The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas Et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1890. AMENDMENT OF THE LAW OF LIBEL.

One of the Bills to be dealt with this session, and which, fortunately, has not been included m the proposed slaughter of innocents, is of the utmost importance to the newspaper Press of the colony. We allude to the amend ments proposed m the law of libel. Under existing conditions, no matter how carefully or judiciously a news paper is conducted, the proprietor thereof is m daily and hourly dread of prosecution for libel. Such action may arise from the publication of proceed ings at a public meeting, a corre spondent's letter to the editor dealing with a public matter, the report of a discussion at the table of a local body, an ordinary paragraph, an editorial written with no other earthly object than to guide public opinion into a sound channel, or any legitimate effort to expose vice or knavery. All the responsibility of public utterances is placed upon the newspaper pro prietor's shoulders, and any person feeling aggrieved has only to wait upon a solicitor, and proceedings are at once initiated to compel an unreserved apology, or squeeze from the unfor tunate journalist substantial damages. Very often the apology demanded is granted, even when the facts of the case are as originally printed; but the newspaper proprietor is compelled to take this course m pre ference to contesting an action, which, although he may win, will cost him a considerable sum of money, as the plaintiff is often a man of straw who cannot pay his own law costs, to say nothing of the costs of the other side. Under the law, as proposed to be amended, however, the New Zealand journalist will be placed m a more independent position, and a consider able amount of anxiety and responsi bility for the acts of others will be removed from his shoulders and placed where they properly belong. The platform speaker, the member of a local body, or other person uttering a libel, will, should the new provisions be placed on the Statute book, he held responsible not only for uttering a libel, but for publica tion thereof. Fair and accurate re ports of public meetings and Court proceedings will be privileged, but, as at present, and rightly so, the publica tion of blasphemous and indecent matter will be actionable, and it will j still remain beyond the power of news papers so inclined—fortunately there | are few of these m New Zealand—to vilify and malign respectable and un offending persons. The most import ant amendment is a clause which j will effectually prevent frivolous and vexatious libel actions being brought against newspaper proprietors. This clause provides that " no criminal prosecution shall be commenced against any proprietor, publisher, editor, or any person responsible for the publica tion of a newspaper for any libel published therein without the order of a Judge at Chambers being first had and obtained." Notice of intention to make such ap plication to the Tudge shall be given to the person accused, who may be heard against such application. The foregoing clause will place it beyond the power of designing persona to woppy and harrass newspaper pro prietors when fcljpy know well before hand, or should do so, ihst they are not likely to be awarded even -q^a farthing damages. A Court of Sum mary Jurisdiction, may also, under the proposed new regulations, (and which are already law m England), if of opinion after hearing evidence that there is a strong or probable presumpr tion ththt the jury on trial would acquit the person <ehai»g«d ( dismiss the case; or if the libel be only of a trivial character, may deal with the cage, and if the libel be proved, inflict a, penalty not exceeding ,£SO. It v. ill alao be compulsory on the part of any person entering an action for libel to satisfy a Ju4ge of the Supreme Court that he is m a position to pay the costs of defendant should au ody^r/se verdict be returned, and failing this gu^r^j^^e. the case may be remitted to the Resident Magistrate's Court for final settlement, IPhfise #j?@ nojt unreason able provisions to make, M#d should they finally pass the Legislative Council, the only source from whence obstruction has come, the position of a joupn&lisfc m New Zealand will be equal to ikuct of jifs bj>etjiren m Eng land,

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The angriest person m a controversy is the one njoß*- %bl@ j» be m the wrong. About a quarter qi phfi people of Paris live m. apartments. The Russian Empire has so* area of 8,644, J.OO square nnles. The Spaniards purpose celebrating the fourth centenary of thfi discovery of America by Columbus by holding au Jntej-na^ional Maritime Exhibition m Madrid. The "New Scotland Yard," on the Em bankment at Westminster, the head-quarters of th«« Metropolitan Police, will cost when finished about £30,000. The latest addition to £h$ [ Tnion Company's fleet is the Poerua, which was i^nchecl m Olapcow m March last. She is a cargo Ijoat of .1174 Uws gross, and was purchased by Mr JamesTMilla, irW»ging director of the com pany, shortly aftw his arrival m Scotland. Some idea of the depression, existing m Sydney may be gathered from the replies received by an insurance office m answer to an adve,i'ii«ement for a clerk at 30s a week. There were ove* 400 applicants between the ages of tffteen anfl thirty. .Recording to Mr G. A. Sala, the ingenious Mr JEnu^ Beuzon (the "Jubilee Plunger "), j who iy:"t-W S>WS contrived to make ducks | and drakes ,<jf i^*H,t- a (iuarter of a million , sterling, has got left, it -would seem, just £7 ; a week accruing from a trust fUftd the; Philistines cannot touch. I The Government ."statist of Victoria, Mr I Hayter, m a statement of the manufactories, «W/.'ks, &c, m Victoria, brought down to the end $ jftybruary of this year shows that there are 'i,ii aU#«W3 employ- ; ing 59,142 hands, wi^fe valued at £5,573,682, buildings aud "iinprov^/snts at £4,280,158, and. machinery £5,934, Kid, Some stormy scenes having occurred at tjie Kiwi,.* (New South Wales) Borough' .Gouncil, 'm 'wi4.ch nldermen had come to ;blpws, ,the ptlier evening ,a citizen waited on , i\\e Council with a parcel w-hjc^i h? said, e«jJi:#jiied a present for the Council. The mayor «*4c£pd the pa,rcel to be thxown into the street, bnt if wis'brought m again and found to contain a pair of bpging

The annual horse parade has been fixed for the 4th of October next. The entry fee for horse 3 will be five shillings per head, and the admission fee for the public one shilling. This is how a Wellington contemporary refers to the salaries of Civil Servants:— " The people up north are m a terrible -way through the Property-tax, which many of them are paying out of principal instead of out of profit. We don't think this is a time to start increasing big salaries. Commercial people have had to submit to great reduc tions, and a man m the Civil Service who gets the same salary now as he did some years ago has practically got a rise • The recent day or two of dry warm weather has had the effect of drying up the roadway m East street to a very great extent, and wheeled traffic raises m its passage great clouds of dessicated dust, very trying to the patience and temper of the tradesmen on the east side, who, m consequence, find their wares clouded over with a coating of fine sand.. This morning there were many anxious enquiries about the water cart. While the s,s. Rotorua was receiving cattle m Wellington for Lyttelton, one bullock managed to get loose on the deck and took charge. It was, however, secured and taken below into the hold, and as the attendant was freeing the animal it made a rush for him and crushed him against one of the bulkheads, keeping him a prisoner with its horns on either side of him. He, however, managed to get free, but was badly hurt. The same animal while careering on the deck, slipped and fell on a fox terrier which belonged to Captain Stott, and killed it. A meeting of the general committee of the A. and P. Association was held m the Arcade Chambers yesterday afternoon. There were fourteen or fifteen members of Com mittee present, and Mr Robert Miller was m the chair. The revised catalogue was submitted by the Catalogue Revision sub- Committee, and agreed to by the meeting. Several minor alterations had been made on the catalogue of last year, and new classes had been opened for Border Leicester sheep and Jersey cattle. The following new members were admitted, and their names added to the roll:—Messrs J. M. Cambridge, T. B. Richards, Heywood, John Mathieson, A. A. Cuthbertson, H. Sprott (Chertsey), E. J. Fooks, John Bonnington, James Brown (Netherby), W. Rose, J. Doak, W. Hayman, Peter Drummond (Lauriston), John Dunn (Plemington), and Peter Doig (Chertsey.) §"Atticus" writes m theleader:—Thegreate«t combination of worldliness and utter world - liness I can recall is this obituary notice of a departed hatter inserted m an American paper. It ran m this wise :•—" Died, on the 1 lth instant, at his shop, No. 20 Greenwich street, Mr Edward Jones, much respected by all who knew and dealt with him. As a man he was amiable; as a master upright and moderate. His virtues were beyond all praise, and his beaver hats were only three j dollars each. He has left a widow to deplore his loss, and a large stock to be sold cheap for the benefit of his family. He was snatched to the other world m the prime, .of life, just as he had concluded an extensive purchase of felt, which he got so cheap that his widow can supply hats at more reason able rates than any house m the city. His disconsolate family will carry on business with punctuality." Speaking of the effects of the late gale, the editor of the Charleston " Herald " thus i humourously discourses:—"The town of Charleston got a good shaking, and we regret to have to say that q\\v building suffered considerably from the fury of the gale. The beautiful Gothic porch at the front entrance, which was looked upon as a rare speoimen of architecture, and against which every vagrant horse and cow m the district used to scratch its back, detached itself from the main structure at 10.40 a.m., and foil with .great force m the middle of the next street—a total wreck. The main building also suffered to some extent, several portions of it having ' come to grief, there being nothing left of the chimney but the framework, and the massive wooden pillars of the corridor, leading from the editor's lunch-room to the bullion vaults were knocked considerably out of plumb, and to add to the misfortune the paste pot is missing. If ever a long-winded subscriber had an opportunity of performing a meritorious action, that time has now arrived." At the Committee meeting of the A. and P. Associatiqn yesterday, a quest,i()u was raised as to the rent paid by the Association for the use of the saleyards at Ashburton for the annual show, some members seeming to think that £10 per annum was too much. The facts of the matter are these. The saleyards reserve was vested by Government m the County Council as a cattle market. The County Council leased the ground to the Saleyards Company for twenty-one years at a rental satisfactory to both parties, the condj'tiQiis being that the ground be nsed aa a saley'ayd fqr sfcj}ek ? regula^iqris'cjf sale qeiug laid down, and that the" j^.' and Pi Ass°cia : tion have the right to use the ground free for. show purposes three days m the year. The SJaJgyards Cqmpany, at their own expense, erected the handsome n\\%d ; nqw used'on Show day as a pavilion for. the exhibition of produce and other gpods £hat must be shown under cover, and for the use of this shed, and the commodious offices, &c, which are the property qf the Company, £1Q are charged as pent. Thprg is no charge made by the fjom'pany fqj; thfi gerund whfiu used fqr the annual horse "papade, as the' bii^ldin^s are. not occupied on that qccasiqn. The Sale yards Company pay the Association £31 per annum for the use of the Association's ground at Tinwald. Intelligence from Constantinople states that agitation prevails among the Ulemas and Softas, who complain that notwithstand ing the great misery of the country and the a/rawing* jjf. the Mussulman population ijbhe Suftafr' incurs (fnqiunouj} expense m 1 making presents' and givipg sumptuous dinners and fetes to the heads "of the foreign Embassies and Legations, as well as to nuth »y:q".g Christian foreigners who annually visit Consjfcan..tiftQp,li?» Notwithstanding the ex planation previously given iha£ this expendi ture was necessitated by the exigencies of the present time, some Softas recently held meetings at which, they openly expressed the tlu; opinion f.hat it was exactly on account of th£se; re.qujtr.etnents. that tlj.e coui^fcry was re duped t<j ifa present deplorable" cqnditiqn. They declared that the moinenf had arrived to put an end to such a state of affairs, and to restore the old regime which had alone been conducive to the greatness, glory and prosperity of the empire. ,It is stated that som? civil and military functionaries are being arrestei on suspicion of being im rcliccvjjacj jn the agitatioiij Tliq reappearance m Spain of what is sup posed to be Asiatic "cholera has created a scare. Its identincationj however, has not been satisfactorily established, and it may well be asked how it is that the microbists i to aye iioj; set t]}£ inaf.ter at. re,st by a search for the ctholeift "backus. Jfc is b*3lisyc.d tJiat ' the outbreak is attributed to the Removal of some earth m which the germs may have lain dormant since the last visit of the i disease to Spain a few years ago. If so a new chapter will have to be added to the history of the epidemic, there being no snntyar case on record. The disease may have b#eu Imported from Turkey, as it has • been raging {n ihe'nejgtitoiiliqfjd p,f Bagdad but mere conjecture is of tytfte ayrul, and m the absence of evidence as to its origin or mode of transport, the most probable sup position is that the disease is not Asiatic cholera at &U, The doctors must be left to decide after they Have h«4 fV litf-le more experience of the way m which it shows itself. —"Leader." At an interview accorded the representa tive of the "Daily Telegraph Prince Bismark referred to the Nihilists and the labor question, and declared that no conces- Bion to the Nihilists w,as possible. Over edij cation had led to much dissatisfaction and disappointment *"■' Germany, but m fthssia ifc had led tq diaaflsc'iiqn -sincL cpnspj^ac^. There were ten times as many people educated for the higher walks as there were places to fill. Further, education was making pedantic theorists and visionaries, unfit for constitutional government. It would be madness to put such men m authority. Russians do not know yet what they want; jihey must, p J'erefore, be ruled with a rod of iron. Referring to tli£ labor question, the Prince ridiculed the idea that workiiiiiii would ever be contented, because, he said, the rich, are never contented. He spoke 'sirongly against any dictation as to hours 6i labor, and against the usurping of the rightful authority of parents over, their (ijlildrefy -'" '•' ■ I

A Christchurch telegram states that Jamea Wilkin, son of the late Robert Wilkin, died this morning. Another invention sought to be patented (by a Dunedin engineer) is a potato digger, sorter, and bagger. Cricketers ought to make a memo, of the fact that on Friday evening next the annual meeting of the A.CO. will be held at the County Council Chambers at 7.30. All interested m cricket are invited to attend. A correspondent writes to a. Dunedin con temporary:—"Sir,—l have a retriever seven years old, who, when he is excited by being let off the chain or seeing a gun, drops down suddenly m a sort of fit, only there is no twitching of the limbs or body; his eyes re main open and clear, but is heart beats at an unusual rate. He recovers after about three minutes, gets up, and seems none the worse. I have asked several authorltiesjjabout him, but they do not know of a similar case, neither does Stonehenge throw .any light on the subject." Secedera from the Orthodox Greek Church are prosecuted m Russia. A few Weeks ago seven members of a dissenting sect called the Stundists were brought to trial before the Circuit Court at Vitebsk on the charge of having propagated m Vitebsk and the neighborhood the heretical doctrine of " Stundism," for having misquoted the Scriptures, denounced the practice of wor shipping the Ikons, or holy pictures, and, lastly, for having rejected the whole of the ceremonial worship belonging to the Greek Church. They were also accused of having made several converts. The Court found four of the accused guilty, and sentenced two of them to banishment m the Caucasus and the remainder to six months' imprison ment. According to the present law. of England if a husband die intestate and without children the widow takes only half of her husband's personality, and the remaining half becomes divisible between the husband's next-of-kin( —generally his brothers and sisters or their decendants, sometimes very distant relatives —whilst with regard to the realty the widow is only entitled to a life estate m one-third as her dower. A bill before Parliament pro poses to improve the position of the widow. Ib provides that when a man dies leaving a widow and no issue, and leaving real and personal estate not exceeding £500, the widow shall take ths whole, and when the estate exceeds £500 the widow shall take that sum for her portion before any distribu tion is made, and m addition to that shall take her moiety of the residue, leaving the other moiety of the residue only to next-of kin. Mr Edward Bellamy, the author of 'Look ing Backward,' defends m this month's 'Con temporary,' his predictions as to the future of the world which have been rather forcibly assailed by M. De Layeleye. Mr Bellamy sums up his coutentons very briefly:—"The humanlieritage," he says "must be construed and can only be construed, as an estate m common, essentially indivisible, to which all human beings are heirs. Hitherto this com- ] munity and equality of right havi been disre garded, the heirs being left to scramble and fight for what they could individually get and keep. . . . Unless humanity is des tined to pass under some at present incon ceivable form of despotism, there is but one possible issue. The world, and everything that is mit, will ere long be recognised as the common property of all, and uudertaken and administered for the equal benefit of all." Mr West, an expert who has been sent from Victoria to study Califomian methods, reports that agriculture m the United States occupies the foremost position among national industries. There, no fewer than one half of the entire population are settled on farms, the latter numbering 5,000,000, and the able bodied labourers, irrespective of their families, 10,000,000. Rural life attracts the population, and there is not the tendency observable here to flock into the-towns. The State also recognises m a special manner the importance of agricul ture. Not only by the protectionist policy of the country ,ia the fanner ensured the benefits of the home market, but the De partment of Agriculture spares no pains to supply the best of expert instruction. The cultivation of the soil has been raised from one of haphazard labour and elevated into ty science. In a leading article on the many panaceas for placing colony on the road to pros perity which politicians advqeate, the Wel lin'gtqu "Post" says,:—"Mrßallanca would restore Arcadian happiness and simplicity by busting up large estates and making us all innocent village settlers. Mr J. A. Millar and the Maritime Council are willing to govern the colony on strictly union principles, aud to run the railways and the Union Steam Ship Company's business as side shows, to the great advantage of all concerned. Sir Robert Stout believes that nothing but land nationalisation can save the country. Mr George Fisher's prescription is simple and comprehensive. He would give the colony a chance by headingjup the Premier m a hags, I hei^l of 3s'C.arttiy's )ieer, duly stamped, hlqwing Mr Fergus away from one of the big guns,having Mr Hjslqp flqgf*ed to death by a pos*e qf experienced schoolmasters, bursting up fche Bank of New Zealand and hanging a few editors. Mr Buchanan believes it will be for the public good if emigration continues, provided the men, women, and children who go away are replaced by stoats and weasels; while finally, Mr Rerr holds that by improv ing the breed qf the bounding chamois (dom estic, species), a bqilin,g,dqwn industry might b,6 fistablighpd, under the careful.supervision af the Auckland ecqnomists,, which would do a good deal more than yield grease for the wheels of the coach of state."

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

fIIBR I"RESS ASSOCIATION,

Auckland, August 20. The excitement m mining is still very great. Another parcel of Red Mercury ore gave nearly six ounces of melted gold from a ton of stone. The May Queen, at the Thames, is believed to have got the old Queen of Beauty reef, lost m the slide,, ancf ghw;e§ have spruiig frojn, 2s to $s'4ol. ' ' ' '"'' '■ - PrfMntatlon. Dijnewn, August 20. The mercantile community have made a presentation to Mr Gow, on Relinquishing char.so oi the Ounedm r^il^a'y a Ifoapltul Tn<|dlr.T. Tl>e Hospital inquiry commenced this afternoon. Mr Solomon, who represents Dr Bntchelor, undertakes to prove there are defects m the sanitary conditions of the Hospital. These defects are so serious as to be a source of grave danger, to inmates, anc| q^lls fp^ £p immediate remedy. ;

" ff I'm going to become, 9 missionary,!! she (said, as she gazed at him with a why-don'tr be-ask-me-to-marry-him expression on her (ace. Looking down upon her he replied: *' Don't you think you had better begin on ft he-then ?" They were married m the 6pring. Mjss Pora, (who hag suffered a dislocation of the vrrist)*-'* Poot'or, what it' % had died before you came* Would I havo been a trippled angel ?" Doctor—" Oh ! you could have been doctored m heaven.' Miss Dora (m surprise) —" Why, do doctors go to heaven, ?"

Ice Hail Like Duck Eggs.

From Melbourne, news comes that the ship Loch Ryan, which recently arrived there from Glasgow, crossed the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope on the 28th of June, and next day some extraordinary weather was encountered. The glass, which was steady at 3010, gave no fore warning that mischief was brewing, and the wind all day had been light and vari able. The night set mas black as pitch, and one of the heaviest thunderstorms ever met with burst over tha ship. The lightning was something awful and tfee thunder terrific. The wind kept flying about m all directions m puffs and squalls, and there were frequent showers of hail. At 4 o'clock next morning a ahower of hail, or rather pieces of ice fell, and for the space of five minutes while it lasted no one could appear on deck. Some of the pieces are alleged to have been the size of a small tumbler or duck's egg, and the clatter they made m descent was like the sound of a smart fire of a mitrailleuse. The sea at the time was calm. At 4.30 a.m. the main royal pole and truck were struck by lightning and broken m pieces. When the cyclone had expended its fury the wind set m from the north, shifting round to N.W., and increasing to a heavy gale, which brought up a high sea. This lasted for 45 hours, and the ship ran under her top-sails and foresail.

A Colonising Scheme.

The disposal of 250,000 acres of land at Mildura by the Victorian Government to the Messrs Chaffey Brothers, and the success of those gentlemen m establishing a thriving irrigation colony, has attracted attention m Great Britain. The follow ing letter was received by the Acting- Minister of Lands last week from Mr Alexander Sparrow, of Liverpool, which explains itself :—■ " Sir,—l understand that a few years ago the concession of a large tract of land was made by: the Government of Victoria, at or near a place called Mildura, to two foreigners, with ft view to fostering 1 the industry of fruit cultivation. I beg tj inquire what concessions would be made to an English man or a party of Englishmen possessed of capital, say £30,000 to £40,000 m consideration of their settling m the colony and fostering and developing fruit cultivation. I am of opinion; if a concession were made m a suitable and healthy district, with water rights and with railway facilities, thvb the emigra tion to Iberia and Los Angelos by young Englishmen could be diverted to Australia, provided the affair was m the* hands of Bnglishmenof known commercial standing and experience. Something should be done to foster the preservation of fruits by canning or jamming. Machinery for can making should be admitted duty free, and also tin plates duty free, or the new industry will not flourish. The new industry will have to compete with English-made jams and with Ameri can canned fruits. In England sugar is duty free, and m America a drawback of 90 per cent of duty on tin plates is allowed on all tin plates re-exported as cans for fruit, meat, fish, etc. Land is cheaper m America than m Australia, and railway facilities are greater. But the British sentiment is m favor of Australia. What Australia wants is not so iriuch vast squatting establishments as the develop ment of soil and climate possibilities by special cultivation. This requires capital. What inducement will the Victorian Government offer capitalists to invest money and settle m the colony V

Newfoundlanders' Grievances.

The discussion continues-in the English Prass as to the best means of settling the Newfoundlanders' grievances. The™'St. fames' Qazette " points out that it is the commercial rivalry between France and Newfoundland m the matter of dried cod— the question of bounties and bait—and not the indifference of the mother country to the interests of her oldest colony, that blocks the way. The real grievance m NeAvfoundland is not that French fisher men exercise (or overstep) their treaty rights on the "shore," but that the French fishermen on the Banks receive heavy bounties from, theirown Government, and are thus enabled to undersell <"he New foundlanders, m Italy and Spain. If an arrangement js to be come to, there clearly must be some compromise j and ppssibly this may be found m a temporary adjust ment of the whole dispute, similar to that effected between Canada and United States m 1854, and again m 1871. Butthereseems to be a growing opinion that there can be no permanent solution of the difficulty short of the entire extinction of French rights m the colony, by purchase or other wise, The delegates complain of the re marks passed upon the colonists' argument that ** the lobster is no fish." The New foundlanders urge not that the lobster is, not a fish, but that it is not the fish meant by the treaties—cod fish. They do not argue m this case that " canning" a, fish is not drying it, but that canning a lobster | is not the drying of cod fish permitted by the treaties. M. Franc.ois Deloncle, m "Galignani, "states fchalj <' the Newfojinci- Jander^ supplied some/1&6O0 barrels of, herrings annually to the French, m spite of the enactment of the Newfoundland Legislature, which forbids them to supply bait of any kmd to our fishermen. The Americans literacy set this law at clefiance, and, m t\\e very te.eth of the Newfoundland functionaries, they cato,h herrings, sell them to the Frenchmen on the French shorq, a.nd to some extent supply the ship owners of Saint-Pierre-et Miquelon. The Newfoundland functionaries dare not object to this fraud, committed by citizens of the all-powerful United States, the,} simply close their eyes to the, injury which is being done to the poor, native fishermen, who, moreover, detest the loeai government more and more every 4ay. Ai the last elections the adyoi?a.i>e& of the Bait Bill were uniformity, "beaten, and, if I am well informed;, the, delegates belonged to the minority which suffered defeat, at those elections. The agity^ojri they have, aroused can thjere^ore oftfy- b,e considered a fact^s, raovenVent j they ajpfi gracing m the name of a few sub stantial traders at St. John's who would like to get rid of the French, so as to have a monopoly of the fishery of the island and on the Great Bank, and they would thus be able to trade on the mincer Newfoundland fishermen a.t tl^eiv.easie,''*.

The Law on Boycotting.

Mr J. A. Millar defends the threat oi a general boycott, m the follo^viiijg. le.tter io the Dunedin "Star":— ' Sir,-,!!} yo,ur igs^e" oi the 13th. there appears the. report' of a case m America re boycotting, m which a member of a trade union is fined, and boycotting is de clared illegal. I cannot understand what your motive is m publishing this at the present time, unless it is for tb.e n,v^p*s, of trying to intimidate ivuionists." ' v '"") | l^v;e B,jmaly to. state that we ftav.e on.ly such steps as are necessary to pro tect our business, and; that we are pxo-, I tected by section 3 of the Trades tJnion Act, 1878, which reads as follows :—" The purposes of any trade union shall not, by reason merely that they are m restraint of trade, be deemed to be unlawful so as to , render any member of such trade union liable to criminal prosecution for spiracy or otherwise." .Fursiejm,pj«3, 'We' latest case m 1 Mogul, Ship ping Company / v. McGregor,' Gow and Po;—was decided by the Queen's Bench m favour of the defendants (see Law Re ports 1889, folio 23, p. 600). On the authority of this case we contend th.a.t any taken by 3 tr^e yp\Qi\ (^

legitimate purposes for which the union is formed, no matter how injurious it may be to the rights of others, is protected by law. In everything we have done or pur posed to do we will not go beyond the recognised objects of the unions, and will do no act which is not after the greatest consideration considered to be absolutely essential to the furtherance of our busi ness.—l am, etc., I John A. Millar.

TELEGRAPHIC

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[PER PRHSB ASSOCIATION.]

London, August 18 to 19. Soldiers are assisting tithe collectors at Denbigh to recover the tax. The potato blight is spreading m Ireland. ■• A league is being formed, having for its object the encouragement of the growth of beetroot m Great Britain. The Government have decided for the future to shorten the Speech, from the Throne at the opening of Parlia ment, thus hoping to limit the debate on it. It is asserted that General Caprivi, German Chancellor, and Count Kal noky, Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, will shortly visit England to interview the Marquis of Salisbury. Dalton, who undertook to swim from France to Folkestone has suc ceeded m swimming sixty miles m twenty-four hours. Excepting torpedo contests nothing of importance has been done at. the naval manoeuvres. Admiral Tryon, who is m command of the defending fleet, has failed to discover the where abouts of Admiral Seymour, who leads the attack. j .In the speech from the throne at the prorogation of Parliament her Majesty stated she had gladly given her consent to a Bill providing for responsible government m Western Australia, as similar institutions had worked with marked success elsewhere m Australia. Baron de Worms, m answer to a question m the House of Commons, said the Government had been advised that an Act of Parliament was necessary before the separation of the northern portion of Queensland could be effected. ' St Petersburg, August 19. The "Journal de St Petersburg," ex presses the opinion that the visit of the Emperor of Germany, while deal ing little with the policies of Russia and Germany, will greatly strengthen the good relations existing between the two nations: The German Emperor and the Chan cellor met with an ovation on their arrival at Revel. The Czar and Mini ster of Affairs met the visitors at Narva and accorded them a hearty welcome. New York, August 18. A despatch from Guatemala an nounces that the States of Guatemala and Honduras are denicinding that General Czeta shall resign the Presi dency m San Salvador. General Car los Czeta was leader of the forces m San Salvador, but on the sudden c^eath of "General Menendcz, the President, which took place at a banquet held towards the end of June, he assumed command. Cairo, August 18. It is doubtful whether the disease broken out here is cholera. Madrid, Aug. 19. Out of a total of. 1800 cases of cholera m Spain 1000 proved fatal. Constantinople, August 18. A Turkish Commission has been appointed to enquire into the atrocities committed m Armenia. New York, August 19. There is an enormous speculation m silver going on, and 2,000,000 ounces have been sold at prices rising as high as 125 cents.

INTERPROVINCIAL

' . Wellington, August 19. Mr Carew, KM., at Dunedm, and Sir Jas. Hector, will enquire into the charges of blood poisoning m Dunedin Hospital. Archdeacon Stock and Mrs Stock leave England for Wellington m October. Letters by the last mail state that t&ey are m the best of health. Burns, one of the firweii on Shaw Savill and Company %, who was committed for trial recently for breaking into .£he. premjsea, of Sargood, Son and Ewen, wa;s to,-day sent to gaol for six months, for the, larceny of sjjlv/er spoons |; from the. saloon of the. steamer, i A fijre broke o,yt at 8 o'clock this even ing m. Mr C» Smith's draper's shop, seated m Cuba street. The names were quicftly suhdued, but the stock was con siderable damaged by water. The.fire originated m the back part of the building but nothing is known as to the c^ae. The.stock is insured for £8^& The building is not much darn.ftgect. An anti-Chinese meeting/ was held to night at \fos ExclaaDge.'Hall, which wa:s ejo^wdejcl. Mr. R. P k Johnston pre.§i,d,ed. i Sir Gepi'ge. Grey; deprecated; th& intro duction of Chinese, and, averted; that if they increased; fc thfe European residents oi the. colony would; fall to the ; g&i&e level-as tjhein. fl;e moy^ and Mr Ti K. McDonsiJd; wm&^-r-"^That the practicaUy. fye^. ol Chinese into the cat>ay ; ftk^jy ta oaase grave com ■ p^c^ti'oftA of a social and financial, | character afc no distant date, and should i be prohibited by law." The motion was carried. The Rev J. Berry said, |ha,t after his experience of the QjM»es.e, m America and Australia. ks, h§fl much pleasure m mov^ng^rv'-That the unre stricted c^ompetitipn, of cheap Chinese Ja^uy with free European labour fe a jserioijs injury, to every tru& citizen, and I that the residence of n^m,bers, of; Chinese m our midst % ajpjb to prove, demoralising m thg higVest degree.,"- 3VJEr J) h I\ ¥Wier, , secretary ojf the Trades.andi labour Council, i seconded ths m,otk>u, which was carried. 'Mr George Hutchison, M.H.R., urged I the electors to support candidates who would legislate m the direction of keeping Chinamen out. He moved—" That this meeting pledges itself to sujp.pprt, tfee European traders m p.r^fejfeace to\ Chinese traders, aud t^ a,ssisfein giving political e^PAfc to t t^lo,e. previous respjutions," Mr (5. M«lnsyre. seconded tl>e motiati, which was c,awied. Dyr^ng iho evening Mr SJirhflski^ M-l^^, who differed with the y^\ai>ks of the speakers, attempted to addreFS the meeting, but was cried do,wa and had to resume his seat, A letter from Mr Ballance was reji^, apologising, fbr his absence, gating that m his' opinion Chi^aiiixe^wjere not desirable colo nists, ax\d fjhouil^ be rigidly excluded by lsw, As 4 the meet^g broke up three cheera were given for Sir George. Grey and Mr Hutchison. The Rugby Union this evening ciecided to suspend H. Roberts and ]$. Mclnryre for the remainder o^ the season. The suspension is m connection with \hv charges, brought against them.las^ *ti&asp;u,, but comes rather late as ; both, 0)f men have giving up playipg.

THE MARKETS.

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London, August 18 and 10. In his 1 monthly circular Mr F. O. Licht eßfciuia'es that the production of beet sugar for the next eleven months shows an increase of 828,000 tons. He expects that the campaign will show a surplus of 844,000 tons. At the Antwerp wool sales the attend ance was only moderate. Bidding wa« fair, and half the catalogue was sold at an advance of 10 centimes on the rates ob tained m June. Paris, August 19. The wheat crop m France is estimated to yield 6,000,000 heccolitres below that of 1889.

CRICKET.

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."■■-.'.< London, August 18. The first innings of Notts closed for 145, Gunn being the highest scorer witlx>4i7. The Australians have/lost two pickets for I 57, Murdoch and Trott being not out. The following team has been chosen to represent England m the final test match against the Australians *t Manchester next week :—Wi G. Grace, W. W, Read, Stoddart,. Shrewsbury, Gunn, Attewell, Lohrnahn, Briggs, McGregor, Mold, and Maurice Read. (Received August 20, 12.30. p.m.) Lojibos;; August, 19. ■ The Australians, m their first innings | against Notts made 148. . "'.

An Entire Menagerie Loose.

[Diamond Fields (Africa) "Advertiser. "] Shortly after 11 p.m. on the Ist June a general stampede of all' the animals comprising Fillis's menagerie took place. This appalling occurrence is attributed to a miscreant —at present at large—who, possessed of a grudge against Mr Fillis or members of his company, thought to pay it out by climbing on the fence of the en closure m which the animals are kept, and, at imminent risk of his own life and limbs releasing from their cage and chains th» whole of the wild'animals. This fiend m human shape is evidenly one well ac quainted with the show, for not only has he exhibited a familiarity with the locks and bars vf the cages, but he selected the day and hour when the supervision of the animals was most relaxed. He appears to have made good his escape before the animals realised their freedom from re straint, and as the 'four employees who> slept on the premises have all fallen victims to the ferocity of the wild beasts, it is impossible to say at present if his; identity is known. About 11.30 the residents within a mile radius of the circus building were roused from their beds by a most fiendish and indescribable noise. The fierce roar of the lions, .the trumpeting of the elephant, the snarls and growls of the leopards^ cheetahs,. and jackals, the snarling bari of the wolves, the cries of the frightened horses, and the groans and screams of the mangled and dying employees made » sound which will never be forgotten by those who heard it. From whatj we <can gather the four male lions. Pasha, Abdul,'" Caliph, and Must apha, upon discovering the door of the"il* ■ cage open, immediately proceeded to thd :'-\ stables, where the'large lion, Pasha, leaped on the back of Murat^ t|he jump* 1 ing horse, and fastened, his teeth m bis neck and*withers,>^lt<is reported that M has always borne this f horse a most unaccountable grudge, and invariably gave signs of displeasure and dislike when within sight of him. The horse's screams roused the four attendants, aiScofcclunahi-'; named Patterson and three Kaffir boys, and hastily arming themselves with stable forks, they rushed to the scene of the disturbance, evidently ignorant of the numerical strength of the foe they had t6 ;? contend with... These four gallant fellows met a fearful, death. From, the few last dying Words of on© of the Kaffir boys to Mr FilKs, when he arrived upon the, scene, it appears.that he and his mate*-,, when endeavoring to beat back the lion* Pasha, were attacked from the rear by the* three:bther lions and' one of thsetk©etah& ;• they were then literally tftm limb from . limb by the ferocious, brutes, and the scene of their death, is one ot indescribable horror. Haj^ng lasted blood, r ihe lions: (male and female), thjj cheetah^* the wolves, and the leopards seemed to regain all the ferocity, pf their class, and Mr, Fillis* four Hungarian horses, Sang dOr, Kremis, Lenore, and Etoile, and the per forming horses,'Beauty'arid Black Bess, fell victims to their lust for blood. The elephant, frightened at the nq&fr, m iLs endeavor to escape burst through the heavy iron gate and rushed into Curry street followed by nearly the whole of the animals, who appear to have been startled by Bome^viiftg, whilst engaged m their worfe of carnage m the stables. A cabman residing at Beaconsfield ; named Nelsdn, had a narrow escape. Hearing the noise, he drove down from Ninth street to jsee.the animals rush out... He likens the sq&^'tQ the exit, from Noahfe Ark. An elephant came first, and a few seconda afterwards. tumbled out a con fused mob of lions, wolves, hyennas,. baboons, leopards, cheetahs, and jackals. The wolves, with the instinct of their, race^ immediately rufched Nelson's horses^ and two of the lions attacked them also. Strange to.,say, fchey'left the man himself unmolested, and he managed to climb up a post at Glover's Athletic Bar and secure his safety m one of fcherooms. When last he saw his horses they were galloping madly down the Dutoitspan road, snort ing and screaming with fear and pain, followed by the wolves and two of the lions. The remainder of the animal^ Nelson says, dispersed m all directions ; but the man appears to be so unstrung by his terrible experiences tliafc nothv ing coherent can be obtained, from him at present We have as yofe beard of bufc one death since the animate left the circus buildings. A little child named James Grindley, a son of Mr Grindley, produce dealer, happened to be m the back of his father's promises m his night shirt. He noticed: a cheetah which had taken refuge there, and with the fearlessness pf child hood walked up to it. His agonised mother, Iron* her bedroom windpw, saw the brute lay her darling prostrate with one blow of its paw, and then mangle him beyond a$ recognition. We have ©Ik tailed from Mr Fillis-—who is, of course, terribly distressed by the fearful oc» «urrence, but bears it as ■». biave man should—a full list of animate at large:— Four lions, 2 lionesses^ % tigers, 3 bears,. 2 wolves, 1 hyena, $ cheetahs, 4 jackals,, 1 elephant, 1 camel, and 17 baboons. Only two of these animals have aa yet been appouated for* Mr Murchisan, re siding on Dutoitspan road, having been awakened by the noise, was looking out of his bedroom window, ajad seeing a jackal run across the yard* shot it dead with his revolver. Our G.0.M., Mr Goodchild, was aroused by the, shrieks of his parrot, and. getting ©rat of his bed to see the cause/ observed to his horror an enormous lion crouching under the tress m the front garden. With) great presence of mind he took down his Martini-Henri rifle, and, firing through the window, shot it between the eyes, dead. The whol* of the police, armed to the teeth, ar«, scouring the surrounding dis trict, and the- town itself;

THE ASHBimTOff ffiTARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1890.



DEAF.FpR^Y YEARS I The de scrijfcion of a simple remedy r by winch a complete cure of, deafness and noises m the limd of Forty Years' Stand ing has jiasb been effected, will be sent FREE tc anyone who appEes to .J. H. Nicholson, 175 William Street, Mel bourne.



The best medicine known is SANDER an SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its eminent powerful effects m coughs, colds, influenza, etc.—the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testi mony. His Majesty the King of Italy, and medical syndicates all over the globe are has patrqns, hjad tljo qfflcial repqr.ts that accom pany eactf bottje. Tipsier, 'ty.L\., Brpfessor University, Griefswaid, reports : — The Eucalypti Extract proved magnificently suc cessful m very severe, contusions, bruises, spiains, wounds, scaldings, broken ribs, and iimbss. ' (ff Medical Journal," Ifqv.,, l^fji. In diseases qf the kidneys, qither active, cqn gestjqn or suppression, (urpqmaO qr ajb.umj, iiuriaj dropsy^ lithargy, i^o'thiqg will equal m its action Eucalypti Extract, I)o.geg, five tq six dpQps, Mqsler., Mil),, Professor, University, Griefswaid, reports :-—Diphthe, ria. Tonsils continually coherent presenting ulcers with white exudats. Cured m four, teen days. Surgical Clinic of Prof. M'lntyre, College of Physicians and Surgeons, St. Louis—Scirrhus of Breast—Excision Euca ypti Extract employed. N.q selling, heais, or diacojqr^tiqn, Onred m fourreen (W ■' Adyt.) ' " ' ' ' x' "" '$



'JVITitQUT TCETH WJIJa^EEII THE CHRISTCHURCH DENTAL SURGERY, Corner of Casliel and High afreets. S. M"* 5 AND CS SURGEON DENTIST And at Dunedin and Westport WE have gained the FIRST AWARD at the Dunedin Exhibition for Artificial Dentures and Mechanical Appli ances for the Mouth, and it is with the greatest confidence that we guarantee .the highest class work and perfect fit si the most moderate cost A Single Artificial Tooth, 10s, Complete Set — Upper and Lower-™ ---temporary and permanent, £10 10s. ■ Natural, Durable, Comfortable Artificial Teeth Replaced Temporarily al most immediately after the extraction of decayed teeth or siwnps without extra cc or charge, j Arrangements can be made for part .or monthly payments. ADMINISTERING NITROUS OXIDE 3AS Keveral times daily for the past ten year«, we -fearlessly *H»ert th*t exfcracitiofi. of teeth under its influence is perfectly painless and positively safe Fee for Administiation, on. Extraction, 2s 6d. Artilicii^ Teeth and Dentures made by j other dentieta i^p^ired or remodelled at j small coat,



SPECIAL NOTICE CALL AND SE3 THE GRAND DISPLAY 01' BOYS', YOUTHS', AND MEN'S CLOTHING, MERCERY, HOSIERY, BLANKETS, RUGS, FLANNELS, HATS, AND CAPS, i&c. THE largest and best assorted Stock m the District to select from, which for Value, Variety, and excellence of Manu facture, we stand unrivalled. WATERPROOF COATS AND OILSKINS, Our own manufacture, a specialty. SOLE AGENTS for Werfcheim'a latest and improved HAND and TREADLE SEWING MACHINES. NEW ZEAIAND CLOTHING FACTORY W. H. WEBBER, Manager.



Public Notices. AMALGAMATED SHEARERS' AND LABORERS' UNION. ASHBURT6N BRANCH. A PUBLIC MEETING, under the auspices of the above Union, will jbe held m the Oddfellows' Hall on FRIDAY, August 22nd. Addresses will be delivered by Mr Wm. Lundon, President of the Amalgamated Shearers' and Laborers' Union, Waimate ; and Mr F. S. Parker, President of the Trades and Labor Council, Christchurch. Doors open at 7.45 p.m. Wm. McRAE, 8112 , Secretary. MR S S. ■ T I M M O has removed from the Lyttelton Boarding House to tliose more commodi- j ous and central premises, Panama House, Where friends, old and new, will be wel comed Accommodation tor boarders a reduced rates. Meals prepared mMr Tirrms'* ™*!l known sfcvle. Meals per week, lls ; Board and lodg ings, 17s 6d ; one meal daily per wejk, 3'6d



Wanted. rpHE ANNUAL TEA m connection J. with the W.C.T.U. will take place on Wednesday, the 27th inst., m the Odd fellows HalL Tickets, Is (3d. 8 118 •. ( \ ANTKD—Good Feed Oats, Chick ■> > ■'.vhoah, and «ood Derwent Pota toes ; cash.—R. S. Bran, West street. 8 107 STOP That Cough—Flower's Cough Drops are thebest—.see that the name is stamped on every ons. H. G. Flower, Confectioner, East street. "ORESENTS. -If you want good value JL for money go to Melford House. Extra value now being given. away m presents. Everything marked cheap. — H. C. Segers.  ANTED~KNOWN—The Strong * Wear Boot for Men, Women and Children can only be had at W. H. Collibr's. BOOTS, BOOTS.—"Keep your fee Dry and save Doctor's Bills. I have a splendid Stock m now. Try my Double-soled Shooters. Every pair Guaranteed. Robert Alcorn, Ashbur ton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. ANTED Known.—For cheap Drapery, Millinery, Boots, Clothing, &c, go to Melford House. Good substantial presents now giving away.—H. C. Segers. ANTED every man m the County to have a suit of the Ashburto Tweeds.—Robert Alcork, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunder's Buildings. "T7WERY Customer will receive a JjJ handsome present by purchasing their Drapery. Millinery, Clothing, &c, at Melford House. Cheapest House m town for first-class Drapery. —H. C. Segers. ANTED KNOWN.—A lot of Ladies Cloth and Tweed Jackets, considerably under usual cost price.— W. H. Collier, "The Corner," WANTED Known —The Oheapes Shop to buy Tinware and Gal vanised Iron goods m Ashbarton, is at W. F. Hannaford's, Burnett Street. A arge stock kept on hand. Tin and Iron ware goods made and repaired with des patch



TINWALD COAL AND FIREWOOD DEPOT JA /CLOTHIER begs to uIS-' V J intimate that he has opened a retail produce store at Tin wald, and has for sale—Flour, Bran, Sharps, Chiclcvvheat, Feed Oats, Oaten Sheaf, and Straw Chaff, Potatoes, etc. Also Prime Household Coals, ASHBURTON PRICES. SEEDS- SEEDS. VEGETABLE SEEDS. EARLY SEED POTATOES,— Including "THE BEAUTY OF BATH," ■Which last season produced on Mb Dohbety's land, Tinwald, the enormous yield of some thing over SEVENTEEN TONS PER ACRE. T7IIFTY POUNDS (Wlbs) of "The JJ Beauty of Bath" Seed produced THIRTEEN and THREE-QUARTER BAGS of Superb Potatoes. A. W. RANDELL FBUITGBOWEB, &c, ASHBURTOK 893 BOOKS— Thousands of Books of every kind, including books on History Travels, Science, Religion, Fiction, «fee, <fee. Account Books and Stationery of •vary discription. A cheap line of En velope* at 5s per thousand. Fancy Goods, including Albums, Photo Fzmea, Writing Cased, Work Boxes, Purses, Las#<' Hand BagH, Games and Puzzles. Mi*# r -A iarg« Stock. Pianos, Accordians, Violin, Couo«tinafl, &c. AH Goods reduced for Ca3k h. F. ANDREWES & CO. $t*tiojifrj' HaII



' \ NDREW ABK'S I ..\ NDREW VjRR s A GREAT m ANiXUAL SAi/E j DRAPER!' „< * ► b» LLO7HING v \ . AND nOOTS J wz fm fi N w Will Commence )* Saturday, July sth & The greatest BARGAINS ever seen iv Ashburon. t£ » SEE KANDBILLS. ? . ANDREW Oftß. .



G G T R R A GREAT R A A G T T 8A L E AT "The Cobnbb " 120 Men's and Youths' Suits from the Ashburton, Wellington, Timaru, Oamaru and Morgiel Mills, being sold at a DISCOUNT of 5 s m 20 s A lot of Ladies' Jackets and Ulsters at Half-price. -i prs JACKETS for gD, OQS JACKETS for -^QS A special line of best quality Umbrellas. 10 s f5 D UMBRELLAS for QS QD 12 S (\® UMBRELLAS for 7 S 6 D *V If ♦ f ~?1 OLLIER \V . ?! . O OLLIER, "THE CORNER."



maiic Notices. • THE COTJ2NTTT." rpHE Proprietor.-, of "The County" ...JL Haircutting Saloon and Tobacco and Cigar Emporium, * Prospect I3Tiil<ling;s> Have to announce their commencement of business. BEST ART. BEST QUALITY IN EVERY BRANCH, And perfection all round. HAIR OTJTTIIVG-, eel. 7 150 "V, OTICE.— Anyone found Tres- JN- passing m pursuit of game or otherwise on th« Riversdale Estate ©n and after this date will be prosecuted. J. R. WILLIAMS. Riversdale, 24th May 5 176 FIRST-CLASS AMERICAN ORGAN NEW, AN Opportunity offers to obtain one of Cornish's celebrated American Organs on exceedingly favorable terms Height 45 inches, Length 46 inches, width 23 inches. Five Octaves, 14 stops, 2 octave couplers, and 2 knee swells. Above can be supplied direct from the Manufactures at considerably less than usual price. Apply " Mail" and " Guar. dian Office.