Telegraph Notice.

A temporary telegraph office will be opess •it Foibury racecourse from noon till 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 22.

Ashburton Guardian. MAGNA EST VERITAS ET PRÆVALEBIT. THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1897.

The Home News, quoting and summar ising a lecture by Mr James Bonwick

THE GOLDEN COLONIES.

at the Society of Arts, on " The pro gress of the British

colonies of Austra lasia during the sixty years of Her Majesty's reign," says—The occasion whs one for eulogy and not for criticism, prom whuteverpoint of view—political, social, material, moral —we may look at the matter, it will be admitted that no country can show so vast a change in the peiiod covered by the lecturer as Australasia. Gold has played an important part in this development I,i 1837 Australia had no gold mines : the last year's golden harvest of the Australasian colonies has been esti mated at over £8,000,000. Mr Bon wick pointed out that Her Majesty had lived to see their trade expand from £500,000 to £120,000,000 sterling. Sixty years ago their bank di posits amounted to less than £40,000 ; to diy the people* savings amount to something like £25,000,000. Greater than all, perhaps, Her Majesty has lived to see the advance of Australasia from penal dependencies to colonies enjoying the fullest extent of political aiid religious freedom, to hear of 800,000 children under State school instruction, and of churches and chapels spread abroad on the lines of perfect equality, The arts, the science*l, the virtues, and the great work of humanity are advancing under the Southern Cross, and Mr Bonwick '•nihusiastically asked whether monarch was evar so honoured by such a survey of happines and loyalty as Queen Victoria in her Colonial Empire

A recent SPEECH by Lord Salisbury drew from the Spectator the following

remarks : — Lord Salisbury remarked on the singularly

THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

rapid s-pread of tin English race and the Knglish language >vor the surface of our planet, and expressed the belief that, what is said in that language will, before long, h« intelligible, and not only intelligible, but actually understood, over almost ill the, world. And he in isted that

this mij^ht turn out to be either a great bles-ins,' or a great curse, according to th« spirit in which those who mould the convictions of the Knglish-.»-p-' i-i'nng races choose to guide the forma ion of hose convictions. It is, in fact, a sort ■f reversal of the effect which the .ionfu.ior.l of tongues —which is Miidjo have fallen upon the ditfrrfmt finniiies of the hutnan race in the vnin attemp* :o bui.!d a. tower intended to scale the heavens—was supposed to have pro duced. In Lord f-Salisbury's view, the difficulty which different iiatiops h»v» found in mistering each other's language, has npt been by any means an unmixed evli. It has serv<-d as a kind of non-conducting medium to limit the mischief which irresponsible and mischievous talk so often produces. Had this non-conducting medium never existed, can it be doubted that the irritation o? Franco against England, and of England against France would often have been far greater than it has been 1 And can it be doubted that if Dickens had written his ' Change for Americtn Notes' and his ' U irtjn Ohuzzlewit' in a language which the masses of the United tstat.es could not have understood, there would have been far less angry feeling between the two peopled Let Kngiish become something tike a universal language, *nd we shad aoon find that the velocity with which .ither clever or ignorant ill-nature propagates its mischievous influence over thd world will ba indefinitely increased. . , , li there were a Mr Bayard in every English polony or dependency and every American State, and if the people of every English col'.-ny and dependency and of every American State bad the good feeling md the good taste to look up to him for counsel and follow his lead, the universal spread of the English tongue would prove to be the greatest security for ord,sr and peace which had ever been known in the history of the world. But if Englishmen learu to Ecreaoj and Americans to bluster, and public, opinion to discharge itself violently in muddy geysers of boiling passion in every separate colony and State, then the universal spread of English may prove a great cnlamiiy, aod may some , day issue in a greafc fiaf.aatrophe/' !

L tndkr the title of " a minor prophet/ (he Otuao Dall'i Times has the follow-

A ML\OR PROPHET.

ing:— On January 17, 1856, h i*s Excellency the

Governor of New Z'-iUnr], Colonel Tho'iiaa Gore Browne, 0. B , was entertained at a dejeuner at the Royal Hotel, Dunedin. News had junt previous'-y been received of the ftl in the previous September of Spbastopol, and the loyalty of British subjects everywhere was at white heat. When, therefore, at the dejeuner afore said the chairman proposed "The Queen," it is recorded that C( the toast was received most heartily with three times three, 'God save the Queen, being sung by the company with startling energy!" The worthy chronicler was j writing more than 41 years ago, and Queen Victoria still reigns to syokn mm greater enthusiasm when her name i« mentioned!. A number of smooth, things were said by speakers at the b a ;;.«ueto Some of thejß wm so "* ' ■••' i

' particularly good that the reporter j I modestly ?ays he should spoil them if i'he attempted to report them. The liev. J. V. Fe:tt>- -■, in rep'yiug to thf toast of "The Clergy" somewhat wicicedly hoped that " the time would soon arrive when the clergy oi the various denominations of Christians, whether belonging to the Preabyterian Ohurc>, or the Wesleyan, or the Church of England . . . would yet maintain the most friend!) relations, and meet together . . without needlessly obtruding points of difference and distinctions of country and denomination." Tue Governor was in a vein of prophecy. He s-iid : i " Will not the streets and tq -ares of Dunedin 50 years hence bear som comparison to those of that time honoured ci'y whose grand and pictur esque outline doubtless rides often in the mind's eye of many who now hear me 1 Will not the church bell summon many a devout congregation to thank God for the busings they enjoy in plains where nothing more civilised than the bark of the sheep dog is now heard? Will n^t the mail coach, rattling over well-metnlled roads, carry glad tidings to borough towns between this and the Bluff, where a new town waits for the baptism I hope to give it before we part this evening V And much more to th» same effect. Those who now live in Otago know how much more than realised have been his Excoilency'e anticipations.

Mrs Fmily Crawford contributes to the Young Man an interesting account of her friend, Sir

SIR ISAAC HOLDEN, Ml».

Isaac Holden, M.P. The millionaire of Yorkshire is now

nearly 90. It seema that younj; ilolden was much impressed early in life by an account which he read as to the diet on which John Wesley did his marvellous evangelical work:

Wesley's physical activity remained unabated to the close of hia life. Wesley was one of the first hygieniss to see that phosphates of lime, in which flour is so rich, are good for growing children, young people, young mother*-; i,ut shorten the life of the elderly, by making bones dense, and weighty muscles rigid, ' furring' the large blood vessels like an old boiler, and choking the capil ary arteries." Hence, at Sir Isaac flolden's table there is to be found very little bread, while fruits abound :— v The atmosphere of the house in winter is that of the open air in genial summer weather. lie likes warmth. The thermometer in his bed room nnrks in winter 60 degrees | Fahrenheit. Tue air everywhere i(. ' the house is completely changed each half hour, The orange is Sir Isaac.- favorite, He finds in the banana a substitute for bread. The utmost bread he takes at a meal is a thin biscuit of whoaten flour. When he takes meat he eats nothing else. Wine is eschewed. But on returning from the House of Commo..-s to Que n AnnsA- Mansions he had a tumbler of whisky and hot water before g-'ing f o bed. As he rises in the morning he sucks an oratige or eats a s>nall bunch of grapes. Roast applets, with a tiny pinch of bicarbonate of soda to correct the acidity, and iniifc similarly treated, are important items of hia dietary. He takes no drink with his food, and this obliges him to masticate well. To John Mreslt'.y's rules of health he added those of the great French phya ilogist Flourens, who believed one hundred and twenty to be the normal period of human lit'":." What will be said to this by prohibitionists 1 Here is a wise and observing rm>,n, who has made die' and tfgimen a study, and who has come to the conclusion that the best thing to take before going to bed is a glass of whi&ky hot !

Local and General.

The Monowaj. with the S»n Francisco mails arrived at Auckland .to-day.

The poll for the Wellington drainage loan of £3(3,0,00 was carried by a majority of over 1100.

From May 27 to June 1Q fcho Belfast freezing works will be closed for the annual overhaul.

The resulte of the Napier Park races will be found on the fourth page, and inter provincial newa on the first page.

The following undefended cases were taken* ;jj Court this morning ;—Pauling v Coi.'fil^j—the amount h.id been paid inio Court less the cost of summons, for which judgment was now given. O.ochrane v Johnstone, £1 Is—judgment by default.

Mra R. C. Bishop, wife of the Secretary of the Chrislchurch Gas Company, an Mayor of Now Urig «ton, died Hidden y this morning afc her residence in Christ church. Mr Bishop is at present i/> Australia.

For trespasaiwg on the Forbury Race j course the hookmakera wno hid been dis ' qualified by the Jockey Club were to-day fined the following amounts by Mr drew, S. M. :—Joseph Dixon, James Newman, Robert Price, and John Fagan—£s and \ costs in each cae. The .Committee of the Winslow sports and races, not caring to incur the oost of a bras* band, have secured the services of a ba.nd of pipers, McKechuie, f«om Temuka, being one of'lhe players. The band will be driven in TreviusKs drag round fcha town of Ash burtou ia the morning, before proceeding to the sports ground afc Winalow. Though the two red deer sent to the Wes> Coa3t by the Government died after landing from the steamer at Hokit ka, it ia not

intended (says the New Zealand Hints), that fcii<j experiment of stocking that part of the colony wilt fc&(J there, and prohably next year other speGitfaeßs %%} ji-z neat. Ihe four deer in the National Park are thriving. The Mount Ida Chronicle states that the Maniototo Farmers' Club has received a lo'-tsr from the Under-Secret..ry for Public Wor.ka, otatlng that-, every effort is being made to haye v the Qtago Central Railway opened to Kokonga as early a§ possible, and fee expects to be able to carry goods between ttyde a??d Kokonga by July next, ivud to open tha line tot passsuger traffic in iSepteinber or October.

At Wellington on Wednesday in Ohambers } the Chiaf Juatioe gave a judgment) of especial interest to local bodies. Mrs McDoweii had applied to bring a section uuder the Land Transfer Aej, but the corporation ami District Lmd Registrar contended that a pieo.) of the town belt was included within ihe fences bounding her p operty. The Lam! Registrar refused to include the piece ultimed .fco 00 part of the town belt in the certificate of tite, whereupon Mrs >4cDowell took out a summons to coppel him to do so There had been about thirty years adverse possession in the land by Mrs McDowell and her predecessors in the title. The Chief v 'uetice held that, under the Public Reserves Act, thejrs was a statutory prohibition against defeating the right of the public to recreation reserves. Mrs McDowell ha.l also claimed the piece of land as being part of her town section, and that it was not, i;i f.ict, any part of the town belt, and the Chief Jus.ice imtimated that if the oorp 'ra tion wished to iujjgseach Mrs McDowell's title iv this connection, the borporabiort must institute proceeding* to have her Growu 37' ~

The Rev J. A, Lnxford h'.H, according to the Afanawatu Standard, been th • recipient of a warm weloome on all hands to Palmer ston Morth, to which circuit he has boen appointed. One of the speakers (it tlie meeting, which was held to express pleasure at his advent, disolosed the fact that (he Church was in debt to the amount of £30, a half of which would be provided by a friend if the congregation would find the othei half.

The 6rst duel on bicycles took pace not long since in Spain between Siguora Moreno and Perez, who boh were members of the Granada Bicycle C.ub, and it ended fatally for the latter. Accompanied by theii seconds, they wheeled out some distance ou the road to Malaga, to a secluded spot. There posted 700 ft apwt, at a sign they wheeled towards each other, each directing his machine with his left hand, and brand ishing in his right tlut tenible knifs o* Spain, the navsji. At the first clash Pertz pierced the left arm of Moreno, but at the hird encounter Moreno thrust hia knife into the breast of Perez, who in a few minutes died from internal hemorrhage.

The Marquis of Bute adopted a singular method of commemorating his silver wedding. At a meeting of the Cardiff Town Council a letter was read from his Lordship offering 'o hand over to that body £1000, the yearly proceeds of which he (iesires to be given to some girl or girls whose marriage may be impeded by want <f money. Lord Bute at aches two conditions to his offer—namely, that the mayor on giving the dowry shall remind the bride and bridegroom of the origin of the fund, and that he shall read to them the first 11 verses of the second chapter of the Gospel of St John, descriptive of the marriage feast at Cana of Galilee, where water was miracuously turned into wine, l'he offer was accepted by the council and referred to the Finance Committee.

The Bankers' Magazine for February oou taina an article on ' Municipal tire Insur ance, " in which it is mated that GlaHgow has under consideration a scheme for inuring the very poor. It is represented in the scheme that few of the smaller householder* it) that city insure iheir propeity, and whet) | a fire occura in their dwellings they h>»,ve na oompens&tion (or the lobß they may sustain. L'he proposal is tha*> the Corporation should undertake this duty for all tenants whose tents are under £10 per annum, taxing them to an extent not exotdiii'g Id per £1 renta . There would be corresponding rates of com pensa ion, the maximum being £50, whil*; the £4 tenant w< uld not. get more than £20 '■ he minimum premium charged by insur ance eompM'ies ih 2<, coveting a loss of £100, so th.it it ia claimed that, the smaller cla-» of tenants will be~ placed in a favour bl^ position under ihe Corporation tehem-?, while it will not interfere with any insur ance business ihat at pr-scut cxi ts.

Ar pei- advertisement in thia issue, Mr A. Orr notifies that he haa opeued large con signments of winter goods.

A public dance will be held in the Orange Hall, on Monday evening, 24th iaat, in connection with the Ashburton Rifle Volun teers. Vide Advertisement iv thia issue.

The Deputy Official Assignee invites tenders for book debts in ihe bankrupt estate of Joseph Lloyd, juur., as per advertisement iii this issue.

The railway department advertise in this issue an excursion to Timaru on the 24th insc. And also notify that the south t xpreas will stop ar Wiuslow to set down paseengtr.i a' tending the sports and races, the north express stopping at Wuislow to take up p issengerd in the evening.

COMMERCIAL.

ASHBURTON MARKETS.

Mr David Thomas reports upon the live stock market in the Ashburtou county for the week ending May 18 s— On Tuesday at the Tinw.:ld Yards one of the smallest entries of the season came forward, made up principally of two and four tooth ewes and wethers, for which biddings were very slack. Ihe fat pens were over supplied, and the butchers having filled up their requirements at the previous sale. A number of pens in this class were passed. I had tiie pleasure of offering a nice Hue of freezers on account i>f Messrs Mawsou Broa., wiiich I disposed of at 13, a si; a<»d several pens turnip sheep •vere sold at 9a 6d, 9s 9d, 101 9d, lls to lls 2J. The atiendance was fairly good, bui she majority weie their only to see the state of 'he market, and therefore bidding was very duil, and several lots had lo be passed. !he to a s for the day consisted of 3280

sheep, 23 head of cattle, 69 pigs, of which my entry comprised —1301 sheep, 10 head of cattle, and 46 pigs. The following are the sales made by me. Sheep—so fit crossbred^ 5s 61, 7 fat lambs 9* Bd, 5 fat two-tooth fes 7d, 67 fat crosbbiea eweß 6j lOd, 70 fat crossbred ewes 6s 9J, 56 fat crcj6sbreds 4a Bd, 3 fat lamba 11 3, 93 merino ewea 3s 9i, 50 sound mouth crossbred ewes 7^ 31,103 freezing six-tooth 13s sd, 120 crossbred lambs §j Id, 81 crossbred ewes 6i Id, 53 crossbred wethers 7 J3d, 136 cwo-tooth eros- breds ewes 7s, 119 merino ewes 4s 3d, 69 me mo ewes 33. Cattle—2 fit cows £5,1 fat cow £3 10, 1 f r o>w £6 17s 61, 2 tat cows £5, 1 fat cow £2 17s 61,1 fafc heifer £5, 1 far heifer £3 7s 61, 1 milk cow £2 ss. Piga—ll store pi^s 10s 9 I, 5 store pi^s 13^ 6d, 9 store piga 7a 6d, 12 weanors la 9.1, 4 |f a pigs £1 2s 6A, 5 fat pigs I.Ba. tfrivate y during the week I disposed of"the following !ines~62o halfbred lamb- 6-s 2>l, 77 fat lambs 10a 4d, 630 merino owi-b 4s 5 I, 150 fat lambs 10s, 53 fa lamba 10i 31, 2UO crossbred two tooth 9s 61, 570 two-tooth crossbreds 10s 7d.

ADDINGTON MARKET.

CHRiSXCiiuiiph:, May 19 The entries of stock at Addi.igton to,^ay, taken as a whole, were good, and thu atten dance was very fair. The entry of Fat Cattle consisted of 130 head of rather light quailiy Business showed no improvement \ on the previous we^k, thn prices realised being—Steers £4 10 to £7 17s 6J, heifers £4 7s 6d to £6 16a 6d, cow's £3 to £5 sa. Per IQOlb, cow beef brought from 13a to 15a, and best beef from 16s to 17s. Store Catklb.—Practically nothing was dofie a Fat Shekp.—There was a heavy eutry, and keen competition, The range of prices for be&t freezers were—l3a 6d 10 l4s Id, medium 11s 6d to 12j 91, prime heavy ewes 12s fco 13a, butchers' best ewea 10s 61 to 11s 6 i, medium 9s to lOa 3d, merino wethers 5s ' to ya. I

Lamhs.— The bui'fc wfer^ nofc in very good condition, owing to the dry wekfcher. 'Jompetiti >n was good for anything that would ptss the factory, and for these late rates were realised. CLher sorts sold a ihade better than stores. Freezars brought from IDs to Us Ad, and forward conditioned from 8s 9d to bs'Od.

Store Sheep.—A. good entry, comprised mostly of wethers which had come from Nelson and Marlborough, and showed si^s nf travel, Competition was slack, as owing io the dryneas of tiie \yeather speculators refrained from purchasing, except at gii'r prices. The bulk of the lots changed hands. Fo good ewes in lamb thete was a steady ocmand, and all lots were cleared.

Pigs. —Stores formed a 1 >rge proportion of the entry. For fat pigs there was a good lomaud. Pi ices were—Porkers 19i to 265, hftconers 27 < to 48*, stores 12-s 6d to 17s 6 1, weanere 4s to ss.

CORRESPONDENCE.

. We do not hol<i O'irseH-es responsib c for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.

THE HAMPSTEAD SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

TO TUB KDITOR, Sir,—There seems to be an impression in Mr Crooks' mind that I am a "disappointed gentleman," and the i;nmedia'e object of lhe-e few lines is to acquaint him, and any others of your readers who may be inter ested in the Bubject under notice, that my name was not before the Hamp'tead house holders at the last election, nor have I any <*mbit:.on in that direction. Moreover, in cuse Mr Crooks should draw further on hie imagination, I will save further explanation by adding that my letter wrb not eveu | inspired by a defeated candidate. I have, j however, had a lengthy experieuoe on School ! Committees, and can, without egotism, la> j claim to some knowledge of a Committee's j duties. lam quite willing to concede that ! the Hampetead Committee was quite within j its rights in appointing Mr Mcßae, but it would equally have been within the four corners of the Act if it had selected the highest of the unsuccessful candidates, or failing his willingness to aot, in offering the position to the others in turn. Notwith standing your footnote to my letter, I am still convinced that, when appointing a successor to Mr Hendry, it was an ungraceful act on the part of the Hampatead Committee to ignore the candidatei who were defeated at the annual meeting of householders.— I am, etc, Cosmopolitan.

THE SPRINGBURN SHEEP-YARDS QUESTION.

TO THE EDITOR. Sib,—Permit me, through your columns, to tender my thanks anil (hose of many .01 hers interested to Mr E. G. Wright, M.H.R., for the trouble he hi* t»ken in tryiug to get us a loading bank for stock at < -pringburn. It appears Mr Cadman has made enquiries, and as a result of these he is able to tell us that only two of those who siased the petition for yards sent cheep. He must be allu'ing to a small draft of fat sheep which went from the farm of Mr Campbell, Koxburgh. I trucked (hem at Mount homers for Ashburtoo. The balance of Mr Campbell's faC aheep—Boo—l took to Ashburton by road. They were trucked there for Addington, but had there been a loadiug b ok a Springburn the whole of Mr Campbells fat sheep would have been neiit from ti'iere. Where is the man who would ((rive fat sheep twenty miles to truck them, f he could d » the trucking after a drive of only two miles? If Mr Cadman wishes to know why the balance were sent to Ashbur ton instead of Mount Somers, he can.ask me, and I will let him know. Now, t-ke he case of Mr Herring, of Alford estate, who sende thousands of far sh ep away every year. Would that gentleman drive his sheep fifteen miles to Methven to truok whin his land is only a mile and a half from Springburn, if there were iru -king yards at the latter place ? He sends Mb wool from Springburn and would send his stock also if the yards were theie. 'lhen Mr W. T. land is alongside Spriogburn railway station, yet he has to drive his fat cattle and aheep to Metbven because he cannot truck at Spriucburn. Every man who signed the

petition would send stock by the Mount homers line at some time or other if there were yards to truck at. I went round with the petition myself, aud allowed no mau not an owner of sheep to sign it, nor did I let any one sign it who lived south of Bowyer'a j stream, as I considered ihose residents ought j io go to Mount Somers station. Mr Uonald j r&tneroQ signed the petition. His large j Winterslow station is three miies from ■pringburn raiiway station. He has not sent any sheep yet, but would do so if theie \ere any convenience for loading. Every year he gets a »ru-k loa<i of rams from Cul verden. I have unloaded th*m for the last two years. . Fancy merino rnms jumping from the tup to the ground, with no kindly yard to r^cseive them. Where will the first oue.i put out be by the time you get the last onea tv ; a;.d remember it is usually in the dark when the train arrives so that the stock cannot be unloaded that eight; and yet we are told we do not want a yard. I have seen Mr Hurdley get a truck load of pigs, and there is no yard to receive them. i have often seen cattle and horses come to Spu'ngb'irn. I hav-t also helped to load a truck of pigs for Addington. We had to inak j a rough yard witn hurdles, and just think of having to lift pigs up to the top deck, and then say if a oading bank is not wanted. If Mr Cidman would only consider the distance between Methven and Mount Somers he wouH surely grant us a loading bank, which I am certain would pay better than any of the other--, ani cause a great number of stock to bs sent by rail, which are now driven by road.— J am, etc., ' ' W. FERfsr;^ Spriogburn, May 17, 1897.

CHRYSANTHEMUM CLUB.

A meeting was held on Wednesday even ing a* Mr Shrimpton'e office to consider the propriety of forming * Chrysanthemum Ciub. There was a fair attendance^ and Mr J. Orr w*s voted to he chair Cj>a the motion of Mr Dodds it wa« redved to form a club, to be called the' Ashburton Chrysanthemum Club. The folio wing officers were elec'ed: President—Mr John Orr ; Vice-President— Mr Q. F. D dds f Secretary and treasurer —Mr Ji 0. Oaweey; Gommittep—&|e3srs Shrimpton, Johns, WiUis; and P. Anderson | Audi.or —Mr Mitller. On the motion of Mr Shnmpton it was resolved that the cubscrip tion be 5s per annum—to be due»nd payable on the last day of M.*y in each year. I' was stited that the annual subscrip ion should entitle members to free admission to the show, free entries, and to 6ve of the n west varie ies of chrysanrhemuma in pofs during the year, ji was also meiitioued that per sons wishing to avail them eives of the pri vileges of membership should send in their names at onoe to the secretary to enable orders to be forwarded in time for the plants to be grown next season. It was decided that the annual meeting should be held on the first Wednesday in June to receive re port and balanca-hheet. Rules and by-laws. formed on the baais of the Oh istchurch aud Timarn Cubs, were 'then adopted with a few alterations. It w« also resolved that an annual show be held at a date to be fixed by the committee. Mr Legget t moved that it be left with the committee to make en quiries amongst the local and other growers re supplying plants. A vofie of thanks was passed to Mr C osa, of Timaru, for supplying information re the working of their Club, After a vote of thanks to the chair the meet; ing adpuined.

BALCLUTHA SHOOTING CASE.

I Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— j Wellington, May 19 la connection with the recent shooting jpyst tvy at Balclutha, Detective. Cox to night arresed James Reid, a younj man, on a charge of attempting to kill John N col, the man who was shot through the jaw on the 11th inst, Accused will be brought be fore the Coutt to-morrow, and probably remanded to Dunediu. I

THE WAR IN THE EAST.

Patfte at Arta

Speech by Lord Salisbury.

Press Association - By Electric Telegraph — Copyright

Athens, May 18 The remainder of the Greik forces in Crete leave tor Athens immediately. The fighting at Domoko lasted nine hours. The Greeks claim that they had repulsed the Turkish attacks on the left and c«ntre. When the right wing was crushed the whole line then | i»ave way, and a general disorderly ! retreat towards the Othrys mountains | began. The Turks in their attack 1 showed splendid dash. The Greeks ! iost heavily.

Colonel Vassos with all reserves h»s left Athens for the front. During the fighting at Gribovo near Arta on Friday, the Turkß had 240 killed and 700 wounded, The Greek leases totalled 2000. The Greek re treat from Gribovo to Arta was a perfect rout. ! Colonel Smolenitz, formerly Minister of War, has been appointed to succeed Colonel Menos in the command of the Greek army in the Arta district.

Mr Charles William*, war corres pondent for one of the leading London journals, says that the position at i Domoko wfts too extended for* the Greek forces. .' . '; -..:•• ; fMay 19.

The Greek retreat from Domoko began early in the morning. Daring the progress of the battle the Duke^of Sparta telegraphed to the Government that it was impossible to hold the position without the risk of being surrounded The Government replied that he wan allowed to decide the best course to follow.

The battle of Domoko was the fiercest fought during «he war, It extended » diatwnce of *ix miles on an open plain. Both sides lost heavily. In their retreat the Greeks left behind them a large quantity of war material. They now occupy the paswea at Fuka, Karya, and Yanitzo. Smolenski has been ordered to em bark bis troops on the Gulf of Volo or proceed overland to Lamiar, London, Mpy 19.

Lord Salisbury, speaking at the Constitutional Olub, siid the Sultan's order to Edhem Pasha to cease lighting was the first step in the direction of an armistice. It was given under the pressure brought to bear upon him by the Powers, especially the Czar. The Powers would not allow Christian people to pass from Christian rulers to the rule of the Sultan. We added that the members of the Houae of Commons who signed the telegram to the King of Greece urging him to act in defiance of the Powers, were deeply guilty of bloodshed spilt by the war, as that telegram had inspired false calculations on the part of the Greeks regarding the'attitude that would be assume^, by England. The telegram, signed by 100 liberal members of the House, was sent on March 4th, and expressed their sense of the services rendered.the Ciristians in Creieby the intervention of Greece,

Received Wakapuaka May 20, 9.47 a.m.! Guardian office 10 20 a.m. Athens, May 18. The Tmks have intimated to the Graek Government tbe^ terms upon which the Turkish army will be with drawn from Greek territory, Greece replied that the Powers will arrange the conditions on which peace will be" concluded.

ANOTHER GOLD ROBBERY.

Mm Sovereigns M|ssins<

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph-, Copyright. Brisbane, May 19 The agents of the China steamer Taiyuan, received a wire from the cap tain at Thursday Island stating that five thousand snvereigns were missing from the safe. No details are avail able. The robbery was probably carried out at some port between Brisbane and Thursday Island. Sydney, May 1$

Local enquiries; show tfjat the f|rst intimation of the robbery reached thg Agents of the Taiyuan from Hongkong, where the steamer is, some days ago, but they kept it quiet. Beyond the fact of th^ gold beiug missing little definite is known. The boxes containing the gold were taken on board at fcjdney. and contained MibO, of which £3§o(j was shipped by three Chinese firms, and the balance by Mr 8. Dockson. The boxes were placed,in the strong room, the keys of which were kept by the captain an-i chief officer. It is

understo d that the robbery was dis covered at one cf the Queensland ports, whi re the strong ruorn was opened to receive 'further . gold ' In calling a£ Brisbane and Townsville, the Taiwan remained in the streato,' but she anchored at the pier at Thursday Island, where, uiost probably the robbe.rs seized, the only likely ehttftceoj! carrying put their scheme. Received Waksguaka May 20, 10.36 a.in,, Gttarduu Office 11.55 a.m. - Sydnry, May 20 The detectives are of opinion that tho Taiyuau robbery was the work of an organised gang. The thieves are probably the same that committed the Oceana and previous wholesale gold robberies. It has been ascertained that the gold was in the safe when'the* steamer left Bmbarip, where a further consignment was takeu on board. Other gold was taken on board at Ppct Darwin, but was not put into the safe containing the soyereigris s so fibafi whether the robbery was carried buj before the vessel left Queensland ports or on the run across to Hong; Kong, is still a mystery,

THE APHBORTON GUAKDIAN : 'JHURSDAV, MAY .20, 1807,



gufelic. JN .Qtices. N.j AY ZEALAND pLOTHIN-G pACTORY WATERPROOFS FOR LATH US. WATERPROOFS FOR GKNTLRMKK. WATBRPROOFrf FOR BOYS. __~ BRFORE BUYING EXAMISK OUR. STOCK. OUR NRW; PATTERNS FOR THIS Sls\SO^ arc to.hand in B nek >"d B'ue -er-is. B' ok and B;V*» Parr nVattt • t'lurk, M-diuro, and Li«»it Tweed Rft-c 8. Drab a^d Hsue Box Ol«>th. Splendid 'Uanyeof *io»ie rfVxtures for •■ LADIES' WATERPROOF 0 OAKS. A»we are the Largert Waterproof Gar ment Manufacturers in the colony, we teei gaite oonfidenb in sayintf that our Garments taud UQ£qa*Ued, both in qa»»ity, finwh and price. Thoroughly waterproof and a" NO EXTRA GHABGR FOH ,-, -WATERPROOFS Mit>E ip MEASURE. ' WATERPROOF, LEC4GINGS, CYCLING CAPES, BAGS, & GAPS. YARMOUTH OILSKIN COATS, LEGGINGS, SOU'-WESTERB, &o. HALLENSTFII? BROS. & CO. A. G. BARTON, Manager. '""flags for thr diamond JUBILEE. ENSIGN HANDKERCHIEFS, suitable for Flags for the Diamond Jubilee, : including Australian Ensign, New Zealand ' Ensign, and the Jubilee F.ag on Sale at 6d each. 5 9 ANDREW ORR, JUST LANDED — A High-class Kid Glove, four atuda, all colors; price 4s "Fuiy equal to usual 5s 6d quality.—VV. H. Collier. QUIET COW for Sale, to calve in two months. Apply for adJrosß at Mail Office. 5 4



Business Not'-ces^ "Took out. G. J. NEILL —IS SELLING— Tabu- r»umask at la per yard i will siieetiag, i yards Vide, white or grey, 9£d Tnskish Towels, 6d each Cretonne B|d Flannelettes^ 2s lid per dozen; p T TtfEILL JS JELLING— Men's Heavy Tweed Suits at 21s 6d, wonderful value Boys Suits, 4s lid Men's Tweed Trousers, 5s lid BOOTS. BOOTS. Men's Nail SHOOTERS 7s lid. Women's SHOES 4a lid Men's BLUCHERS 4s lid. Women's Lace SHOES 4s lid The Cheapest Boots in Ashburton are to be got at G. J. NEILL'S, FRTRBLANDER'B OOHNER, EAST STRRET.



AUTUMN AND WINTEB SHIPMENTS—IB 97. GRAND DISPLAY. /-VUR PREMISES are stocked throughout with the most COMPLETE ASSORTMENT USEFUL, SEASONABLE, ANB FASHIONABLE DRAPERY To he found in South Canterbury. Splendid Stock of BLANKETS, FLANNELS, and FLANNELETTES AT BED-BOCK PRICES. Ladiea' and Cild.en's MACKINTOSHES a Specialty-guaranteed to keep out the rain French and English MILLINERY, FLOWERS, RIBBONS, &c. Handaome CAPES, JACKETS, and MANTLES. DRE^'.s GOODS in Endless Variety. Everything NBW and UP-TO-DATE, and the BEST VALUE IN THE TRADE. W. H. COLLIER, "THE C 0 R N E X"



1 I >H i i $ 1" 1 s 0* S i, pi h : r^ |i- ? bwi Q g' a £■« 3 1 Q^g ' ) M S "-3 ti W g i-» fe "^ F-H " Ph ! i F! 1 Pi »■ ■ = -«» pr I a "3 S H^ s » - S



AUTUMN AND WINTEfI NOVELTIES. GRAND SPECIAL DISPLAY AT MITCHELL & TURNER'S. MANTIK-— ■ MILLINERY— 1 il{ dTS WATERPROOFS hoars FUR BOAS capes underclothing [MPOHTANT .■ANNOUNCEMENT 10 LADIES,— IN PURSUANCE of our policy in keeping our Business well to the front, we have decided to add ■- FIRST-CLASS DRESSMAKING DICPARTMKNT to our Kstablishmout. We have secured the se.vices . of Miss Hill, a lady of unquestioned ability, who brings with her credentials of the highest order from MPSSRS W. STRANGE & CO., in whose Workrooms she has been engaged for over, sbvkn years. Uur object is to supply our Customers with Stylish and Well-made COSTUMES at a ModjiRATK Price, and every possible rffort will be given to makooui-NKW DEPART-iKST au unqualified success. We have already booked a number of Orders, and expect a very full season. Miss Hill wiil be pleased to receive intending Patrons on and after F K. IDA V, March 26. MITCHELL AND TURN EB, TANO RB I> STREET,



NEW GOODS. NEW GOODS. AUTUMN AND WINTER. PRICES OUT TO SUIT THE KEEN WEATHER AND KEENER TIMES LOOK OUT. LOOK OUT. THE'CENTRAL'CASH DRAPERY AND CLOTHING MART. NEXT TO J. ORR AND CO, EAST STREET. W. S. MITCHELL ,.-. ■,-.: GIVES THE BEST VALUE IN Tn^TB^DS. EVERYTHING NEW, EVERYTHING GOOD, . EVERYTHING STYLISH, And of Course EVERYTHING CHEAP. OAY Cash and Save 25 per cent! Grand assortment bought at Special Rates to enables me to sustain my reputation, yet giving the A- YT Beß!sYpl^ l iD ntheT/ ttd?i,« Winter Qh 9,1 worth 12s 6d. Good strong plain Homespun 4s lid dress. Beautiful Tweeds, grand Heavy Twill Dre ßß for the Winter, 8s dI, wo:rtn wso Tlirnrn H IK s in Furs, G:inps, Braids, Velvets, etc., at prioeß never ,aue, newest "^'^ 9d, wd ft. M^alMi«* .sHEJfiTINGS-youHl wonder *o the prices. No bad debt, do.it before heard of. ILANNfcLfcriEb, I I.A^K.L.O, F , ftnn ;, wi , je wi(ith per yaff l. A U our gooda sold at prices to bring Grand dark winter Flannelettes 4s lid prrdoz. A., wooi .ci m , , t v Sheeting IOAd, cheap at Is 3d. Whit do you think of this (jrKAiNJJ IVtu ul,-» va '• A "°, S TT fUVKR pROOF CLOAKS at mic- 50 per cent, below anything heard of— TH,M. H;re'-another-TheMW^ Sidersell any other House" save you in Brown, Navy, '™4?!»^t^ DRAPERY MART. MILLINERY, M.liioery, Millinery time and anxiety by GOING S.RAl'.,tix f n^,^J., aba jow price, and guaraute- y.'U a saving of fully 50 per cenb on all WeM trim your hat y^^'jj"^ ° BhipesLl shadesfour price/ arc the LOWEST IN N.O.V ZHSALAND tnmuu'd hats-atraws Velvet*, bea-ua, ami J^ .eu ni , » UNDERCLOTHIN(i for Winter-Flannel^tto uncl Wo ,1 to suit for :he latest, *•:<! most Blyhsht™^ tbe pUltll line ia a Comer any>ize any ihecoHeatw-atheranfllighfcestpuMe. ,^°,K&^ rb^™ eT' ,. 01?, 6 , T a the MKN'S CLOTHING AND MERCERY Department, shade For 2 lid per pair, worib, and sold el-ewhere or aMt o, lv the MbJ | b ului^ m^t<jh flanne|^te ghirtß heaviest k»if t«d socks iv thn trade U, brown r.b-ed panials litl, heavy colonial kmttod p... . ' ic | ivable shape from ls . ', weed from la 91, 0010-ial ma.lo flann.la:3s lid Serge sailor «"^ J "^^^X^f t^.^ 23 61. TIES AND S<JARVBS-We are tron^t-rs 7* 61.8, lid, 9, 6d, mfs moles 4, lid, men s suits rom 1| lid Oolot ml Uveul o qualitieg . BOOTS -Men's known throughout the district for our graml u^-»-t,nen of T»« »nd boa. yea trom the crtcap^-, J womeu , g &nd ch ; ldren ' B S^avy «ho,te~ boots 9h 11.1, grand line of light cpe., in al< p.tterna-We are da boot,* HtidHhoes cheaper- h,n ev.r-CaU ai.d b« Q them. wai v y 6d Gnmd Vftriet tarmiiK dto cell them cheaper than any other h use in town. LOOK. Al mv men a onus io Men's Whit« Kid Gloves and Evening Bow», etc. W. S. MITCHELL NEXT TO J ORP * CO., KAST STREKx, ASnHURTON, j



Church Services. ] ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH Aahburton. : Tlnirwilay—Btotherhood of St. Audrew, I 7 30 p.m i Friday—Short, service, 730 p.m.; Choir I practice 8 p.m. j SUNDAY SERVICES. ) May 25. 8.30 a.m.—Holy Communion. 11 a in.—Morning Prayer. I 3 p m.—Dromore, Mr T. A. Gates. • 3 p.m.—yeafield, Mr W. Bowman-Fox. ! 6.30 pm.—-Evening Prayer. REV. T. A. HAMILTON.



Synopsis of New advektisements. T. Bullock—<ottag« to let. N«tw Zealand Railways—Excursion to* Timaru Want d, ploughman. Deputy-Official Assignee — Bankruptcy ' otices. Humpslead Town Soard—Tender?. I Mrs Randell wants three general tervants Mra Hart wants nursa girl.



Don't Cough. — Relief o-n'be obtained •mmediately. Use !KEATING'B COUGH LOZI-'NGES'—well known as the utterly uu rivalled Cough Remedy, Strongly re !f»mmended by many eminent physicians They at once check the cough and remove the c^use wi'hout any after effect; the most delicate can therefore can tutie thq;a. One Lozenge alorie jgives ease-^-one ofr two a bedtime ensures rest. Sold -every»vhi re in j tins Is l^d each.



The true leaf of the Tea pant, untampered wiU and pure j this is Kozib Tea, try it.— — John Off & Co., Ageutiß,



The weather prophe:spredict that the long fine dry spell which we have had will be followed by a very web and severe winter. The one thing needful for protection against the elements ot sued a hjnter is a really good reliab c waterproof coat or cloak. We are assured that Messrs Oraighead and Berryman have become famous for their well known brand of winter clothing, which has hitherto given such satisfaction, and in anticipation of a still larger sale for these goods, this season they are now showiug probab'y the largest stock of waterproof tweed, serge, and melton overcoats ever exhibibad in 48hbi|rton, They are also upplying ladies' and gentlemen's water roof cloaks and coats to measure at ready made J prices Every garment guaranteed thoroughly watei proof. (Three months trial, if defective money returned). All wool linings—keeping the wearers always warm and dry—sewn throughout with strong silk-, ventilated and every improtre msnt.." up to date."— Aovs. 29 Good advice: Never leave home on a j mrney without a butt'e of Chamberlain's j 0 >He, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For ' sale by Asbburton Diup Company,



The wife of Mr .Leonard Wells, of Eiafc Brimfield, Ma?s., had been suffering from neuralgia for two days, not being able to sleep or hardly keep still, when Mr Holdeo, i,he merchant there sent her a bofcHe ot Cham berlain's Paia Balm, and asked that ah,e give, b a thorough tri&l. Qa meeting Mr -WM* the next day he was told ihat she wai all rij»ht, the pain had left her within two hours, and that the bottle of Pain Balm wa» worth $5.00 if it could not be had for ess. For sale by AshburUm Drug Company. Beautiful New Zealand ! The land over flowing with the buttermilk and apple-sauce >£ prosperity —producea »nything 4il*evirjp. thing, «uchjftß petticoat goveipmenf, .un employed, and coughs and-colds veritably j bub that's not a drawback, iheyoao be-ouced in every form by Ukirg Woods' 6»K4T