THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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DIARY.

18 The Moon at 8 days old shines till about 8 o'olook. The Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o'olook. The Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly 1 o'olook m the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from sundown till about 4 m the morning. The Moon at 15 days old is full, and shines all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and shines till morning, Tbe Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 ( a.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. 1 and Bhinesti 11 morning I The Moon at 27 days old rises about] 4 a.m. ! and shines till sunrise.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1888. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

The Financial Statement delivered by Sir H. A, Atkinson on Tuesday evening is on the whole a very able one and more than usually clear and concise. There is a heavier deficit to meet however than was anticipated by the Treasurer even though retrenchment to the extent of £233,000 has been effected. A promise to save £300,000 was given by" the Ministry and the amount actually saved comes near enough to tbe promised sum. There would have been a total saving of £271,000 if the proposals to effect retrenchment m the Education Department by raising the school age and abolishing Education Boards had been allowed by Parliament. The savings m Defence are, however, not likely to be warmly applauded, seeing the unsettled state of European affairs, and the pro bability of war breaking out any day. In respect to the new Tariff there is much to be thankful for, but the increase of the duty on tea cannot be looked upon with favour, and we should not be surprised if this" proposed tax is thrown out. Protection m boots, shoes, cloth ing, machinery, etc., is what was urgently required, especially on such articles as could be manufactured m the colony, and there is every likelihood of the tariff on suoh things finding fnvour with a majority m the House. There will be a strong debate on the tariff proposals, and many of them will very likely be thrown out, but the duty on such things as we can manufacture ourselves with the influence of Protection will most assuredly be allowed to remain as fixed by the Government. The tariff will be debated to-morrow, and we hope that members will rise superior to local wants and jealousies and together con spire for the good of the colony as a whole, and legislate for what will be to the interests and prosperity of its people.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Palmerston Island, formerly supposed to be uninhabited, waa found to contain 33 personß, .all of whom Bpeak English fluently. The Cabinet are considering the advisability of establishing a sohool of mines m con nection with the Sydney University. Perhaps one of the most primitive of independent kingdoms is the little island of Johanno, m the Comoro group. The Sultan boards any ship that may oall there, and endeavours to secure the washing for his wives, whiln the Prime Miniater peddles aocoanuts and bananas. Mrs Pye, well known m Ashburton and who has resided at Winslow for some time, died suddenly at Ohristohuroh yesterday. In ad dition to the particulars reoieved by wire last evening we learn that deceased was rather unwell on the previous evening, but not seriously. A friend m Christchuroh, whom she was visiting, prooured her some medicine, and she retired to rest, and next* morning was found dead m bed. At tbe inquest it was found that the cause of death waa serous effusion of blood on the brain. The reverence for the Sabbath m Sootland sometimes takes a form one would hardly have anticipated. An old Highlandman said to an English tourist .—" They're a God fearin' set o' folks here, 'deed they are, an' I'll give ye an instance o't. Last Sabbath, just as the kirk was skailin' there was a drover ehiel frae Dumfries along the road, whitlin' and lookin' as happy as if it waa ta muddle o' ta week. Weol, sir, our laads is a God-fearin' set o' laads, an' they yokit upon him an' a'uioat killed him." The Hon W. J. L.Larnaoh, late Minister of Mines and member for the Peninsula, Otago, has decided to settle m Melbourne, and with Mr Montague Pym, auctioneer, late of Pnnedin, will open a big auctioneering and land agency business m the capital of Victoria. There Ib wor<|, however, that Mr Larnach will keep his seat warm at Welling, ton during this session. Mr R. L. Stanford, lawyer and ex-olergyrnan, Mr Gallaw'ay, lawyer, Mr H. Gourley, undertaker, Sir Robert Stout, and pthera are mentioned aa ■ likely candidates for Rfr I/arnach's segt. The Cordilleras of the Andes has for sorne time been exhibiting a curious phenomenon. It results from observations made upon the altituu_'. R of the most important points, that their height is gradually diminishing. Quito, whioh m 1745 was 9506 ft above the level of the sea, was only 9570 ft m 1803, 9567 ft In 1834, and scarcely 9520 ft m 1867. The altitude of Quito has, therefore, diminished by 76ft m the space of 122 years. Another peak, the Pichinoha, has diminished by 218 ft during the same period, and its crater has descended 425 ft m the last 25 years. That of Antisana haß sunk 165 ft m 64 years. j H|Mr Robert Browning has appended a short j memoir of his gifted wife to the new edition of her poems which has just come out. From this we learn that she waa his senior by six years. She was forty at the time of her marriage, while he was but thirty-four. It is a curious fact that literary women bo often marry men younger than themselves ; and yet fcheoo marriages invariably turn out well. They are generally founded on th» true affection whioh grows out of sympathy and general community of taste. With suoh a marriage age has nothing to do. Mrs Barrett- Browning waß born m 1806, at the house of an unole, -at Carlton Hill, Durham. "Rough on CATAimn" orroots offensive I odoiw at once. Complete cure of worst chromo i oases ; also unequaled aa gargle for diphtheria, ore throat, fowl breath, 4 1 1

Husband-djSJ.-1-.i..ii seems to be getting fashionable at Wairarapa. The Bombay wheat crops have ranged from 16 to 38 bushsls per acre. i At Wedderburn (Vio.) a little girl got pos session of a bottle of poison, and swallowed the contents. At a sale of pictures m New York, Charles Orooker paid £3900 for Gerome's ' Serpent ; Charmer.' An old actor was heard the other day to refer to an undertakfng establishment as a " box office." The Victorian Government has decided to allow worked-out alluvial goldfields to be taken up by miners on a nominal yearly lease. A Chinaman named Wek Sing was reoently found to be suffering from leprosy m a lane off, Blackburn-Street, near B.lmore Park, and was removed to the Little Bay Hospital. A man named John Fifagerald has been sentenoed to a mouth's imprisonment for gross oruelty to a cat m Monour-Street, Woollahra. A certain Georgia preaoher says that the lowest cannibal will not eat the flesh of a man who ohews tobaooo. This being the easel a fine soheme it would be to make missionaries of tobaooo-ohewing preaohers. A pig weighing over five hundredweight was killed last week at Akaroa. It was two years old. The head alone weighed 301bs, and the ohops 91bs eaoh. The animal was said not to be by any means fat. The Rev Dr Green will reoeive a salary of £3000 per annum and house rent as rector of St Bartholomew's Ohuroh, New York, to whioh he has been oalled. His invitation to New York was extended by Cornelius Vanderbilt. Mrß Ayrton, wife of Professor Ayrton, of England, is delivering a series of lectures m London on eleotrioity. This is the first time a British matron has disoussed a eubjeot of this kind m public The Waitaki County Counoil has sent out circulars with the object of getting the maximum number of Councillors eligible to Bit on County Counoils raised from 9 to 12. The Selwyn Counoil has deferred the question for consideration, but the Olutha County Council seems inclined to go m for the altera tion. On the whole we do not think an increase m the membership of County Counoils would be of any advantage. It is hardly a case where m the multitude of Oounoillors there is wisdom. A Musical and Literary Association has : been formed m connection with'the Ashbur ton Presbyterian Ohuroh, and the opening of . the session will take place this evening m the ohuroh at seven o'olook. Members of the . congregation, with those who have enrolled themselves as members, are expeoted to r attend, and the proceedings will take the t form of a social and harmony meeting. > Refreshments will be provided. A large 1 number of members have already been } enrolled, and with energy and union the i session of 1888 should be a suooess, . The annual congregational meeting of the f Tinwald Presbyterian Ohuroh was held on . Wednesday evening last, Rev A, Blake m the ohair. The Treasurer's report was read, also 1 a statement of the Church building fund l showing that a sum of £273 had been ex -1 pended m payment of Ohuroh building, j furnishing, purohase of seotion, fenoing, etc Votes of thanks were oarried to those who ' had generously assisted m wiping off the debt, l and espeoally to the pastor and Mrs Blake for I their efforts m raising funds, and avoiding [ the- neoessity of borrowing. Officebearers were appointed for the ensuing year, and Mr 1 Taylor, who was present with Mr J. Shearer, 3 aa deputy from Flemington, having addressed 1 tbe meeting it was brought to a olose. At the Palace Elite Skating Rink last . evening Mr B. Bass gave a very olever exhi -5 bition of hurdle jumping on roller Bkatea. t Tho various featß were loudly applauded by : the very large number of spectators present. 1 There was not less than 150 persons present, . and the floor was pretty well ocoupied with ! skaters. ProfeßßorjGreeawood gave his ÜBual exhibition of fancy skating and for his more difficult efforts he Beoured the applause of • those present. The Rink will be open as usual m the morning, afternoon and evening, 3 and the management are oareful to meet the r wishes of patrons to tbe fullest extent. The mußio discoursed by violin and piano every evening is an agreeable adjunot to the delights J of the skaters as well as the spectators. ' In a Paria Court reoently a band|of juvenile J thieves, varying m age from eight to thirteen i years, was brought up. They picked pookets . habitually m ohurchea, particularly at marri age ceremonieß. One urohin, barely eight 1 years of age, who had stolen a bride's purse J and handkerohief, waa asked how, being so f small, he could put his hand into the pooket 3 of a grown-up person. "My companion , oarried me m his arm," replied the boy. It 1 transpired from further evidence that several • ot theße precocious young malefaotors had \ acquired extraordinary proficiency m their , oriminal art. The band to which they belonged had existed for two years without being ■ detected. No adults were conneoted with it, the lads operated on their own aooount. Their place of meeting was m ohuroh every Sunday morning. _ Professor Blaokie, who still from time to i time makes eocentrio appearanoes, has'oom , posed a song m celebration of Jennie Geddes and her Btool. He calls it a " historioo , eooleaiaatioo-oomioal song," and has sung it . at a smoke oonoeit given m Edinburgh m aid of the University Athletio Olub. But it waa [ quite appropriate to the occasion, as everyone [ must acknowledge that Jennie Geddea was, k both m body and m spirit, a very distinguished I athlete, m virtue of which faot her memory , remains with us. The Professor, who pre , faced, or rather preluded, his song with a declaration that he oared nothing about " Mrs Grundy," and would be remembered as the ! writer of the lines m question, even when Scotland had succumbed wholly to John Bull, recommended his hearers to make a pil^rim ' ago to the brass Btatue erected m St. Giles' Cathedral m honor of the redoubtable Jennie. ' / And, indeed, if a share of her spirit is to be 1 acquired from anything it should be from a '. brazen contemplation. — •• Tablet." i Our own correspondent writes :— On Tues day evening a meeting was held m the library, South Rakaia, to consider the advisability of forming a Skating Rink Club. There was a good' attendaooe, and id was resolved " That a Olub be formed to be oalled •The South Rakaia Rinking Club.'" A letter was received from the Town Hall Company stating terms and conditions on whioh the hall could be obtained. It was resolvod that quarterly subscriptions should be ten shillings for gentlemen and .five shillings for ladies, and that admission to the hall for non-subsoribers should be one shilling. It waß decided to open on Friday evening, June Ist, and that the hall should bo open on Saturday afternoons and Tuesday and Friday eveninga. A Committee waa appointed to make all arrangements, and Mr Winkleman undertook to aot as Hon Sec— Another correspondent furnishes us with some additional particulars. A oommittee con sisting of Messrs O. Turner, J. Turner, Black burn, Hughes and Diokson was appointed to arrange the necessary details. The matter which seems to have been taken up with great spirit bids fair to be a great sijcoess aa a nice hall, and plenty of youth and beauty to glide over its woll-laid floor will afford muoh pleasure, which is always to be fpund at similar places of amusement. A number of skates have been ordered, and, no doubt, some ouahions will bo required for those who are not initiated into this graceful and health giving exerpise. The poßt-oards oalling the meeting caused no little fun from tbe designs With whioh they were adorned, showing skaters m all sorts of attitudes and were from tho penoil of a looal artist by tbe name of, woll say, Johnson. Tbe weather, whioh has been very bad for the last week has now improved, and the sum shines as brightly aB of yore. . Hora-OWAs-'s Piua..— Weak S.OlPaoh.— The Wisest oannot enumerate one quarter of tftg distressing symptoms arising from injperfepi or disordered digestion, all of whioh can be relieve by these admirable pills. They remove « cankery taste from the mouth, flatulenoy, and \ constipation. Holloway'B Pills rouse tho ' stomaoh, liver, and evory other organ, thereby < bringing digestion to that healthy tone whioh I fully enables it to convert all we eat and drink to the nourißhment of our bodies. Hence these pills are the surest strengthenera and _ the safest restoratives m nervousness, wasting, i and ohrohio debility. Holloway's Pills are i infallible remedy for impaired appetite, ] eruotationa, and a multitude pf other dia- t agreeable symptoms which render the lives of 1 | thousands miserable indeed. These pills are i approved by all classes, <

SPORTING.

THE DERBY.

(P3R PRESS ASSOCIATION.) London, May 30 Eleven to ten is offered against Ayrshire for the Derby today. U [Received May 31, 12.45 p.m.] London, May 30. At Epsom the Derby w<>s won by the Duke of Portland's Ayrshire, Byrne's Crowberry second, Earnest's Van Dieman'a Land third.

CRICKET.

(per press association.)

London, May 30.

In tha matoh against the Gentlemen yesterday Bonner was at the wioketa for 115 minutes for his s :ore of 119, or nearly a ruo per minute, He was m splendid form, and made no fewer than eighteen hits for 4 each He gave three difficult chances to longfield, whioh were not accepted, Bannerman's innings was a perfect defence of tbe wteket, extending over a period of three hours, The bowl ing was changed seven times without effect.

The following team represent the Players against the Australian Eleven : — Gunn, B_rnea, Ulyett, Peel, Preston, Read, Lohmann, Abel, Wood, Flowers, and Wright.

THE MARKETS

[PER PRKBi ASSOOIATIONj. . 29a t | London, May^ci at The apples per Rimutaka so from 49 to 13s per case. A wheat cargo by the barque Ca Buchard (Lyttelton, February 4t h) at 32s 6d. London, May 30. The wheat market shows a general decline of 6d. American quotations are unchanged. The New Zealand Loan and Mercan tile Agency Company,' Limited) have just received the following cable message from their London office, dated May 29/h : — Wheat — New Zealand, f.a.q , c i.f., to arrive, has decline 6d per 4801 b since last report.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[Per Press Assooiation.J

THE PAPAL DECREE,

London, May 28. Irish Catholic delegates from Chicago condemn the Papal Decree.

FRENCH ANNEXATION.

London, May 30.

It is reported that the French flag has been hoisted at Maitre Isle, a dependency of Jersey.

M. PASTEUR.

Paris, May 29

M. Pasteur claims that he has dis covered a process of inoculation which is a certain cure for the Siberian cattle plague. Recent experiments with his scheme have given satisfactory results.

THE GERMAN EMPEROR.

Berlin, May 29. The Emperor got a chill while walk ing m the Castle, and has taken to his bed.

The Emperor has suffered no ill effects from the chill caught while walking.

FRANCE AND GERMANY.

Berlin, May 30. The M Nord Deutche Zeitung " says it is to be hoped that the French will resort to reprisals m connection with the stringency of the German passports regulations, and prohibit Germans crossing the frontier without passports. By adopting such a course the danger of friction between the two nations will be lessened.

NO OFFENCE INTENDED.

Vienna, May 30 Count Kalnoky has assured the French Miuister that Herr Tisza did not intend to offend the French people when warning the Hungarians against exhibiting at the Paris Exhibition.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Per Press Association^

NEW SOUTH WALES.

Sydney. May 30 A rich silver lode has been dis covered at Standbourgh Falls, Murray Waters. The lode is reported to be 12ft thick, and the assays are said to give from 300 cz to 700 oz to the ton. \ The evidence taken by the Rabbit Commissioners at Silverton shows that the disease discovered by Dr Butcher has utterly extirpated the rabbits on the Tintinallogy run, which comprises an area of 240,000 acres. An Intercolonial Conference of Chambers of Commerce and manufac turers, on the subject of free trade be tween the Australian Colonies wijl be held here next month. The Conference opens on June 6th.

VICTORIA.

Melbourne, May 30.

A patent has been taken out for de stroying rabbits by electricity. The patentee's plan is to arrange wires round the burrows m such a manner that tbe rabbits shall be killed by con tact with them.

The arrangements for the establish ment of a cartridge factory are almost complete. The Victorian Government agrees to a {.onus of per annum.

QUEENSLAND.

Brisbane, May 39. The Government haye received a confidential despatch re the proclama tion of sovereignty over Nen Guinea, from which it appears Dr McGregor will notbe the first Administrator, as previously announced. The name of that official, however, has not "trans pired.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Adelaide, ±,I'J ??:

Mr J. G. £ray h^s tjeei* pj£s&d Speaker of the House of Assembly," and Sir Henry Ayers, K.C.M.G., was re elected President of the Legislative Council,

SYDNEY GRAIN MARKET.

Messrs R. Gpldsborough and Co report under date May 26th : —

Milling Wheat, of whioh the supply Is principally from Adelaide, ia m fair demand and steady at quotations. We sold a line of nearly 2000 sacks at 3a 7d Cb_-_e«.foed wheat is Bcarce acd m good request. Oata, prime sorts are wanted, buc the market generally has shown a a little weakness. Bran and Pollard are m brisk demand at rates whioh shew a further improvement. We quote — Wheat.— Prime Milling, 3a 7d ; Ohlok feed, 2a 91 to 3a.

Oats,— Good short feed, 2a 2£d to 2 -3 d ; medium, 2s OJd to 2a 2d ; Inferior, from la lid.

Bran and Pollard. — lid per bushel.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

(per press association.) AUCKLAND, May 30. The police threaten to prosecute small shopkeepers who keep open on Sunday. W_a_LiNOTO-C. May 30. It has been reported to the polioe that a man named David Rogers, a fireman belonging to the steamer Tongarlro, ie missing. Councilor Petherlck Intends to move for a reduotion of all salaries of Corporation officers over £150. At a meeting of the Colonial Insuranoe shareholders a resolution providing that no shareholder after tbe 31st M_y bo | allowed to subscribe for more than 2000 shares waß confirmed. Dunbdin, May 30. Mr Larnaoh has no intention of resign- ; ing bis seat for the Peninsula during the existence of tbe present Parliament. Ohristohoroh, M.y 30. Yeatetday a woman named Catherine Pye, 55 years old, a resident of Winalow, was found dead m bed at the house of Wm. Gunnell, where Bhe waß visiting. At the inquest to-day a verdtot of death from serous apoplexy was returned; Government holds about £2000 wharfage, etc., due to the Lyttelton Harbor Board, whioh is short of funda to the extent of a £100 or so. The Auditor-General will not allow tbe Board to overdraw, and the Board decided to-day to ask Government to pay np promptly. Peter Sinclair, who was Bhot by Henley at Springston, on Monday, is progressing very favorably. Invbhoargill, May 30. Memorial atones of the Salvation Army barracks were laid to-day with a demon' i titration. The building is m Tay street, opposite St. John's Anglican Ohuroh, and is of brick, and will seat 800. About £50 was given on the spot. During the cere mony the builder's scaffolding, on which a number of spectators bad olimbed, gave way, and they fell twelve feet. All escaped with slight injuries The polioe had just warned them to come down.

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNOIL.

Wednesday, May 30.

The Counoil met at 2.30 p.m. MILITIA ENROLMENT. Sir George Whitmore brought forward his motion on this subjeo and after debate it was withdrawn. SILLS. A number of Bills were reported with amendments. The Council adjourned at 3.45 p.m. till to-morrow.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Wednesday, Mat 30. The House met at 2 30. ' I LEAVE OF ABSBNC-. Leave of absence for a vee)r was granted to Mr Peacock, and for a fort night to Mr Larnach on urgent private business. QUESTIONS, Replying to questions, It was stated that Mines Department had received no Information of the discovery of gold between Havelook and Plcton j that the remuneration of the editor of the New Zealand Handbook had not yet been fixed, but it is hoped that both books aud remuneration would prove satisfactory ; that It waß the desire of Government to facilitate the acquisition of small areas of land m the neighborhood of the gumfields, and that steps would be taken with that objeot ; that " G.zjtte " notice would he published preventing the sale of the com* pound know as " rough on rats," except as a poison. native biils. Mr Pratt moved that all proposed Bills affeotlng the Native raoa should be tran slated into Maori and circulatedatleast one month before the opening of Parliament. The motion waa carried. SEAOLIFF LUNATIC ASYLUM. The motion by Mr Fish for the pro duction of the reports of the Commission of Enquiry glnto the oaae of Dr Nelll m connection with Seaoliff Lunatio Asylum was lost by 32 to 20. The House rose at b\3o p.m,

EVENING SITTING.

The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. EDUOATIONAL FRANCHISE BILL. Major Steward's Educational Franchise Bill waa read a third time and passed. LICENSING COMMITTEES ELEOIIOK BILL. Major Steward moved the eeoond reading of the Licensing Committees Election Bill. He urged that the time bad come when these elections should be triennal instead of annual. Local bodies would save £20,000 every two years by the alteration of the looal option polls. The elections were to be held simul taneously the same machinery sufficing for both. Considerable [debate ensued, moat of. the temperance advocates opposing the measure. Amongst the opponents were Measrs Hodgklnson, Hobbs, Fulton, Burcon, Whitby, Lawry, Sir George Grey, Monk and Seddon. Those who supported the second reading were Sir J. I Hall, Dr Fltchett, Meaero Jones, Perceval. Walker, Kerr, Bruce, O'Connor, Moat, Menteath, and lioevea (2). . On a division the second reading was oarrled by 44 to 28. LAND FOR SETTLEMENT BILL, Sir George Grey moved the second reading of the Land for Settlement Bill. It was before the House last session, and provided the means by which every family In the colony might obtain a homestead and Battle on tbo land which would become their own property. Tbe inability to do bo had driven many people from the colony. Th.o aeoond reading was agreed |to on the voioes, RIVER BOARDS BILL. The Mioi3ter of Landa moved the second reading of the River Boards A.ct Amendment BUI remedying a technloal defect m the original Act. IN COMMITTEE, The following Billa were paaaed through Oommlttee .—Naval and Military Forces Discipline Bill, Administration Bill, Penalties jroJC^'J and Romlgs-on Bill, Tfje Justice of the Peace Aot Amend ment Bill was taket^ In committee. Mr flutohlejod mo^edio ln^eri a clause enabling a husband or wife to give e7idonca In indictable offences and pro gress was reported to allow this to be considered. BILL PASSED. T" Demise of the Grown Bill was V- 1 ■hrengh Oommlttee, and this and ii* N al and Military forces Dlaoipllne, « v I rcnaltieo Beoovery and Remission Bills were read a third ttmq and paaaed.

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

(From our own Correspondent.)

Wellington, May 30. Comparative tahlea showing the pro posed tariff aud that now In foroe have aot yet been distributed, and members havo hardly had time to make up their minda about It. So far, however, it is probable that the debate on the Govern ment proposals will be taken on Friday. Che Premier p ye notice to move that when tbe Customs Duties Bill comes up for the Becond reading on Friday, it shall take precedence over all other business until It has passed through all Its stages, Ec stated m explanation that he did not know whether they would be able to have the debate on Friday, but If it was pos sible, he ehould like to have the discus sion, when It onoe began, oarried right through before any other subject Is taken up.

During the last few days it has been very apparent that things were not all they should be iv the Ministerial family, and these rumors have been taking a very decided shape m the dlreotlon of an unqualified statement that one Minis* ter (Mr Fisher) handed to an Opposi tion member (Mr Oadman) a motion m his own handwriting, for a re turn m reference to a matter connected with the department of Mr Mltohelson with the idea of holding Government up to ridicule. The motion was on the Order Paper for to-day, but, at the re quest of the Premier, It was postponed till Friday, and m the meantime It ii anticipated Sir H- Atkinson will have to deal with hia unhappy subordinates. Whit steps he will tal'_ to put right the spilt I can't, of course, say, but It la frce'.y stated that he Intends and has no other oourse open than to call on the Hon Mr Fisher to resign. The denaue ment is awaited with great Interest, . Mc O'Conor is enquiring of Govern ment, if the land on the ooast of the Middle Island, ao long looked up by the Midland Railway negotiations, will be opened for settlement during the reoess. Government have done nothing In the way of Improving the management of the Lincoln College. Government intend to republish the "Gazette" notices formerly Issued, by whioh "Rough on Rats " will be amen able to the aame regulations as other poisons. .'.."'".', Mr McGregor has given notloe to Introduce a Gorse and Sweet-briar Eradica tion Bill. . , Mr Taylor. will ask the Premier on Tuesday whether he intends to bring In a BUI to amend the Civil List Aots In i the dlreotlon of reducing tho salaries of the Judges after the present Judges ceaae to hold their appointments. Members have evidently not thoroughly 1 digested the finanolal dose given then, by i the Premier last evening and there is a good deal of indeolslon amongst them as to the course they shall pursue. The Protectionists, of course, have partly got what they require, and I am credibly In formed that they are generally expected to vote with th« Ministry for the reten tion of all duties of a protective character, though on the other proposal such as the ; inorease of the tariff on tea they will feol themselves at liberty to take what everstepß they may please,, In fact there 1 is already a growing Inclination to throw out this tea duty, or at any rate redoes it, but members who profess to be m the confidence of Ministers state that if this is done the oountry members will be in formed that they will be deprived of local subsidies. Then the Freetraders art«; of course, on the horna of a dilemma. They are to a man "deadnuta" on tie tariff and talk openly of revolting, bat are met with the reflection that the Opposition would only give them a mire protective one. There will be, no d abt, a number who will forswear 'th^ir allegiance and amongst these are openly mentioned Meßsra Menteath, Newmau Bruce, Scoble Maokenz'e, and oih ra. The protectionists of course feel they have not got all they want, but will take what they can and hope for morej and tbe bulk of them will stick to Government ] Thus although there may be eliminations J and alterations In the tariff it will get , through, and theD, having secured their point, the Oppoaltion will be In opposi tion still, and the Freetraders, who are t supporters of the Government and. who ' have voted against them, will feel them selves called on to go Into opposition, and it is predicted that a very snort apace of 1 time may see a change. Mr Rhodes Is urging on Government to amend the Jurors Aot so aB to give jurors free pasßes over the railways wben attend ing the Supreme Court, Mr Pearson (possibly at the wish of the Government) intends to move on going ' into Committee of Supply, that In all cases where the average attendance ex ceeds one hundred, the minimum age ef children attending eohoolo be lnoreased to six years. MV Taylor has received the following letter from the Hon Seoretary to the Knlghtß of Labour :—«' l am Instructed by the Knights of Labour to oal I your attention to the arbitrary rule by which all single men are refused employment oh the High Peaks' road. ■=- Many of the men ere so destitute that they are unable to find lodgings, and are oompelled to sleep m the park or elsewhere, even m this Inclement weather. Thki state of things ought aurely not to be allowed, and we trust that yoa and other representatives will press Government to take steps to remedy the evil." A rather amusing scene ooourred m the House this afternoon, whioh caused laughter. When the motion to Introduce the Auckland Harbor Improvement Bill came on, Mr Peacock, who should have moved it, was absent, and the Speaker Inquired lf anyone had been authorised to move it for him. There waß no response, and the Speaker was proceeding to the next order, when Mr Monk suddenly jumped up and said that he bad been authorised. It looked so much like a made-up affair that everyone roared with laughter. The motion was rgreed to. A pause ensued, and Mr Monk, suddenly recollecting the usual formula, said, "1.. have the Bill," whioh was responded to by the Speaker with «• Bring npthe Bill." This demand completely flabbergasted the genial member for Waltemata, who had not provided for the contingency, and he looked around m a hopeless manner, whioh brought a fresh outburst. Then, frantically grasping a piece of blotting paper, he waa about to present it as the Bill; but, being warned of the faot, hej eventually succeeded In handing's quire of blank notepaper to the Speaker, ; and the Standing Orders were compiled with, An Important dla'auasion 1 took plade In the "Lords!' today, when General Sir G. S. Whltmore moved— "^hat It ig ! dealraple, m the present critical condition of Foreign affairs that the Colonial Militia should ha enrolled, and that, at such of our chief ports aa may not possess an adequate force, a portion of oar first olass Militia should be oalled oat foe training and exercise." • The Attorney-General said that he hoped, the matter having been brought forward, the motion would be withdrawn. Government were con vinced of the necessity for some action m the matter, and he undertook that the qu-BwCn "-^"'l hn broua ht before the Cabltiet ; though for the Council to agree to the motion might oreate a scare whioh was at pVeaent not warranted. Mr R. Thomson is again urglqg the Government to bring m some form of taxation to eff_ot absentees. Mr Fish la enquiring from Ministers if they Intend to propose to the Hiuse tha d_Bcontnnian<_o of one of the ocean mail Bervitop. - G ;Yfc-i-in_ia:it i j tend to give every oppor tunity for free selection to smallgqettleri In the vicinity 4 of the gqn^elta.

TUB ASHBURTON QPABIMAN, THURSDAY. MAY 31, 1888



Moon's Sun Sun Moon Moon ag« at May- June Rises. Sets. Rices Seta, noon; p.m. a.m. 28 Monday .. 7.53 4.32 7.15 9.41 16 29 Tuesday .. 7.23 4.31 8.20 11.80 17 30 Wednesday.. 7.24 4:30 9.25 p.m. 18 81 Thursday .. 7.25 4.30 10.29 0.13 19 I Friday,. .. 7.26 4.20 11.33 0.47 20 3 Saturday ... 7.37 4.29 * * 1.17 31 a.m. 1.43 8 Sunday .. 7.28 4.28 0.35 2 8 22 Moonlight Evenings.



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OFFICE i" HEREFORD STREET, OHRISTOHURCH. (Opposite Bank of New Zealand.) ARCHIBALD SCOTT, Manager {for Canterbury, A-LBEBT EOBEiITS AGENT, ASHBURTON POTATOESi! POTATOES! POTATOES! nnHE Undersigned has now for SALE, by Bag or pec Ton, a splendid Une of Prime Blue Derwexxts, Grown onjlgood ground, and warranted tojjglve satisfaction. LPOUGH SHARES; PLOUGH SHARES. : RANSOME and SIMS' and HOENSBY'S, (ALL SIZES.) ANGLO-AMERICAN RDILLS. DRAIN ANDFIELD PIPES- Cape Barley, Cape Barley. NELSON, m6_A_-E AND CO.'S TEA. AN'£> COFFEE, AND ALL KJENDS OF G E Np: EA L S T Opt E*S. GEORGE JAMBsSO N. ASHBURTON-