DIARY

Moonlight Evenings.

The Moon at 3 days old Bhines till about 9 o'olook. The Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o'olock. The Moon at 8 days old Bhines till noarly 1 o'clock m the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from sundown (ill about 4 m the morning. The Moon at 15 days old is full, and shines all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises Bbout 9 p.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 p.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. Itad ihines til morning. The Moon at 27 days, old rises about 4 a.m. and shines till sunrise.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1887. THE BIBLE IN SCHOOLS BILL.

We sincerely regret that the motion for the second reading of the Bible Reading m Schools Bill should have been negatived m the House of Repre sentatives last night, and negatived, 100, by such a large majority — more than two to one of those who voted. From the statements published by the advocates of the measure before the general election, we entertained the hope that a simple measure like this would not have been met with such virulent opposition. Mr Fulton, m bringing forward the motion, explained that its object was to enable School Committees to cause the Bible to be read m schools. It is not to compel School Committees to cause the Bible to be read m schools, but to enable them to do sc — if the majority of the parents deem it advisable, we suppose, for we have not received a copy of the Bill and, therefore, cannot speak with certainity on this point. The mover brought forward a very strong argument. He s&id that the practice obtained throughout the whole civilised portions of the globe and asked, "Why, then, should this colony be an excep tion m that respect ?" This statement was not challenged by any of the opponents of the scheme nor was ths question answered. He also pointed out that it was only proposed to read a portion of the Bible every morning for twenty minutes, and that no child shuuld be compelled to attend such readings unless the parents or guardians of the children gave their consent. Petitions m favor of the concession asked by the Bill had been signed by 14,00© persons, representing all parts of the district. Dr Hodgkinson ap pealed to the Young Ne*j§* Zealand Party m the House to vote for it. He, himself, had presented a petition signed by 1000 women of Southland m favor of Bible Reading m Schools. Mr Reeves (Inangahua) failed to see the object of the Bill, as Committees had already got the power to appoint a certain time of the day for the Bible to be read, cither before or after school hours: Mr Goldie thought this was an effort to introduce denominationalism, and that if the Bible were read m the manner proposed by the Bill it would lead to a large amount of irreverence. Mr Buxton appealed to the House to pass the Bill as the Bible would improve the morals of our youths and be a blessing to the colony. Mr Tanner supported the Bill and, m reply to Mr Goldie's remarks about denomination alism, said the denominationalists were now joining together to get the Bible read ip public schools. Mr Blake, Mr Hobbs, and Dr Newman spoke against the Bill. Mr Pratt briefly supported it. Mr Taiwhanga made a very sensible little speech. He said all the foundation of England was the Bible, and no law was made m England without the Bible. He considered that without the Bible England would not stand for more than a (ew years, and he thought New Zealand could not do better than follow that example. He should vole for the second reading of the Bill. The Hon G. Fisher made a strong point by arguing that the fact that the advocates of Bible reading m schools not having availed themselves of the facilities afforded by the Act for this purpose, showed that clergy men were not so earnest m the matter as might be desired. Mr Allen spoke strongly m support of the measure. He admitted that the present Act provided for Bible Reading m Schools but not m school hours. The Hon T. Fergus, Messrs Taylor, Wtihey, Levestaro, | Grimmond, Reeves (St Albans). Fitchett and Sir J. Yogel spoke against the Bill, principally on account of its tendency to introduce denominationatism and thus destroy the present system. Mr Downie £jtewart supported the Bill. He thought that if the people of Otago and Hawkes JGay v»iej;.ed the Bible read m their schools they shouid not fje prevented by the people of other places. The cry of the Bill being the initial stage of denp'ninationalism was one got up by the opponents of the Bill to ftjl % UHW9 JVslJrcr, Cuionese,

Fitzherbert, and Samuel opposed the' Bill, but advanced no fresh argument. Mr Seddon supported the Bill, but would amend it m Committee. Having given on outline of the debate we shall have more to say on the arguments advanced, m a future i issue.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The most Reverend the Primate will ad minister the Bite of Confirmation m St. Stephen's Churoh to-morrow morning &t eleven o'clock. The Bishop will also preach at the evening service. The first local wool sale of the season will be held on December 9. A tea meeting m connection with the Lauriston Preßbyterian Ohuroh will be held on Friday, Deoember 2. Mr W. 0. Walker has been elected to represent the riding of Mount Somers m the County Council. His was the only nomina tion received. On aooount of a public meeting being held on Monday evening m order to aSord the candidates for the Mayoralty an opportunity of expressing their views on municipal matters, and also to allow of. the question of procuring a steam fire engine to be considered by the burgossea, the Borough Council meeting on that night will be held at 7, instead of 7.30. tt is asserted, remarks the "Dunedin Even ing Star," that six-roomed houses are letting m Auckland at as low a rental as six shillings per week, so that they may be tenanted, bb the insuranas companies will not cover risks on empty houses. The New Zealand Shipping Company have received the following cable message from their London Office, dated 23rd Nov., 1887 : — B.M.S. Aorangi arrived all well at Madeira to-day; meat m good condition. Hurunui has sailed. A reoent writer estimates that the steam power of Great Britain performs tho work of 400,000,000 able-bodied men— about equal to the capacity of the entire human raoe for labour without machinery. An exhibitor of hams and bacon at' the Ohristohurch cattle show announced by placard that he was a ' breeder of home cured hams and bacon.' He must bo a wonderful man or own a wonderful breed of pigs.

Id a recent speeoh Mr Mundella stated that it bad been actually found that the penny dinners were more than the poor children could digest; and that halfpenny, even farthing dinners were quite sufficient not only to Bustain life but to satisfy the ohildren. A peculiar drowning oase occurred at Circular Quay, Sydney, the other dny. A Kanaka for amusement was diving off the wharf to bring up a box of sardines. He was seen to secure the box leoax the bottom of the harbor, but while ascending to the surface he suddenly sank, and was Been no more The deceased was an expert direr and swimmer, and the cause of his drowning is a mystery. A Home paper is responsible for the follow ing ;— Mr Thomas Fitzmaurice Burke, who recently has been officially apprised that he is the heir to a fortune of two millions sterling, has just been paying a visit to Old Broinpton, Chatham, m whioh town he formerly resided for many years. The enormous wealth of whioh Mr Burke will shortly come into possession haa been be* queathed by his half-brother, Samuel Burke Loan, formerly of Prospect Villa, Cork, Ire laua. Tbio Me Lonu emigrated io Australia m 1852, and, going up country during the gold fever, opened a store on the goldfield, and rapidly accumulated a fortune. At a later period Mr Loan removed to New Zealand' and his good fortune and sound judgment m investing his savings caused his already largo fortune to swell rapidly. When he died at Auokland, New Zealand, last November, a 4 tho age of seventy-two years, he was possessed m round figures of about £2,000,000. " Borne years ago a lady served her bride groom with as severe a revenge as the Willen ball gentleman bestowed oq his would-ba bride lately. A friend of mine met an excited crowd running oat of the doors of St. George's. Hanover square, bridegroom protesting' bridesmaids weeping, and the brilo herself sweeping disdainfully to her carriage alone* On inquiry it transpired that on walking up the aisle the bride had stumbled and trodden on her dress, and her unwary lover had ejaoulatod undar his breath, « How atupid ! ' The procession passed on, and the service began, and no interruption ooourred until the question was put, • Wilt thou have this man? ' eto. Then to the amazement of everyone present, and to tho utter confusion of the un lucky bridegroom, the lady replied m a clear loud voioe, 4 Not so stupid 1 • and, turning away from the altar, after one withering glance At the rejeoted husband, left the ohuroh then and there. She was an heiress, and tho mortiGod bridegroom oursed the ill-starred readiness of a tongue that had so swiftly and unexpectedly wreoked his life."

The Mayor of Sydney reoently made an inspection of the houses m the lower quarters of tho city, and condemned forty-nine, of whioh twenty-one Were Chinese quarters, and oooupied by Mongolians crowded together under the most filthy ooudition. The Mayor determined that prompt action should be taken to demolish the houses or make them fit for human habitation.

The People's Palaoe m East London seems 88 much appreciated by the Eastonders as its projeotora could well desire. Somo 10,000 paying visitors are recorded weekly, and tho entrance fee is to be reduced from 3d to 2d. Hanlan will only row Trickett at Rock hampton for a purse of 500 sovereigns, to be subscribed by the townspeople, or at Parra-

matta for £500, and allow Triokett £100 for

his expenses. This is tantamount to a refusal to make a matoh, as Triokett will only row on the Jfttzroy River.

Keating's Powder destroys bothmothß, fleas beetles, and all other insects, while quite harmless to domestic animals. In extermi nating beetl {he sucoess of this powder is extraordinary. It b perfeotly clean m appli cation. See the article ou purohaa 'is Keating's, as imitations are noxious and ineffectual. Sold i n tine, 6d, Is, and 2s 6d eaoh by all chemio

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Auckland. November 25. The City Counoil have deoided to withdraw from a oontract entered entered into with Aahoroft and Co., of Wellington, for the lighting of the city with electricity, m oonse quenoe of Borne delay m beginning the work. J. 0. Firth's offer respecting the eleotrio light has been referred to a committee to report. A telegram .has been received by Mr Philips, Town Clerk, from Mr Goldie, M.H.B , requesting that an arrangement ba made m regard to the unemployed m the oity, as the Government promised to find work. The Minister of Public Workfl suggested that work be taken up m the Domain, and it ia proposed to lot a contraot for making three carriage drives whioh are to bo formed there. At St. James' Hall to-night, Mr P. Macarthur, M.P. for Cornwall and member of Mr Gladstone's party m the Houße of Commons, addressed a orowded meeting m favor of Home Rule for Ireland. He spoke for over one hour and a half, and was frequently applauded. At the termination of his address, a resolution was carried express ing confidence m the leaders of the English party, espeoially Mr Gladstone, and protesting against the treatment of Mr O'Brien. Cheers were given for Messra Gladstone and Macarthur. Wellington, November 25. Lysaght and Co. have received cable advices announcing a rise of 103 per ton on galvanised iron. Mr T. W. Kirk, of Wellington, has been elected a Fellow of the Geographical Society of Australasia.

The referee m the glove contest between Murphy and Lake for the light weight championship of New Zealand has awarded the fight to the latter, on the grounds of a foul blow and that Murphy refused to retire to his corner when ordered to do so.

The Seamen's Union have chartered the Wellington steamer Stormbird to run m the Auckland-Whangarei trade, and she leaves here to-morrow.

Probate of thg will of the late Adam Landels was thia morning granted to the Pubio TrQstea by Mr Justioe Williams, on the motion of Sir B. Stout. Landels was a resident of Balolutha and owned c consider able amount of property, his estate being supposed to be from £35,000 to £40,000 m value. A man named Patrick FergUßon, who arrived from Ljttelton by the steamer Te Anau to-day, was arrested on a oharge of playing the "three-card trick" on board, by whioh means he duped some of the passengers. The accused was remanded, Ohbistohueoh, November 25 Mr Franois Arenas, who, as Spanish Vice- Consul, got up a relief fete for the sufferers by the earthquakes m Spain, and took a prominent part m the Jubilee oelebrations, was to-day presented with a gold watch by a number of citizens on his departure from Christohuroh. A Coroner's enquiry was held to-day into the fire at St. Albans on Ootober 30, when a oottage occupied by W. J. Oulver was de stroyed. Cqlver's furniture and effeotn were insured for £50 m the Standard and £50 m the Colonial. Among the goods were a large number of books. No remains of the books were found among the debris. The evidenoe showed the house to have been rather poorly furnished. There was no evidence to show the cause of the fire. The jury returned a verdiot accordingly, with a rider that the Insurance Companies should ezeroise more oare m inspecting risks. Ounbdin, November 25 The Committee of the Chamber of Com merce have adopted a petition to Parliament asking that a Seleot Committee be appointed to enquire into dook trußt matters, and especially into the matter of loans. A Bub- Committee was appointed to consider the suggested addition to the Bankruptcy Aofc adopted by the Wellington Chamber. There were no high prices realised at the stock sales m oonneotion with the A; and P. Society's show, but a good number, especially of sheep, wero disposed of. Gunsterstone's Florist (shorthorn) realiaod 59 guineas. Intrhoargill, November 25. Summonses were issued to-day against L. F. Drew, master of the schooner Awarua, of Derry Castls fame, and Dennis Fox, his mate, charging thorn with a breach of the seal fisheries regulations by having killed ten seal 3at the Auckland Islands on the loth of August, and further with having 176 seal okiua on board the vessel on 22nd August, the same being tho close season. Too oharges wi'l be heard on Tuesday,

A NEEDED ORUSADE.

In 1834 the foundation was laid of a Oruaade against Intoxicating Drink by an Oriental traveller, Mr James Silk Bucking ham, then member for Sheffield. The trade m " Ardent Spirits " was con demned by a Parliamentary Committee, bat m vain ; for every Cabinet wan resolute to do nothing against the evil ; uay, pro moted it, not only at home, but m the Levant, In India, and elge where. Oar high politicians consistently connived at smuggling opium into China, and at length enforced by war its reooption, against the Chinese Emperor's protest To this day no repentance ta shown of the donble inlqnlly. But m 1853 a Quaker again took the lead (a Mr Nathaniel Oard), confronting the idolatery of woaltb and apathy of a materialistic Government. Llke.Nenl Dow, m America, he struok against licensing the opeu sale of intoxica ting drink. Fur this purpose he founded the United Kingdom Alliance, to be sop ported by all who disapproved of free and open vale at bard and tlpple-housea. Societies for " dissuading " the drink had existed here for near 20 years (somewhat earlier m the American Union), but now the movement became " political," aa it was already la the State of Maine. Many earnest hearts rallied to the New Alliance ; Sir Walter Trevelyan became its President, the father of the preotnt Sir Wilfrid Lawaon joioed it ; so did a generooß Lord Harrington, and before long Lord Brougham " talked " for it and c«lled it the "Grand" Alliance. But its strength Iny chii-fly for a loog time In the dissenting churches, though a few ministers of the State oh arch wore active workers for It. Catholics and Protestants have warmly co-operated. At length Archdeacon Hand ford brought the question of drunkard-making into the convocation of Canterbury. By gradual progress In 33 years the movement against the exist ing system (which statesmen have dili gently upheld " ever since Parliament made It profi able to the Exchequer '') baa becarao strictly national. Bat to thin day the animating spirit has boon from the religious heart of the charchea, while tho opponents have been the classes which sympathise more with the wealth of capitalists than with public morality. Intoxicating drink is the greatest faotor of crime, pauperism, orphauhocd, pioatl tutlon, disease, and insanity. No one is fit to bo a citizon who does not preserve his " brain "m a normal state. Wo police can distinguish, when a man who has boen drinking is m a legal estimate "drunk." A drinker is most formidable beforo he Is downright drunk ; therefore tipplo shops are eminently dangerous to a community. Rural squires have long aotod on this conviction, for their own comfort ; but ministers of state im rely talk against tho shops, and will not act against them ; nay, they coutlnne to force them on the helpless Bindoos and Mussulmans of India, hereby forbidding us to make charitable excuse for their conduot m the United Kingdom. Ilapplly the churches of the three kingdoms are united In force against our fatuous politicians. Sir Wilfrid Lawson has long boen the leader of the second Crusade. Not only the ecolesiastioftlly religious now support him, but nearly the whole of those who esteem Virtuemore than Pelf.who wouldnot reject the motto, " Fiat Sanctitas, mat cwlum, " (" Let virtue be observed though the heavens should fall;") The battle is virtually a Crusade of the true Church for the benefit of the yorld, and for the protection of the poorer from the invasion of debauohery. —Professor F. W. JSlew man.

Skinnt Mkn.— '• Welle' Healt Rennwer," i Btores health and vigor,' oures Dyspepsia mpotence; Sexual Debility. At ohomiats aild druggiste. ; Kempthorne, Presser, and Co, »gentß, CtjneUburoti 2

HoLLOWAYIs L OjNXUENT AND PILLS. — A fre quent oauao of gout and rheumatism is the inflammatory state of the blood, attended with bad digestion and general debility. A few doses of the pills taken m time are ah effectual preventive againßt gout and rheu matism. Anyone who -has an attaok of either should use IJolloway'Q Ointment alsq,tb,e powerful action oi whioh, 'aombjned with the operation of the pills, must infallibly effeot a cure These pills aot direotly on the blood, whioh they purify and improve. • Having once tmbdued the severity of these diseases, pe'rßoveranoe with the ointment, after omeut- Ing the affeoted joints with warm brine r will upeedOyjMaz aU stigaeps and prevent \ w ,»5- i. ... i )■•! •

THE WEATHER.

The following m the meteorological report at .A 1 ford Station for the week ending November 25th, 1887 :•—

AUCTIONEERS' REPORT.

Messrs H. Matson and Co. report upon the live stock market for the Ashburton Distriot for the week ending Nov. 220 das follows :—

Qn Tuesday, at the Tinwald Yards, we held our usual weekly sale of sheep, cattle, and pigs. There was a fair entry of stook, com prising 4000 sheep and 120 head of catle. The attendance was an average one, but bidding did not come freely and dragged oat the sale until a late hour, and as the weather turned out very wet late m the afternoon a great many left before the close. In fat sheep almost all the pens were oleared at about late rateß ; but for two and four tooth orossbred owes and wethera, m good condition, a bettor demand was shown, and we could plaoe Baveral lines at a slight advanoe on late rates. In oattle we cannot quote any improvement. We sold as follows :— Fat crossbred four-tooth wethers, 123 to 123 Sd ; medium, 10s to 10s 9d, all m the wool ; shorn orossbred, 63 3d to fs 3d; m stores, a very nioa line of forward wethera (four-tooth) with few ewes, 11b 9d ; orossbred hoggets from 4s 9d to 8s lOd; crossbred ewes and lambs, 8s 4d ; merino ewes and lambs, with small percentage of iambs, 3s 4d ; shorn orossbred two-tooth, 6s Id. In Cattle— Fat stores, £6 5s to £6 7s 6d ; fat cows, £4 to £5 ; two year-old steers, £2 5s to £3 ss; eighteen .months' cattle, £2 to £2 10s ; yearlings and calves, 22s 6d to 10s.

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

- » (From our Cowrespondeni:.) Wellington, November 25. THE CONFiDENOE RESOLUTIONS. At its rising to-day the House will adjourn till 2.30 p.m. on Monday, when the disoussion ] on the resolution to be moved by Major At kinson, m reference to the revision of the Customs tariff will be taken. It is not yet known what attitude the Opposition will take up m respect to those resolutions, but it is rumored that the Opposition will not debate them. Whether this is true or false I cannot say, and upon asking Sir J. Yogel a direot question on the point, he declined to give me any satisfaotion, remarking that he oould not disolose the policy of the Opposition too prematurely. It is further rumored that when Major Atkinson moves the resolutions Sir J. Yogel will state what is the position of the Opposition thereto, and the party as a body will thereupon walk out of the House. DIBOHARGED BAILWAY SERVANTS. A dieoussion arose this afternoon upon the presentation of the report of the Committee on the petition of disoharged railway em ployees, who asked for compensation foe the loss of employment. The general opinion is expressed that railway servants discharged from the publio service through no fault of their own, but owing to the exigencies of the colony and the necessity for retrenchment, should reoeive something m the way of com pensation, it being urged that under similar circumstances officers of higher grade m the service reoeived a retiring allowanoe upon their servioes being dispensed with. Sir G. Grey suggested setting aside a block of land which might be taken up by suoh people and homes provided for them. This view was heartily oheered by Mr Ballanoe, whose Village Settlement soheme successfully met a Bimilar difficulty m Auokland. The Premier did not seem to fall m with the suggestion that a speoial concession should be made railway servants dismissed under retrench ment, arguing that retiring allowances paid to oflioers of high position m the servioe were quite another thiog, as they joined the ser vice under conditions imposed by an Act of Parliament, whilst railway servants were engaged by the week or month. The matter then dropped, but the discussion was impor tant as ahowiog an evident desire on the part of many members- to deal justly with the number of men who are suddenly deprived of the means of living through no fault of their own, by making speoial provision for placing them on land where they oould make a home for themselves and famines. BIIiLS. Another dreary afternoon was passed m the consideration of a number of local Bills. Questions have been postponed to enable private members to get their looal Bills through. It is understood that to-day ib the last opportunity private members will have to legislate for looal requirements. An effort is to be made to get through with looal Bills before half-past five, and devote the evening to publio Bills m oharge of private members. The most important of these are the iiibie Reading m Schools Bill; Freehold Tenure Acquisition Bill; Law Practitioners' Bill; Fair Bent Bill ; Roman Oatholio Schools Bill ; Gold Duty Seduction Bill ; and Otago Central Railway Extension. NXW BILLS. The Minister for Lands has kindly favored me with an advance copy of the new Land Bill, whioh is to be circulated m the course of a day or two. The following are the main provisions of tho new Bill :— His Exoellenoy the Governor, by notification m the " Gazette," may declare all rural land now, or hereafter, to be open for selection, shall be open for sale or selection for cash. The price of land to be so thrown open for selection Bhall be given m the " Gazette " notification, the minimum price being 20s per acre for ordinary land, and 103 per acre for second class land, The price named m the notifica tion may afterwards be increased or reduced m price as circumstances warrant ; the land to be open for selection not less than 30 days after the lirst publication of the notification m the " Gazette," when it may be purohased for cash at the price stated, or for selection either on deferred payment or perpetual lease at the respective equivalent m prices. This gets over the difficulty now experienced whore an intending selector, if desiring certain pro perty, oan only take it up under one system which may be distasteful to him. The con ditions are meant to apply to all rural land now on deferred payment or perpetual lease, as well as to suoh lands hereafter to be pro claimed. Cash purchases m any one survey district are limited to 640 aores of ordinary land, and 2000 aores of second-class land. The applicants to purohaße rural lands for cash Bhall lodge a written application tp go with quarter of the estimated price to the Commissioner for the district, and shall pay the whole of the remainder of the purchase money immediately upon the granting of the application ; if not paid within 30 days the deposit to be forfeited, and the lands to be again open for sale or occupation forthwith. Conditions are provided for the occupation of second-class lands on deferred payment, and tho manner of dealing with simultaneous application. Deferred payment or perpetual leases may be acquired as soon as the pre soribed improvements be effected. Holders of land m a mining distriot on perpetual leaeo may apply for tho purchase on certain conditions. Provisions are made for the ad justment between looal authorities of the price of land. Holders of pastoral deferred paymentlioenees may surrender the lioense and obtain m exchange a loase of Bame land as a small grazing run under part 7 of the present Lan.d Act provided all applications under this section aro made before Ist Janu ary, 1890. The limit of the aroa of small grazing runs is extended from 5000 abres as at present to 20,000 aores. No education reserve lease is to be renewed without the consent of tho Minister. Land Boards are tp be abolished from 31st December noxt, and the funotions thereof to be exeroised by the Commissioner' of Crown Lands. ' *

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Fk id ay, Novbmbeb 25. The Coanoil met at 2.30 p.m. WJJSLEYAN PROPERTY TBTJST. The Wealxyaa Methodist Churoh Pro perty Truat Bill wan referred to the Local Bills Committee. CHOBCH PRoPERT? TAX. Mr Rtevea moved th»t the Council oonour m the amendments of the House of Representatives m the Church Property Trna- (Canterbury) Bill. The motion was agreed to. NMV PLYMOUTH R* CREATION BBSSBV* BILL. Mr Scotland moved the. second reading of the New Plymouth Recreation and R-tctscourae Reserve Bill. The motion was agreed to, SHEEP ACT AMENDMENT BILL, Mr Staveaa moved the second reading of the Sheop Aot Amendment Bill. While pressing the motion be desired to state that m Committee he should bring (or* ward several amendments. The most Important clause m the BUI was that ojnferrlng power to destroy Infected flooks recouping the owners to the extent of on* halt of the value of the sheep dtitroyed. Mr Walker expressed a feeling of relief that Government Intended amending tha Bill m Committee, and described one of the clauses, as it stood, as being braUlly oppressive. Mr {Waterhoase suggested that the better plan would be to refer the Bill to a Seleot Committee for consideration. Me Stevens expressed his williagnoai to adopt tha sapgeetion. The BUI was r<*ad a second time, and referred to a Seleot Committee. MIDLAND BAILWAY CONTRACT; Tho report of the Committee relative- to the Midland Railway Con ti act, agreed to by the House, wan received, and ordered to be considered on Tuesday next. The Council, at 3 15 p.m., adjourned to Tueaday.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House meb at 2.30 p,m. QUESTIONS* Mr Bruce asked the Premier whether he could provide m some way for discharged . railway employees receiving compensation or allowance. The Premier said he proposed dealing with this matter m the Oivil Service Befortn Act, which he intended to introduce next session. Mr Keeves (Inangahoa) asked whether the Premier intended to protest with the other colonies against the name of New South Wales being altered to "Australia. 1 * The Premier said he should give the matter some consideration. ADJOURNMENT TILL MONDAY. The Premier moved that the House at ita rising adjourn till 2 30 p.m. on Monday for Government business. He had intended asking the House to meet on Saturday, but he found that would be inconvenient for many members, and he therefore proposi d to substitute Monday instead, on which day he would move the resolution of which he had given notice, relating to the undeairability oT altering the tariff this session. : The motion was agreed to, • EMPOWBBIHa BILL. ; Mr Beetham moved the second readiDg of the Wairarapa North Ooanty Council Empowering Bill, to empower (he Ooanty Council of Wairarapa to sell oertain por tions of a main road reserve m the settle' meat of Etatahuna. Considerable opposition was ratted to the BUI, which was read a looond time on the voices. OTA«O HARBOR BOARD BILL. Mr Robs moved the second reading of the Otago Harbor Board Act 1873. Amendment Bill, providing for the election of members of the Harbor Boards The motion wasHagreectr it>.' *" ~~ — -— borough sill. Mr Hamlln moved the second reading of the Pukekohoe Borough Bill,, to authorise the constitution of Pukekohoe Auckland, as a borough. The Bill was strongly opposed. Mr Guinness movad that it be read • second time that day six months, The amendment was lost The Bill was read a second time by 33 to IS, GISBORNE HABBOR BOARD BILL. Me Graham moved the second reading of ihe Glsborne Harbor Board Act Amtrndmeni Bill. He explained that tno Bill did not seek authority fo* fresh bcrrowing powers, bat was more la the nature of a validating Bill for works now m progress. The Bill also aiked for powers to construct a short railway of four miles for the purpose of obtaining stone for the breakwater. Considerable diioussion ensued. Mr Tiah opposing the Bill at aome length. The second reading of the BUI was oarried on voices. NEW RIYBR HARBOR LOAN. Mr Feldwiok moved the «eoond reading of the New River Harbor Board Loan BUI, to authorise further borrowing powers to the extent of £26,000 to the New River narbor Board. Tbe Bill was strongly opposed by Mr Alleu, Mr Perclval, Mr Monk, Mr Gowsn, and Mr Valentine. Mr Ward supported it. The debate was Interrupted by the 6.30 pm; adjournment. The tiouue resumed at 7.30. BIBLE BEADING IN SCHOOLS. Mr Fulion moved the seoond reading of the Bible reading m Schoohi Bill. A very large number of people desired this change In the Aot. This session 42 petl. cms, signed by 14,360 persons of nearly every denomination, has reached the House praying th»t the legislature wonld allow the Bible to be Introduced Into our State schools. This was not the first time he and those who thought with him had attempted to bring the question before Parliament, but the present BUI was In a different shape tvocu its predecessors. It proposed to giye school committees the option of cansing the Sorlptures to be read by Boholars for not more than twenty minutes each morning. No phlld was to be compelled to attend the reading If the parents objected. He argued that no difhoulty had been found elsewhere In allowing the Bible to take its place In btafco sohools and he anticipated none here exoept perhapi m one or t*o districts. Were they to educate their ohlldren merely In the direction of getting on In the world, and negleot their moral well-being ? Ha begged the Houue to listen to the voice of juaiice, and give the large number of people who wore In favor of this chance, the boon t^us earnestly craved. Mr Hodgkloson said that Parliament began its daywlth prayer, and why should they deny the same privilege to their shildren ? He warned them that It was >xoeedingly dangerous to stimulate the ntelleotunl faculties without glrins aov religious ballast. He was persuaded that f the Sonptqres were not Introduced, In laven years tho common schools would >c destroyed. They would drive tnen now »pposed to them to denommationsilsm. Me Reeves (Inangahua) saii that' the committees had already got the power to allow the Bible to be re.ad at certain hours If they chose. The experiment bad been tried by some of tham with poor sucoess. He gave orodlt 16 the sincerity of the promoters of the Bill, but oouid not sea the necessity for It.

Mr Cfoldie opposed the second reading, Sunday schools or home were the riabl place a for 'Bible teaching. The State school did not jnterfero with rellgitoi iuatruoiiou. School hours were store enough already, and ought not to ba curtailed. Beaidea, the trouble wu tQ fijd people to give the uuoeasary t:nj foi teaQhinjj. w *

J?HE ASHBUKTON GUAKDIAN, SATUKDAI, NOVEMBER 26, 1887.



Moon's San Sun Moon Moon ago at Rises. Sets. Hires, Bete, noonday p.m. a.m. 2fl Saturday ... 4.20 7.13 2.44 2.39 10 37 Sunday .. 4,20 7.14 3.42 3.5 11 IS Monday .. 4.19 7.1G 4.41 3.19 18 39 Tuesday .. 4.18 7.17 5.40 3.47 IS SO Wednesday.. 4.18 7.19 6.39 4.15 14 1 Thursday .. 4.17 7.20 7 .88 4.51 15 3 Friday.. .. 4.17 7.21 8.35 5.80 16



High Date. Shade. m State of weather, low high Sun. Saturday 38- 65- 133* Fine, E. Sunday 31- 68- 137. Showers, N.E. Monday 39- 70* 130. Fine, N.E. Tuesday 42- 66- 136 Rain, S. W. Wed'day 42* 67- 132- Fine, N.E. Thnr'day 40- 67- 135- Showers & hail B. Friday 37* 69- 127* Fine, NE.



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THE MONAKCH OF> THEJIARVEST FIELD. THE HOBNSBY LIGHT-DBATTGHT STEEL SHEAF-BINDING HARVESTER THE SIMPLEST, THE STRONGEST, THE MOST RELIABLE, THE EASIEST TO MANAGE, akd THE LIGHTEST IN DRAUGHT op any BINDER IN THE MARKET 1 THE HORNS BY HOLD8 __ The Three Largest Frizes ever offered m the World 1 And an unequalled record of Colonial Honors. R. BOBNSBY & SONB, LIMITED, constructed their first Sheaf Binder m 1876, and have fjone on ttendily improving them, profiting by every year's experience, and by the failure of other Machines, until they have now no hesitation m recommending their Binder as tbe most practical aud perfect Machine m the market. ANGLO-AMERICAN^ SF.ED DRILLST FARMERS wishing for the above MACHINES for uee NEXT SEASON will oblige by forwarding particulars of their OBDEBS before 30th November next, as only a limited number will be imported. A good supply of FITTINGS and EXTRAS always kept m stock, GEO, JAMESON, WEST STREET. Sole Agent lor Ashburton District. STILL AHEAD OF ALL OTHERS,' | AND THIS IS ENDORSED BY THE BUYING PUBLIC. SALES FOR 1886, 45,557 MACHINES.



fT^BIS record stands unparalied. It is laid before the pnblic as the beat evidence X of the merit of the WALTER A. WOOD BINDERS and REAPERS. This exhibit of Pales showing at once their volume and their marvellous growth, has always had, and roußt continue to have, en irreiiatable Influence upon the judgment of the farmer In determining what make of machine it is practically and economically his Interest to own. The beat possible test of the merit of machinery is comparison, This is the test opon whloh we are aatlified to rest the claims of the WALTER A. WOOD HAR. VESTING MACHINES. Each year's addition to the record of sales contributes to the value of the test. It will be aeen that more than 45,000 machlnea have been placed In the hands of the farmers daring last season, and it is everywhere known that these farmers unite m tbe verdlot that the harvesters, bindera, mowers and reapers that do the best work In the grain field and hay field, that are.moßt readily understood and operated by the driver, that are most easily drawn by the team, end that last the longeet, are thoie that bear the name of WAL T R JL. WOOD, ft name which theee machfneß.have long madejfamlliar inatyolvilisedjparts of the world. DURABILITY OF THE WOOD MACHINES Sales of repairs leas than for any other Machines. It I* s fact attested by. agents who sell them, and by farmers who pee them, thai Wood'a Machines requires far Iran repairs than any other machines Id nee. TSi other harvesting maohinea are *s durable and free from breakages, F. FEBEIMANrAshbui-toii, Agent. AGAIN VICTOKTOUSJ rPfIE latest Honors-— first pr'aa— G«!d Medal and 500 franca awarded to the - 1 - Walter A. Wood Binder, after a thru© dj»yo' (roveroment trial, at Melon, lv France. MoOormlck Wood- frame 2nd, Hornaby3ro\ The " Cultivator and Country Gentleman " eaya :—•• The trial at Melon win a grand success. It wag attended by the Frenoh Cabinet Minister of Agrlcalture, and he Department Director, aa well as n?«oy other Frenoh Government oflioiala.' M asßillore, laipactor-Geaeral of Agriculture, haying peraooal direotiou." Tbe result has been published In the leading American dailies— east— west- north and south — In the following cable despatch, which waß /Clipped from tbe 11 New York Tribune," of 11th A gnat, 1887 :— "A Gorernmen,t Harventer end Binder Contest was held near Melon July 00, 3£, the moßt imp.prtant Enroooan conteafc since 1885. The WALTER A. WOOD Machine received #r H t prize— gold medal and 500 francs. MoCormlck Wood-frame, sejooad ; Hornaby, third M,oOormlok « eW^ m « Wtchlna, •»••> t. hneton p, 8f <\ Ackboret's cojppeted Id hp



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