Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1894. THE STEWARDESSES ON THE WAIRARAPA.

In an issue last week we took occasion to refer m a leading article to the heroism of Miss Maequaid, one of the stewardesses on board the Wairarapa. The Punedin Evening Star, baling quoted the article, as well as others on the same subject, and published letters irom correspondents, all of a tone, lau datory of the girl's heroism, an "Eye Witness," while taking no exception to all that has been said m ptaise of Miss Maequaid, claims, m the following letter, recognition of the bravery of the three stewardesses on the boat. We gladly publish the letter, only too glad to learn that there were other women on thevessel possessed of an equal wealth of true womanhood. The Star says that so far nothing has been heard of 'th« manner m which Miss Grindrod, the fore-cabin stewardess came by her lamentable end, but the letter of an " Bye Witness " clears the matter up :— Sir,—l have read the extract from the AshhiHon Mail published by you on Monday regarding the bravery of Miss Maoquaid, and also the two letter that appeared m your columns on Tuesday night, signed by 'C. M. M. B. Pearce' and ' Memoriam, and while I do not wish to rob that young woman of any of the praise and honor which rightly belong to her for the heroic conduct she showed on a most trying occasion, I desire to point out that there were two other noble sou's on board the ill-fated ship, also ste wardesses. One was the particular friend aud constant companion of Miss Maiquaid— I refer to Mrs McDonald—and the other was Misa Grindrod, the fore-cabin stewardess. I wish to say that wherever the Mail ob tained its information it is not quite correct as far as the actions of Miss Maequaid and the child m question are concerned, The fact is that the child did not die with the stewardess, but was given by her into the care of the first officer, who subsequently handed it to its mother. My statement is corroborated by the testimony of the first officer when giving evidence at the inquiry on November 6. The following dialogue, as reported m the Auckland Star of that «ate, then took place on the pomt:—" MrNorth oroffc (one ot the presiding JVagistrates): Wheat became of the child the stewardess handed to you? I g>s.ve it to the mother. — I thought you said she was drowned '! So she was afterwards.—Where did you leave her ? I left the mother jn the corner.— You left the mother and child m the corner jn the the water while you werepulled up therigging by thesteward ! Yes. I was going to pull them up, but I could not find them afterwards. They were washed away. My boat got stove m while the other bo*ts were going over." I fully believe that Miss Maequaid did all she could, and for that reason she is worthy fit ail tlje wood things that are said of her, aai of tfcr juiany marks of esteem by which ifc m wmtosaa t» sfrow respect to her memory; '"**• I aiW convinced that i| she v/cre alive to day she wo* 1* Willingly and &syA*r? «y i i <hZ to htr with her companion—Mrs SSSd-wt has left *« mou^thdr to«. four young phildren and an age« m^uer, who are almost; wsnniless. But I wish to sneak of another^ s,t£S«^d.s9s, and I think that if there was an angel jj^oard the vessel it wsm this young woman—l4ljizaJ?£t.h Grindr-od, tue £ore-cabija stewardess, tyie niece of Mx George 4spinall, ex-Mayor o,i Beudigo, Victoria. Ttoe little I have to say respecting her I know of ray owa knowledge. She had tw«uty-one souls to look Mtptf erghtfen woii»w a.«vJ thr,ce chjldrea—affdfo her arduous taskshehadao/3J9tancefr,ompoon,e In the tia^e of dire trouble si.a tied lifebelts on every one of these women .and .ditldren then she took tihe«rj to the poop, apd m#«» there she bade them Iwtld on to the rail,, £* the same time cheering ikem tfp by sa3f*Pf that m a few minnfcpa tfae -vessssi w^uld right itself and all would be well. After f\&mS them so far m comparative safety, sh# re turned to her cabin and pu*- on a lifebelt nfir" self, afterwards coming on deck again to see if all was going well. Matters being m t«c same position m when she was previpuity W,

deck she again turned to go down the com panion, evidently with the intention of sav ing a small treasure or of procuring a cloak to protect eorre of the women, a few ot whom were only partially clad. On her way clown she went a short distance aloug the alley way. There it was that one of the hoives knocked her off her feet and she was either stunned or killed, and a heavy wave coming over the side of tho vessel soon afterwards she was earriel into the sea, and I saw no more of her. I was standing on on the poop all this time, and saw all that happened. I think if anj honor is due to one stewardess* more than another the noble-hearted deeds of Miss Grindrod on that feirful occasion de serve to be recorded.

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.

' It was resolved that, as the funds at ;he Board's disposal for building surposes were not sufficient to provide necessary accommodation for children ilready on the school rolls, the Com mittee cannot recommend the Board to incur further expenditure, with the view of increasing the attendance, by the appointment of a Truant Officer." Such was the decision of the Educa tion Board of North Canterbury at its meeting on Thursday last;. This de cision shows that the members of the Hoard do not fully realise the im portance of the work they have been appointed to do. The great end and aim of our educational system m its present form is to educate all the children,, or at least to place the means of education within the grasp of all. When the School Attendance Act was passed by the Legislature, it was then shown that the members of parliament were fully alive to the duty of the State m regard to the childred. They recognised that it was the duty of the State that had provided for its chil dren a system of education that was free, secular, and compulsory to provide such machinery as would make the working of the system effective Free and secular the educa tion certainly was. The cost of it to the State proves the one, the agitation for religious teaching m the schools the other. But the compulsory portion of it was a farce. Right thinking parents, who cared for the welfare of their children required no conpulsion, but gladly sent them to school, and took pains to see that their attendance was properly regular. Other parent?, thoughtlessly under estimating the benefits of education, or more solicitous for their own ease and comfort than for the future of their offspring, or from sheer want of thought, did not enforce strict atten dance, so that the irregularity of the children nullified the work of the teacher. It was therefore m the interests of the children that the School Attendance Act was passed — to give them the benefits of the educa tion the State provides, and to see that those benefits are enjoyed m spite of ignorant, careless, lazy, thoughtless, or dissolute and worthless parents, It is a well known fact that m spite of the educational advantages this colony affords there are, more especially m the towns, numbers of children whose school attendance has been so little enforced that th'-y are growing up quite unable to read or write. It is enough sometimes to make a man very an?ry to listen to the trifling excuses given by parents for keeping their children from school, and m many cases the apparently valid enough reasons need not prevent the children from attending school. But m the great majority of case? m which children do not attend, the reason for absence may be found simply m the weakness of the parental discipline. And, given parents with no force of character, the children will be found setting their orders at defiance, absent ing themselves from school, and m consequence growing up m ignorance and worse than ignorance. The North Canterbury Board has set a bad example, and their excuse for not appointing a truant officer for at least so closely populated a centre as the city and suburbs of Ohristchurch is nearly as trifling as some of those given by parents wbose minds do not rise to a proper estimate of the value of education. It is to be regretted that a body like the North Canterbury Education Board should be so blind to their duty, and if this failure of duty is to become general throughout the colony, then the duty of Parliament to further amend the Act is self-evident —the appointment of a proper office? to enforce the eompulsoiy clauses of the Act mast also be made compulsory Evidently there are more Scotchmen on the South Canterbury Board, for they have decided to employ a truant officer, and theTimaru Herald roguishly remarks that the South Canterbury Board are more wide-awake, as they see a profit m the employment of an officer. So many more children, so much more capitation.

h. coxtbmpoiuky has gone into figure over the Nelson meat thawing procea^ In a recent cablegram the nelson heat, we were told that TBAWiNG j'rocess. meat thawed by the newprocesshad fetched -|d a pound more at Smithfield than meat thawed m the ordinary way. Last year we exported 100,262^53 pounds of frozen meat to Great Britain, and an increase of |d a pound on that quantity would repre sent the sum of £313 320 additional Thia sum, afcer allowing a fair percentage for the extra cost of the new process, wilt leave plenty to pay the land tax of the polony, the total of which is £285,000. The writer pays this ia a graat deal to win from a detail m tf>e prqeess of thawing meat, and gives encouragement for the hope thai the acme of benefit from the change has net yet been reached. For, if, as has been claimed for the process, the meat subjected to it can scarcely be distinguished from that of animals freshly killed, we may anticipate a largely m creased consumption at prices more nearly approximating to that of English mutton gncjl beef than have heretofore ruled. The proe'esa, j/it^ the improvements, too. of which neiriy aii nev/ processes are susceptible, may have the e^'ect of rendering the shipment of live cattle to England from the colonies unnecessary.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Thomas Hunter, a laboring man resid ing at Ashbourni?, near Cariatchurch, dropoe'l dead ac Amberley yesterday. Over 350 entries have been received for the spring meeting of the Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club. A relay race, a popular evKnl; among American athletes, will bo run for the first time m New Zealand at the meeting. ! The Bowling Club has decided to invite ] tenders for the position of green keeper, and h*ve adopted the rules of the Christ- ] church Olnb, with slight alterations to suit circumstances. The Club has now | iver twenty financial members. The Dr Stuart memorial committee has decided to award the prize which WiR offered for the best design for a statue of the 'ate Dr Stuart to Mr William Leslie j Morrison, of Wellington. The design is I nob necessarily the one to be finally I determined on. 1 The collection of mca bones lately added to the Christchurch museum, by the find at Kapua settlement, contains about 230 breast-bones, and between 400 and 500 bg-bones. The tally of breast-bones shows that there was a great moa cemetery at Kapua. The dates for the Supreme Court sessions next year are gazetted as follows : —Auckland, March 12, June 3, September 2, and November 25 ; Chrlstchurch, February 18, May 27, August 12, and November 18 ; Dunedin, March 4, June 3, August 26, and December 2. The ship Culmore was caught m a hurricane off Spurn Head, m Yorkshire, and twenty one lives were lose. A trawler which went to the rescue came into colli sion with the ship, and m the smash the captain and his wife were killed. Four only of those on board were saved. A man giving the name of fteorge Jameß was arrested on Friday morning (says the Thnaru Herald of to-day) by Detective Livingstone whilst attempting to dispose of a Rotherham hunting lever watch and chain value £4 18s, which were stolen from Mr A. Mitchell at Springfield station, Methven district, on September 4 last. A proclamation appears m the Gazette bringing the Destitute Persons Act of last session into operation with regard to Maoris on November 15. Regulations are published for the election of members or the boards by contributory looal authorities m the grouped districts under the Charitable Aid Act. Included m the Tainui's cargo for London were two boxes of bullion shipped by the National Bank, and four boxes of bullloa shipped by the Bank of New Zealand from Auckland, ot the total value of £22,400, and four boxes of gold for warded by the Bank of New Zealand from Dunedin, valued at £21,300. An entertainment is now being pro moted for the purpose of providing a prize fund for the Newlands School. It is in tended that this shall be held m the schoolroom next month, a^d as some of the best musical talent from Ash bur ion have promised their services, a highly in teresting evening's amusement may be looked forward to. Mr Thomas Pauling left by the express on Friday evening en route for Welling ton. Mr Pauling has for many years been m the employ of Mr James Keseltine, saddler, and now intends joining the Per manent Artillery. A strong force of the athlectism of the town saw Mr Pauling away, and gave three cheers as the train left. An East Fife grocsr (according to the Dundee Courier) on cutting h, large cheese recently found m the centre a email glass bottle containing a letter from S. A. Dam blefou, manager of rha Dalefield Dairy Company, Carterton. dated April 28 last, and asking the opinionl of the user on the suitability of the cheese for his market, and whether direct relations would not be advisable between the retailer and the factory. The anniversary services m connecibn with the Wesleyan Sunday school will bo held to-morrow, when a choir of 150 voioes vrth a full orchestra, will sustain i the choral service. The choir has been specially trained by Mr Gamble for the nniversary. The special children's service will be held m the afternoon, when, oi course, the best music will ba given, Tne Rev J\ G. Broke will bathe oreacher at all the services, his subjects •fting appropriate. A second meeting of Pastoralists, including the largest holders, was held at Timaru to-day te the rabbit invasion. It was resolved to ask Government to erect certain main and branch lines of fencing to subdivide the country—m all, abou 200 miles. The meeting appointed s c immittee of three fco go over ;ihe sug ested lines first, and afterwards to re commend deviations ; Inspector Sca>fe tc ~>e asked accompany them. The meetim was of opinion that the subdivision of th( c )untry was important. On Friday night the stores of Fletcher, .Humphreys, and Co., Chancery lane, 'hristshurch, were destroyed by^rs. Th< building, which was one of the driest ir he city, was brick, substantially built, md three stories high. Tho stores wen rull of the merchandise m which the firtr deals—general goods, wines, spiritp, anc v»bacco—and after the fire bad obtainec •imi hod nearly all this was destroyed The fire insurances on the stock amounted to £17 000, and the building was alsc insured. The fire arose m the spice store, buh how is not known. The insurances irp—Bond building, £1000 ; stock m it, £7000— £8000 Free store building, £3000: sock, £10 000 -£13,000 , Grand otal. £'21,000. It is anticipated that the loss will exceed the insurance by £10 000, The following took cups at the Oamaru Show :—Ayrshire cattle, Messrs Rogerson md Fleming Dairy produce, first oup, Miss M. Macau'ey \ second cup, Mrs H. Mitchell; third cup, Mrs A. Macauley, Border Leicesters. Hon M. Holmes; English Leicester.", A.Murdoch,' Linco'n, Son M. Holmes ; Merinos, A. A. Mc- Master. The jumping contest, which is usually good, was a poor exhibition. The show was continued on Friday m splendid weather. The attendance was large and the show of draught stock was very suc cessful. The New Zealand and Australian Land Company were the only exhibitors of polled Angus cattle. J. Mitchell's Hard Times was awarded the ticket for champion entire, and the Hon M. Holmes 1 Nonpariel til. that for mare or filly. The hc^y of yoijng draught stoofe wag splendid. Mr Holmes takes the cup for daughte, and Messrs J. and T. Hedley that for light draughts. The Appeal Court has given j'udemertj m Roderick McKenzie v James Hogg. This was an appeal from Mr Justica Wil liams' decision m the Clutha licensing case, and the qu stion involved wa* whether section 14 of the Alcoholic Liquors Sales Control Bill of 1893 applied to wholesale licenses. The poll at Clntha negatived the granting of any publicans' licenses, and therefore application was made to Mr Hawkins, S.M,, as Chairman c>f the Committee there, for a wholesale licence m the distript, previously chere were none. The application was granted, and thereupon proceedings wore taken to obtain a writ or cp'liorari to quash the license. A writ was granted by Mr Justice Williams, at the instance of James Hogg, of B?lclutha, hence this appeal, which the Court allowed on the ground that wholesale licenses were not j within the provisions of section 14. DOLLAR JOIGARISTTES.—3d. »fl ; holders or photos—H?H?JY I r a|« j;, ■ j

NEW PREMISES

MrT. E. Rilworth has removed his business from Cameron street to the corner of Kermodo Street and West Street. It is now somewhere about, tweivo years since Mr Kilwort,h com menced business m Ash burton as au engineer, having at thac time come direct from Leicestershire, England. < 'Id resi dent* of the town- will remember the shop which hs then opened m the triangle, and which, notwithstanding the ravages of time, ia still standing. A couple oi years spent there, and Mr Kil worth ac cepted the position of engineer to the Canterbury Mills, then the property of Mr 0. W. Turner. He remained at the mills for nigh five years, and at the ex piration of that time again commenced business on his own account—this time m Cameron Street. A well sustained re putation far good workmanship m any thing pertaining to engineering—more particularly to farming requirements—has gained Mr Kilworth a success which his energy and care deserves, and as the ex piration of the lease of the old premises he found it convenient to erect buildings more suitable to the demands of his in creasing trade. With this object m view he cast about for a Bite, and eventually selected a section at the corner of Ker mode and We3t Streets, and exactly op posite Mr Brooke's sheep dip. The site is scarcely so central as the old one, from a townsman'a point of view, but when It is considered that Mr Kilwcrth caters for the county, West Street should be as con venient as Cameron Street. The build" ings have been erected under the personal supervision of the owner, and conse quently for the particular trade for which they are designed they are perfection. To the casual eye of the passer-by on the main road, the new premises—appro priately styled "The Bridge Works"— stand out as a welcome relief from the somewhat bare looking sections which have hitherto met the gaze. The fron tage on West Street is 52 feet, by 43 feet on Kermode Street. The sided are 16 feet m height, and the highest part of the roof 26 feet. Along the side of the build ing fronting Kermode Street is a second floor 10 feet from the ground, and occupy ing 16 feet of the West Street frontage. This upper portion is devoted to benches for light carpentering work. Sixteen feet on the opposite side has no obstruc tion upwards, and this portion will be used for the erection of such machinery as seed cleaners, etc , which require con siderable space. The centre of the build ings, and the two large doors, are so con structed that a braction engine can with ease enter. A feature of the whole build ing is a combination of travelling crania by which any material up to two tons m weight can ba hoisted by one man to whatever height Is desired, and also placed at any position m the building within an area of about 16 feet square. The combination is one which must be exceedingly useful, and to see it work is well worth a visit. It is scarcely necessary to add that Mr Kilworth is most obliging m explaining the method of working. Five carpenters' benches are on the ground floor. The different parts of the machinery, which comprise an extensive plant, are conveniently arranged m a manner which was wholly impossible m th« old buildings. With such accommo dation it is to be hoped that Mr Kilworth will have no cause to regret'his enter prise.

CRICKET.

ENGLAND V. VICTORIA.

Melbourne, November 16 There was beautiful weather today for the match England v. Victoria. Sfoddart won the toss and took first innings the score at the close of the day being 379 for four wickets—Stoddart 77, Brown 15, Ward 4, Brockwell 4, MacLaren (not out) 220, Peel (not out) 48.

Germany as a Market.

Wellington, November 15 Mr Wolletraan, of Pdlmerston North, who returned by the Gothic afcer visiting Germany, considers that country should be a profitable market for fruit, which is admitted duty free, but the extreme duty of l|d per lb on imported butter and cheese would seriously hamper trade | between New Zealand and Germany m those two classes of produce. He took with him some pippins, picked green m I Palmerston, which were m splendid con j'dition throe weeka after they reached | Berlin. They were packed m paper merely, m an ordinary case, and were not kept m the cool chamber. Mr Woller m»n expresses himself certain that with shops established m Dortmund, the large manufacturing centre of Germany, where New Zealand produce of the best kini would be effectively displayed, markets m every class of goods, including butter and cheese, would be readily secured, inas much as the produce from this colony is far superior to that now gold. He be* lieves that a business of great profit could at once be opened up m wool,

School Committee.

ASHBURTON.

The monthly meeting of the Ashburfcon School Committee was held on Thursday evening. Present — Messrs R. S. Bean (chairman), Braddell, Chapman, Macpheraon, Meddins, and Silcock. The absence of Messrs Paul and Craighead was apologised for. The Chairman reported the credit balance at the hank as standing at £19 19s 6d. Amongst the correspondence from the Board were letters forwarding , the usual quarterly statement for the education district;, and a copy of the new School Attendance Act j agreeing to repair the ioof of the school before winter; and accepting the resignation of Miss Sawle. Miss A. Sawle wrote, tendering her resignation as assistant mistress at January 31, 1895, The master wrote regarding the school concert, and enclosed a requisition, signed by sixty scholars, that the proceeds of the concert be devoted to the Wairarapa Relief Fund, instead of to the purchase of school prizes. It) was decided to urge upon the Board the necessity of seeing to the roof before winter, and to ask that applications for a successor to Miss Sawle be invited. The date of the concert was fixed for Wednesday, December 12. The Committee decided, while thoroughly appreciating the spirit which prompted the children to offer to forego their prizes for the benefit of the Wairarapa sufferers tint the interests of education was the Committee's first care, and did nob fepl justified m giving effect to the children's offer. The master's report showed—Numbers on roll-boys, 290; girls, 227; total, 517. Highest attendance 264-190—454. Strict average 251—181—432. The master asked for a grant m aid of the school cricket, tennis, and rounders clubs, and £1 was voted towards the cricket and 10s toward the rounders funds, The master also forwarded a list of children who do not attend regularly. Messrs Silcgck and Chapman Were ap pointed a Visiting Committee for the month. Accounts were passedl—•£! 11s 2d—and the Committee adjourned.

THE WAIRARAPA DISASTER.

Auckland, November 16 Captain Henry Brown, mister of the barque Natal Quean, sraoed that on his last trip from Australia, an ea«t-south east current nut mentioned m die sailing direct-ions or charts set him fifteen miles off hil! cotirso between North Cane and Caps Brett. log registered 65 knots whereas they Van 80, lor instead <r.< being abreast of Cavallis they were off Cape Brett. The barque was going 6$ knots at the time. Pilot Santy said his first experience of the current mentioned was m 1870, when corning from Sydney m the brig Siren. When he expected to be off Hen and Chickens he found himself at (>reat Barrier. A.t the Wairarapa enquiry Henry Baker, A.8., £a ye evidence as to officers and men doing all that could be done to savd life. They got the boats out m three-quarters ot an hoar after the veaeel struck. He went on to the bridge, but did not see the captain. It was light enough to see had he been there. Robert Laing, 4..8.« said that It was Captain Mclntoshs custom on all occa sions to slow down m a fog when on the coast and use the lead. The captain's course on this occasion was quite different from what he had done before. It was his practice to use the fog-horn when m the coarse of vessels m thick weather. Thomas Sinclair, chief engineer, said that from leaving Sydney the speed had not been altered till she struck the Barrier. The telegraph indicated full speed ahead the whole,time ; the average being 12| knots. On the vessel striking he ordered the second engineer to switch on the lights which was done. He started the donkey engine pumping cold water into the boilers to drown the noise of escaping s^eam which would prevent orders being heard, which was done ; also to shut the watertight doors. They were told then not to return but to save life i and themselves. He got the first order full speed astern at 12.4, the last at 12.20, } slow astern, and a minute afterwards stop the engines. Dunlop and Jenkins also gave evidence. The Court exonerated the engineers. They had done their duty and their certificates would be returned. The chief engineer had stuck to his post at the risk of his life, and Dunlop had behaved m a brave manner. That was all fhac would be said until the bringing up of the finding of the enquiry.

An Alleged Current.

The chief officer, m the course of his evidence on Wednesday, made statements concerning a current:■— The current always started at the Thiee Kings. They could see the current on the water. It was going three knots. They usually first sjot ie about 50 miles from the land, and either south-east or north-west, according to the prevailing winds. On Sunday morning he ha-J a conversation with Cap tain Mcfntosh about the current wMoh was seen off Three Kings. The Captain said, " Oh that is the currant that Captain Allman reported three or four months ago when he got 30 miles out of his posi tion to the north-ward than she ought to have been whan making the Kings." He could not see any indication of the current from 4to 8 p.m., because of the thick fog, which hid even the water. He had on previous occasions observed the. current between Poor Knights and North Cape. Ttset to E.S.E,, parallel with the hnd. This would be the same way as the ship was going. With a northerly wind the current set inshore ; with a S. W. wind to the E.S E. There must have been an easterly wind before the Wairarapa came across, as there was an easterly sea. Ha fancied the current on the East coast down from North Cape must have gone a knot'to a knot and a half with, .the:ship* He did not think of this afe the tim&. There must Inve been a current to raise such a sea. This current runniDg would show the ship to be goina; slower than she actually was. The log would show a leas distance than the ship actually ran. The currant was erratic, and could not be de^ pendod upon. Mr Clarke secand officer, said there are currents there. The shin overran the distance given byjjthe log by 12 or 23 miles. A. current of a knot an ho«r running with the ship would account for it. When the wind is north-east or north it would send a surface current So the south-east down the coast. If we are coming down with a. north-east wind from the North Cape,, which would pile the water upon the ease coast, a south-east current would be, formed as we got down toward the Great. Barrisr I think we feel the ourrent more, than we do the tide.

THE SOUTHEND MURDER

WHttimmur, November 16 The murder referred to m to-day's cable took place on June 24, near Prittlewell, Southend. The victim was Miss Florence Dennis, aged twenty-three, the daughter of a harnessmaker, and the condemned man is aged t^iroy-five. He is married, with eight children, and was employed as a clerk at one of the London docks, fle was courting the deceased, asserting that he was single, and was seen m her com pany on the, night of the murder. Her body was found on the following day with a gunshot wound m her left ear, and lying m a brook, the murder baring apparently taken placa m a wheat fiUld, and the body dragged to the spot where ie was found. Read bore a good character.

OBITUARY

London, November 17 Dowager Duchess of Montrose.

THE LOAN AND MERCANTILE

London, November 15 Justice Williams m giving his de cision m the Loan and Mercantile case said that it would be proved m the long run whether it was preferable to suppress the truth and prevent further disclosures. Right never did harm even m commercial affairs. He hoped that the decision would not injure anybody. He was satisfied that the o!d company did not desire to shield their directors, and he stopped the action solely m the new company's interests. It was most reluctantly he did this, for it was unfortunate and regrettable from every point of view that the charges should remain un settled. The new company consented to pay the costs. NoveberlG The "Financial News" says that Justice Williams' judgment m the Loan and Mercantile case was sound. He had personally forced on the action against the directors, and now admits that he was wrong.

THfl ASgBUftTON GUARDIAN: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER IT, 1394.



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Wanted H" OLLOA ! What's ThiTTiTcards m Packets for Is, and 25 for 9d ; single Cards from 2d to 2<3 each. New Year's, Christmas, Text, and Birthday Cards, Cheap and m great variety. A choice lot af New Books suitable for Christmas and Birthday Presents. Cir culating Library. Terms easy. Eight Id Books for 6d, four 2d Books for 6J, two 418 'oks for 6d, three 6d Books for Is, Plain. 'Fancy, and Mourning Stationery. Picture Books, Scraps, etc.—J, Marsh bn, Bookstall and Shop. WANTED Known -That if y ou ate mm want of a first class article m sum mer Borta and Shoes, you cannot do better than call at J. Moison's ; you will get the very bast at reduced prices. As for his own make, they are well known to the delight of the wearers, throughout the \ustralasian colonies. Repairs well done and at once Premier Boot Maker, Town Hall Boot $tore. East street, Abhhurton. j BLANKETS bought at Edwards Bennet's Sale, a special line of Double Blankets at 7s 9d. Exhra large and heavy 15s 6d and 163 6d.—Robert Alcorn, Baker's Buildings. TUST Opened, a splendid line of fashion <tl able Dress Stuffs, m Cardinals, Maroons, Navies, Browns and Blacks. To be sold ander wholesale price.—H, C Segers, Melford House.



Wav red. i \ i AKTSD, a fow Contract Team: fr V V T Ploughing at once. JOHN GRtoG, ' 11 JOtJ Lonpbench. iITAKTED, Car*t-ker for Bowling , W Green, For S-^hedulb of Duties, etc., apply to D. Thomas, President. I 11 107 SHEARER'S 0...,k is open for en gagement, OuoJ Baker. App'y J. 13., Mail Office. 11 113 I >APTIST Cnurch—The Rev. J. T. -■-' Hintqn, Dunediti, will preach f - morrow moinia**. 11 a.m ; evening, G 30 p.m. All invited. 11 110 PRIMITIVE Churc\ To - morrow. Preachers—JVfo.'nius;, Mr Liil; evening, Rev. .1. Cocker. Subject— Dorc^F, th« nieJlewoman. You are m vited. 11 111 WJBJSL&YAN Church,. To-morrow, Sunday School Annivewary. Splendid music ; Strong choir (150 voice*) and full orchestra. Mr J. Gambia, con ductor. Services at 11 a.m., and 3 and 6.39 p.m. Anniversary preacher—Rev T. G. Brooke. Subjects — Morninp, "Childhood of JesuV'; afteroon, "Ltließ"; evening, ''Christianity and Culture." The public cordially invited. Come early. IHO9 BOY'S and Girls Own Annual, British Workman and Workwoman, Infant's Magazine, The Prize, Child's Companion, Children's Friend, Little Dot, Family Friend, Band of Hope, Young England, and other New Books at Lowest Prices.— L. F. ANOREWES AND CO. 11 98 FRESH BOTTER 6d per lb, Blue Derwen\i Potatoes 2s 9d per bag, Bran 2s 8d per bag. Sharps 5a 3d per bag, Rollitt and Thomas' Flour at Cost price- Note address—Fletcher Bros, East street, Ashburton. WANTED Known—Special line of Gents' Regatta Shirts, all sites, with or without collars, 2s 6d.—W. H. Collier. \l, ANTED Known—The Corner is W showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H, Collier. WANTED Known—Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything m the optical me at S. Saxek's, Optician., WANTED Known —The Cheapest House m tcwn for First-class Millinery and Drapery is H. C. Seoers, Melford House. ICE CREAM, Ice Cream, Ice Cream, now ready at H. A. Flower's, East street, Ashburton. Ice supplied at shortest notice. 10 114 OWN Make m Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, Otualins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc., at Mrs Alcorn's new shop, Baker's Buildings. WANTED KNOWN —Dressmaking prices to suit the times. Material dresses from 8s 6d, Prints from 7s 6d. Fit and style guaranteed.—Miss Murphy, Old Kindergarten, East Street. fITANTED Known—Before buying YV your Hats come and see our Stock. Greatest variuty to choose from (n Ashburton. All marked very Cheap. — H. C. Seoeus, Melford House. 13 ECENT Arrivals—Ladicri'andGentle -■-^ men's Summer Boots and Shoes, Cricketing and Tennis fchirts. Unlimited selection of Summer Ties and Hats.-' Mitchell and Turner. YSTERS, Fried Flounders, tnd Whitebail every pight at Jewitt's, Deep Sea Fiahing Company, opposite Mail office. 9 166 LARGE Purchase Embroideries at Edwards, Bennett's Sale; over ninety pieces to chcose from. Ladies' Trousseaux made on short notice. Orna ments, Fancy Goods, and Dolls' Prams at Mrs Alcorn's new shop, Havelock Street 11/ ANTED-Every Lady to try W Madam Balcombe's latent Ex panding Belt Corset (registered), guaran teed whalebone throughout. Orders left at Mr E, Hall's, Herbalist, Ashburton. will receive prompt attention. 10 86 EDWARDS, Bennett's Sale. Grand lot new and fashionable Furs and Mantles ; hnlf price. Come and take your pick at Mrs Adams, WANTED Known—-That owing to the success of the Sale now being held up at Saunders' Buildings, opposite Rail way Station, ib will be continued for another twenty-eight days, lam not advertising a few cheap lines, but the whole of the stock. Don't lose the oppor tunity of securing genuine bargains —4 Lawrie. ' 7 366 \\ j E Hold a Large Stonk of the Latest vV JSovalties m Materials for Blouaes and Walking Tiresses. Just opened, ex Pakeha and lonic, Dress Goods of choice selection, Sunshai*>s and Umbrellas.—Mitchell and Turner. BANG ! Bang i s»ug 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 .1. W. Hardley's, Gun Emporium. /H UNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock \J{ of Gunsj ust to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Leaders, Riflea, etc. In spection invited. No old stock to select from at J. W. Hardlby's Sporting Repository TTuITCJE I .Notice Sport for al; JN Guns let out; on hire or sold on ism 9 payments. Having a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description. Gun fitting m stock. Prices low.—J. W Hatidley, Ironmonger, etc OBERT"aLCORN has opened m Baker's Buildings, next the Court * home-, mxk .» stock of Clothing, etc., , -H an- IMsw4fy Bennett's and the oou b . H(fcl i&es{\efs lot of goods Kaiapoi . »., AjfctojtoH, AJpo an ever brought to »», assortment of Boots. _ ...__ ■, TO LADlES.—Spring Cleaning. J\ have jusfc received Three Cases o- Curtains and Liberty Muslins, together with new Patterns m Carpets, Oilcloths, and Linoleums. China Matting from B|d per yard.—Mitchell and Turner. SWEEPING Reductions. —Is Booka for 9d, Is 6d Books for Is, 2s Books for Is 6d, 2s 6d Books for 2s, and all others at equfcl rate of reduction at L. F. Andrewrs and Go's., Cash Sale. «18 /CHRISTMAS and New Year Cards for KJ the Home Mail. A beautiful assort ment just opened up, Packets of Cards of choice designs from 3d upwards. Writing Papers and Envelopes, Pocket Booka, Purses, Writing Cases, Ink stands, Pictures, Music, Aocordeons from 7a 9d, Concertinas, Violins, Banjos, Zither Harps, Photo Frames and Albums, Scrap and Postage Stamp Albums, Indoor Games, and a great variety of goods too numerous to mention ; all at greatly reduced prices for cash this month at L, E. Andbewiss and Co.'* Cheap Sale.



, —H Business Notice. J NEW GOODS. NEW GOODS.! to meet"he 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 ot our < Stock at tlip Tory lowi'M Possible Pricfe, NOW IS YOUR TTmIT~MAKE NO MISTAKE. G J. jnTTi l i/s IS THE SHOP FOR A GENUINE 15AEGAIN. New Printß, guamnteed to wa«b, 3J<l j New ami Kaghionsble Drew Goo-Is, double New G*late«s, very utrong, 6* 1 wxdtb, «<fh 2» for Is 3a *ew D.^. very pretty, 7*d, guaranteed j gjg^l"^ white twjU> m New Drew Goads 5s Hd, drew worth double | Towe'*, 2&d ; Cotton Shirting, 4Jd MILLINERY, MILLINERY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES EXCEPTIONALLY CHEAP. Strong Corsets, 4s 6d now 2* lid I Children's Sunshades Is Ladieß' Sunshades of every description I . CLOTHING. CLOTHING. ■MVm'« quit* ISs 6d Boyß' Tweed Suits, 4s Hd MeS'« CwSkn weed Suit., 37» 6d now 27s Straw Hats for men and boys at any price ed Hats» .Sooka» Shirts and Tics afc y°ur own Men's Colonial Tweed Suits, 45s now 32» 6d | price BOOTS^ BOOTS. We were never beaten, and we defy competition. All our Colonial Boots are made specially to our order, and we guarantee them. If not as good as recommended, we will ™ P l«e_them. 120 D»ir of Ladies' Lace Shoes, 4* lid Children's Tan Shoes and Slippers* specialty LadiV Tun Strapped Shoes, 6s lid with sox to match „„. Ladies' Canvas Shoes, tan and black Men's Colonial-made Shooters, n»j led 7s lid T*dim' French GUco Kid Shoes, the beat to 1 Men's Colonial-made Shooters, n» lied 8s Hd be bad m New Zealand 1 Men's Balmorals aod Cookhams of every Men's Bluchew, 4s lid I description. COME AND SEE. G. J. NE ILL'S FRIEDLANDBR'S CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON] ~ TOHN WILSON, PA.IHTBB, GLAZIKB & PAPBRHANGjEJB, Corner ol Arcade and Burnett Street, Ashburton NEW SEASON'S WALL PAPEKS Just Arrived BEST ASSORTMENT IN TOWN. ESTIMATE OF HOUSE*"^DECORATIONS GIVEN FREE. THOMAS E. KILWORTH, ENGINEER, HAS REMOVED TO HIS NEW PREMISES, i BRIDGE WORKS, VEST AND KEEMOBE STREET^, ASHBURTON. -JUST AS HIVED -pIBST SHIPMENT OF SEASON'S NEW FRUIT FOR CHRISTMAS TRADE- Finest New Currants Finest New Sultanas Finest New Valencia Raisins (all cleaned by our new process) Also, Finest new Prunes FINEST NEW TURKEY FIGS, All of which we intend to Sell at •me liowcst Possible Prices. SOLE AGENTS FOR THE FOLLOWING— Peer I* 0s apd Premier Teas. Peerless Tea, 31bs for 5s Peerless Tea, 61bs for 9s 9d j Premier Tea, 31bs for 5s 5d Premier Tea, 61bs for 10s 5d EAWLINGS' SOAP MANUFACTORY (First Prize afc the Ohristchureli Show, 1894) POTTER'S HERBAL BEER EXTRACT— 7d per Bottle, 12 bottles for 6s 6d. Sufficient to make six gallons of Splendid Herbal Beee. —REMEMBER— WE BUY mEL CASH, SELL FOR CASH, MAKE NO BAD DEBTS, therefore we are able to SELL CHEAPER THAN ANY HOUSE IN ASHBURTON. FLETOHEK BROS-, WHOLESALE AND JtiETAIL GROCERS, &c, IAST STREET, ASHBURTON, ANO TQWEH HIGH STRBST, CHRISI'OHUBOa,