The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1887. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Me Charles Hugo passed through Ashburton by the express yesterday on his way South to join the Buffalo Minstrela. Should suffi. eient inducement offer the Company will play m ABhburton on their return, which will be m about three weeks. The Company is a large and popular one, and has been doing good business throughout the North Island* On Monday night they closed their Christ- Ohuroh season to a £120 house. A fire broke out early on Tuesday morning at Booth, Maodonald, and Company's Carlyle implement works, Sydenham, endangering the extensive premises. The fire btigade worked so energetically that the fire was ex tinguished with a damage of £10. At the Bangiora Resident Magistrate's Court, Volunteer Biohards waa sued by the Commanding Officer oi the Rangiora Rifle Volunteers lor £4 4s Bd, the value of a uniform and the amount of subscription and fine. The rnlel of the company not having been ■anotioned by the Defence Department, judg ment was given for the uoiform only, but defendant remains liable for the subscription and fines which the corps conld reoover when the rules have been sanctioned. The Hokianga Land Settlement Company has decided to wind up owing to anticipated applications for settlement not ooming for ward. "At each equinox," says an astronomer, " there are about 102 hours that both poles have simultaneous view of the sun or part of it; and for thirty-four hours the whole of its diso is visible to both." A novelty m church organs has been exhi bited lately at Milan. It is constructed entirely of paper. The inventor is a priest named Giovanni Crespi-Bighizzo, one of the professors m the Lyceum m that oity. Tombstone dealer (to widow) : " Would you like the cause of your hushand's death explained on the stone, madam ? " Widow : •' Well— er— perhaps it might be appropriate to engrave a couple of cucumbers on it, if you will." "LaLumiere Electrique " now claims that j the lightning rod was not invented by Franklin, but by a Bohemian monk, who it states ereoted one m 1754. If, through the success of the agitation for woman's rights, women ever come to sit m the jury box, infants will probably get to be oriers m the court. — v Lowell Citizen." It is stated that Sir Austen Henry Layard , ia preparing for the press hi 3 early adventures m Persia, Susiana, and Babylonia, before the . diioovery of the ruins of Nineveh. [ A New York genius has invented a I " vacuum oar," with whioh he asserts his ability to navigate the air at a high speed, and drop explosives with precision upon the deoko of war vessels or m fortified places. | Next year, like this, will be one of Royal festivities. It is the Jubilee of the Queen's Coronation, «nd will also be the year for the oelebration of the Pu'nce of Wales 'B silver wedding. We may expect, therefore, that a good deal of the rejoicings of the present year will be repeated, though on a smaller scale.

In a letter on the subject of infection from milk, Dr J. E. Huxley writes to the " London Standard : " " Always boil milk ; it is neither safe nor nice to eat any animal food raw." Ohioago appears to have found the under* ground wire system perfectly feasible. There are now 3000 miles of wire buried m that city. Detroit has over 300 miles of buried wires. An Italian nobleman, well known m society oiroles, sells tinware and the like from a handcart m the suburbs during the day and at night m elegant toilet frequents the olubs and theatres. The Russian Nihilists are actively engaged m collecting money and spreading pamphletß broadcast. They distribute them through oigarette-boxes, whioh are sold throughout the count rj. A German newspaper devo'ed to forestry sayi that for forest oulture m Germany there is a deoided preference for American hickory. The deepest known running atream ii the Niagara river, just under tha suspension bridge, where by actual measurement there is a depth of 700 ft. It la stated that Cardinal Manning and Archbishop Walsh have oonvinoed the Pope that an intervention on his part m Ireland just now would be inexpedient »nd would produce a bad impression. Quite the most sensational autobiography of the autumn publishing season will be that of the Tichborne Claimant, who is just putting the final touohes to his work m New York. It is thought some difficulty may be found m securing a London publisher. It so it will be brought out first m Amerioa. A new revolver has been patented whioh is ezpeoted to be less liable to be accidentally discharged than any of its predecessors. Its main feature is a concealed hammer enclosed m the look frame, which cannot be uninten tionally manipulated, and the trigger is so arranged that it cannot be pulled unless a safety lever m the rear of the look frame is first pressed. ; There was recently held at Antwerp a Postage Stamp Exhibition whioh inoluded some remarkable works. Among them were tapestrieß, and even pictures — landscapes, marine views, and flower pieoes — the colors m whioh were furnished by stamps, cut m every conceivable shape, and matched m like mosaics, and the whole thing varnished over. Other frightful objects were chairs, tables, and kitchen utensils, plastered with stamps, The captain of a Brisbane steamer had a ourious experience recently. His steamer was disabled off the Clarence Heads by a sudden shock which knooked the blades off her pro* pellor, and disabled her so that she had to steer to Brisbane under sail. At about this time a whale drifted ashore ; it was severely wounded, as if it been m collision with a j steamer, and its oapture was an easy matter. The captain of the disabled vessel attributes the injuries sustained to his steamer to having collided with the wha?o. HOLMWAT'S PILL 3 AND OINTMENT. BheU matism and Gout.— These purifying and soothing remedies deserve the earnest atten tion of all persons liable to gout, sciatica, or other painful affootions of the muscles, nerves, or joints. The Ointment should be applied after the affected parts have been patiently fomented with warm water, when the oint ment should be diligently rubbed upon the adjacent akin, unless the friotion cau3es pain. Holloway's Pills should be simultaneously taken to diminish pain, reduce inflammation, and purify the blood. This treatment abates the violence, and lessens the frequenoy of gout, rheumatism, and all spasmodic diseases which spring from hereditary predisposition, or from any accidental weakness of constitu tion. The Ointment checks the local malady, while the Pills restore vital power.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

The Maori Perjury Case

Auckland, Septea>ber 14. In the Maori perjuiycase, arising out of alleged rape at the Thames, the jury, who were locked up all night, disagreed, and were discharged this morning. Justice Ward said he had refrained from directing the jury plainlj, as ho had ordered the accused into custody on a fresh charge laid by the Crown. The Devonport Fire. An inquiry mo the fire at Devonport, which destroyed three houßes lately, wan held yesterday, and resulted m a verdict ! of " Incendiarism by come person un known." Fire. Fbilding, Sapl ember 14 A destructive fire, m Fergu6Bon street, broke out early this morning. It com menced m Halliday's shop, which, alon^ with Kennedy's billiard saloon, and W. G\ Haybittle's grocer's shop, were com pletely destroyed. Bellrie's Empire hotel was Bayed with difficulty, although injury was done to the furniture by removal. The following are the insurances :—Ken nedy's shop and Halliday'a property, £450 m tho Northern ; Haybittle's stock, £650, and building £250, m the South Brit.Bh ; Empire hotel and stock. £2100 m the South British. Halliday's stock was valued at £300, and Kennedy's at £30, uninsured. Haybittlo loses about £800. The total loss by the fire is about £3000, A New Scheme. Tatjjianga, September 14 The Goanty Eoglneer submitted to the Oouuoil a scheme for opening up country along the Coajt, by means of a steam tramway at a cost of thirty thousand, Sunday Trading. Wellington, September 14 At the R.M. Court to-day seventeen shopkeepers, principally tobacconists and fruiterers, were fined Is and costs for selling on Sunday. The police did not press for a heavy penalty, but morely wished to draw attention to the provisions of the Act. Coming Election. For Taurauga Ciptain Kerr has retired. AJnaval offioer now announces himself as a oundidate m opposition to Mr Kelly, and Mr Grace rum oa Independent ticket, Chbistohuroh, September 14 Mr Berry Cass will probably oppose Sir Julius Yogel for Christchuroh North. More Golden Reefs Two parcels of quartz from the Brown ing's Pass reefs were tested m Auckland, and yielded respectively, the value £9 of 17a per ton, and lOdwts gold per ton. Another parcel from the same reef wa* tested by Professor Black, and yielded I one ounce per ton. Fire, Timaru, September 14 A fire occurred at Bruce's oatmeal mill to-day In consequence of the high wind total destruction was feared, but energy **k1 promptitude availed to save the BtrucPure. The damage is estimated at about £50.

THE JUDGE AND THE BOOTS

Auckland, September 12 Juat before the Supreme Coqrt ad jjurned for lunch to-day, a constable made his appearance, bearing m his hanr s a pair of boots and a letter. The envelope was handed to the Judge, who, upon reading the note, bur t into laughter. It transpired that the Foreman o£ the jury had by mistake pat on another ptraoo'a boots this morning at the Imperial Hotel, whore tho jury are lodging. lv order to effect a change permitfon had to bu objbiined from the Judge, It was promptly granted.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

(SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

THE HOSTILITIES IN SAMOA.

London, September 12. J In the House of Commons to-day the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, replying to a question, stated that the British Consul at Samoa had been in structed to remain neutral m connec tion with the hostilities between Germany and King Maliete>a. Sir J. Fergusson added that Germany had declared that its action m those islands would not affect the treaty between England and Germany and America.

WOOL SALES.

At the wool auctions today 11,700. bales were offered. The tone of th» market is steady, but not active.

(Received September 14, 12.30 p m.)

THE IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

..London, S'ptember IS. The House of Commons sat all night discussing the amendments made m the House of Lords m the Coal Mines Regulation Bill and the Truck Biil . The debate at one time became very disorderly, and Mr Graham, member for Lanarkshire, and Mr Edwin Harrington, member for VVJest Kerry, openly defied the Speaker and were suspended from the service of the House,

POLITICAL DEMONSTRATION.

Fofia, September J2. : A public demonstration m tavor of Prince Ferdinand took place here to-day. Resolutions were passed de- 1 daring that the Prince should be assisted to the utmost m his retention of the throne. The Bulgarian people then assembled at the palace when Prince Ferdinand addressed them from the balcony, and wished long life to Bulgaria. The mob afterwards pro ceeded to the residence of Karaveloff and to the office ot the Russian news paper and broke the windows m both buildings.

ILLNESS OF COUNT BISMARCK.

I^RUN, September 12. It is semi-officially stated that the medical treatment lately received by Prince Bismarck at Kissingen has caused temporary weakness, and that he is m consequence unable to attend the approaching autumn marceivres and palace rejoicing at Konigsberg and S'ettm.

AUSTRALIAN.

[bBOTKR's TEIEGIUMB— COtYBHJHT.]

IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.

MriiBOURNE, September 13. The Ciiy Council has voted a sum of p^iooo to the Imperial Institute,

MELBOURNE MARKETS.

The manager of the National Mort gage and Agency Compan/ of New Zealand reports as follows of the local grain vnatket : — Shipping wheat is dull at 3s 5d to 3<5 iod ; malting barley dull and irregular at 4s 6d to 6s ; New Zealand oats, feediog sorts, rather weaker at 2s iod to 2s nd; milling sorts, quiet at 2s nd to 3s 5 New Zealand oats, under bond, slow of sale ftt 23 tO 2S 2d.

AFFAIRS IN IRELAND

ANOTHER FATAL RIOT.

DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT.

[rBUTRR's TELEGRAMS - OOJTBIGHT.]

London, SsptemW 12. A serious affray has taken place m county Clare, Ireland, between a party of moonlighters and the police. In the course of the fight the head con stable of Ennis was killed. The police finally succeded m arresting eight of the moonlighters. O'Brien to-day was taken to Cork, where he was charged with inciting tenants to resist the law. He was re manded and imprisoned, bail being refused. London, September 13. In the Commons last night a debate was raised by Sir W. V. Harcourt on affairs fn Ireland, In the course of his remarks, Sir W, Harcourt declared that the stopping of meetings was a flagrant act of illegality which English men would neVer stand. Mr Gladstone took part m the debate, and concurred m the views expressed by Sir W. Har court. In reply the Chief Secretary for Ireland retorted that during Earl Spencer's term of office no fewer than 130 meetings had been stopped. The resignation of Sir Redvers Buller was not owing to any difference with the Government, but consequent on his return lo the Horse Guards. The police, added Mr Balfour, were per fectly justified m the defence of their lives m firing upon the people, and the Government he declared, would persist m firmly upholding the law. Messrs Labouchere and Dillon, who were witnesses of the affair m Mitchellstown insisted that the police were the aggres sors.

[special to Press Association] , London, September 12. The latest reports of the riots at Mitchellstown show that the casualties were exaggerated. One person was killed, two are dying, and fifty were injured, most of the latlter being police men. In the House of Commons, Mr Sexton challenged the Government to justify Mr Balfour's assertion that Mr Condon incited the meeting to exclude the official reporter. Official reports stated that the police when attacked re treated to their barracks. They were again attacked, when they fired m self defence, the rioters incurring just re tribution.

TINWALD LIVE STOCK MARKET

Mr B. G. Staveley (for New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited) reports on the Tibwald Bale on 13th mit :— -There were very moderate entrioi, leu than 1000 sheep being yarded and baelnen wbb only nominal, though the attendance m about np to the average. Mediam three quarter bred hoggeti brought 7s 3d ; fat heifers, £4 to £6 5) ; (tore heifera, 41i ; oklvoa, 14i, The demand^ both for sheep and cattle, was slack, despite the nm»ll inppllei forward.

THE RANGITATA SEAT.

Mr Buxtrn iddreesad the Kam-itata elec tors on Monday evening m ih) Hinds Schoolroam- There wasa largeattendanoa. Mr Norrhh took the chair, and m a few well chosen remarks In'roduced Mr Buxton, who, on rising, aaid he folt rather timid after bearing so much about the Hinds. He would trust, however, to their good sens? and manllndas to give him a fair hearing (Applause.) Tho speech was » resume, of hla i previous speeches which have appeared m [ our oolumna. Several slight interrup tions occurred, on account of a few who, lr«i ted upon talking or giggling. The Chairman, succeeded m righting nnt ters, but not before a conple of egg* had been ehot aoro s h rjom, wh*ch luckily mießed the object aimed at. The electors were well behaved, and often loud applause, accompanied tho remarks of Mr Buiton. The meeting a together was meat orderly. Several questions were put. and answered, but those of an irrelevant nature were humorously attended to. A vole of thanks and confilenoe was proposed by Mr MoDowell, seconded by Mr D. MacKenzie, and carried unani mously. Our Hinds correspondent says :—I be'ieve after the meeting was over eggs were plentiful, one or two hitting ot:6 of the ladles and several took tffdot) upon ♦hi gentlemen who were escorting Mr Buxton.

ASKBURTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

The ordinary monthly meeting of thn Ashburton School Committee was held last evening at the Boroagh Sohool. Present — Messrs J. 0. Duncan (Chair man), E. Dimact, R, E'ston, J. W. Sivrle and A. Oiok. FltfAtf ial The Chairman said the credit balance at the bank was £23 4i. CORRESPONDENCE Letters wore read (1.) From tho Board of Education otating that the school would bo examined by the lonpectors on i Monday, September 19th. (2) From the aatne asking tbat a supply of suitable paper be prooared for the examination m drawing. — It waa decided to authorise tbe headmaster to procure the paper. master's report. The report of tbe headmaster was read as follows : — The attendance at the Bchool for the Bix weeks' ending September 10;h, 1887, wiu as followa : — No. on roll — Boyß, 192; Girls. 202; total, 394 Average— Boys, 152-9; Girls, 152 7; total 3Q5 6 The master also forwarded lists of thoee who did not attend 20 tfmea during the month of August with reasons for abaenoe. — These reasons were mainly on aooount of Bickneaß. EXAMINATION Mr Dlmant suggested that it would be advisable to inform the Board of Educa tion tbat a year had not olapaed sfnoe the la'.t examination, and thus allow the teachers every possible ohano?. Mr Braddell, th? secretary said that the Board had an object io acting ai they had. They deaired to have all the country eohcole examined m the anmmer, so that the children mi^ht all attend, and with this object m view they desired to have the Bchoola m towns examined m winter. Mr Diraant said that might bo so, bat «ti;l he thought the Committee Rhonld Consider tho interests of the teachers as muoh as was fair. Ha therefore moved tbat the attent'on of the B >ard be direoted to the fact that the examination this year is to bo held a month earlier than It was laet year. Mf Sawle thonght the motion might have the effect of causing the Biard to think the the Committee wera unduly considering the interests of the teaoheroj and they might thus be harder m the staff than they would otherwise hnve been. Mr Dlmant did not think the Board would look upon the resolution m tbe spirit Mr Sawle thonght it possible they might. Afrer a brief discussion Mr Cook leoonded Mr Dimant's motion and it w&b carried. VI^ITIfTa COMMITTEE. Mr Els' on, reported having visited tbe school. He reported as to the fence between the mastet'd aeotlon and tbe adjoining property, Khlch had been stated at last meeting to be m disrepair. The matter was left m the hands of the Chairman. Me Blaton also reported that several small remairs were Deeded about the sohool. The schoolmaster was authorised to have the repairs attended to. RACK DATS. > As Mr Silcook was abienr, his notloe of motion having referenca to holidays not being granted m fature on the ccoaslon of race days waa ordered to stand over till next meeting. VISITING COMMITTEE. Messrs Sawle ani Cook were appointed • visiting committee for the "ensuing month. PAYMENTS. Accounts amounting to £10 10s 5d were passed for payment. ABSENTEES. As it was reported that a nnmber of children whose names were on the Ash burton sohool roll were attending the Hampßtead school, the chairman was authorised to ascertain the names cf these with a view to getting them struck off the roll, as they at present counted a» absentees as against the Aahburton school. The Committee then adjourned.

CUKIOUS AUTOMATIC STORIES

Ao English firm baa auppliad the streets with convenient apparatus where school ohildron oan buy ohooolate stioka aud batternats. by dropping a penny In an open alit. London is filled with theße shops, and they are found everywhere m Great Brit un. America has the aotomatfo eoales by which one can weigh himself by dropping a 6 cant piece In a, little hole; bat the Englishmen his extended thin devioe, BO now the children on the Btraet can atop at the corner, drop m a penny, and a little drawer will fly out, and m it you find a cake of chocolate or a piece of buttetacotoh. the desire ia regulated by the place where m ihe copper la deposited. To the right for chocolate, to the left for butterecotch. Nor are tha ohildren the only ones cared I for. The ducle can drop m a penny at a certain box and out will come a cigarette What a boon for an impoverished dude with only one pant, but who is too proud to go Into a cigur shop and aeK for one clgaretta ! By thh device he Is relieved of all impertinent looks or knowing smiles by the self -sufficient tobacconist for he I has only to face an iron frame which gladly responds to his triflipg oopper. The proprietor of these automatic appara tuses knows, also, how often a pedestrian or traveller wants a theet of paper and envelope, or a postal card, and he has a number of stands filled with stamped envelopes, containing a eheet of paper, which fall into the hands of a purchaser, who deposit a 2 ponoe, or a postal card on the recilot of a penny, Anton? atio ucaWa ■eem to have found their way to the Continent, but as yet England enjoys the monopoly of the automatic shopkeepers.

CORRESPONDENCE.

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

"MAGNUM BONUM" IN REPLY:

TO THE EDITOR

Sir, — Your correspondent "Presby terit>n"io yoar issao of the 12vh B&ys it is a pity I do not nae "more logic and ar^ ument and put them into fewer words." What a pity he does not know what he is writing about Ido not know how I can use logic without argument, or argu ment without logic. Presbyterian is at liberty to suppose what hs likes aboufc me I certainly do think that any man who writes fl > bitterly against the just demands of Irishmen m Ireland caunot possibly have any sympathy with their juat daraands here. If Me Purnell thought Home Rule bad for Ireland, he mutt think it equally bad for New Zealand. Bat does Mr P. think the present education system bad ? ; On the 15th February 1886, he thus wrote ; " The fact that an address so foil of beautiful sentiments and expressions should be marred by a few sentences that belie its nobler assertions, is itself, an overwhelming proof of what a one sided eduction may do even with a teacher so truly enlightened and bo truly eloquent as OirJinal Moran." The Cardinal wanted jastioe to Catholics as regards education, and, he had him* self received a Ca'holio' edcoation, whioh Mr P. considers one-Bided and liiferentially bad ; but what has occurred sine* then to alter Mr P's. opinion ? Nothing that I know, except a dissolution of Parliamenc I oertainly feel satisfaction at knowing that Mr Walker never dia pl yed a bitter feeling to Home Rule, The remark about the jelly fish is hardly worth notice. I may tell "Presbyterian" that a certain long-eared animal was never known to say anything against anybody except on one memorable occasion, and that animal knew about as much loglo as " Presbyterian." What Mr Walker thinks about Home Rule is a matter of comparative in difference to me— he end every one has a right to his own opinion. He may dis approve of it for aught I know, but he does not abuse and insult those who demand it. •♦ Everybody " knows that the Catholic Churoh m Ireland is strongly m favor of Home Ra'e, and "everybody" knowß the fierce attacks made on all connected with the movement by Mr P Further everybody who knows anything about the matter, knows that Catholicism and Irish Na tonality are, at this time at all events, absolutely inseparable. Tho:e extreme men wh< na mouthpiece Mr P. if, always pronuuece Home Rule, Rome Rule. I have nothing whatever to say against block votes, it is Mr P.'s friends who have. If the Catholics of AshborfcoD vote for Mr Purnell who spoke of themselves and their countrymen m the following language i hay would deserve the contempt of the whole colony. Mr P. says "It is not the educated, the induatrious, the law abiding and loyal section of the Irish people who are clamouring for Hojoae Hole, but the shiftless, i^noran*', and dis loyal Bsotion." t cannot qiicts any more now. The Bishops of Dnblio and Oaahel are ignorant and disloyal ; I cannot devote more space to " Presbyterian." Now for a few remarks on ''Justice's" letter. Ha says I give vent to an extraordinary fl w of afoot ion for the Catholic electors — bhi f , Sir. is sltnp'y a deliberate mis abatement. I may say if Justice put his real name to his ill-tempered effusion it might appear that, he was writing to Mr Pmnell's order. He ehould remember his gass wndows. Mr P. did not a>y he was m favor of giving grants to Catholic schools; his published address P'ovei t^at. "Justice" accuses me ol b-iiog v ltrnthful, and alanderoua. I will uot baody personalities with him — m that particular why he would distance me. I will, however, on a future occasion, if you permit m«, give ample proof of my veracity. No doubt, with that frankness whioh his letter indicates. " Justice " says he never heard | Me P, speak dlsreepectfnily of Oath lies, ' but I ask has he. ever read any insulting j remarks on that subject 1 He does not literally speak, but he writes with greatest disrespect of them, and sends his calamaies on the wings of the preßS. I have dis played no zeal, blind or otherwise. I made a blight mistake abont Mr P. convening a meeting Be tried to do bo, but owing to the good feeling, and good sense of all sections of the community, especially Irish Protestants, he signally failei- Does he deserve any thanks for that ? Suoh is the veracity of v Justice." C1 Justioe " sneers at Mr Walker because he Is "all things to all men" Perhaps ho is not aware h«t a greater than be, the Apostle Paul reoommends the same thing. It seems to me that "Justice" thinks he and his party have all ihe ideas and all the backbone of the colony among them. They ought to allow a little Freetrade m those things. The last paragraph of "jJußtioe'a" letter, indeed nearly the whole letter, is simply abuse. I decline to deal m that artiole. Mr Purnell did support Mr Sanndera strongly, andjthat six days after a tirade ■ 'abuse against tie Oitholio Church. I do not intend to remove the " veil " for the gratification of "Justice," but I will Bay I never was a supporter of Mr Saunders. The letter of " Justioe "is long, and my reply is short, for this rea son : I do not care to waate yoar spaoo m replying to twaddle ", I have picked out all that seemed like argument, and that was very difficult, and replied to that. The twaddle and the abuse ard not worth notice. — I am, etc., Magnum Bonum.

A ROMANCE

At Iglau, m Moravia, on April 25, the marriage took place of the young lady m whom the Emperor William of Germany has taken great interest since he made her acquaintance at Gastein aome six years ago. Every day during that visit the Emperor, sitting at the window of his hotel, noticed the young lady m question, who iv tho daughter of a cloth manufac turer, At the window of the opposite hotoi In the Stranbinger Platz tio it happened that when oce aay the familiar face was i missing, the tnonaroh sent an adjutant to enquire the cause. Thu3 the little romance began, and the good Emperot never ceased his Interest m the fraulein, who was a olev;r, wjII educated and lively girl, but not a beauty m the ordl- j nary sense. The Unapt ror addressed her : whenever they met on his walks, and front year to ypar he pressed for her pro, Qklße tv come again the following season. The tnonaroh further obtained a promise from her that if she should become bo trothed she would let him know. This happened last winter, and the lady thought politeness required hor to inform the Emperor of the day of her weeding with Herr Kilian, a merchant of Iglau. Toe ooasequenoe was that on the 23rd inßt, there arrived a large parcel from Berlin containing a bracelet richly eet with diamonds, a jowel-box adorned with the Imperial crown, aocompalned by a letter from the First Court Chamberlain saying the Enperor himself ohose this present, and that he desired tho bride to wear the bracelet at the ceremony.

GOLD AT THE THAMES

Auckland, Sep 1 ember 13 Respecting the reoenfc find of gold at Mr J. B. Smith's property, at Waltoa , r h*ee tons of stuff ; obtained from various holes sunk on the ground, have been tested at Mr G. Fraser'a foundry, Auck land Complete tests were made by assay and by a practical test of the pans, *rith the result that the value of the 'tuff was estimated at £2 14s per ton. The average value of bullion, as determined at th. Bank of New Zbaland, is £3 12s 6d per too. It m stated that Mr Smith has been offered £14,000 for 1000 aores, the half of his estate, and 1000 paid-up shares m the company which is to be fhated at Ohristcharch to work the find. The gold found U free, and th* washdirt consists of a miitare of sand and a kind of pipeolay, and is of considerable depth, underlying a large area not only on Mr Smith's but on other properties m the Piako district.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, September 18. By the Marposa, which left lilt cvea ing tor San Franoisoo, the National Bank shipped five boxes containing 250,000 sort* reigns. Th* Staff of tb« Auckland Telegraph Department are indignant at imputations wh'oh have been made a« to the offioUl Btoresy of the Dapartment not being mala* tamed as regards telegrams, and it Is laid application will be ma-la to the Wellington authorities fee an official it quiry into tht matter. The hearing of the charge against Hoera He Mlmiha, which has oooupled the atten* tion of the Supreme Court for some days, conoluded this evening at six o'olook, when the jury retired to conelder, their verdio^ At nine o'clock the Foreman annonaced there was no possibility of their agreeing and they have been looked up for the night Wellington, September 13. The man killed at Manukau yesterday is named James Welch. Deceased wa« onder acrnbbing m the gully when a tree, felled by his mate, m falling struck others, causing branches to fall. One struck deceased on the baok of the head. No* thing is known of deceased further than that he was working at Palmeraton a fttr weeka ago, and hails from Canterbury. Mr j)r Robilliard, who belonged to HM.t). Nelson, and whose death by drowning, owing to the oapslz9 of one of the ship's boats m Sydney harbor, Is announced to day, Is the offioer who had obarge of a portion of the Neluon'a crew, who rendered such valuable assistance here during the large fire m Panama street about five months ago. An inspection of fire eeoapes m public houseß has been made by the police. The result Bhows that «U the hotels m Wellington are well provided with ap lianoen to facilitate escape In case of fir*. The new Girl's High School, juie erected at a oost of some £6000, was formal v opened by the Governor this aft moon, Dtjnbdin, September 13, Two men, named O'Hagin, arrested at Nonh E*st Valley on a charge of having an illicit still m their possession, appeared at iha Police Court to day, but were re* mantled. The plant was unmistakeably used for distillation, and some of the produce was found. A good deal ot rain and hall fell daring to-day, and to-night snow is falling } but it is so soft that except upon the hills, It is not likely to He long.

THE NUMBER OF STARS IN OUR UNIVERSE

M. Hermlte, a French astronomer, baa made some curious mathematical observations concerning the number of the stars. Acoording to his computations, the total number of stars visible to the naked eye nf an obsarver of average visual power does not exceed 6000. The northern hemisphere contains 2478, and tha southern hemisphere contains 3307 stars. Iv order to see this number of stars, the night mu»t be moonless, tha sky cloudless, and the atmosphere pure. Here ihe power of the unaided eye stops. An opera ghss will bring out 20,000 ; a small telescope will bring oat at least 150,000 ; and the most powerful tele scopes that have been constructed will show more than 100,000,000 stsrj. M. Hermite concludes that the light emitted by all the stars upon the whole aarfaot of 'ha globe ia rqual to one-tenth of the' )i*ht of the full moou. According to Sir William Sereohel, the light of the full moon iB equal to that of 27,408 stars of the firet magnitude. The light of al) the stars is therefore eqaal to 27,408 start of the first magnitude. Using these data m oarrying out the law, the astound* Idr result is reached that the sum of all the stars down to the twentieth and a half magnitude is 66 million of millions 1

A WESLEYAN GOLD MINE

The Waaleyan Missionary Society has unexpectedly come into possession of a gold mine. Fir a connlderable time the agents of this society have been exploring the regions of South Central Afrioa with tbe obj sot of establishing a chain of oat* ! poets Into the inteiior, and the Rev Owen Watkloa - has been doing service m pioneer work. It ia found essential, In constqaenca of peculiar local oustoms, to secure sufficient land m these regions where the necessary buildings can be erected as a centre of missionary opera* tiona. Iv one of theee exploring expedi tions Mr Watkina found it was essential to procure a piece of land, and at the same time a large farm, since known as the Good Hope farm, was found to be m the market Mr Watkina purchased the land for £600. It was thought by a few individuals at the time a bad precedent, but the Manchester people fully justified him by furnishing him with the whole of money. Intelligence has just arrived at the Wesley an Mission Bouse that gold has been discovered on the farm, and that the sum of £10,000 has already been offered for the land.

A PHOTOGRAPHIC JUBILEE.

It is not generally known (observes the "Home Netra") that tho art of photo graphy began early m the reign of Queen Victoria, and that the jubilee of tho art ought to be celebrated m 1889. So valu able was tho dhoovery considered la 1839 that the French Government presented Daguerre with £25,000 to induce him to make public the details of the ait, nhfoh waa then m a very infantile state. A person Bitting for a photograph then had to sit rhoiionless for nix or ten mlnateß, and, as the eyes could not then be "taken," | they had always to be kept shut. Great aB is the advance which the art has made since tben, Mr Mayall, of New Bond street, the eminent photographer, hag just added a fresh invention to the Art which Ib likely to be its crowning achieve ment. He has discovered a means of photographing fn colors, which may soon make finely-coloured photographs ooet only as mauy shillings as they have hither to coat pounds when done by the hand process. And tho artistic merits of the new prccj2Bs areas wonderful as its rapidity and chtapncß3 The new oamera doss Ita woik m colors almost instantaneously. A photograph which Mr Mayall has taken by the new process, of Princess Christian, shows the perfect art with which it can reproduce one of the finest and mott ex pressive countenances. The olors by tl% dew prooess are iodeatructible, and are as oonat-iouous ia the folds and tints of tj lady 'a dress ac m the color of her eye Of the beauty of her f,&oe,

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