MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as uader.subiect to the necessary alterations :— WEDNESDAY, November 16. For Australian Colonies, and also for United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe, etc. (specially addressed, per Orient steamer only), and also for France, Algeria, Mauri tius, Cape of Good Hope, etc. (specially marked "per trench Packet only ") per express (to connect with Waihora, at Port Chalmers,) at 1£5.30 p.m.; late fee letters, guard's van express, 12.53 p-m. FRIDAY. November 18 For Northern Ports and the Australian Colonies (except Tasmania), and for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe (specially addressed "per Orient steamer" only), Point de Galle, India, China, Japan, etc , per Taluue, at 10.30 a.m.

ENGLISH MAILS.

HOMEWARD—DIRECT MAUjS. Coptic, sailed October 15, due Londou November 25. Rimutuka, sailed October 27, due London December 7. OUTWARD—DIRECT MAILS. Kaikoura, sailed October 15, due November 28. HOMEWARD—SAN FRANCISCO MAILS. Monowai, left Auckland November 5, due London December 7. OUTWARD—SAN FRANCISCO MATLS. bailed October 29, due Colony November 30. The letter-box will be cleared for des giiteh of correspondence from Ashburton ost Office to the under-mentioned places as follows: — For a.m. p.m. p.m. Burnham and Dunsandel daily) . . ... ... 3.15 Chertsey and Rakaia (daily) 6.30 3.15 6.20 Christchurch and North (daily) ... 6.30 3.15 6.20 and on Mondays, Wed nesdays, and Fridays... 10 39 Drorrore (daily) 6.30 Eiffelton and Willowby. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays... ... 10.30 Elgin, Wakanui, Seaview, Seaneld, and Kyle, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays 6.30 Flemington Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays 4^45 Geraldine (daily) .. .. 10.30 Greenstreet, Winchmore, and Forks, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays 6.30 Lismore, Tuesdays and Fridays.. ... .. 10.30 Methven (daily) ... ... 3.15 Mt. Somers, Springburn, Bushside, and Alford Forest (daily) 4.0 Mayfield and Buapuna, MOhdaysand Thursdays 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 Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, and Waunate (daily) ... 10 30 and on Tuesdays, Thurs days, and Saturdays ... 3,15 Wheatstone, Ashton, Water ton, and Long beach (daily) ... .. 4.45 N.B.—Letters containing anything of value should be handed to the Postmaster to be registered. Letters containing coin, if posted un registered, will be computeorily registered and chirked diubie registration fee.

BIRTH.

Paterson. -On November 14, at Princess Street, Netherby, the wife of William Patbrsox, of a son ; both doing well,

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1892. THE EVICTED TENANTS COMMISSION.

The first effort the Home Liberal Government have made towards deal with the Irish question seems likely to end in a fiasco. Indeed, the whole circumstances attendant upon the appointment of the Evicted Tenants Commission have -been most un fortunate. The intention to appoint it was first notified by Mr John Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland, to Mr Justin McCarthy, leader of the Irish Party in the House of Qomrnons, at the end of September, and the directions to the Com missioners \yere ?' to examine and re pert, with strict impartiality and as, promj% as may be, on he actual circumstances and practical equity of eaah ease," the enquiry to cover all cases where the tenanoy had been deienirined since May 1, 1879, and the former landlord or his successor in title was still in occupation, but to exclude all cases where the tenant had left the country. The Government had evidently predetermined upon reinstating the tenants, for the Com missione-s were expressly directed to report upon " what means should be a lopted for bi jnging about settlements a,nd' the rein^tatenjenf; of theey'icted tenants. The Qqmrpissio^erg were ftlso directed to report upon suph of the particulars of the evictions as they might deem relevant, on the estimated cost to the Exchequer and to the local rates of any proceedings resulting from the evictions, and on any other facts and circumstances connected with the evictions as the Commissioners might deem pxped'gnt. But a re ; markable feature of, the direction is that it omits any instruction to the Commissioners to enquire into the causes which led up to the evictions and to the ability or otherwise of the evicted to pay their rents. It is scarcely surprising that many of the Jpading papers and politicians declared jthejse pj)|is§iofis pQ be a ta^it aopj3jst : ance by jthe Government qf the finding qf tb.e judges whp $at upon the Special Conifflissjon on th.c Plan pf Campaign, who said, u .Jq qur juc}gjnen.t \,h& increase in evictions, which began in 1879 and continued in sub sequent years, was the result of agitation against the landlords," an 1 the public declarations of nrembers of Parliament that the recent anti-rent troubles have been of a political and H.qt of an agrarian character, designed as steps towards u^eriqr epds. One influential writer, a fpw days before the appointment of the Commission, said, " If the evicted tenants were a body of men who had been turned out of their homes because the pressure of Rapine had made it impossible for them to "pay »hei»? |,enibs ? jphejr. pasp might be a strong owe. As a matter of fact, however, they are nothing of tha kind. With possibly a few excep tions, they are men who engaged in fch,© »' piai] of Campaign ?—combined, that h jbo extort tronj th^ir lan<|!orof^ by an organised strike, rents'lower than those fixed by the cburjbs. It was neyer ssriously alleged that they coulcl not pay thpfr rents. Indeed, they agajn and again openfy \w#ts tjja|

they could pay, but that, so great was their patriotism, they would not pay." Such, then, wus the scope of the en quiry and the position of the matter to be enquired into and reported upon. The appointment of the Commission cieated very little interest in Ireland— probably owing to the acknowledged nature of the matter to be enquired into, and though at first some cases of extreme hardship and tyranny were disclosed the latest telegrams state that the evicted tenants have practically ceased to come forward while the land lords have resolved to give no evidence at all. The composition of the Com mission was taken strong exception to by the Conservative and Unionist press, and it has since been seen that dissensions began at the very first sitting, the cause being the alleged par Jsa iship shown by the president, Sir S. C Mathew, a Judge of the Queen's Bench Division—of whom w« know little except that he is the third . Roman Catholic judge appointed since the passing of the Catholic Emancipa tion Act. First one and then another of his fellow Commissioners withdrew, and it now seems inevitable that the Commission will collapse altogether. It will matter very little to Ireland whether the Commission falls through or not It was a very weak step to wards a settlement of the Irish Party s real demand, Home Rule, and the Government will have to show some sign of dealing more energetically with that question if they are to retain the confidence of their Irish supporters.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The members of Loyal Orange Lodge, No. 23, proceed to Methven on Friday next to consecrate a new Lodge in that district. Thr^e Borough Councillors leside east of the line of East street—not one, as was ataied by a slip of the pen in the leading column of yestei day's Guardian. Mr Skillen, of Elgin, lost a valuable trap horse on Sunday. It was kicked by a draught horse and one of its forelegs was completely shattered. It was subsequently shot. There are already indications of the cook chafers having enormously increased in numbers. On the last few evenings theic buzzing has been as loud as was heard at midsummer last year, and people out of doors were struck by them so often as to be very'unpleasant. On Sunday evening, shortly after eight o'clock, a flock of black swans, flying very low, passed over Ashburton towards the hills, evidently making for Lake Heron, but would probably camp for the night in the riverbed. The birds were within easy gun shot. A flight of black swans is a rather unusual sight here. The death is amnunced at Blenheim of Mr Joseph Ward, aged 75, an old settler. He was one of the expedition who founded Nelson, ond was afterwards a surveyer in Wairau district. The deceased was a member of a number of local bodies, and once sat for a short time in Parlia ment, The destruction of tha cockchafers by lighting gorse or straw fires at dv k, when the beetles are on the wing, has proved very successful in seveial places in des troying thetu. No time should be lost in taking action against the pr>sts, as they will soon begin to deposit their eggs, from which the white grub to destructive to wlie.it and grass is developed. Mr R. Beetham, R.M., Christchurch, yesterday, fined two men named George Hyde and Walter Williaim £20 each for illegally lx tting on the Christchurch Race coin st. They were also charged with re? fusing to leave the course after being warned off, but in this case judgment was reserved. David John Price was fined £10 for laying odds on the ga.ne cuurse on N^ovenfber 8. The following incident which shows that <• there are two sides to the half-holiday question is recorded by the Dunedin '•^Globe "!--=-About 2 p,m, on Saturday a city detder made up a oartload of orders for customers in Motnington and sent it off. He was astounded later in the day when the carter came back with all the goods and I informed him that the customers declined to take delivery after one o'clock. The Ashburton Brass Band will give an open air concert in Baring square oh Wednesday evening, when the following programme will be given:—March, "Fall In "—Round ; schottische, "Just for Fun" •r-Round ; quadrille, "Rob, Roy"—T. Ef. \Vright; fantasia, 'i Lqrd'oi the isles "—W. ¥. Scholes; waltz, " Buds and Blossoms " — Rouad ; polka, " Merry Days " — Oscar Bennett; galop, " Ormonde " — Leaman; National Anthem. Visitors to the Ashburton Hospital wilr be pleased to note the. greatly improved appearance of the wards, rooms, and passages, these having been all recently distempered in light colors, and the ceilings whitewashed. The private wards tod apartments have also been similarly treated, and with the wealth of summer flowers, ferns, and foliage with which Mrs McKay decorates all parts of the buildings, time J lasses aleasantly to tha patients and their rieiids. Mahmoud-ben-Ali, from Gaboon, was cycling in Paris, when he was hailed from the top of a passing 'bus with an exhortation to " Get off that bicycle, you badly washed image !" Mahmoud-ben-Ali got off that bicycle and on that 'bus, and punched the other party's head so vigorously, that b"th wftre takpn to ev„phun ttya circumstances before M. le Ciomnnss^Jre. Then \i was dis= covered' that MahmdudH insulter waa ah escaped convict, and the cup of Mahmoud's vengeance was filled to over flowing, This is a highly moral and in every way satisfactory scory. The case to be heard at Samoa of Cornwall and- another v M'Arthur and Co., in which Sir Robert Sjtout wjll appear" ag leading counsel fur tht; defence, is/one. in winch the la<ter firm ape being sued for £63,000 damages for unlawful occupation of planta. tions at (Samoa, and produce of the same for the past ten years. It will be recollected that a few months ago the Privy Council decided that the lands were the property of Mr Cornwall; and that M'Arthur and Co. had been unlawfully in possession for about ten years. Mr W. J. Napier, of Auckland, is leading counsel for the p'aintiff*, As toot rot js prevalent throughout many parts of the district this season, we may direct the attention of farmers to a remedy \yhich has been tried with the most success ful results. At the local saleyards, and also, on gevgiai qf th<3 largest farina fmd statiqu* Little'i Sheep Dip h^a been applied tq the affected parts, and has proved an effectual cure in all oases, The liquid is simply applied in its neat state, and in the majority of instances one application only has proved sufficient to cure this distressing comp'aint. Other remedies have a hardening effect on the outer skin, drying it up too quickly and forming quite a crust on the surface, whilst Little's Dip keeps the foot soft, and in a short ti.ne restores it tq its healthy otate., 'Mr (JleVelan^'Rqss, tyesterf{e.ld, met'\Vjth a very severe accident on Saturday. Doming through Tinwald the horse Mr Ifass wag driving in a dogcart took fright at the Mount Somers train, which was just leaving the station for Ashburton, and bolted at top speed. To get away from the railway Jnje Mr Rots pulled pund Shearp's carnei:, but jihe sjfjes-i 1 at \^lnch the h'q'rge v^as galloping caused the dogoarfe to up*et, and he was thrown violently out on the ground. Assist ance was quickly rendered, and Mr Ross found to be badly hurt.. Mr Hanks drove him to Ashburton where he was attended by J)r Leahy, who found, that hfs £qtoartM w-iif hrol&ii &t|d the elbew dislocated, his'face fearfully cut, and very severe bruises sus tained. Mr Ross has already made great progress towards lecovery from the shock, and was able' to be conveyed home to Wester field yesterday afternoon. The horse ai}d vehicle were buj; shghtfy iujur'ec},' ' l-

TELEGRAPHIC.

HUME AND FOREIGN.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

OBITUARY.

London, November 13. T. A. Trollops, brother of Antiiony Trollope, is det d

ARCTIO EXPLORATION. L»r Nansen, Norwegian explorer, ' sails for the Arctic Ocean in June with provisions for five years. He takes a boat specially constructed to hear g.eat pressure from the ice, and will endeavor to cross the North pole by the route of a supposed current along which the wreckage drifted from the Jeannette in 1884 to the coast of Greenland. TRAFALGAR SQUARE.

London, November 14. The Radicals are enthusiastic over regaining permission to hold meetings in Trafalgar Square. At Saturday's gathering it was resolved to carry on an orderly campaign on behalf of the unemployed. Mr Burns advocated the establishment of a labour bureau under the national control.. Honest men out of work was, he said, the saddest sight in the world.

THE LEGION OF HONOR.

Pakis, November 13. The French Chamber has abolished the privilege of exemption from arrest hitherto enjoyed by officers of the Legion of Honor. This measure is the outcome of the trial of De Lesseps in connection with the Panama canal scheme. THE UNITED STATES AND

HAWAII. The United States will shortly de clare a protectorate over Hawaii.

GALES AND LOSS OF LIFE.

St. John's, November 13. Gales off the Newfoundland coast have destroyed ten vessels with a loss of twenty-two lives.

AN ELECTRIC SHIP.

St. Petersburg, November 13. The Russians have built an electric vessel which they claim will be able to make the voyage from Liverpool to New York in twenty-eight hours.

CANADA AND FRANCE.

Ottawa, November 13. Canada is concluding a commercial treaty with France. Sir C. Tupper is carrying on negotiations conjointly with Lord Dufferin, the British Am bassador in Paris. THE VANCOUVER ROUTE.

Ottawa, November 14. Canada will give a subsidy of £200,000 to the line of steamers from Vancouver to Austral a. [With reference to this route, it is stated that the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand |aye no intention of running a line of steamers from Vancouver to Australia or New Zealand. The company referred to is the Union Company of British Columbia.]

AUSTRALIAN.

FATAL FLOOD IN THE MURRAY.

Sypney, November 14. A heavy flood is coming down the Murray river. A Salvation Army officer named Yean and two other men h iv« bsm'drowned,-ind .several narrow escapes are reported. THE ALXISON SMITH ENQUIRY. The Board which is inquiring into the charges against Mr Al'ison Smith, the head of the Locomotive Depart ment, has suspended the investigation pending an application by the Govern ment to have new lines laid down for the conduct of the inquiry. FREETRADE.

At a great meeting of freetraders speeches were made by Sir Henry! Parkes, Mr McMillan, Mr Read and others. A resolution was passed con gratulating the American people on the triumphant return of Mr Cleveland, and regarding the event as the opening of a new epo ( ch of freedom and human progress. (v THE NEW STOCK. The sum of 4300,000 ol the new funded stock has already been practi cally secured, including two sums of £100,000 each and two of £20,000. BROKEN HTLL.

The miners of the British Broken Hill Company struck against a proposa to increase the shift by men working half an hour later, but the matter was amicably settled and the men returned to the mine.

MURDER BY BLACKS.

Port Darwin, November 14, Si^ natives hftve ' been arrested. They are suspected of having been implicated in the Bowen Straits tragedy, in which a number of Malays were murdered.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

A\jcks,*!Si>, November 14. At a meeting of delegates of the various farmer's olubs to-day it was resolved to form a federated association for the Auck land district under the auspices of the Auckland Agricultural Society, who were authorised to draft regulations for the new organisation. It is estimated that there were ahoufc 10,000 people at Potter's grounds on .the second, day o£ the agricultural show, The sum taken iti admission money at \h». gates for the two days was £316. November 14 The Minister of Justice is engaged revising and to, the roll of Jfiisticee of t\\e Beace.. The new .Justices wfll irjclude two representatives of the labor element it» eaqh large town, It i.s under stood some difficulty is being experienced in getting men willing to accept the position. The Hon A. J. Cadman goes to Hastings to-morrow, to attend a meeting of the Native owners of the Awarua blo^ and negotiate a purchase hv, th.c. Government. Oaptajn #jd\fcin "says that there ar^ strong i'ndioa,tiona of high winds from the westward between November 16 and 18. The apple trees in Masterton have been attacked this season by a foreign insect resembling the flea, which is doin" mush damage. Tj|3 »|ir4sieu of Kduoation returned from Ohrigtohurch to-day. CapUin F. G\ Moore, one of the earliest settlers, died to-day, aged 76, fron^ bronchitis. . , &is 3s« Dr McGregor, inspector of asylui^s, has held e\n in^u^r^ iufca t^e circumstancea ouiivteotea with the death of Ah Chihg. Olio of the attendints declared that the ( deceased climbed on to the window-sill j and threw himself on to the floor of t^e I cell, and it Is thought th^t his injuries r , were inflicted in, this way. The atten- , dants deny that any of them placed their 1 1 knee on his chest or fell on hin\, ' 1

November 15. { Dr McGregor in his report to the Government exonerates ihe asylum officials from blame in connection with the death cf Ah Chintr, but almita there was an error of judgment in uot placing the patient in h padded cell on his admis sion to the asylum. Cases of such un controllable and paroxysmal violence as this seldom occur in ordinary asylum ex perience, and therefore he cannot blame anyone fur the error of judgment. Dusedin, November 14. James Dobbie, while engaged in tapping the wheels of a train near the railway station this forenoon, fell in front of a truck, the wheel of which passed over his chest, sustaining injuries which are expected to prove fatal. Dobbie is a young mmied man. Invercahgill, November 14. The discovery of what is believed to be a rich reef at Wilson's river has caused considerable excitement in town, and there has been a rush for sections in the township of Cromarty, near the field. The Department intends to hold an auction sale at an early date.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold oirselves responsible for the opinions expiessed by our correspondents.)

FARM WAGES.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir,-—Kindly allow me space in your columns to correct an erroneous atate ment, circulated by some evil disposed person, that I have men working for mi-, for their food. I may say that I have not, or ever had men working on any such terms. 1 may say Ido not approve of the system of employing men fora paltry pittance, so I think it must be their own story they are circulating and not mine.—l am, etc., William Morrow. Doric, November 14.

OUR STREETS.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —I think you were somewhat in error last night in stating that only one Councillor, lived on the eaafc side of East Street, to my knowledge Ihere are three —Cra Anderson, Duncan, and Flower. One of these, I know, was instrumental in getting the grass cleared off from the Railway Station to the .North East Bait on East Street. Be your remarks a>:out the Police, they cannot be everywhere at once, but if, as you say, the people were to inform on these street loafers when caught in the act of annoying passers by there would be less complaints against our local force.— I am etc. Ciiizkn No 3. Ashburton, November 15.

Anglo-Colonial.

I SB. e KBSS ASSOCIATION.

London, November 13. The "Economist "says that it is evident that some of the Victorian Ministers and members of Parliament desire to screen Sir M. Da vies and to suppress the enquiry into the affairs of the companies with which he was con nected. At a meeting of shareholders of the Scottish and Australian Investment Society the Chairman said that the year's increase on wool, amounting to £14,000, had been absorbed owing to the low prices of stock and frozen meat, and through other companies extend ing their business also to France and Germany. Mr H. P. Billinghurst, of the Lon. don and Westminster Bank, in the course of an iuterview, deprecated the intention of the South Australian treasurer, as announced from Adelaide and London, of placing sums from time to time at something like the market price of the clay, instead of in viting tenders for loans; also the statement that the colony should ob tain money by short contracts, Mr Billinghurst said that the London market would not accept dribbling loans, Mr Arnold, of the Bank of Adelaide, who' was interviewed on the same subject, said that holders' had not yet digested the stock already issued., and. would certainly oppose, the proposal.

The Presidential Elec tion.

?KR PRESS ASSOCIATION

Washington, November 13. The Republicans carried California, by a majority of four thousand;, President Harri^ou admits the necessity oj modifying the extreme Protection policy, and complains that his party mismanaged the campaign. (Received November 15, 10.40 a,.m,)/ Washington, November '14,' The Senate imposed of 44 Demo crats, 40 Bepublicans, arid 4 Farmers' Alliance. Cleveland's total poll was 43.0,000 over Harrison's,

The Governor at Waimate.

[l*Y TEWXJRAM ]

Waimatb, November 14. His Excellency and Lady Glasgow arrived here by special train at 4.45 this afternoon. A triumphal arch was erected at the railway gates, flanked by fern trees, etc. There wa,a a large attendance of the public^ and an address was read by the to.wn, clerk, Tho Mayor, Mr Graham,,, welcomed his Excel lency, who. tntftta a suitable reply. At the call of Major Steward, hearty cheers were given for the Governor, Lady Glasgow, and Mrs Studholnie. The volunteer ban.4 paraded, and played the National Anthem. The Governor and party vii^t the Agricul tural Show t{yiv»o.»-rp.w. They return by. speo^l tyaii^ ou Wednesday,'and will m^ a stay of ten mi,nutes at Ashburtop, arriving about 3.10 p.m.

The Band Contest.

(PER VHESS A3SOCHTION,)

November 14. The band contest was not a financial success, The total receipts, including £#? taken at the open air concert at Newtown Park yesterday, were only about £100. About £130 was in hand a,t the start, and the Committee hpj» to make both ends meet. The wext contest will be held at Chr\stchurch in 18U4.

A Teetotal Satire.

An M.H.R., in speaking upjn the Compensation Bill, is reported (n " Hansard " to have asked lor fair pUy for the liquor traffic, and in a lecture on prohibition delivered in Wellington, Mr E. Tennyson Smith referred to this, and said that the traffic did nob get fair play in the colonies. At the Eight Houra Demonstration in Adelaide " The Trade " was not represented m^;ill. H r.d he urged i hat on Ihe Demonstration d»j in Wel linirban it should be fairly represented, and suggested a lorry on which a model hotel should be erected, with the barman serving drinks, and a numberof drunkards, criminals, and widrw* and orphans out side, as specimens of the w««rk done in side, and he motto "Manufactured by ihe Licensed Drunkard-makers Associa tion," with other mottos of a similar character emblazoned on the sign, etc. A.t the close of the lecture pome person 'offered the ivan of two lorries if the lecturer's suggestion could be carried out. ' The model hotel was accordingly made, and its sides covered with appropriate mottos, such as " Results of the Liquor Traffic are Vice, Poverty and Crime ;" Licensed to make paupjrs, widow* and orphans, lunatics arid criminals, etc. A barman was inside at the beer engine, filling glasses, etc., for the three topers standing at the bar, who occasionally in dulged in a free fight, of joined in singing, ■" He's a jolly good fellow ; " •• We iron't go home till morning." etc. Outside the model hotel was a policeman with a poor drunkard handcuffed, the latter fighting for his liberty, and being occasionally knocked down by the policeman,. The acting of these representatives of drunk ards was capital, especially the offering of drink to the policeman, who drunk it shielding the tankard with hid hat,, and the expression on the faces of some members of the force along the roufcj of the procession was very amusing. On a eejond lorry, tastefully decorated, a aumber of neatly dressed children were seated, while ther9 were exhibited mottoes such as "We are resolved to abstain;" "Save us from the drink," etc. The most striking point of the whole affair waa that the "Tableaux" were sandwiched between the "Brewers' drags," Ihe oc cupants of which did not seem to relish the satire. The exhibition was a novel item in the procession, and that the moral effect was good in one instance, at least, was_evidenced by the fact that the pro cession had scarcely started when a person stepped out of the crowd to Mr Tennyson Smith, with the request "Will you kindly take my pledge, sir?" and fchelecturer % producing a pledge card from bis pecket, it w»s subsequently signed.

DROMORE.

(FROM OCR CORRESPONDENT.)

A meeting of the Dromore School Com mittee was held on Friday eveninz November 11. Present - Messrs Kins .hairman) O'Malley, Wilson, Ulen and Langley. The master's report was read and considered satisfactory, and tl*e Com mittee expressed pleasure with the regular manner in which th« children attended, there having been several days when there was not a single absentee. It whs decided to give the school a week's holiday after the examination, and to take immediate steps to rai-se funds fop the treat aaJp,wes. Fur this object, a Wl wiU be held on November 25, and as sumcient money cannot be raised to this, means, subscription lists will «lso be sent round, It was resolved tafcoid the trea* as soon as possible after the examination. Mr Maxwell waa requested to see about haviuK tickel* printed, advertise the ball, and procuring th., railway grain shed The formation of a good road from. Ashburton is a matter of great satis faction to the residents here. *or years: there has been nothing but a traok full of dangerous ru s, but we may U ow hope to have a fairly good road by next winter. ; Ihe crops here are looking fairly well. That ,ruch dnj.dod pest, the grub, has been at work, but has not done much damage. What is wanted is plenty of rain to givß the crops a chance to choke aown the sorrel winch is rather plentiful is some of the paddocks. Mr King, who has been putting no. a shearing shed at the Hinds, had aSorrow escape from a. serious accjdeat. While passing from one part of the roof on winch he waa working, to another, he suddenly S l,ppe,l and fell a distan< ,; f sev ew l feet to the ground managing how ever to break his fall by catching hold of the rafters and thus escaping with a. severe shaking. * Perhaps we are too near Ashburton for a store to pay well here, but th*re certainly seems to be an opening for a blacksmith. It is a great loss of time to the farmer to have to travel to AsHurton tohaveahors©sh/>d, and in the harvest time, when there are so many little' odd jobs xn connection with rejumi* machines .etc., which require. skSlel labour, a blacksmith would do very well It must have struoV Tsome of ths un fortunates who *e« e detained here in the tram for fc sphd hoar the other night, that there yras also an opening of another sort the refreshment line. When • thine ot this sort occurs, it is most amuting tor an outsider to hear the " curees deep and loud with which the belated passengers astonish the rustics and give vent to their indignation. Fancy being detained for an hour in " the most miserable place on the line —or "dreariest" wasit?-(whith by tne way looks very much like v driest") as one gen^leman expressed it. I can <juite sympathise with him. The genial guard does his best to cheer matters up by showing his light about half an hour before it is waited. But its "nogo " and while tho engine driver and his mate wonder what's keeping "No 57" to night, the passengers (those from the smoking carriages, ask one another, Usr/t therea pub. about here any where ? and n-ceive in raply a sorrowful

The Evicted Tenants Commission.

FSB PRJESS ASSOCIATIOX

London, November 13. Only one or two tenants and wte nesses daily attended the Evicted Tenants Commission. Its time is only half occupied, and the enquiry is apparently fizzling out. The Land lords' Convention denounces the parti ality of the Commission, and advises its members to refuse to give testi mony.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1892.



COMPETITION IS THE LIFE OF TRADE. IMMENSP} SUCCESS OF G. J. NEILL and CO's Drapery, Clothing 1, and Boots. OUR Expense 3 being so small, and being satisfied with very small profits, we are enabled to SELL OHE IPS a than any other house in Ashburton. WE DEFY COMPETITION. INSPECT OUR GOODS. SEE OUR PRICES. The best Washing Prints in Aahburton, 4|d, s|d, 6|d, 7*d, B|d The newest deMSjns in Washing Muslins for Aprons and Pinafores^ 4£d yard The very latest in Dress Materials, 4|d yard Cashmeres and Merinos, all colors, marvellous value White Calico, yard wide, 3s lid dozen. Come and see it Ladies' Corsets and Underclothing, a specialty Ladies' Short Bilk Sunshades, 3s 6d CLOTHING. CLOTHING t Men's Strong Tweed Suits, 22s 6d Men's New Zealand Tweed Suits, 23s 61; wonderful Boys and Youths' Tareed Suits at your own price Men's and Boys' Shuts, Tweed Trausers, and Moles at ridiculous price* BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. Every odb wonders how we can Sell Boots so Cheap, THE SECRET IS CASH-SMALL PROFITS, AND QUICK RETURNS. Men's Colonial made Shooters, nailed, 8s 9d Men's Colonial made Bluchers, 5s 3d Men's Leather Ela*th Sides, 9a lid A special me »»f Women s Strong Shoes, worth 9s 6d tor Oi wd Ladies' and Children's Tan Shoes, all sizes Tha largest stock of Children's ani Girls' Patent Strap Slippers, all sizes, VERY CHEAP AT G. J. NBILL and OO'S, FRIEDLANDER'S BUILDINGS, CORNER OP EAST & MOORE STPEBTS. Spring* and Summer Drapery* HARDLEY BROS, ARCADE HOUSE, rTAVE JUST ARRIVED fur the Coming Season a Splendid Assortment o in Delaines, Prints, Pongee Cloths, Ginghams, Galateas, Muslins, etc. INSPECTION INVITED. MILLINERY DEI ARTMENT.— This Department U already >cry busy ujtomars would do well to leave their Orders early. Arcade House. OLOTtttiJJ DEPARTMENT.— We hwa a spjciil Una of Men's Welliugtoi Tweed Suits at 255, worths, also a splendi I lofc of SadJle Tweed Suits at 40s ! oys Knicker Suits from 4s 6d. A grand line of Fancy Shirts, Pique front-, at 5 worth $i 61. Men's Working Shirts from 2s 6J. BOOT 'DEPARTMENT.—Come and. see our new assortment of English am Colonial Boots and Shoes. A splendid ljne of Men's English Shoes afc 9 * 61. Men'; Colonial Kip Shooters, nailed, 10s 6d. 94 P*t Woman's Shoes ao 5< 3d, worth 8s 6.1 Leather Slippers 3s 6d, splendid value. '"^^^-ARCA^HOUSB HI-A. RID LET BIROS (LATE SPENCER & 00.) BURNETT STREET. Manager ... ... •» H. HARDLEY, Late of Mr Andrew Orr. EMPOKIUM OF FASHION. New Zealand Glothin^ Factory, EAST STREET. NEW AKD CHOICE GOODS AP.E NmfoPENED FOR THE APPROAOHING BEASON The Perfection of Taste and Best Value in rtmrt _ mv . . GENTS' & BOYS' CLOTHING, HATS, SCARVES, SHIRTS, MERCERY, too. BOOTS. BOOTH. BOOTS. The Fineat ailecrion of Ladies' and Gents' BOOTS and SHOES in the District Clean, Fresh, Reliable Goods, every pair of them. GENTS SUITS MADE TO MEASURE. INSPECTION INVITED. NO ONE PRESSED TO BUY. Agents for Wertheim Celebiated Sewing Machine. Agents for The Women's Friend Store Mat. Wew Zealand "cteiMi^ Factory- \^[^ATCHMMERI^JPy \g& THE (CONTRACTOR FOR FITTING UP S- SALEK'S NEW JEWELLERY BSIABLISHMENT. -K^Tt it U«ino able to comple'ehia contract in time, Ihe Opening Display will be N heldove.MSffitDAT, ™Wth_»OVEMBBE The Public of Ashburton will then have an opportunity of seeing as fine * «t«pk of Hijh class Jewellery, Silver and E.P. Ware, and as well-Rted up a Jeweller's Shop as hto be seen in Christchurch. , —_. _ __ /TTI,^, »^o/ H/iSI ' COIBKANB AND So C i-UCALVPTE Ex JL 116 XjCov JL Vtv J tract is the only genuine in the market, IN THE WORLD and was a warded inedais and diplomas at , Sydney, Mcl bouisne, and Adelaide, boating U valnn*a r<»vlAn all competitors. For all aft'ectians of the "•'SIWP S IVM. Ches( . and Lun£ , s (j onsum ption, Astlima, NINIAN HYSLOP, and CO., Coughs, Colds, Gravel, and Kid»ey Corn- Tea Importers, ' pl&mts, ifc has no equal, Agents— Tig Cjwhel street, Chrstvhurah. ' Awwwzqs P:cju Cobha^y,



j Warned I CASH AdvertisenioiiKM under th s heading not exceeding SIXTEEN WORDS 1/-. Addresses may be lfftat this Office. WANTED, a thorough good Nurse, about twenty. Apply at once to "Mrs Henry Zander. U 91 WEDNESDAY Half-Holiday.—Don't forget shops close at one o'clock .harp. Shop early. H 83 ANTED Known that S. Salek, Watchmaker and Jeweler, has i amoved to new shop near New Zealand Clothing Factory. 10 213 VJEW Evening Games," ' Tidflledy IN Winks, Halvna, Maro, Bob© Link. Kingdoms ot Europe, Snap, Sol, Tip, Hitteikins, Ujiji, and others.— H. M. Jones. _ 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. Silcock. 4t182 \ITANTED, an Apprentice to the YV Printing trade, age 13 to 15; must have passed sixth standard, kpply at this Office. _ WHY not Bake your own Bread when you can get 50lbs of the Best Roller Flour for five shillings cash or five shillings and sixpence booked at Robert Alcorn's, Saunders' Buildings. 11 31 Q HOWTJay, Saturday, 19th, U. Salek^s O new Jewellery Establishment. First day of show, Saturday, November 19. WANTED Known.—Good Leather Shirting reduced to 6£d. Splendid double-width Sheeting, Is. Carpet Is, reduced to 9d,~H. C. Siegers, Melford House. __ 8 SALEK, Watchmaker and Jeweller, . will show his new and high class stock on Saturday, November 19. XTNIQUE, Choice.—New Jeweller's CJ Stock of latest Home style and design. Opening Saturday, November 19. S. Salek, Watchmaker and Jeweler, WANTED Know.n.—Ladies' Gari baldis Is lid. Beautiful Prints 4jd and 6d. Come and see.—H. C. Segers, Melford House. SHEARERS cm rely on getting the celebrated 8.8.A. brand of Sheep Shears at Robtebt Alcorn's, Saunders' Buildings. WANTED Known—New Flannelettes at extraordinary prices ; 3s lid and 4s lid doz. Thirty per cent undet price.—W. H. Collier. ___^ \l/"ANTED Known—Grand Display YY of all the newest shapes in Ladies' Summer Hats. Special sample shipmer t. One of each shape ; at S. W. Alcorn & Cos. __________ WANTED— Ladies to inspect our new and beautiful stock of Sum mer Dress Materials, Delaines, Pongee Cloths, Prints, etc., now open at S. W. Alcorn & Cos. 4XT AN TED Known—Pumps, Pumps, VV 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, Ridging, and Down Pipe to any strength, size or pattern.—J W, Hartley, East Btre^t. ___________ WANTED Known. - Flannelettes 6d, reduced to 3s 9d per dozen- Good line of Plaid Flannelettes 10|rJ, reduced to B|d.— H C. Se&ers, Melford House. INDMILLS supplied and fixed. Hot and Cold Water Services laid on. Baths made to any size or pattern. I Electric Bells fixed, and all kinds of Plumbing work done at lowest rates. Workmen sent to all parts of the district. —J. W. 4ardley, Plumber and Gasfitier. WANTED Known—Dr Scott's cele brated Electric Corsets can only be obtained in Ashburton at W. IJ. Collier's, "Tim Corn«r." WHY should we le*- the rain water off our roofs rot our buildings and run to waste whei» Hardlev will find and fix «p jufcing at 4d per foot, Also good Water Tanks, guaranteod, from thirty .shillings. Note his add rets—J. W. Hardley, Plumber and Gasfitter, East treet. Christmas Cards for Old Country friends, New Zealand ferns, Fire Screens at halt price. New supply of Tiddlidy Winks, Halma and other games. Foreign Stamps, 25 for,6d, or 1000 for 6s 6d. JStew Birthday cards, Reward cards. Wedding cards, etc. New Books every mail.—L. F. ANDREWES & Co., Sta. tioners' Hall. WANTED Known — Being over stocked, and haying new Spring Boots and Shoes just arrived, J. Moissjk intends selling at little over cost price, some below cost, for two monihs. Great Bargains- The s«ock is the choicest ir ; Ashburton. His superior own make, ■ kept on hanr 1, unsurpassed in New ' Zealand. .1 staff of men kepfc. All work i and repairs under my own supervision, i aid done on the shortest notice—. ] J. Moisrtf, East Street, Town Hali s' op (



Stop E>riiil£iiig\ —. ♦ " I can't" are two little words seldom used by a man who drinks ; to use them ho thinks is un evidence of wo kness, and so we wonder why, when he quits, he doesn't stay quh. If we knew all, our wonder would be, with that terrible craving at his vitak, he is able to resist even for a short time—a craving on which vrilLpower, moral suasion, the ptedge, self-rwspect, have no effect whatever, and which until recently h^ been an insur mountable bar to peform in tfriuganify} : upon thousands of cases. But the tm>.o has come when that craving can be stopped! Sure. Just an sure as it i§ possible to cure a cold. The appetite c»j> be destroyed ; the man placed back, so far as drinking is concerned, just where he was before he acquired the habit. The cure does not destroy the will, but the appetite. **o he will have to learn to rink all over ajjain, and the effort will foa so great that if he is worth saving he won't nr.afce it, R. T. Booth's Golden Remedy *So. i destroys the drink appet;te. R. T. Booth's Gulden Tleraecfy flo. 2 is the best brain and nerve tonij? onth s c irtli. At all chemists and atorelieepers — (apvt). 10*11



ff.tfjtfjr}}. : The Nkw Method shows how much gajj V don.c without drugs by the secrets ot flushing, ijjagsage, exercise, diet, deep breathing, etc, is all thac is in a now famous secret pamphlet ; bftfc h^jre ? besides that there are other important piun? ciples, and five times the matter at less money, and no pledge of secrecy. Of tie oj?£gi#al vyork by Dr Forest, the '• New Yo k yVorld.'' ren f arged ;—" The book is a model of hicidity an 4 .cd^prossiop. It will un doubtedly create a reyolutioif in tlj.fi popular treatment of preyaleijt diseas.es. lit is thff most pt'actiicaulp, sensible, and instructive little boolt (ever published on a p^edipal topic." The »ew, greatly enlarged, eaijbi|6iij just published ja Glufstchiifch, is» edite,d jby W. Come Johnston, J6O ; Tuan^ street, j^ descriptive catalogue, wjth special p^fej." duiiuz July, «enfc post frg§ fo jhjv addresg.



liolu»\vay's Pills.-Any dyspeptic suf terer aware of the purifying, regulating, and gently aperient power of thesp pills should permit no one t. o clq«ti his judgment or to warp his courap. \Vith a box of Ifolloway's Pills, r,i^d a^entvJu to. Us accompanying h,e majr feel thoroughly satis- that he can safely and effectually release himself from his miseries without impairing his appetite or weakening his digestion, This most excellent medicine acts as. a harve and bodily tonic by aidjnc nutrition, aud banishes a th.qu.^wirt annoying forms of crvouscoisplaints.  An occasional resort to lijolloway'sremeiiy will prove highly salutary to all parsons, whether well o,r ill, whose digestion is slow or imperfect;, c^ditioa usually evidenced hy weariness, langour, ' IV"!C!!!?,y&'Sj %nd; despondency,



Messrs Colemane and Sons' Eucafypti Extract (manufactured at Mittagong and Cootamundra, Now South Wales) has attained a reputation as a specific for affec tions of the chest, lungs, consnmption, asthma, diphtheria, and a variety of other complaints. It numbers among its patrons Earl Jersey, the present, and Lord Carring ton, late, Governor of New South Wales, while in Great Britain during the influenza epedimic scarcely a house or office was with out it. Messrs Coiemaneaud Sons'whole sale depot ia in Chrifetchuroh. SharUnd and Co, are wholesale agents for the North Island "BEATING'S POWDER" destroy BUGS, FLEAS, MOTHS; BEETLES, and all other inseots, whilst quite harmlessand domestic animals. In exterminating Beetles the auocesj of this powder is extraordinary. It is perfectly clean in application. Seethe article you purchase is ••KEATINGS,' as itn tatious are noxious and ineffectual. Sold n Tina od, I*, au>! 3« 84etch, by all chemis ta