MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as under, subject to the necessary alterations :— WbDNtiSDAT, March 1. For Australian Colonies, etc (per express to connect with steamer at Port Chalmers), at 1&.3O p.m.

ENGLISH MAILS.

HOMEWABIT— DIRECT MAILS. . Tongariro, sailed January 20,* due Londou February 28. Arawi*, sailed February 2, due London March 15. Aoraugi, sailed February 16, due London Murch 31. HOMEWAUD—SAN FRANCISCO MAILS Alameda, sailed January 25, due London '.February 28. Next mail leaves February 25, due London March 29. OUTWARD —DIRECT MAILS! lonic, Bailed January 22, due colony March 6. Ruthine, sailed February 5, due colony March 20. OUTWARD—SAN FRANCISCO MAILS. Next mail leaves London February 18, due colony.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1893. THE PROHIBITION CRUSADE.

With a general election fast ap proaching, at which many questions of great importance to the whole com munity will fall to be decided, it is not surprising, though it may be embar rassing, that the Prohibitionists have determined that the "direct veto" shall be a test question to candidates. According to a resolution passed by the Wellington Prohibition League last wee k—•• lhat members of the League be requested not'to vote for any candi date for Parliament who will not pledge himself to give the direct, veto of thedrink traffic without compensation," State questions are to be disregarded, or at any rate have only secondary con sideration, and the prime recommenda tion of a candidate for Parliament is to be his willingness to give a pledge to place in the hands of a bare majority of voters at a licensing poll tbe power of depriving the rest of the inhabitants of the district, and travellers who may be passing through it, of the oppor tunity of obtaining alcoho'ie refresh ment. We will not now discuss the possibility of making-people sober by. Act of Parliament—^such a law might have no more effect than that which I ordained that they should go to church on Sundays—but we will poinc out the inexpediency of such an issue being made the crucial test at the elections. There is iv the present House of Representatives a very con siderable majority in favor of " local option," although—or possibly because —that question was not made a vital one at the last general election. The Prohibitionists cannot claim that they possess a majority in the constituencies —the licensing elections told a contrary tale, and it is doubtful if many ad herents have been gaiued smce then, and also doubtful whether the woman's vote, it in force at next election, will | bo cast so unanimously iv favor of j Prohibition as its advocates appear to ' anticipate. It is, therefore, qufce pro bable that a direct trial of strength on th<s question would leave the Prohibi tionists in a minority in the House^ and their desired end farther off thun ever. Further, the Prohibitionist and other teetotal societies can no more command a block vota of their mem bers than can the supporters of the Roman Catholic education claims, the Bible in schools, cr any other object on.which a particular section of the community may set their minds, This was conspicuously demonstrated at the last election for a member for Ashbur tion, when the most energetic sup porters of Air Wright and Mr Sawle were alike prominent Prohibitionists. | We will go so far as to say that social reforms cannot be effected by the return to Parliament of men pledged to one idfa without regard to all other considerations. Such objects will rather be gained by the election of temperate, upright men, well educated, and with a capacity for public business, who will approach the difficult problem of dealing with the liquor traffic in the same judicial temper as they will bring to bear on other questions of political and social reform. And looking at the proposed course of action of the Prohibitionists in the light of expediency they must remember that the average voter will have none of men of one idea.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

MSr B. L- Stevenson, the well-known novelist, was a through pas&enger by the Mariposa from Samoa to Sydney, with his family. The "North Otago Times" says that a number of small strikes are taking place in the North Otago district owing to the difference between the farmers and the men as to whether the amount to be paid the latter shall be 9d or lOd per hour. The Salvation Army are giving their quota to the Queensland Floods Relief Fund by a performance of the musical poem -Coster Joe," at the barracks, on Thursday evening. Admission will be by silver coin, and a large attendance is looked for. , The expenditure for the month of January in connection with the North Canterbury Charitable Aid Board, is as follows :— Institution relief: Orphanage, 41 inmates £66 5s Yd | A/jh. burton Home, 53 inmates, £88 05 Id ; Memorial JJome, 36 inmates, £97 2s 6d ; Female Beftige, 0 Initiates, £25 16s 8d; total number of persons relieved, 147; total £277 10s JOd. Out. door relief: Number of cases' relieved, $99 including 1357 persons, at a total expenditure pf £472 I? 3 2d. Maintenance of destitute children, gfc.; Eifty three in dividuals, £57 12s; [mainfcehanae of chil 4ren at industrial sehoools, 5§ lndiyiduali, £282 9s jLld. G^eral expenses, £88 14s lid; total number of persons relieved, 1618, at an annual expense qi #980 5s lQd.

The Fey G. W. Chiislian, ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Nevill in Duaedin last Friday, in the first young man born m the diocese whom the Bishop has been able to admit to the ministry. The Rev Mr Christian has relations in Canterbury, and is a nephew of Mrs George Lea, Ashbur}«n. The meeting of the Queensland Relief Fund Committee at the Borough Council Chambers to-night takes place at seven o'clock—not 8.30, as stated in Saturday » advertisements. The members of the promenade concert committee are requested to n-eet at the same place and time (sharp) to receive report and statement of executive committee. A District Order i«sued on Saturday 6xed the parade of tht Ashburton Rme Volunteers for inspection by Colonel Fox for next Monday, March 6. To-day, however, Captain Doln,an received a tele gram troin Colonel Bailey cancelling the District Oorder, and stating that Colonel Fox's inspection has been put off till after Easter. The rapidity with which hares have iv ' creased in some localities has often beeu i mattei for remark. A North Otago sliep herd states a circumstance which throws some light upon the subject. On hfc rouuds the other day he came upon a hare.wcicu had died in the beginning of parturition. Curiosity led him to open the animal, when he found that she contained no fewer than six young. This is a noteworthy fact, and it is generally supposed that hares give birth to only two young at a time. The following are the handicaps compiled by Messrs Denby and Broad for the 75yds Amateur Flat Foot Race on the Domain on Wednesday, comprising fdur heats, starting at 4.30 p.m. :—O. Chapman, scratch ;A. J. Daly, lyd; S. Salek, lyd; H. Curtis, 2yds ; R. Shearman, 2yds; E Clowes, 2y<is; J. Mitchell, 3yds; W. Shearman, 3yds; H. Stewart, 3yds; R. Frizzell, 3yds ;A. Hua nibell, 4yds; J. Shearman, 4yds: W. A. Saunders, 4ydß; R. Curtis, syds; J Hefford, syds; H. Tucker, syds ; G. Cromie, syds; P, Cookson, 6yds; W Murray, Byds. We learn that the present season has been very unfavorable for young sheep in some parts of North Otago. The lambs have ecoured very badly, and the portion which farmers have been able to sell for freezing has been very small. The produce ofc stud flocks have suffered very severely, and by nearly every train for some days past tracks of ram lambs have been sent to various parts of Canterbury for change of feed, and ar rangements have been made to continue seuding as many as the railway can take for for some days to come. A general meeting of the Amateur Cycling and Athletic Club was held in the Templar Hall last Fridiy evening. There was a good attendance of members, and C jtptain Stephens presided. It wai decided to hold a 75 yards flat handicap in the Domain on Wednesday next at 4.30 p.m., for which about eighteen runners have entered. The programme for the forthcoming race meeting on Easter Monday was finally adopted. A subscription list was opened in the room in aid or the Queensland flood sufferers, and was well supported. A sum was also voted from the Club's funds. Six new members were elected and some routine business disposed of, after which the meeting adjourned. A meeting of, landowners interested in the Wakauui Creek question was held in the Wakanui Schoolroom on Friday evening. There was a large and representative attend ance. Mr Purnell, county solicitor, and Mr Baxter, county engineer, were present, representing the County Council, and the former was elected chairman of the meeting. The question was thoroughly discussed aud fully explained, the meeting lasting from eight o clock till long p isb eleven. The proposals of the Council, which were printed and circulated at the meeting, were sub. st&ntially agreed to, and ultimately a reso lution was passed objecting to pay water charges. The Channel tunnel scheme is again before Parliament (the "Argus" correspon dent writes), and with it a scheme for the construction of & bi idge over the Channel. This last is influentially backed by France, and Lord Wolseley hx% jwrjtten to say that he finds it much less open to objection than the tuunel. Concerning this letter there was a meeting lately, r.nd Sir Edward Wat kin seems to think that the Govern ment of Mi- Gladstone will favour his pro ject. What they will do, perhaps, is to leave the House of Commons free to vote on the bill whw it comes forward, but. that means little. The borings in Folkestone have been carried to a length of 2,220 yards under the sea, the tunnel being seven feet in diameter. The same amount of work has betn done on the French end, but there things are now at a standstill, and Sir tidwar'l Watkin is talking of floating a new company to work the coal found during the borings, the shareholders in the tunnel scheme to have the first ofter of the colliery shares. A meeting of the Committee of tb,e Horticultural Society to settle up matters iv connection with the recent show took place on Saturday evening in the Arcade Chambers. Hie hon secretary, Mr Ltcchner, preseutei a rough balance-sheet showing that after collection of some £5 of members' subscriptions due and outstanding, the receipts f;om this source and from gate money at the show would suffice to meet all charges, and leave a balance of a few shillings to credit, so that the credit balance with which the Society commenced the year would not be encroached upon. Much satis faction was expressed at so pleasing a state of affairs—the more so that it had been ex pected by some of the members that this year's operations would have resulted in a deficiency. It was resolved that prize-money be paid on Thursday next between the houi a of seven and nine p.m. in the Arcade Chambers. Also, that Messrs Craighead and Berryman's prize for best collection of plums be awarded with their consent, not withstanding that the exhibitor showed one too many plums in oiie variety. The secretary was instructed to convey the S.ociety'isi thinks to the judges for their services, to Mr p, Thomas for the use of the Arcade for the show, and to Mr Bullock for the use of a room for the meetings of the Committe«\ Thanks of the Society were also minuted to the donors of special prizes and to the exhibitors generally, An nono= rarium of £5 5s was voted to the hon secretary with thanks for his services, and the next meeting having been appointed for Saturday, March 11, at eight p.m., the Com mittee adjourned.

The Storm in the North.

SERIOUS DAMAGE.

IICH fK«BS ASSOCIATION.

Auckland, February 25. During Thursday night's gale the rail way works at Hikurangi were damaged to th- extent of £2000. One hundred head of cattle were swept away at Okaihu, and at Te"Aifoha roojEs werd blown off houses. At the Thames a obnsiderable amount of damage was done. Portions' of the town were flooded ten or twelve inches. In town the damage was small, but in the country some 'settlers lost a number of cattle, ii} addition to their crops being spoiled. All the batteries are at a stand still. A iJCjcLANp, February 27, The flood in the Kaifyu y alley, hew Dargayille, is the heaviest ever known. Ijt made a clean sweep of the Maori plantations, houses, pigs, sj;eep and poultry. One tywn sW<* vas drowned. Several people had te escape through the roofs and pass the night on rafts. The Kaiawi railway bridge is blocked *ith drift, but not otherwise much damaged. Hawkra, February 25. Owing to the gale and floods in the last forty-eight hours heavy damage has been djQiie. Tljp T^alrau bridge ac Opunake has beeri wrecked, and t}p river i 3 im passable until the flood subsjd^. Ed munds' flax m\ll is badly damaged, arid the Oanui'ifliH gone out to sea. The Mawae, pungarehu, Q*ofti, and fclfbam yoad letter jtagtories have been Fashed away. It is reported »H putyerja on the Eltham road are washed away. There is considerable damage to buildings, fencing ancl roads throughout (he district.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN

(PJBR PKEBS ASSOCIATION.)

THE LOSS OF THE HO'WJfi.

London, February 24 The Admiralty have issued a minute differing from the finding of the court martial upon the lost* of ti.M.S. Howe regarding the captain and commander, I whom the Admiralty regard as guilty of unskilful management and neglect to take bearings. TtlE DtTFF APPOINTMENT. London, February 25. The comments of the Conservative press generally are averse to the ap poiutment of the Hon. K. W. Duff as Governor of New South Wales. The "St. James' Gazette" states) that the Government failed to get a Liberal Peer, and were not patriotic enough to appoint a Conservative, therefore they perpetrated a job. "AS OTHERS SEE US." Mr Wilson, of the " Standard," re plies to the letter of Sir Saul Samuel, published in the " Westminster Gazette," contemptuously adhering to everything he had previously written. He ridicules the value of land rearing only one sheep to ten acres, and states that there are great stretches of land in New South Wales unable to be let at Id per acre. The funded loan scheme, he says, is still a fiasco, for it is probable that much of the money will be subscribed by English com panies, or coming again to the London market is probable. The colonists, he believes, will not view his criticism like Sir Saul Samuel, and the Premier's pledge not to borrow on the London market until credit is restored is mere hocus pocus. February 26. The Earl of Meath, in an article in the " Nineteenth Century," on the Australasian colonies, says that the working man is a despotic king in New Zealand, where capital is weakest, chiefly owing to the absentee bond holders, and that the only poor men are runholders, clergymen, and clerks. In the Australian colonies, on the other hand, he says that capital has been victorious after a hard struggle. He states that he has never heard of good work being done in any colony pos sessing manhood suffrage, but there were frequent complaints that the legislators were of an inferior type as compared with those of the early days. The Earl adds that a clergyman in New Zealand informed him that he had to submit to most foul language from members of his vestry, who held the purse-strings. In concluding he saya that large classes of colonists are affectionately loyal to the Mother Country, and only need an occasion to astonish the world,

FRENCH POLITICS.

Paris, February 23. M. Ferry has been elected President of the Chamber of Deputies, in succes sion to M. Floquet, by a majority of 148.

A SILVER QUESTION.

San *rajncisco, February 25. A man named Ratcliffe to-day shot Mr Mackay, the American silver king, in the back and then committed suicide. Mr Mackay, whu is only slightly wounded, declares that he had no pre vious knowledge of Ratclitfe,

THE PANAMA SCANDALS.

Pabis, February 25 The Court of Cassation has rejected the appeal of MM. Charles de Lesseps, Fontaine, Cottu, and Eiffel, against the indictment for bribery framed by the Chamber of Deputies, and the cases will be tried at the next assizes.

AUSTRALIAN.

DEPARTING GOVERNOR.

Sydney, February 25. Lord and Lady Jersey departed on Wednesday via .Japan.

THE MIOWERA,

February 26, Sailed—Miowera, for Auckland. She returned in the course of the night owing to an accident to her machinery.

STOCK INSTITUTE.

Brisbane, February 26. The Government have decided to establish a Stock Institute, independent of the one suggested by the recent Stock Conference in New Zealand.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

A ucKxasd, February 25. A man named tt.'H. Penny, who had come from Plymouth, England, com-: mitted suicide at Kenealy'a at Tauranga, lasc night, by shooing himself. The pause of th,e suicide is believed to be ill health. The deceased was called to tea last evening, but th<* servant receiving no answer, the door was opened and the dead body of Penny wm found. The deceased had fastened a s -hvx to the trigger of a breech loading gun uui shot himself in a sitting posture. Auckland, February 26. Ifews has been received that Kin? George of Tonga is dead. Stansbury, the sculler, is a passenger by the Alameda for San Francisco, and during the vessel's .stay in port he was greeted by the principal local oarsmen. Wellington, February 26. A sad boating accident happened in the harbour some time last night or yester day afternoon. H. Ihborne, portman teau manufacturer, Lambton Quay, his foreman 1, 1 Burgess, and W. -Burteau, stor&tnan in Sargood and Bons, nired a pleasure boat to proceed to> Soames Island, wh'dre Oshorfte, who was a dog fancier, had several canines in quaran tine. They experienced a light southerly breeze in the run across, but before the party left on their return at, % o'clock the tyind freshened and increased as the day yrore on. The boat not returning en* quiries were instituted, and as the night was bbisterou§ it Wfts feared that a mishap had occurred. This morning tlje jjonr §t^b)e at Petone, found the \yS&b and' the body of B. urgess pn tlje beach, The body was entangled th.c ropes, which left no (Joubt that the three men had penighed. The last seen of the boat from Soames Island was when it. was standing towards Lowry Bay under sail, apparently en deavouring to get back under can va°. It is thought that the boat was struck by a squall, and being an open boat, filled. Osborne was a married man with no family; Burgess, who only arrived from fcfejftnurne iVo months ago, leaves a wife and fo^r you]tig children- 1; • ftjirt&su was ajßo a roarrie'd man with" four children jjndpr fiye yaars of age. Burteau iva'i regarded as pne qf |the most experienced yachtsmen in the hapbour. A stasm launch with Jnspeiebor Fender and a con- Stable left this afternoon to search t\i* '

vicinity of Soames Island tor the ot ier beiies. Blenheim, February 25. A man named Robert ftawaid Anirews, a painter, residing at the Hutt, was charged yesterday on suspicion of sealing a quantity of silverware from the Criterion Hotel in 1887, and committed for trial, Dpvkdin, February 26 Beven"cash fielders" who were reported as hetting to the Dunedin Jockey Club, were disqualified and warned off the course. A nunibeL of others leyortecl werewariiedth-r.tif they again i fiended ihey would be disqualified. One so warned was T. Barnett, an official of t!ie bookmakers' association. Ie was reported to the club that he had again offended, when the stewards at once met and dis quali6ed him. He was removed from the course.

COMMERCIAL.

[PRR PRESS ASSOCIATION,]

(Received February 27, noon.) . London, February 26. Tallow, medium mutton, 32s 6d ; beef, 32s 6d. The English wheat market is steady, che Continental dull, and the American unchanged. Australian cargoes of wheat, new crop, early shipment, are offered at 31s l£d. One thousand tons of Australian butter ■ will arrive next week. Danbh butter is | quoted at 120s.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, h-«s received the following cable message, dated London, February 24. Frozen Meat.—Mutton market dull. Wellington mutton is worth 4d per 10. For New Zealand lamb there is a fair demand. Beef market firm- New Zea , land beef, foreq Barters, is worth 3£<l per lb; other quotations unchanged- Last quotations—Hindquarters, 4d per lb. Tallow. —Market steady. Fine, edible 1 mutton tallow is worth 41s 6d per ewt; good beef tallow is worth 34s per cwt.

San Francisco Mail.

GHASTLY TALK OF THE SEA.

For sixteen days (says a Hamburg de spatch of January 31) three sailors rescued from the Norwegian shipThreckla subsisted on human flesh. The three sti angled a fourth companion and lived on rciw stiips of meat cut from his corpse. From the time of their rescue until January 31, these unfortunate were insane from theii sufferings in the rigg ing of the foundering ship, but two of them had recovered sufficiently on the latter date to tell the story. The ship was in heavy weather from December 2, when she left Philadelphia. Her decks <vere flooded constantly, the deck houses and rails swept away, and the steering apparatus broken. When it was found there was no hope of bringing the ship into port the master, male, and eight sea men got away in a boat. The other boats *vere smashed by ihe wavea before they could be lowered, and nine men were obliged to remain in the rigging They were unable to get food from below, and five of them were made insane by exposure and starvation and jumped over board. The other lour remained aboard from December 22 until January 7, the diy of their rescue. On the thirteenth day lets were drawn to determine which should be killed and eaten. The lot fell twice in succession to a L utch sailor, and he was strangled and devoured raw by the others. The only drinking watei the seamen got w»s the dew they licked from the ropes.

FEARFUL RAILWAY COLLISION.

At Alton junction ca the Cleveland, Cincinnati, ColumbusandStLouis railroad, on January 25, occurred one of the most fearful railway collisions ever recorded. The S.W. limited united ttain from the East ran into an open switch station, crashing into a train of freight oars con taining a number of oil tanks. Some of the tanks exploded, scatteiing oil all over the wreck, which immediately caught fire. Before the flames were subdued four frerglib cars, three oil tank;?, the baggage car and locomotive of the express train was completely destroyed. Just as the collision occurred the fireman of the ex p.ess traiu leaped to the ground and escaped with slight injuries. Engineer Ross remained in his car, and was carried through the wreck, He was pinned be i tween the tender and the boiler, and whs covered with' oil from the burning tanks and literally boiled to death. The pas sengers of the express train escaped with a bad shaking up. The crew of the freight-train also got oft unharmed. At noon the flames reached and exploded the gasoline tanks, killing eleven persons and injuring nineteen others. There was a crowd of spectators, and the flaming liquid showered over them 'in all directions. The air > was filled with agonised howls and cries for help.

MOROCCO.

The Spanish Cabinet decided on January 12 that if England sends a squadron to Tangiers to compel satisfac tion for the recent murder of an English man by natives of Morocco Spain will despatch three war chips to reach Tangiers at the same time. The negotiations between the British Minister and the Sultan are closely shadowed by the French emissary, and it is very evident th it neither France nor Spain intend chat England shall gain any advantage in Morrocco if diplomacy can prevent it.

Summer in Melbourne.

The " Age " of February 10 has three I columns of items about a hot day on the i Oih, with a strong wind, a ' brick-fielder.' i The news is headed with an account of | the weather in Melbourne : —It was more | like a revelation from another world yesterday than a phenomenally hot day, for when -morning broke the town was < literally a huge oven, over which the i skies hung inverted in flaming sheets of brass. The streets were yellowtornadoes of whirling dust, whilst waves of heat that seemed almost visible met the dis comfited wayfarer everywhere, and very early in tha day manypeople emphatically professed to have solve I the problem of whether life was worth living. The wind was from the north and the heat from eVerywJiere, and towards 7 o'clock the rays of the sun, which could only now and then be seen, showing fiery red from the blinding hage thfifc enveloped jt, beat down still more fiercely. At that hour the thermometer registered 103 de grees of heat in the shade, w.Hilst in the sun the mercury showed 148 de grees. The wind whs raging along with great velocity, and when matters wore at Ihejr most unendurable pass the force, of it wa§ registered as Js*j miles an hour. As may be easily imagined, this had the effect of raisjng a tremendous sea in the Bay, but all the ship's at the wharves and ah r cljorage rode out the gale in safety. Per: haps the extreme cl^cqmfort of the weather was experienced in the city and sugh suburbs as Port Melbourne, Albert Park, and St Kilda, and in the lattar place especially existence for some hours became peculiarly disagreeable, whirling clouds of sand and dust filling evnry open space and street. About midday the heat became loss painful, and in the city the rqarinjj business that had been transacted i'li^Whbleis In the morning L b^gan to slacken.' By 3 o'clock the worst of the unwelcome visitation fyad been endured, and shortly after a cool wind fspm ttye south springing up, th.c trials o| the day were Ht »n end«

Tinwald Town Board.

The monthly meeting of the Tinwald Town Board was held on Friday, February 24. Present—Messrs M. Redoisyno (chairman), E. Gates, T. William*, and J. Gudsell. COKKKSPOJKDKMCE. From the Surveyor-General, stating that the Railway Commissioners did not see their way to vest in the Botrd chat portion of the South Road from Lagmhor Road to R.S. 17W6. -Consideration He ffit-red until reply received from Mr Wrigbfc. From D. J. Hickman, requesting that his name be put on lh« valuation roll for 100 40. —Alteration ordered to be made. From J. Wills, making application to have Mr J. Hampton's name inserted in valuation • < 1 in lieu of his own.—Altera tion ordu.oi to be made. From Temperance Hall Company, re fusing to reduce rent of hall.—Considera tion deferred. GENERAL BATE. Mr Gates proposed— "That public notice be given that it is the intention of the Board to h trike and levy a general rate of one half-penny in the £ on the rateable value of the whole of the property in the Tinwald town district for the period commencing on the Ist day of April, 1892, and ending on the 31at day of March, 1893, payable in one Bum on the third day of April, 1893, and that the rate book is open for inspection at Mean* 0. E. Fooks and Son's Office, Bullock's Arcade, Ashburton.' — Carried. GOKSE NUISANCE. Action was ordered to be taken against several occupiers whose gone was en< croaching on the roads. Members slated that several fences 'were in a shameful state. RATE OOLIXCTOB. Ife was resolved that in future the rate collector should attend at the Board's office, Tinwald, on the last Friday ia every month, between the hours of 7 'p.m. and 8 p.m., for the purpose of receiving rates. . postal. Mr Redmayne said he had been asked by ratepayers to take steps to induce the Government to have a daily delivery throughout the district. ' It was decided to take steps with a view to obtaining this requirement. WORKS. Works of a minor nature were discussed and ordered to be done. ACCOUNTS. Accounts amounting to £1 17s were passed for payment, and the meeting j adjourned.

SPORTING.

AUSTRALIAN.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Melbourne, February 26. At the Victorian Amateur Turf Club Meeting the principal results were as follows:- -Oakleigh Plat*.—Lord Hope* toan 1, Gladstone 2, Autonomy 3. Oak leigh Purse.—Onuha 1, Vestatia 2, Streak o' Light. 3. Hawkesbukn Handi cap.—Sternohaser 1, Dramatist 2, Little Maid 3.

DUNEDIN AUTUMN MEETING.

Fobbury Racecotjesk, February 25. Flying Handicap, of 100 scvs; one iiiile.—Au Revoir, 6st 12lb, 1; Saracen, B*t 31b, 2; Paramu, 7«t 7lb, 3. Time, lmin 44sec. Dividends, £7 12a ani £» Ids. Maiden Two-Ykar-Om> Handicap, of 80 soys ; live furlongs. —Gitano, Bst ISHb, 1; Lakeshell, Bst 51b, 2; Taranna, 7ab 81b. 3. Time, lmin iteec. Dividends, £23 7s and £20 3s. Disposal Stakks, of 20 soys ; five fur longs.— Rondinella. 1; Rothamßtead. 2 j Emperor, 3. Time, lmin Usecn. Divi- I dends, £11 6s and £11 89. I Consolation Hanpicap, of 80 soys; one mile.-Wyvern, 7st 61b, 1; Awarua Rose, 6st 121b, 2 ; Vogengang, Bst 51b, 3. Time, lmin 45sec. Dividends, £7 4a and £5 3s.

TARANAKI AUTUMN MEETING.

New Plymouth. February 25. Second Hirdlbs, of 75 sovsj two miles- Tattler, 9st 21b, I; Songster, 9st 71b, 2. Time—4min 7sec. Dividend—£4 13s. Grand Stand Handicap, of 80 soys; seven furlongs.—Bebellion, Bst J2lb, 1 ; Krina, Bst 21b, 2 ; Sirius, B^t 91b, 3. fime—lmin 37£ sec. Dividend—-£6 7s. Autcmn Handicap, of 150 soys ; 1* mile,—Musket, 6st 101b, 1; Boulanger Bst 12lb, 2 ; Rangipuhi, 7bt 91b. Time. —2min 23sec. Dividend—£7 12s. Snojsrs Handicap, of 50 soys; five furlongs.-Sinus, 1; Eve, 2 ; Snapcap, 3. Won by two lengths. Dividend—£sl3s. Farewell Handicap, of 40 soys ; one mile.—Tit, 1 ; Sirius, 2; Durus, 3. Dividend-£3.

THE WEATHER.

ALDORD STATION.

The following is the Meteorological report for the week ending February 26, 1893 !"•■•

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

[PER P&KBS ASSOCIATION.]

The Imkin Affair: Wellington, February 27 v . Win. James Smith, alias Wm, Aldridge, was brought into Court this morning charged with the murder of Jaovb Jacob sen, at Eutukara, on or about November 20, 1890. No evidence wm taken, and accused was remanded to March 7. The ■£!■«■ C»4«lry. The fact that Mr Giles, R.M., had exonerated King, the census enumerator, against whom various charges were brought by Mr Mitchelson, has already been made public, and a full report is now available. Dr Giles says—"Myrtviewaf the whole matter 6hows that in my opinion all the greater charges have completely broken down. Th b re may have been come instances of laxity or carelessness, or pt»" haps incompetency,: and there may hate been one or two incidents which, if known to the head of the department and not satisfactorily explained, might give rise to a feeling of uneasiness or suspicion ; "but bTieae things, even when combined with important statements showing the great post of King's work, would'not have in duced the Government to advise a'com mission of enquiry, but would have been left for departmental agtion." ar*tiv« jlhmil r««». Tin the action Witihana Rupuha and othpre v !sir W. Buller, claim for com pensation and restitution of land bought by Buller, when plaintiff allege he was acting as their solicitor, judgment was given for Sir W. Buller with costs on the highest scale. A«»trala»laa P*tt»l Cfeaftormc*. | Dcphedin, February 27. The Postmaster-General attends the Posta| Conference at Brisbane, on MarCb; U, going by way of Auckland,. " '

THE ASHBtJRTOW GCTAftIHATS : MONDAY, FEBlltAftY 27, 1893,



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Wan'^ TO LIST- The New Shops next Bank of Now Zmland, now occupied by Mr Collier ; rent 30d ; possession March * Apply Gkorg. Colkmav, Hyrrs Hotel. . _. JANOFORTIfi and Orßan Show Rooms. Best cash value obtain able. Extended terms; reduced «^o, Chrktchurch price^H J£ l _Jo»ies_____ ■\ I / ANTED Known—lee Creams, Ice W Creams, for the hot weather, always ready at H. G. Flowbk'b, Confec tioner, East Street. SOMERSET Meat M*rt. The oldest the largest, th 9 best, and the ehe;*p art Small Goods a specialty. Fu %*5 guarant«ed. A .rial soiled _I<V. J. SIW^OCK. _____________ W'^^lNTBD, at once, a Boy having passed Standard V. or VL, as Epprantice to th^ printing trade. Apply M_IL Office. ________ rTI-E Good bamaritan, for the imroe. I diate relief of pain.-LioHT 8 Cash Store. _-4_-i£* HOMEOPATHIC Medicines, price 1 8 . Sole agent for distncj. Light's Cash Store. ____________ lOY.OLES, Ordinary »nd Safety Cycles. Star Humber Roadster, Racers-Star Diamond Frame, Star Cross Frame (Adams, Ourties and Cos Ma luZl) Cash or Terms. Chnstchurch Priceß-""^ M"IOWBB' WANTED Known-Andrew G" 1,,1^ 8 Removed to the Old Town Ha 1 for one manth, during the ro-building of his premises, Drapery, Clothing, and Boots greatly reduced. -AspkswOkb, 2^104 CIHEAP Fruit—Having bbught -M*- I Mayo's orchard, I c*n sell Fruit cheaper than any ono in town. Orders tnay Wleft at East Street Shop.-MBa Jl_______-__---—---..--—^- - (IHEAP Firewood—Short Dry Guui .> Firewood, at 26a ptsr cord ; branches 3s per load-at Muyo's, Irevor toa. - Apply, Mjw Jambs > ruit Shcp. W^ ANTED the Public to know that S. W. Alookn and Go's Summer Sale in now un. Great Bargains in Millinery, Undernlfthing etc.^ WANTED Known that S. Salbk, Watchmaker and Jamiler, has temoved to uew shop near New Zealand Olcthinsr Factory 1U *M TTT ANTED Known.—Come and see M our dress lines at 4|d and bd, leather shirting 6id, three-quarter cloaks 12» 6<l-—H^jO^^Rs3lelfj£d_House._ ANTED Known—Dr Scott's cele brated Mectric Corsets can only be obtaiiied in Ashbortnn at W. H. Collier's, "The Corner."



THEi Misses Adams' rtew Refreshment, Rootna now open. Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, Lemon Squash, Soda and Milk and all the new summer drinks ready at all times. Coleman's Buildings, kast Street.  . ANTED everyone to come and see the beautiful presents we are giving away for every 5s and upwards spent —H. C. Sbgbrs, MelforJ House. WANTED X.-.own.— A great variety of high class dress goods t) choose from now selling under regular wholesale prices.—H. 0. Sbgkrs, Melford House. WANTED— Purchagpra tor Bargains in Summer Dresses, Prints.' and Delaines, Sunshades, *c. at S. W. AmjokK and Co'i Sale. WANTED Known—New Flannelettes at extraordinary prices ; its lid »nd 48 ltd doa. Thirty per cent under p t i C6 ._\V. H.Cjoluer.^ _______ DON'T let the rain water destroy your buildings. Get Spouting fixed at 4d per foot and buy a tauk, complete With t*p, tested before leaving-workbhop, for 30d, at J. W. HarDLßv's. WHY not Bake your awn Hrend when you can eec 501 bs of the Best Roller Flour for five shillings cash or five bhillings and sixpence booked at Robert aloorn s, Saunders' Buildings. 11 31 'IIHE Missing Word U. Books on A Sheep and Dairy Farming, The "VHorse, The Dog, Poultry, Gardening, Athletics and Training. Back Numbers of Graphic, The Queen, Sporting and Dramatic News and other illustrated papers at half pri-«, at L. F. AMDRBwes j iCd., Stationers' Hall. ON'T Forget the Borough Bye-Laws ro Carr agd Lamps, and that Habvliß . as large Stock »n hand, also » large assortment of Tinware and Iron mongery, Scythes, Reaping Hooks, Hay Knives, Forks, etc., of best quality, and i. at lowest possible prices. J. W. Hardley, East Street, Ashburton, BEAR in mind that J. W. Hardily, Plumbtsr and Gaafitter, 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 hance for a cheap Pump ; improved No. , Price, 16s. Larger stees in proportion. WhRISTMAS Suits. Boys, three V_> garment long Trouser Suits at 15s. Boys, Colonial-made Knicker Suits from 10s. Men's nicely made Colonial Tweed Suits 30 i. Colonial Tweed Suits to measure from 50s.—Ashburton Clothing Mart. Saunders 1 Buildings. Rob*kt j \tCORN. I



BOOTS. B0 0' P». SHOES. SHOES. THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory AMD BOOT AND SHOE WAREHOUSE. 'PHK Public would do well to inspect 1 ou<- Large and Woll assorted Stock before purchasing elsewhere. A Single P.iir of Boots at the Wholesale Price. All new aoods. 200 Pairs of Boys' and Girls' Strong School Boots and Shoes *rom 2s 9d. LADIES. Buy your Boots and Shoes at the Factory ' you will save 3a in the pound. THE AUGITE STOVE MAT. Only a few left; just the thing for pre serve making; only 2s. A Wonderful Line of _ MEN'S ALL-WOOL COLONIAL TWBKD TROUSERS fob 9s 6d. SEW ZEALAND Clotlilng Factory. ALEX. HENDRY, ■"' Manager, The «est Tea IN CANTERBURY for tho money, and free from any excess of as tringency. COUNTESS 2s. ASK YOUR GBOCERS. A ~ lNaja:j£in«r "W lie



« *TANTED Known—Tint J. Mmison VV keeps the best stock of Boots in Aahburton, for this reason that he payu cash and is not undei or bound to any one firm 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 Best Sole Leather, used for repairs and done at once.—J, Moison, Impermeable Bootmaker, Town Hall, East Street, next Court House QUEENSLAND RELIEF FUND. COMMITTEE: His Worship tl*' JMay >r and Borough Councillors, IW> C\*iiw*n and members of tho A«bhurtuf! County </• Mined, the Chairmen -if thu Hampsia** md Jinwald Ti-wn Bjanls. tlw Chairmen of the Road Bmrds, tho Cloi>ryinen of tho several dui.omuia'/iun.s within the County, etc., et«. , «vttbscriiitioii Lints are opened at tne Borough Council OiKcu, the Banks, the tXtioe of fie ftlAit, -Mid Ucarwak, and in the hands of tho inusnW*» oi the Com luittee. rpHE Members of the Cummittee *re JL ■particularly requo-sted to meet ut the < Borough Council Chambers i "THIS EVENING AT 7 li. UIRO, Mayor. February 24, 1893.



i\ / 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 in suffering how courage >us in trouble, and how alto gether gentle, loving, and good she was under all circumstances, and closed his peroration by declaring that any man who laid hi 3 hand on a woman, save in the act of kindness, was a monster. After the lecture, a pale, haggard, woe begone looking man shuffled up to the speaker and said, " Look here, mister I've heard what you've been saying about woman ; nil about how nice and sweet she is, why, one would imagine that you believed all women were just 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 ■■■ a Agger, and there is'nt an hour, when she's awake, but tlufc she's nagging someone. If it is'nfc me, its the children, if it is'nfc the children, it s the cat. There is nothing that escapes her nasging tongue, and the only time any of m gets any rest is when she has nagged herself o sleep." flow like the nerves of a mail who diioksj thty just nag, nag all the time, giving w? rest until enough liquor has been taken lo d.eaden all nervous sensibility, and the |joor fiallow goes off n that sodden, snoring, miserable state that is but the rattling skeleton of a 1 Wealthy sleep. i &. T. Booth's Golden Remedy Nc 1 puts aa #nd to all this nagging of the nerves by destroying all desire fin iquor. 11, T. Booth's Gftlden Hem^dy No 2 is the best Brain and Nerve Tonic on this J flWtJ^ A]l chemjatj. I



• HE FIRST CL^A.!IFt SALE fi. J. STRII'Ii * Co. ••, his iin!^ S^ I!^^ J;z?r£^™<>B^ a°° pz^ 8t PRICES NBVM BEFORE KNOWN IN ASHBURTO*. '~^^sfssr OFFEBING Double widih Sheeting, white twill, 10£ d Good washing' Muslins, 3s lid dozen White Muslins, satin stripe, 7£d now 4^ SMSK^SSIrip-. suitable for children', dresses, wonderful value at 6^d CLOTHING.- CLOTHING. Men's Tweed Suits, 19s 6d Boys' Tweed Suits, 4s lid • , BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS.



Men's Colonial made Bluchers, 5s : - ■ _^_2ff-^s»«sh£J-.«- - —•1& M Men's Cookham Boots, worth 25s for 14s 6d SS^wSff&GAINS „ BOYS' * OIBLS' Women's strong Leather Shoes. 4s lid , Ladies'Olove Kid Boots 88 9d, reduced to 6s lid A ssss»_? 'Sg ?™F lAN LEATHEB SHOfiSi fnce TEEMS CASH. -REMEMBER THR ADDBKSS- U. J. NKILL and 00., Vriedlander'S buildings-



8. 81LEK, Watchmaker A Jeweller, The Watchmaking and .T«e^S7 o fS^ °dcs cription of Watohos, Chtonontaphs, MktJSHIK _ NOTICE: YAH U*b. and !«*,» «« »W* with ANDREW BLA°K> WatCh maker, have been transferred to & SAL EX, WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER, from whom they can be obtained _ «.— .



THE HARVEST IS PLENTEOUS. \ T any rate it ia up to the average— s and the laborers are—well, a good de*»l more than plenteous. I have never before seen so many men in the country on the outl./ok for harvest work. For a time tho town was "stiff wid 'em," as Pat said about the river and the fish, but a good many hri\'e K?en absorbed since the weather became harvest weather, and allowed the machines* to ao rattlina along, CUTTI W Or W WJS the wealth of Ceres' golden reign. I trust the farmers will get somHhrig like a favorable return for their year * toil, and that when they come into town with thoir little CAL-ICO-(2s lid a dozen) — bags of samples of grain, representing eh 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 merchants PRICES that will enable them to live themselves nnd IuKT OTHEUS LIVE, The farmers are the men who feed us all, who grow our grain, our meat, our dairy produce, and the wool to make our CLOTH llSd— (suits at 355). i 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, So thinks HARRY HARDLEY, Manager for RARDLEY BROS. Who are selling goods verj cheap. Beautiful dress tweed 4s 9d a dress; striped ginghams 7£d. I BOOTS IN ENDLESS VARIETY. I Men's Colonial made shooters 9s 6dj slippers 3s 3d. COME AND GIVE US A TRIAL.



Hampton^ TjiURNITURE ryAREHOUSE, TANCRED STBEEf, la Opposite Mitchell and Turner's. TRY HAMPTON'S FOB, Perambulators from 22s 6d Perambulators Reversible Hoods from 355, Patent Rubber Tires Basket Ware Chest Drawers Chairs and Tables Bedsteads Cheap Furniture AH Repairs Colonial Couches Wire Spring Mattrasses BRANCH BUSINESS. EAST STREET, j Below Patching's. GREAT ASSORTMENT OF CROCKERY, AND FANCI GOODS.— 2J35 CHEAP. Money. i?AHAA of r.nst Moneys to lend cfevlv/v/v/ upon Freehold securi ties, in sums of not less than £1600 Apply to Me C. W. PURNELL, Solicitor, {J (28 Montgomery's Buildings,



Statutory Declaration,.-.-I, Ffan^ %ab# ? Ironbark, Saiidhurst, in the colony of yi,c r tona, Australia, do sol§i«nly »»d' sincerely declare that on the 25th June, 1877, my sfjn Alfred, six years of age, was accidentally hurt with an axe on his knee. lat pnee took all pains to secure medical assistance. How 3ver, in spite of all efforts, on the 27th August, 1877, the opinion was given by Dr B£acgUltvr«W that an amputation of the injured Hmb had become imperative, in order to »aye Ufe, Ai jthjs juncture I called en Mown* Sawder stud Sons, procsuung §om e of their Extract »f Ku.<?alyptus Glvbulus, # *jd by the application of im s I pad tJje gatisfaction of seeing my mn within a fort night out of all danger, and to-dsjr he js recovered, I may just »4d thaib it f# WWI tne crisis ha<l been reached fchat the JSxtr»oj; I referred to 4 was first applied, a»4l nwkpthis y solemn declaration, etc —VuAWi Baabi?, i Declared at Sandhurst, in the colony of ' Victoria, Australia, this seventeenth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and seventy -seven, before me, Atorita CoUn, J P. -(Advt.) 8



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