THE NATIVE WIFE MURDERER.

(Per Press Association.; Gi^orne, July 20 The "Herald's Walpu correspondent ■applies the following further particrlarf of the Walpu murder :— Wm. Tueri, agea 26, was possessed of a violent, moody, and ungovernable temper, and hos fre quently illuaed his wife, besides having on several occasions threatened to kiii her. Mary Tuerl, aged 23, ws^s a tidy and Industrious woman. Tho marriage wbb forced upon her, and before It she was inclined to another man j William, in his fits of rag-», u*ed to cvl up ber former attachment, and on oi < occasion threw her tato the fir?; A week •go, William's father hearing of his furious treatment, told his son he must leave tha place, whereupon William threatened to kill bim. On Friday last William and the wifH left their whare to go the plantation, William carrying a child. Before leaving he loaded his gun. The woman seeing him asked what was he going to do, and he replied that he was goiug to shoot pheasants. Later on the report of a gun was heard, and on search being made the body of the un fortunate woman was found in the scrub, her head being o'eft in twain, one Bide being a mass of bru'ses and disfigure ment, and almost beaten to pulp, with burnt fragmetts of clothbg about ber neck. The murderer was tracked to the ranges, but nothing has been seen or heard of since. Maoris are collecting from all parts to Walpu, and are very bitter against the murderer.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(per press association.) Auckland, July 20. At the meeting of tbe Board of Educa tion to-day, Mr Thos Cooper moved a resolution providing that the staff and salaries of teaobers of the publio schools of the oolony be based npon a uniform sca'e, .and that no child who has passed the _fx*h standard be allowed to attend public schools. He also submitted a scale for the reduction of salaries and amended regu lation of staff, by which head teacher's ' ■■Urlea wou'd range from £360 to £600 per annum, mi those of first assistant from £200 to £100, according to the number of children in the schrols ; second and third assistant being paid £74 to £60 per year respectively. Mr Cooper claimtd thst by this means and by amended regulations of the staff of teachers a saving of £75,000 per year could be eff-oted. The motion was dlsousaed at ~ groat length, and eventually its further "consideration was postponed for two months. Wellington, July 20. The French convicts were again taken before the aoting Governor to-day. Cury's . oase was taken first. Mr Gaily appaared ' for the Crown, and said It was not even necessary for him to . make out a prima ' facie case, not such ft case as would b_ * required by onr own Supreme Court, bnt he admitted that It devolved upon him to produce evidence that the prisoner wai the person who had escaped from New Caledonia. Hla Excellency said there wbb no doubt the prisoner was the man re ferred to In the document forwarded from New Caledonia. He would therefore -" order that he should be returned to the French Cou.nl. One could not help sympathising with the man, seeing that he had gon? through so much misery, but the people of New Zisland did not want the oolony to beoome a reoeptaole for New Caledonian convicts. His Excellency directed the Interpreter to inform him that be would be surrendered to the French Consul at the end of 15 days, but Inthe meantime he could apply .to tbe Supreme Court for a writ of habeas corpus. Ga*parinb'd case wllljbe taken;to-morrow. Tae Magistrate dismissed the charges agalnat the Agnews for annoying members of Parliament.

Mr Henry Anderson, a well-known journalist, died this morning at 1.15, from cancer in the throat,

A deputation, consisting of Messrs Joyce, Wii hy, Buxton and Goldle M.H.R.'a together with Mr T. W. Glover lecturer to ihe New Zealand Temperance Alliance, Interviewed the Premier this afternoon. Mr Glover, who aoted as spokesman, ex plained that a mass -meeting of the eomblred Temperance Societies had been held in the looal Salvation Army Barraoks on the previous evening, when a resolution was oarrled appoint ing the deputation to wait upon tbe Premier at hiß earliest convenience, to urge upon bim the neces sity of fixing a day fcr the discussion of Mr Fulton's resolution on local option with regard to the liquor traffic. Sir Harry Atkinson replied that be should be pleased to assist the deputation in their endeavor to get Mr Falton'a resolution discussed, and he would consult his Cabinet .. to whether a day could be Bet apart, and would then confer with the friends of the temperance oause who had peats In the House. CiOBISTcnjTjRCH, July 20. An inquest was held at Walau yesterday, on |ha body found on the Leslie Pass, Identified as Charles Bolt, shepherd at St . James' sUtion. He had been drlnklpg at Walau for a fortnight, and left there for Hanmer Flams in company with two men laat Sunday, taking a bottle of whisky which he broached a mile this side of Leslie Pass. He would then go no farther, and his companions went on. Arthur Bryant, boundary keeper for Mr Duncan Rutherford found his saddle at | Leslie Pass, and on' searohlng found tbe body in a rockbound creek in the Pass quite dead. The horse was found at Hanmer river on the other side of the range. Dr Bolger gave it as hie opinion that death resulted not from falling into !pe creek, but from exposure whilst suffer pg from drink. The" ver^iot was '? died rom exposure while wandering about in depressed state of mind through excessive drinking."

The Executive Committee of the Inter national Temperance Conference to meet in Victoria, have requested Mr 0. Gray of Christohuroh to become one of the Vioe Presidents. Timabu, July 20. A man named Robert Russell was found des-t id'lhe snow on the Grampian Plain, ffaokeozle Country, to day. He bad been missing since tbe 13th inst. '■■ , , poNBDiw, July 20 Some time ago E. ! Laadorf, fruiterer, was arrested at the Bluff on a charge of obtaining goods by false pretences, wrought up in Dunedln the charge was withdrawn. At a meeting of creditors'to flay his deficiency was shown to be £256. The creditors not only recommended bis discharge, but one of thera collected Bub aorlptlons lu aid of tfre bankrupt'from the P^eri. _________________

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

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Mail Boat.

Wellington, July 21. The Secretary of the Post Offijo ad vises tbat tho 'Frtco Mail steamer Mari ' p ib» wss signalled at Tiri Tirl f»t 11 50 this morning. Tre W«naka with tha southern por'ion "tf the mail leaves Oaebuuga »i 5 p.m ' Escapees from New Caledonia. " Wellington, July 21. Gaipnrn 1 , the I'lltan ccipee, appeared b. f«>re tno _/spiry Governor this morning uni wis ordered toba surrendered at tho end of fifteen days to the O >nm'<. Mean rimn ha oould aj ply for a writ of habeas corpus. ____________

FIGHTING AMONG TBE NATIVES.

SEVERAL KILLED.

TROUBLE IN THE NORTH

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- Auckland, July 20. The dispute which haa existed for some time p»st between two sections of the Ngapuhi tribeß at Whansaroi, respecting a block of laud noar tbe Porotl, oufralualed this morning in actual fighting. Mr Andrew Wilson was about to oommenoe the survey, and he sent a party to put up tbe flag on the hill la order to test tbe threat which had been made by the natives, Thla ffog whs pulled down and a j battle oommenced, Later news received states tbat several have been killed and I others wounded. Mr CUndon, R.M., and two constables have gone out to tbe rcene of the trouble. There Bre about 70 nattveß on one side and 12 on the other The particulars as yet to hand are very meagre. Wellington, July 20 Intelligence was recaived iu town thla afternoon tbat a collision had occurred between Taurau Kupa, a celebrated Whangarel Chief, and Knl Hlrl, Chief of another tribe, They and thoir f ollowlngs met and had a severe conflict, in which two men were killed, one of Taurau'a fide being shot dead, and a number wounded on tho other side. The cause of the quarrel has net yet been .scerta-md. \ Auckland, July 21. The Native warfare at Porotl originated In a land dispute. Oa Thursday Mr Andrew Wilson oommenoed the survey by sending a party to put a fUg on a hill. The £Ug was pulled down by one < f Eru Hlnas' people, and hostilities oommenoed. Seventy Natives were on one side, and 120 on the other. The latest news Is that three Natives have been shot dead, Bnd several seriously wounded. Inspect jr McGovern returned to Whaugarei this morning. On Thursday Mr Fi'zjerald, the owner of a large block in the K-»ipara district, went up with Mr Harrison, surveyor, to get bis boundaries defined, when tbey were hustled and obstructed by about 70 Natives, who had squatted on the land. Mr Filzgerald has a L»nd Transfer Title The Natives were very excited, and would not allow Mr titzgerald and Mr Harrison to proceed unless all the survey ing implements were left behind.

THE CURSE OF LABOUR.

A contemporary siys ; — Drunkenness ia emphatically the curse of labour. It is the groat obstacle that stands in the way of all ameliorating Influences. Ii con fronts the agents of progress tt every atop, opposing their eeveral efforts with gloomy and dentrucivo power. If it be true, as Ward Beecher puts it, that " the moment a man has gone beyond the line of Temperance he has lost his place as a

producer in society, and is a waste and a burden," how much more de&p'cable 13 the position of the miserable being who puts his veto npon every attempt to im prove the trade with whioh he Is unhappily oonneoted ? How this veto cm be exer olsed we do not need to point out. It oan be see a for Itself every c|*y. . If is not that the drunken man Is less prepared to encounter a labour struggle in the shape of a lopk-out or a afrike. That is a com paratively amall matter. The rocjt of the mlaohief lies in the circumstance tint the shiftless, shameless wretch must under estimate his labour, must work any num ber of hours when he gets the chinoe of employment, and, it often happens will do it at any price. How oho the sober and industrious workman protest against overtime, how oan he hope to succeed in organising opposition to It, when he sees these wastrels in every workshop ready to snap the bread out of his mouth, ready to oriuge and creep for a casual job, and ready to sacrifice every interest without regard to the consequences.

A BOVINE ROBERTS

An iuoldent, at once alarming and amuselng, ocourred yesterday at Messrs Alfred Bucklaud and Bona' Remuera Saleyards. Wbl'e the veteran auctioner wassmliUngJy and quickly knooking down the usual weekly supply of beef tq the butchers, a bullock, or en os, as tho old gentlerr.sn politely terms his beeves, dis appointed probably with .the pries he fetched, or dissatisfied with the looks of his sew master, was seized with an un controllable desire, like Mr Roberts, to return to pastures green and quiet waters. After several ineffectual attempts to jump the seven feet of stockyard fence that surrounded him on three aides, he con oelved the original notion cf esoiping through the openlcg between the 'tops of the side of the alleyway and the roof, The narrow gangway was fqll of butchers, graziers, snd ' othprs, Including the vendors of apples, oranges and nuts. Tbe knights of the cleaver laughed at the insanity of the beast attempting what no bullock had ever done — within the memory of the baldest-pated buteher present; but on came Roberts with a spring, aud getting his brltjket over the rail, soon drew his hind legs over also. Then it was a case of olear the gangway, and >no time to do it iu . The butchers gave a wild yell of dismay and climbed the fence much faster than the bullock, bnt in an opposite direction. Tho blue blouses aoattered like the clans on Oullodett. The agility displayed by the heavy weights 1 of the Hellaby Btarop v/as something to bo surprised at. Luckily the bullock turned Sown' the end of the alley, whioh was tolerably clear. Had he charged 'along the crowded end there would have J been mnoh mourning' in Uaoherdom, ihe city i ambulance in request and this, but oners' plonto and football matoh postponed for a season. When last seen the escapee was quietly grtVng In Major George' a paddcok anxious no doubt to make the acquain tance of Mr Kelson, i^u other fat ox got so bxolted oyer this occurrence that he lay down, and aaid ? as plainly as a bullock oould speak, that he wanted' tq die, ' Tbe ready alaughtermao, wfto understood the language, promptly dirked bim in the spine, while an equally ready fellow-crafts man poignarded him In tb,3 heart, Then they got a tripod and hoisted that eleven hundred of beof to market, and tha reader who had steak for breakfa-t m*v « — *- Dickinc hi- '■■-■" . - 0 " uo a ..._ teeth of the same. The world 1 moves fnßt, especially when there is a bullock on the j )b— " Auokland Herald "

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Fbiday, Jt j.y 20, The Council met at 2.30 p m. school age. The A^torney-Genori'.l in answer to Sir George WhHmore, Buid that so f\v an the Education Department, wore awaro t tore were no children attending S ate ; schools below five years of age, nor had ! the Aot been contraveued. j FIVST HEADINGS. The Mount Somers Road Board Bill was read a tint time, along with a number of othar measu op. THE TOTALISATOE. The debate on the totalisator qieatlon was continued, and disposed of by Mr Swanson, b th motion and amendment bring thrown out. The Council rose at 4 20 p.m.

AFTERNOON SITTING.

.he House met at 2.30 p.m. questions Replying to questions it was stated that the contraot for the Midland Railway had not yet be signed, and was waiting a fow slight additions, but the Government would take care that no unnecessary delay took place in signing the contraot ; fiat it was clear from the Customs Duties Bill that a. primage duty of 1 per oent should he charged on the net invoiced price of goods plus 10 per oent. LEGISLATIVE ESTIMATZS, The Premier moved that the House do forthwith resolve Itself Into a Committee of the Wbole to consider the following resolution :— u That the House is (f opinion that the Government should be responsible for the Legislative estimated."

The motion was agreed to, and the House went Into Committee. The Premier said that It appeared to Government that this was the mo.t con venient way of dealing with tbe matter. He contended that no undue power would be given to Government by putting the salaries of those officers under their control, and that no possible harm cou'd oome of it. He insisted that the question ought to be eo* Bidered altogether apart from party feelings. Mr Downle Stewart opposed the motion at some length, and moved an amendment that "the House and Speaker should oontlnue responsible for the legislative esiiu_atfs." Mr Barron supported the motion. Sir Maurice O'Rourke contended that salaries of Legislative officers should be in the hands of the Speaker. After careful search cf the records of other ooiotilea he had been unable to find a single instance in which legislative officers were not undor the control of Parlia ment. The present movement was felt to be an unconstitutional and unwarranted | attempt to interfere with the privilege of the Speaker of the House. Mr O'Oouor defended the action he had formerly taken, and strongly supported the|motlon. The Premier said tbat he had heard the Speaker's remarks with extreme regret, for they amounted to a distinct oharge of corruption against Government, inasmuch as he distinctly stated that their whole object was to drive two oftkers entitled to pensions out of their 'posts in order that they might havo the' filling up of thoir places. He repudiated any suoh inten tions. Hiß whole objeot was to secure the services of legislative offioers during the time the House was not fitting. At present they drew high salaries, and did nothing for many months of the year, He believed that hie proposal was reason able, and in accordance with the wishes of the House. If not, they had only to eay so for Government had no strong feeling in the matter.

Mr Downle Stewart implored tbe House not;to infringe the greit principle which had ruled it ao long by taking the control of these officers out of the t-'peakers hands.

Mr Ballance thought that the proceed ing of Mr O'Oonor's Committee proved that these salaries should riot be put under the control of Government. He did not see any necessity for the aotlon of Government. There bad been more debates over these Leghiitive salaries than over anything else in the estimates. If once theße salaries were reduced they would he beyond the control of the House, who would have no power of raising them, and In effect the He use would be parliDg with its undoubted privilege.

Mr Hislop condemned the tone of Mr JBallanoe's remarke. He seemed to think th"»t Government were not fit to be entruated with the payment of theße officers. How wbb it he had never taken action in the matter before, and how was It the conclusion of Mr O'Oonor's Com mittee waß endorsed by Mr Ballanco's own opinion \ How could the Speaker bo more competent to fill up these offices than .the Government with all their facilities for getting "informatlpn. He felt eure that the resolution would haya no suoh dangerous effect as anticipated.

Mr Walker deprecated the remarks of the Colonial Seoretary, eapeoially as the Premier hsd asked them not to import any party feeling Into the dlscueslou. He (Mr Walker) regarded the speech of the member for Wanganul as a most temperate one, and thought It did not warrant snoh a reply. He was opposed to the Premier s motion. He contended (hat the officers of the Houso shou'd be in a perfectly independent position. They should adhere to tbelr privileges In this respect, and not part with theca in $he manner now proposed by tbe G/oycmment, Refer ring {,0 the ' Legislative Expenditure Committee, of whioh the member for Buller was the mouthpiece, he said the fact tbat the Speakers of both Houses were carefully excluded from giviDg evidence Bboned that the Committee had neglected their duty. He denied most empbnt'c&Hy that the House had expressed any desire th make the change proposed. The debate was interrupted by the 5 30 adj lummont.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Fbiday, July 20.

EVENING SITTING.

The Houbo resumed at '£.3Q p.m. Mr Poaoock continued the' debate, It w<in a glaring' anomaly that Government should bring down estimates they were not responsible fer, and bo hoped tho House would agree tb the Mr lytosy spoke in favor of the Speaker's view. Sir George Grey said that all his sym pathies were with the Ministry on this oo< oaslon He entered Into an 'exhaustive criticism of the Oivjl Service at large whlcfc ought \o b$ protected from, the interfer ence of Individuals'. The Premier quoted frqra correspond^ enpa In \BQft botweon the Speaker Mr Stafford to sbqw tha J, it wa.a theq the I practice for Government to control all the Legislative Estimates, The present system did not oome Into vogue for years a f ter.

Sir Maurice O'KonrW - qmtfii a lelter of ? __anro's, In which he expreane^ most deolded opposition to having the oontro' o'^ the Legislative officers taken from him as unconstitutional' and im proper.

The Premier said tbat that was a year before the passage he had Rioted, and the House having all that had been written before ir, decHned'to' ajcoedo" to 'the Speaker's proposition. After a Warm diacussieu the House divided on Mr W. f>. Stewart's araend mont, which was carried by 39 to 25 TII9 motion as amended vras then agreed to.

Tho P.-omier said that tho Government afW this vote wou d refer the Legislative estimates to tho Speakers of the two U.'U'ea, and consequen'ly they wo,nld havo to be withdrawn for tbe present. The quention would aleo have to be decided a3 to whether the Parliamentary buildings should be plaoed under the cot.trol of tha Speakers. Government would now ojnsldor themselves absolved from all responsibility for tho Legislative estlmatep.

Mr Fl«h said that by their action they had deliberately taken out of their own hands o ntiol over the s»li»rlea whioh the Speaker oould now increase at his own pleasure. The result would be to bring the Speaker Into dlreot conflict with the members of the House.

After Hime remarks from Mr Kerr In reply to Mr Fish, tbe House adjourned at 11.55.

THE WEATHER.

The following is the meteorological report at Alford Station for the week ending July 20th, 1888 :—

CRICKET.

AUoTRILIANa F SUSSEX. (Per Press Association.) London, July 19. ; . The crbkofc mitch between eleven of Sussex and fhe Australians commenced at Brighton to-day. ' Susbox wero the first to ba*, and made 98, the highest scorers being Newhiym (not out), 45 ; B:aun, 18 ; and Thomas, 13 Turner jo 'k five wickets for 36, and Trott four for 28. The - Australians, In their second Innings, made 68>- the prinoipal scorers being Trott 24, Blaokham 17, and Jarvis IS. Humphreys- secured five wickets for 21. In their seoond innings, Sussex have lost three wickets for 74. Greason made 30. Qnalfe 26; and Newhara 10.

DIVISION OF THE COUNTY

MEETING AT DORIB. A meeting of ratepayers in the South Rakaia distriot was held at Dorie on Wednesday last to consider the above question. About twenty ratepayers were present, and Mr John McLean occupied the chair, Mr Coster, the Chairman of the Road Board, attended and explained at length the object of the proposed changes. He moved— "That in the opinion of this meeting it 1b desirable to sever tbe Oounty." Seoonded by Mr Morrow and i oarrled unanimously, i It wbb understood that tho boundaries of the proposed new Oounty would be the Rakaia and ABhburton rivers, follow ing tbe north branch of the latter. ' With regard to the abolition of the Road Boards, Mr R. Mulligan moved — "That, in the opinion of this meeting, It is not advisable to do away with the Road Boards." Seconded by Mr ii. Harrison and carried, the voting being thirteen in favor of the motion and one against; The proceedings terminated with votes of thanks to the Chairman for presiding, and to Mr Coster for the valuable Infor mation he had furnished to the meeting

MEETING AT KAKAIA

A ratepayers' meetiDg was held In the Town 8011, South Rak»ia, on Friday evening to, Qonaider the question of the division of the Oounty and the abolition of Road Boards,

The attendance was not large, and Mr Cosier, the Chairman of the Road Board, presided. The meeting was' 'oalled for seven o'olook, but there was a great want of punctuality, and eight o'olook came before the business oommenoed.

The Chairman oalled on Mr John Ho'mes to explain the objpets of hiß motion passed at the County Council meeting. ;

Mr Holmes spoke at length on the euVj c'. The resolution mentioned was " That in the opinion of this Council, the Aehburton Oounty shou'd be divided into two counties, and that by dividing the Oounty into two counties' with nine ridings in each, and dispensing with the BervIo«B of the Road Boards; a large saving would be tfftc'ed In the interest of the rate payer?. 1 ' IHjr Holmes explained that tho County as it ie at present was not fairly represented. South of the Aahburton tho area was roughly 1,500,000 acres, and north of the Ashburton 1,000,000 aores, yet the land y&lnatlons were £1,000,00.0 for the Bouth portion, "and £2,000,000 for the north. Therefore, this potUon p&id twe-thirda of the rates, but there was really no m cey epent on this side the Ashburton unless It was near the Aahbur ton town. Again, the south side was represented by five members and the north by only four. He thought it most unfair. With .regmrd to the abolition of Road Boards, he would not be in favor of this unless the county was divided, for there would be no saving. At the present time there was a governing body with taxing powers for every 200 adults In the oounty — surely this was wrong. Mr Holmes ex pressed.bis views at considerable length. At 'present the county rate was f of a penny, and the Road Board rate £ of a penny ; If his views were adopted the whole rates would not be more than § of a penny, and eaoh riding would have more to spend. He conoluded by hoping the meeting would pass the resolution ho had moved In the Council. ,; "

In veply to questions, Mr Holma,a sajd In the event cf a division of 0 nmty wards the road districts would be abolished, and eaoh road district form a riding to be re presented by one member. The Chairman explained about the large oonnty overdraft — Some £1500 hod been used for the UW bjridUje at'Aßhburton, , and one year Ijhe 1 rite was not struck, and .this Increased It very .much. Mtr iposter moved V The ad^pttqg oj $he resolution passed at the Council." He j thought c-00.-Katlag body quite enough. Mr D. G, Holmes Besonded. . Mr Stringfellow moved as an amend ment — "That the Road Boards be not abolbhed, and that the Council remain as at present." Seconded by B(?r Shannon, , 'i'he an^endmont w«s declared loot by 16 to 11, and the original motion carried. A. vote of thanks to _dj holmes for expressing bis, vlpwa. vas passed and one to the Chairman, Although tho Chairman declared the original motion oarrled, it was really not exproaslon of opinion ns th* majority hth ?l V^ lb 8. and othera voted QOID in* tUfl qjqjlqq an( j t UQ trr^endment, clearly showing that they were a little mixed, *

"The' proceedings then terminated. A meeting of ratepayers to consider the same proposal Is to be held at Eondarvea School on Wednesday ne^K

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

(by -eleotrio telegraph copyright.) (per press association.) (Reoolved July 21, 12 10 p.m.)

CHANGE OF BISHOPRICS.

London, July 20 It is reported that the Right Rev. Dr Stubbs is to be transfered to the see of Oxford and that the Right Rev. Dr Barry of Sydney will succeed to the Bishopric of Chester.

MR PARNELL AND THE "TIMES."

In the House ol Commons Mr Labouchere and Sir J. McKenna, member for Monaghan South, have tabled notices of motion for the rejec tion of the Bill appointing a commission to ioquire into the " Times' " charges against'Parhell.

DIPLOMATIC.

Beklin, July 20. The meeting between Bismarck, Kalnoky and Crispi is fixed for a date towards the end of August.

THE ROYAL MEETING.

St PetersbubG; July 20. At the meeting between the Emperor and the Czir the Russian and German men-of-war which were all gaily deco iated met off Cronsdal and formed into double lines. The Imperial yachts steamed between the lines of war vessels firing salutes. The Emperor William then went on board the Czar's pacht, Alexandria. He was warmly received and, the Emperors embracing kissed each other. They proceeded to Petenhoff where the Czarina was wait ing to meet the Emperor William. The whole proceedings were success fully carried- out and are described as being a brilliant pageant. (Received July 21, 1 p m.)

A THIRTY-SIX HOURS' SITTING

Sydney, July 21. The House sat continuously thirty six hours discussing the Estimates, which, however, passed at an early hour this morning.

CHINESE HOMELESS.

Sixty Chinese are rendered homeless by the fire which occurred in the, suburbsat Waterloo last evening. '

REFLECTIONS ON VICTORIAN MEMBERS.

Melbourne, July 21. Sir Graham Berry has been instructed to use his influence to obtain Admiral Field's authority for the statement recently made in thq House of Com mons that any number of members of the Victorian Assembly could be bribed.

FOOTBALL.

In the iootball match at Ballarat the Imperial team scored four goals to the Englishmen's one.

LICENSING ACT.

ADFLAIDB, July 21. Replying to a deputation the Premier promised to amend the Licensing Act next session in the direction of Local Option provided compensation to pub licans was agreed to.

STAR OF GREECE.

At the Marine Board enquiry into the loss of the Star of Greece tbe court delivered judgment to the effect that ihe evidence showed manifest want of skill and navigation on the part oi the master resulting in a wreck. No blame is attributed to the mate. (Received July 21, 1,20 p.m)

SPANISH ARMADA TERCEN TENARY.

London, July 20. The celebration of the tercentenary of the Spanish Armada took place at Plymouth yesterday. The fleet did not participate owing to the naval manoeuvres at Spithead and Portland having commenced.

THE POLITICAL SITUATION

the position of affairs in Parliament is just now a somewhat curious and com plicated one x and it is impossible to pre dicate its eventualities with any degree of certainty. It is abundantly clear to begin with that Sir Harry Atkinson's following is the smallest of the three sections into which the House is divided, and that if the Freetrade secessionists and the Opposition proper make common cause the Ministry can at any moment be displaced. At present there does not appear to be any intention of uniting forces for an attack u^on, the Ministerial posi^on, by a." direct motion pf wjin^ pf confidence, but it is not to be inferred from this that the Government are therefore safe. On tho contrary they are, wo think, in the most imminent danger, and wo imagine tbat that danger is in the direction of Mr Withy's and Mr Beetham's amendments on, Supply, j Mr Withy's amendment a£ i'V stands, ■ via., to. aSHQ the desirableness of ro dvCcfpg tfce pqblio expenditure if possible, by a hundred thousand per annum might be accepted easily enough by the Govern ment, because of the qualifying words which we have italicised, but it wity. be a ! very different thing if Mr Beetham sue- i ; deeds in 'eliminating the. words '.'if ; I possible " and so making the re&o.lu,tjon mandatory. In th{s pjwe ty is u,n.der ! sto^d $$£ th,e "^o.Yern.rrieufc will decline to. accept fy and will leave it to those who carry it to Jgivo effect to it^The position as affecting private members is rendered still m6re difficult by the faot that Mr Withy openly avowed his desire to, cut down the wages of labor, a,nd in order to seoure that tho shall not bo so interpreted, amendments, by way of addition, have already been givon notice of, the object of which is to secure that no person earning less *J___ £120 a year shall be eil'coted. If tho r.e_p.^tipii 18 thus amended as tp. its *cope, and is made mandatory, the task of any Minister which tries to give effect to it will be no light one, for it is certain that so large a sum cannot be saved on the higher salaries and. amalgamation, of i offices. Indp?d., it is questionable ! whether so much as fifty thousand; can be saved in this direction, a^u* the 1 puzzle is as to where tho other fifty thousand is to oome from, especially as tho House is evidently determined that the school age shall not be raised, and that free education shall not be interfered with. Altogether the position is, as we havo oaid, a complicated and i curious one, and it will be. very interest ing to watoh ifo development,

THE ALCOHOLIC VALUE OF A BUSHEL OF CORN

The '•Milling Wii'd." 17.' 1, g!v;s Ihe following curious Htvomant of the value of ff bushel of or when converted Info alcoholic beverages : — "Let our oorrsppondent, says the editor, trace a buahel, for Instance, from the fiald to tho drinker's gIBS3, Ho works at least two hours In raising a bushel of corn. Hs soils the buahel for I3 31 'on hla farm. He spends the la 3d for two drinks, thus parting for ever with lilh corn . " Now follow the oorn. It oosta Is 3 J, sod is turned into seventeen quarts of intoxicating drink. The diatlller receives Is. 81 a gallon for converting It into whisky. The oorn In its changed ahapa represents the original la 3d and 61 111 for tho distiller, making its value at this Btape 8s 3d. Then the government tax of 3a 8d a gallon adds 15s 51 to the value, swelling it to23s7d. The bushel of oorn now passes to j )b salesmen and wholesalers, and through thera to the retailers. By the time it haa reaohed the retailers It has been * reduoed ' in strength and: increased in quantity by the admix ture of water and other more harmless substances, go that its measure has at least been doubled, and the corn when it begins to drop into the drinkers' glasses at the b«r, represents about eight and a half gallons of drink. " Al'dwlue sixty drinks to the gallon, the official bir average, the bushel of oorn will furnish two hundred aiid seventy drioke, which, at au average of 7_r.'l a drink, will take £8 2a from the pooue s of the consumers. This, added to tho 23 j 7d put Into the oorn up to the time of reaohing tbe jobber?, makes a total of £9 ss. Substraotlng the Is 3d which the farmer received for the corn, and the baUnce (£9 3* 94) will show the amaslng pro6tß made by those who do not till tha adltogrow the oorn, but who multiply infinitely by scientific means tha misohie voUß powers of the grain, and who from this hurtful multiplication reap easy, large, and reliable profits, The original prioe of tbe bushel of oorn ia contained one hundred and fifty-five times in the ultimate receipts fiom it. "In this way the enormous wasting power of aloohollo drink oan be easily understood." j

WHY HE DID NOT GO TO THE HOSPITAL

HE COULD LEAP THROUGH THE AIR My object in writing is two-fold'; to express my gratitude for a great benefit, and to tell a short story which cannot fail to interest the feelings of many others. It is all about myself, but I have remarked that when a man tells the honest truth^, about himself he is all the more likely to be of use to his fellow-creatures. To begin, then, you must know I had long been more or less subject to attacks of bron chitis, a complaint that.you are aware is very common and troublesome in Great Britain in certain seasons of the year. Some months ago I had a very severe turn of it, : worse, I think, than I ever had before. It was probably brought on by catching cold, as we all are apt to when we least expect it. Weeks passed by, and my trouble proved to be very obstinate. It would not yield to medicine, . and as I also began to have violent racking pains in my limbs and back, I became greatly alarmed. I could neither eat nor sleep If I had been a feeble, sicky. man, I shbu'd have thought less strangely of it ; but as, on the contrary, I was hearty and robusts I feared some new and r terrible tMog had got hold of me, which might make strength of no ava'l against it. I say, that was the way T thought.

Presently I could not even lie down for the pain all over my body. I asked my doctor what he thought of my condition, and he frankly said^ ''lam sorry to have' to tell you that you are getting worse 1 " This so frightened my friends, as well as myself, that they said " Thomas, you must go to the llo_>ital; it may bo your only chance for life I"'

But I didn't want to go to the hospital. Who doc>, when he t v inks he can possibly get along without it? I am a laboring man, with a large family depending on me for support, and I might almost as well be in my grave as to be laid on my back in a hospital unable to lift a hand for months, or God only knows how long. Right at this point I had a thought flash across my mind like a stream of sunshine in a cloudy day. I had heard and read about Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup, and I resolved, before consenting to be taken to the hospital, I would try that well-known rpmedy. , On this I gave up the doctor's medicine and began taking the Syru \ Mark the wonderful result ! I had taken but three doses within twenly-f jur hours when I was seized with a fit of coughing, and threw up the phlegm and mucus off my chest by the mouthful. The Syrup had loosened and broken it up. Continuing with the Syrup, the racking pain, which I believe, came from and joints, soon left me entirely, anl I the bitter and poisonous humours in my blood felt like going to sleep, and I did sleep sound and quiet. Then I felt hungry, wi'h a natural appetite, and as I ate. I soon got strong and well. 1 fclf I coifd leap through the air with delight In a, week ;I was able to go to my work again. It doesn't seem possible, yet it is true, and the neighbours know it. And, therefore, when I say I preach the good news of the great powerjfof Seigel's' Syrup to cure pain and disease far and widef nobjdy will wonder at me. Thomas Canning. 75, Military-road, Canterbury, Kent. Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup is for sale by all chemlrts and medicine vendors, :saud by the Proprietors, A. G. White. limited, 33. Farnngdon.road, London, IS. C, Englani. (1)

THE ASHBURION GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1888



High Date. Shade. in State of weather, low high Sun. Saturday 31* 53- 108- Fine, oalm Sunday 25- 52* 108- „ „ Monday 22- 46* 110-  B.W. Tuesday 22- 41- 92- Overcast, „ Wed'day 25- 47- 110- Fine, Thur'day 26* 52- 110- „ oalm Friday 21* 48- 110- „ N.



Farming Implements arid. Vehicles of all kinds conttantly In Yards on view FOR SALE Clearing Ssles held in Town or Country as r< quired, and moat liberal terms arranged with -both .'.' Buyers and .Sellers ... .... Rbnts collected, and the bnsineßsTof absentees managed with oare.? Valuation made of Properties or Mer- chandise on easy terms,' ' ■ : ! *.; Ad\ancas made instantly On Goods delivered at the Stored for Sale, J ! fAoENT FOR XH» NORWICH UJNION FIRE INSURANOB COMPANY ALFRED HARSiSGISr ;; amm^aamaaammaa^mmwaaamwammamiamtmwmmmmmmmi T. Bullock. , ... TO LET — A' 6-roomed house In Came- ron afreet opposita the Wesleyan Church. T. BULLOOK, for sale. McCORMICK TWINE BINDER TIP DRAY, with frame Do without frame h 2 Single Seated BUGGIES J ' T. BULLOOK. TO LET., TWO COTTAGES near the English Church T. BULLOOK. ■, TO LET — Houße of 5 rooms, witfr verandah, together with about 9 acre* of land. Apply to __ T. BULLOOK 'pO LET, 163 6d per week rental, a ._, Dwelling-house containing 9 Rooms, well situsted iu Tancred street, lately occupied by B. McOwkn, Esq There la an excellent water supply together with every convenience. For full particulate apply to < T. BULLOCK. TO JLET. ROOMS In the Arcade Chambers. Apply to T. BULLOCK., TO FARMERS. FOR SALE—2 second-hand Double-v Furrow Ploughs, by Reid and Gray.' T. BULLOOK., FOR^ALE..^^ ;- •j O ACRES, 31 perches, fenced aodjaid JLO down in English grass, situated at- th«j corner of Mitobam and South Road*, about 1_ miles from tho County Sale- yards. Suitable paddock for>-'plS'BoTjF' x "~ living at a diatonco, and sending stock to the yards for sale. _. BULLOOK; "Ayr ONEY TO ,. LEND on .first cla_4 JAIL Security iu Bums to suit borrowers. Apply to 1 T. BULLOOK. ... I I ... 0 TO LET— ,-..'• ._• vury-lnw rental, a large buUdlDy irouting East Street, suit- able for a grain and chaff store. ;T,BTOIOIg,



Public -Notices -.■— . . — . ____^____ a ____ TO THB LADIES OF ASHBURTON. I Misses Morrison & Holloway DRESS AND MANTLE MAKERS Tancred Street ASHBURTON. .-■ 5 169 i — — ■ i / •'»*;- .r : Ashburton Agricultural aad Pastoral Association, '* THE Annnal General Meeting of the Members of the Association #111 be he held at the Arcade Chambers, Burnett Btreet, Ashburtoni on : TUfiSD AY;" 24th July, 1888, at 3 o'clock p.m. "" Business : \ ■ ' To reoeive annual report and bafanoe* , sheet to 30th June^ 1888, The Balanoe-she'ot, duly audited, now lies for the inspection of -Members at my offioe. '■ J. G. RESTELL, 7t78 ' ; 'Secretary. M 0 K S T EH ; ? ■■■■- • •"'• : - -of -"-'■ >'•* D^ej^/^lo^pg, :■■■ ;'•. ■■:.; ;.y>..' ■; a^ ; r >'>w-.; ::;■.;■=■•• -J; f<«:i-i;.os>^:. .•:•:= 0-"P *r:.?fW; •• WILL COMMENCE HIS HALF :;.\; YEARI_Y : SALB?ON>' : v^t -BMdayr the gitk IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. i. Boe Handbills for Prloei. g M *^^^"^»»«i-»-i-^---*-----_-_____ < ________i__ aw -I. Harrisorjr — — — ... . . ; - - ' ;•_ • • ■ Alfred Harrißdn, AOOTIONEER, STOCK AHD ESTATE AGENT AND VALUATOR.; SATURDAY SALE at 12 o'olock aharp — Horses, Oattle, Pigs, Prodaoa and Merchandise. • •



STYLE! AND FIT ALL THAT OAN BB ÜBBIKED H. & E. CIAIGHEAD TAILORS, TANORED STREET, ASHBURTON. Mount Somers Goal lAM now in a position to supply COAL at ' considerably reduced rates. In anticipation of a LARGE DEMAND during the coming season, I have made PRIOES Buch that no one need want FUEL ; and until further notice will i I supply at Perlraok load at Mount Somers Railway Station, per ton... 12s j Stations on Mount Somers line, freight added. Ashburton, per truck, per ton . 15s Tinwald t _» „ 15s Winslow   x 16s Binds „ H 17s Ealing „ „ 17s 6d Dromore „ >» 16s Chertsey „ „ 16s 6d TERMS CASH. BOOKING EXTRA. In Ashburton retail quantities delivered to Customers' residences, at 20s per ton, CASH. . All information to be obtained from., and orders left with MR JOBtf Q. RESTELL, WEST STREET, , i Whom I hare appointed my Agent, and who will sell at above raxes FOli CASH. ~ . F, WRIGHT. '' - ■ ' ' •■SIUJI !■-■— ■■ I HAMS AND BACON Butter and Cheese OF SUPERIOR QUALITY. , JOHNOM&CO, > ' i ■■'' . '■..'' '• EAST STREET



Public Notices. ASHBURTON' YARD*. TUESDAY, 24t.i JULY, 1888 ; T SHALL offsr as a special Hue, — 1 AA/7 Merlao EWES, la Lamb. 7 121 D. THOMAS. REMOVAL. MRS Q mm.T > bei's to announce to O' 1 her Patrors ap*d the Pub'ic generally, that blio has removed to those more commodious premisep, former'y known as the Lyttelton Boardinghouso, Cameron Street, and trusts to merit a fair share of public patronage by keeping av good Table and a comfortable House All cooking done in his usual good style by MrS. Timm). 7*lll ST, STEPHEN'S SCHOOLROOM, ASHBOBTON. GRiND CONCERT. Tuesday, july 2_th, isss, At 8 p.m.- , , . Admission : le, Names of Performers will be advortlsod ■ ' on MONDAY. 7 IH STAR OF ASHBURTON, L.0.L., ;No. 23r ; THE Annual BILL in connection with the above Lodge will be held on FRIDAY, the 27 ch inst., in the Orance Hall. - Tiokets, As. Dancing to commence at : 8 , o'olook Bharp, , : Wi H, PAGET, 7*123 Hon. Sec. . ■ ' H &E. Craighead WISH TO ANNOUNOE 5 TO THEIR CUSTOMERS THAT THEY HAVE REMOfE© ,■'•:'• TO .•'■ ' COLEMAN'S BUILDINGS; *A K C BED B TEE ET.: •r-ALSO— .;-.;•; That they have now In Stook a Large and "Varied Assortment of TWEEDS, COATING?, &o. t suitable for tbe present Season,



Public Notices. ASHBURTON RACING CLUB, TENDERS are invited for removing inner Fences, g übbing up Qorae % trimnrng Fences, etc., a.t Racecourse, to be iu by 5 p.m.. on SATURDAY, July 28. e, C, FOOKS. V- 113; Secretary. ASBBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL; 'PENDKRS are Invited for ASPHAI4TE , I. PAVING, and for Repairing and ! Maintaining anrryi. Specifications to be \ Been at the Council r ffeaes, Baring Square ! West, and tenders covering a guarantee ! deposit of £5, will be rooelved at the said 'Office until 4 p.m.. en MONDAY, July 123rd, O. E. FOOKS & SON, 7/ 1)2 Borough Engineers, etc. THE SPECIAL UNITED SERVICES j JL will be continued next week aa fol- lows : — MONDAY— Primitive Methodist Ota-oh \ TUEBD\Y— Baptiat Ohorch WEDNESDAY- Weslevan Ohuroh TEURSDAY - Salvation Army B»rrackß FRIDAY — United Sacramental'Servioe in the Wealeyan Church. Ojounenolng each evening at 7.SQ, Sankey'o Hymna used. Collection on Friday night to defray expenses. 7*124 GSANI} MILITARY ANI) FANCY DEIiISS BALL. I Uudejj the patrqnage of tho Officers of tbe South Canterbury Battalion, mHE, Annual' Military and Fauoy Dress JL . Ball will bs held at the Oddfellows' Hull ou THURSDAY, AogubtOfch. Dano- ciug to commence at 8 Fleming's String Rand will be in attendance. '. Tickets — Double, 7s Cd ; Single, 6a ; Ladies, 2i 6d Tlokets may be obtained from members of the Company. -*_&__} \ A. J. MULLEB, } 133 3 Hon. Seoretary,



Keating's Corjan Lozenges cures Coughs, Asthma, and bronohitis. Medical testimony States that no other modioine is so effectual inthe oure of these dangerous Maladies. One L. zenge alone gives ease, one or two at bed- e eneurearrest. For relieving difficulty of b athing they are invaluable. They oontain re opium or any violent drug. Sold by all no miets, n.tipa la l-kand .a 9<3 eaoh.



«' BocHrj-PAiß_."— Quick, complete cure, al annoying kidney, bladder, and urinary, diseases. At chemists and druggists Kemp° thorne, Prosser, and Co., Agents, Christ* ohitVoh. 7 '' } " Rough on Rats." — Clears out rats, mice, roaohes, flies, ants, bed-bugs, beetloa, inseceta, Bhunks, jaok-rabbitfl' sparrows, gophers. All and druggists, J



SANDER and SONS' EUOALYPTI EX- TRACT. — In protection of the work* wide lame onr manufacture has acquired all over • the globe, we publish the following : — Hazard, M.D., Professor of General Pathology' and Diseases of tbe Mind and Nervous Sjstem, says in an editorial published in tho" Olinioal Beoord : " — " We have examined half-a-dozen specimens of different manufactures; the preparation of Sander and Sons was the only one tbat proved to be reliable and correspond- ing to scientific tests." Another conooction oalled " Refined Extract of Eucalyptus " has ' made its appearance since. This product stands, according to Dr Owen, forernnn* in causing injurious effeots. That gentleman communicates, at a meeting of the Medioal Society of Victoria, that a child living at Fitzroy beoame most seriously indisposed through its lose. lu' another case' a lady states dn the strength of statutory declaration that she suffered cruelly from the effects of the- same concoction. To guard the high reputation of our manufacture we feel warranted 1 in exjfosing 'the dbqve facta, and desire 'the public to exercise* care and precau- tion when buying SANDER and SONS. - (4dTt.)