The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1898. Local and General.

Items from our Majfiold correspondent appear on the fourth pagp. Tine Myeiw Cash.— Tho Commissioner of Police has selected Wiight, chief clerk io lusprc.or PemU-i's office, to proceed to Monte Video by tho Ruahine to bring back Myers. Caledonian Focibty.— Ashburton people generally will letm with regret that the usual Bpxi"K Pay Bporis m connection with tho Ashburton Caledonian Society have been ab&udoned. The Hospital — Mrß Grace Neil paifl the Ashburton Hospital a visit of inspection on Friday, and expressed herself as greatly pleased with ».he convalescent ward and the Hospital generally. The National Bank. — The general manager of the National Bmk of New Zealand has received a cable from London, intimating that the Board of Directors have declared an interim dividend for the half year at> six per cent per annum.— Press Association telegram. The High School Pbize List.— As the Btyle of the prize list of the High School, as it appeared m the Guardian yesterday, may be misleading to some, it is perhaps well to explain that as there was only one prize m each olass, the figure after the name of the pupil represents the olasB — nob the order of merit. PIUFEBING C-F CAKGOE9.— The Customs officials at Auckland found a number of oases of Wolff's achnapps, by the Elingamite, from Sydney, had been tampered with, and a bottle of spirits abstracted from each caßo. Other caseß of spirits had three or four flasks removed. The ciaes were so cleverly closed that there were no external marks The pilfering was evidently done m the docks or on the voyage oat. A Dangerous Dog. — Somewhere between Waterton and LoDgbeach, but nearer the former place, a dog appears to be continually on the look out for cyclists, and as soon as one comes along, either lady or gentleman, ! this brute rushes out and lays hold of the riders, either by the leg or dress, and m several instances has already caused several severe falls. The owner of this animal had better shoot him or keep him on the chain. Burniiam Industrial School —la con sequence of dissatisfaction with affairs m connection with the Bnrnham Industrial School, the Department some days back suspended Mr Paletborpe, the manager of the Institution, and placed the school under the charge of Mr A Thompson, the Vihiting Officer of Industrial School Inmates. Mr Palethorpe's oonneotion with the institution has now definitely terminated. Mr Thomp son will continue m charge un'il a new appointment is made, and a number of new arrangements are m progress for the future management of the school* New Zealand Educational Institute. — A general meeting of the Aahbarton sec tion of the N.Z. E.I. was held on Saturday, December 10, at 11 o'clock m the Borough school. There were present — Mr 6. Cul verhouse (President), Mrs Willis, Misses Hill, Edkins, and Harvey. Messrs Hardie, Brock, Mitchell, Purchase, Kerr, Hunnibell, Maxwell, and Stout. Before leaving the chair, the President proposed & hearty vote of thanks to Mr D. Thos. Todd, for the way iv which he had performed his duties as Secretary during the last four years. This was carried unanimously, and the resolution ordered to be forwarded to Mr Todd. The following officers were elected for the en smog year :— President, Mr W. Brock; Vice-Preßidentß, Mrs Willis and Mr G Cul verhouse { Secretary, Mr Wm. Stout ; Trea surer, Mr C. D. Hardie ; Committee of Man agement, Misses Todd and Hill, and Messrs Mitchell and Livingstone. The treasurer reported that the section would start the new year with a credit balance of something over £2. Mr Stout then tead a Paper on " Ship Readers," and a discussion followed m which every member present took part. A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Stout for hia paper. The new President gave » short address m the course of which he said he hoped teachers would support the Insti tute all they could, and try to make the meetings of the branch as profitable aa pos sible. A meeting of the Committee was held subsequently to arrange a programme for nest meeting. A Prize Fight m Christohorch.— The Puss of this morning tells tho following atory :— No one would imagine that a prize 6ght could take place m one of the leading thoroughfares of Christchurch without the knowledge of the police, yet this has appar ently been the case. On Wednesday evening last, two men, one a local boxer and the other hailing from the West Coast, engaged m a " fight to a fioiflh " with bare fists, m the presence of some fifty or sixt y persons, m a large upstairs room m the heart of the town. It is sajd that when four round? were fought, the backers of the visiting pugilist saw that their man was getting much the worst of the combat, and some one of them raised the cry of " Polioe." There were no police at hand, but immediate confusion resulted. Some soatnpered down the Rtaira, one or two clambered out of the window but found themselves on the roof of a glass verandah ; and thus got into the various rooms on the flat where they, were, I and some bravely kept their seats. The police did not arrive, but the "fight " was "off" for tiiab evening, The puttronn of the "entertainment" had apparently received too great a shock to remain, for as soon as it was found there was no danger they decamped. It was the stated intention of thobe interested to continue this precious sport on a future evening, but probably after this paragraph it wiH be found advis able to postpone it indefinitely. " Sunday Sphool Trbat§. — For several years paßt. the Wesleyan Sunday School Btaff have getegted the Ashburton Shaw grounds as the place for holding their annual treat, and through Che courtesy of the tkleyardi Company, the spot has always been at the I school'? disposal, The extensive grounds, so dbWßlptely sheltered by the thick belt of Ibreee, with ample ijbgd accommodation m case of a shower of rain, with other obvious advantages, make the blaoe nearly an ideal one for a large outrdoof gathering of young people on festive oooaoions. In some res pects the treat of Friday laßt excelled all others, more especially m the arrangements for sports for the j weniles, and the Com mit 1 cc whs prpparttd the programme, and saw to its being duly carried out, are to be commended. Tha deputy-snpjßjJntjendjent. Mr M. Priest, who was convener of this Committee, must have hs^n particularly pleased with the way m which this part of the day's proceedings resulted. The Rev. R Taylor, and ft sprinkling of other adult friends, were present m tno aftegnoorij and perhaps tho absence of ao many more of the &bnßMg&;fcio3 of Baring Square Churoh, waß the only feature oi the festivities that was disappointing to f tho tekefjere, With the exception of a most severe hit with a cricked ball from which the veteran— Mf Geo. Andrews— will bo diefigujred for the Christ* mas eeaBOD, n# accident occurred, and everything p&flßed u£*pißatyntjy find without the slightest jfriotion. This'rnay Be aodouated for from the fact .that there'were very many 9usy j?prj(s.e^ l jjrith a minimum of the uri safciefapjbory drones, wfcil,9 the practical kindness a'f Mr and $£rs HaVr#an left nothing to be desired m thiß djire.ptfon.— The annual treat of the Sunday sahoolg oorineoted With St>. Stephen's Church, was held n(j the Flout MHI oil Anniversary Day. Several hundreds of children, with their parents and teachers, spent a most enjoyablo afternoon. Ibanks to the unwearied eie/tiQns of fc^O Rpy. T. A. and Mrs Hamilton, and the fluperin^ndenta (Mesara Stock and Ferriman), Ijje interest of ths children never flagged, m sports and games. Toys f°F ra /? c9 > $°m aQ d abundance of pro visions, macje •• Ufa yorth living ',' for hun dreds of happy hearts, and at phe close of t>bo day hearty oheers were given for and Mrs Rollitt and the Vicar and Mrs Hamilton Mr P Ketoham, of Pi£e City, Cal, eaya,: "During my brother^ lato sickness from ( gmatio rheumatism, Chamberlain's £?ain Balm was the only remedy that gave him any relief." Many others hive testified to j"j the prompt relief from p»io which this . liniment affords, For sale by ASttßUftlON r »TOCO&H?AJI? *

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THE CANADIAN PROBITION QUESTION.

{From The Alliance News^ October 7-) The figures to hand as we go to press do not show with absolute precision the result of the Canadian plebiscite on Prohibition taken on the 29th of last month. But this they do make clear : There ib a ma j >rity, for the whole of the Dominion, of from 10,000 ( to 20,000 for Prohibition, and for all the provices except Quebec, an aggre gate majority of about 63,000. Quebec has a large majority against Prohibi bition of something between 50,000 and 52,000. The value to the British people of this general result is, that it shows, that m those portions of the Canadian Dominion mainly inhabited by people of British origin, a very large majority of the votes cast m the plebiscite were m favor of total prohibition of the manufacture, importation, and sale of intoxicating liquors. No amount of special pleading— and, during the last week we have had a great deal of it, the bulk being of remarkably poor quality, — can get quit of that broad and most significant fact. It supplies an answer, full and complete, to very much of what has lately been said m this country as to the extent of the hostility with which the mass of the people of Canada regard Prohibition. It is insisted by the pro-liquor British press, that the majority for Prohibition is very small. The obvious truth is that, leaving out Quebec, the majority is very large. The population of Quebec is, m round numbers, 1,500.000, and the population of the rest of the Dominion 3,750,000, or rather less. The majority for Prohibi tion m this 3£ millions of population is about 63,000. Is this, m such a population, an insignificant majority ? Let us see. In 1895 we had a most notable general election m England. The Unionists were successful far be yond the dreams of the moat successful of electioneerers. Suppose we compare the aggregate majority for Prohibition m the 3| millions of British Canadians, with the majority for the Unionist party among the 27,000,000 or so of Britishers m all the English and Scottish constituencies m which at the election m question, electoral contests took place. The simple fact is, that m the constituencies containing the said 27,000,000 the Unionists had a majority of just 83,677, while m the Canadian provinces, containing the 3f millions, tho Prohibitionists had a oinjority of 60,000. In the British case the majority was equal to one m every 321 oi the population, and m British Canada eqnal to one m sixty Yet the British pro liquor press, which was s-> amag'd at the magnitude of the Unionist majority iv the constituencies referred to, is also amazed at the m significance of an enormously larger proportionate majority of the Prohibi tionists m the distinctively British- Canadian provinces. But the British pro liquor press men will, m helping liquordom, strain at a gnat while they swallow a came). Qnebec, which is a French-Canadian province under British rnlp, is under quite another sort of influence than that which nnulds and guides the distinctively British provinces of the Dominion. Yet even Quebec is by no means given over to hostility to Pro hibition. Many people who refuse to vote for national prohibition, readily support Prohibition by Local Option. There are 331 townships and municU palities m the province of Quebec, where the common sale of liquor is prohibited. There is another matter which has concerned the British press a good deal. The majorities for Prohibition m the various provinces have on this occasion been a good deal smaller than they were m tfrose' plebiscites taken m the same province?, with reference to the same proposals, a few years ago. This fact, it is boldly asserted, shows that there has been, m recent years, a great falling off m the zeal for Pro hibition m these provinces. A good , n^any nf those who assert this ought to know tpat no such conclusion is war- j ranted. They ought to be aware tha jn' the recent plebiscite the portion of the community most m favor qf Pro hibition were not permitted to vote. On September 5 the Daily News pub lished this statement : — " The Prohibi i;i£nißts do not e^pept that they will have as large a majority #ow as m sotj^G pf the provincial plebiscites. Sor one thing Xhp franchise is different. In Ontario m 1894, 89 per pent of the voters were women, and they went six to pn.e for Prohibition. As their ballotpaperg \pere oj? a different kind fromdnose of men, it was found pos sible £q tel| exactly hpvr they went- In the coming strugglp fn Ontario the women will have no votes,/' Now \t i§ <?hieflv ip Ontario that the decrease m the majority for Prohibition has taken place. The truth is, that there is not even the shadow of a face on 'which fco bese phe conclusion that there Has been 'any' falling v: os m zeal for Prohibition m the Dotninion of Canada. But there is conclusive cvi denoe that a highly intelligent com munity, consisting mainly of Britons and the descendants of Brijbons, after B^periencie of Prohibition by Local djHjiqn, de|ireß not to return to license, but tp go forward jto more, stringent Prohibition. (To be continued.)

U7:.'_ j _ t Lord Chief Baron Kelly, of England 3 — " Two thirds of the crime of this ' jountry is erased by drink." ( pudge "Allison,, -upaech. $p Phila- ( lelphia, 1872.— "TVV can traee'four- < Ifths of the crimes' committed to the * niaen<je of rum.*' yoseph r Ohamberl«ip, P., Preai lent of the London Board of — ' prink ia the curse of the country." „ (Chief Npah Davis, of New 3 fork. — " Of all the causes of prime m- c emperanoe stands out the uuapproach- ° r

CHRISTCHURCH WOOL SALES.

The third wool sala of this season's sc-riea at Chriatchuroh wag held on Thursday last. The following is the catalogue of MR DAVIU THOMAS. Greasy — ~ over S5, ciosebred, 1 bale at 41. — over 11V conjoined, crossbred, 2at s^d ; halfbred, 3at 6^d. E, crossbred ewe, 2at si-i ; crossbred hogget, 2ats i ; merino, luts£ I ; locks and pieces, lat 3Jd. IR, crossbred wether, 2at sd. f]l> cou joined, first croso ewe, 2ab sf d ; first and second crojs ewf>> wUh 3 mennd fl ecea, 1 at 5| I. *-» over 3L, halfbred ewe, 2ai s|d ; crossbred ewe, 3at 54-1. — over WS, first cross, 3at 63 ; recoud crosß, 3 at sid. N m circlf, haKbred ewe, 4at s£'l. Hh, crossbied hog get, 3at 4^d. qp. merino, 3ab 6£d. . AD conjoined, halfbred ewe, 7 at 6d ; three qtiatterbeecl ewe, with 7 rams fleeces, 7 at 4|d ; three-quarterbred hogget, 2 at 4^d, passed ; bellies, 1 at 3Jd ; locks, lat 2Jd. R/C, halfbred ewe, 1 3 at 6|d ; halfbred hog get, 9ab s£d ; halfbieJ, 6at sd ; cros^bted ewe, 10 at 4£d ; crossbred hogget 3, crocs bred 6, 9 at 4|d ; crossbred Leicester ewe, 4 at s£d ; crossbred Leicester hogget 7, cross bred Leicester 3, 10 at 4|i ; bellies and pieces, 8 at 3JH ; merino ewe, 1 at s|d ; mixed, lat4d ; pieces, 2at 2£d ; locks, lat 1| I ; dead wool, 1 ab 4d. M, merino, few first cross fleeces, 2 at 4J^d ; first cross hog geb, parb ewe, 11 ab s}d. — over HR, tbree-quarterbred, 6 at 4Jd ; cobted, 1 at 4^d ; halfbred and fine crossbred, 1 ab 4^d ; half bred ewe and first pieoes, 1 at 5d ; second pieces and bellies, 1 at 3Jd ; Becond pieces, locks and aliped wool, lat 3. Star over T, first halfbred hogget, 2 at 6|d ; halfbred hoggeb, 6 at 6d ; three-quarterbred hogeet, 2 at 5d ; three-quarterbred hoggeb, 3 at 5d ; bellies and pieces, 2at 4d. C bebween — , crossbred hoggeb, 9at 4£d. 5 over C, cro-s --bred, 4ab 6£d ; hoggeb fleeces, pieceß and locks, lab 4d. W-D, orossbred ewe, 5 at 4|d. OK over — , croaabred, 1 at 4|d. 17, deadwool and locks, 1 at 2£d ; mixed, 1 at 4d ; first cross ewe, 4 ab s^d ; three quarterbred ewe, 4at 4£d. SS, first half bred ewe, with 8 rams, 6 merino, and 2 black, 4at 7£d ; first three-quarterbred ewe, 2ab 6|d ; fiist pieces, 1 at 6d ; halfbred, matted and second pieces, 1 at 4£d ; looks, 1 at 2^d. V 7 over — , pieces, lat 2Jd ; cross bred {ewe, 11 ab 5£4. VR conjoined, fitsb crosß, 4 ab 6|d ; bellies and pieoes, 1 at 3£d ; lockd, lab lid. 7L. halfbred ewe, Bat 4^l. Sin square, halfbred. 3at 4£d. All, cross bred ewe and hoggeb, 2ab sd. GE over W, crossbred hoggeb 2, crossbred ewe 1, 3 at 4d, passed ; halfbred ewe, 2 ab 4|d ; bellies wibh 4 rams fleeces, 1 at 3Jd. Croeß over VV, crossbred ewe, 1 at s|d. CR reversed, mixed crossbred ewe, with 6 rams and 3 black fleeces, 1 at 4^d ; halfbred ewe 2, half bred hoggeb 2, 4 at s|d ; crossbred ewe 2, crossbred hogget 2, 4ab sd. Trident, half bred ewe A, 5 at 4d, passed ; halfbred ewe aa, 4 at 4|d, passed ; halfbred ewe b, 1 ab 4d, passed ; mixed, 1 at 4|d ; merino, 2 at 3|d ; halfbred pieceß, 2 at 4£d ; bellies, 1 at 3|d ; looks, lat Id. A over P, crossbred, with 4 rams' fleeces, 2at sd, passed ; G over G, crossbred and rams, 1 ab s|d ; croisbred ewe, 4ab s}l ; crossbred ewe, 26 at6d. Scoured — DC, first comb merino, 6 at 14£1 ; second comb merino, 5 at 14£ d ; first pieceß merino, 9 at 13jd ; stained pieces, 1 ab ll£d ; locks, lab 10£ d. 6Y, crossbred, 5 at s£d. RC over — , crossbred hoggeb, 7 ab sd. £7, bellies and pieces, 1 at 2|d ; halfbred ewe 5, halfbred hoggeb 1, 6ats|l. RT, halfbred ewe, 6 ab 6|l ; pieces and locks, 1 at 3^l. £5, bellies and pieces, lac 3|d ; halfbred hogget, 4ab s|d ; crossbred ewe, 5 at sd. WT, halfbred ewe, 5 at 4^i ; three-quarter bred ewe, 2 at 3|d ; bellies and pieces, 1 at 3^d . HG over — , halfbred ewe and hoggeb, lab 6d. LX, merino ewe, 2ab 6^d ; halt bred hogget, 4at s^l ; halfbred ewe, with 12 rams' fleecep, 6at s|d. — over 18, firet 1 1 cross ewe 2 first cross hogget 4, 6at sd. JB 1 over — , second cross ewe 2, second cross hogget 2, 4at4| 1. — over 3X, first cross ewe, 3abs£ 1. 90, first cross ewe, with 30 merino fleeces, 4at s|d ; first and second cross hoggeb, 2ab 4^d. M5, first ceoss, 4ab s|l, passed. MX, crossbred ewe, lab 4£d. — • between 6 and C, crossbred ewe 5, cross bred hoggeb 1, 6at 4£d, paaacd. C over >*, first cross ewe, 4ats^ i. — over PL, halfbred ewe, pare crossbred hogget, 3at 61. 23 over — , halfbred hogget, 3 t»t SH. 25, halfbred hogget, 1 bale part crossbrtJ, 2at4fd7 ' J6, crossbred, 3 at s^d ; locks and pieces, with 5 black and 13 rams' fleeces, 1 at 2^, passed. HO, crossbred hogget, lat 3jf 1. iJK., cross bred ewe, with 4 rams' fleeces, 2 ab 4J<l, passed j crossbred hogget, 2 at 4|d, passed. JW conjoined S, crossbred, 1 &t sd; dead wool, pieoes and locks, with 24 crossbred fleeces, 1 at 2| 1, Cross over C, crossbred, 1 at 3|d. IR, crossbred ewe, 10 ab 5f d ; bellies, lat 3£d j pieces, lat l|d, Sf over — , crossbred hogget, 2ab 4£d. FZ, balf bred ewe, 2 at 4|d. S over — , halfbred ewp, 1 at 6d ; longwool, 1 ab s£d ; crossbred ewe, 3 at 6d ; fine crossbred ewe, 5 at 6|d . DP, ha f bred ewe, with few fleeces merino, sab 6d. Awarima, coited crossbred, 1 at 4£d ; pieces aad locks, lat 2|d ; bellies and pieces, 1 at 2|d ; crossbred, 9 ab sd, passed; merino, 6at 6|d. Higham, first crossbred ewe, 14 at s£d ; crossbred wether, 6 at s£d; second crossbred ewe and wether, 5 at 4£d ; first pieces 1, belly pieces 1, 2 ab 4jd ; pieces and locks, lat 2£d. H over U, balf bred ewe, 4 at s^d ; crossbred hogget, 11 at 4,|d ; crossbsed ewe, 2 at 4|d ; bellies 1, pieces 1, 2at 3^d. Q over 3', halfbred ewe, 7 at 6|d ; crossbred ewe, 5 at s£d ; orossbred and rams, 2ab 4£d, passed. GV over — , crossbred hogget, 2 at 4id. *- over S5, croEsbred, lab 4^d. 1)5, crossbred hogget, lat sd. MB, halfbred hoggeb, 8 at 4Jd ; pieces and looks, lat 2£d. 7£L, locks and pieces, lat 2d. Ll2, bellies, with 12 merino and 7 crossbred fleeces, 1 at 4-Jd ; halfbred hogget, 2 ab 6^d ; crossbred hogget, 2 at s^d; crossbred ewe, 3at 6d OK over — , merino, 3ab 6^d. — over s®p halfbroi} ewe, X bale i)art hbgget, 3 at s|d 3 halfbred hogget, 2 at s|d ; bellies and pieces, with 7 halfbred fleeces, 1 at 2£d, passed. — over 20, crossbred, ewe, Bat 4d. S over J, halfbred ewe, 5 at 7d. TU, Shropshire ewe, sat 4Jd ; Shrop shire hoggeb, 3 at 5d ; bellies and pieces, 1 at 3|d. TB coDJoined, halfbred ewe, 4at 6Jd, passed ; halfbred hoggefc, % at 5| 1, passed : halfbred ewe, I ab s^d j pieces,' 1 ab 3fd? passed. 7EL, Halfbred ewe, 5 ab 6^d ; halfbred, 3 at s&d 1 halfbred hoggeb, 3 at 4|d ; halfbred and bellies and looks, 1 ab 3d. ' C Greiye, second pieces, looks an 4 dead, 1 at 2d : bellies and first pieces, 1 ab 4? 1 ; halfbredf hoggeb, 8 ab 7d. WF over—, orossbred, 3 ab 6?d 5 pieces' and deadwool. 1 at 3sd. G over T, halfbred ewe, 2ab 4|d, passed. W over L, halfbred ewe, 5 ab sd. — over HR conjoined, halfbred fleece, first mfi ppqond pieces apd, bejljes, J at 4^l. passecl.'* Triangle cer 8, fellies, with 16 ffoeoes, 3 ab 4}d ; first pieqes, 1 at 3|d ; locks and pieceß, I ab2d, passed. KD, cross bred, 4at s^d, passed. 82, halfbred ewe, with 16 groasbred f|eeoeß m 1 bale, 11 ab Bjsd, passed j croasbred hoggeb, 7 ab 4|d, passed ; bellies, 1 at 3d ; pieoes and raqißJ 1 »b 2^d,' passed ; R3, merino ewe, 3 at 7^d ; halfbred hoggefc 2, halfbred ewe 1, 3 at 6£d. -^ ovptV^, halfbred ewe, 9 at s|d, pssaecj. — : over PB, halfbred ewe, 12 tfterinQ and. $ ram fleeces, lab 4.d. Pyramid, merino

is wo, J. at 6|d ; halfbred hogget, 2 at s^d. RI ove* nieriao ewe, §at s£d j h^lf, tred, with 3 rams, lab 4cL C between — , halfbred ewe, with 10 merino, 6 at 51d; crossbred ewe, 1 at 4jd ; bellies, 1 at 3|d ; locks and pieoes, 1 at 2^d ; rama, 1 at 4^d. KB, halfbred, 2 ab s^d ; crossbred, 2 at 4|d. Ht-B, merino, 2 at 6^d ; crossbred hogget, 1' at 5:1- G over G, crossbred, with 561 ba ol blaolc wool,! at 4£d\ M6, croaabred, with 15 merino fleeoes, 1 ab 4id ; bellies, locks and rams, I'at2|d. WHD conjoined, crossbred and broken ■' fleeces, with & little dead wool, lat s£d ; pieces, 1 at 2d. DV, bellies, witn 13 rams and 3 black, 1 at 3|cJ, passed ; pieces and looks, 1' at 3id. WTW, merino, 2&6 6^d. O over Q, hllfbred ewe, with 12 croßsbred 'fleeces, 2 at 6|d ; merino ewe, 2 at 6|d. bver 6P, first' cross ewe, witl} \0 merino fleeces, 2at 4-^d. — over 20, pieoea Wd lQoks, I atJIM. OS, merino and crossbred, lat 4|d. .V, L,eic63ter ewe, 1 at 4|d- 85, merino, 1 at 4|d. AY, metino, lat 4d ; halfbred, 1 at s^l, JS conjoined S, halfbred hogget, 1 at 6|d. 85, crossbred, with 6 merino fleeces, 1 at sd. 00 cod joined, crossbred hogget, 1 at s£d ; orosßbrpd lyeiher and lat 3£d. AH, j Shropgbire «we, i' at . 6 : Ad. ' "HA, fi|bropßh»E§ , ewe, 1 at 84 - I

MESSRS FRIEDLANDER BJIOS., LTD. JD over — , halfbred hogget, 6 balea at l^d. 3Ni merino' and one" crossbred fleece, \at i{d. L5, merino. 1 ab' s|d ; halfbred >we, with 12 merino fleeces, 4' ab s£d. — iver Y6, orossbred hogget, 3 at 4^d, passed. ?N, merino, lat 6Jd j orotabred hogget, 3

"t 4£d, passed. SL over — , orosabred ewe, 2 at 6J\ — over 9, crossbred ewe, 2 i»t 4Jd, p^fßod. BK, crossbred ewe, with 3 Leicester and 2 Shropshire rams, 4 at 4£<l. 4H, cor. j lined, bellies and pieces, 1 at 4d ; halfhk-ed ewe, 3 at 5d ; crossbred hogget, 8 dt 4£d, passed. D over J , crossbred ewe, 2 at 4£d ; halfbred ewe, 2 at 4£d ; halfbred ewe, 2 ram, 2 black, 1 merino on top, 1 ladge at 3£ 1, passed. W over cross, threequarter bred e-ve, 1 at 4£d ; halfbred owe, 1 at 5£ 1 ; 15 mixed half and threequarter-bred fl-e.ic-e, 1 fadge at 4Jd, parsed j merino ewe, 5 at 6d. C9j fir t cross hogger, 7 at SJI. 20. crossbred hogget, 2 at 4£d ; crossbred ewe, 2 ft djd. JJ conjoined , halfbred hogget, 2 at s£d, JJ conjoined twice, threeqaarter-bred hogget, sat 4fd passed. — under 82, fiiat cress hogget, sat4| 1, passed. Oak Flat ov MB, mixed, 1 at 4£J ; Leicester coited, 1 at 4^-t, passed ; Leicester ewe, sat 4JU RE, crossbred hoggeb, 1 fadge at 4£ 1 j crossbred ewe, lat 4£d CR, crossbred wethers and hogget, 5 at4Jd. WS, Lincoln crosp, 1 at 4£.1, passed ; three quarter-bred Lincoln ewe, lat 4£d, paEaed. «-» over HP coDJoined, crosß> red ewe, 2at 4Jd, 83, halfbred ewe, sat 5Jd. KY, hoeget. 4at 4£d • halfhred j ewe, Bat 4id. HL, croi&bred hogget, 9 at 4£d, passed. 37, crossbred, 3 at 4f J, 17, bellie?, 2at 3|d. AX coi-joined, crossbred, 4 at 5Jd. 82, mixed, 1 at 4£d • half bred ewe, sat 4|d. 25, 40 Shropshire ewe, 24 cross, bred hoggets, 1 at 5d ; 22 halfbred, and 30 Shropshire hoggets, 1 ab 4|d ; crossbred ewe, 1 at 4d, passed ; halfbred ewe. 2 at 5d ; half bred Leicester hogget, 2at s£d. ID, cross bred ewe and wether, 2 at sd. C 2, cross bred ewe, 4at s£d. 15), crossbred ewe, 3 at 5d ; crossbred hogget, 8 afe-Sd ; crossbred ewe and hogget, lat 4£d. 81lb~rB-~&4eces and crossbred pieces, 1 at 3£d ; crossbred pieces, 1 at 4£d ; crossbred hogget, 5 at 4£d ; halfbred pieces, 2 at 4£d ; halfbred ewe, 5 at s±d. W2, second cross wether, 2 at 4Jd, passed. Tfi, first locks and pieces, 1 fadge at 2£d ; halfbred hogget and 14 halfbred ewe, lat s£d ; halibred hogget, 3at s£d ; cross bred, with 3 black on top, lat 4|l ; halfbred ewe, 4 at s£d ; crosbbred and halfbred ewe and wether, 2at 4£d, passed. H7, second and crossbred ewe, lat 4£d. WR, halfbred ewe, 2at 4sd. HW conjoined, locks, 1 at 2£d ; halfbred ewe and hogget, lat 4£d, passed -, threeqaarter-bred ewf, 1 at 4Jd ; jaerino, 2 at sid ; balfbred ewe, 3 at 4^-J ; threequarter-bred wether, 1 atAd ; crossbred hogget, 9 at 4£d ; threequarter-bred hogget, with 26 threequarter-bred hogget and rest threeqaarter-bred ewe, 7at 4£d, passed. R, halfbred hogget, 9 at 6£d. Cross m diamond, threequarter-bred ewe, 4 at 4sd ; halibred ewe, 5 at 4|d ; crossbred hogget, 2 at 4|d, passed. ~ over GO, halfbred ewe, 3at4d ; I'jDgwool, lat 3|d. — under FG, second cross hogget, 2at 4£d. Star mO, crossbred ewe, 8 at 5i 1 ; Lincoln cross hoeget, 6 atSd ; crossbred ewe and hogget, 1 at 4£d, passed ; bellies and pieces, 1 at 2d ; locks, 1 at 2£d. — over 2V, merino, 1 at s|d ; crossbred ewe, lat 4d. passed. — over ZA, crossbred, lat 4£d. ED, crossbred ewe, 10 at sd. M7, crossbred ewe, 7 at 4£<l j crossbred taogget, 4 at 4£i. WP, second cross hogget, 3at 4£d, passed ; first croßs hogget, 3at sd ; first cross ewe, 5 at s£d ; first) cross ewe, 3at s£d. WP, merino, 2at7d ; rams, lat 4d. DW, half bred ewe, 7at 4|d ; crossbred wether, 2 at 4|d ; 25 halfbred English and 10 Lincoln rams, lat 4£d. ZR, fiSt cross ewe, 6 at 5f d ; crossbred ewe, 3 at4£d, passed ; merino. 3 at s|d | first cross hogget, 13 at 4|d t passed ; crossbred hoggefc, 11 at 4d ; bellies, 2 at 3f i ; pieceß, 2 at 2£d ; Lincoln, 1 at 3^d, p»ssed. C 3 over — , crossbred ewe, with 1 fadge, 10 at 4£d. M4, halfbred ewe, with 1 ram's fleece, 1 at 4|d ; 71, halfbred, 6 at 4d ; — over Ms, merino, 4 at6£d ; crossbred ewe, 1 at 4d, passed ; crowbred hogget and 8 Lincoln rams, 1 at 4£d ; « over D, merino, with 20 crossbred fleeces, 2 at 6£d ; crossbred ■hogget, 3at 4d. WP, bellies and pieces, 2 at 3£d. over TH, first crossbred ewe, 2 at 4id, passed j . crossbred hogget, with 14 merino fleeces, 10 at 4£d, passed. E over EE, croeebred hoggeb, 14 at 4|i, pasßed ; halfbred ewe, 4 at 4£d, passed ; bellies, 1 at 3|d ; pieces, 1 at 3d. over V, crossbred ewe, 3at 4£d ; crossbred ewe, 1 at 4d, passed j crossbred ewe, 3 at 4£d ; halfbred ewe, 2 ab 5£ i ; balfbred ewe, 5 at 6£d ; bellies and pieceß, 3 at 4£d ; 14 ram and crossbred ewe, 1 at 4d j dead wool, 1 at 3^d. — over AA conjoined, crossbred hogget, with 1 crossbred ewe, 2at s£d ; crossbred ewe, 1 at 6^d ; crossbred bellies, 1 at 3Jd. Cross before G, crossbred wether, 3 at 4£d ; half bred wether, 9 at 4£d ; halfbred wether, 3 at 4£d ; halfbred ewe, 2 at 5Jd ; crossbred hogget, 3 at 4id ; croeebred ewe, 3 at 4|d j bellies and pieces, 2 at 4Ji ; halfbred ewe, 7 at 6Jd } halfbred hogget, 2at s±d ; 10 ramß, b'.ies, and coarse wool, 3at 3d. PE, cross bred hogget, 2 at 4Jd. — over 42, crossbred hogget, 2at 4£d. CR, halfbred, 5 at 6£i ; crossbred, 10 at 51, passed ; bellies, 1 at 4d ; crossbred, 1 at 2£d. WL conjoined, first crossbred hoggeb, 3 ab 4|d ; first crossbred ewe, 5 at s^d ; Becond crossbred ewe, 4 ab 4^d ; mixed wool, lat 3£d ; p eces, lat 3Jd. KD, second crossbred hogget, 24 ab 4|d ; crossbred ewe, 1 at 4£d ; long wool ewe and hogget, 1 ab 3£d ; pieces, 1 at l£d. DO, halfbred hogget, 6 at 4£d ; locks and pieces, lat 2£d. Shield, bar through, crossbred ewe, lat 4JI ; locks, 3at l^d. R, halfbred locks, 1 at 2d ; halfbred pieces, 1 at 2^d. RF over — , crossbred ewe, 3 at 3|d, passed' DL conjoined, crossbred ewe, 3 at *«, pafißed". AN conjoined, orossbred ewe, 2 at 4ad, passed. c-iG conjoined, crossbred, lat 6d. M7, lo&gwoo 1 , lat 3|d, passed ; crossbred bellies, 1 at 3£d ; crossbred pieces, 1 at 3d. 9 over X, Shropshire, with 5 crossbred and 30 merino fleeces, 2at s£d, passed. WD, crossbred, lat 4d. — over 71, crossbred, } at 3d. W/fJ, second cross wether, lat 3|d. CS over ~, pieces, 1 at l^d. Scoured. — over qT, crossbred, with $ merino, 2; at s|d. Hin J, threeqaarter-bred, 2 at JU, first cross ewe. 4at 6d ; first cross, hogget, lab s£d. 6Z, halfbred ewe, 3 at s|d ; threequarter-bred ewe, 4, at sd.

CRICKET.

CANTERBURY V. QTAQQ,

In the play &% the Carisbro.ojc ground yeiterday, Otago made 237 runs m their firßfe innings, and when time was called Canter bury had made 32 runs for the loss of two wickets. To-day the match waa resumed, when Canterbury at two o'clock were all oub {or 12^.

The return cup match botween RakaU and Waterton was played on Wednesday m the Ashburton Domain, and resulted m a win (or 3akaja by an innings and lg ri^ns. The scores were— Rakaia 7s, Waterton 33 and 28. For Rakaia, Lambie, 15, McKee 15, McDonald 12, and Harvey 10 ; and for Waterton, J. McLauchlan 12 and 8, McKen^ie 6 and 1, G. W. Smith 3 and 1, batted best. For Rakaia, P, Harvey, MpDonald and L-inibie, anfl for Waterton G. W. Smith, J. 5, Smith, and W. Tirams, bowled heat,

Neva in Brief.

. Rev. T. A. William*, of Sy den ham, will ! officiate at the Tabernacle to-morrow, ; Mr Andrew Orr announces a great show of • Millinery, etc., Newest Dress Materials, and • Boots, for summer wear, juat to hand m » almost endless variety. , Attention » drawn to Messrs T. H. Undrill , and Co. 'B change of advertisement, announc , ] iirg new good? for the Christmas trade, <and ) all should read it', aa it' 1 has good ndwa'-fo? , those oa the look out for Christmas prdeeuttf, , etq. - ' ••:■»' -- The Asbfjurton pablio may not get an. opportunity again of seeing Pepper's lantern illusion', Lecanse the cost to produce it is very high ; bub those who wish to see it knfy other beautiful pictures should not miss the, (|hance to-night at tne Qrange Ha|l. : ' A special oi evangelistic aer^ieeg will be held m connection with the Primitive Methodist Chucch to-morrow xr.Qtn.iag and evening m the ohurcb, and m the Afternoon ab the Domain. At the latter service Sankeyja i hymns will be used. Reader Rev. Q. Q

I Kbatino's Powder deatroya|Jugß, JJleaa Mothß, Beetles, and all other iniedta, whilajb ' qViito harmless to domestic animals, ijfo exterminating Beetles' the success of this powder ia extra6rdinary. It ia perfeatlVolekn In application. ' Sbe]bbe i article l you'pnr6iiu6 is keatin.g's, as imitations are ndjcious ans ineffectual. Sold m tins, 6d, Is, and Bssd. eao , by all ohemJuU, -

IHB &*H#!jk'K)N GUARDIAN : SaIUHpaY. DECEMBER 17, 1898



| Fried la naer Bros., Limited. WOOL SEASON, 1898 99. I — — OUR NICXT SALE will take ploce at Timaru on FKIDAY, DECEMBEB 30 1898, And Cutakgues for this Sale close on TUEbDAY, 27th JnstJ Clients are requested to deliver their Clips either at our Aehburton Storea prior to that date, or to consign the Wool to MILL A CO.'S siding, Timaru, where ib will have our moat careful and personal attention. Advices of consignments will be received ftfc our ABhburton offioe. FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. WE HAVE FOR SALE A FEW SECOND HAND BRANTFORD REAPERS AND BINDERS IN GOOD REPAIR. Apply to FRIEDLANDER Brob. Ltd., TXT E ARE LANDING, ex Waimate and Tokomaru, KAINIT, The most celebrated German Potash Manure. Also, STANDARD PHOSPHATE, Containing 44 per cent of Bone Phosphate of Lime. These Manures are unequalled for Turnip, Rape, and Grain Crops* Low quotations on application. FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. i ' YTTE are favored Vith Instructions from A. BUTrERIOK, E^Q., TO SELL BY PRIVATE TJREATY/, HIS COMPACT LITrLE FARM OF 238 Acres NEAR WILLOWBY FRIEDLANDER}BROB.,aL!TD. psrauracaq CSS '& no****"*" Qj ImM •* I rH © !• ° gD pSj ¥**?& ftjpn'jMriiig our Pnre' Teas. »nd Cheapest. Absolitf«^r p]bre. ' Copied b^.t never eq,u4lle^ WONDERFUL guaranteed ITioer and Mt&ttr Talnf <*H» any *t 4d p«r lb. more money, Coi^oftw wr 91- Tea with any at a/4, and our a/* with mnjr »t 3/- per lb. TEAS CHURCH SERFICKS. ] ST. STEPHEN'S cTIFu RO B f \ ABhburton, r SUNDAY BERVlCE3— Daeember 18. t t 11 am — Morning Prayer and Holy Com- 1 muuion 2 15— Distribution of Sunday School « Prizes, m St Stephen's Schoolroom, g 2-15 pm. Parents and Friends invited j to attend a 3 pm — Dromor*, Mr T Gates t 6i30 pm— Evening Prayer jj REV H A U&MIWQX *



F. FERBIMAM. FOB SALE. HAVELOOK STREET. r pOWN Sec ion 467. upon which ia- X. erected a comfortable houso of seven roome. Easy terras can be arranged. f. ferriman: pur sale. COX STREET. AC< m ? ortHblo House of fivf; rooms situated on Town Secti n 776. The owner having Uft the district will accept a low price. Farther particulars on application. F, FERRIMAN. IHA.VE a special suti of £lO 000 to invest on a sound freehold security either m one or two sums at 4£ per cent. FOll SALE. 7 Acres at Eketahuna, Nrth Island, Olos3 to Railway Station. TO those deslr ng a chango of Climate this affords an opportunity seldom offered of obtaining a section whereon to build a comfortable residence within, » convenient distance of a Kailway Station. Fnll particulars on application. F. FERRIMAN. TO LET. A Shop m Tanored Street. I Have a good shop to let In T*»rcred Street, within a chain of East Street. F. FERRIMAN, TO LET— WAKANUI ROAD. 4 ACRES of good land with a well stocked orchard and a capital dwell- ing hooae. To a gor d tenant a moderate rent will be accepted. F. FERRIMAN. F OX fcALE. Alford Forest Road. LOT 3 containing £ of an acre nearly opposite 1 he Factory entrance gate. FalJJpartlcnlars on application. F. FBRPIMLAN. FOR SALE. 500 ACRES SHfcEP FEED. I HAVE for Sale about 500 acres of good Sheep Feed, within about 10 miles of Ashburton. The property, is well fenced and watered, and ia capital country for fattening hmbs. App'y F. FERRIMAN. FOtt SaLE, AT HAMPSTEAD, A BRICK HOU of five rooms and la'ge Iron Building, together with li acre of rich land, now sown m Oai> and root crop. Ihe properly has a gooci frontage, is close to the public school, and pretents an opp>r« unity of securing a comfortable homo on favorable terms, App'y to F. FERhIMAN or T. G. HIGH P. GUANO- (Extract from Government Analysis by Mr William Skey.) \ VERY fine grained article and of good qualit y, containing 46 por cent of Tricalcic of Phosphate. F FEttRIMAN THE Ashburton Drug Co. fUDIITEP) HAVE just unpacked, direct from the English Manufacturer, ft new stock of all the Drugs used m compounding physicians' prescriptions, specially made m conformity with the new British Pharmacopcea, 1898. Tlie Im* of dispensing medical pre- p o rt.n ** t Rcriptions is the special and Work cooatantcare of the manager (J. M. C^NtpßpagJ, who has been engaged m this "iuty for §6 years, as well ha having had the benefit of aa Idigfllsli training and experience, and holding an English certificate. To those who unfortunately have to take medicine, especially m cases 'o( Berio«N It is of the ufcmoßb import- XI In ess. ance that the drugs should be new and freshly im- ported ; that the medicine should be accurately and skilfully prepared ; and that exactly what the Physician orders should be used, and nothing e!ee pubititufced m iti place, *Xlie Price should never be the first and only consideration- Drugs can be bought at all prices. We prefer to import all our Drugs from a firm W? .can rely on, though we .could buy many of them cheaper m the *3#lony Bub we charge noino^e t,>»n \a usual m most of the large/ towns, .and generally a little less, A.T ALL An urgent «ali for gaedicine TXJWCEJS is responded to ftlb once, whether during business 1 houra or tf, night, Sundaya or holidays. iSigfoto Dis- ' pensary — opposite D.r Maude's, and next to Dr JSfWjtpr'B residence. J. M. Cambridge.' MANAGER. n 135 ASHBURTON PUBLISHING COMPANY, Limited. IN LIQUIDATION. IT IS RHQUESTHD THAT ALL , ACCOUNTS DUE to the above ( Company, and which are now being j rendered, be paid at the Mail Office before JANUARY 14, after which date proceed- ings will be taken to recover those out- standing, as the btißiness of the Proprietary prior to April 1, 1898, must be wound up. Note — These Accounts do not include anything that may be due to the present management as from the above date. FOR Sale, Cheap— A lot Men't Bluohers only As Ud'~M.^Loß ( 8 Zealandia Boob 8tor«, ' i



» The Secret of Smooth Running. The 1898 WavbBLEV Bioycle runs with Noiseless, Frictionless Smoothness. Each Link of the Chain Slides Into place on the Sprocket Teeth as silently, & gently as if friction were a thing unknown. It has taken marvellous machinery to produce this resnlb m Sprocket Cutting, and years of s'udy. Bat it is only one point that marks the Superiority of WAYERLEY BICYCLES. The Beautifully Printed and illustrated WAYEBLEY Catalogue for 1898 has tnuoh that will interest yon, whether you area rider or not. Free. The Catalogue tells also of the new automatic mr-hub Brake, with which Wayerley Bicycles are equipped for 10s extra. Your safety requires this brake. On Waveblkys only. :o: «— JOHN ORR & CO., SOLE AGUNTS.



WAVERLEY TO THE FRONT. A BUBURTON AMATEUR CYCLING & ATHLETIC CLUB'S ROAD RACE. C. WILLIS (-cratch) FIRST H. SARGISSON SECOND BOTH MOUNTED ON THE WELL-KNOWN WAVERLEY. The Proper Way to Construct BICYCLE BEARINGS. \ YEAR'S USE upon many Thousand Waverlev Bicycles, and elaborate testa upon our Friotion-Meaßuring Devices, have demonstrated that the Wavbbley method la the only by which absolutely true Bicycle Bearings can be obtained. THE CONES SLIDE IN - WAVERLEY BICYCLES - Instead of Threading the Coneß or Cops, for adjustment, m the usual way, the Conea and Gups m WAVERLEY Bicycleß remain always m the preoise relative position m which they were ground, the Coneß, for adjustment, sliding to or from the Cups. For 1898 we have dovwed universal Cones, fitting either side of the front or rear wheel, and having a double face with two Ball raceß. They can be put on the machine m eight different places or ways, thus making it impossible to assemble the hearings incorrectly. And the Bearings are Absolutely Dust Proof FORK CROWN SAFETY. FOR MEtf|AND WOMEN. fTIHIiJ Hollow-aroh drop-forgfld Fork TTTE Oir;r this year but One Model of X frown «f the Wathiley is a VV Bicycle, but that the finest our triumph of mechanical skill— the strongest skill and resources can produce. We yet devised. rlon't make tandems. We don t mate juveniles. WAVEBLEY BICYCLES. WAVERLEY BICYCLES- SIMPLICITY. SURPA SFISG ALL OTHERS 1 OAO WAVERLEYS are Marvels TTTE this Year make but One Model, lOvU of Mechanical Construction VV and crowd into that all possible and skill, yet ao simple any child can quality and beauty. There ia no Bicyole understand and care for them. to compare with the WAVEBLEY BICYCLES- WAVEBLEY BICYCLES-