MAIL NOTICES,

Mails close for the following placea as under, subject to the necessary alterations :— WEDNESDAY, October 4. For the United Kingdom, Continents of Europe and America, and West Indies (via 3an Francisco), Sandwich Islands, etc., and also for Northern Ports of New Zealand, per Takapuna, as follows:—Ordinary letters, books, and newspapers, at 6,15p,m, : registered letters, at 5 p.m. ; money orders, at 3p. m. Due London November 8.

Note—On and after October 1 the parcels post system will be established between New Zealand and New South Wales at the same rate of postage as to the other colonies.

DEATH.

Andrews—On September 30, afc Long beach, David Leslie, fifth son of Joseph Herdman and Mary Jane Andrews, of Longbeach ; aged five years and fiix months.

Ashburton Grardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY. OCTOBER 2, 1893. THE NEW LICENSING BLLL.

:N Tow that the new Licensing Bill of the Seddon Government has become law a short condensation of its provi sions may not be uninteresting—of the provisions at least that are new. It would have been far better had the new measure made it its first duty to repeal all existing legislation on the subject of the trade in liquor, retaining only such provisions of the old Acts as were found necessary or advisable, and thus making the new measure the only statute bearing on the liquor laws. This has not been done, so that the Act has to be read with the Acts of 1881, 1882, and 1880. The chief novel feature of the measure is that licensing matters will no longer be in the hands of ratepayers only. Hither to ratepayers only have exercised the right to vote at the election of Licens ing Committees, so that these bodies did not by any means represent the people, but only a few of the property owners. The constituencies of the Licensing Committees did not include a tithe of the people who were the patrons of the houses to be licensed, so that by no stretch of compliment could the Licensing Committees be called ((popular" bodies?, Under the new Act the constituencies Oi the Com mittees will be composed of exactly the same people as make up the constitu encies of the members of Parliament, and of course b.cth, male and female voters will have a voice in the election. The parochial character of the electo rates of the Committees has been removed by the extension of the areas to the boundaries of the Parliamentary electorates, and the machinery in op eration for these elections will be made use of for licensing elections. The extension of the areas of the licensing electorates is one of the features of the measure objec tionable to the more pronounced and enthusiastic prohibitionists, as a large number of people are called upon to vote on a question in whjch they tire not personally interested to any great extent. We meao that a class of people who may have very strong objections to licensed houses being placed near their own doors will have the power of planting them or retain ing them at other people's. The Ash-; burton electorate is an illustration in Doint. Fr£>m the mouth of tho Rakaia to the mouth of tli* Ashburton river and up to the railway line virtually,; there are no public houses. The whole ft{ • vatere ia lwt ** fcricfc wil! j ° c - : *■'»« question, &ud should ammcein. * that voice say "license, n-_ will be renewed, even though every voice within the belts of the borough may say "no license." But then the country people have a right to be con sulted in a question like this, as they are the real travellers in our midst, and have the greater necessity for the accommodation which a licensed house affords. The larger electorate will

certainly take a broader view of the i whole question than will the electorate limited by the belts of the borough and confined to the property owners. Then the qualifications of the members of the Committees have been -widened, and any elector may obtain a seat upon the Committee, There are exceptions, however, for those who are directly interested in the liquor trade, who receive Government pay, or pay from a local body. Then of the nine members who form the Com mittee, only eight are elected, the ninth being the Resident Magistrate of the district, and in our case poor Captain Wray will have his work cut out for him, as his circuit ranges from the Rakaia to Thnaru. The presi dency of some half dozen Licensing Committees, meeting quarterly, added to his ordinary Court duties, is no small amount of added work, and while these meetings are being held it stands to reason that Court business will not progress with leaps and bounds. The R.M. will nq doubt bring the benefit of experience to bear on the deliberations of the Committee, —in which he will have both a delibera tive and a casting vote-—but it would have been better, we fancy, had the Committee been wholly elective and the nominated element excluded. Polling costs are to be defrayed by the local bodies, and should the result of the poll be that licenses cease, the local bodies have no power to recoup the loss of the license fees by additional rates. This last provision was the work of the nominated Legislative Council. No woman can hold a license, except she be a widow, or has obtained a protection order from her husband, but women who hold licenses under the present Act may retain them. Under the old Act an appli cant for a license went through the farce of running along the principal, or in fact any, street, and getting the signatures of ten residents as to his character for fitness. Under the new Act it is necessary for him to obtain a certificate from a resident magistrate, Ten o'clock licenses may be extended to eleven by the committee, for an ad ditional fee of £5, but twelve o'clock licenses are among the things that were, and the hours during which a house may be kept cpen are defined. When a license has been granted after the taking of a poll, the licensee has the right of renewal for two years^ contin gent on his good behaviour. "No liquor can be consumed on the premises by 'children under sixteen," but a thir teen-year-old child may purchase liquor to take away. A very useful provision is that which renders a " prohibit " HaAile to a tine of £10 or three mouths' imprisonment for procuring liquor, This seems to us a wise and a fair pro vision, as many men become " pro hibited" whom the publicans and their servants do not know from Adam, and ib was not the fairest thing in the world to hold liquor sellers responsible in every rase for the misdeeds of pro hibited men. Prohibits will now have to exercise any power of self control that may be left in them, or failing, s;o to gaol for three months to cultivate it.

TEE CRIMINAL CODE BILL.

The Justices of the Peace who have to administer a large proportion of our criminal laws will find the Criminal Oode, as just passed by Parliament, of real value—that is, after it has been so indexed that its parts immediately applicable to the cases before their Worships can be found at once. The roll of the great unpaid throughout this colony would take a compositor about a week to put in type. But only a few hours of his time would be occupied in setting up the names of tho^e on that roll whose knowledge of the law is comprehensive enough and sufficiently exact to enable them to depend upon themselves and not upon the Clerk of Court, to be independent of the advice of the prosecuting con stable, fearless of the 'bounce" of defending counsel, and regardless of his warnings. The new code Avill materially help ihem to a better under standing of exactly how the law stands, and anything calculated to save the time of business men who give that time free to the service of the com munity ought to bo welcomed, as well as anything calculated to make that service more efficient,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr George Robett Tyl§p has been elected Lord Mayor of London. A, Michigan mine filled with water and 37 miners were drowned. The French Government have declined to exempt priests from military service on the reserve list. The British revenue for the half-year ending tq-day 3 shows a decrease of £1,500,0Q0. "'" Female electors are reminded—and male electors, too, for that matter—that the main rolls close on October 5, and any claims received atter that date will have to be placed on a supplementary roll. Rev G. B. Inglis began Irs duties as pastor of the Presbyterian .Church on Sunday. There were large congregations at both services, aud the eloquent sermons of the now minister justified the congregation's choice of a preacher. Mr Inglis still suffered to some tzten!; from a cold, and this prevented him taking the Wakanui service that day, but it is hoped he will be able to preach in the church at Wakanui gejfc Sund.ay, -•■ **ieflß Of engraving may be Saen on A ne*. t —«L«.ttd«lLf and Preston's the window of Mess^ _. Htrii (tmes shop in Burnett street. The ..^ ■> tion was executed by Mr Landells, ana denotes the style of the firm and other details. The "Express Cycle Works "is the designation of the establishment, and if a sample machine which is at present on view is a criterion of the firm's work they should meet with success in Ashburtoa,

Since the Electoral Bill has become law over seven hundred women have been placed on the roll in the Ashbutton electorate. ' Over one hundrei of these were recorded on Saturday. About five hundred women have been registered for Rangitata. For the month of September the vital statistics for Ashburton were—Births, 25 ; deaths, 9; marriages, 4 ; for the quarter ending September 30—Births, 70; deaths, 28 ; marriage.-!, 11. At the conference of delegates from the country racing clubs held at Geradine last week Messrs Hugo Fiedlander (A.R.C) and Peirpoint (Geraldine R.C.) were appointed delegatts to the next metropolitan confer ence to be held in Wellington. Mr Robert Kennedy, the Scottish vocalist, is a victim to t;he bank crisis in Melbourne, and has filed his schedule. He had put his savings into Mr James Munro's Real Estate Bank, and to escape the crushing call liability, he has had recourse to insolvency. The Ashburton Cricket Club held a suc cessful practice on Saturday. The favorable weather had enabled the caretaker to get a very good pitch, and as a consequence very good form was shown by some of the older players. Sides were chosen by Messrs Denshire and E. Andrews, resulting in a win for the former's team. Four new English Humber bicycles, ordered through &lr Mercer, the New Zea land agent, arrived in Ashburton on Satur day morning. Two of them are racers, one for Mr Daly being a very light and elegant machine for track racing, and one for Mr Burns being a road racer. All four are admirably fini&hed. Professor Miller, in Melbourne, has succeeded in his attempt to break the world's record at dumbell lifting. Daring the course of an evening he put up two dumbells, aggregating 29ib weight, 5000 times without resting. The performance of this feat took him a fraction leas than 2hr 31min. As Mrs Capon, of Lauriston, was driving across a paddock at Winchmore on Saturday last, the axle of the trap broke, and in getting clear of the vehicle Mrs Capon unfortunately broke her leg. She was brought down to her mother's (Mr Good's) house at Allenton, whereDr Tweed attended and set the fracture. At the mayor's ball in Melbourne this year, for the first time for ever so long, there was no Bit-down supper. People could not believe it, and hung around the corridor leading to the supper room as of yore about eleven o'clock ; but, alas, there were only " light refreshments." Claret filled the place of champagne. What a contrast to the palmy days of Sir Benjamin Benjamin. A very striking object-lesson on the riches of the Coolgardie goldfield was given to the Melbourne public the other day, when £17,000 worth of gold from Bailey's Reward claim was shown in the window of Mr W. Drummond, jeweller, Collins street, There were 36050z of bar gold and 801b of specimens, estimated to contain GOOoz of gold. The specimens may be described as quartz in gold rather than gold in quartz. The trotting rnatoh between Osterley and Mystery, which has been attracting so much attention in Melbourne sporting circles of late, came off on the Richmond course, and the Agricultural Show verdict was con firmed, Osterley being returned the.winner. He won two straight heats. As was antici pated, the Australian trotting record for a mile (2min 29^ec, made by Mystery) was broken—Dsterly, who trotted through out without skip or breik, cutting out the ■list nee each Lime in 2min 25sec. The American record for a mile is 2min 43ec, aud was made by Nancy Hanks. Mystery was only beateu by a neck in the first heat, while in the second heat she broke down. Last Monday evening the Greymouth ladies were thrown into quite a flutter of excitement over the arrival of three female Celestials, one being the bride of Young He, a Greymouth merchant, together with his mother-in-law and sister-in-law. Referring to this interesting importation the " Grey River Argus " aays :—" The Herald came in sooner than was expected, as she made fast to the wharf about a quarter-past midnight, when a covered trap was iv attendance into which the little party ensconced themselves. They were in Chinese costume, though their hair was dressed in European style before the fringe came into vogue, and one of the young ladies was modest and rather pretty looking. Quite a crowd of lookeis'on was present, but the natural curiosity to see the new arrival was kept within reasonable restraint. It was pretty clear that the feet of the Chinese ladies are better adapted for show than for purposes of locomotion. There were only three women in the party. No rime was lost, as they drove off as soon as the party settled down in their seats.

LABOR ITEMS.

London, September 30. The Miners' Federation have refused to interview the masters, but decided to allow members of the federation to resume work at the old rate of wages, the men doing so to pay Is per day to the strike fund. It is expected that 50,000 men will at once return to work. The London Trades Council are ap pealing for funds to assist the miners out on strike. It is. stated that many thousands of women and children are starving,their only food being raw potatoes. The coal owners have issued a mani festo, offering to submit the dispute to arbitration.They state that they only desire that wages shall follow prices. The labor leaders intend to appeal to Australia for help for the distressed miners and their families. October 1 The t( Morning Post'? says that dis sension among British miners is en couraging Australia to compete in the coal markets.

TE WHITI.

Mawaia., September 30. Te vvhiti's wana has been gradually gotting less for several years past, and an effort to renew his old prestige was made on the ißth, when a monster meeting was held at Parihaka, at which dark sayings ware agoin resorted to. A fresh move ment, however, has betsn started by the proclamation by his followers ol! Te Whi-.i as "King of Peace,' 4 put whether the title hm beep is not clear. Pari haka is at tMe'pMfo9B* large meetings very noisy through the use 'A intO»M»tmg -"*"■*-'. Tq W'Jj.iti'ei adherents have been (drin^o. •»--. belief in )& fjj.yj.no' [ confirmed in iu~ * «- uubl&f^sfon i mission, and in token of thtu  " • I to hini wear a white feather in their hata. A competent judge says there is more enthusiasm no w in Te Whiti's favor than there has been for years,

COMMERCIAL.

[rEX PKESS ASSOCIATION.]

London, October 1. The cargo of wheat ex barque Arnold, from Lyttelton, sold at from 27s to 27s 6d. (Received October 2, 10 a.m.) London, October 1. Tallow, medium mutton, 27s 61 ; medium betf, 275. The total quantity of wool catalogued up to date is 12P.800 bales, of which 120,200 bales were sold. The English wheat market shows a weak tone, without charge in prices. The Continental market is dull, and the American declining.

The Argentine.

Washington, September 30. News has been recived that the Loyalists at Santa Fe, in the Argen tine Republic, have, after two days' fighting, defeated the rebels. News from the Argentine states that the Government troops are winning all round, and that the rebellion is vir tually suppressed.

THE REVOLT IN BRAZIL.

(pee press association.)

London, September 29. It is reported that the British Government, alarmed at the situation at Rio de Janerio, are exchanging urgent cable messages with the British Legation there, relative to the protec tion of British subjects. Washington, September 30. The latest information from Brazil states that the rebels have captured Santa Oatharina, a maritime Province in the south. It is believed that foreign pressure will induce Dr Peixrto, President of Brazil, to resign. The Foreign Ministers in Rio de Janerio are seeking to mediate in the present trouble, to prevent the further bombardment of the city. October 1. An American warship will be sent to prevent the rebels at Rio Janeiro seizing property, and to enter a protest against the killing of many of the citizens. Lord Rosebery proposes that America and Great Britain should jointly inter vene in the matter. Boynton, an American resident, has been arrested in consequence of his taking part in directing torpedos fired by the rebels.

Supposed Loss of the Barque Evelyn.

Wellington, October 1. The Marine Department received a telegram from Lyfctelton tliis evening stating that the masters of the steamers Rotorua and Wakatipu, which arrived there to-day from Wellington, reported having passed, three miles from Pencarrow Head yesterday, a quantity of wreckage and a boat bearing on her stern the words "Evelyn,. Glasgow." A barque named the Evelyn, of 1135 tons, and commanded by Captain Lowe, left Newcastle fot Lytlelton on September 19, and fchero is but little doubt that the wreckage is from her, A terrific " southerly buster " was experienced in tin Straits on Friday, and it is feared that a casualty happgnad. The pilots, lighthouse-keeper, and signal -station men havj been requested fc^> keep i slurp look out. and search tho beach. Probably a tug will be sent our. Wellington, October 2. Captain Manning, of the Rotorua, states that for two miles the sea was strewed vviih wreckage, consisting of ship's railage, ■\ saxtant case, pillows, cushions, cordage, and a quantity of other woodwork from the upper part of a vessel. Opinion is divided among seafaring men ; soaae think tho vessel merely had her decks swept, others fear she Las foundered. The pilot station reports a large barque seen on Friday making souih, and by one o'clock she was out of sight. The northerly gale was then moderating, but a few hours later cama fierce southerly weather, very thick, and there was no chance of the barque (which would meet the full fury of the storm) getting back into the straits, The pilot crew go out this morning to search the coast from Pencarrow towards Baring Heads,

THE WEATHER.

The weather for the past month should satisfy the farmer—a few wet days, necessary for farming and gardening operations, and in no case continuing for several consecutive days, so that the dis comforts and inconveniences of a wet week have been escaped, and intervening fine weather has made an agreeable variety. Last Friday certainly appeared to take us bacic to midwinter, and its bleakness was more especially noticeable in contrast with the previous mild weather, but the succeeding severe frost at night p seemed to purify the atmosphere and yesterday and to-day remind us equally with the almanac that the month of October is upon us. A.s will be seen below, tho average temperature on hill and plain for tho month has been fairly high, bub on Friday the glass showed a maximum of 55 and a minimum of 23, very chilly indeed. The reports show a fair rainfall which should bring the crops on fast.

ALFORD STATION.

The following is the Meteorological report for the week ending October 1, 1893 :—

TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL AT CHERTSEY FOR JULY.

The Milton By-Laws.

From the Bruce HBRaLD. At the Milton Police Court on Tues day, before Mr Hawkins, R.M.,< ftenry T. Bain, the drummer of the Salvationist band who took part in the procession on the ICUi hist., which formed the subject of legal proceedings the previous week, was charged with contravening the Borough's bylaws- Mr D. Reid, who appeared for the council, said that de fendant had repeated the offence since the summons against him was taken out. The council did not wish anyone to be harshly dealt with, and therefore only asked for a nominal penalty. If the Army asked the council for permission it would probably be granted, though under certain cauditions. The evidence was much the same as that given in pre viously heardccaps.sps. Defendant said that he had been accustomed in the town he came from — which was far larger than Milton—to beat the drum for the last three years, and he considered he knew how a drum should be played. He was not beating it in a defiant manner on the day mentioned in the summons, nor any loudei than it ought to be for the number of instruments that were being played. The peculiar sound made by the drum was accounted for by the wet day. During all the years he had been taking part in serving God in the public thoroughfares he had never once been spoken to, let alone summoned, for beating a drum or marching in the streets. This was the first offence he had ever committed in this respect. It went against his principles to believe that he was doing wrong in the sight of God, though he admitted that he might be doing wrong in the sight of men. He felt it was the will of God that they should march the streets, and it was his duty to do so. His Worship : And also to beat the drum. Defendant: Yes, and also to beat the drum. His Worship would like to know where the Army found authority for that in the Scriptures. Defendant said they had heard a lot about people being annoyed by the play ing of the Army, but no one had come forward fco cay he had been annoyed. He had been round the town, and he found that the sympathy for the Army had in creased twofold lately. The Army did not beat the drum to annoy people. If they knew of anyone who had a sore head or was sick they were only too ready to stop beating the drum till they passed his residence. The same rem&rk applied to their attitude to the churches ; they did not station themselves near the churches when service was being held, nor make any noise to annoy the congregation. His Worship : You know the law now. Defendant: Yes, I know the law as it is in Milton. His Worship read the section of the Police Offences Act which bore on the subject, and which was almost identical with section 60 of by-law No. 2, of the Milton by-laws. The Army were nofc so ignorant of the law as they would have the court believe. They had brought be fore him under this same act, both in Milton and Gore, youths charged with disturbing the Army meetings. They were not content in those cases with a small penalty, but pressed far as much as the courb would allow. Why should not the young man recently charged at Gore be considered a martyr '{ He had committed no moral offence. Why should he not set it up that the Army were an obnoxious people, and (.hat he had a right to annoj them ? What right had the Army to set themselves up as judges of what was the law of the land or the convenience of the people? He had nsver heard t>f such ar (•ogonce before. And then, bee 1 use they were fined, and refusing to pay the fine nad to go to gaol, they wanted to be set down as martyrs. He wanted them to distinctly understand that ihey were not imprisoned for playing-—he (his Worship) had no power to imprison them for play ing ; they were imprisoned because they contumaciously refused to pay a fine which ,hey could pay. It was utter rubbish to talk of martyrs. There was really no moral offence in anything in the by-laws. The boy who was fined for disturbing the Salvation Army at Gore got the money— far more than the fine imposed in i£err'& or aiiy other ot the Salvation Army cases —and paid his fine like a good citizen, and then hired himself out to a mau in the country to work out the money. The Army could do as they chose in their barracks, but they must not defy the law in the streets or they would be fined. If they would not pay they must go to prison for thiir obsoinacy. They were not mar tyrs ; there were no such things in these days. They went to prison because they wanted to go and to make themselves martyrs. Their action was extremely silly ; they were trying to make capital out of acnoyinsr people and calling it re ligion. It had been proved that defend ant not only played on the date mentioned in the information,but also on two subse quent occasions, He should like to know ■f defendant was prepared to behave him self in future, obey the law, and not beat the drum in the streets of Milton to the annoyance of the inhabitants. If he would promise that he should take it into consideration in passing sentence. Defendant: lam finished with Mitlon, and am not likely to be here again. His Worship : That is not the point. Will you promise not to play the drum or any other instrument in the streets of Milton again 'I Defendant: i cannot play any other instrument. His Worship : You are evading my question. Defendant: I will promise then, not to play the drum \n Milton again. His Worship said he would impose a fine of 10s and costs (7s). Had it not been for defendant promising not to offend again he would have imposed a much heavier penalty. Defendant said he could not pay the fine imposed. His Worship said it was nonsense to come and tell him that an able-bodied man with a trade at his fingers' end could not raise the money with which to pay the fine. He knew too much of New- Zealand to believe in that sorb of yarns, [t defendant, as well as a lot more, would do a little more hard work and less loafing ( it: would be a long way better for them selves. If defendant told him he refused to pay the fine he would know exactly what to do. Defendant said that he did not refuse to pay the fine. His Worship said in that case he would order a distress warrant to be issued. Had defendant any property which could be distrained on \ Defendant said he had not much furni ture in his house, and what he had did belong to him ; he was just paying for ifc. His' worship said a distress warrant would be issued : in default of payment of the fine or distress, 14 days' hard labour.

The Trouble in South- Africa.

I'ER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Capetown, September 30. The Matabeles are raiding the British South Africa Company's terri tory, sixty miles from Fort Salisbury.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold o-irseives responsible tor site opinions expressed by our correspondents.)

THE FIRST IN THE FIELD.

TO THE BDITOTt. Sic,—A. local having appeared in this week's paper stating that Mr Purnell was the first to announce himself as a candi date for tho Ashburton seat, I beg to inform you that Mr Wason had announced Irs intention of standing some time pre viously, and in doing so incurred tho censure of Mr John McLachlan who had also announced himself before Mr Pur nell.—l am, etc., T. E. Upton. [If not actually announced by advertise ment, Mr Purnell's intention to stand for either Ashburton or Rangitata was publicly known for months before he "officially" declared himself. That his intention to do so was recognised, note the fact that at all the local public functions the duty of responding to the toact of the Legislature was always ap portioned to him. That he did not declare himself for Ashburton iooner was because, as he stated publicly in the Oddfellows' Hall at Mr Wright's meeting, that gentleman had not de cided which of the two seats he would stand for. The question, however, ia not who was first in the field, but who is to be first on the list at the declara tion.—Ed.]

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS v PHILADELPHIA.

New York, September 30. The Australian cricketers have arrived in good health. The first match in the United States besran at Philadelphia yes terday, The Home team batted first, and when stumps were drawn for the day had t only lost four wickets for 301 runs. The bowling of the visitors was weak, but the fielding was excellent. The following matches have bean ar ranged :—New York, October 4 and 5; Philadelphia, 6 and 9 ; Boston, 11 and 12; Toronto, 14 and 17 ; Detroit, 18 and iy. In their first Innings tho Philadelphia team scored 525. Bohlam was the chief scorer with 118, and Noble next with 77. The Australians have lost four wickets for 125. Graham not out 17, Giffen not out 62. Giffen scored 18 runs in one over, hitting the ball twice out of the ground.

Australian. Loans.

[per press association]

London, Septembar 29. Tha brokers believe that the New South Wales loan can be floated at par. They are consulting Sir Saul Samuel, the Agent-General. September 30. The "Statist" declares that Vic toria, in not allowing time for the public to subscribe for the conversion loan has injured the credit of the colony. The " Economist" considers that the Government should explain the terms of the re-arrangement with the syndicate which took up the loan. The New South loan is quoted at a premium of £2, and it is expected that the average of the tenders will be £101.

SPORTING.

Melbourne, October 2. The tracks are in splendid order despite the heavy rainfall. Light Artillery ap peared this morning but ifc is doubtful whether he will see the staring post for ihe Derby. Caulfield Cup scVatchings- Harefield, Baccleugh, CtHiande^lej, Biringi, Panoply. Melbourne Cup scratch ings—Currandooley, Biringi, Panoply.

LATEST CABLE NEWS. HOME AND FOREIGN.

(Received October 2, 10.30 a.m.) DYNAMITING IN SPAIN. Madkid, October 1. Several houses were dynamited at Merida and Badajos. Many persons were wounded.

AUSTRALIAN.

THE ORLANDO WARSHIP.

Sydney October 2. New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia have protested against the Bonaventure, a second class vessel, being sent out to relieve the Orlando, as flagship on the Australian squadroD, urging that it would be calculated to jeopardise the harmonious working of the Imperial Defence Act.

ANOTHER.

Melbourne, October 2, James Clark, estate agent, has filed. His liabilities are set down at £54,800 and his assets at £20,700.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Tl»e Weather antl the lambi. Wellington, October 2. Ifc is feared the gale will result in further mortality among lambs. In 1887 thousands were kiiled by a similar storm, but lambing was a month earlier this year. labor legislation. The Trades Council passed a resolution commenting adversely on the action of the Legislative Council towards labor legisla tion, and suggesting that further addi tions should be made in order to carry legislation ameliorating the condition of the working classes. A J»i«i»uted Point Settled. The Registrar afc New Plymouth re fused to enrol a woman because she had been away three weeks. The matter was reported to the Government and the Attorney-General holds the Registrar is wrong, and that if residence is established in a district for three months that is suffi cient, even though the claimant has not lived there continuously. Mr Downie- Stewart holds the same view. The diffi culty is dealt with in an amending act. Female franchise, g ; Pahiatul;, October 2. At a meeting of women for the purpose of considering the best steps to take to get the names of all the women in the district on the electoral roll, a vote of thanks was passed to Sir John Hall for his successful advocacy of the reform. Attempted Suicide, • r Dotted?]*; October 2. At the City Police Court, ''' George Henderick was charged with attempting to commit suicide at South Dunedin by taking iodine. Inspector Pardy informed the Bench that the man drank some of the liquid, and attempted to force some! down his wife's throat. There was reason to believe the man was out qf his ftund. He was remanded for medical examin&" tion. "■ ' ■■• Suspended,. In bankruptcy, "the Judge suspended for six months the discharge of Henry Goodman, trainer. In the matter of Henry Benjamin,, the Judge ordered ifc to stand over t|U after the sictiug of the i Opuri o| App^i " " "

THE ASHBUKTON OTABBIAft : MONDAY, OCTOBEB 2. 1898,



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TBIS WEEK G. J. NEILL and Co. ABE SELLING- Ecrlin Wool Is lid , SeSfnl "Dress Goods 3d per yard Splendid Wu* Is 3d per yard White Calico 2s lid per di,z Do 6ub™M Onbkached Twill Shoetiag 9Jd Heavy Flannelette 3|d Cotton Shirting 4fcd Men's Tweed Suits 17s bd Boys Tweed Suits 4s 11<3 BOOTS- BOOTS. BOOTS. |WE STAND UNEIVALLED. fig** fi. I NEILL & OO.'S. FRIEDLANBBB'S CORNER, EAST STREET TERMS-CASH. NO DISCOUNT.



MITCHELL and Turner's prepara tions for the Season are ackj^edgedjo_bje_very_cojnpl^ / t O to Hakclby Bros, for Bargains I T in Blankets, 49 pairs of large whita* suitable for double beds only, 16s 6d worth 255. Extra large Grey, only 10s 6d worth 18s 6d, Selling rapidly.- Hardley Bros, Arcade. HO is youTpTumber ? Why W. Habdlby, who is a Manufacturer of Spouting, Ridging, Steel Gutters, Baths, Sinks, Tanks, etc., and who has on hand the largest stock of Pumps and Pipe in town. . ANTED Known,—To make room for Spring Boots I will give ten I per cent for cash. Repairs done at once cheaper than ever to stay bad times over at J. Moison, Premier Bootmaker. » i»



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Burnett Street. _________ -rr~C~i. at from 20s to 25a eacii. JV Q AND in England to our order .-John v Co. ____———— 73 — 1 11-^-* -W. J. SIIOOCK. All are cordially invited. ™ v



BANG ! Bang I Bang ! Guns I Guns ! Guns! by the best makers and Stted with all the latest improvements Powder, Shot, Caps, Cartridges, Wads, and Cases at J. W. Hardley's, East Street. Guns repaired. O~N DERFUL Satisfaction.— The special nickel watch made for S. Salek, sold at 22s 6d and 25s is the best.—Obtainable only from S. SaleK, Jeweller. _____ fTTHEHEdo you gee your ivonmon- YV gery? At Hardley sof course, where we get the best value in Sheet Lead, Nails, Locks, Hinges, Plough Chains, Rope,' Wire Knetting, Gorse Knives, Spades and Forks, Lamps, Fender and Fire Irons, and anything you require- _____



Iteady tomorrow (Saturday).-H. U. FLOWER^Confectionen WANTED Known—That A. J. Walkek repairs Bicycles, Sewmg Machines; Lawn Mowers, ***£>* and all descriptions of lightmachinery^ ::AVron Ss Girl, about W niiteen for housjwoik. Must Mrs H. C, Segbks. _____—- away to all purchasers. TTTANTI^D Known-W. H. Collier's W noted four clasp Kid Glovss, 2s Bd, have just arrived in all bww.



NEW ZEALAND Ci.otiiivc; Vactobt Men's Straw Hats from Is New Tennis Hats from Is lid New Tweed Hats from Is ! Over 1500 Hats in stock. New Washing Ties from 4<l New Tennis Shirts from 3s 6d New Collars, New Shirts, New Studs. INSPECT OUR NEW STOCK. CLOTHING DEPARTMENT Boys' Sailor Suits from 7s lid Men's Sac Suits from 30^ Men's All-wool Trousers from 9s 6d. ALL NEW PATTERNS. T HLORING "DEPARTMENT Men's^Suits to measure from 59s 6d Men's Trousers to measure from 17s 6d BOOT DEPARTMENT. Men's Nailed Balmorals, 9i 6d Men's Bluchers, 6s 6d Boys' Strong School Boots trom oa 6d. NEW ZEALAND QLOTHING p.ACTOEY. ALEX. HBNDRY, Mana^r



WANTED Known.—The V and X 0 j.set now landed, in all bismb.-- Mjtcbei-i^andJ_Y_3_— - AN^RD Known.—Choicest JSovel tios in Drpss gooda, Mantles ar.d Millinery are to ba seen.-MiTCHBLL ani> Tub.se r. - TIFANTED Known, that AJKb Jarvis, VV Monthly Nurse, has removed k ft larger house on Alfoid Uorwt Read near Woollen Factory, where she wil. IT pleased to receive parents. Best ANTED Known—" The Corner " I showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing. - W. H COl 'JEB • - BPTTS to measure, during the sale, 495, 55;, 60s, 70s, and 755. Fit and worlmvrUip guaranteed.-B. town. gaunders' Buildings.



WANTED Known—Some wonderfu. job lines n Drapery, etc., now Ming sold; also presents to all purchasers. H. C. Segbks, Melford House. 'T~)RESEN rr S -Beautiful Presents now JT being given away to all purchaserfc of Drapery," Millinery, Boots, Clothing to-J*. 0 Seoeks, MeHord House. *TTIOLIN, OaeeTand Bow complete V irom 30.3 upwards. Accord eons Concertina., Mou-h w OrJ* RB?' *triug *' Resin, Biidgw^^-^MJosEB. ~" EW Line^ in Boxed Stationery, l\ white and tinted. Account ane Letter Books, Albums, Wnang Use«, photo Frames, New Goods.- H. M Jones. ,



For a Fjew »ays E ABE CLEARING OUT THE REMNANTS AND ODDMENTS OF OV& WINTER STOCK AT A GREAT SACRIFICE,



%3AILWAY Book Stall.—A very large Jtt and choice lot of books to aeleg from. . T^OOKSin great variety to suit all Jt> classes of readers, at the Railway BookStau- 7 jy^~^raTa7cia7B /ruib go to X Ad^k' for F.ji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Owoges, Citrons, Lemons, etc. TTVON^ ""Forgot to send your Bicycles XJ along to the Old Kindergarten to Be repaired, at moderate rates. M* EDIOAL Coila made and repaired on the shortest notice at easy pHcea at A. J. Walker's, Old Kinder- Ba!^!___—8 a!^!___— - — O" CTOBER Y.ung Ladies' Jo»™als, "Boview of Reviews," Weldon b Journals, Ca^solls' Royal Academy Pic tares, Boys of England, (*ew Vul- mes Sew Games ineiadin? Tiddledy Winks U New Books and Fancy Goods, B^xes Notepaper and Envelopes, eto^U if. Andkbwes i.YD Co, Stationers Hall.



Special Value in BOOTS and SHOES. Infanta' Boots from|9d Boys' Boots 4s 6d Men's Boots 4s 9d Women's 3s lid Hardlej Bros. A B C A D E.



*O'''ir\f\ —On account of the Mort» s^lUl-/' gage?. Price required for Let 92; containing 38 pe;ches, Ea»on street H^mpstead, on wh'.ch is erected a 4-room** Outage. Very easy terms of navment. Small cash deposit balance by fnat*liaents, leaving a low rate of mten st, viz 7 per cent per annum, (rood op portun:iy for an industrious man acquiring hUowa freehold. T FOR SALTS-60 Acres, all in English grasses, not far from the Tinwald Sate yards. A property such as this h< s often beonidwdfor. T , BULUOCRJ



ITew Jewellery- Brew Jewellery. Brew Jewellery. JUST OPENED UP-A consignment ( from Home of the very latest style and newest designs in Gold and Silver Jewfellery, Silver and E.P. Ware, etc. l/nspection invited of the very choice and High-class Stock, which will be found equal to any in Christchurch and at LOWER PRICES, k Splendid Selection of GOODS, SPECIALLY SUITABLE FOR PRESENTS.



WATCHMAKER, Manufacturing Jeweller, -: and :- OCULIST-OPTICIAN. East Street, Ashburton. The Establishment for first class Watch and Clock repair ing. Charges as low as is consistent with SOUND $ RELIABLE WORKMANSHIP



Hou.oVAY's Ointmk.Nt AND Fills are beyond al doubt the most valuable and most convenient mcdi cines that travellers can take across tho seas to distant climes, for change of climate and the new conditious and surroundings of life to which they will be ex posed will assuredly give rise to great disturbances of tho system and to such especial morbid states of the blood and constitution generally as will reader the use of these effectual remedies highly necessary, for they will in them find a rai'ty anil safe moans of relief .:n most of.the disease which atlict tho human race, iuid with them at hand they may be said to have a physician always at their call.



- ''-'•-«• deiicafcS The OnSLOW Biscuit. The latest and iu o^ K^uit manufactured by Aulsetawk ml Co, j



TCP A TINGS COTIGH LOZENGES cures Cough *<!fchuia Bronchitis. ' Medical testimony tates these Tin other medicine is so ileetual ia the cure of these dangerous maladies. One Lozange alone gives easay oue or two at bedtime ensures rest. For relieving diffcttlty ot breathing they ate invaluable. They con sain no opium uoy auy violent driig. So4"b.y »1 *aSi4a ia ft§Sjtt M*§ f!|| S^rJ