THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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DIARY.

I Moonlight Etkninos,

Tho Moon at 3 days old shines till about 8 o'clock. The Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o'olook. The Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly 1 o'clock m the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from sundown till about 4 m the morning. The Moon at 15 days old is full, and shines all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 a.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. and sbinesiill morning. The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and Bhines till sunrise.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1888. NAPIER COPPER MINES.

Many a New Zealander must have experienced a feeling approaching to envy on reading ot the wonderful pood luck of New South Wales m " striking it rich " m the matter of silver—so rich that the revenue from Government royalty is expected this year to reach a million sterling — and have thought what a splendid thing it would be for this debt-laden land if only we could happen upon a similar slice of good fortune. And why not? There is silver at the Thames we know — perhaps a great deal more than we know of, and may-be our turn is not far off. Any how there are hopeful signs m more directions than one, and if we have'nt silver to boast of there is reason to believe that our oil-springs will yet turn out trumps, and that we have gold galore, not to say copper m abundance. There have, it seems, been important find* of the latter metal at Maharahara m the Hawkt's Bay provincial district, anent which a very interesting report is furnished to the Napier " JJaily Tele graph " by a " special," who has been despatched to the scene of the dis covery. The reporter, who was ac companied by two of the prospectors, and another resident of the locality, says that they travelled about a couple of miles up a creek, the true capper etone being visible here and there, when another creek was struck and richer stone visible. Then climbing a spur of the Ruahena, at a height of about Bpo fcef, a band of iron stone interspersed with copper was found, over which was thecopper lode. Here the reef shows a width of i ift. About four chains from this spot are the main workings, where there is a well-defined reef ot 15ft from wall to wall. Of the promise afforded by this to the enterprise of the miner, the following interesting information is given :— " On the left aft of the face next the grey rock shpw* the copper, but it U poor io qmlity.j tbit ii t wbea

L compared with the other portions of' the reef, the stone being very broken, j which may be due to the solid rock not j having there being reached. Next is a 3ft vein of very rich ore, showing stone i with much verdigris and a deep blue j tint, which always indicates the presence of high-class stone. When the gold- ' miner hits a rich patch he terms it a ; "jeweller's shop," and this may be aptly described as the picture gallery, for ihe colors are very numerous. We have the peacock blue, a darker blue, two shades of red, plenty of green, and here and there a little of the lighter I colors, while there are raaoy shades varying almost from a deep purple to a light red. Then we have sft of rock m which the pick has yet to be driven. To break it here would mean that it would simply reach the creek below, while no good purpose could be served. This was the portion of the reef that was not exposed to view. Then we come to another vein equally as promts ing as the one on the other side of the unstripped portion, though not of the same width. This vein being only about 2ft 6in, while the re maining 3j£ft of the reef would pro bably go 5 to 10 per cent stone, so taking the whole face m view, we have only aft of indifferent stone, and that portion will improve as the solid is reached ; so that even here it is possible the atone would prove more than payable. . . . . Altogether six kinds of copper have been found up to date. There is very little native copper, and what has been got is of the nature of specks, just as you might find gold. This, the prospectors claim, is an advantage; for, as they say, and the experience of Nelson .supports their \u25bciew, wherever native copper is got m quantities of from scwt to a ton there will be much barren stone. So far, at the Maharahara, barren stone has not been found m the reef, the poorest of the iron stone going at least 2 per cent of copper." Judging from the foregoing, there appears to us to be every indication of the existence of copper m large and payable quantities, and it is heartily to be hoped that such is the case, for there is nothing which would restore to New Zealand the prosperity which is so earnestly hoped for more surely and quickly than the opening up of new fields ot mineral wealth.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

No, 7 of Mr Walter Leslie's clever series oi Parliamentary portraits is to hand. The number before us contains clever Bketob.es oi Mr Hutchison, member for Waitotara, and Oaptain Russell, member for Hawko's Bay, hit off very cleverly by Mr Leslie's faoile pencil, aooompanied by the usual crisp and bright desoriptive letter .press from the pen ol 1 Mr Bridges. ( In the published report of the pupil teaohers examination, whiah haa just ap ' poared, we notice the names of the following within this district who have passed success , lally, viz. :— First year—Rees Williams, Tin wald; Matthew Kerr; Hampstead. Beoond year — Elizabeth Rutherford, Springbam; Alax. Jamieson, Hampstead ; Lucy Chap man, Ashburton ; Ethelbert Laraman, Rakaia B«uth ; Ethel Alcorn, Hampstead. Third year —Ben jamin Lowe, Aahburton; Annie Meyenburg, Ashburton ; Rosina Bruoe, Rakaia South. Fourth year— Emma M. Bean, Th« last-mentioned name waa omitted (by oversight, no doubt) m the list given m yes terday'a " Lyttelton Times. " The first of the series of matches m the lawn tennis tournament oame off yesterday afternoon m the Domain. The Court has just been undergoing alterations, very muoh for tho better by the way, and it was a little after the arranged time, 4 o'olook, that play began. The game was one of the doubles, Messrs A. Fooks and Oliver v Messrs Jameson and Moore. There was quite a number of spectators present, and they took a keen in terest m the games, the applause for good strokes or rallies being very impartially bestowed. Mr A. Fooks won the toss and took the service, but lost the first two games, However, his sida pulled up and won the' first set by 6to 8. They also won the seoond and third by 6— B and 6-4. The third set was deoidedly the hardest, Moore and Jameson contesting the sot game by game until 4 all was oalled by the soorer, but the two last games were won pretty easily. Fooks and Of ver played a very steady and even game, A. Fooks being particularly aotivo at the back of the Court, while Oliver now and again did loma really good plaoing at the net. Of the losers Jameson appeared to be decidedly the better man, his plaoing at times being very superior. Play will begin to-day at 1.30 p.m., when Messrs E. Simpson and F. Field meet Messrs C. C. Fooks and Oaygill, The ship Hermione and s.s. Balmoral Oastle from New Zealand to London arrived on the 19th inst. . In aonneotion with the oentennial comme moration of the Constitution of the United States, it was noted that little more than one hundred years ago there were not 30,000 Oatholios m the oountry, only 25 Priests and not ti single Bishop. Now there are m the United States twelve Arohbishops, 61 Bishops, 7G58 Prießts, and at least 8,000,000 Oatholics. A pamphlet has been issued by the Bureau of Statistics, Washington, from whioh it ap pears that the total drink bill ia Amerioa is oomputed at £140,000,000 per annum, more than one-half of whioh is set down as profit to the retailer. The drinking population is plaoed at 15,000,000. In round numbers the consumption of distilled spirits of all sorts has increased from 43,000,000 gallons m 1870 to 72,000,000 gallons m 1886 ; of wines, from 4,800,000 gallons to 22,000,000 gallons ; and Of malt liquors, from 13,000,000 gallons to 642,000,000. A South London paper boasts of the existence of a rag and bone dealer m the distriot m whioh it circulates who is the happy father of forty-two children. These have been presented to him by three succes sive wizes m litters of twins and triplets mostly, and the itom derives additional m. terest from the oiroumstanoe that the fond parent of this infantile tribe is a hunchbaok. The paper suggests that the fathor should at once become the recipient of royal bounty, or evsn of a pension, before the Jubilee year has run it course, and it offers to receive subscrip tiona fox him from its readers. HoLfcowAY'a Pins.— Weakening weather. — The sultry summer days strain the nerves of the feeble and decrepit, and disease may eventuate unless some resorative. such aa these purifying Pills, be found to correok the .disordering tendency, Holloway'B medicine gives pptancy to the nervoqs system, which ja the source oj! all vital motementa, and presides ver fivejry aotion wbioh maintains the growth ' '< and well-being of the body.. No one can over j estimate the necessity of keeping the ncrvea well strung, or the eaaa with whioh these Pilla ' accomplish that end. They are the most ! unfailing antidotes to indigestion, irregular ' circulation, palpitation, eick beadaohe, and co»tive»a«, and have therefore tttaigeg the I trgoetiil isd fcigbei) r«put|tfon. (

The death is announced of •• Unole Billy," the only slavo m America who absolutely refused to accept his liberty. The grain yield this season m the Oirc>aru district is calculated to give an average of fifteen bushels per acre more than last year. Horribly ugly rumors are about m Sydney anent the mutilation of the dead, and very I unfeeling breaohes of aith on the part of certain dootors, for the purpose of the educa tion of students. There ia a pretty story of the King of Italy m Misa Alexander's " Ohriat's Folk m the Appcninea " (edited by Mr Buskin) : — " A oontadino had come down to Lucca from somewhere m the mountains with a petition, whioh he wished to present to the king ; but when he saw him with his »egnito, ha did not know who he was. (Probably tho poor man's only idea of a king waa gathered from some piotures of the adoration of the wise men.) So hs looked at all of them and rather thought the king was not there, but perhaps one of those gentlemen would convey the paper to him. And being taken with the king's plea* Bant face, he went to him m preferanoe to any of the others, and put the paper into his harids, saying, < I will leave it with you, Sir ; I rather think I have given it into good bands.' At whioh the king smiled, and said, ' Yes, you have. 1 " We have oooasionally o go from home to hear news, as the following paragraph from the '-Irish Times'" London special will indicate :— " We are at present entertaining a bearded lady from Australia, Miss Mild may is literally a traveller from New Zealand, where she holds valuable property. She is taking London on a European tour, which she has attempted under exceptional ciroum stanoes. For Miss Mildmay is the pro prietress of a flowing beard whioh would do honor to a Frenoh sapper. This adornment is auburn tinged with grey, for the lady has oeased for some years to be young. She has been to the sights of London, and divided the attention of a crowded audience with Miss Mary Anderson, whose performance she attended. This remarkably strong-minded woman is good-looking and accomplished. It is hardly, therefore, an astonishment to hear that— being wealthy besides— Bhe might have had a choioe of husbands m her native land." Our readers will remember that some weeks ago a sensational story went the rounds of the press referring to the find on the seabeaoh near Freemantle of an albatross having round its neck a oollar of tin m which were punohed words m French to the effect that ship wecked sailors were awaiting resoue on the (Jrozet Islands. This oollar of tin has since been exhibited m Melbourne, and does not, we think, bear on it the improsß of truth, or genuineness. Captain Brown, of the Ulloob, barque, jaat arrived at Sydney from Hamburg, reports that he passed unusually close to thoso islands on his way out, being only six mileß away ; he was thus enabled to make, through his glass, a moßt minute examination of Possession and East Islands, but without discovering anybody or anything to betoken the presence of human beings.

THE WEATHER.

The following is the meteorological report . at Alforri Station for the week ending t January 20th, 1888 :—

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

» — >(PBR PBRSS A8«00'ATION.) Auckland, January 20. The property valuation of suburban boroughs Is as follow* -.-£12,177. being 1 a decrease of £1842 j Parnell, £26,860, a decrease of £1640; Newton, £20,035, ! an increase of £602. Hawbra, November 20. O, O Staok, a settler residing neat Normnnby, has received a letter from the Hon John Bright. Stuck fa one of the looal champions of free trade, and wrote to Mr Bright on the subject, who m his reply fays — "Ignoranoe and •elfiihness •re m partnership In the defence of what Is oalled protection, and the question arises m thle country and community, for there are many ignorant, and all may be stirred and reached by an appeal to theU aelfishnees. After forty years of free trade, and with prodigious snoosss, we have some protectionists here who call themselves fair traders. They rather shun the old name, for they know that to be unpopular, but the real object la the same as we had to contend with so loug ago. I hope you will follow the oonrse of the O:d Country and New South Walea, which I am sore la the oonrse of real prosperity and wisdom." WELUNaroN, January 20 At the Grand Lodge cession to-day, a Grand Lodge degree was conferred on Bro Lomas. It wna deeidad to hold the next conference m Christohuroh. It wm resolved whereas two Grand Lodges have been hitherto existing m this colony under two oharters, one being for the Grand Lodges of the North and South respectively, and the two Grand Lodges having now united, we request the R.WGT. to Je&UB a clutter to tbi« Grand Lodge, such charter to bear the date of the first charter Issued, The following resolution was considered : : 'That this Grand Lodge Is of opinion that the liquor traffic, as carried on by olqbs haa a most injurious effaot on the m; ral and aoolal well-being of the oom- i mnn Uy, and hereby instracn the Grand Lodga Executive, In connection with other temperance bodies, to take Buch no. ion an they may deem necessary to obtain freah legislation, co as to bring olnba under the same provisions and oontrol ac licdiieed houses." A deputation was ap pointed to wait npon the Colonial Secre tary to protest against the reestablish ment of distilleries In the colony. The Bxeoutlve were instructed to prepare and circulate petltionvto Parliament m favor of prohlbltbn. The Conference deoidpd that the roheme for instituting district lodgea wou'd prove a great advantage, *nd requested the Executive to report on the question next Grand Lodge session. Government have cancelled the regula tion prohibiting the public from admit tance to the Government baildiDga before two m the afternoon. The Native Miniate; will shortly leave for tho North, In order to be present at a meeting of tho Waikato Natlvos. Some exoltement waa caused In town at five this evening by an outbreak of fir* io a restaurant kept by a Chinaman, which adjoins the B*ulc of New Zealand At ono time It appeared aa If ttio fire had a firm hold, but the Brigade, with a strong pressure of »patf r, soon beat It out. After the annual inspection of the forces M«j>r General \y hit more will resign his position aa Commander of the New gaaland Forces. Sir George Whit more some tfma ago offered to nerform the duties without salary, but tho Govern ment thought there were cerlous objec tion! to this. It is understood that Major Bodham, of the Permanent MJUtla. has refilgaea his position. It Is stated thai one of the forts at gsloweU *W b« 4!iß»Qtit 4 wi retaUt, (

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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MELBOURNE EXHIBITION.

Lc«do*, Ja> vary 19. Austrian exhibitors have applied for io,ooo feet at the Melbourne exhibi tion, and it is hoped that Switzerland and Java will be represented.

LORD CHARLES BERESFORD'S SUCCESSOR.

Rear Admiral Tryon, formerly m charge of the Australian station, will succeed Lord Chas. Beresford as Junior Naval Lord of the Admiralty.

MAIL CONTRACT.

The new mail contract with the P. and O. Company was signed to-day.

BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.

New Zealand Bank shares are quoted at £iS.

THE TRAFALGAR SQUARE RIOTS.

The Press generally approve the sentences passed on the Socialists who were engaged m the Trafalgar Square riots.

LAW REFORM.

Sir E. Clarke, Solicitor-General, speaking at Birmingham, advocated the abolition of the distinction of Queen's Counsel.

JOHN BRIGHT ON CONSERVA TISM.

The Duke of Argyll m a speech de scribed the letters written by Mr John Bright on the new Conservative policy as the production of a masculine mind and honest heart disgusted with fanaticism and insincerity.

THE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION

The Treasury refuses to "contribute to the proposed Antarctic expedition, on the grounds that commercial in terests do not justify the expenditure, and also that the expedition is too small to accomplish valuable scientific sesults.

LORD CHAS. BERESFORD.

The reason for the resignation of Lord Chas. Beresford, is that he objected to the Government disagree ing to reduce the vote for the Intelli gence Department of the Navy. Lord Salisbury, after considering the matter, decided to accept the resignation.

THE FIGHTING IN UPPER EGYPT.

Suakim, January 19. The rebels have abandoned Han doub, and have returned to Tokar, a town on the coast-line fifty miles south of this place.

M. PASTEUR AND THE RABBITS.

Paris, January 20. M. Pasteur's plan for exterminating rabbits has been tried m a field at Rheims, and m two days not a living rabbit was to be seen.

TERRIBLE DISASTER IN CHINA.

Hong Kong, January 19. News of another terrible disaster has been received here. Four thou sand workmen were engaged m build ing a breakwater on the banks of the Hoangho river, when the waters broke through, engulfing the whole of them.

RIOT IN A CATHEDRAL.

Paris, Jan d try 19, A disgraceful disturbance is reported from Rouen during a service m the cathedral. The Abbd was frequently interrupted by persons asking him questions and by the singing of songs. The disturbance rapidly developed into a riot of so serious a nature that the police and military had to be called out to quell it, A number of arrest 3 were effected and peace restored.

THE CROFTER TROUBLE.

Glasgow, January 20 A further force of Marines has been ordered to Stornoway.

A SAVAGE SUGGESTION.

IhjßLiN, January 20 The "United Ireland "is attacking Mr A. J. Baltour, Chief Secretary for Ireland, with remarkable ferocity, and suggests the slow torture of Ireland's opponents to death.

NATIONAL MOVEMENT IN POLAND.

St. Pbtbbbbuko, January 19. There ia a revival of the national movement m Poland.

THE RUSSIANS IN CENTRAL ASIA.

Intelligence has been received from Central Asia of the completion of the bridge orer the Oxus river.

TROUBLE IN SPAIN.

Madkid, January 19. The Dowager Queen Isabella has been ordered to quit Spain, owing to the discovery of a plot which had for itt object her appointment as Regent.

APPROACHING ROYAL MARRIAGE.

Berlin, Jan nary 19. Prince Heinrich, second son of the Crown Prince, is to be married m May to the Princess Irene, daughter of the Grand Duke Ludwig of Hesse, and grand-daughter of Queen Victoria.

THE AUSTRALIAN SQUADRON,

The gunboat Stork will shortly re place H.M.S. surveying vessel, Lark, on the Australian Station:

DISQUALIFIED JOCKEYS.

The Jockey Club, having considered the complaints made against the jockeys Wood and Barrett, have cancelled their licenses.

AUSTRALIAN.

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NEW SOUTH WALES.

I Sydnbt, January 20 A shipment of butter sent Home from here ha-, fetched is per lb, and is described as the best ever seen, excel ling Danish, and that there is nothing m the market to compare wjith it. The agents to whom the shipment was pon signed are confident of being able to readily establish a permanent market for it,

The Czit's cousin, the Grand Duke Michael-ovitch, is a passenger by the Russian warship Rynda, not the Avillan, as previously announced. The Rynda is a oomparaiively new vessel, having been built about three years ago. She is an ironclad with armour the thickness of one and a-half inch at the water line. Her tonnage is 2950 tons, and the engines are 3000 horse power. She carries eight six inch and three five inch guns. The Social Purity Society have asked the police to stop the Butke-Foley fight, but they have declined to accede to the request. Sailed— U.S.S. Company's s.s. Waka tipu. Sir John Hall is a passenger by her. The Parkes Fund has now reached ;£Booo. The Government have decided to replace the present tramway system by either cable or electricity. The annual cricket match between teams representing the Sydney and Melbourne Universities commenced here to-day. The home team m their first innings made 430, the highest scorers beini? Wood 96, and Allen 90. The Melbourne team is considered a weak one. The captain of the J. T. Berry in sists that the second boat was launched, but admits that he did not see it leave I the vessel. He also declares that the explosion occurred before either boat was launched, The chief officer and a passenger decline to make any state ment. The Postal Conference are discussing what contributions to the mail subsidy should be made by colonies outside of the contract, and whether such con tributions should be levied on the basis of population or the amount of mail matter received, The decision will probably be m favor of the former method. Newcastle, January 20 Sailed — S.s. Elderslie, for Lyttelton, with 2000 tons of coal.

TASMANIA.

Hobart, January 20. The Federal Council dosed to-day. The Fisheries Bill was passed and a Standiog Committee appointed.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Adelaide, Jamaarv 20. It is rumored that Major-General Dowries, R.A., O.MG., will succeed Brigadier Owen, R.A., as Colonial Commandant of the Volunteer Military Force.

LET THE PEOPLE VOTE

A Parliaman »ry Oomralsaion on the drink tn-ffio hai recently been taking ovidanoe from anrao of the leading mtto of New Soath W^es, fcom which the following extrnots are called : — Rbv. J. D. Lavqlry, St Philip's, Sydney Yoa stated to tlui President that yon are a prohibitionist ? Yes. Yoa are therefore a Looal Optloniet ? Yes. Believing absolute prohibition to be Impracticable, yoa are willing that it should obtain where the commnnity by a majority rote m favor of It ? 1 hat U exactly my view. The President asked ma what view I held as to the most perfeot system m connection with tbh question, and I was bound to answer prohibition. I do not think that the community m whioh we live is ripe for prohibition ; I do not think that prohibi tion would be prßiiibfe jqst now ; there fore I think that tbe Loo>l Option system is the very bust system that can be adopted under tbe cirjurastaDcas. Th»t is tha piohlbitlouiat'a o mpromlae, prohibit where the people say they are ready by their voices 1 Exactly so. Provided this law was patted and pat into force, nud the pabHc-hoaues were shot up. woald yoa oompensate the publicans ? I do not consider that they woald be entitled to compensation ; but if it were 'necessary to oompensate, rather than have the state of things at It is, 3 ihould rather do so than that the state oi things should go on. Bat I oannot see any ground why they should be com* paasated. The trade is supposed to be for the convenience of the public, and if it Is not proved to be for the oonvenlenoe of the public, and the pabllo say so, why should & man be compensated for the taking away of his license ; if so, then the publican ought to pay to the community something handsome for being allowed to carry on the trade, if the trade m itself is so profitable. Mr G. D, Clark, G.E.S,, Good ' Templars, Yon say yon are a prohibitionist wbc \u25a0ooepts Looal Option as a form of carrying out prohibition ? As a method by whioh prohibition will be secured. Presumably beoauee you think that the community is , not ripe for a Maine lquoi law ? Our position is simply this Recognising the evi?s which result from the llqaor traffic, we hold that It ia an unwise policy t:> legalise it. Our ordei has two cardinal principles .* Total absti nence for the individual and Prohibition for the State. .Although we do not bind ourselves as to the methods whioh we will ate to bring about prohibition, we say that the traffic being morally wrong ought not to be legally right. At this point, however, we are met by our opponents, who argue that the country is not ripe for prohibition, and that for legislation to be effective it mast carry with it the assent of at least a majority if the people. We meet oar opponents on these grounds, and make a oonoes»ion. We say let the colony be divided into districts or areas, and let the people vote, not upon each application for a lioenae, but on the broad question a« to whether licensing should or should not be maintained m their locali ties. Of course if the pooplo vote m favor of licenses we will submit to it, but con tinue working with a view, and m the hope of educating a better public feeling On the other hand, we contend that if the people say no by a deoiaive majority, no licenses should be issued m that locality. Looal Option is a concession on the part of Good Templars. Rev F. B. Boydb, St. Paul's, Sydney. Your idea, m short, is* to delegate to a oertain seotlon of the community the legislative function which is performed by the representatives of the people t Our idea is to give people the same power which they have In England under the Borough Funds Ant, by which all matters of taxation are directly plaoed before the people. You have ful'y reoogniaed the difficulty, I presume, whioh travellers and wayfarers woald introduce In any settlement of the question 1 Yes ; but my experience is id at the accommodation of travellers would be very much better if it were dis associated with the sale of intoxicating drinks. I find that m the Melbourne Coffee Palace everything is done m the most happy way without the sale of in* toxloating drinks. In a large number of caves the tea-rooms In Sydney — I mean tha most frequented ones—are conducted without any intoxicating drinks being Bold. Do yon know how they deal hi countries where they have established Looal Option ?gf ßation with the question of compensa* ">>> for interests that may be destroyed ? 3 >(4p3nsacion bat never baen allowed so ar as I attn aware ia any place when iiocjl Option pwrtlli.

THE CONFESSIONAL

4 eomowhat remarkable instance of what many persons will hold to be a proof of the value of the coafes ional baa b«en •dated to u« (flays the " Sydney Morning Herald ") m connection with the present Mayor of Sydney. Some 20 years ago Mr Blley presented Mra Riley with a 7»!uable gold watob. which, however, m i short time mynforlouly diiappsared, and oould not be tf»ce3. A few days ago a priest of the Oathollo Oharob, residing m or near the metropolis, comnaonicated with the Mayor* brother to know if aiy female relative to hit bad lost a watoh, and the Mayor having been Informed of tbe fsot, it waa aoom settled beyond all donbt that the watoh was the identical one Mrs Riley had lost. The explanation co this fa: A man on his doathbsd, who was about to receive the vlatioam — the sacrament administered by the Githolio Ofiuroh to dying persons— confeis^d that he had et <len a gold watoh. The priest told him the watoh would have to be re stored to ita owner before the sin eoald be forgiveu. Without delay, it wai handed over to the priest, and the name of the owner revealed, with the result already atated,

RAID ON A SCOTCH DEER FOREST

About 2000 co'tan marched at day break on November 22 ad, beaded by pipers from the rations ctoftee-ahlps of Loohs parish, Island of Lewis, for Park and Aline daer force's. Namban of them were armed trlth riflas, »nd tents, stores; and other baggage were taken with them. The Highlander! intand to pitch their camp on the mountains for several weeks, with the object of exterminating the deer. They allege that three-fourths of the pariah is watted under deer while 6000 crofters are starving, portions of the land now under deer having been formerly cultivated by the oroftera, At Balallan the man, having mustered at Seaforth Head, on the Park shooting-ground, pro* oeeded to beat the western portion of the foreat driving and killing deer. The men camped at night on the s :>mh-weat aide of the foreat. The obj?ot ijs declared to be the decimation of the Park shootings, ".a they expect to aeonre holdings on tne ground should the shootings baoome valueless. Several of the men deolara hat sheer necessity actuates them, M they have little or no food.

A MADMAN IN A TRAIN.

The Melbourne correspondent of the Dunedin w Evening Star, writing on the ' 16th instant, says :— A Benaational inotdent cocurred at Glenrowan last week. A man got into a train without purchasing a ticket, and when 'he porter asked him to show his pass he drew a revolver from h s pocket and presented it at the head of •he terrified official. He did not fire, .hough he had the opportunity, but refused stunb-irnly to leave the carriage. At the same time he ordered the porter to make himself scarce Tho mai needed no s cond reminder to do this. The train qrent on to Wangaratta, where the police were acquainted with what had occurred. But it was a ticklish hiog to arrest the man, who might have Bhot the first person he saw. A«. length, however, the railway guar 1 got the carriage m which he was ahuatej. The train went on, and by a ' dexterous manoeuvre the poicecloaed the carriage aod secured the man iniide without any injury. He waa then lodged m the Wangaratta 'o k-np.

A SAGACIOUS ELEPHANT,

Tbe following story, told of Lizzie, an elephant belonging to Wombwell'a menagerie, is very striking :— ln 1874 the menagerie viaited Ternary, and Lizzie, who had drunk a quantity of cold water when heated by walk n? (just as a "human" might' have done), was attacked by epaemn, and treated by Mr Turley, a local chemist. He applied a large blister to tbe aide, and relieved, the pain. Five years afterwards the menagerie came round as;am, and Lizzie recognised her medical advsar as he stood m the shop door, stepped oucof the ranks and greeted him by placing her trunk round bis hand. She even diewhls attention to the side where the blister had been applied*. Two years afterwards the menagerie came again. This time Lizzie lifted her friend m a very gentle manner from the ground, bhe had, it seemed, been led to form a still higher opinion of his merits as a dootor, and even generally to prefer physio to surgery. A veterinary surgeon bad been called m to preßoribe for another ailment and had used the lancet. Accord ingly, she drew Mr Tuxley's attention to the limb which had been lanced, and did her best to show how much she. preferred his milder treatment i

A GIFT WITHOUT A PARALLEL

The Feiter Lloyd recently annonnoed that Baron Hirsoh had given 100,000,0001. to be distributed among the Jowlih com munities of Europe, and the Jewish oharltlea, m proportions corresponding to their nccassities. The news was contra dicted, aad m this form it waa m accurate. Those are the facts : — " About three months ago," cays tha Paris correspondent of the *' Times," " some days before the departnre for Copenhagen of the Emperor of Knsaia, Baron Hlreoh sent a letter to the Czjr, lv whish he offered the sum of £2,000,000 to found m Russia primary schools for the Jews, and £40,000 to be at the disposal of the Czar for works of oharity, The Czar wrote a note on the

letter, and requested the Frisian Minister of the Interior to report verbally upon it on his return to Euasla. The offer thus remained a dead letter for three moatbj* Daring this time those who knew of It aiked if Baron Hirsoh, justly offended by this delay, wonld not withdraw his promise *nd if ouch a delay did not expdhe thfj great and generous idea to the risk of not being realised."

Happily these fears are at an end. On the return of the Czir he heard the verbal report of his Minieter of the Interior, aad signed the acoeptanco of the gift. The £3,000,000 have been or are to be paid into the Bank of England, and Baron Kothaohild and Baron de Worms, who are appointed trustees, and who will be replaced In oase of death, will receive the interest of the sum so deposited. Ie Is estimated that wlih tbe annuftl interest of '.bout £100.000 it will be possible to open 1000 eohoolß, receiving 60,000 children, who will thus be resoued from ignoranoe and a bad example. Never bad euch a munificent gift been made by a rich man m his lifetime to the destitute.

JHB ASHBURTOK GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, .1888.



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