PHASES OF THE MOON.

RAILWAY TIME TABLE.

Trains leave Ashburton EOR THE NORTH every day at 7.20 a.m., 3.40 p.m., and 7.5 p.m. (express). On Mondays, Wed nesdays, and Fridays, an extra tram leaves at 11.0 a.m. Trains arrive from the North -very day at 10.45 a.m., 12.4S noon (express) - 1 -8.0 p.m. Trains leave Ashburton FOR THE i SOUTH every day at 10.55 a.m., and 12.53 noon (express). On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays a train leave.) at 3.50 p.m. A train leaves for Mount Somers branoh line every day at 4.25 p.m. The branoh train arrives m Ashburton at .9.45 a.m. Trains leave . Bakaia for Methyen daily (Thursdays excepted) ab 7.6 p.m., on Tuesdays at 10.10 a.m, and. on Thursdays at 12.20 noon. Trains leavs Methven at the following times respectively —6.50 every day, except Fridays ; 10.30 I Fridayi 3.10 p.m, Tuesday*, \ '-.i.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1896. THE CENSUS.

*> The quinquennial census of the popu lation of the colony will be taken as on the night of Sunday next, and house holders should fill -up the papers (which have been left with them by the sub enumerators), the Jirst thing on Monday morning, so that they may be ready when called for. Neglect or refusal entails a penalty of not exceeding £20, but as neither refusal nor deliberate or intentional neglect are to be antici pated, it is only necessary to point out that there should be no procrastinai. tion, and as the papers have to be filled up, every householder will do well io fill his up right away so soon as Monday morning arrives. Possibly there afe some unthinking persons who '-re gard the trouble as irksome, be cause they fail to understand the importance of census-taking, and it may therefore be pointed put to auch that as population is the basis of our representation, the readjustment of seats would be impossible without the correct ascertainment of the distribu tion of the people. In this connection we cannot do better than reproduce from a circular issued by Mr Von Dadelzen, the Registrar-General, the following apposite remarks ': «— "The census has been called the great mea suring-rod of a country's progress, guiding us m determining > growing tendencies, and enabling us to make intelligent provision tor checking the evil and fostering the good. .'.'.'« The vital, materia], and sooial well-being of a nation depends m a larger degree than is ordinarily realised upon ' tie accuracy of its knowledge concerning the number, character, and condition of its people. . . . It is the grelt object of a census to gather such infor mation as will be of s ervice m throwing light upon the more important social and economic questions of the day.' The census is the only means of ascer taining correctly the distribution flf the people throughout the oountry, and for this reason is essential to the work of dividing the colony anew into elec torates of even population. The in ternal movement of the people cannot be ascertained correctly except, by a census, though, when a country is insular, the natural increase (excess of births over deaths), added to tbe excess of arrivals over departures, gives a fairly correct estimate of the increase of population for the whole area. For actuarial purposes connected with life | insurance, information such as the number of persons married, unmarried, and widowed, arranged m groups oi age periods, is needed. The numbers (m sexes) of persons under and over twenty-one years of age are requirod for multifarious purposes' outside elec toral matters. The numbers of persons following various occupations are con stantly required. The industrial re* turns test progress m regard to what is made m tbe colony, nad without tbis

Knowledge the cause of a rise or fall m .he quantity of goods imported cannot -9 properly investigated, or the pur- ' chasing-power of the people estimated, [t is needless to mention the value of bhe census m giving the true population j af all the territorial divisions of the sountry, snch as road districts, locali ties, etc., dr its general use for purposes Df comparison." The great utility of bhe census being thus seen, it is only necessary to add that that utility of course depends entirely upon its accu racy, and it is thus the duty of eVery householder to see that, all the particulars required are correctly given. There are persons, we know who fancy that to set down their age and religious denomination is to publish td the world particulars which they regard as nobody's else's business but their own, but all such persons may be reassured when they know that statistics compiled from the census deal only with aggregates, ahd that particu oulars, relating to individuals are m no danger of publication. In filling up the papers, householders should read carefully the partioulars at head of each column to be filled up, and make their entries plainly and concisely, avoiding unnecessary details, and all those silly comments which occasionally disfigure census returns, further, and particu larly, it istobe remembered that only the names of those persons who have actually slept or abode m the dwelling on the night of Sunday must be entered, as members of the family visiting else where will be entered m the list of the householder with whom they sojourn and no person must be connted twice.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A oonoert and ball are to be given at Alford Forest, after the football matoh, on Friday, 17oh instj proceeds m aid of the Brunner Relief Fund. First tramp : • I wadna advise ye tae gang up there 1 ' Second tramp, * What wye ? Is there a muckle doug ? ' *No s but there s a danger o' wark.' I If the Queen lives until September 23, 1896, she will have reigned longer than any other English sovereign. Since hei acoession to the throDe she has seen 11 changes of Ministry. The latest thing m American freaks wa. a baby who, at bhe mature age of six hours, cried out, *Oh Lord l' three times, anc *Oh mamma 1 ' twice. Then ib died The attendant physician vouches for th. accuracy of the cale. Maybe there wast ventriloquist about. The longer a oarpet is used m the Mini the more it is worth. Wear and tear dc nob diminish its value. Suoh a carpel was lifted .recently and oaref ully cremated The ashes Were put through an elaborate refining process, and tbe Governmeni recovered gold worth over £2550. The Press says thab a youth namec Mcintosh . was bitten by a katipc spider near ., the Kaiapoi beaoh on Thurs day. The part bitten was one of hii knuckles. As the hand swelled verj much Dr Parsons was called into attend ance* I An Irish officer said bo a friend on hi. arrival at Calcutta: **■ India, my boy, is the finest olimate under the son. Butt bt of young fellows come out here, anc bhey drink and they eat, and they drinl and they die, and then they write home to their parents a pack of lias, and eaj it's the climate that has killed them.** At a meeting of the Rakaia Criokei Club held on Tuesday evening, the clul took the opportunity to presen^ Mr F. A McDonald with a handsome dock as * mark of their appreciation of the valuable services rendered by him during the year Mr McDonald m a few well chosen wordi suitably acknowledged the gift. Tonquin is already thoroughly French with steam trams, handsome public buildings, and a Government House thai cost about £5060 to build. So far ai commerce is concerned a visitor say. " nine out of ten Frenchmen are occupkc m purveying either French luxuries oi Frenoh personal services to the officia and military classes." A very pleasing ceremony took place ai All Saints' Church, Methven, last Sunday The Rev. Mr Holland, on behalf of tb< congregation presented Miss Shann, wh< has officiated as organist for over eighl years, with a massive gold ring set witl sapphire, and diamonds, and a beautifullj bound church service, m recognition ol the valuable assistance she has sc generously afforded at all times to al j those conneoted with the church. Mr James Gobble, junr , curator of the Oamaru Public Gardens, has forwarded tc 1 the Otago Daily Times a sample of the -njuch spoken of green dthlia The flowei is niuch smaller than bhe ordinary dahlia and the petals, though m form resembling those of a diminutive cactus dahlia, say< th^t journal, are m colour and texture like miniature leaves. The sport is more llkelj to be cultivated as a curiosity than foi any Inherent beauty it may possess. Last year was the best ever known foi British investments m the Australia! colonies, no fewer than 526 Australian companies, with a total capital ol £53,975,394 being registered m Londor during the twelve monthß. The bulk ol the companies were formed to work Western Australiafa mining properties, nc fewer than 432 companies, with a nominal capital of £42.749,694, being registered to work properties there. Abey Poons, the 16-year-old son of a well-known diamond merchant of London and Belgium, set but from his ancestral home- to see the world some. two. yeara ago. He has spent most of his time m Viotoria, hut inside different gaols. -After landing, Poons ran through his liberal supplies of cash, resorted to the practice of taking the cash of others, with the in* evitable result. After his last gaol experi ence his father sent him a ticket to bring him home, but Poons raised mone/ on his ticket, and continued his riotous living until, finding himself short, he appropriated af aw pounds. He now finds himself sent np for six months. judge Cope was a good " raconteur,' and many of his stories are still extant amongst the older members of the bar, some of which have .nob yet been published. Here is one (says the Melbourne Argus) : -~A. mail was brouehb up before him at the. General Sessions for stealing a side of beef; and, -as is customary, a Justice of the Peaoe was on the Bench. The evidence as to identification was very weak, and the judge said to the justice, 1 It's no good going on with ib, the jury can't oonvlct on the evidence.' *Oh yes, it's all right, let it go on,' was the reply, ( there is a man on the jury who saw him steal it.'

A Reminiscence of the Past.

_♦ _— A lady friend has kindly forwarded to as a oopy of Jackson's Oxford jo amal of December 16, 1848, containing an article headed "Mr Thomas Brunner — the New Zealand explorer" whioh we reprint below. This will be read with interest at the present junoture, seeing that the scene of the recent mining disaster took its name from the gentleman referred to. Following is the artiole m qnes.ion :— ln our Journal of the 15th of May, 1847. we gave an extract from the Nelson Examiner, a New Zealand paper, Btating that our young but enterprising townsman, Mr T. BrunneT, had started upon an excursion to explore the interior of New Zealand. We now give another extract from tho same paper, dated 12th February last, from which an account of his progress up to a certain period will be gathered. This is the first intelligence tbat has been heard of him sinoe he started. We heartily wish him all the success that s_> perilous, but praiseworthy, an expedition deserves : — " After an absenoe of fourteen months, we have at length intelligence of our fellow-colonist and enterprising explorer, Mr Brnnneri whioh at leaßt gives us assur ance of his safety down to the 4th of Ootober last, when he was at Tara Maksu on the Wesc Coast. The following extract from a letter, received by Mr Fox, will be read with interest, as it gives some particulars of his journey, and, un fortunately, of .his sufferings as well. < Ootober 4th, 1847; "My dear Sir —You will remember it was on the 3rd of December, 1846, I met you on my road to Duppa'e, being my first's day's walk from Nelson, when I proceeded to Eraser's, (Motueka) who with his mule accompanied me to the Rota Ibi, Reta Rua, where I was detained until the 31st j m the meantime I paddled all round the lake, seeking a p»bs through the mountains to the east, but there certainly is none. On the 13th January 1847, we reached the wari at Matukituki, which we fonnd destroyed by the floods. The fords m the river are much altered for the worse, and . we' crossed with diffioulty chin deep, our loads and clothes soaking wet. Ib was only on the 18th February that we left the Matukituki, having been detained by heavy rains and freshes of the river, we were, compelled even then to construct a raft of driftwood, on which we placed our loads and clothes, when we tied ropes to the raft, and eaoh taking hold, by hard swimming managed to tow our raft across the river* I had during our stay explored the Tutaki valley which I found joined the valley Tiraumea. We lived on fern root aad the ti tree, . of whioh we also carried a good load for our onward trip. After leaving the valley, the country changes its nature entirely, being nothing bub a range of Bteep mountains, covered with the black birch, ajnd Its accompanying underbush } the bush is impassable, and the banks of the rivera ate a aeries of large granite rooks, mostly covered with the tutu and manuka. On the 6th March one of the natives was taken ill, and Ekehu and self had to take her load, m addition to whioh, the walking became worse, almost impassable. On the Bch, we were driven to the necessity of ascending the hills, the river bank being entirely impassable. From the ridge of the hilis we had an extensive view, but alas.! nothing but hills, and on March 17, we were compelled, from want of pro visions, to leave the sick woman behind, but fear of being alone caused her tv push on, and arrive at our qnarters early m the morning. Country still the same, utterly worthless. On the 3rd April, the Illness left the woman, arid we came on to a better description of country, here and there a pine tree appearing, and we also caught some wekas. On the 12th April, we reached the valley Ocweka, flowing -from bhe south-east into- the main river fcawa tirl ; this is a good sized valley, and the old pass of the natives to the green stone country of the Ma Wera ; here is also an old potatoe garden. Until the 20. h April we were walking m good rloh soil, timbered with the various species of the pine, when we again were jammed between the fearful black birch moun tains. On the Ist of May we came to an impa*.sable series of cliffs, and we were detained here untill the 12th May by a. series of heavy rains. I and all the party were almost starved here, our diet being nothing bub ka tote, a species of fern tree. On the 23rd, I was driven by hunger to allow the natives to kill the dog Rover, given me by Gibson, and on the 4th June we reached the Coast, the mouth of the Kawa-tiri, and on the 7th crossed over the river to the pab of Boni Waitiri, when I fully expected a feed of potatoes, but alas ! instead we had to regale ourselves on the rimu or sea* weed, George and his. sealing party having consumed all the potatoes. On the 9dh July I reached the TaraMakau, the headquarters of these natives, from here I had hoped to have obtained a guide, but alas ! they all refused to go southward until the weather was favourable, and they had completed the planting of their gardens. Both these events are come to pass, and m the oourse of three or four days, I shall be again on my way tothe south, aooompanied by bhe three chiefs, Tipia, Paeturi, and the Ripo ; when I may return, God only knows— l have no idea."

New Zeal and National Hymn.

(By the Rev F. Warner, Congregational Church, Newton, Auokland) : — 0 G.od of every nation, To thee our hearts we raise In truest adoration, In sweetest hymns of praise. , Thou art the Lord victorious, Thou art of Kings the King And Thou hast ever taught us Thy matohless love to sing. Grant now to ub salvation Fron\ every social wrong', Lord send Thy benediction, And that shall make us (strong, Drive from us all disorder, I . Make us one people — free, That far beyond our border Men may our union see. Lord, send us men of wisdom, Whose lives are pure and right, To guide thia island kingdom, And fill it with Thy light ; And send us noble women, To keep our households pure, To train New Zealand's ohildren, And peaoe and joy ensure. And, as a mighty nation, Through ages yet to come, Lord, be our inspiration, Guard Thou our saored home ; Then, with unnumbered voioeß, | We'll Bhow through all our days ! A people's heart rejoices j In hymns of thankful praise.

The Matabele Rising.

REPULSE OF THE REBELS. Capetown, April 8 j The Hon M. Gifford has again in* flicted defeat on the Matabeles, witb the loss of only two killed and thref wounded. The natives swarmed all round and attempted to rush the laager. They lost at least a hundred, men. April 9 j B ulu way ois reported to be short of j rifles. The rebels have captured 5000 head of cattle.

The Egyptian Question

waiku, April o The Khalifa has suspended the Mecca pilgrimage, and is levying a war tax. The Dervishes of Fashoda and Darfur have been recalled to Omdurman, and it is intended to as semble 50,000 men m September. London, April 9 Russia is said to be vainly urging Germany to embarrass England with respeot to the occupation of Egypt. Ottawa, April 8. The Canadian Government cabled to Mr Chamberlain offering to provide a regiment of militia for service inthe Soudan.

CORRESPONDENCE

We ita not hold oursetves Responsible for the | 1 opinions expressed by our correspondents) I

A CASE OF DISTRESS.

SO THK EDITOR, Sir,— l wish to bring before yonr numerous readers, and the publio gener ally, the sad and sorrowful position of the widow and children of the late H. Green away, as she is sick m bed and so are two of her chidren, I might say that she is praotically penniless, and that it will be some menths before she oan do anything for herself. With the Brnuner calamity before ns perhaps the public may think they have done all they can, but I know thab there are hundreds of kind and generous mien and women willing to help aB soon as they know of the distress of anyone. The only reason I write is thac this iB a oase of real need ab our own door, and although lam sure lb must gladden the heart of every one to see how nobly the whole colony is responding to the call for help to the sufferers by the recent mining disaster, I think, sir, thab we ought still to be a.ble to raise a good subscrip tion for Mrs Greenaway and her family* Hoping some noble parson will take the matter up.— l am, etc, i W. T. LiLii, Willowby. ■■-;■■- ' ' ' —

WEDDING.

KNIGHT— PILBROW. There was a large congregation at St Stephen's Churoh yesterday on the occasion of the marriage of Mr Donald Frederick Knight, of Stron Chrubie, Ashburton Gorge, to Miss Elisabeth Madeline Filbrow, eldest daughter of the late James Pilbrow, Eso,., Ashburton. The church was prettily deoorated, and. the service was partially choral, the hymn "The voice that breathed o'er Eden " being sung as the bride's party entered the church, and the 67th Psalm chaunted during the ceremony, Mrs Bowman Vox presiding at the organ. The Vicar of the parish (Rev T. A. Hamilton) was the officiating minister. The bride wore an electrio blue summer tweed with bodice of silk to match, a hat of electric bine velvet with white tips, and a handsome gold broooh, the gift of the bridegroom ; and the bridesmaids, Miss Annie Pilbrow and Miss Helen Knight (sisters respeotirely of the bride and bridegroom) were attired m brown checked tweed, trimmed with fur, and picture hats to match. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr T. H, Pilbrow, and Mr Melville Knight officiated aB best man, After the ceremony, on their way from the church te the carriages, the bridal party came m for a perfect bombardment of rice, the happy couple getting the lion's share, and the bells pealed merrily as they drove away to the residence of the bride's mother. Here a host of guests assembled, and were entertained m a marquee pitched upon the lawn m front of the house, where the cake was out and the health of the bride and bridegroom drunk ; Hon. Major Steward, on behalf of ths assembled company, voicing their congratulations and expressing the hope that the bright sunshine of the day was an augury of a bright and happy wedded life. Cheers were heartily given for Mr and Mrs Knight; for " the brides of the future," and for Mrs Pilbrow, and shortly afterwards the happy couple drove to Tinwald, where they took the train for the south. The wedding present* were very numerotUHt-many of them handsome and valuable aa ..well as useful.

COMMERCAIL

FROZEN MEAT MARKET.

Napier, April' 9 Messrs Nelson Bros. London house cabled to-day :■— " The stocks of frozen meat of all kinds are heavy. The market quotations to day are— Best Canterbury mutton, 3£d per lb; do Dunedin, 2fdj Napier and North Island, 2gd. The market is flooded with cheap meat."

The New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association of Canterbury, Limited, are m receipt of the following cable message from their London offioe, under date April 9, 1896 : "We quote to-day's value m Smithfield market— Prime North Canterbury mutton 3£d per lb, prime New Zealand lamb 4§d per lb. Market depressed for both, owing to heavy supplies."

ASHBURTON MARKETS.

Mr Henry Zander (Mr David Zander, auctioneer) reports upon the live stock mar ket for the week ending April 8 as follows : There was again a large entry of aU classes of sheep yarded at tbe Tinwald yards on Tuesday fast— 12,909 sheep, 134 rams, 47 head cattish and 134 pigs were penned, The attendance of buyers was a good one, and I believe a total clearance of all the sheep yarded was effected. There is now abun dance of grass all over the country, and it only needs a few weeks of such weather as we bave had during the last few dayß to put some body into it. Good breeding ewes are B.ill wanted, and the quantity which were m were easily sold, while forward turnip sheep were m good demand, and sold at their fall value. There were also several buyers pre sent looking for good lambs for holding over through the winter, which I consider rather risky, unless bhe weather for the next few months proves favorable. The butchers' pens were also well filled. Merino ewes made from 3s to 5a 9d, crossbred ewes from 4s 6d to 6s 6d for medium, and 6s to 8s for best sorts, crossbred wethers and maiden ewes from 8s 6d to 9s 6d, store lambs made from 4a to 5s for small, and 6a 6d to 9a for better quality, sound-mouthed crossbred ewes 6b to 7s 6d, aged ewes 3s 6d to 5s 2d, two-tooth ewea from 7b to 93, two and four tooth wethers for turnips from 8s 6d to 10* 6d, merino ewes according to quality from 2s 9d to sa. My entry for the day consisted of 1764 sheep and 7 ramß, and I sold them all at the following. prices : — 12 fat crossbred ewes at 7s 6d, 4 at 6s, 20 merino ewea 3s 4d, 38 at 3? Bd, 239 halfbred breeding ewes 6a 6d, 401 orossbred two-tooths 8s 6d, 188 two-tooth ewes 8a 7d, 355 two-tooth wethers 9a 6d, 100 aged orossbred ewes 5s 2d, 141 do 3s 7d, 101 two-tooth , wethers 9s Bd, 60 merino ewes (aged) Is 7d, 93 two-tooth mixed sexes 7s 3d. In rams I sold 5 Border Leicester six- tooth j at 21b, 2 Eoglish Leicester at 15s. Privately I during the week I sold on account of Mr J. Withell 25 two-tooth rams at a satisfact >ry figure.

B. and F. Bible Society

ANNUAL MEETING OP THE LOOAL BRANOH. The annual meeting of fhe I cal branch of the British and Foreign Bible Sooiety was held In the Wesleyan Church las. evening. There* was not a good attendanoe. The Hon. M*j<.r Steward presided, and on the platform with him were most of the clergymen m the town, Bey J. Black burn sending m an apology for absence. The Chan-man m opening the busi ness rf the meeting, apoke of the inti mate connection between the might and inluence of the British empire and tbe position of ihjb Bible m relation to our national life. He also referred to the movement m progress with a view to the ntrodacuon of Scripture lessons m pub- Ho sohools subject to the option of par ents as to availing themselves of tfiose ! wS^S - ?* °% dren op otherwise as *ZJa ?°£ gnt . fi \ He said that he had £™7/u n ,i\ faVor of tbis c-ur«««nd hoped it would be sanctioned by PaTlia r^Vn* 1 al S Ul bri efly aUuded to the »n?oilW he Bi S c Sociat y' 8 operations B T^-ff P ° n i h \ 88 «etary &cv. G. _ annual m_tob». The Rev Mr lngluj then read the report as follows : — The British juid .Foreign Bible Society has now been nmety-twoye_«mexißtenoe. Up to the closing of the present year it has issued sixty-four millions of Bibles, new leatamente, and portions m our own language, and m Welsh. No other book m the world has ever been published m any \ thing approaohing to such gigantic numbers. This, however, is but a small part of the work accomplished by the Bible Society. During this century its agents have trans, lated the Bible, or portions of it, into 320 languages of the world. It is impouible for anyone adequately to grasp the magnitude of the labour expended by scholars m this great work of rendering the word of God into the vanous languages of the world. Wherever the Bible has gone ithas carried rJSTS it ' md *»«wgM the know tedge of God's love m Christ Jesus to those who sat m darkness and the shadow of ueatn. The Sooiety employs over 660 colporteurs, who are daily oconpied incarry £SLi2 c ? on P t ™, 1 to remote village, and hamltts of nearly all the countries of Europe, and to many towwwmd rural districts m Asia, Africa, and Sonth America. , 429 .Bible women are employed among their own sex m the East, chiefly m India, and they have read the Bible to about 27,000 women every week, besides teaching many to read, and distributing thousands of copies of the Word of Ood. During the yewSfifcyeighb Societies of varions sorts have been aided by this Society by receiving grants of Bibles free or at greatly reduced rates. The i»°,£!i y -__.. i _ wueß on an » ve »*ge upwards of 12,000 Bibles every working day of the year, but so enormous are the heeds _of the. world that it would take over thirty-five years workmgatthe same rate to give the Bible to those who do not yet know of its existence. In view of .facts like these, the local Com mittee earnestly appeals tb all Christians to help this noble Society, by their sym pathy, support and prayers. The Treasurer, Mr G. P. Dodds, read the financial report, which showed a balance m hand of £2 12s lid after sending £27 to the central branch ih Ohristohurch. Following are the details : — BIBLE SOCIETY'S BALANCE-SHEET FOR THB TEAR ENDING MAROH 31, 1896. Receipts. , -- s d Maroh 1895 -Balance m hand .. 012 8 Collection annual meeting 18 9 Free contributions collected by — Mrs Inglis .. ..3 o 2 Mrs Morrison . . -. . 110 O Miss Fechney ... .. 29 1_ Mrs Henderson . . ... 310 0 Mra Fullarton 3 2 9 Mrs Baxter .. ..3 18 6 Mrs Kempthorne -.. 212 6 Sales of Scriptures- Mrs Hamilton .. ..9 3 11_ Bible sold per Mr? Inglis 0 4 0, Total .. .. 31 12 11 Expenditure. Advertising meeting . . . . 017 6 Printing annual balance-sheet .. 1 2 6 Remitted to Christchurch — . Free contributions ..17 16 0_ Scripture sales .. ..9 3 IU Balance m hand .. ... . 212 11 Total .. ..31 12 11 Rev. T. G. Brooke proposed the ad op. tion of the report and balance sheet. He wonld have felt more satisfied if there had been a larger balance, for the contri bution of Ashburton county was miserably below what it oughb to be. The Society shonld command universal support, for there was not a Protestant Ohuroh but was largely helped by it. Tbey had only to look at most of the Bibles m use m their Sunday Schools to see the round stamp of the Society on the glazed boards, which stamp informed you that the bor ka. were sold under cost price, It never was intended that people well, able. to afford a decent Bible for themselves should be provided with a copy at a reduced rate at the cost of the Society, and those who could afford themselves decently bound copies, should do so, as well as help the Sooiety all they oould. The work done by the Society was of great magnitude, as had already been shown, bub its possibili ties were vastly greater, and ft would never be able to accomplish all the good it might until its funds were very largely increased. Rev. T. A. Hamilton seconded* He commended the terse sentence with which the report closed to the attention of those present, and trusted the balance next year would be very largely in creased. He suggested that next annual meeting should he held m the Oddfellows' Hall, as he feared many people did not go to such meetings beoause they were held m ohurches other than their own. He thought the holding of the meeting m the Oddfellows' Hall might have the effecb of attracting more people to the* annual gathering. The resolution was carried nnan!- Mously. Rev O. Abernethy proposed the second . resolution— That thia meeting expresses most hearty thanks to God for Hla continued blessing on the operations of the parent society, and all similar societies throughout the World, and com* mends the work of this society to thei prayers, . sympathy and support; of the christian publio m this county.' Th» Rev gentleman gave at some length details of the work done by the society^ incidentally mentioning that last year 3,837,222 copies of the Bible, New Testament, and psrtions of the Scripture had been sent out, twelve new languages had been added to the list of those into which the book had been translated ; and eighty -eight old translations had been revised. Captain Parsons (Salvation Armey), seconded tho resolution. He spoke from experience of the power of the Word of God, and his comrades of the Salvatipn Army m all foreign countries where they were working for Christ were Indebted to the B. and F. Bible Sooiety for the Scrip tu< es translated Into the languages of the people among whom they labored. The resolution was carried unani-> mously. A collection of £1 Ha having been taken up, ■ • ' ,: Rev A. Blalce moveritfit third resolu tion as follows : "■ .-« That the cordial thanks of this meeting be presented to the collectors for thei» very valuable services, also to the treasurer, seoretary and committee, and that the following gentle men be the officers and committee for the next year:— Ministers of the Gospel m the Ashburton county, Messrs J. H. •Twenty man (President)^ W. Baxter, A, Orr, Jfß. Oolyer,R: Alcorn, H. Robinson, and Edward Stephens. Secretary, the Ray G. B. Inglls ', T?naqrer, Mr G. V. Doddft}

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN : FRIDAY, APRIL 10 1896.



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The tender of Mr Gallichan has been acoepted for the patent rights, stock-in* trade, eto, of tbe celebrated Bee Ointment by Mr Scott, D.0.A., Palmerßton N., and arrangements conolnded, Mr J. P. Innis acting for both parties. We are informed thab ib is the intention of Messrs Gallichan and Chrke to sell the Bee Ointment m addition to their A.O. Oint- ment, ebo. — Advt. Don't Cough. — Relief OBn b§ obtained immediately. Use HEATING'S OOUGH LOZENGES well known as the utterly unrivalled Cough Remedy. Strongly recom- mended by many eminent physioi-na. They at onoe oheok tbe oough and remove the' oause— without any after effeot; ihe most delioate can therefore .take them. One Lozenge alone gives e?A9— one or two at bed- time ensures reßt. Sold everywhere m tins 13J3 eaob. Fragrant ani -Comforting— Nm Vtnni * •



Holloway's Pills and Ointment. — It is impossible entirely to prevent the noxious vapours which are given off m mines and tunnels, and thoso who, like miners and' railway operatives, have to work day after day m Buch vitiated atmospheres, suffer m health and strength in ' consequence. The chest and liver of ten become clogged with the products qf coal combustion, necessitating great attention to tlie health. No remedy is more valuable for miners and the like than Holloway's Pills, as they carry off all effete matter from the blood, and healthily stimulate the liver. They are also invaluable for costive bowels and for all bilious disorders. The ointment is a priceless remedy for piles, sprains, ulceri and all raaooor ofgorei. •» *



Public notices. Ji WAHOO t \ THE CORE FOR INDIGESTION. { Ashburton Drug Company, Agents ( 11 108 1 _-_-____-___--___----_-——--_______________. ( OPENING TTP TVAILY j PENING UP 1/AILY ] AT TUB ' ■ 1 NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTOR^ NEW GOODS FOR THB WINIER BEASON. THE BEST ASSORTMENT •F SDPERIOR ' " REJADY^-MADE CLQTHING ■ji , INITHE DISTRICT* New Hats, New Ties, New Shirts. «_■* ■' ■'■stfcx- — 3 HEf ZEALAND fmV.miW' FACTORY. ' 'I 1 ''. ' ' i ' ' AROADE HOUSE. NEWHAUTUMN hat* NEW AUTOMN.MILL-NERY irVTBW DRESSES IN COLONIAL AND SOOTOiR TWEEDS, SERGES, Etc. NOW SHOWING AT LOWEST OASH PRIOES. SEE WINDOWS SPEOIAL DISPLAY Ashburton Drapery Company, BURNETT STREET.



Wanted. \ YuUiNUr h±X£ requuea cmiforr. < ■* : *- able board and lodgings m Tinvra'd Apply MiS3 A lick Waters, Post Offi-, Tinwald. 4 40 FRKSH Supplies of Weatporr. and Blackball Ooal to hand.— W. H Collins and Co. 4 58 \\, ANTED Known— Ladies Fhoo«. vv tan or black, 6s 6 I.— Mkllor's Cheap Root Sale. - WANTKD Known— We intend' bi". shake up every Boob Shop m ABhburton.— Mellor's Clearing Boot le ANTEDKhown— Oo tnTH_CoB_NER ' for Newest Styles m Drapery and Millinery— W. H Collier. v t ANTED Known— A Magnificent Display of Ladies' Jackets m sll the Newest tityles just landed and now on vi- w. • See window. — Mitchell and Turner. WANTED "Known—Having bought our Winter Supply of Blankets and Flannels before the great advance m prices we intend giving our friends full benefit of same.— Mitchell and Turner WANTED Known — 6000 pairs of Boots and shoes to pick from. Mellor s Great Boot Sale. WANTED Known — Speotaolea, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Polders, and everything m the optica Use at S. S-LBK s. Optician WANTED Known— Tou save 6s m every pound if you patronise Mellor's Oheap Boot Store. WANTED Known— Great Reduction at Mellor's Cheap Boot Pale. J OST Arrived.— A large variety of use ful and Ornamental Goods, Dolls, Toys, and Novelties * also, a job lot over one hundred assorted Baskets and Morocco aud Russian Leather Handbags, to he sold ac and under ordinary cosb price at Mrs Alcorn's. QI HOOTING SEASON, 1896— j Buy your Guns, Ammunition, Etc., at J. W. Hardlby's. 3 79 {3.UNS ON HIRE; also Guns thoroughly repaired. Please forward early to avoid the rush. J.W. Hakdley, 380 — . ■ ■■■ — ■.■■ !■■ mmwm—^mmma—m—a—amamaammaaa* CCT*HEN you are m Ohristohnroh don't **" fail to go to Warnb's, Cashel street, for Pish or Oyster Lunch, Tea or Supper. — Joseph Taylor and iCo., Proprietors. , 3> 4 OTBER People are getting bargains' at Carson's Monster tfale of Bicycles, Earthenware, Glass, and China Why not You ? 184 ANTED Known— lf you miss the Cheap Boot Sale you will be sorry.— Mellor's, Tancred Street.  , ANTED Known— 6ooo pairs of V * Boots to be claared m one month, — Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED Known— Monster Clear- ing Boot Sale at Mellor's Zealan dia Boot Store. itTf ANTED Known— The * Economic ■ v Kid Glove, four buttons, Is 9 1 per pair, is the Glove for everyday wear. — W. H. Collibb. YXfANTED Known— Large delivery of 'W the.* Economic' Kid Glove?, four buttons, Is 9d per pair, worth muoh more, — W. H. Collier. WANTED Known- Buots and Shoes from Is 3d to 27s 6d.— Mellor's Cheap Boot Hale. —_____———___——________. — . — ■' BOLIDAY Suits— A Nice Kaiapoi Suit. for 27s 6d, Boys' Knicker and Cambridge Suits from 7s 6d, Men's Salts to Measure from 46a, Fit and Workmanßhip Guaranteed at R. Alcorn's 1 irrANTKD Known— so pairs Ladie VV and Girls' Leather Top and Canvas Tennis Shoes, at half usual price, for two weeks only.— Andrew Orr. 10136 \t J ANTED Known -Our Season's VV Dresses m all the New Colonial Tweeds and Choice Home Materials now opened*. An inspection invited. — Mitchell atsd Turner WA-NTED—Egsis m aay qaantiy must be quite fresh. We are also buyers of good Beeswax m small or large quantities.— Fletcher Bros , East Street, Ashburton. WANTED— A few Tons pf Prime Oat Sheaf Chaff. Apply, with samples and price, to Fletcher Bros, Cash Supply Stores, Ashburton. COMFORTABLE Board and Lodging with every home comfotc, 16s per week; meals at all hours, Is; beds, Is. , Tea and Ooffee always ready, 2d per cup. Trvckle'b Ooffee Palace (late Lyttelton Boardinghonse) Cameron street, Afchbnr ton. * 3 23 YOUNG Ladies* Journal for March, Weldon*s Ladies' Journal for February, and Review of Reviews for February. Agent for Pononga Eleotrio Belt, Petal Dust, etc — H. M. Jones. WANTED Known — Bargains from floor to ceiling.— Mellor's Stock taking Boot Sale. WANTED Known— Everybody to roll ■np -to Mellor's Oheap Boot Sale. Now's your time to buy. WANTED Known.— The popular Tea and Ooffee Rooms, 131 Lichfield street, Christchnrch, late Rundle's. Tea and Coffee ld per cup. Bread and Butter 2d per plate. Ham, Hot Pies, and Pastry, Scones, Buns, etc.— M. Cooke, Propria- tress. 3 243 Kit ANTED TO LET, at Westerfield— W 400 Acres Good Tussock Feed, with or withont Turnips, fenced and watered. For further particulars apply Mail Office. 3 208 amaaamammmaamaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamaaaaaaaawmmaaaa,



Business Notices. J .: _ Last Few Days. ; EVERYTHING MUST 8E SOLD BY $fednesd|iy|. Apdl 15. _ , No Seasonable Offer Refused. DONT FORGET— . BEFOKK IPSX" WC.DNf.tll> AY. || B A'P KB T, OLOTHING AND BOOTS, BALANCE OF Salvage Stock G. J. NEILL • - : '"' '." - -'■ " ' \ '■' if' ?}.■"•*■■ ' BURNETT STBEET, Next Shearman Bros. POSITIVELY OASH ..,g. SAL EX, wa?ichm;akbr, manufacturing j^pller, rifi^d* AND OPTICIAN JB AIT ST RJB ET, A T THIS JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT, is to be seen the LARGEST and FINEST STOCK m the District of GOLD AND SILVER I SILVER AND E.P. I LADIES' ARGENTS I I GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY. , | WARE. | WATCHES. The now famed DIXIT Watches at 208,5255, ahdjdouble cases at 30s. TO BE OBTAINED ONLY FROM .. va * ■'■■'■' ' ■ '' _ ' • .. --.■■','- ...Apx-S^ LE X, " ' ■•-•■■■| BAST STBEICr, ASHBTJBTON. SOMETHING WO vTH. GROWING. NEW STRAWBERRY tf LAXTON'S NOBLE." TEIIB new Strawberry bas established iself m the Hoiae market as the Vert Bust Strawberry under cultivation. The fruit is large, firm, and handsome, the bright crimson scarlet berries weighing as high as 2oz each, while the flavor is rich. and vinous. Besides these recommendations, " THfe) NOBLE "ja one of the earließt fruiting strawberries, and we have no hesitation m saying that it is undoubtedly the Btrawberry for growers of this favourite fruit. The following is extracted from the Otago Witness of January 2, 1896 : " New Strawberry : " Lsxton'a Noble "— . . This strawberry excels both m size, flavour .and appearance, anything we have had ih New Zealand before. , . Some of these fino berries were sent by the Countess of Pembroke to the Emperor of Germany, each berry being about the eiae of an apple. They were said to be larger than had ever been seen before. The fruit arrived m ex- cellent condition, not a berry being crushed, speaking well both for the packing and the travelling qualities of the berries. On the average the berries weighed 2(1. each. They were not big, ugly fruit, but were full and handsome. . , "Laxton's Noble" Strawberry com-s early into bearing, and is a very heavy bearer, and it should be very serviceable for any cottager with small garden space or for markot gardener*, as it is a splendid grower and^ a heavy propper, coming rarly into fruit. Air Bonnet hss oo young plants, laid m the spring, eight to ten largo buries, averaging, say, 2oz each. They are fine handsome berries, and ol good travelling qualities." As Stock is limited, we recommend Ordering Early for delivery early m May Strong Well-rooted Plants, 6s per Dozen j 40s per 100. Authorised Sole Agent* for Ashburton and Chrißtchurch for — NIMMO & BLAIR, SEED MERCHANTS AND SEED GROWERS, DUNEDIN. Keroftcii<>. Heroscwe, Kerosene 100, Cases, 100 Cases We havo m stock and to arrive 100 cases 'Evening Star ' Kerosene, 150 per cent tire test. This oil is, without doubt, one of the Safest and Best light-giving oils m the market. * rr-.tfii of *art^r. Cream of Tartar 11201bs. 11201bs. We havo just received half a, ton of Pure Qream of Tartar ground apt cully for us from the crystals. This Oream of Tartar is guaranteed Pure, ami is the Strongest and Best procurable, and having bought it before the rise m the Home miric'.fc, we are enabled to sell ftt a Lower Price than any other storekeeper m the town. i «ifl>e. Coffee. Coffee We are giving special attention to our Coffee. The . Coffee Beana are selected with the greatest care and freshly roasted and ground on our premises by the most approved machinery. We can recommend it with the greatest of confidenco as Superior to any othor Coffee ih the market. Give it a trial ( and you will use no other. NOTICE TO FARMERS, Etc We are Cash Buyers of GOOD. BEESWAX m any quantity, at Highest Market Rates. "' , Orders by, Post or Telephone Promptly attended to FLETCHER 8R05.,,. CAS a SUPPLY STORES, EAST STREET. ASHBURTON, »pd High atreet, Christchuroh, TUMI-HUNK 24 tux|f7? ! .■:••' _".' -''•■. ' 'Jr