MAIL NOTICES.JMUULL. NOTICES,

Mails close for the following places as under subject to the necessary alterations :— WEDNESDAY, November 1. For the United Kingdom, Continents of Europe and America, and West Indies (via San Francisco), Sandwich Islands, etc., and also for Northern Ports of New Zealand, per Takapuna, as follows:—Ordinary letters, books, and newspapers, at €5. IS j>.m. : registered letters, at 5 p.m. ; money orders, at 3p. m. Due London December 6.

Mails for the Australian Colonies, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe, via Hobart, per Talune, close at Bluff on Friday, November 3, at 11 a.m. Mails for the Australian Colonies only, via Sydney, also London, etc., via Naples, close at Wellington, per Wakat puten, at 3 a.m. on Thursday, November 9. Due London December 20.

Ashburton Guardian MAGNA EST VERITAS ET PRÆVALEBIT. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1893. OUR SHOW.

Our article on the annual Show of the Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association has caused a considerable amount of comment. We are glad that it has done so, as to set the thoughtful men of the Association thinking was our object. There are men who do not think, only talk, but will talk on any subject with all the authority of deeply thinking men. But the likeness to the talk of the thinking men ends there, as the results are very different, and we trust that the results will be very different in this case also. The question of a two days' show for Ashburton is not now raised for the first time, Dozens of people—thinking and unthinking— have dismissed it long ere now. Ihe thoughtless people saw only the lions in the path, and at once voted the thing an impossibility. The thinking men were no more blind to the diffi culties than their opposites in the discussion, but they did not settle the question with a " pooh-pooh," because it cannot be settled with a "pooh pooh." The Show has now reached an importance among the agricultural fairs of the colony that cannot be gainsaid. In entries, it is stronger numerically than any other Show in the province, except of course the Metropolitan, and for stock shown would be hard to beat for quality any where, with the solitary exception of cattle. In the latter section, the com plaint, however, is less in regard to quality, as several individual exhibits redeemed this, than as regards num bers. As the dairying industry pro gresses, no doubt this fault or weak ness of the annual Show will bo removed. Holding second place then in the province, and likely, if properly cared for, to continue to hold it, and make greater strides in the future than it has yet done in the past, will the Association be doing a wise thing by continuing to crowd the work of an important Show like this into the all too short time of one day, and continue to have that work hurriedly done, and therefore not done so satisfactory either to exhibitors or public as it ought to be 1 We think not, and we are pleased that there are many members of the Association who see the unwisdom of going on as things are. Difficulties there are, we confess, but they are not insurmountable. Let us look at one or two of them. Covered stalls, it has been said, would be wanted for the shelter of some of the stock. No doubt; and some stalls would have to be provided, but then the cost need not all be incurred at once, as at many of the Shows held a large number of the exh'bits are taken out of the ground on the evening of the first day and re moved to the more aristocratic accom modation to be found in the town, and the exhibitors would do this uo matter how good the accommodation provided on the ground. In a couple of years I or so this difficulty would be got over. Saturday is a bad day, say some, on which to hold a show, as the exhibitors of implements, etc., would not be able jtp gejb their entries away by train in : tu£e, without jbrenphing on the Sunday. That objection is perhaps insuperable with some people, but it could bp gop over by holding the first qiay on. %

Thursday, and if this chshed with Timaru, then Timaru would have to shift forward one day in the week, and hold her first day on the Monday, leaving Wednesday for the inter regnum. There has been complaint, too, about want of room in the grounds, but that could very easily be got over by so trimming the trees in the cross plantation that a view of the jumping paddock could be obtained. The fence even need not be removed; but by giving an open view under the boughs of the trees strangers would see at once that the show was not confined to the one paddock. And the whole of the horse show could very well be re moved to that paddock. There are, doubtless, other difficulties in the way, but where there's a will there's a way, and if the second day is really desired no difficulty likely to present itself will be insuperable. Every year shows the necessity of this second day, and we commend further thought on the sub ject to the membera of the Association. An autumn Show has been spoken of also. Well, the Association could do worse than hold a fixture of that kind, and we are not at all certain that it would not be better than the one we now hold; but for an autumn Show two days would be equally necessary,

THE NEW ROLL.

The new roll— that is, the main roll— for the Ashburton electorate has now left the hands of the printer, and copies can be procured from the B egistrar—Mr Joseph Ward, at the usual price, Is 6d. It is a very in teresting document, and contains the names of 4530 —no, not all electors, for some of them are the names of people who have long ago ceased to have any say in Parliamentary or any other elections on this earth, and , " Have no share in all that's done, Beneath the circuit of the sun." Many are those of people who are absentees, but have property qualifica-1 tions in Ashburton as well as in other districts, but reside away from the electorate. Probably those gentlemen , will exercise their right and privilege j in the districts in which they reside, and may probably find themselves running against the one-man-one-roll snag of the new Act. From a recent telegram from Wellington, we gather, however, that the powers that be do not purpose enforcing this provision of the Act to the bitter end for this elec tion at least, trusting to the self-purg ing clause to get rid of all duplications in future. That clause wipes oif from every roll the names of people who have not exercised the franchise at the election,and whatever the qualification, an elector so expunged from the roll must make a fresh claim before he can be reinstated. Others again are the names of people whohaveclaimed oftener than once, and each time have obtained a line on the roll. These duplications will also sectify themselves in the future as a matter of course, but in any case the 4530 names are not all voters by a long way. One good and true electress claims for " property situ ate in Cambridge Terrace, Christ church, value £400," and gets on the roll too apparently for that comfort able little property, but why she does so is not stated, as the qualification is not given as residential, but freehold. The address given, however, is Meth ven, and we take it for granted the qualincition is residential. The re cently enfranchised ones are variously styled. Most of them are simply "domestic duties/ one or two are marked "' farmer's wife," some " wife " only, while something under a dozen of the sweet ones have written " lady " in the occupation line. The prepara tion of the first supplementary roll is proceeding, and if any have not yet registered, the sooner they do so the better.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

_ 1 Our readers would do well to peruse G. J. Neill and Co.'s new advertisement iv another column, advertising great reductions for cash. The Queensland Government do not seem inclined to follow the steps of Victoria and New South Wales in suppressing sweeps In reply to a question in the Assembly, the Colonial Secretary said that recent legislation in New South Wales had made gambling there worse than before, as gambling was now conducted in the public streets. Particulars have re?,ohed the Sydney police of what appears to be a brutal murder at Barmbah station, near AngledooJ. The victim, whose name is unknown, was about twenty-five yeara old, and was found between the forked limbs of a tree, covered with a piece of iron and stones. His skull was completely smashed, it fs believed with the pin bolt of a bullock waggon, which was discovered in a hut near to the scene. When found the body was in an advanced state of decomposition. A Magdeburg paper gives the following ag the result of the Lord's Day Rest taw :— The wife of a small manufacturer sent her two young children to a confectioner's for some favourite cherry tarts. After a time the little ones returced, but their basket was empty. "We bought the cherry tarts, mother," said they, " but the gentleman dare! not allow anything to be taken through the streets from his shop on account of its being the Day of Rest. He said they must be eaten in his house. So we ate them, mother." The States Department at Washington is in receipt of a letter from Li-Hung Chang, the Viceroy, to the President of the United States. According to this letter China will take no action with regard to the Geary Law (although keenly feeling its unfriendliness and injustice) until the next session of the American Congress, when it is hoped that the measure will be repealed.- Should this not be the pase, China wjlj. irmnedjately take steps in retaliation. Friepdly relations between China and the United States will be interrupted and measures will be adopted to expel Americans residing in China. In the meantime, however, especial care will be taken that Americans resident in China be ijfn.9 wjae jjaolested or interfered, with.

The Ariel Road race to-day, resulted as f follows :—Hawkinp, llmin 1; Couch, 9min j 2 ; Burns, 9£min 3. The members of tha Ariel Bicycle Club are requested to attend a general meeting in the Arcade thia evening. The Rev Sir John Warren Hayes, of Bear- S wood, Berkshire, is supposed to be the oldest I Freemason in England. The reverend baronet was initiated in 1819, the year the Queen and the Duke of Cambridge were born, and consequently he has been seventy-four years a member of the Masonic order. He was made a Grand Chaplain by the late Earl of Zetland, in 1844. There are only two brethren living of senior standing as Grand Officers, namely, the Moolvie Mahomed Ismael Khan, who wag Senior Grand Warden in 1836, and the Chevalier Bernard Hebeler, who filled the same office in 1839. Chinaman have very funny names some times. We (" Westport News ") remember when in Dunedin a year or so ago we saw a barber's sign which read''Cutts, Barber." ,Thatwas decidedly good, butis not a patch on some of the Chinese names. In the Riverton Court once there were present four Celestials whose names read " Cum See, Man Hung, Hang Me, What Pun," which might be inter preted to mean, •• Come see a man hung (i. c.» hanged); hang me, what fun." The latest addition to the Chinese directory ia Bung Ung, which might be styled a corruption of the Victorian dialect and Cockney, At the last meeting of thi Westport Harbor Board, Me R. Reeves' account for travelling expenses (£9 10s) waß passed for payment. Mr Eugene J. 0 Conor declined to vote as the law on the subject was not clear. Members of the Board were entitled to be paid, but they could not get it. Mr Seddon, when on the Grey Board, had charged a similar amount. Mr Hughes said country members of the County Council were paid, and Mr Reeves could not be ex pected to pay his own expenses. The Chair man said the Government knew that Mr Reeves would have to be paid when they made the appointment. The matter then dropped. The Devonshire papers oontain a full report of a recent meeting at Exeter to hear Mr W. J. Harris, of Halwill Manor, read a paper on his recent travels in New Zealand and Australia. Mr Harris, who is a Justice oi the Peace and a practical agriculturist, was listened to with the greatest attention by a, large audience. Among those present were the High Sheriff of the connty and city, Earl Fortescue, Lord Dunboynsj and other leading county men, Mr Harris' references to New Zealand were most enthusiastic in their tone of all-round approval, and he gave, moreover, a detailed proof of the accuracy of his final declaration—namely, that •' there is no country in the world which from an agri cultural point of view, has more to recommend it than New Zealand." The following letter, found on the body of Mr Theodore Sampson, the well-known book maker and racehorse-owner, who recently committed suicide at Coogee, gives his reasons for committing the act, and conveys a moral:—" My reason for commtting > uicide is that I cannot keep away from gambling and backing horses. I have lost all I had, and have run iurther into debt since yester day week, and as I see no prospects of better ing my position, or paying what I owe, I feel compelled to do this rash deed. I have no one to blame but myself. Everybody has been very kind to me, especially James Dobson, but I have the ciuse of the gambler on me, and cannot stop. la fact, I e,m never at rest till I am either playing at cards or backing horses. 1 wish all my old friends at Tattersall's a better fate than that which now awaits me. The general meeting of the Rakaia Swim ming Club was held in the Money Club Hall on Monday evening. The Captain, Mr A» Rowntree, occupied the chair. The report and balance-sheet for last year were read and adopted, after which the following officers were elected : -Patron, Mr D. G. Holmes ; President, Mr W. L, Allan; Vice-Presidents, Messrs J. C. Wason, W. M. Lyttleton, and J, Hardy ; Captain, Mr A. Rowntree; Vice- Captain, Mr A. C.'ark ; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr W. Midgley ; Comm ttee, Messrs North, Hardy, W. Sharp, Chapman, D. Bruce, and J. Bruce. It was decided rhat the Committee should inspect the Domain pond and suggest some msans of cleaning and improving it. The subject of holding races was discussed. A large num ber of members have joined the Club, and there seems every prospect of a successful season. Some interesting results are reported by the Rev George Henslow, of experiments conducted by him with a view to determine the effects of light and colour on plants. As regards the sprouting of seeds, he has found it to be a matter of indifference whether they be subjected to light or not. In one instance, indeed, there were indica cations of light being positively injurious. When a compaiison ia made between plants growing under ordinary window glass and in the open, the injurious effect of the ftlass becomes very apparent for the ordinary plants of a temperate climate. Further, Mr Henslow has ascertained that no specially colored light, or combination of lights, which do not collectively constitute pure colorless daylight are ever so good or effective as natural sunlight itself, as each ray sterns to require the assistance of all the others for the full exercise of plant functions. Under the title of "Lightning Express Railways Service," Mr F. B. Behr, of the Institute of Civil Engineers, has set forth in detail a scheme for carrying us by rail at the rate of 120 to l?>0 miles an hour. The secret lies in discarding existing railways, which, Mr Behr pronounces unfitted for such high speed, in favor of the "Lartigue single? rail system," with electricity for the motive power. Mr Behr estimates the cost of conr ducting- such a line as the London, Bright? ton, and South Coast Railway, and equip ping it with rolling stock, generating plant, and all appliances for working trains at 150 miles per hour every three minutes, at some thing under a million sterling. With this he will undertake to carry ten irillions pas sengers per year. Brighton will then be brought within twenty minutes of London. At the same rate, as Mr Behr in a captivat ing table of examples shows, Londoners would get to Paris in two hours and twelve minutes, and Edinburgh in two hours and forty minutes.

THE SENATE.

London, October 31. The " Times" says the viqtory of the anti-silver men in the Senate is entirely due to president Cleveland's , firmness and courage. The " Standard " expects the president's next step will be to bring about an immediate re duction.

LABOR ITEMS.

London, October 31. Ihe miners have arranged a Con ference with the mine owners on the question of wages.. Capetown, October 81. Labor agitators intend proceeding to Australia to dissuade emigrants from leaving for Cape Colony,

THE STRIKER'S STORY.

I've got a baby ten months old; Till I went out on strike, I swear I never had a chance To see what she was like. At any rate, it's solid fact— And doubtless will surprise You —that till now I never knew The colour of her eyes. I All day and half-way through the night The company would keep Me, and when I was home, the kid, Of course, was fast asleep. 'Twas seldom, even, that I got A good look at her ma ; I And baby, bless her little heart, She never saw her pa. Folks say there's compensation for Most every ill in life; The strike gave me the time to get Acquainted with my wife. And she has introduced me to The kid. I tell you what, I just begin to realize The blessings I have got. For them I'll freeze in winter's cold Or broil in summer's sun ; For them I'll stand in rain or hail, Tho' tisn't such great fun. But working all the time, that is A leetle bit too rough; And wife and I and baby think Ten steady hours enough. —Boston Daily Olobe,

GOOD SPORT.

An English sportsman, who was too much of a braggart to be good at anything else, was having a few days' shooting on the estate of a friend, and while out on the heather after the birds, found time to talk about his own prowess to the gamekeeper who accompanied him. " I've a keen eye, a steady aim, and when I fire, Sandy, there's death somewhere ahead," said the sure shot, modestly. "In that case I'll mak' a point aye to keep ahint ye," remarked the gamekeeper, cautiously, falling back a pace or two. "Oh you needn't be alarmed, Sandy, I merely meant that I never miss anything." " Weel, I hope yell try and miss the dugs while ye're wi' me, for the maister wud tak' my heid aff if anything went wrang wi' them. 5, The Englishman had no time to reply to this, for just then a number of birds rose, and he let fly at them for all he waa worth, but with no result. "That's what your confounded Scotch mist does," said the sportsman sulkily. "I never miss at home." " Mebbe no," replied Sandy, with a chuckle; " but ye've jist turned it into an English mist for the present, at a' events." " That's a specimen of Scotch wit, I sup pose, Sandy? You said that because I missed." " Jist that; but here ye are again." Another opportunity offered at this mo ment for the sportsman to distinguish him self, but again the fates and his own bad shooting were against him. " Missed again," he exclaimed, in un feigned amazement. " Well, I could swear I killed something that time." " Sweerin' wud be a relief, I daursay," said Sandy, soothingly; "but keep up your heart, for efter a' ye're daein' no sac bad." " How do you make that out ?" asked the Englishman. " Jist this way," was Sandy's disgusted answer; "ye're killin' time if ye're killin' naething else!"

JUDGING LITERARY WORK.

When a young writer has finished a piece of work what shall he do with it ? Shall he offer it immediately to a publisher, or shall he show it to some friend and seek his judg ment upon it ? The latter is a rather tick lish business. We all know how unfavour ably friends have judged concerning many works which the public unhesitatingly ap proved. Their judgment is generally either partial or over severe; and indeed it is hard to ask a friend to pronounce judgment on a new piece of literary work, for he may feel embarrassed at telling the truth about it. For if he be severe, what pains he may give the author ! nay, what injury he may inflict upon him! The most lamentable case of this kind is that of poor Torquato Tasso who, when his great poem, " Jerusalem De livered," was completed, sent a copy of it to a sort of inquisitorial tribunal of critics at Rome, who made a great number of carping and pedantic criticisms of it, to which foe poor distressed author endeavoured to con form. It was the revising and changing his poem to suit these critics that drove him into insanity and rendered his whole subse quent life unhappy. The best way, I think, for the young author is this : to lay aside his work, when completed, for about six months or a year, and then look over it and pro nounce judgment on it himself. He is then himself a different person, and will look at his work with new eyes. If his work then please him, and he think it worthy of publication, he should offer it im -1 mediately to a publisher, and leave it to his and the judgment of the public. If Tasso had done this, his self-constituted critics would have joined in the general chorus of praise that followed its publication. The reader may remember that it was after a judgment of this kind that Scott concluded to finish and publish his first novel.—Robert Waters.

ATTACKED BY A TIGER.

A tenible encounter with a tiger is re ported from India. While a party of four men were out shooting in a district near Kazipet a tiger suddenly appeared close to them, One of the sportsmen, named Small wood, at once took aim at the unwelcome visitor, but before he could fire it sprang on him, lacerating him in a frightful manner. Another of the party, named Dew, who was standing behind his unfortunate companion, succeeded in wounding the animal, which then attacked him, with the result that a portion of his scalp was torn off, and he was otherwise severely wounded. Thebeastthen pursued the other two men, who seeing their danger endeavoured to reach a place of safety. One of them, however, stumbled in his flight, and the tiger, which was only a few yards off, sprang at him but fortunately overleaped him. Availing himself of the opportunity the man fired at the animal, and at the first shot killed it on the spot. Smallwood's injuries were found to be bo serious that there were no hopes of his re covering. Dew, however, was expected to I survive.

If a bricklayer were called a brick hp need not feel mortar-fied. Eating-house keeper to njw waiter--" Now be sure to have the knives ground fre quently. The better they put the less tough h«ee veteran fowls will appear."

BRAZIL.

|>ER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Rio de Janeiro, October 31 President Piexoto is negotiating for the purchase of Messrs Yarrow's en tire stock of torpedoi. He announces that the United States has promised to prevent the re-establishment of a monarchy ia America,

THE WEATHER.

. «. I The following are the temperature and j rainfall readings at Chertsey for the m.nth of October: —

CORRESPONDENCE.

London, Octot «r SO. The Antwerp wool sales are fixed for the 7th, Bth, and 9th November, when 6820 bales will be offered, including 24 from Australia. Sydney, October 31. The settlement of the local wool dispute is as far off as ever. Neither side see their way clear to conduct busines on the lines laid down by the other. Sellers in sist that they shall have control of the wool until it is paid for. (Received November 1, 11.30 a.m.) Brisbane, November 1. Tenders for £75,000 worth of five per cent municipal debentures have been opened. Only £3000 were subscribed— all at par. (Received November 1, 11.10 a.m.) London, October 31. The Ruahine's New Zealand butter is selling at—store, 80s to 94a ; winter, 100s to 114 a. Sydney, November 1. Wheat, chick, 3s 3d ; milling, 3s 7d, nominal; flour, stone made, £3 5s t« £8 10d ; roller, £9. Oats are quiet—bright heavy feed, 2s 9d. Barley, Cape, 3s. Bran, 8d ; pollard, B|d. Potatoes, local, £5 to £5 7a 6d j New Zealand, £6. Onions, Victoria, firmer at £910s. Butter, dairy 6d to 7d; factory, prime, Bd. Cheese, prime, 4d to 4jd. Bacon, 5d to 6£d. Melbourne, November 1. Wheat, prime, 2a lOJd; flour, roller, £7 ss. Oats, Algerian, Is lid; Tartarian, 2s ; stout whites, 2s Id. Barley, Cape, 2s 3d. Bran, 6§d. Potatoes are easier, at £7 10^ to £8. Onions have advanced to £9, owing to Urge shipments to Sydney. At the wool sales yesterday theie was a good attendance and spirited competition. Greasy crossbreds sold up to B|d. Adelaide, November 1. Wheat is easy at 2s lOd ; flour, roller, 7s 5d to 7s lOd. Bran, 7£l; pollard, 7jd.

The Ardlamont Mystery

♦ Writing of the Ardlamonb mystery, a London correspondent says :—"The upper ciass of the English is talking of nothing but the Ardlamont mystery. There are but meagre newspaper reports of the slow unravelling of the murder of Lieutenant Hamborough in the wood of tha Ardla mont estate—for murder it undoubtedly was—and only one piper, and that most gingerly, has touched upon the facts which give a clue to the upper class excitement over the arrert of Monson as the murderer, the getting of £100,000 life insurance being the supposed motive, Monson is a cousin of Baron Monckton, a nephew of Viscount Oxenbridge, and a second cousin to Lord Hough ton, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. As the Eng lish upper cUsses are like one large family, the Tory papers naturally say nothing. As the Monsons include many distinguished Liberals, the Liberal and Radical newspapers do not say much But English society is watching anxiously the close meshed net the police are draw ing about the young man. All his rela tives—everybody except Ids wife—seem to have abandoned him, although doubt less powerful influence will be brought to bear at the proper fei.ne. Viscount Oxen bridge, Master of the Horse to the Queen, got a special report of the case, then took it to his room, and has not left it since, Ihe Mutual Life Insurance Company ot New "Sork instigated the investigation, which disclosed that Hamborough did not kill himself accidentally. There are vigorous protests that Monson is inno cent, but the fact that the country police overcame the awe of great families and arrested him looks bad for him. Mr Astor's newspaper h&s had the best special despatches abouc the case though they are meagre enough.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

I— • PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Received November 1, 11.10 a.m.) FIJI. Sydney, November 1. Sir George Dibbs states that Cana dian steamers will call at Fiji in future.

BUTTER FOR INDIA.

Meibourne, November 1. It is understood the Agricultural Department intend to despatch Mr Wilson, the dairy expert, to India, with a view to establishing an expoit trade in butter.

WILLIAM REDMOND.

Adelaide, November 1. William Redmond has arrived here on private business. In reply to an interviewer he said he did not know Gladstone's intentions, but the Irish Party would take care the Premier did not drop Home Rule for long, in order to push on his own liberal measures. " W^e will not keep him," says Redmond "if he does." He is confident there will have to be a general election, and is hopeful Home Rule will again have a majority but sees no possibility of the two sections of the Irish Party uniting. IHE TAXATION BILL. The Taxation Bill has passed through committee in the Assembly. The proposal to exempt life insurance companies from Income Tax was negatived. The Land Bill has passed its final stages in the Assembly.

(Repeived November 1, 11.30 a.ra.) a Hobakt, November I. The Tasinanian Legislative Oot^npil insists on its amendments in the Government taxation proposals, and in consequence Mr Dobson, the Pre mier, has announced that the Assembly ■will bring its business to an early close, and dissolve before Christmas, j

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible lor w»e opinions expressed by our correspondents.)

MR WABY AND SIR JOHN HALL.

TO THE EDITOK. Sin, —"Fairplay," considers there was no sacrifice of principle in Mr Waby sup porting Sir John Hall afc last election. Well, if he did not, he musb be paorificing every shred of principle in one act this election. S r John then (1890) supported the Private Schools Bill, supported the Property Tax, and opposed altering the Licensing laws. Mr Waby now supports 5® ? c v' ? ire£ fc™to ' and opposes the Private .Schools Bill. There must; be a change of front, or I must be dreaming • but anyhow we will take Mr Waby'a ex planation that he supported whom he considered the beet man, so that practically in 1890 his motto was " Men -cot mea suree," and now absolutely the reverse. Mr McLachlan opposed Sir John Hall to defend our present education system, and Liberal electors will agree that that was sufficient reason for withdrawing his sup port, and throwing down the gauntlet, ,a*so demonstrating that his motto was <( pri nc ipj a> non homines." From the above, electors can judge who has the just claim to the title of "the Liberal candidate."—l am, etc., Alf. J. Tyrrei,l Baxter, Ashburton, October 31, 1893.

The Ashburton Seat.

MR PURffELL AT LEESTON. Mr Purnell addressed a meeting of the Ashburton electors in the Town Hall, Leesfcon, on Monday evening last. The Hail was crowded, over 400 peisons, in cluding many ladies, being present. Mr R. Lochhead, Chairman of the Ellesmere Road Board, occupied the chair. Mr Purnell who, upon rifting, was received with applause, delivered an address upon similar lines to that which he delivered at Ashburton. He received an excellent hearing, and at the close of hia speech numerous questions were asked. In reply to some of them, Mr Purnell said he was not in favor of a State bank. There were many evils connected with party govern ment, as it was carried on in New Zea land, but he had never yet heard any satis factory cure for those evils propounded. If elected, he would follow Mr Kolleston as his Parliamentary leader. He was not in favor of an elective Governor, which was merely a fine name fOl a President of a Republic, Nobody knew this better than Sir George Grey, who first started the idea of an elective Governor, which ho did for the purpose of revenging him self upon the Colonial Office, and wresting this colony froih the British dominions. He (Mr Purnell) was born an Englishman and intended to die an Englishman. He would never acknowledge any other flag than the British flag. Upon the motion of Mr Henley, seconded by Mr Rapley, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Purnell for his address, and the pro ceedings terminated with the usual com pliment to the chairman.

Cycling Records.

—» On Tuesday A, J. Body broke the 50-mile and IUU-mile cycling records held by the Cyclists' Union and Cyclists' Alliance respectively. The course was over the Riccarton-Leeston road, and the cyclist statted punctually at 1.30 p.m., paced by his Cluh mate, K. Lewis. Body reached the hotel on the return journey shortly after four p.m, reducing the record from 2hrs 43min 6sec to 2hra 40mii) 44sec, He started again in about a quarter of an hour, and returned at a few minutes after half-past seven, lowering the existing 100-mile record from 6hrs 39min to 6hrs 4min 4sec. The beating ot these two records speaks highly for Body's condition and for his pace-maker. Both rode Star racers, fitted with Dunlop pneomatie tyres. The average time for Body's 100 mile ride, including stoppage tor lunch, was 3min 38 2-sbh sec per mile. The timekeepers were Messrs W. Thompson, Sasdntein, and Boyd, •

Wellington Woolen Company.

■ ♦ Wellington, Oatober 31, lhe tenth annual meeting of the Wellington Woollen Company was held to-night, Mr T. X.. McDonald prodding. The report showed that during the year the Directors added to each cf the original shares out of accumulated profits a bonus of 12s per share, amounting to a total sum of £6765, thus replacing capital previously reduced in consequence of losses sustained through the action of the original Preliminary Board. The profit and loss account showed that in addition to setting aside £2000 for depreciation and £1000 to the dividend equalisation account, there remained, after the pay ment of the bonus referred to and an interim dividend for the half-year, a substantial balance. The Directors re commended the payment of a further half-yearly dividend upon old shares upon the basis of £4 paid up per share and carrying forward the balance of £1983 to nest year's account. The report was adopted. Messrs Thcs. Mason (re-eleoted) and G. N. Xebble were elected Directors. A resolution was moved that Mr T. Kennedy McDonald be removed from the office of Director of the Company. After considerable debate the Chairman de clared the motion carried on the voices, but a poll was demanded, and at its con clusion the Chairman announced that the number of votes recorded was 1259. As it required 945 votes to carry such reso lution as that, and the votes polled were 743 for and 516 against, the resolution was therefore lost. Mr McDonald then entered into an elaborate statement of his position, and characterised the whole matter as a political plot on the eve of a general election, and challenged the whole directors to retire from office and go to the shareholders, but th.c challenge was not taken up.

•ffil ASHBDftTOK GUARDIAft : WEDNESDAY, KOVEMBER l t 1893.



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QWING TO DOHISS OP THE SEASON G. J. NEILL and Co, ABE SELLING- Women's Strong Corsets at 2s 61 Women's Hats of every description at very low puces White Muslin 4^3 per yard Good Washing Vrint 3|d New Dress Goods 4jd Doable Bed White Twill Sheeting 9|d Children's Sunshades Is each - CLOTHING- CLOTHING SSItffIiLWW SUITS. GUARANTIED All WuOL, 21s Boys Suits 43 lid fi j Men's and Boys' Straw Hats from 6d Boys' Felt Hats Is 3d Men's Felt Hats 2s 6d BOOTS- BOOTS. BOOTS. In BOOTS we DEF* COMPETITION for Quality and Price. Men's Blachers 53 Men's Nailed Shooters 8a 6d. Women's Strong Boots 6a 9d _ Sffi^«^ ™* and Oaimsß Shoeß 6. c/. /V£/U if CO/S. FRIEDLANDER'S BUILDINGS, EAST STREET. CASH.-SMALL PROFITS AND QUICK RETURNS. THE ESTABLISHMENT FOR SATISFACTORY WATOH AND CLOCK REPAIRS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION * AT CHARGES AS LOW AS IS CONSISTENT FOR Sound and Reliable Workmanship IS 8. SALEK'S, mCTXCAL WATOH . O^O^M^B, p^™™ m.i«hnted "Specialibe" Spectacles and patented system of AGENT for I» Comfort and Correct Bi«ht. ,„, converting Customers Old Jewellery into New and Fashionable A Speciality made of Converung vu Degignßt ,j i-; vftr .lewellerv—Silver and Electro-Plated, etc., NEW GOOD^in Gold andM ver.^ gpe3Wly suitabla for iust to hano- a. lar^o »v« WEDDING AND BIRTHDAY _PRESENTB AND PRESENTATZONS. 8. BAXBK, EAST STREET.



Wanted ANTED~a~Married Couple, m*n with knowledge of farm work wife to cook for few men. For P^ J™ Tpply T>. Thomas, Ashbtirton._JLot2lß j^^eT^nTriPJ B»Mn«. for JJ sale by Mks -LvMEs, kast atreet. 10 101 _—— — . OR~SALE-First-class Milch Cuw in full profit, can be highly recom mended. Appl^MAiLjOffica^^ llj> WANTED Kn win.-Meeting of the Ariel Bicycle Club To-night in the Arcade Chambers, at eight °clock.- J. Mullkr, HomJSec^ _______-- S^raClATTctopel Meetings will be held (D.V.)on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evtninzs at the; Templar Hall, Wakanui Road, 7-30 o'clock. All f^e. All invited. . D" ON'T For«et to send your Bicycles along to ihe Old Kindergarten to t>e repaired, at moderate rates. "SaNAS, Orang.a.Lemons, Tuniato Sauce, Mtauialade, Cabbage and Tomato Plants at Whitiington s, Bur nett street. WANTED Known—That A. J- Walker repairs Bicycle?, Sewing Machines, Lawn Mowers, Medical Ojilb, and all descriptions of light machinery^ IF rot: want fi.st class fruit go to Adams' for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc. MEDICAL Coils made and repaired on the shortest notice at easy prices at A. J. Walker's, Old Kinder garten. _________ AILWAY Book Stall.-A very large and choice lot of books to select rom. Liyd HERBAL Beer, Ginger Beer, Rasp berryade, home made Jams and Marmalade, and all fresh fruit in season. T. Hoult, East Street, Ashburton. 10 i 8 BOOK^ in good order and complete bought or taken in exchange. New ock arriving every week. Circulating Library.—l. Maksdbn, Newsagent. rr HE Best Nickel Watch in the Market J for 15s. Usually sold l>y Jewellers at from 20.< to 25a each. Specially made in England to our order.-JoiiN Orr a>d co. „_____!: CRICKET and Lawa Tennis Material fast unpacked at reduced pr ces. New Books, Games and Fancy Goods All goods reduced in price for cash this month.-L. F. Anbkbwes and Co, Station*™' Hall. BOOKS in great variety to suit all classes of readers, at the Ra^ay Book Stall. 7 BANG ! Bang ! Bang ! Guns ! Guns ! Guns 1 by the best makers and fitted with all the latest improvements. Powder, Shot, Caps, Cartridges, Wads, »nd Cases at J. W. Haedlky's, lust Street. Guns repaired. SOMERSET Meat Mart. The oldert the largest, tha best, and the cheap BSfc. Small Goods a specialty. Ful weights guaranteed. A trial aoUoiteri. -W- J. SiioocK. 4+182 firHEKEdo you gee your Ironmon- W gery? At Hakimubv bof course, where we get the best value in Slwet Lead, Nails, Locks, Hinges, Plousih i Chains, Rope, Wire Knotting, Gorse Knives, Spades and Forks, Lamps, Fender and Fire Irons, and anything you requlr? I Tlie Best Tea IN CANTERBURY for the money, and free from any excess of astringency. COUNTESS 2s. ASK YOUR aHCHJEfcS t



W" ANTED Known—" The Corner "is showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing. — W. H. Collier. . ORIENTAL Coffee is the blend of the Choicest Ceylon and Mocha. Try it. T\nCKEL Watches at 12d 6i, usually ■^ sold by ironmongers afc 15i> The 22s 6d and 25-s lines still maintain their supremacy over all others at the prices Obtainable only from S. Kalek, Jeweller. WANTED Known.—The V and N Corset now landed, in all sizes. - Mitchell and Turner. TJIIREWOOD, sho-fc lengths and dry V far sUe. Orders left with Mr James, Fruit Shop, East street, or at M*yo's Garden, Hampstead. 10 75 WANTED Known—W. H- Collier's noted four clasp Kid Gloves, 2s I sd, have just arrived in all sb.es. I ORESENTS- -Beautiful Presents now 17 - being given away to all purchasers of Drapery, Millinery, Boots, Clothing etc.—H. C Segers, Melford Houso^ MITCHELL and Turner's prepara tions for the Season are acknowledged to be very complete. \%7 ANTED Known. —Choicest Novel- VV ties in Dress goods, Mantles and Millinery are to be seen.—Mitchell and Turner. FOR Bread, Scones, Pastry, etc., you ( will find Jumbo Baking Powder , unsurpassed. WANTED Known-For good value in first class Drapery, Millinery, Boots, Clothing, etc., go to Melford House. Beautiful presents now giving aw&y to all purchasers. Y\T ANTED Known—Some wonderful j W job lines n Drapery, etc., now | oeingsold; also presents to all purchasers. H C. Seoebs, Melford House. SUITS to measure, during the sale, 495, 555, 60s, 70s, and 755. Fit and workmanship guaranteed. —R. &xcob,n, Saunders' Buildings. WHO is your Plumber ? Why W . Hardley, who is a Manufacturer of Spouting, Ridging, Steel Gutters, Baths, Sinks, Tanks, etc., and who has on hand the largeat stock of Pumps and Pipe in town. \\^ ANTED Known.—To make room VV for Spring Boots I will give ten per cent for cash. Repairs done at once cheaper than ever to stay bad times over at J. Moisox, Premier Bootmaker. 8 18 J The Holidays. XN Order i.o keep pace with the rush of Tailoring Orders already received, we bave engaged a number of extra hands (fi-st-olass tailors). Customers requiring New Suits, etc., for the Holidays, should leave their orders as ea'ly as po sible. JUST OPENED OUT Newest Materials for Suits, Coatings, Trouserings, Fancy Summer Vestings, Cricket, Tennw and Cyclio? Cos tumep, exs.s. O.arama. Three Cases of Novelties in Tips, Hats, Shirfcs, etc. for the present season. GENTS' BOOTS AND SHOES. CBAIGHEAD & BERKYMAN, THE LEJDING TAILORS ASD OUT FITTERS, ASHBU R T O N. "LO^QBleioH "COACH. ON and after MONDAY, October 2 lor the summer months, the Lonr,'boacfa Coach will start from Ash burton at 5 p.m. R. R. BROWNE, fluacfaman > TheOnslow Biscuit.--The latent and moat deli sjte Bitttuit mauu&wtwea by Aulsebryok imd Co i



NEW ZEALAND CiiOTiiivc; Factory SPECIAL DISPLAY OF NEW GOODS FOR THIS WEEK. BOOTS , HAIS NEWPATTBRNS BOOTS in Men. Boy'& HAIS BOOTS Youths' Suits. HATS BOOTS ."31 HATS BOOTS Tennisi Shirts nnnr< Cricket Shirts HATS vvvib Cycling Shirts HATS BOOTS HATS BOOIS All Kew Goods> h^s BOOTS HATS BOOTS White Shirts j Regatta Shirta HATS BOOTS Oxford Shirtß hats BOOTS T he Largest Stock HATS BOOTS *n Ashburton, HATS BOOTS — EO nTS TIES. TIES. TIES CUU HATS BOOTS cc our Special Dis play in Windows. HATS BOOTS HALT-ENSTEIN BROS. ALEX HENDRY, Manager



ga AIT»«» Ac Son*'-Eucalypti **••"•«* There are imitations of Eucalypti Extract In _th market now, products o£ simple distillation forming rude resinous oils. In order that these crude oils may not be taken, Oar rare Volatile Cnca. iT-ntl Extract, which is recognised by the medical division of the Prussian Government to be of perfectly pure origin, as per information forwarded to us through the Consul at Melbourne, March 8, 1876 It is proved by tests made by the Medicial Clinics of the Universities at Bonn and Greifswal J, Prussia, and reported by Dr Schulz, Professor of Pharmacology at Bonn, and Professor Dr Mosler, Director of the Medical Clinic at Greifswald, that only products that are saturated with oxygen and freed of acids, resinous and other substances, adherent to primary distillation, will develop the sanative qualities proper .to the plant. SANDER & SON'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT aocerding to these authorities, and according to Pro fessor Dr Lister, of England, and to Drs Bauer, Mclntire, Wood, Hazard, etc., of America, is the only extract correspondingto scientific tests, and the only one which possesses the proper therapeutic value. ' A)l other crude 'oils are to be classed among the turpentines,' which have, when used as medicine, po therapeutic effect and are abandoned as an internal medicament. These so called Euqalypti Extract?, which may have received dist nction atJExhibitions »a commercial articles and are used for mechanical pur poses only are discernible :— 1. By their deficiency in pungent odour (which our product, the only genuine Eucalypti Kxtrao de velops most freely through its surplus of oxy t€i ).• 2 By their alcoholic thin and mobile appeavance, being reduced in specific density through tha presence of acids: 3. By their taste, the result of the contracting ten dency of resins and tennates. If these crude oils, m called eucalypti extracts are. applied by mistake in omss of croup, bronchitis, diph* thcria, internal inflammations, dysentery, wounds, the thecmsequencesre most appalling. Fox safety alwav ask always for Saadcr and Sons' JEacalYittl Extract and get the old, well-tested and [reliable, prenaration.—Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia.— Vaadcr wad Ssmi KEATING'S POWDER destroys Bugs, Fleas, Moths Beetles, and all other insects, whilst quite harmless to domestic animals. In exterminating Beetles the uccess of this Powder is extraordinary. It is perfectly lean in application. See the article you purchase ig KIATING-'d, as imitations are noxious and ineffectual 4 n-jine, H, hi, ana 8a 64 each, by *v chemist, - w



The best .Remedy For Indigestion—Norton's Camomile Pills •'<• confidently recommended as a simple remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to which we are subject. Norton's Pills, which ''Justice" called the " Natural iStrengthener of the Human Stomach." act as a power ful tonic ond gentle aperient, are mild in their icpera iorji and safe'under any circumstances!' Sold'in bottles, at Is IJrIV 2* Id, by all ' medicine VBudors