MAIL NOTICES.

ENGLISH MAILS. aOMKWAKD—DIRSCT MAILS. Tongariro, Bailed January 20, due London February 20. The letter-box will be cleared for des patch of correspondence from Ashburton Post Office to the uuder-mentioned places aa follows:— For a.m. p.m. p.m. Burnham and Dunsandel daily) 3 16 Ohertsey and Bakaia (daily) ..." 6.30 3.15 6.20 Christcbinch and North (daily) 6.30 »15 6.20 , and on Mondays, Wed ne*cUys, and Fridays... 10 30 liroipore (daily) 6 30 Eiffelton and Wfflowby. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays... ... 10.30 Elgin, Wakanai, Rivor kide, Seaview, Seafield, and Kyle, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur days 6 30 Flemington Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays 4 45 Geraldine (daily) 10.30 Greenstreet, Winchmore, and Forks, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays 630 Hackthorne and Lismore, . Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays 10.30 Methven (daily) ... ... 3.15 Mt. Somers, Springburn, Bushside, and Alford Forest (daily) 4.0 Mayfield and Ruapuna, Mondays and Thursdays 4^o Newlands, Tuesday «, Thursdays, and Satur days ... „ 630 Timaru, Dunedin, and South (daily) 12.30 Selwyn (daily) 6.20 Temuka & Timaru (daily) 10.30 12.30 and on Tuesdays, Thurs days and Saturdays ... 3.15 Tinwald, Winslovr, Hinds, and Wannate (daily)... 1030 and on Tuesdays, Thurs days, and Saturdays ... 3 15 Wheatstone, Ashten, Waterton, and Long beach (daily) 4.45 N.B. — Letters containing anything oi value should be handed to the Postmaster to be registered. Letters containing coin, or bank notes, if posted unregistered, will be eompvltorily re guttered ani charged double reglttration fee.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1893. THE QUEENSLAND FLOOD.

What with labor trouble?, budget deficits, draughts and the check to the sugar industry the lot of Queensland has lately not been a happy one, and now, when her affairs appealed likely to begin to right themselves, the crowning calamity has come upon the colony. Tiie flood of 1890 was said to have been the worst that had been ex perienced in Queensland up to that time, but the present flood far exceeds that in extent and destructivene&s. Happily the loss of life has been small, but the devastation of property is ap palling—it was estimated at two mil lions sterling in a telegram received on Friday, but nobody cm possibly have any Mea yet of the actual extent of the loss. The damage in Brisbane alone is awful. The city contains about 35,000 inhabitants and the sub urbs bring the population up to be tween seventy and eighty thousand. The city is only some 58 feet above sea level, and the River Brisbaue describes a winding course of about 25 miles round the city and flows through the business partof the townintlie form of an "S." Queen street, which had from eight to ten feet of water in it, is one of the best built streets in the colonies, among other buildings being Her Majesty's Opera House, one of the finest theatres in Australia, London Chartered Bank, several magnificent places of worship, a palatial pile known as the Brisbane Newspaper Company's building, which cost £105,500 to erect, and the large building of the Austra lian Mutual Provident Society, Other business streets had as imich as 35 feet of water in them, which means that even if the buildings escaped in jury their contents must have been destroyed, The destruction of the Victoria Bridge is a oalanrity in itself, as the structure was the finest of the kind in Australia, and cost in the neighbourhood of a quarter of a million scerling, and the submersion of the Botanical Gardens, with their wealth of tropical and senaitropical trees and plants, is an almost irreparable loss. The flooded area extends for neariy two hundred raises, an 4 includes, the telegram says ? f< ttye whole eastern portion of tho colony.'' I£ \s in this part of the colony that agriculture, including sugar-growing, is most ad vanced, and there are also mines of great importance. The floods have washed away the crops and flooded the mines, and the devastation appears to be even more complete than is the case in the towns. It is a sad picture, and the distress that has been, caused is qijite beyontf the powtp of Queens land itself to adequately relieve. No doubt New Zealand will help its dis tressed neighbor, and Ash bur ton con tribute its mite. It i% to be hoped that the renewed rainfall will not make matters worse than we already know tjh,ein to be.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A select committee has been appointed by the New South Wales Assembly to inquiie into and report upon the Picturesque Atlas jQompany, limited, and their actions for law against .cjjents. The' prohibitiomsisi pA «California net ■having at * the "recent election polled £ per cent of the total vote cist are, legally,, debarred from a position oh the ballot pipers Used ii>a«T? jfntAire elections. The lost ground, , bowevCf- W ty woOj^ped by petition. It i* alleged that the ? 9sb9f nrecreyention and charitable aid will absorb the W&ole of the rates of flreymouth this year, leaving" license fees to provide far street maint«napce } salaries, etc. The cost of fipe prevention in Westland for the past year aroQunte4 to £27,892, ot which £20,915 was insured and £14,639 salvaged. Mexico has » population of 10,(X)0,000, of whom 0,000,000 are of unmixed Indian blood and 2,500,000 mixed blood. The former '4^e, to iS t?P.ts an(l purposes, as they ' wafchrep a»il"'s> vbttlf .ce^turipa ago, when , (!ortez led his baud of adventurers ps. jtriujiiph , through the land. These Tlaxcalww yeip never"subjugated, but became Hernandos allies against the Aztecs. The following paragraph relating to the H^tiie luavkct will be of interest to Canter bury farmers. It i£ from an English paper of a date late in Peicembjer;—',' \»/heat tcu«h«d the lowest price on record in rome of the South Lincolnshire markets a few days a«o. One farmer was offered 2is per quarter for a very fine sample, and another only made 22a Gi. The latter was said to have been off a ten aero field, which only gave a total yield of twenty-flVe (juwten.

A few drops of rain fell this morning, and ah oppressively hot forenoon followed, the glass falling rapidly. About half-past two a terrific southerly butter came up, and enveloped the town in clouds of dust. At the height of the storm a team of three horses with a dray . bolted from Messip Rollitt and Co.'s store, West street, crossing the line and galloping up East street. The wind would test the building slacks. The roof of the Central Hotel was partly stripped of iron. " An advertisement by the Department of , Agriculture directs attention of m those in terested to the.fact that the Dairy Industry Act comes into force on March 1. Dairy keepers and exporters of dairy produce .-hotild make themselves acquainted with ; lit; provisions of the Act. ■The "Gospel of Peter," which has been recently rescued from oblivion, demon strates that the four Gospels were in existence at the time claimed for them, and,.as an English contemporary remarks, even "the maligned fourth Gospel in particular has been driven back practi cally to the very date and authorship which the orthodox tradition ascribed to it from the first.

• A meeting of ratepayers of .the Man deville and Rangiora road district was held at the Fernaide schoolroom on Friday evening, to consider the proposal of the Waimakariri-ABhley Water Supply Board to borrow £31,000 lor irrigation purposes. There was an attemlance of fifty. It was resolved, with only three dissentients, "Thatthis meeting supports the Board in their proposal to raise a loan of £31,000 for the purpose of carrying out their Rock Ford irrigation scheme." A French scientific agriculturist has made a,series of remarkable experiments with potatoes, in one of which he obtained a yield of no less than 42 tons of tubers per acre. He selected the boat and soundest seed potatoes, ploughed the land very deeply, and manured it heavily. He also steeped the potatoes for twenty-four hours in a solu tion made by dissolving 61b of saltpetrß and 61b of sulphate of ammonia in twenty-five gallons of water. Then he allowed them to drain and stand for twenty-four hours for their, buds to swell before planting them. General Booth for a long time has been endeavouring to find a gold miae, and now one of his soldiers has sought aud found, not a gold mine, but the next best thing— a silver and copper mine. It is situated in the state of Arizona, on the slopes of the Huachuca Mountains. Members of the Army are working the claim and making it day. Two rock-crushers and a Frew- Vanner concentrator are being used. The concentrates, it is stated, are worth £60 per ton in copper and silver, and sufficient ore is in sight to run the works for three years. It is the intention of the local executive to establish \ Salvationist Colony at the mine, which is in a very picturesque part of the mountains. : Lord Hopetoun rode over the Longbeach estate on Friday, and was greatly (.leased with what he saw. In the evening here joined Lady Hopetoun (who had not ac companied him to Longbeach) at the Levels. This morning the pirty arrived at Ash burton by train, and again divided, her ladyship being met by Mr Wagon's carriage and driven to Corwar, and his Lordship and suite being met by Mr Duncan Cameron with saddle horses and riding to Springfield, from whence they will go on to Corwar to night, One of the riding party had a little adventure just at the start from A.»hburton, his horse, evidently a hard-mouthed sort, bolting with him down Bast Streets— fortunately without accident. The Waitara Freezing Company have pub] luhed th« following particulars relative to the cost of aeiv ting poultry to England: — •'The total cost of freight, primige, freezing, and insurance on poultry will be2d per lb on the cross weight, including the case, as that will require freezing too. This does not include the cost of package nor of paper to wrap them m, but it does include the cost of picking. ' AU the poaltry is to be delivered at VYattara p'uckeJ, drawn, and ready for freezing. We will prepare pack ages and charge coat on'y. The charges cover all expenses up to the arrival iv London; For distributing them there it will be necessary to appoint tin ugeiu., who will make his own ol.ar •; w« cannot fix tha here. If sent to arrive »bout May good prices will be realised ; it is expected as much as 4a and 4s 6d a bird."

During the past week there has been .some trouble between the Cjrisiohnreh master builders and journeymen. The latter demanded Is per day rise in their w*ges, bring the minimum up to 9*. The masters met oh Friday and received a communica ti >n from the Carpenters' and Joiners' Association, ptating - that they had resolved to cease work unless this advance was granted. The masters drew attention to rule 6 assigned by the presidents of the Carpenters 9 and Joiners' ai.d Builders and Contractors' Associations, on May 16, 1891, providing that three months' notice must be given. The men held a meeting on Saturday night and reported that apart from other considerations the majority of the masters had conceded the men's re quests ; heuce no further action will be taken as it is expected that all will join in making the concession. A series of several meetings, conducted by th« Salvation Army, began on Saturday evening, The leaders of the Army in what ia known as the central district, to the number of about fifty, arrived by the two eveoiag trains on Saturday evening, and were received by the members of the local branch of the' institution. A large crowd of people assembled to witness the " arrival of the troops," and a short open air meeting was held on the street between the post office and Mr Gamble's premises, at the close of which a procession was formed and marched down East street, by Havelock street, to the barracks. Another meeting, largely attended, was held in the barracks, and the series was continued on Sunday, large attendances being the rule. In the evening the meeting was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, which was crowded in every parr, and jbhe. services were continued till nearly ten o'clock. Thp services throughout were of the usual character, and were marked by even greater enthusiasm than that which is co well-known a characteristic of Army worship. This even ing the meetings will be resumed in the barracks, and to-morrow evening a special gathering will be held, "an Indian durbar," at which East Indian dress will be worn by all the soldiers, and a 'dresses will be delivered by two of t\\e Army's Indian missionaries. The music, bath vocal and instrumental, at) all the meetings wag of a better class than Ashburtqn people are accustomed to hear from the' Salvation Army, HOIAOWAV'S OINTMKST AND PlLl^.— The combined ill effect of over crowding, seden tary occupations, and monotony of life ara | only too well known to those who hare to pass the best part of. their lives laboring in factories and crowded workrooms. The compii)sory gonfinement weakens the general health and induces chronic constipation, in, digestion, and various forms of akin diseases. Holloway's remedies are of priceless value '■ persons of this class, for they can be ueed without entailing loss of work, being purely vegetable in their compositions, and conse quently act without harshness on the most delicate system. The experience of more than forty years proves that no means surpass Hollo way's remedies for caring bid legs, bad breasts, pilta, and wounds gf all kinds,

The Taranaki Highwaymau.

ppk press Asmqcwnqy. Maw Plymouth, February 12. A sensation was paused in at a quarter tq e^eyen last night by the sudden appeaj?anse of $ jjjghwayman. He entered the White Hart Hqtel,, Devon street, opposite the Government Buildings, and presented a revolver at the barman and simultaneously held a pistol close to the head of one of the men who was drinking in the bar. He openect 'the $ns? acor, and took fifteen shillings and a bottle "of whisky, and deliberately marched out, his sworil clanging in the passage as he went. There were eighteen persons in the house at the , /time, Bp4 Ibe highwayman was in the J fyoiel five minutes, yot he go.fc off without interruption. Th> police."with Insgecjx-j?; Thomson, went in pursuit, and kept jup ; the soar-ch all night without effecting big capture, though they fou.n4 the hotus of wnisky, ;

COMMERCIAL.

[VKB. PRKSS ASSOCIATION]

London, February 10. Tha weekly returns of the Bank of England show the reserve to be £ 17*914,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities fifty percent. Three months bills are discounted it 1J per cent. Consols 99j. New Zealand four per cent inscribed stock, 106 ; three and a-half per cent ditto, 96|. New Zealand long berried wheat ex warehouse restricted at 31s 9d. South ' | Australian wheat ex warehouse 33s 3d, ! Victorian ditto 335. I Mutton, Canterbury, 4|d per lb; Wellington, 4§tl. Mutton ex Kaikcura 4W. New Zealand beef, forequarters 3|d, hindquarters 4£d. Hemp steady, market quiet, prices unchanged, no New Zealand consign ments offering. The American visible supply of wheat is 106,500,000 bushels. \t the wool sales there is fair compe tition. CrosHbreds are firm, with quotations unchanged.

ROAD BOARDS.

MOUNT HUIT. The monthly meeting of the Mount Hutt Road Board was held on February 9. Present—Messrs Cameron, Drum raond, Brown and Aynsley. Extension of time was given to the Poard's contractors, onaccount of harvest. It was decided to call for tenders for shingling about half a mile of the West Coast Road, and of Barker s Road. Mr E. Chapman wrote asking for an exchange of roads and also re gorse. —It was decided that the exchange should be made on Mr Chapman agreeing to the usual terms. The Sydenham Borough Council for warded a claim for 1800 yards of shingle at 4d per yard.—The Board decided that the Council be informed that tho Board only owes for 700 yards, and the price paid in the district.is one penny per cubic yard. Accounts amounting to £12 6s 8.1 were passed for payment. The Board then adjourned.

MOUNT SOMERS.

The usual monthly meeting of the Mount Somers iload Board was held on Monday, February 6. Present—Messrs Peache (Chairman), Hood, McMillan, and Harrison. The Overseer's report was rea4 and considered. Gorge Road—The Overseer was in* structed to call tenders tor nhinqlinsf about twenty-four ch-'i*^ near Clent Hills station, and about uui-ty chains near the Hakatere stables ; also tor the supply of about 700 yards of shingle to be delivered between the Deep Creek and the Mount Somers hotel. Mount Somers Twin way Road.—The Overseer was instructed to arrange for reforming that part already shingled, near the railway crossing. Mili Road.—The Overseer was in structed to try and arrange for this road to be shingled as soon as possible, and in the mean time to get tha boulders broken and put in the ruts. Correspondence.—From the Chief Sur veyor, re. progress'"of the work on the Village Settlement roals.—The Clerk slated that he had sent the necasaary i formation. From the Chairman of the Anama Roa<i Board, Asking for auother cheque for their share of ihe Mount Somers i oad Board cottage, the nrafc t.ne having been lost. —,■ Resolved to forward another cheque on the receipt of a guarm cc indemnifying the Board against log*. From Mr C. Morrison, asking for the names of Mossra E. U Cooper and T. Molain's to be put on the roll for land sold them. —Agreed to. From the L-ind and Income Tax De p utmenfc, stating that a voucher had been sent to the Treasurer for the payment of 75 per cent of th« subsidy.— Kecaived. Frum.Mr VV. jEdson, asking for the name of George 'IVytor Smith to be put on the roll for land sold to him.—Agreed to. From the manager New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, asking for die namexrf Mr W. T. Simpson to be put on the roll as occupier for land leased to him.-^-Agreed to. Mr Spoor interviewed the Board with respect to a drain to bo made near his section (Village Settlement); also com plaining of some gorse left on the track going to his place, and asked the Board to order its removal. The Overseer was instructed to call tenders for the drain, to be opened by him, and to order the corse to be removed if obstructing the path, Mr k., MoFarlane interviewed the Board with respect to a sheep dip lo be erected on the pound reserve. —Applica- ton was made for this two years ago when it was agreed to, and it wa« resolved to place no obstacle in the way of its erec tion. Mr W. McClyraont interviewed the Board with respect to an accident he had met with on the Mill road, and asked for some recompence for the damage he had sustained.—He was informed that the Jsoard did not consider themselves liable, as the Board had dqae what they could I to get the road repaired. S Tenders were opened fpr breaking the stones on the Main road from Stephen's corner to tho Mill road, and that of A. Grant was accepted at 3s 6d per chain. Tenders were opened for forming about twenty-four chains, Fox's road, and that of J. Milne was accepted, at 7s 6d per chain. The pay sheet, amounting to £168 Us was passed, and tho ii'V^.l adjourned.

THE WEATHER.

ALPOKD STATION. The following is the Meteorol.»ylc,-.l report for the week ending February 12. lIW9:-»

Messrs Colemane and Sons' Eucalypti Extract (manufactured at Mittagong and Cootaniunrtra,; New South •■ Wales) has attained' a reputation as a specific for affec tions of the 1 chest-, lungs, consumptions asthma, diphtheria, and a variety of other (gohipjf^njt'a. £t numbers among its patrons iSarlJTeraey, the present, and Cord CJarring tori, late, Governor of South Wales, while in Great Britain during the influenza, epedimip scarcely a house or ofj^ce was with out it. Messrs Colemane aud Sons'whole sale deptit is (n (3nr|sfcAfurch. Sharland and Co, are wholesVe agonta for thej^orth lslapd. Thk Bkst Rbmedy fob Ikdigkstion— Norton's Camomile Pills are confidently recommended as a -simple remedy foi Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to which we are subjects NoßTbfi i'sr"Bii*a, yjfj* j'^'ca called the '! Natural Strengthener ''of '"theP ffm^an Stomach," act as a powerful tonic and gentle aperient, are mild in their operation, and safe under any circumstances. Sold in bottles, at 1r l£d, 2s 9d, .'.ls, by all inedioiue yonriora fc!i>wishpiJfc *-'*fM * The QjJHibby Biscuit. ' I'tid I%+isat and most delicate bfscuit ro»n^fmatured "by

Imperial Parliament.

Peb Press Association.

London. Februaiy 11. Mr Pritchard Morgan withdrew his amendment to the Address in-Keply, urging the necessity of the appoint ment of a Minister of Mines, on receiving an assurance from Sir Vernon Harcourt, the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, that the Government would consider the suggestion. ' The reply of the florae Secretary to the demand of Mr Redmond for the release of prisoners sentenced in Ireland under the Treason Felony Act bitterly exasperated the" Parnellite party in thj: House of Commons. The amendment, regretting the re lease of those sentenced in connection with the murder of Inspector • Martin at Gweedore, was discussed, and nega tived without a division. Mr Arnold Forbes' amendment to the Address, relative to clerical intimi dations, was rejected by a majority of 43. There was a great scene in the House to-day when Mr Gladstone resented the jesting suggestion of Mr A. J. Balfour that the age under the franchise should be increased.. Sub sequently Mr Balfour apologised.

MAGISTERIAL.

ASH BURTON -MOK DAI.

(Before Major Steward and Mr W. G. Rees Justices of tho Peace.) Dbunkennbss. —Six first offenders were fined 5s each, with the ueual alter i native, and ordered to pay expenses incurred. Alfred Murphy, fourth appear ance within six months, was sentenced to fourteen days hard labor. Illegally on Premises. — Thomas Musker and Joseph Smith were charged with being illegally on the premises of the Royal hotel (found Bleeping in the stables) on Saturday night. As they had been locked up since .Saturday they were cautioned and discharged. Larceny—Willie Sa, alias Jemmy Joe, alias Jew, alias Berry, was charged with the larceny of a pair of socks, value Is 64, and a watch chain and pendant value 30s, the property of John Johnstone. Prisoner, who was defended by Mr Crisp, pleaded "Net guilty." Oh the applica tion ot prisoner's counsel the Bench decided to deal with the case summarily. John Juhnstone, contractor, working at Westerfield, deposed thut accused was in his employ as cook. While accused had been in his empl.iy, he, pni cator had missed a pair of socks aitd a silver watch chain with greenstone pendant. Those produced were the .same. The socks were worth Is 6d, and the chain 30s The chain had been kept in a bunk to which accused had access. Missed the articles on January 31, ami asked accused it he had seem them. He taid *'r.0." John McLachlan was present at the time. Saw the missing property at Tinwald on Saturday, llih inst., when the articles were shown to him by Sergeant? Moller. Had not disposed of them to anyone or given anyone authority to do so. Accused had seen him wearing the chain, as he, prosecutor, wore it for a week or so while accused was about. Cross-axamined— Accused understands English vary well. Accused had chatgo of the kitchen. There were eleven or twelve other me.i workirg lor tvi'.nras. Could not deny thai ] accused might have bought socks like thos* produced. Accused complained several times of having lose (lungs himself. Johu MeLnchlan : Was in the employ of last witness. Was present when prosecutor said he had lo3t his •watch chain. Accused, who was also present, said he had never seen it. Had Been Johnstone wearing the chain. Serjeant Moller : Arrested accused at Tinwald en Saturday. He had come down in Juhnstone's cart. Told him he was suspected of stea intr a watch chain of Johnstone's, ar.d that if he had it he had better hand it out. Accused denied that tne chain was in his po-session. Searched him and found the chain in his waistcoat pocket tnd the socks in his swag. Accused said he had bought two pairs of nocks. There were three pairs in his swag—lha one claimed by pr secutor, a pair of aimi'ar color, and a third pair of a different color.

Mr C*(ep called the accused, who being sworn deposed that while at John stone's he had mused several articles, including a pocket knife. Johnstone paid a visit to Timaru, and while he was away he (aocused) searched the kitchen and the bunks for the articles ho hid missed, and in so doing fonnd one of a pair of socks which he h*d lost; also Johnstone's watch ch«n.' This last he had put in his pocket intending to give it to Johnstone on his return on Thursday I night but forgot to do bo. Went down to 1 Tinwald on Saturday to get his cheque. There he met Sergeant Moller, who said he was wanted for stealing the chain. Claimed the socks produced as his own. He (accused) had bought them at CraJghead's. Cress-examined; Bought the seeks eight weeks ago. Had worn the pair produced two or three . times. Was sentenced at Rakai* to three months for stealing, and had been sentenced to twelye months, by the Supreme Court, on a charge of false pretences. Sergeant Moller, recalled : Told pri soner he was wanted for the larceny of the chain, and he denied having it in his possession. The Bench gave the prisoner the benefit of thp doubt as to the socks, but found the larceny of the chain clearly proved. Sentenced to six months' hard labor. ;

Amateur Athletic Championship Meeting.

(PJR tftESg ASSOCIATION^. Wellington, February 11. Throwing the Hammer, 161b.—McCor mack (Wellington), 88ft, 1; Wachemann (Canterbury) 84ft 4in, 2, 250 Yards Flat Race—First Heat -A. D'Aroy (Wellington) 1, P. J. Nathan (Wellington) 2, W. Hay ward (Canter bury) 3. Won easily. Time 28 l-sth see. Second Heat—W. A. Low (Dun edin) 1, L. W. Harley (Wellington) 2, E A. Robinson (Canterbury) ". Time, 27 4-sth sei\ Final Heat—Harley (Wel lington) 1, Loir (Dunedin) 2, D'Arcy (Wellington) 3. Time, 27 3-sth sec High Jump.—Meyrick fManawfttu), sft sin, f • B. Gere (Wellington), sfc Sin, f; C. Qore (Wellington), sft 3in, 3j Postlethwaite also conipeced. Three Mile Walk. - G. Galloway (Dun edin) 1, Rj N". Thomas (Canterbury) 2, 0. F. Adanis (Wejlington) §. Time, 24 n^in c?6seq. : Lph? Jump-R. Gore (Wellington), 21ft OMn, \ ; TaJßroa (Dunedin), 20ft fiin, 2 ) PQQtlethwaite (Canterbury), 2Qft Sin, 3 (lore's jump ia the amateur record f' r New Zealand. Putting the Weight.—o. McCormaclr (Wellington), 37ft 7*in, 1 j W. J. Moir 34ft Urn, 2. . Quarter Mile Flat" Race.—N. L Gnrr (WeWipgton)l, V\, A. Low (Dunedjn) 2., J.- Fitipatrfck! (Cauterbiiry) '8. A great finish saw Gurr breast the tape aborft an inch in trout <<i Low, Fitzpatrick falling under the t^pe almost level with the Second man.' ' Time. 53 i-th. sec. ' Three ftfile Flat Race,— V(. J. Burke (Djjtieain) i, G. G. Re^3 (Oanfe^ry)' 8. 0.a.009|«r (wiuwgtoiO a. tm^ii

——————-7 —~'" !!" ,■ - " mi*. 15 3-sthhec. ' < ' '.'■'" Quarter Mi!e Hurdle Tt*ce.—D. M»U son (Canterbury) 1, W. J. Moir (Canter- Ury) 2, W. Beadel (Canterbury) JS. Time, 61 4-srh sec. iThe ll?. ht for **« B«wr wa» very closw. When (he last event of the pro graniroc, th» 440 yds Hurdles* came on for decis#n Wellington held a lead of eight E°i nte ' £! dV win' the Canterbury men had to fill all thtee places. This they succoeded in doing amidst great excite ment, the final result being Canterbury 49 points, Wellington" 48. This is tke third tiire in four years that Canterbury h w won the Banner. The gate money token at tho meeting was £249, said to be the record for the»e gatherings in New

COUNTY COUNCIL.

The ordinary meeting of the Ashburton County Council *v held to-day, Pre sent—Messrs E. GK Wright, John Grin, flugo Friedlander, William McMillan; James Brown, C. J. Harper, and K. fc. Coßter. Apologies for absence wen received from Messrs Walker and Cameron. Mr Wright was elected Chairman ' •haikmar'h statemknt. The Chairman's statement was read ai follows :—'l he Bangitata Road Boani forwards a copy of resolution pawed bj that Board, requesting the .Council t< come to an arrangement with the tenant of reserve 2509 in order to secure a pufalu roai through this reserve. The Boanl also submits memorandum from th<) Com missioner of Crown Lands, referring fa reserve 1237 situated at the north of tbi Kangitata traffic bridge, and trusts th< Council will apply to the Land Board U obtain part of this reserve for th< accommodation of travelling stock.- Th< Anama Road Board forwards tracing « road proposed through reserve 2064, anc states a more direct road to the Ananu railway station for cartage of grain ant general traffic is desired.—The Counctl'i solicitor encloses a letter rf bpolopy from Mr Irwine for tampering with a wale race, and also a cheque of £5 as fine. H< a'so states the result of the Court cast against Mr James Corbett for divertini water without permission of th* Council —The Commissioner of Crown Land writes* asking if the Council thinks i desirable if the strips of land round May field, north and s uth, be set apart fo: planting purpose*, and whether thi Council would be prepared to plant th lands if the Government decided to plsc them under the Council's control.—Th. Council to-d*y will have to elect one o its mi>nibers to represent *his Council oi the Lyttelton Harbour Board ad provide by Ihe Harbours Act, 1878.— Agreemen with Messrs Morgan and Johnstone ha been approved of, and the Council wi] be asked to pass a resolution authoria'ni the seal to be affixed to the agreement. ENGINEER'S «£POVT. The following is the report of th.ft.Sn gineer:— Ashburton-Rangilata Water Supply.- Mr Sutherland has finished the 010 aw Oil extenpi-v! races in Westerfield 4u fcncfc, and wich the exception of som clearing in bottoms of races has con pleted the improvements of Qand R races in Rangitata district The c:>utr*c tor for enlargement of Cavendish-Anam sub-main will, owing to harvest, work; I* unable to finish that enlarging till the em of this week. Wi»,h reference to the rao asked for by Messrs Giles. Cass, Hight and^Robinson as a branch of the Tinwald Waterton race, Mr Cass is new wreeabl that the route should be afong his middJ fenca. This would do away with thi necessity for de«p suUiag as on the lin first proposed, and the applicants are pr« pared to undertake the work short! after harvest. I would suggest they It aLowed to do so, provided the supply i returned to the existing race, practical! undiminished. There is little or no rai i?lds supply available without; increasin the capacity of several lengths on th present main. - . Petitiou by Messrs Heron, White an Dawsor. -What the applicants desire i to b« a l Wd to bring a branch' race frot v & in ftlx Oullen a property via Bell' road tp water course at Lot 10 *n< theuce alcng said water course throusl their properties. In order to provide ai adequate supply for this purpose, the sub main from Cavendish to Anama woul< require to bt enlarged beyond the 'rout provided for under t he present contract and portions of O, O 2 and O 3 races, ex tendiug m all to about 11 miles, woul< also hive to be enlarged, the cost o whicn works would in the arareaate tx at least £60-•exclusive of any work thai might be required from junction at Mi Cullen s downwards. This latter portioi would also have to be maintained by thi applicants, and would have to be pro claimed a water race under the \lvmtei W y Act» iBB7' The '•« for MeLn Kellahau and launders, Sonth Hind, settlement, is almost complete. In brdei toitssupoly the initial portion of mait from Limestone creek through the dcci cutting will have to be improved an! deepened to the extent of five inches. This will give a corresponding increase ot capacity to river flume there, whict requires a little repair as soon as watei can be turned off. The flunn overstorni channel (24 feet in length) in «Z yicinitj will require to be enlarged, rod in order to «xc3ude sheep from the boulder cutting new inlet, 12 chains cl doo6y would, be advantageous. The watei supply throughout this aistripfc has on tS whols been fairly eatisf.ciory lately but some stoppages were caused thrown M . cumulauons of tussock in the nicest the Westerneld district, and more vi»fiance in this respect is required on the part of occupiers of tussock land, . Several see. tions of race in this district aleo want oleaning, ajd several fords want repairs About the end of this week when iQore* bands will be available, these ihinm will be attended k>. Ashburton-Rakaia watersapply.—Binee last meeting of Council, the service for this district has been quite satisfactory and the races, almost without exception! have been running freely. Now, no w. ever, the Wakanui creek is fast giving in, through the inadequate supply in the north branch. To-day there is scarcely enough left in (ho creek to feed the condenser at the Canterbury mills, and the Borough supply which .is already short, has had to be further reduced. If the , supply gets less, the Wskanui flat, races will be without water. Ash burton Forks water supply. As yet there is enough water coming from O'Shea's creek to reach' the lower end of the district, but if ary weather continues muih longer there may be some shortage County Bridges.—Btepaire are beunj attended, to' #s requited. The timber ordered for Ashburton bridge, Taylor'* Stream, ' an.d North' Ashburton rfcer bridge, will he to hand shortly. SV>r the purposes of fire prevention I have sent buckets for the South and North Ash burton rivers bridges, as requested. Water Supply Act.—J n order to com ply with the requirements of the Act, I nave prepared to date, tho plans which were necewary.

COLEWANK AND So X JCuCALYFTe Ex tract is the only genuine in the market and was a warded medals ard diplomas at Sydney, Mcl bourne, and Adelaide, beating allcoriipetitpfs. Fort\l aftectioio bf«*Q qiestand Lotus^ a6nk'ump^!ai; iAriQiiii«, Coughs, CoMp, «r A yepana Kidney 06m< plaints, it \m no equal. ' AaenU-l. As^F^tov V**xw Cpin ••• • ' ■ • " - Tbe Onflow Biscuit The ]atwt and AuUbrooti and Qo, i-t»iw

maV. ABHBTJRT3ON GrtT AKOIAN \ itOSiPAT?V fEBRTJARY 13, 189*.



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IHB FIRST CLBAHINf} SALE ! «. i. WjBIM/ * Co,.•■■; SIFORE KNOWN IN ASHBURTON. ; Indies' Cbveets 4s 6d. now 2-* 6d. Dr Wafnei■'• well known Corsets 108 6J, now 6i bd. Double widrh Sheeting, white twill, lO^d Good washing Munlins, 3s lid dozen White Muslins, SJrtin stripe, 7id now 4^d value at 6H CLOTHING. CLOTHING. Men's Tweed Suits, 19a 6d Boys' Tweed Suits, 4s lid BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. Men's Colonial made Bluchers, 5s M^S Oookhamßooti, wort* 26, for Us «d WomenU stronsj Leather Shoes. 4s lid Ladiea' ™o™ Kid Boots 8s 9J, reduced to 6s lid Children's Patent Leather Slippers in endless variety „ jots 'rf s^WM.'ssas P ricM TERMS CASH. ._KEMEMBER~THR ADDRESS-



U # J. IS BILL and CO., FRIEDLANDER'S BUILOINGS. WATOHD* WATCHES. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Botherliani'B "Watches. s-^aiTek, ; watchmaker and jeweller, H AS X receive^ the we^ = and firm of "^gj-^; XI don,' alarßf ft c n °3 8 v TheXnsignmeKt consists of-18ot Gold Hunting gg^sSsasiSrßassgss* » SAIiEK, WATCHMAKER AS JEWELLED, witch Kid Jewellery Kep.ir« of ""'^^P" 0" I" 1™1!"- 1* ani "«!»«iowrily



BOOTS. 800 *•■&.' SHOES. BOOES. THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Victory AND BOOT AND SHOfl WAREHOUSE. rpHE PuWic would do well to inspect JL our Large and Well-asßorted Stock before purchasing elsewhere. A Single Pair of Boots at the Wholesale Price. All new goods, 200 Pairs of Boys' and Girls' Strong School Boots and Shoes from 2s 9d. LADIES. ; Buy your Boots and Shoes at the Factory you will save 3« in the pound. THE AUGrrFsTOVE MAT. Only a faw left; just the thing for pre serve making; only 2s. A Wonderful Line of „_„_ MEN'S ALL-WOOL COLONIAL TWEED TROUSERS ion 9t 6d. NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager,



THE HARVESTJS PLE TEOUS. ! \ !I? any rate it is up to th« average— '•» and the laborers are—well, a good doil more than plenteous. I have never i before &een feo m*ny men in the country |on tbe outlook for harvest work. For a 1 time the town was "stiff wid 'enl," as ! Pat said about the river and the fish, "out '. a good many h*ve l^een absorbed since : th«? trcathe.- becama harvest weather, and , allowed Ihe maehmeb tq go rattling along, CJXJX rJTIWC* I>UWN the wealth of Ceres' solden reign. I trust the farmers will get s^enpthisg like » favorable return for their year * toil, and that wheu they come into town with their little OAJL.ICO-(2s lid a dozen) bags of samples of grain, representing th crop, on the growing and in-gathering o which they have been concentrating al their energies since last harvest, the}' wi/ be able to receive from the grain merc'nui.- PRICES that will enable them to live themselves *na LET OTHfiUH JLIViS. The farmers are the men who feed u« all, who grow our grain, our meat, our dairy produce, and the wool to make our CHLtOTHINCA—Omits at 355). They are the men who, with their wives | and families, the tradesmen must depend upon to make thoir living, and we have the most solid reasons possible for re joicing when tbe farmers are prospering. So thinks HARRY HARDLKI Manager for llAni>l^Y BROS. Who are selling- goods verj cheap. Beautiful dross tweed 4s 9d a dress; striped ginghams 7-icl. BOOTS IS ENDLESS VARIETY. Men's Colonial made shooters 9s €d; slippers 3s 3d, COMB AND GIVE US A TRIAL.



A NaflTflrlufr Wile * — — A FACT. A speaker was holding forth on woman and he made out that she was just a little angel on eaith. In glowing words he pictured how patient she was in suffering now courageous in trouble, and how alto gether gentle, loving, and good she was under all circumstances, and closed his peroration by declaring that any man who laid his hand on a woman, save in the act of kindness, was a monster. After tbe lecture, a pale, haggard, woe begone looking man shuffled up to the speaker and ■aid, " Look here, mister, I've heard whaf; 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 roscH; I suets you don't know my wif?. Well •he haint ho blooming rose. She's a daisy, a reg'lar daisy, why mister my wife s a nagger, and there is'nt an hour, when die's awake, but Ihsfc /she's nagging someone. If it is'nt me, its the children, - it is'nt the children, ifcb tbe cat. There ■":-;:ii nothing thafc escapes her nagging tooiue, and the only time any of us ge»« »»y rest is *hen she has nagged herself to sleep." . , H"W like the nerves of a man wno dnnka; they just nag, nag all the ' Mine, ffiving no rest until enough liquor has be«n taken to. deaden all nervous >fl eroril>ilfc* Mid the poor fellow goes oif in that Koddon, soaring, uwserable state ♦hat w lut the rattling skeleton of a lW*l a l." Broth's Golden Remedy No 1 n-.iH an ewl to all this nagging of the iiei-vis by destroying »U desire for, >l*!i. T. Tcoth's Golden Remedy No 2 is! tlieW liain and Nerve Tonic ou this; «avtb, AUebemiatß. '



The Best Tea IN THE WORLD Ilyslop's Ceylon. NINIAN HYSLOP, and CO., Tea Importers, 138 Oa hel street. Christ church. Hamptons TjIURNITURE VU AREHOUSE, TANCaED STREET, Ts Oppotiitc MJlcheil and Turner's. ! TRY HAUPT'ON'S FOR ,- Pci'ainbclaUirs from 22s (id - IViainbuiat.orf Revcrfcible Hoods from 303, P'it.unt Hubbev Tires Basket Ware Che.-t Drawers Chairs a».id Tables '"' I>cdstca(ls Che-sp F'U-nituro All Ilf[»air-i Colonial Couches Wire Spring Mattrasscs BRANCH BUSINESS. E4ST STIOfIET, Dulow Patching's. i GREAT A^foRIMKNT ,O!>' OIIOOKKRY, AND FANC^ C(V^D3.— 435 ' Cfl.¥> p- .-■■



Uanied J \\T ANTED KNOWN,-Short lengths \-V Linoleums under cost. - Mit- CHKLL AND TURSBR. OUR Twner is now in Ashburton. Crders sent in at once promptly attended to. Milner and Thompson.— IH' M;jTONB3. ___■ T~HE Good Jsamaritan, for the immediate 'diate relief of pain.— Light s Cash Store. '_ ?j?* A UTUHARPS, "pleasing tone, easily OL learnt, 455. Zithers»from 7s 6d. Barmoninms from £10. Easy termß of payment.—H. M. Jonijn. Wt'y L l"^ "-4fc Home" in m X ) iV Wesleyan School room, Baring Square, Wednesday, 7.30 p.m. Attractive programme. Refresh ments provided. 258 WANTED KNOWN, -~ Trewdsons, I and Horrcekses Calicoes from 3a 9d per dozen. — Mitcheix amd Turnkr. QPECIAL Meeting for Ladies interested O in Temperance cause will take place in Templar Hall, Wakanui Road, on WifoNKDAY, 15th inst, at 3 p.m. 255 r rOMKOPATHIC Medicines, price |~| Is. Sole agent for district. Light's Cash Store. 2 34 —, _—~ ■ ■ i ST. Valentine's Day.—Our establish ment 'vill be open from 7t09 on Monday and Tuesday oveningßfor the sale of Valentines. L. F. Andrewbs &Co., Stationers' Hall. 2 51 W ANTED Known—Good Em- VV broideries, 2^d per yard.— Mitchell and Turner. 2jß \ \ T ANTED the Public to know that S. VV W. Alcorn and Co's Summer Sale is now on. Great Bargains in Millinery, Underclothing etc. v ■.■■■■■. ;



\\ 7 ANTED Known—lee Creams, Ice VV Oreatns, for the hot weather, always ready at H. G. FtowJSR I*, Confec tioner, Eaat Street. I\7ANTED Known that S. . Salkk, » » Wuchmaker and Jew ?ller, has removed to new shop near New Zealand Olcthhw Factory 10 213 k ' ANTED, at once, a Boy haying M passed Standard, V. or VI., as apprantioe to thf printing trade. Apply Mail Office. I\TANTED~ Kuown.—Cotne, and see ■» our dress lines at tyd and 6d, leather shirting 6^rl, three-quarter cloaks 12* iM. —H. C. Segers, Mslford House. \\T ANTED Known—Dr Scott's cele » v brated Electric Corsets can only be ohtiined in Ashburton at W. H. COLLlfcß's, ■'■•• Thfl Corner^ WANTED everyone to come and ccc the beautiful presents we are giving away for every 5s and upwards spent. —H. C. Skogks, Melfor-i Houso. \\TANTED Kiiown.—A great variety ! * * of high class dress goods to choose i from n:w .soiling under regular wholesale prices.—H. C. Segbrs, Me!ford House. WANTED— Purchasers tor Bargains in Summer D'esaes, Prints, and Delaines, Sunshades, &c. at S. W. Aiajouk and Go's Sale. WANTED Known—New Flannelettes at extraordinary prices; 3s lid »nd 48 lid doa. Thirty per cent under p t i ce ._W. H. Collier. DON'T Jet the rain water destroy your buildings. Gut Spouting fixed at 4d per foot and buy a tank, complete with t^p, tested before leaving workshop, for 30s, at J. W- HardLby's.



BOMKR3ET Meat M;irt. The oldest, the largest, tha best, and the cheap ast. Small •'•loods a specialty. Full weights guarantfied. A trial solicited. — <V. J. BiVH^Kj 4t182 tTTHY not Bake your .own bread when » » you can aec 601 bs of the best Roller Flour f-jr five shillin<ra cash or five .-hillings and sixpence booked ac Robert Alcorn s, Saunders' Buildings. .. 11 3x ALENTiNES. VALENTINES for all classes. New Games in great varietj. Boys' and Girls' Annuals, and i.ther new Volumes. Prizo Books at reduced prices. iNew Birthday Reward and Wedding Cards,— L. F. ANDREWES & 30., Stationers' Hall. D" ON'T Forget the Borough Bye-Laws re Carraga Lamps, and that Haudle . us large Stock on hand, also •i 1.-irge assortment of Tinware and Ircn monajery, Scythes, Reaping Hooks, Hay Knives, Forka, etc., of best quality, and All at lowest possible prices. J. W. Haudley, East Street, Ashburton. THE Misses Adams' pew Refreshment Rooms now open. Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, Lemon Squash, Soda and Milk < and all the new summer drinks ready at I all times. Coleman's Buildings, East Street. BEAR in mind that .J, W. Hardley, Plumber and Gajjfitter, East Street, has the largest Stock hi town of Pumps, Pipes, and Fittings, a»d that he is selling them cheaper than ever at prises hitherto unheard of in Ashburton. Now h the chance fur a cheap Pump ; improved No. 4. Price, 16s. Larger si^es in proportion. /CHRISTMAS Suits. Boys, three \J garment long Trouser Suits at 15s. Boys, Colonial-made Knicker Suits from 10s. Meu's nicely made Colonial Tweed Suits 30s. Colonial Tweed Suits to measure from 50s.—Ashburton Clothing Mm*, JfannoW Building*. Robbkt *mn»-_ .__ , 1 tT ANTED Known—That J. MfutM* W keeps the best stock of Boots in 1 Ashburton, /or this reason that he pays cash aud is not under or bound to any one ijrra like many in the trade, which enables Mw to procure and supply the public with the Bes£ Colonial and English Uiakes ; and his well-knows ipake needs no recommendation. Always on hand Best Hole Leather, used for repairs and ■ done v owa r '~'J> Mokon, Impermeable j Bootmaker, Town Rail, East Street, next! Court lions© :



siys to the runaway negro on the raft, " Jim, what'cl you say if 'twas said to you ' P*rly-vous-franzy ?' " " Woaldn't t>ay nuiHn. I'd just bast him over de ear ; if he wasn't a wite man. 'Low no nigger to call nje .dah. ' Finn says the words only nr.can, "J>q you epeak French?" Jim inquires, "If they meao $afc why don't they say . that?"' Dr^or^t sayg,' ifi "Health, the %. New Method." we wigl*t fl;»& simjl&r in quiries of the profa-sors at MAasot^rauy } but he goes on to explain massage, rubbing, and it is beneficial results so.that it might, even enter the skull of the densest negro ; tujJ his muscle-roller and other new method are in*aia«blp, An edition of hisi book | much enlur^i, is published at lrnth , and "Health" Publication QHmjw, 16», Tuani street,' Ohrialchurch.~-[ADVT.] j The Best Tea IN CANTERBURY for th» money, and five, from any excess of astringency. COUNTESS 2s. ASK YOUR OROrKI'S