Lost in the Hush.

One of Dunedin's oldest inhabitants, who is still hale and hearty, has owned one of the coiner sections in the city ever since, the first sale of town land tonk place, 'jJQftn"fjfter the foundation of the settlement. $h|B ppgjhaf prjee was only £12 10s, but it is now wqrth. at least £50,000. When the diggings rush, took olace a Melbourne merchant wanted to , '-Ua section, and offered him £1000 °uy. •;"- _  _ --mcd at the time a fabulous font, Thihse... .. v Ow -cv« did not mm fco the owner, wno, ~. *•»"* »™, an want to sell, "Gae awa' wi' ye mon «c sai4 to the tempter, "ye eanna have come by your money honestly or ye wadnabesae free wi'yer thousands. — ■ Extract from the "Bulletin, June M, 1890. , . . Gentle reader, the above paragraph is reply instructive. You all have heard of the man who swopped his land in Oojlins Street, Melbourne, for a bottle of ruro, because ftis land was "too far in th,e bush." Hosfc of yo t v know men, who to day are wealthy through their foresight hi buying land and holding in Sidney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, eta. After having read the above just think for a moment, does it not strike you that now is the time for you to buy land at Perth, the capital city of Western Aus tralia, " the coming colony." It is now scarcely 18 months since responsible Government was granted, and the •'Cinderella' 'of the group has taken her position beside her sister colonies and will prove a formidable rival. Business and villa sites may be purchased in Perth from £5 5s per lot, payable 10s monthly, no interest charged. Title, clear cer tificate. Plans and full particulars from P. Callighan, junr., 134 Swanson-street, corner of Little Colling ttreet, Melbourne. N.B.—Every lot is guaranteed high, well drained, free from any defects, and per fecb building land,

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as ! under, subject I>oik3 uecassaryalterati*as:— i SATURDAY, January 28. For Northern Ports, per Pengnin, at 1 fy£JO p.m.; late fee letters, van ex press train, 6.55 p.m. TUESDAY, January 31. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe (to connect with Arawa at Welling ton) and Northern Ports of New Zealand, per Rotorua; at 0;£*O il.m. The letter-box will be cleared for des patch of correspondence from Ashburton Post Office to the under-meniioned places as follows: — ' For a.m. p.m. p.m. Burnham and Dunsandel daily) 3.15 Oherteev and Bakaia (daily") ... ... ~ 6.30 3.15 6.20 Christchurch and North (daily) 6.30 3.15 6.20 and on Mondays, Wed nesdays, and Fridays... 10.30 Ororr-ore (daily) 6-30 Eiffeiton and Willowby. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays... ... 10.30 Elgin, Wakanui, River hide, Seaview, Seafield, and Kyle, Tuesdays, . Thursdays, and Satur days ... 630 Flemington Mondays, Wednesdays, ft Fridays 4 45 Geraldine (daily)... •• 10.30 Greenstreet, Winchmore, and Forks, Tuesdays, Thursdays * Saturdays 8.30 Hackthorne and Lismore, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays 10.30 Methven (daily) 3 15 Mt. Somers, Springburn, Bushside, and Alford Forest (daily) 4.0 Mayfield and Ruapuna, ! Mondays and Thursdays 4 0 ewlands, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur days 630 Timaru, Dunedin, and South (daily) ... ... 12.30 Selwyn (daily) 620 I Temuka & Timaru (daily) 10.30 12.30 and on Tuesdays, Thurs days and Saturdays ... 3.15 TinwaW.Winslow, Hinds, and Waunate (daily)... 10.30 | and on Tuesdays, Thurs days, and Saturdays ... 3t15 i Wheatstone, Ashton, | Water ton, and Long« beach (daily) 4.45 N.B. — Letters containing anything of value,should be handed to the Postmaster to; be registered. . Letters containing coin, or bank notes, if posted unregistered, will be oompuUerily re gistered and charged, double regtetratwn fee.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1893. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The grass-seeder, Withell, who was lost on the Peninsula on Tuesday, turned up all right on Wednesday morning. A correspondent who witnessed a marriage 1 ceremony performed by the Cheyenne Indians, says that the bride was dressed in six inch grin and three streaks of red paint. Morse, who invented the telegraph, and 1 Pell, the inventor of the telephone, both had deaf mute wives, which leads a wag to observe—Just see what a man can do when everything is quiet. Ashburton ladies who desire their own and children's weal, are most respectfully advised to call on G. J. Neill for every thing that appertains to household use or dress ; Friedlander's Buildings, don't forget, is G. Jf. Neill's address. Sir William Hunter, an authority on Indian statistics, says that if the Christians continue to increase in India at the ratio at which they have increased in the past, Christianity will in 100 years' time be the dominant religion there. An account in the Auckland " Herald " of Lord Burford's ride from Napier to Auck land, about 300 miles, in 61 hours, shows that his arrangements for relays of horses for the last day's ride broke down, and he had to get a stable keeper at Cambridge to take a lot of horses along in the train, and drop them at suitable changing places. The Board of Education at Thursday's meeting resolved—" That, in the opinion of the Board, it is desirable that the amount voted by Parliament for the erection and maintenance of school buildings be distri buted to the several Boards of Education throughout the colony upon the basis of population, or of the number of children on the school rolls in each district." It appears, from an article in the Forum, that the largest denomination of colored Christians in the Southern States is the '"Regular Baptist." It has in round numbers, 1,230,000 members. Of these 308,000 are in Virginia, 188,400 in Georgia, 123,700 ing South Carolina, 110,800 in Mississippi, and 106,000 in North Carolina. The Roman Catholic Church has 25 churches composed almost exclusively of colored persons with a total of negro odmmunicants of about 121,000. The Rev W. S. Potter, of the Primitive Methodist Church j who attended the Con ference in Ashburton, was married on Tues day in Christchurch to Miss Kider. On Friday evening Mrs Potter was the recipient of an elaborately finished travelling bag, the gift of the Cambridge terr&ce congregation, m recognition of the valuable services she had rendered as a church worker. Ithad come to their knowledge that Miss Rider was to be married to the Rev W. S. Potter, of Auck land, in a fsw days, and they desired that she should take with her some iittle memento of- the esteem in which she was held by the church and congregation with which she had been so long associated. A correspondent of the " New Zealand Herald " at Taupo reports that Ngauruhoe and the other volcanoes are still ver> active. The heavy rains having transformed the dust originally thrown out into mud, a peculiar result has been the consequence ; the boiling mud runs over the lip of the crator and flows into the old ones, which have been thus filled up, and as a result many of the minor fUmeroles have been closed. This is doubtless the cause of the tremendous outburst of Te Mare a short time ago. Several parties have visited Te Mare since its eruption, and every one describes th.c scene asr .awfqlly grand. A tremendous r^nt l*as bge# made, about a quarter of a* mile"long,'and through it steam \s se'sthtyg and hissing at such a rate that conversation in the immediate vicinity is impossible. The Rev P. J. Greenwood, in the course of a magic lantern lecture—" Round the World in Two Hours "—delivered at Nor wood, recently, referred to the existence of " a good deal of jobbery in some of the rovTnment appointments" in New Zea land " Mr Walter J&nnaway lost np time in correcting this impression. He wrote to &» lq*»l PFess, Btating that New Zealand has always been as fr^e from jobbery of that description as any county m the world.' He calls upon Mr Greenwo&d to either produce proofs of his assertion or to withdraw it, as so serious and injurious a charge against the 'characters of leading men of a distant British colony ought not to be W ad£ f js.oft conclusive evidence as to, its accu^y/ It wijl be seep in ouj? advertising polumng fchstt the world renowned Jubilee Singers intend giving a farewell concert afc the Oddfellows' Hall, Ashburton, on Monday next. Many of our readers will remember the excellepce of their perfonnange whe.» here a few months ?go, and glad of another opportunity of seeing them; ffheir success in the North has been very pronounced, the press and the public being loud in the praises of the company in general, and of Miss Julia Wormlie, the charming elocu tionist, and Mr Hamilton Hodges, the splendid baritone in particular. This will be positively their last appearance m this district, as they are en route for Tasmania, and intending patrons would do well to secure their seats i» advance at Mr fried,, lander'i,

The Ashburton and Hampstead schools^ re-open on Monday next, and the High) school on Wednesday next. ; | AYe remind readers that the social gather ing'to welcome the Rev T. A. Hamilton and Mrs Mmilton to the parish of Ashburton, is to held in St Stephen's Sunday schoolroom, this evening, at eight o'clock: Among thoae Who will contribute musical items are Mesdames Brooke and Mayne, Mitss Hardy, Rev Mr Hamilton, Mesew P. W'lliams, Stephenson and Gates., The room has been ni«ely decorated for the occasion and it ib hoped there will be a large attendance. A- general meeting of the Aahbufton Amateur Cycling and Ashburtou Club was held on Thursday evening. There was a good attendance. The Captain, Mr W. H. Stephens, presiding. A large and varied programme was drawn up for tha coining race I meeting, on Easter Monday, with prizes amounting in value to over £60. There are ten cycling and lour pedestrian events. Mr C. Hood Williams was elected delegate to the New Zealand Athletic Association. A large quantity of routine business and the election of some new members concluded the proceedings. Mr Llewellyn Owen undertakes the pre paration of pupils for the local examinations in musical knowledge under the Trinity College, London, and is prepared to supply all *he necessary information to intending pupils. The local secretary for New Zealand fs Mr Robert Parker, Wellington, to whom candidates must send their names on the proper form of application, with the entrance fees, and if there are any intending candi dates in this district they would do well to interview Mr Owen at once, and obtain from him all the information wanted, as their names must be forwarded before February 13. On Monday last the pupils attending the Hinds school, and their iriends held their annual pic-nic to the beach, at Mr Withell's. Sports were indulged in during the day. Mr Holmes acted as starter for the foot races, and Mr Norrish and Mr Small as judges. The school committee provided refreshments. Prizes for each race were generously provided by Mrs Holmes, who also at her own expense provided a large cask of ginger beer, Mrs Porter providing a similar oask of different beer. The day was beautifully fine, and after a day of thorough enjoyment, the pic-nickers reached Hinds at dusk.

COMMERCIAL.

(PER PBBSS ASSOCIATKW/ (Received January 24, noon.) Adelaide, January 27. Tenders for Treasury uills, bearing, interest at the rate of £4 11s 3d per cent per annum will close on February 13.

drain and Produce.

The following is the Christchurch Corn Exchange report, per Mr F. Denhain, for the week ending January 28 :— It is a matter of regret that the share holders in the Central Dairy Factory Company show so much apathy by not attending meetings. We trust that the adjourned meeting to be held to-day (Saturday) will not be a bare quorum but a bumper house. We can assure sub scribers that the directors require all the support they can gab to bring this in dustry to a successful issue, and we advise them to roll up. The Crops.-—At the moment we are writing the prospecf for the harvest is not good ; many acres are cut and wait ing stacking, many others laid by the Nor-wester and the rain. By the time this is published we hope the prospeot will be more cheering. A few weeks' fina weather is what we want. We are glad to say few samples are ottering— p»oducerfl have been better em ployed than in trotting round with rulibed out samples. Wheat—Little doing. Barley—Nothing. Oats—Old ke^p their price, with fair enquiry. Rye Grass—Middling enquiry. The following are prices to farmers, f.0.b., packages extra, millers' goods excepted. Wheat, prime milling, 2s lOd to 2s lid ; others, Is 9d to 2s 6d. Oats, good old feed, Is 9d ; milling, Is 10d; Duns, new, offering at Is 8d to 1«« 9d. Tartars will soon be wanted. Barley, Peas, and Beans, as last. Potatoes, 60s?Wt0a\afe| stations. Rye Grass, farmers', 2s to 2s 6d ; town dressed to 3s 6d. Cocksfoot, 2d to 2^d ; heavy dressed 3|d. Dairy Produce, not quite so firm. Millers' goods unaltered.

SPORTING.

WELLINGTON SUMMER MEETING.

SECOND DAY.

(PERPBESS ASSOCIATION,) Hutt Racecourse, January 26. Hack Hurdle Handicap, of 30 soys ; one mile and a quarter'—Qddfelbw, list 51b, 1; Twilight, lOst 2lb, 2; Jimmy, 9st 121b, 3. Won easily. Time—2min 29 3-sthsec. Dividend—£2 18s. Wellington Racing Club Handicap, of 200 sovfl ; one mile and a quarter.— Queen of Trumps, 7sfc 121b, 1; St Katherine, 7st 81b, 2; Lochness, 7at 31b, 3. Queen of Trumps went to the front after going half a mile, and lad all the rest of the way, winning by two lengths. Time— 2min 13seo. Dividend—£lo 7s. Juvenile Handicap, of 80sovs; five furlongs.—Noyade, 7st3lb, 1; Persuasion, 'Bat, 2 ; Spinaway, 7st 91b, 3. Won by a length. Time -lrain s£sec. Dividend— £10 Is. : Hack Handicap, of 30 soys; one mile,—Welcome Nat. Fourteen started. Xime-rlmin 47sec. Dividend--£l3 2s. Selling Kaoe, of 50 soys; one mile. —Viola IL, 7«t 61b, 1 5 Sweet Dream, 7st 61b, 2 ; Fleta, Bst 131b, 3. Won by half a length. Time—lmin 47|sec. Dividend—£2 3s. MEmoPOLiTAN Handicap, of 100 soys; six furlongs-—Dreamland, Bst 61b, 1; Krina, 7<»t 91b, 2 ; Swordbelt, Bst 21b. 3. A grand race; won by the shortest of heads, a head separating the second and third horses. It was the general opinion that Krina won. Time- lmin 17 4-sth sec. Dividend—£lo 6s. £15,605 was passed through the totali sator, being £461 more than at the corresponding mseting last year. A heavy shower fell after the last race.

CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB.

SUMMER MEETING. Christchitbch, January 2?. The following weights were deol&red to day :— Midsummkr Handicap, of 200 soys. One mile and a half. st lb st 1b Prime Warden 9 2 Cajolery ... 7 10, Crackshot ... 812 North Atlantic 7 8 Merrie England 8 10 I'hame ... 7 5 Cruchfreld ...8 8 Crown Jewel... 7 0 1 Retina ... § 4 Awarual^ose... 7 0 Laun'ceston ;:. 8 3 Wyyern ...6 7 Liberator 1 ;,. 8 0 ■ ' '.. Cbaven Plate, of 100 soys. Seven furlongs, stlb ' st lb Cruchfield ... BU' Inez ... 7 7 Kulnine ... B}l Wahmgton ...7 7 Retina " ;■• § 5 38W1 :: ■::: S-Jo Melinite ... 9 0 Lord Aston ... (} 1^ North Atlantic 13 &aria Q La«ly Zetland 7 12 Adiei\ .... Q U Heathppßell 710 Dora ,6 10 Thatne •„ 7 W The Lunger fl 7 Captive -r f 710 Außeviac ... § 7 'K. Greenaway 7 9 1 HoßNitv Welto? Handicap, of 50 soya. One mile and a quarter, »t lb st lb Norton ••■ 10 7 Q«ibble •• 9 2 wU ...10 3 Fought : »;;' Watrißeton -^ " iMn ' 810 Crown Jewel 9 8 Roseguard ... 8 7 Erin-go-bragh 9 7 Spurned ... 8 2 Aquariu* ... 9 5 I King Harry... 8 Q TheWinchmwi 9 4 | White Squall 8 0

Board of Education.

The ordinary meeting of the Board of j Education was fcetd in. Christchurch j yesterday. The following appointments were rati tied: —Greenpark, Mr A. Bramley, master; Mayfield, Mr« Brenn*n, sewing mistress ; Ashbuvton, Percy Revell, pupil teacher; Rakaia, Miss A. Ansley, infant mistress. A letter was received from the Wakanui Co»omittoe, asking that the main school might be,made a district high school. It was resolved that the Board could not be recommended to comply with the request, as the number of children in average attendance was less than fifty, and the Aishburton High School was but a few miles distance. The Clerk of Works was directed to report as to the necessity of painting the school buildings at Ash burton and Dorie r The newly elected School Committee at Aimburton Forks asked to have the school ground divided, also for gymnastic apparatus and for a fuel shed. The sum of £5 was allowed for a fuel shed. There I were no funds available for the other matters. , , The following tenders were accepted :— Ruapuna house, Mr M. Dickie, £88 3s; Kyle, painting md repairs, MrJ. Wilson* £65 19s ; Tinwald, repaira at house «md comcrete floor to closets, Mr J. Wilson, £15 10s. It wm resolved to recommend the Hampstead School Committee to apply to the Town Boardiort the formation of a side channel along Oxford street, which could be flushed,

THE HAMPSTJEAD SCHOOL ENQUIRY. Messrs G. Bisseb and K. Meaolem waited on the Board as a deputation from the Hampstead School Committee,. in reference to the report of the Commis-J sion appointed to enquire into the charges made Bgainst the head-master by certain! of the teachers. The report had been adverse to the master. Mr Bisßet said that the Committee con sidered that there had not been sufficient fault proved against the master to warrant his dismissal; and if the headmaster and the teachers were admonished by the Board as to the desirableness of their working amicably together, the difficulty would be got over. The master had got the school into a condition which the Committee considered highly satisfactory, and the Committee thought that he was entitled to consideration. The evidence against the master as to his condition on the only daw that was specified was directly contradicted by independent evidence, and the general allegation that he had been coming to school in an unfit state toidiacharge his duties was also dis proved, though he hart been very unwell and suffering from v poisoned arm and insomnia, to which his unusual appearance was without doubt due. The master had been given no notice of any specific charge against him, and had to send for his wit nesses during the progress of the enquiry, and yet was able to disprove the state ments made against him, and could have produced more witnesses had he had proper notice of the charges. A- point had been made of the falling off in the attendance, bnc the December quarter had closed with a larger attendance than at any time since the outbreak of scarlatina in the district. The school was not losing children, and none had,been removed on account of the master, except one or two who had been taken away when the master first went there. The object of the deputation was to ask the Board to give the master another trinL They did not want the report withdrawn, but rather suspended, as they were confident j that matters would right themselves, j The holidays would have given time for ' any feeling to have subsided, and there was no reason why the teachers should not work amicably together. They would point out that the teachers who had made the charges against che master were in a minority, as there wore four of them against six who were satisfied with him. They would like to point out that Miss Williamson, one of the pupil teachers, had passed at the head of the list with very great credit. The Committee con sidered that the complaints arose mainly from impatience of discipline on the part of some of the teachers, who resented what they considered the master's interference, but what the Committee thought were suggestions rightly made by the: master to improve the teaching and discipline of the school. Mr Bisset pointed out that the latest date on which the master was alleged to have been guilty of misconduct was August 5, but no charge had been made till October. The parents .were very well satisfied with the master, and with the action of the Committee, and a memorial from them, could have been presented to the Board had the Committee deemed it necessary to do so, but they thought the representations made to the Board would be sufficient to lead to the decision being changed. The master had the respect of the community, which was a great thing for a master to possess. One of the teachers who had made the charges against the master had left for the Normal School, another had been for some time seeking an opportunity of leaving, a third might leave shortly, and the one left was a pupil teacher, who was hot very satisfactory in the way in which he discharged his duties. The Committee was unanimous in desiring to retain the master. They were riot fighting the master's battle, but were appealing to the Board to take the course which would be the best in the interest of the school. Mr Meaclem concurred in Mr Bisset's representations, and pointed out that a previous unpleasantness of a far grayer character had been adjusted with satis factory results. After some discussion bjMveen the members of the Board ami the deputation, the latter retired. The Secretary read extracts from the minutes showing that the Bpard had iio cided to give the master three months' notice. Mr Wright moved—" That in com pliance with the request of the Hamp stead School Committee, the notice given to Mr Malcolm to terminate his engage ment at the end of three months be held over till after the next examjna.tpn of fcheschoal." Mr Joyce pointed out that, as Mr Wright's motion proposed to alter a de cision of the Board, notice would have to be given of it. Mr Wright agreed to give notice of his motion for next meeting. The Hon W. Montgomery said that, as a Commission appointed by the Board had reported on the matter, the Board should not decide in the direction con templated by Mr Wright's motion with out appointing another Oom^n^sion to take fresh evidences. Mr Westehra' said that, to put the matter in order, he would move—" That after having heard the aUtements made by the deputation, the Board sees no, reason to reconsider its previou&deeision ; " Mr Adams seccm^od, the, motion.' T^rigftt e^itf that, even if the motion were carried, fle would stjll give nis notice of motion., in. order to leave the School Committee and the parants room to take, any further action they might think necessary. M.¥ Wesfcenra explained that his object in moving the resolution, was to allow the Committee and parents to take any action they deemefl proper. It would not necessarily*'bse tfoe matter* v Tne motion was then carried, M* Wrieht dissenting.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME-AND FOREIGN.

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IRISH AFFAIRS.

London, .lanuary 25. ' Mr Davitt contests the North-East Cork seat. THE PAMIR. A Joint Commission to settle the delimitation of the Pamir. Plateau is being arranged by England and Russia.' THE MORLEY CASE. One of the Loughmans, an ex-clergy man of the Anglican Church, admits having received £50,000 from Mr Morley. He bought an estate for himself, and gave his brothers interest upon £10,000. The balance was mi vested in. the work of the Plymouth Brethren. A LABOR NEWSPAPER. The Labor Department established by the Government intends to issue a newspaper, giving information upon the state of trade, strikes, and Friendly Societies. « SPENDTHRIFT NEW SOUTH WALES." Mr Wilson has a powerful article in the " Investors 1 Reriew," on v Spend thrift New South Wales." He asserts that the greatest care will be needed for ten years to prevent bankruptcy. The million loan recently raised locally was a ridiculous fiasco. He sees no indication that the colony intends to retrench vigorously like New Zealand, and foretells repudiation.

TERRIBLE COLLIERY EXPLOSION.

Vienna, January 25. By an explosion of fire damp in a colliery at Leplitz seventeen miners were killed. Thirty of those injured were rescued, but it is feared that at least eighty have lost their lives. The relatives of those employed in the mine are frantic with excitement, and menace the authorities. The gendarmes have been reinforced in fear of a riot.

AUSTRALIAN.

THE AUSTRALIAN ANNIVER SARY.

Mklbovrns, January 26. The anniversary of Australia was kept as » general holiday. There was' glorious weather. ! THE PACIFIC CABLE. The Chamber of Commerce has | adopted a minute, objecting to the French Pacific Cable, and urging the Government to bring pressure to bear on the Colonial and Imperial Govern ments in favor of the Canadian Pacific line.

THE CABLE REVENUE.

Adelaide, January 26. Although there has been a con siderable increase in the number of arords transmitted by cable, it has not been sufficient to make up for the , reduction in the rates. The decrease in receipts last year amounted to about £50,000.

THE DARCY PRATT.

Brisbane, January, 26. The schooner Darcy Pratt, Wrecked near Rockhatnpton, was bound to Auckland. The crew lost everything.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, January 26. The annual meeting of the Auckland Employers' Association was held to-day, when Mr A. Clark was elected president for the coming year. The retiring presi dent, Mr A. H. Nathan, in his address said that the relations between employers and employees in Auckland were har monious, and that any differences that had occurred during the yt>ar had origin ated in other parts of the colony. Speak ing of Miss Morrison's visit he said that ■he had endeavoured to create dissension, but had been unsuccessful, because the work-people were satisfied with their con dition. He took exception to the action of the Government m consulting the labour organisations with regard to the Labour Bills while ignoring the Em ployers' Association, who were equally interested in the subject. WxuasoTOii, January 26. At the Land Board to-day Mr Hogg, M.H.ft., attempted to make a speech criticising Mr Rolle&tori's address, on the ground that he had been personally attacked, and that persons in his constitu ency had also been aspersed. Mr Baker, tha Commissioner, objected to political speeches, and was supported by several members of the Board. Mr Hogg eventu ally R»ve way. The Harbour Board accounts for the year show £2468. to credit of profit and loss account, The amount for repairs, maintenance, and depreciation is £9302. The total tonnage which came into the harbour was 88,146 tons. The goods traffic shows considerable increase, flax being the only item in which there is any decrease of ooneequence. £iZLBON, January 26. At a meeting of the Nelson Carnival Committee to-night it was announced that all arrangements had been comploted for I the events to occupy four days, commenc ' ing on Monday nexe. The Union Com pany having promised to run a cheap excursion a large number of visitors are expected. The entries .for the Societies' fete are very Urge. DyxßipN, Januarys©. At a meeting off the Standing Com mittee Q» the Qfcago District M.U., 1LQ.0.F., to consider a proposal to hold another conference at Wellington nex f. Easter, it waa resolved to intimate that the District do not consider there is any necessity for such a conference, at present, as no business of importance has arisen. Resolutions congratulating Wellington on the occasion of its celebrating its jubilee were passed, and it was decided to ae^d delegates if a meeting, were h^d ln> con nection therewith, ■ '

Postal Revenue.

[per press association.) ,: Wbixington, January 26. The postal revenue for the last quarter Was £4^X22 j telegraph, £29,682, about the same a^ last year. £7976 more was deposited in the Savings Bank than was withdrawn, '

The Currency Question.

'./'The World-wide interest that is at '.present felt in currency questions lends iflignxbcance to the fact that some small comfort is felt m financial circles in London that now that the colonies can no longer borrow they muat pay their huge debt of intarest in gold instead of out of loans. Calculations made in France from official sources show , that the i annual production of gold and silver throughout the world is 206 ton* of gold and 1477 tons of silver, representing,* value of £26,320,000 of gold, and, tf £37,3607000 for silver. The countries which pro duced the most gold last year were the United States, £6,880,000 ; Australia, £5,080,000; Russia, £4,680,000; the South Afiiein Republic, £2,760,000; the British p<.,...,sions in Africa and Acia, £1,920,000; China, £i,080,000; and New Zealand, £780,000. The average annual production of French, Guiana, Germany, Hungary* Chili, Mexico, British Guiana, Venezuela, and Canada, oscillates between £200,000 and £280,000; while the conn tries which produce the most silver are the United States, £15.600,000: Mexico, £10,840,000 {Bolivia, Ger many, £2,760,000; Chili, £600,000; Spam and France, £440,000 each; Central America and British Guiana. £400,000 each ; and China, £360,000. I

A Literary "Scold."

"Onida"? h*n been runriW aikok against modern society. After demolish ing the. polite world M the Northern Hemisphere, she tamed her venomed pen ««ainst the oountries lying south of the line. These at a a few of her compli ments :—" The man who \vrm in a shanty built of empty meat and biscuit tins on the plains of Nevada or New South Wales is by many degrees a more degraded form of humanity than his brother, who has stayed amonfrat English wheat or Tnwan olives, of French vines or German pine .trees; many degrees more degraded,; j£ cause infinitely coarser and more brutal, and more hopelessly soaked in sordid and hideous manner ,of life. All the Vices, meannesses, and ignominies of the^Old World reproduce themselves inthesocaUed New World, and become more vulgar, ignoble, more despicable than in their ori ginal hemisphere. Under the Southern Cross of the Australian skies, cant, snob bism, corruption, venality, fraud, the worship of wealth per «c, are, more rampant, more naked, and more vulgarly bedizened than beneath the. stars of Ursa Major. It is not from the mixture of Methodism, drunkenness, revolver shoot ing, wire-pulling, and the frantic expendi ture of Richards who were navvies or miners a week ago, that any superior light and leading, any alteration for the better in social life, can be ever looked for. All that America and Australia will ever do will be to servilely reproduce the follies and hopelessly vulgarise the habits of the older civilization of Europe." .•:' \

Judicial Fly-catching.

The champion fly-catcher of Australia is a judge. Ha is only happy in the summer; in the winter,; when' Hies 'are scarce* he wears a melancholy aspect, like Uthello when his occupation was' gone: But in the hot weather he is happy. As he sits listening to the evidence; he reaches out softer after flies, and 3 picks them off the bench or grabs them in the air. lie lies in wait for flies while he is summing up, and he can solve a profound law point and pursue,-the fleeting insect at the same time; in fact, his mental alertness appears to ■ be much dependent on the presence of the inseefc He sentenced a prisoner to death onoe on • blazing. January afternoon* after ha had caught flies softly and persistently all through the trial and aU through tie summing-up. Then 'the jury returned with its verdict, and the judge, who had retired whilethe twelve was consideringthe; case, came back \»ith adead fly between his fingers and resumed his imt6n tfcf bench. The verdict was " guilty," the prisoner had nothing to say, and His Honor pro. ceeded in a very few words with the sen tence. "Prisoner at the bar," he said solemnly, and then he went suddenly for a fly that was standing on his official robes, and caught it, "you tare been fbopl guilty of wilful murder" . Here the* majesty of the law nude a long shut at a blue-bottle and looked at the squashed insect thoughtfully,. "And it is now tny duty to pass sentence upon you." The court at this stage threw away the blue bottle. "The sentence of this court ia that you be hanged by the neck-^r—i" Then there was another hiatus while th» Bench dived after, two flies, «nd oaughfc one and smashed the other one againifc the cushion. " ——till your body m dead and ' (leaning forward.: impressively and raising the hand that held the dead insect) " may the Lord have mercy on your soul." And as he spoke his Honor cast his hand* abroad impressively, and threw the de ceased fly straight at the prisoner, as if it was his soul that he -was throwing away. It doesn't amount to much in print, but if ever George Tithsradge plays the part of a judge, that dead-fly act would bring, down the house.—" Bulletin."

New Zealand Wool Sales

The foUoiriiig tttfenuait, showing the number of bales of wool offered and sold ap to date at New Zealand wool sales is ! supplied by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile. Agency Company, Limited :—

CHERTSEY.

(from our corrbsfqamht^ A day or two ago wbik a swagger was boiling his billy he ajoqictentaUy set fire to the plantation Nl^een Mr McDowell's store and Mr DcwiuVs bouse, at Chertaey, and Y»rX shortly the flames spread right (fcwtt plantation. Fortunately the wjad was blowing from the store and any serious damage was prevented. A f«w willing hand* managed to ite ravages to the plantation, whioh alone suffered. On Thursday. aa Mr : ; Gellately,. of Pead*rves, was taking the blinker* rrbin his horse in front of Mr Child's chop, the. animal took fright, and breaking away* bolted Tound the hotel .corner, where it bapsixed and snuushad the buggy. The heavy wind which we ha£ n9 ' other day lias caused considerabUjanMce Jbo the crops, one farmer recTsojauur that he has lost at least 1300 opkela. isttU» the delay caused by tW Vet weather i» the chief cause of. oo^lainv and most of ! the farmers a^a^enjb are not to be found inthen^aH&Jtfe oftompe». v :

THE ABHBUBTOK attAltßtAy: MtIDAY, JaNTJARY 189.



Offered. Sold. OfcrirtchuKh ... 21,496 17.96 L Dunedin 13,938 12,23* Timaru 7,324 6,64$ Aucklf.tid ... ... 6,342 5,70 ft InTercargill ... ..." 8,153 5,640 Napier ... ... 6,»9 4,756 Ashburton 2,986 2,413 Wellington ... ... 2,406 . 1,038 Rangiora .*„ M 946. 923 GisbovM ..... ... ,900 500 Owm ... ...... 58  58 T0ta1...; ... 71,499 ; 57,774.



THE FIRST CLEANING SALE «. J. ISEIJLI* * Co. Being only in business four months everything is new. »° J>™^^hen charging BEFORE KttOWlS IN ASHBURTON. Ladies' Corsets 4s 6d, now 2s 6d. Dr Warner's well known Corsets 10s 6J. now 6s 6d. Double width Sheeting, white twill; lO^d Good washing Muslins, 3s lid dozen Mhite Muslins, satin stripe, 7£d now 4^ , lß!Z2mS&£> -Htripes, suitable for children's M wonderful value at 6|d CLOTHING. CLOTHIKG. Men's Tweed Suits, 19s 6d Boys' Tweed Suits, 4s lid . BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. Men's Colonial made Bluchers, 5s ■ -- Men's Oookh*mßooto, worth 06a for 14» 0d I Women's strong Leather Shoes, 4s lid Ladies' Glove Kid Boots 8s 9d, reduced to 6s lid , I Children's Potent Leather Slippers in endless variety AU « boo,. «-fty-ftSs^S'»""' "7' y tat Prioe-i TERMS CASH. -KEMEMBEiTTHE ADDRESS- G. J. NBJILL and CO., FRIEDLANDER'S BUILDrNGS-



'^IicKIBS. WATCHES. WATCH^ WA SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Rotherliam's Watches. s."1"(a)l7ee:, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, XL (^^J atraeSSgnment consists of-18ct Gold Hunting SAMK (as engraved on woiksO^«J° 818ct Gold open face and Hunting, with Levet Keyless | plate open fcoe d^Uo L Sterling Silver centre seconds. J^J*"™ keyless ; Rotherham's Hunting Levers, key-winding ; g^^^g^lJJ^^/^erJiain^Open Face, key-winding. \hoa Rotherham's Ofi» WS&JST sßtahm "to select from. To racing men. members of choice stock of Ladies °>^* ***tg?!J B and a H wno have occasion to uae a watch for AtU^Bfa^.^S'^^ VjgJ-'^.de) open Face STERLING SILVER TESSwi watch Wee and jewelleb, Wrtch .na Jewellery Eepaire of "^ated!^"™ *°* Bati'fß°tor"^_



BOOTS. BOOTS. ' SHOES. SHOES. THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory AND BOOT AND SHOE WAREHOUSE. mflß Public would do well to inspect 1 our Large and Well-assorted Stock before purchasing elsewhere. A. Single Pair of Boots at the Wholesale Price. AH new goods, 200 P»iw of Boys' and Oirlsr Strong School Boots and Shoes from 2s 9d. LADIES. Bo? four Boots and Show at the Factory, you will save 3s in the pound. the auguFstove mat. Only » few left; just the thing for pre serve making ; only 2s. A Wonderful Line of „,„_,„_ MEN'S ALL-WOOL COLONIAL TWEED TROUSBBS fob 9s od. NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager



"THE POTATO IS COOKED.' * , ...._ THAT was what Te Whiti said at the j great Maori gathering. The saying I i Has pAHsed into a proverb. Nobcdy exactly knew what the dusky prophet meant ; nobody was sure that he knew himself. He was not cooking blue derwents when he made the remark ; but the tiroes were 1 full of matters of mtehty import for him. Bryce on the pale horse cooked the goose of the incipient rebellion, and although the little proverb cost the colony a good deal of money, it had the moral effect of, so to speak, taking all the shoddy out of the native question, leaving us a loyal and sensible race of Maoris for neighbors. NO SHODDY is a good motto for any man to follow, and I carry it right into the heart of my business. We generally understand a man to mean, when he uses Te Whiti's proverb, that some great question has come to a head. It would perhaps be more nearly accurate to say the cooking of a potato was a burning question, than that the vexed Wakanui Creek was one. 7ou can't burn the creek. Can you? Buft.h* creek has caused some heart burnings though ; and one or two peopte over 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 Worthies** Remnants Left of bad feeling and unneighborly hard thoughts. The friends of Methodist Union wm not. I fear, be able to say " the potato is cooked" yet. At least the talk at the Primitive Conference did not look that way. But union would be an advantage in many ways. I 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 em «eil goods to them much more cheaply than a man can do who has only a limited patronage. By the way, did you bear what the q*v t^nuan said of the Conference in re pfytapo^ «* "is country. "Theie bestchaimmnof a P"blic "^ w. a Scotchman. The best n^ th. cv havf M* j woman; and she is a Soolou.m»» i*\ ; sThat Scotchman must have been an ii l 8"" man. So thinks HARRY HARDLhIY, Manager for HAKDLEir BROS. whose stock of Drapery and Clothing i is very large and elegant, useful and cheap, , Special purchase of Travellers' samples at low prices. Come and look at them.



A. TS*g&ng Wile ♦" '—* A FACT. A Bpeakfef was holding forth ou 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 courageous 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 his hand on a woman, save in the act of kindness, was a monster. After the lecture, a pale, haggard, woebegone looking man shuffled up to the speaker and said, " Look here, mister, I've heard what yotfve been saying about woman ; all about how nice and sweat she is, why, one would imagine that you believed all women ware just blushing full blown roses; I guess you don't know my wife. Well fhe haint no blooming rose. She's a daisy, • reg'lar daisy, why mister my wife is a nagger, and there is'nfe an hour; when she's awake, but that she's nagging someone. If it w'nfc me, its the children, it is'nt the children, it's the cat. There is nothing that escape* her nagging tongue, and the only time any of us gets any rest is when she has nagged herself to deep." How like the nerves of a man who drinks; they just nag, nag all the time, giving no rest until enough liquor has been taken to deaden all nervous sensibility, and the poor fellow goes off in that sodden, snoring, miserable .state that is but the rattling skeleton of a healthy sleep. B. T. Booth's Golden Eemedy No 1 puts an end to all this nagging of the nervus by destroying all desire for liquor. K. T. Booth's Golden Remedy No 2 is .fee best Brain and Nerve Tonic on ilu>- < All chemists*



STUDY HEALTH. TTTGB SUMMER PORRIDGE, Kiln _D Dried Whole Meal is recommended by the faculty fov its Dietetic and Nutri tive properties, SOLD IN 5, 7, 14, and 251b BAGS. FOR CAMP, OOTTAGK, FARM* AND STATION. JUMBO BRAND BAKING POWDER is invaluable. Bread, Scones, Cakes, etc. made with this Powder are Wholesome #nd Digestive, and will not Sour, the powder being absolutely pure and contains no Sold by all Bjte-chjants and Storekeepers in Ashburton. «««««.•■ o WHOLESALE »y MANUFA^RBfIfc Anderson * CO** TJMABU,



Wanted TTCTANTED, Good general Servant W Apply^ Mks Tbkvob, Tancred Street. „..____— for Erecting about eighty chains wire fencing. I For particulars apply John G. RbßT^^ ! ANTM), Married Couple without encumbrance. Man must be thoroughly acquainted with all class form work.—John G, Restblx. il_f; \ \ : ANTED, a Nurse, must be handy W with needle. Apply between 6 and 7 to-night, orl p.m. on Saturday.— Mrs Max Friedlandkr, Kolmar, Moore street. \ }™ OST^Parcel Drapery, between .Mel ford House and Hinds. Finder please return to Melford House, or Mr Nbrrish, Hinds.—H. 0. Sbgbks, Melford House. I*13? I TTVJRSaIe-A good General Store and JD Bakery, doing a good business. For particulars, etc., apply to Thomas Bark, Baker, Temuka, South Canter bury. 1 124 PTaNOFORTE and. Organ Show Rooms. Best cash value obtain able. Extended terns; reduced scale; Christchurch prices.—H. M. Jokes- , ANTED Known—loe Creams, Ice Creams, for the hot weather, always ready at H.G. Flower's, Confec tioner, East Street. SOMERSETMeat MartT"The oldest, the largest, tha best, and the cheap ast. Small a specialty. Full weights guaranteed. A trial solicited., —W. J. Sii^ock. *tlB2 THE Misses Adams' new Refreshment Rooms now open. Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, Lemon Squash, Soda and Milk and all the new summer drinks ready at all times, Coleman's Buildings, East Street. * :'' .'■ • . ANTED everyone to come and see the beautiful presents we ara giving away for every 5s and upwards spent.—H. C. Segbrs, Melford House. WANTED— Purchaser* tor Bargains in Summer Dress ea, Prints, and Delaines, Sunshades, &c. at S. W. Alcorn and Co's Sale. W" ANTED Known.^—A great variety of high class dress goods to choose from now seliins: under regular wholesale , prices.—H. C. Segbrs, Melford Hous«. WANTED Known—New Flannelettes at extraordinary prices j 3s lid wid 4s lid doz. Thirty per cent under price.—W. H. Collier. WANTED the Public to know that S. W. Aloorw and Co's Summer Sale is now on. Great Bargains in Millinery, Underclothing etc. VITANTEb Jinown.—Come and see » our dress lines at 4sd and 6d, leather shirting 6|d, three-quarter cloaks 123 6d. ~H. C. Segers, Melford House. WHY not Bake your own Bread when you can gee 501bs of ; the Best Roller Flour for five shillings cash or five shillings and sixpence booked at Robert Alcorn's, Saunders' Buildings. 11 31 DON'T let the rain water destroy your buildings. Get Spouting fixed at 4d per foot and buy a tank, complete with tap; tested before leaving workshop, for 30s, ab ,f, W. Hardlby's.^ ■ WANTED Known that S. Salek, Watchmaker and Jewsll'er, has removed to new shop near New Zealand Clothing Factory. 10 213 WANTED Known—Dr Scott's cele brated Electric, Corsets can only be obtained in Ashburton at W. fl. Collier's, "The Cnm«r." BEAR in mind that J. W. Hardlev, Plumber and Gasfitter, East Street, haa the largest Stock in town of Pumps, Pipes, and Fittings, and that he is selling them cheaper than ever at prices hitherto unheard of in Ashburton, Now is the chance for a cheap Pump ; improved No. 4. Price, 16s. Larger awes in proportion. f^ HRtSTNTAS ' Suits."" Boys" three \J garment long Trouser Suits at 15s. Boys, Colonial-made Knicker Suits from 10s. Men's nicely made Colonial Tweed Suits 30*. Colonial Tweed Suits to measure from 50s.—Ashburton Clothing Mart. Saunders' Buildings. Robbrt DON'T Forget the Borough Bye-Laws re Carraga Lamps, and that Hardlb . as large Stock *>n hand, also a large assortment of Tinware and Iron mongery, Scythes, Reaping Hooks, Hay Knives, Forks, etc., of best quality, and all at lowest possible prices. J. W. ardlby. East Street, Ashburton. _ EW YEAR'S GIFTS.—Card, Book" ---lets New Games in great variety. Beaut fullotof Vases, FancyGlassware,and Fairy Lamps. Boys' and Girls' Annuals, and «;ther new Volumes. Prize Books at reduced prices. New Birthday Reward and Wedding Cards,—L. F. ANDREWES * DO., Stationers' Hall. .. - , -'■■. \IT ANTED Known—That J. Moison W keeps the best stock of Boots in Ashburton, for this reason that he pays cash and is not under or bound to any one firm like many in the trade, which 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, MoiaoN, Impermeable Bootmaker, Town Hall, East Street, next Court House.



I The aNSLOvTi^nir The latest and most delicate biscuit raasutactniw by AuslebrootaijdOo.



Messrs Colemane and Sons' Eucalypti, Extract (manufactured at Mittaeong and. Cootamundra, New South Wales) has attained a reputation as a specific for affec tions of the cheat, lungs, consumptions; asthma, diphtheria, and a variety oJ «j*W oomplaiotß-. It numbers a!«on(intoa*«roi» I EaH Jersey, the prMea^nJ |*r4 Ow^ag. I ton, late, GW « »♦* ,»Vafctt Wales, iii Oreat Bnt*ia r S ng the inHuonja cpeclimlc s^o«lv a ao use or office wa£ with out iU Messrs "Cpjemane and Sw? whole sale depot is in Chriktchurch. Bkarlaad and Co. are wholesale age«!ta for the north lilwd,



The Best Tea IN THE WORLD i Hyslop'^^jrlon. NINIAN HYSIX)!*, ahd CO., Tea Importers, W0» bel strnt, ChtiatohuroJi.