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Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY. MAY 3. 1893 THE QUEENSLAND ELECTIONS.

Generally speaking, the chief interest which is taken m the general election now in progress in Queensland is centred in the issue of the contest between capital and labor—of which the latter is getting much the worst There is another feature, however, that claims the notice of all democratic countries, and that is the system on which theelections are beingconducted, namely, that established by the Elections Act, 1892 (Queensland), that the candidate for any constituency must have polled an absolute majority of the votes recorded. The system appears to be—if we may use the term —-a cross between the ordinary ballot and the Hare system, and the method of polling is termed the " contingent vote." From the instructions issued by the Colonial Sec-etary to returning officers the operation of the Act is thus described: — A candidate can only be declared returned on the first count of votes who receives a number of votes greater than one-half the number of all who vote at the election, exclusive of electors whose ballot papers are rejected for infor mality. A vote is recorded by strik ing out the names of those candidates the elector does not wish to vote for ; but, as they may not give to the highest on the poll an absolute majo rity, each voter is allowed to place a figure opposite to the names he has erased in order to intimate the choice of his selection should the first choice fail to secure the required majority. This is called the contingent vote. Tho voter may, if he chooses, omit to put any figures on his ballot paper, or he may mark one or more figures at his option; but if he puts any figure at alj he must commence with the figure 2. If no candidate is found to have an absolute majority, it becomes the duty of the returning officer to personally obtain all the ballot papers and pro ceed at a convenient place and time to count the contingent votes. It is sug gested that the wisest course will be to sort the ballot papers according to " primary" votes, and then to put aside altogether those papers in which the primary votes have been given for either of the two highest candidates. The "contingent" votes, which are then counted, will be only those ap pearing on the ballot papers of what may be termed the defeated candi dates, the competing candidates being clearly only those who are the highe?t on the poll in respect to primary votes. If three or more tie for the first place on the primary votes, or two or "more tie for the second place the returning officer is to decide by his casting vote which shall be the compet ing candidates, and the others rank as defeated. The contingent votes are then to be counted, and added to the primary votes of the two competing candidates, and he who polls the greatest total is to be declared duly elected, even if he have not secured an absolute majority of the votes re corded. In the case of constituencies returning more than one member, a slight modification of the procedure is necessary. In a New Zealand city constituency, returning three mem bers, for instance, the returning officer would at once declare elected any can didate or candidates in whose favor an absolute majority of the electors who came to the poll har« voted. Say that one candidate has secured this majo rity, there would remain two to be elected, and these, with the two next highest in the first count, would be the competing candidates for the second count—other candidates, if there were any, being considered defeated. If it should occur that none of the candi dates had the required majority, then the six highest on the first count would be the coirpeting candidates in the second. The system is, of course, on its trial, and we shall know more about its success or failure in a few days; but meantime it appears calcu lated to secure a truer representation of the opinion of a constituency than is often obtained by the present system.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is estimated that the assurances in force in Australian offices amount to £74,000,000, or at the rate of £19 a head for every man, woman, and child in Austra lasia. The "Hawke'sßay Herald" says a new form of local industry has been started at Napier—the manufacture of Masonic aprons They are better and cheaper than the im ported article. The Master ot the Home wishes to acfenow* ledge with thanks, the receipt of a cheque for 303 for the use of the inmates, per Mr Matthew Spencer, who obtained the same from persons whose dogs had trespassed on his land among Ws sheep At the Invercargill Police Court on MonP div before Mr Rawt»:i, R.M., Charles Murdoch was charged with having com mitted a most brutal assault yesterday upon his daughter, sister-in-law, and mothers-law. He had previously been frustrated in * more serious attempt on his daughter, eixteo* yeara of age. Theß.M. sentenced him to si* months in gaol, with hard labour, which later o» in the day, on the solicitation of Mends and his solicitor, he altered to fine of £10, and bound him over to keep the peace in one security of £15 The flue was paid. The B.M. s pro cedure and sentence are th« subject of much criticism. Mr R^wson had to retire from, the bench owing to illneiMi a tew minutw i|ter altering the MttttWJe, I

At the R M. Court this morning, before Mr W Q. Kees, J P., a first offender for drunkenness was convicted and discharged. By an inadvertence, two fine draught horses, belonging a Forks farmer, were a day or two ago allowed to get at some seed wheai, and » too hearty feed of such grain was followed by the usual result. Every effort was made to save them, but these unfortunately were fruitless and the animals died. Ifc is stated that there is a scarcity in Auekiand of persona able and willing to do farm and station work, especially in the milking department. Pairy farm and?and station couples, unin cumbered, are scarce, although £80 and found is offered. The froer life obtainable on the gumn'elds is preferred. Saturday's "Ovmarn Mail " said:—The weather this morning took a slight turn for the better, and a glimpse of the sun assured people that it had not actually gone out. A station-holder who came into town for a glimpse of light this morning assures us that thit it has been so dark in the back country for the last fortnight tuat the squatters have had to forego mustering, and cUI all the musterers in till such time as a little light is available. The Board of. Benevolence of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand in response to an appeal from the Grand Lodge of Greece, has voted and forwarded to Athens a sum of £20 towards the relief of the sufferers by the recent and long-continued earthquakes in Zante. The letter from the Grand Lodge of Greece represents the damage as enormous, the sufferings terrible, and the condition of the island and its inhabitants heartrending. Another magic lantern entertainment was given by Mr H. R. Wilkinson on Moriday'nigbt at St Stephen's schoolroom. There was a good atteniance, consisting largely of adult?. After a slight delay in starting the pictures were very satisfactorily shown, and many of them, landscape as well as humorous subjects, were heartily applauded. To-night Mr Wilkinson gives his exhibition at VVillowby, and to-morrow night at Wakanui. Mrs Ranger announces by advertisement that she has given up her Restaurant in Burnett street, and will in future give sole attention to the business in Prince Albert Temperance Hotel, Wills street, which is widely known as a most comfortable house. Mrs Ranger will continue all branches of the business heretofore carried on by her as caterer for dinners, teas, and suppers; on or off the premises, and also for weddings, balls and other entertainments. The "Southland Times" says:-Mr Ovenden, a new comer in Invercargill, has had his bedroom ransacked on Friday night, and a sum of £16, together with a packet of precious stones bro ight from India, stolen from a drawer. The thief managed to get away all right in the steamer which left for Melbourne on Saturday, but he will probably be brought back. Directly the occurrence was known an officer was sent to the Bluff, but he arrived there to find the bird had flown. He found seven of the stone 3, however; they had been given to a woman by the individual who had purloined them. The wheat growers, and all others con nected in the production of cereals in the Ashburton coun*y, will be pleased to learn that the "supreme" flour manufactured at the Canterbury Roller Mills ha 3 during the past year proved itself second to none in the market. Over five thousand tons have been manufactured and sold during the past twlve months. These increase i sales speak volumes for the esteem in which this brand of flour is now he d. The supreme flour made from new seasons wheat is giving very good results, anl with age should prove 1o be even of better quality than that manu factured in 1892, aud it ia probable that the output of the Canterbury Mills this year will exceed the total of any former season, both tor home consumption and export. The " Wellington Post" m ikes a long deferred recantation, as follows :—" As we recently published a statement by a returned colonist commenting unfavorably on the Agent-General's Department, we now have much pleasure in giving publicity to the following extract from a letter just received from a well-known Wellington and Taranaki I setter, at present in England on important j private bu3ine3*. He says—' I found Mr Perceval very kind and obliging, and also his officers. There is not a question, not a paper from New Zea'and but what they have at^fingers' end. I do not know what colonists at Home would do without this office, and the way it is conducted is a credit to New Zealand.'" The ring for Fillis' Circus has been com pleted, the Bite chosen being the section in C*ss street opposite Mrs Butler's Hotel. The construction of the ring is somewhat different in-'style from the usual ring laid down by circus engineers. Mr Dargaville, who takes charge of this work for Mr Fillis, had the whole of the inside of the ring excavated down to the solid, and pared off level. The stuff taken out has bf.en banked up on the margin of the circle, which again has to take the stuff excavated from two rings cut a shallow depth outside the circle. These outside rings are intended to receive the chairs for the reserved seats, and the earth cut out for the foundation mate rially adds to the height of the bank round the circle. This bank will be found to be a Sreat protection to reserve seat holders from ust, etc., thrownup by the horses in coursing round the circle. Last Friday (says the " Oamaru Mail") a great gathering of the Natives of Waitaki South, Waitaki North, and Waihao districts assembled at Waitaki South upon hearing of the death of Mr Ballauce, the Premier. On Saturday another meeting was held, at which seventy Natives were present, to ex press the grief of the Natives. Mr Charles Wesley Te Kahu presided. The chairman Henere Maire, and others spoke feelingly of the grief they felt at the loss of such a sincere friend to the Maori race as well as to the pakeha. They said •—"Haere atu ra, c te kai mana ki inga iwi erua Pakeha Maori." (" Farewell, the greatest friend to European and Maori.") " Haere atu ra ato Manu nui atane,' ("Farewell to the mo3t extraordinary son of man. Farewell, the greatest tree standing in the forest of tane. He has left his Cabinet and all his followers deeply mourning and sorrowing." Among those present were Matenga Tuhaha, Rawiri, and Taare Te Maihiroa. The Maoris dis- ; played the greatest emotion. Both men and women wept like little children on the receipt of the news of Mr Ballance'e death.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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THE VANCOUVER AUSTRA LIAN LINE.

London, May 1. Sir James Tupper has asked Lord Ripon to urge the payment of a subsidy to Huddart Parker and Company, *or the Vancouver-Australian line of steamers. 'j he Undersecretary for the Colonies ""eplied that he viewed the proposal with favor, and would consult the admiralty and Postal authories on the subject. Sir John Thompson, Premier of Canada, is co-operating with Sir James Tupper in the request which he has made to the Colonial Office. Huddar*, Parker and Company's agents in Canada say that if the New South Wales Government would sub sidise the service, it might to a large extent induce the Imperial Govern ment to assist.

FEDERATION.

. An account of an interview with Sir Samuel Griffith appears" in the " Westminster Gazette." Sir Samuel Griffith thinks that colonial federation is purely a question of method, but that Imperial federation is improbable. It is doubtful, he says, whether the colonies will remain loyal to the Mother Country unless they receive more consideration from her.

THE HANSARD UNION.

Lovdox, May 2. Mr H. Bottomley, who stood his trial for fraud in connection with the Hansard Publishing Union, and who was acquitted by the jury, is suing the Official Receiver for malicious prosecu tion.

THE GERMAN ARMY BILL.

Berlin, May 2. It is hoped that a compromise will be arranged between General Yon Caprivi and the Moderate party in the Reichstag over the Army Bill, The compromise will probably be effected on the basis of a progressive increase in the peace footing of the army by annual instalments; the increase to be limited to 70,000 men. This proposi tion will reduce the estimates by £450,000.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, May 2. Arrived— Manapouri from Sydney, with 323 passengers from all ports. Amongst the steerage there is another gang of Australians en route to the northern gum nelds. The Bench sent five stowaways from Sydney per Manapouri to gaol for a month for not paying their passage money. Welungion, May 2. A deputation of residents who have suffered from the late floods on Tinr»kori road, waited on the City Council, and asked for compensation. They informed the Council that if some reparation were not made they would go to law. The Mayor said the Council were not legally liable, and would resist it. A res >lubion was passed endorsing the action of the Mayor. The Primate has sent a letter to Bishop Cowie, formally resigning his office. The Painters' Society have struck off their roll those members who took co operative contracts to paint the Supreme Court and Police Station. This was done at the instance of the master painters, who declared that the action of the men was an infringement of the rule prohibit ing membors from taking up contracts, and if it was not stopped they would run their business on non-union principle-]. Two Hauroto stowaways were fined £3 10a each or twenty-one days. The man Mills, who is charged with the jewel robbery at Sydney, came before the Court to day. Detective Harper, of Sydney, applied for his extradition. Mr Jelltcoe objected that some evidence ought to be offered, but the Resident Magistrate overruled him, and ordered the prisoner to be handed over. Robert Walk«r, a second-hand dealer, charged Detective Ede with drunkenness and insulting language, in saying he was nothing but a receiver of stolen goods. After a portion ot the evidence had been taken, the case was adjourned fora week. &XLSON, May 2. At a meeting of the Education Board to-day forty-one applications for tha post of assistant inspector wore received from all parts of the colony. A large number of testimonials were gone through, but for want of time the actual selection was deferred till nexc month. A lengthy report was presented by the special committee bearing on the circular of the Minister of Education as to. inspectors. Referring to the resolutions of the New Zealand EducationaWnbtitute, it was stated that it is not usu*l for employees to take it upon themselves to point out what teats should be applied to their own work. The interchange of inspectors was deprecated, but a periodi cal conference of inspectors was favoured. Dunemn, May 2 A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a young man who is charged with embezzling trust funds to the value of about £75, He was a Church treasurer and a gunday School teacher.

School Committees.

DROMORE.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Dromore School Committee was held on Saturday night, April 29. Owing to the wet weather there were only four members present—Messxa King (chairman), Wileon, Allen, and Dalgety. Two tenders, each for the sum of £9t were received for the care taking for "the ensuing year, aad that of Charles Candy was accepted. Considerable discussion took place as to the best method of making the spouting sparrow proof, and at length it was decided to protect it by means of wire-netting Mr King was appointed to see .about the work, and promised to have ft done before the next meeeting of the Committee. It was also decided to lay in a stock of firewood for the coming winter. After passing several small amounts for payment the meeting termin ated.

ELGIN.

The Elgin School (Jomraittee met on Monday last, when the iollowing members were present:—Messrs G. P. Hoatten (chair man), Thomas Cavill, H. Kennedy, and A, Leaiihan;. The master reported the number of children'on the r^ll to be—Boys, 40; girls, 20; total, 6Qj average attendance for the past month, 45.'2. It was 'fesolyed'that certain repairs necessary be attended tb. After transacting some loutine business the meeting a,djouj%(J r

WESTERFIELD.

[FROM A COR' KBPONDBNT.]

May 2. It wculd almost,seem a fixed thina; (hat no reading matter should ever be supplied to your pnper under the above heading. This state of nffairs must V>e, for once, set aside, and our light removed from under the bushel. Knowing that you are kindly disposed, and 1 eady to rejoice with tliose who rejoice over a good cause, I hasten to inform you that a new era has dawned upon us-we hare actually got a lost Office ! This nwa-ary adjunct, to civili sation has hitherto been withheld f. om the residents of this well-known district; those only who could afford time to attend to, and pay ihe expense of a private bag, being able to indulge in the luxury of the latest news. The Mount Somera train runs up and down daily, but the guard's instructions aw> not to carry loose letters for indi viduals. This we always looked upon us a hardship, considering that there was no Post Office between Mount Somere and i Tiuwald. We did think, a dozen years ago, that the advent of a somewhat pretentious new proprietor of the Westerfield estate, would result in our getting a Post Office established at the railway station, especi ally as a great show was nude in removing buildings, formerly erected by the late Mr Charles Reid and his people, to a township laid off hy the new proprietor, ia the vicinity of the railway station. These hopes of ours were, however, never realised, t.he new proprietor, having failed to induce the Government of a later day to remove the railway station bodily, embankment and all, from its (.resent position to a fancy site" v of his own choosing, had every stick and brick carted away from off his new township, and ultimately used his influence to have a schoolhouse and black smith's shop erected in a bleak place a mile away from the railway at tion, thus compelling children coming froiu a dis tance to Echool by rail, to walk sometimes over the boots in mud, a mile from, and the same back agdin, to their train. But as a late hon. gentleman said to your correspondent in reference to this school "Men of common sense will yet have it placed where it ought to have been put at first, in the vicinity of the railway station ; and the present shoolhouse cau be converted into a farmer's wool shed." The blacksmith's shop is in the occu pation of Mr John Br&y, ah honest energetic man, and a first class trades man. At the request of the surrounding residents Mr Bray has consented to attend to the Post Office which has now, through the kind assistance of the Ashburton postmaster, been opened in his establish ment.

HINDS.

(jTROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

All the tussock land about here is now being fenced in, and instead of the dreary expanse of yellow tussocks, well fenced and cultivated paddocks will presently appear. A good number of fresh families have recently settled here, Mr Heael tine recently opened a branch of his saddlery business, and I hea" is doing well. Mr McDowell has bad his new store freshly painted, which has much im proved its appearance. A year ago the only religious body holding regular services here was the Methodists. Now we have the Church of England, the Presbyterian^, and the Plymouth brethren represented, and I hear sonaw talk of ano'her religious body building a Church. A year or two ago the County Council ploughed and planted part of the planta tion reserve at the Hinds. The young plantation is doing well, and in common with the plantation on the railway reserve, planted last year, and many private belts of trees, will soon materially alter the aspect of the bare plain. The railway authorities are now engaged ploughing the remainder of their reserve with a view to complete planting. Ih is very much to be hoped that the County Council will also complete the ploughing and planting of the plantation reserve at the Hinds this year. If they did they would much gratify, and materially further the interests of the residents here. At various times I have forwarded to you descriptions of the operations of the Binds Saleyards Company. Everything, I understand, is going en to the complete satisfaction of the directors. During the last two months one has become accus tomed to reading of dull and dragging sales ot stock nearly everywhere. At the last sale of stock here less than 2000 sheep were offered, and with the exception of a small lot of ewes every sheep wa« sold., I know of at least four lots that were kept back from the sale on account of the drop in prices, It seems to be the object of the Company to mike sure that what stock is sent for sale shall be sold. So far the intention has beeo well realised in practice. The next sa Is will be held on Thursday, May 11, when there is little doubt that a good entry will come for ward. I also understand that an Ashburton nurseryman has arranged to attend the > monthly sales at Hinds with trees for planting, and that probably building ! timber, fencing stakes, &tc, and firewood will soon form items in the monthly sales at Hinds. Many months ago I stated in your columns that the Railway Commissioners had agreed to permit a stock brigde to be attached to the existing railway bridge across the north branch of the Rangitata» As the Ashburton County Council and the Geraldine County Council have agreed to bear the cost of such a structure ; and as the engineers have visited the bridge* I presume the stock bridge will soon be an accomplished fact. Stock then instead of travelling up the river to the Rangitata traffic bridge, will be able to follow a straight route and 'will come past Hinds. I do not think there can be much doubt that this, and additional causes I might mention, will materially increase thn entries of stock at the ifinds > (.leyards. I positively know that when iia Sale yards Company was being floated, several persons on the Rangitata Island were willing to take up shares but for this difficulty of getting stock across the river, Sheep dipping has been going on daily since March 13 last. About 25,000 sheep have already been dipped, and many mobs have yet to b« dipped, and T do not doubt that when the Company's opera tions have settled down into assured grooves, the numbers of sheep shorn and dipped at Hinds Saleyards will largely increase.

THE WEATHER.

ALFORD STATION.

The following is the Meteorological report for the week ending April 30, 1893 :—

Rainfall during April—Alford Forgs£, $,2g5; Alford St»tjon,*.3B.

COMMERCIAL.

BANKING MATTERS.

[per prbss association.]

London, May 1, News of the suspension of the National Bank of Australvia came as a complete surprise, but had no eftocb owing to the closing of the Exchange. The leading bankers in the city express regret that che Vietormn Government should have thought fif to proclaim a bank holiday, and srate that th<*y would have preferred to have seen the Government guarantee the deposits. Sydney, May 2. The balance sheet of the Bank of New South Wales shows the large segregation of £3,450,000 in gold, and £5c0,000 worth of Government securities. The proclamation of a holiday by the Victorian Government was discussed, bat it was resolved that an all excitement hud cooled down in Sydney, such a counie was not needed there. Melbourne, May 2. There is a feeling that the depositors -who caused the stoppage cf the National Bank of Australasia were guilty of a stupendous felly. The Superintendent of the Bank of Australasia says that the Government did not consult his bank about proclaming the holiday ; if it had he would hare strenuously pointed out a grave objection to the course proposed. The bank has | large interests everywhere, and feel* it I incumbent upon it to maintain its credit | throughout the world. The only effectual : course was to keep open, even.at the risk of straining the legality of the position. i The b»nk had always acted loyally by the Government, but .it was compelled to show that it was prepared to meet all eventualities. The directors of the National Bank of Australasia are discussing a reconstruclion scheme drawn up on similar lines to that of the Australian Joint Stock Bank. At the annual meeting to-daj, the chairman stated that the balance sheet was one of the strongest that had ever been sub mitted. The report, after omitting a declaration of dividend, was adopted. The chairman then proceeded to comment on the disaster which had overtaken them. He pointed out that the bank had not allowed the land boom- to in* fluence its business, and it still occupied a thoroughly sound position. Sir Graham Berry, in referring to the action of the .Government in proclaiming a bank holiday,[considers it unaccountable, and contends that compulsory closing should not have been reported to without the unanimous approval of' the bankers. The opinion is expressed that the action I of the banks in remaining op9n will have I the best possible effect on Victorian credit. The excitement has entirely subsided. The following banks have resumed business despite the Government procla mation with regard to holidays :—Bank of New South Wales, Bank of New Zea land, Bank of Australasia, Union Bank of j Australia, and Royal Bank of Australia. , The Bank of New Zealand posted a notice in the premises to-day, stating that business would be continued as usual, and that payments would be made in gold. At a meeting of shareholders and depo sitors in the Standard Bank, the proposal for a reconstruction of the institution was unanimously adopted. Adelaide, May 2. i Viter an interview with the bank 1 managers, Sir J. Downer states that as there is no panic in the city, there is no call for any action by the banks. He says they are prepared to pay all claims. (Received May 3, 11.10 a.m.) London. May 2 Shareholders and depositors of the English »nd Scottish Bank have approved of reconstruction. The '* Hoaae Investors' Review " says Melbourne has proved a regular milking machine to the Scotch investors. The National Biuk of Australia has three-qxarters of a million pounds worth of valuable assets in London, which are sufficient to meet all claims of depositors at this end for the next eighteen months. (Received May 3, 11.10 a.m.) Sydney, May S. In the Legislative Assembly, the Premier, in moving the second reading of the Bank* Bill, expressed the opinion that unless the measure passed they had not seen the end of disasters in the colony. Mr Wise strongly opposed the Bill, and declared that should it become law it would bring about infinitely worse disasters than the Bill sought to remedy. Mr McMillan, in a powerful speech, supported the Bill in a qualified way, holding that only the greatest necessity justified it. Everything, he said, de pended on the administration of such an act. The second reading was carried by 7ft to 25. In Committee an amendment providing that the banks should pay their own notes in gold when demanded was inserted, and the third reading of the Bill was carried at 7 o'clock tbis morning, when the House adjourned to await the Council's dealings with the measure. The speech of the Premier on the second reading is regarded as weak, but those of Messrs wise and McMillan are lookod upon as two of the most able deliverances from the opposite standpoint ever made in the House. (Received May 3, 12.36 p.m.) MtoBOCRNB, May 3. The Magisterial enquiry into the charges against the directors of the Mercantile Bank has concluded, and the decision will be announced to-day. The Premier expresses himself satisfied with the effect of the proclamation of the bank holiday, and states has no objection to Bank of Australasia and the Union Bank of Australia remaining open.

THE WORLD'S FAIR.

OPENINQ CEREMONY.

PBR PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Washington, May 9. The Chicago Exhibition was formally opened yesterday. Piesident Cleve land made an excellent speech, in which he referred in eulogistic terms to the stupendous achievement of American enterprise. At the conclu sion of his remarks he pressed a button which started the machinery, made the fountains play, and set chimes ringing. At the same moment over seven hun died flags were unfurled, cannon boomed, and the enormous assemblage joined in the Hallelujah Chorus. It was a magnificent transformation scene. The total expenditure on the Exhi bition buildings is put down at 100,000,000 dollars. > In his speech President Cleveland said that the strong representation of all the countries of the world at the Exhibition exemplified in the noblest sense the fraternity of nations. He welcomed Europe to compete with and view the industrial triumph of a vigorous rade, and j;he splendid fabrfe of popular Government. v ""' ' ' '"' (Received May 3, 11.10 a.m.) ! Chicago, May 2. The newspapers compliment Key Sout^ Wales on the complete appear ance of her coupt at the Chicago bition show of cereals, wines, and timbers, It is described M ■plen.d.Uli

THE ASHBtJRTON GUAItDIA^: WEDNESDAY, MAY a, 1893,



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Wanted. OUDERS taken lor the Rsleifch Bicy-1 cle» for next season, supplied by Adams, Curties, and Co.—H. M Jo^ s^ CUBE WOOD for Sale at 15s per Cord' JP Apply to the Custodian, Aahburton Domain. FOE Sale, Cabbage Plants for cutting about October. Carrots Is 9d pe r bag, £1 per ton.—Thos. Whittington. 6 30 A LADIES' Scientific Cuttiug and Fitting Dressmaking Class will open at the Oddtellows' Hall, Ashburton, on Monday, May 8, at 10 a.m. First class American system. Further infor mation later. & *' . W~~ ANTED Known-ANDREW Orr ha» | opened his new premuws with his First General and Gtmd Display of i Ladies' Jackets, Fur-lined Cloaks, Milli nery, Carpets, Boots, eto.-Aan>raj Orr. _ 4 ___———— BIOYOLhS (Adams, Curties, and Oo'» machines) Cash or terms. Chnst church prices.—H. M. JoNKS _______ WANTED Known.-Warm Slippers for mothers ; Is 91 to 2s 9d per pair.— Mitchbix and Turner. 4 15G M HE Good Samaritan, for the irnme ' diate relief of pain.— Lights Cash Store; : JJZ PIANOS from £20, £26, and £28 10s, Organs from £1510s. Harmoniums. £10. Easy terms of payment.—H. M. Jones. _ ; HAVE you secured some of our warm Slippers for children, Is ?- MITCHEM. AND TURNER. * 14W \TT ANTKD Known. —T. Hoult W having commenced Bacon Curing he will have a good supply of Poik gausases, Pork Pie*, etc., freih made every day. * HOMEOPATHIC Medicines, price In. Sole agent for district, Light's Cash Store. *J*4 rTAVE you seen the New Slippers at XX MrrcHEtt and Turner's 1 4 148 WANTED, Ladies and Gentlemen to see the Grand Display in the windows at "The Corner" Saturday— W. H. Corara. CTTANTED Known.-Come and see ▼ * our beautiful Mantles, Jackets, Ulsters, Macintoshes, Dress Stuffs, etc. H. G. Segrrs, Melford House. f ADIES' and Children's Hats ; all the J_J new shapes for the season now opened. Prices low to suit the trmes ;at 8. W. Aicorn & Co.'s. . (IHEAP Firewood—Short Dry Gum ' Firewood, at 26s per cord; mixed wood, 24s per cord at Mayo's, Trevorton.-Apply Mrs James Fruit ■ Shop. . WANTED Known.—Jacket & Vress Department a specialty. High class goods marked cheap. H. G. Sbgers, Melford House. WANTED Known,—For Jacket, Ulsters, Dress Stuffs, etc. Come to Melford Hoube. H. 0. Seoers. BEST Nickel Watches in the market, are those at 22s 6d and 255. Specially made for S. Salbk, Jeweller. Guarantee with sach watch. WANTED Known—" The Corner " is showing a magnificent New Stock of "Drapery and Clothing. —W. H. CoUiIEK. HY not Bake your own Bread when you can ge& 501bs of the Best Roller Flour for five shillings cash or Bvd shillings and sixpence booked at Robert alcorn s, Saunders' Buildings. 11 ol "\\; ANTED Known—lee Creams, Ice VV Cre*m», for the hot weather, %lways ready at H. G. Flower's, Confec ioner. East Street. SOMERSET Meat Mart. The oldest the largest, ths best, and the cheap «st. Small a specialty. Ful weights guaranteed. A trjal solicited. —V. J. Silcook. 4t182 TOASTER Cards and Booklets, New tli Games, new supply of the Zither Harps and Autoharps, New Books, Stationery, and Fancy Goods. Sub scribers wanted for our Circulating Library. L. F. Andrewes and Co, , Stationers' Hall. BANG S Bang 1 Bang 1 Grnis! Guns ! Guns! by the best makers and Itted with all the latest improvements. Powder, Shot, Caps, Cartridges, Wads, and Cases at J. W. Hardlot's, East Street. Guns repaired. THE Missbs Adams' new Refreshment Rooms now open. Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, Lemon Squash, Soda and Milk and all the new summer drinks ready at «11 times, Coleman's Buildings, East Street. IVTEW" Mantles and Jackets ; immense jyi variety just opened. Prices for equal value lower than any other house, at S. W. Aicorn & Co.'s. W ANTKD Known—Robert Shields, Charles Street, opposite Woollen Factory, has commenced Dyeing and Cleaning Ladies' md Men's Garments. Blankets and Woollen Goods Scoured. Moderate oharges. Parcels etc., left at Mrs^Adams', Saunders' Buildings, will he ttended to. 3 4 "\1; HO is your Plumber ? Why, J. W. V V Habdlet, who is a Manufacturer of Spouting, Ridging, Steel Gutters, Baths, Sinks, Tanks, etc., and who has on hand the krge. t stock of Pumps and Pipe in town. WHEB E do you get your Ironmon gery 1 At Hakdiev sof course, whore we jjofc th« best value in Sheet Lead, Nails, Locks, Hinges, Plough Chains, Rope, Wire Knotting, Gorse Knives, Spades and Forks, Lamps, Fender an<* Fire Irons, and anything you require. CHRISTMAS Suits. Boys, three garment long Trouser Suits at 15s. Boys, ColoPial-made Knicker Suits from ob. Men's nicely made Colonial Tweed Suits 30->. Colonial Tweed Suits to measure from 50s.—Ashburton Clothing Mart, Samiders' Buildings. Robbrt Alcork WANTSD, —One hundred subscribers f#the foUowiuir Humorous, Pic torial, and amusing weikly papers, two pence each. —Ally Hloper, Snap Shots, Pictu ill Nugget;, Scraps, World's Comic, L"to' Kun, Shorr, Stones, Funny Folks, Amusing Journal, Old and Young, Boys' Novelette. Intending subscribers to the above wll do well to lttavo'their names at the R-iilway Srall Circulating Library. John Marsdkn, Ashburton.



WINTER^ G# j. Keill & Go. KESPFCTFULLY ORAW YQUR ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING , few Oood* tfew Ooods. DBESSES. DRESSES. The latestin Shot Rep, douW c.width, 2s 6d Amazon Cloth, doable width, 1* lid Fancy Dress Goods, 6|d Heavy Dress Tweeds, 7£d , Astrakhan, Beaver Tnmmang Trimmed Hats from>lid. Double Bed White Sheeting, IOJd Heavy Forfa^ 6Jd * 11# i Blankets, BlankeU, from 7« lid All Wool Colonial Flannel, Is. CLOTHING. CLOTHING. Men's Smts, 19. « iy*** ■J^g*?* 25s 6d BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. WONDERFUL VALUE IN BOOTS. Ladies' ShcesXlld ; Strong Leather Supers, 8. 6d Men?Oolonial-made Nailed Shooters, 8s 6d 0*"1100™ °NE TRIAL> ft c/. W£/U * Go.'«, FEIEDLANDER'S BOILDIiNGS, CORNER OF EAST AND MOORE STREETS. wew wi yraii _p ■*ai» e n y, S. W. ALCGRN & CO. A K X N OW SHOWING A mT^-TJf"" O- «W GOODS FEWEST STVUSS IV MA^LK AND «™ ,J2?SS TO LAMBS' FELT AND STRAW HATS. SPECIAL LATEST MOVBLTWfI IN MOT*, „,. BAOH /> j ».. ih» ttaiwon beinff imported direct from the Manufacturer* OBMOoodi WOmU»MB best v»1»e in Ash- WT."^rnmS prove it. Bwides marking down our lunwe Cash Tt»de, »nd to meet thewesk ma JsSUi SSiWS.'&R ™» ca.» S. W ALCORN & CO.. East Street.



" rTCARD^ MBSA, O.TTI-AJail><*®' TEACHER OF PIANOFORTE & OKGAN, COX STREET, ASHBURTON. T..RMrf ON APPLICATION. NEW ZEALAND j Clothing Factory, i wmrrEß ts»3. I I RAIN. bSTN- HAIN.j LEAVE your measure at the fpa-otory. i Over 100 patterns to chooso from. OIL COATS ma I , OIL COATS oitcoATS From lOs 9d. j LEATHER n \ L™R LEATHERJ Try the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY for your NEXT PAIR of BOOTS. You will Save 1£» per cent. BLANKETS 10a 0d RUGS Js bd FLANNELS la per yard NEW ZEALAND GLOTHING FAGTORY AND Waterproof Manufacturers. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager* FOR WEDDING PRESENTS^ BIRTHDAIPRESENTS, & PRESENTATIONS T KSPECTION is invited of the very JL choice and high class Stock of ->. SALEK WATCHMAKER, JEWELLER, AND OCULIST-OPTICIAH'S AGENT. A very large stock of Electro Plate and Silver Ware, Engagement and. Wedding Rings. Marble Clocks and Gold and Silver Jewellery of every description ; forming a splendid selection of new and unique «oods. iust the thing for presents and ob- Snedipecially for° the^ASHBURTON TRADE. —A SPECIALTY.— The Rotherham English Lever Watches expressly made by Rotherham for S. Salek are becoming famous throughout he district as the MOST RELIABLE WATCHES OBTAINABLE. *y Special attention is devoted to the Wa chmaking and Jewellery repairing department. With the extra assistance obtained, work is turned out promptly. LOWEST CHARGES, CONSISTENT WITH SOUND AND RELIABLE WORKMANSHIP. 8- M L X K> WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER



Hardley Bros- HAVE OPENED THEIR FIRST SHIPMENT OF ; WINTER GOODS. { WHICH HAVE BEEN MARKED AT I Very Low Prices i ■ TO CLEAR. Special Value in Blankets and Flannels. Colonial Blankets from 17s 6d. Waterproof Overcoats, grand goods, j from 2^ 6d. ( Men's Colonial Suits from 23d 6d. ! DON'T FORGET TO CALL AND SEE i THEM 4 COMPARE VALUES. ) We are selling a Splendid Drees Tweed at 6|d. All Wool, double-width Dress Tweed, ; only Is lid. BOOT?. BOOTS. Our Boot Stock is now Complete id every Branch. Splendid Dancing Shoes, 3s lid. Men's Watertights from 12s 6d. Shooters, nailed, 8s 6d; J Boys' and Girls' Boots in endless variety OUR MILLINERY DEPARTMENT Is now showing some Splendid value in HATS, FURS, RIBBONS, LAOE, Etc. Come and Secure Arcade Straw Hats, latest shapes, only Is, only a limited number left. Splendid Ft* Collarettes, only 3s 9d. THESE ARE GENUINE BARGAINS. HAHDLEY BROS., AROADE. "Brooke's Perfect Sheep Blp, NOW BEING USED AT THE HINDS PUBLIC DIP MR C. LITTLECOTT wf 11 take charge of the Dipping. Clients are re quested to make arrangements with the Secretary, Mr John McKeague, as to dates. Present price—One penny per head; first week in May, ljd ; second week in May, l|d. This tariff also applies to the Chertsey Public Dip, etc, as printed. Chertsey Public Dip.—Dipping every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Mr Peter Williams in charge. Brooke's Public Dip on railway reserve opposite Aehburton Saleyards.—Dipping every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Keys of the yards to be obtained at Mr Peter Williams residence, opposite corner to the Gas Works. Springburn Public Dip now in course of erection, will use Brooke's Perfect Dip, manufactured by C. M. Brooke, Ash burton. Can also be obtained from Messrs D. THOMAS & J. G. RESTELL. MOUNT SOMERS COAL. W. & J. HAftKIS HAVING bought the Lease of the Mount Somers Coal Mine, beg to announce that they are now prepared to supply the excellent fuel from the Mount Somers Coal measures in any quantity. They have appointed MR JAMES BAKER, HAVELOCK STREET, th sir sole Agent, and all orders will be promptly attended to. , I.i connection with the above JAMES B\KKR, Timber Merchant, Havelock Sfcraet, wli itsaßhareof public patron a<M, and is prepared to give prompt and careful aiteotion to any orders for MOUNT SOMERS GOAL that may ba entrusted to him tot execution, "



TO ADVERTISERS. I» consequence of the Longfeeaeh Coach leaving A»hb*rten an boar earlier the Gwahdian will f t« press panetually at 3.30 p.m. Advertisements matt he at Ibis efnee not later khan 2.30 p.m. ! Asbbuit«« Publishing Office^ April 4, 1893.



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Our advertising clients and the sub scribers to the "Mail" and "Guardian ' are hereby informed that Mr J. C. IJeUj, late Deputy Official Assignee in bankruptcy, has been appointed canvasser and collector for the Ashburton Publishing Comp<ny Limited, in the place of Mr H. W. Barrett. Mr Bell will visit the country districts bhortly, of which due notice will be given. tAshburton Publishing Company, May 1, 1893



Eolloway's Ointment and Pills. — Counsel for the delicate. —Those to whom seasons of changeable temperatures are pro tracted periods of trial should seek the earliest opportunity of removing all obstacles to good health. This cooling ointment, per severingly rubbed upon the skin, is the most reliable remedy for overcoming all diseases of the throat and chest. Quinsey, relaxed tonsils, sore throats, swollen glands, ordinary catarrh, and bronchitis, usually prevailing at this season, may be arrested as soon as discovered, and every symptom banished by Holloway's simple and effective treatment. The ointment and pills are highly com mended for the facility with which they successfully conquer influenza; they allay in an incredibly short time the distressing fever and teasing cough.



LATESUABLE NEWS HOME andloreign (Received May 3, 11.10 a.m.*) j JEWELLERY THEFT. Mbmco, May 2. A hundred thousand dollars' worth of jewels have been stolen from the Mexico cathedral. AUSTRALIAN. (Received" May 3, 12.35 p.m.) SMALLPOX. Perth, May 3. Five additional cases of smallpox are reported, mi two cases are sus pected.



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