THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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DIARY .

MOONLIGHT EVENINGS.

The Moon at 3 days old Bhines till about 8 o'olook. Tbe Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-papt 10 o'clock. Tbe Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly 1 o'clock m the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from Bundown; ill 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 Tbe Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 a.m. and shines till morning. Tbe Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. and shines till morning. Tbe Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and shines till sunrise.

ARE WE READY?

Contradictory as the telegrams are from day to day, the European outlook is sufficiently grave to render it quite worth whilethat New Zealanders should ask themselves " Are we ready for eventualities ?" Whether it come this spring, or whether it be deferred for another year or two, it is certain that there must and will be a great Euro pean war before there will be anything like an assured peace, and the conflict may at any moment be precipitated. Who will be the belligerents or how they will range themselves no man can with safety predict but that one of them will be Russia is a certainty, and that another may be England is by no means an improbability. In that case our Australian squadron will have some sharp work cut out for it, and it may be that, the squadion notwithstanding, we may have to prove what our coast de fences are worth, and to test ihe prowess of our citizen soldiery. We do not fear the latter, though we have our doubts a6 to the tfticiency or rather sufficiency of the f<<irmer, ; but it would be well that befote the storm comes we should have done all that \ 3 necessary to enable us tv mret.it. In th.se cir cumstance s the opinions of professional military men are worth taking into account, and for that reason we reprint from an article contributed to the " Wanganui Herald " some pertinent remarks by I.ieut.-Col. Cecil Rooke, who has himself served with distinction m this colony and elsewhere. This then is what he says referring to the j possibility of England being drawn into hostilities with Russia : — " I fear that our only dependence jrnuht be on the , British fl et. As far as we, the colonists Of New Zealand, are concerned, we are worse than helpless, because of the 1 fool's paradise ' m which we have been long living, created by the immature pre para' ions for defence against attack as.s timed to bf going oris and after the things of our national force, the volun ie*rs, have been despoiled of their plnmage, and tjip lamentable fact lately made patent, that none of the forces have ever been thoroughly drilled either to bi£ gun or field gun drill, the 1 colonists must bestir themselves and see if they "*nnol among themselves get a body of men who *Hl g<?jn either for offence or defence on a better *VBtenr» than that of having our forts right m the middle of a thick population, inviting the enemy's fire po our towns, j

and then inevitable destruction. Had) we sent, say, a hundred men of all j branches of the service — Cavalry, Ar- J lillery, Engineers, lnf.tn.ry, Cummis-1 sanat, Transport, etc. — and through' the Government at Home, got theni attached for pay and rations, m the Reguiar army, to the Artillery at Wool wich, the Cavalry at Canterbury, and I the Infantry with tbe Guards Brigade, ! we should by this time have had a competent lot of men to have, as it were, interlined our forces, and been capable of giving and imparling the necessary drill and instruction. It is not yet too late, I hope, to do this, and face onr shortcomings."

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A .speolal general meeting ot the Trades men's Racing Club will be held on Monday next. The following gentlemen were to-day nominated as a Licensing Committee for the Upper Ashburton Distriot, and being the \ number required, were duly elected : —Messrs T. Bullook, D. Thomas, T. Scaly, B. Fried ander, and J. G. Res tell. This is how the "Auokland Star" prints its gaol returns :— One hundred and seventy three gentlemen and forty-eight ladies were m Her Majesty's Temperance Hotel, at Mount Eden, on Saturday last. The gross receipts on the New Zealand railways for the ten months wbioh ended on the 81st alt. exceeded those for the cor* responding period of laßt year by £15,000, while the expenditure was less by £5000, consequently the net profit has been greater by £20,000.

Himiona, the East Coast prophet, has made arrangements for the postponement 0' the eruption of Tarawera till the end of July. The cause is that his people may gather m their crops. The natives still maintain Himiona's authority and his correctness. They are holding prayers — morning, noon, and night. I They say it is a poor rule that don't work both ways. A young man and a young woman of Liverpool made a wager upon the fate of a certain gentleman's candidature which made the forthcoming election a Bnb jeot of grave concern to them. If tbe can* didate m question won, the girl agreed to marry tbe man ; if be lost, the man agreed to marry the girl ! Max O'Rell says America has a President for use and one Franoe for ornament. People are leaving Auokland at the rate of seventy a week for Sydney.

During a recent examination of a olass of youngsters the teacher asked :— " What is a monarch ? " and was immediately answered by a little boy : " A country governed by a King." • " Who would rule if the King Bhonld die?" "The Queen." •• And if the Queen should die ? " •\u2666 The knave." Following the report as to tbe capital sales m London of Manaia Dairy Factory cheese comes the report of the first consignment of butter to the Old Country, made by Mr E. Milton, of Manaia. It will be remembered that that gentleman bought three tons from the above company, the first being shipped early m Ootober, tbe report of whioh is now to hand. It states that the butter arrived Home m first-class condition, and superior to first Cork, but the price realised has not yet transpired. Tbe " Dunedin Evening Star " says that the Attorney.General has telegraphed to Mr Pyke, M.H R., that the contract for the Otago. Central Railway will be ready for signature immediately on his return from Viotoria. A well-known East Kent agriculturist has just taken a large farm m Essex at a rente] oi Is an acre. The land is considered among the best for corn growing m Essex.

Observations are being made on the Frenoh coast and m the Channel, by Frenoh Govern* ment officials, with a view to laying down a new cable aorcsa the Ohannel, m order to establish telephonic communication between London and Paris.

The recent utilisation of Pranaini's akin to cover card cases has reminded the Parisians of the old human skin tanneries at Straaburp i and Meudon, where the skins of the viotims of the guillotine were made into book leather. Works m this binding may atill be seen m the catalogues of book sales. " The number of persons who arrived m the colony during January waa 1593, and the number of departures was 1395/' At leaßt so says a Wellington exchange; bnt tbe fact is these statistics are utterly worthless and on. reliable, for while the numbers arriving m the colony are always correotly ascertained, the number of departures is as oonstantly under rated. This is- necessarily so as only thoEe who book their passages oan be counted, while as a matter of fact a large number of passengers by steamers pay their fires aboard, and are thus not acoounted for Under the heading of " Signs of Pros perity," the Auck'and correspondent of the •• Daily Timeß " telegraphs :— The balance sheet of the Auckland Savings Bank for the past year shows surprising resulta.oonsidering tho dullness of trade. The inorease of deposits was £50,780, the total oredifc of depositors £438,530, Tbe average aocount of two-thirds of the depositors is £20. L»rge sums have bee repeatedly refused by the trustees from persons deßJrous of availing themselve of the interest allowed by the bank. The number of female depositors shows an increase. The penny bank has a credit of £4976 to youth, ful depositors. Several persons, says {he " Greytown Standard," have paid a visit to Maryborough to see the remarkably ema'l infant concern, ing whioh our Martinborough correspondent wrote some days ago, but the parents, though Maoris, objeot to fie ohild being exhibited. Two or three friends drove over from Feather* atone the other day to interview the little curiosity, but the child's mother did not receive them very graoiously. One of the party, a young married lady, put on her moat winning graces,' and said she would so muoh like to ccc the " dear little thing." But the native mother was proof against flattery, and replied, " You go and get a baby of your own.'

THE PEACE OF EUROPE.

r raa prbss ashooiation ]

St. Pbtebsbukg, February 11. . I The Czar is favorably impressed \u25a0 with the speech delivered to the j German Reichstag by Prince Bismarck. CO-SSTAUTINOPt-K. February J 2. In consequence of the threats of M. Melidoff, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, to withdraw if Kiazin Pasha were sent to Sofia, it has been decided not (o send Kiazim.

London, February 11 Mr E. Stanhope* Secretary for War, stated m the House of Commons last night that he was arranging a scheme by which the British forces could be mobilised at forty-eight hours' notice. The completion of the scheme was, he mentioned, being pushed on with aU possible despatch. Rome, February 12. The text of the new Triple Alliance between Italy, Austria and Germany has been published m this city. In -this Austria pledges herself to a benign neutrality m the event of a Franco Italian war, and Italy will observe neutrality should Russia and Austria become engaged m war. Austria is [ pledged to promote Italian interests m the Mediterranean, but will take no part m the Balkans dispute without first having obtained the consent of laly. The latter is pledged to offer tnulual assistance to Germany if France attack Germany or Austria, but if a Franco-Russian attack is made on either Germany or Austria then the three Powers shall place the full strength of their allied armies against the aggressors. A supplementary treaty is being arranged between Italy, Austria, and England providing for the defence of the former's coast m the event ot any hostile landing being made by eithei France or- Russia.

TEIEGRAPHIG NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN

(PBB PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

IRISH AFFAIRS.

Dublin, February 11, Tremendous excitement has been occasioned by the arrest of Mr P. Gilhooly, M.P. for West Coik.

THE ADDRESS-IN-REPLY.

February 11. In the House ol Commons the debate on the Address m Reply is proceeding quietly and without any disorder.

MELBOURNE EXHIBITION.

Sir Graham Berry, Agent-General for Victoria, is inviting tenders m Eng land for the electric lighting of the Melbourne Exhibition.

THE COPPER RING AGAIN.

A Syndicate has secured fourteen of the copper mines m Michigan, United States, which are estimated to yield 120,000 tons of metal annually.

MR GLADSTONE ON THE RIOTS

J- peaking m the House of Commons on the subject of the recent ri»ts m London, Mr Gladstone said the Govern ment should decide prompiy as to the right of the public to hold meetings m Trafalgar squire. He himself was *ifoEJjly jn favor _of meetings... being allowed.

SELLING MILITARY SECRETS.

; A Government contractor is impli cated with Major Templar m divulging the military balloon designs and other matters, The secret was sold to the Italian Government, and the plans supplied were furnished to a firm m Birmingham for the manufacture ot a nnraber of balloons to be used by the Italian troops m Abyssinia.

BLUE SPUR MINING COMPANY

London, Febraa>-v 12 The shares m the Blue Spur Mining Company of Otago are now being allotted.

PEDESTRIANISM.

Scott, the New Zealander, has defeated Hancock, of England, m a twelve hours' walking match. Scott registered 64 miles m the time, but Hancock did not finish, retiring after going 43 miles.

NEW GUINEA LAND COMPANY

London, February 13. A syndicate, with a capital of ,£500,000, has been registered for the purpose of acquiring land and develop ing the resources of Near Guinea.

REPORT OF THE CROFTERS COMMISSION.

The Commission appointed to en quire into the condition of the crofters ot Stornawav, Lewis Island, report that they are suffering from want of food, and are m terrible danger of dying from starvation.

THE CANAL CONVENTION.

Paris, ifebroary 13. The Government oppose the amend ments suggested by Turkey m the Suez Canal Convention.

THE CROWN PRINCE.

Sai* Rbmo, Fdbruary 13. The f Grown Prince is improving mi health, and his appetite is returning,

AUSTRALIAN.

(PER fREBS ASSOCIATION.)

NEW SOUTH WALES.

wrDNBT, February 13. Hanlan has withdrawn frorft the sculling race with Neilson, m which he bad to concede the latter a start. The Centennial rifle matches com menced here to-day. The were 600 competitors on the range. The scores registered were only fair, the weather seriously interfering with good shooting. Mr S.anley, a Government veterinary j surgeon, has forwarded a report to the I Rabbit Department, m which he ex presses the opinion that the rabbit disease proposed to be introduced by Drs Butcher and Ellis is not sufficiently virulent to exterminate the rabbits, but he states that the disease is innocuous toother animal life. Mr Stanley is ais » of opinion that the inoculation scheme of Professor Watson is not virujent enough.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

ApBLAiDB, IT>tbr. ry 13. A goocj deal of the speculation m silver raining has been transferred to shares m tin mines, which show a con siderable advance, and the demand ptill cplitinue?.

THE OWEN REEFS,

(PSR rHEf-S ASSOCIATION.)

Nelson, February 13

A telegram from the Owen gives the following returns :— The Ent rp iae m five and a half days crushed ninety five tone of stone, from which 80 a 13dwt of amalgam were obtained from tbe plates only. At Wakatu, m five di»ya two hours, eii»hty-five tona of *t-~>ne were pn<. through, and 64 c 12 iwt of amalgam were obtained from the plates only

RETRENCHMENT.

[PBK PBEBS S3 .CIATI3N ]

Wellington, Fehmary 14.

Tbo reduction m tbe D fence Depart, ment include 8 officers aud 50 mon. The names of the officers who have resit, nid or hive bean dispensed with are : M.*j >r- Qeneral Whltmore, Llent -Ooi. Bjddacn, Lieut. -Ooi. Roberta, Majors Seann ell and Gaaqoigne, Gapt-dna Oapel and Baker, and Dr Campbell, surgeon. Beduotions are still being made among the men, and the above reductions are independent of thoae vffjoted In the Publio Works Department, la the Volunteer Department 7 Instrno tors and commanding office*- have been dispensed with, and the allowances cf other comm%ndin_> offioera h^ve beon reduced. The school of musketry has been abolubed, and the whole of tH« *djit»nfc-. have boon reduced by £150 {sic, per annum.

EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN IN FACTORIES.

(PEB PR-.88 AHBOOIATION.)

Auckland, Jannary 13. At the ordinary mup tin,' of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board to-night. Dr Lindsay wrote, drawing attention to tbe oa<e of • lad of thirteen who had been admitted to the io p 4*l with his arm mangled through it having been caught m a maohine whoh he w,»* working at tue Fibre Oompnn? 'a mill. Tbe lad w a too youo« to be at work, and the dootor urged that some inquiry should be made mo the qaestion of the employment cf each children m fao orles, and tha da <ger •ncorred by them m working mtchmmy. Dr Lindsay said tbat the Cartridge F«o --tory at Mount Eden furnished the hos pital with a large number of pa'tienta who were, with a f.w exceptions, litt'e girls twelve or thirteen years of ag , the'r injuries being as a rule crushed 6>g«rs and thumb wounds sustained m wording machinery for tha manufacture of cart ridges, and amputation h«d In some case* had to ba resott^d to. The Board deoided to refer the matter to the Inspector of Polioe.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Pj?b Pbess Association.]

Auckland, February 13.

A daring burglary was perpetrated yes terday at the residence of L. T, Archer, R.M., at Epsom The house was entered m broad daylight whilst tha occupants we>*e at home, and the thief having v'a <d a quantity of jewellery deoamped, btune alarmed by the sound of approaohlng footsteps The j 'wellery was after Wird* found throwc. ab >nt m the grounds, tbe man evidently not caring to run the risk of Its being identified Carterton, February 13

A large fire occurred thU moraing. The entire bl o'<" from Galli'.e corner to Catty t^baoconiet on ih-» west aide of High xtree*, whs en irely d atroyed. 'J h* fire originated m an occupied afore at t»-e corner, about quarter 'o one a- d destroyed Wood's suction room and the *h p* be longing to B >rrar j vrttohmaker, Lindop cben__i.it, the Public Hall, Catty fr titerer and tobflcconi-t* Ihe ori^n ia ot kno<* n arr-trd w^s uninsured Lindop hnd £4 0 Oil his buildin » and £200 on the a ock nnd furniture. Ca tv hid £25) on the bu I<l -ing The stook wis uninsured The buildings on the other ride of tho t- treet, and the Morquio oP Normanby Hotel we?e scorched and windows bruken. Foria nately there waa no wi<>d. The fu<l insurances ara not yet know . Wellington. February 13 Sir Julius Vjgel left on a visit to Ohrlstchu'cti this nftirnoon. It is under stood that Sir Julius will shortly visit England and return abont the end of August. Nelson, January 13. A fine specimen of Calif rnian salmon, 30 Inches 1 t g 21 tuohei girth and 171 on weLht, was caught In the M-ttup ko yetttrday. Uunemn. F broary 13.

At. » meetiog*of the 0 'amber of C m me*ce to-day, the Oorr.mi tee were re quanted, to draw np ft Bta'ement and furnish it to Mr Allen, M.H.R , iv ord«r that Government nny prroeed with the enqtiry into the proceedings of the dock trust.

THE HESSIAN FLY

«~ Per Pkess Association.)

Wellington, February 13

Government have received a report from Mr Huds n on the Hessian fly, m whioh he states the peat has ravaged ihe wheat orops ou five or cix farms at Rangt tlkel. He tblnks it would be advisable to is >late the district as muoh aa posoible In order to prevent the spread cf the peat to other parts of the cilouy. Some of the insects together with their Urv» and several of the Injured wheat atalka were sent to the Agent-General by the Toogarlro, with lnatructiona that he ehou'd obtain the opinion of Miss Ormerod and Mr R. H. Meiup, two well-known entomologists, as to nhsther the settlers at vlarion arerLht m supposing that tbe Hessian fly has made its appearance m tbat district, ff Sir Dillon Bell liuda that it la the Heailan fly he is io make an f ffort to obtain some pupae of Insects, whio'* are bred m Amerloa, to prey upon tbe flj. . It Is believed that the insect, whioh la causing much concern tn Rangt tikel district ju*t now, was brought fr< m tho United Btatea In Borne packing oase straw.

We very much fear that this Dew pest, wh'Oh his made its appearance m tue Rangtt'kel dl-sttict, will provo a very serious thing fir New Z >alanrf farmers no less promptly and vigorously dealt with This is wha< the" Waog^nui Herald " baa to say ab>ut It : — Dr Hector m rnolying to Mr.S.cely as to the Hessian fly pest says :— " Can you wire the extent of the •rea affected ? The stubble should be ent high and then born', and ploughed m deeply without delay." With retard to the extent affected, we understand that the fly haabt'en at work from Bonny G en to thu Dunsinane eatate, and that it has done ita work In a very effeotlve manner, Aa to the remedy suggested by Dr Hector, who Is to bear the oosr. ? I;, is quite evi dent that Individual farmers oould not, aft" ..rd it What, then, should be done ? Tne Government, must grapple with it tn the same way aa the V ctormn aud. other Governments have grappled with the scab pest. The matter to one whiob o >nperns, not the individual farmer (only, but the Whole fldmron>'l y.

THROUGH OUR EXCHANGES.

A STAGES DRIVKK 8 fPITAPH. The wel .known JSivada stage driver '* Honk " M nk. who died a >me ihonthe •go, is burled under a t- mb j tone with this extraord'oary legend:—^'Haered to ths Memory of H>nk Monk- The Whitest, \ j Biggest Hearted, and Rpst Known Bt<p;e- j Driver < f the West ; Wh > was Kind to j AU and Thmaht IU of None. Ho Lived j tn a Strange Era and wan a Hnro ; and >he Wheels nf His Coach era now Ringing on Golden Sir^'i." a fbw>_t_. c«imb. The Asa zt U-urt of Indre has just been the scene < f a<i acq'ii t.l wh ot shows a _»-e-*t lack <-f moral sense upon th« part of a j jry. A man named Pierre Cheramy was convicttd of having murdered hin little child during her sleep by ponrlnu vltrol down her throat. The prisoner declared th*t as he was una le to meet the expense of an Increase of family be had resolved to do away with his youngest born. This plea satisfied the jary, aad the Inhuman Cheramy (sat large. ANOTHER TBA-BUT. A despatoh from Macon, Galveston, slves partloalera of a shocking tragedy. It appears that on a Bnn Uy night a man named Nathan Raid, who did not live with his wife, brat ally raurder«d his whole fimily and then committed suioid . ila sent a half-grown boy who lived wi h him after a doctor When the dootor and | b>y returned >h y found tl c c»Mo a he-»o .of smoking ru»o» and In n %-\* charred todies of Held' a wife and their sis children. Fu'ther searoh of th* oremue* .ii-iolosed Held _ b jdy tn the well with his • hroato* l

HOW TO GET UP A **W. Walt until ehe m at her to et prepara tory to going ont, if you w.m to quarrel witn your wire. She will be aura to acik yon if her bonnet v straight. Remark that the lives of nine-ten. bs of the w. men are passed tn thinking whe her thuir bon n<-ts are strbight, *n t wind up with tbe remark that you never knew bnt one who I had any onmmon sense about her. Wife

wlil ask you wbo that was. Y> v, w'xh • sigh, reply, " Ab, you never mind. 1 ' Wife will ask you why you did not marry her, then. You s*y aba raotedly, " Ah, -why, Indeed 1" A regular row i<* »m*a to follow. RBNNINO OP THE BIBLE. Them wes a a'range soduo recently at a sale nEc labor*, b. An old and ordinary copy « f the Bible w*s put up, and the bidding wet-t on between two ladles until tbe Incredible prioa of £-60 was reached, j when the hammer fell amidst loud cheer ing It transpired that the Bible (the mtrlnaio value of whioh was perhaps half a-crawo) h.d belonged to a deceased relative of the ladies, each of whom was determined to obtain it, and as they conld »ff.rd t> indulge the fancy, their relative's estate benefl el greatly n y 'h«ir obstinacy. TBtKVKS OASBD IN BILVBB.

A polio >v ii*tnt.d Oo^au a-.w two men on Biacksone street, Boston, C,S., the other day, whose unwi.ldy actions at tracted bis attention. He questioned one of the men, and arrested him on suspicion At tha station-house several hundred dollars' worth of silver were found between hit shirt and vest The silver waa hammered out, so that the fellow waa cad m complete armor. Tha heavy load was supported by a strong belt. When Oogan aaw that he bud o*ptured a burglar, he ran out and otptued the other man after a short chase. He, too, was encased m hamm»»»"d silver arm >r. A girl's composition on boys.

Boya is ineu ti.-tt oavo nut got an big a* their p*pas. and girls is young women oat will be young ladira by-and-bya . M>n was m«de before w .man. When G;d •oofted at Adam he sai . to himself, ' We 1 I guess I can do better th *n tbat if I try *_.am.' and then he made Eve. God liked Eva s > mnoa b -t>er thau he did Adam t »at there h .a bebn more woman *han men \n (he wor d «ver slno*. \u25a0 -. . B ys are a tr ablf, Tb-y ere very w>.aiiug on every hlßg tu. «e__»r ,«r * Xli-k~ a_M have my *ay hr»lf »ho boja m the w» rid w v d be H.tle gir s, and the other half: would bar dolis. . . My p*p* it to nice I I in-' that I guess he must have been a girl when he was a little boy. IN loth with TH* oboom

A baronet, whose town house looks ! npon Oyde Park, r*.o-*n ly di-o»veted <h»t his c deat daughter bad los \u25a0 her heart to an u'ldcr-gro-'m lo.his employment, wh-> a'td to attend the lady on ber dally tide . The- fa'hi.r chanced, nome days ago, to e-ter a Wes* Eal resaurant, where, to his horror, be beheld his oaaiih er and the groom seated at iu-.oh. Tnere was a eoene, of course. The angry parent earned •fi his child, and threatened terrible things to his audacious stable-help. Ihe baronet, upon arriving at home, found the groom before h m ca'-m'y en waged m his vocation . The baronet rushed at bim, struck him, and was promptly knocked down. The baronet's s><n happened to be on band, and seeing th*. fnte of his father, dashed m to bis defence. The groom sor srqu^ntly left, and has annonnced bis iutf.nt.ou of taking I ga> iroceedinjts to rr cover dam-tges, wages, and satisfaction for other grlev snow.

i WHY HANLAN WAS BEATEN. ' Oommeutin.! on Hani >u*a lost defrat by Beach, tne •« New Y»rk World " says :— "For he third tma w'thia ft period of three years ad ward Hanlan has met defeat at the hinds of William Be.ich ln Australia. Pieviuun to his first visit to tbe antipodes, m 1885, Hanlan was the champion oarsman of the world, whiob proud title be won at the Centennial K.eg.tt* Aa long as he acted under t c advice of capable and judicious managers si co '8 waa hie; Be bad not been reared m iflltftmt circomsninces, ani his hand lers k ow that good wholesome food and a temperate life were essential for the pre*erva i, n nf hla muscular energy ; but success swelled the champion's hetd, and walth broouht a desire for high living. C irned beef and cabbage were replaoed by quail on toast, and strengthening ale waa aupplautel by exhilarating champagne. Tne bietory of Haitian's downfall is only an episode from the life of all great attletes who have permi t-d success to m ko them obi viius of the doty whiob tven they owe to nature '

A HOBMBLE AFFAIK. A s' ooktng bo< Qn is r«sptn ted by Ameri can popers to oave been witnessed si W.bbe'vile, Miohignn, reoently. Tne town loek-np, a'one-sory wooden struc ture, wis discovered to be on fire. Above theoiacltiingoftlit. fl mes cries were heard from an inmate tf one of the cells. When the oitiz ns arrived the doomed nan waa seen frantically beating the ba-a of h's cell and otymg for beip. The people were powerless to rescue him, al'hough m .ny tried to do so, and lv the presence of the crowd he slowly roaetef to death. Little by lit le the doomed man was forced back, but only when the bars b> oome red hot did he aoandon ali hope cf eboape. The horror of tne eitu* tion proved suoh a f Uhtful mental strain on the prisoner that he became insane Tearing h a scorched clothing off he 1 dashed atftinst the bars, an 1 grabbed the red hot iron m the vain « ff >rt to escape. An odour of burned flish pervaded the air. Frantically cursing the crowd for not helping him, the roisttug man rushed madly around the narrow eaolosure, wkile the spectators a.ood rooted b> horror to the spot. Gradually hla or les grew weaker, and he was seen to sink ti tbe 1! -or, and so^n all was over. Th? prisoner waa Newhalt Tyler, 38 years old He has hewn imprisoned for striking a boy j on the head.

SPORTING.

FORBU V NOTES.

[PEB PbFSS ASSOCIATION.] Dtjnedin, February 14 At Forbury th>s .. crning Tetford did ft "?oe two-mile gallop a* a little better than h-Wf pace, S . Clair a similar dlatanee at about the aam* tp^ed, having H*ka for a companion. Artillery a sl'W two-mile caoer wah rau on . Snapshot went ft alow o*oter three times round the middle track, evidently wanting to race by showing no ill-temper. First Lord went wo miles at an eaiy pace, the first milt ai three-qa»rt^f pp.ed, for ; the next milt -ihifnal was bis o mptnion. Th# Cap horse seams soft. Apropos and Biver nmk were restricted ta the slowest 0»tt« •erlng.

THE NEWMARKET MEETING.

[lV ELKOrRIO TtLBC-BAPa— ooprii-Ht.]

(PKB PBBBB ASSOCIATION.)

(Received February 14 1.80 p.m,)

«tdnbv, February 14 There was a fair -.mount of wag-ting yesterday on the Newmarket Handicap, for whtch Master J ihnia a strong favorite O-anbro'k, Chicago, The Qieen sad' \u25a0iltratlleast. are aU being freely Bap» ported.

THE CORWN PRICE AND HIS HOUSE

AccO'dlog to its family statatflf, no member of the honau f Hohensillern (\u25a0 to undergo an operation dangerous to life, save on the battlefield or under like oircomatauoas, without the formal oonsent of tbe King of Prnsila for tht time being and hia Ministry of Stats. This la the reason of ?the State GonnoU which was held m Berlin to consider the oaae of the Crown Prlnoe, at which tie Prince Regent of Brunswick and tha Grand Duke of Baden were present, Oou it Stolnerg-Wernlgerodei Minister of the Horn h hold presiding. The Emperoi William and Prince Bismarck have, of course, requested the Crown Prlnoe to aot aa be pleases.

THE DECAY OF THE MAORI RACE

under the appropriate heading of " Wearing Awa' " the Auokland "Ball" thus descants :— For some occult reason it is the practice to overestimate tha numbers of the Native population of New Zaalvnd. The sob j .tot hu baan. under discussion many times during- tfcft last few years, and though it has been perfeotly o'ear that the Maoris are rapldlv dhftppea I ig, publis *ed statistics \u25a0? ill teU us, as they told u<* 2-1 years ago; that the ! Natives number 40,000. It hat always been assumed that tbe extensive ooontry lying between Taupo and the West Coast i* densely panpled, bat nothing o»n well be more errcieous. Where thousands were supposed to live they may be coaared' m hundreds, ad scores of kaingas whioh were places of importance a decade or so ago are now deserted and desolate. It Is | possible, indeed, to travel far a whole dmf through the famous King Country without catching a gbm^se of a dusky faoe. Ltkt the Red Indian the Ma >ri is going, and hts disappearance oannot be long delayed. This is very sad but it is true.

THE KIST O' WHUSTLES.

Mr W. M Cir!«toni inserts the follow ing m. '« Onr F.r a ,« i>» friend ":— They've got a bran new organ. Sue, .jEojE-jaii «b|4f- .&» and search ; \u25a0 _?nev'red<.h«J just What tbey aaid they'd &9,>± An* fetahed it into church. They've bound the critter shall be seen,

Ano n the preaiher'a right, They've hoisted up their new maohine , In everybody's oight. They've got a chorister and ohoir, Agin' my voice and vote ; For it was never my desire To praise the Lord by note. I've been a sister good and true For five an' thirty year t I've done what seemed raj oart to do, An' prayed my duty clear. I've eung the hymns both slow. and quick, Just aa tbe preacher read, I And twice wh n Daaoou Tubbs was siok I took the fork an' led 1 An' now their bold, new-fangled ways Is comin' all about, An' I, right m my latter days, Am fairly crowded out 1 To-day the preacher, good old dear, With tears all m his eyes, Bead — " Wnen I oan read my title fileae To mansions m the akies." I al'ays liked that He* sad hymn, I s'pose I al'ays will ; It somehow gratifies my whim In good o>d Ortonville. But when that choir got up to dag I oouldn't catch a word ; They sung tha most dog-gonait thing A body aver heard. Some worldly chaps were standin' near, An' when I see 'em grin, I bid farewell to every fear, And boldly waded tn. I thought I'j chase their tune along. An' tried with all my might ; * But though my voice is good and strong I couldn't steer it right. When they were high, then I was low, An' a'so oontrawise ; An' I too fast, and then too Blow To " mansions m the skies." An' af .er every verse, you know, They played a little toon, I I didn't understand, and so . I started m too soon, I pitched it pretty middlin' high, I fetohed a lusty tone ; But oh, alaß 1 I found that I Was singin' there alone. They laughed a little, I am told, But I had done my best, And not a wave of trouble rolled Across my peaceful breast. And Sister Brown-— I could but look— 1 She sits right front of me ; She never was no singing book And never meant to be. But then she al'ays tried to do The best she oould, she said ; She understood tbe time right through An' kept it with her bead. ! But when she tried this mornio', oh, I 1 bad to laugh or cough 1 It kep' her head a bobbin' so, It c'en a' most came off. An' Deaoon Tubba— he all broke dow As one might well suppose ; He took one look at Sister Brown, An' meekly earatcbed hia noae. He looked bis hymn book through and through i An' laid it on tbe seat, : An' then a penßive sigh he drew, I An' looked completely beat. An' when tbey took another 'bout He didn't even ri^e, But drawed hia red bandanner out An' wiped his weepin' eyeß. I've been a Bister good'an' true .For five an' thirty year ; I've done what Beemed my part to do, An' prayed my duty clear. - But death will stop my voice, I know, For he is on my track, An' some day 1 to ohurqh will gq | An' paver more oome back. An' when tbe folk*, get up to sing-— Wnene'er that liiqo shah be— I hope I'll have oo " patent " thing A aquealio' over me 1

THE ASHBURTON OXJABDIAN, TTTESPAT, FEBRaABY 14, 1888

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