The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1888. AN ENGLISH CAUSE CELEBRE.

Papers by the mail bring full accounts of the expiation on the scaffold of a crime which m many of its features bore a painful resemblance to a case with which about a year ago all New Zea land was ringing. The unhaj py man, Philip Crot-s, who on the 11th of January, within the precincts of Cork gaol, paid the forfeit of his Hie to offended justice, was a Surgeon-Major m the Army and sixty years of age. He was the son of an eccentric father who, like himself, was an ardent sportsman and is said to have carried his eccentricities with him to the very verge of the grave, by executing a will iv which ho " bequeathed his body to the hounds and his soul to the H vil One." Cross is said to have been m his youth (as might have been expected of the son of

Buch a father) of a very reckless dis position. He, however, entered the army as a surgeon, and was as brave as

he was reckless, rising to tho rank of burgeon Major. Many years ago he married an English lady of posi tion who brought him a dowry ol £5000, and by whom he had a large family. For years his married life ap pears to have been a happy one and his conduct as a husband and father unex ceptionable. He is ajso said to have been a handsome and popular man. But m an evil hour, m 1886, a certain facinaling young lady came to live m the house as governess, and Dr Cross fell violently m love with her, an imj roper intimacy growing up between them. Scandal followed, and the governess was dismissed, but the intimacy continued . And then Cross deliberately set himsoh to work to remove his wife out of his

way. Mowly and gradually he poisoned her with doses of arsenic and strychnine, standing by her bedside and watch ng the effect of his diabolical treatment, all the while prete: ding to be endeavoring to alleviate her terrible sufferings, whilo the poor victim, m her blind faith and con fidence m his love, never wavered m her trust, and died, calling down blessings on his head. Then he married the woman for whom he had sold his soul, (by a curious conicidence on the same day of the month, and m the same church, that had witnessed his first marriage), and brought her home to his house within three weeks of his victim's death. But Nemesis was on his track. With all his care and forethought, he had made mistakes which gave rise to suspicions, he had forbidden friends to see his wife during her ilness, had signed the certifi cate of death himself, had, improbably, | described the disease which waa the alleged cause as typhoid fever, had fixed t the funeral »£ tbe uuupual hour of 6 ».m (

and had caused it to take pace with, unusual expedition, viz., only 48 hours after death, and last but not least, had overlooked tho. danger of an old lady friend of his wife's being m the house, who it turned out had been suspicious as to what was going on, and had kept a diary recording the victim's symptoms, which diary it was that eventually placed a halter round his neck. For a time he protested his innocence, but, when all hope of reprieve tailed him ceased these protestations, and met hi 3 fate with out farther denial of his guilt, but with out confessing it. Altogether the case is a very remarkable one, parallel m not i a fes 7of its features to the New Zealand case before referred to, but divergent happily m the particular that the in tended victim was m the latter instance snatched from the fate that had been prepared for her with tho Bame callous and heartless ingenuity.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We learn from an obituary no' ice m the " Tablet " that the Rev. Father Keane, late of Geraldine, died suddenly at Manly, N.S.W. on the night of February 2nd or the early morning of February 3rd.

Mr W, Montgomery has been visiting Monte Carlo, but merely out of curiosity, and not for the purpose of trying his luck at the gaming tables.

According to the Auckland "Herald," the Harbor Board of that city are going to the bad financially at the rate of £5000 a year.

The latest oraze m New South Wales on tho rabbit post is the suggestion m the " Sydney Morning Herald " that diamond and carpet snakes should be protected and introduced into the rabbit infected districts.

The Wellington correspondent of the Auck land •« Herald " says ho has reason to believe that tho struggle next session between the Stratford and Central routes of the North Trunk Railway will be a hard fight. He says he has heard of people on both sides going to "spy out the land."

It is reported m Nelson that a deposit of marble has been found m the Riwaka Valley, Some samples have been sent to Wellington for an ofuoial report upon them. Those who have seen the marble pronounce it to be of first-olass quality. The deposit is said to be a very large one.

The Southland " Times " says that there is an old railway horse at tbe Bluff, quite a celebrity m his way, that has an insatiable appetite for oysters ; and what ia more, prefers them with pepper and vinegar f Tourists and others frequently desire ocular demonstration of the fact, and of course provide the necessary bivalves, bo that •'James " often gets a treat.

The Oamaru "Mail" says that Mr Bee" who has the catering for the men at the Bifle Association's meeting, has contrived an un. genious method for cooking. Instead of the usual multiplicity of camp ovens and suoh contrivances for roas'ing and baking, there is a large doubled-arched oven some 4ft m length by 7ft wide, and made of sheet iron. The oven or ovens are covered with about 18 inches of earth, and, as the cook puts it, the concern works like a house on fire. r -' 1 -"

There is a flutter m Wellington over the discovery on Lambton Quay of a supposed gold reef. A •* find " has been made of a small leader of quartz m the face of the hill under the Terrace, which was laid bare by the burning down of the City Buffet Hotel. A Wellington jeweller has the prospect, but result of assay is not yet kown.

The event of New York last month was the entrance into sooiety of that fortunate young gentleman known as John Jacob Astor thefrfourtb. He is just from Harvard, and his social debut was made at a formal dinner given by his mother to commemorate the ocoasion of his coming of age. The famouß service of Bolid gold, costing £20,000, was used and eaten from by 100 gueßts. The diamonds worn by Ihe hostess defied even the descriptive powers of tho local reporter.

A Kimberley diamond was recently shown m London valued at £100,000. It weighed more than 400 carats m the rough, and is, we believe, now m the pOßsepaior of Streeter and Co., the well-krjown jewellers. The finest diamond m quality ever found m South Africa was tho " Porter Rhodes," discovered m the centre of Kimberley mine m 1880. It is a pure white ootahedron, valued at £60,000.

A • rather curious discovery (says the " English Mechanic ") m connection with the preservation of live fish, formß the subject of a United Sates patent. AMrW. G. Murphy discovered that fish could be kept alive for a considerable time if the vessel containing them were only partly full of water, and were hermetically sealed. In one of the experi. naents two vessels containing fish were used —one being hermetically sealed, the other loft opon to the air. The fish m the open jar died m4B hours ; those m the sealed veßßel were apparently m good health at the end of three weeks. This discovery is of no little importance m connection with the transpor. tation of fish for breeding purposes.

A New York millionaire ia said to be the owner of a St. Bernard dog that cost 3500 dollars and to pay a man 15 dollars a week to devote his time to exoroising and caring for the pet.

A new thing out ia a olook, with ordinary works, that will run for a year without atten. tion. An electric battery ooncealed m the case winds up the clock from day to day or week to week, as the need may be. Once, m a great while the battery must be renewed but that is all the oars the clock oalla for.

A Tuapeka Chinaman has been very muoh troubled by boya who have contraoted a fanoy for his peaches. With the objeot of putting a stop to their sport, he has posted the following notice on hia favorite tree :— .«• Me ketchurn English boy stearum peaches me lock him up ; go away place. Find him £3 or imprison for three year."

There are 650 butter and cream faotories m lowa, 497 m Illinois, 130 m Wisconsin, 100 m Minnesota, 61 m Missouri, 50 m Indiana, and 40 m Nebraaka— a total ot 1788 m eight Btatßß. The value of the dairy products of lowa m 1884 was £10,000,000, and that of the United States was £100,000,000. The value of the milch oowb of the United States is put at £140,000,000 m excess of the entire capital stock of all the national banks and trust oompanies of the country.

" How old was Noah when he died ? " asked a butoher of one of the negro white-washers on the market. " Now, you stop right dar I " was the emphatic reply. "Why, Josiah, what's the matter with you?" "Pze had 'sperience, sah— dat'a what's the matter with me." "How?" "Jiat got fru serving a sentence ef thirty days m the Workhouse kase I couldn't agree wid de old woman whether King Solomon had red or blaok hair. Doan' want no mo' Bible talk fur bjx months sah— not a talk!" '

ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL

The foil' wing )e he 00/; c usion of yes terday's meeting of the C «v U Oou >cil:—

ADJUSTMENT . F ACCOUNTS

Pursaan t . no ie« Mr Brmri moved : ' — " That ob the pas' expwndlrore arao jiai | tho ridings hits not been r.'gulatod by any rulo by whic*i each ndm; cou'd renpiv. its f»>r Bharo of »h» cosn y ittco <\e or know what amount each one was entitled t , •«id aa < n^ OiUutiffa Act directs th-»t \u25a0J^pa^ato aoc uuta shall be kopt for each riding, aud th-it allocation of the county v ciruo shall be based oa the rat-table v>]ue the CiD'C'l ia of opinion that the sum of £ be debited to Rangitata Riding ; £ to Upper Ashbacton Riding; £ to Mount Somers Riding, and that £ should be oredited to Aehburton Riding ; £ to Wakanul Riding ; £ to Mount Hutt Hiding ; and £ to Rakafa Riding." Mr Brown In speaking to the motion aid th-;t he found aiuoi the O'lmmenoe 'bant of the Oonnoil Rangitata hat fl r.^"Pd 6^959 10s Upper AahWtnn £956 8j and Mount Sn^e^ £3240 7a mre than their nhnre, whi'e As b ir^»n ha-i reoaived £37 9 14 , Wakanui £168 lls, Mount Halt £1409 19b, and LUkal< £607 leaa than their share. Ho thoaght

• ., was time that suoh a eta eof affdra was >ut an end to, and the] acoounta put on a proper basic.

"At Grlgtf was In entire sympithy with Mr Brown. Be would seoond the morion but he thought Mr B.own should be -Atlftfied with the principle being affirmed, aB ha did not think the matter could be adjusted at that meeting. The 'Jhairma v took exception to what he considered were implied r fl-ctiona on former Couno! a m de by the p evioua -.peakerß. The past expenditure of the O uncll could not have been cond noted on

he hard and fast Uneß now wish d to be '»id down. Tbe Council took up the *ork formerly carried out by the Provin •ial Council and had to remedy much )• jaß'lce caoaei by the latter b'>dy, whioh had done nothing to open up parts of the district. The lower districts possessed f O'litles, railway and road, whioh othera did not have, and the Council was accor dingly called upon t> °qaulisn matters. He contended teat the figures quoted by Vl r Brown were not reliable, inasmnob as they did no' show the true state of each riding's fi lancee. For instance, the Rangitata Bridge was not charged to that riding while the bridges In the Mount homers riding were duly charged to its account, Mr Wright said it was now Impractic able to go back to the Institution of tbe Council and readjust the finance. There were not nearly Buoh a discrepancy as the figures given by Mr Brown showed ; th ><y was taken froca a return showing the accounts as between the North and South tides of the river and did not go into the finances of each riding very minutely. Mr Wr ght went on to a»y that the book*

of th- Council were now kept m strict accordance with the Ac, and had been so s'.nce hin npDointment an tieasnrer.

Mr Holmes sympathised very much with Mt Brown's motion, and the accounts

showed he kept Btrtr.Uy m accordance

with tbe Act. It was not practicable, however, to go back to the institution of tho Oouuoil and make a fresh Btact.

Mr Brown disclaimed any Intention to OBst any reflection npon former Councils. He did cot inalßt on any given figures being substituted for the tlaoks In hi? motion, but he only wlahed the princlpli affirmed. De denied that the acounto

were kf pt m aoordance with the Aot,

ATr Wright, io rnply produced the bookß of the Council showing the Recounts of the diff -rent ridinvs.

After a long d ; s ussion Mr Brown with drew his motion and it »ac resolved, on

tho motion of Mr Grigg — \u2666\u2666 Tnat a Com tnittee snpointe >tot ke into considera tion the financial position of the several Ridings, with a view to the adjustment 0» tho nccf unts relatively between tho several Ridinna such cona deration by the Com mittee to rater pnly to the period aince the Act of Parliament providing that tho (xpenr)iiure m echßidng shou'd be m propor ion to ihe rateable value of each Ridif g ; that the Committee c neist of the

(Jhiiirii;an, the Treasurer, Messrs brown, Friedlnnder, and the mover."

Mr Biown gave notice of moti >n — ''That this Council m of opinion that n balancing the accounts, the who c ef the liabilities of tho Council, ii.cludtng all contracts m hand, on the first day of Novi-mber. 1885, Bhould be divided pro rata according to the present valuation, and that from that date t II the 31st of March, 1888, a statement of accounts shouid be prepared strictly m conformity with sections 145 and 146 of the Countiee Act, m order that the financial popiti n of each Biding may be correctly arrived at." . PAYMENTS. Accounts were passed for payment. Mr Cn> p, for Mr Prntheroe, asked if the Council had given authority to certain persons to dam up Spicer's creek, Water ton. It wbb decided to reply that no such authority had be^n givun. dobbin's pobd. The Selwyn County Council wrote stating that the i>es recdvod for pilotage were not HHfficient to maintain the ford, and as thejAehburton County Council had declined to continue its enntribution; it had been decided to clo*e the ford, KEAS. As there is now no resident Sheep Inspector m Ashburlos it wandecided that tho Council's chrk should receive k a beaks, the Chief Shoep Inspector having offered to pay bounties on the clerk's certificate. WATER RAOES. The Upper Ashburton Road Board drew attontlon to a defective water race. It w»s decided to reply that the raoe m question had not been taken over by the Council. It was resolved to substitute a ford for ! a" bridge over race on Ohertsey-Dromore Road. ELAUGaXBRINQ LIOENSES. Slaughtering llcena>B were granted to — J. R. Corrigen and A. Ferras. Renewals wore grant d to— E. Church, Edward Gates, R. Norrlsh, and E. Thomas. NOTICES OP MOTION. Mr Wright gave notice of motion for next meeting " That ihe Oou ell, at their next meeting, take into consideration the expediency of voting £250 aa a grant m aid for the purpose of cutting tracks to opeu up the Alfor d and Mount Somers mineral districts for prospecting pur poses."

Mr Brown gave notice to move " That the Council's solicitor ba Instruc'el to etop any prosecution he may have Insti tuted againßC the settlers on the W»k»nui Flat, for not rem viog oertain fences »t the request of the Council, as the matter In dlepu'e h now under -he control of the Wakanul River Board."

other business was transacted and the Onnnoil adjonrr>ed.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN

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THE MARKETS.

London. March 1 I The weekly return of the Bank of ' England, published to-day, shows the reserve m notes and bullion to be fifteen million eight hundred thousand pounds, being an increase of two hundred thousand pounds on last week. The proportion of reserve to liabilities is 45 per cent. The quantify of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,790,000 quarters ; for the Continent, 250,000 quarters. Consols iO2}i.

ELECTION FOR DEPTFORD.

London, March 2.

The election of a member to repre sent the Deptford constituency m the House of Commons, rendered vacant by the resignation of the Hon W. J. Evelyn, took place to-day, when Mr Darling, Conservative, defeated Mr Wilfrid Blunt by 4345 votes to 4080. The election was ver/ disorderly, and several Conservative members were

stoned.

THE BULGARIAN QUESTION.

The impression is increasing that the only course to bring about a satisfac tory settlement of the Bulgarian ques tion is by holding a Conference of Powers.

THE PARIS EXHIBITION.

Sir Daniel . Cooper, Agent-General for New South Wales, has subscribed to the Paris Exhibition Guaran tee Fund*

THE ARMY ESTIMATES.

Earl Stanhope, Secretary of State for War, m his army estimates proposes to expend over a term oi three years the sum of three millions m the military defence of mercantile ports and coal ing stations ; is to be spent on the latter, including on armaments at Albany and Thursday Island. The War Office hopes to despatch guns to all coaling stations this year, with the exception of two. A War Office Committee has drawn up a report on the condition of the ports of Portsmouth, Plymouth, and the Thames as regards means of defence, which shows them to be m a dan gerously insecure state.

ITALIAN AND FRENCH TARIFFS.

Paris, M^rch 1. The Italian and French tariffs have been raised from 20 to 50 per cent.

FATAL AVALANCHES.

Destructive avalanches have occurred m the Alps and Pyrennees. A number of villages have been engulfed. Thirty persons were kilU-d by the avalanches at the towns of Sparone and Pagare.

SENTENCE ON M. WILSON.

M. Wilson has been found guihy of trafficking m the sale of decorations and has been sentenced tc pay a fine of three thousand francs snd to suffer two years' imprisonment and depriva tion of all civil rights for five years after the expiration of his teim of im prisonment.

GOVERNORSHIP OF CAPE COLONY.

LiNjdon. March 1.

It is reported that either Sir F. A. Weld or Mr Carl Onslow, Political Sec retary to the Board of Trade, and re cently Political Secretary for the Colonies, will succeed Sir Hercules Robinson as Governor of Cape Colony.

AN AUSTRALIAN VOCALIST.

Madame Eba, the Australian vocalist, whose debut at Brussels recently was pronounced such a brilliant success, will shortly appear at Covent Garden Theatre.

DISCOVERY OF ALEXANDER'S TOMB.

Intelligence has been received here that a tomb has recently been un earthed at Raida, a seaport town built on the remains of the ancient city of Sidon, m Syria, and that there is indis putable evidence that the remains con tained m the tomb are those of Alexander the Great, who died m Babylon B.C. 323.

PROVISION FOR A GERMAN REGENCY.

Brrlin, March 2

The Emperor has issued a decree, m which he states that m the event of his inability to give active attention to State affairs, Prince William, son of the Crown Prince, will act as regent.

THE PRINCE OF WALES.

San Remo, March 2.

The Prince of Wales has arrived at this place, and is now with the Crown Fiince.

THE NEW HEBRIDES.

Pan is, March 2,

M. Flourens, Minister of Justice m the course of a speech m the Chamber of Deputies, last evening, said that the islands of the New Hebrides Group were barren and that the climate was unhealthy. He said his Government regarded the. Group as a cause of responsibility and great annoyance. Ha also said that the Convention was solely for the purpose of regulating the police arrangements, and did not affect the International situation.

AUSTRALIAN

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SvnNET, M*rch 2

NEW SOUTH WALES.

The New South Wales Government have received a communication by cable from the Premier of ew Zealand intimating that his Government has decided to join m the Commission ap pointed to consider the best means of exterminating rabbits.

Serial, an escaph suspected of the Auckland burglaries, recently served a sentence of seven years' penal servitude /or a series of burglaries m this colony.

Sir Saul Samuel, ex-Agent-General for the colony of New South Wales, arrived m the city to day from London, and was accorded a public reception on landing. Most of the leading citizens took part m the proceedings.

VICTORIA.

Melbourne, March 2

Lord Allen has been eageily backed for the Newmarket Handicap, and has jumped to 10 to i. Victim is heavily supported, but Mosart has been backed

out, and it is rumored that he ha< broken a blood vessel. Mitrailleuse is firm at 100 to 9 for the Cup, 16 to 1 i e wanted about Moorh< use. Enfilade 7 to 1; Australian Peer, Arsenal am. Abercorn 10 to 1. There is very little wagering.

Ihe New Zealand Companies in terested m ih'* fire at Messrs Sugood, Butler and Mitchell's on Wednesday night, are the Union, ; New Zealand .£2500; Colonial, Messrs Cnaffcy Bros., have decided to fl.iat a company to woik their Mildura irrigation colony. Thecapical is to be .£350,000.

Three men have been arrested on the charge of levying black mail from the manager of one of the cijty banks, by threatening to expose him on a charge of indecency. When the accused were brought before the Magistrate the truth was ascertained by the confession of one of the trio who admitted that it was a case of black mail and all three were com mitted for trial for assault and con spiracy.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Adelaide, March 2 A dividend of .£l6 per share has been made payable to-day to share holders m the Broken Hill mine, from the amount realised by the Company from the sale of certain blocks to English capitalists.

Information which has been received from the Moorna mines situated near the western boundary of New South Wales, states that 300 miners have gone out on strike, because the Com pany owning the mines have decided to retain one quarter of the payments due for contracts until such time as the contracts have been completed, and a certificate granted by the engineer m charge of the works.

QUEENSLAND.

Brisbane, March 2. A quarrel arose last night between the officers and men of the barque Banffshire, lying at the Eagle street wharf. Some of the men attacked the second mate of the vessel. The latter, with the assist ance of an apprentice, kept them off with revolvers, which both discharged at the assailants. Three men were wounded ; two seriously. The officer and apprentice have since been arrested.

BocKQAMproN March 1

Further wreckage from the ship Eastminster, is being washed up on the beach m the neighborhood of Keppel Bay, which leaves but little doubt that the ship has been lost with all hands. It has been ascertained that during the recent severe storms rockets were seen, and the discharge of guns was heard as if a vessel was m distress, but strange to say the residents iook no notice of the signals.

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

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Pakis, March 2

In the Chamber of Deputies last evening. M. Dd Brstel said ihe Central Alliance was not of a peaceful character and that France must not continue to appear the only power showing sym pathy with the Czar m his evident desire to pose as the abiter of the peace of Europe.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for tlie opinions expressed by our correspondents.

DINNA FORG T YOUR AIN SEA MAWS.

TO TUB EDITOR

«?IR, — The othrr day 1 noticed ft gail y painted cart at the railway station, boiit by Ma<k Sinclair, of Dunedin, and con signed to a certain grocer of this town. Now, I aek yon, Sir, if it is right for one tj bring such a thing to this town, when there are plenty of tradesmen qaite oapable of making such a vehicle as good, aud I have no doubt sb cheap, if not cheaper, than an it could be bought m larger towns. Of course people can please themselves where they purchase their goods (this being a free country), but if a tradesman wiabes to be locally patron sed, he should purchase his vehicles at home, thus keeping the money In the place, and not sending it 200 miles aw*y, aad doing Ashburton no good whatever By insert ing this you will oblige. Yours, etc.,

Local Industry. Aahburton, March 20« i% 1888.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

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New Plymouth, M«roh 2

In disproof of the leporte circulated that the harbor is filling up with sand, it may be mentioned that the steamer Waka*ipu oamo here this morning and ste»med at once up to the new wharf when she took m a large cargo and pome passengers for Sydney, pnd left at 1 p.m She was drawing 17 feet. The Gair'och was also loading for Manuftau at the same timo.

Wellington, March 2

The Boutbern portion of the 'Frisco Mall «rill leave here by the Hawea at 7 to night. The Exhibition Commissioners mat to-day. Tne date for receiving appliot \u25a0lonß for spaoa from proposing Exhibitors ban been extended to the 17th lost , and (here m not the least possibility of there being any farther renewal.

Information was received here this morning that the railway station atFoxton was totally deatroyed by firo last night. No oanse ia assigned for the fire, whiob broke oat shortly after ten o'clock. One or two oarriapos standing near the buiKl- Ing were also charred b; the fire, but not destroyed. Blenheim, March 2. The Provisional iir otora of the Wakamarioa G rge Company met lav night 'J he Secretary repoi tef) that at piica tion raon >y has heen paid on 1750 shares whilo only ICOO Bharea remained to he allotted. Sliarea w^re allotted according to priority of app icatiun and work will be commenced as coon as possible Mr R R)' yes, M.H «, has been here on a visit on behalf of a syndicate of English rapitalietM He sates thut be aoticipateti no difficulty ia obt lining the necess iry cup: tal to work three milts and a quarter of the riverbed of ttie Wakaui-iriua lately taken up by S J McAlister, und hop a m t>velve nmnihs to have two diedgeß fully employed and at work. Or/NBDiN, March 2 Mr W. M. Hodgkios, Bolictor, has failed. Secured cr dltors, £3556 ; un secured, £663 Estimated value of securities £6200 ; deficiency, £2508 At the Pui.co Oourt to- oy a middle aged man nam. d kichard Baniel was oound ( ver to keep the peace for six months for an assault on his father, the tvldence showing he had gine into hia faihur'a bedroom while drank, dragged him oat of bed and threatened to murder him.

THE WE ATHER .

The following ia the meteorological report at .A .for! Station for the week ending Mirch 2nd, 1888 :—

Rainfall during February.— Mford Fotest, 1 56in ; Alford Sfcition, 0 85.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

[per press assooiation.J Gored by a 8011. jnkw Plymouth, March 3. A man naond Like UUughton was igored by h bull yesterday on his farm near Inglewood. The ball lifted the man on hia horns and carried him aome die* ticca, and on dropping him the animal gave him a dig with hia horns ou the side breaking the ribs. Olaughton who ll ah -mi-, fifty years of ?g* waa brought to tho hospital. Appointment. > -LbiiNtrroN, March 3 Dr. T. Truby King, of New Plymouth, has been appointed aurgboa of the Wel lington Bosp'tal. Meeting of Parliament. Parliament wiii prnb*oiy meet m the last week m Ap II or th" first In May. Find of Gold. Samples of gjid badnug atone found la the X ipara district and forwarded to the Government for analysis, yielded at the rue of four ounces eleven dwta to the ton* The gold ia of fin" quality.

NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION

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Oamaru, March 2.

The high wind which prevailed all day prevented the championship being decided as was hoped for, the final Bt»ge having to be deferral till tomorrow. TheTaranakl VJatob. standing at 200 yds and kneeling nt 300 yds, proved a bard not to crack for many of the leading aggregates. Major Parnell, however, managed to pat on a reapeotable score at each djatanoe, and now has the Rifle Bait at his mercy. The Carbine Championship, however, is now moat open, though twenty-four hours ago It seemed a certainty for either Lumsden or Paralow. At the olobo of to-d»y'a shooting Lieut. Ross, of Napier, had a lead of 1 point, and if he wins it on the present occasion it become? his absolute* property, he having hold It twice previous y. The Team Matoh, the finish of the Championships, and the North and South Island Match will be taken In that order to-morrow. Subjoined la the llat m the New Plymouth Match, 200 and 300 yds ; 10 shots at each ; standing at 200, kneeling at 300 yd s; to count for both belts. Sontagg. Waiksri, £10 ... ... 68 | McCarthy, Dunedin, £8 63 K^ye, Oamaru, £6 67 Marchbnnbs, Dunedin, £5 • 67 Smttb, Dunediu, £4 66 Snail, Auckland, £3 65 S»lek, Ashburtou £3 t 65 Watson, Port Otialmera, £3... ... 65 Corporal Hntohinano, Dunedt:, £2... 65 Langham, Napier, £2 ... ... 65 Small, Kaifangata, £2 ... ... 63 Davey, Wellington, fc2 62 The following taki- £1 each: — Churton, Wanganui ; M'NaV', Dunedin; OapUin White, Aucklnnd ; Lieutenant Okey, Taraimki ; D-* ziel, Dunedin ; Humphries, Fields ; Everest, Himpden ; Graham, WaDganui ; Humphries, Temnkaj Morri- Bon, Dunodin ; aid tlodgkinson Auck land. Counted out — Love Wanginul ; I Moore, Queenatown ; Pirkes, W-»nganul ; Purn.ell, Wancnnul , Chuck, Benhelm ; Jasllog, Ran^lora.

Tae 20 highest i oirers in^the Auckland, >*orth Otago, and Otago raatohea fired off for the Union Company's Gap, Sergeant Jones, r>2 Dnnedin, was top scorer with 269, and holds the cap till next year. SWgeant Remington, Wanganul, made 267, and Captain Smith 265. The leading aggregates at the cloae of the ahooting were. CAR BISK. Lieut Rose, Nap>er ... \u0084, ..i 477 Lieot Dovey, Pdtone Navals ... 476 Seaoiaa Ohapra*n, Lyttelton Nav»ls 474 Gnu Moore, Qieenstown Artillery 474 Oapt Prowedfuot, Danedin Artillery 470 Gunner Lutaaden, Auckland ... 470 Sergt Williams, Napier Artillery ... 469 Gunner Woolly, Auckland Navalß..* 468 bergt Kucben, Wellington Artillery 462 Lieut Oakden, Peninsula Navals ... 461 Guiner Lukey, Thames Navals ... 456 Gunner Greenfield, I Battery ... 454 Gunner Payne, Auckland Artillery 4 2 P.O. Taylor, Wellington Navala ... 452 Ganner Watson, I Battery... ... 449 Ganner Legrlflfan, Auckland Navals, and Gnnner Howe, Wellington Arttllpry, with 448 each have to fire off for 20th p'aoe. BIFLES. Hon Ma jir Partial!, Wanganul ... 498 Sergt Junes, Waikarl ... ... 482 Oapt Wblte, Auckland 478 Lleat McTaviab, Peninsula.., ... 478 Private Johnston, Olucha ... ... 472 Lieut Okey, Taranakl 472 Co) Sergt Sontag, Wiakari 471 Volr R Ballingor, Wellington ... 468 Piivata W Hutohlaon, Dunedin ... 463 Private Marohbanka ... ... ... 463 Sergt Handle*, Auckland ... ... 462 Sergt Hale, Auckland ... ... 462 •Sergt Gray, Obriatohurch ... ... 461 Private Smatll, X itangata 460 Sergt Parkee, Wftnganul 459- Sergt Fairs, Auckland ... ... 458 Capt tittle, Auckland ... ... 457 Lieut Foster, Wanganul 456 C*pt Ooßserove, Otopopo ... ... 455 Oorp D'Auvergue, Rangiora... ... 455 The above carbines have to fire an additional 10 Bhota at 500 yards, and the r fles 10 shots at 600 y*rda. O amaru, March 3. As there are no lesa than twenty-nine teams entered for the Team Match, firing for which began at seven o'olook this morning and will occupy till after midday, the Championship wi ! l not be deoided till aft r laQob, The North v South Island match will be taben afterward*, the shooring will, therefore, not be overtlil a 1-ite honr this afternoon. The following have qualified for' the lnter-I*U ? 'd msuoh t—

North Island: R fUs— Major Purnell, O*p an White. Lieu<. Okey, Privates R. HaMi-gdr, Handley, Parkeß, Fairs, Little, F > t-r, R-mington, Lane-ham.; and Haulm S ath Is'ani ; Rifles— Sergta. Jones, MoTavish. Sonmag, P.ivatea Hutchison, Marchbaaks, Q ay, Smaill, D'Auvernne, Ooaa^rove, MofcLwlch, Kay, Corporals Hu'ohiaon, Cooper, and Love, Carbines— Uoas, Davy, Thorbnru, Luraa dea, Williams, Parslow, Smith, Major Burns, Mior«, Ohipmao, P.oadfoot, Oakden, Greenfield, and Wilaon. It was after one o'clock before a start was mada at the 500 yards range of the Team Mitoh For tne first three dia* tanaes the folding acores were : — Wan* eanul Ciiy Rfl >s, 400 ; Weat Taieri, 398 j Wanganni RifU<, 394. Team Ma oh, ranges 200, 300, 400, 500 yards, seven shots : — West Taireri, 499 ; Wang&nal Riflii, 495; Votora Kfl J3 , 493; Thamei N«va!a, 493 ; Xaranadi, 4i9 ; Blenheim. 487- .

3?HE ASHBTJBTON GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, MARCH 3. 1888



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Jloon'a Sun Sun Moon Moon ago at Feb.-March Rises. Sets. Rices tieta. noonday p.m. a ni. 25 Saturday ... 5.!!5 G. 52 5.27 2*5 13 20 Sunday .. 5.3G 6.51 6.9 3.29 14 27 Monday .. 6.37 6.49 6.46 4.37 15 28 Tuesday .. 6.39 048 7.21 550 16 29 Wednesday.. 6.40 647 7.53 7*3 17 1 Thursday .. 842 6.45 8.20 8.17 18 2 Friday.. .. 5.43 C.43 8.59 9.32 19



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