The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1890. THE WELLINGTON TRAGEDY

We ar^ pleased to moo tli.it the, Wellington police have decided to prosecute the youths who took part m stone-throwing ftt, th's Chinamcu'.s lint-; m Wellington, and vrhieb led-up to the death of the young man Smith. The young men who took p-trfc m thi-; act of Jfirrikinism a>e morally respon sible for the. fltt.ith of their companion, and also for the serious position m which two of the Chinese have been pl.-iced. The Chiticse. were evidently goaded and exasperated beyond human endurance m consequence of atones being thrown upon their dwelling^, to the danger of their lives mid the destruction of property. In & moniont of inflamed passion and frenzy they rushed out m a body and gave chase to their persecutors, and coming up with one of them the dread tragedy took place-which.has resulted m the committal for trial of two of the Chinese on a charge of wilful murder. Whatever may be the moral and legal guilt of the Chinese m taking the life of one of their tormentors, and however unjustifiable may have been the use of knives, there is no doubt that the stone throwers .were primarily responsible for all that followed. It woufd there fore be a standing reproach against the guardians of the peace m Welling ton if some action bad not been taken to punish the whole band of rough lar rikins, whose assault upon the Chinese was totally unprovoked. There has beon considerable delay m entering upon the prosecution of the yqutlis in volved m the stone-throwing episode m the affray. Tins has doubtless been caused through the working up of evidence m the more serious charge of murder against the Chinese; but now that the prosecution has been entered upon, it. m to be hoped ;the magistrates will mete out to the offenders the due reward of their mis deeds. The punishment will, v/e trust, be of such a character as will not only be a. salutary-lesson "to the Wellington larrikins, but a note of warning to larrikins similarly inclined m other parts of the colony, whose cowardly and unprovoked assaults upon the Chinese have, times out of number, called forth severs comments from the magisterial bench. One of the proudest boaats of the British race is that the stranger and alien sojo.urner m British possessions shall receive the same measure of protection from .the-.laws of the country as the subjects of the Queen. The boast is not an empty one, the police records showing that, where unprovoked assaults are com mitted upon subjects of another power, rigorous punishment has followed; and we have little doubt that the Welling ton Magistrate will follow, m the beaten track, and put a stop to acts of hirrikinism which are not only a dis grace to the youths taking part m them, but a serious reflection upon the law-abiding population of the colony.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Angnews nxe now settled on their laad at Biackistoup. ■ • A team of English My cricketers vril'l xivc shortly on a visit to Australia. ,■ A new and profitable occupation for women m America is that of census enumerator.: Miss Bcfisie Robertson, the champion census;, enumerator, can register on an average 282 names per day, earning a salary of 7dol to 8 10l per day—that is 28s to 325. Tha OriHige Lodges m Auckland have passed resolutions pledging their members not to vote for any candidate who will not promise to carry on a vigorous syafcem of re trenchment, persisently oppose further; borrowing, and uphold the present system pf education. , Mr Thmnas Wilson, of Sea view, Waknnui," has ju?t imported a miantity of genuine Turkish stones, sheep shears, etc. The. stones (\re of very superior quality, and Mr Wilson purposes disposing of the few he has to spare to his fellow fanners, as well as to shearer* and othere. The return of traffic on the Victorian railways for the week eiuleil 4ch September shows that the receipts from passengers, parcels, horses, carriages,' dogs, and mails amounted to £34,14115 a ; and from merchan dise, minerals, aud cattle to £30,790 ss; making the total receipts for the week £(»M32. By advertisement m another column it will be seen that Court Ashburton, A.0.F., intends holding a social on the 15th inst. The socials held last season by this Court were most successful, and as the Foresters appear to be unceasing m their labor to eii3ure the success of the coming eoefol, we anticipate an enjoyable evening for those who attend. The drawing for the Ait Union prizes will also take place on that evening, the pictures for which have been procured. Tickets may be obtained from members of the' Committee, and as thetinie ■is now short tho.se intending to secure tickets should lose no time m so doing. Mr Smith.a fish dealer of Wellington, hid a decidely unpleasant experience at island Bay la3t week. He was engaged m getting p:iwa shells, and had his arm under water m the act of detaching one of the ahell-jtisli from a rock, when ho was suddeuly seized by an octopus which as quick as thought wrapped one of its tentacles round Mr Smith's arm. As may be supposed, the sight of the creature made Mr Smith draw back, but ho found lie coull not got free, and it was not until he had cut off two of the tenacious sucker studded arms tli.it he could withdraw his limb. He afterwards captured the brute, which was not a particu larly large one. That the book canvassing business has been overdone m New Zealand is ah acknow ledged fact, and it is not to be wandered, at .that readers are somewhat chary m becom ing subscribers for new volumes. There ia, oue work, however, m course of publication which cannot fail to recommend itself to all lovers of literature. We refer to Mr Thos. Bracken's "Musings m Maoriliuid" which is now being brought out at Leipaic, Germany. Some time ago it was suggested to Mr Bracken that he should bring out an edition 'irhixv of the best of his productions, ljoth serious and humorous, and acting on the hint he made arrangements with a leading German publishing firm to bring put the work. He was induced to do so by the fact the < lermans excel m sepia illustration?. I Several leading New Zealand artists were engaged to illustrate the book, and the result, from the specimens inspected by us, is highly satisfactory. Mrs Captain Mair (daughter of the late Property-tax Commis sioner) has drawn a full-length 'portrait'of the celebrated Maori Chief Te Rauparalia, and she will also contribute other sketches to the volume. Then there are Messrs L. W. Wilson, Cousins, Fodor, Hancridge, and other artists who are illustrating a number pf Mr Bracken's poems. , Apart altogether from the versification the volume will be specially interesting to students of history, as .Sir Rolwrt Scout contributes to its pages a, condensed history of the rise and progress of J(ew /?oalajul. When we a<M to this .Sir ■''George Grey wpftps the preface, f|iid Lord Tennyson has accuptod thtt dedication, we think w,e have advanced enough t» secure for Mr Bracken'^ book a wolcoiiio recognition, I

■ Rro Harris?, Grand President of the District (ifand Lodge of Canterbury, paid a special visit yesterdftv to Stnr of Ashburton fiodge of .])rui<t*. At 7 o'clock last evening a Loilgoof the Royal Arch Chapter was held hi the Templar Hall, when the Uraml President •jonferred the Roysil Arch Degree on the following l\Mr A.l).'«: — F.lU\ Bro F. Xokes, D.P. Kro J. Pauline, P. A. Bro R. Ki»ton, P.A. Cro T. Wnll, P.A. Bro E. ! Higgins, P.A. l?ro Vasty, P.A. Bro W. Pearson, and P.A. ]?vo R. Clark. Br.i flnrris gave viilunblc information nnd in struction as to tjio working of a Roy.il Arch Chapter Lodge. Tho Arch Druid ]>j;rc« v.'.n coiiiVn'ml oil Bro W. H. Piekfonl. Tho irmnl lj'»rlj»<! was then opened, Bro T. Wall pmsiflinl,'.1 ,'. There w.ia a <»ooil atteiul ■oice of members, and after the usual bu&incss Bfo Harritj, G.D.P., juldrcrsfed the meml.er,-, ivl'erriiig *o the benefits to be derived by joining the District Grand Lodge of Canter bury, and after he had gone into figuress at great length, 'vhteh showed clearly the ad vantage of Druids having a Grand Lodge m New Zealand, it uus carried uhaniniously V That it is deurable to pass a. resolution at the next'summoned meeting that the Lodge iilßliate with the District Graud Lodge of Canterbury," A hearty vote of thanks to Bro Harris for his able and valuable address was then carried. Bro Harris suitably re plied. The committeo reported progress on the coming performance of Ashore and Afloat m aid of the widow and children of late Bro Iveel«y. The Lodge then closed ac usual. The officers and P.A. Druids retired with D.G.P. Bro Harris to a light repast provided m honor of his visit. The usual toasts and honors to Bro Harris and " the success ef the Grand Lodge of Canterbury " closed a most enjoyable meeting at. 12 p.m. It was stated during the evening that tickets for the dramatic performance m aid of the widow and children of late Bro Keeley could be obtained from Bros Wall, Nokes, and Klaton. We clip th« following important testimo nial from the *' lUawarra Mercury " (X. S. W., of the 30th March. It needs no comment:— "Mr John Loveday, of the Bulli Mountain writes to us that after suffering for four years with a'jute gravel, he has experienced almost complete relief by using Sander nnd Sons' Eucalyptic Extract. He says :—'' Seeing the said Extract advertised m the ' Illawarri Mercury,' his intense suffering induced him to obtain a bottle of the medicine from Mr Hosking, chemist, of this town, and that the use of it gave him great relief at once. He Htates that between 10th March inst., when he obtaiued the first bottle of the ' extract, and the 19th, the use of that medicine continued to afford him relief, to which he hid been a stranger for four years. Mr Lovcdtiy writes also that he has found the Eucalypti Extract i cure for rheumatism as well as gravel. He requests us to publish this information through the' Mercury.' We have much pleasure m complying with Mr Loveday's request, who.se word cannot be doubted; ami who can have no object m view other than a pure desire to benefit suffering humanity. "—(Advt.) 2

TELEGRAPHIC

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[r-KR I'EBSa ASSOCIATION.j London, October (5. Mrs Booth, wife of General Booth, head of the Salvation A.imy, is dead. The Shipping Federation has been registered as a Company. , The Irish Convention, summoned by J^lr Parnell, met at Dublin to-day, The principal topics of discussion were the potato blight, and the distres caused by it, find censure on Mr Balfour for the Tipperary arrests. Ottawa, October 8. Sir John Macdonald, speaking at St. John's, said that when the new Atlan tic steamers were afloat Canada would fight o. victorious battle for the better part of the trade with Asia, Australasia, and England. Pauis?, October 6. France has signed a treat)' of peace with Dahomey. • . ... Sixty convicts are reported to have escaped from New Caledonia. Le Matin says that Stgnor Cmpi will demand as a condition of the renewal''of the Triple Alliance that Italy shall be allowed to establish a protectorate ever Tripoli. Naplks, October C. An Anglo-Italian Conference for the purpose of arranging for the con trol of the Soudan i 3 now meeting m this city. Vienna, October 6. Thousands of persons engaged m the mother-of-pearl industry m Austria will be thrown out of work by the McKinley Tariff Bill coming into operation. Sydney, October (3. A serious riot occurred at tli«i Hiber nian picnic at Chowder Bay, a mob of 200 larrikins rushed the pavilion, and a general melee followed, m which sticks, stones and branches of trees were used as weapons. A large force of police was despatched to the scene, and cpielled the disturbance. Forty lof the rioters were arrested. During the scrimmage many persons were severely hurt

INTERPROVINCIAL

Wellington, October 6. Mr J. S. Clendon, R.M. at the Bay of Islands, has beon appointed a Judge of the Native Land Court. The appointment of Deputy Commis sioner of the Insurance Ddpartment was conferred to-day upon Mr S. W. d'Arcy Irvine, Inspecto the department. Mr Irvine has been eighteen years m the -department, and is recognised as one of its ablest and most valuable officers. He is a Fellow of the Statistical Society of England, and the appointment is deemed a very satisfactory one. The Napier was insured for £750. The damage is estimated at about £200. The Wellington Educationol Institute has appointed Messrs Gruncly, Watson, Ward, and Samuel delegates to the Council meeting at Auckland m January. Auckland, October 6.' A distressing accident befell a young girl named Agnes Little, aged about seventeen, at Kingsland yesterday. A neighbor named George was cleaning an air gun, which he believed to be unloaded, when it went off, and the charge, a small pellet of lead, lodged m Miss Little's eye, which was destroyed. The pellet was afterwards, extracted,'-but it is feared that the sight of the other eye will also bo lost. During a visit to the Kuaotunu gold field, Mr Mitchelson was asked whether the Government Arould take over the Whangapoua block from the Kauri Timber Company, but he declined 10 make any promise on the subject. Mr J. S. Clinton, R.M. at Bay of Is lands, has been appointed judge of the Native Lind Court. The police have decided to prosecute the youths who took part m the stone throwing at the Chinamen's hut at Lower Hutt, which led to the death of the young man Smith. The charge will probably be that of stone-throwing and molesting. In order to give the Returning Officers sufficient time to purge the rolls, the writs for the general election will not be issued untjl about the fjth November, or a month before the date of the election, CHKisTOHiißcp, October (i, "The adjourned inquest on the infant found dead on Mr Batten's premises was held this afternoon. The evidence ad duced was unitnportant, and the jury re turned a verdict that there was no evl. denpp as to the cmise of death, !fhe Junction Hotel, Salisbury street, was broken into during the absence of its occupants yesterday afternoon and £7 ifcolen frow ths <?ewh box,

THE CRUX OF THE LABOR DIFFICULTY.

Wk think it very much to tlie credit of the various labor organisations that they so generally responded to the invitation issued by the Government at the bidding of the House of Repre sentatives to discuss the situatiou, and arrive, if possible, at a modus vivendi ; nnd we ?ire equally of opinion that the Employers' Associations have taken a very mistaken cour.se m their refusal to t;ike part m the proceedings., . ,%Ue action of Mr McLean, m meeting the other aide, on behalf of the Union Shipping Company, is greatly.to his and their credit, and avo do not think that it would have harmed the Railway Commissioners to follow suit. Tjhere is nothing to be gained, but much |jbobe lost by either party from the adoption of an uncompromising attitude, and no ill consequences can possibly follow from the temperate and reasonable discussion at any, time of any matter of dispute. There are those who say " Oh yes, that is all very true, but m this case there ia no grievance as to hours of labor or rates of pay, % aud therefore there is no matter of dispute involved." In there not 1 It may be that m the beginning of the trouble there was nothing which specially affected labor m New Zealand, but after events have certainly brought on the board a very important matter of i difference, viz,, the question of the attitude of the Labor Unions as towards free labor/ and ■ the j very crux of the' whole difficulty as it now stands is as to what'is to be done m > this matter. .The Unionists contend that " to permit Union men to work alongside jfree 1 labor without any disability or differ ence to the latter is to ensure itlie break-down of Unionism, and ' the: employers and free laborers contend that to attempt to prevent it is to interfere with the liberty of the subject and that free labor ;has an equal right to be protected with Union Labor. Next after this m importance comes the demand that Union men who guve up or were jdis misfted from their employment during the troubles shouid^ bp reinstated. Now as to these points t&e utterances of Mr Champion, the well-known Socialist, and advocate of Trades' Unions deserve to be widely read. Speaking at Sydney the other day he said :—The men, naturally enough, demand that everyone shall return to' the place which he held before the Ces sation of work, and -the shfpowjiersj on the' other hand, urge thctt they cannot fairly break faith with the men whom they have engaged to fill the place of the strikers. I do not propose any specific form of settlement, but what I" •ay is that the unionists need have no fear of the competition of the men whom you call free laborers here. The members of the unions ape admittedly the best workers, and must, naturally, m the course of events, resume their.. old places on the wharves or on sjiip b mrd. The process may take a little time, for the non-u'hibhists cannot be ousted m a day. All that need be stipulated for, however, is that the em ployers should not slioiv any undue preference for the non-union men.; I have no fear of the employers doing this, since, if only from motives* of ■selfrinterest^: they will prefer thejex perienced, hard-working unionist- to the less able non-unionist. I know this for a fact, because several em ployers have assured me that t^iey Avould much rather employ the union men if they could do so without 'the fear of being dictated to by the unions, and having the conduct of their busi ness practically taken out of their dwn hands." We think Mr Champion js entirely right, and would suggest that the way to a termination of the pre sent difficulty would be for the Unionists on their part to modify the rule against their members working alongside free laborers, and for the employees on their part to agree to take back their former Unionist em ployers at once, where this can be done without breaking engagements since entered into with other men, and m the latter case as fast as vacancies occur to fill them up front the:ranks of those Unionists for whom places can not at present be found; One thing is certain and that is that were must be concession on both sides if the present unhappy state of things is-to be put an end to with any probability of; the permanent establishment of pleasant and satisfactory relations between em' ployers and employed.

Wakanui Road Board.

The monthly meeting of the Wakanui Ko.id Board was held on Saturday. Present — Messrs Bruce (chairman), Brown, Megson, Johnston, and Leadleyi COIUtESFOXDEXCE. Perpetual Leases. —From the Receiver of Land Revenue; advising the Board of the payment to the Board's credit of £90 15s 6d, being thirds of receipts derived from Reserves 1467, 264, 2165, 1497, for the period ending 31st January, 1890. , Reserves 264 arid 2165.- From the Commissioner of Crown Lands forwarding plans of Reserves 264 and 2165, ' and requesting the Board to mark on the plans the. roads intended to be opened up for the benefit of the selectors. '- CHRISTIE'S UOAD. ' A petition was received from a number of ratepayers praying the Board to form part of Christie's Road, from Charing Cross to the Boundary Road.—lt was resolved to form the piece between Charing Cross to Winter's Road,* fenders to be m by next meeting. RATE. ; j. It was resolved to give public notice that it is the Board's intention, ai a meeting tp be held on Saturday Novem ber Ist, 1890, to strike a separate rate; of five-eighths of a penny m the £ on the mtenble value of property m No. 2 Ward, and three-eighths of a penny m the £ ion the rateable value of property m Nol 3 Ward for the period, commencing on the Ist day of April, 1890,|incl endinjf on the 31st day of March, 1891, payable m one sum oil Saturday, November 15, 1890. OUTNTAN'MJTO KATBS. It was resolved that the Board's solicitor be instructed to take proceedings to ■recover overdue rates on Reserve 2165, Seafield. a***>™ OATTI.E OX IKMDg, A deputation of ratepayers interviewed the Board Avith reference to the nuisance caused by cattle and horses being grazed on the roads m the distriot Air Oomp ton, the painidkecper, also waited on the Board on the .ssnno snbjoct. After discussion, it was resolved, on the motion of Mr Brown, seconded by Mr Leadley "That Mr Coiupton be authorised to prosecute all persons deliberately grazing -stock on the public! rqada, m the district, and that the Eow4

pay the Poundkcepcr 7s fid for c.-ich conviction,," .Af.'C'OUXTS. After passing accounts the Beard adjnurno

Horse Market.

..^ . ) Mr T. litdlock reports for the week ending Saturday, October 4tli:—Thirty-three horses were oiFeied at the day's 3alc, m addition to ii number of entires*' . Tlid'biddiiig.* were not. spirited, nevertheless? a, l*ir«,;o proportion of those ofiVn'4 .changed lihiids at iairly satis factory prices. Nineteen out of the entry of t'jirty-thrce were sold as follows :— Medium- draught, five years old, £22-158; three years old, £17, £20 ; ditto of a lighter s»tamp, £11 ]."«; four ycav old, also of \ a lifllit description, £13 5s ; aged, good sorts, £13, £14 j iufwioiv £4 10s, ±'4*lvwv£6 -Kte; lifiht harness horses, ft) 10s, £3 los, £3 Ms, £0; hacks, £6j £8 15?!, £7; inferior sorts, £2 lOrf,, £3 10s. There are a muuher of. entires offering, but there appears to be lil.tle or no inclination on, the p^-t of fanners to purchase, even at rccluceu prices. They state that the prices ruling now for horses do not warrant their breeding extensively. The only one that changed hands during the day was sold by Mr D. Thomas, viz., Young Taieri Tom at fifty-six guineas. T would agaiu suggest to "farmers generally their breeding only from first-class stock, as:it is well known that it pays infinitely Ifcttcr to do so. , • ■ \ \ Sundries — McCormick twine-binder of last year's make brought £3910 a.; 'Cambridge roller, £12 17s 6d; double furrow plough, £5 Ids;, trap harness, £1 7s, 6d to £3 per set; collars, lianies, and winkers, leading harness, and sundries brought satisfactory i prices. ' 1

PROPERTY SALES.

■ The following have been sold since my last report :--R.S. 27271, containing 16fi acres 1 rood, Newlands District, £3 5s per acre; lot 29, containing I rood. 32 perches with four-roomed cottage, Beach road, Hamp stead,. £103; lots 234, 235, 236, ,237, con tabling .1 acre, Anne street, Tinw»ld,' £31 10s the lot; R.S. 21498, containing 99 acres, Alford Forest, £2 7s 6d per acre ; T.S. 698, containing 4 acre, Canieron street, £35; lot 78, containing £ -vcre, corner of Cambridge and -Wellington streets, Hampstead, £15; and m conjunction withMr George Jameson two small allotments, "part of- lot 27, Willow street, Hampstcail, with cottages thereon, at £75 each ; and about 1800 acres, JR..S. 2C671, and others; part of block known as Fairfield Estate, at £3 10s per acre. There is still about 1000 acres of this estate for sale, very suitable, for turnip crop, ,

A Model Politician.

A pound of plausibility, of satire quite an, ounce;, A modicum of courage, andabucketful of 'bounce ; ■ A thickish ;-'hoe of sentiment, a grain or two of sense ; A teacupful of truthfulness, a gallon of pretence ; A peck of perspicacity, and quite a quart of blindness ; A flavoring of. selfishness, and just a pinch of kindness. With the above ingredients stuff a man of erudition, ' And yuu may send to Parliament a "Model Politician:" " - Exchange.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not hold ourselves responsible tor the opinions expressed by our correspondents.]

THE COMING STRUGGLE.

TO THE EDITOR. '■ Sir, —In the course of the next t;wo months the electors of the colony will be culled itpon to clionfe a new Houstf of ■Representatives, and virtually to decide upon the weal or-\voe of New sJealand[for the next three years. The labor question has suddenly loomed up m striking pro portions,, and eveiy candidate for a seat m m the* 'House will doubtless, and very properly, be required to explain'his views upon thin most ■ important topic, while maay an election will, I dare say, bo fouglit out upon it alone. I fully re cognize the importance of the labor ques tion, and the necessity of sending men. to the House who are able to tiike a liberal and enlightened view of this subject ; but 1 should like my fellow-electors to bear m mind that the labor question is not the sole question which the now Parliament will have to consider, and that employer and employed Avill alike suffer m pocket if we permit incompetent men to seize the helm of affairs and steer the ship of State into troubled financial waters. To put the matter plainly, inasmuch as we have to choose between the present Ministry, with Sir Harry* Atkinson at its head, and a Ministry under Mr Balance's leadership, we ought not, m the; light of pastjex perience, to hesitate m returning men to Parliament who will undertake to give a rational support to the present Ministry so long as the latter pursue the financial policy which they have hitherto followed with so much success. The question upon which the last general election was fought out was the financial question. The colonial finances exhibited a miserable deficit, and our credit m the London money market was at the lowest ebb. Increased taxation was inevitable ; but the country naturally demanded that before fresh taxation was imposed, severe economies m the owe of administration sho.uld be effected. Sir Julius Yogel, then Colonial Treasurer, however, declared that further economy was impossible ; that retrenchment was a mere hustings cry, and so forth. His opinions wore echoed by his colleagues, amongst whom was Mr Ballance ; biit,"at last, find iug the country was m earnest, Sir Robert Stout; the Premier, admitted that £100,000 a year might possibly be saved by retrenchment. Beyond tint, how •yer, he s-ud wotnuld not go, and the can didates who were thfin standing m the Yogel interest obediently echoed the views of their chief, although some of them who were returned have si.ice been talking m the Houso as glibly about economy as though they had always been its apostles, and to prove their zeal, have mercilessly cut down the salaries of a few Government officials, quite regardless of whether these officials earned the salaries vvhich they had previously received or not. The elections resulted m the return of Sir Harry Atkinson to office ; and how has he performed the financial task set him by the country ? In the first place he has actually reduced the annual cost of. ad ministration by £291,000; and had all the economies which his Ministry proposed to the House been adopted, a considerably larger saving would have been effected. The price of New Zealand debentures has substantially risen, and confidence m the financial stability of ■ the colony, which ■ had been so grievously shaken, is now restored m the London money market., The Atkinson Ministry has, so far, done' the great work entrusted to them by the Colony, M'eil ; and the question which we nmat now ask ourselves is—Shall we take that work of vital consequence to the colony, and yet unfinished, out of their' hands, and place it m charge of those who, m the past, have shown themselves hopelessly incompetent to manage our financial affairs ? 1 have already alluded to the mess into which the last Ministry (whereof Mr Ballance was a member) got our finances j but I nmy remind your readers that Mr BuflanQc was .Colonial Treasurer m the Grey Administration, and ho proved to be the very worst Treasurer New Zealand h=vs ever had. When the Grey Ministry left office, there was a gaping void m the Treasury chest, bigger than had ever been known there before* or lias been known since—the actual deficit, if 1 remember right, amounting to some £900,000. The present Ministry may jtf^ eMm

mrdih fora highly successful land admin istration s but 1 do not wish to lay stress tijiuii ihi.-j point, bocmse public opinion osi tho land question had acquired an iiTcsUtiblo strength, and the waste I l-.nds will l>o administered m theinterests of settlement whatever Government is m office. Mr Richardson may, however, fairly lake credit to himself for having improved our hind system m such a manner that the intending settler has now a choice of tenures instead of being virtu ally ihn.tod to cue kind, as under Mr Jii'illfiioe's regime. Mr JJ.illance's tactic* »s a Parli:unoutai'y leader do not in«|>ir*» contittQncty-tn-«tMs fit ness for office. t . I never heard such n'oneivil and miimtigatwd  'distjust ex p raised at the conduct of a'Parliamentary party as I-heard during thw-ktarmweion at, the conduct bf.t.tfre'rflpposition m the Lower House. To whomsoever jou spoke on the subject you heart!s tlothing but condemnation. The Budget was brouglit 'down within a week' of the" 1 opening of Parliament, arid- as there appeared little other business of importance to be discussed, one saw no reason why the session should not be over m a month] instead of which, it was spun out for more than three months. And, whon we turn to /'Han sard" for. the .purpose, of ascertaining what occupied the House for so long a period, we find,it^as". Words words— nothing but words.'* Mr Ballance .tabled a no-confidence motion,.' founded' upon nothing .m particular, excepting the desire of himself and party to get into office ; and; ,-th© Opposition vigorously clamoured for a second session,this year ; but nobody outside the House wanted a second session ; indeed, ."the ordinary taxpayer could not, understand why such a demand should be made unless it was to increase his burthens. All through the session «very possible obstruction was offered to the progress of the Government business- .It deemed quite enough for the. Government to propose something to induce Mr Ballance and his f) iends to oppose it: and even some of the civil servants were ruthlessly sacrificed m order to embarrass the Gov ernment, if possible. Such ' proceedings are calculated to bring Parliamentary Institutions into contempt 1; and they are certainly not m accordance; with the traditions of the, House ofj Commons, by which the, House of . Representatives is supposed to,, be ,guided. We do not find Mr Gladstone- moving -want-of confideuce votes on every possible occasion ; nor obstructing 'ttar. passage of a measure simply because $it is brought down by the .Salisbury minis try, qui^e irrespective -. o£. it»- merits. When that Ministry brought forward their Local-Goye,rnmen^ BHl—obviously a measure of policy, upon : which/the right of the Ministry to retain office might fairly have'been .challenged—; Mr Glad stone eulogised it as a'whole and merely criticised it» details*, jln.like manner, he refrained from opposing the African Treaty with Germany, recognizing that its provisions <were F favorable, *o the interests of, England. The office of an Opposition is not *to obstruct the public business, but. to criticise the Government measures when tjhey, require criticism, and if it,becomes plain that the Ministry, cf the day ■ have lost the • con fidence of Parliament, - and the country, then the Opposition : may fairly ,ask the House to decide whether or not that Ministry shall longer continue m office. The foregoing arc a few out of , many reasons which might,be .adduced why the electors should, vote against Opposition candidates at the-, forthcoming teleetion, but I am afraid that, with the other demands upon your space, you will have already cried "Hold, enough."—l am etc. Cjlvkles. W. Pithsell. Ashburton, 4th October, 18JH).

THE ELECTIONS.

Mr Dodson,"M.H.R., for Wairau, has publicly stated that he ia about to be cillud to the Upper House.' Mr W. H. Phillips is "a candidate for Wsiimoa-Picton constituency. < ; It has been decided to ask 'Mr James Gough to stand for Sehvyn. ' > Mr G. T. Smith has been requested to stand for ChrisLchurch. ' Me Seobie Mackenzie w Raid" to" have declined a request to "contest; the Foyton seat. He will contest Mpunt Ida with Mr Nincent Pyke. Mr Carson, who opposes Mr Ballanco for Wanganui, received a.voto of thanks .and confidence last evening. Mr Jellicoe announces himself as a can didate for Wellington. » TJio Committee appointed by the Wel lington Diocesan Synod last year to con sider what steps should' be' taken by churchmen to support Mr Vincent Pyke's School Bill, Hiet yesterday, and agreed on a report for presentation to the Diocenan Synod at its meeting !so-day. The Com mittee recommend the formation pf local Election Committees ir. the various centres of population, with a view to organisation of the Church of England vote, so that churchmen may give votes preferentially to such candidates as promise to support the Private Schools Bills m the new- Parliament. ' ' ' ' " ' "" Mr Joseph Ivess will, it is said contest Elesmere.

Labor Question

[tm PBESS ASSOCIATION!] '

London, . October 6. The strike reduces the output of > pig iron by 20,000 tons per week. Sydney* October 6. A general holiday was obserVed to day, and for the time being strike matters wera overshadowed byHh« great eight Hours demonstration. t A procession m which .30,000 people, took part marched through the streets.,,:

AucKXAsp, October^. The master printers have' <sbW to terms with the Auckland Typographical Association, under the regulations recently passed by that body. ' '• The Trades Unionists at Onehnhga held a demonstration there on 'Saturday. Cheers were given for Sir G: brer. fhe dispute between the Bay of Islands Coal Company and their Aimers at Jvawakawa has been settled, and the men ruturn to work to-morrow q& the following conditions—that coal shall be supplied by the Comprtny at .their option to any customers, and that m the event <rf any future dispute the employee's- wili give the usual fourteen day's miticeWore •jrnnnation of the, 'engagement. , Wellington, October 6. It 13 stated that on Satucday £732 wjw divided among those on strike. rr. T  .Chrsi[«hPkch, October 6. Ine Lytlelton *harf laborers have an anmiously passed^ refeplution endorsini? the action of their, delegates on the Wel lington Conference. ' : At a meeting of wharf laborers htld afc Lyttelcon at. foiir o'clock this Mer noon, it was unanimously decided that no Union man should work with » blackleg labor under any case whatever.

THE WELLINGTON CONFERENCE.

: Wellington, October &. t ?f r- (Canterbury Tiwteirand i^abor Council) said that the public could form no other conclusion: than thatthe labor ddegfitesiiad tried te> settle mktters. and that the eupibi&t* had- evidently de cided to accept nothing short of surrehtlor liivenif the oapiWisfes were. able to're press Unioiiism just now, the Unionists Would begin preparations for another conflict, and one which, he , feared, would hi y^t more disastrous in its conseqwwwcfc.

THE ASHBURTON GrUARDIAN, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1890.



.ITnntect. CASH. Advcrti'semo-rt3 aider this hcach'ns: not fxeo<:<i:n SiXTKEN WORDS 1/-. Addresses maybe left At thh Office. n ' ANTED KNOWN-*Ci7AiTi"iiirRYKL t V wants fifty pair«" fresh liare.^ soon las possible; also 40 to GO paira t{ood roosfcofs. 10*48 BOOTS, BOOIV, ' "Keep your feet Dry and Have Doctor's Billh. have a splendid »Stock m now. Try uy Double-soled Shooters. Every pair Guaranteed. Robi'.rt Alcouk, A«hbur ton- Clotliitj«r Mart, Sa'tmders' Buildin</rt. WANTED Known. - For Dress Stutfo, Prints, Ac, Trimming to match e;o to Melford House. Beat Talue m town.—-H. C. Skhekk. y\ / ANTED Known,—For Sheotings 'i V IVbiitigs, Calicoe», Quilts, Towels, Table Napkins, Tray Cloths, D'Oyley*, ifcc., ho to Melford House.—H. C. Seokka. i l .' AJN!'JL'IvD every m;*n m the County V V to have ft suit of the Ashburton Tweeds.—Roiskrt Atcoitjf, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunder's Buildin».s. WANTED Known.—-For first-class Millinery and Drapery (marked cheap) go to Melford House. New Goodl just opened.—ll. C. Skoers. TOP That Cough—Flower's Cough Drops are the best—see that the | name is stamped,on every ona. H.~ G. FiiOWER, Confectioner, East street. ANTED Known (Jheapest Shop to buy Tinware and Gal vanised Iron goods m Ashburton, is at \V. F. ILvNNAFOKi/tf, Burnett Street. A argo Htock kept on hand. Tin and Iron ware goods made and repaired with dcs patch. ■; **udIIC Notices. j DARKEST AFRICA, cheap edition, now arrived. First supply limited. New Books, New Stationery, New Fancy Goods and Novelties all at reduced prices. Largo assortment of New Music of every description. Pianos on hire and for »ale on terms. Orders received for Book binding of every kind. —L. F. Andhewjw & Co. "public notice. R. E. DOWLB, TAILOR BEGS to inform bin numerous 1 friends and the public generally that he has commenced business on his own account m premi.s«s latety occupied by Mk F. F. Clayton, East fst.reet, next J. Onn'& Co.'s. Fit, Sfcyl« and quality guaranteed, combined with modevrtte charjies. J> 18i ASHBURTON COAL & FIREWOOD DEPOT. K. S. BEAN Has secured somo of the celebrated KAITANGATA AND SHAG POINT COAL Sf Cheaper and cleaner than Newcastle. R.£S. BEAN, TC.t Wot Street. 'JOnTZAMDER". I HAVE just landed ex " Doric " my season's supply of the finest TURNIP SESB3DS Consisting of— green top yellow aberdeen, purple top yellow aberdeen purple top mammoth, white stone stubble, purple top swede. Devonshire greystone, YELLOW TANKARD, Etc, Etc. m « . »> t 'WWO > * t ■» w a $ ■ W H » Hl' IT" o pq ' m a W ■ 9 « Ah H H „ 3 « < W W " . , A < A 0 O « O ■ ; • - Bo 'o All of the purest quality, and tests can be seen at my office. SHKKP QHBARS. lIEEP OHEARS. QHEEP QHEARS.- OHEEP OHEARS. All the favorite Brands. WA?vD avd PAYNE'S. WARD a\d PAYNE'S, BURGON axd ISALLS', BURGON and BALLS', Turkey and Wnwhita OILSTONES. Boiie.l and \V,\w LTXSEED OILS, Ground and Lmmi.RADDLE, Rod and Black Branding OIL, L\MPBLACK, ktc. Woolpacks. Woolpacks. Full aiz;: and full weight. I. have aliio m stock,-— G-A-LVATNISEIJ IRON (Lynsight's Orb). In all lengths ; and cm su])ply the trade { as well as farmers. Cement, Cement Stakes, Posts, Rails, Fencing* and Barbed , Wire, RANSOME'S and HORNSBY'S PLOUGHSHARES. General Ironmongery AND Groceries, WINES Am> SPIRITS, ALES A*D STOUT. MAURITIUS SUGARS, etc., etc,, jstc. HENRY^ZANDER —AGENT FOR- Sun Fire Tnsuranco Company, Canton Mi!line Insnrnnce, Company,, NationAl Mutual 1' Life Association of ustmlftHia. !



FuD!Io Notices 1 Wool Wool Wool T TBERAL CASH ADV\NCES jLj Made on the ensuini.' VVOOL CLIPS At t.ho Lowest CusTent Rate:? of Interest. GEORGE JAMESON, Ash bur-ton and Rakaia. ; ji^y> FIRST DISPLAY OF Spring * Goods. ANDREW ARR NDREW yj R R ~T~S now shoving a Beautiful Selection of Millinery, mantles, prints, ginghams, new dress goods' beige's french checks, RIBBONS, FLOWERS, ETC. O CASES of Ladiea' French BOOTS & and SHOES Direct from Franco. ANDREW ORR. i FISHING SEASON, 1890 01. FISHING TACKLE. FL .E Hl CX 1890 N G tT A 189! XUST arrived, ex " DORIC " from beat fj English and American Manufac turers a largo and well asuorted stock of all Fisluujf re«-|uisitcs, Rods, Lines, Rods, Minnows, Files, Gaff Hookp, single, double and treble, Mountings; assorted Hooks: Waterproof Stockings, India Rubber-crack proof Gum Boots, water proof Fish Bacj.s In'great variety, including latest pat terns. Every article of the season at lowest prices. Fis.him; Licenses can now be obtained From me. ALSO.—New Stock of CRICKETING and TENNIS MATERIALS. VV. ZANDER, Direct Importer Fishing Tackle. ToblmcconLsf"; and Fancy Goods. Ladies and Gentlemen's Hairdnwiiin.cr *»Jil(ion MEN m charge of Throshint; M.iieliines experience great difficulty m | dressiiiij clean without a uonuidcrable j portion of the yrain l.>ein<j lilown »i.\Tay with ti)« rhntY. This difficulty ?i',n be e!'F"etual!y o%'«rc<>mo by using I FLAVALL'S PATENT DRESSING BOARD. —ALSO— TPF. 12ft SPRING SHAKERS, AND NKW BOTTOM DRESSING APPARATUS, AND > New top or SECOND DRESSER with Uffc riddles. These make the old Threshing ■ Machines do the threshing and drossing equal to new machines. Ashburton, 30fch Sept., 1300. MR F. FLAVALL, Dear Sir, —I am quite pleased with the Adorations and Improvements you made to my Threshing Machine last year, and with your Patent Dressing Board I can pet through more work and dress clean without blowing the grain or grass seeds into the chaff. Yours truly, John Hendkrsox, Ashburton. F. FLAVALL, Peter' Street, \SHBURTON JAMES BAKER, ~~ TIMBER MERCHANT, HAVELOCK STREET, Oitosite Habkikox k Auction Mam?, TTAS" IN STOCK Largo Supplies of- Building Timber, Stakes and Posts, Galvanised Corrugated Iron, Builders Ironmongery, Turnery, Furniture, and Fancy Goods IN ENDLESS VARIETY. FURNITURE MAD%TO ORDER IN AKY DESIGN AT SHORTEST NOTICE. Reliable Seeds, /H ENUINE Farm Seeds for sale at VT J- SEALY & CO.'S. Genuine Garden Seeds at J. SEALY -t CO. S. Genuine Flower Seeds at J. SEALY & CO.'S. Blue Prussian Peas at J. SEALY & CO.'S. ■ Golden Tares ht .T. SEALY & CO.'S. New Turnip Seecs at J. SEALY'it CO.'S. Farm Seeds at J. SEALY & CO. S. None but CiKTER and Co.'s choice Seeds m stock.j J. SJ3ALY & CO.



KOYAIi HOTEL, ; MOORE STREET, ASHBURTON. Husky Vwm, Proprietor, (late of Plough. Hotel, Rangiora.) mlllS Old Eatablishod and favorite | Fimiilv Hotel, ban good necommoda ta'on f>r f;ti»ili**«, ))oarflet\s, or comuu'icial travellers, with |»-ivat«i hitting rooju.s and | 11fid rooms. i CHARGES TO MEET THE TIMES. ! Notliiirj l>ut the best brand.H .of Wiiiefj !nivl " S:>irst>!. and WArm and :Cb's.,' ':'Ccbsbrttted Alex ](<'|>t m stock. THE PKOPRIETOU, ha vin^ also jusfc ftrect-ed a lai'gu new stable with eleven Ht»»l!.i «nd ' two :. lot'm'e boxes for the ;i\cCoinmtKlati»>i\ of his country customer:', wishes to inform them that wtabling fdt .horned h FREE, with good feeds for Is each. Special arrangements can be made for loose I:oxpk for Entire Horses or Race Horses for the coming season. HORSES AND BUGGIES ON HIRE. 9 145 ~WR!M~1 ASH lONS. New Millinery. WE have now opened the latest novel , ties for the season m Ladies' Hats Mid Bonnets, m the most Fashionable tihapeu and Superior Quality, together with the choicest Ribbons, Flowers, i Feathers. &c, procurable. New Jack e.te, Ifeir Mantles, . N«w Dunt loaks. New Bordered Costumes, Now Checked Dress Goody, New Plain Dress Goods, New Ginghamsand Zeiphyra, New Prints and Sateens, New .iflanncletUfl and NEW GOODS m Every DEPARTMENT CA L L EAR LV. AND INSPECT THEM AT ■i w, mmk Co, EA S T STK EE T < / ■.-... lo r "*r ~" shacTpchnFcoal. ! rr^lllS superior Coal, for household and JL steam purposes, can now bo obtained from Messes J. G. Rkstf.u, W. H. Cotiiss & Co., and R. S. Bean m any quantity. Special quotations for truck " loads. This Coal is perfectly safe m usmc, leaving ho live ashes or soot, aud is very cleanly and economical for househ'ld purposes, having great heat and lasting power. W. H. WILLIAMS, lO§lß Manager Shag Point Mine. SURGE ON-DENTIST OF CHRISTCHURCII, WILL VISIT AS II BU R T ON tm dates to b'j'Rjinouncixl, ami may be consulted ac MR. CAMBRIDGE'S, CHEMIST. 10 17 I? TEPH EN S iJ RO S, MARKET HOUSE " A S ciuiu:,' events car-t tht;'"r .s?mtlows _i.~\ bt-fore, and knowing this to be the case, we have jiwt lauded a jii et» awsort .nwiit of DAIRYING UTENSILS, in cluding— MILK SKIMMERS. MILK STRAINERS. MILK BUCICKTS, BUTTER PATS, BUTTER PRINTS, MILK PANS, CHUIIaS, In Household Requisites We have Saucepans, Kettles, Pots, Pans, Tube, Buckets, Baths, Clocks, Watches, &c, &c. O-J^.illDJßN' TOOLS Spades, Forks, Rakes, Hoes (Affloricnn ,»nd Dutch), Sj)»de Handlos, Fork Handler, Rnke Handles, and h large variety of other goods m every-day use, BUch MS BRUSHES SCRUB, SHOE, BLACKLEAD. BROOMS HAIR, BASS, CANE, CORN, &<>, ALL ORDERS, by Post or otherwise, executed at once, and delivered promptly. Cnstomers m town 7/aite'l upon if re quested. Every effort to givo GOOD VALUE and satisfaction. STEPHENS BROS. MABEFT HOUSE A S H B XT R TON SPiciAL_NOTICE CALL AND SEE THE GRAND DISPLAY or BOYS' YOUTHS', AND MEN S CLOTHING MERCERY, HOSIERY, BLANKETS, RUGS, FLANNELS, HATS, AND CAPS, «fee. rpHE largest and best assorted Stock m 1 the District to select from, which for Value, Variety, and excellence of Manu acture, we stand unrivalled. MEASURE T^KPARTMKNTS EASURE LJ EPARTMENTS NEW TWEEDS COATINGS For the approaching Season To Hand. SOIiE AGENTS for Wertheim's latest and improved HAND and TREA OLE SEWING MACHINES. N E'W Z E A I A N D CLOTHING FACTORY W. H WEBBER, Manager