BIG BURNERS.

The Chartered Gas Company have erected at the Refuge, north side of Westminister Bridge, four very power ful gas lights, in order to show the capabilities of gas for street lighting on on a large scale. The burners are “ Wigham’s patent,” being die same as those used in lighthouses and also for the signal light on the clock tower on the House of Commons. The burner consists of a number of fish-tail jets placed close together, so that the upper extremities of their flames touch each other, producing an increased light greatly beyond the multiple of their single flames. To obviate, the smoke which is caused by the combination of so many gas jets, an oxidiser of talc is placed over the flames, by means of which a current of air is brought in con tact with its most smoky part, render ing it not only smokeless but exceed ingly white. The combustion is also assisted by a bottom cone for equalising the current of air to the flame, through the medium of the several fish-tail bur ners ; and secondly, at the top of it, where its action raises to a white heat the large quantity of solid carbon found there. The advantage of this burner over the argand consists in its having no glass chimney, which not only does away with the expense of breakage and trouble of cleaning, but permits of increased ' volume of light. The illuminating power of each burner is equal to' about 400 sperm candles; the consumption is about sixty feet per hour. The gas burners are enclosed in lanterns glazed with opal and muffled gla&/ 1 i- j ---- if- J.’ • • :: 'l

HOW THE BODY IS BUILT UP.

The muscle and fat of the body, : - remarks the Journal of Chemistty, are derived from the food, and animal heat is derived from their combustion or their combination with the oxygen admitted by the lungs. When the muscles are inactive, slow combustion goes on ; and for every grain of carbon burned, a perfectly definite amount of heat is produced. When the muscles contract, the combustion is quickened, and the additional heat is liberated in * the muscles themselves. If external work be done, as in lifting a. weight or hammering a nail, the heat is no longer developed in;the body, but transferred . to.the weight lifted or the raised ham -/'-mer, and; is *liberated when they fall,. and the heat thus liberated is exactly u equal to the combustion inside the body. : Thus the body, is an apparatus efficient beyond all others in trans forming and distributing the energy with which it is supplied, but it pos sesses no creative power. A man weighing TSO lbs., by the consumption of a single grain of carbon, can lift his body to the height of eight feet, and by the consumption of two ounces four drachms twenty grains, to a height of ten thousand feet. Mayer maintains, against Liebeg . and . others, that the muscles 1 in the main play the part of machinery, converting fat into the motive power ,of the organism. He saw that neither nerves nor brains pos sessed the energy necessary to the animal motion, and believed .they held fast or loosefmuscular energy, as an engineer, by the motion of his finger in opening or. closing a valve, liberates and controls the mechanical energy of a steam engine. These views are now quite generally accepted by scientific men: ' '' J

NEW ZEALAND IN THE ROYAL ACADEMY.

Mr. N. Chevalier has a charming picture this year for the Royal Academy. Like a true colonist, he has chosen a colonial subject, and for the first time in the history of the Royal there will appear upon its walls the form and semblance of a Maori girl, as she lies basking in the sun, in the bottom of her canoe. The girl, who is named Hine moa, is of the higher type of the Maori race. The scene is laid in the bend Of a river, and to the right is seen the Maori village, where, probably Hine moa’s kindred dwell. Along the banks of the river are to be seen the black birch and the supple jack, with here and there a fern tree and festoons of creep ingiplantS; A more lovely scene could hardly be imagined, and Hinemoa seems to be enjoying it. Clad in the the Maori mat, which has now given

place to the blanket of commerce, she ' ! wears a feather jauntily in her dark hair, and as the eye gazes intently upon the scene, the outlines of her form seem to sway and swell with the motion of the canoe as it drifts lazily down the stream. To judge by her dark eyes and general contour, Hinemea must have many admirers in the village seen in the back ground ; and if good taste and admira tion for the innocent and beautiful may carry weight she will be admired of all beholders at the Royal. The coloring i y ismot at all gaudy, notwithstanding it is a subject which might well tempt artists to some extravagance incolor ,J "ihg'; but Mr. Chevalier is always true to nature, and nothing unless critical.. He'has’ seen Hinemoa in the native bush, upon the river, and in the village sr . of ; her, tribe, and here, therefore, presents her to the Royal and to the world in her habit as she lived, and if I (Anglo-Australian) mistake not, Hine ■-•.-moawillbe the most popular picture of v the season. The Duke and'Duchess * of ; Edinburgh visited Mr. Chevalier’s studio- while the pictures Were" on view, and were quite delighted with Hine moa.

LAST NIGHT’S CABLEGRAMS.

{Special to the Globe. ) London, June 3.

I.eather is at 9d to ioj4d. At the wool sales the first day’s catalogue con sisted of 5500 bales.

( Reuter's Telegrams. ) Rome, June 4.

The river Po has overflowed its banks, causing a great amount of da mage. London, June 4. The stock of tallow is 2 5,000 casks.

(A reus Special.)

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AUSTRALIAN-

(Reuter's Telegrams.) Melbourne, June 5.

The suspension of the Australian and European Bank is announced. The liabilities aie not large. The no tice on the doors of the Australian and European Bank states that the direc tors hope to re-open shortly, and to liquidate under the auspices of the Associated Banks, who will protect their notes.

The Australian and European Bank estate shows liabilities of and probable assets of A run has been made to-day on the City of Melbourne Bank. It is, how ever, believed to be financially sound. The Bank has published a notice that the doors will be kept open for business till 8 o’clock to-night. ( Special. ) Melbourne, June 5. The Australian and European Bank, established nine years ago, stopped at eleven o’clock to-day. The Associated Banks, after an investigation, declined an advance of but are willing to cash the notes. They are also con sidering a proposal to secure depo sitors. The failure was immediately attributed to having nearly deposited on call. There has been a severe run on the City of Melbourne Bank, but the de mands have been promptly met. The bank will keep open till eight this even ing. Should the run continue the As sociated Banks are willing to assist. Sydney, June 5. The Sydney branches of the Austra lian and European Bank closed on re ceipt of the intelligence of the Mel bourne closure. A Melbourne telegram in the Evening News predicts a great commercial crisis. , Three hundred more sovereigns, planted by Weiberg, have been found.

Adelaide, June 5. Queen’s Birthday Cup, a handicap of 500 sovs. and gold cup, value 100 guineas, added to a sweep of 15 sovs. Two miles. Richmond, Bst. 12U) 1 Levanter, 7st. 4lbs. ... ... 2 Mountaineer, 7st. 41b. ... 3 The race was a splendid one.

{Special to Globe.)

Sydney, June 5.

The Sydney branch of the Australian and European Bank has just closed. The liabilities are all in Melbourne.

The Sydney directors of the Euiopean and Australian Bank are Sir George Inness, M.L.C., Hon. Burns, M.H.R., and Robert King, merchant. The colony is excited by the threat ened execution of two youths for rape. Petitions against the sentence being carried into effect are pouring in upon the Government.

Melbourne, June 5. The Associated Banks have agreed to take the Australian and European Bank’s notes. The stoppage has caused the locking up of funds, the Union Bank refusing further advances. Arrange ments have been made to pay all lia bilities, but never to resume. There was a great rush on the City of Melbourne Bank, but all demands were met in gold. The excitement is sub siding

Holloway’s Ointment and Pills.— A Cure for Abscesses, Piles, Fistula, and Sores. —The many satisfactory cures resulting from the use of this invaluable Ointment in cases where patients have been suffering from these complaints, have induced many medical practi tioners to introduce them into the hospitals and their private practice; and in many instances where the sufferer was considered incurable, Holloway’s Ointment, in conjunction with his Pills, healed the most desperate wounds. These medicaments are unequalled for the cure of scrofula and diseases of the skin. In all cutaneous affections incidental to children, from the simple red gum to the complicated scorbutic disease, Holloway’s Ointment exer cises a remarkably beneficial influence, cooling inflamation, relieving irritation, and giving ease to the impatient little sufferer.

THE ASHBURTON HERALD.

[Friday June 6, 1879



Tenders, ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. TENDERS are invited for the Supply of 200 Cubic Yards of SHINGLE. Specifications may be seen at the office of Messrs. Fooks & Son, Borough Engineers, and Tenders to be delivered at the Borough Council Office on or before SATURDAY, 7th June, at noon. CHAS. BRADDELL, Ashburton, Town Clerk. 4th June, 1879. 966 Public Notice. IN BANKRUPTCY. J\^"OTICE —The “ Ashburton Herald” is a Gazette for all notices under the Debtors and Creditors Acts. CO



Auction Sales. IMPORTANT SALE OF MACHINERY. THRESHING MACHINES. THRESHING MACHINES. BLACKSMITHS’ TOOLS. MILLWRIGHTS’ TOOLS. MR. J. L. WILSON lias received in structions from G. Simpson & Co., consequent on their Dissolution of Part nership, to SELL WITHOUT RESERVE, ON TUESDAY, the 10th of JUNE, At 11 o’clock, On the Premises, Tuam Street, Christ church, all their VERY LARGE STOCK AND PLANT, Consisting of Several STEAM THRESHING PL ANTS by different makers, in good condi tion and complete. Also,— Several portions of others. Also,— Contractor’s plant, trolleys for moving houses, screw jacks, blocks, &c., &c. Also, — i Blacksmiths’ and millwrights’ tools. . Also, — Large quantity of stock in bolts, nuts, screws, nails, iron, &c., &c. Also, — Large quantity of flour mill machinery. Also, — Sundries too numerous to particularise. 970



Public Notices. ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. TVTOTICE is hereby given that at a i\| Special Meeting of the Ashburton Borough Council, held on Tuesday, the 27th day of May, 1879, the following re solution was adopted:— “ That under and in pursuance of the provisions and powers contained in part X of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1876, and other provision and powers contained in the said Act, the Ashburton Borough Council do borrow and take up at interest on the security or credit of a rate of. one shilling in the pound, authorised to be made and levied by the said Council, under section 112 of the said Municipal Corpora tions Act, 1876, the sum of fifteen thou sand pounds, to be expended as follows : Seven thousand pounds (£7000) in supple menting the sum of Five thousand pounds (£5000) received from the County Council of Ashburton for the purpose of paying, satisfying, and defraying the cost, charges, and expenses of making, erecting and pro viding a system of water supply for the Borough of Ashburton, and for the pur pose of purchasing, or paying for any land which may be required for intakes, reser voirs, or otherwise in connection with the said undertaking or work, or which may be thereby injuriously affected; and,for the purpose of laying down pipes, erecting floodgates, and all other necessary works 1 connected with such water supply, the balance of the said sum of fifteen thousand pounds, to wit—Eight thousand pounds (£8000), for the purpose of defraying all outlay inourred in and expenses of, and incidental to the construction, and erection of all buildings, erections, constructions, protective works, pipes, gutters, channels, sewers, drains, bridges, crossings, and all other works, and operations necessary, and requisite for providing underground and surface drainage for the said Borough. That for the purpose of securing the repayment of the said : sum of fifteen thousand pounds (£15,000), together with interest thereon, the said Council do issue seven hundred and fifty debentures for twenty pounds (£2O) each in the form contained in the ninth schedule of Municipal Corporations Act, 1876, or to the effect thereof to the person or persons by or on behalf of whom such sum or por tion or part thereof be advanced. “ That the said principal sum of fifteen thousand pounds (£15,000) be borrowed for a term or period of ten (10) years, from the making of such debentures and that the rate of interest to be named therein or made payable by such debentures be at the rate of six pounds ten shillings (£6 10s) per centum per annum, and pay able half yearly, and that coupons for each sum so payable in the form in the tenth schedule to the said Act of 1876, or to the effect thereof, be attached to such deben tures for payment of such interest. That such debentures be forthwith issued under the seal of this sa'd Council, and offered for sale by the Bank of New Zealand as agents for the said Council in London or New Zealand.” Notice is hereby giveu that a Special Meeting will be held on MONDAY, the 30th day of June next, at 6.30 p.m., for the purpose of confirming the above resolu tion. By order, CHARLES BRADDELL, Town Clerk. Borough Council Office, Ashburton, May 30th, 1879. 916



ASHBURTON ROAD DISTRICTS. ASSESSMENT COURT, 1879. "'VT OTICE is hereby given, in pursuance _L> of the provisions of the Rating Act, 1876, that Assessment Courts will be held by meat the places undermentioned, and at the times hereinafter specified, for the purpose of hearing and determining all objections to the respective Valuation Lists of the various Road Districts within the County of Ashburton for the now current year, when all clerks, valuators, and others duly appointed on behalf of the local bodies— are requested to attend the sittings of the said Courts : Rakaia Road District. Thursday, June 12, at 12 o’clock, at the Road Board Office, South Rakaia. Mount Hutt Road District. Monday, June 16, at 12 o’clock, at the Road Board Office, Mount Hutt. F. GUINNESS, j Judge. • May 31, 1879. 960



Business Notices.



TO MERCHANTS, TRADESMEN, AND OTHERS. STUDY ECONOMY! STUDY ECONOMY! GREAT SAYING EFFECTED BY PURCHASING YOUR STATIONERY AT THE WHOLESALE STATIONERY DEPOT.



CASH PRICES: Envelopes, cream Laid. PERioba • - 6s. 6d. Ditto Per 500 3s. 6d. Ditto Printed, 1,000, 10s. 6d. Notepaper, ruled, per packet of 5 Quires, from is. 6d. Large quantities at lower rates. ACCOUNT BOOKS OF ALL KINDS. TEN PER CENT. OFF FOR CASH!!! STORES LIBERALLY DEALT WITH. WEEKS & DIXON, Wholesale Stationers HERALD OFFICE.



Auction Sales. BULLOCK AND CO., AGENTS FOR THE SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. CAPITAL £1,000,000. Insurances effected at the lowest current rates on all kinds of Buildings, Threshing Machines, Crops Growing and in Stack. J. DRUMMOND McPHERSON, Manager, Christchurch. TO RUNHOLDERS, FARMERS, AND OTHERS. fJIHE Undersigned have on Sale:— Fencing Wire No. 6 to 10. Standards and Stakes.



Seeds— White Clover Red Clover Cow Grass Alsike Trefoil Lucerne, &c., &c. Rye Grass Seed Coal and Firewood Station Stores of Every Description. We are prepared to allow a very liberal discount for cash. BULLOCK AN D CO., East Street. Business Notice. Properties for sale AND TO LET BY Messrs. Poyntz & C 0 .9 ASHBURTON. j • . FOR SALE. 800 Acres Unimproved Land, near Chert sey. 150 Acres, three miles from Ashburton, 70 acres in English Grass. 150 Acres at Longbeach; Good House and Outbuildings. 10 Acres near Wakanui Township ; good Btand for a Blacksmith. J-Acre in South Rakaia Township. The Central Temperance Hotel, Baring Square, Ashburton. TO LET. 40 Acres of Good Land, two miles from Tinwald. 350 Acres Good Land, Coldstream Run, Rangitata—purchasing clause. Several Houses in Ashburton, various sizes. A House and Shop in East Street. A House and Shop in the Triangle. A House, Shop, and Bakery, in the Tri angle. A House and Shop in Burnett Street. also, — SEVERAL HOUSES IN ASHBURTON FOR SALE, ON EASY TERMS. Apply < POYNTZ & CO., East Street, 928 Ashburton.



Public Notices. as IN BANKRUPTCY. WEEKS & DIXON have on Sale at their Office, East Street North, — BANKRUPTCY ACTS, PROOFS OF DEBT FORMS, FORMS OF AFFIDAVIT. Also, — FORMS of TO LET and FOR SALE. BIBLES, Prayers, and Church Services, Hymnals for various churches.—H. M. JONES, Stationer, Baring Square. DIARIES. —A Few Commercial and Scribbling Diaries on Sale, Cheap, at the “ Herald ” Stationery Depot, East Street North, near Railway Station. SEWING Machines and other Requi sites. H. M. JONES, Stationer, Etc., Baring Square. 473 k WANTED KNOWN—That the cheap est and neatest CARDS may bo had at the ASHBURTON HERALD OFFICE East Street North.



Booksellers, &c. NEW BUSINESS. J . Y. WA RD, BOOKSELLER, COMMERCIAL AND FANCY STATIONER, HAS much pleasure in announcing to the inhabitants of the Borough of Ashbur ton and County, that he COMMENCED BUSINESS ON SATURDAY MARCH i, 1879, in Messrs. Saunders Bros.’ Buildings, EAST STREET, NORTH, With A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF Professional Stationery, Commmercial Stationery, Household Stationery, Fancy Stationery, &c., &c., &c. LITERATURE— (In Assorted Bindings) COMPRISING ALL THE MOST POPULAR AUTHORS Also, — PRESENTATION BOOKS. SCHOOL REQUISITES IN STOCK. : Colonial, English, and Foreign Papers and Magazines supplied to order. WORK-BOXES, WRITING-DESKS, j and OTHER FANCY GOODS, | AT REASONABLE PRICES. , Hamilton's Library Books oh Deferred Payment. the address— J. Y. W A R D, East Street North j (Saunders Bros.’ New Buildings), ASHBURTON. . j 440 Business Notices. JST E W NDUSTRY.I COFFEE, Pure arid Fresh Ground Daily at; ORR & CO.’S. ’ 953



A USEFUL NOVELTY. r' Most Favorable ■; ! OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE MONEY. \N w\ A DISCOUNT of SEVEN AND A HALF Per Cent, will .be allowed to all CASH CUSTOMERS Friedlander Bros., EAST STREET. 828 GEORGE LADBROOK, (Near the Station, Winslow), HAS in Stock a Good Supply of Gene ral Stores, which he can supply Wholesale and Retail at the lowest current rates. Public Notices; N O T I C E. ESTATE OF F. DOHERTY. A LL Accounts due to the abovie estate r\ must be paid forthwith to Mr. Doherty, or they will be sued for without further notice. ~ j By order of the Trustees, D. CARO. 927 W. BROWNE. NOTICE.. ALL ACCOUNTS due to the Estate of Thomas Hicks, Ashburton, must be Paid at Once to the undersigned, at Messrs Pass and Co’s, or at the Road Board Office, Ashburton. Accounts re maining unpaid will be sued for withoui further notice. J. H. PASS, l rtr a C. B. BRANSjON, 5 Thlsweß -



Business Notices. C. PERCY COX, ; a AND AND. ESTATE AGENT AND ’ VALUATOR, ASHBURTON. TO LET OR SELL -680 Acres first-class land (limestone) with good house, large stables, woolshed, sheep-yards, granaries, etc., etc., com plete ; very convenient. 320 Acres reserve, first-class land, part sub-let, sufficient to cover the whole of Government rent, etc., leaving upwards of 200 acres rent free for 2 years. Low price wanted for goodwill of lease, or would be let to a suitable tenant, v.j 2,500 Acres ring-fenced, to be let in one block for grazing, or in blocks to suit purchasers for cropping, with or with* | out purchasing clause. ' Town and Suburban Sections v sell or let in Ashburton and Hindhope. MONEY TO. LEND ON APPROVED FREEHOLD SECURITY Agent for T "L " U N I ON I NSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. ; 717 Tailors. NOTICE OF REMOVAL” S. STOKES, TAILOR AND CLOTHIER. BEGS to remind his friends and the public that he has removed his busi ness to new shop near Baldwin’s Central Hotel, Wakanui Road, and would take this opportunity of acknowledging the very liberal support accorded to him here tofore, and solicits a continuance of patronage at his new shop—Wakanui Road, near Baldwin’s Central Hotel. S. STOKES, TAILOR AND CLOTHIER. 794 Bootmakers. -Y PUBLIC NOTICE. BOOTS! 800 TS! T. CHAMBERS WHILE THANKING the public of Ashburton and surrour ding dis tricts for past favors, begs to infi rn them that he has received,, and to arrive, at his place of business, East-street, a. WELL-ASSORTED STOCK LADIES’, GENTLEMEN’S, AND CHIL DREN’S BOOTS AND SHOES Of all descriptions. T. C. also calls special attentfi 1 to the Measure Department, and irnites the gentlemen of Ashburton to inspect the superior class of Sewn Boots and Shoes he is now making. :vv ' Riding Boots, Shooting Boots, Walking Boots and Shoes, Cricketing Boots and Shoes, and Running Shoes. WORKMANSHIP UNSURPASSED. A PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. T. CHAMBERS, PROSPECT BUILDINGS, Next to Montgomery’s, East-street. M. NEALAS,.'... ;> - BOOT AND SHOEMAKER, AND IMPORTER, HAS now on sale a Splendid Assortment of BOOTS and SHOES for Winter, which are of the Best Quality, and will be Sold at very reasonable prices. , Note the address— i • ’ • ; : .' M..NE ALA S , NEXT TO MESSRS. ORR & CO.’S, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Educational. M US IC T U IT I 0 N, VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL. Terms, per Quarter or per Lesson, on appli ition to the Principal. SUPERIOR LADIES’ BOARDING AND v . ; , DAY, SCHOOL, Oxford Villa, Burnett St., Ashburton, Conducted by Miss Steane. Private Lessons in French, German, and TLntin, twice weekly ; Music, and Drawing in Various Styles. Preparatory School for Boys. Inclusive Terms. CHOOL. Books, Bags, Etc. —H. M. JONES, Stationer, Etc., Baring Sguare. 473 a i CHOOL Requisites and Artist Mate ‘ rials. H. M. JONES, Stationer, Baring Square. '' ' 478 a