TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1450, 7 February 1885, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[pee PEES* ASSOCIATION. 1 Native Minister. Auckland, Yesterday. The Hon. Mr Salience met Tawhaio at Wbatiwhstihoe to-day ; 600 Natives were present. Tawhaio agreed to the railway on condition that he should be allowed the management of Native affairs generally in‘the Kin£ country. Mr'Ballance said there could only be one Government in New Zealand. Before leaving he invited Tawhaio find To Wheoro to Wellington next session, to talk over matters concerning the native race. Fatal Gun Accident. Henry Mai tin, a son of Mr A. Martin, who went pit sh e :ng yesterday, vai found' shot dead in the fwamp to-day. The trigger of the gun had apparently ajjght in a wire fence. Drowned. The body of the boy Sinclair, drowned at the Sunday School water excursion on regatta day, was found at Bangitoto reef. Attempted Suicide. Patba, Yesterday. Rupert Jacomb, inspector of nniaances ynA poundkeeper, attempted suicide this morning by cutting hip throat. He is now In the Hospital, and Is expected to recover.

Prevention of Cruelty, Wellington, Yesterday,

A Ladies’ Branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has been established here.

Free PassesIt is undenttood that the Minister of Public Works has to allow children who have to use the railway to attend jpohool free passes for that pprpose.

The Weather. w Dunedin, Yesterday.

There was a very welcome change today in the weather, which was splendid. The or<ps southward are good, though voiy late, and warm weather Is much needed.

Pollution. Dr Msudbbl), ex-health officer, has sent In a report to the City Council, stating that tho Silverstream reservoir is unquestionably polluted by tbe .nearueasipf the gfapightir yards, piggeries, eta, from

which seagulls convey offal to the reservoir. He says with a few weeks of warm weather an epidemic would bo almost certain. Fire The premises of Miss Niven, dress maker, nt Caversham, were destroyed this morning, together with the adjoining seven-roomed unoccupied house and a four-roomed house occupied by Joseph Elphinsona, accountant. All the buildings were owned by Hugh Calder. Insurances—L4Bo on the houses in the Union ; Niven’s effects, LSO in the South British ; Elphinstone’s, Ll7O in the London and Lancashire.

Referring to the explosion at London Bridge, the Pall Mall Gazette says : —One of the persons who witnessed the explosion from a wharf on the Middlesex side of the river stated that he saw a boat containing three men pass under the bridge near the Surrey side a few minutes before the explosion took place. The police have received information that about half an hour before the explosion occurred three men went to one of the wharves at Queenhithe, near Cannon street railway bridge, and hired a boat called the Ariel from a boat-keeper named Garter. One of the men carried a parcel wrapped in some kind of coarse sacking. This he placed in the stern of the boat, and took charge of the rudder, whilst the other men each took an oar. The men pulled out into, mid-stream, and then lot the boat drift. As the boat was not brought back, Carter’s suspicions were aroused, and he communicated with the police at the Old Jewry. Carter states that for six weeks past a man, evidently of foreign extraction, although speaking English with fluency, has been in the habit of hiring boats from his raft. It was this man who, on Satur-

day afternoon, accompanied by two others, hired his boat. The man is of pale complexion, with a light moustache, and apparently about thirty-five years of age. tie was dressed in a tweed suit, and wore a soft felt hat. The other men were of about the same age, but Carter took no particu'ar notice of them, and can therefore only say that they each had black whiskers and moustaches, that they wore dark overcoats and trousers, and that one

wore a tall hat and the other a low felt hat. According to Carter’s statement, since the police have been informed of the ,-uspicious proceedings of the three men, an examination of the ground has resulted in the discovery at the spot where they embarked of what is alleged to be a cartridge, which is now in the possession of the authorities. On Wednesday the police were informed that the three men who hired Carter’s boat went into a public house in the neighborhood shortly after 4 o’clock on Saturday afternoon, and had refreshments. The men are described as of gentlemanly appearance, and evidently strangers in the locality. After talking together quietly, one if them drew the attention of his companion to the time, adding, “ What shall we take with us ? We have a cold job,” Whisky was suggested, but it was finally decided that they would take no drink with them The landlord of the public-house says that he noticed that one of the men, who was of small stature, had a black bag with him, which he guarded very carefully. He was very quiet in his demeanor, and remained seated all the time. Hia com paniona stood on each side of him In the course of the conveisation the tallest of the party drew attention to the venerable appearance of the tavern, and said : “I say, old man, this is a bit of old London to which one of his companions replied, “ Yes ; I should think it has stood hundreds of years.” All three, on noticing it was nearly half-past four, hurriedly left the house, with the air of having to keep an appointment. Old men, tottering round from rheumatism, kidney trouble, or any weakness, will be made almost new by using Hop Bitters freely. ReadJ —[Advt.] The Bad and Worthless

are never imitated or counterfeited. This is especially true of a family medicine, and it is positive proof that the remedy imitated is of the highest value. As soon as it has been tested and proved by the whole world that Hop Bitters was the purest, best, and most valuable family medicine on earth, many imitations sprung up and began to steal the notices in which the press and the people of the country had expressed the merits of H. 8., and in every way trying to induce sulering invalids to use their stuff instead, expecting to make money on the credit and name of H. B. Many others started nostrums put up in similar style to H. 8., with variously devised names in which the word “Hop ” or “Hops ” were used in a way to induce people to believe they were the same as Hop Bitters. All such pretended remedies or cures, no matter what their style or name is, and especially those with the word “Hop” or “Hops” in their name or in any way connected with them or their name, are imitations or counterfeits. Beware of them. Touch none of them. Use nothing but genuine American Hop Bitters, with a bunch or cluster of green Hops on the white label, and Dr Soule’s name blown in the glass. Trust nothing else. Druggists and chemists are warned against dealing in imita tions * r counterfeits.