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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1888. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

<» ' There are 5750 Swedenborgians m America! Mr G. F. Scott's pony " Aladdin " took a 1 first prize at the Dunedin show. ! Over £200 has been subscribed for the , Lyttelton Regatta. A Russian woman, 140 years old, reads r without speataales. r * In the island of Samoa, within ten years . 30,000 natives have beoome Christians. The Rink de Paris will be open to-morrovs . and Monday, and close on Tuesday to allow of preparations for the oarnival. > i Ouida, it ie reported m Europe, bai > become extremely religious and will give nr | litertaure. I It is Btated that m and about Dunodir there are no fewer than sixty profeeeiona beggars. r There are 30,000 Jews m London. The f Jewish colony wbb first established m thai I oity 250 years ago. i Mrs Henri Labouohere, wife of the editoi . of "London Truth," is making politioa: speeohes m England; Mr H. Zander desires us to call the atten > tion of farmers to an advertisement rt ; M'Cormiok'fl reapers and extras whioh appean , m this issue. The "Rangitikei Advocato"of the 28tb inst. says that an auctioneer m Wellington has sold this week threo tons of butter at Is per lb. Mr R. McOwen, the manager of the Ashbur ton branoh of the Bank of Now Zealand, who has been on a visit to the Old Country, returned to Ashburton last evening. It haß been discovered that Direotor Pulitin of the secret police m St Petersburg iB m tho pay of bandits and thieves and has been receiving heavy tribute. Since January last the Pasture and Stock Protection Board Wiloannia, New South Wales, have paid £3600 for the destruction of 80,000 kangaroos, 10,000 emus, 8500 wall ab;B, and 310 dogs. It may be worth knowing that water m whioh three or four onions have been boiled applied with a gildiDg brush to the frames of piotureß and chimney glasses will prevent flies from lighting on them. Seventy men, discharged from tho Waiau relief works, are m Christohuroh. They isemsober and steady, but complain of being dismissed before Christmas, as they cannot yet obtain harvesting. The Empreßß Eugenic sent her own wed ding dresß to be worn by the Prinoeßs Letitla Bonaparte. It was presented to the Empress by the town of Liege, and was made of lace m a pattern of innumerable violets, the favorite flower of the Bonapartists. The French engraver, Louis Henrique Dudont, ia, at the age of ninety, m lull possession of his Bight and skill with the graver, and usbb it with the same ease and zeal thst he did m the time of Charles X. He began his career bb an engraver on copper jn 1811. A commercial traveller, who ooeupied the same (compartment with a clergyman, asked him if he had ever heard that m Paris as often as a priest waß banged a donkey was hanged at the Bame time. The viotim of the joke replied m his blandest manner: *• Well, then, let ua both be thankful that we are not m Paris." The "Woodville Examiner" urges that steps should be taken for the erection of a permanent memorial to the late 3ir Donald M'Lean, m recognition of his great publio eervicte. It urges the Mayor of Napier to initiate the movemont, and calls on Sir Donald M'Lean's former colleagues m Parlia ment and m the Ministry to support it. ' A large detaohed wpoden building, owned by Mr P. Patterson, furniture broker, at i Sydenham, ÜBed as a store, workshop, and Btable, was totally destroyed by fire last night. Two conveyances were the only } articles saved. Tho insurances were—Build ing £200, and stock £100, both m the Phoenix office. • i ; i i ! i ,

For the last six mon'hs of 1888 the English : railways killed 165 people and injured 957, During last year, 16,500 persons, of thirty, nine nationalities, visited Shakespeare's birth plaoe. The largest oarpet m the world is at tbo i Cincinnati Exposition. It measures 27,000 I yards m area. j In 1887 Ireland's tillage land decreased 18,000 acres, and the graes land increased by 60,000 aores. Tho Japanese have invented a method ol | manufacturing very strong and nearly trans parent paper from seaweed. During a lifetime of three score years and I ten the blood of a human being travels 4,292,400 mileß ; his heart beats 2,538,818,000 times! Dr Tanner, of faßting celebrity, is about to found on hia ranoho m Now Mexico a vege tarian institution for rearing infants on one meal a day. At Duboie, Pen., Adam Porepaugh's elephant Tip, killed John Poffy, the trainer. Boys Had given her tobaooo and pepper m apples, which aDgered her. The «« Rangitikei Advooate " Bays one of the leading principles on nearly all the railways , managed by Governments is that the conve nience of the public should be consulted as little as possible. Under Government regulations of oyster, planting and gathering, the industry m Ne w York has grown immensely m importance until now 7000 mon and 6,000,000 dollars capital are employed m that state. Fond mother—" Jane, give the baby some laudanum and put it to Bleep, and bring me my parasol. lam going to a meeting lor the 'melioration of the condition of . the human race." Jekyll Island is said to be the only plaoe I m the world entirely inhabited by million , aires; It belongs to a olub composed of New t Tork, Boston, and Philadelphia capitalists, the poorest of whom countß his fortune by I millions. ' The population of Sydney has risen from 1 91,008 m 1877, to 125,850 m 1887. In the B suburbs from 91,317 m 1877, to 225 016 m - 1887. In the oountry, from 461,382 m 1877. to 692,053 m 1887. At one time not very long ago buffalo herds 9 swept over the Western plainß m herds of I countless numbers ; now the killing of a - solitary bull m Dakota is considered euoh an unusual occurrence that an aocount of it ia s telegraphed across the Continent. ' An old man was watching a balloon asoen -3 sion at Centreville, Mich., when his feet b beoame entangled m the ropes and he was borne 1000/t aloft, head downward. The aeronaut drew the old man upon the trapeze . bar, and the two made a safe desoent; > The total wheat orop of the world is ? about 2,000.000,000 bushels, and at least • 1,500,000,000 bushels are consumed m the > countries m whioh it ia grown, leavinc a balanoe of 500,000,000 to supply countries • growing no wheat at all, or less than they consume. Misß Ormerod read a paper at the London Banners' Club on inseot peßts and she Btartled her audience with the. statement that the loss caused to the farmers and fruit growers of England by inseots' could not be estimated at less than eight or ten millions per year, A' surgeon m Vienna haa performed an interesting surgioal operation by annexing a . rabbit's nerve. A professor, who had long been suffering from intense nervous pains, the i result of poisoning, was completely cured by the dootor attaching tbe corresponding norve j of a rabbit to tbe diseased nerve. The "Northern Advertiser" Bays:— "lt 3 is a remarkable thing that of the few Austriaos who are" on the gumfiolds m this diatriot, so large a proportion have to be sent » to the Lunatio Asylum from time to time. These lunatics had not been drunkards eitherj , but steady, frugal, and industrious when m j their right mind." In his report on agriculture m the district 3 of Nantes, Consul Paunoofota states that the j exports to England from the port of St Nazaire of fruit, vegetables, butter, and eggs amount annually to over 10,000 tons. He remarks . that the a tention of British farmers has been repeatedly called to the enormous quantity of suoh produce imported so Great Britain from • the west coast of Frauoe. Colore used m sealing-wax are said to ex press a certain Bignifioanoe m America, r White is used for weddinge ; black, drab, and 1 purple, for mourning ; lavender is condolence; dinner invitations are soaled with ohooolate . color ; blue denotes oonstanoy ; green ex* f presses hatred; ruby or cardinal the most , ardent love. The dials of the Westminster olook are 22J , feet m diameter, and contain 400 square feet , each. The minute marks are 14 inches apart. fc The only larger dial m the world is m Moohlin Ohuroh, whioh is 40 feet wide. The minute hands of the Westminster oloqk are partly counterpoised outßide, making their ' total length 14 feet. Dr. Underwood, Customs medical officer at Kiukiang, China* notes that the comparative immunity of the Chinese m that region from typhoid fever, notwithstanding that most of the conditions favoring it are present m abundance, may be attributed to the fact that " cold unboiled water is rarely or never used when tea oan be had." Thero has died at Muro, m Corsica, a man named Marchetti, at the age of 113 years three months and 21 days. He enlisted m 1793, and accompanied Bonaparte from the siege of Toulon until Marengo, where he was seriously wounded. He settled down at Muro, and was married four times, leaving by his different wives 73 descendants.— sons grandsons and great-grandsons. '

Captain Webster, ot the Danish schooner Harbot, which has put into Orookhaven, reports that after leaving Iceland, and when about 200 mileafrom land, the atmosphere became suddenly darkened, the gloom being bo intense that for several hours they did not know wnere they were going, and lost their course. Captain Webster thinks there must havo : been Boma terriblo eruption of Mount Heola, and cannot attribute the phenomenon to any other cause. A Russian physician deolares that strych nine is an infallible cure for drunkenness, administered m Bubcutanoous injections. The effect of the strychnine solution ia to change the craving for drink into positive aversion, and this change is effected m a day. After a treatment of eight or ten days the patient may be discharged. The strychnine ia ad ministered by dissolving one grain m 200 drops ot water, and injecting five drops of the solution every twenty.four hours. While we oannot vouoh for the infallibility of the Russian dootor's prescription, we may safely say that stryonnine is a certain cure for drunkenness, and, for that matter, for any thing else, when taken internally m suffi ciently large doses. Mr T. Gates, Burnett etraet, has shown us an example of looal industry whioh ia likely to assist greatly m solving tbe problem of how to send oheese m good condition to the iinghah market. It it m the form of a oaie or rather drum, which combines the advan tages of strength and extreme lightness, and what ib not less important, cheapness. The , shape is exactly that of a ohoese, and the band of tbe drum is made of specially pre pared millboard, the bottom and head being of dry light wood and the former secured by an i ron h J%P' , The ona Bbown «»■ was made to fit a 001 b oheese, but the drums oan be made of any dimensions required, and supplied i at a price not exceeding f d per pound upon tbe weight of the oheese. Mr Gates has, we believe, taken steps to patent his invention and is sanguine that his improved paokage will come into extensive demand, Holloways Ointment and Pills.— No part of the human machine requires more watching that the nervous system— upon it hang health and life itself. These pills are are the best regulators and strengthened of the nerves, and the safest general purifiers Nausea, headache, giddines , numbness, and mental apathy yield to them. They dispatch m a summary manner those distressine dyspeptic symptoms, stomachic pains, fulness at the pitW the stomach, abdominal disten sion, and overcome both capricious appetites , and confined bowels— the commonly accom panying signs of defective or deranged nervous ' power. Holloway's Pit's are particularly rpcommended to persons of studious and reden'aiy habits, who gradually sink into a < nervous and debilitated state, unless some such t restorative, be occaijonally takenj * / i

We would remind our readers that the cantata •« Under the Palms " will be repeated this erening at reduced prioeß. Last evening it was a great success, as will appear from a lengthy report m another column, and all who have not heard the musio or seen the decorations should embraoe the opportunity this evening. The express train from the North was half an hour late thiß morning, tbe delay being caused by an aeoident to the engine at Chertsey. Tho damage was so far repaired as to enable the engine to carry the train on to Ashburton, where the engine was taken off and that of the Mount Somers train substi tuted, the latter engine taking the train South. Mrs Moses Fraley, who ia daaaling the fashionable world at Long Branch by her extravagance is the wife of a former Balti more newaboy. She is put down as the pos- Bessor of forty-eight trunks, five maids, 200 pairs of shoes, six dogs and £200,000 worth of jewels. She changes her toilet five timeß a day, and never appears m the same dress twice. Mr Hubert Herkomer, who married his deceased wife's sistar the other day was com pelled to adopt a Bomewhat {novel procedure m consequence of the absurd law whioh a few obstinate peers and prelates persist m main taining. He crossed over to Germany, and became naturalised as a German subjeot m Landsberg, his native town, the local autho rities affording him every possible assistance. He was then married, and if, on his return to England, ho again becomes an fc English j oitizen, his marriage will stll be legal so far r as German law goes. Keating's Powder destroys both moth, fleas beetles, and all other insects, while quite harmless to domestic animals. In exteronoit ■ ing beetles, \he success of this powder i; extraordinary. It is perfectly clean m appli cation. See the article you purchase i; Keatingg as imitations are noxious andj m effectual. S Id m tins, 6d, is, and 2s 61 b] , all chemists

DEMAND FOR CROWN LANDS.

♦ . (PSR PRESS ASSOCIATION.) { Auckland, November 29 Fj> sections of Crown land placed opei In the Auckland provincUl district of lati there has been a very large number ol ;, applications, and a ballot was therefon | neoessary and was held to-day. Sevei sections w- ro r ffjred ; for these there wen fifty five applicants. With tha inoreasec facilities gW eQ for selection and settle mont. there haß been a great increase ii land pnrohases In this district.

THE APPOINTMENT OF GOVERNORS

— ; — » J [Pjtr Prrßs Association.] s London, November 29. | 'It is reported that Lord Knutsford ,j has cabled to one of the colonial Governors the name of the gentleman , whom the Colonial Office has selected j as Governor of Queensland, i Lord Balfour of Burleigh, has dc " clined tho Governorship of Queens , land. (Received November 29, 12.15 p.m.) London, November 28. k Sir H. A. Blake, m a letter to the 5 " Times," says that although tho Par j nellites number among their sym \ pathisers one of the 'Newfoundland Ministers, that fact never affected the official courtesy as between Governor r and Minister nor lessened mutual i esteem.

THE SWEATING SYSTEM

A very sad story of ' sweating' ia tild m the columna of the " Pall Mall Gazette," Mts OYloman, a Nowcaßtlo woman, has been brought up at tailoring, and was forewomun at AIJ, Chariton's establish ment. Hor husband was an employo of Mr Jackßoo, the contractor, and was engaged oa the now Towor Bridge. An accident disabled him, and to earn a little money Mr» Oolemnn tried whut she oou'd do among tho ' sweaters ' She straight way hnd experiences of what piecework bysub-coilrrg is. Onojman offered her work m tioißhing clothes, and at the beßt she could only have earned threepence ia two hours by tho hardest labour. She fled from hi* pres3noa and enterol another establishment, where two pair of trousers, best Inverness tweed, were handed hei to sew. She made no inquiry ia to re numeration, but as she estimated that eaoh pair would sell at 2ts to 25=>, ond that the aub-oontractor would get 6 a Od for .the work, she expected at lewst 2s To her astonishment en the second day the 'sweater' offered her U a pair I She declined <o work at this rate and demanded paymentfor what she had done. Tho employer offered her sixp nee ! refused it m tcorn One worker m Ihe place said she could make three pairß a day by beginning at five m tho morning an I toiling on till eleven at night. Tho misfortune is that muoh of this work is well paid for by the firms who give it our, but the small middleman, who carefully eo-)oalB where he gets hia work, grinds the life out of the poor.

THE MARKETS

(P3E fBBBS ASSOCIATION.) Sydnby, November £9. Wheat— New Zealand, milling, 5s 3d; local, 5s 8d ; chiokwheat, 4s 8d ; oats, milling, 5s ; best feed, 4s lOd ; peas, 8s lOd ; potatoes, New Zealand, and Victorian, new, locally grown, £6 : onions, £13 ; chaff, Victorian £8 to £10, Adelaide £10 to £11, New Zea land £6 to £8 ; butter, local Is 9d, imported Is 3d to Is 6d ; cheese, local 8d to 9d, New Zealand 8d to lOd ; bacon, local 6£d to 7£d, New Zealand B£d to 9d ; New Zealand hams, Is to Is Id. Mrmournb, November 29 Wheat, good samples, 5s Id ; flour, roller made, £14 ; Calcutta oats, 3s B£d j New Zealand oats, 4s lOd. Malting barley is scarce, and a few sales only aro reported m Cape sorts. Adelaide, November 29 Old wheat, 5s 2d; farmers' lots, 5s at Port Adelaide, 4s 10d at out ports ; New Zealand oats, 4s 3d to 4s 6d, duty paid. ' J , London. Novemb. » 29. The wool sales opened with gcod demand. Prices generally ruled from £d to Id dearer than the closing rates of last series, f ßeceived November 30, 12.15 p.m ) London November 28. .There was a crowded attendance ft the wool sales and the new clip was eagerly competed for. Greasy sorts have advanced £ ? e to seven per cent and scoured ten per cent. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercan tile Agency Company, Limited, have received the followingj cablegram from their London office, dated November 29ih ; — m, W L °.j 1 r- Tl,oßales °P enod fchl 's day. Tho biddiug was spirited. There was an average advance of 1\ per cent, over the closing rates of last . sales. The open catalogue contained 6500 bales, but it was not a representative one. It was decided for this series of sales i that farthing bids be accepted up to Bd, j < end halfpenny bids beyond that sum,

PANAMA CANAL SHARES

EXPECTED NON-PAYMENT OF INTEREST.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) London. November 29. Panama Canal shares have fallen owing to a failure m floating the balance ' of the Lottery Loan. Jt is expected, m consequence, that the Company will be unable to pay interest on its bonds.

OTAGO A. AND P. ASSOCIATION'S SHOW.

(per press association.) Donedis, Novernbir 20 The wea'hjr was ng.^ir» b -if) enmt for i tbo second day of tho A. and P shiw. Ooeor <w» showers fell, but in* atten -1 danco w*s lar^e oudar the oi=-oumiranoes. In draught horse* Mr X Gawn won the I oup as t'->o krgeet prlz»- taker, bs colt Salisbury* Prid-s inkl<-g tho si c. produce _ stakes; Mr Findlay with, Violet, Lord •Salisbury- D nab, doing tbo same In \ fi'lles. The show of blood ttook was fair t LeLoup boln? givau firafc prfz i over Bun • doora. S;me fine oarrlago horses aod hackneys were exhibit 3d. The show In pigs was probably the best ever shown . here, Messrs D'Aovergoe Bros , and \ ! Rowe (Chrlstchuroh). Olarkson, Thomson, 5 Allan Bros;, »nu Gatforth, a\\ taking . prfzss. In hunters, the jamplng contests s attracted much attention, Bugler taking • the prfza for hunters and Robin Hood m y the leaping competition. The show ol dairy produce was only fair In buttai Messrs Grant and Meadows, the experti who so ed as jidges, expressed surprise at the poor quality. The gold medal foi the best twj oheosea was scoured by th« Bruoe Dairy Faotory, with the Inot Oluha Faotory second, the Gore f actor j a third, the Wal»n<wa Factory fourth, anc b the Peninsula Factory highly commended t The hams and bacon were a goad claia c The takings at the gates amounted ti a £254, and £300 was subscribed. c •——■—■«——____ j _

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

(PBR PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, November 29. Mr Alfred Shepherd, of Kararjg*hape met with a serious acoldent h-st evening by being thrown from his horse neai Paeora, while returning home. Gjucus slon of the spine and also of the brain It feared. The Auckland Branoh of the Industria and Protection League has received a com munloatlon from the Christchurch Brand asking for 00-opsrttlon m endorsing Mi Sauodera' proposal for establishing d!a>.ll leries In the colony, aad plaolng the llquo: traffic under tho oontrol of the Govern ment, It has been reioived to hold i speoial msoting to consider th 9 subject. Nbw Plymouth, November 29. . Quite % ba'oh of perjary oases are se down for hearing In the Police Court, thi most Interesting being one m which Mi S. Beaoh (formerly In obargo of the Pres byterlao Ohuroh here) has lair) »n infor mation against Mr Black, an elder of th< Ohnroh.for swearing In Court thot h< (Beaoh) was not an ordained minister This is the last development of the Pres byterlan Ohuroh Equabble whioh has ragec at intervals during the past six years. Wanoanui, November 29. A man named James McDonald wa; brought op at the Magistrate's OjuH to-day on suspicion of firing the Catholic Ohuroh at Jerusalem, up the Wanganu river. The oase will be continued to morrow. Wblmkoton, November 29, The first portion of the eleotrio light In. stallatlon for lighting tho olty has been placed m position, and tho Corporation offijes were lighted op this evoolng. Invkroakoili. November 29. An lufant Bon of James Hamilton, a farmer near Wiutou, was suffocated by over balonoing luto a small tub m whloh was about'throe ino'ies of water, In whloh its mouth was immersed.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

, (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) I ; —

THE LATE DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND.

London, November 29. Her Majesty the Queen paid a special visit to London to condole with tbe relatives of the Duchess of Suther land.

THE RUSSIAN LOAN.

St. Petersburg, November 28. It is reported that the new Russian loan will be applied to increasing the Black Sea fleet.

THE CZAR AND CZARINA.

The Czarina is suffering from melan cholia, which is mainly attributable to the recent accident to the Royal train on the Azov railway. Her Majesty wishes to leave Russia, and it is be lieved if she remains her mind will become permanently affected. It is feared that the accident has also had a depressing effect on the Czar.

DEATH OF THE SWISS PRESIDENT.

Berne, November 28. W. T. Hertenstein, of Zurich, Presi dent of the Swiss Republic, met with an accident which necessitated amputa tion of the leg, but the sufferer suc cumbed under the operation;

THE BOULANGER DIVORCE.

Paris, November 28. General Boulanger does not oppose the divorce action instituted by his wife, as he is desirous of marrying Madam Heriot, the wealthy proprietress of a magasin. The friends of General Boulanger wish to prevent the scandal for political reasons, as they fear it will injure the leadership of the Boulanger party.

AUSTRALIAN.

(.PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

NEW SOUTH WALES

Sidney, November 29. In the Legislative Assembly Mr G. R. Dibbs. member for Murrumbidgee, has given notice of motion—" That this House is of opinion that the Financial Statement should be referred back to the Colonial Treasurer m order that a just statement of the financial position of the country may be laid before Parliament." The motion will be discussed to-morrow.

EUROPEAN SITUATION.

— ♦ , J (PER TRESS ASSOCIATION.) ' (Received November 30, 12 15 p.m.) Berlin, November 28. , The German press evinces anxiety at the growing strength of parties hostile to Germany at Vienna and fears these will affect the triple alliance. There has been friction lately between Prince Reuss, German Ambassador at Vienna, and Count Taafe, President of : the Austrian Ministerial Council. The quarrel is attracting some attention m diplomatic circles. Constantinople, November 28. The Sultan has declined to receive Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria.

SPORTING.

DUNISDIN RACES.

(PKR PRBBB ASSOCIATION^ Fobbtjry Raoec Nnvomber 30. Thn woathor is fire though old, and there is a jargs attendance, Hurdles. Trapper ... 1 Oivls ... 2 Garibaldi ... 3 A splendid raoo, won by the shortest head, many people thinking Oivls won. Time, 6£seos. Dividend laside, £3 19j 61; outside. £2 17c, Maided. St. James ... ,„ : ,„. 1 Matamata ... ... ,„ 2 P.rvoU ... 3 Time, 2mln 17^jeos. Dividends, £2 6s and £2 2a 61.

"UNDER THE PALMS"

" Under the Palmy," or The Jewish Flower. Festival, a floral cantata composed bff Rodt, was given very successfully m the Oddfellows' Ball last night by the Ashburton Weeleyan Choir assisted by several well-known vooaiists, and an efficient and well-balanced orchestra of nine performers, tho whole being con ducted by Mr J. Gamble. A very large and sympathetic audience assembled to hear and witness the first production ot this cantata, the Hull being comfortably filed m every part long before the curtain rose, when a very pretty and interesting sight was presented to the assemblage, the orchestra being stationed at the back of the stage on rased seatß, with piano and organ on the sides, and the oboir of about fory singers, arranged so as to givo the full effect of the diffdrent voices, m rows towards the front of these tho ladies all dressed appropriate y io. white or cream costumes, with ptofuse floral decorations and each carrying choice bouquets, the whole front row of seats being ocoupied by fifteen little lasies prettily dress d m white, with green ivy leaves formed into sashes from waist to ■shoulders, and large bouquets of field daisies n their hands. The eta^e was very nicely dressed with natural flowers sad oibbage palms, and theaa with appropriate scenery at the back lent a- very oharmiog effect, the new Wenham gas burners throwing the light jaijt where it was wanted . The cantata illustrates the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles, or Harvest Festival, during the ooatinuance of which the people used to give up their ordinary dwellings for a week, aad live instead m booths made of foliage and ornamented with fruits and flowers, and tho particular feast represented m this cantata is one that took place, according to the Biblical narrative, after tho return from the captivity of the Jews at Babylon, as described iv the books of Ezra and Nehemiah. Tbe soloists were all m good voice, and all acquitted themselvea well, Mibb Steel taking the eoprano, Mrs Gamble and Mrs Flower a;to, Mr Flower tanor, and Mr Millar, basß. • Tho nvieic of this cantata ;s generally of a lively and sprightly character m keeping with the nature of the festival it comnienorates There are a large number of pieces m it, some 45 before the fioale and spice will not allow a detailed account of all these. We mention, however, amongst the choruses as specially will excuted, No 4, "Hear, Hear to Jerusalem ;>' No 8, " The Lord hath done great things ;" No 22, Neath tho Palms:'' Wo 24, " Sing unto tbe Lord ; " No 32. "Behold the land; "No 40, ♦• Praise ye the Lord; "No 43, "From bondage awake; No 44 and 44, Kolo choru* and finale "We aTe mirchiog home." In No 44 a very pretty effect was pfoduced by all the performers waving their bouquets io time with the music, this item had to be twioe repeated before the audionce were satisfied. No 10, «' With j y*e leave ; lno 14, "He is help to the helpless ; " and No 38, were given by the children alone, their voiceß blending very sweetly and showing that great care had been taken by Mr Gamble m their training. No 22 " Neath the Palms," was given with a subdued humming effect nnd the lights were turned down dining its rendition 1 his piece was encored and deservedly so Miss Steel had a large number of items as solos. and m part singing, and although slightly nprvous at first, yet all through, gave the audience a great treat, her voioe being very sweet aud powerful. Perhaps the best of this lady's solos was that given m No 41, " 0 Church of Christ," which changes to a quartette and then winds up with full chorus by the whole ohoir. Mb* Steel's voice was also heard with great effe.t m the descriptive rJcena Nols,the air "Hail,' end duet with Mr Flower, tenor, "Guard well his flocks," which was one of the gems of the evening. This was redemanded, and repeated . Mrs Gamble was m good voice and sang her alto solo and parts very successfully icing encored m No 28 "O Lord the harvest." Mrs Flower also sang m alto and greatly pleased the audience, m No 34, !t By the dark Euphrates fcilroam," a solo, with quartette and quintett, her voice blend ing sweetly with the others. In No 86,' "Iwaa glad," duotfc with Miss Steel, cLslog with % cborus by all, the showed to advantage. Mr Flower ia Very popular m this class of muslo, and hU voice was heard very well Indeed fast night In nil the pleoas he took We mention speolally bis performance m No 15 air .•• Wander ye Flocks," and m the duet with sopraao "Guard well bis Flocks," snd No 37 "The Lord Is Nigh." M? Millar sang the bass solos sad parti very clearly, and was encored lo No 36 « The Hand of the Lord," This gentleman has a Very strong, and yet sweet bass voioo, snd hla enunciation 1b excellent, Miss Potter presided at the organ, and Me Armer Orr at the piano, the latter playing the accompaniment to the harp song by Mrs Flower exceedingly well. The Cantata, altogether was a great sno cess, both from a musical and also financial pofut of view. We think the second part went with more animation and spirit than the first portion, and this was probably due to the faot of tbe ventila tion of the hall being attended to daring the interval, as the air was rather oppres sive" during the first part, through the ioors and window's being kept dosed op. Mr Buttle, at the conclusion, announced ;hat the Cantata would jbe repeated this sveniog, and that admlaslca would be at ■educed rates. He called for three oheers or the performers which were heartily liven, the choir and performers In return >ay leg the same compliment to the adlence and Mr Gamble. This gentle man may well be heartily congratulated n the great success of the performance, ad great credit 1b duo to him for the vidtiot trouble he has bean at to' bring je Cantata on the it»ge In so complete a

MR JOHN BRIGHT

(*BR PRRSB ASSOCIATION.) London, November 28. The Queen and the Dowager Era press Victoria have given orders that they shall be furnished daily with bul letins regarding the condition of John Bright's health. Londov, November 29 The condition of Mr J. Bright is now more hopeful.

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j (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) ■ ' .; Land Saje. Auckland, November 30 I Three thousand acres of land at Lower Waikato was lately sold by Major To Wheoro for £1500. It h&a beeii again sold t» Mr Tanner, an Australian capitalist for £2 6a per acre. Mr Tanner has already engaged a manager to improve and work the estate. ..,. J . Burns Club. At the adjourned annual meeting' of ftsj Burns Olub last night, the balanoe-meet which was adopted shewed a small balance due to the eeoretary. The assets of the Olub were valued at £54 12s. A Complaint. --t Importers of soft goods hare send a joint memo of piotest to the Oommispioner of Oustoms respecting the new rules as to disallowing discount also complaining of delay m passing invoiesa, thre* - diffuvnt officers examining.

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RATES OF FREIGHT.

.n Lohdow, November 28. The rate of freight for cement has advanced sixpence per cask.

THE MAORI FOOTBALL TEAM.

The New Zealand Native football team beat Liverpool and district' by a goal and six tries to nothing.

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Mr W. H. Smith announced m the House of Commons that tbe proposed wheel tax would be abandoned, time not permitting the proposal to be sufficiently discussed. A Bill to extend Lord Ashbourne's Act has passed through Committee stages.

NAVAL MANOEUVRES.

A Committee of Admirals award the victory m the recent naval manoeuvres to Admiral Tryon, who commanded the squadron originally blockaded. '

ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.

Washwgtow, November 28. . At the trial m Chicago of a dynamiter named Kronck, an informer gave evi dence that on a recent occasion: the prisoner was about to throw a bomb at President Cleveland's carriage, and was only with difficulty dissuaded by his companions.

CORN EXCHANGE.

j The following is the Corn Exchange report for the week ending Friday, Novem ber 30th, 1888 :— Buyers are beooming more ohary m pur ohaßing, the price of wheat having gone up beyond the margin required for Home ship, ments. Speculators have of late been more concerned with the Australian markets. Oats are now nearly oomored, and Mhila so held are sure to maintain a firm tone. Very few are being oflered. There has been a very large enquiry for oaten chaff, whioh has bean selling freely at £3 10s at country stations. Dairy produce has been nearly oleared out. During the week large shipments have gone forward to Sydney by both the Wakatipu and Taupo. Intercolonial tonnage ia scarce and freights are high. Wheat.— A strong demand exists and sales of prime lines have been made at 4s 6d. Tuscan by itself is worth 4s Bd.~ Seconds are wanted at 3s 4d to 3s Bd. Oats.— lt is hard to determine the value of this cereal, only urgent orders are being com* pleted at the figures we quote, but as the bulk is m the hands of a few we shall expect our quotations to be firmly maintained. Milling are worth 3s 9d ; short feed, 3s 6d ; and lone sorts, 8s 3d to 3s 4d. " Bablbv — Very little is enquired for exoepfc for feed at 2s 9d to 3s 3d. ■-. Grass Sbkd.— A few sales have been made at 2b to 2s 6d for farmers' parcels, and 2s 9d to 3s for maohine dressed. Potatoes.— A few sales for looal oonsump* tion have been made at £6 at country stations. Produce.— Butter : In this article there is ft brisk speculative demand since our last report, and we trust the farmers will avail themselves of tbe opportunity of realizing suoh good prices now offering, BJd, fair ; 9d to lOd for prime dairy paoked. 'Cheese : New is not yet fit for shipment we quote 4d as about ruling rates ; old, very soaroe, sd. The above prioes are those paid to farmer! for delivery f.0.b., saoks extra.

THE SULTAN'S ELECTRIC DOG CART.

The Sultan of Turkey is abreast of the latest development of scienoe. He ia not only a patron of electrioity as a motive power, but has directed its application to a vehicle which rftn be propelled on an ordinary road. Messrs Immisoh and Co., of Maiden orescent, Prinoa of Wales roid, N.W-, have built for His Majesty's use a dog oart which is driven by eleatrioity, and yesterday it underwent a trial at the Camden Skating Rink before two gentlemen from the Turkish Embassy and a number of representatives of the Press. The vehicle is m appearance similar to an ordin ary four-wheeled dog oart without shafts, the j material of which it ia constructed being I walnut and a light-colored wood, brightly i varnished. The oushions are upholstered m brown cloth, and embroidered with the Turkish Imperial orest. A shaft with a steer* ing handle whioh paßsei upward through the footboard is attached to a , toothed rack aon* neoted with the front wheels, and by this means one of the ooounants of the front seat can steer the vehicle with the greatest faoility* The break is also meohanical, and is actuated by the driver's foot. The motor is pissed underneath the oart, and a band passes from it to the off hind wheel, the other three being as free as man ordinary vehicle. This motor is of Messrs Immisoh and Co.'s one horse power type, ÜBing m this case a current ot twenty ampdres, with an electromotive tone of forty-eight volts. The power is stored m twenty-four small accumulators of special type, plaoed underneath the baok seat, and therefore ont of sight. They contain a flharge sufficient to propel the vehicle for about five hours at a speed of ten miles per hour. When the vehiole is running at this speed the motor mskes 1440 revolutions per minute, I and develops J horse-power. The weight of tbe accumulators is about 7owt, and the weight of the vehicle complete llowti On rough rough roads or steepgradiebti the oar will not show well, but on a smooth path it runs beautifully, and is turned and stopped with great faoility: The electric eonneotiori oan be broken instantaneously by the driverj and tbe brake power soon brings the vehiole] to a standstill. The Sultan,' we understand", is preparing roads m his palaoe grounds for the oart, so that he oan make use of it undefc the best conditions, ft is' only -a toy, of course -a fancy m which Sultans and millionaires may indulge— and the makers &o not entertain the Hope that this will be the forerunner of electrically propelled vehicles m our streets. Tramways.-ebvioojly, stand, m a different category.' '

THE ASHBURTON GrUARPIAN, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 80, ' .1888



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