MAIL NOTICES.

MailH close for the following places as under, subject to the necessary alterations — WEDNESDAY, January 25. For Australian Colonies, ami also specially addressed correspondence for the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe (per exDress to connect with Talime at Port Chalmersi, at 13,30 p.m. ; late fee letters, guard's van on express, 12 55 p.m. For the United Kingdom, Continents of Europe and America, and West Indies (via. Sin Francisco), Sandwich Islands, etc., and also for Northern Ports of New Zealand, par Takapuna, as follows : —Or Unary leWere, books, and newspapers, at 0.15 P- I?*' : registered letters, at 5 p.m. ; money orders, at 3p.m.; late fee letters, mail van, express train, at 6.55 p.m. This mail will be clue in London on March 1.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1893. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

TU*nnuK.l general meeting of the Ashbur ton County Hunt Club will be held this evening, at eight o'clock, at the Commercial Hotel. The Jubilee Singers will give a farewell performance at the Oddfellows' Hall next Monday evening. The company's popularity has been undiminiehed Juring their tour iv the North. Members of the Ashburton Rifle Volunteer are reminded that the annual inspection «f arms and accoutrements takes place this evening. Any memben who cannot attend this parade must send in their arms for. inspection. The entertainment last evening of Mr J. C. Bryant, the ventriloquist, given in the OJdfellows' Hall, was very well attended indeed, and Mr Bryants performance showed to much greater advantage in the Hall than it did in the open air, and was of course all the more highly appreciated. In addition to the entertainment proper, competitions took place in comic singing, step dancing, and flour dipping—the latter for juveniles. AH the competitions were well filled, and much fun was caused. A race had been arranged for last evening of a hundred yards between a well-known amateur ped. and an..-equally well-known amateur wheelman. The convincing ground was to be the Domain track and the time about seven. Both men appeared on the ground, as well as a fair turn out ot the public, including a number of ladies. The ped. peeled, and was ready for work, but he of the hike allowed his modesty to get the better of him, and he declined to come to the scratch. Two others came, however, both good men, but the ped. beat them easily—very easily—doing the space in 11 l-ssec. At Invercargill last week (as briefly reported by telegraph) a publican was fined £5 and co3ts for allowing seven boys to play cards and drink in his house, and the girl who supplied them with liquors was fined Hi, as a caution to, others. The ages of the lacis ranged from 13 to 17. Iney were together in the street on race night. One proposed that they should go to an hotel and have a game of cards. They went to the Criterion, a?ked if they could have a room, and were told they could if they played for sixpenny drinks. This informa tion was given by a relative of the licensee (who was ill in bed), a girl who knew nothing of the licensing law, but who did know something about gathering bawbees. The toys accepted tiie terms, and, whiskey, port wine, beer and shandy-gaffs were the sixpenny drinks they paid tor in their premature •« manliness " in drinking and gambling in a pub. A Wellington resident, Mr Arthur Lett, has invented a water bicycle. The michine (says the ll Post ")is ingeniously constructed, and patent rights have been secured by the inventor, who is a young man with a mechanical turn of mind. The frame of an ordinary Bifety bicycle is mounted on a couple of citjar-shaped airtight tubes, each 15tt long» and placed parallel to each other, about 3ft separating them. Wooden floves are fixed to the spokes of two back wheels, and the operator's duty is simply to bit on Hie saddle aud work the pedals in the some way as if he were on a road cycle. Mr Lett has been all over the harbour on his " bike, ' and can travel in smooth water at the rate of seven miles an hour. The exer tion, he states, is no greater than what is required to propel a bicj cle on the land, and he feel* as safe as if he were in any boat, because the tubes are divided into airtight compartments. This is not the first time, however a water-bike has been invented, as, if we mistake not a drawing of such a machine appeared in the " Boy s<Own Paper " some years ago. A very funny incident (the "New Zea land Times" says) occurred in vVelliig on postal circles recently. A telegram was received bealing the address "Kawanatanga, Poneke, Wellington," and instantly search was made for the above-mentioned indivi dual. No such address could be found on the books, and a messeug^r was therefore despatched round the various likely hotels in Wellington to see if a Native owning such a name, lived, or was known in any of them. Thje result of the search was that the intelligent messenger obtained the startling jnfof matiqn that •• J£awanatanga ' was not known at the provincial and Royal Hotels; he was, however, at the Wellington Hotel two days previously, but the barman did not know where he had gone to. Foiled in this way, the postal authorities were suddenly struck with an idea ; there was a Native Office in the Government Buildings, why not try there? The suggestion was immediately carried into effect, and their feelings may be' imagined when they were informed that f Kawanatanga " was Maori for the Government, apd that the telegram had at length reached its proper destination. But who was the person who left the Wellington Hotel tv» o days ago, and of whose i whereabouts the barman was ignorant ? At the meeting of Charitable Aid Board on Monday, the following letter was read from Mr S. Fialay, of Aahburton, in reference to his father, Samuel Finlay, the old map who attempted to commit suicide a few weeks ago?*-" To the Secretary Charitable Aid Board, Ghristchurch—ln | answer to your memo, I should be very clad to keep my father with me and let him take what is going, but to give him money I cannot, and if I was able he would j go and drink it. Re bad a nice home up here, and when he got a few pounds he went toChristchurch, and we know what it came to It he svisfee§ to come back he can. He was living withi a 'nim u» here, and he had a nice feather bed to lie down on, and when he had no work to do he would have given | him his food, clothes, and pocket money j when he jyas comihg to town, so I think he i had a very good 'filjajjce. £ don't think I ■ can say much. mpre.~-#gned| S. ffp&AY."! 'Mr York 'statecl lie v was present'at thej fiorpmittee meeting when'Finlay applied for, relief.' to appeared to b? a strong, i he^tfay-looking V»- H&K Id the. £°, m" mitfcaa fee had-teW ** A^JH&SJ^J h» son and daughter, wh® ha.a 'opfjid, %o keep him. He had had a sum of money given him, and had given some ot it away, but could not account for the balance. He had b,oen staying at the house of a woman mik Qw»> hip fomjjy did not wish him to ponry mIW.%* betook * j*r-. manent charge vipan the tfoard. Hetfentl away with the understanding that his oas? should be inquired into, and afterwards cut his throat. Mr Hamilton corroborated the statement of Ht York. Jt was resolved that the letter of the son ahp^d Ufi pub lished. Messrs Colemane and Sons' Eucalypti Extract (manufactured at Mittagong and Cootamund.ra, New South Wales) bag attained a reputation as a specific for aftec tions of the chest, lungf, consumptions asthma, diphtheria, and a variety of other complaints. It numbers among its patrons tfarl fancy, the present, ana L<>rd Umng- Shi, lat«, of New South Wales, while in Great #iitaia during the influenza epedimic scarcely a house oroftice yaa with out it. Messrs Colemaue'auo 4' Sons whole &le:'depot is in ChrUtchitoh. aharland ikhtffcso; are vholftp'Q aswute for the North >im; ,-■■'■ -v

NOTES.

It is pleasing to observe the frequent evidences which are presenting them selves that New Zealand is now ie-| garded in the Old Country with in-1 creasing favor, and that the resources and prospects of the colony are be ginning to be estimated at their true value. - Not only is New Zealand com ing to be known, as Hudyard Kipling ' puts it, as the "loveliest laud on 1 earth," but as nffordins as promising a Held .for the investment of capital as is to be found anywhere among Britain's possessions and dependencies. Among many such satisfactory indications of the set of public opinion in this direc tion, we notice that the London cor responeent of a l>unedin contemporary chronicles the departure, by the Coptic, of a Mi' Melville, who comes to settle i in this provincial district, and whose | example, says the writer, "is likely to be copied by many agriculturists from the neighborhood of Salisbury." These intending immigrants- are, he states, possessed of a moderate amount of bard cash, and, having no desire to drop ft in farming at Home, are making ready to fly far south of the Line. These, as he justly observes, are "just the men the colony wants," and he adds that we " should get plenty of them in tho near future, for, unfortunately, the Old Country cannot retain them."

While we in New Zealand are talk ing aßout completing her " emancipa- Hon " by admitting her to full electoral rights, we notice that "Her Royal Highness—Woman"— to quote Max O'Rell—is coming very prominently into the front ranks in the United States. One result of the fall elections (says the New York correspondent of the " Age ") has been to make a woman the Attorney-General of the State of Montana. She is Miss Ella L. Knowles, a college graduate, who studied law in the State of New Hamp shire, where she was born, and after wards practised law in Helena, the capital, of Montana. She is said to be bright, and an able lawyer. She was nominated by the People's party, and her popularity was such that she ran considerably ahead of her ticket. In the State of Kansas there is to be an election when the Legislature meets of some one to represent that State in the National Senate. A Mrs Lease, who, like Miss Knowles, is a lawyer, is a candidate for the senatorship, and the latest reports from Kansas are that her chances are quite as good as those of anyone else. It is true that if elected Mrs Lease will be the first woman senator, but it is safe to predict that she will not be the last; and, notwith standing the fact that, although women have several times been candidates for the Lower House of Congress, none has yet been successful, it will some day happen that a woman will be returned, and, after one, perhaps many. Al ready there have been lady mayors of American cities, and successful ones too, and, to return to New Zealand, it is worth noting that only a day or two ago the flectorsof a School Board in this county elected a woman as a member of their governing body. We have no objection whatever, but venture to express the hope that when the ladies are placed in all respects on the same platform as n»en, as regards electoral privileges, they will not cease to display those gentle, qualities which are the charm of true womanhood. And we make that remark because we notice that a woman, writing to a Wellington paper, complains most bitterly of the neglect and discourtesy of the women clerks at the telephone exchange, aver ring that " the men are far more atten tive and courteous." It would be an ill thing indeed if the emancipation of woman be accompanied by the dis appearance of her most loveable quali ties. There is no reason whatever why it should be so, and we are fain to believe that tlje lady complainant above referred to has fallen into the error to whioh her sex are proverbially prone, viz., that of generalising from a particular instance, forgetful of the wisdom of the saying that "one swallow does not make a summer."

The spiritualism craze is now happily exploded, or very nearly so, at least in so far as New Zealand is concerned, though their© was a time when lots of people in this Colony followed the fashion qi plder countries by going in for seances, manifestations, and materi alisations, and all the other silly super stitions and performances which appertain to this modern delusion. But according to statistics compiled by Vr Carroll, of the United States census department, it would appear that the " ism " still survives in 1 America, and has a yery considerable number of followers. Thus we learn that {ihere are members of spiritualistic societies in 36. States, besides the district of Columbia and the territories of Oklahoma and Utah. Among the States Massachu setts has the greatest number, 7345; New York coining second with 6351, and Pennsylvania third with 4569. Altogether, they have jn the United States 334 organisations, with thirty regular church edifices, not including halls, pavilions, and Other places owned or occupied by them. There is a grand total of 4.5,030 members, and the value of the property reported, which includes J camp grounds as well as church rdi'ices, pavilions, etc, is given as 57«J,650d0r. A few of the societies employ permanent lecturers, md som§ of ttyem hoild summer gatherings or camp meetings, which e'ftend over from one to ten .weeks. So iihat notwithstanding the many, exposures which have * bepn made of glaring fraiidg in connection with this silly and mischievous delusion it Las still, in America at anyrate, its credulous disciples—though their number is far smaller than it was a few years ago, Ajrlien thi§ modern craze was also the vogue—navpg f&ljien, |ij. rop.nc| jKgures, to 1 in every 2000 ot the population.

THE WEATHER.

ALO'CmD STATION. Tfyp following }s thp MfitpQrologjca.l report for thp week PM«Ig January 2&, 1893;—

WOOL SALES.

ASHBURTON.

The secand sal«s of the season, yester day, were attended by somewhat leas than the full fttriiiigth of buyers. Still, com petition was animated throughout the catalogue1 *, and ihn bulk of the wool found buyers. Halfbred and crossbred wools reali.-'C-i pries equal to December ra^es, V)ut for merino t\ie demand was less spirited than at the T.'ecember s;ile*, Mid a slight decline has to he recorded. Th'tf fact WbS eslanlished that there were buyers for all cJesciiptV'ns, »nd vendors were tat'sfied with the sales effected. The foil -winjj; are the auctioneers' reports : MESSRS MILKS AND CO. Messrs Milen ond Co., Ashburron, re p hi on the second wool sale of the sea son held on January 23,1893, as follows : —Our C'-iralopue comprised 243 bales and sib'nit 15 bales bin wool, out of which we sf Id 200 hales and all the bins. Al! the liner and brighrcr classes of haifhred and crossbred wool sold up to late values, but the heavier and coarser classes and merino suffered somewhat of a decline in price ; but taking into consideration the heavier i condition of the wool as compared with that offered at the last sale no quotable drop took place. Our sales were as fol lows :— Flag over S, crossbred, 1 bale at 6£d, 7A, halfbred hogget, with 23 merino fleeces in, 1 at 6d. NO over bar, 30 merino fleeces. 27 halfbred fleeces, 1 at 6d. PJ under bar, halfbred, 2at 7£d. (JL, merino, 5 a*; sd. D, crossbred hr>g get and ewe, 1 fadge at 6£d ; merino ewe, 1 fadge at 4|d. S beiween bars, merino hogget, 16 bales at 5.1; merino locks, lat 2£ 1. "N, merino ewe, 6 at s^d. RM, merino ewe, with seven crossbred fleeces j in top, lat 4£u. LL conjoined, merino, sat SJI; pieces. lat 2|d ; second pieces, ' 1 at ]£d. 37, halfbred ewe, 2 at 7£d. XGj merino, No, 4 had twenty crossbred fleeces in, 2 at 5i ; halfbred, 2 at 7f 1, WB, halfbred ewe, 6 at 7|d ; halfbred hogget, 3 at 7id. D j B, merino, 4 at 4£d ; bellies, 1 fadge at 2d ; locks, 1 bale at 2d. MS under bar, merino bellies. 1 at 3Jd. S owr J, halfbred ewe, 2at Bid; halfbred hogget and ewe, 2 ac 8d ; merino ewe, lat s|d ; 9 under half circle, cross bred, 1 at 7d ; merino, 1 at sd. C in circle, merino ewe. 4 at s£d ; merino ewe and wether, 2 at s|d ;40 merito fleeces in top ; belly pieces in bottom, 1 at 4|d. 6fj, crossbred, 1 at 7d. MY, balflred ewe, 3 at 7|d ; halfbred hogget, 1 at 7^d ; crossbred ewes, with 17 merino fleeces in, lat 6£' l; crossbred hogget, lat 6|d. A, half bred, Bat 7£d. A over B, halfbred, ]at 6|J. A, crossbred, 2at 7|d. AA, cr ssbred, 3 at 6}d. A over L, three quarterbreel, 4at 7d. AAA, three quarter bred, 2 at 6jd. AA, crossbred bellies, lat 3fd. A, halfbred bellies, 1 at 4d ; hilfbrtd p;e< .^,. lat 3|d. AA, crossbred pieces, 1 at 3|d. A over L, croosbred pieces, 1 at Cd. A, locks, lit 2£d. Ll2, halfbred ewe, 2at 7|* ; half bred hogget, lat 7^d ; crossbred ewe, 1 at 7d ; merino ewe, 1 at s|dl. 4C, merino; No. 2 had three halfbred fleeces on top, 2 at bhd. Pi ar, stained pieces and dead wool, 1 at 3|d. T, halfbred ;12 cross bred fleeces In bottom, 1 at 7jjrd, AX crossbred ewe, 5 at7£d. Sickle, merino, 4 at 3|d. BK, merino ewe, 2 at s|d. SS, merino ewe, 3at s|d. WA, merino, 4at sd. ÜB, merino, sat sd, Kuapuna, halfl>red hogget, 7at 7|d ; halfbred ewe, 7at 8.1,;. merino ewe, 10 at s|d ; half bred effj; about 20 merino fleeces; II rams fleeces, lat skl; halfbred pieces, lat 2d; htlfbred bellies, 1 at 3|d ; mixed,pieces, lat 2id ; merino bellies, 1 at 3d. A, merino, 6 at 5d ; merino bellies, 1 at 3d. A, merino, 6at 5:1; merino bellies, lat 3d. MV, halfbred ewe, 2at 7|d ; half bred hogget; No. 4 had four halfbred ewe fleeces on top, 2 at 7|d ; merino ewe, 1 at 4|d. Like []J, 26 merino fleeces, 7 hoa^et fleeces, lat 4|d. SL in triangle, merino wether, lat 4id, WM, halfbred hogget, 2 at 7'l ; halfbred wethers, 1 at 7d ; haifbred ewes, t at 6|d ; merino ewe, 3at 4|d. i-> over j\ merino ewe, 4 at s£d. (JL, merino pieces, lat 14d. A over | , crossbred bellies, 1 at .Ski. P, merino, % bags at 5d ; Ll2, halfbred, 2 at 3jd j O over W, dead wool and ram fleeces, 1 a 4|d.- x ß,ir.s —Halfbred sd, merino 4|d, crossbred a|d ; black 4^d, rams, sid"; dead wool 4|d, merino bellies 3ki, merino pieces 2|d, crossbred bellies 4d, crossbred pieces 2d, crossbred looks Vjd, merino locks Id, locks hd,

MESSRS FRIEDLANDER BROS.

BG, bellies and pieces, 1 bale at 3|d ; locks, lat 2hd. McA, merino pieces, 1 at ?d ; crossbred pieces, 2 at 2£d, ZR, half washed pieces, and half greusy pieces, lat Sfd. — above Am circle, merino bellies, at 3|d, Mf, merino owes, 2at sd, R and U crossed, merino ewes, 5| at 5M | TB over —, merino ewes, 2£ at s|d ; -<• over 85, merino ewes, 4 at s£d ■ 07, merino wethers, l£ at sd. TV, < merino, 3at s|d. 4X, merino ewes, 4at ! s§d. To, merino, 2at s£d. M 7, half and threequarter-bred ewes, 8 at 7|d. M 7, half crossbred, half pieces, 1 at 6d. R and O crossed, 2\ crossbred hoggets, 2 crossbred ewes at 7d ; 3 half bred hoggets, 3 halfbred ewes at 7|d. 172, merino ewes. 2 at s|d. 25, merino, with 12 halfbred fleeces, 1 at 6£d; halfbred hoggets and wether?, 2at 7d; half bred ewes, 3at Jd, O over M, Crossbred and halfbred, 7at 7|d. McA, 33 fleeces cross bred hoggets, balance bellies, 1 at od j crossbred hoggets, 9at 7jd. McA, half bred ewes, 7 at Bd. HW conjoined, merino ewes, 14 at sd. — over A in i circle, merino ewes (heavily skirted), 4£ |at5J. SB, merino ewes, 6£afcsd. AO with bar through 0, merino ewes, 3 at sd; halfbred ewes, 4 at Bjd. MF conjoined in diamond, Leicester ewes, 2 at 6|d; j thr*»equartcr-brpd hoggets, 6 at 7fd j I second prosy ewes, 7 ac ?Jd ; Lincohi, 2 !at *>d ; crossbred pieces, Bat 4|d; Lincoln pieces, 2 it 4d j merino pi^cH, 4 at 3|d j merino bellies, 3 at3jd ; pro*.-.'; •! bellies, | 4 ot 4W ; Lincoln bellies, 1 at 4d ; first ! locks, "2 at l|d ; locks, 1 at l^d ; half merino and half crossbred pieces, 1 at 3|d. F over —, lialfbred hoggets, § ni ] 7|d ; crossbred, 1 at Qd j merino ewes, 3 ' at s|i ; crosf bred bellies, 2 at 4|d ; cross | bred piecas, 2 at 3| ; crossbred locks, 1 lat 2|-d. T5, crossbred pieces, 1 at 2h \ ' R and O crossed, crossbred pieces, 1 at, . 2d; merino pieces, 1 fadge at 2h SB, j merino pieces, 1 at 3|d. AO with bar through O, crossbred pieces, 1 bale at 4d. I S over square, merino bellies, 1 fadge at 3^i. 0 over M, merino bellies, lat 3d. B^ merino wool, i* at 6d. 'F- over —, rams, 1 bale at s|d. B, crossbred pieces, 1 bag at 3|d. BU, first cross ewes, 1 at 6d. — over 85, rains, 1 at 4d. M7i black wcol, 1 at 4|-d. ! MF conjoined in diamond, nurino fleeces', 2 at s|; rams, lat 4^d. F over —, crossbred pieces, 1 at 2|d r. HW conjoined, crossbred, 2at 3d ;- black wool, 1 at 4|d ; ! locks; 6 at ||d.' M 7, focks, 7 at2d.' 25, locks ancT pieces, '5 at %h\. AO with bar through O, locks, 2at 3d. 8 ovele square, locks, lat l|d. SB, locks, 2 at Ifd. TV, locks, lat 2|d. MC, stained pieces, , 2 rtt 2|d. — 85 ; merino bellies, 2at 2£d; merino pieces, 1 at lb&- 07, merino looks, lat id. 4in pii'dc, merino locks, liiiW. ' •' ' "-' "

MR DAVID THOMAS.

JO, '45 crossbred fjeecos, 12 merino, 1 at oil. rffOripo ewes, X at 4|d. flighar»i, nqerino wethers, 1 --it 4|d. 6 under half Jocks, X at l£d ; meriito . bellies and pieces, 1 at S^d ; crossbred | bellies and pieces, lat 4|d. D— B, ' merino, black, and crossbred, lat 4|d, BC under half circle, merino ewes, 1 at s|d. AX, merino, lat sid, 10 under bar, merino, 1 at 6Jd. HG under bar, merino, 1 at 5&. Spade, merino, 2at 6M, 22 under half circle, merino. % $t (,d. 60, wived crossbred and meciuo, 4 at ed, Wl»unc|«r^«tf circlet oroiabr^,

lat 5.R VX. halfbred ewes», 1 at 1\& \ merino, 2 at sd.y «JB, merino, 9At oj^d. 88, rueiino, 5 at s|d. RP, 2 merino wethers, 2 liibrino ewes, at 5d ; crossbred with 5 ram .' fleeces, 4at 7d. 92, half bred hogget, 2at 7Jd. JJ, crossbred,' 3 at 7d. JiL, crossbred ewes, 3 at 7»d, I)K, halfbred uiec'^, lat 4^d. hK over —, first cross ewes, 2 at 7£d ; merino ewe*. 3 at 51. DX, merino ew^s, 1 at 5 I ; cross)ired, wifcii 20 merino fleeces, 1 atU&lfhtlfbred uwss,. 4 at BJJ.. V\ T, menuo, wnh few crossbred fleeces, 3 at s|il. Horse shoe, merino 2ut 4s-l. TU, 2 baleis Shropshire ewes^ 2 btles Shrop shire hoggets, 4 atSfd ; first ci\>ss ewes. L 0 at B£i ; 26 crossbred fleeces, balance piece--, 1 at 6d ; crossbred pieces,- 1 at 3|d ; crossbred beliies, with 26 merino fleeces,'l at A\ I. 2S, half bred ewes, 3at 8d ; merino ewes, 3 at 5d ; crossbred and rams, lat 6§d ; pieces, lat4d. OH over , 6 merino hoggets, Cfl, 2 merino ewes, at 4£d. * over W, merino wethers, 3 at sd. 4K, merino ewes, 4 «t s£d. SB, merino ewes, 2 at SJ. Idalf circle over 9, 2 crossbred hoggets, 2 crossbred ewee, at 7£ >. Half circle 5, half bred ewes, 3 at I\x ; crossbred ewes, 2 .at 7Jd ; merino ewes, 6 at 5. DO, merino ewes, 6 .at s£d ; half bred hoggets, 4 at 7£d; crossbred, with 10 merino fleeces, 1 at 6d ; crossbred pieces, 1 at 4M ; merino pieces, 1 at 3&d ; locks, 1 at l|d. Triangle over S, merino ewes, lat s|d ; crossbred and rams, 1 at 7d ; bellies, 2 at 4|d ; pieces and bellies, 2 at 4|d ; locks, 1 at If J ; stained pieces, 1 at 3d ; merino ewes and dead wool, 1 at 5d ; half bied ewes, 3 at BAd ; half bred ewes, 26 at B£d; 4 halfbred hogget;, 2 crossbred hoggets at 7^d. 85, first combing and halfbred, lat s£d; first clothing (dingy), lat 4|d; bellies and pieces, 1 at 3£d ; stained pieces and locks, 1 at 2d- XT, first cross ewes, 4 at B|d ; rams, 1 at 6^d; 10 c-ossbred fleeces, balance bellies and pieces, lat s|d. 82, merino ewes, 6at s|d. WA, merino, 5 at 7Jd. cross bred ewes, 6 at 7£ ; merino, 10 at 5Jd ; pieces, lat 2£4. P3, crossbred ewes, 2 at 7Jd ; crossbred ewes, with 17 merino fleeces, lat 6£d. WL, merino ewes, 7at s£d. D ovpiv os, merino, lat sfd ; cross bred, 2at 7d. Dy, merino ewes, 2at 6d; first cross ewes, 2 at B£d ; locks, 1 at 2£d; 24 fleeces first cross, 8 bUck, balance crossbred, 1 at 6|d ; pieces and crossbred, 1 at 3%d ; crossbred bellies, 1 at 3£d. Hexagon, crossbred hoggets, 17 at 7£d ; halfbred ewes. 32 at 7|4 ; halfbred Down and halfbred, 2 at 6£d ; first pieces, 4 at 4Jd ; second pieces and bellies, 2 at 3£d ; bellies, l*t 4d. Three hexagons, half bred ewes, 3at 7£4. H, firet cross ewes, 2 at 7d ; Leicester rams, with 12 merino fleeces, lat s|d ; dead wool, lat 6d, cc over J, merino ewes, 6at sd. DV, merino ewes, 2 atsd. \JP conjoined, locks 1 at Ifd. Tlfl conjoined, halfbred and merino, 1 at s|d ; crossbred, 2 at 7£d ; merino, 1 at s^d; pieces, 1 at. 4d. F over A, crossbred and merino with 12 black fleeces, 1 at s£d ; pieces, 1 at 3|d ; locks and pieces, 1 at l|d; 0 between bars, halfbred ewes, 2at?|d ; halfbred hoggets, 3at 7Jd ; hftKbred ewes, 4 at Bd. SM, merino wethers, 3 at 5d ; merino ewes, 8 at s|d; locks, 1 at ljd. Bins—'lack wool, 1 at 4d ; dead wool, 2 at s£d ; cross bred bellies, 3 at 2id ; locks, 4 at lfd ; merino fleeoes, 5 at 6d ; crossbred fleeces, 6 at 7|d ; merino pieces, 7 at 3|d ; locks, Bat2d ; ram?, 9 at 6d ; bags dags, 10 at id. '

MR JOHN G. RESTELL.

Mr John G. Kesteli 'in cotijunction with the New Zealand Loan and Mercan tile Ageucy Company, Limited) reports on the wool sale : —YVe Held our second Balo of the season yesterday, when we offered 234 bales to a rather limited attendance of buyer*, who however com peted freely for all stood clean lots. Our tvales and shipments from Abhburton sounty this season now total over 2500 bales. Our top prioe (or crossbred at this s'ile was B£d. Details of other values are given below. JQ, merino ewe, 19 bales at sd, passed. RS merino eww, 6at sd. Git, half bred ewe, 10 at Bel. A, merino ewe, 3at 4|d. FIR, merino ewo, 2 at 4jd, passed. Square, with bar across, 7 at s£d. 3, halfbred hogget, 6 at 7|d ; A 4, merino ewe, 4at sd. RE, halfbred ewe, 4 at 7£d ; merino ewe, 3at 4£d, passed. A.), crossbred, 6at 7£d. B, merino ewe, 2at s£d,' passed; merino ewe, 5 at s|d, passed. 4£, merino ewe, 3at sd. Bar over MQ, merino wather, 10 at 4id, passed ; merino wether and ewe, lat4|d, SB, merino ewe, 5 at s|<l.~>JG, merino ewe, 4 at 5d ; merino ewe and 6 cross bred fleeces, lab sd. M over R. aurino ewes, 2at sd. Diamond over T, first cross ewe, 11 at 7£d. 8H and Triangle and X, merino ewe, 6 at 4d, passed. KB, half and three quwtorbied ewe; 6 at 7£d; merino ewe; 5 at 4sd, passed ; 30 merino, 23 crossbred and 4 rams fleeces, 1 at 6id; naif bred and merino locks, lat 2fd. JJ crossed over H, three-quarterbred hogget, 3at 6Ad, passed, DN, merino wether, 2 at 44d. S between two bars, merino ewe, 2at 4d ; he If bred ewe, 1 at 7£d. WB» merino ewe, 2 at 4f d ; three-quarter bred Lincoln, 1 at 6|d ; bellies and pieces, lat 3d.;.. Bar over TK, merino ewe, lat 4|d. Diamond over T, second crossbred ewe, lat 6|d ; bellies, lat 3£d. Bar over C 6, jnerino ewes, lat s|d. IHR, merino, ewes, with 20 crossbred fleeces, 1 at sd. TN, first cross and merino ewe, 1 at s|d ; merino ewe, 11 at s|d, passed. "n over JR conjoined, crossbred ewe. 2 at7d ; merino ewe, 2 at 6£d. 4 over boomerang, merir* ewes, 2 at 4£d. OXO, halfbred ewes, 2at 6£d. JC in diamond, merino ewe, 4at od. Heart, merioo wethers, 3at4f J; halfbred locks, 3, at 2d ; merino focto?, 1 at l£d ; merino pieces, 1 at 3|d ; halfbred pieces, dead wool and lockg, 1 at 3sd ; 11 fleeces half; '■ bred, 18 fleeces matted, 4 black fleece?, , 1 at 6d ; 6 fleeces Lincoln rams, 9 border i Luoester rams, lat 6£d. G T over , merino ewes, 7at s|; i. X over 5, merino wethers, 2at 4£d, passed. AB over -->, merino ewes, 2ac if d, uassed. RE over —, crossbred ewes, 6at 7d. — over VC, iuoririo locks and pieces, I at Id; merino bellies, 1 at 2|d. — over 9, merino ewes, 1 at 6d. GC. merino 16oks, cress bred looks, 24 rams and j 2 black fleeces, 1 at 3H. JQ, merino {locks, 2 at l^d; rams, 1 at 6d. RE over —, bellies and pieces, 1 at 3J4 GT over — -, merino pieces, lat 2£d. RC . over —, merino ewes, lat 4£d." Square with bar across, merino pieces, 1 fadge at, \M. TN, locks and pieces. 1 Hie at 2Jd;. merino bellies, 1 at 4d. 4X, locks anil pieces, iat 2|d. GC, merino ewes, 4at 4fd; passed ;• crossbred ewes, I§atß^d, passed. «JG, merino bellies, 5 bags at 3id. — over C 6, merino bellies, 1 at 3id. RS, merino rams, at 4|d.. W^, black wool, lat 4M KB, black woo}, \ at 4jd. Half circle over JR conjoined,* merino locks, \ at ijrd. BK, jiie'rino i locks, lat l|d. RE, irerino locks, 1 at 1' I'd. AB over —, merino locjts, lat Hd- 1 x--6vj&r fe^ roerino' locks, 2 at l|d. RC over Half circle, lat lid. — oye,r TK, merino locks, 1- at ljd. —; over and under S, merino 'ocks, 2at ljd. BH, merino l,ocks, 1 at IJd. R^S, inerino locks, Xat Ud, M oyer R, merino pieces, 3. at 2d', 68, merino pieces, lat 2d. RE, merino pieces, 1 at 2d. BH, marinb pieces, lat 2d. A, merino piece?, lut JO (in dianiond), werino pieces, 1 at 2d. 4 oveti boomerang, merino pieces, 1 at 2d. ftS, merino pieo;s(, lat 2d,[]—pver Q6* merino bejliea, lat 3|d, A 4, merino bellies, lat 3]d. 08, merino bellies, 3 afe 3£d. <-«■ over JR (conjoined), merino bellies, lat 3|.1. AJ, merino belliem 1 at 3|d. GT over bar, rams 1 at s£d ; rams, latsid. JC in diamond..ram- •• ? ■*•■•»* *Z± Mi irt-^L Square with bar across, e'ead wool, 1 at 2fd. H, dead wool, lat 2|d. HK, i dead wool, Xat B|d. SC tarW de*d' wool, \at 2|d f GFO f deAd wool, Xat

«4i. 3in cicie, dead wool, Ist 2R AJ, black and merino wool. 1 at 4|*; JQ, black and merino wool, 1 at 4H. OXO, merino ewes, 1 at 4£d. S0 over, bar, merino ewe», 2at 4£J. BE over -, half bred Jock*, 2at 2d. WB, half. br*? f locfe 2Ht 2. d- 3, half bred locks, 2 at2J. JQ, merino and crossbred,! at 41. AH, merino aud crosgbmi, lat 4d. UE over —, hn'fbred lwlliei., 1 at 2ld. Diamond over T, halfbred bellies, 6at ?*/.-. Jtl °w - coi,joiiied, halfbred bellies, lat 2|J. AJ, halfbred b«ilies, I at 2-| I. A 4, crossbred, 2at 6d. WB, croiAbred. 4at6d. VC under —, jroat bivd,'2at6a. -6, crossbred, 1 at 6J. AH, crossbred, 1 at 6d. Diamond over T, crosh bred, 1 aft 6d, 8G over - , croev brud, 1 at 61. TK over—, eroMbred ewes, 2at fi|d. Diamond over T, cross bredewi.'. 2at 6|d; cronnbted looks, 3 at l^d.

SPORTING.

[PER PRESS ASSOOJATtOM.]

WELLINGTON SUMMER MEETING.

Hutt Racecocrsb, January 23. Wellington Cup, a pieca of plate of Urn value of 100 soys, with 400 soys added. One mile and a half. Retina, 7»t 71b 1 Merrie England, Bst 71b ... 2 ' Queen of Trumps, 7st 61b ;.j- 3 , ' At the fall of the flag Captive and Lochness went to the front, with Crack* shot third; but passing the stand Queen of Trump* was leading, with fUtina a&d Captive second and third, the others a length a way. At the back Retina joined Queen of Trumps, and Merrie England moved up. Retina and Queen of Tramps were first into the straight, and. th* former drew out at the distanoe and won by two length?. Queen of Tramps an excellent third. Time—2min 40jec. Dividend—£l7 4s. Nursery Handicap, of 100 soys; six furlongs.—Weetmere, 9»t, 1; Spinaway. 7st 41b; Busybody-Tst 81b, 3. Per. suasion, Noyade, and Purepo also started. Westmere jumped away with the lead, arid won all the way. Time—lmin 19W. Dividend—£2 4s. Hack Handicap.—Welcome Nat (by Johnny Faulkner—Lady Florence) beat ton others. Dividend—£7 6s. Wewra Handicap, of 80 soys; H mile.—Torpedo, 9st 121b, 1; Soot Free, 9st 71b, 2 ; FJeta, Bat 61b, 3. Won by half a length. Time—2min 14aeo. Divi dend—£ss?. Telegraph Handicap, of 100 sots; six furlongs.—Rebellion, 9st, 1; Loch ness, Bst 71b, 2 ; Njjatioma, 7st 71b, & Won easily. Time—lmin 17sec. Diri dend—£2 11s. £8547 passed through the machine, as against £8295 the same day last year. A number of owuers this morning pro tested against the Club accepting the nomination which went astray owing to the postal authorities sending them to Dunedin. The Stewards met and de cided to dismiss the protest.

DUNEDIN AUTUMN MEETING.

■ Dukedin, Jaanary 24. Dilemma is scratched for all engage ments at Dunedin Autumn Meeting.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(PERPHESS ASSOCIATION.)

DUKE OF YORK'S MARRI AGE.

London* January 28. It is believed the marriage of the Duke of York and Princess Mary will be celebrated in the second week of April. THE PANAMA SCANDALS; Dr Cornelius Herz, who was arrested at Bournemouth for complicity in the Panama Canul frauds, has engaged Sir E. Clarke to oppose his extradition to France. IRISH AFFAIRS, the "Daily News" denies that Egin's release is in pursuance of an intention to grant an amnesty to all prisoner guilty of less than a capital offence. Mr Healy declares that he. has~seen the Home Rule Bil!, which is better than the measure drafted in 1886. He hopes thatEgaa's release will be the precursor of other, similar acts of'" clemency v Mr William Redmond claims that it is the result of the threat to move an amendment to the Address-in-Reply The "Standard" accuses Mr Glad stone of having set a murderous ruffian free in order to secure the Parnellite votes. " The Times " iJso alleges that Egan has been released in order to purchase support for Mr Gladstone. , The people of limerick are demand ing the release of Daly, another dynamiter. ' ' "■ "■' ■' "*\ '■ Dr Foster made a tour through America and obtained numerous promises of funds to secure Hotne Role, London, Jannary gg. , tfohn Redmond was waiting at the prison for E«an, the released dynamu ter, and gave him a hearty welcome. The ex-conyict looked the picture of ; health. Remarkable secrecy was observed by the authorities, and Evan's release was quite unexpected. MOROCCO. Sir J. W. Ridgeway hu been in structed to co-operate with Spain in settling'the Morocco difficulty POLITICAL. It is reported that the Queen's Speech includes payment of members. local option, establishment of Parish Councils, disestablishment of the Welsh Church. LABOR MATTERS. | Ninety thousand Welsh miners [threaten to strike owing to a reductibii of wages. -' ; : 'i^i-'ii.'. ! REV THOMAS SEJJRGEQN. The "Rev Thomas Spurgeon hag been re-appointecf Baptist 1 missionary iti New Zealand. r - * M It is taljerctd that tlje Kliediye in tends to test England's authority over the Egyptian Miners, and *1«O her right tfl occqny t^eofluntry, H« U showing sig-qs of a desire to get rid ol the English officials. Telegrams, from I Cairo slate that the fea* of the European resident* are not aUayed, and, the English officials regard their position as shaken. It is probable, that the strength of the army ol occu pation will he increased.

CHURCH AND STATE IN FRANCE.

; The Chamber oflV-- , 22. stored tiM-J***-* -HUtimhts rp- fi gttr r oPS' BtiP°nd'to>; THE HOMKTiIS > f KeY JfoßKrJwiatrr «2 i

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—"tll€;-P0TAT0J8 OQOKED. 1 ffiKAT was what Te Whiti said at. the ■*■ gi'wixfc Mhoii jiatho.riuy. The saying has px-ited iato a proverb. No'k dy exac 1 ly knew what the dusky prophet ny.wnt ; ncbody was sure that he knew hinnelf. He was not cooking blue derwents when i he nvide the remark ; but, thotiir.ea were full of matters of mighty inif^rt for him. I Bryce on the pale horso cooked the goose jof the i'cipient rcbelli >n, and althouoh ! the lure proverb cost t!ie c >Jony a god dial of mon»?y, it had rln moral eff^ci of, M) iospe»k,tfiking all the shoddy out - f the native question, leavina us a loyal aad sensible raco of Mv>ti< f »• nuiirli'iow. 1 IVO SHODDY is a jjoo 1 motto for any in mi to follow, mid I carry it right into U.e heart of my. business. We generally understand a man to mean, when he uses To Wh^ proverb, that some great quosti.ai haicome to a head. It would perhaps be more noaily accurate to say the cooking of a potato was a burning question, than that the vexed Wakanui Creek was one. You can't burn the creek. Can you ? But the creek has caused seme hetrt burnings though ; and one or two peop'e 6 ; ver it were very nearly left without any water to enable them to say "The potato is cooked." I trust when the County Council, aided by Mr James Brown (to whom Mr Murdoch Bruce thought the whole district was indebted for. stirring up the creek question), are able to say " the potato is cooked/ the matter will be settled once for all, with TSo Worttile** Remnanti Ueit of bad feeling and unnei,'hbnrly hard thoughts. The friends of Methodist Union will not. I fear, be able to say '* tue potato is cooked" yet. At least the talk at the Primitive Conference did njt look that way. But union would be an advantage in many ways. ! find that when a very large number of people are of one mind, as they are, in regard to the advantages to be gained by patronising our shop, we can sell goods to them much more cheaply than a man can do who has onljr & Jijniied patronage. /."" By the way, did you hear what the J&ectebman said of the Conference in re ply to ft poke at his country. "Their best chairman of a pyblic meeting is a Scotchman. The- beat n?an they have is a woman; and she is a ScojLchflaan fco->." That Scotchman must have been an Irish man. So thinks HA.RSY HAHDLEY, Manager fuf H4BDLEY BROS. whose »kock of Drapery and Clothing is very i*rg# and elegant, useful and I cheap, Special purchase of fW^Jlgrs' samples at low prices. Come a»d ioofe ai> th^W.



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G. JESSON (Late J. Quinn), PRACT I C A )i WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER, OPTICIAN, &c, EAST STREET, ASHBIUtTON. XTI7ATOIIKS, CLOCKS, & JEW ELLbUY Every description',,,- Repaired aud made to order on tho shortest notice. The Trado and Country Stores supplied. „ Please note the address— G. JESSON PRACTICAL WATCH\fAKER AND JEWELLER, OPTICIAN, &c , East Street, Abhburlou. !



w inued lOST, Lady's silver watch, in vicinity J of Domain. Finder rewarded on leaving same, with Mr Cuthbertsor, solicitor. ____L_r C\TANTEd7~^ respectable girl as ▼ ▼ general servant. Apply officei of this paper. *■ *■_ F~~ OR Sale-A good General Store and Bakery, doing a good business. For particulars, etc., *pply to Thomas Mark, Baker, Toiuuki, South Canter bury^ 1124 \ >TISSI.NG FRIRWDS.-1I A. Ivrvjov jyj will call upon D. Thomas, Ash burton, he will hear of something to ln< advantage. 1*1(2 P~T/VNOFORTK and OrgaiT" Show Room.-. Hesfc cash value obtain able. Extended t. run ; rrcMiced scale ; Chiiatchurch prices.—H. M. J pites;. TJIRIZ'S Books, good selection from 1 various publishers. Schools sup , plied at lowest possible prices. New Zealand views mounted on plush.—H. M. JONKS. \I / ANTED Known—Tee Creams, Ice VV Creams, for the hot weather, always ready at H. G. Flower's, Confec tioner, East Street. _____ THE Misses7a dam'7ew~~ Refreshment Rooms now open. Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, Lemon Squash, Soda and Milk and all the new summer drink* ready^ at all times, Coleman's Buildings, East Street. ANTED everyone to come and see the beautiful presents we are giving away for ev«ry 5s and upwards spent.—H. C. Segbes, Melford House. WANTED— Purchaser* tor Bargains in Summer Dresses, Prints, and Detaiues, Sunshades, ate. at S. W. Alcorn arid Cob Sale. _^ SPELLING OFF Bocks, Stationery, i) and Account Books, Fancy Goods, Music, Violins, Accordeoiis, etc, Fire Screens and Stove Ornaments, all at Reduced Prices.—l*. F. Andrewes & Co. ANTED K.iiown.— A great variety of high class dress goods to choose from now sellinj* under regular wholesale prioeß. —H. C. Seoers, Melford House. \\ J ANTED Known—New Flannelettes \ t at extraordinary prices; 3s lid »nd 4s lid doz. Thirty per cent under piice.—W. H. OoMJgR. WANTED the Public to know that S. W. Alcorn and Go's Summer Sale is now un. Great Bargains in Millinery, Under^lothingjitc. , SOMERSET Meat Mart. The oldest, the largest, the best, and the cheap est. Small 'roods a specialty. Full rei-hts guaranteed. A trial solicited. — 'V. J. SILfIOCK. 4t182 WANTED Known.—Come and see our dre^s lines at 4|d and 63, atfio shirting 6|i, thrae-quarter cloaks 2* o<l.— H. C. Seobks, Milford House. WHY not Bake your own Bread when you can j»et 601 bs of the Best Roller Flour for five shillings cash or I five shillings and sixpence booked at Robert Alcorn's, Saunders' Buildings. 1131 DON'T let the rain water destroy your buildings. Get Spouting fixed at 4d per foot and buy a tank, complete with tip, tested before leaving workshop, for 30rf, -At J. W. Hartley's. \V7, ANTED Known that S. Salek, W". Watchmaker and Jeweller, has removed to hew shop near New Zealand Clothins/ Factory 10 213 WANTED Known—Dr Scott's cele brated Electric Corsets can only be obtained in Ashburton at W. II Colmkk'h, "Tho Corn«r."^ BEAR in mind that J, W. Hardley, Vlumber and Gasfitter, East Street, has the largest Stock iv town of Pumps, Pipes and Fittings, and that he is selling them cheaper than ever at prices hitherto ! unheard ot" in Ashburton, Now is the ! chance for a cheap Pump ; improved No. 4. Price, 16a. Larger siv.es in proportion. ./JURISTHAS ■.Suits. Boys, three \J garment long Trouser Suiti at 15s. Boys, Colorial-made Knicker Suits from 10a; Men's nicely made Colonial Tweed ( vSuits 30;. Colonial Tweed Suits to mc-anire from 503.—Ashburton Clothing Mart. Saunders' Buildings. Rob rut ALCORy ; DON'T Forget the Barough Bye-Laws re Carr ags Lamps, and that Hardle . as large Stock f>n hand, also a large assortment «t Tinware and Iron mongery, Scythes, Reaping Hooks, Hay Knives, Forks, etc., of bent quality, and all at lowest possible prices.' J. W. ardlky, East Street, Ashburton, NEW YEAR'S GIFTS.—Card, Book lets New Games in great variety. Beaut ful lot of Vases, Fancy Glassware, and Fairy Lamps Boys' and Girls' Annuals, and i.ther new Volumes. Prize Books at reducedprioes. New Birthday Reward and Wedding Carda.-L, F, ANpRJSWES # 30., Stationers' Hall v \\T ANTED Kaowft—Th»t J. Moittos 1 W keeps the best stock of Boots in Ashburton, for this roason that lie pays cash and is not under or bound to any one firm like many in the trade, which enables him to procure and supply the j public with the Best Colonial and English makes; and liia well-known make needs |no recommendaaon. Always on hand Best Solo Leather, used for repairs and done at once.—J, Moison, Impermeable Bootmaker, Town Hall, East Street, next Court House.



B'iRO^JGH OF ASHBURTON. KOTIFIOATION" SCiJ > VALUATION. T\KK Notice.—The Valuation List of tlj.e Borough cf Ashburton for the year j|is i's noyr open for inspection at che Bbrojugh GouncU Office, JSaringSquare, ; VVpst, Ashbur^on. All objecti.pns there?! toin^st. fte left ait the Resident Magis- ] trap's QQlirt- on or before fifteenth day of j Ffebruary ne*t, gddre^ed lq the Assess-1 nienl CWrt, and a sop? o# eyery such objection must be left at the Tcw# GlerWs office nofc less than seven days before Me To ,vn Clerk. Boi ough Ooimeii Os.cs, - n Ashburton, January H, 18S3, f^y ityT IS S BA RR A T TTS" SCH (fa t WILL RE-OPEN JANUARY 23BifINST. Subjtete lauyht — Engiis'.i, Music, D'awing, and Sinking. Miss Biirmtt will be al home from 20th inbt^ Li? TO THRESHING MACHIS.W WiOVRIETOBi'. rpHREKHING Machine Books vr f itn X improved principle % :Vin,ted on Ihe shortest notice atM/vij. Otlice. Save time, and ensure a-^uracy m your thrashing accounts by mwin'4 W orders fpr booJks early. ASHBU&TOK PUItLISqiNXr CO., |