MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as under subject to the necessary alterations: — WEDNESDAY, March 14. For Australian Colonies, via Hobart, per express to connect with vVaihoia at Port 1 Chalmers at I%£ 3O p.m. WEDNESDAY, March 21. ! San Francisco mail. Due London April 25.

DEATH.

McXntyke.—On March 10, at Clifton, Ashhunon Forks, Eobekt Mclntyre. Aged 75.

MARRIAGES.

Stieet— Morrison.—-On February 28, 1894, at $6 Mark's, Rakaia, by the Rev John Holland, Daniel Alma Street, of Rakai*, to Florence R. Morrison, late of Lekhfield. Wixsok—Lambie—On March 7, at the residence of the bride's father, by the Rev W. Grant, H. Wilson, Isq., of Wellington, to Kniraa B, second daughter of John Lambie, Esq., J.P., Kyle. Wellington papers please copy.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1894. THE MERCANTILE BANK CASES.

Sm Matthew Davies and his co directors in the Mercantile Bank have stood their trial and been acquitted. The people of New Zealand, we dare say, will not take very much interest! in whether acquittal or conviction was ] the end of the trial. The only point of interest to us is the fact that Sir Matthew has at last been brought be fore a jury of his countrymen, and has stood his trial as any other man would have had to do who was suspected of criminal conduct in the management of financial institutions the failure of which, and the widespread ruin they in flicted, were presumed to be attributable to his culpability. Fora time this colony rang with execrations against the Vie torian authorities who apparently were lending the power attaching to their office and position to shield Sir Matthew Davies from the consequences of his alleged guilt. And it is yet roundly asserted that but for the very pronounced public opinion on the subject which the Victorian Government could no longer continue to ignore, there would have been no trial, and the directors of the Mercantile Bank would have passed out of the public sight and mind, with their guilt or innocence unproved. At last, however, the case has been heard, which it should have been long ago, and the hearing of it, with the ex penses in connection with it—most of the latter quite unnecessary, had the proper course been fallowed at the out set instead of the one adopted, so largely open to question—has cost the colony of Victoria the substantial sum of £5000. The jury who tried Sir Matthew found that the Directors of the Bank, of which he was the life and soul, did not wilfully publish a false balance sheet. The balance sheet was false all the same ; but then at that time the Melbourne atmosphere finan cially was full of a haze that made things seem what they were not. And Sir Matthew's colossal wealth—sup posed colossal wealth—was one of the biggest deceptions of that great time of fraud and sham. But that he himself believed in the the existence of that wealth one can almost accept, as he did not attempt to sell a single share in any of the companies in which he owned scrip a yard deep. Had he doubted the stability of many of the concerns in which he held so large an interest it would have been natural to expect that he would have put their scrip largely upon the market while their name was good and their value solid on the exchange. But he did not do so, and as a consequence he is he now as poor as any of the victims of the failures. But Sir Matthew was supposed to be immensely wealthy, and it was this supposition of wealth which caused the outcry against the conduct of those who made use of the forms of law in every conceivable way in order to present a fair trial from eventuating, And political and personal favoritism helped at every turn, but public opinion was too strong for it all, and the great man had to appear before the judge and jury. This is the satis factory part of the affair—rthat how? ever rich a man may be he cannot escape the consequences of his guilt, but can be reached by criminal process just as well as a poor man. Sir Matthew's position is but a sample of the effgGts of the lo,tus-eating indulged in by the business men of Melbourne during the boom period. Sir Matthew, while the time of inflation lasted, be lieved himself in possession of princely wealth To-day he is beholden to fyi.snds for the costs of hi 3 defence. There were thousands of Melbourne .capitalists who, during that unhealthy time, fancied themselves rjch indeed, ib,ut who to-day have a full and correct ]kn#w ledge of the value of live shillings.

LOCAL AND GENREAL.

The ,cDmmi|ttep of the fjerliq Reichstag haa approved of th& poiflmer,ci!il treaty with Russia; I Roberts defeated Memraott by 600 points. The Australian received 10 000 out of 20,000. The corporation of London has decided by th§ Ousting vote of the Lord Mayor to open on {J3unda^* t^e pjjildhall pictures and museum id the public. It is reported that the Premier ittfcfro^s to utilise two hundred million lire (£B,oou,'ooy) f,e£erves held by Italian Banks to disdharge tjhe irvte^fl debts of Italj, replacing the reuer/es l^y mepns #i i^ij jdotes. llbe iFrenqh Chamber has r^ol^d to the duties on -wines iji.. Marty, SCinietfi^r to? Commerce, promised to brinj; in «, Bill to *sn.fcejwfftge wine culture ania export, aed to try aod $»f\ws artificial fry natural wi»e, '

An apieulturist of We&tphalia lately made a bet that twelve bees released at a distance of three miles from the hives at the same time as twelve pigeons, would travel over the ground as quickly as the birds. The first bee entered the hive one-quarter of a minute before the first pigeon reached its columbary. Three other beeß arrived before the second pigeon, and the remainder reached home simultaneously. The age to which bees attain is proved by the changing of a black queen for an Italian, or vice-versa. For instance, if we take away a black queen about the middle of June, and introduce an Italian queen in her place, we shall have Italian bees hatching twenty-one days thereafter, which date we are to mark on the bive as the time we are to count from, as there will be no black bees hatched after this. At the end of forty days the black bees will be found to be very few in num ber, while at the end of the forty-fifth \ \ day not a, black bee will be found in the | colony. In a local paragraph in our last issue reference was made to the calling tenders by the Rakaia Road Board for picking off stones of two and & half inches and over in size from the roads proposed to be closed , The roads referred to were those proposed to ba cleared, Those intended to be closed are in tussock, those to be cleared have only been lately mataled. The error on oar pant arose from indistinct M.S. We cannot explain why stones that are supposed to go through a 2^-inoh ring, when laid on the roads as metal should increase in size at all, and especially co rapidly as the stones in question have apparently grown. The Ballance Memorial Committee, on the report of Messrs Clere and Turnbull, ac cepted the design of Mr R. R. Macgregor, architect, of Wellington, for a memorial. The design shows a mounment twenty-seven feet high, rising from three bluestone plinths to an enriched pedestal, with four marble columns, and tablets. It is described as elegant and imposing in appearance. The Committee resolved that if Mr Macgregor could not carry out and complete it accord- j ing to the prescribed conditions, the design of Mr T. B. Jacobsen, of Palmerston North, should be accepted, and failing that, Mr Stocks of Christchurch, If none of these can be erected for the amount in hand fresh designs will be called for. The circus arrived in Ashburton early this morning and no time was lost by the management in getting the ring made and tents erected. The company is very strong both in horses, equestrians (male and female), and all the other classes of performers who help to keep the ring alive and interesting. One of the specialties of the company is the " human rocket," a lady whose wonderfu performance on the inclined wire, down which she slides from the apex of the tent to the ground,' and with the rapidity of a flash of lightning, has been noted as some thing very wonderful. The performance this evening closed with " Dick Turpin's Ride to York," a piece for the arena that has held its own for popularity for more than half a century. The tent has been pitched in the paddock adjoining the Central Hotel, and the performance will commence at the usual hour, the admission being popular prices. It was with regret we have to chronicle the death on Saturday evening of Mr Robert Mclntyre, of the Forks. Mr Mclntyre, who had reached the age of seventy-five, had been ailing for eight days, and his death was not unlocked for. He died from no disease, but simply from] the exhaustion attendant upon the decay of nature in old age, and passed away peacefully and without pain. Mr Mclntyre was an Irishman, and came to this colony just thirty-two years ago in the British Empire, a vessel in which several other old Canterbury residents reached our shores. His first employment was at Westerfield Station, and from that date till his death he has been a resident of Ashburton. He was not long in making a home for himself after deciding to settle in this county, and his farm at the Forks is one of the oldest in the district. Mr Mclntyre took but litt'e part in public affairs, not feeling gifted for that sort of thing, but he was an enthusiastic Orangeman, and wast one of the oldest members of the local lodge. He leaves a widow and four of a family two sons and two daughters—all grown up.

LABOR ITEMS.

Sypney, March 10 The Sydney oity Council by 13 votes to 9 rescinded a resolution recently passed prohibiting the subletting of contracts. March 11. The conference of Labor and Electoral Leagues has discussed the question of making a legislative eight hours a plank in the labor party's platform. It was pointed out that the eight hours principle was not viewed with favor by bush unions, and that a modification of the system would be worth 50,000 votes to the labour party. Eventually it was de cided to include the eight hours system into the platform where practicable.

"NEW AUSTRALIA."

. p . Adelaide, March 10. further letters have been received fro.m settlers sit the " New Australia " settlement Paraguay. Thpy describe the recent ejection, qf several members for breaking rules as, resembling in many respects an |ri§h eviction. Subsequently to the evictions official notice was posted, intimating that families desirous of leaving the settle ment would be allowed £6 5s each for man and wife and half that amount for each child, and single men would re ceive £i 16s, Fifteen married couples and seventeen single men accepted the oifteir and removed their belongings from the settlement, Tb§ people who leff'had paid in 1 about £1600, and on' leaving received something under £300. Those persons who left 1 the 'settlement, nunifce^Bg in all about 81, are now assembled at Villa 'Rica, and have laid their 'equation bjtfore $19 j^ritish

CORRESPONDENCE.

I We do not hold o-:rseives responsible ror the £ opinions ex Pl essed by our correspondents.) 1

BREAD.

TO THE EDITOR. j Sir, —Some of your correspondents think thao the price ot bread is too hiffh in Achburton. It is scarcely fair to com pare our town with cities where all the business is done for cash. Again, the price of bread in Christehurch is co low that the bakers can oaiy pay their men about half the ordinary wages. Surely your correspondents do not desire a | similar state of things in Ashburton. For my own part I like to hear of some one making a fair living thes9 hard times, I think the bakers are none too well paid, considering the long hours, and great wear and tear to which their property is subjected,"—l am, etc , , A. Carson.

SPORTING.

Melbourne, March 10. McGowan, the jockey, who was killed on Tuesday, only made his will a fortnight ago. 1 He was worth £6000. Mr A. S. Chiruside, owner of Linburn, defrayed all expenses in connect on with the funeral of McGowan, which took place at Ballarat, where the deceased was a great favorite owing to the handsome manner in which he supported the local charities. The funeral cortege was over a mile in length.

THE VICTORIA AUTUMN MEETING.

The weather was delightful for the closing day of the Victoria Racing Club's autumn meeting, bemg fresh; and there was an average attendance of the public. Patron ran a great colt in the Loch Plate, especially after the severe gruelling he sustained in the Champion Stakes on Thursday. Gough rode a beautiful race on Jeweller in the Loch Plate, timing his run to a nicety and only coming in the last furlong. The following are details of the various events :•— All Aged Stakes—Titan 1, Fortunatus 2, Hova 3. Won comfortably by three quarters of a length. Time—l.4lf. Unm*4Cei> Two-Year-Old Stakks— Kateran 1, Sola 2, The Enchanter 3. Won by a length. Time —1, I|. Place Handicap—Broken Hill 1, Cooya 2, Taupo 3. Won by a length. Time—• 2 4f. Steeplechase—Beau Brummel 1, Royal Oak % Elfie 3. Won by twelve lengths. Time~6.43£. Loch Plate. Jeweller, 9st 51b (Gough) 1 Patron, 9st 21b ... ... (Dawes) 2 Sfeernchaser, 9at3lb .. ... (Morrison) 3 On entering the straight Patron rushed to the front, followed by Jeweller, who joined issue with the leader a couple of hundred yards from home and gradually wearing him down won a great race by half a neck ; Stern chaser a length and a half away, followed by Tellus, Principle, and Gold fleef in that order. Time—3.6f. The last mile and a half was covered in 2.35. Farewell Handicap—Titan 1, Salutatioa 2, J5 3. Won by a neck. Time—l.42J.

SOUTH CANTERBURY AUTUMN MEETING.

The following nominations have been re ceived :— Timaru Hurdles ; If mile —Lupus, In vader, Rebel, Clarence, Dunmore, Freeborn, | Empire, Justice, Ivanhoe, Smuggler, Magpie. | Washdyke Welter ; 1 mile—Wheedler, j Kate Greenaway, Hydroline, NewHeadiord, B Golly, Lupus, Beach, Flinders, Starling, Lord Zetland, Victim, Beau Nash, War | rington, First King. Autumn- Handicap ; 1| miles—Captive, Galtee. Prime Warden, Frivolity, Kulnine, Lady Zetland, Inez, Exile. District Plate; 1J mil a—S'r Robert, Much Ado, Toxa, Starling, Jacob Faithful, Cumberland, Errington, Tohunga, Redwood, Miss Mary. Aqualate, Decoy. Flying Handicap ; 6 furlongs—Comrade, Kate Greenaway, Sir Robert, Warrington, Lord of Misrule, Aldershot, ihrone. Lupus, Hydroline, Lunaire, Lady Spencer, Flinders, Stramonium, Lady Zetland, Victim, Token, Rosehill Wheedler, Taranna, Lord Zetland, First King. Handicap Hurdles ; 1J mile—Lupus, Rebel, Launcelot 11., Ivanhoe, Freeborn, Empire, Dunmore, Jacob Faithful, Invader, Much Ado, Smuggler, Clarence, Justice County Plate ; 1 mile—Sir Robert, Red wood, Errington, Miss Mary, Cumberland, Aqualate, B Golly, Lancelot 11., Hvdro line, Decoy, Flinders, Toxa, Starling, Jacob Faithful, Much Ado, Wheedler, Tohunga, Throne. Lady Spencer. S.C.J.C. Handicap; 1J mile—Captive, Galtee, Lady Zetland, Frivolity, First King, Lord Zetland, Inez, Kulnine, Token, Exile, New Headford, Prime WardeD Stramonium. Stewards Stakes ; 6 furlongs—Taranna, Toxa, Kate Greenaway, First King, Beau Nash, Lord of Misrule, Lady Spencer, Lupus, Lunaire, Wheedler, Comrade, Flinders, Victim, Throne, Token, Cumberland, Lord Zetland, Galtee, Beach, New Headford, Aldershot, Starling, Hydroline, Warrington. j

IMPERIAL POLITICS

London, March 8. The Parnellites demand that Lord Rosebery shall give an assurance that he will persevere with the Home Rule Bill. March 9. Mr Herbert Gladstone has finally decided to take the Commissionership of Public Works. Lord Tweedmouth takes the Privy Seal, Lord Reay the TJnderSecretary ship for India, Mr G. "W. Russell the Under-Secretaryship of the Home Office. Mr Gardner denies that he has re tired from the Presidency of the Board of Agriculture. The Parnellites have issued a mani festo declaring that they have no con fidence in Lord Rosebery, and urging Irishmen to terminate their policy of subservience to English political parties.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

New Plymouth, March 9. During the last fonr weeks 155 tons 8 cwt 3 qrs of butter have been shipped from the breakwater en route to London. Wellington, March 9. The "Post"states that the Govern ment intend to continue the work of legal consolidation by codifying the laws in ralation to summary procedure. They are also contemplating the introduction of a circuit system among the judges in order tn prevent the possibility "of these f unc tionaries getting into local grooves, A bill will also be brought forward to define the relations between the judge and jury, establishing the position that the lormer is to confine himself to setting out the law and the latter to deciding on facts. The Land Purchase Board has had he [ fora it oilers of 5600 acre* in Canterbury, Otago, and Southland. Of this only 2CO acres have been considered worth recoup mending to Government for purchase, A serai official suggestion that Sfr Hannay, e*-Railway Commissioner, should taken into the service of the Oom« ---m'ssioners does not appear to have been taken up, as the " Post" announces to night he intends embarking in pastoral pursuits. Replies have beea received by Govern ment from other authorities to whom Colonel Fox's report was submitted. In the main they support the commandant's ! conclusions. ' Four of the big 'guns are to be shipped to the Armstrong works by the Doric on her next trip. There will be two each from Lyttelton and Auckland. TheTekoa I will take one gun from Dnnedin.

THE ANARCHISTS.

Rome, March 5 A bomb was exploded to-day outside the Italian Chamber of Deputies soon after the adjournment. Five persons were injured, but none of them are members. All the windows in the build ing and the vicinity were smashed by the force of the explosion. March 9. The bomb was timed to explode as the Deputies were leaving the Chamber but the intended slaughter was frus trated by both Houses adjourning unexpectedly. Several arrests have been made in connection with the bomb explosion outside the Chamber of Deputies. One of the men in custody is severely injured, and he is believed to be the author of the outrage. Madrid, March 11 A bomb was exploded in a church in Segovia, and killed a major in the army and the sexton of the church.

The Pacific Cable.

London, March 9. " The Times" congratulates the colonies on the distinct advance made by the Postal Conference towards the Pacific cable. It foresees a time when it will be recognised aß«indispensable for commercial and Imperial purposes. It will be the natural supplement to Mr Huddart's steam line, and enable reinforcements to be sent to Australia without using the Mediterranean, "The Times" considers the true policy of, Great Britain is to join Canada and Australia in assisting the Pacific cable, I*vdo:k, March 10. Sir Thomas Mcllwraith has had an interview with the Marquis of Ripon, during which the latter admitted the advantages both to the Mother Country and the colonies from the laying of a British cable across the Pacific. He said details as to the route would have to be arranged at the conference which is to meet at Ottawa in June. He promised that the vexed question of boundaries in Queensland and iNew Guinea would be decided in accordance with the wishes of the colonies. Per | sonally he was in favor of the com pie tion of the Queensland coast survey, but advised Sir Thomas Mcllwraith to interview the Admiralty on the subject. With reference to the last question, Sir Thomas Mcllwraith has obtained the united support of the Agents-General in case the Admiralty are reluctant to grant his request. In the course of an interview with the 'Pall Mall Gazette," Sir Thomas Mcllwraith said that he i was willing to iutroduce legislation in i the Queensland Parliament to prohibit the employment of Javanese laborers at the sugar mills, Washington, March 8. The American postal officials declare that it will be impossible to support the. Pacific cable unless it touches at San Francisco.

ROAD BOARD.



MOUNT HUIT,

The monthly meeting of the Mount Hutt Road Board was held on Thursday, March 8. Present—Messrs D, Cameron, M. I. Browne, and J. Wallace. It was decided to call for tenders for painting the buildings. Is was arranged that members of the Board should meet at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, and inspect Gunn's creek, Chapman's creek, and the auxiliary channel crossings, also the proposed pro tective works on the Alford Forest road. It was resolved tv level the storm water embankments on the Mount Hutt road, and to call attention to +he overflow of the water race on that road ; also to give the contractors for certain works notice to proceed with the work without further delay. The following correspondence was read: —From Mr J. Anderson, asking that his name might be substituted for Mr Cuth bertson on the valuation roll—Agreed to. From the Returning Officer, Ashburton district, asking for the use of the office as a polling booth on March 21—Granted. From the County Engineer, granting per mission to cut willows— Received. From the Ashburton County Council, forward ing copy of the Engineer's report re Pudding Hill Stream, and asking tHe Board to contribute one-third of the cost ■ of protective works—The Board decided to inspect the ground before consenting to pay. Accounts amounting to £7117s 6d were passed for payment and the Board ad journed, i

Wesleyan Conference.

Chiustchurch, March 11. At the Weoleyan Conference the com mittee on Methodist union reported—(l) Your committee is of opinion that union between the Free Methodist and Bible Christian Churches and our own is earnestly desired by the membership of all three churches, and recommends that a committee be appointed to confer further with similar committees of the two first named churches ; (2) your com mittee asks directions in regard to com municating directly with the Primitive Methodists' District Meeting, as no com mittee had been appointed by them dur itig last year; (3) your committee . also recommends that representations be made to the General Conference with a view to secure approval of the present basis, and that power be sought to consummate the union at as early a date as possible," The motion for the adoption of the report was carried on a division by 48 to (?. The following resolutions were also adopted:—(l) "That acommunicationbe prepared by the committee and forwarded to the next Primitive Methodise District Meeting, respectfully asking that the sub ject be again considered, and that the superintendent of the Wellington and Hutt circuits, with Messrs Moxham and Tiller, present the same on behalf of the conference ; " (2) " that the General Con ference be earnestly requested to take steps for the consummation of organic Msthodisfe union in the several colonies under its jurisdiction at as early a date as possible, but should not this be found possible, authority be given to any annual conference whose opinion is already matured to bring about such union within ita own territory on a fair basis j" (8) "that should it bo found practicable to hold a convention of all tne Methodist Churches in Australasia, in the city of Adelaide at or prior to the session of our General Conference, this conference is j prepared heartily to enter into the same ■ and appoints the ministers-and laymen already elected to attend the General Con ference as its representatives to the con vention. '

CABLE NEWS.

Mr Gladstone has almost recovered from his recent attack of illness, Coghin, charged with participation in the murder of Dr Cronin, was acquitted. The Oxfora crew are still favorites for the University boat race, and 5 to 2 is now laid on, The Berlin Reichstag have adopted the new commercial treaty with Russia by a majority of fifty-four votes. President Cleveland declares that he will veto the seigniorage coinage pro posals if the Senate pass them. Mr Beid suggests that Victoria should exhibit butter and other produce at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show in June. • It is expected the tariff as amended by the Finance Committee will pass ' the Senate, but raw wool will remain free. The Bill ig to come into opera tion on June 30, The Victorian Government has cabled to Lord Rosebery congratulat ing him upon his accession to office as Prime Minister of the Imperial Parlia ment. Repairs to the engines of H.M.S. | Crescent will be finished on March 13, when she will resume her voyage to Australia, The Colonial Office regards Lord j Hopetoun's case as analogous to that of the Earl of Kintore, and will grant His Excellency leave of absence if he desires to visit England, Attention has been called to the I heavy postage rates for newspapers be tween Australia and England as com pared with the rates between New Zea land and England. The Victorian Premier is opposed to a penny ocean postage rate, and thinks 2|d reasonable enough. The proposed reduction will only increase the subsi dies already paid by the colonies. I An extensive rush has set in at Wyalong, New Sonth Wales. The Warden reports that he believes it will prove «a rich permanent field. A thousand men are already on the ground. Lord Hopetoun has asked for time to communicate with his agent in Scotland before finally deciding whe ther he will resign. Lord Jtipon has acceded to his request. The Orescent returns to England after relieving the Orlando. The Crescent's cylinders broke down while the ship was still in the channel. The crew were transhipped to H.M.S; Aus tralia. The Portuguese at Teti, on the j Zambesi, inflicted a series of petty annoyances on the English workmen engaged on the telegraph line, and finished up by firing on them. The latter replied, " The Times " urges Lord Rosebery to dismiss Viscount Oxenbridpe, Master of the Horse, on the ground that his name is mixed up in the scandals in connection with tha Liberator Building Society frauds. Information has been received that the s s Duke of Westminster, which left Port Chalmers for London on January 14, has put in at St Vincent, one of the Cape Verde islands, having sustained some damage to her machi-J nery. She proceeds to Los Palmas irq the Canary islands, where repairs will be effected, 1 Professor H. A. Tubbs, who hal bften appointed professor of classics atil Auckland University College, was en tertained at a farewell gathering at Melbourne University. Professor E. A. Morris highly commended the work i Professor Tubbs bad done as Secretary of the University Extension Board. 1 Mr Justice Molesworth, judge of the court of insolvency at Melbourne, re fused an application for the release of a bankrupt estate in which the liabili ties amounted to £188,000, and the creditors had accepted a dividend of a halfpenny in the pound. His Honor said he would like to see, a law passed to prevent a man obtaining his clear ance when such a small dividend was paid until six years had elapsed,

The Bathurst Trouble.

London, March 9. The firing of the gunboats assisting the troops near Bathurst is dangerous to the land forces, owing to the scrub hiding them from view. The natives, who are armed with Martinis, are giving much trouble, March 10. Advices from the West Coast of Africa state that the British column operating against the Arab slave dealer Fodislah has captured and burned the vilkge of Gungur.

A British Reverse.

Calcutta, March 10. Colonel Maxwell's column, which has been operating against the Abors tribesmen, wat compelled to retreat after two days' hard fighting. A band of thirty rifles wnder British officers was cut to pieces by the rebels while marching to the relief of the de tachment which was defeated by the natives same days ago. March 11. It is feared that Colonel Maxwell's expedition, which consists of 400 men, is in a critical position, communication by various routes being stopped. Eews that a native detachment under British offiicers has been massacred by the rebels is confirmed.

TTE POSTAL UNION.

Sydney, March 11. Mr J. Henniker Heaton writes to the local press, stating that since the Australian colonies joined the Postal Union it frequently costs twice as much as it did previously to carry newspapers to England. He considers that it is most essential that the colonies should terminate their connection with th© Postal Union, and regain a free hand in these matters. It is a common erroFj he says, to suppose that the 2§d letter rate is due to- Australasia's* ad hesion to the Union. The reduction was conceded and in actual' operation! a year before Australia was persuaded | to join that selfish organisation, which, Mr Heaton contends, is essentially foreign, and anti-British ia its aims and methods, He trusts that the Australia** prmand people will insfefc o», the immediate, termination of an arrangement which- has bioaght no thing but worry, a.nnqyanee, and diaadk vantage to the <JoJon^e Sj without com* peasatiw worthy t&ht named 1,! '

THE ASHBURTON GUABPIAN, MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1894.



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By Royal s"Kc' letters Patent. JOSEPH FORD'S Scour and Lung Worm Mixture. THE RENOWNED SHEEP MEDICINES. J ONE drenching as per instructions will be found in most cases to be thoroughly j effectual. .  ,  ... „  ECONOMY 18 WEALTH.—True economy is attained by drenshing with *oraa Scour and Luna Worm Mixture. False eoiaomy cbee without it, and even it the sheep do not die, they would thrive infinitely better with it. HE 13 WELL PAID THAT IS WELL SATISFIED. "~~ Eiffelton, January 20, 1894. Dear Sir,— My Crossbred Lambs were suffering so badly from the Lung.worm and Scour (both), that I had forty deaths in a flock of 350. After one drenching with Fords Mixture, the 310 to my astonishment, improved beyond anything I have ever seen. Only two deaths occurred after drenching, and these two were almost dead when drenched. The Mixture paid me well and I would adv.se anyone to use it.- Wilson Croskell. — _ From Mr John Deana, the celebrated breeder ot Prize Stud Sheep.— Riccarton, February 9, 1894. Dear Sir,-In reply to your enquiry re Ford's Scour and Lung-worm Mixture, I may say that my manager at Methven used it on some of the smallest and weakest lamba we had, and thac if stopped the scour in them and they seemed benefited by the dose they had.—Yours faithfully, John Deans. Fobftfary 14 1894 Dear Sir,-Since seeing you the other day I have been going through my lambs, and find that they are beginning fco scour. Will you please send to the Riccarton railway station about the same quantity that you sent to Methven last year .-Yours faithfully, John Deans PRICE.—I s per gallon, in 2 gallon tins. Two ftillons will drench 320 Eheep. In moso cases one dose will be sufficient. P*svi«f WHomas Asftfourtoii,



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r\UR FIRST CONSIGNMENT | OP THE iWoted Health Tea TO HAND GUARANTEED ) THE i BEST VALUE i ! IM THE MARKET John Orr & Co. DON'T wash yourself. Titan Soap does the work. No rubbing. No machines. H 182 FOR WEDDING PRESENTS, ! BIRTHDAY PRESENTS, I AND PRESENTATIONS, PAY a^isjft .*9 the Jewellery Establish ment of S. Salek, WATCHMAKER and JEWELLER", \ Wfceie is to be Keen the LaPGrEST and Fl> li'dT FTOCK in the District of— SILVER AND SILVER-PLATE WARE, GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY, and Other HIGH-CLASS GOODS Suit ablef°r PRESENTS AT LOWEST PRICES. ; Wa*ch. Clock and Jewellery Repairing SPMALTST SPEOTAOLtIS to euifc all Sights.



Wanted DOLLAR CIGARETTES-31 perprek* OI MARCH" 14 AX THE BATHS WANTED.— The Women of Ashbur ton to meet in the Templar Ball, Wakarmi Road, to discuss the coining Licensing Elections, at 3 o'clock p.m., on Wednesday Next, the 14th March. 1894. 3 M) 3 HAVING tried Health Tea and found it Al, I sell it.—J. Thom*B, Produce Dealer, Havelock street. 3 104 A MEETING of the Women's Political Association will be heM in the Templar Hall at 3.45 p.m. To-morrow. 3 105 MUSIC— Miss M. Barratt is prepared to take pupils for Muaic at Mr J^mes B land's Farm, Winch more Road, Greenstreet, Terms on application. 3*85 Its I'unnny—l'aiiiijr—very, very funny WANTED Known—Tomatoes, good ripe Grapes, Plums, Apples, etc., at Mabsden a Fruit Shop, below Mitchell and Turner's. 2 109 tiictAJa ahj» \jm*mmiL,T,A. RAcii: OYSTERS and Fresh Fish of all sorts arrive evening per express at Deep Sea Fishing Co 'a Shop, Burnett street Ashburton. 2 62



1 BUY and Sell for Cash, therefore I Sell Oat Sheaf from Is 3d per sack or £2 2s 6d per ton. J. Thomas, Havelock street. DON'T Forget to send your Bicycles along to the Old Kindergarten to be repaired, at moderate rates. TIT ANTED Known.—Our Cheap *' Slippers are selling in dozens. Children's from Is, women's Is 9d. Buy one pair and you will buy more.— Mitchell and Turner, DOLLAR CIGARETTES—3d per packet GOOD afternoon, Mrs Smith. Not feeling well? Have a cup of I Health Tea 1 Nothing so invigorating : and strengthening! My word, Mrs I Brown, this is simply lovely I Whole ealo and retail at Zander's. f^\ REAT Clearing Sale of Drapery, xJT Boots, Clothing, etc., at Melford House, from 20th February to 20th Maroh.—H. C. Segers. TOaNG ! Bang 1 buug " My new sea ! -*-* son'a stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock's and, Oluo Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and all sporting materials of the first quality at J. W. Hartley's, Gun Emporium. FF your mind is troubled : nothing else JL will give the troubles so thoroughly away as Health Tea. Try it,—Henry Zander, Wholesale Agent.



DOLLAR CIGARETTES — 3d. No holders or photos.—Henry Zander, Whole ale Agen _ ON'T miss our Great Sale. For one month only, from 20ch February to 20:h March. Drapery, Clothing, Boots, etc. —H. C. Segers, Melford House. WANTED Known. — No reasonable offer will be refused for the balance of our' Summer Dresses, Millinery, and Mantles.—Mitchell and Turner. GUNS ! Guna ! Guns i My new stock _." of Guns just to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Leaders, Rifles, etc In i spection invited. No old stock to select from ab J. W. Haudlby's Sporting Repository. WANTED Known — Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Gogeles, Folders, and everything in the optical line at S. Sack's, Optician, WANTED Known—To make room for Spring Boots I will give ten per cent lor cash. Repairs dene at once cheaper than evei to stay b%d times over at J. Moisois's, Premier Bootmaker. \\ /"ANTED Known—W. H. Collier W noted four-clagp Kid Gloves, 2s i fsd, have ju3t arrived In all siz«s. np|HERE is only one quality of Health X Tea and that is the best. Ask your grocer for It, and see that you get it. — Henry Zander. Wholesale Agent. /"IHOICE Ornaments, Folding Screens, \J Own make in Ladies' and Children's Underclothing. Aprons, and Pinafores.— Mrs Alcorn, Saunders' Buildings. "TJT/ ANTED Known—The Corner is VV showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collier.



WANTED Known. —To Harvesters —Dungaree Jackets and Overalle, Harvest Hate and Shirts and Suits of all kinds, at prices to meet the times.— Mitchell & Tubnek. FIRST-CLASS Drapery, Boots, Cloth ing, etc, to be sold cheap afc Seoebs Sale, from February 20 to March 20,— Melford House. MEDICAL Coils made ?nd repaired on the shortest notice at easy prices at A. J, Walker's, Old Kinder garten. WANTED Known — That A.. J. Walker repairs Bicycles, Sewing Machines, Lawn Mowers, Medical Coils, and all descriptions of light machinery. MRS ALCORN has on sale for the Holidays a varied assortment of Toys, DoHs, Prams, Fancy Goods, and Christmas Presewfcs-^-Saundera Buildings. =VTOTICET"~So~tice i Sport for all. J3i Guns let out on hire or sold on tim? payments. Having a professioaal Gunsmith on thß premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description. Gun fitfcings in stack. Prices low.—J, W Ha&djlev, Ironmonger, etc. iF you want #rst-<slass fruit go to Ada.ms for Fig',, Tahiti, Ajicjkfcod ?nd Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, ,et£. ME .J.OKN Ma»sden, of the Railway jßcwfestall, has opened a Book and Stationer's Sfaop jtwo^oors belpw Mitchell and Turner. i?oe^s $#xil Stationery at the lowesit possible prices. B.<?o^e clpan, eompteUi, and in good order w,ill he taken in exchaag©.. pjirfiulatiog libiary.



BLASTER Cards, ami B^kjets, Fir^ / Screens, Pictures. Glass Ornaments, Christmas Cards, Cricket and Lawa Tennis Material, Photo Albums, and Frames, and hundreds of other articles &g if? bo sold at a great sacrifice for Cash 4«ring &fyfp month only at L. F. ANl> *HßWas h {2ft, Stationers' Hall. ASHBURTo¥ "Sm^^^TWj rfIHR ENTERTAINMF.NI? by' tfe?" JL Fupiis of the above will take place jLflr ST. STIf HBN J8 SCHOOLROOM oy THURSDAY, MAK<3H 15, At 2 rm. -3 10? " TINWALD. i TO LE T—Four-roomed Cottage, Situated not far from the Railway station> y. BWQOK.



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