Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1894.

None of the satirists of party warfare have said anything about it so damning as an extraordinary eulogy of it party recently pronounced by Senator FOLvr cs. Ingalls, of Kansas, from which we take the following : —" Tha purification of politics is an iridescent dream. Government is force. Politics is a battle for supremacy. Parties are the armies. Ihe decalogue and the golden rule hava no place m a political campaign. The object is success. To defeat the antagonist and expel the party m power is the purpose. In war it is lawful to deceive the adversary, to hire Hfessians. to purchase mercenarips, to mutilate, to kill, to destroy. The commander who lost a battle through the activity of his moral nature would be the derision and jest of history. This modern cant about the corruption of polUica is fatiguing m the extreme. It proceeds from the tea custard and syllabub dilettanteism, the frivolous and desultory sentimentalism of epicenes."

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

J Mr Stead's 'If Christ Came to Chicago ' has just gone into the 120 th thousand. The old colours of the 92nd Gordon High landers have been presented to the Aber deen Corporation. Mrs Yates has been nominated again for the Mayoralty of Onehunga, her nominator being General Ptoddart. A Mr Donald Sutherland opposes her. On Saturday at Wellington the Perma nent Artillery fired forty-nine minute guns from the saluting battery out of respect to the memory of the Czar, who was buried that day. At the meeting of the Committee of the Timaru Agricultural and Pastoral Associa tion on Saturday afternoon the balance' sheet of the late Show was presented, and showed that the net profit wag £101. Ihe result was deemed very satisfactory. Servant girls love soldier sweethearts m Germany even as they do m England. Last month on the removal of a dragoon regiment from Dim to Stuttgart no fewer than a hundred and fifty servant girls vacated their situations m the former place and sought new ones m the latter. Genuine diggust was expressed by all true women with the publication m the London SJcetch of the photograph of ihe "Rational Dress Wedding Party" taken m Christchurch, New Zealand, last last summer. Thank Heaven we are a long way from brides m breeches ! —Lon don correspondent. Messrs Bidwell and Buchanan, rival ufaeep breeders of the Wairarapa, who ha^ve been pitted against one another at tlie ,re,cent North Island shows, intend to cirry their .coim^eci&on to SmithiJeld. They propose tb se,nd some pens of f rae^ers to that market, by m& practical, judgweofc o£ wh£ch ,they wjilj abide.' An enterprising wj#emerqhant meditates the introduction of anewforaitdof whisky, to be called 'The Irish Member." It will be strong, highly flavoured with peat smoke, fiery, and cheap, the inventor considering that these qualities will best harmonise with the rarliamentry elo- <?f f r*sh members, Savejtoys we nojtjhjing more than pork 6»«SM;es, slightly varied, £or t^e purpose of fchoir keep^g longer. Take, say, tfiree pounds of porfc, fm from skin and bone, and salt It weil wjtfe g#jj "psn£e of salt petre and half a pound of gomwft salt, leaving it m the salt two days, turn ing it and rubbing In the salt once swh day. Then put the pork through the machine, or chop it up very fine if you have no machine, and add three teaspoonfulei of ground pepper md about a dczan dried sage leaves, *wl?bed very fine, and on« pound qf grated bread jsrambs. Well fin the skins, and either stem or bake them jjn a slack qvqn for ha,\i an hour. T^By, tjhen be eat^n either hot or cold. This, ,is the .s<s?esi method, bjib saveloys afe more often J»ad.£ fjjfch scraps of meat'ofi .different s,pr^, .prepireji a/£fcoye,"and are { ojt:ten entered for safe sauga,ge rolls m $ygvg&f: fcight puff paste 'is polled into -•** .f/ifgeif, $ sfngifi sayeloy put' m tjie 2nf r» T" ****** W UP°P '*' gnd then cooked. *

The Chief Justice, m opening the) Minimal sessions at Wellington to-day, said he had no remarks to make upon the calendar. The annual entertainmenb m aid of the Dromore School Prize Fund takes place J next Friday, 23rd instant, at the Dromote goods shed. A dsnee is to follow the concert. George James wav brought up at the Magistrates Court, Timaru, on Saturday morning, before C. A. Wray,Esq.,charged, with the theft of a watch and chain, the property of a Methven resident. Prisoner was remanded to appear at Ashburton on Wednesday next. The HawJce'3 Bay Herald states that a sheep farmer m that district has sold the whole of his clip of crossbred wool, includ ing locks and pieces, to a local purchaser for c-he sum of B£d per lb. As delivery is eaken at the shearing shed and no cartage or commission has been paid, this must be considered as highly satisfactory to the grower. The wool is not bought for local use but has been shipped direct to London A Wellington telegram to-day tells us that Batista Maestri, a shepherd on Mana Island, left m a boat with two dogs for the mainland on Friday. The boat was found smashed up, and the dogs swam back to Maoa, but though a search was made Maestri was not found. He is supposed to be drowned. He was m the employ of Mr Vella, who escaped from the wieck of the Wairarapa, and the latter had jast taken home thirty pounds to Maeslri's wife and family, who live m the Tyrol. ... Amongst the newly-applied for patents at Sydney is a * nose flute ' intended for the use of inveterate snorers. This con trivance is a flute or flutelet which fits to the nose. When the snorer gets on work the flute begins to play. The music is said to be very grateful and comforting. Two snorers lying side by side can be fitted with bass and tenor flutes and so , play a duefc. Thus does science triumph, turning even our curses into blessings! We anticipate a boom m ' nose flutes.' Mr Pettit, manager for the Nelson Far mers' Co-operative Association, informs the Mail that two cats of his were killed, he believes by weasels. There were evidences ef a very severe struggle and that one of the cats was chased all over the premises, both upstairs and below, and m the front window where one of the victims was discovered are several marks of blood, The other one would appear to have taken its fate more quietly, and to have allowed the animal to suck its blood with but little resistance. The modern builder is not m it with the old sort for enduring workmanship, as witness the bridge at Matlock over the Derwent. This structure is composed of two portions, the one having been built some 600 years ago, the other being no older than 120 years. When the bridge was lately overhauled by experts, they made discovery that whereas the newer section had became hopelessly dilapidated, the older was almost as strong as when first put up. Mr. Jerry appears to have been quite unknown 600 years ago ; what a blessed land ! At a special meeting of the' Timaru 4i. & P. Association's committee, among other things considered was a letter from Mr John Small of Ashburton, m the nature of a protest* against the decision m special class 110, entire horse and three of his rrogeny. as the progeny did not include a three year-old aa the programme provided. —The protest came m too late, according to the rules, to be corsidered,, and it was decided to reply to that effect. The case of Mr Gr. Stumbles' protest against Mr J Small's horse, was further held over, for rep'y to i quiries to the Ashburton Association log yet received. : The Rrss correspondent of the Otago BaVy Times writes the following para graph :—* Joseph Ga«liardi, eldest son of that redoubtable prospector, John Gagli ardi, had a mosfc unique experience last Munday. He was riding down from the Cedar Creek reef?, and whilst the horse was endeavouring to round a rocky pro montory it suddenly sluaibled and rolled over the precipice, but happily the rider left him at the iidge, as he said he had other business to attend to. The horae fell over 200 feet and broke into smithe reens at the foot. When Gagliardi scrambled down to get the saddle the animal was dead,' In accordance with his promise to the deputation of shipmasters to do what he could io hay« as many of the lighthouses on the New Zealand coast connected with the main telegraph system, Mr Ward has now given instructions that the lighthouse at Cape Campbell is to be connected by telephone with the nearest telegraph office. The erection of the line will be gone on with ah once. Mr Ward states that the work of connecting the lighthouse will require to be done gradually as vessels ara continually passing Cape Campbell. He thinks it is very neces sary that the lighthouse there should be connected, especially for signalling pur pose?, A Paris cable m an English paper says —•'in tna little village of Boursenal Canton street;, Oermin, a boy aged nine year?, killed his grandm ther, with whom he lived, and by whom he had beep con r sistently spoiled. Recently the priest give him a small bottle of wine as a re? ward for the way m which he had assisted m some church ceremony. The lad drank a little each day at dinner. Finding tha other day that the bottle was empty, he flew into a violent temper, accused his grandmother of hpying stolen it j then snatched up a knife and stabbed her with it until she fell tp the grpund. Death ensaed shortly afterwards." The Bishops of the Church of "the Province cf New Zealand recently issued a pastoral letter s ppealin? to the members of the church to observe the week between Nov. 25 and Dec. 2, as a week of special effort to concribute funds for the main tenance and extension of missionary work m the Melanesian Islands, New Guinea, and amongst the Maoris. A similar effbit p to be made throughout Australia at the same time. It is now announced that the New Zealand bishops m view of the fact that two dioceses are at present vacant, and taking jinto consideration the appeal which is foeiug made for tjfcie snjjterers by the Wairarapa diaster, having determined to postpone the effort until the early part of 1895, when the bishop of Melanesia is expected to visit the South as well as the North Island.

ROAD BOARDS.

MOUNT HUTT.

The adjourned monthly meeting of the Board was held on Thursday, [November 15, Present—Messrs D. Cameron, J. Batty, and P. Drummond. The clerk was instructed to have some repairs done on the Chertsey road and Lyndhurst road, also to have the gorse m the cemetery plantation and Road Board paddeick grubbed up. The (Sydenhim Borough Council wrote on the subject of storm water on their reserve.—The clerk was instructed to acknowledge receipt of the letter. Mr A. Smith wrote on the matter of grubbing gorse on reserve at Sherwood. —The Board decided that they had no control over the reserve. Some altera tions on the valuation roll were applied for and sanctioned. M. MncAvey's tender for making road into the North Aehburtoa was accepted ; that of M. Clifford for shingling the Railway road, at 9jd per yard, was accepted. Accounts amounting to £113 5s 8d were passed for payment It was resolved to strike a rate of |;d m the £ for the year ending March 31,1895.

ON THE PITCH.

By The Barber. I notha that some people at least m the Hub have risen above the testimonial fad, two young men—each no doubt de servedly popular m his own particular " set "—having been sent away with three cheers instead of a trinket. With the trinket would probably have gone a very considerable amount of compliment, and so many nice things would have been B»id over the departing ones that the poor fellows, conscious of how little they deserved the big flattery would have been apt to say m Shakespearian language •'Lord, how the world is giving to lying." The three cheers were more to the pur pose. All bands could contribute to that testimonial if they thought the way goer worth it, or even if they only thought him a good riddance, and nobody would be any the poorer, Very frequently con tributions are made to testimonials by people who hate the recipient with a per fect hatred, and not infrequently by others who give the money grudingly as a tax they have to pay to fashion. But for one testimonial m which the money is given willingly, and without any reser vation, there are a dozen m which the subs have been given more to conceal than to express the giver's thoughts. It is a good sign when evidence is forth coming that a hollow thing like the testimonial nuisance is about played out, and a common sense leave-taking is com ing into fashion instead. It may be. however, that the hard times have much todo with ringing cheers taking the place of silver-mounted this and that, but what ever the cause the change is for the better. The time was m Ashburton when no body was allowed to leave without a testimonial, and if the way goer had been an old resident, or a useful public-spirited person, the testimonial was a very sub stanial one, and was presented at a public dinner, the passport to which was a half guinea ticket. That be it. remambered, was before the days ol woman suffrage or local option, and those of the citizma who had not gone to dine under this high tariff, were usually thinking about getting up out cf bed, about the time that his fellow townsmen were chorusing their belief m ''the jolly good fellow " whom they were ihuj sending happily away. But the new race knows nought of such things now. Instead oi a costly, not to say extravagant, banquet, washed down with Rakaiis of liquor, with streams of local oratory to aid digestion— *4 toist, gong, and sentiment" mingling with dense clouds cf tabacco smoko- new Ashbur on indulges m a smoke concert. And the .new idea has at least to recom mend it the fact that it can be carried out for a quarter of the cost. If you do not care for champagne you need not drink it, —you certainly won't have to pay for it. But whether the costly banquet be -1 c^mes fashionable again or not, the B*rber would be only too glad to see the times come round again m which this kind of festivity was considered the correct thing —for then money was plenty, and nobody gave a second thought to spotting half a guinea. In those days the colonial had a supreme contempt for email coins and small ! economies. Now, he is under the painful ! necessity of making a careiul study of both. That lesson he has of late had to lay to heart, and perhaps it will be of good service to him if good times ever do return. Honey is likely to be plentiful this year, and some time ago a bachelor friend with a fondness for bee keeping asked me bow to make mead. I could not tell him then, but I ran across a recipe for it m a paper by last mail. As there are doubtless plenty of your readers who would be glad to know how it is done, as well as my bachelor friend, you might find a corner for it. Here it Is:—ln five gallons of boiling water dissolve one ounce cream of tartar, and pour the solution when clear I upon twenty pounds of fine run honey. Then boil them together for half an hour, removing all scum as it rises. When the boiling is nearly over, add one ounce of fjn* hops, and abput ten minutes later put the liqqor into a tub and let it cool 1 down to less than new milk heat, or say to 70deg or 80deg. Fahrenheit, accord ing to season. When the temperature is down add a slice of toasted bread on which a little yeast is spread, All this should be done m a warm room to assist fermen tation, and the liquor should be stirred occasionally. As soon as a scum begins to form, the liquor should be put into a clean cjisk, which shpuld be kept fijled to the bung-bole with some of the liquor reserved for the purpose. When the fermentation has nearly subsided the cask should be bunged down, leaving open a small gimlet hole near the bung. A few days later this hole may also be closed by driving m a sp'ggofc of wood. Then leave it for one year or thereabouts, when the mead may be bottled. That barrel comes of age after a twelve months' keeping, find claims all the rights and privileges of XXXX ale. So it had better not be crowded m the stomach, or it will find its way to the head. The Friendly Societies have settled matters for themselves m regard to the Anniversary holiday. They have chosen Wednesday, December 19, for their fete day, and this action of theirs will probably settle the date. Time and tide no m»n can tether. Neither can any man so regu late the calendar that anniversaries will not sometimes fall on Sunday. This year Sunday claimed the 16th, and as we cannot hold a sports meeting on that day, some other day mast' be 6ho>en. The Bgaal way is to take the ne^t day, and there are strong arguments |n favor of lifonday. The strongest perhaps is that it gives two days' rest m succession, and a nice little excursion to Christchurch or elsewhere can be made by those who do not work late on Saturday. But on the other hand, if the actual day cannot be observed, and Christchurch is to observe Monday, it would be much m favor of the sports me^tag here if Wednesday were ob serve^, 9$ the athletes who have been C'OJpetirt^ at the CJmstchureh meetings could tatcd advantagel of oar meeting hai*, *nd so make it all &• mGltf attractive.."

THE WAIRARAPA. DISASTER.

Sisboene, November 17. Thomas Baird, a passenger from Eng land by the Australia, was on board the Wairapa bound for Gisborne, and is amongst the lost. His name does not appear on the passenger list. Wellington, November 17 The general Wairarapa Relief Fund now amounts to £1040, m addition to 1 which the Evening Post's list, amounting to £173, swells the total to £1213.

THE INQUIRY

Mr F. Wheeler, local manager of the Union Company, was examined before the Magistrate m connection with the Wairarapa disaster: Asked if he knew of any instructions to captains to make fast passages m view of opposition, he replied that he was unaware of any and said that the Company thought so little of the opposition, ihere being; only one vessel running, that he did not think any in structions would be given. 80 far as he knew the general instructions of the Com pany to the captains provided for the blowing of the foghorn m a fog. The general manager would be the proper gentleman to examine as to the instruc tions. Witness had known Captaim Me- Intosh for ten years, and regarded him as a. careful and capable officer. Witness declared that whether captains made fast} or blow passages it did not affect promo tion m the Company. Mr Wheeler said that sometimes one steamer would make a faster passage than the othet, but he was hot aware that the Union Company recognised any racing, lie was not aware whether there was any rivalry be tween the captains. The Union Company offered no inducement whatever to captains to make fas* voyages, nor did he know of any case m which a Union captain had been blamed for making a slow passage. Bo case came under his notice here m which breaches of the Com pany's regulations had been reported to or by the captains.

INTERVIEW WIHT MR JAMES PIPE

Our limited space of course has pre vented us from giving m detail the evidence at the official inquiry now being held m Auckland. But having given the very full telegraphic account of the disaster on the day the news of it reached Auck. land, this was hardly necessary, as but little has really been learned m addition to what was given m the long telegraphic despatch, so far as the main facts are con cerned. The evidence given before the inquiry has been very foil, but as there i s a great difference between giving evidence m a witness box aiad telling the same story m a conversational way to a friend, our representative interviewed Mr James Pipe, a survivor of the wreck, who ar. rived m Ashhurfcon ou Saturday. He is a cousin of the Capon Bros., Lauriston, and came over by the Wairarapa to work for the . His evidence was given on Mon day of last week, but his story, as told to our representative may perhaps be read with additional interest, seeing that Mr Pipe is to be a near neighbor Asked to give an account of the voyage and its disastrous ending m his own words, Mr Pipe afc once complied, and said— We started from Sydney on Wednesday, October 24. We encountered headwinds and seas until the unfortunate Sunday. My berth being rather far forward, and the ship pitching heavily, I wa3 horribly seasick, and did not take anything to eat until eleven o'clock on Sunday, when I managed to take a cup of beef tea and three small biscuits. I was sitting beside the captain's house from eleven m the morning until nine at night. I noticed him particularly anxious and continuously on the look-out. I observed he did not take any meals, but only smoked cigars. He appeared to me to be exceedingly careful. I turned into bed at nine o'clock and feeling somewhat fatigued was soon asleep. Previous to going to bed I had no uneabinesa whatever, as I had tha utmost confidence m the captain. I was not awakened until the ship struck on the rocks, a little past midnight,. The shock made me feel seasick, but as I heard the stewards call out '* Its all right, there is no danger," and people rushing about, I thought I would go on deck. 1 put on my trousers, took hold of a lifebelt, and came on deck. I did not think it was very serious, and I did not hear any orders given to lower the boats. It was not until the ship lurched over to the port side, which put that portion of the ship under water, that I became aware she was likely to commence breaking up. It was a quarter of an hour after 1 came on deck when the lurch came. I clung on to the railing of the hurricane deck with two ladies each side of me, and remained m this position a very long time, until the waves were completely washing ovar us, and it appeared probable we would be washed overboard. I then told the ladies to climb up to the captain's bridge as high as they could go, which they did, while I went further forward on the rail below. It was not long after this that a terrible sea swept the captain's bridge and house, and the rail I was on, into the sea. When I saw I was going I made a dive, but when I was m the water I thought I should never rise. (Something seemed to keep me under—it would be the wreckage above me—and when at last I reached the surface I hai only a mouthful of breath left m me. I swam towards the rocks and eventually a very large wave caught me and landed me m a safe place on the rockg. Are you. a good swimmer, then 1 ¥cc, I can swim a mile with ease, and could keep afloat m water for a great length of time. Still, even m daylight, I could not have effected a landing—the rocks were so steep—had it not been for the wave which took me ashcre. I wso the first to reach the rocks, and about a quarter of an hour afterwards I was joined by my friend Mr Corrie. He had a coat on, and he held it out to a sailor who was struggling below. Twice we hauled him within six inches of the rocks, but unfortunately failed to grasp him and he was eventually drowned about two hours afterwards. We then noticed a young lady floating. She caught hold of the coat and we hauled her on to the rocks. If we had had % small rope at this time we could have saved fully twenty or thirty lives. Daylight came and we noticed that all those on the ship had climbed up into the rigging, the chief officer almost the highest of the lot, and the purser a little lower down. I called out to them to try and let a man swim ashore with a rope. They did not seem to take any notice, of me. At this time I think there would be only eleven of us saved, and it was some two or three hours after that before they attempted to swim ashore with the line. I counted forty eight persons m the rigging. Forty-two came across on the rope, and three per sons were drowned m the attempt—two ladies and one man—and there were two unsuccessful attempts to get the rope, ashore. The third was successful. Fwser, a fireman, made the first attempt; Dun lop, second engineer, made the second; and Kendall, the steward, the third. After we had gpj: all the people from the rigging we notieejj Miss Wijliams floating by means df itwo life Ibnoys. A. Mr Roberts most pluckily lumped m with a rope and saved hair. The Tops was tied round his body. During all this time i never heard the first officer direct, saper. intend, or take any leading part m saving life oi? proving ioj? the welfare of th|

passengers. Some of the passengers were very selfish. There were only four out of the eight men who gained the rocks who gave us a hand with the ropes. Many of the passengers who came ashore by the rope refused to give us a hand. Two Chinamen who came across on the rope, immediately they landed gave us a help ing hand, and 1 thought that they showed a lesson to many of the paasengera and some of the crew. There were many canes of bravery that happened m the etern of the vessel which will never be recorded. The Maori boats came round m the after noon and took all off the rock to their settle* mentß. F"od was not plentiful, but all they had they gave, and what more could they do 1 It would have gone h»rd with many but for their kindness, and I hope they will be substantially rewarded. When the people commenced to cross the rope from the ship, we on the shore thought it looked more like suicide than saving. We asked them to send men first who had boots on and who could work, but they sent women first. It was a not able tact that many of those who came across on the rope and had boots on did not give us a hand, and nearly all of those who helped us had no boots on. The , rocks made those without boots very sore. Miss Dickenson was the first to attempt to cross, and she was successful. The rope was just above the water, and those crossing did so hand over hand with their bodies [m the water. Miss Flavell came next, and when she had got about half way over she lost her hold and was drowned. Then came Miss Williams, who had a small line round her body as well. This line got entangled and she waa drowned. Had there been proper seamen directing affairs there should not have been a life lost; Of all of us who were doing the work there was scarcely one who could tie a proper knot. The women were yety brave all the way through. There was no Fanic what ever, and no shrieks. In fact they were far braver than the man. Dunlop nearly lost his life trying to save Miss Williams. He was unconscious for several hoars after. The wreck was nearly a chain from the rocks and when the tide went down would only be about fourteen or fifteen yards away. I did'nt know of any boats having got away from the ship until I got on the rocks, and then only by hearsay. I didn't see, nor did I hear of anything being done to save the ladies while I was on the ship. There was not near where I waa, but I know nothing about those m the steerage part of the vessel. I believe the stewards and stewardesses did their duty faithfully. I saw Mrs Mac Donald floating about for about two hours without a life belt or a lifebuoy. She had given her life belt away. She really gave her life away for others. Could nothing be done to save her 1? No, absolutely nothing. The sea was so rough and the rocks were fully 700 feet high, so that a landing could not be effected. One man was floating about for about eight hours. Eventually he was washed back to the ship and caught the davits and then climbed on the rigging, tnd so was saved. . It would be two or throe m the mom* ing when we were washed off the ship. Immediately we reached the rocks we commenced to try and see what could be done for others who were floating about. About a mile from the place where the ship struck is a beautiful sandy beach, with shallow water, where every one might have landed with ease. Where we were was both deep and very rough.

CRICKET.

ENGLAND V. VICTORIA.

Melbourne, November 17 ! The weather was fine for the cricket i match, antf the wicket was m good condi tion. The first innings of me English team closed for 416 runs. The other scores are -McLaren 228, Peel 48, Briggs 0, Gay 17, Phillipson 4, Humphreys 1, Richardson not out 0. McLaren played a brilliant inntaga, but was badly misted after scoring 4. A. Trott toek six wickets for 103, C, McLeod two wickets tor 89, H. Trott two for 60. Victoria, m their first innings, have lost seven wickets for 201. Mitchell 25, [ Palmer 6, H. Trott 16, Graham 29, Layer 4], Stuckey 0, 0. McLeod 19, R. McLeod not out 20, Scorry not out 35 McLaren batted for four horns and three quarters, and was loudly applauded on his dismissal. The visitors m their first innings dere loped an unmistakable tail.

Wesleyan Church.

Sunday School AanfvcrMiy,

The anniversary services of the Wesleyan Sunday school were held on Sunday. The miserable weather no doubt interfered with the attendance, which, however, despite the rain was good. The church was very prettily decorated, and special arrangements were made for the massing of the children a a strong choir, whose service had a useful auxiliary m a fairly efficient orchestra. The Rev T» G. Brooke was the preacher at all the services, and his sermons dealt specially with the training of the young, and the necessity of early dedication to the Lord. The singing of the children was really enjoyable. Specially was this the case m the afttrnoon, when the special service of the children was held. Their work throughout the day showed that Mr I Gamble had spared no pain* on their training* Owing to the inclement weather, and the fact that a large number of members of the church, besides others who would gladly have been present at the children a services, but were prevented, ifc has been decided to continue the anniversary services on Sunday next. On Wednesday the annual tea meeting and musical evening will be held, for which an attractive programme has been provided.

COMMERCIAL.

London, November 17 The weekly returns of the Bank of Eng land, publisher! to-day, show the total reserve to be £26,914,000 The proportion of reserve to liabilities if> 63 per cent. Consoli 102£. Three months 9 bills are discounted at J per cent. New Zealand 4 per cent inscribed stock 107; 31 per cent lOlf. New Zealand long-berried wheat ex warehouse, firmer, 24s 6d; South Australian wheat, ex warchouss, also firmer. 25s- Vic^rian, steady, 24« 6,d. " New Zealand frozen mutton, first quality 4Jd per lb; second quality 2sd. Lamb! first quality, sd. Owing to the depression on the Continent there was no business done at the Bradford wool sales, at which prices were nominal. A 5 per cent .decline is. expected at the London saleq. November 18. Owing to. the adverse oriticism of the Australian press the Butter Committee have not fixed for this week. The members allege that they have been unfairly treated, and it is understood that they have virtually agreed to disband.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received , the following London cable, dated Norem- I ber 16 :— Tallow—Tallow is dull of sale. Tallow has declined 3d per cwt since last report. Butter—Market has a hardening tendency Fine qualities of Australian are worth 104s to U2spercwt. ■ '■■■

THE ASHBURTON GtJARDIANi MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1894



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Pure Blood is the Skcret ox Hkal-h G.or<T! s 1^ 55 cleanse the system of all impure blood, cure indigestion.cori- Btipation', hver complaint, pains'ih back and side*, biliousnets, «i 9 k headache; remove pimples, scrofula, scurvy, etc. Large box P 0 * P»*toae. J. W, Clayton



Wanted ' WAHTKD Known —The Cheapest House m town for First-class Millinery and Drapery is H. C. Segers. Melford House. ■ TOWARDS, Bennett's Sale. Grand lot AU n ew »nd fashionable Furs and Mantles ; half price. Come and tike your pick at Mas Adaha, LA In KE T S bought at Edwarde Bennet's Sale, a special line of Double Blankets at 7s 9d. Extra large and heavy 15s 6d and 16s 6d,—Robert Alcorn, Baker's Buildings. JUST Opened, a splendid line of fashion able Dress Stuffs, m Cardinals, Maroons, Navies, Browns'and Blacks. To be cold under wholesale price.—H,! C. Segers, Melford House. I SPECIAL & IMPOKTANT. THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY Are Special Purchasers of the well-known ASHBURTON TWEEDS. T?NCOURAGE LOCAL INDUSTRY BY PURCHASING TWEBDS Manufactured m our own district. s d Men's Sac Suits 28 9 Ashburton Tweed Men's Tweed Trousers ... 9 6 Ashburton Tweed Mend Sac Suits to measure ... 59 6 Ashburton Tweed 1 Men's Trousers to measure ... 17 6 Aehburton Tweed Boys' Suits 9 6 Ashburton Tweed BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. TRY THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY FOR YOUR NEXT PAIR OP BOOTS. SEE OUR WINDOW FOR fIPRICES. — i~I HALLENBTEIN BROS. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager 1



W* *HTED Known -Olhat ijf you .ai-e 5^ A^ '< & fi«WAi Glass .article m su^i want . wm e»n»Qt do mer Bocta and "--'ws-^m wiU better than call at J. Mo.. K f£* W7t get the very best at reduced prio^." ■> for his own make, they are well known to the delight of the wearers, throughout the Australasian colonies. Repairs well done and at once. Premier Boot Maker, Town Hall Boot Store, East street, Ashburton. WANTED, Everybody to use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. B f ZAVDm, Sole Agent,



Warned. \tj ANTSD, a few Contract Teams £br * V Ploughing at: once. JOHN QRIUG, 11 Longbe-ich. 3 HE Adjourned Meeting of the Waira" rapa Relief Fund Committee will be hed ifcthe Oranee Hall on 'IUESDAY, ■ Nov P mb»r 2 tth insb., at 8 p.m. 11$U5 I ,„ UUND-A Walking Stick. Owner can obtain same at this - office m paying for this advertisement. 11 Jl4 \ITANTEP, Caretaker for Bowling YV Oreen. For Schedule cf Duties, etc., apply toD. Thunas, President 11 107 QHEARKR'S Cook is open for en- O jjHgemenfc, Good Baker. Apply J. 8., Mail Office. 11 113 CIRESH BUITER 6d per Ib, Blue ■*• Derwenv Potatoes 2s 9d ptr 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' Kegatta Shirts, all sues, with or without collars, 2s 6d.—W, H.; Collier. WANTED Known—The Corner Is showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. COLLIBB. WANTED Known —Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything m the optical i»e at S. Sujek's, Optician. ICE CREAM, Ice Cream, Ice Cream, how ready at H. A, Flower's, East street, Ashburton. Ice supplied at shortest notice. 10 114 OWN Make In Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, aluslins, Flannelettes, Trimming*, etc. s at Mbs 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. . , _i_ tITANTED Known-Before buying VV your Hats come and see our Stock. Greatest variety to choose from m Anhburfcon. All marked very Cheap. ~ H. C. Seobrs, Melford House. T> ECENT Arrivals—Ladles'and Gentle -*-*' men's Summer Boots and Shoes, Cricketing and Tennis Shirts. Unlimited selection of Summer Ties and Hats.— Mitchell and Turner. YSTERS, Fried Flounders] »nd Whitebait every right at Jewitt's, Deep Sea Fishing Company, opposite Mail office. 9 166 LARGE Purchase Embroideries at Edwards, Bennett's Sale; over ninety pieces to choose from. Ladies' Trousseaux made on short notice. Orna ments, Fancy Goods, and Dolls' Prams at. Mrs ALroßN's new shop, Havelock Street -\T[ ANTED -Every Lady to try VV Madam Balcombe's Patent Ex panding Belt Corset (registered), guaran teed whalebone throughout. Orders left at Mr E. Hall's, Herbalist, Ashburton, will receive prompt attention. 10 86 WANTED Known—That owing to the success of the £ale now being held up at Saunders' Buildings, opposite Bail way Station, it will be continued for another twenty-eight days. I am not advertising a few cheap lines, but the whole of thestock. Don't lose the oppor tunity of securing genuine bargains—A Lawkie. 7 166 1 \ E Hold a Large Stook of the Latest VV Novelties m Materials for Blouses and Walking Ti resses. Just opened, ex Pakeha and lonic, Dress Goods ot choice selection, Sunshai^s and Umbrellas.—Mitch'sll and Turner. BANG ! Bang t Bang I My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock's and, Glut) Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and a'l sporting materials of the first quality at J. W. Hardley's, Gun Emporium. GUNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock of Gunsj ust to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Loaders, Rifles, etc. In spection invited. No old stock to select from at J. W. Hardley's Sporting Repository NOTICE! Notice Sport for all Guns let out on hire or sold on time payments. Having a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description. Gun fittings m stock. Prices low.—J, W, Hardley, Ironmonger, etc ROBERT ALCORN has opened m Baker's Buildings, next the Court house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards, Bannetfc's and the Kaiapoi Sales, the cheapest lot of goods ever brought to Ashburton. Also an assortment of Boots. TO LADIES .—Spring Cleaning,—We have just received Three Cases of Curtains and Liberty Muslins, together with new Patterns m Carpets, Oilcloths, *n4 Linoleums. China Matting from B|d per y*wfi.i«-MiTCHELL and Turner. SWEEPING i&eiuctions. —Is Books for 9d, Is 6d Baofc: for Is, 2s Books tot Is 6d, 2i 6d Books for $3, and nil ©there at equal ra'e of reduction at L. F. ANDRfiwes bvp Cos., Gash Sale, fi 145 /-^HRISTMAS wwlN^jy year .Cards for O the Home Mai), A beautiful assort ment just open«d up, Packets fit @*rds of choice designs from 3d upwards;. Writing Papers and Envelopes, Pocket Books, Purses, Writing Cases, Ink »tatu?3, Pictures, Music, Accordeons from 7s Pd, Concertinas, Violins, Banjos, Either Harps, Photo Frames and Albums, Scrap jind Postage Stamp Albums, Indoor Gaaws, ,a»4 * S reat variety of goods too nwmer&iw Jbo mention ; all at greatly reduced prices for cash this month at L. F, Andrews and Co.'s Cheap Sale. OLLOA! What's This! 36 Cards m Packets for Is, and 25 for 9d ; sine^€ "G^rds from 2d to 2s each. New Year's, Christmas, Text, and Birthday Cards, Cheap and m great variety. A choice lot of New Books suitable for Christmas and Birthday Presents,. Cir culating Library, Terms easy. Eight Id Books for 6d, four 2d Books for 6i, two 4d Jsoqfe:s for^d, three 6d Books for Is, Plain, Fancy, and Mourning Stationery. Picture Boofca, Scrape, etc.— J. Marten, Bookstall and Shop.



Business Notice . ' NEW GOODS. NEW GOODS. TO MIS E TTHE TIMES. OWING to the scarcity of money and dulness of trade generally, we are over stocked. To ensure a speedy clearance, we have marked the whole of our Stock at th* Very l.oucM I»o*sH>J Pricrfc, NOW IS YOUR TIm"eT~MAKE NO MISTAKE. O J. IN~iri L lAS IS THE SHOP FOB A GENUINE "J3ABGAIN. iS>w Prints, guaranteed to wash, 3^d I New and Fashionable iJresa Goods, double New Galateas, very "troiig, 6£l , width, worth 2a for Is 3d New Delaineu, veiy uretty, 7£<i, guaranteed | Calicos, 2s lid dozen to wash I I>oul)le-bed Sheeting, white twill, 9£i New Dres» Goods 5s lid, dress worth double | Towe!u, 2M ; Cotton Shirting, 4Jd MtLLINER^MILiLINERY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES EXCEPTIONALLY CHEAP. Strong Corsets, 4s 6d now 2s lid I Children's Sunshades Is Ladies' Sunshades of every description f CLOTHING. CLOTHING. Men's Suits, 13s 6d I Boys' Tweed Suits, 4s lid Men's Colonial I weed Suits, 37a 6d now 27« Straw Hats for men and boys at any pnue gd j Hats, Socks, Shirts and Ties at your own Men's Colonial Tweed Suits, 45s now 32s 6d | price BOOTS" " BOOTS. We were never beaten, and we defy competition. All our Colonial Boots ate made specially to our order, and we guarantee them. If not as good as recommended, we will replace them. —JUSB TO HAND— 120 pair of Ladies' Lace Shoes, 4s lid Children's Tan Shoes and Slippers a specialty Ladies' Tan Strapped Shoes, 6s lid with sox to match Ladies' Canvas Shoes, tan »nd black Men's Colonial-made Shooters, najled 7s lid Ladies' French Glace Kid Shoes, the best to Men's Colonial-made Shooters, nailed 8s lid be had m New Zealand Men's Balmorals and Cookhams of every Men'i Bluchers, m lid description. COME AND SEE. G. J. NEIL US FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON! JOHN WILSON, PAINTER, GLAZIER & PAPERHANGER, Comer of Arcade and Burnett Street, Ashburton NEW SEASON'S WALL PAPERS Just Arrived BEST ASSORTMENT IN TOWN. ESTIMATE OF HOUSE DECORATIONS GIVEN FREE. -JUST ARRIVED "JO*" 1" " Til IBS T SHIPMENT OF SEASON'S NEW FRUIT FOR CHRISTMAS TRADE- Finest New Currants Finest New Sultanas Finest New Valencia JRaisins (all cleaned by our new process) Also, Finest new Prunes FINEST NEW TURKEY FIGS, All of which we intend to Sell at Tlie JLowest Poasilble Prices. SOLE AGENTS FOR THE FOLLOWING— Peerless a»d Premier Teas. Peerless Tea, 31bs for 5s Peerless Tea, 61bs for 9s 9d Premier Tea, 31bs for 5s 5d Premier Tea, 61bs for 10s 5d BAWLINGS' SOAP MANUFACTORY (First Prize at the Christchurch Show, 1894) POTTER'S HERBAL BEER EXTRACT— 7d per Bottle, 12 bottles for 6s 6d. Sufficient to make six gallons of Splendid Herbal Beer. —REMEMBER— WE BUY FOR CASH, SELL FOR CASH, MAKE NO BAD DEBTS, therefore we. are able to SELL CHEAPER THAN ANY HOUSE IN ASHBURTOK FLETCHER BKOB-, WHOLESALE AND jkETAIL GROCERS, &c, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, AND TOWER HIGH STREET, CHRIS rCHURCfI. Thomas B Ki]worth, ENGINEER, TTAS RKMOVBD T0 HIfS ¥EW PREMISES, BRIDGE WORKS, WBSr AND KERMODE STREETS, ASHBURTON,