acceptors Jack got quickest away, and led to the top tarn with Jacob Faithful and Maria Martin next. Rounding the home turn Nenuphar and Kilmarnock closed up, and coming on finished first and second, with Jack three lengths away third. Won comfortably. Time—lmm ] 54sec. Dividend—£3 17s.

SECOND DAY.

The weather to-day was in pleasing contrast to yesterday, for although still cloudy there was little or no wind, and a very appreciable glow of light and warmth was perceptible. The course, which had * been badly cut up by yesterday's racing, had been this morning well chain har rowed and rolled, and was in as good order as could be expected until some plan is devised for obtaining a good turf of a tougher and leas friable nature than now on the course, An important improve ment might have been made in the steeple chase course by bringing the post and i lail jump forward into the straight, as it now stands in the bend of a sharp curve, ( so that the horses must either make a wide detour to get squarely at it or risk the consequence of jumping it at an angle—never a very tafe task in a fast finish. Following are results :— Hunters' Flat Race Handicap of 2o soys ; second horse to receive 5 aovs from the stake. About one and a half mile. 37 Mr B.R.Macdonald'schg Invader, 6yrs, list 91b (Mrß. McDon&ld) 1 23 Mr G. Murray-Aynsley's blk g St Barbe, 4yrs, list (R. Ford) 2 7 Mr A. Botterworth's br g Freeborn syrs, list 41b (B. Wynn-William) 3 2 Mr F. P. Claridge's g g Sherwood, aged, list 51b ...(Mr Helmore) 0 43 Mr S. Brown's b g Kilmarnock, aged, ISst ... (Mr G. Wood) 0 4 Mr L. Markey's eh g Yellow Jack, 4yra, list ... (Mr F. Harjey) 0 14 Mr J. C. N. Origg's b g Gillie, aged, 12at 121b (J.G. McDonald) 0 6 Mr F. P. Olaridge's eh ? Billy, 6yrs list (Owner) 0 Coming up the straight from the start Yellow Jack led with Gillie second, and Invader third—the rest in a cluster. Round the turn past the stand, St. Barbe and Yellow Jack took the lead with Kil marnock going up third, as they neared the far turn. St. Barbe led round the home turn, but shortly after gave way to Invader, who came away and won by four lengths, with St. Barbe second, and Freeborn third, and Kilmarnock a good fourth. Time—2 52£. Dividend-£3 6a. Ashburton Racing Cltfb Handicap, of 50 soys; second horse to receive 5 soys from the stake. One mila and a quarter. 33 Mr P. Butler's eh h Au Revoir 4yrs, Bst 41b (Derrett) 1 64 Mr P. Sheenan's eh h Vogengang, 4yrs, Bst 5b ... (Buddicombe) 2 65 Mr S. Alexander's eh h Rosehill, 4yrs, 7stlOlb ... (0. Cochrane) 3 19 Mr M. Falker's br g Liberator, aged, Bst 81b (Powell) 0 12 Mr D. O'Brien's h«. Viscount, 3yrs, 7st (F. Beal) 0 10 Mr H. Redwood's eh h Awarua Rose, syra, 7st 31b ... (Barry) 0 10 Mr J. Harris' eh g Lord Aston, Eged, 6dt lUb (Ayers) 0 3 Mr A .M. Randell sch f Persuat ion, 3yrs. 7st (Higgott) 0 Lord Zetland and Galtee wereseratched for this race. Rosefoill was quickest on his legs from the start, with Au Revoir next, the rest following in a cluster. Round the top of the course Liberator made an effort, and passed Au Revoir but shortly after fell back. Coming round the top turn the others closed up, and jast before reaching the rails Rosehill swerved and lost his place to Au Revoir and Vogengang, who gained first and second honors in the order named with Rosehill third, abo^it half a length separ ating first and second . horses. Time ~ 2.15. Dividend—£s 18j. Disposal Stakes, of 30 soys. The winner to be sold ly auction immediately af-er the race, the whole of the proceeds to go to the funds of the Club, lhree-quarters of a mile. Lady Styles ... ... ... J Coinage ... •- •:• * Jess ■.. »!» ••• '.'.' Open Welter Handicap, of 35 soys; second horse to receive 5 soys from the stake. One mile. Awarua Rose 1 Stranger * LordAshton »» Time—l 47. Dividend—£7 9d.

The Milton Case.

As so much has recently been said about the Salvation Army prosecution ab Milton, it may interest our readers to learn what Mr Ooombe, the owner of the hotel before which the distarbsnce took place, has to say on the subject. His statement is embodied in the following letter which appeared recently in the f'Qtago Daily Times" ;— i S|J?T,—I had »fi intention of troubling you about the Salvation Army case, but, geeing the pitch to which the business is going, I now feel compelled to do so. j Major Robinson has publicly inferred, " the publican " brought aboub the dig order.* Of oqurae be alludes to myself. J will now give an account of the affair as far as I was concerned in it, and what I gtate here I am prepared to prove on the mpsfe reliable testimony. " Well, tb,en, it inu,«!t be und«rstood that the historic occasion of my ringing the bell and gong was not the first, but the fourth, time the Army had pitched camp at my hotel door. Qn the Sunday they c«ne twice ; on Monday once —on each option pHying their full bsnd, and levelling tirades] tor fully half an hour directly against my individual house. On the Tuesday evening they came again, their speeches then certainly not losing anything in offensive pointedness. This ' was aggravated by Major Bobinson draw ing a chalk line across the pavement jpadirig to my hotel door, accompanied with the words }n large letter?, V This is the road to hell."- It was |nth.c height of these proceedjnga that I chimed in with the gong, on my own property, though after beating it for s<Jme time I ■ banded ib, not to "some half-drunken I lads," but to a boy of 11 or 12 years of age, while I myself reinforced the lad with thC iiuher 'oe'il. When the medley I had gone on for some little time, the] Army were requested to de&iat and move on alternately 'by Constable King, 'Councillor' Taylor, Mr R. M. Brooks (town clerk), »«d Mr 0. Strachan (secretary to the Athenaeum). They refused to do so unless the bell and gong were first stopped. Constable King then asked me to knock off, but I was as ptubborn as th,e Army, and would have them show the White feather first. Shortly afterwards they did move off, and I at once stopped, after a most brilliant performance. This was the sole and total extent of rpy interference.. Wh,at made the Army thus single me out for annoyance I am at a loss to know, 'j'hoir f/jji some time had the use of my'haU, and up to the the lp^ reeled from me every encouragement in pushing the sale of the " War Cry " in my hotel, which was always taken full advantage of by them. The public are now free to draw their own conclusions.—l am, etc., n Geokge Coomb«. Commercial Hotel, Milton, September 4.

A Story of Sir R. OWen.

Tn the "National Keview" Mr Tollemache retells a story about Sir Richard Owen. Owen, when a young man, was surgeon to the gaol at Lan caster, and was at that time much interested in the comparative anatomy of negroes and Europeans :—" There was a negro in the gaol dying of com sumption; and Oweji eagerly craved to obtain possession of his head, after his death, for leisurely dissection. At last the man died, Owen told the porter in charge that he would come in the evening to make the autopsy, and the coffin was not to be closed yet; and in the evening he came, wrapped in a long cloak and with a bag uiider his arm, such as lawyers carry bjJefs in. His heart palpitated at the thought of what he was going to do; for there was a great outcry against resur rettion men and others of that sort. He went into the gaol and up to the dead-room, and then and there cut off the negro'i head as he lay in his coffin, and put it up into his bag; then he placed the lid on the coffin and screwed it down with the implements left in readiness. Then he descended the stairs, and, passing out, said to the porter at the gate that he had examined the negro, and the coffin was all ready for burial. The man said ' All right,' and Owen when out with the bag containing the head under his large cloak. The frost was severe, and the paving stones were slippery. It was about nine at night; the streets were deserted; and the lights of the houses were mostly in the upper rooms, showing that the people j were going to bed. In front of him I was a long stretch of straight road down the steep hill; then it curved out of sight; but just at the curve a single door stood open, and the fire and candlelight shone ruddily and cheer fully through. " At this moment Owen slipped and fell head-foremost towards the descent. He wildly grasped the bag as it fell, but somehow grasped it below thei head instead of above it. The conse quence was that out went the head. As Owen lay sprawling, and before he could get to his feet again, the head was in full roll down the hill, going faster and faster, and bumping down each successive step with increased speed. Owen rushed wildly after ifc, but was many yards behind. On went the head, and bounded right through the open door. It was a matter of life and death to Owen's career to escape detection in the sacrilege he had com mitted ; so he rushed into the house after it with a ghastly face and his long cloak streaming in the wind. He had just time to notice a family gather ing who were yelling with terror ; and there was the head on tho floor ! He plunged and seized it, and then rushed out as swiftly as he had rushed in, and got home as fast as he could, finding to his infinite relief that he was not fol lowed. He dissected the head at leisure, but dared not go out of doors, | and had not sufficient control of his voice to ask what people said. At length it came out that the house be longed to a woman whose husband had been engaged in the slave traffic and was believed to be dead. The version she gave was that her own husband's head had rushed into her house for protection, but that the devil.rushing in after, Lad seized it and borne ifc away to hell."

Experience Teaches.

The German military authorities decided, shortly after the great war of 1870, to connect the great fortresses of the empire by under-ground cables. Ihe ease with which the German lancers in France destroyed the enemy's telegraphic porptpunicafcions miles and miles ahead of ihe German vanguard was a lesson not to be dis regarded at home; that very impor tant instrument in modern warfare, the telegraph, was no longer to be entrusted to overground wires $nd poles at the n^ercy of any plucky horseman, but to a substantial cable sunk deep in the ground. Met? and, Strasburg' were }n this way con nected with each other first, then with Mayence and Cologne, with Berlin and Grandaus at the other end of the empire. After the great fortresses came the capitals, the seaports, and the most important ciommerqUil and industrial cities—all of which are now ponnected by subterranean cables hidden deeply in the earth, or bedded in the solid rock, or resting on the bottom of rivers and lakes, secure from the interruptions by storms, floods, and snows, to which overground lines are co frequently Hah]©,

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON—THURSDAY.

(Before Mr 0. A. Wray, R.M..) Civil Case?.—Thomas Clayton v Karl Zander, £3, one week's board and residence in lieu of notice, and extra attendance. Mr Cuthbertson for defendant. Plaintiff stated that defendant had spent one day of the week charged for in his lodgings, and had gone away saying he would be back, but did not return. Zander had promised to pay for the extra attendance. By Mr Cuthbertson —Defendant had charged for six days. Mr Zander had been absent one previous week. —Mrs Clayton, wife of last witness, said defendant had all his meals in bed and hot water qarried up ( . Told her he would pay her for the extra trouble. Had to cook separately, for defendant when he was well. The, extra trouble was carrying the meals inte the bedroom instead of the dining room. —Dr Tweed, called for defence, stated he had attended defendant at Mrs Clayton's. No nursing was required. Told Mrs Clayton it would only be necessary to take defen dant hot water. There was no surgical operation. Karl Zanier, the defendant, said he waa laid up at Clayton's about August 1. H^d bia \iieala fa bed on the ground, floor, ftsrs Clayton brought him hot water. Mrs Clayton to.ld him' her terms we/c l^s per week. Said U§ wquld. rather pay extra, arid be looked after well, Clayton as ked if £1 per week would be too much. Witness said no, and agreed to pay it. Heard nothing of any charge for nursing till he got the bill. Tqld Mrs Clayton if she had any extra trouble and got a little girl in he would pay for it. She did not §efc anyone. Judgment was given for plaintiff for £1. John Orr v John 0. Grubb, jun., £8 $3 6.d. Defendant did not dispute the debt, and judgment v» Ta* given for plaintiff for amoun,t an,d costs, _______^____

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourselves responsible ict sue opinions expressed by our correspondents.)

ASHBURTON LIBERAL ASSOCIA TION.

TO THE BDJTOB. Sib, —I believe I am a moderate Lib eral, and last election I voted for Mr E. G. Wright. As he has retired from re presenting this constituency, and we are now required to vote for a stranger, 1 should much like to be instructed who to vote for, from the numerous candidates for election. The Ashburton Liberal As sociation undertake to decide who the Liberals are to vote for, and have, I be lieve, selected a Mr Waby as the Liberal candidate. t ;WeIL. I know nothing against him; he may be an excellent man and he may not. Wh^at Ido want to know is— who are the committee of the Ashburton liberal Association, who elected them, apd what have they done themselves to fifi them for the position of leading ihe Ashburton Liberals in their choice of a member ? Are they successful men in their own line of business to be enabled to lead others ? Of the members of the Association whose names have been prominently before us first is Mr Keir. He is known to be a skilful workman. At the Protection meeting held in the Arcade Chambers years ago, he showed ufj well as a freetrader, but he has a bee in his bonnet on the subject of prohibi tion. We also see Mr A. Carson as secretary. He proposed a resolution, to the great amusement of most Liberals, net absolutely smitten with the prohibition fad, at Mr Collins' meeting. Who is this political pledging to dictate to the liberals of Ashburton who they are to vote for ? How long since he wore knickerbockers ? He does not seem to be setting the river on fire —but perhaps he will explain his position, and show up different to what he seems— "skim milk masquaradei as cream." If the committee would kindly publish their names and say what they have done in dividually to inspire the Ashburton electors with confidence in their judgment to lead the electors in the selection of a candidate, the Committee might be of some use. IF they cannot do this the sooner the Liberal Association tokea a back seat the better. These would-be liberals take exception to the Government Licensing Bill, and say Mr Seddon does not trust the people with the direct veto—and complain he wants too many electors to decide, and the districts are too large. The larger the districb the more can vote, and yet the Government is considerate. The whole question concerns the moderates much more than either publicans or prc hibitionists. They record their votes by simply not voting at all, and as they out number the prohibitionists by about five to one, they can record their votes with out any trouble. As the moderate drinkers pay che bulk of the wine and spirit duties this i-4 very fair. Then another fair pro vision in the Bill is, if any pubs are closed —the revenue lost can be made up to the borough and road board by putting on an ex^ra rate to cover the loss. If our hotels were closed in Ashburton ib would mean raising our rates from Is to 1m 4d in the £ —a nice thing to contemplate. Wot only to be done out of our beer but to pay 4.1 in the £ extra rates as well, to satisfy the Prohibition fad. Another argument the Prohibitionists have is thifc lt Total Abstinence " leads to health and wealth. This is a fallacy There are more healthy men who drink moderately than there are total abstainers, and although men that do not abstain are not; always wealthy judging from reports going about lately some prominent Prohibitionists are not particularly flush. There are plbnty of ways of knocking down a chtqua besides drinking it. Trusting to sen in an early issue cf ihe "Guardian "a list of the members of the Committee of the Ash burton Libe;al Association with a short note of lluir-aantecedents showing what thy have done for themselves to con stitute their capacity to guide others in the election of a candidate, to fill the vacancy caused by tho retirement of Mr ' E. G-. Wright,—l am, etc., Ujse Who Can't Make Up His Mish Who To Yotb For.

THE ASHBtmTON fItJABDIAN : THUBSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 t 1893,



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I can recommend the soap for scrub bing and washing. It makes the water very soft, and makes a nice lather, - Mrs Shearer, Ashton. Messrs Craighead Bros, Gentlemen, —The sample tin of soapi you left with me for trial has been used in my home and has given ontire satisfac tion to my daughters and myself.—Emma j L. Bkan. Ashburton, August 29, 1893. Messrs Craighead Bros. Dear Sirs,—l have used your Crystal Soap and found it to be the best house hold soup I have ever used.—S. A. Fokd. Messrs Craighead Bros. Dear Sirs,—l have used your Crystal Soap and find it equal to representation. I can highly recommend it. —W. Tkezise, Messrs Craighead Bros. Sire,-Your "Crystal Soap" for all cleansing purposes is perfect. I have never used better. —A. Ingiis HaoLean Df«n.



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Zealandia Boot Store TANOBED STREET, ASHBURTON. npHIS gtea dily increasing demand for L the « ZEALANDIA" BRAND OF BOOTS Shows they aje still as popular as ever with the Public of Ashburton. For style, durability, and comfort they cannot be beat.



A Large Stock of Ladies', Gents', and Children's Bcots and Shoes always in stock at prices to suit the times. REPAIKS DONE AT ([REASONABLE RATES J. Bishop's, ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE, TANCRED STREEIj



EXTRAOEDIKAEY INDUCEMENT •. ', *. FOR . - CASH CUSTOMERS, TN Order to keep our lar^e new workrooms'in *'/ull sw'ng f' and fortftir la* X ■ • ■ ;. # :=~ increase our business we are now makit g ■;., MEN'S GOOD ALL-WOOL TWEED SUITS TO MEASURE fROlt £2 15s to £3 10s. -ALSO MEN'S TROUSERS TO [MEASURI 15s 6d, 17s 6d, and 21s. 19* For fit and workmanship our name is a sufficient gvmateeVv CRAICHEAO AND BERRYMAK, THE LEADING TAILORS AND OUTFIITERS, ASHBURTON.



G. L. BEATH & CO.. CfIEISTCHUECH, ARE NOW OPENING TJPiTHEIR !New Spring Goods, NOVELTIES AND LATEST^'ASHIONS IN|EVERf DEPARTMENT^ SAMPLESJorwa,rded2on application, ancTall to Ashburton.



S ESA SON 1893. ANDREW ORR ITT I L L M A X IU HIS FIRST SHOW Sp^ri ng Not eltl es , ON ■ , ; MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 ■ , ■ ■■-•t'": ■ IN MILLINERY, MANTLES, DRAPES, COSTUMES, GLOVES, OORSBTS, Ao >■'. ■- .■■, - THE^FATOR OF A VISIT ESTEEMED !  ' »rf*t : ( _ i _ iV« ■ ; IIVDR£W ORR.



WILLIAM SPARROW, Tailor and Outfitter. HIGH-CLASS WORKMANSHIP; GUARANTEED. AN ESTABLISHED REPUTATION FOR PERFECT FIT AND STYLE —A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF TWEEDS AND COATINGS SERGES, MELTONS, And FANCY TROUSERINGS, OVERCOATIKGS, Ac WATERPROOF OOATS IN STOCK AND MADE 10 ORDER MEN^S tJNDEROLOTHING OF EVERY DESORIPTIOX. ALL THE NEWEST STYLES IN HATS AND SCAKYEB WILLIAM SPABKOW, EAST ST|B E ET, Sex J. SEALY A CO., Seed Merduyit*.