MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places a» under, subject to 1 h j necessary alterations: — WEDNESDAY. February 8. For Australian Colonies and aUo specially addressed correspondence per Orient, for the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe (per express to connect with Wiararapa at Port Chalmers), at l«,3O I>»\ '> late fee letters, guard's van on express, 12 50 p.m.

ENGLISH MAILS.

HOMKWARD—DIRSCT MAIM. Tongariro, sailed January 20, due London February 20. Aritwa, sailed February 2, due London March 15. Aorangi, leaves February 16, due London March 31. OU*T\VAKD--I>!RKOT MAILS: Ririmtaki, sailed January 7, due colon] February 22. lonic, sailed January 2*2, due colony March 15. HOMKWAIIp—SAN FRANCISCO, MAIM. Monowai, sailed January 28, due London February 28. Alameda, leaves February 25, due London March 29. OUTWARD—'SAN FRANCISCO MA7LB. Next mail leaves London January 21, due colony February 23. The letter-box will be cleared for des patch of correspondence from Aahburton Post Office to the under-mentioned places m follows :— For a.m. p.m. p.m. Burnham and Dunaandel daily) .. ... ... 315 OherUey and Rakaia (daily) - 6.30 3.15 6.20 Christchurch and North (daily) ... ... ... 6.30 3.15 6,20 and on Mondays, Wed nesdays, and Fridays...lo.3o Oromore (daily) ... ... 630 Eiffelton and Willowby. Tuesdays, Thursdays, ; ; »nd Saturdays... ... 10.30 Elgin, Wakanui, River bide, Seaview, Seafield, and Kyle, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur days ... 6-30 Flemington Mondays, Wednesdays, k Fridays 4)45 Geraldine (daily)... .. 10.30 Greenatreet, Winchmore, and Forks, Tuesdays, Thursdays * Saturdays 6.30 Hackthorne and Lismore, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays 10.30 Methven (daily) ... ... . 3j15 Mt. Somers, Springburu, Bushaide, and Alford Forest (daily) ... ... 4.0 Mayfield anl Buapuna, Mondays and Thursdays 4 0 Newlanils, Tuesday?, Thursdays, and Satur days ... 630 Timaru, Dunedin, and South (daily) 12.30 Selwyn (daily) ... ... 6.20 Temuka * Timaru (daily) 10.30 12.30 and on Tuesdays, Thurs days and Saturdays ... 3.15 Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, and Wannate (daily)... 10 30 andon Tuesdays, Thurs days, und Saturdays ... 3 15 Wheatatone, Ashton, Waterton, and Long beach (daily) ... .. 4.45 N.B. — Letters containing anything ot value should be handed to the Postmaster to be registered. Letters containing coin, or bank notes, if posted unregistered, will be compultortty re filtered and charged double registration fee.

BIRTH.

Dodos—Ab Ashburtop, on February 6, the rife G. F. Dodds of a daughter.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1893. COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION.

On No /ember 23 last there was in augurated, in the Guildhall of the City of' London, the London Chamber of Arbitration, which has been created for the purpose of settling commercial disputesexpeditiously and economically —especially such as can best be dealt with by experienced men of business— without ha/ing recourse to litigation. The Chamber owes its creation to the joint exertions of the Common Council ar.d the London Chamber of Commerce. j It is constituted by Act of Parliament, will be open as well to voluntary ap plicants as for the arbitration of cases ■ referred to it by courts of law or by judges' orders; and its decisions have the legal force and ett'ect of a verdict in the High Court. When once the parties to a dispute have signed the form of submission neither can subse quently retract without the consent of the other. The appointment of arbi trators is vested in the Corporation, on the nomination of the Chamber of Commerce, and the London Press speak in high terms of the first ap pointments made—the members of the Court being gentlemen specially quali fied either by long business experience or special trade knowledge, or both. Disputants way select from the official list of arbitrators the names of those they would prefer, or they may leave the seleatiqu to the Registrar of the Chamber, intimating whether they wish I them selected from any particular trade or calling, They may decide whether their dispute shall be. referred to one arbitrator or to three—the award of two of whom shall be suffi cient—or to two arbitrators and an umpire. The scale of fees in the Cham ber is on a very moderate scale, being fixed at £2 2s for the first hour's sittings and £1 Is for each subsequent hour. For an additional fee the services of the legal assessor under the Act, who is an eminent Q.C., may bo secured : otherwise th,e Registrar will apt as assessor. Sittings' may be field on any lawful day. All proceedings are to be private and confidential, and no persons except the officials and wit nesses and those whom the parties ii. jthe case may jointly request to attend at* *}lpwed to be present at the hear ing. A'digpuianf may be represented by a barrister or » solipifar or by a plerk or ojtiierof his permanent cm r ploy^s, pr, shQuld he reside more than fifty miles from fcho p»ildhall, by his business agent i» London. This is a roost important departure, for though most trades have their arbitration committee, this ig the first that has embraced t|>e pommerpe qf, practically, the whole world in its scope. It is a good omen that the Corporation, the Chamber of Commerce and the merchants of the commercial capital of the world have adopted the principle of arbitration, and we are confident that their action will have great influence in bringing the princi ple to bear upon trade disputes, and b^pyent calamitous strikes on the one gide and' lockouts oh 'the other by constituting a neutral frft&ntil, recog nised by the law courts, to whicft' «ty such disputes shall be submitted for adjudication.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We hear that eqiul to 2s 61 per bushel in Aahliurtion has been paid for thin seasonV prime milling whear. It is likely (the "Origo Daiiy TimeB 1' says) that application will be niiide to the Supreme Court for leave to appeal from ttie decision of Mr .Justice Wiliiuum in th« Koslyn licensing case. According to the "Examiner," the amount dtawu l»y one supplier to the Woodvile Cheese Factory was i' 4-4 5s 7d for the milk of 44 cows for 2b' days' milk. To-day's " LyttPUon Times ' contain* twenty-two tellers to the Editor -a record, we should think, and also a proof of the silliness of the $eaiion. The death is announced in Nelson of Mr William Wells, who sat in Parliament for some years after 1868 as member foi Nelson suburbs. Mr Weils was 82 years of age at. the time of his decease. It is announced that Mr Eden George, Mayor of Christchurch, has just completed the sale of his photographic businesses at Christchurch and Dunedin to Messrs Wrigglesworth and Binns of Wellington, and intends retiring absolutely from busi ness. The valuation of rateable property in the city of Dunedin is £251,100, as against £251,810 in 1892. The decrease is attri buted to the fact that while depreciation in value has be»>n operating, very few new buildings have been erected during the year. The Napier " Daily Telegraph ■" says that there i& a prospect of a short supply of pota toes in Rawke'e Bay this season. In conse quence of there having been no market last year there was no breadth of potatoes planted for this year's consumption, and much of the crop has been spoiled by the late rains. The Rev. L. M. Isitt has informed the American Committee that recent events have rendered the obtaining of the direct veto of such paramount importance that he has determined to give up his proposed trip to the prohibition States, and spend the time between this and next Parliamentary election lecturing throughout New Zealand. Miss Solomon, a lady who comes to us with high credentials, having been a pupil of Professors Scherek and Latimer and Afesdames Woolridge and Pickering — all n%ines to conjure with in Dunedin musical circles —announces her intention of opening classes in Ashburton for music, voice pro duction, and singing. In voice production little has been done here since Mr Sidney Wolf, R. A,M., left the district. Colonel Eichbaum, of Pleasant Point, sustained serious injuries in a buggy acci dent on Sunday afternoon. He was driving with another gentleman when the horse bolted. Colonel Eichbaum was thrown out, and sticking to the reins was dragged some distance. When picked up up he was un conscious from injuries to his head, and was still insensible yesterday. The horse kicked the front of the buggy to pieces. Jn Mon day afternoon Colonel Eichbaum vm still unconscious.

The executive of the Wellington District of the Manchester Unity ot Oddfellows, have decided to recommend at the annual meeting that, owing to the insurance sur render values not being ready for adoption, and as some of the districts have not sent in their decision as to the questions sub mitted to them from the Nelson conference, the proposed conference in {connection with the jubilee at Easter be not held. During the last ten days most satisfactory progress has been mads with the harvest, which is now proceeding with all speed, and fuliy half the grain in the county is now in stack. A few more such days as that of yesterday, and the back of the ingathering will be well broken. It ia satisfactory to bo able to state that the damage done by the rain will be quite insignificant so far as the grain crop is concerned, while it has had a moat beneficial effect upon sheep feed. It is a somewhat rare experience for a man and his wife to be present at the golden weddiug festivals at the parents of each. Yet this happened recently (says the " Lyttelton Timua " in the case of Mr and Mrs John Barnett, of Leeston, Within the same year the fiftieth anniversary of the marriage of Mr and Mrs Walter Laurie, of Springs ton, patents of Mrs Birnett, and that of Mr and Mrs Jacob Barnett, of Tai Tapu, parents of Mr Barnett, were celebrated. : A Kurow farmer named Wade met his creditors before the Assignee at Oamaru on Friday. He attributed his failure largely to having lost a parcel of notes and cheques for £355. He had had the money some time, carrying it about for some days, and leaving it at home on other days. Cine day he was away from home at a neighbur's with the money in his pocket, returned late, and when he got home found that he had lost the money. He went back along the road to look for it but could not find it. A creditor said that the debtor had insulted them when he aaked them to believe that story. The bankrupt said that he could make no, offer, and did not know if any proposal on 1 his behalf except they could send him to gaol for seven years. The creditors by a' majority apteed to accept 4a in the £ if they could got it. We are pleased to learn that the Ash burton Brass Band is to resume its very j welcome open air concerts, and that another will be given on Wednesday evening in Baring Square, at seven o'clock. The following is the programme for that even ing :—March—" The Flying Dutchman "— Riminer; quadrille—" Medusa"'—Round; schottische— "XJueeu of my Heart"—L. Carolan ; nautical fantasia—Round ; polka— •' Our own ' —Lingwood; waltz —" Passing Thoughts "—Round ; March-—* 1 Queen and Country " —Dawson. The members of the band complain of the inconvenience caused to them by the crowd of boys who surround the rotunda while the playing is proceeding, and indulge in all Borts of disagreeable tricks. The presence of the boys is not complained of, but their conduct is, and parents would do well to give the lads a "fatherly" hint that less noise would be acceptable, and that the fights and scrim mages indulged in could very well be held over til after the concert.

Booms and Boomers.

(New Zecil'ind Her id.) The Anglo-Australian Bank wts dirked with an authorised capital of £2,000.000, ..fwliich £250,.00 was subscribed, and 'fcWO,OOO paid up. The diruct-trs, C. U Staple-i (chairman), S. R. (1. Allriyh>, and Ft. v" Ti'))y, put themselves down foi 200 000 shares, of which MnpKs he'd 192 467. Those 200 000 shares should have prr.dn.;«i £50.000, Kut the thrts dircCfoiH only paid uj» k'67 10.s, a id on thi-. magnificent capital the bank' ivgm buMiu-KS. A few months later twe wn> a. furllmr i>su» of 50.000 shares, of which -^aphw look 30,000 without p<ying « farthing. The debits and calls were re t.resonted by cross entries in the boois Ctiu.se hhares »eru afterwards cancelled, aiil a new issue took place. Dunbar. a clerk, ou >% salay of £2 10s a week, was allotted 42,360 £1 shares, and got an over draft to *h*b amount to pay fur them. Then the bank entered upon a series of audacious swindles. Ib bought shares from the Victorian Freehold Bank, of whicli Staples was also chairman, but no j money actually passed. Larsre swapping , of land took place on which no money was paid, but on which enormous profits were shown. Ihe Hon. J. Balfour, Sir Matthew Davies, J. B. Davies, J. Moodie, and £. C. Elliott got an advance of £50,000 from the bank on land which was afterwards proved to have been not worth half that amount, and the interest on the money borrowed, though it was never paid, was set down as profit. The property had been originally bought for £25,000 by a syndicate which include*! iirectors of the bank. Norwood, one of the auditor*, was credited in the books with £278,255 on the purchase of proper* ties which were held by, the Freehold Bank, and not by the Anglo Australian. Staplas also made a sham sale to Nor wood of the Waterloo Estate for £135,000 which Norwood resold to the Anglo- Australian for £155,000 and the Alleged profit of £20,000 was taken out of de posits and divided among the directors. The purchase of another estate was cancelled, and the property sold again at a higher figure, and out of the fictitious profit the directors paid themselves again out of deposits a commission of £14,000. Staples'* mother got £1500, and Norwood £539, for what reason the liquidators were unable to discover. Altogether Staples in 18 months paid himself out of the deposits £23,670 more than he paid in. The books were confused by mixing up current accounts with deposits. Deposits, amounting to only £29,935, were in this way represented as £70.438. To make up the balance-sheet which was presented at the half-yearly meeting, Staples transferred an im aginary £25,000 to his own account. Haroldson, u,j manager, an inex perienced young man, was sent to Ixm don to entice " Lords ani Dukes "to in vest in the bank. Sir Graham Berry was accused by Major-General Babbage. of helping to delude English investors. The paltriest tricks were resorted to by the directors. Mrs bliza Finch came into possession of a sum of £60, and being fearful of robbers, went t<> the Anglo- Aus^ralian Bank a few oays before it closed its dojrs, and deposited the money with "a stout gantleman," afterwards identified ac Staples, for safe keeping. Next day she received a blank document, which she foolishly signed, constituting herself a shareholder to the amount de posited, which of course shel<>sc. Colonel Templeton traced the £60 through the books to Mr Staples. The collapse of the Colonial lnv< stment and Agency Company ruined hundreds of people. Its alleged reserve fund of £130.000 was a mere book entry. Be tween April 30, 1888, and July 1, 1892, the losses amounted to £407,156, a large portion consisting of loans to the Davits Companies. Yu the directors reported a loss of only £48,000. The balance was accounted for by fictitious valuation of properties held by the bank. In four years these were written up to the amount of £154,000, though there was no actual turnover of money. The money of the (shareholders was entirely swallowed up, as well as a great part of the deposits. The actual sum realised from sales of property in four years was only £6596, but the directors paid out of capital and deposits dividends to the amount of £67,000. When the liquidators pressed for the recovery of the uncalled capital they were aasiiled on all sides by cries of woe and despair. A woman, old and in ill-health, dependent on h«r children for support, wrote that the £33 15s which she tiad foolishly invested in the company were the whole of her hard savings for many years. "If you only knew how hard I had worked," wrote another poor woman, "to pay that £30 into your bank ! But I suppose you are used to such complaints. A small fancy goods shop and needlework are not very profitable at any time, and now it is worse. If you can help me I shall be very grateful." A cripple out of employment, went to the office, and with tears in his eyes, begged to be allowed to surrender his 150 shares. An aged widow, iriendlcss and destitute, had lost her all. A man, 76 years of age, had invested £3000, the savings of forty years. These are a few examples out qf. hundreds

lh,e Real Estate Ban*, of which Mr James Munro, ex Premier and Agent- General, was chairman, was another insti tution which went down under men's feet at the very time when the directors were giving confidant »Bsurances of absolute safety. On August 7, 1891, Mr Munro assured the shareholders that no further calls were necessary or contemplated, that the properties of tf»e bank were in splen did order, the deposits all good, and the" paid-up capital secure. The next week the shareholders nm-u told that the sub scribed capital of £l,UO*t.;*Oo was all gone, that £450,000 of uncuUcU capital must be called up to the last farthing to meet liabilities, that the balance-sheets and dividends were delusive, and the jrmah tee and securities fictitious. Some of the properties held by the bank were mortgaged three times over, and they did not yield enough to pay interest. It was admitted that Munro had made mpleading statements to, tne shareholderp, but was himself misled and duped. He was apcuseij of having purchased the La Rose estate for £28,000, in the name of Mr Woods, M.L.A., and then, as chair man of the Real Estates Bank, bought it from Woods for £51,000. No trace of the profit on this transaction could be found in the bqoks, and Wood's widow swore an affidavit to the effect that her husband never received a penny of the money, and that with almost his last breath he ex pressed sorrow far haying allowed himself •itp be made k tool of, '■' Vet Woods ap peared in the bank books as a debtor to the amount of £17,413, for which there was not a vestige of security. The order for tlje windiug up of this banj^ waif jnade qn December % and the liquidators only succeeded in getting in £5,4,546 on, calls estimated to ywld £499,0«|5. The total liabiiiti.s were £1,562,140,

NOTES.

The importation aid distribution throughout the Colony of noxiou* weeds, which is always going on to a greater or less extent, has already proved a Berious tnx upon agriculture ; md while in our fields and gardens ire -.1 ready to l»e found in profusion iiearly all the familiar weeda of. the ' Id Country, there is reason to fear that the trouble is not to end here, but that the list of these pests will be added to until it comprises nearly every vegetable scourge known to any part of the world that is visited by ships which trade to New Zealand. For exarapl •, only recently we learned that several species of noxious plants had been found growing on the beach at Timaru, where the seeds had been deposited in ships' ballast, and now we read that on the reclaimed land at Oamaru the same unwelcome discovery has been made, one of the unwelcome visitors detected being the Bathurst burr—that bans of the woolgrower— which is said to have already spread over Cape Wanbrow. Then in a letter addressed to the Christchurch " Press " a day or two ago, a corres pondent, alluding to the spread of Californian thistle at Chaney's Corner, writes:—"Now who can wouder at this ? For it is a matter of fact that the Railway Commissioners have since last April landed and deposited about the plains hundreds, and I may say thousands, of tons of ships' ballast, composed of sand, clay, rubble,, and all sorts of filth, and brought from some of the most unhealthy places in the world, such as Santos, Bio, Buenos Ayres, and all along the coast of South America and California, so I say who can wonder at noxious weeds being introduced into our midst, and perhaps more than weeds, some deadly fever such as rages along that coast. Now I think it is time that some powerful body, such as the Agricultural and Pastoral Association, or the Lyttelton Harbour Board, take steps to prohibit the landing of ships' ballast, such as sand, clay, or mullock, altogether, and lessen the chances of introducing Cali fornian thistle." The writer of the letter quoted is quite right, and might have added " and many other noxious weeds and plants." We think we have seen it stated that the Commissioners have given a promise to discontinue this sort of thing; and the T'marq, Harbor Board has, we know, taken steps to put a stop to the mischief already threatened. Whether the Oamaru Board has followed trait we know not.; but it is certain that the whole matter is one which deserves the attention of the Minister for Agriculture, who, in reintroducing the Noxious Weeds Bill next session, should take care to include clauses empowering the Govern ment to make and enforce stringent regulations, such as may prevent or minimise the danger of adding in the future in this way to the cares and troubles of the farmers of the Colony

Possibly it may be found necessary tc require that all ships' ballast be dis charged into the sea, or to take some I other means to prevent the importa tion therein of dangerous reptiles, as well as of noxious weeds, Only the other day, a live snake was brought ' ashore in this way at Oaraaru and a lizard at Timaiu—or vice versa, we forget which, but anyhow it might just as easily have been a snake in both cases — while only a short time before we read of a snake being killed in the North Island, doubtless introduced in the same way. If, instead of a single specimen, a pair of these undesirable reptiles should at any time make their way into heavy fern land, it would not be long before a wide area of country was infested to the great discomfort of the inhabitants. The whole matter, as we have said, is one which certainly ought not to be neglected.

Talking of things which it is undesirable to acclimatise in New Zealand, we are reminded that in the matter of the acclimatisation of the ostrich, it has been demonstrated that this colony affords this valuable bird a suitable habitat. Even in Can terbury the enterprise of Mr J. T. Matson has shown that the birds thrive* well and produce finer and more valuable feathers than in South Africa; but the matter of ostrich fanning has been gone into on a larger scale and even more successfully in Auckland, viz., en Messrs L. D. Nathan and Co.'s property, Whitford Park, TauraMga Creek. The manager of the South Australian Ostrich Company, Port Augusta, is just now on a visit to New 3eaUnd, and the other day paid a visit to Messrs Nathan and Co,'& establishment. He says that the birds ! "are superior to any he has hitherto seen, the feathers having a reinarkablo fulness and glossy appearance, and the birds in tbe pink of condition. So far , as he could judge, the Auckland climate is remarkably favorable to ostrich breeding. All the conditions are favorable, all that is required being birds and good management to ensure suc cess. At Port Augusta the South Australian Ostrich Company are handi capped by droughts, the rabbit nui sance, and poisonous plants, from eating which a number of the young birds are lost." Thus it would seem that for ostrich fanning, as well as in most other industries, Naw Zealand is again /acile princeps, and there seems no reason why the export of ostrich feathers from this colony should not assume as large proportions as that from thet^pe of Good Hope, where it runs to hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Apropos to ostriches, here is an item of information about fowl of a smaller I but more generally useful sort which j will be of interest to poultry-farmers 1 and fanoiera, It refers to a new breed lof domestic fowls, known as the \ Orpington, which is just now said to be all the rage in Great Britain. The true bred Orpington, now said to be thoroughly established, was, we read, originally produced by a careful and judicious orossing and recrossing between the Langshan, Minorca, and Black Plymouth Rock, the process taking five years. The breed has therefore one-third of the blood of each of these three most popular and Useful varieties, which-, 1 being com bined inta one,- cannot but' make a wonderful all-round bird. Two of the above breeds are good, and sometimes rather too persistent^ sitters j bfet this'

[«vil is counteracted in the Orpington; by its possessing a third of the Minorca blood, which it a non-sitting lraedV 1 Orpingtons have always been found: steady and reliable" sitters, and *lso good mothers. The flesh of the Orpingtons is as white as' that of a dorking; they are very hardy, easy to rear, grow fast, and well bred birds will get +o an immense size and very plump, the cockerels sometimes turning the soleat 1 libs. The pullets . also get very large, and at the same time mature early. They have been known to be in full lay at five months old; but that is exceptionally early, for, ns a rule, they do not often begin under about six months. The eggs are mostly brown or tinted, and a good size, eren from pullets; but From second season hens they, are usually very fine indeed. As winter layers, and for producing the largest number of eggs, taking the year through, they are considered by many to be un surpassed. In the. winter of 1889-90 one breeder had a pullet which laid eighty-nine eggs in ninety-four succes sive days, during which period she laid thirty-three and thirty-eight consecutively, and one hundred and fifty within six months. Apart from these marketable qualities, tin Orpington is described [as one of the most handsome varieties of thedomestic fowl yet obtained, their plumage having a beautiful beetle-green gloss, and their perfect symmetry of shape being such. as cannot tail to attract the eye of eveu the least enthusiastic farmer. One farmer in Lincolnshire has, it appears, a flock of six hundred of them, and during the hut two yean a great many of these fowls have found their way into Scotland.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(PBE NMBSB ASSOCIATION.)

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Lordos, February 5. Mr J. Chamberlain predicts that two-fifths of the Irish people would be willing to up arms to resist the grant ing of Home Bule to Ireland. , Sir Charles Dilke moves the rejec-, tion of the Bill constituting the port-. folio of Minister.of Labor. The Marquis of Salisbury, speaking at Liverpool, advocated the extension of the Empire in order to prevent other powers seizing unoccupied kinds and raising a brass wall of protection against British goods. BEQUEST. The late Duke of Marlborough be queathed £20,000 to Lady Oolin Campbell. INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL. The football match between England and Ireland resulted in a win for the former, and that between Scotland and Wales in a win for the latter.

EGYPT.

Cairo, February 5. Immense crowds of people viewed the entrance of the Black Watch into . the city. Their arrival created a great sensation, and the natives were greatf jr impressed with the regiment. I A Blue Book in connection with the ; Egyptian crisis has been published. : It shows that M. Waddington, French | Ambassador in London, objected to Lord Cromer's action as high handed and unprecedented, and he feared, that the European Powers would believe that it was the prelude to the actual ! annexation of the country by Great i Britain.

RIOTS IN COLOMBIA.

Washington, February 5. News from South America states that a hundred persons were killed and five hundred injured in riots at Boot*, the capital of Colombia.

THE KING OF SPAIN.

Madrid. February 5. The young King of Spain hu re covered from tbe attack of scarlet fever.

THE SEIZURES OF SEALERS

Ottawa, February 6. The Courts have ordered the cou fiscation of the Columbian sealers cap> tured in Bearing Sea. The owners of the vessels intend to appeal to the Privy Council against the decision.

THE ROMAN BANK SCANDALS.

Rome, February 6. It has transpired that the Bank of Home spent £80,000 in bribing mem bers of the Chamber of Deputies in order, to obtain an extension of the privileges of the institution. It is alleged that Rudini and Crispi are in volved in the frauds.

OUTRAGES AND RETALIATION.

Nsw York, February 6. Indians at Maracrebo routed alive three traders who had kidnapped a number of girls for the parpou of selling them,

AUSTRALIAN.

THE WELLINGTON LARCENY CASE.

Mkiaottrnb, February 6. It is expected that the arrest of Smith, for larceny as a bailee in Wel lington, New Zealand, will dear up the mysterious disappearance of Jacob* son at Pahiatqa two years ago.

KANAKA LABOR.

Horart, February «. The Secretary of State {or the Colo nies has requested Bishop Montgomery to furnish a report on the Kanaka traffic in the South Sea islands. THE COPTIC. The Coptic, from London, via Cape, arrived yesterday evening, and was advertised to resume her voyage to Wellington afc ten o'clock this morning. She brings fourteen passengers for Australia and fifty-five for New Zealand. A PLEASING REPORT. Sydkky, February 6. Sir Charles Lilley, late Chief Justice of Queensland, who h*s returned from a tour through New Zealand, in the course of an interview, spoke in terms of high admiration of that colony, and referred eulogisticaliy to the personnel of the Ballance Ministry. He said he found itiat, asa democratic community, Isew Zealand was far in advance ot other Australasian colonies, and her people had every 1 prospect of enjoying «elid'comfort and prosperity iti tha[ [utuw, ' " •""■"• :'\ ~(< ..

THE ASSCtJETOJS GtTAltl>lAN : TPESJIA V, ARY .»,,;, 1893.



IHK FIRST Ci^ IN■•; SALE «. J. HRtlili ft Co. BEFORE KNOWN IN ASHBITRTON. - OFFERING lilies' Comets 4h 6.1. now 2s «d. Dr Warner's well known Comets 10s 6d, now bs ba. Double width Sheeting, white twill, 10* d Good washing Mu4ins, 3s UJ *»"» . . \\hite Muslins, KUinstripe, 7^d now 4Jrf W^^l^tSßlrip^-dlAtolor children's dresses, wonderful value at *>M CLOTHING. CLOTHING. Men's Tweed Suits, 19* «d Boys' Tweed Suits, 4s lid BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. Men's Colonial made Bluchers, 5s &2Koool3imßoot., worth 25, for 14. M W wm?^ Bssas?s®s^«ii« - boys- * 6nM . Prioeil TERMS CASH. -REMEMBER THR ADDRESS CK J. NEILL and CO., FRIEDLANDER'S BUILDINGS



WATrIIBg WA^TOIIEfe. WATCHfc* Botberkam's -^Watekes. a^A^K, ■■ W A T 0 H M A I ■ RAN D JEWEL L E R, . n »i,« wellknown and reliablefinn of "Rotherham, Lon- HAS just received from l^ e fti T" { K Wfttc heß specially m»de by Rotherham for S. don." .large consignment^ Ji^Tooifab. of-18ct Gold Hunting Sawk (as engraved on *"£"•>* ditfco . ifict Gold opan face and Hunting, with Lever Keyless J plat* °^ r 3 open face and keyless-Levers, Sterling Silver centre seconds. Udy a 15ct « >* P Rotherham's Having Levers, key-winding ; Rotherham's Hunting Levew,W««« o . therhan)!sO F;iCe ke y. win( u ng . M*>a Rotherham s Open Face, e V IcT ' heß t0 Be i ect from. To racug men. members of choice stook of Ladies Silver .x **c£?'? nd al , h o hay« occa-ion to iwe a watch for Athletic. Wcycle^andSwimmm^VubSi an Q Fmq STERLING HILVER timing, SB. has iu«t ve%i^- nu tes in fifths, The advance of having a lUce timers-will time «P "» p l'" sl A w i t H superior works for timinsr purposes only. '"■TajCbm"wltchmakee an jeweller,



BOOTS. BOOTS. SHOES. SHOES. THE KEW ZEALAND Clothing: Factory -•■■•• ;; • ;•■■'■■ zap % BOOT AND SHOE WAREHOUSE. rpHE Public would io well to inspect 1 ourLanfetind Well-assorted Stock before purchasing elsewhere. A Sinnle Pair of Boots at the Wholesale "" Price. AH new goods. 200 Pairs of Borland Girls' Strong School Boots and Shoes from & 9d. laßibs. Buy your Boots and Shoes at ihe Factory, you will save 3s in the pound. THE AUGITE MAT. Only a f«w left; just the thing for pre serve making; only 2s. TROUSERS ro% 9s 6d.



THEHARVESTIS PLE TEfIUS. I ,-■'-■ .. ' ■ ,\ T any ratn it is up to the average— " \ and the laborers are—well, _a. good deil more than plente(»Us. I have never before seen so m«ny men in the country on tbb outluok for harvest work. For a time the town was " stiff wid 'em," as Pat said about the river and the fish, out a good many h*ve absoilwd since I the weathe • l»ecame harvest weather, and allowed the machines to «o rattlina alcng. CJITTXINO.. DOWN r.he wealth of Ceres' golden reign. I tru*t the farmers will get something like a favorable return for their year* toil, and that when they come into town with i their little CALIOO-(2« Hd » donen)— basra of samples of grain, repres«ntui« th crop, on the growing and in-gathering o which they have been concentrating al their energies since last harvest, they wil be able to receive from the grain niei a ;int» FRIGEtS that will enable them to live themselves «nd LET OTHBHB LlVlfl. The farmers are the men who feed u« all, who grow our grain, our meat, our dairy produce, and the wool to make uur CiLiOXHlNC*—(auits at 35a). They are the men who, with their wives and families, the tradesmen must depend upon to make their living, and we have the most solid reasons possible for re joicing when the farmers are prospering. Bo thinks HARRY HAKDLtfY, Manager for HARDILY BROS. Who are selling goods ver> cheap. Beautiful dress tweed 4s 9d a dress; striped ginghams 7W. BOOTS IN ENDLESS VARIETY. Men's Colonial made shooters 9s <Jd; •Uppers 3s 3d. COMB AND GIVE US A TRIAL.



NEW ZEALAND Clothlngr Factory. AWX HBNDRY, Manager, ''' ' — ' — ♦— A FACT. A speaker was holding forth on woman and he made out that she was just a little angel on earth. In glowing words he pictured how patient she was ie Buffering how courage nis in trouble, and how alto aether gentle, loving, and good she was under all circumstances, and closed hit* peroMtion by declaring that any man who bid his hand on a woman, s*ve in the act of kindnesi, was a monster. After the fccture, a paX haggard, woe-b«gone looking man shuffled up to the Mje»ker and aaid, " Look here, mister, I've heard what you've been saying about wonun ; all about how nice au«l sweat she is, why, one would imagine that ycu believed all women were just bhuhiiu? full Mown rosws; I cocas you don't know my wiR Well •be haint no M wining rosa. She's a daisy, a reg'lar daisy, why mister my wife is a nagger, and there fc'iit an huur, when ■Wsawake, but th*t she's nagging someone. If tt in'nt me, ifs the chUrvn, it ia'nt the childrtn. jfe» t.he cat. Tf.ere is nothing that escapes her nasguig tongue, and the only time any of us tf«ts any rest is when she has nagged herself to sleep." , . How luce the nerves of a- man who drinks; »hy j'**t iwjx, n«g all the time, giving no rest until enough liquor has been taken v* dt*J#u All nervous sensibility, and the poor fdlowiwejofl n that fcodden, aisoniiff. uin»e-»ble. state th«t Is but the rattling skeleton of a j healthy sleep. ! R T. Booth* Golden Remedy Nc 11 pova an end to all this nagging ot the nerves by destroying all -deaire for JR. T. Booth's Gulden Ke<n««Jy No 2 is the *je«t Br»in ai«4 Nerve Tonic on tins ftirth,. AP chemists. ]



Ihk Bkst Bemkdy fob Indiokstion— Norton's Camomile Pills are confidently recommended as a simple remedy f« [ndigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to which we are subject* Noktok's Piu^s, with justice called the •'Natural Strengthener of the Human Stomach," act as a powerful tonic and gentlt aperient, are mild in their operation, an<? safe under any circumstances. Sold in bottles, at 1* H&, 2s 9d, 11», by all medicine v«Mi«!rwrt.hrmnrh«wt. t,b+ *.'f rM How Sambo UndiSustood FRKNCH.—^ fnJ njtvs to the runaway negro on the raft, ".Jim, whal'd you say if 'twas said to you ' P»rly-vouVfranzy f " " Wouldn't say nuftin. I'd just bust him over de ear ; if he wuHii't a wite man. 'Low no nigger to call medac.' Finn «»*'» the iwowb only mean, "Do you speak French?" Jim inquires, ■ ■••If'lhfiV mean that why don't they say that?' Dr Forest says, in "Health, the New Method," we might make similar iu '(iujrifcsof the professors ot Aiassotherapy; but he goes on to explain massage, rubbing, nnd its beneficial r««i)*8 so that it mjght even enter the skul! of the dpnsest nefiro; and his nmuuJu-roller and otlit-r u«w f»et»W» are invaluable. An edition .of' hia Mpctt much en'arged, v published at Irrttu n»d "Health" Publication Offices, 1G) Tuam stteet, Christchmch.--[ApvT.J TJie Best IPea > is Tit® wimw II v*io}>% CeySoxi. NINIA.N HVsIiOP, as:. CO., i Tea ''• Importers, li& <J» Jt|4>i «trvet f ' Cluifitohu'oh,



THE Good Samaritan, for the imrne -1 diate relief u( pain —Light s Oahh ■* -re. _______ -^ HOMKOPATHIC Medicines, price Is. Solh agent for district. Light's Cash Store. 2 3* ISTERS, Uysters.-First of the Sea son arrived at Deep Sea Fishing | Coaipany's, opposi'e Mail « men. 2^13 i \ ANTKD, at once, a Boy havioi? \ V passed Standard "V. or VI., as apprentice to th«* printing trade. Apply Mail Office._ PI Al> 08 from £26 to 70 Guineas. Sold on one, two, and three yearn. Terms to suit purchasers. Reduced scale. —H. M. Jonks \\t ANTED Known —Th%t an open VV air Temperance Meeting will he held in Baring Square on Tubsdat Even ing next, February 7. at 7.30, when the Ray. J. T. HiNfON of Dunedin, and Mr T. E. Taylor of Christchurch, will address the meeting. 2



PIANOFORTE and Organ Show Rooms. Best cash value obtain able. Extended terns; reduced scale; Christchurch prices.—H. M. Jonks. ANTED Known—l«« Creams, Ice Oreams, for the hot weather, always ready at H. G. Flower's, Confec tioner, East Street. _ SOMERSET Meat Mart. The oldest, the largest, ths beat, and the cheap- Mt. Small floods a specialty. Full weights guaranteed. A trial solicited. -MT. J.^ILOOCt. 4t182 Yl? ANTED Known—Good Em- W broiderieß, 2Jd per yard.— Mitchell and Tphwkr. 2 8 WANTED Known that S. Salek, Watchmaker and Jeweller, has removed to new shop near New Zealand Clcthinff Factory 10 213 ITTANTED Known.—Come and see » our dress lines at 4sd and 6d, leather shirting 6J.1, fhree-quarter cloaks 12s 6<l. —H. C. Secjeks, Mslford House. , \ ANTKD Known — 200 dozen v> v Ladies' Gloves from 4£<i.— Mitchbli. ju*p Turner. 2 9 WANTED the Public to know that S. W. Alcorn and Co'a Summer Sale is now on. Great Bargains in Millinery, Underclothing etc. : ¥b~^Known—Good White *V Calicoe 3* 9d por dozen.— Mitchell and Turner. 2 7 THB Misses Adams' new Refreijhment Rooms now open. Tea, Coffiie, Cocoa, Lemon Squash, Scda and Milk and all the new summer drinks ready at all times, Coleman's Buildings, East Street. ■ ANTED Known—Dr iScott's cele brated Electric Corsets can only be obtained in Ashbarton at W. H. Colliur's, "The Corner."



TITANTED everyone to come and see » » the beautiful presents we are giving away for every 5a and upwards spent.—H. C. Skgbrs, Melford House. WANTED Kiiown.—A great variety of hiah class dress goods to choose from now celling under regular wholesale prices.—H. C. Segbrs, Melford House. WANTED~ParchaB*TB tor Bargains in Summer Dresses, Prints, and Delaines, Sunshades, &c. at S. W, Ai-oobk and Go's Sale. WANTED Known—New Flannelettes at extraordinary prices; 3s lid ■Mid 4s lid doz. Thirty per cent under piice.—W. H. Colubr. DON'T let the tain water destroy your buildings. Get Spouting fixed at 4d per.foot aud buy a tank, Complete, with Up, tested before leaving workbhop, for 30a, at J. W. Hardlbys. WHY not Bake your own Bread when you can get SOlbs of the Best Roller Flour for five shillings cash or five shillings aud sixpence booked at Robert Alcors's, Saundera' Buildings., 11 3i; DON'T Forget the Barough Bye-Laws re Carrage Lumps, and that H.VUDI.B . »s ' l;irge Stock on hand, also ! a large assortment of Tinware and Iron mongery, Scythes, Reaping Hooks, Hay Knives, Forks, etc., of best quality, and all at lowest possible prices. J. W. Hakdley, East Street, Abhburton. NEW YEAR'S GIFTS—Card, Book lets New Games in great variety. Beaut ful lot of Vases, FancyUlassware, and Fauy Lamps Boys' and Girls' Annuals, and «.ther new Volumes. Prize Books at reduced prices. JMew Birthday Reward and Wedding Cards,—L. F. ANDREWES <fr DO., Stationers' Hall. "D EAR in mind that J. W. Hardley, -D plumber and Gasfitter, East Street, has the largest Stock in town of Pumps, Pipes, and Fittings, and that he is selling them cheaper than ever at prices hitherto unheard of in Ashburton. Now is the chance for a cheap Pump j improved No. 4. Price, 16s. Larger sines in proportion. /CHRISTMAS Suits. Boys, three \_J garment long Trouaer Suit! at Ids. Boys, Oolorial-made Knicker Suits fr am 10s. Men'a nicely made Colonial Tweed Suits 30*. Colonial Tweed Suits to measure from 50a.—Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. Robert \lcorn. t f TANTFiD Known—Th»t J. Moison VY keeps the best stock of Boots in Ashburton, for this reason that he pays cash and is not under or bound to any one firm like many in the trade, which enabled Urn to procure *md supply the public with the Bess Cglonial antf English t -*«kes ; and his wall-known make needs no recouT^endausn. Alwayj on hand l?est Sole Leather 1, Used for repairs and done at once.—J. MoisoN, Impermeable Bootmaker, Town Hall, East Street, next Court Home '



Public Notioes 0.5.8. Co. ilUjl^l •;.«.«.° U»H>K- STBAMSiiIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. TEAMfiBS SAIL from LYTTEL TO.N AS UNDER; For Wellington-Monday, Tuesday, Wed- Thursday, uil Siit,urdiiy. Nelson«- i?i*es4sf jjftd %j}t#rfas . Auckland—Thursdiiy. Sydney—Evbry Second Thursday. Dunedin—Tuesday and Friday. Melbourne —Tuosdtij'. Excursion Season commenced on ).. J| v sau3ed fares over all he %«g ; v For iMitkuiara apply iff tiiftuti for i§ burton



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Statutory Declaration.—l, Franz Haabe, Ironbark, Sandhurst, in the colony of Vic torn, Australia, do solemnly and sincerely declare that on the 25th June, 1877, my son Alfred, six years of age, was accidentally hurt with an axe on his knee. lat once took all pains to secure medical assistance, flow 3ver,,in spite of all,efforts, on the 27th August, 1877, the opinion was given By Dr Macgillivray that an amputation of the njured limb had become imperative, in order to save life. At this juncture I called en Messrs Sander and Sons, procuring some of their .-.Extract of Eugalvntus Glsjulu§ ' and by the application of tne. same Ihw c satisfaction of seeing my son within'a fort night out of all danger, and to-day he » recovered. 1 may just add that it was when the crisis had been reached that the Extract referred to was first applied, and I make this olemn :d<?claratiqn, etc — Franz Raabjv Ifeclared at Sandhurst, in the colony of yiqtpna, Austria, this seventeenth day of ' c'tober',' one"' thousand eight hundred aud ev'onty-seven, before me, AforjfaCo4u« .f'p.



Messrs 6olen)ane a^d Sons' Eucalypti Extract (manufactured at Mittaggng and Ootamqndra, New South Wales) hay. attained a reputation as a speoific fqr affec tions qf \be phfst, lungs, asthma, diphtheria, and a variety qf pthef complaints. Jt npinbers amopg its patrons ljapljprsey, thp present, and Jx>rd Carringr ton, latp» Governor of Jfew Wales, while )P Great Britain during the inguonaa «pedimi« sqarpely a house or ofljee was with out it- Messrs Colemaue and Sons' whole sale depot is in OlH'Utohuroh, Sharland and Co. are wholesa'e ageuta for the North Island. COLKKANB ANI* So M EITCALVPTE Ex nAcr is the only genuine in the market, and was a warded medals and diplomas at Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, beating all competitors. For all affections of the Gh&st stud li«ntjß ; Oonstunhtiou, Asthma, Coughs, Colds, Gravel, »ftd Kidney Com plaints, it has no equal. Agent*- Abhbttrton P«uo Co»rw« •»' i The Onslow Biscuit The latest and I most delicate biscuit manufactured by j Ausjebroclt »nd Co. : '



Holix)way"s Ointment anp Piias. —A frequent cave of gout and rheumatism is the Inflammatory itate of the blood, attended with bad digestion and general debility. A few doses of thn pills taken in time are an effectual preventative against gout and rheumatism. Anyone who has an attack of either should use Holloway's Ointment also, the powerful action of which combined with the operation of the p'lla, must infallibly effect a cure. <■■ The pills act directly on the blood, which they purify and improve. Having once subdued the severity of these diseases, perseverance with the ointment after fomenting the affected joints with warm briue, will speedily rekudall stiffness Wd prevent wy jwrwrncot coutraotioiii