The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1890. ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY.

We have just received the annual report of the Royal Humane Society of Australasia. The association was first established m 1874, and has been m existence sixteen years. The object of the association is to bestow rewards upon all who promptly risk their lives to save those of their fellow-creatures, thus offering an incentive, m addition to the natural instinct which prompts deeds of heroism and self-sacrifice m the effort to save life. In addition to this worthy object, the society has a wider field of operation, inasmuch as that every means are used to provide requisite life-saving apparatus, and also to diffuse information for restoring the apparently dead from drowning, hang ing, lightning, cold, heat, noxious vapours, apoplexy, or intoxication, re gard also being had to suggesting the simplest'remedies m cases of sunstroke, snakfi-bite, and other similar accidents. In short, the aim of this philanthropic body is not only to reward bravery, but to provide every facility for saving life by mechanical means, without calling upon one person to risk his life m order to save that of another. By these means the , Society claim, during their sixteen years' exis tence, to have been mainly instrumen tal m saving the lives of no fewer than 40,000 persons. This fact speaks elo quently m favor of the good work being done, and fairly entitles the Society to cordial and liberal financial support and co-operation from all resi dents m Australasia. In connection with this vast saving of human life the the Society has made 820 awards to persons who have assisted m rescuing persons from death by drowning, fire, andthethousand and one ways m which life is sacrificed. These awards are not given until the closest examination has been made into the circumstances, and m addition thereto the Associa tion's honors are classified—a gold medal representing the highest reward for heroic self-sacrifice ; a silver medal, a degree lower ; a bronze medal a trifle lower ; and a certificate of merit the reward, not of heroic action, but the recognition of a praiseworthy effort put forth m time of danger. The wearers of these honors—and there are a large number of them m New Zealand—have therefore every reason to be proud of the distinction conferred; they are not honors that can be bought, but must be won. In addition to the efforts put forward to encourage heroism of this commendable character among adults, the Association has recently bestirred itself, m view of the ever-increasing number of deaths from drowning, to have the art of swimming taught and encouraged m the public schools of the several colonies. In order to create and foster interest m this direction, prize certifi cates and Queen's medallions are offered to the most proficient swimmers amongst pupils attending the several sthools. At schools throughout the colonies an enthusiasm has thus been engendered m this important, cleanly, r.nd invigorating exercise, and we are pleased to observe that several of the New Zealand schools have not been behindhand m this j particular, two of the Association's coveted honors falling to Christchurch and one to Wanganui. Large sums of money are annually expended m pro viding life-belts and life-saving gear at all centres and convenient stations; but notwithstanding this, and similar heavy expenses, the Association up to the present time has not wanted for funds to carry on its philanthropic work,the handsome sumof £457412s 8d standing to credit at the conclusion of last year's operations. As the popula tion of these colonies increase, how ever, there will be greater demands upon the funds, and m order to pro vide for this the claims of the Associa tion must be kept prominently before the attention of benevolent and philan thropic individuals and corporations. The only source of revenue on which the Association depends is voluntary contributions, and the interest derived therefrom ; and it says much for the philanthropy of the people of these colonies that, after sixteen years exis tence, the Association is m a sound financial position, and able to carry on with vifor its useful and unselfish operations. We commend the Society and its aims to the sympathy aud sup

port of our readers j it is one of the in stitutions of Australasian growth of which the people of these far-off lands may well be proud.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The inventor of Singer's sewing machine made £800,000. An experiment in tobacco growing is being made in Fiji. A needle machine turns olit 1,500,000 needles a week. The Italian Government has prohibited the importation of cattle from Switzerland. ' Tlic man who marries a millionaire's daughter does not. have to wait fifty years for a golden wedding. The English crown is made up of diamonds, rubies, sapphires, pearls, and emeralds, set in silver and gold kinds; it weighs 39ozs sdwta troy; in it there are 3452 diamonds, 273 pearls, 9 rubies, 17 sapphires, and 11 | emeralds. i The illustrious Chinese statesman, the! late Marquis Tseng, lias received the highest posthumous honors which the Celestial Kingdom can bestow, in a formal decree of the Emperor, that he "forgives him all his sins and crimes committed during his life." In British North*' America the; catch of fur-bearing animals last year was no less than 24,000 below that of 1888, while that again showed a falling off of 9000 as compared with 1887. The most notable decline was in the skins of the beaver, marten, and mus quash. ; The .Duchess of. Buccleueh, with other leaders of London fashion, has decided th*tj " society " must be protected'irom.'the in- ( roads of financiers and Americans. Next' year no American is to be recognised socially who is not properly introduced by the United.^ States Minister at tho Court of St Jamea. Mr A. J. Thompson (a son of Police Inspector Thompson), in the service of tli& Bauk of New Zealand, Oamarn, has secured the diploma of Associate of Bankers'lnstitute of Australasia. Mr Thompson's pass was a. highly creditable one. For arithmetic he obtained the full number of marks, and for political economy 90 per cent. In other subjects he was also very successful. Mr Halkett D>awson has obtained honours upon the result of the year's examination in law at the ihiiversity of Melbourne. Ther* were 50 competitors, and ho alone 'obtained honours in four subjects. The exhibition for proficency in Roman law and constitutional law and legal history has also bc»n awarded ito him. He will be called to the Victorian bar next year. . ) One of-our local storekeepers (writes a/1 Tauranga correspondent), Mr "John Norris, had a consignment of 350 loaves from Auck land by the Clansman, which were retailed for cash within an hour or two at 3d. This innova tion in the bread trade is in consequence of the local takers refusing to reduce the prifce of bread from fourpence, the price to which they put it up at the time of the strike. A certain country clergyman happened t° say in the course of his sermon "Commen tators do not agree with me on this point." The next day one of his parishioners came to i him, wheeling a barrow full of potatoes, which he said lift had brought as a present. Hia rector thanked him warmly, but aak him what it was that made him think of making such a present, " Why, sir," said $he man, "I heard you say yesterday that, common taters did nob agree with you; now these are uncommonly fine ones." Commandant Herbert Henry Booth, the third son of the Commander-iu-Chief of the ! Salvation Army, was married recently to i Misa Carrie Schoch, a daughter of Staff- I Captain Schoch, aide-de-campto the chief of of the Salvation Army in HolWul. The ceremony occupied almost two 'hours, but I was full of animation. It may interest the I ladie3 to learu that the riug which the bride- I groom presented was made from a small i nugget which he found while mining in New j Zealand soino years ago.—Exchange. 1 The Wellington "Post" says :—-Aa a result of the splended exhibition made I>y New ; Zeslaiid at the Paris Exposition, we have in i our midst two wealthy sons of France with ! letters of credit for a few thousands.. They I intend crossing to the sister colonies, .and will i visit Canada. They were struck n ith the i progress and prosperity that our colo ny had ■ gained in the half centu^ of her cxi stance. ; We learn, also, from a reliable source, that another French gentleman has been » ent out to start an industry for which he will rrequire ! 1200 acres. This is one of the- many \ advantages of adverUsing. ' Statesmen may be made, bu.t famine humorists are the production of natuire a lone. ! A great man or two will not be mis?«d r but i the man who makes healthful innocent :fun, j who sets the heart to "crowing like chasnti ; cleer," who makes two smiles wheife there • was but one or no smile before, is •'» bene factor of the race—a messenger t>f good straight from the hands of the go Mess of laughter and pleasant thoughts. AYe bless him while he lives, we misa him when he , loaves us, and philosophy itself, with Hamlet, , mourns more over the Yoricks thai? it has j lost than the more sovereign things tlmt have I perished from the earth. —"Baltimore Sun.'j A curious incident occured in the Hwuse of Commons one night lately. A lady who was occompanied by an hon member in the lobby wan invited, as is quite customary, to view the interior of the House from behind the window at the side of the doors. The lady, however, took a wrong door, and pushing open the doors, entered the House itself, advancing almost up to the Bar, before the messengers in charge at the entrance had recovered. from their surprise and could politely escort her outside again. Mr Mac- Neil was speaking at the time oh the Indian Budget, and the incurison excited much amusement. A young woman from the country was suing her ex-sweetheart for breach of pro mise, and the lawyers were, as usual, making ' all sorts of inquisitive interrogations. " You say," remarked one, " that the defendant frequently sat very close to you?" "Yes, sir," was the reply, with a hectic flush. "How close?" " Cloße enough so's one cheer was all the sittin' room we needed." " And you say he pufc his arm round you ?" "No, I didn't." "What did you say then ?" "I said he put both his arms around me." "Then what?" "He hugged me." "Very hard?" "Yes, he did. So hard that I com? very near hollerin' right out." "Why didn't you holler?" "'Cause." "That's no reason. Be explicit, please. Be causewhat?" " 'Cause I was afeerd he'd stop." The Court fell off the bench and had to be carried out and put under the hydrant for the purpose of resuscitation. t A meeting of parishioners took place in St. Andrew's Church, Tinwald, on Wednes day last, at which a very large number of church officers and members were present, the Rev Mr Garbett in the chair. The meeting was called for the purpose of con sidering the subject of Bishop Julius's intended-visit, to the paris'i on the 24th inst., at which he intends to deliver » social lecture. This being the Bishop's first visit to the parish it was decided to welcome him with an illuminated address, and that the annual social gathering be held incennection with the Bishop's lecture. It was also decided to hold the meeting in the Temper ance Hall, aiad that tickets be printed and sold at Is 6cl each. Committees were ap pointed—one for the purpose of procuring the musical part of the programme, another the refreshment part, and one the decorative part. A long discussion ensued as to how to dispose of the tickets to the best advant age. The Temperance Hall being somewhat limited in extent ib was thought best to dispose of tickets to members residing within the parish first, and then, if any are left, to offer them to those outside the parish, the idea being not to sell tickets to more people than the room would hold. It was under stood that all the officers and all members present would have tickets for sale, but it was decided to mention the following three places in the advertisement, viz :— Mr Gudsell's store, Tinwald; Mr W. T. Soal's store, Waterton; and Mr Heseltino, Ash- 1 burton. It was also thought advisable not to have any children's tickets at half-price as is usual, but that instead the Bishop will deliver an address to any children who choose to attend on the following morning, at nine o'clock, in the church, when the refresh ments left "over, from the night before will be dispensed. After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting closed.

The Union Steamship Company advertise that the ordinary time-table has now been resumed. The Press Association informs us that the Countess of Onslof? was safely delivered of a son at Government House, Wellington, this morning; both doing ivell. The railway returns for the North and South Island for the four weekly period ending October 11th were : — Receipts, £70,690 14s 4d ; expenditure, £50,874 ss7d. On a farm near Newburg, Ohio, is an apple tree, still bearing big yellow apples every year, that was planted m 1701 by a pioneer from Virginia, who was afterwards killed and acalped by the Indians. A rumour was freely current to-day that a well-known resident of Ashburton, whose actions during the past few days have been of an eccentric nature, had been arrested at Christclmrch and committed to Sannyside. A Belgian socialistic congress on September 16th, which represented 200,000 workmen, resolved to organise public demonstrations m , all towns m favour of universal suffrage, and if this did not prove sufficient, to arrange a universal strike. At Chicago a thought reader performed one of the feats of the late Mr Irving Bishop, I driving blindfolded through the crowded streets, and finding a name on a hotel register selected by the trial committee. Soon after lie fell into a cataleptic fit similar to that which resulted m the death of Mr Bishop, and it Was at first thought that he wasdeaa, "but the physicians succeeded m: restoring .him. The •' Spectator " (writes a London cor respondent) philosophise* m, no unkindly spirit about the borrowing propensities of the colonies, and New Zealand m particular. In disregard of the actual facts it notes, as a curious piece of irony, that the very class which bas-helped on the financial misfor tunes of New Zealand isiiow steadily.aban doning her for Victoria, leaving the burden of public debt, piled up largely for itsi own profit, to be suffered by the luckless owners of property. While condemning the selfish ness and wayward impulse of the colonial proletariat, the " Spectator " is also severe upon the .reckleW facility with which London capitalists place their resources at the beck and call of the colonies, and is specially condemnatory of the incredible and demoralising freedom with which New Zealand Banks squandered the millions obtained from the English market. The fate that has overtaken New Zealand is pre dicted for Victoria.

Jack the Repper.

AN IMPROBABLE STORY.

London, October 11. A sensation of the most enormous proportions has been caused by the state ment made here to-day by a lodging house keeper who is located m the '•Whitechapel district, and who claims that it was at her houso "Jack the Ripper" lived during his sanguinary escapades thereabouts! The woman who keeps the house came to Albert Brackert, chairman of the Vigilance Committee, and m the presence of several witnesses told her story and afterwards swore to ii She is a respectable person, known to the' police to be quiet, and conducting a thoroughly respectable place. She pays that during the period marked by the distinctive murders of the Ripper, a young man called at her house and engaged n bedroom. He stated to her, m reply to her questions as to his busi ness and his ability to pay, for accommo dation, that he had been to sea up to the time of his coming there, and that now he >■ did not" work »t all, but was m receipt of an allowance from his father of £1 pei* weeki and that his brother, who was a physician, gavehim a further allowance of a trifle over that amount. When he took possession of the apartment the woman noticed that he had a great quantity of clothing of all kinds, including hunting breeches, as well as several revolver*, guns, and many other articles not often found m the outfit of a working man. He asked for a door key, which was given him, and she noticed that he weut out and came m at unusual and irregular hours of the night. What first excited her sus picion that there was something unusual about him was the bloody condition m Wihich she often found the towels sent to his room. She finally spoke to the man of this, and remonstrated with him for soiling articles m such a manner, and asketi what caused such profusion of blood.. He endeavored to explain the thing iSy saying that he was very fond of paintinig, and m his preparations he was m the .habit of wiping his brushes on the towels. Thus he probably stained them so as to give the impression that it was blood. Further than this the woman stated that «He knows from her own knowledge that h« sent several persons pieces of what appeared to be raw liver. One afternoon she happened to be m 'his room for the purpose of attending to some of her household duties, and there saw him witji a news paper spread out upon his table and upon it a large piece of raw meat, which she at a distance took to be liver. Upon another occasion, somewhat later than this, she saw the man do up a piece of this meat m a small box, tie ifc securely, and address it to the chairman of the Vigilance Committee and leave the house with it under his arm. She never saw it or the box afterward. Further even than this, the woman affirms that she saw the man place small bits of flesh m envelopes, which he ad dressed to different news agencies and papers and to prominent members of the police. On two occasions he brought home with him blood-stained aprons, which he gave to her and which she still has and is ready totumovertothepolice, believingnow that they belonged to two of his victims. She says that he always seemed to have ample money, and spent it with a degree of lavishness not often seen m that locality. On the morning of the Castle Alley murder, which which was the last Jack had thus far committed, her lodger left, and had not yet returned. The woman gives as her reason for not speaking earlier the fact that she did not suspect the identity of the man until af cer he had got beyond her reach, and then she feared to go to the police, but the secret has so weighed upon her mind that she could keep it no longer.

TELEGRAPHIC

lloMli AND FOREIGN

[JPBR J'KESS ASSOCIATION.]

London, November 12 to 13. HiM.S. Serpent has been lost off the coast of Spain. The vessel went ashore on the rocks off Cape B»cy during a. fog. Two hundred and seventy-throe persons were drowned, including several ladies. Only three of the crew were saved. The Press declare that the vessel was too crank to be allowed to proceed to i «a. ' ! The Berlin correspondent of the " Timels" advises consumptive patients | to repair to Berlin forthwith,- as a tre mendous influx of sick people is ex pected; Br^Kbch remains silent, and refuses to predict whether his efforts will be successful or not. William Morris, the poet, has , abandoned the Socialistic League be cause of the "no rent " provision m the general strike manifesto having been adopted, and also owing to the League denouncing Mr H. H. Cham pion. In addition to the sum of £14,000 already cabled to Australia, Mr G. Shipton, Secretary of the Trades and Labor Council, has intended to send a further sum of £3000, and by the,votes of Firemen's, Seamen's, and Dockers' Unions, hopes within the next six months to have remitted £50,000. '■■:.■.. Major: Bartellotfs father; demands that Parliament should institute 1 an enquiry into the charges brought against his son by Mr Stanley and the other members of the expedition. Mr '3. R. Troup, who also was a member of the rear guard, avows that Bartellot wag terribly cruel; but his version of the cannibal feast completely exploded Mr Bonny's,, Mr H. M. Stanley has handed to the " Times " the reports and log of his rear guard. ;> The '/''Standard "is indignant at the New Zealand Government concealing the bankruptcy of the New Plymouth Harbor Board for a whole year, and considers it ought at least to accept the obligation of theidebt of £60,000. Sixteen, tenants and their families have been evicted from the Oliphant estate. The evictors were protected by a strong force of military. • Washington, November 12. .Neither President Harrison nor Secretary Blame attended Mr Dillon's reception at Washington.

AUSTRALIAN

Sydney, November 13. At the inquiry to-day into the cir ctimstances connected with the wreck of the steamer Alberta, bound from Japan to Melbourne with & cargo of coal, the Marine Board found that the accident was due to wrongful neglect or defect on the part of Captain Nelson by navigation too close inshore with out taking proper and sufficient pre caution to ascertain his true position. The captain has been cited to show cause why his certificate should not be suspended. Melbourne, November 13. At the Intercolonial Charity Con ference it was resolved to memorialise t**e various Colonial Legislatures ask ing that the existing affiliation laws should be so amended as to assimilate them with the English Act of 1876. ;

INTERPROVINCIAL

Auckland, November 13. The University College Council have accepted the resignation of Dr Poshefct, Professor of Classics 'and English m the Auckland College, and a successor is to be chosen m England. The authorities of the Helping Hand Mission have under- consideration the establishment of a Rescue Home for fallen women. . :f ; The Baptist Union have appointed the Rev A. North as their delegate at the annual conference of the Baptist Mis sionary Society m London next year. The annual report of the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society showed a credit balance of £502. Several residents m the city report that they felt a slight shock of earthquake about seven o'clock last night. Wellington, November 13. Mr S. D. Parnell, the inaugurator of the eight hours labour system m the Colony, is lying dangerously ill, suffering from a chill. At a meeting of Unionists favourable to establishing a special sottlement, the pro posals received from the Goverhitteiit were discussed, and it was resolved to form an Association to be known as the Union Special Settlement Association. Gisbobne, November 13. At Akuaki, three children bathing m the surf w»re carried out by the drawback, and were only rescued m an insensible condition. . J News has been received of the death of a Maori from poisoning. His wife ad ministered a doge of Maori medicine, made from tutu, and he died a few hours afterwards. '>'...■> ' , §' !■  A Maori named Tatana Matati has made application for sureties of the peace against two other Natives, on the grounds that they accuse him of practising witch craft, and thereby causing the death of Paku, which accusation, if believed m, would, accoiding to Native custom, fustify the killing of him. Also, that one of the defendants said, "12 Paku dies, I shall shoot Tatana," and after Paku'sdeath pcr4 sisted m threats to shoot him. ' , DuNEDiN, November 13. As a sequel to the baby farming case, the three children found m Mrs, Smith's house have to-day been committed to the Industrial School.

THE ELECTIONS.

MR E. G. WRIGHT AT FLEMING TON.

Mr E. G. Wright, one of the candidates for the Ashburton seat, addressed a meeting of electors m the Flemington Schoolroom on Thursday evening. The notices convening the meeting had mis carried, and the weather was stormy, but notwithstanding this there was an attendance of over fifty farmers. Mr Wright was most cordially received, and his address was most attentively listened to throughout. Mr John Dunn was voted to the chair. He briefly introduced the candidate, stating that Mr Wright was well known to them all, and scarcely needed any introduction from him, They all regretted the comparatively small attendance, the sole reason of ifhich was that the notices convening the meeting had miscarried. Mr Wright, on risinjf, wa* warmly received. He said that before proceeding to speak on the most important questions of the day, he would like to explain why he was not a candidate for the Rangitata neat at the last election. He had always held a very high opinion of the Hon. W. Rollesfcon, and as that gentleman was a candidate he had not felt inclined to oppose him. He was sorry Mr Rolleston did not get returned, but wfta told th«b

the defeat was a punishment for the ] action th.it gentleman had taken, or had ' not taken, in connection with the grain tariff. There was no doubt that Mr Rollcston had committed a grave error, but he hoped punishment would riot bo meted out to him again during the present contest. He (Mr Wright) had been one of those who had assisted to get the grain tariff reduced the season before, but the Government of which the Hon. W. Rolleston was then' a member had raised the rates the following year.- That. gentleman had protested, but when he saw that the tariff was being raised against his wishes, perhaps his proper course would have been to resign his position on the Ministry. One candidate in the North Island had recently stated at a meeting that as he had delivered his speech in another place it would be futile for him to travel over tine same ground again and that if they would take the speech as read he the North Island candidate would " shout for all hands." He (Mr Wright) was in the midst of. a temperance community and could not promise to emulate the North Island candidate, though he would like them to carefully read for themselves the speech he had delivered at Ashburton on Tuesday evening. Mr Wright then pro ceeded to speak on the topics he had touched upon in his address at Ashburton. There was no doubt that for any large areas of waste lands for future settlement they would have to-look to the North Island, as the bulk of the good land in the Middle Island had already been dis posed of. He was down in Southland ten years ago and at that time noticed a large area of land in its native state through the Fortraso district. He was through the same locality la«t year, and saw |;hat this 1 land had nearly ail been brought under cultivation. The same might be said of many other localities in the Middle Island. The'Goyernor, who did not believe in shutting himself up in Wellington^ had deemed it expedient t n travel and ascertain the requirements of the colony.' He had recently, gone through tHe North Island, and had seen that thore were many large areas of good landadmirablyadapted forsettlement. Dr Hector, Dr. Newman, and members of tlie Government were of the same opinion. He (Mr Wright) quite agreed with them, and as there were large tracts of un occupied lands there it should be the policy of any future Government to acquire these lands at a fair price and render them available for the right class lof^qttlement. Mr Bryce had, ten years ago, prepared a Bill for dealing with these lands, but foi s«me reason it never came before the House, at which Mr Bryce felt consider ably chagrined. There was no doubt thai Mr Bryce would be a member of the nexl Parliament, and most probably a meinbei of the Ministry, and would again advocatt the .acquiring of these Native lands, and he (the speaker) would give the mattei his hearty support. With reference tr the large estates, there was no doubt thai the Banks and Land Companies owned extensive areas, but so far as the Bank* were concerned they did not hold th« land of their own free will. They hac been indiscreet in making advances or properties, and those they now held wort practically the asseats of bankrupt estates. Speaking of foreign capital, Mr Wright said that that capital had been sent out tc the colony at a time when it was badlj needed to develop our land and othci resources, and it would scarcely be fail new to pass special legislation aiming a< the taxation of that capital. The'fact'wai We wanted more foreign capital to cotm into the country. Somo years ago he had been'an advocate for raising the schoo! age to seven yearsj aai<i had been told thai would lose him the election he was thei contesting. ..■ Whether it did or not h< could not say', Hut the faot was he die lose the election. He had since seen a good deal more of the working of oui schools, and though he was still of opinion ! that it was not" wise to tax a child's mind at too early an age, he had I changed.his views; v\t\ reference tc 1 raising the sch6ol age. He! had seeti that the children in our infant schools were trained in a.little discipline prepara tory to'commencing their actual course bi education in the main schools, and no harm resulted through their being sent to school at an early age. Our < present system of education was producing most satisfactory results, and while,: giving our Catholic friends very great credit in deed for tha way in which they were supporting and conducting their own schools, he would be opposed tio any alteration in our present system, believ ing as he did, that any change would be a ir-istake. After speaking on local option, the labor question,-the''railway manage ment, and other subjects treated, iti his A.shbmton speech, Mr Wright resumed his seat amidst applause. Replying to questions from Mr Os borne, Mr George Gilmour, and others, Mr Wright said that he had been for the past four months strongly advocating that cool storage for dairy arid other pro duce should be provided in Lytteltbh. He had been surprised at the opposition I he hajd met with, but at a meeting to be | held on Monday next plans would be sub mitted and passed, and the architect instructed to call for tenders, so that in three or four months the farmers would be provided with cool storage in Ly tteltbti. He would be opposed to any further borrowing. We had borrowed too much al ready, and spent a good deal of themoney very unwisely. Money would have to be provided for opening up roads through the unoccupied lands in the North Island, but it would be necessary to proceed with very great caution. He would support local option'without compensation^ Well conducted hotels were a necessity for the convenience of the travelling, public and it would be a matter of time before pro hibition could be brought about. The people would have to be educated up to it. The present difficulty in connection with the Property Tax could be met by the appointment of more competent valuers, or the appointment of a Board of assessors, so that the valuation of the various properties would be done by men who knew what land and other property was worth. The question.-of Bible Read i ing in Schools was a matter that was npS/r entirely in the hands of the committees? who could regulate their time tables so as to allow the Bible to be read at any desired hour. He was in favor of some legislation in the direction of curtailing the present practice of brewers being both the owners of publis houses and the sup pliers of the liquor. Mr Geo. Gilmour moved " That a hearty vote of thanks be accorded Mr Wright for his. able and instructive aa i dress." They allknewthatMrWright was \ practically identified with their own in terests as farmers, and if returned would thoroughly represent the districts as well as the general welfare of the colony. Mr J. C.N.Grigg seconded, the motion. Mr Wright was a man of great experience and for that reason he thought they were fortunate in having a candidate who could so thoroughly represent the interests of the farmers; • The motion was carried unanimously, and amidst applause. Mr Wright briefly acknowledged the compliment with a vote of thanks tp the chair. !

MR WALKER AT HAMPSTEAD.

Mr Walker addressed the electors at Hampstead last night. Owing to the wet' weather there was not a large attend- 1 ance, and after Mr Crooks had taken the chair Mr Walker m beginning his speech I said that although he regretted the small I attendance for his own sake, lie rejoiced I at the cause of his friends' absence, as the J county wanted the rain badly. In general | Mr Walker's speech was a repetition of

tho views he had expressed m his flr» address, and the new matter introduced consisted mainly of .1 clevorly put reference to the other candidates' gurmlcdneas m saying which side of the House they would grace, were either of them to secure tho seat. There was no doubt ahout Mr Purnell's Ministerial leanings, but neither Mr Brown nor Mr Wright had been explicit as to the benches they v/ouM occupy, while Mr Sawle's prop-ir place could not bo othorthnn the extreme radical luf&. In criticising his opponents' speeches, he wanted it to be distinctly understood th.it it was their.utterances, •juid not the men ho was"passing under revioiy, for-he wished the election to be carried on. without any personal feeling whatever. In regard to Mr fsiawle's land tax notions, Mr Walter * said tho figures i'iven by Mr Snwle wcra conclusive enough; but he thought j he would be a happy Colonial Treasurer who would be able to realise the result,! they promised,' The ideas ex pressed by Mr Sawle, however, were not now. They had been promulgated before by deep thinkers, and one of these had been Mr Henry George. Mr Walker was not prepared to recognise the justice or the equity of taxing m the farmer through his land and letting other business go free. The Customs duties wor- simply a revenue tax, and he would ke to see them so arranged that their incidonce would not strike heavily upon the work ing men. It would be. hi mi to have rhis reform brought about. Mr Walker referred, to other subject*, and at the close of his speech he was accorded a hearty vote of thanks, moved by Mr 0. Fawcott and seconded by 1! Mr James Brown, (one of the ''opposing candidates.)

MR E.R. TWOMEY AT TIMARU.

Mr E. R. Twomey addressed a large and enthusiastic audience List night, at the Theatre Royal, Mr Ross, the Mayor, presided. Tho speaker charged the present Government with blunders, if not worse, that were of a shameful and venial nature, and then compared this with #ie admirable work the Opposition had done, when they got a chance. This showed the good they would do if they were m a majority m the House of Representatives. He compared a Land and Income, tax-with, the present Property tax, and stated that whatever taxation the Liberal party adopted ha would support, and would endeavour to make this gradus.* : d, so as to compel th* wealthy to pay their fair proportion. He was opposed to further borrowing, and would'recommend that the owners of large estates should be compelled to lease their land for twenty-one y3ars at 5 per cent on. the Property tax valuation ; but he would support a better scheme if it were brought forward. In conclusion, he stated that he could see a grand future for the Colony from the liberal views held by young New Zealanders. In answer to questions, he stated that he was opppaed to taxing the necessaries, of life, and opposed to a modi fied Hare system of voting.. He wan m favour of reforming the Upper Hous* j h« would like to Bee the-endowments of high schools and colleges devoted to founding scholarships tor secondary education ; ho approved of the Private Schools Bill. A rote of thanks was passed to Mr Twomey for nis able address. . •

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We dp not hold ourseires respo«sJWe for tfte, opinions exptesscd by our correspondents.)

WOOL SALES.

TO TTffl HDITOR. Sin,—ln my letter of the 28th October, when correcting what Iliad said about the way taring is conducted at: the London wool s;xles, I said that should $he average of six cases bo lQjlbs, the tare of the lot of wool, perhaps amounting to 50 bales, would be settled at lllbs. In your paper lAm made to say "should--the average of the nix cases be lOjrlbs," etc. If the matter stood as it appears m print it;would be greatly m favor of the seller, bub 1 am sorry to say it is tho other .way about. Would you kindly insert this m your next Issue, and oblige.—l am, etc.,. D. Oliver, Chelmsford, Nov. 14th, 1890.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

(rER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

I»eu*fc of m w clntrr», t, „ T Timaru, November 14. Dr. P. Maclntyre, an old practitioner here, whose name is generally known through connection with the H»ll poison ing case,,dipd this morning. Xh« MwptUt ITitUa. ■ Auckland, Novembw 19. The Baptist Union has accepted the in vitation from Wellington to hold the next Conference there. A motion was also passed by nineteen to five, affirming the desirability of Bible-reading m schools Ik* ttorg-e Haiiwiax. ' Wblmngton, November 14. The Public Works Departmetnt have issued instructions to push on the Gorge Railway to enable it to he open by Christ mas if possible. . C*ai>t «f Appeal The Court of Appeal finished this morning. The last two cases- m re Antimony Company and Ell, a bankrupt, were adjourned till next session.

Mormons and Polygamy

A NEW "REVELATION."

Another and wholly unexpected turn has come over the Mormon Church (writes a San Francisco correspondent) within the past month. President Wilford Woodruff, of the Church, tho successor of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, has been having "revelations/ and the result of .one revelation is the publication of a Aanifesto forbidding polygamy, which, m the first place, was forbidden by Joseph ■ Smith, and only sanctioned by a special revelation to Brig ham. Young. The concluding paragraph of Woodruff's manifesto is as follows :— " Inasmuch as laws have been enacted by Congress prohibiting plural marriages, which laws have been pronounced con stitutional by the Court of last resort, I do hereby declare my intention to submit to these laws, and use my influence with the. members of the Church over which I preside 'to have fchern^ do likewise. There is nothing m my teachings m the. Church, or m those of my assistants dur ing tho time specified that caji reasonably be construed to inculcate or encourage polygamy, and when any eldw of the Church has . used : language which ap peared to convey such teachings he has been promptly rebuked. And I now publicly declare my advice to the Latter Day Saints is, refrain from contracting any marriage forbidden by the law of the land. —Wilford Woodruff." Woodruff's revelation and his prmtunica mento have been ratified by a mass meet ing of 15,000 Mormons at Stalt Lake City The Gentile population of Utah, however, look with suspicion on Woodruffs latest move, deeming it only a trick to haTa Utah admitted as a vState into the Union and making it possible for the Mormons to sanction polygamy m the State Con stitution which, would be framed.

THU ASHBTTBTON GUABPIAff, FEIDAY, NOYEMBJB 14, 1890.



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mHE NEW ZEALAND BIBLE, ) ± TRACT, AND BOOK SOCIETY,' &v« opened FOIt A FEW DAYS m the Shop m East Street, lately occupied by John Orr & Co , with a large stock of EVANGELICAL LITERATURE. JOHN REITH, lit 34 Agent. "TTTBATING'S POWDER destroy JLV BUGS, FLEAS, MOTHS BEETLES, and all other insects, whils quite harmless to domestic animals. In exterminating Beetles the success of this powder is extraordinary. It is perfectly clean m application. See the article | you purchase is "KEATING'S," as imi- j tations are nokiouk and ineffectual. Sold | n Tins, 6d, Is, and 2s 6d each, bj al hemiats. " . . ' ' .■■ ;' '■ ■_ ;. EIIAIA :' ANNUAL ' SPORTS & RACES. (Apbroved by Canterbury Jockey Club and ifew Zealand Trotting Association.) To be held m the Domain, on BOXING DAY, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26th, 1890. President—D. G. Holmes. Vice-Presid,ents —T. E. Upton, E. S. Coster, W. L. Allan and W. M. Lyttelton. Judge—W. M. Lyttelton. Starter of Horse Races—T. E. Upton. Clerk of the Course—R. Kemp. Clerk of the Scales—T. Dowling. Judges of Athletics—W. L. Allan, E. H, Hughes, and J. Kemp. Starters of Athletics—C. A. C. Hardy, and R. Story. Treasurer—W. B. Dixon. Secretary- L. Oxley. Stewards—C. A. C. Hardy, H. Primmer, J. Kemp, A. Rowntree, J. Wilkinson, A. Makeig, and W. Hood. HORSE^iACBS. First Race to start at 12 o'clock. 1. HtTKDLE Race, of 10 soys. f Over six flights of hurdles, 3ft 6in high, and two brush jumps; second horse to receive 1 soy from the stake. About two miles. Entrance, 10s. To start at 12 o'clock noon. 2. Flying Stakes, of 7 soys. About f-mile. Second horse to receive 1 soy from the stake. Entrance, 7s. To start at 1 p.m. 3. Ladies' Pukse, of 10 bovb. About If mile. Second horse to receive 1 soy from the stake. Entrance, 10s. To be •ntered by ladies. To start at 2 p.m. 4. Handicap Saddle Trot (distance behind scratch) of 10 soys. About three miles. Horses breaking must pull imme diately and go, and trot to the satisfac tion of the Stewards, or be disqualified. Second horse to receive 1 soy from the 'stake. Nomination, 7s 6d; acceptance, 2s 6d, To start at 3 p.m. 5. FabMEBS' Plate, of 10 soys. About 1 irile arid'a half. Second horse to re ceive 1 soy from the stake. Entrance, 10s. To start at 3.40 p.m 6. HtTRUt Scttbky, a sweepstake, of 10s each, with 1 soy added. Once round the course. Catch weights. No winner of any of the above events allowed to Btatt. Post entries. To start at 4.30 p.m. R U L S S. 1. The Meeting will be held under the rules'of racing. 2. AH events to be confined to the South Rakaia and Mount Hutt Road Board Dis tricts, and six miles north of the Rakaia river, and ten miles west and five miles east of the railway line. , 3. Weights for all races except otherwise specified—lOst for three-year-olds, list for four-year-olds, and list 71b for 5, 6, and 4. No horse that has won more than £10 In one event will be allowed to compete m any race. 5. The races are open to any horse com monly resident m the prescribed' district from che Ist October, 1890, and owned by a person who has resided m the said district during the same period. 6. Nominations for the Saddle Trot with fee of 7s 6d each, age, description, and per formance of the horse, must be deposited with the Secretary at Rakaia, not later than 8 p.m. on Saturday, December 6th, 1890. Acceptances and general entries, together with lees, by 8 p.m. on Saturday, December 13th. In all cases the names, fees, colors, and ages of horses, and colors of ridefs must accompany nominations. 7. All protests must be given m writing to the Secretary within thirty minutes after the race has been run, together with the sum of £1, which shall be foifeited if, m the opinion of the Stewards, the protest is frivolous. , 8. No entry will be received unless all the above conditions are complied with, and on the condition that all disputes, claims, and objections arising out ot the racing shall be decided by the Stewards or whom they may appoint. Their decision on all points to be final. The Stewards reserve the right to hold over the stake until satisfied that the qualification of entry is correct and the onus of proof shall lie with the owner. Also to postpone the races if necessary through wet weather. 9. The winner of any fiat race, competing m other events, will be required to carry a penalty of 71bs. 10. Any prize not claimed within seven days from the day of the races- will be forfeited and go to the funds. 11. All races will be started punctually the advertised hour. ATHLETIC SPOETB. To commence at 10.30 punctually. 1. Men's 100 yds Race (handicap), Ist prize L 2, 2nd prize Ll. 2. Boys' Race {under 15 years) 200 yds (han dicap), Ist prize 10s, 2nd prize ss, 3rd prize 2s 6d. Entrance free. 3. Men's 440 yds Race (handicap), Ist prize L 2, 2nd prize Ll 4. S ugle Women s Race 100 yds (handicap), Entrancef ree. Ist prize Ll, 2nd prize 10s. 5. Men's Hurdle Race 200 yds, (handicap) oyer 10 flights of hurdles, 3ft high, Ist prize L 2, 2nd prize Ll. 6. Girls' Race (under 14 years) vlOOyds (handicap). Entrance free. Ist prize 10s, 2nd prize sa, 3rd prize 2s 6d. •■ 7.' Men's Mile Race (handicap), Ist prize Ll 10s, 2nd prize Ll. 8. Married Women's Race 50yds (handicap). Entrance free. Ist prize Ll, 2nd prize 10s. # * 9 Sack Race 100 yds, Ist prize Ll, 2n4 ■ prize 10b. 10i ConHoktion Race 100 yds Entrance free. Ist prize Ll. RULES. I—Entrance fees for all events, not other wise specified, 2s 6d each. 2-All events confined to the same district as for horse races. 3—No second prize will be given unless three or more compete. 4—lie Stewards reserve the right to alter the order of events. Nominations for Men's 100 yds, 400 yds, mile race, hurdle and sank races, must be lodged with the Secretary, before 8 p.m. on SATURDAY, 13th December. All other CVAdmfssion WGround-ls for each adult, and Is for each horse, competing or other- WThe Bnrnham Brass Band will play during the day. Refreshments and other amusements on the ground, ho games ot chance permitted. . .. . A BALL will be held m the evening m the Rakaia Town Hall T Dancing to com mence at 9 p.m. Admission, Gentlemen, 2s fid • Ladies, Free. Children not admitted. 10 183 AURKNCE OXLBY, Secretary. _ ■■••"* " absolute" PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE Manufacturers of HLOAN PAINT | AKt' SUTKUIA. Absolute protection against extenum of fire* olor cftvda and test shingles with inslm.: tiona and proofs of on nwtwials furnished