EPHEMERIS

SUN.

Phasee oJ Moon lot April

Mall Notices

Malls olono for the following places as under, snbjeot! to the neceasary alterations — WEDNESDAY, April 23 For Northern Ports and Wertporfc, aleo Samoa, Hawaii, Philippines, Japan, United States, Canada, Uoited Kingdom, (due London May 24:n), and Continent of Europe, psr Z alandii, at & 30;,p tn. Money orders 2.30 pm, registered articles and parceh ftr the United States ab 5 p tn

MINING

Donbdin April 23 Today's sales :— Golden Elver 7« j Halfway Hoasa 14s 31 - 143 3J, 14s 31, 14. 6d, 14b 6d ; Meg and Annie 17s, 17s 17s, 17s ; Olrig 20.*

MARRIAGE.

Parkin—Johnson I.—On the lfith April, 1903, at 8u Stephen's Church, Aehbnrto.i, by tha Rev R A Woodthorpo, assisted by the Rev T A" Meyers, Frnest, youngest bod of tha late George Parkin, to Maud Mary, second daughter of Frederick Johnson, both of Aahbarton.

Asgburton Guardian MAGNA EST VERITAS ET PRÆVALEBIT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1902. Local and General.

Ft GEORaa's DAY.-~Tod*y, being Ss George's D*y, the Banks ia Ashbunoj were closed. Magisterial. —At the Polioe Cmrb this morning, before Mr R. Alcorn, J.P., JoHeph FlemiDg, charged with baisg drauk in East street yesterda}', w»s convicted and dis* charged, and ordered to pay 2? cab \ ica. Funeral—-The funeral of the late Mr Samuel Burnard, which lock plaoo (his afternoon, was very largely ab'endecf, amongst those present being friends from Chrisiohuroh, Lyttelton, Gara'd ne Itakai*, Dunedin, and elsewhere. A great many leiutifui weatba had lean placed on tho 13'ffi'i, The 3'rvics ad fcho grave was con duced by the Rev T A Meyers* ■ Farmers' Union Sobsoriptiost. —-The queatiio of the amount of subscription pild by mpmbera of tha Farmers' Union was brought up ab the meeling hold & h. Sheffield on Mor.d.iy, aod Mr Leadley said be oon: *idered that farmers should p'*y at least 101 per annum, as funda were required to properly c^rry on the work of uhe rr^anka) tion, Thoro were varinua ways in whioh tha moQpy or»uld be spent, fur the b9nefiD of the farming community. This matter would be brought} up at the G noral Ooufarenof, and so fir as he know only one branch w»b agiinst raising the aubscripion.

; The TaaTj. — A recent writer, dealing vfiih the lctnfUßgs question in South Africa, ei [<3 £ _'f That the Taal, as we have ome to taM 15, ia a nHiaance fcteere, is the very intclli uible opinion of tho ontira Angi'-S-.-y^n Pariiamenb, It is muoh more of a imisansa than Frenoh hai ever been in Oa'jadl, b?* ciUBo ib is a thoroughly norchltsa language,' devoid of litortttur-, which no Eug'ishraau would evor think of learning exo p*! under compu'slon. From thesa fao'S the uifarenaa is dr*wn by a gnod m»ny controversialists that it should be excluded from Parliament, Uv* conns, and school?, ai d co helped o.i lo extluotlon." an t XPEKIMBMIN Sociology—A Press Associ'ition te'egram from Wellington efcates thab the Government has decided to establish a village at Cbrln'h, on the Wanganui River, where educated young Maoris of both sexes will live in European style and receive technical instruction. Married Maoris who have passed through the schools will be invited to reside in the village, and the students will live with them. The Government wt 1 provide free instruction, and students will bo required to keep thtjxnelvas, bat they will be allowed to grow fruit and other prodoea for ;h,pir o-Vn profit in their leisure time. The village will be managed by a council of adult Maori residents nnder rules to be drawn up by the Government. If tha scheme is a success similar villages will be established in other parts of the colony.

A Diabolic^ Action.—A hfartless case of poisoning a husband was reported last month from Kernes, Franca. A farmer married a girl as;od -21 nearly thrao month? go, and took her bo his h^ma at Mozeralfy Although ho was only £Q years of ftge, ha had Buccsdeii, by dint) of hard work, in placing hiarvlf in coniforUb'o circumstances. His brido casilly imluced him to make a will in hrr favour, arid, this (secured, Ehe caßv> about for an e*py mnans of gatiiog rid of .him, and evoa'mliy poisoned htm by giving him »n infusion of hemlock Suspl ciim waa aroused hy his untimely dea!h, and a ehort i; qiiry revealed the woman's crime, which ahe nas now oonfi'H'ed, 15 seems that, a'tho-i^h she cor.f}?rji:o<i to marry i. ho man, uhe irloliscrl sno:.h':r yoiaift man at p--ose.-.t sew in;.; in the army, and conceived the crime with ("be object of buying him out and living with him on her murdered husband's money.

SH4KBSPEBI5 -Today, April 23rd, la the ' anntvereary «i William Shakeepere's birth, Wbathrk Forbcastj— Oiptalß Edwin wires: — Moderato windafrom between southwest and south and southwest; glass rise, weather coider. The Pacific Cabm—Tho traffic from New j Zealand on bha P*3ifio cable, iot-orooloaial : and international, oommenoad to day. Coujrsing—A meeting cf the Committee ! of tha Ashbarton Ooursißj? Qlab waa held last evening at Da^ane's Hotel, when a good deal of business, in connection with i the meeting to be held oa Bth and 9ih | May, on the Ashborton raoeeoarse, was i transacted, including the appointment of offiMale.

Poultry Society; — The adjiurned annnal meeting of the Ashburton Foalfcry Society will bo held in the < ffioa of the Seoretary, Mr J B Christian, tomorrow evening, at 8 o'clock, when it la hoped there will be a good attendance of all interested. A Commendable Step—A Danedin tfilegram states that Mr Mallard, one of j the Justices wh ;:«) constant appearance i on the B^nclt whun the recent gambling cases were oa wan referred to in the Press as a public swicKl hm baen called oa by ' the Justice Department t) tender his resignation Tiiis will meet with general approv.aj throughout the coloay. Our Boys a-nd Their FRiEKDB~-An Ash burbon rtsldenb sfcatet that) although r.e and his wifii went to LyttoUon on Saturd&y to see thsir son off, they could nob find him

owing to the crushi A corrappondenbof the Lytielten ■ Times Bays the polico roughly hustled the paopie (inalailiift; relatives of bha troopers)awivy from ohehir? i adea and another says a number of suburban M's.H.R. and obberi*, with no sons going to the front were freely admitted, while relates were nor. These statements do not r>fleot) credit on those concerned in the arrangements* Open Air foe Consumption, The report of the M*B3achuae*.ts State S*natoritm, where the opon-air itdatment is used forcon* sainption, shows that ib was effioaoioua in 67 per oent. of the caaoa treated in ISQI, There W4S only one death among 399 patients in the year, The average »ge of the patients was twenty eight.

Belief in Mb Seddon—The wrier of a letter, which appeois ia a Obristchuroh contemporary, says th^t the people of M'&rlborongh recently asked him to aendl rain. Mr Socle on, with charaotfirUtio caution, while nob diao'aimiog the power to aot in the required direction, merely promised " to do what ba could," The Fkozbn Meat Teade —Speaking at Sheffield on Monday, Mr G- W Leacdey .said be'had been in".communication with the President) of the Wellington Pro vincial Council of the Farmers' Union regarding the question of placing the frc zan meat trade on a more satisfactory footing, and ifc had been arraogad that representatives of the various frozen meat companies in the colony should be invited to meet the General Conference of the -New Zealand Farmers' Union to ba held in Wellington In Jane next. The question would be discussed, and it would be seen if some better scheme could not be devised for disposing of their fr- z ;n meat at H< me, and thus securing bettor prices for the producer. '

A Display in LAMPS—The finest disp'ay of Oyclinsf Lamps In Aghbarton is at Rleasrs Oates, Low*y, and C./&, Burncfci Street, This firm have now opened up their new stock of Lamps, Oils, Carhide, etc. which will ba sold at; exactly fcha same prices as their Christcharch hoass. Any of our readers n quiring i lamp of auJ doscriptlon should pay Meeors Fterchor Bros' establishment a, vhit, as thoy have just oponed up an frnmense ahijmenb of lamps of all kinds, which th'-y have marked a*iih i lowest payable pi ions. Their window display will s;ivo you an idea cf the large stock they Oirry The Latbst Oonsiqnmest —I have ju<t .landed, a. shipment of Rudge-Whifcworih

bioy.clcii, al«o all cyolo requirements for the winter, including the If fc-ssti styles os gas, oil find oißclis lamp*; a'ao Blucmel's and Hallshono m'.iflen^rdg. In peoiion inviWl — '■■*. D. Johnston, Burnett street-, As':. biutom

Look ai This —You can got a dcz in p!eoPB of tnuMc, nongi, m;iroh<39, etc, for tho ptiao of ons piece ; from 3' a or>ry ; accord eons from 7' 6d, autoharpi from 5 , violin c^n and bnw 35J, mind line and caie £2, violin string8 s and ii"i'.in^9, mu^lo carriers, sands, olar.ionetf, mouth orcanß, tutors ; muas be oloared regftrd!ess of 003b. Aldrea", cext MoO'allum, Grocer, Xancred Strao^,

News in Brief.

The Board of directors of the nowly established Noiy Zealand branch < f the Minohester Uni y of Oddfellows will mee* in Wellington twice a year. Tno Timaru Herald states Vhat the resu'b of the opening of the shooting season in Otago on April 1 hm rom to drive the ducks ou fo northpro Wtvtors. Numerous mobs both of grey and f&radisa may be eean flyng over the town daily, The Lake Wakatipu Mall was showo a number of fine specimen of trout oaujhb in Hayes Like by Mr Whito. He got a haul of over 30 flsh in his nets, ranging in weight from 2!b to about 26!b or 28!b. There were aomo real baauties among them. L\ke Hayes ti-out are kn^'wn to pgssae^ % vary delioate flavour

A good many va'uo'ess cheques are being passed alonsf the coast (saya tha Taranaki Herald) One individual has during the pass few months pissed no loss than nine between New Plymouth and the Wairarap» s bub still ha oludeß the polios, who are con [ stantly on tha look out for him* Another ■ individual, who figured in a Taranaki court , some months since, but was acquitted on technical grounds, i= also being inquired for by thopolico for cheque business. AnstralU has proportionately more churches than any other country, the number being 6013, ov 210 chnrchea to every 100 000 people. England has 144 churches to every 100,000; Russia only 55 fco the same number. Fifteen Peking docks and 15 Aylesbury docks from the Hawkeabary Agricultural College, New South Wales, were landed in Wellington last week for tha Department of Agriculture. Ooosumara of Fletcher Bros' well known brands of teas will see by the abrive firm's new advertisement that in their next tea competition they have decided to give a prize to everjone who sends in over 30 coupons Firsb pr'ZP, handsome clock and broEz-) or hand pointed dinner set

Baby's Cough Must Nkveh Linger— Nothing is moro distressing than to see a helpless little infant suffering with a cough, and to be fearful of using a remedy which may contains) come harmful ingredienl. The makers of <. bamberlain's Gongh Kemedy positively guarantee than this preparation daes not contain opium in any form, or any other harmful substance. Mothers may confidently give ihla remody to their little ones. Ib gives prompt relief and is perfectly safe. It always cures and cures quickly. The New Zealand Farmers' Cooperative Association of Canterbury, Limited Ashburfcon sells it.

Acclimatisation Society.

The annual meeting of the Aahburtou AoolimaHsation Sooisty was held in Dayano's Hotel last evening. 1 here was a large uttendanoa of members, and Mr P H Cox ocoupiel the chair. Some discussion took place on the action of the ljkßt annual meeting in granting a free license to a person, and on the motion of Mr J M Cambridge, the wording of the minute was altered.. The Committee, in presenting the annual i report, corg-atulabsd the feisty on the success fiasncisUy of the p*BC season, fche revenue from (he ea!o of licenses being £132 lOsj The report iilso doalt amonß other things wibh bho prevalenca of poaching, The report was adopted. The balance sheet, showing a credit balance of £124 d 3 2d, was read and adopted. The election of officers was then prooeeded with, and resulted as follows :—President— Mr John Sbudholme, juor ; Vioo Presidents —Messrs J MoLaohlen, M.H.R, Hon Major Steward, and G 4 Ml Buckley ; Hoc Tro&s— Mr P H Oox ; Hon Krc—Mr Aft iShury ; Hon Audibot—Mr J M Diwson ; Oommitbee —Messrs Sheldon, Tenn&nt, Rallitfc, Kidd and Huston A motion proposed by Mr Shury, and seconded by Mr Whitakar, bo rescind the teeolutiou paFsedaVbha laat annu 4 meeting as followe :—' That oae free license for evory 100 pupils or fraction of 100, be given to soho ■)!",'

Th 9 motion was carried after some discus* sion, and the following was substituted :— ---♦ That one free licor sa for every 50 pupils or fraction of 50, be granted to schools Mr J S Tennant moved fchab boiia fide schoolboys should be granbed licenses at a charge of sj, This was aecondsd by Mr Johnstont Under the old rule only boys under 14 gob licenses for 5 3

Mr Tennanb said that in the High Sohool there waa only one boy enticed bo obtain a license. Ho waa willing to give a guarantee bhab the Hcenso would ba forfeited 88 soon as the bay left school. Mr Huston objecsted bo the words'school boys ' All boys under 16ahouldiiave licenses at ss. Th 9 motion was carried Mr Huston gave notice of motion, to be seconded by Mr W Clark—That) all boya under 16 years of age be granted Hoenaes at 5< in the Aahburton District Messrs Tennant, W W Smith, Sheldon, Clark, Weaker, Field, Russell, and the Chairman, were appointed a special omv mittoo tn draw up an amended set of mien, to be submitted to a special meeting of the Society The usual honorarium was voted to the Secretary. A. vote of thanks was passed to the retiring efficere>

Accidents and Fatalities.

Halted Pre^a Association—By Bleobrio Telegraph—Copyright Auckland, April 22 A daughter of MrDanz y, aged six years, died from burns received through herdreaa catching alight from the fireplace. Kelson, April 22 Mrs JSioholaa, who, with her husband and some of their family, hag resided ac the Port for some few years, strolled along Wakefield Quay this evening and rested on one of the seats, wher6 she was a iittie laser found dead. Tha cause of death was heart; disease, for which she had been medically attended. Napier April 22 A Maori boy named Ida Team, aged about sevfen years, was accidentally shot atj-Olivo on Monday, nnd ha eucoumbed to his injuries today. A fowling piece had been loft at (he side of a house, having bocn tned for hawk shooting. Not know ing it wag loaded, two Maori boys began playing with it, when the weapon went off Irla being wounded in the left aide. Dt Loiiley attended the lad, bnfc the wound was a mortal ona, An inquest will be he)d>*

CORRESPONDENCE.

Ws <So not holrt ossrßfllves respansiblo foi splotous oxprense'i by oar oorrcuro'i'lpuba

SETTLING THE LANDS.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir—ln your remarks re the land sale on Saturday, you state th»t It must give a great i'Tipetuu to tho settlement of Methvon and also Aahbutton, Now, one glanoe at the list of purchasers ought to coavinoo any tni that its will do nothing of the sort. Every lot, with the exception of Bmall blooks (and they wer® seourad by/residents of Methvec), were acquired by men who already are possessed ef considerable siz)d firms in the immediate neighbourhood, and it is quite s»fe to prcdiod that not one of them will build or reside en the land. The land has haen fu'ly improved and farmed to the best advantage in the past by Mr Cameron, and it ia not likely to produce a pound of mutton or b bushel of grain moro iv tha future, and only theownera are likely to benefit by this sign floant land sale. But lha public are concerned in contrasting ths d fferanoe had the land, or the whole of tha Spriogß-Ud estate, been acquired and out up by the Government under tha Lind for Battlement Aa'--i Theu it wou'd have besn settled by "bona fide s> bderg, and nob only Methven but the whole colony will have benefited by the transaction. This serves &3 a further argu mant againeb the freeholi tenure, as under that system only those »ho have, can have, whilo I, like the majority, remain, Landless.

Winslow Sports and Racing Club.

The Winalow Sports and Racing Olub is to be congratulated on the novel and praise worthy fffer announced in its programme for tha annual nveting, to be held for the future on the ' Prinoe of Wales' Birthday ' (June 3rd), ot aviating ail the volunteer corps in the coutty and the Ashburton Brass Band, The programme states that any surplus acorued o?er the meeting is to be (quail? divided between the Aahbarton Mounted Rflas, Asubur'on Guards, Ashbm* ton R fls, Aahburton Bass Band, and the Winalow Sports and Racicg Olub. Atten tion mny bi drawn to the fact that two yenra ago the Cub presented the surplus on their maoting amounting to the handsome sum of £7'2i to tho Aehburton Moqnted Rifles, and it ia hoptd that tha forthcoming gathering on the Prinoe cf Wales Birthday will prova an equal if not greater snoceaH. It in to bo hoped that the barough and onuntj generally will endeavor to assist the Club in its* laudable endeavour and avoid organising any o.her sports likely to olaah with their meeting on that; chy. Mr W. Sutherland has tein entrusted to Ball members' tickets and collect donations, and in viqw of his well known persuasive powers, no doubt the Olub's funds will be materially augmented t*y his ifforts.

The Police Force.

AN EKQUIRY AT NELSON, Ke'son April 22 Is is currently reported thab as a result of the recent Department*! Enquiry into the chvrgea ag»iaat the Nalaon Police that Ser' geant MacKay (in charge of the station) and three constables are to be transferred? Ib is otated tht>"j Sergeant MacKay' goes to Chria'chiireb, Cor.Btablo Bird to H-n ---heim, and Uouslables Willißma and Kornp to Wellington or some North Island stnbioa. Two other constables, Durbrldge sad Barrel!, have nob yet b:oa informed of their fate, bub as a full complement of new men are coming, they foar thit they havu been dismissed. Tho chargei agatDßb the constables enquired iuto ranged from allowed bring n<? of womeu into fcho station to drit king in public house a afier hours, and eveu to doming off the boat to the station for a cup of tea at cighb. There ia consider" ab!o comment ia the city at the wholesa'e ohangaß, as it ia considered that an under band element has been ab work, and thab a public enquiry should have bean held. _A pubUo meeting ia talked of> No cffioial information Ib available.

Agricultural and Pastoral Asso ciation.

A special meeting of members of the Aah burton A. and P. Association was held yes terday afternoon to discuss tha question of procuring a resident Veterinary Surgeon for this dlattit'f. There we-e present—Messrs 0 Reid, J Studholme, juor, J BonUant, If,, Bonif&nt>, E Oookson, Daniel McKendry, F MoOufferty, G Thompson, L de O Maleb, T Stone, X Taylor, A E Pjuohe, J S Bland, M p iedlauder, JON Grigg, and others. The President', Me O Held, ocQjpied tbe chair, and explained the objaot o! the meeting, The aubjeob was m? which was interesting to all — both members of the Association and otherwise! There was really no one capable of taking op this branch of wwk except a go>d veterinary 1 burgeon The youDg man who wan here a j ahorb time ago had dene good work, bub he had to confine a uood deal of hia duties to Government work. The county w*a a large one, and it was neoeßsary for all farmers to take an interest In the mabter, and get a good veterinary sarg on indepandenb of the Government or anybody else. A letter was read f om Mr G W Laadley, in which he apologised for abaenoe, aod ixplaiaed hia reasons for advocating the uppointment; of a reeideut veterinary surgeon for tho distriob. He thought that 100 farmers should guarantee £2 10? par year and have tha right of the vefc'a services. He farther suggested the appointment of a oommitifceel A lettar wan also read notifying thai the meeting odled for ab the Wakanul Road Board Office was jostporeJ, on aooouab of the present meec'ng takiDg plaoe. The Chairman inv,tad Buggeations from those present. Mr Oookaon would support Mr Leadley'a idea, bub (he qaeetion of who Bhould be appointed Bhould be lafb till afterwards. Ho (Mr Cookson), was prepared bo give up to £5 towards t;he object-, which was a neces sity. Only thab day when oomine from dinner, he h<«! noticed a horse roamirsgabout a paddock suffering from mortification of the hook. It was disgraceful thab this should ocour, aod proved thab a thoroughly quali fied veterinary surgeon was required here, The auimal he bad referred to ougbb bo be shot:

Mr Max Friedlander wf s of opinion thab b email committee should be appointed to enquire as to how many persoas would be likely to Bubßorlbe towards the movement. He moved in thab direction, 6ni Mr Bonifant seconded. Mr Taylor (ttuapuna), erquired if it were absolutely necessary to guarantee a stated Earn. If so, he would Bay that £100 ought bo be sufficient for the purpose. Bjsides, the veterinary Burgeon could make a little by outside practice* Replying to Mr Taylor, the oh airman said thab the committee oou'd consider the guarantee, and applioat;ons oould be invited from oompetent persons resident in the eoleny, to take up ths posi'lon. He under etood thab the Government paid £240 a year to their officials acting as veterinary sur geons. Mr Oookson waa well acquainted with many of the Government veterinary surgeons, and in reply to the chairman's remarks, could say that £250 and expenses was the sum paid by the Government. Mr Taylor asked if the surgeon would ha n quired for public services or nor. The chairman could state the official would act in d pubic capacity. Mr B;udho!me considered that Mr Fried lander'a motion waa hardly in' order. It would be batbf r to appoint a committee and he would move thab the President and, Messrs Cookeon and Lead ley ba appointed. They should erquire whother it would be possible to guarantee £230 for two years. A sum guaranteed from each of 125 farmers wou'd meeb the case. After ths guarantee was obtained they should got a good man. If a Grab class man could not ba obtained, it would be better to have nons, and leave the matter alone. Ib seemed to hfm thab they might geb a go^d man for £250. If once he were established he oould make a good income, and a reaiiy good thing. He moved an amendment in terms of his suggestion. Mr M Friedlander rrminded Mr Studholme rhab his amendment was similar to hla (Mr Fdedlander'is) motior, the on'y difference bJcg that (he cornmi'.uee was earned

Mt Malst sal;! that a good man could not bo gob under £250. | Mr Ponohe wished to know if the vet* earned £500 per ancutn would the guarantors have ti p^y anything! | The Oiviiman explained that if the vet. earned 6uffi3ier.it to cover the gaarantep, the guarpn'ora would nob be required to pay a threepenny p'eoe. Mr M Friedlander said thab he did nob think the meeting quite grasped the position, I They w^re called together to consider th« question of Bubsoribing money towards 1 proouring'tho services of a veterinary aur -1 geon lor this county* Mr Grigg did loot think that it would do to restrict) the mat?. If they got a man a. all, he should be a good one. If nob it would hi better to let nuure have a chance than have a bad en*! Mr Cookeon mentioned that it a parson engaged the vat. the sum received would be deducted from his acqouut, Mr Stone understood that the deficiency would have to be made np by the guarantors, Mr Cookson said thab he knew most of these man, and a good man would not come un'ees a guata it c were forthcoming. The Ch»ltman pointed nub thab the Oommlttea would go into all detail?. )

"Mr J T Bland asked whether the earnings of the surgeon would go towards the guarantee or nub. The Chairman said that if £250 was gob from gentlemen, and a suitable m»n ap pointed, ho would be allowed to practice in tie Ashburbon couiry. If thq books showod thit ha made £250, the guarantors would Dot be asked tef subscribe one firthingi Mr Frisdlapdee'a original moUon was then pnt, added to as follows ; uThab a commitee be appointed ounsisting of the President, Messrs M Friediande'-, Studholmp, Cocksoßj Stone, lieadiey, Taylor, (Ruapuna), Lamble, Daniel McKendry, Bland, J 1 Striugfellow, Peaohe, Grigg, Malet, and Bonnifant, to oousidor the whole mutter. This was carried, tvtjd the Committee meb Bfterwarda;

Australian and English Cricketers.

ARRIVAL IN ENGLAND,

United Press Assoolafclon—By Eleobrlo Telegraph—Copyright!! I.pisrpow, April 2§ The bulk of the Aua;ralmn cricketers have arrived, DarllDg when interviewed, expressed the utmost eoLfidmoe in hiß team, and B&id he felt pure the side would bs qnlOe as s'.roog Q3 the team of three years ago* The team starts praobics ati Lord's on Monday. Tha English orioketers also arrived. Brass's knee feels all right. He has an doubt he will be able to play.

Raid on Chinese opium Deus

United Press Association —By Blootrlo Telegraph •—'■■■ Dunbdin, April 22 Chief Deteatlve Campbell and D^teotivss Kennedy and Hill made a raid today on some of the Chinese opium dens, aad succeeded in getting in all about £20 worth of opium. I\p first) place visited waa in Stafford street,' kept by Tom Quin. Here Qve man were found smoking, aad a ooc» siderable quantity of opium waa foun^. Pun Luna house, close by, was then visited There two men were found smoking and o ncoaled opium waa uueartihed. Ua going to the house of Jae Duck, ia Walker street, two men wore found smoking, but the I raid had evidently been heard of, and the opium carefully oonoealed. j

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association —By Bleotrio Telegraph —Copyright

London, April 21 The British Post Offi ;a authorises are willing to link the overland wire with the Marconi system for the purpose of trans mitting messages to ships on the coast). The German Antarctic exploring vessel Gaues arrived at Kerguelea on January 2nd. St Petersburg, April 21 A corporal has been eentenced to twenty years* imprisonment for printing a Socialist manifesto for distribution to the girrison, on a machine belonging to tht headquarters at SebaaiopoL. Sydney, April 22

The Daily Telegraph, referring to Mr Seduon's remarks on Fiji, eaya that as fas as the Pacifies Islands are concerned both the difficulty and tht conditions kre the same in New Zealand as Australia. That there i-i a problem Involved in the future rela t;ons between the coloured peoples of the Pacific and the white peoples, who apparently must absorb them for Q jvern mental purposes, it would be useless to deny. Some scheme will have Co be devised to keep tho coloured people, and to some extent their products, apart from the white settled communities, and at the game time preserve the confidence of the natives.

The Great Shipping Combine.

United Press Association—-By Eleobrio Telegraph—-Copyright London, April 21 Morgan's great steamship combina tion includes the White Star, Domin ion, Leyland's, Atlantic Transport, American, and Bed Star lines, con* trolling three hundred steamers. The North German Lloyds and Hamburg American lines wOt co-ope rate with the combination, and It is expected that the Canard line will also join. The capital involved is £41,700,000. New York, April 22 The Republican leaders are abandon ing the Shipping Subsidy Bill, Mr Or amp, the Philadelphia ship builder, declares that unless the Bill is passed, Morgan's combination will baild liners in Great Britain, or par chase new American ship yards. The combination has closed the subscription books. It proposes to develop each port; along the linei whereto it ia best adapted. The steamers during the winter months will be restricted according to tbe nnmber of passengers, Summer fares and winter fares are to be classified ac cording to the speed and tonnage of the steamers employed.

Disastrous Fires.

GREAT GUTBBEAK IN LONDON UnltediPresa Association—By Elootrla Telegraph—-CopjrJght London, April 22 A fire cccurrrd this morning, recal ling the great fire in Jewin street a few years ago. It gutted three ware houses on the south Bide, and two on the north side of Australian Avenue, and both sides of New Zealand Avenue in the Barbican. Thirty-nine steam fire engines, &ml three hundred fire men were employed in extinguishing the fire, Wo fatalities occurred. 'Sydhey, April 22 A disastrous fire occurred at Inver* ell, ad( zsn business places were de« stroyed, and the tire was only stopped by puliing down an adjoining building. A nmrj named Wilson and hi«i wife, inaiates of the chop where the fire started, periehed in the fl <mes, The damage is rstimated at from £12,000 to £15,000. Nineteen buildings were destroyed in Invorell, The damage is estimated at £30,000.

SOOTH AFRICA.

United Preßa Association—By jjHe,ot|}9 Telegraph—Copyright Sydney April 22 The Dray ten Grange passed Wil son's promontory and reported 'All Well.* London, April 22 ; Lord Kitchener's weekly report states that eighteen Boars were killed, nineteen wounded, 325 made prisoners, and ten surrendered! The eftemy ft^e much scattered and reduced in Oape Colony.

Colonel Rochefoort, towards the total mentioned in the report, cap tured 73 id the Bloemhof district? A detached portion of Colonel Oolen« brander's force engaged a superior body of the enemy in difficult coantry at Haenertsberg, but held their ground* Six British were killed and seventeen woanded. Oolonei Oolenbrander came in touch with a detached portion again, Resident Magistrate's Courts have been established in various districts of the Transvaal,

The Disaster to the Eighth.

ANOTHER DEATBt- Onited Press Association-By Eleotria Telegraph—Oopyrighfc London, April 21 David Whitehbad,of the Eighty New Zsalanders, saccnmbed fo the injuries he received in the Macbavie accident.

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F. FKRRIMAS FOX SALE, Gorciee of Middle and Allen's Road, ALLMHTON. IHAVfe received instructions to sell, by private treaty, three blocks of land situated as above. Block 1, containing three acree, Blook 2 t containing three acres* Block 3, containing four acres, one rood, wenby nina perches On block 3 a well built House is erected and a portion of the land has been laid out in gardens and orchard. An opportunity of securing small and convenient blocks of land each as these seldom offers, and as my instructions are to effect an immediate sale, intending purchasers will do well to call and obtain full particulars of the properties and Inspect} at once. Kaay terms of payment can ba arranged, and the land will be sold in one or more 8! F fERRIMAN. FOB SALE, Corner of Graham and MoMurdo Streets, Tinwald, I HAVE received instructions to Sell Lot 71 ou Plan 91, situated aa above, containing nearly | aore, and upon which is erected * very Comfortable Dwelling House of our rooms. The Property U almost within a etone's throw of the Tinwald Hallway, and as the owner is leavfns the dietriot I have been instructed to effect a ippedy sale Full particulars on application F FEB/RIMAN FOB BALE. B. INVESTMENT SHARES. FOUR Shares In the Ashhurton Permanent Building and Investment Society; Slab issue. Paid op to April, » *%£**' FOB SALE Clarke Streeb and Allen's Road, Allentoni I AM Inetraoted to sell that very dealr afolo residence containing 6 roomf», panlry and! porch, together with ooe acre and ten perohes of land situated bb above. The property is for immediate ealo, and at the price asked should command a ready •ale. , , , ♦ '  Fail particulars may be had oe appli cation to FFER RIMAN, Land and EsUt© Agent Havelook Street. : FOR INVESTMENT ' I HAVE for immediate investment tbe j turn of £!14,0C0 oo firab morbgage of rural'land*, at fl* percent, In euma to suit borrowers. p FBBWMAN§ Land and Estate Ageob, Ashburton FOB SALE ■ I HAVE received instructions from Mrs ■ Hardly, Kccr, to asii ber j.ropßrtj fronting ou tho Kasfc Seb and Sic a Stroft. j oomprie:ns; one* aoro and forty perchns of land, apoo which ie orce»e'l dwellirg bouse oontaining DiDir.g room 18 x 16. :-^u?g Room, 4 Bedrooms, Bathroom, K'.sohon acr. Boallery ; two stalifd Htftbfp a»<i Kowlhousi-. 'The property ia we'i tupp'.ird wiMi from a wißdtciU fed ti-n 1?. Past <;f lie laod h laid oat b girdcn md orcltura. Foil particulars en application to F FERRYMAN* Land mt Esta'e Agon', Havolock strtot BUHJNK^S NOTIOK-S fTIEVfZEALAWD ] - ICLOiKLNn_mCTOHVJ __ WATKBPHOOFS TITHE Lar^PHt Stock of Water -1 , proofs in the newest shapes, I^ow Opened RAINPROOF TWBKD < HBSTKRPIfSLDS 42a 6d nod 58) 6d BLUE TWEED CHITS'ft SHIELDS, 30a QM-Y TWEED CHKSTKftEIKLDrf FAWN T.VEBO OHBSTKHFIKLD3 42a 6d WATERPROOFS MADE TO MEASURE j A Very Largo Selection of Water- j proo* Patterns to selrcb from ?HE .NEW ZIiIALANO CLOTHING FACTOBY F. 11. BFOKIKGBAUS, Manager | „...„,„„ b***-^ - ~°—■■ f A WARNING I i i VOICE, A REPEATER. 4 143 j



BUSTNWSB NOTICES BAIL UP! Ife was a common enough expression in Australia one titrp, and the victim was generally one of those folks vho never look where they are going. Oaution is at alt Cixn s the evidence of wisdom, and in uo particular should it be shown than in choosing one's TEA. You can get all kinds of Tea in Australia ; doubtless you can got many of them where this journal circulates, and caution, therefore, is absolutely necessary, The finest, pura.-fr, moafe reliable Ten coraea from Otsylon, not China or India, and experts of the Tea-ro.-mi, .fi.o less than thoqe of the household, agree that J&j^'^lSxaaß**''* IS FAR AND AWAY ™ BEST V^/^S^C^^3€^ CEYLON THAT B GROWN. > NIRVANA TEA ia picked and packed under British supervision. Eac" pound or half pound is put up in lead in Colombo, the capital of Ceylon, and fhis being soldered, the package is made air tight and the oontents preserve" from deterioration. SOLS AGENT~ J. T. COOOH, Askburton. ■BUT FROM ALCORN'S OEIV T IL.Ii; MT EN W I^APIKiN Boots j Waterproofs I 9ty!i*h Millinery Blouse F annells and Clothing J Underwear fl Smart Jaokete Flannelletfceff Hata I Hosiery I Drtsß Materials Pretty Underskirts? guns. guns, guns, I UST LANDED.—SingIe and Doable Barrel Breech Loading. A real r-I Good S,B. at 45.3, T-.B from 65s upwards. AMMUNITION TO SDIT ALL. CARTRIDGES, including Eley'a Universal and Blue, Nobel's Ballistite, Smokeless. NEW CLUB.,,, NEW RIVAL. Powder, Shot, Oapa, Loading implements, Gan Oasoe, Cleaning Rods, <fee. LAMPS* AND LAiP WARE- . Library or Dining Koom from 27a Qd to 555; Table from 2s 6i to 303. Call and inspect the " New Miller," — Hand Lamps from la. lASIP GLASSES AND WIOK.S OF ALL KINDS. OAKPBHTB X' B TOOLS Of all Descriptions at Reduced Prices. Greatest variety and Cheapest in Ashburton, RANGES & REGISTER GRATES TO SUIT THE TIMES. G-. MED DINS, The People's Ironmonger, Burnett Street, Opposite Arcade LINOLE U MS, C AJRPKTS, RUGS, ETC. LINOLEUMS, OARPET3, RUGS, Etc., AT T. H. UNDRILL & CO.'S. ¥¥7E HAVE jtast purchased a very Choice Assortment ol TRAVELLURS 1 SAMPLES in Hearth Ruga, Carpets, Squares, Hall and Passage Mats (in the latest designs and colours. The above are to be sold at prices much below the usual Oath pricoa. Passage Mats from Is each. Hearth Bugs from 2s 6d, 3s 6d, and no on. We are now showing MEW BBDSTSAD3 (jasb opened op) dlroob from the Birmingham Factories, the latest in Iron aud Brass Steads. BEDDIJSG and FURKITUPfi cf all kinds in Stock and made on the Premises. Old Furniture Repaired and Renovated equal to New. Bedroom Ware,.. Dinner Bets and Tea Sets, Silverware, Lamps, Vases, and Fancy Gocda, Perambulators and Go-Carte, Wicker and Fancy Chairs, SEWING MACHINES-The Bast afc lowest prloea, (The famous ' Anchor.' x ■ T. 11. UJN DRILL & QO., FURNISHING WAREHOUSE, TANCBED STREET (Established 1885! .! U S T A II RIVE D. | JUST ARRIVED—TwiIIed Strip d Flan JUST ARRIVED—New Bloitp Flannel- I nn'ottea from q*-', Twilled Pink do, 4^l, 61, rtifß 4. 9d«f vs^n, Mft yarrf, worth 7^? ;U W /7.J.! upwards ;¥!anellette Embroiderle?,2i'?, Drefs i-cr^w I. 3', )" 6!, li 91 ; Fancy j a", Si'Uo 6*l 0. yarJ, Colonial Flannels from Tweed Dresses Irr-m 6s 6<l ; special lino J 1(4!; Whito Blaakel.B 8* lid upwards; U'rmen'H Kiack Ribbod Hose Is a pAir. \ White H 0 Qalita from 3^ lid, double bed R.bb.-d Woo! Binglft", full sz • Is, worth la * z>; Maroella ditto, 4i lid; Wbi'e Sitin 9 ; Woo! fcliawle In 11J, 2* lid, 4i 6.1 to Finish, do, 9i 6d to 155 6', Alhambra do, 10i 61 e&oh I * lid upwarde AT GIBBARDS F AT GIBBARD'S HARD 2 BEAT-Hravy BrverMbla Car- HARD 2 BEAT-Boys' Navy Serge.Man pat y»rJ wide. Is * yKrri ;CM bßck Bor o 1 War Caps Is, Superior Valvefc do, 2< ; derU IHoorcloths yard wide, Is 3d. 2yds Reversible Silk Derby Ties 6.1, 9(1,1'! ; Men's wide di'to, frrra 2f S( ; Spsoial Lino Tapos- Strorg Woiklng Shirts, 2s 6d ; (Jslonml try Hfo.r!h Rurs 5^ lid to oojr, Real Ribbed Wool Pants 3» lid, Ex';rs heftvy \V!vfc Piie Axmltisler do, do, 7--« 11'? ; Orepr. r!o 4r 6:1 ; Crlonial U■■derfl >na»h 2t lU, (3'f-th Oietontipp, from q^l ; Double widih Orod kniued fox, 1? ; Samson Br»fe«, In; R-vcr-iblo do from '■ j L>"« Curtains, Men's Suitf (Good heavy Hue) 21b ; C)rd Sqo PtltotiC'E, tip ten value Is 9,i to 13, 6d Tr< u-ers, 4Hd ; Moles, 5? 6<l ; Boys' Navy f S 6 ikr Suits 4s lid ; Twted do from 61 lid AT GIBBARD'S J AT GIBBARD'S Hundreds of other SPECIAL LINES which cannot be quoted in the j limited space at command. —Inspection Invited ilj. It i J> Jb A i\ U 9 .BEADY MONRY A DRAPER, Jg§ I TANORID STREET (opposite Arcade), Ashburton 1 aaßaßßjeg*J»Bßaageg3«s»raa!yjisefflaaaaßß»ißg»a^^ - ■•.Si.DLEY BROS., PhUMBSKS, IRONMONGERS, AND TINSMITH * Our Saason'a Stock of GUNS, OAUTBID^EQ. AND GUN FITTINGS I* to Hand ; and Our GUN^MT-THINO, WNQINKKBING, and B!iAIZIN"G DEPARTMENT, ' la in the Hsmda of » (Jortifiaated Engineer, therefore all work will ba aarried out) I '" 0". latent scientific linen, &nd guaranteed W, hod a I-.-™ shock of WI>ED3ILT^, TANKS, BITFTS, FOI4UE md LIFT , nwp';, KINKS i,AV<VrORYB\SINS, HIGH" PRBaaURB BOILERS, &c, and make HOT aVd COLd'vvaTEß ami SANITARY WORK a Specialty SPOUTING RIDGING, and all cl^esaa of Tin and Iron Goods Mar.ut*oturoc!. Pipe Welia Dnvm, Putnpa, Hydr*hlio Rams, Windmills and Water Wheels fixed and j BUPP A ie Sl ' aff oEOompotflnt Workmen always available for all o'aiaoa of Piambing Avork in I any part of tha county. I^*. 32 HARDLEY BROS, p-°-B"82 I PLUMBKRS &nd SANITARY ENGINEERS, KAST.STBKET J. W f LS O N DIRKOT IMPORTER OF ARTISTIC WALL PAPERS. A Oompotent B*t of Tradesmen kspb for HoasG Paiating and Dooorating fa all )Ib i Br»ooho8.|for Town &nd Country. I Dl" - I Have a Well Atoned Stock ol MIXED PAOTB loi-Larco or Small Quantitiea; also Pnmt* BruahM " Whne Lead Linseed Oik (Raw or Boiled v rim Window GlafS Fancy Glsbs larSnUno Be^'no Methylated Spirits ■ ArMKfcs' Moktori 4 Beautiful MIRROR GLJtßS^ia Uie> sheets, oan> out) to ooy.eui)



H- GRESUAM,! SUIiGEON & MEOHANIOAL DENTIST. BEGS to inform the residents of Ash burton and Surrounding Districts that ha will commonca praotioe in rooms next; to Mr Wateon, Solicitor, aboub May Ist. Stoppings in Gold, Amalgam, and Cement. j Gold and Porcelain orowna made j aiao eota of teeth with Vu'oanito and V<. roelaip gums. Gaa adminislered, All work guaranteed. Foubs OB 1 Aa'JENDANOE—9 a.m.—s p.m. 16t



A Novelty—The Khaki bloyo'e ie now baiua fh'orl with the two-speed goar hub, which not, only gives Ires wheel, but has lha. ad'.litiooal advantage of a'lowing the rider bo change bin g^ar ah will from a, low to a higher genr whilst riding, and caaba in npeatfifl ab Beat and Towtn's, Sauadere' Building*. Tho ' Mlorobn,' bringing oough and cold, H*B now a bnr-y oeu,«oD, Anc\ bound logesa lasting boll U i]«!!S we iisib to reason, N»H',lect may bring ua to the £»r.ivs, Tuft's positivo and mra, ]$jt every daruor wu cvi b-rivo W th WOOD'S GIIKAT I'KI'PKKMINT r CHE WWirui m.c.isi; )uv« ; it in hsr n.-itare. Shti a-.luevcrf bf-r h'^hfit Imppiiioi-s in rnarringe ; but Loo often Ijve has proved (o be Death's decoy. All around us we ace Dnrabera of brigbt bonny girls of nor acquaintance who've married and wrecked their livoa, Poor health shattered the once robust constitution. There ia no strength lejEfi for household duties, no nerves for «ocialpleasures. Weak nervous women ehou'd take Wilton's Boyoforruni t (Beef and Iror>). For every form of i weskness and physic.il docline it is a | restorative of inasUjjiable v ; >lae. It j builds up the system. Sold by ehcrr-iats , and storekeepers, 2i 6d.



NO OI'IOM IX OHAJtBEEIAIN'a COUGH Rebiedv—Many coogh cures contain opium. The effeoi of this drug ia to diminish secretion of the mucus, and the reli f afforded is only temporary. Aa soon as the effect of the opium passes off, the malady returns in a moro f-overe form. The system is ajso weakened ?,nd rendered moro susceptible to oo!d. flhambarlaiu's Oough Remedy doas not contain opium in any form. In affords relief and leaves tho system in a healthy condition. Ib always cures find cure- quickly. The Now Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association of .Canterbury, Lirpiiod, Ashburtoa, sells ib. Should other remedies fa.il you can alw*ya depend onTOBSICUR.4.. All who haye tried is s*y tho same SigykQ Wow Touuj i



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Hqs,ljs OyipLna—The display of Hollls cycle's now on view ab John Orr & Go's is we!! wot thy of inspection by all oyoling enthus' iftßts. These machines are nude from genuine B S.A parts by the celebrated gunmakera, I. Hoilis & Sods, Birmingham, which should bs sufficient guarantet of their efficiency. The models we have seen are superbly finished, and the high standard of Quality attained in the manufacture of "the Hollis bicyoig has been most rlgitfly maintained. S^joke JKTtjw Veanj J



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(UN GAIN NOTHING Merit is the on^y test. Impey's May Apple can gain nothing except by merit* and It. is to Induce you to test its merits as a remedy for indigestion, constipation, biliousness' and liver and kidney troubles that these lines are written. Lnpey'e May Apple is an ideal family medicine. extracted from the storehouse of Nature. It is a herbal compound, discovered after rnai y years of research and experiment. Impey'a May Apple gently moves the bowels and relieves the stomach of all foetid obstructions. It does not gripe or cause any distressing woaknessei if taken in aperient doaea. Impey's May Applets pleasant to take, aud is absolutely safe and reliable. Chemists and stores, 2a |>d, STANDEE AND $R][jfCOß. * Photogiaphera ua^er the Royal patronage of the I'rinoe and Poincees o! Walec. Stndlc , High street, Ohrutohnroh. 4 192 If you are suffering from Bronchitis, send to your oemisb for TUSSICURi. You will instantly receive permanent; relief. '»' B»ftoke Hew Votim Walk's Worm Worbieh3 -tha Wonderful Worm Worriers—vre a safe and iur\9 rcojodj. A \b Is buxue i auld everywhetQ ' M