The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1890. EXPORT OF CHEESE AND BUTTER.

Messrs Cruickshank and Lovell, ma circular just to hand by the mail, offer sound practical advice to shippers of Australian and New Zealand cheese and butter, which it would be well for dairying farmers and companies to note. In the first place is is pointed outthat only the finest quality of cheese should be shipped, and when this is 4one, care should be taken that con signments are stored in the cool chani? ber. Unlesa the latter precaution is taken the best cheese will deteriorate in value 20 or even 30 per cent. Owing to the neglect of this precaution the firm point out that a recent coh signment sold at 28s per cwt., whereas had the same article been shipped in the cool chamber it would have realised 44s to 46s per cwt. Messrs Cruick shank and Lovell also advise that shipments of cheese should be regulated so as to arrive in England from November to June; to send them to arrive during other months must in variably mean loss, as they then have to compete with about 200,000 boxes weekly of American and Canadian cheese, which sell during summer from 38s to 44s for best quality, besides the competition of British manufacture. Th«se are valuable hints from expert traders, in which farmers and mer chants are alike interested, and it is to tne interests of both that the directions given should be followed. The New Zealand export trade in cheese is as yet only in its infancy, and it is therefore essential that the Article forwarded should be, first and ncost important, a first-class one, and that its arrival should be timed to command a first class price. With reference to butter it is stated that shipments arriving in England from November to March are safe, but alter that date there is a great risk of meeting a rapidly falling market, Continental and English comp etition being important factors in this result. Stress is laid upon the fact that a grave mistake is made in send ing stale or overkept butter to the Home market, as such shipments can only be sold to confectioners or for grease purposes, which mean 3 a range of prices from 28s to 50s per cwt, It might aisd be pointed oat that the shipment of this <&™* ot article is cal culated to injure the reputation of a better class shipped from f*»e same colony. Finest butter will commit the highest market value and a ready Sale; it is therefore to th« interests of shippers and merchants to see to it that only first-class cargoes are sent forward. Dealing with the ship ment of butter, Messrs Cruickshank and Lovell advise: "See that the butter is cool when shipped. If it gets heated before being put in cool chamber, the effect is' shown | after it is twenty-four hours in warehouse here. The great trouble and prejudice against Australian and New Zealand butter is the fact that it rapidly deteriorates after it comes out of cool chamber. This may be owing to the use of the separator, as separator butter does not have the tough and waxy character of dairy made butter, but it is more uniform and is preferred in this market. We think the fault is in freezing the butter. When the Americaus ship in hot weather by cold chamber they never freeze their butter, but, send it in a temperature from 45 to 50 degrees, which/ does not break the texture or affect the aroma as freezing does. Taking our aggro gate consignments of la»t year and comparing them, Australian butter showed better on the whoh Own Now Zealand." The last sentence U* *he foregoing business-like remarks shptrid rouse New Zealand farmers up td » flense of the importance of sending forward only a good article. If once the colony gets the name of sending inferior goods to Market, the struggle to retrieve lost prestig# will be a most uphill one. There is not least reason in the world why Australian j butter should be superior to the Newj Zealand article, unless it- be that the; article is spoiled in the process oi\ manufacture. We have in the co'^y the finest breeds of dairying cattle, the choicest pastures, and the finest climate in the wwld; while our Australian neighbors are behind, hand in all these advantages. It is there fore astonishing that a firm of large traders, such as the Messrs Cruick ihank, should give a verrlict in favour of Australian as compared with N«w Zealand butter or any other kind of dairy produce, and it is to be hoped that tlje dairying instruction now

D«ing given by Government experts will result in the speedy removal of this reproach.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

—' »I w • — Ten hours heavy rain fell at Titnarn last night—the heaviest rainfall for some time. A London grocer offers to purchasers of lib of batter a life assurance policy of £100 for one month. Large quantities of go™! butter 'are now being placed on the European market manu factured from cocoanuts. Sir William Fox ii striking terror into the hearts of Auckland drunkards. At a recent; sitting oi the Police, Court :ke.inflicted;, the maximum penalty in each case. On lier last trip from Auckland the R. M. S. ■ Alameda had -no less than £275,975 worth of I bullion amongst her outward cargo. A ni<?e prizefor a privateer. ; • . Married women are not allowed to teach in the public schools of Philadelphia. Widows are permitted to teach.  ;", • Yesterday a boy named Wannacot, son of an employee on the Midland Railway, was thrown from a horse at Mount Torlesse and killed! , It is reported that influence due to the mediation of a friendly court are at work which point to an approaching reconciliation between Prince Biamark and Emperor William. r The population of London can ba best estimated t»y the not generally known fact that it is greater than that of Norway, and Sweden combined. . ! ," * ; The Corean alphabet is phonetic,, and is so simple that anyone can learn to read in 'a day ; nearly all the women in Cores* can read., In England each child loses a year of life in learning to mispel. ■ Ladies' summer hats are being manufac tured in Auckland from, the inner bark of the nikau palm. The hats are said to form handsome headresses at picnics and lawn tennis parties. Colonel Hume inspected the North Can terbury Volunteers yesterday. 500 members of adult corps, out of 750 on the rolls, and 204 cadets, out of 341 on the rolls, were present. ; The Jewish Workincmen % Club in London is sending miny poor Hebrews to Palestine and will provide them with funds with which to purchase land and start a home. For mocking those "testifying" at a Salvation Army meeting at Blenheim* a young man named Jellyman was fined 30s and costs. At Ghristchurch John Doyle was fined £5 for disturbing a Salvation Army meeting, A Maori, named T. R. Ellison (Tame Raugiwahid Erihana) was, at the recent law examination at Wellington, admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court. Mr Ellison h the first Maori ■who has passed the law examination in New Zealand. Mr John Reith, the agent of the New Zealand Tract and Book Society, from Dunetlin, has arrived in Ashburton, with a stock of the books and publications sold by the society. Mr Reith has opened the shop next the N.Z. Clothing Factory, where the goods will be on sale for a few day*. Mr F. Ci Tabart sold by auction at Christchurch yesterday several merino rams and ewes from Mr James Gibson's Tasmaninn flock. A four-tooth ram,; by Wonder, was sold to RobinsonJs trustees for 100 guineas, and a four-tooth ram, by Sir George 11., to Mr R. M. TurnbuU for iOO guineas. The Marshal of Mstislavi, Russia, in imitation of the Governor of Odessa, has issued a proclamation ordering that corporal punishment shall be publicly inflicted upon all Jews who do not show proper respect to Christians. If Jewish children continue' noisy in the streets, the synagogue trustees shall be flogged in the market-place. A speech by the burgomaster of Nurem* burg at the close of a concert in the choral festival halt at Vienna, proclaiming the union of all German-speaking, races in peace or on the battlefield, made the audience so enthu siastic that the Austrian and German con ductors embraced and the audience kissed and hugged one another. Mr G. T. Smith, of Smithfield nursery,. Ashburton, was very successful at the Christ church Horticultural Show on Friday in fruit exhibits, taking first, second and third primes in dessert apples, and also first and second in cooking apples, in the open classes, and was also highly commended for a collee .tion of apples ser.t for exhibition only. The local Lodge of Juvenile Templars took advantage of the holiday on Friday, and under ; the charge of : Mr 0. Grant and Mrs J. Edwards were conveyed to the beach in traps. About thirty youngsters were present at the picnic and greatly enjoyed themselves, their day ab the sea side coming as a pleasant and very agree able change. • T They have an ea'sy;fashion of dealing with fractious lunatics on the West Coast. Last week a Chinaman suddenly developed signs of insanity on the road between Waimea and Kmnara. He stripped himself-and flung his clothes into the bush, and then delivered an eloquent oration to a couple of dead rimu tree?. Some telegraph linemen bnndled him into a sack, tied the mouth of the sack securely, and sent him into Kumara by coach as a bale of dangerous goods, ■'»:' At the Chriatchurch Dog Show on Friday Mr R, McOwen's Maud 11, which took first \ prize and also a special prize of £1 Is, was described by the-." Times " as a typical dog of the class, viz., Irish Red Setter, and alto gether superior to anything of the same breed previously exhibited, in the colony. Mr Mc3w'en'B d°B Carlo X took second prize in the same Cu*!*». a»d his twolpiippieß, Mok» iribka and Quail wef &*<*« 2nd wjd 3rd in the puppy class for same t^u. Mr W. H. Rule secured second prize for the* SP Bernard pufrpyLeo. At the Middle Park sale of yearlings on Thursday 'the best lots did not reach owners' reserve, Mr Butler purchased art Aprem6nt~Fleurang« colt ,at 200 guineas, and Mr E. T. Rhodes, Moipbttia at 300 guineas. The St George—Fair Nell eftjytj'MW | passed in at 475 guineas. The Russley year^ lings sold csmparatively well, Mr Alexander, of Ashburton, purchasing a full sister to Martha, Cadogah—Maritana, for 26 guineas, and a colt by (Oaddgan^-Nonsense, for 60 guineas. Mr D. Rutherford paid 200 guineas i for the hurdle-racer Ixion, iand for a three . year-old, full sister to Martha, Mr J- C, N. Grigg, of Longbeach, paid 47 guineas. The Metropolitan Agricultural Show yes terday was attended by, 20,000 persons, and a better; conducted crowd probably never ■ assembled in New Zealand. The weather in i the early part of the day was unpleasantly boisterous, a strong nor'wester blowing. Mr John Desas won the President's prize for the largest number of points in cattle. The light horses were judged yesterday, Mr D. Rutherford's Chainshot took first prize for blood entires, Artillery being second, and Stoneyhurst third. In the wire jumping competition The Flea, ridden by Miss Lance, was first; Jubilee, ridden by ', R, Allan, second; Lewis, ridden by E. Saunders, third. In the leaping match M. .Lewin's Wild Irishman was first. Wirth Br«s.' Wild .West Show and two jWg jjijjQys and hippodronie has been per forming fiii (Qhristchurch Sfor -the past 16 nights to 'o>ei#o^jii« audiences; The tent is the largest; .eyelr^ate^ in Christ church, and Lost wighi /jy^ t^yen thousand persons paid for admission. During their stay in the city they gave three open-air entertainments on the ghow Grounds to, it is estimated, over i *dgkfce«ft jthousand people. They leave i by special ,trai» #n Monday for Ashburton ; &jid journey sownwagd. ■ The first trial of Doeherty, .tiie Secretary ®f fche premier Permanent IJuilding Society, Urn en<&& & ?&* jury disagreeing. The chai"** "*" ** jreg*™ *» f ty» «J)*res sold pi a Mrs Miller *^? society vf»<|t aWw issue numl^anrpremium. Vtal/^to^ came in to buy £1000 worth of v.* ..ZTT Docherty sold her his, on which lie luwt j* only £1 2s 6d, and the difference between the premium of £1 and £3 he pocketed. The rook the jury split on was the know ledge of criminally.' The Chief Justice was dead against the prisoner ;• and very wroth with the jnry. "I am astonished at you, gentlemen," he could not help saying when hey told biro they could not agree,

SANDER AND SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.—In protection of the world wide fame our manufacture has acquired all over the globe, we publish the following ;— Hazard, M.D., Professor of General Patho logy and Diseases of the Mind and Nervous System, says in an editorial published in the " Clinical Record ":—-" We have examined half-a-dozen specimens of different manufac ture?! ; the preparation of Sander and Sons was the only one that proved to be reliable and corresponding to scientific tests." Another concoction called " Refined Extract of Eucalyptus" has made it« appearance since. This product stands, according to Dr Owen, foremost in causing injurious effects That gentleman communicates, at a meeting of the Medical Society of Victoria, that a child living at Piteroy became most seriously indisposed through its use. In anolher «ase a lady states on the strength of statutory declaration that «he suffered cruelly from the effects of the same concoction. To guard rh« high reputation of our manufacture w« eel ■warranted in expo ing the/abov* facts, and desires the public'to exercise c»re and precaution when buying, SANDER and SON 4 (Adrt.) \ I 7 HOLIiOWAY's OIKtMENT AND PnVLS.— - Coughs, Influenza. —The soothing properties of these medicaments render them well worthy of trial in all diseases of the respira tory organs. In common colds and infuienea the pills, taken internally,.and the ointment rubbed ■ over the cheat and throat, are exceeding efficacious. When influenza is epidemic this treatment is the easiest, safest, andj surest. Holloway's Pills purify the blood, remove all obstacles to its free circu lation through the lungs, relieve the over gorged air tubes, and render respiration tree, without reducing the strength, irritat ng the nerves, or depressing the spirits;'! such are th« ready means of escaping from' suffering when afflicted with colds, doughs, bronchitis, and other chest complaints, by which,the health of bo many is seriously and permanently injured in most countries. EDUCATIokAIfREFORM. In our last issue we had occasion to refer to that part of the Rev. Mr Barclay's speech at Waimate in which he advocated the sale of the railways —» proposal from which we altogether dissent for reasons which we have stated—and we now call attention to another passage in the same address, which, at anyrate, deserves;public con sideration as being the opinion of a gentleman who is well versed in the subject—that of public education—to which the passage, in question refers. Mr Barclay is reported to have said: —"Another department in .which economies-—very considerable econo mies—could be introduced was iihat of education, its administration, and the disposal of its endorsements. (1) In stead of three or four colleges' for a , few hundred students, let there 'be one good central institution^ with all the faculties well represented, and :a com plete and vigorous staff; and let the balance of the endowments thus saved go to the increase of the revenue, or the reduction of some special ljurden, say, Charitable Aid. (2) Instead of two systems of schools—primary and secondary—let there be one system, and one set of administrators; and what a saving could be effected ! Let secondary education—to the extent of matriculation qualifications—be given in the large primary schools in the im portant centres, as a kind of supple mentary department, and to be pro vided for by the addition of one, two, or three masters, as the case might be, to the ordinary staff. Half—more than half—the teachers could be saved ;. £25,000 out of the £35,000 of High School endowments could be readily set free for other ob jects. A portion could be well spent in organising a technical department here and there, *in helping the smaller schools, in incidentals and otherwise, throughout the districts; and in estab lishing what he would call industrial scholarships. Do'not .limit a scholar ship winner to a few books of Euclid, and as far as simple equations of Algebra. As his parents or friends choose, let him take out his scholarship, on some farm, or in some manufactory, workshop, or school of art. What he will learn will, in after 1 days, be a source to him of livelihood, or at least of important advancement in 1 some particular pursuit." There is a great deal in the foregoing which deserves to be thought over. Mr Barclay is himself an educationist df many years experience, having been for a long time a member, and for great part of that ■ time chairman of the South Canterbury Education Board, and his opinions are the outcome of practical observation. Of the three propositions he advances, however, th« first at anyrate is, we fear, impracticable. "We concur that One good central college would for many years to come suffice for .jbhe needs of New Zealand, but in order to do that three presently existing must disappear, and if, say, it were proposed to retain that at "Wellington as the most central, does anybody for a moment believe that Auckland, Nelson, Christchurch, and Dunedin would agree to have theirs wiped but 1 Or say it were proposed that the Dunedin institution should alone survive, is these £he> smallest chancel that the members iov othpr ffpvincial districts would agree to the extinction of £heirs ? Most certainly not. However well, then, the proposal for one central college may look in theory, it clearly will not work out in practice. As regard 1* the s.ecQrid proposal, that of the amalgamation of the primary and secondary schools, jbh© lilf© objection does not hold good. At Waimate and Geraldin© the problem has been already solved, such amalgamated schools being already in successful operation in those townships, and we are inclined to think with Mr Barclay that the same plan could be put in operation with advantage afc many, if not all other places where there are now separate primary and secondary schools. With the third proposal, viz., the establishment of industrial scholar ships, we cordially concur. We regard it as a very sensible and valuable suggestion, and as such commend it to the consideration of educationists throughout the colony, and especially to $hat of the Minister charged with the portfolio qf Public Instruction. I

LABOR TROUBLES

[per press association.] Sydney, November 7. Government have appointed a Board to administer relief to strikers' families in <**«*«*& Jj[r Thos. Play fair, M. P. for Sydney 'iffftp, has generously decided to distribute «ix thojfsai|id pounds of meat, and one thovsai}d itaavss of Jjread to deserving '—«««. fhp #»yw of Sydney will proportion to-uiorio -^tto^ay. Newcastle miners resumed wo - ,' 3" j Londow, November 6. The dockers have cabled a further j lUH of £500 to Australia.

A Plucky Youngster.

A schoolboy residing in , Brougham street (says last Thursday's " Wellington Press ") had a rather unpleasant experi ence on returning home from school yesterday afternoon. He had just entered the house, Where he lived with his parents, when he heard something moving about' upstairs, and knowing all the family were out, was naturally, very much surprised and not A little alarmed. He, however, screwed up his courage, and seizing the kitchen poker, crept upstairs and peeped into the room where fche noise that- had first alarmed him was coining from, and to his dismay saw a man kaeeling down on the floor and "ransacking a chest of drawers. The youngster, who is only 13 years of age, at iirst was very much puzzled as to what he should do, but seems that- he could do- n* good by getting into close quarters with the i robber, threw the poker at him, striking him heavily on the ley. The assailant then rushed down stairs and catching up an axe, darted upstairs again, prepared to renew the assault, but to his delight he ' found there was no occasion for extreme measures, the intruder having cleared out by way of the window. Upon investi gation it was found that an entry into the house had been affected by forcing up a back window, and that almost every, portable article of any value had been packed ready for removal, but owing to the opportune arrival of the plucky youngster, nothing had been taken away.

HINEMOA.

Mr H. M. Jonks has just received from the publisher, Mr A. D. Willis, Wanganui, an illustrated poem by " E.M." ( bearing the above title. Maori history is full of rich imagery, dealing alike with the warlike prowess of an cestral warriors and the romantic devotion of bronze-hued daughters of the hardy race who held possession of New Zealand centuries before the advent of the first navigators. Of all these legendary records in Maori lore the story of the Maori maiden "Hinemo* " is perhaps the most capitivating and elevating, showing as it does that the tender passions between the sexes often led to deeds of heroism which few persons with only a superficial knowledge of the Maori would give thi race credit for. Hinemoa, a maiden © high rank and great beauty, dwelt with her people on tht borders of Lake Rotorua in a village at Owhnta. The i maiden conceived a strong affection for J Tutanekai, a young warrior who dwelt on the island of Mokoai. This tender passion was reciprocated on the part of i Tutanekai, who in company with a' minstrel friend serenaded Hinemoa from the island, the music of the honi and pipe being wafted across from the island to the mainland. I After a time Tutanekai persuaded Hinemoa to forsake her people and fly to him, a preconcerted signal being that on a certain evening the horn and pipe would be played, and Hinemoa should then take a canoe belonging to her people and paddle across the still wtters of the lake to her lover. The appointed time came, but Hinemoa found on reach ing the shores of the lake that her people (who had discovered the attachment be tween the lovers) had hauled all the canoed some distance ashore. Thus thwarted in her hopes, Hinemoa fell to weeping, and bemoaning her misfortune, and meantime the signal was being wafted across the waters : Hinemoa ! Hinemoa! Wild bird wiuging to my brcaat! Hinemoa'. Hinemoa! Build within my heart thy nest! Hinemoa, leave thy people; Let the water* flow between Those once loved and one who loves thee: Hail! Mokoia's long-loved queen ! O, shy wild bird—Hinemoa, Fold thy tired wings on my breast: Hinemoa I Hinemoa! Build within my heart thy nest! Those fond notes struck a kindred chord in Hiuemoa's breast, and divesting herself of her raiment *lie hastily improvised a swimming belt by tying six large empty gourds together, and cast herself upon the breast of the lake, swimming laboriously for a lengthened period until arrival, tired and exhausted, at the island of Mokoia, where she was eagerly cared for and be-, came the bride of her lover. This romantic;story, which is said to have, foundation i?i fact, is told in almost fault less verse: by the author of the work under review. The jbender emotions and heroic, courage of the hero and heroine are pourfcrayed in well-chosen metaphor, while the narrative is well-connected throughout. Each incident in the romance is illustrated by well-executed lithographic sketches, turned out in Mr Willis' best, style, the small volume, whether viewed as a literary or mechanical effort, being fitted for a place in any well-assorted library—a most artistic addition to Poly nesian mythology. The work is dedi cated, by permission, to Sir George Grey, from whose work on Polynesian mytho logy the main facts are gathered. Con sidering the artistic nature of the work, the price it is sold at, viz., 2s 6d, is not out of the way, and Mr Jones should be able tp readily dispose of the supply he han received.

Mr Gladstone on the Future of Woman.

Mrs Gladstone distributed the prizes at the Burlington School for Girls, Saville Place, recently. Mr Gladstone, in the course of a brief address, said: " "Well, ladios, you who belong to the favoured half of the human race, enor mous changes have taken place in your position—not only in your actual, but alsp t in your prospective positions as members of society. It is almost ter rible to look back upqn the state of women sixty years ago, upon the manner in which they were viewed by the }aw» and the scanty provision made for their welfare, and the, gross injus tice, the flagrant injustice, the shame ful injustice, to wh|ch |n certain par? ticulars they wer« subjected. Great changes have taken place, and still greater, I will not say are impend ing, but are much discussed. Whether a}l these greater changes that are sq much discussed, arid to which many Ipok forward with «ager an ticipation's, wiir be for good, I will not undertake to say; but I will say that I believe any thing which attempts or affects to alter fundamentally the relation which the Almighty himself has established, and the design of which He has marked out in our con stitutions and capacities to alter that relation, to draw women essentially out of their own spheres, and to expect her to exchange it for the sphere of man, or to act in both with the presumption that she can act in both the one and the other with equal efficiency,' is a matter which in my most sanguine anticipations I do not think will succeed. You have before you opportunities such as were totally unknown to your grandmothers, [pie, great and glorious universities of England which were formerly the absolute monopoly of the. masculine mojcty of the, human race are now in ,p grjej^t de^rpp p'pen jtp yqu. That djstjnctio,n Vhiph was w Pn dwretr, in pne qv *wq former •*«*WB wtlHt ft genepal capacity years, h... •• w tlw young ladiqs has been exlnbitea <J4S.| W!>

at Cambridge and Oxford for arriving at a high standard of instruction and education, and is a real circumstance ef inestimable value and blessing for the future of society. That future of society is of enormous importance to the world. I think it is not unin teresting to recall, if I may be allowed to do it, a little anecdote, when some words were used to me more than fifty years ago, by an eminent physician of that date, Dr Farr, who lived in Charterhousesq\iare. Iwentt'iere onac-1 count of someaffection of theeyes,buthe | entered into general conversation about i. the political prospects of the country, ' rand he said to me these'words, which"t think were full of sense, right feeling, and wisdom:' You may depend upon it, Mr Gladstone, it is not the Whigs who will save thecoun.try, northe Tories who will save the 1 country.; it is the mothers of England who will savethecountry.'— (Applause.) I think that should be io every young wife the most cheering, the most consoling^ and the moststimnlating lesson that could b« learned. The value and the importance of this thought are such that n^ addition we can possibly make to women's vocations can ever stand for a moment in comparison with their vital bearing upon the formation of character in «very. one of us. And what is the formation of character, but that for which God sent us irito the world? It is the sum and substance, the beginning ,and the ending :of the whole matter ; and it is the formation of character which is the pride and glory of woman as teacher, but in finitely as mother, to contribute. "— (Applause.)

TELEGRAPHIC

HOME AND FOREIGN.

■ [PBB. PRESS ASSOCIATION.) London. November 6 and 7- Two thousand bales of New JtJlealand hemp have been sold, good quality, realising £28 10s; fair, £27 ; ordinary, £23105. j Messrs Tyser and Co. are instituting proceedings against the New Zealand Shipping Company, and claim damage's for the loss of-the agency. Sir Saul Samiiel has arranged a contract for the construction of seventy locomotives for the New South: Wales railway^ for the sum of £300,000. beef is quoted a farthing higher, but mutton is unchanged. The C,quntess of Jersey, who has been suffering fr<im typhoid fever is progressing favorably. Lady Rdsebery, who was attacked by the saroe disease, is steadily recovering. ; General Booth, of the Salvation Army, has purchased the siterof a brewery in the city and purposes converting it into a city colony. The English bishops and Cardinal Manning approve the scheme. The Emperor of Germany and the Czar have written to General Booth expressing sympathy with him in the loss of his wife. A lady, suppossd to be a lunatic, shot Professor Bright, one of the masters at Oxford University,; in the groin, and escaped. New Yoek, November 6. Mr H. M. Stanley received ftn ova tion on his arrival here. He justifies .'his censure of the conduct .of. Major Bartellot, and attacks Lieutenants Troupe and Bonny, who were members of the rear guard of the Emm Pasha relief s expedition. The reception of Mr O'Brien Is' fixed for November 10. The principal box at the theatre in which the reception takes place wa's put up to auction and was purchased by the Mayor of New York for 115dols. Cairo, November 7. It is said the followers of the Mahdi ; have dwindled down to 2000. '■ j Berlin, November 7- The Emperor William proposes that the nation should purchase Dr . Koch's consumption cure by conferring a title on him and paying on annuity. It is said that from one. month to eight weeks lapses before a complete cure is effected. Dr Koch is sanguine that his cure for consumption will be suc cessful, and also that he will be able to successfully treat cases of diphtheria, cholera, typhus, and all infectious, diseases. St. Petersburg, November 7. The Czar has agreed to pay a sub sidy to Dr Koch providing, his cure for' consumption proves effective. : It is feared that another attack is about to be made on the life: of the Czar, and in consequence the guards have been increased and the vigilance redoubled, Constantinople. November 6. A manifesto has been circulated by the Armenians inciting the rebels in Turkey. New York, November 7. It is expected that the McKinley Tariff Act 'will b« repealed. Paris, November 7. : M. Ribot made a statement in the Chamber of Deputies to-day, declar ing that while France was carrying out a pacific policy she was preparing for any emergency that : may arise; »nd he further stated that it was impossible to force the immediate evacuation of Egypt by Great ißritain.

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, November 7, Sir Henry Parkes will shortly intro duce a new Electoral Bill, which pro vides for one man one vote, and totally abolishes all qualifications except the, residential The Bill divides the colony irito 135 electorates, confers the fran chise to womei, removes the qualifica tion of police and military, abolishes the system of nomination on the hustc ings, and establishes a system of self registration.

INTERPROVINCIAL

Auckland, November 7. The Committee of the Aucklaud Racing Club have resolved that in future book makers betting on the Ellerslie course will be charged ten guineas per annum. The young woman, Annie Rayner, alia* Smith, who is charged with concealment of birth, has been committed for trial.! J}r Giles, R.M., said hq was scrjfy. that he was unable to commit some other person I to be tried along Avith the accused. Nelson, Novamber 7. A seven-roomed house in Van Diemen f treat, was totally destroyed by fire this morning. It was owned and occupied by Andrew Henry, who was from home ; but his wijfe wtjs awakened by the roar of the names. She snatched up two young,, phildren, and escaped with them. Nothing was saved,. Insurances—£2oo on the butfding and £100 on the furniture in the S' ii> •.«!' ",

A* the City Council to-night, gray complaint was roiido concerning the im sanitary condition of a houi«e, or rather hovel, belonging to the Government, in which the pilot, crewmen have to live. It was resolved to give the Government notice to abate the nuisance. Wkllisoton, November 7- Government .have received a com munication from n gouileman that wool sacks could be manufactured from tow, and offers to.establish an industry of that I nature, providing a bonus i/i offered. The matter is ur.cler consideration of the Government. , , - - The Minister of Lands has agreed to the Labour Party taking up a block .of land in the Forty Mile Bush, if the'sum of ■£50,' being portion of the first-year's rent, is deposited, and has-decided to allow the balance, along with the secend and third years' rent, to stand over until Parliament lias had an opportunity of considering a which Government will submit next session, viz.:—That the first three years' rent of land taken up under perpetual lease tenure be not collected, at the time, but that the amount, be [spread over the remaining period. 5 Seveml of the dairy factories have communicated with. Government, sug-) gesting that an expert should be (sent, to, London to watch the arrival of 'the .various shipments of colonial dairy produce, with a view to ..reporting the. causes of deterioration of the consignments on the voyage, John Bertie, of the Pier Hotel, has been fined £5 and costs for Sunday trading., A number of die subscribers' to the Illustrated Atlas of Australasia held an indignation meeting last night, at which it -was explained to them that the work would comprise fourteen numbers on New Zealand, to be delivered monthly- at ss, on the faith of which an order was.signed.- They now find that they have given an order, for forty-two , numbers bf the Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, costing ten guineas. It was resolved to consult a solicitor before accepting delivery. Hokitika, November 7. News has reached town that good gold has been struck at Back Creekl The prospectors have driven teven feet, the wash giving 15dwts to the load. The , lead has not been bottomed yet.. There are over a hundred men on,the ground, and there is great exci'ement in town. The new rush at Back Creek, near Rimu, is 1700 ft from the edge of the terrace. The sinking is 45ft, the wash 6ft, and the yield about one ounce to the load. It is easy sinking, but the ground requires timbering. • It is believed that there is a considerable extent, hut; this is not yet proved. The country is pegged but all around. There is great excitement at Rimu, and .Woodstock. The minors believe that,a large extent of ground will be opened up. ' .

THE MARKETS

FRBSH AHsOCIATIOir. (Received November 8, 10.30 a.m.) London. November 7. : Consols 94^ firm ; New Zealand four per cent inscribed stock 103J ; 3b do, 941. ' • " . 2^°ufch Australian wheat 38s 6d, market firmer; Victorian do 38s firm; New Zealand long-bsrried do 375, steady, market firmer. New Zealand cheeße, best quality 48s per cwt.' ■

ELECTION NOTES.

[rKU PRESS ASSOCIATION] Dunedin, November 8.. At a meeting 6f doctors, a resolution was carried in favor of Mr Leary contest ing Duaedin City.

COMMERCIAL.

Coim Exeliaiijiye Report.

■The 'following is the Corn Exchange report for the week ending Friday, 7th November: — The holidays have completely interfered with all business, and ,it is impossible to do more than i^Gjjeat last week's quotations; The change' in the weather will have done immense good to the growing crops. Quotations are as follows :— Wheat.— Tussan, 3s 5d to 8s Gd ; Pearl, bs 4d to 3s 5d ; Huntev's, 3s 3d to 3s 4d. Oats.— Prime milling, Is 7d ; bright shore feed, ls,Cd ; inferior and discolored, Is 2d to Is 4d. Barley, nominal, 3s for prime malting; ; feed, Is 6d to Is Bd. Beans and Peas. —2s 6d for the former, 2s 3d to 2s 4d the latter. Ryegrass.—-Machine dressed, 5s 3d. Cocksfoot.—Bright heavy seed, 4£d to 4id, .Dairy Picduce. —Prime keg butter, 6d to 6M ; clu.erie, large size, 3d to 3Ad ; small loaf aL.fr , 4d The above prices are those pair to farmers for delivery f.o.b. Lytteltom.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourselves responsible for the - opinions exptessed by our correspondents.)

PROGRESSIVE TAXATION. TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—Although greatly pleased at hearing ' that Mr Sawle is about contesting the Ash burton election in the Radical interest, still I have reanon to believe that he would be more popular with the farmers were he to advocate progressive taxation of the big estate* on the Property-tax returns, in pre ference to a Land and' Income-tax, and. for the following reasons:— Ist—The very name of a Land-tax is I naturally abhorrent to those who hold land, w they very justly argue why should their description of property be specially singled out for taxation, when joint stock companies, buildings, etc., go free. It is all very well to say that small farmers would not pay any "more than they do at, present, but thsy simply would decline ■to believe it; and besides such a tax is bound to lower the value of their holdings for selling purpose*. 2nd-~The large estates can be readily reached under the Property-tax by making .them pay a progressive percentage, say as follows, viz. :— 5 per cent added £ £ to the tax on estates valued from ..; ... 15,000 and under 20,000 10 ditto ditto 20,000 „ 30,000 15 ditto ditto 30,000 „ 40,000 20 ditto ditto 40.00Q „ 50.000 By ({he above method of taxation an estate of say— ' ',! £30,000 value would pay at the £. a. d. rate of Id in the £ Property. ' tax ' " ... 208 G 8 and 25 per cent added would amount to •„. 52 1 $' 'Making the to^al yearly charge against the estate amount to 260 S 5 3rd—An Income-tax is scracely suited te a > population whose incomes are of so fluctuating a nature as a farmer's; and if the Proj>erty-tax drives capital out of the colony, an Income-tax would just as surely drive away men, it being w §11 known that there are thousands of people who leave England to escape this very inquisitorial _p,x, and who permanently, in vast numbers, reside on the continent of Europe for this, very purpose. Further the authorities in these countries are far too astute to tax these birds of passage, »s they reap a good harvest from their expenditure. Some people think progressive taxation , vicious and imjust. And the •' Press " news- Kiper, the organ of the monied classes, quite tely' had an article, having for its text " Thai shalt not uteal," and "Thou shalt not covet." It would have been much more tp the point if the V Press had taken for its text the following, viz. :—"Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay fiejd to field, till there, is no place that they, may, |)e placed alone in the midst of. ,the earth " —because this is exactly the, course that tyoldersof largeesfates have pursued, in acquir ing them. :'Tp/mjr .mind/it seems but "just and proper that they should pay more in proportion than their poorer neighbors; and further.'l believe there is Scripture authority. for dejiwdiatf ttWB to <fc so, as to.

! the method hy which the Gospel ministry was to bo supported, the direction was ." Upon tlie first, day of the week let each one of you lay by in store as he may prosper." Now,' it is not too much to expect that where holders of large estates and valuable town sites have prospered exceedingly by the advent of railways and the progressive increase of population they shauld like wise hi subject to a progressive tax, as no ■other description of property gains as much from these causes to anything like the same extent. A good defd better method of valuing these properties might also be touched upon, but I have already trespassed too ci-oatly on your space.' —lain, et'c M ' «"*"*vir I. R.j G. Clnximjh^mk Graham. <

SPORTING.

CjJ.C. SPRING MEETING.

- TO-DAY\S RACING/ 1

There was very tine weather fttid a good attendance for the" third" dny 5- of the Canterbury Jockey Club's Meeting, The Spring Nursery Stakes,"* handicap sweepstakes of k l,sov each, with 100 sbvs addec! ; second horse to receive 10 soya out «f the stake.. For two year-olds. Tour furlongß. * Mr w: 0. Webb's bf May,>t, July— ' 'Wave '■ : ... "■ ... •■'■ '.:•:<• ... 1 Mr J. Harris' Union b c Flag,; Bsfc ... 2 ,Mr H. Lunn's eh c Cajolery, 7fit 71b... S Lebel Bst 8lb«» f Morpheus list, Tassie Bst, Dilemma 7st, (Ehone 6sii, also ran. '* I .After a lot of fiddling at the start, occasioned by thefractiousness of Cajolery, when the flag; fell, all got away well, .except CEnone. Entering the straight, the colors of Dilemma next jboA'the rails looked, prominent, also those of May. Mr Webh's filly coming full of running, she 6k off Union Flag and Cajolery, the . latter being ridden out for second place. Lebel and Morpheus were close up, fourth . and fifth. . Time, sl£secp. Dividends—ln side, £4 17s; outside, £4 135., The Oaks Stakes, a sweepstake of 10 10 soys each, with '.200 soys added ; second horse to receive 30 soys, and the third horse' 20 soys out of the stake. For three-year-old fillies, 9b\; 101b each. One mile and a half. . V ' Mr W. C. Webb's eh f Diadem,' B«» ---doora—Wave, 8«t 101b (Oerrett) 1 Mr S. H. Gollan's b f Pearl 3.\>wder, Captivator—Pearl Ash, Bst 101b (White) 2 MrG. G. Stead's br f Cammade, Nor dehfeldfc—Rosarina, Bst 101b ... 3 Capt. Russell's eh f Aronoel, Apremont /'^Leonora' ...?:(.!. ... 0 A capital start: was effected. Aronoel, next the fails','led past Cutts', Diadem second,. Pearl Powder on the outside, and Cammade last. At; the biick of the cfjfrrse, Aronoel led by two lengths, and Pearl Powder, shot' into, second place, Diadem third, two lengths ,aw»y, Carron adeonhe? quarters.. At Fords, Carron ade ran into, third .place, and Diadem dropped back. No alteration took place .till.well in the straight, where. Aronoel commenced to tiro, Carronadw *nd Pearl Powder being en equal, terms on the out side. Derritfc brought Diadem up, and Mr Webb's filly won easily by two lengths from Pearl Powder^ who beat Carronade by a length, a similar distance 1 separating Aronoel from tlie thh'd. Time, 2min lSjfsecs. Dividends-—lnside, £117s 6d ; ..outside, £119s r " ' ' The Canterbury Cup, a sweepstake of 10 soys each, -with 500- nova added; second horse to receive Irs1 r5 soys, and . the third-horse 25 soys out of the stake. Weight for age. Two miles and a quarter/< Mr P. But'erV Crackshot (Thomas) 1 Mr G; a. Stead's Medaljipn (CuHdin) 2 Mr D. O'Brien's Freedom (Ray)* ... 3 The Cup race is easily described. A good start was effected, Cfack^hot at once going to the fr»nt. Passing t [if stand the first time the order was as foll(»ws—Craok shot, Medallion, Freedom. In this order they ran throughout the race, and Mr Butler's colt scored a' win in the grand . time .of 4min. 4&secs ; Medallion two lengths off socond; and the sam« distance between second and. third. Although fche horse was practically unbacked, the win was an immensely popular dns ; tho owaer and horse being, cheered. Dividends— inside, £7:4s 6d outside, £6.25. Crivckshot, NordenfeldtTT-rPuntjawere were. Medallion, Nordenfeldt—liocket. Freedom/ Captivator—Maid.of Honor. The Jockey Club Stakes, a handicap sweepstake of: 2 soys each, with 250. aovs added ; second horse to receive 30 soys out of the stake. One mile. ■•■,;. Mr Ormond's St. Andrew, Tflt 121b 1 Mr Murphy's Vdn Tcmpsky, 6et 71b 2 Mr Webb's Ruby, Bst... : - ... ... 3 Tittersaia's Plate ; five, furlongs. Harris'lnez, Bst2lbl.; ... 1 Webb's Crown Jewel, Bst 21b 2 Lambert's Leo . .i.. ;.. 3> Time—lhiin Sfsecs. Dividends—ln side and outside, £2 2s Bd. ><;

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

[TSR FKISS ASSOCIATIOK.] ; WKwngtoic, November 8 The question ' reserved by; Mr Justice Gonolly at the.recent, fitting of the Supreme Court, Auckland, -w»8 considered by the Appeal Court this morning before * full bench. It seems that a man named Edmund George was convicted by a jury of improper intimacy with a girl between the a^es of 14 and 16. Under the Statute of 1889 it is made a good defence to such a ; charge that: aoowsccl : shall be able to make it .appear to the Court or jury that he Tiad reasohable grounds, to; behove che jrirl was over* sixteen. In this case the jury conyictiad accused, 1 bul ;the Judge j was cf opinion'accused: had good grounds for believing the girl to be ovw sixteen. Mr Gully appeared for the Crown to support the '.case for the prosecution. The question at issue was. whether or not the judge's opinion should over-ride the jury's conviction, , The Chief Justice had some doubt on this point, but other judges were, unanimous in holding that, upon Judge Connolly 'a opinion accused was entitled to acquittal. , Th^ conviction was accordingly quashed. *

INFORMATION FOR WORKING WOMEN.

It is a boast often heard thai; there are i\ greater, variety, of occupations open to women nowadays than ever before. Yet the fact is not without its drawbacks, for women are thus tempted into scores of positions for which they are not fitted, with much consequent misery, 'thousands dozen hours'at a stretch in shops and stores, and bend over desks at some sort of writing, till their muscles and head ache together. In both England and America they labour in factories long hcnra over hard and monotonous tasks, often in a fearfully bad atmosphere, and for small wages. When they break down, with other coste of UlnesaVis. apt to consume their. Uttfe savings.* Therefore any informatipn, which will enable them to lessen such an outgo must be welcomed by the host of orking women. :On this point ,a recent letter received by us may throw a ray. of-light. The writer says : " When a woman has to depend upon her fingers solely for a living it is a terrible thing, to < fall ijlf even thouah . may bj& only ja ftfwdays or. wefefca. Ttbi^ was my own situation when I was first taken bad about t*piyears ago.' It began with what I shall, have to: describe as a heavy, sinking feeling at the pit of the, stomach, and a sensation, of giddiness and faintness. whilst at meals^ Uu nsJß# from the table I would often b|! attacked with paloitatibn of iha hearty which bent m I didnt know,what to do with mjmtL d»ya I \wuW »ot «t« PWUtWui of

THE ASHBURTON (HTABDIAN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1890.



_■ WANTED CASH Advertisements ander this heading not exceedin SIXTEEN WORDS 1/-. Addresses may b« left at this Office. OWN make purest boiled Sweets. Importations selected from best makers. Fry's and Cadbury's chocolates. Renton's Dunedin biscuits nt H. G. Flowkr's, East Strc«t. ." ' : \TT ANTED Known—The " Stronjj .V y wear ".Boot is the best for Men, adies and Children.—W. H. Collier. "TTTANTED KnowTT-Ladies Stocking VV with Silk Toes and Heels m black afld colors. Is 6d per pain—W. H. Collier. OUTS,-BOOTH"- "Keep yomJe^t Dry and sare Doctor's Bills. : have a splendid Stock in now. Try my Double-soled ■ Shooters. Every pair C4uaranceed. Robert Alcoex, Ashbur, ton Clothinfi' Mart, Sounders' Buildings. t ITANTED"Kno\vh. - FbrDressStuiKT, j YV Prints, &c, Trimmings to match go to Melford House. Best value in town.—H. C Seders. "TITANTED Known —For Sheetings' VV Tablinga, Calicoes, Quilts, Towels, Table Napkins, Tray Cloths, D'Oyleys, &c, go to Melford House.-—H. C. Segersl. WANTED every man in the County to have a suit of the Ashburton Tweeds.—Robert Alcokn, Asliburto^ Clothing Mart, Saunder's Buildings. -^ WANTED Known.—For first-class : Millinery and Drapery (marked cheap) go to Melford House. New Goods ust opened.— H.C. Segers. WANTED Known—The Cheapest Shop to buy Tinware and Gal vanised Iron goods in Ashbarton, is at W. F.Hannafori>'s, Burnett Street. A arge stock kept on hand. , Tin and Iron ware goods made and repaired with des patch.



JOSEPH GILLOTTS STEEL PENS ARE THE BEST. "ashburtun "guardian" DUNEDIN AGENCY R R t VT HEEL ER, Staffor Street, Duncdin, has been appointed our Agent, and will be able to arrange term with advertisers for contract advertise ments DARKEST AFRICA, cheap adition now arrived. First supply limited. New Becks, New Stationery, New Fancy floods wd Nevelties all at reduced prices. Large Msertment ef New Musi* of every 4esoription. Pian«s »n hire and forsale ■ en terns. Orders received for Book- ViuJing ef every kind.—L. F. Andrewbs *c« • ■ • ■ .: ■ , ■'. ■ FISHING SFASON, 1890. FISHIJSG TACKLE, F, L E Hi G 1890 HCT A 1891 TUSTarrived, ex." DORIC " from best O English and American Manufac turers a largo and well assorted stock of all Fishing requisites. Rods, Lines, Reels, Minnows, Flies, Gaft Hooks, single, double and treble, Mountings, assorted Hooks; Waterproof Stockings, India Rubber crack proof Gum Boots, water proof Fish Bags In'great variety, including latest !pat terns. Every article of the season at lowest prices. Fishing Licenses can now be obtained rora me. . ALSO.—New Stock of CRICKETING and TENNIS MATERIALS. W. ZANDER, Direct Importer Fishing Tackle. Tobbacconist and Fancy Goods. Ladies and Gentlemen's Hairdressing Saloon JAMES BAKER, TIMBEB MEECHA.NT, HAVELOCK STREET Opposite Hakmsons Auction Mart, TTAS IN STOCK Large Supplies of- Building Timber, Stakes and Posts, Galvanised Corrugated Iron, Builders Ironmongery, Turnery, Furniture, and Fancy Goods IN ENDLESS VARIETY. URNTTURE MADE TO ORDER IN ANY DESIGN AT SHORTEST NOTICE Sola Agent in Ashburton for Clegg s Perambulators. , . Iffl. SPARROW TAILOB AND ■ MEN'S l q R C E R. EAST BTEFTST. Spring and Summer, 1890. TEY THE NEW ZEALAND OrOtHEVG FACTOBY FOR Men's Colonial TWEED SUITS, Boys 1 and Youths' Colonial TWEED SUITS. HATS.-—We keep the Largest and! Best Selection. Hats made to measure. suits made"to measure. Best workmanship put in every garment, a perfect fit guaranteed. | Luge Selection of Boys'Knicker Suits,; Ties, Shirts, Collars, Braces, &c., in Latest Fashion i>nd Style. Best Valub for Cash in District NE W Z EA I A N D CLOTHIP FACTORY W. H WEBBER, Manager;