The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1890. THE RICHARDSON LAND POLICY.

The Fergus Ministerial manifesto having proved a complete fiasco, the Minister of Lands has stepped into the breach to stem the current of popular disfavor. On Tuesday evening, in the course of his address to his constituents at Wyndham, the Hon. Mr Richard son made a final desperate effort to show that the administration of the public estate had never been placed in more competent hands than his own. He, of all Ministers who have ever had charge of Crown lands is the greatest friend of the small settler and the small farmer; the greatest friend. 0$ the squatter, the land monopolists, and loan and mortgage interests,. being Sir Robert Stout. If this is correct, we can only say the Minister of Lands is the victim of a set of most unfortunate circumstances, and these circumstances have been the means of misrepresenting him in the eyes of the public. Some settlers in the Oamaru district peti-' tioned and agitated • tbat a certain large run, known as No, 222; should, when the lease fell in, be sub-divided into small areas, and each of the peti tioners stated his ; willingness to com pete. The Ministerial friend of small settlers and small farmers " bluffed " these would-be applicants until the last moment, endeavoring to persuade them that the land was not suita-ble for " cutting-up." Being sorely pressed, he at last seemingly consented,. and a few minutes before the sale telegraphed to the Land Board to have the run withdrawn. It will be remembered, however, that this-.good intention frustrated by an admittedly stupid blunder of his own. He. telegraphed to have the zorong run reserved, and Run 222 was slaughtered in one" lot, and 222 a withheld." This was a serious mistake to make, and what made it look ugly was the fact that the blunderer had previously endeavored to persuade the intending settlers Against the cutting-up of the land. Another unfortunate circumstance is" that quite recently some small settlers in the vicinity of Waihemo petitioned the Minister of Lands to cut up a large run into several small grazing runs, but the "friend of small settlement" refused to do so, telling the petitioners

—although they were on the spot to see for themselves—that the land would not pay if worked in a smaller area. Some time since an artisan's co-operative land company, having in view the drafting of surplus and suit able labor from the over-crowded towns to the sparsely settled country, was inaugurated, but on application to the Minister of Lands, for land, the pro moters were informed that it could not be granted, Then we have the Mini ster's constant sneers at village settle^ ments, and his effort to promote this class of settlement is confined to seek ing out the most barren land in the coiony, .ar.d offering it to poor pei'sons, as at Upper Pareora, whprgon to make a living. These are some awkward circumstances which mace the H(» Mr Richardson's professions, as the the friend of land settlement look, to say the least of it, suspicious ; and will c xuse colonists to take the Ministerial boast of " settlement of the lands" with a large amount of reservation. Another peculiarity, it may be observed, is that the Minister is his own trumpeter, and not the colony, That the Atkinson Government has disposed of a large quantity of land, 4,448,000 acres in all, there is not the least doubt; but it i.s altogether another thing as to who are the purchasers. From no part of the colony do we hear of the breaking up of new land, the fencing in of small holdings, or the settlement of that industrious husbandry which the Minister would have the country be lieve is taking place. The land has been disposed of, but where are the settlers, and who are they? The general impression in regard to Mr Richardson's land disposal is that it has been portioned out on the principle, < To him that hath shall be given." The Minister of Lands has been edu cated in a school, being himself a large holder, wherein it is a cardinal doctrine that land, to pay, must be farmed in large blocks—and the larger the blocks the better. Coming from a class such as this, by whom the " cockatoo" or small settler is despised, it would indeed be strange to find the presant Minister of Lands a true friend of settlement; and, whatever his profes sions in the latter direction may be, there is the awkward fact that on every occasion, where possible, he lias blocked small settlement, and seems to take a special pride in sneering at the few failures that have occured in the village settlements, and the isolated cases where small holders have been unable to make headway.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Arthur Rothschild has sold his famous collection of postage stamps for the sum of £12,000.

St. John's Lodge, No. 1858, E.G., will hold an emergency meeting in the Hall at 7.30 this evening, and not at 7 p.m. as previously advertised.

The raw flesh of some varieties of edible fish contains a poisonous substance, which is, however, completely destroyed by cook ing.

O'Donovan Rossa's twenty years of banish ment from Ireland will expire next year, and he will then make a visit to his native land. The Charitable Aid Board, Christchurch, have given relief in 484 cases during the past month. The practice of interviewing applicants for relief lias been discontinued.

Scotchmen, banqueting in London, are now entertained with nrasic of real northern bagpipes played into a phonograph and sent down to London by express.

On the summit of Ben Lomond may be seen the smallest tree that grows in Britain. It is known as the dwarf willow, and is when mature only about two inches in height.

A Vienna baker is advertising ,his busi ness by putting a gold ducat in one loaf out of every thousand that he bakes. The people in the poor suburb where his shop is situated fairly fight to buy the loaves.

The almost entire absence of wind for a long time past in Tokomairiro district (says the " Bruce Herald) has been phenomenal. There are pieces of paper lying on the road sides which have maintained the same position for fully six months. There has not been such a calm period ■ tot at least nine years,

Marwood the famous English hangman, died a bankrupt. He was a shoemaker by trade, but speculated considerably. Among his assets is a bill of £25 against the City of Dublin for the hanging of the murderers of Cavendish and Burke.

A watchmaker named Georing, of Otter sen, near Hamburg, Germany, is the oldest veteran of the Napoleonic wars. He reached the age of 150 years on March 13. In 1812 he took part in the retreat of the French over the Beresina and witnessed Napoleon's flight from Russia.

The blue ageratum, which is cherished in England as a border flower,' was introduced into Ceylon by an English lady, where it spread so rapidly, running wild in the island, that it now costs more than £250,000 annually to keep it down in the coffe plantations.

A popular movement ia on foot at London, with good prospects of success, to make up a ladies eight-oared team to race over the uni versity course. There is a considerable purse and the entries are open to all girls under the age of twenty-five, irrespective of rank. ,

•At the Christchurch Hospital Board yesterday, Mr R. Tarish, one of the members, vigorously protested against a nurse in the Hospital having spoken of some patients as paupers. He considered that in a hospital supported, by public ■ money no such dis tinctions should be~ made.

The Commission in charge of the improve ment of the* city of Rome has uneaithed great quantities of lead water-pipe, each plainly stamped with the name of the owner of the house, the year of the plumbing, the names of the Consuls of that year, and that of the reigning Emperor.

Tbe body of a man has been found floating in Saltwater River, 'Victoria. • Some £23 was found in his' pockets, a deposit receipt for £500 in the Commercial Bank, and .a. watch and chain in hia waistcoat pocket," the watch bearing the following inscription:— " To Edward Brennan, from his loving wife, Gertie." The body' has not yet been identified.

The Canterbury Jockey Club have ar ranged their programme for next season. The added money is increased from £7025 to £7635. The Great Autumn Handicap is raised from £300 to £500, and several races have been re-arranged. The club will shortly provide for a race, value £2000, to be run at the Autumn Meeting, 1893, over 6 furlongs, and under somewhat similar conditions to the present Challenge Stakes.,

In 1888 one of the Workmen employed in excavating the canal on the Isthmus of Panama took a ticket in the lottery which was got up for the benefit of that under taking. About a year afterwards he quitted the Isthmus, and his present whereabouts is altogether unknown. His ticket entitles him to the first prize of £10,000, and that sum lies unclaimed in the French bank which received the funds subscribed.

The "Musical Monthly," says : "Another big band contest is being arranged for in Dunedin, and a large sum has already been promised. Mr William Will has been re quested to act as supervisor, and should he accept the arduous task, it is safe to say that with his recent experience to aid him, the position could not be in better hands. Next month we shall be able to announce details in connection with the scheme."

The Alpha Martini-Henry Rifle Club, with representatives of t other clubs, including Oamaru, ha 3 passed resolutions requesting the Government to supply each member of a rifle club with 250 rounds of ammunition free per year, charging 5s per 100 beyond that number; to allow members of rifle clubs to compete for the Association's cham pion belt; and that rifle clubs provide them selves with uniforms.

A workman employed at an American hotel surprised a bystander by wanning a kettle of coffee in an original manner. He dug ji hole in a pile of sand, placed a lump of lime in it, and sprinkled some water on the lime.. Ho then put the kettle on the mixture and banked up some sand round it. In a few minutes lie announced to a com panion that the coffee was a "bilin." Here was a practical chemist in a humble way.

The Wellington correspondent of a. .Southern contemporary says :— " Thd rumours which the Press Association sent you last week«appear to be well fqundgd. It is now believed, however, that Mr Mitchel son will lead the House, and that Sir Harry, Atkinson will not resign. One point of dif ference in the Cabinet is the Public Works Department, which one or two Ministers wish to particularly restore."

Joseph Gillott was a Birmingham working jeweller in 1830. One day he accidentally split one of his fine steel tools, and being suddenly required to sign a receipt, not finding his quill pen at hand, he used the. split tool as a ready substitute. This happy accident led to the idea of making pens of metal. It was carried out with secrecy and promptitude, Tlje pe.ns of Gillott became famous, and he died recently immensely wealthy, and, withal, was extremely bene volent.

A London cartman, who had been em ployed for fourteen years by a firm of fruit dealers, was recently engaged in hauling a cargo of oranges from the wharf to the ware house of his employers. While so doing, he committed the heinous offence of eating two of the oranges. Fqr this he was at once arrested, tried, convicted, and sentenced to a month's imprisonment. The Magistrate en larged upon the enormity of the offence, involving, a3 he said, a M§erious breach of trust."

Mr D, Mahoney, of Titravu, has sent a couple of dogs .to, compete at the principal coursing fixtures in Victoria. The pair are woi'thy representatives of Mr Mahoney's kennel. Zara, by The Smoker—Louise, won the All Aged Stake at Ashburton last week and was winner of the Waterloo Plate at the last Dunedin meeting. Ringer, by Ring wood^-Zo^beda, the other of the pair, won the Inaugural Stakes at the 1888 meeting in Dunedin, which' filled' with 58 dogs,' and carried off the Champion Stakes last year.

It will be in the recollection of the public that my collection of apples shown in Mr Clayton's shop in East street, being sixty-six varieties, and also those which took two first awards at the Dunedin Exhibition and various other places, was pronounced to "be the largest and best ever shown in the Ash burton county. I would draw then atten tion my advertisement elsewhere. As unly work on blight-proof stocks than which n other stocks can be relied upon, the roots of my apple trees do not require to' be washed before sending out. James Porter,'nurseryt man, Allenton. —(Advt,)

Certainly the Most Effective MEDICINE in the woria is SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its eminent powerful effects in Coughs, Colds, Influenza, etc. ; the relief is instantaneous. Thousands gave the most gratifying testimony. Read this certificate:—" 24th April, 1885 — Messrs Sander and Sons, —It is with the greatest of pleasure that I testify to the excellence of your Eucalypti Extract. Having had inflammation of the bon& of the leg, which came on after a severe attack of low fever, I was attended by Dr J. Boyd, who had made strenuous efforts to save my leg, but Avithout success. He found it necessary to amputate nry limb. Having heard in the meantime of the wonderful cures worked by the Eucalypti Extract, I obtained a bottle, and the extract had not been applied more than an hour when I began to feel greatly relieved. After applying the extract every four hours for nine or ten days it was out of all danger. I would persu.ade all who may be effected with any such disease to give the Eucalypti Extract a trial, and I am convinced that they will find it the most wonderful of medicines.—Yours etc., E. J. Curkow, Wattle street, Sand hurst.—(Advt.) 5

Holloway's Piias,—lnvalids stractodd by indigestion and discouraged *hi their search for its remedy should make a trial of this never-failiug medicine. A lady, long a martyr to dyspeptic tortures, writes that Holloway's Pills made her feel as if a burden had been taken off her. Her spirits, formerly low, have greatly improved; her capricious appetite has given place to healthy hunger; her dull, sick, headache has departed, and gradually so marvellous a change been effected that she is altogether a new creature, and again fit for her duties. These pills may be administered with safety to the most delicate, They never act harshly, nor do they ever induce weakness; they rightly direct dsran^d ; a. d control excessive, action,

MJELBOTJIfcINE NOTES. [from our own correspondent.]

Melbourne, June 3. No stronger condemnation of the system of paying members of Parliament for their services could be furnished than the spectacle presented by the attitude of the House itself. The want of confidence motion is a commendable thing in itself, because it has furnished the much-needed opportunity required by members to criticise the financial policy of the Govern ment, and to lay bare the scandalous mis management of the - railways. It was right and proper that Ministers should be confronted with a catalogue of their mis deeds in these two important particulars, and that they should beplainly told what hon members and the public think of them. But that done, enough had been said. The Government would have re ceived a fair warning, that if they did not amend their ways they would be dis charged, and that, as we have already •seen, would have been quite sufficient to check the vagaries of which just complaint has been made- For the nothing .would be pained and a great deal would be lost .by turning the Government out just. Nothing would be gained by replacing one' set of incapables by another set not a whit. more com petent, whilst much would be lost by the inevitable postponement of important legislative consequent upon a change of Ministers. - :

But the debate is calculated to teach a lesson upon the payment of members system. A bonus of £300 a year and other valuable privileges is a strong temp tation for a certain class of people to push themselves into the House who would much better advance the interests of the country by remaining outside its walls. The professional politician—the man who goes into politics as a means of gaining a living or of increasing an existing small in come, is not a desirable citisen in any country, and, unfortunately, this class exists in Victoria. In order to wreck a Government, and better themselves by picking up the scattered plums, there men in the House who would throw public questions to the winds, whilst there are others, as shown by their speeches, who have need to' go to school a few years before setting themselves up up as legislators.

The opening of the Swan Hill railway, to be followed in two months by the placing upon the waters of the upper Murray of a splendid steamer, will open up to excursionists and pleasure seekers a new excitement. Hitherto an overworked Melbourne man, or an overworked man from any other part of Victoria, did one of three things whenever he could secure a holiday. He tried to get away to the seaside. The choice within the colony was not very extensive. Queenscliff, St. Kilda, Brighton, and the rest of the places with which weareallsofamilar, and of which we have become so weary, made up the catalogue. The favored few who had more time to spare, and who could command more money, elected a trip to Tasmania. Fewer still—men with more time and more money—adventured as far as New Zealand. The Lake district in Gippsland was not forgotten either, but now, we have brought within reach a new attraction to enjoy which does not de mand very much time nor any very great amount of money.

The direct line to Swan Hill is now open, and, in seven- or eight weeks time a long tract of the picturesque banks of the upper Murray will become accessible in seasons of the year. The scenery on either bank of the river is simply beauti ful. There is the stretch from Swan Hill to Wentworth - athriving spot on the New South Wales side of the river—then from Wentworth to Mildura—not a very long run, but opening up some exquisitely beautiful river scenery. Where this is enjoyed from the deck of a steamer splendidly appointed in every respect, the pleasure is a real one ; and especially where we are being conveyed to a spot the name of which has already become a household word in more places than Victoria. I predict that during the coursa of next summer, it will not be one party, but several that vail be made up for an excursion to that place. Then, for those who can spare the time and the money, what more pleasant than to extend the voyage down to Renmark, and Adelaide, from whence there is the choice of rail or boat back to Melbourne. This will be come a common trip.

Victorians are often reproached with devoting too much of their time to plea sure. Perhaps they do; perhaps riot. If the charge be true, however, we must remember that they are not forgetful that there is such a thing as the cultivation of the habit of thrift. The existence of the numerous building societies and life in surance offices in Melbourne proves that much. For this reason I think that too much prominence cannot be given to the doings of really sound associations of this nature, because such information can only tend in one direction —the benefit of the public. As a monument of Australian thrift and enterprise, the Australian Mutual Provident Society, whose, affairs passed under review last week, stands pre-eminent, Its ramifications permeate the length and breadth of the colonies, t and affect more or less people of all classes. T gather from the report just issued that, at the close of last year, there were 94,098 policy-holders, assuring the enormous sum of £30,000,000, to which bonuses to the extent of £5,000,000 have been added. Thirty-five millions of money —nearly sufficient to pay off the public debt of Victoria. Suppose we take the aver age family at five persons,and makearough comparison with these 94,098 policy holders, and .'.- 'u-ii- ■ !V'ier, that each member of is. ■■■ imi l:- resided in Victoria, we should have about half the population pecuniarily interested in this gigantic provident organisation, These facts should be laid to heart, not in Victoria only, but in all the colonies. They form, with others of a kindred nature, a- monument of Australian thrift. Jf we also, remember that the funds held by this society show a total of something like £9,000,000 —a sum equal to about two-thirds of the paid-up capital of all the banks of issue doing business in Victoria —one can understand the responsibility that rests upon the managers of such a society, for, apart from the business of life assurance, the influence of a financial concern of that magnitude must be enormous. As a matter of fact, the exhaustive reports issued from this office are always commented upon by the in surance Press, not only of the colonies, but of Great Britain, and the office itself is held up as a model of what life insur ance offices should be. It is only natural that an institution of this kind should progress. Thus, 11,664 new policies, assuring £3,500,000, and increasing the funds three-quarters of a million sterling, were issued last year. Placing, as this does, the Australian Mutual Provident Society at the head of all kindred British institutions, the chairman of the meeting was quite justified in saying that "the society's income, over a million and a half sterling, is now larger than that of any ordinary life office in the United King dom, In its accumulated funds it is snr paased by only Qne, while in .the returns, by way of bonuses to the policy-holders, it -is not equalled by any office, in the wprld, If the, history of the past may be accepted as an index of the future, there is every reason to Believe that the Australian Mutual Provident Society will continue to occupy the position which it now holds —that of the most successful life office which the world has yet seen."

The great comedian Toole will make his final appearance at the Princess's next Thursday night, aud if the arrangements for his performances in Australia, which

wer,e entered into prior to his arrival are adhered to, we are not likely to see him in Melbourne again. The "Little Lord Fauntleroy " Company will re-appear at this house next Saturday, after a success ful tour through New Zealand. That very amusing piece, " The Private Secre tary," continues to run at the Alexandra. "Caste" has been withdrawn from the Bijou, and succeeded by "Joseph's Sweetheart," a comedy founded on Field ing's novel, "Joseph Andrews." Every body does not admire Fielding's style, but everybody will agree that Mr Buchanan's adaptation of this novel is free from the slightest vulgarity, and that " Joseph's sweetheart" is a most attrac tive comedy. Mr Charles Warner has chosen to make his farewell appearances at the Royal, prior to his departure for London, in the part of Wilfred Denever in " The Silver King."

TELEGRAPHIC

HOME AND FOREIGN,

'PJSR PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

London, June 10. Mr Raikes is making preparations for giving effect to the reduction to 2£d in ocean postage rates.. The postal officials have entered a protest against the abolition of the special trains to convey the Brindisi mails.

The "Globe" says that the hulls of the Australian cruisers require strengthening in order to withstand; the shock of the. continuous quick firing guns with whicn they are armed. . In the House of Commons to-day Mr Dillon's motion censuring the Government for their conduct in con nection with the recent meetings at Tipperary and Cashel was rejected by a large, majority. Mr Goschen, Chancellor of %\\a Exchequer, in reply to a question put by Mr W. Summers, member for Huddersfield, in the House of Commons totday, stated that the Government do not think it desirable to purchase the Eastern Extension Company's cables, for they doubted whether they could adopt a cheaper tariff than that now charged by the Company.

Berlin, June 11., The Emperor William refuses to prosecute Prince Bismarck for divulg ing State secrets.

General Yon Caprivi has declared that as the Provinces of Alsace and Lorraine have not advanced since their incorporation with the German Empire the passport system must continue.

Brussels, June 10. Through an accident on a switch back railway at Antwerp two persons were killed and seven injured.

New York, June 10. The Variety Theatre at Brooklyn has been destroyed by fire. Fifteen racehorses and seven grooms were killed in a collision which oc curred on the Wabash railway, Missouri.

CRICKET.

[per press association.]

London, June 11. The following will represent the players of England in the match against the Australians, fixed for the 19 th inst:—Shrewsbury, Gunn, Flow ers, Sherwin,— -Attowell, Lohmaan,, Briggs," Peel, Chatterton, Ulyett, and Maurice Read.

SCULLING.

O'CONNOR AND KEMP,

[per press association.]

Sydney, June 11. Mr Punch has offered to back O'Connor for the Sculling Champion ship for a stake of £200 aside, and a side wager of £300. Kemp's party are agreeable to these terms.

MAGISTERIAL

ASHBURTON—THURSDAY.

[Before C. A. Wray Esq., R,M, CIVIL CASES.

Carson v Ibell, claim £3 9a 10s. Judg ment for £2 4s lOd and costs.

E. .McKeo v Chambers, claim £1. Judgment by default. • The Court then rose.

The Labor Troubles.

STRIKE OF DOCK LABORERS.

[per press association]

London, June 10.

Three thousand dock laborers at Gloucester have struck work, owing to aii alleged breach of agreement on the part of the employers. Great irritation is being manifested at several other ports, and it is likely thak the action of the em ployers will lead to more strikes.

H. H. Champion, the labor agitator, who was about to visit Australia on a lecturing tour in connection with Trades Union matters, has postponed Ms depar ture on account of having received a com mission from the Emperor William of Germany to report on Trades Unions in Europe.

. The Metropolitan police have formed a Union.

Sydney, June 11,

The Wharf Laborers' Union issued an appeal to the various Trades' Unions throughout Australasia for support in the event of any struggle taking place with the employers.

Auckland, June 11. The Tailoresses' Union contemplate starting a co-operative factory.

Christchurch, June 11

At a special meeting of the Christchurch Tailors, Tailoresses, and Pressers Union, held last evening, two month's notice of the following resolution was given :— '' That this meeting is of opinion that the time has arrived when some steps should be taken to alleviate the great loss of work which is daily in creasing upon the members of this Union, and withe ut doubt the time ia not far distant when an appeal will be made by the surplus labor on the market to render them assistance from starvation, . There fore this Union take the initiative, steps to form a co-operative productive employ ment fund."

Oamaru, June 11

The result of the voting by the local branch of the Railway Employees' Union on the qnestion of federation with the Maritime Council is 133 for and none against.

.The Slaughtermen's Union has resolved to affiliate with the Trades and Labor Council,

Dunedin, June 11

It is understood that there is now every pi'ospect of a satisfactory settlement of the dispute at the Shag Point coal mine, through the mediation of Mr Millar, Secretary of the Maritime Council.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[per press association.]

Auckland, June 11.

The Waipa County Council have decided to ask kindred bodies throughout the Waikato to protest with them against the introduction of stoats and weasels.

An elderly man, named Philip Hunts man, about 60 years of age, was found dead to-day in his residence atDevonport. The woman Stanfey (but whose real name is James) who was discharged from the Asylum has now been sent away with her children from the Prison Gate Brigade Home, as there is no accommodation there for women with children, and they are now being cared for at the Police Station. Inspector Broham has communicated with the North Auckland Charitable Aid Board on the subject.

Wellington, June ll. r The Education Department will shortly issue a circular to the Boards of Educa tion in the colony, suggesting the desir ableness of adopting a uniform set of class books in all schools in New Zealand.

Dr. Ginders, who. has been instructed to enquire into and report as to the exist ence of leprosy at Tokarb, in the Hot Lakes district, has not yet forwarded his report to Government, but the authorities in' Wellington are convinced that there is lib foundation for the scare among Europeans. .The disease is ;known to have existed among the Natives for many years, and is said to be no worse now than years ago. -'

In the course of an address to his Carterton constituents last" night, Mr W. C. Buchanan stated that Government Had under consideration the question of the appointment of officers whose duties would be to grade dairy produce and hemp intended for export. The "Evening Press" states—"We are informed on good authority that His Excellency the Governor has intimated to the authorities of Sfc. Paul's pro-Cathedral Church that the Government House sittings will not be required after the end of the present year." In the case of Tuhora f the Native accused of committing a criminal assault on a Maori girl, which Has occupied the Supreme Court three days, the jury found the prisoner not guilty, and he was dis charged. The case against Jansen, of burglary at the Colonial Museum, will b© heard to-morrow. [ -

Oaihabu, June 11,

A man named John Smart was brought into, town this morning in an unconscious state, suffering from injuries received through being thrown from his horse and dragged by the stirrup. He was taken to the Hospital. •' " / •

DuNEDDf, June 11. At the Supreme Court to-day t a case was commenced in which Miss Bessie Hume claims £300 damages from the. Taieri and Peninsula Milk Supply Com pany. Miss Hume was out driving with some friends when the horses took fright at some milk cans left by the roadside, belonging to the defendants. She was thrown or jumped out of the carriage, and her injuries have incapacitated her from work. The case is not concluded.

COMMERCIAL.

The Miarkets.

[per press association.]

(Received June 12, 11.50 a.m.) London, June 11. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,857,000 quarters, and for the Continent 752,000 quarters. The American visible supply is estimated at 21,792,000 bushels.

" ■ New-Zealand Loan~anct "Mercantile Agency Company's four per cents £96. Copper £48' per ton; tin £97 10s.

East Street Horse Bazaar.

Bland and Humpherys report on the the horse market, etc,, for the week end ing Saturday, 7th June :—There was-a large attendance of farmers arid others and the sale throughout was. the briskest we have had for many weeks past, in fact it made one think that the depres sion in horse flesh had passed away. 43 horses were yarded for the day's sale, of which 24 changed hands at considerably increased values on former sales. The following are the prices realised for those sold: —On account of Mr Daniel McKendry we sold a 5-year-old hunter, the best we have seen for some time, at £25 10s, Mr Dennis McKendry being the purchaser ; on account of Mr C. Fawcett, a grey gelding, at £12 5s ; light harness horses, £15 10s, £8 ss, £8 10s and £8 ; a line of 10 hack colts, and fillies from Mesopotamia brought £6.105, £7, £9, £810s, £9 10s, £10 10s; £10 15s, £11, £11 and £13; medium draughts brought £12 ss, £13, £19 10s, £21 10s, £16 ss, £17 ss, £10 10s and £13 10s; aged draughts, £7 to £101; yearling draught colts and fillies, from £5 to £13 ; hacks, £6 10s, £5 and £7 ; aged do, £1 to £3; an aged pony brought £5 7s 6d.

Sundries—Gig', £10 ; old dray, £4 17s; 6d ; double furrow ploughs, £4 12s 6d and £5 ; harness and horse covers at good value ; potatoes, 4s to 4s 3d ; onions, Id per lb ; carrots, 2s 6d per sack; oats, Is to' Is 4d per bushel.

On Thursday, sth June, we held a very successful clearing sale at Mr Thomas Langley's homestead, Dromore, when every lot was cleared at prices already quoted. ;

During the week we sold privately to a Christchurch buyer a line of 40 head of fat steers and heifers at owner's reserve.

Land Sales.

There has been^ a considerable ' • churn ing " up in landed property this week, several farms having changed hands. A portion of the Westerfield Estate, some 800 odd acres, lias been sold to Messri Mawson Bros., of Wheatstone, Messrs Mawson's Wheatstone farm has been sold to Mr W. H. Ford, of Ealing. Mr M. Mahoney, has sold his Raheen farm, at WiUowby, to Mr W. T. Lill, of Newlands ; and Mr Henry Hudson, of Elgin, has sold his farm to Mr M. Mahoney. In all these transactions, Mr David Thomas has been agent for the vendors.

Addington Live Stock Market.

Christohuech, June 11. There was, a gqod attendance at the Addington market to-day, and business was brisk in most sections. Store Sheep.—Only about 2000 stores were penned, of which the majority were' small crossbreds of no particular preten sion to quality, and a few lines of old sheep. Two-tooth crossbreds, mixed, realised from 8s 9d to 11s 9d, and som«" sound mouthed ewes fetched 7sl One line of crossbred ewes in lamb brought 8s 2d. Some merino wethers sold at 2s lOd for boiling. Fat Lambs.—There was a very small entry, and but little demand for any thing but the primest quality, some pens of which realised up to 18s. ■ ?- 1 ' Fat Sheep.—Over 6000 yarded, the greater portion bring ewes. A few very nice lines of crossbred wether muttbn sold freely for export. There was an apparent slackness in the market at first, but it was evident that the price of best quality mutton did not warrant th.c, quotation of a drop in price, "' Fat Cattle.—Small entry, comprising

130 head, but the quality" was decidedly above the average. Best sorts r lßato 20s per XOOlbs j inferior, from 13s upwards.

Stork Cattle. —There was a fair entry of odd lots of daily and store cattle, but the business <?one was not brisk except for good sorts of dairy cows and springers, which brought good prices. Pig;;.— There were about 600 pigs, nearly all baconers of good quality.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

[PER PKESB ASSOCIATION

(Received June 12, noon.) CRICKET.. _ r . . / ■''; . London^ June 11. In consequence of rain, the _„ game between the Australian^and Middle- - sex was abandoned and will count as

drawn.

EAST AFRICAN QUESTION.

The " St James Gazette" publishes a forecast of the basis on, which it has reason to believe the dispute between England and Germany will be settled. British claims in Uganda and to the "Stevenson Road," connecting\Lakea Nyssiaand Tanganyika,- j will jbe^recog nised, and.in return, Germany will be allowed to extend her ,boundaries in land to the confines of the Congo Free State," giving. Britain a f rep trade route to ~l Lakes: -Victoria, Nyanza, and Tanganyika.., Treaties arranged,^y Dr Peters withthe'King^of JUgahda will be disavowed.

IRISH LAND PURCHASE BILL.

With a view to overcome obstruct tion to the Irish Land Purchase. and Tibcal Government ~Billsj"~ Government have proposed that the House shall take them up next session at the stage they have reached by the end of the present session. •: \■; 'X

AMERICAN CURRENCY.

Washington, June 11.

The Senate is likely to pass its own silver billjin preference ,to~]that agreed to in the Lower House. O X•>

EGYPTIAN LOAN CONVERSION

'-•- / ; Pakis, June 11. M. Ribot states that" Jthe r Government will'; "consfenfrT'tcf the Egyptian conversion, ■scheiS(ie,rif. the powers are allowed to decide on the best, means, of applying the MVings effected.

ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS.

.<"<.,", ',  i.: •' ■ i '.: r, SYDNBTV.'JuhB. 111. A letter has beeir received from Dr Hansen, the Swedish Arctic. explorer, regretting'he is .unable jid~ visit the Colonies on a lecturing' tour, owing to his being engaged in preparations for another Arctic expedition. , : |-'

SHIPPING.

Sydney, June 12. Sailed—Mariposa, for Auckland. Melbourne, Juiiel2. Sailed yesterday —- "Waihor&, j for Bluff '■-■• ' "'■'■:'•> -^ •-.,

"Wliat are Coming to*

A French statistician who has been studying the military and other records with a view of determining the height of men at different periods has reached some wonderful results.,, A Frenchman is naturally an artist, even, in figures. A German or an American' might content himself with a dry aritmetical compilation; but this artist carries his statistics into the realm of history and of poetry, and even uf—prophecy. _He_has not only solved soriie~perplexing problems in regard to the past of the human race, but t also is enabled to calculate its future, and to determine the exact period when, man will disappear from the earth. The recorded facts extend over nearly three centuries. It is found that in 1610 the average height of a man in Europe was 1*75 metres, or say, sft 9in., Jn.J.790 it was sft 6in. 1n..1820 -it" jyws' sft sin and a fraction. 'At the present time it is sft 3fin. It is easy to deduce from.these figures a rate'of regular and gradual de cline in human stature, and then to apply this, working backward, forward, to the past and to the future. 'By this cal culation it. is. determined that the statue of the first men attained the''surprising average of 16ft 9in. .Truly-there were giants oh the earth.in those •'days.- " ; The race had already deteriorated in the days of Og, and Goliath was a quite degene rate offspring of the giants. 'Coming down to later times we find that it' the beginning of our era the average height of man was 9ft, and in the time of Charle magne it was Bft Bin, a fact quite sufficient to account ' for the . heroic deeds of' the Paladins. But the most astonishing result of this scientific study i comes "from'the application of the'same inexorable lair of diminution to the future. .The' calculation shows that bythe year <. iCQQvA'.D. 1/ 1- the average man will be reduced to ( lsinri.;~ At that epoch there will be only laliputians on the earth, And the conclusion >ojf the learned statistician is irresistible^ 'that " the end of the world wfll Acerfcainly ar rive, for the inhabitants will have become so small that bhey will-finally disappear" —" finish by disappearing," as the French idiom expresses it, " from the terrestrial globe."—Exchange. , " . .[','''' ?

Ashburton Hounds.

The above Hounds met at Methven on June lOfch.. After " tlurbwing 1 off" in one of the Springfield paddocks,-a hare ; was soon found, but escaped .after giving^the field a short nierry gallop. . A fresh hare was sotfn started, a good run resulting across Messrs Ulyett _ and, McKendry's properties, and thence acrpss^ ttiy Syden ham reserve to the.railway, where she was lost. The hounds, however, were taken back, and again picked up the scent in one of. Mr Ulyett's paddocks, and after a rattling run round two of Mr Cameron's paddocks, puss was killed. The day being hot, and vary trying to both horses and hounds, it was agreed that all had had enough, and^a return was made for home/ The'scent held well over the grass land, but~.it was , very, .poor on plough' and stubble.' ' '■'"J ' L "■ '•' "- 4' •':i

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

[PER PRESS ],„ '.. •. '.: <*. - ' '■ 'J AA i *T<ew Plymouth Harkcr. " New ; Pjcymooth, June 12. The sandbank which had accumulated at the head of the Jbreakwater^ iii r*he harbor 'is', graduallyJ. disappearing,£&he sand travelling eastward, and the harbor, master notified fo;the.3fcarine Board that vessels can come .near the bank drawing 13 foet at spring tides and;eleven feet at neap. Vessels crossing the, .bank fahduld keep the wharf well open to westward. Mriiortvil "W'lf* Murder, l>y « Mmmrt. Wakganui, June 12. Inspector Pardy is up the Waitotam river investigating a reported case of murder by a Maori, who is said to' have killed his wife,- and broken her back. Fir* . ... Nelson, June ,12. The "Evening Mail's" .ColUngflpod correspondent, telegraphs that Glodhill's Commercial IJotel was burnt down >lasfc night, Insurance—£l2oo \in .NjKftich j Union, , \ V«nii<l Brairacil. \''" OAMARU,June 12. The body of John Mehzies, draper, of

this town, was found floating,in a lagoon at noon to-day. . Decoat&d llias be«n missing since 21st May.

THE ASHBUKTON GUARDIAN, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1890.



yuDiic JNOticea. WANTED IMPORTANT -VT OTICE ~ MPORTANT JLN OTI C E Cash Adorrtisments tinder tnis heading, not exceeding 16 words, ONE BHILL lAG " Addrrsxrsmny he hit at thin O/Hj? MESSRS HALLENSIEIN BROS & CO, JUST opened, a few ladies plush *J jackets, newest shapes, very cheap. Proprietors of the . —H. C. Segers, Melford House. ' NEW ZEALAND \\> AJN '.Jii Inorn.-A special pur ' •- chase of choice Ladies Hata at a CLOTHING FACTORY desperate price.—W. H. Collier. 4t130 WANTED KNOWN.—A few, best quality, Sealette Jackets at Half '"-'■*" - Price, 25s 6d each.—W. H. Collier, ASHBURTON "The Corner." 6_64 m n *ri. \\ /"ANTED to Sell,—Good Mangolds — Invercargill, Gore, Milton,-Ooanaru, y\■-- in large or small lots.—Apply to Timaru, Dunedin, Christchurch, Hoki- Chaß> Doherty, Graham's Road, Tin tika, Greymouth, Reefton, Westport, wa id. 662 Nelson, Wellington, Napier, Hastings, :—— Waipawa, Gisborne, Palmerston North, T- OST on Friday a Silver Brooch of Wanganui, Hawera, New Plymouth, *-» Jubilee Coins, between Peter Street Thames and Auckland, and Steele's Store, Alford Forest Road. Finder rewarded on returning to Guardian Have arranged to Office. 6 63 FLOAT THEIR^BUSINESS INTO A QT OP THAT COUGH !By using LUMfAJNY, j^) Flower's Cough Drops. Guaranteed ■ To be registered under "The Companies Can only be obtained at H. & a C 4. iggo Cr. Flower s. Confectioner, East Street. _____ . " lvl It is ft part of the arrangement that VI T ANTED every man m the County STOCKS shall be REDUCED by £50,000 V V to have a suit of the Ashburton before the 15th of June next Tweeds. —Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunder's Buildings. To effect this the Managers of the vari- \i/ ANTED KNOWN.—A lot of Branches throughout the colony have yy Ladies Cloth and Tweed Jackets, been instructed, in addition to marking considerably under vusual cost priced out the Gockls at Low Prices, to allow 5 w. H. Collier, "The Corner." per cent on all cash sales amounting to £L and upwards. TIT ANTED KNOWN.-The Cheapest V V House in Ashburton to buy This excellent opportunity of buying Drapery, Millinery, Clothing, Boots, etc., oods should not be overlooked, especi- is H. C. Segers, Melford House. ally as it is a well-known fact that the rpHE Patent Candle Extinguisher can Manufactures of the New Zealand Lloth- J_ D e Set to Extinguish, at any time -•■■ ; ing Factory are Superior to Anything in required ;it will save insurance premiums •- ; the Market. yova i IOUSO an d y Our life, prioe Is; Sole „, , , ~~~, _ , . Agent for Ashburton.—R. Alcorn, - The sale at the Ashburton Branch is Saunders ' Buildings , j under the management of Mr W. H. ■ x -- rT --~-=r— -r- ——-— Wjebber \i/ANTED Known —One hundred » *. V V and fifty Ladies' and Children' Ulsters bought a great bargain (good qualities), now selling very cheap—H. C. Segers. Melford House. WANTED Known—The Cheapest Shop to buy Tinware and Gal lA/AJI PnADDniA/ vanised Iron goods in Ashbarfcon, is at Will* UrAnnUff W. F. Hannaford's, Burnett Street. A large stock kept on hand. Tin and Iron ware goods made and repaired with dcs patch t W ANTED KNOWN.—Mrs M. L. V V Eliassojs and Miss Henly, (late of the D.I.C. Christchurch), have com- TK I T CST) A ftT T\ menced business as Milliners and Dress- JAI JLv L\ All Lf makers,*in East Street, two doors from Mr Segers. Ladies favoring them with orders will find them carefully carried out and the work executed in the latest style. l A perfect fit guaranteed. Charges moderate. 6 46 Public Notices. MEN'S MERCER motihoclam. ~ A DANCING CLASS will be held in the Watorton Library every FRI DAY Evening, commencing from Friday NEXT, the 13th inst. 6 47 "INTTOTICE—AII persons found Trespas JLN sing in pursuit of game or other wise on the Riversdale Estate on and after this date will be prosecuted. J. R. WILLIAMS. EAST STREE Rxveradale, 24th May. 5176 TENDERS. WANTED, TENDERS for Ploughing 100 Acres Stubble Land. Tenders o be sent in by SATURDAY, June 14th, ' For particulars fipply to /f--?*-X"^ /2f?^*^ -^ *IAWCETT > (£:/. ;/V..j F^f ifilpL 6t61 Hampstead, lipfetel mWm^ ASHBURTON LITERARY AND / ,VW TtiS&T^i DEBATING SOCIETY. £\? '$?') *&\<n. J *~PHOSE interested in above are re i2t&('j/ V&&*r -L quested to meet at the Templar s^dMtk Jife§\ H?lU ' FIIIDAY NEXT &\ 8 P-ni-' t0 njlr// ~\ /'^ x^w arrange for holding meetings and^ to \Jr^ini\T -TZZTIi WITH TEEtB receive Balance Sheet. 653 THE CHRISTCHURCH DENTAL r\ TTVAWOIT T^ODDS -SURGERY, V^T« -*- J-^ Comer of Onahdand High Greets. SURGEO N DENTIST, Sl/TYERS AND /•>(). ~— , , , _[y {_ i^y Address : —Court Chambers, above Mr SURGEON DENTISTS. H. M. Jones, Stationer, East Street. And at Dunedin and Westport. Private Residence, Havelock btreet, TTTE have gained the FIRST AWARD Opposite Presbyterian Church VV at the Dunedin Exhibition for mftqt bt «nm Artificial Dentures and Mechanical Appli- MU-bl J5Ji &uljj. g— £: DEVIOUS TO^TO OK-TAKINO. "SfiS^-." 4 **** * " QUBPLUS St ock of Boots, SWonery KJ Fancy Goods etc., at CxßiiAlLl ASingle Artificial Tooth, 10s. REDUCED PRICES. A lot of music at Complete Sot - Upper and Lower- half.price Hundreds of back numbers o temporary and permanent, £10 10s. Periodicals and Xmas Papers with colored NatVbal; Durable, Comfortable at haH pnee Sale now on. Artificial Teeth Replaced Temporarily al- L- F- AISDRLWLS & CO most immediately after the extraction btationers tlau. of decayed teeth or Btumps without extra r- c"i A\/ A I I fee or charge. - rrr rLnvnLL — ENGINEER AND MACHINISI, Arrangements can be made for part or Ashburton; monthly payments. AT>AfTATTcjTVRT:wp~T<rTTT?nTT^ <YSfTTW QTBAM Engines and Boilers repaired, ADMINISTERING NITROUb OXIDE Tlircsliing Machines overhauled orA-S Heveral times daily for the past ten Latesfc linproyemonts fitted into o years, we fearlessly assert that extraction niflchines# r Numerous testimonials on of teeth under \tn influence is perfectly nulication painless and positively safe Shop-Adand and Campbells Old _, ,' « i ..... (. uction Rooms. s^lßß Fee for Administration, ss. ___. Extraction, 2s 6d. Tali 0 DnnfrtU Artificial Teeth and Dentures made by UUlllA Ui RCkJlOiJj •ther dentists repaired or remodelled at nmaU cost. GEInERAL MERCHANT Hours of attendance —9 a.m. to 6 p.m IF YOU WANT GENUINE VALUE ' ° JUj ' - FOR YOUR MONEY, TRY , SHBURTON W\Xf Q NPTP I. ? \ TJAS now in Stock, and is prepared V V 01 nii\J ij •», V • Jt± to sell at Lowest Current Rates, . , - Building Material of all descriptions, HE in now offering the best value consisting of— ever had in Ashburton. A large and well assorted stock of Red and White PINES Boards and DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS Scantlings, Flannel Is a yard. Black PINE, Good heavy dress tweeds all colors B_d , TOTARA, per yard. KAURI Shelvings, Lining Winter Homespuns 7_d. and Flooring. Cashmeres and Merinos in all colors at V^D.L. Timber for Bridge Work, very low prices. also for Hurdle and Gate-making. Blankets, in grey, white, and blue, a* sft and 6ft PALINGS. very low prices. Galvanised IRON, Lysaght's Orb, the Quilts, calicos, flannels, hollands, and best Iron manufactured, shirtings, Cheaper than over. CEMENT, LIME, etc., Double width whito sheeting 7H- WIRE, Barbed and Plain, and , Mens, boys, and youths suits. Soxr Fencing Staples, shirts, and hats at prices before neve, Posts, Stakes, Strainers known. " GOAL., BOOTS, BOOTS, BOOTS. Besfc Newcastle- The cheapest Boots and the Best Boots COALBROOKDALE, ever had in Ashburton are at And MOUNT SOMERS. WW SPENCER'S Horse Feed-OATS, whole . W. Wrtn^iiC . OATS, crushed THE ARCADE. Oate" Sheaf, CHAFF ' bran, etc, Men's Bluchers 6s lid. ObStaS^SitalL s Hppe re , shoes f Sharps hsL and a .pnntity «r,,l lwX- TT-rtra valiifl vprv rhpan of Barley, whole or crushed. ana boots. J^xtra vnxue very cneap. «rp»rrfrrYNr a-ntt* ttatjivt cthrttq Ihe best school boots for boys and ANDjFARM STORES girls ia Ashburton at ) gu^ CanclleS) °S S Groceries, in who e_ WTTr ar\ Y"lTVTriTn'O \ sa^ s > an^ ie Celebrated W brillNLjLKb CEYLON AND INDIAN TEA ABCAPE, ASJSBDBTON In its imported state- Not Blended



Mr J. Joyce, M.H.R., for Lyttelton, ad dressed his constituents last night, and was accorded a unanimous vote of thanks and confidence.