MAIL NOTICES.

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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENT.

H.R. (Ashburton Hospital).—We are satis fied of the accuracy of our report on all important points.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, FEBKRUARY 3, 1893. IMPERIAL POLITICS.

The Queen's Speech at the opening of the Imperial Parliament was this 'session looked forward to with much more interest than usual, as it would in the ord<nary course contain an an nouncement of the policy of the new Government. For some reason, how:, ever, only the forecast of the Speech has been cabled to New Zealand, ana we are to c great extent left to gather the contents of the Speech from the criticisms that have been passed upon it. Of course Home Rule for Ireland is the central feature, but beyond the statement that the Bill will be a mea sure securing further improvement in the internal government of the country no details of the scope of the measure are given. Mr Gladstone's reply ap pears to indicate that a measure of self government similar to that enjoyed by the British colonies will be proposed to be granted to Ireland. That the Bill will be comprehensive enough is ap parent from the Earl of Kimberley's remark that it will be no milk and water measure, The Government statement of their policy with regard to Egypt is less definite than their re cent action led us to expect, and im-1 plies that when order shall have been established that country will be left to itself. Here the Labouchere influence, which a month ago was supposed to have been completely thrown off, is again seen. The Scotch and Welsh churches are to be assailed, though not directly, but rather, as we read it, in the direction of disendowment without disestablishment. The registration of votes, the introduction of the orie-man one-vote system, and the shortening of [the term of Parliaments from seven to, .probably, five years, are all matters which are admittedly in need of reform,? and which N&w Zealand Liberals wifl sympathise with |and so will they with the Gladstone Government's proposed labor legislation. The question of re lieving the agricultural classes from ; th° distressed state into which th^ have fallen is both important and 'urgent, and the measures taken pn th\& matjter will be keenly watched the world o^ep. The same interest will be taken in the Government's dealing with the unem ployed question, which though not mentioned in the speech will be brough* lender »otice by a resolution moved as an amendment to the Address-in-Reply and cannot b,e ignored, J{ will £hus be, geen that b^sid^s Hon)e Buje the Go vernment fravp set themselves a largp programme, &u4 tfr§ nroGeedjng§ of the session will be full of interest

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

» The following are the vital statistics for the Ashburlon district for Januaty", 1893 : — Births, 27; deaths, 6; marriages, 8. The returns of the Ashburton Hospital for the mouth of January are—lv Hospital on January 1, 19 patients; admitted during the month, 9; discharged, 13; died, 1; remaining, 14. The Matron of the ifospital wishes to acknowledge, wuh thanks, the receipt of books, papers, and old linen from Mesclames Twenty man, Braddeli, Collins, and Bean; also papers from Miss Mainwaring and Miss Murray. It will serve to show how changed times are in Melbourne to mention that' Sir Mathew Davies' mansion at Toorak is to be let to an eligible tenant at £80 a-year, on condition, however, of the house and grounds being kept in order, which would cost £SJO a-year. The Agent-General is anxious to obtain information of young men about to leave England, and the names and addresses of farmers in New Zealand who are willing to receive cadets, with particulars, of the charges. The Minister of Agriculture is taking steps to obtain the information. MrCarrGlynn, chairman of the Assests Company, intends to form special settle . inents on some of the company's blocks, if suitable arrangements can be made as to passages and capital Mr Glynn states that he has had a number of applications on the subject in England. , '■

The Supreme Court action, G. C. Primmer v Peter Stewart, is Bet down for hearing at the next sitting of the court at Timaru, next Tuesday. The claim is for £725 damages for alleged malicious prosecution and slander, arising out ot a recent action in the R.M. Court here under The Chattels Transfer Act. Mr Wilding is solicitor for the plaintiff and Mr Cuthbertaon for the defendant.

The following have been nominated to fill the vacancies on the Board of Education caused by the annual retirement of one third of the members:—Mrs Drusilla Wil son, Messrs T. W. Adams, J. M. Douglas, R. Meredith, J. Munnings, and H. W. Feryman. The various Committees will have to send in the names ot threa of the above list for whom they vote, not later than January 28, addressed to the Secretary of the Board. j The Agricultural Department have re ceived advice from Home that several parcels of New Zealand butter lately; received there are of irregular quality. This is regarded as a serious matter, because con sumers will fight shy of the article unless more care is shown. With respect to cheese, the Scotch market will absorb all the Mew Zeaiand shipment, choice Home sorts being scarce, and an advance of 4s to 5s is looked for. The writer advises New Zealand shippers to send goods with all despatch. Believing that the export in the butter trade has been established on a firm footing, the Victorian Minister of Agriculture has turned his attention particularly to the cheese making industry with the object of plaoiug it on a similar basis by opening up a trade with Great Britain in that com modity, as has already been done in New Zealand. To further this object, the Governor in Council will be asked to pass a regulation providing for an export bonus on cheese. A rapid-firing gun recently tested at New Haven by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, fired 900 shots a minute. It is the invention of Messrs Browning Brothers, of Ogden, Utah. The only gun approach ing this rapidity is the Maxim machine-gun, with a record of 750 shots per minute. This new basom of destruction has a water jacket surrounding the barrel holding one gallon of; water. The amount of water is evaporated in one minute, when the gun is in operation. In experiments made with out the water-jacket, the barrel would -become too hot for safety in less than half a minute. The ammunition is fed into the breech from a continuous web belt, holding the cartridges in p tckets. An irxjutjjt was hell at Grenfctl in New South Wah on January 16 touching the death of a man namckl vVcst, whofollftved the occupation of a snake charmer. He had been to Like Cowal, where he procured seven tiger;snakes. On the road to Gren fell he stayed at a public house, and soon after leaving it he dropped on the road. His mate, who was with him, tore open his shirt to give him air, and found a tiger snake 4ft long coiled in the man's chest. West was driven to Grenfell, bat died before the township was reached. A verdict of death from snakebite wen recorded. ? The deceased had a large collection of snakes,, and the police were occupied all Sunday afternoon in killing them.

In the District Court, Timaru, on Tuesday, before his Honor Judge Ward, the hearing of 311 application on behalf of the Official Assignee in the estate of D. M. Boss, a bankrupt, to set aside a mortgage of a por tion of the bankrupt's property for £3000 to his daughter, Mis 3 Mary E. Ross, was con cluded. Mr W. D. Stewart, with Mr Kinner ney, appeared in support of the motion; and Mr T. I. Joynfc, with Mr J. H*y, to oppose it. A great deal of time was occupied with the taking of evidence respecting ancient transactions of Ross, to prove that the mort gage, originally given to his mother and transferred by her to his daughter, was without any real consideration. When the case for the applicant had been completed, Mr Joynfc stated that the result of the investigation was such that he had advited his client, Mi is Ross, not to resist but; to do whatever the Court directed to put the matter on a proper footing. As a matter of fact Miss Ross had never made any claim upon the estate. Her father had put down the €3000 mortgage to her among the liabilities of the estate, but; she had made no claim; On this ground, and as she had been brought into Court, Mr Joynt asked for her costs out of the estate. Mis Honor granted an order declaring the mortgage void, and that there was no consideration for it originally, Miss Rose to execute any document to give effect to the decree, costs of the Assignee to ue paid out of the estate. The argument was begun on Wednesday as to the value of an agreement given by D. M. Ross to protect the moneys of Mrs Josephine Bower in his hands, and concluded pn Thursday* His :Honor Judge Ward decided that it was of no value as against the Official Assignee. Costs were not gifen against Mrs Bower, on whore behalf the document was defended. Another hour was spent in dis cussing whether Miss Mary B. Ross was eutitled to have her costs, \a ..the sait pon cerningithe J^QOtf tao^tgagijon the Arcade, paw out of tne estate." His Honor decided that she was not entitled* There was some talk of an appeal on both questions.

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The Brotherhood of Men.

Last Sunday week, in the Wesleyan Church, the Rev S. La wry began a series of sermons on 4: The Brotherhood of Men and the Fatherhood of God." On that occasion he dealt specially with the social aspect of the question, and began by pointing out thai this wts a subject/ on which social ecienoe and Christianity had much in common. But, notwithstanding this face, social reformers and Christian workers were often assumed to be antagonistic to one another. After briefly dea'ing with the causes of chis, the following propositions were set forth, bas*>d on the text, " Sirs, yd are brethren, why do ye wrong one to another V : - 1. The Bible teaches men to regard one another as brothers. •■ 2. Brotherhood does not require equal wealth, any more than equal physique or equal mentality; but it does require of all brotherly interest, kindly regard, and uniform goodwill, and therefore the pro motion of one another s welfare. 3. Christianity, in spite of some appear' ances to the contrary, has been and still is working to bring about a true recognition of brotherhood in society by teaching all men to say " Our Father which art in Heaven." 4. There are great difficulties in the way of making this ideal actual, such as the rooted prejudices inherited from the past, the deeply ingrained selfishness of .all classes, economic considerations, including the craze for cheap purchase, which is a principal cause of " sweating." 5. All may at once enjoy the privilege of becoming God's spiritual children through faith in Christ, and this will bring rest to the soul, *nd the consciousness of Divine favor through all the conflicts and difficul ties of life.

THE BROTHJEBHOOD OF THE NATIONS. This was the phase of the subject dealt with last Sunday evening. The preacher took his text from Acts xvn. 26—28, "He hath made of one all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth," I &c. He said the brotherhood of the nations was based on the common origin of all, and therefore implied the unity of the race. Evidences of this unity were not wanting. 1. There are essential points of physical resemblance/ Although there were great differences, these were no greater than could be accounted for by the well-known laws of variation and heredity. Even now variation was taking place, developing, distinct types of the British people both in America and Australia. Within the historic "period the Hungarians had lo*t all physical 1 'races of their Mongol origin, and were as | Europeans in their appearance as their Teutonic neighbors ; and while the Jewn maintained their well-known Semitic type, it had. varied d'ir: n,' the period of their disper.iiou, tiji j;J e of Malabar were as black as negroes, and in Germany they had been seen with red hair, and in England with blue eyes. Over and above all variations the physical nature of all races was essentially the name. 2 The essential laws of thought, and the power to express thought in language are common to all the known races. 3. The same emotions are comraoi to all man kind. 4. All nations possess the same social instincts, having the family as the unity of society. 5. There is an evident identity of moral nature—conscience, the instinct of worship, and a sense of the hereafter being found more or less developed ia all the peoples vi the world ; while some in whom it was least apparent had through tho teaching of the Goape', developed rapidly into most religijus paople. 6. The Scrip tures teach this unity both directly and indirectly, and especially in Romans V. it is used as the) Las's of a great argument for the universality of Christ's redeeming work. v The duties arising from this relation* ship were then referred to. We must stop our cant about inferior racos, and the necessity for exterminating them to make way for our superior selves. Tho Mongo lians at any rate show no. signs of bein>» raady to make room for us, and, ace >rd ing to statistics, if the present ratio of increase contiuun we are within measur- I able distance of the time «hen, in the i Southern States of the American Union, the negro will be the dominant race in the | land. All civilised peoples should show , their superiority by combining to Rupprtfis ! slavery, and to establish international arbitration instead of war which denies 1 brotherhood by violating its most sacred | principles. Brotherhood also demands the cessition of the exclusive legislation which is based only on difference of race. Lf certain people are criminal or other wise morally undesirable, well and good, 1 apply .the principle all round; but to prate about brotherhood and superiority of race while wo pus Chinas© Exclusion Acts, and at the same time intrude our selves on their territory, and under the protection of British guns force on them our opium trade, is only saperior hypocrisy. Brotherhood ia opposed to all fiscal tariffs and labor lawsxwhich have their origin only In national or race jealousies. Apart from all commercial considerations, we have no right to carry on a retaliatory war by means of the tariff, or by the same means to try and ruin our neighbors' trade to advance our own. What right have we to talk about brotherhood while we refuse work to men because they belong to another nation ? Does brother hood exclude the Chinese, the Lascars, the Kanakas, or the Maories? And when men of the British race deny the right of work to their fellows who may happen to cross a geographical boundary line, as was recently proposed in America concerning the Canadians, then surely tho BM>B6 of brotherhood is dead, or such despicable selfishness would be treated with scorn. Finally, the belief in uni versal brotherhood should piqmpt us to seek by mipsionary c;i? .'■isrse to bring to all peoples the ble^iug-, of the be?t civilisation, by proclaiming to them Je3us, i the Friend of universal huiuanit}, whose religion can uplift and save th^. whole race of man. Thus shall ye hasten the time when " all ragii's good shall be each man's rule, and universal peace lie like a shaft of light across the land, and like a lane of beams athwart the sea, through all the circle of the golden year/

"THE REVIEW OF REVIEWS."

The latest number of the " Review of Reviews," Australian Edition, contains a character sketch of the late Poet Laureate, beautifully illustrated. The progress of the world, and the progress of the colonies are reviewed in the usual epigramnatic style. Many of the best caricatures the previous month are re produced, and the extract^ from'and re views of other reviews form a valuable compendium of contemporary literature. The pith of every article of note is given, and there is thus a tremendous shillings worth of reading in the " Review of Reviews." Among the Australian con tents the aeries of " The Makers of the Colonies " papers is continued, the sub jeqc being Mr Jap}ea Seryjce; and iii another part of the edition the' financial difficulties qf sc)in 4 of our" neighbors arg reviewed. We pan only repeat vhat we have said of previous numbers—that the %l Review of Hevinws " should be read by everybody who cares lo know what is going on in the world. It can be ob tained from any bookseller.

MAGISTERIAL.

ASUBURTO2S— THURSDAY.

(Before Mr C. A. Wray, R.M.) Shkep Worrying Case. — Matthew SptntO'' sued R Minnis and M. O'Loghlen for £42 lbs, damages alleged to have been sustained by the worrying of sheep, hie , property, by defendants' dogs. Mr Wilding' appeared far plaintiff, and Mr Purnellfor defendants. M. Spencer said he owned land on the riverbed, and had over a thousand lambs and ewes on it The sheep were merino. <On December 29 there were a greyhound and a cattle dog on the land among the sheep, worrying them. The greyhound had a short chain attached, and witness caught the dog and took him home. Made inqniries about his ownership, but failing to find an owner shot the dog. On mustering found that a good few sheep had been killed. A son of O'Lo?hlen on being asked if he knew the dog chain said both it and the bit of rope with it were the property of his father. On January 6, a spaniel and * retriever were worrying his sheep. Did not find out whose the retriever was, but the spaniel fie knew about. He shot the spaniel. Asked Mr Minnis to come up and Bee the dead dog, and he came^ two or three days after and identified it as his, The spaniel had been seen by witness in the aot of worrying the sheep. Sent lawyer's letters to both de fendants claiming damages, and inviting them to come and look into the matter, but they had not come, Ihe paddock < was three miles long, and the sheep in it had »een scattered all over the country. It took a fortnight to get them mustered. There were twenty ewes found dead, and two were so badly bitten that they had to be killed. Twelve lambs were found dead or dying, and one ram—dead—all badly bitten. About thirty were missing. Valued the ewes at 7s 63 ; the lambs at 10s, and the ram at four guineas. Esti mated the general damage to the flock at £25. By Mr Purneil—Minnis' spaniel was shot at six in the mornhig of January 6. Did not say in Zander's shep that the do? was shot on the sth, but on the. 6th, and did not say the dog had been 'pois oned, but shot. Did say he had laid poison for dogs. The sheep were from the hills and had strayed at times. Had seen Sam. Elliott's dog once on the island, and some months ago Price's dogs. H ever followed a dog from the island to Camp bell's boarding house. Saw Minnie' dog attack two sheep. The dog had a " mid dling ehoit tail." Re-examined—Had seen the greyhound with Mr O'Loghlen, but did not know O'Loghlen at the time. Told h:m then to keep the dog away, and he said the dog had broken loose. Had offered Elliott a pup if he would get rid of the dog he had.—\ little boy, son of Mr O'Loghlen, who was too young to bt sworn, gave evidence as to the likeness of th<3 dead greyhound to his father's dog.—Mark Harm, a boy in Spencer's employ, gave corrobotativa evidente. —James McConochie, sheep drover, mustered the &heep to see what damage had been done. Found dead four sheep, picked out four that must be killed, and were killed afterwards, and himself killed four. A number of sheep were bitten that were left in the mob in the hope tha^. they would recover. A good many in the flojk were the worse for the worrying. Shearing was finished on December 15, but the stragglers were only finished on January 6. There' were 591 sheep shorn, and 433 lambs cut and tailed, but at the muster there were only 990 sheep aliva. Attributed the shortage to the deaths and ecat tering caused by the worrying. Corroborated Spenoer's evi dence as t) values. Ho mustered twice— once on January 6, and a^ain on January 19 and 20. On the latter .occasion four sheep were found badly bitten, apparently vaiy recently — more recently than January 6,—Hay Smith, dealer, bought the lambs from Spencer at; 10a each, but they would have been worth another shilling if they had not been knocked about by worrying. Thirteen were re jt:cte-.l because of having been bitten.— Thos. Balance also gave evidence. For the defence, R, Minnis said his liver and white spaniel was of a common coli r. It was a quiet dog, kept as a watch dog and tied up at night. During the day it followed him to the shop, and occasionally he took it out with him with the gun. Oa January 5— Thursday morning—the dog was on trie chain when witness got up, and was let loose and taken down town by witness. He wa» tied«up the same evening at six o'clock. On Friday January 6, the dog was as usual on the chain in the morning, and went to busi ness with witness. When he came home he was not tied up at once, and he dis appeared. On Sunday John Corbitt told him a dog like his was poisoned near the Old Men's Home. Spencer told witness son>e days atter thai the dog had be«n poisoned. Went up and saw the carcase, which *wfcs swollen to twice its size. Spencer afterwards said he shot the dog, but witness could find no wound in him, nor feel any shot. Told Spencer in the shop that the dog had not been shot but poisoned. Spencer said the worrying had taken place on the sth. Missed the dog on Friday evening about half-past six, after he had been with witness all day—Mary Stigley, in Mr Minnis's em ploy, remembered January 6, which was Mr Minnis's birthday. Rose about six o'clock. The dog was on the chiin then. Ie was taken to business at eight o'clock by Mr Minnis as usual. Missed it in the evening.—John Corbitt, farmer, adjoined Spencer in the Forks, v On January 4, Spencer came to' witness's father's woolsfaed and said there had Heen dogs among his cheep—one ef them a greyhpund, which he had followed home to, Elliot's. He said he did net recognise the dog till it got home, and was surprised that he did not do so, as he had had conversation with Elliot on the subject of the dog, Spencer said he did not see well at ft distance, and his gun was not much good Spencer had said to him that his sheep had strayed on one occasion as far as Westerfield. Knew Minnis' dog well. John Butler, shopman, had a conversation with Spencer, who said Minnis's dog had been poisoned. — Thomas Fox, master of the Old Men's Home, had never seen Minnis's dog on the island near the Home, but had often seen greyhounds. Spencer said he had j seen Elliot's dog.among the sheep, and | he came to him a fortnight or throe weeks ago to borrow a gun to shoot greyhounds that had got among his sheep. Saw two greyhounds on the island then. Under stood Spencer then to say he had' lost seven sheep. When the river was dry the sheep had strayed on the 1 public road. Lent Spencer his gun, and had heard him shooting. —William Byrnes, a shopman, was present when Spencer came into the shop and said to Minnis that he had caught his spaniel dog on the Thursday. • Minnis said that could not be as the dog was with himself. He also said there a black retriever. It was the usual i custom ior the bpaniel to come to the shop with Minnis. —tjenry Zander, mer T chant, wjjs in his shop when Spencer said to Minnis that thg blacjc retriever had done the damage to the sheep. This **) all of the conversation he heard.—A son of Mr Minnis, twelve years old, was with his father when he went to see the dead dog with fepencer. The latter said the dog had been shot. Mr Wilding re-called Spencer who had since been to the carcase of the dog, and brought into Court its skull and skin, which showed shot marks. — William Ballance, who had gono with Spenoer, corroborated his evi dence.—MartinOJLoghlen, livingat Allen ton, said the greyhound spoken of by Spenoer 1 wa,^ noting only ohe in fche ; district in^ked in UiflMtrte \ray. SpWer ipbkq t« witgwif uti <m*! Qcctwjoa iv the

riverbed, and that was the only time Spencer saw witness's dog. The only notice he had had of the dog doing dimage -.' was a lawyer's letter. His son had seen the dog but seldom, as it had «l«ays been with witness at the working camp, sixteen ", miles awuy, from which witness came home once a week. Spencer had had opportunities between Ibe death of the dog, and the sending of the note to speak to him about the matter, but had passed on, simply nodding lo witness. . Missed the dog on December 28.—Eliza O'Logh len, wife of the previous witness, said Bpencer came to her house on January 19, with a note. He said he had shot her husband's dog, and when shfe mentioned tbat it was a long time since their dog ha 11> <• ■ missed, he replied that it waa bettei ou for her, as he had' found other degs from town involved in the damage, which would therefore make the cost lighter for her. Her little boy had gone ; over with other boys to Spencer's, and when he came back he wid the dog he had seen was rotten and maggotty. He brought nothing with him that she had seen. Counsel having addressed the Court, his Worship reserved his decision, as a legal point had been raised by Mr Pumell in regard to the plaintiffs being sued conjointly.

The National Association.

[PEE P&KSS ASSOCIATION.] Napier, February 1. j At a meeting of the Counsil of the Hawke's Bay branch of the National Association the following resolutions were pasted :—(1) That in the opinion of this Council, the electoral system in New Zealand v should be reformed - in the direction of placing the franchise in the hands only of the permanent residents of the Colony, and that with this view no person should be entitled to the franchise who has not resided in the Colony for al - least twelve months; that the Council v further or opinion that the system of one-man-one-vote should be consistently carried out both in the towns and in the country; that the system of voting should be by electoral rights. (2) That this Council desires to plsci on record iis protest against the injustice of encouraging indiscriminate immigration, by which large bodies of unemployed are induced to come to New Zealand to their own detriment and that of the working men resident in the Colony. (3) That this Council desires to express its opinion that there i* urgent need for settlement of the Kativa land question, and that the settlement would remove what is at present a scandal to the legislation of the Colony ; the Council is also of opinion that the settlement of this question would afford a great relief to the taxpayers .of the Colony, and wouli materially increase the demand for labor and add to

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THE FEDERAL BANK.

London, February 1. The head offices of the Associated • Banks in London deny that assistance was refused to the Federal Bank. LABOR MATTERS. The lock-out of 100,000 miners in South Wales is threatened, owing to their rejection of the sliding scale, i THE SPURGEON MEMORIAL. £10,000 has been subscribed to wards the late Rev. Charles Spurgeon'a meuiorial. > HORRIBLE TALE OP THE SRA. The ship Thekla, from Philadelphia* to Havre, was abandoned at sea with nine persons onboard, who were left clinging to the masts. They were without food for thirteen days, at the end of which time they cast lots and killed a Dutchman. The survivors lived four days on his body, and were then rescued all mad.

THE ROMAN BANK FRAUDS.

Kosre, February I. MrFerbi, a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, will be put on trial for complicity in the bank fraud*. Komb, February 2 , M. Ferbi received the sum i>f 400,000 lire to promote the bank's interest in Parliament.

ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE.

I Athens, February 2. j Another severe earthquake has been i experienced in Zante, and was also felt at Cephalonia, the largest of the i lonian Islands. Further damage was done. H.M.S. CamperdoVn and Dreadnought are conveying sucoour to the sufferers.

THE CRISIS IN HAWAII.

Washutotok, February ,2. The Fennsylvanian, Oregon, and Washington State legislature* have carried resolutions in favor cf v the - annexation of Hawaii by the United States.

AUSTRALIAN.

POLITICAL.

POLITICAL, Sydnst, February 2. In the Legislative Assembly bir Benry Parkea has moved a series of resolutions, condemning the Govern* inent retrenchment and taxation policy, It is anticipated that the Government will obtain a victory, WEATHER,\ Very warm weather is being experi enced in. Victoria and South Australia, '. Brisbane, February 2. Tremendous rains have fallen throughout the Northern Territory, 23 inches being registered in 24 hours at Yeppoon. Disastrous floods are anticipated. Heavy floods havo already occurred at Gympie, aud the main street is four feet under water. The river is 67 feet above the ordinary level, and is still rising. At Brisbane, the river ia rising rapidly, and is with in ten feet of the great fWi of 189(6. A heavy gale is raging along the sea board. ' - :~

THE FEDERAL BANK.

I Met-bouknb, February 2. The dflpositors and shareholders' in the Federal Bank of Australia favor the reconstruction of the institution, on condition thq.t the governing body ' is domiciled in Jjondon. The b«ar4 meet to-i#orrow to consider the question. Depositors and shareholders in all colonial concerns whose head offices are in Australia, strongly favor British investors receiving greater controlling powers,

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Aucei^d, February i. * A renyirVahle ijj}s£over,jt nas been piatfa jn gonneclfoh' with* the roan who oWi mitted suicide iv Albert Park so W e w*ekq 1 ' ' J ■_/. -TV

tf HE ASHBtJRfION QtTAItOIAK: FRIDAY, 3/ 1890.



IHE FIRST Cj^iijlNG SALE ». J Ifßtlili * Co. n.TiTo vein- our fi. rt Clearing Sale since we commenced bnt»ines», to establish T™-^?^*^^'^-- 1 ? ur BtOCVo OID STOCK 81 l Being only in business four months everything is new. M> J>LD «J^ charging WS are hot offering a few lines at ridiculous prices as a NEA« full prices on other goods. W« offer the whole of our stock at PKIW* J^^" BKFORE KNOWN IN ASHBORTON. IN UNDERCLOTHING AND MILLINERY WE ABB OFFERING SOME WONDERFUL BARGAINS. Ludieu' Corsets4B«d;nbir 2*63. a Dr Warner'B well known Corsets 10s 6d, now to txi. Pouble width Sheeting, white twill, 10$ d Good washing Muslins, 3s lid doz«n DVhite Muslins, satin stripe, 7jd now 4^d 2K2m2*2tS Stripe., ridtak *"-rt dr^, wonderful value at t>W CLOTHING. CLOTHING. Men's Tweed Suits, 19s 6d - ■ Boys' Tweed Suits, 4s lid .; 3 Boom Boots. boots. Men's Colonial made Bluchers, 5s ■ ■ Men's Cookham Boots, worth 269 for 14s 6d Women's strong Leather Shoes. 4s lid Ladies' Glove Kid Boots 89 9J, reduced to 6s lid A igSl^^jS^^^SS&SFß^ LEATHER SHOES, Children's P»tent Leather Slippers in endless variety , J1" 068 TERMS CASH. —REMEMBER THR ADDRESS- G. J. J^EILL and CO., FRIEDLA^DER'S BUILOINGS-



WATCHES WATOttBB. WATCHfc* SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Botherliaiii fß_Watchc9. S.~A)IiEK, WATCHMAKER AND J E W E L L E R, Saibk (as engravedyn works.) G6ld op9n faco and Huniina, with Lever Keyless i gg}, «g» en face an d keyless Levers, Sterling Silver centro second*. J^V ■»* \™\^ • Rotherham's Hu -ting Levers, key-winding ; RotherhamaHuntim!^Levera,^\^ rharo - s 0 n Faco , key-winding. Mho» R*ce timew-will time «P »J> nun , t purposes only. ■TSaJLBH, WATCHMAKEB AN JBWRLTiEB, witch nd Je»eUew EepMwor every, dewtiptton promptly »nd Mtistotorily executed.^ ■■■ •■ \_^_ . ___. _, - :



BO 0T 8. BOOTB, SHOES. SHOES. THE NEW ZEALAND Clotting Victory AND BOOT AND SflOfl WAREHOUSE. rpflE Public would do well to inspect X our Large and Well-assorted Stock before purchasing elsewhere. A Single Pair of Boots at the Wholesale Price. All new goods. 200 Pain of Boys' and Girls' Strong School Boots and Shoes from 2s 9d. LADIES. Boy jour BooU and Shoes at the Factory, yoo will save 3* in the pound. THE AUGITJeTsTOVE MAT. Only a f«w left; just the thin« for pn» st-rve making ; only 2t A Wonderful Line of MENS ALL-WOOL COLON I iLTWEKD TROUSERS TOR 9s •«•• • EW ZEALAND Clothing Foctory. :V;ill;ftgei.



THE HARVEST IS PLE TEO'JS. ■ A T any rate it is up to the average— and the laborers ure—well, a good deil more than plenteous. I have never I before seen so many men in the country jon the ouil<>ok for harvest work- Fur a I time tho town was "stiff wia 'em," as Pat said ab/jut the river and the fish, out a good many have K>en absorbed since ■ the ♦reathe ■ became harvest weather, and ! allowed the machines to sto rattlina along, CUTTING £>CJWIV dhe wealth of Ceres' golden reign. I trust ■Jie farmers will get something like a favorable return for their year* t<» 1, and that when they come into tawn with their little OALICO-(2s lid a dozen) bajfs of samples of grain, representing the crop, on the growing and in-ga'heriiig o which they have been conc*.Mit?Hting rI their energies since last harvst. ill y wi I be able to receive from the grain nierc^iiis *»MCEs» that will enablb them to live themselves ■*n<i LET OTHERS JLIVJK. The farmers are the men who feed v* all, who grow our grain, our meat, our dairy produce, and the wool to make «ur ' ULO'I'HING-(suite at 355). ' They are the men who, with their wives <in<l families, the tradesmen must depend lipuu ti.")u/iki'thoiv living, ■ arid w« have the most solid reasons possible for re joicing when the farmers are prospering. So thinks HARRY HAIipLEY, Manager for If 15vDI,KY r BROS Who are selling c,o(uh ver> ■ cheap. Beautiful dress tweed 4s 9d a dress; striped ginghams 7id. BOOTS IN ENDLESS VARIETY. Men's Colonial made shooters 9s 6d; slippers 3s 31. COME AND GIVE US A TRIAL.



A. rstfjffiriMff "Wile ♦- ■ ——— A FACT. A speaker wm holding forth on woman and he made out that «he wrs just a little angel on e»ith. In glowing words he pictured how patient she was in smfforins; how courago >us in tfouWe, and how alto gether gentle, loving, and good she was under all circumstaiicesi and closed hia peroration by dv clawing that any man who foid Ms hand on a woman, save in the act of kindness, was a monster. After the lecture, a pale, haggard, woe begone looking man shuffled up to the speaker and said, "Look here, mister, I've heard what you've been saying about woman ; all about how nice and sweet she is, why, one would imagine that you believed all women were just blushing full blown roses; I gueas you don't know my wife. Well •he haint no blooming rose. She's a daisy, a reg'lar daisy, why mister my wife ia a nagger, and there is'nt an hour, when •he's awake, but Ur>t she's nagging | aomeone. If it is'nt me, its the children, 1 it is'nt the children, it h the cat. There j ia nothing that escapes her nagging | tongue, and the only time any of m gets , any rest is when she has nagged herself 1 to sleep." j 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 eensibility, and the poor fellow goes off ;n that sodden, snoring, miserable state I that is but the rattling skeleton of a healthy sleep. R. T. Booth's Golden Remedy No 1 puts an end to all this nagging of the nerrea 07 destroying all desire fur liqnor. JR. T. Booth's Golden Remedy No 2 is the best Brain aud Nerve Tonic on this earth. All chemists.



The Bkst RsiirjiDY for Ikdigkstiok— Norton's Camomile Pills are confidently recommended as a simple remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly, all the diseases to- which we are subject*, Norton's Piixs, ;. with, justice called the "Natural Strengthencr of the Human Stomach," act as a powerful toni« and gen tit aperient, are mild in their operation, and safe under any circumstances. Sold in bottles, at 1« l£d, 2s 9d, lls, by all modicine vendor* t.hrrmsthowt the */«*1«1 Hollowat's Pnxs.—Factory Operatives and Workers in Manufactories .—The remark able remedies which have been discovered and perfected by Thomaa Holloway, and which for more than forty years have been successfully used in every quarter of the !• globe, are especially useful in all the mani fold ailments which afti ct« those who by 1 reason of their occupations are confined for years, or all their lives, in crowded build-. ings and workshops. Holloway'a Pills and Ointment are associated remedies, the ffirmer restoring the vital {powers when ; diminished, and always acting as an efficient 1 blood purifier, whilst the latter relieves local maladies and checks inflammation, and acts as a cleansing and healing agent in cases of bad legs, bad breasts, ulcers, and unhealthy sores of all kinds. The Best Tea IN THE WOULD If yglop's Ceyiofi. NINJAN HiTS-LOP, OQ., Tea Importers, m 0» hpl street, Cbtifltchurch,



Wauled J WANTED, Two Rooms with use of Kitchen. Apply "F," Mail Office. SHBURTON Orchestral Society re sumes practice To kighx in the School of Music General meeting a* eight. 2 16 OYSTERS, Oyaters.—First of the Sea son arrived at Deep Sea Fishing Company's, opposite Mail office. 2 13 WESLEY AN CHUKCH," Willowby, will not be re-opened next Sunday, as expected, but on February 19. 218 U>OS from £26 to 70 Guineas. Sold on or.c, two, and three years. Tevns to suit purchasers. Reduced scale. —H. M. JoNts WANTED Known —200 dozen Ladies' Gloves from 4£d.— Mitchell akp Tpknbr. 2 9 PIANOFORTE and Organ Show Roomy. Best cash value obtain able. Extended terns; reduced scale; Chriatchurch prices.—H. M. Joses. _ WANTED Known that S. Salek, Watchmaker and Jewsller, has removed to new shop near New Zealand Clcthin? Factory. 10 218 \^7 ANTED Known—Good Em- YV broideries, 2Jd per yard.— Mitchell an n Teener. 2 8 WANTED Known—lee Creams, ice Creams, for the hot weather, always ready at H. G. Flower's, Confec tioner, East Street. SOMERSET Meat Mart. The oldest, the largest, ths best, and the cheap est. Small »iroods a specialty. Full weights guaranteed. A trial solicited* -W. J. SlLoocK. 4t182 TnTe'd Known—Good White Calicoe 3s 9d per dozen.— Mitchell and Turner. 2^7 11TANTED Known.—Come and see » our dress lines at^4|d and 6d, leather shirting 6|d, thiee-tiuarter cloaks 12s 61. —H. C. Skgeks. Malford House.



WANTED the Public to know that S."" W. Alcobn and Go's Summer Sale is now un. Great Bargains in Millinery, Undemlothiog etc; 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. Cbleman's Building, East Street. ' W" '""AN i'Jslb Known—Dr Scutt's~cel« brated Electric Corsets can only be obtained in Ashburton at W. li. Collier'^ "Thw Ct.nu-r." WANTED everyoue to come and see the beautiful presenth we are giving away for ev«?ry 5s and upwards, spunt.—H. C. Skgbrs, Melforu House. WANTED tor Bargains in Summer Dresses, Prints, and Delaines, Sunshades, &c. at S. \V. AtiCORK and Go's Sale. WANTED Known—New Flannelettes at extraordinary prices; 3s lid »nd 4s lid doz. Thirty per cent under price.—W. H. Collier. DON'T let the rain water destroy your buddings. Get Spouting fixed at 4d per foot and buy a tank, complete with Up, tested before leaving workshop, for 305,. at J. W. HARDLEy's. WHY notßake yotir own Wread when yoti can cren 50ibs of "the Best Roller Flour for five shillinga idaah or five shillings and sixpence booked at Robert Alcorn's, Saunders'Buildings. _ _ ____yjl ANTKD"!K,wwn.—A great variety ol hisjh class dress goods tatihoose from new. selling under regular .wholesale prices.—H. C. Seoers, Melford House.



DON'T Forget the Borough Byo-Laws re Carr aga Lamps, and that Harcls . as large Stock "n hand, also a large aHaortracnt d Tinware and Iron mongery, Scythes, Reaping Hooks, Hay KnivcSi Forks, etc., of best quality, and all at lowest possible prices. J. W. Hauolbt, Eust Street, Ashburton. ivfKW YBAtt'S GIFTS.—Card, Book ■*^ lets New Games in great variety. Beaut fullotof Vases, Fancy Glassware, and Fairy Lamps ttoys' and Girls' Annuals, I and • ther new Volumes. Prize Books at reduced prices. New Birthday Reward and Wedding Cards -L. F. ANDREWEdi Sr 30., Stationers' Hall, . BEAR in mind that J, W. Hardiey, Plumber and Gasfitter, East Street, 1 has the largest jStock in town of Pumps, | Pipes, and Fittings, and that he is selling : tliwtn cheaper than ever at prices hitherto I Unheard of in Ashburton. Now is the j chance for a cheap Pump ; improved No. 4. Price, 16s. Larger awes in proportion. /^IHRISTMAS Suits. Boys, three \_J garment long Trouser Suits at 15s. Boys, t'olorial^made Knicker Suits frjm 10si Men's nicely made Colonial Tweed Suits 30s. Colonial Tweed Suits to measure from 50si—Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. Robbkt Alcobh^ \ "__ \tTAIfTFiD Known—That J. Moison VV keeps the best stock of Boots in Ashburtpn, 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 w»th 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, Moison, Impermeable Bootmaker, Town Hall, East Street, next Court Hou;se. _^ ,■■



FISHING TACKLE. , SEASON, 1892-93. Harry Frledlander BEGS to announce to his numerous patrons and friends that he has just opened, ex A orange A LARGE & WELL ASSORTED bTOOK OF FISHING TACKLE Ot Latest Design MINNOWS in great *'& r»,efcy, including the well-known Whitebait, Met^l | Devon's, and tbe popular j Kill-Devil Spinner. Also, Flies of every kind. Reels, Hooks, Gat, Mounts, Waders, Fish Bag* and Baskets, and Gaff Hooks. A Complete Stock of FISHING RODS. CBKS&ET AND LAWN TENNIS ■ MATERIALS 1 Of every description by the bgst makers. Harry Friedlancle», TOBACCONIST AND FANCY GOODS EMPORIUM, FISHING TACKLE DEPOT, Eaafcgfcieefe, Ash burton For Sale, Purebred CANARIES * tew spit ndid sin rii g birds left. *" LONGBEACH COACH. " ON and after MONDAY, October 3, for the summer months, the Lontfbeach Coach will start from Ash- '



Messrs Colemane and Sons' Eucalypti Extract (manufactured at Mittagong and OootamunrU-a, New South Wales) has attain^ a reputation as a specific for affec tions "'of'^te *hc3t, lunge, consumptions asthma, diphtheria,'and 9. yfriety of other complahitß. It numbers among its iiafcrons Earl Jersey, the present, and Lord Carring^ , ton, late, Governor of New South Wales, whjlp in Great Britain during the influenza epedjmic scarcely a house or office was with out it. Messrs Golfirnane *#d Sons' whole sale depot is in Ohri&tchurch. S^a>las£ and Co. are wholesale agents for the >lorth Island. The Onslow Biscuit. Thd latest and most delicate biscuit manufactured by Aulgebrook and Co



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