MAIL NOTICES

Mads close for the following places as under, subject to the necessary alterations:— MONDAY, April 24. For Northern Poits and Westport, per Brunner, at <3.30 a.m. For South America, United Kingdom, and Continent of Kurope, per Buah'ue at 6.}Opin WKDNESDAY, APRIL 25. For Northern Ports and Australian Colo nies, ocr YVukatipu, at 10.30 a.in

THE Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1893 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The local poition of the San Francisco mail may be expected to reach Ashburton by the morning train on Monday. The Wellington Woollen Factory have declared an interim dividend at the rate of 8 per cent per annum. The Rev James Blackie, of Lumsden, will preach in the Ashburton and Wakanui Presbyterian Churches to-morrow. G. King and Co., Christchnrch, have completed on behalf of thi late J. M. Wattes executors, a sale of the Washdyk'j meat preserving and boiling down works to a syndicate. . The Mayor of C'iristchurch has applied to the Inspector of Police for a constable to be in attendance at the meetings of the City Council with instructions to keep order. D. M. Ross was liberated from Lyfctclton eaol on the morning of Monday lasV and lefc Lytte'ton for Auckland where he in tended to catch the boat for San Francisco, and to settle in America. Measrs Friedlander Bros, announce as important clearing sale next Friday at the firm of Mr E. Hardwick, Maori Re erve, Kyle. Mr Hardwick is giving up cropping, and his horses, plant, etc, are for absolute sale. Before Mr J. W. Rawle, J P., this morn ing, George Palmer, an old offender, was fined 10a and expenses 7s, in default four days' imprisonment, for drunkenness. A first offender, who had paid the expenses incurred by the police on his account, was convicted and discharged with an admonition. The Committee of the band contest., to be held in Christchurch on November 9, 10, aud 11, has decided that the first prize ah-ill be £100, the second £50, the third £30, the fourth £20, the fifth £10, and the sixth Jfs. It is expected tint the special prize list will be large, as it is believed that English firms will a^ist the Committee with prizes for eo'o playing. News has been received in Ciiristchurch that Mr E. Chapman, of Springbank, who was accidentally shot while wild cattle shooting at Mount White, is lying at a shep herd's hut near Mount White, from which he cannot be moved. Blood poisoning is said to have set in, and two medical men , have gone to assist the dootor who is at pre sent attending him. The Hon. R. Seddon left Christchurch for Wellington yesterday afternoon. Hs stated in the course of an interview that all the Ministers excepb Mr Ward will be there on Saturday. One of the pressing duties before Ministers was the holding of an executive council meeting to consider the report on the Waikomiti murder trial, and a petition for commutation of the death sentence. The Governor will arrive at Wellington from Auckland on Monday, and the meeting to decide Scott's fate will be held not later than Tuesday. ; Nine members of the Christchurch City Council last night signed a "round robin, ' calling upon the Mayor to resign his seat, as they decline to sit any longer if he occupies the .mayoral chair. The Mayor has issued a challenge to Cr. Gray that bothiesfgn and contest the mayoral chair If Or. Gray be -lu»^iuoo,-l»o-s.nrL.fi.ve_ofcher floiineiUnM_tn-jjiv«_ an undertaking not to re-enter municipal politics for five years, the Mayor giving a similar undertaking in the event of his defeat. On Thursday morning the store, granary, and stables on the Cheviot estate were deflroyed by fire. No particulars are to hand, but the agents for the trustees of the late Mr Robinson state that it is not likely that there was anything in the buildings at I the time. The buildings had been insured in favor of the trustees for £1400, and the contents for £1000 in the Alliance and Royal offices, and it is stated that after the sale of the property to the Government, reinsurances were effected in the name of the Crown for £500. Tho estate came into the possession of the Government the previous day. Ab the quarterly "communication of the District Grand Lodge of Canterbury, E.G., held on Thursday night in the St Augustine Hal!, a large number of Freemasons from the town and country Lodges assembled for the purpose of saying farewell to the R. W. Brother P. Cunningham, District Grand Master, upon his departure for England. The occasion was taken advantage ot to make a presentation which had been aub scribed for by the brethren of the English Constitution in Canterbury—a jewel of the Grand Master's degree, beautifully de signed, inlaid with diamonds, with a large diamond star at the joint of the compasses. The presentation was acknowledged by Bro Cunningham, who sxid he hoped to train much Masonic knowledge in England and to find on his return that the lodges under the English Constitution were progressing satis factorily. The attendance at the Oddfellows' Hall last evening on the occasion of the second rendering of Root's lively and exceedingly pretty cantata by the Wesleyan choir was fairly large, but nob sufficient to fill the hall, which should have been crowded to the door had the performance received the patronage it merited The cantata went without a-eingle hitch from start to finish, and the choruses were rendered with the vigor and accuracy which the confidence derived from steady and careful practice gives. The principals were quite at home in their several parts, and had space per mitted it would have been a pleasing task to notice the performance .of the cantata at length and in detail. But congratulations to the choir and their painstaking conductor on a mo3t successful second production of of the cantata must suffice. Music of the the cast of the "Haymakers" is always welcome, and when given with tlic aid.to, effect of a well appointed stage and appro- Sriate costume, as was the case last night, is oubly so. It is believed, the Auckland saye, on the strength of recsnt authorita? tive statements made, that, the manage. ment of the Huddart-Parker Steamship Company, of Sydney and Melbourne, has in view the probable continuation of its steam service to New Zealand, even though the crack steamers Warrimoo and Mio wera have to withdraw very shortly in order to take up the Vancouver mail ser vice. It is understood tint the company will very probably place some of its smaller steamers in the intercolonial trade, to continue the running between Australia and New Zealand * The Company at pre sent has a fleet of fine steamers running on the Australian coast, some of them similar in every respect to the crawfboats of the Union Steamship Company. Though i smaller than the Warrimoo and Miowera, [ several of them are about the size of the I steamers Manapouri, Wairarapa, Tarawera, and the other fine vessels of the " red fnnuel" flee 1-. Amougst the vessels of Messrs Huddart, Parker and Co.'s line now running on the Australian coast and to Tasmania are the steamers Tambo, Bur- I fUtn'beetj' Tasmania, EJUingmite and others. X'hs Jforrufflbeet is a steel steamer of 2420 tons registef, wjch engines of 2^lo horse power. The Tambo js'a. steel stpamship of 2585 tons, built on the Type in lssf. The Tasmania is a splendid new sce§l steamer which was only built last year. The Incowera, a new steel steamship for the ' game Company, has jus,t been built in England,,

The business manager of the People's Popular Concerts is in Christchuroh making final arrangements with talent for the open ing night on Wednesday next. Full pro gramme will appear in Tuesday's Guar dian. Mr Go<ldard, nurseryman, Napier, has discovered that the codlin m->ih does not confine itself to orchards but will enter houses. I'he grub is found in all sorts of fruit, and Mr Goddard thinks it absurd to suppose that it can be eradicated by Act of Parliament. For the tea and concert in Eiffelton School on Wednesday evening a full programme his been prepared, and performers from all parts of the county will be present. The concert promises to be one of the biggest things ever brought off by a country School Committee, and we wish them every success. The Wellington Free Public Library was opened on Friday by Vlr Justice Bichmond. The City Council have spent £6051 of the ratepayers' fundi on the building and allocated £2250 for the purchase of books for the reference library. Councillor Fraser, who is chairman of the Library Committee of the City Council, stated that in the opinion of competent authorities the city had now the nucleus of the best reference library in the Southern Hemisphere. The privileges in connection with the Trotting Club's meeting, on Wednesday, were sold to-day by Mr R. Fiiedlandtr, as follow:—Publicans Booth, £8 10s, Mr A. J. Kelly, Central Hotel; refreshment £1, Mr Jewett, Deep Sea Fishing Company; right of sports, 10s Mr Jewitt ; cards 10s per doz, Mr W, Baker. Hon Mr Seddon visitesl Sunnyside Asylum yesterday. In the course of an interview he said that a gross blunder had been made in regard to the fire prevention appliances now being fitted up. The pipes and hydrants were much too small, and would be absolutely valueless in case of fire. He said that the laundry was not fitted for-the work, and he regretted he had not seen it before. About £2000 had recently been expended in adding a new wing, chiefly devoted to rooms for the medical superin tendent and other office/a, reception rooms, etc; but he thought these might have waited till the laundry was put in better condition. The asylum generally is in good condition, but the engine house is in the wrong place, there being positive danger from sparks, and the smoke from the chimney entered the building. Complaints had been made to him that tradespeople who had to take cootracts could only work half time, being hindered by asylum routine, and that in consequence tenderers increased their tenders by 30 per cent. It should be con sidered whether the work could not be more cheaply done by abolishing the contract system for such -work as paper-hanging, plastering, etc., allowing workmen to be engaged by the asylum authorities. HoMiOway's Pills.—With darkening day 3 and changing temperatures the digestion becomes impaired, the liver disordered, and the mind despondent, unless the cause of the irregularity be removed from the blood and body by such an alterative as these pills. They directl> attack the source of the evil, thrust out all impurities from the circulation, restore the distempered organs to their natural state, and correct all defective or contaminated secretions. >ttuch an easy means of instituting health, strength, aud cheerful ness should be applied by all whose stomachs are weak, whose minds are harassed, or whose brains are overworked. Holloway's is essentially a blood tempering medicin whereby its influence reaches the reiiotest fibre of the frame and effects a universa good.

POLITICAL.

MR SCOBIE MACKENZIE AT NASEBY.

[PER I'RBSS ASSOCIATION,]

.«.-. Duneoik, April 22. Mr 'Scoble Mackenzie received an enthusiastic vote of confi leace »b Nivseby. He made » fierce onslaught on th? Minis terial-policy, wMch he characterised as a huge imposture.

Shearers and Laborers Union.

CONFERENCE AT GERALDINE,

A conference of delagates of the Shearers and Laborers Union was held at Geraldine on Thursday. Mr W. J. Kelly, M.H.R., President of the Union wis in the chair, and about sixteen delegates were present. The half-yeirly report was read by the secretarj, Mr W. O'Brien (Waimate), and showed the strength of the Union to be 2700. The financial report showed a credit balance of £270, which was con sidered very satisfactory. It was resolved to entreat all working men to join the Union, which has now been made a benefit society as well as a labor union. In the evening the President addressed a public meeting at the Oddfellows' Hall, on "'Labor and Politics." Mr J, M. Twomey, Temuk», gave a most interesting address on labor, from the Norman conquest to the present day, shoeing the tyranny the working man had suffered. Mr I. R. C, 0. Graham, Ashburton, also addressed the meetirg on Labor and Politics. The work of the conference was carried out most successfully.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[PEH PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

COLONIAL COINAGE. London, April 20. The Treasury has been asked to appoint two officers to discuss with the Agent-General a scheme for the coinage uf silver and bronz , for submission to the various Australian Governments. LOlir* DERBY'S ILLNESS. The Earl of Derby is worse. The Central News was responsible for an incorrect announcement of the death of the Karl of Derby, and the entire English press were deceived. THE HANSARD FRAUDS H( jnry Isaacs, ex-Lord Mayor of London, who was one of the accused in the Hansard Company prosecution, has been acquitted. LABOR MATTERS. The dockers' strike at Hull is not yet settled, and the conference between the owners and unionists has been postponed. April 21. The "Chronicle" says that the dockers at Hull are opposed to the Shipping Federation's claim for abso lute freedom of contract, fearing it will entirely open the door to non- Unionists.

BULGARIAN ROYAL MAR RIAGE.

Rome, April 21. The marriage of Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria and the daughter of the Duke of Parma was celebrated to-day.

FATAL BLTZZARD.

Washington, April 21. A blizzard caused enormous damage in Milwaukee. Twenty-two persons were killed.

THE GERMAN ARMY BILL.

Berlin, April 21. It is reported that negotiations be tween the Chancellor and the Centre Party for a compromise over the Army Bill has failed.

THE ITALIAN ROYAL SILVER WEDDING.

Rome, April 20. The Emperor and Empress of Ger many, and the Duke of York, have arrived to take part in the celebrations in honor of the silver wedding of the King and Queen of Italy. The event is causing considerable enthusiasm, and the city is brilliantly decorated, while there is also a great display of troops.

AUSTRALIAN.

POLITICAL.

Adelaide, \pril 21. Sir J. W. Downes, Premier, ap proached Mr E Playfoid and Mr F. W. Holder, with a view of getting them to join the Ministry, but both gentlemen declined to enter the Cabinet.

THE QUEENSLAND FUND.

Bbisbakb, April 21. The Floods Relief fund amounts to M£,QQQ, and there is a balance in hand of £35,000. Claims from al parts amounted to £117,000. The balance is locked up in the Joint Stock 'Baukv ■• - : - - .--

SMALLPOX.

Pjerth, April 21. Thrre fresh cases of smallpox have broken out here, and one case is reported at Freemantle.

THE SCHOONER MAILE.

Hobart, April 21, The tug Best has been despatched to search the straits and islancis for traces of the missing Auckland schooner Maile.

THE MAKIN CASE.

Sydney, April 21. The execution of Makin for child murder is postponed for three months in order to permit of the appeal to the Privy Council.

EIGHT HOURS' DAY.

Melbourne, April 21. Over three thousand workmen took part in the eight hours' procession to-day.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wellington, April 21. Rev. F. W. Isitt has written to the Trades and Labor Council on the question of judicial separation, citing several instances of wives who had lived with drunken husbands for life, there being no free procedure whereby they^ could get separation. Ihe Council decided to con sider the question at their next meeting, The question of tendering for letter carriers' suits was considered by the Council, and it was decided to write to the Postmaster-General pointing out the evil of the tendering system, and suggest ing as an alternative that a workshop should be established.

SPORTING.

NORTH OTAGO AUTUMN MEETING

SECOND DAY,

(per press association).

Oajiauu, April 21. President's Handicap, of 75 soya ; one mile and a distance, —Paramu, 6st 121b, 1 ; Tempest, Bst 81b. 2 ; Mariner^'7st 71b, 3. Only starters. Won easily. Time— 2min Bsec. Dividend—£3 133, Oabiaru Handicae Trot of §5 soys j two miles —Factory Gi*l t 3§.sec, 1; Elian, SQaec, 2 : Marguerite, 48sec, 3,- Dividend —£2 17». Waita^i Plate of 60 soys ; six fur lonss.-r-Rondinella, 7st 7lb, 1: Ifuguenot, Bst 9ib, 2; Langley, 7st, p. Time—lmin 24 1-sth sec. Dividend—^. Hack Race, of 15 soya. ; six furlongs. — Fr&ncofcte, 1. Dividend—£l 153. Farewell Stakes, of 30 soys; one mile.—Exile, 7st 121b, 1; O'Rourke, 6st 101b, 2. Dividend-£lB 3 . The amount put through the machines during the two days was £3667- being £507 less than at last autumn meeting.

ASHBURTON TROTTING CLUB.

Acceptances for the i.shburton Trot ting Club's Autumn Meeting (next Wednesday) close this evening at nine o'clock at the Central Hotel.

INQUEST.

FATAL FOOTBALL ACCIDENT.

An inquest was he'd yesterday afternoon in Henry's Commercial Hotel on the Iwdv of the young man .William Bradford, who die<l suddenly that ironiing. The inquest was conducted by Mr Alfred Harrison, J.P., acting as Coroner, with a jury of f-ix. The evidence of Thomas Pauling wa' to fie effect that'he, with deceased and others*, were playing rootb.Ol in the Domain nu' Wednes day afternoon last, Pauling had got away with the ball, had parsed all forwards,- and deceased, who was playing hack, came on to meet him. Pauling was at his■ ■besfc speed, and deceased in trying to collar him slipped and caught Pauling by the legs below the knees. Both went down, and Pauling's knee pressed on some part of deceased's Horly—he thought the face. "Intent on the game Pauling weut oh again after recovering his feet, but was shortly called back,us Bradford was insensible. Bradford recovered in a few minutes, however, and after bathing his face, and wiping the blood away which had flowed from his nose, went on with the game as spiritedly as ever, and played it out. Bradford had several falls in the game after wards. John Jackson corroborated Pauling's evidence, adding that subsequently to the collision with Pauling he had seen deceased sitting on the grass with his head between his hands. Thomas Diueen, room mate with deceased, said Bradford had played on the Wednesday of last week as well as oh Wednesday last, and ou both occasions had complained of headache when he came back, and went to bed for an hour or bo. On Thursday last Bradford went about his work as usual until five o'clock, when he felt unwell, and went to bed about five o'clock. He dozed in an intermittent way until about eleven, occasionally asking Dineen to give him a drink of water, which the latter gave him. At eleven he was delirious and Dineen called Mr Bryant, his employer, but when Mr Bryant came Bradford was asleep. At midnight, however, he was raving, and at one o'clock Dineen was sent to the police station and then to Dr Hunter's. The doctor came, and seeing the state of the patient made enquiries, and the incident of the football game was related to him. He ordered assistance to be procured so that Bradford should be looked after in hia delirium, aud Pauling was sent for. Treat ment calculated to allay the inflammation was prescribed, but Dr Hunter from the first saw the case was hopeless, and told Mr Bryant the young man had not twenty four hours to live. Dineen called Dr Hunter again about three as the case became more and more serious, but as the doctor could do nothing more for thf patient he did not come The boy went afterwards for Dr Trevor, but by the time he arrived Bradford was dead - about ten minutes to six on Friday morning. Dr Hunter's evidence was to the effect stated f above. He said Brad ford was suffering from acute inflammation of the brain, and from that he died. The collision described by Pauling was sufficient cause for the inflammation. . The jury found a verdict iia accordance with the medical evidence.

A BRUTAL HUSBAND.

SMART SENTENCE.

Before Messrs Harrison and Sawle, I Justices of the Peace, yesterday after noon, John Murphy, farmer, living near the mouth of the Rakaia, was charged with having assaulted his wife Catherine Murphy, on April 5, by striking her on the face with hia fist. Mr Purnell ap pearsd for the complainant, and said that though only one day was mentioned in the information, Murphy had subjected his wife to a long course of brutalillusage, who was in constant dread of her life. It was a peculiar feature cf tho cisc that the illusage only look place when the man was sober. When he was drunk he was even kind to hei\ Complainant, in the box, said lhab on the morning of April 5, Murphy was not pleased with finding only tea, bread and butter for breakfast, and on beiug told that it was all they had in the house, he attacked his wife with hi« fists, threw her down on the floor, and kicked her in the stomach. He- was only prevented from further brutal iilusage by the inter ference of the woman'f son. Witness then went into details of previous illusap to which she hid been subjected by the man, who was her second husband, and with whom she had led a very unhappy life ever since she married him, between four and five years ago. She had several times tried to come into town to complain of him, but Murphy had always prevented her, and threatened to murder Her if she told the police. He had frequently drawn a knife to her, and.on one occasion had threatened to cut her head off and leave it by her body. On the day named in the complaint—-later on in the day—he had run at her with a "graip," or garden fork, and had tried to scrangle her with * handkerchief round her neck. Only on Thursday last he had said he would murder her if he were sent to prison over this case. It was easy to live with Murphy when he was drunk, but sober he was a brute with whom there was no living, and she would not live with him. Philip Dolan, son of complainant, cor roborated his mother's evidence. Accused had nothing to say to the charge, further than that he denied ever having struck the woman with his fists. Mr Purnell askei for a punishment of imprisonment, aiKf that accused be bound over to keep the peace. The bench sentenced Murphy to two months' imprisonment with hard labor, and to be bound over to keep the peace for twelve monthsr-diimself in £25, and two sureties of £25 each. Failing finding the sureties, to go to prison for twelve months.

Canada and the United States.

Mr Gr. R. Parkin, in an article in the Sydney Morning Herald, says ;— The annexation of Canada to the United States is never discussed except on a trade basis. The main argument hinges on the supposed advantage of the near market over the distant one. I have t> y ,elf been surprised to find how even this argument grew weak, or even broke down entirely, when applied to the hard facts of Canada's productions and main commercial outlook, In selling her wheat, cattle, pork, cheese, butter, fruit, and like products, Canada finds in the United States not hor best customer, but her greatest rival. Nothing can well be more certain than that in any great development of the country the staples which I have enumerated will compose the chief volume ot her exports. There is a smaller and far less important list of products for which the American market is the best, but in a vast country the dominant pterests must prevail. It interested me much to go into the towiis of the NiagaW Peninsular, and find that therej where a portion of Canada is advanced like a wedge into the United States, almost every important surplus product which, tne'fawner has fro s, ell, except barley, ijnder the natural laws of supply and demand finds, its way across the Atlantic to England, J became con vinced that even on his own ground of trade there was a line pf argument by which the anne*ionisc could s>e hopelessly beaten from Halifax to Vancouver. Unless there should be a complete revolution in popular feeling, and unless some entirely new set of circumstances arise t it may be assumed that annexation 1 need not enter into the present discussion : of Canada's future. Yet few thinking men in the Dominion fail to* see that' existing relations are essentially tempo rary^-that some change mUat and will soon come. The choice for Canada, as: for Australia, is therefore between the independence of an autonomous state outside the empire and the independence of partnership or federation within the empire, |

THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

GUNKBXL SUMMARY. [Oatea fiom Europe to March 30,] The Dine ors of the Cunard Company presented haiiilsomo cheques to the eug uei-rg said officers of the Umbrii in recog nition of th<:ir *-kill in mending tho broken shaft at se'-i *nd bringing the vessel into p it Im.-t Dt:oum>-ei-. '•'ho " Sew York Advertiser's " London special of March 22 says Lhat the frag ntenb-iry reports of the progress of the choltr.i in Eastern Kurope which leaks thi-oush the strict Government censorship of press despatches leave no doubt) that the scourge has begun its work again in earnest. All winter it has been seizing victims in Russia, and now the numbers in vastly on the increase. In Central and •Southern Ru sia peasants are dying by thousands. The entire population is panic btricken. In a frightful hurricane at Tamatave, East Coast) of Madagscar, on February 22, a French ship was stripped almost in stantly of masts and rigging, and went to the bottom with all on board. Five coasting vessels foundered simultaneously, and but ten of the crews were saved. Four other coasters hank before the storm -passed. The Tamatave streets were swept clean of people and vehicles in a minute. Twenty-two of the best build ings and a large number of huts were wrecked, and many lives were lost. A gambling scandal has been developed in Berlin. The parties are persons of the highest rank, men and women. It was brought out by the losses at a distin guished Club of a Silesian Count, reaching 27,000 marks, before he found he was being cheated. Several accomplices were arrested, but the leaders managed to escape to England. A handsome woman was used as a lure. The House of Commons irs to be asked this sestion to sanction the construction of a bridgj across tho Straits of Dover, connecting England and Frar.cc. Messrs Schaeffer and Horsent, Frenchmen, and Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker, are the engineers for tho bridge and re eponsible for its design, which provides for a bridge on the cantilever principle, carrying a double line of rails with a clear headway underneath of 2CO feet. Tho bridge will consist of seventy-three spans, alternately 1630 and 1310 feet, supported on aeventy-two piers. The cost of the bridge is estimated at about £33,000,000, and the period required for its construc tion ; s seven years. It was cabled on March 6, from Lon don, that Mr Gladstone was subjected to a hostile demonstration in aristocratic Brighton, the day before. Leaving St Paul's Church in the morning with Lord Acton, he found a large crowd outside, including a number of young Tory " Woods," who saluted him with hooting, hissing, and cries of "traitor." The Liberals present responded with cheers, and the tumult was heightened. Mr Gladstone's passage was blocked until a cab was called, and he drove quickly away. Mr John Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland, has instructed the chiefs of police in the Ulster districts to keep the local leaders of agitation in such a position that they can be arrested on the first sign of serious revolt, Mr Morley's orders to the chiefs are to have reporters on behilf of the police at every public Orange meet ing held in the province of Ulster, who are to be instructed to take down every utterance of every speaker at such meet ing, and these utterances are then to be submitted to the local chiefs, who, if they cannot decide the points at issue, are to forward a copy cf the utterances to the Government officials at Dublin. When ever, in the judgment of tho local chief , or (failing to determine tho point), in the judgment-of the Under Secretary for Ireland, speeches of the Ulster speakers are of a uiture sufficiently inflammable to provo a menace to Government, the speaker-* are to be arrosted and prose cuted with all rigor at the command of Government. This course, it is thought, will check the agitation. It is said, on what is considered good authority, in a London despatch of March 24, that the announcement of ths engage* mene of the Duke of York to Princess May will be accompanied by the engage ment of Princess , MauJ of Wales to Lord . Rosebery. Already the settlements of the future Lady Rosebery are b*ing dis cussed. Lord Rosebery, on Ma'previous marriage to a Rothschild, had the sum of £30,000 settled on him out of his wife's estate, and a life interest subject to certain provisions for their children in the remainder. His own estates are now comparatively clear, and they bring in probably £25,000 to £30,000, while his salary of £5000 as Minister to the '<■ rpwn is something in addition. There is some disparity in years between Lord Rosebery and the Princess Maud. He will be forty-six years old in a few weeks, while she is about half his age. A new invention by a Mannheim sailor, a cloth cuirass, to resist the small calibre bullet, and recently approved by tho German War Department, was tested at Mannheim on March 24. The uni forms of the new cloth, placed on wooden effigies, were not pierced by bullets fired from points of 100, 200, or 300 metres distance. At shorter range the wooden figures were so deeply dented that the officers concluded the force of the impact was sufficient to stun a man. The pre pared cloth would not be used to protect I the arms and legs as it would hamper the movements of the soldiers. The French press sneeis at the discovery, and refers to it as the familiar Austrian device patented in all countries several years ago by a Viennese engineer, KarlScarned. The latter was made of undressed hides [ sticthed together, and then put under I hyndraulic pressure. The trial resulted in a decision that it was useless in time of ! war, and when the inventor relieved his feelings by the use of strong remarks, he ' got a month in prison for insulting the Austrian Emperor. Scaoned's invention may still be seen in Vienna, with bullets flattened and twisted as they were fired into it at the official tests. It is said a Berlin firm has succeeded in buying the Mannhiem invention for a large sum. Amid the cheers of thousands of people lining the banks of the Thames .on the j afternoon of March 22, the Oxford crew finished first in the great university race, with the Cambridge men two and a half lengths behind. It was a hot race and was vwy bravely won. A light wind was blowing at 4. 3d "o'clock, when the boats made a start. Tho course was the historic stretch between Putney and Mortl^ke, of four and a quarter miles. Putney bridge was crowdecj. before the race'began, and rows of people lined the parapet. On the! wide shore \n front of the Rowing Club' houses a great crowd had gathered, and each side of the rivtr was lined'with tugs^ barges, wherries, and all manner of craft for the accommodation of sightseers ashore and afloat. There wa3 a gay enow of bunting along the course, and the bal ' conies were filled with gaily dressed ladies,.

AMERICAN SUMMARY.

San Fkanoisoo, March 31. '■ Some excitement was created in naval and social circles by the marriage of Com* mander William H. Whiting, of the United States Steamship AUinnc9, to Miss Etea Ah Fons% daughter and heiress of the great Ah Fong, a most notable Chinaman, and a Hawaiian belle.. A fight is going on in New York be tween the Society for tha Prcrention of Cruelty to Children and the managers of the different theatres. The Society in sists on clearing ths stage of children, and theatrical p-sopls resjit the inter ferenco.

THE ASllßtlttTON ■ftUAKDIAff SATURDAY, APltlL £2, 1893.



Wanted. 11 /"ANTED tojiire, a small Cottage of' W three or four Rooms in Ashbar ton. App!y ' Tenant," this Office. 4 182 W ESLEYAN Church. Sunday ser vices at 11 a.m. and 6 30 p.m. Evening subject—"Why are the people not saved?" Preacher—Rev S Lawry. ; 4 184 "PRIMITIVE Methodist Services to -*- morrow. Preachers, morning —Mr Lloyd ; evonir>g—Rev .lamps Cocker. Sul'jaot ; •• .Jeroboam's Favorite Son." m 2 l_____ 4 187 "DIAJvOS from £20, £26, and £28 10s. I OTgans from £15 10s. Harmonium^, £10. Easy terms of payment. —H. M. Jones. 11HE Misses Adams' new Refreshment - Rooms now open. Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, Lemon Squash, SGda and Milk and nil the new summer drinks ready at all times, Coleman's Buildings, East Street. NEW I)OOKS.—The Children of the King, The Man who was Good, Tennyson's Works, 1000 Best Poems.— H. M..Jones. 4 170 WANTED Known. —T. Horax having commenced Bacon Curing he will have a good supply of Pork Sausages, Pies, and Saveloy* To-day (Saturday), Eaßt street. 4 106 BICYCLES (Adams, Curties, and Co's machines) Cash or terms, Christ church prices.—H. M. Jones. SOMERSET Meat Mark. The oldest the largest, th.3 best, and the cheap est. Small 'roods a specialty. Fui weights guaranteed. A trial solicited. ; —W. J. Siloock. 4t182 WANTED Known—lee Creams, Ice Creams, for the hot weather, %lways ready at H. G. Flower's, Confec ioner, East Street. HAVE you Seen the New Slippers at MITCHBLt AND TuRNBE'S 1 4 148 aAVE you secured some of our warm Slippers for children, Is ?— MITCHELt, AND TURNER. 4 149 ANTED Known.—Warm Slippers for mothers ; Is 9d to 2s 9d per pair.—Mitchell anu Turner. 4 150 UM^OKATHIC Medicines, price Is. Sol« -igent for district, Light's CaahStore. 2 34 / | HE Goud bamnritan, iur ihe imme -1 dhte relief of paia.—Light's Cash Store. 2_33 \XT ANTED, Ladiea and Gentlemen to •*V see the drand Tisplay in ihe windows nt "The Corner" Smurday. — W. H. Cothkr. , WANTED Known;—Como and see our beautiful Mantlts, Jackets, UUters, Macintoshes, Di^ss Stuffs, etc. H. C. Segbks, Melfofrd House. 3" ADIES" and:; Children's Hats ; all the _J new shapes for the seasuii now opened. Prices low to.suit the t:mes ;at S. NY. Alcorn &.C.o.'s. Y'IEEAP Firewood—Short Dry Guth ' >' Firewood,, at, 26a per cord; mixed wood, 24s per cWd at Mayo's. Trevortou.-Apply Mus James Fruit Shop. -.:"■:-< ■-■'■" ■'. __ CHKIP Fruit—dhaap 'Fruit.--Prime Qainoes fof Jam .aud Preserving. Mks ■)' amb», %»»[ StrwiQt Fruit Shop. 2§6 WANTED Known.—Jcket &, Dress Department a specially. High clrss goods marked cheap. 11. C. Segeks, llelford House. XXT ANTED Known.—For Jacket, to Melford Hoube. l\. 0. Segbrs. ( >EST Nickel Watches in the market; !"5 are thess at 22s 61 and 255. jSpecially made for S. Satjsk, Jeweller. *ißuarantee with 3nch watch. ' \y ANTED Known—" The Corner " is *' showing a nvwrn'fficent NewSb)ck *?f Drapery and Clothing. — W, II Coj.meb. WHY not Bake your own Uread when you can get 50ibs of the Best Roller Flour for five shillinsrs cash or five shillings and sixpence booked at Robert Alcorn s. Saundera' Buildings. 11 31 VTEA 7 Mantles and Jackets ; immeme _1N variety just opened. Prices for equal value lower than any other house, at S. W. Alcorn & Co.'a. BANG I Bang ! Bang ! Guns I Guns ! Guns ! by the best makers &nd atted with all the latest improvements. Ponder, Shot, Caps, Cartridges, Wads, and Caaes at J. W. Hardley's, East Street. Guns repaired. '\ 1 / HO is your Plumber 'I Why, J. W. V V Hardley, who is a Manufacturer of Spouting, Ridging, Steel Gutters, Baths, Sinks, Tanks, etc., and who has on hand the largest stock of Pumpa and Pipe in town. tITHEREdo you get yourlronmon- VY* gery? At Hardlbv sof course, where we K«t the be&t value in Sheet Lead, Nails, Locka, Hinges, Plough Chains, Rope, Wire Knetting, Gorse Knives, Spades and Forks, Lamps, Fender an' 1 Fire Irons, and anything you require. T7IASTER Cards 3nd Booklets, New llj Games, new supply of the Zither Harps and Autoharps, New Books, Stationery, and Fancy Goods. Sub scribers wanted for our Circulating Library. L, F. Andrewes and Co, Stationers' Hall /CHRISTMAS Suits. Boya, three \J garment long Trouser Suits at 15s. Colorial-made Knicker Suits ff jm os. Men's nicely made Colonial Tweed Suits 30i. Colonial Tweed Suits, to measure from 50s.—Ashburton Clothing Mart, Suundera' Buildings. Robert AIiCORN. WANTFD Known—Robert Shields, Charles Street, opposite Woollen Factory, has commenced Dyeing and Cleaning Ladiea' and Men's Garments. Blankets and Woollen. Goods Scoured. Moderate charges. Parcels etc., left at Mrs Adams', S tunders' Buildings, will be ttended to. 3 4



NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory, SPECIALS. WANTED KNOWN—AII Wool Suits, 30s WANTED KNOWN — Men's Bannock Tweed Suits, 39s 6i WANTED KNOWN- Men's New Zealand Tweed Trousers, 9s 9d WANTED KNOWN—Men's Trousers to measure, 17s 6d WANTED KNOWN—Boys' Guard Suits, 10a WANTED KNOWN—Boys' Sailor, >?uits, 11s 6d WANTED KNOWN—Youths' Blue Jerseys, 3a 6 i WANTED KNOWN—IOO Boxes Men's and Boys' Hats, from Is 6d WANTED KNOWN—Men's Boots 7a 6d, 10s 6d, 12s 6d WANTED KNOWN—Boya' Boots, 5a 6d, 6j 6d, 7s 6d WANTED KNOWN—Ladies' Boots, 6s 6J, 6d, Qi 6i NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING_FACTORY. AJjWL HENDRY, Manager.



STEAM CHAFF CU rTING AND CRUSHING. Gteorge Qsborne Begs bo announce that he ia PRIfIPARED TO CUT CHAFF AND CRUSH GRAIN IN ANY QUANTITY He uses Messrs Andrews and Beaven's besfc Canterbury Chaffcutter, and their crusher with Utest improvements, and can therefore guarantee giving every satis faction. Orders may be kft with MR GUDSELT., Tinwald ; Or, GEORGE OS BORNE. 3*5 Willow by.



THE WALKER COBK EXTRA.CTOK. Pronounced the Seat Mechanical Cork Extractor in the Market, as it pnlla the Cork the easiest and re moves it quickest from the Screw. Its use prevents the agitition bf carbo natod or other beverages, and allows the "ediment to remaiv undisturbed in the oottle Designed to A che use of hotels, rasta c »ants saloons, clubs and families. Orna mental in appearanae and full nick* plated. f'pecial terms to jobber* M%aufacti;*pd by the THE WAIK^KTOOI. COMPANY



The West Tea > fN CANTERBURY for the motley, «n 1 free from any excess of astringency. COUNTESS 2s. %BK YOTJR GBOCKRS



WINTER, 1893- G. J. iNeill & Co. RESPECTFULLY DRAW YOUR.ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING foew Goods Hfcw «ooils. DRESSES. DRESSES. The latest in Shot Ttcp, doublo width, 2s 6d .Amazon doth, double >vidth, Is lid Fancy Dress Goods, 6|d Heavy ore3s Tweeds, 7id .Astrakhan*, Beaver Trimming Ladies' Jackets and Mantles. MfLMNEKY IN" ALL ITS 13KANOH.ES. Trimmed Hals from 2< lid. Double B*d White Sheeting, IOJd llravy Porfar, 6£d BlmloHs, Blankets, from 7* lid All Wool Colonial Flannel, Is.. CLOTHING. CLOTHING. Men's Suits, 19s 6d ; Men's Heavy Suits, 25s 6d Men's Whip Cord Tweed Suits, 29s (id Boys' Suits, 4s lid; Men's Lamb's Wool Pants, 3s lid. BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. WONDERFUL VALUE IN BOOTS. Ladies' Shces, 4s lid ; Strong Leather Slippers, 3s 6d Men's Oolonial-raade Nailed Shooters, 8s 6d , Men's Colonial-made Bluchers, ss. m « T . T WE ASK YOU TO GIVE OUR SCHOOL BOOTS ONE TRIAL. Ladies' Strong E.S. Boots, 6s lid Patent Leather Slippers in endless variety, at G. J. NEILL & GO.'S, FRIEDLANDER'S BUILDINGS, CORNER OF EAST AND MOORE STREETS.



rr>HF wtohmakingTnd jewellery repairing department I is now very complete in its arrangements, and having (in consequence of the increased business) obtained ihe additional assistance for the workroom of Mr James Wilson (from Bryson and Sons, watchmakers, 15Jinlmr-h), Customers can relv'on their woik being done promptly «nd satisfactorily. _ PLFASE NOTE —A special feature of the Repairing Department is work turned nnt'nnlv in a FIRST CL\SS MANNER, and charges are as low as is consistent w"th SOUND AND RELIABLE WORKMANSHIP. S. BALEK, Watcliiiaker, Jeweller, & Oculist, o8!2L" f'



MEW WINTER I>RAPJGHY. S. W. ALCORN & CO. ■ . RK KOW SHOWING A VRKY LARGE V\RIh.TY OF NEW GOODS JX FOR THE SEASON. FEWEST STYLE 3 li* MANTLES A;ND JACKETS. newest Designs in dress materials. LATEST NOVELTIKS IN LADIES' FELT AND STRAW HATS. SPECIAL LINE OF SAMPLE HATS.—ON rK OV EACH. KEW 6OOU» O KVEIIY BEI'AnTMBjrT. Our new Goods for the Season being imported direct from'the Manufacturers wn are now enabled to give our Customers best value in Ash » burton ; coifto and prove it; iJssi<j«s marking.down, .our Steck at a very small profit, in order to en courage Cash Trade, and to meet the weak < % . " A imrVest we hare decided to give O^E »1IIM.I»«» O* 1*" JBVJBItir POtJ«» FOIt CAMt S- W ALCORN & CO,, East Street.



Hardley Bros- HAVE OPENED THEIR FIRST SHIPMENT OF WINTER GOODS. WHICH HAVE BEEN MARKED AT Very Low Prices TO CLEAR. Special Value in Blankets and Flannels. Colonial Blankets from 17s 6i. Waterproof Overcoats, grand goods, from 29d 6d. Men's Colonial Suits from 23a 6d. DON'T FORGET TO CALL AND SEE THEM & COMPARE VALUES. We are selling a Splendid Dress Tweed at 6&d. m All Wool, double-width Dress Ti*ed, only Is lid. BOOT?. BOOTS. Our Boot Stock is now Complete id every Branch. Splendid Dancing Shoes, 3s lid. Men's Watertights from 12s 6J. Shooters, nailed, 8a 6d; Boys' and Girls' Boots in endless variety OUR MILLINERY DEPARTMENT Is now showing some Splendid value in HATS, FUFS, RIBBONS, LACE, Etc. Come and Secure Arcade Straw Hats, ; ktest shapes, only la, only a.liraited number lefc. Splendid Fur Collarettes, only 3s 9d. THESE ARE GENUINE BARGAINS, HARDL£Y BROS., ARCADE.



MOUNT SOMERS CO 4>L. W. & J. HAttJtuS HAVING bought the Lease of the Mount Somers Coal Bfine, beg to announce that they are now prepared to supply the excellent fuel from the Mount Somers Coal measures in any quantity. They have appointed MR JAMES BAKER, HAVELOCK STREET, their sole Agent, and all orders will be promptly attended to. \



I i connection with the aliovo JAMES BAKKR, Timber Merchant, llavelock Street, solicits a share of public patron age, and ip prepared to give prompt and careful attention fco any orders for ! MOUST &O¥EtyS COAL ihafc may be entrusted to him for execution. 2*4



SANDER AND SON'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT There are imitations of Eucalypti Extract in the market now, produces of simple distillation forming crude resinous oils. In order that these crude oils may not be taken Our Pure"Volatile Euca lypti Extract, which.is recognised by the medical division of the Prussian Government to be of. perfectly pure origin, as per information forwarded to ua through the Consul at Melbourne, March 2, 1878, We state:— It is proved by tests made by the Medical Clinics of the Universities at Bonn and Greifswald, Prussia, and reported by Dr Schulz, Professor of Pharmacology at Bonn, apsd. Professor Dr Mosler, Director of the Medical Clinic at Greifswald, that only products that are saturated with oxygen a,nd.freed of acids, resinous and other substances, adherent to primary distillation, will develop the sanative qualities proper to tjfcie plant. Handeir and Sons' Eucalypti Extract, according to these authorities, and according to Professor Dr Lister, of England, and to Drs B,auer, Mclntire, Wood, IJagard, etc., of America, is the only extract corresponding to scientific tests, and the only one which possesses the proper therapeutic value. 4.11 other crude oils are to be classed among the turpen|times, which have, when used as medicine, do therapeutic effect and are abandoned as an internal medicament. These so called Eucalypti Extracts!, which may have received distinction at Exhibitions as commercial articles and are used for mechanical purposes only are discernible; 1. By their deficiency in pungent odour (which our product, the only genuine Eucalypti Extract, develops most freely through its surplus of oxygen). 2. By their alcoholic thin and mobile appearance, being reduced in specific density through the presence of acids. 3. By their taste, the result of the contracting tendency of resins and tannatcp. If these crude oils, cr so called eucalypti extracts are applied by mistake in cases of croup, bronchitis, diptheria, internal in flammations, dysentery, wounds, etc., the consequences are most appalling. For Safety sake ask always for Sander and don^' Eucalypti Ex tract and get the pld, well-tested and reliable preparation.—Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia,- ftiauaer aud Son*



The Onslow Biscuit. The latest and most delicate biscuit minufootured by A-ulaobrook w4£.9>