DEATH.

Null —May 14th, the dearly beloved daughter of George J. and Annie Neill. Aged 6 weeks ; from convulsions.

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Vertias et Prævalebit. MONDAY, MAY 15. 1893 THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.

From the cablegrams of last week we can gather that the opening ceremony of the Imperial Institute was a most imposing function, and that there was a degree of enthusiasm about it not usually characteristic of the English people anent things colonial. But then it has to be remembered that although John Bull is careless and indifferent about colo nial matters, and his gross ignorance isof Australasian affairs more especially as astonishing as it is proverbial, there is no man more loyal to, his sovereign, and no John Bull in any age has more dearly and sincerely loved the occupant of the Throne than does the «Briton of to-day love Queen Victoria. Her Majesty was graci ously pleased to be present at 1 the opening ceremony; and to take a pro minent i art in it, and this fact alone would account for much of the enthu siasm that was displayed, and tor the presence of many of the thousands of people who composed the dense multi tude that surrounded the building;for Her Majesty's public appearances of late have been few and far between, and as her burden of years increases they must of necessity become fewer still. The idea of the Institute took its rise at Her Majesty's jubilee, and its object was to establish a national memorial of that jubilee that should be a museum of the resources of the colonies and India, a history told by object lessons of the progress of the far away daughters of the greatest empire in the world. The Queen her self laid the foundation stone on July 4, 1887, and the Prince of Wales entered with a keen and active interest upon the duty of bringing the work to a successful issue. To his energy and influence much of the success of the scheme has been due, for he advocated the claims of the Institute unceasingly, and to such good purpose that before her Majesty's jubilee year had expired the respectable total of £350,000 re presented the subscriptions received towards it. Most ot that money, how ever, and the subscriptions, since received, came from English purses, for no one will accuse either of the Aus tralian or New Zealand colonies of being liberal to extravagance in its subscriptions, or enthusiastic to mono mania in the work done to help in the Institute's establishment. It might almost be said that the Institute has come into existence in spite of the Australasian colonies, but now that it does exist they are not likely to refrain from making use of it. It will be use ful to the colonies in many ways. It will be a rendezvous for colonials i_ London, a meeting place for the com parison of notes on questions of colonial import; a museum to show the natural and industrial pioducts of the over-sea empire ; an intelligence agency of the most reliable kind, that will cover io its operations not only the greater colonies of India, Canada, and Aus tralasia, but every spot in the distant sea owning allegiance to the crown of Victoria. The Institute cannot fail to be of real service to the different parts of the empire, and will do much to foster the bond of brotherhood that the Imperial idea is supposed to cement. New Zealand already has laid hold of its usefulness or rather her keen-sighted and prompt-acting Agent-General, Mr Perceval, has done it for her, for we learn by cable that he has been ar ranging for the establishment in the building of a pagoda showing the cool ing apparatus under which meat and butter are exported from New Zealand to London. We much mistake Mr Perceval if the use he makes of the Institute ends at that. In a word, the Institute will be an emblem of the unity of hearts that exists among the millions of subjects of that empire on which the sun never sets,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Those liable to pay income tax must make their returns to the Commissioner of taxes on or before May HI. J. C. Wason, Esq., ot Corwar, has accepted the posibion of president of the Caledonian Society for the current year. The bay mare Teaze, imported by Mr Max Friedlander, is in foal to Boz, winner of the Caufield Cup—not "Boy," as by a typographical error the name appearod m ,our last wsue. • The public are reminded oj! the entertain ment to be given in the Oddfellows' Hill to morrow evening by Professor and his associates—" 120 laughß in 120 minutes." For the popular concert on Wednesday next, Mrs C. Edgar and Mr F. Corbetfc, of Ohristchurch, the latter a tenor of merit, have been engaged. The new local gingers will be Mrs Fawrit Dodds, Mr D^vid Miller, Mr L- Broad, and others. The annual general meeting of the parishioners in the subdistrict of Tinwald in the parochial district of Longbeach was held in St. Andrew's Church, Tinwald, on Thursday evening. The Rer T. Farley, who presided, read the minutes of the last annual metiiag, which were confirmed. The offer, tory collections and subscriptions from this portion of the cure amounted to £36 85,2c1, and the annual ba*aa* ©n Easter Monday realised £47 18s 4d—making a fcptal of £84 6* 8d for the year, which was considered very satisfactory. Mr William Lowe was unanimously elected churchwarden, and the following gentlemen a vestry for the present yfiar : — Messrs Haseltir^e, Hawkins, Legged, ft»d T^pnatt, After some discussion a« to the adoption of tho envelope system and the holding of a social evening at an early date, and votes of thanks to the organist, the Sunday Schoal teachep, and the young people who have voluntarily kept the church beautifully clean and at tended to the lighting and the ringing of th« bell for the past year, the meeting closed with the benediction.

At a meeting of Directors of the Ash aurlon Industrial Building Society, held last week, Mr Joseph Scaly was appointed Chairman during the absence of Mr Zander on a visit to the Old Country. The Premier has ordered thei plans of Te Aro (Wellington) goods station to be pro ceeded with as originally designed. He sjya only this course was open, as to have taken land on' the town side would have cost £50,000. He also declines to give any compensation. Evidently it can rain in earnest in the Manawatu district. One writer states that with the exception of four days, they have had a continuous rain for a month, one singular result being that the sheep are quite green owing to the germination of the grasjß seed lodged in the wool. The ordinary sitting of the District Court takes place on Friday next, at which a claim for £100 for alleged slander, brought by Mr Thomas Rodf ord against Mr James W. Baker, will be taken, Mr Crisp will appear for the plaintiff and Mr Cuthbertson for defendant. There is also a considerable amount of bankruptcy business set down for hearing. > On Wednesday next, the Ash burton Primitive Methodist chair will give the service of song, entitled "For Mothers Sake" in the Seafitld schoolroom. The singing will be conducted by Mr D. Booth, and should the weather prove fine a good attendance may be expected to hear what is really a very interesting piece. At the regular monthly meeting of the Ashburton Lodge of Freemasons, 1811 B.C, held on Thursday evening, Bro. T. E. K.U worth, S.W., was elected worshipful Master for the ensuing year. The installa will take place on Monday, June 26, and will be followed by a conversazione, the lodge taking thin opportunity to make some recognition of its indebtedness to the ladiea for kindnesses on many occasions. The Ashburton Horticultural Society have decided to arrange for having a series of meetings during the winter at which papers will be read on various subjects connected with horticulture. The meetings will be open to the public who are invited to attend. Mr JaTies Porter, of Allenton, has kindly consented to give the first paper about 28th inst., his subject being "Chrys anthemum culture." The society will later on notify by advertisement the exact date and place of meeting. The Kennedy Company had an excellent house on Saturday night, all parts of the Oddfellows' Hall being well filled. The piece presented was " Our Boys," and it was played with that careful attention to detail which is characteristic of the company, every member of which has his part completely at his finger ends, as well as a clear concep tion of the character he represents. Need it be added then that the performance was successful in the highest degree and applause hearty and frequent. Mr Saville, in thanking the public of Ashburton for their patronage during the season, announced that the company wonld return in three weeks or a month; on their way south, after their short northern tour, and play for three nights, producing the promised " Eist Lynne," "Acrah-na-pogue," and '"Struck Oil." One of the performances will be for the benefit of the local charities. In a letter to |the Indian '• Daily News' of March 2, Mr A. H. Fawcett, who left Dunedin as advance agent for the Densem Company, makes a suggestion to the Indian Government to the effect that they should I take advantage of the depression in Aus tralia to secure recruits for service in India. He writes:—"At the present moment in Melbourne and Sydney there would be no difficulty, whatever, in raising more than one battalion for Indian service. These latter re marks, however, do not apply in any sense to New Zealand—a country the most prosperous, most enterprising, and, above all, developed on a sound and healthy commercial and financial basis, under what is regarded as a I most enlightened form of Liberal Govern ment. lam asked co frequently what sort of a chance there really is in Australia for employment, that I feel tempted to say: "On no account dream of going to Australia to look for work in any shape or form." Believe me, Sir,, hundreds of young men would be glad to be learn ing their drill on the parade grounds of India."

THE WEATHER.

ALFORD STATION.

The following is the Meteorological report for the week ending May 14, 1893:—

POLITICAL.

[PKR PRESS ASSOCIATION]

Wellington, May 15. The polling in the Inangahua election has been fixed for June 8.

Sir Robert Stout writes as follows te the '* Otago Daily Times " : - gl ß) __ln. vyour issue of the 9th inst. there appeared the following sentence said to have been spoken by the Hon. Mr Rolleston (the leader of the Opposition) to your reporter —viz : "I cannot under stand how Sir R. Stout should have allowed the rumors affecting himself— soma of them of a character I hardly like to think of—to remain the subject of general discussion." Not having read the Otago Conservative journals in my absence inthe north, I did not know to what the Hon. Mr Rolleston referred. I applied to him to know, and hs has courteously answered my letter, and sayd: .*.' The special rumour'to which I referred as one I did not like to things: of was that relating to the w^sh said to have been expressed by the late Premier as to your succeeding him in the Premier ship, a wish which, if ife were expressed, could scarcely have been intended to be made use of as affecting the political position, and Which, under the circum stances, should not, I think, have been allowed to have circulation;" It really seems to me that the Hon. Mr Rolleston's action in characterising such a rumor as one of such a character that he hardly liked to " think of," is beneath criticism. Ifc is another i'lustration of how far political bias will sometimes blind most honorable gentlemen. —I am, etc., Robert Stout. Punedin, May 12.

CABLE SUMMARY.

The 5.9. Campania irade the passage from New York in 5 days 14 hours. A plot to murder Prince Ferdinand on his arrival in Bulgaria with his bride was frustrated. During an all-night sitting of the Spanish Cortes a lighted bomb was found in the vicinity of the Chamber. The approaching general election in Germany is creating intense excite ment. There is an unprecedented number of candidates in the field., A Calcutta telegram says a native , rising is reported near Manipur. The Kukius are raiding the district, and have beheaded three' hundred natives. A plot to blow up Chicago water works and burn down the Exhibition buildings has been discovered. The conspiracy is known to be the work of an Anarchist. The council of the Colonial Institute will offer their congratulations to the Prince of Wales on the approaching marriage of the Duke of York and Princess May. Registration under the Chinese Ex clusion Act has proved a failure, only 3000 Chinese throughout the United States having registered their names as provided by law. At the Behring Sea Arbitration, Sir J. Russell declared that America had compelled a discussion on the liberty of the seas, owing to her claim for the proprietary right of the seals. General Dodds, commander of the French troops in Dahomey, has arrived at Marseilles. He was accorded a most enthusiastic reception, and flowers were strewn along the path. News has been received in New York that the rebels in Nicaragua have seized the canal. A United States cruiser has been ordered to pro ceed there to enquire into the matter. The British, German, and United States Governments have decided to remove Baron Pilsaeh, the Municipal Resident, and Baron Cedercranz, the Chief Justice, from their official positions in Samoa. At the annual meeting in London o the Primrose League, it was stated that the membership wasover 1,000,000. The speakers at the meeting claimed that the League, exercised a valuable influence on the unity of the Empire. Siamese troops have attacked the French garrison on the Mekong River, seizing a convoy and capturing a French officer. A French battalion has been despatched to the assistance of the garrison. The dispute between the dockers and ship-owners at Hull is settled. The dockers have agreed toallowtheemploy ment of either Unionists or non- Unionists, which is virtually the terms asked by the Shipping Federation. Sir Robert Hamilton, late Governor of Tasmania, in an article in the " Speaker," says that Irish adminis tration is the root of the hostility of a section of the English people against the granting of autonomy. The intercolonial eight-oared race, between crews representing New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland, was rowed on the Paramatta river on Saturday afternoon. New South Wales led from start to finish, winning by six lengths in 19min 23sec. On May 12, a furious debate, lasting fifty-four hours, took place in the Spanish Cortes, on a Bill introduced by the Government to postpone the municipal elections. The Republican party obstructed the passage of the measure by every means in their power, but eventually the Government secured a victory by carrying the Bill while their opponents were conferring in the lobbies. As a protest against the tactices resorted to by the Government, the Republican party left the Cortes in a body. The incident is creating great excitement in Madrid,

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, May 13. The Rev W. Calder, who visited Scott this morning, says that the accused now appears fidgefccy. Scott stated that he wished to make a written statement, and it will probably be taken on Monday. Wellington, May 13. The Minister for Lands goes south to morrow, and after meeting the Colonial Treasurer at Dunedin he will go home and address his constituents, entering upon a full defense and exposition of his land I policy • The members of the legal profession, took formal leave of Mr Robinson, late Resident Magistrate, now a Dietrist Judge, today. Twenty-six were present, besides a number of officials of the Supreme Court and Resident Magistrate's Court. Mr P-dwards, on behalf of his confreres, testified to the care which Mr Robinson had always bestowed upon the cases before him; if anything he was too ready to hear minute details, but that was a fault on the right side. He congratulated him heartily upon his promotion. Mr I Robinson, in reply, eaid he felt very much complimented by the number of barristers present. He mentioned that during his five years' tenure there had passed through the Court a yearly average of 4000 cases. His Honour referred in felicitous tenrs to the number of promising young lawyers whom the colony had produced. It is stated that the Government are not satisfied with the dismissal" of the charge of drunkenness against Detective Ide, considering that sufficient weight was not given to the evidence of Detective Campbell, and that a conflict of testimony is riot likely' to conduce 'to the efficiency of the force. DusEpi^, Mayl3. T}ip Hon Mr Larnach has written to the Minister of .Justice complaining of *;he remarks reported to hare been made by Judge Kenny in granting an order declar ing R. H. J. Reeves a bankrupt. Mr Larnach says that if the Judge had been right in his assumption he would still have shown unfitness for the position he occupies by the remarks hB is reported to have made, but had he known the true facts, the verdict, he feels sure, would have been that he (Mr Larnach) had shown extreme leniency to Mr Reeve? over a long course of years. Freeman Kitchen will be sent on to Wellington to-morrow to answer a charge of wife desertion.

COMMERCIAL.

BANKING.

(phh PRKBB association;

Lonix/ , May 12. Several small brokers on the Exchange have suspended payment owing to tight ness of th* money market. Two thousand carcases of frozen meat, a portion of the cargo of s.s. Hawke's Bay, which left Wellington on March 13, have been condemned. The bad state of the meat was caused by water getting into the hold of che vessel. Four New South Wales banks will join in urging the Government to set abide 'he tend revenue to provide interest and sinking fund on the debt. i The "Daily News" urges that in.it-j pendent experts in England should audi* the accounts of the banks which have re cently suspended payment! and also of the colonial Governments. The amended scheme for the recon struction of the Erglish, Scottish, and Australasian Chartered Bank has been approved. The shareholders and depositors of the National Bank of Australasia will con sider a scheme for the reconstruction of that institution on Thursday next. The Mortgage Insurance Corporation offer to insure deposit- receipts, but pre fer that the shares of the reconstructed banks should be on the former terms, unless a higher rate of interest Is paid. At the annual meeting of the Scottish Australian Investment Company, Mr Frederick P. Ward, the chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, said that the company had every reason to expect a large increase in their revenue by the development of the meat trade. The report was adopted, and the retiring directors were re-elected. At a meeting of the Linotype Company, Mr Jacob Bright, the chairman, an nounced that the London newspaper offices were favouring the system of type setting with the machines manufactured by the company, which were claimed to be 60 per cent superior to those of the American make. He mentioned that the "Manchester Courier" had already adopted the system. So far the com pany have manufactured 140 machines, and 300 are being made. Los son, May 13. At the Dairymen's Conference, Mr David Wilson, the "Victorian expert, moved that the Conference demand the insertion of a clause in Mr Cameron's Bill, to prohibit the colouring of marga rine in imitation of butter. The resulu tion was carried. The manager of the Standard Bank has had a conference with the depositors in Edinburgh, and as the result they have agreed to renew their deposits in the Institution for seven years. The Trust Agency of Australia has declared a dividend of 20 per cent. London, May 14. Silver, 3s 2£d. Colonial 4 per cent stock has fallen l£ per cent, and 3| per cent stock, £ per cent. Three more brokers, carrying; on busi ness on a small scale, have failed. New York, May 13. The fall in the Industrial stock has caused the suspension of a number of small American Danks. (Received May 15, 10.30 a.m.) Sydney, May 15. Government propose to amalgamate the Government Savings Bank and Post Office Saving Bank. Melbourne, May 15. The maniger of the English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank states that a cable message from London announcing tho proposed amalgamation of the bank with the London Chartered Baik is incorrect. Brisbane, May 15. The Premier has received advice from the Premier of New South Wales inti mating that if the movement for the abolition of border duties between Victoria and New South Wales assumes a definite shape Queensland wil be placed on the same basis as- the other colonies. (Received May 15, 11 a.m.) London, May 13. Tallow, medium quality mutton, 29a ; beef, 28« 6d. The English wheat market is lifeless, the Continental is changing a little for the worse, while the American is advan cing. For cargoes of Australian wheat on passage sellers ask 31s 3d, but buyers are not prepared to give more than 303 9d. For cargoes of early shipment of the new crop of Australian wheat sellers »sk 32s 3!, and buy«n offer 6d less. Off coast cargoes of Australian wheat are offering at 31s 6d. Buyers are" willing to do business at 31s. New Zealand off coast cargoes are offered at 28s Bd, but buyers will not give more than 28s.

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA, v WARWICKSHIRE.

(PEE PRKfIS ASSOCIATION]

London, May 12. The second innings of the Warwick shire eleven closed for 153; Quarife 50, and Pallet (not out) 27, being the highest scorers. The Australians knocked up the required number of runs, 27, without the loss of a wicket, thus winning the match by ten wickets. * May If The AustraUwis played a one innings match against Warwickshire ab the con clusion of the first game. The visitors scored 175 (Coninghwn 34), and the Home team 98, the Australians winning by 77 runs.

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

PER FRBSS ASSOCIATION.

London, May 13. An unusual scene occurred in the House of Commons last; night. In the courss of the proceedings Mr Vicnxy Gibbu, the member for St Albans, accused Mr J. S. McNeill, the member for South Donegal, with interjecting, during a speech by Mr Gibbs, the remark " What the is he talking about." Mr McNeill denied the charge, whereupon Mr W. G. Macartney, the member for South Antrim, attributed tfce remark to Mr Sexton, who also indignantly repudiate^ the accusation. An uproar ensued, and order was restored only when the gentlemen wlio had made the allegations apologised 'an 4 withdrew their statements. In committee on the Irish Home Rule Bill, clause 1, providing for a legislature in Ireland, consisting of Her Majesty the Queen and of two Houses, a Legislative Council and a Legislative Assembly, was passed on a division by a majority of 42. Discus sion on this clause has lasted the greater part of the week. * London, May 14. Lord Ripon, Secretary for the Colonies, announced in the House of Commons yesterday that Natal had ifeefr granted gelf-gdvernment;'

THE ESSAYIST.

[by j. h. k ] •' I, lictor, deliga ad paleni." Public '• Go, lictor, bind him to a Instruction, stake." These are the words of a great Roman, uttered more than three hundred years before the birth of Christ. In the moral and Intellectual world they are as applicable to-day as they were in Gaul, when Manliu * uttered his inhuman words more than two thousand years ago. Each has some old btako or custom to which he is fastened, and from whith it seems difficult to get free. A properly educated mind possesses the ability, and will use that power to judge aright on any <|ue»tfou, and it will he ?ui<Ted by that judgment irrespective of any extra* nt-.t us consideration. The fur constituting such a mind comes into the world with every one— idiots except cd— but for the want of a proper education we cannot or do not so judge, but are fast bound each to his particular stake. Some of these stakes are labelled freetradr>, some protection, some secular instruction, and some religious instruction in public schools, «"me prohibition of intoxicating liquers some fortune hunting, some in ordinate pleasure, and many others with varying names. Nature has provided for each one a mind capable of being trained to perceive, to reflect, and to judge. But, in the same organism, animal instincts exist airte by side with these and with other faculties. A skilful system of practical traiuing, commenced 1n early ' youth, can alenfl enable anyone to over come these instincts when they come into i conflict with the higher faculties. Prac tical training or instruction has not yet effected this, nor anything approaching it. Everyone who comes into close contact with boys knows that they are kind hearted, open, just and true. Will they remain so when they ar« men ? A few may, but the vast majority will most most likely come to do as many ace now. They will become avaricious, crafty, de ceptive, -Mid callous. The animal in stincts will be ministerei to, but the [ higher faculties wofuUy neglected. ! Man possesses instincts which are common to the lower orders of created beings. Among these sre the iastinots of love of life, of food, of sex, of offspring, of society, and of courage in»real man, together with such impulses as the desire to conceal, to possess, and to construct. Each of these among other instincts will very probably lead to undesirable, and It may be to disastrous consequences, if, in man, they are not kept under proper control by the moral instincts and by the faculties of the intellect, which the mind of man alone possesses. Gu'ded properly by these sentiments and faculties, each instinct will conduce to the happiness ani wellbeing of its owner in particular, and of the community in general. Few who reflect on the present condition of society can fail to perceive that these instinots are not so guided now; and that the sentiments and faculties are, with some worthy exceptions, prostrated from their legitimate and humane uses, into such channels and to such purposes as avarice, crafr, and deceit. This baseness is re sorted to by two classes—by the lazy who prefer criminal courses to honest, and in vigorating labor, and by the unfortuoate who prefer baseness to penury. Every skilfully trained artisan, farmer, ana workman, ought not only to readily secure a competence, but to earn enough for some luxuries, and under proper government no one ought to .exist in penury, while millions of acres of good land are still unworked and unoccupied by man. If he have received a proper educa tion and training he will be not only very skilful in his special wcrk or trade* but in his leisure he will be.able to keep well, abreast of the discoveries of recent days. His mind will readily comprehend the structure of the universe, and he will be able to account for the common operations of nature. How very few of the olawes which are now dubbed educated, or of the wealthy who possesses the means of securing education could explain why the grass is green the distant mountains blue/; why one rose is red and another whiter - why the sounds emitted by a piano aa music differ from those of an organ* why black boots are worn in winter and white in summer, the cause of a distant echo; why a tree ap pears inverted as an image in water 1 and how many of the so-called educated young ladies who admire their costly draped figures could explain why the image or reflection is seen in the mirror 1 Yet these, and hundreds oL additional natural phenomena; ought to be familiar to every boy and to every girl. Were this so, what immense pleasures would result in the contemplating and under* standing of the commonest wayside objects, even without ascendingin thought to the living and most beautiful objects in Nature. The commonest piece of road metal; an old gatepost; a pair of dis carded boots, and countless thousands of similar objects, would revetl histories and processes more entertaining and more instructive than the productions of a thousand orators. In the plaoe of such a condition of the human mind, the actual results produced so far, even under the beet systems, are something like this: most boys on leaving school cannot write a sensible letter in moderately good writ ing ; they could not tell why Uaoklead produces one oolour on the grate, and another substance a different oolour qn the doorstep, and while they probably h«ve learned and could give many dates, just as a parrot would, they would be astQunded were they asked to explain the deficiencies of the mind that broughtabout the condition of things that existed in England when King John signed Magna Charta. As the strength of a rope depends on the strength of each strand which forms it, *o the strength of a nation depends on the strength of character and on the skill of each unit of its population. The character of each unit is first moulded in the home under the mother's care, and afterwards largely ia the public school. Such moral sentiments as justice, ben evolence, and hope ought to be cultivated in the home long before the time arrivea for attending school; and if the borne - twining in this respect be defective, the necassity for rigid training in school becomes proportionately greater. It is here that the best opportunity occurs for teaching the pupil to speak the truth, and to detest falsehood; to cultivate nobleness . in all acts, and to shun meanness in all its loathsome bearings. This, indeed, formed the chief education of the ancients. In Sparta especially, each pupil waa taught to be a patriotic - citizen; who woul'l sacrifice everything to 'the wellbejng'of the State. And a result of such education, is familiar to every student of b^tory,' who will recollect how his heart warmed as. he read the account of the battle of Marathon, and of I<eonidas and his three hundred Spartans at Thermopylae. Beyond the moral sentiments the intellect, including the reflective faculties, citnes into view. When training these faculties, the pupil ought to be constantly taught to observe and to reflect, to express himself without reserve, and to understand that freedom of expression only can prevent the intellect from freezing, or its opposite, revolution ; the individual from servile mediocrity, and that this freedom of speech will avail nothing if it do not proceed from educated minds wh'ch cau grasp the general principles of any subject, weigh facts, and'express r them in'clear Krtd concise language. Probably mariy of these boys'will' become legislators. J'The wellbeing of a Sfjate depends largely pif phc intellectual qualities of its - lev. makers. Yet roost 1 legislators seem to b* guided, not by their own inteUttfa i&

?HE ASHBtTRTOK qOAItPIAN: MONDAY, MAY 15, 1893.



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Apply to the Custodian, Ashburton I^Maku ___. ____Jf n HE Good Samaritan, for the imme f diate relief of pain.— Light s Cash Store. . -L** 1 f AYE you secured some of our fct warm Slippers for children, Is ?- MITCHELt AWD TURNKB. -fSIANOS from £20, £28, and £28 Uto, ST Organs from £1510s. Harmomums. _10. E»«y terms of payment.—H. M. Jonbs. __________ ____— — -\ VT ANTED Known.—Warm Slippers W for mothers ;IsUto 2a 9d per p_ir. — Mitchku. *astd Tukhbb.^ 41W BICYCLES (Ad*ms, Curties, and.Co.) machines) C«M»h or terms. Christ churoh pricea.-H. M. Jo»«w__ HOMBOPATHIC Medicines,- price. Is. Sole agent for district. Light's Cash Store. „_______ *»TAjNJ]_l3r-aaieß and Gentlemen to W gee the «rand Display in the windows at " The Corner " Saturday— W. H. Cot-umu „___/ "TiT-ANT-D Known.-Como and see W our beautiful Mantles, Jackets, Ulsters, Macintoshes, Dress Stuffs, etc. H. 0. Seokbs. Melford House. ___ WANTdID Known—Great Bargains in Ladies' Underclothing, Milli nery, Mantlis, and Jackets at o. W. Alcobs & Oo.'s Compulsory Sale. C' 1 HEAP Firewood—Short Dry Gum / Firewood, at 26s por cord; mixed wood, 24s per cord at Mayo s, Trevorton.-Apply Mbs James Fruit Shop. Srr ANTED Known,-^JackeT& Dress v ▼ Department a specialty. High class goods marked ch«p. H. 0. Segirs, llelford House. __^ ANTKD KNOWN.-S. W. Alcorn and Cos. premises will be closed to-morrow (Wednesday). Be-marking BtockJorj^ej^Tjiursday^^^ W"~ ANTED Known.—For Jacket, Ulsters, Dress Stuffs, etc. Come a Melford House. H. 0. Sbotbs. WTANTED Known— •• The Corner " is v» showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clotting. W. H. Coixibb. WANTED Known—Aki>bew OBBhas opened his new premises with his First General and Grand Display of Ladies' Jackets, Fur-lined Cloaks, Muh n«ry, Carpets, Boots, etc.—Andrew Ob»; 6 19 BANG ! Bang! Bang I Guns J Guns ! Guns! by the best makers and Itted with all the latest improvements. Po<rder, Shot, Caps, Cartridges, Wads, «nd Cases at J. W. Habduct's, East Street. Guns repaired. THE Missis Adams' tew Refreshment Rooms now open. Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, Lemon Squash, Soda and Milk •Od all the new summer drinks ready^ at All times. Coleman's Buildings, East Street. -. 6' x\t A LCORN & CO.'S • VV t -£jL Compulsory Sale. Flannelette' at 3d, Dress Tweeds at 3fd, Kid Gloves greatly reducsd, "TT7 HO is your Plumber ? Why, J. W. YV Habdmy, *ho is a Manufacturer of Spoiling, Ridging, Steel Gutters, B»ths, Sinks, Tanks, etc., and who has oq band the largest »t«ck of Pumps and ipe in town. W~~ ANTED Known-^RoBBRT Shuxds, Charles Street, opposite Woollen Factory, has commenced Dyeing and Cleaning Ladies'-wid Men's Garments. Blankets and Woollen Goods Scoured. Moderate charges. Parcels etc., left at Mrs Adams', Saunders' Buildings* will be attended to. -. , -8 4 fJTHEREdo you get yourlronmon- W geryl At ILunaiTi of opurtje, where we get the best value in Sheet Lead, Nails, Locks, Hinges, Plough Chains, Rope, Wire Knetting, Gorse Knives, Spades and Forks, Lamps, Fender anH Fire Irons, and anything you require. /CHRISTMAS Suits. Boys, three \J garment long Trouser Suits at Ids. Boya, Oolopial-made Knieker Suits frurh iV Men's nicely made Colonial Tweed Suits 30a. Colonial Tweed Suits to measure from 60s.—Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. Robekx A/xjobn. . - BEST Nickel Watches in the market, are those at 22n 6d and 255. Specially made for S. Salbk, Jeweller. Guarantee with sach watch. ■ SALVAGE, ?x Ruabine, Blankets, Shirtings, and Flahellettes nothir-g the worse, but which the extra insurance on my other goods will enable me to sell less than usual prices, and as they are direct from the Manufacturers any one wanting ought to secure a supply at once. —Kobbut >hob», Sannders' Buildingß : " ~ANT_D Known. —T. Hoult v > having commenced Bacon Curing he will have a good supply of Pork Sausasos, Pork Pies, etc., fresh made very day. * 21* WANTED Known—lee Creams, Ice Oreams, for the hot weather, lways ready at H. G. Fwwbb's, Confec ioner. East Street. OMKR3ET Meat Mart. The oldest the largest, ths best, and the cheap «t Small a specialty. Ful weights guaranteed. A trial *tof*& —W. J. Sitnorg. ______!___ ~Tp ASTER Cards and Booklets, New jij Games, new supply of the Zither Harps and Autoharps, sew Booka, Stationery, and Fancy Goods, feub ■cribers wvited for our Circulating Library. L F. Ajjdbewpb and Co, Stationers' Hall- _^ WANTED, —One hundred subscribers for the following Humorous, Pic torial, and amusing weekly papers, two pence each.—Ally Sloper. Snap Shots, Pictounl Nuggets, ScrspH, WorW'u Comic, Lot o* fun, Short, Stories, Funny Folks, Amusing Journal, Old and Young, Boys' Novelette. Intending subscribers to the •bove will do well to leave their names at the Railway Book Stall Circulating Libiiirr. Jow Mawjdb*> Aihburt?"u a .■'-"■ 4 288



WINTER, 1893 G. J. "Neill & Co. RESPECTFULLY DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING ITew Goods. Wew Ooods. DEESSES. DRESSES. The latest in Shot Rep, double width, 2s 6d Amazon Oloth, double width, Is lid Fancy Dress Goods, 6|d Heavy Dress Tweeds, 7£d Astrakhan*, Beaver Trimming Ladies' Jackets and Mantles. MILLINERY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. x Trimmed Hats from 2a lid. Double Bed White Sheeting, IOJd Heavy Forfar, 6Jd Blankets, Blankets, from 7* lid All Wool Colonial Flannel, Is. CLOTHING. CLOTHING. Men's Suits, 19s 6d Men's Heavy Suits, 25s 6d Men's Whip Cord Tweed Suits, 29s 6d Boys' Suits, 4s lid; Men's Lamb's Wool Pants, 3s lid. BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. WONDERFUL VALUE IN BOOTS. Ladies' Shoes, 4s lid j Strong Leather Simpers, 3s 6d Men's Colonial-made Nailed Shooters, 8s 6d Men's Colonial-made Bluchers, ss. WE ASK YOU TO GIVE OUR SCHOOL BOOTS ONE TRIAL. Ladies' Strong E.S. Boots, 6s lid Patent Leather Slippers in endless variety, at . "ft «/. NULL & CO.'S, FRIEDLANDER'S BDILDINGS, CORNER OF EAST AND MOORE STREETS.



[A CARD]. MRS _k. O. "oLaJETIDG*E, TEACHER OF PIANOFORTE & ORGAN, COX STREET, ASHBURTOH. TERMS ON APPLICATION. 3 2 NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory, WIIVfER 1893 BAIN. KAIN. KATN. waterproof coal\s waterproof coats waterproof coats I EAVE your measure ab the Factory. J-» Over 100 patterns to choose from. OIL COATS OIL COATS OIL COATS From lOs 9d. LEATHER LEATHER LEATHER Try the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY for your NEXT PAIR of BOOTS. KP You will Save 16 per cent. BLANKETS ... ... 10a 9d RUGS ... 7s 6d FLA.NJNELS U per yard NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY \ I■ - . ' AND ■ • 1 Waterproof Maoufacturers. ALEX HENDRY, [ Manager.



FOR WEDDING PRESENTS, BIRTHDAY PRESENTS, & PRESENTATIONS .j.i."__ TINSPECTION is invited of the very, J_ choice and high class Stock of c- SALEK, WATCHMAKER, JEWELLER, AND OCULIST-OPTICIA^'S AGENT. A very large stock of Electro Plats 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 goods i«»fc. fch, eth, ing5rp?;SRDRTON I tamed specially for the ASHBUKIUJI TAADE. -A SPECIALTY.- The Bptherham English Lever Watches expressly made by Rotherham for S. S*lek are becoming famous throughout the district as the MOST RELIABLE WATCHES OBTAINABLE. §£T Special attention is devoted to the Watchmaking and Jewellery repairing department. With th« extra assistance obtained, work is turned out promptly. LOWEST CHARGES, CONSISTENI WITH SOUND AND RFXIABLE WORKMANSHIP. WATCHMAKER & JKWELLER



COMPULSORY SALE OF &Wv ALCORN&&O f 3. STOCK OF . GENERAL DRAPERY, M _NTLEB, MILLINERY Etc. G oMMENCEsoN THURSDAY, 11* INST. EVERY ARTICLE A DECIDED BARGAIN AS STOCK MUST BE SOLD. S. W. ALCOB.N & CO. EAST STREET.



Hardley Bros. HAVE OPENED THEIR FIRST SHIPMENT OF WINTER GOODS. WHICH HAVE BEEN MARKED AT Very Low Prices TO CLEAR. Special Value in Blankets and Flannels. Colonial Blankets from 17s 6d. | Waterproof Overcoats, grand goods, from 2&j 6d. Men'B Colonial Suits from 23s 6d. DON'T FORGET TO CALL AND SEE THEM _ COMPARE VALUES. We are selling a Splendid Dress Tweed at 6|d. All Wool, double-width Dress Tweed, only Is lid. BOOTS. BOOTS. Our Boot Stock ia now Complete ia every Branch. Splendid Dancing Shoes, 3s lid. Men's Watertights from 12s 6J. Shooters, nailed, 8s 6d; Boys' and Girls' Boots in endless variety OUR MILLINERY DEPARTMENT Is now showing some Splendid value In HATS, FURS, RIBBONS, LACE, Etc. Come and Secure Arcade Straw Hats, lntest shapes, only Is, only a limited number left. Splendid Fu Collarettes, only 3s 9d. THESE ARE GENUINE BARGAINS. HARDLEY BROS., ARCADE.



HINDS PUBLIC DIP. BROOKE'S ASHBURTON DIP. CHERTSEY PUBLIC DIP. /~\WJNG to the Delay caused by the wet weather the Charge will still be One Penny per head until FRIDAY, May 18, after then l&d per head. CM. Brooke, ASHBURTON. STEAM CHAFF CUTTING AND CRUSHING. Gr EORGB OsBORNi Begs to announce that he is PREPARED TO CUT CHAFF AND ! CRUSH GRAIN IN ANY QUANTITY He uses Messrs Andrews and Beaven's best Canterbury Chaffcutter, and their crusher with latest improvements, and can therefore guarantee giving every satis actinn. Orders may be left with MR GUDSELL, Tii. ir'd j Or GK()RGE OPBOViNM, 3*5 WLKvr'y.



NOTICE. Our advertising clients and the sub- j scribers to the "Mail" aud "Guardian " are hereby informed th,at Mr J. C. Bell, late Deputy Official Asiignee in bankruptcy has been appointed canvasser and collector >for the Ashburton Publishing Company Limited, in the place of Mr H. W. Barrett. Mr Bell will visit the country districts shortly, of which due notice will be given. Ashburton Publishing Company, May 1, 1893.



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Hoixoway's Piias.—Liver, Lungs, and Kidneys.—Most diseases of these depurative organs arise from obstructions, over the removal of which the celebrated pills exercise the most perfect control. A course of them is strongly recommended as a remedy for such chronic affections as liver enlarge ments, congestion of the lungs, torpidity ot the kidneys and other functional disorders which cause much present suffering, and if neglected lay the foundation of organic diseases. Hollowaj's Pills are specially adapted for the young and delicate; their gentle and purifying actions ranks them I above all other medicines. In indigestion, nervous affections, gout, and rheumatism these pills have achieved for themselves universal fame. They expel all impurities from the blood, and restore cheerfulness and vigour.



The Best Re^kbt fob Inpigjcstioji— Norton's Gamomito Pills ape confidenjtly" ecommended as a simple remedy foi [ndigestara, which is the cause of yearly all fche diseases io which wa are subjects Norton's Pills, with justice called the "Natural fitrengtheuer of the Human Stomach," act as a powerful tonic and gentle aperient, are mild in their operation, and safe under any circumstances. Sold in bottles, at U lid, 2» 9d, lli,by ail amdioine T«adon thrpughoflt the w«fld



KEATING S COUGH LOZENGES curt Coughs, Asthma; ]Bronchitis. Medical tefcti inony states tfcat no'pther medicine js so {effectual in the cure of these dangerous maladiee. Oi>e Wenge alon^ giyes esj«e^ o^e or two at. bedtime ensures rest. For rehey r ing difficulty of breathing they are invalu. able. They contain no opium nor any violent drug. Sold by all Chemists, in Tin* lllldandfettOMh.



The Best Tea N CANTERBURY for jpi« money, and free from"'any e^ceap qf a^ringency, COUNTESS 2s f us Tt7B amgw^