MAIL NOTICES.

Mails olose for the following places as, under subject to the necessary alterations :— ' SATURDAY, October 8. Foa Greymouth direct, per Taupo, at C 3.30 a.m. For Kaikoura, per Jane Douglas, at 0«jO p.m. ; late fee letters, express fcrain, 6.55 p.m. j For Northern Ports, per Penguin, at. (j.?30 p.m.; late fee letters, van, express train 6.55 p.m.

ENGLISH MAILS.

. HOMKWAKD—DIRBOT MAILS. Arawa, sailed September 15, due in, London October 25. ( Aorangi, left September 29, due in London on November 9. OUTWABD —DIKEOT MAILS. HOMEWARD—SAN FRANCISCO MAILS, Left Auckland September 10, due London Ootober 12. The next mail leaves Auckland October 8, due London November 9. OUTWARD —SAN FRANCISCO MAILS. Left London September 3, due October 5.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1892. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The San Francisco mail arrived in Auck land this moruing. Summary of news is unavoidably held over. The annual meeting of the Ashburton Swimming Club took place last night. .Report is held over. Messrs J. C. Duncan and Andrew Olt have been nominated for the vacancy in the Ashburton Borough Council, caused by the resignation of Councillor Tweed. The failure of the Greenland whale fishery has led to another great rise in the price of whalebone, and bone to arrive in Dundee has been sold at the enormous figure of £3000 per ton. The British and Foreign Bible Society is seriously hampered for lack of money. The society is "about to make a special appeal for £50,000 down, and for increased annual subscriptions to the amount of £25,000. At Addington yards on Wednesday fat merino wethers from Buccleuch sold at 18a to 20s, and fat steers and heifers from Longbcach at £5 12s Gd to £8. The IjOndon " Sportsman" of August 12 notifies the presence in Yorkshire of Mr Udward Gates, of Grove farm, who left here some time ago to enjoy a few months' respite in the old country. It ia stated that Mr Gates was accorded a cheery Yorkshire welcome, and has been visiting several of the principal studs. In consideration of the great services which Presidents Grant and Garfield ren dered the United States, it has been enacted that their widows be allowed to send their letters post free. They merely write their j names on the backs of the envelopes, and J this is sufficient to allow them to pass with out any charge for postage. Two blind children have been successfully taught with the other children in one of the public schools in Ofcago. Of course they had special books and working materials— Braile's system. They passed the same tests as other children, in arithmetic, dictation, and reading ; their arithmetic was particularly good. , A settler in the Waikawa district named. Michael Markey (no relation to Ljarry) has h.a,s heen (according to the " Southland Times") arrested by Detective Maddern and Constable Bogue (of Wyndham) on two charges of sheep stealing. Two lots of sheep are alleged to have been stolen. Sheepstealing is said to be very prevalent in that district. The Mount Ida, Miners' Association protest against the Maniototo Jockey Club being allowed to acquire the freehold of their racecourse on account of the land being auriferous. The general opinicju seems to be $hat such is the case, ' At a aneeting held in the Methven Library on Tuesday night, Mr W. Rowse jn the chair, it was unanimously decided to hold sports at Methven on January 2, 1893, and a committee was appointed to draw up the programme and make all other arnnge ments. The committee will meet next Tuesday evening. A most succeasful trial has been made in the presence of the Victorian Minister of Agriculture and a number of gentlemen in terested in dairying inventions of a steam milking machine imported by Mr J. Craig, of Craiglea, Stratford, Gippsland, invented, perfected aad ftatei]tpd by tylessrs Qray and Nicholson, in Scotland^ I'h.e mach,in,e, which answered the tests to which it was submitted admirably, will milk twenty cows at once. His Worship the Mayor has reoeived a communication from the Postmaster-General Stating that provision cannot be made this year for the additions to the ABhburtan Post Office, This is a most disappointing decision, as in the annual report of the Post and Telegraph Department, presented to Parliament, it is stated that " The increase of business at Ashburton has out grown the accommodation. Plans are being prepared providing for enlarging and adapt ing present office so as to better meet requirements." No such remark is made with reference to any other office, yet additions elsewhere are provided for ia the estimates. A very interesting exhibition, somewhat on the same lines as that recently held at the Borough Sph.qol, i^as be,en held, in Dunedin, it was cabled a H hobby " exhibit tion, to which the Union Street School contributedspecimens of their hobbies. Great many brought pet animals, —dogs, fowls, song birds, pigeons, cats, and other exhibits of a rarer kind, including a guinea pig, a ferret, a couple of rats, a laughing jackass, and a monkey. The girls brought cookies, fancy work, and needle work, and the boys' work mollified collections of stamps, eggs, and marbles, several boa.ts, books of ferns, and picture frames in oqrk and shells. The "Hobby" exhibitiqn seems a gqqd i4ea. It took vyellin Dunedin, large numbcrggoing $q s,ee jt. J#r P. J. Power, who has been returned fop East Watefford, tells a capita' sfory of two Waterfowl merchants and brothers who once obtained an audience of the Pope, They were old-fashioned men, and good, pious Catholics, and it was not without a considerable amount of mental anguish that they presented themselves at the Vatican on the most eventful day of their lives. When they were, after much formality, nshered into the room where Pius IX., in g,ll l)is Papal splendour, was waiting to receive thpm ? b,oth y/ere'sq qvpEC/>ip,e"w.i|;h' ] emotion that they coi}}d do, nqthing 'but Btare in blank amazement, trembling all over. At last one of them found his tongue. Throwing himself on his knees, he shouted out loud enough to be heard in every corner of the vast chamber, "O Holy Father, we're from Waterford !"

SUPREME COURT.

PUR PRESS ASSOCIATION.

TIMARU—TD ESDAY.

(Before His Honor Mr Justice Donniston. > Greorge Knapp v G. J. F. Lublow, claim £1000 damages for personal injuriea. Mr Yon Haa.st for plaintift'and Mr Cur.hbertson for deltuidant. Plaintiff claimed £1000 damages, for the loss of his risjht arm, through its bein<* untan<j;ied in the machinery of defendant's flax mill !i,'o Wesfcerfield, Ashburton, The defence was that the accident was wholly brought about by plaintiff's own recklessness and disobedience of instruction, and therefore he was nob entitled to claim damages. After evidence had been taken, His Honor in summing up told the jury in the first place that it did not necessarily follow that because a man was injured someone must be liable for it. The first issue was, " Was the machinery to the knowledge of the defendant in an improper and dangerous condition V The answer to that could not be absolute, but must depend upon the circumstances of the case. Machinery was to be con sidered perfectly safe if unfenced at all, provided no person need go near it. The issue therefore- meant: Was it known to the defendant that plaintiff was in the habit of passing and repassing this machine. Plaintiff said it vvas necessary for him to pass it ; defendant said that be had no business to do so. If defendant put up a rail to stop the passage and plaintiff removed ib without defendant's knowledge or cousent, then defendant would not be liable; the vail across would be a sufficient protection under the circumstances. But there was a direct conflict of evidence on the point whether the rail was there or not. Defendant said he saw the rail two days before -the accident; plaintiff that he never saw it there. There were several issues drawn up, but these were, after consideration reduced to three, the second asking the jury whether the accident was caused by the negligence of plaintiff himself. His Honor made some observations on the aecond question ; and on the third, as to the amount of damages, he told the jury to take no notice at all of the plaintiff's claim, but if they found him entitled to any damages they must estimate what would be a fait' amount themselves. The jury retired at 3.J30 and returned in twenty minutes with a negative reply to the first question. This was taken as a verdict for defendant, and the other issues were unanswered. Judgment was entered for defendant, t with costs on the highest scale.

Prohibition Meetings.

ASHBURTON

The Jttev E. Walker, agent for the New Zealand Alliance, addressed a meeting in the Presbyterian Church hst evening. Owing to other meetings in town, the attendance was very small, only about forty being present. This vas much to be regretted, as Mr Walker is a speaker of far more than ordinary ability, and puts the case for the temperance side in a far more telling way than ie has ever been put here before. List night he eschewed altogether the sensational and dramatic in his address, and looked wholly at die prohibition question from the practical standpoint that the liquor tratiic a^eeted industry and trade to an alarming extent, therefore it Was the duty of business men—the mast of whose had debts were owing to this cause—and working men, to support the Alliance in its efforts to suppress t.he traffic and set free to flow in other channels two millions of money every year. This money was apent in liquor. If it were set free by prohibition, it would lot loose the springs of industry and proviJe employment largely, and bring in a ftoud tide of legitimate trade. Mr Walker recounted the work of the Allianco t,inod its formation in 1886, and gave, a very clear yet concise and accurate statement of the position of afikirs political with the temperance party at the present time—a position that never has been stronger since the cause was initiated. Mr Walker will speak again in the Oddfellows' Hall to-night.

WEDDING.

MULLER-HENRY,

The church of the Holy Name has heen. the scene of many weddings of late, and another was celebrated at its altar yesterday by the Very Rev. Father Ohastagnon—that of Mr Albert ,L Miiller, of the Telegraph Department, Ash burton, and Kate, second daughter of Mr John Henry, of the Commercial Hotel. Owing to a recent bereavement in the bride's family, the wedding was quiet, fhe invitations having been almost wholly restricted to the relations of the two families. The wedding took place early in the day, but notwithstanding the quietness with which the matter had been kept the chapel was filled to the door. The party at the altar comprisfed besides the principal parties, the grooms man, Mr John Miiller (brother of the bridegroom), and Miss Mary Henry (the bride's sister) the only bridesmaid, with Mr John Henry, the bric|e's father, who gave her away. The bride wore a charmingly pretty dress of heliotrope, beautifully embroidered, and trimmed with ribbon and velvet to match, hat in keeping, and carried a sweet bouquet of white camellias and orange blossoms, with streamers of white ribbon. She wore a beautiful brooch and bangle, in diamonds and pearls, the gifts of the bridegroom. The bridesmaid's dress wa§ of cream cashmere, trimmed with ginip, hat in keeping, with a bouquet; of helio? fcrope, maiden hair fern, and white and pink camellias, Her brooch was of gold, wishing'bow pattern, the gift of the bridegroom. There was no choral ser vice, but Mr D. Jones, the choirmaster of the church, played the organ at the proper periods of the mass, as well as a remarkably pretty wedding march, of which he himself is the composer. Ths wedding presents, which were numerous, valuable, and well chosen, included in their number several cheques of portly figures. The happy pair lefy bj chct e^ vire&sfor {.he south''fin. a Bljqr.t hqneyifloqn.

ROAD BOARDS.

LON^BEACH.

The monthly meeting of the Longbeach Road Board was held on Monday, October 3, at the Board's Office, Eiffelton. Preeenb—Messrs J. Grigg (chairman), E. Horsey, J. Bishop, and J. Croy. J CORRESPONDENCE. From A. Lee, requesting his name to be taken off the roll, and that of H. Lee .substituted. — Resolved "to grant request subject to Mr Lee furnishing the neces sary documents. From Commissioner of Crown Lands on tlie subject of "thirds."—Estimate of expenditure to be forwarded to same. DEPUTATIONS. Mr Hayman waited on the Board for l.he purpose of obtaining relief from defective drainage.—The surveyors were instructed to have the ford repaired so as to improve the outlet for water. Mr Grayburn interviewed the Board for the purpose of obtaining the consent of the Board to lower the water-table on Longbeach Road. —Granted. BOUNDARY ROAD. Resolved to call for tenders for chip ping tussocks, etc., on this road ; pur veyors to report on the most economical mode of improving the remainder of this road. SOUTH ROAD. Resolved to call for tenders for supply of shingle for repairing this rosd. GARTARTAN ROAD. Tenders were ordered to be called for the formation of this road. POPLAR ROAD. A portion of this road was ordered to be shingled and formed. ford's road. Tenders were ordered to be called • for shingling this road. TENDERS. Tenders were opened and accepted as follows:—Terrace Road—P. Clifford, llfd per yard. Cuttings below Ashton— P. Clifford, £4 10s. Forming Brown's Road—G. Holborough, 4s per chain. ACCOUNTS. Accounts to the amount of £74 4s 8d were passed for payment and che meeting adjourned.

TOWN BOARDS.

TINWALD.

The first meeting of the new Board was held last Friday at the Templar Hall. Present—Messrs M. Redmayne, T. Gudsell, T. Stone, aridT. Williams. ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN. The Clerk took the chair, and read the report from the returning officer, stating that Messrs M. I'tedmayne, J. Gudsell, T. Stone, andT, Williams had been duly I elected members of the Board. He then called for nominations for the position of Chairman; when Mr Redmayne was elected. Mr Redmayne thanked the members of the Board for the honor they had con ferred upon him and said he wouid endeavor to do whafc was best for the district. CORRESPONDENCE. Correspondence was read from the Surveyor-General on the subject of pro claiming South Road a public road. It was resolved to ask for further particulars as to description of road before the Board gave its formal consent. From Mayor of Hawera regarding the Atkinson memorial.—Resolved that the letter be received. 'railway reserve. Mr Redmayne suggested that the Rail way Commissioners should be asked to plant deciduous trees on the railway reserve. WORKS, It was resolved to put the footpath alonpf South Road in thorough repair, and that the water race should be cleaned out. ACCOUNTS. Account fo ■ t,!io ;r.nm.:nk cf £30 were passea for payment; and the meeting adjourned.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.)

"THIRDS" IN THE RANGITATA ROAD DISTRICT.

TO THE EDITOR

Sir.—The perpetual leaseholders can nofc be aware of the consequence of sign ing a petition to have " thirds " handed over to the County Council instead ot the Road Board. The Road Board, through the County Council, has now provided a water race through every section held in perpetual lease, and at the last meeting of the Board agreed to proposals for the expenditure of £500 for road work entirely for the benefit of the perpetual leaseholders, and propose to go on in that direction as thu thirds accrue ; or, if the loan which is suggested is agreed to, all the roads which directly benefit them will be made. If the prayer of the peti tion was granted, how could the County Council spend this money ? Not on roads, as they have no power to do so. They could hereafter give them more water, but the settlers require roads as well us water, which they would never he able to obtain but for the thirds. The County Council would simply put the money to accumulate for water purposes only, whereas, under the present system, they will have as much water as they re quire and roads as well. I regret these petitions are signed so freely without being understood. Th.c effect will probably novy be th.a,t aU further payments on^ account of thirds j I wiU be withheld far some time, as it was ] | before when Mr E, G, Wright started the I agitation j but for that the water would have been through every section a year ago, and many miles of roads made and fit to travel on. The Government are only too pleased to think that there is some difference of opinion existing in the district, and will make that the excuse for delaying the payments as they accrue. 'Che Road Board have worked hard in the direction of giving \Wer, an" are now just beginning to, g\ve road,^ in. spite cf r h'ost^e ajqa ;nsuen.tja} apposition bY tfye ra.em.be.r for tho, district. So if a.ny ciela.y in th.c. future occurs, the perpetual leaseholders signing this peti tion will know the reason why.—l am, etc., C. J. Harper.

THE MARKETS.

U'BR PRESS ASUOOIATION.]

London, October 3. The average price of wheat is 27^ lOd the lowest price on record. j Prices at the wool bales continue very firm. Competition is brisk, especially for greasy combing merinos, and well con ditioned crossbreds. The German com petition is very animated. London, October 5. At the wool sales prices are unchanged. Competition is still good. The cargo of wheat ex the barque Clara from Lytteletou has been sold ut about 27s 9d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company have received the following cable message, dated London, Occober 4:— Wool—The market for fine greasy crossbred and coarsa greasy crossbred is firmer. Quooations unchanged since latst telegram. Competition on German account is fairly active. The total quantity catalogued to date is 237,000 bales. The total quantity withdrawn to data is 22,000 bales. Sydney, October 5. Wheat, chick 3s 3d to 3s 6d, milling up to 4s 6d, second-class milling 4s to 4s 3d. Flour, New Zealand, from £9. Oats, feeding sorts, prime quality 2s 9d, seed 2a Id. Maize, New Zealand, 3s Bd. Barley 3s 3d to 3s 9d, English (nominal; 4s2dto4s6d, Peas, Prussian Blue, 4s to 4s 6d. Bran lid. Pollard lid. New Zealand meadow hay up to £7 10s. Linseed, New Zealand, £12 10s to £13. Large lines of potatoes arc offering at £2 2s Gd, picked lots £2 lOfs; Circular Heads are quoted nominally at £3 15s. Onions, £4 15s (nominal). Butter, dairy made, 7d to Bd, factory 9d to lOd. Cheese 4d to 6d. Bacon, New Zealand old 7|d, new B|d, hams ll^d. "Melbourne, October 5. The wheat market continues to ease. There are excellent prospecta as to the season's crops, which will tend to brine prices down. For small sales the quota tion is 3s 6d to 3s Bd. Flour, stone, £7 Jss to £8 ss, roller £8 15s to £9 10s. Oats, Algerian Is 9|d, stout, 2s l|d, milling 2s 3|d. Maize 2s lid. Adklaide, October 5, The wheat market is inactive, the latest quotation being 4s. Flour, stone £8 15s to £9 ss, roller £9 10s to £10. Oats 3* o'd to 3s 6d. Bran and pollard 9d to lOd.

MELBOURNE WOOL SALES.

Melbourne, October 5. The wool sales opened to-day. There was a large number of buyer* present, especially American and Continental. Combing wools brought up to B|d. The rates at present are about 5 to 7J per cent below last year's averages.

Dairy Produce.

MESSRS JOHN MCKTAIRN AND CO. Messrs John McNairn and Co,, Glasgow, in their circular of |August 19, say that in butter there has been a large trade doing, prices very firm, with higher rates expected. They anticipate that colonial butter will reach a good market at price 3 equal to, if not better, than last year. The cheese market is strong and advancing. Writing to us on August 25, the firm says :—To-day we have very little to say further than that r-he weather we have had recently has been very fine, and the crops are now maturing quickly. Some new oats and barley have beeji in the grain market this week which is an average time. Cheese are very firm in price lor American and Canadian we are making 47s to 48s; New Zealand 54s is the top price; several lots have been sold at 2s less than this. Butter has had rather a quiet spell these last ten days, but the stocks are very light, snd everything points to this being a splendid year for the colonial article.

Addington Stock Market.

Christchukch, October 5. The weather was all that could be desired, and the attendance large. Stoke Sheep.—About 2700, chiefly cross bred ewes and lambs, hoggets, and young mixed sheep, were yarded. A good demand existed, especially for the last, up to 17s being given for four-tooth mixed sexes. Ewes and lambs sold up to 18s sd; and hoggets brought from 12s to 13s 3d. Fat Lambs. -A number of lambs of varied quality realised from 12s 6d to 17s 3d. Fat Sheep,—A decreased entry created an improved demand, especially for prime crossbied3, which sold freely at 193 to 21s 7d. There were very few second class crossbred sheep yarded, but they were dis posed ot easily at satisfactory prices. The sale of merinos improved, best quality wethers bringing from 14s to 17s 6d. Other merinos sold at 9s to 12s. , Fat Cattle. —An unusually large entry, and prices correspondingly reduced. Best steers were sold at £7 to £9 2s 6d, and [ heifers from £6 to £8 ss. Store Cattle. —A large entry of odd lots, with a few lines of nice young cattle, met with a ready sale. Calves sold at 35s to 38s 6d ; eighteen-months-old cattle, mixed sexes, £2 17s 6d [to £3 3s; two-year-old steers, £4 7s 6d; and three-year-olds up to £5 11s. Pigs.—About 250 pigs, chiefly porkera and light baeoners^ were disposed of at satisfactory prices. Porkers realised 17s to 265; light sorts of baconers brought 30s to 425. The price for well fed baconers was a trifle better than at last week's market.

MR JOHN G. RESTELL.

Mr John G. Restell, iv conjunction with the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited (per Mr John R. Bland, auctioneer), reports on the live stock market for the week ending October 5 :— At the Ashburton county saleyards on Tues day, October 4, there was an average yard ing of stock, including some very useful lines of sheep of all classes, and the demand was about equal to that ruling in the district for some weeks past, a very large proportion of the entry changing hands at satisfactory prices to the vendor. The total entry com prised about 4000 sheep and 30 head of cattle, of which our entry consisted of 1544 sheep and 5 head of cattle, which we sold as follows ;—36 merino wethers at 12s Id, 36 merino wethers at 11s 9d, 35 merino wethers at 11s Bd, 15 fat merino wethers at 13s, 27 fat crossbred ewes at 14s 6d, 160 forward two-tooth crossbreds at 16s lOd, 764 half bred hoggets—a grand line—brought for p ward by Mr John Withell, realised 14s 6d each for the line, 62 three-quarterbred hog gets, from the same owner, brought 14s 6a, and a line of 134 batfbred Shropshires at 14s Id, 184 merino ewes, with 173 lambs at foot, sold at 12s. Buyers for merino ewea were not quite so keen as at former sales, and one or two lines were turned out un sold. Of cattle there was a much larger entry than usual, but the quality was not first-class, comprising principally aged cows, but the butchers appeared to require beef, and each lot offered met keea competition. We sold fat cows at £6 ss, £6, £5 7s 6d ; second rate springers brought up to £4 15s } yearling heifers up to £1 18s 6d. During the week we have sold privately the following lines of sheep :~300 crossbred ewes, with 90 per cent of lambs at foot, at 18s 9d, 200 old crossbred ewes, with lambs at foot, at 15s.

SCHOOL COMMITTEE

SOUTH RAKAIA.

The monthly meeting was held on Monday evening. Present—Messrs Hardy (Chairman). Oxley, Dixon, Liddy and Holland. The master's report complained not only of the non-attendance of a number of children, but the very irregular manner in which others attended. The sub-committee appointed to look into the matter reported that steps were being taken to alter matters, in some instances the children lived at considerable distances, but others would either have to attend the school or the parents must be called on to interview the R.M. In responss to a request to the Board for assistance in repairs to the well, the latter h».d undertaken to do the work and tenders were now out. The Board wrote covering cheques for salaries and incidentals. Mr Oxley reported having interviewed the Domain Board re pond for swimming, and had been met in a most liberal manner. The work was now in hand, and the Domain Board were doing more than was anticipated. It would be neces* sary to arrange au entertainment or concert in aid of the funds. The Chairman and Mr Oxley were ap pointed a committee to arrange the matter. Accounts were passed for payment and the meeting adjourned.

SPORTING.

Vogengang has been scratchld for the Caultield and Melbourne Cups.

CRICKET.

The Ashburton Cricket Club' opened the season yesterday with the match Married v. Single. The game was a very pleasant one. Each side completed an. innings, and the scores were a tie at sixty runs each. Sawle captained the bachelors, and Cuthbertson acted in a like capacity/ the _ benedicts. The match will he continued next Wednesday afternoon, commencing at 2.30 p.m. Appended ate the scores:— single. Ft. Andrews, c and b Lane 21 Dixon, bG. Andrews.'.. ... t ] 14 J. Sawle, bG. Andrews .., ./, 1 Bundle, c and b Lane... % . t "* 0 Pilbrow, b Lane ... J' ]" 7 Booth, tuLane.... , t >## q Pe»rce t b Black ... "" "" § Alcorn, b Lane ... ■"] - [" \ Broad, c Dixon, bG. Andrews ... 0 Green, b Lane... 0 McLennan, nob ou*j ..". ..". ..* 0 Extras t#i [ g T»*«tt... ... ... ... 60 MAKEIED. Rev, E. A. Scott, run out 4 O» W. Andrews, b Dixon 1 Etenshire, b Broad 23 Lane, b Dixon... ... f Cuthbertson, b Dixon 7 Black, run out... ... Qi L. F. Andrewes, b Broad 2 Mainwaring, b Dixon... 0 Fox, b Broad 2 Makeig, not out ". 5 A. Curtis, b Broad ... 0 Extras _.. 9 Total 60

Ashburton Markets.

MESSBS MILES AND CO.

Messrs Miles and Co. report an %h» weekly stock sale held ac the Ashhurton yards on Tuesday, October 4, as follows: —Brilliant spring weather favored the market, and as a consequence farmers: and others interested attended \\\ considerable numbers. Only a moderate market was brought forward, representing all classes of sheep, with the exception of breeding crossbred ewes. Fat and crossbred wethers and maiden ewes were largely entered, and sold from 15s 6d to 18s 6d, the latter price being obtained by us for a small pen of very heavy sheep. few crossbred ewes for finishing off Vf^i% disposed of at 14s 6d. Crossbred^ 'wggets, met with the usual amount of fDtapetifcian, and changed hands at 14.S 9d. S£ore raevino wethers, for baokv^a^ descriptions, $s 9d; medium up to, lw 6,d * a. pen of extra qualify, lijte. ]V£er,in,Q ewes with tombs at ioptj v^ere numer^i]^ ajnd sold under rather slow competition, from Us to 13s. Our sales were a.s follows j—'234 fat crossbreds, 16s JQd 3 6 fat eroasbreds, 18s 6d ; 42 fat cross brede, 10s 5d ; 413 merino wethers, 10a 3d ; 1 Lincoln-Leicester ram, 62s 6d. j

Mr DAVID THOMAS.

Mr David Thomas r.Gu*>*£ the live stock market for, week, ending Tuesday, October 4:—£4 is. u^ual weekly stock salfe was l^&k<S *% the. Ashbu,rtonjk>ards. About 4000, $hej?p ca,me tq h«*wL My entry com prised about lQfiQ sheep and 17 head of cattle, I^e, cpjnpetitiou for all classes of ; she.ep, was rather erratic, in some cases i fetching their full market values, and alu^l immediately after sheep of the sam* class and equally as goou would ho, effered and it would take all the sateen's persuasive powers to dispose of these. This was evidently caused^ $y the great scarcity of buyers, tho, bu#t of the attendanoe. being mads up. of lookers-on. I soKt laerino v?eth.ers at 8s 9d to 10s, and crossbred ewes ' with lambs at foot, i& to 16s (J.d; also fat ; two 1-tooth crossbr«cls (small);, 16s 4d to 16s 9cL ■ A la.rae.e.niEy of cattle was; scot forward, and ; I managed to dispose of tha whol©of my entry. My principal sales were-as follow ;—26 cross l>r,ecl ewes, with iOOspeir cent of lambs, 16s 16, d ;24 crossbred ewes, with 110 per cent of i lambs. 16s ;•. 58: crossbred ewes, with 90 per : ceiit of lambs, 12s j 3S merino ewes, with 90 per cent of lav«bs t 8s 6d ; 40 merino wethers, ' 9s; 35, TOewio, wethers, 8s 9d; 57 merino wethers, Ste Sd ; 32 merino wethers, 9s 8d ; }46 two-.to.oth crossbrerls, 16s 3d ; 250 two^ tooth orossbreds, 16s 4d ; 300 merino e^^ lls 6d. Oattle —1 fat steer, £6 5s ; \ epvf, ±"4<Bd;;. 1 heifer, £5; 1 heifer, £4, dp j.2, cows, £5 7s 6d; 1 cow, £6 14s- ■ cow, £4 ; &a;. 1 cow, L^7; 1 cow, £5 ss;, I cow, £6j.lgsj'li cpjj,"

£2 5s ; I cow, £4 2s 6d ; 1 springr r, £2 7 6d ; 1 springer, £5 7s 6J ; 1 springer, £417s Horse Market—Oh Saturday last I held my usual weekly horse sale, when a very small entry came forward, principally of hacks, for which there was little or no demand. The few draught horses entered. were snapped up at once, and I could have disposed of % few more likely sorts, but they were not forthcoming. As is usual the case at this time of the year the horse market is iv rather a dormant state, as the farmers are all so busy with their sprint: operations thab they neither care to attens the sales nor lose time sending forward their consignments. Bub in a few weeks time I expect the Arcade to present its usual busy appearance on Saturdays, and then I trust we will make the horse market hum like old times.

Parliamentary.

(PBK PRESS ASSOCIATION})

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wjsmingtojt, Dctober 5. The Council met at 2.3Q V p >m . MiKCTORAJi, BILL. Mr Oliver broi'^nt up the report of the of t> ie Council on the Electoral Bill. %h r j managers reported that the conference had been unable to agree. Mr Oliver said the Council's managers had done all in their power to come to an understanding with the managers of the House, but had failed. BILLS ADVANCED. The Land and Income Assessment Act Amendment Bill and several local Bills were put through final stages, Com -1 mitteea were appointed to confer with the House on amendments in the Land Bill and Shops and Shop Assistants Bilk The Animals Protection Amendment Bill?, was discharged from the order paper. At 4.35 the Council adjourned tillmext: day.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House met at 2.30-p.m. COUNCIL AMENDMENTS. It was decided to disagree -with the amendments m«4e by the Council on the Industrial ■ Conciliation Bill,, and Messrs Kussell, Earnshaw and Pinkerton were JPPOHtori a committed to draw up reasons M*ssrs J. McKenzie, Seddon, ancP | Duncan .were fappoinled a committee to* confer with. th.c Council on the Amend ments.^ ohe ILand Bill. BUSINESS. ; tb was. decided that the House meet to-~. wreQwsrtUamfoi; tfo> purpose of r^

the AsmmirroN atTAßaiAfl: tsttrsday, October q, ms?



The Best Remedy fou Iwdigms^iw— Norton's Camomile Pills ar^s o,9iifidenty recommended as a sirApJe Remedy ' 'for [ndigestion, whioh is the cause of nearly all bhe diseases to. w&ici'C c are 'su^6tS vnt^' 1 ji^stice ca..U^'^e '^t^al Btren.gtheiiejp Jo,\ %\\§ Human Stoi^ach,"' a&i a.s a tonic and gentle periewi', ai'3 miW 1U their operation, and ate under any circumstances. Sold in bottles, at 3« l|d, '2s 9d, 11s, by all medicine vendors hhrousthout the warld- The " Family Doctor "of July 16 S si k y4 :_— We have seen hosts of letters from all sorts and conditions of j^ople, in which the writers ac^nowlectge the benefit they have received from the wonderful mixture, which, as a curative agent ' cannot be too, i\ig.My eSstifeatectJ since" it cleanses,^■"^ cle.a,rs. 'lie blood frpal all impurities and restores it to its ' normal Go^di'tion, I;f the, blood J^ disoasecl, 1'th<j body is diseased^ a^ the patient languishes. Clarke's Wood J\six;-fcure fs'a medicine'of- tt\e gre^tesij possible yalu.e, and i,t has. a^ttain.ed a, popularity almo3^, un^rooad;ewted'. it is certainly the fo&st b,100,d purifier 'that science aad skill have brought' to, light \\f, to the present time, and we can wit-h the utmost confidence re connnend it to our subscribers and the public generally,—(Advt)



The Rector and the Doctor.—Lord Bacon tells a rector in danger of losing his cure, saying, " Well, if I do, I shall kill seventy men." When asked why, he said that he would begin to practice 1 physic. This is from the preface to '' Health : The New Method," as edited by W. Corrie Johnson 160, Tuam street; Christchurch, D,r a' tyeU-jEn,d!wfl physician', 1 teaches, how much caji Ijq do,a.Q q,t home without drugs, His books contains other important principles besides the Health Secret, sold in small pamphlets at four dollars to over 200,000 people, with a pledge of secrecy. The Rev T. Norris writes : —" ' The New Method ' came to hand, and compared with it, the Hall Treatment is nowhere. I am persuaded that a knowledge of what this book con tains would save many from uniold misery and b.Hrd«insorqe expense.' 5 Fpy l,ess "th^ii t'wq consultation fees thfe book will giv^e' Odvice for lifetime. A circular may be obtained or copy »een by sending post 1' card.' Copies of books at M^\:^' o,f^ce.~ Abvt. When Mr GJadsto^e introduced his Hovne Rulq 0,111 he declared it had many rjvals, but not an, equal. Passing f v rmn, the region. a{ politics, to," dqinestJic life wo believe the remark to bo true, of Warburton Can't Be Best baking Powder. Try it,—Advt.



The best medicine known is SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza, etc. —the relief is instantaneous, I'hQusjandjj give the most gravity ing tqsji ijiony. Ji'is "Majesty the iling qf Ttaly. s ' aiid" medical syndicates all ovev the globo are its patrons, head the official reports that accom pany each bottle. Mosler, M.D., Professor University, Grlefswald, reports : — The Eucalypti Extract proved magnificently suc cessful in very severe, contusions, bruises, spiains, wounds, scaldings, broken ribs, .and limbs. ("Medical Journal," Nov., 1881). In diseases of the kidneys, either active con gSEitiqn or suppression, (uroemia) or alburn j |una, drppsy r Ufhargy, nothing will rta j jfrr'iiis aQtioiiEucalyijti 'Extract. ' Doses, live to six drops. Mosler, '%.D., 'Professor University, Grieswald, reports :—Diphthe ria, Tonsils continually coliereijt presenting feps^itft wliffe fp^nts. Xtoed in f^f teen days. Supgica! Ulaiis tit ■ Btqf; Ly*ft, College* qf Bliysiciaiis and fcwr.gqoiis, • Sf. Louis—S,cirrliis qf Breast—Excision Eiipa- Jypti Extract employed. No swelling, h^4 or discoloration. Cured in fourteen, d.aya —Advt i



WANTED, Board and Residence fcjf single gentleman, stable accommo dation necessary, terms moderate M*ply Alpha, office of this paper. 10 32



CASH Advertiseuiouoa under _^Jri t» heading not exceeding 6TXTEEN WORDS 1/-. Addresses may be li»ft at this Office. _„._ "*~ANTED, a Strong Boy as apprentice to boot making. Apply John Moison, East Street. 10 25 OF Course the Primitives will have their Annual Tea on Show Day. A splendid Entertainment after tea. 10 33 "ANTED K.NOWN.—B.B.A. an^ other Sheepshears in any quantity ; no scarcity, to be had at low pries. See future advertisement. —Henry Zakoek ■ 10 uO OUM3~Ladies' Journal for October ; The Idler; a Cockney on Kitts ; Philberta : ft Prize Tale ; Gerard, by Brad don.—H. M. Jones. S()ME very choice flowers in porcelain ; also new designs in Photo Frames and other uic-nacn just landed. Japanese Fans.—H. M. Jones. m EDWARD WALKER, Agent of the New Zealand Alliance, will address meetings in the Presbyterian Church on Wednesday and in Oddfellows Hall on Thursday next. Collections no defray expenses. 1U lo q^EOUT in New Zealand—.Where to go 1 and how to catch them, by Spack nun. New Zealand Diaries next week,— H. M. Jones. . NEW Lines in Fans, Ornaments' China, Albums, Frames, and Leather Goods.—H. M. Jones. « VTANTED to Let—Commodious Busi- W ness Premises and Dwelling, At present occupied by Mrs Pearson Wakanui road.—H. M. Jones. 9 203 T7USHINGIackIe, rods, lines, minnowsi -1- reels, traces, casts, flies, etc. Tennis requets and balls just imported.—H. M. Jones. OCHOOL Committees supplied with O every requisite. School books, bags, slates, pens, pencils, drawing materials and colors.— 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. Siloock. 4t182 HATCH your Chickens early ; Brown and White Leghorns, AncUlusians, and Black Spanish eggs. Guaranteed pure strains. H. G. Flower, East Street. IVTEW Premises will be opened in IN three weeks. S. Salek's present Stock in temporary premises being sold oheap. HARPLIN & Company, Springburn Saw Mills, have large quantitibs of birch and pine building timber for sale, at very cheap rales. Delivery anywhere. _ 9§176 WANTED Known—Grand Display of all the newest shapes in Ladies' Summer Hats. Special sample shipment. One of each shape ; at S. W, Alcorn & Cos. • LOSE not the opportunity to buy Watches, Clocks, and Jewellery at Greatly. Reduced Prices at 3. Salek's, Je well er. _._ , \\ / ANTED—Ladies to inspect our YY new and beautiful £t jck of Sum mer Dress Materials. Delaines, Pongee Cloths, Prints, etc,,«now open at S. W. Alooen & Cos. _ WANTED Known—New Flannelettes at extraordinary prices ; 3s lid and is Ud doz. Thirty per cent under price.—W. H- Oohum- WHY should we le*i the rain water of our roofs rot our buildings and run to waste when Hardlev will find and fix spouting at 4d per foot. Also good Water Tanks, guaranteed, from thirty shillings. Note his address—J. W. Haedley, Plumber and Gasfitter, East Street. W™° ANTED Known--We are now show inp "tfee roost stylish and best variety of Millinery we have ever had. j Come and inspect. —H. C. SsaEEg, Melford House. f A FEW eight and one-day Wooden Striking Clocks, and pretty Man tel-piece Clocks, .to be cleared Cheap at S. Salek's, Jeweller, WANTED Known—Dr Scot^ cele brated Electric Corsets can only be obtained in Ashburton at W. H. Collikk's, *'ThH Corner." ( CVTANTE-D—Gentlemen Detore buying » V their Suits and Clothing of all descriptions to inspect our stock. £1000 worth must ba sold regardless of cost.— H C. Segers, Melford House. WANTED Known —That Robert * &QIP, late manager for James Craigie, Painter, will still continue the Painting Business in all its branches. Any orders left at Messrs John Orr and Co.'s, or at his private residence, Moore street, will be promptly attended to. o*lU4 RS CONLAN and Miss Arnott, Cotofume Makers, have removed to Triattglt}.-*~»e?t Hanrahan, Baker, and are prepared to guarantee perfect tit, and latest Paris fashions. Dresses made from 10s 6d. 7§lo^ WANTED Known—lf you want good value in first-class Drapery and Slothing for your money go t« H. C- Segeus, Melford House. Great reduc tions now 00. ALL Wool Colonial 'ivveed Suits to measure; fit and workmanship guaranteed : from 50s cash. Kobeei Alcohn, AHhburfcon Clothing Mary, Saundera' Buildings. WE tender our sincere thanks to ounuany c«stoi»orif and friends for their continued support, Having increased our staff, customers can now rely upon being attended to promptly. Cash given for first class dairy produce on iy._lCASH Siore, Havelock street. 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" sroefc done at lowest rates. Workmen sent to al] parisj Q£ jihg&sfrJct. —J. W. Haroi>ky, Plumber and Gasfitter. fTTANTED Known—Pumps, Pumps W 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, Bidgino;. and Down Pipe to %nf s.iijength, size or pattern.—J. W. H«.RojLE-y, East street, W~~ A.WTEJO Kn'owrT^Being over stacked, and haying new Spring Boots an 4 Shoes just arrived, J. Moison intends selling »t little oyer cgst p^rioe, soino below cost, for two iftontfts, Great Bargains. The s<-ocfc. is jthe cho^cesb in Ashburton. His superior own paako v kept on hanrJ, unsurpasHGd in New Zealand. L staff of men kept. All work and repairs under my own supervision, done on the shortest notice—. vJ, Moison, East Street Town Hali shop.



Sew Zealand Clothing Factory FOR Waterpro^fk* W Aterproofe, (Our Own Make), Every Garment Guaranteed. MEN'S AND BOYS' SUITS, HATS, SHIRTS, SCARVES, MERCERY. Newest Styles and of Go»d Quality. AGENT FOR THE WOMAN'S FRIEND STOVE MAT (Something Few). Agents for-WERTHEIMS' CELEBRATED SEWING MACHINE. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY (Temporary Premises), TANCRED STREET. Watchmaker an<& Jeweller. irKMPORMIY PREMISES kT W. G. DAVIS REFRESHMENT ROOM. Fire. fire. Fire. MUST BE CLEABED AT AMY PRICE. MY STOCK of Electro-Plated and Silverware. Gold and Silver Jewellery, and other hkh-elass Jewellery, has to be S'.'LD previous to going into new premises, as intend opening with an entirely new stock. Wedding; Present*, Birthday S*resents, and PresentatioM Testimonials. -Vmho wtt «c found goods s&splly suitable ;u»d at Le*» than COST2PRICE. gWatotoaking and Jewellery Impairing carried on as usual ■OS J£4JLJEIS, WATCHMA-Kim AND JEWWJ.ER.



GLAD TIDINGS. G. J. NEILL and CO. HAVE OPENED UP A NEW STOCK OF GENERAL DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND 800 T S, IN FRIEDLANDER'S BUILDINGS, CORNER OP EAST & MOORE STPEETS. EVERYTHING GOOD. EVERYTHING CHEAP. A special line of 80in. Linen Twill Sheeting worth Is 9cl for la 2d . Calicoes, 2s 6d a dozen ; Flannelettes, 3s 9d a dozen Strong Cotton Shirtings, 4id; Forfar, 36m wide, 6M New Washing Prints, 4Jd ; New Dress Materials, 4M Double width Cashmeres, all colors, worth 2s 9d for 1 s 4|d Menl sLng Tweed Suits, 25s j Men's Strong Tweed Trousers, 7s lid Wonderful Bargains in Boys' Suits BOOTS FOR THE MILLION- Men's Colonial-made Nailed Shooters, 8s 9d Men's Colonial-made Bluchers, 5s 3d Women's Glove Kid Elastic 6s lid A lar«e stock of Ladies' Walking Boots and Shoes, cheap Children's Patent Leather Strap Slippers in endless variety, AT Q. J. NEILL and GO'S. P.S.—MR NEILL was Manager for W. WjJ SPENCER >nd CO. for the past four yeara. /-\F VITAL INTEREST TO EVERY READER OF THIS, BECAUSE IT JUVES YOUR POUNDS, BIG VALUE FOR LITTLE MONEY HARDLEY BROS. (GATE SPENCER & CO.) THE REMAINDER OP THE STOCK MUST GO DURING THE NEXT FEW UAiOi WE HAVE ALREADY ARRIVED A BEAUTIFUL [ASSORTMENT OP NEW GOODS, WHICH WILL BE SLAUGHTERED WITH THE REMAINDER OF SPENCER'S STOCK. EEMEMBER, FOR A WAY MOKE DAYS ONLY. —- c - BOOTS. JBOOTri. WE HAVE SOME OF THE BEST VALUE EVER SHOWN. COME AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. MILLINEKY OF THE LATEST STYLE, Under the Management of Miss Turner, late of Messrs Strange and Co., Christchurch. Bwrnuss Manager ... - H. HARDLEY, Late of Mr Andrew Orr.