CORRESPONDENCE.

(We donotholdoirseives responsibleifor the opinions expiessed by our correspondents.)

IRRIGATION.

. TO THE JtDITOR. Sir -I notice that in Mr Baxter's report on irrigation matters tn the County Council at their last meeting, he stated that Mr Allan, the manager cf Acton, is now favourable to irrigation. Now, as I am not partial to men who i change their faith, 1 had just began to furbish up my blade for the pnrpo c of having another set-to with Mr Allan. But I fortunately met that gentleman a few days »go at the Tinwald yards, and 1 learned from him there that he has travelled through several countries where irrigation is practised since I saw mm last. So, for the time being. I intend to turn my sword into a pruning hoot, ask Mr Allan, as a favour to th« whole farming community of the county, to give us, through your columns, a det^, account of what he has seenm the several countries where he has travelled, bearing upon the question of irrigation I need not say w* will all feel grate*ul to him and to you, should you agree to give this Important matter publicity.~* *™' *tC '»

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Wreck*. Auckland, August 14. The Janet cutter, from Norfolk Island, brings intelligence of two wrecks at the Islands. The Mary OgiJvie, a regular trader between Sydney, Lord Howe Island, and Norfolk Island, during a gale was driven ashore and wrecked. Captain Garth and crew came to Auckland in fche Janet. The ship Girvan was wrecked at Lord Howe Island in June. The crew were rescued by the barque George Thomp'on, which landed at the Island. The Girvan left Newcastle on June 3, with 1997 tons coal. In a pale off Lord Howe Island on June 9, the vessel was thrown on her beam ends, causing the cargo to shift. She was steadily settling down ia the water, and preparations W3re made by Ceptain Angus and the crew to leave her. Fortunately the barque George Thompson, bound tram Newcastle to Honolulu, came up and the captain Mid orew of the ill-fated vessel were taken on board. At daylight next morning the Girvan had disappeared, having sunk duridf the night. The crew landed at Norfolk Island on June 22 and were still there when the Janet sailed for Auckland. «l«ho]i Julius. Bishop Julius arrived by the Ruahme to day. His haalth has greatly improvod. He left for the south in the Takapuna. He stated that very considerable decora tions have been promised by a lady at Home for the Ohristchurch cathedral, but he had not brought them with him. The Anglican church at Home was going more into social work fc the amelioration ot the condition of the masses/ The character of this work wa3 scarcely understood in the colonies, as the neces sity for such social work was the natural outcome of the congregation of large masses of population in great cities. Such work would probably follow out here, but he thought not in the near future. Lady Julius and daughter are well. ITew South IVnlea Bifle M*etlJ»ir- Wellington, August 14. "Wellington will be represented by ten men at the coming New South Wales Bifle Association meeting. The team will be seized by tho holding of three competitions, and each man will receive £10 from the funds to defray his expenses. Who flirt the" ? The Bakers' Union state upon enquiry that they fine' Rone of their members tock part in the fight which occurred at the recent banquet held by the Union. Ili» Pacific Slope. DtTHEDIN, AUgUSt 14. The first attempt''to arrest a fugitive debtor by means of a telegraphic warrant proved futile, the absconder having done the pacific slope on Saturday,

FOOTBALL.

ASHBURTON 11. V RAKAIA.

There was a large number of spectators at the football match between Rakah and Ashburton Second teama played at the Domain on Saturday afternoon, and a well contested and exciting game resulted in favor of the local team by one try and one goal (five points), to one potted goal (four points). Rakaia was the first to score, Bruce kicking a goal from a mark in the first spell. The visitors were superior in the forward department and almost invariably carried the scrimmages, but the fine work of the Aehburton backs kept the play tor the most part in Rakaia's territory. Only splendid tack ling on the part of the opposing backs, prevented Ashburton from scoring re peatedly, and when at last Upton got over and scored in the second spell, he only did so by carrying three or four of the Rakaia team over the line with him. The £tck at goal was entrusted to Smith, and Fas neatly converted! for the winners the whole team played well together but H. Curtis, Pntchard, Purchase and Upton exhibited fine back play, running and passing splendidly. For Rakaia, the best of a good all round team were Lara man, Bruce and Rouse (Captain). Mr J. Cow successfully ferformed the arduous duties of referee.

CABLE SUMMARY.

The Emperor hag decided to make Dantzig a free port. Colonel Golville and two other officers have started from Uganda to command the Soudane93. The Duk§ §i Connaught succetds Sir H. Evelyn Wood as Commander of the Aldershot District. * The Earl of Kintore does not retire from the Governorship of South Aus tralia" until the term of six years, for which he was appointed, expires. Cholera is spreading on'the Conti nent, and a case is reported from Grimsby. In New York eight more cases are reported among Italian immi r itfews has been received that Ernest, 2nd Puke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, has suffered a fit of apoplexy, and that his condition causes the utmost anxiety to his friends. The Duke is 75 years of age. The heir presumptive is the Duke of Edinburgh. The Australian Natives.' Association have 'passed & resolution that it is the imperative duty of the Crown to bring Sir M. Davies and Mr Milledge to trial, in order to assure the public that the administration of justice is not afiected by the position or influence of alleged offenders^

The Colonial Mutual Life Society made a prompt settlement of the claim of the late Mr L JU Erichard. the deceased was a polioy^older'in this Society, and the proofs of his death were submitted to the^ local agent by "Mr &'M/putfabertaqn, solicitor For the administratrix, on Wednesday, when i chemie was immediately obtained from the Head Office in Wellington and paid over to the administratrix on Saturday by the Society's Ashburfcon ag«nt, Mr J. G. RwteU,

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

London, August 12. Tlie Unionist party in the House of | Commons regard unfavorably Mr Gladstone's proposal for a joint con ference to discuss the schedules of the Home Rule Bill and the redistribution of the Irish seats at Westminster.

AN IRISH ORIGINAL.

Well, Pat, how are your potatoes turn ing out this year ?" v, " Well, your Reverence, about as bad as bad could be. If you put a Hieland piper playing his pipes at wan good stalk, and walked from that till you came to another good one, you wouldn't hear his music. There's the truth for you, now. An' now, your Reverence, how can the landlord be expectin' rint such times as these? It's against nature. Did I tell you what I said to the agent lately ?" "No." "Well, sure enough, I went to the office such a day ; and be the same token there was a bacon strike goin' on in the country at the same time, and I says to the agent, < Sir,' says I, • I have seven good store pigs in me yard, an' a lot of fine manure, an' I've some ay the finest hay in the parish, an' I want nothin' but a little time. I can pay ye well,' says I, when I sell some of my little property.' 'The divil a day,' says he, * Mr. O'Mul ligan' (savin' your Reverence's presence for makin' use of such a word),' the divil a day longer can ye have,' says he. Well, me timper riz, your Reverence, for I'm a man who lives very near his timper, as the sayin< is ; and I says back again to him, I says, 'To the divil I pitch you/ says I,' where Darby Keeffe pitched the Judge, and do your best,' says I. But isn't it cruel, your Reverence, isn't it cruel for me an' the likes of me to be like this, under the scourge and under the harrow and under the axe and under the saw and under the flail and under the whip and under the hammer and under the bailiff and under the agent and under the peeler—isn't it now ?'' Mr. O'Mulligan paused here to take breath, for we most imperfectly repro duce his torrent of eloquence. In the interval we observed : —" King Solomon says,' The hand of the diligent maketh rich,' so you should be well off." " Yes, your Reverence, that's right; I know man is born to 'industre.' My duties are very erroneous (?onerous), but, as Holy Scripture says, ' Work out your own Salvation, an' let us cast off the works of darkness ; blessed are the dead —for them I mourn.' I was a man who wanst had £700 of diy money, an' now, savin' your presence, I haven't the price of a shave, an' that's fourpence, left of it; an' what's more, I've a young, weighty family to'contind'with. Me money is all gone with lawyers.an' rint an' costs, for I'm not that ' insipid' drunkard at al! that the people says I am. If your Reverence would only be plased to look at them some day, I could show you me papers, for I have as many of them as would boil a pot of spuds." " It's a great pity you were not made a Sawyer yourself, Mr. O'Mulligon; you would have been a great man to address a jury." " Well now, sir, don't be joking me; It's yourself is the pleasant gentleman. Still, I have no great taste for the law ; there was a great scholar in this parish wanst, an' he could spake Latin like the alphabet; and I heard tell he used to say that there was a piece of Latin about a man not gett'n' to be a bad man all at wanst, an' the way he give it put himself was—* It takes two years to make an at torney.' It's well I knows them. Sure enough I wanst took a bill of costs to a friend to look over, and by-and-by he says—' Pat, this man will be saved yet,' says he. ' What do you mane by that ? says I. ' I mane by it,' says he, ' that Attorney So-and-so isn't that bad man after all,' says he, ' if this is his bill,' says he,' he have a chance of gettin' to heaven after all,'says he. See that now, sir! Well, after all, it's worth while to get a rowl of the Coort out of yer money, any way. Tom Luby, who was half-aiqual to a lawyer himself, because he was so often at Sessions and Assizes wid cases, tuk great pride out of a clever attorney; an' he used to say he had more roguery in his belly than fifty mjn. But I mu^ be taking lave of ypu nqw ? sir, an' I hope Mr. Balfour will call in here before he goes home—l can let his honour see that I haven't a trescawn of praties in mp whole little garden, glory be to God !" But how poor and faint an idea all this conveys of the volubility of Mi O'Mulligan! Fuller said that the bam, bald style of the schoolmen was, tv be at tributed to design, *' lest any oi the ver min of equivocation should hide them selves under the nap of their words." In whatever other respects the poorest Irishman may be bald and bare, he never experiences any of the pangs of poverty of language.— Spectator,

HARI-KARI.

Hari-kari, or "the happy despatch," was a Japanese method of execution- When an official of rarik was; condemned to death, a sword was sent t;o him ; he took leave of his family, performed cer tain religious rites, and then plugged the sword into his bqwejs, drawing' it down and acrosg. If a gentleman had been in sulted, he would commit hari-kari on the door-step of his enemy ; who, bythe Japanese code of honour, was compelled to do the same. Only old-fashioned per sons perform the "happy despatch" nowadays in Japan ; it has been shelved along with ttiany Qth<2r' q]c(' ev^stGms of that empire,

CAUGHT ALL THE SAME.

Mrs. Oldboy : " Oh, you needn't talk, John. You were bound' to hay?: me., You can't g£|y that } e.verrm after you." Oldboy : "Very true, Maria ; and the rat trap never runs after the mouse, but it gathers him in all the same."

A man, nejer l?na\vs how rmich. he cat. do till he trie§~fjpr how badly he can do it either, It appears to be an established truth that an ounce of keep-your-mouth-shut is better than a pound of explanation after you have said it,

Stabbing Cases at Wel lington.

Wellington, August 12 A Gorman named Mossner was brought into town from Levin this afternoon by a constable on a charge of stabbing an Italian named Goltano Mari. The two men were mates aud slept at the Temper ance Hotel last night. Two other men had beo<i in the room. Maria was stabbed three times in the back with a pocket knife while in bed, but none of the wounds are supposed to be serious. Mossner has been declared a dangerous lunatic, and remanded to the asylum. August 13 Yesterday afternoon a collision took place on Adelaide road between a cart driven by a Chinese gardner named |Lee Long and an expressman named Hindle. The latter was arrested on a charge ©f drunkenness, and subsequently a friend of his created a row with Lee Long. The Chinaman was badly worsted, and in de fence drew a pocket knife and stabbed his assailant, John Matthews, in the neck, inflicting a wound half an inch deep, btt not of a dangerous character. Lee Long was also arrested. He is in a very weak state.

The Bombay Riots.

Bombay, August 12. The turmoil continues, and the riots are the most serious ever known here. The Artillery commands the streets, and Lancers have been ordered from Poonah. The Blue Jackets have been landed from the warship. Desultory skirmishes have taken place at night, and six people have been killed and a hundred injured. Four Hindoo temples and two mosques have been wrecked, and the Mahoanmedan quarters have been looted. Volunteers have been ordered to hold themselves in readiness to assist in maintaining order. Lord Harris, Governor of Bombay, has wired to the Viceroy that the riots will probably continue for some days, but he declares that there is no ground for alarm. (Received August 14, 10.50 a.m.) Bombay, August 13. The troops were obliged to fire upon and charge the rioters. Collisions were frequent iv several parts of the city. Three hundred armed policemen and railway hands are assisting the troops. Two hundred rioters have been taken prisoners. Lord Harris returns im mediately.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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THE BRITISH WHEAT CROP.

( Received Ausust 14. 10.50 a.m. I

London, August 13. The " Agricultural Gazette" says the wheat crop is the worst since 1879.

THE VICTORIAN DISASTER.

H.M.S. Triumph has arrived at Portsmouth with the survivors of the Victoria disaster on board. Many affecting scenes were witnessed when the men landed.

A BIG PETITION.

A memorial against Home Rule, signed by a hundred and three thousand Irish women has been presented so the Queen.

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

A train crammed with holiday makers ran offthera}l3at LlantrisEent, in Glamorganshire, on Saturday. Three carriages rolled fifty yards down an embankment. The passengers were wedged in the wreckage and heart rending scenes occurred. Fifteen people were killed and fifty injured.

The Saturday half- Holiday.

On Saturday last, during the sale at Mr Alfred Harrison's auction yards, a large body of farmers and others discussed the 1 advisableness of protesting against the proposed compulsory closing of places of business on Saturday afternoon, which would necessitate ihe loss of Saturday as the market day. After the matter had been freely talked over the following re solution was submitted:—"That this meeting is of opinion that great incon venience and loss would be inflicted upon the farmers and others resident in this district should Saturday as market day be abolished, and trusts that some other day may be appointed upon which the half holiday may be held." Upon this being put to the meeting the whole of those present, about 20Q, voted for it, not a single hand being held up against it. Mr Harrison was then asked to forward particulars of the meeting to the local papers, and also to the Govern ment through Mr E. [G. Wright the member for the district.

THE ASHBDKTON GtJABDIAN: MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1893



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riNWALD.—For gale sections num bered 17 and 18 fronting the Main South Road and Railway, capital site for cottage. Apply to T. BULLOCK FOR SALE AT A LOW FIGURE. A I \C\ ACRES odd, Sheep Farm, with *±\J\J Dwelling, Sheep Dip and other farm buildings. On account of the owner going north, 7 38 T. BULLOCK. £i*» a —Lot 48, containing 1 rood / O S• we u situated, fronting the railway, Hinds township, for sale at the above figure. T. BULLOCK. To The Ladies of Ashburton anb Dis trict, A WORD WITH YCTT, PLEASB. I F Thinking of getting married try MADDENS for your Bride Cake—almond iced, if required. If you like a quiet afternoon cup of tea, send along to M A DD E N'S for your Cakes and Pastry. School Committees, when giving their children a treat, try a fifty shillings [ease o MADDENS Assorted Goods. Ball Committees, save yourselres a deal of anxiety by entrusting your orders to MADDEN for Suppers, &c. The best South Can terbury spreads to be referred to. In fact anything in the line can be supplied you (why send the money out of the dis trict) at the OLD ESTABLISHED SHOP, last Street. Clearing Sale. IN consequence of continued ill health I have decided to DISPOSE OF MY WELL. SELECTED STOCK QP TOBACCONIST AND FANCY GOODS, REGARDLESS OF COST. The Sale will last for FO;Ufi WEEKS ONLY, In which time ALL $003391 M^FSf BE FOLD. My Hairdressing and Shaving Saloon will be OPEN during the sale as usual. HABEI FBIEPLANDER. % ntm* . I. ■



1 SEED. SEED. SEED. QPLENDID SAMPLES of Canadian and Danish Oats ; also prime Tuscan and l Hunter's Wheat for Sale at lowest prices. JOHNG. iisTELL. 859 v.5.5.00. • HPR US 'SC® ii TTNION STEAMSHIP COMPANI U OF NEW ZEALAND. STEAMERS SAIL prom LYTTEL TON AS UNDER: For Wellington—Monday, Tuesday, Wed nesday, Thursday, Mid Saturday. Nelson—Tuesday and Saturday. Auckland—Monday and Thursday. Sydney—Erary Second Thursday. Dunedin—Tuesday and Friday. Melbourne—Tuesday. For particu.arr apply to MILES & (30., LIMITED. AGENTS, ASHBURTON. — JUST OPENED.— R. Lumsden, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER, AND OCULIST'S "OPTICIAN. BEGS to inform the inhabitant a Ash but ton and surrounding district that he has commenced business as fthov* in TANCRED STREET, four doors * rom Collier's Corner. SPECIAL, -K.L., being a thoroughly experienced (thirty years) workman, Customers can confidently rely upon him executing; all work efficiently, quickly, ani at VERY LOW CHARGES' NOTE CAREFULLY.-No need o send your Watches, etc, to Christchurch for Repairs. Any and all kinds of Watch Work personally attended to by R.L' The name of Lumsden is a guarantee of reliable Workmanship. SITISFACTION A CERTAINTY. Sole importei of the fawetf — PAUSODONQPTIG SPECTACLES- Best Glasses in the world. To be had only from It liUMSDEir, R. L. has just rotumed from London, where he has made a special study of' Optics under one of the best oculists and has with him a superior stock o Spectacles to suit all defects of vision? Sights accurately tested by latest optic* nstrumente.



IMPORTANT TO INVESTOR?, IMPORTANT TO FATHERS AND MOTHERS, IMPORTANT TO EVERYBODY. c £ Y)° YOU WISH for a Bopdß opd Investment! Tl»*n be wis- and punhine a HOUSE 0 and SECTION. You cannot go wrong in buying land at» reasonable price, which is increasing in value, and becoming lem in quantity every" week. Everyone should r possess a hume that he can call his own, and the properties such as are now offend (f should not be missed. Young man, yon may feel free and independent now, but you will want to settle down. Be wise and purchase a House and Section by instalmente of payment that you will not feel the loss of. Saving leads to wealth; yet many people go on paying house rent all their lives, and are either unaware how easily fhef may become house owners instead of rent payers, or singularly neglectful-of sveli opportunities as F. FERRIMAN offers. Do without luxuries for a little while, and buy a Section and House What you are now paying for rent will soon pay the cost of your property. No more landlords, no more rent. Anyone In active employment of any kind can save enough to pay tho Instalment by cutting down expenses. What many spend in cigars and beer, horse-racing and cards, would buy • Howe aad Section. Don't hesitate because your earnings are small; make your expenses onl a little less than now. Many will be ready to take It off your hands at a profit. It ia an axiom in political economy that should be written In letters of gold— The man who lives up to all he owns Is ill prepared for fortunes turns, But who spends less has home and health, Long life himself, his children wealth, Like drops of water, grains of sand That make the ocean and the land; The penny saved to sovereigns grows, What poor men hope, the rich man knows. —Safer. MOORE STREET, ASHBURTON KXTENSTON, VOV SfllP— * A°RE of GOOD GROUND; capitalfrontaget * iv, tT,V .« ■ ci o» Beach Ro»d. Upon the land ij built a *£r fortable Dwelling of five rooms, Shop£and Stable, A good opening for any small business, Poultry Farm.'etc. " |F. FERRIIVIiIV. -FOR SALE AT HAMPSTEAD, a Comfortable Five-Roamed Honw, with Scullery and good Outbuildings. Situated upon two lections of land of tirht-cUss quali.y Well planted with choice fruit trees in full bearing ; »n abundant supply of water • cxsel lent fronthgej; on.Main Road, near School,(buid [within [sight of Uuiway Station • clear title. * F. FERRIMAN. A? HOME YOU MAY WELL BE PROUD OF, TOGETHER WITH LASTING AND SOLID SECURITY. IJ*W WHAT MORE can mortal man desire than Lots 137, 3, 4, 5 6 and 7 about 11 ACRES of rich, highly productive Land, with Brick Dwelling of Five Rooms dose to Schools, and few minutes walk to Post Office Savings Bank. For with this nro« perty and a small nest egg in cash you can be comfortable now and in the evenins of ife. Price- £250, which, at 4 per cent intereet, is only four shillings a week rental for the above Banks go up, Banks go down, but this may stand for ever —TA* above has ban sold. . F. FERRIMAN. —FOR SALE — A VALUABLE BUSINESS SITE of i-ACRE,'opposite" the new office o the Building Society, in TancredlStreet.— Since So.d. F. FERRIMAN. — FJOJR SALE — HAVELOCK STREET, ft.AOKrJ. Capital corner, close to centre of town Comfortable Villa of five rooms, with Outbuildings ; good garden, well sheltered • must be sold ; owner leaving for North Inland. He may wish himself in his old home again. Many that leave Ashburton would like to return. If you buy tnie home you will want more cash to set yen ont than owner will take for you and yours go in.'— l he foregoing Property has been disposen oj F. FERRIMAN. — FOR SALE'— TO THOSE who study sanitation the Alford Forest Itoad offers all that y»u 'tan desire. 1 have for Sale &-ACRE and good House opposite Mr John Orr's resi dence. This property will suit any^one living in town or working at the Woollen Factory. Price;io«r,l F. FERRIMAN. —FOR SALE— SECTION and HOUSE near Canterbury Mill. A safe investment f iror.d homeHNnflittle money j easy terms, . P. FERJRIM4N. —FOR SALE— ♦v ?£i T °±¥ T2 LVA!W L RESIDENCE known as Troyford^Vlna,'situated on thel Wakanu Road, containing Large Dining Room, Drawing, Six Bedrooms! Kitchen Bath Room and pantry The ground consists of Flower Garden? Lawi; able ro W" entr*UCe; th® W^°le formin« • "S* <SS F. FERRIMAN,