MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as under, subject to 1 h? necessary alterations :— rJ?UESpAY, January 31. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe (to connect with Arawa at Welding? ton) and Northern Ports of New Zealand, per K-otorua, at Q,30 «.m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1893. THE NATICE LAND COURT.

Not many, perhaps, in this district give much thought to the subject^ of the administration of Native Affairs, particularly Native Lands, but it is a great question--one of the most im portant and urgent with which Parlia ment will have to deal. Since Parlia ment prorogued, Mr W. L. Kees brought, forward a proposal that a g#ecj#l session should be held to deal j^tli'thp "whiolp Nativo question, and {that energetic reformer lias started a *:rusad t e with the yiew to arouse interest 1^ bj?e question and gain support for his pwpo^als. JVfr Ke.es has already made satis&N?tQry progress p Auck »land. A Native Lau4 fews R^or^ ' League has been forma-l, to which fee submitted his draft scheme forapproval, and after consideration it has received the league* sanction. The objects of the league as set forth in it are to secure the passage ot laws which shall provide to* tjjs management of tribal and hapu'tondß by tfmir fiwners acting collectively and in a corporate fa^»eityj the economic and speedy 'jisderbainment of title to lands owned'by Natives ; the airnpTe, steady, and certain transfer by the Native owners cojiecjb^ely of then surplus lands ; and the throwing open of such surplus lands, without undue i .cost iv .^leW, 1191- se'fctlewf/ut ,itt tbe m

terests of both races. It is also frankly put forward that one of the objects of the league is to bring the , Maoris into the same position as to liabilities and privileges as their fellow subjects of other races. A. very satis factory point in the movement is that Pers and Karaitiana, who attended the meeting of the league and accepted appointment on the commit/tee, stated that the Natives were prepared i, with equal rights to accept their share of taxation, and Mr liees, who has hitherto had the reputation" of being somewhat unpractical and visionary in his schemes, has dis armed a considerable amount of opposition by associating with him in his present enterprise a number of settlers who are regarded as shrewd business men of a very practical turn of mind. As for the attit'ide of the Government towards the movement, all we yet hear is that the Native Minister (Mr Cadman) is not alto* gether favorable to the scheme of management by Native Committees. Everybody who has given the question the least consideration knows that Native affairs cannot be left in their present position. A return presented to Parliament towards the end of last session showed that the accumulation of business in the Native Land Court was simply overwhelming. Of appli cations for original hearing there were awaiting investigation on January 21, 1891, 1489 cases; between that date and July 22, 1892, 226 application ' were received and 858 disposed of, leaving a total of 1357 awaiting hear ing on the latter date. Applications for subdivision were only reduced from 3853 to 3656 during the same eighteen months : for succession there was an increase from 7834 to 7729 \ for re bearing an increase from 83 to 95, and of rehearings ordered a reduction from 61 to 33, The return shows practi cally that the arrival of new business of the Court is greater than tha dis patch of old, The Native question cannot but be brought prominently before the country, and it is not too soon to call attention to the existing state of affairs.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Ashburton and Hampstead Schools opened to-day with a fair attendance.' George Withell, Hie grass-seeder who was lost in the bush near Little River on Tuesday last, and afterwards found by his mates, dibd suddenly on Saturday morning. In one small district in Japan," 1,178 horses were slaughtered last year for use as food. A poor Quebec blacksmith declares he has discovered the "long-lost art of welding copper." As an example of the briskness of the building trade in the Empire City tho " Evening I'ress " mentions that it has heard of one firm of architects in Wellington who have £40,000 worth of work in hand. Edward Ayrton, Seafield School, is one of the bojs who iiAve been elected to the Governors' Exhibitions, awarded yearly I to the eight boys who stand next the winners of the Junior Scholarships given by the North Canterbury Board of Education at the December examination. 'lhe Wellington correspondent of- the " Otago Daily Times," wiring on Friday last, says :—lt is stated that the Fremier a feiv days since had sustained a slight relapse, but that he is now very much better. His iriends and colleagues ftre assuted of his recovery by the time Parliament meets. The annual meentig of the Ashburton Jrtlfle Volunteer Corps is to held at the Orderly Room to-morrow evening at eight o'clock. The business includes consideration of the balance-sheet of the past year, appoint ment ot the various committees for the ensuing year, and other important matters, and every member is expected to be present. A good practice match of polo was held on the ground on Saturday, tue play being the best shown during the season. On Wednesday next a match, Ashburton v Xinwald, will be played. Messrs Saunders, .Denshire, Bickman and Claridge will represent Ashburton; Messrs Buckley, (captain), Curtis, Stewart and Clark, Tin wuld The whole of the framework for Te Aro Railway station buildings and verandahs is now up, and the Public Works Department is well satisfied with the work so far done by the co-operative carpenters. The ex periment is being watched with much in terest by builders and the general public, and visitors to the ground are numerous. "Wellington JPost." One of our readers has been kind enough to forward the subjoined excerpt from' the jeurnal of researches. " What said Darwin when he left New Zealand fifty years ago ? 'Among the natives there is absent that charming simplicity which is found at Tahiti, and the greater part of the English are the Very refuse ot society. , . . I look back but to one bright spot, that is Waimate, with its Christian inhabitants.' The Waimate referred to is, we opine, the district of that name in the North Island •—not, . as our correspondent evideaty supposes, Waimate, aouth Canterbury. At Sumner on Sunday afternoon a boy and girl were saved from drowning by the gallant efforts of Messrs A. Kirby 1 (a tram way driver) and Turner (a carrier). These gentlemen were fishing off the breakwater at the end of the swimming bath and saw the boy, eight years old, paddling in the surf, sink as if out of his depth. His sister, seven teen or eighteen years old, bravely rushed in to save her brother, but she too sank. Messrs Kirby and Turner at once got off their coats and plunged in. The water was about ten pr tweiyej?et deep ? and just at the place the sh,ore drops suddenly from shallow to a great depth. The two men brought both boy and girl to shore, much exhausted, They were attended by the bath keeper ftnd his w*fe anii recovered, only, however, after considerable rubbing, the girl not being able to speak for an hour. Mr John O'Brien, a man whose* name is "on the slate" at nearly every police depot in Canterbury, has been having a big time at Temuka. He broke into the Temuka Brewery over night, and made free with a hogshead of beer. He drew the bung, liut found ifc impossible to stop the flow that followed, and when-Mr Taylor, the brewer, arrived in ths morning he found the place flooded with beer. He also found that a bucket was missing, and surmised that the thief had gone off with it full of liquor. A search was of course instituted, and Mr John O'Brien was found under.the railway bridge sleeping soundly, with the half empty bucket beside him. O'Brien was literally wallowing in beer. Full as a tfck inside,''he wis alsio"soakinj>- pn^siai, aw whan he dr^w the bung' th'e'b'ee'r had spurted out and wet him all over, John O'Brien will have to stand his trial for stealing a hogs head of beer. On Saturday afternoon a young man, here for tl>e; harvest, lpefc With moie than he bawgauiod Jqr," W%9 *tyW\t %' Uyqkejfl ankle. fancying himself as a handy n t an with his fists and as a wrestler, he was some, what pronounced in his challenging ot all and sundry to have a bout. One usually very retiring resident came along, and in a jocular way "congratulated the stranger on his pluck in being thus w»dyto meet ( "the fwld " Tiie stranger evidently felt blue mouldy for want of a, bating," and was per tLbtejU; is his efforts to induce the modest fall wiis'irHtiged.'atrd the green behjmd .thd Somerseo was chosen. ■-Tntf-parties got toaethei in proper Border fashion, and the Btrangei-waß put down.''The »r lias charge of him iithei hospital, and probably before ha is able to be about again the harvcßt home* wi,ljb,e in full swing.

Th- Jubilee Singers appear to-night at the Oddfellows' Hall. Among their specialties are new pieces, to be given by the popular elocutionist Miss Julie Wocmlie, while the programme has been recast, retaining many of the old numbers we are always slilf> hear, but adding many we have not heard before The compar.y. has had a most successful run since their last visit. Bishop Moran published his Lenten pastoral in last week's " Tablet," arid as usual devotes some attention to the Educa tion question. R"ierring,,to this portion of his pastoral, the "Tablet" remarks:—" It is evident from it that the Bishop expects nothing, or next to nothing, from mere ■political I'action. No doubt the Catholic people are reminded of their rights and duties as citizens, and warned that their duties as citizens remain untouched by any thing said in the pastoral. But the Bishop has made it clear that his chief reliance, so far as Catholic education is concerned, is placed on the zea', faith and generosity ot his own people, and that he expects nothing from a stupid and bigoted majority. To us : i i 4-. is apparent that Bishop Moran relies for success on the efficiency of Catholic schoote , to raise up an intellectual, moral, and in fluential people, and that he is sanguine that his policy must lead to making the Catholics of New Zealand second to, none in every [ thing that constitutes a really Christian, learned, anil influential Catholic community. There can be no doubt that all intelligent men must agree with the views and policy of Ur Moran." Some five or six months ago (says th« " Otago Daily Times" correspondent) a man named George Hart, residing at Maclean, in New South. Wales, was acci dently drowned at H&rwood, and up to a few days ago his widow, who had no children, continued to reside in the house at Maclean previously owned by her hus band* Fjrotn a few days after his death until a week ago stones and other similar missiles were night after night hurled upon the roof of the house with monotonous regularity, and one occasion a verandah screen was set on fire. The police aod civilians watch regularly in order to catch the perpetrator of the outrages, but without obtaining the slightest clue. Sometimes the stones would strike the roof in almost opposite directions, then knocking would be heard underneath the house, aod although those on the look out would rush oft in the direction whence it was supposed that the stones had come, no signs of anyone could be seen. Since these assaults have been carried on the windows have been time after time smashed to atoms, and the irom roof has been damaged. Mrs Hart has now became in sane, and she has been removed to Grafton gaol for medical treatment, A few of the residents have offered a reward for the conviction of the offender, but so far not the slightest clue has been obtained. The best medicine known is SANDER amd SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test of eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza, etc.—the relief is instantaneous Thousands give the most gratifying testi mony. His Majesty the King of Italy, and medical syndicates all over the globe, are its patrons. Read the official reports that accompany each bottle, We have no occa sion to offer rewards in jwobf of the genuine ness of our references. The official reports of medical clinics and universities, the official communication of the Consul-General for Italy at Melbourne; the diploma awarded International Exhibition, Amsterdam—all these are authentic documents, and, as such, not open to doubt. We add here epitome ol one of the various cases treated by Siegenl I M.D , Professor, etc Burning of the right hand through the explosion of a small oil stove. The epidermis on the volar and palmer side of the hand of the thirty-year old patient was completely separated and lifted up as far as the joint of the hand The likewise lifted nails were hanging loose and half of the phalanx of the nail of the middle finder was coaled. The wounds thus contracted healed in three weeks under daily applications Eucalypt Extract dressing The patient has retained the sol use of her h*n<? — (Advt ~i 1

The Exportation of Produce.

Mr W. B. Walters, 0.E., a dairy ex port accredited by the New Zeahnd Government, has returned from a visit to Europe by the steamer Fifeshire. Mr Walters has included the fruio trade in the !>cope of his inquiry, and his investi gations also have a bearing on the frozen meat trade. Australian butter, he finds, fetches a much lower price than the butter cf Brittany, averaging about Is 6d per Ib, aa against 2.5 3d per lb for the French brand. The reasons for this are to be found, he thinks, first, in the de fective packing of the Australian butter^ even the latest boxes now in ut*e leaving much ioom for improvement, and, secondly, in a prejudice against the article iiself. In fact Mr Walters states that quantities of Australian butter, after being landed in England, are re-shipped to Brittany and returned thence in pats as Brittany butter to London. The butter, however, undoubtedly suffers during the long voyage from Australia, and Mr Walters»has patented a system for neutra lising the ill effects of the period of trans port. He has devised a system of pipes laid down with an exhauster, by which he claims that the carbonic acid and other deleterious gases generated by the pro duce are expelled, and the air in the hVd of the vessel re-oxygenised. The Fifeshire has been fitted up" with the apparatus, which will be made use of on her next voyage to England wifch frozen mutton, and four other ships of the same line have been siniilar'y equipped. My Walters states that he has also discovered a method of preserving the flavour and freshness of fruit sent to England, which has already been successfully .tested.

Legislative Council Reform

The Auckland section of the National Association has issued a report upon Legislative Council reform, which, after reviewing the effect c f the recent nomina tions upon'the independence of the Chamber, says: — " The view taken by leading Erglish, Australian, 1 and > Tew Zealand papers is that the Legislative Council can no longer remain a nominee Clumber, and in this ci*y (Auckland) the press of both political p irties has ad mitted the necessity for uuch a change in, th.3 constitution of th.c Tipper House $s will render it an effective member of thq body politic, and not a niece recording Chamber,., An hereditary Upper Chamber would be an absurdity in the colonies, and, as the nominated system has been rendered abortive, the Council had to look beyond these methods Vhen the sub ject was under consideration, Atter lousing in review the constitution of tipper Chambers throughout the world, they have no hesitation in recom mending the elective system. . . . Th« following are the resolutions as carried by the Council:—(l) That the Legislative Council .should be elective ; (2) that candidates should be forty years of age and upwards, should have been resident.in the colony at least 6ya Te^rg,' and not hayc h.e&ft gyjU'tjs o£ any felony ■ (3) that the term of office should be nine years, one-third of the members of the chamber retiring every three years ; (4) that the number should be as nearly as possible one-half that of the Lower House ; (5) that the electoral districts should be extended accordingly, so ti^tf eac|v cjistri^ rtfturfl member every ihrea years; (6) that every paver *of direot taxes or local rates should be entitled to vot-e for a candidate for the Legislative Council; (7) that the Legis lative Council >«hoaid have power to propose or concur in amendments of, but not to originate, money bills."

School Committee.

HAMPSTEAD.

A special meeting of fclie Hampstead School Committee was held on Saturday evening. -Pce&enb—• Messrs Crjoks (chair man), Andrews, BUset, "Wlliot, Orr, Pick forrl, Sage, and Meaclem. The Clvuiman explained that the meet ing had been called to consider matters in connection with the headmastevship ai,d j the teaching staff. It could not ha called , earlier as it was desired to have a full attendance. . Mr Bisseb im 1 he had a question ot privilege to bring forward. It had been freely stated outside tha* a member of the Committee had been in communication I with the Board of Education w.;th refer ence to the. charges against the head-' master. In justice to the member and I the Committee lie would ask the member, Mr Andrews, to say whether he had had any communication with the Board or any member thereof with reference to the I matter. . . | The Chairman said he had received notice that the question would be asked. It was right thU such rumours should be contradicted. He was sure that no member would go behind the Committee and endeavor to influence the Board. Mr Andrews said that since the enquiry h« had no communication with any mem ber of the Board. Mr Biaset said the question referred more particularly to what wae said to have taken place before the enquiry. _ Mr Andrews admitted that in the course of private correspondence with Mr ! Saunders, while the latter was in Welling ton, he had mentioned that the school i was not getting on satisfactorily. He had not written since, but had a conver sation with Mr Saunders and another member of the Bowd/on school matters, at the Ohristchurch Show. Mr Bisset was extremely disappointed at receiving this answer. If MLr Andrews was dissatisfied with the progress of the school he should have brought the matter before the Committee- lc was treating the Cummittee with contempt to go behind them tc members of the Board. Mr Andrews contended that he had a perfect right as » private individual to do as he had dene. Mr Pickford made some strong remarks and was called to order. . Mr Sage said it would be more satis factory if Mr Andrews would state explicitly the nature of his communica tions with Mr Saunders. . Mr Andrews repeated that he had been writing to Mr Saunders on other matters, and had told him the school was not *oing on well—as he had a perfect right to. Tho teacners had complained to him, and he had told them to send their complaints to the Co.mi.ittee. Mr Bisset said if Mr Andrews had any complaint it was his duty to bring it before the Committee. If he wanted to play a lone hand, let him first resian his Teat cm the Committee. He (Mr Bisset) expressed very strong disapproval of Mr Saunders' conduct in allowing himself to be appointed a Commissioner to enquire into the complaints when he had been in private communication with, reference to them. The matter then dropped. The Chairman then called upon Mr Bisset to state the result of the interview of the deputation with the Board. Mr Bisset repeated, in effect, what has already been published in our columns. Mr Andrews, interrupting, took excep tion to the statement that the complain ing teachera were leaving the school. He considered it a reflection on them. Mr Bissett replied that with regard to one of the teachers he had already left for the Normal school, of two others he had merely directed the attention of the Board to the evidence given at the enquiry, and with regard to the fourth had repeated what was matter of general srossip, and had b«en mentioned to the Board ex plicitly as such. There was no reflection on the teachers. . Mr Andrews repeated that none of the teachers wished to leave the school. Mr Bisset said the deputation slated to the Board that the Committee did not wish the other teachers dismissed. He moved—" That in the opinion of this Committee the report of the Commission was not warranted by the evidence, and this Committee supports Mr Wrights notice of motion 'That in compliance with the request of the Hampstead School Committee, the notice, given to Mr Mal colm to terminate his engagement at the end of three months be held over till after the next examination of the school. * ail ing this the Committee consider that in fairness to al^ parties and particularly to the school another enquiry be held by a fresh Commission." , Mr Meaclem seconded. He thought Mr Saunders should not have sat on the thought that it would be a mis take for all parties to hold another enquiry. At any rate & would be time bo ask for one when the Board rejected Mr Wrjoht's motion. \ He moved as an amendment - '«That the Committee support Mr Wright's motion [ss The Chairman said he considered the I Committee had thrown the matter into the hands of the Board and could n3t go any further. He was not going to be dragged into the matter, and would not Mr Andrews seconded the amendment in order to get a vote on it. The amendment was lost by four votes to one, only the mover voting for if, Messrs Crooks, Andrews a.nd. Elliot did not vote. Tha potion was then put, Messrs ! Bisset, Meaclem, Pickford and Sage voting for, and Messrs Crooks, Orr, Andrews and Elliot agauis^ The Chair man gave his casting v U i.u against the motion. Mr Meiele-n gave notfcey to move "That }n th^e opinion of this Commifcto", ;n th,3 event of the headmaster btuug dismissed, the Board be requested to give the teachers who brought the charges against the master three months notice also." The appointment of pupil teachers was held over bill next meeting. The Committee then adjourned till next Saturday evening.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

&UiiK ASSOCIATION.)

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

London, January 28, The " Daily News " has published what is apparently an inspire^ p^ gramme o£ the Qq^ermAenV''lt com Jfote! reform of the mode 0,1 abolition of plural voting, shortening of the period of qualification to vote, all elections to take place on the same day, Licensing Bill, local option, introduction o| parish councils in London^ al'Wwing the London County €iQW«fr to rate property for- the management and im provWnenS; of the metropolis, Employers Liability Bill, abolishing the doctrin^. of common employment, special, i|tt&p tion to the roquirernen^a of Sootlahd and W^.s, antif the'stoppage of the creation of vested interests in the Church of Scotland. It also states that a Roy*l Cowwisiiioa will be ap*

pointed to consider the Welsh agrarian , system. FROZEN MEAT. A.t the banquet jriven by the Queensland Meat Export Company one hundred sat down, inclnding Sir \B. G. Herbert, late of the Colonial Office, the Hon Robert Meade, per manent Secretary to Colonial Office, and Colonel Lean of the War Office, i General Willis hoped that meat depots would be extended to India and Hong j Kong. He was convinced that .th.e.^ frozen meat would be better and could be obtained at a cheaper rate than j the existing rations.

THE LATE MR BLAINE

I jSfaw \'ork, January 28. President Harrison has ordered a month of national mourning for Mr Elaine's death. The funeral takes plact on Monday. HAWAII. News from Hawaii states that the Queen has been deposed, aDd a pro visional Government appointed to administer affairs pending negotia tions of terms of union wich the United States. San b rancisco, January 2y. The Queen of Hawaii proposed to disfranchise foreigners, and place the Government in the hands 6f natives. Ministers resigned on the 16thj and Judge Doule was appointed tem porary Premier. Honolulu is in the hands of foreigners. The troops re mained quiescent, and the Queen was deposed without loss of life. She has gone into the country. Three hundred sailors from American warships have been landed as a precautionary mea* ( sure, All the Great Powers, with the exception of England, have recognised the new administration. A Commission has proceeded to Washington with a petition, praying for annexation to the United States.

IMPERIAL TELEGRAPH SYSTEM.

■Ottawa, January 28. In the House of Commons, Sir Hector L. Langevin will move for a Committee to enquire into the best means of completing the telegraph system of the Empire.

FRANCE AND CANADA.

Paris, January 28. The French Government concede to Canada the minimum tariff, receiving in return reduced duties on wines and other products. THE PANAMA SCANDALS. M. Brisson objects to close the Panama Canal enquiry until M. Dela haye divulges, the names of the one hundred and four members of the Chamber of Deputies whom he alleged had received bribes. Dr Herz has been struck off the roll of the Legion of Honour. M. Frangueville recommends the prosecution of M. M. Baihaut(fprmerly Minister of Public Works), Sans Leroy, Blondin, Charles and Ferdinand De Lesseps, Fontane, Cottu, and others, making fourteen in all. Four are directors of the company, and are charged with bribery; the others for receiving bribes. ■ M. Frangueville has found true bills against Albert Grevy, brother of the ex-President of the Republic, Beral, Rouvier, Proust, Fancounery, Bevis, and Renault.

EGYPT.

Cairo, January 28. A revolt against the rule of the' Mahdi has broken out on the island of Abba in the White Nile. The Devonshire Regiment ha^e arrived here. They met with a peace ful reception. • Constantinople, January 28. Count Nelidoff, the Russian Ambas sador, is supporting the French autho rities in their efforts to induce the Porte to request inter-state arbitration relative to Egypt.

THE TRANSVAAL.

Pretoria, January 28. Paul Kruger has been re-elected President of the Transvaal by a majority of 1000 votes.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, January 29. A large and handsome new altar and reredos built for St Benedict's Church, of Sydney cedar and New Zealand woods, by the Rev Father Luck, brother of Biahop Luck, has been placed in the church, and the inaugural ceremony took place to-day, when the Bishop celebrated high mass. The second instalment of the sura of £43 collected in Auckland by the local branch of the Irish JSationa) Federation on behalf of Irish evicted tenants was sent to Mr John Dillon by the English mail steamer. The annual report of the Auckland Law Society shows that there, are seventy-two solicitors practising in the district of Auckland who are not members. In reply to a letter from the Wellington Law Society, enclosing a, communication from Mv W, $, Awards* urging the necessity for legislation to validate the ! appointments and judicial acts of the Supreme Court, the Council of the Auck -1 land Society stated that they did not see their way to proceed in the matter. The report containing this resolution was adopted by the Society. I Napiek, January 28. A man, name not known here, has been missing from Waikare, near Mohaka, for the past few days. Search parties di«, covered his hat and swag. The e,9fekcn is being continued. Wellington, January 28. i Lieutenant"Colon,el Roberta, Resident Magistrate at Masterton, has given a decision whicfc hajsi caused some excite ment a,m.oug t«uj)(sran<se, advocates. The licensee of th.a Star Hotel was charged with having kept his house open on Sun day for the sale of liquor. Mr Pownall, council for the defence, urged amongst other grounds for the dismissal >of the; case, that there was nothing % the i license, which was framed according to the Act, to showt^t Vx^ox should not be sold on $undaya.' The penal clauses jVv:ere therefore wftr<* wes. The Resident iSagjstrate upheld the contention and dismissed the information. Dunbdin, January %k A fatal accident occurred cfl, tlie fiteejj road leading from Mornfostoa to Kaikorai Valley shortly tftw 11 o'clock this mornire;. A d&g containing fifteen young pGUP^e, ken of whom were women, vf^ being driven by Mr W. Casey. A*^h« top of the hill the brake fc^e^foact, and ths drag pressing o$ the hordes, causqd them to bolt down, 'hjft for over half a mile #&t paco, The vehWeswayed frpua «y« side of tbo road, and ir. its coutbe nil but three of the occupants were thrown or jumped out. Mary Connelly fell on her head, causing fracture of tquS. skull, dislocation of tho spine, ars^ almost instantaneous death. Mary Walsh sus tained a severe siealp, shock. Mar?arfet Walsh? » tg,h.« Bpiftf^

jjary Williams, fracture of the ribs, and Mr Wy the driver, a badly sprained Knee lhe other occupants of the trap were shaken and bruised badly, but not Jonn Ambulance Association, was the fiiat to render surgical assistance, and ? fV ******"*< wh-> subsequently at tended to bh« injured, y Dukkdijt, January 28. ihe experiment of giving an oLen air performance of the "Messiah " was tried to-day on the Caledonian ground, and proved successful. The weather Wa3 dull but tine, and not a breath of wind was stirnng. The chorus and orchestra, numbering about 300, were in the grand stand ami most ot the audience numbering overSOOO. > 4 including the Governor and l^ady ( rt gow and suite were on the ground below. Only the choruses were given. At the conclusion Sij<nor Squarise who ooD^ncted, was presented »nd con gratulated by His Excellency. Tho per formanoe was in aid of Miss Keating who has lost the sight of both hijr eyes by being accidently shot just before Christ mas. After the Mesuiah performance the trovernor inspected the local volunteers who mustered well.

The Lady Speaker.

; The "Wellington Watchman" hw i^T:- 11^11^" th 6 foll°™« Hush, hush ! here comes the Speaker ! On, what a lovely gown ! Unique, indeed uniquer Than I can set it down. Her wig's old gold this session, Her robe in blue's designed, Create* a deep impression, It sets co well behind. The chair is gay with plushes ; The mace i« trimmed with bow* j And. evry bench th-jre blushes With seats in faintest rose. And all the clerks are trammelled With skirts of fashion new ; llw House has been enamelled A sweet electric blue. The Speaker being seated Order! Order!" cried, The Premier— skirt pleated, And sleeves both full and wide— Ine Premier she rises. And, bowing to the Chair, Politely criticises The other party's hair. " !o"r °iT a!" they ; f This hair is all our own! " And " miscreant " they term har, And hiss, and weep, and gran. They shout: » Your fair complexions Are twelve-and-six a box: And we could make reflections Upon ycur dowdy frocks." The Government nas faintfld, The Spe«ker calls for salts, Hor some of them were painted. Poor souls, 'twas not their faults. Send, send at once, for clerics lo calm the fining strife, -The Speaker's in hysterics And gasping for her life. Good-bye to stormy weather, T .Theyvehi;uponaplan. Both Parties sit, together, Unanimous on Man. But, hark 1 a cry of anguish ! Uh, what is that? A Mouse! And I am letb in anguish Within an empty House

CRICKET.

VICTORIA V NEW SOUTH WAMSS.

PBB PRESS ASSOCIATION Sydney, January 29 The New South Wales teaw in their first innings made 261, the principal scorers being Iredale 55 and Youill 3» The Victorians in their second essay have lost 4 wickers for 163 runs. Bruce 86 and Tract 38, were the highest scorers '

The San Francisco Mail.

[PER PRBSS ASSOCIATION. J Auckland, January 39. Arrived —Alaaaeda, from San Franaseov Honolulu, and Samoa.

POLITICAL.

MEETING OP PARLIAMENT.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Dunedik, January 90. It is understood that Parliament wilt not meet till the middle of June.

"Jeames" in the Guard room.

"The Bohemian" contributes the fol lowing to the Christchnrch " Press " :— " A correspondent sends me an account: of a tragic incident which happened irit Wellington recently in connection with, some of the retinue of Government House.. Report says that the flunkeys, employed, there have very high notions concerning; themselves, and a very w»r opinion off New Zealanders . g«aiMally. Reaefctly some of the A.C/s were doing guard wotfc at Government House, and had to pot «p with a lot o£ bandinage from sum* of tte flunkes». One in particular mad* hi» «i(^Lt extremely obnoxious by addressing I the guard as' New Zealand louts/ Of course this sort of thing must in due time be put a stop, to,, and it was not long before one ot the offended sentinels had an opportunity of retaliating. A.t 10 iviai.. the outside gates are closed, and ncTon* can enter the grounds without at&wering the sentinel's challenge. It so. happened that one evening 'Mr 5 eaines''overstayed his leave of absence, and found the gates closed against him. In his anxiety to gain admittance he made himself boister ous, and in answer to the challenge, ' W£fo goes there,' came the answer, vFind out!' which, I may remark, was not the correct pass word on this occasion^ The sentinel, recognising the voice of bis old enemy, rejoiced that he had Vmod delivered into his hands, and sei^ng. liim by the scruff of the neck marchfe* kirn off to the guardhouse. There. *h» A.G.s> kept him till 2 a.m., whe% Mr Jeames, having made an amp\% apology for hi» insolence, was at length, allowed to go in poace. My corespondent adds that since; fchia occu^r&aoe the A.C.'s have been: treated with a good deal more respect."

THE ASHBURTOrs' GUaRDIAN = MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1892;



IHE FIRST CLEAilflh.T SALE BY **. #. If EIXI' ■* Co. full prices on other «ooda. We offar tho whole of our stock at BEFORE KJ» TOWN IN ASHBURTOIS. IN UNDERCLOTHING AND MILLINERY W^ARB OFFERING SOME WONDERFUL BARGAINS. Ladies' Corsets 4s 6d, now 2* t>d. • Dr Warner's well known Corsets 10^ M ,, now 6s bd. { Double width Sheetinsr, white twill, lOjjd Good washing Muslins, 3.s lid dozen White Musliua, stitin strip*, 7^d now ty value at 6M CLOTHING. CLOTHmG. Men's Tweed Suits, 19s 6d Boys' Tweed Suits, 4s lid BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. Men's Colonial made Bluchers, 5s f^t^r£?S&":^~. Pe, ? «d ».d naiUd, 1» « Men's Oookham Boota, worth 2oa for 14s 6d wW SS^g^^ » BOYS' * GIRLS. . Women's strong Leather Shoes. 4s lid Ladies' Wove Kid Boots 8s W, reduoad to6»im P rioeßf TERMS CASH.



-REMEMBER THF. ADDRBISS- G. J. NBILL and CO., FRIEDLANDER'S BU'l-o^^ 3! WATt SPECIAL ANNOUNdBMENT. Hotherliani^Watclies. S."i(ALEI, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER. CTASJust received from the "SSSSTfo^S: JO. don," a large oonjjjn»en f O^.Jjg^j of _l lßcfc GoW H untin, SAMK (as engraved on works.) i«e« a [mq &nd Huntina% Wlth Lever Keyless | plate open face drtto fc .^ Sfce _ centre seconds, f^y 8 «** Vevless • Kotberham's Hunting Levers, key-winding ; Rotherhams Hunting Leve™,^^^ k imJi Mso , Rotherham'i. 9^.. Pf^; p e7«StohM to select from. To racing men. members of choice stock of Ladies Silver Watobwr^o ho . have occasioil to use a watch for Athletic, Bicycle, and Swimming Uubs,ana STERLI^G SItVER timing.S.S.has. ,ujt '^^^Sii.'in Wb, The advance of having a Race timers-will tune up to w Buperior works for timing purposes only. and jeweller, wlh .nd Jewellery tof*™ of e^towi^"" P™»p"? »«,f«torily



BOOTS. BOOTS, SHOES. SHOES. THE NEW ZEAL AND Clothing factory AND BOOT AND SHOE WAREHOUSE. fPHE Public would do well to inspect , 1 our Large and Well-assorted Stock before purchasing elsewhere, A Single Pair of Boota at the Wholesale Price. All new goods. 200 Pairs of Boy7~and GirW Strong School Boote and Shoes from 2s 9d. LADIES. Buy your Boots and Shoes at the Factory, you wUI save 3s in the pound. THE AUGITEisTOVE MAT. Only* few left; just the thing for pre serve making ; only 2s. m £%£&&&&.*»** TROUSERS fob 9a 6d. NEW ZKAIiAND Clothing Factory. ALFX HENDRY, Manager,



"THE POTATOJS COOKED.' THAT was what Te Whiti said af, the great Maori gathering. The saying has passed into a proverb. Nobody exaoi ly knew what the dusky prophet meant,' nobody was sure that he knew himself. He was not cooking blue derwents when he made the remark ; but the times were full of matters of mighty import for him. Bryce on the pale horse cooked the goose of the incipient rebellion, and althouolv the little proverb cost the colony a good deal of money, it had the moral effect of, so tospeak, taking all the shoddy out < f the native question, leaving us a loyal and sensible race of Maoris for neichbors. NO SHODDY is a good motto for any man to follow, and I carry it right into the heart of my business. We generally understand a man to mean, when he uses Te Whiti's proverb, that some great question has come to a head. It would perhaps be more nearly accurate to say the cooking of a potato was a burning question, than that the vexed Wakanui Creek was one. Yuu can't burn the creek. • Can you 1 Bu' :. V | creek has caused some hetrt burnings though ; and one or two peop'e over it were very nearly left without any water to enable them to say "The potato is cooked." I trust when the County Council, aided by Mr James Brown (to whom Mr Murdoch Bruce thought the whole district was indebted for stirring up the creek question), are able to say 44 the potato is cooked/' < the matter will be settled once for all, with No Worthlojus Remnants JLeit of bad feeling and unhei»hborly hard thoughts. The friends of Methodist Union will not. I fear, be able to say "the potato is cooked" yet. At least the talk at the ■Primitive Conference did not look that way. But union would be an advantage in many ways. I find that when a very large number of people are of one mind, as they are, in regard to the advantages to be gained by patronising our shop, we can" sell goods to them much more cheaply than a n&n "»« do who has only a limited patronage. By the way, did you hear what the Scotchman said of the Conference in re ply to a poke at his country. "Their best chairman of a public meeting is a Scotchman. The best man they have is a woman; and ske in a Scotchman too." That Scotchman must h&«/6 been an Irish man. So think* HARRY HAItDLEY, Manager for fIARDLBY BROi who«e Btock of Drapery and Clothing ia very large and elegant, useful and cheap. ! Special purchase .of Travellers samples at low prices. Come and j.ook at them.



A. Nasr#jCintf Wife ♦ — A FACT. A speaker was holding forth on woman sod he made out that she was just a little •nael on earth. In glowing words he pictured how patient she was in sufterin" how courage >us in trouble, and how alto gettier gentle, loving, and good she ww under all circumstances, and closed hw peroration by declaring that any man who hid his hand on a woman, save in the act of kindness, was a monster. After the lecture, a pale* haggard, woebegone looking man shuffled up to the speaker and said, " Look here, mister, I've heard what you're been saying about woman ; all about how nice and sweet, she is, why, one would imagine that you believed all women were jUsfe blushing full blown roses; I guess you don't know my wife. Well •he haint no blooming rose. She's a daisy, a reg'lar daisy, why mister my wife is a nagger, and there is'nt an hour, when ■•■ «h«'s awake, but ttr-4 aheV merging someone. If it is'nt me, its *ha children, I it iß'nt the children, it & the eat, Tnere is nothing that escapes her nftwiingj tontue, and the only time any of m gets »ny rest is when slie has imaged herself! to sleep." . How like the nerves .of * mw who drinks; they just nag, nag all th« time, giving no rest until enough hqir>»' i has been taken to d«*den all nervous, sensibility, and the poor fellow goes ofl ' in that sodden, tnorinsr, .miserable state that is but the rattling skeleton of a healthy sleep. J R. T. Booth's Golden Eemedy No 1 >■ pula an end to all this nagging of tlip. • nerves by destroying all desirfi for liquor. I R. T. Booth's Golden Komedy No 2 is I the best Brain and Nerve Tonic on ihi ., earth. All chemists.



STUDY HEALTH, FOR SUMMER PORRIDGE, Kiln Dried Whole Meal is recommended bj? the faculty for its Dietetic and Nutri tive w?or>erties, SOLD IS £, 7, 14, and 251b BAGS. FOR CAMP, COTTAGE, FARM, STATION. .«7MBO BRAND BAKING POa^CSR ja in,yal,^abj,e. Bread, Scones, O^kes, etc. made.w^tlv^3 Powder are Wjiolesome and Digestjive, and not hour, the jPowderbcing^bsoJufcely p«i'e and contains no Alym. ''-. i So^d by 9.11 Merchants and Storekeepers WHOLESALE »y MANUFACTURERS imlersoH & C#., TIMA^iU,



Tx/ANTFD—A. Rood general Servant. I VV Apply Mrs A. Orr, Woodlawn. i iNTKD, Good General Servant, j Auply Mrs Irbvor, Tancred t Street. * 134 j J^OS'l^nj^y~Ma^~wltb~ set brown -^ leather harness on. Branded Gon near shoulder and 12 under saddle. Any- I one returning same to Rev. T. Farley, 'I'inwall, will l>t> rewarded. 1 148 ITUMi Sale-A good General Store and Jj Bakery, doing a ctood business. For particulars, etc., r>pply to Thomas Uarr, Baker, Tomuka, South .Canter bury. * "QI'VNOFORTE and Organ Show L Rooms. Rest cash value obtain able. Extended terms ; rpc'uced *cale ; Christchurchjmc^-^^ WANTED Known—l«e Creams, Ice Creams, for the hot weather, always ready at H. G. Flower's, Confec tioner, East Street. SOMERSET Meat Mart, the oldest, the largest, the best, and the cheap ast. Small Goods a specialty. .Full weights guaranteed. A trial solicited. — W. , J. SILOOOK. 4+182 VJtTANTED Known.—Come and see V» our dress lines at 4^d and 6d, leather shirting 6|d, three-qilarter cloaks 12s 6d.-H. C Segbrs, Malford House. W' ANTED~the Public to know that S. W. Alcork and Go's Summer Sale is now on. Great Bargains in Millinery, Underclothing etc. _ __ WTNTED Known that S. Salek, Watchmaker and Jewaller, has removed to new shop near New Zealand Clcthins? Factory.. 10 2i3 . ANTED Known—Dr Scott's cele brated Electric Corsets can only be obtained in Ashburton at W. H, Colltkr's, "Thfl.Cnrnw." WANTED everyone to come and see the beautiful presents we arj giving away for every 5s and upwards spent.—H. C. Segers, Melford House. WANTED— Purchasers tor Bargains in Summer Dresses, Prints, and Delaines, Sunshades, &c. at S. VV. Alcorn and Go's Sale. Known.—A great variety T t of high class dress goods to choose from now selling under regular wholesale prices.—H. C. Segers, Melford House. vi j ANTED Known—New Flannelettes Y\ at extraordinary prices; i)s Hd ■Mid 4s lid doa. Thirty per cent under price.—VV. H. Collier^ THE Misses Adams' new Refreshment Rooms now open. Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, Lemon Squash, Soda and Milk and all the new summer drinks ready at all times. Coleman's Building, East Street. W~HY not Bake your own Bread when you can sreb 501bs of the Best Roller Flour for five shillings cash or five shillings and sixpence booked at Robert Alcorn's, Saunders' Buildings. 11 ol ON'T let the rain water destroy your buildings. Get Spouting fixed at 4d per foot and buy a tank, complete with ta,p, tested before leaving workshop, for 308, at J. W. Hardltsy's.^ DUNT Forget tho Borough Bye-Laws re Carr'ngs Lamps, and that Hardlb . is krgo Stock <m hand, also a lartse assortment of Tinware and Iron mon^ery, Scythes, Reaping Hooks, Hay Knives, Forks, etc., of best quality, and all at lowest possible prices. J. W. arDIEY, East Street, Ashburton, __ TVf"KW"YKAR'tTGIFTS.—Card, Book" - New Games in great variety. Beaut fullotof Vases, FancyGlassware,and Fairy Lamps Boys' and Girls' Annuals, and i.ther new Volumes. Prize Books at reduced prices. New Birthday Reward and Wedding Cards.—L. F. ANDREWES Sr 30., Stationers' Hall___ m BEAR in mind that J. W, Hardley, Plumber and Gasfitter, East Street, has the largest Stock in town of Pumps, Pipes, and Fittings, and that ho is selling them cheaper than ever at prices hitherto unheard of in Ashburton, Now is the ch-uice fur a cheap Pump ; improved No. 4. Price, 16s. Larger siwes in proportion. /"CHRISTMAS Suits. Boys, three \J garment long Trouser Suits at 15s. Boys, Oolopial-made Knicker Suits from 10s. Men's nicely made Colonial Tweed Suits 30*. Colonial Tweed Suits to measure from 50s.—Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. Robert \ LCOEN. \ ITaNTF.D Known—That J. Moison W keeps the best stock of Boots in Ashburton, for this reason that he pays flash and is not under or bound to any one lira like many in the trade, which enables him 'to procure and supply the public with the Best Colonial and English makes ; and his well-known make needs no recommendation. Always on hand J3esc Sole Leather, used for repairs and done at once.—J. Moison, Impermeable \ Bootmaker, Town Hall, East Street, next Court House.



KEATING rS POWDER"" 4fe«^tty« BUGS, FLE^S, MwTiiS, arid QtViop iiftseots, wtvilat quito harmless to domestic auiuials.. In exterminating Beetles the 1 success &L\ this pbwder is extraordinary. It is perfectly clean in application. See the article-you purchase is " KBA.TING'B," aa imitations are noxious and ineffectual. Sold iv Tins, 6d, Is, and 2s 6d each, by all ch«mUtg ■■'''■ ■ ; •' ■ • ■



The Onslow Biscuife. The latfjst and most delicate biscuit manufactured by Aulsob^ook an/i Cp. Messrs Ci^«jfnane and Sons,' Eucalypti Extract {^Manufactured at JsJfrfctagong and Coc\t«M.»ndra, New SouVi Wales) has attained a reputation aa h specific for affec tions of the chesty Ivrngs, consumptions asthma, diphthevk, and a variety of other complaints. Ii -Mimben among its patrons Earl Jec^tf, ttxe preseat, and Lord Cams* ton, Ute, Governor of New South Wades* wnoe hj Great Britain during the inflamza, j fcp^dijnig scarcely a house or office vac with • out it> Messrs Colemane and Sm»' whole-. jStUo depot is in Chribtchurok; Sharland and Co. are wholesale age«jbs for the Nortb lslaiid. Colemane ass> Sojt Kucalvptu Es tract is th^ only genuine .in tW market,, and \yn* a warded medals and diplomas at Sidney, Melbourne.and Adelaide, beating. competitors. For att affections of; the- Chest and Lungs, Consumption, Asthma 1 Coughs, Oofch\ Oavel, and Kidney Cam plainte, i* has no equal. Age***— Ammaoir Vim Ovi»*» •*