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Mails close for the following plapes as under.Bubiect to the necessary 1 alterations :— TUESDAY, November 22. For Northern Ports, per Grafton, at 6,30 a.m. ,„. , , For South America, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe (specially addressed correspondence only), per Grafton (^connect with Ruapehu at Wellington), at O.<*«-» ' THURSDAY, November 24 ■■ For United Kingdom and Continent ol Europe, etc., via Brindisi (specially addressed correspondence only), Point de Galle India, China, Japan, etc., and also for Australian Colonies, per express (tr|conneot with Waira rapa at Port Chalmers) at 1830 *>•*" late fee letters, guard's van express, at l^.oo p.m. '

MARRIAGE.

Simson—Moss.-On October 27, at Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne, by the Rev Canon Webb, Herbert Richarb, youngest son of Lieufcenanfc-Colonel Bimson, retired Bengal Artillery to Effib Dean Fi/-rence, youngest daughter of the late Walter B. Muss, of Ashburton.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1892. CURRENT TOPICS.

The conviction of a respected citizen for allowing his ducks to dabble in the water of the street channels appears at first sight a very trifling incident, but, if we mistake not, a large question is opened by it. There is no doubt j that allowing ducks and geese "to stray in the streets is a breach of the Borough by-laws, but if the object of the particular by-law constituting this an offence is to preserve the street water supply from pollution, there should logically be equally stringent bylaws against the water being polluted by other causes. In some parts of the town, the north-east in particular, the water is often in a most filthy state ; and it is justiii this part of the to'vn that the residents were during the long drought mainly de pendent upon the channel water—or rather ditch water, for channels there were then none. The illogical conduct of the Borough Council was made a strong point of by the defendant's solicitor in the case in question, and is what is generally complained of. It may be that the pollutions by drainage are provided against in the by-laws— up till recently a copy was unobtain able—and if this be the case the greater nuisance should be put down before the comparatively innocent ducks are interfered with. We do not argue in favor of allowing geese and ducks to wander on the streets, but that a logical and equitable course of^ action should be followed.

The members of the Works Com mittee, and particularly the member singled out for special mention will not thank "Citizen No. 3" for his letter. It was a very delicious piece of sarcasm, and the writer thereof hit on the head one of the greatest short comings of the Committee. It was, indeed, a noble effort in the direction of keeping our streets in order to ob tain the clearance of the grass from iSast street between tho jengirie shed and the North Belt, and tlie Councillor who achieved it while the grass grows green in the streets in the midst of the town deserves a monument, Nine tenths of the inhabitants of Ashburton neither knew nor cared until " Citizen 3rd!s" letter appeared what was the condition of that piece of roadway, but they are now indignant that work so little needed should have been carried out, and the business part of the town neglected. We; respectfully suggest that the Works Committee at once call for tenders for hay-making on tli§ streets o,f the Bprough.

The pleasing little ceremony at the railway station on Wednesday was, much to the credit oft the town. A great fault of 'Ashburton has always been its backwardness in coming for ward, its slowness to assert its rightful rank among towns and districts. It }jas Jately cpme put of its shell a little, and the' repeptjon of Her Majesty's representative was, we trust, an indi cation of further progress in this, direc tion. Ashbarton is really almost un known beyond its own borderg, except, as regards the town, to commercial travellers, who declare it to be one of the best towns in the colony—and are set down as perverters of the truth ih&rei&p by the ignorant passers-by— and as regards the country £0 buyers of wheat and mutton for export, $§ good as any in the world. Such a ceremony as that of Wednesday is a good advertisement for a place, and Lord and £ady Gfasgow will ? no, dq.ubt ? speak favorably of Ashburtp,n ? wg know not with what good result,

Another good advertisement for Ashburton was the entering of the prize stock at the recent local Show at the Metropolitan Sho^S? at Chtistchurch. With Mr David Thomas, we believe, thp idea originated, and it was with justiftabjje pride ityaV'hj? $'&s aW e *° inform the Committee of |the A^bur (fcon Association thajt the forty fiijiries had g»ine<i forty pr^es. Of course Asbburton stock 15 well known, but it' is not until it is aggr-egated as in this, instance that the strength of the dis^ trict as a stock-raising centre becomes evident. Our stock-breeders and ex pgrts are being invited to long dis tances ia %sfc adjudges, and this also is a proof of the spread gi the reputation of the district which cannot fail to be of material benefit to the settlers, great and small.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Lieutenant A. J. Mounteney Jephson, a member of the last expedtion of Stanley to Africa, was married in London, Sept. 27, to Miss Anna Head, the daughter of Addison E. Head, of San Francisco, Cal. fte tfae WQP r a wealthy wife. The Irish Lord etowweHc<» j^g<p.ted on September -28, six new magistrates 'for* t|^ city of Cork, all of whom are M'Carthylte's, Until Mr Morley'a incumbency'of the Chief Secretaryship of Ireland all the Irish magis- J^'tfisV tCT^Hr^? ¥I^} scarcely an' except tioiij were $oiieS& ' ' Sir George Findlay, giving imdefccg I before the Labor Commission, stated fcftaifc the capital raised for British railways amounts to 89 millions sterling; that the annual receipts reach 80 millions; that 43 millions are paid as working expenses ; and $hai employment is found for 300,000

The Mararoa made the ran from Gisborne to Auckland in 18hra 52 mm. The Warrimoo took 21Jhrs. Nominations of candidates for the office of Mayor must be made before noon to morrow. The present [Mayor, Mr R. Bird, was nominated to-day. Professor O. C- Hugo, the phrenologist and physiognomist, who lectured in Ashburton some four years ago, intends visiting us again shortly. A corps older of the Ashburton Rifles requires the members who have not com pleted the class firing to do so at the errliest opportunity, and so qualify them selves for capitation. It has lately leaked out that Mrs Edison, the wife of the "Wizard of Menlo Park," I with what is asserted by some to be the perversity of fate—others give it a less euphemistic name—prefers the light of good old-fashioned candles to all the magic of the many illuminantu discovered and per fected by her husband in the realm of electricity. On Sunday afternoon a startling acci dent happened to Mr A. Triggs and a young lady while driving on the Heathcote Valley road, near the bridge. The horse shied and plunged down the embankment into the rfver. Mr Triggs having barely time to throw odt his companion and jump after her, both escaping with a shock. The horse and buggy sunk in the mud and were submerged by th« tide. A young lady in Ireland labours under the delusion that she is engaged to be married to several peers. She repeatedly called upon Lotd Carew to arrange for the marriage. Lord Carew being already married the youag lady was eventually given into custody' and charged with tres pas. The mugistrate ordered her to pay a small fine. A special meeting of the Chertsey School Committeelwas held on Saturday evening. Present—Messrs Childs (chairman), Downie, McDowell, Page and Jackson, It was decided to hold the treat on Friday, December 16, and to send out subscription lists at once; also to hold a dance after the treat. The chairman reported haviag had necessary repairs effected and the committee authorised other work to be done. A Lincolnshire farmer gives the cost of harvesting wheat in his district. He states that the hire of the machine, with a man to attend to it, string and oil, is 5s per day, lour horses are employed at 3s a day each, and a man to drive at 5s a day; and to these items must be added the cost of cutting a roadway round the field and of setting up the sheaves, Is 6d per acre; altogether these charges amount to about 8s 6d per acre, assuming eight acres to be an average day's work. Mr Charles Mitchell, one of the partners of Sir W. Armstrong and Co., has promised an exceedingly handsome gift to the Aberdeen University. He has offered to contribute from £10,000 to £12,000 towards the exten sion of the university, on condition that science classes for artisans are established in the evenings, that professors of engineering and agriculture are appointed, and that a large central hall is included in the plan for enlargement of the present buildings. It may be stated that Mr Mitchell has already contributed £1000 to the extension scheme. A certificate of merit from the Royal Humane Society of Australasia was pre sented at the meeting of the Rangiora Borough Council on Friday night to Percy Thomas Prichard, aged 15, a son of Mr A. C. Pritchard, of the North Canterbury Co operative Stores Company and late of Ash burton. The certificate was granted for rescuing a boy named Cecil Qrothers from drowning in the Grey river on December 16 last, the circumstances of which were made public at the time. The presentation was made by the Ma,yor (Mr G Cqne), who complimented the lad on his pluck, and trusted that the certificate would encourage him to lead a useful life, At the Westminister Police Court re cently a respeotable-loofeine woman asked the stipendiary (Mr T. Riitzen) whether she could make a show of the bodies of two childrec joined together after the fashion of -the Siamese twi^s. Applicant handed the usher a photograph of the children, remark ing that they were presei ved in spirits and "far prettier than they were repre sented in the picture." Mr De Rutzen; " Goodness me! We have some very ex . traordinarjr applications made to us at tim.es, but this is the most e^tra rJiua.y ot all IVe heard." Applicant; ''The children were bom at King's Lynn about eighteen months ago. The mother was only 19 years old." Mr De Rutaen ((irmly): "We re quire no further particulars. I am not going to advise you." The woman thea left the Court, One of the Auckland School Inspectors is to be himself inspected on the following complaints to the Board by the headmaster of the Mount Roskill School:—" After my twelve years of service, during which time I never had occasion to trouble the Board as to the manner of conducting examinations, I regret exceedingly that I feel obliged to charge the jnspeptqr wh,Q cqnduqtea the recent examination of this school with having conducted that examination (1) un skilfully, (2) superficially, (3) hurriedly, (4) unfairly, (5) that he was at fault in his manners, and (6) that he excised a para graph from his first report which was of a favoring character to me, which favoring paragraph does not appear in the copy of the report received by me. ' The Board ordered a re-examination of the school by another inspector. Before Mr Alfred Harrison, J.P., this morning, a man named John M'Kenzie pleadea guilty to having been drunls on Sunday morning. It appeared that Constable Gray found M'Kenaie drunk on the rails at Burnett street crossing. The constable tried to persuade M'Kenzie to come along quietly, but the accused was very violent and resisted arrest very viciously, nearly tearing the coat off the constable's back; A charge of resisting the police was denied by M'Kenzie, who charged the constable with ill-usf^g him. The other constables gave evidence t»s to the bad and disgusting behaviour of the man i^ the Iq'ck-up. The Magistrate pointed out to M'Kenzie that his life had no doubt been saved by Constable Gray. If there had b,een any reliance to be place on accused's word, he would have been remanded for further enquiry, but the Magistrate had «fi doubt whatever that the constables' yersion pf 'the. sfcqr'y wasi correct, and fined M'Kenzie Ijs, qr twen(:y-fo|ir hours in gaol for drunkenness, and sent him to faol for seven days without the option of a tie for resisting the police.

CORRESPONDENCE.

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

THE PROPOSED TRAIN CHANGES.

TO THE EDITOBt Sin,— 1 see by your paper that some of our City Fathers have had an interview with the Railway Commissioners about the evening train stopping at Drotnore. It was said that it would be better for the , train to start later from Christchurch and cross at Kakaia or Chertsey. . do no think the gentlemen suggest ing this thought of the number of people who have to drive long distances after leaving the train, and I think that these should be considered. I have been travelling on the different lines for many years, and have never heard a wish expressed by any country settler that the ttains should leave town later, but have heard numbers wish for an earlier start. I think, Sir, that if a vote were taken of the country people using the line there would be a two-thirds majority in favor of starting earlier or else leaving things remain as they are, If we wait for the express to pass at Chertsey we shall be half an hour later in getting to Ash burton, and if at Rakaia an hour later. I cannot see that anything will be gained by delay afe Chertaey more than at Dromore. It will only make us later in reaching Ashburton, which is desirable neither for travellers nor for railway employees, and I think the latter are deserving of a little consideration. I have heard it said that the express might Btarb an hour earlier in the morn ing and then we couldcwss ut Rakaia,and I think this would be a better way out of the difficulty than keeping the other train so late. Will you kindly insert this in your papers, and it may call the attention of some country friends to the matter and so get m expression of opinion from them. Thanking you in anticipation.—l am etc. J. W. Sawle.

TO THE EDJTOtt Sir,—Rush ng to the Telegraph Uffice the other day to Bend off an important message, I forgot that only one half of the door of that establishment opens, and that, too, only one way. The result was a damaged proboscis, and sundry sly hints from kind friends that I had been in a row. Surely the Post Office authori ties could be induced to supply a new door or at least one that will admit people without the struggle now necessary to get through the only opening into tbe Ash-" burton Post and Telegraph offices. I venture to say that there are no public offices in any town of the importance of Ashburton that have such wretched doors as our P.O. has. By the way would not a person injured by the defective arrange ments as to going itr and out of a public office have good grounds for damages against Her Majesty's Government ?—I am, e^c, "B." [If "B" had read his Guardian regularly he would have known thatt he defects in the Ashburton Post Office are recog nised by the Povemment and provision is made in the Supplementary estimates for extensive alterations—not before time. For answer to his question "B." should consult a solicitor.—Ed.]

ANGLO-COLONIAL.

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London, November 18. The council of the Federation League having taking objection to the proposal that the formation of the Imperial Council should be dependent on federation of both the Australian and African colonies, the committee of the Imperial Federation Council has exp'aine.l Hnf sir 1) >v.vs not their in tention, an j that the council should be formed without regard to federation. The request that Crown colonies should be represented equally with the self governing colonies wag overruled. The " Pall Mali Gazette," comment ing on Sir Charles Lilley's statement regarding the ultimate independeu ;e of the coJonies, fears that the Intercolo nial Federation Bill will meet the same fate in the Queensland Parliament as did the National Defence Bil|. I<aNn.ON, November 19. The "Economist" declares that Western Australia is already showing the usual results of rapid borrowing. It considers the present development of the colony unnatural, and that there will be an inevitable re-action when imported capital cease,';. The " Econo mist " believes that land grants for railways j$ another form of Govern ment commitment.

COMMERCIAL.

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5 London, November 18. Messrs W. Perry and Co. of Sydney, being unable to fulfil the arrangement for paying the amount of composition agreed upon, a meeting of creditors will be held to-day. The liabilities are about £100,000, and the assets on paper are of a similar amount. At a meeting of the Land Oo,m.pany of Australasia, Litnifce^, it was decided not w declare a dividend for a year. Mr John Thynue, chairman, states that after providing for £27,000 doubtful debts and .writing of £$3,000 to the reserve and; suspense accounts there rpm^ins a de ficiency of £|Q5,6Q0 to profit and loss, account after re-valuation of properties. London, Nove.uber 19. Since the last statement, the liability m Barings' estate has been reduced £750,0Ce The creditors of Messrs W. Perry and Co., Sydney, have unanimously accepted 7e 6d in the £, to be paid now, and another 3s 6d in six. months. Much, sympathy is, lelfc fqr the" The Pen|qsuJar§nd Oriental Company's; dividend for the year is, for preferred shares, § per cent j deferred shares, % per cent-

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Kajkouka, November 21. The premises of indrew L,awrje, store keeper, were totally destroyed^ by fire yesterday. The adjacent buildings "had a narrow escape, insurances— ¥ictori», £2§OQ on stqck and premises j Liyerpool and fcpndQn and. Globe, £250 qn Qtqc|c ; North British, mi £2g§ on stock.

Wattve Affairs.

Wellington, November 21, The Premier has replied to Mr Bees' suggestion of a special session to deal solely with native matters, that no good or bufficienfc reason has been shown, but rather the contrary. He reminds Mr Reea frfraf tl}g Cqjr.iuis<uon of which he is Chairman has alpeatfy PP»e p«jjisel|r t|*e same work as the proposed joint*" commit tee of members and tribal representatives, and the House is in possession of the result. He asks Mr Rees if he has formulated any sound scheme qn the subject, and if ha has oalla upon him to !«y it before' the country. He concludes by saying there had not yet been time for the Cabinet to consider the native quest

tion in the light of the evidence which j h*s been accumulating, but as soon as he ( can go into the matter with Messrs Cad-) man «nd Carroll, there will be no delay in preparing proposals for submission to the Cabinet. <

Ta« Australia* Shearing*- <

Some forty shearers returned by the Haurofco from Australia. They report having had a bad season owing to heavy rains and floods and the great number of men seeking work.

Mayoral Election

Nelson, November 21. Mr Francis Trask was re-elected Mayor without opposition. This will be his third successive year.

SPORTING

ASHBURTON RACING CLUB.

SPRING MEETING.

For the first day of the Ashburton Racing Club's Spring Meeting, the follow ing are the acceptances and entries : — Spring Handicap Hurdle Race, of 60 sovo. Two miles.

Maiden Plate, of 20sova ; one mile. Midwinter Emerald Sir Robert Wetsail Flyaway Miss Hindhope Oarsmaid Little John Frivolity Rosehill Calm Lady Styles Ashburton Clup, of 100 soys. One mile and a half.

WINDERMERE HANDICAP, of 40 SO VS. Six . furlongs.

Novel Race, of 25 soys ; four furlongs. Emerald Pennine Preston Comrade Wetsail Oarsmaid Portadown Attwood Alister MacAlister Lady Jane Spring Handicap, of 40 soys. Seven furlongs.

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WELLINGTON SPRING MEETING.

SECOND DAY

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Wellington, November 19. ' Concluding results :— Hack Handicap, of 30 soys; seven furlongs.—Senator, 7«t 41b, 1; Cyrus 11. Bst 61b, 2 ; Osman, 9st, 3. Won by a Quarter of a length. Time—lmLi 33sec. >ividend—£lo 13s. Pbtone Handicap, ef 60 soys ; five fur longs. —Torpedo, lOst, 1 j Kathleen, 7at, 2 ; Rangitea, Bst 81b, 3. Won by half a length. Time lmin 3osec. Dividend— £2 12s. Consolation Handicap, of 40 soys; on»» milo, ~ St. Malo, Bst 71b, 1; Rangiatea, 7st 12!b, 2 j Bay King. Bst 31b, 3. Wou easily. Dividend—£6 133. Mr Howard Dodson has sold Beggar* man, who ran second in both hurdle i races, to Mr A. Boyle, of Napier, for 60 soys.

CRICKET.

I A match was played on Saturday be tween a team selected from the school masters in the district and a scratch team under the captaincy of J. Sawle, which resulted, after a very close game, in a victory for the Dominies by 9 runs in the first inning**. Sawle's team went first to the wickets, and knocked up 84— Morton 42 and Kundle 15 being the only double figures. The schoolmasters responded with 94—Cromie 26, Walker 22, and Grant 10 being the highest scorers. In the second innings the local eleven had put together 85 for the loss of 6 wickets, when Sawle declare! the innings closed, in the hope of being able to dispose of his opponents before time was called. He was, however, unsuccessful, although running the masters very close, the first four wickets falling for 7 runs. However, Cromie and Burke managed to play out time and bring the score up to 38, of which Cromie scored 20 and his partner 8.

The Late Mrs Moller.

The funeral of the late Mrs Mailer on Sunday was very largely attended. The long funeral procession left Sergeant MoJler's residence at the police depot shortly after ten, and proceeded to the Church of the Holy Name, into which it was borne by Constables Watt and Gray, and Messrs Small, Adams, Hanraban, and de B. Compton, and laid on a catafalque in front of the altar. The coffin was covered with wreaths, the contributions of many friends.. Requiem mass wan celebrated by the Very Rev. Father O'Donnell, the newly appointed pariah priest^ who took occasion, at lessons, to refer to the deceased as a good w»fe and mother, an exemplary matron, and woman full of Christian virtues, whose Sure life all would do well to emulate., [er removal would be sadly felt not alone by her family, to whom the cutting down of their dearest in strong middle life was an irreparable loss, bub by a wide circle of friends who knew her good qualities, benefited by her kindness and good advice, and upon whose lives the benign influence and example of her godly life and simple trust in her Redeemer were powerful agencies for good,, It pi) no hearty evidence he was giving as to the deceased lady's character, as he had known her for years when she and her I family were living on the West Coast, and j[t was a plsasure {or him on coming to Ashburton to renew his acquaintance with the family—a pleasure to be so soon dashed with pain by her death. After mass, the remains were carried back to the hearse, which, followed by a large crowd on foot and a long line of vehicles, proceeded to the cemetery, where the last obsequies were performed. Sergeant M6ller desires us to give his acknowledge ments of the many and qpqn^neoys ex pressions) of sympathy with, him and his family he ty»s received from far and wide, these having reached' hjm'by telegraph from distant parts of the colony, and by other a.n.d maro djrcgt jfleans from many friend* m tif^e district;.

SUPREME COURT.

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Christchcrch> November 21. The criminal sessions opened to-day before Mr Justice Denniston. The p^len^tjj.' ppm^rjepd tpn Pftsp, all of au ordinary type| except- two for conceal ment of birth. The Judge's 'charge 1 was very brief ; he uimply congratulated the Orand Jury on the fact that the cases on th^e calendar were neither numerous nor difficult. Albeit Allen, charged with obtaining £iO by false pretences, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to two years hard labr*. •

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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FARMERS' COOPERATION.

London, November 18. Owing to the marvellously .low prices ruling for stock, many meetings of farmers have been held for the purpose of organising sales of meat to cus tomers on co-operative lines.

GRAVE SOCIETY SCANDAL.

A sensation has been caused in social circles on it being learned that Mrs Catherine Maude, wife of an officer of high rank, had committed suicide in a hotel at which they re sided. Her daughter had been arrested 'on a charge of stealing silver plate from the premises of Spinks, the well known*jeweller, and it was alleged that, the crime was instigated by the mother.

DYNAMITERS.

The " Chronicle " says the Govern ment will not release prisoners who are serving for participation in dynamite outrages. ;■

POOR LAW.

A Foyal Commission has been set up to enquire into the system of poor law relief.

THEOSOPHY.

Mrs Annie Besant is sending Mm Okley to Australia to preach theo* sophy.

LABOR MATTERS.

A letter in the " Pall Mall Gazette " warns emigrants against procaeding to Australia. It slates that there are 23,000 unemployed in Sydney and 21,000 in Melbourne. New Yobk, November 18. Grand Master Workman Fowderly is asking the Knights of Labor to favor the exclusion of immigrants who are unable to support themselves for one year after landing in the country. November 19. - The trial of those who are suspected of murdering some of Pinkerton'i detectives during Carnegie's strike, has ', begun. London, November 19. Wright, one of the labour leaders, addressing an assemblage at Tower Hill, said that London would unex pectedly witness the spectacle of a mid night march of the unemployed. IJe thought that there was no saying what would then happen, and the unemployed would very soon have a nice and lively time of it. His remarks were cheered. The cotton operatives will probably consent to a reduction of wages if short time is adopted. Disorderly scenes occurred during the meeting of the unemployed on Tower Hill. The police charged the aaob, and many were trampled on. Mr Sydney Webb, giving evidence before the Royal Labour Commission, declared that the fundamental pro sperity of Australia was due to the high standard of the life of the people. The shortening of the hours of labour was partially the cause of that standard, and the wages at present paid in Victoria were relatively higher than in 1856, despite the eight hours system.

IRISH AFFAIRS.

The Earl of Dun raven describe* the Evicted Tenants Commissipn_jeb&^.a fiasco, though in some' respects the most arbitary and unconstitutional proceeding of tfi'e century, and a significant exhibition of the lawless and tyrannical character of the latter day Radicalism. A severe fight took place over the eviction of a farmer at Kanturk in County Cork. Boiling water, red hot irons, and live coals were showered on the bailiff and his as sistant.

DIED IN GAOL.

The Rev Mr Clutterbuck, who was sentenced to five years* imprisonment for embezzlement, has died in gaol.

THE THIRSK RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

The enquiry into the circumstances attending the Thirek railway accident, resulted in a verdict of manslaughter being returned against the signalman, though the jurymen considered that the directors of the. company were responsible for insistinvnn lnn» B M«t.

SIR HENRY PARKFS' ROOTT

Sir Henry Parkes' book, which Longmans are publishing, covers his whole career, and is 100 local to interest English readers. It is also written in a too personal and partisan spirit, and padded with speeches, reports, ban quets, and despatches.

SIR JULIUS VOGEL. i

ILondow, November Htf Sir Juhui Vogel has bee* appointed London agent for the New York Life Insurance Comoanv.

THE ALTHORPE MtTRi.Rn

The jurymen empanelled in the case of Mcßae, who is oharged with the AHhorpe murder, left the court at the luncheon hour. The Judge therefore postponed the trial until next assiaes, *' and fined the jurymen £50 each.

A LABOUR MAGISTRATE!

Lord Hersohel has appointed a working man a magistrate at Dudley. This is the second appointment of a like character within b week.

THE CHICAGO EXHIBITION.

Nkw York, November 18. Great Britain and the colonies occupy 450,000 square feet of space at the Chicago Exhibition.

BANKERS' WRr/mwu

Mr William Lidderdale, a Governor of the Bank of England, on a visit to New York, was welcomed by the pre sidents of upwards of 100 banking institutions in the United States.

RETALIATORY DUTIES.

The CotqmjgsUner ol Navigation foy the United State* roggeßte the im position of discriminating duties- upon Australian goods imported via Canada, in retaliation for the adverse treatment of United States goods by the Canadian-PaoifiQ Railway Company.

THE ROUMANIAN MARRIAGE.

Romb, November 19. ! His Holiness the Pope will grant a dispensation to the marriage of Prince Ferdinand of Roumania with the, Pnnoess M^r^e, daughter of the Duk^i of Edinburgh, o^ co^itioii that all the children are brought up in the Catholic faith,

IMPENDING FAMINE.

St Petekkbukg, November 19. Russia is threatened with another famine.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN: MOHDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 189 S.



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'* COMPETITION IS THE LIFE OF TRADE. J IMMENSE SUCCESS OF ' ' i . G} J. NBILL and CO's Drapery, Clothing 1, and Boots. OUR Expenses being so small, and being satisfied with very small profits, we are enabled to SELL CHEAPER than any other house in Ashburton. WE DEFY COMPETITION. INSPECT OUR GOODS. SEE OUR PRICES. The best Washing Prints in Ashburton, 4|d, ssd. 6jd, 7*d, R£d The newest designs 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. Coins and see it Ladies' Corsets and Underclothing, a specialty Ladies' Short Silk Sunshades, 3s 6d CLOTHING. CLOTHING Men's Strong Tweed Suits, 22s 6d ,  Men's New Zealand Tweed Suits, 23s 6d ; wondarf ul Beys and Youths' Tareed Suits at your own price Men's and Boys' Shirts, Tweed Trousers, and Moles at ridiculous pnoec 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 Men's Leather Blastis Sides, 9s lid A special me of Women's Strong Shoes, worth 9a 6d for os va Ladies' and Children's Tan Shoes, all sizes The largest stook of Children's and Girls' Patent Strap Slippera, nil sizes, VERY CHEAP AT G. J. NMLL and COS, FRIEDLANDER'S BUILDINGS. CORNER OF EAST & MOORE STREETS. Gbeat Babgains. HARDLEY BROS. TT A V E PURCHASED A LARGE STOCK OF FOUR-BUTTON TAN KID GLOVES, which will be cleared at 2s 6d a pair; a splendid quality. DRESS GOODS in endless variety. All Shades in COLORED CASHMERE, at Is 9d ayard, worth 2s 9d. Guaranteed ALL-WOOL DRESS SERGES, at 9d a yard. PRINTS at from 3d a- yard. GINGHAMS and MUSLINS in great quantity, 80 Pieces o! FLANNELETTES at from 3s 6d a dozen the best variety to choose from, HARDLEY BROS-' MILLINERY DEPARTMENT. This is replete with all the Modern Novelties in BONNETS, HATS, LACES, RIBBONS, COLLARETTES, FEATHERS, FLOWERS, TIES, etc. NORFOLK JACK ETS, Cr6me and Colored at 2s 1 Id. DOROTHY CAPE I*, with shaded Silk Hoods, 9s 6d worth 15s. BOOTS. GBEAT PEDtJCTIONS. MEN'S SHOES 7s 6d, WOMEN'S ELASTIC SIDE BOOTS at 3s lid, CHILDREN'S BOOTS from Is a pair. HARDLEY BROS. Would like everyone to read this and Note the Address : ARCADE, BURNETT STREET. j



t MPOBIUM OF FASHION. New Zealand Clothing Factory, BAST STREET. NEW AND CHOICE GOODS ARE NOW~OPENEb FOR THE APPROACHING SFASON ' ~ gents- . bow %£^Ssft& IKSIS& umimi. *. no /) T4 BOOTS. BOOTS. The Fine ß t rXcion of Ladies' and Gents' BOOTS and SHOES in the Dirtnot Clean, Frtsh, Reliable Goods, every pan 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 15fotWn* H Factory / __«~- —u**m— — ' ~ " THE CONTRACTOR FOR FITTING UP S. SALEK'S ;new jewellery establishment. ..'tr. tn hn n«»ftii in Ohristchurch. ■ —= --■



The Best Tea IN THE WORLD Hj slop's Ceylon. ' NINIAN HYSLOP, akd CO., Tea Importers, J. 38 Casbel street, Cli/i«tcliu*c».



| COLKIHANE ANO Sp X JKUCALYPTE liX i tract is the only genuUtfi fa the market, ) and was a warded medals and diplojn*B at Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, beating { &\l competitors. For all affections of the iGifoeafc w*4 Lpngs, Consumption, Asthma, Oowghs, Col<*e, d-xrayel, and Kidney Com plaints, ife has no $<&&}, Agents— Mwpvmw ©hvo Cow \*yy



Warned 1 CASH Advertiaeniwnus under th s heading not exceeding SIXTEEN WOBDS 1/-. Addresses may be left at this Office. TRY Whittington's Herbal and Ginger Beer, Is 6d dozen, delivered in any part of the town.—Mks Whittingxon, next Police Station. 11 129 \TT ANTED, to rent a five-roomed W Cottage. State locality and terms. Apply "Cottage," Guardian Office. ll_lf OMERSET Meat~Mart. The oldest, the largest, tha best, and the cheap est. Small ftopda a specialty. Full weights guaranteed. A trial solicited. —W. J. Siloock. 4t182 WANTED Known that S. Salek, Watchmaker and Jewsller, has removed to new shop near New Zealaud Clothing Factory- 10 213 tiTANTED, an Apprentice to the W Printing trade, age 13 to 15; must have passed sixth standard. Apply at this Office. TYTUY 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 Aicorn's, Saunders' Buildings. 11 31 WANTED Known.—Good Leather Shirting reduced to 6£d. Splendid double-width Sheeting, Is. Carpet Is, reduced to 9d.—H. C. Sboers, Melford House. ■ • . TTNIQUE, Choice.—New Jeweller's LJ Stock of latest Home style and design. Opening Saturday, November 19. S. Salek, Watchmaker and Jeweller, ANTEDKnovrn.—Ladies' Gari baldislslld. Beautiful Prints 4£d and 6d. Come and see. —H. C. Sbgers, Melford House. SHEARERS can rely on getting the celebrated B.R.A. brand of Sheep Shears at Robtert Alcorn's, Saunders' Buildings. WANTED Known—New Flannelettes at extraordinary prices; 3s lid and 4s lid doz. Thirty per cent undei price.—W. H. Collier. \\T ANTED Known—Grand Display V V of all the newest shapes in Ladies' Summer Hats. Special sample shipment. One of each shape ; at S. W. Alcorn & Go's. 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 & Go's. "iTTANTED 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, Ridging, and Down Pipe to any strength, size or pattern. —J W. Haßoley, East street. _ WANTED Known.— Flannelettes 6d, reduced to 3s 9d per dozen- Good line of Plaid Flannelettes IOJd, reduced to B^d.—H. C. Segers, Melford House. WINDMILLS supplied and fixed. Hot and Cold Water Services laid on. Baths made to any size or pattern. Electric Bells fixed, and all kinis of Plumbing work done at lowest rates. Workmen sent to all parts of the district. —J. W. Hardley, Plumber and Gasfitter. WANTED Known—Dr Scott's cele brated Electric Corsets can only J>e obtained in Ashburton at W. H. Collier's, "ThftCompr." WHY should we le* the nin water off our roofs rofc our buildings and run to waste whei> Harwley will find and fix 8p >ufcing at 4d per foot. Also good Water Tanks, guaranteed, from thirty shillings. Note his addreis—J. W. Hardiey, Plumber and Gasfitter, East S breet EBULLOING Sale.—Men's No. 3 Vests Is. Men's beat Colonial Tweed Trousers 7s lid, Men's best Colonial tweed Trousers and Vests 12s 6d, Boys and Youth's Tweed Trousers 2s lid, Men's Leather Shirts 2s <?d, worth 4s 6d ; Ladies Prumella Boots Is. The whole stock will be slaughtered as the premises are to be pulled down in February.—Andrew Qrr, 11. 109 WANTED Known—Rebuilding Sale, Peal French Merinos, guaranteed, Is, Is id, and Is 6d, all colors. Prints 2$ per dozen, Silk Lace Is per rJogen, Double Width French Dress Goods ls(Jd, former price 3s 6d, Lace Curtains 2s lid, Towels 3d each, lot Umbrellas Is 61, Sunshades Is 111 and 2s 6d, halt price, Muslin Embroideries 4d, woith Is.— Andrew Ore. 11 110 ISrKVV Ohristmas Cards for Old Country ■^ friends, $ew Zealand ferns, Fire ScrCPOJ at hair price. $ew supply of Tiddlidy Winks, Hal ma and other gatn^s^ Foreign Stamps, 25 for 6d ; or 1000 for 6s od. Sew Birthday cards, Rewaid'cards, Wedding cards, etc. New Books every mail— L. F> AHD&EWES&Co., Sta. tioners' Hall.



WANTED Known — Being over stocked, and haying new Spring Boots and Shoes just arrived, J. Moisos intends selling at little over cost price, some below cost, for two months. Great Bargains. The stock is the choicest ir Ashburton. His superior own make, kept on hanf?, unsurpassed in New Zealand, k staff of men kept. All work and repairs under my own supervision, and done on the shortest .notice!—, J. Mois;>v, East Street, Town Hafi shop Fublie Notices SKW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. ASHBTOTOH RACES, NOVEMBER 23 amd gf THE Train to Springburn on the #3rd and 24ih November will leave Ashbijrton at § p.m. and run I hour 35 minutes later thajj timetable times. The Evening Train for Xiniara on tfce 2£th will leave Ashburton at 6.10 p.m. and run 2 hours 20 minutes later than time table times. 11J127 BY ORDER. ! RANGITATA ROAD BOARD. yifBLIO notice i§ hereby given that it IT is the intentiou of this Bo#rl at a meeting to be held on MONDAY,' Decem ber £, to strike and levy a rate of one farthjtng in the £ on all rateable 1 property in ths di^i|«t for the peripd commencing April 1,1892, wi ending March 31,1892 ; payable in one sura on SD, A^, De cember 20, 1892, and that the wl& book is open for inspection at the Road Board office, Lismore. D. JEBSON, llfls6 Clerk. SHOP AND DWELLING fn V,9Bp street. Apply to the Town Clerk, ARhbJiton. VV 11123



Statutory Declaration.—l, Franz Raabe, Ironbark, Sandhurst, in the colony of VicF toria, Australia, do solemnly and sincerely declare that on the 25th June, 1877, my son Alfred, six years of age, was accidentally huty wlih ju; %¥£ an h.is J at once took all jjains to secure meo|cal jj.ssistai}ce.' Uqw 3ver, in spite, of all efforts^ on" the 27jb August, 1877, the qpiniqh was given by Dr A^adg'Ujvray that an amputatiqri of the injured Umq h,^d" b,ecqme imfcratiyo, in order |q save hfe. At tins jujjcliire I galled fn h&mw Sander a?id Sons, prqeyring sqme pf their Extiaot of JKugtvlyptus C4lobnlus, and , by the application of the same I had c oatisfactioa of seeing my son within a fort night out of all tknger, and to-day he s recovered. I may just add that it was when the crisis had been reached that the Extract referred to wa§ first applied, and I make this oleinn declaration,' elo -^Bb^iw I|44jfK, Declared at' Sandhurst, in the colony of Victoria, Australia,' tin's sevehteeritih day 6f i Qctober, one thousand eight hundred ariß £J rSsto--seysn, before me, Moritz Qohii^ J.P. " - ■' ' 2



Tile Best Tea IN CANTERBURY for tho money, and free froi^ any excess of astringency. COUNTESS 2s. The Best' Rkmjgdv fob liSDioi*ssioN-^ Norton's' Camomile' Pills are confidenty recommended' as a simple remedy fat Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all t!je diseases to which we are subjects' NoktoVs PlW,s, wisi' JH^tice called the 'Natural Strengthen!^ ;6f tha human Stomach," act as a powerful tonic and gentja perient, are mild in their operation, ah^ sife under any circumstances. Sold in bottles, at 1« Ud, 2s 9d, 11s, by all medicine vendors throughout (be w*rld t v -, ■ .•. ■ -