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BIRTH.

Dohbrty.—On September 18, at Baybush Farm, Tinwald, the wife of Charles Doherty, of a daughter.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1893. THE MATABELES.

Our cablegrams have recently had a good deal to say about trouble with the Matabeles in Mashonaland, in bouth Africa. We have heard that the impis, regiments of warriors, of the jVtatabelea had been compelled to post pone their threatened attack on Fort Victoria because *of an outbreak of smallpox among them, and with the same wire came the intelligence that Sir Henry Loch had been able to in duce Lobeoguela to abandon the attack altogether. Since then we have been informed that the Matabeles still means basin ess, as vide our cables. Fort Victoria is the headquar ters of the British South Africa Chartered Company, and it is in the Mashocas' country. The Mashonas are a down-trodden people, and have for a long period been harried and op pressed hy the Matabeles, who made periodical forays upon them, driving off th ir cattle and stealing their women. When the Chartered Com pany stepped in and extended their protection to the poor Mashonas, King Lobenguela—a Zulu, as his followers are could not realise that he had now to cease his oppression and persecution of his poor neighbors, and when he tried to resume bis raiding he found that he had the rifles of fighting white men to meet. . This was not at all to his liking, but the wily savage did not himself face the music. He, like other Governments,—-for Lobenguela is a government in himself put his tactical abilities i» operation, lie wnt

his opposition factions on the raids he himself did not care to prosecute, and , the result, while not satisfactory to the Mashonas or the whites, was perfectly , satisfactory to Lobenguela. Whether it was satisfactory to the opposition or not will never be known—they were pretty well rendered food for the worms by the short, sharp, and decisive process, of Martini bullets. But Lobenguela has the reputation of being friendly to the whites, although he takes this somewhat doubtful way of showing his friendship, and perhaps after he has got rid of all his political opponents in this amiable fashion by the agency of the white man's rifle he will become a tolerably good neighbor. It is only a perhaps, however, for nobody will care to trust a fellow who makes his next door neighbor a sort of execu tioner to relieve him of his political opponents. The Company are said to have about 1500 men capable of taking arms against the native warriors, and Matabele could only raise about 5000 men, or,,at the very utmost emergency 10,000 men to go against a civilised force. And then neither he nor his people are made of the same gritty material as the Zulus whom our arms met in the great struggle which placed Rorke's Drift and Isandula upon the " roll of glory and of sorrow "of the British army. Mr Robert Williams, who was recently interviewed by a re presentative of the "Pall Mall Gazette" in London, and who speaks with a knowledge of the country, fears no serious danger from the trouble wilh Lobenguela, and speaks in the highest terms of the country in possession of the Chartered Company; and a private letter from Mashonaland, received in Wellington, and referred to recently in our columns, gives a ro&y coloured picture of the country, which is " full of gold ard healthy, and farms have been largely taken up." Mr Williams gives some information in regard to the country which is very interesting. He states that there are huge holes in the ground, indicating ancient workings, all over the country, and that the un known workers, whoever they may have been, must have taken by the most primitive kind of hand crushings hundreds of thousands of ounces of gold from a belt of country 2000 miles long by seven to 20 miles broad. In a word, Mr Williams, as an expert and a mining engineer, i 9 enthusiastic about the country and the future of the Chartered Company. And when the gold shall have made a market for the country and have established a trans port system there too, he prophesies a wonderful development of agricultural enterprise, for the country will grow anything and everything.

THE ELECTORAL BILL.

The signing of the Electoral Bill by the Governor has removed the cloud of doubt which hung about the intentions of Government in regard to the Bill, or rather that portion of it which, in three words in the interpretation clause —'■' person " includes women—settled a great and burning question. The Governor's signature to that Bill initi ates in the Pritish empire the move-! ment to give to women the same fran chise rights as men possess, short of the right to a seat in Parliament. Who shall say that the right to vote having been conceded, the right to legislate will not ba secured sooner or later? The signature to the Bill has saved the necessity for any serious question of Ministers' earnestness in the matter, but had the Bill by any accident mis carried it would have been the death blow of the Government, for in too many quarters the suspicion of insin cerity was so strong that miscarriage from whatever cause would have ad- I vanced that suspicion to conviction, and the Government would have been looked upon as guilty of unpardonable duplicity. The next thing to do is to have the names of the new electors upon the roll, and it is pleasing to note that considerable enthusiasm is already being displayed by the ladies. This was to be expected j they would not have been human, far less women, if they had not been somewhat enthusiastic over their victory. But it was a peculiar coj»- \ mentary on the whole question thafc while every space that a woman could occupy in the Houses of Parliament during the debate held a fair occupant, there was not the faintest flutter of j flowing attire in the House when the Premier made bis announcement that Lord Glasgow had given his viceregal assent to the Bill. Where were the ladies? "In St. Mary's Church, jusfc across the street, a fashionable marri age was in progress, and about a thousand ladies were taking part in that supremely interesting function, or witnessing the consummation of an event of far greater importance in feminine eyes than a constitutional revolution or the downfall of a Mini stry." Meetings of women are being held all over the colony for the pur pose of placing women on the roll, and one of these has been held in Asta burton. Judging from the interest taken in registering we would not be surprised to lexrn that Aehburton roll will contain as heavy a percentage of women as any roll in the colony.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tenders are invited for the lease of the Oddfellows' Hall. Tenderers are to apply to Mr Joshua. Tucker for particulars. It was announced at St. Joseph's Qhatedra Dunedin, on Monday that there was a decided improvement in Bishop Moran's health. Application was wade to Mr Justice Hood on Tuesday to prohibit the Magistrate from proceeding with the Mercantile Bank ', cases, on the ground that action had not been taken within twelve months, and there fore there was no jurisdiction. The applica tion was dismissed. 0A new way of paying off a church debt iR being tried at Oberon, New South Wales. The Wesleyan community there have com bined to sow 100 acres of land with oats in order to reduce the debt on the parsonage property, and the farmers have responded liberally to the project, as many as thirteen ploughs being at work on the ground at the one time.* A somewhat remarkable bankrutcy sche dule has been filled in Melbourne by Miss Elizabeth Jane £ pence, a spinster, whose estate was compulsorily sequestrated. In solvent attributes her failure to persecution on the part of creditors. Liabilities, £2512; assets, £3,772,408 ; surplus, £3,769,896. The assets are principally composed of in terest in three gold mines in New South Wales. The "Oamaru Mail-'' states that the Government have completed the purchase of 328 acres of Mr W. Meek's property at Waiareka Valley. The land is the pick of the property, and is really fine, reproductive land of the very best quality, well watered by natural springs good water. The purchase price is £14 10i per acre. The puchase is undoubtedly a judicious one, and the land is well adapted for subdivison for :' the purpose of village settlement. There has been a good deal of water in the Ashburton river lately, and travellers via the Forks will do wisely in avoiding the ford at Bawle's, unless they can rely on the staunchness of their horses and strength of their harness. On the west side of the ford there is a deep gut with soft bottom, and a steep rise on the terra firma. There has already been a good deal of harness smashed, and some narrow escapes from capsizing at this spot. In the course of a recent lecture (says " Invention ") what is probabjy the oldest prescription in existence was translated, together with other medical papers, by Prof. A. Macalister, F.R.S. It was for a wash for promoting the growth of the hair of the mother of King Chata, second king of the first Egyptian dynasty, who reigned in 4000 B.C. The nostrum runs:—Pad of dog's foqt, 1 ; fruit of date-palm, 1 ; ass's hoof, 1. Boil together with oil in a saucepan, Directions for use :—Rub in thoroughly. We are informed that a village settler neir Winslow has to lose a day every week in coming home a distance of fifteen miles to cart water for his stock. He has been doing this for the last five years, and calcu lates that it has cost him £90 in lost wages, besides travelling 7,800 miles; The Ash burton County Council has promised to bring the water on to his land as soon as the Land Department pays over their moiety of the cost in thirds, which is nob forthcoming yet, although the Council" applied for it a considerable time since. A meeting will be held in the Sb Stephen's schoolroom on Friday, when His Lord ship the Bishop of Christchurch will a*lvocate the claims of the Diocesan Church mission fund tml endeavour to enlist the sympathy of church members as workers in t'.ie parochial association. During the even ing a presentation will be made to ons of the church wardens. If time permits the Bishop may makea fewremarksinconuection with his visit to the Old Country. A desire has been expressed however that the Bishop should give a fall lecture on hi* Home experiences at a future date and the Oddfellows' Hill taken so that all might hive an opportunity of hearing it i The following appeared in the "Kumara Times ":—A resident of this district insured some years ago, and at the time declared himself to have been born in a certain year. At his death his eldest eon made a declara tion that his father was a certain age, and the department on comparing the statements found that the deceased must, if the son's statements were true, have been reaping the benefit of entry at an age he was not entitled to. 1 hey therefore signified their intention of paying the policy, less the deduction neces&ary for the error in birth date. Recently, however, the family discovered a certificate of deceased's birth, rind on com parison the department discovered that when he insured he was really younger than he had m»de himsef out to be. Immediately they reversed the method of procedure, and credited the sum assured with a hand some addition. It. is so seldom that a woman appears as an inventor and patentee, that it is worth special mention that Margaiet Angell, domestic^ of Dunedin, appears as the appli cant for a p*t@ni; for "an appliance for hanging up and securing hats and other articles." The next application gazetted i% also by a woman—a Victorian who thinks she has devised an improved corset. The evolution of tiio wire-strainer is not com pleted yet, unless a Wangaauj inventor has reached the limit. He seems to think he has, as he called his invention the "complete" wire-strainer. There are not many Italian notions patented in New Zealand. .Perhaps the first is that of Durio Brothers, of Fort mo, near Turin, tanners, who apply for a patent for certain improvements in the process of tanning. Two of the recent applications are for attempts to supply longr felt wants. At engineer at Outram, Otago, has an idea for providing tables in railway carriages for the use of passengers, and a Wellington boat builder has excogitated ♦' a revolving duster, cleaner and blower, for shop-window* and household purposes, and general use." I Mr Martin, R.M., of Wellington, eava! judgment last week in a rather peculiar case; Ewarfc, a j^ji.sterton resident, sued the Union S.S. Company for £10 ss, the value of a dog which was placed in charge j of the lamp trimmer on board of one of the company's steamers for the Bluff, and which was stolen at L'unedin. The " Post " states that one Muir, on behalf of the plaintiff, rung up what he was told was the company's office, and jyas informed that the freight would be $3, Muir thejj asked whether it was necessary for him to go to the otsce, and received a reply, " No ; put the dog on board in charge of the lamp trimmer, and pay -him 55." The animal was accordingly put in charge of the lamp trimmer, who was paid 53 for freight and 53 as a gratuity. There was no evidence that Mj#ir was in telephonic communication with the company, or that the instructions which he received were from anyone in its employ. Inquiries had been made, and no one could recollect having received the telephonic communication. His Worship held that Muir wae connected with the company's office, and that if communi r l cation by telephone was not the same in effect as a personal communication it was still the same in effect as a communication by telegraph, and be gave judgment for £10 ss, and costi,

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourselves responsible lor the opinions expressed by our correspondents.)

TEMPERANCE v. PROHIBITION.

TO THE EDITOR. ! Sir, —There is so ht<lo in Mr Graham's ! last letter that either needs or deserves a I rerious reply thafc I think it will bo pos sible to comply wifh youi" request to cut it t-horfc. It will cleat the way a little to siato at tho outset that I am in no way responsible for Mr Graham's disagreement with the Liberal Association, nor for the dissension among the Christchurch Liberals, nor for any alleged "inconsis fcency and blue-ribbon treachery towards Mr Sawle " at the last election. I shall not, therefore, attempt to. explain or juotify any of these matters. But really, sir, I think Mr Graham ought to be grate ful to me for being the occasion of calling forth his very lucid explanation of hi* apparent inconsistency. Perhaps at some future time ho will disentangle his ideas a little and get rid of the confusion that now seems to haunt him as to the relation of entirely different associations. If in the meantime he is satisfied with his explana tion, he must be more easily satisfied than most other folks are. Let me assure Mr Graham that the prohibitionists of to-day are asking only for what they have con sistently asked for during the last twenty years. lam sorry that Mr Graham should have so rashly joined our ranks, instead of first acquainting himself with our ob jects. Whether I and my *' friends have any right or title " to be called Liberal or temperance voters is one of the points in dispute ■ Mr Graham should therefore offer some proof of the truth of his asser tion, and not beg the whole question so coply. lam sorry that I did Mr Graham the injustice of assuming that he ever did such a thing as define " temperance ;" but as he quoted no authority I thought he had made the definition his own by adop tion and use. Where authorities are not agreed we shall probably each choose that) which agrees with ourselves. Mr Graham is apparently deficient in humor, and so cannot comprehend my remarks on Hon W. P. Beeves. I am sorry that I cannot supply him with a little of that useful commodity, which would probably improve his power of comprehension and otherwise add to the sweetness of lifa. I repeat that the liquor traffic as we know it was not known in Bible times. Even the wine shops of Pompeii had no brandied wines to create thirst instead of quenching ife, and the distillation of ardent spirits had to wait for the discoveries md inven tive genius of the 9th century, while the trade in spirits as a beverage did not begin till the 16ch century of our era. The reference to Barabbas ia sufficiently ridi culous to need no reply. As to Lady Henry Somerset and prohibition, I did not question the veracity of the contribu tion to the " sketch " magazine. Mr Gra ham gave no authority : I did. Even if he cannot find the vrord p ohibition in the "Review of Review's " article, the thing is there. Lady Henry's connection with the institutions referred to commit her absolutely to prohibition I shall be glad if Mr Graham will in future argue the real points at issue, and so save this cor respondence from degenerating into ques tions of personal accuracy.—l am, etc., Samuel La.wry.

ASHBURTON LIBERAL PROHIBI TION ASSOCIATION.

TO THE EDITOR, Sir, —T see Radical has had to cave in (o Liberal Elec'or, and has now turned his attention in another direction, but I think Rvi seal's poor attempt to ba funny at my expense won't pan out with'any good results to himself. Radical has been masquerading in the lion's skin long enough, and I m end before I have done i with "him .to strip his borrowed hide off Lim and then, Mr Editor, we shall see —What 1 I shall pass by his nonsense aboub powder and s;noke and brains and deal with' the only part of his letter worthy of notice. Radical says—" The Association has seventy-five members at present aud I challenge your correspon dent to produce proof that it ever had more." Now, Mr Radical, I accept your challenge, and as it is invariably the rule for the challenged party to have the choice of weapons, I ask you to deposit- the sum of five pounds (£5) in the hands of the editor of the Ashburton Guardian. I j will place a like, sum, together with my proofs, in the editor's hands, and he shall select two independent gentlemen to examine my proofs, and 'he decision of the two shall be final. The loser to for feit his five pounds (£5) which Bhall be handed over to some charitable institu tion. The offer to hold good for tyro days after the publication of this letter. —I am, etc , PhooiosoPhical Radio al.

BROWN BREAD.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —In reply to Honesty, I_ beg to inform him that I can supply him with brown bread, made 'from pure wheat meal, or, if preferred, with digestive bread, made from Coutts' extract of malt, now so much in public favor in Christ church and other cities in the colony.— lam, etc., JBarek.

SPORTING

THE AUSTRALIAN SPRING MEETING.

SypNEY, September 19. The raornipg broke cold and rainy, but the weather cleared up as the day ad 7 vanced, and by the time racing began the sky was fine. The following are the results; — Shorts Handicap—Moorefi eld 1, Mess mate 2, Panoply 3 Twenty-five started. Won easily. Time—l-14J;' I Oaks Stakes —Bessie McCarthy 1, Pearl PoF^er ?. Cradle 3. Merry Bello was the only other atarber. ' Won by a length. Time—2.4B. Spring Maiden Stakes.-—lch Dien I, Trier 2, Colossus 3. Ten horses started. Time—2.4s J. Metropolitan Si 4Kes—Paris 1, Aureus 2, Sunshine 3. Brockleigh fell, bringing Pharamond, Salutation, and Little Bernie down with him. but fortunately none of the jockeys were hur'j. Warpaint as euroed the lead, and kept it into the straight t}\\ P.§ns, with a tremendous rush" left the field behind, and won wibh the greatest ease by two lengths from Aureus ; Sunshine a t%iv third ; then came Warpaint, Oxide, and I/nincoston. Time —2.4.0 J. First Steeplechase.—Cardigan J, Bruce 2, Beggarboy 3. Sixteen horses started. Cardigan ' won ratljer easily. Time -5.29. Squatters' Handicap.-—Blue Pefcer 1, Confidence 2, Warpaint 3. Time -% .12, j Tne jockey Brewar was badly injured in the steeplechase afc the Australian Jockey Club's Meeting to-day.

Parliamentary Notes.

(from ouu own correspondent.)

Wellington, September 19. The following is the division lis* on'the second reading of the Railway Bill :— Ayos 2O.~Messr3 ISuick, C*dunan. Carvoll, Earnsbaw, Guinnes?, Hall Jones, Hog?, Joyce, Kelly J., Kelly W., Lawry, Macintosh, McGowan, MilJs C.H., P.-ilmer, Para.a, Sand ford, Sed'?on, Shera, Smith E M. Noes 12. -Mess'-sßuchanan Buckland, Camcross, Fish, Ilarkness, Lake, Meie- ' ciiih, Moore, llollcston, Saunders, Swan, Wrijjht. Pairs, Ayes.—Messrs Thompson E., Ward, O'Connor, Stout, Fras-r. Taylor, Houston, Willis, Hutchison \V\, Smith W. 0., Hutchison G.,Thompson R., Kapa, Duncan, McKenzie J., Pinkerton, Mc- Lean, Tanner, Reeves. Noes.—Messrs Mitchelson, Wilson, Bruce, Fisher, Richardson, Hawkins, Rhodes, Taipua, McGuire, Russell, Mills Jas,, Hall, fcewman, Duthle, Mackenzie M.J.S., Valentine, Allen, Fergus, Mac kenzie T. In addition to remedying the defects in the Electoral Bill just assented to, the Amending Act will confer electoral rights on shearers.

Lesseps in Ruin.

AN INGLORIOUS DECLINE.

In one of the magazines appears a very pathetic paper describing a visit which the writer paid to the country seat where old M. de Lesseps, of Suez and Panama notoriety, is slowly wasting towards death. Mr Sherard writes :— He has the fixed idea that the Queen of England will come and make all things right. He often rices in his chair and asks if Queen Victoria has arrived, and when any visitor comes he think it is she at last. Then, blanching, the countess added : " You think, sir, do you not, that he is in ignorance of what has happened ? You do not thinks that he has &ny sue picion 1 Sometimes the dreadful thought troubles me that he knows all, and that, great-hearted gentleman chat he is, he lends himself to this most tragic camedy that we are playing. I sometimes doubt. Would not that be terrible 1 And again there are times when I am convinced that our efforts to hide all that is are success fal. We give him last year's papers to read. I hare had collections sent down. Formerly we used to cut; out or erase parts which we did not want him to see, but he seemed to notice the altera tions, and so we ordered down papers of a year ago. And ifc is quite pathetic to hear the remarks he occasionally makes. Thus, a few days ago he called me to his side in high glee, and said how happy he was to hear that his old friend M. R cs man had been appointed Italian Ambas sador to France, an event of more than a year ago.. There are times, too, when he gets very impatient at being kept down here, and what he misses chiefly is the French Academy. He is constantly telling me how anxious he is to attend, and I have to invent the sorrisst fables to exphin to him that the Academicians are not holding any meetings—as, for in stance, that they ara all old men, and that they are taking a long holiday." „, The countess sighed, and siid : "I do what I can, but that terrible doubt pur sues me often. You see, he did know that the Panama sffiir had resulted in lutn. It is since he was called before that examining magistrate, M. Prinet, that he has been as you have seen, him He must tuspecb something. How much, we shaU never know." Then she added : '* He is constantly asking after Charles. He knows that'he is in trouble, but we hope that he does not suspect what the trouble h."

The Late Mr Levin

Wellington, September 20. ! In opening «,he Fine Arts Exhibition the Governor referred to the death of Mr Levin in the following words :—" la Mr Levin this academy, like all other objects it public intarest in New Zialatid, has lost a great friend. It was a beautiful life that came to a close last week. If one like myself, who only made the acquaintancs of Mr Lsvia during the past year, could feel such a genuine and heart felt regret as I do at his loss, what must be the feelings of those who knew him so long. His was a beautiful life. He spent his time in doing what good he could for his fellow creatures. He has left a noble example tor us to try and follow. I crust —I feal surd- that such a life aa bis must have a good effect on those who knew him during his life.'

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

[per press association.]

London, September 19. §ir Edward Gray, replying to a question, said that the land claims of both the English and French in the New Hebrides were vague. The latter's were extensive, though they cultivated about 100 aores only. Sir Edward Gray stated in the House that the three English inen-of war at Bio de Janeiro would co-operate with those of other nations in protect ing shipping. Trade with the city was paralysed. The Liberal Federation have passed a resolution with enthusiasm, regrett ing the want of patriotism and the prejudiced conduct of the, House of Lords in the Home Rule Bill, wherein they displayed"conduct similar to that shown over other reforms dur ing the century, and made themselves a grievous hindrance to good govern ment, The resolution ended by declar ing that the House of Lords ought to be abolished. Lord Oarrington wrote a letter approving of the views of the fede ration. Mr Olough, member for Portsmouth, has urged that if the House of Lords is not abolished it ought to be reconstituted or an elec toral basis.

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wellington, September 19. The Council met at 2.30 p.m. REPLY TO A QUESTION. Replying to a question by Mr Jenkin- Bon, *ith regard to an &cc'dent to the boat, lowering apparatus of-the Union ; Company's steamship Walcatipu while leaving Wellington harbor for Sydney latt week, Sir Patrick Buckley said that the boats End boat-lowerinj appliance* ot that vessel had been examined in January of fchis year by the engine surveyor in Dun edin, and found to be in good order. On the steamer's return to New Zealand a full enquiry would be made into the matter. CIVIL SBKVICE GUARANTEE BILL. The Civil Service Officers Guarantee Bill was put through Committed and passed without amendment. LAND AND INCOME ASSESSMENT BILL. Mr McLean resumed the debate on the Land and Income Assessment Act Amend ment Bill. He objected to the graduated tax, and thought that the taxation of the banks was inequitable. Mr Shrimski thought thao the land and income tax was far more equitable than the property tax. Sir George Whitmore hoped that the Bill would be laid aside. Mr Pharfzyn said that personally he would ba a gainer by the tax, but he nevertheless thought it was not only un just bub a mean system of political bribery held out by the Government with a view to obtaining votes. Mr W. C. Walker did not think this accusation against the Government was quite fair. The second reading was agieed to on the voices. The Council adjourned till next daj*

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House mcc at 2.30 p.m. GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS BILL. Mr Rolleston asked the indulgence of the House to enable him to refer to the action of the Premier in tegard to the amendment which he (Mr Rolleston) had > moved on the Government Railways Bill, and to the statement of the Premier that in consequence of that amendment ha could not keep faith with the House re specting the discussion on Colonel Fox's report. That statement coming from the Frontier, had put him (Mr Rolleston) in an ontirely wrong position. He wished to say that his desire in proposing that amendment was to express his opinion on the constitutional aspect of the question, and not to embarrass the Government and their snpporters in any way. It wms his desire to help the Government in any way that would serve best the interests of the colony, and es his amendment was de clared by the Premier to be a hostile one he should not call for a division on it, but would let it go on the voices. He had been looking more closely into the question, and thought that the House scarcely realised the difficulties of the position.. He suggested that a short Bill should be passed, to maintain the stain quo with respect to the Railway Commis sioners for another year, so that the matter could be decided by the new Parliament. The Premier said that the position taken up by the leader of the Opposition was certainly a unique one. Why had Mr Rolleston not looked at the question closely before he moved his amendment ? The Government knowing the legal position ef thei case, felt that it had be come imperative for this question to be dealt with this session, and he had Kskod the House not to consider the Bill from a party point of view. Yet, in face of this, Mr Rolleston had moved his amendment. He (the Premier) had nob. accepted it as one of '* no confidence" because he had asked the House to deal with the Bill as a non-party question. He hoped now that i.he debace would proceed so that the matter might be disposed cf without delay, and those who de aired the question to be settled this session ahould vote for the Bill. THE LIQUOR BILL; The Premier brought up reasons for disagreeing with the amendments made by the Legislative Council in the Alcoholic Liquors Sale and Control Bill. The amendments which the Government dis agreed with included the striking oui of the clause relating to the supervision of clutis and the striking ouc of the clause giving local bodies power to supplement the loss of revenue. THE ELECTORAL BILL. The Premier announced, amidst ap« plause from both sides of the Hopse, that the Governor had that morning given his assent to the Electoral Bill. He (the Premier) hoped that, as the fnanonlse was now granted to women, every facility would be given to enable them to be placed on the rolls as speedily as possible. Electoral forms could now be obtained in all parts of the colony at the Post Offices and from the Registrars of Elec tors. Extra clerical •satatance would have to be given to Returning Officers to facilitate the placing of women on the rolls, and for that purpose a vote would be placed on the Supplementary Estimates. As only a very short time would elapse between the closing of the session and the General Election, every effort would have to be made to get women put on the rolls. He suggested that the assistance^ of the police officers should be utilised in that direction. The Government would be pleased to receive from members any suggestions as to localities where extra polling booths were required, and those suggestions would receive favourable con sideration. Sir John Hall said that he desired to express the gratification which he was sura they all felt on hearing the Premier's statement that the franchise had now been secured for women.' He trusted that every possible facility would be given to enable women to exercise their vote at ', the next election. Mr Fjsh agreed that, as the Bill had passed, every facility should be given to place women on the rolls, *but tWP>remler must ba very careful in providing, that genuine signatures 4were obtained, and that no bogus names were put on the roll?. Considerable discussion ensued, in the course of whiob "several members spoke strongly against the proposal to employ police officers to obtain the names of women to place on the rolls. GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS BILL, Mr Duncan resumed the debate on the ° Government Railways Act Amendment Bill. Ha adversely criticised the manage* ment of th,e Railway Commissumtint. J' Mr Modre thought that th>yHiro.uld. be. doing a wrong if t hey allowed an expiring Parliament to pass an iniporta'nt Bill of this kind. He defended the Commis sioners. Thq Hquse resumed at p.m f Mr Meredith,, as a small farmer and, representing small farmers, s^id'fyat the management of the Commissioners though nob perfect was giving pretty general satisfaction. ~ . Mr Allen thought that the agitation for change in the management of the railway came principally from a pertain section o| those who were employed by the Com misstonera. '"" Mr 0. H. Mills failed to see why the Minister for Public Works should not have a deliberate and casting vote on the Boarcl, and he saw nothing unfair or un« reasonable \a th,e Bill, ; ru ' Mr Fergus said lint he had not yet heard a single argument from either side of the House why the Commissioner!} should not be continued }n their present poeuitm. • . • ' On the motion for the emoqA reading

TtlH ABfißt)RTOl} GUARDIAN : WKDKESDA^, SEPTEMBER 20, 1893,



THIS WEEK G. J NEILL and Co. A R E SELL IN G- j Berlin Wool Is lid , Beautiful Dress Qoodß 3d per yard Splendid Plush la 3d per yard White Calico 2a lid per doz DotZ^Onblewhrf Twill Sheetag »H Heavy Flannelette 3£d Cotton Shirting 4|d ■ . Men's Tweed Suits 17a 6d Boys Tweed Suits 4s lid BOOTS- BOOTS. BOOTS. WE ST.AND TJ».BI.VAIiLBp.) Men's Colonial made Bluchers (all su»a)_s3 AT [6. «/. NEILL d GO.'S. FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER, EAST STREET TERMS JCASH. NO DISCOUNT.



tfTHEBEdo you get your Ironmon - W ge*y' At Hakdlbt sof course, where we gefc the best value in Sheet Lead, Nails, Locks, Hinges, Plough Chains, Rope, Wire Knotting, Gorse Knives, Spades and Forks, Lamps, Fender ana Fire Iron*, and scything you require- ___——- NEW ZEALAND CiiOTniwa Factoby xkw oooni. Men's Straw Hats from Is New Tennis Hats from Is lid New Tweed Hats from Is Over 1500 Hats in stock. New Washing Ties from 4d New Tennis Shirts from 3a 6d / New Collars, New Shirts, New Studs. i I INSPEd OUR NEW STOCK. i CLOTHING DEPARTMENT Boys' Sailor Suits from 7* lid Men's Sao Buits from SO-i Men's All-wool Trousers from 9s 6d. ALL NEW PATTERNS. TILLOEING DEPAETMENT Men's Suits to measure from 49s 61 Men's Trousers to measure from 17s 6d BOOT DEPARTMENT. Men's Nailed Balmorals, 9, 61 Men's Bluchars, 6i 6d Boys' Strong School Boots from 5s 61. NEW ZEALAND HLOTHING FACTORY. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager. do""you know riiHAT we are SELLING OFF all our JL NEW GOODS, and giving a dls count of FOUR SHILLINGS OFF E7F.RY POUND FOR CASH, because we are OVERSTOCKED, and MUST REALISE. t£F Come and see our Shopfull of New Mercery, Hats, Shirts, Ties, Boots, <be. (all marked in plain figures). Men's Good Tweed Suits to measure during the sale from £2 15s lo £3 lO* FOR CASH. GRAIGHEAD& BERRYMAN THE LEADING TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS, Ashburton. 9*62 ALLANS DUDLEY & CO,, AUCTIONEERS, !JKERS, STOCK AND STATION AGESTS. MOWEY TO I»E«1> ON APPIOVED SECURITIES AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES. Farms and Properties from 5O TO 5000 ACRES. 143, HEREFORD STREET, 9flol Chmmxchurch. TOWN SECTIONS FOR SALE at reasonable prices, viz :-70S well situated in Wills street, 812 and Pl 3 Aitken street, 857 Grey street, 256 Mo^re street, 243 Ke-roode street, 792 and 793 Cox street, 1046 and 1047 Petefr street west, 1001 Cox street west, 1050 corner of Walker and Peter streets, 994 and 995 Walker street west, 807 Cox street east, 846 and 847 Aicken street, 820 William street, 797 Cox street, 711 Wills street, 818 \ii ken street, 689 Cameron street, 842 Cass street. , FOR SALE—6O Acres, all m English crasses, not far from the Tinwald Sale yards. A property such as this has often been asked for. T# BUU^aiL_ The nest Tea IK CANTERBURY for the money, and frto from any excess of astringency. COUNTESS 2s,



Wanted T OST-Brass Cap for Dray Wheel. I j PleaßO return John Orb and U>. FIRE Brigade Practice is posted for a {urtnight J^y^d_r: _J_l_6 WANTED Known.-Finest Seed Potatoes; Breeze, ProUfics, and Oamaro Derments. - Stbphbns Bros^, Market House. ________ C~OM¥"One, Come All.-Old Mens' Home, Thursday, September 21, 1893. Oomic and Sentimental Knt-ertain ment in aid vt the Lib'aiy Fund, a col fcction will be taken up in the room. ••Sister Mary walks like this, ho, ho, ho_ y l/o W" ANTED Known, that Mk& Jarvis, Monthly Nurse, has removed <o • larger house on Alford Forest Road, near Woollen Factory, where she will •be pleas 3d to receive patients. Best references. Tflims moderate. » I<w Good Si*«naritan, 2or the imme- I diate relief of pain.— Light s Cash S ore. WANTED Known—W. H. Collier's noted four clasp Kid Gloves, 2s Bd, have just arrived in all swes. SUITS to measure, during the sale, 495, 555, 60a, 70s, and 755. Fit and workmanship guaranteed.—R. B«und«r8 f Buildings. rVf ANTED Known.—Gents, Summer yy Merino Sock Bfed, Cotton Drawers IS Iid.—MITCHBLLjI^TUR_rBR_ ANTED Known-" The Corner " is showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing. — W. H. Collier. IF yoc want fiist class fruifc go to AdiMa' for Fji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, •to^ "O AIL WAY Book Stall.—A very large JL\ and choice lot of books to select horn. Ll^ ANT El) Known.—Just opened Tonni^ and Summer Hats, Print Bhirts, etc.—Mitchell axd Turser. OOKSin great variety to suit all classes of readers, at the Railway BookStall ? m TTBE H. G. Flower's Sulphur Tablets, |_J Cough and Eucalyptus Drops, and stop couchm OflT Forget to send your Bicycles along to ihe Old Kmdergaiten to 1* repaired, at moderate rates. RESENT* -Beautiful Presents now being given away to all purchasers of Drapery, Millinery, Boots, Clothing to —&. 0 Seqerb, Melford House. \I ' ANTED Known.—To make room W 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. Moison, Premier Bootmaker. 8 18 WANTED Known-For good value in first class Drapery, Millinery, Poots, Clothing, etc., go to Mklfobd iloosit. Beautiful presents now giving »w*y to all purchasers^ WANTED Known—Some wonduifu job lines n Drapery, etc., now oeiouj sold; also presents to all purchasers. H. 0. Skgebs, Melford Bouse. }\ ,i EDIOAL Coil- maJe and repaired JVI on the shortest notice at easy : prices »fc A. J. Walker's, Old X nder -gartpn.. SOMERSET Meat Mart. The oldea the largest, tha best, and the cheap Mfc. Small a specialty. Ful Weights guaranteed. A trial solicited. -W. J. Sn-oooK. 4+1? 2 BOOK^ in goo.l order and complete bought or taken in exchange. JN ew Stock arriving every week. Circulatiag Library.—J Maasden, Newsagent. W" A.NTED Known—That A. J. Walker repairs Bicycle?, Sewing Machines, Lnwh Mowers, Medical Coils, and all descriptions of li^tjnaachiiwry^ YoFNG Ladies' Journals (September), "Revi-w of Reviews,"* Weldon s Journals, Ca sails' Royal Academy Pic tures Beys of England, (Isew volume), New Games insladius? Tiddlvdy Winks Is. New Bouks and Fancy Goods, Boxes Nutepaper and Envelopes, etc.-L. F. Andrewesand Co, Stationers Hall. WANTED. All to see Mitchell and Turner's Print Window. i> ANG I Bang 1 Bang ! Guns 1 Guns I |"j Ounsl by the best makers and Itted with all the latest improvements Porder, Shot, Caps, Cartridges, Wads, and Oases at J. W. Hardlet's, East Street.. Guns repaired. *\ A / HO is your Plumber 1 Why, J. W VV Habdley, who h<* Manufacturer of Spouting, Hidging, Steel Gutters, B»th»«. Sinks, Tanks, etc., and wh© has n hand the largest stock of Pumps and Pipe in town. WO DERFUL Satisfaction.— The special nickel watch made for S. Salek, sold at 22s 6d and 25s is the beßt.—Obtainable only from S. Sales, Jeweller. _^ 7_«3 i~\ Oto Haboley Bros, for Bargains \ T in Blankets, 49 pairs of large white suitable for double beds only, 16s 6d worth 255. Extra large Grey, only 10s 6d worth 18s 6d. SelUug r»pidly.- H±wui B»W Arcade,



Foh a Fmw Days Tiy E ABE CLEARING OUT THEIREMNAMS AND ODDMKNTS OF OUIi WINTER STOCK AT A GREAT SACRIFICE. t I; Soecial Valuo in BOOTS and SHOES. I— Infanta' Boots from 9d Boys' Boots 4* 6d Men's Bsots 4a 9d Women's^} lld^ Hardley Bros., ARCADE. 9*l_ Mew Jewellery. Mew Jewellery. Mew Jewellery. TUSTjjOPENED UP-A consignment l) from Home of the very latest style and- newest designs in G >ld and Silver Jewellery, Silver and E.P. Ware, etc. Insp'Aition invited of the very choice and High-class Stock, which will be found equal to any in Christchurch and at liOWBR PRICES, A Splendid Selection of GOODS, 'SPECIALLY SUITABLE FOR PRESENTS. S. BALEK, Manufacturing Jeweller, -: and :- OCULIST-CPTICI AN. EastJ JStreet, Ashburton. The Establishment for first ■ class Watch and Clock repair ing. Charges as low as is consistent SOUNDS RELIABLE » ORKMANSIIIP



The best remedy Foa indigestion -"Norton's Camomile Pills are confidently recommendo-} as a simple remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause o£ nearly all the diseases to which we are subject. Norton's Pills, which " Justice " called the " Natuva! Strengthener o£ the Human Stomach," act as a power ful tonic end gentle aperient, are mild in th e:r opera tion, and sate under any circumstances Sold in bottles, at lsljd, 2s d, Us by all medicinevendr.ro throughout the world COLEMANE AND SON SEUCAIATTIC EXTRACT IS the only genuine in the market, and was awarded medals md diplomas at Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide beating all competitors. For all affections of the Chest and Lungs, Consumption, AstUtua, Coughs Gravel, and Kidney Complaints, it has no equal Agiati— ASHfIUBTGHDaPaCOMP/Nlj



Holloavay's Pitas.-.-The Great JTeed.— The blood is the life, and on its purity our existence depends. These Pills thoroughly cleanse the vital fluid from all contamina tions, and by that means strengthen and invigorate the whole system, healthily stimulate sluggish organs, repress over excited action, and establish the circulation and secretions throughout every part jof the body. The balsamic nature of Holloway's PUls exercises marvellous power in giving tone to debilitated and nervous constitu tions. These Pills remove all obstructions, both in the b^wpls aod elsewhere, and are on that account, inucjh Bought'fop promot ing regularity of action in young feinalea and delicate persona who are naturally weak, or have from some cau,se bwwns bpj \



fit AMUCR * »•■»' JSncaiyptf JB«*r»c« There are imitations of Eucalypti Extract in the market now, products of simple distillation forming crude resinous oils. In order that these crude oils may not be taken, Oar Pure Volatile *■«»- Ivisti Bsitract, which is recognised by the meffieal div&ion of tfw'Puwsian Governmant to be of perfeotly pure origin, *» usthi'oHgU the Consul at Melbou»ne, March 2, ISJ», Weifkproved by tests made by the MedioW Clinici of the Universities at Bonn and Oreifswal', Prussia, and reported by Dr Senate, Professor of Pharmacology at Bonn, and Professor Dr Mosler, Director of Jrtw Medioa.l Olinic at Greifswald, that only products that are saturated witfl osygw'and freed of arads, resinous Z other slljstanceK adKeren* to pplngar d Ration, will develop the *&gg%W%We4^J}%s? ( & m*' SANTDEE * SOH S BUOAL¥pTI BXTBAL.T according to thess authorities, and accor ing to Pro fessor Dr Lister, of Bngfend. mi fo p?s Bauer, Mclntirf Wood, Hazard, etc., of Amevioa, is the on y extract S %ndingto BCientiflc tests and the only one which possesses the proper therapeutic value. All other crude oils are to be classed among the tuVpeat'nes. which have, when used^as medicine, no theiupeutioeff^t .-.nd aro vhmHoned as an internal mfrtS™t Tho^cTso 'called Uuca ypti Uxtvacta, whfch may have revived dist ncti 3 n"af Exhibition* Vs cZraeS avtfctoandare used for mechan»cal pur poses only are discernible !--- ' 1 By their deficiency in punprent odour (which our product, the only genuine Eucalypti Bxtrac de velops most freely through its surplus of oxy r i ). 2 By their alcoholic thin and mobilo appearance, bitiig voduoed in specific density through the presence of acia* " ' ' ' • "'• ' 3. By their fasta', the result of the oontvaoting ton dency of resins and too hatos. If these crude oils, w» c»Hei eucalypti extracta are applied by mistake in oases of croup, bronchitis, diph theria, internal infl vramations, dysentery, wound?, eto. the consequences are mo3t apjialling. For safety ask ask always for Sander ana Sons' Kacalyptl Kxt'rii'ef oud gw ttw old, weU-j»etol and 'reliable prenaratiou,—Bd'idhur^t, "y jctoria, AustrnUfc-^. ' ''