The Ashburton Guardian. Magna et Veritas est Prævalebit. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1890. THE GOVERNOR.

For years and years the Empire city has had a monoply of the Governors. It was the very rare exception for any other town or city in the colony to re ceive a visit from the representative of Her Most Gracious Majesty. Usually the Vice-regal party, a few months after his Excellency's appointment, took a ran at special train speed over the colony, viewing the tar reaching plains of Canterbury from the platform of a rail way carriage, and as distance lands enchantment to the view, no doubt feeling very much enchanted : making coach journeys in the best weather through our most bewitching scenery ; and from the deck of the Hinemoa taking in large eyefuls of the beauty of our coast line. - This delightful preliminary canter over, it wag an important public function indeed that could draw the representative of Majesty from the ease and comfort of Govern ment House. So that when any com munity out of Wellington enjoyed the honor of receiving the Queen's vice gerent, the reception was usually as hearty as would have been accorded to her Majesty berself. Well, all the time Wellington 'has been enjoying the sunshine of the Vice-royal countenance, and her tradesmen have snapped up the unconsidered trifles of business that must of necessity drop in the path. In requital of those good things the Empire city and the Government have allowed Government House and its environ ment to get into a most insanitary con dition. Lord Onslow, thanks to the typhoid atmosphere that surrounded the dwelling set apart for his residence, was within a very narrow line of losing his son. Thanks to medical skill and care ful nursing the lad's life was saved ; but meanwhile his Excellency avoids Wel lington, and makes it a sort of open secret that until the sanitary condition of Government House is sufficiently improved to render living in it safe, he he will prefer Auckland, or in face any where else. Wellington is, of course, furious, and is saying unkind things of Lord Onslow. The drainage of the place, however, is being thoroughly over hauled ; but in making the overhaul the really bad sanitary condition of the Vict-regal residence was made painfully apparent. The other towns and cities of the colony are quite in sympathy with the Governor, and the Press of the colony are passing some severe strictures on the attitude assumed by Wellington towards his iixcellency for declining to live in the colonial " palace," when the honor of doing so is tempered with a daily fear of an attack of typhoid in the case of either himself or some member of his household.

LOCAL AND GENERL.

Nothing but drugs, newspapers, and oigars oan be sold on Sunday in Indianapolis. | The library of the British Museum iooreases ■ at the rate of about a hundred volumes a day. The Exeter tramways, whioh coat £30,000, have been sold to the Corporation of tho city for £6000. It is estimated that 250,000 persons in the United States are engaged in business depending solely on eleotrioity. Specialists have made the curious observa. tion that aoute rheumatism is more prevalent in dry than rainy weather. A Chinese doator in San Francisco, who has been in America thirty years, is said to enjoy an income of £1200 a month from the praotioe of his profession. Julian Hawthorne says of hia father's manuscript: "Ha wrote so small a hand that he would piu fifteen hundred words upon a page of ordinary letter paper." It is stated that his Exoelleoy thn Gover nor is negotiating for the hire of the yaoht Maritana for oruising in the Waitemata and the Hauraki Gulf. There are in the metropolitan dietriot of London 22 oemeteriea. with a total area of 2000 acres, and it is estimated that the land co utilised represents a capital of £250,000. .Russia haß made some .progress in the establishment of State railroads. In 1883 the Government owned about one thousand miles; now it has 3400, and more roads are to be taken in hand very soon. The heat during the past two days has been intense—stifling, in fact, Thermometers have read variously from 80 to 90deg Fahrenheit in the shade, so that people at all over the average of comfortable proportions felt and looked all day like a pound of butter. Tbid simile is hardly good enough either, for butter was rather in pint shape than in pound. The report that salmon had been seen in the Turakina River turns out to be a canard. A fish was sent in to Mr Drew by Mr Leth bridge, and an inspection proved that it was a New Zealand mullet, or aa it is known to the Maoris— Jtanae. Once more, therefore, the story of salmon having been acclimatised in New Zealand turns out to be a myth. Bush burning haß oommenaed in earnest in the ooumry beyond Hunterville. On the properties adjacent to Murray's Tract, seven or eight miles from Hunterville, over a thousand aores were on fire on Friday,' and on Saturday, when one of the residents left for Marton, many of the fences were also being consumed, The burns so far have, as a rule, been exoellent. An agitation has been oommenoed in Mel bourne to do away with overhead eleo trio wires, owing to their danger. The experience of them in Amerioa has been that the eleotrioal system as at present oarried on causes many deaths through people coming in oontaat with wires over-oharged with electricity, and it is being urged that before the Melbourne system is extended any further electrio oom paniea ought to be oompelled to lay their wires underground. The Bairnsfather Family of S.ootthh vocalists, who had auoh an unfortunate cast away experience on Penrhyn Island, intend paying Ashborton a visit on their way sputh, Their performances are highly spoken of by the northern press, and we are promised a real treat in the matter of Scottish song and **awky humor. The members of the Com *•■ "■-" four in number, and comprise vooal Za s l!; l ,\«, m ""rita-i musicians, danoers, and a fortnight. Cricket was never in fuller swing thaii $ >& now in and around Melbourne. And what holds good of Melbourne holds good of the country. The number of matting wiokets sent out this season to country olufcs from Fentridge prison would surprise the most ardent lover of orioket. But how about the numbers of country players who oannot afford to purchase matting wiokets? Taking Melbourne alone within a radius of nine or ten miles from the Post ,01306, it is said that there are 8,0.0 to 10,000 orioketers playing every fine Saturday throughout the summer, The Ashburton Fire Brigade is to be repra sented at the great Jubilee Demonstration in Wellington on the 4th and sth of March. The representatives have entered for six of the events, and the prizes to be competed for range from the Challenge Shield, with £25 in cash added, down to Bilver medals of £1 U value each, with £5 added, the second and third prizes in esoh event being very sub stantial. The events our men have entered for ere—Manual engine (dry), one man; manual engine, five men ; ladder race, one man; hose and hydrant, two men ; manual engine, five men (different conditions); ladder rescue, two men; hose and hydrant , )R9 DUB, - ,

To-day thirly-four missionary eooieties are at work in Afrioa, thirty-throe in China and more than fifty societies have entered India. I Turkey, Persia, and Japan are-filling with mission churches and mission schools. , Chaunoey Depew says that £100,000,000 of English capital has gone into the Argentine Republic within the last few years. Avaßt amount has also been sent into Chili and Honduras. ihe Empress Frederiok has made a dona-i tion of £400 to the Hospital for Diseases of the Throat, Golden Square, London. This | sum has been realised by the sale of the book entitled " Frederick, Crown Prince and Emperor," written for the Empress by Mr Road, to whioh the Empress herself wrote an introduction. A clergyman who is prepared to sacrifice a substantial income in order to extend the influence of principles he cherishes is deserv ing of having his cams passed on; tiuoh a one is] the Rev. Canon Symons, rector of Stookport, who loses £1000 by refusing to permit a tenant of bis in the town of Ohuroh gate to apply for a renewal of a publican's license. It has been suggested that the next enoamp. ment for the Volunteers of the headquarters' oorps[shouldjbe held at Hillsborough. Unless there is more interest taken in several town companies than there is at present the fact of the oamp being held so near home, and only including the Northern Canterbury head-1 quarters' corps, will hardly make it a popular affair. A daring robbery has Been committed on the Atohison, Topeka, and Santa F6 Railway. Fifteen masked men boarded a train at mid night while travelling through Indian territory j and eucoeeded in seizing between 20,000 and 30,000 dold. in the express oar, and escaped with their booty. About twenty shots were exchanged between the robbers and the guard and messenger of the oar before the latter, yielded, , ' The weekly meeting of the Aahbarton Lodge, 1.0. G.T., was held in the Templar Hall on Friday evening. The Lodge was opened by Bro O'Connor, 0.T., at eight o'olook. Three new members were initiated, and the following officers installed for the ensuing quarter by Bro Patterson, L.D. :— Bro P. O'Connor, P.C.T.; Bro W. Pearson, C.T.; Bro McGuinees, V.T,; Bro Banson, S.; Bro McCarthy, F.S.; Bro Duncan, T,; Bro Higga, O. ; Bro Galloway, M.; Sister Hope, 1.G.; and Bro MoKee, S. After the formal business had been transacted the Lodge went into harmony, and songs were contributed by Bros MoGuinees, Pearson, O'Connor, Book 3, and Sister Hope, and a very pleasant evening was spent. The north branch of the Ashburton river is totally dry, and no water is oomiug through the intake at all. In ooneequence the supply for the town street channels has been com pletely withdrawn, and the Wakanui creek is in a more thirsty oondition than it has ever been known to be before. The swimming bath in the Domain is empty for all purposes of bathiDg, and bathers are using the aeoond pool. Laat night the Domain officer wisely interfered to prevent the young men from bathing in tha pool, which is in the most publio part of the Domain. In the evening the grounds are extensively used by the publio as a pleasure walk, and the Domain Board's permission to use the pool for bathing extends only to the morning hours. The "Field" says :—The inoreased oon sumptfon of meat arisss probably from the increase of trade and rise in wages. In the 10 months ending with Oatober we imported 4135,599 oat tie and 1,097,4970wt of fresh beef, against 837,013 Cittle and 673,7870wt of freeh beef in the same period of 1888, and 264,625 tittle and 548,1440wt of fresh beef in 1887. Our total supply of foreign meat for the first ten months of this year has been about 2,000,000 owt more than in the came period last year; and this would amount for the whole popu lation of the United Kingdom, to 61b per head, a large quantity when distributed among the meat-eating portion of the population. In the same period the home production of meat ha« increased,|and eggs, and the produc tion of cheese at home. Mr E. F. Wright, proprietor of the Mount Somers Goal Mine, reaeived the following letter from the employees at the mine. Tne letter speaks for itself, and we are only too happy to join oar good wishes to those expiessed by Mr Jebson, on behalf of the subscribers:—" Mount SooierH, Jan., 1890.— E. F. Wright, Esq.—Sir,—We beg your acceptance of the accompanying cheque sub scribed by the following men in i our employ; —W. Hutohinson, H. Jebson, F. Berry, A. Brugb, C. Power, R Post, J. Smith, and myself on the occasion of your marriage, and request that you will purchase some memento of the auspicious eveut as a token of our goodwill and our sincere good wishes for the happiness of Mrs Wright and yourself, and for your future prosperity and buqo6bs, with which not only ours but that of the who'e disiriot is in a measure bound up.—Signed, for and on behalf of the subscribers, respect fully yours, D. Jhbson." Yesterday Mr D. H. Brown, who has just severed Mb connection with the Canterbury Hour Mills, of whioh establishment he has been manager for several years, was waited upon by the employees of the mill, and Mr T. E. Eilworth, aoting as spokesman for the men, tendered Mr Brown the fallowing ad dress:—'^. H. BrowniEsq, Manager of the Canterbury Roller Mills, Ashburton.—We, the undersigned employees of the Canterbury Roller Flour Mills, desire to express our regret at your departure from amongst us as manager. We are aware that' anything we may say oould not sufficiently express our gratitude for the many kindnesses you have shown to us. We hope in your new sphere of labors you will be still more successful.. We wish you a long life, happiness, and con tinued prosperity." The address was signed by thirteen of the men, one of whom had been in fellow employment with Mr Brown in Ireland and New Zealand for a period extend ing over eighteen years. The address was feelingly acknowledged by Mr Brown. Mr A. Hart, Ohristohuroh, was entrusted with the work of illuminating the address, a work whioh he oreditably performed. Statutory Declaration.—l, Franz Rabbe, Ironbark, Sandhurst, in the oolony of Victoria, Australia, do solemnly and sinoerely deolare that on the 25th June, 1877, my son Alfred, six years of age, was accidentally hurt mth an axe on his knee. lat once took all pains to secure 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 junoture I called on Messrs Sander and Sons, procuring some of their Extraot of the Eucalyptus Globulus, and by the application of the same I had the satisfaction of seeing my son within a fortnight out of all danger and to-day he is recovered. I may just add tha it was when the crisis had been reached that the Extract eferred to was first applied, and I make this solemn declaration, eto.— Fbanz Raabe. declared at Sandhurst, in the oolony of Victoria, Australia, this seventeenth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven before me, Moritz Cohn, J;P.—(Advt.l 6

ROUGH ON THE CHILD.

A ouri'ua complication la ooacco'lon wich a m*rri»ge has occurred inßrieban?. An illiterate ooaple repaired to the regis trar tp tnve the kaot tied, bat thstt official discovered that the fair one wan and r age. He had therefore to reier them to tbe Mtfeiatrate, be fore whom certain oaths aa td the n -nexUtence of c. gnaidian had to ba~ taken. Thla orac and some ueoeeaary papers slgoeJ, the Magistral abated the couple that ail waa tight n -w. They doglit to u*v« taken the papers biok to tho registrar, who Would h»ve rjer fortred the ceremony, but (hey oonolnJed from the Magistrate's aasnranpa that, they were daly made one, and they "acted aocordin." Tho next incident In tho si ory •rooe after the bleth of tbe fits'; t^or', which the prond fatber duly regißtetel Then the registrar discovered that the o.'Gple wera not on bio bcoka, and took sct'on against the parent for registering as legitimate the b'rth of a child whloh was illegltimtte. It toot gome trouble to explain to the oouplo that a ceremony of mmhgo had not been performed In tbelr caae, bot whpn this fact waa brought home to them the raaalt w»i iingaJar. The " wife " ?e ---faaed to bo kgnlly nmrleJ, and elsoted to laptkrato. She was tired of the bargain, and balled with gladneii tht ab»Qoe|of Itlliffroml(,-Biohwg«,

MAJOR KEMP.

'• Put not your trust in Princes," is an advice coeval with the Sacred Book. Poor Major Kemp is to day finding out its wisdom. During the early troubles in this colony when the Maori fingers were eager to clutch the white man's throat, when the native race were carrying on their bitter and savage warfare with us, and when all the horrors of the strife as between.a savage and a civilised race were present among the early settlers, Major Kemp remained the white man's friend. He stood loyally by the cause of the pakeha as against that of the race to which he belonged. He was tried by many temptations, bet his integrity failed not. To him and to his aid and influence the aims of the whites owed much of their success, and even after the war was over, when the head of the serpent of rebellion had been crushed, it was to his good offices that its revivification was rendered impossible. In the field he fought for us, and side by side with us ; he used his native knowledge in our favor, he prevented the carrying to fruition much treachery that had germed in secret. His services have received high honor. The Queen sent him a sword in acknow ledgment of honorable services done ; his name is written in honored lines in the Government records of the colony, and our best writers have written of his deeds in living sentences. To such a man the colony owes a deep debt of gratitude. Another Maori Chieftain— JRewi—was one of our bitterest foes. In the war he fought us in the open field, and fought until he was conquered. After he was conquered he bore in his breast against us a deep and lasting grudge, and it is only now that age has withered his powers, now that the fact of the greatnns and the power of the whites is forced upon him, and the impossibility of coping with them in battle that he relinquishes his bitterness and yields. Kemp, to be sure, has had little' difficulties with the Government in the subsequent times of peace, but his record in our favor ought to be high anough to cause these to be overlooked, But what do we find? We find the old and scarcely now subdued rebel received by the Governor at Auckland at the recent Jubilee function—received and made much of, to Bewi's great satisfac tion. On the other hand, we find the old and tired ally of the early war snubbod and sat upon, treated with cold neglect, and etolidly ignored. The old ally has been grossly slighted, and the Press from one end of the colony to the Other is crying out for an explanation. No man can blame the powers that be for receiving with" friendly handshake an old but repentant foe ; and in this case Bewi has been so received. But to put a slight upon one of our best native friends in a cruel war, as against the honor done to the old foe seems upon the face of it to be not only ungracious but ungrateful. We fear that in the eyes of the Nativd race the slight re ceived by Major Kemp at the Auckland Jubilee will go far to belittle the Govern ment- of the colony ; and their opinion of the, honor, justice, and gratitude of the white races must be very greatly lowered.

THE FEDERAL BANQUET

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MILBODBNB, Febra»ty 7. At the Federal banquet 200 guests were present, including the Earl of Hopetoun and the leading citizens of the colony. The Premier, in proposing the health of the Governor, said they had met to consider, if the time was ripe for the colonies to unite in one great federation. If they could come to that decision now, federation would hare made a vast advance in the interests of the whole of Australia as well as of the Old Country; for, if occasion arose, Australasia would be only too glad to render assistance to the Empire as a United Australia. The Earl of Hopetoun refrained from entering upon details of the Federation scheme, but emphasised his belief that Federation would strengthen the bonds of union and render more loyal the colonies' attachment to the mother country. Sir J. Service admitted that the Federa Council was a comparative failure. Although he did not quarrel with New South vValee for its abstention from the Council, he attributed its non-success entirely to the action of the mother colony. He' predicted that any future Federation scheme would again fail if any important colony refrained from co-operating. He declared that they must have no border Customs House, and indicated that in his opinion any scheme of Federation which perpetuated the present system, of provincial pro tection would be downright absurdity. He ridiculed;any suggestion calling into existence a Federal Parliament, which should be told it must withhold its hinds from interfering with Customs tariffs for a number of years. A Federal Parliament, when created, must have full power, Sir H. Parkes said there could not be two birthdays of the nation. All sould find an existence in this country af Australia, with such inviting varieties }f soil and climate, with much wealth bidden in the soil, and with such uirivalled richness in the soil itself,.and with, a people occupying the soil un jqualled by any in the whole range ot ;he human race in creative properties. Wliat was there impossiDle to them ? k calculation he had been enabled to nake showed that, including New Zealand, they only wanted two hundred housand to make four millions of people, [bat was a basis for national life. Ir lot, there neier would be national life [f four millions of people, all of British •ligin, knitted to the soil by ties >i birth, parentage, friendship, life carriage, and ties of children—if they rare not capable of making a nation of' Jnited Australia, why, they were not fit I

HoLLOWAY'S OIiNTME^T AND PaLS.— Abscesses, Erysipelas, Piles.—Unvarying suc cess attends nil who treat these dispases accor dog to the simple printed directions wrapped rcund each pot and box. They are inyaluable tc the young and timid, whose bashfulness scmetimes endangers life. Though apparently Kcal, diseases of this nature'are essentially blood diseases, but a little attention, moderate perseverance, and trifling expense will enable tie most diffident to conduct any case to a hippy issue without exposing secret infirm it ;es b anyone. The Ointment checks the local inflammation and alleviates the throbbing pains. These directions also clearly point oat when and how Holloway's Pills are to be tiken, that their purifying and regulating mwers may assist by adjusUne and strengthenl tig the COO»titution,

THE WEATHER

Oar Alford Foieat corseepondent wrltoß s Yesterday wa« the hottest day recorded at Alfor i Station during the past six years' observations, Negtetti and Zambra'a feeif reg stering thormometers showing 106' ia the BhaJe and 168' in the snn, higher than any previous record by 1 aad 5 roßpectively. The instruments used aro Buspeoded four feet from the gcoand on a Htanci epecia'ly desia;ned to giye aocaraU readina;H.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

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Native Land Court. Wellington, February 8 The somewhat anaatul sight of » Native* Lmd Court (a fall swiug ia to be seen hero just now. The land under review Is the Ngatara block at Wsikixiae, 30,000 uerei in extant. The proceedings are ex peoced to oovse a month. Bush Pires. lhere are h*>*vy basb fiteg raging in northern Wniraraps oid near Eketnhuoa. Treffio Id some plaoei is 'rapaded. Thß Trnit Trade. Bpawn, the 4me*ioau ienh expert, ht« beea uaraooeasfal io geUing a oompany floated to aiilis) hla Invention for eyapo rttlog and p^esetTlnpt f ult. n 1 An Apology, Dunkdin. February 8 Sir H. Patkos writes to M. Jonbert regretting, that he la onable to aooept his lDvltkttua to the Exbibltloa,

TELEGRAPHIC.

FOREIGN NEWS.

[PBR PBCBB ASSOCIATION.] COLLIERY~DISASTER. London, February 6

THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT. J The Duke of Connsught sails for Canada in May, via Japan. PERSONAL. I London, February 7. Thr West African Company has en gaged Phil Robinson. A BISHOPRIC REFUSED. The Dean-of Windsor has refused the Bishopric of Durham. LORD SALISBURY. " It is officially announced that the Marquis of Salisbury is suffering from weakness, the result of iufluenza. THE AUSTRALIAN SQUADRON. It is expected that H.M.S. Iris will replace the Opal and the Cordelia and ilie Calliope in Australian waters. THE PLOT IN BULGARIA. 4 fIOFJA, F' b. 5 The Prefect of police and leading officers of the army here have been arrested ia connection with the ploi against Prince Ferdinand. COLONIAL BORROWING. i The "Financial News" deprecates the passing of the Trust Funds Invest ment Bill in view of the lavish bor rowing of the colonies, and their pos sible separation from the Mother Country. THE ARMENIAN ATROCITIES. Oonbtantinopie, February 6. Sir W. A. White, British Ambassador to Turkey, has protested against the acquittal of Moussa Bey, the'Kurdish chieftain charged with inhuman atroci- ties in Armenia. PROSECUTION OF DIRECTORS; Rlßis, lfebraary 7. The Directors of the, Soci&e'.des M&auk and the Comptoir d'Escompte are to be, prosecuted for declaring fictitious dividends. M. Secrettn, manager of the Soci&e dcs Metaux, has also been indicted.

DYNAMITE.

Washington, February 7. Dynamite has been discovered in the capitol, but was removed before it exploded. THE POWERS AND CRETE. Constantinople Febr oar*, 7., ] The Powers have wacried Greece if she interferes in the Cretan dispute she must submit to the consequences. ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL. Lisbon Febroary 6. The report that Portugal is request ing the Powers to convene a conference on the Zambesi question is denied. AUSTRALIAN (PRR eBBBB ASgOOIATIOIC.J '"' NEW SOUTH WALES. Sydney, FebruMy 7 The Inspector-General of Police here, says that the statement of the Paris "Le Temps," that only 32 con victs have escaped from New Cale donia during the last five years is ridiculous, for it. is well-known to the police that during that period the escapees numbered many hundreds. The majority of them may not, perhaps, have escaped from immediate custody, but got away from the Islands by avail ing themselves of certain liberties granted to them. A tram motor, while running to Botany Bay this morning capsized. The driver, a man named Logan, was terribly injured, being literally ciushed. to death under the boiler, The fireman had a miraculous escape. In consequence of his proposed visit to England, Hon J. White has decided to dispose of all his thorough breds after the Autumn meeting, but will retain Abercorn, the sires and brood mares at Kirkham stud farm.

VICTORIA.

Mbslboursh, February 6. The average heat during January was five degrees higher than any month since the records have been kept, and was quite unparalleled throughout Australia. | SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Adelaide, February 7, All the captains in the militia have resigned their commissions, as a pro test against an appointment to the command of the third Battalion. QUEENSLAND. : Brisbane, February 7. The, Chamber of Commerce has, received information from the directors of the Canadian Pacific Railway Com pany, that nothing has yet been done with reference to the establishment of a steam service between, Vancouver and Australia,

ana Australia. Bou»h on It<jh—Uuwa sku\ hwfcorj. erup tions, ring worm, tetter, nit rh, eiun, ftoatec

SHIPPING AND MAILS

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Bydnbt. February 7, Sailed, yesterday—Riogarooma. Arrived—Wakatipu, from Welling ton. London, Febrotry 6 Arrived—Ship Nelson, from Welling ton (November 13th).

COLLIERY DISASTER

800 MINERS ENTOMBED. [P3B PB3BS AHSbOIinOK,]

London, February 7 ' •Bj a colliery explosion at Newport, in Wales, 300 miners have been en tombed, . • ; ' _ - ■ • ' , ■ i Liter ' _ Two hundred of the miners entombed in the mine in Newport, Wales, have been rescued. A large number of o there were suffocated, and fifty corpses were recovered, (Received February 8,,-X pjn'.V It has been ascertained that 120 of the miners entombed at Newport, in Wales,'have succumbed. '

THE MARKETS

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'■■ London, February 6 The shipment of buttei by the Austral was mostly damaged. Superior sorts are quoted at 96s to 108s, in ferior 50s to 60s. London, February 7 Quotations for frozen meat and wool remain unchanged. (Raoeived February 8, 1 p.m.) • ; '-': London. Febiuary 7i :, '-. The weekly returns of the Bank of. England published to-day, show the total reserve in notes and bullion to be £13,444,000 and the proportion of reserve to liabilities £i± per cent. } Consuls 97±, firm; New Zealand four per cent ;106£, steady. I -.', } Australian wheat ex warehouse 395, business very restricted.'.

THE LABOURER IN AMERICA.

' Whatever America may have been " oaoe upon a time " it is preity dear It is no lougor a paradise for working; men. Living is immensely dearer than it ie in England, the hoars of work are as a rale longer, and the . wages are little If any higher.<. A swriter-in the Sydnay •« D lily Telegraph '* gives some interesting, and at the same time almost atartlin? infor mat:on 01 the -jnVjaot, compiled by the Chisf of the Bureau of Staliniis for the V nit ad States -iovornme at. First of all #c may quote t^e aveiage rate of wages pdd l*et year over the maj irity "of the Statas in ironwork trades. Agrlcn'tural implement ma We work d 271 daya last year fur 7b 9J ter day of ten hours. Goal coke, and ore work-rs had 229 days work laat year for 7s a d*y of nine hours, 'iha makers of cooking and heating apoaratus bad 269 days work last jetu, and receiveU 9s 6d per day of ten hours. The makers of. maohines and machinery woiked 300 days and received 8$ lOd per day of tap hoars, Tbe workers in metal and metallic goods worked by 270 days' and were paid 7s 6d per day of e'evnhiuw. Those (adds the welter In the "Telegraph") are the average rutss p>td In 582 .'Mfforoct eoab^ahmen sse leoted by the Govarameot offioer as fairly represent«tlve of similar establiehmeata •'1 over the UnltedStates, and the wages paid, the uuanber of daya worked, and tbe hours per d*y are taken from the origi nal paysheets and other records at eaoh t Mftbllshment. In an official report pre pared for the Amer'oan Government, end, beating the tndoisament of Mr J. Q, Biame, the protest Secretary of St»te for Foreign .Affair*, it is shown that the i workers at the co ton mills tn Latca»hlre [ reodve »lmost ldenclciily thn same wages as the cotton mill workers In M^ssaohu etts, although the latter work longer hours. Here are the details:— '* The average wage of employees in Massachu setts mills are as follows,, aocordlng Id the official returns:—Men Biol 39c, woman sdol 620, male ohlldren 3dol lie, female children 3dol Bj. According:to Consul Shaw's report, the average wages for the men employed In the Lancashire mills on January Ist, 1880, was about Bdol per week, subject to a redubtion of ten per oent, women fiom 3dol 300. to 4Jol 4U)c. subjeot to a reduction of 10 per oei:t. The hours of labor in Lancashire mills fire 56, in Massaohuset s 60, per week. The hours of labor in iha mills. in other New England States, where the 'wages' Are generally less than in Massachusetts, are usually 66 to 69 pee week." Whatever ! protection may do for the monopolists, it s clear—unleea we are to assome that these official repottsare falsa—that it doas not benefit the workman. As a matter of fact, it is now being proved in practice in the United States, as has always been laid down in theory, that protection has? the. effect of lowering the wages, raising the cost of living, and lengthening the hours of work, <

A TOURIST'S TROUBLES IN VICTORIA

; It is Burns who a*ys that pleasure li but a poppy bloom, that disappear* as abbn aa it Is graepsiiu The Ohrlattna* an# New Year holiday^ aaya the Melbourne "Weekly Times." are tbe favorite aeiaon for gathering the popplea. Then many—it other tjmea aane—men go through much tribulation and discomfort ta tba adored iiacia of pleasure, and In the belief—alas lof ten •n etroneoaa one—that they are thorough* ly enjoying thamselvea. Reoently a small party of touriata went np to the Australian Alps, and pat ap for a few days at a pUoe that waa of the roach and ready aort— a good deal more rough than ready. Here In the mountains these would be no lack of nature'a comfort*, at, aty rate, thought one of the tourists aa on the firat morning of the aojourn he summoned the landlord and demanded a batb. The landlord, ai rough and ready as his establishment, banded In thetpurlat a large pannikin of water, remarking that that waa the tourlaVa regulation allowance for the day. The tourlat.grew Indignant, and by way of awelng the untutored aavage, aaii to him — s . : ' v, i must have more water—l moat have enough for a bath Da you know 1 write for the newapaper I' We may remark en passant that thla tourlat waa an outsider on tbe preaa, or bo would not have been ao idiotic aa to aae hlo paper aa a threat. " 1 don't osre," aaid tlio Lndlord, " if you ¥ rote for all the blooming papera In Melbourne. A pannikin aaoh Si a man'a allowunca in tbla aheban^ —and the Preaa haa no ptivilegea over anybody elae In tbeae paiia." The member of the fritge of the Freaa waa astounded, but bia landlord waa adamant'; bo the tonrlat had to nae the panotkln for a bath ai far aa It would go, and Btlok to whiskey for a beverage. Qia fellow tontiata had to softer the same dls oomforta, but the faqt tha^ they had found a plaoe where these was kootoolng to any bluffer who tried to run the Peesa racket waa so r^freshlog that they were oonapeQ uated for the aoaroity of batha and the voughneaa of tha •oovmoditloa onj .the

LABOR TROUBLES

(?*& FBJCJU AB8O0IAM0V.)

(Raeelved February 8, 1 p.m.) LoHDOir, February 7. Many additional dock and wharf companies are joining the employers union. Fearing a strike, pressure is being applied to obtain the delivery of Aus tralian wool intended for sale at (ha. ! current auctions. > ,,„ new**** The.coal owners throughout (he King dsm propose to federate; "They ,d»clare r that to reduce the hoars of labor to eight per day would cause a decreiw m'thT** output of thirty million tons yearly/and increase the price 5s per,,ton. . ,p, T ; B»Biitf,; February 6. The announcement of the > Emperor William on the subject of the labor ques tion has .caused a prodigious sensation throughout the Empire.' r Pries d£) all shades of opinion declare that an ad vance in the well-being of the subject if a safeguard tq the throne. •. t-, y-> -

CRICKET.

j NEW SOUTH WALES V. CANTER. j '*7' .' ,_ /"'-.BURY. A ■ r ;j<

(PBB PBBBfI AaSOpiATIOV.) '^ " Ohkistohub«h, Fabrouf 7. \J The New South Wales-Canterbury" cricket.-' match began at Lancaster Park thif morning. The feather was beautiful, The visitors won the toss, and went in. Following ue 'the** scores;—"'' ''"-" "* '' - ">■>«.■::>.? - . New South Walk—First Innings. , Cottom; c Labatt, bAshl^,. oa/.'P^jflsa Robinson, b Moss •• «,,_,, o : McGlenchyj runout •'• :*',i lir'-41 i« YouUle, c Ogier, b Mosi 5.. w>HmsM Cowper, run out ;••„•..•> •• 21 , Davis, b Halley •• J,• ••. 7 ;.Call«way,b.HaUey ..'..., f.^ .u^sWh A , Clarke, bMoss ,- r ■<••'>:-.■— •• O , , Newell, not out «.,/'•• •• >5 Josephs, c.Labattf.b Hallej.. ■•• 7 ; Shepherd, rMnrOut,. ■».■, A «»^ /,^«, r .7»Ji. i ■ • Extras-,,«• _..__ . r ••,.,,■^••,- --'••*jW'-t;.^'' i •■".*■■ Total '...".!' I!" .CANTERBURY-rFirst Inning*/": Harman, b Callawayi.; .;, •v •• ;O''« ' Helmore, b Callaway '>:•*£>■<■:. ..•= rpvo^i' Labatt, b Callaway ,i r *-■■;.' :,» '13^^ ; Ashby, b Callaway „. •,. -^ l«. ■ ©,« ft De Maus, not out ;»■'- sa •• $6 -■ Barnes,- b-Callawiy' s«'."'-rtitf'.r".:tfU Wheatley, lbw, b Callaway .. •• O Wilding,"d.C'aik.b'McGlaichy yi" 88*-^- HaUey, not out' ' •.. *.i. n '] A; 1 3|l Exttai r f% ... in '•'•'"  ••,,..•*-„'.!,, Total for.seTen wickets..^ 1 iV'iy* * -fis3 , \ OaRisTOHUBOH. Fabiuaty; B^ v ; TheNewSouth.Wales;' cridtet match was,' resumed, this morning. -' ,The-^weatlier was* cold. De Maus and HaUey carried the,Ctn i> terbury score up to 202 r when the former wti^ bowled by McGlinchy. De Maus made 7^. Ogier joined Hally, who. was shortly-aftieiK bowled by McGUnchy^iro7-^9-f"i6i""Moa« joined Ogier. who made 12, and was caught;' by Cowper oS McGlinchy, the innings dosing '■' for aiS ; Moss, not out, o, '"" ' " The New South Wales' second innings began at 12.30. Cottnm and Cowper made 48 by lunch time, without a: wicket falling.

THE BRITISH EAST AFRICA COMPANY

: Sir Lawla Pally* W P., delivered the In augnral addresses .of the Royal Soottlah Gfaognphfoil Soolef y' |rt the Synod Hell, Bdlnborgh, at»d referred speolallyto tht operations of the Brhinh Bast gift)*/ 1 k Company. The first year's progresa^ha sale!, in opening the Interior to oivlllilng influences, with c staff merely initial, and a bisa of oper*tlona limited, to a line.of ooait about 150 inileo long, promised large and rapid results. Now that the Oompaoy'a ac» base had been extended ' ■ome hnndreda of miles further to tin] north, and that the company wa»atretoh- l{ tv nig (taelf to a more comprehensive grasp. of Iti great work westward, the extenstosV*?• of British left?eriee" was free' to the iftoft fines of the Congo Independent State, beyond the Albert. Nyaoi>, and north wards. The firat strand of a railway (about forty mllea la length) Intended to oon neet the port of ftfombeua with Lake Victoria Nyanit", was being sent out from fingland. The ooaat lice from Bfombaaia toKlplnl wai being eonneoted bj tele* graph, and road arrragemantijJMd been completed nndev whteh MombaiM wai connected with the sea cable, ol Sir John Pander's; Company, and thua/plaoadf m dlreot communication with London, Aden, cud Bombay. One or two amall (wanting .. steamers:had been ordered .for feeding; ' oommeroa. A. shallow steam craft would ply on the river Tana, while the British India Steam Navigation Company would run a fortalghtly line, of ewlft mall steamers between- London, ? Mombasa^ land other ports. Caravans would oon tlnue to traverse the interior In all direc tions, surveying the ooun^iy, M^bliihlng convenient stations, proieoaitng friendly Intercourse with the tribes, and examining by experts the jmlneralogjoal ,lesjta§i||^L.^ the higher lands>;,... - r V , ,7ViV^"»'^ ' '

THE ORIGIN OF SOME OLD EXPRESSIONS

; : " Standing «am (paying the reckon- - | Ing). Thlt arose horn the lettm U.S, , on the knapsaoks of the soldiers. The ' Government of Uaole S»m hM to pay ot , " Stand S«m" for all. . / "Tofiad a mare's neit," Wh«* wt» o»ll a nlgbtmace wm by oat forefather* supposed to bo the Saxon demoti Man 01 ■ Mate, a kind of Vamplfe, th« sleeper's ohest. Theee vampires were said to be the gnwdisns of hidden treasures, over which'they brooded v.. hens over their eggs;>ud the piece wbe'rw | they sat was termed the nidus, Of Jnest. *- Hence, when anyone soppoies be has made a greatdiicovery we «k if he hisFj3 discovered a mare's heit, or the plaot )V where the Vampire keeps guard, ovei tn* hypothetical treasures. ' '' '! . "SheiLoat" (out with your ihelli of money). la Soatnern Asiai tn'd rmioy other paits ehelli;are uted instead ot coing. -, "''- "'' W'l'-I-M'svi ■ "To kick the bu^kefc," A buokel'ii a pulley. When pig* are killed they aji bunß np by their hind lefi'on a bobketl; \ " Little urchin " ia' a littlo oro (orokWf * Dutch—urk, nrkien). The ore ia a tea. monster that devpujta men and womia the oic-kio, or little ore,';U the hed«ko|i! ] ■nppoeed to be a spirit for mitoUeTon* little imp.. ". ; ...= . ? ' ' "fiau deified (brandy).? Jl French traneaction of the Latin aqoa vtfa» (water of life); : : Thia;i« a! oarioni penersien of r\ the Spanish aqua dl vite. (water or jaice of the wine) rendered by the monii into aqaa vita laitead of aqtib vltli. ' v '' Gone to the dogs." This undoubtedly is a perversion of the Datch" proverb* " Toe r goe toe; de doga " (money, g0ne,,,.. credit gone too), \ ' ■": | ' "Dog weary." There U alio the": Dutch saying, "Doege ware We'^belng^j" long on one's legs tells at last.) "To write like an angel." ThU 1* a Frenoh ezpresnon. The Angel tefeirad to was Anger Vergecols, a Greek: of; the fifteenth oentnry, noted for his oallgrapny. : "Fig iron.", This la a mere play upon, [the word tow. When"lron k melted ft rubs off into a ohannel oallad a mow, the lateral branches of whloh are called the pigs. Here the, Iron cools, and Is called pig Iron.. Sow; has nothlog to do wlti , •wtaej but It Is feom the Shoo sawan, to : soaU«i, ', Havloga bow for, the parent ': channel, U reqaUed no sjreat effort of Wit to o.»ll the lataral ; gfooves 4lttle plgai^.;f

Roughs s CAT\BR«"-^C6frgct4^«nsi v todors af'ohce. Camplel;e cmrQ o? worst chron . cases; alsounequaled *% t; a^ for.d»-»aißetl throat fo«l breA* ♦

TE \SHBTTRTON GTTARDIAM, SATtTEDAY ffEBRPARY 8, 1890.



T EVIATHAH RAILWAY TE&fflß- Jj AN OB HOTEL (Opposite the Ball way Station), DUNEDIN. MRS SILK, PROFBIETBESS. Read the following taken from a news paper :—u During the holidays, a friend who spent the Christmas in "Ounedin says : 'The Bite for the approaching New Zealand Exhibition wai the ahief subject of conversation. Having heard nraon of tbs Leviathan, he stayed there, and was greatly suvprieed to find the city possessed inch a very excellent Temperance HoteL containing as it does 110 rooms, all well and comfortably furnished, and scrupu lously clean. In addition to this, he assures us that the board, he is quite confident, is not surpassed at any house {no matter of what kind) In the Colony and' questions vory ranch if it m equalled by any.'» \ 5 71 "WTW. SPENCER'S Ti tho CHEAPEST Home in Ashbutton J for DRAPERY, OLOIHING AND BOOTS. We sell fo? CASH. Small profits nnd qulok returns, and we give sterling value. /White Oallcos 3s 61 a dozen Grey Ga'loos 2i lid a dozen A Splendid Turkish Towel foe 7Jd Flanelettea 4a lid a dozen Summer Dress Goods 6Ji The best quality of PRINTS for the least money. Blankets 9j 6d a pair Ginghams in pliln Ooloura 3i lid a doz. Double Width White Twill Sheeting li , Men's Tweed Salts 18a 6d Saddle Twevd Suits 39. 6d A case of Men's Ool'd Moles just to hand, slightly damaged by water; worth 9j 63, i fo; 7a lid , Boy's Ool'd Moles 2s lid. THE CHEAPEST HOUSE FOR M^N'S' CLOTHING IN ASHBUBTON. BOOT s7~B 0 0 T S Men's Shooters 10s 6d, Blaehers6a lid. .A really good pair of Women's Kid Boot! for 6s lid. No second-hand stock. i A SPLENDID ABSOBTMENT of Children's Patent Leather Slippers and ' ___ Boots at W # 9T. Spencer's THE ABCAOE. AJ3HBUBTON CABEf~~ GT\IACK in returning thanks foe , JJ the support he has received ■lnoa coming to Ashbcston, begs to announce th«t he has now a well Selected Stook of BOOTS and SHOES to ohoose from of Best Qutllty. Order Work and Eepairs Promptly Ex«cnted.—A Trial Solicited. —Note thb addbbss— Next Mb Randall, East Street. G. DIACK, Peopbietoe. QUOD 7AOMTJS VALDB F&OIMTJ (" Wiat we do we o well." THJB OHBIBTOEUBOH DBNT/LL BUBGERx*, I Ooshel iftxeet, Christchnrch, next Bobin & VBoot Store, and at the Octagon, Dunedin. A i >perationß at strictly uniform and moderate Oomnltation free. 3. MYERS~AND CO., SUBGEON DENTISTS. •o&itf Hw War* f <w^\ eg #BN£~ WBISQVa VULVA OS JBJlM..tfc6*^ HITBOUb OXIDE GAS administered This Ausesthetio leaves no unpleasant effects, and by its me the extraction of Bad Stomps and Teeth is rendered pe» 'eotlr Palnleas und Effective. Ad ministered dally. Fee for administration of Gas, ss. Extraction, 2s 6d • tooth. Hoars of attendance, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Private residence, 93 East Bolt. The toknowledged supeiloelty of AMERICAN DENTISThY in tho oon ■tractton of ArttßcUi Teeth, tb* most JinUbed workmanship, and replacing the ost teeth TEMPORARILY ALMOST MMEDIATELY aftec extraction, have ■tablished oar reputation* A single Artlficla Tooth, 10«, complete et, Upper and Lower, Temporary aod Permanent £10 10a ; Artificial Teeth and Dentnies made by other dentists re aoddled at small costs, Stopping, Soil jg Perfect ani Patnleir.



SPEMS & SUMMER,' 1889 WM. SPARROW, TAILOR AND MSKCER, JUST OPENED, A LARGE and Varied Awortment of Gentlemen's Shirts. Hate, Soncfs. f - ___ NEW SEASON'S TWEEDS AND COATINGS, A large and well aeleoted Stock to ohooie om. XH3S TAILOBINQ DEPARTMENT under the M £ igement of Mr T. £ekr baj hid Ltrga experienoe aa GUTTER prlnolpaJ Tailoring EaUblthmentß toburah. Fit and Workmanship guaranteed W& SPARROW- |



I Wanted Known Cash Advertisements under thi, head- Myr, not exceeding 16 words, ONB 1 81ullinit. Addresses may Deleft at this Office. MANILLA. Binder Twine, machine 1 '• oil, and wire. Timo ts money on the harvest field—the best ia the cheapest. —R. Alookn, Saander* liuildlngs. ■TTTANTEI? X own. -" Strong-wear V ? Boot! for L.idlea, Men and Children can only bo obtained at W H Ooujke's. AT7ANTED Known that Aadbrw Obb's Wt half-yenfly sale of Suiploß Stook of Dupery Clothing and Boots m rr-w go'°g on- 1 HI "TITANTIiJD KNOWN—My Sperial VV Make of Ladles' 4 clasp Kid Gloves, "The A«hburtouian," braided : backs, 3s 6d per'piir.—w. H. Collieb. WANTED every man in tne County to have a Salt of the Aahbarton Tweedß.—Robbbt Aloobn, Ashborton Clothing Mart, Saanders' Buildings. WEDNESDAY Half-Holiday. Pleaie ibop early. Wednesday we close at 1 p.m.—H. 0. Segues, Melford Home, TjIMBROIDERIES— Fc« good Embroiy Xli deriea marked cheap (^ to Melford House. We have a large aim apleootd assortment to ohoose from.—H, 0. Seobb's Melford House. i^ ANTED' Known laoe curtains 3* V V 114, to*els 4Jd, umbrellas la 10d prints 2|d; skirt* Is, kid gloves la, 12doz dresa buttons for I°, embroidered oosturms lQg.—Andbbw Obb's Sale. 1 150 THE Jubilee Sale. Andbiw Obb is selling meng boots 9a 6i, ladles E.S. at 43 6d, laoe np boots 63 6.1, giris boots 3s 9d, men's shoes 6a lid. evening shoes 2s 6d.* Sale now on. 1 151 iiH KENWttDV and Mjbb Oameroa, Moore Street—Teacher} of Scientific DreEß-cattiog Bodies cut and fitted. Dressmaking in all its branches. Riding habits a speciality. 12 69 MlLLlNtittY —It you waut o oUotißt from a large stock of tifmmed aoa uutrimmed hats and bonnets g:j ta Mol ford House. A lot of children 1* GaUie* strawa from 6d to 2s, very cheap —H. 0. SbOßrs, Melford Hoase. WANTED, Everyone to Know—That J. MOISON ban now In Btook a arge «nd varied assortment of BOOTS AND SHOES for tbe Spring and Summer Season, Guntlomon'a, Ladles', aud Chil dren's, both Imoorted and Colonial; a Ibd HIS OWN MAKE, which CANN )T BE SURPASSED fur Style, Fit, Qisl iy, end Nettnees, combined with VERT REASONABLE PRICES. All repairs exeouted prompt y aod with neatness. lOtl * Public Notices, ASHBURTON GUARDS. A RMS and Accoutrements to be r«- J\_ turned at once to Colour Sbbgt Keis. By Order, 2 31 CAPTAIN SPARROW. DON'T FORGET! BUT Come and Bee the Flyers, mclud ing Sha.W, our Hnrrile Champion WEDNESDAY Next, 1 o'clock sharp, Sports Ground, Eaet Bat, 2_27 TTAIIENTINEB! V-ilontlnes—Newest V and moat Elegant Dealgns In boxes. Silk-Fringed Love Oiirda aud Perfomed Sachets, etc. Largest Virloly in Comic Yaleutlnes, L. F, ANDRBWES & Co, Stationers' Hall, LICENSING DISTRICT OF THE BOROUGH OF ASHBURTON. ANNUALSLEOTIONfobOOMMITTEE I HEREBY give notion that at the Election for the Committee for the Licensing District of the Borough of, Aihbarton, hflc! by me this day, the undermentioned Candidates received the nnrober of votes set opposite their names, TIZ,- DONALD MoLTUAN... ... ... 113 DAVID THOMAS ... 104 JOSEPH BEALY 102 JOHN G REBTELL 97 HUGO FRIEDLANDER 94 JA^ESW. SAWLE 68 JAMEd 0. DUNCAN 67 Wm J- SILOOOK 61 Wm. O.PAGE 37 Informal votes ... 4 And J declare Mrniars McLean, Thomtsi Scaly, Restell and Fried Under to be duly elected tbe Licensing Committee for the eafd dlstriofc. And I hereby appoint MONDAY, the 17ch d»y of February Instant, us the day for holding the first meeting of the Com mittee forthe pnrpoae of electing its Chair man, And I farther »pp< i<jt tha following days for the Qatrtorly Meetings of the Committee for xhe enauing year :—sth March, 4th Jane, 3rd September, 3rd December, All the above meeting to be held at tbe Resident Mug'strate's Court, Aahbarton, at 12 o'clock dood. OHAS. H l. FOOKS, Retaruir^p Osoe'. Ashbartoo, 6th February, 1890. SUMMER 1890 1890 CJUMM^R HOW 1890 1890 ,)JIOW ALL DEPARTMENTS OF OUB BUSINESS REPLETE WITH CEOICE GOODS FOR THIS SEASON. 0- PRIOE~BIGFT. ,£| ™ T -"euile's Olothlcot For Ju, n, mv , he hz Clothing Factory Forßo I .'o]oiMng Nz;: , |otDlllgFaclory For Youths'- Clothing Try the K.Z. Clothing Js h « ° ' For Men's Olothin? Try the N.Z. Clothing Factory For Men's Measure Snifa Try the N.Z. Clothing Factory Fcr Mercery and Hofiary Try the N.Z. Clothing Factory For Blankets, Bugs, and Flanne's Try the N. Z. Clothing Factory For Hatß in the newest Bhapeß Try the N.Z Clothing Factory For the best value for Heady Money Try the N.Z. Clothing Factory ENCOURAGE LOCAL INDUSTRY AND BUT PIIOM THE NEW ZEALAND Olothing Factory. INSPE(JT~OUK STOCK) And draw your own couclusionß, | W- a wJCBBBB, I Manager,