Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1894. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Appeal Court has reserved judgment in the case of O'Brien v Stead. The Ashburton Volunteers intend holding a ball in the Oddfellows' Hall on Wednes day, June 6. Mr 0. Tucker, of South Pakaia, has been authorised to receive rates due to the County Council under the amount of £). The American Standard Oil Company and the Russian Trust have com ined to «« corner " the supply of petroleum all over the world. Henceforth, until further notice, the fine for taking tickets in railway trains when they could and should have been taken at booking stations, will be 6d instead of Is. Football practice was held in the Domaiu I yesterday afternoon. Sides were chosen, and the teams, consisting principally of second fifteen players, showed considerable improvement on their playing at the beginning of the season. The New Zealand Midland Railway Com -1 pany has offered to find the capital to finish the Springfieid-Reefton sections of the rail way, on condition of exemption from pay ment of local rates and the creation of trustees for the stock issued by the New Zealand Government. A later telegram says the capital promised to the New Zealand Midland Railway Company is £1,500,000. Messrs Friedlander Bros, advertise two clearing sales which farmers would do welt to attend. The one is at Messrs McCormick Bros., Ashburton Forks, who, owing to dis solution of partner ihip, are selling their farm, homestead, and all their stock and implements, and the other is at Mr Thomas Trevurza's, at Wakanui, who is abandoning his contracting business. A good football joke is narrated by Sir Wilfrid Lawson. Asked to become a foot j ball referee, Sir Wilfrid replied; " No, no ; I'm a man of peace, and I'm not going into that line of business; because not long since two men were coming from a football match, carrying a long pole on which was a bag. The men were asked what they had in the ba<', and their reply was, ' We've got the referee in here.'" Mr Cohen, a young gentleman who has attained a considerable amount of popularity as a comic singer, and has made himself favorably known in this capacity at a good many country concerts for local objects throughout the country, purposes giving a series of popular concerts during the winter. The first will come off on the Queen's Birth day evening, and among the parformers will be a number of Christchuroh artistes. The prices of admission will be of course nominal Whilst standing by a smithy recently 1 was much amused at a mischievous-looking urchin of some 10 or 12 years, who held a horse's head whilst the blacksmith shod the animal The horse, being a young one and restless, did not seem to enjoy the shoeing process, and plunged occasionally. The smith, who was putting on a hind Bhoe. sretting impatient, requested the boy to keep the horse quiet, whereupon the boy replied i " My end is quiet enough, guv'ner, see to yours." 1 he annual general meeting oi subscribers I to the Chertsey library was held on Tuesday I evening last in the librcry. There was a fair attendance. The following committee was elected:—Messrs D. T. Todd (Chair man), Scarlett (Secretary), H Stringfellow (Treasurer), W. and G. Stringfellow, For man, Chalmers, J. and B. Stewart, Downh and Childs. Several minor matters wer« considtred. It was arranged to have the last numbers of the " Illustrated Londoi; News" bound. When some outstanding subscriptions are collected there will be » good sum to expend in new books. In Colonel Fox* report on t' c various volunteer corps of the colony, the Geraldine corps did not receive favorable notice, anc were amongst those whom he recommendeo for disbandment. This greatly discouragec those who took an active part in the Volun teer movement in Geraldine, and has endec m the disbandment of the corps. On Mon day evening the members met in the Volun teer Hall, and Captain Pearpoint, who pre sided, made a brief speech, in which h< stated why the men had met, namely, U disband, owing to the shortness of th« men required for constituting a good corps. At the Lyttelton Stipendiary Magistrate'i Court yesterday morning, Mr R. Beethanij S.M., gave judgment in the case of Collectoi of Customs v. Thomas Griffiths, engineer oi s.a. John Anderson. This 'case was hearc on April 25, when the accused was charged, under section 210 of the Customs Laws Consolidation Act, 1885, with having know' , -bored uncustomed goods, A fin* mgly ha. was mad* lof £100 was impu. F\ .  „ on behalf of the defendant * *»*• *l»*ni reduced, on the ground that he was .. working man dependent on his wages for a living. The magistrate, after hearing evidence on the point, said that he was quite satisfied the fine would not come out of defendant's pocket and he therefore declined to make any reduction. On Wednesday evening the annual general meeting of the Chertsey Cemetery Board was held. Present—Messrs R. Campbell (Chairman), P. Murphy, J, Copland, J. Stringfellow senr., T. Childs and J. Downie. Mr Murphy was accorded a hearty vote of thanks for the tree planting done by him last Arbor Day. The Chairman stated that there was a balance to the Board's credit of £4 0s 3d. Mr Campbell offered voluntarily to resign his position as Chairman so that another member might take a turn at the position, but at the request of the members he was induced to retain his position. Mr Stringfellow spoke of the predicament Chertsey would be in if the Road Boards distributed the cemetery funds as had been lately proposed ; for Chertsey cemetery was between three districts. It was unanimously agreed ' That the distribution of cemetery funds should remain in the hands of the County Councils as at present.' A remarkable career was recently closed in Denver, Colorado, by the death of ,f Billy Deutsch. Twenty-one years he bought for £200 the well-known play of " The Mighty Dollar" and, thanks to the ability of the late W. J. Florance, during the next five years made out of this investment of £200 a sum said to exceed £25,000. With this money he took to gambling. Fortunate in his gambling ventures, he travelled about the Continent in royal fashion, with his retinue of servants, horses, carriages, and & party oi friends, scattering his money right and left. In a year his winnings all dis appeared, and he once more had recourse to the gambling table, first at Monte Carlo and then in Paris. Success again crowned his efforts, and he returned to the United States with a cash capital of £100,000 Two years ago he brake down in health, his money took wings, and charity was asked to put him in a sanatorium. Consumption developing, money was raised to send him to Colorado, where he died.

Loan and Mercantile.

.London, May 8. The Judge has again invited counsel - for the Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's directors, to address the Court and supply additional evidence. They are considering whether they will take advantage of the ofter. May 9. The Right Hon, A. J. Mundella declines to resign from the Ministry on the ground that Judge Williams' statement is not a judgment. The "Daily Chronicle" says the excuse is not sufficient, and he ought to resign.

CORRESPONDENCE

We do not hold ourseives responsible tor the opinions exptessed by our correspondents.)

RANGITATA LICENSING ELEC TION.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—l see by the report in the "Christchurch Press" of the last meet ing of the Ashbnrton County Council, , that after the Returning Officer's ex penses at late election had been under discussion, Councillor Harper suggested that the handsome sum of 30d should be paid to each deputy, and "that the balance should be settled attar." Now, sir, with your permission, I will jot down the work that had to be done for this handsome remuneration.. On the afternoon before the electon, each of the deputies had to drive to the Hinds (in many cases sixteen to twenty miles from his booth), signhis declaration, count his ballot papers and give a receipt for same, see that all that was requisite was in his ballot box, and drive up to his booth. On the morning of the election, he opened the booth at nine o'clock and closed it at six p m., after which he had to count the two sets of ballot papers, make up his papers, etc, into some seven or eight parcels (in accordance with in structions in the Act), tape and seal them and write on the cover of each parcel a long rigmarole as to what it contains, and sign them, with date and name of booth, he had also to fill up sundry forms, to which he had to put his signature and those of his poll clerk and the scrutineers. This red tapeism took nearly two hours, The deputy had then to drive back to the Hinds, and check over his roll with a clerk at the head booth, the last one getting finiehed about 3 a.m. Now I would like to ask Councillor Harper if he would like to do the work, and perhaps have to hire a trap, for £110 a. I fancy net.—l am, etc.. Deputy.

Curious Discovery in Tibet.

A "LIFE OP CHRIST."

A new Life of Jesus Christ has been discovered In a monastery of Tibet by a Kus&ian traveller, and has just been translated into French. This book of Jesus Christ is held in no less rever ence by certain Buddhists than the Rig-Veda by the Brahmins. It is in the eyes of the Lamas a canonical book. M. Nicholas Notovitch, travel ling in Tibet, heard in a monastery that the Buddhists knew and honored the prophet Issa. Certain particulars of the life of Issa forced upon him the conviction that this prophet was Jesus Christ. He discovered that the book was in the convent of Hemis, and in vain tried to buy it. However, he broke his leg one day, was nursed at the convert, and M. Notovitch was enabled to make a translation of the book, which is in the Pali language. The following is a brief summary of this translation :—"lssa was born in Israel. His parents were poor people belonging by birth 'to a family of ex alted piety which forgot its former greatness on earth to magnify the Creator and thank Him for the misfortune with which He was pleased to try them.' From his childhood he preached the one God. On coming of age at thirteen,, instead of marrying, according to custom, he fled from his father's house and went with merchants to Sindh. At fourteen he was living among the Aryas. He visited Juggernaut, Rejagriha, and Benares, where he leaint to read and understand the Vedas. But one day he broke away from the Brahmins. He denied the divine origin of the Vedas and the incarnation of Para Brahma. In Visma the white priests threatened his life. He took refuge with the Gowtamides, learnt Pali, and in six months was initiated into the mysteries of pure Buddhism. Then he went westward, preaching sigainst idols. In Persa he opposed the religion of Zoroaster, but he was persecuted by magicians and f|ed. He was twenty nine years of age when hp returned to Judea. He at onpe began to preach, but his popularity alarmed Pontius Pilafce c fott&v suminqned priests and learned m^ *9. try Issa This tribunal examined Issa, ftW* Pro nounced him to be innocent. ItSac6tl tinued to speak to the people, inculcit ing obedience to Caesar and respect for womankind, but spies whfsh Pilate had set to watch him sent dis quieting reports on the enthusiasm" of the multitude, and the Governor, fearing a mutiny, caused Issa t@ be imprisoned, tortured, and tried before the Sanhedrin with two thieves, False witnesses were bribed this time. The Governor then called the witness who at the bidding of his master Pilate had betrayed Issa. This man came, and, speaking to Iwa, said, • Did you not claim to be King of Israel when you said that the Lord of Heaven had sent you to prepare His people f And Issa, having blessed him, said,« You shall be forgiven, because what you say does not aome from your heart.' Ind turning to the O^srernor, Issa j said : ' Why humble your prida $nd teach your inferiors to live io false hood, since even without that you are able to condemn an innoeeat man f At these words the Governor fell into a rage and ordered thedeath of Issa ? while he discharged the two thieves. The iudges, having deliberated, said t© Pilate, ' We will not take upon our selves the great sin of condemning an innocent mat and of absolving two thieves, a thing contrary to our laws. Do, therefore, as you piewse/ Having thus spoken, the priests and wise men. went out and washed their hands in «. holy vessel, saying, 'We are innocent of the death of a just man. 3 Issa and the two thieves were crucifiedj but the third day Issa's sepulchre was found open and empty, 'i I

Literature.

A brother of the Rev. G. B. Inglis of our town has written a book*—not the first time either by many, for the nom-de-plunie " Maori" is well known in the Australias, and anything appear ing under it is read with avidity and enjoyed to the full. Against his name in the great list of literary efforts of which human beings have been guilty have to oe placed the titles of some of the grandest works in the art of descriptive writing of which this highly literary century can boast, and if there is a man in the islands of New j Zealand who has not read " Sport on the Nepaul Frontier," or " Tent Life in Tiger Land/ then we can only say that he does not love his gun as he ought to do, but his love for the rifle will be largely increased, the true spirit of sport greatly nourished within him, and the manliness of his nature greatly strengthened by an enjoyment of the treat which is in store for him in a perusal of these and other works of this most amiable Scotch Australian. We started off by saying that Mr James Inglis (the brother referred to) had written a book. "When our readers have read the culls we make from the book, they will readily understand that, though we wrote the first sentence of our notice in a joyous strain, it was not that kind of joyousness that Job would have felt when he said "Oh that mine adversary would write a book!"—had his unkind wish been gratified. Mr James Inglis is a mem ber of the Upper House of the New South Wales Legislature, Chairman of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce, and ,we dare say has a host of other offices of importance that we need not hunt up. We have to deal with him just now in his capacity of author of the neat little volume before us. It has been sent to us for review, and we have gone through it carefully. It is no use sailing uader false colors, and the reviewer at once tells his readers that he is of about the same age as the author, was brought up in the same county iv which the scene of most of the stories told in the book is laid, knew the stalwart Christian hero (by " ken mark " only though) who is the central figure of the book, has covered every foot of the ground, and though most of the stories are familiar to him, and his knowledge ©f the country and most of the old people mentioned fairly close, has found something new in every tale of the book, something to cause a fresh burst of laughter in every page, and cause as every chapter was devoured to say—the reading of this book makes one feel that he is reading the work of a true man, and one is all the better a man for the acquaintance this book gives him with the author. We shall have little more to say about the author, and shall quote instead copiously from the book, feeling that the quaint stories we cull will make the review of it far more readable than anything we could say in its praise. In his preface, the author says:— My father was one of the heroes of the Disruption movement (the mos£tnent which separated the Free from the Established Church of Scotland in 1843) and the main motif of this book is to show what be did and suffered in these times for conscience' sake] I am hopeful, however, that my book maj appeal to a wider circle of readers, namely, all who are interested in the old homelj rural life of Scotland. I have tried to givt glimpses and sketches of many of the quaini customs, the curious oddities of style anc dress, theold-fashioned habitudes of thought, and the strongly marked individualities oi .he older generation, which are fast vanish ing before the breath of 80-nalled moden progress. I humbly trust that my descrip tions of the glen, the village, and country town life ; the school games and schoolboj rhymes, the rural industries, the queei characters, the humorous episodes, th« peculiar institutions, the intellectual and religious outlook of the older generation, etc., etc, —may interest the general reader. It would please us hugely, as we know it would please our readers, had we space to give the whole work, but that would not be fair to the gifted author, but we will give as many extracts as we can from this almost inexhaustible mine of Scottish story. The book is entitled "Oor Am Folk, being Memories of Manse life in the MearnSj and a Crack Aboot Auld Times." There is an abundance of good stories enshrined in its 274 pages, but we can only give a few. Here they are at hap hazard, and our readers—the Scotch ones more particularly—can procure the book for themselves, and read the hundreds more—all good, and very many better than those, we have room for. Mr Inglis has more than one story to tell of good Dr Guthrie, who often came into the Glen, where the Inglises resided, and recounts, moreover, some good yarns told by the DofitQfr—" Lang Tarn Guthrie "he was caUed by fcbe v}Uas|Bcs ? Here |s one, Doctor Gluthrie used to tell a story of a hypochondriac minister who became a per fect nuisance to his brethren by perpetually wailing and moaning about his approaching demise. Stirling happened to be his native town, and ha was always talking about going home to die. 4-t lengfch jt sp happened that he had occasion to visit the ancient city of his birth, and having made a good break fast, he proceeded to call upon a clerical brother—an old friend, who knew his weakness well. From pure custom, the hypochondriac took up his usual plaint, and began tp expatiate upon his ailments till he fairly *f scuongrt >" his patient auditor "Ah," he quei?uiou3ly piped, «fyou Jfiiow what a sufferer 1 am. You know I am dying. I have just come to Stirling to lay down my bones." The other's patience being fairly exhausted, he snapped out, " Oh, man, you're in a Men's hoose; jisfcuse yer liberty. Dee and be dune wi' it." The Scotch q,ve gfaen to com menting upon matters S.crfptural, and upon religious topics gener ally w|ith a naive freedom, which,; although bordering sometimes on the irreverent, is certainly most pomical. Mr Inglis, has some excellent stories to illustrate this national peculiarity. He relates how an old bed-ridden man was being read to by a sister of the Rev John Brown, the genial author of that charming book ' Rab and his friends,' She had chosen the narrative of the splendour of Solomon's Court, When (says Mr laglfg) sjje came to that part of the story which relates fche great number of Solomon's wives, &c, much to her astonishment, the old bed ridden ciipple ma ifested, for the first time, some appear ance &l awakening interest, and, slowly

turning round to the surprised lady, with a dicker of humor in his laded eye?, he said in a very shaky voice, ' Eh, Mias Brown, what great preevileges thae Auld Testament saints mann hae enjoyed.' Oa another occasion, a minister visiting a parishioner on his death bed, happened to choose that episode in the history of Joseph which relates to the wiles and blandishments of that now notorious character, Mrs Potiphar. The minister was surprised to see that his listener was posi tively shaking with suppressed laughter, and administered a very stern reproof, asking also for an explanation of such un seemly behaviour. The sick man managed to subdue his mirth, and feebly piped out, grinning the while, and dividing his words by hastily stifled chucklings: ' I canna help it, sir—f canna help it, the thocht just struck me that if it hed bin auld David the Psalmist, feth he wadna hae bin sac blate * (bashful)! Another "meenister" story told by Mr Inglis has, he thinks, been told before by Dean Ramsay. However, it will be new to many of our readers. A worthy minister in the Highlands had mounted a sod wall to address the reverently expectant crowd of plaided hearers ranged on the heather in front of him. Unwittingly to himself, he had taken his stand on an anta* or emmets' nest, and in the fervor of his exhortation he disturbed the serenity of the busy little colony of black, biting •heasties' underneath his feet. Out they sallied in an angry swarm, and rapidly began to attack the intruder, running up his legs and swarming under his pantaloons. The poor minister, not; comprehending the situation, but keenly conscious of the hostile activity of the enraged colony, grew pale and red by turns, and, no longer able to main tain his equanimity, blurted out to the amazed congregation 'Ma dear brethr«n, I may hae the word o' God in ma mooth, .tut I believe the vera deil himsel's gotten intill nu breeks.' He had ta beat an ignominious retreat and leave the dyke in full possession of the anta. . The above story reminds Mr Inglis of a good yarn about a shepherd named Sandy Murray, ' who dearly loved to engage in a long philosophical, theological discussion with his lenient master, who patiently humored his little weaknesses. One day old Sandy opened the conversation by saying :— •Yell mind sir, the story o'the ninety and nine sheep in the wilderness ?' ♦ Ay ! fat o* that,' said the master. " Shepherdin' maun hae been gey (very) different in thae days.' •Yes?' ' Ay, I've often thoucht that the man that gaed after the lost sheep maun hae haen a fine dowg tae get back the sheep tae the flock efter he'd fand him. An'then in the wilderness, I tak' it that jist meant the hill side?' • Ob, no doubt.' 1 Humph! What sort of a scatter wad he find when he cam' back for the ninetyand nine, eh ?' They were uncommonly fond of their • wee drappie,' these sturdy Scotsmen of the forties, many of them indeed far too fond of it, and ' whusky' stories are very plentiful in • Oor Am Folk' a fact, however, which will not materially lessen the popularity of the volume with those who hail from ' beyont the Tweed." Here for instance is a ' pawky' story of one Johnpy Baxter, of Montrose. He, poor fellow, was a victim, alas only too willing a victim, to a most incurable thirst. His wife was very ill, and the doctor pre scribed some stimulant for her. Johnny was sent out for a bottle of whisky, but on the way home temptation proved too Bt/ong for him, so strong indeed that he took so many ' wee drappies ' out of the bottle that the whole of the contents were absorbed, and Johnnie reached his cottage most lamentably and unmistakably ' fou.' Soon the doctor came back and asked Johnnie, ' Weel, Johnnie, did ye get your wife the stimulant I ordered !' 'Ou, ay,' said Johnnie with a hiccough, ' I got the steemulent. * Ay, but did ye adnvnister it ?' said the doctor. Then Johnnie, with a fine outburst of drunken candour, said. * Weel, as fac's deith, Docter, I got the whusky for her, but ye see ye tell't me she couldna last till morning, and that naething would dae her ony quid, so I jist thocht it's a peety tae waste sjuid whusky, and so, doctor ' (this with a sigh), • I jtst took the drappie masel'; but he hastened to add, seeing a look of strong disgust in the doctor's face, ' I gied her the hooch o't' (i.e. the smell of it). ; Alas, even some of the • meenisters' them selves were not above dallying with • whusky' delights, and Mr Inglis tells a good yarn of a moat humorous response of a bibulous carrier to his minister, the latter having delivered himself ot certain admoni tions as to the iniquity of whisky drinking. The minister in question, who, says Mr Inglis, was in truth rather fond of a dram himself, and whose nasal organ bore ample testimony to the frequency of his libations, received the quite unexpected and rather, disconcerting reply. ' Weel meenister, there are mair broon p:g3 comes tae the manse than tae ony ither hoose i' the parish.' The rather crest-fallen cleric, adds Mr Inglis, had nothing more to say, add in his con science he was forced to acknowledge the truth of the old cirrier's rejoinder. As Mr Inglis explains, for the benefit of the ignorant Southron ' a broon pig' is a 'grey beard' or a * demijohn.' A somewhat similar story, which is not new, but which is well worth re-teliing, runs thus, ' John,' said a minister to one of his flock * you should become a teetotaller—you have been drinking again to-day.' ' Did you never take a'wee drop yoorael, sir V inquired John. 'Ah, but John, you mußt look at your circumstances and name.' ' Vera true,' quoth John, ' but sir, can you tell me how the streets of Jerusalem were keepib sac clean?' 'No John, I cannot tell you that.' 'Weel sir, it was first because everyone kqepit his am door clean,' replied John with an air of triumph J/ohn was never catechised after th,a> We have covered a lot of space al ready with extracts, and would like to cover some mo»*e if we could afford it, but we must close with two more. "A citigen of Newburgh boasted that • mair stage coaches gaed through Newburgh in a day than cam' tae Perch in a week' This put the champion of the • Fair City' on his mettle, and, swelling out his chest with conscious dignity, he rather pompously de livered what he considered a clinnher. 'Ah,' said he, ' but oor Provost gangs aboot wi' a chain.' c Dis he?' drily responded the other, • Awe®l, we }at Qora gang about j iovpse.'" . ' . ! Here is a new story, somewhat abbrevi ated, about bo less a person than Her Majes y the Queen. One day when she wag standingsketching in the road near Balmoral, a flock of sheep approached. Her Majesty being intent on her work., did not move. A boy in ohavge of the sheep shouted in a sten torian voice ' Stan oot o' the road, 'oman, and lac the sheep gae by,' and again ' Fat are ye stan* in'therefor? Gang oot o' that and lat the sheep pass !' On being told by a semewhat horrified attendant ' That's the Queen,' the boy looked aston'shc', and after recovering his senses, said with great aim, plicfty 'The Queen! Od, fa£ way disaaehe pit on olaeg that fault can ken her by?'

THE ARGENTINE.

London, May 9. The report of an outbreak oi insur* rection in the Argentine Republic is not confirmed, but a commercial panic has occurred in the capital, and this fact has probably given rise to the other rumour. During the last few ,days failures in business firms in Buenos Ayres, representing in the aggregate the sum of four million pounds, have been announced, and latest advice 3 state that several more bankruptcies are imminent.

LABOR.

Vienna, May 8 A thousand bricklayers attacked the aon-lTnionists in Vienna. The police dispersed the rioters by the use of clubs and swords, and arrested the leaders. Washington, May 9. Goxey, Brown, and Jones, theleaders of the great unemployed agitation, have been committed for trial for violating the statutes relating to the Oapitol, but have appealed to a higher Oourt. The police shot several of Coxey's army for boarding a train in Washington State, (Received May 10, 11.35 a.m.) Sydney, May 10 The Labor Electoral League has drawn up a modified pledge which can j didates will be required to take. The Parliamentary party has had it under consideration and has deferred its deci sion. A hundred and twenty boot factory hands have struck

"New Australia."

London, May 8. Mr Pope, a former resident of Adelaide, writing to Sir J. C. Bray from Buenos Ayres, under date April 12, reports thac the John Currie had just arrived from Paraguay with news that Gilbert Casey was heading a movement to remove Lana from the leadership of the New Australia settle ment. The letter also states that the people who went to the Gonzalez colony in December are starving, and that a second batch of twenty men have left the settlement owing to the pressure of the agrarian interest.

CABLE ITEMS

Count Talleyrand-Perigord has re imbursed the money he obtained by forged bills, and has been released. The Boers are preparing to wage war against a number of native chiefs for refusing to pay taxes and defying the Government. During the past two days seventeen decrees nisi under the new divorce laws have been granted in New South Wales on the ground of desertion. A rich gold reef has been struck ia the centre of the township of Wyalong. It is supposed to be a continuation of the original reef discovered there. A fire in the navy yard in Bermuda Island destroyed the armoury, but blue jackets from the war ship in the harbour managed to save the magazine. The damage is estimated at £100,000. In the New South Wales Legislative Assembly the Colonial Treasurer stated that he would next week introduce a Bill to compel companies working mines in the colony to be registered ia the colony, The British East Africa Company have withdrawn the offer to transfer their rights to the Imperial Govern ment, as the establishment of a British protectorate over Uganda enhances the value of the territory under the Com pany's control. The "Daily Chronicle" is afraid that the hoisting of the British flag at Wadelai may ha accepted by the Mahdists as a deliberate challenge to try their strength with the intruders, Sir E. Grey, Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Office, says the British troops were not ordered to occupy Wadelai.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Received May 10, 10.5 %.m.) AUSTRALIAN BUTTER. London, May 9. Mr Baird has assisted in forming a co-operative scheme among the Lanca shire and Yorkshire salesmen, who undertake to distribute Australian butter, and return part of the proceeds as a bonus to the producers.

AUSTRALIAN.

CHOLERA.

Mblboukkb, May 9. The Portuguese Consul has received a cable denying that the outbreak in Lisbon s true cholera.

ALLEGED MURDER.

Howakt, May 9. A man named Chandler, his wife and daughter, and another woman, have been committed for trial lot tn& wilful murder of a man named Badd r who, when intoxicated, insulted the women. ft v

SCURVY.

, Perth, May 9. The barque Ganymede has arrived at Fremantle with the crew stricken down by scurvy. Two of them died after landing.

COOLGARDIE

The Government official says there is no cause for anxiety in regard to the food supplies at Coolgardie, but farther increase of the population at present is not desirable. (Received May 10, 11.35 a.m.i

EARTHQUAKES.

Syeney, May 10. Severe earthquake shocks were ex perieoced at Mount Hope and Enaba long. At the latter they lasted ten seconds.

SILVER ORE.

A very promising discovery of silver ore has been made in the Australian Consols mine at Broken HilK' The indications are similar to those preced ing the sensational find of 1891.

VICTORIAN TRADE.

Melbourne, May 10. The imports in April decreased by £11,300 and the exports by £110,000,

QUEENSLAND FINANCE.

Brisbane:, May 10. Government are hopeful that the income and expenditure will balance this jear. Should there be & deficit! it will not be more than £20,000.'

TASMANIA POLITICS.

Hobakt, May 10. The programme of the new Ministry has been issued. It is intended to re duce the annual expenditure to £800,000, to amalgamate the post and telegraphic services, and probably to reduce the votes for defence, technical education, and the university. No Bills are proposed and the session will be wholly devoted to financial matters,

THE A&aBUR'IOA WABDIAN THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1894.



■C. J. NEILL AND CO. ARE COMPELLED to REALISE, and OONBIQUEN TLY AXE SELLING AT LESS THAN COST PBICE, DRESS GOODS Is 3i>, REDUCED to 6|d NEW IRItSS TWEED, ONLY 6Jo HEAVY UNBLEACHED SHEETING 2yds WIDE, REDUCED to 9|d MEN S TWEED SUITS 14s 6o BOYS' TWEED SUITS 3s Up MEN'S COLONIAL MADE BLUCHERS 4s 11d MEN S COLONIAL MADE, NAILED SHOOTERS 7s 110 LADIES* SHOES, All Sizes, Now 4s 11b We Mil at Blare Cash DON'T FORGET WE ARE SLAUGHTERING EVERYTHING. G. J. Neill and Co/s FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER ""CHRISTCHUROH TO THE EKONtT Look! What Is This? WHY Groceries Lower Than Ever, i"\UR MR AS FLETCHER, having bought large lines at a Low Rate will ffer to the Publio of Ashburton and surrounding district these Goods— net Bankrupt Stock but Fresh GoDds-direob from the Manufacturer, Peruse the following Prioe List:— Fine Sago 2d per lb-71b Is *me Tapmc* 2d per lb- Best Japan Bice 2id per lb- slb for ls Split Peas 2d pe* ib~7lbfo«JLs ffir Kalins 51 P ;r 10-12lb for 4s lid New New Sultanas 61 per lb-IMb for 4, lid £? n S?SiS^ir7W Fine Salt 5i 4d per owt bag Bryants Safety Matches, 7sa Oream of Tartar (pure) 1, 21, par lb Whitning Id t er lb-12lb lid fofl ß New Dates 6£d per lb -Sib for ls Y&IZX *$*** " Plaid Vestas 4id per doz -12 packets, 4s 4d Bakin? Powder 91 per lb Btoctri* Candles si I per lb-ftlb, fti 5d for°ls 4d^ P Vmegat 6d p« btf*. Is 04 per gallon SL™ "% *" Finest Coffee, ground on the premisas la 4d, Is 6s; the best Is 8d per lb. REMEMBER M „,,_ uIITrt - M ' PATRONISE THE OS"E WHO BROJGKT DOWN THE PRICES. FL.i:ruH2ir"BROS.. CASH supply stores; EAST STREET, ASHBURTOS. x THE BKSr HOUSE IS .. / v\ TOWS / ' • > x X <y / \•>\ X V X \ \ X X \ \> X X \ * \ / / X X X f^V X \ f% \ X >£^ X ? \ C 0 V X Q *« \ \ X A «> X ' & ■« \ X V* X s » PX iiV X\ SB" / y / \ ™ sd *** x 1 X x * C 2 -* x x *. \ o »• X »^* X •x* X r« •^ / «# X % n \ /-$ / \\\ x x \ y^ \ / i^ y / \ * X X "V X X \ X «.> X \ \ X X \ \ X 4^ X \ "^x \ x jTv^ x \ YJ* \ X V* / X "^>> \ X -^ X \ \ C V X LINOLEUMS, \ T / FLOOR CLOTHS, \ y' ETC., ETC. X. TW- X W TW EAL A N D.l NOTICE < lOflllilir. FilCtory 'j\ Shooting or Trespassing SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. j with do^ or Sun uPon Winchmore Estate .1 > E WISH to dTw your attention to WiU be P^ECUTED. V 1 the Specially LOW PRICES of k 4 212 ROBT W HART our Hiah-clase Goods. —- —- —■ '- '_ ( 4 00D afternoon, Mrs Smith. Not M^ur All Wool Tweed Suits, our own l. ' f^ lm ß well? Have a cup of m*ke, 28 s9d ( Tea ! Nothing* so invigorating Men's All Wool Tweed Trousers, our own and strengthening 1. My word, Mrs m *ke, 9s 6d Brown, this is simply lovely Whole Men's All Wool Tweed Orercoitr, our s*le and retail at Zander's. own make, 29.* 6i ~~ ™~~* ~~ —-—-~ • Boots. Boots. Boots. 8> Balek ' WATCHMAKER and JEWELLER. TRY US FOR A PAIR. THE LEADING~HOUSE FOR FOR PRETTY and UNIQUE GENTLEMEN'S MERCERY. WEDDING PRESENTS, We keep all the leading lines. New BIRTHDAY PRESENTS, Shapea in Htrd Hats. The latest in Soft and Frame Hats. Boy&' Caps from 61 and PRESENTATIONS. ach „ * ■—■— DOtTf PASS THIS BY. |Nt>PEOTION ** invited of the « , m . t ti pi I FINEST AND LARGEST STOCK in the Mend Trousers to meamefrom 14s Oi >-*.^^*, m Colonial *I weed. District, at the WATERPROGFGOQDS. JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT Men's, Touths', and Ladies' OP The number wa hive s Id this season is a guarantee tint we keep the genuine §. SAL EX* article. The •' BISMARK "Sewing Machine is SPECTACLES to suit all sights, lly to he bad at tho New Zaalund Cloth- _« ai Factory. The Cheapest and Best Sight Testing a Specialty. Midline in the World. On tima pay- —- wenta 2^61 per week. WATCH AND CLOCK repairs at lIALLENS_EINBRO^ LOWEST Christchuroh prices ALEX bENDHY. Manager. I SAIIgFAO noM GUARANTEED



Wanted | I^QUND, Brass Cap of a Buggy. Apply > R. R. Browne, Longbsrach Coach | Stables. "5 95 ) P;G Keed—A few tons damaged fl ur | for sale, cheap. -John Orr. 090 " ANTED, Cyclist to~call andTsee The Model Racing Machine for ! 1895, on view for few day?. —H.M. Jones. UXKD fttatiouery "plaiii and fancy ; Account and Letter Books, Clips, Files, Letter Balances and office re quisites.—H. M. Jones. WANTED Known—Stephens Bros. ask that all their Accounts be paid at the shop to Mr R. J. Shearman. All accounts not paid by the 10 h wil b > placed in the hands of a collector.—H. H. Stephens for Stephens Bros. 5*25 WANTED Known-The Cheapen House in town for First-class Millinery and Drapery is H. C. Skgers, Mcl ford House. __^___ VISIT the Sale. Trimmed Millinery going at any price Ladles' Under clothing reduced to 20 per cent, below cost.—Arcade House. 4 64 MRS ALCORN has on sale for he Holidays a varied assortment of Toys, Dolls, Prams, Fancy Goods, and Christmas Presents—-Saunders Buildings. fIT AN TED Known-Before boy ing YV your Hats come and see our Stock. Greatest variety to choose from in Ashburton. All marked very Cheap. - H. C. Shgkes, Melford House. BOYS' three garment long trouser Suits for 10s. Men's Colonial made nailed Shooter Boots at 7s 6d per pair at R. Alcorn's sale, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. 1115 . RUSHED Oats, 5s per sack. Al \J kinds of Farm and Mill Produce cheap for eash.—J. Thomas, Havelock [street. ._______^_____-________— WANTED Known. — Men s Tweed Suits 15s 6d, Men's Tweed Trousers 7s lid, Mens 1 Strong Flannellette Bhirts 2s 6d, Mens' and Boys' Boots and Shoes greatly reduced.—Arcade House. 465 11 r Aft TED Known—For Stylish and W Fashionable Jackets, marked Cheap, go to H. C. Skgers, Melford House. WANTED Known. — Embroideries from Id a yard, Corsets 3s lid,, Ladies* Ulsters from4s lid, Ladies' Gloves four pair for Is, Kid Gloves four buttons Ib 6d.- Arcade Housa. 63 IF you want first-class fruit go to Adims for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, eto. ANx'ED, Everybody to use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. fl. Zander, Sole Agents 11 WANTED Known-L W Pants 3s lid, Flannel Shirts 3s 9d, Worsted Socks 6d per pair.—Arcade Hous« 425 OYSTERS and Fresh Fish of all sorts arrive evening per express at Deep Sea Fishing Co's Shop, Burnett street Ashburton 2 62 OTANTED Known—All goods in Show » ▼ Rojm to be slaughtered at any price.—Arcade House. 4 28 TT7HAT is most essential to a tea VV drinkar's happiness '( Why, Health Tea, aud don't you forget it. Henry Zander, Wholeeale Agen\ WANCED Known—Tomatoes, good ripe Grapes, Plums, Apples, etc., at MarsdensFruit Shop, belo*r Mitchell and Turner's. 2 109 iTr AN TED Known—The whole of the » T stock to be sacrificed by order of the Purchaser, Arcade House. 4 2o* \\. ANTED Known—The Corner is W showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collier. _____ \XTANTED Known — Men's strong ▼ » Tweed Suits from 16s 6i ; shirts from 2s 61.—Arcade House. 4 24 WANTED Known. — For Millinery, Mantles, Jacket*. Ulsters., and Macintoshes, Ladies' and Children's underclothing, try Mitchell & Tubnbk. WAN ED Known—Ladies are invited to inspect the Novelties in our Dress Department and Show Room without being pressed to buy.—Mitchell and Turner. ANTED Known — Spectacles, £ye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical me at 8. S4LEKS, Optician Ttta P -h'* brings most light and v r -"St homes is Titan hope to poo. J Soap .__ , TEN Crates —New goods from Il„ manufacturers in R. Alcorn's sale. Tea sets for six persons, 9s 6d ; 40 piece Tea Sets frcm 15s; Bedroom ■seta from Bs. Large coloured band and gilt, very handsome, 19s 6d. SALE now on— White Calico 2s lid per doz.ni, Towels 2s 6d per dozen, Lace, Curtains from Is lid per pair, ac Arcade House. 4 27 CIHOICE Ornaments, Folding Screens, J Own make in Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pinafores.— Mrs Alcorn, Saunders' Buildings. T^TOTICE 1 Notice! Sport foTalL W Guns let out on hire or sold on tim 9 payments. Having a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description. Gun fittings in stock. Prices low.—l. W. Hardley, Ironmonger, etc. WANTED Known—Special line of Gents' Regatta Shirts, all sizes, with or without collars, 2s 6d.—W. H. Collier. WANTED Known.—Cheviots, Hop sacks, Diagonals, Fast Dye Serges, Tweeds and Fancy Dresses, &c , with Trimmings to match at Mitchell and Turner's. WANTED Known—To make room for Spring Boots I will give ten per cent for cash. Repairs dene ab once cheaper than evel to stay bad times over at J. Moison's, Premier Bootmaker. aUNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock of Guns just to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Leaders, Rifles, etc. In spection invited. No old stock to select from at J. W. Hardley's Sporting Repository. BANG ! Bang \ Bang \ My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock's and, Cluo Cartridges. Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and aU sporting materials of the first quality at J. W. Hardley's, Gun Emporium. HIASTER Cards, and Booklets, Fire tV Screens, Pictures. Glass Ornaments, Christmas Caids, Cricket and Lawn Tennis Material, Photo Albums, and j Frames, and hundreds of other articles are to be sold at a great sacrifice for Cash during this month only at L. F. AKJJKBWfis & Co, Stationers' Hall.



HEALTH TEA is free from the tannin so prevalent in other teas. It is recommended by the Medical Faculty in the United Kingdom and Australia all Grocers keep It.



Oor Am Folk, befDg M9h,oi% of Manse Life in the Mearu?, and a crack aboot auld tinges, \,y James lngli?, " Maori." D. Douglas, Ddiubuvgb, 1894, Pi-ice,



For the past quarter of a century there has been one continuous flow of letters bearing testimony to the truly wonderful cures effected by Clarke's World-f»med Blood Mixture, the finest Blood Purifier that science and medical skill have brought to light. Sufferers from Scrofula, Scurvy, Bad Legs, Skin and Blood Diseases, Pimples and sores of any kind are solicited to give it a trial to test its value. Sold, everywhere, at 2s 9d per bottle. Beware of worthless imitations aa<i substitute*. 8)