The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1890.

OUR WATER SUPPLY. We are just now passing through a somewhat troublesome experience—one of those little troubles of which life is made up. We have in the South Island, take it all round, abundance of Water : in some parts of it a superabun dance, and in the upper parts of this county the water trouble is never on the score of scarcity, but on the side of super abundance. Fcr instance, the genial inhabitants of the Methven district could very oftsn do with a good deal le6S than the share of storm water they annually receive, and our friends along the Wakanui river front would not in frequently be grateful indeed for a with drawal of the moist blessings they enjoy in quite too rich abundance. But there is no land, however wet, that does not have its dry intervals, and this season has been exceptionally dry. We cannot recall a winter for many years during which so little rain has fallen; and dur ing the spring and summer the rainfall, although sufficient to give us a fairly abundant cereal yield, has been below the average. The month just past has shown a rainfall slightly over an inch for the thirty-one days. The long holi day taken by Jupiter Pluvius has had its effect upon the river, and as a conse quence the Ashburton is very low, as well as all its tributary streams. As most of our plains water supply is taken irom the north branch of the river, that stream, by the time it reaches the intake for supplying the Wakanui creek, and the Domain water supply for the borough, is very much taxed in a dry season, and this season being phenome nally dry, we find ourselves in a some what novel, but not the less annoying position. We are deprived of a portion —a' very large portion—of the water we depend upon for fire prevention purposes, and for perhaps the first time in our history have to practice economy. For tunately, all the reservoirs are full, so that we need fear no scarcity in the event of a fire; but economy has to be practiced in the volume of water sent down the channels. The shortage in the river, too, has caused a diminution of the volume of water sent down the Wakanui creek, and at the County Council meeting on Tuesday, Mr James Brown, Netherby, with his usual promptitude in the interests of his district, drew the Coun oil's attention to the scarcity. The result of Mr Brown's action is that Mr Walkei, the County Chairman, has to in terview the Mayor with the object of im pressing upon him and the Borough powers that be, the necessity of economy in using the water, so that in this ex ceptionally dry and thirsty season the settlers along the banks of the creek may not be put to the very serious in convenience of being short of water. The Chairman of the County will, of course, be received in the best spirit by His Worship the Mayor, and we have no doubt every effort will be made to send down the creek as much water as possibly can be spared beyond the actual wants of the fire extinction scheme of the Borough. The lowness of the river happens at an awkward time. Some how or other all unfortunate things happen at a time when there are other things concurrent that intensify the misfortune. We have just finished the construction of an excellent swimming bath in the Domain ground ; but the shortage in the river has for the time deprived the bathers of its use, and the lower pool has had to be pressed into service. All these troubles, of course, are likely to be only temporary in their duration, as a day or two's rain, more especially in the upper districts, will at once repeal the dry curse, and matters will return to their normal state. But the fact of an exceptionally low river causing the trouble it is now doing ought to point a moral to both Borough and County Councillors. We have never known the river actually dry, but always with a goodly stream flowing down to the sea, co that there is really plenty of water in the river j only, from its shifting nature, the stream does not always flow in the same bed. «Just now the bed from which the creek is fed is very considerably contracted and so consequently is our supply.

LEGAL AND GENERAL

I In the United States twenty-five State legislators, besides the National Government, have made eoientifio temperance a compulsory sohool study ja their respective States and Territories. The tide of Russian-Jewish emigration arrested for a time, is again assuming large* proportions. Upwards of 20,000 immigrants arrived at New York daring the year closing September 30th. ' The jewellery trade in England is more active than it has been lor years, and there is a'good demand for tho better-classed articles. From Birmingham it is stated that brilliants are readily sold at an advance of 50 per oent. The skull of a diprotodon found lately near (the Bnrra has been set up at the Adelaide Museum. One side of the skull is almost perfect, an important matter, as all previously discovered stalls are mudh damaged and distorted. The skull appears to pe' exactly life* a kangaroo's in shape, but it is about 3 feet long with teeth in proportion, the two incisors beiag considerably over a foot long. I It may pay to run off the water of the Glutha nW and fossiok in its bed for gold (Bays tlu "Braae Herald"), but an experiment of a dW not'bave a yery Vopgr^B result. The , Feather River wbb laid bare (or 6. $$&W) ot thirteen and a half miles. It was expected that gold to tbe value cf at least ten millions Bterling would be obtained. They worked for four solid years, spent a quarter of a million Bterling and obtained about £1000 worth of gold. £ St. Petersburgtjorrespondent writes :— JCtfount Ararat has this autumn, for the first time, been ascended by & young girl. It seems that tbe forester Mlokossevitob, acoompanied by his daughter, who is only 17 yearß of age, and oy his son, a boy of 14, undertook the asoent r in company of three Kurds. The strength of the boy was exhausted when they arrived at 14,000 feet, and the father stopped at the height of 16,750 feet. The young gill and the three Kurds, however, continued the ascent until they reached the t0p—16,917 feet. There tbe girl fell ill from the intense cold, and in the descent bad to depend upon the Purds for support. A correspondent of the " Scotsman " writes -—" Lately tbe offioe of beadle became vaoan in one ot the West End churches in Glasgow, and ijj9 number of aspiranto to the coveted post was a imoßva n Preoedented' J ao leaf. tbaQ ■ 700 applying altogether, a mcs^Jh9^PF"Qants being found polioemen ? coachingn.inir?^?!!, of various callings, the most remarkable one | being from a missionary engaged in minis terial work in the East End of tbe city, who ['mentioned, among his otber qualifications for the post, that he would be willing in addition to tbe duties of beadle to assist 1 in tbe pulpit any time bis eerviaeg might be 1

The Rev P. W. Isitt, of Inveroargilj, will deliver a lecture on the American War in the Wesleyan Chnrch this evening. The lecturer [ has the reputation of being well versed in his subject, and his description of some of the most startling inoidenta of this great struggle I are said to be most vivid. S ' At the annual field competition of reapers and binders under the auspices of the Sefton Farmers' Club, held at Sefcon on Monday, i the Hornsby machine was awarded first honors with 95 points. The MoOormiok, Buckeye Elevator, and Beid and Gray tied I for second place with 86 points each, the Deering was third with 85 points, the Howard fourth with 74, a new machine, the Piano, fifth with 30, and the Brantford sixth with' 30 points. A very enjoyable meeting of St. Stephen's Baria" of Hope took place last evening in the Schoolroom. In the absence of the Bey E. A, Scott the chair was taken by Mr R. S. Bean. Musioal selections were con tributed by Misses Pass, Miss Symonds, and reoitations by Miss Maud Bean, Eva Kelly, Annie Miles, and Page, Maatera Arthur Williams, Walter Stevens, and by the Chair man. Two readings were given by Mr Do well, i.nd tbe meeting closed at nine o'clock after having spent a very pleasant evening. A peculiar accident happened the other night to a man named John Oarey, an employee in the Ballarat railway station. Oarey dreamt that he was at bis work in the goods sheds, and that a line of heavily laden trucks was rapidly approaohing the spot on which he was standing and was about to run over him. In order to escape the dangei seen in the dream, Ga*rey, fast asleep, Bprang over tbe bottom of the bedstead, sod falling heavily on the floor, injured his head and spine. The case is at present serious, and the surgeons in attendance are not certain whether the patient will recover. The following Btory, says "Land and Water," exemplifies well the magnificent manner in which the greatest of our money lenders of to-day transact business. Many years ago, when the present Puke of Port land was quite a young man, and plain Mr Cavendish Bentinok, he had occasion to need some money. The financier having written out a oheque for £10,000 and had it oashed at the bank across the street, handed him the money, and, waiving nil mention of a bill,merely remarked, "Here is the money Sir, and when you become Duke of Portland pleaße send me a oheque for the aooount 1 will send sou in." When the event occurred £30,000 was the sum claimed, and it was immediately paid. The "Wanganui Herald" says: —The dreaded influenza has already turned up here, as several people are now suffering from this distressing and weakening oomplaint. We have heard it stated that the Maoris nearly always have it, and that when they come and camp on the foreshore the oomplaint soon becomes prevalent in the town. It is to bs hoped that it will not assume the viru lent type now doing so much harm in Europe and America, where it has caused an un usually heavy death rate. Those attacked by influenza should at once confine themselves to the house, and get medical advice, as it is one of those complaints that rapidly become dangerous to life it negleoted or a bad turn takes place. Treated propfrly in time, it is rarely ;fatal, whereaß neglect makes rank very high on the list of death-oausing diseases in the old country, where it is dreaded with good cause by those who are at all weak in, their pulmonary organs, old people and young children falling viotims to it in very large I numbers during each epidemic " Aulus," in the " Australasian," writes:— " The bank inspeotor was new in the district, and he determined to try the mettle of the branch managers, to whom he was unknown., The first branch that he oame to he walked ooolly in, and presented his revolver at the manager'^ head and demanded the keys. The manager saw that the other" had the drop on him," and handed over the keys without more ado. The inspector, greatly pleased with bis snooess, disrated the manager, and hastened to another branch. He walked con fidently in, and when the manager appeared he presented the revolver at his head. But, alas, this one was an athlete, and as deter mined as active, He stooped down suddenly, and " alucg " the inspector againaj; the wall with a force that stunned him. The in speotor oame to himself in the look-up, or, rather, he didn't come to himself but to some body else; as he had considerable difficulty in proving hia identity and in explaining matters. Eventually he succeeded. He promoted the manager for his pluok, and in order that he might hold hie tongue. He now sends two days' notice when he visits a branoh, and leaves his revolver at home." A correspondent complains of America having the oredit, or discredit, of introduc ing armoured ships of war, and he says;— "What the then Dia-United States really did |was to improvise a few floating batteries by oovering wooden hulls with chain and iron rails—that and nothing more, or very little more. They had what they called Monitors —one or two." For information on the subjeot if he will turn to the " Enoyoloptedia Britannica," under the head " Navy," he will find, after a review of what was done by several of the European Government, the following remarks in relation to tbe American Civil War:—" The Civil War broke out in April, 1861, and its naval character was marked by two leading features. One of these was, that though certain developments in the • oharaoter and construction of Bhipß and weapons had been. foreshadowed before the war, and had even been partially realised, it was during the progress of the struggle that those changes took plaoe in marine warfare, which amounted to a revolution. The effeot of rifle and shell fire, the employment of the ram, tbe destructive energy of torpedoes, the application of armour to the sides of ships, and the superiority of iron-armoured ships, all taught in practice what theory had in vain asserted," One of the most remarkable oirenmstaneeß oonneoted with the rust plague this year in I Victoria is (says the "Leader") the manner in which certain descriptions of wheat seed, hitherto supposed to be impervious to the devastating attacks of rust, have succumbed to it as readily as the ordinary wheat seed, For instance the Steinwedel wheat was sub jected to a number of praotioal tests at tbe Dookie Model Farm, the manager of which informed the Minister of Agriculture that he had at last discovered a wheat that would resist rust. Farmers obtained as much of it as possible from South Australia; whenoe the samples operated upon at Dookie were pro oured, The seed certainly did resist the rust under ordinary conditions, and proved most prolifio, but the abnormal amount of rain experienced this season has shown conclu sively that it cannot entirely resist the inroads of rust. Tbe same result has taken place in the case of the early Mexioan wheat, also supposed to possess the same peculiar pro perties, and other varieties of wheat obtained from South Australia. The subjeot is fraught with so much importance to the farmer that the Minister of Agrioultpre whose reoent visits to several wheat growing districts enabled him to note the extraordinary ravages onvPTiitted by the pest, decided to make inquiries into tbe matter with a view of ascertaining whether it is not possible to obtain from other countries a olass of seed wheat that will be impervious to the attacks of tmt Th,e best medicine is Sander and Sons' Etfoaiypti JBsJiraot. Test its eminent power, ful effects' in ooughg, colds, influenza, etc.— the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. ' His Majesty the King of Italy and medioal syndicates all over the globe are its patrons. Read the official reports that accompany each bottle. We have no oocasion to offer rewards in proof of the genuineness of our references. The official reports of medical clinics and univei eities, the official communication of the Oonpul-G. eneral for Italy at Melbourne; the ' diploma' awarded International Exhibition, Amsterdam—all these are authentic doeti ments, and, as such, not open to doubt. WB add here epitome of one of the various casM efeated at the clinic of.Sohultz, M.D. Pro tessor, etc—" C.8., 24 years old ; conges tional abscess on the thigh. Incisions made in two places. Although Lister's dressing was applied, the seoretion became, two day! later, very copious, and had adopted a foetid decomposed character. The temperature ros« enormously. In consequence the dressing was removed, and in its place were mad« during the day-time repeated irrigations with Euoaljpti lltrSCt. T5 c offensive footer disr jyroeared very Boon, the fever abated within \ a* few days, ana tiiS patient recovered after I tfoe lapse of several weefcs, |n tills instance be must not lose Bight of the fact that tbe latter treatment saved the patient's c. v — (Advt.) 3 Boupm on iTpk—Ctaes ekin humors, ©cup tions, ring worm, tetter, salt rheum, froster fat, chilblainjti, pb f iry poiaoty bubw'i itofe

THE WEATHER.

The following ate the meteorological \ readings at Alford Station for the week endlus February 2od, 1890 :--

Rainfall during January—Alford Station, I*l6 inches; Alford Foreßt, 2.48 inches.

PARNELL V "TIMES."

» [PBB PbISS ASSOCIATION] London, February 3 Mr Parnell has requested the Ameri can League to send over funds to help the Irish party to contest the general elections London. February i The "Times/ in referring to the action for libel against it by Mr Parnell admits that they had no legal defence, but claims that the result in no way affects the larger question at issue. The "Daily Telegraph" condemns what it terms the grave oversight of the "Times." The "Morning Post" con siders the result of the trial will give a shock to public confidence. The " Daily News " states that Mr Parnell receives untaxed costs.

TREASONS OF THIS DEEP

» During the dredging now going on in the port of Santander, Spain, the weU-pteferved remains of a. war ship were encountered at the entrance to the harbour, partly buried in the mud and sand, which must hare gone down < in the spot four centuries ago. As the dredges could not remove the old hull, the Spanish Government ordered it to be blown up, and to employ divers for saving what could be saved. The work has turned out a very profitable one, and great care is consequently displayed. The vessel dates probably from the end of the fifteenth or beginning of the sixteenth century. Guns and other equip* mt nts raised show the united coat-of-arms of Castille and Arragon, and some bear the scroll of Isabella la Catohca, others the crowned "F" of Ferdinand the Catholic. As among the numerous arms found on board there are many of Italian or French origin, and the vessel appears to. have served as a transport, it is generally supposed, and belonged to the expedition of Gonzalo de Cordova against Naples, and that she foundered on her return ladett with trophies and plunder, on entering the port of Santander; this surmise is supported by the fact that, among the coins ssaved there are, besides Spanish coinage, the head of Charles the Eighth of France and of the various Italian states of the time. Since the discovery was made the diving and saving operations are carried on with great energy, as it is hoped to meet with valuable finds —the expedition being one which was particularly rich in plunder.—"lron."

ON BOARD AN ATLANTIC CATTLE STEAMER.

■ ♦ . . >. A correspondent of a Home piper des cribes a sickening expecieaoe which he witnessed on board a trans-Atlantic steamer during a reoent storm,. The deaths amongst tho live itock on board any of the regular cattle steamers art muoh greater than Is generally eappused. During a single night, when the teas are running high, sometimes the half of the live cargo wilt disappear. In the Instance commented on, there were 380 cattle on board when the steumer left port, abjut 242 being between desks and the rest In puna knocked up for them on deck. In the afternoon of the second day a hurrl- Otina arose, and it continued to blow the whole night, In the morning the scene beggared description. Some of the otttle were loose and rolling and knooking about among the broken pens and watcir—some times rolling right over the hatches from one s.de to the other of the ship, and at times piled up la heaps against the bulwatks, and some of them often right under water as the snip rolled over. The frantio efforts of the poor brutes to keep their teat and otherwise protect themselves were heartrending to witness. Soon after noon the weather began to abate ia violenoe. As soon as possible some of the hatchts were opened when the foil extent of dls&atur was apparent. All the oattle below were dead except one. On deok many were also killed or drowned. The serious question then presented itself aa to how all the oarcases were to be got out of the ship. By night the carcases began to smell, and as time went on the smell gradually got worse. Although we had escaped with oar Urea (two man lamed) we were by no means in an enviable position, with some thing like 250 dead bullocks on board. When the work of clearing the ship had finished It was found that no fewer than 264 animals had gone overboard. And in addition many of the others left; were so damaged by the knocking aboat that (hoy were very seriously reduoed In value. The passengers had trials to endure whloh they will never forget.

EXTRAORDINARY ROMANCE

An extraordinary itory comes from Hungary. It was published a few days ago in a Vienna paper, and wav io re markable that it was disbelieved. The " standard correspondent in Vienna eaya it hea ilcoe been confirmed in every particular. A young man calling himself Count Sandor Vay, who pretended to have fallen out w.th his family in Hun gary, married last August a teacher at Klagenfurt, aged 27, daughter of an in spector of woods and forests there. The marriage took place on a lonely farm in Hungary, a oerttin Farther Imre officiat ing at the wedding ceremony. The newly-married couple lived toother for some time, and afterwards visited the girl's parents at Klagenfurt, where the father-in-law was constantly fleeced by the alleged Oount Qaarrds arose, and ultimately It turned out *hat the young Count's tales of himself were all inven tions) The persons he referred to ware imaginary, and the inspector was con vinced that ho was a ewindler. Some thing still stranger, and Indeed anparal leled, soon came to light, Ece long It was found that the so-oatled Count was. In reality, a woman of 36, the Countess Sarolta Vsy, daaghier of the late Colonel of Honveu>, Oount Ladialaus Vay, one of whose daughters, named Sarolta, had been edqoafcd as a boy, AH her Klfe she bad worn male attire, and teqently had appeared In the uniform of the Honyeds, She published a oolleotlon of poemu under the name of Sandor, and associated with yoang men, who were not In the secret, In manly movements. From Peatb, where j eooentrlottles of that sort are haidly a ■aalty, she disappeared about a year ago, after whibh she was cot again beard of until her arrest, on the demand ol her nominal fa*ber<ln-law ■t Klagenfnrt, It Is probable that Father Imre w»s not a priest, and that the girl, in going through the form of mariUge, only exeouted another eooentrlolty in. order to, prooute money, of whlob ac Wa ~ In groat need. The myslery h»s been solyed by the oonfeaaioo of the " bride groom/ Oonnteis 3arolta, She had air«nynu. B^ ...^^..m muma^o with the girl Engelbact, who knew of her Hex : their object was to obt»ln money bin the girl'd father, whlob the two damsels had spent together In amasementi. Tha Countess Is still ondor arrest, ani the forester means to prosecute hec lot bund* althoagh his cwn daughter nait b«

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

+ (PBB 7&KBS ASaOOIATIOICj London, February 3 Mr William Shields, of Victoria, has arranged with the Agents-General to aek Lord Knutsford for an early inter view to discuss the Divorce Bill passed during the last session of the Victorian Parliament. Mr H. Labouchere, M.P., considers that Australia belongs to the colonists, and promises to aid Sir T, Cockburn Campbell in every way to secure re sponsible Government for Western Aus- Australia.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

(PlB PuiSS ASSOCIATION.) Drowned. Foxtok, February 5. Thomas Spring, aged 18, was drowned while bathing in the Manawatu ilrai list night, A Short Out. ' Wellington, Feb. 5: The contract has been let for the formation of. ten and a quarter miles from Oxford towards Rotorua. Toe piloe Is about £37,000. From tbe terminal of tbe six mile road to the main road will shorten the ocaoh journey to 12 mtl«i, enabling Rototrua to be reaohed In one day fiom Auckland. The Unemployed; During the nine mouths ended Decem ber 31, the total sum of £2927 was expended on tbe unemployed tbioaghont tbe ooloay. It !i not expected that much will be spent in this way during the re maining three months of the financial Sailed. Oakaku, February 5 | The steamer Elderslie sailed for London, via Timara and Port Chalmers, at 4.30 this morning. The steamer took from here 304 bales of wool, and 19,433 oaroasea ef mutton. . ■■— Advance In Sugar. Dunidin, February 5. A cablegram from Mauritius confirms the reported advance in sugar of £2 per ton. f —' .' it

THE SECRET OF GORDON'S WON DERFUL POWER

', — ♦ I.- 1 ,;'. ; ■ What waa the aeoret of big wonderful power ? Much of It Fay in his fearlessness mnoh ia bin swiftness of thought and action, and much in what the Yankee would call his capability in all things, email as well aa great. He could ride and Bhoot and tinker and oondnot campaigna and negotiate treaties, all with unhesitat ing self reliance. An a matter of oonrae such a man takes command. Gordon never laoked opportunities to show theae qualities. Whan steaming quietly np the Nile a monkey with wniohhe was playing fell overhead.. In a twinkling Gordon was in the water after him. By good luok the orocodilea got neither Governor- General or monkey. When a nugger was being hauled up the rapids Borne way south of the Lado tho cable got away from the men on the bank, and tUe vessel was sw pt on the rocks. No one would Tolunteer to go out and pick up the cable, and Gordon jumped iato a skiff and wet t alone, To be sure the skiff upset, and the Governor General" sat some hoars dripping on a rook: bat his men had a lesaon. On another oooaaion the garrison of one of the stations waa thrown Into niuoh anxiety by seeing Gordon alone, rowing aoroas the ri7er to the east band, which in that region was occupied by intensely hoatlle negroes. He landed, nude hla boat fast, and tried by a display of beada and wire to iadnoe the aavagea to coma and talk with him. Theyaimply sat on the hillside and scowled, finally Gordon ahofii a hippopotamus and pulled back, leaving the toads on the shore and a fine feast of hippopotamus meat in the rushes. Another man would have been killed. I was amused to see on his table at Khartoum haudiome ipoons and forka with hla crest half effaced by rough sciatohes. loouldfanoy Gordon, vexed by some unuiual flummery, seizing a rat tail file and proceeding to put out of sight one more vanity. It was not that he was not proud of his family ; on the contrary, he oould pay a tmu ao gcoata? compliment than to say, "You are like a Gordon;" but all tne marks and signs of rank sometimes beoame intolerable to him;

THE PRINCE OF WALES' LOVE OF CANDOUR

Saadow, the strong man (writes the London correspondent of the "Melbourne Argus") Is one of the lions of the moment. ' After hit defeat of Sampion, he wh taken cp by a syndicate composed of members of tbe Lyrla O.ub, who Jiave guaranteed him a handsome lnoome for « term of year*, and make what they oan oat of him. At present they have leised him to the Alhambra for £150 a week, and be Is bringing a roarlog bniineia to that muslo hall. . The otber night the Prince of Wales paid him a visit In his drawing room, and handled his huge humb-bel), remarking good humoaredly that he was. "Job fat to lift It"—■ sort of remark he never allows other people to utter to him. Sanaow, who has no Idea of rank or dignities, hereupon laid his hand kindly ou tho Prince's arm, and ■aid " My poor boy, I oan see you are tool fat; but you oome to me for one fortnight and I take away all your fat, and yon shall lift de weights as I dooz " The Prinoe of Wale* laughed heartily at the honest German's bluotneis. The Prinoe likes bluntness In the blunts. Ha only resents it In those whose training ahooid make courtliness their second nature. Maokenrie of Klotail Is one of bis truth-speaking friends, whose blont spteohes he greatly prfzjs. About a year ago, one evening at SandrlDgham, Mackenzie Suddenly ob setved, " I thlnic, saar, ye should invite Mister Gladstone down here to stay wl' ye." '•Mackenzie," said the Prince, "You're the only man who has ever dartd to tell me whom X ebould Invite to my house;" and bo saying H.R.H. strode out of the room, leaving McKenzle amidst a crowd ef silent and awe-struck courtiers, whose horror wai qalokly tamed to indignation as they heard the Indomitable Mackenzie reply aloud, "But ye'd find It of great advantage to ye, air, maybe, if there was any question of a Royal grant." In an hour or two the Prinoe returned, and sitting down beside Mackenzie, wbo, belog boycotted by tbe otheis, had retired to the conservatory, said, " M.ckenz'e, I have directed a letter to be written to lit aDd Mrs Gladstone, asking them, hero next week, and you shall stay on to meet them;" When the Royal grant question oame on the Prinoe had reason to bless the aagoolty of his rough-spoken friend. "' - Another story of l£v Mackenzie's straight forwardness may not be out of plaoe, Some years ago he was playing whlat at Mwlboroagh House, hfa partner being the Prinoe, and his opponents tb» ' Duke of Edinburgh and the pre«»-' (then the Czirewltoh),wa<* ~ , -"« Oznr occasion most ob*-'- , - revoked on one spite of - , "oUßly> Maokenzle In .1,1 • *»pta suooeaslon of vigorous " - well delivered shin kloks from the Prinoa and Dake, Insisted on claiming the revoke, When it was made plain to the Divine F/gnre of the North tb.i he had revoked he was profuse In h's apologies, remarking orer and over again that he had never done auoh a thing before, to which McKenzle drily answered : "I daresay ye often did, sir, bat ye weren't told ot it till noo."

THE SOULLING CHAM PIONSHIP.

VICTORY OF STEPHEHSOH inn rsxaa assooutiob.) Welungtok, Februtij 5 To-day supplied lovely weather for the sculling championship, and thei water was like a mirror. The judges' and other steamers were crowded, and all the points of vantage, along the course to the finish.' Betting &% the start was 3 to 1 on Stephenson, and daring the race 6 to 1. From the start Stephen son went to the front, and at the and of the first mile led by quite four lengths. Hearn spurted several times, but Stephenson had no difficulty in keeping his position, and won rather easily by three lengths. Time—22mins. 22f sees,' which is 2mufßV!faßteE. rlhaie(Gearn's vic tory over Messenger. J ! i , -, ———r !/■ \ [

INSUBORDINATE FIREMEN

(PlB PBIBB ASBOOIATXOK.) ".'■: DvNiDnr. Fabraiiy 4 ,; The Fire Brigade Oommtttee of the Oltf OouDoll will report with reference to the ohargea made by member* agafnat the Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, that they are fo» the moat part frlroleai j that the oooduet of the Foreman and tome of. the firemen was Imabordlnate, and oalU for oeniare; that Soperlntendent Robert ion hai been moat forbeartag, and that he be Initruoted to deal more amaitly In fatnre with ininbordlnatlon ( but tefnla from itrong language. - r

SHIPWRECKS

'<PIB PBIBS A88O01ATI0M.) / ,'. '■ rj ."' Btdnxt. •Februafy, ; 4.V'T Steamers which are arriving in port much overdue report, experiencing teriffic weather along the coast It is reported that a vessel, name unknown, has been Wrecked at femoky Cape. X .t Aduaidi, February 4. The ship Cambrian Princess, Captain Evans, 1350-tons, from Melbourne, is ashore at Wallaroo, and it is feared that ihe will become a total wreck. * y*"—l^ sa—

A TROPICAL GARDEN IN CEYLON.

(Halkett-Dawson In the i« Otngo Dally Times.") In the newly opaaed South' .garden whloh til next visited, the giant bamboo of\Malaooa vu first teen. It Is the largest known bamboo. The oulma/whiob attain a length of about 100 feet with a diameter of some eight or nine loohei, appear dating the moaths of Jane and July, when rains are copious, and are said to grow *t the extraordinary rate" of 1$ inches in 2£ hours \ Nsu this I law for the firet time epeblmens of oeoao or ohooolate treeß (!Tieobromataeao)i. Oscao waa Introduced into the gardens In 1819. In 1834 and 1835 ohooolate baoame boa ot the Indastriea of the Island. The sorts grown la the gardens are different from the kind generally grown on eitaten t ▲ ohooolate grove Is a eight never to be for gotten. The trees are not tall. Usually they are overshadowed by taller trees. The fralt looks most handsome. I think It is a fioer alght than an orange tree, with Kb yellow fralt, tbongh at certain seasons the oiange tree la hard to be»t. Near the pond I notloed the snored: ohampak of India (MkMia champaea) with Its aweet yellow flowers. These I had seen In abandanoa on the sbfinei of the Buddhist temples I bad Waited. The Cingalese oall the tree "sapu " Following the Monument road I went to see the famous cooo-de-mer, or doable ooeo-nat. This Is a most wonderfal palm. Its fralt was known for centuries before the tree itself was seen. Floating on tbe waves of the Indian Ooean It had often been ploked op. At last the palm Itself was discovered In one or two islands of the Seychelles group. Though the speol men here Is 30 years of age It Is still a mere baby. The growtaU extremely Blow. It eenda up a sloglo leaf every yeas and no etem. worth apeaklog of Is yet to be seen. As the pslm attains a.helght of 100 ft It must live fot thou Mads of yeara The not ripens in ten years. The seed Is the largest known, and takes, a year to germinate. \ ./ c Along the main central drive j one may see the land-box tree of tropical Amerloa; tbe rain tree of South America (pithecolo bvu* Ktman) ; the " tonga" of Fiji, iately advuoated as a remedy for neuralgia; at the fernery the five apeeles of tree feral which Oay lon possesses; some specimens of ied bark (cinchona suceiriibra), wbleh are far inferior ,to what are grown at higher altitudes; the nux vomloa tree: the candle tree of Central Amerloa. t Coming to the great oirole in tbe middle of the main oentral drive I aaw the "Bo" tree which tbe Prlnoe of Wales planted In 1875. The* largest I have seen was at one of the Buddhist temples in Kandy. At Anuradhapura, the ancient capital of Oeylon, there is a "Bo"—the oldest historical tree In the world. It was planted B.C. 288. Under this tree the Prince of Gautam, the Buddha, sat and meditated, The Bodhi tree, thenceforward in all ages; - Never to fede, and ever to be kept In homage of the world, beneath whose leaves It was ordained that truth should come to Buddha. I mast not forget to mention the robber trees (Ficus elastioa). Near tbe entran&e to tbe gardens is a splendid grove of A«iam India-rubber trees. Tbey were planted some sixty years ago. The visitor could not fail to- be attracted by- them. They have curiously laterally flattened rcota whlck meander over the surface of the ground suggest^ antediluvian saurlans, I notloed many a weal in the bark; made one myself, and saw the milky white juice exude In abundant*. The time I had allowed myself for the gardens .was now gone. I was, able to merely glaooe at nutmeg trees, Java almond, the jak tree, peppei (a small cresper growing round several trees), specimens of tea, ooffee (Introduced by the Dutoh about 1690, and now all but cleared out of Oayloa by leaf disease and grub), mangosteeos, etc, etc., One could profitably spend weeks In such a place. When one contemplates the luxuri ance of nature $n anch a olimate as Oeylon one mast admire the energy and perse ; verance of the men who have. oon<«>- A from the jangle, such *~-. -ia6recl Peradeniya/ There"- -;: PMBf! w ? 8 the isliwd, HaV-. ---.-other gardeaain Anuradh*-- - ala ' B«naratgoda, and e»n»- -fU'a«. The objeot in view in -^ case is eminently practical. They are experimental, and I was pleased to learn from Mr John Ferguson, of the " Observer," that the money spent upon them has been well spent. A drhe of 30 minutes brought me back to the Qaeen'a Hotel. I was late for breakfast, but it mattered little... The meat was tough as shoe leather; .the curries abominable; " Scotch " eggs-— a curious compound—tasteless. I longed. ' for a New Zealand chop. New Zealand caanot boast of Peradaoiya Gardens, b(xt she has incomparably the best beef arid 1 mutton in the world. Bat, a poor break-' fast notwithstanding, I was pleased to have seen gardens which Sir Edwin I Arnold has described as " richest iv all J

RAPID DELIVERY OF MAILS

For the first time in the history of the British Post Office, the Indian Mails have been delivered in London under fourteen daya» The letters which left Bombay at five o'clock on Friday evening, the 29th of November, , were received by addressees in thedty on Friday afternoon, December 13, at three o'clock. Thus it was possible for merchanti to leply the same evening and let their cones* pondents in India hear from them in a day or two over a mouth. Thu marvellous expedi tion was due to the splendid steaming qualities of the Ocean*, the of the Peninsular and Oriental- fleet which took Albert Victor, out tojndia,. She reached Suez under eight days, and covered the whole distance to BrindisU ia : .twel»e days fifteen hours, thus maintaining an average speed of nearly 400 knots per Slay, including stoppages at intermediate "ports!l (Aden and Suez) and detention in the SuezCanaL '

SPORTING

(FBB PBBM AMOOUTXOX.) #AHOAinn, Pebraaij 4 , The, following we tbe weights for tht . . . ' ' ■'.WAHoui'ok-Ot* \J>%-'\ v>Uyp ■ - r at 1b : SulUn .„ ... 9 9 |&otoka * Tirailleur ... 9 4 Lonaina . M 7 4 Dudu iM -|.«,9. 2 MMthead ... ? 4 Soots Grey (...8. 7 P»tchwork .„ 7 3 .Wiisper .^XXX^o"— .^'» X Lady North 8 6 Benatt . M ...7 2 Leopold .„ 8; B ~W*Wtom ... T 0 Reclnw ... 8' 6 Stnphon . M 7 0 ; Hilda .„ ... BrO Montroga : Foretter iH ,O . n 6IS 9t, James ... t;il' LitheV« 6 f OJi»> ;.£ ... 7 10 Fabulooi U « 9 Antslope .« 710 jOra'SM «w 6 f Lenora.M, ... 7 9 Tamiogab^ 6 4 Jet:* Ban .«,7fvA Bolat .6. * Lady Florin r 7 .'?, ,DpnoHter. M 6 0 Katinka \ ;.. 7 V IBbSdw«i , m 6 0 QoUt<Manro'i)7 4

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

;•'" „ .', [r«« mm AaßOoU^noir.l '• , :: ;; amsf;LA|jpf^Y. Mrs Lang»ey is improving. MR "ABINGTOM." / Mr "Abington" has refused to resign from'the PeliciniCluW 5-"tJi

THE MARQUIS OF SALISBURY

■- .. ,„„.' , fibrwy 4, - The Marquis of Salisbuty is impro? iog in health, and to-day presided at hit first Cabinet meeting since the middle of December. \- ,^\ni',u

LABOR TROUBLES.

The coarpbrterl^bn o;;the Thamea demand that vessels sopdld be un loaded by hand* labor 1 instead of by cranes. ' ' .-wi^ -

FIRES.

A fire broke out to^iayjD( the factory of Messrs Jones and; Pike, mantle makers, 59, Gresham street, doing damage to the extent of WisHnrOToir, Febraarr 4. The residence of Beojamin F. Tracy, Secretary. 'io\ .thenNivyi ; ,,..has beai destroyed by fire Mrs Txacy and her daughter were suffocated! by smoke, while Mr Tracy was rescued in an un conscious state. Two of the servanti were burnt to deatW'V '■'

SCULLING.

1 OiTAflri, Februsry 3.' O'Connor has challenged Hanlan« and defers his departure fp£ Australia in order to complete,his training in case the latter accepts.ro)

AUSTRALIAN

I (P« ffiass ABBooun<nr.j NEW SOUTH WALES. Stditby, February 4. - f A man named Masters to-day imck up the Bank of New South Wales at WjelHngtqo. Thetelleir.ig^ppled with tbe^r^bfer arid I&Mlortvolvet. The man then bolted, but being hotly pursued and seeing little chance of escape from, arrest committed suicide. The Federation Conference is the principal {/topic of confeisitioo, and great diversity of opinion exists. The supporters of the Federal Council en deavor to force its claims. It is be lieved that the. delegates from New Sbutbi Wales .will' insist on no half measures, and if the Confrence attempts to secure a modified form of Federation, it is possible that they will withdraw.

ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL.

The following is the ponolui'oß of oar report of yesterday's meeting;.. WAJUNtTZ GUIS, Mr Brown pointed out that the supply ef water, in the Wakwui oreek mi run* . ning short and ha thought the eettlen in to the Borough of Ashburton. On thesuggesfioii of Mr Wright itwai agreedJhatthe^ghiiraiM should ses the lfcyo* of, the? JSoroßgtf atid'toquest that as muoh eoonomy ta possible be observed in dr»win B off m supply for the nd» ohannels of the town. ;:■ h/,TAMP«ttraa w»hbacw. The water- rangees -reported four owe* in which; occupiers sf land had tampered with water races. It was resolved to ask an explanation la each ease,.and should each not be satis* faotory to take further action. ' A caw of alleged pollnHoa of a race ia the Alfotd Forest diitriot was brought before, the Ooaooil.- t-^ ,-> v? The ranger; was; instructed to enmum and if a nuisanoe existed to stop it* . v TATLOB'S STBIIM BBIDM, "engtaeet^ * *• XAKAX4 OOBGI BBIDOI, . Mr Jaokaoi pointed out; that nothinf had been done by GoVerhbient torepanr the damage caused to theßakaia Qorge blldgs bir .the gale bt September 9. He thought it unfair to the local bodle*. who had to.provide theifunda, that repalrt. should not be promptly attended to. *• M* Wright suggested that an apr.Uca tJpViodd be made for the oo'atfolof £? b^«« *° A bf k Jeithw tS fTiwyn or the Ashburton County Qouncils. These bodies had to pay £& fat of main tenance, and as the york waVnesleeted by Gqrernment thus entailing the possi bility of further^damagiß; ou of the con tributingbodiesjahouidrhajre the oontrol. i Mr WrightVluggeilten^was agreed to. PATMBNTB. Accounts were passed for payment. CHAMTABM AID. The Charitable Aid Board wrote re questing payment of balance, of C3ou»eirs contribution atic«ntinjg;!tcf £93? 10s Td. ■ It WM-reaolyed to pay'the sam of £509 atonoe, and to pay tue ■balance aa soon •■ the/iikte -is'OoDected.. I'-'f =-\ nm , v l; - siauOETttiNauciirsET;- Renswals cf «laogh(eimlg.lichees were granted to E. Shellocltand \V^Boad. The Couual il&tiUq mreed till Tuet* iday, Maich 4. ,- '

ASHBtJftTON GTJaBDIAN, WEDNESDAY FBBBOARY 5, 1890.



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; LONQBEAOH, j T ONGBSAGH Royal Mall Ooaob J £j leaves Longbeach for Ashbnrton (Sundays exoepted) at 7-30 a.m., Water ton 810 am., Ashton 8,15 a.m., Wheat ■tone 8.30 a.m , arriving in Ashborton n time for the North or South Trains. Theooaoh leave* the Post Office ishbur too, at 5 p.m., arriving at Longbaaoh at 7.30 p.m. Parcels or orders left at any of the above. pUoe? will receive strlofc at tention. Fares—Single fares 3a 6dj retnra 6a. 0. WISE, Coachman ABHBUBTON COUNTY STOOK AND SALEYAEDS CO., Limited: AS tha request of several Fanners the Company baa decided ta hoi d a Speolal PIGt FAIR Fw the gale of STORE PIGS, at rax Tinwald Yards Early in March. Farmers will oblige by letting the Caretaker have particulars of their Entries sarly as poisible. GEO. JAMESON, 75 Chairman. W. W. SPENCER'S Ii the CHEAPEST Hoase in Ashbnrton for DRAPERY, OLOIHING AND BOOTS. We tell fot OABH. Small profila and qnlok retorns, and we glv« sterling value. White Calicos 3b 6i a down Grey Oailooi2§ lid a dozen A Splendid Turkish Towel for 7ja Flanelettes 4b lid a down gammer Dress Goods 6£d The best quality of PRINTS for the least money. Blankets 9s 6a a pals Ginghams in plain Colours 3* lid a doz. Double Width White Twill Sheeting U Men's Tweed Soils 18s 6d - Saddle Tweed Suits 39 »6d A case of Men's Ool'd Moles just to hand, •lightly damaged by water; worth 9a 6j, for 7s lid Boy's Cold Moles 2s lid. THE CHEAPEST HOUSE FOR MEN'S CLOTHING IN ASHBUBTON. bootsTboots. Men's Shooters 10s 6d, Blnohers6s lid. A really good pals of Women'a Kid Boots for 6i lid. No seoond-hand stook. A SPLENDID ASSOBTMENT of Children's Patent Leather Slippers and Boots at W. W^ Spencer's THE AECADE. SALE NOW ON AT THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. Half Yearly Stock-Taking. MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING At Prices to suit everybody. NO OLD STOCKS TO SELECT FROM The Goods are ISEW and all our own make. HATS SHIRTS TIES BEACES ALL BEDVCED IN PROPORTION INSPECT OUB STOCK And judge for younelveß. NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory. W. H. vVEBBEB, M»n*gei% QUOD FAOMTJS VALDB PAOIMTJ ("What we do ws o well." T4CBCHBISTCHUROHDKNTAL BUBGERf, 46 Onßhel atraet, Ohristchnrch, aext Bobln n 'ißoofc Store, and at the Octagon, Dnnedin. Ah )perations at strictly nniform and moderate Oonsaltatlon free. d. MYEBS^AND CU, SUBOBON DBNTIST& j NITBOOb OXEDS GAS administered This Auwßthatfc leavei no unpleasant effects, and by its vie the extraction of Bad Stamps and Teeth Is rendered per 'eotly Painless and Effaotlre. Ad- dally. Fee for administration, of Gai, ss. Extraction, 2s 6d a tooth, j tenors of attendance, 0 a.m. to 8 p.m. Pri^e residence, 93 East Belt. tjT- superiority of AMWRttUiw* DENTISTRY In the oon amerioaji t( . d , Teefch tbe mogt atraotlon ol! Arh. Bnd re placiag tbe finubed workmanship, -tj y ALMOST ost teeth TEMPORAkx- n QO hare IMMEDIATELY after oitrao. ' ■tabllshed onr repataUon, A single Attlficla Tooth, 10s, oomplete •t, Upper and Lover, Temporary and Permanent £1010 a; Artificial Tenth and Osotoies made by other dentists re noddlad at small costs, Stopping, Soil . J$ Fllfiok ft«d Palolea*. *



COMRADES IN ARMS, REV. F. W. ISITT wIU deliver his Oulebrftted Lecture on thn American Wmt THId fcV&NIKG, la the Weblej-an Dhuroh, at 8 o'clock. Adollo la, chtldvp-s wIF prioa. 2 23 Wanted Knowa Cask advertisements under this head ing, not exceeding 16 words, Ort£ Shilling, addresses may beieftat this Office. WANTEI? KNjWN that Am>*bw Yoong, Wakanol Roid, can sup ply Goal* «ud Firewood at current prices. 2 22 WAN I'M)—A Girl or Woman to do General humewoik.-Av.piy office of this paper. 2 21 WAITED Known.-During Harvest my (irocory Ratabliehmont will ba open every night till 8 p m.—l). Mo Fabians., . 2JII MANILLA Binder Twine, tnaohlue oil, and wife. Timo Ib money on i tbb narveatfield—the boat is, the cheapest. —R. Alcobn, Saanders iiuildlnga. \l/ ANTED Known.— 11 Strong-wear W Booti for Ladles, Men and Ohlldren can only be obtainod at W. H Ocijjbb's. YXTANTED Known that Aadbbw Obb's W? half-yeaily sale of Surplus Stock of Drapery Olothiag and Boots Is now going on. 1 141 "TITANTED KNOWN— My Special W Make of Ladles' 4-clasp Kid Gloves, "The AshburtoniaD," braided backs, 3b 6d per pair.—W; H, Colllee. WANTED every man in tne County to have a Suit of the Aehbarton Tweeds.—Robebt Axcorn, Aahborton Clothing Mart, Saanders' Bulldiugs. WEDNESDAY Half-Holiday. Pleaae abop early. Wednesday we close at 1 poo.—H. C. Segbbs, Melfotd Home. T^MBROIDfiRIEa-Fc- good Erobroiy JjJ deriea marked cheap fey *>o Melford GLouae. We have a large aim splendid oßeo.-tment to ohoose from —H. 0. Sbobb's Melford House. > . WANTED Kaown lace curtains 3a 114, towels 4}4, nmbrellas la lOi prints 2£d. Bklrtf Is, kid glovas Is, 123ce dreaa buttons for I<, embroidered ooatumae 10«.—Andrew Orr's Sale. 1 160 THE Jubilee Sale. Andrew Obr ia selling nseno boots 9a 6i, l&diea E.S. •t 4a 6d, laoe op boots 5^ 6d, glr's bo >t& 3s 9d, men's shoes 6a lid. evening ehres |2s6d. Sale now on. 1 151 MSB KENNEDY and Misa Oameroa, Moore Street—Teachers of Soiontific Dreefl-catting. Bodies cnt and fited. Dressmaking in all its branches. Biding habits a speciality. 12 69 MILLINERY —If yuii wttuc o ouooftu from a large stock of tdmtned auci nntrlmmed hats and bonneta go te Mel ford Houae. A lot of children's Galatea straws from 6d to 2s, very cheap* —H. 0. Segers, Melford Honae. XTAIiENTINES! Valentines—Newest V *nd most; Elegaun Designs In boxes. Sllk-Frioged Love Oatrds and Perfamed Sachets, etc Largest Variety in Onmlo Va^ntlnea, L. F, ANDREWES & 00, Stitionera' Ball, WANTED, Everyone to Know—Thot J. MOISON bas now In stock a arge and varied assortment of BOOTS SHOES for tne Spring and Summer Season", Gentlemen's, Ladles', and Chil dren's, both imported and OolonUl;»Iso HIS OWN MAKE, which OANN )T BE SURPASSED f.r Style, Fit, Qaal.ty, and Neatn.'iiß, combined with VERY REASONABLE PRICES. All repairs uxeoated prompt y and with neatneea. lOtl Putlic Noticea CHAFF OUITJNG, JosufH Tayioe having pnrchassd a oom platesfceara power cbaff-cntting plant, ia now prepared to cut chaff in any quan tity fer farmers aod others ia the As^ibar ton Jountf, Orders left at my house will have prompt action.— Joseph Taylor, Green Lace, Hampetead. 2§7« C\NTEiIBUBY BOLLaB FLOUR MILLS. WE beg to notify thfct we have This Day LEASED toMessis BOLUTT and CO. the CANTERBaRY MILLS, . ABEBCTBTON, who will, we sre con fident, maintain the high st»ndaid of exoellenoe that these Mills have estab lUhedfor the •• Supreme " Brand of Flour. All Accounts from this date will be colleoted by Messrs Rollltt and Co. at their Offioes, 145 Hereford street, Christ church. (Signed) KAYE AND OABTBB. Christohurch, 31st January, 1890. JN reference to the above we be* to announce that it is our intention to maintain the Previous Excellence of the Quality of the FLOUB Bupplied from these Mills. We, therefore, confidently, solicit the support of the public. (Signed) ROLLITT AND 00. Ohriatchurch, 31st January, 1890 2 2 aPBItfG & SUMMEf?, 1889 WM. SPARROW, TAILOR AND ME 808 ft, JUST OPENED, * LARGE and Varied Assortment of X^ Gentlemen's &b.lrto. Hate, Scarfs. NEW SEASON'S TWEEDS AND COATINGS. A large and well seleoted Stock to ohooee j om. j XHE TAILORING DEPARTMENT b under the Management of Mb T. Kerb who has had Large experience aa GUTTER the principal Tailoring Establlbments i CbrUtoburob, verfect Fit and WprJityQwhip Guaranteed WW, SPARROW Eset St?sot . | i



Rough en Catarrh.—Corrects offensiv todors at once. Complete cure of worst chroni I eases; also unequaUd ag pu;?le{forM]>hth«r > I Quoit foal bn^tfe "" '*" J



Wellb' En Biu£ai£.—if gray, restores ttf original color. An elegant dressing, soften ■ and beautifies. No oils or greua. A Tonic,