PHASES OF THE MOON.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1898.

THE TRIBESMEN.

An English journal urges reasons against the disarming of the Indian frontier tribes. We doubt, it says, the expediency of des troying India as a recruiting ground, and the Pax Britannipa js destroying it. We need the help of a natiye soldiery which will really fight, and it is daily besoming more difficult to get such soldiers in sufficient numbers. The old Sepoys have become too peaceful ; the Ghoorkas are allies, not subjects $ and the Sikhs are ceasing to follow the trade of war, until recruiting among them has become slack. No tribe has ever offered us a conscription except, we believe, the Muzbee Sikhs, whose offer was rejected by Lord Canning in 1359, and we are dependent, as in England, upon a recruiting which in reality U only effective among a limited supply of men. We could get a million recruits for money, of course ; but of the million three-fourths would run I away jo action. We want the men who fight "because lb is jbheir nature to," and as the Pathans are among such men nearly the first, it seems injudicious to cut ourselves off finally from such a resource. Thirty thousand Pathans who really meant to die before the guns should ,be taken would be as valuable as that number #f Europeans, and cost about two-thirds less, and we do not believe that it is impossible to aecure their devotion, at least so long as the war is not one against their own people, or is not recognised by them as a final struggle between the Christian faith and Islam. We shall certainly not secure tbem by disarmament^ nor, if we succeeded fully and turned them into cultivators and pedlars, would they be worth securing. We will not press this argument too far, for its value must be decided on,by trained soldiers j but still it is a ;. m'ft*er of fact that in Our last Indian struggle for ?x'sterice it was a native race which, in its hereditary hatred of Delhi, saved the British Raj '

LONDON.

r.urth, to East Fiuoiil?y, Hampstead, I and Finsbury Park, the last by com- J parison quite close to Westminster, j In several cases ene drives there and b ick, a distance of from 10 to 15 miles. The marvel is to find that one never gets out of London. All the way is through teeming thoroughfares with shops ablaze with light, and ( everywhere signs of life throbbing scarcely less fiercely than it does m the morn familiar arteries of Fleet street, the Strand, or Piccadilly. Driviug some years ago through Tokio, I was struck with a similar wonder at the i apparent illimitablenesß of the hive. But a couple of smart jinrichshaw men could cross from edge to edge of the capital of Japan m a little over, an hour. In our metropolis, starting from Oharing Gross, you may drive m a swift hansom for an hour north, south, ea t, or west, and it is still teeming busy London."

[ The yastness of London strikes all visitors with astonishment. It some times t>ven impresses ,the Londoner him self, "whoV thin£insf he knows the great metropolis, "is amazed to find that he only knows a mere fraction of it, That appears to have been the experience of Mr Henry Lucy, the well known London corres pondent. He writes : — " I have lived in London many years, go about a good deal, and thought I had some reason to believe I was fair)y acquainted with the metropolis. Of late' I h&ve dis covered that my knowledge does not extend beyond a mere segment of the illimitable circle. Business has of late called me jn the evening to places on the outer eclge— r tp IJaokney Downs and Stpke Newjngtou ja the wtymQ ,

THE WATER SUPPLY.

At the Borough Council meeting on I Monday the engineers submitted their usual report, the first paragraph in which dealt with the water supply on the north-west side of the railway line. Ther6 has all along been more or less dissatisfaction with the water supp'y in the lo.ality, and it has often been remarked that "all the water is in the town side of the line." Of coure the remark is hyperbolical, but it contains a spice of truth, though the truth applies not so much to the quantity of the water — the chief engineer says there is plenty — but to the manner of its distribution. Mr Fooks has pointed out that in the locality in question the supply requires regulating in a number of the channels, and asked that about twenty chains of the Belt channel be concreted, or failing that, that the angle channels on the Belt be concreted, ) which would represent four chains of concrete work. The angle channels would enable the workmen to put in the necessary channel gates, by which, the supply could be brought under better control. We are qu te prepared to admit that channels lying in their rough state, and not concreted, are a great cause of irregularity in the supply; but they are also in dry weather a great temptation to amateur gardeners to tamper with them and during the present season there were cases in which the footpaths were opened, pipes laid across, and the water from the channels led into the sections beyond. Other means of obtaining irrigation water were aIBO made use of, but all more or less carried with them a neces sity to block certain channels so that the flow should be diverted to others. This went on for some time, but ulti mately it was stopped by order of the engineers, and all the breaches of the rough channels were made good. It would be an excellent thing if the Council could see their way to hurry on the channelling all over the town ; better still if a loan were raised and the whole work done in one contract, >vnd at once j but if the concreting on the Belt, asked for by the engineers, will iu anyway assist to the bringing about of an improved system of dis i ribution, the ordering of the whole work suggested should be the first duty of the Council,

Local and General.

The annual in- eiing of the Ashburton J Comaing Club will be held at the Central Hotel on Monday evening, February 14. at 8 30 p.m. la ihe report to the Charitable Aid Board Hie .shbitrbon Old Meu'a Home returns are for January, 68 inmates, expenditure £120195. It is on the cards that m connection with the installation of Bro. the Right Hon R. J. Seddon, as Grand Master of New Zaa ;and, representatives of the Grand Lodges of Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia will be present. It is contem plated to make a grand masonic ball part of the funotious on the occasion, Messrs McDonald and MoDiarmid have a new advertisement m this issue notifying that they intend holding a clearing sale for one month, commencing to-morrow, February 10. Those preparing for the coming autumn and .winter might pay them a visit with advantage.

At Auckland on Tuesday thirteen bakers were prosecuted for short weight bread. la the first case the defence raised was that the loaves were lib, and had 1 stamped on them. Mr Brabant, S. M. f said the stamp was evidently a false one. The bakers were not selling bread weighing lib Isoz as lib loaves. His decision waß reserved till Monday. ' The criminal session of the Christchuroh Supreme Court will open on Monday next, at 11 a.m. The following are the cases for trial up to date :— Arthur John Thompson, d. W. McMillan, J. Wright, A. Davis, T. McMillan, 8. Northey and John Farvell, theft ; P. Jensen, forgery and uttering ; Margaret Ryder, bigamy; John SpMin, forgery ; W. J. Simmonds, theft and forgery and uttering; J. H. O'Kelly, indecent acsaulc ; D. Woods, assault.

The evening sitting of the Synod ou Tuea day was devoted to the debate on Sir John Haii'a bill to grant parochial franchise to women. The debate was nob oonoluded. It is expeoted that there will be an exciting debate over a motion tabled by the Bishop of Waiapu, disapproving of the practice of making application tor licenses under the Gaming and Lotteries Act for any object m connection with the Church. The next order of the day, after Sir .lohn Hall's bill haa been dealt with is a motion by the Dean of Dunedin that (he Synod reaffirm its resolutions of previous years regarding religious education m Scathe schools.

Speaking of the death of the late Mr B. C. Haggitt and the necessity for the ap pointment of a Crown Prosecutor, the deceased gentleman having held that position, the Dunedin Star says : — " There are Borne three or four members of the ban practising m the Supreme Court at Dunedin from whom a selection might properly be made. Minis ters strengthened the judicial Bench when they appointed Mr Juacloe Edwards ; they can again show that they can rise superior to party considerations by appointing to the vaoant Crown Prosecmorship one whose antecedents and professional standing qualify him to succeed so able a man sa the, late Mr Haggitt. We look to the Govern ment to make a selection that will do credit to themselves and at the same time prove satisfactory alike to the profession and the public at large.' .

" Woomera," m the Australasian) says they are telling a story m Sydney at the expense of the local king of the. ring, which shows, first, the extreme readiness of a. swindler, and the ease with which «yen the most worldly come to grief. The big book maker was travelling into the city by tram, when he dropped his hand to his watch pocket, and said, " What a a fool lam. I've put my watch under my pillow, and come away without it." On arriving athiß office, he sent one of his clerks out) to get the watch, but he w*s not quick enough. An enterprising man travelling by that tram had dioppe I off at the next corner, gone obrc.ight to the bookmaker's residence, and said lo his wife, " Mr O — — sent me out for his watch and chain. He says you will find them under his pillow, as he forgot them thiß morning." With such corrobor ative detail, who oould doubt the genuine ness of the messenger? The watch and chain — both very valuable — were handed over, and the owner hasn't seen them since.

A wealthy ironmaster m the North of Eugland, whose house and works are dazzlingly illuminated by the electric light, has adopted an ingenious contrivance, by which he may glean Rome information as to what goes on during h.is not infrequent absences from hom,e. In several of his rooms and m his offices there is a concealed apparatus m the wai's, consisting of a roll of Eastern paper and a trajn of clockwork. Every hour a shutter is silently opened by the machinery, and an instantaneous photo graph is taken of all that ia going on m the room. On the great man's return he likes to develop these pictures, and it is said they have furnished some very strange informa tion indeed. One clerk, who received his dismissal somewhat unexpectedly, and boldly wanted to know the reason why, was horrified when shewn a photograph m which he was depicted lolling m an easy chair, with his feet upon the office desk, while the clock on the mantelpiece pointed to an hour at which he ought to have been at his busiest;. The servants' party m the,besb dining-room furnished another thrilling aotne.

Jpso; m Time for Christmas. — In order to keeji ' " up-to-date " with our steadily increasing business we have deoided to efiect considerable alteratipns to our premieea and to make room for the builders we have resolved to greatly reduce our stock before Christmas. We have therefore culled a tyrge quantity of our Tweeds and Worsteds, etp, to dear at the following reductions :— Men's suits to measure, usual price 90s, now 70s ; Men's trousers, usual price 258, now 15s 6d ; etc. We have also pleasure m notifying that we have just been appointed agents for the famous "British Lion' and " Wayerley'' Bicycles (both gents' and ladies'), whiph we are npw selling with all the ♦• up-to-date " improvements at the lowest gash prices, or on the most liberal terms to suit the convenience of our customers. (Every machine guaranteed).-— Cbaighkad and Bbbryman, th« leading Tailors and Outfitter?,

Mr Moss Jonas, being abonfc to leave Timaru, is to be presented with a purse of sovereigns. The Hey. Nancy H. Smith, the Rev A. Gertrude Karle, and the $cv Isabelle S. Macduff gave addressees at the recent Con vention of Universalißts m Hew Hamp shire (U 8). There is a strong probability that the new flagship of the Australian squadron, the Royal Arthur (Rear-Admiral Pearson, Com mander-in-Chief of the Btation)will visit the colony t arly m next month. English law takes no account of libels on the dead. Not so m Franoe. A Parisian lady has just obtained a verdict against an author who published some defamatory statements about her grandfather. The General Post office has received ad vice that the Qratava, with the mails which left Melbourne on the 4th January and due m London on February 9.th, arrived four days early. ' " Adelaide advises the Telegraph Depart ment tha(? the J?orb Parwin line is still interrupted, The Western Australia lines were working badly last night owing to thunderstorms, and there was vepy littfe prospect) of getting cable business through, A widow intending to succeed her hus band m the management of a hotel adver tised that 'f the hotel will be kept by the 1 widow of the former landlord, Mr Brown, who died last summer on a new and improved plan." This is real cricket jargon. " Hill felt enticed to tako liberties, and lashed Richard* son all over the ' field. The same player also punished Hearn unmercifully." There's an opening for a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Cricketers.

The Minister of Education is being com municated with by the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association of Auckland m reference to the necessity for adequate provision for bathing reserves , and fob:sub sidies tor instruction m the art of swimming.

Mr E. R. Rutherford, who it will be re membered went Home from Canterbury College to Cambridge University m order to study electricity there, has made another addition to his list of successes, having won the Coutts Trotter sohQJarship of the value of £250, tenable for tefa yearl, It was evening. Three men were {tilling ; i a oat. One held the lantern, the second held the cat, and th« third jammed the pistol into the cat/a ear and fired — >tiooting the man who held the cat m the hand, while the holder of' the lantern was wounded m the urn. The cat left when it perceived how matters stood, . and that tyl-feeling was being en gendered.

Before he was sent to goverp Naw Zea land, Sir George Bowen was Queensland's first Governor. fAt the time of my swear ing in,' he used to say, . • the ; Colonial Treasury contained 9i m copperi and no more, and that very night the building was broken J afcobv *"irglars, who stole the 9d.

A correspondent of the 6id^ 1 .V.7ws f writing ftotf} Milford Sound, states that black smoke coul'd' be seen the upper end of Lake Ada risiog from l£6unt J'atoko. , The day was calm and clear, with not a cloud to be seen about the hills. Lately a number of earthquake shocks have beeu felt at the head of Milford. • Our language was enriched by an expres -Biye''phra«e from a witness m a oase before Jibe Southwark'magistrate. A woman whose child hadfbeen "remisa" m attending school Admitted with tears that £b k preVjous hearing the had told a lie ]bo saye her husband from fche infliction of a- penalty. This caused Mr Burton, one of the sghool board officers, to remark that the oase was % specimen of the difficulties they encountered m obtaining reliable information from mothers, who, ia order to keep their ohildren away from their classes, " lied like •ga^ meters." The gas oompaniea ought for their' oven'reptttation to make some inquiry into this allegation; To'-'&jd tjie woman m the paths of truth the magistrate "fined h«r 5# HOZXE TJEia

POLITICAL.

rite Welfinoton Seat.

Press Association — By Electric Telegraph r Wellington, February 9 r In response to an influential deputation 1 which waited on him l»8t week, Mr Duthie i has consented to stand for the city seat.

The Poppy Land Express.

_ — : — •* The first train leaves at 6 p.m. For the land where the poppy grows, The mother dear is the engineer, And the passenger laughs and crows. The palace-car is the mother's arms ; The whistle a low, sweet strain ; The passenger winks knd npjds and blinks, And goea to sleep on the train, At 8 p.m. the next brain starts For the pleasant land afar ; The summons clear falls on the e >r, 4 AU aboard for the sleeping-car •'. But what is the fare to this pieaS£!} fc toad ? I hope it is not too dear ; The fa-re '9 thjs — a loving kiss — And ib is paid to tltg enginssr. ■ So I ask of Him who the ohildren took On His knee m kindnesa great, ' Take charge, I pray, of the trains each day, That leaves at 6 and 8. 'Keep watoh o'er the passengers,' thus I * ' Jrtay, •'■ • For they are very dear j And have speoial ward, Qh, gracious Lord. O'er th 9 gentle engineer.'

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold onrselves responsib'e for the opinions expressed by our correspondents^

USEFUL ANTS.

TO THE EDITOR. Fir, — Apropos of your local on this subject published some time ago, the following are additional instances, among mauy, of the economical and other uses of ant 8 to man. The Hottentots of South Africa rob the large ant hills of their eegs, which they con sume m large quantities both raw and cooked, and they are said to furnish these little aboriginal people with nutritious food. Naturalists living m some countries, when ant 8 are numerous, drill a single hole m the aide of the larger birds' eggs they collect, , and place them near the entrance to the ants' nesta. In a few days they are emptied of their contents by these intelligent and busy toilers— no matter what the condition of the eggs may be. The same practice is adopted to obtain delicate skeletons of animals and birds. The carefully skinned bodies of either are placed near the ant dwellings when the flesh is soon removed

leaving the skeletons intact. But the most, remarkable use to which ants are put is practised by Greek " dootors " m Asia Minor. Last year Mr R. M. Middleton, an English gentleman travelling m the Easr, stated that a Greek gentleman fell from bia horse m Smyrna, and received a severe cat on the forehead above the right eye. In accordance with the custom of the country, he went to a Greek barber to have the wound dressed, and the barber employed at least ten living ants to bite the two sides together. Pressing together the margins of the cut with the left hand, he applied the inßeot by means of a pair of forceps held m the right hand. The mandibles of the ant were] widely open tor self defence, and as thai insect was brought oarefully near the wound, it seized upon the raised surface, penetrated the akin on both sides, and remained tenaciously fixed while the operator severed the head from the thorax, so leaving th% mandibles grasping the wound. The same" operation was repeated until about ten ants' heads were fixed on the wound, and left m position for three days or thereabouts, wheD the cut was healed and the heads removed. The ant employed is described by Mr Issigonis (the gentleman referred to) as being about tnree-eiguiha of an inch long and of a particularly ierce disposition. It may be noted that the barber m applying the ants must have held them with the forceps m an almost upright position to prevent them from stinging the wound. Possibly these brief notes may interest youthful readers of your paper.— l am, etc.,

A WAIRARAPA SENSATION.

Mother, Boy, and Bailiff.

The Wairarapa Siar of the 14th instant writes ; —

This morning the peaceful streets of Maaterton were suddenly thrown into a great stale of excitement, the cause being the outcome of the Soler divorce case. It will be remembered an order was applied for m the Supreme Court for tbe custody of the child Raphael Lion Soler by the mother The order made was this :— " The Court is unable to make any order giving the respondent th 9 cuatomy of the son Raphael. No instance could be cited of the Court giving to the guilty wife the custody of a child of suoh age against the wish of the father." On the face of this, Mrs Tucker decided to keep the child. It is understood that much correspondence has taken place over this child, and some time Bgo, it is said, a bailiff was m Master ton for a few days attempting to effect a capture of the child, but was not Successful. Another bailiff was commissioned and ! arrived with an order, signed by T., M. Wilford, solicitor for Mr Soler, to take the child. He arrived. iv Masterton during last week, and patiently waited his opportunity to lay hands on Raphael. A chance presented itself this morning. The child was outside the Hotel, and the bailiff, whose name is Cloake, was not far away, He immediately oollared the child and attempted to place him m a oab that he had m waiting. The boy resisted, and struggled violently, besides screaming as hard as he possibly could. The man tried all he knew to get the boy inside the cab, but failed. Stand ing nn the step he exhorted the driver to drive with all speed to the police station. Mrs Tucker, with a mother's ;n tuition, hearing her ahild seream'ng, at once grasped the situation, jumped into a buggy that was outside the Prinoe-of Wales Hotel, and lost no tinri; m giving chase. The boy kept up "a lusty scream' all the way to the police station, and the cab and buggy were followed by an eager and excited crowd.

Soaroely had the aab arrived at the police station than Mrs Tucker wag there also. Leaping from the vehicle she caught hold of her child and then commenced an illustration of "pull Devil, pull Baker." The tussle was a short one, but eventually the mother regained her son. Grasping a broom she at once iried to belabour the bailiff, but Sergeant O'Malley and' his men prevented further hostilities, '" Mrs Tuoker then got back into the buggy and with her aon drove back triumphant to her hotel. A large crowd had collected at the entrance to the right-ofrway leading to the polioe station, and as Mrs Tucker passed I out, breathless, deathly white, and greatly agitated, she was complimented on her courage, whilst the bailiff, who remained at the end of the right-away, had epithets any thing but polite, and not forbodmg him any good, hurled at his head. It was evidently the bailiffs intention to haye taken the hoy to the railway station, and then proceeded on to Wanganui with him. He remained m the police office for a while, and Constable Worthington dispersed the orowd. Matters would have been made very warm for him, judging by the appear ance of the crowd, had he attempted to leave the plaoe, as the sympathy of the orowd waß with Mrs Tuoker. The bailiff was very sore at not being afforded police protection, but Sergeant O'Malley explained to him that he could not haveaasigted him to detain the child as he had no authority to do ao. o ■ It ia said that the Supreme Court will be applied to for an order 'compelling Mrs Tucker to give up possession of the boy. More will be heard of the matter, how ever, and rumor has it that if the boy is taken away a very sensational caße will come before the Courts. ' ' Further events will now be awaited with interest. ; . ■ ■ ■ -:.

A Smoker's Dilemma.

Ne^t to science and theology Dr Fisin is aaid to prefer Mbacoa ** as the besb thing m life, and a good story ia told qf him. ' When, as a candidate for the ministry, he came before the examination board, he BHOcessfqlly ran the gauntlet of questions until he was asked if he smoked. He oori. f eased that he did. Then, he was told, he could not be recommended to Conference unless he " gave an assuranoe to quit the nauseous habit." Here was a di'emnm for a confirmed omokar. J3udd?oly the candidate was B truck by a happy thought. "Diving a hand into his coat-tail pocket he fi'hed out $ plug of the board's pet aversion, and, holding 'it al'6ft, sqlem^ly deojared that when he had whiffed that plug into epace— palpably it wan a sin to waste it—he would be done with smoking." It is almost needless to say he never quite finished that plug. He kept the, fag-end of it for many years on his study mantelpiece* £>nd though at last it got swept away, he gj&itl uonsojiea himself by the knowledge that he did not smoke v it.' ' •';*.. . r

CABLE NEWS.

Australian.

Press Association — By Electric Telegraph — Copyright

Charge of Murder.

/ Sydney, February 8. Margaret North, who was com mitted from the^ .Coroner's Oourt for manslaughter for shooting a man, has been re-arreated at the instance of the Attorney-General on the oharge ot murder/ / \ Fire. Melbourne, February 8. Moss, White and Company's tobacco faotory, mr West Melbourne, was partially destroyed by fire. The action of the brigade prevented a great con flagration. The building and stock were insured for £10,000.

FRAUDS ON BANKS.

Tite "Gold Brick" Swindle. Press Association— By Eleofcrio Telegraf i - Copyright. Melbourne, February 8 Some branch banks m the Kyneton and Taradale districts have bpen cleverly victimised. They purchased several, mostly smallj cakes of gold, stood the usual surface testa. A. cake was offered to the Taradfcle branch of the National Bank. The manager, being suspicion*, broke it up and found the outside was coated with gold, and the inside was copper and a small percentage of gold, fie covered thie^ seller with a revolver till the police arrived. While the man was being taken to the lock-up, another man was seen to bolt up a street, and he was run to earth. Their names are Oartwright and Theodore, supposed members of a gang of four who works frauds on previous purchasers. The National Bank loses over £100, and other banks considerable sums. It is reported |that the Bandi^o branch of a Melbourne bank has been struck to the extent of £700.

THE WAR CLOUD.

Press Association —By Electric Telegraph— - Copyright. London, February 7 I Reports from Shanghai state that a majority of- the Viceroyf and Provin cial Governors of China 'memorialised the Government against the accept ance of a Russian loan, stating that progress of Uussian influence means dismemberment of the empire.

THE LATEST.

— : ?— ♦■ Australian. Press Association— By Eleotrio Telegraph Copyright. Received Wakapuaka February 9. 9 50 a.m Guabdian Office 11 a.m. Laud Nationalisation. Sydney, February 9 . Messrs tflufscheim and Singer, two well-known Continental advocates of land nationalisation, are about to visit Few Zealand. They were welcomed by the single-tax league here. Mr Flursoheim said that one of the objects m visiting New Z3aland was to try to unite New Zealanders m getting the land for the people. If he thought that taxation was the best means towards that end he would fight with them, bat i£ be saw some quickeir system of attaining the end he might think it worth his while to propose it. He also proposed to establish a bank to allow people to exchange products without the intervention of money.

SHOCKING TRAGEDY.

Press Association— By Eleotric Telegraph- Copyright. • Adelaide, February 8. A man named Pry, residing m the suburb of Glenosmond, shot his wife and three daughters and . then killed himself with a fifth bullet. The wife and one daughter are dead, and. the other twq are badly injured. It ja supposed the man's mind was un, hinged through tb,e continuous hot weather. ReoeiTed Wakapuaka Feb. 9, 9,10 a>m.. Guardian Office 10.57 a.m. . Adblaidb, February 9 A year ago Fry had a severe attack of sciatica, and has sincd suffered severe pains m the head. He had been off duty for the last few days on account of illness, and was being examined on Monday as to his mental condition Mrs Fi-ywas shot m the wash-house whilst engaged m washing. Fry then visited the children's bedrooms and shot them all m the side of the face. This done he returned to the front bedroom and shot himself. He had always displayed great fondness for his wife and children. He had alight monetary troubles lately.

MORE RUSH FIRES.

Press Association— By 'Electric Telegraph— Copyright. •■'

Reoeived,,J77akapuafci Teb. 9» 9 ».m., ' " GpARD^ ofl^oe iq »,m. MFitßou^B, February 9. There h*B been a fresh oqt break qf m Gippsland. The town of Foster is completely hemuied m. The Weg leyan and Catholic churches and s number pf /eaidenpes \a th,e outsfcirtt haye bjeeq i burned, ai^d tj^e nrospep^ late la^t night. was so threatenipg that a special train was sent up to hrina away the residepts, many of whom have taken refuge m gravel pita. The town of Jumbunna is threatened by fires on two aides. Several more homestead have been destroyed at Leongatha and Kilcunda and fires at Horsham m the Grampians are causing wholesale destruction.

Hobaet, February 9 The oity is almost iin tataMdalknea. from the smoka of bush fires.- The streets are strewn with embers carried from the adjoining hills by the strong wind. There are reports of . the destruction of crops, orchards, and |feock from al|; party' : _ .

TIJH ABBBUKTUJN GOARDIAJN : WEDNESDAY, FEBBUARY 9, 1898.



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Church Services : T. STEPHEN'S CHURCH Ashburton. FRIDAY— Short Servce, 7.30 p.m. ; Choir Piaotice, 8 p.m. i SUNDAY SERVlCES.— February 13. 830 a.m. Holy Communion. 11 a.m. — Morning Prayer. 3 p.m —DROMORE. Rev T. A. Hamil- ton. 6.30 p m.— Evening Prayer. REV. T. A. HAMILTON. • o i i 8 Wag * g 4» 3D Em 'Gift's fc i § ° o i * hj g fi * O pq \Do no/ Jbenersf/acfecf/o my any gftfef/n/fa/fons* 1 » I (Awarded Co/d and Si/nrMeda/s) CmONQfiBUmD TfAS r/tayarepureancfwMesQme z © ffleaesf money ancf * experience can Ih/j. 8 \£araesfsd/efnAi/sf/&7as/a. j f^^LD BY ALL GROCERS *



John Orr & Co. John Orr & Co. SUGAR. ftp* TONS PURE CANE SUGAR, very f£)*J beat for jun making and all kinds of preserves 701b BAGS 14s 6d. TEA. ' 200 BOXES, 51b and 10 b, PURE CEYL6N, ' also all the leading brande. FLOUR. FORTY TONS FLOUR— Rollit'a Flour, 200lba .. 24s Od lOOlbs .. 12s 6d SOlbs  6s 4d „ 25lbs .. 3s 3d 40 Tons Bran, 3s 6d per bag ;, 10 Tons Sharps, 5a per bag. HAMS AND BACON. ROLLS, SIDES* HAMS. I .. Colonial Gaudies .. 4dperlb. English Parafine Candles 6£<f per lb per boa Kerosine (150 tent) . . 6s 6d per tin, 12( 9d per case Cornflour 3d per lb Essence of Lemon . . 6d Woroester Sauce, pints 9d per bottle Essence of Coffee . . 10}d Sago . . . . . . lid per lb , Tobacco, Nubian squares 4a 6d per lb Oatmeal, per 251b bag . . 2s 9d Currant . . .. . . 5d Elma Raisins . . . . 7d Valencia Raisinß .. 7d Sultana Raisins .- 7d Sicily Almonds . . Is 2d Figs .. ./... .. 8d ( Muscatels .. .„ 8d Jordon Almonds ... 2s 3d Mixed Peel .. .. 8d 2ilb tinß preserved fruit lOd Lemon Squash, English 1b 3d Lemon Juice, English ... 1b 3d Sardines .« .. . . 4£d Fresh Herrings 6£d per tin Herrings in Tomato sauce lOd Pressed Hops, per lb ... Is 4d ' Enos' Fruit Salts . . 3s 3d per bottle ' Ground Ginger Is 4d per lb , Anchovy Paste 8d per tin Citrate of Magnesia . . Is per bottle , Sheepa Tongues, best .„ lOd per tin FOR THE FRUIT SEASON. Glauß Jars, 2s 6d to 3s 6d perdozen. Mason's Screw- top Porcelain Lined Jan Pintß4s 9d, Quarts 5s 9d, £ Calloa 7s doi Kenrick's Best Enamelled Maslin Kettle! 8 Quart 6s, 10 quart 7s 6d, 12 quart 8s 6o Brasa Maslin Rettlea, Drop Handles. Gallon 7s, 2$ gallon lis 6d, 3 gallon 13s 6 Steel Enamel Preserving Pans, 2s 6d, 3s, 3s 6d, 4s. r • YOU HAVE HEARD OP THE;,- . 4 WAVERLEY I BICYCLE. b \ WE HAVE GOT IT AND CAN SHO\ IT TO YOU AT ANY TIME. The wise men of the East rod Oamels, but there are far wiser me today, WHO BIDE WAVERLEY^ THE WAVERLEY WHEELS Are in the front rank of AMERICAN HIGH GRADE MACHINES Light, Strong, Speedy, Handsome, and thoroughly up to date. WAViiELEY WHEELS Are " Built on Honor," and the price is right. ALL MACHINES FITTED WITH ENGLISH DUN LOP TYRES AND WES f WOOD STEED RIMS. lamps, Bells, Cyclometers, Wrenches, j Tyres, Rims, and all Bicycle I Accessories kept in Stock. Repairing done by skilled Mechanics i and satisfaction guaranteed. .John Orr & Co.!



SHEARMAN BROS., j- GROCERS, IRONMONGERS, & WINE AND SPIRIT MBRO HANTS J WINES AND SPIRITS. W Bh r.t™°MKte to hand a Large Assorted and Well-Select ed Stock of all Classes of Wines and Spirjts, and English and Colonial Bottled Ales and Stout. None but the Best Brands kept. fi CROGKERYWAR£~'~GROGKERYWARE. » WE have just landed, ex «.S. Kaikoura, some 7ery choice Hnea m Dinner_Setß, Tea Be% Toilet Sets, Seta of Jugs, etc , etc., which we are selling at Wholesale ™oes. 100 Dozen White and Gold China Cups and Saucers .. 6a 6d per dozen 60 D.zm 21b Stone Jam Jars .. .. .. 3s 6d per dozen 50 Dozen lib Glass Jam Jars 2i 31 per dozen TEAS. .TEAS. TEAS. ■ WE have reoelved direct from the Ceylon and China G*rdenßa large consignment of different Classes of Teas. As we make Teas a specialty we can offer to our L-ustomerß and the general public exceptional value. .. Htgheat Grade Orange Pekoe Ceylon Tea £ ffi «ar lb FiMt ClftßS Orange Pekoe Ceylon Tea .. Sfidwlb Good Full Leaf Pekoe Ceylon Tea .. - .. •• SSSSIb Ceylon and China Blended Tea U S X lb Good China Tea ' lsXdperlb SAMPLES MAY BE HAD ON APPLICATION. MAURITIUS SUGAR. MAtJJRTTIUS STTQAR. As Mauritius Sugar contains far more Preserving Properties than anyother Sugar m the market, it is therefore the beat Sugar to use for Jams and Jellies. 70lb Ban— &4» »«• Orders by Post promptly attended to. Goods delivered daily. SHEARMAN BEOS., ? GROCERB, IRONMONGERS, AND WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, MARKET HOTJSE, ASHBURTON. Telephone No. 53. _^^__^^^^-_—^ T O RE SIDENTb BUILDING & FURNISHING. :o: TitTE BEG respectfully to announce that we have received, per^S.S. "Jlouic „< and ••L^taura,' very heavy shipments for our HOUSEHOLD FURNISHING Depart ment, viz: — SHEETINGS CURTAINS CARPET SQUARES PILLOW COTTONS QUILTS HEARTHRUGS TOWELS TOILETS OILCLOTHS TABLING MUSLINS LINOLEUMS * y "'■ ■ »N the FANCY DEPARTMENT we are Bhowing a fine aeaortmeub of new FaBRICS, GLOVES, and HOSIERY, direct from the Leicester Milla ; alao^ome r •very ' choice goods m Jet Trim«»»gß, including the new Zouaves, Boleros, and Skirb Ornaments, and an endless variety of Blacky aqd Colored Gimps. v NEW SHIPMENTS OF Dresses, Straws, Mantles. : 2 CaSOS of .Samploa HOSIERY, at LANDED COST, lyirrcHELL ,& turner. {Telephone— No. 80 1 mMm 1898 ,-. 1888 S. SALE X, THE LEADING JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT IN THE DISTRICT Largest Stock Lowest Prices :NE W YE A R- 1898 : : SPECIAL LINES at REDUCED PRICES, marked m Plain Figures. Gold Brooches (new and choice designs) at 7* 9 J, 12s 6d,17s 6d. 2 0s, upwards. Silver Brooches from U 6d upwards. Ladies' and Gentlemen's Gold Links at 8s 6d,. 10s, and upwards. Ladies' and Gentlemen's Silver Links at 2a 6d, 4s, and 4a 6d. Pencil Cases (a J»r«e stock to seleot from) at 2s 6d, ss, 7s 6d, 10s. Ladies' Rings (the largest and finest stock ever seen m Aahburton, equal to any iv Christohuroh) from one gainea to ten ' cuineas, and upwards. Gentlemen's Tie Pins, neat and taatef ul designa m gold at ss, 7s 6d, 10s. 255, also a nice seleotion of small and suitable articles at 2s 6d, ss, and 7s 61. »FJE2CIAJLi ATXIUINTIOISI IS CALLED TO THE STOCK OF . Gold Brooches and Ladies' Rings. \toeae two lines are Heavily Btocked, and are of tho Newest and Choicest Designs. INSPECTION INVITED AT S. SAL EX'S JEWELIiEEY ESTABLISHMENT, EAST STBOEET. STOOK AND PRICEB UNEQUALLED IN THE DISTBIOT. EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. H. Mv JONES. ,— w— i BEST CASH VALUES OBTAINABLE IN THE COLONY IN Pianos, Pianos. Pianos. ARVAUTItfUL UPRIGHT PIANO, 4fl 4in high, overstrung, Full Trichord. Brass Wresto Plank. Patent Check Repetition Action, Seven Octaves, usual prioa £55, for -~^j» IO«* net cash. A Good Piano, similar to the above, but smaller, usual Sotlflß for «38^1Oa net cash. These are SPECIAL PRICES and cannot be beaten. Organs. Organs. Organs. ORGANS from 10s CASH to £45. A SPECIAL LINE OF ORGANS, 7 Stops with Octave' Couplers, 2 Setfl Reeds, very aweefc Tone, for £16 NET CASH. . — — \ x ) — » Bicycles. Bicycles. Bicycles. A Shipment of Waverley Cycle*, Ladies' and Gentlemen's, just to hand, "up to date, high R rade, well finished, guaranteed. To be sold at Lowest Cash Price. Terms arranged. Tbe Monarch and other machines supplied. { Cycle extras. Purchasers taught to ' ride. VIM TYRES, the best m the woild and the cheapest] Thompson's Patent Vamper. ALL HON-£LA"XERS should have one. Simplicity itself. OaJl and nßpect. LOWEST OA»KL PRIGBSj H. M. JONES.