POST OFFICE NOTICES.

' Mails at the Ashburton Post Office close as‘follows : For Christchurch and North at 10.20 a.m. 4 p.m., and 7.30 p.m.,‘daily. • ,> For Chertsey at 10;20 a.m daily. .: • For Rakaia at 10.20 a.m and 4 p.m daily.

For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, .Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, :Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10.26 a.m, daily. For Temuka. Timaru, and South at 10.20 a.m and 3 p.m daily. For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.30 a. m For Ashton, Water ton, and L,ongbeach, at 3.15 ~p.rn..daily. For Wakanui and Seafjeld, on Mondays and Thursdays, 7.3 Q p.m, |W t Sr, G. Douglas, Postmaster.

NOTICE

Mails close at the Chief Post Office for the following places (subject to the necessary alte rations) as under:—

The mext mails for the United Kingdom via Brindisi and Southampton (for specially ad dressed letters only) will be closed at Christ church on Aug. 25. The mail via Brindisi will be due in London on Oct. 20, and the mail via Southampton on Oct. 27. The next mail foi the United Kingdom yia San Francisco will be closed at Christchurch on Friday, August 15, and vyiljl b£ due in London on Sept. 30.

A travelling. Boss Office having been estab ished on th,e. Southern line of railway, letters bpajftng- ft Lite fee of 2d. may be posted at any Station in the mail carriage attached to the express train, and they will be included in the mails made up in transit for offices on the main line and branches.

Sydney J. Dick, Chief Postmaster.

NEW POSTAL REGULATION.

Letters posted within the colony having the names and addresses of the senders printed, on the address side of the envelopes, accojppftnied by a request that the letters be returned; if> not claimed within a stated period,. vrilj hq. return ed unopened. however, such, letters shall have remained in. the.post.office, to, which they may be a£. Ipast ten, days,.

UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

Oo the first d'aj jf each month a list is ex fiibited at each P( ~t Office in the Colony of the addresses of all letters received from places be yond the Colony that have remaind unclaimed for one month at such Post Office; and such of these letters as remain unclaimed at the end of a further period of two months are then, for warded to the Dead Letter Office, to be. Return ed unopened to the countries where- they origi nated. Unclaimed letters, originating in the Colony are not advertised, bat at the end of two months are t» the Dead Letter Office, Wellington,,‘there to be opened and re turned t<?, s£■ writers.

ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST.

COMMERCIAL REPORT

FOR WEEK ENDING AUGUST 9, 1879. (From oiir Christchurch Correspondent. )

Wheat., per v bushel, ; milling', 4s 6d ; Tuscan, 5s ; feed, brisk demand at 3s 3d ; rye corn, 4s 9d ; oats, feed; 2s 3d to 2s 4d, slow sale ; ditto, milling, 2s 5d to 2a 6d, slightly better demand, good black pats wanted at 8s ; barley, fged, iqftpket well supplied, 3s to 3s fid 5 ditto, malting, de mand for seed oqly, 5g to 6s ; maize, slow sale, 4s 6d to 4s 9d ; peas, feed, 4s ; seed, do., 4g fid; blue, do., 5s 6d ; beans, old, limited sale, 4s lOd ; new, 4s 6d ; rye grass, 4s Cd to 4s 9d ; cocksfoot, 6d ; cow grass lid ; flour, very firm, £l2 ; small bags, £l2 10s ; sharps, £6 ; pollard, £5 ; Bran, £5 ; potatoes, market firm for der went ; kidneys, 70s ; onions, £lO to £l2, well supplied at £lO ; factor's bacon, B|d ; hams, 9|d ; cheese 6d ; potted butter, 9d ; salted hides, 3d ; calf skins, 3Ld ; butchers’ fat, l£d to If d. .

Mr. J. L. Wilson reports-Wheat is getting very scaxc.e, and every probability of being higher. Oats very plentiful, and downward in price. Flour is rising.

QUOTATIONS. Wheat, 4s. to 4s. 6d. for good milling ; seed do., 4s. 6d. to ss. according to quality ; oats, 2s. 6d. to 2s. 9d. ; do. milling, 2s. 9d. to 2s. lOd.; barley, feed, 45. ; malting do.; ss. 6d. to 65.; peas, 4s 6d.; beans, 45. ; flour, £ll, with upward tendency ; potatoes, £4 10s. , firm ; onions, £IQ 10s. , firm ; ryegrass, moves slowly at ss. for really good clean samples.

The Ashburton Herald AND Borough and Counts Advertiser (With which is incorporated the "Evening Echo"). MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1879.

j bn addition to the Bill “ regulating [and restricting- the introduction of Chinese” into the colony, which the present Ministry has prepared, and doubtless would have? passed into law had their adimdsti-ation lived long enough to see- it through, Sir George Grey contributes to the General Assem bly interesting memorandum of the whole question of Chinese immigration into the colony. The document is not particularly long, but it is too long to publish in extenso in those and we shall therefore content ourselves with giving a, short summary of Sir Georgia; views.- on the question. Doubt less they will be found to be in harmony with those of most of our readers. The Premier at the outset expresses his. be-, lief that the extension of civilisation throughout the Pacific). and throughout the countries, bordering on it to the sonfh- and: west, must be a long and -difficult-task and—one—that—. if civilisa tion) is, to hold its own against the flood of barbarism it will have to encounter, must be undertaken with great care. He points out that large tracts of country on the Australian continent cannot be cultivated by European, laborers, and therefore the assistance of men of colored races is, imperative, as these are suited for the- tropical climate of the portions, of Australia he refers to, while European laborers are not. These tropical: territories are capable of carry ing a very dense population, they con tain a vast amount of good land, com municating with or adjacent to commo dious harbors, and traversed by rivers of considerable size. Cultivated by people of fitting races, directed by European skill, these territories will yield commodities of the highest value. The Malay Islands are within easy dis tance of the continent, and can supply not only labor but stock and provisions to settlements in North Australia, while- China, from her unlimited population, could furnish an endless stream of industrious immigrants, attracted by the gold and other mineral resources of the country as well as its agricultural capabilities. These and other circum stances, Sir George holds, render it an almost certainty that a dense population of various races and of different, degrees of civilisation will shortly exist in tro pical Australia, possibly in great part employed by European capital and, directed by European enterprise. The whole of the civilisation of this popula tion must be dependent upon the degree ofeivilisation prevailing (n those portions of Australia where the Anglo-gaNon race first took root. It requires, therefore, that a jealous care should be exercised in securing a constant flow into the existing colonies in the south of Aus tralia of immigrants trained under insti tutions of the highest political and social character, so that no chance should arise of the European population being overborne or being interfered with to any extent by a people of inferior civili sation. A mixed race of inferior civili sation 'becoming the ruling power in those Anglo-Saxon colonies would re tard, if it did not render hopeless, a high degree of civilisation ever prevailing throughout Australia as a whole. Sir George holds that the same line of reasoning holds good in regard to New Zealand. Just as the civilisation of Australia will in time affect many millions of people in the islands and kingdoms to the north of it, so will the civilisation of New Zealand affect the civilisation of the numerous islands northward and eastward from it. The islands in the Pacific Ocean, many of them, are in exactly the same condition as tropical Australia as regards their permanent inhabitation by Europeans, and they will therefore be inhabited and cultivated by people who will be lower : in civilisation, and unaccustomed to the Christian faith. The Premier

places ( New Zealand upon, ihq high platform of being , a civilising influence and example Jo these islaildg- —tQ be looked tip to for to become their governor and lawgiver—to be at once their superior, their friend, and their model for imitation. To accept this high mission New Zealand must be careful to keep her civilisation untainted and undegenerated by the presence in her midst in undue proportion of any race whose civilisation is inferior to that of her European people ; as well for the future of her own people as, for those islands around her.

In every -part of New Zealand the Anglo-Saxon can, live permanently and thrive. Its climate is one of the finest in the world, and its land is fertile and j its mineral resources abundant, so that | it can well carry a large population with the habits of European civilisation, and does not require to depend for' its future upon the immigration of any barbarous, race. Sir George contends that, in these circumstances, the people of New Zealand ought to be an Anglo- Saxon people. And every influence that would lower their civilisation should be suppressed. The cheapness of ‘Chinese labor may be an inducement to large property holders to make ex tensive use of it, but the interests ot our own people in the mass are greater than the wealthy few. The Chinese, too, carry with them, when they enter a land in great numbers, the disesses of their own country, amongst which is found the terrible one of leprosy. They introduced it and spread it in the Sand wich Islands, and were they to be ad mitted to New Zealand in large num bers, the frightful disease would follow, for it has always existed to some degree amongst the New Zealand Islands, though it has been almost entirely s stamped out by the natives isolating 1 their lepers. And there are other strong objections to the presence of Chinese which need not be enumerated. Sir George put forth these arguments with a view to show the necessity existing for the restriction and regulation of Chinese immigration which as yet has reached! the figures of 5000 men and only trine women, the females not being purely Chinese. The disparity between the sexes of the Chinese in New Zea land will, if thought out, prove*. as the Premier says, to b.e prolific of disaster in this colony.

The. Borough Council meefc this even ing-at seven.

Mdlus Olga Dutjoin.- —We may re mind our readers of Mdlle Olga Duboin’s recital to-night. Of her playing a Victo rian contemporary says : —“ It seems to speak—on the part of the player—now of deliberation, and now of quick resolve, of perfect mastery of means controlled by AowoM/uia --br\—ar* ln* &xrc\ & ff&oi: 7VT Dmbom sits at the piano with an air of repose, and the play of her hands is very graceful. Her success was unequivocal, she was constantly recalled, and, as we have seen, encored, and handsome bou quets were showered at her by the audi ence in profusion. Lady Bowen and Miss? Bowen, attended by Major Pitt, wesra-, present during the entertainment. McMfe: Duboin’s concert will he in the new European style—quite alone.”

Illegally on Premises.— The. It'.. M„ to-day fined Henry Barclay and A. Menzies. 10s. and £1 respectively for being- illegally on the premises of Messrs-.. Mutch and Mackenzie. His Worship, also fined a drunk ss.

The Waitaki Affair. The con stabulary sent up, oil Saturday to see to the Maoris whf> ; have been misbehaving themselves towards the*property of settlers on the Waitaki,, returned to-day. It seems the, natives.., had settled on the Omarama run,, and! had! made themselves free, with sheep,, <SSc-„ It was decided to eject them from their free quarters, and to avoid unpleasantness, it was considered! necessary to have as many constables handy as possible. Hence the Oamarti staff was added to by those who passed through on Saturday. A dozen troopers, however, were found sufficient to do all that was required, and quietness has been established.

Parliamentary. Parliament. was expected to be prorogued to-day, and the dissolution to follow to-morrow. The writs for the election will he* issued two days after the dissolution, returnable thirty days after, so that the new House may meet on the 20t,h September. The Maori Prisoners Bill and the Peace Preservation Bill passed the House of Representatives, but in the Council tlie latter Bill was thrown out.

North Ashburton Road Board.—A meeting of this Board was held on Satur day. Present—Messrs. 11. T. Winter (chairman), Wilson, Friedlander, and Hunt. It was resolved—That Messrs. Friedlander and Winter be a deputation to confer with the Lower Ashburton Road Board respecting accounts.” A petition from James Gardiner and others, request ing that the rest of Gardiner’s road be formed was presented. It was decided to grant the request, and the present con tractor was authorised to carry out the work. Mr. Innis’ application for a road was deferred. In reference to a clause in the surveyor’s report re drainage on Wak anui station, and purchase of road between the same and Wilson’s road, it was re solved—“ That Mr. D. Wilson be author iso d to convene a meeting of ratepayers in that neighborhood with the object of con veying their ideas on this matter to the Board.” It was resolved—“ That Mr 0. 0. Fooks be appointed clerk and overseer to the Board.” The meeting then ad journed.

Gu>r Digging. —An Auckland telegram states: —The Union Sash and Door Com pany having offered £75 per annum to the Government for the rig]it to dig gum in the Tairua district in order to prevent injury to their property, the gum diggers have represented to the Government that the Company desired a monopoly. The gum diggers’ right is now to be sold by public auction. The area is 50,000 acres, mostly bush land.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do pot hold ourselves responsible for. the opinions expressed by our correspondent

To the Editor of Tiie Ashburton Herald,,

Sir, —111 your report of the cases heard before the R.M. last Tuesday, the follow ing report appears, viz.,:—

“Trustees of Sanclo and Olsen v. Hughes, claim £3 2s. The defendant ad mitted 10s., to be due, and produced receipt for the balance. It appeared that money had been received by Sanclo and not passed through the books, so that the trustees wore misled in the matter. Mr. Harris explained that the action would not have been taken had the trustees been aware of the existence of the receipts.” Now, Sir, the above report would not have affected me in the least, as my character is well known in Ashburton, but there are some statements made which are entirely untrue, and therefore I feel it my duty to correct them. In the first place, the claim was £6 10s. ; secondly, it was not Sando’s receipts which were produced, it was receipts signed by three distinct persons employed by Sanclo and Olsen, and paid well for doing their work properly ; thirdly, as to Sanclo re ceiving money and not passing it through the books, the credit was given in the books intended for that purpose and could have been found if wanted : and lastly, the trustees (or Mr. S. Saunders) knew perfectly well about the receipts, as I am informed that Mv. Hughes brought them to the office of the trustee, I had also told the collector that the money was not owing by that man. By inserting the above explanation you will greatly oblige,

Yours, Ac., K. Sando,

[The report we gave of the case was an accurate summary of the proceedings.— Ed. A. H.]

LAST NIGHT’S CABLEGRAMS.

( Rented 'j Telegrams. )

London, August 8

Three per cent consols, Best Australian beef tallow, 325.; best Aus tralian mutton tallow, 345. The total stock of tallow in London to date is 10.000 casks.

August 9. The Rev. Newman Hall has obtained a divorce after a protracted trial. The House of Commons, by a large majority, sanctioned the Peninsular contract.

Madrid, August 8. The King of Spain, in returning from the funeral of his second sister’s infant, Marie del Pelar, was thrown irom ms carnage ana dislocated his shoulder. It has since been re-set. (Age Special.) London, August 8. Latest news from the Cape reports that the Zulu chiefs have submitted, and declare Cetewayo’s capture impera tive as a preliminary to a permanent peace.

The Bill authorising the permissive establishment of Volunteer corps in Ireland was rejected in the House of Lords.

The iron trade is reviving.

AUSTRALIAN.

( Special). (Reuter's Telegrams.) Melbourne, August 9. , Sir Arthur Gordon is a passenger by the Assam. Sis John O’Shanassy’s amendment on the Budget advocates the restriction of the expenditure. August ic. The approaching boat race is attract ing much attention. Messenger is the favourite. Sydney, August 10. Mr. J. C. Williamson has obtained ! an interim injunction restraining the performance of “ H.M.S. Pinafore.” The weather has cleared throughout the colony.

TOBACCO CULTURE.

* The Wellington correspondent of the Wanganui Hetaid writes as follows : Encouragement of the culture and manufacture of tobacco in the colony is attracting some attention here. The Government, I learn, have received assur ances from one or two gentlemen with the requisite capital to the effect that they are prepared to erect manufactories as soon as they have received Legis lative protection. This protection might be given by allowing tobacco to be manufactured in bond, that is, to constitute the manufactory itself a bonded store. Then to make a differential rate between the leaf and the manufactured article, or in other terms to charge a duty, say of 2s. 6d. on the N.Z. manufactured article, and ss. on imported. In this way the Exchequer would obtain its revenue, notwithstanding the developement of tobacco-growing as a colonial industry. 1 here are many parts of the colony admirably adapted to the cultivation, of the tobacco plant, aud if the growers could find a ready market success would be assured—in fact, it would be reasonable to indulge the hope that in a few years the industry might rank as a valuable auxiliary to the profits of the small farmer. I don’t know what the Government intend doing in the matter, but whatever Government may be in office the subject will be pressed on its notice by the sc interested.

TELEGRAPHIC

tATEST FROM EUROPE

TO-DAY’S CABLEGRAMS,

(Reuter's Telegrams.) London, August 9. New Zealand five per cent. 10-40 loan, 104. The Board of Trade returns of ini' ports for the past month amount to -?035>75 0 ) 000 j showing a decrease of The returns of exports for the past month show a slight im provement.

A large fire has occurred at Serageoa ; t,ooo buildings burned, 10,000 people rendered homeless.

Latest Cape News,

(Special to the Melbourne Age. ) London, August 10,

The latest news from the Cape re ports that Sir Garnet Wolseley censured Lord Chelmsford for precipitating the battle of Llundi without awaiting his arrival. The Transvaal Boors are assuming a hostile attitude and it is thought repressive measures are neces sary.

Severe Business Depression in Montreal A financial crisis has occurred at Montreal. The crisis is severely felt, and causes widespread misery.

TO-DAY’s TELEGRAMS.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

The Taupo. Auckland, Monday.

Mr. Winter, it is stated, has. gone to Sydney to get appliances to raise the steamer Taupo. An Elopement Case.

Last night Detective Jeffrey arrested Mark von Pragg, on a warrant of the Sydney Bench, charging him with steal ing the property of one Simmons, dealer, Sydney. Pragg was identified by a photograph. It appears to be a case of elopement. Pragg was accom panied by Mrs. Simmons and her child and they had lived together since their arrival in Auckland as Mr, and Mrs. Phillips. They arrived in the Tararua on her last trip from Sydney, via Wel lington, and are supposed to have been waiting for the San Francisco mail boat. Pragg was an omnibus driver in Sydney. He was brought up at the police court to-day and remanded for eight days, so that he might be handed over to a member of the Sydney detective force, who is expected to arrive in the mail boat in pursuit of him.

Prorogation of Parliament.

W Ellington, Monday.

The House met at noon. A number of petitions were presented. The Speaker announced that the Governor’s assent to the Appropriation and other Bills passed during the session, had been given, and the House then ad journed till one o’clock, when the pro rogation will take place. Sir George Grey Stands for Christ church. The New Zealander says that, in response to a requisition, Sir George Grey has decided to stand for Christ church. A quantity of quartz obtained from Makara, has been analysed, and gives a fair percentage of silver. r. 56. Parliament was prorogued at 1 o’clock by a commission consisting of Sir Wm. Fitzherbert, Whitmore, and Sir F. Dillon. The formal proroga tion is to the Ist September. At the City Police Court this after noon the information for forgery against Thomas Chalmers Reid was dismissed.

Mr. Woolcock has a Chance yet.— Mr. Woolcock, M.H.R., lias discovered that though his name is not on the Grey "Valley Electoral Roll, it is on the roll for Hokitika. He will therefore be able to contest the seat for Grey Valley.

Remarkable Phenomenon. A re markable occurrence with reference to the photographing of a church weathercock at Tenby is reported. At the time nothing was observed by the artist but the object upon which he was engaged ; but on the development of the plate, the outline of a boat with colors flying fore and aft, was distinctly visible about two-thirds up the spire—in a reverse position. The photo graph was taken at a quarter-past sin, and. about that time the gun-boats were launched at Pembroke Dock. It is thought that it is a mirage of one of the gunboats soon after launching.—Lancet.

Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— Rheumatic Pains, Tic-Doloreaux. —-These dis eases are unfortunately very prevalent in this country, and arc frequently most distressing, sometimes for years baffling all medical skill to alleviate the sufferings of the victim. In no case have Holloway’s Ointment and Pills failed to produce a cure. The Ointment produces a peculiar and soothing influence over the nerves and muscles, relaxing spasms and subduing pain. The attack soon becomes milder and the intervals between tire paroxysms longer ; until they cease altogether. The Pills restore the body from a weak and debilitated condition to a state of. health and strength. Persons bedridden for months with rheumatic pains and swellings, after using the Ointment have been cured in an incredible short period.—ADVT.

"THE VARIETY ENTERTAIN MENT”

In the House of Representatives,

The Wellington Post of la4t ;.Thurs day published the following skit on-thc blouse’s sitting of that evening;':— IMMENSE ATTRACTION.,!; ! if This Evening, Thursday, 7th August. POSITIVELY THE LAST NIGHT OF THE POPULAR PERFORMERS, Who are nightly attracting crowds to the Parliamentary Buildings. Programme ; Overture —“ La Dissolution ” —Company. Quadrille —“LesRats” —Messrs. Barff, Wake field, Ollivei, and Hobbs. Song (in character) —“ The Mountebank”— Sir G. Grey.. Lament—“ Farewell, farewell, my Gallant Grey ” —Mr. Rees. Song—“ Silent I Sit ” —lion. Mr. Fisher. Reading (encored) —“The Great Lone Bill” —Sir G. Grey. Chorus —“ Let the Bill Pass ” —Company. Song —“ Rewi’s Message ” —Mr. Rolieston. Chorus —Tell us the old, old story ”—Sup porters of Sir G. Grey. Stump Oration-—“ One man’s as good as another, aud a great deal better ” —Sir G. Grey. Song—Pour out the P.B.”—Mr. Manders. Recitation —“ The cold water cure”—Sir W. Fox.” Scotch Patriotic Song peace till Jamie gangs hame ” —ITon. Jas. Macandrew. ■ " ' . Shakesperian Reading— Scene from Henry IV. Prince Hal strikes the Chief Justice, and is committed for contempt.—Mr. Barton. (If encored, the hon. gentleman will substi tute his celebrated Irish sketch, “ Donny brook Fair,” as given with immense applause on the reporters’ table at the Arcade.) Old Pakeha Ballad — “ The Nut Brown Maids” —Hon. J. Sheehan. Song (loudly demanded) —“Resignation” Ministers: Song—“Go, then ! ’tis vain to hover f” —Sir Wm. Fox. Musical Recitation (with obligato accompani ment on his own trumpet) —“Pity the Sorrows of a Poor;'.Old' Man”—Sir G. Grey. Chorus—Home to our Mountains” —Company. Highland Fling (at Sir G. G.), very spirited— Hon. G. M‘Lean. To conclude with the chorus, — “ When Shall We Meet Again ?” by Lead ing Members of the Company. (During the interval one or two ITon. Mem bers will amuse the spectators by some wonderful feats of Kite-flying.) First Fiddle ... Sir W. Fox. Second Fiddle ... Sir G. Grey. Corner Men ... Messrs. Wakefield and Rees. Mr. Johnson ... Hon. G. M. O’Rorke. New Scenes ! New Sentiments ! ! New Promises ! ! ! And No Performances ! ! ! ! If sufficient encouragement offers, the popular farce of “Patriotism” (adapted from the French of “ L’Autocrafc ”) will be presented to the public for j ust what it is worth, followed by the screaming extra vaganza of

“ A Free Breakfast Table.” God Save the Queen !

BEHIND THE SCENES.

(From the London Express.)

No respectable manager of a theatre would dream of allowing “ outsiders ” behind the scenes. The business of the evening is far too serious to admit of the interruptions which would naturally be caused by “visitors.” Managers and artists are accordingly by turns highly diverted or justly in dignant when they hear and read the monstrous fables told of what goes on “ behind the scenes.” ' Indeed the very artists themselves often hardly see each other except on the stage itself while at the theatre. The stage lover who is leading off with such apparent tenderness the young lady who has just accepted his addresses, parts with her in the wings with but scant courtesy, for he has probably to hurry off to his dressing-room for the change of cos tume necessary for the next act, and she has the same reason for flying up the opposite staircase which leads to the dressing-room assigned to the lady artists. The Green Room, except in cases of long “ waits,”, is a deserted place, and even then the momentary expectation of the call boy’s summons keeps the attention ever on the alert. It is all hard -work and “business;” there is no time or opportunity for the mischief to which a generous public always imagines actors to be so readily inclined. The so-called “ players” are earnest men and women, working for the honest support of themselves and their families, according to the special gifts God has given them. They may be simply amusing those who sit on the other side of the footlights, but they themselves are working hard, some times with aching hearts through the illness or loss of those nearest and dearest to them, sometimes struggling with physical pain and suffering, be cause they kuow that their bread depends upon their faithfulness to their duty. They are as true to their trust and as diligent in their work as.the members of any other profession, and as deserving of honor. There are black sheep in every fold, and every profession is disgraced by them— even the clerical—but we are speaking of the majority, and we fearlessly assert that the great bulk of those to be found behind the footlights are artists who pursue their calling with a con scientious devotion which entitles them to the respect and consideration of the public.

. Earthquakes. —The telegraph commu nicated to the newspapers in the colony last week that two small earthquakes had een felt in Wellington. They turn out have been the shocks of an explosion an attempt to blow up the old hulk ?n Whitney sunk in Well.n jton Harbor.

THE LITTLE WOMAN.

Don't talk to me of Olympus’ maids, f c Divinely tall and fair ” Of Cleopatra’s imperial form, >,of Juno’s stately air. Those mighty dames, with redoubted v names, May. erst have held their sway : ’Tis the little woman—bless her heart! - Who rules the world to-day. With her wilful, winsome ways, Her artful artless smiles— Her airy grace, and her fairy face— Her wisdom, wit, and wiles, She mocks the pride and she sways the strength, r r . She bends the will of man, As only such a despotic elf— .* mh, A little woman—can. .j'v. * -v-.j is- Though her pathway may lead through the darkest ways, •'’ ■LI RLUP, JT She aways finds a light; ilia. Though her eyes be dazzled by fortune’s *ays> ’'* J . ' She’s sure to see aright; • Though her wisdom he- of no special school, ' .-do Her logic “ just because : 'A P The first has settled a kingdom’s fate, The last has made its laws. ’Tis the little woman that. goes .ahead When men would lag behind, > p The little woman who sees her chance, ’' And always knows her mind— Who can slyly smile as she.-takes the' oath To honor, love, obey, And mentally adds the saving clause ‘ ‘ In a little woman’s way 1, ” J a Would the diamond seem such a perfect gem"'- , If it measured one foot round 1 Would the rose-leaf yield such sweet perfume If it covered yards of ground 1 J { Would the dew-drop seem so clear arid pure, _ : . J-, :.' If dew like rain should fall ! ...... i Or the little woman half so great If she were six feet tall ?". :: T ’Tis the hand as soft as the nestling bird That grips the grip of steel.; ... ’Tis the voice as low as the summer wind That rules without appeal ;. _• ' And the warrior, scholar, the saint and sage, - - • : May fight and plan and pray, The word will wag till the end of time 111 the little woman’s way.

Slaughter Houses in Boroughs.- A Bill is before Parliament, introduced by Mr. Tole, to forbid the erection of slaughter houses or abattoirs within the limits of any borough. ' ■. : .L ’

The Exhibition. —The exhibits at St. George’s Hall Wellington were transferred to the s.s. Wakitipu for conveyance .to Sydney. Between 5 and 10 o’clock 75 tons of exhibits, comprising 56 cases front the Colonial Museum, 241 pakages, 72 slabs and the Maori house, were shipped on board the steamer. The total value of the goods is estimated at £4OOO.

Telegraphy. - The ..Dunedin . Tri bune says : —“ The constant and most ab surd errors tliat the clerks in the Dunedin Telegraph department are in the habit of making is now becoming a serious matter to the public. As many as four or five errors sometimes occur in the computation of one telegram, and even after all this, accounts are returned from Wellington, through the stupidity of the official here, after the lapse of a considerable time for rectification. The complaints are general on all sides, and it seems that it will be necessary to forvvard a formal complaint to the Minister of Telegraphs before this digraceful state of things can be reme died.”

Modern Fortune Telling.— A photo grapher named Henry, of Cooper’s Road, Old Kent Road, London was charged on remand at the Southwark Police Court with obtaining money by false pretences. The prisoner issued an advertisememt offering for eighteen stamps to send to unmarried persons photographs of their future wives or husbands, and for twenty four stamps a bottle of Magnetic Scent or Spanish Love Scent, which were described, the first as “so fascinating in its’effects as to make true love run smooth,” and the other as “ delicious and captivating the sense,” so that “ no young lady or gentle man need pine in single blessedness.” Several witnesses stated that they had answered these advertisements, and num ber of letters, some from Australia, China, and other places abroad, relating to them were found at the defendant’s house. It was stated that he kept a banking account in the name of Jenning, and was married in the name of Nodes; and it appeared that he had been carrying on a very success ful fraud for some time. The magistrate sentenced the prisoner under the Vagrant Act to three months’ hard labour, and said he regretted that he had no power to inflict upon him the punishment he deserved.

Monday, August ,n 2879,3

THE ASHBURtdM HERALD



s. d. d Butter, inferior to best $ lb i 0 tp I 4 Eggs, i? dozen - - 3, 3 to 0 0 Cheese, prime quality, lb o S to 0 10 Bacon, prime smoked, $ lb o 9 to 0 10 Hams in cloth, $ lb i 0 to 0 0 Flour in bags, loolb 12 6 [to 0 0 251b - 6 6 to Q 0



Clothing Establishment. ASSIGNMENT OF THE ESTATE OF MESSRS. AITKEN, PASCOE & CO., CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS* TO Mr. J. H. Morrison, Manager Mosgiel Woolen ' Factory, AND Mr. John Ross, Of Sargood, Sons & Ewin > Trustees. THE above large Clothing Manufac turing Firm having had to succumb to these hard times, and assign their estate, we have been induced by the Trustees to purchase the whole of their large Manufactured Stock at a Very Heavy Reduction, and have resolved to sell the same again in our Branches direct to the public at prices at which we could not legitimately sell our own Goods. In fact (without exaggeration) during the next few weeks we are in a position to offer NEW GOODS IN MEN’S AND BOYS’ ATTIRE, Of Colonial Manufacture, at from ONE THIRD TO ONE HALF THEIR USUAL COST. HALLENSTEIN BROS., New Zealand Clothing Factory. The assigned Stock will be for Sale in our Ashburton Branch from and on SATURDAY NEXT, 28th JUNE. New Zealand Clothing Factory. 12a CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN DIRECTORY FOR 1879. ON SALE at the “ HERALD ” Office, Saunders Buildings, East-street. PRICE FIVE SHILLINGS, Neatly Bound in Cloth. The above Volume contains a. lot of valuable information, and should be in the hands of every Tradesman.



New Advertisements. LICENSING ACT, 1873.-AND LICENS ING ACT 1873 AMENDMENT ACT, 1874. ■VT OTICE is hereby given that, in pur - suanc'e of the above Acts, the Quarterly Meeting of the Licensing Com missioners for the Districts of Ashburton, Ralcaia, and Mount Somers, will 'be held on THURSDAY, the 4th day of Septem ber next, at the hour of 12 noon, in the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Ashburton, for the purpose of considering Applica tions under the said Acts. C. CAVENDISH HURRELL, Clerk, Licensing Opurt. Resident Magistrate’s Court, -Ashburton, -list August, 1879. 256 a WEDNESDAY NEXT. I. O. ZgsZTfs rrn HoprVN CHARinr G. T. WILL AND THE WAY LODGE. A MEETING of the above Lodge will be held in the School-room, Timvald, at 7 o’clock. There will be music and singing. Admission Free. SAMUEL CORRIGAN, 255 a Chairman of Committee.