DEATH.

OoTJeH,— On the 2let July. 1888, nt Ohm- church Hosplt*!, from lyphoii fever, ANNIE, daughter of John GoUsjh, of Aabbunoi), at^d 15,

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1888. COLONIAL MEAT IN ENGLISH MARKETS.

The " Field " has been lately discuss ing the desirability of having trade marks for butchers* meat sold in London and other large centres. Such a course would prevent imposture and improve the position of colonial meat in the Home market. With the fall in prices of cereals British farmers have lately turned their attention to the production of dairy produce and butihers meat, but with the competition brought to bear on the market by the introduction of colonial and American meat the British farmer does not seem to have bettered his position by substituting beef raising for grain growing. Live stock can be landed in England from A merica in such quantity as to cripple the market for anything but really first class beef. At the same time the Home butchers who have a rnonoply of the trade, attempt to pass off aB best English grown meat the products both of America and the colonies. It is acknowledged at Home that colonial meat — particularly New Zealand frozen mutton is equal, or even superior to the best British meat, but there remains a prejudice in the ordinary mind against foreign meat. This prejudice is traded upon by fleshers at Home to the detri ment, of the colonial meat and to their own decided profit and advantage. The butchers buy large quantities of colonial meat wholesale at a comparatively low figure, and sell it retail as best English mutton at such an advanae as ensures a rich harvest to the vendor. Not con tent with thus keeping down the price of the frozen mutton, we are told on the authority of the "Field" that it is common knowledge that not only are carcases of imported meat sold as Home grown, but also — as if to trade upon the universal reputation for inferiority, which ha6 attached itself to the colonial article — it has become the custom in some quarters for butchers to sell all second rate Home grown meat as colonial. The effect of this system is to perpetrate a double fraud upon the producer and consumer alike, for the benefit of the middleman. Ihe article goes on to say— "As re gards the imposition upon the con sumer, it may be said that the taste of bis mind more than his palate is thus victimised, and that in reality he obtains just as good an article for his dinner table for his money, whether tbe real home of the produce be in Britain or across the sea. But eyen if this were an established fact, none the less is it a matter of dishonesty to trade under false colors. If a consumer is willing — as a matter of fancy or of appetite — to pay a higher price for tbe produce of one part of the globe than for that of an other, then, to trade upon his idiosyn crasy and to deceive him as to the source of the commodity which he buys under a warranty, is a fraud, both civil and criminal. As regards the injustice to the producer, it is plain that by this practice he loses the benefit of the extra and fancy value which public taste accords to his productions. His trade repute is made a stalking-horse for palming off, as his production goods which are of an inferior brand, bo far as concerns the prices they can command in the market."

.he action of the Home botchers in thus Belling colonial meat at fancy prices, as the best British meat, while still decrying the frozen mutton as worthless and inferior, is certainly die-honest. While) such a system remains in vogue it will be a very long time before frozen mutton will be purchased as such by the generalty of the consumers at Home. New Zealand, to -a very largo percentage of the population in Great Britain is I still an almost unknown portion of the world. Even when it becomes known to a better class of the people there is a vulgar and unaccountable prejudice; against an outside article for human con- : sumption, and they cannot understand how it could be possible, without damag ing meat, fco bring it such a long dis tance in a fresh state. There would seem to be little chanco of bettering the the market for frozen meat until it is more widely advertised. When a con sumer finds that at a cheap rate he can get a good joint of New Zealand meat he will soon overcome his prejudice, but so long as he has to purchase from an unscrupulous middleman be will pay a

high price for what he believes to be his own country's production while in reality it was grown sixteen thousand miles away, is a better article and had he only known, could have been had for half the price he paid for it if his butcher we're honest enough in his dealing to let people know where he procured his supplies.

It has been suggested that some system of trade marks might be adopted to prevent fraud ia the description of meat, but the difficulty in connection with the matter is not such a one as can be easy surmounted. The formation at Home, of retail shops- by the freezing companies in New Zealand, where noth ing but colonial meat would be sold, ia, we think, one of the best means of advertising our produce. Until ignor ance and prejudice are overcome the colonial meat will suffer in the Home market.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Nine thousand tons o! salt are consumed in the colony annually and an enterprising Auokland man has made a start to supply the demand by constructing apparatus for extracting salt from sea water. Tbe rinking mania still rolls merrily along, and scarcely a day passes without a new rink being opened in some part of the oolony. One of the latest has been very appropriately called the " Niagara." The Melbourne correspondent of the Wellington "Press" says; "There was a paragraph in to-night's " Herald " announo ing that a looal firm had received a consign ment of New Zealand oranges which were» Btated to be equal to the best Farramatta. Mr Bruoe's proposal to tax bachelors has been much written about, and the whole question of why marriageable men do not marry has been discussed, the general verdiot being that the modern girl's notions are a tsrror to the would-be benediot. The express train from the South was over an hour late last evening, and as far as oould be learned the delay was occasioned by a slip at tbe Purakanui cliffs, and the pas sengers had to be transferred to another train. L»Bt year New Zealand's output of coal was 558,620 tons, being an increase on the output Of the previous year of 24,000 tons. The quantity exported last year was 44,129 tons ; including 31,174 tons used for coaling mail steamers. The suburban systems of railway in Vic toria have proved the most profitable, yield ing at ihe rate of 7 per cent on the capital oost, The receipts from country lines re present a return of 4 per oent after allow ing for the opening of new lihes and con cessions on faies and freights of an annnal value of £250,000.

The «■ Auckland Scar " says :— Tbe making of wine is being carried on very extensively by experimentalists in Waikato, and so far as can be seen it promises to be a great success, some of the samplos exhibited at the last Horticultural Show being of the moßt ex cellent quality and good appearance. One settler has some 400 gallons down of various aorts — grape, apple, parsnip, plum, and goose berry. The making of oider, too, is going on, two presses having been lately ereoted, and they are now at work.

Special United Religious 3ervioes have been held this week in connection with. the Wesleyan, Primitive, and Baptist Churches, and the Salvation Army. There have been good attendances at eaoh of the services, and addresses have been delivered by the ministers and laymen of the various denomi nations, whioh must have had a good in fluence upon the hearers. The meetings will bo continued during next week, when efforts will be made to make them of a still more profitable character. The series of meetings will oonclude with a United Sacramental Service in the Weeleyan Church on Friday evening. A list of times and places of service appears in our advertising oolumns.

The Ashburton Lodge of Oddfellows cele brated their 15th anniversary by a tea. and social gathering in the Hall last evening. There was a moderate attendance at the tea, but the social was very largely patronised. The affair passed off in a most enjoyable manner. Some capital songs were contributed by Messrs Brooks, Dolman, and Piokford, and recitations were given most successfully by Messrs Minnis and Potter. The music for the dances was supplied by Messrs Brooks and Mayo, who, it iB needless to say, per formed their duties in an effioient manner. Mr Daviß had the catering in his hands, and his numerous patrons can testify to the excellence of his arrangement..

Bro Tucker, of Ashburton, in responding to the toast of " Our Colonial Brothers " at the Provincial Grand Masters' banquet at the great meeting of delegates from Oddfellows' Lodges in all parts of the British Empire recently held in EDgland, thanked the Man chester Unity very heartily for the manner in which he had been received, not only for himself but also for the colony, a small portion of which he represented. He re marked on tho coincidence that the New Zealand national flag floated from the house in which he waß located, and onoe more, on behalf of himself and the distriot that had sent him, thanked them all round. Bro Fowler, Auckland, New Zealand, as a colonial, thanked them from the bottom of his heart. In the colonies they were not accustomed to sights, haying generally to be content with Nature, but in the sights he had Been in Gloucester Nature had to be left out. Any member who travelled in the colonies, no matter where he went, would find an Odd fellow, even in the bush forty or fifty miles from a township. (Hear, hear.) He had r»et Gloucester men in the colonies, and should carry back to them pleasant recollec tions of the old oity. The special edition of the «« Gloucester journal," which oontained the account of their proceedings extending over six days, should be most interesting to members of the Order. The total capital of the Manchester Unity on Jan. Ist, 1887, was £6,548,229 4s 2d, and the number of members was 627,594, an inorease of 10,007 for the year.

The Eev. J. A. Buttle of Ashburton, de livered for the first time in the Canterbury province his popular lecture on the Maori race in the Templar Hall, Tinwajd, on Thursday evening. There was a large attendance, Mr John Gaygill oocupying the ohair. The Kev. lecturer, who is a son of the esteemed and venerable Rev. Buttle, one of tbe first missionaries to the Maoris in the early days, is well qualified to speak on the Bubject, and bandied it in a very able manner. Tbe following were the chief points touched by the lecture : Origin, where they oome from, personal appearanoa and physique, Rewi- Ngatimaniapoto, half-oastee in political and social life, language, alphabet, making names, Maori orators, Sir George Grey's curios, sooial life, many wives, Karawini'a courtship, death, games, cooking, Ka nui e Maminga, Hauraki's great Maoris, man-eaters, religious nolionß, superstition, illusions, first Maori martyr, Hauhau-ism, annexation, treaty of Waitangi, ging njoyement, war what of tho future, A united colony and people, hurrah for the Blue Ensign and Southern (Gross ! The above formed the outline ot a very interesting , and instructive lecture, and wo can promise , our friends in the different parts ot tha circuit ajt vhiph Mr Buttle has promised to give this lecture .quite a treat, this being a subjeot rarely taken up, Puring the evening Beveral pieces were rendered by the oboir, and at the conclusion of the lecture refreshments in abuodanoe were handed round. After the usual votes of thanks, a very interesting and instructive evening's entertainment was brought to a clobo in the usual way.

In Melbourne the population increases at the rate of over 20,000 a year. They Bay there's a publio house at Broken Hill whioh takes £100 per day over the bar for drinks alone. A Mrs Kattenbury gave birth to throe daughters and a son at Tempe,- New South Wales, on the 20th June. An exchange remarks : — Acoount sales o frozen meat recently to ghand show a net return of lid per lb. for lambs. The Lyttelton Town Council have ceased paying half-a-crown for eaoh oase of infeotious disease reported to it. The consumption of tea in New South Wales for the year J lB6 is reported to be I nearly eight and a half million pounds. I The total,'claims made to the Ratbit branoh o! the Sydney Landß Department lor rabbit destruction amount to £191,351. There is now, on a moderate computation, from £500,000 to- £600,000 worth of export able wheat _held in Melbourne and the country. A West Coast paper anticipates that by Christmas next not fewer than 1000 men will be lemployed on tha Midland Railway Com pany's works. The Newcastle police recently surprised a party of nearly 200 persons who were witness ing a cock fight, and 16 game cooks were seized by them. Two brothors named Hammond, and another boy named Hedges were out shooting at Yarra, near Goulbourne, when one jokingly presented hiß gun at Hedges. The oharge exploded, (and lodged in Hedges' lower jaw, completely shattering it. An experiment (says an Australian paper) is being made by Mr Charles De Burgh with the view of ascertaining the desirability of introducing camels in the Thargomindah distriot, to oonvey loading from Bourke to Thargomindah and baok. There is some prospect of a dairy faotory being started in Waimate. The soheme is at present under consideration, and with the support of farmers and tradesmen in the distriot suoh an industry should prove a suooess. I As will be seenjby an advertisment in this issue, the annual Volunteer Ball will be held on the 9th August. Last years' Military and: Fanoy Ball was a comphte success, and we trust this|year it will be equally wel patronized. We notice that Mr Fleming'B string band has been engaged for the oooassion. A supposed Cbineße leper, who was recently brought overland from Croydon, was brought up at the Cooktown Police Court when medioal evidenoe was given that the man was not, nor has he ever been, suffering from leprosy. He speaks good English, and appears to have been treated very harshly. He was discharged. At the Christohurch Supreme Court, on Thursday,- his Honor Mr Justioe Ward gave a deoision in an appeal oase whioh iB of con siderable importance to sheep owners. His Honor held that a dog caught worrying or chasing sheep could only be destroyed during the commission of the act, to make the action of the person shooting it juatifitable within .the meaning of sections 13 and 17 of the Dog Registration Aot. Otherwise, his Honor considered, there was no limit to the time at whioh it might subsequently be destroyed.

The Rink will be re-opened this evening, when a hurdle race for a medal will be an attraction. Mr J. 0. Ross, the genial man agnr of the Rink, ia making arrangements for a series of novelties before the season closes. He entertained a number of friends at the Somerset Hotel last evening, when a very pleasant hour was spent. The proceedings took the form of a smoke concert, and Bonga and recitations were both numerous and good. Mr Ross' health waß drunk in bumpers and suooesa wished him to the end of the season.

A meetiDg was held in Willis's Rooms, Londou, lately for the purpose of promoting the proposal of the Rev Herbert V. Mills to acquire a piece of land, people it with unem ployed, and after alloting to eaoh individual about half an acre, so to organise the com munity that handicrafts should form pare of the industry, and the inhabitants of the village consume what they produced. Sir George Campbell and others participated in the disqussion. Subsequently a seoond meet ing was held, at whioh Mr A. H. Dyke Aoland, M.P., presided. Letters were read from Cardinal Manning and Mr Joseph Chamberlain, expressing sympathy with the soheme, which was fully explained by: the Rev Herbert Mills. The sum of £25,000 ia asked for with whioh to begin the experiment. Referring to the application made to the Auokland Education Board by Mr Vanse, the postmaster of Te Aroha, to have a little Chinese boy expelled from the publio school, the " Waikato Times " says : -" Here in Hamilton, (the eon of the Chinese gardener, a bright young fellow of about ten years of age, is going to Mr Murray's school, and the liberal instincts of, the English boys are by no means adverse to his companionship. As his father said of him, 'He all same English boy, only got yellow skin.' There are very few people who value so highly the blessings of eduoation as the Chinese, and we venture to say that even a Celestial gardener could be found who would give Mr Vause poinis in philosophy and the abtruse sciences. At the R. M. Ooutt this morning, before Mr D. Thomas, J.P., and Mr T. Bullook, J P., John^ Henry Allen, of Newlands, was charged with ill treating three horses by working them with sore shoulders, and pleaded guilty, and Will am Allen, father of the above, was charged with allowing the above horses to be worked, and also pleaded guilty. The Bench said it was a very bad case, but would deal lightly with it as it was Allen's first appear ance in a Court, and fined the father 40a and costs, and the bou lop and costs, or 7 days' imprisonment, each ; and cautioned Allen not to work one of the horses again as it was in suoh a bad state, as if he did he would bo sent to gaol without the option of a fine. — William Allen also pleaded guilty to being the owner of two unregistered dogs, and was fined 10s and costs.

To the Deaf.— A person vbo was pure, of deafness and noises in the head of twenty three years' standing by a simple remedy will send a description of it free to any person who appließ to Nicholson Lincoln Inn Chambers, William street, Melbourne.

THE " TIMES" LIBEL CASE.

[PER PRKBB ASSOCIATION J London, July 17 It is rumored that in ponsequence of the disclosures of tjbe " Times " libel action, the Government intends to initi ate a State criminal prosecution against Parnell on a charge of being accessory to the Phoenix Park murders. London, July 18. The Parnell Commission Bill provides for the appointment of three Judges to hear the charges againt him, Mr Gladstone has been entertained by Sir Wilfred Lawson. In referring to $he County Government Bill he cordially commended its provisions. He con sidered ifc was the duty of the House of Commons to enquire into tho character of its members, and he objected to other persons being appointed to do so, and also to tho scope of the proposed "Times" Commlsßi'ou.

London, July 19, Tho members of the Union party ox press surprise at Mr Parnell accepting the commission of Judges to hear the charges against him.

Mr Gladstone, speaking in the House of Commons, said it was cruelty to refuse Mr Parnell a Select Committee, and the enquiry ought to be limited to definite issues. Jtje considered Mr Parnell's approval of the retention of Irish representatives in Parliament ought to remoue any distrust now ex pressed at the Home l£ule scheme.

The " Times" alleges that the cele brated letters produced at the late trial were merely secondary evidence,

GREENSTREET SCHOOL MATTERS.

A meeting of householders in the Ashbur ton Porks district was held at the Greenstreet schoolroom last evening, to consider the aotion of the Committee in reference to the master. There was a large attendance, and Mr Donald Oliver was voted to the ohair.

The Chairman briefly opened the meeting, stating that he was not acquainted with the matters they were there to consider, beyond what he had seen in the papers. Mr Anderson, as the convener of the meet ing, said that he had called it so that they might consider sohool matters, and it would then be for them to judge, after hearing Mr Hale, whether that gentleman was in the right, and whether he had the confidence of the people of the distriot. He (Mr Anderßon) desired to see whether he had the support of the householders, beoause if not, there was no use in standing out by himself against the rest of the Committee. Mr Hale then addressed the meeting. He expressed regret at the unpleasant oiroum stances under whioh he then addressed them. ■ It was only eleven months ago, on the oc casion of the distribution of school prizeß, that the members of the Committee ex pressed their gratification at tho progress ] made by the eoho'ars, and praised and lauded him till he almost felt too big for his boots. A few months after that tbe Committee unanimously passed a vote of thanks to him. What a ohange had now taken plaoe ; they Were ready to ohase him out of the distriot. On the night of the ra-eleotion of the Com mittee, whioh was constituted the same as previously, with the exception of the sub stitution of Mr Ohuroh for MrAnnett, the latter gentleman having left the distriot, a meeting was held. The members had then j no oomplaint to make against him, and their relations as Committee and. master were per fectly cordial. The evening before the famous meeting on June 23rd, he called on the Chairman at his house, and the Chair man was never more friendly towards him, but a few days after that meeting he got the letter asking him to resign, on the ground that as he desired to obtain another situation, he oould not have that interest in the sohool, whioh the Committee desired. He sent a reply, whioh doubtless they all had seen in the papers, declining to resign as the Com mittee desired. [Mr Hale read both tbe Committee's letter and bis own.] The effeot of hiß reply was that the Committee deter mined to give him three months' notice, and he was given to understand that if he did not resign the Committee would. He did not intend to resign unless the Board notified him to do so, and in that oase he would ask for an enquiry to be held. He had seen Mr Good, the seoonder of the motion, and in reply to him, Mr Good told bim that he had nothiog against him, but said that as the Committee and he did not agree a ohange would be for the better. Mr Knox also ad mitted he had nothing against him, except that he oould not have an interest in the school if he desired to leave it. If that was Mr Knox's idea on the subject he would not care to have him in his employ. No such consideration would influence him in his duty, and even should the faot of hiß desiring to obtain another appointment make him in clined to negleot his work, it was his interest — a matter of pounds, shillings, and pence to him— that he should maintain the efficiency of the sohool and obtain good reports. Mr Rippengale had informed bim that Mr Sutherland had stated that he had nothing against him, and this narrowed down the Committee to Mr John Corbett and Mr Church. If Mr Ohuroh was present he would like to bear what he had against him. After a pause Mr Hale said that he would oall on Mr John Corbett to state if he had anything agaigsfc him. Mr Corbett said that the Committee had oome there to listen. All he had to say would be put before a proper meeting of the Committee and would go to the Board. Mr Hale said that he bad now put the meeting in possession of the facts of the oase. It seemed it was an unpardonable crime for him to desire to shift from Greenstreet, though perhaps if he had asked the gracious permission of the Committee it would be all right. If one of the Committee wanted to go away, he did not call a meeting of his neighbors and ask their permission, and surely he (Mr Hale) had the same rights as they although he was only a schoolmaster. He had done his duty to the best of his ability, and the Inspectors' reports which he had with him would show that his work was well done, He asked no favor or indulgence from the meeting; all that he wanted was simple justice. Mr Argyle wanted to know how it was that when they got a good schoolmaster tbey always got rid of him. The first good master they had they discharged ; they said that he drank. He did hot know whether it was so or not, but he (Mr Argyle) did not see what difference that made so long as the man did his work and got the ohildren on. Then they got a bad one, and although he got notice time after time from the Board to shift he still kept on. Now they had another good master, who was bringingon the children, and it was wanted to give him up. He be lieved in hooping the master they had got. The Chairman asked if Mr Argyle would move a resolution. After ecme irregular dlsoussion Mr John Walker handed up a paper containing four motions. Tha Chairman was in some doubt as to how they should be put, and Mr John Corbett asked " the man who wrote them to read them." Ultimately it was deoided to put the motions to the meeting separately. The first was: M That this'meeting, having hoard Mr Hale an£ explanation from the Committee, consider their action most un justifiable, tyrannioal, and totally uncalled for."

Mr Jas. Corbett seconded, Mr John Corbett said that he thought that Mr Argyle was on the Sohool Committee at the time the master to whom he referred went away, and now he wanted to know what he got the " Back " for. He thought that if Mr Argyle looked baok he would find he was on the Committee at the time. Mr Argyle said that he had not asked what that master was dismissed for, nor was he on tb» Committee at that time. A householder asked how the distriot was defined. The Chairman said he was not aware. The motion was then put to the vote. Mr John Corbett said there were some voting who had no right to do so. He ins tanced Mr Rippengale, who, he said lived in the Mount Somers district Mr Rippengale said that he was a house, holder and had a perfeot right to vote. Thirteen voted for the motion and none against. Mr Walker's second motion was then put as follows— "That as the householders pre sent have no confidence in the majority of the Committee tbey all be asked to resign at onoe."

Mr John Corbett: Perhaps the proposer will say something. Someone said that it was not neoessary for the proposer to speak to the motion. Mr Corbett asked if Mr Walker's nacoe was at the bottom of the* paper. I The Chairman: No. Mr gorbett ':' Perhaps Mr Walker will put it there. Mr Walker said that tha resolutions were written dowa plain enough. He attached his name to the paper on whioh were written the resolutions. Mr Hyde seoonded tho motion then before the meeting. The Chairman : Will you give any reasons Mr Hyde. Mr Hyde : I havo nothing to say. Mr Corbett asked if the motion oalled upon the whole of tho Committee to resign. Tho Chairman said that it did. He read it\ again. A gome argument arose as to whether mem bers of tho Committee should vote the motion. The general opiqjon seemed to be that they should not, and the meuabesa go. cordingly refrained from voting. The motion was carried.

The third motion, whioh was seconded by Mr Prisby, was as follows—" That tbe house holders present, consisting of nearly all in tho distriot, have full oonfidenoe in Mr Halo as teaoher." This was also carried, thirteen voting for and none against. The fourth motion was : " That the above resolutions be sent to the Board of Eduoatipn and, if neoessary, embodied in a memorial to the Board, asking it to take no action as to the removal of Mr Hale, or, if the Board deem necessary, an enquiry be held." Mr Jas. Corjbett seconds^. On a show of hands being oalled for Mr John Corbett voted for the motjoh. ' • ' I $he Chairman did not think Mr Corbett should yotfi. Mr Corbett thought that he was quite justi fied in voting for it, beoause ho would like to pee the Batter go before tbe Bond,

The Chairman took it that the spirit of the \ meeting was that the motions should be settled \ by persons outside the Committee. )

Mr Corbett said that he was a householder as well aa a committeeman, and, as a house holder, he would like the matter to go before the Board. Therefore he thought he had a perfeot right to vote for the motion.

A househo'der asked why then did not Mr Corbett vote for the other resolutions. JJ Mr Corbett said that he could have done so if he had liked.

The Chairman said that the matter bad nothing to do with him, but he thought Mr Corbett as a Committee man should not vote.

Mr Corbett said the motion was neither for nor against the Committee. He asked for it to be read again.

The motion was read. Mr Dorbett said that he thought an enquiry ought to be held. It would be better for the Committee and the householders.

The Chairman said that the Committee would be affeoted by the enquiry. Mr Corbett said that whatever the Board decided the Committee would abide by it. The jnotion waß carried. The" Chairman asked Mr Hah if he knew of anything else to bring before the meeting. Mr Hale did not know of anything elee except the letter he had received from the Committee. If it was a fault that he tried to obtain another sohool it was a fault possessed by all the teaohers in New Zealand. If a farmer saw a ohance of obtaining a piece of better ground than he was oooupying he took' it, and so it was with a schoolmaster when he had a ohanoe of getting a better sohool. He did not see, because he tried to better himself why that sbould be accounted a crime.

Mr Sutherland said that the Committee had decided to send the whole thing to the Board. The faot of the master applying for another sohool was not the only grievance. There were several others. The Committee did not wi3h to detain the meeting that night but would send the whole faots to the Board, whioh was the most satisfactory way of dealing with the matter.

Mr Hale Baid that to show that the only grievanoe was his applying for another sohool he would read the letter again, Mr Sutherland said that Mr Hale himself ought to know that that was not the only cause. Another reason was the discourtesy Mr Hale had shown to the Committee since the first day he came into the sohool. The Com mittee thought that ifc would be best to separate in a quiet way and not expose the master. ■•

Mr Hale : I exposed it myself"; I want exposure.

Mr B. Anderson addressed the meeting at Borne length. He expressed his pleasure at finding he had the support of the distriot in upholding the master. Alluding to the dis oussion that had taken plaoe earlier in the evening in regard to the right of persons to vote, he said that he took a broad view of the matter, and thought that any person who had children attending a school should have a voice in the management of that school. He thought it rather out of plape for one gentle, man preßent to object to others voting when he was Btated to be out of the district himself, Mr John Corbett asked who was' referred to. 1 Mr Anderson replied that he meant Mr Corbett. Mr Corbett said that he had been looking over the Aots, and he could not find out the boundaries of the distriot. He would like to know them. Mr Anderson said he would riot disouss this question because he felt that any man who had children attending a sohool should have a voice in it, Mr Corbett said that perhaps the Chair man would, tell him whether he was in the distriot or not- The Chairman did not know. Mr Corbett said that he oould not find out himself. Mr Corbett then proposed a hearty vote of thanks to the Press. They had taken a great interest in this affair, and had been to a lot of trouble in putting in a lot of rubbish. They must have been short of matter to fill up their space; The Chairman wbb sure Mr Corbett was wicng. Tho papers were good, and were well managed. j

Mr Corbett : I didn't say they -were not. A vote of thanks to the Chairman con cluded the proceedings.

ASHBURTON LIVE STOCK MARKET

Mr D. Thomas (late Matson, Cox, and Co.) reports upon the live stook market for the Ashburton Distriot for the week ending July 19th as follows :—

On Tuesday at the Tinwald, Yards a fair entry of sheep, oattle, and pig&were yarded: In sheep some very good lines were forwarded, notably those sent by Messrs M'Keage, Turton, and M'Kendry, realising 13s 6d, 12s 6d, and 12s 3d per head. Biddings, although not brisk, were of suoh a character that I suc ceeded in disposing of the bulk of sheep yarded at auotion, the whole of toy large oatalogue being disposed of under the hammer at prioes as follows, viz. : —Fifty fat ewes mixed ages, 9s 2d ; 32 two-tooth fat wethers, 9s ; 67 ditto, 9a Gd ; 35 fat crossbred ewes, 9s 3d ; 70 four-tooth quarterbacks, 7s 6d ; 50 fat two-tooth crossbreds, 12s 6d ; 100 ditto, 10s sd ; 39 ditto, 13s 6d ; 16 crossbred lambs, 7s sd ; 16 mixed orossbreds, 63 2d ; 300 merino ewes in lamb, 5a lid; 125 merino wethers, 4s 8d ; 220 cull lambs, 3s lOd ; 80 f ullmouth crossbred ewes in lamb, 8s 6d ; 78 merino wethers, 2s 6d ; 198 merino ewes in lamb, 4s 6d ; 500 merino ewes in lamb, 5s 3d ; 300 two and four-tooth mixed fat croesbredsj 12s 3d. Prices may be considered as fully equaUo anything qtjtained at any time this season, and an unlinked number of shepp oan be disposed of in this distriot between now and shearing. In cattle our sales were small. In faot the oattle sale now.a-days is more of a farce than anything else. Farmers being afraid to purchase until Bpring, conse* quently those wishing to sell have to suffer. In pigs a better entry than usual was offered o the publio ; and owing to the presence of a foreign capitalist a olearanoe was made at better values than might have been expeoted when the quality is taken into consideration. ' Privately during the week I have disposed of several lines of fat and store sheep at prices ] fully equal to quotations ; crossbred ewes in i lamb being most in demand. I

In land and property nothing new to report.

CORN EXCHANGE.

The following is the Corn Bxohange report for the week ending Friday, July 20tb, 1888:—

Shipmnts are being. slowly made to the London market, but the scarcity of the tonnage makes but slight impression on our stocks now in store. Freights are well maintained, both English and Inter colonial being eagerly competed for. The weather has been all that could be desired, for seed planting, which is receiving the best attention at the hand sof' our farmers.

Wheat — All parcels comingforward hy rail are well cornpeted for, especially Tuscan, whioh now commands U p td 2s 9_\ for prime parcels for shipment. Pearl has a good local enquiry among millers up to 2s 9d. Hunters is also in good request at 2s 7_d to 2s 8 1. Whole chicken wheat shows an advance, we now quote it 2s SJ, broken varies from la lid to 2s 2d, ac cording to quulity. Oats— A firmer tone prevails. Milling commands up to 2s ; short bright feed, Is 10d to Is lid ; and long descriptions from la 8d to' is 9.1. Barley -Tnia markot ia very qifet and wo do not nntiolpate any Improvement qnjfcjl Bpring when tho malt oommenoss to move off. We reppat our laat week's quotations. Pgan and Bbans are without altera tions In values. Grass Seep— A looal demand is springing np and several sales have been made at 2s 9d to 3i for prime michlne dressed, and 2s to 2a 6d for farmers' parcels. Cocksfoot, prime. Is worth 3|d j second quality from 2£d to 31.

PorAtOES— Sales are being nude at £2 at country stations for parcels which can be arranged to suit steamers,

Dairy Produce— Advices from Sydney haye been against holders and a reaction has set In .both as regards butter and cjieebo ; the former Is quiet at 8d to 9J, and oheese .t $1 to 3f 1, dooorcling to s ia and quality, '

The above price p ar_ thoae paid to J»pmeM fop delivery r>q.% §»cks e_,tra

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(Per Peess Association.;

BILL PASSED.

London, July 17. The Affirmation in lieu of Oaths Bill has passed the House of Lords. •

PARNELL INTERVIEWED.

The " Pall Mall Gazette " has inter viewed Mr Parnell, who stated that next to the Home Rule scheme he favored a principle of Federation on the lines of German Federation as a solution of the Irish difficulty. The announcement is looked upon as most significant since the enunciation of Mr Gladstone's Irish Policy.

MELBOURNE EXHIBITION.

Lords Roseberry and Carnarvon in tend to ask Mr Goschen for additional funds to meet advances made by the Government of Victoria to Sir Geo, Verdon in connection with the Vic torian Centennial Exhibition.

THE CHINESE QUESTION.

London, July 19. It is reported that Lord Salisbury is not disposed to negotiate with the Chinese Government until an effort has been made to check emigration from, Hong Kong and Singapore. He is urging the Australian Colonies to legislate .on immigration generally without special refeience to the Chinese

FEDERATION.

Sir Frederick Young, a home ruler, advocates the appointment of a roving Commission to visit the colonies to collect evidence with a view to the preparation of a federation measure which would be acceptable to all parties.

SENTENCE OF DEATH.

Jackson, the prisoner who in escap ing from Manchester gaol killed a warder, has been .sentenced to death.

NEW PLAY.

Haddon Chambers' (Australian dra matist) hew play, entitled " Captain Swift," is being played regularly at the Haymarket Theatre, and is pronounced a success. The American rights of the play were sold for a large sum.

CROFTER SETTLEMENTS.

A lady resident of Sydney has written to the authorities at Stornoway offering to establish a thousand families of crotters in New South Wales.

EXHIBITS FOR MELBOURNE.

Tbe education arid armoury exhibits for the Melbourne Exhibition Are being shipped, and will arrive, in Melbourne in October. "'"""'' i

AGENT-GENERALSHIP.

Sir Dillon Bell has accepted 'an extension of office as Agent-General for New Zealand.

TRUSTEES' LIABILITY BILL.

The \ Trustees' Liability Bill has passed its second reading. The oppo sition of Mr Goschen to the scheme was overcome by the pressure brought to bear by the Agents-General.

MATCH MAKERS' STRIKE.

A strike among girls • employed ', in Bryant and May's match manufactory has ended by the employers agreeing to the girl' demands for higher wages.

A TERRIBLE ASSERTION.

In giving evidence to-day before a Select Committee of the House' of Lords, which is enquiring into the alleged "sweating system " being prac tised in the city, a witness declared that a thousand children were murdered annually for the sake of tbe insurances effected on their lives.

THE ZULU TROUBLE.

Lord Knutsford stated in the House to-day that the position of affairs' in Zululand is improving.

ACCIDENT TO PRINCE ALEX ANDER.

London, July 20. Prince Alexander of $attenberg, whilst driving in a mountainous district of Germany, had a narrow escape from death. His horses and carriage fell over a precipice, and the Prince was thrown a distance of 40ft down the face of a cliff, when the fall was arrested by the shrubs in which he caught. He sustained severe injuries.

BISHOPS AT CAMBRIDGE.

The Bishops attending the Pan Anglican Synod paid a visit to Cam bridge University.

MRS GORDON BAILIE.

Mrs Gordon Bailie has been charged with obtaining, by means of false pre tences, the lease of a house and furni ture. The Treasury baye undertaken the prosecution.

STANLEY AND THE MAHDI.

. Cairo, July 15. News has been received here that the Mabdi warned a white man, believed to be Stanley, not to advance towards Khartoum, or there would be blood shed.

BRIGAND RAIDS.

Soma, July 17 Thirty Macedonian brigands sur prised a station at Bellora, and kid napped two Austrian?, two Greeks, and two others. Troops are in pursuit.

INDIAN RISING.

Ottawa, July 17, A rising of Indians occurred in the Hazletown district of British Columbia. Several whites have, been massacred. A force has been dispatched to quell, the rising, and punish the murderers.

ZULU TROUBLES.

Capetown, July 19. Dinizula has sent a messenger to Sir Arthur Havelock assuring him that the attack on the Dragoon was un authorised, and was merely the action of some hot headed natives. He has also complained to Mr Osborne, chief magistrate of Zululand, that Havelock refused to parley, and he had no other course but to take up arms. Sir A. Havelock has declined to dis cuss terms of peace with Denizulu, while the latter remains under arms. I

ERUPTION IN JAPAN.

Yokohama, July 18. A volcanic eruption has taken place at V'..'ktmatsn, ih Japan; "by which 400 lives have been lost, and over 1000 people .injured^ ' : " '

THE LABOR QUESTION.

Washing ion, July 18. The Senate has appointed a Com mittee to draw up a report as to the best means to prevent the flooding of the country with British and Chinese laborers.

EMPEROR WILLIAM.

BfiRLIN, Julj 17. The German doctors are indignant at Sir Morell Mackenzie's statement that the abscesses in Emperor William's ear had affected his brain.

ATTACKS ON THE EMPRESS VICTORIA.

. Berlin. Jaly 18. The German Press still conUnuTto make venomous attacks on the Dowager Empress and the general opinion is they are made with the object of driving her out of Germany.

REVOLUTION IN VENEZUELA.

UUUOAI, July 17 . A revolution has broken out in Venezuela.

TROUBLE IN BURMAH.

m .. _. Rangoon, July 18. The latest information from Burmah is of a less assuring nature/. The civil administration there make no distinc tion in taking those favorable to British annexation and those in opposition to it, and the adoption of that policy has been the means of alienating the support of a large number of friendly natives.

AUSTRALIAN.

(PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

NEW SOUTH WALES.

Sydney, Jnly 20. It is thought that the horses nomin ated by Tylr \Vhite for the Derby and Grand Prix are full .brothers to Acme and Cranbrook. .A serious fire broke out m the Chinese quarter at. Waterloo this even ing, destroying thirty buildings/ Ont Chinaman was severely burnt, and is in a critical condition.

VICTORIA.

Melbourne. Jaly 20 The Government-are considering the best method of preventing the com. plete stoppage of cable communication with Europe j also the statements made by Admiral Field in the House of Commons, that anypumber 0% men in the Victorian Assembly could be -bribed. The House characterised the latter as a brutal libel on Victoria.

QUEENSLAND.

Bbisbanb, ' Jnly 20 Magnificent opals have beer* dis covered in West Queensland,, but the spot is withheld. A large company is heing floated to work the ground.-

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

(PBR PRBSa ASSOCIATION.). ;•

r Paris; July 10. A report lhat the Emperor William intends to propose a general disarm a ment^ to compel France to join, is creating much excitement in this city. St. Petersburg, July 18. The term of service in the Russian army is extended to 18 years, 5 of which must be in active service. The Czar has'issufed a ukase pro viding for an increase of the Army by a million and a half of men. ? ■'■*' Berlin VTaly:l7. A meeting between signor Crispi, Prince Bismarck and Count 'Kalnoky takes place at Carlsbad next month. r  Sofia. Jaly 18. The position of Prince Ferdinand is believed to be becoming untenable, and his early abdication of the Throne of Bulgaria is expected.

THE MARKETS

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London, July 18 Consols, 100^- New Zealand Five per cents, 105 ; Four -per.. cent inscribed 98. Tallow, best mutton, 13s 6d; best beef, 12s od; copper, £79; tin, £Bis.; iron, 43s 3d j sugar) 14s (§d. Australian wheat, 34s 6d : New Zea land long berried, 24s 6dj Colonial barleyj 25s <jd ; oats, 225. , 1 The number of bales catalbgijerj during the present wool series is 333.000i of which 18,900 are held over for next series. London, July- 19, The new two-and-a-half consols are quoted at 99 J£. f'a At the wool auction fine greasy and superior scoured closed at a J_!d per lb higher than closing rates at the last sales, but the advance in other qualities of greasy scoured, as shown during previous sales, has been . losM'Cross breds have declined a halfpenny below last closing rates. ' ,

The New Zealand Loap and Mer cantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following cable messages :— '

Wheat—The tone of the market is firm; The weather is unfavorable for crop here. New Zealand average is worth 33s 6d per 4Q6lbs ; New'Zealand long-beiried is worth 34s 3dper4o6lbs; New Zealand average is worth d.f, tq arrive 32s 6d per 48olbs. Wool — The sales closed on the 18th at the level of last scales, /except for superior greasy, scoured, and washed merjno, which description, have ad vanced ££d to yd per lb! and' coarse crossbred, which has declined : J^d tq id per lb. The sales comprised about 312,000 bales; 157,000 bales hava been taken for the Continent, 3000 for America, and 20,000 have been held over for further disposal. I Wheat— The weather is unfavorable for the crop here. : New Zealand average and long-berried are worth 33s 7- and 35s per 4761bs respectively. Tallow— The market has been lower since we last telegraphed, but has re covered. It is steady. Good mutton and beef tallows are worth 22s ad and ais6d pet cwt. i. ' " Frozen Meat — Market steady. Can terbury mutton is worth 4^d per lb : and New Zealand lamb, 6#d p er lb.

THB ASHBUETON GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1888



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G. W- T ATLOB & o°' General Auctioneers, Land and Estate Agents, 20, Collins Street, West, Melbourne, Are prepared to undertake Sales of Free- hold Property, Household Forniture, Mer chandise, etc. Liberal advances made on good* for unreserved sale. Monthly lists of Property for sale, or to let, issued free- Loans negotiated, Absentees represented, Kauranoeß effected, charges moderate, settlements prompt. Land sales con ducted. 7 100



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