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Pbinob op Wales' Birthdat. Note. — Friday, 9th November, will be observed as a holiday, and the Post Offioe will be olosed. Mails usually despatched on that day will close at eight o'olock on the previous evening, and on the same evening the office will be open between 7 and 8 o'olook for the delivery of correspondence only. The Telegraph Office will be open from 9 till 10 m the morning, and from 7 till 8 m the evening.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1888. QUEEN NATHALIE'S TROUBLES.

The recent cable news that the Arch bishop of Servia has yielded to the pressure of King Milan and declared the annulment of the marriage bonds as between that potentate and Queen Nathalie, and of the divorced Queen's indignant protest that such annulment is contrary both to canonical and civil law, has aroused considerable interest and not a little sympathy for the royal lady. The plea put forth by his Majesty was " irreconcilable mutual antipathy," a state of things which appears to have had its origin m political differences, though there are not wanting sugges tions of the very vulgar desire on the King'B part to have the spending of the Queen's money — for she seems to have ! a large fortune of her own — to which it appears she was unwilling to yield. An English paper says that '• Queen Nathalie's private fortune is variously estimated at from 1,500,000 to 3,000,000 roubles, not reckoning her estates m Bessarabia. H*r funds, it appears, are deposited with a banking house of Vienna, and the Queen is described as a very careful financial manager, who, on her visits to the Austrian capital, takes gcod care to enquire into the state of her affairs. The marital troubles of King Milan and Queen Nathalie have often been represented as due m a great measure to Milan's endeavors to encroach upon his wife's private fortune. It seems, however, that she has managed to retain it all m her own hands," The political differences between the royal couple are' notorious, the King having sympathies with Austria, and the Queen with Russia, being herself the daughter of a Russian officer. Indeed, she is accused of carrying things so far as to have intrigued with Russian emissaries against her husband's throne, and on the intrigue being discovered Queen Natha lie fled the country taking her Bon, the heir-apparent, with her. The latter has been forcibly taken from her custody and brought back to his father's realm, and now the King has sought and ob tained the annulment of his marriage with the Queen. The latter is described as a young and beautiful woman, and is certainly an unhappy one, for whom, notwithstanding her political delinquen cies, there will be much sympathy. For while under the circumstances if; seems only right and natural that King Milan should demand the custody of his son and heir, he has been altogether too precipitate m demanding a divorce. No mere political offence alone could justify the dissolution of the marriage bond, and the yielding of Metropolitan of Servia to kingly pressure, m a matter m which he should have stood firm as the head of tfro Church, is one of the most dis graceful episodes of modern ecclesiastical history.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Th§ Moat Rev the Primate will administer the rite of Confirmation m St. Stephen's Ghuroh on the last Sunday m December. Not only m London are vegetarians push jog forward; m Manchester, also, eight restaurant a are flourishing. There are now two vegetarian fjoojeties an d two journals. Up to the middle of the seventeenth century it was customary m Flanders, if a man died who had beoome insolvent through his own reoklessness, to place an empty puree or a bunch of keys on the coffin or m the grave j as a token of disgrace. As an evidenoe of the extent to which that pretty and usefnl little bird the goldfinch has thriven and multiplied m this distriot, we may mention that a flock of no less than nixty-fi ve waß oounted yesterday m a garden m the y centre of th town. The daughter of a well known country banker has caused a fine to-do m the North of England by eloping with a circus clown. Tne pair were pursued by paterfamilias, who, however, was too late to stop the marriage. Keating's Powder destroys both moth, fleas, beetles, and all other insects, wh le quit- < harmless to domestic animals. In extermina ting beetles, the success of this powder is extraordinary. Jt is perfectly clean m applic ation. See the article you purchase is Keatings as imitations are noxious and in effectual. Sq\i jn {ins, Gd,nis, and 2s 6d by ; aJI chemists. <

The Duchess of Sutherland is a stern tee totaller, and faithfully wears the blue ribbon. This is the explanation of the little part the Duke has played m London sooioty of reoent years. The creed of her Graoe will not I permit hor to offer a guest a single glass of wine. "' _ A proclamation is published m the Wel lington papers denouncing the establishment of a German Protectorate over Pleasant Island, and giring the regulations made as to the importation of arms and ammunition into the island. Pleasant Island is situated almost on the equator, to the south of the Marshall Islandß, It is lat: 040 S, long. 167-35 Ei In a recent lecture by Miss Von Finkelstein that lady gave a description of the oity of Jerusalem, its watch towers, gates acd watch men, and then gave an -explanation .of -the passage which has puzzled Biblioal students 48 to the camel passing through a gate of the oity whioh was compared by the Orientals to the eye of a needle used by farmers to bow up their bags. A novel case haa been brought to the notice of the Paris Academy of Medicine. A man's breast bone was nearly all removed, with parts of several ribs, m order to stop the progress of bone disease. The experiment resulted not only iv saving the patient's Jffe, but has given several physiologists an oppor* tunity for direot investigation of the living heart and great artery, parts of whioh have been readily accessible. Mr W. L. Bees, who is now m England, writing to a friend m the colony, gives some interesting notes of his journey across America en route. Of San Franoisoo he writes : — " We found it a city wholy given to idolatry, under its other name, oovetousness, everything being overlaid by and founded upon the almighty dollar. Even on Sunday evening the churches were empty, and the theatres full." A meeting of the Committee of the Ash> burton Tradesmen's Racing Club was held last evening! The tendei of Messrs Hobbs and Goodwin for working the totalisator at the Club's meeting was accepted. Mr T. Quill was appointed handioapper, and after the transaction of routine business the Committee adjourned. It may be mentioned that the programme of the Club's race meeting has boon approved by the Canterbury Jookey Club. It ia believed that the Dr Gerhardt, of Dresden, who is figuring so prominently m. the squabble between Sir Morell Mackenzie and the German doctors respeoting tfte treat- I ment of the late Emperor Frederiok, was at one time a resident of Wellington. A medical gentleman of that name practised there for soma time, -and then went to Dresden, where he. is known to have settled down. The Dr Gerhardt who tffttfs m Wel lington made himself very popwar with all classes, and his departure was m'aoh regretted The late Biohard Driver, solioitor, once had a " Wellerian " experience m the Sydney Water Police' Court. He was cross-examining a little girl witness, and believing she had been tutored, he asked if her mother hadn't i told her something before coming to oourt. i " Yes, sir." "Ah I I thought so ! Now, my little girl, tell us wh£t it was," and Dickey leaned over to catch the damaging admission. " She told me, sir, that all the lawyers tried hard to get people to tell lies, and that if I was asked any question I'd better ibe sure and tell the truth." Dickey and his case wbb collapßed. A remarkable story of domestio affliotion domes from Tamumu, Hawke's Bay. A little lad named Westmoreland was drowned m a creek near big parents' house, and the body having been recovered, an inquest was held at the house. While this was proceed ing, says the " Waipawa Mail," ." Mrs West moreland, who was just about' to give her evidence, screamed and ran away from the room. It appears she saw as she sat there her second eldest son go into the stockyard and lay hold of a horse's tail, and the, horse immediately lashed out and kioked the lad fair m the chest. The poor mother ran to him, and, with other assistance, the lad was oarried indoors. When our informant left, the lad was vomiting blood, and it ie not known how the aooident will terminate," It is related of the well-known divine, Dr John Brown, of Haddington, that he courted seven years without summoning up courage enough for a kiss, muoh less to pop the question. At length, while walking out one moonlight night; he ventured tflsay 'to fais ; bolovod, ."Janet, ma woman, we've 1 gane thegither noo for eight years, and I ncrir hud a kiss yet." " Weel, John, it's just because ye never asked it." "Will I Ret ane the noo?" "Ay, twa' if ye like I " HaviDg obtained permission, bis next difficulty was to avail himself of it. At length, folding his hands together, he said seriously, V For what we are about to reoeive may the Lord make us truly thankful ! " After the deed was done he Baid, " Ah, Janet, woman, that's graun," and pronounoed the benediotion. The " Gazette " notifies that on the 30th January next the fallowing lands will be open for application aa Tillage . Allotments for purchase for cash or on deferred payments or for occupation under perpetual lease, viz.;— Seotiona 1 to 20, eaoh containing one aero, m Block XIII., Aahburton. These are situated about a mils from the town, behind thb Saleyarda; The land is m English grass. Some of the sections are broken by an old watercourse. The - cash prioe rangeß from £10 to £25 per section, and no selector can take) up more than one! The deferred payment priceß range from £12 10s to £31 55,. and the perpetual lease rentals from 103 to 25s per annum. Aleo sections Ito 27, Blook V, Alford, areas (generally) ranging from 5 acres to 25 acres, situated at the Mount Somers coalpit. Cash prices per acre from £1 to. £4; deferred payment from 85s to £§, perpetual lease rental Is to 4s per acre. Selectors limited to one seotion, save that a purobaser of either of a few quarter-aore allotments on the flat (cash prioe £7 10s each) can also take up one additional seotion either on the hill or fiat. In ija notes on the exhibition the " Argus " says :-*." Jn the New Zealand court there are a couple of young Sootohmen who have brought ever with them one of the most remarkable inventions to be seen inside the walls of the Exhibition. It is a side-oatoh burglar-proof window, and it does everything almost that a window can reasonably be ex peoted to do. ( And it is so dooile, so obedient, so self-contained m its motive power, that the owner of it merely requires to press a spring to work the upper half, or to pull the same spring irj order to work the lower half, gut this is not all. The window may be left partly open for a warm night, "and' the burglar seeing it is glad. It seems to he a direct invitation for him to step inside and help himself- He catches hold of it gently with both hands to prevent any oreaking, and up it goes, just one single inoh, when, with a oliok, it is as fagt and as firm as the walls of the building. And you may put the controlling spring just as far from the window as you please, and there are no catches to be broken with a cold chisel, or forced back by the blade of a penknife deftly inserted. There are no oords to break, no weights to provide, and the springs whioh control this ingenious mechanical contrivance may he oarried m one's pocket, while the inventors hope to put it upon the market cheaper than the ordinary window frame. As a matter of encouragement to two Buoh olever young artisans the New Zealand Exeoutive might Tiave given them a better Btand m their court." ■ . -.

All ministers of religion of foreign nation ality, whether Oatholio or Protestant, have been forbidden by a recent rescript of the Czar from travelling or abiding m Russia* Thiß law haa been applied even to the chaplain of the German Embassy*. '■'■ Among other advantages ol aimed by the vegetarians as a reward for their abstinence from animal food is their freedom from canoer. Dr Hendley shows that instead of .this being true IS la quite the opposite. During the last eight years there have been performed m India 102 important operations for cancer, pf these 41 were performed on flesh- eaters and 61 on striofc vegetarians— that, is, on those whose religious soruples forbade to touoh flesh during their entire lives. A denial, which emanateß from a good source, ia given to the Btatemetft that Mr Spurgeon intends to attach himself to any new religious denomination. It will be re membered that not long ago a rumour was ourrent that the reverend gentleman content platod joining the Presbyterian body. This is now oontradioted, and it is Baid that Mr Spurgeon, notwithstanding that he has definitely severed,) himself and his ohapel from the Baptist communion, will not identify himself -with any other Nonconformist sect, but will retain .his position of independence Professor Bollinsbn gave another exhibition of bicycle riding at the Rink last evening, when |an entirely new programme was gone through. The performance was even better than on Saturday evening, ana our local wheelmen, no doubt, have learnt a few yaluabla wrinkles m the art of falling scien tifically. The Professor left this morning en roxite for Ohriatoburoh to fulfil his engage ments at the Palaoe Rink. During an interval m. last evening's performance Mr Elston, the proprietor of the Rink, presented Mr S. Clark with the handsame oup won by him m the Mile Handicap Race. Mr Olark, we might mention, also holds the amateur obampion ship. The Rink will be open this evening as usual. Sir Robert Stout m the course of an inter, view with a pressman, an ent his recent visit to Victoria is reported to have said :— "Very little is known of New Zealand, ana bo far as the papers are ooncerned very little is pub lished, exoepting speoial correspondents' letters opoaßionally, and they are not always very reliable. The telegraphio intelligence from New Zealand is always very soanty, and it seems to me as though the opinions o* our own press have to be taken as though they were true, and they have certainly been of a very dwponding character for the last three years. I believe that the desponding tone of the newspaper press of New Zealand has prevented, not thousands, but millions of money from being invested m New Zealand.'' A correspondent sends the "Press " the .following extraotß from a letter written by a praotioal shearer at Darling River, New South Wales, m regard to the /Wolseley shearing machines :— •• There were forty machines fitted up here, but there are only thirty-four ; working at present. The manager found the men were making a better average with the machines than they previously had done with the shears, and the number oame down to thirty.four men as the wool was coming off too quickly for the wash. We expect to be cut out here this week. I may say I like the maohines far better than the shears. There is no doubt m & year or so, when the driving gear, etc., is improved upon, the shears will be a thing of the past. The highest tally here is 171 m eight hoars, The anniversary of the Loyal Tinwald Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.U., was oelebrated by a ball on Friday, 2nd Nov.. m the Temper anos Hall, Tinwald. The Hall was tmtefully decorated by evergreens, and mottoes kindly lent by the Ashburton Lodge for the occasion, EiCollent music was furnished by Messrs Gate 3 (piano) and Ward (violin), Mr J. Rountree aoted as M.0., and discharged the duties pertaining to that offioa m an obliging md painstaking manner. Tha Hall was «t one time of the evening inconveniently orowded, as thflre were between seventy ancl eighty couples present. Several songs were sung whioh contributed to the evening's enjoyment. Danoing was kept up with unflagging spirit until daylight, when the oompay dispersed, bringing to a olpae oqe of the most successful gatherings ever held m Tinwald. - An invitation tea and sooial gathering was given by the members of the Ashburton Orange Lodge m their Hall last evening. There was a very large attendance at the tea, quite two hundred people partaking of ; Itr: Tfao iftbloa wore preairiarl over by the following ladies:— Mrs and Miss Houston, Mesdames Bennett; W. Brown, Kerr, Ranger, Stoddart, Molntyre, and Miss Mclntyre; Baohelors' table: Misses Best, Carter, and Patterson. For the social gathering the hall «?aa orowded almost to suffocation. Musioal items were contributed by Messrs Gates, ityard, Miller, Brooke, Simpson, S. Brown, Pickford, Herrick, and G. Page. A double negro aong and danea, ia oharaoter, was given by Messrs Oullen and Matthewß. Mr 0. Qadd made an effioient M.0., And musio for the dancea was'supplied by Messrs Gates and Ward. Altogether the affair waa of a very en. joyable nature and. was a. pronoqneed suobeus. The members of the Ashburton Oyoling Olub took advantage of the half-holiday on Friday to hold a paper ohase. Considering {bat the show was held on that day a fair number of ridorß turned lip. The "pack" consisted of Messrs Stephens, Salak, Wall, Bennetts, Pickford, Elliott, and Noakeß. The 4I hares," Messrs Jones and Murray, got away from the Post Offioe at 2-20 p.m. and by the time their five minutes. start was up, had placed a good mile and a quarter between them and their pursuers. The hounds hunted well for half an hour until they were thrown off the scent on the Breach Road by the hares taking to some stiff paddooks and fenoes, and the soent getting lest to Bight m the long grass. After considerable casting about however, the trial waß found again on the Wakanui Road, and a start waa made towardß Wakanui; Many of the riden however", had had enough of it and returned home one by one until Mr Stephens was left alone to catch two hares. The rider never? theless pluoljify stuck to h.is "wor.k and. had the satisfaction, although arriving twenty minutes ' behind tho hares, of riding the whole distance. The hares arrived homo at the Post Office at 4*35 p.m., having covered about twenty-four miles.

A BOY SUICIDE.

On the 22st inßt the 6.5 p.m. train from Maryborough to Avooa^ ran over and dßoapltated a bQy named- Thomas Beve ridge, about twelve years of age. Tfae accident happened between Maryborough and Adelaide Lead. The lad, who was the aon of W. Beverldge, a railway engine driver, was observed by Driver Kioaella as he was taking hia train clown an In oline. Ho reversed the engine, and the fireman, Kyan, applied the brakes, bat it was too oloae to poll np m time. 'I he boy was lying with his head across the tail. One wheel passed over hia nook, com pletely severing his head from bia body and throwing it Borne 18/ da away, whilst the body was thrown several feet m the air, The remains were picked op and brought to Avooa, where the lad waa not known. They were then taken to Mary borough .by the next train, when hfi identity waa discovered. The head was taken off cleanly, without a aoratoh on the face, which bore a plaold look. The left arm waa broken, bat no other Injuries was itfi'otod oh the body. At the inquest the evldenoe revealed a singular and de liberate case of ' •uloido. William 6evt rldge, railway engine driver, stated that deceased was his son, and was twelve years of age, He last taw him alive about five o'clock on JTriday eyenmg at his resi dence, when he was In perfect health and obearfal In manner. He left 1 home for a pHop In the town at which he waa m the habit of patting up the shut tees every evenlDg, He was not subject to fits or anything of the kind, and he could not account for his son being m the place where the «ooldent ooourred. The boy played truant from school on Monday and Tuesday last, and his mother threatened to tell witness about it with a view of getting him punished. Witness was not told that the boy had played truant hntil after ho heard of his death. The father added : Peoeaeed was rery sensitive, and if threatened would think a week over It. The jary returned a v'erdiot that deoeaied had deliberately placed himielf. op the line with the view of thni procuring his own death.

THE MAORI FOOTBALLEES.

(P3R PBBSB ASSOCIATION.) ! London, November 4. /Tho Maori team defened the Newcastle Minera' Club by 1 goal and 5 tries to 1 gOil and 2 tries. .

THE DUN EDIN SYNODS

(rait press association.) Dttnedin, November 6, At the Presbyterian Synod to-night, a protest was received protesting against the action of tho riynod m "regard to the "Roign of Graoo," oo the ground that bbo Synod should hare the oenaure of the Duipdla Presbytery for Irregular pro oeolinga, and tha author should have been declared not a aoliiatar of the Ohuroh. The Synod deter mined net to answer the reasons m the protest. The evening was takea up with the Ohurch gnteadon report. A recommendation was mida to Bend Home for two ministers, bat this wbs oVjeoted I to, as it would discourage local student's, ■*nd the Syno'l, by a large majority, folded th*t. ministera should not ba sent for! f3 At the Anglloan Synod a debata took plcC3 on a motion that it was desirable to amend abuse 20, Oanon 2, to provide for parishes a mode of relief from the minis trations of clergymen whoae mode of con ducting dlvlie service and general conduct are aooh as to alienate the majority of the parishioners, although probably not sach as to enable parishioners to appeal- This wai eventually withdrawn m favor of a motion that ths Standing Oommlttee abould communicate with other Commit tees, throughout -the colony aa to the advisability of amending clause 20.

LABOR TROUBLES IN AUCKLAND

(per press association.; Auckland, Nor Amber 5 The dispute which has caused the strike at MoArthur'd faotory appears to have arisen In a simple manner. A bootmaker who was In business on his own acoount Boaght employment irith.the firm, and it was suggested that he might be given a position as assistant foreman. Before engagmvnt the firm desired to ascertain what the 7 ' man's capabilities we*e, and thay gave htm six pairs of bootß to finish- These having been returned to the factory, the man it as given another six palra of boots of a different kind for finish ing. Mr Rhodes, Seoretary of the Operative Union, who is employed m Mac»rthar and Oc.'s faotory warned the firm that they were breaking the rales of the Union In allowing work to go out of the premises. . The position of effalrs was explained to Rhodes, and he was also informed that tbe firm would refrain from giving cot any more work. This hap pened about a fortnight ago, and subse quently the bootmaker before referred to was given employment m the faotory at ao much per week. The Bootmakers' Operative Union, having had the man's case under consideration, fined him a guinea {or taking tho work out of the faotory, and he objected to piy the demand fcoiuse he was not a member of the Union He had been a member two months ago, when he seoeded m order to start m bualneFß on hia O irn acoouut, and he expressed his willing* neas to become a member again provided the fine was not insisted on. The Union having failed to obtain payment of the guinea from the workman, decided upon more forcible action. The; firm was requested to insist upon the fine being paid,, or discharge the employee, but they declined taking any nuoh course of action. The result was that on Satur day afternoon eighteen members of the Union left the employ of McArthur and 00., and six others gava a week's notice, so that the faotory is practically at a standstill. At a meeting held to-night the master bootmakers decided that the men out on strike from MoArthur's faotory be allowed until Wednesday morning to go back to work. Later. The strike at MoAtthur and Oo.'s boot faotory threatens to auama a serious aepeot 'I his firm, being one of those constituting the Baot makers' A?«:o'anon, are en ltled to reoeive support In any dispute of this kind, and a meeting of the filtetera' Assootafr'aa la to ba held to tako the whole matter into consideration, and if the notion of MoArthur acd 00. m allowing work to be taken out of. their premises is approved, a general look-oat Is considered unavoidable. The Boot makera 1 Operative Union Insist on pay* ment of the fine, on the ground that one of their mbst binding rules was broken, and because they consider that any evasion of the rule would opon the door to no limited employment of. boy labor.

A REMABKABLE ST ORY.

The Paris correspondent of the "Ohlo&go Tribune " la responsible for the following tale : —Whan the Emperor Napoleon 111 was writing his ' Life of Cwjar, and was oasting ambitions glances at a chair m the Academy, a poet {"whose name shall be unknown to fame) wrotQ a few verses on the Eraporor'a Work, referring to him ea the " greatest C»iar of these later years." In return the Emperor cent him a splendid diamond ring and an Invitation to call at the. Tallerlee. When the poet came the Emperor received him afftotlon* ately v and after some conversation asked him if he was married. "No, sire." " And why don't you get married % See here. Would yon marry a young lady, beautifa'f of ardent disposition, and with a handsome dowry, if yoa meet suoh a one. who was willing to have yon ?" " Yes, sire : I should only be too happy. " " Well, then, come here to-morrow nlgnt at ten ; I will present yoa to her." At the appointed time v the poet again pre- ' tented himself at the pnlaoe and wai »d --mlttod to the Eoapjror'a presenae. The. Emperor was m atreajt dress, and at onoe pat on a large cloak aod a bat that con cealed his identity, and led the poet to a s!de t door. There they entered a coaoh, and were driven to a bijou villa that stood m the midst of Bpaoloup grounds In a retired part of the elty. I 1 Ijfy. dear Marl»," Bald the Emperor, f • allow me to present Mr——, who domes t ft a anltor for your hand." Then he left the room, Tiie poet did not repent his bargain. He found the lady ready to accept his wooing, and knowing that the Imperial favor depended upon bin discre tion, he did not eeok to learn her past history." There were guletly married a few weeks later, the bride's dowry befog 500,000 dola The poet was never again Invited to the Tutlerles, however, nor did he ever again have a perional Interview with thtj Emperor, bat he soon, received, to his surprise, an appointment to the diplomatic service m a distant part of the world. Thlß he accepted, and went there to live, his wife, of coarse, aooomp»nylng him. His career there was a prosperous one, and he remained there until bis death, which occurred aix or seven years ago. His widow then returned to Parla, and became the wife of a Rnaiian noble man. On the oooaolon ofr&e post dlplo mate's death, a remark' waa made by General Floury, the oonfldentlal friend and bnatneas agant of the late Emperor. " He was a lucky ohap," said Pleura, "to get auoh a wife ; and it was a hard bit of luck for the Emperot to have to pay auoh a prioa to get rid of bo charming an en oambrance."

THE DROUGHT

(PER PKEBS ABSOLUTION.)

Sycnev, November 5. Unfavorable reports of the crops continue from up-country districts. At Forbes, where the yield is expected to be small, flour is selling at (not at Sydney as mentioned m a previous telegram). At Canowendra, situated on the Belebua River, the harvest is a failure, but at Grafton both grass and water are m abundance. At Walgetta, m the county of Baradine, the rivers Wamoi and Barwon and a chain of water holes have ceased to run. At Gilgandra, m Ihe county of Gowan, the croo returns are eiven as nil.

AUCTIONEERS' REPORT.

Mr Peter Williams (for M?3srs Fried lander Bros.) reports havlog hold their f ortnightly 8<»Ie of oheep sklna on Thuis d«y the l^t meN Oar-oatalogae C : m prised about 1230 eklns, biing the largest this season. The bidding 00 the whole was not so good as last sale, nevertheless every Hoe was cleared at a satisfactory price, v'z , best butchers' crosibrads, 5t ta 5a 9d ; do merino, 4*, 4s 2d to 4i Hi ; dry sklna by weight fall wooled merino and ccoaobrede, sd, s^i. s^l to s|d per lb. j bale mixed wool, 6|l We held our show sale on Saturday the 3rd inst. Our entry was a very large one and the attendauoe waß also large, but the bidding waa very languid, Very few horaos were sold unde« the hammer, but wa disposed ot' a good number privately after the aile at Batfsfaotory prices, medium draught mares, aged, £18 to £20 ; 5-year- old mares np to £23 10 1 : aged geldings, £8 to £12; 6 year old spring drmy gelding, £18 ; good hacks and light harofsi horsea, £8 to £13; Inferior do, £3 to£s,

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(PSB PRESS SSOOI4.TIOW )

Wanoanui, Novembers. The oobl tampers at the wharf struck work this morning owing to a redaction of 3d par hour Id their pay. The local agents of the Union Sbaam Shipping Oompaoy went up to the Corporation yards and obtained aeveral men who were then atone breaking, and put them to nn load the Moa and Manawatu, which arrived thla morning with coal, but after unloading one track thoy gave it up, the work being too moon forr them. Wellington, November 5. The City Ocuacil which a fortnight ago refused the application of the Fetone Borough Oounoil to ebare the water a apply of Wellington, has deolded to re-oonaider the application. Mr Mackay reports that the Amur I Plains earthquakes began at Glen Wye, He ocniidera there Is no possibility of a voloanio outbreak. There never has been one m the dletriot slooe the miocene period, Mr Adams, Holioltor, of Danedin, .who is engaged m the Appeal Ooort, had a gold pin stolou from the robe room of the Supreme Oourt this morniog, A short time baok Botno money was stolen from the library m the same" buildings: Ohristohoroh, November 5, Captain A. Sproule, one of the earliest settlers at Lyttelton, died there to-day, aged 77. Ha firat came here m 1851, In command of the batque Hoogbley from Australia. Ha wan harbormaster and pHot from 1857 to 1869, and was after wards marine surveyor to Lloyd'd and the New Zealand Shipping Company. Timabtx, November 5. Sailed—loch K<4th, barque, for United Kingdom with 16,300 sacks wheat. Henry Pile, manager of Lane and Go.'s aerated water factory, has died from the feffaota of a fall from his cart on the Show groands last Wednesday.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

(Fsb Fbshs Association.)

FAIR TRADE.

London, November 4. At the conference of the Conserva tive Association to-day, Mr Howard Vincent's fair trade motion was nega tived by a large majority.

CANADA AND AUSTRALIA.

The Imperial Federation League have invited the Government to initiate a conference between representatives from Australian colonies, and the Dominion of Canada for the purpose of discussing the question of trade re ciprocity.

CARDINAL NEWMAN.

Cardinal Newman is now m a fair way to recovery.

FATAL COLLIERY DISASTER.

Pabis, November 4, An explosion occurred m a colliery at Aveyron tollay, resulting m the death of fifty persons.

THE PACIFIC CABLE.

Ottawa, November 4, The Government of the Dominion are according material support to the Pacific Cable Company.

THE PAPAL JUBILEE.

Rome, November 4. The Vatican has decreed a universal thanksgiving of the Sacred Heart on December 31st for the jubilee year,

THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Washington, November 6 The approaching contest for the presidency is creating the utmost interest Both parties are confident oi success, but the betting is strongly m favor of the re-election of President Cleveland.,

THE COLLISION IN THE RED SEA.

Tlte Nautical Court decided that the steamer .Lucinda is alone blameable for the collision which took place between her and the steamer Garonne m the Red Sea m May last.

THE GERMAN NAVY,

Berlin. November 4. The Goyernraent have ordered the construction of eight first class iron clads.

THE EMPEROR WILLIAM.

Bkrlin, November 5. The Emperor William has officially announced that the tone of the Liberal press m Berlin m their comments re specting the royal family have caused him pain. The press m reply coldly deny their remarks were intended to wound the feelings of the Emperor.

THE WHITECHAPEL MURDERS

"lsathek apbos,"

The maoh dreaded parsonage known as " Losjther Apron " appeared ao a witness at tha irqneat on Sarah Ohatman, the foarlh victim of the Loadon murdera. He proved to be a Jew named Piaer, and really a harmless sort of roan after all. When the aproar orcse about him, he W9nt away and stayed with h!s stepmother brother and slater, seating th&t ho would havo been torn to pieoeß if he had stayed m tbe diatrict. Bis ecouni of himself was perfect'? straightforward, and the Oorouer r xpUlnod th»t his statements' had been corroborated. Upon this the 1 fore man oHhe j ry observed lh»t he and .bis., fellow j'xrymen considered that the vft'Sess" had cleared himself, and Pissr, evidently:^ well pleased, returned his thanke, tnd bowed all round.

THB POLICE AT FAULT

It Is understood (says the London correspondent of the " Sydn?y Morning Horalo) that the pj>Uae. have practioilly. abandoned all: hope of catching the per petrator of the WhUeohapal murders, who, on the assumption tb»t all thoie orlmeß have been the work of one hand, h"w bean able to commit font brutal murders within a short epace of time without being discovered. The only ohance that remains of securing the mis creant Is that be may oommlt another murder and bo .caught m the »ot, or else ■. that he may, m some drunken or'no guarded moment let oat the secret. .The medical examination of the remains of the woman Chapman shows that the murder must have been the work of someone possessing a certain decree -of anatomical knowledge, and the dootort dis'oiu-d both the maniac and the slaughterman theories, We are, therefore, left face to face with} the awful fact that we have at large In the metropolis At educated fiend, »ffllbted I witb a devouring thitßt for human blood,f and that the bent ohance we have of capturing him lies m his adding to tha 1 number of his orlmes. Under olroanv Stances like iKaia it is no wonder thnt Whlteohapel should be m » state of pinto, "0 " : A ■■' - .'■••" " - :^'.'

HOW A MINER DISGOYE A CHEST OF GOLD.

A man named Alexander Stanhope, who has returned to Galena (Illinois) after an absenoe of thirty-one years spent ia travel, tells the following story of how he found a fortune :—" I "oaim^ to Galena la 1847, having* emigrated, in tl^year f ;O m Tror^, England, after the death of both of my parents and all my near relative* I became a miner and- began theje.xpfor*-' tlon of a natural drift at the ? fi«>t of ifo' preolpltous bluff now known as New Cali fornia. After working induatrlously for two weeks, I suddenly broke Ineo a large cave, the vaulted roof o£ which was deoor ated with stalactite and spar, the latter > glistening m the light of my limp lifci i mUUon diamonds. While standing v •poll bound, at the mouth of the cave, I noticed, a short distance, to ib,e right. Inside the.pavern, a •helving of rook' jufc-^ ting out probably three feet from. the wall and about breait high from the n^or.appa the top of whloh rested what proved to be on examination, a large Ironbonnd cheat of oak, the lid of wbioh waaaaoaredby a curiously shaped padlock of brass. - With the aid of my pick and gad I broke open the chest, and to my amazement I found it to be filled to the tip' with Spanish doubloodo, bearing the dato of 1526. Oveijojed at the discovery, I fell to specu lating upon how to remove the gold* and gave but little thought as to the phenomenal oirdumstanoea of Us belncr ' tbere. leaving GalenUQr New Call forma I had purobaaed a good / sized* strongly hulll skiff, i* which to transport, my tools, provisions, and other mining outfit to that place,, which is accessible all the way by water. I decided to transfer the treasure to my boat, and, as soon as that was accomplished, to set outffor New>' Orleans, where I: ©ould advantageonsly dispose of it. I began, accordingly, with great e X pedmon B ne 88 , leat I abould ha dU tarbed by inqntsitivo nevi pomers, to" c»rry the plan into e^eoution, aud suc ceeded that night In .ooaveylng the gold to my skiff, wfceie 1 deposited 1« safely ia two strong locken which formed the seata S «V» fwjard and.stern ends of the boat. On the following morning, after effectually banking up the month of tha -drift* I sefc out upon my voyage, whlchlaooompliihed In exactly three w^eks. At Ne^Orie f ati« I sold my doubloon ■, receiving In exchauce an equivalent m Amerlqin gold, amount-' !ng m the agregate to 390,000 dola. Par chasing English, Frenoh, and German exchange with my money, I took passage for & vorpool oa the Brat Bacopean^bound vessel, and, after adjourning awhile In my native town of Truro, I determined- oa spending.the teafc of my days m wand<rfng about the world, thus gratifying an ambi tion which had been my f ondest dream fromimy: early boyhood." TJ»e drift la : whloh btaohope found, . the. Spanish, treasure was not discovered (the "Sfe Louis Globe .l>em.bcrat" T tells us) until, 1876, when two Irish prospectors broke, into the cave, after several "years of fralU tess search for an "opening," and took out of It a large fortune m mineral. The ohest whioh oonuiued the dobloona seoured by Standhope was foand» and? occasioned unbounded surprise^ and no little speculation as to how it got there. The mystery has of course never been solved ; but it Ib believed by Stanhopa that the chest of treasure was. stolen by some of De Soto's soldlera at the -time h* discovered and explored the Mlssisolppk and wai secreted m the cave, t^e entrance to whloh had been blocked up. by, taoi alluvial depoalt« and ohangei of opwardt of 300 years. ....■■•.

A NEW JERUSALEM.

_ The opening of the " silly/ 1 - t eM ori Jn London coincides with tha arrival o f an Amerloaa faddist, who. fo! known In the Unlted^States-ae the. orjgh,atorof a jqqtoV ment for the redemption of Palestine;; Thlo gentleman, who has adopted- the name fa plum of Dr Sivartha, has, aocord- Ing to an American Interviewer, worked oqt oarefnl plans for the rebuilding of Jerusalem, with Its temples, publlo bnlra- Ings, gates, and walls, In harmony /with the prophetio description of the Bible; It would seem that 1 Dr Slyaitha has no idea of eitabllshing a Jewish State, for,' although Jawa at present form ttie greater portion of the population of the Hojj City,; under the new ijctheme the : Jews proper will only form one-slxth of the population, the rest being English and'Amerlcan. V As soon as a sufficient number of people 1 are established In Jerusalem, Dr Stvarthsi whom the '"Jewish Messenger* of New York Btyles a "orank, 1 ' expeots that, the- Powera of Enrope will nnlte m deplarlhg Palestine independent and national. Dr ; Slvactha intends to settle In Jerusalem, and to begin the work which he consider* it his mission to fulfil.. That he will be doomed to disappointment there la not inuoh room for doubt. The regeneration of Palestine is not. to be b*ought abont bf saoh plans ai have been evolved from the . brains of this enthusiast from the other side of the Atlantic. Dr Slvarthi Will; however, not altogether oast hli lot among strangers, for It la within our knowledge: that for some years past a small Ameribaq. colony, consisting exclusively of Qhria tlans, has been established m. the Ibxmedt- . ate vicinity of Jerusalem.' The members; of this little colony have ' voluntarily l expatriated themaolves and taken up their abode In Jeragalem, In tht hqpaof beins able to be present at the restoration of Paioatlne as an Independent State — .", "Jewish Ohrpnlole," •• • ■

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J Wanted | WANIED Known — Mrs Mkroh, Dressmaker, has returned from Sidney, and re commenced * business m Faunders' Build ngs, next Mr R. Akorn's. 10 78 MRS ADAMS bus removed to Saun- ders' Buildingß, opposite R^lw y Station. Crewel Silks, Wools, and Fancy of every description kept m stock. Aeent for Eclipse Dye Worka. Registry effioe for Servants. 10 92 ■TT / ANTED Known — J. Orr and Co VV. are dot Bhowing Ladloß* and Children's Artis'ic. Millinery m Great Variety. '■ "XI TAN TED cve r yone to know that VV J. C. Dukcas is a -Land broker, licensed to prepare and register Transfer?, Mortgages, Er cnaibranoep, Leases, Begis- (ration Abetrac's, Powers of At f orcey, Applications to briog Land under the Act, ond every description of instruments under tha Land Trmnfer Act — J. 0 Duncan, Arcade, Aebburion. 10J101 FOE gcnnlno Aehburton Tweed Sulta read^ m"de, or to measure, fit and quality guaranteed, and at prices an- go lo tt. Aioorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Sounders' Buildioes. WANTED Known.— J. Obb and Co 'invite Laoies to inspect their large and varied "assortment of Summer Dress Materials. Over one thousand pieces to select from- GLASGOW DRAPERY and CLOTHING COMPANY, Tre- mendous Bargains. QHEEP SHEARS, 11 A'a, BB A's, and O BB\NZ's; and genuine Turkey Stones.— Robset Axcorn, SaunderV Buildings. \\T ANTED Known— That Mrs Bill, W Monthly Nnrap, baa removed from Peter Street to Dc Trevor'a honse, In Moore Street. 10.t39 WANTED Known.— J. Orr and Co are now showing a large aseort- ment of Ladies' Embroidered Robes from 10a 6d. «___ GLASGOW DRAPERY and CLOTHING COMPANY will open on Friday '■ STOCKINGS— 700 pairs of Ladies and Children's sample Hoss jaat opened (landed under tho old Tariff.) All quality to be Bold cheap during our eale. — H. C. Skgkrs. Melford House. WANTED Known. — J. Orr akd Co are now showing a Large | Assortment of Feathers, Flowers, Ribbons Lao^B, Gloves, &a. 101102 WANTED Known— We are now showing « splendid assortment of Summer Millinery and Drapery, at very low prloes,— H. O. Szgbrs, Melford Home. WANTED Known. — J Orr and, Co's Drapery Department is under new management. Prices of the Whole Stock have been revised and reduced to each a point as will command a speedy sale. WANTED Known— We are now Bbovdng a grand aaaortmeat of Trimmed and Untrimmed Hits and Bonnets. The largest Stock to choose from In town, and the cheapest honsa. — H. O. Segers, Melford Homo. TT7" ANTED Known.— J. Orr. and Co VV aro now showiog the Leading Novhlties m Ladies' Mantles, Jackets, and Dust Cloaks. rr/ ANTED KNOWN— Tliat I have V? appointed Mrs Adams agent m Ashburton for tho hclipse Dye Works, Christcburch. Ladies dresses and gentle men's clothes cleaned or dyed Seal Skins, Gloves and Feathers, Silks, Damnsk Curtains, Table Covers, Pashes Cleaned oj Djed, etc., end all kinds of animal okins dreteed an(* made up to order. —A. J. Chapman, 161 Armagh street, Cbrißt- chnrch 130 WE HAVE FOR SALE— One ten horse power Traction Engine with Combine and Elevators complete, all m perfect order. For full particulars apply to FBIEDLANDER BEOS. 10f48 GLASGOW DRAPERY and CLOTHING COMPANY. Hun- dreds of remnants of all kinds THE FEDERAL COFFEE PALACE, at the corner of Collins & King Streets, Melbourne. Now open for basinets. The Federal Palace is only two minutes walk from the Central Railway Station and tho Wharves. The Palace contains 550 rooms, comprising Drawing, Dining, Reading, Sitting, Billard, Bed, and other roomß. Special accommodation for families and permanent boarders. The Cuisine and Table appointments for the daily luncheon are a speciality. Particular caie exrrcised to secure perfect immunity from Accident by Fire. All charges moderate. 9 25 GEO. COHEN, Manager. Summer 1888. JU A|T E S T Jjf OVELTIES IN ALL DEPARTMENTS, NOW ON VIEW AT THE 3 NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, Everything New. New Shirt*. New ' Underclothing, New Ties, New Hatt, New Salts for Boys, New Soiti for Men, Everything New •nd of the LATEST FASHIONS. Sic oar Windows, and judge for yonraelvea ENCOURAGE LOCAL INDUSTRY AND BUY FROM THB New ZealandJlClotlung Factory. W. H, WEBBER, MnD»g«r;



Public Notices. , M°CALLUM & CO. HAVJNG A LARGE STOCK OF Newcastle Coal Oa hand we beg to advice our Customers that we have reduced the price for cash to Per Ton 50a Per f -Ton 25< 6d Per |-Ton ... ... 13b WE HAVE AL?O Wes f p)rt and Maten Coal IN STOOK. MALVERN WESTPOBT Per Ton, 22s 6d 45a Half-Ton, lls 6i 23i Quarter-Ton 6b 12s WEIGHT GUARANTEED. bookinq~¥xt;(A. McOallum and Oo 10*161 Frozen Meat WE are prepared to make LIBERAL ADVANCES on Frozen Meat piaoed m oar hands for sale m the Home Marketß. Mbssßs Miles Bros., etc,, oar London Agents, give special attention to this baunesti, and have beeu ancceasful m obtaining the Highest prices, SHIPPERS CAN DEPEND ON LIBERAL ADVANCES, PROMPT BETTLBMKNT, SEPARATE ACCOUNT SALES From the moment that Stock are delivered at the Freezing Works or m the railway tracks to oar order we undertake responsibility of Shipping and payment of all local chiirges, Freight, Insuraoce, etc., thus relieving shippers of all trouble and lots of time. MILES & CO., Chrietchurch. , GEORGE JAMESON, Agent, 6 71 Ashbarton and llakaia. Wool Wool Wool BEASON 1888 89. TIT ILBS AND 00. Are prepared to make Liberal CASH ADVANCES, At a low rate of Interest, on the ensniir CLIP OF WOOL, Placed m their hands for Sale here or t Shipment to MILES BEOS. AND CO., LONDON " No Commission charged on Advanot and no Commission charged for offeria Wool here unless a Sale is effected. Periodical Sales will be held daring the Season at Mr Geo. Jameson's commodiou and convenient Storeß, West Street. J. T. FORD, Auctioneer. GEOBGE JAMESON, Agent, 9 70 Ashbnrton and Bakaia. FrieOlander Bros. | Friedlander Bros. HAVE FOR SALE— Section 830, Cox Street Seotion 437, with good 6-roomed House and ou'-hoaee thoreon ; good garden. Terms liberal. . Skin Sales. WE HOLD FORTNIGHTLY SALES OF ' SKINS THROUGHOUT THE cEASON. Wool Wool Wool Season, 1888-89. We are psepared to make LIBERAL OABH ADVANCES OK THS ENSUING CLIP OP WOOL Placed In oar hands for sale. Oar Premises being well lighted afford •pecial advantages for displaying WOOL* No Commission charged on advances and no Commission charged for offering WOOL unless a sale is effected, WOOL PAOKB AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES. FRIEDLANDER BROS , |PETER WILLIAMS, £35 Auctioneer. SALES OP HOESES, PIGS, CATTLE, PRODUCE, & FURNITURE oir SATUBDAY& STOCK SALES OH TUESDAYS. BAKAIA MONTHLY SALS-* Fir Thursday of the Month FBIEDLANDER BROS., PETIR WILLIAMS, ;