify him yot to bourne Engineer-in-Chief to the locomotive department of the New Zealand railways, but worse models of machinery have been produced for the demonstration of an idea by mechanicians''' "of 1 fa*p greater pretensions than 'Johnny Quane, That engine, too, got a first award, and a filter he showed was highly cqinrijanded. On the same stand with this exhibit, was one everybody was pleased to see-a minia ture suite of furniture, made by Master Waited : Cambridge.'■ "' Qdtisjdering that the maker'has* been for years a confirmed invalid, and has to be wheeled abbfit in a Bath chair, the toy suite was a wonderful piece of woijk, Thjs lad also exhibited gome exxselleiuVmats, very rieatiy worked, and several plaques of-merit. A fire screen of scrap pictures, neatly arranged and" jiastefulljr mounted, the work of Master George |i|ourd'ie ? got a segond prize. Master Hastings Brad<?ejl showed a collection of birds' eggs, very well arranged, and carefully labelled. His brother George exhibited a collection of sheik also carefully classified and identified. The showcases in which bb£h oi these entries were exhibited wore little works of art in themselves. Masters iTrecl and Affrbd Silcock 1 exjiib'ited oases containing mineral samples,'collected and Classified "by themselves, and ito get together- mp items comprising the cofiieetions the U.ds had jiaken ramblesin tfye hiljis districti visiting' fche Sfouht Somers coa 1 mines, the caves, arid the jime #el4B> faster George B'raddell also got a second prisee fqr a wejj arranged collection pf minerals. 0n onp qf fch£ tables was a framed picture, the frame being beautifully dene in leather work by Miss Agnes Anderson. One can hardly realise a leather flower, but when I looking at the cleverly made floral wreath I that Miss Anderson had set round her picture frame one came very near the realisation o| a leather pse -at anyrafce

there was no denying the beauty of the work nor the talent of the worker. There was an unexpectedly large entry of paintings in oil, and water colon, sketches in black and white, and crayens, while mapping and ornamental penman ship were also fairly represented. Mrs C. Homerehara, at a moment** notice consented to be judge in this department of the exhibition, and expressed her agreeable surprise at th« excellence of the work shown. Miss Ethel Jones shewed four pictures, all from life.. One that was immediately rtcgnised by lovers of sheep dogs was a portrait of her father's (Mr T. M. Jones) well known collie. The grand old dog there was no mistakiuig. He was perfect as to colour and marking, and his p lint r had correctly caught his expression of keen intelligence, representing him in the act of interpreting a command from his mister, with ears erect, his sharp nose in the air, and his quick eye intent on busi ness. Another was a group of ponies, in which Mr W. J, Silcock's old mare " Dixie " was the central figure, and an excellent portrait. A third illustrated a quartetgin Longfellow s—'' Evangeline," and represented a Canadian pioneer, mounted, clad in Indian hunting shirt, and armed to the teeth; while a fourth, perhaps her best effort, 'vas entitled "Misery," and limned a poor old grey horse, gaunt and thin, his very bones looking as if about to start through his worn hide, while he has turned his back bo the pitiless south eastern storm to which it is his sad lotto have been ex posed. Miss Jones' work is certainly above ordinary, and it is probable she may yet be heard of in exhibitions of higher pretensions. Miss Edna Douglas fallowed two pictures—one of whioh was much admired for the success the fair artist had achieved with her moonlight effects, and there were not wanting en thusiastic commendations placing this work in the foremost ulace in the exhibi tion. Miss Olive Alcorn also showed some excellent work, and exhibited ex* quisite taste in the harmonising of her colors and the merit of her drawing, Another joung painter whose work was 1 much a-'mired and very considerably can vassed was Miss Gertie Sparrow, who had ! two pictures on the north wall of the room. Master Harold Curtis, an ex-pupil, exhibited a painting of a ship for which he received a first award of merit, and . Master Hugh Mayo also obtained honors among the pupils f«r his painting. A I book of water colors, shown by Miss M. Nevin, it is to be feared did not receive the attention it merited, simply because it was an unpretending little drawing book, and lay on the table. Bub it well repaid whoever took the trouble lo -look it. The pages devoted to flower "pictures were really charming. Careful in her attention to every detail in the drawing and chaste and correet in her color she cculd not fail to be successful m effect, and the result was a series of really delightful flower pictures. She was not bo successful, however, when she left the flowers and essayed landscape. This lady also exhibited * book of ornamental pen maiibhip that would do honor to the apprentice room of the best lithographic establishment in the colony. Of colored maps there were several ex hibited—those of Miss Muriel and Master Ronald Douglas giving evidence of great care having been taken in their prepara tion, while the uncolored mapping of Mies Mary Craighead, of Russell's Flat or hx>l, was also meritorious and got the seme grade of honors as the first mentioned. The teaching staff of the school did a wise thing in exhibiting the drawing books and opy books of the vaiious standard*. Be it understood that what were exhibited on the trestles set apart for this purpose were not books specially prepared for the exhibition, but the ordinary every day work books of the school. They were taken just as they came, and placed upon the tables, every schulai'd work in the various classes being shown that room could be found for, ah4 any not shown were withheld, not for want of merit, but'simply for want of room. The exhibits began with the infants and went on to the sixth standard, The writing in the copy books was the subject of much remarks-riot a blot or spot of dirt was to be seen, not an erasure not a single "literal" error, while the letters were all well-formed, and many of the copy Looks showed an excellence of finish and grace of style not much inferior to the head lines they were reproducing. Truly the generation of Ashburtonites under Mr Mayna'a care at present promise at least to be able to write a legible hand. In this connection, Mr David Thomas, at the close of the exhibition madt> aT very complimentary reference to the excellence of the writing work shown. Along with the copy books were exhibited in the same way the drawing books of the pupils, and written notices at the divisions of the various 'standards intimated that the drawing work was taken from lessons givei} oh the bl*ck-bbard. As with the writing, Mr Mayne and hjs staff have reason to be prou?j. of the drawing wijrfc of their pupils. Not the least important part of the exhibition was the needle, work. In, this department the judges were Mesdames W. J, Silcock, Peter Williams, and H. M. Jones. The judges expressed them selves as startled at the excellence of the work. The sewing machine has now come so largely, into use, that special Excellence in fine "white seaW" sewing is less "frequently met with v among the young people thai* it y?aa twenty or thirty years a^Gr-afc, |eas,t ejderly ladies who have trophies, of their own skill to exhibit say so! There was not much of this kind pf work exhibited at the exhibition on Saturday, but all that was exhibited would have held its own anywhere, Miss M, Nevin showed two articles of under-cloth. jng wHch the judges said were so perfect in workmanship that only the most hypercritical could find fault with. These exhibits are singled out for special notice because they were articles of clothing for for* everyday wear, but there were other exhibits equally meriiorous although ill a different jfoc. The Miscjes Ranges showed pittows of wonderfuLjf clever work* nianship, and wsvery well-ntade s cushion. A prize would have been given to these exhibits bit for the fact that competition was restricted under certain conditions tb pupils attending the school, but an award of nifcr.it was'gipn. The Afieges Alcorn exhibited a good many excellent' samples of fine work-in embroidering and drewel work; and in two instances the "good old fashioned suppler made its appearance in the wpik of. thjj sister^ Reid. Jn the department of needlework 1 the entries were more numerous tlhan |h £ny ofher, and while it is pleasing t!o note thjs, and %e ejjcejElence of the'work, we regret that space {pfb,ids a suepial mention of eac|} exhibit, but'Ww we'giyefclie pjjze list. Thora was f» competition in composition for which seven young writers entered, and the Rov. E. A. Scott was judg*» in this department. Much credit is due to the Ashburton Committee. — more especially the sub- Committee who had charge of the exhibi tion—for the success that attended the project,' and also to the teaching staff,' 1 "wha rendered valuable servije in staging the exhibits. Npw that the other Senool Commit 1 tees in 'ttie county know the nature of 'the/ exhibition 1, and jt§ object, and that t}ie young people Jjava learned whafr tfro prdmoterg of the Exhibition waited them tq do, t^e success, of future exhibitions is assured, *nd these will of course ho longer be confined to the pupils of one school, but all will send in ex hibits, for it is absurd to suppose that there are not hundreds of clever lads and lasses all over the county whose handi work will not compare favorably with •. k ■I '  v k - ( , v

much that was shown on Saturday. Iu the evening ■ Mr D»vid Thomas said the thanks of all were due to the promoter* of the exhibi tion, which he looked upon as a decided success, if for nothing else than the opportunity it had afforded so many people of seeing the juperb writing of the Ash burton pupil*. Not only was the 4 writing good, but there was a cleanliness About the books that he had never seen in any other school, and he complimented both teachers ond pupils on tho l«ct. He was pleased to *ee that some of the pupils had been turning their attention to the collection of mineral aaraj lee. The colony had, a great wealth in her mineral re sources—resources that were yet unde veloped,—and it would be for the New Ztmlsnders of the future to develope these resources and increase thereby the colony's wealth and further her pros perity. He won 1! like to hour of many of the lads turning their attention to (he study of mineralogy «o that, aa time went on, they couM turn their knowledges acquired by study to account, and there was no saying what they might be able to drag out of those hill* of ours. . That this Exhibition was to be an annual thing went without eaying. and he hoped thac all the pupils in the county would be ex-, hibitors in some way or other at the next, and those that were to follow. After a few other kindly remarks in Mr Thomas's usual happy way, the customary thanks were tendered. The exhibition was attended during the day and throughout the evening by a large number of visitors from the country, while the townspeople very loyally sup* ported it. At intervals selections wire given en the piano by musical friends. PRIZK LIST. The following is the prise list :— Sewing axd Fakct Work—Olaas I.— Prisoilla Chapman, Aahburton,l j Hilda Kidd, do, 2. Class 2;— Mary Collison, Seafield, 1; Tda Smith, Ashburton, 2; . Agnes Anderson, do, 3. Class 3.—Ksth leen Alcorn, Aahburton, 1; Lila Baxter, do. 2 ; Mabel Jones, do, h.e. Class 4.—. Euuice Bickersteffe, ishburton, 1; M*ey Potter, do, 2. Claw 6—Jamesßroadley, i Aahburton, 1 ; Olive MeSdinv do, 2; ' Class 6 —Gertie Meddins, AsMrarton, 1; Hamilton Douglas, do, 2: Ada Smith, - . Ashburton, special; Ethel Proadley, Ash* ! burton, h.c. . ' ' '' ' Kkittino—Class 7.—Alice White, Ash* | burton, J ; Lilie Harrison, do, 2;PrisotHa Rundell, do, h.c. 1 Macrams—Class B.—Matilda Leggct^ i Adhburton, 1. Drawing—Standard Vl.—Frank Han*. r.ihan, Ashburton, 1; George Scott, do, 2. Standard V.—Arthur Pilbrow, Ashbur -1 ton 1 ; Minnie Corner, do, 2. Standard IV.~A<?a Tucker, Ashburton, 'l; Beryl Colyer, do. 2. Standard lll.—Willie Sargent, Ashburton, 1; Hilda Martin. do, 2. Standard IL—Herbert Smith, | Ashburton. 1; Pat Mahoney, do, 2. Standard I.—Douglas Homeisham, Ash* burton, 1; Edith Patching, do, 2. Infant Department.—Albert Sparrow, Ashburton, 1; Bessie Stribling, do, 2. Wmbto- Standard VJ.—Jtannie Reid, Ashburton, 1; Emily Grant, do, 2. Stan dard V.— Agnes Anderson, Ashburton, 1. Standard IV.—Stanley Homersham, Ash* * burton, 1. Standard lll.—Willie Sar- * gent, Ashburton, 1; Florence Sealy do, 2, Standard ll.—Minnie Smitheraro, Ashburton, 1; Harry Robottom, do, 2. . Composition — Very few exhibits—; prizes awarded to Beryl Colyer and James - Oolyer in their respectvie classes. Maps—Painted Maps.—Muriel Doug las, Ashburton, 1: Ronald Douglas, do, 2. Unpainted Maps.—Muy Craig head, Russel's Flat school. 1. Handiwork—Class I.—W. OlEen, Ash burton, for a wheelbarrow, 1. Class 2.— L. Craighead, Ashburton, for a wheel barrow, 1. Class 3.—H. Douglao, Abh burton, for a kite, 1. Class 4.- J. Quane Ashburton, for modle engine, 1; for a filterh.c. Class; s.—vJ. Gourdie, Ash burton, for a fire screen, 2. Collections of Minerals.—Alfred and Fred Silcock, Aahburton, 1; George ; Braddell, do, 2. Specwsnsof Bibu's Eggs.—Hastings BraddelJ, Ashburton, I. Paintjngs—For boys under ton years. —Hugh Mavo, Ash burton, X. Pencil Drawings—Class 1. — Kate '■ White, Ashburton, 1; Jane Stevenson, do, 2. CUhh 2. - Edith Patching, Aehhur ton, 1; Olive Meddins, do 2. Class 3. ""-■■ Mary Craighead, Iluasel's Flat school, h.c. . BXHIBiTS BY BX-PUPILS (iTOR BXHIBITION ONLY.) Pa inting.—Class I.—lst orderof merit, Harold Curtis ; 2nd order of merit, Edna Douglas j 2nd order of merit for painting from life (horses) Ethefjbnes. ' ' m Drawing .—Class 2.—lst order of merit, . Ethel, Alcorn ; 2nd order of merit, Mary Gertie Sparrow. Point Lace—Class 3, Ist order of merit, Mary Alcorn. Mqontmvluck Work,—Class 4.—rlsfc order of merit, MissAlpqrn. CrevblWork.—CLms4.—h.c, P>oeb§ Ranger,

FOOTBALL.

HIGH AND TINWALD SCHOOLS r. RAKAIA fcJCHOOL. The combined fifreen of Xahbttrton High School and Tinwald School played a football match against the fiakaia boys on Saturday morning, at Rakaia/ In (hj first' spell the V^iton sc^>rfid a.kry', af* though their opponents, fjurocal far tha wind, played th« stronget game. Imtiw second spell, however, the combined team completely turned the tables. SoonaJbn the kick off Buchanan scored right be tween the posts. The kick at goal was • failure. Lewis then ran in, and an eaty goal resulted. Some good play by Bruce I and Stevenson forced the visitors down, and then Buchanan taking a clever pass by Steward obtained a try, which Lewis easily converted into a goal. The re mainder of the game was very even, and when the whistle sounded the score was Ashburton 19, Bakaia nil. Tfte viwtors were entertained with much kindness' by Afr Thompson, beafli maaW'of the Bakaia Schtojlv :-' " :"

RACING CLUBS CONFERENCE.

At the Conference of Baqas Clubej th« proposal to form the New Zealand Jockey Club was disqifsed* a.nd t*e meeting de t oided tq postpone diflcussipn pn t\\e Me§-. tion until th<{ date o.f tlift Spring of the WeUinfft^n ftacing Qlilb, m Qtss , that'efforts n>ight be tnade to Auckland and Punedin Clubs to join , The queetiiqn of placing trotting and pony r^ceyi oh the programme of Metropolitan Club meetings was tjoneinto, and. dele gates thought it was inadvisable that they , should be included. Other business was of routine character, and (be Conference adjourned tall Monday. '■■ ■

THJE ASHBTTBTON GrTTABDIAJST: MONDAY, JULY U, 1892.



Thd world is ever moving on tojrarig perfection butseldbtn atUins it, Coilstaiit! iraproveineht; is being niadb jn, ever/ branch of industry,' birtf {n' Bakiuft Powders Perfection has been reached vtfl • ' » Tuk Bfi^f JQ^'fXDierastpu .. Norton's Oinjqnii|g' Pills afti recetnmendpd «s ft Minnie remedy" 'Hf (adigestJQi), whigh is th« www of nearly & the ta wWoh we «re snUaoti Norton'« Pnvu, with Jwtioe otOted %U 'Natural Strengthener of the Rvsmhi ,- Stomach," act as a powerful tonksadgsotb Iperient, are mild in their operation, and . «tafe under any ciroattstMMes. Sold in bottles, at Is lid, 2S 9d, 11s. by all axtdioiiM vendors throu^Hont the>•«s; ' > *' ■ »■- **



COLBMAKfB A«D fy^S EUOALYPTE Ex tr|gt is the only genuine in the raarkeL and was a yarded medals and diplomas at %4ney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, beating all ppitoefcjtpra. For a^l affections of the Chf^t^nd Lungs, Consumption, Asthma, Coughs, Colds. Gray/el, and |ti(|n<?y Qorrf piainte, jfc. Kas no e,q.uaj, Age^— ASHB^TPJSf T>W& COW ANy. Imp3rtai^ tp outturn,—a good Safety Bicycle for $1§ 1,55. Repairs and Cycle accessories at exceptionally lour rates at Savii^b's " Calliope ' Cycle W^rks, UO Colombo street, Christ* hurch The Onsiow Biscuit. The latest and most delicate biscuit manufactured by A ilsebrook and Co^ SvfUOBjT L9CAL Industry. —In Lozenges, 1 Jujubes, Comfits and London Mixtures manufactured by AuisEjmooit A«J> Cp, are e(j,«# to beat m^orted? !f



V TIT ANTED KNOWN, Grand display I ▼ v of new Millinery, Ulsters, and ' Jackets, at moat reasonable prices at * Thk Corn£k. ALL Wool Colonia Tweed Suits to measure; fit an<l workmanship guaranteed: ttom 60s cash. Robbri Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders Buildings. IMPOKTAKT NOTICE. {N Consequence of the Loss of their _ Premises by the fire, the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTOBY HAVE TAKEN THOSE PREMISES IN TANCRED STREET, Opposite the Arcade, Formerly the Ashburton Club, AND WILL OPEN DP A NEW AND WELL SELECTED STOCK THERE NEXT WEEK- The Manager, MR WEBBER, is now in Dunedin for the purpose of SELECTING the NEW GOODS. HALLENSTIEN BROS. A CO., NEW ZEALAND OLOTHING FACTORY, Dunedin.



" Wanted, _ XY7 ANTED at once, 2000 good second- W hand Sacks.— Henry ZaSD»». 774 _ ■■ - — LOST- Between Baptist Church, Ash barton, and Tinwald, Gold BrOoch. Heward »n returning to Mail Office. 7 72 - WANTED, a good Farm Man. Apply Mr B. Alcokn, Saunders' Buildings. TRANCE in Dromore Railway Shed en JLJ THURSDAY, July 14. Admission —Gentlemen, 2a ; ladies, free.' 7 67 OALVAGE SALE-A large quantity O of Goods slightly soile I by removal during the late fire. W?ll be sold at greatly Reduced Prices.— Andrew Orb. SOMERSET Meat Mart. The oldest, the largest, the beat, and the cheap est. Small Goods a specialty. Full weight* guaranteed. A trial solicited. JW. J. SacociL 4J182 UlaTirloWs Couglv Drops and Sulphur Tablets. H. G. Fiawer Confectioner, Ease street. ~^Vl7 ANTE 0 £1000 by July 31 Great VV eheap sale of Drapery, Dresa Mods, Flannels, BUnkets, eUI, now on at j 8- W. Alcorx and Go's. CVTANTED -Gentlemen before buying vV their Suits and Clothing of all descriptions to inspect our Btook. £1000 worth must be sold regardless of eost.— H^^SwEßH^BieUord House. WANTED 1000 Customers to secure Bargains in Fun, Hoisery, Ulsters and Millinery, at 8. W. Alcorn's, cheap sale. Now On. WANTED Known—ln consequence of slowness of trade this season, we aave reduced almost everything of our well assorted fint-claM Drapery, Clothing, - • 0.~-H. C. Seoehs, Melford House. ROSE Trees. Onions, Plough Shares, Flour, Chaff, Oatmeal, Macrocarpa Fiuit 'frees, Tea, Sharps, Potatoes, * Chick Wheat, Carrots, Insignia, Hay, Salt, Oate, Barb Win', and Civility. For the above article*, cheap and gr«d for cash, try J. Thomas, opposite Army Barracks. Ravelock street. "fpKLEGRAM to A. Orr.—lour offer X for 124 Pieces French Merino is accepted ; Ed ware's, Bennett, and Co., Christchurch. The above goods are now • being sold %t half price at A. Orr's Cheap B alef «§l4O WANTED Known—lf you want good value in fivst-clag« Drapery and Slothing for your money go to H. C. Cegkim. Melford House. Great reduc tions now on. _ WANTED Known—Dr Scott's celt? - brated Electric Corsets can only be obtained in Ashburton at W. H Colubk'h, "The Corner." W' ANTED Known—That you will make no mistake for quality and variety in English and Colonialßoots, and is hifhly reputed make by calling at J. Moibov's. During coming holidays dw oountlor Cash. Repairs done at&neo. , A stall of men always kept and best material and worfawmhip guaranteed. ANTED Known.—l have a large stocK of Tin and Ironware Goods to telfcct from. Register Grates, Stoves, portable Boilers, Spoutins and Ridging keirt in stock.—J. W. Harolet, East greet. «t202 (^ ENUINE SALE, to reduce Stock \JT previous to Stock-taking. Books< Stationery for office and private use, Music, Account Books all sizes, Parlor Game", and a varietv of other goods too namorou* to particularise. All goods Reduced in Price for Cash during this month. —L. F. Anmuswks and Co. Sutiyner'n Hall, Ashburton.



Business Notice IMMEDIATE REALISATION. THE VAST CROWDS OF CUSTOMERS WHO DAILY PATRONISE OUR ESTABLISHMENT • AKK THE BEST EVIDENCE OF THE THOROUGHLY GENUINE NATURE CJ/ OF THE ® IMMENSE REDUCTIONS & MADE ON EVGRY ITEM ON THE PREMISES. w W A. one Indy truly remarked -For SIX POUNDS you could buy < I-! what would before the Sale cost you TEN POUNDS. — H Z " Reductions to the Extent of & £1182 1 D ON SELLING PRICES, rn EQUAL TO ONE FOURTH OF THE VALUE OF OUR STOCK q §J HAVE BESN MADE- O — E IT^ Th« Pttblio recognise a Genuine Sate by the crowded state of out Shep each day. 2 R — =* W. W. SPESCER & CO., THE AEOADE fioun of Buainew-lO a.m. to 0 p.m. Saturday until 9.30 p.m. PARCELS DELIVERED DAY FOLLOWING PURCHASE. HO GOODS BXOH^OBD^E^BOOTS, OR ALIOWEO Tire. Fire. Fire. SALVAGE STOCK. S. SALEK WILL OPEN ON SATURDAY IN MR W. C DAVIS'S FRUITERER'S SHOP, CORNER EAST AND BURNETT STREETS. rrMfW qTOCK of E P Ware and Silver and Gold Jewellery, Clocks, etc., saved T^m^Lind sii^damaged WILLBft SOLD at RfpiOULOUSPRICES. NOW IS THE CHANCE TO GET GOOD JEWELLERY CHEAP Of Every Description. Some Slightly Damaged, at ftaiyagc Prices. Salvage Prices. HAr-VAOB PHICESB.