BIRTH.

Flower.—On July 27th, at her residence, Aifcken Street;, the wife of H. G. Flower, of a son.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna et Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, JULY 28, 1890. CHARITABLE AID ADMINIS TRATION.

There is considerable friction m Charitable Aid administration through out the colony. Under the system of local taxation for charitable aid pur poses it was thought that, while all deserving cases would be relieved, a much-needed check would be given to imposture. This latter result has been accomplished, and the taxpayers are gainers by many thousands of pounds yearly. The indolent and unthrifty who formerly swarmed about the doors of Charitable Aid institutions and Benevolent Associations have now either betaken, themselves to other fields, or are working for their bread and-butter like other honest people. This much has been accomplished by localising the administration of Chari table Aid, and causing the residents of each district to provide for the wants of the resident poor. The recipients of Charitable Aid are under constant sur veillance by those who contribute towards their Bupport, and cases of impdsture are rare. An evil, however, has sprung up even under the present well-conceived system. Those entrusted with the administration, as a rule, enter upon their duties with the full intention of screwing down charitable aid expenditure to the last farthing, and m this effort the administrators frequently lose sight of the principle that the whole fabric of charitable aid is built upon a natural desire to assist the needy and relieve the suffering. Charitable aid administrators who keep down expenditure by withholding succour fail m the most essential part of their duty ; and, we fear, there is a tendency m this direction m several distriicts throughout the colony. The six-months residential qualification which would entitle a distressed person to apiply for aid is enforced m many cases with the utmost rigor, and the unfortunate applicant is bundled from one district to another until he or she finds himself or herself back m the district from whence they origin ally came, and where they had resided "six months next before" making application for succour. This proposal was originally intended to suppress mendicancy and itinerancy, but it may be, and we fear is being used for a totally different purpose, viz., to refuse on technical grounds, succour to those m immediate want, and hence arises the frequency of cases familiarly known to the public as a pauper whom no body owns, etc.' 7 In Dunedin recently the Benevolent Trustees have refused to succour four discharged imbeciles from Seacliff Asylum, because of a technical provision m the Act, and but for the charity of the gaol chaplain, these unfortunates would doubtless now be iraadering homeless and aimless about the streets of the towns until their trials and sufferings again made t&ern fit subjects for the institution from which they have just been dis charged. In Auckland recently a poor woman was refused aid because she resided m neither one charitable aid district nor the other, and but for the action of the police and benevolently disposed persons, might have perished. In other parts of the colony similar experiences have arisen. These in stances point out only too clearly that there are defects m the Hospit.il and Charitable Aid Act which need amend ment, and that these defects are being availed of by parsimonious Board.? to shirk legitimate burdens.

THE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.

Mr Buckley's curses against the Bank of New Zealand are being turned into blessings. It may be that Mr Buckley intended that they should be so, and that his sole desire, after hav ing secured himself by selling. out his own shares, was to open the eyes of the remaining shareholders to the true position of the Bank. If this was Mr Buckley's intention he has succeeded admirably, as the much-depreciated Globo Assets have been taken over by a Company, who seem wonderfully well-pleased with the bargain. The Bank shareholders, after all that has been urged against the Globo accounts, are well pleased to be rid of them, and the financial company is equally well pleased to take them up. Everyone is thu* happy, and, as a consequence, Bank shares have gone up considerably, and the hearts of many poor despond ing shareholders have been made glad. But there is room also for more ejfr tended rejoicing. The good name of the colony is inseparably bound up with the Bank of New Zealand, and any imputations against the soundness of the Bank are construed by people abroad to be also reflections upon the colony. Therefore the emergence of the Bank from the dark cloud which has for some time overshadowed it will be greeted with satisfaction by every one who has a stake m the country, be the stake large or small. It may be o#£)?- to question whether, m the light of recent ssyelations, it is advisable to permit private financial institutions to advertise thoir business by appropriating the name of the colony. If these institutions conduct their on sound business prin ciples no «ejious objections can be urged, but when reckless financing and speculation is indulged m, this phase of the question assumes some importance, as the credit of the colony n-ij*y suffer through causes over which there is not hh& slightest public control. In the case of tji© B,ank of New Zealand, there has no doubt bsen bad und indifferent management, but it is satisfactory to know that the consequence $m not likely to be so serious as a number of. (enemies of the institution would haye the public believje. Fortunately it has been put beyond the power of those who made use of this powerful institution for selfish end* to do so any longer, and the first fruits of the removal of the head-quarters of the Bank to London are observable m. the rise j,n yalue of shares.

Ladies wearing divided skirts have taktn to bicycle riding m the States.;

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Paris publishes 1,871 papers. London, with doable the population, contents herself with 478. The Duke of Devonshire has spent £320,000 on railways m the South of Ire land. Mr Ballance has declined, to be one o* the delegates at the Federation Conveir tion, Inquiry is being made with a view to the possible introduction of a universal half penny postage system. The first trial of inoculation for small-pox m England was made On a capital convict — on a criminal condemmed to death. In the year 1319 sugar is said to have been sold at Is 9|d a pound, and was considered a very luxurious article till the eighteenth century. A medical man m London, has just re recorded the cases of three children, aged 10 11, and 12 years respectively, each of whom died of meningitis, of which the exiting cause was clearly overwork at school. The natives of San Remo and Mentone, where so many consumptives from other places have spent the winters under medical advice, are beginning to Buffer from the disease themselves. Mr Beetham is urging that suitable col lections of mineral specimens be provided by Government for State primary Schools m order that children may be instructed m elementary geology and mineralogy. Experiments made m Italy with a mixed fuel of coal and petroleum for use with ] marine boilers resulted m a vessel's speed being raised from 15 knots to 17 knots. , Those who advocate spelling reform m the English language argue that one letter out of every seven used according to the present practice is absolutely useless. The whole world's produce of salt per annum is 7,300,000 tons. Of this quantity 5,280,000 tons are produced m Europe, and of the latter total Great Britain turns out 2,235,000 tons. ' A statute has been proponed at Oxford admitting women to the examinations m law and m music. Theology, medicine, and Oriental languages will then, be the only schools confined to men. The Russian Government lias been peti tioned to send soliders to the Trans-Caucasus to stay the ravages of the grasshoppers, which now cover several thousand miles of country, and are causing a famine which may lead to the death of thousands of people. A welcome fall of rain extended from Saturday until this morning and during the greater part of Sunday night the shower was very heavy. The rain ceased at about eight o'clock, and a very low temperature succeeded. , A war-balloon, sent up from the Military Exhibition at Chelsea, and containing an aeronaut and four passengers, made a perilous descent at Henley. A sudden gust of wind sent the balloon violently against a tree and completely destroyed it. None of the party were injured, the car having be come suspended m the tree. The clerk of the Waipa County Council has written to the Minister of Lands, ob jecting to the poisoning of rabbits, as many men make a living by supplying the Auck land market with rabbits, and the scare raised by the use of poison has completely stopped their sale. The " County " is the name that has been given to the premises m Prospect Buildings, recently opened after having been fitted up afresh, as a haircutting saloon and tobacco depot. The saloon has been wholly re novated, re-arranged, and freshly fitted up with all the latest appliances and accessories of the tonsor's art, the only change that has not been made being m the manager, Mr James Purchase still remaining m charge. The tobacco and cigar department of "The County" ha • also been re-cast, and all round such a new face has been put upon an old friend that old friends will hardly recognise j it. The Dawn of Peace Lodge, 1.0. G.T., held its usual weekly meeting on Thursday even ing m the Templar Hall. There was a good attendance of visitors and members. One candidate was initiated, after which the officers were elected as follows:—Bra. Rooke, C.T. ; Bro. E. Andrews, V.T. ; Bro. Kilworth, S. ; Bro. E. Parkin, O RS. ; Sister A. Kerr, C. ; Bro. R. Marsden M. ; Bro. T. Leitch, I.G. ; Bro. T. Pauling, Sen. The Lodge was then closed m the usual manner by Bro/G. Andrews, C.T.- We are requested to again remind our readers that'the Baby Ogden Dramatic Cam bination will appear at the Oddfellows' Hall to-morrow and Wednesday evening. The performance will commence with the comedy »ititled "Stella and Featus," which has enjoyed a long run m the Australian theatres, and m which ia introduced the garden scene from Lord Lytton's " Lady of Lyons" and the rejectien scene from the "Marble Heart." The performance will conclude with the dramatised version of " Bleak House." The usual meeting of the Himpstead Town Board was held on Friday. Present- Messrs Orr, Andrews, Meaclem, and Elliott. Mr Andrews was appointed interim Chair man. £5 was authorised to be spent m im proving Slaughter House Road, m response to a petition from residents, and the Works Committee were further authorised to plough out all channels that required clearing. It was decided to invite tenders for scavenger ing, at per pan. A map was submitted showing the roads m the district that had been and those that had not been dedicate:!, and the Clerk was instructed to ascertain tie cost of acquiring the later. The Clerk was also instructed to request the Ashburtan Borough Council to proceed with the work an the Belt, that had been agreed upon between the Council and the Board ; and to sue ior all outstanding rates, without further notice. The Clerk's expenses to Christclmrch, making searches m connection with roads, were passed for payment—£2 2s. This yas all the business. It will be remembered that some time about the beginning 6f the year two Mormon " elders " were carrying on a " mission " m the Auckland Province. Interviewed by an Auckland reporter, one of these doughty champions of mucliTmarrjedness gave the newsman some information as to what the Saints were doing m New Zealand, and this information was printed. Only the most verdant of verdant readers believed m the slightest the story told, and the information was treated fis a good joke throughout the colony ; and as a joke the information was printed by the Colonial papers. After tra- ! veiling to Scotland, however, —a country said to be somewhat slow m seeing a joke— we find the following reproduced m the leading paper of North Britain—the " Scots man " —lt will be learned with some astonish ment that Mormonism is flourishing under the British flag while being persecuted out of existence on its native soil of America, A Mornioij convention has just closed its sittings'in New 'ijealand. It was officially reported to the convention that there are 3000 Mormons m that colony, and that 500 i converts were made during the past year.

The Rink will be open to-night instead of Tuesday. Minister returning from church to small boy with a rod: "Do you know where little boys go who go fishing on the Sabbath V Small boy (with pride) : " You just bet I do, and 1 ain't agoin' to give the tip away, either!" Mr Alfred Harrison wishes us to call at tention to the sale to be held at his rooms on Thursday, July 31st, at 1 o'clock sharp. The goods are a beautiful lot of furs, real seal, lynx, fox, bear, oppoaum, etc., also Roslyn worsted goods, silk velveteens, twill winceys, Scotch tweeds, skirts, .ulsters, costumes,,etc., etc. The Wellington Tramway strike has been settled by the proprietor granting the con cessions asked for, viz., 72 hours per week for grooms, and 66 hours for drivers, guards, etc., all extra work and Sunday work to be paid at the rate df time and a_ half. The Company have consented to discharge all blacklegs m their employ. Defaulters m rates due to the Borough Council and to Hampstead Town Board are reminded that proceedings will be taken against them—in the case of the Borough Council, after the 4th of August, and m the case of Hampstead, without any further tarriance. The police have inste-uctions to commence their usual crusade against un- ' licensed dogs, and owners of such had better procure collars at once. The "Fresno Republican " recently gave a brief report of ft case m that neighbourhood where a child was taken seriously ill. The physican whom the mother called m decided that the illness had been caused by drinking the milk of a diseased cow, and a ringworm on her arm was ascribed to the same source. The family had been using the milk from a neighbour's cow which was afflicted- with an ulcer m her hindquarters; and it is be lieved that the poisonous matter m her blood had tainted the milk. Ii will be m the recollection of the public that my collection of apples shown m Mr Clayton's shop m East street, being sixty-six varieties, and also those which took two first awards at the Dunedin Exhibition and various other places, was pronounced to be the largest and best ever shown m the Ash btirton bounty. I would draw their atten ion my advertisement elsewhere. As only work on blight-proof stocks than which no other stocks can be relied upon, the roots of my apple trees do not require to be washed before sending out. James Porter, nursery man, Allenton.— Advt. Holloways Ointment and Pills.— These remedies are unequalled throughout bhe world for bad legs, wOttndß, foul sores, bad breasta' and ulcers. Used according to directions given with them there is no wound, bad leg, or ulcers sore, however obstinate or long standing, but will yield to their healing and curative vroperties. Many poor sufferers who have been patients m the large hospitals under the care of eminent surgeons, and have derived little or no benefit from their tieatment have been thoroughly cured by Holloway's Ointment and Pills. For grandular swellings, tumours, piles, and I eiseases of the skin there is nothing that can be used with so much benefit. In fact, m the worst forms of disease, dependant upon the condition of the blood, these medicinos, usad eonjonitly, are irresistible.

PARIS ITEMS.

[FROM OUB OWH COBBtSJOTOBHT.]

Paris, June 10. NEW TRAKBMITEEK. The French administration of posts and telegraphs is making some interesting ex periments with a new transmitter, which mil communicate a despatch to several receiving instruments at once. Thus a message from Paris would be received simultaneously m seven or eight different towns. The invnetion is likely to prove extremely useful m the matter of press telegrams. A MOTHER AND HER DESCENDANTS. An old lady dating back to the reign of .Louis XVI. is still alive and well at Roncy m the department of the Nord. Her name is Louise Josephe Casette. She was born on September 17th, 1791, and married to Louis Francois Joseph Roussoll on May 13th, 1812. She is the mother of twenty-three children, eight of whom have survived, including the eldest and the youngest sons. The first of these, who is seventy-six years of age, is still flourishing as the p:overbial bay tree m Paris. Those of her desaendents who have beenoflicially numbered have reached the total of 172, but the old lady has "lost count" of many of her great grand children, so that the catalogue is, unfortunately, incomplete. She is said to "have a good appetite and to enjoy sweetmeats, with which her eighteenth child, Juliette, who has taken her under her roofj is not always able to provide j her, owing to lack of funds. Juliette herself is a widow, and is sixty-five years ! of age. mtrasiA and francb. A rumour comes from Vienna, that j Russia is about to change the foreign policy she has pursued for fifteen years past. During nil that time she has looked only once at the German alliance, and if she has not absolutely broken with Germany, she has inclined towards France man unmistakable manner. Not that there has ever been any alliance with France, either formal or informal, but [ since 1875 Russia has taken every pos sible opportunity to show her sympathy with France, both through diplomacy and the press. Russian newspapers, which, it must be recollected, are under the strictest censorship, and dare not publish anything without official sanction, have praised France and Frenchmen with unction since 1875, and have allowed it to be understood, that the next European War would find Russia and France banded together us allies. It is now intimated that all this is changed, that the Czar has suddenly acquired holy horror of French Republicans, and that he is inclined to throw France | over, and take Germany into his affectins. Perhaps this rumour has no better foundation than the pro jected meeting of the two Emperors at Kromoe-Solo, where an interchange of political views will certainly take place, as both the Czar and the German Emperor are to a great extent their own Prime Ministers. A TERRIBLE THUNDERSTORM. During divine service afc the Church of Sb Alban de Montbel, near Chambery, a terrible thunderstorm burst over the town, The lightning struck the roof of the church, and destroyed one of the side chapels. Ab. the priest was giving the benediction the sacred vessel m his hands was dashed to the ground, and most of the congregation were also thrown down. Many persons sustained severe contusions and one young girl was rather severely burned. DEATH OF A FRENCH GENERAL. General de Beaufort, d' Hautpoul, died the other day at the age of eighty-five, His long and brilliant career was almost exclusively confmed to military servicef m the East and m Africa. He dis tinguished himself m the Morea campaign and took part m the expedition to Algiers m 1830. From 1834 to 1837 he was en trussed by Soult, then Minister of War, with missions m Egypt and m Syria, mid 1 he then became aide-deroamp io Solman Pacha. He returned to Algeria as aide de-camp to the Due d' Aumale, and he remained m the new colony until 1848, and there won his Colonelcy. He was | subsequently Chief of the Staff to General Pellissier, and was. made a General of Brigade m 1854, when he directed several expeditions to the Moorish frontiers. In 18H0, at the head of the expeditionary i corps sent to Syria, he showed himself an able diplomatist, and by his spirit of toleration did much to appease the re ligious hatreds then prevalent m the Lebanon districts. He was made a Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour m 1865. Although placed on the reßerve list m 186!), he resumed service m the following year, and was entrusted wifch a command , m the defence of Paris,

The Horrors of Dahomey.

A letter from Paris, giving details of the adventures of JJr Bayol, the Governor of Kotonou, who was imprisoned, bj the King of Dahomey, appears m the Vossiscne Zeitung. Dr Bayol himself was not ill-treated, but was forced to witness the horrible executions, and was closely watched night and day by oneof the most important chiefs. He was forced to be present at the execution of his secre tary and his interpreter, and was a spectator of the sacrifice of, at one time, eighty-four human beings, and at another oi forty-two. The victims were bound, multilated m a horrible manner, and then, still alive, hung up by the heels. Then their bodies .were opened with large round knives, and the intestines taken out, after which the corpses were thrown into a "place of skulls," where m. forty-eight hours they were reduced by birds of prey to skeletons. Dr Bayol was every time compelled to view each corpse, while the executioners carefully turned the heads of their victims towards him. Upon one occasion he de sired to buy off some negroes whom he recognised as protiges from Porto Novo, but the King angrily refused to allow it. Every day his dusky Majesty danced before the doctor, executing steps and i jumps which would have been highly entertaining under other circumstances. \ At'these times the King wore sandals, and a sort of Grecian cap on his head, and six Amazons danced with him, The Amazons Dr Bayol describes as very fiends. One day the doctor witnessed a spectacle which he will never forget. At a sign from the King 500 Amazons rushed upon a living ox, and tore it into pieces m a few seconds ; then each with a piece of raw flesh m their moufch, marched off signingl, while five of their number held the skin and head of their victim aloft m triumph. In festal garments they witnessed from the roofs of the neighboring huta the human sacrifices of the next day, and laughed heartily. They always appear perfectly resigned, and go quietly to death when their turn comes.

Impudent Attempts at Swindling.

An impudent attempt at swindling has been discovered to have been practised on a Milton resident by a Melbourne "sharper" about the beginning of the week. The intended victim was Mr G. Coombe, of the Commercial Hotel, Milton, who returned to his home on Wednesday after enjoying a holiday m Melbourne. On Monday Mrs Coombe received a telegram, professedly from her husband, stating that he had missed the boat m Melbourne, and that he wanted £100 ( immediately as he had bought a racehorse. The money was to be sent through the I Bank of New Zealand to theCarlton Club I Hotel, Grattan street, Carlton. Mrs Coombe decided not to send the money to the hotel direct, but to the Bank of New Zealand branch, Melbourne, where the officials she presumed would know her husband. On Tuesday Mrs Coombe was surprised at receiving a telegram from the Bluff from her husband, informing her that he had arrived there m the Monowai. It was soon ascertained by wire that he had not sent for the £100, and a cable gram was as soon as possible despatched to Melbourne cancelling payment of the money. The "Bruce Herald,-' to whom we are indebted for the names m the transaction, states that even although the cablegram did. not arrive m time, it is not likely the perpetrator of the swindle would be able to cash the cablegram, as Mr Coombe is well known at the Bank ; and it would be impossible to get such a document cashed without either the presence or the signature of the party to whom the money was payable. It will be remembered that an attempt was made recently m Melbourne to fleece the parents and friends of a team of football players on a visit to Sydney. . Another case of attempted swindling is reported nearer home by the "Bruce Herald." The postmaster at Milton (Mr Teesdale) received a letter, which had been posted m the train, containing a written telegram with cash enclosed for its transmission to an auctioneer at Gore. The request of the message was that the auctioneer should purchase a certain horse and to go the extent of £60 if necessary. The telegram was signed ''W, H. Taggart, Dunedin." The telegram was forwarded, with the result that the horse was pur chased for £50 or so. In due course Mr Taggart was acquainted with the transac tion, but he repudiated any knowledge of the affair. The police are now making enquiries.

Stock-raising in Australia.

It seeros astounding that the. people of Australia are already brought face to face with the fact that they cannot expect cheap beef for the future, as the demand is already close on the supply, arid must soon pass it. The increase of population m Australia is 4 per cent., while the in crease of cattle is 3 per cent. But will there not be a greater increase m cattle by the stimulus of high prices ? Ap parently not, for statistics compiled by the Government statist of New South Wales show that the numbers are now kept from increasing by the losses from drought. Between' 1881 and 1886 upwards of 4,100,000 head of cattle perished m Australia from thirst or want of food caused by drought. "What an in finity and intensity of suffering is here expressed! In ten years, at the pre sent increase m the population of Aus tralia, the demand will quite have over taken the supply, and the Australians will want all the cattle they can raise for themselves. What our position m New Zealand is we have not yet began to cal culate, We export about 70,000 cwt, of beef every year, and could easily increase the quantity with proper encouragement. We are not m the least afraid for drought. We will never breed cattle to the fate of suffering a lingering death by thrist. It will be a question with us of putting cattle on the land and then of improving the pastures. It is stated that m regard to sheep there was ar. increase m Aus tralia from 24,000,000 m 1864 to 86,000,000 m 1888, but during that period 78,000,000 perished m the droughts. There is, it is reckoned, an overplus of 4,000,000 sheep available annually for export or fur stocking new country. Whether the Australians will be able appreciably to modify this state of things m regard to cattle by constructing dams or. sinking wells, remains to be seen, — "New Zealand Herald."

TELEGRAPHIC

HOME AND FOREIGN.

not secure a divorce, as adultery is not proved except by inference. The case was adjourned until Monday. Manna duke Wood, a friend of petitioner, deposed that he, Lord Albert Osborne, and Viscount Dunlo tossed who should have Belle Bilton, the respondent,' and Viscount Dunlo won. Mr Stanhope, Secretary of the War Department, announced that Colonel i Maitland of the Grenadier Guards had resigned, and that his resignation had been accepted. 1 In the House of Lords the Duke of i Cambridge protested against a debate taking place on the mutiny amongst the Grenadier Guards, and said that it would be impossible to maintain discip line m the army if it was subject to Parliamentary interference. It is asserted that Russia is prepar ing for a coup d'etat m Bulgaria with the connivance of Prince Alexander. Sir E. W, Watkin proposes to erect at Wembley Park a tower similar to the Eiffel Tower m Paris. Mr Justice Chitty has been ap pointed provincial liquidator/ to wind up the New Zealand Agricultural Com pany. Goldsbrough and Co. issue a quarter of a million 4 per cent, debantures at a minimum of 95. ' In the House of Commons Mr Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, said that he hoped a Bill to establish a coinage fund and provide for a further calling m of light gold would be passed before the end of the financial year. Experiments have been m^de by the British authorities with smokeless powder. The tests have beeii satis factory, but doubts prevail as to its durability and< power to resist climatic changes. The decision of H.R.H. tfie Prince of Wales that next to himself Cardinal Manning takes precedence on the Commission to investigate the condi tion of the working classes has pro voked a good deal of comment. In the House of Commons Mr Dillon has given notice of a Committee to enquire into the address of Judge Harrison to a Galway jury, wherein he stated he was astonished that victims of lawlessness had not had recourse to lynch law. Replying to a question, LordKnuts ford said it was difficult and undesir able to legislate m the direction of abstention from labor at Hong Kong and Singapore on Sundays, but he agreed that it sh.ould be. voluntary whether work was done or not,: as was practised m the Australian colonies. A special meeting of the Bank of New Zealand, to elect new Directors, will be held on the 26th August, and the half-yearly meeting on the 28th. The New Zealand Estates Company's debentures are quoted at a 1 premium of 3 to 3 per cent. The Bill sanctioning the Anglo- German agreement has passed its second reading by 209 to 61. Paris, July 26, Reports received here from the French authorities at Zanzibar states that the news of the English protec tection over the Zanzibar coast was re ceived with satisfaction. : It is asserted that while the English are popular there, the Germans frighten the Africans, displease the Europeans, and terrorise the Arabs. j The French Government propose to lay a telephone cable between London and Paris. In the French naval manoeuvres the ironclads forced the entrance to Cher bourg and bombarded the town, after defeating a torpedo flotilla. ■ Bktjssels, July 26. The Chamber of Deputies has ap proved of the convention arranged between Belgium and the Congo States. , ■ Isew'Yokk, July 26. Severe cyclones visited Lawrence, Massachusetts, shattering ninety houses. Twenty persons were killed and 100 injured. , ; Many American papers abandon pretension to the exclusive enclosure rights of the Behring fisheries. Valparaiso, July 26. A thousand of the rioters have been imprisoned, and the city is much quieter. Berlin, July 26. General yon Caprivi will accompany the Emperor on his visit to Russia. Capetown, July 26. The gold revenue of the Transvaal for the half-year ended June 30th has declined by £66,000. Guatemala, July 26 and 27. The President of San Salvador has challenged the President of Guatemala to single combat. It is reported that the San Salvadors have been driven out of Guatemala with the loss of 400 killed. The mob is m possession of the Guatemala capital. Mexico has de cided to remain neutral m the present difficulty. . ■ The State of Guatemala having de clared war against San Salvador, battles are imminent. Constantinople, July 26. The Porte, acceding to a Russian de mand, has withdrawn the note appoint ing the Bulgarian Bishops, The massacre at Erzeroum was more extensive than at first supposed. Forty persons were killed, 350 wounded, while 100 are missing. Up to the present no Turks have been arrested. Poisoned fruit was sold to Christians, and the mob plundered Christian shops. Guards protected the Russian and Frenoh Consulates, but the windows of the residence of the English diplomatic agent were broken, a.i}d the Consul with his family re mained hidden m a cellar for many hours. Fresh troops were called out and quelled the riot. It is asserted that some Turkish troops assisted the mob m the murder of a dozen Christians,

[?EB pKBSa ASSOCIATION.]

London, July 26 to 28. Shippers at North-Eastern ports are engaging foreign seamen. The Earl of Jersey succeeds Lord Carrington as Governor of New South "Wales. The Earl is very rich and popular, and the Countess is a great favorite m society. The directors of the Taflrale and Rumney railways, Cardiff', Barry and Newport docks, and Swansea harbor have entered into an alliance and underwritten a bond to resist the demands of the men, The Cardiff dock laborers have already struck work. It is predicted Viscount Duulo will

AUSTRALIAN.

Hobakt, July 26. In the House of Assembly the Premier has given notice of a motion that an address should be presented to the Queen praying that Macquarrie Island should be transferred to New Zealand, instead of remaining a de pendency of the colony of Tasmania. Sydney, July 27. The Shipowners' Association has written to the Seamen's Union to the effect that they find it impossible to accept any variation m the conditions now regulating work, and declining to accept the new rule providing that the number* of hours of labor be eight m all ports, bays, and roadsteads, and that sea watches on 'days of arrival and de parture are to be counted as portion, of

eight hours. "They are willing to make concessions embracing an increase of overtime and paying for three extra liolidaj's, and also for payment of wnges at the terminal port, and the seamen have replied that they will stand out for the principle of eight hours, and throw the onus of a strike on the owners. A cable message has been received inviting Australasian delegates to a Seamen's Conference, to be held at Glasgow m October, to confirm the eight hours principle.

INTERPROVINCIAL

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Auckland, July 26. A man named John Belsham was charged at the Police Court to-day with having broken and entered the store of Garlick and Co., gum merchants, and Stolen gum valued at £4s. ■. The .base was remanded. Another man, George Rogers, was arrested to-day; charged, with being concerned m the affair. It appears that robberies have been going on for some time, and that £500 worth of :gum has been taken; <■ -' Great activity is reported on the Puhi puhi field; during: last week < fOW new holdings having been applied for and seven claims pegged out. • ' WBitiNOTdifi J«ly 36. Rogen arid Co. s poultry breeders, ob tained thirteen prizes with their birds at the Sydney Exhibition. • A railway servants' grievance of some magnitude has arisen m Wellington. Last week some men at the Petone workshop* were notified that they would have to work piecework, which is said to be ft direct contravention of the agreement arrived at between the Railway Servants' Society andthe Commissioners.

Revolt in Argentine.

DESPERATE FIGHTING AND LOSS OF LIFE.

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Buenos Ayrbs, July 26. The officers instigated the 10th Begiment to rebel, and Government vainly endeavored to suppress the in surgents. , , ,\ Banks and shops are closed, and business is at a standstill. Desperate fighting is taking place m the streets. The garrison rebelled, and the Government troops retreated. The President managed to make his escape to Rosario. The i. Finance Minister, Garcia, was taken prisoner, and many of the populace were killed. A revolutionary ,Govenwnent is an nounced with Arena as President, and Romero as Minister of Finance. The revolution is hourly extending, but the Government are holding out.

The Markets.

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London, July 25. New Zealand long-berried wheat, 37s 3d ; Victorian, 38s ; Adelaide, 38s 6d, quiet. ' '': i'•,■■■ ■ '"' . New Zealand 4 per cent inscribed stock, IQSJ; 3} ditto, 95. Sutjar—-German beet, 13s 6d ; Java, 16g 9d steady. Consols, 96|d. Three months bills, 4 per cent. Silver, 4s 2d per oz. London, July 26. The present rates of freight have been fixed to remain until November, when they will be re-considered. The demand for kauri gum is im proving. At the, wool sales 312(000 bales were offered, and 110,000 were held over. London, July 27. Australian wheat, ex warehouse, 38s to 38s 6d; New Zealand long-berried, 37s 6d to 385.: . ■■■■'CV. ' ;'-' :v • Leather—Best sides,, B|d ta9d. New July 26. Operators are attempting to establish a cotton corner. ■ .'■"'..■.: '<\'";" The shipment of gold to the Argen tine, Republic has" caused the hardening of the money .market.

Messrs Berry, Barclay and Go cable from London under date 25th June, to a Christchurch firm, as follows:— Present price, f.a.q.. New Zealand wheat at Mark Lane, 36s 6d per quarter of 4961 b, ex ; granary, sacks extra. Market stationery. The weather has been unfavorable, but is now improving.

' The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following London market telegram, dated 25th July, 1890 :— Tallow—There is a good demand. Fine mutton has declined 3d per cwt. since last report. ' Other quotations unchanged. Frozen Meat—Mutton market quiet. Canterbury and Wellington:■< mutton is worth respectively 4§d and 4d per lb. Beef market fierier ;■ Newi Zealand fore and hind quarters are worth respectively 2£d and 4§d per lb,

The Weather.

ALFORD STATION

The following is the Meteorological Re port for the weekending Julyj27th, 1890:—

CRICKET.

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London, July 27. In the second innings Sussex made 227 runs, of which number Bean knocked up 'lOd. The Australians, whof fielded splendidly throughout the match; won by an innings and 45 runs. London, July 26. In the cricket match between the Counties.of Surrey and Derbyshire, the former scored 541 m the 'first innings.

CO-OPERATION.

One item of the San Francisco mail news, published on Saturday, contained some wildly improbable figures. Reports have been published.in London, we were informed, which showed " almost in credible transactions of the co-operative societies m Great Britain." It was shown that " wage earners own nearly five hundred millions' %orfch of stock." It is not only almost incredible, but quite so, for the simple reason that it is not true. At the annual Co-operative Con gress held at Ipswich last year, it was stated that, at the end of 1888, there were 16,464 co-operative societies m th« kingdom; with a total membership of 992,428.' The amount of share capital was L 10,393,394; of ■ loan capital, L 2,408,658- with a reserve fund of L 534,388. Goods were sold during the year which realised 1*36,735,045, resulting

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