The Ashburton Herald. AND Borough and County Advertiser (With Which is incorporated the “Evening Echo”). WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1880.

Postal. Mails for the Australian Colonies and Tasmania, per Albion, close at the Bluff on Friday, 17th inst., at 11.30. a. m.

The Courthouse Bailiff. — Govern ment have at last sent down the amount of rent clue to the Templar Hall Company for the use of the hall as a Courthouse, and the bailiff lias therefore been relieved of liis charge. A Hard-up Shoemaker. —ln a North Island township recently a disciple of St. Crispin filed his schedule. His assets were throe pairs of boots and L 7 in book debts, His liabilities were Ll7O.

1 Assets, Nil ! —That eminent divine, Monßignor Capel, has had to “ meet ” his creditors. At the first meeting the" state ment showed total debts unsecured L 7295 ; secured, L18,50G. Assets, nil ! Faith 1 — The Echo. ,

Renewed Youth. —In one of the West Coast townships recently a bridegroom led to the altar a lady aged three- score and ten. The united ages of the “happy pair” make up nearly a century and a half.

Retaliation. —A strange freak on the part of a ewe has come to our knowledge. Her lamb had been devoured by a raven ous sow with a litter of pigs. The ewe thereupon adopted one of the little pigs, and suckled it with the utmost tenderness. —liangitiJcei Advocate. Lecture.— Mr. O’Reilly has been fre quently requested to repeat his lecture on William Pitt, and he lias consented to deliver another lecture this month, but on a new subject—The Art of Memory of the Chinese and Ancients, illustrated by feats of memory. Mr. O’Reilly delivered this lecture in Melbourne and Sydney, and the Sydney Morning Herald pronounced it a very surprising lecture. Nobody’s Business. One Charles Tutchen was so moved by bis affection for the widow Sarah Ann Gard, that he married her on the 23rd of August. This is nothing extraordimuy, as getting married is an every day affair—but it is somewhat unusual to announce the fact as Tutchen did, in the New Zealand Times, with the finish up—“No cards—nobody’s business.”

Rough on Us. —Here is a sample of the mendacious statements which arc being circulated concerning this colony. The San Francisco Chronicle . says ; —“ New Zealand owes 175,000,000 dollars, and is suffering from such wide-spread business prostration that an appeal to the charity of the world is not improbable. Thousands of her people are threatened with starva tion. Affairs in Ireland are not much worse.” The Danger of Arsenic. —It is well known that arsenic is used in producing green colors. Not long since a Prussian brought from Paris a splendid dark green dress for his daughter. After wearing it for a short time the young lady became dangerously ill. The doctor ascribed her illness to arsenical poisoning, and chemi oxamination detected a large percentage of arsenic in the coloring material of the dress.

“ Smellington. Writing of the Em pire City, the EangitiJcei Advocate, soys : —The “ city of smells,” as Wellington has been appropriately called, had an alarming death rate for the month of August, no less than 62 persons having succumbed in that month. The people fought for about two years over the rival merits of the Clark and Climie drainage schemes ; and whilst the u'ordy warfare went on from month to month, old Charon did a brisk trade. The Wellington papers are in the habit of joking about “ another lunatic from Wanganui. ” We can imagine the grim ferryman of the river Styx rubbing his hands at each victim of zymotic disease arrives from “Smelling ton,” and exclaiming, “Another victim of bad drainage from Wellington. ” The rival drainage schemes seem to have acted like the Kilkenny cats, and utterly anni hilated each other, for we never hear of either of them now, though they cost the ratepayers many hundreds of pounds.

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LETTERS FOR THE TIMES.

No. 6. To the Editor. Sir, —Most candidates for a seat ini the House of Representatives diligently inform the electors whose suffrages they invite that while they are prepared to sacrifice themselves upon the altar of their country, the sacrifice has only been resolved upon after long consideration and severe mental struggles at the shrine of: Mammon. They usually, indeed, convey their mean ing in less figurative language, and state, in plain words that their business affairs are of such magnitude and importance that a sojourn of four months in the year at Wellington will entail upon them money sacrifice of an extraordinary amount, and it is but right and proper that the electors should understand that the obligation about to be incurred is rather on their side than the candidate’s. Possibly John Bull believes those pro testations v Possibly he don’t. He is a simple animaV$ T et not without occasional gleams of intelligence, and if his native urbanity of temper prevents him from kicking the patriot, he may, nevertheless, be conscious that certain phrases are part of the stock-in-trade of every candidate for political station, and should not be taken au pied da la lettre. Let us dis : tinguish between cases, however. It must be admitted that even in the General Assembly, demoralised as that body is become of late years, there are gentlemen ■who do not look- upon politics as a branch of their business, and have sought a seat therein with the honest intention of doing their best for the country, and some of these have, without making a boast of the matter, incurred much pecuniary loss from the time given to public, which ought to have been devoted to their private affairs; But on the whole, New Zealand politics are not an unprofitable occupation to the .bulk of those persons who are engaged in them. The govern ing families and their connections, of course enjoy the lion’s share of the feast. Sir Julius Yogel, from first to last, and including his salary as Provincial Treasurer of Otago, must have drawn from the public exchequer, at a rough estimate L 30,000, and nevertheless lie is clamor ing for several thousand pounds of “ commission” for his real or supposed, services in connection with the raising the five million loan ; those services having been given in his capacity of Agent-Gene ral, for which office he gets L 7,500 a year, and which he holds, in defiance of Minis terial commands and parliamentary pro tests, in conjunction with that of the lucrative post of Chairman of the New Zealand Agricultural Company. Men like Mr. Hall, Major Atkinson, and Dr. Pol len, who have'held political or high public offices for a long series of years, have also in the course of their respective careers, made heavy drafts upon the Treasury, the precise extent of which it would be ex tremely interesting to learn. The know ledge, however, is difficult to acquire. Even an expert* in the public accounts find himself bewildered, amid the labryinth of figures, ranged under a multitude of headings, and published 'at a variety, of; times, so that when the enquirer imagines that he has really learnt all which these precious accounts can tell him about a particular subject, he is apt feel provoked at finding in some supplement to the ac counts published twelve months after wards, an undiscovered depth of expendi ture suddenly revealed. Of course it may be that these leviathans whose maintenance is so costly, have rendered to the public services .more or less commensurate with the cash outlay which has been required to keep them going. That is not the point under discussion just now. I merely wish to note the fact that John Bull, in his colonial pastures, is not the ungrateful beast which his political masters com monly represent:,him to be ; but rather does his inborn generosity of soul lead him ti’y and silence their perpetual complaints about the loss which they sustain by at tending to his needs instead of their own by saying “ help yourselves. ” And they do help themselves. Everybody admits that Ministers are underpaid. That has been an axiom as long back as I can remember. Nobody ever did, or is ever likely to become a Cabinet Minister in New Zealand save from the impulse of a fervent desire to promote the public weal. Every Minister looks with scorn upon “ the demnition ha'penny.” If the services rendered by the successive batches of Ministers which have in turns occupied the Government Benches since Responsible Government first became the order of the day could be valued in money, the amount would doubtless be startling ; but we all agree that such an assessment is impossible, and that the salaries and allowances annually granted to Ministers are simply to be treated as the timid offerings of an appre ciative people, and accepted, not as pay ment for work done, but as the petty gift which le grand seigneur graciously takes from the hand of the faithful peasant. Still, all things are relative, and to humble individuals like oui’selves, to whom the . daily struggle for the bawbees is more ex citing than fruitful, the sums so paid to the members of the Government do not appear insignificant, but rather splendid. The salary of the Premier is L 1,750 a year ; the other Ministers get L 1,250 a piece. To each of these is likewise allotted a handsome residence, or else a house allowance. The average cost of repairs to these residences is LSOO a. year. Furni ture, too, is also provided at the public cost. If a Minister wants a trip to another part of the colony, all he has to do is to find some public business requir ing his attendance there, and forthwith he can charge the Treasury with his travelling fares and a special allowance of L 3 3s. a day into the bargain. A steam yacht is at his disposal, and he is quite at liberty to disturb the sleep of the inno cent Ashburtonians by the noise of the special train, in which, sacred from the contact of ordinary mortals, but, never theless, at their expense, he is being con veyed North or South, as the case may be. His privileges, however, ramify in many directions. If he he of a roving disposition, or possess a soul, above buttons, and ambitious of diffusing its light over a larger sphere than that afforded by New Zealand, the colony is not likely to object to his despatching himself on a mission to Australia or the United States or Eng land, or the German baths, or any other spot on the globe’s surface where his

genius will be able to move its pinions freely. He will then not only enjoy his salary, his three guineas a day. his steam boat fare, and what not, but will also be able to present a bill for “ extras ” to the General Assembly, and get it paid too. On one of his trips to England, Mr, Yogel, then Colonial Treasurer, took his family with him. The colony paid their expenses under the heading “special travelling allowance to Mr. Yogel, LI ,000.” These little pulls at the public purse have been successfully made by other persons. Mr. Larnach wanted to go home on his private affairs, so the last Ministry appointed him a loan agent and gave him L2,0Q0 for his labors in that capacity, though what he did for the money beyond signing his name to Certain documents —I don’t mean bills— no human being can tell to tliis day. The General Assembly itself is not an inexpensive body. Its direct average cost to the country is about L 4,000 per annum. Last year an extra sesion was held at an expenditure of L 26,000. This was of course an abnormal outlay, although none the less real to the taxpayer. In reality the annual cost of the Assembly exceeds L 40,000, because when it is sitting it in spires all the Government departments, especially the printing, with a nervous activity 'of a very expensive nature. There must further be taken into account the enormous sums of borrowed money, which, during the past ten years, have been expended on the Parliamentary buildings at Wellington., The ordinaay members of both houses, except the very few who permanently reside in or near the city of Wellington, and are put on half-pay in consequence, get 200 guineas a-piece for their attendance during the session ; and their travelling expenses to and from Wellington cost a pretty penny. Those members who sat in both sessions in 1879 received 400 guineas, while the few who were lucky enough to be chairmen of the principal select committees drew an ad ditional L2OO, making L 620 in all—not a bad year’s income in these hard times. Let us stop a moment and take breath, or we shall lose ourselves in figures and in. wonder at the munificence of the much abused taxpayer of the colony. Ere, however, we close the page, we must remember with thankfulness that virtue, triumphing over inclination, has pursuaded our legislators to dock their own stipend by the ten per cent now so fashionable.. It was a hard struggle (see Hansard), and our gratitude should be proportunately deep.—Yours Ac.,

C. W. Purnell, Ashburton, loth Sept., 18S0.

Ashburton School Committee.

The usual monthly meeting of the local School Committee was held last night. Present—Dr. Macßean Stewart (Chair man), Messrs. Andrews Bean, Orr, and St. Hill. CORRESPOND ENCE. From J. Colborne Veel, Secretary to the Board of Education, informing the Committee that the sum of L 59 2s. 2d. had been paid to its credit with the Union Bank of Asustralia. From the. same, intimating the Board’s willingness to relieve Alexander Ennis from his engage ment as pupil teacher. From the same, with reference to the proposed alterations in the doors of the school, by which the means of supervision would be improved, and stating that the matter vyould be referred to the Inspector. From Miss Christina Henderson, resign ing her position as pupil teacher in the school. Accepted. From Janies Henderson, applying for the vacant position of pupil teacher, caused by the resignation of A. Ennis. Miss Tully also made application for the position vacated bj 7 Miss Hendersou. master’s report.

The number at present on the roll aro— Boj 7 s, 225 ; girls, 239 ; total, 464. The average attendance for the past week was —Boys, 163'2 ; girls, 175; total, 338'2. To-day’s attendance—Boys, 187 ; girls, 176 ; total, 363. For several weeks past we have been put to great inconvenience by a ..most disagreeable effluvium in the infant room. Your Visiting Committee took prompt steps to find out the cause of this annoyance by lifting part of the flooring, examining the drains, etc., but the nuisance has not yet abated. I gave up the use of my class-room for the sake of the infants, but this is too great a sacrifice. It has been suggested the effluvium may arise from defective drain age on the other side of the school. I may add that Miss Stewart has been off duty to-day from indisposition, and blames the atmosphere of the infant room. I have much pleasure in reporting that Miss C. Henderson, pupil teacher, has been successful in gaining a scholar ship, value LSO per annum, tenable for two.years. We shall lose her services at the end of the month. Master Alexander Ennis gave up his duties on Friday, the 10th. Master James Henderson and Miss Tully are two candidates for the vacant positions, and I have confidence in asking you to recommend both to the Board for appointment. There are others preparing for the work, but they are not yet eligible, as they have not passed the requisite standard. Mr. Mavo reports that the posts of the ladder in the boys’ playground have become rotten. The dusters for the black-boards are much worn. Two yards of blue Dungaree are required. ” It was decided to re-place the posts of the ladder, and obtain a fresh supply of dusters. THE VACANCIES. The applications for positions as pupil teachers were left in the hands of the Chairman arid Secretary to make enquries, and if their report were satisfactory, to re commend the two candidates to the Board of Education. VISITING COMMITEEES REPORT.

Mr. St. Hill, on behalf of the Visiting Committee, reported that, on hearing the complaints regarding the bad smells pre vading the school, they had taken up boards in various places to ascertain, if possible, the cause. On sending a boy under the school, he had returned with a couple of dozen rotten eggs, but as these were unbroken, the smell could not arise from them. They had been unsuccessful in ascertaining the exact cause of the nuisance, but Mr. St. Hill gave some pro bable reasons for it. A quantity of car bolic powder had been sprinkled about the premises co disinfect them, and a rather unpleasant smell was the conse quence. The Chairman, at the request of the meeting consented to obtain a strong dis infectant, which he recommended, and to get the school thoroughly fumigated on

the first suitable occasion. It was also decided that the school undergo a thorough disinfecting process at the close of each vacation. THE INFANT SCHOOL, , The Chairman remarked that the infant school had been commenced by the builders, and he (Dr. Stewart) had so far got the plans altered so as to have the en trance door changed, and thus prevent the annoyance arising from the north west and south-west winds. Messrs. St. Hill and Bean were ap pointed a Visiting Committee for the en suing month, and after accounts had been passed for payment, the meeting ad journed.

Resident Magistrate’s Court.

Tuesday, September 14.

(Before Mr. F. Guinness, R.M.) CIVIL CASES.

Mount Somers Hoad Board v. Toner. Claim 14s. 2d. for unpaid rates. No ap pearance for plaintiff's. Mr. O’Reilly, for defendant, produced a receipt, which showed that the amount had been paid, and counsel asked that, under the circum stances, seeing his client had come a con siderable distance and left his work, costs should be allowed. Judgment for defen dant with costs. Lancaster v. Harper. L2 18s. 2d. Mr. Crisp, for defendant, agreed to pay LI per month until the amount was paid, which arrangement was accepted by plaintiff'. Lancaster v. Fletcher. Claim L 3 ss. 3d. Judgment for amount and costs 7s. Same v. Sullivan. Claim L 5. Judg ment for amount and costs. Same v. Manhire. Claim L2 19s. 6d. Judgment for amount and costs 4s. Friedlander v. McLaughin. Claim L 22 Os. 9d. on a dishonored order. Judg ment for amount and costs 12s. THE TIPPLING ACT AGAIN. Baldwin v. Holmes. Claim Ll7lls. 6d. Mr. O’Reilly for defendant. A counter claim was also put in by Holmes against Baldwin. Of this, Mr Baldwin admitted L2 19s. B|d., but the other items were denied. Mr. Baldwin, examined by Mr. O’Reilly—do not remember five guineas being paid to me by the defendant as a subscription to a sweep on the Dunedin Cup, and the money being sent too late. Thomas Holmes, the defendant, said the items “ refreshments ” meant drinks over the bar. Admitted one item “bed,” but the others he denied. He only had a bed in Mr. Baldwin’s house on one occasion. Admitted six bottles of brandy, and ten gallons of beer in all. The five guineas which -witness charged in the set-olf were for money which he sent to a Dunedin sweep. The secretary replied that the money arrived too late. At Mi. Baldwin’s request, witness gave him a written order to receive the money on his account. Mr. Baldwin said lie had written a letter, at Mr. Holmes’ request, but had not received the money. It was not an order for witness to receive the money but to have it paid to Holmes. Mr. Holmes said the order was for Baldwin to receive the money on defendant’s account. Henri etta Haynes stated that she had brought a letter from the post to Holmes, the contents of which stated that the money could be laid out on a Christ church sweep. Holmes gave Baldwin an order to receive the money. His Worship said that an adjournment would be granted to allow Mr. Baldwin an opportunity to procure evidence from Dunedin as to what had become of the money. The case of Holmes v. Baldwin was accordingly adjourned for a week, defendant to pay costs L2 4s. With reference to Baldwin’s claim, Mr. O’Reilly said he had received instructions to plead the Tippling Act regarding the items “ refreshments.” The sum of LI 10s 6d. for cadi lent was also denied. Mr. Baldwin denied that all the refreshments were drinks, but had no particulars as to what were not drinks.

His Worship struck out all the items for refreshments, and gave judgment for plaintiff for L 5 17s. with costs LI 7s.

Wednesday, Sept. 16.

(Before Dr. Trevor, and C. P. Cox, Esq. , JJ.P.) VAGRANCY.

Henry Hamlin was charged with being a vagrant, having no visible means of support. Constable Neill de posed to seeing accused wandering on the line yesterday. He said he had come from the Old Men’s Home, and that the reason he had left the Home was that the doctors could not do anything for him, and he wanted to go to Christchurch. Wanted him to go back to the Home, and he refused. I then arrested him. Mr. Harris, master of the Old Men’s Home, stated that accused had been sent to the Home in consequence of being blind. He had been well treated. When interview ing the accused at the Police Station jmsterday, he had refused to go back to the Home. The accused had been in all the institutions of the colony 7. He had come from the lunatic asylum in Christ church to Ashburton. He left the Home yesterday without leave. In answer to the Bench the accused said the reason he left .the Home yesterday was that, finding he got no relief for his sight at the Old Men’s Home, he hoped to find some friends who would forward him to Christchurch, where he wished to have an operation performed on his eyes. He also made a statement as to how he had been treated in the Christchurch hospital, but as it did not bear on the case the Bench declined to entertain it. In reply to the Bench, Hamlin, after some hesita tion, consented to return to the Home. The Bench sent him back there, but cautioned him that if he did not comply with the rules of that establishment, he would be brought up and sent to gaol. William Griffiths charged with being drunk and disorderly 7, “ believed he was so.” He was further charged with resist ing the police. Constable Daly gave evi dence to the accused being drunk, and on attempting to arrest him, he had struggled violently and kicked witness. Eventually a cab had to be obtained to take the unruly 7 one to the lockup. For the two offences accused was fined 10s. each.

George Watson and James’ Robert son were charged with committing a breach of the peace by fighting in the public streets. Robertson admitted that they 7 were both skydarlcing and it then ended in a fight. : George believed they were one as bad as the other.

Joseph Dolman saw the prisoners fight ing on his section in Tancrcd street last night. Watson was fined 10s. or twenty four hours, and Robertson having been convicted before was fined LI or forty eight hours.

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

{Per Reuter's Agency.) Wool Sales.

London, Sept. 11. At the'wool sale to-day 7,500 bales were offered, making atotal of 196,100 bales 6atalogued since the opening. The tone of the sale is firm. Sept. 12. At the wool sales to-day 5,900 bales were offered, making a total of 202,000 bales catalogued sinco the opening. The tone of the sale continues firm. Money. Three per cent. Consuls, 975; Adelaide wheat, per 4961b5., 455. Gd.; 4$ per cent. New Zealand loan, 1879 to 1904. 99. Dastardly Conduct. An attempt has been made to wreck a train on the Ncrth-Western Railway, near a . place called Bushey. Dynamite was used by the culprits. The Combined Fleet. Intelligence has been received that the French war-ships have joined thesquadron at tke Austrian port of Ragusa. The Australian Cricketers. The match Australians v. the Sussex County Team was commenced at Brighton to-day. The Home team went first to the wickets, all out for 108 runs. The Australians then went in for their first innings, and when stumps were drawn for the day had lost seven wickets for 119 runs. M‘Donnell was not out forty-three. The attendance at the match was very large. The wicket w’as not in good order. Correction. London,. Sept. 13. For “ attempt made to wreck a- train,” read “ attempt discovered” ; for “ Riza Pasha ordered to resist,” read “ ordered not to resist.” The Montenegrin Difficulty. Constantinople, Sept. 13. Riza Pasha has been ordered not to resist the Montenegrin occupation.

AUSTRALIAN

(Per Reuter's Agency,) Mr. Proctor. Melbourne, Sept. 15. Mr. Proctor goes to New Zealand on the 20th inst. ' i'

Finance. In the Legislative Assembly last night, a Bill authorising the issue of Treasury Bills to the amouut of L 500,000 was read a second time. It is estimated that there will be a deficiency of L 1,000,000 in October. , ‘ •' .. •, Sydney, Sept. 15. Government have given notice to the Banks of its intention to withdraw L 200,000. The-Sunday Lectures. All the Protestant cuurenes in Sydney have expressed their approval of Sir. H. Parkes’ action in regard to Mr. Proctor’s proposed Sunday lectures.

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) Nonsuited. ..

Auckland, Sept. 14.

Macfarlane, Trustee in Bankruptcy, was nonsuited in the District Court, in a claim against M‘Gee, to recover LIOO, the value of Akeke, a filly, which he alleged was the property of Brennan’s bankrupt estate. • Mr. Murdoch. . ; Mr. Murdoch, general manager of the Bank of New Zealand, returned from Fiji yesterday. The Sorata’s Passengers. Among the New Zealand passengers by the Sorata was C. E. M‘Vey Thompson. Triumphant Kickist if Auckland. Sept. 15. The Wellington football team left in the Hawea yesterday. They were driven to Onehunga in two drags, accompanied by the Auckland players, the parting, being very cordial. A Garroter Captured. Timaru, Sept. 14. A man named John Leishman has been remanded to Christchurch, on a charge of garrotting a man in June last, and rob bing him of a watch. The watch had been sold in Timaru, and Leishman was traced to Green Island, where he was ar rested. > .

Discovery of Another Gold Reef. Hamilton, Sept. 15.

The Waikato Times announces the finding of a rich quartz reef between Nga ruawahia and Whatawhata.

The Hawke’s Bay Steeplechases. Napier, Sept. 15. The following nominations for the Hawke’s Bay Handicap Steeplechase have been received :—Lyons’ Loch Lomond, Hopkinson’s Wainui, Donnelly’s Pukerau and Rangahoka, Keith’s Hard Times and Ada, McLister’s Eclipse, Ray’s Grey Momus, Douglas’ Harkaway and Venture. Movements of the Constabulary. New Plymouth, Sept. 15. The Constabulary are expected to make a move shortly from camp, when eighty men,and three officers will be stationed at the township of Mania, near to that portion of the Plains which i 3 to be offered for sale. There has been a rumor about town to-day that some active opera tions were about to take place, for all mounted men from the White Cliffs liavo passed through singly, as if wishing to avoid being noticed as they passed along. In Bankruptcy. Wellington, Sept. 14. Sidey, auctioneer, has called a meeting of his creditors. The unsecured liabilities , are stated to be under LSOO. Supreme Court Case. At the Supreme Court. Henry Clifford, for perjury, was' sentenced to twelve months’ hard labor. Charles W. Nichol son, for burglary, got four years. The Property Assessment Forms. The new revised schedule under the Property Assessment Act has been gazetted. It is very clear and easy of comprehension. The time for returning forms is extended to the 25th October. Body Found. S The body of a man wa3 found in the harbor this morning. Supposed to be a

the ASHBURTON HERALD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER i S , 1880.



Miscellaneous. 0 (TOO LEND, in Sums to suit borrowers, m; lowest rate of interest. F. P. O’Reilly, Solicitor, Ashburton. 424c-8350 WANTED —A Tidy GIRL, from Fourteen to Seventeen, to assist in house and milk one cow. Apply, Herald office. 890 c mENDERS are invited for CROPPING I 100 Acres of native land, two miles from Ashburton Post Office. Tenders to be sent to the undersigned before MONDAY, September 20th; 888 c POYNTZ & CO. PUBLIC NOTICE. . • ....... ,Y A for. LL DEBTS now owing to me will, if NOT PAID immediately, be Sued 887 c E. GALE, Scavenger, WANTED— TENDERS for FENCING about three miles of Sod Fence, ploughed furrows, and four wires, on the Hinds. Tenders to close 23rd inst. Apply ROBERT JEFFS, ' Maronan St. P.S.—lf stakes or standards, alternate tenders. 879 c DRAMATIC CLUB. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th. Business Meeting at 7 p.m. Rehearsal of “ She Stoops to Conquer ” at 8 p.m. A Full Attendance requested. S. E. POYNTZ, 891 c Hon. Sec. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. PRIZE SCHEDULES for the Society’s next Show can be had on applica tion to the undersigned. Members’ copies free, non-members’ 6d. each. STEPHEN E. POYNTZ, ' 892 c Hon. Sec. TO BUILDERS. TENDERS are invited for the erection of a TIMBER COTTAGE at Clear well Farm, near the Hinds, for C. G. Hamdon, Esq. Plans and specifications may be seen at our office, and sealed tenders endorsed “ Tender for Cottage,” to be delivered on or before 10 a.m., MONDAY, September 20th. FOOKS & SON, 882c-2190 Architects. KAIAPOI WOOLLEN MAN U FACT UR , ING COMPANY (LIMITED.) CAPITAL £IOO,OOO IN 4000 SHARES OF N £25 EACH. - ISSUE OF NEW SHARES. ],IORMS of APPLICATION FOR j SHARES, with full information, can be obtained of Mr. Weeks, Ashburton Guardian Office, by whom application for Shares will be received. Deposit. 20s. per share ; and 50s. per share on allotment. August 23, 1880. GOOD NEWS FOR THE OLD AND THE YOUNG. THE GIGANTIC “ CAMERA OB SCURA.” rnnis wonder producing 1 OPTHIC in living and Moving Pictures, and Surrounding Scenery, will be on Exhibition in Ashburton dur ing this week, for a FEW DAYS only. This is the largest of the kind in the world. Its really power ful capabilities for the production of a Colored Picture in all its hue and grandeur, must be seen to be believed. PICTURE BUYERS and others will do "well to call at my Picture Frame Manufactory, where I keep in stock some THOUSANDS OF PICTURES, framed and unframed, from Fine Art Pictures to Cheap Lithographs. Two Hundred Patterns of MOULDINGS to select from. Frames made to order, from Is. each. E. BEARDSLEY, PICTURE FRAME MANUFACTURER, AND Importer of MOULDINGS, PRINTS, &c., Manchester street, Christchurch, Near the Station. 889 c THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY’S GARMENTS FOR MEN’S AND BOY’S WEAR Fit Better Are Better Cut Look Better Are Better Made Weak Better Are Better Shrunk And therefore give more satisfaction than any other goods offered to the public. Testified to by their thousands of Cus tomers who purchase constantly at the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FAC TORY’S BRANCHES, Now Established in Dunedin Invercargill Oamaru Timaru Ashburton Lyttelton Christchurch Wellington Nelson Wanganui Nev r Plymouth Napier Thames Auckland A SINGLE GARMENT at WHOLESALE PRICE. N.B.—Our New Winter Manufactures are now ready. “TRY THE N.Z. OVERCOAT.” SHIRTS, HATs7~AND HOISERY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, AT WHOLESALE PRICES. Ashburton Branch : ! EAST STREET. „ WM. SPARROW, B ° 2c , Manager.



Business Notices. IMMENSE ARRIVALS OF NEW GOODS AT ORR & CO.’S. We are now showing THE LARGEST STOCK OF NEW SPRING GOODS EVER OFFERED IN ASHBURTON. Ex HALCIONE, AT LYTTELTON, AND NEW LONDON, AT MELBOURNE. ALSO, rjIRE Stock in tlie Assigned Estate of Messrs. Edmiston, Gundry, and Co. valued at J 2,000, Which will bo SOLD at about - ] HALF-PRICE. CONSISTING OF CARPETS, MATTING , BLANKETS, GROCERIES, IRONMONGERY, CHAIRS, MATTRESSES, &c ORR AND CO. Septembirfllat, 841c-182a



Miscellaneous. TWENTY POUNDS REWARD. THE above reward will be paid to anY person who shall give such informa" tion as will lead to t)u conviction of any one committing a breach of the Law Practitioners or other similar Acts or Odinances, by preparing Deeds or other Legal Documents, or in any way what ever. / BRANSON and PURNELL. E. P. O’REILLY. EDWD. G. CRISP. C. W. IRELAND. 853c-198g [A CARD.] TO BUSINESS MEN, FARMERS, AND OTHERS OF ASHBURTON. GENTLEMEN,— In consequence of the high costs ruling here in reference to obtaining the simplest of LEGAL DOCUMENTS, and in consideration of my having had seven years’ experience as Law Clerk in Christchurch and Ashburton, I beg to inform you I have opened a DEEDS OFFICE and AGENCY, where all Bankruptcy and other Legal Business will be attended to through me. E. WADMAN, Up-stairs office, Saunders’ Buildings. 839c-189g East street, Ashburton. THISTLE MASONIC S.C. LODGE, 627, THE Regular Monthly Meeting of this Lodge will be held TO-MORROW (Thursday) EVENING at 7'30., in the Hall, Tancred Street. Visiting Brethren invited. By order 1 93g- 858 c W.M. ACTS TO Provide for the Registration of persons qualified to VOTE at Elections of Members of the House of Representatives, may be had at the Herald office.