Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1894. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mrs Hamilton who was severely injured on Thursday night, is progressing favor ably. The San Francisco mail arrived on Sunday night, by special train and was delivered to-day. Duneriin engagements prevent the Kennedy Company from performing m Ashbuiroim as intended. In Mr John Orr's shop window is a very fine trout. The fish scales nine pounds, and was caught by Mr A. Pilbrow m the Ashburton river. The amount now m the hands of the Mayor of Christchurh for the Wairarapa relief fund is £10818s 6d. The Wairarapa Relief Fund Stakes, run at the Christ - church races on Thursday, netted £132185. It is rather a remarkable coincidence that the name of thefirstcriminalpardoned by M. Caaimir-Perier, the new President of Prance, bears the name of Perier. He had robber?, with two friends, his father's house, and aided m killing the old man. Although it is thirty years since the marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales, it is somewhat notable that every oneoftbe eight then young ladies who were bridesmaids is still living. These ladies are all married, with che exception of Lady Victoria Howard. A Wellington Press Association telegram states that) a special meeting of the Ship masters' Association is to be held to con sider the question of connecting the promi nent lighthouses on the coast by telegraph and the institution of a system of fog signals on our coasb. No reminder perhaps is necessary of the meeting to-night; m the Orange Hall to consi 'cc wiys and means to augment the Wairarapa relief fund. Tne following telegram was received m town on Saturday fromjthe Mayor of Auckland:—There are a numoer of widows and fatherless children whose present necessities are being relieved. Shall have a full list from the Union Shipping Company on Monday. On Friday nighfc or Saturday morning, some scamp paid a visit to Mr Hender- Bon'a paddock at Allenton, and cut a great gash m the flank of a cow left) grazing there, Mr Henderson was at Chrisichuroh at the time. The cut. was nearly twenty inches long and about three quarters of an inch m depth, penetrating through the skin. The wmnd has been sewn up, and the police are making enquiries m ordsr to bring the culprit to justice for his cruel deed. The special prizes for the most points m the various classes of stock at the Ashburton Show have been awarded as follows : The Presidents' cup, value £5 ss, for the most points m sheep - Mr Max Friedlander, 18 point* ; Mr String fellow securing 14 paints. The Farmers' Co-operative Association's Prize of £3 3s for the most points m c?ttle, Mr John Small, 24 points ; Mr R. Clark running the winner very cluse with 22 points. The Presidents' Cop, of £5 5a } for the most points m horses, Mr John Small 35 points. Mr J. McLachlan's priz^ of £2 2s, Mr Jamesßowe 19 points, Mr Wills being second with |8 points. The Saleyards Company's prize, of £3 3s, for the most points m produce, Mrs J. Sm^ll. The two cups presented by the President are on view m Mr John Orr's window. A. correspondent of the Times sends the following extract from the Koine? Tageblalt o.f August 20 :—' When the Lord M*yor of London rpcently vipitad the Antwerp Exhibition, the Burgomaster of Antwerp gave him a banquet m the town hall. In the menu, which appeared m the news; ape c, a hiunch of venison was mentioned a»one of the dishes. As the hunting season m Belgium h»d not yet commenced, the sale of game was punishable by law. The public prosecutor, therefore, hastened to sue the carterer who arranged the banquet. When the case came on tor hearing the carterer said, m defence, that ' wild pig' and not 'venison' had been supplied. The pu<b% prosecutor then replied that, .this being'the case, ho was liable to pun ishment for deceiving his customers and not suppling the article paid for ; and the unfortunate carterei- was fined oOfrs.' Hollow ay's Pills —Changes of tempera t«tt'«; and weather frequently upset persons who are careful of their health, and particu lar m their <Jiat. Ihgse corrective, purify ing, and gentle aperient pills arp the best remedy for all defective action of the digestive organs They augment the appetite, strengthen the stomach, correct and carry off all that is noxious irons flip system. Holloway's Pills are composed o£ rare balsams, unmixed with baser matter, an 4 ,911 that account are peculiarly adapted ior the yxjn^fj, delicate, and aged. Ab this peerless n>edicinc ha| gained fame m the past, so it will preserve jfc %n fthe future by its renovating afld iuvigpratiug qualities, trad ths impossibility

Mr J. 0. Shorland, wbo passed through Ashburton at two o'clock on Friday morning, on a record ride from Christ' church to Dunedin, was successful m doins the distance iti 24hrs 23min. thus beating the previous record by lhr 42min. Gn Thursday the stables at the back of the Tinwaid hotel accidentally caught fire; The Revs A. W. Robinson, T. A. Hamil ton, and J. Blackburn, who were passing t»t tho time.discovered the fire, and thanks Jo the energy ot the clergymen, supple-» ' mented shortly afterwards by laymen, the 11 awes were extinguished before serious « amage had been clone i What became of Rodger.-', the Mahase sailor who took the line ashore from the Rc.yil Charter m 1859 ? He did the same brave act that has just been done by a couple of n>en from the Wairarapa. Rodgers' task was a harder one, but m both cases ihe bearers were intrepid fellows. They stand In the estimation of New Zealand, bracketed with stewardess M. Quaid, who took her lifebelt off and put it on a child. When stewardess M Quaid stands before the Great; Capcain, will she be asked what her faith was? We fancy thatj one noble action, a mani festation of the highest of all virtues, will entitle her to the harp and crown without further inquiry. That sort of fchirg is worth a good deal more than going to church regularly, than a model oi orthodoxy or a grasping, greedy Phari see- —Napier News. During the last few day we have been treated to even a greater variety m weather than is usual at this time of the year. Friday was a fairly pleasant day, but it gave us the peculiarity of a wind as warm as any nor'wester coming from the (South. Sunday morning was bright and clear, with all the prospects of a fine day. By twelve o'clock, however, clouds had gathered and overhunging the skies, and cold wind was m evidence ; then came the sullen rumbling of thunder, followed almost immediately with a remarkably heavy hailstorm. The hailstones were unusually large, and one more than usually bulky was picked up and measured —two inches m circumference. Later m m the afternoon another hailstorm came suddenly upon the unwary ones who had , been tempted by the genial influence of the sun to venture beyond their homes. This storm was prolonged, so that at its close the ground was almost white. By eight o'clock the clouds had again vanished, and the moon, with its attendant stars, beautifully bright. This morning, how ever, came still another change, and the cold turbulent winds of to-day can scarcely fail to herald more squally weather. A contributor sends the following to the Wellington Post: —The presence of the Rev W. S. Pocter m Wellington on a lecturing tour brings into notice the fact that the year just closing is for the New Zealand Primitive Methodist Church an epoch year. Fifty years ago last September the pioneer missionary, Robert Ward, landed m this colony. The first church was opened by him at New Plymouth. Thence he came to Wellington. Here Mr Ward had a long, eventful, and successful career. Earthquake and fire did their work, but the present substantial structure m Sydney streetia a memorial to the mis sionary's zeal. In those early days the Governor and suite regularly attended Mr Ward's ministry. The name of Robert Ward has been and is a sacred household word to many m this city. One old identity, Lady Waters, is noted as having first extended hospitality to him half a century ago. Her presence at the lectures hale and hearty is worthy cf remark. Mr Ward's family are to-day well and honor ably known m connection with the bar, the press, and the ministry. The lecturer's matter i, of a high order. He is complet ing ihe,gale of an edition of the Jubilee volum<\ ' Fifty Years of New Zealand Primitive Methodism.'

SPORTING.

C..T.C SPRING MEETING

Christchubch, November 10 The following completes our report of Saturday's racing: — Cukragh Steeplechase. — Roscius 1, Bootleß 2, Nanakia 3. Won easily. Divi dend—£2 12s (id. Electric Plate —Golden Fleece 1, Blue fire 2, BritoTiarte 3. A good race, won by a length. Dividend—£l2 103 6d and £I'^ 15s. Tattkrsall's Plate-—Georgie Sharp 1, Wedlock 2, Sunrise 3. Won by a head. Dividends £6' 14s and £5 9s. Farewell Handicap.—Sfc Clements 1, Goodwood 2, Barmby 3. Won by two lengths. Dividends—£7 13s and £5 3s 6d.

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON—MONDAY,

(Before Hon Major Steward, J.P.) Passing a Valueless Cheque.-—Ronald Macintosh was brought up having been arrested on warrant for uttering a valueless cheque for £3 to one R, N. Blakiston, solicitor, at Danevirke on October 29 Sergeant Moller stated that as accused had only been arrested that morning, m conse quence of a telegram received, he was not prepared to proceed at present, and applied for a remand for three days. Accused was remanded accordingly till Friday 16fch inst. Bail allowed—accused m £50, and one surety m the like sum.

THE WEATHER.

Hobart, November 12 There have been heavy gales with rain throughout the colony.

ALFORD STATION.

The following is the Meteorological report for the week ending November 11, 1894 : —

CRICKET.

ENGLAND v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Adelaide, November 10 There was a large attendance at the cricket match. The English team scored 477 —Brown 115, Ford 66, Briggs 38, and Gay, not out, 39, were the chief scorers. Jarvis took three wickets for 118, George Giffen five for 175. The South Australian team have lost four wickets for 155—Lyons 29, W. Giffen 14, A. Jarvis 10, Readman 29, George Giffen, not out 28, Darling, not out, 33.

CANTERBURY v. WELLINGTON.

Wellington, November 10 The match Canterbury v. Wellington was continued to-day. At three o'clock Welling ton declared the innings closed with seven wickets down for 262—A. BlacklockSS, Gore 40, Fuller 22, Burton 22. With three hours to play Canterbury had to get 321 to win. They lost five wickets for 97 runs. Then Fowke and Ridley made a determined stand, and helped by the wet ground played out time, the score eventually standing at i$J runs for five wickets. Lab'atb and Ridley each scored 41, Cuff 23, and Fowke 21. Upham again bowled capitally; and the field ing was an improvement on the previous . day. The attendance was small. ' «

ON THE PITCH.

By Tho Barber.

Do you know of anybody coveting the Mayoral Chair 1 I hear Mr John Orr is not again to seek the honor, and as far as yefc transpired no new man seems anxious. Can you tell us at all who is likely to woo the suffrages of the ratepayers ? Is Councillor Tweed thinking of it, or Councillor Cuthbertson r< We have had one fcSealy m the chair already, who was jan ornament to it. Is there no sweet j persuading tongue handy to induce the other one to go up ? Or must we put the names of the old hands m the hat. Let me «cc who we have with Mayoral ex perience. There was first Thomas the Peaceful. "Be unanimous, gentlemen, and try to get along amicably." He sat out his term, but his experience of the Council of tha early days was such that he shook tho dust of! his feet against I further municipal duty, and the Council chamber has known him no more. Then we have had Mr Donald Williamson, and Messrs Hugo and Rudolf Friedlander, and before having Hugo the first time we very nearly had Mr Joseph Ivess. Eight votes lost him the coveted honor. It wasn't a big beating, but m an eleotion anything is big enough that loses you the position. Like Mercutio's wound, though neither as deep as a well nor as wide as a door, bat sufficed to kill, the beating is bad enough if you are not elected. A. majority of one puts you m jusfc as well as a majority of one thousand—and puts you out. Writing from memory it was same such miserable minority as that that gave us Mr Scaly for Mayor m preference to Mr Alfred Harrison, and then changed the places of the two at the next time of asking. By the way, Mr Harrison ia m the same street with our first Mayor, who fired one shot and ran, for now that I think of it Mr Harrison has also taken a back seat m municipal matters, since he retired from the civic chair with* all his blushing honors thick upon him. Then we have had Mr David Thomas and Mr Richard Bird, and lastly Mr John Orr. The name calls up another of the same that was once on the list of Councillors, but who apparently has lost any desire he ever had to serve his fellow citizens. Can he not be made use of as a sturdy bearer of civic honors ? If the Municipal Bill lhat was jettisoned this last session had become law instead of only a hope we might have had a labor candidate, or a Mayoress—but this would be too much joy : let me chinge the subject.

The Sports Ground Association want all the ten days to themselves on" which the people's park can be closed to the people. Naturally they do, and doubtless a good many more than ten if they could get; them. They have m fact asked the Borough Council, m their capacity as Domain Board, to hand over altogether the disposal of those days to the associa tion. And there are members of the Board weak-kneed enough to think of doing it. The association is, I dare say, a very admirable body m its way, and perhaps does good work m the cause of athletic*, but i?s members are not elected by the people, nor by the ratepayers. The latter put the Councillors m office to look after their interests, A good deal of the ratepayers' mmeyhas been spei:t on the Domain —on all parts of it—and when the ratepayers elect Councillors they at the same time elect Board members. There are other occasions besides athletic meetings that might arise when one or more of those ten days may be wanted, and by the ratepayers, tun, and the Board ought to kesp itself m a position to grant such days wi hour having to con sult the representatives of muscle. Sup pose it should be decided to hold a garden party m the Domain, or 4 muff costume cricket match, or a military tournitrent wiih fire engine displays, or any similar entertainment, for the benefit of, say, the Wairarapa relief fund. The Board ought to be m a position to exercise the power the ratepayers placed m its hands and say at once, if members favor the project, " You caa have the Domain." If the Board delegate its powers to a body farming the sports ground, complications may arise, and feelings the reverse of amicable be engendered. By farming the sports ground to the Association, all our chief sportsare provided with opportunities for practice, and seven days are given to the association m which to harvest the shekels. Most of the general holidays— when ,the working man and his family have a chance to use the Domain—are already close pay days. Let a few of the possible close days sfcill remain un delegated m the hands of the Board.

Ashburton is a- very " early to bed early to rise " town, no doubt. The h3tels close at ten o'clock, and their street lamps are quenched at eleven. The Borough Council has some sort of fearful and wonder ful arrangement about street lighting by which on evenings when the moon should be shining the lamplighter does not go round. When the moon should be shining, but is not, but instead darkness as black as a wolf's mouth broods over the scene, the absence of the town lights is a serious inconvenience, especially to people who have to cross the railway line. Lot me suggest to the collective wisdom of the city the advisableness of keeping at least the East street lamps alight every night, until two o'clock. An arrangement might be come to with the police so that the constable on night duty may—as is the case at Home—put out the East street lamps en his last beat.

In an innocent par. last week I put my hand upon a sore place. I faucied I was dealing with the injudicious conduct of two or three young men who, having but recently forsaken the ways of wickedness and full of a zeal that outran their discrel tion, had been guilty of trespassing on the preserves of other laborers m the ! vineyard, and I wrote with a snap, to I show them I meant ib. Bub I had no idea | there was a feud; still less a vendetta. The English Willhm said " Let the galled jade wince, our withers are unwrung." The Hebrew Aeur, the son of .Taken, said, '' Surely the churning of milk bringeth j forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood, so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife." The touch ing of that sore place roade " Pitch " and v " winoe exceedingly, and I am sorry that [ was instrumental m wringing their withers to wincing poinb or their noses to the forcing of wrath and the bringing forth of strife. But both have jumped at the least important part of the paragraph (though evidently dear to them because it gave them a chance of forcing the wrath that bringeth forth strife) and carefully passed over the breach r.f the etiquette observed by all othe "beggars"—the poaching on Wills street. lam not taking auy more fowl, ham, and egg business now, thank you. Fight it out yourselves. The hotter the war the sooner peace. Study well the words of Agur.

THE WAIRARAPA

Auckland, November 30 H.M.S. Royalisb returned from the Great Barrier, having assiste-i m the work of the recovery of the bodies, and burying the victims of the wreck. Yester day she searched round the Little Barrier but found nothing. During Thursday ten more bodies wero recovered m the vicinity of the wreck too much decom posed to be identified. The bodies were buried at Maori Bay by the police. Wellington, Novembor 10 The Wellington contributions to the Wairarapa Relief Fund now amount to An address, m album form, to Mr W. Ferguson, congratulating him upon his own and Mrs Ferguson's providential escape from the Wairatapa wreck, i« bein? signed m town. The Mayor and the Chairman of the Barbour Board headed the list of signatures. Dunedin, November 11 ■ It is suggested by the admirers of the heroic conduct of Miss McQuaid, steward ess of the Wairarapa, thac a testimonial forwarded to her parents would be a suitable mode of recognition, and a subscription for that purpose has been started.

THE WRECK OF THE WAIRARAPA.

Thick darkness over the waters lies, With never a gleam of light; For the Angel of Death hath spread his wings And hidden the lamps of night. j And his baleful breath spreads over the sea In a dense, dark mass of cloud, And his fingers weave with a heartless glee A winding-sheet and a shroud. And the ship goes speeding swiftly on, And the fires of her furnace roar, , And never a beacon-light is seen To warn of the rocky shore. ! Alas! Alas ! for the precious freight She bears o'er the treach'rous deep, The hundreds beneath her deck that lie All wrapped m a fateful sleep. A crash !—'Tis the sound of the rending iron Pierced through by the cruel rock, And the noble ship like a living thing Is trembling beneath the shock; Then heeling over towards the sea She is lying a shattered wreck, And the wave-wolves leap up hungrily For the hapless souls on deck, Clinging here to a strand of rope, And there to a rail for life, Father, mother, sister, brother, Child and husband and wife. Clinging, clinging with clutch of despair, And clinging, alas ! m vain ; While pale lips utter a fervent prayer As the waves roll back again; Again, again, till the failing hands Are able to cling no more, And the pitiless waters claim their prey, And out to the great deep sweep away, Or hurl them upon the shore. A raft! a boat! and alas ! for these, Alas ! for the lives they bear ; They are but the sport of the" raging seas, And the sam 3 sad fate thsy share. Strong men, and children, and maidens fair— 0 God ! that such things should be— All whelmed m the deep of the great black waves, And drowned m tha cruel sea. And a sorrowing people mourns to-day For the wreck on that rock-bound shore, For voices hushed m the last, long sleep, And for hearfs that beat no more. i'et even m sorrow remains a joy For the noble hearts and bravo That feared not death, and withheld not life In striving a life to save. For them to whom on that dreadful night The Rest of the Lord was given, And to whom the rock upon Miners' Head Was only the gate of Heaven. —W.m. J. Steward. November 12, 1594.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We rto not hold oirseives responsible Tor the opinions expressed by our correspondents.)

"THE BARBER" AND "THE BEGGARS."

TO THE EDITOK.

Sir,, —In your issue of November 7 I noticed several letters on the above subject, both of which were entirely wide ot the ir»atter referred to by * The Barber.' The letters were evidently intended not so muoh as a reply to • The Barber ' as to throw out; insinuations against the Primitive Methodiat Church, whom 'Pitch ' m slangy style terms ' the Prims.' ' Pitch' has evidently been so desirous of having a pitch into someone that he has lost his logical faculty. The matter referred to by 'The Barber' was this: About four o'clock, just when the people were coming from the Show, several of the Army officers, including the captain, placed themselves at Alcorn's corner, distributing bills and trying to sell tickets to anyone who might be turning down to the Primitive church. When the minister of that church drove round the corner, the captain of che Army rushed before his horse, waving a ticket over his head, and crying 'Salvation Army tea,' 'Salvation Army tea.' The horse shied, and the minister made some re marks, but was met with the cry ' buy a ticket, buy a ticket.' Such conduct cer tainly is noc to be expected from a leader of a church. In the same street as the church there is a blacksmith's shop. Suppose that another blacksmith lower down East Street should have planted a few men at the corner to canvass customers going to that shop : the Wills street blacksmith would not have liked it. ' Pitch' declares that the Primi 1 tives ' are always at it'—that is, begging. For a person defending the conduct of the Salvation Army to charge other churches with always begging is amusing. The Salvation Army does more begging than any other two churches m the town. The reason "why they do not get as much is because they sicken the people with their continual begging. In their meetings m the barracks much of the time is taken up with begging. At the street corners the cry ia-e< Ohuck your money on the drum,' 'Now then, who who will make up the last shilling, eleven pence more is wanted,' or ' Buy a Cry, have got all these to selr.' From the sea to the hills these people wander from house to house. Everything is fish that comes to their net from a piece of suet for a pudding supper to an old hen for a fowl banquet. ' Always at it' Why, had they not boasted at the street corners for weeks how they had cleared the hen nesta of the district, and begged ail the old roosters they could gefc, and boasted of the fact that they had been at it. ' Always at it.' Why, either for corps, garrison, or headquarters thejf a^re always a,t it, until men of the world are in clined to think t&at che almighty dollar is worshipped more than, Jesus Christ. The Armj i& doing; a good work, but there is a danger of their doing harm to the cause of true religion. ' Pitch' says he believes he is right m saying that they—the Primitives —run something every holiday. Evidently he lias got a false belief. He asks why they should not run something eyer,y holiday ? Simply because by continually begging .there is a danger of exalting the financial above the spiritual, and injuring the cause the beggar wishes to advance. ' Pitch' and his companions are not content with the holi days, but run a few specials m between, m* there are not sufficient holidays fo^ thijjm. Hoping to meet' Pitch' at the mext Army tea—l am, etc , ft^ Lance.

COMMERCIAL.

London, No7embnr9 Mr Trengronse presided at a meeting of the Butter Committee which carried a resolution that the Victorian Dairymen's Association was ignorant of the markets. , There was, he said, a growing glut m all classes of butter, and prices range from 18s to 30s per cwt less than m 1893. He sug- I geated that the Victorian Association should appoint a delegate to attend the weekly meetings of salesmen, and pointed out that only fifty cases of any one shipment reached 112s per cwt., and that rarely occurred The mutton thawed by Nelson's process realised |d per lb more than that thawed by the ordinary means. Experts consider that it will not pay Vic toria to ship eggs to England owing to the cheapness at which Russian and Italian eggs can be imported. ■ The Copenhagen Committee has fixed the • price of butter at 1303 per cwt. The rise lias entirely stopped the Danish trade here. The local Committee has adopted the new system of quotation, and takes the choicest varieties as the standard. 0 wing to the ad vance of the Danish article the London Com mittee has raised the price for the choicest colonial to 110 a per cwt, and fiae quality from 96s to 100 a. Vienna, November 10. The Minister of Agriculture declines to reduce the duty on Australian meat-. London, November 11 The quantity of Continental butter im ported into England m October m October was a thousand tone m excess of the quantity imported during the same month last year. There was a good attendance at the sales of sheep skins, and fair competition. Cross* breds were unchanged; merinos par to a farthing lower. Tallow, medium mutton, 23a 6d; beef, 22*. The English wheat shows a strong tone. Average 18s 4cL The Continental is firm, and American changing a little for the better. Cargoep of Victorian wheat ex Lady Lawrence, and Adelaide ex David Morgan, sold at 24s 3d. Eleven thousand quarters of Australian wheat for prompt delivery sold at 24s l£d. Antwerp wool sales take place on Novem ber 20 and 21. Fire thousand six hundred ' bales are catalogued, of which 450 are Aus tralian.

A Yarn of the Road.

By Old Chum

It was away back m the sixties—ln the days of the woolcartiug and bollock driving. Jack and I were returning from Chrlstcharch with empties—almost empties I should say—for we always brought back a few stores. Well, we reached the Selwyn m good time, and we had an idea of going a bib farther before night, buc recollecting that there was not much feed or water en the plains we altered oar minds and camped down where we wees, among the reeda. Oar bullocks seemed to relish the good grass, and by the time we went to rest they were all lying about as contented as could be wished. In the morning, however, there was not a hoof nor a tail to ba seen. We at once set ourselves to track the wanderers, but the tracks seemed to run everywhere ; so, after a bite to eat, we arranged that one of us should go up the river and the other down, »Dd to get back afc twelve whether we found them or not, I agreed to go up the river. Before I had gone far I saw fresh marks of cattle on all aides, and I felt sure that m a couple of miles I should come up with them. I had not gone more than this distance when I saw one of them grazing among some scrub, and I of course expecbed to find the remainder close by. But I was sreatly mistaken. When I approached I found it was no " roany " at all that I saw,, but an old hard case of a wild bull I When he. caught sight of me he let a few roars out of him that made my flesh creep —-or wish to creep somewhere out of the way. There was no shelter near by buc amail kohai bushes, and the bull at once started horning one of them as if to show me hew useless they were for my protec tion. However, I noticed a shepherd's, whare at some distance, and m case of attacfe I at once made tracks m its direc tion. And I did not start a bit too soon. For the old fellow, after scratching up thj^ground and roaring madly set off after milrat a good sharp trot, which be coon broke into a canter. Reach that whare* I must before he catches. me or I am a dead man 1 I had a good start certainly, but what are two legs compared to four m a race of considerable length. I felt as if I was doomed. I could hear his loud broath and I fancied I could feel the ground shake. By an inspiration I threw off my coat and hat. While the bull was diverted with these I increased my lead. But my strength was failing me fast. The last hundred yards to the hut was the longest hundred I ever travelled. And what was my dismay when I got there,but. to find the door locked. I could have dropped to the ground then and there*, but that the rapid approach of the bulS kepfc me alive to the situation. Off I started round the hut, hoping for, but nofc expecting, a back door. Of course there was none and I ran on, looking at the chimney m despair. . Round the hut I found I could beat the bull, for he alwaya ran wide at the corners- But I knew I could never outlast him. About a chain m the rear I noticed a small heap of shingle, and I knew by the old backet and rope that it must be the mouth of a well. I seemed to make for it without a thought, i for I was leady to sink from exhaustion. Down T went m an instant, and I thought; the bull was down on top of me. The well was deeper th»n I expected, but my fall was broken by the water at the bottom. When I looked up I could see the bull' 3 angry horns as ha lowered his head to sniff at the brine of the well. He came so near the edge that ha loosened small stones and clay, aac& I thought the sides of the well would como toppling about my ears. It seemed long before the infuriated animal made hi© retreat, and when he did he returned again and again—roaring terrifically alB the while. And now that he was away, my position did not seem to be altered much iot the bette?. The well was of the ordinary round sort, that was made m the early days—round and without boarding of any kind. The water was almost to my waist, and there was nearly twenty feet to climb. I knew it was no use to cooee, for no one was likely to hear me, and X raighfc possbly bring back my pur^ suer. In the end I laid my back and elbows to the shingly side of the well, andl stretching my feet across to the other side,. I began to wriggle my way upwards. The* shingle was so loosa that m$ progress was very slow and spasmadie i but when I reached the claj wh,ia& extended nearly half way down, I made steady progress. On getting near the top, I bea;an to con sider whether the bull was sufficiently far a^py for me to leav© my shelter. Bub this question was soon settled. I raised , my head to have a look, and down I went, splash, to the bottom. Oh, was ever man so tortured m a foreign country 1 I vowed that if I w«re spared this time I should leave th:s wilderness and go back to the civilised country from which I came. Well, after a few mmtttes reflec tion, I started again on my upward career. When I reached the top, the second time I was more careful, and I felt a relief to be on dry land s>nq» more. I was deter mined to have no more bullock hunting that d.ay x and 1 besides, our specified time was nearly up. My coat and hafe wer& | nab much the worse for their trampling, [and 1 made back to the camp where I found Jack with all the bullocks yoked 'up ready for the roa«Je. We at once set too and boiled the billy ; and while we were drinking the tea I related th« adven ture^ lam now telling you. Jack laughed from start to finish ! I always- thought; bettor of .Jack; but there Is very litt% sympathy to h$ found fa this v?orIoV

THE ASHBOBTOJa GUAfiDIAJN : MONDAY, NOVEMBEE 12, 1894.



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Rh£div«,atisjw.—Dr E. Gordon's rcmcd NEWB fails m permanently curing rheuma tism, Imnbago, sciatica, g;out, etc, one b&fefcfe gives relief. Price 10s, post free. «);., W Clayton, P.O, Box '^4, Pu^di*



Clarke's World.-famed Blood Mixture is a guaranteed cure for all Blood and Sldn Diseases. It is the most so^rchlij.g blood cleanser ever discovered, and ifc will free the system from all impurities from whatever cause arising. For scrofula, scurvy, eczema, nd 'egg, sores and pimples of all kinds its effect are marvellous. Thousands of testi monials Sold everywhere at 2s 9d per I bottle, Beware of worthless imitations and substitutes (I) DOLLAR CIGARETTES.-—3d. N holders or photos— Hehry ZahWßj Wholesale agents,



LATEST Telegram.—The Governor of Victoria has ordered that none bufc Hjjalti* Tea shall ba used m, Government



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NEW SPRING AND SUMMER ! GOODS - OPENING UP THIS WEEK. NEW ZEALAND CLOTH INS FACTORY,] NEW GOODS MEN'S New Shapes Hard Hats GOODS ] Men's New Shape Soft ____ NEW flats GOODS Men's New Lounge Hats j „,,___„ NEW —i| OZ weight ] GOODS Men's New Tennis Hats NEW Men's, Boys' and Youths' GOODS Straw Hats .,.,-,, NEW — GOODS —SPECIAL— innna NEW GOODS TTim The New Swimming Com- NEW bination Suit GOODS _ Men's and Youths' Black NEW Lace Shirts GOODS „, New Tennis Sashes n nna NEW New Cycling Shirts GOODS New Tennis Shirts rtrk , ma NEW New Cricket Shirts GOODS NEW —SPECIAL— GOODS NEW IHOI New Pies and GOODS Bows NEW GOODS NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACIORY. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager" 1



! IiUIPPJERTy FLOP.* Is. New Books i, D just arrived. Ciiculating Library. Terms easy. Latest new books added to Library every month. Subsc ibers to Library can exchange Books at Bookstall ;or Shop. Most popular library m Ash bnrton. Eight Id tfooks for Bel, four 2d Books for 6d, two 4d Books for 6d, three 6.1 Books for Is. Plain, Fancy, and Mourning Stationary. Text, Birthday, Christmas, and New Year Card?, Picture Books, Scraps, etc. Kverythinir good Cheap, an din great variety.— J. Mahsden



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• OST, on Bench Read, a Black -*-* Woollen Shawl. Finder p]eas« leave at Mail tfiice. 11 69 LOST— Bunch Kfsys on ring. Finder will be rewarded on application to Mail Office. 1.1 76 XjiOUND—Wether Sheep, branded S.T., -*- cub ears. If not claimed by 15th will be sold.—T. Austin, Storekeeper, Rakaia. 11 68 "XT, ANTED Known—The Corner is VW showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collier, WANTED Known—Spectacles, £ye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything m the optical ii?e at S. S^lek's, Optician, WANTED Known— The Cheapen House m tewn for First-class Millinery and Drapery is H. 0. Segers, Melford House. WANTED Known—Special line of Gents' Regatta Shirts, all sines, with or without collars, 2s 6d.~W, H. Collier. ICE CREAM, Ice Cream, Ice Cream, now ready at H. A. Flower's, East street, Aehburton. Ice supplied at shortest; notice. 10 114 WANTED — Every Lady to try Madam Balcombe's Patent Ex panding Belt Corset (registered), guaran j teed whalebone throughout. Orders left at Mr E. Hall's, Herbalist, Ashburton, will receive prompt attention. 10 86 OWN Make m Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, aluslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc. s at Mbs Alcorn's new shop, Baker's Buildings. W~~ ANTED KNOWN—Dressmaking prices to suit the times. Material dresses from 8s 6d, Prints from 7s 6d. Fit and style guaranteed.—Miss Murphy, 1 Old Kindergarten, East Street. f ITANTED Known-Before buying W your Hats come and see our Stock, Greatest variety to choose from m Ashburton. All marked very Cheap. — H. C. Segeks, Melford House. OYSTERS, Fried Flounders, and Whitebait every night at Jewitt's, Deep Sea Fishing Company, opposite Mail office. ' 9 168 LJU'ITKR, BUTTER, frisFanTgood _£3 6d per lb. Just arrived —A Line of BBA Shears, also a good assortment of Turkey Stones. Coma early and get your choice. Note address—Fletcher Bros, East street (next Bank of New Zealand) Ashburton. "O ECENT Arrivals.—LadieVandGentle -!•»> men's Summer Boots and Shoes, Cricketing and Tennis Shirts. Unlimited selection of Summer Ties and Hats.— Mitchell and Turner. 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 Alcorn's new shop, Havelock Street WE Hold a Large Stook of tho Latest Novelties m Materials for Blouses and Walking Dresses. Just opened, ex Pakeha and lonic, Dress Goods of choice selection, Sunshai^s and Umbrellas.—Mitchsll and Turner. BANG ! Bang > Bang 1 My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock's and, Club Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and aU sporting materials of the first quality at J. W. Hartley's, Gun Emporium. GUNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock of Gunsj ust 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 NOTICE 1 Notice Sport for all Guns let out on hire cr sold on tima payments. Having a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description. Gun fittings m stock. Prices low.—J. W Hardlby, Ironmonger, etc ROBERT ALCORN has opened m Baker's Buildings, next the Court house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards, Bannett's and the Kaiapoi S%les, the cheapest lot of goods ever brought to Ashburton, Also an assortment of Boots, BLANKETS bought at Edwards Bennet's Sale, a special line of Double Blankets at 7a 9d. Ex<ra large and heavy 15s 6d and 16a 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 sold under wholesale price.—H, C Segers, Melford House. TO LADlES.—Spring Cleaning.—We have just received Three Cases of Curtains and Liberty Muslins, together with new Patterns m Carpets, Oilcloths, and Linoleums. China Matting from B|d per yard.—Mitchell and Turner. 1 |jiDWARDS, Bennett's Sale. Grand lot "~^ new and fashionable Furs and Mantles ; half price. Come and take your pick at Mbs Adams. WANTED Known—That owing to the gjjeeess of the £a!e now being held up at Saunders' Buildings, opposite Rail way Station, ib will be continued for another twenty-eighfc days. lam not advertising a few cheap lines, bat the whole of the stock. Don't lose the oppor tunity of securing genuine bargains — k Lawiue. 7 366 Q WEEPING Reductions. —Is Books O for Sd, Is &d Books for Is, 2a Books for Is 6d, %3 64 B<ooks for 2s, and all others afc equ&i ra(e of reduction at L. F. And^WJBS and Cos., Cash Sale, 618 W~~ ANTED 2n°wn~Thatif you are m want of a first $&Ba article m sum mer Boots and Shoes, $\"U cannot do better than call at J. Moison's ; you will get the very best at reduced prices. As 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, Afihburton. /CHRISTMAS and New Year ,Cards"fcr \J the Home Mail. A beautiful assort ment just opened up, Packets of Cards of choice designs from 3d upwards- Writing Papers and Envelopes, P.ocket Books, Purses, Writing C&sep, Ink- Ptands, Pictures, Music, Aecerdeoiis from 7s 9d, Concertinas, Violine,, Banjos, Either Harps, Photo Frames and Albums, Scrap and Postage Stamp Albums, Indoor Grames, and a great variety of goods too numerous to mention ; ; a\\" at greatly reduced prices for ca^-h this month at L. ¥. Ajsdeeves 1 an» Co.'k Cheap Sale. D'njj Bex of Clarke s 841 Pills is warran ted to cine all discharges from the Urinaty Organs, m either sex (acquired or consti tutional), Gravel and Pains m the Back. Oaarraateed free from Mercury. SiQld m Boxes 4s tsd each, by all Chemists and patent * Medicine Vendors thronghoufc the World. j Proprietots j t|"hb Lincoln a.vo Midland i CouswEsDficeCtyaiPAOY, UagoJp, England. |



BEECHAM'S PILLS I 7IOR Bilious and .Nervous Disorders, such as Wind and Pain m the Stomach, Sick .' Headache, Giddiness, Fulness, and Swelling after meals, Dizziness and Drowsi ness, Cold Chills, Flushings of Heat, Loss of Appetite, Shortness of Breath, Costive ness, Blotches on the Skin, Disturbed Sleep, Frightful Dreams, and all Nervous and Trembling Sensations, &c. The first dose will give relief m twenty minutes. This ia no fiction. Every sufferer is earnestly invited to try on t Box of these Pills, and Jjhey will be acknowledged to be " WORTH A GCJINKA BOX.' BSECHaM'S PILLS, taken as directed, will quickly restore females .to com qI«V health. They promptly remove any obstruction or irregularity of the system WEAK STOMACH, IMPAIRED DIGESTION, DISORDERED LIVER; Thef am like magic—a few iJiwes will work wonders upon the VitaK Organs ; \ Strenjft&tming the muasular system, restoring the long-lost complexion; bringing feack the toen edpe of appetite, and arousing with the rosebud of health the whole physical fliwsrgy of the human frame. For throwing off fevers m hot climates they are specialty *.enovrned. These are. facts admitted by thousands, m all classes of society. aud'.4?ne/wf the best guarantees to the nervous and debilitated is that Beecharo's Pills hay*, fcjje Largest Sale of any Patent Medicine m the world. Ful ■diectioos with each box. (RttPABEDfoNL? i-jy T^CP/M^ BEKHAM, St. Helens, Lanoashibe, KnoljANd. ' COLD W idrii .DKEQGJfJX IN THE GOLOHIKS. j



EAWLINGS' SOAP MANUFACTOKY (Only|the Finest Quality of Fat used). Almond Feented, Large Bars, 32 bars to cwt 9s 9d per Box Perfect Cleanser, 40 bars to cwt 9s 9d per Box Domestic, 40 bars to cwt 7s lid per Box — BEMEMBER — TTTE BI TV JOB CASH, make KO BAD DEBTS, therefore we are able to SELL GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, Etc., at a LOWER RATE than any house m the trade. —NOTE ADDRESS— FLETCHEE J3EOS-, CASH SUPPLY STOEES, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, (Next Bank of New Zealand) ALSO 107 and 109 Lower High Street, Christchurch.



FLETCHER BROS., Wholesale and Retail Grocers, Etc. SOLE AGENTS FOR THE FOLLOWING :— THE CELEBRATED Peerless a»d Pi** 1 infer Teas. Peerless Tea, Bibs for 5s Peerless Tea, 61bs for 9s 9d Premier Tea, 31bs for 5s scl Premier Tea, 61bs for 10s 5d POTTER'S HERBAL BEER EXTRACT— 7d per Bottle, 6s 6d per dozen Sufficient to make six gallons of Splendid Herbal Beer. BL ADDON'S HE ALTS SALINE, OR LIFE SALT — A combination of Oxygenerated Salts with the Ripe Juices of Lemons, Limes and Oranges. TONIC, EFFERVESCING, TASTELESS AND APERIENT, Is 3d Per Bottle.



JOHN WILSON, PAINTER, GLAZIER & PAPERHANGER, Corner ol Arcade and Burnett Street, Ashburton NEW SEASON'S WALL PAPERS Just Arrived BEST ASSORTMENT IN TOWN. ESTIMATE OF HOUSE DECORATIONS GIVEN FREE.



Business > c?. NEW GOODS. NEW GOODS. TO MEET THE TIMES. OWING to the scarcity of money and dulness of trade generally, we are over stocked. To ensure a speedy clearance, we have marked the whole of our Stock at tho Very lowest Poe&ible Prices, NOW IS YOUR TIME. MAKE NO MISTAKE. G J. JN~E"I L L'S IS THE SHOP FOB A GENUINE BAEGAIN. New Prints, guaranteed to wash, 3Jd j New and Fashionable Drees Goods, double New Galateas, very strong, 6|d : width, worth 2s for Is 3d New Delaines, very pretty, 7£d, guaranteed | Calicos, 2s lid dozen to wash I Double-bed Sheeting, white twill, 9-Jd Now Dress Goods 5s lid, dress worth double | Towe3s, 2Jd; Cotton Shirting, 4Jd millinekyT~millinery IN ALL ITS BRANCHES EXCEPTIONALLY CHEAP. Strong Corsets, 4s 6d now 23 lid j Children's Sunshades Is ' Ladies' Sunshades of every description j CLOTHING. CLOTHING. Men's Suits, 13s 6d *' Boys' Tweed Suits, 4s lid Men's Colonial Tweed Suits, 37a 6d now 27a Straw Hats for men and boys at any price 6d Hats, Sockß, Shirts and Tiea at your own Men's Colonial Tweed Suits, 4Ss now 32s 6d | price BOOTS? BOOTS. We were never beaten, and we defy competition. All our Colonial Boots are made specially to our order, and we guarantee them. If not as good as recommended, we will replace them. -JUSr TO HAND— 120 pair of Ladies' Lace Shoes, 4s lid Children's Tan Shoes and Slippersa specialty Ladies' Tan Strapped Shoes, 6s lid with sox to match Ladies' Canvas Shoes, tan and black Men's Colonial-made Shooters, naj led 7s lid Ladies' French Glace Kid Shoes, the best to Men's Colonial-made Shooters, nailed Ss lid be had m New Zealand | Men's Balmorals aid Cookhams of every Men'i Bluchers, 4s lid I description, COME aJSTD SEE. G. J. NEIL L'S FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBUKTON