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Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1894 THE MAORI KING MOVEMENT

[ Although all New Zealand being ' under the sovereignty of Queen Vic toria it is impossible for us, her Euro pean subjects, to recognise the existence of an imperiuvi m, vnpevio m tho shape of a Maori monarchy having the inde pendent control of various parts of the North Tsland, yet it must be remem bered that the Maori mind does not take the same view of the situation. In point of fact the vague aspirations £or the right to control the disposal of their tribal lands -which were given voice to by Wiren.n Tarmhaw*, the Samuel who anointed the Maori Rani. pnd which "Kings" Pota*;au and Tawhiao emlxHiVd seem lob« takinsr a yew practical sliarje mider the re^imo of the younger Tawlrao who r-cent.ly attained to tJiR position held by his father before him. ITe has surrounded himself by an ftxecutiyv, and under his authority there ia published at Cambridge, Waikato, a Native Land Court Gazette founded somewhat on the lines of the Government Kahiti Maori, well printed, the compositors being young natives. In the number issued on 20th November last is a notification signed by W. T. Tainga kawa te Waharoa, who styles himself Premier of the Maori Kingdom, settinsr forth that by an " Order-in-Council " dated 27th August 1893, and pub- 1 liahed 25th May 1.894, a separate Maori Land Court has been constituted and placed under the administration of the m Minister for Crown and Native ,Land. M Then follows a business-like notice signed " T. K. Maun?apahatu' Harawira a Registrar Native Land Court/ fixing a sitting of the Court J i for the 20fch December, 1894. at j Ohinemuri, and notifying that a block 'called Pukehange wiil then be dealt with "by the Judges who have been appointed," and that after careful hearing a " Crown grant" will issue to the rightful owners " under the autho rity of the native kingdom, and such gvanti wjll fop prey afterwds M

protected and kept inviolate." Another sitting of the Maori Court is appointed for February 26, 189,5, at Te Hoe o Tainui to deal with an application for the rehearing of the Waitakaruru block case, and a sitting of a Subdivi sion Court at the same place and date to determine the hapu boundaries o£ the Tauhei block. Other notices re late to the fixing of a date for adjournpd hearings, set forth directions as to applying for testamentary orders for real and peisonnl estate, the pro p3rty of deceased owners, and make the following appointments to port folios m the Maori administration, viz: —M. H. T. Pokaitawa to bi Minister of the Maori Land Court, and the Hoo. A. P. llongowhitiao to be Minister for Crown and Tribal Lands. It is also announced that all Crown grants issued under King Tawhiao's authority will be upheld and kept sacred and inviolate for ever and ever. This Gazette, which sets forth that it is " published under the authority of the Maoii kingdom of Aotearoa at Maungakawa, 25th November, 1894," is indeed a very interesting document as showing how earnest are the efforts which the Maori people are making to satisfactorily administer their own affairs. And we think that if the Euro pean Government of the colony only deals with them patiently and wisely the Maori organisation may be availed of to the early and complete solution of the problem of opening up the Maori Lands for settlement. What matters it if the Maoris prefer to call their chief rangatira a "King" provided only that the Queen's supremacy through tout the colony be not disputed and if the natives choose to set up capable committees (even though they call the members of those committees " Ministers ") who will to their satis faction settle the vexed questions of tribal rights and ownership and carry out the work of subdividing the tribal lands among hapus and individuals, so much the better, as it will leave the Native Land Court Judges very little to do. Indeed if this work can be and prove to be satisfactorily carried but by the Maoris themselves it would probably be wise for the legislature of the colony to enact a law providing that a so-called " Crown-grant" bear ing the official imprimatur of fTawhiao as chief rangatira should be accepted as sufficient evidence or rightful owner ship to justify the issue of a grant from the Queen. In this way, it seems to us, the Maori King movement may be utilised to the great advantage of both races, and as for the " kingship " the title will be no more an offence to the Queen's Majesty than it was as a ! prefix to the name of Bamfylde Moore Carew, as King of the Gypsies m England.

The "Contagion of Murder" is the title of a work just published, m which Dr Aubry attempts to prove the microbe that crime is as much an ot 1 murder, infectious disease as any other malady propagated by germs. Thu greab feature of modern science is that ifc attempts to trace «wery phenomenon to it? primary cause, so Dr Aubry'B idea, startling as it may seem, is perhapp nob without some foundation. He delines the contagion of crime aa the act by which the criminal idea ig inipo ed upon, or .transmitted to, an individual, generally predisposed ro receive it. The microbe of murder hag not yet been discovered, buf the doctor thinks that thin is one of fche possibilities of tho imr future.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A letter from Mr F. Ferriman on the holiday question ia held over. One hundred TYp-ika (Kansas) women have signed a pledge committing them to wear Turkish trousers. The Auscrain Press is- alarmed afc the English feeling against Turkey, believing she will assist the Russian designs. Sarah Bernhardt is to be decorated as a Chevalier of the Order of the Legion of Honor. During November the British imports decreased by £560 000, while the exports increased by £430,000. It ia reported m Toronto that Sir J. $. D. Thompson, Premier of the Dominion, intends to resign, iijir C. Tupper will probably succeed him. The ship Earl of Zetland, which wenb ashore near Romney, on the Kentish Coast, has been floated off and taken to Dover. In a shop o£ repute m Regent street, London, may be seen men's stays exposed with brazen effrontery to the light of day. A large quantity of forged bonds of the United States are m circulation m the United Kingdom. In Belfast alone £30,000 worth have been taken. We are requested to remind those interested that the stakes, etc., m connec tion with the late Trotting Club M>eting will be paid over at Kelly's Hotel to-morrow (Tuesday) evening. It is reported that the Hon. G. N. Carzon, M.P., formerly Parliamentary Secretary for India, who ia visiting Cabul, will bring the Ameer's acceptance of her Majesty's invitation to visit England. The man who boasts that 'he works with his head instead of his hands i» respect fully reminded that the woodpecker does the same, and h the biggest kind of a bore ab that. i Messrs Andrew Orr, John Orr, H. C. Segere, W, H. Collier, and Henry binder h;ve decided m deference to fha IViayoral proclamation cf Wednesday, December J9, as the anniversary holiday, to close on that day. A meeting of graduates for the election of a member of the Board of Governors of Canterbury College m place cf Mr John Grigg. resigned, took place on Saturday. The Hon. E C. J Stevens, who was formerly a member of the Board, was the only candidate proposed and will be declared duly elected. The Catholic Church choir are bard at work preparing the music for the midnight Mass at Christmas. The Mass music will be selected from amorg the gems of Gounod and Carl yon Weber, while a march, composed by the conductor, Mr David Joncsi will be played by the composer on the organ, supplemented by an orchestra. Thw morning—Before Messrs Donald Williamson and J. W. Sawle, justices of the peac3—-a man named John Schofield, charged with vagrancy, was lefc off on the understanding that he would get off to, work he said was awaiting him m tha country. The man was not -without; money, but he ha,4 been drinking and moying about frem, place to place getting meals ar-d neglecting to pay for them. Pure Blood is the Secret of Hkalti-j: Gordon's Blood Pills cleanse the system of all impure blood, euro iudigestion,con stipation, liyer complaint, pains m back and sides, biliousness, sick headache p remove pimples, scrofula, scurvy, etc. Large box 6a; two boxes, 10s, post free. J, W, Cl&yton 8p*234 Dugedip

ON THE PITCH.

By The Barber

About evory third man you meet m this colony has been at some time or other m liis life a journalist. He knows all about the "running of a rag," and there U nothing m the. whole box of editors or j . reportbt'd trioks he does not know. At, le^ah hia talk would had om to believe that this was so. His journalistic work may have bteu limited 10 tlw writing of a par about a tea meeting or a country concert, or a letter to the editor about \ sonia real or fancied abuse, or wrong, or neglect, or some more or lesa flagrant I dereliction of duty on the parb of a local authority—the letter probably signed "Observer," or perhaps the more high sounding but empty m proportion "Nemesis." But par or letter was accepted, and the writer is a journalist forthwith. Ab least that i-i how I account for tho large knowledge claimed to ba possessed by s ) many people, both here and m Australia, of the inner life of the newspaper. It is amusing to ligten to some men, as they enjoy their pipe or cigarette on my ottoman—it's only a colonial sofa, and was made by the late Jack Meecb, whose business Mr Undrill has succeeded to. but it has more claim to be called an ottoman than the gasser has co be called a journalist. Those gentry glance rapidly over the metropolitan paper of the day, and can spot the writer of each article. They are quite familiar with the individuality of the man who writes all the editorials of the Press, and can point out the idiosyncrasies through out the paper of every man on the staff. They can apportion tho work m the Times m the same way, and without a second ffchought give yon the baptismal names cf the men who write the letters to the editor. Q hey can do all this while waiting their turn m my operating chair. They measure up the local paper, of course—easy. Can tell who wrote this and that after reading two or three lines. And they all know who the Barber is—of course. Yet nob one of them has hit the correct tip yet.

I believe a very large number ef men m this colony have really had a turn m the journalistic mill, but finding it, as Mantelini found the mangle, a " demni tion eternal grind," gave it up m disgust, or the mill gave them up—as much m disgust. But sorre are still grinding. You cannot expect a man to be up m everything, but most colonial repoiters have to tackle everything. And so you find a young fellow fresh from a draper's shop m a large city writing with all the confidence of an oracle about the eheopshown at an. agricultural show. He doesn't know a merino from a Lincoln, but that dosen't matter. The man who compiled the catalogue is supposed to, and the men who show the sheep must be awful chumps if they don'fc. He doesn't know a note of music himself, but he has a fine ear—a. long oae it may be, but very acute —and he is just as sensitive to a dis cord as anyone else. But he dare not give himself away by going into details when he essays a critique of a concert. In consequence he usas adjectives of praise m dealing with very ordinary per formers that would be suitable only to artistes of the very highest class, and on the principle that "he who peppers the highest ia surest to please," he lays on the flattery m spadefuls. As a result a long suffering public has to listen to those performers, and observe m regard to them the Masonic motto~cmm7£, vidi, tuce—tuce at least so far aa saying a word against them is concerned, aa usu-lly they are otherwise very excellent citizens.

But all writers of press notices of musical events are not so poorly qualified. One of fcha best musical critics m the colony—and himself a good tnusbiun— holds the reins of the New Zealand limes, and to get such a notic« aa I shall quote m this paragraph is praise indeed. The lady referred to is an old Ashhurfcon girl, a daughter of Mr Charles Ray, who was for many years a reaper and binder ex pert m this town, and himself a leading light m the local musical world. $he is now the wife of Mr Harry Burfoot-, also an Ashburton boy, and once a cornet player m the local brass band. Readers who re. member the performance of "Patience" by the local amateurs under Mr Sydney Wolfe will perhaps not yet have forgotten the /' massive Lady Jane." m he character was pourtrayed by Mrs Burfoot. This is what the Times has to say of our former neighbor's work m "Judas Macca bajus," given on Thursday evening m the TCmpire City to a packed house:—Mrs Burfoot was likewise moat successful, her fine contralto pealing like a great bell, and her phrasing rising to levels which muse encourage her to hope for greatness m the art she is so rapidly mastering. *' Father of Heaven," one of the greatest contralto songs ever written, she did ample justice to, and the lower register of her voice m the opening trio of the number "See the conquering hero " was simply magn-ncent."

Pair play is bonnie phy, and having qnoi-.ed the complimentary notice of Mrs Barfoot, I am glad to go on to what Is said of Miss Mabel Bell, with whose soprano voice Ashburton ears are not al together unfamiliar:—" Miss Mabel Bell, who comes with a eood reputation from Christchurch, sustained it weil with the soprano aira "Pious orgies," ''Wise men flattering may deceive you," and " From mighty kings he took the spoil " Her rendering was declama tory, clear and tuneful."

I noticed you paid a well-deserved compliment to Mr Friedlander, Chair man of the County Council over his statement of the w:>rk done by the Council, and the cost of saM work, since the Council's first meeting after the coming into force of the Aefc of 1876. His fellow-councillora, to<">, were not niggardly m the saying of kindly things. I am an old Canterbury man myself, and know most of the old hauds. Mr Walker wa«, I think, the first Chair man of the County, but of the first: Council, thera remain at the table only two—Messrs 15. 1. Wright and John Gr"aff, and both, with Mr DonaW j Williamson, were members of the old Ashburton Road Board—of whose dis trict the township was a part unfil it assumed the toga of municipal manhood, and was allowed to manage its own affairs, i The first Council comprised— Messrs W. C. Walker, E. G. Wright, John Crfe^ J, C. V^ason, Alfred Saunder*?. Charles Reid (Westerfie'd), Thomas Bullock, and A. Polhill The meetings used to hp held m Quill's Hotel (now Mr Henry's) m the sitting room opposite thf> Racing Club's room, once or twice they were held m the Road PoaH Office, whioh was also the Courthouse, and a time or two m the room m what waa then known a* Montgomery's buildings, now lander's which now <loes duty as a billiard room.

Ib was m the old days of the Ashburlots Boad Board that this agitation for a traffic bridge across the Ashhnrton river began. And I think if: was Mr DonaW Williamson who began it. although it was taken up heartily enough by all concerned, i Mr Friedlander's works statement is the essence of brevity. It covers over two polurans of your paper and took nearly twenty minutes to read, I hear. But ifc tells m these two columns the chief doings of the Council for seventeen years. If you had tried the job, ib would have been very interesting reading no 'doubt, but it would not have been all published m a weefc. If I had been the writer you would have had copy fcra month., $Sr

Friedlander does off the traffice bridge business m one line:— '* 1886—Ashburton traffic bridge, £86461 a Bi." Let me add .j ju'ih a word or two to that line. To the efforts m Parliament of Mr M. Q. Wright and Mr W. C. Walker, we owe a Go vernmont grant of £7000 towards the erection of that bridge, and the Oounty and thu Borough between them found the wrmnder m the proportion of about £1700 by the former and about £700 by the latter. And to those of your readers who like to deal m quantities and mea surements the following may be interest ing. The figures are taken from the newspapers of the day, and I kept the clipping from ih<3 Mail: —Length of bridge, 1 8"?0tfc; length of approaches, 1,320fif; width of carriage way, 21ft 6in ; foorway, 4"t. Material used m construc tion :—Piles, 7,200 lineal feet ; squared umber, 420,U00 superficial.feet; material for approaches, 12,000 cubic yards.

I heard the Rev. L M. Tsitt ones say that if wa had prohibition we would want no constables. We had prohibition at the trob last Wednesday but there were no less then six constables on the ground In the course of the day; And down m the town where seven establishments were open for the- sale of liquor, people managed to rub along with one guardian of the peace. Yet nobody was drunk at the trot.

Some days ago a bather who cannot swim was within an ace of. martyrdom m the Ashburton swimming bath. But for the timely help of two young fellows handy, that bather would now be m the upper choir. He was gob out of the water with difficulty. Would it not be well for the Domain Board to commission Mr Patching to make three or four life buoys, and have them hung up on posts at convenient points on either side of the pond. Even a good swimmer has difficulty m rescuing a drowning person, as m the latter's desperation he clutches hold m a way and on a part that is dangerous to both himself and his intending rescuer. He will clutch a life buoy with the same desperate grasp, but he cannot drown that, and ifc can be pulled ashore easily.

THE VICTORIAN AGENT GENERALSHIP

London, December 7 Lieutenant General Sir Andrew Clarke expresses his willingness to act as Agent-General for Victoria m Lon don if his services are required. Melbourne, December 8 Mr J. Winter, labor member for Melbourne South, intends to test the feeling of the Legislative Assembly on the recall of Mr Gillies, Agent-General, when the estimates are reported from committee of supply.

OBITUARY

Paris, December ? The death of Count Ferdinand de Lesseps is reported.

SPORTING.

TMWALD RACING CLUB.

The following nominations have been received for the Tinwald Racing Club's annual race meeting :— Njsw Year's Gift, of 25 soys; six furlong—Manilla,Rangefinder,Bluebottle, Navigator, Wetsail, Kate Greenaway, Fire King, Decoy, Gebel, Asterisk, Errington, Throne, Dublin, Dunoon, The Shark, Remorse, Lord of Misrule and Sunrise. Handicap Posy Race, of 20 soys; four furlongs—Bashful Boy, Maid of | C'-aianair, Little NelJ, Dolly Varden, The Skipper, Mania, Bo'.fiy JRose Agnea, Lady Grey and By Golly. | Tinwald Cup, of 60 soys ; one mile and a half— Itaseliill. Aqualabe, Lord Zetland, Coinage and Lady Zetland. j Tinwald Trot, of 30 soys ; two miles— Jack, Queenie, Home Rule, Marigold, Actress, Norman, Marengo, Mount]oy, Sedgely Maid, Bridal Rose, Sprig-of- M y, Fleerhound, Royalty, Darlington, Barney O'Hea, Master George, Rata, Wooloomooloo, Victoria 11., Silver Rose, ' Black tfswk 11, Statesman, Chainmin, : Boston Girl, Gillie Riabhach, Belfast Girl, Jack 11, Clifton, Pip, Campo, Sam and Wharfdale. ' Weltbr Handicap, of 30 soys; one mile—Manilla, Fire King, Reflector, Rangefinder, Decoy, Starling, New Head ford, The Shark, Bluebottle, Gebel, As terisk, Navigator, Errington, Lord of Misrule, By Golly, Lord Zetland and King of Ulster. Flying Handicap, ef 30 soys ; six: fur longs— Reflector, Starling, New Head ford, Remorse, Throne, Dablin, Sunrise and Kate Greenaway.

RAKAIA RACES.

The entries for the trots have been re-, ceived, and the handicaps are as follows:— I Maiden Tkot ; two miles.—Leda, i Oorala, Dandy, scratch ; Black Bess, Rain bow, The Nan, 6sec behind scratch; Nigger Bell, Manx Maid, Polly, Bsec behind scratch ; Paso, Tabitha, Primrose, 12sec behind scratch; Titokuvara, Sea gall, 14sec behind scratch ; Economy, 16sec behind scratch ; Farmanagh, 20aec behind scratch. Three Mile Tkot.—Rotoharna, scratch; Tabitha, The Nun, lO^ec behind scratch ; Primrose, Judy, Seagull, Titokawara, 13sec behind scratch ; Economy, 20sec behind scratch; Farmanagh, 40sec be hind scratch. Acceptances close at eight o'clock on Saturday next. Mr Steel sold the privileges for Boxing day as follows;— Right to sell cards, 0* Pluck, £1 K>s ; right of sporte, G. Shel lock, £112s 6d ; refreshmsnt booth, G. Murray, £14 10a.

THE HON W P REEVES

Adelaide, December 8 The Hon. W. P. Reeves lectured before the Adelaide Trades and Labor Council oa labor legislation m New Zealand.

COMMERCIAL.

London, December 6 The weekly retarns of the Bank of England published to-day show the total reserve to b e £25.740.000 and the propor tion of reserve to liabilities 03 64. Consols 102^ -ex interest. Three months bills are discounted afc 1. per cent; market steady, JSew Z^land 4 per cent, inherited stock 10oi; 3& per cents 99|, ex interest New Zaaland long-berried wheat, ex warehouse, steady, 25* 3d. South Aus tralian who it, ex warehoube, 25s 6d. Victorian, firm, 25s 3d. New Zealand frczsn mutton, first quality, 3gd per lb; second quality 3id per lb. Lamb, first quality, 4^i. London, December 8 Mr Paterson, of the Fresh Food and Ice Company, Sydney, who has returned from a visit to Sweden and Denmark, is con vinced tint if Australian butter producers are prepared to temporarily accept prices enabling the colonial article to be retailed at la per lft, Australian must beat Danish butter, especially m winter ; and that ifc | will ultimately control the market. The Danes, he says, finding the dairy industry ruinous, are likely to abandon it, Aus tralia, he asserts, can easily undersell Danish.

The flew Zealand Loan and Mercantile , Agency Company, haa received the follow- ' Ing cable message, dated, London, December 6 Wool.—The gales closed fairly well. Since close cf last sales the following des criptions have fallen m price:—Greasy merino super, fine greasy cross-bred, par to |d per lb ; washed merino super, scoured merino medium and inferior fine washed crossbred, fine scoured crossbred, medium washed crossbred, medium scoured ctobs bred, Id per lb ; greasy merino medium and inferior, washed merino medium and inferior, scoured merino super, medium greasy crossbred, coarse greasy cross bred, coarse washed crossbred, coarse scoured crossbred, id. to Id per lbi Other descriptions are unchanged. The total quantity sold during the past aales is 125,000 bales, cf which 65,000 have been taken for the Continent and 5500 bales for America. It is estimated-that 64,000 bales r have been held over for future disposal.

CRICKET.

ENGLISH TEAM v QUEENSLAND.

Brisbane, December 7 The cricket match between Queensland and the English Eleven began to-day. The visitors batted first, and have lost four wickets for 364 runs. Stoddart knocked tin 149 and Ward 107- Brisbane, December 8 Tbe first innings of the Englishmen closed for 494 runs. An additional leading scores was McLaren, not out 74. Queensland m their first essay made 121 runs, of which Conningham scored 73. In the Queensland first innings Richard son took 8 wickets for 52 runs. In the second innings Queensland have 2 wicketa down for 29, of which McDonald has mader 22.

CANTERBURY v. WELLINGTON.

Christchubch, December 8 Oa resuming, Gore and Izard took the score to 160, when the latter was caught at leg off Robertson for 16, Gore (nob out) 17, extras S : total, 160 i Wellington are all out for 192. This leaves Canterbury 29 to get to win—Ashjbolb 0, Upbam 3, Fitzsimthoiw. 5, Dryden 0, | extras 10. December. 9 The cricket match, Canterbury against Wellington, was finished at 4 o'clock on | Saturday afternoon. Canterbury won by 9 .wickets. Wellington's second innings closed for 192. The top scores were Holdship 53, A. Blacklock 52, Gore 38 (not out) and Izard 16. Robertson took 9 out of 10 wickets for 98 runs. Canterbury made the 29 runs necessary to win for the loss of I wicket. H. O. Ridley was not out with I*.

CYCLING

Melbourne, December S The Austral Wheel Race was won by Middleton, Wright 2, Elliott 8, all from Victoria. The race was won by six yards. Time—omio 1 3-sth sec. Ten-mile Championship—Parsons (Vic toria) 1, Toms (Adelaide) 2, Sharp (Victoria) 3. Time—26min 15 3-sth sec.

WEDDING.

X lur«l—Anderson

On Wednesday, December 5, the Presby terian Church at Flemington was beautifully decorated with choice Uoveers, worked into wreaths and crosses m honor of the wedding of Mr William Ford and Misa Rachel Ander eon, third daughter of Mr Henry Anderson, both of Wheats tone. The bride looked lovely m a neatly fitting cream dress, with long tulle veil and orange blossoms, her dress being fastened at the neck by a hand some gold brooch, and m her hand she carried a shower-posy. Her bridesmaids were her sisters, the Misses Maria and Minnie Anderson, who were also dressed m cream, while Mr Joseph Ford assisted his brother through the ceremony. Punctually at 3 p.m. the bridal party entered the church where the Rev G. *B. Inglia was waiting to unite them m the holy bond, which he did with the short but impressive ceremony adopted by the Presbyterians, and the happy coupl« were on their way home as man and wife m less than ten minutes. The ceremony conducted, the friends, num bering about two hundred met at the house of the bride's father, and after enjoying an elegant breakfast, the health and happiness of the bride and bridegroom waa proposed! by the best man, and was honored amid the hearty wishes of all present. The usual toasts were drunk, and the guests proceeded to enjoy themselves. Mr and Mrs Ford de parted amid showers of rice for a northern honeymoon tour.

The St Asaph Street Fire

The coronet (Mr R. Beetham) made somo strong remarks m addressing the jury at the inquest touching the death of the late Edward McGirr. He said it was quite clear that an exhaustive enquiry had taken place. The evidence regarding the surrounding circumstances of the fire showad that the meu were all drunk. There was no getting away from the fact that they were m a> state of horrible and disgusting intoxication. They all said they were uofc, but it must be apparent that they were, and that they had moire than was admitted. That they mat their death m a drunken spree was beyond all possible doubt. Wilkie hid told 1 them of certain places where they had gob drink, and no doubt the police would make further enquiries, but they all knew the difficulties m such cases. 'I don't know,* continued Mr Beetham, 'if you can say anything further than that the man was accidentally burned m the house of Upton a but for Heaven's sake call a spade a ■pade, and say tlia.t the men were drunk, and don't gloss the matter over. There is one thing I would like to mention, or I will probably be called to account for it. Mr Wake has drawn your attention to the fact that the foreman of the jury is the licensee of a hotel. I have nothing to do with the summoning of a jury. I instruct the police and they do that. The police report showed that the question of liquor was involved, and it would have been better not to have had a licensee upon the jury. I don't want to say for a moment that Mr Gafiney wil! not give his verdict m accordance with his conscience and his oath, as I have known Mr Gaffney for many years, and as amembfV of the police force. When, however, matters have to be enquired into m which four or five men are shown to be drunk, it would have been decidedly better that no person having an interest m it should be on the jury. I wish it to be understood that Ido not throw any reflection on Mr Gaffney, fo» from my knowledge of him I would not do it. The police will perhaps take note of this uuUcciu the fututt, ■ . ■ "

THE ABfIBaETO« GUAEDIAN: MONDAY, DECEMBEK 10, 1894.



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Wanted HOLLOA ! Wha^Trl^T^rclrls m Packets for Is, and 25 for 9d ; single Cards from 2d to 2a each. Ke.w Year's, Christmas, Text, and Birthday Cards, Cheap and m great variety. A choice lot of New Books suitable for Christmas and Birthday Presents. Cir culating Library. Terms easy. Eight Id Books for 6d, four 2d Book<* for fid, two 4d Books for 6d, three 6i Books for Is, Plain, Fancy, and Mourning; Stationery. Picture Books, Scraps, etc.—J. M^xisdbn, Bookstall and Shop. SWEEPING Reductions. —1h Book* for 9d, Is 6d Books for Is, 2g Books for Is 6d, 2s 6d Books for 2s, and nil others at equs.l ra'e of reduction at- L. F. Andrewbs and Go's., Cash Sale. 618 , OYSTERS, Fried Fiourli^re" *lld Whitebait every night at Jewitt's. Deep Sea Fishing Company, opposite Mail office. 9 168 WANTED Known—That owing to the success of the Sale now being held up at Saunders' Buildings, opposite Rail ( way Station, ie will be continued for another twenty-eight days. lam not advertising a few cheap lines, bub the whole of the stock. Don't lose the oppor tunity of securing genuine bargains—A Lawbie. 7 166 T" ADIES' and Gentlemen's left-off J_J Clothes and all kinds of goods bought, sold, or exchanged. — Mks Knight, Wakanui Road, opposite Tem plar Hall. 11 170 r^HRISTMAS~amI New"Yea7CaTd7for \_y the Home Mail. A beautiful assort ment just opened up, Packets of Cards of choice designs from 3d upwards. , Writing Papers and Envelopes, Pocket Books, Purses, Writing Cases, Ink stands, Pictures, Music, Accord eons from 7fl 9d, Concertinas, Violins, '< Banjos, Zither Harps, Photo Frames and AJbums, Scrap and Postage Stamp Albums, Indoor Games, and a great variety of goods too numerous to mention : all at greatly reduced prices for cash thfs month at L. F. Andrewes and Co.'s Cheap Sale.



\ Wanted. "T OST—Black and Tan Smooth Sheep J.J Dog. Finder rewaulpd on com municating with Mookk and Cm^cas, Ses lield, or Mail Office. 12 4.4 TXTANf EO a tidy respect able girl, 16 * ' or 17, for house work, dutie.s light. —Apply with references, W.E.N., office of this paper. 12 73 WANTED, Caretaker for Ashburum Preabycerian Church. Schedule of duties may ba seen, and applications sent m by yATPRDiY, Dicamber Jo, to Mil Andrew Oru. 12 67 11OK Shlc, House m Cameron btreet Wait, Six Kooms, Quarter Acre, Outhouses, tanks and every convenience. For further particulars, apply "House" Post Office, Ashburton. 32 59 8H KA F Oat Chaff for sale. John Bell, Waterton. 12 15 TXT ANTED Known.—Miss Murphy VV Dressmaker, has removed to | Burnett Street, next to Orange Hall. Wedding and Mourning orders especially attended to. CHEAP Christmas Presents, Cheap j New Year Gifts, Cheap Toys. \ Cheap Dolls, Cheap Fancy Goods. Mbs Adams, Saundera' Buildings. WANTED Known —Mks Hooper (monthly nurse) is open to accept engagements. Apply, by letter, to Mrs Hoofek, Alford Forest Road, Ashburton. 11*134 ICE CREAM, Ice Cream, Ice Cream, now ready at H. A, Flower's, Ease street, Ashburtpn. Ice supplied at shortest notice. 10 114 /"CHRISTMAS Presents, Choice Orna \j inents, Zithers and Jew's Harps, j Balis and Dolls for everybody from Id each; Jointed Dolls for 6d, Sleeping Beauties Is. Chinese Conquerors 6d, \ Russian Embassies Is, Walking Men, Talking Dolls, Scotch Greys, and Ennis killen Dragoons all wonderfully cheap at Mrs Alcorn's Ladies' Underclothing and Fancy Bazaar, Havelock street. TO LADlES.—Spring Cleaning—We have just received Three Cases of Curtains and Liberty Muslins, together with new Patterns m Carpets, Oilcloths, and Linoleums. China Matting from SM per yard.—Mitchell and Turner. TvrANTE3 Known-Holders of VV Present tickets can now get them changed.—H. C. Segers, Melford House. TTy ANTED Known—The Corner Is W showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collier. "DEAUTIFULand useful Presents to _L) all purchasers of2s6d and upwards. —H. C. Segers, Meltcrd House. WANTED Known—Special line of Gents' Regatta Shirts, all sizes,, with or without collars, 2a 6d.—W. H. | Collier. WANTED Knowu —Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything m the optical lii?e at S. S&lek's, Optician, "PRESENTS. We are now giving XT Presents to all purchasers of 2a 6d and upwards.—H. C. Segkks, Melford House. WE Hold a Large Stock of tho Latest JSovelties m Materials for Blouaes and Walking T*reuses. Just opened, tx Pakeha and lonic, Dress Goods of choice swlection, Sunshai^s and Umbrellas.—Mitoh"3LL and Torner. BANG ! Bang i S»njj 1 My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock's and, Cluo Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and all sporting materials of the first quality at .T. W, Hartley's, Gun Eraponnm. BLANKETS bought at Edwards Bennet's Sale, a special line of Double Blankets at 7s 9d. Ex*ra large and heavy 15^ 6d and 16j 6d. —Robert Alcorn, Baker's Building ROBERT ALCORN has opftn«jd m Baker's Buildings, nexfc the Court house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards, Bannett's and tho Kaiapoi Sales, the cheapest lot of goods ever brought to Ashburton, Also an assortment of Boots. •pECENT ArrivaliT^Ladies' and Gentle -t*' men's Summer Boots and Shoes, Cricketing and Tennis Shirts. Unlimited selection of Summer Ties and Hats, — Mitchell and Turner. BUTTER, BUTTER.—We are Still Selling Good Butter 6d per Ib. Bran 2s 8d per bag, Best Sharps 5s 3d per bag, Rollitt's and Thomas' Flour at Mill Price. Note Address—Fletcher Bros., Cash Supply Stores, Ashburton. ' 11 171 NOTICE! Notice Sport for all Guns let out on hire or sold on time payments. Having a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description, Gun fittings m stock. Prices low.—J. W. Hardlby, Ironmonger, etc OWN Make m Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, Muslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings etc. s at Mrs Alcorn's new shop, Baker's Buildings t r- ■■ ■"— -—■-•——'■■•"'•"-— ■■ ■-'"' A FACT.—Anyone drinking Health Tea and discarding all other brands, will certainly add ten years to his life, Jusb your try it. To be had from ai Grocers. BOY'S and Girls Own Annual, British Workman and Workwoman, Infant's Magazine, The Prize, Child's Companion, Ohildren's Friend, Little Dot, Family Friend, Band of Hope, Young England, and other New Books at Lowest Prices.— L. F. Andrewes and Co. 11 98 WANTED Known—That if you are m want of a firso class article m sum mer Boeta and Shoes, you cannot do better than call at j. Moj:son's ; you will get the very best at reduced prices. As for his own make, they are well known to the deligfet of the wearers, throughout the Australasian osismea. Repairs well done and at once. Premier Boot Maker, Town Hall Boot Store, East street, Ashburton. GUNS j Guns ! Guna ! My new stock of (Gruaej ust to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single' Barrel Breech Leaders, Rifles, etc. In- ■ spection invited. Fo old stock to select from at J. W. Hardlb^'s Sporting Repository r ATEST Telegram.—The Governor of '■. *-J Victoria has ordered that nono but Health Tea. shall be used m Government [loose WANTED —Every Lady to try Madam Balcombe's latent Ex panding Belt Corset ( registered), guaran teed whalebone throughout. Orders left nt Mr E, Hall's, Herbalist, Ashburton, will receive prompt attention. 10 86 i/A.NZ#!D, Every body to use Titan f¥ Soap, groatyscic isanral of the age- j



Busitia's Notice \ NEW GOODS. NEW GOODS. TO MEET THE TIMES. OWING to the scarcity of money and dulness of trade generally, we are over stocked. To ensure a speedy clearance, we have marked the whole of our Stook at the Very fiOivegt; Po«slble Prices. NOW IS YOUR TIMbT"mAKB NO MISTAKE. G. J, JN~ITI L L'S . IS THE SHOP FOR A GENUINE BARGAIN. New Prints, guaranteed to wash, 3£d j New and Fashionable Dress Goods, double New (ralateas, very Htroug, 6£cl width, worth 23 for Is 3d ftew Delaines, very pretty, 7id, guaranteed | Calicos, 2s lid dozen to wash ' r " | ]) oU bi e .bed Sheeting, white twill, 9£d Kew Dress Go? Is 5s lid, drees worth double | Towels, 2£d ; Cotton Shirting, 4Jd MILLINERYT^MILLINERy IN ALL ITS BRANCHES EXCEPTIONALLY CHEAP. Strong Corset*, 4s Bd now 2a 113 I Children's Sunshades Is Ladies' Sunshades of every description | CLOTHING. CLOTHING. Men's Suits, 13s 6d Boys' Tweed Suits, 4s lid Men's Colonial Tweed Suits, 37s 8d now 27s Straw Hats for men and boys at any price gd Hats, Socks, Shirts and 'lies at your own bJen'B Colonial Tweed Suits, 45a now 32s 6d | prioe BOOTS"~BOOTS. We were never beaten, and we defy competition. All our Colonial Boots cie made specially to our order, and we guarantee them. If not as good as recommended, we will replace them. —JUST TO HAND— 120 pair of Ladies' Lace Bhoee, 4» lid Children's Tan Shoes and Slipperaa specialty Ladies' Tan Strapped Shoes, 6s lid with box to match --'. Uadies* Canvas Shoes, tan »nd black Men's Colonial-made Shooters, nafled 7s lid Ladies' French Glace Kid Shoes, the best to Men's Colonial-made Shooters, na lied 8s lid be had m New Zealand I Men's Balmorals and Cookhama of every Men's Bluchen, 4s lid I description, COME AND SEE. G. J. NE ILL'S FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON' WOOL SALE. TyE BEG TO INFORM OUR CLIENTS THAT OUR NEXT WOOL SALE WILL BB HELD IS OHIRSTOHUROB ON FRIDAY, JDECJBUBEB 14. ALL WOCL TO BE CONSIGNED TC MESSRS MILES AND GOMPANY, LIMITED GAS WOBKb SIDING, CHRISTOHUROH, where it will receive every attention. Consignment* must reach Ohristchurch EARLY ON Tuesday .flTornlßg, December 11, as Catalogues close on that date. Clients will please observe that all wool received into our Asliburton Stores will now be sent forward by us to the Christchurch Sale. Miles and Co., Limited. OUR NEXT WOOL SALE WILL TAKE PLACE IN CHRISTCHUKCII ON Friday, Dee em be r 14. Catalogues CLOSE TUESDAY EVENING, December 11, after the arrival of thej Express m Christchurch. \\7 E ARE aow receiving WOOL at our Aahburton Stores for the above Sale »ud Clients wishing to forward their Clips from country stations will please ' consign to WOOD BROS., Lisuted, private Siding, Addiugton. FRIEDLANDEE BROS, WOOLBROKERS & AUCTIONEERS ; ~~ APOLOGY. 8. laLEK, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, T>EGS to apologise to the numerous Customers who were requiring the "Wonderful I>ixit Watches, Whic* he was unable to supply, having sold out, and to notify he has just received another large consignment of DIXIT, DIXIT, DIXIT WATCHES, Cpcn face and double case Keyless ™d Key-winding LEVERS. Look and wear 1 v like Silrar. PRICES-(In boxes with extra glass) SOs, 25*, 2f s 6d, anil »»*> Guarantee with each Watch, The Mosfc Wonderful Value ever offered to Mie Ashburron Public. No other Watches m tho Market at the pricea can compare with the *"*£* ONLY TO BE OBTAINED FROM S S~\LEK WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER,