MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close fo- the following plates M under, subject to h i necessary alterations — TUESDAY, January 24 For Wellington and Westporfc, per Oma pere, afc 0.80 a.m. WEDNESDAY, January 25. For Australian Cobnieo, anil also specially addressed correspondence for the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe (per express to connect with Talune at Port Chalmers), at 15.30 p-m ; _late fee letters, guard's van on express, 12.55 p.m. For the United Kingdom, Continents of Europe ami America, and West Indies (via San Francisco), Sandwich Islands, etc., and also for Northern Ports of New Zealand, per Takapuna, as . follows:—Ordinary letters, books, and newspapers, at O. IS p.m. : registered letters, at 5 p.m. ; money orders, at 3p.in.; late fee letters, mail van, express train, at 6.55 p.m. This mail will be due in London on March ). The letter-box will be cleared for de 8" pitch of correspondence from Aahburton Post Office to the under-mentioned places as follows:— For am. p.m. p.m Bumham and Dunsandel daily) 3.16 Chertsev and Rakaia (daily) 6.30 3.15 6.20 Christchurch and North (daily) 630 3.15 6.20 and on Mondays, Wed nesdays, and Fridays... 10-30 Ororrore (daily) 6 30 Eiffelton and Willowby. 1 Tuesdays, Thursdays, i and Saturdays 10.30 Elgin, Wakanui, River bide, Seaview, Seafield, and Kyle, Tuesdays, , Thursdays, and Satur days 6 30 Flemington Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays 4 45 Geraldine(daily) .. ..10.30 Greenstrcet, Winchmore, . and Forks, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays 630 Hackthorne and Lismore, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays... ;.. 10.30 Methven (daily) ... ... 315 Mt. Somers, Springburn, Bushside, and Alford Forest (daily) ... ... 4.0 Mayfield and Buapuna, Mondaysand Thursdays 4 0 Newlands, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur days 630 Tiinaru, Dunedin, and South (daily) 12.30 Selwyn (daily) ... ... 620 Temuka & Timaru (daily) 10.30 12.30 and on Tuesdays, Thurs days and Saturdays ... 3.15 Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, and Waunate (daily)... 10 30 and on Tuesdays, Thurs days, and Saturdays ... 3.15 Wheatstone, . Ashton, Waterton, and Loug beach(daily) ... .. 4.45 N.B.— Letters containing anything ot value should be handed to the Postmaster to be registered. Letters containing coin, or bank notes, if posted unregistered, will be compnUwity re gistered and elmruei dvuble registration fee.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 1893. THE CREDIT OF THE COLONY.

What people at Home think of us ? is a question on Vhich New Zealand is decidedly sensitive. A year ago the colony was indignant at the criticism : expressed en the Government policy by London newspapers and financiers, and still more indignant at the mis fctatements that were being persistently made regarding tho effect of the new taxation, on which the attacks on the colony were based. Few were more bitter in their hostility to the Govern ment and emphatic in their assertions that evil would follow the change in the incidence of taxatipii. than the leading members of tbe large bom>. paoies which hold or control so much New Zealand land, and when we find one of the most prominent of these gentlemen returning from a visit to the Old Country with a glowing account of the reputation in which New Zealand is held there we may be quite sure that the attempts of thosb "ill birds" of writers who so malici ously endeavored to " foul their own nest" have completely failed, Mr J, M. Ritchie, of Dunedin, chairman of the Natioual Jnuurance Company, general manager of the National Mortgage and Agency Company, agent for the Australian and New Zealand Land Company, and a director of the Trustees, Executors and Agency Com of New Zealand, is the gentleman who, on his arrival at Auckland a few day on his return from England, gave the. Conservative."New Zealand Herald,"! in an interview, a sketch of what he had seen and heard at Home. Mr Ritchie's position in the mercantile and financial world -gives his words weight, while as defendant in the case of Scott V Ritchie—the Ben Ohau run case— his opinions cannot be the result of bias towards the Government. Mr Ritchie assured the interviewer that he found a much better feeling on all matters relating to New Zealand than he had expected, The display of general confidence in the Colony was "most marked." He attributed it without doubt to the self-reliant policy, or, as he expressed it, to the fact that New Zealand was showing a determi- \ nation to pay her way, and giving! evidence thereof by balancing her j finances. English people, thinks Mr | Ritchie, have come to the conclusion that New Zealand is doing weli, and look upon her just now as the most! promising of the Australasian colonies. ] Home critics draw a sharp contrast between this colony and her Australian neighbors, of whose position they take so gloonsy $ view that he con siders Victoria 'now stands worse in the eyeg of tUe British | public than New Zealand ever did, Mr Ritchie was able to givo the satis factory assurance that "no one at Hgtne believes for a moment that the Government; $ the Colony is in any way liableior the 'defacing jn connec tion with the New Plymouth Harbour Board loan. Of course, he says, "the council of bondholders which has taken ihe master up will make the very most of the affair.'? As regards the general policy of the Government, English people, he says, look to the general p&mt of our legislation rather than to any particular change in the incidence of taxajtion. Ftfr himself ho qbseryes ***«£ *j?# gflMff'M^d tax "4oes «Qt "• ■ -«- ¥ ms fyV #nd that it amount to .. "' ~* jt# would be of the greate&u .. '*-- the Colony if the land »vere out or uio hands of the big companies and settled. In conclusion, Mr Ritchie Bums up by J the declaration—" lam bound to say that there is no general impression in England that the Ballance Government has done harm to this country, though the class feeling sometimes displayed, in

the legislation was considered bad.' This from one who might fairly have been regarded as a hostile witness is reassuring in the highest degree, and we may take it that the la t has been heard of the attacks on the Colony thit were made at the time when the enemies within its own household were at work.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Napier " Telegraph " states on autho rity that no befc was made on the result o\ Lml Burford's ride from Napier to Auckland, Of the 240 student* at University College, Aberystwith, this Session, about one*third are women. , ' The shareholders ot the View Hill Public Sheop Dip have decided to again use C. M. Brooke's dipping material in the coming season. The Juvenile Opera Company, who have added " The Gondoliers " to their repertoire, will shortly revist New Zealand. The temperance orator, Mr Tenr.yson Smith, is said to have recorded a total of 14,000 pledges siuce his arrival in the colony. Miss Flora Graupner, late of the Mon tague-Turner Opera Company, is spending a I well-earned holiday in Aahburton, Her , for the Hobart season by Miss' May Pollard. | The Resident Magistrate at Wanganui • has laid it down from the Bench that when < a man is arrested for drunkenness the police ' should ascertain where he got the lfquor, '■ with a view of proceedings being also taken i against the supplier. | Mr J. C. Bryant, the clever ventriloquist I who has beeu so successfully entertain, i the crowd during the past two evenings in the y*rd of the Somerset Hotel, will give an entertainment this evening in the Oddfellows' Hill. | , A rumor got abroad on Saturday evening ' that " Mr Collier " had been stuck up and robbed. Messrs W. H.-Collier and J. R. Colyer were both visited by the Sergeant of Police, but neither had been honored by the attentions of garrotters. The Auckland "Herald" says:—"The harvest is beginning in the South Island, and there is the greatest difficulty in ob taining men for the work. Farmers, their, wives, daughters, and sons are all in the fields." The ram and ewe fair of the AVellington Agricultural and Pastorial Association to morrow promises to be a success. Afeout Bso sheep will be shown, and the exhibitors are from almost all parts of the colony. The Westport Coal Company's report shows a profit for the year of £22,043 ; to which is to be added £6358 brought for ward. An interim dividend of 3J per cent for the half year ending June 30 was declared, and a similar dividend for the latter |half of 1892 is recommended, and in addition a bonus of Is per share. There is a widespread superstition to the effect that opals are unlucky. Neverthe less it is pointed out by a Sydney paper that the jockey who rode the last Melbourne Cup, winner wore an opal breast-pin, and the man who won the first prize, £27,000 in the big sweep was at the time working in a Queensland opal mine. Aa American has (says " Irom ") taken the trouble to ascertain, according to nationality, the average salaries earned by 9000 workers in 201 trades in 25 towns and villages in the State of Michigan. The re sult of the sr:ribe's labours is as follows :— Scotchman £115 7s 3d, E^lishmen £113 Js, I Irishmen £103 6s Bd, Canadians £100 4a 4d, Dutchmen £92 8i 9d, Americans, £91 7s 9d, Gorumns £87 18a 3d. Shearing with machines is not an un mixed blessing. The ''Taieri Advocate" learns that there was a terrible mortaii'ty amongst the sheep at the Lee Plat station this year. The animals were shorn so close by the machines that they were uliable to stand the frosty weather that followed upon the shearing, and they perished by hundreds. Our informant scates that nearly 4000 sheep died—a big mortality bill certainly. At a united temperance meeting at Chriatchurch on Sunday night, after the various church services had closed, under the auspices ot the Prohibition League, a resolution was carried, on the motion of Rev L. M. Isitt, resquesting tha Govern ment to make provision for including a con cliticu in the lease and sale deeds of the Cheviot estate to secure the prohibition of the liquor traffic within the area of the Cheviot district for all time. The volunteer force of the colony on December 31 last was as follows :—Cavalry, 309; Mounted Rifles, 544; Navals, 1185; Artillery, 627; Engineers, 177; Rifles, 3468 ; Hon Reserves, 78 : total corps 105 ; total strength, 6367; cadets, 39 corps, strength, 2153. These figures show a slight decrease on those for the preceding year, but there has been a gain in eiijeiency, several corps of merely nominal efficiency having been disbanded in the course of the year. Airs Rainey, of Tai Tapu, while" driving into Christchuroh on Saturday with her two daughters, met two bicyclists at Moffat's bridge. The bicyclists parted, passing Mrs Rainey's trap on either side. The horse took fright, swerved, upset the trap, and the occupants were thrown on the road. Mrs Rainey had her arm broken in three places, and her head hurt. The daughters escaped without any broken bones, but were badly bruised. The bicyclists ren dered all the assistance they could to the injured people, one. of them riding at h:s best speed for the doctor, while the other conveyed Mrs Rainey to her home. John Burns writes in the " Nineteenth Century " that he has no faith in the fiscal, charitable, or economic nostrums thait are hourly preached for the redemption of man kind. Any attempt at labor colonies, unem ployed settlements, elevators, farm colonies, municipal workshops, and other social will o'-the-wisps will fail, as they have always done. Man if, even in social and political reform, a gregarious animal, and loathes separation or isolation from his fellows, even for his own improvement. Into the mass of the industrial army the ragged regiments of the unemployed must be absorbed. Over trade, commerce, agriculture, and labor the cost, not of finding merely work for the workless, but rather of reduping the hours of all that are over-worked, b' q .Id be spread. It needs no change, is the simplest way, avoids friction, displacement, and migrar tion. Absorption of the unemployed by general reduction of hours, this followed by municipalisation of industry and uationalisa tion of monopolies, is the line of least resist ance for all. It is regulation or riot, reduc tion or revolution. Miss Williamson, Hampstead School, oiA the highest position among.the fourth year candidates at the recent pupil teachers 3 examinations, obtaining 531 marks out of a possible 600, being BS"S per cent—a r3 sult creditable alike to the student and to the master, Mr W. Malcolm, M.A., the more so as Miss Williamson has at the same time read Latin and Mathematics for the BA. degree, Miss Williamson and Mr M. J Kerr have been notified to attend at the Normal School Christchurch next Monday. For some unexplained reason the name of Miss Maggie Todd, of Chertsey school, was omitted from the list of candidates who succeeded in passing this examination. She ■ has been advised of the riustane and te g nested' to'ittOßd tb,Q Normal school on On Saturday a deputation from the Knights of Libor waited on the Minister 6f Lancia in Christchurch, and submitted a scheme for the settlement on co-operative pSlpl^ of a hmvlred familes ou 5000 acres on the Cheviot estate. rl he deputation proposed to ask Govewment to alow the rent for the firafc two years to accrue to the ca pitat sum, and ,to grant assistance for tl c aiiniiW of implements and the first year's SLance^ the familjes~-the whole, to represent wittisinking fund, six per cent to **'»iaiWßawl Government had no power ■"*'- * vieougal without legisla- The«... ■ ' wlgljaye to deal with suc;<i.. t V-Vt tive authority, and a special  to fee passed to enable Government to u^. with the estate in a satisfactory manner. Government had an honest intention to settle the estate, but could give no special privileges such as the deputation asked for without the wnation of Parliament,

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(PKH Pit ESS ASSOCIATION.) j

THE LATE HENRY MORLEY.

London, January 20. Mr Arnold Morley and the late Mr Samuel Morley's executors are suin^ two brothers named Lough man, of Shoreham, who belong to the sect of Plymouth Brethren, for obtaining £140,000 from Mr Henry Morley by undue influence. The latter, who was epileptic, left his family and became childishly attached to the Loughmans. He eventually committed suicide. The deftace is that he was only subject to religious mania. London, January 21. The evidence showed that Mr Henry Morley withdrew his capital from his brother's firm, and gave Iwighman brothers £50,000, and a large cum to charities, stating that he was surrounded by a pack of swindlers. IRISH AFFAIRS. Mr A. Asquith, the Home Secretary, addressing a meeting, said that it was necessary that autonomy for Ireland should be on a large and generous scale, and ample to prevent the coun try being a puppet pulled by English wires. The Liberal Federation warn the: House of Lords that it may expect to be abolished if it rejects autonomy for Ireland. Egan, who was imprisoned iv con nection with dynamite outrages in Ireland soms years ago, has been re leased from custody. IRISH CHANNEL TUNNEL. Mr H. Hayter, president of the Association of Civil Engineers, says that a tunnel to connect Ireland with England is feasible at a depth of 650 feet. The tunnel would require to be thirty-four miles in length, and as an inre3tment would not be enticing. He thinks that it would be necessary to have it undertaken as a national work MR R. L. STEVENSON. Mr R. L. Stevenson, the novelist, is reported to be dying in Samoa. ANTI-CRINOLINE LEAGUE. The city newspapers are overflowed wit'i correspondence on the Anti- Crinoline League. T.i? Queen and the Princess of Wales decline to join the league, and refuse to express an opinion on the question. OBITUARY. Lord H. Oswald. THE PUTNEY MURDER. .. The trial of those concerned in the Putney murder, committed in Novem ber, resulted in Charlwood being sentenced to five years' penal servi J tude, Mrs Francis to three years', and the doctor to six months'imprisonment.

EGYPT.

Cairo, January 21. The French native Press are foment ing an anti-English feeling here, and so far the Khedive has taken no action to repress it. St. Pktkbsbujrg, January 21. Tne Russian Press demand an ex planation from Great Britiau of her conduct towards the Khe'Kve.

THE PANAMA SCANDALS

Paeis, January 21, M. Anclricux has informed the Panama Canal Committee that M. Rouvipr, with the consent of his col leagues, in 1887 diverted the sum of 87,000 franca from the secret service funds to silence the personal attacks of the Radical paper " Lanterne" The Orleanists are forming a league to promote public honesty and for social defence. CHOLERA. Eighteen deaths from cholera are re ported from Halle to-day.

CHINESE RIOTS.

Hong Kong, January 20. Rioters at Schuhang attacked the Custom-house, but were suppressed by the British residents,

RISING IN HAYTI.

New York, January 21, News from Port au Prinoe states that during the recent rising General Hypolites 1 eldest son was poisoned. The risinj? has been suppressed. TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCI DENT. .New York, January 22. A passenger train collided with an oil tank**train in Creton, Madison County, Illinois. The wreckage caught fire and ignited the oil. The passen gers were parboiled and forty injured.

AUSTRALIAN.

THE AORANGI. Hobart, January 22. • TJie Now Zealand Shipping Com pany^ Aorangi, from London via the Cape, arrived at midni .lit on Saturday, and sails for Port Chaliif.:* :>t eight o'clock pn Monday njorning. She. has twelve passengers for Australian ports, and seventy-seven for New Zealand.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, January 21. The surgeon of H,M S, Katooniba denies that there is an outbreak of fever on the vessel, and sajs the men who were taken to the hospital yesterday were suffering from intermittent fever, the epidemic having been caught whilo she was at the New Hebrides. Wellington, January 21. The annual report of the Wellington Trust and Loan Company shows a profit of £10,288, including £1002 brought forward, A further dividend of 4J per cent., making 8£ per cent, for the year, is recommended, and £1176 is carried forward. Wellington, January 22. Two shocks of earthquake were ex perienced to-day; the first at three minutes to 5 o'clock this morning and the second shortly before 11 o'clock. The latter was of several seconds duration, and. was' a succession of short vibrations. • i Reefton, January 21. A fatal accident happened to the Reef ton-Westport mail coach to day »t Larry!s Creek, whereby the driver Mr J. Herriot and thrje horses werie drowned. The coach li?ft town with one passenger and the mails, i>ut no'one expected that it would be able to get through to Wes^porfc on account of the rain last night. On arrivins at fha creek *,he driver found the water lower tlian when he had crossed last night and he determined to cross. The pi»Bep#er refused, and attempted to cross J &?■ a' fpotJbrfqlg.t). He found, however, '■'*'-*■'**«'bridge OP lfye further sidg above " £»•* Vtema s^ept %way. It the worat fora i— * mt** appears lhafc the coach went an .» 0 .-. this ford w»a reached when the horses geemed to be carried off their feefc, and

the coach capsized. It is probable that the depth of wa'er vas increased by scour after the bridge Which protected it was swept away. Herriol w?.s pe-jn several titles After the coach capsized, struggling bravely to get ashore. Once he almost succeeded in reaching some scrub, hut; was again swept under and was. not seen again. The coach was completely wrecked, i and the mails washed down the rivor. ' search parties and the police are now out | seeking the driver's body and the mails. The untimely end of Hevriot is deeply re gretted, as he w,« a geneial favjurite. Public feeling regarding the want of a bridge over this creek is very strong just now. Oumaru, Janua y 21. The jury were a liable to agiee in the case against Kl^eber and Sullivan, charged with assaulting a shopkeeper, aitd after being locked up all night were discharged, i'he counsel exhausted the panel without getting a fresh jury. The case was there fore adjourned till the next sitting of the court. Dunedin, January 21. A boarding house of fifteen rooms, owned by James ocotfc, was accidentally burned at two o'clock thrs morning, at Palmerstou South. The building was insured for £309 in the South britiah, and i , the furniture and stock far £200 in the same office. Ihere was a good attendance at t-he swimming tournament at So Clair, but the sea was too rough, and made it anything but pleasant. There were three champion ship events, which resulted as follows :— 100 yards—W. Crowe, 1; R. Grimmett, 2 ; only the two competed ; time— lmm 22sec. 200 yards—R, Grimmet 1; W. Crowe, 2 ; time—3min 2 l-sth sec. 4.00 yards—W. Crowe, 1; H. Maithnd, 2 ; Fotherington also started; time—B:nin 50seo. There was a good exhibition of under water ttwimming. Invercakgill, January 21. At a meeting of the Southland Farmers' Co-operative Association this afternoon, representing three hundred and sixty farmers, it was agreed to amalgamate with J. G. Ward's Fanners' Association of "New Zaaland.

Harvest Prospects.

HINDS. In the immediate neighborhood of Hinds the paddocks of cats and wheat are small. Close to the railway station Mr McDowell has a paddock of twenty acres of oats w hicb. will thresh twenty five bushels to the acre ; and about three acres of peas and rape, which look very well. Mr Pagei has about twenty-fivß acres, which will run about thirty bushels. Mr Hickey has a small paddock of excellent o;its, which will probably produce close on sixty buaheh to the acre. Mr Norrish has seven acres of 1 wheat 1.- 1 which >wiil average about fifty I bushels. Mr Morris 1 paddock will prob ably go sixty bushels, and Mr Harding's 'about the same. Close to the railway ! station there are about seventy acres of i oafs and wheat; the oats will probably tnresh about thirty bushels. At the village settlement about 678 acres are under crop—oats, wheat, and turnips. AH round the oats will go about twenty five bushels, ana the wheat about fifteen or sixteen bushels to the acre; the turnips give tvery promise of a very good crop. The yield would have been greater had the late rains come earlier ; their greatest effect on the plains wi]J be to start the grass afresh. OtKthe road from Hinds to the beach, on the " swamp " Jands, oats will probably go about 40 to 50 bushels, and wheat 30 to 50 bushels to the aore. Some rape here gives promise of a jjcod crop. On this reclaimed land the very dry weather of a few weeks ago had not any bad effect on the crops. The late wet weather has lain considerable areas, ot oats especially. On the liowcLffe estate there ar§ over 300 acres of oats, which look well, and will yield from 40 to 50 bushels an acre ; and about 1000 acres of turnips which pro mise wall. Mr Wills has 40 acres of oats; 130 of wheat, and 25 of turnips. The oats \yill yield 60 bushels, and ohe wheat S'J bushels to the acre. The turnips look well' Mr Dearden has. 50 acres of oats arid barley, which will- go from 70 to 80 bushels an acre. Mr Withell has 70 acres oats, 150 acres wheat, 50 acres barley, 100 acres turnips, and 50 acres rape. All these crops are gocd. The oats will go 40 bushels, the wheat 35 bushels, the barley 30 bushels an aora. The turnips and the rape are especially good. Mr McKeage has, at the beach, 60 acres oats, 150 acres wheat, 30 acres rape, and 20 acres turnips. The oats will yield 40 bushels, the wheat 35 bushels an acre. On the plains near Hinds he has 100 acres oats and 20 acres wheat. The oats will yield 25 bushels and the wheat 14 bushels an acre. Messrs McLean Bros, have 400 acres oata—2oo will yield 35 buehels and the remainder 28 bushels an acre ; 100 acres turnips here look very well. Mr Emerson has 60 acres oats and 90 acres wheat. The oats will yield 20 bushels an acre, and the wheat about the , same. Mr Robinson and Mr Hawke's crops also look trel' in common with others towards the beach. On the road from Hinds to the beach, there are rouehly 1600 acres of good clean oats, which will probably yield on an average 52 bushels to the acre ; about 1200 acres of wheat, which is likely to average 33 bushels to the acre, and considerable areas of turnips and rape, both crops look well. On the Coldstream Estate, Mr Stud- i holme hag 434 acres ot oats, the varieties j being; Dun oats,. which are expected to yield 30 bushels ; Pollen oats, which are expected to yield 5Q bushels ; Canadian oats, which are expected to yield 50 bushels an acre ; and 966 acres of wheat, the varieties being Colc'stream Champion) which is expected to yield 40 bushels ; Hunters' white, which is expected to yield 26 bushels ; and Tuscan, which is expected to yield 40 bushels an acre. Harvesc commenced on the estate on December 28—200 acres of oats had been cut some days ago. The weather has not damaged the cut crops. The late rains have laid some of the crops both on the Coldstream estate, and generally on the heavy land towards the beach ; and while no damage to the crops is anticipated so far, this will probably make the cutting of the crops more expensive. Mr Stud holme has also 800 acres of turnips: 400 acres look very well; the remaining 400 acres had to be resown before the late rain, and they are now shooting through the ground ; 170 acres of rape, which looks very well; some potatoes and man aoWs. On this estate the late rains have increased the yield and weight of the grain, and here and elsewhere have given a fresh start to the grasses and root crops.

School Examinations.

GREENSTREET.

(Einminei December 20,1892,) Percentage of pisses, 61 -0. Percentage of failure*, 3-8. Grammar "... 70 History *'  55 Geography 60 Elementary Science and Object Lessons 50 Total ... *■ 235 Percentage on c'aua subject*, 5875. Audit:.) ..^Bwmts. Marks 0 to Repetition and Recitation ... 15 Drill and Exercise jg Singing >j Needlework 14 Subject matter of reading lessons 14 1 Additional Marks 66 "" Staff and Distribution.—Standards 111. £ H- Bonier. Master; Standards 11., 1., » od p Miw j^ Doherty, mistress. Remarks.-The school again make, a Tery good appearance in examination. The lower classes, in charge of the mißtress, give evidence of painaUkuuz industry in preparation. SUndarcU I. and 11. are very good claates indeed, and the infants show very satufactory pro grass. Ihe answering of Standard IL In Geography may be especially com mended. The upper classes of the school have been taught with much ability and suooem by far the greater part of their work ooasew. mg qualities of the most comuiendable merit. In Mental Arithmetic better prac tice may be dewred, and Geojiraphy and History in Standard IV. might be im proved, but otherwise the aubieeta leave little to be desired W. J. Awdkmow, Inspector,

ASHTON.

A meeting of the Ashton School Committee was h<*ld on January 13 Present-Messrs T. Taylor (chairman), J. Shearer, J, Crosiran, W. (toy, D. Ryan, and J. Jamieson. The examina tion repcrfc was received from the Board, accompanied with the following mono.: -"The Board is pleased r© observe that this school continue* to receive such very satisfactory reporte." Re Com mittee unanimously passed a resolution, on .the motion of Mr Shearer, seconded by Mr Croy, congratulating the teiehen on the very successful result of tbe years work. The following is the Inspector's report:— Pass Subjects.

Percentage of passes—sl-8 Percentage of failures—6*6 I Marks Class Subjects. (OtoltiO) Grammar ... ... 85* History 70 ■ Geography 75 Elementary science, object lessons, &c 65 Total ■ 275 Percentage on class subjects—6B'7V Additional Subjects. Marks (0 to 20)

Repetition and recitation ... ... 14 Drill aud exercises ... .;. ... 13 Singing ...' 13 Needlework . ... 14 . Subject-matter of reading lesson*,.. 14 Additional marks 68 Staff and Distribution : Standards ill to VII Mr T. Mitchell, master.' Stan dards 11, I, and P. Miss Alice «f» task* mistress. Remarks : The school has again passed a very good examination in all depart ments of its work. In the chun group of subjects there is ample evidence of intelligent and effective treatment, and ! the pass record is as satisfactory'a« may be wished. The qualities shown in the . pass subjects are for the most part very good, but reading, dictation, ana oompp sition may be oiassed m vary fair. The lower part of the school has been Tory efficiently taught by the mistreat. The excellence of classes Standard II and P. II is especially woithy of note.-r-W. J. Andeuson, /inspector. . On Friday, January 20, breaking up day for the harvest holidays, m valuable parcel of books was, ( distributedamong . the children. Mr Taylor, the chairman, was present, and briefly addressed the' children, urging them to attend regularly and persevere in their work. He then proceeded to give out the prizes, each child in the school receiving a reward. A. tin of lollies was th,en, divided an^ong the children, and three cheers for the* teachers and Committee bro^gh^t the proceedings to a close.

EIFFLTON.

Examined Deoember 23,MW. Pass Subjects. +

Percentage of passes—6s"6. Percentage of failures—B7.

"Children over eight years retained in P clam, 2. . - | Mark* | Class Subjects. (Oto)QQ) Grammar ..; ... 7 .70 History ... ... 70 Geography .. '75 Elementary Science, Object Let- - ' ' sons, etc. .'., .:, » . 55 Total <.. ... ...1 280'"

percentage on class snbjecta—67'6. J | Mark. - Additional SrßJßcrs. (0 to 20) Kepetition and Recitation.., T ... 15 Drill and exe,rciß3 ... ... ... 12 Singing ' ' ..'. ~~ ■ Needlework* ••• .-. lg Subject matter, reading lessons ... ;' 1^ Additional marks .-', ... 56

Master, Mr .John R. Sinctyr, - Remarks; Tlieschool agafndgee yery ureli indeed iq examination. Iqgeaetftl

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*~~ Wvnie.ll W H. TiftwaW^^ __Mr XI.Z, M.ULOftico. _ ___ Vv house work. APt"2 . 1 111 -- -_ Ws^ING FKIFNDS -HA. Turvby S», Je will heur of something tojn advwitage.^ — Show PS ««t ««U value obtain- A,, tended tern*; cale ; Chmtctoreh^^s^L-L-0^ ■ TlttiZß Books, good selection from IT various publishers. Schools sup plied at lowest possible price*. New Zealand views mounted on plush.-H. M. Jowks. THE, Misses Auams 1 r,ew Refreshment Booms now open. Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, Lemon Squash, Scda and Milk and all the new summer drinks ready at all times. Coleman's Buildings, East Street. . *t-tTaNTED Known—lee Creams, Jce W Creamß, for the hot weather, always ready at H. G. Flower's, Confec tioner, East Street. ___ t_i"OM_RSET Meat Mart. The oldest, O the Urgent, tha best, and the cheap i«T. Small a specialty. Full weights guaranteed. A trial solicited __W. J. SitnocK. 4tl« WANTED everyone to come and see the beautiful presents we ara giving ftway/fo1 * every 5a and upwards spent.— H. C. Segers, MelforJ H-use. WANTED— Purchasfrs tor Bargains in Summer Dresses, Prints, and Delaines, Sunshades, &c. at 8. W. Amxhw and (Vb Sale. _^ SELJjINO OFF Bocks, Stationery, and Account Books, Fancy Goods, Music, "Violins, Accordeons, etc, Fire Screens and Stove Ornaments, all at Reduced Prices.—-- F. Andrhwes & Co. ANTEDKiiowrn.— A great variety of high class dress goods to choose from now selling under regular whoJosale prices.—H. C. Segbrs, Melford House. WANTED Known—New Flannelettes at extraordinary prices; 3s lid «nd 4s lid doz. Thirty per cent under price.—W. H. Oolu-K. WANTED the Public to know that S. W. Amorn and Go's Summer Sale is now on. Great Bargains in Millinery, Underdtothing etc. ___*_. ■ "ITTANTED Known..-^-Come and «cc W» our dress hnesi/at, 4jd .and 6), leatho ahirtiug 6^l, thrae-quarter cloaks 12i od. —H. C. Segeks, Malford House. WHY not Bake your own Bread when you can get 501bs of tho Best Roller Flour foi- five shillings cash or five (shillings and sixpence booked at Bobkrt Alcorn's, Saunders' Buildings. 11 ol DON'T let the rain water destroy your buildings. Get Spouting fixed at 4d per foot and buy a tank, complete With t»p, tested before leaving workshop, tor 30a, at J. W. Harpmv'h. INTST"kn(Mvn that S. Sauck, Watchmaker and Jeweler, has removed to new shop near New Zealand Clothing Factory. ____J_J1 13 ANTED Known—Ur Scutt's cele brated Electric Corset* can only be obtained in Ashbarton at W, H. CoU-BR'h, " Thfi Cornpr." BEAR in mind that J, W. Hardlbv, Plumber and Gasfittcr, Eatst iSiroet, ha? the largest Stock in town of Pumps, Pij»S and Fittings, and that he is soiling them cheaper than ever at prices hitherto unheard of in Ash burton. Now is-tt.e chance for a cheap Pump ; improved No. 4. Price, 16s. Larger si^es in prop<>rtiou. /^HRISTWAS Suits. B-ys, three \y gwment long Trouser Suiti it Ins. Boys, Oolorial-made Knictter isuirs frjin 10s. Men's nicely'made Colonial Tweed Suits 30 >. Colonial Tweed Suits to measure from 60s,—Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders* Buildings. Robrrt AIOQRN. . DON'T Forget the Borough Bye-Laws re Carr age Lamps, and that Hardlc . as large Stock "n hand, also • large assortment of Tinware and Iron mongery, Scythes, Reaping Hooks, Hay Knives, Forks, etc., of best quality, and all at lowest possible prices. J. W. ARDI.KY, Eftst Street, Abbburton. __ T\TEW YEAR'S GIFTS.—Card, Book •i>l lets New Games in great variety. Beaut fullotof Vases, Fancy Glassware, and Fairy Lamps. Boys' and Girls' Annuals, and other new Volumes. Prize Books at reducedprice3. New Birthday Reward and Wedding Cards.-L. F. ANDREWE3 * CO., Stationers'JHall. _ WANTED Known—That J. Moisw keeps the best stock of Boots in Ashburton, for this reason that he pays cash and is not under or bound to any one firm like many in the trade, which enables him to procure and supply the public with the Best Colonial and English makes ; and his well-known make needs no recommendation. Always on hand Seat Sole Leather, used for repairs and done at once. —J. Meisoir, Impermeable Bootmaker, Town Hall, East Street, next Court House.



BOOTS. 800 P-9. SHOES. BIIOES. THE NEW ZEALAND nothing Factory * AXt) - BOOT AND SHOE WAREHOUSE. rpHF- Public would do well to inspect I ouc Large and Well-assorted Stock before purchasing elsewhere. A Single Pair of Boots at the Wholesale Price. All new goods. 200 Pairs of Boys' and Girls' Strong School Boots and Shoes from 2a 9A. LADIES. Buy your Boots and Shoes at the Factory, you will save 3s in the pound. THE AUGITE STOVE MAT, Only a f«w left; just the thing for pre serve making; only 2%. I A Wonderful Line of ' „_ MEN S ALL-WOOL COLONIAL TWEED TRODSERS for 9s 6d. KEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager,



A INoirsfliitf l^iie A FACT. A speaker was holding forth on woman and he made out that she was just a little angel on eatth. In glowing words he pictured how patient she was in suffering how courage jus in trouble, and how alto gether gentle, loving, and good she was under all circumstances, and closed his peroration by declaring that any man who laid hi 3 hand on a woman, save in the act of kindness, was a monster. After the lecture, a pale, haggard, woebegone looking roan shuffled up to the speaker and said, *! Look here, roister ; I've heard what you've been saying about woman ; all about how nice and sweet she is, why, one would imagine that you believed all women were just blushing full blown roses; I guess you don't know my wife. Well she haint »o blooming rose, She's a daisy, a reg Jlar daisy, why mister my wife js a nagger, and .there is'nt an hour, when she's awake, but th*t she's nagging someone. If it is'nt me, its the children, it is'nt the children, ife'& the cat. There ! * nothing that escapes her nagging r - aod the only time my of us gets tongue, ltsu ghe j^g, nagged herself to sleep." . 4 nutnwftb How like the nerves of a -«. drinks; they just nag, nag an . ; time, giving no rest until enough liquor has been takeu to deaden ail nervous sensibility, and the poor, fellow goes off in that sodden, snoring, miserable state that is but the rattling skeleton of a healthy sleep. R, T. Booth's Golden Remedy No 1 puts an end to all this nagging of the nerves by destroying all desire for liquor. R, T. Booth's Golden Remedy No 2 is the best Brain and Nerve Tonic on this earth. All chemists.



BOROUGH OF ASHBURTON. notification"^ valuation. I T\KE Notice.—The Valuation List of the Borough of Ashburton for the j y«ar 1893 i« now open for inspection at the Borough Council Office, Baring Square, We»t Ashburfcon. All objections there to must be loft »t the Resident Magis trate's Court, on or before fifteenth day of I February next, addressed to the Assess ment Court, and a copy of every such objection muat be left at the lowa Clerk s office not less than seven days before the n «t sitting of oKg> To*-n Clerk. Boiougb Council Office, Aahburton, January 14, lo*»- *?i/_" TirtSSBAHRATT'S SCHOOL •^ WILL RE-OPEN JANUARY 23ruINST. Subjtcfc^ taught — English, Music, Drawing, and Singing^ Miss Barifitt will bo at home from 20t?» iiibt. ' L£? TO THRBSHWG MAO BIN IS PROPRIETORS. THRKSHI^G Machine Books on an improved principle printed on the shortest notice atM*it. Office. Have time, jn.d ensure accuracy in your threshing Accounts by sending in orders for books *AS|iBURTON PUBLISHING CO., ■ ' Burnett Street,



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: F H THE HOLIDAY*. iIJ. NEILL and CO's SPECIAL PRICKS FOR THIS MONTH Ladies' Cashmerette Hose, double knee, 10£ d to 5a 6d per ynrd , All Woo Flftime', 7*d per yard -. Flannelettes at 3s 6tl per f»«»zen flood Heavy Twilled at sid 7i«i«^ vivd leather Shirting, Swanadown Back, at 7ja lP w yua. Waahitig Prints; 3s llrt per doze" A RMsml Hno of-White Mushn, 4^d PonS Cloths andJDelaines in most beautiful pittem; CLOTHING. Men's Colonial Tweed Suits, 23s 6d Men's Serge Suits, 22* 6d Men's Tweed Trousers from 5s lid Boys' Tweed Suits in endless variety Men's Ribbed Cotton Pants, Is 6d E Colonial Knit Wool Socks, llftd per pair Man's Regatta Shirts, 2s Ud , Men's Strong Braces, 9d per pair Boys' Strong Braces, 4d per pair. BOOTS^ BOOTS. BOOTS. UNMISTAK.EABLB VALUE. Ladies'and Children's Tan Shoes, a specialty Brown Canvas Shoes, all sizes Men's Bluchers, 5s 3d sizes at very low prices. (i. J. NEILL and 00: FRIEDLANDEfVS BUILOINGS, '" CORNER OF EAST * MOORE STPEEIS.



WATCHES, WATCHES. . WATOHB* SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Botherbamfr Wateiies. s.~s(a)i7ek, watchmakkra n d jc we llb r, T y n S ¥ firtE GuW onon face »"d W™ I*™* Sterlta« silver ~ CCrhrmVliuiin/Le" , %^taS ; Roft»th»m's flawing Levers, k f y-wi»di»g ; Watch and Jewellery Repairs of every description promptly and satisfactorily executed. „_



"THE POTATOJS COOKED.' f IIHAT was what Te Whiti said at the -*■ great Maori gathering. The saying has paused into a proverb. Nobcdy exactly knew what the dusky prophet meont ; nobody was sure that he knew himself. He was not cooking blue derwjents when he made the remark ; but the times were full of matters of mighty import for him. Bryce on the pale horse cooked the goose of the incipient rebellion, and although the little proverb cost the Colony a g iod deal of money, it had the moral effect of, so tospeak, taking all the shoddy out < f the native question, leaving us a loyal and sensible race of Maori* for neighbors. ISO SHODDY is a good motto for any man to follow, and I carry it right into the heart of my buunoss. We generally understand a man to mean, when he uses Te Whiti's proverb, that some great question has come to a head. It would perhaps be more nearly accurate to say the cooking of a potato was, a burning question, than that the vexed Wakanui Creek was one. You can't burn the creek. Can you 1 But the creek ha 3 caused some he%rt burnings though; and one or two peop'e over it were very nearly left without any water to enable them to say "The potato is cooked." I trust when the County Council, aided by Mr James Brown (to whom Mr Murdoch Bruce thought the whole district was indebted for stirring up the creek question), are able to say "the potato is cooked/ the matter will be settled once for all, with TVo Worthies* Remnants Lett of bad feeling and unneiijhborly hard thoughts. The friends of Methodist Union will not. I fear, be able to say " the potato is cooked " yet. At least the talk at* the Piimitive Conference did not look that way. But union would be an advantage in many ways. I find that when a very large number of people are of one mind, as they are, in regard *o the advantages to be gained by patronising our shop, we can sell goods to them much more cheaply than a man san do who has only a limited patronage. By the way, did you hear what the Scotchman said of the Conference in re ply to a poke at his country. "Their bast chairman of a public meeting is a Scotchman. The best man they have is a woman; and she is a Scotchman too." That Scotchman roue;fc have been an Irish man. So think* HARRY HAItD.LKY, Manager for HAKIM BROS whose stock of Drapery and Clothing is very large aud elegant, useful and Special purchase of Travellers' samples at low prices. Com* a#d look at them.



Holloway's Pills —©hange of tempera ture and weather frequently npset persons who are most careful of their health, and particular in their diet. These corrective, purifying, and geo'Up aperient pills are the best remedy fpr all defectivjQ £?,Qfcjon of the digestiv3 organs. Tliey augment£he appetitp, strengthen tbe stomach, correct biliousness, and carry off aW that is noxious from the system, ffolloway's Pills are composed of rare balsams, wroixed witft baser master, "*<t on that acco»nt aye peculiarly ¥ ej] ' »nt %\w y@<Wg» delicate, ?,pd aged, adapteu . «*»»<iieui# hag gajned fam« As this priceless ... - -'* it w thefufcurg in the past, so it will preset»- :— *uian by its renovating and invigorating qu«.. and the impossibility of doing harm. The Bkst Remedy fob Indigestion— j i Norton's Camomile Pills are confidently recommended as a simple remedy for (ndigestion, which is the cause of nearly all ihe diseases to which we are subjects Sokton's Pills, with justice called the "Natural Strengthener of the Human Stomach," act as a powerful tonic and gentle aperient, are mild in their operation, and tile under any circumstances. Sold in ' bottles, at U lid, 2a W, "Ilia, by all medicine } vei dnr« throughout tbt WWldt



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