MATE NOTICES.

f-;' r - Mails close at the Chief Post Offices for the following places, (subject to the necessary alterations) as under : , Tuesday. July 13. • /■ For Otago, per Rotorua. 'y Thursday, July 15. vi/; For Nothern Ports and Australian X Colonies per Te Anau. |f/ SYDNEY J. DICK, ' - - Chief Postmaster. *• ' ■' - Mails close at the Ashburton Post Office, as follows: . , , ■ The next mails for the United Kingdom, &s., Via Sa'n Francisco, .will close at Ash burton on 16th July, and will be due in Mi -London on 31st August. -X. ' -For Christchurch and North at 6 a.m. ~ ' 9. a. m., and sp. m., daily. v; . For Chertsey Rakaia, &c., at 9 a.m. '"'X ‘and 5 p.m. daily. ?!' For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, X- Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, iX and Geraldine, at 10.15 a.m. daily. For Temuka/ Timaru, and South at fj V. 6 ».m. and 10.15 a.m. daily. X • For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks.; 'J' Mount Somers,'and Ashburton Gorge, ° on Tuesdays and Fridays, at 10.30 am. p.X;i 1 For Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeachy at 3.15 p.m. daily. j For Wakanui, and Seafield, on Tues |X’ v days and. Fridays, at 6a. m.

Xv. X Mails arrive at the Ashburton Post - |i-'; ‘ From Christchurch at 10.35 a.m., 4.55 ll‘ p.m., and 8.15 p.m. daily. From Chertsey, Rakaia, &c. at 10.35 , - daily. -v X".- C- From Dunedin and intermediate places • at 6.25 p.m. daily. • _ From Temuka and - Timaru at 9.25 a.m. X ■ 1 *nd 5.25 p.m. daily. From Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, X; Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 3 p.m. %/•./ , From Ashton, Waterton, and Long- C X beach at 10 a.m. daily. From Wakanui and Seafield on Tues- X-’kX ’days and Fridays at 2.30 p.m.

W. St. G. Douglas,

Postmaster.

The Ashburton Herald AND Borough and County Advertiser (With Which is incorporated the “Evening Echo”). MONDAY, JULY 12, 1880. Bottle Licenses.

A very influential deputation waited on the Colonial Secretary on Saturday, and urged the retention in the new Licensing Bill of the bottle license, so far, at. least, as the Provincial District of Otago is con cerned. They contended that the bottle license was a discouragement to intem perance, rather than a fostering agency, and denied that there was any foundation for the assertion that the bottle license aided intemperate women in obtaining drink from stores without their husbands’ knowledge, urging that this cry had been artfully started by the publicans. They farther stated that, were there any truth in the cry, the abuse could easily be pre vented by a judicious system of watchful ness/and by increasing the. license fee from its present amount of LlO to L3O. This increase, the deputation said, would practically confine the trade to respectable shops, not likely :o be guilty of improper practices, nor of conniving at deception. We are rather surprised to find the names if the Hon. W. H. Reynolds, M.L.0., Mr. Barron, M.H.R., and Mr. Driver, M.H.R. , on the list of those who composed the deputation to advocate the retention of any such pernicious system as the bottle license. To their denial of the assertion that dissipated women use the opportunity the bottle license gives them to supply them selves with liquor without their husbands’ knowledge, and have it entered in the household accounts as some other and less harmless commodity, we have only to answer that it is no use denying what is an ascertained fact, and that in places where the grocer combines with his grocery trade that of retailing spirits the fact that such practices are common has been abundantly proved in open Court, and though we have no certain knowledge that such tricks are- played in Otago, we have no doubt, from the catholicity to a greater or less degree of avarice and selfishness in human nature, that ‘‘grocers and spirit dealers” could be found in Otago quite, willing to make a pound of butterappear in the household bill when the article actually supplied was a shilling’s worth of rum or gin. The pub licans may perhaps be tempted to give more prominence to this objection to bottle licenses than it really deserves, and to make, a cry of it, but there can be no question that it has foundation in fact. Another reason why the grocer ought not to be allowed to conjoin the sale of liquor in small quantities with the retail of grocery goods is the door the system opens to tippling. It is scarcely within the bounds of possibility for the police to exercise proper surveillance over all the licensed houses that would fall to their care were the bottle license general, and a high license fee would, we think, only tend to increase the retailer’s temptation. We do hope Government will be firm, and strenuously refuse to admit the bottle license into their Licensing Bill.

Tiie 1 2th oe July. —Tlie members of the Loyal Orange Lodge, Ashburton, hold their annual celebration of the “ glorious 12th of July,’’to-night in Shearman’s Hotel, The dinner commences at half-past eight. Runaways.—There must be something unpleasant about the management of the Kohimarama Naval Training School, for we find that another five lads bolted from it on Sunday. They were captured by the police, but attempts at escape from this school are very frequent. Courage Recognised.- The Colonial and Victorian Insurance offices have pre sented Captain Johnson, of the steamer Grafton, with a gold albert chain, in recognition of that gentleman’s brave conduct when the steamer was in a . dan - gerous position off the West Coast.. Highly Objectionable. —A boy named Frederick Lane was yesterday caught in the act of placing cobbler’s wax on the seats of the Durham street Wesleyan Church. Christchurch, and made his bow before the JEt.M. this morning, _ when he was dismissed with a smart reprimand.

Catholic Chapel, Ashburton. —The The monthly services at this chapel will in future be held on the second instead of the third Sunday of the month. Last Sunday was the first of the change, and there was a large congregation, Father Chervier celebrating mass.

Direlict. —A telegram from Invercar gill says that on Sunday the cutter Ulva, when proceeding to Stewart’s Island from the Bluff picked up the cutter Transit drifting about in Foveaux Straits, without a soul on board. It is supposed that she broke away from her moorings at Dog Island during Saturday night’s gale, and that her crew will be safe there. “The Lost Ship.” —The Amateur Dramatic Club g >ve their second repre sentation of “ Tlie Lo3t Ship ” on Satur day night. There was a fair attendance, and a great improvement, as we expected, on the running of the piece. The pauses between the scenes were considerably shorter, and altogether things went well. The orchestra was full and effective, and throughout the evening the applause given was frequent and hearty.

Waggon Accident. —On Saturday night while waggoner Spencer was driving across the river, above the bridge, from McLean’s station, his waggon got into one of the washed out holes by the piei’3. The current was exceptionally strong, and upset the waggon, which, fortunately was unloaded Spencer unyoked the team, and saved the horses from injury. It was too late to do anything that night with the waggon, and it was left there till day light. Stabbing. —A man named Samuel Dobbinson was arrested yesterday morn ing in Christchurch; at about a quarter to four o’clock, on the charge of having stabbed his wife. . The statement of the wife is to the effect that the accused came to his house in the “ Rookery,” North Montreal street, late on Saturday night, the worse for liquor. ' Shortly afterwards he beat his wife, and then, picking up a knife, stabbed her in" the head with it. Not satisfied, however, that he had in flicted a sufficiently serious injury, ,he snatched up a fork, : and with this again stabbed the unfortunate woman in the head. Dobbinson appeared at' the Resident Magistrates Court, Christchurch, in; answer to the charge, and was remanded. Mrs. Dobbinson is recovering from her wounds, v ~

Twelfth of July Celebration.— The Christchurch- arid Suburban Orange' Lodges \ commemorated the anniversaray of the Battle of the Boyne to-day with a proces-. sion, sports, and a dinner. A procession comprising about 600 Orangemen, wearing regalia, and carrying nuip.erous flags and banners, and headed by a band of music started from the Orange Hall, Worcester street, at noon, and marched through the principal streets, avoiding Barrett’s Hotel, where the previous dis turbance occurred, and proceeded to the sports ground at the north-east suburb. There was an immense number of people in the streets of the city, and the country police mustered in great force under Com missioner Broham, and Inspectors Buck ley and O’Donnell. Everything passed off in an orderly mariner.

Sunday School Centenary.—Yester day was quite a red-letter day in the brief history of the local dissenting Sunday schools, and few of the little folks will forget the commemoration held in the Town Hall by the Ashburton schools, of the centenary of the useful and interest ing institution. The schools represented —Wesleyan, Presbyterian, and Primitive Methodist —assembled at their respective churches at two o’clock, and walked in procession to the Town Hall, where the gathering had been announced to take place. By the time the whole of the children had arrived, there was not much room left for the ; accommodation of the general public, who had been invited to be present. The chair was taken by the president, Mr. W. Gavin, the proceedings being opened by a hymn, well-sung by the scholars, and by the Rev. A. J. Smith engaging in prayer. The chairman ex pressed the pleasure he felt in seeing so many children gathered together on such an interesting occasion, and in the course of his address remarked that the presence of the three schools represented there was an evidence that) although they might at their respective places of meeting every Sabbath adopt different .methods of work, yet there were tidies' when they coulcj meet on one common platform, showing that, although there might not be uniformity, there was at any rate union. Referring to the circumstances which had brought them together, Mr Gavin said Ashburton was only one of many towns in the world that had been celebrating the centenary of the establishment of Sunday schools by Robert Raikes, and he proceeded to give some very interesting statistics concerning the great increase which had taken place in the number of schools, teachers, and children during the last ono hundred yeara. Referring to the meeting in other parts of the world, the chairman repeated the substance of a telegram which ap peared in the papers as follows : —“The Sunday School Centenary celebrated in London occupies a, whole week. Three hundred churches will take part. The Dis senters sent delegates from America, New Zealand, and Australia. Twelve millions of children will be represented. The Bishop of London and the leading dissenting ministers take part in the proceedings.” The chairman said he understood that Mr. Farr, of Christchurch, held the honor of instituting the first Sunday Schtol in Canterbury, he and Mrs. Farr having, thirty years ago, gathered around them half-a-dozen children at Akaroa, and taught them the well - known verses, “ Gentle Je3us,” &c. The Revs. Keall, Smith, and Beattie, then gave addresses, which, although very excellent of their kind, were hardly within the grasp of the majority of the audience, and considering that a very small modi cum of the addresses were interesting to children, we think the young ones de serve the highest praise for their atten tion'. At ■ intervals hymns were very heartily sung by the scholars and teachers, and at four o’clock the meeting dispersed, the first, but we hope not the .last, of its kind ever held in our township. We may mention that the singing of' the children was led by ML”‘ Alexander 'Craighead, while Mr. Weeks played the piano!

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[By cable from Reuter's Agency.) The Markets.

London, July 5.

Adelaide wheat, per 4061b5., ex ware hoase, 495.; New Zealand wheat, ex ship, 495. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 1,720,000 quarters. Scotch pig iron, 535. per ton ; galvanised iron Ll 7 10s.; copra, LlB. There are very heavy wheat shipments from America. It is expected that there will be a de ficiency in the Russian wheat supply. Shipping. The Orient steamer Cusco arrived at Plymouth yesterday, and the John Elder, owned by the same company, sailed from Plymouth for Australialo-day. Mr. Service’s Reform Bil l . July 10. The Times, in a leader, expresses its as tonishment at tlie rejection of Mr. Ser vice’s Reform of the Constitution Bill, and considers that the same should have received a fair trial.

The Australian Cricketers. The match between the Australians and Eighteen of Broughton, at Broughton, which was postponed, took place tu-day. The Australians went in first, and were disposed of for 107 runs. The Hmie team then went in for their first innings, and were all out for 106 runs. The Australians then went in for their second innings, and made 99 runs. In the second innings of the Broughton team, when stumps were drawn, eleven wicket 3 had fallen for 151 (?) runs. The match was drawn. Fiji/

Deesvoex, who was acting as Governor of Fiji in the absence of Sir Arthur Gordon, has been appointed. Governor of the Bahamas, in the West Indies. Compensation to Irish Tenants.

In the House of Commons to-day, the Bill for granting compensation to Irish tenants under certain conditions, which was read a second time on Tuesday, came under discussion in Committee to-day. A prolonged discus sion took place upon an amendment pro posing a modification of the measure. The Home Rulers opposed the proposal, and. the House adjourned without arriving at any decision. Turkey. Constantinople, June 10. Husni Pasha has replaced Omar Pasha as Minister of War in the Turkish Govern ment.

AUSTRALIAN

(Per Reuter's Agency.) The Elections. Melbourne, July 12. There is great - excitement over the elections, which take place on Wednes day. ' The Ministerialists are confident of success.

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) Supreme Court. Wellington, July 12. At the Supreme Court the second trial of John Wilson, for indecently assaulting a child aged six years, is now proceeding. Questionable Pleasure. Nelson, July 12. On Saturday one of the Town Club players, named Moynahan, had his right collar-bone broken, and two other players received less serious injuries.

Resident Magistrate’s Court.

Monday, July 12,

(Before Mr. F. Guinness, R.M.) ' DRUNKENNESS. •

William Ellington was fined ss. for being drunk and disorderly. John Duncan, a . respectable-looking man, was charged with a like offence, with the additional one of using obscene and profane language. Constable. 'Warring stated that he saw the accused talking to a cabman, and Using most filthy language. His Worship fined Duncan ss. for the first offence, and LI for the second. His Wor ship cautioned-the accused that if he came before. him again on a like-charge, he would be liable to a sentence of three Tenths’ imprisonment. INDECENT EXPOSURE. John Cochrane, an elderly man, ap peared in answer to the two charges of being drunk and exposing his person. The accused stated, in extenuation of his conduct, that he had taken no intoxicating liquor for some time,-and on drinking a little the previous day, it had speedily taken effect. After Constable Warring had given his evidence, showing the con dition in which he had found the man, his Worship fined the accused 6s. for being drunk and 10s. for the second charge, or .an alternative of forty-eight hours’ imprisonment. - EMBEZZLEMENT. Chas. Anderson was brought up on a warrant, having embezzled 15s. , the pro perty of his employer, George Willcocks. George Willcocks, sworn, said—l am an hotel-keeper at Wheatstone. Know the accused, who has be?n in my employ for about four weeks. Last Friday I sent him to Ashburton to buy half-a-ton of coal, and gave him a cheque for 305., 255. was for pui’chasing the coal, and ss. was for the payment of accused’s expenses. He left my house between nine and ten in the morning, and should have returned about three or four o’clock in the after noon, but he did not return the whole day. On Saturday morning I left home to look for accused, and met him at half-past nine at Tinwajd. He appeared to be excited from drink. Accused wa3 to have brought home some spirits from Quill’s. There is no account between us ; I do not owe accused any money. He was to get the coals from Friedlander’s. He did not ask me for more than the ss, to pay his expenses. Did not authorise accused to purchase horse-feed. He was told to stay only an hour, in. Ashburton, and therefore there was no horse-feed neccessary. Henry Zander, sworn —I am in the em ploy of Messrs.. Friedlancler Bros. Saw accused'at our store on' Friday last. He received sacks of coal weighing 8£ cwfi, for Mr. George Willcocks. When asked if he would take half-a-ton, he said 8J cwt. would be sufficient. All the money he could find in his pocket was 14s. 6d., and he said the balance 4s. 9d. was to be charged to Mr. Willcocks, which we have done on our books. Accused was drunk at the time.

Duncan M'Kenzie, deponed—l am landlord of the Ashburton Hotel. Re member seeing accused at about 6.30 last Friday night. He came to our house and asked for a drink, which I refused to give him as he was drunk. He then went out and showed me some sacks of coal and three jars. He told me they were the property of Mr. Willcocks, and that he would have to go home. He went as far as the bridge, where he got stuck. Before I could get to his assistance, he had pro ceeded over the bridge with the horse and cart, and I followed him to see that he got oil allright. He returned to the hotel at about ten o’clock, and I then gave in structions for the horse to be taken out of the cart and put in the stable; as he was drunk, and not fit to.take care of the horse and cart. Accused did not stay at my house during the night. Prisoner stated that the action which he had taken was through Ins being drunk, and admitted the charge. He was very sorry for what had occurred. , His Worship said it was a mistake for men in prisoner’s position to plead

drunkenness as the cause of the crime ; such a plea was no excuse, but rather an aggravation. , . , - : Sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, with hard labor: -

OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENCES,

Maurice Kane, charged on a warrant with having obtained money under false pretences, was remanded until Friday next. ' -

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.

THE ASHBURTON LIBRARY.

To the Editor.

Sir - The writer in your Saturday’s issue, re the Ashburton Library, deserves thanks for the explicit manner he has stated the objections which prevent the success of that Institute.

There are perhaps more reading people in Ashburton than the genial Chairman of last Wednesday evening’s entertain ment is aware of ; and, if he inadvertently opened the bag, causing “ miss puss ” to present herself when she ought to have remained secret, it was unfortunate on his part, but it has given the public an opportunity to protest against their alleged ignorance, and also to state that while tlie Library is characterised to such tin extent by this ‘/ social /caste,” ' it_ will continue decidedly unpopular, arid conse quently unsuccessful. It is useless for the Committee to com-, plain that' their efforts are not appreciated by Nonconformists. If they, wish to have friends, they niust .show themselves friendly. ‘Why was the Episcopalian ele ment so strong at the last entertainment ? We need no other evidence than this to prove that it is a misnomer to call the Library a public one. Let the Committee sink this difference of ‘‘caste” and “ class.” Open the door wider, and give the Nonconformists of Ashburton equal credit with themselves for taste and cul ture, and thus practically teach the senti ment of fraternity, and we venture to predict that the present languishing Library will speedily revive.—l am, Fair Play.

To the Editor. Sir, —In to-night’s issue you publish a letter reflecting on our local Library and its committee, the burden of your corres pondent’s being that the Library is mainly supported and wholly managed by persons belonging to one denomination. Surely our critic does not mean to imply that members of other denominations. are in eligib’e to become subscribers if they wish it ? It is my impression that the Library is open to all who choose to pay the half-a crown (or 23. 9d.) necessary to entitle them to membership—how, then, can the insti tution or its committee be held responsible if it happens that most of the subscribers belong to some particular church ? And what possible ' connection can “social caste ” have with a Library whose members are not elected or balloted for in any way ? It is hard to conceive why objection should be niade to the holding of meetings in the Library Hall, seeing that such- meetings form a source of revenue, for no doubt the Gas Company and other bodies pay for the use of the room ; and as regards th’e entertainment, .probably those who arranged the programme would have been delighted to be assisted by your corres pondent, and any. of his friends who may be capable of amusing an audience. There is usually much difficulty in inducing people to come forward, and if I mistake not the committee ashed for volunteers.

Your correspondent says he writes w r ith a “ desire to help forward the interests of the institution,” but it is by no means apparent in what way his letter is to accomplish that end—indeed, to my mind the effusion is calculated to have a very contrary effect. In conclusion . I would say, let us cast aside all these' miserable jealousies, and endeavor to promote the welfare of the Library, by joining it and inducing others to do so. I think the librarian, would have .no objection to receiving anyone’s money, even though he be a Hindoo. Ashburton, 10th July, IS3O.

Melbourne International Exhibition, 1880

The following circular has been for warded to us for the information of our farming readers : NO. 13.—VEGETABLE PRODUCTS. Addressed to Agriculturists, Horti culturists, and’ to all Others ENGAGED IN THE VARIOUS BRANCHES of Husbandry.

This department is. under the direction and management of a Committee of Com missioners, who desire thus, early to address themselves to all persons who are interested in the natural productions of the soil througout the Australian Colonies and Polynesia, in the hope that by so doing they may ensure a thorough representa tion at the forthcoming International Exhibtipnin 1880 of the fruits;: grain, and every description of vegetable produce, either spontaneous or cultivated. The Committee think that the oppor tunity of a world’s show being held on Australian soil should specially draw together a display of vegetable products from the whole of the Australian Colonies, and from the islands of the South Seas, as will clearly • set out the distinctive characteristics of the soil and climate of each country represented. The Committee would therefore urge . upon all those persons interested not to defer commenc ing operations, but at once to prepare for a full exhibition of the varied products of the soil.

It is proposed to open the Exhibition some time in October 1880, thereby giTing at least one full season before hand for the preparation of any special crops, besides affording ample notice to persons willing to exhibit the products of the soil in a prepared or manufactured form.

The Commissioners herewith publish a list showing some of the many products which it is desirable to cultivate, and ex hibit either in their natural state or in their several stages of preparation and manufacture.

The Committee, in conclusion, desire to say that they will always be prepared to afford the fullest information in their power, and any suggestions offered will meet with careful consideration.

1. Alimentary. —Cereals, farinaceous products, and products derived from

them.—Wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats, /?? millet, rice, and other cereals, in grain and flour/ Grain without husks, and groats. Fecula from potatoes, rice, lentals, arrow root, cassiva, &c. Compound farinaceous’ products. O ther alimentary preparations. . 2. Texile Materials. —Flax, hemp (scutched and unscutched.) Raw cotton, v Vegetable fibres of all kinds, indigenous and otherwise. 3., Fodder, —Lucerne, grasses, and sub stances specially intended for feeding cattle. , >7 ' 4. Tanning and Dyes. —Wattle bark, and its substances. Other tanning biarks. Dye plants, sumach, safflower, fustic,. &c. 5. Oleaginous Plants. Almonds, olives, line (linseed), hemp, ■sunflower, colza, castor plant, candle nut, &c. " . 6. Other Farming Products. —Canary 7. seed. Seeds of grasses. Hops. > Tobacco in leaf or manufactured. Mustard. Chicory. Vegetable roots T-beet, carrots, turnips, &c. Vegetables for flavoring onions, garlic, &c. Gourds, ‘ pumpkins, melonß. 7. Products of the Forest. —Speci mens of different kinds of forest' trees-; wood for cabinet-work, for building, alia for other purposes ; timber'for ship-build ing, staves, cleft timber, Ah ingles, -and palings ; twisted timber for ornamental summer - houses, verandah seats,. wicker wood; charcoal, from ,variety of woods; exhibits, also, for’showing the, different systems, of re-planting, managing, 'and cultivating forests. 8. Spontaneous and other PROofliulfs obtained without Culture— Truffles ;' mushrooms-; wild fruit; lichens ,use<i/as food, dyes, and fodder ; gums, sponge, wax, &c. • 7 ■ / 7 9. Horticulture.— Fruits of the gar den, orchard, and vineyard j| fruits of the orange, lemon, lime, .and citron, &c.; fruits, dried and preserved ; ornamental 7 . trees and shrubs. . \ 10. Floriculture. Ferns, their management in the open air, arid in fer neries, wardian cases, &c.; floral designs ; cut flowers, boquets ; flowers in ; pots ; ' preserved flowers, leaves, and -seaweed ; materials for floral designs, boquet holders, papers, &c.; models of fruit, vegetables, and flowers ; wild flowers. 11. Medicinal Plants and their Products. —Camomiles, henbane, fox glove, aloes; poppies, for poppy-heads and opium ; lavender, peppermint, &c. 12. Miscellaneous.

STORY-TELLER.

THE BOUNTY SHILLING.

[Continued.'] Good old Dame Harlowe would much have preferred that Dick should assuage his grief, even at a quarrel with Susan Ackley, as well as any discontent with herself, in some other mode than by a night at the ale-house, with its company ! lower than himself as well as much less intelligent; but she sighed a remembrance that “ his father before him, God rest, his - soul, did so !” closed the door, and went • in to what.night labor yet remained to do by. ,the dim evening lamp. She was re solving, meanwhile, that..the forgetfulness of which her son complained should not occur again—that she would do, yet that . night or certainly, on the morrpw.,,,what she had bo grieved. and angered' him by neglecting to do that day. . ■ ,7 _. Dick Harlowe, meanwhile strode on towards the “ Nine Chickens.” ' He was just at that desperate folly of youth, so quick to find duplicated at- an earnest search, so hard to resist, .so easy for any one except the sufferer to ridicule or argue away. He had not a penny in his pockets—not a ha’penny—not a farthing ; perhaps it had been to make that dis covery, that his hands went so deep down in those pockets ; but he had credit at the ale house, and a score consequent, thereupon ; and if he had any-intention at all, as he strode, it. was to get as “ boozy,” that night, as stiff old ale could make him, and then decide in the morn ing (we do decide those things so much better in the morning, with eyes reddened and head splitting !) what he would espe cially do to spite cruel Susan and better his dull prospects. Arrived at the ale-house, fortune ' proved more kind to the young fellow, in the way of providing cheap potables for at least a part of that wise resolution, than he could have possibly have antici pated. Two or three of his village com panions dropped into the tap-room of-the “ Nine Chickens,” very soon after his arrival; .and they guzzled ale com fortably at each meeting, with Dick Har lowe making more stupid and ineffectual attempts to be jolly,- ■ than -any of the others remembered of him. But these dropped away again somewhat early-—the evening being a remarkably unproductive one, for some cause,- to the • hostelry ; and, at no very late hbUr,' Dick ' found himself alone in'the company of the very / pleasantest fellow he had ever- met—cer tainly the most entertaining conversationa list, and quite as certainly the most. liberal-handed/ : .

This gentleman, who sat at one of the side-tables in the tap-room, seemed to take an especial interest in' Dick-from the moment of meeting—an interest highly flattering to that ybung person. : ■ He wore a red coat, and had a bunch of colored ribbons on his cocked hat; he - told- the most interesting and appetizing stories of the adventures he had met in His Majesty’s service, in Spain, Flanders, America—everywhere. He insisted on being paymaster for the ale, again and again ; and then declaring the malt to-be flat and stale to one who had drunk wine in the countries where the grapes grew, ordered a bottle of that be rerage, followed it witli a second, and insisted upon Dick appropriating much more than half of most the orders.

Dick Harlowe grew almost -confidential with the very pleasant stranger who treated him like an old friend and a prince —confided to him (it is feared) affine pf his hopes and all hia many- troubles—bad a dim impression of being invited by him to join in the gayest, brightest, easiest, best-paid of lives—that of a soldier, and of refusing to arrange for doing so-r-at least before the following morning—and then he did not seem to remember anything more, and he did not; for he dropped his head over on the table ond slept the sleep of the young and the —drugged Yes, drugged—that was precisely the misfortune into which Harlowe had fallen. He was, as the.recruiting-sergeant at price recognised, a valuable prize, for whom the premium paid would be much higher than, for any ordinary , clodhopper: and he engaged the young fellow in conversation, . without naming hia peculiar profession of

THE ASHBURTON HERALD, MONDAY, JULY 12, ; 1880.



NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. - > ..f ’V ipt %'/ r+-1 k ggg ■ Ip 1 tea'- 1 -All orders for insertion of advertise ments must be written legibly on the face of the advertisement. When no order is given the advertisement will be inserted until countermanded, and charged accord ingly. All notices of Births, Marriages, or - Deaths must be accompanied by the sig nature of the sender, as a guarantee of good faith. p All advertisements and business letters "to he addressed The Manager; literary ‘communications should be addressed to The Editor. Miscellaneous , fcpiCOOLSCAP Ledgers and Cash Books, ■ : ; ' Pocket Ledgers, Where is it 1 Letter • £/r -Books, Note, Letter, and Foolscap Papers, Court, Business, and Official pSHDrawing and Tissue Paper. H. M. Stationery and Fancy Goods Depot, East Street and Baring Square. >- mEACHEES can obtain the MULTI- X PLICATION TABLES, printed on gummed papei„ in any quantity at the TTb;b.at.t> Office, East street, near the Railway Station. f [PRINTED “To Let ” and P “ For Sale ” —can be obtained at the Herald Office. TTHE PENNY made the postal system 'V.X of England a success. So has it made the Herald. Everybody buys the Hera lp /COMPOSITION Dolls, China Dolls, VJ Wooden Dolls, Rag Dolls, Toys, China Mugs, Balls, &c. H. M. Jones, Stationery and Fancy Goods Depot, East Street and Baring Square. AITANTED KNOWN—That Money ca n W be saved by purchasing your Sta monery and Account Books, for cash, at the “Herald” and “Guardian” Whole tale Stationery Dep6t, Saunders’ Build ings, near Station. TJ[T ANTED, those in search of employ- YY ment, to call and enter their names at Herald Registry Office, on pay ment of Is. •-TTAVE you Lost Anything l —Tell the finder through the Herald for a Shilling. If he is honest he will bring it p to you without a reward, but you can bait Vi' a finder of shaky morals by a tempting offer;of remuneration for his trouble. AT s§fs-; far a Shilling cash. P"- ; ’ . p;' ; : Pv A A •( •' t:#'? ■y ~.vi rKt'yy •A" • p



THE ASHBURTON HERALD. ' ' ■ ' ' - -AND r;?/ Borough and County Advertiser. fTIHE following are AGENTS for the I Sale of the “ Ashburton Herald” in Town : H. M. Jones, Stationer, Baring square. E. A. Garnett, Perfumer, Hairdresser, Etc., Montgomery’s Buildings. m TO A. HARRISON, Esq., Dear Sir— TTTE, the undersigned Burgesses of Ash >Vy burton, respectfully request you to allow yourself to be nominated for the seat in the Borough Council, vacated by E. Saunders, Esq., and in the event of your complying with our request, we pledge ourselves to use our best endeavors to secure your return. : ~ • Yours faithfully, George St. Hill J. M. Cambridge J. Tucker Wm. Anderson O. Digby Andrew Orr T. Chambers W. T. Davison JohnW. Baker . Thomas Taylor J. R. Chapman John Orr William Sparrow E. A. Garnett James Bradley Baker and Brown And 25 others. SjT-" - Havelock street, July 29th, 1880. “iV “ Gentlemen — . THERMIT me to thank you for the -‘.V-r.- BT - above kind expression of your f&gs: wishes, in answer to which I simply say —PUT ME IN—and I will endeavor to act-to the best of my ability for our W& i- ; And believe me, faithfully yours, I 611 c ALFRED HARRISON. J m ■



Amusements. ~ o W N HALL, "*■ ASHBURTON. GRAND OPTICAL Entertainment, CONSISTING of a large number of in teresting and DISSOLVING VIEWS, by LIMELIGHT, both LOCAL and FOREIGN, On the 20th JULY, 18S0, in Aid of the Primitive Methodist Church Funds. See Hand Bills for Programme. Prices oe Admission— Dress Circle, 25.; Body of Hall, Front Seats, Is. 6d.; Back Sears, Is. Children Half-price to all parts of the House. -..U : At • i Doors open at 7.30 p.m.; commence at 8 prompt. 643 c



Miscellaneous A GOOD PIANO on hire, by the evening. H. M. Jones, Stationery and Fancy Goods Depot, East Street and Baring Square. • WANTED KNOWN, that Envelope, and Notepaper can he obtained, wholesale or retail, at unusually low rates at the “ Herald ” Office, East-street North. li4c WANTED KNOWN—That C. Haw kins, The' Tinwald Bootmaker, has REMOVED to premises Opposite the Tinwald Post Office, where he is still open to Sell first-class Boots and Shoes at his usual Cheap Rates. All kinds of Boots Made and Repaired. 805g—417c WANTED— A General SERVANT at once. Apply to Mrs. George Parkin, Moore Street, Ashburton. 642 c ALL PROGRAMME CARDS in very neat styles, with Pencils and Ribbons, printed at the Herald Office East street, near Railway Station-' TT 7" AN TED. —The Heral d tells your V\ Wants in 20 words, for 1/—cash. IT is only a Penny, is to be got every where in Town, along the Railway line, and of th a Country Agents. TVTANTED—A Respectable YOUNG VV MAN to make himself generally useful. Apply Quill’s Commercial Hotel. 652 c PIANOFORTE FOR SALE. A GOOD Strong Cottage Pianoforte for Sale, second hand, price L 35 cash. Apply office of this paper. 641 c HOUSEMAIDS..— The Herald asks a Housemaid for you in 20 words for 1/-. NOTICE. MOUNT SOMERS ROAD BOARD. is hereby given that the 1M Mount Somers Road Board propose to STOP a ROAD from the South East corner of R.S. 23518 to the South East corner of R. S. 19975, and to take in ex change thereof a road from the aforesaid South East corner of R.S. 23518 to the South East corner of R.S. 24989, joining Government road at the South West cor ner of R. S. 25014. Plans of the above are now deposited at the Road Board office, Mount Somers. Dated this 11th day of May, 1880. By order, C. WENTWORTH COOKSON, Jtjn., Surveyor to the Mount Somers Road Board. 841 g



FRIDAY, IGth JULY. Clearing Sale OF STOCK, FARM IMPLEMENTS, &c., AT CRAWLEY HOUSE FARM, (Four Miles from the Hinds Railway Station). A. Moore, Esq., having let the above pro perty, and having no further use for the stock and implements, has instructed, Messrs. Robert wilkin & co. (in conjunction with Messrs. Jame son and Roberts),- to sell on FRIDAY, IGth JULY, without any reserve, the whole of his Farming Plant, consisting of OKA VERY SUPERIOR YOUNG CROSS-BRED EWES, (in lamb to long-wooled Rams). Q FIRST CLASS DRAUGHT HORSES 2 DOUBLE FURROW PLOUGHS Harrows, Broadcast Sower, Reaping Machines, 2-horse power Chaff cutter, Drays, Harness, and a large collection of useful Farming Imple ments. Also, OAA BUSHELS OATS, and several other small lots of grain. The sale will commence at 1.2 o’clock sharp. Luncheon provided. A conveyance will be at the Hinds Station to meet the train leaving Ashbur ton at 11 o’clock to convey persons to the Sal6 ‘ ROBERT WILKIN & CO., Christchurch. JAMESON & ROBERTS, let Ashburton.



Miscellaneous. Advertisements, inserted under the Shilling rate, must be prepaid. Booked, Is. 6d. will be charged. 625 c m I L. 0. L., No. 23. THE ANNUAL DINNER to com memorate the Festival of JULY 12th will be held at Shearman’s Hotel THIS (MONDAY) EVENING. Dinner on the table at 8.30 p.m. Tickets Gs. 6d. each. 653 c