MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as under, subject to the necessary alteration b: — TUESDAY, August 22. For Northern Ports, per Flora, at 6.80 p.m. WEDNESDAY, August 23. For Australian Colonies, and also for the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, specially addressed "via Orient," per ex press (to connect with Wairarapa at Port Chalmers), at 15.30 !>•**»■ WEDNESDAY, September 6. San Francisco mail. Due London Oct. 11.

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1893 THE CHEVIOT ESTATE.

From all parts of the colony have come from the ultra-Radical members of liberal Associations requests to the Government not on any account to sell for cash or otherwise alienate any por tion of the recently acquired Cheviot estate. Those gentle reminders to a democratic Government of their duty have been pasaed in resolution form after considerable expenditure of ora torical energy and the repetition of diluted pages of Bellamy—of " Looking Back," not "towards you " fame—so that when one lias finished readirg the speeches delivered previously to the passing of the resolutions calling on the powers that be to be faithful to the trust reposed in them by that great entity the People, one has an idea that it would not be all beer and skittles were the dice-box of f xte to tura wrong side up, and give us a Parliament with such orators in the House and in the majority. Then would follow reform indeed. But then those who advocate the retention at all hazards of the free hold of Cheviot in the hands of the state do not know aa much of the con dition of the colonial finances as do the Hon. Richard J. feddon and the HonJ John McKenzie. When the Premier of the Colony who does know, and the Minister of Lands who ought to know, tells us that there is one reason for selling a third part of the estate which cannot be put aside—-a reason that overshadows all others and elbows oufc of the rank all the democratic theories ever evolved from the most fervid brain—a reason that too many people in private life have had to face and found in the facing that many things they would they could not do because of this reason—the reason fch&jfc compels a man to walk when others ride, pa go hungry when others feast, to exercise the virtue of self denial when his sole claim to th&t virtue is /eon^ained in the words " needs must, whcij. the devil drives v —when such a l'eason for selling is given no more need be said. Govern ment have a surplus, says the Budget; but the Budget also says that surplus is wanted, for, gnd will be devoted to, the finding of employment fsp forking men in the shape of public wo k i the Government intend to prosecute, so that if the wpltfs wevn tafcen for Cheviot the working men would hay.c to whistle down the wind for a. job. The high strung Radicals wh© make the outcry against the sale of a third of Cheviot are democratic in the same sense that the interrogator of the " needy knife grinder" was, and, in view o£ the purpose to which the surplus is to be devotad, about as enthusiastic in their care oi those upon vhpm they would have to depend for support of th&iv political opinions. Sir Robert Stout, &vl*o has ,g,H along been averse, in his advocacy at least, J to the sale of Crown lands, preferring J lease to complete alienation, practically ; admitted that the necessity of the f Government in this matter was such ( that if the eita.te w«s to be utilised at J

all for the settlement ol a. large num.- i ber of people upon it, many and costly : improvements would first have to be made, and to find the money for these a portion of the land must be sold for cash. In this there will be no diffi culty, and for the rest of the land two tenures are offered—what we knew before as the perpetual lease, and the more recently invented tenure of the lease in perpetuity (the "eternal lease,") This choice offered will show which is the most popular of the two tenures. Already the land is in the market, and we shall soon see which is preferred. Should it be the latter the Government will have a perpetual rental flowing into their coffers, and the control of close settlement for all I time.

INTERESTING TO FARMERS.

" Parliamentary Papers " is a term | much more suggestive of piles of use less printed matter—columns of figures conveying no information to any but experts—and nothing of any interest to the average reader. Hence it comes to pass that, although most public libraries are supplied with these docu ments for the instruction and edifica tion of members, not one person in a hundred ever ventures to wrestle with their contents. But there are some grains of useful knowledge occasion ally hidden away in the chaff arid rubbish which the bulk of Parliamen tary papers represent; and it is for tunate for mankind perhaps that it is the duty of newspapers to keep a watchful eye on the piles of documents which are continually arriving from the Government Printing Offioe. This business, however, is naturally not of a nature to suggest the putting aside | of everything else to deal with it— and hence little pieces of interesting information sometimes remain un noticed for a longer time than would have been possible if they had not been buried in these official sepulchres. Our remarks apply speci ally to the report of the Australasian Stock Conference which was issued from the Government printing office some time ago, although the Conference was held in Wellington in October, 1892, as many of our readers will pro bably remember. The portion of this report which strikes us as being of special interest to the farmers of this county is that which deals with the dairy industries of these colonies. Several large breeders, such as Mr John Roberts, Mr Win. Boag, Mr Brydone whose names are almost " household words " in this connection throughout New Zealand—were present at the Conference, and gave their own ex perience in reference to dairy farming, and some of the statements made cer tainly deserve the most careful consi deration. Mr Roberts, for instance, gave a very minute description of the method pursaed in establishing the butter factory at Henley. There were 1500 hundred acres of land that had at one time been a bwamp set apart for the purpose. Ihe land was divided into moderate sized holdings, say into farms of 100 acres fenced off separately, and when the arrangements were com peted there were on an average 55 cows to the 100 acres. The work was easily done by the occupiers, without any assistance outside of their own families. The terms imposed were that the Company remained the pro prietors of the land, and they stocked the farms at the beginning of each sea son with a fresh herd of cows. We are quoting Mr Roberts' own state ments here, but confess we see no necessity for this course. The occu piers received If d per gallon for their milk, and the proprietors received as their share to cover reat, cost of converting the milk into cheese and butter, the difference between l|d per gallon and the selling price of the manufactured article. Under these conditions a man who understood his business could tcake from £125 to £150 in a season, and as he would have a free house and free milk it was not surprising that he would be pretty well satisfied. As cows go off their ncilk about the end of May, it had been found convenient to put down from 15 to 20 acres in hay by which means the returns for the year had been increased. Mr Roberts went into some details from which it appeared that the system adopted gave the proprietors of the 1500 acres something like £1 6s an .acre per annum for rent, and as the land was worth from £12 to £15 p.er acre he thought that was a very fair return. Mr Boag corroborated what Mr Roberts had said wilh regard to the profit to be made, although his experience had been somewhat different, as he had been in the habit of letting his cows at £5 per head, and £2 10s a head for the heifers under which ar* rangement one man with his wife and a boy had milked 33 cows a clay and after six years had £600 in the bank. Mr Brydone gave a very interesting account of the plan adopted at the Edendale factory. Here they began by buying about four hundred cows' for the factory, but gradually they be gan to lease the land to -farmers and had about forty or fifty farw« supply jng the factory at that time. The company had about oi>e hundred cows themselves and there were about 1500 outsiders. In almost every <^aso the work was done by farmers with no outside assistance, the company's manager going round occasionally to gee that everything was being done with due regard tp cleanliness. The jieasing of cows had been found not ( to work so well as the plan now pur [ sued, qI encouraging dairy farmers to have cows of their y wn, The general conclusion seemed to be that cO-opejra &qs was the secret of success in' this industry, and Mr JlQb,er;bs' statement that dairying on these Ijng3 w%s pj-'Pfi" table—not only to those employed in it but to the landowners themselves— met with unanimous approval. On the subject of cleanliness, some very startling statements were made. For instance, Mr Park, a vett-jfl'nary surgeon from Tasmania, said that in some cases cows suffered from an. pruption of the mammary gland, and were^diphtherjiic, $ circumstance that probably explained some otherwise unaccountable outbreaks of disease in animals and hunjan beings, Not long before he had seen a mm sitting down to wlk a cow with an eruption of the mammary gland, and : noticed that he washed the sore iv the i

milk pail! That would cause sufficient infection to kill off a dozen people by diphtheria. Pleasant reading this, for consumers of the most necessary article of human food. It is satisfactory to know, however, that on this point at anyrate the authorities have recognised the necessity for taking action in the populous centres and one of the ' speakers at the Conference expressed his belief that so far as the cities were concerned, the milk now supplied was iv a pure state. The fact that so much danger and so many diseases are hidden in the milk pnils of the care!e3S and ignorant farmer cannot be made too widely known. If the agitation now going on in various parts of these colonies in the direction of systematic and scientific dairy farming has no other result than to emphasise the terrible risks incurred by the consump tion of milk containing any taint of disease —it will confer an inestimable boom on the human race.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There was a largely attended public meet ing in Chriatchurch last night to welcome Bishop Julius after his return from England. A man named John Fred Recce was com mitted for trial at Christchurch this morn ing, for forging the signature of H. Barrett to receipts for £7 and £10, and receiving those amounts from a firm of grain merchants in Chriatchurch. A settler who has resided in Taranaki for twenty-seven years says he has never previously seen a winter equalling this for continuous rain; and settlers in other parts of the colony (says the Hawera "Star") have much the same story to tell of their experience. Government announce that in October next about 35,000 acres of first-class agri cultural land on the Cheviot estate will be offered to the public in sections of from 5 to 610 acres each, prices and terms to be advertised later on. Meanwhile preliminary plans are on view at the Post offices. The heavy storm which visited Sleaford in June, says a Home paper, thoroughly flushed the drains, and the storm water carried the carbonic acid—with which the drains had been disinfected—into the Slea trout preserves, killing almost every fish they contained. The Superintendent took' out 75 beauties, weighing from lib to 3Jlb, and scarcely a single trout was left alive. Mr Buckland, the member for Manakau, writes the Rcefton "Guardian,*' makes a novel suggestion. He thinks members Bhould be returned to the House with a rope round their necks, and if they voted for any thing which turned out not to bo for the good of the country, they should be taken out and hanged to the nearest lamp-post. Th would conduce, he says, to less and bettet legislation. The Cash Amateur Cycling Club of Christ church are conducting negotiations by which they expect to have a new cycling track ready for the coming season. This is in plane of using the Lancaster Park track which has always been a source of incon venience to Ohrisfchurch cyclists inasmuch as it was so frequently broken up by trotting meetings. The proposed new track will be almost in the centre of the town, situated on the corner of Barbadoes, Worcester and Gloucester Streets, and will be a wooden one, ainodelpf the Herne Hill track, admitted to be the fastest in England The Club also intend making arrangements with the Wellington Electric Lighting Company for the illumination of the track during carnival week. We have received the prospectus of the Weft Coast Co-operative Exhibition, to be held at Greymouth. The exhibition, which will be opened on Wednesday, December 20, 1893, will have for its object, by exhibits from all parts of the colony, the practical illustration of the resources and industries of New Zealand. It is proposed to keep Ihe exhibition open for one month and entertain ments of various kinds w ill be provided for each night, including an oratorio on Christ mas evening, and two fancy dress balls for juveniles aud adults respectively later on. The building in which the exhibition will be held, the Grey District High School, will be illuminated by electricity. The executive committee will be glad to receive the assist, ance of manufacturers, importers, and others, who are reminded that applications for space must be sent in by October 31. An interesting farming experiment is re ported from South Lincolnshire. The farm ia intersee'ed by one of the arterial fen drains, and from this the propietor of the farm is pumping water at the rate of eighty tons per hour on to his crops, which, in com mon with others in the distrist, have greatly suffered from the continued absence of rain. A powerful fire-engine is being use"?, and it delivers the water in a spray which covers an area from seventy to eighty yards, and falls with an evenness and gentleness altnoat equal to a heavy rain, Flexible piping several hundred feet in length is attached to the engine, so that every part of the field is easily irrigated without moving the engine an icch. Hundreds of farmers who have seen bhe operation pronounce it to be a complete success. The " Otago Daily Times " says :—The execution of M.akia is not a very nice topic, but there is something like a touch of grim humour in the suggestion tijat, with half.-a, doisen victims to choose from, they had mixed them and hanged him on a case of mistaken identity. The aime thing once happened in Victoria. A man was charged with the murder of a settler and his wife. A body was found, and by a trick a confes sion was obtained, poured into the ear of a detective who was incarcerated with the ac cused on some pretended charge. The ac cused was tried for one of the murders and convicted. As he left the dock he re marked, ." Well, it's hard to be hung on the wrong bones." So it turned out in due course. When the bones, which had been positively identified as those of a man by the local doctor, whe^e sgbnijtted to Melbourne experts, they were declared to be those of a wonian. In Makin's case a wrong name merely was given to a "setof bones," and there can be no question as to his guilt. The great exhibition which is to take place next year at Antwerp wjll boast of a literal castle in the air. 4 company' \m bge^ formed to carry out the plan of M. Tobianski, an ingenious engineer, who has designed a sort of raft, having a;i »rga of about 180 square feet, and built of bamboo canes and steel and aluminium pipes. ][Jpon. this is built a m#st luxuriously fitted up restaurant. The rait is held, floating jn the air fifty fegjr above the ground by a number of balloongj and an arrangement of anchoring by means of cables will (so says M. Tobi&nski) prevent the restaurant from rocking even in the strongest wind. Two small captive balloons, each holding frrem eight, to ten persons, will serve like lifts to keep up communication between tke aerial restaurant and the earth". There ia a regular system for supplying gas to the balloons, and at night the exhibition will be lit up by an immense electric light projected from the raft.' The whole thing cm be lowered to the ground within ten minutes by Bte^m windlasses, specially con« s.true,te&

Fourteen of the unemployed left by the Wakatu last night for the works at Cheviot, Seven of the men cams from Oaniaru, and others were from Ohristohurch. The fifty mile record on the Riccarton- Leeston coii'se was on Saturday reduced to 2hr 53min 27secby A. J. Body, mounted on a '-Star" bicycle. He started on the journey from the Riccarton Hotel at eleven o'clock, reached Leestoa in lhr 15min with out pace-makers. On the return trip he was assisted by Keir, Lewis, and J. B. Clarkson, each pacing for some miles. The New Zea land Cash Amateur time vow stands at 2hr 53min 27*-ec, and the Cyclists' Alliance time at 2hr 58min. The English time for the same distance out and home is2hr 35min. We are pleased to welcome another musician amongst ua, and to note that while opening classes for the teaching of singing, she will make her debut in Ashburton as a songstress at & concert specially arranged for her on Wednesday, September 13. Miss Venie Flower is a sister of Mr H. G. Flower (who as a tenor haß no equal among our local talent) and arrived in the colony only a month ago. She completed her curriculum at the Royal College of Music, London, and has taken part since in vocal work in several parts of Great Btitain. The press notices she brings with her are those ot journals of standing, as her appearances were on occa sions at which only vocalists of acknowledged standing are made use of, and these notices are mch as few singers are able to secure. Miss Flower's voice is contralto, wide in compass and flexibility—naturally so, but the natural gifts careful'y cultivated by skilful training and olose and persevering study—and full and round in tone; and from the press comments it is gathered that she sings with great sweetness and expres sion. At her concert her company will com prise, besides herself, Miss Wood, Timaru, soprano; Herr Puschel, Christchurch, tenor; Mr A. Millar, Christchurch, bass ; a string quartet from Timaru, under Mr R. Woods leadership; and Mr Llewellyn Owen, pianist. From such a string of talent .a concert of the very highest class should be expected.

PARLIAMENTARY.

HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES.

Wellington, AugUßt 21. The House met at 7.30 p.m. CUSTOMS AND EXCISE BILL. Mt Ward moved the second reading ot ehe Customs and Excise Duties Act Amendment Bill, He explained that the Bill was intended to maka the present Act more workable, and to relieve merchants from the payment of certain dues on drawbacks. Th« Bill was committed, reported with amendments, and passed. FOSr OFFICE BILL. Mr Ward moved (he second reading of the Post Office Act Amendment Bill, making several alterations in the existing Post Office Act. Clause 2 provided for the Introduction of letter cards which, unlike post cards, could be folded up. It was intended to charge Id for these within the colony, and 2d to Australia. Clause 3 dealt with the m\tter of offensive publications and indecent literature, & large quantity of which ;ow passed through xhi Post Office. It was intended by the Bill to give greater power in stopping the circulation of literature of this kind. A new feature in the Bill wa9 that it proposed to pay compensation up to £2 for fhe loss of a registered letter. Tho Bill also *et forth the exact form in which postal notes should b6 issued, and determined their currency. The seconi reading waa agreed to on the volets. BANKS AND COMPANIES AUDIT BILL. Mr W;u\l moved the second reading of the Banks and Companies' Accounts Audit Bill, which, he said, he proposed to send to the Public Accounts Com mittee, and the debate could afterwards bo taken on it He pointed out that the ill was not of a drastic character, and was not in any way prompted by the re cent financial disasters in the sister colo nies. It was simply meant to enable the majority of the &haieholders in any incor porated company or bank to hays an in dependent audit if they so chose. He was glad to be able to state thai there was no necessity for the Government to intro duce anything in tho shape of banking legislation, and the Government did not intend to bring down any measure oh the subject, except the one which he had just outlined to the House. The Premier moved the adjournment of the debate. The motion was agreed to. THE STOCK BILL. The Hon. Mr McKenzie moved the second reading of the Stock Bill, which he explained waa before tho House last session. Since then it had been before the Agricultural and Pastoral Societies of the colony, and many suggestions had been received from those bodies, The Bill provided for the abolition of Cattle Boards, and for the payment of compen sation <~o people whose cattle had been destroyed on account of disease. It rendered the clipping of long«woo'led sheep compulsory, and made new re gulations with regard to the driving of stock and the branding ot sheep. The proposal in the Bill with regard to ear marking would probably provoke some opposition, but he thought that something of that kind was necessary to prevent sheep-stealing. As the Bill now Btood it waa principally a consolidation measure. Mr Buchanan though* that the Minister would be unable to pass any Biil of this kind in the House this session. If the Bill passed in its present form tfra greater part of the JSforth Island would have to be declared infected land. He mentioned the features in th,e Bill to which he took exception. Mr Wright characterised the Bill as a measure to worry sheep-owners and legalise sheeo-stealing. If it were not materially altered by the Stock Com mittee there was not the slightest chance of its going through the House. After a long discussion the motion for the second reading was agreed to on the voices. The Bill was referred to the Stock Committee. STAMP ACT AMENDMENT BILL. I IJr ReeVes moved the second reading of tjie Stamp Act Amendment Bill, Cause 2 provided that inland bills of exchange included promissory notes, and no duty was to be chargeable on certain leases or licenses of Native lands. Clauses 3 and 14 had reference to the stamping of insurance policies. The Bill was opposed by the Native, raecrtbers, who, took objection to stamp duty being placed on Native £ands. The second reading was agreed to on the voices, Tho House rose at 12.5Q a.m.

CRICKET.

(Received August 21, I.IS a.m.) London, August 31. The " Daily Chronic 1 c " states th*fc the play of the Australians was disappointing when opposed to the best English elevens. It considers tha bowling of Turner equal to the best English. The team from sesson4 class cricket counties in the match atgatns* the' Aus tralians is—Driver, Qu'if, Tiller, SheltonJ Pallet, Davidson, Patterson, Huline-, Bagshiw, Bainbridge, and \V"ynyard, j Blackham and Walter '-iffin are not play ing. The Home team bitted first and haye lost |T wickets for 123: puns. '

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

London, August 21. Mr Gladstone intends to suspeud the rule respecting new business after mid night to-night, in the hope of p-ming the closure resolution at one sitting. A vigorous crusade is being carried on by the Catholics of Connemara against the Protestants, and many out rages are reported. There are still twenfcy-nme pages of the Home Rule Bill left untouched. Notice had been given of no less than 350 amendments upon going into Committee of Supply. ! The " Times " says that the Premier, by his resort to closure, has incurred the nation's resentment. The "Standard" characterises his action as marching through despotism to failure.

LABOR ITEMS.

THE WELSH COAL STRIKE.

THE LABOR OUTRAGE IN FRANCE.

CHINESE LABOR*

London, August 20. Special trains filled with soldiers are being hurried down to Wales. Business is stopped in the disturbed districts. Steam coal has risen to 80a per ton. Stones were placed on the Rhodda, railway, but were discovered in time i to prevent a disaster. The strikers at Dowlais attacked the men at work. The weapons used were chiefly staves. The Riot Act was read, and the military were called out. The soldiers put ao end to the riot, but not till many were injured. Batteries of artillery occupy the public build ings. < The employers have issued a mani festo, stating that unless the men return and adhere to the scale fixed, they will insist on the penalties. Mr W. Abraham, a miners' repre sentative in the House of Commons, has appealed to the strikers to return. London, August 21. The Welsh strikers pillaged the bakeries at Ferndale last night. The police charged the rioters at Pontypridd several times, and many of the former were injured. Bomb, August 21. Ihe anti-French demonstration has been renewed in Borne and other cities, owing to the massacre of the Ttalian labourers at Nismes. There is an excited feeling throughout Italy. San Francisco, August 21. The unemployed at San Joaquim in California turned 800 Chinamen out of the vineyards. Several Chinamen were killed, and when the Sheriffs attempted to stop the fight, the mob turned on them and defeated them. Paris, August 20. In consequence of the Nismes riots, the French press urge that a rigorous tax should be imposed on employers of foreigners. Pabis, August 21. The French Government will com pensate the families of the Italians killed in the southern riots. (Received August; 22, 11.40 a.m.) Svjdney, August 22. The Seamen's Union have decided to take a ballot in the colonies as to whether the strike shall be declared off. (Received August 22, 1115 a.m.) London, August 21. T} c miners in Ebbu Vale, Mon mouthshire, are working on a sliding scale. The neighboring Vales desire to imitate this course. The presence of the military and the energy of the magistrates prevented the proposed attack on the works at Ebbu Vale yesterday. (Received August 22, 11 a.m.) Rome, August 21. The rioters wrecked and burned the French tram cars in Genoa and chased the officials. Further attacks have been made on the French Embassy in this city, and the windows were smashed. The police were powerless to quell the disturbance, and troops had to be called out to disperse the mob.

CABLE SUMMARY.

- The Corporation of Edinburgh have conferred the freedom of the city off Lord Roberts. The hospital at Kaluga in Russia has been burned, and twenty of the ; inmates perished, Owing to the passing of the German Army Bill, Russia and France are parleying about an increase of their military resources. Four hundred deaths from cholera are reported from Kieff in Russia, where they are said to average thirty per day. It is raging to an alarming extent in Rome and Naples, many deaths occurring daily.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, August 21. The Auckland team to take part In the contest for the Association football Shield at Wellington, left by the Takar puna yesterday. A five-roomed dwelling home occupied by R, Murphy, and owned by Lawrey Newton, was destroyed by fire this morn, ing. The house was uninsured and was valued at £150. The furniture was in sured for £50 in the Phoenix. The Queensland Floods Committee have decided to vote £220 of the surplus to sufferers by the Waikato floods. , Cook Bros., Whangamutma, have just completed a whaling season. They secured eleven whales yielding fifty-four tons of oil. The season proved very lucra tive, ' ' " . ■ -

COMMERCIAL.

London, August SI. In' consequence of the prospect of more gold "being despatched to America, it is expepted that the bank rate of discount will be raised to: 5 per ?ent. Wbimngton, August 2\. The Democrjbtfi' are proposing to authorise the banks to issue currency to the'full value of the bonds deposited in the Treasury. _______

Forty-two Cigarettes a minute.

Forty-two cigarettes a minute ! This is the output of a machine recently invented V>y a Frenchman, which is attracting a good deal of interest and admiration among inventors of aU countries. The apparatus is worked by means of a quarter horse-power gas engine, and requires only the services of one person to feed it. The cigarettes thus made are reported to be perfect in shape, though no adhesive substance is used in manufacturing them, the quantity of paper employed beii g also somewhat smaller than that required in the cigarette-making processes hither to in vogue. This is an important peint which lovers of the cigarette will be sure to appreciate. The value of the inven tion has Already been recognised by the French Government;, which i* now paying a large royalty to the fortunate inventor. Steps are being taken, it is aaid, to in troduce the machine into thin country, in which case the public must be prepared to see a considerable inorease in the number of cigarette smokers in the United Kingdom.

A Lion Tamer Wounded

A sensational inoident happened at Fitzgerald Bros/ Circus, Sydney, on Jaly 21, during the lion act. W. JC. Hum phreys, the tamer, was in the cage making two lionesses perform. It was noticed that the lion, »uo in the ewe, was in an extremely bad temper, and suddenly to the horror of the spectators, he bounded behind Humphreys and caught his right arm in his mouth. Humphreys wrenched himself round, fortunately releasing him. self as he did so. It wu teen thai the sleeve of his tunic and shirt had been ripped away, leaving only the shreds of the shirt on his arm. He had also been clawed by the lion, and the whole of his tunic haul been torn away. For the moment it was not known whether he had been hurt, but »s he stood confronting the enraged animal blood was seen to dis color the remnants of his rhirt sleeve. The spectators rose in intense excitement, fearful that a terrible accident would happen; but Humphreys continued his performance as if nothing had oocurred, aud calmness was quickly restored. Mr Fitzgerald also went into the ring and asked the people to remain in their seats. The Premier and Minister of Mines hap pened to be present at the time. Alter the act was over a medical examination of Humphrey's arm showed that it had been severely wounded in three places to a depth of two-and-a-half inches, the bone being exposed in each case. The three lions are over thirteen months old, and had been in training for only three weeks. This circus will visit New Zealand ist the course of the summer, and an advance note tells ua Ash burton is in the tour.

CHERTSEY.

[raOM OUR OWN COBRBSPOND«NT.]

Since my last communication the Sahool Committee have met and transacted merely formal business. For the first time in my recollection all the meaiberi were present. Though the school was granted a holi day nothing else was done to celebrate Arbor D*y. Our usually quiet state of winter lor* pidity has been rudely disturbed at last, and several innovations are in progress. The footballers are going to wind up their season by having a match with Ashburton second if it can be arranged, and so they are again h&rd at practice in order to do themselves justice. The Ladies Club wound up their Beaton with a very successful party on Friday evening last. There was quite a big gathering, and Miss Tulley is to be con gratulated on the success which has at tended her efforts. The gipsy encamp ment tableau was very good indeed, and the Misses Horsnell and Dunstan and Mr Grant acquitted themselves well. There were several other items during the even* ing viz., songs by Messrs Gran\ Unwin, and Buchanan and a recitation by Mr Todd. Since I last wrote we have established a Tennis Club here, and expect to begin play as soon as the weather will permit. Mr Wason is patron, and a good working committee has been formed. The court is already formed in a corner of the domain, and we are looking forward to many afternoons of fun. I must not forget to tell you about the saleyards meeting that was held here a little time back. It was not held for the purpose of "reconstructing," but to de clare a dividend which they did—viz., twenty-eight per cent. What do you think of that for an investment ? There's something iv Chertsey yet though yon can buy our sections from Mr Bullock for thirty shillings. 1 ought to tell you, however, that the Company has not paid a dividend lately—not for seven years. The euchre tourney of which I wrote in my last is now finished, and has caused, a great deal of excitement among some of us The winner turned up in Mr J. Downie with Mr Scarlett runner up. Such in terest was taken in the games that the Library Committee had to put off their meeting to enable the tourney to go oh, I hope they will get together soon, for some are waiting anxiously for the arrival of the new books. I would strongly ad vise the committee to add another table (for draughts) as well as a washhandstand before next winter. Mr P. Chalmers (of chaff-cutting record fame) had an unpleasant experience while returning from Aahbutton a few days ago. When crossing a Dromore water raoe he leant forward to grab his reins, one of which was slipping over the front when the horse, feiring the whip, dashed over the race breaking the back strap, aq4 precipitating Mr fjhalmers into the race. tji« face was a little put and his arm badly bruised, but beyond this and the walk he was none the worse for his aocident. I was shown a very simple but in« genious staple the other day, the inven tion of Mr Page, well known for his horse oils and wire strainer. The idea has been patented, and will be a great boon to these who use temporary fences much. If Mr Page can get over the ooet of production be has a good thing. . The Government have granted us a piece of land for a bath, and we are quite jubilant. There is to be a meeting to night to discuss ways and means, and I fill report more lafeg. ' • • v Our people are beginning to talk politics a good deal now,' and the five candidates out are very much discussed. All itre anxious to hear their different i views, as with the exception of Messrs Wason and McLachlan little is known of them. I am almost afraid to tell yon in case it happens yet 1, but do you know we hsven't had the measles. Chertsey bail long been Known as a healthy place, and this is another proof of it.

THE 'iSHBUETON GUARDIAN: TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1893,



Wanted WANTED, Apprentices to the Dress making.-Apply, Miss E. Me. Dojikma, Swmder/ Buildings. BU4 TO LET. -r Two Roonw, centrally iituated in Burnett street, l^se of piano if required. Apply Mill Office. ~\r)L LUPHONI, Metalophones, Hero- phones, Autoharps, Zithers, Accordeon«, Violins, Flutes, Cianonettes, Organs, Pianos. Music—H. M. Jokes.^ PLACE your Orders early for " Star " Cycles. Tne best made in the colony. Cash <*r terms. Extras kept.- H. M. Jokes. _ W ANTED Known—For good value in first class Drapery, Millinery, Boots, Clothing, etc., go to Mblfobd Housi. Beautiful presents now giving •way to all purchasers. EAVT Hens and itoosters in any ' number. Tahiti, Mandarin, and Sevillj Oranges, Lemon*, Cooking and Dessert Apples, etc., cheap. — Mbs WKiTriMOToN, Burnett street. ______ Kaown _ ThHfc A j Walker repairs Bi<yolep, Sewing Machine*, Lawn Mowers, Medical CuUh, and all descriptions of light machinery. INSPECT Our di>p ay of Lamps, Paper haugings, and Outlery in windowH this week —J QBS Per & Co. 8 78 INSPECT our stock of Gaiden Tools of all kindu. Our 5s Spade is the best in the m«k«t. - JoH* Obb & Co. 8 7« D~~"~bN'T Forget to send your Bicycles j a'ong to ih* Old Kmdergatten to be repaired, at m^ ideraterate^^ MEOIJaL Coils' made »nd repaired on the bhorteat notice at e«*sy prices at A. J. Walkeb's, Old X nder gsrten.- B" 00K3~in goo.l order mid c< mplete bought or taken in t-xcha' ge. .New Stock arriving every Week. Circulating tibmry.—J Mx^svzs, Newsagent. RAILWAY Bo k Stall.—A very large and ohoioe lot of hooks to select t22L_———' - - 7- 1 — BOOKS in gran*, variety to suit all <taus of readers, at ihe Railwat Pook StAtt, _?.igfc * i UK Uood "Wkinancan, *or the i«nm« J diate relief of pain.—Lwbx's Cash B.o*. . rJ*. it^ASTE PAPER for sale. App'y YV office of Ashburton Publishing Company, Limited. TTBEH.a. Flowib'sSulphurT»bleta. yj Cough and Eucalyptus Drojs, and top oowghing. WANTED Known-Lidies who are about to change their Domestic Servants are invited to make known their requirements at the South Canterbury Lnbor Exchange, Aroade, Ashburton, where they can be suited without delay. 8 14 ANTED Known—Persons peeking employment of »ny description cannot do better than register their names at the South Canterbury Labor Exchange, Arc*dc, \bhburton, the proprietor being in daily communica'ion with the principal Labor Offices in the Colony. 8 15 W" ANTED Known. — Seasonable Got ids. Cashmere Gloves, 6d pair ; a#§h Mitts 6d pair; Fur CollarN, 2s lidl j Ladies' Skirts, 2s lid ; Eos^yn Wcol, 3s per 1b ; Wool Shawls at hilf price, at AwpkbwOrrV IA / EO is your Plumber 1 Why, J. W. W Habdiby, who is a Manufacturer of Spouting, Ridging, Steel Gutters, Bath*, Sinks, Tanks, etc., and wh* has on hand the largest «took of Pumps and ipe in town. firANTEDKaT>wn -Contractors, Agti * » culturaiists, and Pastoral employers of labor can be suved wi«h any number of thoroughly efficient hands by makintt known their reg irements at the South Canterbury Labor Exchange, Ashburton. No necessity for sending out of the district for labor. WANTED Known—T. Hoult has fresh Pork Sausages daily, hot Pies, also a good assortment of Jams, Pickles, Sauces, etc. SOMERSET Meat Mart. The oldest the largest, tha best, and the cheap wt. Small »soods a specialty. Ful weights guarnmteod. A trial solicited. .W. J. SixcocK. Jtlß2 STOCKTAKING S *LE at R. Alcorn's, Saunders' Building. Everything reduced, tor t'ash only, for One Month. Note prices of Blankets in advertisement. B"°fs -»nd ->hoHiJ all reduced. N * X *!i »hip- .a <;.:-jil-., diractfrom Belfast, splendid value. See window st Andrkw Oku's. YOUNG Ladies' Journals (August), " Review of Reviews," Weldon'a a Journals,, Ca-sslls 1 Royal Academy Pic tures, Beys of England, (New Volume), New Games including Tiddledy Winks Is. ( NW Bu'ks and Fancy Goods, Boxes $?otepap*r an i Euvelope-s, etc.—L. F. 4»w»bwkb anp C«>, Stationers' Hall



THE PJNI>. THE END OF THE WINTEK SEASON 1893. G. J. NEILL_& CO. •VJR fa» shipment of SPEINS GOODS .re to arrive in > fortnight. kLe room .or them we «. offering t,,e baUnce of « Winter Oood 3 ■« "7priCNO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED. Ladies' Hats at any price. Fashionable Feathers bd. „. Dress Goods heavy blue and maroon 3d AH wool dress goods s£d Silk plush Is 3d Flannelettes 3jd, heavy and good SoXbediheeting, unbleached and white 9* 7d GreycaHoolsU^erl^ mmmQ[t Boys' Tweed Suits 4s Ud Women's Strong Shoes 4«ilw FRIBDLANDBB'S OOBNBB, EAST STREET



W anted PARTRIDGE Cochins.—Orders taken for sittings eggs. First priza winner?, these splendid birds.—Mks Whittington, Burnett Street, Ashbur ton. »163 WASTED Known—Colonialthree ply Fingering 3s.—Mitchell and rratyEß. ._ WANTED Known—W. H- Collier's noted four clasp Kid Gloves, 2s 6d, have just arrived in all sb.es. SUITS to measure, during the sale, 495, 655, 60s, 70s, and 755. Fit and workmanship guaranteed.—R. Axcobn, Saundera' Buildings. ' T" ADIES' Jackets, Mantles, Superior I j Dress Goods further reduced, &s cash must be had. Compulsory Sale at S. W. Alcobn's. ~\\ " ANTED Known.~To make room VV for Spring Boots I will give ten per cent for ca«h. Repairs done at once cheaper than ever to stay bad times over atJ. Moison, Premier Bootmaker. 8 18 WANTED Known— ome wonderful job lines n Drapery, etc., now being sold; also presents to all purchasers. H. 0. Segkbs, Melford House. i /CITRONS for preserving, Oranges, VV Lemons, Bananas, and all fruits in season.—Adams', Bast Street. rcrANTElTknown—'" The Corner "is ' ' showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing. — W. H. Collier. ___________ ERLTN WOOL, a¥ Colors, 4d Skein, Oil Clotb.B, two yards wide, 2s ; one yard wide, Is.—Mitchell &Tuhnbr. ORKSENTS -Beautiful Presents now L being given away to all purchasers of Drapery, Millinery, Boots, Clothing, etc—ll.'o. Seqebs, Melford House. BANG ! Bang t Bang ! Guns 1 Guns ! Guns I by the best makers and acted with all the latest improvements. Powder, Shot, Caps, Cartridges, Wads, »n<l Cases at J. W. Habdlby's, East Street. Guns repaired. I O to Habdley Bros, for Bargains T in Blankets, 49 pairs of large white, suitable for double beds only, 16s 6d ~oi b'» 25a, Extra large Grey, only 10s 8d worth 18a 6d, Selling rapidly.— Habdley Bboß. Arcade. T/lINGERING Wool 3d, 200 yds Cotton liJ Reels ljd, 400 yds 3d. Enormous 3tock of Ladies' and Children's Hose further reduced at S. W. Aloorn & Co.'s sale. WANTED Known—Women's Black Cashmere Hose from Is, Boys' all Wool Knicker Hose from Is 41. Mitchell & Turner. WONDERFUL Satisfaction.— The special nickel watch made for S. Salek, sold at 22s 6d and 25s is the best.—Obtainable only from S. SaleK, Jeweller. 7J83 «jrr_LEliEdo you gee your Xronmor- YY geryl At Hakto.iv bof course, where we get the best value in Sheet Lead, Nails, Locks, Hinges, Plough Chains, Rope, Wire Knotting, Gorse Knives, Spades and Forks, Lamps, Fender and Fire Iron*, and »nything on require* THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory Supply Gents' Hats, Shirks, Ties at Factory prices. THB N.Z.C.F. Supply Gents' Underclothing in Wool, Merino, and Cotton all at Factory prices. theTkz ',76J. Keep the Largest Stock of Gents' Mercery in Ashburton. theTY.z.o f. Supply Gents Ready-made Clothing to fit stout men, thin men, tall men, or short men. THE N.Z.C.R Supply Boys' and Youths' Ready-made Clothing at prices that defy competition. SPECUIT SPECIAL ! ! SPECIAL ! 1! THB N.Z.CF, Are prepared to make a Single Gartnput to your order. Over 200 patterns to cbooje from. All wb read/-made prices and guarantee a fib. THE is.Z.C.F. Make Men's Trousers to Measure from L7s 6d, Men's Suits from 59s 6d. Sewing machines on time payment. ~ THE~N.Z.C.F. " Supply Men's Boot?, Women's Boots, md Children's Boots all at Factory prices. NEW ZEALAND '■ CLOTHING FACTORY ALFX. HENDRY, Manager.



NEW JEWELLEEY. "FUST OPENED UP—A consignment O from Home of the very latest style and newest designs in Gold and Silver Jewellery, Silver and E.P. Ware, etc. Inspection invited of the very choice and High-class Stock, which will be found equal to any in Christchurch and at LOWEK PRICES. A Splendid Selection of GOODS, specially suitable for PRESENTS. S. BALEK, MANUFACTURING JjsWELLEB, -: and :- OCULIST—OPTICIAN. The Establishment for First-class Watch and Clock Repairing. Charges as low as is consistent with SOUND $ RELIABLE WORKMANSHIP



Tfce Beet Ten IN CANTERBURY for the money, and f reo from any excess of stringency. COUNTESS 2s. ASK AOUR GROCERS. TheONSLOW Biscuit. The latest and most delicate biscuit, mariulactured by Al|lS|Sbrook and Co. ColemaNk anP SON sEucaltptic Extract is the only genuine in the- market, and was awarded medals and diplomas at Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide beating all competitors. For all affections of the Chest and Lungs, Consumption, Asthma, Coughs Grarel, and Kidney Complaints, it hw|. noj eqpwl , cohpamt * I



The Best FOB INDIGESTION -KortOß ganiomile Pills t» confidently rebommended as a *i«iple remedjr foe Indigestion, which to theeMueof nearly alf the fage&sea to which we are mbjtft* Noilton's P-ills, wh|ch "Justice" called the "Natural Strengthener of the Human Stomach," act as a power ful tonic end gentle aperient are mild in their opera tion, and safe under any circumstances. Sold in bottles, at Is ljd, 2s 9d, list 'by|Ul nudiciMTWdofa throughout the world HottoWAv's Pitts \nm Ointment.—Whilst the inhabitants of our great cities suffer from the effects of overcrowding and all its attendant evils, both physical and moral, the more robust and energetic emigrant will in liis turn be liable to suffer in his new home from the want of ready skill and the great medical resources of His native land always at command. The best adriee a friend can give is for him to take a supply of these well-known remedies as part of bis outfit, for by atten tion to the easily understood and yet'eimple direction'! which accomwny each box and pot- be will never be-'kt