DEATH.

Clark.—On April 27th, at his residence McMardo Street, Tinwalcl. Joseph, the beloved husband of Hannah Sabah Clark, aged 58 years, deeply regretted.

The Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1890. THE POPULATION OF THE COLONY.

The other day we received and pub lished a telegram from Wellington which contained the information that the returns of immigration and emi gration for the year, ended on 31st March last, showed the total num ber •of arrivals to have been exactly the same as the total of departures, viz, 16,291 persons .each way. It was, however, added, that this equilibrium Avas brought about by the singular cir cumstance that while 735 more chil-, dren left the colony than arrived at its shores, exactly 735 more adult per sons arrived than departed. Thus it would seem that in the matter of

wage-earning population the colony had gained—though but a little, yet still gained—during the year. This is a decidedly better state of things than during the previous year, when we lost in round figures 10,000 of our adult population, but though comparatively an undeniable and satisfactory im provement, we do not regard the figures as conclusive that, dur ing the year 1889-90, there was an actual gain of population by immigration. And for this reason— namely, that whereas the numbers of arrivals are ascertained with certainty | at the several ports the numbers of departures are, we believe, always understated.,. Not that the figures are intentionally falsified, but it is a well known fact that the figures of depar tures are compiled from the register of bookings by the different steamship agencies, and do not include the very large proportion of passengers who do not book at all, but pay their passages on board the steamers. To arrive at a correct estimate of the outward traffic, the numbers of arrivals at Australian ports should be collected at those ports; and if this were done a correct com parison could be .instituted. But it cannot be done otherwise, and we venture to say that if the true facts were thus arrived at, it would be found that last year there Avas a very con siderable preponderance of emigration over immigration, though not by any means so large a one as that of the year previous. Even were it not so, then upon the showing of the Govern ment returns, we are in an almost i stationary position, instead of receiving as we ought to be , receiving large accessions from without. The fact is plain enough, and so also is the reason for it, and we shall never see a return to a more healthy state of things until a radical change is eiTei-tecl in the matter of land administration. That is whei'e the shoe pinches.

RED TAPE.

"We have just come across about the reddest piece of red-tape we have met with for some time, and which deserves mentioning as quite a curiosity in its way. Some time ago special facilities were very properly offered to persons engaged in scholastic pursuits, and who arc therefoi'C unable to keep term or attend lectures at College) to under go examination for degrees, and among those who availed themselves of these facilities was the deservedly popular head-mistress of the Ashburton Girls' High School, Miss Saunders. That lady, wo arc pleased to learn, lias passed B.A. with credit, but in the official letter announcing her success siio' is informed that, as $ho has not attended lectures at Canterbury College, her, name cannot appear in the pub lished oiuciul list of passes. This, it seems fco us, is a ridiculous provision, and -the sooner the authorities abrogate it and act in a common-sense way the better. The reservation is not only a silly one, but it is altogether unfair to those teachers who, like. Miss Saunders, havQ earned academical honors, and who ha,ve q, rjght to the fact being made known,

LOCAL AND GENERAL

jjqlm O'Farrell, a well known farmer of Diiustowii, Victoria ? was burned to death while in a state of intoxication. A cable message from London says that on and after May Ist the colonial book post rates will be a penny per ounce. The floods in Australia have been very disastrous. Welltown station, near Goodi "windJ.g bos lost 70,000 sheep, and in the Narrabn 'diam<4. i]o.ooo have been swept

away. ; Temperance Woman : "My friend, if you don't want whisky to get the best of you, you must get, the best of whisky," Promising Subiect; " I do, mum, when I can." A man with only Qnr- arm and one leg is making a living in Ghrisjcljuich just nqv/ by whistling in the streets, Jfe is vpvy clever in sibillation and did very well in Dunedin during the Exhibition. 'jhis morning George White alias Clifford was bsfore the R.M. Court at Christchurcli on a charge of stealing a horse of the value of £10 the property of. Thomas Lamont, SomVton, ryav Rakaia. It is said Clifford sold'W h^&fe'iii plivijicburcli a day or two after the thelV^ '' ' ' 'v Christchurchpcopleareamusingthenisqlve| with the novel spectacle of living whist, the cards being represented by fifty -two young ladies appropriately attireu, ana Wn~ are /' ml," ,»' gliuffjed," " sorted " and "played" V/iOmjueli sluj) a;/d yqvy prof^y effect. ! Mr K. F. Squ^i'b, Jia.s forwarded to us a very fine sample 'of Derwent potatoes grown upon land which has been manured with lime. Their size and quality prove conclusively the benefits of using liiiic for this description of crop. Two young men were arrested in Christ cliurch on «aliud.ay nig_ht for taking a prominent part in a' hooi-ing demonstration Wore the shop of Mr J. JJ. Stva^., watch maker, who appeared to disregard _ the " early closing" hour. The arrests effectively put & »top to further proceedings l>y the mob

A ferret which found if.fi way to Pahau tanui a few days ago signalised jis appear ance in the district by attacking a-sheep and tearing out its eyes. The sheep was killed by WIP owner as soon as its condition was discovered, a?<d the ferret was also de spatched. ' The soltiiUK #re apprehensive lesj. other animals of the same h).(&(\ should take i£ jstf<o their heads to visit the cliswict, Friday evening v/jll be a night : to remember bythe«"'" : ' ■ ' '■'" ■ ' i ■ ■'' ■ On that djvte <j, ■ ■ ■ ■ - ■ !'• d -111 tlie Pa'l^ce Kjnk a building .capauie of holding 3000 peoyk, Tw,£ thousand tickets are to be issued for the puWic " --^ i-'-'-- A - t~ be accorded to the new Tin ' 'j ■ . ■ '■. of

these must be at the doprs by a quarter to eight, as after tint hour, the general public will be admitted.

A very handsome pale yellow canary, which lias doubtless escaped from a cage, was seen this morning in company with some greenfinches in. a.f?arden on the East Belt.

In the R.M. Court thiis morning, before Major Steward, J.P., a fire it offender pleaded guilty to a charge ot, drunkenness, and having been locked up* sinoe Saturday even ing, was dismissed witih a caution.

The following .gentlemen have been nominated as candidates to fill the vacancies in the South Rakaia, Road Board, caused by the retirement o£ Messrs Lyttelton and Pycroft, viz : Messrs W. M. Lyttelton, J. Lambie, and G. Vucetich. A poll for the election of two members will be taken on Tuesday, May 6th, at the Road "Board Office, South Rakaia, and at the - tfchoolhouse, Kyle.

In view of the School Committee elections to-night, we repnblish. the clause in the Act which defines the term '-householder." '' Householder means every adult' ■ male or female person who as owner, 'or tenant lessee or occupier, occupies uses or l 'esides in any. dwelling-house,- shop warehouse or other .building in any district, or -every parent or guardian who is liable to m aiiitairi, qr has the custody'of any child." ' '' •"

A beggar named John Duliy, who 'for years past resided in a miserable hut. in one of the suburbs, was picked up dead in Buckley street, Essendon, Victoria laut week. On the body being searched, receipts and bank deposits to the credit of the oleceased amounting to between £5000 and £6000 were foimd concealed in the lining of his < '<-'V -. together with.£ll 13s 6d in money.' \U:>.\ was a man of most miserly habits, an d had resided in his hut for years past.

To useful inventions there is no> end' some of the very best being aLio the simplest. One such is the automatic candle extinguisher, for which Mr Robert Al corn is the local agent,- and which can be pur chased for the modest sum of one shilling. It is a little tin cap which fits on the candle- and is closed by a spring, which is. released when the candle burns down to any point desired. Thus a candle can be left burning, and on the point fixed being reached, extinguishes itself.

' With respect to the Uriwera Country where it is reported gold has lately been Mr Reeves M.H.R. informs the '"Reefton Guardian" that in a conversation upon mining which he had some years ago with Mr Fraser, formerly Wan-den at the Thames, and the late Sir Donald McLean ; the latter informed his hearers ihat he had seen rude gold ornaments worn by the natives, which had been obtai ned in, and fashioned by the natives of, tl^e Uriwera I Country. ' < _ ; , '.. , ,

On Sunday afternoon John Ni: son, a well knowii tailor at Sydenham, bi at who has before now been seen in Ashlsurton, was arrested on a stabbing charge.. He was having one of his rows with his wife when a man named Naylor interfered,, and Nixon treated him to a piece of cold steel in the shape of a stab in, the arm with a pocket knife. The wound was not a, serious one, but Nixon will have to inter view the R.M. about it.

We are sorry to hear that Mr Ernest Croft who was receutly employed in the Parcels and telegraph office at the railway station here is suffering from, mental abb'era tiqh and is vs 1!-. ■'■ • J ■"■ J~ at the assylum. Tliere Avcre ■ . . ■■ ■ ■■.. o time ago that

his mind was giving way as shortly after he left Ashburton he sent a telegram purporting to be from the Bishop of Christchurch announcing his own death ami giving a long biography of himself. This was- thought at the time to be a practical joke but it is now evident that the cause was a very sad one.

A correspondent of the "Hobart Mer cury "says:—"The price charged for our fruit iii the other colonies is just going on as usual, and as a consequence very little of '' , j-;~.-i v j s soi^ a lady from ,■ . ■ . s that this season she has been charged Is 6d per lb early, and 8d per lb later on for apricots from Hobirt, and the man who sold them to her gayo the Tas raanian grower 2d per lb, and wrote that the 1 market was glutted. Of course it is, when these wretched middlemen prohibit the sale in this v/ay. The usual weekly meeting of the Ashburton Lodge, No. 29, 1.0.6. T., was held in the Templar Hall on Friday last. The Lodge was opened in due form by the C.T. at 7.30 when the Grand Secretary, Bro Cameron was announced and received with the usual im pressive ceremony. The C.T. then vacated tho chair which was taken by Bro Cameron. Several important items were brought before the Lodge and dealt with. There were three proposed for membership and one initiated. The election of officers' was' then proceeded

with. EroT.Welch". ■ .---..--.-. to the important pos . . ■ ■ \ the election being loudly applauded. Bro Cameron congratulated the Lodge on the rapid strides made during' the past quarter and predicted for it a bright future. The Lodge was closed in due form by the G.S. at 10 p.m. We regret to have to announce the death this morning of Mr .Joseph, Clark, grain merchant, Tinwald, at'the age of 58 years. Mr Clark was an old settler, having been between 25 and 30 years in the Colony. He game over, after a short ' . ■ '■ \, •'■.'"'.. and settled on a line . \ Island. The land was of the very best the Colony can boast, and Mr Clark farmed it most successfully for several years. Attracted, as many were at the time, by the glowing reports of Ashburton County in 1877, he sold out his Kaiapoi property and bought a large area of land on the south side of the Ashburton river. He afterwards dealt largely in grain Avith varying success, but last year was anything but a fortunate y^ai' to him as our readers know, and the worry of his experience pi the past 'few months told sadly upon his health. ' He had been more or less ailing for three weeks before he died, but few expected that his illness would have the fatal termination Aye are m ■ ' 1 ' "■ TT-~ '—vss a AvidoAV and gi ■ ■ •. . . ■ ■ ;ath will be regret- '.■■■.■.■ We; '.•'•• f.: .:.'.«:.i! ■!■!■!> :■..■ testimonial from the'" Illawarra Mero'ury " (N.S.W.)of the 30th March. It needs no comment :— " Mr John Loveday, of the Bulli Mountain, wri-c-s to us that after suffering for four years with acute gravel, he has experienced almost complete relict by using Sander and Sons' Euonlypii Extract. He s iiys"Eesing the said 7.■ .i-. ' ,1. I.'" 1 *T"'l ' l the 'Illawnrra llforcury,' ■;. •;: . ... ■':• -'induced him to obtain a bottle of the" medicine from Mr Hqski'rig, chemist, of this town, and tha! the use of it gave him great relief at ouce. He Bt&to3 that between the' Jfith 'M.ftreb/- ipet»nt» when he obtained the fim botfta of the usfvaiit, 'an'p the 19th, the use of that medicine contioued to afford him relief, to which he had bean a stranger for four years. Mr Loveday writes also thai he has found the Eucalypti Extrno' a cure tor rhoumatipm as wall as gravel, He' requests us to pubiibh mis" information through the 'Mercury.' We have much plenhura ia complying with Mr Loveday's r?(ir.cpf, word ocanot be doubted, and wlio'c^n paye ii(j object fyi y}pw oth^« than a pure tllscu'e Co benefit siii|orjng'humanity,"— Advi, ' " ' '" ' • " ■ 3

Pirating Telegrams.

[VV,R PRESS ASSOCIATION.] 6'ISEQRNfi, Api'il 28, At the R.M. Court this morning the Manager of the Press Association sued the publisher of the Gisborne " Standard'^. for the piracy of cable messages. Three informations were laid. The ■ evidence of iMr Atack, Manager of the Association, [ showed that defendant had been in the ; ha.bii of ■' ■ ''' ': -~~ "' cable news without paying-' ■ ■ . . i: ljfe had 1 be^n rfl poatedl^ ■■ ■ ■■ . I tlie defence it was attempted to show that the messages had. been telegraphed from Auckland by their agent, W. J. Geddes, who was supposed tq know which telegrams were protected and M'hioh yjjr-s not. Soaie amusement was caused by the'fa(jfc thftfe'tliQ defendant •had attempted to conceal the name of the sender by tearing off the signature, but the B.M"! refused to admit a document so iuutijated, and counsel-had to pi'Otluoo ] the missing Ijuk from his waistcoat pocket. 1A iargc niunb' or of objeojiiona in various shapes were raised by the defence, buf Niv Booth overruled them all, holding that the- Press Association had a perfect right'to Jiave its cables protected, and on the first information tLuisuC diif^n 4 d^iifc with costs £9 15s. The other cases were adjourned till to-juorrow. ■

Esther's Songs.

(From " Themes and Variations " by Mrs J.

Glennie Wilson.) Three gay companions cheered me on my way, Once in the morning of a flowery day, With song, and dance, and merry madrigal.' One pledged me in the enchanted wine of love' One like a music-making wind would move, And one sang sweeter than the nightingale. Youth was the first to tire and lagbehind ; His winged sandals slipped, nor could he find Ever again the path to follow me.

Hope grew more silent nowhisfriend had fled; At last he stopped, and pressed my hand, and said— "Farewell! I'll meet thee at the Trysting tree!"

So on we went, with neither dance nor song; But 'with Love near, the way was never long, And distant music floated through the field. All, what is this ? Has Love forsaken me ? Wliere havel seen this heath—this stricken "'tree?— 1., .'.;''' ;\"' ' '', This river that glides slow and mournfully, Aud'^his great angel leaning on his sword ?, My< friends we^e gone. There was no helper The angel raised his visor, at my cry. .. I feared to see :the face of Death :—^ut he" I Smiled, and I sa\\K Love waiting'there for me.

Mrs Cunninghame Graham.

Mrs Cunninghame Graham, wife of the ;: »•■."!*•!■ for North- West 'Lanarkshire,: de; livereci the other evening a lecture in' the Tyne Theatre, Newcastle, on the subject .-.* "F-ir7nt*-(^ Ci* inewsnf jar,-.;*!." Though i I;- iv.-l Mi I 1!; rS ■■.-!. ti'iham is a lady of Spanish descent, born in South America. Her life has been largely one of travel and adventure. She is said to have undertaken,: before' *th 6 Railway opened up that region, • the hazardous journey from San Antonio de Bejar, in Texas, to the city of Mexico, a distance of 1200 .miles by prairii! and mountain roads.-' The writer of a pulriisiidri '*!;<!tclt of her career tells us that she is dotnuiii ;to Spain, where she has many friends, and that when she gets tired of England she takes long' rides through its wildest and remotest districts, accompanied by a woman servant, a soldier, and a Colt's .revolver-^-the latter in case of danger. She is, moreover, a good shot and a capital billiard player. "Mrs Cunninghame Graham dislikes London and English society, her preference, we are told, being for "an al fresco life."

The Salmon at Clinton.

(Otago "Daily Times.")

The news from the Clinton salmon ponds is of >a nature likely to be highly pleasing to the members of the Acclima tisation Society and the public generally. Mr Burt writing fco Mr J. P. Maitland on the 21st, reports that last week he emptied the salmon pond for the purpose of transferring to the race the fish likely to spawn this year, and also to allow of the pond being thoroughly cleaned; Last year these fish produced ova from which 14,000 young .fish ..were hatched.,, Mr Burt was also anxious to ascertain whether the salmon had maintained their condition while confined to the pond. He reports that the salmon have grown a good deal^ several being, now 18in in length and about, 21b in weight, while their condition' is excellent. The female fish a»e perfect pictures and full of ova, while most lof the male fish were of that rich yellow tinge which at once showed their condition. There was no sign of disease, each fish being in the pink of condition. The fish*to the num ber of 87 were all safely conveyed to the spawning race, and it is anticipated that 50,000 eggs Avill be obtained this season. The experiment of keeping the fish in the pond has so far proved a great success, and there is now every reason to hope that they will be successfully acclimatised, as the society will be in a position to add to the stock in the rivers year by year. Mr Burfc states, that Dr Maunsell and his daughter arrived at the ponds in time to see the fish being netted, and were greatly delighted with what they saw.

Address to Bishop Harper.

A copy of the farewell address to Bishop Harper, which is now in course of signature throughout the diocese, has been freely signed by Ashburton resi dents. Following is the text of the principal paragraphs:—

Upon you devolved the task of im proving the church constitution designed by the groat bishop of New Zealand, and of giving substance and practical effect to the church principles and institutions shadowed out by his far-seeing intellect. That the task has been accomplished witli remarkable success must be apparent to all who compare the state of church matters in the diocese at present with what it was when you first began your work of supervision. Your activity and ;.: ".,'.. :i '-. rest in promoting the ■ i: 1::. ■■' :' cathedral deserve the

. ■ ■' . "■■■ "ifcy, no less than of the clergy. Your conduct as president of the general and diocesan synods, and as chajrrrian of the various church boards, has'been uniformly marked by wisdom in counsel, consideration for others, and Christian hnmi}ity that touched the hearts of all present, While careful at all times to discharge the duties of your office as bishop and chief pastor of the church in New- Zealand, you * never forgot that jou were a citizen and a colonist, and your presence was looked for and welcomed at every public demonstration marking the progress of the colony or increasing tho welfare of the people. ' ■ •

H.M.S. EGHERIA.

COURT MARTIAL.

[r-ER BR,ESS ASSOCIATION,]

; ■ .. Sydney, April 27. Arrived—-H.M.S Egeria, from a surveying cruise. Only a few of the sailors/,have : been . allowed on. shore, others being confined to the ship, some on clutyj the remainder ipr punishment. Some of the prisoners are in irons. Disaffection commenced after the l\&w crew were shipped, -• The men con sidered they were being harshly dealt •with,' the 'wonder amongst themselves being that the yoke was borne so quietly. On the voyage to Auckland the tyranny tinder which the men allege they euft'jsrccl Leoaints' juiorti. riiark'ed arid in' Auckland it culminated in an open mutiny, The row in an hotel in Auckland formed part of the mutiny, but the men state that it could easily have been settled there. AU the trouble- followed after that. Fourteen or fifteen of the ringleaders of the mutiny will bo triod by rcjuvl mai'titil, iiiid a Court of Enquiry wiU be held into the action of tho captain and senior lieutenant. It is i>Shertcd that the captain committed a broach of the Navy regulations in allowing t.ho lieutenant too ninoh power, and the grew ullogq i]iic|: tlm livllaM'. ulVicor <^i-Q\ige«.l tho rebellious spirit of tho men.

SAD OCCURRENCE.

FATAL ACCIDENT TO MR ERNES T PETER, LATE OF ANAMA.

- The sad intelligence reached the Hon. ,W. S. Peter, at Anama, yesterday, that his youngest son Ernest had been killed by a fatal fall over a cliff in the North Island. The telegram came from Napier, but details were necessarity very meagre. Those, however, have been supplied by the Press Association, whose telegram we publish below. The telegram was en closed in one to Sergeant Felton, no wire running up the Mount Somers line, and the Sergeant seeing both marked "urgent" at once despatched a horseman with the message."' Mr" and Mrs Peter went north by the midday train this morning to take the first steamer from Ly ttelton. Mr Ernest Peter went to the North Island only a few months ago to take up some land, and just at the commencement of a promising career as a sectler, his untimely death is peculiarly sad. He was an enthusiastic member of the

when residing at the Anama Station, and considering the distance he had to travel to attend his duties was any thing but remiss. The following is the telegraphic account sent to us to-day by the Press Association: • Napier, April 28. , News was received here last night of the discovery of the dead body of Mr Ernest Peter on the bed of the Tutakuri

river, below a cliff thirty feet high. Deceased was a son of the Hon. W. S. Peter of Ashburton, Canterbury, and Vas visiting Hawkes Bay with the object of purchasing country property. He left

town on the 14th inst, and was never

since heard of till the discovery of his "body. His horse was found on the 17th

Itied to manuka scrub some little distance off the road, about five miles from 'Puketapu, which place deceased was seen to pass through on Saturday last. As ■soon as it was learned that the horse had

been found, the police were at once com municated with and a search was instituted which resulted in the body being found ;yesterday as above stated. An inquest will be held this afternoon at Puketapu.

A Victim to Horse- Racing.

Ayoung man named William M'Donald was arrested in Melbourne a few days ago on a charge of stealing a cheque for £20 0s 6cl from Messrs Greig and Murray, Limited, auctioneers and merchants. The accused has been in the employ of, the firm as a shipping clerk for about twelve months, and 'was frequently.-' entrusted with cheques to pay accounts owing by the company. Several of these for which cheques have been drawn were rendered again, and this led to an enquiry, which showed that the accused had been misappropriating the money. A warrant was accordingly issued for his arrest, and when he was taken into custody he admitted his guilt, and stated that he had lost the money on horse-racing. The total amount of his defalcations is said to amount to about £500. He -is thirty years of age, and is married. .

A. Natural Enemy of the Codin Moth.

The Auckland correspondent 'of the " Otago Daily Times " telegraphs:—" Mr R Allan Wright, of Auckland, has suc ceeded in i 1!. ■'■■■ . ■: rl, •■ .-f insects I which prej :.■ ■■':■■■.■ .'.■ ;-i . These were a pr< . ■ '■■ • ' ■ I■■ ■'. States entomologist, Professor Sir Charles W. Biley and consist of 21 small boxes' of raphidia, contained in a large box. Of these ail save three seem alive and well. Sixteen are in the pupa state and one in the larva. The .last at once attacked and devoured a codlin moth grub, though larger than itself, and as soon as it had recovered from the effects of the gorging ate several other grubs!. • So far the ex periment has- been successful. The"" package was sent through the post office to avoid interference from the custom house officers and delay, but for some reason these gentlemen got hold of the packet and opened and examined it, the process costing the loss of a seventh part of the insects and 10 days' delay. The raphidia is not a true parasite, but a pre dacious insect of the same order; as the dragonfly and the white ant."

Shocking Railway Accident.

(per press association.)

\ "; I ■ Sydney, April 26.' The grade at Raglan, where the couplings of the trucks gave way, is one in forty. It is estimated that in the descent the runaway attained a speed of eighty miles an hour. Eight hundred sheep stowed in the trucks were killed. :•-'."'-'

Inside the boiler, which was stove in, were found portions of the brake va.n, clothing and cushions, as -well as human : flesh and blood.

The driver and fireman of the Bourke train gallantly remained at their posts, and, fortunately, were but slightly in jm*ed.

Maude Bedford, one of those injured, .died to-day, making four victims. The .injured are progressing favorably.

A Painful Case.

An unfortunate young girl, about 19 years of age", named Higgins, was found .wandering about the Eastern Arcade in Melbourne with the dead body of her illegitimate offspring in lier arms. The girl's story was an exceedingly sad one. She had been adopted when an infant by a Mr Higgins, of Ballarat, and lived with him until she was 13 years of age. His death then obliged her to seek her own living as a domestic servant, and, while at service at Richmond some time after, she was seduced by a young man to whom, she was engaged to be married. On her confinement approaching he cruelly de serted her, an.d. aha was forced to leave her situation. Her baby was born in the Lying-in Hospital, and as soon as she was able to resume work she put it out to be nursed and took a situation in the country.. Being thrown out of employ ment again, she returned to Melbourne, and set ouj; with her bafey to, try, and, dis cover a friend of- hers, who kept' a stall in the Eastern. Arcane. In this she failed, jvn'd while wandering about the baby died in her arms. When found by the police the unfortunate girl had been carrying^the dead body of the infant for nearly"two hours.

The Labor Troubles.

[PEE, PRTCSS Loxnox, April 26. Owing to a strike of the employees of the Ore-it Southern and Western Railway Company, Ireland, traffic is completely paralysed. ' ' All the European Powers, with the i exception, ot- Hungary, hnvo declined | i to allow their employees to take part' in the labor demonstration on May Ist. Owing to a split among the London workmen, it is now estimated that the' attendance at the meeting in TTyde i Park on May 'lth v ill ho under 100,000. Chicago, April 2(3. The .strikes which are being arranged to take place here on Ist May will ; a fleet 12.000 firm.-,, v\nrip.!oyiiig"in the aggregate 200,000 men,'ami" 2i,000

women. The leaders of the agitation are becoming alarmed at the dimen sions the strike is likely to assume, and seek to limit it to carpenters.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

[per press association.]

Drowned, Masterton, April 28. , A boy named John Wright, two years of age, was accidentally drowned in the Waipawa river yesterday. fa till A.ccitl«nt. Wellington, April 28. A boy named George Gordon, was killed yesterday through a quantity of timber falling on him. Appeal Court. The sittings of the Appeal Court opened this morning, which was occupied in fix ing the order of business. The case of Te Kooti against the Government will not be taken until the end of the week. The divorce case, Atkinson y Atkinson, an appeal from the decision of Justice Denniston, at Christchurch, is being argued. Price of Meat, . ' On the Ist May the price of butchers' meat will be advanced from £d to 2d per lb, according to the joints, both as regards beef and mutton. found Bead. Dunedin, April 38. Leonard Chitty, 60 years of age, was found hanging in his own outhouse, next Caversham railway station. He was seen about half an hour previously.

TELEGRAPHIC. HOME AND FOREIGN.

[pee press association.]

London, April 25 and 26. In the libel action G. A. Sala, versus Henry Furness, the distinguished cari cature artist of Punch, the plaintiff was awarded £5 damages. Succi will conclude his fast of forty days to-morrow. There is no sign of his strength failing and he is likely to accomplish his task. He is being visited by large crowds of people. It is believed in sporting,circles that a trial was held on Wednesday to ■ decide which of Mr White's horses should start for the Derby, and Kirk ham is reported to .have put up the better record. . y It is reported, that Colonel Sir Francis De Winton has been appointed Governor of British East iAfrica, and that he starts for Mombas&a imme diately. The company is equipping an expedition for the Equatorial provinces. The Australian cricketers arrived to-day all well: After a reception extending over a week at Brussels, Mr Stanley has arrived in England. Both at Dover; and on his arrival hereihe was greeted with enthusiasm. : ' ,' • • "" It is oxp'OK'd ilwil Government will -apply the principle of Mr Parnell's Irish land scheme to districts where landlords ai'e unwilling to sell or tenants to purchase. Mr Parnell de clines to accept this, fearing he may be entrapped.

Zanzibar, April 26. The expedition under command of Emm Pasha has started for Lake Tan ganyika,. • New Orleans, April/26. At Imperie the floods have been very , severe, , and 5000 people have been rendered destitute. St sb^.eb.sburg, April 25. At Moscow five girls who had identified themselves with the cause of Nihilism, committed suicide in order to avoid arrest. • Paris, April 25. , President Carnot it is stated, has offered the Due d'Orleans his liberty upon certain conditions. A report is in circulation thab the Due d'Orleans will marry Princess Chartres, and that the, ceremony will take place in the prison where the Duke is confined.

AUSTRALIAN.

[per press association.]

Sydney, April 26. Louth is now in a, similar condition to Bourke. " '

The same night as the man was murdered in the Domain another man was badly stabbed in.Hyde Park. The atrocities are believed to be the work of a maniac. At the annual .meeting of the Mutual Life Association of Australasia the proceedings were most harmonious. The report showed the business to have; increased to a large "extent, and. the yearly revenue to be £187,000/ The invested funds amount to £735,000. Melbourne, April 26. Spitzell and Co. have issued a writ against the Belgian Consul, who em powered the Melbourne Postmaster to impound diamonds contained in letters sent through the post addressed to the firm. ■-.-., -*•. • "''•"■ ■ Adelaide, 1 April 26. The general election returns are now complete. The new Assembly consists of fifty-four members, twenty-eight of whom are recognised supporters of Mr T. Playford, the Premier. Not a single Freetrader was returned.

The Weather.

ALFORD STATION, The following is th,e Meteorological Re port for the week ending April 27th, 1890:—

The Markets.

[per press association.] London, April 26 v New Zealand Four Per Cent. Inscribed Stock, 106& and Thrqe-ar^ra-half, 98£. - At the wool^ &aiies.tio-day crossbreds and bes,fe gjieasy "merinos were slightly in [buyers' favor, and all other sorts Vfta-e 1 from l|d to 2d below prices re^^sed at the February sales. ' The frozen mutfrcm *>y the, steamer Star of Victoria, ii-om New Zealand, has. arrived i" ?•"■-■'? r--v.-V" -■':. TTi v .«1!--ttv :■*; lof beef h !.. .■:: >.-..-, I. ;■. ,:i'_' !i.;;. -J- r .v\;x; ;is rising. \-,a /.- !■",'. *.'-v\ .ni nr- ".\\ quoted at MpprJb^

A Singular Case.

TRANSFUSION OF A LOVER'S BLOOD. Kansas City, February 9.—When the clay express on the Missouri Pacific arrived at the Union depSt from St. Louis on Friday night a tall man was lifted from. the Pullman car and carried across the^ street to a physician's office. Near Missouri city he had fallen into nervous spasms and had remained -nearly' unconscious during the remainder of the journey to this city. He was soon brought* back to consciousness and this morning was able to continue his journey to Cali fornia. He was accompanied. by hi* wife. •**** The man was Frederick Ayers, a lumber merchant of Racine, Wis., and. he is the victim of a most romantic incident.l '■'■■>"■*■< Over four years ago.lie became in fatuated with thu-woman who is now his wife, but she preferred someone else, and he was compelled go; make way" for "the more-favoured suitor. , A few .days, af^er her engagement to the.man .of her. 'choice was announced she became ill and rapidly grew worse. It was finally decided -by the-physicians that the only thing that! would save her was the transfusion,.of blood. The man who had won-"her hand was'awfully sorry, but he:! thought h& needed all the blood he had-'in his systemj

• Ayers heard-of the need of his loved one and immediately offered himself, ;antl the operation was performed'successfully and -with good result. ' The engagement was broken, and nix months afterward Ayers was v. »".\1 in i)v-. lady. ' "Shortly after the in • :vr."- AyiTs "began, to grow ill, and in a short time his health" was completely broken. The physicians were mystified by*his condition and can ascribe no cause for it, but it is a peculiar fact thati his,ailing began soon after the transfusion of" nis blood. He became emaciated and very weak.' He went to St Louis for treat ment 1 and the physicians'there advised him to go to California. His wife is devoted in her attentions: - •

A Great Eruption.

The "Japan Herald" of January 26 gives the following details of one: of the most terrible volcanic.• eruptions <iri> the recent-history of Japan, althoughl,'fortu- nately, it was attended with small loss of life :—

An Osaka journal reports a. so'rious volcanic eruption. ■ Mount Zb-6; near the town of Fukuyama, Bingo district, com menced to rumble at 8 o'clock on the evening of January 16th,. and this con tinued for two hours, followed by a short cessation, during which period'the. in< habitants of neighboring villages vruahed away in great confusion from <their;homcs.' It was not long before the erupt'ion'came. The top of the mountain was'lifted off, ; there was a din equalling a gigantic dynamite explosion; and sand - and stone were belched forth, falling, in the, neigh borhood of Fukuyama, whither smoke and fire were also blown by the' wind 1." The town was covered .with .sand and earth at its entrance to a depth of more than a foot. Stones and earth also fell at. Midimomimura a village, tux:-, or seven ' miles from the scene of the eruption. ' No previous eruption of Mount Zo-o is re- • corded. ' ), .■ v'■

The nature of the disaster and the panic it has caused are said to baffle description. Only one death, however, is known to have been caused—that of a man who was returning from Kasaoka, in Blitchu district. He had just reached the bottom of-the mountain when< the eruption oc curred. According to. the investigations made by the district office, one, person has been killed, two horses, ■ and eight cattle killed, and fifty-five houses' tles^ troyed. The total loss entailed by the eruption is estimated at £680,000.

Adminstration of New Guinea.

ATTACK IN.THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. [I'ER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] London^ April 26, , On the estimates coming up for dis cussion to-day, Sir. George Campbell moved to strike out £5000 for provid ing a New Guinea steamer. He con demned the contemptible bargain of making New Guinea subject to the administration of Queensland, a colony which was: unfit to control' races. Re ferring to Sir Win. McGregor's ad ministration of British NeVGuiriea, he said he was a better explorer and naturalist than administrator, and He also attacked Mr John Douglas, who held the position of. Special Commissioner in New' Guinea from 1885 to 1888. ' ' Mr, W.. A. :f7 McArthur defend©* Queensland from the attack made hy the last speaker, and Sir T. Esnaonde thought it would be better to. allow- Queensland to annex New Guinea. In reply Baron de Worms* expressed. surprise at the'extreme aad unwarrii^ able attacks made o» the colonists by Sir George Campbell, and as for Sir Wm. McGregor* it; was fimpossible to find a better administrator. ; Nq{j the j slightest^ reason, "in^ his "opinion/ had been shown why 'the vote sfionld be reduced. The amendment was negatived.

RUST IN WHEAT.

PREVENTIVE MEASURED

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• ■ : Melbouknb,' ApriT 26. •Mr t Smith Ellis, of] /ITftrra, whom Victoria ami New South Wales Governments conjointly agreed to pay a sum of £.10,000 ifiis specrfic for the prevention of rust *in? wheat' proved. effectual, has submitted his views to the respective Governments.,, Jsse rust he defines as: a parasite fungfet tutionally affecting the -wh«at ...plant- On arriving at maturity it bursts lorthi and escapes, in th.c- atniosphere inside form of pale yeUow smoke. The- rust smoke faste^emjthe^olean wfee»t; pro ducing ti»© disease arid'Wery- precau tion, must be taken ta prevent the ifermentation of seed wheat as it affords. an opportunity of detaching thei parasite. The principal preventive? measures are, to sow wheat in suffi ciently wet ground as the rust smoke perishes in water, tojwinnow the grainy and'carefully to avoid reaping 'before ripe.. . '■ •■

Its ASSBTTRTON GtTAKBIAK, MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1890.



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