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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1898. Local and General.

Messrs Fried lander Bros., Limited, hd!^ their next horse fair on Thureday, March 10. In some of the rural districts of Holland smoking is commonly indulged m m. the churches. Mr Henry Stephenaon will offer a large consignment of plums, apricoto, and 'peaches at his auction roome to-morrow. Henry George died worth £1,800,000, mostly made out of his writings. Ho wrote a lot about poverty and it made him wealthy. A horse m Mr Maddens baker's cart took fright this afternoon and ran away dpwn the Beach Road, which was ljtteied with loayes of bread for v considerable distance.

Wellington advises that the San Fran.ci&.co mail will come overland from Taranaki and go on to Lyttelton by the Penguin, leaving at 11 o'clock to-night,

Veneer-cutting has reached such perfection that a Bingle elephant's tusk, thirty inches long, is now out into a sheet of ivory 150 inches long and 20 inches wide.

Amerioa has an editor who is so ponscien tous that he credited a poem he had clipped from a rural contemporary, to "William Sh&kespere, m the Lehi^h Valley 'Mines."

" Wretched boy ! " said the bishop to his delinquent foot-boy, "who is it that sees and hears all we do, and before whom even I am but a crushed worm?" "The misßus, my lord," was the startling reply.

At Taranaki the other day some settlers were to be seen at work m the paddock of a neighbor who bad suffered an ibjury that prevented him from working for himself, and eighteen stalwart settlers mowed, carted, An4'Bta£ked the afflicted man's, hay.

A workman m e,.outh>ry factory m Sheffield haa made a dozen pair ofsh.s^ra, pair so minute that they weigh Icbs than fcalf a grain. Each pair is perfect, and would (Cut if sufficiently delicate material could be found. Lying on a piece of white paper ,6b ey oeem no larger than pin heads.

Mr £ l latb,ejf i .ty / the finder of the petroleum ■pringa at Cheviot ban returned from Wel lington, where he has been t# jisaye the samples tested. The tests were "highly satisfactory, and Mr Flathertyhai protected hia interest. Negotiations are proceeding, and the supply will shortly be tested.

According to no less an. authority than The Times, ths reßulb of the first season's gold-washing at j£lon<Jyk_ej is estimated at up to five millions sterling. Considering that the ground was barely scratched ' wha£ marvel that gold-seekers the world cyer are turning their faces toward the great new rush?

Mrs Carew, convicted at Yokohama of poisoning Jaer husband,, has placed over his grave a handsome taonument inscribed to her ' loving husband/ ajnd mounted with a sentimental bit of Tennyson' a'boftfc tjbe evening star and twilight and the moaning of the bar, and bo on. Hysterics and homicide.

Mr 8. Campbell, ot Pihama, has (sayg a Stratford exchange) had a phenomenal crop of oats on his place this season, it being 'irofii.Sft to 10ft high. It was impossible to get a reaper and binder to touch it, so that he had tb get it out'witjh an ordinary reap ing maohine. fie out it) early 'a* "hi does not iot«>B«i Crashing it. ' • ! >' '

We avc sorry to hoar that Mr J. R. BUud met with an accident wl.ile on his way down from the Methven sale last evening. It appears that he was riding a bike which Btruck a stone and skidded, this resulting m capsizing the rider, who ouc his head rather severely by his fall upon the ro id.

Recently a Mungatainoka tettlor became suspicious that a cow, the milk from which was being used by his family, was diseased. Accordingly he had a sample tested, the rosulr. being that it was declared to be •* rotten." The cow was subsequently destroyed, and found to be a mass of cancer ous maoter internally.

Lady Anno Coventry, third daughter ef the Earl of Coventry, was married m Lord<>n on January 4 to Prince Dhaleep Singh, son of the Maharajah of Lahore and grandson of " The Lion of the Punjaub-' Their courtship had been marked by con siderable opposition upon the p*rt of the lady's family, which was mainly overcome by the intervention of the Prince of Wales.

An old-time Chinese resident of Sumoa, m the person of Ah Wing, has come to an end m .New Britain, He went there some time ago, accompanied by hia daughter, whoße almond eyes fascinated a New Britain chief, and be ultimately married her. The other members of his tribe took off Ah Wing's head, and made a feast out of him. Ie is not definitely known if he was the principal dish at the marriage festivity.

In response to an invitation from Measrs Fried lander Bros., a large number of farmers assembled at Mr W. Morgan's farm, Meth ven, on Thursday last to witness a trial of the new Massey-Harris four-furrow skim plough. The lightness of draught, ease with which this plough waß handled, and thoroughness of tho work done, g-eatly pleased all present, and bb a consequence ae veru 1 orders were booked on the ground.

The Salvatioa Army (says a London con temporary) haa beea instrumental during the year m tracing no fewer than 708 missing persona. The total is a large one, bat Colonel Stitt who has charge of this parti oular branch of the army's work states that after all it iB but a lithe of the number who to quote his own words, 'drop out of existence' m the course of 12 months. For London alone the estimate ia fixed at about 9,000.

The Oamo.ru Mail stateß that the Kurow residents are doing all they can to stop the poisoning of rabbits where they can be trapped. Last year 72,000 were trapped and sent away from the Kurow district for freezing, for which from 4£d to 6d each were paid. A largely signed petition is to be presented to the Minister of Lands pray ing that lands accessible for trapping need not be poisoned until May or June, or until trapping is over.

A seven-year old son of a selector near Benalla (Victoria) met with a berrible death on the Bth inst. The child was mießed from the homestead at 10 o'clock, when an elder brother was despatched to look for him. In a paddoqk a few chains from the house a Jersey bull, three years old, was observed to be engaged m an encounter with what

appeared to be an inanimate object; but, on closer inspection, it was revealed that it waa attacking the body of a chid. The bull, which had been kept confined m a small paddock, must have jumped over the fence and charged the victim, who was m an adjoining enclosure. The ferocity of the beast may be imagined from the faob that when discovered the child had scarcely a vestige of clothing lefb on its body, which had been gored m several places. la the absence of the huaband, who had lefb the district to look for employment, the unfor tunate mother had to endure the trying ordeal of assisting m the removal of the body of the child to the house. Her neareßt neighbour was some mi'es away.

In order to make room for the builders to complete the alterations we have resolved to greatly reduce our stock. We have therefore culled a large quantity of our Tweeds and Worsteds, etc, to dear at the following reductions :— Men's suits to measure, usual price 90s. now 70b ; Men's trousers, usual price 26a, now 15s 6d ; etc. We have also £ [ensure m notifying that we have just been appointed agenfca fpr the famous "British Monarch ' " Waverley " and Fclipse-Humber Bicycles (both gents' and ladiet/), which we are now selling with all the " up-to-date " improvements at the lowest cash prices, or on the moßt liberal terms to suit the convenience of our customers. (Every maohine guaranteed).— Craighead asd Bbbrymax, the leading T»»tJorßand Outfitters.

The Silverstream Murder.

Press Association — By Electric Telegraph.

Ws^linqtqn, February 24 M> «J"ellicoe?s address to the jury las.'cd ten hours, finishing shortly before four o'clock this afternoon. He said there were three facts which the Crown must have proved, viz , that the body waß Hawthorne's, that ib was buried atjout September 7th ? and that the prieoner wss the mufdtrer. Ail the Crowq had succeeded m proving was that Pilpott had an opportunity of com mitting the murder. Mr ijejlipoe referred to ft recent oaee m which circumstantial evince had resulted Jr the wrongful con victiou of two innocent men. Ihe medical evidence he said proved that the body had noi been dead more than twenty-one days. If Hawthorne had returned to Silverstream after leaving there on September 7th and any mishap had there befallen him, what became of all the evidence about the 7fch. The prisoner was m gaol within twenty-one days cf the discovery of the body. The Crown hdcj lefb the jury both without proper identification of the boi|y and without find ing the cause of death. '

The summing up by the judge was lefb until to-morrow morning.

CORRESPONDENCE.

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THOMAS BRACKEN.

TO Tiffß ERJTQB.

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COMMERCIAL.

+ . LONDON MARKETS.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile A.?enoy Company, Limited, have received tire following London cable message, dated February f^li— 1 •' Wheat-n-Market is steady. New^ealaod wheat average and long-berried are' worth respectively 40a and 4ls per 4961 b. Quota tions nominal."

"Oats— Market is steady. New Zea land oats, fine, are worth 28s nominally per sejght5 ejght jbushuln m granary."

FROZEN MEM' MARKET,

(By Cable) Napier, February 25 Nelson Bros, received the following cable from the Colonial ConßignmentandDistribut fing .Compapy to-day. " Frozen meat market ' "to.-day .quotes beat Canterbury mutton at 3£l ; beat Punedin and Southland 2gd 5 Napier and North Island 2f d."" ' '

THE HORTICULTURAL SHOW.

'i he Committee of the Aahburton Horti cultural Society may be heartily congratu- j Utcd on their very successful exhibition which was held on Thursday, m the Oddfellow'a i Hall. In view of the drought which recently prevailed over so long a period 1 visitors were surprised to find the Show a much better one than that of last year. Space does not permit) of reviewing all the exhibits m detail and we therefore coutent ourselves with a few general remarks indicative of feature! which were well worth the visitor's uotioe. At the top of the room stood three tall lilies, two of them fine specimens of lilium auratum — the Japanese golden lily — shown respectively by Mra Curtiß and Mr E. Stephen*, and the third .ii specimen of the gorgeous L. rudtwn vitatttm exhibited by Mr Dodds. On eithe; h nd were the dinner table decorations shown m competition for the special prizes offered by Messrs Bing Harris, Tuoker and Bean, and Caison and Co. There were two exhibits oue being a chaste design m ooreopsis of different varieties, ekilfully worked ouc by Mrs Hugo Friedlander and Mra Max Friedlander, and the other a pretty scheme of chocolate and white m single dahlias and a white autumn crocus, relieved with clematis and maiden hair fern, the work of Mrs Wroughton and Misa Graham. In the pot plants, open class, there was a fine show of geraniums, especially, m white and magenta doubles, for which Mr 6. T. Smith secured firßt prize. There was also one excellent exhibit of double begonias. Among new or rare plants three shown by Mr Peter Anderson deserve notice. One ot chese was the new forage plant polygonum jaoshinensis (awarded that priei), another, the tree lucerne, and the third a dolichus with yellow blossoms. The amateurs contributed a splendid show of ivy geraniums, and some beautiful specimens of double geraniums, Mr Breeza coming to the front with the former, and also with excellent groups of bi-oolours and tri-oolours Mr Dodds contributed some very beautiful begonias, and took a deserved first prize for a lovely specimen fuohsia, scirlet sepals, white double corolla, of the variety known as Storm King. The same exhibitor also showed a very pretty Menetta vine, and Mr Scaly a specimen of the tree tomato. The exhibits of Cut Flowers were both numerous and excellent. The dahlias, show, cactus and pompone, were very fine, and there *vaß a wonderfully good exhibit of asters, Phlox Drummondii, and even roses, the recent drought notwithstanding, and there werealso two or three very pretty stands of gallardias. There was a splendid show of fruit, particularly m apples, apricots, plcm3 and grapee, and a collection of fruit shown by Mr G. T. Smith deserves special mention as containing among other choice exhibits the finest white grapes we have seen for many a long day. The vegetables also were very fiqe, especially the exhibits of tomatoes, potatoes, marrows, cucumbers and celery. Finally we must not omit to call attention to a very large and choice display of hand and table bouquets, those made by children being very commendable. The judging, which was done this year by a single judge, Mr W. Jones, (late Abbott's nursery, Chris tchurch,) appeared to give general satisfaction. The attendance of the public during the day wae sparse, but m the evening the hall was : orowded to its utmost capacity. Following is the Prize List : POT PLANTS. 1 OPEN CLASS. Fuchsias—one specimen plant— Mrs T \ Breeze 1, G T Smith 2. Geranium (zonale), four plants, varieties ' -G T Smith 1, 2, 3. Four double, varieties -G T Smith. Specimen plant— G T Smith , I and 2 Variegated — Mrs T> Bieezi 1 and i 2. i ' Cjleus— G Anderson 2. [ I'etuaias — Mra Breeza 1. r Begooias, tuberous-rooted, three plants, [ double— G F Dodds 1. Four plants, single I — G F Dodds 2. , Specimen pot plant, ornamental foliage ! (Clothing Factory prizas)— G Anderson 1 aud i 2. New or rare pot plant — G Anderson I • and 27 Collection bf six pot plants, varieties i — G Andersoa 1 and 2. i Ferns — J Nowman 1. , Plant m flower— G Anderson It 1 AMATEUR CLASS. : Fuchsias, three plantß, varieties— G F . Dodds 1. One specimen — G F Dodds 1 and r 2, Mrs Breeze commended. Geraniums (z males), four plants, varieties j one speqimeu p'.%nt i two plant*, double ; three plants variegated ; three varieties ivy leaved—"Mrs Breeze 1 and 2. m each (ten prizes m all. Petunias, three double varieties — Mrs Breeze. CoVeua - Mr J H Leggett. Begpnias, tuberous-rooted, two plants, ' double, varieties — G F Dodds 1, 2, and 1 p. Two plants, single— G F Dodds 1, J W 1 Leggett 2, Speoimen ornamental pot plant (prize by Ashburton Drapery Company) — Mrs J Hunt 1, G F Dodds 2. New or rare phnt (prize by Mr E Stephens)— G F Dodds 1, J Scaly 2, Window plant— G F Dodds 1 and 2. Pot maidenhair fern (special prizes by Messrs Dodds, G Coe and W Pauling)— Mrs Dr Leahy 1, J W Leggett 2, E Stephens 3. Plant in^flower— Ei Stephens X, Mrs Carter Cactus m flower— Mrs Breeze 1 and 2. Hanging plant (prize by Hanrahan BroB)— G F Dodds 1, Mrs Breeze 2. Ivy-leaved Gerauium (by Mr J H Jamiesoo) Mrs Breeze. Collection Coleus (prize by Mr E G Crisp)— J W Leggett. Collection Fuchsias (prizes by Mr S Anderson and Mr John Wilson) — Mrs Breeze L

CUT FLOWERS

OPBN CLASS.

Roses— Mr T Pitt 1 and 2 Verbenas— Mrs H Friedlander 1, Milii champ Bros. 2. Pahliaß, twelve double— T Pitt 1,6T Smith 2. Four single— J Grigg 2. Six cactus— G T Smith 1, T Pitt 2. Six pompone -G T Smith 1. f ' "

Marigolds, French— J Grigg 1 and 2. Orange and Lemon — J Grigs; 1 and 2. 0 Petunias— T Pitt I,F .Johns 2 ' c Asters, twelve blooms, six varieties — J y .Grigg 1, Millichamp Bros. S Best collection t (prize by Mrs Pollock)— «T Grigg J, Miili -1 champ Bros. 2 i Phlox Drnmmondii— Millichamp Bros. 1 *nd g. ' " Cub Flowerß Collection— G T Smith 1, J a j Grigg 2. Zinnias — Millichamp Bros. I Gladioli— G T Smith 1, J L Ohriatensen 2 Geraniums double— G T Smith I Gaijlardias, double— J Grigg 1, B Baker 2 Collection of Dahlias, (prices by Mr J C Dunoan, and the Society)—! Pitt 1, G T Smith 2 Petunias (prizeß by Mr John Coohrane— T Pitt 1 and 2 Phlox Drummondii (prizes by Mr E J Cox) — Millichamp Bros. 1 Six Geraniums (prizes by Mr G. T. Smith) — Mrs Breeze 1 AMATEUR CLASS. Collection Rog es^—H C Craighead 1, E W Hanmer 2. Foiir varletirfs-^B W $anmer 1, Clark Bros. 2 J Verbenas— J h Cbriatensen i, Mrs 3 Friedlander 2 Carnations — B Biker 1 Pansies — B Baker 1 Pahlias, double— B Baker 1, J Orr 2. (Qactus— J Olt I, W H Collins 2 Pompone «H C Giaighead 1, 5 jQollins 2 Gladioli— if h Cjjristeneen J. " Asters, Bix— W pjckford J, W 5 Collins 2. Best collection— W Pickford I, J W Leggett 2 Phlox Drnmmondii— Clark Bros. 1 and c, J W Leggett 2 1 Mariftoldg, French— J W Leggetb 1, Mrs 9 Frieflaha'.er %. Afrioau— Glark Brosi 1, J W Lfggetfc 2" ' ' " ** «- . ... Zinnias— J Christeneen I, Clark Bros. S Collection Out Flowers (pri^e by Mr A. p; Williamson) — Clark Bros, j, Mrs Breege § - Geraniums— Mrs T Breeze 1 Sweet Peas— Miss A Clark 1, Clark Bros. 2 Kpses (Mr J Patterson's priz )— W Pick- * jfof^l . . Ir hydrangea (Mr H M Jone^ pri?')r— him f T ?. ' ""- ' ! Jr i; Collection Cub Flowers (prices by Messrs \ P Anderaon, H Britton, and J Coohrau*)— v Mrs 0 Wroughbon 1 Colleotion Phlox Drummoudii (Mr J* „ Bukep'i ppige)-Cll«k.Broi. 1 j J

Geraniums (Mr J Mellor's prize) — Mrs Breoce 1 Petunias (Shearman Bros', priz?) — Mrs E Friedlander 1 BOUQUETS Hand Bouquet (ladies only) — Mra Buahell 1, Mrs G A Dodda 2 Bridal Bouquet (Mr Burgess's prize) — Miss A Clark Hand Bouquet, not wired (Mr A H Williams' prizt.)— Mrs G F Dodds Table Bouquet, (prize by Reid and Gray) — Mrs Busheil. j Beßt bouquet m show — Mra Dodds. Bouquet of everlasting flowers and grasses (Mr W Bryant's prize)— Mrs Breeze 1, Mrs Bushell 2. childken's bouquets. Girls under fifteen — Buttonhole, (prizes by Mra R Friedlander) L Pooka 1, Evelyn Hanmer 2 Spray— L Fooks 1, Vi«let Breeze 2. Best Hand Bouquet, made on the morning of the Show, m the presence of a parson appointed by the Committee. (Prizes by the President, Mr B W Hanmer) -Violet Snodgrass 1, L Fooks 2, X Fooke 3. Boys under fifteen — Best Hand Bouquet, made up on the morning of the Show, m the presence of a person appointed by the Committee. (Prizes by Mr Thomas Bullock)— Cyril B.eeze 1, Gerald Breeze 2, Ernest Breeze 2.

FRUIT.

OPEN CLASS

Blaok Grapeß— G T Smith 1 and 2. Blackberries— W H Collins 1, Mra C Brown 2.

PeaoheB — J Grigg 1 and 2. Nectarines — Millichatnp Bros. 1, G T Smith 2. Apricots— B Baker 1, W Pickford 2. P.ums — MiPiohamp Bros. 1, Misa Chal mers 2. Six heaviest — Misa Chalmers 1, W Baylies 2.

Apples, dessert— W H Collins 1, J Grigg 2. Cooking— J Grigg 1, H J Taaker 2. Beßb collection— H J Taaker 1, G T Smith 2. Pears— G T Smith 1 and 2.

JJilberts— Millicharap Broß. 1, Mra H Friedlander 2. Walnuts— E W Stephena 1, Mm H Fried lander 2.

Honey— P Anderaon 1, G T Smith 2. Best collection Dessert Fruit— (Prize pre aented by Mr J Thomas — G T Smith 1.

AMATEUR CLASS,

Beßt Collection —Miss Chalmers, 1. PeacheB — Mrs R Friedlander, 1. JSectarieß— Mrs R Friedlander, 1. Apricots— W Pickford 1, B Baker 2. Plums— Clark Bros. 1, Misa Chalmers 2. Six heaviest— Mrs J Hunt 1, Miss Chalmers 2

Apples, dessert— R Bird 1, W H Collins 2. Cooking— Mrs W J Burrow 1, J Ward 2. Beat collection— J Ward 1, Clark Bros. 2. Pears — Mrs J Hunt 1, E Stephens 2. Filbert9— Mrs H Friedlander 1. Any other fruit— E Stephens 1, Mibb Graham 2.

VEGETABLES.

OPEN.

Cucumbers (Mrs W Baxter's prize)— J W Leggett 1 and 2. Outdoor grown — J Grieg 1, B Baker 2. B Pumpkins^-G T Smith 1. Marrows (Mrs Baxter's prize)— Master W Davis 1, Mrs Breeze 2.

Tomatoes (Mrs Baxter's prise)— J Gcigg 1, Millichamp Bros. 2. Celery— J W Leggett 1 and 2. Cabbages — Milliohamp Bros. 1, J L Christensen 2. Red — J Grigg 1 and 2. Caul flowers— J Grigg 2. Carrots — Millichamp Bros, 1, G. Tutty 2. Turnips — Old Men's Home 1, G Tatty 2, Onions— G T Smith 1 and 2. Leeks— J Grigg 1 Lettuce— J Grigg 1 and 2 Parsnips— J Grigg 1 Beet root— J Ward 1

Beans, broad — G Tutty 1, J Grigg 2. French — J Grigg 1 and 2. Scarlet runners — E Srephens 1, Old Men's Home 2 Savoys-J Grigg 1, Mrs H Friedlander 2 Potatoes, kidney— Millichamp Bros I, G T Smith 2. Round— Millichamp Bros 1 and 2. Best collection — Millichamp Bros 1, J Grig? 2 Peas — J Grigg 2 Rhubaib-E W Hanmer 1, W H Collins 2 Collection of Vegetables '(Mr John Orr's prizes)—! Grigg 1, Old Men's Home 2 Dinnrr table Decorations (not to exceed 6 feet by 3J feet). Pu'zes presented by Bing, Harris and Co., Messrs Tucker and Bean, and Carson and Co. — Miss M. Graham 1, Mrs H. Friedlandei 2

Best Floral Design, to be hung on wall- Mrs Bushell 1, Miss M. Graham S

SCIENTIFIC ITEMS

THE TELEanCfIOSCOPE, Dr Elmer Gates, the inve^tov of the tjlemicroaoope, is said to have succeeded m applying the same principle to the telescope. According to his theory a, lOin (eleeeope oan, by means of the new telemioroscope, be made to magnify 25,000 diameters, and if the microscope attachment be applied to the larger telescopes, the moon would be brought to within 26 miles of the earth, so that ob jects 30ft wide could be seen. CHOKING BY SOfrAB. BATS. Qookipg b,y means of the s.uo'a rays has often been talked about, but uotil recently, has not been a practical An inventor m India., however, has realised tb}s desire hy means of what is called a oookiug box. It U made of wood lined with refl cting mirrors, and at the bottom of the box is a small copper boiler coveted with g'asi to retain the heat of the raya ooncen trated by the mirrors upon the boiler, Food can be quickly cooked m the apparatus, which 18 adapted either for boiling, stewing, or baking, according as the steam is retained or allowed to escape. A WONDEBFUI. RAILWAY.

The moat remarkable railway m the world is the one designed by Mr Neaom, an elec trician, for nee m the Ohilcoot Pass, and mountainous districts generally. By its rneanii the loftiest precipices oan be skirted, the steepest nionutaina coaled, and avalanches and snowdrifts rendered powerless to impede locomotion. The track, instead of being carried over bridges or through tunneta, m projected by stout girders from the very face of ihe mountains, and from it the car is suspended m mid -air. The wheels on whioh ihe car runs and the motor which impels ib are inside the track. THE SYNCHHONOGRAPJEf. The " Synchronograph " is ah invention by two Amerioans— Lieutenant Squier and Professor Crehore — which enables messages to be transmitted by telegraph at a hitherto unparalleled upeed. The inventors have had an opportunity of testing their system over a oircuit Bso miles m lengch, and are said to have succeeded m eendiog short messages with perfeot clearness at a rate equivalent tp 4QOQ words a minute } The inventors de clare that the trials demonstrate the possi bility of sending press messages between New York and Chicago at suph speed that the contents of a newspaper could be trans mitted m an hour. I BORING FOB STBAJT- I The deepest well m the world will soon be I completed near Pittsburg. It is now more I than one mile deep, and when it is finished I ib is expeoted to reach two miles down into I the earth. It is being bored m the interest I of science. The object m penetrating so I deeply is to determine just whit the interior I of the human footstool is like, from a I commercial point of view the well was a I success long ago. A comparatively few feet I belo,w the surface both gas and oil were I struck in' paying quantities, but the company I owning the plant determined to dedicate it J fcp sgienoe, and invited Professor William I Hallook, of Columbia College, to carry on a I leriea of temperature investigations as the I hole is carried deeper and deeper iuto the I eirth. It is the intention ot the company to I continue boring until something entirely new I ?.nd original is developed, This may seem a ( crude way of : putting thii statement, b,ut it I h^s long been a theory tUelt if it is. I possible "o ,ge dgfip enough some new I geologic condition or economic condition I would be found to exist. At . the I very least Ib la claimed, that) natural I o steam would be encountered or the well I ii W£>}lo ivopld finally become so hot that water 1 1 could be^unjped down cold and pimped up I 8 m the form pf steam,'^nb) thus th% natural | v power p.f the future b,e obtained. One I c remarkable feature of thp welj ig |.hab -thg I n; gas found near the surface is now used t 0 I{« operate Wu£!l ?M^ *' mna - «-« Professor Hallook estimates that at 10 OW) I »> fset— the jiropqsed depth of the well -'the ' d temperatute will o f2Bdegi A* at %tempeca- 1.1 lure of 2lßdeg water is converted into W r&poti he expeots that his well will afford an imple supply of natural steam that will prove to be the oheapest power available to niij. — The MiniHf! & Scientific JPr«/j, (

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBORTON— THURSDAY.

[Before Mr C. A. Wray, S.M.] The following i« the remainder of yester day a proceedings : — Maintenance.— Brown t Brown. After hi* JLE? U^fr addl T ed Hia WoMl »ip he called W»lha m Brown, who said his wife had a most violent temper, aud had on frequent occasions thrbwn dangerous artioles at him. He had naver at any time turned his wife and ohil dren out of the house, gne had frequently made use of abusive language m regard to his people, and he had reaentedf it. He had never on any ooo*aion given bis wife cause to leave him. She had objeoted to co to the new faim because its distance from her people was likely to make her viaita to them less frequent. Thoae vieita he objected to, beoauae she left home after tea at uighta and he was left alone for hours. She taught the ohildren to be insulting to him, and ho was quite willing to aupport her and the ohildren, but he objected to maintain her f Bbc persisted m running away. She had called him moat objectionable names before the children and was accustomed to swear at him. By M r Wilding— Wished his wife ™ CO Ti!2 * nd be what * wife Bh °aW be. The ohildren were untruthful, and their evi dence to-day was proof of it. He denied having ever kicked the bedroom door open. Sis wife had left the house m her ni g bfc dresa, but she did not remain out. She did this simply because he wanted her to corns I°. i r ° wn rm».o °n». He did not drink at S2X to •"*«*»*, »nd never came horn. I ' ,. By , , Mr Papnell-On the oooation when she left the house m her nightdtSs 2L«Tw 8 l eepiDg aWft y from hinf and he asked her to come to his room. When she threatened him with the tomahawk he wm preparing to remove to tbenewd" 5# I wlii£« W «' f * rmer> Wakftl »ui, a brother of William Brown, ?a id he had been ac customed to visit his brother's houae. Mrs William Brown was a bit hot tempered. One AS?*** 1 ™? hiß Mother home, and on bidding him good night Mrs Brown opened L r « n °« n f and called him namesthafc S« . » k ?rmfc> Sne^"»tened tokneok witneaa s brama out. Thought Mrs Brown was not attentive to her hua%and» 0 comf™ dad spoken to her about it himself. Bhe had never complained co him about any ill usage on the part of her huaband.-- < John Doak, farmer, Wak. nui, had lived next farm to Brown's, Had known him for many years ; he was far from being a drunken Tip wTI^ S^ 11 fcob e»thUwife, -His Worahip said, like many other such ca«,e ß there were fanlts on both sides. What J" 00 " 6 to do was to aay whether there had been such persistent cruelty on S« ?« »°L the hn » band *" wonld warrant the issue of an order. There was not evi dence to warrant suqh a anding, and be would make no order, but adviaed the wife to go bick to her husband, who was willing to receive her. B

Stbbet Obstbuotion. -Andrew Drew wu charged with disobeying an order of The police to move on. Mr Wilding appeared for Drew. Accused was m charge if the Salvation Army, and had been ordered to move away fr om the oorner afc Tancred Jflfln h l alvatfoDißt « ■ Wl- not mo"d till an hour afterwards. Mr Wilding said that a case of the came kind had occurred ?hS *S pre * loßa o ? oeil . it appeared that there was trouble between the Army and the police whenever a new officer c.m£ The Sergeant e*id (be Army met at a bus, corner, and a crowd collected co that it wu impossible for people to get along. Hi* Worship said that m future the Arjnf would have to understand that when ordered to move by the police, the order must be obeyed. He would inflict no fine, but leave it to the aocused's own good sense to work amicably with the police. ii^^ 9 ASE3 ~ JolinßfcQn vW. Candy, £1 11s lid l for goqda aupplied to defendant', son, whq is eighteen years of age—Judc ment for defendant, with coste.~Carson v ; Candy and Co., £8 2s 6d, for stores supplied during the progress of a contract- Judgment for amount, with costs. -H. N. Anderson v J. A. X. Rwdle, £16 1? 8 6d, |or commisHion, I etc., on sale of paoios for the Dreaden Piano Company, of which defendant was manager, ifTS^l^ Mr C»thberSS for pluntiff Mr Crisp for defendant, whose evdenoe had been taken on commission m Dunedm -H. N. Anderson eaid that m April last at his instigation, Mr Reidle came to Aehburton apd pushed the sale of. hi* Company's pianos. Witness cave him every assistance, by the use of his shop and his knowledge of the districtand the people. I he- understanding was that five per cent was to be allowed to witness on sales made. and pending after Riedle left, and if plain! t.ff were appointed agent the commission would be ten per cent. He was nob appointed agent, and the account now "sued for was sent and disputed. —H. A. Gates was agent for the JSresden Piano Company fop four or five years- His commission was ten per oent on all sales, cash or terms, with an allowance for advertising, shop rent, and out of pocket payments.— The defence was that commission was to be 2i percent all round, and this was the effect of the punedinevidence.-H..Stepbenson said he bad sold a piano to. one Burgess. He did not know Mr Anderson m tbe sala. Hii comnvasion was ten per oent:~ Jamei Burgess said he gave his order for the piano to Anderson, but Stephenson delivered it. Ih wan certainly Anderson who Boldhim the piano.--Hiß Worship thought the plaintiffs demand was reasonable, and gave -judgment accordingly. °

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"""SHEARMAN BROS., : FAMILY GBOCtRS, IRONMONGERS, & WINE AND SPIMT MERCHANTS, AND GENERAL IMPORTERS. MARKET ;EOUSE, BUKNFTT STREET, ASHBURTON. GROCERIES. IN STOCK— High Class Pekoe, Cey'on, and Indian Teas, : Bole Agents for Ashburton for Tiger B^Dded Teas. None but the beet brands of Groceries kept ; Tinned Fieh of every description ; Currants', liaising Sultanaß, all ot the first quality ; Finest O*tmeal, guaranteed abaulutely pure ; K-erosede, iOU tost fFinest Roller Flour ; Bul-er a> d Chee^, the tineat procurable from the best makers } Mauritius Sugar always m Stock. Customers may always rely on beinj supp'ied from a large and well selected stock of all groceries, at the most reasonable prioes. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. Best design and quality of China Breakfast and Tea Set v ces, Dinner Services, all prices : Toilet Sets, newest styles and decoration ; Glass and Jiartnen- ware of every description. Table Cutlery by the very best makers. Eleotro Plated goods a Speciality, Buitable for Wedding Presents. Splen- did assortment of Brushware of every kind. Raw and Boiled Linseed, Cattor and Neats Foot OiU always on hand Ploughshares and Kopes, Lamps and Lampware (English and American), Ironmongery and Ueneral Household Requisites Etc., Etc., Etc. WINES AND" SPIRITS. We have now to hand a Large Assorted and Well-Selected Stock of all Classes of Wines and Bpirita, English and Colonial Bottled Ales and Stout. Penfold a Celebrated Muscat and Conatantia Australian Wines always m stock. Being In direct communication with the best British and Continental Manufacturers o! all the above floods, and buying for prompt Cmq, enables usto^ offer them CHEAPER THAN MOST WHOLESALE HOUSES IN THE COLONS. Ottitomow waited upon for Orders. Goods delivered daily. Letters and Telegrams promptly attended to. SATISFACTION IS OUR MOTTO. I Telephone No. 53. ** GIGANTIC SALE *> OF DBAPERY, CLOTHING & BOOTS AT MITCHELL & TURNER'S. The Whole Stock Reduced. ODD LINES AND SUMMER GOODS AT AFTER REASON PRICES. LADIES' WATCHES GENTLEMEN'S WATCHES GOLD BROOCHES LADIES' GOLD RINGS. mHESE FOUR LINES ARE HEAVILY STOCKED AND ARE OFFERED AT REDUCED PRICES THK LABGBST AND FINEST STOCK IN the District of these and all other Lines is to be Be^.flat ■ S. SALEK'S THE LEADING JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT IN THE DISTRICT BARGAINS EXTRAORDINARY THREAT ANNUAL SALE of Surplus^ StockJ of , DRAPERY, CLOTHING, &. BOOTS, COMMENCED ON SATURDAY, January 15. IMMENSE REDUCTIONS. ANDREW ORR. I