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Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1895

One hundred, thousand feet of sa'vn j timber, which is to be sent home by the Government, and for timber which the Kauri Timber FOs Gompany's tender was ac pavxNG cepted, is to be shipped by the Mamari, which is bound from Auckland for London via the South. rJ he Kauri Timber Company is supplying 50,000 feet, and thp other 50,000 they have distributed among the local miils. The Company's own shipment has been very carefully pre pared, and it is confidently stated that no better Jot of timber waa ever shipped from the colony. The General Manager has given his personal i supervision Jo the pteparation of the timber, aniql no itr#ub»o pr expense has been spared. The mill manage? has attended to the guaging and grading of the sMDKiept and, unless the measurement of eacu t n*ece is exact the piece is rejected. The planks are 9xß, out of the best heart of seasoned kauri, and the merit* of the timber will undoubtedly have a fah> trial. Both managers are confident of the adaptability of kauri for blocking, its great features being the evennpss with which it wears and its lasting qualities. For several years now the Kauri Timber Company have been pushing their timber on the Home market, and a competent man has been sent Home to work up the trade. Stockg are kept at London, Liverpool, Hull, Glasgow, Greenock and Belfast, and at the present time several large ship ments are in course of preparation,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Chriatchurch conference has de. cided on Thursday as the half-holiday. In Madagascar silk is the only fabric used in the raanufaature of clothing, Jt is cheaper than linen in Ireland. The Morm missionaries who recently returned to San Fraucisco from New Zealand report;havingip f ade 3000converts Wedon't btjfjeveit. JJon*ld JJinnie, the well Jcnowa aUiJet*% appeared at the J?olice Court, Auckland, one day last week as defendant in an assault case, which was dismissed. A certain wdll-known religious organ recently made thefollowingannouncement in Its report of a sermon : ' A painful occurrence jt^ok place last Sunday, in ths holy edifice. A w.orafm feljfrom pneof fihosa eeata .while I was preaching tWgoapel in ' » state pf beiafcJ^ ipto^jcstipn j' ■' ' '

It is said that not less than 13 000,000 I human beings have perished in earth | quakes since the beginning of the Mstori j cal era, i The reporter wr ,t*>, ' the doctor felt, the I patient's puJse before he prescribed for i him.' And the intelligent c >mpo&Hor, j insteai of ' pulse,' put 'purso.' The tunnels of fh^ worM are est/mated to number bont 1142, wiih a total length o r 51t miles. Thero are about 1000 rail j road tunnels, 12 subaqueous lunntl*, 90 i canal turmals, and 40 conduin tunnels.

When Mm Vanderbilt wants io oat the wing of a p^rtiUee ?h» Ins ten birds cooked ani served to ch josg from. The table in th-j Vanderlilt household csis £100 J a munth.

Buenos Ayres wilisoon see the comple tion of the largest opera house in the world. It will seat 5000 spectator j, and iha stage will hold 800 persons. The house is so constructed that box-holders can have their carriages driven up to the tiers.

An Order-inCouncil notifies that the capitation allowance to Education Board?, for the quarter ending on March 31, 1895, shall be according to the working average attendance for the quarter anding on December 31, 1894.

In consequence of the wefc weather the Sunday school picnic in connection with St. Stephen's Church which was to, have been held to-day, is postponed until Mon day, and will be held in the Domain. As afresh supplyxf provisions etc., will be required no doubt friends and those interested will rise to the occasion.

The following will represent ihe Ash burton €ricket Club in their ma'.ch with the Longb6ach Club on the Domain on Saturday, play to commence at 12 30 :—- G. Andrews, Fooks, Russell, Bourke, Simpson, Denshire, Black, Fleming, Davis, Peter, Dixon. Emergencies- Percy and E. E. Andrews.

A terrible example of the remains of h«athenism in Russia is mentioned in the Moscow Gazette. A trial will shortly take place of a number of peasants living in a district of Kuzan for killing one of their number as a sacrifice to the idols of the Voltlks, a Finnish race of whom con siderable number" continue to live in more or less uncivilized conditions along ■he Volga between the Viatka and Kama rivers.

Another hero of the Balaclava charge haa passed away. Sergeant James Donaghue, whose death occurred ab Pen keth, near Warrington, claimed to be the trumpeter who sounded the famous order to charge. He held several Crimean medals, with a medal for long service and good conduct. Donaghue had a Hntall pension, but was in such reduced circum stances that a few years ago he was an inmate of the Warrington Workhouse. He has left a widow, who is practically destitute.

The Otago Doily Timvi Wellington correspondent says:—"l am sorry to learn thac Mr T. Mackenzie, M.H.R. for Clufcha, has returned to his home ab Bal clutha without having benefited much in health by his sojourn at Rotorua. Indeed on hisi arrival here, he had to sp3nd ten days in a private hospital before ha could resume his j urney southward. His ex ploring expedition, some twelve months ago, among the West Coast Sounds is, T under stand, in laige part the cause of Mr Mac kenzie's illness. With care and quiet, he hopes soon to he fit for work again, and until that time cornea, his constituents, whom he so worthily represents, will do him a kindness by nob troubling him with public affairs "

Holloway's Pills.—Change of tempera ture and weather frequently upset persons who are most careful of their health, and particular in their diet. These corrective, purifying, and gentle aperient pills ate the be3t remedy for all defective action of the digestive organs. They augment the appe tite, strengthen the stomach, correct bilious ness, and carry off all that is noxious from the system. Holloway's Pills are composed of rare balsams, unmixed with baser matter, and on that account are peculiarly adapted for the young, delicate, and aged. As this priceless medicine haa gained fame in the past, so ib will preserve it in the future by its renovating and invigorating qualities and the impossibility of doing harm.

THE COREAN WAR

Shanghai, January 17 It is now reported that the Chinese lost 2000 in the fight at Kaiping, including many officers of high rank.

GOLD.

Melbourne, January 17 Two pounds weight of gold was found on the old Wombat diggings,! near Omeo, in a few hours, by two men. i

Pekth, January 17 Keports continue to be received from Coolgardie about the marvellous find, said to be equal to the London derry. Fitzgerald, the proprietor of Kurnalpie, is said to be the discoverer, but there is no authentic information at present. A camel team is supposed to have brought in a ton of specimens, which are said to eclipse anything yet found on the field. Large prpspecting parties have gone out.

Th3 purchase money for the Lon donderry mine, amounting to £180,000 ? was paid yesterday. The stamp duty on the transfers of the leases was £900.

The Butter Industry.

Melbourne, January 17 Mr Wilson, the Government dairy expert, says that he tried shipping butter in a way similar to the Setvell process ten ygars ago. The objection was that the brine'had "'a tendency to draw the sap from the wood, whiii* caused the better to be tainted unless the casks had been well saturated some weeks beforehand with brine, and the sap well exhausted before the butter was put in. This pntailed expense. Moreover there was a risk qt the hoops coming off the casks or becoming'loose i and avowing the brine to escape, ija which case the butter was no doubt spoiled, A small shipment yjia the Cape did not afford a fair trial. lie would like to se§ an experiment with several tons by way of the Re4 Sea, and while the A gricultural Department would not adopt Mr Sewell's process he was willing to render every assist an,oe to any intending shippers who might try the ejcperjment.

GUNPOWDER EXPLOISION.

Wasmingtost, .fanuary If Thirty-two tons of gu^pow4er ex ploded at Butte, and 150 persons were badly injured, in addition to 100 killed The explosion is supposed to be the work of an incendiary.

RECESS SPEECH.

Mr John McLachlan, M H.R. for Ash burton, addre ssd his constituents in Ashburton in the Oddfellows' Ual lasb evening. There was a good attendance, iueluding a fair sprinkling of ladies H;s Worship the Mvyor of /sh buttoa (Mr Joseph JSe^y) cccupi id th ■ chor, and Hon. Maj->r Steward occuj-'ed a tevfc on the pktfcrna wi h the May. r.

The Chairman said they had been cvllei there that evening by Mr McLach lan to listen (o an aciouafc of his steward ship during tha past session, and also to hear from him fco.nethiug concerning tha political questions of the day, and wlm wag likely to come before ths House duiing the coming session, There was no need to ask for a fair hearing, because t had been one of the characteristics of the Adiburton people in the past to always aff jrd a patient hearing to public speakers, whether they agreed with them or not. He introduced

Mr McLichJan, who was received with applause. He said his Worship had been kind enough to sketch out a rather big programme for him that night. He had promised to come before them once a year to give an account of himself. Many people had said to him <( Well, how did you get on, Mac, up there?' He had replied thab when he came before his constituents he would be able to judge better by the way they received him. He did not inteud to inflict upon them the same sort of speech that some mem bers did, as he did not intend to annoy them with a great number of figures, because there was nothing so fallacious as figures. He thought it entirely out; of place on a platform like that to quote a lot of figures. It was all very well for a Premier or Colonial Treasurer in justify ing his conduct and finance to do so. He thought it due to his constituents to say that he would have met them earlier, but they knew that when he came home from Wellington in October, after four months absence, there were agricultural shows ! and one thing and another on, and he was advised to leave it over till the middle of January, and he hoped it suited the convenience of his constituents to meet him at this time. From the number of people present he thought he must have 1 struck a good time. Ha would now refer j to political matters and woald first speak j about the election of

THE SPEAKER OP THE HOUSE.

When this question came up as to who should be appointed Speaker, his honor able friend Major Steward, who wae formerly Speaker, was a candidate, and if he had any local feeling ifc was of course towards Major Steward. But he could not overlook Sir Maurice O'Rorke's claims, and he voted for him, and was pleased to say Major Steward went into the lobby with him. Several Ashburton people had spoken to him privately, and asked him to vote for Major Steward for the Speakership ; bub he could not pass over Sir Maurice O'Rorke, and he knew Major Steward had not any feeling in the matter. He thought ic was his duty to say this, as there was perhaps a feeling that he had been disloyal in voting as he had. The next matter was the appoint ment of

THE SKKGEANT-AT-AK3VIS

He did not know any worthless question that occupied so much time as this miser able question. He did not justify ib on lesral gr; utid^, and it seemed to him and others thav it waa a.feud between Sir Robert Stout and the Premier. Stout thought he ivould have a dig at the Premier and t«sb the fidelity of his fo'lowers. Hs would show them thab he had not changed his opinion, and he did not palter to the Government nnr justify wh<*t ha considered an illegal act, and he would read the following extract from Hansard : —

I can scarce 1y conceive the audacity of the Opposition in saying that they shall have the last word and then the Premier is to reply. There have been hurled against the 'upporters of the Government vile denuncia tions a« to their want of honor as members of this House. I came here as a supporter of the Government and of their policy. They have had no opportunity of laying their polty before the country* They have been defeated in their attempts to get through the ordinary preliminary business through these red-herrings being drawn across the scent-*. I think it only right to say that the Government have never asked me to vote one way or another on this occa sion ; although I admit that the Government have got themselves into a very peculiar meia. Ido not know many points of parlia mentary life—l have not advanced so far into these things as some of the older members— but I think the Government have not shown so much tact in the management of this little affair as in the matter of the government of the country. It is the worst exhibition of legislation I kDow in connection with the present Liberal Government. Of course, the honorable member for Wairarapa assumed that the Premier would follow him, be cause he was the last gun on the Opposition side, It has been said bv one of our country men—ThomasCarlyle—that speech issilvern, silence is golden. I have been botHlog up my indignation all night, with a view to show that I could carry put this suggestion of Thomas Oarlyle's. But, with regard to this question, I am not going over all the rami fications that have been talked pf to-night. I quite accept the dictum of the honorable member for Wellington Gity that there has been an apparent breach of the law in the ap : po'njjment, or want of apppointment—at all events, there has been an evasion of recognised principle in this affair, but to me, and the constituents I represent, the continuance of this Government on the Treasury benches is of far greater impor tance than the appointment of the Serjeants at-Arms. Therefore I prefer, even at the expense of being branded as a rain without honor or principle, to go into the lobby with the Government.

That was all he had to say about the appointment. Whether ifc was Illegal or not ifche onus rested with the Givernmenb, aid at the beginning of the session he could not in support of his pledge go against them and give them % slap in the face by voting against them. The sixth day * hey were in session they were sur prised by a most extraordinary measure being brought down and that was

THE BANI£ Op NEW ZEALAND GUARANTEE

10AN hXLit

When he said that, frhoy would under stand the feeling of amazement that per vaded the IJouse when i'b was broken to fcbem that tha Bsnk of New Zealand ha-l gone bun?, or what was a better way of putting it, that if thevdid notcome tothe ge^cue the b,ank woi^ld go bung to-morrow. He dH not think he would b i vio|§{;j[ng any pledge when he fcold them that it was a singular coincidence that the day the Bill was brought down a piece of paper was put info e*cli member's h^nds to go tn tlje Banlf of New Zealand the next day «*i(Jae,t twlnty poisnoia, cr'd it in ant that if the Bill did not; pasls Hißy co^jd nofc go tp the bank nep day and %f t the tvrenfy pounds. |fo said again it was a singular coincidence. TT 0 h^d yiq particular syih p^thy with the B^ank 'of Mew Zealand personally, but he could see ih wag ip cumbent upon them to pasa the Bill, eve«t if It cost them mo>?9 than £2,000,000' Strict stipulations were made that the shareholders would put into the coffers half a million of money. Th^t w*s tne of the conditions given, and in default the (Sovernmeit were to guarantee at the end d£ .fcen years to pay out of the Consolidatpd ReVenue r£2 ) j0i00,,00Q of money ; and oven if they had to pay thafi amount ut tii^ ,en.<f of ten years, he would think the disaster was saved cheaply. It had often been said to him that they had had a barren Besolon. Well, he did not know about

that; bu% he was certain he bad the | s-ympathy of his hon. friend Major.' Steward that if. they did nothing they took a long time over it. They had spon< four months in that miserable h jle, and hid passed a large numbar of public and privn'o bills of voty great itnportar.ee, which took a g-ea,' deal of dobate, arid the Hou--:« Jvid to spjnd cnsideraMa lime ..v.r ih m They hal h"1 a<vat anxiefy. I TH.S MO-NRY CTLLS

Th >5W wvro thrt Bills giviiic; vower t.o resunrso pusM'SMon of liivid, and to linano f'»r tho pei'p'.r- of t!i<-: c-ilouy. He did >>ot th'i.k t'nt in all tin histoty of Now Z *- Zealand, there wa = ever a time of great t:r momenb or impottauce to the colony ihan when those mea^uros were brought lv fore the legislature. The first g-eut Bill wa i

THE ADVANCES 10 SET I.BRS HILL Ths Bill was veiy stroigly opposid, and by none stronger than by Robert Stoufc. and af jw other lawyer members of the House, who ouldsee (heir occupation would be gone. Lending mnney at a I wer rate of interest than waH the custom of the country did not suit them. Notwith standing the opposition, Government got the Bill passed. The Government said they would only lend money on rural land, and then only three-fifths of the estimated valae as apprised by competent valuers. The Government were empowered to raise a million and a half for this par pose. It will make a very great difference to those who are able to obtain it, and it will not be by those who have their deeds put away and tied up in old stockings or put away in boxes in the house. They are not the people who will want it; but as people can realise their mortgage* by giving timely, notice they can reduce their rate of interest from seven, eight, or nine and even tea per cent, to the modest five par cent that the Government were to charge. As people seemed to have a hazy idea about this, he would explain to them briefly what the principles were. The Government would acquire a first mort gage. They would have to be assured of the value, and then lend three-fifths of its estimated value. The borrower would pay five per cent for a number of years-* tnirty-four or thirty-five—and pay one per cent to a redemption fund. At the end of thirty-four years the borrower re deemed the whole of the property. _ If they liked, they could pay off at any time lin multiples of five pounds. That amount i could be paid off the capital, or they could pay £50 or £100, in fact »ny sum from £5, and get credit for it. There was no money lender he had ever heard of who erer offered such reasonable terms. He hoped they understood. He had endeavored to pub it to them as plainly as he <cpuM. The great principle was that they could pay off in multiples of £5. (Applaus.'). Another Act of perhaps no less inrr/ortanpe was

THE LAND IMPROVEMENTS AND NATIW LAND ACQUISITION BILL.

This Act gave the Government power to spend a quarter of a. million on the purchase of native laids This Govern menfc had been more diligent than Go vernments for some time past in acquiring native lands. In the North Ishnd there were large areas of bush maintaining only a few kakas, and the Government had obtained power to spend a quarter of a million en the purchase of native lands, and that land would be of no use unless it is opened up. The Government had ob tained power to raise a quarter of a mil lion for the purpose of preparing this land for settlement. (Applause) Well, this came at a very opportune time. He did not credit Ministers with all that wisdom that some credited them with, but he thought they had a great amount of fore sight. Hera they had bad times upon them ; prices low for everything 5 and here the CJvernment were coming in and employing people, and spending a quarter of a million of non-y in making these bush landa accessible. It would take from such places as Ashburton (although ho would be sorry to lose any or his con stituents) a number of young men who could not get sufficient to do here ; and it would make room for those who remained behind. Ho thought it was one of the wise&t prop s^ls ever brought bs fore the country, and it came at a most opportune time. (Hear, here). There was another very good condition. Suppose that a doz m men from Ashburton go there to work. Tho Government wiU give them a price for the value of the work. After they have failed the bush these men have the prior light to take up the land they have oleared, and the cost of clearing is added to the capital cost of the land. Another important measure wa9 THE LAND JFOR SETTLEMENT Bill. Hitherto the Government had had the power to enter into negotiations for the purchase of private lacds, but they were defeated time and again because the owners of. the broad acres did not meet the Government as they should have done. They asked more than the land \ was worth. The Government wanted to \ get compulsory possession of the land, and they have now the power to do so ; but they cannot lake less than one thousand acres. Anyone owning less cannot be touched ; but if anyone has more than that, say' Bye or ten thousand acres, they must be Jeft with one thousand acres for a homestead. The Govesnment have bhe power lo purchase £250,000 worth of land in the year for two years, or £500,000 in all; bntif they buy £100,00,0 worth up to the end of this year (ending March) they can acquire £400,000 next year. The Government are negotiating, and will probably soon conclude, the purchase of some blocks of land near Christchureh ; and he hoped they would do so, Here was another of the big borrowing proposals of the Govern ment, They had the Po3t Ofl^oa Savings Bank. P.udent saving people put their money in ttytt bank at call at four or four and a lnlf per cent, and the Government hava thought it wise to issue consols that will bear four per cent interest, and these consols are negotiable. They have power to issue £250,000 worth of consols In Sew Zealand. These will be a splendid invest ment for trust moneys. Under this law the purchase of consols will be a safe and legal investment. The Government had shown a considerable amount; of wisdom, and to none did he give more credit than to the Hon Mr Ward, He considered him a wizard. It was he who brought South land from a state of sin and m:sery to a state of grace. (Laughter). He would now briefly deal with a few of the social IJills. ■ ' THE INDU3ratAIi QuNCILIATION AND

ARBITRATION ACT '"• v ' was not designed in NeW Zealand, but was a copy of what has bee" done in other parts of the world: A. similar measure was in e^istenpa jn other coii^ ries where there w'e*e strikes and disputes.' He briefly dlfc^ile'd the*priripipiVg of (he Act;, and f-hougbt it wouji go a long Way tol- wards settling a vety vejfed question. (Hear hear). Then there vtw THE SHOP AND SHOI» ASSISTANTS ACT, which he thought would tend to ameliorate the condition of ihe employees, and he did n&b thi^l? jt would interfere w»th the profit! ofthe* lEfe t|jouohfc It waa the intention of th'e Legisla'tire'to im prove the condition of the pebple whb wanted looHns: after, namaly tha em ployees. Ha came now to another subject upon Which he had spoken to thein in mat l^all whjen he last them, and that was about the rp3nmption of tho OQN??.OTi Of THE RAILWAYS by the Government. He was opposed to it then, and he vr,»s opposed to it when the vote came before the House, although he was then and was now in favor of Ministerial representation on the Board

IJe had never believed that three irre sponsible pfcfc'sons should be In pow®r and have control over fifteen millions' wdrth of railways, He always thought one Minister should bare a voice on the Board. Tin

Ceyernment were prepared to accept one of two conditions. • 'ne was to have a Minister appointed on, the Board, but seeing this was badly received someone moved that the Government should have full control. It was carried like a ifl&h, and ilia Cotnm stioners were wiped out. Whether this wouid rosuls for wtal or fur woe h* vct<Jd against it,: not out of doubt ■as to the ability of ini usters to manage 'the railways, but bee u>o'he thought the O •uiimsfioner» had managed the railways very■w»U. Ho hoped the change would turn out for ihi benefit of the colony. Amongst many othur .important measures W*S

THE DAIRY I^DUSTKIKS ACT,

which should not ba pvssel over because i Wiis one that was calcuUted to give great assistance to an industry which was likely to be a greater industry almost than any other in the colony. The dairy industry shiuld be fostered. The prin cipal good points in the Act were—the Government appoint inspectors to go and inspect the premises and stock, and if they found tha premises were not sanitary within reason they would order them to be made sanitary. If there were diseased cattle, they would order them to be destroyed, but the Government went further than that They are spending a sum equal to £5000 in providing cool storage, and they have appointed butter experts or graders (as they are called) to go to the different ports of export to see nothing goes from this colony but what is sound, and of gocd quality. Although Ashburfcon hts not gone into it very largely, the dairy industry is the mainstay of the colony, and nothing produces more comfort than successful dairy farming. (Applause). The Gaming Bill was next touched

upon, the chief features of which were the restriction of totalisator licenses and preventing gambling by proxy. An im. portanfc bill passed last session was the Shipping and Seamen Act, but perhaps those present did not think thsy had much interest in that. He then refoired to the absurd law relating to

TRACTION ENGINES. They would remember that four men had to accompany the engines—two in front and two behind. The matter had been tested before Judge Denniston. However, a petition had been presented by him (Mr McLachlan) to the House, signed by 4000 persons, asking the Go vernment to alter this vicious clause. He had his work cue out to get them to alter the number required to patrol a traction engine from four to two men. It was hard to geb Government to repeal one of their own acts : hut almost on the last day he succaeded. (\pplause)

These werg the principal Acts as far as occurred to him as worth bringing before them that 1 night. He would now talk tai them about the Bills that did not paw. First w^s the LICENSING BILL. If they would carry their rrmcb back, they would remember he had told them he would not consent to any alteration in the licensing Uw to take effect within three years. He was prepared to assist the Government to make amendments to lessen the cost of elections, but.not for anything respec'iag prohibition. The Government brought a Bill down contain ing one hundred clauses. To get this Bill to read through before breakfast was enough to put you off your breakfast altogether. It was badly drafted and badly constructed. The temperance section called a meeting of the temperance party and who did they think was there? "Why, me!" (Loud laughter). And this Bill underwent examination by a sub-Committee. Between thirty and forly members attended a 'caucus. Be was one of them, and they submitted the Bill to a Committee. Subsequently a report was brought down. He was also present by invitation, and heard the recommendations that were read. Buthe - thought he knew it was not going to pass. He asked Sir Robert Stout "Was ha to consider bis presence with the Committee identified him with prohibition?" Sip Robert replied *'No, your presence here you are in favor of temperance reform." He rep'ied to Sir Robert, " certainly ha was in favor of referm for anyching that required it." Members sitting on the opposition benches tried to force the hands of Government, but the Hon. Richard wa^ too many for them. The Bill did not pas?, and (here was no occasion for ifc to do so. Had it passed he considered there would have been a breach of contract with those who had licenses for three years ; but he would be no party to making, any alteration in the licensing law until after the three yean was up. After that he was prepared to alter any Act in a way that would be for the best interest of the mass of the people.

"WORK OF NKXT SESSION.

During next session members will be asked to deal with a new Licensing Bill, the revision of the Customs tariff, and an old age pension scheme. With regard to the Licensing Bill he could nob speak any further thin he had that night, bat he wo aid ba guided by circumstances fade* pendent of party* He would' gi?e his vote on such a measure as he thought f»t t and was glad the Government did not intend to make it a ministerial question. He then explained the old age pension scheme, and went on to speak about' the] revision of the Customs tariff. A Com* - - mittee sat all the session, but their meet? ings were very secret. He h, ad a hazy idea, though, from the formation of the Com* mittee, and from the feeling of the House, that they were going in for* more protective tariff than they had. He wculd oppose such a thing, even if it meant turning out the Government, if it meant raising the prices for the sake of a few manufacturers. And he would give this pledge—He would not vote for the raising of the price of manufactures for the banefit of a few. He would be in favor - of admitting all articles free that they could, but not to put on a duty of say forty per cant on boots for the purpose of getting thpra manufactured in Christ* church. He would be found carefully scrutinising all Government proposals, . and to show them what Victoria wm doing he saw in the papers the other day that they shipped two hundred thousam, carcasses of mutton from Victoria ant eight hundred thousand pounds worth o! butter, and were looking forward to're deeming themselves ' simply by their frugality, and increasing their exports of butter. The colony was going to re rttQev^te itself raore liy thi* than by a protection tariff. ■He did not kaow y/ntt interest they took in the '' '*" lL ■ MIDLAND RAILWAY. He had told the Gofernmant if they did not do gotnething in this matter they >?"ould never be returned by Canterbury. „ Jf th^ra fame hs^rd times arid repression, he did not want them to blame him,' Bfo had done his best to get the railway gone on with, but be only had one vote in the House. He considered private lines had.^ ho right to exist m the colony. There was the Manawatu railway. It had done' good work, but they had gob a splendid property. The line was p»ying 'fon^ oft five faer cant interest oh theoutla'y."'' Ac* cording to agreement Government could buy it at a certain time, and he was in fayor of buying it £OCAL MATTERS. He had been very little troubled oj pestered with any local applications whilst at Parliament Last winter wag. an unusually hard one he understood, bat ihe had never received any information from any Ashburton local body that there was any want in Ashburton, until he re ceived a letter signed by three irresponei* ble working men. Immediately on re ceipt of this, he went to the Minister of Labor, and laid this before him* and got; i promise that they wonjd pay £for£

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN: FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1895.



Busjness Notice-. _ Holidays Holidays. HOLIDAYS ARE NOW IN FULL SWING. tjxllE CHEAPEST HOUSE IN CANTERBURY FOR Drapery, Clothing, and Boots. G. J. JN EIL L. Flannelettes 2* 1W doz-n Double Bed Sheeting 3£d Good Washing Print 3}i A Man's Real Good Suit for a Pound A Holiday Dress fur 3s lid A Boy'a Suit for 3a lid Calico 2b lid dozen BOOTS. BOOTS. Ladies Shoes 4s lid I Men's Bluchers 4s lid Men's Nailed Shooters slid I G. J. NEIL.L. EAST STREET, JffRIEDLANDER'S BUILDINGS.



1 § 9 4. Christmas and New Year's Greeting Fl/ETCHEK BROS-, HAVE JUST BECEIVED EX GOTHIC— 100 cases Fine3t New Vestisan Currants 50 boxes Finest New Sultanas 30 boxes Finest New Valencias 50 boxes Finest New Eleraes 25 boxes Australian Muscatels, to be cleared at per lb ALSO THE FOLLOWING JUST TO HAM) FOR CHRISTMAS TRADE- Jordan Almonds Dessicated Cocoanut| Keene's Mixed Spice Preserved Fruits Preserved Ginger Pears, Peaches, Cordials, «£c. Apricots, &c. Talencia Almonds |lb bottles of Persian Sherbit, 8d per bottle. A sp'endid line of Christmas Cake in Fancy Baskets to be sold at Is 6d eacb. PLEASE NOTE that all those Goods are of the very FINEST QUALITY PROCURABLE, whbh we intend to sell at the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE. A look at our windows will show. PRESERVING SEASON, 1895. JUST LANDING Ex AURIGA, | 25 tons Finest Mauritius Cane Sugar (1161 bags I,'1,' This is the FINEST'CANE SUGAR to be got} and jam, &c , made with it will keep almost any length of time.



NOTE ADDRESS FLETCHER BROS., C[ASH SUPPLY BTOJRES, ASHBUBXON, AND LOWER HIGH STREET, CHRISTOHURCH. Don t miss seeing our splendid show of Christmas Fruitp,*&c.



i," Fuß THE HAEVEBT FIELD." FULL RIG OUT FOR 17 s :9D TV/TEN'S STRONG MOLE TROUSERS, at 5s lid MEP"S STRONG NAILED BLUCHERS, at 5s 6d MEN'S STRONG LEATHER SHIRTS, at Is lid MEN'S STRONG KNITTED SOX, at Oa 6£d MEN'S STRONG BLUE JUMPERS at 3a lid AT G. L. Beath & Go's., TANCRED STREET.



CHRISTMAS Presents, Choice Orna \J ments, Withers and Jew's Harpe, Balis and Dolls for everybody from lu each; Jointed Dolls for 6!, Sleeping Beauties Is. Chinese Conquerors 6), Russian Embassies Is, Walking Men, Talking Dolls, Scotch Greys, and Ennis kilien Dragoons all wonderfully cheap at Mks Alcokn s Ladies' Underclothing and Fancy Basaar, Havelock street.



WINBLOW.



OEOTIONS 140, 141, 150 and 151, an acre in one block on the upper side of railway. Offers are invited for these. Terms if required. Apply to T. BULLOCK.



BAN9 ! Bang i Bang S My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock's and, Oluo Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and all sportingraaterials of the first quality at Ji W. Hardusy's, Gun Emporium



DOLLAR CT.GAR«TTKS-3d per packet



Wanted ' CTr ANTED, by end of January, Eiphfc W or Ten loomed House, Ashbur ton or Suburbs, Apply Mail Office. 198 TOST, between Tinwald and Ash- J burton Presbyterian Church, Ivory Brooch. F;nder kindly leave at Mail Office. 1 96 WANTED Known.— Having had such a successful season with Dresses, balance to dear it nominal prices.— Mitchell asd Turner. YI7ANTED Known —M us Hoopek ** (monthly nurse) is open to accept engagements. Apply, by letter, to Mrs Hooper, Alfbrd Forest Ro.id, Ashburton 11*131 XJkj ANTED Known—The Corner Is YV showing a magnificent New Stoclr of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. CoiAIBR. WANTED Known—Special line of Gents' Kegatta Shirts, all sites, with or without collars, 2s 6d,—W, H. , Collier. "OEAUTIFULar.d useful Presents to JL) all purchasers of 2s 6dand upwards. —IT, 0 Segers, Meltcrd House. lI7ANTED Known—Spectacles, Eye YV Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything In the optlca line at S. S «llbk's, Optician, t TTANTED Known -Holders of VV Present tickets can now get them changed.—H. 0. Segers, Melford House. WANTED Known—A tremendous run on our Gloves, 4_?d upwards. —Mitchell and Turner. WANTED Known—Th»t H. A. 1 lower, Confectioner, Eas«) street, has a splendid variety of Fry's and Cadbury's Chocalate Boxes, now in stock. WANTED, Everybody to nae Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. EL Zandkr, Sola Agent. WANTED Known—All wool Delaines, Prfnts, and Crepons below whole sa'e rates.—Mitchbll and Turner OWN Make In Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, Vtuslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings etc.! at Mrs Alcorn's new shop, Baker's Buildings.



ROBERT ALCORN has opened n Baker's Buildings, next the Court house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards, Bennett's and the Kaiapoi S%les, the cheapest lot of goods ever brought to Ashbnrton, Also an assortment of Boots. HERBAL Beer, Herbal Baer. Six gallons of splendid Herbal Beer for 7d. Made with a bottle of Potter's Herbal Beer Extract, price 7d per bottle. Warranted purely heibal. Fletcher 8e03.. Wholesale and Retail Agents, Cash Supply Stores, Ashburton and Christchurch. NOTICE 1 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 in stock. Prices low.—J. W. Hardley, Ironmonger, etc LA D I F, S' and Gentlemen's left-< ff Clothes and all kinds of goods bought, sold, or exchanged. — Mrs Knigiit opposite Templar Hall, near Post Office. 11 170 pHEAP Cliristn.a< Present, Cheap v^ New Y*ir G.fs, Cheap Toys. Cheap Dolls, Cheap Fancy Goods. Mt s Adams, Saunders' Buildings. WANTED -Every Lady to try Madam Balcombe's l'atent Ex panding Belt Corset (registered), guaran teed whalebone throughout. Orders left ■it Mr E. Hall's, Herbalist, Ashburton. will receive prompt attention. 10 86 BLANKETS bought at Edwards Bennet's Sale, a special line of Double Blankets at 7a 9J. Extra hrge md heavy 15* 6d and 163 6d. —Robert Ucorn, Baker's Buildiop* PRESENTS. We~7ro" now living L Presents to a'l purchis?er<- of 2* 6d «id upwards.—H. C. £eger>s, Melford House, f^\ UNS ( Guns \ Guns ! My new stock \J{ of Gunsj ust to hfjnd direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Leaders, Rifles, etc. In spection invited. No old stock to select from at J. W. Hakdlby's Sporting Repository il/ ANTED Known— Thatowirg to the if success of the Pale now being held up at Saur.ders' Buildings, opposite Rail way Station, fc will be continued for another twenty-eight days. I am not advertising a few cheap lines, but the whole of the stock. Don't lose the oppor tunity of securing genuine bargains—A Lawbib. 166 WANTED Known—That if you are in want of a first) class article in sum mer Boots and Shoes, you cannot do better than «alj[ at J. Moison's ; you will g«b the very best at reduced prices. As for !?*s own make, they are well known to the delight ?£ the rearers, throughout the I lustralasian coioi:i"-a. Repairs well done and at once. Premier Boot Make?, Town Hall Boot Store, Fv street, Ash^'tOP TDOY'S and Girls Own Annual, British .D Workman and Workwoman, Infant's Magazine, The Prize, Child's Companion, Children's Friend, Little Dot, Family Friend, Band of Hope, Young England, and other New Books at Lowest Prices.— L. F. Andkewes and Co. 11 98 1 QQP\ New *ear Oards and New JL O<JtJ • *ear Gifts of various kinds. Fancy Goods, including Fancy Glass and Chinaware, Toys of various kinds, Chinese Lanterns, New Games for indoors and outdoors, including Tennis and Cricket Material? Writing Desks and Cases, Inkstands, Photo and Scrap Albums, Ladies' Hand Bags, Pieture Frames Pictures, Texta, Accordeone.Ooncertin^is, Violins, Zither Harps, Banjos and a! great variety of other goods all at Reduced Prices for Cash at L. F, Andhewes akd Co.'a



NEW ZEALAND CLOTHIH3 FACTORY, EAST STREET.



Half-Yearly Stocktaking.



QTRAW HATS'(o be clewed' out at Greasy Reduced Pricts.



Boy's Straw Hats 3s 61 for Is Men'd Sfraw Hi s 3, 6 1 for li M n's Java Stnw Hats 2s 9d for 1* 61 Men's Straw Hats 6s 9J for 3, 6u' We do not often advertise Cheap Goods, but these ara GEKUINE BEDUOTIONS.



BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTd. ' Boy's Strong School Baots 5s 6d Men'd Light Balmorals 8s 6 i Men's Strong Canvas Shoes 5a Men' Strong Nailed Shooters 9s 6d You will Save money by purchasing your Bokts from the H. Z. C F.



We men's Canvas Shoes 4s 9i Women's Glace Kid Shoes 5s 6d Maids' Tan Strap Shoes 5s 61



FOR SALE. fIAPITAL BuiHing Site-T.S.'s 784 \J and 795—having two frontages on Peter and Coy streets. Good land ; nice site for a house. The owner lias made up his mind to realise a* a co^iderable loss. T. BtfLLQCtf, JQA T i Aci PRICE re- I J_Vy^.' quired for T.S s 1184, 1185 each containing acre, Cameron Street, West, fenced and piailt«d with macracarpa. ( Persons desirous of building are invited i to inspect. Easy terms. T. BULLOCK. , TO LET.—Commodious Shopj Corner ( of the Arcade, fronting Tancred street,: \ now in the occupation of Mr Hyde. i e T. BOLLOCK, lj



NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. Hallenstbin Bros.



Fcs Indigestion, the best remedy is un doubtedly Norton's Camomile Pills. They can conflde'ntly be recomaisnded as being mild in operation aiid' absolhtfely free from injurious drugs. Acting atopce as'a splen did tonic and a genfcle aperient. For nearly 100 years they have proved unequalled for Indigestion, Dyspepsia, sick Headache and for Liver and Stomach compla ts. Sold in bottles Is l|d, 2« 9d, and Jls, by all Medi cine Vendors throughout the worlds A jmpje, »»fo and Gsrt»)» pempdy