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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1893. GUIDED READING.

Some of our Borough Councillors seriously hold the opinion that our public library and its kindred reading room together form a white elephant, which, for the convenience and enter tainment of a few, the ratepayers are called upon to support. We have already discussed the question in these columns, so far as the library is concerned, and expressed the regrets we should have were the Council to see fit—not to abolish the library, that it cannot do while it holds the property it took over when it assumed possession, and the duty with possession, of maintaining the library—but to allow it to die a natural death by neglect. At present the library is self-sustaining, although it has but thirty-five members on its reading list. But thirty-five subscribers to such a library as ours is a miserably small number for a town of Ashburton's population, and does not say much for the studiousness of our young people. It is one of the commonplaces of every speaker and writer that this is an age of literature, and reading, and education ; and it is fashionable to dwell upon the advan tages which the placing of the whole range of English literature within the reach of all confers upon the people. Our system of education has made it possible for all to enjoy these advan tages, and our public library was in tended to be an aid to developing the possibilities of education among our youth. Thirty-five people, yonng and old, have responded to the good inten tions of the Council by making use of the library and its arrangements. The list of books is fairly full and the arrangements for circulating thern^ although they could be very greatly improved—-and would certainly have to be, if the number of readers were very largely increased—are such as would enable any enthusiastic reader to keep himself well supplied. But the readers are few. Yet we know there are many, very many, omnivorous readers among our young people, whose step ought to be directed to the public library. Might not the institution be made a far greater agency for good than it is by the es tablishment here of a branch of the Australasian Home-reading Union, which was recently started on the other side after the model of the English Home-reading Union. The object of it is to direct into proper channels the taste for reading which is a character of the age, and so make that taste an educational agent in the true sense, instead of what it is in too many cases, a substitute for thinking. The Union seeks to extend the know ledge of its members by methodical reading, under proper and qualified guidance and direction. This end is gained by drawing up and publishing courses of reading suited to the tastes and requirements of differentjcil?2|ges of readers, popular enough. tcTbe interest ing, thorough enough to be instructive, & journal is published monthly, "giving help in eacjr"course of reading, intro ductions to the courses, elucidation of difficulties, and answers to questions "; and in each centre circles are formed for discussion and mutual assistance Such an institution as this could be formed in Ashburton, and its organi sation could be very easily extended over the whole county. The organisa tion is extremely elastic, admitting all, without regard to age or class ; at the same time the circles, of which there may be any number in each centre, are self controlling bodies. The source from which we gather the above information as to the Union, sum marises its programme for 1893 as follows:—"There are five courses on science, chemistry, physics, geology and mineralogy, biology, physiology, and hygiene. There are courses on English literature, on French, German, and general literature, on philosophy, on English and general history, geogra phy and travel, and education. The organisation, formed last year only, has now ramifications over the whole of Australia, and has several branches in the South Island." We have drawn attention to the subject because we feel the Union is a step in the right direction, as many young people's reading is so much time wasted, because the selection has been wrong to begin with, and the reading un wholesome ; or, if not unwholesome, pursued in such an aimless and desultory a way as to be worthless to the reader, Such a Union a* this in good hands would supply the answer to the question so often and anxiously asked by young men who really wish to improve themselves —" What books ought I to read 1"

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Sir Robert Stout is to give a political address in Auckland on Friday evening. fhe Patang-U* pounty Council has col lected £54 10s towards the Atkinson memorial. At Quito the only city in the world on the line of the equator, the sun rises and sets at six o'clock tli9 year round. We have to acknowledgft, with thanks, the receipt from Mr Yon Dadelzen, the Registrar- General, of a very admirably compiled and usefijl pamphlet giving the resnlts of the last icfijfiwfs in. a form very convenient for reference. The Hawke's Bay contribto%ijs to the Queensland Relief fund will considerably exceed £1000. The Napier list has reached £777 besides produce. The Hastings list, exceeds ±?00, md o,ther country lists will add considerably mo^ The Chmtchurch; total has reach#l £1^335, We remind investors and tfeose &n tb« look out for suburban re»idepees that Mr Thomas Bullock holds a sale fcD'morrow in the arcade at 11.30 when he will offoj? the rpaidence at present occupied by Mr P, Williams and some valuable allotments at Ifampstead. The inqu*sifc ay. the unfortunate man James Leonard' (s^ .phs Wellington •• Press ") brought to light some foctgi Jj/hich prove that the administration' of the licensing laws in Wellington demands im mediate a P 4 drastic reform. There can be : no doubt tbajb Leonard, who was only thirty years ot f*ge, di« 4 from alcoholic poisoning. The post mortem examination Showed that the stomach was full of alcohol. How came it that the man was supplied with such a quantity ef liquor ? It is contrary to the. laws to serve a man who is already in a state of drunkenness such as Leonard must have been before he got his last doses of the alcoholic poison. Aeain now came it that the man was able

I Among the items of business of local» .' interest transacted at the Wesleyan Confer ence were the ordination of the Rev. R. J. Murray to the ministry, that gentleman being also journal secretary to the confer ence; permission to the Ashburton circuit to enlarge the church at Willowby; the thanks of the conference passed to Mr Joseph Batty for his gift of half an acre of land at Graenstreet for a church site. A petition is being taken round the Grey district for signature, praying the**GroverD ment to make arrangements with the Mid land Railway Company to complete the line on the basis of allowing the Company a guarantee of 3 per cent on half a million and throwing the land open to settlement, mining and timber cutting, under the exist ing laws as before the Company's contract was entered into. It is announced, on the authority of the " Independance Beige," that the North Belgian Company and the North of France Railway are constructing a lino for locomo tives Worked by electricity which will perform the journey from Brussels to Paris —about 192 miles—in the phenomenal time of eighty minutes, a apeed of nearly 150 miles an hour. The trains, it is stated, will be ready for running in about two months. A trial of Messrs P. and 1). Duncan's patent twitch grubber is to be held on Mr P. Duffy's land, near the Canterbury flour mills on Tuesday, next at eleven o'clock. This is a trial" which should be specially interesting to farmers, and as the land is on the road to the Ashburton saleyards, and the day sale day, doubtless many will visit the ground and note the working of the im plement. A rifle association has been formed, to be called the Southern Rifle Association, with Colonel Webb as its president, and Majors Hannah, Acheson, and Jenkins and Captain Donald as its vice-presideats. The tir3t meeting of the association will be held ac Riversdale at Easter, commencing on Fri day, March 31, and finishing on Monday, April 3. Ths association is meeting with good *upporb, and promises to be a great success. A complete analysis of the Cheviot sale shows that 109,481 sheep were sold, which realised a total amount of £42,308 69 3d, or an average of 7a B|d each. The flock yielded last shear ing an average of 7 4-slb wool. The cattle realised £649 7a 6d and the horses £696 12s, making a total for the first two days of the sale of £43,654 5s 9d, and judging by the manner in which the odds and ends were selling the total result must be very nearly Jt*4s,ooC in all. Mr Henry Zander has added to his many other agencies one for the Elastic Horse j Collar Company, of Birmingham, and has ' now opened a consignment of the steel horse < collars made by that company. The collars are composed of two similar halves, with their necessary connections, formed of thin steel plates forged into U shape, and pro vided with rigid fastenings at top and' bottom, thus enabling the collar to be opened on pressing a spring catch at the ' throat, and then easily put on or taken off a horse's neck, avoiding the necessity of forcing the collar over the horse's head, and gre&t'y facilitating the disengagement of the collar when a horse falls. The advantages of the collar may be thus summarised: —No hames required ; it is easily fitted ; it cannot get out of shape by wear ; it requires no stuff ing ; there ifr-no pinching of the shoulders ; ihe jerk at starting with a heavy load is minimised, the collar being in itself a spring. The pull is distributed over a large surface of theshoul ler.anddoesnotcomewholly on the outer edge, as is often the case with the ordinary collar. It never wants drying, and, therefore, a second collar for use during that process is unnecessary. It is cheaper, lighter, and niore comfortable, and lasts longer than 1 a leather collar aud the parts are int;.v-1 changeable. _ v _."'*'<*^ j

THE CHEVIOT SALE

[by tkegraph from our own corres pondent.]

Cheviot, March 9. 109,481 sheep were sold, realising £42,308 6* 31 an average of 7s B|d each* The cactle and horses brought rhe amount up to £43,654 os £ 1, and plant and sun dries will bri»^ the total to about £45,000. Moat of the visitors left to-day, the for the return journey being equally good as those going. Messrs Coward (Delamain and Company), and Wood (tiiccarton) deserve credit for the w,ty the transport contract was fulfilled. Messrs W. 1\ Robinson, manager, and Patrick Campbell did all they could to make the visitors comfortable, and Mr SUveley knocked Smythe and Lohr into a cooked hat as «* concert manager. Mi- Archer carried out the preliminaries for the sale in such a manner that not a single hitch occurred. Mr Buggey, Christ church, gave good, well cooked, well served meals,.and Captain Edwin beautiful weather, co that with music, 150 gallons of whisky, 100 packs of cards, and the Christchurch morning papers to occupy^ the evening, everybody was kept in good humour ; and to this much of the success of the sale was due. The local telegraphist (Mr Young) has the thanks of the press representatives for the manner in which he transmitted their messages and con sulted their convenience. The Ministerial party was out again in. j specting the run this morning, and re- j turn to ChriHtchurch to-morrow, Friday evening. .

Wesleyan Conference.

The Wnsleyan Conference, now sitting at Dunedin, has sanctioned the building , of a church at Sumner, at a cost of £250. The general report on ehurcli property act forth that there are 222 churches, seating 37.994 persons ; 56 schoolrooms, accommodating 11,720 children; 67 parsonages, and 14 other buildings, the total cost or value of these properties, including land, being £218,761 |4s 6d. The insurances amount to £106,765, while the debts owing are £8531 13s 2d to the Churdh Building and Loan Fund and £2&331 lie 9d on other securities. The' report showed that exclusive of trusts and missions there are 410 sites, of which 389 are freehold and 128 vacant. The report on the Church Building and Loan Fund was adopted, and it was re solved to call attention to the scanty response made to appeals for funds. Mr W. Dawson was received as a student. The Rev. T. W. Newbold having completed his thjrd year of pro bation/ the Revs. J, T f Nott, M.A., and W. A. Sinclair their second years, and HvV. H. E>. Pajman the first year, were passed in their year, Mr W. J. Elliot was ordered to be appointed to a circuit. It was resolved that a letter of sympathy be sent to the family of the late Mr Pow. one of the oldest local preachers in the colony , ' llje following is the second reading of stations as fai? aa they affect Canterbury : —Christchuurch, l^urham street, Revs H. R. Dewsbury. F. W. tsitt and J. T, JSorth ;' Ccnnexional Secretary, Rev W, Morley: Sydenham, Rev J. N. Buttle ;' St Albany R#y W. Baumber and one to be sent;' Lyit^op, Rev ?? W JTajr cJcughj SprWQn, Rev ,0. Griffen; Leeston, R#vs W. Q. Parspnsonand W. A. Sinclair; Kaiapoi, Rev J. 8. galley j Woodend and Amberley, Re? C, H, Standage ; Rangif>ra, Rev 8. J. Gariiok ; Timaru Rev C. E. Beecroft; Waimate, Rev d! J. Murray; Temaka, Rev J. Dellow 1 Aehbiirton, RevsS. Lawry and C. AberheAyj Wten, Rev C. C. Harrison. The' Rev I). MeNtaol, goe| to Thames j the Rev. W. Keall to Palmerscon North.; the Revs J. J. Lewis; W Beok, and R. 0. Murray, to Wel« lington • Rev W- Morten to Blenheim- Rev «J. % fi«yw ? - and Rey f. W, Newbold 0 Riyerton.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN

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THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.

London, March 9. The Queen has altered the date of the opening of the Imperial Institute to May 10 COMMITTED FOR TRFAL. Mr De Oobain, formerly member for Belfast, has been committed for trial. IMPERIAL PENNY PObT. Mr Henniker Heaton proposes that a Committee of Lords and Commons should be appointed to arrange for an Imperial penny post.

FAMINE IN CHINA.

HoNtt Kong, March 9. Hundreds are dying of famine in the Province of Shensi, in China. Hus bands are selling their wives and daughters to procure'food.

NIHILIST PLOT.

St. Petbrsbubg, March 9, A Nihilist has been detected in an attempt to poison the Commander of of the Czar's bodyguard. FRANCE AND RUSSIA. The Czar is reported as saying that the French alliance is engraved on the hearts of his people, and that it is im possible to efface or interfere with it.

AUSTRALIAN.

WE9LMYAN CONFERENCE. Brisbane, March 9. The Wesleyan Conference by a large majority affirmed the extension of the term of the pastorate beyond three years.

THE MAKIN MURDER CASES.

Sydney, March 9. Makia and his wife were found guilty of child murder, the latter being recommended to mercy. Sentence was deferred pending a settlement of the points of law reserved during the trial. AKRESTED FOR SWINDLING. Keseigh Martin, a journalist, has been arrested for promoting an alleged swindle in disposing by art union of properties in the estate of Laidrnan.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, March 9. Among the passengers by the Hauroto from Sydney was Mr Bruce, M.H.R. for. Kangitikei, who has been on a visit to Australia. He is to deliver a political address here next week. He states that he will not be a candidate at the next general election. I Archbishop Redwood and the Hon. W. R jlleston left to-day for the south by the Mahinapua from Manukau. The New Zealand Medical Association, which is established in Auckland, has passed a resolution? p'.nntfng~ oiiß to~"tt»« GovernnisnTihrtfc cha low rate of mileage aJ owed to medical witness as at coroners' inquests causes great hardships, and that the law in regard to the necessity, of certificates of death before burial is in effective. Wellington, March 9. The Governor's family and the majority of the household left tor Auckland this evening in the Hinemoa. Hi j Excellency and Lady Glasgow remain in Wellington until Wednesday, when they proceed over land to Napier where they will Be the guests of' Captain Russell. The Native Minister has gone to Wan ganui to consult the Premier on native ma' ters. On her way back from Auckland ■ the Hinemoa will call at Gannett Island and endeavour to trace the whereabouts of the Gowanburn*, cf which portions cune ashore on the West Coast. After this the vessel will-proceed to Chetwood Island, whore a survey will be made of a sunken rock. The next sitting of the Court of Appeal is fixed for April 24. All the Acts passed last session have received the Queen's assent. One of the Ministers, probably the Hon | R. Seddon, will speak at Auckland before the session. The Cable Company advise the Press Association that the duplicate cable from Port Darwin to Banjoawangi is restored, | and that all three cables from and to Aus tralia ire now working well. The bowling clubs nave decided to in vite all southern bowlers to attend the Eastern tournament.

The Storm in New South Wales.

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Sydnjby, March 9. A most furious southerly gale, with heavy rain, has been raging for the last two days. Railway and tele graphic communication beyond Hawkes bury is interrupted. The low-lying country around Newcastle is flooded, and the police have had to rescue people in boats. Newcastle, March 9. A fearful sea is running outside. The captain of the brig Hebe, fpm Sydney, found that Ma vessel was unable to live, and theref <;q flrove her ashore in order to save life. She becaire a total wreck, but the crew were saved. (Receive! March 10, noon.) Newcastle, March 10. i A large portion of West Maitland is under water, and many hundreds of people are homeless. News from up river states the river has risen forty njne feet, and is still rising. The greatest i!oo,(J ever known here is expected. At Bra^ton, twp brotherg named Russell, and a man named Howett were drowned, Two men ? Hunt and Wall, were drowned at Leith, and a man named Khon perished at Raymond Terrace. The steamer Federal, from Melbourne, is ashore at Stockton, about a mile from Newcastle on the northern side of the harbor. A lifeboat and tug are standing by her.

DRUNKS AND DRUNKERIES.

The old adage about " fools and their money "is unhappily illustrated every harvest season by the records of our Police Courts, the daily appearance about this time of batches of " harvest drunks" being a too familiar circum stance to be regarded as phenomena). Total abstinence and temperance are, we are glad to believe, making pro gress among the community generally, but, hitherto at any rate, tke efforts of reformers do not appear to have had much, if any, effect upon that section of the population which furnishes our harvest laborers. This is greatly to be deplored, and we wish that we could j hope that any words of ours would have the effect of inducing those who thus recklessly dissipate their hard, earnings, undermine their constitu tions, and pave the way for the utter loss of character and status, to abandon so ruinous a course. We fear, how ever, that no amount of written warn ing or advice will avail very much, but it certainly behoves those who admini ster the law to see that those who aid and abet these poor silly fellows are as much as possible restrained in a \ course which cannot but lead to the manufacture of paupers and criminals. We are fain to believe that most of the licensed houses, in this county and ' borough are in the hands of men who 1 conduct them respectably, and do not encourage drunkenness on their pre mises, but nevertheless the number of drunken men who have appeared before the Court within the last month or so goes to show that there must be excep tions to the rule, and in fairness, to those who respect the provisions of the k Licensing Act, as well as in justice to 1 the taxpayer—not to say from motives of humanity as towards the victims, of a depraved appetite—it behoves the authorities to do their utmost to enforce 1 all the restrictive provisions which the . Haw prescribes. Not that Ashburton compares unfavorably with other I centres of large agricultural districts, : Take Oamaru for example, anent ' the state of affairs in which pretty 5 little city the " Mail" writes :— " Oamaru is creating drunkenness and drunkards on a wholesale scale just j now. Men with grog oozing out of > . every pore are even to be seen tumb- j ' ling out of houses that are supposed not to sell drink. It is to be hoped that North Otago will not suffer from another revival of sly-grog shop blight. The unlimited sale of intoxicants under what is called police supervision is evil [ enough; but their secret sale, accom " panied by all the freedom of a private I establishment is worse. Dancing and j : what not are unhindered ih such: ; establishments." This is a very bad' state of affairs, and our contemporary 1 may well ask " Can the police do no ' thing to detect and punish the sly-grog seller V It is always a work of diffi , culty to secure a conviction, we know, s bufc .„ thjs *boidd_jtjoJ> discourage the i police from making trie^&tte^pt when ever and wherever they have reason to ' believe that the law is being broken or evaded. The evil of manufacturing drunks is, however, in the case of Oamaru, evidently not confined to sly r grog shanties, for the same journal in i another article writes :—" A cartload ' of the choice product of one of our manufactories passed through the j streets of the town yesterday. Three drunken men, looking as wretched as . drunken men can be, were taken to the > Thames street Castle, as though they had been carcases going to the 5 butcher's shop. This morning three 1 disconsolate-looking beings stood in the ' dock of the Police Court These men , were the choice prod uct, and the factory was one of the hotels.'' Our contem i porary records that the men were punished, but urges that "it was the manufacturing publican who should have been in the dock and who should have been punished." It admits the t difficulty of ascertaining where the i men are made drunk, eeeing that they often visit a number of houses before y they fall into the hands of the police, and urges that " the only safe course is to punish the hotel-keeper in whose house the 'drunks' are found." We . are inclined to agree with the " Mail" . that "if all hotel-keepers were alike responsible for the drunkenness of their customers, licenses would, through the influence of the Licensed Victuallers themselves, be taken from the baser sort of drink sellers, cheques would not be knocked down at the present rate, and reputable hotelkeepers would pre vent the trade from being unneces sarily degradad, and made needlessly hurtful."

Our Alpine Regions.

A gentleman now staying at the Her* milage, Mount Cook, writes to us that there are about 20 visitors there, Euro peans, Australians and New Zealanders. The weather is splendid and expeditions to various points of special interest—the Mueller ice cavss, the Tasman glider. Green's Fifth Can] p, etc.—are made by larger or smaller parties, and in tjie fine weather prove most enjoyable. The one day coach service has added greatly to the popularity of this great show ground, their number of visitors this season being in excess of last season; and when the accelerated service becomes more fully known a further increase may be expec > ted next year. The visitors are grateful to the Government for the great improve ment made in the road on the Hermitage side of Glentanner. The road along the shores of Pukaki and until the last fifteen mile stage is reached is pretty rqeky, and when t^e coach suddenly gets on a well formed road and bowels alprig as smoothly as. if it fy^re in Piccadilly or Hyde Park, one can under stand that gratitude. The improvement is not only in the rpad surfage, but the distance has been shortened as well, A further stretch has been pegged off ready for a gang of pick and shovel men who are expectel to commence work in a few days. This work when completed will still further shorten the distance as well j as provide an improved track. On the work done and to be done the Govern ment are spending over £600, and \$ the Mackenzie County' Council would s'jssnd an equal amount, or put on a surface 1 ikm fo keep the road iii repair, ib would "be beyond serious ca.yil by even a fastidious passenger-—(Tinpru '? Her^l^.'?) ' *

The Authenticity of Christ's Portrait.

"The»««! £llc«Be«s *f» Heal ■»■."

Mr Wyke Bayliss, the president of the Royal Society of British Artists, lectured on December 12, at the Richmond Athenaium, on "The Authenticity of the Commonly Beceived Portrait of Christ." He said the likeness of Chrisfe was not the invention of the genius of some great painter, but was the real likeness of a real man. He left others to deal with the religJou* side of Axe question. By the lik ness of Christ be did not mean this or that one; not the finest painting of Rafaelle as againsi the rude mosaics of th« Middle Ages ; not the Latin form «s against the Greek ; nor did he single out any individual portrait, gem, engraving, rotdalii. • or other example that might pr«tend w any special authority. What be meant by it was the likeness that was common to all these; the likeness that painters of all ages hid before their minds when they were tempted to portray His visage, that was now in fcheir minds when they thought of Him apart from any , particular portrait; that w*s known throughout the wsrld, sometimes more' perfectly and sometimes lees so ; and that to which we all unconsciously referred when we distinguished in a group of figures that which was intended to represent our Lord. We saw this likeness everywhere; in the statuary that adorned our cathedrals; constantly in stained-glass windows of the parish churches ; in the picture cards that hung in the school; and we noted, first of all, that it was common to every form of art, and to every country, and that to d*y, at all events, it w»s a fixed type. No painter of our time would dream of altering it or claiming it as an invention of nis own. This likeness of our Lord was not the work of our own time. The paintings of Correggio, Rafaelle, Angelo, Titian and the rest carried us back at once to the period of the Renaissance ; and, if ever there was a period in the history of art when men lived who could have in vented this likeness it was surely then. From Giotto, in the thirtteenth century, to Titian in the sixteenth, we < had a roll call of painters that marked the very highest level of attainment in religious art; that the world had seen. But the like uess of Christ was no more invented by any of these men than it was by Mr Watts, Mr Burne Jones, or Holman Hunt. They found it already existing ; they recogni«ed iri the long-established models something greater, truer, more Divine than thoy could themselves create. These men— the greatest painters of the world, of singular independence of thought and strong national seni-iment—were content in this, the chief action, of their lives as artists, to lay down their invention, independence, rivalry, nationality, and to be at one in accepting humbly from other hands this likeness of Christ. Behind these men they came to times when it was idle to ask what painter in vented it. There were simply no painters in the world who could have invented it. For 1000 years art had been dead, and yet throughout all that time, existing in all its splendour, was this living, speaking, authoritative likeness of Christ. In the reign of Constantino the Christian reli gion was for the first time recognised and encouraged by the State, but this likeness existed in its integrity before Constan tino's time. The evidence of this was singularly interesting and cogent. It was in the time of Constantine that the great chism occurred th*t divided Christendom into the Greek and Latin churches. They might, perhaps, wonder so subtle a differ ence should have made such a rent in the vesture of Christ, bufc it made its mark on art in the matter of this likeness. Boih churches had the same likeness. In Constantinople, Moscow, and St. Peters burg they would find pictures of Christ covering the walls of the churches that correspond precisely with those at Rome, Paris, and Madrid, with the exception that in the pictures in the Latin church with which they were familiar they would always see the hair divided smoothly in an arch over the forehead, a small lock falling from the centre of the forehead and detached from the rest. This meant that the two churches, fighting, struggling, and communicating as they were, were agreed in this one matter of the likeness of Christ. The lecturer then went on to trace the likeness through the Roman catacombs back to the days of the Apostles. The paintings in the catacombs were the earliest records of the faith once delivered to the saints, and Christ was their one theme. From, end to end of those dark corridors where the infant church had its life, wherever they saw the figure of Christ, there they found the likeness that they knew so well. The engravings on the glass vessels that were placed by the side of the dead had been retained in the layer of mortar on which it was customary to lay the body, and the story that was told by them after all these'ages was the likeness of Christ. At this moment history came to the aid of art, fcrr Tertul lian, who lived and wrote about the middle of the second century, expressly mentioned the portraits of our Lord as the Good Shepherd on the glass vessels used by the first Christians, and he spoke of it as a practice ot a time long gone by. This brought them to the first century, and to the time of the contemporaries of Christ and His Apostles, and it was quite certain that St' John, St Peter, and St Paul would not; have sanctioned the per petuation in the churches of a likeaeaa that they did not recognise to be true. v

THE ASSBtJRTOS (JCTAKJ3iAJN- t^BlDAy, MAK^H 10, J893.



V/an-ed. ANTED^Two Apprentices for the Dressmaking. Apply t, Mks Conlak next to Hanrahm's B.k«g Triangle.^ — windows at "The Corner" Saiurday- W. H. COTXIKB. ______--—---— * WANTED Known-?** Glov*ifor' 4id; 7id Embroidery for 4jflj 133 6d Summer Dresses for 8« w. MITCHMLL & TUKSBK.  Socially made for S. **** dweller. "". ftnwrftT^^th^eachj^^ TIT ANTED Known-" The Corner " is W showinu a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing. - W. H. WANTKD Known -Robert Shibibs, Oharles Street, opposite Woollen Factory, has commenced Dyeing and ClSg Ladies' -»nd Men's Garments. SS! and Woollen Goods Scoured^ Moderate charges. Parcels etc., left at MrV Adams', Saunders' Buildings, w.U b« attended to. . I UANOFOK/rK and Organ Show r Rooms. Best cash value obtain able. Extended terms ; reduced eca'e ; Chriatchurch pricea,—H. M. Jombs. WANTED Known—loe preamW Jce Creams, for the hot weather, *Jw»ys ready at H. G. Fiower's, Confec fcionar, East Street^ „______— THE"Good bftinaritar., "for the imme diate relief of pain.-L.QHta Usb L _______^^^-~-- SO3lfiKSifi-I? Meat Mart. The oldest the latest, tha b«t, and Jha cheap *,t Small ->oodß a specialty. Ful weighs guaranteed. A «ntJ elicited 7 f OMISOPATHIC Medicines, price JtX ■ Is. Sol« agent for district. Light's Cash Store. . IC YCL XS, Or> iiuary <*nd Safety Cycles, Star Humber Roadster, Racem-Star Diamond Frame, Star Cross Frame (Adams, Ourties and Cos Ma chuW) Uash or Terms. Chnstchurch Prices.—H.M..IQSBS. * m WANTED Known-Andrew Orr has Removed to the Old Town Hall for one mr>nth, during the ro-building of his premises. Drapery, Clothing, and Boots greatly red uced.—Akd»»w Orr. tsW± CHEAP Fruit—Pluma for jam Having bought Mr Mayo's orchard, 1 c.n sell Fruit cheaper than any one in town. Orders may be left at East Street Shop. ■■ Jambs. 2§61 CHEAP Firewood—Short Dry Gum Firewood, ac 20s per cord; branohes 3s per load at Mayo's, Trevor ton.-Apply, Miia James, Fruit bhop. ANTED the Public to know that S. W. Alcorn and Co's Summer Sale U now on. Great Bargains in Millinery, Underclothing etc. fATANTED Known.—Come and see w» our dress lines at 4|d and ou, leather shirting 6|d, thrge-quarter cloaks •Nt_*2-_gi--.H. 0. Skobhs, Malford House. IWtW^-i-I>^m_^__ — i- j" »■ '•■ / ■ ' - — W"^NTED^ScCr»4^ft r^^ Summer Dreaaes, > Prints, aW Delaines, Sunshades, ate. at S. W. Algous and Co's Sale. THE Misses Ai>aMs' r.ew Refreshmenf Rooms now opQ.u. Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, Lemon Squash, Scda and Milk andallthenew summer drinks ready at all times. • Coleman's Buildinajs, Eaai Streeb. . , WANTED everyone to cume and see the beautiful presents we are Riving away for every 5s and upwards •pent —H. C. Sbobes, Molford flous^. J*" UST Opened. — A splendid assort ment of Ladies' and Ohildrons jackets and ulsters.-H. 0 ? Segbks, Alelford House. ________», ___. DON'T let the rain water destroy your buildings. Get Spouting fixed at 4d per foot and buy a tank, complete with t»p, tested before leaving workshop, for 30s>at J. W. Haedlby's. WHY not Bake your own Bread when you can ceo 501 bs of the Best Roller Flour for five shillings cash or five shillings and sixpence booked ac Robert Alcorn s, Saunders' Buildings. 11 31 I 'HE Missing Word X Book? on ■ Sheep and Dairy Faruuntr, The Hor«o, The Dog, tWury, ..Gardeuuig, Aihleticß and Training. Back lumbers of Graphic, The Queen, Sporting and Dramatic News and - other illustrated papers at half piic«, afc L. F. Asdrewes ft Co., Stationers' Hall. __ DON'T Forget the Borough Bye-Laws re Carrage Lamps, and that Hakdi* as large Stock on hand, also a lanre awortment oi Tinware and Iron mongery, Scythes, Reaping Hooka, Hay Knives, Forks, etc., of best quality, and all at lowest possible prices. J. W. Haedlby, East Street, Ashburton. BEAR in mind*that .J, W. Hardley, Plumber and Gasfitter, East Streeb. lias the largest Stock in town of Pumps, Pipes, and Fittings, and that lie is selling them cheaper than ever at.pncea hitherto Uiihdard 6t in Ashburton. Now v the chance for a cheap Pomp ; lmprovea *o. 6, Price, 16s. Larger si'/e» in proportion /"^JhrSi'^'AS Suits. B'vs, three \j tfarment long Trouser Suits at Vs. Boys, ColoriHl-mnde Kmclier Suits from 10s Men's nicely made Colonial Tweed Suits 30. Uolonhil Twted Suira to measure from 50s. — \ shburton Clothing M«(. Saunders' Puildn.KH. Kohkht A'jconv "■'' «__j____^___i_^ : i_.. . NOW IS A CHANCE TG SAVE MONEY. NEW (JuODS^NfiW GDODS, JUST TO HAND. 1 F you -vanfc » W<>o.i Suit at a low J nrioe, go to xne .-Vi«h»»urt«»n OewiiUlio Tailoring Onu^y, wli«re you will have • gran.t tt»sorwu«i»6-of J«'.-*ucy i.ro^ermg-, CoHtings, and l'we'eila of great varw-y to choose from. Dttn'b forget the address, TXNCUEu sTK&fA', AoHBURTON. G. 4, F LUBI.OW, Mana«or.



NEW ZEALAND CLOTH HC FACTORY. NEW GOODS. NEW GOODS, FOR WINTER, 1893. New Overcoats in Men's, Youths', and Boys'. New Waterproof Coat 3, Meus, Youths', and Ladies'. Made to measure. One hundred patterns to choose from. Hats. Hats. Hats. .The Largest and Best Assorted Stock we have ever had. 400TS. B3OTS. BOOTS. -NEW GOODS ARRIVED— Prices that will astonish the people of Ashburton. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY AND WATERPROOF MANUFACTURERS. albxThkhdry, Manager. "OEOPLTS about to marry and furnish J.. their houses, are invited to call on Plckford & Undrlll, AT THE ASHBURTON PURKITUBE WAREHOUSE, TANCRED STREET, Next Building Society. —NOW ON VIEW— Dining-room Suites in Rimu, Bedroom Suites in Rimu, Iron and Brass Bedsteads, : Chests Drawers, Washstands, Spring Mattresses, English and Colonial Peram bulators, Horse Hair, Kapoc and Flock Mattresses, Duchease and -Fancy Tables, Floor Cloths and Linoleums, Carpets, j Hearth Rugs, and Mats. j Furniture Repaired, Restuffed, and Repolished on the Premises. —Note the address— TANOR&D STREET, Ncx Building Sosiety. i MOUST SOMEKS COAL MINES. IWILL NOT be held responsible for Debt contracted on py befcalf without my written order. All Co*l obtained from these mines will be charged for-by me, no other receipt than my own being a sufficient discharge. C. B. KNLGHT, PROPRIETOR, ■ WJSST SaWS- ASHBURIOM ,



Bead This, j New Dress Goods 9|d, now 4sd , All Wool Summer Serge U, now.72 d Summer Dress Tweeds worth IMO* 55 d Plaid and Stripes for Children's Dresses 6_d Flannelette 3s 9d dozen Heavy Twilled Flannelette 4s lid dozen Cotron Shirtings worth 8i for s|d Cotton Shirtii.cs worth 9Jd for 6*d Doublo Bed Sheeting, whit's twilled. 10£ d White Lace Curtains from Is 9d a pair Good twilled Cretonne 4^d yard gffiS ™Mn g «»lo ? , U 3d, rtM' to 6id Striped Dimity for bed valhnces 6^d yard : CLOTHING. iCLOfHING. Men's Strong Tweed Suits 32s 6d, reduded to 19s 6d Men's Colonial Tweed Suits 23s 6d ,„..... Men's Serge Suits 20s ' ■ Men's New Zealand Tweed Trousers 8s lid Mea's Straw Hflta 6d each n A large Stock of Itfen's O.tfcon and Leather Shirts, dirt cheap. Boya' Tweed Suits 4a Hi. Come and see them. BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. Westend unrivalled in Boots. Having special ■"^Bff^o^^W^B^S' we are in a position to supply Boots all the year round at WHOLESALE rttiuiw. Men's Colonial made Bluchers, 5s Men's Colonial made Shooters, nailed, 8a bd , A special line of Men's Colonial mae'e Shooters, pegged and na-led, 12s od Men's Cookham Boots, worth 255, for Us 6d S O rFK« hWO»^G U KS » BOYS' * ODU» Women's strong Leather Shoes. 4s lid Ladies' Glove Kid Boots 8s 9<3, reduced to 6a lid Ladies' Glove Kid Boots 10s 6d; reduced to 7s 6o U. J. iSBILL and CO., FRIEDLANDER'S BUILDINGS r^iv nn tbpir wo»k bein« clone promptly and satisfactorily. PLEASE WYK-i iecial feature of the firing Department is work turned out oSv in a FIRST Cb^SS MANNER, and charges are as low as is consistent with SOUND AND RELIABLE WORKMANSHIP. s. b"aj7ek, Watchmaker, Jeweller, & Oculist



"UNMIFUL DISASTER followed fibt and followed faster" upon the fortunes of poor Queensland until that unfortunate Colony is now in the most miserable condition imaginable. Gaunt; famine may stalk over the lajfltfif' frt m failure of fche soil to givg^-fts annual increase, or from j^Jlff" of the many causes of that dffitrgss ; the destroying plague nwy bg let loose and grip with his cold hajtifV the vitals cf the young and s<3°ils« Teaving sorrowing widows and Va-ling orphans everywhere, and painful blanks in every household ; or the demon of war may send fire and sword over a country, and leave desolation in their track in place of smiling scenes of peace and plenty—all sad enough and sickening ••nougn if you will; but what must be the feeling of a whole people when they find their country covered as the waters cover ihe sea, their homes wrecked and ruined, and their hope? for the future sunk in one mournful and inretrievable disaster ? These feelings can only be imagined. And whab ought ours to be in regard to the sufferers —we who dwell in the most glorious country under the sun, and enjoy such blsssings as are only enjoyed by the dwellers in a second paradise 1 "neb. feelinas, to be sure, as are prompting the thousands of meetings, and plans and organisations of the people of this Colony, to send help to the afflicted. New Zealand has come nob'y to th« front in this matter, and her Canterbury sons have been well in the van at the first call. And we of Ashburton shall be in the front of the foremost if we belie not our past history. _ SO THINK Hardley Bros., who are giving special value this mouth in Drapery, Clothing and Boots. 320 Dozen large Towels to be sold at from 2s 9d a dozen. Splendid white Calico at 2s lid a dozen. Dress Tweed 4s 9d a dozen. Extra larg« grey Blankets only 10a 6d. Sheeting at 10£ d. 94 Men's Suits from 19a 6d. Woollen Socks at llid. Men's and Boys' Straw Hats, best quality, only Is. A special line of Women's Leather Shoes 6s 9d. Men's nailed Shooters now only 83 lid, worth 12s fid. NdTE THE ADDBESS™ HARDLfiY BRO§, ARCADE, ASHBURTON. _— __^ mm — — ■ - — "■ Hampton's ■EiuRNiTURE yyarehouse» TANCRED STREET, Is Opposite Mitchell and Turner's. TRY HAMPTON'S FOR Perambulators from 22s 6d Perambulators Reversible Hoods from 355, Patent Rubber Tiros Basket Ware Chest Drawers Chairs and Tables Bedsteads Cheap Furniture All Repairs I Colonial Couches [ Wire Spring Matfcrasses ! BRANCH BUSINESS. EAST STREET, Below Patching's. GREAT ASSORTMENT or CROCKERY, AND FANC* GOODS.— 2J35 CHE^P. Money. SwOv/vFV/ upon. Freehold securi. ties, in sums of not less than £1900 Applyt° Mb CW. PUftNELL, Solicitor, % 33 Montgomery's Buildingi,



The Onslow Biscuit. The latest ftnd most delicate biscuit manufactured by Amlebrook twd Co.



HoUiOwAY.'s Ointment and Pills. — Abscesses, ISrysipelas/ and. Piles.—Unvary ing success attends all who treat theSe diseases according ti the simple printed directions wrapped rfjund each p)p and fc^k. X'Hey are iijiv^liiablg to tlje yQu'i^g'and timid, whoso bashiulness gonietunes endangers 'life. Though apparently looal, dis«asss"of this nature are essentially blood diseases, but % little attention, moderate perseverance, and trifling expense w ill enable the most diffident to conduct any case to a happy issue without gsposing secret infirmities to anyone. The ointnierft chtcits the local inflammation and alleviates the throbbing paUjjS.. T&Bse direc tions' also clearly point but when 7 and jM>w Holloway's Pilk are to be taken,'that feheir mrrifying anid regulating powers* may assist py ad|ustihff and- strengthening the' consitu tfoti. !'"' "'" Xv -' ' ■''*- '■"'■ !." :' The Qshlow Biscuit. %%$ latent and most delicate biscuit n»»ngfostured by A.u'seb'-OQkana'Oo,



Messrs Coiemane a»d Sons' Eucalypti Extract (manufactured at Mittagong and Cool am und ra^ New South Wales) hag attained a reputation as a specific for affec tions of the chest, lungs, consumptions asthma, diphtheria, and a variety of other complaints. It numbers among its patrons Earl Jersey, th£ present, and Lord Carring ton, late, Governor of Ifew South Wal««, while in Great Britaid during-the injiucnaa epedimic scarcely a house or office was with out it. ' Messrs Colemane and-Sons'whole sale rdejjQt ia in - Phri&tchtitoh.; Shrtrl«nd and Co. are w&Oltt^l^ %g§At« % thejlorth



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 for Our Pure Volatile Eucan „ JyP tt Extract, which is recognised by the medical division qf the P-rußßian Government to be of perfectly pure origin, as per information forwarded to us 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 Schulz, Professor of Pharmacology at Bonn, and Professor Dr MosW, Director of the Medical Clinic at Greifswald, 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. tUe plant.' »an4«*r: fendL &on.^3 Eucalypti Extract; according to these authorities, and according tq Professor D,r Lister, of England, and tq Drs Bauer, Hfcjntire, Wood, Hazard, etc t , of America, is the qply extract corresponding to scientific tests, and the qnly 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. These so called Eucalypti Extracts, which may have received distinction at Exhibitions as commercial articles and are used for mechanical purposes pnly are discernible; 1. By their deficiency in pungent odour. (which our product, the only genuitle Eucalypti Extract, develops most freely through its surplus of oxygen). % By tlioir alcohplig thin apd inqbile. £ppearanca, being reduced in specific density through the presence «f acids. 3. By their taste, the result of the contracting tendency of resins and tannatep. If these crude oils, or so called eucalypti extracts are applied by mistake in cases of croup, bronchitis, diptheria, internal in 4ainmatioi», dysentery, wounds, etc., the oousequoneea jaxe most appalliug. For 1 safety, sake-ask'always for- Nan tier and Sonß' Ettcaiyptf 3&x> irraot aud g°ot the oM, weTTtested abd reliable prepar^tiort —Sandhum, Victoria,