The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1890. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Searle's, the oara man's, estate has been proved at under £1200.

Dr Fisher, of Collins street West, Melbourne, has been arrested on a charge of malpraotioe. The patient is in a dying condition.

Rev Father Chastagnon will celebrate macs at Bakaia on Sunday next at half-past 10 a.m., and vespers at Ashburton e.t the usual hour.

Sir 0. Dilke, in a letter on Australian Federation, asserts that Sir H, Parkes is the greatest figure in the Empire after Gladstone and Sir John MoDonald of Canada;

A trial crushing of six tons of stone from the newly-discovered reef at Saddle Hill, eight miles from Dunedin, yielded soz sdwt Bgrs of smelted gold at the Exhibition battery. The stone was not picked.

The estimated production of iron ore throughout the world in the year 1883 was, in round numbers, 50,000,000,000 gros3 tons, of which the United States contributed one fourth.

The " Timarn Herald " is informed that the Temuka Fibre Faotory is now bueily turning out binder twine from native flax fibre, and is making an excellent sample. Orders are ooming in for the season faster than they oan be filled.

A movement has been started in England to put an end, if possible, to the custom whioh demands that women shall inoonveni enoa' and injure themselves physioally by arraying themselves in mourning whenever a member of their family dies.

A OBse against a native for cutting wheat on a Sunday was heard at the Hastings Resident Magistrate's Court one day last week, but after hearing the evidenoe of a Maori Mormon elder, who laid tha information, His Worship dis missed the information.

A number of Irish pork butohers have been called to St Petersburg, to the new model Government slaughter-house, to instruct the native butohers how to cut the pork for the English market. Other Irish and English butchers have been engaged at the Hamburg slaughter-house.

Mrs D. Sutherland, of Waikonaiti, per formed a heroio act the other day, dashing into the surf and resouing a little girl named Valentine who waß surrounded by water while playing on a rook at M&tanaka Point. The water, whioh jwas washing over the ohild as she dung to the rook, was up to her rescuer's waist.

A dray, with a load of wheat sheaves, the property of Mr W. l.Lill, of Newlands, was burnt the other day in a rather mysterious way, as the fire broke out suddenly in the load while being carted to a staok, and the men in oharge had only time to detaoh the horse from the shafts, the flames preventing any attempts at saving the dray itself, whioh with the load was destroyed.

Looal option is to be tried in the House of Commons next session. One of the strong supporters of looal option will ask the mem bers of the House to vote that the sale of in tosiaating liquors within the preoinots of the House shall be forbidden. The principle is that the majority haa the right to deprive the minority of the privileges of drinking intoxi cating liquors within a given place or aroa. But it is not likely to be carried.

The " Oamaru Mail" saye that the wheat orops of the district, so far as threshing has ptooeeded, are turning out very well indeed, and that the grain is of good quality. If the present dry weather continues for another week or so the whole of the wheat should be got safely into stack, and a good average orop in point of quality and quantity alike be garnered. Oats, on the other hand, are a very uneven orop, being in some places re markably good, and in the others wretchedly poor.

Land settlement is still booming in the Auokland provincial district. The number of seleotors and the acreage of land seleoted for the month of January, 1890, shows that Auokland stills leads by a long way, as she has been leading for eeveral months paßt, greatly in advance of tho other provinces. The following are the figures:—Auckland, 51 seleotors for 11,434 acres; Taranaki, 12 selectors for 1761 acres; Hawke's Bay, four seleotors for 870 aces; Wellington. 11 selectors for 2750 acres; Nelson, three seleotors for 440 acres; Marlborough, two selectors for 731 acres; Canterbury, two seleotors for 361 aores ; Otago, 18 selectors for 8348 aores; Southland, three seleotors for 217 aores; Westland, one selector for 10 aores.

A young couple scarcely out of their teens Buffered rather a painful disappointment recently says the " Napier News." They bad resolved to gel united in the holy bonds of matrimony and take each other for better or worse, etc, and with that end in view they interviewed the Registrar. Prior to this a sumptuous repaßt consisting of the customary wedding lunoh or breakfast had been prepared. Meat, wines, jellies, etc,-graoed the table at the honse of a friend, to which jußtioe was to be done, it being arranged that all should be merry The Registrar, in pursuanoe of his vocation, questioned the couple, and the youth admitted that the bride was not quite 21. His truthfulness marred his own prospective happiness, for the Registrar said that if such was the o&Be, as the girl had no parent or guardain, he could not marry them. So they left lamenting.

Dr Sohluuk's disoovery that the fats in ooooanut oil make a very satisfactory substi tute for butter seems to be the beginning of a new and important industry. Already at Mannheim a large factory has been established whioh produces daily 3000 kilograms of the new butter substitute, whioh is retailed at a prioe equivalenc to 6d or 8d per lb. The nuts are obtained from the South Sea and Coral Islands, and also from Africa, Arabia, and South America* The now butter is of a clear whitish oolor, and melts at 27 deg. C.; it con tains 99 99 per oent. of fate, with only a traoe of mineral constituents. It iB neither dis agreeable to the taste nor smell, and is being rapidly introdaoed into hospitals and other State institutions, aB well as into houses or homes where people are too poor to buy butter. The working classes are taking to it, instead of the oleomargarines, which are often made from very inferior qualities of refuse fat,—•'lndustries,"

A Ghristchuroh telegram reports that it is stated that Mr 0. R. Bowman, solicitor, who left some weeks ago, failed to aooount for oertain sums of trust money. Some months ago Mrs North, 9. resident of St Albans, and her brother, Mr Davis, were left £60 eaah by a relative in England. The money was sent out through Mr Bowman, who did not pay it over. Mr Davis oonsulted Mr T. S. Weston, solicitor. Mrs North placed her case in the hands of Messrs Stringer and Cress well. Summonses were issued against Mr Bowman, who confessed judgment and assigned the coats in two court oases which he was engaged in and expeoted to gain, to meet the claims of Mra North, Mr Davis, and another person to whom he owed £1000. He left Obristohuroh about a fortnight ago, and his whereabouts is uncertain. The principal court ease in whioh he assigned the oosts, that of Jones versus MoGoverin and Hardy, was decided against his client by Mr Justice Denniston on Tuesday.

We clip the following important testimonial from the "Illawarra Mercury '? (N.S.WO of the 30th Maroh. It needs no comment:— •• Mr John Jjoveday, of the Bulli Mountain, writes to us that after suffering for four years with aoute gravel, he has experienced almost I -nleto relief by using Sander and Sons' coii^ 4 B xtrao t. He says seeing the said I Euoalyp.. . :t)ed in the «iu aW arra Meroury,' I Extract advert. . ; ndKce a hj m to obtain a his intense suffering * r . M Hoskinc, I bottle of the medjoine u ; m UB ° e S o£ f ohemist, of this town, ana that tu* U«B v ) cave him great relief at once. He states n between the XOth March instant, when he obtained the first bottle of the extract^ and the 19th, the use of that medioino continued to afford him relief, to which he had been a stranger for four years. Mr Loveday writes also that he has found the Eucalypti Extract a cure for rheumatism as well as gravel, He requests us to publish this information through the 'Mercury.' We have much pleasure in complying with Mr Loveday p request, whose word cannot be doubted, ana who can have no objeot in view other than a pure degire (o benefit suffering humanity.'— (Adrt, 2

At the last meeting of the King's Daughters in New York aity, it was found that the Order numbered about a hundred thousand mem bers, most of whom are young ladies devoting their lives to oharity and reform.

We have to acknowledge receipt from the Land Offiae of plans of the Crown Lands to be disposed of on the 10th and 15th March and on April 3rd. They may be inspeoted at our publishing office.

Acoording to the "Press" there is every probability that the site seleoted for the Easter Volunteer encampment will be Hills borough. The camp will, in that case, be pitched olose to the reservoir of the Lyttelton water works.

"Twa niohts in Auld Sootia." The Bairnaiather Family of Scottish vooalists, piloted by Mr J. E. Petheriok, are to appear at the Oddfellows' Hall on Monday and Tuesday evenings next week. A great treat, we believe, is in store in the performances of this talented Scotoh family.

The Eastern Telegraph Company has made arrangements with the British Post Office authorities by whioh cablegrams will be received at the Mauritius Post Office and despatched by the mail steamer to the nearest cable station. A similar arrangement is being negotiated with theFrenoh Government in respeot to Isle de Reunion and Tamatave, Madagascar.

The "South Australian Register's*' esti mate of the wheat harveßt gives the area reaped at 2,004,000 aoret>. and the yield at 19,130,000 bushels, averaging a little over 9£ bushels per aore. The red ruet has reduoed tba yield by several million bushels. About 100,000 acres has been out for hay or left un reaped owing to the disease. Tne surplus will be about 15$ million bushels,

The appeal of Te Eooti against the order of Mr Bush, R.M., at Opotiki, that he should find sureties to keep the peaoe, oame before Mr Justice Conolly at tbe Supreme Court, Auokland, on Wednesday. His Honor ordered that the appeal be allowed, stating that he held that the order was bad, and not justified by the Act, and he considered whatever was done with Te Eooti, however wise it might be, was not justified by law. It will be seen by a telegram in another column that having succeeded thus far, Te Eooti is about to bring an aotion for false imprisonment against the Government, laying his claim for damages in the modest sum of two hundred thousand pounds.

FIRE NEAR TINWALD

A very unfortunate fire took place on Wsd" nesday morning at Mr Cass'farm on Ford's road about two miles below Tinwald, resulting in the destruction of the stable and men's whare, also harness and hoise clothes for about ten horses, a quantity of oat sheaf chaff, a set of disc harrows, and part of a farm dray. No one wis about the premises at the time. The fire was first seen to break out of the end of the stable when Mr Cass' two sons and three men were out in the paddocks cutting wheat and stooking, and by the time they arrived on the spot nothing could be done towards saving anything except in the case of the well-known hunter Taipc, who was turned adrift in time from his loose-box which fortunately happened to be at the end of the stable; farthest from where the me appears to have slatted. No idea can be as to how tbe fire arose, and there are no insurances on any of the property destroyed, the loss being therefore a rather serious one to Mr Cass.

THE PRIMACY.

A Rhyme: of the Tims. (By W.J.S.) In looking through the daily press A subjaot for a rhyme I see, " Ne Sutor ultra "—that's it, yes The Btory of the Primaoy. Her rev'rend Chief about to set His staff aside thro' weight of years, The Ohuroh in solemn oonolave met Selects another from his peers. For him of Wellington her voice But—here's the rift within the lute- Alas ! it seems the Church's ohoice The views of,Sutor did'nt suit. . And straightway her Appellate Court Is sitting in consilio " Conge d'elire till king est vwrt Can't be "—that's the punctilio, ' Hence the eleotion is pronounced Invalid ab initio. And he of Nelson is announoed The Primate ex officio. And so it comes to pass that we Have no one in authority. One Primate by eleotion see And one by seniority. Who then is king ? Ay, there's the hitch Two kings are inoongruities And none oan tell us whioh is whioh Till Synod tells us who it is. And—here's the very crux of it, A puzzle very curious The Synod needs the Primate's writ Ere to decide this it can sit Who the true Primate is to wit And who the Primate spurious. Meanwhile another olerlo waits With promised mitre tantalised Like Peri at the pearly gates, And all the Church is scandalised. ■ Alas that Churchmen should be prone To ways that are so parabolic And so much human nature shown About succession Apostolic What wonder at a oynio's vein In view of suoh a situation ? Let someone out the tangled skein And end the grievous complication.

ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Ohbistohubob, Fehrairy 19 The weather to-day was all that could be desired. There was a good attendance of buyers and the market was fairly brisk. Store Sheep—There was ajmuch larger supply of store sheep and lambs than for several weeks and a general clearance was effected at good prices. Two-tooth mixed crossbred sold, in lots of from 100 to 500, at 8s Bd, 10s 3d, ios iod, us 4d, and us sd. The last two lines were full mouthed. Halfbreds and cossbred ewes realised fjrom 4a 2d to 7s ; full mouthed merino ewes brought 2s gd, and a line of crossbred lambs fetched 6s; merino wethers, offered at 6s, were with drawn at 5s 9d. Lambs—The demand for fat lambs was not so great as recently and the sale showed a drop of from is to is 6 \ per head. Fat Sheep—There was a similar entry so far as numbers go to that of last week's market —about 4000 being yarded, Of these a large proportion were of the very primest quality, inferior mutton being in the minority. There was Ics demand than last week aad the first thousand were sold subject to a slight dec me in values though not sufficient to war ant al teration in quotations. As the sale proceeded there was better competition and best quality averaged throughout only a shade le?s than 2j^d per lb while there was no mutton sold under FAT Cattle—This was the weakest section of the day's business there being neither many head nor much that could be classed as prime beef. Eest ox and heifer beef realised about 185 but cow or inferior quality sold at various rates from us to 14s per 100 lbs. Store Cattle—There was little or no demand for anything but good cows in profit, pr springers, A gqod few of these changed hands at satisfactory prices. Pigs—There was a better entry of store pigs but not sufficient to meet the demand of farmer* wanting stubblers, who paid well for heir requirements.

HoLLOWAY'S OIJNTMENT AND PILLS.— More precious than Gold. —During summer and autumn the prevailing diseases are diarrhacea, dysentery, fevers, and English cholera, particularly dangerous to children and young 1 people. In these acute cases, where internal* m*s£teines cannot be retained, the greatest relief will immediately result from rubbing Hollowny's soothing; Ointment over the abdomen. The friction should be frequent and brisk, to ensure the penetration of a large portion" of the UngeSt. This Ointment calmS the excited peristaltic action, quickly allaying the pain Both vomiting and gri[jiij yield to it; where fruits or vegetables have originated jthe milady, it is proper to remove a!J undigested matter from the bowels by a moderate dose of Holloway's Pills before wing tbe Ointment, ,

THE WEATHER

The following ate the motaorolglesl resdlngß at Alford Station for the week ondlog February 15sh, 1890 :—

DISAPPEARANCE OF A SOLICITOR

Tha followlog full particulars are given by the "•Press" with referenoa to c waiter mentioned in our looal oolumn: It is an open secret that dnrlng tbe Utt few days a great deal of sensation has been caused In legal and commercial olroles by the sudden departure fiom Oaviitohuroh of Mr G. R. Bjwman, barrister and colioltor, Hereford street and St Albsne. Bat so far as the public are concerned nothing Is known of hlB doings except what was dlaoloaed In a oase heard Id the RM. Court on Monday, That case oonsisted in a kind of triangular daal between the Mercsntlle Finance Company on tbe one pait, an aiaotloner on the seoond psrt, and a ballifE and Mr Bowman's late landlord on tbe third part. Ffom what took plaoe In nhat case. In whioh It was stated that Mr Bowman had left on a "visit" to fairer fields and pastures new, it is evident that his •flairs were not in a very hopeful, position. Bat to be more specific. Mr Bowman »as, wa believe, an English solicitor. Bat for some resson or other he did not seek admission to the profession in New Zaslaad on the strength of bis Engliso oart'fioate. Piobably he forgot his papers when he was ooming away. At all events, he pasted all the examina tions afresh in this colony, after having spent some time in a Dunediu effioe and In one in Ohristchuroh, Then Mv Bow man put out his sign in Herefoid street, and struck oat foi himstlt. What the nature of his practice waa we have not heard, but judging from the reports of the newspapers wo fancy It Inclined to what are called "Speculative Oases." He aoted on Hamlet's ad7loe of assuming m virtue If he bad It not. Me BDwman profssied to be a profoundly religious man. He was regular la his attendance •t Obnroh, and bactme a preacher himself Indeed, there was hardly 'a religious or semi-religious or Temperance Society of any kind within reioh of which ha was not • member. It nil! also be reoolleoted that at the last general elections, he was the Seoretary of tbe Stout- Yogel Associa tion In 'Jhrlstohutch, called " The BlaotoMl Reform Association." In deed one would think that Mr Bow man waa the alter ego of " Tha good young man what cUA, wy friends " But still we believe that bj far as some men of Ike world are ootcarned, they alwaya thought thy cou'd see through his mask. Now, an we si>id, he has gone; But, worse th»n that, he haa loft iaqalr ing friends behind him One osee of a very painful character has been brought under our notioe. In the 'St A bans die riot lived a laboring man and hia wife, North by name. About eighteen months ago they received Jaot'ce that a sum or £120 bad baen left in England to the wife. Th'-y took steps to get the money. Into what; better hands could they put the matter that) those of Mr Bowman, " A Bcd-feaiing man" like him could be depended upon. Po they entrusted the matter to bim. Time passed by, and they thought the money ought t) be out. Repeated applications wore made to him for it. But ho pat them off with all manner of lying excuses. At length they bsoame imperative. The matter was put into the hands of another Bolioitor, end then It was found that the money had reached Mr iJowman's hands e'.x months ago. He never paid those to whom it belonged a sixpence of it. On one occasion when pressed, and when It was thought Mrs Korth waa nearly dylDg, he sent her a will to execute, the term-t of which were that the £120 should be left in his hands for the care of the children till they oamo of age. The youngest was ten months. Its chance of getting any of that £120 from Mr Bowtran when It cimes of age was we should think, pretty email. How ever, an aotion waa commenced agalnct him for tha money, and he oonfesaed judgment. The plaoe then became too warm for him, and after a temporary visit down Sonth he returned to Christ chnrob for one day, we belleva, and now has left; for Sydney, but none of the £120 has been paid. What is the condition of those to whom the money was left troubles him but little now that he Is safe In New South Wales. Bat It mast trouble them, Mrs North has been 111, and Mr North, who, as we have said, Is but a laboring man, has only just eo<ne oat of the hospital, where he had been for a considerable time. The money, of which they in plain English they here been robbed, would have been of great benefit to them. But what makes Bowman's heartlessnees all the worse is that he used, or rather abused religion In order to inslnaat* himself into tbe oonfidenoe of peraoDß. The last Sualay before he left he preached In a saburban ohurob, and in his usual unotuous style, besought his hearers "to be profeesnrs aod not possessors." Now, what should be done with snob a fellow ? In tbe first place people shonld be cautions not to trust such Oily G,,..: a;a<3. Bat should be have been let Blip away as be has been ? We think not. It a poor man roba h>s mate of a pouad note he Is artested and sent to gaol, bat here Is a man who uses hla position of confidAnaa to rob a laboring man of a snm of £120 and Is let go away. If tie otlmsu»l law is not elastlo enough to meet a oase of this kind It is a foolish thing Indeed, and wants amending badly. All over the oolony we he*s> naaioia of defaulter* of tho Biwman type. It is time a salutary example should be made of soma of them in order that men of his olsss should be tanghfc tha*. they are not permitted to plunder unfortunate and trusting persons in the way hn has dnna, W.j atrongly bold thnt the mfttt3P should be looked iuto. If his offdnco in regard to the Norths In a criminal ona, the Government should interfere, rod bring him back from Sydney, or whorever elaa he la.

LORD DERBY ON AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION

(rau Willis AasooxAUGs.)

London. February 18. The Earl of Derby, replying to an interviewer to-day, on the question of Australasian federation, said the latter was eminently desirable if not opposed to the interests of England. As it was now, jealousies among the colonies were increasing, and would possibly lead to

danger if allowed to go on unchecked.

If, he continned, when federated, they could borrow cheaper, it was certain to stimulate patriotism. Federation would not increase the strength of the separatist party in the colonies, because if Austra lia and Canada governed themselves they had nothing to gain and something to lose by. separating. The ouly serious risk was if England were involved in a naval war for an object in which the colonies had no intent,, Federating even then would diminish the risk of separation.

AN ABORIGIANAL ALBINO

▲ SBABOH IIC THE FAB INTBBIOX

The "Argui" reports tha* there has arrived in the oolony ot Victoria by the steamship Albany, from Perth, a most re markable individual In the person of a Wast Australian aboriginal, named Juu gun, who appears to psiesa nil the peculiarities of an albino. He came from Perth In charge of Mr Alexander M'Phee,'i a n of Mr M'Phee>, the proprietor of a wood and coal yard at Yarraville, at which place Juogun,wtth two ocanal West Australian blacks, Is for the present, staying. The discovery and bringing of Juagun within theconfiaes of civilisation retda very much like a romance. Me Alexander M'Phee It about 30 yean of age, and for seven years has resided la Western Australia where ha hai baen manager of what is known as Ninety Mile Beaoh Statloa, > on the borders of the Kimberley district. Daring this period he has mastered not only the language of the natives aronnd him, hot also another language spoken by the natives hundreds of miles Inland. Thus, remarkable as li mty appeir, he Is able to converse freely with both classes of natives, while they cannot all speak with eaoh other. Last April, while at Ligrange Bay, In the Kimberley district, Mr M'Phee was present at a ooroboiree, where them were several natives from inland. They had never before met a white man, bat told the coastal natives at the oonoborrae that they had seen a man m»ny hundreds of miles Inland very tnoah like Mr M'Phee, with whose, to them, strange appearanoa they were struck. They re marked that they had seen the person alluded to only onoe. Tbe coastal natives told Mr M'Phee what they had heard, and he at once concluded that some un fortunate white man was dragging oat a miserable existance in the interior amongst tin .blacks, and In July last he set out from Yirmerdong with tha philanthropic objeot of retching him This action Is the more noteworthy and creditable fiom the faot th»t Mr M'Phee had never been oat exploring, He took with him only two coastal natives, young fellows who are still with him, and six horses, one of tbe latter to carry nothing bat water bags. Mr M Phee was armed with a first class repeat log rifl 1. aud two excellent revolveis, h»s aboriginal companion! also havlog a revolver e»ch. The ' putty (ravelled 150 milei before bearing of the supposed wh te rnsn, their oou>aa lying through country traversed by co other Earop^an but Jules Brockmiuj the pHo neer of th? Kimberley district,. He had gone through rhat portion of th|e country endeavoring )o fied a short cut to the head of the Fi z oy river, bat had to tarn back owing to the waut of water, Mr M'Phee, although hearing now and again some fchadt wy Information at to the " white nun," after travelling the 150 miles already ranntlonod, tr»rd nothing reliable until he had gone over 270 milea of country. Ai last, «fter many mislead ing reports (unlntenti mlly misleading, however, Mv AA'Pnea awes h? discovered the Individual h? w-e In quest of, snd on fist, seeing him thoagbt ha was in eed a white tuan. Sulmqaeat observations, however, ehowadthac the man was without doabt nn aboriginal albino, fo; he possessed all the character istics about tho eyes, etc, of an albino, He agreed to go with Mr M'Phee to the settlements, bat tbe latter, wishing to see his parents, arranged to meet st a certiln w«t""bo!e later on. A fortnight afterwards Mr M'Phee, with the two shorienals, wtnt nnt again along the same traok and found Juagnn with his father, mother, and two sisters, all of whom were jjt blaok, like any' other aborignals. In elgat days Afterwards Mr M'Phee, the two ooastnl bhoku, and the albino vere back at Lagrartge Bay, Jaogan having agreed quite willingly to leave his rela tions for the time b3Jn&. Mr M^Phoe exhibited htm in Perth, where nearly a thousand persons saw him, laolndlng Messrs Giles and Forrest, tha explorers, and maoy other prominent pera ins. Mr Mr M'Phee then reaolveS to bring Jangun, and tho ttro blacks who weat wlih him on the saarab to Melbourne, and t.berti ex hibit them. To do ibis he had to gtve up bis employment, and pay a deposit o( £10 for eaoh native to the AborigDal Board for their return. Bhould the venture torn oat profitable, Mr M'Phee will probably add to the party Jun g.in'u relations, and exhibit: tha whole in London and elsewhere. Jungun proves to be a really remarkable Individual; He Is 27 years old and sft 7in in height, and has most of the ap pta?anoaa of an Australian blaok, yet the colour of h's fikln Is r.nly a shade darker than that of a OhiDaman; He has long wavy hair of a golden hae^ and a fall beard, sandy in colour. The skin on tbe oeown of tbe head la perfectly white, and Mr M'Phea thinks that had Jnngun been sheltered from the weather daring child hood, as in the case of civilised people, he would probably have been at the pre sent tlma as white as most Europeans. His body Is covered with balr about a qaarter of an Inch long, perfeotly white, and the eyas have the peculiar appearanoa so well-known In albinos. Jnngun Is very doolie, and obeys every word and gesture of Mr M'Phee; yet ho has seen! some rough times, for the top of his head Is a mass of old wousds. There Is not a cqnare Inch of surface without: more than one large g*ah, and he Is credited himself with haviug MNkdl two men In battle. Jungnn wsa terribly frightened at the sea when he first saw it, and also of tbe horses and even swsnn, having scarcely In his part of the oountry, whioh Is mostly deaett, an a a bird of any kind.

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

(PER PBBBB ASSOCIATION.)

London, February 18 Mr Painell asked Mr W. H. Smith again to-day what action the Govern ment intend to take on the report of the Commission.

The Government leader promised to invite the House to accord its thanks to the Commission. ; >■;

The entry of the report in the Jour nals of the' House was ironically cheered. The Opposition express in dignation at the behaviour of the Government.

London, February 19 In the House of Commons to-day, Mr Balfonr said that at present there were only 40 persons in gaol for offences under the Crimes Act. As to boycotting, the number of offences had decreased from 4900 to 150.

The amendment to the Address in. reply was negatived by 307 to 240.

A LIBEL CASE

(Pkb Pkkss Association. >

Dxmßin. Fobruasy 20 The Supreme Couct Is occupied wit'a the trial of Birch v Sparrow^ the latter a well known lroofou-ader, in whioh £200 dam&ges are claimed for allegeri libdl, Spscrove, as tho oont?aotor to supply iron oaitings for bridges In the) Midland Rail. way ccotraot, arranged with tb.e Public Works Department for kupccUog them, and tha latter detailed Birch for the duty, He dtd not paaa all, Aften the condem nstion of tho otßtings, Sparrow wrote a letter to Mr Uethor, intlinAtiog that Birch hsd been discharged through inoompe tenoy from Sparrow's employ, hence hie conduct. This constituted the grounds of the action.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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MINING EXHIBITION.

London, February 18.

A Univeral Mining Exhibition, will be held at Sydenham in the summer.

CARL ROSA.

Her Majesty the Queen is arranging to witness the production of an opera of the late Carl Rosa.

HOME RULE.

. O'Brien denies that the Irish party aim at separation,

THE 'VARSITY BOAT RACE.

The betting on the race is 6 to 4 against Cambridge.

A BANKRUPT VISCOUNT.

Viscount Deerhurst has been adjudi cated a bankrupt. -■'-'- ■'•' '

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

The Western' Australian* Enabling Bill has been printed. It is similar; in all respects to the Bill circulated last year.

A REPORTER FINED.

Mr Touhoy, a London reporter of the " Freeman's Journal," has been fined £100 and costs for commenting on Captain O'Shea's divorce case.

COLONIAL DIVORCE BILLS.

Referring to the Colonial Divorce Bills the Earl of Derby thought it would be unwise to veto them, and he said the veto ought to fall quietly into dis use.

Both the Earl of Derby and Mr J. A. Froude believe that the Victorian Divorce Bill will be assented to quietly, without fomenting religious opposition.

COLONIAL SECURITIES.

In the course of his speech at the annual meeting of the Royal Colonial Institute, Sir John Colomb, referring to the - investment of trust funds in colonial, stocks, deprecated' England increasing her liability without there being some reciprocity in the matter. Sir Saul Samuel, replying, showed that by permitting sdeh investments England would benefit at least as much as the colonies.

THE TRANSVAAL.

PBEioßiif February 18 President Ktuger fears that owing to the large number of 'new comers the Republic of the Transvaal will be secured by Great Britain in s few years.

OBITUARY.

" " Vienna, Fbrnwy 18. Count Julius Andrassy, t!he distin guished Hungarian statesman is dead.

THE AMERICAN FISHING QUES TION.

VIOTOBIA, 8.0., February 18. The Supreme Court has decided that the American fishing rights are limited to three miles from the shore cif Behring sea. ;

THE MARKETS

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Sydney, Febrmwjr 19. Ohickwheatj 2s 9d to 2s .lid ; local milling sorts, 3s 6d. Oatis, feeding ports, 2s 2d to 2s 3d. Potatoes are scarce at £5 5s per ton. Onions, £4 to £4 ss. Batter—Dairy made, 3d to 9d ; factory made, lid to Is. Cheese, 4d to 6d ; New Zealand, 6i Bacon, New Zealand cored, 9H; Ham? lid toiiidr ■ . MiLBOVRifK, February 19. Wheat, for prime sorts, 3s 7d is offered, bat sellers are asking for 3ff Bd. Oats, Calcutta 2s 4d, Tartarian 2s 7d, Danish 2s 9d, stoat quality 3s. Barley, malting 4s. Peas, 3s. Adklaids, February 19. Wheat, shipping parcels, 3s 6d. Oats, 3s to 3s 2d; Barley, malting, 4s 3d to 4s 9d, with no buyers. Lqndoi r, February 18 The best quality of the shipment of batter by the Austral hsis been sold at 105s. Factory bolter of uniform quality brought the highest price.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercan tile Agency Comp«ny, Limited, have received the following cable, dated London 18 th inst:.— > < Wool—Market unchanged. The total quantity catalogued to date is 207,000 bales, and qnantijfcjri withdrawn 29,000."' Wheat—Market *is inactive, New Zealand average quality being worth 84s per 4961b and long berried 37s 6d. F.A.Q. to arrive, per iron ship, is worth 38s 6d for Janrnry and February bill of lading.

TROUBLE AT THE WELLINGTON WOOLLEN FACTORY

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WELLINGTON, Ffcft>N)«ry 20 ' The din jo tot a sod empiojfeei of the Woollen Company h.-ive had an interview to talk over the difficulty lit the mill. The Utter were asked point blank to state If they kne* of any sweating or cutting down o! wages, as alleged by the ipeakers at the pobllo meeting, and replied In the negative. Mr Kennedy Mao Donald, the Ohalimac, pointed oat the übMrneis and anti-nth of the allegations made against the mill, and aikod tii* employees how, they oould expeot to gat higher w»ge§ than were paid »t other mills. He aald that, although the Wellington Company did pay more than other*, they had no objec tion to the formation o£ a "Uaton if It embraced all the mllli, and to be effective It canst do so. He denied that hands bad been discharged because they belonged to the Unlon v They were seat away simply i beoauae there was no work for them. He put this question—• Ar« you going to enpport tbe dlreotora by rafaatag tojolb any Inaal Union until a gqnor%.l Union of all the operatives In the ,colony Is formed?" They ware not going to ran the mill at a loss. AU the men bat two, and a cumber of tho women, replied in the affirmative, A large majority of the women voted In. tin negative, saying that they belonged to the Uulon. Mr Mic- Donald said ha ucdentood that there were reasons why the g!r!s had joined the Union, and he did not blame them; The "Times" states that the girts, thirty In number, will be oalled out fmmsdUtely and receive 5i per week from the Feder i ated Uniona.

THE EIGHT HOURS BILL

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London. February 18

A deputation from the Miners' Feder ation waited on Mr Gladstone, Lord Bandolph Churchill, and the Earl of Dunraven relativo to the Eight Hours Bill now before Parliament, In replying, Mr Gladstone said he would reserve his judgment for the present. . .- „> -v Lord B. Churchill, without commit ting himself, expressed sympathy with ' the movement. Lord Dauraven said the measure would have his support. ■ (Received February 30, 1 p.m.) v Lomdoh, February 20. In the "Nineteenth Century" Mr Gladstone, writing of the eight hours system, says the,proposal is likely to be opposed by the public, who cannot be expected to accept a general limitation. He doubts the policy of invoking the aid of Parliament;, r,\ \\ <^ *,

OVERBOARD.

(SJULrXBMM AUOOUnOM.)

■ *, . r <-■ s-i - - ■ *> WiluhotM, F«bn»ry 20 It m reported late yeatetday, on the arrival of the Rotoraa from Lf ttelton, that one of the saloon paaseagera vu mining, the supposition being that hi had jumped or fallen overboard. It appears tbat a tall man, nearly atx^ feet In height of alight baild, iged about 05, with a light colored mrattache, wuo ■abee quontly gave hii ntmt ae^Wright, joined tne yestel at Lypoltaa. His manner seemed to be etrenge,'and be ipoke lo oohereotly to ohs of tha ipeiiangeri who happened to be tleeplog on deck, ThU pesaeoger informed the ehlif officer of the ocoartenoe, and he teat the* look ont mtn to ace what wat wrong with Wrlgbtt The former ipake to him, bat ooald get no reply. Bbortly afterwardt, about t a.m , the look-out man want again to where Wrighthaa been •Uflo*. bat found the teat vebabt.; A eerefnl aeetoa wae made of the yeuelj but no Uaee of the mliwlng nan obnld,' be fonad^ A pair of boati wai found In-bliOMslo, bat no luggage belonging;to^imi^<^<

SEASONABLE ADVICE TO FARMERS

At the present tiine^sijrsrthe "North Otago Times/ it might be adnsable to ex end a word of warning; to growers about threshing from .the stook. iOniag to the comparatively large crops in the other colonies the principal market for-New Zealand grain will be London^; and it 'is'essential, that it should reach the market in'the best poiiible condition. "It is needless to'say that good condition will not be ensured by threshing from the stook,. It does not require a person to be possessed of any great amount of know* ledge to be able to tell thatt^iearly all the grain threshed from the stable: ik unfit to ship Home. Grain threshed from the stook holds a large amount of moisture, and thismoistiire, when the grain is shipped, causes sweating, and sweating-produces m ldew. The grain it then unfit to be manufactured into human food, and has to be used for purposes that preclude the possibility^ of itsiDringing any* thing'like the price it^ wouWJtring had it been shipped in good order. We know that a word of warning is often neglected, but so many losses have been made by shippers of grain threshed but of the stook that growers may find a difficulty this year in disposing of wheat that has' not been Ijat-leagt a reasonable time in the stack, 'Stacking*may entail a little more expense, and we are quite aware that at the present time formers are anxious to avoid expense, but any outlay in that direction will be more than recouped by the higher price the gjpin will bring when it, reaches the Home mantets or when it is offered for sale in the local market. - .

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do ndt hold ourselves; respouiible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents

THE WATER QUESTION,

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir,—Long before either~. the County Council or the water' race system, as now carried out, was thought of, and when that worthy gentleman the late Mr Charles Reed (the founder of Waterfield and the water race system) was Chairman of the Upper Ashbutton Road Board, I applied to that , Board and obtained permission to take a supply of water out of the North branch of the Ash burton for the use of my farm, stock, etc* The expenses incurred, in taking this water through my farm exceeded two hundred pounds, but what did that matter to Mr Williamson or anyone else so long as I paid it myself. This water race, when first formed, was taken through the same paddock that is now used by Chinamea to'grow vegetables in, and not as inferred by Mr Williamson's remarks in the Borough Council led to this particular spot at a more recent date, This running stream, as Mr Williamson calls it, has for several days been as dry as the nether mill stone owing to the river, the source from which it comes, being'dry also, aad these same Chinamen have had to carry water on their backs for a;long; distance to cook their food with, : ' When this stream is flowing we endeavour to keep it as free as possible from filth and other vile .contaminations, and 1 although it is not used to any extent for household purposes by ourselves or neighbors, we do not believe in making it a receptacle for the dead bodies of our neighbour's dogs. „ „ . ... Mr Williamson .complains of making an outcry. Is it not' time to $<& out when you are hurt 2 Is it not time to cry out when the element upon which ourselves and our stock -depend for our ivery! existence is taken away from us ? " Why did npthe, as Town Council, lor, save me that bother whea he knew the water sppply was failing by taking steps at once to endeavour to get this supply re plenished, instead of'leaving the town in jeopardy from fiie for this length of time without making a move in the matter ? Now, Sir, we feel sure we have made you at least understand the cause of, our grievance. We do not wish to deprive anyone of water so long as proper provision is made that w« are not deprived of it ourselves. '.'-' "' ' We now ofler you our sincere thanks for the kindness you have shown us by obliging us with' space, etc., and if in the course of our remarks {re water supply) we have hurt any one's feelings we how Apologise. If they wont accept the apology in the same spirit in which it is given, then let them fire their shot and shell, or go to Pudding Hill. No more from yours, etc., OCTAVIUS DIGBY. Ashburton, Feb. 19th, 1893.

LAWN TENNIS

A very enjoyable tournament took place at Rakaia on Thursday last, when? players from Ashbiarton, Southbridee, SeafieM, and Rakaia Gorge mastered in'force, Some very hard fought sets resulted in favor of the home team and the play of one of the Ashburton lady re presentatives called forth loud applause, The visitors wish to convey' thelr~thanks to Mr Hardy, who placed his. splendid court and grounds at their disposal, and to the Rakaia Club, who did. everything in their power to enable the visitors to enjoy themselves. The return match took place at Ashburton on Tuesday, and although the. courts here are not the best possible, some 1? of the single handed games were a very good exhibition of tennis. In the doubles, Seafield and Rakaia Gorge had a very easy victory.^ Afternoon tea was provided by the ladies (and the Club are to be congratulated on the success of the meet* ing, which, it is hoped, will be often re peated before the end of the season. Weun. detstand it is the intention of the Club to get one of the courts asphalted before the winter comes on, sj thit play may be possible at any time all the year round." . +

THE ASHBURTOK &tJARB!AN, THURSDAY FFTMTOAF^ 20, 1890.



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1 "Though Imitated by many, surpassed by none." LEVIATHAN RAIL VAV TEMPER ANCE HOTEL (Opposite the Railway Station), DUNEDIN. MRS SILK, PROPBIETBESS. THIS very popular Establishment con-' tinuw to af ord very superior accom modation to tourists and others who desire tk« OOMKORTB Of HOME, oombictd with VERY MODEKATE CHARGES. Th» sol* management of the honse, as irtU as th* cuisine affairs, are under the , persomal sapervidon of Mrs Silk, The How* Is Situated within a few minntes walk of th* Exhibition, Post Office, Steamboat Laadingp, and other plco«a. QUOD FAOMUB TALDB 9 AOIMU ("Wh.twfido we o well." fW\OE OHBIBTOM~UROH DB NTAL JL BDBGBBY, Oashel (Street, Ohristchireb, naxt Bobln- Boot Btore, and at the Octagon, DnnHin. JL i weratlons at strictly nniform and moderate Consultation free. S.MYEBS~AND CO., iubobon Dixmsra & ajuud'it-i'" ■ NITROU& OXIDE GAS administered This Aujssthetio leaves no unpleasant effects, and by Its use th* extraction of Bad Stumps and Teeth is tendered per ♦•otly Palnl*as i-nd Effective. Ad arnUtered dally. Fee for administration of Gas, 6b. Bxtraotlon, 2i 6d a tooth. Hoots of atUndance, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Prlvat* residence, 93 East Belt. 1 The acknowledged snpetlorlty of AMERICAN DENTISTKT in the con- 1 ■ttootlon of Attifidal Teeth, the most finished workmanship, and "P»«og the toeth TEMPORARILY ALMOST MMEDIATKLY after exttaotlon, hay* ftabllshad oat r«patatlnn, A steel* AttlficU Tooth, 10s, complete jt, Upper and Lower, Temporai7 ™* plmanVat £1010s; ArUfiolal Teeth and Dentate* made by other dentists re aoddlsd at »m*U costs, Stopping, Sotl ag Perfeot iud Palnle*i. WM: SPARROW, TAILOR AND MEN'S MERCER EAST STREET. ABHBUHTON QOUNTY STOCK AUD SALETAfiDS CO., Limitbd. AS the reqn^st of several Farmers the Company ban dooidod to hold a Bpeolal PIG FAIR For the Sale of STORE PIGS, AT THE Tinwald Yards Early in March. Farmers w'll oblige by letting the Caretaker have particulars of their Entries sarly as poanible. GEO. JAMESON, 75 Chairman. THE CHEAPEST SALE HOW GOING ON IN ABHBURMON IS AT "The Corner*" Children's Hats half p>Utf Flowers at half price -^ Prints at half price Ladles' Jackets at half price 11 doz Men's Sox (beat made) half prioe (T f . f SEE T.B: E WIN D OIW S BEE T t HK LW tfDIOSWS OR INSPECT THE STOJOK lUgpißflT TflE ST.O.OK W. H. COLLIER 'lii« Corner."



_ Wanted Known Cash Advertisements under thi;< head ing, not exceeding 16 words, ONJ3 Shilling. Addresses may Deleft at this Office. WAITED a Beep aot able gitl a* iteaeral servant—Apply Mbs A Ocr, Woodlawn. 2 89 \<yy Am&D &nonu— For Sale, Tie* » V caaot of largo ripe pinms, 31 per I pound.—Ch\ri,"B Braddbjh,, 2 83 PUBLR] NOTICE—AII good wishers L of the Wednesday Half-Holiday. Please shop early, 1 o'clock. H. 0. Skobbs, Meifo. d tioasit. MANILLA Binder Twine, maohlue sii, and wire. Time Is money on the bar vet field—the beat is the obuapest. —R. Alookn, Saanders Buildings. AiNTED KNOWN—If you want good value for your money go to Melford House. Besides out ordinary presents an additional one of a good useful basket to every purchaser of 20a and upwards, H. 0. Seqjsbs, Mefford Houie. I ANTED Kao,,n "Strong-wear' VV Boots for Ladles, Men and Children o»d only bo obtained at W. H Qolmbb's. IXTANTED Known that Ajmdbew Obb's Wf half-yearly sale of Surplus Stook of Drapery Clothing and Boots is now going on. 1 141 WANTED Known—ln addition to our ordinary presents, we shall give an extra one of a good useful basket to every purchaser of 20s and upwards. H, 0. Ssgers, Melford Honaa, T\TANTED KNOWN —My Bpeciai W Make of Ladles' 4 clasp Kid Gloves, " The Aehburtonian," braided backs, 3s 6d per pair.—W; H, Oollieb. WANTED every man in trie County to have a Salt of the Ashbarton Tweedsl—.Bobbbt Aloobn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saaaders 1 Buildings. WANTED Known lace oartalna 34 lid, towals 4Jd, ombrellaa Is lOd, prints 2sd, skirts Is, kid gloves li, 12doc dress buttons for Is, embroidered oontumes 10i.—Andbiw Obb's Sale. 1 150 THE Jubilee Sale. Anobsw Obb is selling mena boots 9s 6d, ladles E.S. at 4s 6d, laoe op boots 5s 6d, girls boots 3a 9i, inaa'a oboes 6a lid. evening shoes 2s 6d. Sale now on. 1 151 MJJB K£NmCD7 and Miss Cameron, Moore Street—Teachers of Scientific Droes-catting- Bodies out and fi ted. Dressmaking in all its branohes. Biding hubits a speelality. 12 69 WANTED, Everyone to Know—Tha J. MOISON bas now in stook » arge and varied asaortment of BOOTS AND SBOES for the Spring and Summer Season, Gentlemen's, Ladles', aud Chil dren's, both imported and GolonUl; iso HIS OWN MAKE, whioh OANN )T BE BUBPABBED fur Style, Pit, Q-ul ty, »nd Neatness, combined with VERY EKASONABLE PRICES. All repairs exeouted prompt y and with neatness* lOtl Public Notices * THBESHING BOOKs! mHB,EbHING Machine Books of X improved design printed with despatch at "Mail" and ' (iuardian" Office. TTAIiENTINES ! Valentines—Newest V and roost Elegant Dcatgno In boxes. Sllk-Jhinged Love Oiris aud Performed Sachets, etc. Largest Varfety In Oom!c Va'entlnss L. F, ANDREWES & Co, St iKone^' Hall. PUBLIC NOTICE. IN Puraiiance of the Pabllo Reserves Ao^, 1885, Clause 5 Notioe is hereoy given that the Ashbuiton Domain will be set apart between tba boors of 5 p.m. aod 8 p m. on WEDNE9DAY, the 26 th Fabraary Instant, and thai: charges for admicsion thereto will be made on that day, namely for each adait, 1b ; ourlages eeß' D. THOMAS, 2 88 Chairman Domain iSoard. CJ.B.S. 00. IbBH U.B.S. CO tS^JON STEAMSHIP COMPANY Of II" NEW ZEALAND, Limited. Steamer*'^asunder:- From LYTIEL^ON 10 i Wellington ... Daily, except Sunday . (Tuesleys and Saturdays 10 p.m.; other dajß, 5 pm, Dunedin ... Tues., Thurfl., and^Sat. kelson ... TueH., Thars , and bftt, Onehuoga .. Frl. and alternate Montf. Auckland vi 1 Bast Coast ... Thursday Melbourne ... Tuesday^ I Sydney via Auckland ... Every alternate I J Thorsday Sydney via Oiok's Strait... Fortnightly Passengers may bo booked to Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney, and all New Zealand port* at the office of v GEOBGE JAMESON, 2J91 Agent, ABbburton. SUMMER 1890 1890 CIUMM^B HOW 1890 1890 DHOW ALL DEPARTMENTS OF OUR BUSINESS REPLETE WITH CEOICE GOODS FOR THIS SEASON. 0- PRIOES~~RIGBT 4 For Juvenile's Clothing Try the N.Z. Clothing Faotory For Boys' Clothing Try the N,Z, Olotning Factory For Youths' Clothing Try the IS.Z. Clothing Factory For Men's Clothing Try theN.Z. Clothing Factory For Men's Measure Suits Try tbe N.Z. Clothing Faotory _ - Mercery and Hosiery Vax Try the N.Z. Clothing Faotory tt tji v *"• Bugs, an(J Flannel For Bla»ike_.. N z> Qlolhlng Fuctory ■m -n x • I? "" ""* shapes For Hats in tho newe* -<t D ing Factory Tryth3N.Z. O.v. --m, v For the best value for Ready MOl. < Try the N,Z. Clothing Facto./ I ENCOURAGE LOCAL INDUSTRY . j AND BUY PROM THE j NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory. INSPECTOR STOCK And draw your own conclusions. ¥»osger»



i The •• Napier News "ia responsible for the I assertion that at the Tomoana fellmongery , work! 9900 ekiai are felimongflred irory day,



Sit Arthur Gordon is to retire on t peniion Md no | quU.oq i pwrigQ m we^



TO THE DEAF. The deeorlptlon of a simple remedy, by which a person has joit bean , completely cored of deafness and noises in the Mad of forty years' standing, eaa be h»d fres of charge, od application, verbally, > 01 by ettec *o NIOHOLSON. W WUUwSUMI.MiIb m; •



. 1 -' A tbroe-year-old's^ of Jlr Botting, teaontf at Taapeka Weet, had bis left eye pierced by • pair of soiwon the other day. He hjKt t9 ft brought to Ponedw for tntfßlQtt