Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalbit TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1895 SIR RONALD V. WILLIAMS.

Tub cablegrams on the subject of Sir Ronald Taughan Williams have a dis quieting aspect about them one does not like. Nobody in these colonies knew anything about this judge until the enquiry into the affairs of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company was instituted, and then he suddenly bulked largely in the colonial eye. In fact, the law as regards joint stcck companies was of little import ance to colonial people until the smashes of banks and other financial companies in Australia occurred, and then wo had a bitter experience of the operation of that law, and made the acquaintance of Judge Williams. To him had been assigned the performance of judicial duties arising out of the liquidation of burst up companies. The Lord Chancellor, nor even the Highest personage in the realm, haa any power to dismiss a judge, but he san apportion to him such duties as Sir Bonald has been discharging in con nection with bankrupt companies, and in like manner he can relieve him of such duties. The enquiry into the affairs of the Loan and Mercantile was con ducted in the most thorough and search ing manner possible and everything in the history of that compnny was dragged to light. It was not a trial, it was only an enquiry, but it served a better purpose than a trial, for it told us the whole truth of the Loan and Mercantile, and we believe the colony in the end will be all the better for the knowledge. That the directors were not sued for dividends wrongly paid was not because there was no case against them, but because it was con sidered that no good end would be served by such proceedings, During the enquiry Sir jjonald had a good deal to say, and his criticism of th& direc tors and other officials of the collapsed company was sometimes very scathing. He spoke his mind fearlessly, as has been stated in the cablegrams, and c&red not a rap for the squirming of the culprits under the lash of his longwe. We are »ov informed by cable that for this outspokenness on the part of Sir Ronald he has be,en I asfeed to vacate thjs important position in regard to the business of companies in liquidation. The statement was not made by any newspaper sharpshooter foi purposes oi party or a cheap sensa tion, but is the statement of no less an eracle than the London Times. And that paper is usually credited with giving forth only words of truth and soberness. The Law Journal has taken up the parable of the Times, and adds j&hf t the proposed removal of Sir Ronald is ow!iQg\fc#//the fear that he will con tinue to discharge hfe in the firm and fearless manner wjiiph characterised bi9 treatment of the' affairs in connection with the New 2ieaJ#pd Loan and Mercantile Agency ,<l!ompany, Juf^&ed." The president of jth.e Law' Society say« £he newspaper #j£ta,tikua is unwarranted, a^d e^piain§ fcfeat t&e fudge's attendance on is the direct p^tcome ,pf the JLpW Society's auggesfcien &n $ farmer occa sion that Sir Ronald William^ irefoefj tion in London to deal with matters in connection with the leading Australian jQqmpanies caused a congestion in &ins»ifc j^/ork. He also asserts that Judge Rocaer i# $ftly- acting ss tem porary substitute foy Sir R#ps Wil

allegations of the Law Journal as to J the reasons for fcir R. Williams' trans- j fer are without justification. Another 1 story is that the Lord High Chancellor' asked Sir Ronald to withdraw his statement respecting the Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, and that Sir Ronald has refused to do any such thing, and if pressure is persisted in he will publish the letters. The Law Journal reaffirms its statement, and the Spectator denies that there evar was any truth in the original assertions at all. Whether there is truth or not, the charges made against the Lord High Chuncellor are of such a nature that a searching inquiry will be de manded, and will probably be insti tuted, meanwhile the Chronicle puts the matter very pointedly when it ex presses a hope th«vt an immediate answer will be given to the latest charge, and says, if it is true, Lord Herscheli cannot remain Chancellor.

What the exact circumstances were which brought about the famous charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava another can never be known, because account of the officer who delivered the balaclava misinterpreted order was

shot immediatelyafterwards. The conjectural writing on th« question is endlesa. In a .volume published by Messru Bentley, Lieutenant-Colonel Colin Frederick Campbell gives his views :—• I have enquired a Rood deal about the mis take of our light cavalry on that day. and have come to the conclusion that Captain Nolan really waa to blame for it, which at first I had great, doubts of. There is a good deal of truth In what the Times says about the feeling prevalent in the army that the cavalry had been very backward during the campaign. Lord Lucan was called Lord Look-on, and many other jokes of the same kind were flying about concerning them, but It is nonsense to say that this was the cause of the fatal charge. There is no doubt that Nolan hated Lord Lucan, and that after he had delivered a wrong order, when questioned about it, he said in a most taunting manner, 'The enemy is before you, my lord, and you are ordered to advance, that's all'; and then placed himself alongside the leading squadron.' According to Sir Evelyn Wood's account in the Fortnightly Review, what Nolan said was, * There, my lord, is the enemy, and there are your guns '; meaning, not the Russian batteries, bat the guns which the Russians had cap tured, and which Lord Raglan wanted to ; prevent the Russians from carrying off, Campbell makes no allusion to the circum stance mentioned in Sir Evelyn Wood's account, that Captain Nolan, when he saw the Light Brigade starting on its awful charge, galloped across its front and pointed with his sword in the other direc tion*

A new version of how tho news of the victory at Waterloo was brought to Lon don appears in the Belgian the news of News. Io June, 1815, Waterloo, the London Stock Ex-

change waited in suspense for the first tidings of the great battle that was about to affect all future history. The firm of the Goldsmidta sent their agent to the field of Waterloo, where he got frightened and fled to Brussel", which was in a panic to a late hour on 0 une 18 He despatched a courier to his priuqipala, saying tbab all was, or would bg un doubtedly, lost. The GoldsmidtH sold stock to an enormous amount. Messrs B.otbschild told their agent to keep away from the field of battle and from the army, to send no courier, but when he had assured hirasef of tidings, the truth of which were pas", doubt in his own mind, he was to come back himsalf and give his reasons for credicing the account. The agent: \w not to go to Brussels, which would probably ba the headquarters of undue exultation or of panic. a.cd so prove an untrustworthy source. He was tcld to go to Ghent. Ghent was on the road i o Wne'and, and he™ was stopping Louis XVIII, who no doubt would be sure to hear the first trustworthy intelligence. Rofhschild'e agent kept an eye on Louis X'VITI with the keenness ef a man whose bread and butter depended on his success in obtaining the ncgessary information. Louia, who liked so muoh to pjay.fcht) iifinir, had for the benefit of the worthy Gantois consented to breakfast in public, as he had onca been wont to do at times in Paris. The Royals ite their meal, while the public, marched along a sort of corridor, watched them devouring their fillets mix pommes. Well, our worthy Englishman of course attended this breakfast. His Majesty had not got much farther than the second course when the clatter of horses' hooii was heard in the courtyard below, and a courier covered with dust and dirt, for he had ridden hard, handed the King a large packet, containing a few oort words from the Duke of Wellington. The paper was immediately read aloud, tc the delight of the worthy Londoner. Then the Kfng staggered to his legs, and bestowed on the toil-stained messenger, not a guerdon, but a kiss on both cheeks ! The agent put on his hat ,rushed to (Mend, hired a fishing boat, and got to London before packet, posb or courier,

The New Zealand Hcqld puts Lord Randolph Churchill's "greatness" in a new light, as follows : lobj> rakdoli'H Among all the re churokill. ferencesto the late Lord

. Randolph Ghurphill, nowhere have we seen mention made of a fact which really lies at the root of the suddenness with which he rose from a position of obscurity to that of almost the foremost place in the State, and which explains the equal suddenness with which he sank out of public notice. Lord Randolph's position was in a large measure th 9 product of *he press. It was the newspapers who made his political reputation, as a fihrewd student and close observer of men and affairs wrote some years ago, the first necessity of a newspaper is to be read. If it is not readable it cannot exist. To be readable it mast contain a considerable proportion of racy matter, and the politician who turns out "good copy" from the sub: editor's pMnt of view will always have more prominenae in the newspapers pf the day than the man who delivers himself of speeches which from the editorial point of view jcombine the wisdom of Solomon with the authority of Moses, p was the sub-editors and reporters who made J/ird Randolph. He supplied' readable ' 'copy." The yery virulenge of his inyectiye, the sheer indecency of his antics, made people like to read reports of his doings'. Hence he was reported while the dull prosings of sagacious statesmen went into the waste-paper basket. And it was being so reported which by the mere echo and reverberation of his name in the public press, surrounded him in the mind of the multitude with an aureole of real but vague and indefinite superiority. When he ceased to keep on doing odd, unexpected, impudent, smart things he ceased to be reported. And when a public man ceases to be reported his career is at an end. Perhaps it is be cause he has some dim consciousness of this Btern truth that Mr Seddon is so frequently found 'complaining that the prefes ( is racing'Jte^axid less 'notice of his public. uttWahceS.^ ■" " ' '

Some reminiscences of General Nicholson, f the hero of the fighting that took place in j the Punjab, are related by an incident Mr R. G. Wilberforce, who of the pub'isheß an "Unrecorded Indian Chapter of the Mutiny." mutiny. Mr Wilherforce, who served j under Nicholson, relates | how th*> General had on one occasion to maka short work with the cooks of the reuriment. " One nighl; we were all wait ing for our dinner, and none appeared. Messengers were sent to the co< king tent, but only brought back word that dinner was coming, till, about half ah hour after the appointed time, Nicholson, who al ways dined With us, same on the scene, with 4I am.sorry, gentlemen, to have kept you waiting for your dinner, but I have been hanging your cooks !' We soon learnt the story. One of the cook boys, whose conscience revolted at wholesale murder, went to Nicholson and told him the soup was poi&oned with aconite. Nicholson kept the boy safe until just before dinner was to be served, when he sent for and arrested the cooks. Nichol son told one of the nooks to eat some ; the cook protested on the ground of caste. Nicholson knew that a Mussulman had no caste, and peremptorily ordered the cook to swallow some, telling him at the same time that he (Nicholson) knew it was poisoned. Of course cook denied this. Nicholson then had a small monkey brought in, and some of the soap poured down its throat. la a few minutes the truth of the cook boy's story was seen — the little monkey was dying of poison. Sentence of death was at once passed, and a few minutes afterwards our regi mental cooks were ornamenting a neigh boring trse." General Nicholson was mortally wounded at the seige of Delhi, and died soon after the city was captured.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Commercial and cable news appear on the fourth page.

The San Francisco mail arrived by the express this afternoon and waa promptly sorted.

Mr Jewitt announces his first consign ment of oysters for the season, to arrive by south express to-night. They a-e Stewart Island 4 natives.'

A section of land near Marton, is valued at £500. Twenty years ago its price was £80. Very little, it is said, has since been done to improve the land.

A German picnic was held at Fern Bay> near Sydney, on January 19, in remem brance of the foundation of the German Empire, on January 18,1871.

At Invercargi*! the Southland Pioneer- Settlers' Associition has just been formed. Those eligible for membership are men who arrived in Southland before Decem ber 31, 1864, and have been permanent settlers since.

A number of shopkeepers in Auckland, having obtained a legal opinion from Mr Bid win Hesketh that the recent conference w*b illegal and the appointment of Satur day invalid, have instructed him to attack the Gazette notice by taking proceedings in the Supreme Court.

On Friday last Messrs G. J. Goldstone and M. McLeod, on roadsters, rode from Waimate to Timaru, twenty-eight; miles, in ninety-nine minutes. For this good record, however, they were not a little indebted to a half gale which blew on their backs all the way.

From Sfc Joseph, Missouri, comes a tall story of a baby born with hirsute decora tions on its chubby cheeks. In three months, it is said, the infant boosted of a board 18in. long. This.so distressed the mother th \t it was decided to hnve the objectionabie hirsute coat removed, which was skilfully done by a tonsoriai artist at St Joseph. Next please.

An English choir * struck' the other day against a ventilalorin the church which ventilated them into fits and gave them bad colds. The authorities refused to remove Qr bloc]s up the oft'erding ventila tor, so the choir requested them to sing the service themselves next; Sunday, and their places and HurpHces knew them no more.

Herr Seyfried, the executioner of Vienna, who was popularly termed the Black-gloved Chevalier, died In December last. He had executed more than fifty orimipals. Uis i;ala;y amounted to six hundred florins annually, in addition to a fixed sum for each execution More than two hundred applications for the posfc have been addressed to the Minister for .] ustice.

During some amateur theatricals at Pizemysl, a small town in Galicia, a young grocer named Czyski was stabbed to the heart with a sharp dagger by a fellow performer named Solski. Many of the audience rose in terror, and some rushed upon the stage. Solski, in despair at having killed his friend, attempted to commit suicide with the same weapon, but was prevented.

Here are a budget of definitions illus trating the unconscions wit of children, ljust, * mud with the juice squeezed oub;' salt, ' what makes potatoes taste nasty when there isn't any in $' < wakef ulness, ' eyes all the time coming unbuttoned ;' fat}, ' something to brush th,e warmth off with;' bearing ftfse witness, 'when nobody ain't doing nothing and somebody goes and tells ;' ice, * water that stayed out in the cold too late and went to sleep.'

A strange thing occurred at the meeting of the Wairarapa Relief Fund Committee at Qaraaru. Jt had b^en arranged thst part of the money subscribed should be given to the wife of the man Cree, said to have been drowned in the wreck of the Wairarapa ; but since then it has been ascertained that Cree was not drowned in the Wairarapa, and is working in Canter bury. This information was not supplied by Cree. If a man named Cree was drowned in the Waitarapa he did not hail from Oamaru.

Says Melbourne Argus —ln an adjoin ing Colony a gentleman who bears the simijiar surname of Kelly was contesting a Parliamentary election, apd his friends were pretty free with their money. Find ing an Irish laborer In the pub at tke township, one of the canvassers said. * You're for Kelly, I suppose V.. 'I am !' said the voter decisively? 'I'always"hov been for him,' and he was invited, of course, to have * another.' After each drink the voter became more pathetic in his admiration for Kelly, and - finally wailed, ' Shppre, I'd shed the last' dhrop o' blood in me body for him. Why djd they hang him? Poor Ned I 1

Recently a resident qf fjerlin bpughb a nev fiddle. He wanted a goos ope, but not an expensive instrument, as his rivalry of Joachim or Sarasate was stilJJ in its infancy. He paid 4J5 for it, but when he got it home he bee;an to distrust his bar gain. So he took it to a capable judgo who, after due examination remarked somewhat sardonically that it was a very decent fiddlo and fairly worth the £5 paid for it. Just as the purchaser, much comforted and reassured, way leaving the room, his friend called after him: "I really mean what I aay, for it is a superb genuine Amati, and I can get you £200 for it any day." He was as good as his word and the new purch -set has since been offered £SQ) for the violin.

The annual meeting of the A&hburtpn Fire Brigade will be held this evening at 730.

Mr J. McKerrow expects to visit Hftwke's Bay urn week to icepect estates offered to the Government there. He has recently inspected estates comprising 160,000 acres in the South.

The Auckland Herald reports a new plum almost identical in appearance with a large Burbank, though a pood deal larger. It is a seedling from Japan, to which the name of Purple Monster has been given. The flavour of the plum is excellent.

At Timaru lash night a Committee was sat up to collect funds and make arrange ments for ho'ding the-next Band ContevSt there. Mr Moss Jonas made a good slart by generously promising the use of tho theatre, free of charge, for the three nights of the contest.

At •* meeting of the Otago Central Bail way league last night it was decided that Mr Pinkerton, M. H. R.., should aek the Premier if the £11,000 liability which existed at the end of la9t financial year is included in the £26,000 said to have been so far spent on the line.

At the Ashburtonyards to-day, amongst a pen of freezers, one of the finest had six legs, four on the off side and two on the near. The feet were well formed, bat the shouldars of the sflaperuous legs were deficient. In other respects the animal was well formed and in prime condition. The coal contracts secured by the Black Ball Coal Company wlll,jsays the Welling ton Post, keep the steamer Hesketh folly Employed, and provision will have to be made before the winter sets in for an addi tional steamer to keep pace with the trade. It is probable that one of the Union Steam ship Company's steamers will be chartered, on a similar arrangement to that of last year. The Westport-Cardiff Coal Company is, it is said, also considering the advisa , bleness of securing a steamer specially for itsotrn work.

The stewards of the Union Steamship Company have subscribed for a memorial to be erected over the grave of the late Mr Judd, chief steward of the Wairarapa. The memorial is a marble cross, upon one ar.ii of which is a dove bearing a spray of laurel. The inscription is as follows: — "In memory of William Henry Judd, chief steward, who was drowned in the wreck of s.s. Wairarapa, Great Barrier Island,29th October, 1894, aged fifty-four years. Erected by stewards department, tT.S.S.- Company of New Zealand. A mark of the esteem in which he was held." A tablet in memory of the other stewards and stewardesses lost on the Wairarap* is to be erected at the entrance to the same cemetery.

The bumble bee is not particular as to where it takes up its quarters, and this season a sparrow began to build for her self a rießt in Mr E. E. Dowle's garden. She, of course, worked with the customary diligence of her kind in constructing a house wherein to rear her young brood, but after getting more than half through her building contract, a crowd of yellow breeched bumbles came in and took pos session. Mrs Sparrow had to remove, and bumbles' cells in abundance took the place of sparrows' eggs. Mr Dowlehas brought a portion of the cellular structure to oor office, mixed up in a rather miscellaneous w»y with the heterogeneous materials used in sparrow-house building.

Did you over have a question like this arise at any of your band competitions in New Zealand 1 At a recent contest in the North of Bngland, a medal was offered for the best cornet solo. The judge, of course, was hidden, or rather the per formers were hidden from him. The prizj was won, hands down, largely on the ground by the remarkable command of breath and its skilful management dis played by the winner. But it turned out that ' two men belonging to the s rnie band played, the solo between them, ono reliev ing the other as breath ran short Y Naturally the losers were enraged at this di-covery and loudly proteste i that aeolo played by two performers wasn't a solo at; all, but 'quite the contrary.' The point is still under discussion.—London cor respondent.

I During the passage of the Norwegian barque P-issat, from New York to Ade laide, she fall in with and passed the b rque Dumbartonshire, of Glasgow, lying demisted «nd abandoned in mid ocean, ab<>ut 1300 miles south west of the Cape of Good Hope. The Passat was running abng at about the 'ate of 10 knots before a fresh breeze when the disabled vessel was sighted. The fore and main masts were gone, there had been an attempt to secure the mizzan mast by means of a preventive stay on which a sail was bent, but there was no signal set or any people about. The Passat approached near enough to. read the name of the ! barque and then continued on her course. I The master of the Passat is of opinion that the crew had been taken off by a passing vessel.

Hollqway's Pills andi QpimweNt.—The attention of all au^rers is drawn to these well-known remedies, for they possess con spicuous advantages as a safe and reliable aid in all those emergencies to which travel* lers, emigrants and sailors are so especially liable, They have beeu largely patronised by wayfarers by land and sea, and, in fact, by all classes of the community, to their very great advantage. The Pills are beyond all ioubt one of the most effective remedies ever discovered for cases of obstinate consti pation, confirmed indigestion and colic, com plaints which are engendered by exposure and irregular feeding. The Ointment will be fo,und of the very greatest service in cases of piles, abscesses, erysipelas, and all kinds of local ulceratious.

THE PACIFIC CABLE

Hoba:rt, February 4 Sir J. Pender's reply to Mr Ward's motion respecting a guarantee for an international and New cable is expected to-morrow.

The Postal Conference.

HoßAß'Jt', February 4 Before the Conference began it was understood that the Press rates to New Zealand would be considerably in creased, but when the question was discussed Mr Ward absolutely opposed the alteration, and his. wish was de ferred to,.

The Horn Mr Duffy, Postmaster- General of Victoria s sails far New Zealand on Friday, an,d will probably be accompanied by $h,e Jflpa, Mr Turner the Premier.

Negotiations were opened between Mr Ward and Mr Grayson, Huddart's rspresentative, respecting the Van couver service, and will be continued in London, where Mr Ward will meet Mr Huddart and the Dominion Gov ernment representative.

The Postal Conference did not sit to-day, ,

CORRESPONDENCE.

•We do not hold ourselves responsible tor the opinions exptessed by our correspondent*)

THE SOUTH ROAD.

TO THE EDITOR, Sib,—l wish to draw the attention of the Hampstead Town Board to the bad state of the South road from the North Belt to the county saleyards. After passing tho Belt the rider or driver encounters an innumer able number of loose stones scattered all over the road, and rendering it difficult to travel with safety, as the stones oftentimes , get jammed in the horse's hoofs, sometimes ' causing lameness. The Board could very well borrow a stone-gatherer (if it has not one) and have these stones removed. Trust* ing this will have the desired effect.—l am, etc., A Fbeqcekt Traveller.

Hampstead Town Board.

The ordinary meeting of the Hampstead Town Board was held on Monday evening. Present—Messrs Andrews(ohairman), Patten, Berryman, and Mcßae. VALUATION ROLL. Mrs Mary Jane Kerr applied to have lot 75 transferred to John Kerr.—The alteration was ordered to be made, subject to Mr Kerr's written consent being given.

COCNTY COUNCIL The annual statement of the Chairman of the County Council was received and laid on the table.

LAND FOR ROAD. The Clerk was instructed to write to Mr Nalder again, enquiring if he had any proposition to make in reference to the proposed purchase by the Board of lot 18, R.S. 7767, for road purposes.

WORKS COMMITTEE. On behalf of this Committee, Mr Andrews reported that the owner of the lection proposed to be exchanged for a portion, of the Trevorton gravel reserve had nob met him, , and the matter had therefore not been iadvanced*

The culvert in Wellington Street would be put down immediately. The day man was ordered to clear thistles off certain streets and to see that fences abutting on footpaths were cut back. GORSE BURNING, Tt was stated that a recent fire ahum had been caused by a ratepayer burning a large heap of gorse in the road.—lt was resolved that the person offending be writcen to iuforming him that he was liable to a fine of £5, under by-law 81, for lighting the fire without permission; but as it was the first case brought under the notice of the Board, and the offence was probably committed in ignorance, the Board will not enforce the penalty, provided he pay the cost of ringing the fire bell—the offer being made without/ prejudice. !•

markey's bridge. The Chairman reported he had had a pkuk put ia the deck of this bridge, and that the whole structure would have to be seen to shortly—The matter was left in the Chairman's hands, to confer with the Chair man of the County Council.

HAM'-HOUDAY. The Chairman stated he had attended the half-holiday conference, when it had been decided to adopt Thursday afternoon as the half-holiday. His action was approved— He had also attended the Mayoral in stallation.

ACCOUNTS, Accounts amounting to £4 3s 8i were passed. Some accounts torrents and soil were ordered to be put in the collector's hands for immediate settlement and the Board sat as a

BOARD OF HEALTH. The Inspector reported that the slaughter yards had been cleaned up and the walls of one whitewashed. The district was generally in good condition. It was resolved to ask the Eorcugh scavenger to furnish a price for scavengering in the district.

SPORTING.

ASHBURTON RACING CLUB.

The following remain in the Ashsurtok Stakes, of 100sovs; 6 farlongt. — Montigney, Sunrise, Gelding by Cbun ehot—Miss Lucy, Watchword, Alcestis* Nirvana, ' a Wedlock, Sharpshot, Remorse, Colt by Apremont—Dud a, Golden Vale.

The Market.

St Petersbckg, February 4 At a Congress of millers it was resolved to export flour only to Great Britain, Egypt, Asia Minor, and places on the shores of the Black Sea and Mediterranean.

The Hew Zealand Loan and Mercmtito Agency Company report having received the following cable message, dated London, February 1:— Tallow—There is a rather better demand. Fine mutton and good beef are worth respectively 23s 6d and 21s per cwt. (Last) quotations were 22a 63 and 20s 9d per cwt). Frozsn Meat—Mutton market is weak. Canterbury and Wellington are worth re spectively 3£d and 3£d per lb. The lamb market is quiet, prime New Zealand lamb being worth per carcase s|d per lb. Butter—Market is dull. Fine qualities of New Zealand are worth 94s to 96s per cwt (Last quotation was 98s to 102* per cwt.)

The Tariff Commission.

Wellington, February 4. The Tariff Commission opened its sit tings at the Parliamentary Buildings at eleven o'clock this morning, the Hon W. J. Steward in the ohair. Messrs W. Hutchison and Tanner were present. After the formal commission had been read, telegrams were read from the absent Commissioners, Mewsis T. MoKenzie, Stevens and McGowan. Mr MoKenzie stated that, owing to the short, notice, it was impossible for him to be present ab the opening, but he was leaving Bad- - olutha that day. Mr McGowan was on his way from Auckland, and Mr Stevens would arrive by that day's train. Mr Duthie, the other Commissioner, is on his way to England. The commission ad joarned till three o'clock thi* afternoon, when the question of admitting the press to the proceedings will be decided. This question was Informally discussed in the morning, bat was left for final decision until a quorum is present. It was de cided to advertise in the Wellington papers announcing that the commission would be glad to receive information from persona interested in the tariff.. With • view to simplifying the work of the com mission the subjects on which evidence will be taken will be classified, and it » assumed that the public will assist the commission to get its labours into order. ■ Mr Russell, of the Hansard staff, will act rs shorthand writer to the corumiaskm. It is thou»htprobablethat the proceedings will be open to-the press. 'fho Tariff Comtuistion was reemneel this »fcernoon. Mv Stevens beta? present, and making? up a quorum. The question of thei admission of the press was dis cussed, but the final deesion wat> posfc* poned until the arrival of the other fcwe Commissioners.. Messrs W. Hutchieoo and Stevens were strongly in favor of every publicity, but Mr Tanner opposed the admission of the Press, chiefly on the ground that in Urge centres men would come forward to give evidence, simply for the purpose ot advertising their bu m ess. Major Steward saw no objection to the publication of the evidence, while Mr Glasgow, secretary of Customs, who was present, said as far as his department was concerned, there was no objection to the evidence being published from day to day. The Commission meets at ten o'clock to-morrow morning, when cvi*. der.ce will be taken.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1895.



Business Notice 3. STOCK-TAKING SALE OF Qeneral Drapery, Clothing & Boots AT G. J. NEILL'S, PRIBDLAKDBBS 1 CORNER, B*»T STEKET, ASHBURTON. EVERYTHING BEDUOED. IW-0 BEASOnBLI OFFSB KB FUSED, TEKMS CASH. 18 0 4. Christmas and Hew Year's Greeting FLETCHER BROS-, HAVE JUST RECEIVED, EX GOTHIC— 100 cases Finest New Vestisan Currants 50 boxes Finest New Sultanas 30 boxes Finest New Valencias 50 boxes Finest New Elemes 25 boxes Australian Muscatels, to be cleared at per 1b ALSO THE FOLLOWING JUST TO HAND FOR CHRISTMAS TRADE- Jordan Almonds ' Dessicated Cocoanut Keene's Mixed Spice Preserved Fruits Preserved Ginger Pears, Peaches, Cordials, <6c. Apricots, &c. Valencia Almonds l\h bottlea of Persian Sherbit, 8d per bottle. A splendid line o! Christmas Cake in Fancy Baskets to be sold at la 6d each, j PLEASE NOTE that all those Goods are of the very FINEST QUALITY PROCURABLE, whbh we intend to sell at the LOWEST POSSIBLE PIUCE. A look at our windows will show. PRESERVING SEASON, 1895. JUST LANDING Ex AURIGA, 23 tons Fiue3t Mauritius Caiv? Sugar (1164 ba^ This is the FINEST C \NE SUGAR to bo «ot nnd jam, *tc, made with it will keep almost any length of time. . NOTE ADDRESS FLETCHER BROS., CASH SUPPLY STORES, ASHBUETON, ' AND ; 'lower high street, christchurch. Don t miss seeing our splendid sbow of Christmas Fruits, &c. hH HARM AN BROS., GROCERS AND IRONMONGERS. SUGAR. SJLG.AJ*! W\j Have Just Landed i 1O TONS OF MAURITIUS SUGAR ! for the Jam'.Senßon. Al who wish their jam to keep well «hould use Mauriti s Sucuk TIINEST MEW AURRANTS, yiLENCIA JJAISINS £ g^'AN These Fruits are » Splendid Sample, this sessonja crop. WE have dm to hand, pers.B. R^ngitara, 5 Crates of Assorted Crockery" ; including some choice lines of TUPS AND SAUCERS MOUSTACHE CUPS AND SAUCERS, CUPS AWD T g£^^ Sf SE TS OF JUGS, Etc, Etc., Which w« are now offering at Very Low Prices. INSPECTION INVITED AGIKTS for the FamousilGEß BLENDED ALL GOODS SOLD AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES FOR Orders by Post despatched with punctuality. <3oodß Delivered in Town and Suburbs. Customers waited upon for Orders. Satisfaction is Ova Motto. SHEARMAN BEOS, MARKET HOUSE.



TINWALD. IDGtZ PRICE required for Cotl*« 3w OD • »nd T.S. 527, Tinwald, Well Hituated on Graham's Road, on account of the mortgagee, T. BULLOCK. "IdOLLAB OIGAFETTBB —3d. No hf»i(ler§ or phot«.»-HKNBY Zkvw^, * kole.



j VIOLIN SCHOOL. I HXI3S B&SSirc S MMONDS, Teacher I IVL °f tlle Violin- re-opened on MONDAY. J*nuary 21, at Saunders' Buildings, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and f-aturdttTs, from 2 o'clock till 6 p.m. Terma on application* Private address-Creek Ro»d, AU«ntw* 1 53



Wanted. j OYSTEKS by Express Tonight. First of the season.— Wm. Jewitt, oppo site Mail Office. 2 21 ""VTEVV Season's Teas, just to hand. I\| BrW. value in Ashburton. Prises 1/6, 1/9, 2/ , and 2/4 —Oakson and Co 2 24 LADJ.KS' and Gentlemen's lefNoff Clothes and all kinds of goods nought, sold, or exchanged, — Mrs Knight, opposite Templar Hal], near Post Office. 11 170 WANTED Known -Ho'ders of Present tckats can n^w pet, them cban cd. • H. C. S'eoers. Melford House. WANTED Known—All wool Delaines. Prints, and Crepons below whole sa^e rates.—Mitchell and Turner PRESENTS. We are now eivmg Presents to all purchasers of 2s 6d Mid upwards.—H. C. Segers, Melford House. WANTED —Every Lady to try Madam Balcombb'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 CHEAP ChrißtUias Presents, Cheap New Year Gifts, Cheap Toys, Cheap Dolls, Cheap Fancy Goods. Mjrs Adams, Saunders' Buildings. "DEADTTFUITand useful Presents to fj all purchasers of 2s 6d and upwards. —H. G Sbgers, Meltord House. WANTED Known—A tremendous run on our Gloves, 4|d upwards. —Mitchell and Turner. WANTED Known—That H. A. 1 lower, Confectioner, Eas* street, has a splendid variety of Fry's and Cadbary's Chocalate Boxes, now in stock. "TT7 ANTED Known—The Corner Is YY showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collier. WANTED Known—Special line of Gents' Regatta Shirts, all sites, with or without collars, 2s 6d.—W, H, Collier. WANTED Known —Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optica line at S. Saxek's, Optician. WANTED Known.—Having had such a successful season with Dresses, balance to clear tb nominal prices.— Mitchell and Tttrner. BOY'S and Girls Own Annual, British Workman and Workwoman, Infant's Magazine, The Prize, Child's Companion, flhildren's Friend, Little Dot, Family Friend, Band of Hope, Young England, and other New Books at Lowest Prices. — L. F. Andrewes and Co. 11 98 GUNS ! Guns ! Guns S My new stock of Gunsj usfc 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 WANTED Known — Mrs Hooper (monthly nuree) is open to accept engagements. Apply, by letter, to Mrs Hooper, Alford Forest Koad, Ashburton. 11*134 ROBERT ALCORN has opened in Baker's Buildings, next the Court house, with a stock «£ 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. Y^'A^T^D^TNlTwlfr^SEp. S. ** Jepferies, leading Confectioner and Fruiterer of Ashburton, East Street, next the Corner. Ice Cream*, Fresh Fruiis, Confectionery, Summer drinks of every description. Ice ah reasonable rates. Ladies Room a specialty. 1*153 BLANKETS bought at Edwards Bennet's Sale, a special line of Double Blankets at 7s 9d. Ex*ra large and heavy 15s 6d and 16* 6d.— Robert Alcorn, Baker's Building VJOTICEI Notice Sport for all 1/N Guns let out on hire or sold on tims payments. H&ving 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 *I 7 ANTED Known—That owing to the W success of the Pale now being held up at Saunders' Buildings, opposite Rail way Station, is will be continued for another twenty-eight days. lam not advertising a few cheap lines, but the whole of the stock. Don't lose the oppor tunity of securing genuine bargains—A Lawkie 166 ERBAL Beer, Herbal Beer. Six gallons of splendid Herbal Beer for 7d. Made with a bottle of Potter's Herbal Beer Extract, price 7d per bottle. Warranted purely herbal. Fletcher Bros.. Wholesale and Retail Agents, Cauh Supply Stores, Ashburton and Christchurch. BANG ! Bang I Bang J My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock's and, Club Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and a'l sporting materials of the first quality at T. W. Hartley's, un Emporium WANTED Known-That if:you are in want of a first) class article in sum mer ftoets and Shoes, you cannot do better than call at J. Moison's ; you will get the very best at reduced prices. As for his own make, they *ca well known to the delight ot the wearers, throughout the Australasian colonies. Repairs well done and at once. Premier Boot; Maker, Town Hail Boot Store, Fv street, Ashburton. { CHRISTMAS Presents, Choice Orna \J rnents, Zithers and Jew'a Harp?, Balls aaid Dolls for everybody from Id each; Jointed Dolls for 6d, Sleeping Bea*t*3« Is. Chinese Conquerors 6d, Russian Embassies Is, Walking Men, Talking Dolls, %o&h Greys, and Ennis killen ail ,w.Gn#4S?fuily cheap at Mrs Alcorn's Ladies-' Oodefcofc^ng and Fancy Bazaar, Havelock street. ■jnAr New Year Cards and New L£j*jD, >ear Gifts of various kinds F*ncy.Gooa>, j#cMfn£ Fancy Glass and ChinawatQ, Toys .of ,vacio#s fc jnds. Chinese hmtetna, Hew <Gam.es far fndo^rs and outdoors, imlvding tennis #nd ,Gqcket Material; Writing PjbsJcs and .Cases, Jnkstandp, Photo »«<i Albums, Ladies' Hand Bags, Pietare frames Pictures, Texts, Accordeons.Copeectjnfts, Violins, Zither Harps, Banjos and » great srariety of other goods all at Reduced Prices to* Cipji atL. F, Andrewes and Co.s FOR SALE. CIAPITAL Building Site, Cameron J Street West, being T.S.s 1184 an* 1185, containing half acre. Those desirous of building are invited to inspect, iasy tetrae< Z BULLOCK,



OWN Make in Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, Muslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc., at M»s Alcokn's new shop, Baker's Buildings.



NEW ZEALAND CLOTH IKS FACTORY, EAST STREET. Half-yearly Si ogktaking. STRAW HATS to be cleared out at Greasy Reduced Prices. Boy's Straw Hats 3s 6el for Is Men s Straw Hits 3s 6rt for Is Men's Java Straw Hate 2s 9d for s 6d Men's Straw Hats 6h 9d for 3a 6<? We do not often advertise Cheap Goods, but these are GENUINE REDUCTIONS. BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS.



Boy's Strong School Boots 5a 6d Men's Light Balmorals 8s 6d Men's Strong Canvas Shoes 5b Men' Strong Nailed Shooters 93 6d You will Save money by purchasing your Boots from the H. ZJJ. F. I (Vcmen s Canvas Shoes 4s 9d Women's Glace Kid Shoes 5s 6d Maids' Tan Strap Shoes 5a 6d NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. Hallenstbin Bros] ■UVIT. ffIHESB WATCHES are proving the BEST VALUE



EVER OFFERED IN ASHBURTON. Prices: 12/6, "io/-, 25/-, & 30/. Only to be obtained from S SALEK, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. 1 126



FIKB ALARMS



Allenton - one toll Borough, north of railway ... two tolls Borough, south of railway ... three tolls Hampatead four tolls



PWRB BiWGJ) 1$ -Tff JB SECRET Of HEALTH Gordon's Blood Pills cleanse the s'ya'tejjn of all impure blood, cure iudigestion.con- Btipation, liver complaint, pains in back and sides, biliousness, sick headache; remove pimples, scrofula, scurvy, eto. Large bo 6«; two boxes, 10a, post free. J. W. Clayton



' Fou Indigestion, the best remedy is ua doubtecjly Norton's Camomile Pills. They etoti confidently be recom'tnetid^ as bcihg rnijd in operation and absolutely free from in'j'tmougi 'tjruffl*. Ateting at once as a splen did froui<? aijd a'gcp^Je a^eriont 1. $or nearly iOO years they have proved unequalled for Indigestion, Dyppepsia, sick Headache and for Liver and Stomach compla ts. Sold in bottles Is l£d, 2i 9d, and 11s, by all Medi cine Vendor* throughout the world, A amj>l«, lift aad certain remedy,



CIGARETTES. 3d.— No holders or photos—Hisrky Zander, wholesale agent. KEATING S POWDER destroys Bugs Uleas, Mows, Beetles and a^l other insects whilst harmless to domestic animals, In exterminating the success of this j Powdejr is estra^rdi^ary. It '|s perfectly clean m applifiation.' Bee the article you purchase is KE ACTING'S, as imitations are noxious and ineffectual. Tine, 6d and Is, %c with the signature Thomas Keating on eaohtin. SoJ4 by all cbcwUtc



Onjs Bo,x oj? GfrAnipE'sß 4J PiLiaitwarraa ted to cure all discharges from, the Urinary Organs, in either 9«x (acquired o* coniii, tutional), Gravel and Fains |a the Ifeck. Guaranteed free from Mercury. Sold in Boxes 4s 6d each, by all Chemists and Paten. Medicine Vendors throughout the World Proprietors : Ths IrfNOOiir AND iiwLASa Gmtm Daw Ctouwp, liaool», B^lm|