The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1890. THE FEDERATION CON FERENCE.

The Conference which is now sitting in Melbourne is an unmistakable evi dence of the growth of » national senti ment in Australia, and, whether or not it be immediately productive of a federal union, marks a distinct advance towards the bringing about of what in the near future is certain to eventuate—the con consolidation of the colonies of the Australian continent into one Dominion, the weaving of " the crimson thread of kinship " into one fabric, whose pattern will develop in the loom of Time. Whether or not that consolidation will lead to an independent Australian nationality the future will disclose, but if that come about it will probably not be for some years to come, as until the older generation oi colonists has passed away, the sentiment of attachment to the Mother country will keep in check the growing desire of the native born population to take the guidance of their country's destinies entirely into their own control There will perhaps (we might even say probably) be one day an independent, but there will be first a united Australia; Whether Tasmania will elect to be a part of the new Dominion remains to be seen—probably she will—but that New Zealand will ever be included we very much doubt. Certainly public opinion is dead against any such merger, and from the North Cape to the Bluff the sentiment is general that we should for the present at anyrate continue to " paddle our owd canoe." The only public man who has given utterance to on opposite view is the Hon Mr Larnach, and the reasons he ad vances are not sufficient to convert those who differ from his conclusions. It is true that if a federated Australia with a protective tariff join to exclude New Zealand produce so far as it can be ex cluded by a protective duty, we should be placed at a considerable disadvantage as contrasted with the position of membership of a federation between whose component parts' free interchange would prevail; but we need not consider that disadvantage until it has been proved to be impossible to arrange re ciprocity as between United Australia and New Zealand. The only strong inducemeat that we can see at present is' that the Dominion would doubtless be able to consolidate the debts of its com ponent parts, and could borrow money more cheapily than could either colony separately, and in this way, if New Zea land were a member, it may be that considerable relief might be obtained by the lightening of our annual burden of interest. Yet even that inducement will not be sufficient to justify us in sub ' mitting ourselves and all our affairs to the supreme coutrol of a Dominion Government and a Dominion Legisla ture, whose headquarters would be thou sands of miles away, and in which our voice would be feeble as compared with that of aggregated Australia. New Zealand's attitude in the matter is for the present that of an interested spectator, but of a spectator only.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Canterbury Saleyards Company (Ohriatohuroh) has declared a dividend of 11 per cent.

Lady Whitmore, from Napier, has taken a furnished flat at the West End, and will probably remain permanently in London.

A Syndioate is projected by South Austra lian mining capitalists to work a process for the ,'.*eduoiion of refractory ores by akaline treatment. Tbe oapital is fixed at £75,000.

Mr J. 0. Brown, M.H.8., who has bee" dangerously ill for the past two weeks, suffering from erysipelas, Jis now pronounced by hia madical attendant, Dr Blair, to be out of danger.

The " Pall Mall Gazette " says that Sir B> Parkes' term the "crimson thread" wil 1 become equally memorable with that of the " silver streak" as applied to the English Channel.

Very young children are not sensitive to pairs to any very great extent. Dr Geuger calculates that (his Bensibility is seldom clearly shown in less than four or five weeks afier birth, and before that time infants do not shed tears.

On Christmas Eve branches of holly which "would have hardJy fetched two shillings in ordinary years were, it is said, being sold in the shops of very " swell " florists in London for two guineas, because they had red berries upon them in no surprising quantities.

The " Spectator " says that Sir 0, Dilke in his recently published book has pricked the glittering bubble of Imperial federation. A brother-like alliance between England and tbe other colonies will eneue whioh will ultimate include America.

The " Oamam Mail" remarks that tbe fact that several Australians who are now on a visit to the colony are advertising inviting offers for their return tiokets, is pointed to as an evidence of confidence in the colony and of returning prosperity,

H, C. Parsons, a Virginia epeoulator, is out with a hundred million dollar railroad scheme He wants to run a line of steamships from New Orleans to Magdalena Bay, Columbia, and then build a railroad along the Eastern slope of the Andes, to connect with the Brazilian-Chilian and Argentine systems.

Mr Duncan, M.H.R,, has received a letter from the Minister for Lands—in reply to the letter he sen? with the Kurow resolutions—in whioh the Minister expresses tbe greatest anxiety to deal with the South Canterbury lands in suoh a way as to lead to their being advantageously Bettled upon.

Par Oamara evening contemporary says that in the£ district farmers are experiencing considerable dijffiouity in obtaining harvest labour, and that men ready to do tbe work have not been so soarae for mrny ysarg. Of course the pressure will soon be over, and if the present harvest weather continue the risk and inconvenience arising from the defioienoy of hands-will & be,miuimißed.

A prominent Wanganui shot, who has tot yeara oeoupied a leading position at the olose of the championship, but failed at the meeting just conducted to get among the hundred Highest aggregates, received the following characteristic telegram from the members of hia company :—" Preparo to die, or stay where you are to avoid a public funeral."— ' Dunedin Star."

Dr George Thenius, of Vienna, makes an artificial leather from red beeohwood. He olaims to obtain a solid sole leather superior to auimal leather in firmness and durability, &txd capable of being worked up in the Bame way. The trees are out when about sixty years old, peeled, stemmed, treated with ohemi oals under pressure, an<? exposed to other processes as yet known only to the jnyentpr. The "San Franoisoo Sunday Chronicle" issued on the 29th of Deo. last a number whiah ia a striking example of publishing enterprise, consisting of no less than 4") pages of nine co'umns each, in brevier and minion, containing a review of (he world's history during 'hs forty years—lß49 to 1889. The matter in thia issue would fill 450 pages of the " Eooyolopffldia Brifannica/' and 50 tons of paper were oooaumed in printjmg the edition of 150,000 oopion, equal to a single sheet of paper nearly 887 miles long. The I actual weight of the type employed was nearly \ two tons. The literary work employed the QYer, JIQQ tfriterp, "

Telegraghio communication north of Keke rangu was interrupted from 10 a.m. till 2.30 p.m. to-day.

Following is one of the many examples of the readiness with which children imitate the example of their elders:—A lovely, flaxen haired child of sis years, the pet of the family, attempted to open a door, whioh stuok. She pulled and pulled, but could not move it. «• D n itl " they were astonished to hear her say as she gave a supreme tug, and the door yielded. " Why, what do you mean, Maud ? " exclaimed the horrified mamma. "That's the way papa opens it," said Maud, innooently.

The " Rangitikei Advocate " says :—" As an example of what ia being done with'capital and energy in bringing bush land under cul tivation, it was mentioned to us on Tuesday that last year Mr Manson had 14,000 sheep running on grass land whioh five years previously, was coverd with dense bush, and did not keep one. In that time 10,000 aorea had been cleared of bush and grassed, an amount of work whioh must have involved the expenditure of no small amount of money, and a lively faith in the power of the land to reaoup him ultimately for his outlay.

Mr Edison, it is reported, is completing a machine whioh is to stereotype a newspaper by telegraph. If this invention beoomes so much successfully applied scienoe, it will be possible to print the " Times " or the " Pall Mall" simultaneously in London, Manchester, and Edinburgh, or in as many towns as the proprietors desire. It goes without saying that an invention by Edison is pretty certain to work out to the end aimed at. But this attempt to stereotype the plates of a news paper by electricity is not a new idea in oon neotion with the dream of a simultaneous publication in the big towns of the kingdom.

A good story is told of an M.H.R., renowned for the size of his padal extremities.' He hired a saddle horse one day at a livery stable in the Empire Oity, and when a few miles on his journey discovered his mount was rather too full of beans for a rider of his weight and ability. He therefore rode back to the stable, and, meeting the ostler, said, " Why he shies and rears at every stone on the road." The ostler gazed with open mouthed surprise. " Well, sir," said he, "that gets me, 'cause that there oss is the quietest obs in the establish ment ; " then he added, with a twinkle in hia eye. as he glanced at the member's feet, " But you see, sir, he's not used to running between shafts. 1

Says a Wellington paper:—Quite an interesting Maori relia is now in the possession of Mr H. E. Liardet, of Willis street. It is a greenstone adze, measuring I3in. in length and four inohes aoross the edge, and was found two years ago by a sportsman at the foot of a tree at the top of the main range between Pioton and Mahikipawa diggings. The natives resident in the district state that it mnst have been lett there by the followers of Te Eaupirahsi, the celebrated marauding ohief, in tueir flight over the range into the Waitohi Valley. That it was a much-prized weapon ia evident from it? appearance. From one side a large ear-pendant has been out off, and the owner seema to have been in the aot of taking another from tbe opposite side when obliged t j abandon his property. ' We learn from the " Timaru Herald ' that what is apparently a oase of suicida haa been reported to the police officer at Waimate. It appears that .Robert Stevenson, who was for many yea ts a resident of Waimate, and who lately removed with bis family to a farm at Waitaki North, left the farm on Saturday morning, saying that he was going to the railway station to post a letter to someone in Waimate. He has not sinoe returned or been heard of. Enquiries were at onoe instituted by his relatives, and the person to whom he waß supposed to have written interviewed, but as be had received no letter he ooold throw no light on tbe mystery. Oe Monday Mr Bitchener, of Waimate, received a letter from Stevenson, stating that by the time the letter was opened he would be in eternity. Up to tbe present nothing has been heard ef the missing man, and Mounted Constable Field has left for Waitaki to investigate the matter.

Messrs Milner and Thompson have been very euooessful at the Dunedin Exhibition in the matter of prizes. They have received extra awards for their pianos, namely, first for grands, by Haake ; first for oottage pianoe, by the same maker ; and a special first award for their patent tuning attachment. The exhibit of the firm in the British and foreign court where, for some reaeon, they were placed instead of, as they should have been, in the Canterbury court, attracted a large amount of attention, more especially the patent tuning attachment. This rendered the exhibit unique, as no other piano exhibit had anything like it. As the invention is quite novel it must be very satisfactory io the firm in question to find it has met with suoh suoh recognition from the judges. We under stand that Messrs Milner and Thompson find great difficulty in supplying pianos of the new type so great is the demand for them. They have also been offered a large sum for the patent rights ingAmqrica.

A oonoert to provide funds for the annual treat in connection with the Ashburton Borough Sohool was held in St. Stephen's Schoolroom last evening. There was a large attendance of the juveniles, but the number of adults present was rather Braall. In the absence of the Chairman of the Com mittee (Mr W. J. Siloook) the ohair was taken by Mr R. S. Bean, who, prior to the commencement of the proceedings, made a few remarks explanatory of the objeofc for which the concert wsb held. Owing to the I inroads made on the incidental fund by the cost of fencing and numerous repairs, the Committee were not in a position to saddle their funds with the whole cost 0! the treat, but were obliged to seek assistance from the public. A capital programme was then gone through under the management of Mr Horace Gates. Songs, which were encored, were given by Misses Barratt*and Gates. Mrs Mayne played a couple of selections on the piano, and instrumental duets were con tributed by the Misses Banger. Mr H. Gates was in oapital form, and each of his Bongs was redemanded. The Chairman (Mr Bean) also sang, and a violin solo was also given by Master Cullen, in very promising style. A number of recitations were given by pupils- John Miles, N. Vincent, A. MoDonald, E. Bobottom, L. Miles, and L. Palmer, and a double song and dance in obaraoter by Messrs Cullen and Matthews brought the proceedings to a closa.

We clip the following important testimonial from the " Illawarra Meroury " (N.S.W.) of the 30th Maroh. It needs no comment :— " Mr John Loveday, of the. Bulli Mountain, writes to us that after suffering for four years with aoute gravel, he has experienced almost complete relief by using Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract. He says seeing the said Extract advertised in the 'Illawarra Meroury,' bis 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 states that between the 10th March instant, when he obtained the first bottle of the extraot, and the 19th, the use of that medioine continued to afford him relief, to whioh he had been t stranger for four years. MrLoveday writes also that he has found the Eucalypti Extraot a cure for rheumatism as well as gravel He requests us to publish this information through the • Meroury. 1 We have much pleasure in complying with Mr Loveday'e request, whose word cannot be doubted, and who can have no object in view other than a pure desire to benefit suffering humanity."— (A«V$, 1

THE LABOR TROUBLES

IPKK rfIKSS ASSOCIATION.)

(RsooSved February 12. 1.52 p.m.)

London, Fabruary 11. Mr Matthews, Home Secretary, has arranged to receive a deputation of miners in support of Mr Cunningham Graham's eight- hours Bill. The dock laborers at Dundee have struck for an increase of payment to 8d per hour.

ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL.

—.—^ |^By Ef('fiCTEIC TELEGRAPH —COPyBiaHT.] L't'Sß PKEB3 AqSOOfATION.j (Reoeivod FuLrv.ar.- 12, 1.52 p.m.) Lisbon J^hra*ey 11, tSpnoy Andrade, a Portuguese gentle man, challenged the British consul at Oporto to a dael, jn cunsecjuence of the latter telling the students only tp iusul Englishmen, net ladies, and if possible to avoid ingulfing anyone

AN OUTLET FOR OUR CHEESE

("Akaroa Mall,") He*rlng thai a member of a lerge London firm wb.i in Aknroa wl h the purpose of buying dairy produce foe tbe Limdon market we sent rouud a reporter to Interview blm.

Mr J Eilsra iutiroduced himself aa the junta? pai uer of the fhm of J. B. Et erß and Op., 17 Geeat Tower S»re?t, London, saying thoy are amougst the leading Im porters of prodaou In Lordio, Thay do an immense trade in ohessa aud other dairy produce, and are well known, yon think of the market In England for cW?y prcdooet The demand is praottcaiiy unlimited. Good chaeaa will sell ia London at any time of the yea; at a good price, Ohoddar shaped of good quality it the favourite, and what is wanted is uniformity in size aud quality. Whea New Zaaland farmera find that theae a?e absolutel/ gneoesaary there will always bo a good matkut open tq them. Io commands a ready aalg. Theie is a gra&d opening for the trade between JSevr Zealand and ISngUnd, awi the London market will readily absorb all that the Colony oaa produce in addition to Us present supplies. What sizaa and oorts of cheese are fittest for ihe Home markets ?

Cheddar shaped, as I eoid before, are tho favorite. Cheeses ol about 601b, high-siandiag, bold, and well-colored. The appearauoe has everything to do with che sale. We prefer large cheesi 1 dne In a caae, with scale boards at each end. Streaky-colored spongy oneesa will oom mand no pi ice, and only does harm to the district it cornea frocn. The same remarks app-y to butter. .. How do you Intend to deal with the furmers, and what ia tho m6thod you re commend in exporting the produce ? I nave come out to New Zealand ior the espeoia) purpose of putting the tirade on a good footing. I have full powers from the firm to make all arrangements, and my method of proceeding is one that the farmers cannot inltt&ke. I will vis.t a dairy, and if the ohe.se erne me I wll pay ttie monyy down at onoa for it, on the understanding that the cheese it delivered at the Akaroa wharf. The advu&tages of a cash sale musis be great to the farmer. I> ia my intention to try aad ptrauade producers to combine, and aend a certain quantity regularly, and I undertake to pay oa-h for ail they oan produce. No douot, if this cai> be arranged, tha shipping companies, will be induced to lower the freight, and once the regular trade is established, I have no doubt of its permanency. 1 intend to stay in the colnny for two years for the purpose of working It up properly. I have travelled thr ugh the North I.land, but hove been no farther south than Akaroa at pr^sant, From what I have seen. I think I shall make my hesii quarters here.

Have you dealt much in Ne«r Zealand produce 1 '•

Lacgelj. We have had the best ami wo ret of chaeae from thl« colony. fcLme haa been,oo good, indeed, thai;, bad *ti KDowa where it caoau from we would have bought till thai could tuve beeo pro duced ia that place regularly. Big cheeaeo sell beat. It ia sold retail over tho ooamer as Eogilsu cheats, and oniy an eipatt oonld tell the difference We have also had cheese trom Now Zailand that has been almost anaaleable. No*, however. ;hat shipment^ pill bo branded, Importer* will kDOw where to get U item, and h will havo a wonderful effect ia Improving the aye'age qauiity. CVbbb ahoald ba peoperly branded, and 00 doubt this precaution will be taken In the future by those He&ieoua of cultivating a trade with the Saeopean maifkoiß- lc will bo so adv3a s-geoua 10 the farmers to havo a readj aaie aid a permanent market open 10 them it place of the fitful changes of the A.UB traian markeia. Beaid^B, buying out a maa'a product direct, aad doing away wi h the go betweens, who subtract a lfir(je commission and diminish the profits, wll be very beneficial, and improve the circumHtances of the farmers. Lam lesv iag^ at ones for Wellington on preeeing buaiuess, bat will be here again on the 17th inst., und slay a wtek. I shall btA happy to give auy information on the aubj-vCt to anyone iotereatod ia it, and shonid like to moot a deputation of the farmera to explain my purpose to them, and give them ny Intt/rinmiuu they may consider necessary, lam open to hear what they may have to say, and will uo doubt com 3 to an UDc?erst<*ndiag with ihem oq the subject I wish particularly to arrange for a permanent supply, regularly sent, of a certain quality, What do you thick ot tha country ? I like it very much especially the cliomie. It far exoeeda coy uuticipatlona, vi hbegh I had been prepared bomewhat. I had no Idea the oouuup was ao fur advanced^ Indeed, I consider it wondar fal wnen the population la taken iato consideration. I oamo by the San Fran Cisco route, and ou 'arrival in Aacklaad waa interviewed by a teporten of the "New Zd&laud Herald." I have visited the butter factories in the Walkato dis trict, and ovhet places in the North Wand where dairying Is oarrfed on. So many advsmagea has New Zealand that I have no doubt, should farmer! meet tbe rtquiremenca of tha Some markets, thetrKde wlli aeiuine colossal dimensions la a very f^w years.

A FOOTBALL SCANDAL.

[Psa Pbhbb Association,]

I Wblungtow, February 11 It lately came to tho knowledge of the Poneke Football Club, through the officials of the Wellington Olub, that one of the Poneka's most doughty champions had made an offjr to encure for We ling ton ihe services of the four leading Poneke players in consideration of tbe payment of a stated sum of money. The introduction of ouch msreenary oonduot into football oirolea ia dasernng of the strongest reprobation, bo the Committee of the i'onefce Ulub wrote to the alleged cu'prit, giving him an opportunity of making any explanation he. desired. As no reply was forthcoming, after a reason able interval bad be^n allowed, the Committee hold a meeting and decided to strike the name of ihe offend, r off their roll of members,

EXPORTS AND IMPORTS

(Pj!B PeESS ABSOOIAXION.J

Wellington, February 11 At a meeting uf the Chamber of Oom nnroa the retaraa showed that the expirts ftom the various ports for the years 1885 to 1889 show an tecroiee of cv-r two uad a h»if millions for the year 1889 ovor thut of 1885. Tne return of Imports for the sums period »hr,w 3 a falling off of £1.182 000 for 1889 aa compared with 1885, ihe comparison of exports for toe last two yours being tuns; marked, the figures f>r 1889 b«iug £9,339,245 against £7 767,325 for 1888. aa Increase of £1,571,940. The diffafeuoa la the export of JSevr ZetUnd prrduoe is even more eatisf sbtoty, 1859 sborrlfg £9.042,008, eg agstaat £7,255,128 f</r 1888j the dlffarenoe In favor of tbe Jajt year baiog £1,986,880. Tbo ra'nrn of importa for the years 1888 and 1889 sjhowt an inc^osee for the Itufcer period of £355,197, whilst the oomparfson of im pxta.atsd exporte for tbe t«?o years fjivoa the Ititfga Bum of £3,042,168 In tavor of the colony. The exoorc of fl»x for the hst tiro yeass baa been as follows ;— 1888, 4040 tons, vdaed at £76,282 ', 1889, 17.084 tjns; valued at £351,182, Tha ahij.monta from Wellloptoa were 9682 toue, or ct»the.B 14019 thia half of the totM qmotlty.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(PBB PKFSB ABSOOIArKHT.)

Auckland. February 11.

An action brought by T. SL Humphries against James Bae, to recover £1250, damages for aliejed s'aoder, baa been pro ceeding before Mr Justice Cor?oily at the Sapremai Court. The plaintiff is a bar tister and solicitor, and tbe defendant a monoy lander and pawnbroker, and th« slander consisted in Btatemams alleged to have been made on September 19 th, Ootober 11th and Jane 14th. Mr Tole appeared for the plaintiff and! Messrs But ton a^d Hesketh for tbe defendant. Dnring tbe h nring of tbe case some extraordinary evidence was given, tenting to show that the plaintiff had made over tures to some of the witnesses to givri testimony. Commenting on this in addressing the jury, Mr Tole said ha had considered whether he should not throw □p his brief, but had decided not to do so The cast) had not concluded when the Oomt adjourned to-day. Wanqaitui, February 11

The "Herald", to-ci^hc publishes tho statement that the fhx millers hay received word from London buyers through their Wellington agents to bring no more fhx • for the p?eßeat. It 1b believed this la dua to th<3 lEeot that, the output has been bo large and that with the orders now In hand Blocks havfe acoutaa lttted. Whklxnoton, February 11,, Mr Foster, Rhaap Inspector of the Can terbury district, has reported to the Mi&ister of Lands that he recently in spected the country in tha vicioi y of tho booth Canterbury rabbit fenos. He states that rabbits are not spreading in that locality, acd be is of opinion/ that if the present supervision is maintained there in very little danger of their getting ove; into Canterbury, , ' Active measures ate b^lng taken by the Stock Department fur the destruction of wild fihe&p. Canterbury ia now practically free from them, md no less than - 783 have been killed in .\ el son forests dbnug the lu>Bt few weeks. All tbq. sheep de stroyed in JSelaon have be?a found quite cle.m.

AN UNLUCKY GIRL

A. remarkable sfory of a youcg woaianV m.'Bi'ortune* wtiie in 8 jar oh 01! a husband comes fro to Hungary. Sho was the handfiomont girl |n the village and Ml tht young men fell in love with her. Bat'ort' she was twenty the had received an even hundred offers of m&rriage, but hud re fused them all. She made up her mind at last, however, to set married, and ao capted the 101 st offer. The young mac killed in a . accident, however, before th^ wed'l'nKi, 1b.9 next offa 1 was accepted bat the lover wee drafted into the ermy. Two others were accepted in turn and me'-. a like fate., Tha next two on the lie* were n turn drowned fce'ore they could be marrio' Two more then presented tbtmselvea in turo,.but both broke off the match because of. the emaUneas of the girl's fortune. The ninth got < drunk on the wedding day and beat tha girl bsfore the ceremony was performed, and the match was then broken o£E.; The tenth candidate turned oat to huveta w'ff t ready,, and the eleventh ran awiy jufet before tbe time act for tho wedding. Thoroughly discouraged, tha beauty then took a dose 0? poison and kit ed herself,

CHEATING IN THE BUTTER TRADE.

The "Taranaki Herald" exposes a most reprehensible practice. It haa seen kegs of butter which, on being opened and turned out, were found to contain large quantities of salt, disposed of in such a way that its appearance conld not be detected without the butter being taken from the cask. The quantity in each 6olb keg varied from 41b to at much as o,lb of loose salt. Reckon salt at per lb, and Dutter at 6d, and it will be easily s?en what a handsome profit the farmer would make on his salt. The harm done, continues the " Herald," by such dishonesty is incalculable; a London retailer who, on opening a keg of New Zealand butter for which he had paid is per 3b, found gib of loose salt, would naturally fight shy of produce lrotn such a market; wnilst locally, if a butter merchant has to turn out and examine every keg of butter, the additional expense of handling is bound to tell on the market price.

ANOTHER IMPORTED PEST.

MYNAH BIRDS.

P, McWilliam writes as follows to the " Wanganui Chronicle ":—lf Mr S. H. Drew or anyone else will take all the mynah birds out of this district, I will promise to pay him or anyone else a year for the next five years. Of all the orchard pests that have been brought to this country the mynah bird crowns the lot. Last year they ate about a^ fourth of my cherries, half my mulberries, and all my grapes, while this year I have only got 2s worth of mulberries off five large trees, and I had the promise of a fine crop of almonds from three large trees. I find, however, that the mynahs hare pecked through the shell and taken the kernel out of every one of them— they have not left me one. I expect they wanted almonds to eat with the mulberries. Every bird costs me at least a year to feed, and as to their eating insects, that is simply 1 a fallacy. They do eat a few caterpillars in winter, but, in summer they eat nothing but fruit, and they keep a look out on the highest trees so that it is difficult to kill them., I will send you a sample of the almond shells. ' :

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.

FORECAST OF THE QUEEN'S

SPSECH.

PIB PBIISS ASSOOIA'jCION.

London, Fobrnsry 10 The following is a forecast of the speech from the throne on the occasion of the opening of Parliament to-morrow : Satisfaction will be expressed at the partial removal of the difficulty with Portugal over the status at Nyassa, and the sitting of the Anti-Slavery Con ference at Brussels will be mentioned. Relations with foreign countries will be termed satisfactory. The country will be felicitated on the increasing pros perity and order in Ireland, which it is hoped will allow some relaxation of the present stringency. There will be no reference to free or assisted education. A measure will be promised dealing with Irish land purchase, and also a Local Government Bill will be vaguely j indicated. Bills dealing with the follow- 1 ing subjects will also be promised :—• Tithes, Land Iransfer, Savings Banks, Employers' Liability, Public Health, Better Housing of the Poor, Allotment J Act Amendment, Barrack Extension, and Scotch Private Legislation. It will also be hoped that it will be found pos sible to deal with Scotch Crofters. The federal movement in Australia will be welcomed as extremely satisfactory, and a hope will be expressed that a practical result will be arrived at.

rHeoelved February 12, 1.52 p.m.) London, February H. * The speach also mentions the Samoa treaty and Dertington's mission.

MARKET REPORT.

The London Agent of the New Zealand Farmers' 00-opsradvt Aiioolfttlon, reports under dato Deoombdr 28ib.

Wool.—Sicca the clone of the last auctions on 12 th Inat, tha market h«3 remained quite taaotlve, malaly owing t> the laoideuoe of the Obr'stnias hol'dayi. Trade in all the manufacturing oaotrta throughout the country is in it satisfactory state.

Arrivals to date for the next serler, commencing 28th January, 1890, compriee come 52,000 bales of whloh only 2000 arj from New Zealand^ : . Gbais.—Tha weather bnu been ex eaptlonally mild for the time of year, asd 1889 olosei with vegetation In a ver.7 foiward state. Tbo young wheat plnnt promlaes well, bat, a spell of cold would ba advantageous in order to ch"ck Its too rapid growth. Despite the an favorable character of tha eeason ro 1 far *n consumption fo oonoornad, the market has latterly been fairly fistn, and during tbe pait.fortn^ht values for most kinds have advanced 61 p^K qaattor. English wheat botcg delivered just now in uheatisfaotoiy condition forms an exception, hf-vlog tended to reosde ln-.v^lna, ia,Boms of tha country markets. ™'itW* ™J ofio

Oaijkorvian cargoes are soiling at 361 6d per 5001ba off-coast-, tad i*t 35a 6a fo: prompt shipment. Toe closing of thai J Baißlvtu. potts hns ntrengthened tbo' demand for American descriptions which show <\ harden'og tendency.. . _ Australian wheat hM Improved 6i pc? quartev, three oaraoes having been Bold for Kblpment at 35a 6d per 480! be, at.l. to O.K for orders, but shippers refuse to go bn;at that price f andno^r refrain from offering. Some percale for Loodoo hav3 been Jresold at 35a o. df.l., eh'o*lng a similar cdvanoe. On tbe spot, prce.i of old wheat are unchanged at 38a to 39s for Vlotoriao, qnd. 39 s tn 41s for Soatii Australian per 4961bs px stoics. Nxw Zeaiand.—Some pace's of Tuscan still remain Id Importers', harsde, and find a slow bat steady *ale a\ previous prices. Tb« stook of short-berry la practically exhausted, but will be re planished to a small extent by the arrival of the Graigneir, with 2167 saoks from Lyttelton. We quoti son <d long .berry, fair to good, 38a and 39J par 4961b5: sound sbort berry, fair.to good, 34j and 35s pet 49& M;;, ■ .■ : >.-.; -- • .-• '• New Zealand BEANsr—Tha weather is still t>o mild to dtlruulute consumption, and tbe market la consequently dull and lower. Some parcels have-.been sold at 35a per 5041 bs ex store,' '

Butter—The demand foif all descrlp - fSons has slackened conaidarably of late— owtag to the UDKe»Bun»ble weather chitfl7 —and quotations have given woy all round. Beoent arrivals ftom New, Ze aland have shown but Uttle improvement on average, though a taw prime parcels o«ma to hand per Ruacehu (1), Som^ oises, made by the " Jersey «re«mer " prooess, kept well, and realised lOOj per owt—top cuneni valne on. tbe cay 1 of pa'o. Now that spring-mad^ butter bai begun to arrl7o from New Zealand, we look for f n early and material improve ment In the quality of the Impoits from that color y, Australian shlpmeuts con tinue to ba of good quality an(* sell readily. Wp q^o»:—Normandy 104* to 1245, Daulih 118 > to li!6\ Biltttny 94j to 108», Austcaiian 112s to 116s, New. Zealand, finest 94s to 102s, good 82a to 923. Inferior 56s to 80s, grease 30s 'o 425.

Ohbesb —Tbe markee rematnß quiet. Somo New Zealand cheese strong it, fltvor hnt of good quality sells fairly reedily at 48a per owt, Oat there is not much of tnis oUsfl ftvaileible as yat. Amerc n and Caaadlan are quoted at 54s to 67i ;per cwt

HEMP~Qaotnt(ons ars nominally £1 par ton lower, bat business ;-■ ef a holiday character, and no transactions of moment have been reported.

Frozen Meat—Tbe general "Christmas trade" bai been a disappointing one. Suppliea were by no means heavy, but tha madness of the weather handicapped basin as and caused a weakening of vulaea ia!l round. A alight reoovor? has boan oßtabliahsd ju.fc bdfore tha closa of tho fortnight, and our quotations show little chmge cine the date of our last issue. American beef has been in exceptionally laige supp'y. and not always in perfeot oooditlc n. Sales of New Zealand and Australian beef have bean almost imprac ticable of lata, and the few transactions recorded have been at a lover level of prices. As regards froien mukton, the trnde has been quiat aa is oustomarlly the case at this season, but values have been fel-ly etar.dy in view of tbe moderate stocks available. The poaltioa of New Zealand mutton bes indeed been etronger than that of other deooriptlons of meat during the closing weeks of 1889, Smith fiald quotations—Prme Sco:ob mutton, s»2dto 5t 8d par 81bs; prime Eaglleh mut on, 4i 8d to 5a per 8 bs; prime foreign oautios, 4s 4d to 4^ 6J perßlba; prluie Sew Zaclaud mu'ton, 2s lid, 3a, to 3s Id ; secondary 2s 10i to 2a lid, Inferior 2^91; prime Rivae Plate mutton 2s Qd to 2i 7d per Blbs, sssondary 2s 4tf; prime Sydney mutton, 2a 64 to. 2s 7d per 8 ba; Now Zaaiaod bosf, blnd qaartar3, nominal 2s 6i to 2s 8(i, fore quartern, nomiu«,l2o 41, perß;b9;Q leens lund hiod-qu<«rrers, 2a 4d.

SUPREME COURT

(PssPiißss association.)

Timaru, February 12 At the Supreme Court there were only two criminal oases. A lad of 14, an errand boy who had just Jeft school, pleaded guilty to forcing and uttering a cheque for £1. He waa admitted to probation for three months. An old offender, giviug the name of Kin*, previously convicted at Hawera and Pates, was found guilty of stealing £2 7a from a bedroom, at the Junction Hotel. He was sentenced to three jears* penal servitude.. His previous game had been imposing en hotelkeepers, und in this case he gbve out that he was a eon of the Bishop of Lincoln.

BULL-DOG AND BICYCLIST

A few days ago a young gentleman from ihe Empire city was touring through the Forty- Mile Busk on a Bicycle, As he was netting one of the townships he saw two young ladies coming toward him. Thinking to give ihem a a shock, he started to zigzag his machine all over the road, canveying the impression at once that he was severely intoxicated. Now, it chanced that these youog ladies were out iusr on purpose to air their, new bull pup, which had the reputation of a very strong sense of duty and a thirst for cats. Whether the dog thought the bicycle and the man were quarrelling, and one or the other required assistance we were never able to ascertain, anyhow he joined in. In the melee the whole mass began to move round so spry, the girls thought that two hundred yards was a safer distance tnan ten. When their "champ:on rejoined them a few minutes later with pact of a rubber tire in his mouth and the bicycle spoon brake sticking under his fifth rib, he was quite unprepared for the kick he ; received. Tba young man, what of him ! he still lives. When two of his friends met him a few days later in town they asked him what had been the matter. Oh Ihe saH, I've been away. They said it was a pity he did not come back all at once, as it spoiled his appearance.—" Wairarap* Daily."

THE FEDERATION CONFERENCE

[Pub Pbksb Amooiahoji 1

Following is the continuation of the report of the speeches :— , Mkiboubki, F brasry 10.

Mr Playford (South Australia) was not satisfied with ordinary or common federation. What was more desired waa that New South Wales and Victoria ; should answer ope or. twp..qneßtionß be fore they made up their minai^lo join i hands. They wanted to Snp^^y Sir Henry Parkes did not introduce a oer-" tain Chinese he promised to bring in, OandAwiiflti all the other colonies had passed* After this omission he had just a suspicion of the sincerity of Sir Henry ; Parkes' proposal. He also desired to know why Victoria, which, was the first to build up a customs barrier between the colonies; ihoald now be so elastic fn hex desire to remove it.

Sir Henry ParfceV undertook to re lieve'Mr Playford'<a mind Regarding the Chinese Bill. ' Mr Playford desired vit to be definitely understood that a Canadian form of federation; would not suit South Aus tralia/. Moreover, the\ latter %v perfectly loyal to the molher country,-and would fight for her at any time ou short" notioe. In , conclusion, f he inidf-i" $£c irant federation, but we want to know^of what sort." -"•'n «

Mr Deakiri bttitered Mr PUyford, and hinted;'thi?!; fiouth Australia had shown.yictoria the sjnc^rwt form of flattery by imitating Her actibn icf setting up custom house barriers. He pointed oat that Victoria, being; a separate State, had only herself to consider in the past, and in consequence had done what she believed to be the best for herself, as the other colonies did. There could be no doubt as to the advisability of federation. He knew there was • a. desire f for it in Victoria, and what was more, i lie knew the people of Victoria were prepared to make sacrifices to: obtainrite* He-thought the common thread, -pf^ lrinsKijSf would prove something more a'^thread. It would bind them closer, than blonds of steel. Mr Deakin dealt at considerable length with the advantages of Federation, and during the course of an speech declared himiwlfi thocoiighly in accord with the mover of the resolution. Mr Clark (Tasmania) said he felt sure that the people of Tasmania wereqTjite willing to fall in with the, r federation proposals. The attitude of South Aus tralia could only be. assumed'*fom the sentimentß of ( their ViepresehtatiVes, bat he trusted the people would be, educated up to the necessities- of/ c federation. Speaking of Tasmania, Mr'Clark said he knew the people there would; be very willing indeed to join with "Queensland and Victoria. He felt that a unifoim tariff must come some time, and he would like to know why there should be any delay in adopting it, and there was any necessity fprdelay^ Sir F. G. Lee Steere (Western Aus tralia) thought the debate had hitherto been ; somewhat too fall of sentiment, They wanted to deal with it practically. He hoped the repreeentitiveß K)t New South Wales would bVable* to remove the impression abroad that the people of that colony were not so favorable to : federation as they might be. He was, sorry Sir H. Parkes had brought for ward an abstract motion instead of something definite. He saw very great difficulties in the way, notably, the fiscal question and the matter of finance. Captain Russell (New Zealand) said federation was not onlj in the air, as some of the speakers said, but he be lieved it would not be long before it. was accomplished. A few years would ' perhaps see United Australia a great power in the Southern seas. He did not see any great difficulty in the Way, He believed, however, that the colony from which he came could not join in the federation, although they would be happy to work in concord; with the Aus tralian Continent. They could not ex pect that for the next few years, at anyrate, New Zealand would, merge its growing manhood into the maturer manhood of Australia. To tell them New Zealand would do so would be to tell them what he, at all events, did not believe. •, It would be tp New Zealand a disadvantage to join a Federal Govern* mentof this kind,,of .which thsy would form such an insignificant part. New Zealand had interests and responsi bilities of other : tban an Australian character. There was the Native ad ministration, for instance!.' 'They could not hand that' over to the Federal Government,, for such a. Government would be composed of gentlemen who knew little or nothing about the mode of dealing with the Maoris. There were kindred subjects which needed very careful treatment. , New Zealand would be happy -to-join with' Australia in any igydtem: of-naval defence, bat ho confessed' he did not see how she was to be benefitted by a federal army. He did not doubt that Australia would be quite willing to despatch an army to New Zealand if occasion required it; but was it likely;to De^£'any service* for, if that colony were subjected to a filibustering raid,, it would be all ©vet before the army could reach them. A federal army would simply involve New Zealand in difficulties and expense she could ill. afford [ to bear, . There were, however, some things in -which she might join. - For instance cthere was reciprocity in trado and the establish ment of a uniform matrimonial law. For himself, he would, say s he. would not participate in anything involv ing, the colony in more protec tion, as he considered, it to their advantage, as a large exporting country, to have their markets as free as possible. New Zealand would meet Australia in happiness and corcord, but he could not say she could just at present join a Federal dominion, although she might in time to come, when in a better posi tion to do so. He had intended to move an amendment to Sir H. Parkes* motion, but if Sir Henry would alter the words to "Australasian colon.ies," OEe would content himself with 'moving a further resolution to the efact that any colony so desiring might subsequently be ad mitted to the confederation upon such terms and conditions as might be agreed npoiu

Mr Cockburn (South Australia), advocated complete ,' federation. He considered it.would be an injudicious step to divide Australia into two sections at the outset in order that twVor three colonies comprised in one section might federate, leaving JthV otnersr separate. Although South Australia light lose perhaps a little at'th^'outset by relin quishing her oastora duties ehe would j eventually gain as much as any oolonj k by intercolonial freetrade. " ThaConlew^adjouroecltait^

THE AHHBURTON GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY FKBEtIARY 12, 1890.



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The Duke of Connaught has mastered the t, difficulties of the Hindustani language. After inspecting the other day the men of the 28th Pioneers at New Jhansii and presenting to them their colours preparatory to their departure to join the Chin Lushai expedition : his I^cyal Highness addressed the regiment : in Hindustani. The Anglo-Indian papeft which pabli3h a translation of the Ween' declare that the " Duke's delivery was fluent •'• ' Sr"! ? j^ron«n««tfwa. «« «»« WOXdj