Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1890. SKIP.

It is Burprising what latitudo is allowed to members of Conservative Govern ments in New Zealand. Let the Liberals bo in power, and unless every i Minister keeps his nose close to the I grindstone and goes in for industry and I economy the Conservative journals howl as though they were a pack of wolves in fall cry, bat once a Conservative team has the reins it doesn't seem to matter to these journals what bills are rnn up for travelling expenses or how often or how long Ministers are away from the seat of Government, even if it be only to visit the Victorian race coarse and enjoy the pleasures of Cap day. How true it is that one man may steal a horse bat another may not even look over the hedge. Possibly the Conser vative journals know best, and reckon that their darlings when out of their offices are out of mischief, bat if so, it might be quite as well if they were out of office in another, and more complete sense. Bat really, all joking apart, (Sir Harry's Atkinson's preeent team seem to go in for amusing themselves a good deal more than is consistent with a proper attention to public business. Bather wa should write some of them do, and of these Mr Fergus is, perhaps, the chief of the truants. He it was who, with Mr Fisher and Mr Mitchel son, betook themselves to the Victorian Cup race, and ne it is who we see is now down in Dunedin taking part in a great bowling tournament. His name is set down in the list of players with the word " ekip " after it, indicative no doubt of the captainship or Bkipperphip of the team, bat indicative also of the hon gentleman's proneness to skip away from his Ministerial duties. After finishing his skipping on the green he is, we see, going to skip a week or two before addressing his constituents ostensibly to enable him to inspect the South Canter bury runs ; all that he will do in this direction, we suspect being to skip through two or three localities with much celerity., Really if all the Ministers I were to take office as easily it would'nt hurt us much it they were to skip away altogether.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The seating capacity of Talrnage'a new Brooklyn Tabernaole will be 6000

The prize for short-hand at the Vienna competition was taken by a woman.

A cable from Ireland to Canada via the Strait a of Belle Isle will be laid next spring,

The Government Railway Time-table for February is to .hand, for which our thanks to the publisher.

It 13 estimated that 250,000 persons in tho United States are engaged in business depend ing solely on eleotrioity.

The latest Continental canard 13 that Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria is engaged to be married to Prinoesa Mary, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Edinburgh.

Thoraton Nordenfeldt, inventor of the gun which bears his name, and also of a Hub marine vessel of doubtful utility, has been deolared bankrupt, with liabilities amountiug to £50,000.

The "Pilgrim's Progre-e" has just been translated into the language of Abjseinia by a young man of Florence. This is the cighty fourtb distinct language in whioh the immortal work ia now road.

A new obild actress is about to bo intro duood to the English stage. She is known theatrically as Miss Graoio Lcigb. Aotually, she is the daughter of Edwin Ellis, of the Royal Society of British Artists.

In ten years the third-class passengers on the railways of the United Kingdom have increased by nearly 191,000,000, while the firat-olass have diminished by 11,000,000 and tic seoond-olaps by 2,000,000.

In England, while a man is strictly pro hibited from marrying his deceased wife's sister, there is nothing to prevent his marry ing his divorced wife's Bister, even while the divoroed wife is alive.

We have to acknowledge the receipt from the Government Printer of New South Wales of "Uuitcd Australia," being "Publio Opioiou in fingLmd (on the above question) sb i xprcesed in tho leading journuie of the United Kingdom."

Experiments with a new explosive called eorasile, wbieh is to dynamite as 100 to 70, have recently been made in Austria, and are Bnid to have suooeeded so well that the inven tion baa beeo purohused for military purposes oxclueively.

Tbe folly of Great Britain permitting foreign enbassies to take plans of her battle- Bhips and dockyards is now being seen in the facility with whioh Austria, Buesia, Germany, Italy, Spain, and even come qf the smaller State?, are now building their own vessels and manufacturing their gun machinery.

In Athens oommeroe was regarded as being so far from dishonorable that some of the most illußtrious men whose names have descended to us as philosophers were oaoupied in mercantile pursuits. Aristotle kept a drupgistr'a shop in Atheos, and Plato sold oil In Egypt,"

Tbe electrifioation ot wine is likely to be exceneiv ly pursued in Italy. Fifty different sorts of wine have ajreadj' been sxperimented upotiy aDd (^° results have been very satis? footory. The wine ii clarified, acquires a •< bouquet," and, it appears, stands equally well transport by land or long journeys by sea.

Messrs Simpson and C Moss spent a few hours fishiog in the riyjr near Valetta on Wednesday, Mr Simpeon took seven fish weighing in .the aggregato 341b, the largest soaliDg 81b, and Mr Mobb ouußht tbree weigh: ing altogether 161b, the laigest being o£.b. They were all taken with the artificial eilvery.

At the Calcutta monsoon meeting, on tbe 2nd November, all the races were won by Australian horses. The Pony Stakes fell to Whiff, who beat Arabs and Australians. The Hooßhly Stakes and ihe Scurry were won by Mr Dudley's Traveller, the Autumn Stakes by Mr Reginald Murray's Rocket, and the Selling Stakes by Mr Gladstone's Fishwife.

A nieoe of the late Charles. Keado is shortly to bring out a novel whicli will have for ite main object the exposure of the many trials and and temptations that beset tha ordinary circus girl. Mies A. Jieude }s said to inherit a large share of hor uncle's remarkable talent, and the new version of " Slaves at the Ring" is likely to make its mark in the literary world

Archdeacon Farraf's eon, who is studying at Lebigh University, is said to be a bit of a wit. During a visit to Philadelphia he. re ceived a good deal of social attention, One evening a young lady turned to him and said: " Your father is o/jq ot the big guns of Eng land, is he not, Mr Farrar ? " " He was at one time," eaid the young man. "He was a canon, you know/

In the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before Major Steward, J.P., Denis Dineen, for being drunk at the railway station and injuring Government property, was fined 10a, and ordered to pay damages ss, and costs 4*.—John Andrew., alias "Auckland Jack," for disorderly conduct while drunk, was lined 10 1, in default forty-eight hours, and John Bronnen, for drunkenness, ss, or twenty.-four .hpurs' imprisonment,

A London popor baß tb? following :—Miss Fr/inces Sflvilie, discovered by Mr ?* Sj*'ey. 'n Auturalia, is said to be a wonderful vocalist. Her father is v well known violinist, and her mother was at one tiuie the chief colonial fovourite in English opera. The youug vocalise intend 3 9ooncr cr later to uy her fortune beforo a Lon.ijn audience. Her voice is a pure soprano cf great range and flexibility, and, if accounts be true, it will speedily give Jjer a poeirion on th,« operatic Btoge,

An old man named Eing, living by himself in a oottoge at Hampatep.d, was found dead in his bed this morning. An inquest was pro ceeding when we went to pre 39 this afternoon.

It is reported that ■ a geutleman in the Bahamas hns found that the fibre of a plant called " Peta" supersedes the Manilla in strength, and ropt:B made of it sse stronger aud more durable. Quantities of the " Peta " fibre are, ie is stated, beiug shipped to New York and other ports, and the for'unate discoverer is in a fair way to make a fortune out of it.

In Barnnm's view England will become more and more a place of resort for Ameri cans of means, leisure' and intellectual taßtes. And one reason that tie alleges is very curious. He says that in consequence of enormous immigration of au undesirable olass of people, America is muoh less plnasant place to live in than it was 20 or 30 years ago; all the less plesaoj beoause political power is mani pulated to a dangerous extent by suoh people.

Mr MaxFriedlander, the well-kuown breeder of pure Hampshire Down sheep, yesterday shipped to Mr Hutohinson, a station owner in the Hawke's Bay district, one hundred three-quarter bred Hampshire ewe hoggets, two pure bred ewes, and one pure bred rain, at fancy prioes. Mr Hutehinson is already in possession of pure bred Hampshire stock of bis own, and he purposes breeding up from the ewe hoggets bought from Mr Friedlander, the other blood in whioh is Linooln.

At a London West End reception tho other day one of the greatest of our living actresses was reciting a story, in thirteen verses, describing amongst other things the agony of a maiden who is w atoning hor lover strug gling with death in tbe turpid waters beneath her feet. The maiden's cry, " Help 1 help I" was so realistically rendered that the army of footmen and waiters downstairs thought the house was on fire, and came rushing up with buckets of water and hand grenades to put it oat.

The Eing of Siam is a magnificent objeot in state attire. He glistens from head to foot with jewels worth more than£2oJ,ooo. It is commonly reported in Bangkok that he has 300 wiveß and eighty-seven children, though the exact figures, have never been given to his eubjeotß. He was a father at the age of twelve and is now only thirty' Six years old. The Eing is a good fellow, fond of a reason able number of his children, and very kind to biß wives. He is very progressive and has done a great deal of good in Siam.

The Madhi rising—whioh Mr Gladstone, with bis normal ignoranoe of Oriental and icdeed of all foreign affairs, described as the struggle of a gallant people fighting to be free—was in reality the outcome of three oombining causes, tha first being the denire on the part of the Soudan chiefs to re-establish the slave trado|; the second being the fanatic ism whioh forms the baei3 of Islam, wherever it is left to work out its own will; and the third being the love of rapine and plunder inherent in the Bedouin ttibes.— Edward Dioey, in the •' Nineteenth Century.",

An extraordinary soene took plaoe in the corridors of the hall at the Law Courts, London the ether day. A well-dressed lady was ejeoted from the Court in wtaioh Mr Justice Kay was bearing oases in private. Her piercing soreams and ories for justice disturbed nearly all the Courts in the neigh borhood, and the corridor was thronged with spectators. In the centre of the crowd she knelt down and prayed that fire might be tent down from Heaven and crumble the walls of the Courts. |The Attendants interfered and the unfortunate lady was removed to a waiting-room, shouting as she was conveyed downstairs: '■ Justice I " and " Purify your judges 1"

The Standing Committee of the Diocesan Synod of Canterbury met on Thursday, at Christohurcb, and confirmed the nomination of the Yen Arohdeacon Julius as Bishop of Ghristohurch. Hid eleotion is now ocn .idered assured, as the nomination is now confirmed by four Standing Committees out of the six ia the Ecclesiastical Province of New Zealand. The Committeos whioh have confirmed the nomination are those of Auckland, Waiapu, Nolson, and Christohurch. Those of Welling ton and Duoedin have not done so. The Gbristchureh Committee did not refer to the question as to the Primacy.

It ia no wonder, says "Atticus" in the " Melbourne Leader," that the Scotoh are the greatest travellers in the world* When a gentleman like the Rqv Dr McGregor ia able to boast at a public meeting in Edinburgh that the whole of hie travailing expenses from the day he lipded in Australia to the day he left — a period of some months — only amounted to 12.1 Cd, one can see the differ ence between a Scotchman and any other man. With suoh a ehiniug dead-head as Dr McGregor appears to have been, the fitting sequel to his travels wouid have been bring ing back a few more shillings than he started with,

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(.FKK MISSS ASSOCIATION.)

* Wbliington, January 30 1 The Cotnmisßlou appointed to report on the drains at tioveri mem House, recom mend that thty Bhou.d bo separated from the city dra mage and ran into thd haroor. They strongly cundemu the old system of city drainage in the adjoining streets, buc, generally speaking, th-.: drainage in the. grounds themselves ia goo-i The Commissioners remark en passant, that the only solution of the dr.in- a 3 « difficulty fur. th« cicy In their op nLn ia to tftko it direct to eea. The drains cocdsmLod in the r port have Bince been tuktn up and replaced by brick ewers. Duhedin. January 30

With reference to jadgiijg at tbe Exhibition and the complalut that tlio points of cos 1; had heei omitted, the Com uitßJonora poict out that this ooLtidera tion has tot been applied in any class of got ia The determination war arrived at not at.' a r eetlng to appoint the wool JH'O.3 '<v nt a meeting ot all exhibitors, !.; d the fir t t j movo la the matter wae Mr Arthur Day, the representative of most of 'hi British bxhibinora.

The railway traffic since the Commis sioners have started special excursion trains to the Exhibition has been very heavy. Abost 200 took advantage of the trains from Palmnfct >n, 800 fioru Milion, 350 from Eiverton," and over 1000 frou Ba'clutha, The Wilton triln curried3so children, and the Balclntha 430. The traffia yes'orday was largo, ovor 1000 travelling on the Poit line, and 700 by tbe north and EOutU expels trains.

Archbishop Oarr, of Melbourn*. vioitn Dnnedin shortly, accompanied by Dr Doni.elly, Coa'ljotor-BUhop of Duaerlin. Kir ftobert titout denies that he ha» any intonticn of seeking a seat In tho House of Common*.

Alfred Short, Mary Orton, and Patrick Dwyer, three publicans, wtra charged with keeping thoir barmaids ia tho bars after eleven o'clock. Ih* first two pleaded guilty and were fined £3 euch with coßta. Eviden'o in the other case showed that tho barmaid h»d only gone into the bar to gel n match whoa t[io policp cainft The -'■arms wa» dismissed. The o':arga of doling wino »m»inet the Snporintjndent of ■ho Viciorian coorc waa struck oat, there bving no apDO»r nc?.

"You can at leisi teil me one thing ?boun yoor n<:w motive power. Will It iilbo supply tho light? 1 'Yes It will.' H»vo "ou eve;- thought seriously of adapts yout Bateau Plon^eur to passenger tnffi 1 "Oar tiinly. Think what It will b» for" man of business to get to Now York In 2G noun. Those wbo do not like the Idea of balng liuide the shall will have to have a klud jf platform atincht»d to thj ex •-otnidej of t<voofmy Batortiix Plongenca." " And do you propose to sail thu patent to any oantry ?"—;• Garafnly not j or, rather, If I did I should, of course, keep it for Russia, my own country,"

TELEGRAPHIC.

rIOMK AND FOREIGN.

[FHB PBBHS ASSOCIATION.]

IMPERIAL PENNY POST.

LoND.or, January 29.

The " Pall Mall Gazette " urges Mr Goschen to apply hi;- surplus to the purpose of establishing an Imperial penny post.

SENTENCE ON DR TANNER.

Dr Tanner was sentenced to three monihs' imprisonment for threatening.

THE DOCKERS' UNION.

The Dockers' Union has decided not to block the ocean liners in connection with the Ikrmondsey dispute, in ihe hope of averting a lock-out.

"JUBILEE" BENZON.

Benzon is detained in custody on charges of obtaining money and goods under false pretences.

THE ARGENTINE RAILWAYS.

There is said to be a prospect of the

Argentine railways using Newcastl coal.

IRISH LAND PURCHASE PROPOSALS.

A meeting at St. James' denounced the Irish land purchase proposals.

CONSULAR APPOINTMENT

Colonel Coetlogan has been gazetted British Consul for New Caledonia and the New Hebrides.

OBITUARY.

Sir W. Gull, the well-known physi cian, is dead.

SIR W. ROBINSON ON FEDERA TION.

Sir YV. Robinson, interviewed by the " Pall Mall Gazette," said that Mel bourne was the real capital of Australia. It was likely that the approaching conference would produce federation for the purposes of defence, but he was not sanguine that political federation would be speedily brought about.

CHIEF JUSTICE OF SAMOA.

London, January 30

It is understood that Mr Kinlcch Cooke has been nominated Chief Justice of Samoa. -,

CANADIAN LOYALTY.

Ottawa, January 30

The Dominion Parliament has un animously voted an address to the Queen, declaring it an insult to doubt the loyalty ot Canada or represent her as desirous of separating from the Empire.

THE GOVERNOR OF MOZAM BIQUE.

Lisbon. January 30 Captain Caitiltro resumes the Go vernorship of Mozambique.

FRANCE AND EGYPT.

Paris, Jmaary '29

France is disposed to agree with the Egyptian conversion scheme if army and police reserve funds are created.

THE FRENCH TARIFF.

The Committee deputed to examine the French tariff in connection with the renewal of the commercial treaties in 1892, is composed of thirty-nine pro tectionists, thirteen freetraders and three of uncertain views. M. Leon Say urged the Committee not to impose a duty on wool. In his opinion it would be better, by throwing open the ports, to try and make Roubaix the central wool market of tbe world.

FRANCE AND ITALY.

France has refused to join Russia in a protest against the Italian protecto rate in Abyssinia. MASSOWAH. January 29. Italy is pacifying Adofa on behalf of King Menelek of Abyssinia, but repu diates any idea of occupation,

DISCONTENT IN BRAZIL

(FCK FKKBS ASSOCIATION.)

Bin ls Janeiro, Janoar/ 29.

It is reported that General Fonseca's tyranny and the arrogance of the military are causing serious discontent. The majority of the navy are opposed to Foneeca, though Bepublican in senti ment.

Washington, Jmuar? 30. President Harrison has cordially re cognised the Brazilian Republic.

THE MINISTRY

The Wellington " Evening Press " says :— "We yesterday informed our readers that there was good reason to believe that serious dis sensions existed among some of the members of the Cabinet. It is needless to say that they come from the old source again, The dis turbers of the peace are Mr Fergus and his fidus Achata, Mr Hislop. They have met, we are glad to know a resolute will in the latest acces sion to the Cabinet. Captain Russell has acted admirably, and with a firmness which is quite refreshing, in resisting the attempts of Messrs Fergus and Hislop to force him to a course in the Department of Justice which Captain Rus ell disapproved. We are sorry to learn that Mr Mitchelson lent himself to the intrigue' against Captain Russell. Sir 11. Atkinson har indeed cause bitterly to regret the selection of His Cabinet in 1887, and must now be convinced that his chivalry in n retaining Messrs Fergus and hislop in the Ministry against the acknowledged will of both Houses of Parliament was a crave mistake I and has been excessively ill lepaid. Sir Harry I has two colleagues whom the country respect. Captain Rns el and Mr Richardson have the confidence of Parliament and the colony. Our regard and sympathy for Sir 11, Auin on compels us to regret that he tas any other colleagues." A Dunedin correspondent of the "Post" telegraphs as follows:—" There is considerable friction in ihe Cabinet on the land question between Messrs Richardson and Hislop. It has special reference to the re leasing of the South Canterbury runs. Sir H. A. A'-kinson leans to Mr Hislop's view of the case.'* The usual contradiction has cf course appeared, the Wellington correspondent of leading Ministerial journals wiring. " I am authorised to state tha all these reports are absolutely uniounded ; it is a case of an ex ceptionally silly season and abnormal scarcity of •• big goosberries."

MELBOURNE NOTES.

(If bom on a own Correwondest,

Mklbotjbnh. J»nao»y 22

A very curious case, and in some respects a met disgraceful one, went before Mr Panton, Police Magistrate, and a bench of hondrary justices yesterday, when a " negro pugilist" "Pluto," was charged with having assaulted another "member of the ring " known by the name of " Griflo,''in a glove contest at the " Melbourne Athletic Club " on the 12th of last month. " Griffo" was not brought up, he had made tracks for Sydney. The peculiarity of the case consists in this. The members of the Melbourne (Athletic Club are all "gentlemen" lovers of the "noble art" who have constituted themselves into a ••club" lor the purpose of witnessing, engaging in, and otherwise enjoying the intellectual, humanising, and elevating pastime of boxing as it is practised in Melbourne, and in some other places. Only members can be present at these exhibitions unless invited. In all cases those who engage in the " sport " must be members of the club ; and when it is deemed advisable to have an exhibition of a couple of niggers, like Mes3rs " Pluto " and "Griffo"—who, of course, are gentlemen— the said niggers are made honorary members of the dub, but for that occasion oniy. Mr Power, the chairman of the Land, Estate, and Mortgage Company is a member |cf the club, and acted as judge upon toe occasion under notice, when the two negro hon members—" for one night only "—mauled each ather for four mortal hours, hiving j fought 70 rounds. - j The bench were assured that the two men were engaged in innocent pastime ; the winner of the contest wa:i, however, to receive a purse of fifty sovereigns, and it is hardly 1 likely that such a sum would have been subscribed unless the gentlemen who had given their money expected to see something for it. Indeed, thi3 is evident, for, after 70 rounds, Mr Power, the referee, said that unless something was done to show which was the better " tad " the contest would be stopped. It was elicited that the "something " would be considered as having been "done" if one of the men hit the other between the eyes and rendered him insensible. The result was, however, that neither of the ,' lads " did do anything of the sort, having probably come to a private understanding not to do it; and when it became evident that the members were to be deprived of such a pleasing sight, the contest was stopped, the purse was divided between the lads, their membership terminated, and they were sent about their business. " Griffo" got away with his " Pluto " was not so fortunate. He was fined >£; with £$ 5s costs. Mr Panton made some obsevat ions not at all flattering to the self-love of the members of the club, and there the thing ended. Railway travellers are confronted with a new danger. Hitherto it has been possible for two men to travel together in the same compartment, and for one to murder the other without let or hindrance; that has been done repeatedly. Hut when a man had a compart* ment all to himself he thought himself toler ably sare so long as the train kept on the rails, and did not hump up against a >y obstruction. But ihat has all been changed new. The Hon J. G 1 Rams y's awful death while on his way t > Adelaide on friday night conveys a warning. One of the kerosene lamps in the roof became overheated; the lamp exploded ; some of the burning oil fell upon Mr Ramsay ; his clothes caught fire while he, presumably, was asleep, and the unfortunate man was so horribly burnt that he diei. Let us have carriages lighted with electricity; but let us be careful how we do even that.

Electricity, however, is a mysterious ageni, which 13 not yet understood. A workman wis killed in New York last month in a marvel lous way. He was cutting aw re with a pair of nippers, while Ms forearm rested on another wire. Burns upon the palm of hi- hand showed that the current entered through the nippers used to cut the wire. The exit was d sclosed by a burn upon his arm where it touched the other wire. The wire was at the time .unconnected with a dynamo; the current through it therefore came from an unknown and possibly undiscovered source. This inci dent brings death within the circle of anyone's daily nfe

In another case, a grating had in some manner become charged wiih the fluid. A man stepped upon it and was killed. A nail protruded through both sides of his hoot sole, thus furnishing * metal contact between his foot and the grating. Sill another case—the three within a week. A street cir caught an elec ric wire and stripped off the insulation. The driver was thrown into the street, and the shock fo frightened the horses that they ran away, while the metal-work ot the car flashed and flamed from the wheels to the roof. For tunately no one was killed, but the occupants of the car must have felt rather uncomfortable,

All these things are possible In Melbourne any day of the week owing to the slipshod manner in which the overhead wires and cables are put up. But it will be a long while, and many accidents will happen, hefore the authorities will legislate u"o-i *he ruHj^ct, They are not yet eg jal to the tusii of orgauising a well equippeJ and efficient tire brigade, nor of regulating! the ordinary street traffic. Ie is not pleasant to be told of our short comings by str mgers, and the gorge of our me^k-minded Minister of Education was raised the other day when Dr Erson told us that our State system might be improved, and that the buildings in which educatien is imp.rted are unhealthy. Dr Pearson Was imprudeDt enough to publicly deny both statements. As for the school houses, the scouted the idea. They are examined by a Board of Health Inspector I His ink was hardly dry when the Williamstown Town Council drew his attention to the insanitary condition of Newport State school. There are nne inches of mud and water under the inf mts' room. There is a foot and a half of mud under the tank in the back yard. Some men are digging foundations for additions, and 800 gallons of water weie baled out, which ■oaked from under the school. Had this anything to do with the spread of diphtheria and typhoid in that neighbourhood ? Contrast such a state of things'with a school I vent over a short time ago—the Cornelia Lodies' College, Toorak—in which hygiene Is as much studie las education. It is high and dry ; the class rooms are a marv:l of ventila tion—fans in the ceilings which exhaust 203 cubic feet of foul air per minute, and send an equal quantity of fresh air into the rooms through pipes in the walls. There are 10 class rooms and studies, large and airy, and the pupi's leave these at the end of every class, while the windows and doors are thrown open to let the air purify them, In the meanwhile the young people are Iroking after their health in a large and well appointed gymna-jum, or in a spachus tennis c .urt, from whence they return to tlieir stu ies brightened up and invigorated by a few minutes' health-giving exercise. Everything else is upon a corresponding scale—house ap pointments, stiff, music rooms, studio, and exercise. This is the work of a woman—Mrs Connolly, the Principal; and what she has accomplished by means of private enterprise ought not to be out of reich of the Education Department and the Board of Health together, baked by the public purse, at any rae so fir as hygienic requirements are concerned. No wonder that the Toorak establishment is highly popular. $A dividend of 8o per cent upon invested capital would be looked upon as an impos sibility, had we not the example of the Mel bourne tramways before us. Something like 8j per cent, Mr John Lang, the broker of the Great Gippsland Railway Coal Mining Co., considers possible as a return for that enter piise. Truly the seam of brown coal, 171 ft thick, is something wonderful when one comes to think of it- The promoters consider that five shillings per share" paid up will be sufficient to work the mine; while the coal depos led beneath the two square miles they own is esti m ted as suflicent to supply Melbourne during the next four centuries; Gippsland will have (ecome a thickly populated district in less than one-eighth cf that period.

UNKNOWN

AN INTERVIEW WITH XHS MAN WHO KNOWS HOW Lsonlde Apcstoloff, a young Coneiiok enainaer, whose name la hardly known cuts'de his own country, claims to ht,vz naido » discovery and patented en taron 'lon dc-tin?il to oh»nq;e the face of ths rairitlme world. Wild ns hin claim may M>und, for he asierta that hie Invention will enable as to cross the Atlantlo in 26 hoars, there Is euoagh substanoe In hia dream to havi imared him three yesis' leave of absenoe by the Rnnian Oorern mont In order that he may prosecute his ■olentlfio researches. M. Apostoloff eleoied to study at Maruellles. There a representative of tbe "Pall Mall Gazette" called npon him, M. Apostoloff la tail and dark; his faoe bespeaks energy and great determination. He la elghtaud twenty. ■ " la it true," asked oat representative. " that yoa expect to perform tbe yoyage from here to Aiglets In four hoars I"— " Certainly." replied M. Apostoloff. "My boat will travel 100 knots an boat—that Is to say, five r t|mes. quicker than the fastest steamer. I biave i <pp'lfi)9 Ito tavi gation the spiral principle, that Is all." (> But what is the spiral principle ?"— "It is somewhat diffioalt to pat into words. Toa know that It takes yoa longer to hammer a vail into the wall than to screw it In. Again, in old days the bBl from a gun went straight at itv object and h.H perhaps at 100 yds. Now the 'ball is twisted oat. : Bnd goes immensely qnioker and much farther. Still another illnatra tration. Why does a man swim ? '.' Be causa he agitatas his arms on i lega " yon reply. Ye y good. "Bat why doei a serpent swim?" "and M, Apos toloff cmiled triumphatly, |( Ton do not.' know ? Perhaps yoa do not know that he who tempted onr first mother swam at all. Tet a serpent once in tbe water goes quicker along than the f.litest fish. They swim on the spiral' principle, and get along at a prodigious rate in oonseqaance. I apply this prinoi pie to my boat, that is all." " Whit suggested this idea to yoa ?"— " When 1 whs quite a young fellow my regiment was ordered to Samira, where a hrirfpe was being built over the river The district is, siarularly bereft of stones.' and as they were absolutely necessary i i making the foundations of the bridge, the moujike extracted them from tbe bed of the cun-entitself And how? By means of an ingeni' us Invention of theix own. A rope was coil«d several times round a large tree trunk One end of the rope had been made fast, to the other dangled an iron claw named Jcoschkt which signi ng little oat'e claw, At a touch from tbe hand the beam tamed round in the water, tbe rope, unwinding itielf with the rapi dity of Itghtriufr, descended, and the olnw olutched hold of anything It found in the bed of tbe river, and at a reverse tonch the beam brought it up to the surface. Snmetims very large stones were brought ui> in this manner, 'ibis strnck me greatly. How of these poor peasants to have discovered the spiral principle for themselves! Simply dropping the rcpi Into the water would not hava been of any good ! If you doubt this, try it for yourself with a peDcil and bit of thread." "Then I suppose you bejan trying pxrerlmsna?"—"Just a>. Itrieimary i xperimonts wishing also to riisoovei sons) new motor to drlvo my boat along. But the groat principle of tho thing lay in the spiral idea." X Bnt how can yon apply the penoil and thread plan to a boat ?"—" Thus. My boit to look at is not unlike a long, rath or pointed e?f? in shape, an egg round which has been twici twisted a pfrcs of string Tt. will revolve rapidly ; in fact, the difference between the speed of my boat aid tha modern steamer will be—to quote myself again—the diff rence between a bhnt nail driven into the w 11 and a nail sorewed in. You are wonderiag where the passengers will go. Well, inside, for this egg-shared form is only an outside sholl. Inside, fastened secure'y to the beam running through it, is an Inner shell, cabin, Ao, which remains absolutely steady as If on land. Tou will note that the rodder is both perpendicular and horizontal. This enables the starrer to d'rect tbo boat up or down under tbe water, a thine; the usual torpedo boat cannot do. This is roughly speaking a torpedo boat—half in and half out of the water. My Bateau Piongeur will remain hnbitual'y nndor water." "Of what material will your Ploagear be ?" "Of the strongest steel, to enable it to resist the great pressure of the watef. above it. On the other hand the boat fwlll bs very light, >o light! Indeed thtt in case of any injury to the maohinery, etc, there will be no danger, for it will of Itself rtee to the satfaoe of tho water." «How will tbe Inhabitants of your little craft breathe f"—Every 38 hours it must ooma up for a deep breath," aisveiad M. Apostoloff, smiling. "Prao tloal'y, the only danger we have to fiarls tbe outer sh6l!, or corps tumznt, getting •mashed, either by rouning on to a rook Of encountering a whale, Still, a power ful eleotrlo light will shine through the belt of thick glass runnl' g round the tnat, and will iTumlnate the water depths ibsve, below, and for lOOjdisll around as."

11 And will the P'ongeur always ra unln aii» wata* ?' — " N-, not necessarily io ; bat if It la half oat of th« water the speed of the corps tournan* will be reduced by nearly half, the boat will proceed at « rate of 80 kooti ai hour, instead of soottitng along at 120 knota an hoar." 11 Yonr Invention will be oblefly useful for the purposes of maritime warfare?"— " I will moro to utll'ae my discovery fcr tbe purpose! of commerce, bnt of course is a to rpedi) boit it nil be Itraatlble." " Harayon ever actually tried it your aelf la watar V —" Yes. dome time ago iln Rnasa, on the Vo'rh. I was uot rich, so I built my boat of tla—rather a fool hardy prooeediog. A steamer oonUlnlog a party of my friends started to raca me. In a few mlnntea I hid rashed f*r bcyoßd It, and In fact dlwppeared entirely from their flight. ' Alai!' cried they, ' poor Apoitolofl baa gono to the bottom., But after sotoe time they came up to me. I was resting comfortably on the bank. Great, an yon may anppoae, was their j y and relief. Bat the extreme rapidity with whloh my boat had gone omrei the tin of which It waa composed to rmwb op," " And when will yon have your craft In working order 1"—" By January. It will be 23 metres long and about 3J metres through In the tblekeat part. Tdere will bo room tor 25 persons. My first voy»go will bo to Toalon and back in 50 miout's; my next trip will be an attempt to go to Algiers find btck in eight bouts. I now have over 50 applications from people aaxloua to go the trUl trip," *( Now, M. Apostoloff, we coma to wha*. Is of oonne an ImpoctwQt item- Whoe does your native f;iroe o ma from ?"— "Ah, ihat Is my aeacot- I have dlaooveied a new oleatrio motor which cinnot, un luckily, be pstontod ; that is why I am keeping It to myaslf as long aa I oan. Soon It will become common property, but no OD9 caa steal from me my corps tournarvt' 1 he added ehecatully, "and wuu out that they can nevur hope to attain one-third of my speed." " And what will be the ralstive oost of your B teao PJongeur in oomparlson to th? ordinary torpedo boat)"—" Forty per cant cheaper, aa fxr as tbe coat of con struction is concerned, and 94 pet cant cheaper Id actual working expense* Thai the 100 c worth of coal whioh goes to BQi-p'y the torpsiJo boat will ba vepUoed by 6f worth of my new motif* foroe I \n faot there will be pnotlejailf no workws szpeoieiihM tbiMt iMtflltlkHi, 1* i

ARRIVAL IF THE COPTIC

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WkU.INOTOK, J nrjaiy 31 The O:ptic v»as bsrtbed it 10 30 a.m. She left London on tbe 12tb December; Ply mouth, 14th; Ter.erifle, 20b; Capetown, January 6h; H bsrt, January 261b. Heavy weather was experienced in the Channel, bat the rest of the pssßßge was particularly smooth. Her mail consists of 35S bag! and 32 boxen paroel post. Shortly "aft*r letting Tenerifle a steerage steward,.named Charles Tenham, aaooombed to * fit of epilepsy*;

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

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GOLD WITHDRAWALS.

Loirooir, Janaery 10

Probably ;£ioo,ooq and ponlbly • half a million oft gold will shortly be withdrawn from Buenos Aytas.

It is reported that France is likely to withdraw six millions from French bankers in London, within a month, in order to fund a portion of', the public debt.

APPEAL.

Dr Tanner who has been -sentenced to a term of imprisonment tor threaten ing Mr Smith-Bury, M.P.; hat ap pealed against the decision of the Court. ........

THE MARKETS

OPENING OF THE WOOL BALES

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Loxdob. January 29

In consequence of the receipt of A million in gold from Bussiaytheßankof England has lent freely at 6,i^r^oent. The first of this yearV, 8otm» of wool sales began to-day, ', . ' The; ; caitalogue comprised 56,000 bales.- There was a full attendance and good biddings. Good Australian merino and croesbreds are un changed, firm ; inferior sorts, 5 per oent lower. The second series will' begin after

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laster.

The quantity of wheat and floor afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,084,000 quarters ; for the Continent 404,000 quarters. The American visible supply is 32,000,000 bushels. : J, ,"^ . JSTDNIT, January 30.

At the wool sale* to day 1600 bales were offered and 1200 sold. Inferior to good greasy realised 7id to lOjd ; in ferior to medium washed, ISJd; to 144 d; average to good sooured, 17 jd to 20£ di

The New Zealand Lou and Mercan tile Agency Company, Limited, hare received, the following cable meesaga from London, dated 28th January :—

' Wool—The Bales opened 1 ;with spirit thiß day at the level of last salff. The total quantity available, including wool held over from last 'series; W .862,000 bales, 80,000 of wbicb have,bepu for warded to the manufacturing districts direct.

Wheat—Market is inactive.- New Zealand average is worth'34a per 4961b. Long berried is worth 37s per 4961b, .■"■. ;■. '.'■;

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Wool Bale. ' .'* WauJMQToir, January 8t

The New Zea'and Loan and Meretntir* Agency held their third wool sale of the season yesterday. About 1500 bales were oatalogned, and about 1000 bales were '

sold at prices ranging f. rom B£i to lOd for finu crossbred, and from 6d to 8i for coarse. ri he bulk; of the, wool was pur chased by buyers r«preß?ntin<.;iii(Bghsh firms.

New Zealand Sheep. Ttie "Qtaaie' co'-t^iQ-, <. proelama.* tlon by the G /Vernor' f New Sonlh Wel^ prohibiting the impor'jtlopof shoep ', Qto that col my from Saw Z^lanilj- f or a farther period of twe've m'3nlh%,. Imports and Ezporfj, The tocei ?a>ae of !mi> JV(I f or th« quarter endei December 31 amonoted to £1,670.610, as .gains, £1,499,957 In the corresponding qusrlet of tee previoaa fear. Thoexporasinojnted . «s kgaiost £2 055,328 in the aoneepondlnar a.aarfei of 1888. . , s Volunteer Betnrna, Uhw&iohuboh, January 31. Offiolal ratarns give foe Ncr.'h Canter bury 1018 volunteeto on roll; 701 aiu efficient and have qu&i fied for capitation and 29 have obtained marksmen's badge*. Drawing in School*.

DvnoiH. January 31 The Education department has decided to amend the drawing syllabus for this)* standards > a under:—Fourth standard, practical pace geometry including draw ing to scalo, freehand drawing to bo kept tip : fifth, Ea>e as fourth,, but,, more advanced; eixth^lementa'y solid geometry and model drawing, freehand' to be> kept up. , ,

THE COLONY'S JUBILEE

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Auoxiahd, J*na*ry 31, The weather to-day is beautifully g OO . tod theie Uno lock of amusementa. Tbe> ohtef event of tb« day is.a ap,oUl. h«udt cap y«oht race . which takes plaoe lathe* »fterm 01. There are also war canoe* radea, a second *« oanca at North J^hore* numerous harbor exsuratbns, the HonU cultural Show (which, ptumtess to be a. siccea ) and continuation of the ertoke* matoh. Lordi Onsltw- and: Oaraiogtoa have gene to Mo.uupu for a day's ahoot lop. To mo-row Maoris are 10. give a private war danoa before the Vies : Re|al party. LoidOarrldgton leave* foi Sydney by the next mail steamer.

TRAGIC DEATH OF A LEGISLA TIVE COUNCILLOR.

Following upon the sad accident by which Mr Lord, M.L.G., of Hobart, lost his life bj a cab borse ranning away, comes the more tragic death of Mr J. Q. Bamsay,M.L..C., of Adelaide. He was going into Adelaide by the north train, being alone in a first-dan 'ooaa partment, when a lamp dropped; down on him and burst, the horning oil being scattered all oter his body nod face. On the train arriving at "Stocicport, Mr Ramsay fell oat of the carriage on to the platform with his clothes ablaze. It was found that he was frightfully burned. The carriage was also on fire, bat the fUmes were quickly. extinguished., Mr iiamgay died on Saturday morning, seten hours after tho occurenoe. Hi* hair and beard were, burned off, and his legs, arms, and hody .charred. Universal regret is > felt' at thes death of Mr itamaayj - Mho fur yean carried <m a iurgo mauufactory of farm~ iug ianplcnonls iiHhe colony. He was. aged 61 ye«rs. He was for several years in the flowe o f Alftmbii,. an^

TH3 ASHBTJRTON GUARDIAN, FRIDAY JANUARY 81, 1890.



LONG BRA. OH, I T ONGBSAOH Royal Mall Coach JLj leaves Longbeaoh for Aohburton (Bandcys exotpted) at 7.30 a.m., Water ton 8.10 am., Aahtoo 8,15 a.m., Wheat* ■tone 8.30 a.m , arriving in Aabbmton In time for the North or South Trains. Theeoaoh leaves tbe Poat Office ishbar ton, at 5 p,m , arriving at Longbeaoh at T3O p.m. Parceli or orders left at any of tha above placel) will receive atriot at tention. Fares—Single faitu 3s 6dj rttara 5«. „ 0. WISE, Coeohmtn ABHBUBTON COUNTY STOCK AND SALEYAIiDS CO., Limit**. k S (he request of several Farmerß the /\. Oampaay has decided to hold a fptoUl PIG- FAIK For the Sale of STORE PIGS, AT TIB Tiawald Yards Early In March Farmer, will oblige by letting tha Caretaker have parlionlara of their Entries wrly m poißible. GSO. JAMESON, y5 Chairman. m THE CHEAPEST SALE



NOW GOING ON INABHBUBHON IS AT "The Corner." Children* Hats half p fee Flowen at h&f ptloe Print* at half price Udlea'Jaoketoathattpnoe 17 do«Men'i Box (beit made) half pnoe us m w^ss^i OE INBPBOT THE STOOK IKBPBOT 188 STOOK W. H. COLLIER 'liie Corner." SALE NOW ON AT THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. Half Yearly Stock-Taking.



MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING At Prioei to Bait everybody. BU OLD STOCKS TO SELECT *ROM The Goodi »re MEW and all our own waka» HATS SHIRTS TIES BBACES ALL BEDVCJSD IN PROPORTION INSPECT OUB STOCK And judge for yourselves. NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory, W. H. wKBBBB, M»n*ger, 'QUOD FAOMUB VALDM ifAUIAU (" Waat we do we o well." T&ft OHBISTOHUBOH DB NTAL BTTBGBtt*, 168 Gtuhel titrect, Chriatchnrch, noxt Bobin ■on'i Boot Store, and at the Octagon, Dnnodin. All weratJorui at Btriotly uniform and moderate Oonf.ultatlon free. S. MYEBS~~AND CO., BUVL&TSBB DENTISTS, Aj^r. , go- f*\-'\ NITRONS OXIDE GAS «dmlal»lered TMi Auiestfcetlo leavea no unple*«ant effects, »od by Ita nic the extraction of Bid Stompt and *«eth la renderod per '•ottf PatoleM wad Effeotlve. Ad jUnlttered dally. Fee tor administration of Gm, se. Extraction, Sa 6d a tootb. Rows of attendance, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Prlrata cesldenoe, 93 Kant Bolt. The acknowledged rapsilorlty of' AMERICAN DENTISTRY In the oon» atraotion of Artificial Teath, the. most ifiaijbed workmansbtp, and scplaoinß tbe ««rt teeth TEMPORARILY ALMOST IMMEDIATELY aftei exlraeHon, nave •lUbliabed oat reputation, A ilnda A««fioia Tootb, 10a, compile at, Upper an 4 Lower, Torapowsy and P«rm*»Bat £10 10a j Artificial Teeth and Dalaies made by other entists re »oddl»d at imsll eoaU, Btoppto|, Soil- Pfrttrtw* ?*Jak«,



Wanted Known Cash Advertisements under this head ing, not exceeding 16 words, ONE Shilling. Addresses may beleft at this Office. \\7ANTi£D-To Le.se, a FarmTf T f about 160 Aorea of O >od Ag*lo-..1 ---tural Land.—Addre«, « G.L.F, ' M.il < Office. 1§196 WANTEb—^; r ntloen to th» Droea making. Aj.p y Migg B. MoDom irsLL, ftaundtn' BaHdiu faJ ABhbartoii. 1 194 ANILLA Binder Twine, mnohias oil, and wire* Time ti money on tbe harvest field—the beak la the cheapest. —R« Aicobn, Saioders Buildings. "TTTANTED Known.— 11 Strong-ire « YV Boota for Ladles, Men and Children can only be obtained at W. H Oolukb'b. YTTANTED Known t&at AjudbbwOhb's fV half-yaaily tale of Surpios Stock of Drapery Clothing and Boon la now going on. 1 14 WANTED KNOWN—My Special Make of Ladlea' 4 olaep Kid Glovca, "Tbe Aihburtonian," braided backs, 3a 6d per piir.— W. H, Collub. WANTED every mau in tne Oounty to have a Bnlt of the Aahbarton Tweedu.--Robert Axoobn, Aah burton Oiothing Mart, Saanders' Buildings. EDNKSDAr Half-Holiday. Pleaae kbop early. Wednesday we close at 1 p.m.—H. 0. SkbbSj Melford Home. T^MBROIDfIRIKb— Fe» good Bmbroly yi deiita in«rkedcheapo to Melford House. We Lave a large aua apleuaid allotment to ohooae from.—H. 0. Sioib's Malford Home. WANTED Known laoe curtains 3i lid, to«eiE 4Ji, umbrellas la 10J print! 2sd. aklrte la, kid gloves Is. 12ioi drees buttons for If, embroidered ooicumee lOt.—Akdbiw Obb's Sale. 1 160 THE Jubilee Sale. Andbiw Obb li selling nienti boots 9* 6d, Indies E.S, at 4b 6d, lace up booti 5a 6d, gins bouti Ss 9d, meu'a sboee 6s lid. eveulng •anej 2i6d. Sale now on. 1 151 MJKS KBNMBDtf and Mica Oamerool Moore Street—Teachers of Scientific Dreee-cntting. Bodies cot and fitted. Pressmakins; in all its branches. Riding habits HBpcolaiity. 12 6! MILLINKKY— If you waat o ohooG< from a Urge atock of trimmed anc nntrlmmed hats and bonnets go ta Mcl fotd House. A lot of chlldrenV 4alates •trawß from 6d to 2s, vory oheai?-*»i. 0 SiOKßfi, Melford Hodib. WANTED, Everyoue to Know—Tha J. MOISO2* uas now In atook i arge and varied assortment of BOOTE AND SHOES for tbe Spring and Summe: Season, Gentlemen's, Ladies', aud Chil dren's, both imported and Uolonial; i !bi HIS OWN MAKE, which CANNYi BE SURPASSED Lx Style, Fit, Q ul-iy •nd Ne*tnt'en, combined with VERI REASONABLE, PRIOE3. All repairs executed prompt y and * It! neatness. 10tl



Fnbllc Notic 8 SPRMG & SUMEB, 1889 WM. SPABRUW, TAILOR AND MERCER, JUST OPENED, A LARGE md Varied Auortment of Gentlemeo'i bhlrti, Hats, Soirfi. NEW SEASON'S TWEBDS ANP CCAI'INGS. A iarge and well selected Stoole to ohooß* ora. IHte TAILORING DEPARTMENT r under tl:e Msnusrement of Mb T, Kbrr who haa bad L»rgo exporlonoe aa OUTTE the principal Tailoring Establinmeiit? Cbrlitoburoh, Perfect Fit and Worhmanthip Guaranteed Vsll SPARROW East Siraat



TINWALD TOWN DISTRICT. EXTRAORDINARY VAOANOY; <TiHE followinc; Poraons havo b9eo J. nominated :— DOBEftTY CHARLBS GATES EDWARD APOLIi for the election ot ONE of tbe above-named candidate:! to fill i c vaomoj caused In the Tlnwld Town 80. rd by thi> rppignatl n of Mr Joeopb Clark, will b t»ken at the Tempercnoe Hall, Tjlpwaid, on MONDAY, the 3rd day of February, 1890. bstwesD the hoars of 9 a.m. «nd Dated thU 28'.h day of J.snaavy, 1890 E. J. FOOK3, : I*lß7 returning Officer. I Alfred Harrison, « OUTIONKJSK, STOCK ABD :-:STAT AGENT ANW VALUATOR. 3&TQBDAY SALES at 18 o'clock BBarr, — L-.oscos, Oattia, Plgi, Prodneo and E£orciiandJ*e. F»nnlag Imploments and Veblolei of all kindii constantly Is Yardi on vlbw FOR SALE. 19(1*1 n? Bales beld lo town or Country »s /required, and most liberal termn •eronged with both Bayera and Sellers. j rO LET—Shop* In Ooleoaan'B Bnlld ingij. B educed tents. Good brisk alldlngo hnndeom* ihopg. Aoßinr /ok ths jpM Union Fire Insuraooe Company AI-FRSD HARRISON.



Statutory Declaration.—l, Franz Rab'oe Ironbark, Sandhurst, in the colony of Viotoria Australia, do solemnly and sincerely declare that on the 25th June, 1877, my son Alfred, six yean of ago, was aooidentally hurt with an axe on his knee. lat once took all paina to secure medical assistance. However, in ■pite of all efforts, on the 27th AugUßt, 1877, the opinion was given by Dr Macgillivray that an amputation of the injured limb had become imperative, in order to save life. At this juncture I called on Messrs Sander and Sons, procuring some of their Extraot of the Eucalyptus Globulus, and by the application of the same I had the satisfaction of seeing my son within h fortnight out of all danger and to-day he is recovered. I may just add tha it was when the crisis had been reached that the Extraot eierred to was first applied, and I make this aolemn declaration, etc.— Fbinz Raabx. l)eolared at Sandhurst, in the colony of Victoria, Australia, this seventeenth day of Ootober, one thousand eight hundred and aoventy:Beven before me, Moritz Conn, J.F.—(Advt.^ 6



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HoLLOWAY'S OIiNTMENT AND PILLS.—Itt all outward complaints a desperate effort should be made to at once remove these annoying infirmities, and of establishing a cure. The remarkable remedies discovered by Professor Holloway will satisfactorily ac complish this desirable result, without any of those dangers or drawbacks which attends the old method of treating; ulcerative inflamma tions, scrofulous affections, and scorbutic eruptions. The most timid invalids maj use toth the Ointment and Pills wiiii the utmost safely with certain success, provided % modei at* attention b« bestowed on their accompanying " Directious." Both the pre parations soothe, heal and purify. The one assists the other materially in effecting cures and renewing strength by helping exhamtcd Mturt juit when •& bhu mca succour, j