MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as, under.subject to the necessary alteration :— TUESDAY, November 8. For Northern Ports, per Takapuna, at 6.30 a.m. WEDNESDAY, November 9. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, via Brindisi, Point de Galle, India, China, Japan, etc., and also for Australian Colonies, (to connect with Te Anau at Port Chalmers), at 13.30 p.m.; late fee letters, guard's van, express, 12,53 p.m. B THURSDAY, November 10. For Northern Ports of New Zealand, and also for South America, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe per Rotorua (to connect with R.M.S. lonic at Wellington), 'asfollows:—Ordinary letter, 0.30 a.m. This mail is due in London on December 25, 1893. On November 3, Prince of Wales' Birth day, the Ashburton Post and "Telegraph Office will be closed except from 9 a.m. till 10 a.m. and from 7 p.m. till 8 p.m. All mails will be made up at 6.30 am.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1892. CURRENT TOPICS.

The awful disaster of the Scotoh express, only less horrible than that which befel the Holyhead mail train at Abergele years ago, reveals not only the most revolting cruelty towards a servant of the Railway company but the most criminal neglect of the safety of the passengers, and it would be sur prising were demands not made for the prosecution of the responsible persons. The train, which we take to have been the Great Northern night express, runs the whole distance of close upon 400 miles at the average speed of upwards, ,of 50 miles an hour. This average ' cannot be maintained on the northern part of the journey, consequently when running through the Midland counties and up to the suburbs of London the speed often exceeds 60 miles an hour— more than a mile a minute. Looking to the awful consequences which must follow any accident to a train going at this high speed the rr»ost careful and perfect precautions against accident must be observed, and these must in clude the employment as signalmen of those only who are in ever) way fit for their duty. Yet, here was a poor man, worn out in body and mind|by watching over his dying child, refused relief from his post on one of the busiest parts of the railway system of England ; and the consequence has been that a yet unknown number of human beings were at once launched into eternity, others burned to death in eight of their friends and relations, and others ruined for life. It is certainly a case for the most searching enquiry.

It may be said, that care for their own interests would make railway companies take extreme precautions against accidents, but an accident like this is not nearly so costly a matter for them as is generally supposed. It is when they are forced to compensate a large number of injured that an accident becomes financially serious j if the passengers are killed outright, particularly when—as in the Abergele and the present disasters—they are mostly of the wealthier classes whose relatives benefit by their untimely death, the companies get off with com parative lightness.

Those who have never seen a col lision or its effects can have no idea of the awful destruction that is caused. A recent number of the (( Illustrated London News" contains a reproduc tion of a photograph of part of two trains which pplljded at Claphain J unction. One train wg-s empty and standing, the other was ft passenger train coming into the station and pre sumably not going faster than ten to fifteen miles an hour. Two of the garbages of the empty train were thrown atfghjb prtjtop of the engine of the passenger train, a#4 the gas. in the reservoirs under the carriages (fty which they are lighted) took fire and exploded, setting the debris on fire. JjTo Jiy/es werp lost, but the two trains were thrown together in inextricable confusion, Look at thjs picture and then imagine two trains, each, weighing hundreds of tons, one of them precipitated into the other at th# rate of a mile a minute, and the gapriage immediately taking fire—inuitjplying the Glapham scene, say, an hundred some idea may be obtained of the ftf#q.o,r {Jouse collision.

The crime of infanticide has stained jn the large cities of Australia the i#osjt appalling dimensions. A medical jgenfcljemaft fo Itelbourne recently spoke of the river Yar-r-* a$ being full of the dead bodies of murdered infants and C f ex^enQß of a class of professional "hild .murderers. Ihe discovery in Sydney last we<* outd°f> in horror the worst disclosures u,Z* have taken place in Melbourne, and, indeed, is declared to be the most horrible that has ever been made in Australia. Social reformers have long and loudly deplored the present condi tion &f society in Melbourne and Sydney, but no serious effort beyond that of the Salvation Army ssems t« have been made to bring about a better state of affairs. We notice that two American ladies have begun a Temperance and Social Purity mission in Auckland and will go on to Australia, but what are they among so many. .

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At Garterton Arthur Robinson, charged with playing the three-card trick near the show grounds, was fined £50, or three months' hard labour. The Orangemen of Wellington have passed a resolution protesting against the grant of £500 to the Magdala Home on the ground that State aid to religious bodies is wrong in principle. It may be well to draw attention to the fact that the tenders for the erection of a Wesleyan Church at Greenstreet close at 5 p.m. to-morrow, Tuesday, with Mr Kilworih, A man named Frank Neill was drowned on Saturday off the Queen's Wharf, at Wellington. He was subject to fits, and is supposed to have fallen overboard whilst ai attack was on. Neill being subject to tits had been warned off the wharf several times in consequence. The -Marquis de Veragua, a decendant of Columbus, tyttl F ess an electric button fixed to his department §p Madrid, and the current set in motion, traversing the £t lantic by submarine cable,, will start all the machinery at the ChfSago Exhibition. lhns the initial impulse gmng life to the greal ehojf wjllbe originated from, the blood of th discover er of Aw>«r*o*'

This season 136,450 young trout have been liberated in the Hutt river and its tributaries, and about 100,000 in the West Coast rivers, by the Wellington Acclimatisation Society. The Society are arranging to distribute another 100,000 amongst the rivets on the West Coast of the North Island at an early date. Considerable changes are contemplated by the Public Works Department amongst the engineers in charge of districts and resident engineers. These charges are necessitated by the Survey Department requiring the services in Otago of one of their officers, Mr Wither,who for some time has been acting as a resident engineer for the Public Works Department at Christchurch, and by the taking of Mr Holmes, lesident engineer at V unterville, to explore and survey the Main Trunk Railway route. The changes will involve a complete re-adjustment of the staff. An exchange says that a picked cricket team of eleven lawyers from Liverpool played a picked eleven lawyers from Man chester. The day was fine, so a large com- Eany assembled to see which lot of lawyers ad'the best practice. With the first ball of the second over a dispute arose, and the twenty-two lawyers gathered around the umpire to argue the point. The argument continued with no sigh of abatement till 5 o'clock in the evening, when the umpire died. The greatest astonishment was felt by the onlookers that he held up so long as he did, considering what he had gone through. from statistics presented to the Railway Congress at St. Petersburg showing the mile age of railways open for traffic- at the end of 1892, it appears that the total length was 385,803 miles. America possesses the greatest mileage, 167,755 miles being in the United States alone, with 14,802 miles in Canada. In Europe the German Empire is first with 26,790 miles, France second with 24,310 miles, Great Britain and Ireland third with 22,685 miles, and Russia in Europe fourth with 20,357 miles. In Asia we have 16,996 miles. In India, 1128 miles ;in Japan, 895 miles; in China, 65 miles. In Africa, Algeria and Tunis come first with 1940 miles, the Cape Colony follows with 1890 miles, Egypt with 1127 miles, Natal with 346 miles, while the Orange Free State has 150 miles, and other minor States about 300 miles, The mileage in Australasia is as follows :—Victoria, 2703 miles ; New South Wales, 2275 miles; Queesland, 2142 miles ; New Zealand, 1958 miles; South Australia, 1875 miles; Western Australia, 601 miles; Tasmania, 473 miles. An extraordinary casualty took place at the tail of the Bank on September 2 in the blowing up of the new barque Anch mountain, 1320 tons register, just prior to starting |on a voyage to Sydney. Fire (says the " Otago Daily Times " correspondent) broke out on board the vessel, and as she was known to have 40,0001b of gunpowder on board, great consternation was created in Greeneck. The crew of H. M.S. Superb, the Clyde guardship, lent a hand to try to save the barque, but in vain, and the crew of the latter wereat length transferred to the man-of-war. A gun was got ready to sink the Auchmountain, but it was decided that to let her blow up would be a less evil than to sink her in the roadstead. When at length the explosion came it was tremendous. Pieces of the wreckage were scattered over Greenock, Gourock, Port Glasgow, and even some fell at Oardross, on the other side of the Frith. The report was heard as far as Glasgow, while in Greenock 300 win dows, 80 of which were plate glass, were shattered. A large part of the hull of the ship sank. The loss, as represented by the ship and cargo alone is estimated at nearly £50,000. A Government inquiry into the disaster is to be held shortly, but meantime people are wondering why the gunpowder was not thrown overboard, as the fire began at the other end of £he ship, and took seven hours to reach the powder, the value of which was only £7f*Q- The Oamaru Band, on their way to take pact in the forthcoming band contest in Wellington, were, by the kindness of Mr Stevenson, our station master, allowed five minutes' grace at the Ashburton station on Saturday evening, ia order to play a selection for the entertainment of the townspeople. A paragraph in tue Guardian of that even ing made the public awar« that the band were to play, and in 'consequence a larw crowd assembled to enjoy t!u tret, liic band fell in on the open space near the fiermanent way cottage, and played delight ully two excellent marches. At the close $heers were given for the band, and the band gave three cheers for Major Steward, an old staff officer ot the Ijorth Otago Volunteers. To explain these latter cheers, and why the treat of the band's excellent playing was giving to the Ashb,urton people at all, we publish the following letter, which is its QWh expositor:— f Head Quarters, Qamaru,. November §', 1892J HVn Major Steward.- Dear Sir, —At my request, which wa3 heartily responded to, the Qamaru Garrison Baud Hope to pay you a small compliment to-day, by giving you snph music as a hurried stay at the station will peraiit of. I hope, per my advice, that yon will be able to arrange a few minutes' spare time so that the b<tnd may be able to do what it can. I hope at any rate you will consider the little effort as a pleasing remembrance of Auld Langsyne, and that you will also take it as a'recognition of your oresent position as Speaker ; and further, that it may remind you of some of your old Volunteer friends. With my best respects to Mrs Steward, and hoping that she also may be able to be present, I am, yours very truly, George Summer, Jjieutensnt-Golonel." riqixowAVs P*iAS. and QiWfMKNq; are particularly recommended fcq persons who j have pq pass tbejr lives in cqnfjned and crowded plages j hundreds of thousands of our fellow jereaiures foil from l^prnipg untjl evening jn factories and wftrjjßhQpsj to.'the detriment of their health, and fl^e deteriflra : tion of the raoe. They suffer ia conse(jugnco from indigestion, flatulence, and want of appetite, and f' hese complaints, if neglected, bring about nervousness aiid failure of the powers. Holloway's remedies can be used tjy such sufferers to their very great advantage, as they are mild in action, and certain in their effects. No one need thera ; fore lqse a day's work when using £hem, "a matter qt consequence to those whose daily brjsad depends 90 daily toil.' The OstifjQW Biscujt. The Jategfc most delicate biscuit; rpsiufpotu.rpd by AuJsebrook and « " 1

CRICKET.

ASHBURTON V. CHERTSEY WANDERERS.

Thla mat oh was played on the Domain on Saturday, and as the scopes given below will sh)W resulted in a defeat for tha country team by aninnina;sand67. The Ashburton bowling was "much too many" for the Wanderers, only two of whose batsmen- Maxwell (15) and Todtl (10;— reached double figures. The scores are as follow : Ashburfcon —T. Saw c, b Jackson, 24 ; E Price, c Pearce, b Todd, JL2 ; W. Simp, son, b Jackson, 35 ; Denshire, b Todd, 7 E. Andrews, b Jackson, 1; C, Chapmani b Todd, 25 ; Cuthberfcson, b Todd, 4 ; G, Andrews, c Jackson, b Todd, 9 ; Cromie, run out, 6; J. Sawle, b Todd, 0 { Pox, not out, 4 ; extras, 11—total, 138, Wanderers—First innings :—F. Dunn, c and bG. Andrews, 0 ; H D. Fendall, c .). Sawle, b G. Andrews, 3 ; D. T. Todd b E. Andrews, 2 ; E, Larraman, b G Andrews, 5; H. Primmer, c and b G. Andrews, 4 ; J. A. Bruce, st Simpson, b G. Andrews, 0 ; A . C. Maxwell, b E. Andrews, 1 ; M. Jackson, b G. Andrews, 1; F. Makeig, b E. Andrews, 5 ; W. Pearce, not out, 1; A. Walker, b G, Andrews, 0; extras, 2—total, 24. Second inn n?s:—Fendall, c and b Cromie, t ToJd, b Cromie, 10 ; Larraman, c Cromie, b Chapman, 0 ; Primmer, b Chapman, 1; Bruce, b Cromie, 0 ; Maxwell, b Cromie, 15; Jackson, b Cromie, 3; Makeig, b Cromie 1 ; Pearce, b Cromie, 2 ; Walker, b Cuthberbson, 1; Johnston (sub), not out, 0 ; extras, O~totd, 38 : Grand total. 62 In the match against the Colonial Club Timaru), on Wednesday next, the Ash burton C'icket Club will be represented by the folloVing players :—Blade, Simp son, Cuthertsori, E. Andrews, Mitchell, j Ohapman, Bundle, 1?odd, Cromfe, L. jl. Andrewes, Fox. Emergencies—Makei'g, Mgooth. ' '

Church of the Holy Name

PRESENTATION TO THE VERY REV. FATHER CHASTAGNON.

At eleven o'clock mass yesterday, the Very Rev. Father Chastagnon preached his farewell sermon to the people of his parish, a large congregation attending the service. The rev. preacher in his sermon dealt with Christ's mission to carth —to bring peace and happiness to men, to redeem them from sL>, and to reconcile them to God. In the course of an eloquent sermon lie enjoined upon his people as a last request before leaving them, perhaps for ever, net to neglect the duties of their holy religion, but to take full advantage of the gifts of the Saviour in the sacraments of the church, and thereby receive more and more holy com fort, more and more grace, and so be ready when their last hour came to meet I and welcome the blessed Saviour and be \ received by him. ! At the conclusion of mass, and before Father Ohastagnon had left the altar, Messrs William Adams, Patrick Devane, and David Fitzgerald advanced to tl.« altar steps. Mr Adams in a few words ex plained their presence there, which was in the name of the congregation to present their beloved father with the following address, as well as a purse of sovereigns. The address which was beautifully printed on satin and neatly framed was read by Mr Adams, and the purse was banded to Father Ohastagnon by Mr David Fitz gerald :— Ashburton, Canterbury, N.Z. October 30,1892. To The Very Rkv. Father Chastagnon. Very Reverend Father, —Your announce ment from the altar on Sunday last, that you would shortly leave us to take charge of another parish, has given your congregation but little time to prepare an address to you sufficiently expressive of their regret at losing so worthy a pastor. However, as in thia world meetings and partings are always occurring, causing more or less pleasure or sorrow, it is well that a separation such as ours should have as little pain as possible, and in expressing onr appreciation of all you have done for the Parish, we feel we are to some extent lightening the sorrow. When we look feack upon the eight years of our intercourse, we cannot fail to be struck with the great amount of good you have done amongst us, especially in the reduction of the great incubus of debt that weighed upon us at the time of your arrival. We are indeed very grateful for the im proved condition of our finances, and can only wonder at what your energy has accomplished, though knowing your self sacrifice. In taking leave of you, we desire to ex press our deep sense of gratitude also for your ministrations, both at thea lta'r of God, in our schools, and amongst our families, and sincerely hope that your next sphere of action will be on? erf less strain upon your time and health, when you will have more leisure than is possible where financial troubles are present. In conclusion, we beg of you to accept the small present which follows this address, as an expression of our sense of your great kindness to us all, only re gretting that time has not been given us to make greater efforts. r We pray that God may bless you, give you health, long life, and a happy death ; bringing you at last the promised reward of His just and faithtul servants. Your Faithful People of Ash barton. Father Chastagnon said he was taken by surprise, asjhe did not expect to receive either the beautiful address or the muni ficent present that accompanied ic. He returned them his thanks for the loving expressions contained in the address, aud the proof of their love. The memory oi his Ashburton people would ever remain green in his heart, and he would re member them with fondness. It the address they had given him praise that he did not deserve. As a priest he had only tried to do Ma duty, and he had not always succeeded as well as he could have \vis!n ', If 'her hid been fault in his ministry during the eight years he had been among them he knew they would bear with him and forgive him. If he had wounded or hurt the feelings of any one, he could not depart from their midst without begging their pardon and forgiveness, and saying that; it had ever been far from his thoughts or intent to wound or injure any one. He claimed but little credit ior the large reduction of the debt. That had been wholly owing to. the generosity of the people. When all the promises tha> had been made had been fulfilled, the debt remaining would be bub small, and he trusted that all the promises would be paid. He had gone Home to endeavor to reduce the debt by begging among the dinqeses, and in that mission he had spent his own money. He had gone everywhere at Home, wi ere a hope of help to be obtained presented itself. He had got even to the president of the French Republic—President Carnot. On his first Application to see the president he had been refused admittance. This was, however, in accordance? wjth etiquette, inasmuch as an. audience of the "president was only given%o those w.ho came w:[th an intro duotipn, and fro hftd none. He sousrht tfye Englisih tiqnsul, and" ih.rou.gh tym obtained an. audience of the president, and stated hjs mission. The answer he recejvpi was that as ISTesv Zealand was npt a Frenc}) colony he gould not extend aid there, The En.g|iqh Qonsul was a nioe gentleman, and very kind and obliging in every way, but when asked to subscribe did not do so, because he did not belong to the Catholic Church. The father had thus to return as he came, having spent the few shillings he had. Whefj: in Sydney he obtained permission to canvass the dioceses there, b,ut when he saw ihajb they'had all as much to do among themselves as those here had, }\o had not the courage to ask them to help hjtn. The reduction of the debjt then was entirely 4ue (to thg tyberaHty.of the members of the congregation, theujsejves, and fchere were feF congregations so liberal, gg was now to part from them, As far a* Kis spiritual min-stey was con cerned he could say tliSt .ha tod- Mcd to do his duty. There had not been one morning—except when duty called him away —on which he had failed to offer up the holy sacrifics for their souls*. His devotions had always been regular and always willing, and in this oojpeprion he had nothing to reproach himself wit^. He once more thanked them for their beautiful address—the good wishes for and kindly thoughts expressed of him contained in it by the people of Ashbur ton he woujd riejrer forget. After re commending his people to support the school, and paying a high compliment to the ability of Mr Jones as a teacher and as a musician, and speaking of him as a man of excellent character, under whose tuition and guidance the children were bound fco improve in every way, the rey. father said everything at the school was now in order, and only the funds needful to carry on successfully were wanted.. These, one good year would supply, and he would pray that God in hjs infinite goodness would grant them every blessing

Ashburton Football Club

The first annual dinner and smoke concert of the Ashburlon Football Club took place on Saturday evenine at the Somerset Hotel, the spread being verj' satisfactorily provided by mine hosl, Mr James Lane, The chair (in the unavoid able absence through indisposition of the President Mr D. Thomas) was occupied by the Vice-President, Major Steward, and about thirty members p.irtook of the good things provided. The following was the toast list. "The Queen," "The Parliament of the Colony " proposed by Mr Cuthbertson and replied to by the Chairman ; " The Borough Council" proposed by. Mr Main waring and replied to by Mr Cuthbertson j "The A.F.C. " proposed by Mr Cuthbertson and replied to by Mr Fooks (captain) and Mr Todd (vice-captain); " The Chairman" pro posed by Mr W. Simpson ; " The Selec tion Committee" proposed by Mr E. Simpson and replied to by jfMr Clowes ; "The South Canterbury Rugby Union" proposed by Mr Maxwell ; " Patrons and Barrackers " proposed by Mr Todd and acknowledged by Messrs Douglas and Simpson ; " Kindred Sporte " proposed by the Chair and acknowledged by Mr Cuth bert3on (Cricket), Mr Clowes (Swimming) Mr Denby (Cycling) and Mr R. Curtis (Polo). •• Our Referee " proposed by Mr Fooks, and acknowledged by Mr P. H. Cox; "The Ladies" proposed by Mr Cromie, and replied to by Mr Walker; and " The Press " proposed by Mr Clowes and replied to byMrG. Bisset; "The Host" proposed by the Chairman and acknowledged by Mr Lane, sen. In ac knowledging the toast of the A.F.C. the Captain, Mr Fooks, and vice-Captain, Mr Todd, gare some excellent advice as to the way to ensure next season the most pucceseful results, and the former con gratulated the Club upon the capital record they had put up for the past sea son which showed matches played 13, won 9, drawn 3, lost 1. Total points scored 107, as against a total for all opponents of 62. .Number of players scoring tries 19. A number of capital songs were sang by Messrs R. Curtis, E. Simpson, Moses, Walker, Broad, Cromie, W, Simpson and others, and a very pleasant gathering was brought t) a clese at the midnight hour.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We dp not hold ounelves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.)

THE PRICE OF BREAD.

TO THE EDITOR. ' Sir, —I see by to-night's issue of the Guardian that the bakers have reduced the price of bread one halfpenny the 41b loaf—a noble concession certainly. When we take into consideration the low price of flour, consumers will agree with me I think that the reduction is not eaough j I would suggest that the price be made fivepence, which I think would pay them handsomely for their labor, and leave a balance to put past for a rainy day.. Bakers as a body are not supposed to have a soul, but suffering humanity wants the price of bread somewhat commensurate with the price of flour. I hope they will take the hint and confer a favor (only just) to many heads of families as well as mine. Perhaps some abler pen will take the matter up, and show this ring of bakers that we won't be trampled upon.—l am etc. Bread-Eater, Ashburton, November 4.

THE MARKETS.

'ISR WhESs ASSOCIATION.

London, November 4. The Bank of England returns published to-day show the total reserve in notes and bullion to be £14,508,000. The propor tion of reserve to liabilities is 42.24. New Zealand 4 per cent inscribed stock, 105 j 3J ditto, 96|. New Zealand long-berried whoa*-, 335, market quiet. South Australian wheat, 345, market weaker j Victorian do., 34s 3d, market flat, Canterbury mutton, 4^d Wellington do, 3sd ; beef, fore-quarters, 3|d ; hind quarters, 4d. Hemp is> unchanged and prices are fern.

Grain, and Produce.

The following is the Ohristohurch Corn Exchange report for November s:— Wheat— The English, American, Conti nental and Australasian markets all show the same depressed state, whilst our local millers have reduced the price of flour ; with these influences at work there is no possibility of any improvement, and it is questionable if present pricos will hold, tor sound wheat, in the meantime, we quote same as last week, Ba.ri.ey— Nothing doing, Oats—^ few selling at prices in favor of buyers. Grass Seed— Tlia season is over, and a considerable quantity is still in tirst hands, Potatoes —The late hhipmenfes to Sydney will just about caver themselves and pay our rparket rate, 10s at stations, A low large lines are still in growers' hands; when they oould have sold at market price they would not, and now they are likely to hold them altogether. The following are prices to farmers, f.0.b., packages extra, potatoes arid miller's goods excepted :— Wheat, prime milling, 3a 4d ; other,- Is 9d to 2s 9d. Barley, no malting offering ; feed, cannot quote. Oats, feed, Is 8d to Is lOd ; milling, 2a. Peas and Beans, as last. Grass Seed, unsaleable. Butter, active ; farmers', ?d to 3d ; fresh factory, lid' Cheese, §d to §d.; Potatoes, ltys at »tat|ons.! Flour, fcest roller, £9, Bran, 555. Pollard, 6Qs ; f.0.b., sacks included.

WATERTON.

(jPRQftI/ OTJR CORRESPONDENT,)

On Monday night last Mr J." Knott, the temperance lecturer, recited Lord Tennyson's poem "Enoch Arden," in the Library Hall to a considerable audience. The poem was beautifully illustrated by lime light lantern views, and \yas listened to with wrapt attention, and "evidently, pugh appreciated, The lecturer alsci recited the temperance story "Buy your own Cherries'," illustrated with lantern views j and haying &hown a few comic slides for the amusement of ihe young people, closed the meeting with a'stirring appeal to tjxose present to be come supporters of tlje temperance move ment, anq to do their best to estena the interests of Hie simp, The appeal was responded to by oeyeral who went forward and signed the total abstinence pledge. A. vote of thanks to the lecturer brought the evening's entertainment to a close. • On Tqes<fay nigljt a public meeting for the puppose of advocating ths claims of 1 the Wesley^n I|ome Missiqn and Exten sion Fund was Jield in the esleyan hurch. There was a large afceenda nee. 1 Tne meetina; was preside^ over by the Rev, J. H, (fray, wj)o read extracts from the annual report o|i the Home Mission Committee, which showed that although the year had cloaed with a deficiency of £528 0s 9d, this had already, by a self denial effort throughout the whole of New Zealand Wesleyan Methodism, been wiped out. The year would thus start with a credit balance. The Rev. Messrs Tinsley and Dellow, deputation appointed by the conference to urge the clr.ims of the fund,'-"gave- each a btirriug address, dealing with Home Mission work in New Zealand. The latter geatleman also sang in good style a solo "G> work in my Virieyard.;" ■ Selections of music were given by the choir under the baton of, Mr

Osborne, and altogether the meeting pawed off in » very satisfactory manner. The proceeds of the Sunday services and collection, together with boxes, amounted to £7 14s, as against £6 5s 7d last year.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(PBK PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

THE PCISONER NEILL.

London, November 4. Neill, the Lambeth poisoner, has been respited fora week, in order to enable the authorities to euquire into American and Canadian evidence as to his sanity. PLEURO-PNEUMONIA. Mr Gardiner has issued instructions prohibiting the importation of livestock from Canada, fearing the introduction of pleuro-pneumonia. The decision has caused considerable excitement in Canada, as it is feared that it will be a death blow to the cattle trade. OBITUARY. The death is announced of M. Heirl, the composer. LABOR MATTERS. "Mr Keir Hardie, addressing.a meet ing at Tower Hill, declared that 1,250,000 of the people in Great Britain were starving or in want of work. Mr Fowler, President of the Local Government Board, replying to a depu tation of unemployed, said that he was unable to compel the local authorities to provide work/ but would recom mend them to do so. November 5. A Labourers' Union has been formed in Ulster, and the movement is re garded as an important one. GLADSTONE'S OPPONENT. Lord Rosebery has appointed Colonel Wauchop, who contested Edinburgh at the last election with Mr Gladstone, Deputy-Lieutenant of Midlothian. THE BAPTISTS. The Rev. James Spurgeon, and other officers, have issued a circular, declaring that only immersed believers should be appointed permanent pastors. LOSS OF H.MLS. HOWIT London, November 4. . It is feared that H.M.S. Howe, which struck on a reef at Ferrol, a minor Spanish port, will become a total loss. The keel is destroyed and the bows submerged. The crew are safe. Admiral Fairfax telegraphs that he is making every effort to secure the ship on the rocks. London, November 5. Admiral Fairfax refused the Spaniards' offer of a pilot, for H.M.S. Howe, The vessel mistook the course while follow ing the flagship of the Channel Squad ron into Ferrol. The guns and am munition have been saved. The reef is well known. The Howe struck in broad daylight. It was always difficult to keep the vessel in her proper course owing to the tendency of the steering gear to carry her out to starboard. The divers declare that repairs to her bottom are impossible, but the Ad miralty assert that the bottom is not pierced. DIVIDEND. j The Otago and Southland Investment Company have declared a dividend of 4 per cent.

THE SALVATION ARMY.

'. Berne, Nov. 6. Colonel Clibborn and his wife, of the Salvation Army, have been expelled from Switzerland after being im prisoned for a night.

IRISH AFFAIRS.

tu -d' ■ t J^ Rlß ' N°vember 5. Ihe Pans bankers state that they cannot release the Irish funds without judicial sanction.

SEVERE HURRICANE.

New Yobk, November 5. A severe hurricane has been ex perienced in Old Providence and St. Andrews Islands, in the Carribean Sea. A large number of houses were destroyed, ani it is estimated that 100,000 people have been rendered homeless. No loss of life has been re ported.

BISMARCK.

t Berlin, November 5. Interviewers continue to publish Prince Bismarck's vicious attacks on high officers of state. The Prince assents that English gold is being used to stimulate Russian hostility to Ger many, The " Kreuz Zeiturig" laments the spectacle of a great man being lost to all sense of patriotic restraint. Nearly all the other German papers censure the Prince, and some urge the Emperor to proceed against him for a breach of military discipline and viqlatifln of State secrecy. The Emperor is much annoyed at Prince Bismarck's attitude, but refuses! to take action, He alleges that when the Prinqe was in power he prepared a similar measure, though increasing the oost by 120,000,000 marks. Vienna, November 5. The newspapers throughout Austria and Hungary continue to be greatly excited over Prince Bismarck's advice to Russia to seize Constantinople.

THE SOUDAN.

Suakim, November 4. Osman Digna is trying to persuade the neighbouring tribes to join the Mahdi.' The garrison at tokar has been reinforced; l ■■■-, Gauw, November 6. Osman Pasha, 80CJ follow/ere, has encamped near Suaki'nh Colonel Kitchener and Colonel Wjngate., with, a squadron of cavalry, haye gone tp Suakim to prevent their apprqach,.

THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

WA^HjjrGTON, November 5. The Democrats now clafm tfyat Mr Cleveland h electee}, haying sepijred 244 votes, composed of th.c solid South vote, New York, Indiana, New Jersey Connepticut, Wisconsin, with sis Michigan votes. The Republicans have collected 2,500,000 dollars, and the Democrats 2,600,000 dollars, for elec tion expenses.

THE CANADIAN SCANDALS.

Ottawa, October 5. The Hon. H. Mercier. ex-Premier of Quebec, and his secretary, M. Pacaud, have been acquitted on charges of mal feasance, chiefly oa technical grounds.

THE ASHBURTON GIT AKDIAN: MONDAY, NOVEMBER ?, 1893.



COMPETITION IS THE LIFE OP TRADJS. J IMMENSE SUCCESS . ' OF G. J. NBILL and CO's Drapery, Clothing, and Boots. ATJR Expenses being so small, and being satisfied with very smallprofits, 0 we are enabled to SELL CHEAPER than any other house in Ashburton. WE DEFY COMPETITION. INSPEOr OUR GOODS. SEE OUR PRICES. tie. The very latest in Dress Materials, 4sd 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 Silk Sunshades, 3s 6d CLOTHING. CLOTHING Men's String Tweed Suits, 22s 6d , Men's New Zealand Tweed Suits, 23s 6d; wondarful &a^^T»6!S?S/5^- ridiculous price. BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. Every one 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 iK!*aiWMft&SV, worth 9s 6d te 6s 9d £&£ %&ftaS£&'a»f*** str. P supp.™, an ** VERY CHEAP AT O. J. NEILL and GO'S, FRIEDLANDER'S BUILDINGS. CORNER Ot EASI * MOORB STFEETS. Spring: and Summer Drapery. HARDLEY BROS., ARCADE HOUSE, CTAVE JUST ARRIVED for the Coming Season a Splendid Assortment ol Goods in Detain* Prints, Pongee Cloths, Ginghams, Galateas, Muslins, etc. INSPECTION INVITED. MILLINERY DEPARTMENT.-This Department is already *cry buey, Oustomers would do well to leave their Orders early. Arcade House. OLOTHttfG DEPARTMENT.-We have s speobl line of Men's Wellingtoi Tweed Suits at 255, worth 40,, also a splendMlot of Saddle T^eed Suits at 40* Knicktr Suits from 4s 6d. - A grand line of Fancy Shi* s, Pique fronts/at 5 W, worth 8s 64. Men's Working Shirts from 2s 6d. BOOT DEPARTMENT.—Oome and see our new assortment of English am Colonial Boots and Shoes. A splendid lii» of Men's English Shoes at 9^ 6J. M«n'. Colonial Kip Shooters, nailed, 10s 6* »4 Pair Women's Shoes ao 5, Bd, worth 8s 6d Leather Slippers 3s 6d, splendid value^ "——■ ARO^)E -HOUSE, HABDLET 33HOS (LATE SPENCER & CO.) BURNETT STREET. ' _ , H. HARDLEY, Late of Mr Andrew Oir. EMPORIUM OF FASHION. New Zealand Clothing Factory, EAST ®^? EErr' XJEW ANU CHOICE GOODS AWS V_^ PENEO FOR THE APPROArJHING IM SEASON. Perfection of ¥aste and Best Value in GBNTS' & BOYS' CLOTHmt HA^SCAKVES, SHIKTS, MBROBRY, &a vtrfcOTW &O&T&' BOOTS. The Fine.t CoHecfion of Ladies' and Gents' BOOTS and SHOES in the District, Clean, Fresh, Reliable Goods, every pair of them. GENTS SUITS MADE TO MEASURE. mSPECTION INVITED. TO BVY. Agents for Wertheim Celebiated Sewing Machine. Agents for The Women's Friend Store Mat. Wcw Zealand "clothing Factory. r ©V (SA.TU»»^Y STEXT S. SALEK WILL MAKE HIS OPENING DISPLAY. T" 33: K's^f^s = SAX VI J7w.ll«"£>p » U to he seen in Ohmtehureh. NOTE THE DATE: aATUBD^NEX^NOVEMBEB 12. TJ%£ efoJ ea XEAOHER OP M, SI O « ." ~** PRACTICAL AJND THEORETICAL, llyftlOP »4 tyeyflOU. -qegS to announce that he haa few MISIAjr HTOLOP, >¥P CO., ■ XJ vacacies for pupils. Tinwald and Tea Importers, Allenton visited. Box 37. V» C»«U©l *tceet, Oh*it»tcfcu«»ijk. ) * w



Warned WANTED, one or two Boarders. Private and comfortable home A.pply A.B. office of this paper. 11 37 CJHOW Day, Saturday next, S. Salek's O new Jewellery Establishment. First day of show, Saturday next. "SALEK, Watchmaker and Jeweller, . will show his new and high class stock on Saturday next. ■f rTNfQUE, Choice.—New Jewellers LJ Stock of latest Home style and design. Orening Saturday next.—S. Salek, Watchmaker and Jeweler, STRAYED, into my yard, a Pig. Apply JB. Kane, Eton Street, Hampstead. 11 40 L~~ OST, a Bunch of Keys. Finder will be rewarded on reluming the same to the Borough Council Office. Baring Square West. _ ,_,** fTTANTED to Sell.—House seven VV rooms, every convenience, plenty water. Apply to W. W. White or Mr Bullock. I_L_, WHY not Bake your own Bread when you can get 501bs of the Best Roller Flour for five shillings cash or five shillings and sixpence booked at Robert Alcorn's, Saunders' Buildings. 11 31 BOMBRSET~Meat Mart. The oldest, the largest, tha best, and the cheap est. Small Goods a specialty. Full weights guaranteed. A trial solicited. —W. J. SILQOCK. 4t182 WANTED Known.—Good Leather Shirting reduced to 6jd. Splendid double-width Sheeting, l«. Carpet Is, reduced to 9d.—H. C. Segbrs, Melford House, WANTED Known that S. Salek, Watchmaker and Jewaller, has removed to new shop near New Zealand Clothing Factory. 10 213 WANTED Known.—Ladies' Gari baldis Is lid. Beautiful Prints 4|d and 6d. Come and aee.—H. 0. Segers, Melford House. SHEARERS can rely on getting the celebrated 8.8.A. brand of Sheep Shears at Robtert Alcorn's, Saunders 1 Buildings. _____»—_ WANTED Known—New Flannelettes at extraordinary prices ; 3s lid and 4s lid dost. Thirty per cent undei price.—W. H. Collier. WANTED Known—Grand Display of all the newest shapes in Ladies' Summer Hats. Special sample shipmert. One of each shape ; at S. Yv\ Alcorn & Cos. t BHARPLIN & Company, Springburn Saw Mills, have large quantities of birch and pine building timber for sale, at very cheap rates. Delivery anywhere. __ 9§176 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. WANTED Known—Dr Scott's cele brated Electric Corsets can only be obtained in Ashburtnn at H. Collier's, "The Corner." WHY should we le*> the rain water off our roofs rot our buildings and run to waste when Harplbv will find and fix sp »uting at 4d per foot. Also good Water Tanks, guaranteed, from thirty shillings. Note his address—J. W. Hardley, Plumber and Gasflttar, East Street i IT ANTED Known—Pumps, Pumps W Pumps. I have on hand the largest stock in town of Pumps, Piping, Gas, Steam, and Water Fitting*. Manu facturers of Galvmized Steel Gutter*, Spouting, Bidging. and Down Pipe to any strength, size or pattern.—J W. HjvRoLBY, East street. WANTED Known,- Flannelettes 6d, reduced to 3a 9d per dozen. Good line of Plaid Flannelettes 10£ d, reduced to B|d.—H. C. Segers, Melford House. TVi EW Christmas Cards foi* Old £!ountry -*-^ friends, New Zealand ferns, Firp Screens at hatt price. New supply of Tiddlidy Winks, Halma and other games. Foreign Stamps, 2g for 6d, or 1000 for 6s 6d. New Birthday cards,, Reward cards, Wedding cards, etc, New Books japery msil—U F. ANDREWES&Co., Sta. tioners* Hall. WINDMILLS supplied and fixed. Hot and .Cold Water Services laid on. Baths made to any size or pattern. Electric Bells fixed, and all kinds of Plumbing work done at lowest rates. Workmen tenp to all parts of the district. —J. W. Hardlev, Pjiumbgr and Gasfitter. WAITED Known —Being wep stocked, and haying new Spring Boots and Shoe* just arrived, J, Moison intends selling ot little over coet price, *ame below cost, for two jaopiths. Great Barga** 1"* f^e **ock ia $& choicest it Ashburton. **** swperiop ojrn make, kept on han<?, u.T^P* 8884* »»„ ef Zealand. A. staff of men k^- .a JJ.^ Ol* and repairs under ray own supei r. 1!*l0fV and done on the shortest notice—. , J. Moisdn, East Street, Tcwn Hali shop Stop Drinicing-. " I can't" are two little words seldom used by a man who drinks ; to use them he thinks is i»n evidence of weakness, and so we wonder why, when he quits, he doesn't stay quis. If we knew all, our wonder would be, with that terrible craving at his vitals, he is able to resist even for a short time—a craving on which will-power, moral suasion, the pledge, self-respect, have no effect whatever, and which until recently has been an insur mountable bar to reform in thousands upon thousands of cases. But the time has come when that craving can be stopped ! Sure. Just as suie as it h possible to curea cold. The appetite can be destroyed ; the man placed back, bo 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 drink all over again, and the effort will be so great that if be is worth saving he won't make it. It. T. Booth's Golden Remedy No. 1 destroys the drink appe j'te. R. T. Booth's Golden Remedy No. 2 is the best brain and nerve tonic on th s «&rth. At all chemists and storekeepers I —(Ai»vt>, 10*11 «, KEATING'S POWDER' destroys BUGS, FLEAS, MOTHS, BJ63TI<ES,j&nd all other insects, whilst quite harmiessand domestic animals. In exterminating Beetles the sicces3 of this powder is extraordinary. It is perfectly clean in application. See the article you purchase is '• KEATINGtS, ' as im tations are noxious and ineffectual. Sod in Tins 6d, Is, and 2s 6d each, by all chemists COLBMANK AND So ,C Jt'U£ALYPTE Ex I tract is the only genuine in the market, .and was a warded medals and diplomas at I Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, beating' all coj»petitor3- For all afec.tions pf the j Chest and Lungs, .Consumption, Asthma,;' Coughs, Colde ; Grayel, and Kjdoey Com- i plaints, ifc has no equal, Agents—! BHBURTON PkUO COMIAJTY. i



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