The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 12, 1890. THE PRIMACY DIFFICULTY.

We are inclined to think that we, in j common with a large majority of Ang- ] Hcan churchmen, have somewhat mis-; understood the position in relation to the unfortunate difficulty which has occurred in regard to the Primacy, and that in consequence eomo injustice has been done to Bishop Suter. The general im pression has been, and is, that the Bishop of Nelson is largely responsible for the trouble which has occurred, and that he could easily remove the difficulty by waiving his claim to precedence. But it appears that this is very far from being tho case. Until the due election of a Primate, the canons provide that the senior Bishop is the Primate by virtue of his seniority, and become? so imme diately upon the death or resignation of his predecessor in the Primacy. Now the election held by the Synod, which resulted in th 9 choice of the Bishop of "Wellington, has been shown to have been an invalid election, because held when, as a matter of fact, there Wits no vacancy to which to elect, and hence there has really been no election at all. Thus, upon Bishop Harper's resignation of the Primacy, Bishop Buter became Primate by virtue of seniority, and is, and will continue to be Primate, until (synod elects one in due accordance with its own laws, It follows, that as the Bishop of Nelson cannot divest himself of his seniority, go he cannot divest him self of the Primacy, Should he resign the Primacy he again becomes Primate by virtue of that seniority which still exists, and should the Bishop of Wel lington, who has been illegally elected, resign the Primacy, then again the Bishop of Nelson becomes Primate as the senior Bishop. Ab there are now ( nominally two "Primates, that is to say the Primate de jure. Bishop Suter, and the Primate chosen by fcynod, Bishop Hadfield, the best way out of the diffi culty would be for the latter formally to resign, leaving Bishop Suter in the undisputed possession of his right ac senior Bishop, and therefore actiug Primate, to convene the Synod in order that a regular, that is to say ex post facto, election of Primate may take place. It is to be hoped that Bishop Hftdfield will, for the sake of the peace of the church, take this course without delay.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A big tangi is still being held at Parihfika over the death of Mrs Te Whiti. There are fully 600 outside natives in the pah.

On Monday morning says the " Temuka Leader" qaite a large number of persons gathered at the Land Office in Timaru, before nine o'clock, eßgerto put in applications for some of the sections of Orowa Lands in South Canterbury just opened for settlement. All appeared anxious to Becure soma of the land.

A writer in the " Illustrated London News " speaks of New Zealand geysers as extinct. He is evidently confusing the geysers with tho Terraces. The statement ought to be officially oontradited in England, as the geysers form no tli^ht attraction to tourists, —"Daily Sandaid."

The Swißß Federal Government has pro pped to the Swiss Counoils to celebrate the GOO.h anniversary of the foundation of the Swi a Confederation on the Ist of August next bj cantonal fetes, and on the following day by a general federal fete at Berne.

It is fifteen years eince the Trappist monks began to F laD* cuoalyptus trees in the R nun Campagns, Now several hundred acres are oovered with them, and, as a result, there haa been a large decrease in the malarial fevers onaa so common in the district.

What is regarded as next to a deoieiva reason why tbero must bo European poaoe is thfl calculation that tha mobilisation of the French, GormaD, and Russia armies would coat £.0,000,000 and their main tenance in tha field would cost £40,000,000 a month.

In tbe libel aotion, Sir Morell Mackenzie ySteir.kopt (St. James 1 Gazetto) for alleg ing that plaintiff conspired to deny that tha disease from which the late Emperor Frederick of Germany suffered was cancer, £1500 was awarded, and Sir Morell also re-' oovers the sum of £150 from thß " Times " for publishing the statement.

The theatres of Great Britain, says a con tomporary, will seat 1,764,890 people nightly, in round cumbers 503 millions of people during the year. Supposing that throe-fifth, of these attended, and that the proposed tax, averaging 2d per head, were levied on them, a revenue of £2,500,000 would be raised. The French theatres are taxed to the extent of 10 per cent on their receipts, the money being devoted to the relief of the poor.

A sentence passed a few days ago by Mr Stratford, R.M., at Hampden, on a man for having a skin on his premises that he could not account for, has given rise to coneiderable comment. It is alleged, we understand, that the lamb was a pet lamb, and enquiries are now being instituted with a view to bringing the oase under the notice of the Minister of Justice. The sentence of the Court was four months' imprisonment with hard labor, There was nothing previously known Bgainßt tb.6 man,—" Tuapeka Times."

Some eleven years ago the Moe(Viotoria) bninob of the Bank of Australasia was stuck up by two men, but the manager Heotor Munro, drew his revolver, and instead of the bank being plundered, the men were shortly appre hended and sentenosd to imprisonment. For his gallantry the bank manager was rewarded, latterly he has been in charge of the Colling wood—a suburb of Melbourne—branch, but Munro bus disappeared, leaving, it is alleged, a deficiency in hip aacounts eotfmated at from £1000 to £2000, and a warrant has been issued for hiß apprehension.

In a report on the strikes and look-outs of 1888 iseped by the Board of Trade, the follow ing, among other statistics, are interesting. The total pumber of strikps during the year was 509, affecting 118,288 persona, but iha number of actual Btrikers was 87,764. The uumber of Buoce^fal strikes was 249, and tho partially EUflceasful 94. Under these two heads 83,200 persons were affeoted. The amount expended by trades unions on strikes was, £32,729, being at the rate of 2s 4£d par head en membership, There were eight look-oati3, affeoting 985 persons.

The "Otago Dafly Times" says;—lt iB probable that no further developments will take plnce in the Primaoy question until after March SW, when the resignation of Bishop Harper takes effect. The event will remove the EO-oailod difficulty as to who is senior bishop, by vesting the seniority unquestion ably in the persop pf the Bishop of Nelson. Bishop Hadueld will, it is understood, be urged by his colleagues to resign 5 and Bißbop Suter, if Bishop Hadfield takes this step, will then be in a position—aß senior bishop—to grant a request to call a special session of the general Bjnod to settle the question of tho Primacy.

A Penzance correspondent states th<\t in 1832 William David Brown, a fisherman, of NewlyD, near Penssnoe, was one of three boata' crews who were drowned. The same night his wife died of cholera. They left two orphan lade, James and Peter. The latter fought at Alma, Balaolava, and Inkerman, was at the siege of Lueknow, and through the Kaffir war. lames has just died in America worth £100,000, loaviug the bulk of his property to his widow and son, but he has bequeathed £18,0C0 or.d e0i0.3 Ehan.s and other property to Pet-'r Brown. The brothers had not Been ench o:her for more than 40 years, and did not hear from each other for yewe, j

The telegraph lines are interrupted by floods in various parts of New South Wales.

A London oablegram says that Mr Hean'a report will be awaited before tha management of the Bank of New Zealand ia removed to London.

We are deßired to itate that Mr John Murphy, of Wakanui, is not the John Murphy that was concerned in the "Kyle Vendetta" case, heard last Thursday before the B.M. at Aabburton,

An authoritative statement ia made (that whist there is absolutely no fear of a deficit upon the Exhibition, it is not liknly that there will be any considerable repayment to the shareholders of the mosey paid up, the expenses Binoe the opening having largely exceeded expectations.

H, Cape-Williamson, a bankrupt, who should have appeared for publio examination at the Dißtriot Conrt to-day, put in no appear ance and a summonß was issued for him to appear to-morrow at 10.45 a.m. to show cause why he should not be dealt with for contempt of court.

" What is an eoho ?" asked the teacher of the infant class. "It's what you hear when you shout," replied the joungster. "Is it oaused by a hill or n hollow ?" again :asked the teacher. "Both," was the ready reply. "How so?" "The hill thrown back the holler."

An old beggar, over 80 yeara of age, died in the County Cork Union, having in his pos session a deposit receipt on the Bank of Ireland for £100, He had also a n amber of £1 notes, whioh he tore into atoms 'when he knew he was dying, rather than bia relatives should get the money;

A very sad accident happened a tew nights ago in Queen street Melbourne. Two brothers named Cole had a contraot for demolishing thr ruins of a burnt building-, and ware work ing at night. One of them was sitting on a window ledge 70ft from the ground about 3 a.m., when he fell asleep and fell to the bottom, being killed instantaneously.

A garden party will be held to-morrow after noon in the grounds of Mr John Drr, Alford Forest road. Althougb|the management is being carried out by the members of the Wesleyan Ghnroh, yet it is not intended that the gathering should be confined to the mem* bers of that communion. It is expaoted there will be a large attendance.

There is, after all, an occasional bit of fan even at tbe hearing of a bankruptcy oase. Mr George Gilmour, in giving bis evidence on Mr Joseph Clark's case, told the Judge that the Union Bonk had "stopped payment," " Not yet" replied the Judge in bis well known dry way. Farmer Gilmour was flabbergasted, and oould not for the moment think what on earth the Judge oould mean. When fairly put to it, howoxer, Mr Gilmour said the Bank had stopped the payment of Mr Clarke's cheques, The Judge gave a benign smile, and pointed out that there waß a mighty difference between the "Bank stopping payment " itself, and stopping the payment of a olient'a oheques. ,;'^-.

A singular and fatal aooident from eleotri city ooourred at Newburgh, New York State, on Jan. 20th. A man tied hiß horse to a post while he entered a shop. The horse happen ing to put his nose to the post, fell as if he had been struck by a poleaxe. A stalwart laborer ran to the help of the horse, and, happening to touch the post, fell down dead. A BBQond man, who went to the help of the first, was stunned, though not killed. The explanation ia that an eleotrio light wire became slaok under the weight of tho rain, and rested upon the frame of an iron awning, whence the current was conduoted through the post to the ground. The horse's nose being moist, he beoame part 0! the deadly circuit; the horse, however, was not killed.

The "Pacific Rural Press" atatea that Jumbo, a Canadian horse of the Clydesdale breed, was exhibited reoently at one of the towns in California. Tha animal is of a dapple-bay color, stands 20£ hands high, and weighs 27601b5, which, at six years of age, is exceptionally hoavy—in faot, Jumbo is the largest horso on reoord. Tho arm measures 32 iuob.es around ; stills, 45 inches; aoross the hip?, 34J inohes; around the girth, 7, feet 11 inohes; in length. 11 feet 4 inches. The animal was sired near Brompton, Canada, and ia a "right smart chunk" of a horse. Jumbo has been known to draw over six tono; bis wa'kin£ gait i 3 fivo miles an hour. Hi 3 owner, T. W. Lundy, has refused an offer of £1500 for him.

Some of those who are likoly to know the views of the Representation Commissionßßya y that tha boundaries for the revised electorat 6 of Oamaru will extend from the north of the town to Shag Point, and that on the west th 8 district will extend so far as to inolude the townships of Weston, Teanerp.ki, andNgapata» in addition to those south of Oamaru district- The Waitaki distriot, they say, will embraoe Duntroon and Kurow, its northern boundary will be "somewhere north of Waimato. It thi3 should prove correct, Mr Hislop may possibly be opposed by Mr John M'Kenzie, and Mr Duncan ia all probability might be brought face to face in the next electioneer ing campaign with Major Steward.—"Oamaru Mail."

After the usual inspection of the Asburtou Rifles held last evening a pleasant little meeting was held in the Orderly Room. Private Bates, v?fao bad completed that day his second year of membership in the oorpa and the nineteenth 0! bi3 earthly existence, invited his comrades to a smoke conoort. Over fifty present and past members of the corps were present, and tha Captain of tha corps took the head of the table, Lieut Fooks aoting as croupier. Sergt-Ma jor Jones, from Titnaru, was also present. The Captain paid a high compliment to their young host as a good soldier, who never missed an attendance which he could possibly put in, and was attentive to his duties, endeavouring as far as ha oould to master intelligently all the details of drill, and was altogether a good comrade. The evening was spent in true barrack room jollity, and the meeting in calculated to greatly intensify the esprit dv corps well known to exißt in the Ashburton Rifles,

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT

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Sydney, March 11

A railway accident occurred near Mount Victoria through the lino being washed away. The engine and twelve empty trucks were wrecked, the driver named Heron, was killed, and the stoker seriously injured.

COLLIERY EXPLOSION IN WALES

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MINERS ENTOMBED.

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London, Merch 10. A hundred minero are reported to be entombed by a colliery explosion in Wales. London. March 11 The mine in which the explosion occurred had recently been in spected. The cause of the disaster is unknown. TII9 colliery is choked with debris, which prevents help being given to the imprisoned men. I( is feared the leath roll will reach 150, '

ODDFELLOWSHIP.

The annual meelirtg of the Ashburton ' District 1.0.0. F., M.U., was held in the District Chambers, Ashburton, on Tuesd y last. The officers present were Prov. G.M., C. Tucker, in the chair ; District Pro*. G.M., J. Corbitt j Prov. C.S., R. Minnis, and dele* gates from Ashburton, Waterton, and South Kakaia Lodges. There were unrepresented Lodges who came in for penalties. The Prov. G.M. addressed the delegates at some length, his address being of a most interesting character to Oddfellows. On the motion of P.P.G.M., C. Reid, the thanks of the meeting were accorded to Bro ' Tucker for his address, which was also I ordered to be printed with the minutes and report. The Auditor's report and the accounts of the several district funds were read and placed upon the table. The balance sheet was also lead. Both documents were adopted. Accounts to the amount of £32 12s iod were passed for payment.

District rule 23 was amended at par 7, line 5, to substitute "one black ball in four" for "a majority." The establishment of a superannuation fund was deferred for the present, but the thanks of the meeting were accorded to the District Officers for bringing the matter under the notice of members.

A resolution was recorded strongly dis approving of, the Government Kailway Employees' Bill in its present form, and the meeting resolved to use its best endeavors to prevent it or any similar Bill that would have any injurious effect on Friendly Societies from becoming law. The next half-yearly district meeting was fixed to be held at Tiawald.

The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Prov. G.M., Bro J. Corbitt; Dep. Prov. G.M., Bro W. T. Soal, Warter ton; Auditors, Bros J. A. Clothier and G, F. Scott. Special thanks were accorded to Bro C. Tucker for his services in the highest office in the district. He was awarded the P.P.G. M's degree, and his name was ordered to be placed on the merit board. The thanks of the meeting were accorded to the retiring officers, after which the newly elected officers were installed, and returned thanks for the honors conferred upon them. At 6,30 the newly elected Prov. G.M. held a purple lecture in the Chamber.

At eight o'clock a large gathering of the brethren sat down to a sumptuous repast in the club room, and spent a pleasant evening together, ,

ACCIDENT TO A SALVATION ARMY OFFICER

A very painful accident happened to Lieutenant Emily Wood, of the Salva tion Army, Geraldine, on Monday afternoon. In the morning, she, with Captain McGormack, drove to Mr But ton's farm at Peel Forest, and in com pany with Miss Button set out to ride to some friends across the Bangitata plains. The Captain and Miss Button were riding along a short distance in front, and on looking round saw that Miss Wood had by some means lost her seat and fallen from her horse, and was lying on the ground, bleeding from the mouth. A trap was procured from a farmer, and she was conveyed to the Bangitata Bridge Hotel, being still un concious. Dr Fish had in the meantime been sent for from Geraldine; Under his treatment Miss Wood recovered con sciousness, and was so far recovered as to be driven home to Geraldine, a dis tance of twelve miles, that evening. She was very much shaken and bruised, but is now doing well.

INTERPROVINCIAL

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Auoki.aitd, March 11.

It is said that the damage caused by the bush fires at Waikato will amount to^io,ooo Or ;£12,C00.

A man named William Lang, a farmer in the Waipu district for many years, has been killed by falling over a precipice there, and fracturing his skull.

Two Natives at Tamahere, Waikato, were discovered attempting to steal a pig, when a man named Graham, owner of the animal, fired upon them, but failed to hit them.

Mr Shepherd Allen, who is at present in Auckland, has authoritatively stated that he does not intend to stand for the House of Commons. He would, however, be willing to enter the New Zealand House of Repressnta tives.

Napier, March 11 >

A very old resident named John Garry, former'y owner of the Vulcan Foundry, dropped down dead this morning at his work. The cause was heart disease.

VVbiliTngton, Maroh 11,

There is a large number of cases of fever in thehospi'al just now, especially scarlet fever, and extra accommodation is urgently needed. The nurses in the fever yard have no bed rooms, and are obliged to Bleep in the ward with the patients.

__ The meeting re the formation of a Grand Lodge of Masans finished its proceedings to night. There was a large attendance, and steps were taken to establish a Grand Lodge at an early date, the majority of Lodges throughout the colony having decided it was necessary for the existing Constitutions to amalgamate. Absolute unanimity prevailed.

EUROPEAN SOVEREIGNS AND THEIR AGES

The new issue of the Almanack de Gotha gnes an interesting table, show ing the ages of the several reigning Sovereigns of Europe, and the duration of their reign. Omitting the small German States, we find that the oldest among reigning Princes is Leo XIII., who is 79 2 3 years old, and has reigned nearly 12 years. Next comes William 111., King of the Netherlands, 72| years old, having reigned 40 years; next Christian IX., King of Denmark, 71£ years old, with 26 years of reign ; then Queen Victoria, 7(% years old, with 52 years of reign ; Karl 1., of Wurtemberg, 66f years old, with 25 years of reign ; Frederic, Grand Duke of Baden, 63 years old, with 38 years of reign; Albert, King of Saxony, 61£ years old, with 16 years of reign; Oscar 11., King of Sweden, 604 years old, with 17 years of reign; Francis Joseph of Austria, 59 years old, hating reigned 41 years ; Leopold IL, King of the Belgians, 54^ years old, having reigned 24 years; Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, 52 years old, with 12 years of reign ; Charles, King of Roumania, 50£ years old, with a reign of 25 years 2 months, 3 years since the begiuning of bis Government; Nicholas, Prince of Montenegro, 48 years old, with a reign of 27 years ; Abdul Hamid, the SulUn, 47 years old, with 13 years of reign ; Humbert 1., King' of Italy, 45^ years old, with a reign of nearly 12 years; Alexander MI., Russia, 44| years old, 1 with a reign of 8 J years ; George, King I, of Greece, 44 years old, with a reign of 26^ years ; Otho, King of Bavaria. 41^ years old ; William 11, German Km peror, nearly 31 years old, with 1^ year of reign ; Carlos L, of Portugal, 26 years old, two months of reign ; Alex ander 1., of Servia, 13; Alfonso XIIL, of Spain, 3£ years old, with 31 years of reign.

Years ago we were on friendly terms with an old sea captain who need to be in the Mediter ranern trade. He took delight in spinning ' yaroa of the vast daep. One of bis recitals was as follows: —I landed a cargo on the wharf of a Turkish town not far from Con ■tantinople. It wao toward evening and I suggested to the Mohammedan gentleman in ahaagu of the qnay that a guard be placed oyer the goods. Have bo fear, he declared, stroking bia beard," there is not « OhrUtisiD within Ortymitoßt

COLONIAL DIVORCE BILLS.

IPBB PKKSB ASSOCIATION.) London, Mtroh 10. Speaking in the House of Commons on the subject of the Colonial Divorce Bills, Mr Sydney Gedge urged that the Queen's assent should be withheld pending the views of the House being obtained on the subject. Baron De Worms replied that such a course would be an infringement of the Constitution.

THE LABOR TROUBLES

STOPPAGE OF THE TRADE OF LIVERPOOL.

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London, Match 10 The colliers still reject the proposal to arbitrate. In consequence of the strikes, trade in Liverpool is at a standstill. The coal owners offer to make a conces sion to the men if an arbitrator, after an inspection of their books, declare such a i coarse possible.

THE MARKETS

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Stdnky, March. 11 Wheat, chick, 2slod to 3s; milling 3s 7d to 3s 9d ; peas, 4s 3d to 4s 4d ; potatoes, New Zealand, £4; bacon, New Zealand. 9d to ,9£d, hams lid to ll^d. Melbourne. Maroh 11 Wheat, new, 3s 7£d; oats, New Zealand, 3s Id; barley, feeding, 2s, malting 4s Id ; peas 4s 2d.

A QUEER CASE.

In the R.M. Court, Wellington, on Monday last, Mr S. Gilmtr licensee of the Royal Oak Hotel, sued Mr Vincent Pyke, the well-known representative in the House for the Dunstan constituency, for £zj 14s, being the amount of a promissory note drawn by him on the sth September last on the Bank of New Zealand in favor, of R. Hj J. Reeves, M.H.R., for Inangahua. The plaintiff deposed that he had accepted the note in question from Mr Reeves for expenses incurred during his stay at the hotel, and on subsequently presenting it at the Bank for payment it wa3 dishonored. The evidence of defendant, which was taken at Dunedin, was handed into Court, and was to the effect that he gave Mr Reeves the note on the strength of representations made by that gentleman that he held an interest in the claim and Company called the Wakamarina Mahakipuwa Rivarbed Gold Mining Company, and received in return an order on Messrs Buckley, Stafford and Co., Solicitors, Wel lington, instructing them to transfer the half in'erest to defendant. On applying to Messrs Buckley, Stafford and Co., the defendant said he was informed that the Company had not been floated, and on making application to Messrs Arthur Warburton and Co., whose name appeared on the prospectus as brokers, he was told that the Company had been with drawn from the market. The Mines Depart* ment also informed him that no such Company as that named Jabove existed. The defendant had applied to Mr Reeves for a statement of the nature of his interest, but the matter had been evaded, and the defendant had not been able to discover that Reeves held any such interest. In November last the defendant said he wrote to Mr Reeves and demanded the cancellation and return of the note,: and the demand was refused, and the defendant, there fore, claimed that the note was obtained by misrepresentation and suppression of facts, in concluding his statement to the Dunedin Court, the defendant said he was advised that the above was no defence to the present action but hs proposed paying the amount of the note, and had made the preceding statement with the view of taking ulterior proceedings against Mr Reeves. Mr Robinson agreed that the foregoing was no defence, and entered up judgment for the full amount of the c'aim, together with £4 14s costs. !

BURNS MAUSOLEOM

AN EXTRAORDINARY SCANDAL.

n The Dumfries "Standard " calls attention to a "disgraceful business in connection with the mausoleum of the poet Burns in St Michael's Churchyard. At the meeting of heritors last week one of their number complained of a toolhouie having been erected near to his burning ground, and the discussion that arose led to the minister withdrawing from the committee, "A more offensive thing,"says our contemporary, "of which nothiog was said, is the letting of the mausoleum of the poet Burns to the giavedigger as a shop for the sale of curiosities. The tenant has obscured the glass of the monument so as to conceal the sculptured figure of the poet from view, and render it necessary to pay a fee to have a sight of it. Within the monument, which is the shop, a number of photographs, books, and other wares are displayed for sale," The tenant pays a rent of £$ or year for the premises where the dust of the national poet and his family reposes, and this is the means he takes to make the thing pay.

A NEW ZEALANDER IN SAN FRANCISCO

The " Evening Post" says :— A New Zealand gentleman who has just re turned from San Francißco, after nearly a month's stay in that place, describes its oondition at present as very undesir able, and as he originally intended to settle down inside the Golden Gate, it may be well to give a word of caution to intending immigrants from New Zealand. San Francisco he describes as a city of millionaires and beggars. There are no middle classes like those existing in New Zealand. The town is principally peopled by Irish and Ger mans, the former being the laboring class, and the latter turning their attention to almost everything. Tbe highest wages are 7s per day, and the hours are desciibed as frightful, some men having to work 16 hours a day for a bare subsistance. The climate is fair, but the fogs which come on after sunset are generally fatal to consumptive people. There are a ftw English people, principally mechanics, in San Francisco, and they seem to be the most intelligent portion of the com munity. The Chinese, who occupy the heart of the city, control tho domestic labor, baing respectively servants, parlor maids (!), laundry keepers, and almost everything that appertains to the domestic circle. Women compete with men to an alarming extent, being teachers, reporters, telegraph clerks, typewriters, tinsmiths, shoemakers, and even blacksmiths. All the teaching in the public schools is done by girls of from 18 to 20 years of age ; but as showing how it is done, our informant states that a passenger on the steamer ! from San Francisco, in deploring his want of education, said it was caused through the carelessness of his teacher. He attended one of the public night schools, but the lady teacher's sweet heart used to always come to the school and monopolise her time, so that the un fortunate passenger learnt nothing. New Zealanders, and everything savor ing of 1 New Zealand, are bitterly hated in San Francisco, over the opposition to the mail service. In fact, said our in formant, they won't give a New Zea lander employment, and won't even listen to one, especially if he comes from j Wellington. On fcho whole, "There's! no place liko New Zealand after all,' and it w,ill be some time before I attempt' to leave if again,"

TINWALD SCHOOL.

A meeting of tho Tlnwald Schoo 1 Committee wsa held la the schoolroom Isst evening Pfosent—Messrs Gudsell (Ohalrosau) Smith, Hlokman and Dohorty. The miantes of tbe previous meeting were read and confirmed.

The Ghairaaan atated that ho received two tenders for erecting the bell, and had aooepted the lowest tender for, £4 10j, and that the contractor bad completed his work, and tbe bell was now used for the benefit of the aohool.

The Inspector's annual report was then read and considered highly sat'afaetorlly. The prices for the children were then considered, when It was decided that the Committee choose the books and to have a meeting as early as poeilble, Tbe Committee then adjourned.

inspector's export, Tlnnald School, Examlnad, January 22,1890. State : Geo. Galvarhoase, H.M., S3, S7's Bees Williams, M, P. 3, 82. Mias M. L, Bishop, SI, and P olaasee. Agics :—Standard 6,112 years, 11 months. „ 3,11 „ 2 „ ( ii B i 1« si 6 „ „ 2,1!) „ 6 „ „ 4,' IS! en - 2 „ _ • !• 8  10 M

Percentage of passes, 51; percentage of failures, 8. - ' 11. &A3B BDBJ*OtB, a,. , Marks Subject (0 to 100) Drawing... , ... 55 History ... ... ... 75 Geography . 63 Ehmentary scienoe, ob ject lessons, &c ... 55 ToUl ... ... s ... 253 Percentage en class eub jeota ... ... , ... 63*25 111. Additional Subjjois, Repetition and recitation 18 Drill and exercises ... 15 Singing ... ... ... 12 Needlework ... ... 19 Sabjsct-matler of reading lessons... ... ... 15 Extra drawing .., ... — Additional Markß ... 79

The results of the examination are again of a gratifying character. The work of tho Standard ctaeara presents genural foatncea of great merit la snhjects of both oral aad written osamin^tlon. Tho writing In tho ptpera snbmlttnd, however, does not always do jnatfco to tha merit of thd subatfinca expreooed, or to the merit of tho wirHten work done In oopy boolra, O£ tho tioparata oia«8e» tha uniform excellence of Stand&xd 111, which la the beat' of them, is to be vary highly comta&ndecl. While tba mistreat! haa prepared har Stand»rd I olasa as wall aa one neod wloh to sea It, I havo to express a feeling of some filaappolDtmcnt with tha nppaar anoe made by her olnssea of infants. W. J. Andbbsok, Inspec or,

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(PEE PRES3 ASSOCIATION,)

London, March 10 and 11 Professor Owen is suffering from paralysis.

A meeting in Hyde Park con demned the Siberian atrocities. John Burns denounced the Czxr.

. A verdict of murder by some person unknown has been returned in the West Ham murder case. ■ The Tichborne claimant's candida 4 lure for Stoke-upon-Trent is void, his deposit money not having been lodged.

Browne and Wingrove, bullion dealers, Cheapside, aire bankrupt. The liabilities are .£300,000. It is expected that all claims will be paid in full. . The time for receiving colonial entries for the Mining Exhibition has been extended to May 15th, provided they are received in London by that date.

Sir J. Anderson, of the Eastern Ex; tension Telegraph Company, in the course of an interview with the " Pall Mall Gazette/ asserted that it was neither practicable nor desirable that the Government should acquire all the j cables of the world. He further de clared that a shilling tariff was im possible. The Hague, March 10. , The King of Holland is again in a precarious state of health. - Belcuudb. March 10 . The Servian Ministry;have sent in their resignation, but it has not been accepted, yet. Bjsiilin, Mar oh 10 It is expected that Papal delegates will attend the Labor Conference.

The Emperor has conferred the order of the Black Eagle on Dr de Boetticher. It is expected he will probably succeed Bismarck as Chan cellor. BißliiK, Mnroh 11 It is reported that Etnin Pasha is to be appointed Administrator of German East Africa. Hongkong, March 10 H.K.S. Cordelia, ten guns, 2380 tons, sails on March 16th for servtce on the Australian station. Pabis, Maroh 10. News has been received that the prisoners in Dahomey have not been harmed. Ottawa, Maroh 10. j A man named Birchall and his wife, an adventuress, were found guilty of the murder of Mr Benwell, a wealthy Englishman, whom they lured to Canada. It is feared that others have fallen victims to the same criminals.

According to a Paris journal a French offioer is indebted to the Australian savage for a new invention. Ha has aonstrneted a ballet whiota can be made to net after tbo manner of the boomerang. Instead of a parabola, tho ballet desaribea a curved line beyond the objeot aimed at, retarding to the Utter at the end oUti wane.

DISTRICT COURT

ASHBURTON-TUESDAY.

(Before his Honor Judge Ward,)

IN BANKRUPTCY

In r* Josefs Ciakk.

Motion for publio examination; In connection with the motion charges were formulated accusing binkrupt of failing to kee? proper books, of obtaining credit by fraudulent representations, ao&of bring ing about his bankruptcy by r rash and haztrdoui speonlations. - ■ ,■- '/ The following is the continuation of our ( report of Tuesday's sitting In tßrl eaae :— Mr Shury's examination oantlnued. Io Smith's eaie knew nothing about the Interest except from substquent lnveotlga< tlon.

By Mi Fisher—lt h.d been Olaik'a praotloe In prevlona yeara to oome and releaas the reoelpta when ha radaoed the overdraft. It wai not a oaee of holding on to the shadow aftet tht eubtitanoe bad gone, became Clark had always aa'trad him there w»a plenty of grain In the store, which witness very f requsntly.aaw. Olark was at liberty to deal with this grain In the best way he could, bat as an honest man he had no right to diepoee of the bank'a grain without letting them know, and firat paying them the money. On the 28th of February Olark'a overdraft jwaa £646 end £5599 on dlaeonnt account... Hid not the . ledger in Oonrt that woald show what bia overdraft waa on the sth February. Olark representad that he hai eipttal to the amount of £3500, and his bills were dla eouted In oonsequenoe. The laat grain given up by the bank waa ori" the 31st August, when 1500 sioka were gWen op, and the aobonnt squired-.- to. that date. If Olark rednoad his overdraft by £1000 from any source he was entitled to the release of £1000 worth of reoelpta. Some time between the 20th and 31st Augoat he paid la over £800 In abaolnte rednotlon of the overdraft, and the ciealpt (or ISOOascka was released. Had nothing,to ahow that the grain represented In the receipts waa or waa not In the atore at the present moment, as no atore book oould ba found. Anything Mr Olark aald to him at the time of these arrangements he implicitly believed, so firmly did ha balieve In Olark'e Integrity.;, Olark oonld not have got a single rseeipt without re< duoing the overdraft, £1050 waa advanoed to Olark agalaat two bills do the seen ity of grain hypothecated to the Bank. The firat bill of lading navtag been forwarded by Caff and Graham to Olark Bros., under Inatmotlona from Joseph Olark, Ineteid of to the Bank at Sydney, they^ obtained £1050 in es«h here; theoj-4hey dla honored the draft for £1050 In, Sydney, and thus had the whols ablpment for noth'og, which was Insured and viloed tot £1643. Olark also obtained £200 on letters of oredit to pay freight. Now they explained that tois was not farmers' grain, but part of the aacarltj? held by the Bank. They thus, obtained £4534 from the Bank for nothings Felt very sore personally over ttili trauaaotion, as be had been fifteen years uaneglag the branch- In Ashhurton, and never waa so completely " had " In all his experleno?. Sad never for n moment doubted Olark'a word, and It was only when the Bank advertised the grain for site that he was notified by each of the Binke Jnjturn that tbe Uoion Bank wsa advertising their grain for sale, and on inspeotltignhe grain again »t tha store, fouad all tbe aaoks branded allkef. ; * George Gllmour, farmer A»htonj sold grain to Mr Olark in the middle of April last, at 3i 71 for wheat end. 2s 6i for oats. Ti>e ptymeu^ nas to Ma made In the usual Vsy, when tbe grain was de-i livered. Wanton tbe 4h May and produced bfs reoa'pts. Cl*rk ran up the •mount and said be regretted very much to have to aay that the B»nk hid stopped bh payments. Told him he was going to Scotland, and wantad all his affairs settled up before be went atir«y. Olark aatd ha ooull pay la a month, but-afterwards saggested that be should glra wltneas atoriße reosipts, sayiug that no one woald ba able to interfere with the wheat with out the production cf tbe receipt. Olark paid httn £100, and the understanding; wos that tha money still due waa to be paid within a month, or at latest six weeks. A piymont of £150 was made to wltaees' attorney—his brother—and sub sequently another of £50 in notes. On returning it December caw OJark, who said he hoped to be able to arrange with tho B»nk. Would not hava left a bushel of hia wheat with ClatJc if it had not been for his assaranoe that the grain was perfectly aocure. When he saw tha advertisement ha made ioqqiriet and found that there waa only, storage wheat \ there. ' '

Andrew Da wood farmer, Waterloo, aold Clack last March 6900 buihela of wheat, and 120 boahela of barley, about £1300 oath value. It was all delivered In April and it waa to be caih on delivery. About £200 waa paid, and while he kept going for the money and couldn't get It, Clark gave him a Btore receipt for* 1550 aaoki. The wheat he aold to Clark had been aent away, but tbe atorage receipt! wen for same quality and quantity af grain. Olark owed him over £1200. '1 By Mr Fliher—Had boan told by Mr Olark that the bank would pay hta, bnk there was no undertaking on the put of tbe bank to do no, • -»yO

William Home, accountant,hid been employed by the iuparvlaor and the Official Assignee to go through M r Olark'a books. The tabulated abatement pat la showed that the total amount o! oath that had been paid otherwise' thin by cheque hud boen £2654 Oa 10d. Thare hid been emounti ranging from £60 up to £240 paid in oiah, Some amounts had bean paid partly by oheqae and partly by oath. There was nothing In the boofcV to lbow that the amounta bad not been aotoallf expanded in the ordbsrF.conrae of Clark'f bnsinesa. Had made out a profit and loaa statement from the booka. The loaa abown was £6640 1« sd.

J, 0- Bel), Deputy Offitlel Assignee, Bald he leoslved all the books from OJark that he »fd he possessed^ exoept the letter book now In Court. Had asked for that bat did not getlt.^-lt contained tba correspondence thai he particularly, wanted, but it could not pojilbly oontaln all the eorro?poadencQ of edol a builneis is ibat of Me Olatk— .<. John Clark, .saddler, : Tinwald, said ha wai left by hts father, (when (he went to Sydney) to act with Giothiet for hla fathor. The letter to the Bank written by Clothier and signed by himself had only seforence in the use of tho "heretofore " to what bed boon piattioed by himself and Olothler. H»d no knowledge whatever of what his father's . arrangement with tho Bank was, and hla father did not know aboot tha hypothecation of the wheat he liacl promised: Took t>U the b'lla of exahaage to the Bank, the bills of lading of tha *' Jfotcro " coming dlreot to the Bank from the agents. Did the same with tha Argna ahipnaent; Told Bbory when ha came askfog aboat ttrff grain that he knew nothing about the atore. J. A. Olothler, itoreman, remembered Mr O'ark going to Sydney. When be went away witness knew nothing aboot the I graia. belonging to the bank. No grain was ever hypothloated to tha Bank, (Latter prodaoei.) Recolleotad writing that. letter hypotheotting the grain to the BaDk Knefy nothing about the hypothe cation until Mr Sliury said it had to be done. Ate Sharp told them It hud been MrOlark'a pcactlca beforeha went away. It wsa not until efter the Noteio and Ar^as ehtpaiQnta thai; Mr Sbary esme ■ over about the ctora^a reoeipts and to bm thoijraJo, SYh-"i gyafn waVkhipped to Sydney th? AiMs were paid Into tha Jliok al; Q'tjcc. Wus not awan of My hills of lading that woie yma% tDywhai bat to tht Union Bank*

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INWALD COAL AND FIBBWOOD DEPOT, 1 — J4 /^LOTEDKR haying pur • /\ * VJ ohaaed tin. bnsinose of Joseph Class from iha Official Assignee. U prepared to wpply Goal, Firewood, Bran, Oata and OaafE, at lowest market "*"' J. A. CLOTHIER, Tinwa'id. {•• What we do we o well," fWVJJt OHRIBToTuHOH DB-MTAL *. SUBGERT, OaaM Btrwfc, Ohrintchurch, saxt Robin- Boob Store, and at tho Octagon, Danedin. A i.)porationß &t otiictly unifocm and modoiate Ooninltatioa freo. 3. MYEES~ANI) CO., SUBOBOM DBHTISTS. MTBOUb OXIDE GAS udmlnistered ', AuMsthetio leavoß no aupleua»ut effeote, and by Its use the extraction of Bad Stompe and Teeth is rendered par 'Mtly Palnleni and Effeotlvo. Ad ulnUttred daily. Fee foe admfnlatration at Qtm, Si. Extraction, 2a 6d a tooth. Hoon of attendance, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. JTrlrata residents, 93 Eait Belt. The acknowledged! ■aperiorlty of AHSRIOAN DENTISTKY In the oou ateoetton of Artificial Teeth, the most fnUhed workmanship, and replaolog the \ eat toeth TEMPORARILY ALMOST HMBDIATKLY after extraotion, have ■tabliihed our reputation, A bldkl* Artlficla Tooth, 10a, complete jt t Upper and Lower, Temporary atd Permanent £1010 a; Artificial Teeth and Deatatea made by other dentists re-" aoAdied at imall cost*, Stopping, So»l ---jag Perfect ani Patnleir. WM. ;SPARKOW, TAILOR AND MEN'S MERCER BIST BTBEET. . — " THE CHEAPEST SALE KOW GOING ON INABHBUBMON IS IT "The Corner:' Ctilken's Ha(B hat prior Flowers at ha f price Prkta at hilf pricj jAadif-s' J-xckota at lalf price 17 dozMea'd Bos (beat made) half pr;ce r i ? SE 3 fHR WI N DSO W S 810 B TH IS W N[ D 0 WS INSfBOT THE STOCK Isg»ifflT Tfli? STOCK W. 13. COLLIER liifi ter Hill AP HUMPHERYS Hold Weekly Sales of BOUSES, PIGS, CATTLE, PRCDUOB, JURNITCFBE, &a. EVERT SATURDAY. live stock: sales J ?ery Tae.eSay a. Tinvrald and Ash bnrton Yarda alternately. CLEARING SALES TOWN AND OOUKTBY Aoocrding to arratofDmtint. —We have for Sale Privately— n REAPERS AND BINDER T Ocmklil HOLLER, GRASS J. BnappEß3 *$ c have been appointed Agekis for JOHNSON and Co's ARTIFICIAL MANURE. WiS HATE ON~HAND 5 TONS smple and ParllonUta of whloh can b hsd oa «ppllo«tfon. ■mm km humpherys AUCTIONEER i



Wanted Known Cash Advertisements under' thl < head ing, not exceeding 16 words, 0 ft B j Shilling. Addresses may be left at this Office. WASTED — Tandera for erecting Sheeo Dip yards, eta. Apply O. M. Brooke, Ashbnrtonu 8f67 WANl'ifil> a gnod general servant.— Apply Mks Se«bbs, Melford Honse. 3 WANTED io 801 l a good eecond-hand Bicycle cheap. Apply "Mail" Office. 3_22 ' OOR SiLE^VTown SeotioD, No. 1221, Jj fronting on G-Ngg Street, Have look Street, Bind Wsk*nnl Ro»d. Prloe £100. Apply to Edwabd Stephens, Tailored Street. 3173 KTTTANTfiID KNOWN—Meiford House YV W"I °l°Bo every night at 8 o'olock (excopt Wadnoadaya I).—H. 0. Segbrs. 1\ \[ ANTED Known.—" Strong-wear VV Boots for Ladloi, Men end Childron can only ba obtained at W. H Ooilikr's. 'I I/"ANTED Known The Cheapest VV Shop to bay Tin w ate and Gal* vanised Iron goods In Aahbnrton, is at W. F. Hahnaford's, Burnett Street. A large atook kept on band, Tin and Iron ware goods made and repaired with dee patch. MANILLA. Binder Twine, maohlne oil, and wire. Time ia money on the harvest field—tho beak is the oheapesl. —R. Aloobn, Saunders Buildings. "TI7ANTED KNOWN —My Special W Make of Ladles' 4 clasp Kid Gloves, " The Achburtoaian," braided bocks, 3s 6d per pair.—W. H, Collibb. , W~ ANTED every mau in tne County 1 to have a Salt of the Aihbartoa Tweeds.—Robebt Aloobn, Ashborton Clothing Mart, Saonderß* Buildings. liH KBNSKD7 and Mies Cameron, Moore Street—Teachers of Soieotific Drees-catting. Bodies cat and fi ted. Dressmaking in all ita branohes. Riding habits a (speciality. 12 69 SHftT ANTED Known—Tn addition to our Y¥ ordinary presets, we shall give an extra one of a pood ueefol basket to every porchtser of 20s and upwards. H. 0. Seoers, Melford flonea, WANTED KNOWN—If yon want gocd value for your monwy go to Melford House, Besides oar ordinary presents an additional one of a good useful basket to every purobaser of 20s end upwards, H, 0. Ceq^rh, Melford Home. WANTED, Everyone to Know—T&at J. MOISON has notr H« stook a •rge *ni varied aaaortment (1 BOOTti AND BB.OES foir tn» Spring aud Summer Sawson, Gentletnen's, Ladies', aud Gbil dren'x, both Imported and Coloni»l; Ibo HIS OWN MAKE, which OANN)T BE SURPASSED in Style, Fit, Qial ly, and Ne^tai'o?, combined with VERT REASONABLE PRICES. All repairs executed prompt y and with neatrme lOtl NOTICE TO FARMERS. WHKAT. WE EAT. WHEAT. WE are BUYERS of PKIME MILL ING WHEAT at Mill. ROT,LITT &. 00 , Canierbcry Mi'ir, S+26 Ashbnrtorj. uiMER 18S0 1890 CjU&MrtR HOW 38!)0 1890 OH 0 W ALL DEPARTMENTS OF OUR BUSINESS REPLETE \VITH CHOICE GOODS FOR THIS SEASON.' $$• PBIOB~BIGBT t .&I For Juvc.nilrt'ij O'ftMr<» Try'haJS.Z Clothing Faotory h\x Boys' O.othlng Try the N,Z. Clotning PjUy For Youths' Clothing Trpiha Is Z..O!othicg Factory For Men'a Clothin? Try <heN.Z. Clothing Factory S'cr Men's Vicasura Sn'sa Ttv tbo NZ.Clothing Factory Fcr M:rc«ry acri Ho.'i ry Try the N.Z. Clothing Factory Fo? Blcnk^B, RogP. end Flanne's Tiy the N Z. O'.otMng Factory For Hats in Ihe tewesr shapes Try tin N Z Clothing Factory ?or the boat. v»lno for Ro»dy Mon^y Irj the N Z. ClothiDg Faotory ENCOURAGE LOCAL INDUSTRY AND BUY FROM THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory. inspect"oue stock And draw your own coucluaioiiß. W. ti. WBBBS2. *i»uager. Boots Boots Boots. nnBNDBRS are icvit«d for tho Entire fctocfe in Trada in tho estate of Ge^bge Diack, Bootccakor, Ashborton, corißi, ting of Gents, Ladies, and Children's Boo.a »nd »Shoep f loatbtr aid Grindery as per stcck ehoels. Supervisrr will bo in | attendance on the j,rcmhea oa 1 HUBS DAT, 13th mot,, from' 2to 5 p.m., when Intending Tocdjrero will have an opportunity of inspecting tho stock, etc. The Rama bus been crefully valood at cost prices and is in firet chos order. Tenders at per £1 va'uation will bo rcoaived by EuoxLiya Bros. 165 Tuatn Htrcet, Christchurob, op till 12 noon on jb&TURDAY lßJainttmt. JOHN BUCKLING, | bopeivieor,^.



Statutory Declaration.—l, Franz Babbi, Ironbark, Sandhurst, in the colony of Victoria, Australia, do solemnly and sincerely declare that on the 25th June, 1877, my son Alfred, six years of age, was aaoidentally hurt with an axe on his knee. lat onoe took all pains to seoure medical assistance. However, in spite of all efforts, on the 27th August, 1877, the opinion was given by Dr Maogillivray that an amputation of the injured limb had become imperative, in order to save life. At this juncture I called on Messrs Sander and Sons, procuring some of their Extract of the Eucalyptus Globulus, and by the application of the samo I had the satisfaction of seeing my son within b fortnight out of all danger and to-day he is reoovered. I may just add tha it was when the crisis had been reached that the Extract vcjerred to. w&e first applied. and I make this solemn declaration, eto. Franz Baabh. declared at Sandhurst, in the oolony of Victoria, Australia, this seventeenth day of Ootober, one thousand eight hundran and seventy-seven before me, Moritz Gohd, J.P.—(AdvU Q