BIRTH.

Gunn.—November 2J$, at Winslow, the wife of Hugh Gunn, of a son.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1890. THE DAIRYING INDUSTRY.

The dairying industry in Hew Z«a land is rapidly developing. In the year 1880 the export of butter was only 2717 cwt.; nine years later (1889) the total had increased to 37,955 cwt. —an increase of 35,238 cwt. The value of the export in 1880 was only £8350; in 1889 it reached a value of £146,840. Returns for the current year are not yet complete, but for the first six months of the period ending June 30th, we observe that 24,021 cwt. of butter had been ■exported,' of the value of £26,668—a fair indication that when the returns are complete it will be found that, the phenomenal growth of this important industry is being kept up, and that 1890 will have a better tale to tell than any previous year. During the same neriods the export of cheese rose from 717 cwt. in 1880 to 26,558 cwt. in 1889— the re spective values being £1983 and £67,10§. For the first six; months of 1890 the export of cheese exceeded that of the whole of the previous year, being 26,663 cwt., but the value showed a remarkable falling off. In 1889, 26,558 cwt. returned £67,105, while 26,663 cwt. in 1890 only produced £57,642. Inregardtobutter,prices have been fairly well maintained throughout the period dealt with;, but cheese has not shown the same result, a steady decline in values being evident, while a serious falling off is observable in, connection with last half-year's ' ex ports. Even with regard to butter, prices realised are nothing like what they ought to Jbe, the causes being that the article is frequently made in a: faulty manner, and that when every care has been taken in manufacture the quality is spoiled in transit through defective carrying and transhipment arrange ments, or the use of unsuitable pack ages. What applies to butter applies equally to cheese, and it is in the best interests of these important industries that this reproach should be as speedily removed as possible. The Government, of the colony, to their credit be it said, are doing their part in the matter, having appointed experts to travel through the country and instruct the I people in the best methods for the manufacture of cheese and butter: while the shipping companies are offer ing every encouragement to this im portant export trade by providing cool storage. What remains to do is for the people to take full advantage of the scientific and practical instruction afforded, and thus produce a superior article of uniform quality which will command a high price in the Home market. But in addition to > these efforts to plage,the dairying industry on a y thoroughly satisfactory footing cheap railway freights, and cool storage on land as well as sea are also required. Hitherto th» Railway Commissioners have astumed an unbending $ attitude in regard to freights for the carriage of dairy pro duce, and the utmost difficulty has been experienced in persuading Har beur Board authorities to provide cool storage for dairy products while await ing shipment. We observe, however, it has been stated at the Dairying Conference now being held at Dunedin that the Commissioners are prepared to make most important concessions in the dairy produce tariff; and we also observe that several Harbour Boards, yieiding to the pressure brought upon them, are providing cool storage ashore. Everything, therefore, points not only to a vastly increased export of butter and cheese, but to the landing of a much superior article on the English m«irket. The knowledge that the dairying in dustry is progressing by "leaps and l bounds," so far as quantity is concerned is very gratifying ; but it will be much more gratifying if the quality can be so improved as to command the highest 5 price in the market Attention has been attracted from abroad to New Zealand as a colony roost suitable for the development of the dairying in dustry, and it is important, above all things, that only a first-class article bearing the colony's mark should be sent forward. This fact cannot be too often or too earnestly impressed upon the minds of manufacturers, merchants shippers, and other persons en gaged or interested in the export of butter and "cheese, and the various other articles turned out from the numerous dairies throughout the colony. ______„

LOCAL AND GENERAL

P. C. Burnand gets £3000 a year for edit ing "London Punch." The •bottish Home Rule party is enquiring ink) the condition of the crofters who emi grated to Manitoba. Of the twenty-six barons who signed Magna Charta all but three had to make their mark, being unable to write. 1 The Tuesday half-holiday movement has fallen through at Waikato owing to want of unanimity amongst the tradespeople. The Employers Association of Wellingf-on have decided to fix a regular calendar of holidays which shall not be deviated from. The international wrestling match between Dunn and Ross will be resumed at the Princess Theatre, Dunedin, this evening. Two persons, named W. J. Rout and W. E. Hugo, have been lined at Wellington 10s each and costs for making a false declara tion under the Electoral Act. The population of New England has in creased nearly half a million in the last ten years. The farming population has de creased. Lieutenant Marks, the Russian cyclist, reached Paris on October sth, haying accom plished the distance from St Petersburg, 2,030 miles, in 30 days. Tyndall, the eminent scientific lecturer, was seventy years old oiv Friday week, and spent the anniversary of his birthday in Switzerland, high up among the glaciers. |The cost price of tobacco annually im ported into the United Kingdom is but £3,000,000, but taxation of one sort or another amounts to £9,000,000, and when there are included the retail profits and cost o fthe apparatus required by smokers the cost of smoking to the British public may be set down as £16,000,000, being nearly £3 per head per annum of the adult male popula tion of the United Kingdom,

The steamer Duke of Buckingham leavw Lyttolton for London vi% Rio at noon to-morrow. Mails will close at the Ashbur ton Post Office at 6.30 a.m. to-morrow, the 29th instant. The Prince of Wales in a direct descendant of King Alfred, being the thirty-third great grandson. Thus the English throne has re mained in th» name family for over 1000 years. . ' Mr James Brown, owing to the bad weather, was unable to speak at Flemington on Thursday, as had been advertised. He will, however, speak at Longbeach School on Wednesday evening, December 4th. A Wellington dressmaker has been fined £7 and costs for a breach 6f tlie "Factory Act. The offence charged was that, contrary t<) the provisions of the Act, she> had kept three of her employees at work on a recognised weekly half-holiday. , ( Lord Wolseley is convinced thai the days of cavalry fighting are over, so far as Eng land is concerned. He lately addressed the Yeomanry Cavalry at Sheffield and advised its members to make themselves efficient marksmen and good fighters afoot.; Heathen nations have different legends as to _the origin of women. The Japanese believe that she grew on a| tree, £The Lap landers that she was once a rabbit, the Persians that she fell from the heafens, and the Australians that she was ones; a. toad. The Royal Insurance Company, which! claims tobethe wealthiest fire insurance com pany in the world, and to hare accumulated funds amounting to over £6,000,000, ha» opened an agenoy hi Ashburton, under the: management of Messrs W. H. Collins and" .Oo- .■■■■•;■"• .■.■ "■■ ; ■ Two new sorts of tea are reported from abroad. In England fashion has taken lip a mixture of dried and cured hops. ' In Ger^ many they are useing strawberry tea, decocted from the young leaves of tjie straw berry plant, after they have been dried and prepared like Chinese tea.: " In the forests of Galicia an electrical tree* feller has been introduced with success. The saw is actuated by an electri«, niotor, to which the current is conveyed by conducting wires from the nearest generating station. Tlie 'vhple apparatus is mounted on a chariot or cart, which is brought to the foot of the tree and placed in. position.. When a trunk is cut through far enough oneside, the cut. is kept open by wedges, and the saw removed to the other side, The chief feature of the year 1889 in the cotton crop of Egypt was the increased cultivation of a new variety of cottojn plant, Mitafife. This plant was discovered a few seasons ago at Bcnha, and although its | produce is not quite so good in quality as j that of the Ashmouni plant, and is of shorter staple, it produces a much larger proportion of cotton to seed than any other At the same time it has the advantage of being earlier find less susceptible t6 atmos pheric influence. ; • At Petone last Saturday evening one of the "spelling" fraternity entered a hair dresser's establishment, secreted 'himself behind the counter, aad was busily engaged helping, himself to the contents of the cash ' box,'when the proprietor stepped upon the scene. The burglar took in the situation at a glance, and before the astonished hair dreaser could recover from his surprise, made a clean bolt for it, leaving behind him, in the flurry of the moment, the cash-bpx and its contents.- ; A "Lifeof Beaconflfield/'byMrJ. L.fcroude is about to he published. He Ims dealt say» the "Pall Mali Gazette," with Disraeli the j the author and man of the world rather than with Disraeli the politician and statesman,; Lord Rowton's materials for a complete life will not be available in the Queen's lifetime; but tlie early days and the literary life of Benjamin Disraeli are anybody's property; In collecting facts, Mr Proude has been materially assisted by Mr Ralph Disraeli, the surviving brother of the Conservative leader. It is some considerable time since a Minstrel and Comedy Company visited Ash bmton, and the " billing" of the Harvey Brothers' Combination for Saturday, Monday and Tuesday evenings should, therefore, afford theatre-goers genuine pleasure. The company includes several really clever vocalists, instrumentalists, and character artists, and the entertainment provided is spoken very highly of by the Southern press. Ihe performance, from start to finish, is described as most "mirth-provoking'," the' company undertaking everything expected from a well-organised minstrel and variety company. Mr Mountency Jephson's book in connec tion with the last Stanley Expidition will be the missing chapter in the leader's book. For nearly a year Mr Jephaon was alone with Emm, and he has much that is interest ing to say which must have been unknown in detail to the other members of tlie expedi tion. The book which will be issued in a few days, has been written with the co-operation and under the revision of Mr Stanley, aid moreover contains a preface by Mr Stanley, and still more interesting two illustrations specially drawn by M'-s Stanley. The full title of the work is " Emm Pasha and the Rebellion of the Equator: A Story of Nine Months' Experiences in the last of the Soudan Provinces." The price i«i'a guinea. Now that Ashburton is the proud possessor of a striking town clock, everyone will have to try and keep theif watches and clocks up to town time, and to do this they must be in good going order. Knowing this, Mr Andrew Black, who holds a bronze medal from the People's Palace Exhibition, London, 1887, for watch making, has decided to make his home in Ashburton, and has novr opened premises in Prospect Buildings (next Mr Brooke's chemist), where he will De glad to promptly execute any orders for repairs of watches, clocks, etc. He has a good stock of new goods on hand, and will import fresh, supplies of jewellery, etc., from Europe. Electro-plating in gold or silver will also be a line he Will work in, also making up old gold or silver ornaments in-new designs; and he has a good supply of jeweln to choose from for ladies brooches, rings, etc. Mr Black has had a colonial experience of about two years hi Timaru, prior to which time he was a! London workman. We wish, him success in Ashburton. Bishop Moran is reported to have recently declared, ex cathedra, that "it was simply an insult to an elector to solicit his vote, inasmuch as it- was tantamount to saying that the elector did not possess sufficient power of discrimination and intellectual ability to judge for himself the merits of I each candidate." The Bishop went on to advise his own people to give canvassers simply the sphinx-like reply, "I will vote for the' best man.'" There can be no doubt, remarks the " Otago Daily Times," that this episcopal deliverance represents a sentiment which is growing rapidly among at least the more intelligent portion of the community. The practice of persons canvassing isi an undesirable relic of a past mode of electoral warfare. It would perhaps be infeasible to put a stop to the habit by legislation, but nevertheless its discontinuance should have resulted as a practical corollary of»the passing of the Ballot Act. It ought to have disappeared with the bad old days when an electoral contest was one long cajolery— wlten the candidate went round kissing the babies of the constituency, and when by the same seductive means the Duchess of Devon shire won a Westminte.r butcher's vote for Charles Fox,

CRICKET.

LANCASTER PARK V. ASHBURTON,

By the 11 a.m. train from Christchurch on Wednesday % team of the Lancaster Park Club visited Ashburton to try conclusions with the local knights of this willow. Shortly, after arrival the visitors were escorted to the Domain, where, after the usual preliminaries, Ashburton wenb to the wickets, being all disposed of for a total of 55 runs. Lancaster Park replied with 78, of which Wilding contributed 22. In their second innings the local men put together 64, thus leaving the visitors 42 runs to get to win the watcn. These, wert obtained with the loss ojf eight wickets, Wilding contributing 51 from his own bat in faultless style. G. Andrews (23), Mackeig (15), Kidd (10), and Temple (16), batted well for Ashburton ; while in addition to Wilding's performance for the visitors, Waller, Wanklyn, and Hawkins rendered good service. The Lancaster Park representatives came four men short/ and these vacancies were made up by local players. The match attracted a large gathering of persons to the Domain, amongst whom were a number of ladies, the Mayor and Mayoress, and others) who took a keen interest in the progress of the game. At the conclusion of the match, the visitors were entertained at luncheon by the Ashburton team in the railway station refreshment rooms, where a capital spread was served up in host Drummond's best style, and a pleasant hour or two was passed in toast and sentiment. A word of praise is due to the caretaker of the Domain (Mr Charlton) for the really good pitch provided for the occasion. The following are the scores:— Ashbuuton—lst Innings. G. Andrews, b Wilding ..." ... 3 Dixon, b Moss . 1 Rev Scott, b Moss 1 Temple, b Moss 16 Rees, bMoss ... ... ... ... 0 Denshire, b Wilding ... 4 L. F. Andrewes, b Wilding 0 E. Buchanan, b Moss... ... ... 6 Ross, b Moss 11 Mackay, b Moss 1 Makeig, not out 0 Kidd, b Moss 10 Extras 2 Total 55 2nd Inninps. G.,Andrews, b Moss 23 Dixon, c Hawkins, b Wilding ... 1 Rev Scott, b Moss ■ 4 ,Temple,.b Wilding ..; 0 Rees, b Moss .1 Denshire, c jtumdle, b Wilding ... 1 L. F. Andrewes, b Moss ... ... 0 E. Buchanan, c Moss, b Wilding ... 2 Ross, b Moss ... 0 Mackay, b Moss 1 Makei.ar, Ibw, b Moss ... ... 15 Kidd, hot out 5 Extras 11 T»tal... 64 Lancastku Park—lst Innings. - Waller, b Ross ' 11 Wanklyn, c Andrews, b Kidd ... 11 Wilding,,b Kidd ... 22 Mobß, b Kidd 1 Raphael c M&keig, b Ross ... ... 3 Hawkins, c Rees, b Ross 0 D. C. Hawkins, b Kidtt ... ... '14 Jacobs, run out ... ... ' *.. 1 Cuthberraon, c Ross, b Kidd ... 2 Allen, bG. Andrews... ... ... 1 Mcrewefcher, nob out... ... ... 6 Rundle. b Dixon ... . ... ... 1 Extras ... ... ... ... 5 Total ... ... 78 2nd Innings. "Waller, run out ... ..; ... 2 Wanklyn, c and b Kidd ... ••• 0. Wilding, b Dixon ... 51 •Moss, bG. Andrews ... ... ••• 2 Raphael, bG. Andrewes ... ••• 1 Hawkins, c Temple, b Kidd... ... 0 D. C. Hawkins, c Buchanan, b Ross 0 Jacobs, not out 0 Mevewether, c Kidd T bG. Andrews 1 Extras ... ... ... ... 2 Total for 8 wickets... ... 59

Grasshopper Plague in New South Wales.

« A telegram from Albury in the Sydney ■'" Daily Telegraph "of tlie 6th inst. says: i According to reports received here from the M'esterri districts of Riverina the grasshopper plague threatens, to assume serious proportions. At present the grasshoppers are very small in the plain districts, but there are absolutely millions of them to be seen in, all directions. Some places are,entirely free, but.in others there are acres of them and so small that they can scarcely be noticed in the grass. Directly they are disturbed, how ever, they move in clouds. They are only yet about the size of a common housefly, but enormous numbers of eggs were deposited last season and are how only being hatched. Although they are yet so small the immense number of them may be estimated by the fact that they seriously impede the progress of trains on the Deniliquin. and Moama railway. The large engines in use on the line have only been able to draw half a load, and even with the limited weight behind the speed of the train is seriously impeded. The grasshoppers lie in patches by the sidp and over the rails to the depth of an inch or more, and as the wheels pass over the insects the lines become greasy and the wheels clogged. Brooms have been fixed to the cowcatchers on the engine, and. by tliia means, together with sand sprinklers behind tho brooms, the trouble is reduced.

Loved by a Lord.

The engagement is announced of Jennie Williams to Lord Petre. Miss Williams is the bright and clever little actress who made her debut in San Francisco, and who made all New York laugh by her acting as Marie in "Mamzelle" when Mine. Ainiee produced that comedy at the Unirn Square Theatre several years ago, and who afterward went on the stage. She was seen by a London manager and was carried off to England to surprise the natives by her cleverness. The noble man's full name is Lord Lawrence Petre, and his estate is Copfold Hall, Islington, in Essex County. He has immense parks, miles in length, and before the wedding ceremony, which occUrsinthe latter part of April, he will will a large portion of these fair lands to his still fairer bride. It was at Copfold Hall that Miss Braddon, the well-known novelist, wrote "Audley Court," and it is here that Lord Petre will take bis lady after the honeymoon, which is to be spent on the Continent. The new Lady Petre is about twenty-one years of age and is a pronounced blonde. It was at the Alhambra that Lord Petre first saw and admired and then fell madly in love with her. Lord Petre is said by all who know him to be a quiet, sen sible, intelligent young man between 28 and 30 years of age. He is dark, with ; dark hair and moustache, and although a thoroughgoing man cf the world, he is not credited with being a man of the town in the most vicidua senses of the term. At any rate he is madly in love with his fiancee, and she returns his affection. When ten years old Jennie Williams made her debut at the Baldwin Theatre as Sophie in "Led Astray." When sixteen she came East and became Minnie Maddern's leading lady. She will retire from the stage after her marriage.

The Army in Ireland.

A striking instance of the growing un popularity in Ireland of the British army is furnished by a recently published statement prepared by order ol the Com nwwwter.-in.Qhwf, ah°w*ns w strength.

of the forces of the Crown On the Ist j of January, 1890. His Royal Highness j reports that twenty years ago, out of 168,910 non-commissioned officers and men,, no less a number than 47,151 were Irishmen. Now, although the strength has been increased to 199,473, the sons of Erin have'dwindled down to 28,712. The army is also less popular in Scotland than it was twenty years since, although the decline in numbers is not so marked as in the case of Ireland, as ahown by the following percentages. In the year 1870, out of 1000 men, Gl4 were English or Welsh, 97 Scotch and 284 Irish ; whereas this year the ratio is -English or Welsh 759; Scotch 83, and Irish 145 per 1000. Five years hence it will be interesting to compare the abowe figures with the then condition of recruiting in Ireland, which will have enjoyed the advantage of being under the immediate supervision and of benefiting by the persuasive advocacy of Lord Wolseley, who is leaving the banks of the Thames for those of theLiffey. :-.' ' j-

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do pot hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.)

THE LAND TAX.

.TO THE JEDITOR. Sir,—Tho admirable lettei? of Mr Purnell in last night's paper is a most valuable contribution to the discussion on the abore subject now going on. The frantic efforts of those who are desirous of instituting a Land.Tax are fufile in the face of such cogent reasoning. The services which Mr Purnell readers his party in this* way aje most valuable, and if he can prevent the return of a Land Tax candidate, he will have contributed' in no small way to the well-being of the community.—l am, etc., ; i AXOTHBE LiBERikI,.

MR PURNELL AND THE PRO PERTY TAX.

TO THE BWTOR. Sir, —I read Mr PurnelTs letter in your issue of list nightwith great interest, for I happen to be one of the "Ashburton theorists/ as he calls us, who believe that the mortgagee does not actually^ pay the Property tax, but adds it to the interest. Mr Purnell will do sonic service to his cause, besides correcting the erroneous ideas of a number of otherwise harmless persons, if. ho can prove the assertions made in his .last letter. He evidently thinks the old saying requires amendment, .and ought in these enlightened times to read, "The farmer pays tor all, bar taxes." When Mr Wright addressed the electors at Ashburton, I asked him the duestion, and though the answer was not particu larly clear, yet I gathered that Mr Wright was of opinion that the mortgagee; did add, his Property i tax *i;o his interest, and others who were present understood the answer in the same way. I admit; at once that, if this is a mistake, if the mortgagee really has to pay and lose the tax, tlie case for a Land, tax falls to the ground, but I certainly think Mr Purnell and his friends will have to argue better than they have done in the past before they make many converts. The argument— "The farmers know ■ better"—is a fair sample of the kind' of nonsense these people rely U2>on. The! argument lused in other parts of New Zealand, that the Property tax prevents people in^ vesting their money in . the .country, is not used in the sense that Mr purnell u»es it. As I understand it, is that the Property Tax acts as a check oij enter prise, andfor this reason that the taxislevied on all plant and property in a business, quite irrespective of whether; that business is returning the ordinary rate or indeed any interest on the capital: A*id strange 'to say Mr Purnell appears to think it a good thing, a thing to point t^ with pride, that we'tax an industry on its hptor it^s first legs, just the same ah every other. ; We present the extraordinary spectacle to the world of a country that on the one hand encourages local industries by protective duties, and on the other fines- all who embark in such, in many cases even before they are in a position to put their goods on the imarket. What we theorists of Ashburton,! niid other places, (and I may inform Mr,Purnell there are a considerable number of farmers in our ranks, and at least some rational men) assert is, that " the land provides all, taxes included." Ifjie will :turn Ato Sir Harry Atkinson's manifesto he will find some proof of our assertions even there— "the requisites of production! are two: Labour and appropriate natural objects."- That is the f6undation of our faith.' If labor is taxed, labor has to labor moire than it would otherwise do. If "■" the natural objects are ! taxed the result is exactly the same.T, Therefore we say to prevent monopoly of the natural objects, best put the tax on them, but whilst saying and believing these things we by no means desire to rush to extremes. We will, if you will, allow us, re place the Property Tax with a Land Tax. If the country prospers by. leaps and bounds, we may go further, if it does not we will go back. , One thing I will ask Mr Purnell t» clear up now he is at it. If the Property Tax is such a marvellously fair tax^ why on earth should any exemption be made? Why exempt agricultural Implements ? Does not the £500 exemption cover all the ground ? and if agricultural machinery is!: exempt, why not other machinery |? -It appears to me the supporters of this won derfully fair tax have not made up their own minds about it, for they no sooner lay down the principle of what a fair tax is, than they proceed to redupiate it by making all sorts of absurd exemptions.— lam, etc., J. Kbib. P.SI I am not the'author of the letters signed "Land Tax."—J.K.

DUNEDIN RACES.

[PEJfc PBBSS Jißßo9lATloir.] . Fobbuby, November 28. The morning broke dull, but cleared m the day advanced. There, was a fair at tendance. ; HUBDLES. "Wiutangi ... ...- ... 1 Little Afchur  . ... 2 The Spy ... „. •'*... 3 Ahua, Ixiou and Romulus also ran. Romulus fell when looking all over a winner. Dividends, Ll2 19s 0d and LlO 12s. Time, 4min. 30gec.' -*■

Miles of Various Nations.

The Irish mile is 2240 yards. The Swiss mile is 9153 yards. The Italian mile is 1766 yards. The Scotch mile is 1985 yards. The Tuscan mile is 1808 yards. The German mile is-8106 miles. The Arabian mile is 2143.ynrds. The Turkish mile is 1826 yards. The Eleniish mile is 6869 yards. The Vienna pest mile is 8296, yards. The Roman mile is 1631 or 1337 yards. Tho Werstmile is 1107 or 1337 yards. The Dutch and Prussian' mile is 6480 yards. ' , , ' ,-. . The Swedish and Danish mile is 13,415 yards. The Englishiand American mile is 1760 yards. ' •.■.'■

TELEGRAPHIC

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[fER PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

, London, November 25 to 27. Silver has further advanced £d, and is now quoted at 3s ll|d. Wool is unchanged. Faulty merinos show the greatest decliue, and good scoured the least decline. It is considered unlikely that Mr Gladstone will take a prominent part in the present session of Parliament. la the House of Comnions R* Cunninghani Graham has given notice of his intention to introduce a general Eight Hours Bill. Mr Bramwell Booth has refuted Mr Bradlaugh's assertions as to the state of the Salvation Army balance sheet. Rumor, though unconfirmed, is pre valent in the city, to the effect that the Bank of England proposes to issue ten million £1 notes against the security of silver. ' The medical gentlemen appointed by the Australian Governments to en quire into Dr Koch's consumption cure express doubts as to its efficacy. Mr Gladstone htts written to Mr John Morley stating that he had hoped Mr Parnell would retire without being asked. His pretensions would embarrass the Liberals, and render his own leadership a nullity. Mr Parneil is reticent and obstinate. Mr W. H. Smith, in the House to day, stated that it was not the inten tion of the Government to set up a Commission, to enquire into Mr Ste«-'

ley's charges concerning the conduct of the late Major Bai-ttelot. Before replying to the invitation of the Committee enquiring into the re newal of European commercial treaties with Great Britain, as to whether the colonies wish to take part in such, the various agents await instructions from their respective Governments in the matter, and also as to the nature of the evidence to be taken before the Committee. The Liberal feeling throughout the country in respect to Mr Parnell is unanimous in favor of the attitude taken up by Mr Gladstone. Messrs Justin McCarthy and T. Seaton urge .the retirement of Mr Pamell, who declines to do so unless the party carry a vote of no-confidence in him. The American press generally support Mr Gladstone in the matter. Bkrlin, November 27. ; The Budget proposes an increase of 26,000,000 marks for the German I Army. _ , Buenos Aykes, November 26. Tumults have occurred on the Bourse. President Pelligrini has for bidden the publication of the gold premium. . WxsaKOrTom, JJovembor 26. . The Sioux are marching forward in thousands. Buffalo Bill is amongst those opposing them. Several actions have taken place. It was reported that extensive massacres had taken place in Nebraska, but it turns out to be unfounded. The Canadian Indians are tranquil. , :

AUSTRALIAN

Sydney, November 27. The position regarding the rabbit pest is daily becoming alarming, as they are swarming in millions along the Lackland, Darling and Murrum- ' bidgee rivers, eating up all before them. The Right Rev. George Henry Stantori, Bishop of Northern Queens land, has been elected Bishop of New castle. Archdeacon Harper, who was nominated^ received only 2 out of 105 votes. '  A scene of a somewhat sensational character took place in the Theatre Royal to-night. It appears that a sea man, named ' Payne, belonging 1 to one of the British warships in the harbor, who was apparently under the influence of liquor, several times disturbed the performance and at the end of an act the doorkeeper remonstrated with him. Payne thereupon re-entered the theatre, jumped on the stage, and drawing a revolver shot himself seriously in the groin.

INTERPROVINCIAL

Auckland, November 27. j The Commitee of the Amateur Athletic Club to-day chose the folio wins: team for' the championship meeting in February :— For 100 Yards, Owen and Laird ; for 250, Owen, Laird, and Hutchison ; two Hurdle "Races, Owen; Quarter, Hutchison and Laird ; Half, Winks ; Mile, Winks and Clarke; Thiee Mile, Clarke ; High Jump, Liurie and Barton; Lone; Jump, Pole Jump, and Putting Weight, Lyfflo ; Mile Walk, Peace ; Three Mile Walk; Peace and Creamer ; Mile Bicycle, Howard and Hoffman ; Five Mile Bicycle, Buchanan, Howard and Short; Ten Mile and Twenty five Mile Bicycle, Buchanan and Short. A man named Charles Ringard, a sca m:in on the coasting c-itter' Mana, has been drowned at Whangapsra. Otsbokne", November 27. At a meeting of creditors of Messrs Graham, Pitt and Bennett, the tender of Mr M'Kenzie, of Balclutlw, for £3911, or 10a (id in the £, was accepted for the stock. An application to grah6 the debtors' maintenance was refused.: Dunkdix, November 27. At a meeting of those interested in the wine, beer, and spirit trade, to consider the mattei of the New Zealand Licensed Victuallers' Association, a Committee was appointed to procure the names of those willing to subscribe towards paying for the salary of a paid Secretary. •* j The Public Art Gallery was opened to day by the Mayor, in the presence of about 100 citizens. The pictures bought from the Exhibition Gallery, and those left for sale, which have been, lent, together with the Art Society's collection, ; made a very good show. At the Port Chalmers Police Court to day, L. H. Bowerman, agent for the " Picturesque Atlas," was committed for ! trial on the.charge of attempting to shoot George Forsyth at Otakia. Bail was allowed, accused in £50, and one surety in a similar amount. The case arose out of an attempt to deliver the "Atlas" some time ago.

THE ELECTIONS.

MR WALKER AN SPRINGBURN.

' Mr Walker addressed the electors of Springburn in the Schoolroom on Thurs day evening. There was a good attend ance. Mr C. Morrison occupied the chair, and introduced the speaker, who" spoke fluently for an hour on the principal political questions of the day. Land versus Property 'Tax, Railway management, Education, and Agriculturalmatters. Mr Walker received anattentive hearing, and at the close a motion of thanks and confi dence in, proposed by Mr D. istott, was passed, unanimously. Judging irom th« favorable, reception Mr Walker had, he will likely be strongly supported m this district.

MR E. G. WRIGHT AT WAKANUI AND WATERTON.

On Wednesday evening; Mr E. G. Wright spoke to a crowded meeting at Wakauui, and ht the close of his address, after a few questions had been answered, a vote of thanks was accorded to him for his instructive lecture, the vote being carried with applause. A vote of thanks to the Chairman, Mr P. Stewart, closed the meeting. On Thursday night, Mr Wright spoke again at Waterton, but owing to the rain the attendance was limited to about forty. Mr John Grigg was chairman. After speaking for upwards of an hour, Mr Wright replied to a few questions, and Mr A. Protheroe moved a hearty vote of thanks to him for his address, and con fidence in.him as a fitting representative in Parliament. This was seconded by Mr Walter Timms, and carried on the voices without dissent. The usual vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceed ings. - The candidates nominated for the Akaroa seat are Messrs J.Joyce, A. I. McGregor, and W. Barnetfc. ; ' , Mr D. Goldie was the only person j nominated for the Newton seat, and was therefore returned unopposed. Messrs William J. Steward andAlphens Hayes have been nominated for Waimate. The three Liberal candidates for Christ church City—Messrs W. P. Reeves, W. B. Perceval, and 11. M. Taylor—have introduced a new feature into electioneer ing addresses. The triumvirate are tra velling through the electorate and ad dressing meetings in the same hall on the I same evening, c.-.di speaker dealing with a separate political subject engaging the attention of the country. The plan .seems to work admirably, the "united throe" being everywhere received with .tho 'Utmost favor

Mr J. M. Verrall has retired from the contest for the Christchurch seat. The candidates nominated for the Ashley district are Messrs J G. Knight, J. D. Lance, and R. Meredith. Messrs W. Hoban and R. Moore are the only candidates nominated for the Kaiapoi electorate. Sir John Hall and Mr John M'Lachlan hare been nominated for the Ellesmero electorate. ./.... Z.-..? ,

Dunbd^,, November 27. Sir Robert Stout addressed a meeting at the Princess Theatre., Jtljis evening, when there was'a, large attendance. Mr Slater, Socretary of lhe.Tracle.Hand Labor Council, presided. Sir.Robert strongly denounced the policy of the Government, contending that they had. broken every exery plank of the platform which they put before the electors at the last general election. He made an appeal to the people to vote for three Liberal candidates* A resolution was proposed thanking the speaker for his address on the political topics of', the day, and eipressinp regret that he has been unable to see his way to respond to the large requisition asking him to become a candidate :for Parlia mentary honors at the present election. The resolution w«s carried unanimously* amid great cheeririof; i .■'/.. Invejicakoill, November 27. The Hon G. F. Richardson and Mr J. G. Fraser have been; nominated for Mataura. Owing to one of th^e candidates being the Minister for •" JLcuids, great interest is taken in the election. Both are displaying great activity. ,

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THE CONSUMPTION CURE. [Received November 28, 10.25 a.m.] Bxkm), November 27 • Dr Koch is indignant at certain medical men extorting money from consumptive patients on the. pretence of possessing his secret , H* has de ferred the lecturel he, arrangea to give on his,. discovery.: ; The ; f German Gov ernment will shortly undertake the preparation and distribution of lymph.

THE PARNELLITE DIFFICULTY

London, November 27. Mr Healey was absent fijora the meeting of the Parnellites, J .!qut con curs iv. the necessity for Parnelt's re jtirement. Mr-Nolan opposed his j withdrawal It is understood that i seventeen members were ita- favour of retirement, while fifty were opposed to it. Messrs Dillon and O'Brien are being consulted, and it is believed their opinion will.be decisive. Mr Parnell intends to publish his defence shortly. " United Ireland _" declares that fidelity to Ireland overrules fidelity to Par nell. ;..-., ■:.- Mr O'Brien supports the stand taken by Mr Gladstone with reference to Parnell's retirement.

MEDICAL EXPERIMENT.

, Dr Watson .Chemane, aTedsttrer of King's College, has inoculated four patients with a fluid product of bacillus. A dose of one cubic centi metre 'was injected, in the back; The affinity of the fluid to the diseased tisaue is similar to that of loadstone to the needle.! It occasions severe vomiting and coma, followed \fy[ burn ing, swelling, and'sloughing of the affected parts. The college of' veteri nary surgeons and the faculty of the hospital for diseases of the skin are in vestigating the process. '

BRITISH AND COLONIAL TRADE.

In the course of a spesch in the House of Lords Lord Salisbury,; men tioned that trade between Great Britain and the Australian colonies waff grow ing at a rate that could not be equalled in the world.

DIVORCE.

The petition of Lady Connemara for a divorce from her husband^on the grounds of adultery has been granted. Lord Connemara did Hot 1 offer any defence to his wife's charges. .

THE INDIAN RISING IN AMERICA.

New York, November' 27. Severe fighting has taken pl^ce with the Indians at Keogh, in Montana.

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REVOLTING MURDER.

Melbourne, *oTemoer 28. A revolting murder is reported from Mount llibble. The naked trunk of a man, supposed to be an Indian bajwker, has been discovered.: The! Several limbs were found some .three hundred yards atvav. ; " ;:■'■'>

QUARANTINE NEW ZEALAND CATTLE.

Hobakt, November 28. Arrived—Tarawera, from BluJfF., The cattle which she had on boarci for' this port were, not ,lande^ owing , r ta. the quarantine not being completed. gThey were sent on to. Melbourne. -

EXPORT OF CEREALS.

Adelaide, ■ November '28. The total export of cereals for the year show an increase \n value of £850,000 over the exports of the pre vious year. ' .' ■ ' ■ '

In China alftlie land belcmgs te^e Htate, and a trifling sun; per wro, ftpver altered through long centuries, is paid as rent; thin is the only tax in the country, and it amounts to lint about sixty cents per head. A^ Mr Tebbs, an English tourist, who is a fanatic on the subject of anti-vaccination, lias told an Auckland pressman there are now eighty towns in England where the Compulsory Vaccination Act ia a d«ftd, fetter*

THE ASHBTTBTON OT^ftßlAJ*; FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1890.



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