The Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit M ONDAY, MARCH 31, 1890. EARLY CLOSING.

It is with great satisfaction tbat we direct attention to an advertisement in aaother column, in which the announce ment is macta that the drapers, grocers and ironmongers of Asbburton have, without exception, agresd to the adop tion of early closing, the hour fixed being 6 p.m. for every day except Satur day, when it is to be 930 p.nv This is entirely as it should be, and the results of the adoption of these reasonable hours will be conducive to the health, comfort, aad enjoyment of employers and em ployed, while even the public will reap its share of the advantages, inasmuch sis a number of our most active citizens will now have leisure in the evenings which they can utilise in many ways fur the furthering of public and social objects. Bat why Bhould not all other retail establishments (except perhaps the vendors of fruit and other refresh ments) eujoy the same advantages. The movement originating with the three trades, which have agreed to early clos ing, may well ba taken up by others, and there is nothing wo can see to prevent its becoming universal, unless it b& in regard to the exceptional business above allu.ed to. We sincerely hopo that some of the representatives of other businesses will take the matter in hand, and that they will be equally successful with the originators of th<3 movement among the three trades first mentioned, to whose announcement we are referring. We hope too that, the adoption of early closing hours secured, the weekly half holiday will not be lost sight of. We understand that it was intended merely to suspend this during the harvest season, and now that is over it should bo reverted to, all difficulty in the way having now disappeared, inasmuch as the principal objector 3to the weekly half holiday were those who urged that the adoption of early closing should be a condition precedent. This gained, tbat is wanted is to. firmly re establish the weekly half-holiday, to secure for all business people in Ashburton conditions under which the enjoyment of rossonable recreation, and the opportunity of self improvement will be possible to all.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There are 855 Salvation Army officers in Canada and 677 in the colonies of Australia.

Violet: "Mi, how do people know it's a man in the moon ?" Mother (sadly): " Be oause he's always out nights.',

Mr Bsetbam, 8.M., hRS deoided that a " traveller " baa a right to take another per- Bon into an hotel on Sundays and "ehoufc" for him.

Offioial returns fhows that not less than 500,000 persons in the oily of Vienna and i;a Euburba, amoving to 42 per oaut. of tbe population, bava suffered from tha influenzi.

Cardinal Bonaparte J3 one of tho oldest members of the Sacred College. Ha i 3 tho eon of Luobn .Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon 1., and ia 85 years of age.

An offioial deorea just promulgated at Bio proclaims the separation of Churoh and State : gufirntees religions liberty and equality and continues the life stipend under the monarchy.

The lobs of tiheep and oattle from exces-ive cold and heavy enow blockages on the catde ranches in the TJuited States has this year been excessive. In some parts of Naw Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Montana entire flcoks and herds have perished.

Jules Verne can travel no more, being pre vented by the aooldent whioh befell him four ,rcara ago when a favourite nephew wens mad suddenly nnd shot at the novelist. One of the bulets bit him in tha leg, and the wound has never hcaWi He ia consequently unable to walk much.

A good story is told of a colonel of volun teers. It iB cdi that when the individual referred to fir li presette I himself en inilitaire to his wife and little daughter, the latter, after gr.zirg at him in wonder for a few minutes, turned to her mother, and exolaimori, " Why, ma, that's net real soldior—it's pn 1'

A young mDn named William Gundry has been aocidentl;? killed near Oxford. He was BligLtly, druok and walking along the road on Thursday night when a dray driven by one Paget ceme babind him, He moved saide but etagg«red against tha shaft, was knocked down, and the wheel passed over his stomaob. The driver was not to blame.

Stories are bainp; revived of Mrs Parnell'B destitution and suffering. A recent visitor to her wretohed home in New Jersey deolares that ehe was six weekg without fire, and that food is eoaroe and frequently cooked in a barn. Her house iB in a wretohed con dition, the walla damp, and the room bare of furniture, and but for the efforts of friends, by whom she i 3 clothed, aha would have to endure still greater suffering.

The actual imperial revenue of China is believed to be about 85,000,000 taels a year, but it is estimated that at least twice this sum is aotuallycolleoted, the ha'f nf which is uuaooountad for being absorbed by the provmo'al officials, a fraction only being ap plied to aDy looal purposes. In tha old days of municipal apd paroohial corruption in England tha rates, now co economically expenjed, were said to be lifted through a oartwheel, and thing 3 would now Eeem to be almost as bad us this in the far Eaßt,.

In connection with tha floods in Australia, it ia of interest to call attention to the fact tbat Mr Egeson, who prediated a heavy drought in Australia, from 1890 to the middle of 1893, stated at the same time that this would be preceded by heavy rain. His prophecy, whioh waß is?ued in Oatober last, said that the summer they were entering would probably be exceptionally wot, and that it would be followed by a dry winter, the drought commencing about six or nine months from the date of making the prediction.

On Sunday, Deo B'.h a tamo jaokdaw flsw into Toddiogton ohuroh before the time for servioe, and all efforts to get rid of him were fruitless. He, however, behaved himself exceedingly well till I he end cf morning prayer, when he took up hia perch on the top of the orgac and joined in the hymn sung before the sermon, orjing out, " Gome on 1 Coma on ! " during tho who'e time. He frequently interrupted the reotor in the early part of the ggj-mon, but afterwards remained perfectly quiet Whei] f. ne oongregation left the church, "Jack," who evident;; likeS company, left too. At Paris you can be crematca £. rtho m 0^ st sum of hall aoi own. This ia the result cii !. Qe now system adopted ao the V&ve la Chaise Cemetery in August last. Coke has been substituted for wood bs fuel, and other im provements h-we been incorporated with tho Sitmeoi pvstem whioh have had the effect cf greatly reducing both the time required for effeotual oombusticn and the coßt. .The body of an adult can be reduced to ashes In the new furnace in an hour, and tha cost of the operation has baenbiought down from3sfr to 3fr.

During a heavy thunderstorm in (he Mur ohison district (Western Australia) a man named Buddland, engaged in fencing, returned to his tent with his team, un harnessed two horses, and was removing the harness from the third when the lightning struck him or hia horse, killing the horse on the spor, and leaving Buddland unconscious for an hour. Bis hair i 3 singed, and his body \ grazed, but he has sustained no other injury. He attributes Ms narrow esoapo from death \ to hia hands being in cqntaot with tha i •harness end his foot touohing (he horaa'a ] sjipc; tbue rendering (he. circuit complete,'

There were no poTjce oases for hearing at tho Court this morning.

The Zaalandia with tha inward 'Frisoo Mail arrived at Auckland on Sunday.

By the death of Sir Robert Kane, tha hero of tuo Ualiiops hurrioan9 an Apia has lost hie father. Tho Calliope was intercepted at Porf Said on her way horns faom tho P.ieifi.a through Che fjiffloulty over tho M-ikololo affair, bui tbe gilhnto'd vessel let Zanzibar for Portsmouth on February 15 ih to be paid off.

At the E.M. Court South Eakaia on Satur day, Thomas Daly for beinas drunk and disorderly, was finad 20s, in default, 48 hours. Tha same aocuaed was charged with using obsoena language, and being a general nuisance to residents in the township. Tho evidence proved tho case a bad one, and aooused was sent up for 7 days hard labor. Mr L. Osley was the presiding justice.

There is great trouble among the,Preß bytariansin the United 9'ates regarding the proposition to liberalise the eoeed of that scot. The advocates of the ohange and those who resist it as disloyalty are alike firm in their respective positions. A sensation was caused by the Bay. Thomas Ohildß, of Baltimore, stepping out of tha contest, and deciding the question to his own satisfaction by joining tha Episcopal Ohuroh.

Stanley's programme is now arranged and reported by telegraph to London. He is to leave Cairo about the end of April, proceeding to Nice, where he will stay a foitnigbt, and then go to Brussels, whera he is to meet bis officers, Nelson, Stairs, Park, and Jepbson. The^e will acaompany him to London, where ha will make his first appearance before the Geographical Sooiety. He has aaoepted an invitation to addrsss ihe great anti-slavery meeting to ba held in London next summer.

Oar South Rikaia correspondent writes :— At last the lon£ spell of dry weather has broken up. A week ago we had some slight showers which were muoh appreciated. On Sunday a severe storm from the south east wi.h heavy rain and hail. Monday was equally but no rain to speak of fell. Friday morning was dull aud a few nice showers fell. Early on Saturday raia came down in grand style, continuing for soma houra. Ie cleared up about eleven o'olook, aud the sun shone brightly. Given some warm wea'her und no frost thera is now some little prospect of considerable improvement ie the pastures and turnip crops.

At a meeting of the vestry ol St. Stephen's Anglican Ohuroh hold on Friday it transpired that the net proceeds of the Oake and Apron Fair in aid of the Pabrio Fund were £19 17s, whioh sum added to the subscriptions a'ready paid or promised will approach within £40 of the sum needed to wipe out tha overdraft and o'ear the ohmch of a heavy burden. It is earnestly hoped that those farmers of the district whs bsloug to the English Ohuroh will, by their thank-offerings for an abundan, harvest, make up the ba'anoe required, A3 Easter is at hand those who desire to help in the good work should forward theic contribu tions promptly!

A well-known soientifla gentleman has been experimenting on a metal resembling gold for nearly a year, end has now got it down almost to perfeotion. He stumbled on it at first accidentally while analysing soma metals and when he realised what he had found he went to work and soon produced a metal whioh puzzles the best of J9weliers,is as heavy as gold, and to all appearances is the preoious metal itself. When the gold tat is applied to it the acid boils up >\ little, but gives no other evidence that the metal is other that gold, and when wiped off no mark or spot is loft, as i 3 tha oise when the test is applied to brass. It oan be manufactured at a comparative'y smill cost.

A gjntlermn going to India bad been mck« in£ large puroba3os ere quitting M^ native shores. Hi 3 needs supplied, ho was leaving the shop when he waa politely afkad if hewanfel anything more. "Nothing" he replied j jcosely, "except a wife." " I thick I can supply you," answered the smiling proprietor " I have a very charming young !edy, the widow of a pro fessionil man, bs one of my assistants; she has been driven by poverty to seek n live ibood thus." At 'hi gen'lemin's de-ire tfaa said young lady was introduced to him, and the " consequences were" na they aro co of en in the old game, ■' they married and lived happily ever after." but the world was unable foronco to say, "I to'.dyou so."

As will be seen by advertisement else where, the residents of Ilik-ua and neigh borhood will have tho privilege to-morrow night of listening to Boot's floral oautata " Under the Palms." This charming eom posit on| was rendered by the Ashburton Wesleyan Church ohoir Boma months ego in the Oidfellows' Hall, and it will be remem bered that while the music was such ns to (Wnmand unstinted praise, the floral and botanioal decorations were not the least attractive element in scouring f it the perform" ance a thorough success. We understand that equal pains will be taken to morrow evening to put the oantala before a liikaia audienca in an effective manner, and this being so, a rioh treat may be expected.

There was a crowded congrogation at the Camoron street Wesleyan Church yestordsy morning to hear the farewell sermon delivered by the Roy J. T. Burrows, who is about to remove from this cirouit, having been appointed by the recent Conference to take charge of the Lakes district in Otago. In biddinp? farewell to the congregation, he said he could wish for no greater blessing to rest upon the church than that which St. Paul prayed might re6t upon the Thessalonian Ohuroh as recorded in s:h chapter of Ist Theesaloniana find 25th vene, " Aud the very God of peaoe sanotify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the ooming of our Lord Jesus Christ-" Tha choir sang appropriate hymns for the ocoasion, and also feelingly randerad the parting hymn "God be with you till we all meet again," The servioe altogether was of sn impressive nature, and tha large number who listened to the sermon with such marked attention and interest was a fiiting testimony to the respeot and esteem in whioh the preacher is hold, and one and all wish him God speed ia bis now sphere of work.

O'd Aahbur!on reeltWi-s will regret to loam that Mr Edward Eeddin. for como years mnnnger of the " ABbburton Mail " printing j room UQ'3or bis brother-in-law, Mr J. Ivoss, the then proprietor, wis drowned in the great flooda at Charters Towers, Queensland, last fweee. Details of the accident aro not to hand, only tha simple fact having been cabled to Mrs Ivass, deoeased's ehter, by Mr Potts, also an old Ashburton printer. Mr Beddiu, who was juat ihiriy yeara old at t'ua Jima of his dea'b, was ko.own in oonnec'ion wi'.h the " Mail " from ite foundation in 1877 until Mr Jvees oeased to be its proprietor, and during bis residence in Ashburton he made a wide circle of acquaintances and many Iriendy. In Queensland be waa tha proprietor of two newspapers—the "To wnsville Telegraph" and the " Charters Towers Times"—and these ha owned at the tirna of hi^ deat'-\ Ha was also a Jusice of the Peace, and at tho next general election it wa« hia intention to stand for a seat in tho Queensland legislature. Mr Eaddin's twin brother ia in business in Chester, England, where also bis aged father and mother are, to whom tho eowb of his donth will be a severe shook inclood. Two other brothers are in Melbourne, and Mr Josaph Ivessjun,, was on his w^y to join hia uncle at Charters Towerg.

HE IS DWON: Jump on Him!

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(Received March 31, at 107 p.m.) Berlin, March 30. Now that Count Herbert Bismarck has resigned, the German Press is bitterly assailing him. The papers accuse him of being the author of the defeat of German diplomacy in regard to the recent conven tion on Samoan affairs, anel the conse- ( quenti blow to German prestige in the Pacific. The " Deutsch Tagblatt" de scribes him as "addle-head."

INTERPROVINCIAL.

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Auckland, March 29. The King of Samoa has convened a meeting of his chiefs for the first week in April to consider the Berlin Treaty. Two brothers named Lloyd were eating grapes ab Wade in the dusk of the evening when one playfully threw a berry at the other who did not see ifc coming. The unexpected concussion completely de stroyed the left eye. A small boat capsized in the harbor to day in a high sea, and the occupants —two girls and a young man—were thrown into the water. The accident occurred near the spot where the ship Persian Empire, which arrived from London on Saturday, is lying. Some of the officers and crew of that vessel jumped into the water and rescued the occupants of the boat, but the third mate of the Persian Empire, was drowned. Wellington, March 29. The installation of Bro Henry Thomson, as Grand Master of New Zealand, will tak place in Christchurch on the 29th or 30th of April. A trial of Bull's chernico-mechanical process of flax dressing was made to-day in the presence of the Colonial Secretary, tho Minister of Public Works and a large number of persons interested in the flax trade. It is asserted that by this process a ton of fibre is obtaineel from five tons of green flax, instead of from sev^n tons as at present; that the fibre is of better quality, and the cost of production cheaper. Those present expressed satisfaction with the trial.

Dunedin, March 29. Sir Walter Buller arrives in New Zea land next week. The principal object of his visit is to arrange for the construction of the Blue Spur Consolidated Company. Tho Gallant Tipperary's yield is 213£ ounces-retorted gold to 4CO tons'stone. Invercakgill, March 29. Invercargill sends nearly £140 Home towards the evicted tenants' fund. At a meeting of the Home Rule Dele gates' Reception Committee a resolution was carried that the Secretary write, on behalf of the Committee and liberal minded of the district, to Mr Parnell, congratulating him on the result of his action against the "Times."

THE PRIMACY

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Nelson, March 29.

In reply to a telegram from Bishop Harper to Bishop Suter the latter has telegraphed to the following effect: "If I have power to convene Synod as acknow ledged by all the Bishops I have power to make arrangements for Archdeacon Julius' consecration. Before considering whether I will summon Synod, I must have the purpose exactly denned. If it be to elect a Primate I am willing to con vene ib, but at such time as to give all members a fair opportunity to attend. There is no necessity to postpone Arch deacon Julius' consecration. lam send ing you a commission to proceed to the i consecration anel to associate with yourself such Bishops as you wish. Ido not hold myself responsible for any delay in the consecration. I am coming to Christ church next week."

TINWALD SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT

On Friday, March 28th, a very succes ful entertainment;, given by the school children, took place at the Templar Hall, and, elespite the inclemency of the weather in the early part of the day, was well at tended. Mr Gudsell, the Chairman of the School Committee, presided. A lengthy-programme of pianoforte solos, songs, recitations, anel dialogues was creclitably given by the children. A humorous dialogue rendered by James Shearer and another young scholar caused much amusement to the audience. The performance concluded with a laughable farce called l( Our Jack's come home from sea to-day ;" the leading parts being taken by Annie Meharry, Blanche Lewis, John Lewis, and Charles Smith. The render ing of the piece caused roars of laughter, and reflected great credit on the youthful performers. Miss Bishop anel Mrs Tippet played the accompaniments during the evening. After the entertainment Mr Gudseli made a few appropriate remarks to the children, and proceeded to distri bute the prizes. All who had successfully passed their standards at the last. Gxami nation received a prize, while those who had failed were presented with a book of less value. The infants also each received a small boojj. The Eev A. Blake pro posed a vote of thanks to the Chairman of the meeting, to the school children, and to the teachers and Others who had taken part in carrying outi the entertainment. The proceedings were brought to a close by the singing of the National Anthem, and tho audience separated after a very enjoyable evening.

CIVIS HAS LA GRIPPE.

" Civis " of the " Otago Daily Times " has got la grippe, and this is how he says he got it:—Whilst unfolding an English newspapgr received by the mail I suddenly began to sneeze, The experience was not .altogether new ? I had sneered before, but not often, I fancy, with the same peremp tory emphasis. In short, this sneezing was a sneezing not to be sneezed at. The fit over, and the water wiped from my eyes, what was the first thing that I saw in the newspaper between the sheets of which my face had been buried ? What I saw (mark me here !) was the headline of a leading article in these ominous words— "The Mysterious Grip!" It was an article on the influenza epidemic. Pro bably the man who wrote it had himself the influenza. It is conceivable that the compositors were " under the influence " when they put it into type, and it is tolerably certain, I am afraid, that the office boy who folded the paper enclosed within _ it a cough and a sneeze for transmission to the Antipodes. Any how they had contrived amongst them to give me la grippe for gripped I was, and gripped I remain, a, victim of influenza, per San Francisco mail! Fancy the conditions, then, under which tho Passing Notes are getting themselves written! "A misfit skull, I that is too tight across the forehead and I than p "%lnlies behind the ears "—limbs that ache and'eyes thaVrTrr^-^^!^ f°! satiric comments as Bardolpl^sTalTmv^ moral principles gone to "pie," hope extinct, affection dead (save for my pocket-handkerchief), cough, coucrh sneeze, sneeze—atch — atch — atchee ! atchew !—really this is too bad ! What have I done to deserve it? Dim and dizzy memories of Sir Robert Stout, H. S. Fish, aud Macgregor, of -Oamaru, flit through my throbbing brain as I try to ponder the why and wherefore. If re pentance were of any avail I would repent, but la grippe knows no repentance. Nothing is left to me, therefore, but to harden my heart, tallow my nose; and go to bed —first affixing (with a valedictory sneeze) my sign manual^-Civis,

BERLIN LABOR Conference.

THE PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDA TIONS.

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Berlin, March 29. The Berlin Labor Conference has closed its sittings. It recommends the establish ment of courts of arbitration and periodi cal international conferences to deal with the subject of labor. The Conference also recommends that there should be a weekly day of rest from all operations, and Sunday is preferred as the day. In cases where continuous production is necessary the Conference considers that there should be a free Sunday every fort night.

The Labor Troubles.

THREATENED STRIKE OF 40,000 MINERS.

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London, March 29. Forty thousand Durham miners threaten to go out unless the owners agree to their demand for 29 per cent, increase of wages. The bootmakers in East London tyre out, demanding work in factories instead of home work. The strike among the Liverpool dock laborers is virtually over, and thousands Of men are resuming work on the masters' terms. Sydney, March 30 The Intercolonial Wharf Laborers' Con ference has adopted the eight hours system, but left it to the various colonies to decide the hour of commencing work and that of knocking off. The question of a uniform rate of wages is postponed until the next Conference.

Agitation in Russia

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St. Petersburg, March 29. The agitation of the students of the University aneb the Academy of Agricul ture for the restoration of the privileges abolished in 1883 is increasing, and pamphlets are being freely circulated among all the Universities interested. In consequence of the attitude of the students, the Palaces at Moscow and St. Petersburg are being guarded by police. The students demand freedom of conscience, liberty of the Press, and the abolition of the auto cracy of the Czar. Six hundred students have been arrested at Moscow.

GREAT CYCLONE IN AMERICA.

TERRIBLE SCENES AND INCI DENTS.

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New York,. March 28. I Accounts have reached here of a terrible cyclone which has been experienced in \ Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, and other ' districts on the left-hand bank of the Mississippi river. The number of persons killed cannot yet be ascertained, but at present it is set down at about 500. The fury of the cyclone seems to have been most felt in Kentucky, where the whole of the Ohio Valley is reported to be totally devastated and to present an awful picture of desolation. The city of Louisvillo on the Ohio is in ruins, the principal build ings and residences having been wrecked by the fury of the storm. The Town Hall was struck while a dance was going on. The building Avas completely destroyed and a terrible scene ensued. To add to the completeness of the disaster the gasometer exploded and 300 people were killed either by the explosion or by falling debris. The cyclone was felt throughout the States mentioned and nothing is left of many of the smaller towns but heaps

of ruins. Further reports of the cyclone experi enced along the left bank of the Missi ssippi state that the railway station at Louisville was swept bodily into the i Ohio river. 2000 houses were levelled to the ground, and trains and trams were blown off the tracks. Owing to the [houses being wrecked, the city was speedily in flames at many points, and numbers of the unfortunate residents who were unable to escape from the dibris were burnt to death. A party of Scotch tourists, farmers, and several English travellers were killed, The metropolis of Illinois was destroyed, en gulfing the Catholic Church, which was full of refuges. The lowlands of Arkansas and Mississippi were flooded, and hun dreds were drowned* New York, March 29. The tornado affected all the Western States, and was felt worst in the Ohio Valley. In Indiana the cyclone swept everything in its path for a width of 500 yards, and the towns of Bowling [ Green, Jeffersonville, and Newport suf f fered greatly from the tornado and the floods. The mortality at Louisville is estimated at under one hundred, and the loss to property at two millions. (Received March 31, 0.35 p.m.) Washington, March 30. The only houses left standing by the cyclone are either wholly or partially destroyed, while a large body of water envelopes the rest, It ia believed that a dam has burst in the hills, At Texas, all tho inhabitants have been rescued, the principal buildings have been washed away and one man has been drowned.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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London, March 28 and 29. The Marquis of Salisbury has left for Nice for the benefit of his health. In the House of Commons, the Tithes Bill was, on a division, read a second time by a majority of 125. The Parliamentary Committee enquir ing into the granting of autonomy to Western Australia has adjourned until April 15th. The "Daily Telegraph" states that owing to the apathy shown by the Liberal leaders, Mr Parnell will postpone his demand for a Gommittee to enquire into the forged letters published in "The Times." Allpress, who was arrested here, on a charge of stealing £70,000 from the Com mercial Bank, Melbourne, has been for mally extradited. Inspector Hare, who captured Allpress, claims the reward for securing the defaulter. j Bombay, March 29. Prince Victor has concluded a brilliant tour through India, and has sailed for Egypt. He received a graat ovation on leaving this city. Paris, March 29. The French Press report that the Em " 77i t—^—lzzjynm a ner-1 | peror qt Germany is suitemiy^c^-. — _ vous malady, and has been ordered to take a sea voyage for the benefit of his health. - M. Constans, Minister of Foreign Affairs has given notice to State employees prohibiting them from taking part in a national demonstration on May Ist in favour of eight hours labour. New York, March 2!). Mr J. Gr. Blame, Secretary of State, has offered full reciprocity of trade with the Argentine Republic only. The New York "Evening Post" argues that free Argentine wool means free wool from everywhere,

THE AUCKLAND DROWNING CASE

[per pebss association] Auckland, March 31. The young man who was drowned yesterday while attempting to save the occupants of the capsized boat was Henry Talbot, 22 years of age, third officer of the ship Persian Empire, all the occupants of the boat were rescued as well as Thomas and Goodwin, 2 handt of tha Persian Empire, who also jumped into the water. It is believed Talbot was struck on the head by the paddle wheel of a.ferry staamer which came up at the time. Deceased's only relatives are two aunts in England.

THE TREASURE OF THE SULTAN

In the last years of the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz, when it was already notorious that the ill-fated monarch was not answer able for his actions, the busy little hive of Perote and Turkey was every day set buzzing with fresh tales of His Majesty's eccentricities, of his sudden outbursts of passion, his unaccountable freaks of generosity, his odd fancies and dislikes, and his childish amusements. Now it was told how a slave girl, walking before her master in the Haremjik, had dropped her taper, and that the Sultan, in sudden rage, had thrown her to the ground and stamped her life out with his slippered feet. Then, again, it was announced that Abdul Aziz had bestowed the order of the Medjidieh, enriched with, brilliants, on his favorite wrestler Mehemet—who afterwards took, it is believed, so sinister a part in his death—for successfully aiming a pebble at a bird on the wing. Such stories were innumerable,' and many of them no doubt were false. But some had unquestionably more than a grain of truth in them: and of these the most persistent and unvary ing related to the Sultan's childish worship of his treasure and the extravagant pre cautions that he took to guard it and to conceal even its whereabouts.

It was said, writes a correspondent "of the "St. James' Gazette" (I give the story for what it may be worth), that within the Harem-lik of the modern Palace of Chiraghan, which adjoins that of Dolma-Bagtche, was a great marble court, surrounded by lofty walls, without windows, and roofed like a bath-house— that is to say, with numerous discs of thick glass, framed in stone. The floor of this court was almost entirely filled by a deep basin of pink alabaster, and the basin was kept supplied with water by means of' communications with the Bosphorus, flowing a few yards off, and therefore needed no attention from the palace servants. The only access to the court was through a small bronze door leading from one of the innermost cham bers of the Harem-lik, and of this the Sultan alone had the key. The palace of Chiraghan was the Sultan's favorite residence, and towards the close of. his life, when misfortunes were thickening around him, he was in the habit of with drawing himself from public life for many days together, and concealed within the harem, would remain deaf alike to the shrewd counsels of Midhat and the stern admonitions of his tyrant Hussein Avni. When in these moods Abdul Aziz, accom panied by Ms favorite wife, a young Circassian girl, and by an old negro mute, his constant attendant, passed day after day shut up in the mysterious court. What attraction the place could have for him remained for a long time a secret. All that was known, was that in the court were a couple of armchairs, a great tank of water, and floating on the water a broad plank of cypre-js wood. Moreover, when after these seances the negro returned to his fellows he was seen to be shivering and exhausted, and wet to the

skin. At length it leaked out —how, who shall say I —but a thousand prying women were eager for the discovery—that this was the entrance to the Sultan's treasury. The negro was seen, presumably through the roof, to dive to the bottom of the tank, and while there, apparently worked some crank or other machinery. The operation took time, but after repeated divings there rose at length in the centre of the basin a small round tower of iron. As the tower slowly rose above the water, the Sultan became more and more excited. He ran round and round the basin clapping his hands and calling to the mute who, being under water, could not hear ; and when the exhausted man rose to the surface, urged him to further exertions. When at length the door appeared above the surface the Sultan's eagerness knew no bounds. With his own hands he aided his .two companions to bridge with the cypress plank the space between the margin and th_o door step, and, running across, unlocked the little door, entered the tower, and re turned laden with a heavy leather sack, clutching which he seated himself in one of the arm chairs. Then before him on the marble were spread two large skins pf finely dressed leather, and on these the Circassian and the mute emptied the contents of bag .after bag of precious stones. The jewels, chiefly diamonds, emeralds, and rubies, were of all shapes, qualities and sizes. Some were in settings, some evidently torn from girdles, from swordbelts, or from tiaras. There was a great bundle of fine silken towels embroidered with a deep border of pearls, carbuncles, and diamonds. There were small agate boxes which, when opened, disclosed a huge dia mond or ruby wrapped In cotton. There were emeralds that had. formed each single stone a dagger-hilt, rubies big enough to have been cut in the form of a box to hold a verse of the Koran, broken fragments of ivory—sword-hilts perhaps —encrusted with diamonds (each the size of a filbert), chaplets (each with 98 beads) of rabies, or lapis-lazuli, or carbuncles, and of black pearls ; there were zarfen for holding the coffee-pot, of agate, of coral, of amber, and of gold, all encrusted with gems. There were linen bags which, when emptied, disclosed a scor^ of turquoises perfectly " matched in size, shape, and color. Many bags were brought across the bridge and not examined, the Sultan being satisfied, apparently, with the knowledge that they were intact. The gems on which he wished to feast his eyes were all poured out on to one of the skins, where they formed a great gleaming flash ing heap of dazzling splendour, The treasury of the Dar-es-Saadet, in Stamboul, with all its wealth of precious stones, its pearl-embroidered carpets, its inlaid armour and helmets, and horse furniture, gem-encrusted swords and aigrettes—with its riph chairs of state, of ivory inlaid with pearls, its costly clocks, and vases, and even its triumph of mag nificence the priceless toilet set and look ing glass, whose table is of lapis lazuli, with the stem and claws and the pillars of the mirror one solid mass of diamonds, emeralds, and carbuncles, coidd hardly have rivalled the immense value of the gems heaped at the Sultan's feet. After gazing for a time at his riches, the Sultan emptied on to the other skin the contents of the bag he had himself carried. This was his plaything. It was gold dust, and could not have been worth many I hunctrect Bounds"} but the slglic of it | appeared to giye tjie Sultan more genuine gratification that the contemplation of the priceless gems beside it. He plunged his arms into the heap continually, carefully removing afterwards any particles that clung to his swarthy skin. He took it up by handfuls and let it slip through his fingers, watching the dull yellow shower with intense satisfaction, and then kneel ing before it he would roll his beard in the mass. In this way he could amuse himself for hours. Such was the story how far it was exaggerated only those who can gauge the powers of Levantine imagination can telL| m

! But, true or false, the story had a sequel. When that sad tragedy was being enacted in the harem at Ohiraghan, the dying Sultan, still held down in the chair by the two wrestlers, and with his life pouring from the wounds in his arms, begged that his Circassian wife might be brought to him. She came, trembling and in tears—she had fought with the wrestlers until she had fainted—and the Sultan handed her a small ■ packet and whispered a few words. Whether or no this had reference to the treasure has never been satisfactorily shown. The Sultan died, the Sultana two days later was found to be raving mad ; and imme diately after this her brother, Cherkess Hassan, avenged his master's death and his sister's sufferings on the persons oi the chief conspirators—his first victim being Hussein Avni, the powerful War Minister. In this time of turmoil, when the whole fabric of the empire was shaken! and Europe stood aghast in horror, the news that the dead body of a negro, said to be the late Sultan's dumb attendant, had been borne by an undercurrent of the Bosphorus into a boathouse at Tophane ' 'excited, as may be supposed, but little comment or attention outside the palace precincts. '^' * , * *'"■•'• Nearly two years later, when Turkey, and notably. the Sultan, were in the last extremity of poverty, I was one day sitting in the private office of a great Galatz banker. In the midst of our talk an excited cavass rushed -into the room exclaiming that the Sultan's gifts had arrived, and that 30 cooks were, waiting without with trays of sweetmeats^ While the man spoke the first cook entered the room, bearing on his head a covered tray wreathed with the usual festoons of yellow gauze. I looked towards my host in mute inquiry. The banker smiled gently and said, "My friend you must not be sur prised, for we are in Turkey ; but you must go, for this is [a private matter. I cannot permit you to taste his Majesty's bon-bons, but you may judge of their quality,"' and with this he half roised the wooden cover of the tray and I caught a glimpse of a confused mass of flashing gems. " I hope," he continued, as he led me to the door, "to lend his 'Majesty a quarter of a million sur ces bagdteuts I

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HOME ITEMS.

Cardinal Manning has headed a crusade to relieve the poorly-fed over-worked shop girls of London. .... .. 4 The will of the poet Browning his beea probated. He bequeaths his estate, valued at £1700. to his son. .^.

Mr Gladstone has again refused the offer made by a firm 1 of American pub lishers of £6000 yearly for everything ho writes for publication. -;•_•; -.; Lord Augustus Lof tvs, in a letter to the " Times " of February. 21st, on:the sugar question, suggests the cultivation and manufacture of beet sugar in Ireland, with the view of compensating agriculturists for losses sustained of late year&;by thd growth of wheat. • - During the case Baird v.the f Pelican Club, the Marquis of Queensberry refused to swear because he was not a Christian. The witness sent a note to Lord Clifford, who showed it to Abington. The Mar quis of Queensberry was so incensed that he intends to challenge Lord Clifford to a duel in France. '.■'<*

It is said that there is a good chance of Lord and Lady Aberdeen i.re-visiting Australia before they come-back to England, if Lady Aberdeen's health' permits so long a journey. At present? the ex-Viceroy of Ireland and His wife are at Mentone, and will subsequently visit Italy and, probably, Sicily. At a political meeting at Wolverhamp ton on March Ist, Earl Spencer, formerly Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, made a telling speech in defence of the Irish cause and its leaders, and said, that posterity would recognise Parnell as one of the greatest reformers in British history.' He denounced the course of " The Times " towards the latter.

The London police have reason to believe that there is in existence a gang of desperadoes whose object is to inveigle rich young men to Canada and murder them. There have been two mysterious disappearances in Canada during the past nine months, one a young man -who went from Cheshire to Montreal, and the other the son of a rich man living near Shrews bury. An officer from Scotland Yard left for Canada to-day. The Home Secretary, Mr Mathews, while leaving his office to attend a Cabinet Council on the afternoon of Saturday, February 13th, had a narrow escape from seriotfs injury. He was passing under a skylight when two men standing on a slight scaffolding cleaning glass, lost their footing, and fell to the tiled floor. One, who grazed Mr Mathewa as he fell, was instantly killed by the fall, and the other was badly hurt.

AMERICAN ITEMS.

Two prominent physicians of St.JLoula were arrested on February 25th, in the act of grave robbing. An invalid lady of San Francisco has donated 10,000dols to build a crematory in that city, and the furnaces, &c, are now in process of construction.

Jerome Griscolm, who spent a fortune and many years of his hie in an unsuc cessful attempt to introduce a wheel brake, committed suicide in New York on March Ist.

A gold-bearing belt, fifteen .miles in width, extending from Sandy River to Andros Coggin, has been discovered in Maine. Gold quartz is found in every mountain.

A group of spiritualistic swindlers who had been driving a roaring trade in Chicago were cleverly brought to bay by a newspaper reporter at a seance on the night of February 18th, thoroughly exposed, and all lodged in prison, ■ Andrew Carnegie, the millionaire, en tertained the President'and his Gabinetj together with the Pan-American dele* gates at a banquet in Washington on; February 23rd, which for its cost and the. rarity of the viands is compared to the classic feasts of old Rome.

Senator Stanford proposes to introduce a Bill in Congress to enable the Govern* rnent to loan money to people, taking as security mortgages upon real prpperty at low interest, say from 1 to 2 per cent pep annum. This is regarded as a blow a| the Banks and money Renders. A boy employed as driver at the mines of the Leriigh Coal Company^ Penn sylvania, fired some escaping gas," which catching the timbers of. a tunnel, cut off the escape of eight men, who were suffo cated. The boy himself lost his life in attempting to warn the victims. A Cananian Frenchman,- irnamed Rudolph Dubois, living at Stl iAlbans, Vermont, after quarrelling ;with hig mother-in-law about dinner, proceeded to hack her to pieces, TvicrTan axe, as well as his wif. o and two children, He destroyed the entire household, and then escaped to the woods, but was subsequently cap tured, and handed over to the authori* tiest :.

CANADIAN ITEMS.

Mr Chaplain, Secretary of State, resigned on February 13th on the question of continuing to teach the French lan guage in the -western part"of.the Do minion. Prince Victor Dhuleep Singh, after disporting linnself in Halifax, \ Nova Scotia, sailed for England on November 14th, leaving behind him many creditors and an admiring host of lady acquaint ances. His debts amount to several thousand dollars, including 200dols for board. The Prince outlives an allowance oflO,OQOaols»yew&omhia(»^t T^

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DRAIN & FIELD ' PIPES a { ARGfi oapo F o various 81ZES always in STOCK, for SALE In largo or ■mall quantl.icß. SPECIAL qaot»t'.ona given for large qa»ntlt!eJ. GEO. JAMESON, ASOBUETON & RAKAIA. M 172 LOOK OOT'FOR SALE' L, F. ANPREWES & CO. '" TOTFLiAXMILLifiUS ~~ TENDEES ore invited for the pnrobase of all the Flax at prcaeatgiowingon the banki of the Greeks tn the La^hmor Station, A«b.bnrton County. F-r fur her particulars app'y to Mb -. onaed MoLean, Manager on the Station, o whom also Tenders muet ba addreeaad and a nt in not liter than the first day ot April next. JOHN MCLEAN, 3*BB Proprietor, Sporting. Asiiioiijpf dim AUTUMN MEETING. T*O be held on the Ashburton Racecourse A en Wednesday M Tlmrsflay, APBIL 23rd and 24th, 1890 President—E. G. Wright. Vice-Prtisi dent—John Grigg. Judge - Matthew Stitt. Stewards—C W. Purnell, E. G. Crisp, W. B. Denshire, Hugo Friedlander, J C, N. Grigg, T. Leahy, W. Lyttelton, E. Saunders, M. Stitt and D. Thomas. Treasurer—David Thomas. Clerk of f caxes—R. Fried lander. Clerk of Course—A. Hews -n Handicapper—J. Cresswell. Starter —David Thomas. PROGRAMME. KAHrffved by the Committee of the Canterbury Jockey Club. First race each day to start at I p.m. FJRST DAY. .—HURDLE RACE HANDICAP, of 45 sovi:; second horse to receive 5 soys from the stake. Two miles. Over eight flights of hurd'es about 3ft 6in high. Nomination I soy ; acceptance, 1 so». a.—LONGBEACH PLATE, of 25 soys ; second hone to receive 5 toys from tbe stake. District horses only. For three year-olds and upwards. Weight f;r age Winners since August Ist, 1889, of any race or races (excluding selling races) of the individual or collective value of £2.0 to carry 41b extra ; of /40, 7lb extra ; of iolb extra; of £100 01 upwaids, I4lb extra. Maidar.s having started twice or ofterer allowed —three-year-< Ids 7'tbs ; four-year-olds and upwards, iolbs. Penal ies and allowances to be calculated to time of starting. One mile. Entrance l sot. 3.—ASHBURTON AUTUMN HANDICAP of 60 soys ; second horse to receive 5 soys from the stake. One mile and a half. Nomination, I l4sov; acceotance, 1 soy. 4.—NOVEL RACE, of 25 soys. The winner to be sold by auction imm diately after the thence, the wh.;le of the pro ceeds to go to the funds of the tlub. Weight, Bst, any overweight to be de clared. Half a mile. Entrance, 103. S.—DISTRICT WBLTFR HANDICAP, cf 30 soys; second horse to receive 5 soys fmm the stake. District horses only. One mile and a half. Nomination, 15s : accep'ance, 151. 6.—FLYING HANDICAP, of 30 soys; second horse to receiva 5 soys from the stake. Three-quarters of a rrile. Nomi nation, 15?; acceptance, 15?, SECOND DAY. I.—COUNTY HURDLE RACE HANDI CAP, of 35 soys; second horse to receive 5 soys from the stake. District horses only, .One mile and a half. Over six flights of hurdles about 3ft 6in high. Nomination, 15s; acceptance, IS?. 2.—GRAND ST=UtfD HANDICAP, of 50 soys ; second horse to receive 5 soys from the stake. One mile aid a quarter. .Nomi nation 1 soy ; acceptance 1 soy. 3,— WAKANUI H ANDICAP, of 30 soys ; second horse to receive 5 soys from the stake. Districtshorses only. One mile, Nomination, I ; acceptance, IS". X— DISPOSAL S A XES, of 30 soys. The winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race, the whole of the proceeds to go to the funds of the Club. Weight, Bsl, any overweight to be de clared. Three-quarters of a mi'e. Entrance, ios. S.—OPEN WELTER HANDICAP, of 35 soys ; second horse to receive 5 soys from the stake. The winner of the Grand Stard Handicap to carry iolbs penalty. One miij. Nomination, 15s; accent anc«, I $5, 6.—HARVii^T HANDICAP, of 30 soys; second hor c to receive 5 soys fiom the stake. TJisirict horses only. The winner of the Wakanui Handicap to carry 7lbs penalty. Three-quarters of a mile. lVomination, 15s ; acceptance, 15s, RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1 The will be held under the Rules of RacingV 2 No entry will be received except on the condition'that all claims, disputes, and ob jections arising out of the rac'ng shall be decided by the Stewards or whom they may appoint. Their decision en all points con nected with the carrying out of thi% programme shall be final. 3 A district horse shall mem any horse that has been commonly resident in the-district feetween the livers Selwyn and Waitaki from January 15th, 1890 and up to the date of the meeting, and owned ly a person who has resided in the said district during the same ' eriod. 4 Owners are responsible for the proper weight being carried in the Longbeach Plate, and at the time of entry must notify to the Secie fary what penalties or allowances are up to that time accrued or c'aimed. 5. Five per cent, will be deducted from Ihe gross of ail moueys payable in accordance with h's programme for the expenses of the course 6. All nomina'ion, acceptance, and entrance fees to go to the funds o.' the Club. NOMINATIONS, Nominations for aU Handicap*, accompanied by fee, name, pidigtce, a%e, desctiption, and performances of horse, and colours of rider, must be in writing, and lathe hands of the Secretary not later than 9 p.rxu on SATURDAY, April 2th, 1893. WEIGHTS. Handicaps fcr the first day's races will be published on or about April 18th. Handi caps for the second day's races will be published at or r*bout 8 o'clock in the evening the first day's racing. ACCEPTANCES AND UNTRIED I Acceptanes for the first day's Handicaps and Entries for the Longbeach Plate and Novel Race, must be in the hind-- of the Secretary uot later t.jan 9 p.m. on MONDAY, April 21st, 1850; acceptances for the second day's Handicaps and Entries for the Disposal Stakes not Inter than 10 o'clock in the evening ol the first day's races, G BISSET, w pqcretwf )



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The best medicine known is SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTEACT. Tests its iminent powerful effeots in poughs, colds, influenza, etc.—the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give fcho most gratifying testimony. w\» iL'- {/>qtv the King of Italy, nnd mndical „I Kr *'- B - -„ n - *ue globe, are its patrons, I bottle. We have no occasion to offer m,,... ' in proof of the genuineness of our referenced. The official reports of medioal clinics and universities, the offioial communication of the Consul-General for Kaly at Melbourne; the diploma awarded International Exhibition, Amsterdam—all these are authentio docu ments, and, as Buoh, not open to doubt. We add here epitome of one of the various oases treated by .Siegen, M.D., Professor, etc, Burning of the right hand through the ex plosion of a small oil stove. The epidermis on the volar and palmer side of the hand of the thirty-year-old patient was completely separated and lifted up as ar as the joint of the hand. The' likewise lifted nails ' t ?ere hanging loope, an<s half of the phalanx the nail of the middle finger was coaled. The wounds thus contracted healed in three weeks under aily applications of Bucalyptic Extraot dressing. The patient has retained, the. full' gge of thefaaafl.-(4«ty I [<