The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1890. TIMARU HARBOUR.

Artificial harbour-making is at all times risky, and, in the end, very ex pensive. The Taranaki Harbour 1 Board have found this to be the case, and the Gisborne people have had a similar experience, while several other Boards are slowly awakening to the fact that, while it is an incalculable advantage to have a harbour instead of an open roadstead, there are heavy responsibilities where natural laws are seb at defiance. Coming nearer home, we have a case in which the in habitants of this district are not wholly uninterested. The fact is | slowly and surely becoming apparent that the drifting shingle along the south-east coast will sooner or later block up Timaru Harbour, unless means are devised whereby th« daily accumulations can be removed. Ever since the work of building a break-1 water was first mooted, the Timaru' people have viewed this contingency as a skeleton in the cupboard that some day or other would force itself into the light of day; but it was hoped in many quarters that the present genera tion would pas 3 away before any serious cause for alarm would arise. Judging from the discussions that hay« recently taken place at the Harbour Board table the danger ia more immediate than those most interested are willing to acknowledge. The present engineer has been endeavouring for years past to allay public' anxiety on the matter by underestimating rather than over estimating the annual accumulation of shingle alongside the breakwater; but the fact of immediate danger has now become so pronounced that members of the Board have taken seriou3 alarm. At a meeting held on Thursday tho Chairman of the Boai'd, who takes a deep interest in the question, in the course of a lengthy circular, said: "We have reason to believe that the annual accumulation is not less than 75,000 yards, and although hitherto this has served a good purpose in ! stregthening the breakwater, yet its growth seaward if unchecked will within say 5 to 10 years reach the kant of the moles, and also that the destruction of shingle in deep water may result in the formation of a sand bank." In explanation of this statement it may be pointed out that should the shingle accumulation be allowed to reach the kant of the break water, there is a consensus of opinion that it would only be a matter of a few months' time when the entranca to the harbour would be completely blocked, either by the formation of a sand-bank or a shingle drift into the harbour between the north mole and the break water. The seriousness of the position is therefore apparent, when there in, according to the chairman's statement a probability of this calamity occurring within the next five or ten years. There are numerous suggestions, more or Jess feasible, to stave off this dreaded con tingency, amongst the number being the building of groins along the south ern beach to Patiti Point to arrest the progress of the shingle—the construc tion of a deep-water groin from the kant of the breakwater seaward, and thus cause the 'backing" of the shingle on the southern beach and consequent reclamation of the foreshore —and the removal of the "root" of breakwater to allow a free course for the travelling shingle ; but these schemes are all attended with vast expense, beyond the means of theßoard, and in the majority of cases would only result in a gaining of time, when the original question would have to be faced in all its seriousness. An alter native proposal to these schemes—and one which the Chairman of the Board seems to strongly favour—is to shift the shingle by land or sea, by me chanical means. This proposal involves an outlay of between £2000 and £3000 as a first cost for appliances and a permanent charge of not less than £1500 a year, and like all other pro posals to deal with a stubborn difficulty, would at first be of an experimental nature. The estimated expenditure is based on a calculation that the accumu lation is only at the rate of 75,000 yards annually, but there is little doubt that, with unfavourable circumstances operating on a rapidly changing coast, the drifting shingle would at times exceed this estimate. Along the whole southern coast-line from beyond the Waitaki there is a constant sea of shingle travelling steadily northwards along the beaches, and the proposal to handle this by mechanical means— lifting it over the breakwater, and de positing it on the northern shore—is one which appears to be an endless and expensive task—a des perate remedy for a desperate case. The yearly cost to the Board, should this scheme be approved, will be great, and the port will be heavily handi capped by the charge, which will have to be raised either from the pockets of taxpayers, or by means of port charges. The scheme has not yet been finally decided upon, and will come up for consideration at the next meeting of the Boai'd : but, fudging by expression.* of opinion at the Board's table on Thursday, the proposal meets with the approval of a majority of members, and will doubtless receive a trial. Before taking this desperate step, however, and one which is likely to damage the reputation of the pors irretrievably in the eyes of outsiders, we think the Board would do well to cal]. in the best engineering advice available to confer with their own engineer as to the best means of dealing with the marine 1 problem. Any alarmist qr incautious experimenting by the Board on a sub ject of this kind may do incalculable damage, and any steps taken should only be upon the lines of the best engineering advice. It is nevertheless satisfactory £p know that, should all other means fail, the difficulty can be eventually dealt with by mechanical means with the expenditure of £1500 or $2000 a year. This is not a pleasant prospecjb to took forward to for the Timaru harbour authorities, but it is much more pleasant than the prospep, fc of the expensive harbour wor^s being rendered entirely useless.

It has been resolved to found a (Jhaii? qi Political Economy in the University of $las : gow, to the memory of Adam Smith, the great writer on the subject, who WftS CO* Kcctecl with the University^

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rome has an electric railway, the first cf the kind in Italy. The Chinese are said to endure changes of climate better than any other race. Twenty million acres of the laud (of thf United States are held by foreigners. Mr Christie Murray, Mr St Maur, and Miss Florence Seymour are at the head of a company which is now performing at Adelaide. w Victoria ia the oldest monarch of any great country in the world, in age aa well us in service. She is 71 years old, and has been on the throne 53 years. In the return cricket match, Ashburton v Longbeach, played on the Domain tp-dar, the Ashburton team scored 99 runs in' their first innings. The game was proceeding when we went to press. In bur advertising columns the several candidates, both for the Ellesmere and the Ashbnrton electorates, announce their meet ings for the incoming week. Country readers would do well to look over the various dates. The criminal sittings of the" Supreme Court open on Monday at Christchureh. There are nine cases against twelve prisoners, including manslaughter, shooting with intent, concealment of birth, and breaking and entering. The balance-sheet of the Christchttrch Labor Day Demonstration shows a profit of £74. £30 has been placed on deposit, some small honorariums voted, and a loan made to the Lumpers' Society. It is reported from Odessa that many Jews resident in Askhabad have received a month's notice to wind up their affairs and leave trans-Caspian territory. Upwards of 1 750 Jewish families have already emigrated from Berditcheff for Englandi America, and Aus tralia. George Meredith is said to have become an enthusiastic advocate of a new diet. He has given up eating bread, meat, and farinaceous food, restricting himself principally to fruit, especially oraugea.and fresh eggs, and never drinking anything but milk. ' After many attempts, gypsum figures have been cast of the bodies of two men and one woman which have just been dug out of Pompeii. The casts are so accurate that wounds and scars are clearly distinguishable. Another clever cast represents a tree, With branches, leaves, and fruit. Sir Edwin Arnold denies that his poem, "The Light of Asia," was written for the purpose of exalting Buddhism at the expense of Christianity. He says he would not Jgive one verse of the Sermon on the 'Mount for twenty-five epic poems like the Maha CharatA. Dr Rhodes, at the Social Science Congress at Leeds, stated that there are in England » sufficiently large number of paupers to form a procession four feet deep, of over one hundred miles in length, and that their'cost in poor relief last year was no less than £8,440,821, or 6s per head of the entire population. Frank Bremsh, a white man, and Parker Harris, Ed. Carr, and Hardy Ballarcl, negroes, were hanged in Memphis Country Gaol some time since. Breniah, Harris, and Carr murdered their wives, i and Balkrd killed a street car-driver. -The megroes where hanged at the same moment, but as Brenish objected to going on: the* gallows with them, his wishes ',vere \ res pected, and he was hanged later. =' A correspondent writing to the " Post "in reference to the late military sports at Wel lington says :—" The marked and cloc&lik'e regularity of the Ashburton Rifles in their performance of the sword-bayonet exercise was, for volunteers, indeed brilliant, and if given in the same grand style would go very near to beating a picked squad, from any of our British regiments." The American cotton crop of 1889-90 was the largest ever gathered. It amounted to 7,311,000 bales, or 373,000 bales more than the crop of the preceding year. The amount exported is stated to have been 4,956,000 bales, leaving 2,346,000ba1es for consumption by the mills of the United jjStates. One of the curious features of this year's movement was the shipment of more than 2000 bales via the Canadiau-Pacific railway to Japan. An Italian aeronaut, named Borletti, made an ascent from the Public Gardens at Ibraila, suspended in the air from a balloon, without any parachute. When at a height j of about a thousand feet, the balloon, which was inflated by burning straw, took fire, and was rapidly consumed. Borletti was precipi. tated on a small island on the Danube opposite the town, and instantly killedj his body being terribly mutilated. ; A Madrid correspondent telegraphs that an attempt has been made on the part of the French to obtain a consession for building a railway from the Algerian frontier to OFez, the Holy City of Morocco. The request has been referred by the Sultan to a body of notables to report upon, and will, it is sup posed, be rejected. The London correspondentof the "Dunedin Star " writes:—The progress of the River Plate frozen meat companies has, New Zea land should note, beenjextraordinarily rapid, considering a few years ago most of them were in serious difficulties. At the general meeting of the River Plate Fresh Meat Com pany recently a ten per cent dividend was announced, and some £15,000 added to the reserve fund. How many New Zealand Companies are doing as well as this ? A new epidemic has, it is stated, made its appearence in a remote corner of Paris, near the little commune of Gentilly. It is a sort of infectious fever, described as partaking of diphtheria, cholera, and smalfpox. The disease is very rapid in its action, the patient often dying within forty-eight hours. The inhabitants of the district are convinced that the epidemic is the result of the infectious vapours arising from a quantity of earth which has recently been carted to a spot close by from an old cemetery. ' SgTlie Welsh newspapers record a singular incident in connection with the disastrous explosion in Morfa Colliery, where the en. tombed bodies are now being brought to the siirface. A few days ago the remains of two brothers were recavored, and the widow of one was to have been married next day. She had mourned six months for her dead husband, but the needs and necessities of life had made it advisable to marry again. The wtdding feirivities were prepared and friends had assembled, when the remains of the late husband were brought into the house, a,nd changed all to gloom. !

Corn Exchange Report.

The following is the Corn Exchange Report for the week ending Friday, 21st hist. :— The cooler teperature and slight, showers have done much good both to the crops and j pastures, but more rain ia wanted. WHE*T--The low stocks tend to prevent any downward tendency; Prices remain as last week. Oats—A fair enquiry for milling, whilst feed is somewhat neglected. Sellers, how ever, are asking rather more than buyers are willing to give, and business is therefore restricted. Barley—None offering. Beans —A very limited business in this pulse can be reported. •' „ : . Peas —Prussian blues have commanded more notice thun has been observable of late. Feeding sorts are totally neglected. Potatoes—The market for Derwents has somewhat unexpectedly given evidence rti life, but only those who were in a position to put actually on board have been able to take advantage of the enquiry, which, however, is hardly likely (considering the advanced state of the season) to continue. Dairy Produce—The market continues uiefc, with a fair enquiry. Quotations are as follows : — Wheat, Tuscan, 3s 5d to 3s 6d ; Pearl, 3s 4d to 3s 5d ; Hunter's, 3s 3d to 3s4d, pats, milling, Is 7d ; bright short feed, Is 6d;' inferior and discolored, Is 2d to Is 4d. Barley, nominal, 3s for prime malting ; feed, Is 6d to Is Bd. Beans and Peas, 2s 6d for the former, 2s 3d 2s 4d fof the latter. Dairy Produce— im: keg butter, 6d to 6^d. Cheese, large e,3dto3£dj small loaf shaped, 4d. The above prices are those paid to farmers for delivery f.o.b. Lyttelton. Sacks extra.

DOCTORS DIFFER.

Wno shall decide when doctors dis agree? is a proverbial query to which no one has as yet supplied the answer, and the force of the remark, as Captain Cuttle, of delightful memory declares, " lies in the application of it," Mr Sawle, for example, gives one set of figures purporting to show the area of laud disposed of by the Crown, while Mr Purnell gives another set, and no doubt considers that he has established a triumphant refutation of his reverend opponent's calculations. Now it is, further said that " there is nothing so fallacious as figures except facts," and, if we prefix to the words " figures" and " facts " the adjective " political," I it may be accepted as a truism, for, given a s«t of figures or facts, and a ■ clever politician—like, say, Sir Harry i Atkinson—will find no difficulty in proving anything from them. Mr Sawle puts the area of land " alienated by the Grown" within the colony to date at 36,167,920 acres. Mr Purnell puts it at 21,476,902, as follows, viz.: freehold, 13,275,350 ; held under settlement conditions, 1,829,695; re served or granted by way of endow ments or otherwise 6,371,857 acres. Now the ordinary reader will naturally be puzzled to imagine how it can be possible for two gentlemen having ■ Access to the same published statistics to arrive at so widely differing results. Let us see how it is. Well, then, Mr Purnell's figures have evidently been taken from tables appended to the report of the Crown Lands Depart ment dated 18th June, 1890, and pre sented to Parliament last session, where the totals are stated as given by him. Mr Sawle, on the other hand, has doubtless taken his figures from the Registrar-General's, statistics. At p. 289 of the volume, for 1888 (cor-, rected to 1890) the total area of occupied holdings of over an acre each is given as 27,848,690 iacresi to^vhich adding 768,281; acres returned as un occupied and unused freehold land we have a total of 28,616,971 acres. This table, however, only gives the results of the census taken in March, 1886. We cannot find the figures showing the increase in number and area of holdings for the eighteen, months from April 1, 1886, to 30th September, 1887, but table No. 32 in the same volume of statistics gives the area disposed of from Ist October, 1887, to 31st March, 1890, as 6,963,157 acres. Adding these figures to 28,616,971 we have■ 35,580,128. Another part of table 32 gives the area disposed of from Ist October, 1884, to 30th Sep tember, 1887 (a period of three years) as 2,745,138, of which nearly 2,000,000 acres Avere pastoral lands. It is there fore evident that to arrive at Mr Sawle's total we have, to add for the period in question (Ist April, 1886 to to 30th September, 1887)587,792 acres, which with the total before arrived at, makes the 36,167,920 acres stated by him. The explanation of the difference between the two gentlemen is therefore this: Mr Purnell takes into account only the laud absolutely parted with by the Crown, and states his figures quite correctly. Mr Sawle, on the ocher hand, includes the area which the Crown has not disposed of in fee simple, but has " alienated," if the term may jbe used at all, only for a period of I years under pastoral or, other leases. His figures are also as evidently correct, because taken from the official returns.

Mount Hutt Road Board

The usual monthly meenting was held on Thursday, November 13th. All the mem bers present. Mr William McMillan re signed the Chairmanship of the Board, and Mr D. Cameron, of Springfield, was elected Chairman. The Clerk's action in stopping the work on the Broom Park Road, on account of Mr Baker's objection to the Board taking shingle from the Dry Creek, was approved. It was decided to recommend Mr James Johnston to apply to the County Council for protection of his river frontage from scour. Correspondence was read—From the Ash burton Hospital Board, making enquiries about certain patients. It was decided to reply that in one case the man met with his accident in Christchureh, shorty after leaving the Mount Hutt district with the expressed intention of remaining away ; in the other case nothing was known to the Board of the man. Prom Mr A. H. Burns, covering account far map of the upper part of the district. It was decided, as Mr Burns' ohargewas so much in excess of his estimate, and that he had not informed the Board of this before completing the work, that he be offered £6 6s for the map. Mr J. Black's tenders for shingling at Lauriston and for. repairs were accepted. It was decided to deposit £250, of the £500 to fall due on the 17th instant, for the term of six months. It was resolved to levy a rate of £d in the pound on all rateable property in the district for the year ending March 31st, 1891, pay able on February 14th, 1891. Accounts amounting to>£ll9 15s 6cl were passed for payment.

SPORTING

WELLINGTON MEETING. Hutt RaceCoukre, November 21. The weather is lovely for the races, and the attendance fair. Following are results: Grand Stand Handicap. Rebellion ... ... ... 1 Gladstone ... 2 Cruiser 3 Rebellion won easily at the finish. Time—lniin 44secs. Dividend—£3o 10s. lluKmvE Handicap. The Spy 1 Jacob ... ... ... ... 2 Argo 3 Won by six lengths. . Time—3min 29sec. Dividend—£2 19s. Hunt Park Spring Handicap. Boulanger ... ... ... 1 Whisper .... 2. Oratoa... ..., ... ... 3 Vendor and Lenore also ran. Boulanger led shortly after the start and won easily by four lengths. Time—2min 17secs. , Maidkn Plate. EgaJice Jj Josephine ... ... ... 2 Fly ... 3 Won after a grand race by half a length.. Time—2min Bsecs. Dividend—£4 9s. Selling Race. Vision ... 1 Fly 2 Sylph ; , 3 Won easily. Time—2min 17|sec. Dividend—£lßs. Flying Handicap. Angler 1 Rebellion 2 Josephine ... ••• ••• 3 Won by a length. Time—lmin 16?ec. Dividend -£35 14s. . £3837 passed through the machine. ,

"PATIENCE."

There was a full dress rehearsal at the Oddfellows' Hall last evening of Gilbert and Sullivan's popular opera, " Patience," which'ls to be, presented by our local amateurs on Tuesday and Wednesday evening next. The piece is admirably mounted, and will, we are quite satisfied,, "go" well Mr Millar, as "Bunthorne," ;. jives an excellent representation of the iesthetic poet, and having a capital bari tone voice, sings the numbers which; fall to the part really well. Mr Milsom is a first-rate "Grosverior," and also fills the responsible post of stage manager. |The" choruses were all well taken, espedially those at the close of the first act. \ Mrs Brooke makes a sprightly and charming "Patience," and, it'is needless to^add, sings deligKfully ; and Mrs Burfoot, as, "Lady Jane," dresses the part well,; and her splendid contralto voice is heard to great advantage in the solos allotted to her. 'Miss Shirtcliff plays well as "Lady Saphir/'andlMCissT. Butleras "Lady Ella" aids greatly the success of the perform ance. Mrs Williams, as " Angela," gives a very creditable representation, and, it goes without saying, sings very pleasingly- Mr Flower, as "the Duke," is heard to great advantage, and Mr Pefcer Will|anis, as " the Colonel," and Mr 0. M. Brooke, as " the Major," also j render excellent service. The dragoons are woll repre sented by a strong detachment in the uniform of the Ashburton troop of) the C.V.C., and take their choruses well. The piece runs well throughout, and the efficiency of the ochestral accompani ments, under the batonof Mr J. H. Brooks, does great credit to the Instrumentalists as well as to the conductor. The public may safely rely upon a capital perform ance, and we hope to see the management rewarded by bumper houses. :

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

|p^K; PRESS ASSOCIATION J

London, November 20 to 21- The provincial Radicals are pressing Mr Gladstone to use his influence to induce Mr Parnell to retire. Mr Davitt suggests he should i-etire tem porarily until he has married Mrs O'Shea. , The Irish party, both in America and Ireland, are rallying to Mr Parnell's support. The subject h creating intense interest.. Mr Davitt suggests he should retire temporarily until he has married Mrs O'Shea. It is reported that General Booth ia negotiating for land for colonising pur poses in Western Australia. Mr Stead, in a letter to the " Daily Chronicle," says the Irish must choose between Parnell and Home Rule. The English Liberals will never appeal to the electors in company with a man no one will believe in again. Mr Gladstone is stated to have advised Parnell to' resign, but the latter is obstinate. The tramway men are striking. It is understood that Lord North brook, head of the Baring family, will re-enter the. firm. The Rer Mr McGregor has 1 been chosen Moderator-Elect of th© Church of Scotland. Strenuous efforts, are being made to re-form Baring's, and they will probably; succeed. Mr T. C. Baring will put in a million of fresh capital. , "Washington, November 21.■ ' Barker Brothers, of Philadelphia, bankers, have failed for £1,000,000. Ottawa. November 21. Before his execution, Birchall made a confession of his guilt to a clercy inan.

AUSTRALIAN

"Sydney* November 21. Great distress prevails, and strikers are unable to obtain work. Many families have been ejected because their rent was not paid. Melbocbne, November 21. The "Age" considers that as the Pacific cable cannot be laid for some years it is unwise for the public of the! colonies to continue the heavy burden now imposed, in view of some antici pated benefit from future arrange ments. The " Age " thinks there is no reason to fear that temporary arrange ments with the Eastern Extension Company will prove a bar to the con struction of the Pacific cable.

INTERPROVINCIAL

Auckland, November 22. In reply to the Chairman of the Hos pital and Charitable Aid Board, asking if Government proposed to; secure for this colony the benefits of Dr Koch's treat ment of consumption, Br MacGregor states that; Government require more definite 'information before incurring any expense in that direction. It is stated that Admiral Lord Charles Scott has arranged to visit Auckland be fore Christmas. A young man named Alex. McKenzie, about twenty-four years of age, died yes terday ab Kawakawa from the kick of a horse. Kawa Kawa, November, 22. A coal miner named Thomas Tomline has been drowned in the Waiomo river. : . Gisbornb, November. 21. A Native child was burnt to death nt Tologa. An eighteen year old Native girl was thrown from her horse and killed at Wai»pu.

In the vicinity of the Wuipiro hot springs voams a wild hull,'-which is a source of danger to travellers. Yesterday two horsemen chased the bull. One fired a gun and hit it. The beast charged the other man named Maguire, overthrowing horse arid rider, nnd killing the horse,, whilst M;t#uire was underneath. It then attacked the other man, who fired seven .shots into the animal • before it g-ive up the ught and made for the bush. Maguh'e was not severely hurt. Napieb, November 21. The range selected for the K^w Zeal land Rifle Association's Meeting in •January is on the property of Mr William Hislop, at Oamaranui. Subscriptions to ward the expenses of the meeting are coining in freely 'and great interest is being manifested in the meeting. ; , Njiisoir, November 2L In his address ons opening the Synod, .the Bishop! of Nelson ireferred to! the events of the y«ir, and spoke of the appointment,of Bishop Julius. He • said he woiitfd yield titjlio one in loyalty to the General Synod, and, though he could say much in contravention of what had been ■siid, he would. forbear. He albo spoke at great length on the" labor difficulties, and the movement for the reduction of the hours of labor, which he viewed with favor. He hoped a happier time was in store, and that th« exactions of com petition would nob be so much the cause of a reduction of wages as stimulants to the inventions of labor saving appliances. If there was also a willingness to make a good use of the leisure thus afforded, this shbuld be regarded as a new talent to be' used for good. He urged that h«re; the advantages of union came in, for instead then of only possessing the destructive powers of striking, etc., they had almost unlimited power of advancing the culture and 1 progress of their members, and so elevating their moral and, social standing, and increasing the markdt value of their work. , r   \ WEtUKtoijoN^ November 21. In the Supreme?. Court, hi Chambers, to-day, Mr Gully, on behalf of Sir FredK. Whitater, asked the Chief, Justice to definitely fii the hearing of the Whiijaker —Hutchison libel suit for December 10. Mr Hall, who appeared for the defendant,; strongly opposed the application and asked that the case should stand ovejr till j the February sitting. He also said - a change of venue would probably be applied for. His Honor agreed to consider the matter. The Butchers' Employees' Conference closed to-day. ■ It was decidud to dis aiiiliate from all Trades Councils through out the colony, and to form" a new Asso ciation, to be called the New Zealand Federated "Butchers' Employees' Union, having its headquarters in Wellington.

Dr. Koch's Discovery.

Dr Fred. Bird, of Melbourne, has had private letters from Professor H. B, Alfe, T 9f the Melbourne University, who is: now: in Berlin, and. who has been afforded an opportunity of going over Dr Koch's extensive laboratories. Professor Allen, (says the " Argus "), in describing the work of the congress,; made allusion to the paper;on phthisis which Dr Koch read before the congress. The sacaM described a number of chemical sub stances which Avould destroy the bacillus, but which could not be injected in suffi cient quantities to kill the germ without poisoning the whole organism, and went on to show that- he had at last found a substance which was fatal to the tuber cular.- guest without injuring to living host. His experiments were carried; out almost entirely upon' animals, and especi ally guinea-pigs, which, ajre particularly susceptible to "tubercular disease. After inoculating a'number of guinea-pigs with tlie genuine tubercle of phthisis, some of them were not subjected to further treatment, while a special remedial sub stance was injected into the others. ■ Dr Koch, with characteristic reticence,, de declined to divulge the exact preparation which he used as a prophylactic until he should have absolutely convinced him self of its efficacy, and, it is not clear at present whether the -mibstahfeW which he I injected wis the attenuated virus of [.tuberculosis, or some, distinct, chemical agent. The analog of similar experi ments in other'directions would seem to show that the attenuated virws would c used as a remedy,- biit the line of research adopted by Dr. Koch in this case indica ted that he,;hid found some chemical compound which would do the work; re quired. The result of the experiment was that all the guinea-pigs which had been treated with the remedial agent re covered, while the others in a very short time died of well-defined tubercular dis ease. Dr Koch had not experimented 1 upon any human subjects when the most 1 recent advices were despatched, and it is 1 considered impossible that the truth of such a startling theory can be established ! without a series of exhaustive tests. Dr ! Fred. Bird points out that a difficulty in i the way of the treatment would be found in the fact that phthisis has no regular stage of incubation like the other diseases in which inoculation has been success fully practised. The satisfactory results which have been derived in such cases are based upon a knoSvledge of the exact s!;age which the disease has reached, and in noculation has been applied so that the remedial agent has time to outrun the course of the original complaint. Dr Koch is the discoverer of the bacillus of cholera, and in making that discovery known to the world he exercised the same cautious reticence as he has shown, in connection with his last and infinitely more important discovery. 'During his researches he found that, contrary to his expectation, the bacillus of phthisis was" not very tenacious of life, and succumbed immediately to exposure to sunlight. J Even ordinary daylight; too, was found to be fatal to it.- Among the medical profession the greatest interest is taken in Dr Koch's work, and it is declared that, if successful, the system will Be the greatest triumph that medical science has ever achieved. , " :

THE ELECTIONS.

MR BROWN AT ASHBUKTON FORKS.

Mr Brown addressed a meeting of electors at the Ashburton Forks ■ on Wednesday evening. Owing to counter attractions the attendance was small—not over twenty being present. Mr Knox was voted to the chair. He briefly intro duced the candidate and bespoke a patient hearing. Mr Brown was cordially received. He advocated a progressive real properby-tax, in order to discourage the holding of large blocks of land by an individual, and condemned the "penny wise and pound foolish " policy of saving from primary education. Never was there a greater mistake, he said, .and the country should not'allow it. He would have primary and secondary education so linked together that the one could not suffer without the other. The education question above all others was the question for the people. Educate the people, and everything else would follow. Having answered a large number of questions, a hearty v«te of thanks was accorded him, on the motion of Mr Anderson, for his very instructive address. The usual vote of tlianks to the chair concluded the meeting

MR E. G. WRIGHT AT MAYFIELD.

Mr E. G. Wright addressed a, large meeting of electors iv the schoolroom, MnyfJeld, on Thursdaay evening. Mr D. KeUehan, Chairman of, the Mayiield School Committee occupied the chair, and in a short speech introduced the canii

date. Thenneeting was one of good feel ing, and the best of order prevailed. Mr Wright touched on the subjects treated by him in his Ashburton speech, and at its close answered satisfactorily all the questions pub to him. Mr Thomas Paterson proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Mr Wright for his ad dress, wiiicii was seconded by Mr Scrint, and carried with applause. Air Wright acknowledged the compli ment, and on his motion a vote o* thanks to the Chairman was paused., -..- •;-#

MR BROWN ATTINWALD.

Mr Brown addressed a, me^tingjin the Temperance Hall afc Tin wild on Friday night. There were between 50 and 00 Ijrcsent. Mr M. Scott was rotted: to the c'mir, nncl briefly introduced th^'speakor, and asked for him, a patient, heaving. Mr Brown ' spoke foe an .hour and a Quarter, and was very attentively listened to. He pointed out the evil* arising from the lands of a country being in the hands of a few individuals compared with the population of the country ; took them back to merry England 25 years-ago, and graphically showed the agricultural laborer under lords and squires uneducated^ little better than a slave, a bondman in fche^hains of ignorance—a relic of the Feudal, times. He was pleased at the great change that had taken place, and thought that the schoolmaster and Unionism, as well as eniigrafion, had much to do with it. He referred to Mr Wright; in .complimentary terms as a most energetic public servant, but sympathised with him in his suffering from an over active imagination, as evi denced by his remarks on a progressive land tax. Mr """right, referring to this subject, speaks .of legalised robbery ; his lands subdivided amongst strangers ; a Russian invasion ; the. cutting of his own throat, and his lands divided amongst the Tartar invaders." It waa a horrible pic ture, but terribly overdrawn, and he would like to console him with;, the fact that under his proposal he w**>^ild still have left about 640 acres of first-class land untouched by a progressive land tax. He would like himself and his friends to take things more philosophically, and not work 1 themselves to death, under such a deluson. He said it argued well for the cause of temperance to see a publican in the,chair, and a sinner like hjmaelf advocating Local i Option side by aide in a temperance hall. He sincere^ thanked them for the very , attentive''hearing they had given him. In reply ttf^qitestiori he said it was not a fact that he had practised dummyism and acquired land for* member of his family. On the motion of ■Mr Shearer, 1 seconded by Mr Heseltine, a vote of thanks was accorded the candidate. A vote of thanks to the chair' brought the meeting to a close. . - -"■-,'»'-*

MR WALKER AT WILLOWBY.

Mr Walker spoke at Wtflowby last evening to a fair audience, Mr Stoddart in the chair. The candidate was very cor dially received. The speech was a reite ration of former addresses, the chief points of which,were heartily applauded. -After answering a large number,of questions in a satisfactory manner, a hearty' vote of thanks was accorded'the candidate on the motion of Mr Silcock, seconded by Mr Low. A vote of thank? to the chair con cluded the meeting. Mr Walker' speaks at Westerfiold to-night. Timaku, November' 22. Mr E. G. Kerr was nominated for Timaru to-day. , Njsw Plymouth* November 22. Throe candidates have been nominated for the New Plymouth district. They are .Messrs John Elliott, Robert-. Clinton Hughes, and Edward Metcalfe Smith. pHKTSTCHjtriiCji, November 22. Messrs. E. W, Humphreys, R. M. Taylor, W. P. Reeves, W. B. Perceval and Eden George hay« been nominated for the-Christenljrch iseat. x\.t Invercargill last night Mr J. W Bain received a vote of thanks and confi dence. It is stated tliafc Mr 0. Wi Tanner has retired' froni thi contest, being un able to get"a~ committee to take him up. Messrs-Monk and Goldie have.been nominated as candidates for Waitemata i and Newton seats respectivelyi . •■•

More Cannibalism.

Cannibalism is again reported 'from tho New Hebrides. ' The 'French New Hebrides Company's steamer had arrived at Noumea from the group a day or two before the Rockton, and brought word to Captain Davis, of HiM.S. Royalist, that two British.subjects were foully murdered at one of the islands near to Santo. A copra-maker, agedaboutiH), amthisson aged 19, who have long resided attheislands,and are well known at Noumea, have both been killed by the. natives, r A native woman .with whom the father lived is mentioned in connection with the .affair. At about 10 p.m. on the 12th ultimo the natives fell upon the father and son and shot them. The body of the young man, it is alleged; was then used for food by the murderers. They Toasted it ,the: day fol lowing the murder, and held a ;fe*st that night. Captain e.E. Saunders, of the steamer Rockton, ;could not then ascertain the.names of the murdered men,-but he learnt from the. Royalist that confirmation of the report had been received, and that H.M.S. Royalist was to leave on the Bth current to chastise the perpetrators. It may be remembered.that a barque named the C. D. Whitmore arrived at Newcastle the other day from the. New Hebrides, and that the captain, had an account of the.murder of two Europeans in the group.

WAS IT PROVIDENCE OR ACCIDENT?

Did the finding of. that article save tho man's life? That, is the7question. Is there a divinity that shapes our:ends? or are events but a mere series of accidents which may happen to one person as well as another. * Are the' 'experiences that compose our lives <links in a chain, or loose grains of; sand ? ' As you - answer these questions, as you take the one side or the other, so is your faith ; you are a materialist or a believer in Providence. We now propose to relate a story in'ilhw* tration of this, problem .which may have some effect in arousing those *who have always thought themselves the subject of blind chance, The following; facts are fully vouched for, and resemble' occur rences in the lives of multitude* Several years ajro Griffith Jones was a policeman at Holyhead, Wales. He had a family consisting of a wife and five young children tp take care. of. Holy- head* is "on St. George's (or the Irish) Channel, and is open to terrific gales that so often gather on those dangerous 'waters and beat with violence qpon.tlie. coast. Jones' " post" or " beat " extend back into the country, over bleak, wthcUswepfc hills. He had to. walk through this jregion in all weathers, day or night. He was often out in winter nights, in. cold, and darkness, exposed to the Storms" that drive in from the sea. At' such times the wife listened to the rattling windows, and prayed that the husband and father might take iio harm in the wild tempest. This was hard lines, but in tlie;ifkmily (though.they were poor enoughjl th^re was still health and comparative comfort. But in a bad storm the policeman caught • heavy cold. Home remedies ■ failed to cure it, and the officer sent to his old phvuician at.Aberffraw for medicine. It did no good. Jones right side grew "queer"and painful. The doctor said it was the liver,. and he was right; bn correct opinions don't cure disease;! H head troubled him, too,, and he was of ton so giddy he could hardly walk.., "I am so tired and wavy," lie would say, "I don't know what makes me. I try to rest and sleep, but get up just as dead, tired as when I go to b©4,

THR ASHBURTON GUABDIAN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1890.



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