MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places m under, subject to the necessary alterations: — SATURDAY, M»y 20. For Northern Portß, per Penguin, at O.SO p.m. The letter-box will be cleared for de» patch of correspondence from Ashbuitou Post Office to the under-mentioued placeß ua follows:— For a.m. p.m. p.m. Burnham and Dunsandel (daily) 3.15 Ohertsey and Bakaia (daily) 6.30 3.15 6.20 Christchurch and North (daily) ... 6.30 3.30 6.20 and on Mondays, Wed nesdays, and Fridays... 10.30 Drotrore (daily) 6.30 Eiffelton and Willowby, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays 10.30 Elgin, Wakanui, River side, SeaYiew.Seafield, and Kyle, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturj days 6 30 Fletnington Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays 3.45 Oeraldine (dailY) 10.30 Greenstreet, Winuhmore, and Forks, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays 6 30 Hackthorne and Lismore, Tuesdays, Thursday*, and Saturdays 10.30 Mothvon (daily) 3-15 , Mt. Somers, Springburn, f Bushside, and Alford Forest (daily) 4.0 Mayfleld and Ruapuna, Mondays and Thursdays 4.0 Newlands, Tuesdays^ Thursdays, and Satur days ... 630 Timaru, Dunedin, and South (daily) 12,30 Temuka * Timaru (daily) 10.30 12.30 and on Tuesdays, Thurs days and Saturdays ... - 3.15 Tin wald, Winslow, Hinds, and Waunate (daily)... 10 30 and on Tuesdays, Thurs days, and Saturdays ... 3.15 Westerfield, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur days 4.0 Wheatatone, Ashton, Water ton, and Long beach (daily) ... .. 3.45 N.B. — Letters containing anything or value should be handed to the Postmaster to be registered.

BIRTH.

Cox. —At the Bank of Australasia, Ash burton, on May 18, the wife of P. H Vox, of a son ; still born.

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Vertias et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1893. ANOTHER CANARD.

I Unable to find any serious fault with the actual doings of the present Administration, and the logic of facts having with an inconvenient obstinacy refused to square with the predictions of failure and disaster which signalised their advent to power, the Opposition journal* have been driven long ago to the dernier ressort of attacking them not for what they have done but wh£t it is supposed to be possible they may or might dc. The experience of the past is grudingly admitted to be dis tinctly favorable, but the cry is raised (il logically enough) that this is no guide as to what may be expected in the future. For example, it cinnot now be contended that the change in the incidence of taxation has proved other than a great relief to all the smaller landowners, but the cry is raised " Taihoa! Wait till you're out of the wood !" with hints many, that present relief will be more than counterbalanced by increased burdens in the future. And what a shout of triumph of the " I told you so " sort we have been treated to during the past few days, founded upon a supposed declaration of the present Premier in his recent speech at Qreymouth. Ac cording to a telegraphic summary, he was represented as having said that his Government hoped eventually to put the whole burden of the taxation of the colony upon the land, and at once there was a perfect shriek of de light on the part of our Opposition contemporaries. " There you have it," said they, here's the Premier declared absolutely in favor of the single-tax heresy—Everybody is to go free of taxa tion but the unfortunate landowner. What do the small farmers think of that f etc, etc. Now, at last, it was thought that Ministers were in a tight place, and forthwith the knights of the pen proceeded to smite them hip and thigh. But, alas, for their delightful delusion! the Jpoor scribes awake to find that they ar» onoe more on the wrong track, and that they have reckoned without their host. For on being asked the qupstion by Mr pun can, himself a farmer and the repre sentative of the farming community, Mr Seddon replies that he never made the announcement attributed to him, but one of a totally different char acter. Referring to the laad tay which now falls upon improvements, above £3000 in value, the Premier ex pressed the intention of, as soon as possible, making it a tax upon land only, that is to say the intention of allowing all improvement* of whatever value to go free of taxation. Thi# is a horse of another color altogether, and ' though the statement really made by the Premier will not be as useful to the opponents of the Government as the statement he was erroneously re presented to have made, it will be highly satisfactory to their supporters as showing that the newly-constructed Cabinet intend to adhere to the policy enunciated by Mr Ballance, find so fur loyally and steadily pursued.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Oamani " Mail" reports that Mr W. Walker, of Kakanui, (with a partner) is about to start fish canning at Kakanui. Both from South and North we hear of me isles bein^ very prevalent, and many I schools in different parts of the colony have had to close in consequence. The W. Bro Francis Arkwrigbt, P.M. Uuapehu Lodge, No. 2137, E.C. Overton, Rangitikei, has been recommended by the District Grand Lodge of Wellington to H.R.H. the Princo of Wales, M.W.G.M. of England, for appointment an D.G M. of Wellington in succession to the late Sir Harry Atkinson. The hoises attached to Mr John M'Lean's carriage were frightened hy two dogs rush ing at them while proceeding along Thames street, Oamaru, and bolted. The Misses Buckley, who were in the carriage, were thrown out, and their injuries necesatiated sending for ' medical assistance. The carriage was damaged. | A contemporary points out that by thin time the population of the colony including the Maoris, must have overpassed 700,000. The number (estimated) «n Mst March was 898,172 and as the increase during the previous quarter was nearly 6000, a con siderable reduction in the average of arrivals by sea must be allowed and yet leave ua the 1828 required to make up the 70»,000. The case against Freeman Kitchen before the R.M. Jat Wellington on Thursday fell through. Mr Hislop, who appeared against him, said the proceedings had been taken without consulting Mrs Kitchen, and after consultation it had been decided that th« present action was not likely to bring satis factory results, and steps morqgp advantage of Mrs kitchen could be taken otherwise. Inspector Pender complained of the expense the police had been put to for nothing, but no order was made. The R.M. said he could not detain the man undsr the circum stances, and if the case was not to be gone on with he must dismiss it. Defendant was discharged accordingly. It is understood divorce proceedings are contemplated. The problem of photography in the natural colors appears at last to have been successfully solved. In Paris last spring at the International Exhibition of Photography a M. Lippman exhibited a picture of an Ara parrot (blue and yellow), and a branch of holly. At a later date he succeeded in re producing a stained glass window in four colours, a group of flags, a plate of oranges with a red poppy, thus almost completing the chromatic scale. He uses a mirror, a film of gelatino-bromure, and a little mercury. More recently the same or another process has been practised success fully in London, a late number of the " Times " announcing that photography in the natural colors is now an accomplished fact. The London correspondent of the " Otago Daily Times," writing under date March 24 says:—"The conferring of the honorary degree of doctor of divinity upon the Rev Churchill Julius, Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand, by Oxford Univerity, took place yesterday at a special convocation held for the purpose. The Provost of Queen's presided, and there was a crowded attendance of donß and undergraduates anxious to sec Professor Virchow whom the 'Varsity created a doctor of civil law at the same time. Though the star of the colonial Bishop was naturally somewhat dimmed by the lumin osity of the colossal scientific magnate, he met with a very hearty reception. The Regius professor of divinity then made the claims of Dr Julius to honour at their hands clear to the large audience, and there was more applause, in which Dr Virchow, who speaks English perfectly, cordially joined." Just as church services were beginning one Sunday in Frankfort, Kentucky, five alarms of fire were turned in. The cause of it all was a man's curiosity and a match. A group of men were standing at a street corner at the mouth of a large sewer dis cussing what made the water look so greasy. One of them said he would see, and dropped a lighted match into the oily substance. At once there was a terrific explosion, and one of the spectators, a man named Haley, had part of one hand torn off. The" flames rushed on through the sewer, consuming the oil which had escaped from the gas company's broken pipes. One ex plosion followed another, tearing up the sidewalks square after square, and shatter ing window glass along the way. Great excitement prevailed, women shrieking and fainting from fright. The fire department could accomplish nothing, and the oil con tinued to burn until it had emptied itself into the Kentucky river. The gasworks were rendered inoperative, and that night candles had to be depended on for illumina tion.

SPORTING.

(per press association;

Lohbon, May 17. The result of the Newmariket Stakes was—lsinglass 1, Phoenician 2, Ravens* bury 3.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Tk« Premier ■>■ Wellington, May 19. The Premier leaves for Greymouth to day to open the Hokitika-Ureymouth line-on the Queen's B'rthday. The X<ate JPremler The Public Service Association has passed a resolution deploring the death of Mr Ballance.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, May 18. Mr Giles, R.M.. gave judgment for defendant in the cades of the Natives v. John Lundon, in connection with the Kaita land purchase. The claim was for 4*Boo, alleged to be the balance of the purchase money due to the Natives by Lundon, who was acting as Government agent in connection with Native l^nd purchases. The Magistrate said it had not been proved the defendant i^as guilty of fraud. He had not made his balance out of fhe Natives but out of Government, but that was not a matter for him to go into, Lundon had made a handsome profit out of the Government, as 4s tfd an acre was a good price for the land. The costs of defendant amount to over £100. Richard Sandall, a well-known amateur boxer, dropped dead in his shop fhis morning, after a friendh tussle with a young man named tfdward Burke over the possession of a packet of cigarettes. Dec?a«ed was aged 29, married, but had no fatally* Sandalji was one of the defendants In tho case of the fatal glove fight, which resulted in the death of Richard Forgie. DtnTKniN, May 18. A deputation of the unemployed saw the Son John M'&engie this morning, and asserted that 200 men wpre out of work, in Punedin. The Minister promised to send some to Qatlin's, for bush felling; almost at once, al^ to telegraph to Mr Seddon, asking if he c#n authprjaA another section of the Otago Central, also to send some men to Cheviot in about a fortnight. It is understood 25 will leave for Catlin's on Wednesday. The Minister leaves for SJiag Point to-morrow. the annual meeting of the Females Franchise League was marked with con siderable enthusiasm, Sir R. Stout, the Hon Mr Belt, and other speakers spok* hopefully of the passage of the reform this session. The President mado feeling referenoa to the lat? Mr BaHanc* as ona of the most consistent and loyal supporters of the reform in the polony. WjtjjjiwroN, May 19. The Ag«nt*General cables to the Government that the Midland Railway Company only ask the colony to purchase the Belgrove-Motueka section, and not! RHftoa-Brunnerton. i

THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

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GENERAL SUMMARY.

Oxford has declined to row the Yala ■ crew, the champions of America, as owing to their inability to hold a crew together there is no chanca for an inter national race. A Scotchman named Proud font, who died recently in Natal, bequeathed £20,000 to the laborers in hia native '■ village. It has been resolved to ua6 the ! money in establishing a public institution for the sick and aged, poor, and in main taining a poor fund. A baloon, carrying three passengers, left Brussels on the night of April 8. M. Toulet, professional aerouaut, was in churge. Over Etampes, M. Toulet fell from the balloon, and was dashed, to pieces. The other two passengers con tinued the voyage. \ fire in the suburbs of Manilla, in the Philippine Islands, on April 1, destroyed 400 homes. Many persona were injured while fighting the fire and some lives were lost. Between 1800 and 2000 Christians are now in Turkish dungeous. The English and American representatives to Turkey propose a joint effort to liberate them.

AMERICAN SUMMARY.

Two distinct cyclones, a terrific hail storm, and a waterspout combined, spread awful destruction over the newly built town ot Lahorna on April 25. It is reported that sixty-two human lives have been sacrifice! and several have been fatally and scores seriously injured. The damage to property cannot be estimated. The brunt of,the storm fdl\ upon the prosperous little town of Norman, on the Santa Fe railroad. At that point thirl y one people were killed, a dozen injured, and the town itself almost wiped out. After the cyclone a fearful hailstorm started, and afrer that a violent rain storm. Would-be rescuers could hear the pitiful cries of the unfortunate, and here and there liberated imprisoned victims, but help in most cases was out of the question, and several unfortunates were compelled to be buried beneath the debris of their homes. While the white people were terrified the negroes were panic stricken, for they believed the last day had come. Twenty-one men were drowned in a storm on Lake Michigan on April 20. They were employed on the new inlet tunnel, and lived in a crib 5000 feet from the City of Milwaukee. The sea in its fury tore tha crib apart as if of paste board. The waves were fully fifteen feet high, and the victims sank out of sight, while the people on shore were unable to render any assistance. The probabilities are that the iron trade of Pennsylvania wili witness this year one of the greatest strikes that ever occurred in the country. Manufacturers look upon the reduction of wages as an absolute necessity to keep (heir business, and the amalgamated Association will be asked to pass down the figures in next year's scale with no unstinted hand. Miss Abbie Oliver, of Kentucky, having been seduced by a drug clerk named Henry Delaney, her mother com pelled marriage at the point of the pistol. On the way back from the minister's the carriage was attacked by armed men on horseback. Delaney's friends and De laney jumped out and joined them. The vehicle was riddled with bullets, and the girl, who was about to become a mother, was shot through the head and killed,' and her father mortally wounded. Four of the assailants were placed in gaol, including Harry Delaney, the seducer. Three brothers named Jackson took possession of the town of New R'jss, Indiana, on March 20, and held it for thre* hours, whooping like madmen, and shooting at everybody and every thing. They were finally driven out, but not before wounding many of the villages. Kansas and Missouri were swept by a most destructive cyclone on April 10. Fifteen people were killed and thirty or forty injured, A number of houses were destroyed, much stock killed, fruit tr?es broken and twisted, hay stacks scattered, and many hamlets totally demolished. Parker, in Kansas, was one of those, and the town of Robinsonville, Missouri, and not a house was left standing. As a finishing touch to the destructive power, a fire started which consumed all the ruins. A most exciting occurrepce during the storm in the city of Sfc Louis was the unroofing of the workhouse which was shattered as thoroughly as by an artillery attack. The crashing of timbers and the shrieks of the paupers made the scene appaling. Ajsquad of police kept the house under surveillance all night. The Consular Agent of the United States was wounded at Mollendo, Peru, on March 25. The trouble grew out of anti-Masonic demonstrationa^which have lately been mide in Peru under the direction of the Bishop of Arequipa. having driven out the Masons, the mob sacked the lodge room and moved the building. A few shots were fired during the melee, one of which bounded the A merican Consular.Agent, Mile de Gra< lora, in thft leg. An anti Masonic riot has also occurred at Lopaz, in Bolivia, during which five persons were killed and many wounded.

SIR JOHN HALL AT RAKAIA.

(by our special reporter ) Sir John Hall addressed a meeting of his constituent* in the Rakaia Town Hall I last evening. There were about a hun dred persons present, and Mr W. M. Lyuleton occupied the chair. The Chairman, in opening the business of the meeting, said Sir John Hall had invited them that evening to hear his account of last session. Sir John did not intend to return to Parliament, a matter which they all regretted, so that he was not approaching them as a candidate, but rather to say farewell. Rakaia had always had a reputation for well-conducted meet ings, and he knew the meeting that night would be no exception to the rule. (Ap plause.) Sir John Hall, who was received with applause, said he felt ba would be acting in accordance with the feelings and the wishes of his audience if he gave them an opportunity, before entering upon the business of the evening, of expressing their regret «t ihe decease of thn gentle man who had lately been Prime Minister of the colony, THE HON. JOHN BALLANCE. Mr Ballance and himself had been many years in Parliament, and although latterly they had been on opposite sides of the House, he could testify to the sinceiity of the late Premier's political opinions. It 1 was a good feature of public life in the colony when men of different opinions gave each other credit for sincerity of purpose, and he could add his testimony to the honorable manner in which JCt Ballance had always conducted political '■ warfare. He would move that the meet ing express its regret at the decease of Mr Ballance, and its sympathy with Mrs Ballance in her irreparable loss. I Mr C. A. 0. Hardy seconded the motion, and wished to add his testimony that a man who had so thoroughly at { heart the welfare of the working men : could ill be spared by che colony. He cordially seconded the motion to seed a letter of sympathy to Mrs Ballance. The motion was unanimously carried. Sir John then proceeded to explain that owing to an attack of inflienza, which had laid him down for two months, he bad not bsen able to carry out his inten | tion of addressing his constituent* on that side of the river the previous year. On his recovery from that illness his medical adviser had ordered a trip to Fiji, and on his return Parliament had resumed, bo that he could not come to Rakaia to address them. At Leeaton he had recently spoken at considerable length on the p politics of the day, so that he need not , cover the ground again at length he had gone over on that occasion. LOCAL QUESTIONS. There were two local questions, how ever, on which he wished to say a few words. First, a petition had been sent last year by settlers on deferred payment lands to the south of the town of Rakaia. A Bill had been passed which enabled the cases of these settlers to be considered, and ha would he in waiting at his hotel till eleven o'clock the following morning, and would be happy to meet them, and give them any information on the subject they might desire. Second, the South Bakaia village settlement land was bought under a condition that one-third of the purchase money would be given back for local works in the settlement. The pur chase money was £4300, and a third of that amount was £1430, which was the sum that should have been paid, but only £678 had been received. With Mr Coster he had endeavored to get the money paid, payment had been resisted, he thought on unworthy gtounds. A petition had been sent, and referred to the Waste Lands Committee, who had recommended the money to be paid. There was great confusion in the Lands Department, and he found that a sum had not been made up iff favor of the South Rakaia distncti but in favor of a Rakaia district farther! north. The department said the Treasury! was to blame, and the Treasury in turn' blamed the Audit Department. They said it would be seen to, but it was not seeh to, and he finally went to the Minister;, and asked him to push this thing through, or they would never get the money. They did sot get it then, and he spoke about the matter in Parliament, and got a promise of £520. He now learned that deductions were being made to pay off other payments, and £380 only had been paid. The balance was still due, and he advised the Road Board to still fight on until they obtained the money. Ht felt it was right to make these explanations to the village settlers. GENERAL QUESTIONS. The speaker then went on t* combat the charge made againat the Opposition of obstructing the business of last session, and twitted the Hon Mr Reeves with amusing a Christchurch meeting with the '' Hansard " measurements of Opposition speakers, but refrained from giving the measurements of his own side. Sir John then quoted the figures given by the Wellington Government paper in regard to the financial debate. This debate lasted three weeks, and during that time 23 Opposition speakers occupied 30 hours 40 minutes, while 32Government speakers occupied 33 hours 47 minutes. Thus the speakers from the Ministerial benches were more numerous and occupied more time than these of the Opposition. Mr Reeves was a gentleman for whom he hail a great regard, but he wan a young politician, and these were usually very impatient of opposition to their measures. He had had a similar feeling himself thirty years ago, but he had di«pped all that, and now and realised that criticism was very beneficial. It was the duty of the Opposition to criticise and enlighten ,' the Government party when wrong, and so long as they did that they were entitled to the thanks of the community. It was a thankless task for an Opposition in a hopeless minority to criticise the Govern ! ment, but it was a bad thing for the i country when the Opposition was silent. Frequent visitors to the gal)ery of the House during last session would admit that the Opposition had not been obstruc tive. I finance. | Sir .John then dealt with the question of finance. Hjs remarks were on the same lines as his speeoh at Leegton, for which he apologised, but it was due to i the meeting that attention should be called to the question, which was very important to any constitutionally-governed country, and the key to the situation. ' ! When there was an overflowing treasury : government was easy, but it was difficult if the treasury were scant, and the atten tion of the constituencies 'should be kepj; upon the question. In a lengthy renew of the financial hibfcory of the colony, j during the term of the Atkinson Ministry and that of the present administration, he contended that the former took office with an enormous deficit facing them, and £1,2U0,0Q0 per annum going out of the colony for interest, but by "judicjqus finance and reform they were abls to leave to their successors the colony in a good financial position. The surplus their successors fo, und themselves possessed of at the end of eighteen months was an inheritance from the sound finance of the preyiqug Government, Sir Harry Atkinson deserved great credit for reduc ing the loan expenditure to the extent be did, The speaker impugaed the con stantly repeated statement that borrowing had ceased, In the last. year of. the Atkinson Government the loan expends turehad been reduced to £335,000; last year the sum roted was £688,000. If time permitted he could show that the Public Works expenditure had been entirely carried on out of borrowed money, or what wm equivalent to it, and

i not out of taxation. If it had been carried on out of ordinary taxation it would have been very hard on this part of ,^he colony ?L S! n^ d°n .M *"" at :«reymouth that the Cheviot estate had been paid for £200 OQO had been i MUed to provide for that purchase. Mr Seddcn said "revenue"; Sir John .aid "borrowed money. Then ministers had dwelt on the fact tint no borrowing was done in the London market. Heavy interest paid fco London was a tremendous drag on the colony, and .Sir John was rathur in favor ' OT ng n hi Zhfir rate of "Merest, if he could be assured that the interest would be kept in the colony. But foreign money was very much cheaper than New Zealand, and the money would come from the cheaper market, so that if treasury bills were sold they would be bought by middlemen with money from outside the colony, «nd thus the interest would go outside all the same. He then went on to controvert the claim that the debt of the colony had been diminished The interent paid bad been diminwhed bi the conversion of loan*, but the colonial debt had not been diminished. TAXATION the speaker then went on to criticue the Government's taxation policy, which. however beuu< new wa. mSaStJUS trial, but dwelt on them»nife»tiii«wdS ot the different treatment in «2rd to exemption of town and eomtn^SpSl aud touched upou the vzUmJtmdPtll increase that had Ukeu vhe^mtaW Property lruet, the revenue from *hich wa. devoted to wppfe*.*** (C income of sevend pJoVly JS^fernJ men, who were thus tre»te4« ti^Sh cri^cls^^^^^H^^S criticised the placing of % miu*£ to\°av i^h'T"- thS Onl7<^hdh3 After a reference to the death dut£ the speaker went on to deal with that. It was not contained in the Go vernment Bill, and GovernmenihadTbeet bwn.old by Government. TTthe wL and said the wcalled Liberal party sook. He quoted the acreage sold by the Got SS". I".^ 1879, Wrf£ years—77-8-bemg the term of the Grey Government when 776,000 and 639 OM SToooSfMli 1111* ""• - wS2 wereS dp^r When "' °*~*^ After referetces to native land, the distribution of land, and the femata toth. wtion ol th. GoTMSLJta^ and then went on to speak of the boasted WO-OPIRATIVII PBIKCIPM a OOYBKSKtUT COMTBaCTS now adopted by the Government., Thi. he adversely criticiwd, •* thewi waaX faring of the risk betweer^nSojS and employed, but simply piece woV? 7!I the working of the principle^rL S2 rosy, but the unofficial account. WeLS so. By this system GovernmSirSdS, their direct pay ISOO me n, and thenum" berwasincreaau*. When the AtkiJSn Government went out of office ther?Z only 100. It was now p<SS!e fo! Government to open work. uTuZ Jhl trie% floodl that fia?^V?to pay, and thereby affect an 610011011. i£b was a power the temptation to the exer oiso of which ought not to be in the hands of any Government. The idea that Government should find work for me^at the current rate of wage, was not a healthy om, and a. it got abroad that the colony wa« doing thu, our shores would be flooded by povetty^trickon peop£ from the sister colonies. r»i^ After another referenoo to finanoe, *nd reiteration of bis claim for the AtMnl son Government to ciodit for the health* condition of the colony's finance, and an assertion that the-, exceptionally prosMr ous condition of the colony was due to the development of the frown mutton trade ~-a development that aU the Soddon. in the world could neither advanoe or hinder —the speaker touched on the electoral boundary question, and said he had heard a rumor that Government intended next session to get an additional member for the South Island, and so nve the altera tion of the present boundaries. He hoped there wa. no truth in the rumor as no Government had a right on the ova of an election to do any suoh thing.* COXCL(7BIOir« In a few graceful sentences Sir John took farewell of his constituento. savin* that for forty years he had represeSteS districts m this part cf the province, and had not once been defeated. (Applause) No questions were asked of Sir John, but Mr Stovenson claimed for the present Government the predit of giving the £980 to the local *fc«e«, whilS tftiTAtkitSn Government had denied their right to a halfpenny. Sir John replied he was not aware that the same steps had been taken to procure the money. Mr C. Dixon, in a complimentary speech, acknowledging the invaluable services in the past Sir John had rendered to the colony, moved % vote of thanks to Sir John H*ll, and an expression of the meetings regret at hi, retirement from public hie. Mr Dixon trusted, however that the cause of the great reform -woman suffrage- Fir John had had so much at heart would still receive his valuable aid in his retirement. w ■ J*Z W"™ % id • h\& compliment to Sir J/ohn for the planting lemtlation ha had introduced, ani which* hTroglSted had been repealed, a. the planting of trw. on these mnd^grept plain, ha? been of incalculable benefit. " * Mr Liddy seconded Mr Dixon's motion and after the motion had been carried and acknpwledged, a vote ot thank, to the chair concluded the meeting,

THE ASMtftJRTOJi frCARDIAN: FRIDAY, MAT i 9, 1893.



T^A^r^'H^own'-Meaing Amateur , W Cycling Club 7 p.™- Tb-nighU Templar Lil.-J^^^^J?! XVTASrm^ at once, by h young lady, W rituation in or near Ashburton as Companion or Udy Help where a.ervnnt in kept. Fond of children. F.N, » Mail" office. b_} M WANTED— A general Servant who «nmiik. Aii|*FtoMM»«£ rAi^Wak^Vo^M^^^ 7 KATHERS Cleaned, Dyed, and I' 1 Uurled. Ladies* *nd Gentlemen« Gloves Cloned.-Missis Bitchoock, Stafford street, Timaru. ysTEßsTFresh Shrimps, Fried Fish ml American C.acker* at Somerset Oyst r Saloon, oppoaite Mah. Oifaoj. cveiy niy;ht. ______——— A VK you seen the Vow Slipp««| at MITCHBLT. AND 1 USER'S ? 4148 f I HE Good Samaritan, for »he imme- L diate relief of pain -Light S Cash Store. ___ y!i? TTaVE you secured some of our ±1 warm Slippers for children, Is ?- Mitchell and Tprkbr. * x P~~"lANOS from £20, £26, and £2810* Organs from £1510s. Harmoniums. £10. Easy terms of payment.—ll. M. Jones. " ■ — iFTTaNTED Known-HAKDLtY Bros. VV we selling Women's I***" Shoe* 4b lid; Elastic Side Boots, splendid mSit,, 4s 9d ; Leather Slipper. on£ 2s fid. Call early and purchase them.— Hardily Bros. 01*1 WANTED Known.—Warm Slippers for mothers ; Is 9d to 2s 9<j per pair.—MrrcHWi-NdTchnbr. 4 156 B~~"ICYCLES (Adams, Curties, and Co.) machines) Cash or terms. Cbrist churoh prices.—H. M. Jones. HOMEOPATHIC Medicines, price Is. Sole agent for dißtnct, HaHT'sCaah Store. 2 34 ANTED KNOWN.-S. W. Alcorn and Cos. premises will be closed to-morrow (Wednesday) Be-marking tock for sale on Thgfg^y^., . W~ ANTED, Ladies and Gentlemen to see the Grand Display in the windows at "The Corner" Saturday— W. H. COT-t-BU CUT ANTED Known.—Como and see fl our beautiful Mantles, Jackets, Ulatere, Macintoshes, Dress Stuffs, eto. H. C. Supers, Melford House. FIREWOOD for Sale at 15s per Cord. Apply to the Custodian, Ashburton Domain. &__f WANTED Known—Great Bargains in Ladies' Underclothing, Milli nery, Mantles, and Jackets ab S. W. Alcorn & CVs Compulsory Sale. (' iHKAP Firewood—Short Dry Gum * Firewood, at 26s per cord; mixed wood, 24a per cerd at Mayo\ T'evortou. Apply Mrs Jambs Fruit Shop. „ WANTED Known.—Jacket & Dress Department a specialty. High class goods marked cheap. H. 0. Seoebs, Melford House. . ■-__ Known.—For Jacket, Ulsters, Dress Stuffs, etc. Come vo Melford House. H. 0. Sbgbrs. rr-ANTV-D Known-" The Corner " h "^ showing a mas;nifictent Sew stock of Drapery and Clotting. — W. H Comjbr. ; WANTED Known—Ani»Rbw O«r ha* opened bis new premwes with Ms First General and Grand Display of Ladies' Jackets, Fur-lined Cloaku, Milli nery, Carpeta, Boots, etc—Andrew OrR; i-I? BANG ! Bang 1 Bang ! Gatis 1 Guns 1 Guns I by the best makers and itted with all the latest improvements Poffder, Shot, Caps, Cartridges, Wads, anri Cases at J. W. Habdiby's, li^st Street. Gans repaired. rpHB Misses Adams' new Refreshment J- Booms now open. Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, Lemon Squash, Soda and Milk and all the new summer drinks ready at all times, Ooleman's Buildings, East Street. S\\r a LCORN & CO.'S • W • -O- Compulsory Sale. Flannelette at 3d, Dress Tweeds at 3fd, Kid Gloves greatly reduced. *t 1/ HO is your Plumber 1 Why, J. W. W Habdiey, who is a Manufacturer of Spouting, Ridging, Steel Gutters, Baths, Sinks, Tanks, etc., and who has ' on hand the largeat stock of Pumps and ipeintown. "T\ EBT Nickel Watches in the market, J_> are those at 22s 6d and 26s Specially made for S. Sausx, Jeweller. Guarantee with each watch. «*THERE do you get your Ironraor- W gery? At Harduv sof course, where we get the best value in Sheet Lead, Nails, Looks, Hinges, Plough Chains, Rope, Wire Knotting, Gone Knives, Spades and Forks, Lamps, Fender aw* Fire Irons, and anything yoajrtqnJr* : /CHRISTMAS Suit*. Boys, three \J garment long Trouser Suita at Ids. Boys, Colorial-made Knicker Suits from 10b. Man's nicely made Colonial Tweed Suits 90s. Colonial Tweed Suits to measure from 60s.—Ashburton Clothing . Mart, Saunders* Buildings. Robert AxoobH^ _____ SALVAGE, ex Ruahine, Blankets, Shirtings, and Flanellettes nothing the worse, but which the extra insurance on my other goods will enable me to sell less than usual prices, and as they are direct from the Manufacturers any one wanting ought to secure a supply at once. —■Robert Aioorn, Sanders' Buildings WANTED Known. —T. Hoult having commenced Bacon Ouring he will have a good supply of Pork Sausaees, Pork Pies, etc., fresh made very day. 4 214 WANTED Known—lee Creams, Ice ivo-mun. for the hot weather, lwavs ready at H. G. Fioweb's, Confec ionec. East Street 8) *Kkt ii» *' eat Mart. The oldest the laraeat, ha best, and the cheap •st. Small 'tooc'b a specialty. Ful weights guaranteed. A trial solicited. —W. J, Siwxjok. 4t182 IifANTED Known—Robert Shields, YY Charles Street, opposite Woollen Factory, has commenced Dyeing and Cleaning Ladies' md Men's Garments. Blankets and Woollen Goods Scoured. Moderate charges. Parcels etc.; left at Mrs Adams', Snunders' Buildings, will be attended to. __3 * ASTER Cards and Bookleta, New Games, new supply of the Zither Harps and Autoharps, New Books, Stationery, and Fancy Goods. Sub scribers wanted for our Circulating Library. L/ F. Andrewks and Co, gtationew' Hall. AKvIA SECTIONS.—I have the following numbers for sale, for which I am prepared to receive offers tk:-2«, 121, 124, 203,291, 292,295



*"""""" [ATCAKD]. ™ MRS A. C. CJtiAIIIUGE, TEACHER OF PIANOFOBTE <fe ORGAN, COX STREET, ASHBURTON. TERMS ON APPLICATION. , 3 2 NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory, WINTER 1893. BAIN, BAIN. RAIN. WATERPROOF COATS WATERPROOF COATS WATERPROOF COATS LEAVE your measure at the Factory. Over 100 patterns to choose from. OIL COATS OIL COATS OIL COATS From lO§ 9d. LEATHER " ' LEATHER LEATHER Try the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING -FACTORY for youjr NEXT PAIR of ISrYou will Save I*s per cent. BLANKETS 77 ... 10s M RUGS 7s 6d FLANNELS ... ... Is per yard NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY AND Waterproof Macufacturers. alex7"hendry, Manager. FOR WEDDING PRESENTS, BIRTHDAY PRESENTS, & PRESENTATIONS —:+:— ... ' TNSPECTION is invited of the very _L choice and high class Stock of c- SALEK, WATCHMAKER, JEWELLER, AND OCULIST-OPTICIAN'S AGENT. A very large stock of Electro Plats and Silver Ware, Engagement and Wedding Rings. Marble Clocks and Gold and Silver Jewellery of every description ; forming a splendid selection of new and unique goods, just the thing for presents and ob tained specially for the ASH BURTON TRADE. —A SPEOIALTY.- The Rbtherham English Lever Watches expressly made by Rotherham for S. Salek aro becoming famous throughout the district as the MOST RELIABLE WATCHES OBTAINABLE. E3P* Special attention is devoted to the Watchmaking and Jewellery repairing department. With the extra asoistance obtained, work is turned out promptly. LOWEST CHARGES, CONSISTENI iWITH SOUND AND RELIABLE WORKMANSHIP. . s. sllek, WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER



WINTER, 1893 G. J. Neill & Co. RESPECTFULLY DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING Mew Goods. lew Ooods. DRESSES. DBESSES. The latest in Shot Rep, double width, 2s 6d Amazon Cloth, double width, Is lid Fancy Dress Goods, 6Jd Heavy Dress Tweeds, 7£d Astrakhanp, Beaver Trimming Ladies' Jackets and Mantles. MILLINEKY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. Trimmed Hats from 2a lid. Double Bed* White Sheeting, 10|d Heavy Forfar, 6Jd Blankets, Blankets, from 7e lid All Wool Colonial Flannel, Is. CLOTHING. CLOTHING. Men's Suits, 19s 6d Men's Heavy Suits, 25s 6d Men'g Whip Cord Tweed Suits, 29s 6d Boys' Suits, 4s lid j Men's Lamb's Wool Pants, Ss lid. BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. WONDERFUL VALUE IN BOOTS. Ladiei' Shces, 4s lid ; Strong Leather Slippers, 3s 6d Men's Ooloniahnade Nailed Shooters, 8s 6d Men's Colonial-made Bluchers, ss. WE ASK YOU TO GIVE OUR SCHOOL BOOTS ONE TRIAL. Ladies' Strong E.S. Boots, 6s lid Patent Leather Slippers in endless variety, at G. J. NEILL & CO.'S, FRIEDLANPER'S BUILDINGS, '.:'.' . & CORNER OF EAST AND MOORE STREETS.



COMPULSORY SALE S- W- ALOORN & COS. STOCK OF GENERAL DRAPERY, MANTLES, MILLINERY Etc. qommenceson THURSDAY, llth INS f, EVERY ARTICLE A DECIDED BARGAIN AS STOCK MUST BE SOLD. - O '■ S. ¥. ALCOM & CO. EAST BTBEET.



Hardley Bros. HAVE OPENED THEIR FIRST SHIPMENT OF WINTER GOODS. WHICH HAVK BKKN MABKRD AT Very Low Prices TO CLEAR. Special Value in Blankets and Fknnda. Colonial Blankets from 17s 61 Waterproof Overcoats, grand goods, from 29s 6d. Men's Colonial Suits from 23? 6d. DON'T FORGET TO CALL AND SEE THEM & COMPARE VALUES. We are selling a Splendid Drees Tweed at6|d. AU Wool, double-width Dress Tweed, only Is lid. BOOTS. BOOTS. Our Boot Stock is now Complete in every Branch. ' Splendid Dancing Shoes, 3s lid. Men's Watertight* from 12s 6d. Shooters, nailed, 8s 6d. Boys 1 and Girls' Boots in endless variety OUR MILLINERY DEPARTMENT Is now showing some Splendid value in HATS, FURS, RIBBONS, LACE, Etc. [Come and Secure Arcade Straw Hats, 1 latest shapes, only Is, only a limited number lefe. Splendid Fur Collarette?, only 3s 9d. THESE ARE GENUINE BARGAINS. H ARDLE V BROS., AROADE.



HINDS PUBLIC DIP. BROOKE'S A.SHBURTON DIP. CHERTBEY PUBLIC DIP. p| WING to the Delay caused by the wet weather the Charge will still be One Penny per head until FRIDAY, May 18, after then lid per head. C. M. Brooke, ASHBURTON. STEAM CHAFF CUTTING AND CRUSHING. Gteorge Osborna Begs to announce that he ia PREPARED TO OUT CHAFF AND CRUSH GRAIN IN ANY QUANTITY He uses Messrs Andrews and Beaven's best Canterbury Chaffcutter, and their crusher with latest improvements, and c*n the«§f ore guarantee giving every eatifl action. ■K)rders may be left with MR GUDSELL, Tinwald j O . GEORGE OSBORNK b*a ' Willowby.



FOR SALE, The Following IMFLEME NTS, NEW LAST SEASON. -t Mc'Sherry DRILL, 16 coulter, -*- with broadcast attachment 1 Cambridge ROLLER, Seed Cannieter and Chain Harrows "I Portable HUT, a first class one -J -Set DISC HARROWS, ten feet 400 Gallon IRaN TANK >with lap rrFEREIMAN. 5 148



Captain Edwin states that hard westerly gales are likely to be experienced over that part of the country southward of Napier and New Plymouth between midnight on Friday *nd nooo on Sunday next,



I SANDER AND SON'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT There are imitations of Eucalypti Extract in the market now, products of simple distillation forming crude resinous oils. In order that these crude oils may not be taken Out* Pure Volatile £uoa lypti Extract, which is recognised by the medical division of the Prussian Government to be of perfectly pure origin, as per information forwarded to uh through the Consul at Melbourne, March 2, 1878 we state:— It is proved by tests made by the Medical Clinics of the Universities at Bonn and Greifswald, Prussia, and reported by Dr £>chulz, professor of Pharmacology at Bonn, and Professor Dr Mosler, pirector of the Medical Qlinip at (jreifswald, that only products that are saturated with oxygen and freed of acids, resinous and other substances, adherent to primary distillation, will develop the sanative qualities proper to the plant. Sander and Souh' Eucalypti Extract, according to these authorities, and according to Professor Dr ' Lister, of England, and to Drs Bauer', Nfclntire, Wood, Hazard, etc., of America, is' the only extract corresponding to scientific tests, and" the oftly one which possesses the proper therapeutic value. All other crude oils are to be classed among the turpentimes, which have, when used as medicine, no therapeutic effect and are abandoned as an internal medicament. There so edited Eucalypti Extracts, which may have receiyeodistinction at Exhibitions as commercial articles and are used for mechanical purposes only are discernible: : 1. By their deficiency in pungent odour (which our product, the only genuine Eucalypti Extract, develops most freely through its surplus of oxygen). 2. By their alcoholic thin and mobile appearance, being reduced in specific density through the presence of acids. 3. By their taste, the result of the contracts tendency of resins and tacna-tep. ~ If these crude oils, cr so called eucalypti extracts are applied by mistake in cases of croup, bronchitis, dipthoria, internal in flammations, dysentery, wounds, etc., the consequences are most appalling. For safety sake ask always for Sander and Sont«' Eucalypti Ex tract and get the old, well-tested and reliable preparation.—Sandhurst, Victoii*, Austraiift,-?£touder and ftftoii* '



Norton. Ouuomde Pillg ate ooofidentlv ecommended a» a wnpUi remedy foV Indigent ion, wLioh ia the oatue of nearly all the diseasea to which we are mbjeota Nokton's Pom, with jtutioe oalled the "Natupd Strengthener' of the HanuS Stomach," act as a pewerful tonieandmntl* aperient, are mild ia their operationfaS safe tinder any ciroamstuiOM. SoM i. bottle., at li lid, 2. 9d, lla, by all vendom (hmughont the wagt4,. " Thfr Omsww Biaouit. The lateet and